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T. 1. Schlelc,
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TTORNEY AT LAW. MAY BE COSbULT
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PUTSIC1ANS.
i B IIOLLADAY. sr.D.. Physician. Surgeon
A. and Obstetrician. Graduated In 1851. Loca-
d in Brownvllle 18.V5. Olllce. Lett fc Crelgh's
PnAtore.Mcrhcrson -Block. Special attention
pVto Obstetrics and diseases of Women and
Children.
HL MATIIEWS. Physician and Surgeon. O fflce
.In City Drug Store.No. 32 Main street.Brown
TlIle.Neb. NOTARIES COLLECTION AGENTS
L. A. Bergmann,
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BLACKSMITHS.
J. W. GlbBon,
BLACKSMITH AND HORSE RIIOKR. First
streetbotueen Jfaln and Atlantic, Brown vllle.
Neb Workdone to order.aud satisfaction guaran
teed. KE.1IAIIA CITY ADS.
TITUS
DEALERS IX
HEECHANDIS1
SUCH AS
Dry Goods
Groceries, Boots, Shoes,
Hats, Caps and Notions.
IVEIvVTXV CITY, N3E33.
Illgrftt Ifnrkct Price nliowuii for
COUNTRY
PRODUCE
HIDES, FURS, Etc.
J. & E. jaUDD ART'S
Peace and Quiet Saloon !
tciu-tvt
AND 33ILLIABD HALL.
THE SHERMAN HOUSE
BILLIARD HALL
AND
READING ROOM,
TI-IE COSIEST
and most comfortable gentlemen's resort In
the city.
J? II IH.. FBAKEB,
PROPRIETOR
Main Street, Brownville, Neb.
CITY BAKERY.
GilCEUES
CONFECTIONS,
e UaUUCU j-xuu.
FRESH BREAD, CAKES & PIES.
Tresh Oysters ly the Cnn or Dish. Will also
keep choice Musical Instruments.
B. STROBLE, Proprietor.
A. W. NICKEL
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DEueeisT
AND
BOOK SELLER
has every thing In bis line at tho
LOWEST PRICES.
Nortii Side Main St.
PLOTTS'str,
Every instrument fully warranted. Facto
tory and office. Washlncton. N. J. Corrcs-
poudence solicited.
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$275.00
Tarlor Organ easily earned by a lady In
Two Weeks
Canvassers Wanted mnle or female. Send
10 cents for sample Magazine and full partic
ulars. Address ZED JCBUJIJIET'S MAGA
ZINE, Washington, NewJeney.
TRANZ HELMER,
Wagon &jlacksmithjjhop
ONE DOOR WEST OF COURT IIOUSE.
TITAGON MAKDsG, Bepairing,
' Plows, and all work done In the best
Conner and on short notice. Satisfaction guaran
teed. Glvahlmacall. f34-ly.
PLOTTS" SHB QRQ&HS
At In p&iM nrawDnin .A ,
tr .; v ""urai jjui iu crucK or warn,
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NURSERY STOCK,
OTRS1EY STOCK
BIRT CHEAP!"
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Will sell what remains or the .Furnas Nurseries
AT PEIOES NONE WILL CALL
IN QUESTION.
The trees are three and four years old, nnd of
choicest varieties, principally fall and winter. The
choicest collection of most improved vnrlctica
CnibAppleH) not before offered for sale, will be
closed out this spring. Evercrecnq, two to four
feet high, raised In our soil and climate, will be re
tailed cheaper than ever before by wholesale.
Also one and two year Forest Trees Ash,
Elm. Honey Locust, and Coffee Tree Gray Wil
low Cuttings .by the million, very line ties four
to eight feet.
FUENAS NURSERIES,
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for your accommodation. We
have also put In a pair of Fair
banks Scales to ivcigli live
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22AIL.EY & McGEE,
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Repairing neatly done. No.MMalnstrcet, Brown
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PLOTT'S STAR ORGANS
Are as perfect parlor organs as arc manufac
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Nts. musicians, and thetrade, AddressED
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LLEBY I
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TfcT ylwUn Blnlrs over WItclierly &
JlO 41: i Smith's Barber Shop.
BROWXVILLE, NEBRASKA.
