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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1872)
- i- - - M mmmm. MIM. A. J. Bl'Mfl'iT. Editor and Pwprlttor A Journal for ike People, Devoted to the Interests of Humanity ori'Icr-ror.Tlilril and AVasliliiston Nts Independent fn raJes and ItelfgloBY Uive to all TJfci hanes, and Thoroughly Iterfieal in OypeMarattd Kxpnaine; thJvroag nt the 3re : ' ' '' SO : 4aS - OaRTSfpoHtteutfi wiMitf m i i 'najuatjhjjn lures nmit make known their naaus, the KUIlor, or no attention will be giveae their TERMS, IX AUVANCE: Onei Six mftnlhn .IS Three months. 1 CO Am'BRTIftFMEXTS foamed on RcMomUle x-cu. FBJtK SPEKCII, PjlEK VSlEaH, FlSKE l'KOPtH, " " YOLIDIE XT. rOlTLVrsD, OKEGON, FKIDAV, VTJGMjST O, :VTJ3X7 i 12 rT7 , . flr (tip Nev1ffairttrfflBtt.i Vlca for Innocent. MT STKPllftN- MATMEU. JfattHtux tlie tj- soiatr; What Iim il 4tmm to tbee Kmpibat thy HHeHi itnn 'fltmld hnb it Melody? Be meniful, n hunter Mat to it tender boo; Bomc the little liiajoeeajf ; That iu cr dW yon wrtmu.' ' ' Bam uot tlie tinj aaugstcr. The Mile Mol f Jojr; it rKK i aoMt, Talioly tf deatmgr; Me nrriful, O )mttar. As tliouM have Clod to th of : Rsare Uio Innocent that an The wood with hurmmir. SONOEA HEWITT. m vrh. stsie wiTHEKr.i.i. I, arrardilDf to the Aet of Omcrrac, In tb year 72, by MrcBnaie Wltner-ll, hi the Of fice of the Liti.-anan of Congress at WanhinctoH City. (irAl-TEli XVII. I. 4KKXCK AKI BLAXOHE. We will now transport tlio reader to Bridgeport to Blanche's honic once more. Christmas and New Years have come ami gone, but they were very dif ferently passed from what Blanche had anticipated, for she had expected to have spent them in Xew York with So nora and her cousin Cordelia; but "man appoint ami God disappoints." Since the death of Gracie there had been an addition to the small family at tlie "Homestead." Grandpa and Grand ma Marsh lmd insir-ted upon their daughter-in-law bringing her remain ing children, and making her home with them, which the disconsolate woman was glad to do, as she could not bear to remain in Norwich, which place reminded her too fully of the loss fche had sustained. Blanche, therefore, had a eomimnkHi again, though a fitr different one front Gracie. Cordelia Marsh had been petted and spoiled from her infancy. .She had been named after a wealthy lady, who educated her, hi? wo hare seen before, Naturally a very high-tempered, spir ited girl, she could not bear to be crossed in any way, ami the gentle Gracie and her too fond mother had allowed her to have her own way in everything, till at' last she proved a source of great anxiety and trouble to them. She was of an indolent turn, and would sit for hours lazily poring over tlie pages of some fas cinating novel. In vain had her moth er and dear, good sister reasoned with iier. All their persauston seemed of no avail, for she seemed only to take de light when in the society of some vain and worldly persons whose theme was J fashion. She was a tall and rather handsome brunette, with a stop as lofty and majestic as a queen. Blanche was delighted at having her for a companion and friend. "She has no such scruples about what is right' and wrong as some others, and will be an excellent one to confide in and help me win the love of him I worship." j5o madly reasoned site to herself. Tlie death of her sweet cousin lmd not softened her heart nor caused her to banish the idea of obtaining that which certainly belonged to another. Eighteen months from tlie time we first became acquainted with Clarence Pierpont we meet him again, and this time a guest of Grandma Marsh's, ami dear old soul! she thinks nothing too good for the child of her long-lost and early loved friend. lie had arrived the day Iwfore New Years, and had been tliere but two days, when we will again take tlie liberty of becoming cognizant of his allairs. A bright fire bums upon the hearth of the same old but elegant "Franklin" which had faithfully done its duty for the last forty years, and whoso heavy, brass-bound fender and highly polished andirons had glistened as tho flames illuminated the old parlor, while the youthful hearts and merry faces gathered around its clieering influence and listened to the tales of "Bed Riding Hood," "Babes in the "Woods," and other stories suited to their childish years; and then again these same ones sat there as the tales of love and ro mance had been poured into their will ing oars; but now the scene is changed. Though the fire burns as bright as then, and everything looks the same, still the hearts that beat within that gay young couple who sit there alone beat uot like those of yore. The family have all sought repose, with the exception of Cordelia, who lies iffbed, deeply absorbed in the myster ies of "Ernest Maltravcrs," and await iug Blanche's appearance, leaving the latter alone with Clarence. "So Sonera is really to be married in April?" aed Clarence, as she laid down her lwok and was pretending to retire. "Do not go yet. Sit down. IshouhT like very much to speak with vou a few moments." Blanehe. who had in reality no idea of leaving, turned awl seated herself, while her heart bounded within her "Yes , the time is appointed and I