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CHAfTER XIIL
Things want swimmingly lo Wub
Ing ton, and Mrs. Major Marblebsed wma
In bar glory. 8ba became diplomat
of tb moat dangerous, becauee moat lr
. reapooelble sort. Sbs Interfered with
' tba affairs of BUI aa only an Intrigu-
log aod Irresponsible parson can,
f Major Marblehead proUatad at flrat
agaloat bar ideas of extravagance, holb
In style ol living nnd personal adorn
ment. But ba was no Match for bis
wife In thlnge of this kind. Than, bar
Ulant for managing tba aflalrsof
g
ernment amaxed bias. 8b would have
ado n capital Quosn Elisabeth, nnd
could bars outrivaled s Braganse, or
dlaeonntod tba Hspabnrgs at an I as pa-
rial court, i -Tba
Major almply szsoutad bar
dsrs, M bar willing sobjeet might. Bbs
was to bios A sort of Oamallsl, at wboas
-fest he Isarned mical leesons dally.
-Hsr boos became tba rendeivoue for
polltlelaoa of Influanoa and authors and
Statesmen of- not. . Nobody gave batter
'dinners or entertained bar numerous
. frlanda mora royally In any way,
To all of bar scbsmse for getting fat
Job from the a-ovsramsnt. with wbleb
to sorted himself withal, tbe Major lent
a willing ear. Cupidity was strong
upon him. How b managed .to get
over tbe Scripture declaration concern
log tbe rich man sod the needle's eye
-nobody" who" neard ' ul m prat of tbe
sublime necessity of saving his soul
ould understand without falling to
give blm credit for that honesty of pur
pose wbleb la sometimes thought to be
aneceesafy attendant upon pur
But perbapa tbe Major didn't analyse
hla own Ineonaleteney.,- Humanity sel
dom doss. It takes whatever Is for
granted, so long as It Is prospering per
aonally. Tbs rest reform of this life
arc never Ah result of earn and plenty,
hut of struggle and need
But, avaricious aa was tb Major, be
was sometime tb victim of uncomfort
able scruples of eooeclenoe. His old-
tim Ideas of ntorgrtty wsre yet almost
r as strong upon blm as cupidity, aod b
would have scorned to violate one law
of JCM or man In any ovsrt act.
"I'm afraid Tom doesn't deport blm-
self as properly as, be would If bla wife
war here, Mrs. Msrblsbssd,'? bs man
aged to say to his spous ooc evening,
when, a crowd of brilliant go tat a had
thronged the trlpt parlors .to a 1st
vbour, aod a woman bed leaned In costly
apparel floated by upon Ms arm, to
whom be was whispering word that
' would have been barmleea enough bad
i they been unmarried lovers, but were
reprehensible under tb circumstances.
- MYoV"rc,ou fogy. Major," re
plied Mrs. Msrblsbad, under her breath.
But tb oxelamatfoo was lost upon
.. tb dignitary, who, as 1 have belbrs ob
served, was hard of bearing.
Tom flirted with tbe brilliant wtdo
till a lets hour. H waltsed with her
till b was plddy, and at confectionery
till b wss sick; but b was fascinated,
and bla mother, unuatural as It msy
seem, was not dlsplesaed,
Had b been the Major's son, aod bad
his wife been her dsughter, thus revsrs-
Isgtb conditions, ber Ideas of proprl-
. sty would bav been reversed also, but
It Is always bard to do or feel toward
ibers as ourselves, or those helooglag
Jo9tJnosinBrJy I
Itabl as tb facta will warrant,' and
then, 'heaveo knows, we sball bsvs
- enough to censure. -
When lb time for breaking up tbe
party arrived, Mrs. Marblsbead saw ber
sou showing tb widow to her earrisgs
with a gleam of triumph In ber eye.
"What a splendid fellow lie tor sbs
thought. "And what a pity he should
h tied to that moping mopatlck, away
out la Oregon.' II might bav mad a
brilliant match If be had waited. Well,
well, J've mad en mistake, but It's
nly oos. Luckily men can do as thsy
please, and Tom's all right."
Then turning to tb Major, whs had
already retired, and was half asleep, she
said: :.
"Did you obeerv that tall, handsom
gentlemen la tb parlor to-nlgbt, who
- didn't seem to know anybody f He was
Introduced by Senator Matlock. His
asms, waa Green eometblog; I can't
remember tb rest of It. But It was
long and odd. Whsn I saw him I
couldn't bslp wishing I Had a daughter
lo match him."
"I don't remember htm," replied tb
. MaJor"and L most-' go- tavaleeav com
time to-nlgbt. Don't, Ulk any mora.
Thess parties arc aa abomlaatloa to tbe
Lord." '
'Thsu Hs'd betUretop'emr was tbs
pstulaat rejoinder. . I
The Major soored; hut Mrs. Msrbls
head knew vary well thai h was only
sbsmmlog. .
