THE LOVERS LtTANY. "
SWot irfuy a sodden my, . "
Driving rain and tailing tear.
As the steamer wears to eea
In a parting asorm of cheers.
Sing, for faith and nope are high;
None so true as you and L
Sing the Lovers Litany:.
"Love like ours can never die!
Eyes of black a throbbing keel.
Milky foam to left and right;
Whispered converse near the wheel
In the brilliant tropic night.
Cross that rules the southern sky,
Stars that sweep and wheel and fly.
Bear the Lovers' Litany:
"Love like ours can never die.
Kj'es of brown a dusty plain
Split and parched with heat of Jans; .
Hying hoof and tightened rein;
Hearts that beat the old, old (ana
81de by side the horses fly ;
Frame we now the old reply
Of the Lovers' Litany:
"Love like ours can never die I
Eyes of blue the Simla hills
Silvered with the moonlight hoar;
Reading of the waits that thrills,
Dies and echoes round Benmors.
"Mabel," "Officers," "Good-by,- .
Glamour, wine and witchery ; 1
On my soul's sincerity
"Love like ours can never die
Maidens, of your charity
Pity my most luckless state.
Tour times Cupid's debtor I
Bankrupt in quadruplicate.
Yet despite this evil case.
An a maiden showed me grace
Four and forty times would I
Sing the Lovers' Litany:
"Love like ours can never diet
New York Herald.
OLD HECTOR'S VISTA.
A large picture hung upon the wall
The frame was handsome and massive,
the painting one of Sully's best; por
traits of a gentleman and lady in middle
life. They sat side by side, husband
and wife. The former possessed a face
of much power, thought and firmness,
blending with kindliness of expression.
The features of the latter were still
handsome, wherein a gentle dignity
combined with intellect to attract a
study of the sweet face by all who saw it.
A very old negro sat on a low stool be
fore it. His head was white with the
snows of many winters. His frame had
dwindled from its manhood's stature be
cause of extreme age and feebleness. He
gazed long and earnestly upon the faces
enframed before him,as a devotee at saint
ly shrine might gaze and worship. It was
not the first time he had so sat. Indeed,
it was his frequent pleasure to slowly
come on fine days from his humble cabin
'to "Mass Bob's" to hear " ittle "missy
play on her organ, and sing to him the
sweet gospel hymns: to gaze, as if en
tranced, by the hour on the revered faces
of "old maussa an missus," which were
the greatest enjoyments of his fading
life.
Ella Merton, '"ittle missy," turned to
look at the old man as he sat. For ten
minutes he had not moved.
"Uncle Hector," she said, "I wish you
would tell me what you t.hinir of when
you sit still so long and look at grand
father's and grandmother's pictures."
"Oh, 'ittle missy, I dunno ef I kin tell
you. Seems like lookin' down dem Lom
baady poplar abenus useter be in Lib'ty
county 'fore you was born. I look down
an' I look down, an' 'pears like I can see
ebery ting eber happen to me in all life,
an' all I 'member, too."
"Do tell me about it What is the
.first thing you see?"
"Why, down yander way de trees so
"ittle dey look like dey touch an' meet
de sky. I see a great big ship. It is so
far off I can't see it plain, but I hear de
water ou de outside go swish, swish,
swish, an' I know I am dar wid lot" o'
folks, and it's awful hot, an' heap o' dem
die, an' seems like de water neber gwine
stop goin' swish, swish, swish on de out
side o' dat vessel. Den I see de quarter
at de old plantation in Lib'ty county,
an' I go to playin' wid sum buckra chil
len. Dey is the fust w'ite chillen I eber
Bee, an yer grandpa up dar is one o' de
littlest ones, an' 'e so good to "ittle
Af can nigger, an so pooty, dat I lub
'em straight off, an' I lub 'em till yet."
"Go on, Uncle Hector."
"Well, den, we git de big boys, an'
yer grandpa, ma 'e let me tek -'em wid
me a-iishin', an' I mek 'em w'istles, an'
gun for shoot chiny berry, an we mek
rabbit trap an' bud trap, an go in
a-washin', an' bring up de cows, an'
swing on to calf tail, and go 'possum
huntin' till I git bigger an' go to pickin'
cotton an' hoein' corn an' all dat yer."
'Look down your avenue again, uncle,
and tell me what you see."