am to be bridesmaid," answered she, as she rocked to and fro in grandmother's high back chair, while herlittleslipper rested upon tho edge of the fender. "My dream is over, then, at last," sighed Clarence, looking mournfully at the fire. "I never thought Sono'ri would prove thus false, though I wished her to obey her mother, and by doing so J relinquished all claim to her hand at present, though I thought she loved me well enough to have waited a few year?, when all might have turned out right. But I see I was mistaken." Then, looking at Blanche, he continued 'Think me not impertinent, dear Blanche, by qucslionlng you thus close, for it is a subject which is dear to my heart. As you are her dearest and most confidential friend, you seem the most appropriate one to ask. Ifas she over mentioned my name to vou sinco I left?" "Novor of her own accord ; but when I would laughingly joke her upon the subjeet she would laugh and toss her head and say. '0, school girl fancies are not "very lasting,'" replied Blanche, falsely. Clarence seemed like one in a dream for a few moments, as he dropped Ills head upon his hand, exclaiming: "Lost! lost!" Then rallying his feel ings, he mid: "I wish I was sure she was going to marry somebody who was worthy of her and who would make her happy. Infatuated girl ! Can it be possible that she loves Norman Mcintosh, who is so different from her in every respect? But surely she would not wed one whom she did not love !" That she loves Norman I cannot truly say, but then he has that which will sometimes buy love, though it never could buy mine," replied Blanche, in an insinuating tone. "I never thought this of her," said Clarence, rising and pacing the floor. Then, seating himself beside Blanche, he took her hand within Ills own: "Blanche, dear Blanche, I love you as a sister, ami as her friend, and may you never kuow the anguish which rends my heart ! To love, and not be loved in return ! And yet I cannot bring my mind to believe Hint this is so! She whoseomed the very type of truth and honor to trillo witli my affections thus! Blanche, you have never loved. You know not the first bewildering passion which sweeps over the soul and causes it to forget all else save the one object it loves, but then" and his voice was ; husky with emotion "to find that ob- jeel false! Ah! ovcu the strong man must weep ! But, Blanche, hear mo. still. I have loved her witli a love which will cease but in death. I change not tell her so. Toll her I remain true, aud can repeat her own wowls, 'Hers and no other,' for I can never love an other. Tell her I still pray for her hap piness, and that if we never meet on earth again, I hope we may in Heaven, where all will stand on equal footing, the poor as well as the rich !" Blanche had remained ntl this time as still and pale as a marble statue, un til, as he finished speaking, she leaned heavily back in the chair, murmuring, "Never loved ! never loved ! O, my God !" while the great tear-drops rolled down her cheeks. "What is tlie matter, Blanche? For give me if, in 1113' excitement, I said aught to wound your pcrhajH too sensi tive heart. But you would not, could not blame me could you realize the truth of those words: Tlx sweet to love If you oan know Tlie one you love Is true; Itot, ah ! then convex the hitler ptK Tlie one you love, loves not you ! " "Spare me! spare me! Clareucc Pier pont!" exclaimed Blanche, pressing her bauds to her brow, and for a mo ment she remained perfectly quiet. Then arising she mid: "Another lime I will listen. Good night," and giving one long look, which spoke more than her lips dared, she rushed from the room, leaving Clarence perfectly bewil dered. "What can this excitement mean?" asked lie of himself. "Perhaps Sonora has confided more to her than she Is willing to tell, aud perhaps sho feels for her friend. But, no ! this cannot be, for she gave me to understand that I was forgotten. Perhaps but no, how fool ish! perhaps she loves me! But sure ly not. She, the ricli heiress, who has had so many admirers, stoop to love a poor student ! No, it cannot be !" As Blanche entered her room, Cor- uuiiu my down her book and in her usual languid tone said : "Why, you did not sit up very long witli yoUr adora- uie. un, 1111s is fo interesting!" added, all in a breath. she Blanche made no reply, but throwing uerseu across me ueu, souhed aloud "Why, what is the matter, cousin?" exclaimed Cordelia, raising up. "Are you ill?" "Yes, sick at heart! O, unhappy Blanche!" exclaimed she passionately. "Never loved! never loved! Would to God I had not ! O, Delia, he loves me not as I would he loved, but as a sister as Iter friend. "Would that I were dead! Mv heart, yes, my very soul, is bound up in that man ; and then to hear him say that he loves me as a friend that I cauuot feel a3 he feels because I never loved, and that he loves Sonora and her only, aud will never wed another! O, let me die! O, let medic!" screamed the excited girl. Such feeling as this was utterly un known to the passionless, languid form that reclined upon the edge of the bed, and who" looked on perfectly amazed. "I would not cry for the best man living. Blanche, come, think no more about him. If he cannot