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MON REVE. be dwells in some realm of tha rplrit, She haunts mc with fathomless eyes; With a beauty that earth may Inherit, Yet aloycllncss caught from the sklcsl I know that I Eurcly shall meet her, When summer comes over the hills; I know that I fondly shall greet her, As the sunlight that sparkles the rills. 1 know not her name or her nation, She's only a dream of my heart; But the fairest the brightest creation, That meeting wc never shall part: from a land where the flowers are deathless, A land with no sorrow or blight, Where the vows are unspoken and breathless, When the days are a dream of delight Shall I seek her In clinics where the glory Of summer still crowns the whole year, Where Is whispered the heart-uttered story, That time only renders more dear! Shall we meet at the morn or the gloamings By the forest, the mount, or the sea; I only can tell that bIic's coming, I know that she's coming to me. Sandorf's Revenge, A SHQUEfi TO JIATWAS SAXDOItF AND DOCTOIt AXTEKIH1T. 3Sy Jules Verne, Atrrnon op "jouknev to the centoh OP THK ISARTII, THIP TO TItH MOON, AllOUND THE WORM) IN EIOHTV DAYS," " MIOIIAKft STHOOOF1'," " TW'BNTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE BEA," ETC., ETO. Translation copyriahttil by O. IP. Ilanna, IS35. CHAPTER- V CONTINUKI). Doctor Antokirtt lived In what was known us tho Stadthnus not as tlioir ni us tor, but as tho first among thom. Thin was ono of those bountiful Moorish dwolliiifiB, witli ininuloros and munch nrabys, interior court, galleries, porti coes, fountains, saloons und rooms deco rated by clover ornnmontists from tho provinces. In its construction tho most precious materials had been employed ninrblo and onyx from tho rich moun tain of Fillila on tho Numiilian Gulf, n few miles from I'hilippovillo worked and introduced with as much knowledge ns taste. Theso carbonates loud thom Belves nmrvolously to an architect's fancies, and under tho poworful olimato of Africa soon clotlio thomsolvcs with that golden lono that tho sun bestows on buildings of tho East. At tho back of the city roso tho tower of tho small church built of tho black and white maiblo from tho samo quarry, whioh served, indeed, for all tho requirements of architecture and statuary, and which witli its blue and yellow veins was curi ously similar to tho ancient products of Paros and Carrara. Outside tho town on tho neighboring hills wore a few houses, a villa or two, a email hospital at tho highest point, where tho .Doctor intended to send his patients-when ho had thom. On tho hill-sides sloping to tho sea there wore groups of houses forming a bathing etation. Among tho other housos ono of tho most comfortable -a low blockhonso looking building near tho ontranco to tho molo was called "Villa I'escado and Matifou,"und tliero the two iusepar nbles had taken up tlioir quarters with a servant of their own. Never had they droamod of auoh aflluenco I "This is good I" rcmarkod Capo Mati fou, over and over again. ' ' Too good ! " answered Point Pescado ; "it is much too good for us 1 Look hero, Capo Matifou, wo must oduoato ourselves, go to college, get tho gram mar prize, obtain our cortilloatos of pro iloionoy." "But you aro educated, Point Pes cade," replied tho Hercules; "you know Low to read, to write, to cipher " In fact, by tho nido of his comrade Foint Pcsenile would have passed ns a wan of scionco I Hut ho know well how deficient ho was. All tho schooling ho had had was at tho "Lyooo do3 Carpos do Fontainebleau," as ho called it And no ho was an assiduous student in tho library of Artenak, and in his attempt to educate himself ho read and workod, while Capo Matifou, with tho Doctor's permission, cleared away tho sand and rooks on tho shore, so us to form a small fishing harbor. Piorro gave Pescado evory encourage ment, for ho had rooognizod his mora than ordinary intelligence, whioh only roquirod cultivation. Tie constituted himself his profossor, and direotcd his tudioH so as tx give him very cotnphiU elementary instruction, and his pupil mado rapid progress. There wero other reasons why Pierre should interest him self in Point Pescado. Was ho not acquainted with Ids past Hfo ? Had ho not been entrusted