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NO. 28.
TfYR WYYP TT xevtf eswi.4t
At Rest.
The wild birds sit and sing, and tiny.
In leafy branches dear and loir;
The bright clouds lie against the west
In drifts of rosy-tinted snow.
A silver thread of water ruut
In shining ripples at my feel.
Fringed round ivith feres and dalsi -blooms
White snow flakes, starry-eyed and sweet.
Tli rough drooping willows, cool and green.
The sunlight falls in bars or gold;
The air Is full of sweet perfume,
A subtle fragrance aH untold.
O, Life, that I so all-complete.
So rounded, and so fall to me.
At rest upon this moss; bank
I realize iny lore for thee!
No wonder that the daisies bloom.
No wonder that the clouds are bright;
Or that the wild birds sing, and sing.
From glowing morn to quiet night!
Marie Antoinette.
BV 30SETHIXE BOBBINS KCUXn.
Crowns hare many thorns, cruel thorns
that not unfrcqnentlj pierce the wearer
todoath. Marie Antoinette learned all
the bitterness if this sad truth. She first
opened her eves at the mlace at Vienna,
V. 1 o" , - CI.l .1
.iuiwuu , iii. wsw me young
est daughter of the Emperor Franci.and
the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.
Her childhood was peaceful and happy
amongst her brothers and sisters. She
taw little of her stately in.itber, and her
father died when she was only tea years
om. une naa an irrepressible propensity
for fun and amusement, bat pasiessc-1
not that lore and aptitude for the acquisi
tion oi dook Knowledge, without which
teachers are in rain, and opportunities
well-nigh useless.
Italian was the only language thst she
could speak and write, although later she
learned to cenretsc in French. She was
ignorant of history, pliliosphy, even tf her
cwn native German. In after years she
keenly feit her deficiencies, yet she no
where discovers the weclcns, so com
in on to little minds, that of being cari
ous or jealous of others more fortunate
than bertelf in these thing s.
"When she was fifteen years old she was
married to Louis Charles, htir apparent
of the French throne. She was at this
time very graceful and lorely. full of vi
Tacity and apt at repartee. "She was tall,
her movements easy and majestic, and
there was something in the way she car
ried her head, in the spirited'animated
expression of her countenance, in the very
curve of her stately Beck, that told yon
she could do and dare ad that was heroic,
if orrasion required. Her prominent nose
and cheek bones, though they marred the
regularity of her features, added to the
energetic expression of the face. Her
hair was a light auburn color, and her
eyes blue, frank and sparkling. Her
full lips, often parted by merry smiles,
disclosed handtome teeth. Her high,
broad forehead and arched eyebrow
seemed suggestive of the ready mirthful,
ness that oimpled her cheeks, and the
witty sayings that fell like pearls from
her mouth.
It was almost impo:siuIe to make a
stiff woman of society of this free,
wild, impulsive creature. She horrified
ceremonious individuals by her reckless
distegard of ctiqueUfltsgusted intel
lectual circles by her igbrance,nd prej
udiced the macs ofFrench people against
lier by excessive frivolity and extrata
gance. She wa, however, sincere and
kind-hearted, and would not do what she
considered wrong. Her husband resem
bled her only in the latter qualifications.
He liked liooks and retirement, yet he
was too wise 1o interfere with his wife's
pleasures; he had too much judgmentjind
delicacy to say, Behold my way of do
ing, act tbon right, like myself."
Their marriage bad been one of policy,
and such unions have their advantages,
for if the young couple have no opportu
nity to fancy that they arc in a grand
passion, tbey likewise bare not the un-nappint-s
so often known, that of recov
ering from their delusion after living to
gether a few weeks. The young bulasd
kept on in his own quiet pursuit, studied
his wife at a respectable distance; saw
that she was lovable, and possessed many
traits worthy of admiration, and be pa
tiently waited for her love.
After she had bsenmsnfod seven rears.
the gay butterfly vecried of her artificial
life, folded her wings ana lovingly nes
tled close to her husband's heart. He
gladly welcomed her, and in return gave
tier a strong, honest, manly affection
Theirs had bee- me the love that beautifies
both palace and hoveL Xo clement was
m it that could mar its glory. -To re
morse with slow and deadly creep turned
each sweetness into gall as soon as tasted
Ko warning conscience forbade pleasant
reveries of the belured, or the present
that was bliss. Their attachment was
founded on perfect knowledge of each
other, and respect for the real good in the
character of each. They did not vex and
annoy each other with the many trifles
and shallow jealousies that some couples
are so ingenious in finding. Their lore
was deep and sincere, a love that met
with God's approving smile, that enno
bled, purified, and made fit for heaven.
