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VOLUME VI.
POBTIiAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH S3, 1877.
NUMBER, S8.
I communications.
Terms.
EDNA AND JOHN,:
A Romanre of Idsho Flat.
Br Mas. A. J. DONIWAY,
AUTHOR OF "JDDITH REID," "ELLEN DOVTD,"
"AMIE AND HENRY LEE," "THE HATTY
HOME," "ONE WOMAN'S SITIERE,"
"MADGE MORRISON,"
ETC., ETC., ETC
Entered, according to Act of Congress, In the
year 1876, by Sirs. A. J. Dunlway, In the office of
the Librarian of Congress at Washington City.
"Woman's degraded, helpless position Is the
weak point of our Institutions to-day a dis
turbing force everywhere, severing family ties,
filling our asylums with the deaf, the dumb,
the blind, our prisons with criminals, our cit
ies with drunkenness and prostitution, our
homes with disease and death. National Cen
tennial Equal Rights Protest."
CHAPTER XV.
Luckily tbe weather was fine. Mr.
Handel, the new missionary, who had
been looked upon with suspicion by
some of tbo miners, with contempt by
others, and by others with scorn, while
tinuing in our sins and leading a life of
unbelief, without God and without hope
in the world."
"If I am such a sinner, darling, I ad
vise you to be very cautious about cast
ing your lot with mine. I certainly
should fear to tru9t my life and bappi- and expense."
Baked Beans.
ness in your hands if you were such a
sinner as you take me to be."
"Your sin Is against yourself, dear;
not against God and me."
"Are you in partnership with God?"
he answered, smiling.
'I am heir of God, and joint heir of
Jesus," was the enthusiastic reply.
"Then I congratulate you on your
royal heritage," said Mr. LaSelle. "I
prefer to believe that God is no respecter
of persons; that He has no favorites;
the miners spring, summer, autumn, Edna, happier than she had been for QUE WASHINGTON LETTEB. to give some pomp and parade to the
and winter in character; and I'll sing years, was returning to her cabin, car I n the Editor of the New Northwest : ceremonies of inauguration next Mon-
Gentle Annie' and 'Lily Dale' and rying one babe and leading another, Since Saturday last the political situ- aav ana inug& nearly impromptu,
'Sweet Home' and 'Annie Laurie.' and when the wretched woman whom she aHon here has been a critical one. it be- since commenced only to-day, still be
lt will be better than a wedding feast, bad invited to the entertainment, and ln evident that a disaffected minority tween the regular troops stationed here favorite vegetable is mis-cooked In as
i i .i.j I .i,.f. i,! nnt hlamn fnr hplniU ,it. . .i u ...and the volunteer pomnanlpo of th many different ways as there are to
ueaiues savius us tuu wu aiiu uiuugcij mcici-.ic o inia luenui. iuisuuitji uuu w'umu resort. 10 ' mitkp nnnr hrpni) Wn nlmmi mn
1.1 .mi 1 1. 1. I . . f . 1 - . n 1 r ir 1 nernt lii. . . hi ln Fa... . 1 ... "J w . r
mere, came up 10 uti mm uiumeu uwc every parliamentary trick and device In r-"- '"" thized in the jeremiad of the outspoken
ana oaooung uuki-ui;k uuu uioscu. order to defeat mo declaration of Mr . I umci-w-w, notuu uiaMJuL - uau aammon (what wouia nave De
There are beans, and then there are
beans! This is a dictum that we need
not argue, in Yankee land, where the
"But, Edna, such conduct is unbe
coming in a woman. I should feel dis
graced to see you thus before the public."
Edna laughed loug and merrily.
"What would John say?" continued
Aunt Judy,
"Enjoy your triumph while you may! Haves as President It has been further disp,ay of military which, in connection come of her If she had kept pent up for
and that Jam not a favored child of argument that she saw just ready to as-
You are living as the wife of a man you evident that nothing short of the com
loathe, and you are no better man x, bination of all the discreet and con
much as you may aetpise me. you servative elements of both political par-
pander to- drunkenness and vice, and tje3 ln tne House would suffice to defeat
"I haven't asked him, aud I don't you will be rearing many sons to walk these disaffected who, under their as-
mean to," was the hrm reply. " What in the footsteps 01 meir iuiuer: now serted preference for "anything or any
has he done for me that l snouia now to do you liKe me prospect body but Hayes," were determined to
his hat I .Haven't you counseled me to
be my own arbiter, all along?"
Unable to cope with Edna in the
with tbe universal turnout of our citi
zens, may give a demonstration equal
ing iu many respects those of former
inauguration days. It is always a holi
day embraced by all our people, when
ever the weather permits, for everybody
practices upon the belief that it is the
the past dozen vearsH over the decav of
New England knack in modern days,
in preparing the regulation Sunday
morning breakfast. We believe she
classed it with the most-to-be lamented
of the lost arts. There are many mani
festations of this loss, among which are
me slippery, sioppery yellow beans or
the corner bakery intact, globular.
