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IUZ VILLAGK BLACKSMITH. VtaUt apwadint; ihrttnnt ttos Ibti vlui.:e miitiT'laiuW; e .initli. mli' ciu l bf. Willi "u lu,'w7 nnd; ind iiu uiunlriol bia cruwny srnw Aruui.g tiuu Una. iiu tulr ucrlP Hid lUck, and lonf. Ml '" ll,a Ukn : . Hi. fro l ":t with buiieat iweat. upmi wii4ii'rr bfctu. And inok tue wbjle wumI In the Uea. t ut il U OUt UT BlttU. wrck In, imk out, from morn till night, Yoiicin bear tilabel Iowa blow; You ctu br aim a in bit heavy aledjn, A lib uca.iiil twatauU tiow, I Iks itiuiii ringing ibo vlllaijo bell, ba tua euiug uu l low. And cblldien comlnt boce from ichool I Mtii in t tbv oveu do r, Tflir l"T 10 " l" " imlDK 'onte, Aud U' ae tullowa rir, Ami rattli Urn burning a;ia that fly LUeiflillfroin a Uir,.-ulug II hit. lie (Ofi on Sunday to tbo churcti. Audlimo-bilj.ji; He fuara lb pnuiii iruy tnd preach, He beaia bit ilaugiittti'. v.nce, blugiui 111 Uie vllUim choir Aii'l It makot bit heart r J lce. It aounda to him like ber motbet'i voice, Hluglugln raracllt.! H ntxdi miu ibluk of her ouce mar. H'iwliilligTiethillt; And wllb Iiu ijird. rough bind be wlpot A trr out of Mi eyes. Tclllng,-r.JiUlnir.-ofrnw!tig. Onward ibr ugh life be gwe; fcich moml gnHKJiiiHUNi btglo, Each K'Uiuu atea It dom ; gooieiblug a'.Uinpit-il. aooivinitig dona, Haicaiutd a olghi'a rioa Tbanki. tbsnkatoikee my worthy friend, tor the iwn thou haul tiu.'lil! Tnua at the II .iniuii fore ol life Ciur fjuuura mutt be wrought; Thtia ou lia anunilluir au'tl nilJ Kacb burolug deed and thought. heury rtadwonu Long folio Al'.VT DOIUXM'S LEU1CV. have Miss 'Littlo Biu, that ia what I always bear J you called. Pray, Blancbford, what is your nanie?" A suaile and a dimplo, a blnsli, and then a laugh, wbilo six of Miss Blanoh ford's admirers waited for ber answer. "I am named for my dear old-fuab-ionod Aant Dorinda," she said, address ing Lewald Llewellyn, who bad nuked the quostion. "Having two of the name in the family, I, tbe younger, am called Littlo Kin. It isn't a pretty name, or romantic, but very convenient, and so appropriate I" drawing horsolf to her full, graceful height, and making her companions a sweeping courtesy; for Miss Rlanchford, though not "little," was beautiful, and a belle, and mascu line homage attended ber every foot step. The party were at the Osprey House, down on Cormorant Cape, iu tbe finest of the fine summer weather; and, as the young lady spoke, she turned and pointed to one of tbo prettiest of the 8Uornoottges. "There is my Aunt Dotindu's summer uon'o," sho said. Ta Mi-u. Oinoml lllmi villa vnnr aunt?" asked Llowellyu, with involuntary ! Lit.. tl.A ,liA.d nntUnli. 'wltia. tlo.l under inwr oreaiu, anu aiiss iiuuuu ford nodded lightly. A momeut more and the group bad separated, Aubrey Viilars taking Goof fry Thorno by the arm, and loading him off to whisper in his eur, "Mrs. General Blonvillo is very old very eocentric but tbe richest worn in I know; and if Little Kin is her nieos, sho must be an heire3. as woll us u bdlla and a beauty." Tbo others cxuhanRed much the sams confidences. Lie wellj n alone said noth ing, but walkad awiy tuinking. Ho had often wondered bow a f?irl could bo as beautiful as Mis IManehforJ, and not bo spoiled; and no.v it turned out that she wan, in perspective, rich, he marvelled still more. 8o gonerous, so unaffected, so Binple, so sweet tempered and he had seen bor temper seyerely tried by her father. In contrast with his sisters the only wom en he knew well she did not seem to be likewise of flesh and blood. His spirits fell. He had come to that quiet place for tho summer, much harrassod by care, thinking to seo no one ho should care for, and yet he bolieved now that he had found tbe one woman whom, of all the world, ho could love. Of late, his busi D0F8 losses bad been hoavy, but they had not cinsod him groat despondency until this summer, when he was obliged to realize that he was comparatively a poor m in. If he offered himself to Little Kin, he certainly belioved her father would counsel her to reject him. Not that Mr. Cuthbert Blancbford was a curmudgeon. Oa the contrary, ho was a man of bril liant parts, socialiy; but he was an opium eater, and his temper uncertain. At times ho was very tyrannical, though he cortainly loved his daughter, who was his only child, and was very proud of her. But they were not wealthy, and ho bad openly avowed his wish to have his daughter marry a rich man. Certainly Littlo Rin, with her accom plishments, her lightness and grace, did not seem fitted to be the wife of a poor mau. Ho had better uot dream of it. But Comorant Cape, with its fine out look, its free