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THE OREGON SCOUT JOM5S.V CIIANCUY, Iiill Inner. UNION, OREGON, A Baseless Precaution. Snow that the woman was extrcmoly Bcnamvo, oi a highly-nervous tempera ment, ana painfully nnxious in tho mat tor of pleasing and accommodating her gtiosts. Know this, and then imagine nor feelings on tho occasion winch trans pircd as follows : ono had arranged lor an evening Iarty, and among tho guests whom slio . '1 II n it iinu inviMJu was a muiiuo-ngeu gontie tnnn, of liigh social standing ana wealthy, who had tho misfortune to havo a noso so strangely malformed as to bo scarcely perceptible ; a simplo pro tuboranco in place of tho nasaborgan and that was all. Now our good lady friend chnnccd to havo a littlo .J-ycar-ohl daughter, who won utterly irrcprcssiblo in her eager pursuit of knowledge ; and, fearing that ii. ifin iii i mo muo ono uiignr, maKO somo remnnc upon, or ask somo question about, that gentleman's facial defect, sho took her upon her knee, before tho company ar rived, onu said to ner : " Now look here, my littlo pet: Mr, S will bo hero this evening, and 1 want you to promise mo that you will not say anything about his noso that you win neiiner asu any question nor make any remark." Mho child promised, and then wen.. away to help tho cook samplo tho sweet meats. Evening camo, and with it camo Mr, S . Naturally enough Miss Tot gave him at onco a sovero scrutiny. She made a critical study of his faco : and when sho had apparently satislled hor- Bolf, she sought her mother. "Mamma!" loud enough for all in tho room to hear--"hop 'oo tell mo not to ask 'oo anysing about Mr. H noso for ? lie ham't dot any I" A Quirt Spirit. Quiet, serene workers accomplish the greatest results. They systematical plan out tho day's doings, nntioipaW und provide for tho demands likely tc be n'tulo upon them, nnd set themselves to work to wear away the mountain ol toil that looms up before them. Ir their calmness is their strength. The "waste no nerve tissue in unavailing re gret, in needles fear, in idle fruiting against the bars that hem them in. 'J hoy oppose to disaster a bravo spirit, meet losses with a smile, bear disap pointment with equanimity, and pro nerve sweetness of temper in overt emergency. This quietness of spirit aids one us much in the minor nll'ain of life as in great undertakings. Sovero sickness, death, overwhelming calamity, force upon us anunnntura calmness by tho very magnitude of tin nlllietion tlioy bring. Hut in eommoi life, "tlio littlo foxes spoil the grapes.' Potty accidents movo to impatience slight annoyances destroy equanimity of temper, trilling opposition excite! anger. And nothing is more unrea sonable and useless thaiujinger against inanimate objects. The sewing ma chino "cuts up," and instead of seeking ouL (ho cause and removing it, the ope rator do(lTJiies lo niako it work any how, and guts herself Into a perfeo fret, while tho machine remains coo and obstinate as before. A knot geti in n garment as it passes through thi wringer, and is jinked throtifb. bund ing the cylinders, "wrenching' tho cogs Liu-owing it quite out of order Tho children fret, and are rudely hush od. No cure for these little ills is si potent as patience, while the oppositt quality but exaggerates them. Ancient Religions Not Dying Out. Tho How William F. Hainbiidge, Df Providence, who has been travelling for two years through tho missionary Holds of" JCurope and Asia, gave his views of tho progress of foreign mis sion work in a recent address. Ho said that tho popular idea that the ancient religions of tho East are dying was erroneous. Lying below tho ro iigion of liiiddhaand Confucius was an ancient supertition, which was almost Impregnable. Tho revival of Uuddhism was evident and they had just erected a inarblo templo in Kioto, costing S20(),000, which would adorn Fifth Avenue. Tlio speaker said tho idols worshipped la tho Hindoo templo were of tho most shocking and obscene character. While in llindoostnn ho dined with several Hrahniins of tho highest casto who hud been converted to Christianity. Tho English language, ho said, was rapidly coming In favor with China and Japan, in which latter country ho addressed over fifty native young men who understood all his words. Ho said much good was ex pected by tho Christian