with tho task of watching Toronthal's house? Had ho not been in tho Stradono during tho pro cession whou Suva had swooned ? Mora thau ouco Point Pescado had had to tell tho story of tho sad ovonta in whioh ho had indirectly taken part. It waa to him alone that Pierre could talk when his heart was too full for him to bo nilont Hut the timo wns approaching when tho Doctor could put his doublo plan into execution first to reward, tlien to punish. That which ho could not do for Andrea Ferrato, who had died n few months after his sentence, ho wished to do for his children, Unfortunately his agents had iH yet been unablo to discover what had become of them. After their father's death Luigi uud his sister had left Hovigno and Istria, but whoro had they gono 1 No one knew, no ono could say. The Doctor was much concerned at this, but ho did not give up tho hope of flud ing tho children of tho man who had nam Heed himself for him, and by his orders tho search wus continued. Piorro's wish was that his mother should bo brought to Antokirtta, but tho Dootor thinking of taking udvantngo of Pierre's pretended death, ai he had of his own, mado him understand tho necessity of proceeding with oxtrenio prudeuce. Besides, ho wished to wait till the convalescent had regained sufll efasut strength to accompany him ia his campaign, and as he knew that Sara's xnarriago had been postponed by the death of Madamo Toronthal, ho had decided to do nothing until tho wedding had taken place. Ono of his agents at Ragusa kept him informed of all that took place, and watched Madamo Bathory's house with ns muoh caro as he did Toronthal's. Such was tho state of affairs, and the Doctor waited with impatience for tho delay as to tho weddiuer to como to an and. If lie did not know what had bocomo of Carpena, whose track ho had lost nftcr liis departure from Itovigno, Toronthal and Sarcany at Ragusa, could not escape him. Suddenly, on tho 20th of August, tliero arrived a telegram informing him of the disappearance of Silas Toronthal, Sava, and Sarcany, and also of Madamo Bathory and Borik, who had just left Ragusa without giving any cluo to tlioir destination. Tho Doctor could dolay no longer. Ho told Pierro what had happened, and hid nothing from him. Another torri blo blow for him I His mother disap peared, Sava dragged off, they knew not where, by Silas Toronthal, and, thero was no reason to doubt, still in Sarcany'a hands. "Wo shall start to-morrow," said tho Doctor. "To-day l" exclaimed Pierro; "but whero shall wo look for ray mother? Whoro shall wo look for?" Ho did not finish tho sentence. Tho Doctor interrupted him "I do not know if it is only a coinci dence I Perhaps Toronthal and Sarcauy havo something to do with Madamo Bathory's disappearance! Wo shall soo! But wo must bo after tho two scoundrels first l" " Whero shall wo find them?" "In Sicily perhaps!" It will bo remembered that in tho con versation between Sarcany and Zironc, that tho Doctor overheard in tho donjon of Pisino, Zirouo had spoken of Sicily ns the usual fcoiio of his exploits, and proposed that his conpanion Hhould join him tliero if circumstances required it. Tlio Doctor had not forgotten this, nor had ho forgotten tho name of Zirono. It was a feablo cluo perhaps, but in default of any other it might sot them again on tho trail of Sarcany nnd Toron thal. The start was immediately decided on. Point Pescado and Capo Matifou'wero informed that thoy would bo wanted to gowith thoDoctor. PointPescadoattho samo timo was told who Toronthal, Sar cany and Carpena wero. "Tiireo scoundrels !" ho said; "and no mistake I" Then ho told Capo Matifou : "You will como on the sccno soon." "Now?" "Yes, but you must wait for tho cue." CHAPTER VL On' MALTA. Tliey started that ovoning. Tho Fer rato, always ready for sen, with provisions on board, bunkers coaled, and compassos regulated, was ordered to sail at eight o clock. It is nino hundred nnd fifty miles from tho Syrtis Major to tho south of bieily, near Portio di Palo. Iho swift steam yacht whose mean speed exceeded eighteen knots, would take about a day and a half to accomplish tho distance. Sho was a wonderful vessel ; she had been built at ono of tho best yards on tho Loire. Her engines could dovolopo