Edna turned away, her heart sinking. ent his inauguration on the 4th of dav f aU otl,era of our h,8torv t0 HftXfc
a,l nohth woman snoken truly? And Uru ... . ..u. and be seen. justified in guessing are either steamed.
royaltj. If I were such I should be
most miserable, for heaven would be to
me a place of blackest torment, if I
should go there, knowing that other hu
man beings were irretrievably lost."
"Don't you believe in eternal punish
ment?" asked Aunt Judy, with a look
of terror.
"As a father loveth and pityeth his
not a few regarded his coming as a har- children doth our Heavenly Father love
blnger of better times amougthem mor- and pity us. Would you be willing to
ally and spiritually, proved an agreea- consign one of Edna's babies to eternal
bie acquaintance to the colony of hardy torment, no matter what its sbortcom-
flaliram inoomilnh oa hp i nfl tlmim Ipfl thfl InPflY"
UCMSIOI " I-' . , - . -. w . n -
she entered her cabin, to find John In a
glee of maudlin hopefulness over her
unlooked-for triumph.
"I've got a fortune in you, Ed., and
no mistake," lie said, cnucning ner
patronizingly under the chin.
To be continued.
assembling of tbe men together on Sun
days, after tbe primitive fashion of tbe
earlier times, when men worshiped God'
under the fear of savage and wild beasts
with their trusty guus beside them. It
was difficult to procure seats for the
many who attended upon the ministry
of tbe evangelist in the open air, under
the overhanging crags that formed the
grand embattiemeuts of Idaho Fiat.
Lumber was too scarce and expensive
"No, I would not."
"Shall mortal man be more just than
God, my dear?"
'But you know that's a dangerous
doctrine to teach
the fears of endless torment were re
moved from the mind of John Smith?
You know that is the only check he
ever recognizes."
"There, my dear, is John's greht trou
ble. He is feeling safe about the here-
sume formidable proportions, Aunt
Judy changed the subject, and the prep
arations for the wedding on the follow
ing Sunday went briskly aud regularly
on.
A carpenter In Idaho Flat, who was a
genius in his way, prepared wooden
cards of invitation with a jack-plane,
upon which Edna inscribed in bold let
ters the name of every miner in the
neighborhood, requesting his attend
ance at the booth on tbe auspicious occasion.
I shall invite Sue Randolph among
the rest, auntie," she said, decidedly.
This announcement shocked Aunt
Judy as much as did her determination
to givo the miners a benefit, but Edna
Rnnnnso ini". fhnt. was determined, and the good woman justice of the Supreme Court. Miller,
was ouiigeu to yield, especially since yciiicjinuu, nnujuit cuuugu iatn ui
Tviv T.,HoiiQi,o ,iDi.D,M-nin0.fo"nr reflection and caution to leave him at
tell what lie sees sometimes, wlieu It
Had not tlie woman Bpouen iruiy t auu jIarci, But o-dav all doubt and an-
waa not her self-hood of more value prehension is removed by the patriotic
man me uonus sue naieu t
"1 will consult, Mr. iianuei. luayue a88i8ted arjd furthered bvthecouraffeous
ne can auvise me propeny,- sue saiu, as and statesman-like ruling of Mr. Ran
dall, who, as Speaker, took the ground
that be regarded the provisions of the
Constitution which enjoined a count of
electoral vote as peremptory and higher
KAllrl 1. .. 1 1 r. r . t .1 . ,
fa .ui-ua.uj, v.. iui, ""J"liiYinm m norrpnt lipun-mnU-intr that nn
ncnWAn nr?.. l.T.I 1 1 . i i I i. . . ..
otin of o i.o ,ii f TTn., ioauica mo uuiuo-uuiuei, Keuerany, iuul uisn can De ncnt mat is "unmussed:"
" J ! I -n A X nn 1 nnrna mill lm m 1 I A TV iinla Hon r fa D nnnlAODinn nf fn limn
" I t. i mi . . . , i
their anxiety is not much lessened, for ?u tue c""r;- A1en lae a mac-aKea
th Pnhinoi nmn0, mv ,ioai, t .n0tn bean8 of the restaurant-a dry, undone,
. . ...j .., waxy aggravating mess. A son of a
his particular friends and thereby oust Yankee who will make way with a
the present incumbent, and knowing plate of the average eating-house beans,
this, each one fears, of course, that he v.b.ea he can ?et.a.u a.PPIe. Pe nine days
is to be the one selected for official de
capitation. It Is a sorry life which
thousands lead here in government em
ploy, for they have no assurance what
lutlons intended merely to prevent the -Ver that lhe DeXt week or month mav justice to the generous, historic dish-
final count. Yesterday was the most uuu luruw Uleul uut uJOU lue worlu 'iinooeui; oi porK, pieacneu until mey
.ih . ct,m5Dot ,i,ii, i,. comiy as uau mey never renuereu ser- 'c""vu'aiuu uicurauneuinueavu,
exciting and stormiest day which has 3 concerned onlv a, Beans cannot survive "style." It is ai
hennnrifnoaaoii in tioTTnnQQfi.iQ COccir, v,ce 1116 people are concerned only as ..., , no !f . . ,, ' ... .
