The east Oregonian., July 21, 1877, Image 1

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The Wife's Eeverie.
0 Heart of mine, Is our estate,
Our sweet estate or joy assured ?
It came so slow, it came so late.
Bought by such bitter pains endured;
Dare we forget these sorrows tens.
And think that they wilt cotue no mere?
With tearful eyes 1 scan my face,
And doubt how he ran awl it fair;
Wistful, I watch each charm aad gracn
1 see that other women wear;
Of all the secret of lore's lore,
I know but one, to lure bim mare!
I sec each day, he prows mere wise.
Hi life is broader far than mlBe;
I must be lacking in bis eyes.
In many things where others shine.
O, Heart! can wc this loss restore
To him, by lmp3y levinr; mere;
I often see open bis brew,
A loek half tender and half stem;
His thoughts are far away, I know;
To fathom them I vately years;
But nought Is eurs which went before;
0 Heart! we can bat love him mere!
1 sometimes think that be had loved
An older, deeper love, apart
From this which later feebler maved
His soul to mine. O Heart! O Heart!
What can we do? This burte-th sore.
Nothing-, my Heart, but Iotc him mere!
Salt Helm, m SeribatrU JssSW. .
The Fortunes of a Fugitive from the
rield of Pnltowa.
Tbe disastrous battle of IV... .wa had
been fought and lost. Tbe Swedes were
in lull retreat toward the Daieiver river.
Few were tbe numbers of those destined
to cross the watery waste created by that
swollen stream. They were closely pur
sued by the Russians" who cantered the
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uiMioitcccu anu uiorganizeu oweaes
by the hundreds or cat them down -with
their swords.
Among those captured there was
young Swede, who purposely lingered be
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uu. lit jkuco it nuum uc uimcuil IO
e.-caiie, yet he had hope aad determined
to make the attempt. Holding the reins
of a steed in his hand he sprang into the
sauaie, sparred the animal vigorously
and dashed away. lie had gone a mile
when be suddenly found himself in the
very midst of bis'foes. With the courage
born of despair he fought his way through.
But he came not out of the conflict na-
scathed. The wounds he received were
numerous and severe. Freed from the
presence of his foes, lilecdiajr front bis
numerous wuunds,exhaated by tbe severe
oraeai ttirongh w&jch be bad passed, with
a despairing feeling he resumed his
fligbt.
The day was drawing to its close. Tbe
evening winds were blowiog fiercely as
the faint, wounded warrior rode over the
piain. As be advanced towards a skirt
of wood be was confronted by another
difficulty. The mad which he traveled
led across a considerable stream, now
swollen to large proportions by late rains.
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uigcu uis uursc lorwaru into uie an
gry flood. The poor creatine plunged
into the water and safely carried his mas
ter near to tbe lartber shore, and then
the poor beast was swept away by the
rapid current and drowned. But the
matter being near the shore, succeeded in
escaping a watery grave. Bat the pros
pects ut tbe wounded Swede were drear j
enough. lie was almost ready to give way
to his despair. For the iossof his horse
be wept, and said to bimseif. "What shall
I do since I have lost my all in this
wide world f To wa k to-night is impos
sible; yet I must away fmni this place or
I will be murdered.7'" Wit if his sword in
his hand, he went toward a thicket in
search of rest. As be went, he discovered
a house not far off. When close enough
he saw that it was a large white frame
bouse, iit walked up the steps and
knocked at the door. It was opened bv
an old man, who, when he had seen our
warn or, immediately made a movement
to shut the door. Bat the young man
pushed it open and spoke "in bis own
language:
"Have sympsthy for me, aad give the
dying rest!"
The old man looked at him and saw
the weak eyes cloie, and the body sink
upon the steps.
At the same time was seen in the hall a
lady in evening dress, the fair curls fall
ing around her pretty neck, as she
stooped to look at the young man.
"Who are youi" she asked.
-"Receiving no answer, she turned to the
.man, saying "He is dead."
-. No; he is not dead; he spoke a min
ut go.and in tbe language of Sweden."
"Oh 1 he is a Swede. Bring him in one
of the spare rooms."
"Bat Mr. Hcssen has told me not to let
any stranger in while he it gone, and you
know my master's temper, mis, do tou
not?" 3
"How unmerciful 1" she exclaimed. "He
is our countiymnn and a warrior at that;
if father says anything to jou about it,
tell him 'twas my fault. Bring him in,
and wait upon him, end if he is sick unto
death, a Christian wiil follow him to his
grave."
Two weeks had elapsed since Charles
came to the Russian residence. He seemed
more like King Cnarles than nimxclf.
ne had had a very severe fever. But
now he was able to notice w hat was g -ing
on. Tbe old man waited upon him. and
Maria was daily in hit room. How
pleasing did it seem to Charles when
Maria spoke to him in Swede, or put the
silver tumbler to his lips. "Angel" was
all he could say.
Mr. and Mrs. Heaven were not Maria's
parents, they were only her uncle and
aunt, though she calls them ber father
and mother. Adam lies sen was a rich
Swede, though he lived in Russia. Mrs.
