V - . 'I ', 1 II: THE NEW XOETHWKST, THUESDAY, i, 18S1. A CTHIC. r itiil tajik And ao oar life bu bwi a dreary story ' Of traaehary afalnat yon, leal .and' true ; . . Ana little' of oar nature's tender glory la yet rerealed to yoa. Toa think that yon ara wlsa and I am dreaailac Tbt dream of youth, as beautiful m vain J ' , That friendship la another name for scheming, " And loye la-love of fain. ' V.' Jlf friend, not long ago my dull cslaMnce . Paaaed slowly by within a elly drear - v . watched the endless roofa, jlbo amoky distance, i The aparrowa mating a ear; ' , - - ' ' ' At length a footstep mounted to any attic On entered In-and reached to mejda hand, ' And now I go with htm oh, Joy ecstatic J -Aeross the meadow-laJulsT11' f . -. . The aaury robin trllla hla carol near us, " 3 ; The lark arises at our rery feet, ' , ,'" - Welle-seeekled lhritsfa and -blackbird often her . Wltn meQW nota and awe'. ... . And he my ant Me t has promised in that yonder- . .Arc built the nests of doves and nigbtingaica. In secret wooda where we alone shall wander In mora aeqneatered vales. , But youyou look for doves In city alleys, - For nightingales among the sparrow crew Then marvel that the music of our valley a '- la atill unheard by you. ON THE TRAIN. BY JULIAN rBKJTCII. , In the midst of the rush and bustle which ap "pear to be inseparable from the entrance and exit of railway -trains, a young girl was timidly making her way through the Philadelphia depot to the train bound for New York. 8be waa a dainty slip of a creature, who, though fairly launched into her twenties, might readily have passed for sixteen, ao uncertain, timid and fawn like was every glance and motion. This would be the first Journey that! Bessie Bheldon had ever made alone, and, despite the determined spirit in -Which she had entered upon, it, hc poor little heart beat very faintly benea'th her fur-trimmed English walking-Jacketr., -t'tfc Bessie was going to do something more than make a short visit alone; for, six weeks before, the kind uncle who had acted a father's parted his pretty orphan niece had failed In business, End Influential friends had obtained for this little shrinking violet a position as governess In the family of a wealthy gentleman residing on the Hudson. She T was to spend a few days with a cousin at Princeton, then go to New York and put up at the tillsey House, where her future patron, Mr. Col burn, had appointed to meet her. "How close and unpleasant this car Is," said Bessie, to herself, when the-agony of purchasing her ticket was, past and she had actually em barked on the train: "and. I am not certain whether I am In the right one." Presently she summoned courage to ask the gentleman In front of her. He was evidently absorbed lu his paper, for she was obliged-to re peat her question. -Then he. turned around, re moved his clear, and looked her full in the face. "I beg your pardon, madam. What did you ay?" - York?" faltered Bessie, blushing deeplv. Yes," he replied, with a suppressed smile, "this car goes to New York, but I scarcely think M the right one for youaait lssvamoking-earr" men ne auueu, aituuy, seeing her confusion: "You are not accustomed to travel by yourself, jwrhapa?" V ' - Bessie admitted, with another blush, that she had never done it In her life before. , Then, If you will remain here a few minutes," - he said, rising and-folding up his paper. '! will go and see If I cannot find you a pleasanter eat" . - In a short time he returned and asked her to accompany him into the next car, where" hVes tabllshed her In a comfortable seat, then said: ! f -yod will allow me, I -wi 1 1 -sit byyouTahd render you what service I may." Bessie thanked him for his kindness, accepted bis escort, and they - presently glided Into con " rersatlon.. - ! - ' He was apparently about, thirty, blonde, agree ble, good-looking and polished.' He was, more over, evidently accustomed to ladles' society, and Bessie' timid reserve "gradually, melted away be fore the genial warmth of his manner. He was returning from Washington, where he had spent several, weeks, and had some very entertaining things to relate concerning the doings at the Capitol. Bessie was surprised to find how soon alio iracht-Prtncctonndareatly"slt)cked at herself . for the little nanir of rpcrift that aha experienced at parting with her new acquaint ance, who raw her safely dejtosiWd in her cousin's carriage before he bade her good-bye. "How foolish I would be," she remarked, men tally, gathering herself up Into a little" bundle of ; dignity and setting It resolutely back upVn the carriage-cushions, "to let my thoughts dwell upon mere chance acquaintance, whose name even I do not know, and whom I shall most probably never see again. I am determined to conquer this lunacy." - x .