I make every size or stylo of picture do
sired. Llfc-slzc photoeraphs a s-pecialty.
Every pains taken to give pleasing and be
coming positions. None but
FIRST CLASS WORK
allowed to leave my nailery. A full assort
ment of PICTURE FRAMES, of all styles
and erodes on hand. ALBUMS, LOCKETS,
COLORED PICTURES, ana many other
PLEASING ORNAMENTS FOR THE PARLOR
Persons wishing Photograph work done In
the best style, at lowest prices, should not
fall to call and see for themselves.
P. M. ZOOK.
H0MEW00D MILLS
Having in my employ Mr.
HE3V3R.Y SHIFFER,
acknowledged to be tho best miller In tho
State. I am prepared to furnish GOOD
FLOUR In any quantity. Every sack war
ranted. My Flour Is for sale at all the principal
stores in Brownvllle.
GEO. HOMEWOOD.
Sheridan Mills, April 1st, 1875.
Plotts1 Star Organs.
Agents supplied at figures that defy compe
tition for the same class of Instruments.
Try one. Address, EDWARD PI.OTTS,
Washington, N. J.
Dealer In
FURNITURE !
Undertaking a Specialty.
Keeps a full line of
METAJL.IO AND WOOD
BURIAL CASES.
5G Main Street, BR01YXTILLE, XEB.
Plotts" Star Organs.
Send for price list and list of testimonials.
Address. EDWARD PJLOTTS, Washing
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PHQTOGB&PH
A NA3IK IN THE SAND.
BY OEOHGE D. PEEiillCE.
Alone I walked the ocean strand,
A pearly shell was in my hand ;
I stooped and wrote upon the sand,
My name, the year, the day.
As onward from the spot I-passed.
One lingering look behind I cant
A wave came rolling high and fast.
And washed my Hues away.
And so methought 'twill quickly bo
With every mark on earth for me!
Awavo on dark oblivion's sea
Will sweep across the place
Whero I have tread the sandy shore
Of time; and be to me no more;
Of me, my day, the name I bore.
To leave no track or trace,
And yet with Him who counts tho sand,
And holds the water In His band,
I know a lasting record stands
Inscribed against my name,
Of all this mortal part has wrought.
Of all this thinking soul has thought.
And from the fleeting moment caught
Forglory or for shame.
m
MOTHER AND I.
"Take a seat, sir, and welcome;
thiB Is my favorite spot, sir, under
this maple. Mother and I are here
every day in summer; in fact, as soon
as the trees leave out we come, too."
A very pretty place it was "under
tho maple," charming enough to bo
the favorite spot for any one possess
ing the least admiration for nature.
Two old fashioned, cushioned chairs
sat side by side and near them a little
rustic table with some newspapers, a
copy of "Steppiug Heavenward," and
half knit, blue yarn sock lying upon
it. One chair was empty, for Mother
Bray was "looking after supper,"
and Father Bray occupied the other,
and gave the stranger a cordial invita
tion to take a seat at his side.
The stranger accepted readily; in
fact, he locked so weary, this quiet
resting place seeded a delightful heav
en. "What alovey potJ" he ex
claimed, as he gazed about him; "this
is indeed a home.''
In front of them a smooth Inwn.
with a shaded path leading to the
gate at which the stranger had linger
ed a few moments since. On the
right, separating the lawn from the
oarriage way, was a low lattice fence,
almost concealed by a luxuriant
growth of honeysuckle known to the
old people as "perpetual bloomer,"
and to the children as a friend that
always held out to. them a tempting
snrav: and Droved itself a nublio ben
efactor by niling the air witiflts delii
cat perfume. Beyond a similar lat
tice on the left, covered with wood
bine, lay the kitchen garden, the
equal pride and delight of Father and
Mother Bray. Directly before the
house, or rather before the gateway,
ran tho country road, much used, be
ing the most direct way to au impor
tant "mill." Across the roadway
neatly kept gardens and pretty homes
attracted the attention, while woods
and hills stretched far away. The
houses, five in number, were owned
and occupied by tho children of Fath
er Bray, who boasted early and late
of the "five homes and the happiest
grand children the world ever saw."