Zftl Zr. Tbe question involved in Vermont-; lJ "al- -a t y e ; a o? o'o
oiontoroi M rv.no hfr n,0Trn. nj Hlal' ma luiure is ueiermiueu oniy oiu-ume luxuries, wenaveinierviewen,
i . .... ... . . i u v luc uau uvl uuicer. mr. hhvph. inp uc.v,i.j uluqiuu, a uuuac-
me oosiructionists consumed me wnoie - - - kPpner whns hn.Uprt haa nmnrthvnf
Pen Portraits Drawn by a Woman.
Mary Clemmer, In the Independent of
this week, thus sketches in outline, the
various members of tbe Commission
and more positive than mere parlia
mentary rules and technicalities, and
that he would not, in so far as he had
the power, entertain any dilatory reso-
old, or a sandwich that has been used
for a sign not more than a week, is a
degenerate scion. And then there are
tne "fashionable" baked beans, served
in a shallow, dainty platter, more
adapted to display the China than to do
bight, with an equally immense jowl,
broader even than his head, which is
not narrow a man who thinks it
enough on earth or in heaven to be a
The wedding morning dawned with a
delicious, mellow radiance, and the sun would be wiser to keep still; a man of a
rode high in limpid, roseate splendor rema'Kably sunsinny temperament and
over the adjacent mountains.
amiable nature; a mau so good-natured,
day with their dilatory motions and
roll calls, the yeas and nays being or
dered no less than eighteen times.
Though it was evident that they could
not meet with successful results, inas
much as the Speaker was supported by
a large majority of the members jn his
a commodtty, and too badly needed for after, for he believes he can repent at
flumes and sluice-boxes, to be spared by any time and be saved, no matter what
men in eager quest of gold for an hour may have been his misdeeds in the
or two of rest and sermonizing on Sun
days. But Aunt Judy, whose heart was
in the work of soul-saving, which she
was not alone in believing God unable
to perform without much human assist
ance, went assiduously to work to de
vise ways aud means to overcome the
difficulty.
With tbe aid ot tbe minister, who, to
Indeed, that he would never have rulings, yet these obstructionists fought
President elect, arrived this morning,
and was met at the depot by a large
crowd. He made no speech and merely
bowed to the people before entering his
carriage. He was driven at once to
Senator Sherman's, where a sumptuous
breakfast was laid for him and a few
intimate personal friends. A large
the renown of that ancestor of hers who
helped through the war of the Revolu
tion, by seeing to It that tbe soldiers'
home on a furlough, or in adjacent
camps, always had good rye and injun-
oreau anu Datted ueans in tor a patriot.
And she says that the only secret about
it is "to nave mem just right." You
waut to soak them over night, or par
boil them in two or three waters, until
The miners, one and all, seemed actu- reached the sunrpmo spat in which hp m i. n , j . , number of ladies and gentlemen have P011 luem lD lW0 or t"rpe waters, until
,'.,,.,'. , , ea?uf, me supreme seann wnicu ue madmen all daylong and until 4 . . , . t'"'''!" they are at the cracking point. If your
;ed by a desire to look their best. Old finds himself by bis own scratching and , , k h, raorDir) when they 8UC. been paying their respects to him as appetite is not robust enough to eat
lZors that had long lain away in rusty pushing of other men out of his " ,, " "fi Z.! J.J L tbe new President. Felix. pork, and you have the art to cook
body. I would have all men know that
the laws of God are unchangeable;
that the atonement must come from
within us; that restitutiou follows
atonement, and tnat retribution is a
natural law. I do not ask Jesus to be a
scape-goat for my sins. When I stand
in the Infinite Presence I want to feel
that I have a right to stand there, with
do him justice, was only too glad of my head erect, not as a pardoned crlmi-
her assistance aud advice, a square plat
of ground was leveled and cleared of
rubbish, and upon this, with Infinite la
bor from the miners, a few hundred
blocks, stumps, rocks, and logs were
placed as seats. Over this uncouth ar
rangement a booth was erected, well
covered with evergreen boughs to guard
the worshipers alike against storm aud
sunshine.
It is comparatively easy to raise a re
ligious excitement in a great city, where
men, rushed alike with necessities and
greed, get so little time to do their own
nal, but as a redeemed and justified
brother of the Lamb of God that taketh
away the sin of tbe world."
'Don't you approve of Mr. Handel's
preaching, then ?"
"Oh, yes; as far as it goes. But I am
sure he would do infinitely greater good
by preaching the life of Jesus and hold
ing forth His example for all to follow
than he can ever accomplish by dwell
ing upon his death and the disgraceful
details of.his crucifixion."
"But, after all, suppose you are in er
ror? Suppose you should find at last
ated
razors
idleness, were rescued from their hid
ing-places and whetted on old leather
boot tops. White shirts, or "b'iled"
ones, as the miners call them, were un
earthed from old valises, aud many a
pair of trowsers was treated to clean
patches on basement aud knees.
