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THREE, OR FOUR.
BY WITCH IIAZEL.
"Tho number Is small " I grant It;
But Uien, It was quite enough,
For the dark clouds gathered around us,
And tho way grow lonely and rough.
Two ofournninber soon faltered;
Pitiful doubt filled their eyes,
"Where was the bright cheering promise,
Foretold by tho dawn's rosy skies?
As slowly they drifted onward,
More swiftly tho day-light fled,
Hark to tho roar of the billow;
See tho faces bo white with dread.
I see in your eyes a question ;
Why will you ask me for more?
The care of the Father. Is over
The thrco who remain on tho shore.
OR THE
SEARCH FOR THE MOUNTAIN MINE.
Br GEORGE MANVILLE FENN,
Authoii or "Ship Ahoy !"
CHAPTER XXVII.
MANY A SLIP.
The sllenco in the valo seemed aw
ful now, not even the chirp of n grass
hopper being heard in that glow of
heat. For a few minutes Larry had
heard the rustle made by Dawson as
he went on, in accordance with their
ruse. Then he had evidently stopped,
and was listening, perhaps covering
with his rifle the way the Indian
must come, in case Larry might miss.
Larry listened : not a sound.
"Bedad 1 an' It's
ostonishin'," said
Larry to himself, "how mighty heavy
this bit of stick Is whin yo howld it
up so long. Bad luck to Masther
Copperskln whin ho comes! for it
will rest all the heavier on his dhirty
head.
How long It 3eemed, and not a tok
en of the savage coining, not even
the faintest Eound, rustle of leaf, or
movement of stone.
"Ah, bedad ! an' ho'ff gone some
other way, the chatin' thafe," grum
bled Larry to himself. "An' ho won't
come this road at all. Oh, the omad
haun, whin if he'd only have shown
his shadow for a moment, I'd have
known where to find his head, an'
have given him as purty a tap as Iver
fell from a bit of blackthorn ! Now
which way will he be gone and what
will I do now?"
Larry's face was screwed up itrper
plexity as he glanced behind him to
see if It were poppible for him to be
taken In the rear; but no, thut was
well protected by rocks, and he went
on, watching and listening.
"Ah, an' he's gone intirely; per
haps to fetoh Bomo moro ov tho bla'
gards; an' makin' a fool ov me like
this, the desaver lookln' so thruth
ful an' sure to come by as he did. Be
dad ! ho shall have a hard wan for
this if he"
Crack !
There had not been Jbe faintest
sound, and Larry, whose arm ached
tremendously "like a whole schore
ovrhoomytics," as he expressed it
as he Btood there close to the square
block, saw the Indian's bent head
suddenly come into view, and the
stick fell like lightning.
The Indian saw him, and was in
the act of darting back as the blow
fell ; but he was too Iato, and"without
a cry ho railed over among tho brush
wood, face downward.
"Did it hurt?" Baid Larry, derisive
ly, as he ran to tho Indian's side, and
took away knife tomahawk and bow
and arrows.
"Cleverly done, Larry,'' said Daw
son, In a whisper, as he ran up ; and
then going back a few paces to where
they had first seen tho Indian on their
track, he stood and watched all along
tho valley without seeing another foe.
"Is ho much hurt ?" said Dawson,
coming back.
"Bedad anJ I don't ktio'w," said
Larry, rubbing his chin and staring
blankly at the prostrate savage; "he
won't shpako at all. though I've tried
him twicet."
"The poor wretch is dead," said
Dawson, stooping and turning the In
dian over.
"None ov yer blarney now, Misther
Dawson, Sor," said Larry, looking
horrified. "Shure, an I didn't even
thry to kill him."
For answer Ddwson 'pointed to the
savage's indented skull, where on the
bare, smooth surface, denuded of hair,
the stroke of Larry's stick showed its
deadly trace.
"Bud I didn't mane to kill the poor
baste, said Larry, whose brown face
looked rather ghastly. "It's puttln'
a thrlck on a man to timpt him into
strheckin' a'blow, an' only having a
head as tinder as a basin."
"He's dead enough, poor wretoh !"
said Daw3on ; "but ho would' have
killed us without mercy had he had a
chance. Look at" those."