people of Grceco from tlio llntroductkm of tho Rlblo in tho Greek schools. Ho thought Franco needed American mis sionaries on account of tho rational istic and liberalizing spirit of tho na tive Protestants. In conclusion ho as. Bortod that Americans, by reason or their training, made tho best mission aries. Ho would not sond unmarried men to do mission work, nor inexper ienced young women. An argument oneo arose in which Sid ney Smith observed that many of tho moot eminent men of tho world hud boon diminutive in person, and, aftor miming several among tlio ancients, ho added : " Why, look there at Jell'roy ; and there is my litUo friend who has not IxxVy enough to cover his mind decent ly with ; his intellect is improperly ox posed." Gihls, if thoro is ono thing more than another that holds tho young men of our day back from matrimonial ventures it Lb tho disheartening spectacle ho often presented thorn of their dear papa and mamma walking into church glorified respectively by a $12 ulster and n $30 bonnet. That's what scares tho boys. llurdcttc. The perfection of conversation Is not to play a regular sonata, but like tho JJolian harp, to await inspiration of 4J.e paulng Drees. 1II1X10NS IN HODA-WATEH. Fortunes llndn In the Iluslnegg, and Where tho Most hxtcnslvo Trade Is Done, With tho near approach of sumnior tho various soda-water factories in tho city aro busily engaged in preparing for tho coming hot season, when enough of tho cooling lluid will bo qualfod to float tho Great Kastern and tho American navy thrown in. "Tho soda-water business has grown to im menso proportions." roumrked wholesale manufacturer ot soda-water and apparatus up-town to a reporter. "Fifteen years ago it began to boom and since then has more than doubled. Each hamlet, village, and town in tho far west, on tho mountain slope, in tho valley and amid tho burning sands of the plain, all havo their soda-water fountains and squirt tho foaming bev orago during tho longsiimmer months Millions of dollars are spent and tor limes are made in tlio course of sever al summers. A man at Conov island last summer cleared over $20,010 alono on soda-water. now niucli niarblo do you use in your factory per annum:' ' "Jiiist year wo ground a, .11 tons of white marble into dust to generate carbonic acid gas. It cost Sl.Sfl per barrel ot 420 pounds. 1 Ins marble is quarried at Pleasantvillo, N. Y. All tlio year round wo have a machine pounding it lo lino dust, getting a largo quantity ready lor tlio summer rush. It is a popular fallacy that so da-water is made of sulphuric acid and marble dust, but the fact is they never eonio in contact with tho beverage. Soda-water is simply pure water charged or saturated with carbonic acid gas. "Why don't von use cheminr m.it e- rial than marbio to generate carbonic acid gas?" 'It is cheaper to uso when conve niently near than bicarbonate of soda. IJioarbonntu of soda is utilized when marble can not bo had. In England whiting is used extensively, and atone time it was universally used both hero mm! there. This whiting is a carbo nate of lime-fossil, and the fossil con tains aiiimaleuhe, which often give the water a lishy taste. On that account wo dropped it. So much soda-water is consumed every your, and so many scares have started about its being un- lioaitliy lrom contact with copper and other metals, that the chief aim now of manufacturers is to produce appa ratus so lined with pure sheet blook ti n containing no adinixtnro of lead or other injurious metal, that absolutely no danger is apprehended. Last year the board of health passed an ordinance forbidding tho use of fountains lined with brass, leail.eoppor, or other metal or metallic substance that will be all'ected by liquids, so that dangerous, unwholesome, or deleterious coin pounds aro formed therein. J Do re sult of this ordinance has been bene ficial, although many fountains had to bo relined and overhauled." Do you expect to do a lanro busi ness this sumnior?" Tho present indications aro that more soda-water will bo used the coming season than over before. Grand preparations at Coney island and all tho watering places are going forward to receive thousands of pleas-uro-seekers, and as last season was somewhat broken by cold spells this one is expected to bo lino and un broken." "Do you soil