"The hypocrite!" she said t
'berssIMclty
TcfUyT- 7 :
ad yet, good reader, was h any
YOLUME.VII.
nor a bypoerlt than sbs T Didn't sbs
acknowledge allegiance to tbim before
tb world, when ber heart f was aot i
tb contract ? Had she eby right to
Judge, him T She looked at him asb
lay tbsre feigning sleep, And her heart
rose la disgust.
, VHa a pretty-mTrrto-brsurs
she soliloquised. . "His bsad Is ss bald
as tb dom of tb Copilot, and as sbarp
as tb roof of a Catholic church., fil
bis old teeth were nulled his Cheeks
elnk like gulleys, and bis nose and cbln
srs ready to meet lie looks better In
tb dsytims, wheoJUe fsls teeth All
hie face and mouth to a decent fullhess,
aod bis straggling balr Is combed oysr
bis steeple-ebaped. bead. But meet
always see blm when be looks bis worst.
It Is almost morning new, and I'll brave
tb' night out, and don, with It. I'd
rather stay up till doomsday than sbsre
bis couch, anyhow."
Mrs. Marblehead left her chamber nd
wandsrsdout through the parlors alone.
Where, a little while before, tb sound
of rsvslry bad been was now su smpty
silence. -'
Tb world' en vtss me she slgbsd,
'To-morrow morning's papers will d
sciibs these Jewels, and thess silks and
laces, add will pralss tbs sntertalnment
and flatter tb hostess. I know my
parties sr tb rag. I know I'm
leader In Washington. But ob, I'v
pald-a fearful pries for thee things-
fearful price ! It H said that everybody
baa a skeleton in the closet. I'v Just
bad a glimpse of mine." .
Tb door-bell rang. .
Mrs. Msrblsbead wss nervous. Th
servants bad retired, and were lu their
first sleep, v
"I must answer tbe bell myself," she
said,'- tremulously, "but I do wish
Thomas was at boms."
Very eautlously she opened the door
and peered Into tbewsxlng twilight of
the coming mornlog-
ISfaXJl's-J oivJhomaa, ls-itJ'feithUfromireiMUha wifej AjnaA whom
bad such a start!" she ciclalmed, baif
hysterically. "But what Is the taatter T
You look flushed and eielted, as though
eiultaot over a signal triumph
"Mother," and tbe son's eountsosncc
&rtJjgllJhfcjbj jsss, "I wish
waan't married.'
"Why, pray f Doe your wife give
you any trouble now-a-day T"
" Vea, mother." .
"And bow, and why T"
"Don't aak to."
"But I must.. Does sbs writ you
complaining letters and send tbsovla
lieu of aidle lectures, to disturb tbs
serenity of your repose Hsvc you
skeleton In your closet, tb sam as I T"
Nonsense, mother. You have no bid
den skslston. Your ruling Impulse Is
ambition. You; bare outlived tbe bey
dsy of your purest fovc dreams, and
grown surfeited una tbe hollow mock-j
cries of the world. I am yet young and
susceptible. , You mads tbe match be
tween Martha end ins, you know."
Yes; I know. And I never did
more sensible thing." .
O, Mrs. Msrblehead S How could you
make euch a speech, when you knew It
was wholly false?
"With all due deference to your su
perior Judgment, mother,'! beg lesvs t
dissent." '
"And tfAef"
"In th first place, Martha did not
lov m. " I wss beguiled by a foolish
pssslon. I fended thst I would be
hsppy as her husbsnd, whether I pos
sessed ber love or not. I was mistaken.
She did not love m, and It was a crims
to compel ber to marry me,
"But, my son, you surely do not In
tend to repudiate your marriage ?"
"High heaven repudiated It In the be
ginning, mother.".
"But think of the scsndal of a public
sepsratlon, my Son. Think of ths news
paper scurrility thst Infests tbs nation.
Sqrely you wouldn't subject us all to
II 1 1 wWKWWV
"Why notr
"Because there is really no need of It.
Your wife le doing splendidly by you In
Oregon. Bbs's raising tbs children and
holding tbe property. She love ber
children? devotedly, and Is a brisk bust-
womao."
Mothsr, did you notice thst floe-
looklog young ruau In ths parlors to
nlgbt, who didn't seem to know any
body T" ' - : : . '
Yes; and I asked tbs Msjor about
him. - I wondered who brought blm
her, hut th Major couldn't tell. H
was Introduced by one of tbe Senators,
but I felled to catch the name. It waa
Green something; I could not toll
what"-
"Motbsr, that fellow Is Kingston
Oreensborough; the man who ought to
have married Martha Marblehead."
"And sfbal, pray, was he doing bare?"
"Looking on and taking ItomaI sup
pose. I have no doubt but tbey arc
holding correspondence regularly. He
Is said to b la tb secret service of the
government." .
Mrs. Marblsbead toped deathly pale.
