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BT PAUL. B. nAY.VE.
I have loved you, oh, how madly I
I have wooed vou softly, sadlv.
As the chanceful years went tv;
Yet you kept your haughty distance,
Yet von scorned my brave persistence,
While the long, long years went by.
Now that colder lovers leave you.
Now that Fate and Time bereave you
(For the cruel years will fly).
In your beauty's pale declension
Yoil would grace with condescension
The love that touched you never
When your bloom and hopes were high.
Ahl but what if I discover
That too long in antique fas lion
I have nursed a fruitless passion.
Whose rajce and reisn (thank Heaven 1)
4 re passed at length and ovor
That Fate hath locked forever Love's
golden Eden gate?
There's a wrong Deyond redressing,
There's a prize not worth possessing,
And.a lady's condescension
May come an hour "too latel"
CONDEMNED TO THE NEVA.
A Sketch of Rnwian Justice.
It was the anniversary of Wash
ington's Birthday, and I had accepted
an invitation from the officers of the
U. S. revenue steamer Searcher to
dine with them and spend the-even
ing. The Captain was also an invited
guest, from whose lips I heard the
details of the following thrilling ad
venture. It was after dinner, the
table was ornamented with decanters
cigars abounded, and all hands as
sumed positions of ease, a3 Captain
Ratler, with a preliminary survey of
uis audience, began as follows:
You have often wondered. Station
bill (the First Lieutenant), why I
despise port-wine, especially the ne
gns vou brew occasional! v. Well,
I'll tell you. Twenty-live years ago
I found myself in St. Petersburg.
I had been granted an extended leave
of absence by the Department, while
an indulgent father provided the
necessary funds to support the style
and dignity I considered incumbent
upon. a Third Luff in the llevenue
Marine.
One evening in December I drop
ped into the magnificent gaming es
tablishment known as Dromleski's
salon. It was the resort of Princes,
noblemen, diplomats, and, in fact,
the elite of the city congregated
there.
At the door I was accosted by an
old fellow bent with age, and wrap
ped in rags which fluttered painfully
in the icy wind. He asked for a few
coppers, and I tossed him a rouble,
which act compelled me to unbutton
my coat, and expose partially the
uniform I wore.
I caught a glimpse of the mendi
cant's eye fastened upon me. It was
sharp and piercing as the point of a
cnuass. j. ne next instant l was
mingling with the gay throng who
crowded the spacious apartments.
A suppressed hum of voices, min
gled with an incessant metallic clink,
was heard on all sides. The favorite
game was rouge-et-noir, and I blush
to acknowledge it, gentlemen, but I
proceeded to tempt the smiles of the
fiekle jade. It was my maiden at
tempt. Success crowned my most
reckless efforts, leaving me a winner
of over 7,000.
I had attracted considerable atten
tion, and one gentleman in particular
I had noticed watching me. He was
attired in the gorgeous uniform of
an Imperial Hussar; and his pale,
aristocratic features, dark eyes, small
pointed mustache, and gleaming
i white teeth were in perfect accord
j with the. hussar bearskin with its
pendant top.
"You are a favorite of fortune' he
remarked, in excelleut French, salut
ing me gracefully at the same time.
"Allow me;" and handing me his
card, I read: "Alexis Deghestan,
Lieutenant Fourth Hussars."
We took a turn to tne banquet
room, where the gay soldier related
a hundred amusing anecdotes, char
acteristic of high life in the metropo
lis. Titled dignitaries and ollicers of
high rank in the army were f;eely
spoken of in such terms of easy ir ti
macy, that led me to suppose he en
joyed more than ordinary favor. In
fact, he hinted that the Grand Duke
was his patron, and offered to intro
duce me.
Together we sallied forth into the
cold, clear air, the Lieutenant insist
ing upon aecompanving me to my
hotel. I freely confessed to being
an utter stranger in the -ity, with no
acquaintances; but Deghestan assur
ed m time should not lay heavily on
my hands.
"By-the-wav, the Prince Simenov-
skoi entertains to-morrow evening.
Tis a bal-masqne. I have cards, so
be ready in full uniform. I will call
for von. Here is your hotel; and
now adieu."
