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Tfc Mtliliil Vlalela.
By Mltnt font of the riis-lowy hill
W Jit In our ycr wn wlrents,
AMU A'(ll liom were root to All
Ow ImU with wru.
Aft U.mi(1i r Wy In bmelr tmwrr,
Il all IMriRi l(irt-l u well,
AM Die wnkltiR tit l(t IU flrrt florr
Wllfcalti.r.l.
JM It warm My hum In hi M to wo
TU t slth ( our virgin slot,
Aa4 iwr fcrt Jtol fell hi btrnth, nd Ktici
TM( sartl no moral
And t uinn.r rlRii on Ihr quUl spot
Whtrt wr i1wrllrii1 It ftm ftilltor
Haa; ImIw l our tim' lirstts, tut not
(Nil not to our I
Wa Mi r Minwlitit fof rrrr o'er
It Um rhsrtn of Ihf e rlh m1 tkjrj
Tn oar Ht, jf hrt nt, Uil 11 m rrtot
Or Uduii;!
TIIR IIKATY ('ROM.
Robert llofro and Samuel lliillln IibiI
lived neighbor for more than twelve
years: ntid ll I prnbnbio thoy would nl
way havo been on good term, had not
Kaaianl, wlio had served tiridorAdmlrnt
NttMW, gained nl Trafalgar n small
pension, which lin had paid for by the
lea of on n of hi" lrg till log lc,aud
tlil cntlon morn, wore for Robert a
continual source of joalounyt ho accus
ed fate for having left him hi two foot,
Mil complained bitterly that ho had not
Wen able, mi ho snld, to noil bin legs nt
tfte same price wllh IltillliiM. Kvery
Una La went lo pay liU rout, bit repeal
ed jrriiNihllngly Hint bin neighbor wni
my fortunate; Irint ho urn In a eondl
lion lo meet bin bill, since tbo king
sjavo taint n uood pension; while bo,
wur fellow, had hard work to make
loth ends of thn jonr moot, without
taking into nroouiit bU creditors.
Kobert nl II ml contented himself wllh
waking these ruflcollous Inwnrdly, but
Vy degree bin dUsntlsf action wa ox
pressed aloud, nnd became bin bnbltunl
aad favorllo theme of conversation.
Oncmiimk Hint bin root Imd fnllmi bo
MmMiand, nnd bo wnn nndly ndvnnclng
toward tbo boimu of Mr. Tnylor, In or
Art W mnkn bU iixnixon for tbo dolny,
1m Hint nolghlxir Iltilllnx, who Wan ni
miliar m n clock In paying bin rout,
and had junl boon for tbnt iiirioo.
Tim vury algbl of Uninuol produced
M Kolwrl tbo rffoul of n 111 of nloktiomi;
am, wkttn ho liowod In ruply to tbo nn
hKnof litilllui, bU glnnvo liigtilnrly
fwwnblvd tbnt of a bull nbaklng bin
aora at n dog.
Arrlvod at tbo bonoo of tbu proprlo
tor, llopo did not tnll to ho ruttrlmnud
ad; tho pxnmplu of bin nolglibor wm
elUd, who alwnyn paid piiuutually, tuid
to tho lat ponny.
"Tn, yew," ninrmurtxl Holiort; nonio
Mftearn lMrn with nlhor apoonn in
uttr oulhi. lltillln In vury fortu
Mto, and I am not nurprWod that bo
paya punulunlly with nuuh a poimlon.
"llulllun hn a ponlon, It U trim,"
rtpHwl Mr. Tnylor, "but bin Inllrmlty
la heavy orM, and If yon wont af
lkUd with It, 1 nhould pity you much
aero."
"Kol no," nld llopo. "If I had boon
ia tortunnti) an to Iono a log, llko htm.
tavaty yenrn ago, It would linvn boon a
jwtiiotlvo day for mo. I would noli all
3 limb nt tho nnmo prloo. Do you
I bU oak log a htmvy uronnP 1 think
aW Hinnlon nhotild rondur It light Tbo
Wavll envoi tbnt 1 know of In to lu
alillirri If, Inline l.t...iaiin,illt
Mr. Tnylor wnn n man of toyoun hii
wor, but n olomi nbnorvor. Ho hnd for
a long tlmo uotlocd tho cuvloui dlnpo
Itkm of lloborl, nnd ronolvod to con
lav htm that Iho llghtont croi might
toxumu hoitvy to n dWontoittod mind.
"1 nro," nnld bo to llopo, that you
art dlMiiod to do nothing. Wolll I
will uxouipt you from thin obllgnlloti to
labor of wbloh you eomplnln no blttur
ly; If yon think tho orowsof journolgh
tor Hatnuol no cany lo boar, will )ott no
apt a lighter ouo, If 1 eugagv to glvo
ywi yor rontf"
That dopondn upon what kind of a
nwa H In," nnld Hotwrt nnxlonnlyj for
awfearvd that tho proHMltlon would
w4 b aorvptable.
