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THE IVUISKYZOOTIC.
j vJH told you how dat beppent,
Iy me. Carl Zimmermen :
I os ted b little bier shop
Vay ond In Madison,
ptvoslrt lndlani,
ElnJinudert mile nuf here
Ver dockderDio Lewis
Got liees firsl atteck of bier.
yft, wol ! It vos von morning,
y'uBt I open t me meln door ;
per vcs-veU. dirty ladles
Come btand round dot vloor.
Dey lookarnunt, eln Augenbllck,
Und shpeak deni not a vdrd,
V:n every one begin to sing
The orst I ever beard.
Dey Vos all sooch songs like dot :
I Ylsh I vas a fly 1"
X73d. "It's better I vas an angel,"
rnd, "How dot vos auf high ?"
pcn dose ladles come arount me,
Tod say I am doing wrong,
I zA ven I don't trow out-do bier
IKj- Using anoder song.
w I bed in meln cellar
An old hafa keg of bier.
It tas ail sour und mouldy ;
It s bsn dore tree year. .
I , t)".d dam dat mein fraa und child
.-I at got some tings to eat ;
r.-t If cey pay me for dat bier
I . trow it In dass street.
Ya If dcy pay me for dat blor,
HI trow it ll around ;
1 ;, mate example of mein blaco,
I nd spill it on der ground
Dorf laiie are delighted,
Duy'fc got a convert here,
Dev glfe me a deu-thalor bill,
Und I prlng up dat bier.
1 1- sbpllled It all around so quick,
Dey fo got to ran or shvlm,
I'niso dose ladies all clear oud ;
I vas den tharlerh In.
Und ven I didn't vas a pbool,
I U keep dat to melnself,
Bt I'll told von rooster of It,
Tud-vell-you know nor1 it vas your
self. I: vrti better dat I cum away,
Und tnke a little rot.
Yea dat gruel var vas over.
Again I so in Vest.
1 1. took dat leetle bier shop,
Und keep It ymt the same,
I ad for Dockder Lewvis.es prigade
I didn't glfe a tame.
Written for the Advertiser.
COHPCLSIOX AND ATTR.ACTION.
The need of a compulsory school
law Is again be;ng discussed in some
localities, end as it is a subject of vi
tal iniDortanco to us as a people,
we
tUoalJ fully uuderstand its
nirrits
an3 demerits.
We should take into consideration
everything which appears to make
such a law necessary, aud see If the
appareiit causeB could not be adjusted
without applying a law which would
necessarily come in contact with the
interests of a large number of people.
In very many cases where at first
glance it would appear that a com
pulsory law would be just the thiug.
tL-re fs, iu reality, a need of every
thing els-e which pertains to a school
It is a lamentable fact that in the
thousands of schools in the United
States, a great majority Are uuprovid
ed with the rudet necessities, to say
nothing of conveniences nud attrac
tive features.
It is evident that thisstate of things
can be improved. Two things are
necessary to the successful manage
ment of a school : the student must
be interested and he must be comfort
able; and If, instead of laboring to
compel people to send their children
to schools which better deservo the
nmn nrienns nnd whose ver7 name
has become distasteful to the children.
thoe persona would labor to build up
our present system and make it the
ideal of what it was intended to be.
they would so revolutionize educa
tiDnal Interests that iu a few years the
subject of compulsion would bo drop
ped. One great step toward this end
would be to improve the condition of
school houses and surrounding ob
jects. Exchange bare walls for map,
charts and pictures ; things that will
at once be a source of eutertalnment
ond Instruction. Exchange small,
muddy yards for spacious, grassy
play-grounds. Exchange weeds and
other rubbish usually found aboutour
school houses, for shrubbery and
shade trees. In short make the place
attractive, and fit for civilized chil
dren to occupy, and the present in
difference of the parents and chil
dren would be changed to an active,
cheerful interest, and the other re
quisite improvements will soon fol
low. That our school houses are the least
attractive of all public places Is too
true. Enter a railroad car, the cabin
of a steamboat, a hotel, a theatre or
any place of public entertainment or
amusement and see with what care
everything is arranged that the com
fort of the guest may be secured, but
vho thinks of making a school house
cheerful or pleasant? A few hard
benches aud a stove are the only
things to be found in many of our
school houses, while the surround
ings are even less inviting; in fact
there is an absence of everything that
vould have a tendency to excite pride
'Mid interest In children. 2Sow, it
tnay be said that children do not no
tice the absence of these things thiB
nay be true, and It is, true that they
ould notice attractive features and
be benefitted.
There is a train of evils growing out
of the condition of schools and school
property. Those bavitrg district
property in charge evince but little
luterest because there Is nothing
hlch demands it". Teachers fre
quently evince but little interest In
their work, and who wonders at it
hen we consider the encouragement
given by those who should have a vi
tal interest. When will the people of
hl5 enlightened age awaken to a
tense of duty in this matter.