What's tbs matter T"
"Nothing, Thomas. It'a only the late
bears and tbe fatigue - Don't worry
about ms.". - - "
But, mother, you'd better retire
Doat you ses It's already morning T"
Mother and sen stepped through tb1
parlor window and gasd from th
veranda across the domed and spired
V ever which ths first radiant ksams
the morning were casting a sbsen of
"Ll01lt.AlHI, OltElOOlV, rillDAY. HEPTEMUEH 1. 1S77.
. "Thomss, I'm more than half tired
of public life," said the former, with
sigh. .
Thsu you must he about ready to
pass In your cbseks, for certainly you'
never tire of all this glare and glitter If
you were declined for a long life,
."Do yoJluTok I'm falling, Thomasf"
Tbe son. laughed.
"Judging by your rotundity and den
slty, I should say, No.
and agitation, Yes."
By your pslsness
"WsIL my son, ydii finust keep
sbarp eye on Ibat secret .service de
tect! ve. I don't like ibe looks of him
Tsn to one he's watching to get us all
Into disgrace."
. "Let hlm.wstch!'' replied the son,
"There's nothiog to conceal. .Besides,
hs caa have no special object In spying
among us. . Honest people will always
bear wstchlog. But, mother, I'm In
trouble la another direction."
"How T and what about T"
"I'm dead In lovo with that band
some widow you saw la my company
and aba reciprocates."
"Thomeur'
Tbs soo looked at bis mother, abashed
but aternly.
"You are to blame, mother. You did
oot act toward me with common judg
ment In my matrimonial venture.
thought I loved Martha, aod you fos
tered tbs fallacy. You thought I muat
alwaya b tied to your apron-string, and
so you plsnnedtoget ms married -and
eeUled near you. If Martha had loved
me we might bavo gotten along: to
gether well enough. But It I oot nat
ural for anybody to he contented In an
atmosphsrs of conugal dissatisfaction."
But what do you propose to do, my
son? Remember It's too late to change
your courae.now. You area husband
and father In the eyee of the law: and
must do your sacred duty aa such."
"That's - Drettv advice to .stive me,
mother tiddiiltijndeed rkod
you loathe, w bom. no true woman would
reeogulse alleglanc to one hour I"
- "O, Thomas! do not cblde roe!"
walled tbe wretched woman. -"My
pu o Ish men t Is already grsatsr thso I
can bear."
""Well, nsver mind I Oo to bed and
get some sleep. In a little while, aa you
said, the morning papers will '6e here,
oontalalng glowiog - accounts'' f . tb
grand reception at(h Marblsbead
slon, and a flaltaring trlbuteto-th
hsppy, witty, and brilliant Mrs. Msjor
Marblehead. -A WashingtontflBvyt'
us, and. the telegraph will carry the
news from Dsn to Bersheba, and ths
press will publish It from Osth to Asks
ion." .
"I wish you were ssfely rid .of Mar
tha, poor boy,": said tbe unwise and
over-Indulgent mother. "But remem
ber, you eooldn't'bavs been here. 1f I
hadn't married the Msjor aad got blm
Into office." . ... .
And I wish to God you hadn't mar
ried bm, and badu't got him into of
fice, and w hadn't com to Washing
ton! I'd rather II v on my Cbehalsm
farm, In a tiny log-cabin with a punch
eon floor, with a woman I love, and who
loves ms, than to bav my present styls
of life with a government clerkship, and
all the glare and glitter of this Wicked
and deceitful city thrown In."
'You're morbid, Thomas. You'd bet
ter retire, too.Good-nlgbl, or, rather,
good-mornlngV and - the stalsly ml
of tbe mauslon turnsd ber back
upon ths glittering spires snd mssalve
domse of lbs sun-glldsd city, niJ
sought tbe chamber where ber' lord Isy
suoring. ' -
Thomss Jones retired, but -not to
slsep. Visions of a pair of coal black
eye that wore wholly unlike the mildly
beaming visuals of his wife danced con
stant attendance upon, bis fascinated
senses.
Th strsngs .widow bad. bewitched
Mi Oi Thomas Jones! Wbyea
,BB6ll
some guardian angel warn you from tbe
precipice? Why will yeu dally on tbe
brink of ruib? Why will any man
thus risk bis sacred honor by absenting
himself for vests from all the domestic
obligations of family, boms, and fl reside?
Why srs- women so often . left at
home, to struggle sloos, as best tbey
may, to rear a family of lilt I ones.
while tbe husband and father luiurlatee
at tbe capital, among gay women aod
gallant men?
What wonder that women deteriorate
who arc left alone, In drudgery and dis
comfort, to hear the double burden of
hrluglng up lbe,children la sorrow, aad
earning their bread In theswsatof tbslr
feces ? - Verily, the Mrs. franklins and
the Mrs. Clsys of life arc legion. But
outraged nature ever sssks to aysngs
herself. "The mills of God grind
slowly, but thsy grind eieeeding small."
