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.ASHOET 8T0ET TOE QIELS.
BY -ETNA.
It la a bright day in early June. Mat-
tie Lee and Eva barren, -cousins, whose
parents reside on adjoining farms a
mile from the village are spending the
day in town with Mrs. Halstead.
Mrs. H. is the young wife of the most
enterprising merchant in town? there
fore it is a most desirable thing to' be a
privileged visitor at. her house. But Jt
Is not this that makes Mntlle and Eva
enjoy these visits to her so much, but
because she, although a matron, does
not consider it necessary to be old and
staid and poky, but enjoys their .com
pany equally as much as they do hers.
Added to this, her home surroundings
are so pleasant that .no one couldj fail to
enjoy them.
Descriptions are proverbially tedious,
yet I trust my readerrwill tolerate one
of the pleasant sitting-room Inuwhicb
we find the cousins above named.
Imagine a little square Toom in tne
rear wing of the building', with a door
opening out onacool and shaded porch.
The opposite side of the room, which Js
nearest the street, is lighted by two
lone, low windows. A Madeira vine of
vivid green grows in a hanging basket,
its pliant tendrils partly trained over
the snowy curtains' that are looped
gracefully back from one window, dis
closipgabox thickly studded with pink
and white daisies. The other window
is completely shaded by a "Wandering
Jew," and still its wandering does not
cease, for it has trailed its. delicate
branches and dark green leaves along the
white wall from picture to picture, and
over the clock on the mantel, until jt
has made the circuit of the room. .Be
neath it, on the window-sill,, stands a
box of dark purple, velvet-leaved
heart's-ease. At the end of the room,
farthest from the main building, Js a
fire-place. This, however, is now closed
by a lovely screen, and the hearth is
covered by a brightly-tinted rug, its
brilliant colors contrasting pleasantly
with the pale straw color of the matting
on the floor. Each end of the mantel is
graced by a vase filled with lilacs and
snow-balls. At the end of the room op
posite tne nre-place stands a table, cov
ered with a crimson cloth delicately
embroidered. A vase of June roses oc
cupies the center of the table, their fra
grant breath softly permeating all the
air with Slimmer odors. A basket of
myrtle swinging from the celling di
rectly overhead touches the roses on the
table witn a gentle, caressing move
ment, as the June breezes steal in. for a
sly flirtation.. Several elegantiy-bonnd
books by the very best authors, to
gether with late copies of several lead
ing magazi dep. anii periodicals, lie upon
the table. In a gilded cage hanging on
the porch just outside the open door a
canary is trilling forth song after song
of sweet music, seemingly trying to
drown the voices of several feathered
choristers that are hidden In the foliage
of the young oaks In the door-yard.
Well indeed does Mrs. Halstead fulfill
her mission as "home-maker," and not
only as far as externals are concerned,
either.
Bat it is quite time we began to make
the acquaintance of the two girls that,
at present, form such a conspicuous
parlsof tbisroom's furniture. "
Mattle jke is a tali, black-eyed, rosy
cheeked) generous-hearted,, fun-loving
girl. She is an only daughter, and con
sequently' does just as she pleases.
Eva Warren la rather below medium
hight,:with light gray eyes, and hair of a
kind of mrjiisecotor, that is not at all
popular; She is a" very sensible girl, of
weii-reguiatea mina, just as warm
hearted and generous as3icr:cousln,.but
having been 'carefully, brought up In
the1 midst of a lirge' family 'she , has
learned to Ibettecpfjfrolhier impulses
(baa. has Mattle: Tijfire-ia nothing! es
pecially at tractl tffr'.about'trer4 personal
apprararicVblit; fielngtwa
urtsaeu, sue is jnucfj aamireu.
These cousins are nearly, the same
age, neither having reached 'her eigh
teenth birthday At present they are
both busily plylng.tbelrcrochetn.e.eqjes,
while, their tongues -keep up a continual
clatter, as If to keep time with their
fingers. ' , '
Suddenly Mattle breaks off in the
middle of a -sentence, jumps" np, drops
her woTkj and excla'lmsf ,! !
'0, EvaJ , there, goes-jour ' handsome
.beau, Charlie. Marshall. Don't ho loo's
sweet, though, with his stylish "hat set
in such a 'careless fashion on' toppf lils
curly hair? Just look at him swinging
his. cane and 'puffing' his cigar as he
struts along. I just want to' kiss lilm'
"Do ' hush, ' Mattle," replied. Eva
'.'Suppose he should hear of that. re
mark. Yom would be 'mortified to
death.?1 '"!"' "
Ko danger of $ha.L. "Who1 going, to
teU,?. imigbtaa.weirsaylVas'to tbiinld
it, and I know-ydurmftuEh abapeit'ltselr
iora kiss just every; llmeiyqcrsee Blm,'
retorted, Mallfe. ' ' ' ; . ''
uO, Mattle, what a madcap, you. are;
If beJsr nice looking and wedoenjoy his
societyi w needn't go quite wild abbat
him, rguess." ' '" 1
"I don't have the least Intention, of
wuiuuu i ifu uio tue icasb.oiioi jrood.
wheDj.I ha v, such -a. fair, cousin, who
seems to be so well appreciated by thy
handsomBaHfi.' Tenlled'Mifi'lS i
MltjaJBnnotj-reirre, talsteacymei
in from an adjoining room, where she
has been soothing her little two-year-old
to his afternoon nap. It is her rule
that Jf she' must have help she will haye
It In the kitchen and over the wash,-,
tub, and take care of her baby herself
"I don't know, girls," she says, "as r
need to apologize for having overheard
your remarks about Mr. Marshall, for'if
you didn't want me to hear you shouldn't'
have spoken so loudly, or else yon
should have told me to stop my ears."
