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TF"" " "r"' 1K ' BKVKRLY FARMS. WANKBOlVINa FKMX Q. x out vuiaiNU, ny I)1J FONTAINE. fOpyrlght, IKW, by American Press Association. UVHRIiY-ON-THIVUOANOKR l nn old historical plnco (lint hn long (teen famous In the . ntinnls of Virginia k hospitality, I I fated In ono (if the "most fertile wet loin nf tho mother state niui comprising many hundreds of tic mi tlmt under skillful tillage had becon 0 n model of .1 ..... 1...1 .1. --. t , I'irir i.ui'i, iviuuiu T from tlio whir of tho rail vuy u 1 1 tiio din of ir Mo, yet with ielliU'rlr T plantation tlmt provldod n WiOh of loclablllty, ami ndjnrctit fori'sU and streams that tcmpteil tlio fox litiiitor nml aportsinitii, tliero tvlgned tliroiiglioutnxeiiM et iviifit)iiei nml content that well com- jwrtc! ivltli tlio lirnro nml gontlo clntractor of tho men and women who, generation after generation, hml gnno fcittli from tlio old family to grnco Itli their liilluetico tho out aldo wot M. Jimt beforo tho wnr, tlio meinbors of tho household cnmlstrd of Col. llnliihrlilgo, his antl A V 111. rmliif. In llm linvnl iinnitmiil- nt w . ...... ..... ... ...U .... .... ..w....w...y ... Annnioll, nml threo dattglitors, Dorothy, tho aldrr, tiiKin whom bynaoiiof tlio death of her mother devolved tho enro of tho family, Margery nml Clara nil of thorn ltulKs of I ho Wghltorliood. Like moat Virginia tiontoo, this did notescniM! tho nllllctlous of tho tlmo. Death laid iiH)u It n heavy Imiul. Col, llaln bridgo was killed In tho valley while loading ono of tho regiments of Htonownll Jackson. Jfargery was left n widow at twenty-two. hut had never laid mldo her mourning, nml always spoko of her husluuid as If ho had ellcd within tho past year, her only contola tion liolng that, Instead of dying of his wounds amid tho agonic of a bnttlo Hold, ho had been taken n prisoner and tenderly cared for by omo lleral olllccr, alio know not whom. Dorothy llkowlno was not without her grief, Beforo tho breaking out of hostilities, she hail found among the otllccrs itatloned at Fort ress Mon roo ono who had promliod tobrlghton hor life, nml to Mm hail plighted her hrart and hand. At tho call of hlsstatn he went to tho front, and n monument, around which .Dorothy In her grave way every Sunday trews flowrrs, tolls tho story of his gallant aWth nt Manassas. Clara, tho youngest sls tsr, after tho cIom of tho war, whllo visiting friends in tho north was wooed nml um by Col Hartley, formerly of tho Kodornl army, and nt tho tlmo nt which this story opens was living In Now York nmong tho surround legs of wealth, n daughter, Kato, being tho only fruit of tho union. Will was still fol lowing tho son and was tho captain of n teamthlp on tho Pacllln. To her mint Kato was a comjKiratlvo hnuiger, for thoy had not seen her slnoi early childhood, and of her father they know loss. The w omuls of thostrlfohad not yet healed. Yet Dorothy had written tlmo mid ngnln for her hnndsomo northern uleco to comodown aad i.pcnd a winter on tho plantation only to he net with nn excuse, for n. visit to Old Ilouu he and the two ancient relatives was sug gestive of any thing but pleasuro to n young tty strl who counted tho figures on hor dial fftato chlclly as thoy scored tlio chango from ae sccno of gayotv to another. So, In her wn words, "the evil day was put off as far a possible." Finally, however, Miss Dorothy mndo such aolutot it Kate liolng, after hor mother, "aext of kin" thnt further resistance bo- aaaitl an nfTmiKA. unit (tin Imiranv w m.. At the outset It seemed llko rotiremont into raral sechuton. Wo shall see. On arriving nt the station or tho dilapidate ai little town that marked tho end of her travel by rail, Kate found awaiting her Daddy Hercules, with tho old fashioned cln amon colored coach, swinging high up on Ms springs, the family coat of arms cmblat aedou both door iiauels an aucestrnl ark that had been a figure head In lloanoko for algh on to a century and it was with no hwtle amusement that sho ascoudod tlio (light t steps lot down with an nlr of Imuiom-o lm