- And she succeeded so well In this resolve that Her Vlsltpassed oil delightfully, and four days iMivr ruunu ner soieiy arrived in rsew lora City. As she. stood irresolutely on the sidewalk In o Desbrosses street, wondering what horse-car she should take to reach the Broadway stage, and , half afraid to Join the crowd on the crossing who had committed-themselves to the keeping of a olitary policeman, a voice close beside her asked : . . "Will you accent my arm to cross the street? , J think I would ue a more suitable escort than that formidable officer of Justice." Bessie looked up with a start Into the face of a tall.'handwome man bending over her, with his brilliant black eyes devouring her pretty, child ish features; and In her confusion she suffered . hliauto - draw her, hand within his arm. bhe shrank perceptibly, however, from his unneces sarily close pressure, and when he had safely jIotedher across she thanked hlnij sald'CJood. afternoon," and attempted to withdraw her hand, but he retained it with gentle lore. VPardon me," he said, in a low tone, gazing In tetktjy into her! eyes, "hut I see that you are i stranger in the city, and my conscience will not permit me to part with you lust yet. , Tell me what I can do for you now. Where do you wish toro77 'To the GUsey House," faltered Bessie, feeling Instinctively distrustful of her unknown com nanion. .- "'" " '. Then you want a Broadway stage," he said. "But whv do vou iro to the Gilsey House ?"- "BecauseX she replied,- "! have friends there who are exnectlnir me." - ; "Iet the friends go, sweetheart," he whispered, bendlnir closer over her "Come witn me, ana will take you to a much handsomer hotel, where I will enter you on the books as my wire, and will pay your bill," and he attempted to clasp her waist as he spoke. -' ' - But the hitherto timid, shrinking girl sprang from him, and, standing erect with Hashing eyes, said fearlessly - u. ""-ir1 If youlo not Instantly-leave me, will claim the policeman's irotectlon." ; Then, hailing a passing car, she sprang on to It anu leu mm sianuingou me siuewaia, uniug in lips at his discomfiture. . . IIow she found her way into a Broadway stage and reached the Gilsey House, Bessie hardly knew ma . a a a a . a a d.. .1 il. . i aiierwaru, out u was a srreai comion to imu tuat she was existed there and tier room already en gaged. No sooner was she In It than her excited feelings found vent in tears ; .then she bathed her face and proceeded to refreshen her toilet gen erally, and these arrangements were Just com pleted when a card was brought to ner wun "Maurice Col burn" on IL All Bessie's difildeuce returned as she followed the waiter down to the parlor, and It required no small effort to enable her to lift her eyes to the face of the crentleman who rose from the sofa at her approach and advanced to meet her. But was she dreaming, or was her brain affected by the exciting scene through which she had Just passed? ihe persou whom sle now con fronted was none other than her chance acquaint ance on the Philadelphia train, and Bessie, as she gazed at him In a bewildered manner, was con scious of a still sharper pang than she had exte rienced on parting with him at Princeton. This, her first romance, then, was tlie father of a fam ily, and she his hired governess I tiurely t fate was merciless to the unprotected girl ! j; "Miss Kheldon," said Mr. Col burn, retaining the hand he had taken, "this Is a most agreeable surprise." .. , . . But poor Bessie had cast down her eyes -before his earnest gaie,andrelt6erpowe1redi!"witb shame and confusion as BhenrunnurelBome un intelligible