Gentlemen, you must admit that I
was favored in securing such a friend,
and at the appointed hour I was
ready, attired ia the full-dress uni
form of my rank. I heard the clank
of the Lieu tenant '8 sabre on tho
staircase, and the next instant he ap
peared in a magnificent uniform, with
two jeweled orders on his breast.
"All ready. Lieutenant? Good;
but 1 would not advise you to take
much money -with you, especially
after having gained the reputation of
being a heavy winner at Dromleski's "
"My money is all banked," I re
plied. "Good again. But seriously.
Lieutenant," and the hussar's eyes
looked into mine with an earnest et-pression-"St.
Petersburg is very
much excited jusc at present over
the mysterious workings of a gang
to whom are attributed a number of
murders which have put the entire
detective force to their mettle In
every instance the victim has been a
man of wealth. The Czar himself is
agitated on the subject, I understand
I merely tell you this, my dear
Lieutenant, to place yon on yonr
guard; and should I at anytime be
absent from yonr side, avoid all
strangers."! j
Adjusting our mask a va
the drosky Daghestan had in waiting,
which soon set ns down before the
ulace of the Princess, which was in
a blaze of light. The grand stair
case was crowded, in the confusion.
iuc LKuienani dropped bis cards of
invitation as the majordomo demand
ed them; the pressure became greater,
and we were swept on, despite the
uuatt' a otruggung to the contrary.
Such magnificence and exhibtions
of wealth I had never witnessed be
fore. I scarcely missed Daghestan,
who had been summoned from my
side, and in a maze of delight I
wandered into the spacious gardens
attached tn the palace. The , rare
shrubs and exotics filled the air with
perfume, the gleam of Chinese lamps
cast a subdued light over all, while
the distant strains of the military
band floated dreamily to my ear.
I paused in the shadow of a
miniature fountain; at the same
time a lady closely wrapped in a
siik cloak, which concealed her face
and person, passed rapidly by me.
A sharp low cry of pain burst from
her lips. She staggeied as if about
to fall. I sprang forward, caught
the lady in mv arms; at the same
time the cloak fell back, revaling a
face beautiful as an angels, and a
neck and shoulders that might have
tempted an anchorite.
The lady r. covered, blushed and
gently disengaged herself from my
encircling arm, which I had been in
no hurry to withdraw. She begged
me in French to call her brother.
then countermanded the order saying
it would be really impoossible for
me to discover an utter stranger in
so vast an assembly. But she felt
so ill, it was impossible for her to
remain. I begged to be allowed the
honor to offer my escort, stated that
I was an American and an officer.
and, after some little hesitation, the
fair one accepted the proposition
Her hair, which had escaped from its
fastenings, fell in wavy masses over
her bare shoulders, streaming in
wild disorder amid the shimmer
ing folds of her dress. It was truly
wonderlnl.
I assisted to arrange the warm
folds of her wraps, obtained tue
number of her droskv, and had the
pleasure of seating myself by her
side. But in my hurry and excite
ment I had neglected to obtain my
own greatcoat.
My epaulets and gold lace gleamed
painfully in the. starlight; the fair
lady murmured apologies in my ear,
which I endeavored in vain to an
swer, but- niy teetli were clicking to
gether like a pair of castanets.
Fortunately the lady accorded me a
generous portion of her thick cloak,
or I should have perished.
The ride was not over lengthv.
caught a glimpse of a dark, gloomy
building, looming up before me,
before which the drosky stopped
The lady threw aside the robes.
assisted her to alight; and, hurrying
forward, the door was opened by a
lackey in livery, who ushered us in
to a room elegantly furnished, aud
heated bv a glowing coal-hre.
With her own hands the lady
brewed a portwine negns, notwith
standing my remonstrances, which
she insisted npon my drinking.
My eyes looked unutterable things
as 1 raised the glass to my lips; she
smiled in return, and down went a
portion of the beverage. But it
had such a singular flavor, that to
save me I could not finish the con
tents of the glass.
