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MnsJf'A.1 3i' HtSVSXX, Editor and Proprietor!. OrKICD-Cor. Trout nnd Stark NtrcrU. . -.ntfUItl'S, IN". ADVANCE: Onojrear- Slxmonths Three -months.. 100 LOVE AND WOMAN'S RIGHTS. Br nrrA. - , CnAFTEHI. Shall I describe Nina Nuuly to you, as she., appeared that evening at Mr. Ray'sarty ? She was a little above medium height, with a finely rounded form. Her large black eyes were shaded by long, droop ing, dark lashes; and her luxuriant hair was also black and glossy as silk. The rich glow on her cheek was as nat ural as the color to the rose. A plain white muslin dress fell about her In soft, graceful folds, its plainness relieved only by bows of cherry ribbon at the threat and waist. I have told you that her hair was black; but I had almost forgotten to tell you that it fell about her shoulders In a natural way, that made one fully realize the meaning of tuese words, "a woman's glory is her hair." She was a fit model for an ar tist; but few artists could have done her justice, for sho was woudrously beauti ful. So thought Herman Powers. It was but a few weeks ago that he had come to this quiet little town. He was a gay, jolly young man, with no enenmbrances but a good business iu the city, which he was heartily tired of looking after. He had come up hero for a little Test, leaving the business Iu the hands of an efficient partner. In a few days, however, he grew tired of the quiet for "Weston was not notable for Its gayeties andtboughtstronglyofchang ing his location. Ho awoke one morning at six o'clock, and after vainly trying for some timo to sleep again, said to himself: "I wonder. how a fellow would feel to get up this time In the morning? Fm half a mind to try if," and in a few minutes he was up and dressed. The morning being lovely, he started out for a wall;, going in a direction he had never been. He had but just got be yond the limits of the town when he observed a young lady advancing to wards him. "What in tho world," thought he, "can a nicely dressed young lady bo coming to town so early in the morning for, and why is she carrying that huge basket ? Perhaps she is going to do the family marketing. But tho basket seems heavily loaded, if I can judge by the way she carries it. Heavens!" he inwardly ejaculated, as he came oppo site her, "what a splendid-looking crea ture, and T wonder who sho is." As there was no one to give him the infor mation, he continued onward in his walk. But he had no eye3 for tho beautiful morning and the lovely scen ery on every hand. Herman Powers' thoughts were all with the young lady he had just met, and they were still of her when he returned to his hotel. His walk had not sharpened his appe tite. The next next morning found him up at the same early hour, and out for another walk in the same direction. I do not think he would have acknowl edged that he hoped to meet tho fair unknown; but as he neared the place of their former meeting, his heart gave a quick bound as he saw the identical young lady he had met the morning be fore, approaching him with the same basket on her arm. Now, when I tell you what he did, I suppose you will think he was love-stricken. But this was not the case, although ho did think she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. After they had passed each other, ho walked on a few yards and then stopped and looked back. The girl was hurrying on towards the town, and would not see him if he followed her. He was a curious man in his way, and his curiosity must be satisfied. Slowly he walked back to town, keep ing some distance behind, but still in view, of the fair girl carrying tho bas ket She suddenly turned and went into a grocery store. Herman walked on down on the opposite side of the street and paused on the bridge spanning the little creek that wound its way through the town of Weston. He did not take his eyes off of the door of the grocery store until he saw the young lady come out, with her basket evidently consid erably lightened of its load. "When she was far enough away, Herman boldly walked up to the store and went in. The grocer bade him good-morning and asked his orders. Mr. Powers thanked him that he wished for nothing, and told him that he was around learning tho ways of the people, as ho was a stranger In town. Seeing the grocer busy putting away some rolls of butter, and wlshinir to be friendly in order to get the Information he desired, he re marked, "You have some nice butter there." "Yes. Miss Nunly almost furnishes the market with butter; and a nice lot she