The legitimate children of all public
en who fall to do their duty by their
wives and famlllsc, fall la tbslr torn t
perpetuate paternal genlua; and so the
Intellectuality of the race dies out In
tbelr femltfe,- lhfoughlhelnustloe
meted cut to Its motherhood. .
Thomaa Jones wrestled manfully with
himself. . But of what avail was his
mental wrestling, seeing h approached
nearer the precipice continually ?
But the woman who .held him la ber
tolls bad never a ecru pie of conscience
more Once she. was as Innocent aad
free from Intrigue as Martha Marble
hsnd had ever bssn. Butt ale for ber I
alas for bumaa nature 1 she bad been
the vloUm of h Ignorant and selfish
FmBB HrsacB, Fbss rsBas, Fbbb Paon.B.
usagss of life; bad ssen the only object
of ber early affections torn from ber side
through; the conventionalisms of fslss
spelsty; aod she bad rallied, after a few
years of humiliation and sorrow,
solved to be avenged whenever eppor-
tu n Itvshoiilil sgsln he oflered. And
opportunities came often. Thus, sgsln
does nature ever seek to aveare herself.
land sseklng, Invariably succeed.
.
. To be eoqtlauad.
GLIMP8ES Of EODTHIEJ TE1VEL.
Tired, weary, and forlorn arc three
poor mortals sitting in oos of the most
wretched of cars, attached to a freight
train slowly Wsndlng lu wsy through a
miserably uninteresting section of eoun
try, lo tbs most notorious of Houtbsrn
Btates, Boutb Carolina.
We left Bavannab Monday morning
In a drenching rain that kept company
lib us all dsy, and made tbe little
wretched statioos at which we Stopped
look ten times mors dreary, and, I know,
made the heart of a poor mother acbe
atlll more besvily for leaving what bad
been' a" horns, aod with three helpless
little children starting to flud a slater,
to whom sbs looked for protection.
Bucb a day muet have seemed a sad be
ginning, but sbs and bsr little ones bad
been taught In the school of adversity,
and no murmurs, no complaints were
beard. only tired thaoks wbsn tbs
'crumbs from the rich man's" lunch
were given tbeau The - mother's 4scc
Was worn and thin, but tbs little ooss,
In spite of poverty and all the sorrows
and privations that go band In band
lib it, had faces ruddy with hesltb;
and I could not bslp thinking, how
strsngs Is life, that tbeee children, with
out care, with hardly enough to keep
together body and soul, should not only
II vs, but thrive I Sadder and aaddsr
grew my thoughts, and when, at last,1
wc reached the station, where for that
day our Journey ended,, I was In bar-
mony' with tbs dsy, "cold and dreary.'.'
But with 'a sparkling wood Are, (one
thing you can always bsvs In tbe "sunny
South," and a firs, too, made without
paper, for the wood la flowing, not with
"milk and honey," but wl(b turpentine,)
and tbe bright blase Insensibly carried
warmth to the saddened hearts. And
wbsn tbs morning broks upon us, ths
sun bsd thrown aslds bis dark mantis
and was sgsln reigning In ail bis splen
dor; and all nature seemed smiling and
oyoustiwlth -hsrdly a trace left of ths
storm that bad passed ever It. -
8o beautiful waslba-morning that
K and I took a loag drive, and found
Augusta quit a pretty city, containing
STreat many beautiful homes, pointed I
out to us as this and that iiHdow'$, It
seemed strsngs at firstbut we recuem
bered the war---? rr"
In the afternoon wc took tbe care to
Columbia, reaching there late last night,
and I can truly ssy thst our remem
braucee of Ibe place will be something
fearful, for wbsn arriving at a borrlbls
botel about ten, tired and hungry, hav
ing been unable to procure aupper along
the road, and fully especting then to
regale the inner-man with a tempting
repast, ws bad set before us, tn a most
cheerless room aad upon a most nnln
vitlng table, three cups of soms concoc
tion or nsrbs, butter made up or "eersp-
ings,'1 sour bread and some cold beef, so
tough that no respectable ex would
ever have eald, "that Is flesh of my
flesh," Could even tired, hungry bu
mauity bear with that tDisgusUd, we
rose aod sought our beJa, hoping In
aleep to forget tbe pang of hunger, but
woe! to expectation; It was eleetlou
dsy, aod our dear colored brelbern, so
fitted to govern Ibe nation, were like a
pack of wolvse let loose, howling and
screeching In a most unearthly manner.
Thankful were we to shskc tbs dust
from our feet: tble morning, hoping
usver s;
gain 10 ha oblUed to spsud an
other nlgbt in such wrstcbsd quarters.
