7 "Vv A Journal for the reople. lavotet to the IntereM of Humanity. ImlflpeJHlent In Polities and Religion. te all I.lvo Iwues, and Thoroughly RadfeAl Jn OppoMns and RxpoMns the Wronc oi the Maes. MIU. A. J. M'Mft'AT. fdltor and Proprietor OFrirC-Cor.Tlilrl au.l Waihluffton Sta TRKM3, IN ADVANTJHSC Onerr . Six months Three months .. i as .. 1 K Oon-eapomlentJi writing over assumed slzna tttree mint make known their names to the Bdltor.or no attention -will be given to their VOX.XJ3HJ3 II. POKTLAND. OREGON. FRIDAY, .TTJIVX 1S72. .VDVKttTISEMEVTKTnaert.,1 n T?stftnkl oerrimafllefttlong. Terms. r Vr.r.n Si-r.Krir, Vref. Prism, h'v.r.r. People. r S0N0EAHEITT. JIT XHS. sr-ilK WITHERrXI- Knteml, aerordtnj; to the Aet of Congress, In theyeor lSTby MrtSiwle Wltherell.ln the Of flee of th librarian or OnnBreM at 'Washington CHA1TKR X. KOBJCAS M'INTOSII AND OLD KATV. Tho ilav following the. departure of Clarence, Norman called upon Blanche, inviting licr to take a horseback ride, which .she accepted, glad of an oppor tunity of seeing him alone. As they wendeil their way slowly towards Mrs. Hewitt's, to invite Ronora to join them, Blanch: informed him of all that had passed between Sonora and Clarence, and giving Beauty a cut with her deli cate little whip, exclaimed gaily: "The coast Is clear! Sec that you win the prize!" "I shall endeavor to do so, by all means," said he, as he spurred Op his own spirited steed; "for, by heaven! she is a beauty!" Arriving at Colonel Hewitt's, the' were met at the door by Rissey, who ushered them into the parlor to await the appearance of her young mistress. Not many moments elapsed ere So nora made her appearance, but looking so pale and dejected that Blanche's heart smote her, and she felt like falling at her feet and asking her forgiveness. "Good morning, Miss Hewitt. I am delighted at meeting you once more. You are looking so very ethereal this morning that I scarcely should have recognized you in the rosy-cheeked maiden of a few cvouiugs ago." "I have been suffering from a nervous headache for the last two days, which I suppose accounts for my altered appear ance," roplied she, in a voice scarcely audible. "Well, oomc, go with us. "We intend to take a general survey of Bridgeport. Come, it will do you good," said j Blanche, aflectionatcly putting her) band upon her friend's shoulder. "We called on purposo for you," continued I she. j "I am sorry to disappoint you, but I must decline going this morning," was the reply. "Well, then, we shall be obliged to dispense with your company to-day, I presume," said Blanche, rather de . spondingly. "Come, Norman, we had UCtWr be "going. Come over and spend the dny with me to-morrow, Sonora. Graoie has a severe cold and headache, and I think your presence would per haps cure her. So I shall expect you and Harry, and do not fail to tell him, for I am inclined to think ho is the wholo cause of Grade's Indisposition. Come without fail, and I will cheer you up," and she sprang into the saddle, and In a few moments, witli her companion, was lost to sight. "Hoppy girl," murmured Sonora. "She has never yet known a sorrow, "Would that I were as happy and light- j mon, and help him to exhort his brcth hoarted! Oh, my mother!" and she j rcn with an eloquence becoming a grad drowadeep sigh, as she closed the door ' uate of Yale College," answered Nor and re-cntored the parlor, where she i man. met her mother coming in at an oppo site door. "Why did you not go with Blanche, my child?" said Mrs. Hewitt, affection ately. "The air would have done you good." "Because, mother, I had no heart to do so ; and besides, I do not wish to go in company with a man whom I dis like as much as I do Norman Mcin tosh!" "Nonsense, my child. You will over- come this repugnance after you become better acquainted with him. I am sure ho is a porfect gentleman ; and then he J is reported to be immensely wealthy owns a magnificent castle in London Mrs. Vernon told mo all about him tho other night. She became acquainted with him last summer at Lake George; and Carrie, her oldest daughter, Is al- ready in lovo with him, though that he j dislikes her is plain enough to be seen, I lor ne M.giiieu tier dreadfully at the juirsu, uouSu no nan not seen her since last summer. I do not wonder j at itj though, for she is nothing but a ",ru my, mamma, x iuuuKm, varne Vernon was oue of your dearest friends! ion Know sue is nearer your age man mine, for they say she has been in soci- ety for the last eight or ten seasons." "so sue lias, out tuon sue win be worth a million at her mother's death (which she took good caro to circulate), and if Norman was like some fortune. hunters, as they term them, ho would have sued for her hand instead of falling in love witli you, who can command but one hundred thousand at our death." "And that plainly shows, dear moth