2o more lodennabic sadness, no -more
loneliness of heart, bo more unsatisfied
yearning was theirs, but a fullness, a com
pleteness, a blessedness tost rounde"
all their capacities for the enjoym
life. In such a lore, what tbouu
bright, fresh, new hpei spring n
. spirit; bow all the capabilities of
for wisdom are strengthened ! Ib,
deed is such an attachment, altho
is perhaps prized more than
wealth, fame or knowledge by the
jority of mankind. '
The queen "valued it more than nf
the cortliest of jewels, and fairly lircu7J
the devotion of her husband. Beautiful
children grew around this affectionate
hearth, binding still closer together the
hearts of their parents. 2Co outward
clouds could ever darken thesoft,mellow,
. amber-tinted happiness of such a union.
Danger would only more closely attach
. , the two, aad adverse fates woaid be felt
. only for the sake of the beloved. Thus
they lived for twelve year without sor
row, except when they mourned the death
of two of their children, and even such a
bercsrement losis half it poignancy when
the heart is fillctl w ith conjugal atTrction.
It is always a pleasure to contemplate
tho felicity of pood people, and we will
glance at them in one of their happiest
moods. Marie Antoinette was seated in
a fautcuil, in a luxuriously. fumUbed
boudoir in her little palace, the Trianon,
within the bounds of Versailles. Her at
tire was a simple white dresi, her hair
was arranged in a plain aad becoming
manner, and she More no jewelry. Her
children were seated nn each side'of her.
One arm was wound around her son,
whilst her little daughter toyed with the
disengaged hand. The king'sat opposite
them, holding an open book, which he
closed when bis wife signified her wish to
converse with him.
The warm summer air was tempered by
a gay, breezy, frolicsome wiad. which
lwre on its fleecy wing as echo, a it
were, of some delicious dreamy, poetic
refrain. It playfully touched the
queen's fair brow, and the loose locks of
her children. She looked oat of the win
dow into the tranquil blue above, and
gave herself ap to the iaflaesce of the
scene. There are in thi world moments
of such exquisite rapture, when it seems
as if the heavens were bckt low, and the
whole world wears an aspect of such
new, rare, and divine loveliness, that we
scarcely breathe with blissful awe:
thought is suspended, and we are borne
far above reality by wares of fanciful,
ecstatic emotion.
Perhajn this is one of the blessings re
served for the saints in heaven, asd we
are permitted sach foretastes of bliss in
order to con via re us bow greatly celes
tial fclicitr can excel the beatitude of
every other. For eoh moments, although
they make life very delightful, likewise
E reach to as eloquently of the joys of a
earenlr existence. The queen felt this
as she gazed out on the sailing clouds,
with their quaintly-changing shape. Af
ter a few moments. she exclaimed:
"My dear Louis, how potest xnnst be
the charm of your book, when it can win
yoa from all the living, wonderful beauty
so freely displayed in these delightful
views from oar window.?
My book has no sHch spoil as yoar
voice, my enchantress, answered the gal
lant husband, as be 'closed the roterar,
aad the habitual melancholy left bis
brow, whilst a subdued expression of
genuine fondness stole over his agrec
ble features.
"I thank von for what Tea say, with
all my heart, for I knew thit yoa are
sincere. replied Marie Antoinette, as a
look of wifely tenderness irradiated her
expressive race. "It is so delightful,
she continued, "to bare one trae, neltle.
loving friead.in this f&Ie,holto w,rtiScial
sphere of our."
Tm glad you find it so," retained the
king, with voice aad eyes tku bespoke
grateful emotion.
"Is not this your experience, likewise?"
she asked, with simple frankness.
"It if," responded the besband. "I
was a stranger to real happiness until I
knew a true affection for yoarself, and re
ceived the same from yoa ; but then I
never could make aa admired ami at
tractive figure in any gay assembly."
"Thank for yewr implied compliment
to myself," laughingly rejoined the qseen.
I own that I find plenty of ftmsdH de
gree of enjovment in amasiag society.
but it is never deep, saU'frisg happiness
like the quiet hoars I spend with yoa awl
the children. These awaken all that is
noble in my nature; whilst amongt frivo
lous persons I only see soaaetaiag to
mtke me laugh; aad you will pardon roe,
when I toll tob that people are very
comical in the rrencli court."
Why do yoa think soP asked the
kinjr, a little national jealousy traceable
in ms lanes.
'Their manners are so prim, not at all
like the graceful freedom of oar gay
courtiers in Vienna. 31 any of the Freach
ladies seem like mechanical machines that
been have patented, and warranted to
move, act, and loot in just such a way.'
"Can we blame them if they have been
so irainedl" wai the thoughtful reaoanse
hi I ne King.
"jso; but those artiueial diin-s do find
fault with me, who never hare been
caged and tamed, rejoined Marie Antoi
nette with an arch, metry smile.
How do you know!" questioned the
king.in a tone in which was mingled some
concern.
"By their looks and appearance gen
erally,1 rattled the queen, in a lively
manner. "When one ofmyyoang friends.
the other day, played pranks behind the
backs of the formal dowagers, who looked
as if each had swallowed an unbendiug
poker the whole length of herself, so stiff
and precise were they; the mimicking
marchioness appeared so droll that I in
considerately laughed, ion ought to
hare seen the scandalized regard that
were turned towards me."
