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MRS. HARDIN E'S WILL
BT ABI4AIL SCOTT DCXIWAV,
AliQt 0 "JCniTH REID," "ELLEK DOW D,'
"SUt ASIk BE!KT UC "THE HAPPY
STOKE," "MAbGE XOKKISOS,"
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I CHAPTER XXXVL
i'BOBATK JUST1CB.
TlM Probate Court, or Gout of Confis
cation, a it should properly be called,
m llWriju, lor it was the first week
of tbe aeouih, and the law makers of
the swemeigo State of Oregou bad over-
Cpooe jot or title of their sell
legal rights in anything per
Ulster the fees. fines, dues or iojua--luaatbat
(be same classes ha" Invari
ably. Impose! upon the law-obeying
ex. This Court of Probate was a power
in the land, second only to the District
OesM, and bat a tbird degree removed
from tbp court of last resort, which up
to IhU time had not been created, owing,
first, to the lack of tbe comber of in
habiuriis r paired by the ConatitnUou
(o'sMkMutH a Court legal and it de
elsiosMMad, and seeoodly, to tbe want
Wt Governor who would scruple not to
miii law llm Constitution and appoint
such 0Mwt, tbout reference to tbe
Hlate's-sjnoU of population, or tbe re
strictions of the instrument which such
an osaVfbr l sworn to obey.
John Hard; tie was as good as his word
about contesting his mother's will,
.ludge Hirdpao, who for a term had
held H&Bt&Cf, but wbo was known as a
chronic candidate for almost any phase
"f IrgaJvlpteial or political favor, and
w bo general ry contrived to possess him
self of something in that line, was now !
u sort of shyster in tbe legal profession,
ami, as such, was ever ready to lend a
hand taf weighty consideration in
favor of sdftaiguing claim-houter. And
Judge Hard pan was engaged at once as
Ifhn Haadine's head lawyer.
Mrs, Peter Tobbs bad read tbe will
wUh case, and had as carefully exam-
i i . i tbe certificates of sanity which her
ii tuer' wife prt caution bad caused her
i provide nil a protection against tbe
overweening greed of John Hardine.
Everything connected with the will was
so sifajftitf-irward and honest, and her
own sentience wss so clear of even a
thought of complicity In its execution,
that ab allowed herself no uneasiness
abosji the Probate Court. But tbe se
)oIdhht she had reckoned witb-
8 he MM t once taken possession of
the Hardiue homestead, with ber chil
li ren, fol lowed, of course, by Peter Tubbs,
. ho degenerated so rapidly that be be
came a ti-rror in bis hone such a terror
aw would have been safely boused In
Jail for many weeks prior to the death
of bis mother-in-law if his aBiseondoet
basf occurred In tbe bard-earned borne
ml any other woman than bis own law
ful wife
lira. Tubbs, assisted by her children,
began at once to make heavy improve
ments at the maternal homestead.
aWaWed as aue bad been In closest con
tact with the poverty she loathed, and
deprived as she bad been tbroogfa all
her married years of any bat tbe barest
necessaries of life, It was little wonder
that for a while, In tbe language of ber
neighl" s. "she made the money fairly
fiy."
Never before had Chemeketa prairie
witnessed the advent in any of Its hun
dred hpsaesef earpsta, furniture or pic
lures lMmi arjlt. than tbe most prim
Ww mf seweiljr. Tbe Innovation was a
mem nd "
theme of i
mfm tWMtpv Not a little of which
wss biwih' tinged with disappioval.
For the SnS) time In many years my
heroine admitted to others, and more
has half succeeded in making herself
sjsuswe, loal she was happy. But her
as she well knew.
in tmtfty employed ami partly gratified 1
auibili -o. I
Iu a Utile while the old fafthioned
ferm-hoSMs that tier mother had buildrd
oloesomed under 1 rr finishing toucl.i -;lo
a refined and I riutiful home. A
ieaehar was employed for ber children,
ud certain boors of every day allotted
for studies, in which their mother
" med with tbe esger zst of a school
,.r..
Peter Tubbo wn.. to her a sort of neti
sary nuisance, ,r l,rm she could cot
rid herself. Hlc I ad ,Mlce feared biu; ;
be hsafvvver loved i.i.o ; she had f. r a
lOUg Uase hated liiiu, and she now de
spised him. Happy Mie tried to be
lt' she wan, tbK- were moo.ti,.,
.en she would have freely civeo lur
entire inheritance to see hitn ftlldisd
at her feet. A less Cfi eieub.jus 1
equally Intelligeut and stroug-an.i.J
woman woe id not have hesitated to
takoMs life.
