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VOL. 3.
Tht Jackal's Prayer.
A Hottentot Fbl-.
V JOEL HEXTOX,
A chit ken wandering far and wide,
Soon saw a jackal at its side,
And though, fur safety, help was bought,
The silly saunterer was caught.
Then said tin t hu ken to tin- beast:
"Prayer always csuu-.s before a feast;
The white man doth some grace repeat
Before each meal or will not eat."
"I should not, fi icml, object to pray
If I knew how. Show me the way."
The chicken said: "N'ow understand
When you begin, told hand with hand."
The jaekal followed out w ith ears
This brief udv'u-e, and offered prayer.
Then spoke his guidt: "Your words are ri ttlit,
Hut prayers of faith and not of sight;
We bow oir heads unto the ground,
Nor look above, nor gaze around,
And so, if you are good and wise,
You'll pray onee more and close your eyes."
So, doing as his prompter hade,
The jackal shut his eyes and prayed;
Hut, long before he ceased to pray.
Chicken and dinner flew away.
Bow-Shooting witli a Hermit.
We were scarcely aware of the coming
tit a squall till it struck us and reversed
our sail, as a side-flaw almost always
Iocs when an incompetent person is
at the helm. I remember that the boon
struck me a sharp rap on the head as it
. swept round, ami iu a moMient we were
upon the sand-bar and our boat capsized.
We had barely time enough to snitch up
our 1kv and leapout before this occurred,
ami then a big wave swept over us with
g;reat force, landing us all in a heap on
the bar, where it (eft us high and out of
water, but by no means dry. Our boat
must have foundered, for we never saw it
again. . We all had presence of mind
enough to leap up and run to a jxint
above tin reach of the next wave.
Will had lost his quiver w ith ali bis ar
rows in the struggle, and Ca-sar.our negro
man-of-alt-work, had allowed the sea to
swallow cur haversack, provisions and
all. My arrows, however, thirty-four of
them, were sate at my hide, and our bows
were uninjured not w ithstandiug the water,
they having In'vn oiled that very morning.
'Now look w hat you've done, C'iesar !"
cried Will, in stentorian tones, addressing
the already terribly-frightened African.
'Look w hat you've done, you black scape
grace ! Why didn't you keep the boat
before the wind? , I've a mind to thrash
the ground with you!"
"N 11 neler m mind, Mars Will;
I l'a done kill a'ready ! neck broke for j
sho I Ki, what a bref ob wedder dat was !
Dis chile not gwin stan 'sponsible for
slch outdacious uncommon w hirly-gusts
as dat, I tell you now!'
After this little word-passage we all
three stood gazing stupidly at each other,
the wind almost lifting us off our feet,
and the water streaming down our per
sons. It may as well le understood that
we were in rather a startling predicament,
literally -'cast upon an uninhabited island"
with no boat in which to leave it, and
with not a soul in the world likely to
search for us. But I do not desire to ap
pear sensational in writing this matter-of-fact
sketch, and I am sure that, after the
first excitement of our shipwreck had sub
sided, we took our disaster in very good
part. In fact, Will laughed immoderately,
and, if any one of us was really frightened,
it was Ca-sar. Nevertheless, the predica
ment remained. Our camp was some five
miles away, on the main-land, and hid
den from our view by a cluster of dimin
utive islands. Our boat was gone, and
there we stood three as utter exiles as ever
storm had banished.
We looked in vain for any sign of our
boat. Not even a splinter cheered our
eyes. Far south ward once I thought I
caught sight of a sail, but I was not sure.
The sun w as now high enough to begin
to heat the air, and at ('.-tsar's suggestion
we took off our clothes, wrung the water
from them, and hung them up to dry.
.Having no change of garments, we had to
lie around quite naked till nearly noon
before the sun ami wind had done their
work sufficiently.
I fell into a sweet slumber, lying there
ns nude as Adam before his fall, with the
salt breeze blowing over my free limbs,
and the song of the sea gently jxniring
through my dream.
"Boat ahoy I"
I turned in my sleep and half awoke.
"Boat a ho y!"
I sprang to my feet. The sun was al
most to the meridian, and the sea was like
a sheet of glass. Will and Ca:sar had
fully dressed themselves, and, having
tied my shirt to a long stick, the latter
was waving it frantically, while the form
shouted at the top of hie voice--
"Boat a h o y !"
And presently there came a thin, clear
shout in response, from a long, low skiff,
w hich, w ith a single individual as captain
and crew, w as "hugging the duky fringe
of a marsh a half-mile away. "
1 picked up my pije and ran down to
my companions us I saw the little vessel
set her prow iu our direction, and got into
my clothes as quickly as wssilIe.
"Capital luck capital luck!" ciied
Will. "We'll hire the fellow to take us
back to Berkeley's!"