er, that money cannot buy affection. It may win it, as far as appearances go, in the eyes or the world, but there will still be a vacant spot within the heart whioh gold can never fill." "That Is more of your father's whim sical notions," retorted Mrs. Hewitt. "If I was in your place I should feel myself highly flattered by the atten tions of so distinguished and handsome looking a man as Norman Mcintosh." Sonora, who stood looking out of the .window, turned as her mother said this and replied: "Mother, I think dear father's notions are "right. I hope that I may always have the same opinion. Mother, listen to mo a few minutes. I have always obeyed your slightest wish, but In a matter wherein my wholo future happi ness is concerned, I think I. should be allowed to make my own choice. You havo forbidden me from acquainting papa with anything concerning Mr. Pierpont and myself, and In this I have obeyed. You also forbade mo telling Harry, that dear brother In whom I have always confided, and I obeyed. You have already saddened my young life, just as it began to realize earth's dearest dream, the love of a true and worthy heart, by separating mo from Clarence, whom I still love, and ever shall, for no power on earth can prevent me; and in this I obeyed you, by giviug up the hope of ever becoming his on earth; and, dear mother, you would now control my affections and force them into another channel, by having me wed Norman Mcintosh, and thereby cause me to commit an enormous sin in the sight of my Maker, by perjury in taking upon me those oaths which I did not mean, for I detest and abhor him as lover or husband, though I could treat him respectfully as a friend. Mother, if you still insist upon me receiving his attentions with a view to his becoming my future husband, I will obey you, even In this, but in giving him my hand, remember," and clasping her hands and looking up with sacred awe, "yes, remember, I will never give him my heart, for it is his, and no others,." and burving her face in her hands, she sank sobbing upon a stopl at her moth er's feet. Mrs. Hewitt seemed perfectly aston ished at this outburst from one who had always bceu so mild. Turning to her daughter, as she passed out of the door, she said: 'I think you would do better for an actress than a minister's wife, and as I dislike scenes enacted at home, I will ! withdraw until you come to your senses, when I shall be happy to talk with you upon this subject. However, I will say this much you may consider Norman your intended husband, for he has al. ready spoken to mo upon the subject, and has my hearty approval," and slamming the door, left her daughter in tears. As soon as Blauuhc and Norman were out of sight of the Hewitts the latter remarked: "Your friend certainly is a charming girl, and 'pon my word, If she is not Mrs. Mcintosh by this time next year it will be no fault of mine." "Good! excelleiit!"exclalmed Blanche. "I wish I was as sure of somclody else as that. How do you think I would look in the capacity of a minister's wife?" "I think you would fill it most ad mirably, dear Blanche. Your lively spirits would do wonders in cheering the heart of your husband after a week's toilsome labor in writing a lengthy ser- "Now, be careful. You are stepping upon delicate ground," said Blanche, her countenance becoming more sober. "Where shall we go?" Then, answer ing her own question, "Let us turn down tliis road," pointing with her whip. "Anywhere you choose, fair lady," mid Normart, gallantly, and they were soon on their way to old Katy's. Before we follow them farther, let us stop a minute and find out a little more about Norman Mcintosh, or Norman Burke. He was of English parents, and at the time we first met him, was about thirty-five, though he could very well have passed for twenty-eight or thirty, so carefully had he preserved his ap pearance. He was tall and ntthcr ma jestic, with a high and noble looking forehead; though within the brilliant black eyos which shone beneath the finely arched brows lntked a very de- mon, and the lips, which closed over those splendid teeth, bore a lascivious expression. A good physiognomist would have pronounced that counte- nance but tho index of a corrupt heart, ami one capable of committing even the most base acta without blushing. About , live years previous to his introduction. he had wooed and won the heart of Jos- j ephene Mluturn, a beautiful young or phan gin. lie nail never loved her. j though he appeared to Idolize her, until ! he persuaded her to make over her small , fortune to htm, wlncli sue, In all the confidence of her young, innocent heart, did, thinking that her much loved hus band could do nothing but that which would lend to her happiness. Alas for the trusting woman! Two years after their marriage he cruelly deserted her, and three years after that wo find him figuring among tho elite of society as the handsome and wealthy Norman Mc Intosh! This was but part of his former career ; the rest remains to be told and this was the arhtocratic gentleman whom Mrs. Hewitt wished to obtain as a husband for her pure and lovely daughter. "What a dilapidated hut !" exclaimed Norman. "I do wonder If it is inhabit ed. 