4,TWn." nnld Mr. Taylor, Inking a
. pW of chalk and tracing a whlto crona
a Robort'n jmikot, "Ourlng tho tlmo
tfcftl you wonr tbU I ahall not demand a
MMy of your rtmU"
Hope thought at first Unit bin Innd
Janl waa jontlng; but being annurod
Ua4 he npoku norlounly, ho oxolalmdt
"By 8U (ioorgot you may nay that
ye Vavo kmii my last tnonoy, for I
aaa willing to wear thin oroaa all my
laailMO."
otwrt Immediately went out, oon
iwtdaHng hltusolf on his fortune, nmt
Murklng all along tho road at tho folly
4 Mr. Vaylor, who had lot him off so
afceaply from pnylng his rent.
HahalBour boon ab loyoun m nt
Ik saomenl of rrlurolH homo; na ho
feaitd nothing U cowplala of, nuil jtls
W canto to nit down nt bin feet without
Wif nuHlthod for his famlllnrlty.
Jut he soattHl hlmntdt on bis arrival
Ms wUe did not nt tlralnotleo tho whlto
res which ho had upon bU nhoulder:
list having panned bor husband to wind
iht clock, sho suddenly oxolalmed
1st a shrill votcot
Why, Kobert, whorohavoyoubonr
Ton havo on your back a crosi a fmit
sMsf. You havo boon at tho tavern, and
urunkam among yout iriomU has
edyou a trick to mako yon look
tons, uoi uo ana let mo brush
sT this cross."
Awayl" oxolalmed Hope, ha.itlly;
"f clothes do not need your brush
lag. Go knit your stockings, and lot
mm alone."
That ahall not bol" exclaimed Mm,
ope, la a voice mora shrill. "1 will
ami have my husband become tho laugh
lag stock of tho wholo village, and If 1
toar your Jaekot to pieces, you shall not
waar that ridiculous cross'
As she spoko thus, tho wlfo attempt
sst to brush Hobert'c shouldcrj and too
isiter who know that roslstauco would
he useless, walked off1, shutting tho door
after him violently,
"What a fury!" mntlorvd ho, as bo
wwt away, "If sho hail been moro
tratki. I would havo told her of mv
gel fortuao; but sho does not iKvservo
so KROW it."
"Ohl Ohl Robert." exclaimed old
Ibr, at tho moment when llopo tumod
she eeraer of his house, "What is that
Mm cross on your back"
"Tako enr of tour own clothes,"
Intotonlly replied llojto, going bin own
way.
"Mr. Hope." said llllto TnttyRto.
venn, tbo grocer's daughter, "stop orwi
moment, if yon pen(, Ihnt F may rub
out Ihnt great whlto cro you hnro on
yntirshotildpr,"
"(Jo ami sell your hnrrlng, Inxy girl,"
roplleil Itohort, "and do not concern
yourlf nbout the paor by."
llin llltla girl, sllonredj banUmod to
nvtntrr bnr tiiulhnr'a shop.
At this moment Hope arrived nt tbo
homo of tho butcher, who was roitrer
slug on llin threshold jvltb his nolghhor,
tbo blneknmltb.
"You nro Jut tho mnn I wnnted,"
nld tho latlor, stopping Kobort; nnd ho
began to ntienk to liltii on htulncn, but
bnrdly linii ho romtuoneed, when old
IVggyTurton nrrlved.ln hnrplnld gown
ami ll no npron,
"Mercy I Mr llopo," exclulmed sho,
taking up her npron, "whnt In Hint on
your back f"
Itolmrt lurned lo loll bor to lot him
atoiio, bul tbo blnoknmltb tb.iu per
reived tho mark which hnd oeou mndo
by Mr, Tnylor.
"Ileavunsl" nnld ho, Iniighlng, "bo
might nrvo for n sign to tbo Whlto
Cro.n."
"I nuppono," nnld llm butcher, "Hint
hi wlfo fins murked him thus for fenr
of lonlug blm."
Hopo foil Hint Hiern wnn for blm but
ono method of osonplng nt tho nnmo
tlmo from tbo npron of reggy, nnd tbo
Iokoq of tbo btitobor nnd bliii)knmltb,no
io hnntouod to lonvo tbo spot, not with
out iKiini) nbunlvolnngungoto hlnnolgb
Ixirn, but tho rros hnd begun to weigh
moro boitvlly upon blnnhniitiliir tbnulio
hnd nt llrnt nupjioifod.