Pent, Jeb. A Tacheb..
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OUE NEW YOEK LETTER.
Temperance Brooltlyn Tlte Kevr
Horse Disease Tn8 Cli&rltle Chi
nese Fashion for, Easter Bonnets
Tlie Cost of Two Itcsns.
Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser.
New Yokk, April 4, 1874.
TEMPERANCE.
The rum cyclone has struck New
York at last. In Brooklyn it came
with all the force of a hurricane, and
It is rivalling the Western movement
bo far as power Is concerned. The
drinking places in New York, by
which saloons and groceries, in which
liquor is the principal article dealt in,
is meant, number 7,514 ; one to every
133 of the population. This Is exclu
sive of druggists, club houses and
places of that class which dispense
liquors quite as freely as the professed
dealers.
These furnish facilities enough for
drinking in all conscience. Wall
street is full of drinking places, many
of them furnished without reference
to cost, for gambling in stocks and
gold is a business so exciting as to re
quire stimulauts constantly to enable
the gambler to sustain the drain upon
him. The Astor House bar does an
enormous business. From early morn
till 12 at night the long bar is crowd
ed with feverish-looking individuals,
who keep the cool and self-posseesed
dispensers busy. One thousand dol
lars a day for liquors alone is not a big
day's work at the Astor. Delmonico's
Broadway place is another famous
place, then the Braadreth House, St.
Nicholas, Grand Central, New York
Hotel, and so on up, all on the west
side. The east side lias quite as many.
The regular thing for the regular
drinker who is in business down town,
is to walk to his home, up above 20th
street, and he Is very apt to stop at
every one of these places and drink.
Just at thi3 time a series of meetings
are being held in all the churches and
most of the halls, the object being to
create a sentiment against the traffic
and use of liquor, and to bo unite the
people opposed to it Is that a raid
will have some effect. The clergy are
all in it, aud many of the leading
business men have corns out and an
nounced their willingness to give the
movement all the aid in their power.
DIO LEWIS
is here with his Western laurels fresh
upon him, and the ranks are closing
for a big movement. In
3H00KLYX
the women have taken the field with
some prospect of success. One shrewd
saloon man took advantage of the ex
citement to post bills all over the city,
in the name of the Woman's Com
mittee, stating that a prayer-meeting
would bo held at his saloon a given
evening. Of course hi3 saloon was
crowded from early in the evening
till after 9 o'clock. Then, as no women
came it crept through the wool of the
thirsty crowd.present, that the saloon
man had made a rather nice thing by
attracting them to his den. The un
scrupulous fellow made several hun
dred dollars by his Bhrewd dodge.
THE WOMEN
of Brooklyn did, however, organize,
and are now on the war path. Last
Monday they formed praying bands
and visited various saloons, in which
they held cervices. These agencies
can be used in Brooklyn as well as the
west, for Brooklyn is a cuy o rebi
dences, and a very religious city. But
they met with but little success. The
saloon keepers wefe obdurate, and no
results followed. They propose to keep
it up. however, till they huve crushed
out the evil in Brooklyn at least.
A SGVT HORSE DISEASE.
A new disease has broken out among
the horses in the city, which, if not
checked, will create as much trouble
as the epizootic of two years ago. It
is a complaint entirely different from
any that has yet appeared. Some
horse doctors declare that the disease
is of a mild type, runs its course in a
very few days, never kills, that the
horse does not suffer at all ; that it
merely feels dull, languid, under the
weather, rather sleepy, rather dis
pirited, like a ward politician "be
tween elections." Other doctors in
sist that the horse suffers intensely
with an aching pain alternating with
coile spasms, and that it has proved
in many Instances fatal. One horse
doctofinslsts that the disease is a form
of lung fever. Another is certain that
: : - naco nf catarrhal fever. This
lit la i Wfc- w -
i.i. nnininn is ranidlv gairii
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ground, and finds many
omnno the ownerB of the
auvouuies
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fected, who are liaving their animals
treated for this complaint.
In all the large stables the disease.
whatever it is, has run through all the
horses. In the stables 517 Washing
ton street, a personal case has occur
red. A horse was attacked twice by
the disorder within fss-Q weeks. The
first time he was sick six days. The
secoud time the attack lasted half that
period. The horse eeeraed to suffer as
if affected with the quinsy sore throat.
He refused food, avoided water, but
did not lose flesh. In every case but
this the animal became thic, but in
this Instance the horse was, after the
second attack, even fleshier than at
first. His joints, however, became
stiff; he was unable to inove, as if he
had rheumatism did not seem to suf
fer any, but was as inanlmateasa log.