She could easily lise
doue say was. -trie wnr.d been none t
wiser, for he was Uvn o stupidly i
toxicated as to be uLd:y uiihin I.
power (or days t-.e'! Li,.-r. But site km
or thought one k:,ew, of a Hereaf
wneiw meet reward and nnnisbmet.
wouiu come lo an in ineirnaiurai oruer,
and she had no idea of staining her soul
with a worse crime than enduring the
prceuce of a man she detested.
Judge Hardpau was a guest at the
home of John Hardine, and Tirzah, uI.o
Baa i$at all eetBbhluceSf ber parly yoq,u contIuuJTIrzai"butI'm bound
beantyj ywi waiUniaiipbn tUBtw ii attto ogme whenever-l ean, l(,I die or it.
. - ' matt '
table, when the head of tbe family said,
abruptly :
"Wife, I wish you'd leave the room.
Tbe Judge and I want to talk secrets.':
She obeyed without a word. Indeed,
it had been many a year since John
Hardine bad beard anytbicg from her
save unavoidable raonosyllabli s. Bat
dumb as ber husband thought ber, she
was ever on the alert for facts, and had
many a time overheard bis private con
ferences from tbe cellar beneath the
dining-room where a knot-bole In tbe
oncarpeted flmr made a conductor that
served a a sort of audiphooe. With
ber babe iu ber arms she retreated to
this post, and was soon in an attitude of
eager listening.
"Do you think she'll bold out much
longer, John 7"
"Wbo? 'Liter'
"No ; I mean Mrs. Hardine, your
wife."
"Oh, bang it! T can't tell. A squeak
ing gate hangs longest on its binges,
and a sickly woman is the very last per
son In the world to diet"
"But wouldn't it be splendid If she'd
die oil and give you a chance to divorce
Sapp's wife and marry her?"
"Oh, I dunno ! Sapp's a thuoderln'
sight more in tbe way than she if, for
she minds Iter own business, and be
keeps demanding hush-money. I've
given that man more money, just to
keen his mouth shut, in the last live
years, than Tirxah'e bad since I knew
her; and she's raised all our yonngones
oo her Eieagre allowance. I wish we
could get Bapp off on some kind of a
mission, though."
And wish," cried a hollow voice,
In a whisper that came from beneath
their very feet, "that you'd allow your
wife a tenth part of tbe Inoome you be
stow on Sappington's family ! If you
would, sbe'd soon go where you'd never
bear from ber again !"
Tbe listeners' balr stood on end.
"What- iu thunder was diorf" asked
Judge Hardpan.
"The voice of judgment !" was the
quick reply, from the same subterranean
source.
'By Jebosapbat, I'll Investigate this
thiog! Come with me!" exclaimed
John Hardine.
"No, John ; don't be a fool ! It's only
tbe echo of our own thoughts that dis
turbs -V."
But It's an echo that has ears and
tongue and understanding !" cried the
voice. "You two, and Sapplngton and
ine scarlet woman, nave entered Into a
contract to rob Mrs. Hardine' a grave !"
"By Jove ! but this Is serious !" said
John Hardiue; "and I'U see where the
disturbance comes from ! If 1 find that
my wile or 'Lire has anything to do
with It, I'll brain 'em both !'
Tbe babe in Tiraah's arms was asleep.
T ber own movements she was as sly
and nimble as a cat. She beard the
men arise from their chairs, and knew
they would search the cellar, so she
made a speedy exit through a side win
dow and hid herself in an upturned
hogshead that fortunately lay near.
The men returned from their search
baffled and crestfallen, ami half certain
they had beard no voles. Conscience
bad made tbem cowardly.
Tirxab again sough i her post.
"Oo you tbiok," said John Hardiue,
"that there'll be any trouble about eon'
testing tbe will ?"
"None whatever. I slipped a cool
tboosau' into the Judge's band unbe
known to him, of course with a hint
that there was more where that came
I from. He's all right 1 Bet yonr bottom
! dollar !"
! "And Sapplngton ?"
"You may depend on bim. But
" . . "B "
ite , auu luat s my own prospects."
"One would think you'd bad enough
of my father's estate to make you able
to a fiord to stand by me for lack's sake,
if that's hat you're hinting at. Judge."
"I'm too much of a chip of the old
block to care a fig for past favors. I ac-
Re ,"'"lnce to "-.thing
money."
but
Tirzah emerged from the
cellar, ard
still hogging tbe sleeping babe in her
feeble arms, ran rapidly across lots, and
was soon seated, panting and perspiring,
iu tbe back porch of the maurna! Har
diue home.