"I'm.sure weliad no thought of being
atall secret abo'utour'preference for Mr.
Marshall," said Mattle, gayly. "It's
only cousinly affection I have' for him,
you know, for he IsEva's acknowledged
beau."
"Nonsense, Mattle," said her cousin.
"There is no telling which of us, if
either, be has special flection for. I'll
tell you just bow it is, Mrs. Halstcad.
Each time, he has called t our house,
he only sat a few minutes before saying,
'GeV your hat, .Miss WarreD, and let's
go call on your, cousin.' "We walk over
there together, and then lie devotes
himself to Mattle the rest of the even
ing." :"
"Excuse me for saying it, girls," said
Mrs. Halstead, gravely,, "but I don't be
lieve he is a very desirable' acquaint
ance fpr either of you. I'm Inclined. o.
think him dissipated."
"Dissipated! Oh, impossible!" ex
claims Mattie. "He is tod Tefined for
that. Somebody has been slandering
him to you.'
"Not at all. It Is truel have scarcely
a'speaking acquaintance with bim, but
I think Mr. Halstead has a good oppor
tunity to know'-and 'he is my inform
ant. I don't tell you this, girls, because
I want to gossip about the poor fellow,
but because if you are -not aware that,
when in bis company, you art associat
ing. with a '.hoodlum,' It8eems to: be my
duty to inform you that such- is the
case." i
"A 'hoodlum!1 O, Mrs. .Halstead !"
ejaculated Mattie. "And .be always so
elegantly dressed, and such splendid
company ! Even you would be de
lighted to bearhlm talk."' .
"Neverthelessi" .replied Mrs. Hal
stead, "I venture to say thatJaefore this
be is in the 'Gem Saloon' having ,had
his 'sling,' or playing billiards,; while
between pufls of smoke be is blurting
out oaths and talking fslang' to such an
extent that if you could bear bim you
would never again be delighted by any
thing he could say."
"lanTBorry to bear this," said Eva,
sadly. "I had enjoyed Mr. Marshall's
society very much, and, Mattie, if this
be trne, we shall "have to drop him at
once." ' .
"Not quite so last, cousin. Young
men who are 'blessed with gqod.pcial
qualities are a scarce article in Wood-
ville, and I don't propose to let this one
slide quite so readily. He may only be
sowing his wild oats,' and will settie
down sober enough aftera while."
"Young men," said Mrs. Halstead,
"rarely ever ,break away from their, evil
habits. After tbey have gotten: such a
firm hold of tbem, especially if still
permitted to associate1 with virtuous
young ladies just 'the sams:'as though
their habits were the best in the world.?'
".Ob,, well, I'm not afraid to keep up
lay acquaintance with Charlie. Marshall
yet a while, unless he cuts roe first. I
can drop him when I think it's time."
"f. ...... j.'. i.
"There's danger In delay," 'Said Mrs.
Jdalstead," more seriousiyi. tnan tne
subject seemed to demand. "Perhaps,
by the time, you have, decided to drop
hlm. yovrwlll be fluttering "hopelessly,
like .a'moth,Tir6und' the candle1 of his
fascinations, and, beware that you do
not get your f.fngs, scorched. It has
ieen such, a short while since-1 was a
younsr, romantic, beauty-wdrsbipplhfc
'girl that T know j"usfc how' yo'n.-'view
b'esi'lblpga. At your' age MattfeJ,,I
have nd'cioubt butl would have though
jnuch .tlgme,as1you1di-AD9ftt- Charlie
Marsballuiilai fact theroiraeasTa: time
when myiife came iiear';b'efng";rh6)ly
darkened by drie of these lascinatin'
'salobulntiiers.' If yqtf wjhfd'jike to
hear ihewrJx4n5e..npar!aylng, bfxt
you are-too old to. be told sforiea, aren'.t
you?" oa-i
''"NTAt-nf nil or. nlixiar.' S1T Hb'nll nKoul
it, Mr8.'""Halgtp,'d;) ' iya ahli I. have
"-Try - -rr- 7 ,."" -r""::
often, speculatea vaboqt. your glrlbood
life.tapd wflpderedrif yommarried-yQur
firstllovev'H''-:".-'. 1' i) . ' -
"Yes. MattWi'fc efreve-'I! 'maTrfed -mir
first love, thougti'iibt'mjr first 'fascina
tion, by apy means." , ,
"I , wopiri deajcJy Io.Ye;to.theac mome?