Tho uuforliiunto Itobort neoiued des
tined thin dny to provoking encounters,
for ho hnd goon but a few ntepn when
ho found hlmnolf npponllo tho M'hool
houne, Hohool wan jimt out, nnd tho
nchnlnr worn nt thin moment Innnlug
from tbo door, rendy for nuy fun Hint
might nronent Itself, llopo wnn terribly
unenny, nud Imngiued bo ulrendy hesrir
y hMrlj;
rn sjMHL
itTSfrr'1
orien iieniuil liliu. llln lenrn worn
ronlleil; bo hnd nonreoly pans
nohoobhouno ilonr when n lonir
win honrd, nud fifty ncbolnrn nt
begnti to iiurniiu him nnd oolnt nl him.
thtowlug up their caps In tbo nir.
"l.iMik, took," oxuliilmiid ono; "there
Is n nheep mnrked for tho biilehor."
"Don't you sow, replied nuothnf? "It
In n crunmlor lunl nutting out for Pales
lino." And tho shouting and laugbtor ro
eonunonced morn loudly.
Ilojio beenmo pnlo with anger; ho
turned llko a cros dog purnued by
children, and, porhnpn, would bnvo
cruelly revenged himself on lit young
persecutors, find not Mr. Johnson, tho
suhoolmastcr, suddenly nppunrcd ntlho
door of bis house.
Hoberl advanced townrd blm, com
plaining of his pupils as holug Insolent.
Mr. Johnson replied Hint bo would not
for tbo world oucotiragn tmportlneneo
In them, but Hint tho whlto cross which
ho bad on his back might muko wiser
people than boys laugh.
"What is thin crons to youP" roidlod
Robert, crossly. "Is not my back my
ownpropertvP"
Tbo schoolmaster smilingly assented,
and llopo went' on bis Way, Hut tho
cross was growing heavier and heavier.
Ho begun to think tbnt It would not
bo so eaiy to pay his rent In thin man
ner. So much rnlllerv Imd nlrendr
been heaped upon him, wind would ll
bo If tho cause wore known? Ills lnnd
lord might ns well havo written on bin
buck a receipt In full,
As ho relleutod thin, Unbolt arrived
nt Iho tavern. Ho wnn punning by
when he perceived Mr. Tnylor hltuHcff
nt iv few paces dlntnuco, nnd on tho
othur sldo bin neighbor Hulllin, ding
glng bis wooden leg, and conversing
with Hurry Stokes, tho carpenter.
Ilnrry Htokon was tho wit of tho 11
Inge, and Hopo would not have en
countered him before Htilllni for tho
world. He therefore took refuge In
tho tavern.
Hut tho pUeo was not long tenable.
Tho drinkers did not full to perceive tho
cross, nud to rally Hope, who grow
angry; tho ipiarnd became violent, and
tho Innkeeper, fearing some serious rn
suit, turned Hubert out of doors.
Tho latter had loft homo with tho In.
lonliou o( examining some work which
had been olVored to blm In a neighbor
lug tillage, but his mind hnd been ho
disturbed by old Fox, rutty Stevens,
the blacksmith, tbo butcher, Peggy
Turtou, and tho school boys, that lie
resolved to return homo, thinking tbnt
would bo, after all, tho most peaceable
place.
Havo you ever seen, In tho month of
September, a young partridge, tho last
of the brood, fluttering along through
tho Holds with a wounded wing? Such
was Kobert on his wny homo at the
other end of the village. Now he walk
ih! rapidly lest ho should bo overtaken,
now slowly lost ho should moo some
ono; now in tho road, now in tho Holds.
gliding behind thobuhos, climbing tho
walls and slimming glances like a gipiy
who has stolen a chicken from a farm
er's poultry yard. At tbts moment
tho whlto cross was na Insupportable
weight.
At last ho reached his dwelling, and
this tlmo hoped to Hnd a little rest.
Hut as soon as his wife perceived him
she began to cry out)
"Are you not ashamed to eomo back
as youwentP Five or six neighbors
havo asked me if you had lost your
senses! Quick! Let me rub out that
cross!"
Away, woman!" exclaimed Kobert,
exasperated.
"sou shall not remain so, Hopo; I
will not havo anv ouo belonging u mo
so ridiculous. Tako off that Jackett
tako It oft this minute. 1 toll you!"
As she thus spoke, Sir. Hopo at
tempted to selxo her husbaud's arm;
bul the latter rudely repulsed her. Mm,
llopo who was not remarkable for pa
tience, replied by a Wow, and tho re
sult was a scumo between the two, to
thu gioat scandal of tho neighbors, whu
ran to separate them.
Kvorybody blamed Robert, who, when
ho becaino calm, understanding that
there was no hopo of rest or peace for
hliu otherwise, effaced the cross of his
own accord,
Tho Monday following ho carried his
rent to the house of his laudlord.
MAhl ah! Robert," said Mr. Taylor,
on perceiving blm. "I thought you
would soon rejM-nt of your bargain.