Almost instantly I felt a nausea at
mv stomach so much so that I
attempted to leave the room. I
struggled to utter an apology, but
the words rolled forth thick and
indistinct. An unconquerable drow
siness overpowered me. I leaned my
head back; visions and fantasies tor
mented me.- The lady's figure faded
from my misty eyes, the room ap
peared to revolve before me, and the
next instant I relapsed into insensi
bility. The sun was streaming through
t' e uinilows when I unclosed my
e-s. Strange, wild, and nameless
horrors distracted me. Where was
I? My limbs felt cramped and con
fined. Drowsiness oppressed me
still; again I slumbered awoke,
with lips parched and brain on fire.
The misery and pain I endured at
that time will never fade from my
recollection.
A cold tremor ran through my
heart as I thought of the warning
Alexis had given me, the mysteri
ous gang and the strange murders
they had committed. Could it be
possible I was in thrir power? I
attempted to wipe the moisture from
my brow, but manacles prevented
me. Then it was, gentlemen, I began
torelize, and vividly, too, that I had
been duped In red "to my ruin.
Almost before I was aware of it
two men, masked and well-armed,
stood beside my bed. I was still
mentally confused, but I feigned
sleep, breathing heavily, as if in a
deep stnpor, for the purpose of
throwing them off their guard and
gleaning some idea as to the nature
of their plans and designs.
"Is he sleeping yet?" muttered
one. "JSlkar'ne. must have given
him a fearful dose. The young cub
will be missed, the police will be
incited to fresh efforts, and the city
is getting too hot to hold ns now."
"He will come to by sunset, and
when once he signs, understand, I
will take care that he is not found
upon the premises."
Together they left the room, and
tho imminent danger I was in effec
tually aroused my dormant energies.
Escape was now my first and all
absorbing consideration. The room
was destitute of furniture, save the
rude bed I occupied, one chair, and
a table. A single window admitted
light, but it was neavuy uarreu uy
iron. I tried Q wrench the mana
I clcs from my wrists, but tho scoun
drels had secured me beyond the
possibility of escape.- In despair I
listened to the strokes of a neighbor
ing clock, as hour after hour glided :
swiftly by. ;
Tne gloom oi nigui enveiopea tne
room, and the gleam of a candle ap- i
prised me that the masked stranger
was about to visit me a second time.
In silence he approached the bed.
"You are awake at lust, 1 per
ceive?"
"I am: what is the meaning of all
his?"
"You will ascertain full soon
enough, I fancy. But to begin with,
si;n this!" and he placed writing
materials on the table.
I po'nted to my irons, which he
immediately -removed, taking the
precaution, however, to cover me
with the muzzle of a pistol.
I glanced at the paper I was to
sign. It was a check on my banker
for every dollar I possessed in the
world. But I was powerless to re
fuse and I obeyed the mandate.
The fellow took the check
glanced at it keenly: "Is this the
usual way in which you draw upon
your banker?"
"It is."
"And is this the precise form in
which you sign j'onr name?"
I answered in the alhniative, when
the stranger deliberately removed
his mask, repealing to my astonished
gaze the well known features of
Alexis Daghestan.
"There is no occasion for further
concealment between us. You have
been cleverly duped, as many a bet
ter man has been before you. I shall
draw this check to-morrow. If I fail
you will "make the acquaintance of
this;" and he tapped his pistol signifi
cantly. "And if you succeed?" I inquired,
anxiously.
"Then, dead men tell no tales,"
was the harsh and startling response,
as he turned to replace tho irons on
my wrist.
But, quick as lightning, a dark
figure bounded from an obscure cor-
ner
of the room. Daghestan fell
helplessly across the bed from a
blow dealt him by my unexpected
ally, who secured the rascal, even
to gagging, before 1 fully realized
what was going on. But, judge of
my astonishment, gentlemen, when I
reeognized my friend the mendicant
who had accosted me at Dromieski's.
His bent form, fluttering rags and
trembling voice were but a portion
of his disguise. In fact, he was a
detective, and a very clever one, too.
Knowing that I was au American,
and a stranger, he determined to
watch me, thinking I might tempt
the cupidity of the mysterious gang.
