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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1878)
ass MCe. A. J. BI.Vna, glitter and l'roprlrur A Joa real for the People, llevoted to tbe Interestsof Humanity. Independent In rolltlcs and Religion. llve to all Live Issues, and Thorough! ItadicallnOpposlasaBdKxpoalngtbeWronrH ot the Massss. um year mm mx awni T - Tl mili 1 M AJWUHlSEMKNTOluuned on Rcaaonable Tiim. FACT, FATE AND FANCY; OR, Waj r Urlec than One . A.J.IHJNIWAY. AUltallB 0 "JUlMtH RF.ID," "KI.I.KK DOWD." UY LKI," "TKl Hi PIT t YoMAVVi HPHEBR," UAHI XOKKIflOlM, nr., KTC, KTC. pSntwrd. coord I nit U ArtofCom.it, In lb year IBS, by Kn. A. J. Duniway, la tbe office of Um UbrartuoIOiMcmn at WMhiaston City. CHAPTKIl VIL White ft is proverbially true that younggirts are easily captured by hand Home clothes, and lender speeches of roinparatively effeminate uieii, it is Artie that middle-aged women usually ' Jgfcbihit, when free to choose at all, a 4lOTlded preference for strength of uiiar- ! -ter and physique in the sterner sex. "W.' have Keen that Mrs. Kmsnwu's good sense asserted itself in the beginning of lit i acquaintance with Alouzo Snow, deij, for she at that time estimated 4lai at his real worth. And we have e.p-u seen tbat he adroitly insinuated huobeU into her good graces through a skillful play upon her most cherished memories, and easily made her a crea ture of hie will. But, when he wafl ! well out of Bight and hearing, aiHl she had had time to reflect a little, the good woman felt the full force of her own folly lu having allowed herself to be so readily captured by hid oily speeches. But it wan too late to retreat now, she thought. She had given iter word, aud Iter simple word was as binding always an anybody's oath. Ho sbe would make the beat of it, aud maybe she could ulway bold and guide hini through his love foVber. Her natural affection for ler daughters wae Inexpressibly teuder. ' She bad long looked forward to matri mony as one of tbe inevitable conse quence of tbeir existence, but it had been her chief endeavor to so manage that when such allianee should eoiue, she would not, iu lis consummation, be iteerived of her children's society. But now tbat tbe wedding day was fixed, and she would be permitted to buve and hold lierdaughters as her very own for only one remaiuing little month, dur ing the major ba of which tbe Captain would be away from 1 awe osi Official haaliii mi. abe fairly eounted tbe precious minute as tliej glided past. X country wedding is an occasion of general inerry-inakiug. Everybody in tbe range of the bride's or groom's ac quaintance is offended unless numbered among the guests. The work of pre paring feast is a labnrinueoue, com pared to which such labor iu a city home is but as child's play. The house wife must be at once her own gardener, ' dairy-maid, butcher, baker and eonfee- There is ho ebauce to order L what is needed from regular venders, and if there were, the woman who would or could indulge tlie alleged ex. travaganoe would be tbe theme of ill natured gossip among the less fortunate neighbors for an ensuing twelve-month. Mrs. Emerson toiled like a galley .l-e, in the barn-yard, garden and icitrjMW. while Lillie anil Grace piled ilfcr4eK and busy Angers over a ward nenelhat was to be the envy of every rustic maiden iu all tbe region round about. No woman iu all the country could rival Mm. Emerson iu the culinary art, when she chose lo set ber niiud to it asjd do her best. Such pyramids ot 'tkc, such loaves of snowy bread and rU f golden butter, such jellies and tarts, and custards and ices; such pick lew chow-chow and condiments unnamable; such roast turkey aud ehickeu salad; such pies, preserves and marmalades as she would furnish for that wedding feast, would be the envy of the entire neighborhood, and the nine days' won der when tbe wedding should be over. When Mrs. Emerson wag alone with Lillie, she would confide to her such doubts aud misgivings concerning Grace's future as moot heavily oppressed Iter, and when alone with Grace, she woukTuot hesitate to relieve her mind of a portion of her solicitude for Lilliu's happiness. But, one day, when the momentous wedding was drawing very near, and some of the unfinished moun tains of pastry oookiug loomed up for tnidably before the patient, willing drudge ( I race was ealled from her de liberation over her tucked aud ruffled bridal robe of white muslin, to assist iu heating eggs tor iceiug. She obeyed reluctantly. "I tee no kind of use i u t,,,s fus8 and nonsense, mother," .be Mid, using the beater iu a savage way, indicative of a future war upon wual sbe evidently oonsWered unnecessary "ry law. ri"w Ika IbiJ. tlltlll' I'll llaVM un - j IT ! . 