'Pon my won!," continued lie, rais ing his quizzing glass, "there is an old witch at tho door, sure enough." "That's the residence of old Katy," a witch indeed, observed Blanche to her self. "Havo you spent a summer in Bridgeport and not heard of old Ivaty the fortune teller? Why, she has set some of tho young folks nearly wild. By the by, that reminds mo Sonora and I had our fortunes told by her about six weeks ago, and it never crossed my mind till this minute that tee were to become rivals." She turned pale as she remembered the words she had uttered unthinkingly on the night of the party, and thorcby verifying part of the old woman's pre dictions. "A fortune teller, hey? Ah, 'pon my word, I should like to have the future unfolded to me. Suppose we stop and hear what tho learned prophetess has to say?" "I'll agree, though I do not wish to have her tell me any more. Indeed, she nearly frightens me to death when she looks at me. Her great black eyes, and long hairhanglngaround her shoulders, make her look like some wierd spirit. They say she is an Indian woman, and" "An Indian woman! great black cyos! Surely, though, this could not be her!" exclaimed Norman, rather louder than he was aware of. "Why, what Is the matter, Norman?" said Blanche, looking at his excited countenance. "Do you know anything about her?" "Oh, no, but the name of Indian al ways terrifies me aud calls up unpleas ant memories," and a shudder passed over his frame. They had already stopped before the door, where old Katy stood looking in hopeful anticipation of the shining coin which she should soon grasp within her pulni. What causes that wicked expression to cross her already hard-looking coun tenance? "Why docs she grit together those pearly teeth, which had been her pride in her youthful days? Why does she clutch those long, straight locks with such a vengeance? Does sho rec ognize him? What has she, tho Indian fortune teller, to do with the handsome and polished Norman Mclutosh? Ah, wait, sho will tell her own story in time. Stepping back a little within tho door, while her expected guests dis mounted, she placed her right hand within her breast and drew forth a poin iartl, whoso elegantly polished handle of gold literally glistened with dia monds. "Ah, I will plunge this to the hilt in your accursed heart, vile traitor!" and she gritted her teeth harder than before. Then, replacing it again, she said, while her face relaxed to its former look: "No, not now. Perhaps he would win another beauty. I will let him alone for a while, but he shall not escape me this time. No, my eagle eye will follow him to the ends of the earth but I will have re venge! He will not know me here, and I, of course, will not recognize him; but can I help It?" and she again placed her hand upon Uie dagger, while her eyes sparkled lift those of the anaconda when about to spring upon its prey. Blanche led the way, while her com panion followed. As they entered Katy took her usual seat at the table, fum bling the cards within her fingers, while her piercing gaze was fixed upon Nor man, who tried hard to appear uncon scious of it. 'So my lady would like to know more of the dark future, hey?" asked Katy, looking at Blanche. "No, Katy, but my companion, this gentleman, would like to have his for tune told." Katy, who sat directly opposite Nor man, laid Uie cams oeiorc mm as sue gave him a look which turnoti ins al ready pale countenance to a deathly whiteness. "Would you like all told, thejjrw, the present and the future V screamed she, in a tone which caused Blanche to jump from her seat Norman neither moved nor spoke for minute. Then, rising, lie said to Blanche: I I feel dizzy. I will step to the door and take the air. I shall be better in a few moments." "O, let us go, Norman," said Blanche, trembling with fear. "That woman ter rifies me." "Just as you wish," replied he, "for I do not feel well. A sudden falutuess has seized me," aud throwing a gold piece upon the table, he said, "We will call another time, Katy." After assisting Blanche, he hastily mounted his own horse, and they were soun out of sight of Katy's hut. As soon as the door closed, Katy arose from the table, where she had remained sitting without moving her eyes from Gorman. "Cursed gold !" and she Hung it across the room. "Thinks ho can buy me, hey? bo ne fears me! Ha! ha! ha!" yelled she. r ill.. 1-l.t.... i i i . - jiasitij lamuK .in uiu noou iroui a nail, and throwing the remains of a once elegant shawl around