' My last sentence, you perceive, I
unsbls to finish In tbs ears, having fal
sa short of paper, aod now I am slttiog
n a vary plsasant room, carpeted with
bright blue ingrain carpet, Intent
upon finishing my letter so that you
caa still near of tbe travelers, ooc of
whom Is ersiy to get hack loNsw York,
longing, b says, for "oos square meal."
Tb latter part of our Journey yetef
day waa far better , then tbs beginning,
for, though we centioued to crawl along
-st a soall's pace, the air had so softened
and bad become so wsrm that wc had
all the windows open, and therefor,
though soms what wsery, wsr not so
glad to see the little town of Charlotte
as wc bad hoped to he.
Wc reached here about sundown,
found our hotel far better tbsn we bad
dared to hope, and after a good tea aod
splendid bath, we went to bed tired
out, but still refreshed enough to slsep
right through the nlgbt. '
This mom log we took, a pleasant II
Walk around the village, bought two
novele with which to while away to
rn arrow, came home and partook f
rathr a si m pis dl nnr.
M has gone le.smoks hie cigar,
and K la reading aloud tb Nsw
York JItrald, only two dsys aid, that
assms very youthful, for la Florida a
week nearly elapsed before we could ret
home paper. "... .....
We expect our hardeSt asy'i'TrBvsl
to-morrsw, for ws muat rise before the
aa lb train start five mlautes aa
for six. Our diansr we will get along
tbe road, disgusted with the hotel sand
wlcbes tbey. put up for us, so will try
stopping by tbe "wsyslds." Still It Is
not always the safest plan, for If ws arc
so unfortuoals as to meet with a South
era breakdown, we are likely to become
pretty hungry before we reach our des
tination, whlcbrwlth ssrytblq propl
tlous, ws don't ef pert to do till Bine lo
tbe evening.
It will depend entirely upon whst
kind of a place Llucbburg is whether we
remain for tbe Sunday. I abould aay
depend solely upon tbs botel, or, rather.
hotel table, for even If tbe scenery le
magoifloeot, (and w are longing for
Juat a glimpse to refresh ths sys), tbs
more eolld wants of nature muet be flrat
supplied. And M says tb starve for
three days In a forlorn little house, even
If It were In the lovelisst valley and sur
rounded by snow-capped .mountains, Is
somsthing thst at this stags of tbs Jour-
bey he Is totally Unprepared l67loTSo,
though to-morrow night our bones msy
scbs, we will have to catch but a short
night's rest,' and on Saturday morning,
wearied) tired, and cross, be again placed
lo anything' but the promised palace
car, something more fitted for tbe cat
tle, and unless 'tis a far better road than
those over which wc bave already trav
eled, will Jolt, jolt, Jolt, till eleven at
nlgbt, at which hour we hope to fiud
beefstsaks and spring beds la the city
r Baltt more. irwe travel .iqrspld!y
as that, ws will probably be home on
Monday, and M aayc onee again In
New York, no ooc will ever get him In
auch a wild goose chase again. And,
truly, I must say Southern travel Is
rather wearisome, both to body and
mind. - 1 ,
, -1 ..JUL JUL .'
A Good 'SrooESTioN. Mrs. F. F.
Victor, who, by tbs wsy, misses no op
portunity to put In a plea for women
laborers and-woman's labor, ssys, lo a
-recent letter fr-n-Astorl tot hcAih'T
lend Tidingt
The canneries bsvs so perfected tbelr
appliances that a great amount of labor
may be performed In one working day
Maoy hundreds of Cblnsmsn are em-
pinvpd In diflerent capacities, Tbsy
i -doHaxjfc. Uajr Women -b
Temployed lu labeling cans.
no ars
paid fifty cents per thousand. Most of
tbem esrn Chlnamen'e wssree : . eoroe
double, and a few even more depend
ing of course on their experience. This
season tbs Messrs.. Kinney Intend to
era ploy.-, women In maktna tin cant.
Mere Js-sl cbance for girls to learn some
thing of a profltsbls trade, 'rc often
sfgried to be a tinner. Let some of the
Oregea girls set out on tbls nsw road to
Independence, and I am confident tbey
would think of a hundred Drettv and
useful things to add lo tbe world's stock
of comforts, wbsn tbey. onee have the
traae in nana, uj trie wry, wby doee
nobody think of canning. fruit In'Ore
gou eome enterprising womao or com
paoy of women f -
An amuslngstor comes from Con
stantinopla. Tbs Sultan was suffering
ucn rrom toothache, and tbe dentist.
having Inspected the -royal patient's
teeth, declared that one of them muat
oe drawn, lb order to give tbe Sultan
nerve, a nearo wss brnunht to his room
snd had a tooth attracted. Sambo bore
the operation so very badly Uiat It had
ust tbe opposite effect or wbat was lu
tended, and tbe Sultan, tbiuking tbe
remedy worse then tbs disease, declined
to submit himself to ths forceos. A
little later tbs fsulty tooth again made
Itself felt, and again the Hullao aent for
the dentist, and a train be reptleoriba
the tooth muat eome out. So, a eecood
nerro was summoned snd undarwofit
torture, lie squalled louder then the
first, and a second time Abdul-Hsmid
declined to be relieved through such an
nfdest. Tils attacks of toothache con
tinued to recur, and tbe latest' Informa
tion ls that eight negroes have been
operated upon, but the Sultan baa not.