The horse the day or night before is
perfectly well ; when the next feed-iug-time
comes he will ajot eat ; he
wiH not drink ; his loins contract and
the disorder is in fullibree, till at last
it oeases as suddenly and as causeless
Iv as it appeared. One fact ba3 been
I verified by experience, the disorder
only attacks horses of a certain age.
Young horses and horses below 8 or 9
years are unaffected by it; and fe
males are less susceptible to it than
males. The disease is spreading rap
Idly and bo far no remedies have been
found for it.
THE CHARITIES.
A number of the professional phi
lanthropists of the city enraged at
James Gordan Bennett, because he
preferred to disburse hla money him
self, instead of putting It in their
hands, attacked him roughly, and
Bennett in turn, has subjected them
to a microscopic examination. Quite
a number of interesting fricts have
been developed. For instance, there
are seventy charities In the city gov
erned and managed by "boards,"
"agents, "&c. Tht-secbari ties disburse
$1,700,000, and the cot of carrying
them on foots up $185,000! Now, here
is where Bennett gets them. Of the
seventy, eight are Catholic, and the
eight disburse over half of the entire
amount, at a cost of $23.000 ! To make
the comparison more sharp and dis
tinct he gives this instance : The
House of Refuge, a Protestant charity,
collected and disbursed $61,000, at a
cost of $33,238, while a Catholio Pro
tectory, the same kind of a charity,
expended $365,000 at a cost of $10,374 !
And Bennett pertinently asks where
does the money go to ? What do the
demure Individuals in black gloves
who collect it do with it? And no one,
as yet, has answered his question.
The fact is there is a small army of
professional philanthropists who live,
move, and have their being by the
collection and disbursing of money
for charities. Of every dollar contri
buted so many cents stick to their
fingers in some way. Mr. Bennett is
doing the charitable a good work by
his timely exposure.
THE CHINESE IN NEW YORK.
Saving the cities on the Pacific
Coast, New York has more Chinesp.
resident, than any city in what may
be called the civilized world. They
are huddled together In the most
squalid part of the city, and though
they live wretchedly, the3' manage to
save something every day, and many
of them are absolutely accumulating
property. The emigrants are, to a
large extent, men. but they all marry
after thev have been here a time. It
is a singular fact that Chinese men
find their wive3 amongthe Irish. The
Irish women of the lower grades have
no objection to marrying the pig-tailed
Oriental, and they all-testify to the
I fact that they make good, kind hus
bands. The progeny of these Mon-gol-Celto
marriages are larger than
the Chinese, quite as nimble, lithe
and active, and very much stronger.
But it is a ourious mix, isn't it?
FASHION.
Easier com memorate3 the resurrec
tion of the meek arid lowly Jesus.
How do his followers in Gotham pre
pare for it? Read, and get an idea of
New York religion.
"Madame 's opening of Easter
hats has called out the beau monde.
The elegant drawing room was crowd
ed. Among the nobby hats our at
tention wa. called to pretty ecru chip,
embellished with French flowers and
pure ostrich tips, also, exquisitely cut
garniture. A lovely chapeau compos
ed of rjrns de siicz, in a soft, gray tint,
reminds oue of Quaker simplicity,
and yet there is no lack of grace
about this natty Easter hat. Among
the recherche EisVer black silk and
camel's hair cloth appear to take the
lead in promenade Spring suits. Ov
erskirts are not so extensively worn
as formerly. The neat little postilion
jacket is quite a favorite with the bon
tons."
Isn't this a descent from the sub
lime to the ridiculous? A "natty
EasterHat!" indeed. But speaking
of
HATS AND THINGS,
It costs something to be a fashionable
woman in New York. The simplest
bonnet, without flowers or feathers,
costs $20, and one as cheap as any wo
man of pretension would wear costs
$50. Then a Spanish Mantilla to suit
that bonnet costs $350, the roses on it
being $4 each extra! And these two
articles, bear in mind, only com
mence the dress. Seme of your lady
readers are doubtless able to take the
cost of these two items, and from the
figures see what the entire outfit from
bat to shoes would cost. I can't do
-i r... k: t i,nm if T Pircr mar-
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Mnr G.aMin.in of no-ition in .New ioru
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1 1 -Jiall examine the resources or ner
papa before th ceremony is pronoun
ced. I shall insist that the old gen
tleman settles on her at least $20,000
per annum. This sum will take an
ordinary belle through, unless she is
very ugly, in which case more will
be required. But think of a young
merchant saddling himself with bo
expensive a luxury as a fashiouable
wife! What certain ruin it is for him.
if he happens to be in love with her!