Tbe services were to begin at ten A,
sr., Mr. Handel opening the exercises
by singing,
"Joy to the world," etc., etc.,
In which a chorus of untrained voices
joined lustily, and the very welkin rang
with rasping melody.
The sermon was a short one, the text,
"It is not good for man to be alone,"
forming its appropriate heading,
I hope he'll be short," said Aunt
Judy, as, dressed in an antiquated and
plum-coloied garb of alpaca, her head
adorned with a voluminous cap of well
way, if Mr. Lincoln had not found him, cumbed and an end was reached by
and said: "You are such a clever fellow, Vice-President Ferrv declaring Ruther-
both in brains and temper.come higher." ford B Hayes the duly elected President
.lilfttipo Krnmotr la nnnrhor litrlo man I
toIHi n hfn- nan,! hit? nncn ini n qh fnr. u""cu uiuito. uui ufiuui ui
seeing eyes. Then there is the junior suspense Is nowoverand we can breathe
Justice Field, fairly tall and well-built, freely again. Tbe wheels of government
"Washington, D. C, March 2, 1S77.
with a full beard and very bald, In cer
tain directions the most accomplished
scholar on the Supreme Bench, with
more blood, it not more brain, thau his
brother David, sitting opposite.
The two tine geutlemen of the Com
mission are Josiah G. Abbott, of Massa
chusetts, and Henry 5. Payne, of Ohio.
Both of these men have passed middle
life. Abbott looks liuo Hawthorne In
his cast of features and moustache. Mr.
Payne has full gray hair, with a Roman
nose, on which his spectacles perch like
nies. lieorge is . Hoar is more a scholar,
aud in sentiment no less a gentleman,
though his temperament is too irritable
to allow a perpetual graciousness. Eppa
Hunton has a pug nose and coarse ears;
but he has strong eyebrows and a good
head. So has Garfield. Senator Bay-
starched lace, tied loosely beneath her Urd has a stronger face than most men
double chin, she walked with a per- have or whose great-grandfathers we
nr,tiMp ri,oiimn!n limn hoi,?n thp tnii hear so much. It is clear cut and intel-
and business can now resume motion,
and we can fight our acrimonious polit
ical battles without disturbance to the
peace and credit of our country, inas
much as we will have in the background
a strong hand to interfere to prevent
more than contests of words and mimic
warfare of windmills. The Capitol,
during the whole of its yesterday's
long-to-be-remembered session, was
thronged with visitors. Every nook
and corner was crowded with them. On
the floor of the House and In its galler
ies there was hardly standing-room for
the privileged and those admitted by
card, aud not less than ten thousand
persons were in the Capitol at various
Winter in the East.
Some of the streets of New York look
like newly opened quarries of uusightly
stone. A compound which by courtesy
we call ice, has fearfully accumulated
in many or the streets, forming an un
derlying stratum from oue to two feet
in thickness, while frozen mounds adorn
them without it, all that is required is
to season the dish to the fine point of
half a pinch of salt, a single shake of
the pepper-box, and a lump of butter,
neither too large nor too small, and
have a piece of spare-rib roasted separ
ately to serve with them. The beans
must also be or "just tbe right consist
ency when put into the dish for bak
ing." So far, we believe, It is all clear.
If you have stamina enough for pork,
praise your ancestry and kind heaven.
and put tbe sweet cris-crossed piece of
tbe narrow passage-ways on either side.
i . e e
vsuuera are iruaeu up, 01 course, anu a seaBoninr meat. wlth its nnsalhllitii, nf
df T,Bes 8 crossings with crisp rid9l in'the center of the dish,
miiriilV ,,Iliali. tvh lo dpnn rtnnla nfton I . ' ...... . .!
lectual.
thinking over spiritual affairs that they that the harvest was past and summer straight, and supple groom, while both a noaBi a mouth wit, a terrible grip, an
find it more economical, and vastly
more to their liking, to hire somebody
to work out salvation for them than to
solve their own problem; but when you
carry the blood of Jesus as an atone
ment to the miner, who communes with
ended and your soul not saved ?"
"I should have the approbation cf a
good conscience, at least, fur I should
know that I never, for the sake of my
personal safety, accepted a condition
that my iuner conscience rejected. To
the Iufinite beneath the stars, and place express faith and comply with condi
before him the plan of salvation ac- tions, merely through fear that, if I
cording to the popular idea, he vexes shouldn't, I might find myself in error
you with all sorts of Questions that when too late to remedy the evil, looks
would never have occurred to him had to me like putting up a sort of bank- chubby children than by the sermon or
he remained in the old ways of thought nipt job on Jesus not sure ourselves Promlsed ceremony. All were in a
and action. . that the note we accent is good, hut moou 10 00 Phased with everything
they saw and beard. Mr. Handel had
were as radiant as the rosy morning.
'I join you in the hope, darling," was
the ardent reply, "for when the mar
riage ceremony is over you will be all
my own."