Heesea was also a Swede and Maria's own
aunt. Maria's parent died when she wat
but a child, and Mrs. Ilefsen brought her
up. Three weeks had elapsed since Mr.
and Mrs. Hessen left their pleasant
home. But now the family carriage
could be seen rolling up the avenue.
Maria was the first fo welcome tbe trav
elers.' Adam Hessen was a man of sixty yean
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tall and very fat. After his overcoat was
taken olT be sat down in an easy chair.
"So, now we are here airain. There is no
place on earth that I like better than this;
wnai uo you say, Margaret! '
Margaret Hessen was a tall and most
gracofHl wnman, ami knowing there was
ao mso in disputing with her husband an
swered, smilingly, "Any one that is dis
pleased when jou are pleased ought not
to live Bat, Adam, you promised me an
interview with the kine: instead of that
I was welcome to see full loided cars of
crippled soldiers."
Mr. Hessen threw a sharp loek at his
wife and said: "Di'coatcatmcnt poisons
all. Adam Hessen never gets mad. I have
from my youth kept tbe Epicure law
and I shall continue to do so. How
could I, for yoa or anyone ete, po so far
out of my wayl" He hesitated a mo
ment and then continued.
"You know how very dangerous it wat,
both here and where we were."
"This you knew, and yet did not risk
leaving Maria," said Mrs. Hessen, in a be
wildered tone.
"Some one had to stay, or the servants
would have plundered instead of the
enemy."
"Yoar telfidisest raakes me shiver,"
she said, drawing Maria near her.
"Don't thiak bard of me for leaving
you in such danger ;but you know I would
not have done it if I could have known
the danger."
"Foolishness!" cxeUimed Mr. Hessen.
"Nothing has kapjiened, aad that's
enough."
"This time yoa are sayiag what yoa
don't knew, dear father. Indeed, nothing
hat happened of any dangeroas event,
but yur enemy is now under your nf."
"Enemy !" exclaimed Mr. Hessen, "aad
you did not tell me this right awayl"
Maria told what had occarred while
Mrs. Hessea listeaed in a most pleasing
moaner. Turaieg te her bBsband, she
said : "I would have done the same,Adam ;
ja.t tbink, one of King Charles' great
men, ana a ton oi Sweden even voa
woald have saved hisa."
He walked backward and forward as
he sitd:
"A Swede here aad the Swedes were
beaten."
"AdamT exclaimed Mrs. Heuca. "voa
woald not want the poor man murdered!
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i our wiir is a aweoe ana so are yoa, jet
yoa don't care whether a Swede Is takea
or not."
"Yoang Charles mt be brought down
to one of tbe dark rooms. And neither
3Iaria nor Margaret mutt ever viit him.
King Charles might come back, aad who
know what will then happen?"
Too S'n did poor Charles receive hi
prison. Hewasoalv visited bv tbe old
servant. Din, and he never came only
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w iia uis meats.
Dan brought Charles bis supper, and
Charles noticed that he locked the door
throsgh which he had passed, aad passed
through a small dnor closed by a screen.
No wonder Charles thought himself a
prison er.
Now is the time for an escape." he
said,as he got up and examined the door.
Bat while he was thes engaged he heard
a soft rap at the door. He knew then
that it was not Dan. Tbe doer was an-
locked and Maria catered softlv. A short
silence took place, for even Maria was
surprised. He to'd 31 aria how he thought
he woald escape. "I cime jut in time,
then; you must not trv to escape, for we
hve Rasdan qaarterings now, and if
tney loand out tint yotl are here my ra
ther would be ia a bad fix. Be not un
thankful to those who wish to help voa.
but wait patiently and yea will soon be
free. You shall bear "from me: I will
come myself or send a note with Dan."
He tried to speak but coald not. and
she was gone. What Maria had told
Charles was true; they had Russian quar
tering and Gea.Vohorky took possession
of tbe best apartments. Gen.Yoborskyaad
nr. ilessen were seated in tbe breakfast
parlor. Mr. Heisen was very much sur
prised at bis uninvited cuest. who verr
often tasted tbe wise. Once more he
filled the goblet and raising it up said,
"Hurrah for the Swede gentleman I" Mr.
iiessen am not utter a word, but loufccd
astonished at bis guest.
Are you astonished, old crav swan?
Don't you think I knew who tou are. aad
also who you have been? You lived in
Stockholm ; yoar name was then Hesc,
and mine was Vogcl."
"V-geL" stammered Mr. Hessca. while
the genera! continued :
Don't you recollect your beaatifal
Catherine! How could you forget her!
Don't you think you're worth a drop of
tins war.! I loved Catherine. My pis
tols were prepared to meet you, but when
I heard that tou were (loin? rif I hot
them off in the air."
"Ha, hal And I think you'd better"
laughed 31 r. Hessen.
But what became of your wife and
two sonst"
'Ah, they're dead! When you know
everything, nhj don't jou know that
ais'f
They wi-re interrupted by an officer en
tering. The general and officer left the
room. The report that called tbe general
away was that a dead horse had been
found. Gen. Yohorsky had another con
versation with Mr. Hrsscn, as follows:
31 r. Iiessen, to m mow I will have
your house searched through, for a horse
and saddle nave been louml, and I must
nod tbe owner. 1 ou will not le offended.