Thr ANswfcM. - "Oh. wbr was I
bornT' said be: "why did tbsv "yank
me by the hair out of eternal nothing;
ness Int concrete existence, to bullet
tbe etorms of Ibis rude world, with oo
poatponementoa account of tbs weather?
Wbat, then, ia tbia problem of human
destiny with wntea eels
"BVAeJ"""qfrm'vp"
teutiy wrestled for eo msny centuries T"
But she told him, all the eame, that
there waa no base-ball for him that af
ternoon; and. If he didn't get the
kindling, wood spilt before hie father
earns home, there would be soms wrest
ling that would make aclenee open her
eyee when ebe atruok that woed-ebed.
Aw Editor. A young man applied
at a newspaper orflee the other day for a
slUistion. "Hsvc you any experience
as an editor T" Inquired tbe newspaper
man. "Weir, oe, not exactly," replied
the ambitioua aspirant, cautiously. "But
'v been cowblded a aumber of times,
isve been married quite a while, have
worn borrowed clotbee for three years.
and never had a cent of money, eo j
thought I might work In." , He was en
gsged.
A Ct Bioi a WlLU Tbe will of Gov
ernor Blstchett, of Plymouth, (Mass.,)
proved in 1783, contains tbe follewlnc
singular clause: "I deelre my body to
be Sept as long as It msy not be ofteoe
Ive, and that on of my toes or fingers
msy be cut off, to secure a certainly of
being dead. I further requeet my dear
wife, that as sbs hsa been troubled with
one eld fool, abe will not tbink of, mar
rying a second." .
A-simple ivmedy-fornea rsTfiTaIs
borse-radisb.' Grate and mix la Vinegar,
the aame as for table pu rposes, and apply
to tbe temple when tbe face or bead le
affected, r the wrist wbsa the pain Is
in toe arm or snouiaer.
William M. Holland, of Iowa, slsn
dered a young lady of bis acquaintance,
and when he failed to sign a paper re
tracting tbe aspersions, as bs bad agreed
to do, sbs soot nu
Women lnMtonsoota now vote for
school offloers, and at a recent election
a St. Paul turaed cut to the number af
about aJs haodxed.
OUft WA8HIIQT0I LETTER.
Torus EorroBorTBB Naw Wobtbwbt i
Our Rip Van Winkles, tbs District
Commissioners, bavs at last discovered
thst Its' police force needs thorough
drilling and crgsnlitll"p, till li-t p
pointsd -drill masters to Instruct the
msn'ln mllltsry tactics, suuetitutlng,
however, tbe club for tbe musket. Ou
polioe forowbaa nsver been drilled; and,
as a body, Is totally ignorant of that
powsr of organisation gl vsn by thorough
acquaiutanee with the principles bf mil
Itary organisation, auch as obtain In
tb polio fore of Nsw York City, and
were It not (or tbe fact thst our force is
com posed largely of old soldiers. It would
have been powerless to cheek a power
ful and combined mob of any descrip
tion.
' oobsip,
Our divorce market remalus brisk
though our city bonds bsvs been soms-
wbat effected la their market-value by
tbe recent depression In price of gold,
yet tbe onbspplly mated In marriage
appear as numsrousljHn-our courts as
ever, and our lawyers tbrivs. A Mrs.
Butler recently applied for divorce en
eome frivolous grounds, but bsr hus
band's cross hill shows ber to bsvs bsd
anotbsr husband living at tbs time sbs
was Isst married, and from whom she
bad nsvsr been divorced. It le hardly
likely ber bill will eta Dd fire uoder ex
isting circumstances, and she will there
fore hsvs an pportuoity of exercising
still further her extreme mstrtmonlat
tendencies, for with some women here
there appears not the slightest repug
nsnce to sxeem of husbands. Tbe lobby
Influences of Congress bring here during
every session scores of such adveotur-
ssses, and tbsy reap a rich harvest seem
Ingly among our uneopblatlcated,-lf we
may Judge results by tbe frequent as
tonishing developments in our divorce
courts of "which this Butler suit Is a fair
avcrae;'' . '
Anothsr etsss which Congress brings
os Is one with a claim agalast ths gov-
srnmsnt, and' since the wsr the South
has furnished a goodly number of them,
among whom we would name- Mrs.