thing abputryour girlb,ood daytu. I.love
storles'even better ndw'tlfan I did'whea
I was a'Ditle clrl',",s'd!d'va. . ,:
"Welli"l)egan Mrs.;lstead,a; was
one ot a nomerons Jami y, nd -my
father not ,belng. vfiry- weJliOflTdny this
world's ootfgj-toysbareof -grotty things
wasa 8mallone; sullT waaety hi
The society was very similar tq"thisj
ana asyoiujaiu, fliviie,Jy.qupg,men wjiq
were gopd. company were-iscarce- arth
clej aolsdmefinlebiy-slstertandr.we'rd
a llttleioiiesome and dull.1 ' ' Jl
4'0ne ptiSVfniari vlf WtirI-fbrmed
tb,e. aMUntan'ce'of1 Balp'ti
from that; tour I ivas bound- heart and
soul ta'htfh'Tjy histwohderfully 'charm
ihg taa'bners. -From the first I knew
there were lurntirri'abo'nf his wild wavs'
Butiee'triem'.ti.beeded not the
counsel oE sly gray-haired father; but
whe'rt be told me' how -Dasalonatel v" he
lp'eS j&e,Mn& bgged'ae tom'arJm
4 cpnsentea, aud4magUJed J. was, wlldlyi
ll'appy. My parents did, everything jn
their power to counteract his. influence
oyer me, but I would not consent to
give in tu up. As a last resort, tney
persuauea my sister aua i to go away to
the home of a friend to spend the sum
mer, ' thinking that absence would
weaken his power over me.. About a
fortnight after leaving'bome I received
ati anonymous letter (I never discovered
who was the writer) unfolding to me
the real character of my betrothed. It
stated that the author bad knowu
LRayner before he came into our neigh
borhood, and told me instances of his
having been guilty of such immoral'
conduct that I blush 'even now to think
of it. The letter closed by an appeal to
mv love'for my father, and Decreed me.
If I did not -wish to bring his gray hairs
i sorrow -fo' the' grave1, to1 i;lve up all
thought of marrying Rayner. A
strange1 thing Is a woman's heart. Al
though all respect for Ralph vanished
with-he reading of that letter (for
B'omehow I did not doubf Its' truth"), yet,
when a few days after I received a visit
from bim', I found that his presence still
had the power to- caiise my rebellious
-heart to pulsate as wildly as ever. I
succeeded, Tjdw'ever, in getting up my
courage sufficiently to show him the
letter T had received. If X had uny
doubt of' Its truth before, I had none af
ter watching him read the terrible ac
cusations against himself, for his face
revealed his guilt too' plalnly for mis
construction. Of ' course bo denied
everything in the1 .wildest terms, but
my mind-was made up I told him all
was over between us. Poor fellow! I
believe he really'dld love me after all.
for when I bade him good-bye he burst
into tears, exclaimlbg!
" 'O, Mollie, this wlll kill me !'
"You -must knowyglrls,;it was all I
could do to hide ther'real state of my
feelings from liim. But I summoned
all tny pride to myald- and lightly toid
him he would soon forget me.
"It was a darK night, without a star,
yet he and a friend that had come with
him resolved' to return home. I went
ontside the door and stood in the da'rk-
ness.'whlle they mounted their already
tired steeds thai we're- standing tied to
the yard' fence".' "OuTwhat bitter curses
I Jieardihlm: pour forth. With what
dreadful feelings Theard him ypwto cut
the heart out. of, tug .writer of that letter
before, tnornlng (for, it seemed be sus
pected who its author .was). It is no
wonder that whep my sister came to
look for me I turned to her, buried my
face in my hands, and bursting into
1 ' ' i ' r 1 t 1 i " J t ' ''t n
tears, exciaimea, mu, wuai nave x uoue c
what have! done?' Is H. any wonder
that even now, looking back out of. .my
happy married life to that dreadful
bight, I'cannot repress a5 shudder?"
Mrs.'Halstead's eyes and Eva's also
were filled with' tears, as she closed, and
Mattie was sobbing outright.' Presently
she said:
I never could have done it, Mrs.
Halstead never. If I -had cared for
him just, the' least bit' in the world,
-when hesafd that at parting, I should
just have put my arms around his neck,
and told bim that I didn't care how
.mean he was, so.. long as he' loved me,
I -would go with him to the ends of the
.artb."
"And that too,', said astonished Mrs.
Halstead, "when all respect for himavas
gone;?, Take care,:Mattle,,or that im
pulsive little heart of yours will Ret you
Into troubleet.'1-
"And.dld you never see him acrain?"
inquired JiTva.
''SeveriPtlmes; and to save my life I
couldn't" keep '"my foolish little heart
from1 'coming tight 'tipiS trly throat at
tne sight of 'nimr but tnat was before 1
ti&ti foanuViaiibetter love. I met him
oncelafter my.imarrlage, at the house-of
a friend; who :was ixelatlve of his, and
tUea I COUlda't lietpamndeHrrg-ihow I
had ever been so silly as ;to seeatrytliin'g
attraptLyabput hinjLj,' v; ' . ,
"What became of him, finally ?
'JEe marrieda girl whom hp bad-been
.engagedftq pefpre,! knew him, and-for
some,.reasqnhad brokerc the ,engage-
mept. VhenfLhe came ' back to her she
.was so weak oa to receive bim. with
ojpen.arms. Tney only Jiyd together a
year or ,twq, whep- he leftKandwent oflf
to the .mines, .pr some, place else, and
was finally shot.jn a drunken! raw His
wife is -49till - knockingabout in the
.world. , somewhere, with blackened
name, I hea .though I bjppe It is riot
jruej for i would, gladly "believe; that no
life was wholly wrecked jy hjs evil in
fluence." "Silehce fell-upon Ihe. liitfe group for a
while. It Vas broteri at last by Mattie:
'fcfo' not wonder no wj dear lirs, Hal-
stead, that .you 'beieiwlf 'it"io be .you j"
diity to warn u's agaVrist'MrT'Marshail.