"I see de big weddin w'en yer grand
pa 'e marry yer grandma an' cut out lots
o' rich men wot useter court her, case
Bhe shorely was de pootiest lady de sun
eber lite on. Den 'e went to 'e own plan
tation an tek me an' a gang more, tell 'e
mek up 'e min' to move near Columbus
w'ere de Injuns was. Den 'e buy lan'
f am dem Injuns an' pay 'em all in gol'
an' silber money, an dey call 'em de
hones' man wot eber lib, an' tink de sun
pure rise an' set in 'em.
"Yer grandpa 'e plant 'e corn plum up
to Injun door, case dey neber move de
fust year, an' dis de truf I tell you, de
neber teef de fust roastm year, nary one.
Atter wile de buckra and Injun gwine
nte, an dey all move off 'twixt dark an
daylite, an' tek all dere tings wid 'em,
neber leab a mortar, nor pestle, nor
bread tray, nor piggin, clean to de bary
calabash, an' fore de Lawd dey neber tek
a chicken nor nuttin wot b'longs to ole
" maussa. Dat shows de way Injuns will
'ave w'en w'ite men treat 'em right like
yer grandpa did. Well, 'e treat ebery
body right. Nigger knew e had to wuk,
x for true, but 'e gib 'em plenty to eat, and
fcuk good care of 'em w'en 'e sick an' git
ole.- An de fun we useter hab at Christ
mast an' Fort o' July! an' de barbecue!
an' w'en we lay by de crap, an de corn
ebackm's. Nigger don't hab de fun an'
de frolic like dey useter in slab'ry times.
no mon, dat dey dent. ,.
"Now 'pears like Lombaady poplars
growin' bigger, an I kin see de daylight
twix 'em, same like fjnnstmas mars off
one year from amirrer.
"All de chillen now growin' up, de gals
dey gwine off to school, an' de boys to
college. An' w'en dey cum home for
holMay, missus gin 'em more parties!
-An den dey git married, one atter annd-
Ser, an de bis cakes an do fine dain'8, I
san't tell you! Maussa gie 'em off land
Ux niggers, an' some' go to 'plan-tin an
some go to la win', but 'e neber gle me to
any 'o 'em, cause me an him played to
gerrer.w'en we was chillen, and one day
e laff an' say, 'Nuttin' but deff gwine
paat me an' you, eh boy? Den I laff back
an' say, 'No, maussa, you shet my eyes
or I shet yours, dat's de way I want em
to be, an' I hope to de Lawd my eyesTl
shet 'fore yours is.' Now e gone an' I
leff ! An' 'e bin gone more n twenty
year! Peas like de las' paat o' de abezm
is heap de longes'. ; ': , .
"Now," drawing a long breath, "com
de grabes longside de way. Fust 'e
youngest chile jess married an' gone to
'e home. So happy an' so good an' ebery
body daalin. 'E husband fair tare e
hair an' jump in de grabe, dey had to
hole 'em back at de buriaL
"Den come de wah! An' Mass' Tom,
dey shoot im at one battle, an' Mass'
Henry at anurrer. Miss Lusan husband
cum home on 'e crutches, an Mass'
Frank dey tek im pria'ner an carry tm
fur off. Seem like it was mos' as bad
for missus not to git no letter for a long
time as to yere bad news, for she dunno
wat happen, on' tink dey all kill any
way. Her hair git witer an' w'iter, an
she biggin to walk slow an' stoop over
same like an' ole ooman,
"Den de raid cum. An, w'en dem
Yankees bun down de big house an' old
maussa and missus got to lib in de ober
share house, wid eb'ry single horse an'
mule tek way, an' de gin house buM up,
and nary hog to kill, an' not a blessed
rooster lef to crow for day, an all de
niggers call e'ee'f free an' gone lef em,
'ceptin' Juliann an' me, I tink de een o'
de wurl mus be comin. Juliann an'
me had been better'n" free for a long
time. She jess had to boil de pot for de
chillen w'en 'e mammies leab 'em dey,
w'en 'e gwine to de fiel', an' I cale hog
an' gi'e 'em salt an' ashes, an bring
missus string o' fish now an den. But
atter dis I say, 'Ole ooman, if dem no
'count niggers done tek 'e freedom, less
you an' me gin up ours, an' show maussa
an' missus we got sum haatin our bodies
if dey is black.' Juliann, she straighten
up, she did, an' she say, 'Now ye talkin',
Hector. I shore I good for ten years o
good wuck ef de Lawd spare me dat
long.
"So I fin' one young steer dat dem
Yankees missed in de woods an' I hitch
'em to de little caat an I hawi wood wid
'em, much as we could bun all de winter.