The man pullud toward us very leisurely,
and when he had come to w ithin a bow
shot of us he backed his oars, and sw ing
ing a heavy double-barreled shot-gun
across his lap, called out
"Well, what's wanting"
"We want to get awav from here,"
cried Will. "We were caught in the
squall this morning, and had our boat
wrecked, and we're here in a sort of tight
fix!"
"Well, who are ye?" was the response,
in a half growl, the tones of which rasped
across the water like a tile. He bowed
his head as lie spoke, as if in deep thought.
"We're a party from over at Berke
ley's," I answered, "and we want to get
back there. We'll pay you well for your
trouble it you II pull us over.
"What's them you've got in yer hands?"
'L.ong-bows.
"What do ye say?"
"Bows bows and arrows."
"Things to stvxrt with?"
"Yes."
We heard the fellow mutter something
as if to himself, ami then he let go a roar
of laughter that set his boat to rocking,
anil fairly startled us with its suddenness
and intensity.
"Bows an' arrcrs, did ye say?"
"To be shuah." put in Cscsar; "to be
shuah, and dey out-shoot yer blame ole
shot-gun, too, I tell ye now!"
The man laughed again, ami then tak
ing his oars he pulled up and very
promptly came ashore. He was a little,
wiry fellow, sixty yean old, perhaps, hut
apparently none the worse for wear. His
hair was stiff, long, and iron-gray, as were
also his beard and eye-brows. He was
dressed in ashiit and trow sers of coarse
cloth, resembling ordinary bed-ticking.
and had on an old, greasy otter-skin cap.
His feet were clothed in a sort of moccasin-boot,
evidently of his own make.
His shot-gun, a very long one, was of tine
English manufacture, number ten gauge,
and of about thirteen pounds weight.
"Well, well, how d'ye all do?" said he,
looking curiously from one to the other
of us, and letting his eyes at last fix
themselves ujon Will's six-foot-six-inch
snakewood bow, a beautifully-finished
weapon.
We responded very civilly, and proceed
ed to more particularly relate our disas
ter and the nature of our predicament.
He listened apparently with much in
terest. When the story was finished, he
winked at me and said:
"Got any terbacker a1out yer ole
clothes?"
"Ole clothes!" rejH-ated Casrr with a
chuckle. "Like to know what 'm call
good clothes yah, yah, yah!"
I promptly offered my pouch, but found
that it was chewing-tobacco he wanted.
"Here, C;esar," said Will, "out with
your dog-leg, and let this gentleman have
a chew."
The negro good-naturedly obeyed, pro
ducing a long black twist of old Vir
ginia. "That's the docyment," cried the old
man, delightedly "that's the docyment,
darkey. We'll just divide this "ere weed
right here. So saying he drew a large
knife and severed the twiat, handing back
to ( 'a-sar about one-third of the smaller
end thereof. Then dexsiting an enor
mous quid in his mouth, he added:
"That's the cl'ar stuff, darkev, cl'ar
stuff. Thanky, lxy, thanky."
t'icsar grinned confusedly, seeing how
his store of precious creature comfort was
diminished, but made no remark.
"I s'pose you've not got no sich thing
es a flask of the j'yful juice, nor notion',
eh?" (another knowing wink).
I replied that unfortunately we had
nothing of the sort.
"Well, well, that can t be holp, I
t . a t a ir . t 1 .
s pose, mu a urop 01 wie sum wouiuu 1
be onwholcsome 'bout now." he added.
"The next thing," said Will, "is to get
you to pull us back to Berkeley's. What
d you say?"
"Well. I don t know. It s too hot jest
now. We mought as well lay around in
the shade here till toward evening an'
talk the matter over. It's a good ten
miles from here to Berkeley's, an' I'm not
gwine to try that agin both wind and
tide, an right in the heat of the day,
too."
"But will you agree to take us? We're
in no hurry to be off, that I know of, ex
cepting that we might get rather hun-
"Never mind about something to eat,"
said the old fellow. "I've got grub
enough for us all in my hamjer yonder.
Br'iled fi.-h, duck, an a little bread, an'
a few oranges. S'pose we can make out,
Hhout you're too uncommon powerful
feeders. As f r takin ye over to Berke
ley's, s'pose I can do it, seein yer in a
fix. But the main thing with me about
now is to know what in the world you'ns
is a doin away out here, aplayin round
with these here bows and arrets!"
There w as a smack of genuine curiosity
in his voice ami manner .w hich I could
not refrain from respecting. So, while
we lounged In the shade, I took pains
to relate to him many of my pleasantest
adventures, "by field and flood," with
the long-lMMv. lie listened with the
quick, sincere interest of a child, and by
the time the tide had turned I had evi
dently won both his resjK'ct and admir
ation. When we had eaten Ids food,
which proved very palatable, and, hav
ing struck a bargain with him, were on
the point of embarking in his skiff, he
suddenly proposed that, as it was a long
pull to Berkeley's, we should go to his
cabin on a neighlnmng island, for the
night, and proceed to Berkeley's in the
morning. As if by way of sauce to his
suggestion, he said that we could take
the estuary beforo mentioned in our way,
and have an hour or two of grand sport
shooting wild-fowl. Nothing could have
better pleased us. The proposition was
quickly accepted, and five minutes later
we were in hi staunch boat, sweeping at
no mean speed down upon the wooded
crescent that flanked the feeding-place of
the wild-fowl.