aartanco by Tony tho footman, whllo Her ales Infonnoil hor that "do baskot on de aroat seat wur (Ulod wid good tings by Miss Deroty to keep young missis comply while feafotches her homo," Then tho old coach saa went back to hU perch on "tho dickey eat," Tony mounted the trunk rest behind, attted the straps whereby ho preserved n per Mdicular, anil thoy started for Uoverly Aad right royal company did Kato And in that hasket of fried chicken, hard boiled eggs, "heat biscuit" and home mado cake, for sho IMVenotulr hllnarvnnrl thn hnutirlncr of fiOATh hftfl BIVtoMlAf I liAl" nmwitltji T , Arid novel to the young city girl lu other wefe TtMceaarywM mch as she had awver looked upon or dreamed of. The road fan over ft lovely landscape, smooth undulb- alaam, among windmills, cora and grass, beaa MfalfiekU and wild Bowers, whero tho birds aaaredout their songs and the shadows of at aoftened light that crept through the tatves. And the old mansion, at the big white gata awaag open at the entrance of the broad, oak Jwed avenue at the end of which It stood, how inviting it looked I Dorothy and Margo ty were waiting on the porch, and such a warm Virginia wekomo aa thoy gave to their aaadsome niece I -' It did Bot'take Kate' kroj to flod herself a queen and fairy, of that household, vdth aaajeoav both white "and black, for whom aae ' bad nothing bat lore. True, her fctagdom at first looked prim, but In a lit tle while every object had In her eyes ac quired a golden tint. The dear old nunU In aelr rubied caps, Immaculate aprons and crowed neckerchiefs, seemed like ancient bits of history that had stepped out from their ancestral portrait gallery to make themselvet agreeable. Perfect harmony reigned be weentbe place and Its occupant. Every- thing seemed to belong to tho same ago, and that a post age. Not an object had thovul- Klty of newness about It, SUIT, high ked rockers confronted one another from aaehsidoof tho old fashloued broad chtm By, 011 tho hearth of which stool the heavy " brass andirons polished to mirror llko brlght jMes, that had kept watch and ward for geu ration, and It seemed a sacrilege to disturb their position. Bolt upright against tho wall, -wttaitofull moon fee and perpetual coo eo, was the grandfather's clock, and among the traditions was one that the coo-coo uever hail failed to announce the ttmo,'savo onoe the day wbeu CoL Batabridge was killed In the valley. ' The household preserved much of its onto hsjlimi obaraiterfeUes, and i to Kato these ware also strange. The family servants had ajwrf old in their duties. Daddy Hercules, the coachman, and Silas, the butler, had has lis as white as cotton. Aunt Dllsey, the ask, was the tyrant of tthe dace, allow ".1mm '"-- tntAi-farauu. fev ' ilu. tl.l,UU Jas,'ad bo familiarity from 'Stan steepy 1 aiggeri oat wars' no 'count no now, . s- a aW.,lttaaaaaaBMaaak 'OiO 1 . AK 1 j UK A..' -h I mm mwcbn mteriaoea ana made trembling aarpet oh It toad, white the overhanging km format! aialoa nl aiwliaa tl(m.n.l a.lk ci-pt in lo co'ii nel'.' With nil her peculiari ties, sho wai thoroughly rioctful, and as tenacious tif the rights of her old mlMrwwo ns nlu do days when I wtis cr slim nigger nn' wur olo iiiIm'h bodily servant an' Miss Madg' rv's nuw." Jerri, ber grniuloii, whoso mis sion It was tokeep tho noodpllo well tKkml, camn In for n largo sliara of Aunt I)lloy' inatornal attention, eoclally wlien "do llghl'ivxl knots gin oiit,"mid his llfo was any thing btltn liannv tot. for then "n!o tnnin. my,'' as ho railed her, mado things lively for him. Tnko It all In nil, Iluvcrly was a Immoaiiild whoso (pilot Kato liegan to feel sho could lio liajipy for llm remainder of her life, Bho might not have liecunhlutoiwld tolts beauty, hut nho lufiiFod Into It thobilglitiioiwof'her fresh, young imtum Ilcrrongsmliiglisl with thowiof tho birds, nnd tlio Inlliicucoof her cheery prrsenco jwrvaded every nook ami cranny on tho place, from tho miIuiiiii old parlors In tlio big hoinm to thoiiiartersof tho "yanl folks," where sho roniicd with tho plo cnnlnnliMor listened to tho ghost