Edna laid a blanket and pillows be
neath the shadow of the booth, and
placed her little ones there, surrounded
with primitive playthings; and many
a miner was more attracted by tbe
times. The spectator was reminded by
Tburman has a huge wedge of looking at the excited members below
him, who were raging and vociferating
lrke bedlamites in their endeavor to in-
upper lip too long to admit of tbe slight-
out nnnoonan nnrl o pn tul niirtanmnu
brow. Frelingbuysen is the "haudsome terrupt as well as to continue the regu-
man" of the Commission, aud, like Iar proceedings, of the eventful and er
muddy "slush," while deep pools often
make locomotion absolutely dangerous.
It Is true that Broadway and some of
the wider thoroughfares have been made
comparatively clean, that Is to say, pass
able. Jtsut tne conglomeration of ice
and mud, ashes aud garbage, which
clogs mauy of the narrower streets fore
shadows a deadly malaria when warm
days become more continuous. How to
avert impending evil from this cause is
a sanitary question important to every
citizen. Snow in the city seems to be
an unmitigated nuisance, except to a
lew jolty owners 01 sieigns and sleds.
nut not so in the country. In Maine,
for example, where there has been steady
cold weather and a superabundance of
snow, the people seem bright and cbeer-
The Portland, (Me.,) Tran-
ful about it,
script albeit Portland is a city thus
Bayard, has a family behind him. And citin, conte8t for Sneakpr during .Tnl.n expiates on the weather, giving us a
yet Napoleon said: "I would rather be- , LJ . r . pleasant idea 01 a good, cold, wholesome
. .. . . ijiniifiv Aim m w ' nnnrrRiQOiniin 1 o- 1 .
gin a lamllv than end one." we nave ' .b.a,wm wimei:
giants in these days I say, as I look at and the wish would constantly arise in "What is more invigorating than a
with slices ornamenting tbe sides. All
you need or the oven Is to have it
"neither too hot nor too slow." The
beans must then simmer until they are
"just done." To secure the exact shade
of brown over the top, and the precise
degree of heat and moisture inside
needed to bring each individual bean to
the very point of cracking and coales
cing with its neighbor without en
tirely doing it that is all the direction
one needs as to baking. If it isn't clear,
you must learu as the boy learns to
swim. And then, a3 to serving: It is
the egg of an effete and over-ripe social
despotism to "dish out" a pan of baked
beans. Assert your independence, and
preserve the integrity of your result by
placing them upon the table in the dish
in which they were cooked. Let the
servant pass around the empty china, if
you wish, to assure the family or guest
tnat you have it. And have enough
left to know tbe luxury of cold beans
that have a heart in tbem. Thus shall
Edmunds and Morton two men who our mind for some one man who. bv his morning walk at this season, with the nno f nnr wlnrinn "NW "Rnfrinnrt inaH.
owe less to their bodies and more to eloquence and power, might, as tbe Old m,erc1nry tin e neighborhood of zero ? tution3 be restored to add luatre to the
their brains than any other two men ink' ' .. c ' " f '.' "a . ",u The beauty of the scene is itself exhil- rw0nnini ar j,f,wi. sr.'.
11. c.,, - iuau jMoquent men uiu. terminate a Uniim, Ti,a air ia rwi rm.t, ....v....
but. UOUULC.
and
note we accept is good,
Though the miners of Idiho Flat afraid to reject it lest it mau prove gen-
worked with a will in carrying out
Aunt Judy's plans, it was not so easy,
wnen me 000111 was ready for occu
pancy, to persuade them that they
needed the ministrations of Mr. Handel
to save them from everlasting fire.
Curiosity brought them together,
however, and the first Sunday's services
the good sense to be short in both ser
mon and ceremony, after which he an
uounced that they were to be treated to
Burchard's church, in Thirteenth street,
New York, recently. He said that all
Indians have a reiigiou. The Mouocs
believe that there were two men at tbe
some exercises which, although he did creation who could not stand upright;
I ' D . - t J 1 A -
mat one was a cowaru ana cneu an ine
Eloquent men uiu, terminate a erating. The air is clear and frostv.
prolonged and dangerous contest of Every particle of the broad expanse of
snow glistens in the morning sunlight,
How pure and clear is the landscape!
The noar-irost beautities every object,
in the still air me smote from iunum
erable chimneys goes straight up in
cloudy columns, which take no fantastic
forms. One sees Iu tbem the snow.
wraiths hovering over the wintry scene.
Golden JRule.
On the Religion of the Indians. Weeks bv his superior Hatrnnitv
Col. A. B. Meacham, late Superintend- courage in perceiving aud pointing out
ent of Indian Affairs, ectured on the J M, . f ...
"Religion of the Indians." in iir.
the way to remove the apparently In
surmountable obstacle to peace and ad
justment which one determined official
had persistently placed In the way of
legislation.
The announcement of the Vice-Presl
How to Bead.