The old man, as he pulled us along
with slow steady strokes, told us that lie
was living just the sort of a life that
pleased him. lie was as happy as tie
desired to be. He had a little "place
over on the island yonder, a few orange
trees, a garden-sjnit, some bananas, some
tig-trees, and a few other comforts suited
to his mode of life. For the rest he
hunted and fihed, and took the world
easy. He didn't see any use of people
rushing and racing after wealth, when
contentment and ease were so much more
preferable. How long had he Uen liv
heref Thirty years! " Was at the point
of death with consumption when he came
from Tennessee, I believe and now
iia.c anu strong ne was tor one
ot Ins years !
We drew on, and, passing round the
sicKie-iiK? poini ot tlia cresepnt nd
through a nairow w ay between hi"h walls
01 rusnes, swept into a singular, nond
like place, where tufts of tall grass dotted
the surface of the water, which was liter
ally alive with tow I. I shared mv tlnrtv
four arrows equally with Will, and when
everytnmg was ready, the sport began
, ine oiu man refused to tire a shot. It
was gtMMl enough for him to watch our
'display ot archer-, and this was uncom
monly sharp at times. In fact, we never
did letter work than on that evening.
Some half-accidental wing-shots result
ing from letting drive through a bunch
of ducks as they rose from the water,
particularly pleased our boatman, and
when I clipped a red head through a
quartering shot over fifty yards of water,
he clapped his hands and most emphati
cally and profanely praised both my skill
and my lemon-wood weajmit, which lat
ler was the lirt of the kind I hud ever
tried, and proved to be a marvel of elas
ticity and ower.
Part of the time I took my stand on a
low tiusock, keeping well hidden in the
high grass, whence 1 had some beautiful
shots at short distances, scoring a number
of charming hits, but hing arrows so
rapidly that presently, to my surprise, I
had but seven left. After this, I took
none but fair chances and shot w ith gn at
care. My companion in the canoe kept
drifting slowly around here and there,
continually driving the birds to me, and
if I had had a fresh sheaf of arrows, I
could have killed scores. I was aston
ished to find them so tame. Ignite often
when I knocked one over, its companions
would, instead of Hying away, swim cu
riously round about the fluttering victim.
This is fine of the Iteauties of hunting
wih our weapon. When you tdioot it
makes no report. The short, dull sound 1
ot the bow s recoil can Ie heard but a
little distance, and the s-harp whisper of
a well-sent arrow is not ot a character to
frighten game. When we left that cstu
ary, it was yet literally moving with fow l.
though we had killed a great number
If so many shots from a fowling-piece
had been tired there, not a wing would
have remained! The mere noise itself
would have driven them away.
We had lost all our arrows when, at
altout an hour In-fore sunset, we sliped
out through the narrow channel and
pulled awav for the low-lving island.
close in to the main-land, uion which our
tjoatmun lived. A steady pull ot perhaps
three-quarters ef an hour, over a blue,
Ieacetul sheet ot sea, brought us into the
mouth of a slender creek, cutting with a
graceful curve into the heart of the island.
This was our way. We looked beyond
a point of marsh to our left, and saw the
sun like a mighty ball of red-hot metal
just touching the far limit of the glorified
sea, and then we passed into the cool
shade of trees, that made a charming twi
light, and soon we ran alongside ot a
pretty sail-boat laying at anchor in the
creek, putting to shore where a flight of
wootlen steps led up a little blnll.
The old man bustled out and helped us
ashore w ith our game, after w hich lie led
the way up to the steps to where a broad
path curved into an inclostire whose
fence was a hedge of magnificent old
orange-trees.
Here s my possessions, lie sajd, ami,
bidding us follow him, he walked rapidly
a Ion t the path, di awing us into an or
chard of some six hundred orange-trees
in full fruit, passing through which we
came into a garden of banana', hedged
with dusky hg and lemon trees. Beyond
this still, and fronting a stretch of open
sea. stood a low, rambling house, of five
or six rooms, built of round logs. Neat
ness and comfort everywhere. We were
met at the door by a pleasant-looking old
lady, our boatman s wife. A married son
with his wife and three children dwelt
here, too a family of hermits, from w hom
we had more than royal welcome. The
old man grew more interesting as we be
came more familiar with his peculiarities.
and both he and his household sermed de
lighted to have us tor guests. I took
great pleasure in answering the multitude
of questions asked by old and young, sit
ting up till far into the night describing
places I had seen and adventures that had
lefallen me in my rambles. I can think
of nothing more romantic than the situa
tion and circumstances uf this isolated
home on a w ild island of the semi-tropics.