makes." "Miss Nunly? Is that the young lady that has just left here?" "Yes, sir. She brings butter here every morning." The store-keeper was an old man who was glad to have some one to talk to, so he went on "You see, sir, she's tho nicest MM arouud here. Her father is well off, but she's too Independent to be supported by him, without any effort on her part. She teased her father into getting up eorno of bis cows for ho can't refuse .her anything, although he tried .hard VOIOIkOE III. enough to in this case and so she com menced making butter for sale." "A strange girl, surely," said Powers. "Well, that's not all she knows how todo. She can talk better, and dress bet ter, than any other girl iu town, besides being an accomplished pianist, I tell you, sir, if I was a young man, and she'd have me, she'd not stay single long, and I gues3 that's what most of the boys around here think; but the trouble is, she won't marry any man, unless she thinks he is her equal, and he will ac knowledge her to be his. Well, well, what an old talker I am, to so far forget myself as to talk to a stranger of Nina Nnnly as I have to you. Ifshe knew It she would bo very angry. I hope you'll excuse me, sir, and forget what I have sajd." "Certainly I'll excuse you, and am very thankful for any information of your townsmen and women. As I told you before, I am trying to learn the ways of the people, and I see I have come to the right person. You havo a nice stock here, from what I can judge," be continued. "lam a wholesale grocer in the city. Here Is my card, sir." "Thank you. Allow mo to return the compliment," said Mr. Ray, hauding him a bit of pasteboard. By this time, Herman rowers began to realize that ho was very hungry; so he hade his new acquaintance, good morning, amid many pressing invita' tlons from Mr. Ray ta call on him and his family at home. As he wended his way to his hotel, he said: "And so she wouldn't marry a fellow unless he'd admit her to bc'his equal, As if any man did not think every pretty woman his equal! And she it pretty, aud no mistake: but, bah! that butter- making business!" O, Herman Powers, iu what way do men admit pretty women to be their equals? Some of them say so, no doubt, but we all know that but few of them mean it. Even now, you aro se cretly thinking yourself to be away above the girl who dares to labor with her own hands for the money wo all value so highly. Verily, your logic Is bad. The days passed by, and Herman Powers thought no more of making any changes in his plans for the summer. He became a very early riser. Although he took no '.no re walks out of town, still he invariably took up his position on the bridge, and waited until Miss Nunly had come and goue, and then went over to have an hour's conversation with the old grocer. Mr. Ray never again alluded to tho object of their conversation on the morning of their first acquaintance. But ope morning, during their usual talk, he said to Powers: "You don't make many acquaintances among our young folks, I should judge, Mr. Powers, as I never see you"wlth any of them?" "No, sir, I suppose I havo not suc ceeded in gaining the favor of any of your young men, as they do not ask me to assist them in enjoying themselves. However, I came here for rest and quiet." "Oh, well, too much rest Is not good for a fellow. Look here, Powers, we've not had tho young folks in to spend an evening, for some time, and if you'll name a time to suit your convenience, I'll introduce you to as nicoalot of girls as you've seen in many a day." "You are very kind, Mr. Ray, and let me assure you I nppreclato iU My evenings arc all unoccupied, and I shall be happy at any time to accept your in vitation." m "Well, I'll see my wife, and when It's arranged we'll let you know." In due time Mr. and Mrs. Ray's invi tation came to Herman Powers, and in due time the evening therein named came round. Herman made a studiously careful toilet that evening, and at an early hour was paying his respects to Mr. Ray and his amiable wife. He was in troduced to a great many ladies and gentlemen; but when Mr. Ray said, "Miss Nunly, allow mo to introduce Mr. Powers," he instantly forgot the name of every other one. When we think what a splendid looking creature she was, who can wonder at Herman Pow ers' infatuation ? CHAPTER IT. nerman sought Miss Nunly's side that evenlug, as often as he could, with due regard for appearances. When the party broke up, he had the pleasure of escorting her to her father's carriage which had been sent to take her home! and received an invitation to call at