When he heard of my exploit at the
gaining table he redoubled his atten
tion. He listened to the conversa-
lion wnicn passed oetween the sup
posed Lieutenant and myself, at
tended the fete, and finally clung,
nnperccived, to tho rear of the
drosky which conveyed the fair one
and myself to the deu of the gang.
All this he related to me in a rapid
whisper, and, as I owe my life to his
remarkable nerve and valor, I will
propose his health. The brandy
stands with you, Stationbill. You
begin to perceive now why I dislike
port -wine negus, eh ?
(The detective's health was dulv
honored, the Captain glanced at the
clock, and continued)
My friend of the police force had
ellected las entrance into the head
quarters of the rascals by means of
a basement window, had groped
ins way through dark cellars and
rooms watched the movements of
the inmates until he had succeeded
in ascertaining the location of the
room where 1 had been confined.
Watching his opportunity, the brave
fellow had turned the tables, but we
were not yet free. Two well-armed
desperadoes stood between us and
liberty.
I appropriated Daghestan's pistol,
the detective had one of his own, and
without further delay we left the
room.
We passed into a dark hall, which
my companion rapidly threaded. A
short staircase was descended, which
opened into a large room, partially
lit by the shining light of the stars
pouring through the frost-covered
windows. A door at one end of tlidt
apartment was ajar, through which
poured a strong ray of light. The
murmur of voices reached my ears:
the detective stole cautiously for
ward, pressed my hand with a sig
nificant pressure, at the same time
drawing his pistol, an example I fol
lowed at once.
Glancing over the broad shoulders
of my companion, I was enabled to
witness all that was transpiring
within the apartment. It was the
self-same room where I had swa.low
ed the drugged wine.
The fair decoy occupied a chair
some distance apart from two brawny
rascals who were sitting before the
coai-nre. lo gain the street-door,
it was necessary to traverse the room,
but it would have been madness to
have attempted it in the face of these
desperadoes, who fought with hal
ters around their necks.
The detective touched me on the
arm the door swung noiselessly
baok, enabling us to take deliberate
airu at the unconcions scoundrels.
The woman suddenly crlanced to
ward us, her eyes dilated with terror,
but before the scream could burst
from her lips, it was drowned in the
report of the two pistols. The room
was filled with smoke, but the detec
tive had taken his bearings correctly.
While I bounded forward to guard
the two rascals writhing in mortal
agony on the floor, he grasped the
woman firmly in his arms, and, de
spite her efforts to the contrary, she
was bound hand and foot.
Well, gentlemen, what followed is
soon told, That night, as I was on
the point of retiring, the detective
called npon mo at my apartments.
He bade me wrap up warm, and ,
prepare to accompany him without !
delay. He was extremely reticent as i
to what was required of me; but I
felt too grateful to press a subject
which I saw annoyed the brave fellow.
Hastening down stairs, we inmned
into a drosky, which started off with
the speed of a whirlwind. Drawing
up in the shadow of a huge building.
we alighted. The detective, taking
me by the hand, led the way through
a narrow passageway .ascended a steep
spiral night of stairs, knocked in a
peculiar manner at a door, whisper
ing in my ear to walk forward. I
obeyed, tb door closed behind me,
and I found myself face to face with
a tall, commanding personage dress
ed in a semi-military uniform of
green cloth, devoid, however, of all
insignia of rank save a jeweled order
which sparkled on his left breast.
He greeted me with a pleasant
smile, extended his hand, shaking
mine cordially, inquired my name,
rank and nationality, and concluded
as follows:
"Through vou I have been enabled
to break up a desperate gang of
murderers who for some time have
bade defiance to all law and author
ity. Accept this souvenir as a re
minder of your adventure; and now
you will accompany the officer in
waiting, who will consummate the
last act of this piece of villainy by a
stroke of iiussian justice.
I bowed low. retreated from the
presence, and rejoined my friend,
the detective, who, in deep silence,
conducted me from the buildin:
Upon reaching the drosky I found it
surrounded by a mounted squad of
police. On one of the seats, clad in
a thin shirt and loose pair of pants.
cowered a figure which I immediately
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recognized as Alexis uaguestan.