many fountains in t'Q south?" a great many. Wo havosovon or eight men traveling in that section all the tune, Tho women and chil dren drink soda-water, and tho men, as a rule, prefer something stronger. Hut the fountain is frequently made to pour forth good old rye instead of sirup of sarsaparilhi. '1 heso, though, aroused in tlio prohibition counties. Hut here in New York during tlio dead, hot, still summer days tho great drink ing of soda-water is done. Tlio factory is kept running all the time, marble by tho ton is ground to dust, ten thousand gallons of water Is littered and purl lied a day, and many hundred gallons of extracts and fruit flavors aro pre pared daily. This great rush lasts frequently four months without cessa tion, and often live. As Col. Sellers said, tlii-io aro millions in it, if once started w'tli the proper trim in tho way of capital and energy," Xuu Vo. k Mail and Express. I The Chinese- lliliiuify Soldier. Tho economical habits of the Heathen Chiueo aro notorious, and thoy are well illustrated by a corre spondent who, writing from J'ien-Tsln, says: "Tho Chinese infantry soldier is paid once a month, when no receives !)j taols of stiver. This sum, which is equal to about $1.75, is given to him in scrap bullion; and during tho night preceding each pay-day tho paymas ters are busily engaged in weighing out silver and making it up into neat littlo packages for distribution. As soon as lie has obtained his share, the soldier takes it to tho nearest shop keeper or money-changer, who, in re turn for it, hands him !,f00 copper cash, tho aggrogato weight of which is quite as much as ho can convenient ly carry. Out of this tho soldier lias lb keep himself in food and clothing; and the pay can not, therefore, be called excessive. A Chinaman, how over, lives almost exclusively upon rice, a month's supply of which costs less than 1,000 cash, and many a pri vate net Only supports a family upon tho balance" of his earnings, but puts by a few hundred cash every month." A New Postal Card. Largo numbers of people sutler from Hit almost unconquerable repugnance to letter writing, and for their bonotit a country "publisher in England has prepared a special post curd which, he thinks, will overcome the tlillloulty to some extent. The back of the cant is divided lengthwise into ten unequal spaces, and tho energies of tho reluc tant serlho aro spurred by the follow ing suggestive headings, ono of which is conspioously printed to tho left of uach of tho divisions: 1. Date. ''. Kxeus for not having written sooner. 3 State of health (a) of self, (b) of family. I. Tho writer's recent ex periences. 6. News. C. Family gos blp. 7. Questions to he answered in your next. 8. Lovu to . 9. Love from . 10. Signature. QDKKrt TIlINtSS IN TflADK. Whence Conies tlin Jlnw Material for the American Old's (Jhewlng-Ontn Peculiar l'hrases of Commerco In South Ameri can Countries. If anybody imagines that tho Vassar girl is not a great factor in the com merce of this country, writes a Wash ington correspondent to The St. Louis Globe-Democrat, he will bo astonished lo learn that during the year 1884 tho republic of Mexico exported 8131,537. G.O worth of chewing-gum, nearly all of which camo to Pittsburgh for manu facture, nnd during the fourth quarter of last year alone exports from Mexico of this enchanting raw material amounted to $11,233.70. When the public understands that tho caoutchouc exports during tho past year only reached Sl'O'-YI'JO.O!), and for the last quarter only $10, l.W. 10, it ill begin to appreciate the exciting race be tween "the rubber goods and chewing gum furnished by the Aztec country. According to Minister Morgan, our total imports from Mexico for tho last twelve months reached the enormous sum of $LM.821,400..';, exceeding bv over $L000,000 the imports liom Mex ico by any other nation. Of this amount more than one-half, or $12.- 822,210. was in precious metals, the remainder being distribute! in lrtiits, fine woods, hides, live animals, collee, sugar, and tobacco. 