breezes, its pleasant nooks, suddenly had lost its satisfaction. He grew restless; there was a guawing pain at his heart. It amazed him to find that he had hoped. ' The rustle of Miss Blancbford s silver grey dress upon ttio piazss aroused him from a fit of despondency. "It is very naughty to be idle, said a musical voice. "Come and take care of me wbilo I go down on tbe rocks and catch some smelts for papa's breakfast. He rose from the rustic bench quickly. II iss Blancbford had a sun-hat, with tur-juoise-blue ribbons, tipped over her face, a fishing-rod in her slender gloved hand. She addressed him with her usual gay frankness, and led the way down upon the rocks, merrily talking. " 'I love to steal awhile away, don t vou" she quoted. "We hava nice so cial tims here the boarders are very agreeable; but its so deliciously quiet ont here it rests one." Hehadbatd her hook and put the rod into ber hand. Then he held a drooping branch of the single tree to ahelter her face. Then he stood and wa'chod the perfect contour of the ro seate choek and dimpled chin, while she dropped the hook into the water and tnen quietly waited. Suddenly the lovely eyes, bluer than the ribbons, lookn'd full up. "Hasut this been a delightful sum mer?" she said. "It haa been to me," he sid. Some thing flashed from his Rray eyee ioto her blue eyes; tbe white lids quickly fell. "Bat it ie past," It a.'daV'I 0 home to morrow." . The bluo-ribbonel hat btira suddenly full a little lower. SUuJing ubovo her, he could see only tho dimpled chin nov, aud could not know that a chill scorned to have touched tho satin choek. It was whito as the curlina crusts beneath. But her tone had changed when she spoko again. "I suppose we, too,shull go before tho month is out." He felt tho chancre, yot dared not be- lieve it, aud kept bravely silent; but when a breezo suddenly blew tue con cealincr hat back upon tho graceful shoulders, a face all pale, grieved and changed was shown lain. mo revel' tion was too much. "Let me toll you why tho summer has been so pleasant to me, ue ruui, ue causo Hit) sweetest woman I have ever Imnwn lniH liieii mv comi)uiiioi). Aud I go to morrow, much as I would like to stay, becunse let me say it for I say it without hone I love her." One little moment all was still but tho clashing of tlio water and the shrill cry of the snowy wheeling gnlla. Thou the blue of tho lovely eyes shone out. "Why should yon not hopo, LowalJ, wheu sho loves you?" He knelt down, took tho ovJ face be tween his trembling hands, so that there was no escape for the eyes of blue from his soarching gaze. "Dooi she love?" "Dearly." "Ood bless her." Then sho sprung, laughing, from his embrace, for a fish was running ou witu her rod. "Help me. L3walJ! help me!" He laughed, too, as ho caught it so glad to be hippy, hopeful! "Lot mo do your fishing, Lady-bird, wbilo you sit there, llko a queen, and tell ma why you love mo." She pulled tho gloves loisnrely from the whito hands and folded them on her lap. "Because I trust you and you suit me," was all she said. He cut a maple stick and strung tho fish in silonce. "Your father will never consent," he said at last. She turned the rings on her hands un easily. "My father does not want me to marry poor. Ho likes you, but yon are not rich, Lewald." "No, I am poor," he said bitterly. "So am I." she answered. The waves dashed and the wheoling white gulls cried. "But i o not dospair. If Aunt Dorinda forgivos papa, I shall be rich." "I do not want you neb, be repneJ, absently, his brow corrugated. "You must have me rich, if at all, she sruilml, leaning forward to interpose her beautiful face between his troubled gaze and tho water. "Let me tell yon about it. My grandfather was poor, and his children had their fortunes to carve out. Dorinda, tho eldest, was wonder fully good, brave and capable. She educated herself taught school. Of the boys, Undo Arthur and my father, she made father her favorite. She was anxious that he should prepare himself for collego; sho offered to pay, herself, the collegiate course. But be did not care for a classical education. He agreed, but wastod his time, took an other course, and bitterly disappointed her. For twenty years, they did not meet or communicate. Meanwhile, aunt had married General Bienville and grown old; meanwhile I waa born. Though papa had not gratified his sister, he ad mired aud respected her. He named me for her. It is only a fow years ago Bince she drove, one day, in her carriage to call ou us and Bee me. Then she sent mo some lovely dresses, shawl and jew els. But papa believes she has never forgiven him, aud I do not know. Lewald Llwellyn beard tins