Dawson pointed to seven ghastly
trophies-hanging at the Indian's bolt.
"An what are thlm, now?" said
Larry,
"Scalpa," was the reply "the
proofs of seven lives ho has taken."
And Dawson turned over the horrible
relics, two being Indian, and tho oth
ers tho locks of whites, one bearing
theiong fair tresses of a woman
"Look at that now," said Larry,
whose face fast resumed its former
color. "Oh, if that's been his game,
an' ho would have paled me poor head
in that fashion Oh, bad luck to the
baBte! I ain't sorry at all', at all.
Here, let's hide him away."
"It's of little use, if his felIows,seeit
TIETK1S1BEH1TEB.;
hlm,"sald Dawson as Larry performed
the rites of sepulture with bushes and
pieces of rock, while he again thor
oughly examined the route by whioh
they had como.
"An1 d'ye think he would have
taken our scalps like that, Misther
Dawson, Sor?" said Larry, whose
conscience was still troubling him.
"Ours, Larry ?" said Dawson ; "yes,
even those of the tender women who
are watching for our return."
"Hurroo!" said Larry, "that's sat
isfyin'. Ye, see, Misther Dawson,
Sor, I didn't feel aisy In me mind, an'
nlver a praste nowhere near to eay a
bit ov con fission to. Bud all thesame,
I didn't mane to kill the savage. An'
what'll wo do now?"
"Wait for night, Larry; It Is our
only chance."
Through tho long hours there they
waited, after taking up as command
ing a position as tho3r could find, ono
which gave them just a glimpse of the
opening of the ravine where the rest
of the party lay. The sun began to
decline at length, but still there was
no sign of other Indians, and they
hoped at last that this was a soout left
behind by some roving band.
It was possible ; but probably, tho
band was within ea3y ronoh perhrips
In the vallej' at tho present nroment ;
and, eager as ho was to rej.iu the
others, Dawson felt that h?j must
watch and wait.
"If I could only have a iipo," said
Larry, "I wouldn't roin'd ; bud they
would smell It a mile away, an would
not rest till they'd oome an' stole mo
pouch." J
Tho dark shadows at length, seem
ing to flow along tho valley and fill It
up by slow degrees like a flood of
gloom, till It rose higher and higher,
and the bright tints that had lingered
upon the mountain-tops died away In
turn. Then Yvith cautious steps the
two men started back for the ravine,
still taking every precaution, and
stopping and listening again, till with
breath more freely drawn, they reach
ed the ravine without interruption,
and now began to make what speed
they could.
Haifa mile frorfr tho entrance they
were challenged by Adams, who had
a long tale to tell of tho anxiety that
had been felt, and how this was the
fourth journey he had made down to
the entrance of the ravine to see If
they wore returning
He was for returning at doybreak
once moro fur up into the mountains,
but Dawson had another proposal to
make, and that was that it would be
better to make the best of their way
back across tho desort- with tho wo
men, leaving-the gold where it had
been placed, and returning at some
future time without so tremendous a
charge.
But this was overruled by Adams,
and it was settled, as tTiey returned to
the little camp, that It would be well
to hold to their original plans, watch
ing the next morning at the entronce
from somo well-picked post of obser
vation. Tho night passed peacefully away,
und the morning broke unclouded ;
and soon after it wa light Dawson
and Adams were down at tho mouth
of the ravine, where they had not
been ten minutes when from far up
the valley came tho sound of hoofs,
and by the time they had carefully
ensconced themselves in a rift which
commanded a view along the hollow,
it was to become awaro of tho fact
that a body of fifty or sixty Indians
was in motion, the men for tho most
part mounted, with tho women walk
ing or riding oii other horses laden
with their poles and skins. A camp
had been broken up, and tho tribe
was seoking the mouth of the valley,
ovidently to cross tho plain for some
fresh hunting spot.
It was a nervous time for tho watch
ers, knowing, aB they did, tho quick
perceptions of their enemies, and tho
ease with which they could detect a
trail when their suspicions were arous
ed. But they were bound to watch
them, and hope that no adverse fate
would tempt them to turn aside and
come up tho ravine, in which case
their fate would have been sealed, un
less, by a desperate resistance, they
could beat them back, while tho mules
wore driven higher up.