nearly fifteen hundred horse-power effective. Her boilers wero of tho Bollo- villo system in whioh tho tubes con tain the flame and not tho water and possessed tho advantago of consuming little coal, producing rapid vaporization, and easily raising the tonsion of tho steam to nearly thirty pounds without dangor of explosion. The steam, used over again by tho ro-heaters, beeamo a mechanical agent of prodigious power, and enabled the j'aoht, although she waa not as long as tho despatch boats of tho European squadrons, to more thau equal them in speed. It need scarcoly bo said that the Fer rato was fitted so as to ensure overy pos sible comfort to her passengers. She carried foursteolbreeeh-loaders mounted on tho barbotto principle, two revolving Hotchkiss guns, two gatlings, and, in the bow, n long chaser which could solid live-inch conical shot a distance of four miles. Tho captain was a Dalmatian named Kostrik, und ho had undor him a mate and second and third officers. For tho inachinory there was a chief enginocr, n second engineor nnd six firomen ; tho crew consisted of thirty men, with a boatswain and two quartermasters ; nnd thero was n stoward, a cook, and threo native servants. During tho first hour or two the passage oujt of tho gulf was made under favorablo conditions. Although tho wind was contrary n brisk breeze from tho north-west the captain took tho Ferrato along with remarkable speed ; but ho did not sot either of tho hoadsails or tho square sail on the foremast, or tho lateeus ou the main and mizzen. During tho night tho Doctor and Pierro in their rooms aft, and Point Pescado and Matifou in thoir cabin for ward, could sleep without being incon venienced by tho movement of the ves sol which rolled n little like all fast boats. But although sleep did not fail the two friends, the Doctor nnd Pierro had too much anxiety to take any rest. Jn thu morning, when tho passengers wero on deck, inoro than a hundred and twenty miles had leen run in the twelve hours since they had loft Autekirtta. The wind was in the samo direction with a tendouoy to freshen. The sun had risen on a stormy horiton, nnd everything betokened n roughish day. Point Pescado nnd Cape Matifou wished tho Doctor and Piorro good morning. "Thank you, my friends," said fhs Dootor ; "did you sloop well in your LuukH?" "Likh dormice with nn easy con- scionco 1" nnsworod Point Fescude. "And has Cape Matifou had his first breakfast? ' "Yes, Doctor, a tureen of blaok ooffeA, aid four pounds of sen biscuit." "num.! Alittlohard, that biscuit I" "Bah ! For n man that used to chew pebbles between his meals 1" Capo Matifou slowly nodded his huge head in sign of approval of his friend a replies. The Ferrato by tho doctor's orders was now driving along nt hor utmost Bpeed, and sending off from hor prow two long paths of foam. To hurry on was only prudent. Already Captain Kostrik after consulting tho Doctor had begun to think of putting for shelter into Malta, whoso lights wero sighted nbout eight o clock in tho ovoning. Tho stato of tho weather was most threaten ing. Notwithstanding tho westorly breeze, which freshenod as tho sun went down, tho clouds mounted higher and higher, nnd gradually overspread three quarters of tho sky. Along tho sea-lino was a bond of livid groy, deoponing in its density and becoming black as ink when tho sun s rays shot from behind its jagged edges. Now nnd then the Eilcnt flashes toro asunder tho cloud- bank whoso upper edge rounded off in to heavy volutes nnd joined on to the masses above. At tho samo time, as if thoy wero struggling with the wind from the west and tho wind from tho cast that they had not yet felt, but whoso cxistenco was shown by tho disturbed stnto of tho sea, tho waves increased ns they met, and breaking up confusedly began to como rolling on to tho deck. About six o'clock tho darkness had com pletely covered tho cloudy vault, nnd the thunder growled, nnd tho lightning vividly flashed in tho gloom. "Better keep out?idol" said tho Doo tor to tho captain. "Yes!" answered Captain Kostrik. "In tho Mediterranean it is cither ono thing or the other! East nnd west Btrivo which shall have us, and tho storm coming in to help, I nm afraid tho first will got the worst of it Tho sea