Adnm, will you?"
"by, no, certainly not"
"Well, then, remember in the morn
ing."
bo saying, he left the room. Mr. Hes
sen went to the drawing-room, where he
lound the ladies. Ho told them what
had hsppened, addinir: "It was all Ma
ria's fault; and he must get out of this
house before moraine, that is certain: I
don't care where he goes." So saying,
he left the room.
Dan brought Charles hit supper as
usual, but left the room immediately.
As Charles lifted the plutc up he saw a
note which he read. It read as follows:
The. enemv 1 on Your tracks, ar unluckr
friend, and tou are lost If you stay. Keep
awake ana listen; wnen uier uiree soil rapt
I will open tbe wall-papered door. come then
and do not delay. Tou need all that can be
gotten for a flight. God's care will help at
PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1877.
on oar dreary road, and If wc doot tucctvd
we win oie together, lour, truly.
-MtsiA."
Away he must; hit heart was against
ir, but w ben he thought of the other sol
diers taken to Siberia, he would rather
die. Ho searched the room carefully
over, trying tn find hi sword, bat in vain.
At last he hoard tcp. He was altont to
call out 31arias name when he thought
of the signs she would make. Charto
had not seen daylight since he came to
the Itastian residence; the room which
he occupied was always dark, to nothing
was ditiagsihab!c.
Tne rxn that Charles heard was sxt
31 aria. After a few minutes some one
entered. He carried a dim light; and
advanced near to Charles and !egan giv
ing him heavy blows. When he had tat
istied bimseif, he left the room ia a ran.
Charles ran alter bat wat soon lost ia a
long hall, bat he was locky ia Btwlfag a
door, which be catered. He thoa caaw to
a night of stairs, which he also atecsdd.
He then entered a largo rooat. Gen.
Vohorsky occaied the room. Whca he
saw Charles be jamped up and exclaiased,
"Another step aad I'll shoot ya."
"I'm no thief; a pcrsecuted'fugitire am
I, sir. I only want to tell some one who I
am aad then I will be satisfied."
Your name!" asked the general, sur
prised at the unexpected aatwer.
"31 j name is Charles Ctaseea."
"This saddle belong to yea, then, aad
tho-e papers also."
Charles glasced at the picture aad ex
claimed. "O, my mother, how tg have
I not wbhed for yoa !"
"This is Catherine Csmecu," said the
general. "Did any oae see joj osxeriag
this roomP
"I think some oae did."
The general locked tbe door aad said :
"Stt down, drink this wise, stieugtbca
yoarself, aad tet! me all."
Cbarhss U4d the geaoral all aad after
wards that eroaage shook ha&d with
him, tayiag, "Yob arc a brave lxy. Oae
in tne other ta aad he dawn."
Tbe reader can eattlv eaderttaad Mr.
lies sen's fediagt as he came back to the
room that Caarles had occapied. Aad
Maria the tame when she fUaad Iter friead
goae. He the only true friend the
bad ever had. Tbe ftHlewbag taoraiog
Gea. Vobor.ky Lad a coaversatlaa wita
3Ir. Hessea, which was as follow.
"Aayoae who leaves his coaatry at jou
have ought to be punished ia totae war.
Bat sav, what became af vour sobs."
"31 y KHi.P
"Yes, your sous. I can tell tea where
one is, aad also waere he hat been. Whea
you tokl me that they were dead, you Ked.
He it the Swede soldier that yau've had
hidden ia josr own bouse; do wu un
derstand I"
"Mj God! 3!y GodT
"So job have a God aUo, bat if yea
have it's beyond my caderstaadiag."
"Geo. Yoivnky, pardon rael"
"Yea, I will, aid yoa will Sad it oat.
You are rich?"
"Ah. ah, very rich; aad according to
tbe Russian law, I could take all your
property. Bat I'll oaly take half. So
new you might as weil it dean aad write
a document stating joa give me half
year property. I commiad yoa to write,
or Siberia it Urge enough for you also."
Mr. Hessea wrote and ctve tbe writiair
to the gcecral, whi toid bim to briec th
uuio uuwa. nunc jir. lie sen wat
gone, the general brought Charles aad a
minister ia the room. Gen. Vohorsky
had been after tbe minister just before he
spoke to Mr. Ilts-en. Wboa thry all hd
assembled, thegceerd took 3!ari'a't hand,
placed it in that of Caarles aad said :
"31 j beaatifal child, whea yoa coald sot
acoompiisa your lover escape, voa were
both in dasgcr. I like cnurarreJus wom
en, and now that I am in voar ptreutt'
place, in our preence, and through mj
name, aad this minister's, will witness
yoar wedlock." Turning to Mr. and Mrs.
xietsea, be said:
"I hope you'll arrce: or what do von
sayr
They loth cave their coaseaL aad
Charles and Maria were married.
After the ctremonv. the ireuer.! an
preached Charles and, plating ia his
bands the written instrument which 31 r.
Hessen bsd given to bim, said:
"May you be happy, my children. I
go away, aad may never see you aaia,
prnusDiy l never shall. Hat jou I! not
forget me, aad I hope jou will remember
me in vour prajcrs."