commonplace by way of rejoinde?7 "You look fatigued," said Mr. Colburn, kindly. "Do you think you will be sufficiently refreshed after luncheon for your ride? The cars are warm and pleasant.. They run rapidly, also, and we. do not go farther tip than Newburgh, where the car riage will meet us." : - Oh, yes.. I shall be quite equal to it," she said, smiling faintly; and she struggled so bravely for the mastery over her feelings that during lunch eon she conducted herself with lady-like compos? u re. and passed nobly through the trying ordeal of the Mc-a-tcte ride that followed. . It was quite dark when they reached, their des tination, and Mr. Colburn remarked, as he placed Bessie in the handsome coupe that stood waiting for them : - " 1 ' , "The children have been allowed to sit up later than usual to-night to welcome you.. . You w 114 find them boisterous, Miss Bheldon, but they are not in the main evil disposed, and-1 think you will get along with them." - Bessie replied that she believed she .would, as she was fond of children, and knew how to make llu W mil' flu tltPM.1 And whem twenty minuting I a n lltA MAiitiJ iImut lira lxfrdT am liniwlukrtii villa intvl f a v; f. ' us v w u ms. a ' ' v a iHtHtimuiC v ilia from which issuetl a cheerful stream of light; and! half a dozen merry, honet-looklng little rogues eame-erowdlng" around theirmother at the front door, the life upon which the young governess en tered did not look very formidable. "Miss Kheldon, I am very glad to see you." said Mrs. Colburn, cordially extending her hand. -- "Uncle Maurice, Where's, my velocipede, and why xlidn't papa come home with you?" asked the - eldest - boy, ' thrusting- his - hands - Into- the pocket of Mr. Colburn's-great coat. 'My nusoaua is in vasuingion," airs, uoiuurn was saying,' as she led the way to Miss Sheldon's apartment. "We expected him home before this, but my-brotherMn-taw -volunteered to go to New York-for-ymnn hla steads Man rice is a nfost amiable, obliging young man. But, my dear Miss Bheldon, how ill you look 1 Pray retire at once, and I will send your tea here." - And Bessie Sheldon was ill In body and mltid. The discovery that Maurice Colburn was a single man nued ner wun connicting emotions ; but not once did she lose sight of the distance which cir cumstances and social customs had placed between them. His brother's hired governess must not suffer her thoughts to dwell on him, she told. her-, self, and during the weeks that followed she con ducted herself so Judiciously that she- had reason to feel sntisned witimer own course. .t.- i.rf a utter frorrTPrlnceton re- quiring her to hasten there mIl IrUfnr H Mrs.CoIburn looked perplexed, I P" that theglrl was txnt on going, she gave alHtoi requlslfoasslstance to further hef departure, sa y Ingt however, that she hoped they would see her back again before long. An hour later Bessie waa speeding away On the afternoon train to New York. Whither she was going she scarcely knew herself, but was presently raised from a painful reverie by a light touch on the shoulder. ,s ... . . ' "Mr. Colburn P" she exclaimed, with a start, as Maurice bent over her. -- - - s.iir,.'' a "Yes," he said.ln a low, husky tone. J'l followed ouf for If vou were to go out oi my miuu mu,. bheldon, all my life's light would go with you. Listen to me how, I beseech you J" Almost mechanically Bessie suffered, him to sit beside her, and it aeemed as though fate were clos ing arouud her as she listened to his earnest declaration of love at first sight, strengthened and matured by several weeks' observation of her pure and exalted character. . . . . On the train sh had first soughthls escortr and on the train she spoke the words that constituted him hpr hiiHband.. ' ' . " HI x week's lateFiKey were"' married f ronichef mustn's house in IMnceton: but it was not until she bad been' a happy wife for many months that Bessie Colburn told her husband Ihe part his brother had played in her Desbrosses street ad- veiiture. DIVORCED FUOM TWO HUNDUED WIVES . AT ONCE. 1 - r l . SIdl Muley Hassan, the Sultan of Morocco, has set a touching example of radical retrenchment to his subjects. Constrained to thrift by a financial crisis of