Is it any wonder that so many young
men live at the clubs, aud keep rooms
of their own,.rather than marry? I
think not. Pietro.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecber
makes this sensible reply in the
Christian Union to a query as to
whether it is wicked tcr dance: "It
is wicked when Jt is wicked, and not
wicked when it is not wicked. In
itself it has no more moral character
than walking, wrestling OTTowing.r
Bad company, untimely hours, evil
dances, may make the exercise evil ;
r.-s-rt rnrrmnnv. wholesome hOUTS, and
0- r .,,
bomej influences, may
make it a
very great bonsai
BROWKTILLE. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 9,' 1874
Historical Items.
The flax-seed was first planted in
Eugland in 1533. The first flax water
mill was invented in Scotland about
1750.
Fire-ships were first used in the
sixteenth century. They were first
employed by the English navy In the
engagement with the Spanish arma
da. July, 15SS.
The language of France was first
introduced into England by William
I. in 1066. Law pleadings were chang
ed from JFrencb to English in the
reign of Edward III., 1362.
An angel was an ancient gold coin,
weighing four penny weights, and was
valued lh English at 5s 8d. in the
reign of Henry VI., and at 10s, in the
reign of Elizabeth, 1562.
The hearths of the early Brittons
were fixed in the center of their balls?.
The fire-place, originally, was per
haps nothing more than a large stone
depressed below the level of the
ground to receive the ashes.
Funeral games are mentioned by
most early writers. Among the Ro
mans they consisted of processions
and mortal combats of gladiators
around the funeral pile. They were
finally abolished by Claudius1. A tax
was laid on funerals in England in
1793.
Dials were Invented by Anaxi-
mander, 550 B. C. The first dial of
the sun in Rome was placed on the
Temple of Quirinus by L. Papirius
Curror, when time was divided into
hours. In the times of the Emper
ors almost every palace and public
building had a sun dial.
History informs us that the pro
duct of the silk-worm was first util
ized In China 4,515 years ago. through
the eucouragerxie'nt of the Empress
Si-ling-Chi, to whom is attributed
the invention of silk-stuffs. The se
cret of silk-worm culture was finally
stolen from China, and ultimately
spread all over the globe for twenty
ys-fcrs, however, the Chinese kept the
secret faithfully ; death was the pen
alty which any one incurred who at
tempted to impart a knowledge of it
to any outside nation, aud their fron
tiers were guarded closely to prevent
the secret from being carried abroad.
Burled Aiive:
r
Two weeks ago at Chapmanville,
Pennsylvania, a woman named Mar
tha Cogswell, wife of Anthony Cogs
well, a drover, died, as was supposed,
in this village, and was buried. Her
husband was absent at the time. His
first knowledge -of his wife's death
was on his return home. Almost wild
with grief, he insisted upon her body
being exhumed, so that he could see
the remains. This was done, and the
coffin opened in the presence of seve
ral friends. To the unutterable hor
ror ofall, the body had changed its
position in the coffin . showing that
she had been buried while in
a trance. The body was lying on its
face. Evidences of a fearful struggle
made by tho unfortunate woman
when she recovered consciousness in
the coffin were visible. The flesh was
torn from one shoulder, and the
shroud was covered with blood.
When Mr. Cogswell saw what a ter
rible fate his wife had met, he fell
-enseless across the eoffin, and has
been a raving maniac ever since. AT.
Y. Sun.
A New Oklahoma liili.
The new Oklahoma bill, introduced
the other day by Senator Dorsey. dif
fers materially from the other bills in
troduced in the House and Senate on
the same subject. It pnwid.es for the
incorporation of the Territor3 in reg
ular form, and without any special
provisions for the Indians, except de
claring them citizers of the United
States, and providing that any Indian
shall be entitled to a patent upon any
lands that mav be held in a state of
improvement by him : that each in
dividual Indian man, woman and
child shall be entitled to a homestead
of 160 acres, to be located in the lands
now owned by the tribes in common,
and that the balance of the lands now
owned by the tribes in common shall
be bought by the jfnited States at a
fair valuation, the sums in payment
for the same to be held as a fund for
the benefit of the Indians, similar to
that of the Osage aud Pottawatomies.
The bill also guaranties to negroes do
mesticated in the various tribes the
s-iine rights its the Indians. Senator
Dorsey will make a strong fight for
his bill, and he is an indefatigable
worker".
The Western Rural has a correspon
dent who throws out the following
hints to youcg men who work for
others: Be read3 to throw in an odd
half hour or an huur'.s time when it
will !e an accommodation, am don't
seftn to make a merit of it. Do it
heartily. Though not a word be said,
your employer will make n note of it
Make yourself indispensable to him.
land he will lose many of the opposite
kind befrfre he will part with you.