Evidently it was a place ot ei teet tieace
and contentment, w here sickness was un
known, and where the gxl or the bad
effects of what are called refinement and
culture had scarcely lieen heard of. Year
after year they had lived there among
their orange, lemon, and pomegranite
trees, their banannas and figs, with no
w ants beyond the ready power of unaided
Nature to supply, happy, healthy, and
with nothing like real lalor to do. I
think they would have willingly set up
the entire night listening, w ith all the sin
cerity of children, to such scraps of in
cident and adventure as I could call to
mind and relate for their amusement.
Such utter simplicity would be hard to
imagine if one had not witnessed it.
That night we slept on dry, sweet beds
of cured moss. As for me, my dteams
were of an island home emlowered in
tropical fruit-trees, where I dwelt in the
bosom of my family. Next morning we
were taken out in the sail-lioat, and had
a charming voyage of two hours to Berke
ley's. Applt-ton Journal.
Vaidleox and His Oenkrai.s. Na
poleon demanded from his (lenerals noth
ing but success. He never forgave failure.
He judged men by results. If a General
was defeated it was useless to give rea
sons to Napoleon for the disaster. He
wanted victories, and held to the French
proverb, "The man who excuses himself
accuses himself." It is thought Admiral
ViHeneuve, after his deleat at Trafalgar,
bv Lord Nelson, committed suicide in
terror at the idea of an interview with
Napoleon. A writer thus speaks of his
treatment uf those Germans w ho w ere suc
cessful :
V.von Massena had acouired an income
of $100,000 while his star was in the as
cendant. Soult had G0,000 a year; Ney
nearly $150,000; Duvoust $180,000; while
Berthier, Prince of Neufchatel, enjoyed
a princely revenue ot some fj.u,irou.
"They will no longer fight," Napoleon
once exclaimed, in a moment of dejec
tion, referring to his Generals. "I have
made them too rich."
Thf Freshman class at Hamilton Col
lege has severed its connection with the
institution because three members of the
class were suspended for hoisting a car-
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riage to tne top ot tne ooservaiory.
How to Polish Shirt Jlosoras ami Cuffs.
My washer woman who naa once
worked iu a laundry, told me the "thrick"
of it once. Since.than I have polished
my husband's shirts like new. The pro
cess is as follows : Into a quart of starch
put a tablcspoonful of lard, or tallow if
you have it, ami a heaping teaspoonful of
salt: the lard or tallow to prevent stick
ing and the salt to gloss. Be sure the
starch boils, then while it is hot, rub into
thcehirt Im'soiiis evenly, clap them lie
tween your hands and hang out to dry;
dampen them by dipping into some
rlmhtly warm cold starch; a tablespoon
ful starch to a quart ot warm water
will ie about the right consistency; I
dampen mine at night and iron next
morning, ironing them as usual. When
this is done comes the dishing process
which must be done with a round heeled
iron of altout four pounds weight; heavier
makes the wrist ache. Slightly dampen
the ironed Imsoiii by rubbing it quickly
with a clean, white cloth wrung out of
w arm water, turn the iron point up and
down the lo.om with the heel, pressing
hard and rubbing rapidly. After the
polish has come out, raise the pleats up
with a mmmmi handle or paier kmie, then
go over again with the iron. If the
bosoms are corded I run along the cords
with the edge of the iron when all else s
done.
Importance of Good Cooking.
To cook a potato exactly right, sit that
it w ill le just done and no more, be mealy,
white, perfect, require an exercise of
that talent little short of genius, so one
would think who eats the vegetable at
ordinary tables. The same is true of
onions, that odorous bulb, w hich is almost
always served underdone; of Iteans which
are either burned in the baking or dried
to a choking consistency. Now a hungry
epicure even can make a good meal off of
three or four things nicely cooked meat,
K-rfectly prepared potato, a dish of riie
fruit and exemplary bread and butter.
It is not variety or quantity that is so im
jMrtant as quality, and if those who cook
could only realize this and precipitate all
their jMwers ujmui the perfect preparation
of only two dishes at each meal, those
who feed at their hands would certainly
be the gainers. It is a grei.t deal easier,
when one has really made up her mind
to it, to have everything just right than
it is to let things drift, for one right thing
fits into another right thing and then the
whole is right. Badly cooked food is not
only sheer waste in nerve, muscle, soul
power. The hungry lnnly vainly attempts
recuperation in trying to digest and as
similate food not -'convenient" for it, so
that w hat might have Ieen accomplished
had the food been right remains un
done. iW'f Yvrk Tribune.
l)uy Bkass. Look over, wash thor
oughly in warm water, then put to boil
with twice as much water as beans. Do
not soak them nor turn off any water.