Tears came iuto tbe veteran's eves as
he turned away, and in another hour he
was gone out from Charles and hit 31 aria
forever.
Ch tries and his vnuoc wife were verr
happy, and when they grew old and gray
the memory of the good general wa
cherished in their liappy home, far away
muui i uc uustian mantion w 11 ore mey rjrst
meL From fAt SutditK, bv Jfits Edith
Sttanton.
A SntANOR Place ron Pets. Two
years airo Geonre Bidwcll. the noto.
rious Baak of England forger, wat
iranticrrcd to uartmoor I'rif n. Soon
after he was apparently seized with
paralysis of the lower limbs, and has
ever mbcc been an inmate of the
infirmary. Lately a new governor was
appointed to Dartmoor,who was skeptical
as to the genuineness of Bid well's illness.
The other day, therefore, the prisoner
wat ordered to get up and dress, but pos
itively refused; thereupon he was carried
down to a cold cell and left there un
clothed until he chose to dress. Within
an hour he jumped up and put on his
clothes, and evidently a perfect cure bad
been effected, but when he waa being
stripped a curious discovery was made.
Beneath his armpits were found a tame
mouse and a rat. These he confessed be
had caught in the infirmary and had pel
ted and fed with crumb for many month'.
PaiaiDKXT Poinxn, or Yale College,
recently gave the following laconic ad
vice to the students, in the pourse of his
extended address: "Don't drink; don't
chew; don't smoke; don't swear; don't
deceive; don't read novels; don't merry
until you can support a wife. Be
earned; h an1f.n!!iint? I rmnnmna. I.
I " .MVVW, w
civil; read the papers; advertise your
suaiuwM, sumu luuuuj, uuua goou W1U1
it; love God and your fellow men."
The Homes of Mice.
The field mice nieke snus beds in old
stamp, under logs, inside tacks of corn
aad bundles of straw; dignht galleries
oohiw tne grass roou; occupy tbe abn
doecd neu of bin! and the holet made
by other aaimals; and even weave nestt
of their owa in wredt and bashes. They
live well in captivity, and you can easily
see thn at work if jou tapply materials.
! In tearing down ohl baitdingt the car
j ptntcr oltoa find between the walls a
I lot of pieces of p(or, bttt of cloth,
Itttcks. fur, and such stutf. firming a
groat bale, and kaor that it was oace
tbe home of a boute-moase. You have
J brd anecdotes of how a shop-keeper
i missed small piece of meney from his
till, and suspected his clerk of taking it;
! how the clerk was a poor boy who wu
supporting a widowed m-ther, or a sister
at school, aad the kind-hearted shoo-
. aeeper uui ait eves to bit tuiptctoos.
1 ami waited for more aad mare proof be
I fore being oonviacod that his yoang
j clerk wat the thief; but, at tbe monev
, Kept disappearing, bow at last he ac
cused tbe clerk of taking it. Then the
I story tells bow, in spite of the bor's ve
j bemeat and tearful denial, a policeman
j was called ia to arrest him, and when
, everything bad been searched tn no pur
; pose, aad be was about being taken to
the poitce-statioc, how. away back in a
ooraer was discovered a atoose's nest
I taade of stolea piece of iared car-
reacy tea, teaty fire aadaftv-ccnt
pieces. Tben everybody was happy, and
the story eaded with a capital moral '.
Mere tbaa oae sack stolea hoese thev
have really built, aad sometimes their
wwk bat destroyed half a haadred del
I Urs, aad causoi no cad of heartaches.
j Tketr little teeth are not to be dttMsed.
i I atiaie yoa. I believe ooe of the most
I Ktattroat of those great doodt which in
past year have twept eter the fertile
ptawt ox iirtiaad wat canted by mice
dirrlOif throach the thick bank of ejarth.
called djkes, which bad been piled ap
to keep the so, back. In thU case, ef
coarse, tbe mice le.t their lives bv their
! misdeeds as well at the people, sharing
i in lac geuerai caiasuop&e. 1 aey bardly
, intended this; bet
Tl fccst-lati Btaat e' atrc a&4 tacs
Gaexraft arley"
It wat by the caawiar of & ridicaiout
I little saouse, you remember, that the
! Hoe ia the fable cot free from the net ia
which the kiag of beasts found himself
eaught.
Soatetime the boese-tneaie goes out-of-doors
to liv, aad fergsts bis civilixs
tioa: while, oa the wtser haad, the
woodland species occasionally come ia
dners aad grow time. At tbe fur-trad-iag
pottt about Hudson Bay, wild mice
live in the trader bsatc.
Alt mice are fall of cariosity. They
poke their noses into all sorts ef places
whre there is a prepcct of something
to eat, aad often meet the fate whica
oaht to be the cod of all pokiag ef
noses into other people aCirt the
get oaaght. I remember ooe tach cc
which 31 r. Fraak Bckland hat related.