This I a good eon for enrloii and
Impatient dlitXHltlonv, who are lnce.
sully romplaining of (lod and of life.
Remember this, Hope; Ho who has cre
ated tin has projKirtlorird our burden
to our strength Uo not complain of
Mug les foitunato than others, for
you know not tho suffering of your
neighbor All rrne ant brary, tho
w ay to render thorn light in to bear them
with patience, courago and good will
mi: Horn, vxnii.r or okkmaxt.
UllmparMoMhr jr nf lUn '.m
prrwr Hntt lrl Ml Vleaas-
tit-it.
There am somo notablo personage
among llm resident of WleabaiKn,
First and foremost thnro I his Imperial
Mn)oty the King of l'nisaia nnd Km
peror of (lermany, who In virtue of his
succession to tho plain struettini built
by tho late reigning Duke of Nastatt In
themarkrt-pUfo, called by courtesy a
palace, and his periodical occupation of
It for some few days every summer,
tuny bo classed among thu resident of
Vlohndon. Tbo old King Wilholm is
a great favorite here, in spito of tho
grievances which llm Nassau people
complain of In being deprived of the
ensv nud economical adminlntrntion of
their former sovereign, the Diiku of
Nnssnu, and subjected to tho rigid rule
nnd oppressive taxation of I'rtisuhi. Ills
vinlt is always welcomed with great en
thiifilaini, nnd all tho people of Welt
badoti are sure to turn out lo 11(1 tliolr
hats nud ralo their loud hoebs In honor
of the gracious old sovereign, ever
bowing and smiling as hodnsfic In mi
opdicnlcchn from tbo railway station
through tho broad WilbelmntrasMt to
his palace, Iho streets nil fluttering with
Ibig nud streamers nud the lively emo
tion of a loyal puoplo. The Kmporor
Is nothing If not n soldier, nnd Is hardly
ever neon out of Ids I'lckluhnubo (tho
I'russinn helmet; and hlsclnsely-button.
ed, wclbllllod blue uniform, utnl 1 al
ways Imntllug about from ciuorno to
asorim Inspecting munkeU ami can-
in, swllors' ounrtors nud fortlttcn-
ons, oTcoiiunollui! with stuff olllcers
and reviewing the troops.
I no ijrown rnnco nuil his family are
also mixing tho periodical visitors at
Wiesbaden, nud althoiitrh received with
royal and military honors, their advent
is generally hailed
ailed with a g
'renter so
brloty of welcome
Ho and
nmt Ills wife
t a
seem to nlioet much of tho simplicity of
Ordinary cltl.eus, and may be seen
dally In the streets, arm ln nrm, In
plain costume, nccompnnlod bv their
children, clinging to father and moth
er's hands, ami perhaps followed by a
tall llunkoy in tbo royal livery, nt a re
spectful dlstnuco behind. They both
nro regular attendants, when at- Wies
baden, of the Knglish Church, where
chairs are especially provided for them
in front of the chnncel.' They ham
been much aunoved, it Is said, by tho
Knglish lliiukoylsm which Insists upon
stopping In tho pew, and rising nnd
staring, you may be assured, as the
princely group enters and leaves tbo
church. Tho wholo party bus a very
bourgeois look, with the tall, well
brushed prince in plnlnsultof gray and
felt bat, nnd thu short, stout nud some
what dowdyish bul tastefully and sim
ply dressed jirlncc on his arm, a little
boy In knickerbockers clinging to his
father's hand, the eldest girl, who re
cently married the Prince of Mcnlngou,
supporting the mother on the right, nud
two little girls, with long braids of hair
streaming with red ribbons nnd lino
plug their bucks, following nfter their
parents nnd attended bvu governess or
some lady of the hoii'c'holii.
A (Hurler Meadow or theSierrn.
HorUmcr'. Vlnnthljr
Imagine )ourslf nt Tiiolomuo So
da Springs on the bank of tho river a
day's journey above tbu Yotemlte V.,l j
ley. Von set off northward through n
forest that stretches awny Indefinitely
before you, seemlnirly unbroken bv
openings of any kin
- .. "
11. AS
soon as 3 011
am lairiy into inn woods, the irrav
411 t.-.a .
mountain ooaks, witli their snow iron
o nnd hollows, tire lost to view, The
ground is littered with fallen trunks
that lie crossed and rccrotn'd like
storm-lodged wheat; nud besides this
closo growth of pines, tho rich moraine
soil miiiport a luxuriant growth of
ribbon-leaved grasses, chlolly bromus,
trltieum and ngrostls, which rear their
handsome spikes and pinnules above
your waist. Making your way through
this fertile, wilderness, ilmlfng lively
bits of interest now nud then In the
squirrels nnd Clnrk crows, and per
chance in a deer or bear, after tho
lnpo of an hour or two vertical bars
of sunshine are tcea ahead between
tho brown shafts of the pines, and then
you suddenly emerge from tbo forest
sbailows upon a delightful purple lawn
lying smooth and free In tho light, like
a lake.