Cook gently until they can be mashed
In-twcen the thumb and finger. Do not
boil them to pieces; add more water if
necessary--the proportion required will
vary with the quantity uf beans cooked,
the water not evaporating to rapidly
from a large quantity as from a small
one. Have them even full of watvr when
done. If any must Ik? added late, let it
be done ten or fifteen minutes before
dishing, and in the meantime let it boil
up so that the juice may not !c watery
and tasteless. If any salt is to lx; added,
let it be done either just before dishing
or upon the plate. If all vegetables
were salted only upon the plate, there
would Ik; less salt eaten, and people
would be able to suit themselves, while
those who eat salt would soon prefer it
iu that way. (Jood beans have a fine
flavor which can never be fully appreci
ated with salt. Time for cooking will
vary from two to three ami a half hours.
Catsup. Slice one peck of tomatoes,
stew them in a new earthen pot until
quite soft and then strain them through
a sieve; boil the juice as thick as you
choose, then add one tablcspoonful each
of black pepper and cloves, two of mus
tard seed, four ot line salt, one teaspoon
ful of cayenne jepjer and one quart of
vinegar; let it loiI three hours alto
gether ; when half done put in the vine
gar and spice, when done put in Itottles
and stop tight.
Breakfast Muffins. This recipe
will be valued by housekeepers as a
dainty substitute tor bread at breakfast
or tea: Two eggs well beaten, with a
cupful of sugar and a lump of butter the
si.e of an egg; to this add one pint of
milk, with a teaspoonful of six I a, one
quart of flour and two tablcsrxonfuls of
cream tartar; bake in mufhn rings on top
of the range, or in gem pans in a quick
oven.
Iion.Ki Indian Puddino. One pint of
sour milk or water, mix with meal as
thick as for pancakes, two tabfesjxxinfuls
of flour, salt, soda and berries. Sauce.
One and one-half cups of boiling water,
two or three tahlespoonfulsof molasses, a
little vinegar and butter; when it boils
stir in a teaspoonful of flour wet in wa
ter; boil the pudding in a bag three or
four hours.
To Can Pie-Plant. Prepare as for
pies, put one-half teacupful of cold wa
ter in yourcan, then pack it full of pie
plant, set in a dish and pour cold water
into it Until it runs over, put on the rub-
1m.t and screw on the cover; make it air
tight, for that is the success of keeping
iruit not or com.
To Mend Glass. Soak a small niece
of isinglass in water until quite soft, let
it boil gently until it forms a strong glue,
warm the article to be mended, apply
the isinglass, join the broken surface
carefully and keep in close contact for a
few hours.
Corn Otsters. To one pint of sweet
grated corn add one erg well beaten.
one small teacup of flour, one-half gill
of cream and one-teaspoonful of salt;
mix well and fry exactly like oysters
If you would have friends, prove
yourseu worthy of them.
Signs fn the East.
The Crimean war was wnged by Eng
land and France to head off Russia on the
south and wefct. They meant to prevent
her from making the Mediterranean a
Russian sea and from possibly interfering
with their little plans in Algeria, Egypt,
and the East. They spent millions of
pounds and thousands of lives to keep the
Mohammedan encampment on the Black
Sea and liosphorus, with some eight mil
lions of Christians in subjection to a jxwer
remarkable only for the blindness of its
fanaticism and chronic weakness and its
incapacity for civilization. And now, in
less than twenty years, the whole Eastern
question has come up in another form,
and calls for settlement iu louder tones
than lefore. But Western Europe has
learned an linixirtant lesson from the Cri
mean exeriinent. It is evident that they
will fight no more wars to Ixdster up the
lurk at Constantinople. 1 he German
correspondence of the Indon Timet,
which represents the w ishes and prefigures
the policy of the court, is lull of intuna
tions that the insurgents have the sympa
thy of Germany. Austria may not wish
to see all the Slavic races united under
Russian authority, but is eciuali v onixiscd
to the present insurrectionary condition
of the Turkish provinces; nhe would pre
fer having them left practically free with
only a nominal d(jcnlence on Turkey.
r ranee is not in a condition to make her
wishes felt, but it is plain that her sym
pathies are with Russia, which has ren
dered her more than one friendly office
since her humiliation. It is a notable
fact that, while a few years ago the pub
lic sentiment of England was a unit in
support of Turkey ami opposition to Rus
sia, it is steadily dividing, and the Lon
don Spectator, which represents the opin
ions of an influential class, takes strong
ground against a further interference in
behalf 01 the present Turkish rule. It
advocates intervention to maintain the
virtual independence of Bosnia and Her
zegovina and the other Slavic provinces,
and insists that instead of opposing Rus
sian influence in the East that influence
should be encouraged. The change in
English sentiment is an encouraging sign
of the times, and, once fairly set in, the
tide may sweep a good ileal farther than
the cautious politicians of England may
care to confess their willingness to go.
But it is clear enough that England would
gain tenfold more by opening the Medi
terranean to Russia and cultivating friend
ly commercial relations with her than by
forcing the present Turkish yoke upon re
bellious provinces. Hearth and Jlome.