'Bnt display I can, to make the very best afore you belong to somebody eJee," re plied the mother. "Idou't need forty barrels o' victuals to get married on," was thesuapplsh re joinder. "But you know, chiW, there'll be a heap o people here." "Btitber the people. If you'd be sen sible, you'd make no display over the wedding except to re-furnish that dingy silUug-roooj, aud brighten the old house up everywhere, aud tbat ought to be done if nobody ever ma cries. I really don't belivc in aluiliDg a voi"tnna vni. crowd on a wedding occasion or any other, like they were so many hogs. Let people eat at home." "No doubt that's the way your pap and I'll be treated in Memo's oily heme, child, lint I want In give your new rein thms h UMiittifiil few! once in their lives." "Mother, I'm half Ineliiml to rue my bargain," said Grace, holdiug aloft the egg-beater, from which depended a mas of stiffening foam. "Itue your bargain, child, what for?" "Mr. Snnwden promised to build a city Itome with an observatory, and everything scientific aud beautiful And now, when all the arrangements are made, and it's too late to break oil tlte marriage without a public scandal, he makes an eutireiy dillereut arrange ment with you. aud father, without con sulting me, as though I was .nobody. And the first thing I know, I find it all settled that we're to take the timber aud brush claim that coyotes wouldn't live ou, and go to work on it like old people fur tbe rest of bur days. It doesn't seem right at all. It wasn't what I bargained for, aud I leel like telling hi in so." "My child, I hope you won't do noth In' silly. I do feel kinder worried about some thing's but not about your liviu' near me. The life your mot Iter's led afore you, Is good enough for you, I reckon. And theu, 'Lonzo only con sented to move onto the claim to please yiHir mother." "I should have thought I was the one to be consulted," answered Grace. "Never mind, dear. You'll like it after a while. I'm principally eon cerned about Li I lie's feller," dropping her voice, or rather raising it to a sharp whisper, which LJIlie clearly overheard. "And why are you concerned about Little's airalrs? Isn't she alt right 7" "I'm afraid John ain't (be mau to make her happy." "Why?" "She don't seem happy nun, aud a I woman that loves Iter husband as she ort to love hi in, to fixture him at all, will hardly be sigliiu' and cry in' half her nights while she's matin' tier tog gery to git married in." "I think John's jierfectly splendid, mother. He has made no false promises to UII, and that's one comfort." "Well, child, it's loo late now to be goln' aek on your promise. Beside, 'Lonzo is so tender hearted like, he'd die if you jilted him." "Mother, do you really feel that I have been wise iu submitting to this en gagenlent and its early consumatiou V "What do ym think about tbe wis dom or it, chil.l?" "I wish I'd never seen A lonzo Snow den, so there!" and Grace stumped her fool iu her vehemence. Then wltat made you promise to marry him 7" "I was bewitebed, aud I was a fool." "Tlie Lord love you, child, but I aouietimes wonder if I haven't been a foid about it myself." "Mother, I believe you were as badly bewitched as I. WImjij Mr. Snowden Is iu my presence, I am wholly in his power. He overshadows me, aud I am too happy lo have proper control of my senses. But I am afraid everthlnir isn't right with him. There's more gush about hlra than tfUe feeling, aud more moonshine than real fcentlineot. He'd have made a far more suitable husband for LIU than he can possibly be for me." Good reader, yon will agree with me that such doubts as these were not des lined to prepare the mini! of Grace for that perfect rapture In her new relation which is the acme of all legitimate love in orthodox novels. But this is not an orthodox novel, nordo I eVer consider It worth mv while to attempt to write one. If I should attempt It, I should surely fall; for life, to me and mine, has been too real to admit my eveu duelling long enough upon the delecta hie mountains of purely fictitious fancy to perform the necessary labor to eom plete such a task, even If I should be- glu it. And now, as you have had am pie opportunity, in this most leisurely narrative to understand the feelings of the