While the stranger gazed abouthira,
Father Bray gazed at him ; at length
he said:
" Travelled far to-day, sir?"
" Yes, sir, a long distance."
" Business In these parts, may be?'1
" Not much," said the stranger, in
a carelesB tone; "only looking after
specimens."
"Oh!" said Father Bray, with a
vivid recollection of two specimen
hunterB of a previous season, who
had filled tho china basin in the
stranger's room with all manner of
creeping things, and whose exploits
with some turtles had caused all the
young Braj's to go extensively into
the turtle business ; but tho old gen
tlemen did not allude to 'his former
guests.
" This is the sweetest place I have
seen in years," said the stranger, as
he lifted the blue yarn stooking from
the table.
" That's Mother's work ; she's al
ways knitting for sone of her boys, or
the boys' children. Mother never
likes to be idle."
The stranger held the knitting
work carefully, almost tenderly, and
seemed lost in thought. At last be
placed it on the table, and said to biu
new friend :
" You have certainly something
here cood, sir, which money cannot
purchase, and which In my wander
ings I have longed for a happy
home."
Father Bray was one of those de
lightful old men It is sometimes our
good fortune to know. He could talk
so cheerfully of the past, so happily
of the present, and so hopefully of
the future, it was a pleasure to hear
him. He never treated you to. a chap
ter on the sins of tho present time
and the virtues of the past ; of the
good girls and boys in his day, and
tho vicious ones of now-a-days; on
the contrary, he often declared that
"human nature was much of a much
ness, Jjust about as it always was."
Mother was his model woman, and a
lovely women she was, still erect, al
though nearly seventy, rosy-cheeked,
brigh eyed and kindly faced ; she
spoked to you in a sweet, gentle voice,
and looked so charming under her
white muslin cap, you could forget
yourself if a stranger, and call her
mother" as sincerely as her own
proud children. Just the same year
after year, "Mother Bray" never
seemed old or seemed to grow old ;! in
fact, some of the younger members
of the flock have been known, to treat
certain urchins to a sound drubbing
for the unheard of impertinence of
saying "old Miss Bray."
It was a pleasure to hear Father
Bray speak of his wife ; since the day
Sam the oldest had nestled in her
arms, he badcalled her "mother,"
boys and girls and beside their own
gave her the sweet holy title, and
even the Rector of St. James, a man
who froze all the fun stiff wherever
he appeared, called her not only
"Mother Bray" but declared that she
was "a Mother in Israel.''
Faraway in the neighboring towns
she was known as a skillful nurse, a
trusted friend, and "a good Christian
if their Is one on earth."
Quite a haudvome, but a little more
feeble, was her husband, who point
ed out his age in the old Bible as seventy-two,
and told his friends he "had
reached hia three soore and ten, and
was now walking on borrowed
ground." Nothing but the Bible
pleased the old man so well as a good
listener while he preached from his
favorite text, "Mother." Hand in
hand, heart answering to heart, they
had journeyed on since the long ago,
when she, a blushing bride, had tak
en him for "better or worse." The
years with their joys and sorrows had
bouud them closer, and the husband
of seventy-two far surpassed as a lov
er the briedegroom of twenty-four.
All his essaj's on "Mother" ended
with thiB sentence, uttered in the
most emphatic manner, "I tell you,
no one on earth knows half her good
ness ; but there wo are a foolish pair
of old lovers, Mother and I."
To-night, while the stranger rested,
tho old man pointed out the homes of
his children, and in reply to a ques
tion of his guest as to the means he
used to induce them to remain near
them, he said:
" I owned all of the land about
here, sir, and it always seemed n pity
to me to see families breaking up and
wandering away from each other; so
Mother and I, we talked it all over
and asrreed to treat all the Lord sent
us precisely alike; and as men most
ly want good homes for their wives
and children to start out with, why,
we thought we might help them; so
whe? Sam wanted to settle down, we
gave h;na land and money enough to
build a .comfortable house. Mother
kept au jaccouut of it, and put it
down In what she calls thoJIcbild
ren's book; ano three years after.we
did the sameby our list girl, and so
ouaiUbu51ssEai-0 Is waiting
for him if he wants it; if not, the
Maker knows best."
" How many children in all, sir?"