will become very rough off Gozo or Malta, and it may hinder us n good deal. I don't, propose to run in to Vnl ettn, bnt to find a shelter till daylight under tho western coast of cither of tho islands." "Do ns you think best," was tho reply. Tho yacht was thon about thirty milc3 to tho westward of Malta. On tho island of Oozo n littlo to tho northwest of Malta, and separated from it only by two narrow channels formod by a cen tral islet, there is a largo lighthouso with n range of twonty-soven miles. In less than an hour, notwithstanding tho roughness of tho sea, tho Ferrato wns within rango of tho light. After care fully taking its bearings and running towards tho land for somo time, tho cap tain considered ho was sufficiently near to remain in sheltor for a few hours. Ho therefore reduced his Bpood bo ns to nvoid all chanco of accident to tho hull or machinery. About half nn hour afterwards, however, tho Gozo light suddenly vanished. Tho storm was then at its height ; n warm rain fell in shoot3 ; tho mass of cloud on tho horizon, now drivon into ribbons by tho wind, flew overhead at n terrible pace. Between tho rifts tho stars peoped forth for a second or two, and then as suddenly disappeared, and tho ends of tho tatters dragging in tho ecu swept over its surfaco like streamers of crape. Tho tripplo flashes struck tho waves at their three points, sometimes completely enveloping tho yacht, and tho claps of thunder ceaselessly shook tho air. Tho state of affairs had been dangerous ; it rapidly beeamo alarming. Captain Kostrik, knowing that ho ought to bo nt least twonty miles within tho rango of tho Gozo light, dared not approach tho land, lie oven feared that it was t ho height of the dill's which had shut out tho light, and if so ho was cxtremoly near. To run aground on tho isolated rocks nt the foot of tho dills was to risk immediate destruction. About half past nino tho captain resolved to lay-to and keep tho serow at half speed. Ho did not stop entirely, for ho wanted to keep tho ship under tho control of her rudder. For threo hours sho lay hoad to wind. About midnight thing3 grow worse. As often huppons in storms, tho strifo between the opposing wiuds from tho cast and wost suddenly ceased ; tho wind wont round to tho point from which it had beon blowing during tho day. "A light on tho starboard bowl" shouted ono of tho quartermasters, who Mas on tho look-out by tho bowsprit. ' Put the holm hard down 1" shouted Captain Kostrik, who wished to keop off tho shore. Ho also had soon tho light. Its inter mittent flashes showed him it was Gozo. Tliero waa only just timo for him to como round in tho opposite direction, tho wind swooping down with intonso fury. Tho Ferrato wns not ten miles from the point on which tho light had so suddenly appeared. Orders to go full speed wore tolo graphod to the engineer ; but suddenly the engine slowed, and thou ceased to work. Tho Doctor, Pierre, and all those on deck feared some serious complication. An necident had in fact happened. Tho valvo of tho air pump ceased to not, tho condenser failed, and after two or throo loud roports, as if nn oxplosion had taken place in tho stern, tho screw stopped dead. Under such circumstances tho accident was irreparable. Tho pump would havo to bo dismantled, and that would tako many hours. In less than twenty min utes the yacht driven to leeward by tho squalls would be on shore. " Up with tho foro-staysail I Up with the jib I Sot tho mizzou 1" Such were tho orders of Captniu Kos trik, whoso only chance was to got under sail nt once. Tho ordors wero rapidly executed. That Point Pescado with his agility nnd Capo Matifou with his prodigious strongth loudored ofil cient service wo need hardly stop to nay. Tho halliards would have soon broken if they had not yielded to the weight of Capo Matifou. But tho position of tho Ferrato was till very serious. A steamer with her loug hull, hor want of beam, her slight draught, and hor insufficient canvas is not made for working against tho wind. If she ia laid too uear aud tho sea is rough, sho Is driven back in Irons ; or she is blown off altogether. That is" what happened to the Ferrato. Sho found it impossible to beat off the lco shore. Slowly sho drifted towards tho