lovo vou. whv. lit is no fault of his. Come, undre?s yourself, and I will tell you about 'Ernest Maltravers.'" "O, do not torture me by offering such consolation as that, Delia, just as if one could help their feelings!" exclaimed Blanche impatiently. "You have never seen one for whom you cared anything, nor do I believe you ever will." "No, I hope not, I am sure, if it re quires much exertion. But, dear Coz, if I cannot console you, I will try and go to sleep," and turning upon lior pillow, she was soon dozing, while Blanche re mained in the same position, moaning and talking to herself, till at last she fell into a heavy slumber, from which she was awakened by the cock's crow ing, announcing that day-break was at hand. Arising, she laved her face and eyes, and prepared to dress for breakfast, but looKingiariiiiiercnt.y.rom uibwbi w . .... e before. Her face was pale as marble and eyes sunken, while a sickly smile plaved about her mouth, her whole ' , . , .. . , eottnionanen Iielmvlmr that some henvv countenance betraying that some heavy conflict had taken place within. She had at last gained the victory and be came mistress of her feelings once more; but she was no longer the same girl. Her dream of love, though short, was over, and none know it, none susjiected it, not even the object of it; at least he I to, ror it seems to me almost profanation i. w .,.i :,. ii, u i,iif j, r..n ; to bo-low the named of iicrishablc hu knew it not, and in this belief riie Tell j mnuHy upon thcse amQS lmpcrjsIm,Ie happy. 'monsters. "Who would think of naming Voor Blanche, though she tried hard i to win the lover of her dearest friend, ii i. i,. i .i.intu.i if r..i though she had even stooped to false- hood, still her hopcu had been frustrated ; ere they had scarcely matured, without. 1 however, doing serious injurv to . it t le parlies, though I cither of the opposi she might have been the means ofmak ing both her vonnsr friends hearts liat- pier by letting them know the state of chcii ouiers icciiugs. i rom uiui morn- i ing Blanche was au altered person, ... ... wit no longer wore i .at sunny "! ftM winch seemed so bewilching-a ralm.ITl.M serene look seemed to have settled upon her handsome features; md her step had lost it's buoyancy, though It was , as graceful as ever; but 1M learned her first lesson, and well did she profit by it in after years, for she had j begu aud to wlion pointed her. lltimi llie Si F. AJU.J Letter Prom the Big Tree. "ouvn itAiiiT.it" nttiKS TiiHocRii Tttr: 1 "1-ai.t.ex xoxAixif-eoMi-AHiMtsii KAit. is IIBSCnlUlNO TIIK SIZBOF THK TREES. ; Bia Titnns. Jul v 1 1ST-1 1 Dear Alia: I arrived ;,, . T !,.1 . ,1, !., 7n,l vS.ini! n 1 1 B throuil? uHfnl Ln e through ueauiiiui green moth Grov lovely nue turougu ueauiiiui green mountains, where the road led by a de liciouslv cool stream, whoso water was nlnnr na nrvcinl It ml. cir.l.. oi.il cl ' lentlv. or milky while, as" it foamed ami1 dashed over rocky declivities with a 1 rolhcksome air or don't-care-a-tivenes 1 peculiarly refreshing. Some of these 1 cascades I felt like dignifying with the name ot wateriaii, iiui on reflection mey nan expected, but I rrom tho first I came to the conclusion that it would did not wish to know their exact meas be a libel on the waterfalls of San Fran- urement, and I felt their grandeur and Cisco. Once in a whilo wo would come to a place where the water was still and silent and dark, as if it had known 1 trouble and had wandered off alone and here settled to hide its misery in soli- tude. Then, charmed by the loneliness, I birds hovered over it, speckled trout made their homes in its depths, and . queer-eyed frogs sat solemnly on its I many must have fallen, these stood be grecn banks, and every kind of llowcr' fore it, though they still bear tho and fern sprang to life, watered by the 1 wounds and scars of the fiery conflict. nourishment 01 its tears, and a perieet' through one 01 these lanen monarens, marvel of quiet, peaceful beauty was ' whose heart has been eaten out by the formed. Great, grim, burnt trunks devouring element, a ierson can ride on next met us, but even they showed that horseback over a hundred feet. Mount the law of nature is beauty, for green ed on "Selim," I rode into the black and yellow moss had nearly covered the ' cavern and through to the other end. branches, and lovely green fern-like ' When about half way through, the vines were creeping about their trunks greatest terror of my whole lifo over aud showing, like stars, their snowy 1 lowered mo ; I felt that I was going flowers. Tho road Is a cowl one. and the ascent so gradual that one does not imagine at tlie end of tho journey that he is twenty-five hundred feet above Murphy's. There is a small portion of dust left on the road that tlie people have not yet swallowed; I had all I want. WHISKY IN THK STAGE. Two gentlemen rode up when I did, and about every second revolution of " .i.i n. nM,w irnuiivniiri!riiikftitc9"nr "Have a IiUri?whlikv?!''rand asCU.e"nsrvtu IIIU tUltV 1. v.. w ... j .... .j j . invariablv in the affirmative, consider able whiskv was disposed of during the short trip." Tliere were but two passen gers besides myself, and they were those gentlemen whose "drinkitito" was so powerful good, so you may imagine that I did not enjoy myself quite as much as is usual for me, for if tliere is one thing I dislike more than another, .", it N lo w a nnn exhibit his love for whlsl-v4 onKt ywiisuj so ostcntatiausij , it iooks as ii nc was not ncccustomed to having sucn luxuries at home, 1 home AITUECIATION OF THK "-VI.TA." Soon we began to observe that the trees on the mountains bordering the road were growing perceptibly larger in contrast to those farther down, aud I began to look out for the great "Big Trees" that I came to see. AV.. enmo fn one tiny cottage built of sliaks, where a irnnin ,1 wnir.Ml 'it 11. rut.