"Have you employed able counsel be
fore the Probate Court, 'Liza?" she
asked, in a panting whisper.
"Xo," was the emphatic reply. "I
have no need for counsel."
"IJut John has employed lawyers and
giveu heavy retainers' fees, and prom
ised big conditional additions, and he'll
break tbe will before the Probate, sure."
"I'm not afraid," answered the legal
thrall ot IVter Tubbs. "Common sense
will r-ouvlnce any Court that T have
riirh: u uiy Noor.dy otjcts to
tbe Ui .US Of Hie Will but John Hanlina
and
everybody ki.own he's bad mnn
than bis share of the eatate already
nut, l.iza, you don't know. John
is rich, and bis friends are rich and
powerful. Nobody about him ia
but bis wife; she's a beggar!
poor
You
ought to hap lie in! him
atid frail)
Hardpan go on
I gave 'em one good
, Mir, .uuugu, aii'i sue gave vent to a
, little cunning laugh, as though she
could unfold a tale if she chose,
'I.ize did i. t i.oih-e the laugh. She
was too busy with her owu though'.
"John isn't willing for me to visit
It's the only liberty I have on earth.
And oh ! how I do wish I could have
my home or, rather, John's home, for
he wouldn't build on my Donation
Claim, nor let me how I wish I might
have it furnished just &9 nicely as yours.
How did you ever manage to get per
mission from your husband to get all
these things? Peter doesn't care for
luxuries any more than John does, as I
know."
"It was easy enough. I let him get
as beastly drunk as be chose, and while
he was away sleeping oft the eflechj of
the ppree, I drew a few thousau' from
tbe bank and Invested in tbe comfort
and a few of tbe luxuries that I've al
ways longed for."
"Then I must admit that even drunk- 1
enness mav have its redeemlnir nhasts
sometimes. Jobu Hardine is too stingy
to get drunk. But say, 'IJxa, do you :
believe it's right for you ami me, and
many other wives that I eon Id name, lo
continue year by year In a state of dis
contented vassalage, such as we en
dure?" "No, Tirxab, it is not right. I have
many a time thought It was our doty to
publish a woman's Declaration of Inde
pendence. "Da you remember that
F'tirtb of July celebration at Chlncapln
Oaks, wben I read the men's Declara
tion of Independence?"
"Iudeed I do, 'Llxa ; ami the thought
of your wonderful rendition of tbelr bill
of rights that day hannts and thrills me
yet. 'For Inciting domestic Insurrection
among us,' was one of the Indictments
that fell from your lips like a foretaste
of judgment. I've thought of It a
thousand times In these later years."
"Ami I intend to show the world that
I think and act upon It lo some practical
purpose, oue of these days, Tirxab."
"Yon don't mean to say that you'll
rebel agsinst the authority of your bos
band V
I mean to say that I have already
rebelled. For many months I have
been a rebel In all Intents and purposes.
and I glory in both tbe fact and the
name. But recently onr government
or men's government. I mean has
passed through a bloody and awful
struggle that has resulted in forcing tbe
black man Into freedom. What tbe
struggle is to be before tbe white wom
an Is free, I cannot foresee ; but I can
see thai rebellion loci led by boaband
is already gathering Its forces for con
flict. Indeed, these forces have been
gathering for a century."
"You speak In riddles, 'Lisa."
"I see no riddle about It, Tirzah. I
have felt these facts In tbelr fullest force
ever since the day we were speaking of,
when I dressed up as a boy In Joe Ridge
way's butternuts to hide my sex from
my father, and thus escape bis tyranny.
But for that' one act of rebellion I never
would have known one single day of
earthly bliss; and but for that act I
should not yet know the spirit or the
word."
"But you counseled me to remain
loyal to John Hardine after I learned,
to my sorrow, that it was bis purpose to
exercise an unwarrantable jurisdiction
over me."
"I know It, dear, and I am very sorry.
Will you forgive me, my more than sis
ter? It was not an error of tbe beart.
you know. And then, I Judged you by
myself, nod I gauged your love for John
Hardine by my love for John logleton.
I believed that yonr great love would
conquer bis selflshness in time, Tirxab.
Yon know we have always been taught
that man mast be rule! by woman
through his heart."
"A fig for what men teach on that
core, 'Liza. What they mean by beart
is vanity, pure and simple. Woman'
bas uo right lo role man, heart or uo
heart; and man has no right to rule
woman, either, if be ouly knew it."
"Very true, Tirzah."