When oyster are lett out of w ater for
fly length ef time, especially in hot
weather, tbey alwajt open their shells a
little way, probably seeking a drink ef
water. A mouse hantin? abct fur fojd
foaad such aa oyster in the larder, aad
pat hit bead ia to nibble at the oyster's
board; iataatly the bivalve shut bit
shells, and betd them together so tightly
by tet ttrag muscles, that the poor
moase could uet pull hit head oat, and
so died of tesocaiioa. Other simitar
cates have been known. Kruui Ia;r
inSt.Xic.UUi. The French Exposition.
The Batten Jtml'$ Washington cor
repadcnce says : The miatger of the
Freach Exposition uf ISTa have informed
our Government that if tbe United State
is to take auy part in tbe exhibition it
wiil be necessary to take immediate steps
for reproentatioa in tbe American sec
tion. To delay action until the meeting
ef Congress ia October would be to
practically render impossible any proper
repreaution of the United Slates. The
ditficulty has been that there hare been
serious doubts as to the constitutional
right of the Executive to take any meas
ure in the absence of a formal vote in
Coagross. The Cabinet has considered
the question, aad will probably decide
to-morrow or daring this week. Secre
tary Kvarta's position is understood to
lc this: That an American Commhsion
should be appointed provisionally upon
the understanding that the Commission
ers tliall not have any compensation un
less Congress shall ratify tbeir appoint
ment. After careful inquiry it it stated
that there is no constitutional impedi
ment to tuch a course, and nothing
which could prevent the President from
accepting the invitation of France. In
the cc of the Vienna Exposition there
wat an acceptance of tbe invitation to
participate in the Exposition on tbe part
of tbe Department of State before
there wat any action taken by Congrest.
The French Government hat notified the
State Department, through the Secretary
of our Legation at Paris, that the space
reserved tor the United Slab is still
available, awaiting acceptance. The
minimum expense supposed to be neces
sary it 1300,000.
A TitAVEUsa Tiiee A tmall pine
tree, on its Tojago around the world, ar
rived here recently on engine No. 33 of
the Second Atlantic Express of the Hud
son River Railroad, having sUrtcd from
San Francisco on the 18tb last. It has
been carried in front of the different lo
comotives from Sin Francisco to New
York, via the Central Pacific, Union Pa
cific, Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy,
Michigan Central, Great Western, and
New York and Hudson Hirer Railways,
and will ho nl.rl at tl,a
early steamer leaving this city for Liver-.
pooi. a tag attached to the tree gives
the ruUtra It l In tV. anil rmnMli tliat
it shall be properly directed. Yoe Fcr:
1 IOTC.
CrxcirofiTi, in proportion to her popu
lation, has fewer lawvert than anr other
city In the Union.
Atolls.
Thousand of mile away. In tbe Indian
Ocean and that part of the Pacific called
Poljnesia, there are tome of the mott
charming spots in the world for playing
Robinson Crusoe. It would nt be o-a-
venietjt, however, to be ahipwrrcked upon
i the wrong Mands; f..r me of them are
alfvailr inli,tiffwl . t,.t , ... . ..1. - VI -I-. .
mJ ' 1 1 . P. " J
who have built their hats thereunder the
tall cocoaaat tree might n t welcome in
trader. Indeed, the. moaarch of these
curious little island i is the mid.t of the
ocesa know little aad care lea fur wbat
may be beyend iu waves. They spcod
their quiet, moaotoaous live In little
worlds ot their owa, without desirieg to
explore landt out ef sight, Neither do
tbey care to andertUnd the tlraage ori-
ga ef their borne In the soa.
These lovely little islands were formed
in a very w onderfal way. Age ago there
were myriads of little creature, called
coral p-Wyps, or z.phjtet, tlowly build
ing in tbe bottom of the ocean. They
had n in te slim of erecting a asonu
mcnt which would endure a long as tbe
worw iisett; lor tbey were merely grow
ing in Nature's own way, the "way In
which the Creator designed they should.
Taeir tiny bodies were at first toft and
jelly-like, with gayly-colorcd triages at
tbe top, tike the petal of a flower. In
the course of time little particles of lime
oegaa to accumulate ia tbetr tides, until
at leagtb they became so stiff and hard
as to appear like stoae. The jouag polyps
had a very aiaguiar way of growing from
tbe sides ef their parents, like the budt
aad branches of a tree, aad at the lower
enet gradually grew solid aad perish
new ones were coa lineally growing above.
.iier maay years a large and btga ridge
ai in wu way mated out of tbe stoej
i etc iocs ui us eve strange UtUe aaisatlt
These riJge are called coral reefs oris
lands. Some et them extesd for hen
dreds et mttet ia the oceaa. Others are
nearly circular in form aad are ef all
sixes. After they Lave reaahed the sur
face ef the sea t&e waves wash over thesa
bit of sasd, mad, shells, seeds, ett, ca
ul at length a lor but so. id and immov
able itlaad is formed. Various kinds of
trees and veetabtct crow apes these is
lands and some ef them are la habited bv
man. Tbey are called atolls bv the na
tives. Tacy enclose a smalt sheet ef quiet
water, watca scesas Uke a peaceful like
tet in a verdaal risg uf land aad planted
in the middle of Use oceaa. This Inner
lake is called a lagoon, aad it is ceaerallv
Genaccteu witti tbe oceaa by a nxma
channel, through which ships soatetima
csler aad sad a safe harbor, even when
the breakers are beating the outer coast
of the reef ia great fury. Tbe atolls or
reefs are teidoci more thaa a few hun
dred yards ia widib, aad tbe highest por-
ueat are not ever tea or twelve tret above
the surface of the sea at hsrrh tide. In
deed, the natives are sometimes obliged
to lasa uicir auit u use cwouaact trees te
prevent tbetr beta,; wasbed away ia vers
severe storms. But the wares do not often
mdest tbeat, aad tbey pau Hve of indo
lence aad qatetaeas, tubsisUng mostly
upon coceaaul aad ash.