her, she quickly left the house, exclaiming to herself: "He knew that scar! lie Knows no other eyes gleam upon him with such hatred! Think not, Norman, to deceive me, whose happiness you havo forever ruined. Murderer of my own peerless White Star, I will be avenged!" and running with the swiftness of a deer, she turned an angle in' the road, which brought to view her two visitors, who were riding leisurely along, conversing together. Creeping along, and now and then springing behind a tree, moved Katy, looking indeed like some demon, till at last, seeing them alout to stop, she has tily hid herself behind a clump of short, thick bushes. "Let us stop here and rest ourselves," said Norman. "This is the same spot In which I rescued Colonel Hewitt's horses, and thereby saved their necks from be ing broken." "And which act alone should be enough to cause them to bestow tho hand of their daughter upon you," said Blanche, as she sealed herself upon the same old treo on-which Mrs. Hewitt had sat on the eventful morning of her ride. "O, do not mention that, dear Blanche. It was an act which merited no thanks, as it was no more than my duty to do." "Well, what do you think of the old witch?" asked Blanche, turning the conversation. "I think you may well call her so, for it is enough to make one's blood run cold to look at her snake-like eyes," answered Norman, looking around cau tiously. "What was that noise?" "What noise? I heard nothing. You arc nervous, Norman. How dreadfully she stared at you. So she did at Sonora. "Do you think you havo ever seen her before?" asked Blanche, as she scraped the dirt from her riding whip. "How should I over have seen her be fore?" exclaimed he, angrily. Then, recollecting to whom he was speaking, lie said in a milder tone : "Pardon me, Miss Blanche; I am nervous this morn ing. The name of Indian always makes me so, and has from childhood. Aud then those great black orbs peering at me hush! what was that?" "Why, Norman, I believe you are getting erazy!" said Blanche, laughing. "I hear nor see nothing. Supposo we go, as you need rest to recruit your spir its before night, if you wish to make a good impression." "Very true, very true," said Norman, laughing, and mounting their horses, were soon on their way home once more. As soon as they were oil, Kaly moved steadily along, keeping them constantly in view, as she muttered to herself: "A time will come when you will be the one to stare, aye, and beg for morcy as she once begged and pleaded for your unworthy love! Aye, this is sweet! Not yet! not yet! Wait until lie is about to quart the cup of bliss, and then, then I will dash it forever! This does not seem lo be the fair girl whose affec tions ho would win, judging from her own word. Could it bo the one that refused to have her fortune told ? Aye, I have it; that is the one, for she called her Sonora. He would break another heart perhaps; hut no, she has wealth and is a pale face; but so was the, and about the same age. On, on, Katy! Ah, he stops! Now he is oil" again, and I must follow," and still creeping beside fences aud bushes, the seeker of revenge kept on until tho object, of her hatred stopjHHl before the B House. Throw ing his reins lo a groom, he ascended the steps, and was soon comfortably seated within one of its elegantly fur nished rooms, leaving his unknown pursuer watching below. "Here, then, is where he stops! Ah, Katy, you was not mistaken, when one week ago you saw tho elegant stranger alight. That carefully preserved skin and distinguished mustache could not hide tiiat dovilish face, even though It were twenty years instead of ten since I last gazed upon it. I will go back now, satisfied for the present," and hastily merging from behind a large oak tree, she retraced her steps to her lonely home. (To lie continued.) Woman City Physicians. That women arc bound to attain equality in tho medical profession is a foregone conclusion. It is only a question of tune ami worK. it is out a lew j-ears since the first regularly educated woman M. 1). was known in the United States. Now there nre live hundred, and room enough for five thousand. But forworn en to hold an olllcial professional posi tion is soinciiiiug new under the sun. Yet within a few months no less than three cities have' elected women to the responsible office otcity physician. The latest event of the kind hannencd in conservative Massachusetts. The city of Springfield, in that State, has recent ly elected Jirs. earan u. Williams to that ollice. This reeoEriiitlon of wom an's right to heal the sick officially as well as privately is me more gratify ing from the fact that Dr. Williams was one of the classs of a few medical students who were .shamefully insulted and persecuted in Philadelphia two years ago by six hundred medical stu dents of the masculine persuasion. De spite