This Is a glacier meadow. It Is about
a mile and a half long by a quarter of
a nillo wide. Tbo tree come pressing
forwnrd all around In 0I010 serried
ranks, planting their feet exactly on Its
margin, and holding themselves erect,
strict nnd orderly like soldiers on pa
rade: thus bounding the meadow with
exquisite precision, yet with free curv
ing lines such a nature alone can draw.
ith Inexpressible delight you wado
out Into tho grsssy sui'-lake, feeling
yourself contained in one of nature's
mostnacred chambers, withdrawn from
the sterner influences of tho mountains,
secure from all Intrusion, secure from
v ourself, free In tho universal beauty.
And notwithstanding tho scono Is so
impressively spiritual, and vou seem
dissolved In it, yet everything about
ll
u Is beating with warm, terrestrial,
iman love, delightfully substantial
and familiar. Tne rosiur pines are
types of health and steadfastness; Iho
robins feeding on the soil belong to the
same species you havo known since
ehllhood; aud surely these are tho very
friend- llowera of the old homo garden.
Rcoa hum as in a harvest noon, butter
lies wawr above tho (lowers, am? like
thorn you lave in tho vital sunshinc.too
richly and homogeneously joy.ll!od to
bo capable of partial thought. You arc.
all eye, sifted through and through
with light and beauty.
Sheep
pens of
method
sheep.
fatten quicker when loose In
halt a Uoxen, than by any
of stalling; or tying up each
MU5110R4I IP.
The Indians of the great Southwest,
a were the natives of ancient Mexico
and I'rni. aro all sun-worshlpcrs. They
hare various title for their gd, and
worship him under yariou symbols;
but it is the sun, the great giver of life
and health, that Is worshiped every
where as the supreme twiwor, Tho
moon and the stars are, howe-or, con
sidered gods of lower onler, aod u!
JecU In some myterlou way, to the
sun, and to havo control, in a llmltI
manner, over the rain, winds, storms,
and weather in general. They all
have their sorcerers, or medicine, men,
who are held in some degree of su
perstitious awe by the people. la
sickness they uo Incantations of vari
ous kinds, aud administer herbs of dif
ferent classes, many of which, as wo
know from experience, arw very effect
ivu In giving relief. If a mcdiclna man
undertaken to euro a patient, ho must
do so; for If tho patient dies, tho doctor
dies also, tiiilrs Indeed the doctor
prophesies that tbo patient will die, for
then, if the patient recovers, tho modi
cine man Is killed as being a liar aud
not understanding his btulaesn. Wo
have seen places where such a law or
custom would work well at tho present
time.
All savages are naturally very super
stitioti, and tho Indians of Arizona are
no exception to the rule. Indeed, wo
are Inclined to bolluvo they are, if os
siblo, moro superstitious than the na
lives of other parts of tho land. The
worship of the.ti Indian is different
among thu various t!tos. Wo hive
seen among tho llunlapnls what among
el llli'd people would be culled family
worship. At tho llrnt peep of day the
band would sit or squat on tho top of a
smnll hill facing the oust, and ru!o a
most dismal sort of a howl. Then tbo
patriarch of tbo band would speak 11
low words, or uttor whnt wo supposed
to bo no Invocation, In a most solemn
tone of voice. Then another howl
would arise from those around him.
Then the old man would say a few
words mote. At this tlmo tho sun up
penrcd above tho horrl.on, nnd all
prostrating themselves with their faces
to llm east, raised n joyful shout, which
was kept up until the sun had entirely
risen above tbo mountiilu-tops, niter
which they wont back lo tbo raneberia.
Tbu I'uoblo Indians worship tbo sun
under tho name of Montezuma. They
also bcliovo in inferior gods, nnd par
ticularly In evil spirits. They claim
that many ages ago, In-fore they came
to thu land whore they now reside,
Monte.uina visited them and led thorn
through the wilderness to tho laud
where they havo over since lived. They
also bcliovo that It Is bis intention to
return again to them nt some future
day, and mako them a great aud pros
porous people.
The Navajooa do not believe in Mon
tezuuia. They worship what they call
the (ireat Father and (irent Mother.
ThoOroat Father resides where the sun
rises, and Is tho author of all that
Is bad, while tho (Sreat Mother lives
at tho setting sun, nud Is tho giver
of good and thu protector of those who
do right.
Tho Mohave worship a god they call
Matevll, whom they say once dwelled
among their people, and that he will
one day return. They also worship
and fear an evil spirit they call No
wnthie, nnd who inflicts diru calamities
011 them at times. All these Indians
fear to go abroad at night, as the devils
ami evllsplrltsnie thou at their work
according to their belief.