Emerson family and the difleren motives that prompted them ineousum mating the forthcoming nuptials, allow me to transport you into the city and introduce you to' the home of Alouzo Snowden. Imagine a square, brown double-storied residence with green shut' ters awl wide veranda. In the center of a sightly block, surrounded by a growth of fruit trees of sufficient density to shut the dwelling in with an atmos phere of almost impenetrable gloom. A lonzo Snowden, Sr., was in reality a pork-packer. The gold aud graiu brok erage of which Alonzo, Jr., had spoken to his future father-in-law, was a Motion ,uveulrl, ,,y tbat youthful genius at an a . i iisiHui wiien prompt action was a I v4 aawuijiw v w loll " m prtmuesselty. TheseuiorSuowdeuV , Uh wm a ,,luy brick . gt. au.a downtown, hard by the wlwrves, con venient to transportation, and over looking the dirt and onu, fro(n wheu such portion, of any eUy arB Mm wholly free. Great layers of rusty ba con Hanked one eutlre tide of the gloomy building, festooned by spiders' webs and surrounded with mould and dampness. Across the room, tin the other side of au alley-way, made by the commodities in which he dealt, were great layers of rusty salt sacks, covered also with mould aud damp, aud over hung with spiders' webs. The senior POUTjOVXD, OKKGOK, Til U AtSXVV, OVEaiBlSTC IS, lfcV;5- Snowden was a middle-aged little man, with pinched features and a bald head, a narrow chest, white, bristly beard, and long, clutching fingers, suggestive of hord bargains aud greed. When Alouao junior returned from his successful wooing ami entered the paternal pretence, the senior Snnwden rained his keen, grey eyes and tieeped auxlously from underneath his white, shaggy eyebrows with a tremendous eagerness. "What luck, my sou?" "Decidedly splendid, old man." Father ami son had by this time sauntered through the alley-way of salt and bacon, and entered the tittle den, called by courtesy a counting-room, though it. was only u ruled from the remainder of the long, dingy, damp apartment by a dirty railing, inside of which were a few stools and a rusty stove. "Let's hear all about it, my boy," aud- the old mau leaned forward from his seat 'M a stool and laid his bony, claw like baud in an attitude of eager clutch ing upon his son's olleininate fingers. "I thought the one of 'eui that was here ou a visit would draw the prime, governor, and I left home with the In teution of laying siege to her iu dead earuest. But I saw when I got there, that a younger wench, u sinter of the rustic Lillie, would be a more desirable catch, ami so I bent my bow ami sprung it, and uw, by George." "But the acres, my tnty, the acres. I don't give a llg for the weueh without 'em." "Oh, governor, they're all right. You see, I played It rather shrewd, for I knew the Iioumj of 'anowden A Snow den' would he financially nitowed lu lor all time if we didu't make something win." "Hor soon are you to be married, my boy ?" "That's to lie se'.lled belAreii you and the young lady's father. By the way, governor, I made a deuce of a break when the old man commanded tne Lo tell what my occupation was. I said we Here gold and grain brokers, and wbeu he writes to you for confirmation, remember you must corroborate my story, or the Jig will be up." Why did you tell him that unneces sary He T" It wasn't unnecessary, nor was it wholly a He. Tme, It might take a lively imagination lo construe It strictly into the truth, but when a fellow's in a devilish strait, lie must make the most of his ehanees." 'I understand, my boy, and I'll fix all that. But, how much Is the laud worth that you spoke of as coming with the girl V "Since the railway has been surveyed through it, It will fetch at leael fifty lollars an acre. Fifteen tlHrnssud's a nice little lump to help one out of a pinch." "Will It command a ready sale?" "I should say it would. At any rate. It will mortgage for ten thouui' or so, if It won't sell." But suppose tlte old people see fit to bettle it upon her t" "Theu I'll father, you must not al low it," "I won't, my son, I won't. I'll ex- plain, if the old mau says anything, that my son will bring fifteen thousan' cash to the union which is to be settled, unconditionally, upon both husbaud and wife. And he will theu see that It will he mean deuced mean, for him to be HggMi, when I'm to be so liberal." "Father, I feel like a vlllaiu !" "How now, my boy? How now?" "Why, I have, found those people so unsophisticated and honest, ami Grace is such a natural