foot of the cliffs, and it seemed as though all that could be done was to select n suitable plnco to beach hor. Unfortu nately tho night was so dark that the captain, could not make out tho coast He know that tho two channels separated Gozo from Malta on each side of tho central islot one the North Comino, tho other tho South Comino. But how was it possiblo for him to find tho entrances in tho pitch darkness, or to tako his ship across tho angry sen to seek shelter on the eastern coast of tho island, and perhaps got into Valetta to be continued. RUM AND OIL, How to Go to lied Sober and "Warce Up Tight. "Let mc have a little butter, please," said a stout, elderly gentleman, who stood in front of the" Mot ton house bar tho other evening, with a glass of steam in'' hot rum before him. The white-aproned bar-tender bent down, and from a shelf underneath tho polished mahogany brought up a dish of butter, in which was stuck a silver knife. With this the man took off a lump of butter and dropped into his glass and stirred it about until it was melted, Then ho drank the concoction slowly, with an oily smilo overspreading his features. "Yes, it is rather a curious drink," said the bartender to tho reporter stand ing by, "but it is :i very pleasant one, and a great favorito with some gentle men. Those who don't know of its effects, however, had better leave it alone, for the effects arc apt to bo queer. Tho man who drinks a number of these hot rums would bo quite sober when ho wont home, but in the morn ing when ho woko up ho would be as drunk as a lord. That's odd, isn't it? But it is easy cnouirh to explain. It is because there is so much oil in tho but ter. "Lot mc explain, and you can try it yourself. Tako a bottle of sweet-oil with you when you go out with the bovs tho next time. Order any kind of liquor you like, though I wouldn't both er much with beer if I were you. Pour into tho glass a few drops of sweet oil overy time you tako a drink. No mat ter how much you drink you will keep sober, while yo'ur friends, if they keep up with you, will bo in a very 'how-carnc-you-so' condition. Yen go homo and go to bed feeling all n .lit, and in tho morning when you w..ko up you will bo dead drunk. Tin- reason is simple. Oil, as you know, rises to tho surface. "Consequently, when vou drink theso oil-covered concoctions, the oil will re main on tho surface in your stomach, keeping the fumes of the 1'quor down. That prevents you from gciting drunk. When you have stopped drinking and gone to sleep, thus giving vour interior arrangements a chance to go about their ordinary duties, the oil will gradually evaporalo lt.selt through the system, allowing tho fumes of tho liquor to riso to your head. The consequence is that you awako in tho morning 'full.' It's the funniest tlnng in the world when a man has this experience for the first time, lie can't, understand it at all, neither can his wife, who has seen him go to bed sober tho night before, and can't bo persuaded that ho has not got up during the early hours to take on tho load he apparently has with him. Jsut ter has the same effect as sweet oil be cause it contains a largo percentage of that fluid in its composition, so I'd ad vise vou lo leave hot rum and butter severely alone if you're a married man. 15ut it you re going on a trip, and want to take along a load that won't operate until tho next day, you can try what oil will ao lor you. Acta lorn blur. Jlemory of Faces. We must say to begin with that a largo proportion of mankind, as any great portrait painter will testify, novor sco faces actually at all. Somo are short-sighted and sco no definite edges to anything, and consequently, though unconsciously, rely for identification on evidenco which is not that of sght nnd is frequently all wrong. Thoy seo tho type, but not tho true face, and, as a considerable portion of mankind pos sess typo faces, distinguished from othors of a like kind b) differences as minute as those of leaves, tho short sighted aro constantly liab o to error. So are tho inattentive. Troy fail some times, after many mteriviews, to catch the expression of tho face; cannot state. except in the vaguest wax. tho color of eyes or hair, and will mfdescribo fea tures perhaps