A Collection of Autographs,
lUtmpiut (UiMlr.
Some I overs of autographs go so fur
tn to say that traces of character lurk
in one's autograph. This may and it
may not bo so. How would ouo
analyze thu character of (Sen. Spinner
from Ids pen's scrawl? or thatof Horace
ilreeloy from his phonetic, system?
Halstend prides hlmclf on writing
worse than either, while tho Into City
Attorney, W. II. Cost, of Rock Island,
stands at thu bead of the bar for bis In
decipherable Imitations of tho execrn
bin Cblnoso. Judge Smith, now pro
siding over our Circuit Court, bailies
tho lawyois and tho rcimrtorn with his
docket rorord. So wo do not believe
that In all cases penmanship ha any
thing to do with greatness.
Robert Willertou, nt tho Harper
Iloute, has a valuable collection of ail
tographs, some of which are now in
teresting souvenirs of illustrious names.
There Is that of Hayard Taylor, as plain
as print, written by blm on a delicate
card when ho lectured here. Sanborn
Tenny's Is a rougher outline. Charles
Markliam, tho Arctic navigator, writes
hi with a tiuo flourish. Henry Vin
cent's shows a nervousness. cndell
Phillips adds these words suggestive of
tho man's life: "Peace it possible;
justice at any rate." William Parsons
write with tho clearness of engraving.
Charles Hradlaugb, tho Knglish agita
tor, drowns bis name In a flourish.
Cyrus W. Fiold makes tho initial C.
all prominent, nnd the remainder tlrm
nud steady. Kmma Abbott's hand Is
like her heart, largo and open, with tho
least osslblo attempt at ornamentation.
John Habberton writes as If ho were
thinking of Helen's liable and prepar
ing a leoson In penmanship for them.
Hret Harto's autograph Is a model of
brevity, clear cut, and. like bis stories,
poicte'd. Henry Want Hoochcr writes
the namo lu full with an earneitness
that betokens tho man. There are
soveral others of less note In Mr. Wlllor
ton's collection, all of which were writ
ten at his request and in his presence.
A Roy With a Heart,
Tho other day a bit of a boy called
at the side door of a good-looking farm
residence nnd told such a sorrowful
story that the lady of tho house was not
stingy in throwing provisions Into his
basket. Happening to look Into tho
front yard alter a few minutes, sho
saw tho 8traug bey mixed up with her
three or four children, and sho called
out:
"Hoy, what are you doing hero?"
"FiHMlln'thesoha"lf-strvvd children!"
ho promptly replied.
Hut tnoso are mv children!" she In
dignantly exclaimed.
"Makes 110 difference to me," ho said
a ho broke olf another piece of cake.
"When I rind a young 'un crying for
bread, nnd ready to swear that ho has
not tasted pie for oter a jrsr, I'm go
in' to toji lrtJiinr, and bf r.e him up'
Haven't you got a clean waht which I
could put on this dirty little boy?"
She looked up nnd down to see If any
canvasser for the poor heathen were
In sight, aud then she grabbed the
broom and ran the sympathetic boy out
of tbo yard
Why Women Marry.
Vanity Fair In a receut Imuo say ;
Tho question which we con tillered bvtt
week. "Why Mm Marry," I an inter
esting one, but It muit bo pronounced
Inferior In Interest to the qn.tlon
"Why Wjtnen Marry" In the degree lu
which men are In all respect les In
Westing than women. The willingness
of women to marry is greater and more
patent than that of men, and. wu will
add, that it I a great denl more wond
erf f ul. That women have, to uso a col
loquial phrase, tho worst of it nil
through life, we entertain no doubt. and
that the matrimonial state, as under
stood by ertierienre, has, a a rule,
fewer attractions for the in than for men,
wo also believe to lie true. Yet, while
there are many men who from choice
abstain from marrying, and still moro
who out off marrying till the last prac
ticable moment, wo doubt If there are
any women worth mentioning who re
fuse tho married state from option and
deliberation, and not many who pott
ponu marry Ing till a Into period of life
from a general repugnance to having a
husband. That women refine Individ
ual men, jind sometimes go on refusing
man after man, is truu enough; but
then their objection is to the mnu and
not to the condition of life tho man
propos.es; or, not unfrequeutly, their
refusal nrlte from nlero skittishncss,
from a feeling they may do batter, or
from a cheerful conviction that there is
plenty of time to "think about It." As
a rule, however, women who have the
chance of marrying, marry, nnd they
would marry yet more promptly than
limy do were it not that they are fri
quontly held back from takliignfo'dlsh
stop by wine parents or dissuading
friends How Is tills apparent paradox
to be explained? Thoru Is kss to in
diico a woman to m.ury thin to induce
n mnn; yet men hesltnto to marry nnd
women Jump at thu offer of marriage.