"Would you advise me to leave John's
bed and board, and scatter the children,
and set up for myself at this late day,
with my broken health and a beggar's
purse ? Do you not believe It would be
better for me lo endure tbe ills I have
than fly to others I know nothing of?"
"I dou't wish to repeat the mistake of
the long ago, good sister, so I will not
advise you now. I, for one, have de
clared my Independence, and I intend
to maintain it,"
i "But Peter Tubbs and John Haidine
are two different persons, 'Liza. i)0
you know, I ofteo catch myself wonder
ing what you would have been if you
bad married my brother, John Inele
ton?" A shadow crossed the tbreshhnld, and
'Llze turned, without replying to Tir
zah's question, to greet Dave, tbe col
ored oracle.
"God bress you, Miss 'Liza, aud you
too, Miss Tirzah. Ole Dave's glad to
see you heah togeddah, now, io ' .aid
1 Ih. l.l .nan .a III! nmnml ih. Ii.n.l.
' bnliif Irnm hla forehead In vliw airar
the perspiration, thus uncovering the
fiery brand, the scar of bis f s rvi-
tude.
"Uncle Dave, Jou curry the fear of
your farmer subiueation to ancient bar-
bariam in vnr fnhMil. am! Tirzah ar.il
I carry the scars of our present boodage
in our hearts," said 'Lize, offering him
a chair.
' Miir8 'I.izi, do you 'memhah what
' u sid ouce to your ole Uncle Have
about wives and muddabslein' ml ond-
APP. HtSfe llo mill... I .it
I "When, Uncle Dave!"
"On de Fo'f o July at
, d-. ..iui4 iijuil i
July at ChloBaplo.
didn't see it den, honey ; but bresa yo'
heart 1 Uncle Dive sees it now, since
he's free hisself.'.'
"Very strange that both you and Tir
zah should have alluded to that memor
able day within half an hour," said
'Wxe, herfaeerlgbtealnR. "I shouldn't
wonder if we'd bear f rum Jobu Iugletou.
Coming events often en&t shadows be
fore tbelr way."
"An' dat 'minds me, Mies'IJzi, dat
Uncle Dave has a leltxh for you to read.
De ole woman oouldii'l make It out, no'
I nuddah. You alius was a good hand
at such jobs."
As he spoke, the ejstored oracle fain
bled iu the packets of his homespun
suit, and deliberately brought forth an
envelope with a Washington postmark
"Uuesa who It s Irotu 7 lie sattl, Hold
iogit aloft iu his trembling hand
I know without guessing," answered
'Llze, her heart beating audibly. "It's
from John logleton. I dreamed of htm
lat night."
"You take It awful cool, Mlae IJxa."
"Because I divine the contents. He
has been very III, but he's better how.
He wauU tidings of us."
As the legal tbrall of Peter Tubbs read
the letter, with the coutents of which
my reader is already acquainted, her
countenance grew illuminated, her
bosom heaved, and her breath came
quick aud fast, proclaiming that her
whole being was swayed with Intense
emotion. She finished the pages in si
lence, and passed it over to Tirzah.
"Bead it 'loud, plenw," haid tbe ex
pectant oracle.
"Poor John ! He's the author of his
owu uuhappiness," said 'Lixe, with a
sigh, after tbe reading was finished.
"And of yours, too," added Tirzah.
"Xo," was the quick response ; "I do
not hold him responsible for my unbat
piness. That Is chargeable first U Peter
Tubbs, and secondly to my own tolly.
Two wrong acts never made oue of them
right, awl neverwill. Itul every wrong,
iu time, brings Its own retribution."
Then I pity Peter Tubbs when bis
lime for retribution shall come, as well
as John Hardine,"laid Tirxab, with a
bitter smile.
"It's an awful pity dat you've got lo
be ousted from dose qnabtahs, Miss
' Liza," said Uncle Dave, as he gaaed ad
miringly anon her pleasant borne.
"I'm not ooated yet," was the instant
reply.
"Bat you will be. I Jus' met Sap
pin' ton goto' ovah lo Masta John', an'
be says dat de Probate Cou't has 'cla'd
de will ob no 'count. It -has issued a
writ lo 'xpel you from de place and
make John Ha'dlne Admluistratah.
Massa John will be heali afo' you know
It, an you'll have to 'scat."
But I'll appeal to tbe District
Court."
"Yon ought to 'a' been dah, Miss
'Llxa, an' watched de Judge o' Probate.
Uncle Dive smelt foul play In de alh."