stories of Mammy Angclliicr. After inaklna herself notinluted with all thn linmo snriniiMitliiira Ifiitn Imiiwl mi ,..,. . -. . . ......n.., v.,.v ...... ..... . (I. V .,,., day on n Journey of exploration through tho neighboring country, And this Is n jvirt of tho story that may U-st Iki told In her own wonls, for It Is us sho wrote It In n letter to n Now York friend, nml It moro or lesi con cerns her fntoi BIICII A WAIIM V1UOINIA WKLCOUK. "You know, Flora, that sentiment was never n very lniortnnt factor in my llfo, nnd )'ot, horo I nm nlready tho victim of a smalt romance, Tho other day, In going out for 11 wnlk, Aunt Dorothy suggested that 1 should tnko tho path leading down to nn old mill, ticur tho bnnlcs of tho river. I hail scarcely reached tho s-ot, when liangl a gun was fired nnd something flow by mo ns wlftns tho wind. Naturally frightened, I screamed as only a girl can terenm who is sure shi has liecn shot In n mlnuto or two tho olfenillng cause mndo his npjienranco In tho iwrsou of a young gentleman In gray shooting Jacket, high top lioots, n gamo Img and n gun, followed by thieo or four (logs. RaUlug his hat, ho apologized, but said that tho sight of a doer had boon a temptation too strong V resist, nml saucily added that, ho suspected tho deer was Buffering from tho sarno cause as myself, namely, 'fright, rather than Injury.' ' "Tlio October wind had sufficiently disar ranged his hair to mako It fall carelessly about his head and shouldors, mid ho was as haudsomo as n picture. How glad I was that I screamed, for It brought about ono of thoso delightful social Incidents so naturally, too, which, nlthough It may not bo safo to enjoy too frequently, are very charming whllo thoy last, ami in this Instanco It com pensated for nny amount of fright. "Ill tho COtlraOof conversation I Innrnml that his iianio was Oernld llruco, nnd ho was Aunt Dorothy's nearest neighbor. Tho now was very agreeable, Thon ho found out that I Was Aunt Dorothv'n nliv-n from Nniv Vnrb which information seemed to bo ngroeablo to him, too. It Is marvelous how small a part conventionality plays In these chance meetings; how much wo nro willing to tako on faith, nud how apt wo nro to silence our conselcnccs In tho matter of propriety. "Well, wo walked and wo talked, nnd wo talked and wo walked. Ho forgot that ho had como out gunning, and I qulto lost sight of tho object of my own oxwditlon. It seemed as if I had known him forever and a day, I woudend as I sat there, what Tom Waring or nenry Lawrenco would nay If they could eeo Kato Hartley In this rustlo position, chatting as merrily with a perfect stranger as if I had known him from child hood. TWO WntTE W1KQKD MESSKNOERS. "Under the circumstanced, neither of us took much notice of time until I spied our boy Jsrry coming. When ho reached us, ho pulled off his hat ami saldt 'Miss Doroty's mon'sos oucaaytjout you, young miss, an yo' better como homo fos ex yo' kin, fur she's sho' sump'n has happen to yo'.' Toor Aunt Dorothy, how wrong it was for me to worry her I "And so I was brought from heaven to earth again. Tho youug geutleman walked home with mo, but Instead of leaving mo at tho gate, as I wished hhn to do, deliberately went in, and said to auntie, 'Miss Dorothy, why didn't you prepare me for this pleasant surnrlKCt You see. 1 am lnilnlitn.1 tit n .(.- shot nnd this lady'a scream fcr a delightful acquaintance.' "He then explained tho Incident to Aunt Dorothy, who laughed and sold, Well, well, young folks will gravitate toward each other like loadstoues, and wo old ones cant help It. My littlo Now York nloeo, If sho Is anything llko her mother. Will liover snlTVr tnr tli .want pf companionship If there's anybody worm Knowing! around tier, ,nnd I think, Gerald, she's hit It right this time,1 "I was so glad to hear Aunt Dorothy say this; I loved her twice us much as I did be fore. lteeau.se she nnntvelntAl fWal.l lvi. be marftl lllsmllll! kha flll.l min If tina noyu,. 