story in silence. There was no possible foituno waiting for him. The times wero bad and growing worso. His important in terests had tailed: his daily business, as an art dealer, was hourly becoming less. His partner s letters were daily more dis couraging. His lease oi uis store ana art gallery only kept him still engaged iu business. It baa oeou a congenial oc cupation, but of late had become bitterly unprofitable. He told all this to Mr. iJlancuioru tuat evening. boneless matter, sir. but I lore your daughter nono the lota." "I will be irana wuu you, air. Llwellvn." said Mr. Blancbford, who was in a serene mood, "like you, but my Little Rin is not Bitted lor poverty. t lw.r in it tvnnld be disastrous. But, since she so evidently loves yon, I hope perliaps in vaiu iuai a leguuy from her aunt may facilitate matters. My sister is very old and failing, and Little Itiu will spend tho winter witb her as soon as she returns to town." By the last of October all the birds of my story bad uown cityward. Mrs. Bienville's oity residence was kept quiet during tho fall, for she was very feeble and unable to receive; but she did not object to her niece entertaining her friends informally. Llwellyn came fre quently to the great rich mansion, where neb carpets inuiugu uis step w mmuu InRsness. and whose wonderful pictures haunted his dreams. Aubrey ViUars came, too. lie was n uth in tnwn. a vonnsr man of good family, of French extraction, not ,., L 1. - .1 V.nnn 111., Bftma. as weaituy as it uu uo, what distinguished. He was handsome and agreeable, and at Cape Cormorant, Little Itin naa cojoyeu annuo uum wiu him. But now her heart deepened, all her thoughts another's, she cired little for his visits.and said so to Llewollyn. ."But be cares for yon; I assure you he is serious," he roplied. "an! has been since you became exalted in hia eyes as the niece of your aunt. He is my rival." Little Rin laughed incredulously. But time proved Llewellyn's words true. Mr. Blancbford, unstable and pressed for money, began to complain to bis daugh ter that she had not preferred Viilars. "Villara is of better position than t -u-rottiTn n.l haa more monev than the latter will' ever have; why are you so foolish as to prefer him?" he said, imt- ly. I' Jou liaa orinnei 14 wuu,u u' - Knt mv famil arelonQT- DJBb CI nu iuuvM, " - - j j - lived; your aunt may live an invalid lor nnmber of Tears. Lot Llewellyn go, and marry VUlsrs. Shocked, gneved, aisiresseu, wi u.. nnt what to renlv. But then eommeneed a long winter's struggle. The father reproached, expostulate", in sisted; Rin, knowing him well, tempor ized hoping for better times. The winter of 1875 pataed. The spring, however, was equally shrouded in finan cial depression. Mrs. Dorinda pursued the even tenor of her way, never asking if her brother were pior or rich. Sho was polits when tht-y met nothing more. To Kin sho w.t kind ami affec tionate. It is not neco.'sarv to dwell on tho gen eral uuhuppiuess of all parties. Sudden ly, iu the early summer, without special warning, Mrs. Dorinda Blenvillo diod. When Mr. Cuthbert Blauchford nu t with relatives to hoar the will read, he shook liko a leaf. Various largo bequests to various in stitutions aud personal friends, aud tlx-n "To my brother Cuthbert and his daughter Dorinda, I bequeuth jointly tho Latin grammar to be found iu ray library." The yellow old Latin grammar that sho had pressed npou ber brother in his youth wlien life was all before him, it was a bitter satire. She had uot forgivon him; Kin's lifo, too, was spoiled. Must she marry for money? -'Never, sho said, aud held ont bravely; but her beautiful cheek grew thin. Her father's hair becamo white. Ho aged fast. And Llwollyn was wretched and holp letit as most mou in a tluanoiul crisis. His business was ruined. At one timo ho offered Kin her freedom, but she smiled tenderly and shook her head. "Wait "she snid. For what? Llffellyn Lad a taste for antiquities. Tho Latin grammar was thirty years old, and ono day ho asked Km for tho privilege oi cxamimug it. She went for it. "It has not been opened," sho said, handing it to him. Not forlonz years, certainly, tho yel low leaves broko apart stitlly under his baud. He turned palo, paler, as bo con tinued to turn them. Little Kin c tme to bis Bide. The vol u mo was filled with bank bills. Fifty thousand dollars were hidden in the old book. It was not a satire now but to Cuthbert Blanchford's conscience it was a reproach. But for his willful ness, he need uot have needed so sorely tho bounty of a good sister. Ho was haupv only in Bin's enjoy uieut of it, and for her all tho world was bright, for she could marry tbo man oi her choice. Three sweet years as his wife, a wonderful baby son and then Llwellyn bagan to hold his on. The tido turned asd to day they are as rich as happy owing to Aunt Kin's legacy, they declare. Chinese Midlists. It is not generally known iu the west that the Celestial "empire has a wide spread secret society of vegoturiau re formers whose organization is very simi lar to that of the Russian Nihilists, o the secret party whose movements are now threatening the peace of Spain. 