1 lie state of Colima is dwelt upon at length by Consul Mahlo, of Msinzanillo, as a niagnilicent country for American investment in coll'ce estates, which are said to bo wonderfully successful and remunerative Tho Colima collee has become an arliclo of export to the United States, where it realizes the highest prices. It resembles Mocha, has an expuisite llavor, and sells for 20 to 25 cents a pound. Colima ranks second as to quantity and first as to quality in the coHec-produeing slates of Mexico, but Colima, in addition to wrestling now and then with yellow fever, is on the ragged edge of a lv-a ing volcano, which almost" destroyed tho city in 1818, and killed two thou sand people in 18')0. Nevertheless Consul Mahiostys: "The wholesale trade of Colima is ehiellv in the hands of Germans, who aro doing an im mense business, and many of them havo been able to- retire, after a com paratively iiort residence here, to their native country as rich men." It may not bo amiss to add that tho pre sent consul intimates that he will re sign if his annual salary of $350 (in fees) is not increased, and there may yet bo a chance for somo of the patriotic democrats Of Missouri to- 'catch on." Consul General Sutton. of Malasaoras, calls attention to tho immense prolit in establishing ranches on a largo scale in Tainan inus and iiising catllo and horses for export to the United States ami-Cuba. A curious feature of t ho annual re port of Consul l'risbio is that of the $2,788,200 02 worth of sparkling cham pagnes imported by the United Status from ltlioims during tlio past. 3 ear St.. Joseph. Mo., received 30 cases direct, while St. Louis only imported 10 cases. This is almost unaccountable, when Now 1 ork imported 178.255 eases. Chicago 1,21)2 cases, Cincinnati 174 cases, and Louisville 30 cases, unless it bo that St. Louis buys all her im ported champagnes fn New York at second-hand. Hut it looks like a bad showing. In Hlioinis at the presont time there are 10,000" mechanics and other Jtth'.M'ing people out of employ- j incut, but the city puumnues U"l an original tiling by furnishing employ ment, to nn vi-inil nimi 1 1 1 1 v 011 niililii' improvements at 35 cents a day. Consul Irish, of -Cognac, reports $1, 135,0!)0 22 worth of brandy exported to the United States last year, besides $5.'M,0!)3 in porcelain and $13,15)0 in paper, for which wo exchanged wood for construction, wheat, and a small consignment of manufactured tobacco, A peculiar item in this report is $178 71 worth of "show-Cards and circulars" exported to this country. Consul Irish remarks: "Groit for tunes await the successful efforts of ingenious Americans who shall intro duce and develop trade that shall revolutionize the present order of things. Tlio people aro wealthy, fond of their own country, and rarely emi grate." Consul Cliarlesworth shows that the wine trade of Madoria has steadily de creased in exports to gio United States from $30,303 in 1880 to $17,210 in 188-1, Last season's grapes were finely matured, and the wine s lid to bo of better quality than for 3 oars past. It may shock the tender stomachs of St. Louisans who drink Madoria to learn that tho veiw ancient practice of tread ing out the wine with the feet is still in ogue. Consul Cliarlesworth says the grapes aro placed in a largo wood en or stone vat, in which the peasants, with legs bare to the knee, travel in a circle to tho cadence of an extempor ised song the sentiment of which is suited to the occasion until the grapes are reduced to a pulp. This is placed in a primitive press with a long sweep and wooilen screw. If not too far front shore, tho must as It is now called is put in casks and conveyed by boats to the merchant in Funehal, In whoso hands it undergoes the vari ous operations of racking and fermen tation. It then receives tlio necessaty amount of spirit, and cither undergoes the artificial heating process or is stor ed in warehouses until it lias acquired tho proper age for uso. Tno consul adds, by way of solace, perhaps, that all the wine firms have steadily refus ed to handle any adulterations, and their brands may always be relied upon. Consul General Heap writes from Saloniea that this is a most favorable time to introduce agricultural imple ments into Macedonia. This count r has lost caste in Car acas. Oleomargarine has done the job for us, and many American goods are now looked upon there with sus picion. Nevertheless, Consular Agent Kohl says tho United States exports to Caracas enormous amounts of Hour, lard, canned oysters, canned hams, deviled ontreinonts, gum-drops, con densed mill;, beer, paints, sulpluto