Are ;uu 4UIW sure is us uauusjuu
wburd'havB tia' fieflevef'
''Quite sure. ' In" t&ct, not tell
you halfj.be truth."
wWiil you get me a piece of bote pa-1
per, please, and pen and ink V '
"What are you going to do, Mattie ?'
lnquired her fctttislUi'' : ' ' 1 '
"Why; you kiiow'bur TJolden Queens'
are ripening fast, and we are going-' id
havb a-strawberry sociable' 'bgxt weekj
and Charlie Marshall hasteeri invited.
I am galpg to recallthatin"vlf;atlhIr
Xftur&va ! Mattlei"'said Eva -
MDtfyou do tbl without any regrets,
Mattie?" inquired Mrs. Halstead.
"I?nf. -afraid J-Ca'u't truly Hiy that I
db In .racVIttfrald -1W only jns:
fouharontr,theTda&ger:ray hdaft'warf'Ifl;
-aoTu T alrjnoTf oasis
But never mind; Til' get over li soon
enough."
Writing material being produced,
Mattie indited the following note:
Mb. Marsiiai.i.:' I have just learned, from a
reliable oorce, 'the manner In which you
spend the most of yonr time. Let mo any that
I consider myself too roach of a woman to as
sociate with a common saloon "bummer,"
when 1 know It. From this yon -will under
stand -that your company Is not required at
our sociable next Thursday. evening. When
you have renounced your. evil ways, and have
"become a man, you may consider me as your
friend. " JTAttie LeR
Eva and Mrs. Halstead both, com-i
mended the note, so Mattie addressed it
and dropped it in the office herself, as
they were on their way home later in
the evening.
Great -was Mr. Charles Marshall's
consternation when he'received Mattie
Lee'sotb, and I fearjiils'' imprecations
Werefridt 'tile' most chaste and' refined.
He did not change his ways in tbe
least, however", butkept going on in tbe
down-hill road to destruction, until he
flnaliy'brbugbt up in the State prison,
having been convicted of assisting one
of his "chums"' in breaking open the
safe in Mr. Haistead's store.
Subsequently, on one of Mattle Lee's
visits to Mrs. Halstead, she met a
young gentleman, whom that worthy
lady introduced to her as" "My brother-
in-law, Mr. Halstead." Mattie was not
long in discovering that be was a man
of superior intelligence. He was also
possessed of all those sterling qualities
which the "old folks'are always on the
lookout for, when seeking a companion
for a marriageable daughter. Morepver,
he did not consider it beneath his man
hood to dress himself with faultless taste,
use perfumed handkerchiefs, and ob
serve "ail tbe courtesies of life. etc. that
Berve Io make a gentleman so attractive
to feminine eyes.
One word right here to my unmarried
gentlemen readers: Girls the. world
over admire sensible, men, but they are
slow to believe a man fa really sensible,
be ho possessed of the whole catalogue
of moral virtues, who thinks it is bis
duty to dress In old-fashioned toggery,
and who renders himself stupid gener
ally, for fear some girl will marry him
lor nis nne. domes or accompusnments.
yet who, nevertheless, is sure to fall In
love with the most accomplished, best-
I dressed girl of hls acquaintance. As far
.7 , 7 ? iv
as m'y kn6wledge extends,
remain ".old Bachelors" to
tuese men
the end of
the chapter. I firmly believe that the
reason so many girls are fooled into
marrying dissolute young men is be
cause these men, knowing they have
ijothing else to recommend them, rarely
fail to appear well-dressed. and perfectly
polite and' proper when under the re
straint of virtuous young ladies' com
pany'. It is liani for tbe young to believe
that there are many things that "glitter
only'to lead us astray." But let usre-
tiirn'to. the story.
These two'young people, were mutual
ly attracted to each vother, and as a
consequence were married within the
year.
Sober little Eva has about concluded
that there are other duties as impera
tlve to her as the duty of looking out
for. a husband, so she. is. fast, settling
herself down as the acknowledged
literary woman of Woodville, daily
copgratulating Eva "Warren on being
able to take, care of. herself in the
absence of the "legal protector" who
falls to make his appearance.
-; : r-r-rr.7
. YOTJiigEiiF, Yon cannot.find a taore
companionable person than yourself, if
proper attention oe oaia to tue inaivia
"ual: Yourself will co with Vdu when
everyou-iike, and cbrne'awav when you
please, .approve your jokes,, assent to
your propositions, ana, in snort,, pe in
every piacp agrceaoie, 11 you oniy learn
to practice ihe true art of being on good
terms with yourself. This, however, is
jjot so, easy as sqmer imagine, who, do
nctoiten try tue experiment. Yourself,
when it 6atches you ii company; with
uuwuci yereuu, 1a apt to us" a bo v ere
critic on youriiauits auu ioiuies,ana
when you are censured by.yo.urself, itjs
generally tbe most severe and intolera-
aoie. species 01 reuroor. 11 is on tnis ac
count that you are afraid of yourself.
and seek any associates, no matter how.
mierior, wuose Doid cnat may Keep you
from playing 'thef censor.. Yourself, Js
likewise a jealous friend. If .nejjlected
"and 'slighted it becomes .a bore,' arid
be'lefteyen for a short'tlme "by ybbrj
self," ls.tben! regarded as a'ctually acriiel
hpflltlii nf wealth hhs dpnarted.