An' Juliann she jess tek holt like she
was a young gaL She cook an' she wash
an' she Ton jess dem two in de family
now, you know an' missus she say,
smilin' sorter sickly like an' wid tears in
'e eyes, too. 'W'y, Juliann. ef Td known
how good you could cook maybe I'd 'a'
hrd you in de kitchen all dis time. Juli
ann she say nuthin, but she shake 'e head
an' she twis' e mouf an gone to beatin'
biscuit like she was strong nnff to maul
rail. An' now, 'ittle missy, de Lombaady
poplars are gitting mighty tall and ee
years look longbetwix 'em. "
"Ole maussa an' missus couldn't stan'
de big trouble dat cum on 'em. All de
prop'ty gone, mos' de chillen dead an' de
res' sum cripple an' all po 'E say one
day, 'Hector,. I done lib my life, my
chillen can staat ober an' git along may
be, but a ole tree wot's cut down to a
stump ain't gwine mek timber no mo.
My haat trimble, like leaf w'en de win'
blow 'em. I tink, Oh, ef maussa die
wot H cum o' me? Well, shore nnff, de
time want fur "off, but wen it cum it
cum de rite way. Maussa git weaker
an" weaker tell 'e tek to e bed. Den
seems like missus was jess waitin' for de
sign, case de bery next day she gie up,
too, and dey de lay an' git weaker an
weaker tell dey chillen didn t know wich
would die fust.
"De Sunday 'fore dey died ole missus j
say, 'Tek me to 'em. So dey tote her in
turrer room and put her on de bed long-
side o maussa. Ittle missy, I can t tell
you all dey said. Mass Bob been dere,
an' he kin tell you. But missus said
something like 'Jined in dey lives in
lubbin each udder an' de Lawd, an' dey
would soon be togerrer foreber,' an'
maussa e say, 'Yes, bless Gawd,' an' all
de chillen cry out loud, while missus'
eyes shine like two stars, an' she look
straight up like she was seem' de angels.
"Maussa e die dat night, and missus
nex' day, an' w'en ebery body cum to de
fun'ral an' see bouf lookin' so nat'ral an'
lovin' side by side in de two coffins day
sed 'twas a sin to cry, 'case dey knew
dey was happy in heab'n.
"Now 'ittle missy, since den I walk
mity slow dis een o' de Poplar ab'nu. I
feel like I mos' got to de las' tree, close
to de big gate, an' seems to- me like dat
big gate gwine open Boon an' let po' ole
Hector go into glory an' jine e dear ole
maussa and missus. Sometimes at night
I t'ink I hear sump'n go swish, swish,
swish, same like de sea water useter go
outside de big ship w'en I was a chile
comin' fum Afriky, an' I t'ank Gawd I
did cum ober yere w'ere I lam 'bout de
blessed Jesus, an' yere all dem sweet
songs you sing to me. Den I t'ink, may
be, dat swish, swish is de angel's -wings
a-rustlin' ober me, w'ile dey are waitin'
f ot de Lawd to say, 'Bring 'em long to
me now, 'e so ole 'e dun got to be chile
gen; bring- 'em long to me now, for ob
such ia de kingdom of heab'n.'" At
lanta Constitution. -
Even Sanded Justice
Justice You are charged with com
mitting an assault on this man and
blacking his eye. What have you to say,
sir? -
Gentleman Your honor, my wife lost
a pet dog, and I caught this fellow
bringing it back.
Justice You are discharged; but as
for you, you miserable scalawag with a
black eye, the next time you steal a
lady's dog and don't keep it Til send you
up for six months. New York Weekly.
A Thiers Advice.
A thief who was sent to prison in Ohio
was pressed to confess the particulars of
bis crime, but he replied: "The man
who confesses to anything is a fooL No
matter how guilty he is or what proofs
you may bring, he has only to deny his
guilt and a fair share of the public will
sympathize with him." Detroit Free
Press.
The Astor Besidei
Where the present Astor will afB-r his
historic doorplate remains to be -seen.
At present he lives in a modest house al
most under the shadow of the big "man
sion which he has torn down, and which
was not the sort of house -that would
please a man of taste of today, having
nothing but its size to recommend it. It
is the custom of every Astor to build a
new house upon coming into the family
millions. The original John Jacob lived
opposite our posioffice, his son lived in
Washington square and the late John
Jacob lived in the house now just torn
down. " The regular procession up town
should take the present Astor up to the
park and his son to Harlem. ;
A peculiarity of the Astor investments
is that these Astor mansions have al
ways been built upon property which
when bought was away out of town.