"Very true; I ought to have been
there," said 'Line, ami tbe conflicting
emotions of Joy ami dismay created by
the two opposite dieelosnres which the
aged messenger bad made well nigh
overpowered her senses. "Tirzah and
Dave, you will please excuse me. I am
going to town."
"What ! To-night ?" asked Tirxab.
"Yes ; at ones. I know too well what
John Hardine will do if tbe Court of
ConfWation has given hi hi tbe power;
and it seems It has. I will go at
once, anil stay further proceedings till I
can file my demurrer and make my ap
peal." "But you cauuot act without ycur
husband, 'Liza, and he's of at town
dead drunk," said Tirzah. "It bas been
Jubu's game ail along to keep him
drunk till the trial should be over."
"Then I'll sober him up when I get to
towu, If I have tu kill hut) to do it!" sbe
exclaimed, with a decision of utterance
that was surely pardonable under tbe
circumstances.
"I'm glad John didn't hear you say
that," said Tirzah ; "and I warn you to
be careful of your speech wben he's
aruuod. You're in the power 'of the
Probate Court ; remember that."
"Thank you, sister; I will try not to
forget. But I'll gel an opportunity yet,
before tills wretched business is through,
to vent my opinion upon man-made
laws iu geueral and Pro bale coufUcallou
iu particular. I must be oil at once, be
fore the deputy sheriff gets opportunity
to serve his writ. I'll saddle Iteuben
and go out by way of the back lane.
Uncle Dave, will you look after the
children and keep things going till I re
turn ?"
"Ob co'se, honey. Didn't I promise
Masa Iugleton to be yo' gua'diau iu
his almence ? and did Uncle Dave evah
go back on his wo'd ?"
In leSS that! ftvn mlnnlaa Itio vlollm
of Probate eonflseatlon wss galloping
' KIT tOWard 111 A fntvi.- on.l In fli-a mln.
' Utes thereafter John Hardine mid Jndv
Hardpan, accompanied by Israel Sap-
pinc'uii, armed with due notice of a
writ of ejection, entered the front door,
the firct wearing a broad, sinister grin
of satisfaction on his stubble-studded
face, and the Second looklnir mmnniu
and solemn, as became a w ise jurist and
profound attorney.
"Miss 'Liza's been done gone to town
d,se free lion's," said the oracle, his
coucleue easily forgiving tbe falsetto-al.
j 'TheB, by Jekotaphat, Judge, she'll
I foil us yet!" exclaimed John Hardine.
1 1 "There's no telllDg what that woman
won't do. She's as wily as her daddy,
the devil!"
"And she's own sister to John Har
dine!" exclaimed Judge Hardpan, with
a rasping laugh.
Tirxab, who had escaped through the
orchard ou hearing of her husband's ap
proach, rushed rapidly homeward, pray
ing earnestly for 'Use as she ran.
ITo be continued.!
. BATHISG.
Tbe Journal of Health says: Once a J
week is often enough for a decent white
man to wash himself all over, and
whether In Summer or Winter, that
ought to be done with soap, warm water
snd a hog's bair brush, in a room show
ing at least 70 Fahrenheit. If a man is
a pig In his nature, then no amount of
washing will keep him clean, Inside or
out. Such a man needs a bath every
time he turns round. He can do noth
ing neatly. Batbs should be taken
early in the morning, for it Is then that
tbe system possesses the power of
of reaction in the highest degree. Any
kind of a bath is dangerous soon after a
meal, or soon after fatiguing exercise.
No man or woman should take a bath at
tbe close of the day nnless by the advice
of the family physician. Many a man,
In attempting to cheat his doctor out of
a fee, has cheated himself out of his life;
aye, it is done every day. The safest
mode of a eold bath Is to pluuge Into a
river; the safest lime Is Instaully after
getting up. Tbe necessary effort of
swimming to shore compels a reaction,
and tbe effect Is delightful. The best,
safest, cheapest and most universally
accessible mode of keeping the surface
of tbe body clean, besides tbe mice a
week washing with soap, warm water
ami a hog's hair brush, is as follows :
Soon as you get nut of bed In tbe morn
ing, wash your face, hands, neck ami
breast; then into the same basin of water
put both feet at once, lor about a min
ute, rubbing them briskly all the time;
then with a towel, which bas been
dampened by wlpiug tbe face, feet, etc.,
wipe tbe whole body well, fast and bard,
mouth shut, breast projecting. Let tbe
whole thing be done in five minutes.
At night, when you go to bed, and
whenever you gel out of bed during the
nlgbt, or when you find yourself wake
ful or restless, spend from two to Ave
minutes In rubbing your whole body
with your bands, as fsrak. you can reach
in every direction. This has a tendency
to preserve that softness and mobility of
skin which Is essential to the health,
aod which too frequent washings will
destroy.