1 ho Chinese sect of tho White Lily is also deadly in its exactions of its iuomh'jrs and in its purposes toward tho present dynasty. The fraternity which has rlinunn fur its svmbol the white lotus. the sacred flower of China is of compura- tively recent date, it is ono oi tuo ninny sects to which tho invasion cf tho Mu- nlnw DAvn riap. It took definite hIiudo during the roign of the Emperor Chien r i 1 ..i:n ljUng, BOd lis prnuu uujeut wua uuu nu continues to bo the ovorthrow of tho Ta Thing dynasty. In the reign of Una Cuing it assumed for the first time very formidable proportions. Tho members bouud themselves by oaths to secrecy, obedience, entire self surrender, and undying hostility to JUan chus. A man who had onco cast in his lot with the society had no ch.tncq fnr hia PKrMllP for till) Dllllisllini'Ut in- llicted by the chiefi of the confederacy in nnv i.wa of treachorv was far more horrible than any that a faithful momber would have incurred bad ne lanen into the hands of the government. Tho con federates were strict vogetarians, having placod theinsolves under a vow to eat no moat while the usurpiug Manchu sat on the throne of the Mings, and they contri buted largely to the treasury of the head center, so that in a comparatively short timo the society found itself iu possess ion nf nnnvmniiM wnnltli. Tllfl first BO- rious outbreak of the confederation took plaoo iu the reign of the tutu emperor of tda nrtmnt ilvnustv. At that timo the headquarters wero at Nanking, and the operations of tbe conspiracy wero mrociou by a man named Fang Jungsheu, tho head centre, and hi wife. Tbis was a woman known as Ma rh, and celebrated as being the uiOBt physically powerful female of ber time. The objoct of tho plot was nothing lota than the blowing up of tbe imperial paiace iu i nning n wus the great gunpowder plot of China, .,,,1 lir upp.na no doubt that it would have been successful had not all the plans of tho conspirators been irustraieu at the last moment by a suddon and most i.ini.mt Rtnrm of wind and rain a pro digy which was regarded as a special in terposition oi boavon on uunau oi iuh Xothine short of such '1,t."'"B an unexpected phenomenon could bave saved the plaoo, lor tue conspiracy was planned with a perfection that was ud n.irii.la Tint nven then the deflDeradoes did not give way. Although the alarm was Kiven and soldiery caneu out moy t like liners, and a crusade was or ganized all over the empire to put down the conspiracy, me viceroy oi ausiu covered himself with glory by capturing the head centre; and it is a remarkable fact that this man's life was freely of fered him on condition that ho would eat a bowl of meat. Rather than break his vow, Fang stubbornly refused, and paid the forfeit with his life; and it was well for his honor that he did, for there were others who suoenmbed to the temptation, and theee, on being liberated, met with a shocking and cruel death at the hands of the society. The last occasion on which the Pai Lien Cbiao rendered itself conspicuous was shortly after the mur der of Mr. Margarr in Yunnan. Then war between England and China was trembling in tbe balanoe, and excite ment prevailed everywhere throughout the eighteen provinces. The brethren of the lotus flower were not slow to take advantage of their opportunity, and then was organized that strange appeal to the superstitious terrors of their countrymen which took the form of tail-cntting. The fact that myriads of Chinese suddenly found themselves bereft cf their cher ished queues is undeniable; and amid the panic to which tbe inexplicable phe nomenon gave rise there do doubt min gled in their minds a suspicion of what was intended bv it that is was meant as an intimation "that the time was ap proaching when tbe Chinese would no longer bo called upon to wear their badgejof twrvitudo. But war was averted, trade resumed its won ted tenor, lifo lloweil Muoullilv on a"aiu, and the on portuuity passed away. Nothing wan heard of tho lotus (lower for seven years At present, when (hero is danger ol hos tilities between China and Fiance, there is a roost menacing outbreak of tuo same society ut Wa chong. On tho evening of the 