no ordinary severity, he has shown the true believers submitted to hla rule the way to "reform their household bills'! in a highly spirited and thorough-going manner. Having completely drained the imperial treasury during his success ful, efforts, to suppress the rebellion that, raged throughout his dominions last Hummer, he has lust cut down the State expenses by some uncom - . . - . .. . . ! inoniy sweeping measures, me nrsi oi wnicn was the reduction of his own domestic establishment to about one-half of its normal strength, lie dis missed at a blow 200 of his wives, bestowing their hands upon distinguished officers of his array. ai r In .lAn.tilnMllAn t tllA ttlfvll tl t ll .... conferred, he docked to the tune of some five-and- twenty per cent. A Pleasing feature of this ar rangementto all, at least, except the Immediate recipients or ins especial grace is the fact that His Ms lest v. has made his matrimonial disnosl tlons In such sort that all lira older moieties have got new husbands white he has-reserved the younger ones to gladden his own heart. Instead of saddling the civil list with provision for these superannuated ladies, he has united them to gal lant warriors, at a positive saving to the. public Eurse. for the gift of each ex-Sultana has been by Im decreed to compensate her respective recipi ent for -the loss of one-fourth of his Income. Muley Hassan's popularity, it appears, has been Increased to such an extent by this noble self-sacrifice on his part that a few Jays ago, as he rode from his palace to" the chief mosque, he was greeted with enthunlaxtlo acclamation . by the whole male population of Fez, his capital. This Is quite a new experience for the Moroccan Sultan,' who has been for some years past at-ojeii-odd With his subjects. London (England). Telegraph. Goon CookFS'oT- Phi IadlpTTIa lias a new Cen tury Cooking Club, composed of women, who have hired a competent instructor and are learn ing to cook welL The President says:"- "There Is false Idea prevalent that 'professional cooking' is a cos u tnauvimiiKoi tu art is not alone. Jnpro- ough knowledge in this ducing good results, but by producing them by tne simplest-meansuootiT cooking, in -other words, means economical cooking. The ignorant cook is the wasteful cook, but in the hands of one who understands Iter business the simplest food is made attractive, and an ordinary domestic dinner asumes,tbe quality of a banquet." The club re cently gave a dinner to twenty-five persons at a total cost of SM.oo for provisions," as follows : . Black lMan soup, 2 quiirts atork I.V., brana 10c, egg Sc.leinon .. an sa fuek a la cremc (lh Kic, milk Sc., rgtc 9c .. w ? nnioe....... n III Itoast, 10 lbs., 14o vt Macaroni He. rhpa So . : 0 22 Hatad vabtmgs Irtr., relrrr Sc.. oil 10c.. reea sc.. ailc a.""0 Nri 10410 1U puiatom Sc.-, uplc SP.....V , 0 li MtwHl fclry celery 7c wuit Sc q j;j Know pudding fclatlnn I.V., lemon Sc., eiwa lie, milk - ofTce .... .: ..v n 17 Biiit'r...-...-............i........M......... o 22 Urrad........ Total... ... 0 U . it 50 Prohibition Maine. A correspondent writes to the Boston Traveler fronr Maine that the old-time corner grocerfel! and cross-road rum' shops, where farmers, mechanics, in short, all the Inhabitants round atout near such places, used to ivmirrctriLto anil ilrlnlr thnlr vrllv 1 . t ... K . . ... ... ... I O - - O - - " v..v. I tww W I 1 1 V " lvry '. nut ne on iidrentliyhro ken uprT4e same 4s--t me In al l"t herf small villages and settlements. took readily to" their new governess, so that her duties were comparatively easy; and, though Maurice Colburn lingered at the house, saying that he must take care of his sister-in-law, Ik-ssie shrank fromJHs society so persistently that he ceased to.scelt hers, and turned to the children for amusement. , ' . , One day, nearly a month after the young gov erness hud been domesticated in the Colburn family, she was returning from a walk with some of her charges, when the eldest boy, who had re mained at home, came Tanning toward her with some letters, and exclaimed, as he delivered them: "Oh, Mias Sheldon. taias come, and he's brough tnejavelocl pede,-and .Harry Come in, miss Mieldon : he wants to