The White Guves. The ceremony
of presenting a pair of white gloves to the
presidingjudge was recently perlornieJ in
Alx-rdeen. The Scotchman, of September
17th, says: Yesterday, for the first time
since 17C1, there weie no cases before the
Circuit Court of Justiciary in Aberdeen.
Lord Dcas, the presiding judge, attended
by a guard of honor of the Ninety-second
and Ninety-third Highlanders, walked
from the Douglass Hotel at 10 o'clock,
accompanied by the Iord Provost and
magistrates. Sheriff Guthrie Smith, Roger
Montgomerie, Advocate Depute, etc., E.
S. Gorhur, Lord Advocate, member of
Parliament for the Universities of Glas
gow and Aberdeen, and Sir Charles Shand,
Chief Justice of the Maurritius, also took
part in the procession. On the court as
sembling the Advocate Depute formally
intimated that there was no criminal busi
ness to submit to the court. Lord Pro
vost Jamison expressed on behalf of the
town and country authorities present their
gratification at there being no cues for
trial, and his own pride that it had fallen
to his lot to present, according to imme
morial usages, a pair of white gloves to
his Lordship. 1 he gloves, a magnificent
pair, worked with gold thread and con
tained in a neat oak case, having the city
arms engraved in the lid, were then pre
sented to Lord Deas, and pairs of plain
white gloves to the Ixrd Advocate, Sir C.
Shand, the sheriffs and other gentlemen
officially connected with the court.
A French Storv About Nei-hon.
Any facts relating to the life of Nelson
always have an interest for English read
ers, and it is gratifying to learn that the
Paris Figaro has just contributed some
valuable information concerning the pro
fessional career of that favorite English
hero. Promotion in the English navy
goes by seniority among officers who have
attained the rank of post-captain. It
would seem, then, that in the summer or
autumn of the year 1805, the British
Ministry was anxiously looking out for
an able officer to whom it might safely in
trust the defense of our coasts. Now it
had eruessed that Nelson was a man of
considerable abilities. But how was the
government to make use of his services?
JNelson was uui a captain ; ano, worse, was
only fifty-third on the list. The Admir
alty (of that day) "did not hesitate." My
Lords named titty -three -aumirais,
placed fifty-two on half pay, and gave
the command of the fleet V Nelson ; who,
a few weeks later, adds the French jour
halist with almost a touch of enthusiasm,
"destroyed our navy at Tiafalgar." Cu
riously enough, there is a similar incident
in French history which has unaccount
ably escaped th memory of 31 M. Theirs
and Lanfrey namely that the defeat of
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lllc 1U1K-I must. v ' " """j
due to the promptitude and decision of
a. 1 a. 1 D.Aniilt 4 j'k eAfn m Ant in nil m iriff
Col. Bonaparte over the heads of many
senior officers, to the command of the
army of Germany.
"w n.irnr tort oll to Jo anme rood .
vv r. .0 v-. - - - - - - t
iftha xrwrrienrf of Mrs. Mollv Ricliard-
aon. late of Baldwin, Maine, teaches us
anything. When she was in ner ninetietii
a tin ua a nn duv f&tincran annle. It
Jfca mw " " J o 1 I
was a very nice fruit, and she remarked that
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she would nice io raise sonic hub u. one
therefore planted the seeds, one or which
sprouted, and a thrifty tree grew from it.
Vn TRirhftrrisnn lived to be ninetv-seven
years old, and did pick and eat fruit from
the tree before her death. Her great
grandchildren now enjoy the fruits of the
tree.
Thbrk is always a calm after a storm
His Honor and Bijiih.
AX HOUR AT THE CENTRAL STATION
COURT.
"Got a Chinaman, eh!" mused his Hon
or, as Bijah proudly escorted out a "John."
the prisoner indulged in manygestures
and a great deal of Chinese langauge.
ii won 1 uo, my ioy won t do," re
plied the court with a shake of his head
"I can't understunil your infernal lingo,
and you needn't talk tea chest marks to
me. I am here to administer law in the
name of the American tieople, iu the
American language, and 1 want to know
about your being drunk. You were found
on the walk, dead drunk, and this is your
hour ol peril."
"Washee glood man Mlichigan Ave
line !" said the prisoner, going through
with many motions.
"Are you one of Wah-Hap's men?"
"Yles vies washee. Wah-hao 110
get dlunk ;
. ...(..
"You might have been streft-iied out on
the walk to get a- bito uf fresh air, but it
looks to me as If your legs had been
tangled up by whiskey. What do you
mean, young man, by coining over to
America and getting a brick in your hatf
"Washee wanhee" responded John.
"Boy, vou had letter look out! You
lKk like the heathen who starched a
dozen shirts for me when I went East last
summer, and I swore vengeance uixn
him! I believe you are guilty, but I sup
pose I've got to let you off. Listen to
me, now!
The Chinaman gave a great jump ns his
Honor struck the 4ck, ami the Court
continued :
"liook me right in the eye, you xalmon-
colored Celestial, and mark my words. If
you ever get drunk in this town again 1 11
make you think that all the joss-houses
in Pckin have tu1 Med down uixn you!