On they came, fierce, oavago war
riorsold men and striplings, painted
and bedizened ; their hair ornament
ed with feathers, and their long blank
ets hung loosely over one shoulder.
For tho most part they were mounted
well, and it was plain to Dawson, af
ter a close study cf their features, that
the man whom they had encountered
had formed one of their band.
Perhaps no position Ib more trying
to the nerves of a man than that
where in the face of a deadly peril, he
is condemned' to inactivity ; to wait
with every fiber strung while that
danger comes nearer, as it did here,
till at last, to the horror of the two
watchers, they" saw the leaders of the
band reign up in front of the opening
and halt, while the whole of tho tribe
straggled up.
It was evident that they were com
ing up the ravine, and Dawson's eyes
met those of Adams In a look full of
anguish and despair.
Even in that time of peril Adams
could not help thinking of tno ohange
that had came upon his companion,
and how his thoughts were then all
centered upon the woman he loved,
waiting a couple of miles back for
their return..
Then in a low whisper, as they lay
there behind the Btones, they made
their plans, which must be full of
bloodshed. From yhero they lay hid
they could pick off one by one the
men who approached ; and thelronly
hope was that tho loss of three or four
would so discourage and damp them
as to afford time for escape.
It was a forlorn hope: two against
forty or so well-armed Indians, some
of whom carried rifles; but just at
what seemed to be the last extremity,
when a couple of Indians rode a short
distance Into tho ravine, and fingers
were laid on triggers, aims taken, and
a couple of deadly shots about to open
the fray, tho watchers breathed more
freely, for the party was once more in
mation, a couple of whoops were giv
en as If to call up stragglers, and they
slowly rode out toward the mouth of
tho valley, where It debouched upon
the salt plain.
CHAPTER XXVIII
IiOADINO FOR THE JOURNEY.
If ever a prayer of thankfulness was
offered up, It was breathed now by
these two men, as, utterly prostrated
in nerve by the fierce tost to which
they had been put, they lay back there
in the shadow, Dawsouwlth his face
burled in his hands. But a short
time after ho got up with a dash of
his old American reoklessness of dan
ger, and said, laughingly,
"Well, Adams, old fellow, that was
shaving very close."
Adams nodded, and did not speak,
looking bo serious that Dawson held
out his hand, which the ether pressed
heartily.
"Wo are earning our gold, I think,"
said Adams at lost. "If there is rouoh
moro of this sort of thing I shall turn
gray."
"We got on too easily at first," said
Dawson, grimly.
"Easily?" said Adams1. "I like
that. Why, saving our stay at the
lake, our lives have been In our hands
almost every hour of tho day."
'But wo have got tho gold," said
Dawson.
"Have we?" said Adonre.
"There, hang It, man ! I'm getting
strong again now, and a Httle more
ready ta do anything that comes in
my wav. It won't do to fall sick at
the eleventh hour."
"No," said Adams; "but reaction
will come after these tugs at your
nerves. I am all right again now."
He jumped up and shook himself.
"Now," he saldV "what next?"
Dawson dragged him back Into the
shelter of tho rocks, as a couple of In
dians came loping by at a long, easy
trot, silently, and looking from sido
to side as they hurried after their
companions.
A grim smile passed between the
adventurers, who now lay watching
for a couple of hours, after which,
glass in hand, Dawson climbed up
and up to vrhere he oould get a view
of tho mouth of the valley, and also
see a part of its length ; but though
he looked long and anxiously, sweep
ing every portion with his glass, not
a frace of danger could be seen, and a
hopeful feeling that they were at last
free was allowed to rise.
Returning to where the little tent
had been sot up, it was settled that
they should wait a day or two where
they were, so as to give tho Indians
time to get well on their way; but
this necessitated journeys for water,
which had to be most cautiously per
formed, the necessary liquid boing ob
tained from the little stream to whioh
the mules were driven as soon as dark
ness had set in, and1 without adven
ture. Then followed a day of calm rest,
so as to recruit for the coming troub
les, and the next dajT the reconnoitr
ing for danger began once more, bo
fore bringing down mules and bag
gage to tho old spot for loading up.