of quinine, pharmaceutical sundries, ropes, gray drills and domestic prints, clocks, cheap jewelry, electro -plates, pianos, carriages, har ness, wheel barrows, trunks, limiting- knives, axes, nnd hatchets, motive steam-engines and steam-pumps. Tho agent reiterates the complaint made throughout the world thai the moment American exporters get n trade on a certain article thoy com meuco sending out inferior goods un der superior brands. England aud Germany aro never guilty of thf? inoic. In tho matter of immigration Chili would niako a tnossback fairly howl with rage. That government actually hires people to go there, and then pays them to stay. It gives the im migrant third-class passage for him- self and family, to bo repaid by small installments; "deeds him sevent3'-live acres of ground, with thi-soveti acres additional for ever3 unmarried son between tho ages of 14 and 25, and gives him fifty years to pay for it. Tho colonist is also provided with a .1 yoko of oxen, a milch cow, ono hun dred boards, a kegof0uails, $5 worth of seeds, and $15 a month in money during the lirst year. As a parental government CUUms in advance of tho world, and if Col. Charles Mansur had been permitted to go there his "point ers" would havo been of great value to tho Missouri legislature. The ni trate of soda exported to the United States from Chili amounted to $8 10, 107. while Great Hr&atn figured for the enormous sum of 829,31)3.40 1. Of the large iodine export tlio United States took $118,825 worth. Every cloud has a silver lining, and it will bo refreshing to learn from Consular Agent Neurer that the ex port of accordions from Gera to the United States has decreased from $82, 881 in 1883 to $13,827 in 1881. The bulk of exportation from Gera to this ootintrv' is, however, in worsted goods, of which wo received last voar $1,081, 133 worth. Vico Consul Tappan, of Merida, says there is a good held 111 Xuoataii for American cordage manufacturers and consignment business of a general nature. There is a strong demand in Switz erland just now for turkey feathers, which are extensively used in the man ufacture of dusters. Consul 'Gilford ot I'.asle, reports that in consequence of this demand the price of these feathers has more Uhau quadrupled the supply remaining inadequate.' I'ara exported to the United States last year $22,577 worth of balsam co paiba, in addition H $10,000,000 worth of india-rubber, $131,003 of Hrazit nuts, $80,014 of 'doer skins, and $57, 200 oi Peruvian bark. Medical Ig&oi'iu)we. Tho 03-cs of all tho world liar been direetftd to tlio catw ot Gen. Graat. P. will ory twriously impair public cou lidenco in medical wcienco and .skill. At the sumo timer it will cucuuragu alltiotod people not to abandon hope of life because the most learned doc tors pronounce their malady incurable. When their doctors give them up they need not give up themselves. That is tlio moral of (Jen. Grant's case. It encourages tho sick and suffering to hope for recovery lrom their disease, however sad the croak ings of their medical advisers, provid ed U103' havo the constitution to re cover lrom their doctors and tho good fortune to escape "heroic treatment." Dr. Fordyeo liarker, one of the con sulting pln'siciaiis, still adheres to the cancer theory." Hut it is in the teeth of other medical opinion and is refuted by the fact that Gen. Grant is recover ing rapid!'. It is not a feature of cancer that as soon as doctoring ceases convalescence begins. Tlio learned doctors who hacked and tortured poor Garlteld to get out of the front of his bod' a bullet which had buried in his back and released itself, kept persisting that tho lead had in somo mysterious manner found its wii3' from his groin, where their wonderful skill had mislocated it. "Throw ph'siu to the dogs!" was tho exclamation of Macbeth. Probabby if all tho physio tho cancer-credulous doctors gave to Gen. Grant had been thrown to the dogs and all their heroic treatment had been practised on cats tlio distinguished patient would beforo now havo been driving in the Park and indulging in tho luxur3' of a Keina Victoria. Tho whole of this prolonged case is anything but creditable to medical science. Wo cannot forgot that at 11 consultation Gen. Grant barely escap ed 13 his physical weakness from a painful and terrible surgical