" Five about here, sir, one a wan
derer, nnd three with God."
The mnpla leaves fluttered a short
interlude, and once more the stranger
spoke :
" Would you mind telling a stran
ger something of your life? Peace and
prosperity are so clearly yours, I
would like to find your pathway."
" There Is not much to tell, sir,"
the old man said. "I was married to
the best girl in the next town, and
settled down here to work. We made
our way slowly but surely, adding to
our house a9 the Lord added to our
flock. If we have been more pros
perous than some, it's all Mother's
doing ; and as to peace, she is'the best
kind of a peacemaker. Now and
then, when the boys were small, and
things went contrary, why I used to
get a grain cross, and nervous-like,
for I had a temper of my own ; but,
bless you, Mother she'd just look up
at me, with those sorrowful looking
eye3 and it always made me feel
mean and hateful myself. She brought
hur children up so, sir, her pitiful
looks, and her prayer, did more for
them than sharp words or a rod. As
to money, the credit is hers for it all ;
the little a man earns don't amount
to much, but the little a woman saves
Beems to count up. What with her
teaching the hoys to save school bills,
and patching and making to cheat the
tailor, and turning tins and twisting
that, she always made things come
out right. Why, sir, when I was
mourning because I could not see my
way clear to send Will to college,
when I found he was set about going,
she told me not to worry, she and the
girls would manage it somehow and
they did, sir ; they sold butter, eggs,
milk, poultry, and took summer
boarders, working early and late;
and Will can hold up his head with
any or your learned men now. He s
got all the practice he can attend to,
and is called the best doctor about
here. He owes it all to his mother
and sisters, sir. The children all help
ed themselves, ami that made tftrngs
easy. By the time our youngest boy
was ready for school, I made some
thing liandsome by selling a mill site
to a city company; and since then,
one way and another, it's been pretty
plain sailing. I wasn't for letting
them have it, but mother said yes,
and I have always been glad. Our
town has grown wonderfully since
then, and these grand-children of
mine won't be obliged to run away to
find work. I've alwavs eafd msn
don't give their wives half credit
euuugu iur tueir wors. it seems a
mean way for a man to expect a wife
to live on less money than one of
these our city friends are bringing here
every summer but there, there's
Mother calling me to tea; she always
taps on the window tba; way for me.
Walk right In, sir, and take a cup of
tea and home-made bread ; it's a long
way yet to the tavern, and Mother
never feels put out with unexpected
company."
Tho stranger hesitated a moment
and then accepted the invitation with
thanks.
Father Bray Introduced him in his
own fashion, saying: "Here's a stran
ger mother," to take a bite with us; I
can't justly call him by name."
"Josephs, sir," said the stranger
with a polite bow.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Josephs, mother; I
tell him we always have room for a
stranger at our table."
"Indeed we have, sir; you are
heartily welcome."
"Hannah;" said she, addressing
her assistant, "bring a plate for the
gentleman;" and all Mother Bray's
hospitality was roused when the
stranger said it was a long time since
be had tasted home mode bread.
A very pleasant little tea party of
three, and a very social one for the
stranger asked many questions con
cerning the town, which host and
hostess were pleased to answer. At
last he asked :
"Who has charge of the mill you
were speaking of?"
"Gregory," said the old man, "one
of our town boys, and the chum of
our Joe; just his age, too."
Mother Bray put down the teaspoon
she had been balancing on the top of
her cup during.the conversation, and
a sigh escaped her.
The stranger looked at her instant
ly and Father Bray hastened to say :
"There, mother dear, I didn't mean
to name him ; my tongue grows care
less a9 ruy hands grow clumsy."
Mother Bray rose at once, and the
old man led his guest back to theseats
under the maple, saying, as he went,
"Poor mother, she can't give up her
baby yet; my foolish speech will cost
her a sleepless night. Doyou smoke,
sir?"
"I coufess to a weakness on that
point." ,
"Then you'll have company soon,
sir, for the children come in at night,
Willie Is a great smoker."
"Do your children visit you every
evening."
"Oh, yes; it is one of our family
customs. The boys take turns in
looking after the chores for us, and
insist on my coming to my chair as
soon as supper is done; in winter they
roll my chair close to the window so
I cau watch them coming In."