T'hose young men who watch the
clock to see the very second their
working hour is up who leave, no
matter what state the work may be in
at precisely that instant who calcu
late the extra amount they can slight
their work and yet not get reproved
who are lavish of their jem ploy ef '8
goods will always be the first to re-oelve-notice
when times are dull that'
theirervices are no longer required.
"If you are courting a girl," says a
California paper, "stick to her, no
matter how large her father'ef feet
are.'r
THE HAPPY FARMER.
BT MBS. LTniA. TI. SIGOUBNET.
Saw ye the farmer at his plow,
As yon were riding by T
Or, wearied 'neath his noonday toll,
"When Summer suns, were high
And thought ye that his lot was hard ?
And did you not thank God,
That you and yours were not condemned
Thus like a slave to plod?
Come, see him at his harvest home,
Wheri garden', field and tree
Conbplre with flowing stores to fill
His barn and granary ;
His healty children gaily sport
Amid the new-mown hay.
Or proudly aid, With vigorous arm.
His task as best they may.
The dog pertakes his roaster's Joy,
And guard the lonely wain ;
The feathery people clap their wings,
And lead tholr youngling train.
Percliance the hoary grandslre's eye
Theglowing scene surveys,
And breathes a blessing oii his race.
Or guides his evening praise.
The harvest giver Is their friend
The Maker of the soil
The earth, the mother, gives them bread.
And cheers hlr patient toll.
Come, join them round ihclr wintry
hearth,
Their heartfelt pleasure see.
And you can better Judge how blest
The farmer's life may be.
SHAKEN DOWN.
A DETECTIVE'S STORY.
In one of our Western cities, a for
gery to a large amount had been ef
fected, and the perpetrator had esoap
ed with, the spoils. The plztce of his
concealment was not certainly known,
bnt he was supposed to be secreted in
New York city.
In the city where the crime had
been committed, I held d situation as
lieutenant of police, and in obedience
to orders, I proceeded to New York
In search of the forger.
It was my first evening in town,
and as I was sittiug within the friend
ly walls of the St. Nicholas, wrapped
in a cloud of tobacco smoke, and a
fine specimen of the lateBt style of
false whiskers and moustuche, I saw
enter a very dear friend, from whom
two years before I had parted in Cali
fornia. As he passed he glanced at hie', but
did not recognize me. I was glad of
It, for it assured me that my false
whiskers would be a valuable aid to
me as a di-guiae in th search which
on the next day I idteu'ded to corri
mence. My friend lishted a cicrar. and seat
ed hfm'elf some distance from me.
As T couldn't allow the opportunity
of speaking tor him pass by, I went td
ward him and safd :
"Good evenliur. Mr. Markhara."
"Good evening, sir," he feplied, at
the same time looking at me as if en
deavoring to recall my countenance.
"When did you return" from El Do
rado?" I asked of him.
"A week ago; but really you have
the advantage over me, iuamuch as
you are acquainted with my name,
while I do not recognize you."
"Is that the case ?"
"It is, sir."
"Don't you remember me?"
"No. sir. I do not," he replied.
"Can Ispenk with you one moment
in private?" I asked.
"Certainly," was the answer; and
arising he accompanied me to my
room. When" the door was closed, I
said :
"Do-you recollect me?"
"I cannot was the reply.
Taking off my whiskers and mous
tache, and speaking In a natural tone,
for I hud before usad a disguised voice,
I asked :
"Does that refresh your memory?"
"Harry Evans, hy all that's power
ful !" he exclaimed its he .grasped my
hand, and shook it until I feared that
when he should release it, my fingers
wouid drop off.
"But what is the meaning of all
fMc? whpre did vou come from, and
what are you up is, that you must
disguise youreself so that your friends
don't know you?"
On promise of secrecy, and in a few
words, I told him what business I
had before me. When I ended, he
cried out:
"By Jove! Harry, of all the men in
the city, j'& are the one I am most
delighted to see for there is a little
matter which is precisely in your
line that I want attended to."
I assured him that nothing would
afford me more pleasure than to serve
him in an3' way which might be in
my power
Having ordered some champagne
and fresh cigars, he told me of the
work which he had for me to do, and
I will repent the story as nearly as
possible in bis own words :
"It is just a week since I arrived
here, with good health and plenty of
money a combination of circum
stances which I consider .particularly
fortunate and last nlirht the -trouble
happend which I want yon io set
ritrhl
"Burins -the .veiling, having noth
ing better to do I strolled into Bur
ton's, to witness him in one of his in
imitable performances. Next to me
was seated a lady wlo was neatly but
rather showily dressed, and who ap
peared to be unaccompanied by anyj
one.
"Moreover, she was exceedingly
handsome, and having by some
chance entered into conversation with
her. I found her also very interesting.
What started our acquaintance I can
not .remember, although I think it
arose from some remark" she made to
me but at any rate, she -was quite
agreeable.