Go, now, and don't turn to the right or to
the left, as you make tracks for the office
uf that j?nsive rascal, Wah-Hap."
A REMNANT.
"Henry Desire, d you desire to say
anything in this case?" asked his Honor
of the next.
"Yes, feir."
"Well, say on, but don't have over
three chapters in it, as others are waiting
in the corridor."
"I got drunk on election day, your
Honor, and "
"And have been drunk ever since," add
ed the court as the prisoner paused.
"lou couldn t have hit it closer! said
lenry, a smile of admiration covering his
face.
"You got drunk Tuesday, kept drunk
Wednesday, Thursday ami Friday, and
aren't over one-third soler yet, eh?"
"lhats it, your Honor you ve hit the
case exactly '"
"Mr. Desire, you are not a fair-minded
citizen. This thing ought to im; divided
up among your fellow-men. You can't
eiect to keep drunk four or five days and
still maintain the reputation of a (literal-
leartcd man. Other people want uchancc,
and from my earliest infancy, I have been
down on monopolies. I have carefully
considered your case, and I believe you
ought to be'sent up for three months."
"Just my figures! exclaimed the ad
miring Henry. "I'll go in a jiffy."
Hut it w as thought best to have him go
iu the Black Maria.
IKKl vs. CAT.
"Two old women here for disturbing
the Haec? Well, Mrs. Rose, clear your
throat, expand your lungs, and give me a
column and a half uf explanation."
Y ou see, sir, she ix'gan In a tierce
voice, "l nave a clog;
"That's right, madam. If 1 had time
I'd own a thousand dogs."
"And this Mrs. Bannister has a cat!
"Very likely. Home wouldn't be home
w ithout a cat. What is the color of this
log ami this cat?"
"Maltese and white, Mr; and yesterday
as my dog was sitting un the door-step,
saving nothing to nolxxly, and her cat was
on the fence wanting a fuss, Mrs. Ban
nister comes out and says she: -I'll scald
your sore-eyed dog, I will.' And I says:
'And I'll pizen that howling cat o' yours J'
And then, true us I stand here, your
Honor ;
"And then yes, I can imagine all the
rest. You two old women called each
other names, claw ed at each other over the
pickets, raised the neighlwus and were
justly arrested. Now, then, I don't want
to hear any more. 1 tine you three uouars
each, and warn you that if you are brought
. 1 t TUI
in un me same cnarK" nirani 1 11 im ou
my coat and go up there and knock your
wall-eyed cat and sore-heeled dog in the
head!"
"It's a beautiful cat!" shouted Mrs.
BannUtcr.
"It's the finest dog in town!" screamed
Mrs. Rose.
"I tlon't care hustle right out of here,
and don't stop 011 the street to call
names!" s
THE SMALL, ItOV,
He was ten years old. He hail a red
nose, tears in his eyes, ragged clothes, and
was awful sorry.
"It makes a shiver run up ana down
a a .a a A. at
my oacK when 1 tuiiiK 01 this ixy
standing ou a street corner and calling
pedestrians names, said his Honor,
gravely.
"It was in fun! wailed the lad.
"Think of his calling men 'old bald-
headed' and the like of that."
"Jim put me up to it!"
"I don't want to saw him in two, and
its too late now to use him for fish-bait,
but this boy needs reforming."
"I'll reform I'll reform I" called the
lad.
"I don't want to send him to prison,
and I fear he will turn out a bad boy
"Try me try me I'll never call names
no more !" sobbed the boy.
His Honor left his chair, walked down
to the boy, and putting a hand on his head
said, solemnly:
"Bub, a bald-headed man isn't to blame
for it. He'd have hair there if he could.
I am bald, and Bijah is bald, but we al
ways pay one hundred cents on the dob
lar, and never dead-beat a street car. You
may go home, but If you come again I
shall know that you want to turn out a
Dick Turpin, and 1 shall deal with you
accordingly." Itetrott rre frees.
Justice in the Mountains.
ZIM. UOWLES' THIAb AM) COMMITMENT
UK FORE JIM BARKER,
Jim Barker, says tho Rocky Mountain
JVeirt, a will-known character of the
mountains wIiomc latch string hungs out
at the head of Blue Linrd Gulch, was
duly elected A justice of the pencn for
that section of El Paso County ot tjio
September election, and Mikr Irving, a
comrade of Jim's, was empowered to
officiate as the executive officer of his
court. Last week Jim convened his first
court to hear the complaint of Elder Slater,
a traveling missionary, who had caused the
arrest of Ziuit i Bowies, a resident of the
foot-hills, upon a ehargu of stealing tho
Elder's one-evml mule. Zimri had beeu
arrested by Irving, the constable, while
in tho act of easing tho descent of the
mule down Mad Gun Mountain with his
lariat fastened to tho tail of the animal.
The proof against Ziinrl was conclusive.