QABFIELLVS MOTHER.
Garfield's mother Is described by the
Cleveland Herald as a bright little old
lady, seventy-eight years of age. Sbe Is
one of her Illustrious son's family, par
ticipating In their sojourn at Washing
ton, and coming West with them when
they return to Mentor. She is now at
tbe Mentor homestead. Although so
old, she Is remarkably qoick not only in
ber movements, but as to ber mental
faculties. Sbe Is thin, of small stature,
white-haired, rosy-cheeked, aud has a
strong hooked nose, just a small inher
itance of which can be seen in Garfield
himself. Sbe oversees the servants, and
is a dear, good old companion for the j Iu 1837, she was married to Mr.
children. Sbe It was wbo, wben left Charles Jvdredge, tbe cashier of the
almost aloue Iu the Ohio Wilderness, 1 Merchant's Bank, Boston, with whom
shouldered the ax and hewed out a II v-1 she lived iu affluence and coustaut hap
ing for beraelf and four little ehildreu, piuess for nine years. This true home
and there is no one more respected and
beloved In that little Mentor home than
Grandma Eliza. Sbe now has tbe most
Ijieaceful of lives, Is fond of bright-col
ored dresses, wears white lace head
dresses, and has all the delicacies sbe
desires showered npon her by a loving
son.
THE SULTAN'S B0AT
The Saltan's boat, of caique, Is white,
lined with red velvet and gold, and has
a gold canopy. The cushions are em
broidered iu gold and precious stones,
and facing thoe on which the Sultan
sits kneels two of his chief ministers,
their heads bowed dowu and their arms
fo'ded Iu the most abject manner. The
twenty-four oarsmen are dressed in very
loose white shirts aud trousers, purple
and gold jackets, aud scarlet fezses.
Prior to every stroke they kneel down
and touch tbe bottom of the boat with
their foreheads, then rise to a slttiug
posture, and send the oars with a tre
mendous sweep. Tbe pace Is terrific
tbey beat easily the fastest steam
launch and the exertion is equally so,
as tbe rowers generally break down at
tbe end of two years. When tbe Sultau
lands, he walks ou red carpet kept down
by little brass weights. He paeees be
tween two rows of Pashas who liend
nearly double. Tbe Sultan Is very fond
of peacocks, aud has hundreds swarm
ing about the palace. Poor Turkey !
The Empress Elizabeth of Austria,
and (jueen of Hungary, made a public
speech at Pesth the other day, In aid of
the Bed Cross Society, for the support of
soldiers' widows, orphans and mothers.
She is mentloued as looking superb
tbe queeuliest of queens iu a long,
tight-flttiug black robe, trimmed with
Bordeaux velvet, and a Gainsborough
hat crowned with heavy feathers. The
little speech, which was admirably de
livered with regal haughtiness, tem
pered with womanly sympathy for the
cause It treated of, concluded with the
words: "Forget for an instant that I am
your queeu, aud consider me merely as
a woman pleading to women in the
cause of women."
PANNTPEEN.
BT K. Annie HIATU.
With feelings of deep reverence and
aflection we look Into the faoe of this
great woman, who toiled not for herself
alone, but who honestly earned from
her own sex gratitude that ought to
quicken the pulse and throb Iu the beart
of every woman, as long as one lives to
remember her who so bravely battled
with and overcame circumstances the
most forbidding aud dreary.
To-day gifted women need not feel
themselves alone; for since the time she
of whom we speak exclaimed : "Ob, tbe
saving power there Is in feeling that
there is one human being wbo earos
whether we stand or fall !" woman has
been winning day by day not only jus
tice of criticism, which rightly belonged
to her, but justice of heart, 'which Is
justly woman's due.
Genius Is of no sex !
In Portland, Maine, July 9th, 1311, a
daaghler was Irani to Nathaniel Willis
(father of X. P. Willis), who became
known to the public as Fanny Fern.
She was ehristened Grata Paygon Willis
"but the family so strongly objected to
the classical name of Grata, that the
still more ancient name of Sara was sub
stituted, anil by this name sbe was
called until sbe had Invented and given
celebrity to another."
rgaln tbe illustration of "blessings
on tbe band of women," for we have
good authority for saying that It "was
unquestionably from their mother that
X. P. Willis, Fanny Fern, aud their
brothers aud sisters derived the talent
which all of tbem. in some measure, in
herited."