operation lor cancer, which would have left him speechless fur the rest of his life, and it is now acknowledged bv some of these same experts that Ins is not a case of cancer at all. However, if our confidence in the doctors lias been impaired, our fear of cancer has also been shaken. It is not within tho power of tlio physicians to tell us how many eases of so-called cancer have been heroically treated to death, which, had thov been as pub licly watched as this, might havo turn ed out to be simplo cases of ulcerated throat. AV10 York World. lie Couldn't Make It Out. The proprietor of a tannery having erected a building 011 the main street for the sale of his leather, the pur chase of hides, etc.. began to consider what kind of a sigiiNvouhl bo the most attractive. At last what ho thought a happy idea struck liliu. Ho bored an auger-hole through tho door-post and stuck a call's tail into it, with the bushy end Haunting out. After a while ho noticed a grave-looking per son standing near the door, with spec tacles 011, gazing intonth at the sign. So long did he gazo""ihat tinalby the tanner stepped out and addressed the Individual. Good morning!" "Morning," replied the man, with out moving Ids eyes from the sign. "You want to buy leather?" "No." "Want lo atl hides?" "No." "Are you a farmer?" "No." "Are you a merchant?" "No." "Lawyer?" "No." "Doctor?" "No." ".Minbter?" "No." "What in thunder aro you?" "I'm a philosopher. I've been standing here half an hour trying to decide how that calf got through that auger-hoiu, and for the life of me, I can't make It outJ" - A'wrif Other S-dunlau. EXPEMEKES WITH COXTICB. BY A MASSACHUSETTS EX-WARDEN. From tlio Youth's Companion. In 1830 a boy was born in an obscuro house in what was then a disreputable street in tho city of Boston. His moth ' cr .wl! was n.evcr strong, and who had probably weakened herself from dissi pation, died before ho reached his eighth year. His fathor was a professional thief, and brought his son up to follow in his footsteps. The only education tho boy over received was in that di i rcction. Ho early developed into a shrewd cunning and successful thief. At ten years old ho would havo surprised even tlio noted Mr. Fagin by his dexterity, Ilis career though brilliant was brief! In 184G father and son, the latter then only sixteen j'ears of ngo, woro commit ted to tho State Prison, tho first for five, the latter for two, years, for rob bing a store. In consenuonco of his youth, and of his being a bright, sharp witted fellow, he received a great deal of S3nipatli3', and was finally pardon ed. Ho was discharged from tho prison with one dollar in his pocket. He had no home nor a friend in tho Wide world, otitsido of his criminal asspciates, to whom ho could apply for advice or as Eistauce. As a matter of course ho went back to his old friendJ. Supccss attended him for somo time, but beforo he reached his twentieth year ho was acain arrested. Ho had become so noted that tho District At torney felt justified in pursuing an untis ual course that of making each ono of eight larcenies a separate charge against him. lie was convicted upon each count, and was sentenced to the State Prison for thirty years. Tortiinatoiy lor mm, he looKed upon the bright side, llo proved to bo per severing and industrious, and became an excellent workman. Reserved and. quiet, he had no com munication with tho other convicts, and seldom asked a favor, obeying th rules faithfully except in ono respect. Hav ing been onco pardoned, ho had no hopo, for iuaii3 years at least, in that direc tion : his onlv chance of freedom was to esc&pe, and ho wo fruquently detected in some schema for tknt purpose. lint unlike most others cng&gd in such plans, no dangerous weapons wero Ter found uixn Iu'm. A long time of nnusual quiertnww, on ct occasion, bad mo to suspect that, lik Um cJm, it wo tu forerunner of a norm. I became BftUufled th4 he tfaa making quiet preparations to escape, but how or in 'ht manner I could not conceive. Ho had nothing in his cell except a table, high cricket and Hible. I had examined theso very carefully many times with out being able to discover anything wrong. . One day, I noticed that tho heads of tho nails in his scat, which was mado of inch Imrd, wero oovored with putty. On removing tlio ptttty from ono of