Accordingly the justice, after much legal
perplexity of mind, proceeded to sentence
Zimri to one year's confinement in tho
Territorial Penitentiary, which sentence
he concluded as follows: "An' now,
Zim, seein' as I'm about out of things to
cat, an' as you w ill have the cost to pay,
I reckon you'd better take a turn about
the foot-hills with your rifle an' sec if you
can't pick up some meat before night, as
you can t start for the Jlig Canyon beforo
iiiornin'." Which marketing duty was
performed by Zim, bringing in one black-
tail fawn and a rabbit within tho time
prescrilM:d as a iMistscript to tho sentence.
On the following morning the constable,
mounted uixm Ids broncho, accompanied
by the prisoner, astride of the mule w hich
the elder hud klndlv loaned him. started
through the mountains for the peniten
tiary, where they arrived tho second day
out, their animals loaded with a deer,
two antelope and a small cinnamon bear,
which they sold to tho warden of tho
prison. Alter dividing the money the
constable proceeded to hand over Zimrl
on the following mittimus, which (scare
fully preserved, and may be seen in the
possession of the warden:
"Jo the head man of the Colorado
prison, down at the foot uf the Big Can
yon on the Arkansas, lake Notice:
Zimri Boul, who comes with this here,
Stole Elder Slater s one-eyed mule, an' it
was all the mule the Elder had, and I
sentenced Zim officially to one year in
tho Colorado prison, and hated to do it,
seein' us Zim once stood by me like a man
when tho Injuns had me in a tight place,
an' al ter I sentenced Zim to one year for
stealing the Elder's mule, my wife, Lizzy,
who is a kind o' tender hearted critter,
came and leaned her arm on my shoulder
an says she, -Father, don t forget the time
w hen Zim w ith his rifle, covered our cabin
from Granite Mountain, an' saved us from
tho Arrapahoes, an' Futher I have heard
you tell that after you was wounded at
Sand Creek, an' helpless, it was Zimri's
rifle that halted tho Indian that was
creeping in the grass to scalp you." An'
then there was a tear splash fell upon the
sentence an 1 changed my mind sudently
as follows: seeing as the mule hud but
one eye, an' warn't mor'n half a mule at
that, you can let Zim go at about six
months, an sooner If the Injuns sliud get
ugly, an", furthermore, if tho Elder shud
luict down an give In any times, I will
pardon Zim out instantcr,
Witness my uiuclal hand and seal.
JAMES PARKER, J. P.
In Blue Lizard Gulch, El Paso County.
in the Territory.
The warden, litter informing lhi con
stable that he would not receive the pris
oner upon t lie commitment oitered, pro
ceeded to explain that ho should havo
given a bond in tho sum of about $300 to
appear at the DistrlctCourt. Accordingly
the constable withdrew with his prisoner,
when It was agreed betweun them that
Zimri should give the constable his bond
for the amount mentioned by tho warden.
This w as accomplished by Zimrl subscrib
ing his name to an old replevin bond call
ing for $300, found among tho papers
transmitted to the constable by his pred
ecessor. Then, as the constable Intend
ed returning by way of Pinon Mountain,
to examine a bear den, where he had seen
a couple of cubs playing last spring, ho
gave the bond to Zimrl to take back to
the justice. But Zimri, while on his re
turn, traded the $300 baind to a mountain
squatter, just In from Missouri, for a
horse, saddle ami bridle, ami the prisoner
Is believed to be at this time a clashing
hunter on tho plains.
A Wooing Not I xing a Doing.
It is told that Abcrnethy. while attend
ing a lady for several weeks, observed
those admirable qualities in her daughter
which he truly esteemed to be calculated
to render the marriage state happy. Ac
cordingly, ou Saturday, when taking
leave of his patient, he addressed her to
tho following purport: "You are now so
w ell that I need not see you after Monday
next, when I shall come and pay you my
farewell visit. But in tho meantime I
wish you and your daughter seriously to
consider the proposal I am about to make.
It is abrupt and unceremonious, I am
aware; but the excessive occupation of
my time by my professional duties affords
me no leisure to accomplish what I desire
by the more" ordinary, course of attention
and solicitation. Mv annual receipts
amount to , and I can settle on
my wife ; my character Is generally known
to the public, so that you may readily as
certain what it is, 1 have seen in your
daughter a tender and affectionate child
and a gentle and lady-llko member of a
family; such a person must be all that a
husband covets, and I offer my hand and
fortune for her acceptance. On Monday,
when I call, I shall expect your deter
mination ; for I really havo no time for
the routine of courtship." In this hu
mor the lady was wooed and won; and
we believe we may add, the union was
felicitous In every respect.
A SEA-OULL of the largest site recently
swooped down on a crab in Lake Pont
chartratn, imbedding the lower part of
his bill in the crab's back, but the crusta
cean seized and crushed tho upper por
tion in his strong claws, and a boatman
rowed out and caught the crab and the
bird.