How importantrlt is tb6n. to J,kn6w
thyself." to cultivate thVself. to resnect
thyself, and ixrlove thyself warmly but
rationally 1 A sensible self is' the' best
of guides, for; few; cpmmit errors butji
broaa'dlsregard' of Its admonitions, It
tugs cblitlnually at tbe skirts' of mep.to
uraw lueu). irum lueir. cueerjui yiees
IthoJds'u'p'its'bhadQwy finder ,jn warn
ing wneu you go astray, anu lp sermon
JzerfBharpIybii your sins afMSr.tbey. lra.re
bfeflfi cb'trimltfed.'- rfJur'nattf rSta twdfdltl:
antfits 'nqb'lest.part Is'tbe 'seltf to which'
wa'fefer, It"stands b the afprt to cbeck
the'excess.of the. animal Impulses, ana
though ft becomes weaker In the fulfill
ment of its.t'sk by. repeated disappoln t
ment8,it is rarely 'so eqfeebled as to be
unaoie. o rise up .occasionally, sneeteu
ahd Jjalj, HkBjtlchard's vfctlms, to o ver-
wnqim tne. ,onepa?r w;tn; .bitter re
prxiahes? , $tudy.. therefore.'tbbaon good
terms with yourself; Jti" bap'plp'ess lo
uo iruiy pieaaeu wiiu juuraeu.
. A. small image' bf a. human head
carved-ln stone, which was dug up onH
farm in Webster township, MichigaUf
same years -agor was exhibited at tlrt
Detroit meeting of tbe American Asso
ciation; It appears to be made of Pats
dam red 'sand-stone, which does notex-"
HBinmsiurB iQ mat pari.01 tne country.
Therfeituesiof 'tb'efacb are -'those of an
Esrvbtlaarcaat, ' -bSw 'fjJ.'vs Aw-
A Oall of the House.
It will be impossible for me to forget
my first experience on a- call of tne
House. It was In the. merry mouth.of
May, 1858. It occurred, on a private bill.
I had not then learned the secrets of tbe
prison house. Being caught by tbe ser
geant's officer on. my way to duty r I was
graciously allowed the freedom of the
mall wagon, juow 1 cnaied under my
flret arrest! What would lynx-eyed
constituents, arid especially my oppo
nents, in Ohio think! I tremble as I re-,
calltheseapprehertslons. I was brought
before the bar wltli'Zollicoffer arid James
B. Clay. The then' leviathan 6f the
House, Humphrey Marshall, waSTii tbe
chajr. How lie glowered on mo with
ponderous savagery ! He made me feel
that I had personally enrooted him.
I told him that I was sorry to waist his
precious time, and would lean on mm
for mercyr but there was no mercy in
bim. What a company tnere was that
night ! Minister Washburne, General
Quitman, Jones of Tennessee, Governor
Houston of Alabama, General Sickles.
tfrow, btevenson, uoilax, iJisnopoiuon'
necticut, Bingham, Latnar, Groesbeckj
Pendleton, Governors niith of Virginia,
Giddings, Farnswortb, John Cochrane, '
and. many others, sjnee then Ministers,
Governors and Sepators. Some of them
are in the cold, cold ground. "Where
oe tneirgioes nowY" Aiiotnor "can"
has summoned them, to a more serious
session. But it happened that on that
night, as frequently since, that the vig
ilant and leading men were absent,
while the dilatory wags we're on guard.
How they delighted to catch Mr. J.
Glancy Jones, chairman of the Ways
and Means, at President Buchanan's
dinner-table ! What a riant row was
made over bis white tie and rubicund
face and the Pennsylvania delegation,
with tbe "J. li." brand on their brows,
fresh from festivity ! Few excuses were
received, though many were tendered.
A member from Niagara had ''palredofl"
with his wife; another felt so bad be
cause his wife bad gone home, he.couid
not participate in deliberation; a mem
ber from Maryland was remarked as
showing a disposition to bo in the hall,
by being in tbe gallery;- one- member
found the sergeant before tbe sergeant
r 1 1 t ' 1 . - . , , . . tirr
iounu aim, anu asueu to nave mat u ul
cer fined; a Kentucky member had at
tended all day, expecting to die- in his
tracks, for a favorite measure; but as
the. measure did not come up, be could
not die, so be left for home.
When John Cochrane was called, we
all knew he had been. to the Presidential
diuner; and his exculpation was not
only a nne piece 01 oratorical uumor,
but he turned the tables on 'the House as
be did on the "fell sergeant" who had
abocked him by the arrest. Tbe man
physiological was astounded, the man
psychological was appalled, his federal
constitution trembled, and' nature cave
hslgrisof Woe that all was lost for-had he
not been rudely grasped by tne hand of
authority ; He .had been called nigh,
he feltlow; and then some one suggested
that the s'ergeant-at-arms held Jack"
and the game. Upon these occasions',
tbe native style of tbe member thus
comes out. A dozen members exclaim
that they bad gone out for a bite, etc.;
but General Cochrane disdained the or
dinary Saxon tongue, and sailed into
the empyrean of Jupiourus.