A few years ago a party ef American
explorers landed apoa esc ef these atolls.
aad taey were greeted by tbe natives as
gods from the tan. They were sappoted
to have laaached their ship direct trv hi
that bright orb upoa the oceaa, at tantct
or turie, when the tan seems to sink be
neath the water.
Tbese exptorers alto landed at another
isUnJ, n-it inhabited bj buraaa beings
here the biros bad evidently never
learned that man is aa eaemy to be feared :
fur they allowed themselves to be an-
proaebed aad captured, without appearing
in ibc teasi airaid.
Soch a quiet, lovely tpot, with the beau
tiful lake within and tbe restless tea wita-
oat, might postibly make a delightful turn
mer resort; bat evea Robinson Cruioe
would probably become weary of its per
petual solitude and kmg to bear again
the sound of busy life ia a larger world.
Jfrt. E. G. EanuiSirtX, in fl Idt-
The Agent and tbe Dutchman.
It Is a smart agent's basinets to know
(and be able to give very glibly) all the
reasons why a customer tbould buy; but
tbe smartest agent sometimes meet hard
beads, who cau aaswer as fast at hs can
argne;
A young man, whose business It wat
to seil railroad guides to aay one who
woald bay them, tound a Jefferson Avenue
clothing dealer sitting in an arm chair
in front ut bis door, and after a kindly
saiaie me agent naaded oat one of bis
guides and said
"There is the handiest little book in the
world; it contains the name, time-table
and route of every railroad in this coun
try." "I neffer pays no such kind of books,"
replica me dealer, as be glanced through
it
"But you want the book, mv dear air.
No traveller can get along without one of
incsc guides.
"I don't care to guide no railroad," said
the dealer, shaking his head and turning
away.
"Hold on now jast look through it
once. Suppose, for instance, that you
want to go to 2cw Orleans 1"
"I shall neficr go there so long as I am
born."
"Well, suppose jou want to go to Oma
ha?" "Den I don't go."
"What do joa do when jou want to go
to Chicago!" atked the persistent agent.
"1 shtajs at home."
"Well, suppose joa bad topi; wouldn't
jou have to look at a railroad time-table
thenP
"No, air. I should go down py tier de
pot, get on der train, pay some apples off
dcr poy, and I should step off In Chica
go, and mindt my own builncts."
The agent had no further argument to
advance. Detroit free Prttt.
Ast work, no m alter how humble,
that a roan honors by efficient labor will
be found Important enough to secure
respect for histtclf and credit for his
aasae.
NO. 42.
Scenes In Cairo.
The traveler who desires to seethe Mo
hammedan at home caaiiot do Utter than
to seek him in Clr, and be flodt in tbe
narrow, plcture-que ttrerts of the old
parts of the town scenes d Interest which
be may aeok In vain elx-where. Wiwa be
emerget into the ra drn qatrters the
change it rrmarknble. Thooah all the
tjranay of the Turk. hs n t sufficed to
Iter the icddible charctriatit of the
place, and, though the wide square, the
fountain, the garden, the arcade, the
watered rod, tbe rowt of villas bve a
half French look, tbe people who crowd
every Uf.ruu hfare are at unlike anything
x-eiuTjn as mey can be.
Here is a loog string of groaning cam
el le by a Bedouin in a white capote,
who carries leads of green clover or hng
fagots of sugarcane. There half a dozen
blue gowned women squat Idly in the
middle of the roadway. A brown-tkisned
boy walks ab-wt with no clothing on hit
long lean limbs, or a lady smothered in
volumiaout draperies rides by on a
donkey, hr face covered with a trans
parent white veil, aad her kaees nearly at
bigh as her chin. A baltock cirt with
small wbeet. which creak horribly at
every turn. goe pa.t with iu cargo of
treacle jar. Hcndredt of donkey boys
lie in wait for a fare, mvri.da of half.
clothed children play lazily in the gut
ter, tarbaaed Arabs tsaoke long pipe
and coaverte energetically at the corner,
and every now and then a'pair of running
loouneo, ia wnue tbirts aad broad, wid
trocscr, shout to clear the way for a car
riage ia which, behind half-drawn blinds,
'Be fine ladv of the rim t hrm
take the air. She is accompanied per-
aapt uy a tittle boy ta .aropean dress,
and bv a coreraeas or cert wlvr dm.
net aad Freach costume contrast atraaje-
i. ik f i m .
2 -cicu uurc opposite.