"When the performance was about
- - .- -
halfway through, she suddenly com
plained of feeling faint, and asked me
if I would accompany her where she
could get Borne fresh air. I did so,
and it appeared to revive her; but af
ter a few minutes she appeared to
grow worse, and Bpeaklng to a small
boy who was standing near, ahe ask
ed him to call a carriage. Up to the
present time, I had felt a ellght sus
picion that all was not perhaps as it
should be. It had been but the shad
ow of an Idea, which her last request
dissipated, and therefore I assisted
her into ttio carriage. But no Booner
was she in, than she fell almost upon
the floor.
"Of course, I jumped in to help Kef
upon her eeat. Hardly was I in, be
fore the doorclosed, the driver sprung
to his box, and and off we went. I
waa just about ordering him to stop,
aa I had no intention of riding with
him, when the lady, who appeared to
divine my thoughts, grasped me by
the arm, and exclaimed :
"My dear sir, do not leave me, I
beg of you ; I arri" very unwell, and if
you will but ride willi mo aa far as
my home, you will oblige mo very
much ; It is not far, and you can" in
stantly return. to the theatre."
"What could I do? I was in for it,
and determined to take itquietly be.
sides, thought I, it may turn out to
be a romantic adventure ; and you
will soon see that it did, aud that the
romance rather exceeds the pleasant
ness of the thing. So I remained seat
ed by hers side, supporting her as she
slowly revived.
"Although she said that the dis
tance was but short, and notwith
standing I was rather enjoying my
self, yet it seemed to me that we were
never to stop, although the horses
had been going for a long time at the
top of their speed. In fsict, I had
several times though! that they in'ust
be running away with us.
"But at last, after riding for almost
half an hour at break-neck pace, we
halted. By this time she was again
so unwell that I was absolutely oblig
ed Eo lift her out of the carriage and
carry her up the steps.
"Here she besought me to come In
that silS might thank me for my
kindness, assuring me that she should
never forget it. Accordingly I order
ed the driver to wait, and in I went.
We nassed throuirh a hall in which
the gas burned dimly, find into a par
lor likewise but little lighted, but as
well as I could see, quite nicely fur
nished. "The moment we entered the room
she appeared to revive, and closing
the donr, and taking off her bonnet
and cldJik. she requested me to be
seated ; I did so upon a lounge near
at. hand and presently she ceme and
seated herself at nJ5' side.
"She thanked me over and over
again, and requested my card, which
I gave her. She appeared to b' com
pletely recovered from her late illness
which she said she was quite subject
to, and I have since come very much
to the same conclusion. She had ex
pected to meet her husband at the
theatre, and did not know why he
had not been there. He was a law
yer, and perhaps his business had de
tained hirri. Thus passed a quarter of
iili hour.
"At the end df that tiffte I heard
steps co'mintf along the hull; they
ttfpped at the parlor door, and the
knob was turned, but the docfr jro'uld
not yield. Then a heavey voice ex
claimed, 'Open this door.' This wa
followed by a strong kiek.
"At the same time the lady cried
out: 'My God ! it is niy husband the
door is locked : he" is terribly jealous
he will kill you!' and fell fainting in
to my arms.
"What a position for a modest man!
Before I could think twice, open
burst the door with a tremendous
crash, and a man frantic with rage
rushed into the room. For a moment
he looked at us without speaking ;
then, with a loud oath, sprung to the
table, opened a drawer, and seizing a
pair of pistols, pointed them at my
bead, Crying out, aa he did so ; 'Vil
lain ! have I found you? You shall
die!"
"The wife sprung from my firms,
and seized the barrel of a pistol with
each hand. "Would you commit a
murder? he Is innocent!" she' cried
out ; but he swore with ai awful oath
that if I moved he would kill me.
Had I only had my revolver with me
and I generally -cany it he would
perhaps, have come off second best ;
but I had that day sent it te be repair
ed, and therefore, luckily for him, I
was unarmed.
"At length hla. ferocity melted be
neath the tears and protestations of
his wife, and the matter was finally
adjusted by my leaving my watch
and all my money which was about
three hundred dollars as a pledge
that T would call the next day and
settle the affair, he at the same time
civine me his note for the anionnt,
and threatening to blow my trains
out if T retired without so doing. Af
ter ft was done he walked down to
the carriage with me, for it waa still
waiting, and got In after me, still
keeping ihe pistols in his bands.
When .we had ridden some ten
minutes the -carriage stopped, and I
was ordered to get out. I did eo, as
be possessed a most potent "persua
der," and the hack drove off. and left
me in an unknown part -of the city, i
Of course, I have been nnsbie to find
the house, and so my money la lost
without you can help me find itj iiut
I will give them the credit of having
played the game excellently."