prominent fcaturcs as if they wore paid to do it. Thoy havo novor attended to the face at all, but havo been content with a general expression; thoy havo never observed with any truo observation, and aro us littlo to be trusted in their accounts as women boliovo most m n to be when describing women's dress. Thev will even contuse, dark persons with light, and declare that a long face struck them as a short one, or hesitate, as a witness did in a bigamy case, about the presenco or absence of a mustacho. Indeed, it is proimulo tnut a largo sec- ion of mankind cannot observe, for of all who land for tho first timo in India or China, at least half declare that all Indians or Chinese aro prccisoly alike. Yet, though Chinamen havo certain broad points of resoinblanco in color, shape of brows and absence of hair, thoy are in details as ituicreiit as Europeans; while Indians, owing to their wide dif ference in color, tho use or dlsuso of hair on lip or chin, and tho existence among thom of features duo to varie ties ot original race, aro moro dilferont than white men. Inattention is, how ever, tho main cause of error, and is sometimes carriod to extraordinary lengths. Wo havo known brothers un ablo to stato tho color of each other s eyes, and follow collegians who could not remember whether acquaintances wore tho mustacho or not. Lonaon Standard. The Longfellow association has only $13,000 of the (50,000 needed to place a seated sUtue of tbo poet upou suitably decoraUd grounds la Cambridge. I A SHAM NAVAL BATTLE. The llrooklyn, Sivntarn mill Tnntlo At tacked by the TomifMsoa ami Oalmia. Pcnsacola Special to New Orleans Times Democrat. The announcement of tho sham bat tle nt Pensacola by the fleet brought out n large crowd nnd the excursion steamers were well crowded with guests. It was 11 o'clock when tho squadron was reached, and some six miles to the eastward of FortPickcns. All the vessels wero under steam. A few minutes after the arrival of the harbor boats tho squadron divided, the Tennesseo and Galena standin? out to sea, heading to the southwest and the Brooklyn. Yanticand Swatara remaining near shore in echelon, as if guarding the coast. After steaming somo distance tho Tennesseo and Galena rounded and headed for their opponents. I The sky was cloudless, and a light southeast wind barely rippled theslir face of the gulf. It was a perfect day for evolutions. As the two vessels camo on it wns seen that great activ ity was going on, for their decks were black with men and tho ports were all open. They bore down about a milo outside the defending line, and when opposite tho Brooklyn the Tennessee fired a gun, and then another. This was tho signal for tho opening of tho battle. In a moment tho Galena poured forth from her broadside a heavy fire, and at once tho Brooklyn and Yantic respoded. The Swatara wns not in position at first to use her brondsido guns, but slit soon swung and let loose her rifles. The atmosphere was vibrant with sound, and even tho decks of the ex cursion steamers trembled with the heavy reports. Thoscene wasagrand one, "and was as exciting a picture of natural warfare as could be imagined. Long darts of flame would shoot out from the ve.S!els' sides, followed by dense, curling clouds of smoke, and then came the deep bellow of tlieguns. It was not long beforo each ship was enveloped in a mass of smoke, through which could be barely dis cerned her black hull and tall masts. The two lines wero liko banks of clouds, out of which camo sharp lightning and roars of thunder. As tho Tennesseo and Gnlena moved along by their opponents the fire was continuous, but in 25 minutes they had drawn past and wero out of range. The flagship now swung around und headed in the opposite direction, fol lowed by the Galena, while tho Brooklyn and her support also turned and prepared for another encounter. They came opposite again, and the excited scenes of a few minutes before were repeated. Tho Swatara, which was astern of tho Yantic aud Brook lyn, had worked too far out and was in dangerous proximity to theTennes see, which vessel bore down upon her. delivering a raking fire into her. The Swatara siw her danger and drew off to her place. For the second time the tight became general, and