Tbej' had not gone far from the ra
vine before traces of the Indians' oc
cupation grew plainer. They lay on
the further side of the valley, which
accounted for their not having been
noticed by Dawson in his exploring
trip with Larry ; but here had been
fires, there bones lay about that seem
ed to be those of bison, besides other
tokens of camping down and a tolera
bly lengthy stay.
Then they went to-the mouth of
the valley and searched tho plain with
the aid of the glass ; but there was the
broad track going right ofFsouthwest,
nearly obliterated by the wind-blown
dust; that was all; so an expedition
was made In the other direction, with
similar results. They were apparent
ly alone in tho valley.
On examining tho old Bpot where
they had themselves halted sqlong,
it was evident tnat the Indions had
inspected it pretty closely ; part of the
hut was torn down, but Its ruins lay
across the rock that had been piled
over tho cache, add a few plants that
had been stuck In the crevices be
tween with a little soil, and started
with a drop of water, had grown and
given an aspect of natiiro tc tho place,
and also plainly showed that it had
not been disturbed.
Safe at last, they felt Bure now, and,
after a final glance round, they re
turned to the ravine, where the mules
were patiently waiting: and Larry
going to tho Head, the little train
moved slowly out, Dawson muttering
softly, as he walked by the side of tho
mule which bore Mary,
"Surely fate will favor us now."
A short rest and' then'- the rocks
were attacked, heaved aside, and went
rattling and rolling down the 6teep
slope, each making a little avalanche
of smaller stones.
There were, great drops of perspir
ation'on' each man's forehead as he
worked,. for, in'spjto-of. the- feelin'gLof
certainty, doubt would creep In and
say to each In a sqeerlng whisper,
"Suppose the gold is gone !"
There seemed to be a kind of mag
netized attraction and a sympathy of
feeling as they paused from their la
bor, making excuse that they were
thirsty; and in that supreme moment,
with tho treasure lying within their
reach, they hesitated to remove the
last coverings and lay it bare.
Adams looked at DawBon and wip
ed his brow.
Dawson imitated the action ; while
downright Larry looked from ono to
the other and exclaimed,
"Ah, bedad! an1 suppose there's
been tbaves !"
Dawson made an effort himself, ut
tered a short pettish laugh, and, stoop
ing down, threw out tho last stones,
removed a littlo sand, and then thrust
his hands down through the rest.
Then he remained motionless,
while in blank despair Adams and
Larry both silently formed with their
lips the word "Gone!"
"Safe as the bank I" snouted Daw
son, hauling out a couple of bags;
and then, scraplug out the rest of the
sand from tho rocky hole, he drew
forth the littlo heavy bags of glitter
ing yellow metal, while the others
transferred It safely to the Gack-like
wallets they had contrived for tho
backs of the mules.
"Don't it feel delicious?" said Lar
ry, hugging the treasuro to his heart,
as ho carried it down to tho mule be
ing laden. "Och ! it's an illlgant-pat-terned
waistcoat I'll be thratiu' mo
self to, along wid a blue coat an' bras3
buttons. Bedad!" ho said, after a
pause, "brass! I'll have thim ov
goold."
Tho loading wont orf, riirle after
mule having his share, tho wallet-like
bags hanging well ballanced on eith
er side, and a light pack being placed
on them. It was tempting work, and
no little prudence was required to
keep baok the desire which prompt
ed them to load the faithful beasts
with a heavier burden than they
could easily bear. Larry, too, was for
making every bod3r fill his pockets
with the glistening ore; but Daw
son's voice prevailed when he said
they would want all their strength
spared from the journey to carry their
arms.
There wan a'"fair portion of gold to
leave behind, and this was carefully
covered In once more with sand and
stones, brought down from abovo to
save Inbor; then a few shovelfuls of
earth, and Borne plants thrust in hero
and there comple.tqd the task ; and as
the sun went down'they partook of a
hearty meal; tho sigual was given,
Dawson went ahead as scout, and the
littlo train was put in motion, the
mules picking their way through tho
rocks "like angels," as Larry said, on
their way into tho rugged desert ; then
traveling by compass, and continu
ing their journey, after a short halt or
two, right through the a1gh7 the day
being given up to rest.