The following useful hints on this
subject, copied from the American Cul
tivator, are worthy of beiug remembered
and practiced:
The way weformerly Instructed young
were largely atteuded, the men having venate her wardrobe and make her old
been astir from the earliest dawn, in or- clothes presentable for her approaching
uer to get mrougn with their coobing, nuptials.
patching, washing, and dUhwasbing.
uine, thinking in that case we'd be all
right anyhow, for the other bank
wouldn't fail if this one should."
Though this kind of locric Bilenppd f lip
1 a. t . i 1 innr nnp. wiiM n nnwnrn nnn nripu 2111 me 1 ' -" 1 uaueub ui uiu aueue ia ua uuuuuuive iu v " l-- " " " v.. ... ... .. Ucu4 w u.uu-
good woman, it by no means convinced b auaolule,Y approve, no uau oeen tj tmt th(j Qreat gpirit came down dent was received quietly and without buoyancy of spirits as the Intense cold tice now. Presuming you are a regular
her that her suitor was on tlie safe
track, aud she took much to secret
prayer, not, however, forgetting to reju-
The atmosphere is sparkling, and the men to read the newspaper is the one
aspect of the scene is as couducive to mat we wouiu recommenu mem toprao-
compeueu to assent to. aud nermitted both to stand erect on
Saying this he left the platform, and condition that there should be no more
Edna emerged from her "green room," crying. Therefore an Indian brave
: tj j , never sheds a tear. Thev believe a
Ug .puus. u u.c w u. woman wa8 formed of fou-r bones of a
old-fashioned grenadine, cut low in the man. and ,uat when the Great gnirit
uecu ana short in tne sleeves, and was blew the breath of life into tbe body,
Tn th mpiimo. h.o mpM.,o TOQ. covered with grasses, ferns, and flowers the tongue moved first. In regard to
, u.v.....Bo ... . . . Adam and Jive, thpv consider Ji.ve
to tbe voice ot a
,iom0.fi.. f t..i 1 in I is to activity of motion. This is winter suoscnoer to some nrst-ciass ana aoiy-
uuwv.ul. u. iw.j "J el"er , ,,.,,.-,.. f Tn 1 1 Prillpd .lailir nnnpr wl.oi. vnn aih rlnwn
members or spectators, and in a rew thing-no half-way measures about it. in the evening to read, have on your
minutes thereafter the Capitol was de- No mist nor drizzle, no slush nor mud, reading-table, or near at hand, a good
serted. At last the flag which has been " raw, damp, dismal weather." Harp- modern atlas, Worcester's or Webster's
floating for thirty d.av nvpr thn nnnifi er's Weekly. arge dictionary, with a good blograph-
is furled, and the longest legislative day
Scandal. Wbat "they say" is
ical dictionary for reference, and when-
be- ever a place is referred to whose geo-
1 - - 1 ... . .-. . . ... . . 1 uiauic .w uoreuiuK iu fcuo .u.u w m i io f uu cuu. ill uiu Limea XIU111H 1 t I L 1 .j ,
own domestic work Is very much like table and forgot the game of poker in wnue uer uowlnS nair was literally 8tranger in preference to her husband's, i,B doora of her tPmnlP fo Tnnni onpn to remark of some false friend running
thesamedav to the average mother nf Hip infprpsi. nwnfcpnp,! hv ih Q. I smotnereu 111 mountain ivies. aud for that she was debased. They I. , . , . through your brain like forked
- . ... . .. , . sbu- I, , . 1 . ..it.; muwL ri, hup wiis nr. tout, nun wp nnvn 1 n
by the new sen
a large family the busiest day in the satlou. The "saloon" hard by began to
Week. I .In n losing linainpsQ- nnrl tliprp wno
It is not our design to followpreacher strong talk of lynching the preacher.
and hearers through the drift of Mr. who was certainly no physical match
TT ,7-1 J . mi I .
a uikuuicuio. iiiev cau near ior inn nrawnv-nrmpri men wiin nn.
their duplicate at any Sunday morning heaved the bowlders and burrowed out
service in all the land, and they are thn P.irtli in RPnrrh
.a ... . -
more deeply interested lust nowinEdca I "I mean to tret un n. illvprainn t.hnt
The silence wa3 death-like. No one
had looked for such a demonstration.
Tears rolled down many a swartbv
cheek.
" I come ! I come from the vernal lands
"Where the rivers ol life are flowing;
I come 1 I come from the golden sands
That dazzle the eyes of the angeLbandi;
And the seeds of summer I'm sowing,"
nf. m, Ii.aln 1 1 1 frw)rr llrvlit.
have a sacred piece of land, on which 8tl0W that she was at war, and we have ning? what's the use of getting into a
they believe the great Peacemaker de- kept an unfurled flag upon our Capitol worry and fret over gossip that has
I v -r- . -- olnnn ihn fnwm n t nf A I 1. a i UTI. i a I rt Inn I Innn t!nn let n rf 1 n nrrrrt nv n
For Sunday to a miner who does his regularly on. Men abandoned the faro- galnerea ,rora lue adjacent gulches, .. f iai.pnnn. fn ihn vol of a Is nf. nn pmH Tn ni,i nnm tpnt Iving awake of nights with the unkind word whose meaning or pronunciation.
spoken of, concerning whom and bis
whereabouts you would Know more,
immediately turu to your books for ref
erence, that you may learn what you
would know, and thus may do without
the living teacher. Any young man.
who adopts this method of reading at
tbe age of twenty, or younger, and prac
tices it until he is a sexagenarian, can
not fail of being a man of good informa
tion of the world's doings relative to
business, politics and religion.