"Hut that is only one instance, my
-Mane."
"I could tell you many others, for
whenever I break any of the absurd court
rules, the ladies' faces seem to say, 'Be
hold the Tartar: The king looked
down musingly. "I'm free to confess,'
said Marie Antoinette, with her habitual
frankness, "thatperhaps the main reason
w iiy i dislike the i-rench court is Ocean
it it my enemy. Yet I do think that
. nwmU have sufficient ideality in
inet,
r are
;es.
ouis
nay,
it i
hat
ws
sighed Marie AnfoiniJc
Bat you're a wise ieaehbr," answered
the husband, with a tender, smile.
"Pardon. I don't understand." "J
"You have taught a man, not too sus
ceptible of affection, nil that,!, meant by
love."
"X flrst learned the lesson from say
pupil," replied the queen, archly.
"I'm a flittered as Iwppy, responded
Louis, "for although I never knew the
kind of trouble Spencer talks aboat when
he begins with
- 'Full little Vnowest thoa.thit hatt nt tried,
What hell it ts.ln suing long to Wdc-'
Yet a gentle melancholy always lingered
with me, until I loved voh, and knew that
in rrtara I was by you" beloved. Now I
feel tint even if sorrow should omne to
me, so long as I had your love, I ooakl
never be entirely wretched."
"I am so well contented with the pres
ent, that I have never aay gloomy fore
bodings of the fat ere," was the cbmful
answer of the happy wife.
"Ner I either, my beautiful queen.' re
joined the fond husband.
This was tree. In5 XVI. aad Marie
Antoinette were so happy in each other's
society that they heeded ant the low,
aagry muttering of the frightful storm,
that was soon to break in deviating fury
over Uieir doomed heids.
The Fnnch devolution of ITStf begaa,
or rather that most dread fal of terrors,
the reign of cowardly mo). Far mobs
are always coa-ardly ; started Ib the Ant
place by iwe or two cowards, then aag
men ted by ignorant, brutal, hamaa ani
mals, ragged, idle, filthy aad draakea,
that arm thcmeircs with whatever they
can maim or kill, aad creep from lew,
ditty den, like 1 Mthsocae nrprsiU beat
on detraction.
The aaees arged the kiag to take de
cided steps to at oace qaet! the rebctlioa.
Bat tin was of opinion that geatle mesas
were let. She was adried to fly from
the soeae of danger with her childrea.bat
the rtsfused to desert her botbaad.
The tanh, emlsosdeeed by scarcely aay
op positioa, hatiag the queest for imagi
nary crimes, ant becaasethe was aa
Austriaa, crowded around the pal see at
enaille', batehercd her soMsers, aad
called npoa her to show herself in the
balcony A fnead threw himself before
her, estreated her not tha to risk her
life, aad otred to g.i ia her place- Sae
rcfased hi generous protection, took her
two c hi Wren, Mane Theresa, who was
eJer.'si. and Louis Charles, who was eight
year old, aad obejed the call of the
rabble. She thoagbt to move their eoss
pssioa at the sight of these leader ia-
aoceats. She hid yet to le&ra that pity
does sot exist ia a mob. Hoirv rsagh,
brutal voices shoatsd, "Away with the
children' Witheataay hesitatioa ar a
change of coeateaaacc, she van I thesa
a war. aad stood atone, saMtme ia acr
fearlessaes. Her heart swelled with a
heroic inapalte of which the rode, raf
asly oaucearse before ber sever
dreamed. That noble woman shrank
sot nor qaailei! from what was ia all
probswlity certain aad saddea death.
iter hands were clasped, aad her ere
Hfled apwards and aa exsresvWa of
lofty aad sereoe elevation was i her
face. There was a raemrst of iatease
salines. Has God, ia lookiag dowa oa
this mixed world, ever witaassad a
hriTer act tha a that of the queen, who
Vxk1 there prepared to give beretf a
random for hsr fvsailyt A Vow Id aot ere
aagets feel mate adcniraUosf aad weald
it bestxaace If, for one iataat, the mu
sic of the sphere were stilled 1 ImaairfH
We as marble stood the fair.bereic qaeea.
The misgnidad crowd were abashed.
They admired a courage tiut weukl have
been impossible in any et their naaber;
aad saddenlv, hardlr realizing what
tbey did, they screamed, "Lire the
queen: live the qseen:
The effect of Marie Antoinette's hero
ism wai of short da ration on these Wa
ts! erea tares. They demanded that Lei
XVI. should retara with them t-s the
city. The futhfal wife woald not far i
saomest lorstke her baww is hi peril
She accompanied him with her children
Thirty thousand creature arroa aded their
carriage bamtn animals, incomparably
mere cruel aad Irioodtnirsty than hungry
wolves. Their fierce eyes gleamed with
maligsity; a demoniac expresstoa was
oa their hardened risges; their cmre.
irregular feature grew every mmeat
more distorted ; they were like a band of
Heads let iooe from the infernal regtoas
And these creataro wire the forms of
mea aad women. Tbey sang obscene
sags to insalt the queen, aad their
chorate were maniacal laagbter, more
appalling than the yells of wild beasts
could be. Tbey shrieked, they howled.
tbey murdered the fncndi of the rural
couple, and held the ghaitly heads on
pikes liefore the windows of the imperial
carriage. Tlic brave queen sat dose beside
her husband, ber loy oa her knee, and
with a calm voice soothed his childish
teirors.