It was a long and arduous journey
over the alkali plains ; and more than
once they had to blamo themselves
for being led by tho desiro for wealth
into risking the loss of all by loading
the mules too heavily. Again and
again In the weary tramp did they
threaten to break down, and tho case
seemed hopeless, when they were sav
ed by their nearness to water. Ono
breakdown wascoHhorough that they
actually had to unload and leave the
hard-won treasures buried in the loose
dust and sand while they drove the
unburdened mules on Eome miles to
water and let them rest. And after
ward, when they sought1 tho ,bags
ogain, the wind had obliterated' the
track, and Adams and his companion
who had come alone to reload the
mules, satj down and starod blankly
in each other's faces.
"So near home too !'' said Dawson,
with a groan, for he was still weak,
and tho journey had tried liim heavi
ly. "It must have been here that wo
placed tliem clcso to that bush,"
said Adams; and then he stopped, for
he Baw the folly of his remark, "that
bush" of sago brush was repeated all
over the plain for miles with a voxa
tious exactness of resemblance, and
on going a few yards further on he
wasjust(,as co.nylnoed that the next
ho saw waB the right one.
They rested for a while, and then
tookauother good look around in ev
ery direction," but without result and
the fact stared them in the face that
their journey, with Its risks and la
bor, had been thrown away by such
an absurd mishap as this.
"I know what we'll do," said Ad
ams. "I think f .see how we can
manage."
Dawebn looked at him desponding-
iy.
"We'll go back to the water with
out saying a word. You have turned
weak and poorly with your journey,
so I have brought you baok, and
come to fetch Larry to help mo."
Dowson nodded listlessly, mounted
one of the mules, and together they
retraced their steps to where the tent
was set up, by a spring of water
among some rocks, just where a spur
of the mountains came down Into the
plain.
There was plenty of anxiety dis
played at their return, bat Adams's
explanation was acoepted without a
word, and Larry took charge of the
mules, after an hour's rest.
""V
"Now see," said Iarry to his mas
ter, "how cliverly that little baste
Pepe will go right away to where we
left tho loads ! It's a wondber, too,
whinhe can'-tseo-hls fut-marks."
The problem was solved, for, un
gulded by Larry, the little mulo set
as leader, and trudged Blowly across
the dry, dusty plain, as If marking a
bee-line to the spot where It had been
relieved of It's load, and just ut sun
down came to a halt by tho side of a
slight eminence, which Adams know
in a moment as tho sand they had
heaped over the bags.
He said nothing to Larry, who
worked away at loading In perfect ig
norance of th'o strange problem he
had helped to solve. Two hours after,
they were back by the water, where
they halted for the rest of the night.
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A SUBLiaiE EXTKACT.
FROM THE BRAVURA SONG OF JEAN
PAUL RITCIIEH.
God called up from dreamtf a man
into tho. vestibule of Heaven, saying:
"Come thou hither, and see the glory
of my house." And to thoangels that
stood around His throne he said :
"Take him and nndress him from his
robes of flesh ; oleanse his vision, put
a now breath Into his nostrils ; only
touch not, with any change, his hum
an heart tho heart that weeps and
trembles. It was done ; and with a
mighty angel for his guide, tL'e man
stood ready for his infinite voyage;
and from tho terraces of neaven, with
out sound or farewell, they wheeled
away into endless spacer. Sometimes
with solemn flight of angel wing,
they fled through Zaarahsof darkness,
through wlldorness of death that di
vided tho worlds of life; sometimes
they swept over frontiers that were
quickening under prophetic motions
from God. Then from a distance,
that Is counted only in Heaven, light
dawned for a time through sleepy film;
by unutterable pace light swept to
them, then by unutterable tpace they
swept Into fields of light; In a mom
ent the rushing of planets was upon
them, in a moment the blazing of s.uns
was around them. Then came etern
ities of twilight, that revealed but
were not revealed. To the right hand
and to tho left, towered mighty con
stellations, that by self-repetitions
from afar, that by counter positions
built up triumphal gates, whoso aroh
itravesi, archways, horizontal, upright
resting, rose at altitude, by spans that
seemed ghostly from infinitude.