1 cinctduaeo Hurt tbo Ant pebou luwt iii oM aunuiuhu kiiumu iun. ou, iu im iuosoi. or mo- CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER titer's old lover, Tlniiilolpli Bruce, Then she added, with nn odd smile, 'I wonder If tho feeling will bo Inherited by tho children I"' After this occurrence It wns not n dllllcult matter to Itiducu Kato to prolong hor visit at least until the holidays. "Yos,"snld Aunt Margery, "Beverly farms hall this year, If novor before, wltnem n gon tiluo Thanksgiving, ns well ns a Christmas." Aud so It was nrranged that Aunt Dorothy, ns tho head of tho family, should at onno writo io woi. ami Airs, nariioy, inviting tlietn to tho old Virginia home, 1 And Undo Ilobert, too," suggested Knto, "our old bachelor undo, ho must also come, for ho lives with father and mother, and there could lm no real thanksgiving with his dear, tlllll f4f0 nlisimt pom tlm fnhln" In n r,n'. lays tho mall ti, might n reply from Mrs. iinruoy nrccpiingino invention. Dlirillir thu month nr tnnrn lint itnu.l Kato nml Oernld wore frequent cointmulons. n. granuaio or Hit Virginia military Institute Hid finely odiicnUd for a tirofowLni. lm fouml hi nor own reanr iiiiouccin ciiariiuui sym pathy that vns greater than even hor beauty, lio never told his lovo, but thn oyes of both were traitors. Onn day ho Invited her to n troll, nnd tho iwith led to tho old milt uhorn they first met, Thoy had conversed long and pleasantly when lio suddenly Inquired, "Are you siiwrstltlous, Kntor "No; why do you nskl" "llocntlKO lu a fow weeks wn slinll nrnlinlilv part, not to moot again for n long tlmo, and I want somo pledgo from you that our friend- hill shall remain niilirnknii Hnn " unl.l n.,,-. aid, plucking two row leaves from n flower no woro ami inrowing uioui into tlio river flowing at their feet, "If thoy float down tho itream sldo by sldo, not drifting npart or Inking, they may Indicate our posslblo fu ture, but If" "What mockeryl" quickly Interrupted Knto, Impulsively laying her hand upon his. "Don't throw our lives Into tho scales to bo balanced by two roso leavesl" Tho words wcro stiokeii beforo sho thouirht nf tlmlr full ilgulflcniico. "No, watch them there thoy gol" And tho two white winged messengers went out uikjh their mission. Bteadlly thoy continued their course, sldo by sldo, but approaching nearer and nearer each other until Just as thoy were dlsnpix-nrlng from vlow, thoy were merged, ns It were, Into ono K)tnl. "Do you accept tho omen, Kate!" asked Oernld, with a tender look that monnt a vol ume of lovo songs. Tlioy clasped bauds; not another word wns spoken Iwyond tho mute olooueneo of their oyes, but thoy understood encii other from that moment nnd for nil time, IVcparatlons for Tlinnksglvlng went on npnee, and thoy were on nscalo of such mag nitude that oven thoso for a Virginia Christ mas could not excel Kate's father and mother nnd Undo Itobert Hnrtloy arrived lu duo tlmo, nml had been duly Installed In the great guest clinmborsYnnd what with holly, mlstletoo and flow ers, tho old mnnslun took on n festlvo look It had not worn for n gen eration. Besides tho Immediate members of tho family and tlio northern visiters, tho rec tor of tho neighborhood church, Col. nnd Oernld Brunt and n fow of tho most Intimate friends of tho Balnbrldgee, living In tho vl- .Hi & A OATOEMNO IK TUB KVEN1NO. clntty, were among tho Invited guests, but not ono dreamed of tho great surprise in store. Of the Thanksgiving dinner Itself, when tho day arrived and tho broad folding doors of tho dining hall wcro thrown open, what need !o said save that Aunt Dllsey and her satellites had expended upon It all tho re sources of kitchen and form, whllo tho old time house servants, proud of their breeding, had graced the festlvo board with all the boauty they could command I It was a feast to provoko an appetite, Thoro were rare dishes, sumptuously coos cd and sumptuously served; the choicest fruits nnd wines of the long ago; marvels of workmanship and ago in family plate, china and glass, nnd In numerablo things delicious to tho senses of taste, smell and sight all Insinuated Into Its composition. Dut it was a dinner long to be remembered in