obstacles thrown in her way by her brother medical students, anil, we are sorry to say, some of the professors of the regular schools, Miss Williams nobly iHTsevered, accomplished the work she undertook to do, and now nobly is her devotion to principle and and duty rewarded. It is now settled that the art of healing fo no longer a question of sex, but of capacity, so far! a .iiuaeiiusciin in concerned, what State will next follow the example? M-ienrc of Health. A layxvoman In Providence, a milli ner by trade, but nevertheless a favorite cxliorter at tlie evening meetings of the elect, thus gave her reasons for belief in the existence of a Supreme Being: "aistcrs, I am Just as confident that there is a Rod as I am that there are bonuets in Paris; and that I know for certain, as I yesterday received from there a choice assortment of tlie most fashionable styles, which I will trim with more taste and sell lower than anv milliner In the. city." From the London Abridged for May. A Visit to No-Han's Land, With Some Account of Its Great Machine. nV JUAN LEWIS. How I camo to visit it, it does not matter here. If I were induced thereto by a vision of its marvelous blessings as reported in ornate and olisied pe riods of self-delegated advocates; or by choice editorials not published as offi cial; or If tho immediate cause of my visit was a latent mistrust that possibly all this brilliant show of intellectual and oratorical glory might not be a re flection from puro gold, or even unal loyed silver, nor yet good, honest brains thoiiL'h savoring somewhat strongly of the latter, politically, is of no conse quence to the reader. Sufficient herein to say. I did so visit, and under exceedingly favoraluo aus pices. It so happens that Don Henriqucs Scgundo is a distant relative or mine; and more fortunately still, it happens that he is a banker, of much renown in No-Man's Land; and consequently a useful acquaintance for one about visit ing that country. Hearing from the Don that influence official, financial and personal was the great desideratum to insure success in any undertaking, I supplied myself witii numerous sacKs oi golden ducats, and something like a dray load of rec onfmendatory letters to various mag nates of his wonderful land, and taking passage by the most approved route, ar rived without accident. There I was met by a great surprise. The news of my expected arrival had preceded mc. Don Henriqucs, with praiseworthy adherence to a custom that pertains elsewhere, of making every possible oc casion reduced to one's individual im Iortaucc, had made known the fact, adding sundry picturesque embellish ments reganling my political life and services, of a highly Imaginative char acter. The result was to secure for me a pub licity neither welcome nor desired in which I may remark that Don Hen riqucs shone witli great splendor; and the freedom of the city was tendered mc, In the formal address of an olllcial committee of welcome. The freedom of the city (whatever it meant) I declined; but as knowledge of such committee may be of servico to the graceless youths of my own country, I am tempted to give a brief description of it here. It was made up of honorable mem bers, holding olllcial relations with nearly every department, Bureau and Board of the General Government, none of whom, as T afterwards heard, held less rank than that of General or Col onel. iThere had been a private de tailed to act as Secretary, Don Hen riqucs said; but all the Colonels had taken turns in drilling him for carcass duty' at conventions, and he was In consequence too much discouraged to nppear at the reception.) The committee was understood to be composed of the leading citizens, and, as such, deemed my visit one of polit ical significance; very properly com prised of cu-.fom officials, revenue olll clals, postoflice officials, treasury offi cials, and officials detective and judi ciary, witli a front and roar rank of home veterans and peace patriots. There were aIo sub-committees act lug as Hankers to the main body like tlie others, sacrificing themselves in the service of the government. Of these I only remember a few by designation. There were the Senatorial Committee, the Representation Committee, the Leg islative, tho Councilmanic, the Build ing, the Special, the Private, the Per sonal, the Appropriation, tho Kx-Anny, the Aldermanlc, the Privileged, the General Committee (and, perhaps, tho Corporal Committee), tho Executive Committee and the Universal-lleligio-Constitutional-tinkering Committees. Most of these honorable gentlemen ("They were all honorable men") wore a gold-crested favor in his button-hole, inscribed with a singular legend in the dialect of No-Man's I-aml, "I)lici in the lirH jroncMy!" I had noticed at the reception that hardly any of the committee wore coats precisely alike, although a strong