Some will answer that man Is a rational
and woman nn Irrational animal; but
over and above the distinction being
too uncomplimentary to be true, it U
one of tliosu plausible explanations that
explain nothing. Again, it is some
times aflirmed that, in marrying, man
sacrifice liberty, whereas women, in
marrying, acquire It. Hut this Is an
epigram easily disposed of. When men
sucrillco what is callud their liberty, or
that particular form of it which bach
olorhood enjoys, and. were tho point
thoroughly examined, wo suspect It
would be found Hint thev abandon a
form of liberty of which they nro
weary for another form they have not
yet possessed!
Dream.
Url llinighloo. In FuMnlfMly llttlrw.
There seems no doubt that lu sleep
tho imagination act Independently of
the will nnd the conscience and tho rea
son. Kven passion or desire is incapa
ble of producing a required dream; in
the midst of Intense grief dreams nro
frivolous and irrelevant, and tho dear
est images cannot bo recalled at pleas
ure. 'I bo moral sense is non-existent;
thero Is animal fear, but no remorse;
there Is personnl anxiety, but 110 re
sponsibility; tho confuei multitude of
Images destroy the orderly succession
which constitutes the category of tlmo;
you know the numerous Instances w hero
tbo dreamer remembers on waking Hint
he has gone through nn almost inter
mlnnblo series of events, and yet it is
proved by circumstances that ho has
only been' asleep for a few momonts.
Tbo image of a word will suggest by
its .mum! n whole series of ovctit in tho
most ludicrous connection There is a
story given by M Maury In his work
"I.o Sommeil et ies Roves," wliero the
word 'kilometre,' coming up in tho
mind of the sleeper, sent him wnlking
an enormous distance counting the
milestones; then changing to kilo
gramme,' placed blm ln a grocery shop
tn which he was put in a largo balance
against a number of weights; then from
n jiimblo of sound transported him to
tho Island of Gllulo, of which he did
not remember over to havo thought;
then to a garden full of the flower of
Lobelia; thon to Cuba with (Jen. IO
pes; and lastly to a game at Loto. In
the same way, when tho exclusion of
tho senses Is not complete, the lightest
impression suggests some curious anal
ogous imago. Descartes mentions that
the bite of a flea made him think him
self wounded by a sword. Ducald
Stewart mentions a dreamer with a hot
bottle nt his feet fancying himself go
ing up Mount .T.tna, nnd there may bo
somo present who will remember an
analogous effect of sound, especially
those of music. So far there is mean
ing in tho expression of a noted phys
iologist, that sleep Is 11 short Insanity,
nnd that you should nover mako tiny
decision or calculation for nnmo time
after you wako, for you may bo uncon
sciously still under the power of somo
dominant imago which the normal ac
tion of the senses will clear away.
Kqaal to an Emergency.
Cbmbr' JimruU.
Readiness iu unforeseen emergencies
is of tho greatest value to manager and
notor alike. A word fails the memory
at an important stago of the play, or
somo accident occurs to mar or even
pnt a stop to all further proceeding
On such occasions fertility of resource
is of tho greatest moment, and has over
nnd over again saved tbo credit of all
concerned. In fact, tho readiness of an
actor or manager to tut n an apparent
disaster into a happy interlude is much
on a par with tho presence of mind
that guides a skillful Oenoral to victory.
This readiness was well displayed on
tho stago by Luguet, when playing the'
bearer of an importaut dispatch, on tho
contents on which the plot of the drama
turned. By mistake the property-raan
gave Luguet a blank sheet of paper,
which ho handed to tho mimic King,
who, not having studied the words
which ought to havo been written on
tho dispatch, was in a quandary. He
got out of it by handing the paper back
to the messenger, wiih tho command:
"Read It to nte, sirrah!" Luguet, how
ever was equal to the occasion, and re-
sponded "Alas, Sir. born of poor but
honest parents, I bale net er learned to
read.
Roy ar.iJ I'iMoK
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1 never cuuiu unilcrstaml," the lea
con naid, "why a boy should carry a
pistol. A pUtoH a vrry pwliar fire
arm, it I mule for a very peculiar
purpose It l quite natural for wine.
boy to want ritlcs or shot gun. wth
which thev mav kill pnmn. hut olitol
I Is intended to kill human beings, aud
I this Is about all It is good for. There
I nro very few bo In this country who
could shoot a lilrd or a rabbit with a
pistol, and any one who should go out
nuiiiing wnn a piuoi woujil Imi laughed
at. Tills being the case, why should a
boy want a pistol? What human bellies
would ho IIkoU) kill? h
"It is unclean to nay that ho may need
ni pisioi lor purposes 01 ueienso. ."Not
one boy ln a thouisnd is ever placed lu
sucii a position mat no need defend
himself with a pistol. Hut it often has
hnpoened that boys who carried londed
pistols thought Hiat It would bo a man
ly thing, under certain circumstance,
to use them, ami Vet, when the time
came and they killed somebody, they
only brought down misery on them
selves ami their families. And this,
too, in many n case where, if no otnT
had hail a pistol, the affair would havo
passed off harmlessly, and been sown
forgotten.