- .1-1 ,, ......... ... ...u s.nu. x ue on ver pauscil a moment to throw off a copy of; have seen the beaming satisfaction that! illuminated that pretty little womau's tuu .1.11., ' mo n vou eo ii hi lua'ussuciixciu-u .. t't"-4i our an cient heart would have been cheered and warmed to think that "away up in the mountains" though this is, the Alia is so well appreciated; for when the feminine clement like a iiperyou may be sure it is goou. the H0Ti:r- Fences, trees, "sheep, cattle, and more trees, were passed like a Hash, and then ....... . . ... . T . y.w1 liml.nlil ltd a suuucu turn iu inu i".. ".uo"" uiJ uncxpectedii' ill sight of the Big Tree Hotel, and iu a moment moro wo were passing under the great arch made by the two grim sentinels who have kept watch and ward so many years that hu- manltv dwindles to nothincness in com- parison. Although wo paeil between these great trees, I had no idea of their size until days after, when, by constant association and comparison with other things, they seemed to grow in my mind and show forth, hour by hour, in still greater magnitude. We drove up to tho hotel, having been two hours and a half on the way from Murphy's, and waited impatientlv for lunch, which, when served, repaid the delay. T found a number of people there, some of the most intellectual and refined, as well as many of the most fashionable people in California in all, a pleasant company. As soon as lunch was over, Mr. l'crry brought round "Sc lim," tlie renowned saddlo horse, and I prepared to ride through the grove. On my first visit Mr. Perry himself accom panied me, to show me the way, but af ter that I made my pilgrimages alone, and almost lived in the grove ever since. the or.ovn. As vou enter the gate that encloses the grove you only perceive a forest of irees. i snaonw oi ut uvi " . - , branches, trees. A sliauow oi green, a strange, j telling the secret of the abiding place of j these giants of tho world. A smooth I brown road leads with gentle curves, and winding through a labyrinth of col- . .i i.i t. tiuins that support the great blue arch of God's own tomple, for these living columns, crowned witli verdure, seem to reach to the very roof of the azure dome. The trees are nearly all named, and af ter somo general, minister, botanist, or poet, and so many that I have no space to iHirueuiarizc; nor in lact do i wisli the thunder as it rolls through the heav- t"s.or "e atr wc breathe, or the center of ,1,e earth after some man or woman ...lm .., ,.m.,inH, 9i,nri.ii..i i. eal celebritvV And do not these almost immortal giants seem loo grand and J-'iertiiii to Ue so tiemeai through the forest, we c pjisscd0 nmlly Oftliesow demeaned'.' (Join: came to and ; passed so many of tlieso wonders that I ! I began to feel sick auilfaiut as one after itiiotner seemeu to lower higher and , 'Sfr, io iook more gig-aniic ana tern-j ipmr of r.r thr.t. ...... i..f.ri. ru i a . . il . i a. . . ' trembled and shivered, and did not dare !..!- .... r..- I .: . Intion. iiko ome mother bereave.! ..f!"0Uls.c: ,t.sI'.(iu " he the most cheerful, sonic mother bereaved of:".,. yv; " iv..u.f her children-stripped bare by the icy , rlV he S'C a, decnying, still she is nucen and ' mother of all, and a young pine tree has I uiKon root near me top, and is grow ng, ... 1. .,i.t. 'V.. i I . V , , 1 " ,7' " .some preny creature may ieei men lieu fresh and green, an emblem of life art ; le 1J ttj ? "?eter, lrg rep- head. 1 I.e. number of cells in a head is , to seold us for what we siy about soold death. Bidintr around this wo-idroiis MesV11iH,,on!i .r lmnls dogs, horses generally from 7j to Uio; but even under , inS.IU. V..... iV"Y..k ilr?"J,,S.""?. 1 ami farm-yard, and arouns of ruddv ' the best cultivation it is seldom that, we ! 0 " T."" E r f "u1 " . wawu w UMH Jlllllttlll I mind is almost Iircsimblb of realUInjr , the awful size of these trees; the spirit ' refuses to recognize their grandeur. ,thcr than in tlie overwhelming sense of man's iufonontv. One bows in breath. leS.S .1WC at tllC tilOllgllt Of tliO SllOrtllCSS of ,,u,llan h'fe when this great growth of in minimi me wnen 1111s great growth 01 ' f l.m.cn tulc C ...... . .......1. t ..... . .t . i.rauaiuua yjl staling IIUKIIU llieill in tI,eir si,cnt ImmenMty. What awful cl'agsi what great confusion of years; ,,. . nvi.n.itn.Tr i. : 1 . : 1 . : 1 : . . ; what exhibition of tlie incxliaustibilitv of God's power, shows in these giants of the forest world! sm: OK TU,: thki. Somo visit these trees and with a rule in nanti go laughingly from tree