Without inea'UTo were tho archi
traves, .past number wero tho arch
wnys, boyond memory the gates.
Within v. ere stairs of stars that scaled
tho eternities above, without were
stairs of worlds that scaled tho eterni
ties below ; below was abovo, above
was bolow ; to' thoman stript of gravi
tating body, depth was swallowed up in
depth unfathomable. Suddenly, as
they rode from Infinite to infinite,
suddenly as thus they tilted over
abysmal worlds, a mighty cry arose,
that systems more mysterious, that
worlds moro billow$', other heights
and and other depths were coming,
were nearing.'weroat hand.
Then the man sighed' and stopped,
shuddered an'd wept. His overloaded
heartuttered 'Itself In tears, and he
said: "Angel, I will go no further.
For the spirit of man acheth with this
infiuity. Insufferable is the glory of
God. Let me lie down in the grave
frotn'the persecution of the Infinite;
for end I see there is none!" And
from all the listening stars that shone
around. 'issued a choral voice": "The
man d'rjoaks truly. End there is none
that ever wo yet heard of. End there
Is none !" The angel solemnly de
manded : "Is there indeed no end?
And Is this the sorrow that kills you?"
But no voice answered that ho might
answer for himself. Then the angel
threw up his glorious hands to the
Heaven of heavens Baying : "End
there Is none to the universe of God ;
and as there i3 no end, Lo ! also, was
there no beginning."
A young man from Texas Btood on
the levee at Vicksburg, Miss. He was
about to tako a chew of tobacco, when
he noticed a little group of men near
him,
'Gentlemen,' ho said, 'I want a
chewj' As they turned and looked at
him he continued: 'My pouch is In
my hip pocket, and I mention the
fact lest you should think I was about
to draw my revolver.' Then he help
hlraself without dodging a shower of
ball3as.mlght have been necessary
had he cot explained.
m
The fact that Mrs. Lincoln was ad
judged insane, partly upon evidence
that bhe bought very many thing3 she
did not need, ha3 placed a weapon in
the hands of the married men of the
country which they are prompt to
use. A Brooklyn husband furnishes
an Illustration. He gave his wife a
fair wardrobe in the spring, and now
if she hints at a need of more, hegazes
at her with a look of alarm in hisface,
and, putting on his hat, remarks, 'I
think I will step over to tho doctor's
a moment. Be quiet and calm, love,
until I return.'
In Ohio, where theDemocrats hope
to win, they have declared for Infla-.
tion; in Maine, where they have not
a ghost of a ch'aifcs, they subscribe to
a hard money platform.
If you cut the back legs of yonr
chair two inches shorter than the
front ones, the fatigue of sitting will
be greatly relieved and the spine plao
ed in better position.
Tho Vntled DXutleress Free Again.
The bill that has just passed both
houses of tho State Legislature In re
lation to conviofa sentenced to prison
for life, affects but ouo person sen
tenced from Troy Henrietta Robin
son, known as "the vailed murder
ess." The bill provides that porspna
sentenced for life shall be condition
ally released at the end of fifteen years,
provided their conduot has been such
as to warrant clemency ; and they arc
to have their liberty for ten years, at
the end of which time, If no other
charge is brought against them, they
aro to receive pardon. If they are
convicted of crime during the ten
years, they are to bo remanded to pris
on to serve out tho" life sentence.
Henrietta Robinson is now confined
in tho iusano asylum at Auburn, be
ing ono of flireo women In the state
prison there who will bo released by
the now law. Her crime Is: familiar
to Trojans. She wad convicted in
1S54 of poisoning a saloon keeper re
siding near her homo In tho upper
portion of this city, by administering
poisoned beer. No provocation was
shown, but it was proved that she not
only administered the poison to the
person who died, bet also to a lady
relative of tho deceased. Sho was
sentenced to be hung, but this was
commuted to imprisonment for life.
Sho remained in Siug Slug prison un
til quite recently, when sho became
insane and was transferred to Auburn.
Sho was very beautiful, and la this
day even the counsel who defended
her, among whom was tho Hon. Mar
tin I. Townsend, do not know her
parentage for a certainty. Sho becamo
known as "the vailed murderess" on
account of her refusal to raise her
vail during tho trial. Sho has no
friends, and will probably remain in
the lusaue asylum until released by
death. A few yeafa" ago her pardou
would have been gladly welcomed.