Suoli a reader of a good newspaper.
will meanwhile acquire a taste, at least
some will, for reading works on politi
cal ecouomy, on geology, natural his
tory, with the works of historians,
scended. They never hunt or fish on
this ground. The Peacemaker, they be
lieve, was not nailed to a cross, but was
killed by arrows, and then placed be
neath a rock. He recovered life by his
own power. In memory of this lliey
have placed numerous stone plies in the
Indian country. Indian religion teaches
that if a man smites an Indian on tbe
m.
and John than in points of doctrine, will take the men's minds off from the She said, as, scattering upon the earth cheek UiIndilu shXhit hi
and are probably wondering more and physical argument," said Edna, "for I a handful of grain, she proceeded to re-
and more about the romance of Idaho shall Issue tickets of Invltatlo U tO TOUT I P.lf A tA11zn. nff pr Rtnn?a lmr rlanlamaMnn A three-vear-old little girl at Roches
Tl A. 1 ... I ' I XT "IT nnnnl . A ft I.
XT.,f ;p r" hier r?, 8 her 8ent,ment' aud ng,.Tv
"An nmv nrp rp tn fpnor. nnn r.fVip I nil ha nn Kon..lif.l I 0 . . J . . .
that the people might see we were not
at peace. It is down at last, thank God,
and now will be unfurled only as the
emblem of peace and tho absence of at
tempted revolution. In the past, when
facing danger on the battlefield, and
shot aud shell were carrying death on
all sides, the real horror of the situation
never came till tbe shock of carnage
was over and in the quiet of our camp
fires or the terrible exhibitions of the
been set afloat to your disadvantage by
some meddlesome busybody who has
more time tban character I These things
can't possibly Injure you, unless, in
deed, you take notice of them, and In
combating them give them character
and standing. If wbat is said about
you is true, set yourself light at once;
if it is false, let it go ror what it will,
until it dies of Inherent weakness.
Just now Great Britain seems to be
Flat weddintrtnPvprvmiiiPrlnT.lnl.nTOiotii hpin , po-np-f i. , ter, N. Y., was taught to conclude the .. . '..,., , having quite an epidemic of capital
. ..xt..j ..... . . ... . " ""'" ocuniucm, auu BVpn!n nn,rD, ,Jrinfr the temporary "" "' luc icmuitr eAuiuuiuus 01 me nnnll,mpnt. "Ruprirhatoh nf nanprs
auui juuywas panicuiany anxious "And how are we to feast and other- all being beautiful. k" Ji CiZt .u- , ii.iri fiPl,l hnanitnl wn rp,.iiro,i .n.i annra. .. A..t nnets. ami novelists the works of Ba-
that her uusband-to-be should beregen- wise entertain them, I should like to Her presentation of summer and au- watch over my papa." It sounded very ciated the narrow escape and how slight of at least one execution. During ono con, Locke, Macaulay, Grote, Cariyle,
tumn, though good, was not as complete 8Weet, but the mother's amusement a BteD u wa8 from ,ife to death. Ro. week recently there were four persons lennyson. Miii, lyndaii.Meroer
I I mmr i rnnrw nnrl nrhon Chn OfTtloM ' nWAAiitnH milhin t it t no rloiTD anil tho I l"H I. ri 11 A, IK V . AiO CSi -L' lOtV. IJLUlUDU
erated before she should become his know?" cried the good ladv.
----- t " I 1 O O 1 " x.uiuuii.n, . . . . ,,, ofctT4W HUIU JllU IU UCUIU, LDJ. I . , " . i I Un n( I n.rtma l io lr- MnMnah
wife, which was one grand secret of her ishment "It would take me a week to as spring, because of the absence of most S yo7dTtter keen an e7e on bow that this political battle is over ber" of murdVs keepfpce with he "TndehwtlOT:
nterestin themisslonaryandthemeet- make pies and doughnuts enough for of the fruits and cereals belonging to mmmJ, too!" P we can perceive how easily the life and SSSbw Sf fflnla. P P because-they have been hard students
death of a nation may be determined by
Ings. But Mr. LaSelle was as unim- dessert, to say nothing about the other those seasons, but sentiments and ren
ti.eaa.u.eas me goou iauy was anxious, things" Jdition were alike faultless. whil fhp
"I would to heaven you had as much "I don't propose to feed their bodies, simple, old-time ballads whlnh h
faith ln the Omnipotent One as I have, auntie, but I will try to prepare a di-
my aear," pe ventured to say one day, version for their minds. I shall give
after a very thrilling exhortation from
the minister to all men to flee from the
wrath to come had wrought her sensi
bilities to the highest pitch of concern
for her darling's soul.