her father's house the following evening. The day after the party seemed to Herman to be of interminable length. He received cans iroui several young gentlemen acquaintances made the evening before and accepted an Invita tion to dine with a party of them. But all days have an ending, and as that one drew to a close, Herman walked out in the direction he had twice goue before, and soon came to the holomrlne to Mr. Nunly. It was a noble mansion, standing far back iu a yard well filled with trees and flowers. tt admitted by tho fair Nina herself; for they were not bound down by any strict rules ofictlquette.. He was perfectly delighted with.Mr. Nunly and his wife, and, thought their 1? OKTLAND daughter even more charming than at the party. They talked of bocks and music, con certs and lectures; and as they were discussing the merits of a well-known lecturer, Miss Nunly said: "I suppose you have often heard Miss Anthony lecture, as well as many other j distinguished ladies?" Mr. Powers' lip gave tho slightest perceptible scornful curias he answered: "I have never had the honor, Miss Nunly. In act, I don't approvo of lady lecturers." "Don't approve of them ? I hopoyou do not disapprove of the cause in which they lecture, do you ?" "Indeed I do. The ladles are alto gether too fascinating In their present position to need any chang." "I am sorry to hear that," she said, slowly, "as I hoped to find in you an able advocate for our cause." " 'Our cause !' And have you then al ready accepted the cause of those strong minded women as your cause?" "Yes, sir, and for it I have pledged my life, my fortune and my sacred honor," sho said, smiling. "Yes," put in her father, "and she never loses an opportunity to advocate her cause, as sho calls it. And I don't believo she makes any friends by It, either." "Oh; well, father, I don't mean to make enemies by expressing my views, and I don't believe I do. Do you think, Mr. Powers, it ought to have that effect?" "Certainly not, Miss Nunly. It would bo impossible for you to make an enemy of any one," he said, drily. At this juncture Miss Nunly, seeing the conversation was taking an un pleasant turn, adroitly managed to change it. But Powers did not stay long after this little wordy combat As ho walked homeward, under the stars, he tried to analyze his feelings for Miss Nunly. It grieved him deeply to think that the one woman in the world that ho had found to lovo should go heart and soul for (to him) that detesta ble doctrine of Woman's Rights. 'But for that," ho thought, "she would be such a sweet, lovable llttlo thing." Still, he concluded If she were to become his wife, and go to tho city to live, she couldn't niako butter for sale; "but," thought he, "she might do something else equally humiliating to my pride. As her father says, she would never lose an opportunity to talk on the subject that I despise above all others. But how foolish of mo to, for one moment, forget old Mr. Ray's words. Of course she would never marry any man unless ho would be willing to escort her to the polls to cast her vote in with his." But, notwithstanding Mr. Herman Powers so despised the doctrine of woman's equality before the law, he found himself a frequent visitor to one who so earnestly pleaded for it So fre quent wcro his visits that tho gossips of the town began to couple their names together. Whenever thoy met they seldom failed to have a battlo of words. Still, each time when ho left her, he found himself raoro deeply in love, so much so, that ho felt to live with her, with all her strong-minded ideas, would be better than living without her. One evening toward the close of the summer he was standing with Nina by an open window in her father's parlor. There was a pause in the conversation, when he abruptly said: "Miss Nina, I am going home to morrow, and I havo come this evening to bid you good-bye." "Going home ! is it not very sudden?" "No, I have been thinking of it for some time, but have been loth to depart However, my business now needs my care, and I must go." Her beautiful white hand was resting on the casement temptingly near him. He took it between both of his own, saying earnestly: "Nina, Is It possible for you to think more of me than of a friend?" She did not answer did not even look at him. But as she did not with draw her hand, ho went on: "My dear est girl, do you not know that I love you? I uo, aarung, love you Deuer than life Itself. Tell me if you love me in return. Nina, will you be my wife?" Still no answer; hut her baud trembled In his clasp. She raised her eyes to