more than tosthetio or cull nary respect. Conversation was in ita most eloquont and reminiscent stage, when suddenly the old Colonial knocker on tho front door rang out with a sharp rat-tat-tat, as It hod never sound ed through the house before. What can It be I A momentary tsUeppe i falls upon. , the little company whllo Uncle Den hastens to answer the summons, but In a minute ho returns with his black face fairly ablaso with light "Miss Doroty Miss ModgYy" the words almost cboko him in their joyful endeavor to get out "Dere's a-gem'lum outside wid cr red face an' er big crap er whisker, who say lie llko tor cum In an' git sum ob dls dinner; ho talk so brcsh, I "speo I better nx hlm,M aud the faithful old servant grins from oar to ear. The words are scarcely spoken before tho burly, broad shouldered figure of a sun browned man enters, nnd with a hearty "Homo again How d"yo nil I" rushes forward to embrace Aunt Margery, who happens to bo sitting nearest to him at tho head of tlio tabic "Ilrothor Willi Brother Willi" and with a scream of dollght tho threo sisters throw themselves Into his arms weeping for Joy. Yes, after many years of nbenconiid ad venture, tho sailor boy, now n captain, hud returned to tho old homestead, that ho had not seen since tbo war. And what a tlmo they had I How tho gray headed servants, forgetting tbo grand dinner, forgetting every thing In their affection, crowded Into tho dining room to see young "Mar's Will" onco morel The whole plantation seemed to have gone mad with Joy that tho first Thanksgiv ing ever celebrated In Beverly Farms should be so blest. Indeed, for everybody the cup of happiness appeared to havo becu filled to the brim. But it was not so. There wus yet another surprise In store. In tho oventng there was such a gathering around tho big tiro In tho chlmnoy place as the old parlor never had witnessed. With Dorothy on one side, and Margery-Mier usu ally grave face brightened by lovo on tho other, each holding tho brawny hand of their brother, and Kuto In his lap, her oyes spark lingwith delight at tho possession of n new uncle, Will recounted his adventures during the preceding twenty years. Ho told them -. tm LI I wn i ii n HwsssBSBasi awe. js; y ""w l how, after tho war, ho had found scrvlco on nn Kngllxh steamship nud, by reason of his naval training nt Annapolis, had been rapid ly promoted until ho Wauio a captain in tho Oriental nnd Peninsular company, but that most of his tlmo had liecn sjient In voyages between far distant ports In tho east under circumstances that did not permit him to tnko n suluVlcntly long furlough to visit homo. Besides, ho h low from tho letters of his sis ters that their financial condition did not re quiroms preswicoor tlio abandonment of s proictwloii that was yielding him moro tlino n comjwtenco, Howover, the longing had so grown upon him to return to tho sccnos of Ills tmvliriml. tin rit Inst limt p.mIciwwI l,U fv.. mission nnd del 'mined thnt honreforth Bev erly Farms shoild Iwhls homo. "And to think of It," ho Mlded, "that I havo found on tho night of my r.rrlvn.1 a Thanksgiving party lu Old Virginia a broihor-ln-lnw (turning to Col. Hartley) whom 1 havo never seen nml this lovely niece, Verily, wo all havo reason to bo thankful." "But what's this. Knto I" continue.! tlm cnptelu, toying with a curiously wrought lockot which dnngled nmong other ornaments from n girdle nround her waist. " 1 lint's n IrliiLnl " t-mii ,i K ,, tiii,.f i.- lollUS to Undo Ilobert.. vnmler. nml 1 nr It only by Ids permission. Toll tho story, Undo uou, ror 1 nl ways lovo to hoar It," "It Is an Incident of tho wnr," was the re joinder, "aud at n tlmo llko this ono has no right to recall snd memories or spenk of such a thing as battlo and bloodshed." Urged by tho others, howover, Undo llolicrt proceed ed! "After tho assault on Pickett's division nt tho battlo of Oettysburg, among tho pris oners who fell Intn tlm lintwU nf .