-jriease explain," replied the good
woman, not at all comprehending his
meaning.
"I have sufficient faith in the Power
that created me to "believe He has the
them a sort of elocutionary entertain
ment."
"Yout"
"Yes; why not?"
"A woman, to do such a thinrr!
Brother Handel might preach
sermon, but for you, a woman
tempt such a feat would disgrace the a prominent part.
whole lot of us."
sandwiched between the acts were ex
quisite.
Gold and silver pieces were thrown at
her feet like hail-stones, and as she
stooped, blushing and radiant, to gather
them up, it was little wonder she be'
A linoue isianu mau una wrmeu a 1 ni.,. 1 j:n,i ,
lpnt.,,ppnmlp,l 'VhnmRlinllTTrrru9 """"" uiiin,u uicu, LU
.wv.w.uvuv.wwu, I , 1,I. ,1 , ,
It Is a fine work, but so far as we are " ,B wl-" muuinuiueaa o mm num
able to see, holds to the old opinion that the turmoil, danger and agitation of the
A New Hampshire man told a story gation and study.
in their several departments of investi-
after all there is nothing better than n
woman for a man to marry.
Two Quaker girls were ironing on the
same table. One asked the other which
side she would take, tbe right or left.
came infected with a stairs mania. In She answered, promptly, "It will be
tbem a which visions of possible future lnde- ri?,htv.fof me,to ke Jh e.le,f '' fuDd t,b!5 U atifnrfp' fn fh
r.A t i K 1 utu 1 j will be left for thee to take the right." gratitude to th
, to at- pendence for herself and children played , , selves In this cc
past week to the assurance that we have
once more the strong arm of undisputed
government over us, and that our glori
ous flag will float uppn the breeze over
a truly united nation, and only in and
for peace. The country owes a debt of
ose who placed them'
contest just ended upon
about a flock of crows three miles long,
and so thick that you could not see the
sun through It. "JJon't believe it,"
was the reply. "Wa'al," said the nar
rator, "Yon're a stranger, and I don't
want to quarrel with you; so, to please
you, I'll take oil a quarter 01 a miie in
the thinnest part."
Danburv's absent-minded man at
tended church the other evening, and
How much better It is for young men
and women thus to employ their leisure
hours which all have, than to suffer
tbem to run to waste as is too often
done! Tbe farmer who furnishes his
home with good books is almost sure to
train up his children to become honor
able and useful members of society.
It was a New Jersey bor who, having nnfrlof.In irrnllnilii. Anil pirinmvpnfpfl
mi . ..i-.i . . j - ..; i" '
x.. uuuBruiumuons mat pourea upon "'"""r those who seemed to prefer chaos and
A plucky school marm. in South Ja
maica. Ii. I., whipped the biggest boy
placing his hat on the stove, backed up in the school, and when his father, a
1. tho nohinpt. nrimn tn warm hlmapir I six-footer, came around wanting to
The sexton discovered the mistake and know, you know, she put him to flight
unit t a... .,, Ii r ,1 -j - . I nglrpfl tvlipt.lipr hA did not wsinfc to fro to
Aii riHK lur msirriice. aumie. iou uer iium un amea wera mr mnrn npnrrv 1 .: . 1 ...
nower and will fn nreWrr. n ,.i , T -1 , . ; ., T , . ... T . J heaven, replied: "No; I don't want to ruin omer man a government wuu a
k t..,vw u w v uiutcLb 1 hiiiiw ipnrinfi t fi fiDnin m wirn mini i ;ii u iiriiuiMH i mhh iiinxn una r n iron nnnn
T . 1 . .. " ... 1- get ray ringers sore piaying on an 01a
me, my dear. If there is not a sparrow while at school, and I have always been the blushing bride and tranquil groom
laus to me ground without His care, called a singer. I shall erect a tempo- They were far more greatly'needed, too,
surely we are of .more value than many rary 'green room' behind the pulpit, and for those worthies were happy enough
cparruws. rig me up a few changes of toilet out of within themselves,
-dui, mat uoes not jusuiy us m con-'my unused States wardrobe, and give
harp."
It Is provoking to acknowledge a
charming serenade from Thomas Scott,
and see It ln print the next morning as
Tne crowa at lengm, dispersed, ana Thomaa Hcatu
head, and to no one is more due than
Mr. Randall, who, as Speaker, could,
bad be so desired, prevented tbe reach'
lug of any consummation.
INAUGURATION.
hastened to 'the rescue of the bat and I
organ.
Mr. Frank Buckland, tbe English
naturalist, advises ladies to trim their
dresses with tanned snake skins.
The grate fight iz fust for bread, then
butter on tbe bread, and then sugar on
Active preparations are being made tbe batter.
with the fire shovel. The scholars now
understood who's boss.
Be mersifull to all the dum animals;
no man can git 10 oeaveu on a aore
backed horse.
Do not play at chess with a widow.
Ask no woman her age.