A still greater coatrast is ofered by
the appearance ef the women who stand
br as tbe carriage oaswtr aW K-hi-
are earned astride on the shoulder, or
sometime tn the basket so ran-fillr hal.
aacrd Boon the head. Th bututshmllr
differ from those depicted on the walls of
at . . a a a . .
lac anciesi cornea, aad probaoiy me baoy,
eatirelv naked and its r-r- ta nt htA-
die, Is much like what its ancestors were
ia the days ef the Pharaohs. I a the older
quarters of the town the scenes are each
the same, oaly tht there is not so cocb
room for observing them; for the streets
are seldom wider thaa Paternoster Row,
aad the traveler who stop to look about
hisa It rourhlv ioatkil br Ilinbad tlu
porter, wtta hi heavy bale of carpets, or
the node of Aladdin, with h't, K.vr nf
copper lamps, or the water-carrier, clank-
sag ass oraxea cupt, with aa Immense
skin ilea; aroa&d his stooping shoulder i.
lam isiSar&Jx Jience.
'.Vo Vacancies."
"Mac" seadt the I-.iMwicir itorv of de-
partmeet life in Washlszt'ia: Poaimaster-
General Key bavieg omaally aad re
peatedly rasde the anaoaacemeal that
there are "ao vacancies' in his depart-
a est, an ohi post omce clerk u reminded
of the fIIoinz ttorr told bv the
labs John C. Rives, of the Gloix: He tays
that Rives used to tell the storv oa
Major Hobble, who fur many Tears was
the firtt .Jiittaat-Potniister-GcaeriL
aad who, like or pro eat officials, wa
ever ready with the fatal aaswer, "ni va
cancy," to all applicants. Rives said the
Major sad proaued to appoiata friead
ef bis to the first vacancy; and he bad
called oa him repeatedly to fulfill that
premise; bet the in ramble answer, "no
tacaacy, wai, the excuse until hehaJ
about concluded tn relinquish the matter
at a bad job. At Icnsrtn. oat dav. hi
mead called oh him out of breath from.
mnnbe, and wld him that Mr. Paine, a
post oace cfertc, bad just beea drowned
in the cam, at the same time begging
mar, ne would go witn ntm to secure bis
place from Maf
x Hobble. Thinking be
bad a tare thin;
this time. Mr. Rives sdd
they bth fastcbed to the major's oSce
and confident! ir renewed their applica
tion. "No vJcaacv ." said the malor.
i es,there is," said the applicant; "Paine
is dead drowsed in the canal and I
have just seel bis body oa the bank
awaiting the cxironer'a inquest." Where
upon Major Hdbbie tent Immediately for
nis misceiiancc it cleric, Jtr. Jlarr, (who
bat acted In th : same capacity for every
Poitmastcr-Gei eral since), and,to the as
tonishment of 11 present, Marr confirmed
the stereo typci reply, "No Tacancv."
"Bat yes there It," tbe applicant iasisted:
raiae u drowned; I just saw his dead
body fished out of the caaaL" Said the
major, "How is this, is poor Paine reallT
goner "Certaiily," said Marr, "drowned
In the canal; a id hit place was filled aa
boar ago by the appointment of the man
who saw him fill iul" Mr. Rives said.
after this, he neVer tried again.
1
Tns weathercock on the steeple of the
village church, ia Soudan, France, was
time-worn and rusty, and those in au
thority decided that it should be removed.
A man clambered up the steeple, but just
before he could reach the weathercock he
lost hit balance aad slid dawn for seventy
feet, then rebounded to the roof of the
chutch, and was precipitated to the
ground without being seriously injured.
Then a man named Chevalier strove to
haul himself up by meant of a rope and
there he remained 120 feet frosa the
ground, with head down, beating the air
with his arms, struggling to recover him
self, and swavlng backward and forward
with a high wind. Pierre Peaa cow
stepped foith and volunteered to mount
to tbe rescue of Chevalier, but, after do
ing his best for three-quarters of aa hour,
he bsd to descend. His place was taken
by Moreau, who, climbing higher than
Chevalier. sHooed a rone round hit bodr.
and cutting that which held his foot,
freed hisa frosa the fearful position in
which he had remained for three hours.
Ix Norway drunkards are connellml
to sweep the streets. Whea a motion
was made in the Chicago coramoa council
to adopt the Norwegian practice, seven
teen red-nosed aldermen
neoBtly, and wanted to kaow if this elo-
nous rcpwuiw waa going to be dictated
to by tl efete despotisms ef Europe.
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JOB WORK STJZVZZ.
Harriet Martinean.
BT JXS. THZZXXS CUIBX.
The pea wa ler sword, which the
wielded with a warrir, jy, in the con
flict of truth with emr. of right with
wrong. She wrote many Looks; Let
articles in reviews and newspapers wrre
innumerable. We find no attempt la
either pat of this biography & give a
complete list -f her writings. Perhaps
It would lie imptniMe. She never seers i
to have th unbt of keeping such a rec
ord herself, anr more than a hero re
cord the nam'crof the bbws he strikes
in battle. No sooner bad the ditmttsed
one task thtn another came; asd some
times several were going on together.