It comes too late, however, and per
haps Bhe will never realizo It. Troy
Times.
Formers' Wives.
A very sensible remark it was, that
was made lately by an old man, that
many a farmer's wifo is literally
worked to death In an inadvertent
manner from want of reflection or
consideration on the part of her hus
band. None can .understand better
than he, In plowing or sowing, or
harvest time, that If a horse gets sick,
or runs away, or Is stolen, another
must bo procured that very day, or the
work will Inevitably go behind-hand.
He does not carry the same practical
sense into the kitchen, when tho hi
red help leaves without warning, or
becomes disabled, although he knows
aB well as any man can know that
"the bauds" will expect their meals
with tho same regularity, tho same
promptness, and with the same prop
er mode of preparation ; but, instead
of procuring other 'help' on tho In
stant, he allows himself to be persua
ded, if tho 'help' is sick, sho will got
well In a day -or two, or iu a week at
arthest, and that It is hardly worth
whllo to get another for so short a
tlr.e.
Meanwhile tho wife Is expected not
only to attend to her ordinary duties
as usual, but somehow or other to
spare tho timo to do all that the cook
or washerwoman was accustomed to
do, that is,4lo do the full work of two
persons, each of whom had already
quite as much labor to perform as she
could .possibly attend .to,. The wife
attamptb it. By herculean eflbrts all
goes well. Tho farmer perceives no
jar, no hitch In the working of the
tho machinery, and because nc com
plaint is uttered, thinks that every
thing is going on without an effort.
Meanwhile time passe3, and (infinite
shame on somo of them) they begin
tocalculute bowvmu.ch has been saved
from servant'3 wages, nmTliow much
less food has been eatepxind, because
still no complain.t is mdp, the resolu
tion quietly forrn3 in the mind to do
nothing until she does complain ; but,
before that takes place, Bhe falls a vic
tim to her over-exertions, in having
laid the foundation for weeko and
months of Illness,. Jfnot of a prema
ture decline, anil, .death. SIncerely-'it
is believed that.Jhese statements
ou 'lit to be written i in large letters
above tho mantels" of half tho farm
ers in the country, and If over tho
other half also, It would not belabor
lost in favor of many a heroic and un
complaining but outraged farmer's
wife and daughter. DcsAToinca Regis
ter. Mr. Blivens, an old bachelor of
Rochester, who Is much absorbed
in politics, visited the widow Graham
the other day, just after reading
Grant's letter, and asked her whatshe
thought of a third term. Now, the
widow had been twice married, and
in response to the question, she made
a rush for the astonished Blivens, and
taking him tightly in hor arms, ex
claimed: 'Oh, you dear, dear man !
What a happy woman I am !' At last
accounts Mr. B. had locked himself In
his wood-houFe and was endeavoring
to explain things to the widow thro
tho ke3-hole.
i
A Cass street boy of tender years,
entered tho house with a big pair of
pincers in his hand, and when hl3
amazed mother Inquired the uso he
meant to make of them, lie replied :
'I've got a pin-dart, haven't I?'
'Yes.'
'Well, if I 6hoot It Into the baby, wo"
can draw it out with these pincers,
and not have to call a doctor,' he con
tinued wearing.a smile of victor-.
Remarkable Dream.
A dignitary of the Church of Eng
land, of rank and reputation, furnish
es tho editor of Glimpses of the Super
natural with the following remarka
abla dream whioh occurred to him
self: My brother had left London for the
country to preach and speak In behalf
of a certain church society, It?" which
ho was officially attached. Ho was in
his usual health, and I was therefore
in no special anxiety about him. Ono
night my wife woke me, finding thafc
I was sobbing in my elfeep, and asked
me what it was. Isald, 'Ihavebeen
to a strange plaoe in my dream. It
was a Bmall village, and I wont up ttf
the door of au Inn. A stout woman
came to tho doer. I said to her, 'Isf
my brother here ?' She said, No, air,
he is gono.1 'Is his wife hero?' I wont
on to inquire. 'No, sir but his wid
ow Is.' Then tho distressing thought
rushed upon me that ray brother was
dead, and I awoke sobbing. A few
days afterward I was summoned sud
denly Into the country. My brother,
returning from Huntingdon, had been
attacked with angina pectoris; and
the pain was so Intense that thoy left
him at Caxton a small village in tho
dioceee of Ely to which place on tho
following day ho summoned his wifo,
and tie next day, while they wero'
seated together, sho heafcf a sigh, and
ho was gono. When I reached Cax
ton, it was tho very same village to'
whioh I had gono in my dream. I
went to tho same houBO, was met and
let in by the same woman, and found
my brother dead, and his widow there.