Standing in the hall-way. througl must pass to reach her room, were Mrs. Colburn, Maurice and the new arrival, whom his wi forward to present to the governess, vtneniicsaie raised her eyes to the face or her pupils' father, she shrank back." crimsohlng like a guilty thing. Thenjliiurmurlng some inaudible exctise, she turued and fled up-staira to her room. . "i our governess appears to have nerves." said changing color as he spoke, however. ' VMiss Sheldon is not very strong." said his wife, "and I fear she haa palpitation of the heart. I will go and see what alls her." . . . ' "I cannot remain a dav lonirer In thla house." Bessie was saying to herself when Mrs. Colburn I tapped, And. accordl ngly she told her pans llUllcJhoj llliltV VPflTfl ..l i 1. I 1 - s . A a A II i . I . m pincf, or tniny-nve ai longest, a nine Village In Lincoln county hud twenty-live open grog-shops wliere to-day. there Is not one, nor has them 1miv for ttfteenLj'ears. To see a farmer now-a-davs who I. ... . . t I . A i . .. 11 . . . .lias v"e eigni or ten mijes io town, returning home Intoxicated, would astonish everybody. It don't occur at all. Neither do you w itness the tvwii-meetlng fights, the muster-day rows, or tW Saturday carousals, as Used to be the caafl before the prohibitory law. . . i . SlTKOKOXOX FfNEKALS. 'I would aoon 1 eaten by crows than have pride and pomp feeding fill titv 1 1 1 1 ucluud u. LI. 1. .... : - 9. arrya- pistols umyUiUleMvirthVitTe-meTiTi rprmTtnttf Loltdoi 0 see you." Wreavel wlfeand children, and notforuusuitable - 1 which Bessie untimely and unholy-show. 1 have heard that The Vlnrinla C t fviKuM ihafu iimn r..n. tnim.;... .i.ii iiu Virginia k, more than four millions of dollars are squandered ery year in funeral fontwrif. Tl. m,;nv k or hrrva allk scarfs, brass nails, feathers for horses, Wd gloves and gin for the attendants, and white satin and black doth for the wormsr It seelns to me more for the pride of the living than for the honor of the dead, more for the profit of the un dertaker than any one else." . ... f he n".1 PellJn8-reform cohVentlon be held n Maine, and adopt measures to reform thrsrSl Ing of the names, of the lakes of that State (im. length have names half a rmlle long. The re formers might wrestle with It MLi"l.rf MONEY FOR BEAUTY. A Philadelphia paper aays ome-twenty.flT. prettyr vain and romantic young ladles have re -sponded to Adam Forepaugh'a offer of $10,000 for the loveliest lady In' the land, and as these are mostly from near-by places, It is fair to presume that by the tithe the mails come In from more re mote points, there will be collected phot0graput enough to formTln the language of a circus adver tiser, "the grandest aggregation of female lovell ness e,ver witnessed." ; ' " Yes?' said Charles IL Day, of the Forepauirh show, In conversation, "we have receivel alKut- twenty-five resjionses, and such a varied collection of letters you never saw; big letters, little letters ; " white letters, pink letters, blue letters, yellow leJ ters, chocolate-colored letters, narrow letters thick Utters, thin letters, sweet-swented letters' letters written In blue, . black, pink -and every other color of ink, letters written prettflv, outelv " Lixllu linrrllilv llluirll.lv .ti.l I ts . ...I if ----- iWf I 3pwaboutthephotogmph?U-intVr--rupted the rejorter. very gooti iaces among, bfit, as a rule, thev . 'Oh. there were some them, wn the replyrt)t bad lot. and I am .afraid that-not -one of -thim stands a chance for the prize. We have only heard from points near Philadelphia and New York. Just wait till we receive the photographs of the Kentucky blue-grass belles', the beauties of Baltimore, and the big-footed girls of Chicago, Then you will see an unsurpassable collection of feminine beautyr;iLook at that," continued Mr, Day, pointing to a penny valentine of a hideously ugly woman, bearing the title, 4The Prettiest Girl In Town.VJt'It came from New York yester day, with the request to consider it the illustrated shadow of an applicant for the $10,000 prize. Feeling assured that she had no chance to capture v It, I tacked her Uon the wall." "Don't you think that most of the responses to ' your offer will come from