- ,nl. mont wns ono lu whom I beenmo deeply In terested. Ho was u largo, haudsomo, brown eyed man, n nntlvo of this state, and, llko myself, n major. Though dosjioratdy wound ed, nnd with tho chances of living all against him, not n murmur of regret, savo for his fumlly, escajied his lips. I often visited him, but each visit revealed tho fact that his hours were iiumuornL Ono morning whllo seated by his bcdsldo, ho nskod mo to hand him his faded, trrnv uniform which Inniir nt tlm font of tho cot. I did so. and taklmr from ono of tho (lockets n knlfo, ho request ed mo to rip n plnco lu tho left breast of his coat. There I found a bit of wipor wrapped arouud n small hard substanco, which on further examination proved to bo n littlo star. "This," said ho, looking nt It lovingly, "wan cut from tho coat of Gen. Btenowall Jackson, my noblo lender. It wns my fortune to lw ono of thoso who Ikjto him to tho rear when ho full at Chancollorsvlllo, nnd when his coat was removed I cut this star from his collar and placed It w horp you havo Just now found It where It would al ways bo nearest my heart 1 returned to tho battlefield nnd fought as 1 never fought lx fore. This souvenir I wish to leavo with you in order that you may sometimes think of tho Virginia soldlor you havo befriended. And this," snld ho, tnUng tho crumpled pa er, "Is tho hist leave of nbsuuco Gen. Jnck son over gavo ma Should you over havo tho opportunity, send It to my wife." Beforo nnother word wns uttered n chango passed over his fuco and ho became unconscious. Tho next day ho died. Shortly after that 1 was transferred to tho Army of tho West. When tho wnr ended I had tho two mementoes Inclosed In tho littlo casket that Kato now weare. During this recltnl, moro than ono pair of oyes were moist, nml tho volco of tho manly oiuier mmseu, wuo rccnileu tuts episode, trembled as ho reached forward and opening tho locket saldi "See, hero is tho stnr of Btenowall Jackson, and hero tho furlough signed by him permitting MnJ. Albert Fair fax to visit homo for thirty days." "Oh, poor husband!" cried Margery, with n great sob, ns sho fell almost swooning In tho nrms of her brother. Dorothy and Clara assisted hor from tho room to her own cham ber, where for a tlmo grlof held Its sway. But Margery was mado of stern stuff and hod boon too long tho mistress of her emo tions to let them luterfcro with tho hnpplnehs of such nn hour as that, nnd when shore Joined tho company, tho old calm was re stored and there was not n traco iu tho sweet, Placid features of tho great heart, ache sho had undergone. Approaching Major Hartloy as sho re entered tho room, sho laid her hand lu his and soldi "You havo been my good angel, nnd God has sent you horo thnt I might look upon tho bravo man who stood by thnt other brave man In his hour of need, whom I loved and hnvo mourned by dny And night. Thank you, major, or Undo Robert, as I may now Call votl. ami rcmomlier thnt tlila Tlml-alv. lng of ours has broken down all barriers, and henceforth, lu this house, thoro shall bo no north, no south, no east, tio west only ono grand union of hearts." And thoy all said anient It proved especially truo in tho case of Knto and Gerald, for w lion another anniversary rolled around thoy snt at tho some festlvo board as husband nnd wlfo. Undo Uolicrt since that tlmo has loeii a frequent member of tho Beverly household, enjoying with Capt. Bainbrldgo tho sjwrtsof tho benson,aud finding charm in the quiet companionship of Margery, who uever tiros of listening to tho story of Oettysburg and tho heroism of hor brave husband and his men. ODDS AND ENDS. Two winners near WBllamaport found a snow white squirrel The pin factories of tho United States man ufacture about 18,000,000,000 of those dimin utive but usefvt articles overy year Tho country having tho largest proportion of cultivated land Is Denmark, Russia hav ing the smallest The United Kingdom has 20 per cent, of land tilled, against 71 un titled. Justls L. Dwlght, tho Bocond Day Ad voutlst, of Port Hunter, announces that tho world will come to an ond some tlmo before Jan. 1, 1890. It pays not to bo hasty; that is. It pays the other man who takes advantago of your slowness nnd got In nheatl