The family removed to Boston while
sbe was an infant. Here her father, a
practical printer, established a printing
house, aod later began tbe publication
of the Recorder, a religious newspaper,
and later yet, the publication of tbe
Youth' Companion, for which, after her
school life was ended, sbe occasionally
wrote bright, pretty pieces.
Her childhood was a happy one. She
is remembered as sn interesting little
girl, full of activity, ber balr curling
and golden, her complexion brilliant.
iter noine, in wntcn mere was a spare
room, with an old arm-chair, where a
large Bible lay tbe room her mother
used to go into, sighing as she closed the
door, "loung as I was." dear, dear
Fanny Fern telle us, "I had learned to
wateh for ber coming out; for tbe sweet.
calm, holy look ber features wore fasci
nated me like a spell. Now I know how
it was; now that tbe baptism of a wom
an's lot has been made mine also; and
often, when blinded by the waves of
trouble which have dasbed over my
bead, have I thought of the open Bible
In tbe old arm-chair, its pages wet with
tears which no human eye saw fall,
wiped away by no human hand, bat
precious In His eyes as tbe seeds of the
hnitbsmlmaii," from which he garners
the goiden harvest sheaves. Until the
year 1872, this old house was still stand
ing. The B stoii Are swept it away.
"I loved my mother!" are her own
words. "Everybody did !'
Her education was acquired at various
school: that of Miss Catharine Beeeher.
at Hartford, she remembered as oue nf
! the liveliest and best
, was first invaded by sorrow when her
first ebild, a beautiful little girl of seven
years, "went to that blessed borne where
tears are wiped "away," and where, as
sbe has feelingly said, "Aunt Fanny
knows her lost are found." And before
this Drat deep grief bad spent itself, tbe
husband was stricken with a fever, and
after a six-weeks illness the strong arm
upon which tbe fond wife bad leaned so
trustingly was powerless to shield her
he to whom sbe entrusted her life hap
piness lay "maguiflctnt in death." His
estate defrayed the cost of administer
ingthat was all. The widow found
herself entirely dependent upon her own
efforts for the support of herself and ber
two little girls.
What could she do to earn money?
How many, many women In like cir
cumstances have asked the same ques
tion. She tried sewing. Sbe applied"
for a situation, aud passed an examina
tion for a publie school teacher, but the
preference was given to another. Wben
every other door seemed closed against
her, the thought occurred to her that
she might earn a livelihood by writing.
From the great road of life. Is there a
pathway traced out for every human
soul? Why, then, this blind groping
in a dense forest, where the thick under
brush opposes a slep forward, and tbe
sharp tboros and briers that catch at the
outer garments pierce and tear the deli
cate rlesli wben the hands try lo loosen
their grasp? That the feet may strike
that pathway? That tbe step may be
made firm ?. 2o need to ask you or me,
for we don't know; nor can we tell until
we come to tbe eud of our pathway.
Iu a despairing moment she dashed
oil' "Tbe Model Minister," and carried
tbe article herself first to one ofllee, then
to another, until the editor of a little
magazine " kind-hearted man !"
agreed to take the manuscript for half a
dollar, to be paid on publication day. A
discouraging experience! hut nearly
every paper in Boston republished the
article.
This encouraged a second attempt, so
sbe tolled on. Other papers copied her
bright, witty saying?, and ere long she
bad no difficulty in disposing of what
ever she prepared. It was after ber
oame bad attracted public notice that
she wrote:
Nobody eonld be more astonished than I lo
nod mvteu famous; I never dreamed or It,
wben I sat In a small room at the top of tbe
house where I lodged, scribbling over a sheet
of coarse foolscap wlth'notun de plume. out of
which I was to choose on for my flrst article
which article I never thought or preserving,
any more than tbe succeeding ones, supposing
my meagre pecuniary remuneration the only
reward I was to hope for. I think the reason!
selected the name Fern was because when a
child, and walking with my mother In tbe
country, she usi-d always to pluck a leaf of it,
to place In her bosom for its weet odor; and
that gloomy morning, when I almost despaired
of earning bread for my children, I had been
thinking of her and wishing she were living,
that I might lay ray head upon her bowmand
tell ber all my sorrows; and then memory car
ried me back, I scarce knew how, to those
childish days when I rnn before her In the
woods, to pluck tbe sweet fern she loved; and
then I said to myself, my name shall be
Fanny Fern' little dreaming anybody would
ever know or care anything about it.
Woman Suffrage.