them, I found that the seat was fastened with screws instead of nails. With a scrow-driver I removed 0110 of tho sido pieces which secured tho fogs, and tho secret was di. vulged. Tho edgo of tho board which formed tho leg had been mortised out, making quifo arocepfaclo, in which was concealed n set of keys, fitting all the locks from his cell door to the outer one. I sent for him and showed him what I had discovered. His head dropped for a moment, then raising his eyes, with a look so sad and sorrowful that tho impression has not yet passed from my mind, ho said,- "Mr. Warden, thus" pointing to tho keys "vanish into air hopes that have buoyed mo up for tho last thico yeais. I havo ono moro, tho key to the outor door, on which I am now at work. Permit me to return to tho shop. No ono else can find it, and I will deliver it up. It is of no uso to mo now." Tlio ko3 was found concealod in the floor undor his bench. I felt that any punishment 1 had tho power to inflict would bo slight compar ed with what ho suffered from tho dis covory of his plans, aud tho destruction of his hopes of escape. Ho was there fore permitted to return to his work without being punished. Years passed. Ho maintaind the same quiotdomeanor, giving no trouble, mak ing no moro attempts to oscapo until ho had reached his twelfth year in prison. Tho rebellion had broken out, troops wero caljed for. Ho bocamo quito in terested in the result, and early express ed a desiro to tako part in tho conilict, that ho might, as ho said, to somo extent by his services, or oven his lifo, com pensate the community for the wrongs ho had committed. Feeling a great intorest in the man, I laid his caso beforo Gov. Andrew, who granted him a pardon. I saw him en listed in ono of tho Massachusetts regi ments, and was presont when ho left for tho seat of war. Ho assured mo I should hear no ill report from him. On tho night following the battlo of Fredericksburg the Union commanders, uncertain of tho movements of the enemy during the uight, called for somo one to volunteer to go to tho front, and if possible ascertain what thoy wero do ing. D ,as I shall call him, was the first to atop forward. Receiviug his instructions, ho silently disappeared in tho darkness. After along interval of almost intolerable suspense, tho silenco was suddenly broken by straggling shots followed by a volley all along the enemy's linos. A few minutes later our spy emerged from tho d.ukneas covered with mud and the blood streaming from half-a-dozen wounds. Ho had Biicceeded in penetrating their lines, and had obtained a correct knowledge of their plans. In attempt ing to return ho was discovered, fired upon, and wounded in several places, but not seriously, Tho darkness favor od him and ho "eicapod. His information was so important that tha commanding officer withdrew his troops undor cover of tho darkness and established another lino which com pletely destroyed tho plans of the one my, thereby saving tho Union army from great peril, if not from destruc tion. D was complimented in general orders for his services, and ove- one expected that ho would receive a com mission. Dut it got whispered abroad that ho had been a convict, which not. only prevented promotion, but had a. tendency to alienato from him many of his old associates, who from that time avoided him. Notwithstanding this unjust treatment, ho continued to dis charge his duties in a faithful manner. Somo months later ho was mado a prisoner and taken to Richmond. His skill as a workman became known, and every inducement was held out to him by the Confederates to induce him to inter their work-shops, but in vain ; ho remained true to his oath ia3 aCfeoldicr. After many wearv months, sick and emaciated, ho was exchanged. His con stitution was so shattered by tho hard ships ho had gono through, that ho ask ed for, and obtained, a furlough to como North. In this ho had a doublo pnrposo to recruit his health, and to obtain.if pos sible, somo information in regard to a sister, who, on tho death of ln'3 mother, was taken in charge 13' somo kind peo ple, and whom ho had not seen for twenty-fivo years. His search for her was unsuccessful. Discouraged and almost penniless, ho unfortunate lnct ono of his old com panions, who induced him to violate his good resolutions, and cngago with him