Hut tho way in which lioy generally
tako human life with pistols in some
accidental way. They do not kill high
way men ami robbers, but they kill
their school-mates, or their brothers,
or their sisters, or, in many cases,
themselves. There Is no school where
boys are taught to properly hxudioaud
carry loaded pistols, jwi thoy usually
have o learn Hesse ihingn by long V
practice. And. while thoy are learn
ing, It is very likely that some one will
be shot. I naw lu 11 uowNpnpcr, not
long ngo, accounts of throe fatal acci
dents, all of which happened on tbo
same day, from careless use of tire
arms. And one of these dreadful mis
haps was occasioned by 11 lad who car
ried a loaded pistol in Ids overcoat
pocket, aud who carelessly threw down
tho crtt. f
"And then, again, n Ikv ought to
be ashamed to carry a pistol, especially
a loaded one. Tho possession of such
a thing is n proof that ho expect to go
among vicious people. If he goes into
good nocielv, and has honest, manly
fellows fur Ids companions, he will not
need a pistol. A loaded pistol In a
iniy's iHickot is not only useless and
dangerous, bul also it almost always
stamps him as a bad boy, or one who
wishes to associate with bad boys ami
vicious men."
History of the lorsrt
Frpm th Iimlon Cttr Jourotl.
The corset had its origin in Italy, and
was Introduced from that country into
Franco by Catherlno do Medici. Mnry
Stuart nnd Diano Poitiers did not, how
ever, follow tho fashion, but it was ad
ruittcd by all tho ladles of tho French
court that it was Indispensabto to the
beauty of tho femnlo figure, and was,
therefore, ndooled by them. Tho corset
waa In those days In it infancy, and It
assumed more of the rough character?
of a knight's cuirass. The frame was
entirely of Iron, and tho velvet which
decorated tbo exterior hid a frightful
and cumbersomo machine. This state
of tilings so detrimental to health, and
tho cause of so much personal Inconve
nience, not to say torture, could not "
last long, and the artisans of those days
contrived to give moro pliability nnd
lightness to Hie metal, and prepared
the way by degrees for whalebone.
Hut, as reforms are always slow, tho (
cold iron continued to oltisp the warm
heart of tbo fair wearers for a long .
time in its embrace. Tim corset found
favor in tbo eyes of Louis XIV. In tbo
following reign tbo corset was threat
ened with banishment from the toilet.
Fashion took a rural nnd simple turn,
and was almost guided by the taste of
Houchcr, lu whoso pictures many of
the court celebrities llguro as shepherds
and shepherdesses. Hut the painter
departed, and fashion returned to the
dim eccentricities of tho former times.
During the revolution tbo corset were f
again forgotten, nnd under the direct
ory it was completely interdicted by tho
fashionable world. Tho belle of tho
day took a classic turn, the Roman
dress tho toga, sandal, etc. Tbo cm
piro dethroned the classic fashion, but
without taking Hie corset in favor.
High waist were in favor, and la mode
revealed a tasto certainly tho reverse
of prudery. Willi tho fall of tho empire
fell also tho waist, nnd then came also,
as a necessity, tho return to tho corset.
Peanut Culture la California.
IVor,!-Ca(f, Callfornlt.
Renters and their numerous field
hand wcro busy harvesting their pea
nut crop, nnd Ishonld judge this popu
lar nut 1 yielding nn abundant harvest;
the soil hero is not so hard to work,
and from tho topographical position of
it, it seem to lie easily irrigntcd. Tho
flume of the Sierra Flumo and Lumber
Company, which runs along within
easy distanco of somo of these gardens
brings tho required supply of water for a
irrigating purpose. John Chinaman
is not a fast worker by any means, and
I think he I inclined to bo just as slow
about a thing a ho can be; tho modo
of performing tho work would not be
tolerated in a white laborer; but they
havo every natural advantage on theso
littlo plots which while men are debar
red from through tho short-sighted,
narrow views of the land owners; the
locality roust of necessity bouahealthv,
as tho ground la in many place under
water all tho year round. Tons of pea
nut and other vegotable are raised
auuually by the saffron-colored renter
and at an enormous profit to the boss
Chinamen, every cent of which goes to
tho Flowery Kingdom. What a differ
ence it would make to our city if some
hard working. houeM, industrious white
American citizens could rent somo of
these gardens under the same easy con
dltions John Chinaman hold them.
The question Is, will tho while men
tak these lands on the same terms the
Chinamen rent them? If not, what Is
tiiero to find fanil about? f
Japanese farms average aboat one
acre each la size.
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