I could scarcely repress a crv of
astonishment as I seated mj'self by
his side; but a significant gesture
from the detective, as he leaped into
the vehicle, froze the exclamation on
my lips. It was a bitter cold night,
tiie mercury ranging far below zero,
the stars shining like so many bril
liants in the vault overhead. Not a
breath of air was stirring, and the
bells from the Kazan Cathedral were
tolling the hour of midnight as the
entire party debouched upon the
smooth, frozen surface of the River
Neva.
Once I had attempted to wrap the
half -frozen prisoner in a spare bear
skin robe, but the detective prevent
ed me: and his features, natnrally
stern in tlieir .expression, assumed a
harder cast in the dim starlight as
the order was given to halt.
We were midway in the river,
where the tide under our feet was
sweeping forward at a headlong rate.
With business-like precision the
guard began at once to cut a large
hole in the ice, until the black, roll
ing waters were revealed. The pris
oner, who had relapsed into a state
of semi-insensibility, was now brought
forward and placed on the horrid
brink. Then I realized the terrible
nature of the criminal's punishment.
I turned away, sick and faint with
horror; at the same time a splash
broke distinctly on the still air.
When I again turned toward the
group the white figure had disap
peared. The lady who had used her fatal
beauty so successfully as a decoy I
was fated to meet once more. It was
while driving to the railway station,
for I was anxious, more than anxious,
to leave forever a country the recol
lections of which even now at times
cause me to start with aery of horror
from my sleep.
A long train of wretched, woebegone-looking
creatures for a few mo
ments delayed my progress. A guard
of Cossacks accompanied .the party,
whom I immediately recognized as
exiles banished to the wilds of Siberia.
Despite the rude, shapeless garb
which now formed her attire, it could
not conceal the matchless form of
her who had so nearly lured me to
my death. Her wealth of golden
hair had disappeared 'neath the rude
hands of the prison officials; but, de
spite the changes she had undergone,
I felt my heart beat wildly as our
eyes met.
It was only for a moment, but the
woman stood motionless as a statue,
the stern word of command falling
unheeded on her delicate ear.
The sharp ring of a leathern
thong whistled through the air.
dealt by the brawny arm of a brutal
Cossack; the lash cut deep into the
unfortunate woman's flesh, who
screamed and leaped convulsively
forward, as she was so terribly re
minded of the doom which had over
taken her.
Gentlemen, do you wonder now at
my aversion to port-wine negus?
Here is the souvenir which I received
on that memorable night (placing a
superb watch and chain on the
table), and while you gentlemen are
examining the relic, I will joiu you,
Stationbill, in a good-night glass.
Tn Rnnth Carolina, during the past
month, thirty-three illicit distilleries
have been broken up, twenty-eight
copper stills, caps and worms, and
48,000 gallons of mash and beer have
been captured. Forty-four of the
illicit distillers have been arrested
and bound over for trial.
Reiser & Co., bankers of New
York, deny in toto the statement at
tributed to Fred Mitchell, of Kansas
City, to the effect that they stated
President Grant had received a gold
draft for 820,000 from t' e Emma
mine ring, for inducing Schenck to
beoome director, and that the draft
was negotiated through their house.
Mr. J. E. Higgins, a shipbuilder
of considerable experience, is at
Olympia looking after a site for a
ship yard and dry dock. He repre
sents Gross & Sawyer," well known
shipbuilders of Bath, Maino.
News Column.
Coos county jail is tenantless.
Coquille city has a literary society, j
Umpire city has a large sick list.
Destructive floods are reported in
Canada West.
The impulsive Bonapartists of Ajac-
cio are shouting"vive L' Empereur!"
The Alsea Indians are to be remov
ed to the Siletz reservation.
M. Faure gets 60,000 for two
months' singing ou the continent.
The Royal Academy elected Glad
stone professor of ancient history.
Indians ran off 30 head of horses,
near Custar City on the 4th inst.
The Cubans have sold their filibus
tering steamer Octavia.
Chicago had a 25,000 fire on the
8th.
Turks are murdering Christians in
Bosnia.
The O. & C. R. R. Co. paid S3,
700 taxes ia Lane county, for 1875.
Linn county grangers complain of
chicken thieves.
Rich mines are reported in the
Big Horn and Owl Creek mountains.