his, and there was a look of such ineffable love in them that ho caught her in his arms and burled her face iu kisses. He seemed, in truth, to be about to "Kill her dead with his love, And cover her up with kisses." Then she pushed his arms from about her, saying wildly: "No, no, it cannot be." "Cannot be! Why, Nina? Is it pos sible your eyes have deceived me ? Do you not love mo ?" "O, Herman, do not ask me." "But I have a right to ask you, and I insist on an answer." "We could never be happy together." "Not be happy together? If you love me as I love you we could not be happy apart But I see I have been mistaken; you do not love me." "Oh, do not say that! I will confess that I love you; but do you not know that we are always quarreling? The woman question is a 'bone of contention' between us. No, Herman Powers, two persons of as widely different opinions Free Srttcir, Tree Pbes., FbeJ Vvjovix. , OREGON, 2TlXirA.Y, M.VY IS, 187-1, as we hold should never become hus band and wife." "But we might agree 'never to men tion that question" "We would not abide by our agree ment If we should make it. Besides, I must talk; Ican't help it And T expect soon to begin to prepare myself for talk ing before greater audiences than T ever yet have met, and that you could not endure." "No, Miss Nunly, that I could not endure. I have tdlowed myself todrealn away this summer, believing' that you cared more for me than you did for the mere Idea of voting, out I see I was mistaken. As you have Just intimated,, you intend to keep on, until you will soon bo going about th couiitry lectur ing like h man, tind making yourself ri diculous in the eyes of every sensible man. Then I shall be glad that you said 'no' to my question just now. Miss Nunly, allow me to wish you good eveulng and good-bye." And he was gone. Now, our friend Nina was a woman like the rest of us, and Herman's words and abrupt departure hurt her sorely. She had let matters drift along through the summer as one in a dream, hardly thinking what was to be the ending. And now that the end had come, she wished him to understand that she was not willing to accept him uncondition ally, but that she must have the privi lege of carrying out her present plans for the advancement of womankind. She did not believe his prejudices were as strong as he pretended, and she thought that lie would be willing to give them up rather than her; that when he knew that she loved him he would not accept her refusal. Then she would be able to carry out her Ideas of what she believed to be her duty, and be happy at the same lime. Aud he had shown her that he was as firm in his opiuious as sho was In hers; and, al though iier heart ached sadly at his bitter words, she honb'rcd him the more for them. Aud thus their summer dream ended ! Herman went back to the city to his business. AndNIna? Did she sit down and mourn her fato and wearily sigh for dcatli to close tho scene? No, indeed! She went to work with a greater will to accomplish what she had planned to do. lor a few days after Herman's return to the city, he was so busy that he did did not have much timo to think of his bitter disapiintment; but when the first rush of business was over, it came back with greater force. Several months drifted by, wearily to Herman, for it seemed to him he had no aim In life nothing to work for. Almost unconsciously ho fouud himself searching the newspapers for anything that had reference to Woman Suffrage Associations, etc Finding ho could not get all the information he desired from such papers as he had, he became a reg ular subscriber to the Nkw Nohtii west. Of course he only began reading to scoff, but it opened new channels of thought to him. One day he read a letter written by Miss Nina Nuuly to tho State Woman Suffrage Association. It began by de fining her views of true womanhood, and ended iu stating some of the wrongs that woman's inequality subjected her to. It was full of beautiful aud eloquent thoughts throughout For some timo after reading it he sat with his head on his hand, apparently in deep thought. Do you wonder of what ho was thinking? Perhaps he thought he had been a little too bitter in his words to her that evening ho bade her good-bye. He might have thought, after all, that the woman who was capable of writing such a letter as that was not going to make herself ridiculous iu the eyes of any one! CIIAITKK III. Winter had passed away and spring was opening, when ouo day Herman read an announcement in tho journal that there was to be a grand meeting of tho Woman Suffragists in his