to tree and dare to measure them, and some s-iy they are not so great or grand as wondrous size with my llrst sight, and eacii successive hour spent in fearful worship at their feet increased my belief i the glory and power and wisdom of God, vlio raised this mighty work, and who docth all things well, Years ago, none can tell how many, a great fire swept tills forest, and though throuch the dark portals of the crave, and the chill of death was In my heart as my horse carried me on through the darkness, and when I perceived tlie first ray of light again my heart bounded with thankfulness such as Christian ex perienced, after lie had been down iu the dark valley, and had begun to rise on tho other side. I then returned to , o' " ,00T 'i 1 of the great stump, whicl I large that I and my horse were the root of the tree and looked up at the large that I and my horse were pigmies ocsiuc it. ivnu starting mencc louowed i o prono ga-o 3.0 feet, to where And sUrliiif thence followed another ponderous column had fallen directly across this, and buried the rest in the earth. At this point the trunk was twelve or more feet broad, as where the road passes over it I saw that it was broader than the whole length of "Selim" by considerable. I then went back again to the opening that led through the tree, and looked again at ,. . " ... I. . . v . 1 l".D t-- """ ., ..y icssuuuuuri., a "oracnian can easily ride, and n , ....... of . , r.'ia i : : " ;,T. .w... , .:" 1 ' i-iu.i. . uiiiraiti! oi, util a cavern of this magnitude iu a tree seems even vet beyond me to acknowledge. Trees there aro also in Soutli Grove where fire has hollowed out great places where from one to sixteen horses and their riders can enter at once and turn without trouble; and in this grove is ono tree which I rode into, turned and came out without even touclilnc St the sides. By the time I had seen all these it was neariv unrii. aim I nwrn.ir.iti.. turned my horse back to the lfotel splendid suppei, well served, was re nnei. well served, was remit- and after doing it more than justice.! went to my room, where I full asleep listening to tlie music evoked from the t.Tn... I... Anlm I.....I! . . - I'.ti.iu un.-... niv .u.uiiesi. gins i ever saw as perfectly delicately beautiful as t a niy. cannot rojuwrtt: thi:m J thinci vase. WITH ANY- In the morning "Selim" was brought up, I was off again lo the forest -i?ter 1 1 ....... 1 r.. . n . . . 1 ...... . ...It.. uicamiisi, aim again i -y-yj ju, j. , amazement and wondor at these nvir vcllous trees. Trees seem too tame and small a name for them they should be designated the pillars of tho Temple of God. I passed almost the entire dav in wauderinc aimless v from another, or sitting tlll and listening to t the soft wailing sigh of tlie branches i overhead as they ever kept up the re frain as thougii it were some strange, wicnl secret they wished to tell, and as mortal car could not understand, they sadly, softly sighed. Again I went to the Monarch, who had lalien, and rode back and forth and up and down, and I tried to compare it with anything else I had ever seen, by which I could give those who had no idea of it some crite rion by which they could mentally measure it, but it is impossible. I thought of everything, and then as my glance would fall again on the tree, I would despair, and think of nothing, but only be lost in wondering amaze ment. These trees are more terrible than death, for death decays, but these stand forever, grim and defiant and im perishable, scoffing alike at Timo and Eternity. On my return I -went to the bath house, took a rufreahing hath, and looked with interest at tlie steam laun dry and the lathe where thev make the curious little articles from the wood and bark of the "Big Trees" which they sell to those of the travelers who wish to carry away some little memento of ineir trip, borne sections of this bark are over thirty inches from the outer to uie inner eugc. J. on leaving there, went down to visit tho "chip of the old block," which is a section of flmstmnn on which is built tho Summer House. Last Suuday there was divine service held on the stump, and thirtv-live per sons were present. Thev carried the melodeon down, and Mr. and Mrs. Kichardson sang, and the scene was a very impressive one. "When one thinks of the stump of a tree on which a large melodeon, a table and thirtv-live per sons could stand without difficult v, there can be sonic slight idea rormetlof its size; but until one lias breathed be neath their great branches, and stood in their shadows, and contrasted their strength witli his feebleness, their age with his three score and ten, and their immensity with his littleness, there can "" ln'e '"W be tormed of the.-e mnt columns oi the temple of God. OUVK IlAltl'KIt. Amusements for the Young, The iinifortauce of urroundi'r the' young with cheerful objects is seldom recognized. How often is nursery the dullest room in the ,' .,; .iV 7 ve- ft - , ".'iT1 . 11 l,al.l.t'r" ' ut,-l'l V' 1 h'"? V!ff,.? i V',"rJl'V Ki'K elephants-cheerful : . alI.l I - t ... Imgami if.i" "'&' .1 . V. T J ,, . , " , , , , P : ,, , ""' ! mate the spirits of the little inhabitants ' i i'? 