When ;my friend had finished, I r
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burst into a loud laugh. I could not
help it, the whole afiair was so rich
and amusing: but I promised to as
sist him as far as I wa3 able". ,
"Have you mentioned tbo affair to
any one?" I asked bim.
"No. you are the first. I thought
that it would be useless, as I had no
satisfactory proof of the transaction;
for of cdurse the note is worthless,
even if I could find the house, which
is peifectly impossible, as I have not
the faintest idea of its locality."
"Should you know the woman, if
yeu should see her again ?"
"Yes among a thousand."
"And the mah, could yod recognizb
hlni?
"I think I could."
I asked him to give a description of
him, and he did so.
I could have hugged him in my joy,
for here was the very man I was in
search of, and I could, by finding him
kill two birds with one stone ; and In
stead of being to my friend a losing
business, It would pay well, as a re
ward of one thousand dollars bad
been offered me by the person" whose
name had been forged, if I should ar
rest tho criminal ; and I promised
Markham one-half of it, in case I was
succeseful, for having put me on the
right track.
The next day I commenced, but for
two days nothing of consequence was
done. On the second evening, how
ever, the prospect brightened. Mark
ham and myself were leisurely prom
enading Broadway, and talking of
nothing in particular, when grasping
me by the arm lie suddenly exclaim
ed: "Do you see li ?"
"Yes," said I, mechanically, hut
withouthaving the faintest idea what
he meant.
"That's the one," he continued ; "I
could tell it anywhere."
"What is the one?" I asked.
"That pirili bonnet ahead," he re
plied ; "and 'tis the same cloak, too."
In truth, about twenty feet before
us, was a lady wearing a pink bonnet,
and walking along, unaccompanied
by a gentleman. I instantly knew to
what he referred, and my pleasure
was as great as hjs.
"But you are perfectly certain that
it Is the oue."
"That I am ; but see, she has stop
ped at that window, and we shall
have a look at her fa"ce; yes, I knew
I was right," he contiriued, as the la
dy in question, looking in at a store
window, gave us a good view of her
countenance.
I instantly requested Markham to
leave me, lest she sfaould chance to
see him, and to recognize him, which
would completely spoil the plan of
operations, the principal points of
which I had already marked out for
myself.
I promised that if he should do so,
I would run the game to cover, aud
he shoiilcl be in at the death. Ac
cordingly he turned upon his heel,
and in a few minutes was outof sight.
As soon as he was gone, I walked
forward briskly, till I had reached
the pink bonnet. I continued be
hind her long enough to impress ray
self with the appearance of her at
tire, and then passing her, I walked
swiftly on until I was three or four
rods ahead of her, when I stepped in
the doorway of a store, and appeared
to bo intently examininc the articles
through the side window. As she
came towards me, I obtained a fair
viet of hex f.?ce, which was very
handsome; and w"hen 'glib prfssed, I
dropped behind, aud followed her at
a reasonable distance, until she stop
ped at a confectioner's. Observing
opposite an apothecary', a sudden
thought came to me, following which
I hurried over and purchased a bottle
of Strong spirits of ammonia, resolv
ing that if, while h my presence, she
should meet with a filiating turn, she
should meet with a most powerful
and perhaps not very agreeable re-J
vival.
After leaving the confectioner's,
she kept on until she reached Ord
way s, which she entered, I follow
ing. Ju3t within the outer door, I
designedly placed my foot upon the
skirt of her dress. Rip went the
stitches, and my first Btroke was
struck. I apologized tremendously,
and assisted her in Its restoration.
When it was done, she inquired if I
would do her a little favor.
"A thousand, if you wish
me
answered.
"Would you be so very kind as to
purchase for me my ticket?" at the
same.tirae putting her hand In her
pocket. Suddenly, however, she
withdrew it with the exclamation:
"Heavens! I irsve lost my port-mon-naie
; what shall I do?"
"I am truly sorry for voir loss,"
said I; "but that shall not prevent
you from attending the performance,"
aud hastening to the office I purchas
ed two tickets, and returning to her
placed one in her hand.
She was very sorry to put me to so
much trouble waa a thousand times
obliged, and hoped I would not con
sider it unlady-like in her (o receive a
ticket from a stranger; but she had
so ret her mind upon tS'e perform
ance, that really she could not stay
away. All the thanks and protesta
tions ended by rae accompanying her
into the hall, and seating myself at
her side. She wr3 so pretty, so fas
cinating, and played lier part so well,
that I did not wonder that Markham
had been taken in, and I verily Re
lieve that had I not been forewarned,
I should have shared the same fate.
As it was, however, I was prepared
io whatever might turn up, and ap-
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OFFICOXPa-TEB OF THE CdtJXTJi
iiu m iLMBsa assa
peared as unsuspecting as possibls.