beauty, aud would he so splendid a wife under better oondi tious, that I haven't the face to father, I hardly dure " The young man here fairly broke down, and pausing, covered his face lu his hands. "You don't dare, you dog, dou't you ? But you do dure to see your poor father with one foot in the grave, arrested for forgery, tUm'lyau, my boy, don't you. aud the angry aud frightened senior Snowden clutched the arm of his sou yet tighter with his eager, bony hands, ami glared at him like a hungry tiger. "O, father! Is it as bad as that 7" asked the young mau, desperately. "As bad as that, my son, ami worse, worse, worse." "Then, father, I will do the best I can to help you through your trouble. I'll marry tbe girl, aud make love to her greasy mother, and accept all the disa greeable conditions of a distasteful re lationship, and do my best to accept them all cheerfully." "You talk about resigning yourself to your lot, as though it was for my sake that you are to be a martyr. Tell me, boy, tell me! Who gut me into this trouble ? Who ? who? who ?" "Will ten thouMiu' ive you ?" "If I can get It with-a mouth, yes, yes, yes." "Then, father, you shall have It, or else I'll prove no angler for a human heart aud hand." "Bless you, my boy, bless you. You have well nigh ruined your father, but 1 II forgive everything if you'll only get me tlie ten thousan' before that note lulls due." ITo tMconitaae4. oftruetbl.uU8ht nled for the search , Pmm 1'Bon.K. OUE EUH0PEA1I OOEEESPONDEHOE. LETT KB XCMHKK IBt. Cl T1IK KItlXE. Tlie mint Interesting thing about Cologne Is tlie magnificent Gothic Cathedral wIkmc foundation wan laid more than 1500 y-ars ago, and the build ing li lint yet completed. Parts of it have been used at various times during several hundred year for church pur poses, aud the entire structure was con verted by Napoleon I. Into a hay mag azine. Iu ISIS the work of restoring and completing the grand edifice was com menced by government, ami since then more than $3,500,000 have been expended in this way. At the present time there are about four hundred men employed, and it Is thought the building will be completed within two years. The in tended height of the main tou-er is five hundred aud eleveu feet, which will tie the loftiest known work of man. A bell weighing twenty-live tons has been re cently east for the cathedral from can non captured from the French In the last war. The stained glaee windows and various interior decorations are flue ami worth the careful attention ol the tourist. The church-of St. Ursula is said to contain the bont.s of the 11,000 virgin attendants of St, I' ran la who were slaughtered by the Huns lu -130 ami burled here. A large part ol the Interior walls of the church is ornamented Willi boxes of these bones. There are several hundred bushels of them iu all, and a more ghastly sight can scarcely lie im agined. Tbe treasury of the church contains memorials of the Saint, her sarcophagus, her arm and skull, a gold ring which she wore, and the arrow with which she was killed. Among other saered relics we are shown an alabaster jar from the marriage supjier at Cnua, some of tlie bones of St, Stephen, aud two thorns from our Savior's crown. On our former visit we spent a Sab bath in the city, and had a good illustra tion of the way it is observed lu Catho lic German elties. Walklug through one of the principal streets, we found most of the shops open, and all kinds of business going ou much as usual. Soon there came along a Jesuit procession of several hundred men, women and children iu holiday attire witli banners, lighted candles ami a brass Imtid. The shops were cloned temporarily, oak branches scattered iu the street, in nummerable little flags hung out, im ages brought to sight, little shrines lighted, and flowers cist under the feet of the priests who were heading the pro cession. As soon as it wai past, bus! lies went on as before. There were formal services at the cathedral and tbe many churches. In the afternoon and evening there was music, dancing and drinking In a large beer garden connected with our hotel on the bank of the river. Tlie revelry, Including the playing of a large baud, was kept up until nearly mid night, when tlie entertainment ended with a floe display of fireworks. The Sabbath here, as generally on the conti nent, is merely a great holiday. Leaving Cologne by steamer, there is little of interest until we reach the uni versity town of Bonn, which was one of the first fortresses