Like other volnminnn riim S.
jyed the exercise of her prod active
I a
powers; anu, a toe somewnere tells cs,
her happiest hours were those ia which
she was seated at her desk with her pea.
Each thing she did bad for iu purpose
nothing merely personal, but some good
to mankind, Taoagh there was nothing
in ber character of the sentimeatalism
of philanthropy, she was filled with the
spirit of philanthropy. A bora reformer,
the inherited from her Huguenot ances
tors the love of truth and the hatred nf
error, with the courage which wat ready
v . i .
. w vyinnrat, wjv c Ci unpopu
lar. That her work waa warfcr
c-rrry article or book which she printed
. I.t .1 .ir r
uwn ucuiqcu agaiati some
nagrant. wrong, or what she believed
such ia defence of some struggling
truth, or something supposed to be
truth. She might be mistakes; bet her
purposes through life were, ia the
noble, geaeroas, and good.
In 1SS4. at the aw of thirty two, Har
riet Manineaa sailed for the United
States, where the remained two years.
She went for rest; but the quantity of
work dose in those two years would have
beea enough to fill five or six years of
aay common life. At this point she be
gan a sew career; fonaiag new ties, en
gaging ia new duties, studjiag new
problems, asd beginning a new activity
is another phere of labor. The "rri
great qualities which she had hitheno
displayed shewed themselves here again:
accompanied with their correspandicg
defects. Her wosderfal power of stcdy
enabled her to eater into the very midst
of the phcaosesi of Americas life; her
noble generosity iadsced her to throw
herself heart, hand asd dad into the
greatest ttraggle thes raging os the faca
of the earth. The aati-slavery qcesdos,
which the great majority ef people of
csltsre despued or disliked, took pos
scssioa ef her sonL She became ooe of
the party of Abolitionists, of which Mr.
Garrison was the chief, asd lived to see
that party triumph is the downfall of
slavery. She took her share of the
hatred or the soors heaped on that fiery
budv of zealocs nronainadl&ta- -v4 vat
cuuated worthy of bcloeeis? tu what she
i . . . . . .
oerseu caiieu -ise Jiartyr Age ot the
United States."
Is 1S3S, woes thirtj-slx years old, she
was takes with a serious illness, wfaieb
coolsed her to her room for six jean.
She atrributea this illae ta h s.itit
about her aged ass: asd mother. Her
M A l. . i. .11. . ,
Ki, uui ua, ai. ixnsauie oa ac
asust of Miss Martiaeaa's fame aad rvw
titioa is society, is short, she was jealous
of her daughter's success. Miss Mar-
ueeaa was obliged, she says, to sit up
late after midcisrht to niJ h-r nn
clothe i, as she was not allowed to have a
maiu or to cire a worKiag-wecaa, eves
at her own expease. How she could
have bees prevented is d inlc-.il t to see,
especta.lv as she was the cuaey-making
member of the family. It seems hardly
Worth while to rive cs this triimnie into
domestic ditScsiries. But, no doubt,
she is quite correct in adding, as an
other reason for her illness, the toils
which were breaking her down. The
strongest men could hardly bear ssch a
strain, os the nervous system without giv
ing way.
The last years of Miss Martiseaa were
happy aad peaceful. She had a pleasest
home at Ambleside, oa Lake Winder
mere. She had maay friends, aad was con
scious oi saving doae a good work, bhe
was a strong, upright, true-hearted
woman, one of those who have helped to
vindicate "the right of women, to I cam
the alphabet." JiVrtl Asvriai Essie.
An African Belle.
Lieut. Cameron found one tribe ia Af
rica where women were much more re
spected thaa is common is that coustrv.
The deference of the male sex had, how
ever, the usual effect. The "respected"
women became much more addicted to
fashion thaa their less-favored sisters.
Oae of the belles of this tribe is thus
described by the traveller:
She is a merry sort of a person, this
"Mrs. Pakwanywa," aad really ladjlike
in her manners. It was great fun show
ing her a looking-glass. She had never
seen one before, and was half-afraid of
it, and ashamed to show that she was
afraid.
She is a very dressy body double
rows of cowries round her head, besides
copper, iron and ivory stuck ia her hair.
and just above and in frost of each ear a
tassel of red aad white beads. A Iarm
necklace of shells was round her neck,
and round her waist a s trine of onal-
colored singo-msxzi, and a rope made of
strings of a red-colored bead.
Utr front apron was of a leopard skin,
and the rear one of a colored graas-cloth,
with iU fringe strung with beads, aad
cowries sewed oa it in a pattern; bright
iron rings were round her ankles, aad
copper and ivory bracelets on her arms.
Her hair waa shaved a little back from
her forehead, and three lines, each about
a quarter of an inch wide, were paiated
below.
The one nearest to the hair m iW
the next black, and the next white; aad
to crown all, she waa freshly-aaoiated
with oil, and looked sleek aad shiay.
ucr upper up was perforated aad a
piece ot ttona inserted, until the lip pec
truded a couple of inches, rivia.? a
hideoaa exprcsaloa to the face, aad aiak
iag her articulation quite iadiatiact.
Thst call It haa-hoasti burgkry row.