effort seemed to be made individually to se cure uniformity in cut and fit blue and gray walked side by side witli black and brown, anil motley was especially prominent. I asked Don Henriqucs, after the af fair was over and we were alone, to ex plain this. The peculiarity I had noticed in the coats, he said, was the result of frequent turning; for, being furnished by the government tailor, they had often been remodeled and re-cut to suit the exi gences of governmental fashions yet were invariably, so far as lie kuew, the same old garments in which the wearers begun public inc. This explanation seemed so strange to me and yet, somehow, not entirely new that I was about to ask the Don further questions regarding the govern ment or his wonderful land, when lie feigucd to me to be silent, and, taking me by tho arm, led me up Rail street named from the Rialto, perhaps,), the great gold thoroughfare of No-Man's Land, to a tall tower at its head, whence a view could be had of the whole of his countrv. Here lie placet! in my hands a singu lar optical instrument, known in their the observer to Took beyond the veil of partisanship; to marK tlie Hue which separates usurping power aud plunder ing people; to disguise the body poli tic; in short, to supply the invisible link connecting cau-e and result. Through this marvelous instrument I saw brought out, in startling distinct ness, all that was hitherto hidden and unseen in the peculiar government of No-Man's Land. The magic jower of uie lungiscopc stripped oil tlie liimsy coverings, and the glaze and glitter of social and political siiams became dun aud dark in the light of truth. Far beneath aud around me, stretch ing as far as the eye could see, I saw by this light tho workings of a gigantic machine. Its ramifications extended over the whole country. Belts, spin dles, pulleys, shafting, cogs, levers, rachets, drills, and all the parapher nalia which constitutes strong if not delicate machinery! were in full opera tion, and to their continued working an else seemed subservient. At first I was so astonished that I failed to sco the mighty power which moved this vast and wonderfully complicated machine. By a silent gesture Don Hennques di- Thls U probably the dialect of No-Man's Land for caucus duty. reefed my attention to the scene I had so recently left, and looking through tiio fungiscope I was enabled to see what had before cieil me. The huge dome under which tlie olll cials and tho committees, gathered had an attraction of gold, and resembled somewhat an inverted funnel, and from this flows a strong current of gas gener ated by individual magnetism, set in motion by the officials beneath: nml this supplies tlie motion power of tin? great machine. I now observed, also, that the mem bers of the several committees had each oue eye covered bv a crolden scarf, with a greenback that was a necessity of gov ernment service, Don Henriqucs in formed me, to enable the individual to seo witli an eyes-single to succession. Some of the other officials, I also no ticed, carried one hand behind their DacK with tho palm upward. This very extraordinary habit, tho Don not the habit of official education, as I iiiigiii suppose, out originated solely in the unwillingness of the honorable gen tlemen to let tho right hand know what (I think he said what, though it may have bceu who,) was being done by the left. No-Man's Land justly 'wasts of some of the finest walks, drives and lmiili vards in the world; but, as I turned the fuiiKiscone on these. I mado n strriii.ro discoveri. It was, that many of them were built over the heads of the poorer or laboring classes, the houses, cottages and shan ties ocing distinctly visible, like incon gruous arches, In the foundations of these graud roadways. Before I could express the astonish ment I felt, the Don remarked that this was only an extension of the centraliza tion plan, illustrating the practical workinjrs of the great machine, of which, indeed, it formed a part. While looking at tho nearest boule vard and admiring the gav colors and costly dresses that swept earelessly along behind tlie richlv caparisoned horses, my attention was attracted by a policeman dratming away an individual clad in rags, who hud dared to climb up uie parapet ueiow, auu wno naci ine te merity to ask alms. Further on I noticed an immense fac tory, from .which issued a long proces sion of young women and children hardly yet In their teens, all bearing heavy bundles, In some instances larger man inemseives. "There," answered Don Henriqucs, in answer to my look of inquiry, "Those are working-girls and seamstresses cm- ployed to make men's garments. Their compensation, reckoned in your money, would be four to six cents each for shirts and eighteen to thirty cents for irouers, anil about iiouuie that amount for a coat! And yet," continued