of the Bomans ou the Ithine, and was frequently meiitioued by Tacitus. The university buildings, like those of all the great educational institutions of Germany, arc insignifi cant and unworthy a visit unlt-s the traveler teams from it that a great uni versity does not consist iu line build ings, but in distinguished professors. A little above Bonn we come to tlie Seven Mountains, of which the most noted, Draelienfels, or Dragon's Bock, is mentioned by Byron, as, "Tlie castled ersit ot nrscbenrel Frowa oVr ibe wide and winding Hbine." From a ruined castle on its summit there Is one of the finest ami most ex tended views on the whole Rhine. Iu the side of the mountain toward the river can be seen the mouth of the cave In which there once lived a terrible dragon, who ate half a dozen men fur his dinner every day, and was wor shipped by the idolaters who lived lu the vicinity. But a beautiful captive Christian maiden was given to him as a part of his dally rations, who held the cross toward the monster as he opened his mouth to receive her, which so ter rified him that he sprang Into the Khine and was never secu more. Iu proof of the story, you can see with your own eyes the cavern In which the monster lived. Just beyond, on the other side of the river, is the mountain and ruined arch of Kolandseck castle, opposite the island of Nnnnenwerth, which was built by the brave Knight Roland ou his return from the Crusades, In order that he might overlook the convent on the island In which his lady love had taken refuge when she heard the rumor of his death. .This tienutiful legend of his knightly devotion is the subject of one of Schiller's finest ballads, "Tbe Knight ofToggenburg." At Llnz are extensive quarries of basalt, which is here found in hexag oual columns of from three to ten Inches In diameter. These columns are used largely iu the construction of dykes i.. Unit.mil 'Vtiiiu-ttul received the 111 J.Vll .." . . Moravians after, their expulslou from Mor.v-1,! duriinr the thirty years war, aud from this center they have spreuu over the whole world. In half an hour more wo are at the Kane Sriwo", KnB 11 lieautlfully situated city of Cohlenz, at the junction of the Rhine and Moselle. Ou the opposite f-lde Is the Gibraltar of the Rhine, the fortress of Ehrenbreit steln, whieh Is practically Invulnerable. It can be defended by five hundred men, ami can aecom module one hundred thousand, and its magazines will con tain provisions for eight hundred for leu years. Twelve miles from Cohlenz Is Ems, the favorite resort of the German Emperor, where, iu 1870, King William brought on tbe French war by his sharp reply to au obtrusive French ambassa dor. Cohlenz was the birthplace of the distinguished Austrian Pruie Minister, Prince Metterolch. From Cohlenz to Bingen, a distance of thirty-seven miles. Is the finest scenery on the Rhine. Three miles above Coblenc is the cas tle of Stolseufele, on a precipitous rock rising three hundred feet above tlie river. As early us 1300 it was a famous castle, two hundred years ago it was de stroyed by the French and left in ruins until within fifty years, when it was presented to the present Emperor William, by whom it was rebuilt. Queen Victoria was eutertaiued here iu 1S15. It Includes nne of the finest views on tlie Rhine. On our right towers the al most' conical mountain ou which the castle ot Marksburg is perehed. four hundred aud eighty-five feet above the Rhine, tbe only middle age fortress on tbe river which ercaped destruction. Scattered through Boppard are a num ber of those strauge old German houses, with the frames ou the outside of the buildings. This irt of the Rhine Is much frequented by artists in search of the quaiut ami picturesque. ' Like sev eral other places ou tlie Ithine, in early times It boasted a Lodge of the Kuights Templar, whose heroes are mentioned iu records of the Crusades. Just above, on the oposile side of the river, crowning adjacent spurs of the same mountain, are the ruins of the two castles called The Brothers. These were occupied by two brothers who loved tbe same maiden. Heltirich gen erously went to the Crusades and left tbe prize to Conrad, who finally, grow ing weary of her, also went lo the Cru sades, aud suddenly returned with a Grecian bride. This broke the heart of the deserted wife, who shut herself up in her castle and refused to see any one. Lite one evening a strauge knight claimed tbe hospitality of the castle. He proved to be Heinrleh, and at nnee