Tne.stately UroespecK is brought In.
He asks for counsel. Counsel is freely
tendered. He makes a 6olemn plea in
extenuation, whereupon Hughes of In
diana likens it to tbe sermon, the old
woman. heard, "the best she ever heard."
She could, not remember tbe text, or the
points, or the sermon, but "it had such
a godly tone 1'' General Curtis, of Iowa,
comes in voluntarily; and he is fined for
coming in without compulsion. Then
arises the member from the wild-cat
districtofPennsylvania,Mr. Gillis. He
makes his excuse. Is it expected that
he should know .the rules of such a dis
orderly body? He confessed that he had
been to dine with the President. All
he knows' of etiquette is to go and dine
when asked, and he is willing to pay for
it like a man. He bad. heard that be
was to be arrested, and flew, not to the
horns of the altar, but to' the horns of
"Old Buck." Harry Phillips, of PUIla
delpbla, who had himself moved the
call, bad abandoned) the House for tbe
dinner. He wa3 caught. He claimed
to be the author of all their amusement.
and threw himself on their gratitude.
And bo on through tbe long night,
the imprisoned, members, indulge in
what seems the very pueriJlfy' of friy-
pats Afagazind fir November.
Qub Tongue. Mc. Washington
Moon has written a new work on bad
English. Some. of .the errors which he
singles' out are decidedly ,amuslng.. -Fpr
example: .
""A" furrier. lamenting in an adver?
tisement tlfe trick's pjayed'ori the public
by uriprirjol'p.ed'-men in his own trade,
earnestly requests' ladles to bring to
him thlr skins, which hn nrnmlsps
sball be converted into mutis anu Doas.f
' ' 1 "'A nnt liBi--nrtvor'f.lsi-rrifii.t ril'na thn:
'l-Twb sisters ant' washing."' -
"Here, must havo been a . strange
sight:
"'He rode to town, and drove twelve
coxvs on horseback.1
"A gentleman advertised for a horse
("For a lady of dark color, a good
trotter, high stepper, and having a long
tan.'
"Better, more amusiug, more in
struct! vei and more credible, is the fol
lowing Illustration of the inevitable
ambiguities involved. u accurate lan
triage.' One'gentleraan observed to an
nthft! -;:' -
.' "'I havelawife -and six children In
law. York, apd-Ifleyer sawoue of them.'
" 'iyere you ever.oiina v , ,
" K)h t no replied the other.
"A further lapse of time.'and Ihen the
Interrogator resumed the subject.- -
"'J)Id I understand ya.u..lqj8ay yp.a
hnrl n roifp and six, nhildren llvintr .in
NeW York, and you' Ifa'rf ue'v'er seen one
of tbem?'
" 'Yes."BUch"is the fact.r
"Here followed a still longer pause-In
the conversatlon, whii thq interrogator,
falri v'nuzzled. 'saidr
''Horw can' it be that you never saw
onefcftbe'm?' '
',tlby.' seaa .the answer,; 'one of
them" was borp after I left l' "Once a
Weeic.
"I want you to understand that yoli
are no better than, vour niotherl'' said
a Camden worn an the other evening, as
slie boxed her boy's.ears for Refusing to
drink out of tbe wasb'dish wiien she
AniilrlnU. flnr! f hn illtirlnV- 9
PlaiaTom.
It might have been more than Tom
puce, when he was a babe,, aud bad
father and mother, and soma one to care
for him, even if they had but little love
for him. After they died after he waa
turned on the wide world to fight his
own way, to hunger for food, to; yearn
ror sympatnyana Kinawrasr pis name
was "Tom." It was name enough for a
waif a ragged', hungry boy, who re
ceived more kicks than pennies, and
who used to Bit u the post -office steps
and try to remember when any one. had:
poken a Klnil, word to bim.
rue noy sometimes wonaerea ana
pondered over 'the words "sympathy,"-
mercy,'-' and. "charity." lie beard
people use them the same people who-
cufied him about and were content to
see liim iu rags. He thb'ugh't the words
must -mean something -way off some
thing ha could not grasp then, but
might approach when tie, had grown to
man's estate. If Tom's voice had sad
riess'orsorrow'ih it as lie cried "shine!"'
or it it had exultation- as: he. shouted
'morning papersl". no one In, the, busy
throng seemed to notice o.r care. He
realized that he was Standing Up single
banded to battle against a great world,
and sometimes when? .the world struck
bim down the boy .crept away into an
alley to sorrow and .grieve tbat.be bad
ever been born.
They found a bunille of ragln a pub
lic liallway yesterday morning. Tbe
old janitor pushed at the bundle with
his broom, aud growled and muttered
over its being left there by some va
grant.- The1 bundle joi rags was Tom.
The' janitor bent over him, and pushed
at him, agaip, aud called to him to rise
up ana go aoout nis ousiness. nut tne
bundle did not move. Tom was dead.
One' arm was thrown around his boot-
box, that it might not be stolen while
be slumbered, tbe other, rested on bis
breast, fingers tightly clenched, as if
death had come while the boy was re
solving' to carry on. tbe unequal battle
against poverty and a cold world to the'
Ditterend. -
There should have beep sadness in tbe
hearts bf those who' lifted un tbe body-
and sent it away to bfr buried in Potter's
field; bat there. .Was not. They were
men, to be sure, but tbey could not, un
derstand how it made any difference to
the world whether it bad one waif more,
or less. They couldn't feel tb.3 heart
aches which Toax bad felt li Is despera
tion his grim despair bis bitter,
crushing, evervdav sorrow. Thev
should nave, at least, uncovered their
beads as tbe body was lifted up, and
said 'to each other: "He was brave to
figbt.such a battle." But they did not.