During the two succeeding yean these
roval persons were but little more than
otptives in the Tailcnes and St. Cloud.
Tbey were surrounded by a national
guard, under pretence of giving them
protection, but in reality to keep them
prisoners. It was in vin that the qaeen
urged tier nusuasu to use active meas
urc for quelling the insurrection: in
vain she urged him to use his authority.
or else xiee to tnc iron tiers.
He could bravely endure, but he
seemed incapable of prompt action.
Beaidcs, he believed that he could satisfr
the people by repeatedly yielding to
their demands. He might at well hare
tried to extinguish raging flames br
pouring on them oil. Finding that she
could not induce her husband to nvc act
ire measures, 3Ianc Antoinette bore her
trial with calm fortitude and unwaver
ing cheerfulness, teaching her children,
or employing licracii with embroidery.
i'iaus were formed by their friends for
their escape, bat they were ditcovercd
and the oriirinators nut to death, or the
low king suffered them to go by unim
proved, as if his mind was too obtuse to
enable him to quickly comprehend them.
It is certainly not easy to understand
the patslvene-9 of hi nature. Bat even
bs. when the National Assembly dc
nounced uieir sorcrcigns as traitors to
their country, falsely accusing them of
inciting a rally of the allied powers to
put down the rebellion, was at last
moved tn flight;
Tbry disguised'thcmselvcs and escaped
irom uieir rooms June sum, I, at 11
o clock in the evening. They were drir
en the remainder of that night and tho
next day in carriages with relays of
horses. They armed in the erening at
Varennes, one hundred and eighty miles
from Paris. They bad leen discircred
before reaching that place, and intelli
gence of their approach sent in advance.
in vain the king appealed to the people;
me royal larouy were arrested, and were
obliged to return the next dav.
The queen spent that nicht nrccedinr
their return In the 3lyor's house. It
wa a night of intense angnith. She
bad so lately dreamed of freedom, and
now to go back tn a captivitr more bone
less than ever! Terrible aad startlnglr
distiact were the fearful apprehensions
mat came uetorc her, not for herself, bat
for those who were dearer to her than life
her husband and children. What a
long night of unutterable agony it wa!
Tho seconds were like muffled knells.
aad the moments seemed to stand still.
prcUrnataral wakefulness strained
wide pea her eyes, her brain was dizzy
with pIn, her heart throbbed load and
irregaltrly. She dreaded the gloomy
honor that ber vivid imagination fh
inned with sach alarming ditttaetnets.
Slowly crept away that eternity of woe.
The daylight fell tremulouilT on her
haggard feature, oa hv dUhevolled hair.
3leohaaielly she raisd the heavy mass
from ber shoulders, mechanically looked
at it. Pale, phantom finger bad beea at
work with the abaodant tresses that were
yesterday a beautiful brown, and had
blanched them to a snewr whiteness.
The return to Paris, followed br the
mob, was like thtir former joaraey to
Versailles, ealy the distance was so much
farther, their hopelctaes so much
greater, and their couteqaeat exhiastiea
aad weariness so ranch more felt.
Agaia they were prisoners in the pal
ace, ine king tor days was mate with
depiir. The qaeen knelt before him
aad begged that they might at least per
ish like Kivereigns, aad not be put to death
aarcssstiagly; bat it was sot until the
next year, when the mob broke into the
palace, irritated at bts refasal to aathor-
tze a prosecatioa of the priests, that he
aroa-sed himself aad bravely faced the
brutal raSaa. After the roval faailr
had eadnred ocntteas insalts. th mob,
in Asgatt, 1792. demanded the dethrone
ment of the kiag.
Mob violence was now law. The king
was dethroaed, and imprisoned with his
family in the monastery of the Feail
laats. Afterwards they were pat in a
dark fortress called the Temple. Fraace
was at tais time ae sceae of terror;
Mood dowel freely ia the streets, aad I
oaly daagcMn walls kept the iafariated
m-tb from murdering the royal familv j
oatright. In their ciesmr prison, eaei
by eoe, their comfort were taken from
them. Fiaaliy the kiag was execated.
Then they removed Iser son from the
qaeen. resisted this crceity with
the fury of a weandtd lkoe. After
wards, whea they took away her daagh-
ter. she displayed the calmaci of
despair.
She herself was at last seateaced to be
gaitlotiad oa the 14th sf October, 1733.