One after another they entered the
gate and walked up the little path;
tho grandchildren running to "kiss
grandpa first;" and their elders hesi
tating as they sawhl3,guest.
Theuetrauger moved avayfromthej
old mun after greeting his children,
and stood apparently looking at the
landscape, but in reality seeing noth
ing but the happy group.
A moment or two later a fine look
ing man came whistling toward the
;nirty, and was Introduced a3 "my
son'William." "I have bten saying
to my guest, Willie, you would soon
be here and join him in a smoke."
"With all my heart," said Willie,
holding out his hand to tho stranger.
"A foolish habit, sir, butn kind of so
lace only very busy men can appreci
ate." The stranger drew from his pocket
an elegant cigar case and requested
him to try one of them ; he had
brought them across the sea for his
own use ; perhaps he might fancy
them.
In ten minutes the two men were
chattering away like old friends, and
Mother Bray and the girls were hold
fog an important consultation con
cerning tomato catsup, and grandpa
was ho'ding Mary's baby.
"This is certainly tho finest cigar I
ever smoked ; you have hit my taste
exactly."
"Ah," said the stranger, with a
quiet smile. "lam glad you appreci
ate them; wanderers like li'ke myself
sometimes finda rare article."
"Speaking of wanderers," said the
doctor, "did father tell you of our
stray one? It is, next to mother, his
hobby."
"He alluded to an absent one, but I
did not ask any questions, although I
was greatly interested. You know
we rovers nave a uinu 01 itiasonic
friendship for one one another."
"I can imagine It, for our absent
brother left us twelve years since to
see something of the world ; he pos
sessed a mania for travel. At first,
he thought only of California, but a
year was enough for him; then he
went to China, andafterward joined a
scientific party, and went to Brazil.
We heard from him once or twice af
ter he left the parly, and joined some
crentlemen as restless as hi msulf. He
had a superior mind, was well read,
and one of the best brothers a man
ever had. Poor, dear Joe ; I would
give a half, yes, two-thirds of my in
come, to hear something of him,"
"Did he never send home anything
from the places he visited?
"Yes, once only ; then a box con
taining a Chinese nresent for each of
us, and a picture of himself, poorly
painted, but showing us plainly an
ugly scar on his forehead caused by a
terrible fall. Ben's youngest boy is
named for him, and fatheroften holds
him an hour at a time, looking at the
picture, and telling him of 'dear uncle
Joe, who was always such a good lit
tle boy.' "
"Do your parents still think of his
return?" asked the stranger, who
seemed much moved by the simple
tale.
"Father pave him up long ago, but
mother and the girls still think he'll
come; and little Ben comforts father
and mother by declaring 'Uncle Joe
will come some day. and then won't
we love him.' Father says, 'poor
Joe, poor Joe, he must have gone to
the other three.' "
The light had gone out in the stran
ger's cigar; be was looking once more
toward the family group and just then
Father Bray called out:
"Willie, can't you prevail on our
new friend to pass the night with us;
tho tavern fs a poor place at best."
"With all my heart," said the doc
tor, "I can assure you mother's bed3
are an improvement on the ones you
will find at our only hotel, and as for
us, we are always glad to see a strange
face, although we are quite a settle
ment among ourselves."
"Do you give every one such a hear
ty reception ?" asked the stranger.
"If so, I wonder how many ever try
the landlord's beds?"
"It is selfish in us, Blr," said Moth
er Bray ; "we are pleased with a guest
to entertain, and more than that, I
hold it a command for us 'to use hos
pitality without grudging.. '
The stranger rose, touched his hat,
and said, "you may never know how
deeply I feel your kindness."
Mary and her husband had just
said they must go, for baby had fallen
'aBleep in grandma's arms, when Ben
came around the corner of the house,
leading little Joe by the hand."
"I've helped do all your work,
grandpa,'' and tho ohild stopped short
and glanced at the stranger, who was
listening to Uncle Willie.
"Come here Joey, come see this
gentleman; he can tell you wonder
ful stories."
Joe walked slowly up to Uncle
Will, keeping his eyes fastened on
the stranger ; at last he found himself
safely nestled in the doctor's lap,
where he sat looking eagerly at the
strange face.