1m,R"uri'- Their eyes aud ears 1 of ceasing in our etforts to improve, tin-! growing wild on our mountains, in vast should be, as far as possible, kept closed j til the ultimate possibilities of the en- ' abundance, which may be easily trans to all scenes and relations of horror and j deavor have leen reached. , planted, and which lend a charm to the cruelty. The excitement of the natural . It is moreover claimed that if we dooryard, in winter, by breaking the terror of the child at darkness and soli- could succeed in crowing a perfect head 1 dreary monotony which would other hide must be carefully avoided, ami no that N, in filling every cell with a wise pevail, as well as make a shady re thrcats of summoning ghosts, bogies, I grain of what nature would then de-1 treat from the heat of summer, liutn old witches or other monsters, so fearful velop still other cells. A close examina- ber is cheap, witli which to build arbors to the childish imagination, should ever tion of any healthy seed will exhibit .and other resorts, picturesque and at le permitted. ' certain rudimentary formations, which ' tractive, and surround all with a fence, With increasing age youth finds in ' goes to support such a supposition. , neat aud useful. There is nothing to liiii tiie companionship of its fellows the so- 1 If these sayings are facts, and we be-1 der those living here, haviiigtheirhoines ciety which is essential to its happiness j Iieve they are, and incontrovertibly es-, neat, attractive and inviting; and yet and acquires that knowledge of the tra- j tablishcd, it will lie perceived that we It is rarely that we see a home decorated ditionary games of ltoyhood and girl-' are generally raising but about half as ! witli these adornments. YVhy is this hood which is an endless source of gai-1 much wheat as we should raise from so? Are our farmers moro regardless of ety and pleasure. 'Hie top, Imll, mar- 1 any given area ; and, moreover, it will I the happiness and pleasures of their bles, tog, leap-frog, hare and hounds, , be long before an absolutely full car of' families than those of other States? prisoner's base, and many other amuse- wheat will lie produced. 7. ' We incline to think not, but that they incuts of the young, with their varied have rather become careless and negli inducements to active exercise of the' Anon Peofi f Gmllc People Tlie ' Sen' of these matters. Moat fathers body and enlivening influences upon young la.lv who fets her mother do the ve?li if they realized the attractions tlie annual spirits, have a value to the ironing for fear of soiling her hands the w'Ill'u a really handsome home hohjs to child proved by the experience of all miss who wears tJ",,n sIte8 ' a nllny,a child, spend the requisite time and time and all countries. "We regret, day, and the voting gentleman who js money 111 its decoration, but haying be however, to learn that as they involve nshamed to be cen walkin" with idg 1 come usetl to tlie bare yards and dilapi a certain roughening and dirtying of) father i dated fences, pass them by unmindful the hands, reildeiiing or the face, and lud'utlrious reonlc The voting lady ' the levolviiiS upon them, disheveling of the hair, and unquestion-! wj10 mi,is romances in bed" the friend Many a child would be saved from an able wear and tear of the clothes, many j wj,o is alwavs engaged when vou call i early abandonment of home and a life parents discountenance them. They are the correspondent who cannot ilnd time of dissipation by a little care on on the denounced by the over-refined as the lo answer your letter ' ' lwrt f l',e Prents in this one particii- gamea of the rude children of a rude, humMe JVe-fe. The wife who blacks ! r Oregon Kcjtubltean. u..v. 1 ..v. (j"" '""b"'"'" nicer oirspnng 01 inodcni civilization! rhey undoubtedly aflord the young just 1 flint nnttiltitinr win ef maufnl avftitnmaitt and physical action in which they de-. light, and from which both mind and ivaa wa a-,ua t 1 (lilllltl ( AVII VIIICH. body receive so much benefit. Wc therefore decide, without much hesita tion, in the case of fine clothes rs. neaiiny aim nappy cnuuren, leaving w.e line c.oiiies, as , uie lawyers say, we believe, "to be cost for damages." Parents should not onlv encourage thclr children to play these famous old games out of doors, but make abundant provision tor their children s amuse, ment at home. Knowing tlie prejudice against cards, which, perhaps, from the bad company they are often associated witli, is not very unreasonable, we do not venture to commend nlMohitetr their iie. Phililren. hnu-ever r. miwt I say, take, according to our ex.periencc,a greater aim more constant interest in these "deMl's books," as the Scotch minister terms tliem, than iu almost any other game, and this without the stimuius of gain. Their asiicct, which is ordinarily bright and cheerful, entices the youthful eye, and the various changes and combinations the cards ad - ...1. i... .! . 