Mrs. Cpthla McPheotors, living noor Oreencastlo, Ind, Is 1)0 years old On hor last birthday she entertained n party of friends nnd baked tho cake that formed a portion of the roist The hostility of Costa Ulca toward tho con struction of tho Nicaragua Cnnal has boeu settled by arbitration, and work on tho canal is making rapid progress. One of tho remarkablo things said to bo in Utah Is a mountain near Salt Lake City com pletely covered by oyster sholls. This moun tain Is nonrly nlno thousand feet above th level of tbo sea. Tlio survivors of the Imdon steamer Odessa, which foundered at sea, havo arrived In England. Thoy wcro carried clown with tho vessel, but were Idowu to tho surface through tho boiler hunting, the explotdon saving their Uvea Tho cost to tho British government for the carriage of malls to America now amounts to tV00,000 per annum. Tho receipts for postage exceed 0i',000 er nullum. Large fortunes sometimes have queer ! glimlngs. The Gardiner (Mo.) Newi says that ono of tho wealthiest firms In that state begun business on .1,1)00,' which a slsftrof tho partners got in a breach of promise suit for damages against n rich man. 30, 1889 A VISION OF MinYLAND. An Intrepid Traveler's Marvelous F.spe rlrnco in the Frozen North. I. B. French, who has recently rctumco, from Alaska, where. In rntnunnv will, t V Bruce, ho mado a trip to (Under bay, nnd was rowanicu ny witnessing tlio w ondcrf ill mlroco S At ti tt A I, II . .1 oi wio -silent city," gavo nn interesting no count of his trip to a rojwiter for Tho Intcr- vcran. "1 started for Alnskn." lm nl,l "l.t A,.rll for the tniriioso of vlsltlmr tlm mln U'MIn on tho steamer I mado tho acquaintance of ' Air. uruco, wnoso accounts or tlio mirage novo recently ikmmi published lu neaily over nnner In thn rnuntrv. tin u-m ilmn nn lil. way to Alaska for tho purposo of writing up ,u ..,...,.. j .,., i, iiu.,pNin;i mj uuiviiuj. v non wo arrived nt Juneau wo heard n good deal about tho wonderful m rago. Upon inquiry wo wcro directed to I'roroKsor it. J, Wllloughby. Wo fc.md him to bo an odd old character. Ho enmo originally from Mis souri, anil liru liwn III .llltmnll fni tirnft years. He keeps a sortof museum of Alaskan uurnnmiw, which tourists never rail to visit. Ho gavo us nn interesting account of tho nhenomonon. nml snlil tlmt hU niton, Inn .- first called to It by hearing tho Indians tell of tno -city which was bunt In tho sky.' The Indian legond concerning It is that tho city Is innamieu ny tno spirits or their foes, tho Hussions. Thoy stand In great nwo of It, nml cannot bo Induced to go near tho plnco. "Tho professor dotormlned to Investigate. omUlx years ago ho mndo lilsj first trip to uiacier bay. no was successful lu seeing tno nurngo, and lias been there each year sinco during tho latter part of Juno nml tho first of July. It Is only nt that tlmo of year, when tho days are longest, that It appears, "In tho menutlmo ho had sent for ills cam era, and on his foul th trip succeeded In Ret ting n good photograph of tho wonder. W'o tried to Imluco him to accompany us, but ho stubbornly refused at first. Ho was nnxious to gut his negatlvo copyrighted, and under tho Impression that It required n personal visit, and that If nny ono elso saw tho phe nomenon It would lessen his chanco of mak ing monoy from tho salo of tho pictures. But flnnlly ho ngrosd to go with us If we would ay hint enough to get his copyright, which wo did. "Glacier boy Is about ISO miles north of Juneau, and tho trip has to bo mado In canoes. Wo obtained four Indian guides, londod a canoe with wood nnd provisions, nnd started about tho 1st of June, Glacier boy is Itself n wonderful sight. Completely surrounded by huge glaciers, tho effect on clear days is sin gularly beautiful. Tho bright rays of tho sun nro reflected In parti-colored hues from a field of blue, Ice extending fur beyond tho rango of vision. Wo passed Muld glacier, tho objective point of tourists, nud went to tho head of tho bay, about forty miles bo yond. "Wllloughby returned homo, and wo pitched our tent opx8lto tho