There would have been no word, no eu-
riogy, had not another waif passed the
door by chance, tie saw tne ooay; rec
ognized -it,-ana as be let bis box fall to
tbe nags that, be might-brush away a
tearfrbm hlsye; he" whispered :
li there are. angels, li Know that
Tom'll see 'em !"
Arid no man shall dare to take from or
add to the simple, tearful eulogy.
There will be a shallow-grave, which
will soon sinK out of sight aud memory.
and scarce a month will pass away be
fore even tue iaa'8 name win do iorgot-
ten by' the world the world which
prides itself on its charity and mercy.
and which let poor Tom stand up alone
in his battle lor rood, aud raiment and
a place to rest his feet; let him creep off
to die alone in tbeshadow3of midnight.
feeling in his young heart that every
man's hand was turned against bim be
cause he was a waif, a ragged, hunger
ing orphan.
A Dream that Parted Husband"
and Wife. Bundy had been married
two weeks and bad left his wife. Bundy
.is a little man, and his wife weighs two
hundred aud forty pounds, and was the
relict of tbe late i'eter L'otter. About
ten days after marriage Bundy was
surprised, on awakening in the morn
ing. to hnd.hls better half sitting up in
bed and crying as. if her heart would
break. Astonished, he asked the cause
of her aorrowi, but receiving no reply,
he becran to surmise that there must be
Bome-secreton her:mlnd that she with
held' from liim that was tbe causeof her
anguish, so lie remarked to Mrs. B. that,
as they were married, she should tell
him tne cause 01 uer gnei, so, 11 possi
ble, he could avert If: and. after consid
erable -coaxing) he elicited the follow
ing;
..r i r .1 . 1 t .t..T.
- l -r -I t I' il. : 1.- " 1, 1 1 . ...1
aim as x wuikcu luruuiiu.u wcu-uuubuu
street, I came to a' store where a sign
In front advertised husbands tor sale.
Thinking, it curious, I entered, ' and
ranged along .the wall oq eriner. side
were men with prices affixed to them,
Such beautifal men some for SljOTXh
sbine fbr S500;la'nd so ori tb-SloO. - Aud
as J.,had,.not, that-amount, i. couiqjoot
purchase.",!
"' Thlnklrigl
urr.nase.-.i -. j, .
Thlnkirig to" console her, Bundy placed
fs arm lbvlngly around her and asked:
fifs arm lbvlngly
"Abd did you see any men like me
there?" ., j .
"Oh, yes," she replied, drawing away
from hlm;-Alots like-you ; -they were
I ..n n K. .Vienna 111m nanrtMlfd nnil
sold for ten cents' pef bOncJi."
xsunay got' up anu went iu uia mwjer.
toee if- ue bad sumcient ground ior ai
yorce. '
(Care "for ; Daughters', Wpuld you
show yourself Teally good to your
daughters? Then ha gracious tq them
in a truer aeuse than that ot heaping
trinketsaatheirnecks. Train .them for
Independence first; and tben labor to
give iS'to them. Let tbem' as-aoon as
thev are grown h'ave'-some-little money.
pri peans-pf. rpAking Wppeyto be their
own. nn.1 teach, tbem flow to deal with
li without needing every moment some-
UOU) iu ijeii iucuj. lyuiuuiaio niitti
you give 'tbem, or 'what you" will be
queath to tbemj not, as. is usuany aonej
on the chances of their making a rich
marriage) but ph tbe .probability of
their remainiug-singie, ana accoming to
the;Bcaie of living to which yon have
accustojned them. Buppresa. tjielp Iux-j
ury naw, if need be.Jiut. uo not leave
tbem ' with' scarcely bare necessaries
hereafter," In striking contrast to their
E resent home; Aboveall help ,them to
elp themselves. .FitJ-bem to be able to
add to their own means, rather than to
be forever pinching and economizing
tilt their minds are narrowed and their
hearts are sick. Give ail the culture
you can to Hvery.power which they
may possess, If -they should remain
among the millions of the unmarried,
thev wilt bless you in your grave', and
say of yotf, what cannot be said of many
aiiotinc- naxent bv bia .surviving child l
"My jfqthen cared that I should .be
happy -after .f'fs"death. as. wlCas whlje
, wua uia pot. auu uis wj.
BKB' A5SWKE.
If the love that yon ask lor I ofler'you here,
Can-1 promise to follow yon without fear T
Will you take my bandsjnyoor own, dear.
And keep them sort and .waini r
Will yon teach me lo,trust each word you say?
Will you keep my feotso theynercrcan stray T
Will you be my guide In the one right way.
My refuge In every storm ?
Then I'll lovingly follow wherever you guide.
Thbugh onr Way may lift through a desert wide;
All through the Journey, safe- by your side,
You shall lead me every where.
Itissweeterto walfcby lWth than by sight,
If only you feel tbat you are going aright.
May I trust you always to find, t ha light
And guide' me safely there.? ;
DTIJiG ACMHER.