2Sth of May a number of tho white lily sect entered the town, pre tending to be studiMits who had come to attend tho examination. They rented a house at the back of tho prison, aud wafted a notice to tho effect that it was tho publie residence of an osHcrohlago of virtuous persons. Iu the front house a a oouple named Wang had opened a bean euro J tiliop. Their son, whoso name was Shciig, was in tho service of a ritnall mandarin, and bad for a long time been a member of tho sect. When the conspirators came to hide ia tho city he acted as titer guide and helped them gen erally. It hud boeii arranged that an outbreak should take plaoo on tho 28th, fourth watch of tbo night, when the prison was to bo set on tiro at u signal for the operation to commeuco. A mau namod Chu, who was formerly in a gar rison, and had recoived" a lieu tonaut's commission as a reward of merit, recently opened a small cotton shop near tho Wafhan Men, and this man Lad daily dealings with purchasers of cotton cloth. Among them was a member of the White Lily sect, aud he attemptod to inveigle Chu into entering the confederacy. Chu pro tended to coinplv, and accordingly ho was presented with ono of the caps used bv tho confederacy a head dress rosom bling those worn by servants aud retain ers dnring tho Ming dynasty. Besides this he recoived a written tailsmun of tho "Imperial Order." Chu. iu possoision of these crtdcuiials, furtively went out of his shop ono night ut watch sotting and laid secret information against the society before tho commandiint of tho garrison. The oflicer immediately com munioated tho affair to tho viceroy, Tu Tsung-Yiug, who ordered out soldiers to arrest tho confederates, i'hesu were pounced upon nuawares, and, having no time to form plans of resistauco or escapo, mado for the oity walls in great disorder. The soldiers succoedod in ar resting ovr forty of the Che fuisyamon and subjected to intonse torture, under tho pressure of which they confessed that a branch of the society was to be found concealed in a Buddhist nunnery at Shuohaung Fair-Four of the mou thus duscribod were arrested the samo night. There wore also found in the convont an enormous quantity of kcroseue oil and somo ashes of paper soaked in the samo fluid. The nuns were arrested at the same time and taken to the yamon. Early on the ii'Jth nil the gates of tho city wero closod early and all persons of suspicious appnarauco wero taken into custody, over CO being thus arrested. Some of those confessed immediately, othors resisted in spite of tho most rigorous torture, othors ngaiu deposed that tho son ol nu expoctaut Tao-t'al namod Ting Chungho, and a cei tuin cook were members of the confed eration. Iu accordance with this, sol diers were sent to surround the yamea of tho Tao-t'al Ting, and the young mau and the cook were brought into court under arrest, Ting accompanying his Hon iu an official chair. The sitting magis trates put ont their tongues in embarrass vnent ut soeiug Ting was there too, nud hardly knew how to proceed. The youth was, however.cxanuned and immediately consigned to prison, but tho confessions made by tho bulk of the accused wore so contradictory that the sitting niugistratcs petitioned the viceroy to momoralizo the emperor tor instructions before proceed ing further. By that tine many executions had taken pluco. Botwcen noon uud six o'clock thirty-five porsona had lost their heads, their corpses beiug lumed to gether inside the gatea of the Clio fu's yamon. Tho gushing blood made a noise that could be lieard. Thon tho heads wero stuck up over tho oity gates as a warning to tho people. In the even ing the carcasses wore rarried out tbe east gate, Wang Sheng being among tho porsons executed. Thero were also a number of unknown prisoners, who were Bout to tho Cho-hsion's yataen and there detained for examination. A nun who was brought up refused in the most ob stinate tuunner to utter a word, in spite of the "extreme torture" that was applie J to her. Sho, too, was sent for further ex amination to the Cbe-sien. Tbe oonvent was completely gutted, not a thread of kair beiug left within tho walls. Toward dusk on the same day a sergeant oaught one of the ringleaders and brought him to the Che-fu's yamen. The fellows name was Teng. lie was the fifth of his familv.aud wentbv the nicknaino of Wu Yen Wang, or the Fifth King of Hull. Ho was tightly bound and maoaclod and onnsignod to the dungeous with the rest. Next morning six moro conspirators were captured od tuken to the Clio fu's yamon, and the corpse of tho once "Fifth King of Hell" was carried out of the city. The authorities uow re doubled their exortions to