She lore her fate Kke the bra re, proad.
noble qaeea that she was. She stood
calmly, with aksfty aad dignified mien.
bewre the tribaaal, amid noisy aad jabt
laat crjwd, heard the false charge
agHiast ber without deigning to answer a
word in her defeaee, and receive! ber
sentence with the same oohl aad august
indltSercace. She slept soundly before
ber execauba. After she was awakened
she arrayed herself in a white dress, with
a cap aad black nbboo on ber head
At 11 o clock her bands were bound.
aad she was jolted in a rough cart
throagh the crowd, that looked like
troops of spectre in the misty air of
that cold, damp day. In the same tame
less, coaragroa spirit with which she
bad bjrac all her reverses, she heard the
shouts of the multitude, "Dowa with the
Austrian F After she ascended the scaf
fold she knelt and said, in clear, silvery
tones, "Iird, enlighten aad soften the
hearts of my executioner 1 Adieu, my
children ! I go to J-tin your fattier.
Her children in their dungeons could
sot hear this lait earthly farewell from the
bps of a fond, loving mother; but it may
be that they felt it influence In the
moments of elevated calm that God so
often give t tbosa most sorely tried,
for so a I speaks to soul of the beloved.
aad is understood, though their bodies
mav be wickedly separated. Another
instant the sharp blade fell, and her freed
spirit was held close to her husband's in
that beautiful world fairer than poets
htvc ever dreamed. And, as the flood
of glory strengthened, expanded, and re
joiced ber soul, she understood why aad
how it was that her earthly sufferings
were neceary to intensify her bliss in
heaven. Gotltft Ladg't Book.
Better than Diueing.
A serious and timely word from an in
fiaential person can find the heart of
even the gay and vain, and give their
feeling a nobler direction. The ideas of
our Hevolationarv ancestors as to what is
the proper way of giving public welcome
to the great were much the same as the
popular idea which prevails -to-day.
Then the public ball, with the graceful
mioaet and the stately contra-danee.
seems to bare been the favorite form of
demonstration in honor of festive anni
Tersaries and distinguished guests.
When on one occasion Li Fayette was
in Baltimore on his way to the "front" at
ti:e South, a ball was tendered to him.
"Why so gloomy at a ball P asked some
belle of the erening, who had been struck
witli the soberness of the joung French
nobleman.
"I cannot enjoy the cayety of the
scene, wa his reply, "while bo many of
me poor soldiers are without shirts and
other necessaries."
"We will supply tbem." was the lm
pulsive reply of tha asmsmblcd isdies,
who met next day to make up clothing
lor their suuenng defenders.
I a this and oilier ways, the mere
pleasure-seeking spirit of even those
troublous times often met a just rebuke
and was toaajajaiato wiser channel.
Sunday
A Nsrw Ysssk'kI factory baa just
cm 7,000 kerosene lamps to Japan.
IK
When G. W&ihingtm Was Yoaug".
Dr. Lossing tells the following anec
dote in Potttra American 5htMy. in
connection with an account of Stratford
House, the seat of the Lee family:
"It (Stratford House) Is only a mile
from the birthplace of Washington, and
stood In the midst of a highly cultivated
country, dotted with the manioes of peo
ple who formed a very rrfiacd Kriety.
There Washington and Kkhard Hearv
Leo undoabtedly often played together.
and within that mile between th dwel
ling wa the scene of the followiag
corrcspoadBce whea tbey were boys only
nine years ohL there being oaly a
few weeks difference between their
ag. Little Lee wrote :
"Pa bronght me two pretty books fall
of pictures he gut them in Alexandria
they nave picture of do;t and cat and
tiger and etefaat aad ever so many
pretty thing! cousin bid we scad you
one of them it has a ptetare of aa elefanl
and a little iadtaa bty oa his back like
ancle jo's sam pa says if I leara say
task good he will let ancle jo brin g me
to so; yoa wilt yoa ask your ma to let
yoa come to see me.
lu chard Hjurt Lee.
To this Bate little Washington replied.
"Dzuk Dscarr I thaak yoa vary much
far the pretty 4ctere bk yoa gave me.
Sam asked me to show htm the pic tare
aad I thawed him all the pic tore in it;
aid I read to him bow the tame eiephaat
took care of the master' little boyoad pat
ma uu oss uacK aa2 weeiu aos let any.
body toach his master's sea. I can read
three or foar pagrs sometime without
mlssiagawartL Ma sits I may go to
teyaaad stay all day with yoa if it
be sot rainy. She say I may ride ray
poay Hero If Laeie Bsn wri go with me
and load Hero. I has a titUe piece of
poetry abojt the ptetare book va gave
me, bat I tr.Bia't toil yoa who wrote the
petry:
C. W.'s raama I P. II L.
Aad Nke Mi twk faM wcM,
lUaeeittrta wist eeaai aU frisad,
Aad safes maay nappy day be saay ssa4.
-fW good frWd,
tiEtSSC Wasaisorox.
The "poetry wa writtaa. it it said.
by 31 r. Howard, a geatiemas who sscd
tavult at the hoes of Mrs. Wathfogtac
Kducatfd Men.