BX it. B STEAK-KDWARD8.
On tawny hills In faded- splendor drest.
Of rusty purple nod of tarnished gold.
Now like some Eastern monarch sad and old.
The discrowned Summer. Jieth down tarest I
A. mournful mist hnngfe o'er the mellow plain,
O'er watery meads tbatsllde down pine-clad
. nights,-
And wine-red woods where song no more de
lights, Butpnly wounded bird. cry out Ic pain.
A. pallid glory lingers inthe sky; '
, KalHt. scents or.wlldiug flowers, float in tbe
air; ' v
All nature's -voices murmur In despair
"Was Summer crowned" so late so soon, to
die?"
Bdt with a royal Smile1 she whispers, "Cease ;
ju iiiu is joy uxra-iriumpn, aeam is peace i-
irxcaange.
XXt NEIOHBOnS.
Bt Elizabeth-sruAirr ruKtrs.
"Within the window's scant recess.
Behind a green geranium flower.
She sits and sews,and sews and sits.
From paUent hour to patient hour.
As woman-like' as marble-Is,
As woman-like as death might bo
A marble death condemned to make
A feint at lire perpetually.
Wondering, I watch to pity her;
Wandering, r go my! restless ways;
Content, I, think the; untamed, thoughts
Of free and solitary days: ' 1 -
Until tbe mournful dusk'beglns
To drop upon the quiet. street,-
Until upon, the pavement far .
'There falls the sound of-coming feef
The sound of happy, hastening feet,
Tender as kisses on the air
Quick as If touched by unseen lips,
Blushes the little statue there; - - -
And woman-like as you'ng'llfe Is,"
And woman-like! as Joy; may be.
Tender with color, lithe with love, ,
.She starts, transfigured gloriously. -
Superb in' onetranscendentr glance
Her eyes,. I see, are burnt ns black
My little neighbor, smiling, turns
And throws my Unasked pity back.
i wonder It Is worth' the while
To sit and sow-.fronv hour to hour;
To sit and sew with eyes or black
Behind a pink geranium flower?
Harper's Magazine.
Getting Married. People don't
take! the time and trouble to find each
Other out. They'- ought to know each
other intimately before tbey make their
vows, .it we live in tne country, we at
tend school together, go to sinctinsr
school, and spelling schools, and husk-
in es. The man Knows the bread, but
ter, pies, doughnuts, cheese, and every
thing she pan mase,. ana the woman
knows hisfurrows, width of swathlhls
appearance on borsebactc, and every
thing or tbat8ort, and it they love aud
Interchange vows., and be should kiss
her, as he has a perfect right to do, his
breath doesn't smell or cloves. There is
no attempt at hypocrisy between them;
they are frank and fair as they talk:
and their lives, purified by tbe. salt of
reality, oiena together as two nils run
to make a river.
It is possible tbat a couple "may court
too long. We beard ouce of a couple
courting flveand thirty years, and then
they, didn't get married, liut it is an
exception.
Of all tbe steps tn life tbat American
men and women can take, this demauds
the closest, watchfulness and intimacy
before the solemn obi illations of husband
and wife are entered into. Now, we
don't say that a husband and a wife
shall never, differ in opinion and say
sharp tbiugs, and. be.pow and then a
touch unreasonable, for alter a thunder
storm there is, apt to be. a clear sky.
When we bear a couple say that they
have lived together live and twenty
years and never had tbesiightest differ-
te .t i i i
euce, we wuuucr u vuoj uavo uu upiuiuu
of their own.. Why, oysters couldn'
live together as quiet as that.
"Best Things." The best theology
a pure and beneficent life.
Tbe best philosophy a contented
mind.
The best law the golden rulev
The: best education self-knowledge.
Tbe best statesmanship sell-govern
ment. " .
The best medicine cheerfulness aud
temperance. 3J "
Tne best- war to war against one s
weakness. .4 . :
The nest muslo the laughter of an In
nocent child. '
The best art riaintlnir a! smile ubon
the brow of childhood.
Tbe best science extracting sunshine
from a cloudy way.
Tbe best journalism printing the
true and the beautiful dniy, on mem
ory's tablpt.
The best-telegraphing flashing a ray
o'f sunshine into a gloomy heart.
The best biography the me wuicu
writes charity In the largest letters.
Tbe: best mathematics that which
doubles the most joys and divides the
most sorrows.
The best navigation steering clear
of the lacerating rocks of jiersonal con
tention. ' The bestdiploraacy eflectinga treaty
of peace with one's own conscience.
The best engineering building a
bridge of faith over the. river of death.
Annual of Fhrenology and Physiog
nomy. :'
Instability op the Earth's Sur
face. We are so accustomed to con
sider the 'solid earth to be the type of
perfect stabllltyj that it requires quite
an effort of the mind to elevate itself to
the thought that eyen tbe rocks, which
appear to be the foundation upon which
every thing else rest's are of an unstable
nature, subject to upheavals, depressions
anddesolations. Every observing man
tbat has seen bold mountain regions,
railroad cuttings and mining shafts,
must have been struck with the evi
dences of mighty disturbances although
perhaps a book on geology never came
under, his eyes. It is tbe study of these
disturbances which has created this sci
ence, one of the most Interesting in the
whole field bf human knowledge.
Brazil has applied for 34,000 square
feet of space at the Centennial ExqbV
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