11111 01 .ue uiinn-iiijc iiruvucatious to their curiosity. Without cards, how- ever, there are draughts, chess, domi noes, and home billiards, to which, we believe, the most scrupulous do not now object. Parents and guardians should be careful to supply these games and whatever else may conduce to the inno cent amusement of children. Harper llazm: The Longest Bkiikik in the World. The Tensas or Mobile bridge, or bridges, on tlie Mobile and Montgom ery railroad, extends from Tensas sta tion on tlie M. and M. road to the city of Mobile, a distance of fifteen miles, crosslinr both Mobile and Tensas rivers, and including ten draws, one for each of the navigable channels into which tho rivers are divided. The bridce Itself Is constructed of wood, but its pillars or. t ....... ...I. .Mi rnfil ' suppuris are iron cyiuiueis, uu on a solid surface of wooden piles driven down evenly with thc bottom of the stream and the mud of the intervening morasses. It has been three years m course d construction, at a cost of about $1,500,000, and now that it has been suc cessfully completed, it Is perhaps tho longest structure on the globe. More American women are now trav- 1 cling I if Ku rope than men Tke Marriage Altar. I have draw n for you manv nicturew brief, but brixhtsoene or beautiful life It is the marriage altar; a lovely female clothpd in all the freshness of youth unci surpasiing beauty, leans upon the arm of him to whom she had just plighted her faith, to whom she had just "iven herself up forever. Look in her eves ye gloomy philosophers, and tell me, If you dare, that there is no happiness on earth. See the trusting, heroic devotion which impels her to leave country and parents for a comparative stranger. She has launched her frail bark upon a. wide and stormy sea; she has handed over Iter happiness and doom for this world to another's keeping; she lias done it fearlessly, for love whispers to her that her chosen guardian ami protector hears a manly and noble heart. "We have all read of the husband who, in a moment of haty wrath, said to her who but a few months before united her faith to his "If you aro not satisfied with my conduct, go, return to your ineiiiis anu your Happiness." "And will you cive me back that whfoh T broiILHlt farvnnf'nalr.1 n Tf. ...:( .ii. ' it i .. . ,V7!"",,"I5 V im . Tl 1IL ."'l"le1 iicuiiu smut Willi VOU I eovel it . not!" "Alas," she answered, "I thought not oi my wealth J spoke of my maiden affections of my buoyant hope of mv devoted love. Can you give these back to me?" "No!" said tlie man, throw ing himself at her feet "no, I cannot restore these; but I will do more; I will keep them unsullied and unstained; J will cherish them through my life, and in my death, and never asain will I for get that I have sworn to protect and to cheer her who gave to me all she held most clear. ' Did I not tell you that there was poetry in a woman's look a woman's word? Sec it here the mild, i.n 1 1 ! . . -,.r r i . , f,..i.i- .i-jr.w. ... iuvu winning uacu, roni its harshness and rudeness, the stern and unyielding temper of au an- gr man. .u, it creation's lairer sex only knew their strongest weapons, how many of wedlock's fierce battles 1 would be uiifoiiglit how much of nn- I happiness and colduce would , avoided. le Thk Popsiihmties or Wheat On.- Tumi On un examining Uie organization of a head 1 . wiiesu, ii win oe iouiki mat each gram occupies a cell, ami that gen- --- ... ...v . ..... urau tiicreoi, lor every uiree eel s -niie. These empty 'cells a so, for Ihe-eU ",ost l1 wiH.be found interspersed woman never seems divine. But we ?iV,S. t!,c.s??in? or. ee."s. .,v,,,cli a,re"" say more on tlie subject, or find the number of grains to exceed 00: ! mer-.irom 10 10 us is lie general average of f a . . , J I ,,!uo,', c'lu":-, fs as nnttire lias evi- more ill number, we slinnlil never tl.inL- S..1 . ? ?.L ""Ul her huDan.rs hoots, and the man who thlnUs you do i,iul t0o much honor. ! Perteculcd People. Woman by that ' . . ? . ' 1 teachers, and all poor people by societv at nrt;e; IVMIH ninii lOlf J Tllut iwtMilit.i nu.l Timid rcople.A lover about to pop the question, a man who does not like to be shot at, aud the steamboat com- , witIl lne; cholera. jcnfl iC0Jc.-The man who kicks people when they are down, and the 1 ,.i,in-i:.n-.M,n r...- ( 1er 1 J 1 Unnomdur People. A fat man in an omnibus, a tail man in a crowd, and a snort man on parade. JTahnnnu I'snniir niii UnUW o.,.i old maids. . . ............ W..V. ' ' "'......"..J n.n. Scmiblc People You and I. . T. .f!--, en - 6..v ,..,8.,.t1 "' 1 " ofwlyuays. ' ra1HM5oTfi the, ilecii-tangled wild wpoI," I w,10" unfetter as the mountain air our "S htsonie f.wtstcivs were wont to , ""e-uie rustic cnuren to which, with ! Iw relurning day of peaceful, lio y rest, ' led lP' thc ha.l,d ,of parental affection, we .useil to reimir imt almve nil tlie hnine I , , 1 . . 