Byaad the osleelauea of mere dollars
and easts. It may be regarded as aa
aiiaaa that where the masse are eIa
cited, there wilt be a Bitten of patri-it.
strongly devoted to the principles of
civil Hbcrtr asd oWma! of the law of
& stable gaverntaeat. Sock mea baild
ap aa l d i not toar down. Oat tboreah
ly educated mva exerts aa iadoeeee over
aa entire aaisMAsraood. sometimes
throaghoet theSute aad nation; bet the
is da race of a wall-directrd college is
mach more exteatire aal mach more
perm in eat. The latter is a perennial
foaataia, always poariag forth a liviag
stream of aural aad iatetlectaai mistiea
aries. Geaaratioa afiar generation may
pfs away, bat thec-4lege sever dies.
Uar nataoaU colleges, fctlel for their
work, are aot servile copies of
previously eristtag hastitetMs. whether
X home or abraad; bet, thoegh diSeraet,
are intended to be ia the progress of
time not iafWior is character aad cosa-
pteteaess to aay ia the world capable
of a osatiaaea and healthy growth, and
in entire harmony with the wants aad
sea times ts ef the Am erica a people aad
of the age. They will tead to produce
nnity. amity aad equality amoag States
wtdeiy separated, but golag hand la
hand to the end of time. Tbey will
make a perpetual cealributiea to the
political strength aad the intellectual
stamina of oar country, which it to be
forever governed by ttte people; and the
great questioa now to be solved is
whether it shall be wctl-goremed by aa
ed seated, vigonmt and viitaoas people,
or be drasred down br tha Drenader-
ance of illiterate aad blaadenag imbe
. a a
cility, as the c-saspiceoas wreck of the
Iat rain hope or maaktnd. ixMr
XtrrM, ia U. S. SiU.
That Srorrno Car. Tlie other day
when a Detroit boy of fourteen bought
a staffed cat at auction the crowd de
rided him and hvl a great deal of fun at
bis expense. They dida t know that
tae boy had a neap ot gemot and a
mountain of bright ideas, and be didn't
tell them. Yesterday morning the lad
opened oat in a vacant lot on Cass are
nue, baring the help of several other
geniuses, A clothes line was stretched
from a peg driven at the sidewalk to a
fence fifty or sixty feet away, and not
over a toot Irom toe ground, uy means
of straps around the body and two iron
ring, with a stout fiih-line to pull on,
the cat could be drawn along the rope
like a flash and hauled through a hole
in the fence. When thing were in
working order the stuffed leline was
placed at the stake, the boys got behind
the fence, aad the number of dogs which
tried to give tlut cat a cold shaking up
was almot bejond count. Tbey strained
every nerve to catch ber as she was
drawn along the rope, and as they fol
lowed her through the fence, believing
they had a dead sure thing, twe boys oa
cither sideuif the hole let fall four stout
club with military precision. Each dog
teemed to realize the whole lake in
minute, and the way he started for
home nearly killed the joker. Diirail
rrtt Prut.
A 3I.VSK, Mo are apt to think that
the gay, laughing girl who ha seeming
ly not a care in the world, Is frivolous
and hearties. Few know that ob
servation and good sense, ay, aad sound,
stubborn principle, are often hid beneath
the mask of a gay, frolicsome disposi
tion. There is much more reason to sus
pect the seeming faultless than the frank
girl, who shows her follies on the sur
face. "Wearing the heart upon the
sleeve" is a good plan. If a woman
ha a heart. It i always a gay one, until
misfortuno or affliction time It.
The total amount of ludWna's Com'
raon School fund, June, 1870, was 3,
870,671.33. -
"A Small-Poi Stiv;."
Yesterday, says the Pittsburgh Lcjder.
oa the train which leaves East Liberty
shortly after eleven o'clock, was a rather
dilapidated-looking colored individual as
a passenger. Xo notice was taken of the
dusky traveler until the conductor came
into the car and stated to an acquaint
ance: "See that darkey!"
"Yes."
"Well, he's a toall-pox nurse nursed
Biiley who died at Homewood."
The comments were few. bat there was
an immediate scramble among tliote sott
cl nearest to the nurse, while the more
timid retreated to the platform and held
an indignation meeting. This proceed
ing aroused the ire of the colored person,
who took it exceedingly ill that be should
be shunned by his fellow travelers be
cause of hit vocation, and be alighted
from the car opon it arrival at the depot
with HI-disgaiei expressions of disgust.
iiat he was bean from agua. Later
in the day it was alleged that while em
ployed at the house o Mr. Bailey be had
purloined several article of jewelry, and.
ai informal! oa having lem made agaln-t
him before Deputy 3Iyor Bradley, two
miaionsofthe taw setzrd npon the col
ored person aad proceeded in a very sa-
. t . 1 . 1 IT , f
ccrcaonioa si jie is nesiie mm ociore ice
tribunal. When nearing the magistrate's
office a thought rcearred to the prisoner,
and be suggested th tt it waahl n t, per
haps, be the correct thing f tt him to enter
the iesttce shop.
"vsayf- oasned eas of the o&msJ,
giving the prisoner an extra boost.