The " Astor estate : now ' holds several
blocks of lots on the Riverside drive,,
the superb avenue which runs along the
bluff on the edge of the Hudson river
from Seventy-second street to Harlem
This line will unquestionably be some
day the finest place for dwellings in the
country, and it would not be surprising
if the present Astor were to settle there
himself. The view from anywhere along
the drive takes in miles and miles of the
noble Hudson. . Foreigners say that there
is nothing in Europe so superbly situ
ated as our Riverside drive, yet because
it is a mile away from the fashionable
thoroughfare it is deserted. New York
Cor. Charleston News.
Cheap Incandescent Lamps.
It is reported that an English chemist
has discovered a practical substitute for
plantinum in the manufacture of incan
descent lamps. If this be true, and the
rumor is said by a reliable electrical jour
nal to have substantial foundation, it is
a discovery of great importance At its
present price plantinum forms one of
the most expensive items in the manu
facture of the incandescent lamp. In
each sixteen candle power lamp there
are from four to eight grains of plan
tinum. Assuming an average of six grains per
lamp, an ounce will be sufficient for
eighty lamps. The demand for sixteen
candle power lamps for 1891, based
upon reliable data, will be 10,000,000 six
teen candle power lamps, which would
give a demand for 125,000 ounces of
platinum, which at present price ($14 to
$17 per ounce) would amount to about
$3,000,000. The probable income from
these lamps will not amount to more
than $5,000,000, while the cost of one
item alone is one-third the total income.
Hence it will be seen that a bona fide
snbstitute for the platinum wire ought
to mean a fortune for its discoverer.
New York Telegram.
Feared Being Buried Alive.
Abner L. Dunn, a veteran of the civil
war, was buried at Burlington, la., the
other day. He died several days ago at
the age of 56, but in accordance with
the request he bad made the interment
was deferred as long as possible. This
was the second time Dunn had died?, to
all appearances. Several years ago, af
ter a peculiar illness, the doctors pro
nounced him dead, and his body was
placed in a casket. Shortly before the
coffin was lowered into the grave Dunn
showed signs of life, and in. a few days
was well and strong. The story of his
experience was - thrilling. He claimed
that he was conscious of what was going
on about him; understood the conversa
tion; could even see the faces of bis fam
ily as they bent over him; but could not
speak or move. Afterward he had a
dread of being buried alive, and it was
for this reason that he made the request
for delay. Philadelphia Ledger.
Mr. Moore and His Island.
William J. Moore, a brick mason and
contractor, has just received title from
the West Jersey board of proprietors to
ari island which he discovered was with
out an owner. He values his find at
$5,000. .
The island is located in the thorough
fare, a stream of water that divides At
lantic City from the mainland, midway
between the railroad bridge and the new
found fishing grounds. It contains a
trifle over fourteen acres. .The title,
which he now holds by virtue of having
located the land and filed a survey with
the board of proprietors, is transmitted
from the estate of William - Morris
Cooper.
The cost of establishing his claim to
this valuable piece of land was less than
$150. Cor. Philadelphia Press.
Hiccoughs Extraordinary.
An inhabitant of Meriden, aged 45,
a coach painter by trade, has had an at
tack of hiccough, the like of which has
never been known. It lasted without
interruption twelve days and nine hours.
The doctors consider it very extraordi
nary that the man has survived, as in the
opinion of Hippocrates disputed by
Galen, but generally accepted by the
medical profession no person can have
the hiccough for nine days in succession
without giving up the ghost with his
last hiccough on the ninth" day. El Bil
baino. " " '
A Peculiar Natural Phenomenon.
A curious phenomenon occurred Mon
day evening in the upper part of the city.
About 10 o'clock the almost perfectly
clear atmosphere gave way to a sublime
like fog, which settled down very sud
denly in a distinct and seemingly solid
stratum. The descent was rapid, and
every portion of the cloud of vapor
reached the earth at the same instant.
The phenomenon continued only about
five minutes, when the body lifted and
disappeared heavenward as rapidly as it
had descended. Albany Argus. .-
. ' . : The Story of a Tin Box.
Henry V. Tucker, of Westfield, Conn.,
lost a year ago a tin box containing $15,
000 worth of securities. About the
same time a farm hand disappeared, and
the two events were supposed to bear an
intimate relation. The other day Mr.
Tucker found the tin box behind a grain
bin in his barn, and it is said its con
tents were intact, Philadelphia Ledger.
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