resolved to avenge her wrongs. He challenged Conrad to single oombat, but just as with Itattle-axes ou high they were about to chop each other into sau sage meat, the sad lady Interposed ami insisted ou a reconciliation, to which they reluctantly consented, while, as was usually the ease, tlie injured lady retired lo a convent which was always conveniently near. Tbe Greek bride of Conrad very properly soon deserted the rascal, and he finally became reconciled to his brother. They lived together iu one of the castles and had a good time all their lives, while the Innocent and much-injured faithful wife got what comfort sbe could from a life passed within the narrow walls of the convent. If I could have had tbe shaping of this legem), I should certainly have rewarded the beautiful woman with a first-class emneror fur a husband, and had her spend her duys iu both the castles, and made Conrad carry water on his back from the Rhine to the caetle eighteen hours per day, aud given him only cold beans aud crusts of bread from the ser vants' table. Towering nearly four hundred feet above St. Goar is tlie castle of Rheinfels, the largest ami most im losing ruin on the Rhine. Opposite St. Goar are the lofty rocks of the Lurlel, ami here the Rhine is the narrowest and most wind ing iu its course,and has a depth ofneven ly-five feet. Upon this mouutaiudwelta siren who appeared with wondrous form and beauty aud lured passing sailors to destruction in a whirlpool at its base, Around the first bend of the river, a bridge of r.icks In the bed of the stream, visible at low water, Is called the Seven Yireins. Iu the neighboring castle of Sclioiieberg, long since in ruins, lived tlie seven beautiful daughters of a brave knight. They played the mischief will the hearts of the noble young men iu the surrounding country, and untied by jilt lug tbem all. The stony-hearted ilirts were one day on the river lu a boat when the god of love, enraged at them for their unwomanly conduct, wrecked their frail era ft and sunk them in lb river iu order, I presume, to soften the! hearts. But they seemed never to hav releuted but rather lo have petrified, and are now a sad warning to all young ladies never to refute an eligible young man. Above Caiib, ou a ledge of rocks In the middle of the river, Is the small and WHll-nreserved cantleof lfalz, which ha ,,.!. .. entrance, aud tbat reached by W.lsr. It was built for levying toll iiiv boats. Ai.ove Lorch rises a high aud nearly perpendicular rock, ealled the Devil's Ladder, which a Knight Is said to have sealed by means of a long ladder built by dwarfs, iu order that he might rescue a fair lady who had been abdueled by evil spirits Krotu tins !" (, - - of some seven miles, there ure from nine lo twelve ruined castles in sight all the time ending with the celebrated Mouse nine, eii.i.p.h , . , ,r .. i ... Tower of the cruel Bishop Hatlo, built on a ledge of rocks iu the bed of the . . !.. n lliaftl.a.11 tl fllsfntlPf IN'XnMISXSIt O. river. Mrs. Norton's familiar poem, "A soldier of the legion lay dying In A! giers," has made Bingeu famous. Above here the character of Ihecountry changes vorv ranldlv. the hills recede from tffe river, and we are in the finest grape and wine country of the Ithine. The famous Johaiinesberg vineyard, of forty acres, which produces the finest wine on the river, is just above Bftigen. In its best years it bus given Its owner a revenue of $1,000 per acre. Form Bonn to Bingen there are ruins of a large number of watch towers, of which we have made no mention. These were gerrerally built close to the river aud were usually circular. The vine is cultivated all along the Rhine wherever there is a southern exposure, and the smMenness with which the vineyards change from one side of tbe river to the other, as thestream changes its direction, is very noticeable lo an American. In many places the hillsides are terraced up to the very top aud planted with the vine. This Is particu larly the ease with the great mountain opposite Bingen, where the expense of preparing the ground, aud there are sev eral hundred acres of it, must have been thousands of dollars per acre. Tbe whole Rhine distinct shows long-coutii.