ballet-girls and others! -subordinates n theaters?" veptured the reporter, "I have no doubt that we will receive many from such sources, but I also expect to hear from persons outside of the profession. It would hot surprise-me, to receive photographs from Yassar College. The girls are so vain, you know. It's a natural feminine weakness. Every girl thinks -she-Is pretty. I suppose you"' know that we want . this lovely woman to appear In our Oriental street pageant dressed as a prlncessJt don't matter if -she has big feet, or Is crazy, so that she has a" pretty face. It is a question of beauty, not brains, Why, sir, this woman, whoever she Is, will make -7 her fortune.. Already have two prominent pho tographers offered to pay heavy royalties typsell-.-- Ing her picture, but we will attend to that our- selves and pocket the money. The offer stands open till March 31st, and. in the meantime I can only say, good luck to the fortunate one." A WOMAN'S SAD STORY. " Ellen Connolly, of Jso. 10 Madison street walked feebly " to Justice Bixby's desk In the Essex ". Market Police Court yesterday, and said : "I would like a warrant for my husband.4' ''What for?" asked the magistrate. UL'He ia killing me and iny ch ild sir. I -am dy Ing, sir, of consumption, and my husband for three months past has been selling everything we owned to obtain drink. This morning he .took my only covering, a cloak. 'i -"What does your husband do ?'-asked Justlce BlxU',; , ; . ' -.' :.. "He is a brush-maker, but he has sold all his tools." "Does he beat you ' "Yes, sir, continually; and he starves nia-and-my chlTdT' ' - "If I have' him arrested," the magistrate asked, "what will beeome of vou ?" ' . . lite woman buried her face In her liands and sobbed: "I will go to a uutn lilt hospital where I thlnklshall "What will become of Vour child?" . "I don't know, sir. Perhaps some charitable people will care for it." . . , "How old are you ?" "Twenty-three. I am an English woman. I. am six years married, and my child Is five years old." ' . - : Justice Bixby gave social instructions to havff the sick woman and her child taken care of. Ar. 1'. Sun, February lHth. ' -: The father oLCharlie llosr writing to theJatest discoverers of the lost boy in Canada, says that the last spark of hope lias gone out, and he mourns the lost one as dead. After, giving reasons why the1 Canada boy cannot possibly be Charlie, he adds :. "I have always believed that my Charllef although only 4 years and 2 months old at the time he was taken, would remember his brother Walter, who was taken away with him, and had also thought that he would even have a distinct recollection of the feeling of loneliness that he must have experienced when he found that he was In the hands of strangers and separated from bit -parents." - On another recent occasion, Mr. Ross said: 4,Theonlv tidinirs I have ever received of Charl ie-sinee- hw-as stolen wnsthe:Tlemand for f ransom of SJ0.000. If I had paid that, I wouia have had him long before this. As it is, I have , spent $00,000, and have not got him.". - I wag glad the other night to see, at President Urevy's, nice young girls In short, light urease's, and with their feet in those low-heeled shoe?, which American ladies call "slippers." They ; ldals crosseu a y were kept from sllnnlnnr offbv sandf tiic Instep and wound round the ankle The e!y walk of the fair wearers . contrasted agreeably with the hobbling Chinese gait of belles who at tempt to add several inches to their stature ty ruining inenisi'ivcs oi xne neeis. vv- invlnla f'ltv PntrrnrlM SBVS that IHCJ have In Nevada a tree called mountain mahoganyr of a rich red color and very hard. When used ior fuel It produces such intense heat' as to bur u sieves more rapidly than anr coah-It blazes a long as ordinary. wood would last, and then be--comes converted into a sort of charcoal that las twice as lonor aa nrdlnarv wood. A cord of tin wood brings the same price as a ton of coal. ' Miss Bin!. In her 1-ecent work on Japan; aj that-the first books which the people read uier Jearnlngthe English language are the rational letlc or atheistic publications. ; . v Tt 1. -1 i. il.i t.i.t. .1 it. .i..f it cannot seeiiseii7 a mirror. 1.