All went off according to my espeeEa
tion. The ill turn and carriage srerc
striotly en regie.
When I had placed her in it, I beg
ged her to excuse me a moment,
while I returned for my gloves, whlcti
I pretended to have dropped. Beck
oning to me a boy of some dozen
years, who looked as if ho, might bd
trusted, I asked him :
"Would you like to earn five dol
lars?" "Certainly," was the reply.
I said to him :
"At the door is a hack which'
r
I
shall get inlo. As soon as I do so;
jump on behind, and ride till I get
out. Notice the number of the house
which I shall enter, and then run for
a couple of policemen; tell them In
fifteen minutes to enter it, pass thro'
the hall into the second door npod"
the richt hand side. Don't let the
'driver know that you are on. Call
to-morrow at ten, at the St. Nicholas,
and I will pay you. Do you under
stand ?"
"Yes, sir."
"Repeat what I have told yon" .
He did it correctlv. I entered the
carriage, and went through precisely
the same course that Markham had
done.
All in good time came the knock at
the door, and my lady endeavored to
faint, but did not quite succeed ; for
laying her back upon the sofa, I pour
ed about half a spoonful of the am
monia into ber nose. I knew that if
was rather cruel, but I could not . re
sist the temptation td py her off a'
little.
Quick as lightning she sprang to
her feet, gasping and almost strange
ling, while at the same instant open
flew the doo'f, arid the enraged hus
band entered.
The pistols were duly drawn fottlf
and pointed at me, while the wife; in
stead of imploring my life, was busily
engaged in i-ndeavoring to ge t breath,
for the ammonia nearly killed her. I
saw that my gaffi'e was safe, that th9
forger stood before me; and wheri"
his first burst of well counterfeited,
passion was at its height, pulling off
ray whiskers and drawing out my re
volver, I cooly irformed him that hs
was my prisoner.
The moment he recognized me, "S
ohange came over the spirit of his
dream." He dropped his pistols, and
sank speechless into a chair. In a
few minutes the policemen entered,
and I explained the case.
The prisoners were taken care of,4
and afterward paid the penalty of
their crimes. Markham recovered
his watch and a portion of bis mon
ey, but would not accept the five hun
dred which I had promised him; and
we have often since then congratula
ted each other that there waa bo fa
vorable a termination to our "shaking
down."
TnE Air We Breathe. Iu ab-'
sorbing into our lungs the quantity of
air necessary to sustain life, we ad
vertently inhale hosts of microscopic
rti dnlrrials, which aro in suspension'
in the airhospherical fluid, and even
portions of antediluvian animals,
mummies, aud skeletons of past ages.
Everyday and hour this absorption
of animal and vegetable life proceeds
We inhale the microsoa, several tpe
cies of which are the fish of our blood
and the vibrione. which attach them
selves to our teeth like barnacles to a
ship's bottom; and with these the.
dust of microscopical animalcules, so
that it takes 75,000,000 to make a'
grain, and the no less" minute grains
of pollen, which, germinating wir
lungs, further the ppread of parasitic
life to a degree far beyond that of tho
normal life visible to our eyes.
Beef Tea. A writer In th Cana
da Lancut gives a new prooes for ma
king beef tea, as follows :
Take a thin rump steak of beef, lay
It apon a board nnd wKh a cheese
knife tfcrape it. In this way a red"
pulp will be obtained, which contains
pretty much everything In the steak,
except the fibrous tissue. Mix this
red pulp thoroughly with three times',,
it3 bulk of cold water, stirring until
the pulp is completely .diffused. Put
the whole upon a moderate firo cndF
allow it to come slowly to a boil, stir
ring all fhe time to prevent the cak
ing of the pulp. In using this do not
allow it to be strained, but stir tho'
settlings thoroughly into the fluid.
One to three fluid ounces of Ibis may
be given at a time.
Pol-y-gron-da-ha, daughter of Med
icine Horse, of the tribe of Otoetf
State of Nebraska, died at her trans
ient residence on the Republican riv
er, south of Red Cloud, March 13th.
The funeral was conducted in true-'
Indian style. They loaded her pony
with all her worldly goods, hen plac
ed her across them and conveyed her
to a bluffon the south side of tho riv-
Ler, where they buried her with all
her trappings. They then choked th.
pony to death ond left It to moulder'
on the sod, or become a prey to the
wrld beasts; thus destroying 11 by
which the name of the noted squff?
might be held in remembrance. E6d
Cloud Chief.
'
That was ar practical woman who
wrote to Evangelist Hammond, a4F
St. Lofcis, asking prayers to lift Clirf
mortgage on her farm, that she ana
ner little ones may not be thrown oni
of a home.
m
The waj's of women Anywhere
from ninety to two hundred pounds.
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