rlvsd here some yesrs ago,
Louisiana, and claiming that the gov
ernment owed ber about 180,000 for
eottou, stock, corn, etc., taksn by the
troops during the wsr from her planta
tion. This claim she had Introduced
Iqt Congress, but sine tbsn sbs has
amandsd It, and now It figures up to
over 1000,000. lu the meantime sbs
baa appeared In a aeore of lotrlguse, and
has become so "We 1 1 known that sbs and
bsrHolugs srs nubile Properly, T''tT
is hardly a boarding-bouse In tbe city
but can report Itself swindled to greater
or lseesr.es tsnt by- some smooth, oily
talking stranger, man or woman, who
came here to obtain payment for a claim
sgslnst tbegevernment. From the beir
of soms revolutionary soldier down' to
the claimant of half a million for sup
pi lee furnished the army during the war,
the result to the host sutertalning is tbe
samr-an Immense unpaid bill of boa'rd
Ingl Onoe-coeconced, tbe clalmaut de
velops a faculty for remaining at the
expenae of hla hostess, but not tor ob
taining hla claim, aa In no case can he
gst bis bill passed, and were we not as-
I leurcd that poor bumaa nature is as resdy
to deceive aod be deceived to-day. aa In
the days of Sampson, we might wonder
wby our people will not be taught by
paat experleuoe of loss.
In 1869 there Came to our hoarding-
bouss a fellow who said bs waa from
Georgia; that he owned a large planta
tion, and was now on bis wsy to Nsw
jorx tc sell what ntloa he bad on
hand, hut would atop here till he could
make arrangemente for the collection of
an Immenee claim he bad agaloat the
government. Before the end of the
week, he had Ingratiated himaalf lata, ..
the good will of the hoe lees and tbe af
fecilooaof ber daughter, aged about all
teen, and, with tbe full consent of the
mother, married the latter. Tbe mar
riage waa, however, at ooce broken up
by tbe enraged father, and tbe husband
of an hour kicked into the atreete eo
summarily that, apparently afraid of bis
oeck, be disappeared, taking with him,
as a souvenir of his fair brlds, ber moth
er's gold watch and some other jewelry.
Our curiosity hunters have bad a feast
n tbe sale of tbe furniture and orna
ments of Chamberlain's gambling-house
which wae cloeed last spring bocaoee It
Tailed to net Its proprietor any profits
durlog last winter's Presidential excite
ments. These effects brought good prices.
and were purcbsaed chiefly by ladies.
who ssemed determined to possiss soms
relic of the notorious dsn. Tbe bouse
was recently Jodgbt by-General Meyer
for a private resldsoce, and It will be
onf lb most attract I v la tb city.
It was for years occupied by Mr. Thoru-
ton, tbe British Minister, and last fall
was taken by Chamberlain, whotboughl
irewfdBTre aTtrngiBtiishriII0MO,V.,?d Jirtft'.,JrJ,.5fhfl
. . , ' , " " flowers filling tbe windows, that didn't
moot aa tbe grand scale of MorrUsey at wlthl; himself, soms neat, tidy,
Saratoga.
The atar gasers In great numbers vlalt
tbe observatory every night to see Mars
and hie baby moons, keeping tba offi
cers la charge quite busy with the tsl-
pa. Tbe atmosphere of our nights
Is bowaw clear that a perfect view is af
forded with the tele 'pa, Koot here
has as yst observed tb third aatslllte,
reported as discovered by Professor Dra
per, hut aa aur teleeoop la aa mach
larger aad the rfraterlac pwr la aa
. A Joaraal for tbs People.
.lit toted to tbe I stereslsof H vasarty .
, ladspaodeal la PollUoa aad ReliUB.
IMve to all Live Issaes, aad Thoroughly
Radios) la Oppoalof and KspostagUie Wrongs
qI tbe Masses.
Correspoadeols wrlllag ever aasa sued slgaa
tares must saake a bow a tbelr Barnes to tbe
Kdltor,or bo atteatloa will be flvoa to tbetl
-eomtnu titrations.
much grsatsr tbsn Professor Draper's,
we presume we sball soon have' the op
portunity of witnessing tbe three, and
even more. We are, like tbe boy from
the country? bound to see everything
that Is lo be sseu. rrorssaor Hall, who
msds tbe first discovery, wss once a
stone mason, snd ws propose to hsvs
chiseled out a, bigger nicbe for himself
and our telescope than that occupied by
anybody elae. 'Felix.
Washington, D. C, August 31, 1877.
Sixtssa Seasons for Woman 8uffrga;
1. Because It la a doctrine of the
British Constitution that taxation aud
representation go together,
2. Becauee about one-sirtA of those
who bold tbe qualification to vote are,
women.
3. Becauee a widow or spinster who
is a householder seldom hsa male rela
tive to press ber political deelre upon
members of Parliament.
Becauee Ibe erlevsncee of women.
(whtcb are very numerous), uot being.
laid before Parliament through a con
stitutional representative, remain littler-
xnownand unredressed.