"'Co I'tea smill-por nest, boss. Dat's
way.
bimaltaaeeasly with this statement
one constable fell off occ side, while the
other dag rapidly away from the other,
aad the prisoner fooad himself a free
mat. Not knowing very well what to do
under the drcamitascei, the colored per
son meandered into the office aad pro-
eded to argue bit own cie with the
magistrate la a very friendly aad eood-
den till manner. As soon at the jaitice
dispenser disco rered who aad what his
visitor was he retreated to the back part
of hit eSce. and. with aa expressive ges-
tare. howled :
Gitr
"Bat, bass, de law's got avr wbar my
bar's short. Whit are yoa gcyne to do
aloat de caseP
"Gitl" shrieked the jaitice, "and never
show sp here again.
And the pruoaer get.
Twenty-two Year in Prison.
Here is a Hu!e story, says the Hartford
Grsntax, Twenty -two years age a voting
mania .w uarea wasengageu u marrv
a yeeng weaia there. For some reason
she transferred her promise to marry, if
aeC her affections, to another penoa. The
first saitor, who was a respectable me
ohaaie, disapproved of the match, aad
declared that his rival was adurrpauble
person, who would leal his aiaced a
retched life, and that while he coakl
surrender ber himself, he weald rather
he should die than mirrr that man. Ac
cordingly, asd as be said, sj'ely to save
her from the awful fate of such a degrad
ing marriage, he killed the girL He did
not attempt to conceal his deed; be jas
tified it, and regarded himself as the
savior of the girl hsppinea. He was
tried tor marder and acqattzed on the
groand of uuaalty, although he stoatty
aenieu taat nc was insane, ana sasu tsai
he hal acted npsa his cool Xoavictoa
of what wa good for the girl, and was
ready to suffer the penxlty of the law for
the homicide. Acquitted, be was re
manded to the county jail by the coart;
he remained there teren or eight rears,
all the time pretesting that be was ia his
right mind, and that the State should
either hang him far marder or release
him. He wa then transferred to the
State Prison at Wetherfield, by what au
thority it does not appear, uad-r nn sen
tence. There he has remained until this
day ia the same state of mind, apparently
rational on all sabiects, except that he
insists that he bad a right to kill the girl
to save her from dishonor; aad that if
the State tbo jght otherwise it should have
panished him as a murderer. This is the
tory of Willard Clarke, who his peti
tioned the Assembly to remove him from
the State Prison to the ia-ane asylara at
3liddletown. If be is inase that is
where be belongs. If hs i sase he has a
r?rM tn M !ilwrr Sitrinrr Km.
quitteil oa trial for his life. Sj far as it
appears he ha now been in jail nearly a
quarter of a century withoat authority of
law; tor if there i anywhere existing a
legal commitment of Clarke as a lanatic,
the State Prison is not a legal place for
the confinement of lunatics who hare not
been convicted of crime. It i quite
time that the Assembly relieve the
State of the disgrace of such slip-shod
proceedings.
Ooclost Sroor to Cosqckr. Yes
terday a young wtaan was promenading
up ine street. There wasn t much that
was remarkable about ber and she was
homely. But she wai "so stvlisb." She
was taced and tied back till she looked
like a hoe handle, and she took steps fur
Inches long, hae wore a patent tip-up
hat on the southeast corner of her head,
and her hair descended into her eye with
"idiotically studied confusion." Xear
Prospect street she dropped a little red
bow with a gold pin attached and it flut
tered to the edge of the sidewalk, cne
stopped and looked at it. It might as
well have fluttered to the edge of the uni
verse and dropped over for nnytliing that
she could do to get it. She walked around
it two or three times, gazed sadly at It
and then walked a block to Bolirar street,
got a small boy and paid him ten cents to
come back and pick up the bow. As the
boy rejoined hlscompaaioa he remarked:
"Darned if I ever seen a woman so proud.
She wouldn't pick up her own tilings
from the sidewalk.
But it wasn't pride. CUttland Jit raid.
It Is foolishnesi for a maa tn try to
make game of a boinllag-houic chicken
by looking at it, under the impression
that a steady gue of the hamaa eye will
make aay aaiaal quail.
What U Harder ?
An interesting qaestion, says the Lon
don Tlnut, which lias long been a moot
point in Westminster Hall, was argued
on Wednesday evening, in Grey Ina
Hall, before 3Ir. John Rne, barrister.
President. The point was the following:
"A marder having been committed, a
reward was offered for the detection of
the murderer. A, to gain the reward ae
rated B. an innocent man, and caused
him to be apprehended and tried for the
marder. At the trial A, giriaj evidence
for the prsocBtkn, falsely and corruptly
swore that B committed the crime,
whereupon the atcu-ol was legally con
victed aid hanged. On these facts eoold
an indictment against A for the murder
of B be mtiauined in law! For the
proveeatioo, ilr. Lash and Mr. Simon
maintained that a phiioipher or a states,
man woe Id coasider A's crime murder.