catch suspects and the soldiers in the garrison patrolled the whole night long without getting a wink of sleep iu tho hopo of seizing upou somebody. Tbe city of Wnohong wears aqniet as pect st procut, and it is bolioved that the riot will not assume formidable pro nortions. And the Ta Tsinir dynasty is still safe, as far as the sect of the White Lily is concerned. Hongkong Lorre spondencs Philadelphia Times. The Burning of Washlagtou. John C. Harkness, sn eye-witness, has written an account of the burning of nr..l.l..lnn .;.l..lnji..M ann AntTllt 21tb. In it he says : Near the close of . t .1 . I . sin. tbis evenuui cay mere kw j yu 1. am nn in itluin aflil-i mrxieov uuiuc tu "" -, being under a heavy load. He paused to rest. Being interviewed lie replied : "After our men lad all passed on I en- a 1 .1.- ..;.loni' n.n.iiin n,l frill nil it deserted, whereupon I helped myself . 1 : ... -nil jtn.I ailvaf snrififA a 1 al.MM irx vartlfstlntil ft VOTl see. gentlemen, and I am making for the ... I M If L4....:AWA r VirgiDm ioore. uis iuirvowoi i. ;tU liim ami si nrtUUki mnaairttteu wuu uiw, r w norae doubt m to Lit loyalty, lie re joined : i'Ht I not m mnch or better . . . . At it.. -,,,1 aAara P : - uM.. wi'll trot thA roan. WHO. 1JJ mU UVUI HU4V ion and apply the torch to it?" Tbe stranger was auowu ThU incident tho writer mentions, bo c.iiHO he has s.'cu it stated that such valuable property had lieou, previous to tho entrance of the British, taken to it place of security. Following hard upou this incident, tho preseuco of tho enemy was demonstrated bv tho application of the torch to the public property with in- creddilo celerity. Tho navy yard, the north and south wings of the capitol, tho center building, except its massive foun dations, had not at tbo timo beeu built. Tue statu housu and treasury buUdiii?, with six two-story brick tenements for their messengers, fronting ou l'uuusyl vauia avenue, opposite to tlio Freednrjii's bank site, the war and navy building, and the United States nrsenel, wero in full bla..i The ungry billows of lliuio illuminated the horizon through tho en tiro night. Tho few citizens who re mained, choosing to share tho fortunes of their devoted city, now imprisoned iu their nwu homos, watched and waited with intense solicitude for tho revela tions of the tardy morn. It at length dawned serenely upon tho dismantled walls and charred remains of tho public buildings. The threo story brick build ing thou at the comer of E und Eighth streets, designed for Blodgott's hotel, at tho time ocenpiod by the genoral and city postoftices and tho patent olllce, was, at the solicitations of );, Xhom, Rev. Drowa of tlio Fiat Baptist church, Toter Force, nnd a fo other citizens, spared. Frivate property had, except for cause, been universally protected. This further fact was also mado'known that no violence or blood shed had been indulged iu, with ouo sol itary exceptior a drunken dragoou of Colonel HovuU's regiment returned lato at night on his steed and dashed within the picket-linos ut tho war aud navy building, and fired with murderous iu tout at the guard. Ai he wheeled to re tire, the guard, with fatal effuct, re turned tho tire. Aiso at tho arsenal, by tho ignorance of the British, a magaziue was exploded, on which twenty-eight of thoir own men woro killed. During the first night a British officer callod at the littlo frame homo aluve referred to, where were boing sheltered for tho time the remnants of four families. On po litely asking for a drink cf water ho was kindly served by tho writer's mothor. Sho inquired of tho officer whothor tho families were exposed to danger, and ho repliod: 'Keep your lights burning and the shutters open, and not a hair of your head will be tonched," and politely re turning thanks for the wator, said: "The flowers of May to you, madam," and wheeled on his charger aud in a moment disappeared. On the third day of the occupancy of the capital by tho Britisu.botwcon 3 aud i o'clock in the afternoon there camo a cyolono of unprecedented violonco for this locality, which cut roadwoys through tho forest," dismantled mauy buildings, etc. With tho retirement of tho storm it was discovered that the enemy had rotired also. Bomo weeks lator the scat tered fragments of the subdivisions of tho army wero ordored to report and encamp on "Camp hill," where, for a number of weeks they hud a good time gouorully. Iu a short time tho aonthoust corner house of tho "snven buildings," Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania ave nue, was put in good repair and occu pied by President Madison and his fam ily until the executive mansion was re