&. Because, while the law glvee to
men, bad or good, wise or foolish, youth
ful or axed, tbs vols for Parliament, if
ouly tbey bavo a property qualification,
and refuaea th earn vote lo every
woman, even If of mature asre, virtuous.
educated, and wealthy, It teaches the
whole nation to underrate woman.
. Because also ths Isw wbleb thus
depreciates tbe sex, bas hindered ad-
vanclng civUisaUoa from giving to
woman, her rightful equality in pecuni
ary matters 1 has depressed ber In the -family
and lu the bequeeta of klnfolk;
baa drawn after It a comparative neg
lect of her education both by parents
and by State: and bas stereotyped a
public seutlmsnt which debars ber from
lucrative occupations suited to her abil-
7.- Uecause tbls Injustice of tbe law Is
tbs mors distrseslng, now that two and
half millions of women hsvs to earn
their own living without man's assist
ance. their exolostoo from the
suffrage leads to tbclT-.siclusina -
or administration admirably
adapted to their talenta, and tbua dam
ages the public service, while It also de
stroys their grsateet motive for solid
cultivation, aud tsods to mske them
frivolous.
. Because th admiealon of women
l"J.''"llUlarater.Uei.4rlemtmt
net. -BTJS-mr- rUDj u, aoftan asperities and purify oa
', balling from 1 whole state. Woman's lufliieoee, if a
td-
our
1 -i.
lowed due scope, Would especially re
press our worst curses, such asdrunksn
uses and Immorality.
10. Because It becomes plain that the
denial ttf the Parliamentary vote to
woman ia an arbitrary aud high-handed
exercise o( power, as soon aa.lt Is un
derstood that her exercise of municipal
sum-age with .tier liability to certain
local duties has been, handed down
from distant times.' - "
II. Because, underour hereditary and
unbroken tradition, whether Saxon,
AnglirNurri)A07orKugns6, queens bave
been accepted, uot as aa Innovation, or
As an' anomaly needing special proced
ere of Stale, but is in constitutional
routine:- a fact which is lo Itself a me
mento aud protest against tbs political
depression t)f women. "
12. Because a largs number of our
countrywomen. Including maoy of tboee
moat prominent in intellect or benefi
cence, have petitioned Parliament for
tbe franchise, and are expending labor
and money to pbtaio IL
13. lleeauae the recent extension, or
ths franchise to a class of men often Ig
norant, as wsll aa poor, makea the de
nial of it more galling to educated and .
lax-paying women.
14. Uecauae In the Htale. aa In tbe
household, tbe co-operation of women
ith men la orteu of cardinal import1
a nee. -
15. Because the exercise of the fran
chise lends to promote patriotism In
mothers, and thereby In the whole rle- .
lug generation of the lower classes.
16. Because, althousb In the long
run (that ia to aay, in th course of ages)
all classes of a nation hsvs but one In
terest, yet In (he course of every life
time men and women hsvs Interests di
verse or sven contrary, Juat as agricul
turists and manufacturer, or farmer
and landlords: so that woman can uot
be filly represented by les-lalatore who
are elected by men only. Xatiomil A
nxHation o Oreat Jlrilain,
Mrs. PsWin haa taksn up three husi-
rraficT snry acres of land in Ki
untamed prairie. Laat feM abe ploughed
teu acres, aud sowed It with wheel. The
hoppers bave spared ber, and abe haa
ust nsrvssted a line crop; This spring
bs uss oroasn up about twsuty acres
more, and planted broom corn and sorg
hum. Mrs. Kawlq la not a strong-bodied
womao: on the contrary, wbeu she
commenced ber ploughing;, sbs wss so
feeble thst she had au easy cbair, with
a plllow-ln It, at lbs snd of bsr furrow,
snd wss obliged at every second row to
stop aod rest. She chose this life be
cause she had more fitness for It tbsn
snytbiog else thst gave promise of a
fulur for two little sons whom ehc de-
ta sduesls to usefulness. Hsr
health Improves, and a sheep raiser In
tbe neighborhood baa engaged ber to
ploogh ten acre of land for-o)tm aad
lake hsr pay I o sheep. .
The prosperity of Slate depends on
commerce, In a higher aenee of that
word than the common one: the free
commerce, of Intellectual, moral, aod
rellgleue Influences, tbe unstinted Inter
cheng of nnobllng Ideas, sentiment,
and social helpe of every kind, Is the
vryeorMiition or true social progr
r. ji. Abbot.
Whovsr passed. aca
Intalllgent body preeidee ovsr the com
fort aod bsppluss of that cheerful
home ?-- .
Four haudced thousand pounda of -muataH
aeed was harvested during th
summer In the Ssllass Valley of Call- .
foraia, where Cblaeee farmers make the j
cjilllvBllvjUaf muatardtbetrsote pursuit.
As aa svldenes of woman's confiding
asture. It le mentioned tbat a yeong
lady wae married th other day to a Mr.
Forget, but he waa always for getting
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