in a schemo which be had perfected. and was about to C.11T3' into execution. JLho result was thov wero arrested in tho act, and beforo his furlough had expired ho was in the Stato Pris on again, sentenced for twenty-thrco years. With tho samo calm, nniet manner he wont back to his old bench to work. and resumed his former ways. Two years later, on a Sunday even ing, on my return from a meeting I had attended, I was informed that two convicts had escaped from the jirison. JLlns man was ono of them. It is un necessary to enter into details, but it was an exploit for ingenuity and shrowd- ness worthy of a better cause. His absence was bnof; in less than two months ho was arrested," and back again in his old quarters, wlioro I left hrtn when I retired from office in 187J. Seven years ago a ladv called at my louse to Heo mot Sho introduced her self by saving that sho was tho sister of D . Sho was a fino-lookinc woman, elegantly dressod and appar- antly well educated. She resided in a neighboring Slato, and had como to Uoston to soo if. anything could bodono for her brother. I did not hositato to tell her that Iliad grefft 'doubts of her uceess, reminding her of the fact that ho had been pardoned twice ; a third tirno would bo unprecedented in tho history of the prison. I introduced her, how ever, to tho Governor, to whom sho ap pealed in such language as onlv a sister tan utter when pleading for a brother. The matter was referred to tho council, a hearing was appointed, and several gentlemen interested in tho caso appear ed in his behalf. Tho result was,, he was again pardoned. - On calinig to bid mo good-bv, beforo leaving the State, ho attempted to thank me for what he thought I hod dono for him, but broko down. Wringing my hanfiis, tho tears streaming down his. cheeks, ho said. "I havo no promises to mako, but may Uod so deal with mo hero and horeaftor as I prove truo in the future." Seven years has passed smco ho enter ed upon his now lifo. In a largo city in an adjoining State, engaged in a suc cessful and prosperous business, is ono just past middlo life, respected and be loved b3 all who como in contact with him, noted for his benevolenco and charit3 ono who is novor appealed to in vain. No ono, no, not oven tho des pised tramp, is over turned from big. door with scorn or empty-handed. Gideon hayxes. Wot a Good Market. Washington Letter to tho Chicago Tribuno. Washington cannot bo considered a good matrimonial market. Tho young women do not find husbands easily in the society of this place. Tho proof of the fact is that thoro is hardly a leading official or wealthy family here that has not ono or two old maids upon its hands. This is notably true of somo of tho most prominent and distinguished. Hero aro daughters whoso fathers have largo wealth and handsomo positions. Yet their daughters, who are thoroughly trained, well-mannered and educated do not. find husbands. Whether it is that theso young ladies aim too high or not is unknown. It may bo that their fathers aro not able to give them monev enough to set them up in establishment, equal to their own, and as a natural consequenco theso young women may prefer the prcstigo and comfort of "their fathers' handsome posi tions to tho obscurity of marrying an humblo citizen or tho uncertainty involved in marrying a man who is not rich. I could name at least twenty young ladies who havo been belles in Washington society for at least ten years. There aro very fow marrying young men in Washington. Tho army and navy fellows aro tho principal candi dates for matrimony. You may add to this list thirty or forty half-starved attaches of tho different legations. But all theso young men aro thrifty and are looking out for rich wives. Tho noble and energetic young mun who is making his own way in the world and who is growing up with tho country does not comu to Washington. Iho men who do co.ne hero and vho havo monov aro generally already provided with a family or aro beyond middle ago, when men do not act hastily and are not apt to set up now establishments or incur now ties. Tho only real eligibles aro the widowers. They are considered as fair candidates and every now and then one of them succumbs. Tha number, however, i limited, and out side of their monoy and position would not bo considered anywhere else u prizes.