own city. All the friends of the cause were invited. Several ladies were announced to lec ture in the evening. Among them was Miss Nina Nunly, of Weston, who was that evening to make her debut as a lecturer. The paper spoko of tho great brilliancy of her personal appearance, and of tho fire of genius that undoubt edly lurked within. Notwithstanding our friend Herman had said hundreds of times that he never would listen to a woman lecturer for he was certain no lady would ever attempt to lecture this announcement set him to deliberating. Should ho go and decido for himself if it was possible for a woman to occupy so public a posi tion aud at the same timo maintain that modest demeanor that is tho great charm of tho sex ? He finally decided to go. ' Herman Powers was' an impatient listener among the crowd that had con gregated that evening. He had come to hear Miss Nunly, and he cared not to listen to the several ladies that first claimed tho attention of the people. When the President of the meeting announced Miss Nina Nunly, all heads were bent eagerly forward to catch a better view of the modest, yet wou drously beautiful girl that mado her ap pearance on tho rostrum; and every one listened breathlessly, as she began in a low, passionate voice, to plead In behalf of the women of the United" States. Every word she uttered came from the Inmost recesses of her heart, and as she advanced sho grew more absorbed in her subject, and her audience more in terested, until sho finally closed her lec ture with a burst of such passionate elo quence as fow women have ever uttered. Herman Powers was thoroughly humbled, aud ho went home that night a converted man. Although he knew the hotel at which Nina was registered, and much as ho longed to see and con gratulate her on her success, he allowed her to leave town without giving her a call. He determined to try himself to see if his conversion was absolutely real. Aud then he bgan wondering if she had outlived her love for him; if, when she knew that the last one of his bitter prejudices had been removed by her, would she be willing to take back that littte word she had said to him that night? But, he thought, how useless to think of such a thing! No doubt that long ere this ho had been sup- -planted in her affections by some other man far worthier of her thau himself. The spring months had passed, and the increasing temperature made the denizens of the scorching cities begin to think of various cool retreats in the country. As for our friend Herman, we, who know his heart's secret, can easily guess to what quiet Utile town his thoughts turned oftenest At last his great desire to see Nina and kuow for himself If she was happy, overcame every other thought, and he begau making preparations to be absent from the city two or three weeks. The morning after his arrangements wero completed, he took the cars for. and at nigh tfouud himself at tho Weston de pot. The first thing with him was to visit his old hotel, secure lodgings for an in definite time, and order his dinner. The landlord had not forgotten his gentle manly patron, and our hero was warmly welcomed. Iu a short, time an excellent dinner was set before him, to which he did araplo justice. After dinner he strolled through the town, without, however, encountering any of his last year's acquaintances. Tliis was just as he wished, for he was in no iiood for talking. In his walk he noticed that the past year had brought several changes to the town. One of the most important ones was a new brick edifice that had been erected in tile place of the old wooden store where Mr. Bay used to keep Ills stock of gro ceries and provisions. After rambling around until lie was thoroughly tired, he returned to the hotel to enjoy the soundest night's sleep he had experi enced for some time. True to the custom he followed when he was here before, Herman arose at six o'clock and prepared himself for a walk. In a few minutes he was occupy ing his favorite position on the little bridge. He had not been there many minutes when he was aroused from the rcverio into which he had fallen by tho noise of an express wagon tiiat came rattling down the steet, and paused in front of the new brick building of Mr. Ray's. It was driven by a lady, nnd at tho sight of the familiar figure, Her man's heart commenced such a thump ing that it almost choked him. It was no other than that of our heroine. As soon as she had slopped a young man came out, a stranger to Herman, though evidently an employe of Mr. Ray's. He look a butter firkin from the-wagon and