the Don, taking me confidentially by the button hole, "it is one of the beauties of the centralization plan that all these excellent people have to bear their share of national burdens, while enjoying our national blessings, under the beneficent working of the great machine." I made no comment on this at the moment, for I was engaged in looking at an object in another direction, to wards which I turned the glass. It was a small cottage, having a garden at tached, witli nothing remarkable around it, yet giving external evidence of the frugality, taste, and neatness of the owner. To this small cottatre and its comfort able surroundings I saw a group of olli cials similar in appearance to thoe at the reception goinir and comintr. Pon derous tonics and innumerable printed inaiiKs, logeincr witn writing materials, were lwme by these persons. "Merely detachments of our Ex-traor-dinary army of assessors and collectors." said the Don, with unusual emphasis on ( the fc.x., nnd a yawn iie was evidently weary, and I closed the fiingiscope and returned it to him, for which ho thanked mc and added: Only the most common working of tlie most tangible portion of the great machine a part which is far too easily seen bcingapt to provoke inquiry from the ignorant and uncultivated many, who cannot understand why the cul tured few should control anil not iay wnen tne otner ciass no." Don nenriques brushed a fly from his spotless coat sleeve and lit a cigar, of- lenng me one. i declined. A shadow had fallen on my spirit. Tlie government of No-Man's Land to the superficial observer might be all that had been claimed for it, by its le gion of interested speakers and news papers, whose plaudits are not pub lished as "official;" but tlie workings of tlie great machine as revealed through the fiingiscope showed, I thought, a hollowness, a falsity, a tinsel glitter wholly at variance with truth. I had seen enough. Itefusing all solicitations to prolong my stay, I hurried to my balloon (did I mention that the favorite route is traversed by balloon?), and left for home at once, arriving last Thursday. In view of the short time I wasnb- scnt, perhaps it is not strange that a few of my Intimate friends should declare that they were not aware that I had been away, and that the fungiscope, and all I saw through it. were mvtlis! As well might they declare No-Man's Land a myth! or doubt the existence or William AV. Shakspeare! QunKK Mistakes. There are in Dor chester, says a correspondent, twin brothers, whoso resemblance to each other is so strong that strangers can hardly tell them apart. They keep a grocery and provision store, and were one day bringing in bags of meal from a wagon, which was out of sight from In side the store. Nathan had his coat on, Kf wir wna iii his shirt-sleeves. A stranger in the shop watched them com ing in and going out one after he other. only one wa at last ho exciainieu you're the smartest man I ever saw. b why do you keen putting on and takii but nff ,.ir no.il.5" These brothers and several other men were in the habit of getting up early and going to swim in tho "reservoir pond," and once Eli go ing, as was his wont, to Nathan's house to call him, by tapping on the pan, saw his own face reflected from tho glass, and taking it for his brother, called out, "Come on. They are all waiting for you." "Iii London no gentleman thinks of blacking ins own boots!" said a haugh ty Briton once to the late Mr. Lincoln, whom he found polishing his calf-skin gaiters. "Whose boots does he black?" quietly responded Uncle Abe, as he spit on the brush. Sorrow. Upon my lip she laid her touch divine, e A m?y ipeeeh and carele InuKhierdkJ ; sue nxeii h.r melancholy eyes on nilna. And would not b denied. I Mw the we-t wind loose hi ctoudletR white, t i .c'!re,"lnS through the April sky: I could not inff, though Joy wns. it 1U hellit. For she Ktood silent by. 1 wntrh'1 'he lovely evening fade away Ajnlst was lightly drawn across t ha star: SIii- lirok.- my quiet dream t liennl her Ray. "liflhold your pffeon-tar. "r?hl'i S'"dnew shall not ratify yoursmil. This beamy of the world In whk-hjfon live: The crowning snce that snnetlfles tlie wrHde, That I alone can sire." I liearrt. ami shrank away from heraftttltl, Hut Mill she held me.aml would stlll nblde. outhN bounding pulse slackened aml'obeyed With slowly ebbing thte. "rook thou beyond the cvenlns'skv," he sakl, '"JtoP'id.tha-chanKinK splendors of tjhetlay. ;feVrtIie pMn.the- wo.1rtnss. the trm, - . AccepUnnd bhlnmMar." I turned, mid clasped her close, with -mHltlen strength . Anil shiwly, sweetly, I beettmo aware Within my arms God's angel stood at Jensth, White-robed and calm nml fair. And now I look beyond the evening stnr, lieyond the changing splendors of thdrlsy, Knoin the pain Jle sends more preeton lar More beautiful than they. Dublin University .Mnniln. "Women as Inventors. The Hon. S. S. Fisher. Commissioner of Patents, lectured in Cincinnati some time since, on "Inventors and tho In ventions." The Amcriwtn Ennincer gives the following interesting report of mo commissioners lecture: iie snoKc of the Patent Office buildincr. of the method of procuring a patent, aud tlie laws regulating their use, and the bene- nts requiting irom the system, all ot which are pretty generally understood. Among points not so well kuown is the part taken by women in the mechanical inventions. On this subject the Com missioner speaks encouragingly.' In the department of wearing apparel they havo taken out patents for almost every thing mentionable aud unmentionable. moug tho patents issued to them the past year is ono for a llatiron, another lor -a mosquito net, aim others lor step ladders, lluting machines, toys, corset clasps, wash stands, toilet powders,sticks for trundling hoops, clothes dryers, etc. Ono unusually ingenious lady has al ready taken out her sixth patent. To show that their inventions are not only ornamental but useful, he mentions one that has been presented. It was ealled "an improvement on crimping pins," but the fair patentee says of it that "It can be converted with a very slight modification, into n ticket holder, book mark, tweezers, a pin for securing orna ments to the person, a file for bills and circulars, a tassel holder for window curtains, an ornament, a stamp ripper, nail cleaner, ear pick, lamp chimney cleaner, and last, but not least,-an orna mental head band for securing the hair of children." It is to be hoped this "slight modification" will never be made, otherwise there would be littlo left for future inventors to puzzle over. As the practical education of woman improves, and her field of labor widens, many other classes of mechanical con trivances will uudoubtledly be the better for her attention. TheCommissionergavesomccxamnles of odd or whimsical inventions, of which tins is one: A gentleman took out a patent last year for an elaborate system of string1', straps aad buckles, tho pur pose ot wnicn was to Keep tne human mouth shut without any effort on tho part of the owner. The theory of tho inventor was that many of tho "ills flesh is heir to" result from"Sleeping with the mouth open, an absurd habit lie pro posed to correct by mechanical appli ances. His invention has not yet been introduced into this State, but will doubtless be immensely popular, partic ularly witn tiiose wno are suiienng rrom curtain lectures. Of the velocipede, four hundred and thirty-two American varieties were presented for patents, of which about three hundred were pat ented. Fifty of these inventors rushed into tlie Patent Office at once, the ma jority of them claiming precisely tlie same invention. A Skxsiw.e Youxci Ladv. Tho life of Dr. Ilatlies, of Liverpool, has tho fol lowing: A young lady, the daughter of the owner of the house, was addressed by a man who. though agreeablo to her, was disliked by her father. Of course ho would not hear to their union, and they determined to elope. The night was fixed, the hour came, he placed the lad der at her window, and in a few mo ments she was in his arms. They mounted a double horse .and were soon at some distance from tho city. After a while the lady broke silence by say ing: "Well, you see wlmt a prpof L have given you of my affection. I hopo that in return vou will make nio a good hus band." " He was a surly fellow, and gruflly an swered: "Perhaps I may, and perhaps I may not." She made no reply, but after a si lence of some minutes suddenly ex claimed: , , ... "Oh, what shall we do? I ha-o left my money behind me in my room!" Then," said he, "we must go back a,They were soon at the house, the lad der was again placed, and the lady re mounted, while the ill-natured 'lover waited below. But she delayed to come, and so he gently called: "Arc you coming?" She looked out of the window and said: "Perhaps I may, and perhaps I mav not," and then shut down the window and left him to return upon tlie double horse alone. The power of inherited genius, which has been discussed so fully of lute, re minds us of a paragraph printed some time ago in a city exchange: "Minnie Croly, aged twelve years, a daughter of 'Jennie June,' gave a recitation or 'Bar bara Freitchic. ' nt Mm Rfir.Hst.Park Av enue Church, with such exquisfte grace . and effect as to astonish every one present. Immediately after the recita tion of the poem Dr. Anderson, the pas tor, moved a vota of thauks for her In- -imitablo stylo- and execution, which. -was warmly responded to by tho de lighted audience." An English fanner's wife, on learn ing that a party of Baptists had per Sid the FmmersU." ceremony on her premises. Indignantly exclaimed. Drat the cretures!g I'll teach them odeave all their nasty slus m my pond!