-ued and careful cultivation. The American naturally Institutes a comparison between the Rhine and the Hudson, and travelers are not at all agreed In their preferences. There are plain, practical men who look upon a ruined castle merely as au old stone pile, and for whom the scenery aud the legends have no charm. They cannot see a prosperous city or a good furm from Bonn lo Bingen, aud so are loud iu their denunciations of the Rhine us one of the many swindles to which trav elers are subjected iu a foreign land, and profess they would eujoy a ride aloug the Erie canal better. Such men ought not to waste their time aud money abroad and disgrace respectable Ameri cans in the eyes of foreigners. From Bonn to Bingen, a ride up the river of some eight hours, the traveler is eon stantly interested In the ever-changing picture before him. The narrow, wind ing river, the steep hills rising often ab ruptly from tbe water, the scores of ruiued castles nearly all with their legends, the watch towers aud modern castles, one or more of which are almost oiiMtuiitly in viw, th quaint little German villages crowded in between tbe hills and the river, and the strange ness of every tiling one sees, makes the lay up the Rhine one of the most onjoy- hle the traveler will have abroad. The river is not so large as the Hudson, ami leuce does not haVo that grand and powerful sweep with which the Hudson Hows along. If the reader cau imagine some ninety miles of the river like the Hudson along West l'olnt and Stony Point, every mile or so crown the high est hii l often the most Inaccessible peaks with ruined castles, seatter strange look ing villages along the banks, cover the sleep mountain sides with little patches of vines, or dillereut kinds of grain, aud weave around the whole the accumu lated history aud romanee of tweuty centuries, he will have something of an mpression of the varied beauties of the Rhine. "We well remember how one of our own Jiarty, a straight-forward business mau of the greatest intelligence and good sense, aud without a particle of ".sentimental gush" in his make up, sat all day on the deck of the steamer, tak ing in the varied lieauties of the river, and could not even be induced to go be low long enough to eat his dinner. Our second trip up the Rhine gave us more pleasure eveu than the first, and it was with sincere regret that we left thu steamer at Biebrich, aud went by car riage to Wiesbaden. O. R. Bcrciiakd. A Lie Sticks. A little newsboy, to sell his iiuiiers, tokl a lie. 1 lie matter came up in Sunday school "Would you tell a lie ror a tienny 7" asked the teacher of one of her lioys, "o, ma'am," answered Dick, very decidedly. "For a sixpence?" "No, ma'amr" "For a shilling?" "No, ma'am." "For a thousand shillings?" Dick was stagcered. A thousand shillings looked big. Oh, woultl it not Imv lots of thiiiL's? Willie he was thinking, another boy called out, "No, ma'am." behind him. "Why not?" asked the teacher. "Because, when the thousand shll limrs are all none, and all the things they've not with them are gone, too. the lie Is there, all the same, p." answered "'nTs'so V He sticks. Everything el"n.Vh. K"e, but that Is eft; awl vou will have to carry it with ou, whether you will or noU A hard, heavy load it is. v young ldy twing addressed by a ceutleuittii much older than herself, ob served that the only objection she hail to a union with him was the probability of his d3-lng before her and leaving her to the sorrows of widowhood. To which he made tlie apt and complimentary re ply: "i(ie4ea is wie mau who nam a virtuous wife, for the number of his days shall he doubled." A tea-side belle left her bathing shoes hanging out of her hotel wiudow to dry, and the next day the local paper au- timtnr04l flinr hiihIi n lintul liml .... i i. . a awnings oi a unique iiesiun.-' ! He said he rather guessed he knew ho to ,H, b,,t .lho Sr , zephyrs that kiss tbe wavelets o'er his ,watery grave mournfully whliper, "Ho I lulled not wisely." Correspondents writing over accomed sisna tore mum make known Ibelr narass to tlx Editor, or no attention will be given to tbel c eonnnnnteatlons. OUE "WASHINGTON LETTEE. To nu Editor op thTkrw Xoetiiwest: Our city is ,10t at all excited over the election news. Not a ripple has been seen r Mt upon lhe Iltical sea as a consequence of the unex pected ebullitions In the Western elec tions, aud our people are moving along as quietly as though no battte had taken place out there. Change of dynasty docs not effect us materially one way or another. "When Congress convenes, we have the same old contest repeated over the spoils aud appropriations. Our boanling-houses and hotels fill up with members and visitors, as ever in tbe past; our shop-keepers sell the same amount; our streets aud sidewalks show