noth ing could be heard but the reverbera tions of thegreat guns, in the intorvals of which sounded tho rattle of tho Galena's machine guns. The scene was grander than any paintings of naval battles, and oven thespeetators becanieexcited. In less than an hour it was all over, but it left a deep imprcssoin over all who saw it. m . A Body Petrified. From tlio Philadelphia Inquirer. The workingmen engaged in remov ing tho bodies from tho burying ground at Twelfth and Lombnrd streets dis covered a body that had been petri fied. Tho corp?o was that of Thomas Mercer, who died in August, 1818, at the age of (32 years. Fivo bodies were in the gravo appropriated to the Mer cer family, and when the four upper coffins wero removed, it was found their contents had returned to dust. When tho workmen tried to remove tho lowest one, however, it wns found to bo very heavy. By widening tho gravo tho workmen wero able to get at tho coffin, and six strong men pulled it to tho top. The coffin was taken to the estab lishment of Undertaker Graham near by, and with tho consent of a daugh ter of tho deceased was opened. Mr. Graham says the preservation was perfect. Tlio corpse looked natural, except that it had become slightly yellow. Tho hair was on tho head in good condition. Tho body, however, was as hard as stone, nnd no impres sion could bo made upon it. The shroud was well preserved, as was al so tho coffin. The weight of tho body was about 1,000 pounds. By direc tion of tho daughter it was taken to West Laurel Hill Cemetery nnd there reinterred. A Urido Cheats tho Parson. From tho Chicago Inter-Ocenn. Some rather odd stories could bo told by tho man who ties tho knot, did ho choose to give his thoughts tongue. If tho fee is $50 or more, tho groom takes great nlcasuro in person ally transacting the business, but is equally anxious in securing a substi tute when a smaller price is to bo paid for the union, hi case ho has no brother of his own, the bride's relative is pressed into service, in which in stance that lady is moro or less offi cious. At a rather stylish party which occurred on Monroe st., about two months ago, tho groom put a $20 gold piece in tho kidded hand of his small brother-in-law, with directions lor its transfer to tho parson, nnd hurriedly left tho room. The biide, hearing tho conversation, succeeded in detaining the juvenile, and hunting up one of the $5 coins her mother had given her for "traveling trifles," swnp ped gold pieces and called herself "just a husband and $15 ahead." Sho changed hor mind vory shortly as to the monetary gain, for tho first thing she heard as sho emerged from her room in her travolingsuit wns, "Taint ns big ns tho one he gave mo first. Sister kept it nnd said this will Jo woll enough." Even tho groom mar velled at tho blushes of his pretty wife ns tho urbano minister wished her good-by and godspeed. FLUSH TLUES IN THIS SOUTH. How tlio Speculator 1'loitrltlioil Thara Durlnc tlio Vitir. From the Atlanta Constitution. "The war made us rich," said a Bos ton tour.'st tho other day, "but the condition of business in the confeder acy must have been unfavorable from tho first to last, ns tho currency wns all the time depreciating." From his standpoint tho Boston man wns right, but our unstable currency didnotpre vent many of our people from making fortunes. During tho four years of the war business was on a boom all over the south. Our merchants caught the speculative fever very early. Secession came just in timo to keep tho dry-goods men from laying in their spring stocks, but they did the best that could be done. They sent their agents all through Tennessee nnd Ken tucky, nnd bought out thcentirestocks of hundreds of country stores. Many Tennesseo merchants refugecd with their goods during the first year of the war to the interior Southern cities, so that tho blockade found us pretty well supplied. A depreciated currency doea not hurt trade. It is oflset by tho con tinunl riso in the price of merchandise. In those days it was out of tho ques tion to have any selling mark affixed to goods. Prices roso too rapidly for that. Cierks were instructed to raise their figures once a week, sometimes jumping up 10 per cent., and some times as high as 50 per