Work is to be commenced on the
Esquimalt dry dock without delay.
Poor Lo only goes to jail one day
for getting drunk at Victoria.
A new bank is to be started at
Albany.
The shipping of freight to Uma
tilla and Wallula is becoming quite
lively.
The President has nominated Ab-
ner Waters, of Salem, U. S. marshal
for the district of Oregon.
Thos. McF. Patton has been nomi
nated, by the President, appraiser of
merchandise at Portland.
Summer Lake, in southeastern Ore
gon, claims to have the best climate
of any valley east of the mountains.
The State Grand Lodge of Good
Templars meets at Salem about the
middle of June.
Hon. P. L. Willis of Salem has
quit law and gone to stock raising,
up in Wasco.
The jury in the case of the People
vs. Wm. M. Tweed have found a ver
dict for the plaintiff for 86,537,117.
Belknap was formally arrested on
the 8th, and placed under 25,000
bonds.
A gambler, known as Irish Hank,
shot himself through the head in
San Jose last week.
Samuel Hannah has been confirm
ed Collector of Customs for District
of Willamette.
The army staff officers at Portland
object to the Fort Can by telegraph,
on grounds of economy (?) .
The President has nominated Jl.H.
Dana, of Massachusetts, Minister to
England, vice R.C.Schenck resigned.
Rich mines are reported on Dead
wood and Whitewood creeks, 65 miles
north of Custar.
Wyoming has instructed her dele
gates to the Republican National
Convention to vote for Bristow for
President.
The grand jury of Multnomah co.
visited the insane asylum on the Sth
inst. and report it as being in an ex
cellent condition.
The Republicans of the French
Chamber of Deputies will command
350 votes against 80 or 90 Bona
partists. The Irishmen of Portland are to
celebrate the anniversary of Ireland's
patron saint in grand style. R. C.
White is orator of the day.
The Democratic county conven
tion of Lake county will be held at
Linkville on the 8th of April next,
to nominate county officers.
A subordinate Senate of the Uni
ted Order of Reformers has been
organized at Antioch, Jackson coun
ty, with twenty-five members.
Chinamen are being killed by the
wholesale by snow plows on the Cen
tral Paoific R. R. Why can't we
send a load there.
Mr. John Durham of Salem was
accidentally killed last week, being
struck on the head by the butt of a
tree which he was falling.
John Orth, of Jacksonville, will
soon ship to San Francisco 1,000
pounds of deer skins, which makes
3,000 pounds he has forwarded sinoe
November last.
A San Francisco dispatch says the
ship Isaac Jeans, loaded with lum
ber from Pnget Sonnd, went ashore
outside the South Heads on the 9th.
No lives lost; ship a total wreck.
Edgar Moore shot Mabel Hall, a
ballet girl of the St. Louis theatre
comique, on the 9th, he then put a
bullet into his own heart, and is
probably no Moore by this time.
The Repnblican State Convention
of Missouri will be held at Jefferson
City, May 21th, to seleot delegates
and alternates to the National Con
vention. Of the one hundred and seventeen
women now studying at the Univer
sity of Michigan, four have chosen
law, forty-seven medicine and fifty
six literature and science.
Forty-five persons have been in
dicted in Maryland, by the grand
jury of the U. S. district court, for
violation of the enforcement act of
Congress in intimidating and hinder
ing persons from voting at the last
State election.
Lucxezia Borgia's Youth.
Lucrezia was born April 18, 14S0.
Her childhood was doubtless spent
in her mother's house, which stood O
on the Piazza Pizzo di Merlo, a few
steps from the cardinal's palace. TJhe
quarter in which she lived Was one
of the liveliest in Rome. It was on
the way to the Bridge of San Angelo
and the Vatican, and wasthe resi
dence of numerous merchants andj
bankers from Florence, Genoa, and
Siena, besides many papal officers
and distinguished courtesans.
Here Lucrezia continued to live
until, at some unknown time, sho
left her mother's house to pass under
the protection of a woman who exer
cised great influence over the cardin
al and the whole Borgia family. This
was Adiiana Mila, daughter of Don
Pedro, a nephew of Calixtus III.,
and the cardinal's own cousin. At
this time she was the widow of Lud
ovico Orsini, and on terms ofthe
greatest intimacy with the cardinal.