The passage by tbe State Senate of a
constitutional amendment providing fur
Woman suffrage bas alarmed some vot
ers, delighted others and astonished
everybody. Both political parties split
almost evenly upon it, as tbey may be
ex peeled todo likewise in the Assembly,
and tbe publie will enjoy tbe rare spec
tacle ol a measure without any money
In iteolue through both houses. If it
succeeds to this extent and comes before
the general body of voters for ratifica
tion, how can a different result be ex
fweted ? If a body of legislators, away
from tbelr wives, deliberately agree that
women shall have a right to vote, how
can tbe individual voter expect to cast a
ballot to the contrary when, metaphor
ically speaking, his ear is constantly
held by his wife, lo say nothing of his
sisters, his cousins and his aunts? To
such a man, Woman Suffrage must
seem a foregone conclusion ; yet, aa the
practical patriot faces tbe inevitable, he
cauuot help realizing the inconveni
ences of politics as tbey are lo be. What
can a primary meeting amount lo if
women are lo be present ? At least one
half tbe work of such an organization is
accomplished by inviting various par
ticipants out to drink; but there are
only two possibly three wards in the
city where ladies imbibe publicly at
bars. It is not to be expected that
women are going to forego their time
bouored practice of all talking at a time
merely because tbey are voters; yet if
tbe managers of a primary were to at
tempt to remove such transgressors of
parliamentary law, tbe persons laying
bands upon the fair disturbers would be
sure of gaining bloody noses aud black
eyes at tbe bauds of tbe ladies' friends.
Au unsatisfactory meeting could not be
broken up, ou signal, by roughs, for
few Xew York rowdies have fallen low
enough to strike a woman wheu anyone
is looking. At the polls, also, the pres
ence of woman would be an intolerable
uuisauce. Each party may be well sup
plied with bar-rooms, through the side
doors of wbicb uudecidcd voters may be
led for argument; but if women stand
around to bribe with smiles, Instead of
driuks, the bar-rooms tbe hitherto im
pregnable defenses of our liberties will
be completely liauked, and no impecu
nious but thirsty patriot will be able to
drink except at his own expense. If
women vote, they will promptly run for
office, and what chance will any male
candidate have agaiust a competitor
wbo is admirable for her own sweet
sake? We will be doomed to petticoat
government the moment the sex learns
its power, aod then every lobby man iu
the country will have lo go to tbe poor
house, for coarse entertainments and
dirty stories will be of uo avail, and lob
byists use no other influences but
money, which women can contribute
just as judiciously as men. The outlook
is unspeakably dolelul lo the entire
brood of existing politicians. iV. i'.
Herald.
Beech kk ox Death. Henry Ward
Beeeher, lately preaching on the subject
of death, made the following remarks:
"Generally, there is no pain at the
last moment, for it seems that the body
sutlers iu proportion to Its remoteness
from death, it Iscomiuouly supposed
that evil men die in great horror of their
doom. They don't. Wicked men usu
ally pass out of life as tranquilly as any
one else. Tranquillity is tbe law of
decadence. Pain or exquisite pleasure
at the last sre ouly experienced iu ex
ceptional eases. Men suffer more every
day of their lives than tbey do in dying.
Every man subject to tbe Incursions of
rheumatic Inflictions, or to tbe pangs of
the toothache, suffers a hundred times
more than he will when he is on h'n
death-bed. Xo death is more painless
than a sudden death. Livingstone
records bis experience when sprang
upon and struck down by a lion. The
moment tbe beast was on him was one
of tbe most exquisite tranquillity. No
death Is too sudden for him wbo is do
ing his duty. Not the stroke of tbe
lightning; not tbe fall from the preci
pice. Itight living is the correct road to
right dying, and no man need fear
death."
Trite. Very True. The Golden
Rule thinks "tbe women who are form
ing societies to help the heathen, tbe
negro ami the Indians, might find a
large field for Christian love and service
unoccupied among the sorely-temnted
shop girls and sewing women here iu
this city." rerish the thought! What
claim has a shop girl, compelled to
stand ten hours a day and drees well on
$3 a week, on the philanthropic mind,
wnue mere la a Lie or a Sioux without
ear-mullsoranickel-plated egg-beater.
Si. Albans Advertiser.
Kalloch, the kid-gloved working
man, Is under impeachment for the di
rect and flagrant violation of the new
Constitution of California, which pro
hibits the acceptance by any official of
a "free pass." That model workingman
and Christian is charged with begging
sucli favr rs right aud left. itarf Orford
Post
Dr. Peck, of Indianapolis, has ampu
tated tbe legs of a young girl on account
of decay In the, boues, produced by ex
cessive rope Jumping. Hejidvises par
ents and teachers to pronltJTlfH4 play
under all circumstances. VV"