cent. Custom ers living in the cities nnd towns took all this as a matter of course. They found confederate money easy to get, and spent it liberally. Country peo ple, however, wero emphatic in their protests. Money was scarco with them, nnd as many of their bread winners were in tho army they had a bad timo. In the cities active young men who had been clerking on $80 or $40 a month set un in business for them selves as soon ns they saw the dawn of flush times. They made money. It was not necessary to buy with judgment. All they had to do was to buy something, in fact anything, and it soon turned to gold; that is, to Confederate money. This sudden prosperity ruined many agood fellow. I recollect one clerk, a model young man, a straight-faced chap, who throw up his job in the summer of 1801 and plunged into speculation. In two years he was a bloated bondholder. If is carriage and coachman fairly glittered. One of his speculative investments was a wife.nnd sho exhibited his diamonds to splendid advantage. IIo was too sharp to be caught napping, and when the war ended ho had money enough to satisfy any reasonable man. Then camo bad luck. His wife died. His diamonds and equipage disap peared, lie lost at every turn, and a few years ago when I saw him for tho last time, he was a slovenly bnr-keep-er in a t hird rate saloon. More than one man in Atlanta made millions out ofGovcrnmentcontracts. Speculators, tradesmen and manu facturers struck it rich. Wiiat did they do with their money? Some spent it in extravagant living. Some purchased slaves, and others bought Confederate bonds. Others, still, looked ahead and prepared for the final crash. These turned their money into greenbacks, gold, town property, tobacco, cotton, diamonds, etc. One man owned 100 dwelling houses in Atlanta. After Sherman's visit he had about twenty left. Another suc cessful business man purchased thirty plantations, besides all tho Atlanta property ho could get. Of the men who accumulated wealth so rapidly and invested it so wisely how. many held their grip on their for tunes? Not one! It is a startling thing to put in cold type, but as I look back over a long list of men who rose from comparative poverty to af fluence during the war I cannot think of a single one who is in comfortable circumstances to-day. My Boston friend was undor the im pression that conscription broke up our business men. Nothing of tho kind. Even at tho very last tho Con federacy had a surplus oi speculators and storekeepers. Some were exempt on account of ago or physical disabili ty; some conducted a manufacturing business and wero detailed to attend to it, and some, it must be said, were so wealthy and influential that they wero above tlio law. It will bo surmised that tho south was almost stripped of the luxuries of life toward the closo of tho struggle. This is a mistake. Adventures wero nil tho time running the blockade. There was nothing that our society ladies could not buy if they were willing to pay tho price. We had no dudes in thoso days, but young men who wanted a stylish lig had no difficulty in getting it. No doubt many of tho articles smuggled through came from Ynnkee dom instead of from England nnd Franco. Somo of the wideawake breth ren on tho other sido of tlio lino ope rated a doubleschedulo. Thev took federal contracts, and on tho sly sup plied tho confederates for a heavy cash consideration. Wo even had the time and inclination to snuigglo books through the lines. "Les Miserablos," for instance, camo through, and Vice President Stephens and other lending men read the New York or Philadel phia edition long beforo tho Richmond publishers issued it in fivo littlo brown paper covered volumes. If literature could run the blockade, it goes with out saying that anything could. Of courso thoro is another sido to tho picture. Tho country districts wero drained of thoir men, horses, mules and produce. Tho farmers and the wonion were not speculators. They felt tho evils of warlong before thecon tending armies were in their neighbor hood. This stnto of affairs reacted up on tho army in tho field. Our soldiers and farmers had to stand or fall to gether, nnd both wero involved in the general wreck. Tho speculators had their turn later.