Pacific glacier, nbovo which, ho Informed us, tho mlrago nppcarcd. Each day wo used to go over to tho glacier und wntch for the appearauco of tho phantom city. Juno passed and without nny signs of tho mlrngo, nnd wo wcro on tho jiolnt of giv ing it up nnd return to Juneau. About 5 o'clock on on afternoon of an early July day wo suddenly perceived, rising nbovo tho glacier over In tho direction of Mt, Fnlr wcathcr, what at first npjenrod to bo a thin mlstV cloud. It SOOIl becamo clearer, nml tvn distinctly sow a specter city movlug toward us. Wo could plainly two houses, w ell defined streets nnd trees. Hero and thoro roso tall spires over hugo buildings which appeared to bo ancient mosques or cathedrals. It was a largo city, ono that would at least contain 100.000 inhabitants. I havo seen Mllivnnl.-n.. mlraged over Lako Michigan, and this city npjieared considerably larger than that. It did uot look llko n modern city moro llko an undent European city. I noticed particularly tho Immense holght of tho spires. Of course wo wero much excited. Tho Indians who wero with us wcro overromo by tholr super stitious fear nnd ran awny. Wo both had cameras, and separated in order to tako it from different points of vlow. By tho tlmo wo reached points of vantago It had grown fnltltpr nml cvn illinnnAnrml t bI...1.I -.., - ..... ...... .,.. Hlmlf(iMuw, iuu,u nttjf . tho spoctaclo lasted about twenty-fl vo minutes, .If ,t...,ft.l tn ...... I... . . .. I. a luvuitim iv uuiip, uui uj iny iiorror could not find Bruce, Wo nt once Instituted Hwrch for him, but failed to And him for two days. Ou the third day ho was found. lie had lost his wuy, nud was nearly dead w ith cold and hunger. On our way bock wo wcro delayed at Bartlett bay by a severe storm. Whllo there wo were talking about tno mlrago in tho presenco of soveral mon when ouo of them sjioko up and snld that lie and hlsjwrtner had seen tho sarno thing. Wo asked them to mako affidavit of tho fact, which thoy did." Tho document, which was signed by Robert Christie and Robert Patterson, in tho prcs onco of Lamar B. French, Charles R. Lord, It, Wllloughby and Minor W. Bruco, reod as followj! "On July 2, 1BS0, whllo sailing from the main or Glacier bay Into what is known as Jones' boy, Just south of Wlllough by Island, about 5 o'clock In tho nfternoon, wo suddenly saw rising out against the side of tho mountolus what appeared to bo bouses, churches aud other huge structures. It ap- poorea to no a city or extensive proportions. Wo watched tho apparition for a long time, nnd think It was vislblo for nn hour or more. At that time wo bad never heard of what is called tho 'slleut city.1 Wo ore satisfied that It was a mlrago from ita position and appear ance," Chicago Inter-Ocean. Native Zinc In tle laboratory of .tho state . mining bu reau in San Frauclsco nn extremely Interest ing discovery was recently made. In work ing a specimen of sulphide or blonde ore sent from a mine In Shasta county, California, a Bmall pleco of natlvo metallic zinc was se cured. This Is tho first pleco of tho character named over known to havo been secured In this country. Late works on metallurgy note the exlstenco In the mines of Victoria, Australia, of the only motalllo sino known. Tho mining bureau proposes, If possible, to secure other specimens from Shasta county. New York Stur. BxmlaH nml Slippers. If ono weor a classic gown In tho house, ono should at Iwist wear something called a sandnl with It, but tho thing which pasics for n sandal Is only called so, being a shoe with bits cut from It, so as to show tho stocking, and tlod on with a ribbon tagged with gold or silver. These sandals are black, and are tied with black nnd make tho foot look small, but thoy are no moro classlo thau a lawn ten nis slipper or an Edward V pointed shoe, NolKxly has yet brought those charming things into use. Perhaps tho Richard III re vival may. Boston Transcript. A small boy at Marshall, Ills., has voiced a sentiment which would Ik? a good thing for general adoption. 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