"My little man," said the stranger,
"won't you sit in my lap? Uncle
Will has babies to love him, all these
good people have some to care for and
pet them, but I have not one person
in this great world to love me to
night." "Then I will," said the child, and
with a bound he was in the strang
er's arms. The gentlemen looked at
each other and smiled. The boy play
ed with the stranger's watch guard,
asked some questions about a strange
charm upon it, and at last looking
the stranger full in the face, he said,
with childish abruptness, "I've seen
you some place before."
"Did 3ou ?" said the stranger ;
"where could It have been ? I never
saw youbefore."
P'raps" it was upUb thoState Fail
said, the child. -
- n
Think not, my' man ; I havovorilyi
been in the state' a few hours."
"Josey, dear don't annoy the gen
tleman with questions."
"Do I 'noy you ?" queried Joey.
"Not a particle," said his new
friend.
"I know I've seen 3'ou someplace,"
said Joey confidently, "or else you are
just like somebody somewhere."
"Josey takes queer fancies in that
head of bis sometimes," said Uncle
Will.
The stranger did -not reply, but
watched the boy closely. "Joey,"
said he, "could you remember who
the somebody was if I took my hat
off?"
"P'raps so; doit." And the stran
ger did so, but still Joey looked puz
zled. "May be I dreamed aboutyou," said
Joey.
Joey's father was busy just then
telling the family group about a new
pump he proposed trj-ing, and no one
observed Uncle Will, the stranger,
and little Joe.
"Joey," said his now friend with a
quick glance at the doctor, "do Hook
like your somebody now?" and the
stranger brushed his wavy locks away
from his broad, full forehead. The
child gave one long, searching look,
and then reaching up nearer the
'ranger's ear, he whispered, "You
look just like Uncle Joe's picture ; is
you f"
"Yea, darling," he answered, in a
husky voice, "youf own, wandering
uncle, come at last."
Dr. Will sprang to his feet, he nev
er knew what became of t.hnt "super-
lor cigar,"hut seizing his brother's
hands, he led him into the group,
saying "Father, Mother, here's the
best present you ever had ; here's our
dear old Joe, God bless him."
Mother Bray kissed tha 'dear child'
as she had done twelve years before.
Father wept like a child over his
"precious boy," and brothers and sis
ters whirled him about, hugged him,
until he threw himself on the grass
quite exhausted, where he was joiued
by little Joe who declared, "he is
mine anyhow, for I finded him first.''
The children were allowed to Bit up
an hour later than usual, and their
parents asked so many questions of
"Mr. Josephs," he insisted upon it,
they attacked him as fiercely as mo-
squitos in India.
"How about those, specimens, you
rascal ?" said Dr. Will giving him an
affectionate pinch.
"I was looking- for specimens of the
human heart," said Joe, gravely, and
I found rare precious ones."
"How could you see us all, anil
keep still?" said Ben.
"I nearly broke down," he answer
ed, "when I went into the old dining
room, and saw Mother, but Bhe did
not see 'her baby in the rough man :
and then, when you all came in,
nothing but that cigar kept me from
playing the baby; and I came near
dropping that, when Will was telling
me what he would give to see bis
brother once more."
The doctor responded to this' with a
hearty shake of the hand.
"I think, children," said Father,
Bray, "we had better walk into the
sitting room, and say a few words to
a friend who has been very good to
us all, especially to mother and I."
And they went in, the old man
leaning on Joe's arm. After prayers
came the good-nights, 60 very hard to
say, when each had so much to hear
and tell. Will declared he had half a
mind to give all patients the slip for
one night, and try his old quarters
with Joe ; and Joe heartily wished he
would, and asked if the shed roof still
came under the window, so he could
steal out and help himself to melons
as in the old day. "Better stay, Will,
I have a thousand things to tell you."
But Will's pretty wife looked sober,
and mother knew they would talk all
night. No, they must all go home,
and all return, even the wee baby, to
take breakfast with Joe nextmorning;
it should be a grand holiday for old
and young."
"All right, old fellow," said Sam,
get your pipes in good order for a day
of talking." "Good-night, good-night
good-night," sounded on all sides of
happy Joe.