constructed. Tho Rtuto department found accommodations iu Gun. Lear's turgo bouse on tho south side of G street, northwest. In like mannor pro vision was mado for the other depart ments. For tho accommodation of con gress a number of patriotic citizens by private enterprise built at the corner of First aud A stroets, northoast, tho largo bnilding generally" referred to dur ing tho late civil war as tho old cap itul prison. Here congress met.and dur ing tho HOBsdon mado provision for the reconstruction of tho public buildings. As was to bo expected, Hioho representa tives and othors who had through the years past nursed hostility to the loca tion adopted by congress Jfor the seat of govornmeut renewed their efforts to that end. Johnny Ray, as he was familiarly oalled, a representative of the state of Tsnnessoe, will be rocalled by a few of the old residents of Washington, who will remember him as nevor boing with out his cloak and umbrella, though the session of congress was prolonged to midsummor; nor had ho ever made a speech in the house save to vote yea or nsy, but when the old irritating ques-, tion was renewed and tho publio build ings wore in ashes, giving the opi03ition a decided advantage in the controversy, his ridbtoous soul becamo stirred to a depth ho had never before realizod. Sieiing a propitious moment he sprang to his foet and startled the house by ory ingout: "Mr. Speaker! Mr. Speaker! Before I'd lot the enemies of the repub lic Bay that Great Britain hud, with a corporal's guard, driven us from the capital and from our grand representa tive hall, I would vote to meet under a ootton tent pitched over tho hnllowod site, though in ruins." Mr. Kay took his soat amiinproarons applause. Chi cago Times. Humnilii? I meets. An array of mailed forms, including fie "hard borno beotle, with his drowsy hum," demands attention. In no beetle, and, indeed, in no other inseot, do wo meet the perfection of vooalizution seen in the grasshoppers aud thoir relations. And with the beetle we approach more clearly to the region of "hums" and droning, and leave that of specialized sounds, snob as we have been metaphor ically hearing in the cicadas. To pass from the latter insects to the beetles, bees, flies and their neighbots, appears to be a transition almost as wide as that between the articulato language or arithmetio of culture aud the scsnty vocabulary of tho savage or the primi tive -atbematics of the tribe who can count ten as represented on thoir fingers and toes, but ask in amazement wby there should be more things in the world. In the beetles the sound producing organ is comparable to a kind of "rasp which moves upon an adjoin ing surface. The site of the organ in Question taries in different beetles, n fome tbe rasps are situated on the upper surface of ono or two of the tail segments, and are rubbed against the hinder edges of the wing covers. Sometimes the rasp is r.lana.1 nnjta at ill till of lllS Uil 1 hd in some well known beetles (such as the weevils) the rasps may te oorn oa tue wing covers und may produce the atridu luting soiiuds by rubbing against tho edge of tho joints of the tail. -Among tho sounds produced by beetles, tho wicrd noise of tho dcuth-watob (Ano bium) stands pre eminent. The souud produced by theso bettles resembles tho the ticking of a watch, and they may ba niailu to respond by placing a watch nose by thoir habitats. Tho fonmlo death watches are known to tick in response to tho sounds of the mule insects. Tho noiso is produced apparently by the in sect raising itself ou its legs and striking its chest against the ndjoining wood. Thus tho simple explanation of an insect explains away the superstition expressed iu Gay's line : "Tho solemn doath-watch cliek'd tho hour sho died." Butterflies and moths are known occasionally to produeo sounds, which proccod, in ono or two cases at least, from a tlrum-liko membrane anulagous to that seen in ci ciila. Mr. Darwin, indued, mentions that one species (Aeronia feronia) "makes a noise liko Unit produced by a spring catch, which can ho heard at the distance of several yards." Bulgravia. The "(.Irl" (nestlon. Ouo of the most vexed, perplexod, but yet important questions of the day is tho girl quostion; tho problem of bow the work of tbe household is to bo done, and how moro oftioiobt help is to bo procurod and kept. Tho decay of tho homo spirit is a decay that is to bo greatly deplored. Whatever sups that foundation is work ing ruin iu tho moral, social, political, educational and religions foundations of tho world. Thero ought to bo hands and heads and hearts enough ou our groat continent to save us from this ruin and to