carried into the building, and soon returned with it empty. Miss Nunly then turned her horses' heads homeward and sped away rapidly. Herman watched her until she was out of sight, and then, so strong is the force of habit, that almost before he was awaro of it, he was entering the estab lishment of his old friend. He asked the man in attendance if Mr. Ray was In, and was answered that ho was not Ho then asked at what time he might hope to sec him at the store, and was told that of late Mr. Ray did not come down until about nine o'clock. Powers went back to his hotel and breakfasted, and at half-past nine again sought Mr. Ray at his place. The old man could scarcely find words to express his joyful surprise at again seeing Mr. Powers, for Herman was a prime favor ite with him. Mr. Ray gavo him all the village news iu an incredibly short short space of time. Suddenly he began rallying him ou his reasons for coming back'lo Weston. "Glad as I am," he said, "that our town has sufficient attractions to bring you back again, I can't understand how it can he. Of course a certain youug lady in the neighborhood has nothing to do with It By the way, sho has taken a rise In the world since you wcro here. Of course you know all about her lecturing and all that, but you may not kuow that her father has made her a present of fifty cows, and she now car ries on, with the aid of two or three hired assistants, qulto an extensive dai rying business. If you were up early enough this morning, you no doubt saw her come in with her usual amount of butter; for she still iusisU on doing her own markeliug." "Yes, I saw her," said Herman. "I supposo you do thc.falr. thing by her, as tho world Is uslugyou so well ?" "Ohcertalnly. As yousay, the world Is using me well. I have at last bought TJ3IBER 3Qy off all opp6sltlon, and now have things all mi own way." "I am glad to hear of your prosperity, and aiso glad lo note thai you aro will ing to expend a" reasonable amount' In building up your iown.''Tliis'tis a' nice building you have erected." ' . t "Oh, It does well eiiough; that tsJ(ii Is very well adapted, lo it$ use.' , So glad was Mf. Ray 'to See his old friend that Herman could not get away from him, but was carrlel..off ttffu'rich Mr. Ray talking nil the tfnie. It w,as two o'clock before Hermaij foUpd him self at liberty to go back ttj his hVfel, Ho Immediately despatched boy with his card to Miss Ntinly. Hb wrote tjle following words on the card, before placing it In the envelope: "MissNunly, will it be too great'ah assurance iu me to ask 3-011 for an Interview this even ing? I wish to beg your pardon lor an offense commif ted the last tim'eweraet" Miss Nnuly's reply was that she would bo glad to receive an old friend.- Ac cordingly, ovening fonnd him 011 his way to visit the girl he loved so ardent ly, and yet to whom, at their last meet ing, he had said the bitterest wonls lie had ever spoken to any human' beinir. ClIAITElt rv. Herman was going now to apol ogize to Nina; to tell her tiiat he had become convinced that her views on the subject about which they liad quarreled were correct; bid her God Speed In the work sho had undertaken, then say good-bye and depart How familiar every object around him looked ! How little things had changed since he had first set foot on Mr. NunSy's grounds, a year ago ! He rang the bell, , IUU UB1J, was shown into the parlor, and found himself face to face witii Nina.. Of course, they were somewhat cm barrasscd at first They could not be otherwise. But gradually they grew more at case, ani kept the conversation goiug without trouble. Very abruptly Mr. Powers said : "Miss Nunly, I heard your first effort at lecturing." "Indeed !" she said, blushing. "Then t nMf imilHABijuu "'",;;, , ,, ing me make myself ridiculous? "Ou tho contrary, I havecome to con gratulate you on your success, aud to humbly beg your pardon for having been so ungentlemanly as to ever utter those insane words. Am I forgiven ?" "You were forgiven as soon as they were uttered, that is, if there is any thing to forgive, for you have a perfect right to youropinion." "Well, I have cbanged my ojiiiiion now. I have found out that a womau j can lecture before a large audience, and still be a womau. In fact, Miss Nunly, you succeeded in removing tho last oue of my bitter preju'dicesagainst Woman's ! Rights; henceforth I am a strong advo- cate of their cause." "lam very, very glad to hear that, Mr. Powers, and very happy to know that I had anything to wlthj-our conversion." For some time after this they both sat in silence; then, as