7. i of " 'lomestic enjoyment", the sanctu- ...j v.. ..iu .n...,.j ui.t.v, i.u.vf j mtjes .vim i. the guidance of a father's counsel and a . mother's love, we iwssed thc sunny , discontent. Some people ara never hours of life's sweet springtime, all rise j content with their lot, let what will , . , , ..I.m.iaa full I ...... ...... PlnniL mill .1., l-lrnaaa . -.. a.... of purest delight and tenderest assoeia-! t tons. J And these reminiscences lose none or j in grateiui, toon ruiiieiii"...! their interest from the circumstance that the same stot which was coiise- ! crated to hope and gladness was in t ie 1 . ... I . r- . t ... n ilocf irt II.. onward liigui oi muv ..c...... , matters oi compulsion. wesawastriK- visiteil by disappointment and sorrow. ; ing illustration the otlier day of the in It wtts not only the abode or the fondly . firll,ity we Sl)eak of iu tlle corniuct of a loved, but there yc witnesseI the de-1 chiIj about three years oW lre wag parturc of the early Io-t. I Here, too, a crying because his mother had shut Uie father blest us with his dymg breath, paricfdoor. "Poor thing," said a noigh and ba.Ie us meet him m the better j ,or compassionately, "you have shut land. t tho child out." "It's all the same to GitKELEY's Cathxct. The Cincin nati UommerckU lias arranged Horaces cabinet as follows: Adams, of Massa chusetts, for the state department; Grocsteck, of Ohio, for tho treasury: Palmer, of Illinois, for war; Walker, of Virginia, for the navy ; Julian, or Indi ana, for tlie interior: Kv rfs. fif Ttnr ork, for attorney general; and Forney, of Pennsylvania in case he should come out for Greolev for should postmaster The rin.il Oooil. ItT At.PBED TESXYSOV. .w. ,rLwt th' Komehwr good M MU the final rohI of itl, iweos or donht and taints of blood; ' Thill,i . -'! ' S5 w""n walks with abnlaia freti i " on life hall he iU-it)ihK J W hen Owl hath made the pile nH "H;"1 ot "wn lm etoven In vain: Or but Mibvrvrj! another's gain. " ! ,: B'-!.ot.l wc know not anything- ' 1 ,n b Irtw Uiataoo.1 shall B '.i At la-Nt far olT-t to all , And every WteteTehlanfV sjirlnr. - So ran my ilrt am: hut what am I ' An intuit crying In the nicht; ' r Au infant rr Inir for the light ; nl with no lunguage bat a rrv. -'' Maayrtaaa. Seolding is mostly j habit. There is not much meaning Tn if. 16 Is often tho result of nervousne, ami sin irrita ble condition of both mind and kodv. A. person is tired, or annoyed at some trivial cause, and forthwith conimaiiees r....t il: "t "f. .,,rt"" """"S8"' OV" I eryuwiy in reacu. .Scolding is I meowing is a imwt very easily limned. It is astonishing how soon one who in dulges in it at all becomes addicted to it and confirmed in it. It is an unreason ing and au unreasonable habit. Per sons who once get into the way of seold ing always find something to scald about. If there was nothing else, tt hoy would fall a scolding at the tnera ab sence of anything to scold at. The' con stant rumbling of distant thunder, caterwailings, or a hand organ under one's window, would le less Unpleas ant. The habit is contagions. Ones intro duced into a family, it is pretty certnin, in a short time, to affect ail the mem bers. If ona of them begins always finding fault about something, or noth ing, the others are very apt soon to take it up, and a very unnecessary bedlam is created. People in the country more readily fall into the habit of scoliliutr than neo- j pie in town. 'We suppose It is lieeause I they have less to oceupy ami divert i their attention. "Women contract the habit more freouentlv than men. TIiih may be because they live more in the , house, in a confined and heated, atmos inhere, very trying to the nervous svs- iciit aim me iieaitu 111 general: audit may be, partly, that their natures are Dkcobatk Your Homes. There is a reckless disregard of the many little at tractions, which nifty, in our State, be thrown around a home with but Utile i nnilnv nf lime or labor. Ewrfrwuis sra French inventor has .patented an apjmratus for swimmers. For the hands he has a large membranous fin, which is held in its place by loops passing over the fingers and a strap around the wrist. The surface presented to tlie water by 1 "s 18 w lar8 to add greatly to i effectiveness of the strokes of the arm, uui noi so ihiko us 10 ".imu-i inc. muscular power. Their effect i3to re duce very much tho cfi'urt required to swim without them. But Uie greatest ingenuity is displayed in the torm ana fitness of tlie fins for lees which are at tached to the ankles and are so formed that they act upon the water both in tlie movement of briiieme the logs to- tu- . They j - - - - . . w . -, I gemer ami iiirowiug uieui . act ftiielv in "treading water," as swim ? ii . ..... .. .w... mmH.. iMilr. : mers can it, mat uur win ' , H'nU -with the ' if not ou the water, at least in It The i -n-wraiMg alKt w,thout it, ts very muvu between rowing a , JJ, the ,mIKie ami the blade of The old swimmer has no trou- . , tlle fin!S at first trial, aud is - igtH, ,5 fi,i with what ease ne can withoHt exhaustion. He easily j ,ms twice as fast -with the apparatus . ...i.i ... ti o.ul lie enn sustain Inm. as wiiii"" ., r : j- for i,OUrs uion the wator, or swim i imjiv... ...... ....... .. . . c . c. their heads alike, whether it rail shines. To them every incident nccitlent or a calamity. Even rums or is an wlien , they have their own way, they like it better than your way, and. Indeed, consider their most voluntary acta as I . . . ... - . , him," said the mother; "be woum door. It's a peculiarity of that boj , at if lie is loft itlir 6Udy on either side of a door, he out and rebels aceorditigli " J? older children who take the same vlen nf tiling. Ex. , " A Tennessecjlrl broke it 1 called him in anu iei f""-.;-; eve or uer wJ2Mir with, her went tiiro gn "''.".irlted hour. in a situs, '