It is impossible to learn anything
about Lucrezia's early life ard edu
cation in Adriana Mila's house. She
may have spent some time in' a con
vent for the purpose of receiving her
religious education, which alone was
given by these establishments. Lu
crezia's education was not such as to
raise her above her sex in any con
siderable degree, although, accord
ing to the notions of .the day, it was
complete. She wa3 instructed in the
languages, music, painting and draw
ing, and her tskill n embroidery was.
much admired afterward in IVrara.
The French biographer of Bayard
said of her in 1512: "She spoke
Spanish, Greek, Italian, and French;
Latin a little, but very well; and
wrote and composed verses in all
these languages."
When Lucrezia was old enough to
comprehend the domestic relations
in which she was living, they must
have produced a strange impression
on her mind. Her mother's husband
was not her father; she and her
brothers, as she must early have
learned, were children of a cardinal,
which scandalous relation (3vas dis
guised by treating them as nephews
and nieces. She soon learned how
common such relations were; that
most of the cardinals were absorbed
in richly providing for their children.
She saw the sons of Pope Innocent
VIII. attain high honors, one of
them, Franceschetto Cibo, marrying
the daughter of Lorenzo the Magnify
cent.
.Gregorovius remarks that Lucrezia
was probably more struck by what
there was brilliant and desirable in
this relation than by its immorality.
Whatever might have been her feel
ings, they must have been dulled by
the immoral tone of her surroundings.
When she was nine years old her
father fell in love with the celebrated
Julia Farnese, the wife of Ad nana
Mila's son.- It is characteristic of
the times and persons, that after
Adriana had discovered her dangh- O
ler-in-law's dishonor, she should have
made herself a sharer in it by encour
aging it, and thus strengthening her
already powerful influence over the
cardinal. Prof. T. F. Ckake, in Har
per's Jtlagazine for March. o
How She Woulj Do It. A hater
of tobacco asked an old negro wom
an, the fumes of whose pipe were an
noying to him, if she thought she
was a Christian.
"Yes, brudder; I 'spects I is."
"Do yon believe in the Bible?"
"Yes, brudder!".
"Do you know that there is a
passage in the Scriptures which says o
that nothing unclean shall enter the
kingdom of heaven?"
"Yes. I've heard of it."
Well, Chloe! you smoke, and you
can not enter the kingdom of. heaven,
because there is nothing so unclean
as the breath of a smoker. What do
you say to that?"
"Why, I 'spect to leave my breff
behind when I go dar?" O
A Scientist in a Rhapsodt. It is
said that Prof. Tyndall proposed to
the daughter of Lord Hamilton in a
letter beginning: "Saccharine con-
Lglomeration of protoplasm. Adora
ble combination of matter and force!
Rarest product of infinite evolu
tion F and
in the same
strain. The closing ap2ie.il is as fol
lows: "Deign, O admirable creature,
to respect that attraction which draws
me toward thee with a force inversely
proportional to the squares of the
distance. Grant that we shall be
made double suns describing concen
tric orbits, which shall (ouch each
other at all points of their periph
eries," G
Cnocp. Says some one: Croup
may be cured in one minute, and tho
remedy is simply alum and sugar.
The way to accomplish the act is to
take a knife or grater and shave off
in small particles about a teaspoonful
of alum, then mix it with about twice
its quantity of sugar, to make palat
able, and administer it as quick as
possible. Almoi-t instantaneous re- O
lief will follow.
It is proper during leap-year for
young ladies to loaf around church
doors and steps, and spit all around
and talk about how pretty the blush
ing young men look as they modestly
go in. q
"Dancing is no sin," says an Ohio
clergyman. "It's, the fights among
the boys on the way home which
oast an evil shadow over what would
otherwise be everywhere known as
an innocent amusement." Sgatyour
partners.
500 inhabitants of the Westmanna
islands, a group south of Iceland,
are probably dving of starvation.
The fisheries failed last year, and
the heavy sens in winter make it
nearly impossible to reach themwithuj
supplies.
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