uewr life; officials hold their customary receptions, and iu every wise our stream moves placidly aloug, whether Demo crats or Republicans bold the helm; hence, little enthusiasm displays Itself here over the recent elections. We are like the miller, "it all gives toll" to us. Governor Shepherd has returned from St. Louis, where he wentto superintend the fitting out of a relief boat for Mem phis, and other alllicted cities. It is surprising how much more respectfully he is spoken of by his old opponents now that he has turned his huge brains to charitable matters rather than to things political. We have been told by engineers that wheu pushing tbe Im provements of our btreets and city, he had mapped out iuhis mind every ditch, sewer or piece of work under contract, and could at once, without the aid of notes, refer clearly and intelligently to it with directions for change or continu ance. Iu the matter of yellow fever contributions, his power of combination and execution was brought to bear upon his being put at the head, and bis de vised scheme of affording relief seems unexcelled iu effectiveness. That be will yet become a? popular here as ever unpopular, no one can doubt who watches tbe touiug down of villainous epithets once so fashloncble when speak ing of him. Some of those most abu sive hove always resisted the payment of taxes of any nature, aud we presume that were their taxes remitted, they would join in praise of Boss Shepherd. Mr. Blackburu, of Keutucky, said last winter iu the House, when speaking of one of the-e chronic villifiers, that "no bill could be drawn which would satisfy lilui unless it provide payment for all his taxes, and gave him a bonus be side." De Witt Clinton made himself the object of Intense hatred and abuse by his "big ditch," thu Erie Canal, but me brought him full reward aud praise for his courage and sagacity, aud we loubt not such will follow Boss Shep herd for changing Washington from its old dilapidation of streets and bulld- ngs into the finest city in tbe union -one that we, at least, are proud of. Rev. Harrison, the young revivalist, continues Ills labors in tbe Foundry Church, and draws as great crowds as iu the past, hundreds being unable to gain admittance iuto the buildingduring the service. Huudreds profess conversion at his hands, thus giving evidence of his power iu swaying the masses. Another colored murderer shocked us recently with the killing of his wife and attempted slaughter of his sister. His wife, from some cause, refused to live with him, aud hail taken rooms with her sister up town. Heofteu had made threats of taking her life uuless she re turned to him, but she paid no atten tion to them until lie appeared, armed with a razor, ou her premises. He first caught the sister by her hair as she at tempted to escape from him, aud witli a quick molionof the razor, cut her throat from ear to ear, severing oue of the jugular veins, and then seizing his wife, he nearly severed her head from her "body. The wife is dead, Lul the physicians hope to save the slstar's life. The raurdeter Is reticent iu prison, aud evinces no sorrow oc contrition over his acts. Our courts have been the scene of n judicial farce In the trial of the case of Sum Strong vs. V. S. Sam sued the district for $100,000, an amount dua him upon a Boss Shepherd contract. His and the government attorneys entered into a stipulation in regard to the trial which JuJge Humphreys, who presided, ignored, aud ordered the trial to proceed. At this, all the counsel refused to act, and retired from the court-room iu high dudgeon, under a fine imposed by the judge for contempt, aud Strong, actlug as his own couusel, tried the case and obtained a verdict iu his favor for the full amount. Judge Humphreys is one of our district judges, who needs a. Father Matthew or a Murphy pledge. Fblix. Washington, I. C, October 11, lb7S. Miss Anna II.. Johnson, recently a graduate of Vassar College, Is a medical student at the Pennsylvania Female Medical College iu Philadelphia, where her mother, Mrs. Henrietta Wolcot Johnson, graduuled over tweuty-flvo years ago. The marriage of tbeir royal WsJ' nesses, tlie Duke of Conuaiight and Princess Louise Margaretha. oC I russia, will be celebrate.! at bt. .George Chapl, Windsor. In February. nrUnner when asked what trade ho ,.P ToTearu. said, "Jf there Is noob wnnteo io "',,,,.. ; Biinr jectiou, 1 would like to oe a sauor. Vice Is sufficient of itself to makei man thoroughly unhappy. Aristotle