Broken Down Clerks at Washington.'
Ono of the eaddeBt sights to bo soon'
at Washington and there aro many'
of them is that of the superanuated
or broken down Government employ
es. In England a system exists by
which Jh'o man1 who haB served tho
Governmont in any official capaolty
Is entitled to a life pension. .Not so
here. A man may enter onof tho
departments in early lifo, work stead
ily from year to year, till his hair
whitens v and his cheeks wrinkle
twenty, thirty, or forty years, giving
his time, hi3 talents, his life-blood for
nothing beyond a mere oxlstenoo;
and then, whon his oye grows dim
and his hand unsteady, and whon
somo Congressman's v favorite is tired
of waiting for him to-die and oreato a
vacancy, he goes out, to struggle a few
short bittor years with the world of
which ho knows bo little, and then la
swept away, like a straw on' tho our-'
rent, Into that eternity where", thank!
God ! his ohanoes aro better than they
were here.
Sometimes the Government olerk Is
no better than he should ba. Ho forms
bad associations, becomes profligate,
neglects his duties, and is finally dis
charged, no finds himself penniless,
for nine out of ten of this order of
clerks habitually hypothecate their
salaries, sometimes paying the Shy-
lock from whom they, borrow at tho
rate of thirty and forty dollars for tho'
uso of a hundred for ainontl.' Even
though thrust out from the possibility
of earning auother oent, they still
hang about Washington, existing no'
one knows how, sometimes seeking a
final refuge in the alms-house, or still1
better, in the Potter's Field adjacent.'
It is a singular fact that when a man
has once fallen Into tho rut of a Gov-
ernment clerkship, ho Is never there-
after good for anything else. Tho
routine wqr,k,,pf the departments
make a rhachin-i of him. If he loses
his position ho Is like a man whclos
es both hands.. .Besides, Jf we wished
to turn his talents to account in an-,
other direction his (Capital would af-
ford him no opportunity. People in
Washington are clerks or nothing.
There is no manufacturing establish
ments, no private warehouses, no rep
resentation of a single induatrial'In-.
terest of the nation; nothing but the
Capitol, the departments, and lodg-'
iiig-houses. Correspondence Boston1
Bulletin.
Talleyrand had a confidential serv-
ant, in whose fidelity he placed Im-'
plicit trust. But ono day, when ho)
had sent him to deliver an Important
letter, he was astonished beyond mea-"
suro to Bee him open the letter in tho
street and read it. His quick Wit do-'
vised a plan for punishing and morti
fying tho offender. On tho next day ho
sent him with a-1 letter to the Bam.
party, and added the postsorlpt, 'You
may send a verbal answer by tho bear
er, for he Is perfeotly acquainted with'
the whole affair, having taken' the
precaution to read this previous "to Its1'
delivery'
The servant, on reading this; -was
overwhelmed with shame at his ex
posure. But as Talleyrand never al-
luded to the fault to his face, nor up-'
braided him for treachery, gratitude
sprung up in his heart at the forbear-
ance of his master, and ho was never
known to be guilty of a similar fault.
Talleyrand 'Vcs omarfer of the hum
an heart, and knew how to deal with'
all classes of mon.
Tho Irish language la fast d'sap
pearlng from the speech of tHopoplc
in Ireland, many of the native' youth,
being unable to understand' it.- Tio
Archaeological Association of-Irelan
has. petitioned the Corhmissldneirs of ,
education to 'prepervethelrJsht&nuo;
from being lost,' by having it r5gu-
larly taught in thoschools.
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and economy, a .good gardetf'IaHilV1
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