if struck with a sud den thought, Hermau crossed over to Nina's side, saying, "Miss Nina, I came here to-night intending to make my acknowledgments and then leave you forever; but I find that your presence has the same power over me that it used to have, and I cannot leave you without first asklug you If you will not lot me assist you in your work. Nina, there was a time when the Woman Question was the only tiling in which we did dot agree; now we agree on that You once confessed; that you loved .me. Is that love all dead ? or has some one else taken my place in your affections? I love you npw as passionately as I did a year ago. Nina, have you ceased to love me? Can you trust your happi ness in ray keeping?" "I havo loved you all the time, and this is the happiest moment of my life," she said, witii a look of perfect trust And then for the second time lie clasped her in liis arms, and this time she did not struggle to free herself. They sat for a blissful hour talking of the future. Then "papa" and "mamma" must be called in and consulted. Every thing was explained satisfactorily to them and they said "yes" without any hesitation. That night when Herman returned to his hotel, he was too full of happiness to sleep. What need to linger over the days that followed? Suffico it lo say that when at the end of a fortnight Herman bade Weston adieu, it was arranged that iu the golden autumn days he should come and claim his bride. In the meantime,, there was plenty of work to be done. It had been arranged that he was to close out the business that he was then engaged iu, and Nina was to sell her cows and after their marriage they were to become partners in some kind.of business suitable to Loth, thus demonstrating this idea of equal rights. On the first of October they were united "for better or for worse." Nina Nuuly Powers does most of her mi. miu-w v...uau. mm iici pen; out occasionally sue consents to lecture before an appreciative audience. 1 At such times her husbaud sits looking admiriugly ou And their clegaut home is the center arouud which revolves a large circle of the strongest minds of the age. Valedictory of his Honor the- Mayor of Lieiver: iuaniciiou. wa over wit vl- T ill knows it.. r. ,,.,,) gj.f 1 , X Journal Ibr the Tcople. Y ' "IJTO Devoted to thelnterests of-Hmntmity '" "," fve-issnrs.'jana Thoroughly Radical In Opposlnsand Exposlns the Y,rpne 6IJhefSlaWe: : " '" ' " Trr i.hsmsr" "Correspondents writing overassumed'slgna tures must make known their namestothe EdUqr,or,1na attention will be gljpnijto; their communications. . . ' ii'"''n' " " s " "-p:'v '" - " ; ' i . .'"til urn' , Temperance Alliance. TOO MUCirotlkD WATER QCENCIlksTnE SSSltV- aiASM DUIL, TAJIK, VNISTETtESTIKG ASD rnovnxiasj About 150 nersons were nrosnnt Tabernacle last evening at the clos ing meeting of tho State Tem'teraiiee AlttnnAA H'l, - i ! r . 1 i i ...fuuvc. xiiv uievuiiirs ui mis uouv havo not been "characterized bv the earnestness and vigor which n're desira ble on such occasions. The interest1 In the Temperance cause In Ihiscltv fafnst dying out. The first mass raeetl ngdrew togetner o,000 persons, who went.know Irig t to be a woman's movemeilt'and intent to hear what the women' had - 0 say on this subject To their creatsur- prise, the women all kept in thehack groundj and men wero crowded- to .the trout to omciate as onicersantiuo ail tlio talkinsr. Even wheti the hungry crowd called for "Mrs. Anybody," no response was maue. lne result- was eviueiu,.at the next meeting. Instead of the, large audience of 3,000, the Tabernacle was not filled. The prayer meetings, 'which it was predicted would bo so sought; af ter that no house in the city would.Jie large enough to hold the throngV,".are now convened In the vestries, and 11 'few more like the last, where the praylsts were not only called oh by name and in squads to make their petitions, but even directed what to pray for, making tlie whole occasion cold and tedious,' will ef fectually quench the zeal of the most ar dent. The meetings of the State. Alliance were carried on in the same cold 'niiin ner. The speakers were all selected; riot because they had suffered from the rav ages of intemperance, or that they felt any unusual interest, but because they had "Rev." tacked to their (' names. There was ' Nd SPONTANEITY, NO LIFE. The ministers did the best they could. We really pitted them; they are;.called upon so often on this subject, that they deserve credit Tor belngtible to shy any thing. But people will not flock to the meetings to hear them. Contrast these ... . .. . ,!. . Qnnrinv rGVellinirmeetintr3theldbV theDashaway, 'Tcmperauce Legion audl-atherMatnew 'societies. '" A little diversion was created in tue Alliance yesterday ihoruingby the op portune resolution 01 irs.uuuiway auu her stirring comments on the system of license. A flame was kindled- that started nearly all her auditors to their feet A few more such speakers would stir up an excitement and an interest that would shake tho dry bones and make them rattle. I nu mis reiuiuus us I And this reminds us that uotwith- standing the Alliance was composed of a vast number of Temperance organiza tions, in every one of "which women are indefatigable iu their efforts for the cause, aud its acknowledgments of thcirservices in carryingon this mighty reform, not a single womau appears among the officers elected yesterday af ternoon. They are always called upon to watch and pray, to canvass, to sing, to get up entertainments, to cook suppers, to address the bands of hope, aud mar shal the children into array in fine, to do the hard work in their respectivoaw cieties; but when it conies to public meetings and appointing officers, they are left out in the cold. Wo know that j more than one earnest woman feels this keenly, and we do not hesitate to say that this neclect is one of the nrinciDal causes of the torpor now existing in this j city on the subject of Temperance. San Fi-ancisco Evening Post. Senator William M. Stewart. In. the summer of the year JSCS Bill Stewart," the honorable Senator who has so 16ng mis represented tho people of the State' Of Nevada in the Senate of the United States, made a visit to Nevada in order to make a second run for his position. A delegation of the I'nion Club went from Ueno to Wadsworth, the then terminus of the Central Pacific Itailroad, to meet the honorable bull-whacker and escort hfm to Beno. William arrived about t Ai M. from Austin, by stage; with him were George C. Gorham, Tom Fitch and two or three more political hoodlums. Poor Joe Cutts, a fine lawyer and honest gentlen&n, was President pro tern, of the Keno Club. Cutts (since dead) knew Bill when' ho used to drive bulls, and after calling the members of the Union Club together, in troduced them to the Senator. Said good, h6nest Joe Cutts: "Bill, times have changed within a few years; yon hareno more brains than a jackass still your cheek hxs carried you ahead. Do you remember, Bill, when I was County Judge in California, and you used to passim oliicc with the sleeve of your shirt hang ing out of your trousers' log and you were singing out whoa-haw to them old bulls belonging to the sawmill? And here you are the Hon. W. M. Stewart, United States Senator, and I am poor old Joe Cutts still! "But Bill," said our departed friend, "I am poor and honest, whilst you are rich and as big a rascal' as the country ever knew." Xrratla Daily TrUiwxe, May 4. Singular Accident. The Yuba City Banner tells the last snake storv, as fol lows: 'Recently the Rev. Lewis Thomp son, a traveling book agent from Sacra mento, left Gridley's station in a one-horse open-topped bugsy, and was approaching Ynba City on the North Butte road. When about four miles from this place, driving slowly along, he was suddenly startled by a large spotted snake standing upright be fore hhn in the front of his bugsjv 'So great was his fright that he fell back wards over tho seat ujwn the ground, striking about the head and shoulders, and receiving severe injuries about the spine. He was taken to the residonce of ltcv. E. Harrow, near by, and Dr. Hamjjn of this city sent for, to whom we arctln debted for this information. It is thought some mischievous person placed the rep tile in the buggy at Gridley's, from where Mr. Thompson departed very early in.the morning, and that the snake, after becom ing wanned up, and stimulated' by liis long ride, assnmed the detiantattitude."- A Massachusetts farmer says: "My cattle will follow me until I leave the lot, and on tho way up o the barn-yard In the evening stop and call for alock,of nay. omuusou says tuero is nothing pi an remarKauie in that He "went into a barn-yard In the couutry one day weeh wuere lie nau not tne slight est ncquaiutanc with the cattle, aud tho old bull not only followed him till ho icit. ine lot, but took the gate off tue 1 hinges aud raced with him to the houso 1,1 -"e mst familiar manner possioie. Smithson says he had no doubt that tbo old fellow would havo called fpr some thing if he had waited a little while, hut ho' didn't want to keep ?; waltlne dinner: so he nung I bull's horns and went Into tuio"