secure for our people the privileges of home life, But tho trouble is, most of us wish to be freed from all cares and responsibili ties and porplexities on tho subjoct. We do not wish to "fight und run uway," in order thuk. wo may livj to renow the "fight another day," but to run away and abandon the fight altogether. The plan of having co-operative kitchens seems to bo quite seriously mooted, so that we may have our oooking "done ont;" thon with the laundr.ying "dono out," tho ed ucating of tho childron "dono out," the sewing "dono out," etc., thoro really will not seem to be very much loft to be "dono in," nor, iudcod, much individu ality left in the homo. Womon are not convinced, ofton and eloqnontly ai they aro told it, that thoir true mission, "their right divino aud un questionable," is to croato good, true, pure, boautif ul homes. Yot the woman who can oreato a home that hor husband will curry in his hoart all day and return to gladly at night; a homo in which her children grow up into all beautiful right living and right thinking to which a friend can come and feel rtstod aud strengthened, und the wayfarer call as a blessed oasis, is a woman who has per formed tho highest mission on earth. Her mission is not crmrlned and circum scribed. ' It is essential that eaoh home shonl 1 havo iti own distinct individuality; and that it should be well and comfortably "kept." Tho art of "keeping honse" is only a part of tho necessary means to au end, but it is an important, evon though a subordinate part. The cooking of food the wasliing ol disues, ana tue soi ling of tables, tho sweeping, dusting, bad-tusking, etc., must be done, and there appears to be great doarth of means to have them comfortably and wt'll douo, A rovolution in a certain household after an uneasy roign of sorvonta, seoms to suggest a nossuuo so union ui mo problem. A tall and slen leryonng girl, with quiet, ludy-liko ways, entered tho fainilvtodo "unuoral housework," and sho does it quietly and faithfully. Sho always speaks promptly and pleasantly whou it is necessary or when she is ad dressed, but she never intrudes horsolf or hor romarks. Slio is solf-respecting and dignified; and she is respected, and ah tho heartily approved and appre ciated. Sho has her faults, but who of us have not? That this happy adjustment of house hold labor is not oftoner soon, is due to two evils. The most evident ouo is that otu Amorican girls lose sight of what is due to othors in their determination to assert thoir own position and dignity; that they soom rude and forward when they attempt any such occupation. They fail to realizo that thoir self assertion is thoir own humiliation, and that the po sition, whatever it may be, does not honor or dignify the person, but that it .1 ! i:Ti...i 11..1 .i:,.r:ii.,j il.A mul. lOO In lDUIVlUUUI U1V Uluiuun ,iw jnim- tion. If it wore not considered, a disgraoe to perform tho essential labor in a home, to dohousowork; if it were, instead, thought to bo not ouly a respectable txit a com mendable occupation, ono of tho great est objections to sccupting snob positions would be removed. Then, undoubtedly, our own American girls than whom nono aro capablo of being moro apt and adaptive would help us in the solution of one of our greatest national diffi culties. Our homes unst be saved to us; thoir domesticity, their individuality, their sanctity, must bo resonod from the evils that threaten them; aud our girls, too, must be saved from the exposure and the temptation, from the want, dorpair, and sin which now are appalling evils. But tho second tronble is to find mis tresses capable ot taking charge and oversight of their own household ar rangements, and are willing to do it. They must be prepared to take young girls and givo them necessary instruo tions. They must remembor that tbey bave human touls to deal with, not merely machines, and must deal with them with the faithfulness and justice they desire to receive in return. There is a deep social problem under neath tbis difficulty. It cannot be solved by a tirsde sgainst poor servants or poor mistresses. Cooking sohooU for ladies or cooks will not relieve us. Editorials directed to woman's incapacity and ex travagance will scarcely touch the mat ter. Men must le desirous to have homes; they must leave competition wheu tbey leave their stores, and be con tent to breakfast and dine and sup ia a "homely" way. High seasoning must be taken from our tables, and tbe spies of variety must be, like other spices, moie sparingly used. Christian Union. Western Kentuoky oomplains that Eaatern Kentucky has got all the desira ble offices and ia getting all the circuses.