When tho door had closed after
them, he took up his lamp, "Come
up uu i,te tu.u, iuuiuei, ur
HUiui iiut rcuiiAO tuub x um uouia
again ; but no, you precious woman,
you must not, you are too old for that
now."
"A woman is never too old to tend
her bnl3 Joey, if ho Is a bearded man ;
I shall come, dear."
Once more in the old room, the man
realizid the beauty of "home" as no
one can, save those who have been
tossed about on the restless, changing
scenes of life, umong strange people,
in strange places. The little room
looked like the face of an old friend
even his old slippers were in the old
corner; his pictures were still hang
ing in the old places, and the pencil
sketch of Bweet Annie Leo still hung
over the mirror, where his hands had
fastened it. He looked from one
thing to another, and prepared to re
tire, saying to himself, "If all is well
with Annie, I shall think my home
almost a visit in Paradise, and to
think, these dear'people did not get
all the presents I sent them, ami not
even one letter for years." He had
just settled his head on the pillow,
when he heard his mother's rap.
"Come in." and in she came, in her
wrapper, sitting down on the side of
his bed, as she always had In the old
days, and taking bis baud in hers, in
Ithe old cently way.
For a time, they enjoyed a Bllence
to sacred for speech. At last, she
said, as she might have done had no
years come and gone between her last
visit and the present "Has" my boy
anything to tell mother to-night?"
"Yes, mother, something to tell,
and one question to ask. I want to
tell that your wanderer ha3 never
done any one act that would cause
you to blush for him ; and also, to
say it was jour love, and the memory
of our good night talks, that served
to keep me from evil); I haVe return
ed, proud to hold your dear hand,
and feel deserving of your love."
"Joey, my prayers are answered; r.
man in years, a child at heart; and
now, the question.
The man glanced toward the little
sketch, and his mother answered his
unspoken thought.
"Annie I3 the same dear; your
sweet heart when j'ou left, yours still.
She has been a great com fort to us all ;
she had such perfect faith and trust
in you, she knew you would come,
and she was sure the silence meant no
evil. I have sent for her to take
breakfast with me, as she often does,
and jou will have the pleasure of sur
prising her. as you did us: her eye3,
I fancy, will be keener than your lit
tle namesake's."
"Thank you, mother darling."
And the good nights were fervent
enough to make up for tho lost years.
Down stairs father Bray sat hold
ing Joe's picture iu one hand, and a
candle in the other, eoying:
"Thesame dear boy; just the same
how very tender and merciful God
has been to mother and I."
A .Novel Device.
Among other devices to obtain the
'ways and means' of life is a novel ap
peal to patriotism and vanity intro
duced by a lady ofdashlngappearance.
She has installed herself in a commit
tee room at the Capitol with a large
and elegantly bound blank book, each
page of which is ruled into small por
tions, each one large enough to con
tain on autograph signature. The
book, when filled. Is to bo nailed up
in a box and deposited in the Capitol,
with an inscription stating that it is
not to be opened until 1970. For the
privilege of thus transmitting his
name to posterity each signer is to
pay the sum of $10. How many will
thus embalm their autograph remains
to be seen.
The female swine that are selected
for breeding purposes may bo fed to
the best advantage for nourishing
their young on a varied succulent di
et. Vegetables, cooked potatoes, milk,
swill from the house, etc., together
with plenty of room to exercise, an
abundance of clean straw to He upon,
and plenty of fresh air, will accom
plish all that can be reasonably des
ired. It is said that there are more lies
told in the sentence. Tarn glad to see
you",' than any other six" words in the
English language.
A Plea for Assassination.
Tho Shreveport Times of the 10th
nit. hag a leading editorial which,
coolly advises the forcible overthrow
of the negro votes In Louisiana. It
Is a piece of sntanlo writing as bold as
any we have seen In many a day. l
is seditious, brutal, disgraceful', and
illustrates the extent to which liberty
of speech can bo abused. Here-aro
provisions of the United States Con
stitution assuring the political equali
ty of every citizen of the land. Thoso
provisions are theoretically accepted
by all parties and by all olasaes, in-'
eluding that for which tho Shreve
port editor speaks. There are none
more ready than he to proclaim their
submission to and acquiescence in the
constitutional amendments; and yet,'
in a newspaper pretending to repre
sent the public sentiment of the
Southern people, this man boldly pro
claims the doctrine of extermination1
against a majority of the people of
Louisiana.