His evidence robbed his victim of Mfe and
reputation together. If the law was a
it sboald be, It was murder to do so. It
is marder ia other com tries and by the
itoman law. A maa may kill another
by wonis predating acts of othert. In
aaiwer to the coart, caael dlstin
gjUhed A's crime from the lying ef
I ago. 3Ir. 3tatttasoa aad 3fr. V. Brown,
for the prisoner, contended that what
ever A' moral guilt was be was net
technically gailty of wilfal murder.
There has bees ao such charge far 120
years. It might bare bea anciently
merder. bat it wai cot sow held to be so.
Lord Coke was with them, aad eren
Tit-at Oate was oalr indicted for Dtr-
jary. The same view was taken ia "Iteg
vs. 1) valet, aad by roiter, vise reporter.
There was no malice here, either at law
or in fact, aad defease was only a mis
d eat is or. The President said that the
law implies maike frets homicide. B
was certainly killed by A. The case was
anilogow to that of" a man who cen
s trained a Bother to start a daageross
marine eagiae, knowing that another b
within it, aad the last is killed in ceaw
qaence. He entertained ao doebt that
in a real coart a jodge wachl held this to
be -merder. "
Dom Pedro's Wealthr Country.
All iatelltgeat travelers who have
visited Brazil speak in the most glowing
terms ef the ceastrr. Prof. Agassix re
garded it as the most prod active asd ta
terestisg ceaatry oa the glebe, and the
eae in bch it is easiest to obtain a
livelihood. Same who have sailed a p.
the Am izoq declare that a vessel can be
km led with Brazil satf at an expesse ef
eay a few peace per bashei. These cea
stitote valaabte article ef commerce,
while the e& extracted from them I Terr
desirable. All the tropioal fruits are
produced in Brazil almot withoat cultivation-
The soil in maay pirts ef the
osantry will prodsce twesstr successive
crops ef cettoa, tobacco er sugar ease
with-nit apaueatsea of masare. o
country ia the world appreaches the land
of D Pedro ia toe variety ef its forest
product! as- Prof. Agasttx states that
he saw 117 different kinds ef raistb!e
wools that were est from a piece of land
not half a mile sqeare. Taey represented
almost ererr ranetr ef celer asd manr
of them were capable of receiving a high
polish. One tree famishes wax that is
oted for candies; another a pitch that
is cscd fur fejd, and still another yields
a jaiee which is ased ia the place of in
toxicatingliqaer. There is a single rarie
ty ef pabxt from which the sadres obtsia
food, driac, clothing, beddiag, ceruage,
fisbiag-tackle, meiliciaa and the material
they niaaefactare into dwellings, weap
ons harpjoas and musical iastrameat.
LiabtJeas the day is not tar distant whea
the ralaabie woods ef Brazil wiH be
osed fr rarioas esefal aad ornamental
purposes.
The May raox BosToy. This is the
war she told the story te the Chief of
Police, as she sat on the edge of a chair
aad wiped her noe twice every time she
wiped Ber eyes oace. she began :
"I keep a boardinr house oa Fort
street east, sir, and a week ago last night,
ae - . s
sir, a goou-iooaing man rang ine oeii ana
said be liked the cosy look of my house,
sir. Hs wanted to know if I was near
sighted, aa I when I said res he said he'd
take board for a week. He said he was
looking up aa estate, sir, and that ho
lived in B tstw.
"Looking up aa estate, repeated the
Chief, as he wrote it down.
"Well, sir, I didn't ask for any money
in advance, as he was such a gentleman,
bat yesterday he handed me a bill
and I gave him back $14. I treat down
to tho store aad they said the bill was
a counterfeit. I told the maa so when I
got home, and he got mad in a second.
'Who impugns my hoaor! he cried, as
he took the bilL 'I will go down there
and make the sycophants grovel in the
dut for this!' Ttiats about what he said,
sir, as he got oa his over coat, sir.
"And he went1 queried the Chief.
"He did, sir, and he hasn't returned,
sir, and the satchel went with him, sir,
and the sycophant here before yoa, sir,
has been swindled oat of $11 and a
week's board. Djesa't it look that way
to yoa, sir!
Ami the Chief confessed that it did.
JDrfmt Fret Pros.
Studtixo Out or Sctioou It is in
deed a depressing sight, the groups of
girls releajed at night from our public
schools, straggling homeward, ladea with
six or eight text-books which they are to
pore over with intense anxiety during
the long evening hoars hours which
should be devoted to healthful recreation.
An anxivus school-girl hi a pitiable ob
ject, as with that anxiety come coagh.
kaleeplessness tos of appetite, and a long
train oi lormiaaoie cnu. e are almost
willing to say that girl ought to be pro
hibited by statute law from studying oat
of school hour. A law of this nature
would seem to be as much needed as that
which prohibits manufacturing establish
ments from employing youth under a cer
tain age.
Thk Korriston ieruid has .-crtaincd
that "blue glass washed up fioe aad ad
ministered internally, will cur a dog of
sheep killing."