"The sum and substance of our
Bide of the argument," be says, "that
the white people of Louisiana, Mis
sissippi and South Carolina bave.ono
of two things to do. They must
either assert and establish their su-
preniaey In tboir respective States or
fnhandnn thpm tn rhA npsrrnps "
Now in each of tho States' named
the colored race are in a largo majori
ty. How does tho editor of the'
Shreveport Times propose to establish'
"while supremacy?" He answers
this himself, frankly, shamefully,
thus:
"Wo must meet the Isbuo that,i3
upon us, and wo must meet it honest
ly, squarely, and courageously'. Wo
must fight the devil with fire if wo
would whip him... We must
appeal to the higher law, a3 the Feli
cians havo done."
How tho "Feliciana" appealed to
the "higher law" has been told In
our dispatches. They havo brutally
shot down innocent colored men,
driven the judge of the circuit court,
from his home, murdered the Sheriff,
and even imbued their bands in the
blood of Innocent women to carry out
their designs. This Is the "higher
law" which the cowardly and con
temptible poltroon who edits tho'
Shreveport Times proposes to Invoke,
even while proclaiming loudly that
the Southern people accept tho
constitutional amendments as a final
settlement of the status of tho colored
man. Wo tell this man and tho
whole gang of cut-throats he repre
sents that they cannot begin their
work auy too soon if it 13 to bo begun
at all. If this issue is to be forced
upon the country, it connot come In a
better timo than the present. Wo
want this year to decide whether
the government or tho country is to'
bo one that protects all its citizens,
without regard to color or condition,
or whether it Is to be one that stands
by and Indirectly assists in crushing,
outoue-half of the population of the
South. We havebeentold time and
again that the Shreveport Times is
uot a fair representative of Southern,
sentiment; that it is controlled by a
characterless gang of men, without
influence or standing. We have at
times been disposed to accept Ibis ex
planation ; but month after mouth
and year after year we havo seen Its
advice adopted by tho white people,
while tho pacific utterances of news
papers of more pretensions have been
disregarded. Its promptings to mur
der have been folIowed,.and they will
be followed again. Iu tho light of
such demonstrations it is idlo to tell,
the people of the North that such pa
pers do uot speak the sentiments of
those who control Southern affairs.
If It is otherwise, why are not theso
shameful utterances publicly denoun
ced and such bushwhackers driven
from the cover of their sanctums into
an open and fair fight with the peoplo
they fear but pretend todisplse? Why
are the pledges of peace and good-will
so glibly pronounced by Lamar and
others violated again and again under
the advice of such a' paper as the
Times without a protest from their
authors? We challenge the world to
produce a country so ripe In treache
ry, so full of assassins, so big with
hypocrisy and broken promises as tho
southern half of this Union. And
the editor of a scruggy newspaper,
whoso chief end in life seems to'be
the degradation of an humble peoplo
whom he fears will outstrip him' in
the race of life, talks about tho intel
ligence nnil Plilturft nf TnniHmninnn t
Heaven help the mark! And ho ia'
afraid the State will be "conquered to'
barbarism." We submit that it cau.
be conquered to nothing that will not'
be an improvement on its present
standing. To parody the famous sen
tence of Mrae. Iloland, wo may ex
claim : "O Clvilizatian ! What crimes
have heen'committed in thy name!'!'
Chicago Inter-Ocean. '
'Maria,' observed Mr. Holcomb, as
he was putting on bl9clothes 'tliero
aint no patch on them breeches'yet.'
'I cau't fix it now, no way ; -Pm too
busy.' 'Well, give me the patch then.
an' I'll carry it around with me I'
don't want people 'to think I can't af
ford the cloth.'
It is now' generally believed that'
,i
when- Boss Tweed went up stairs to
see if their was a robber in the house,
he inadvertantly eat down upon a box
of dynamite because he's now tyeea'
found all over the country.
The wife of the Marquis of .Buta?
wa3 reeently delivered' of' twjnsrf
pair of butes as it v-
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