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PERFECT WOMAS. Sho wns a phantom of delight .When first sho glcnmr4upon fuy sight; A lovely nppnrltloii, sent To be a moment's ornament. Her eyes ns Btnrs of twilight fair; Like twilight, too, Iicp dusky hair, Hut nil else nbout lier dawn From Mnytlmo nnd Jie cheerful dawn; A dancing shape, 011 Imago pay, To haunt, to startle and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view, A spirit, yet it woman, too; Her household motion light and free, And steps of virgin liberty; A couutenanco In which did meet tiweet records, promises as sweet; A crcnturo not too bright or good For hiitunu nntnro'B dally food; Tor transient sorrows, simplo wiles, rralse, blame, love, kisses, tears nud smiles. And now I hoc wltii cyo serene The very pulse of tho machine; A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveler betwixt llfo nnd death; ?Plm ttnift flftn 4lin 4niTitintfltn will. . HV uinuu jii in tail; ii'bw Endurance, forcfOght strength and t .1.11 .ntufit, nnlilt- iitnrmiiil jTjK.wprn, to comfort -Mid committal And yCtTTuplrlt still nnd bright. With something of. tin angel light. William Wordsworth. vj A CUOUS DREAM J Mr. Grosvcnor had asked Howard, who was tho sou of nu old friend, nnd myself, to stny nt Culllnghnm for a few weeks nnd nurmio our literary avocation, lit which wo collaborated. Ho nualo no favor of It. "Only too glad to sco you," ho said. "Wo nro very lonely, and there is little to do; no birds in tho covers, for I can't af ford a game keeper, but if you want to work tho place is quiet enough. I shall not bo at homo for p. day or two, as 1 am going to town.nnd shall pick up my daughter from n friend's house on my way back, but William known tho plaeo and enn Hhow you all thoro Is to eoe." nownrd conducted mo to my bed room tho first night. "I say," ho said, "thoro Is a curious point about your room of courso you don't know this rambling old place yet you can walk round your bed loom." "Of courso I can, you crock," I re turned, "I can walk round any room." "Ah, but I moan on tho outside. You co, this room is in tho mlddlo of tho house, between four Intersecting corri dors, so thafyou can walk around tho four walls." There was nothing elso remarkable about my room. It was comfortably furnished. Against tho wall opposite my bed, and nearly under tho Bkyllght, stood a largo sofa, which seemed an unusual piece of furniture for a bed room. It was too big to go through the door, and I was Inclined to think that It must liuvo been lowered Into tho room by a derrick before tho roof was put ou. I turned Into bed, and found it Im possible to sleep. A strango bed al ways menus several wakeful hours to me, aud I lay with my eyes closed, lis tening to tho old stable clock as It huy agely clanged out its quarters and practiced evory effort of mechanical repetition that seemed likely to sootho my restless brain. At length I gave up tho nttompt nt sleep In despair nnd lay on my back wide awake. I began to picture to myself tho most horrible phnntotuH I could Imag ine, to sco If I could mnko mysolf ner vous or frlghtoued. I thought of fig- UrPR Willi rnllllll- nvna unit r?l1lnil... lips, phantoms that carried their heads under their arms, nundowv. forinloss i objects of mist, but nil to no purpose. I My ghosts wcro fceblo frauds. I could nav vnimiu vnpi innitin vaua,i t 1 iiui luvesj litem with tho nameless dread, and I laughed nt them. I must have fallen nslecp as I was thus meditating, for when I next nwoko the moon was high In tho heav ens nnd shone brightly through tho skylight Into my room. My eyes nt ouco fell on tho face of n beautiful young woman who was urranglng Iter hair at a mirror that Btood on n tablo which seemed to mo to have not been In tho room when I retired. I was nbout to utter an exclamation, when a look of terror came Into her fnce. a terror so Intense as to freeze me Into nu unspeakable Bllence. Sho seemed to be llstnlng to n nolso without. In the next strained moment tho figure vanished. As I was turning over to sleep ngnlu I heard a light footstep in tho corridor nt tho head of my bed. It passed nlong the wall ntd was followed by it hcnvler though yet a stealthy tread. By this timo my faculties were fully aroused, and sitting up I listened lu teutly. Suddenly the first footsteps broke In to a rapid pattering, as though In Might, and the pursuer's heavier tread vvus correspondingly accelerated. '! wke thej sped around my chamber, nud ns they passed along tho corridor nearest to my bed I thought that I could hear their panting breathB. At the third round my bedroom door flew open and thp young lady I had seen before dashed in aud dropped exhausted upon the sofn. She was fol lowed by a man dressed In black, who carried a murderous looking knife hi his hand. She looked at him implor- !. tin ho sioou over ner for nu in stant, but never spoke a word. In that moment of time I could see their faces with great clearness in the moonlight and have never forgotten them. The girl was fair, with long hair streaming down hqr shoulders, nnd her lovely face was contracted by mortal terror. The man was of mod. bun height, with a low forehead, a durk muttacho nnd nu expression that reminded me grotesquely enough, of the trademark upon tho "Demon" ten nis rackets, I was summoning up courage to spring out of bed when the man rais ed the hand that grasped the knife.. I haw the weapon uplifted nlmvu his head. I saw the girl throw up her hnnds In despair, nnd then u thick loud passed over tho itfoon nnd plact "' eiiamoer in touu-i'.arKucss. .r J lie next polut In Iny momory fol lowing that nwful scene was a loud hatuucr!ng upon my dcor. and Wll- Hun Howard's cheerful voles demand ing to knov tf I meant to sleep all day. It was alne o'clock upon a clear October morning, nnd my bedroom looked as coir ttiouplnco 111 tho day light hb though U had been situated in a London hotel. I must confess thnt I examined tho sofa, but found no traces of disturbance, and I dress ed, feeling nshnmed of myself for be ing frightened at an ordinary night mare. A trashy ghost Btory of How ard's a walk nround tho corner by enn dlo light and nit uncomfortable bed WCrO mntcrlflln minllpli in (Wnlnlt twenty slmllcr dreams nnd I went down to breakfast resolved to say nothing of my experience. During tho morning wo nttempted to work ut our novel, but Howard wits fidgety and restless, with tho re sult thnt we accomplished very little. ''tc'r..l"nch wo ordered a trap from tho vlllago Inn to fetch Mr. Grosvc nor's luggage from tho station, nnd walked thither to meet tho train. Mr. Grosvcnor wns too poor to keep it carriage his income being limited to tho revenue from one or two farms nnd his garden. Tho stntlon, however, was but half n mile distant, nnd tho day bcllltr flno. nhmilil Imvn nm. The train came In, and Mr. Gros vouor shook hnnds with us, and intro duced mo to his daughter. Upon look ing in bur face I was astonished to seo tho exact counterpart of tho dream girl who l-nd rushed lnt. my bcd"ooln. MIbs Grosvcnor, who was very pretty nnd vivacious, rallied mo during tho evening upon my low spirits, I was wondering if there had been anything moro than coincidences in my vision, to which her appearance hnd given a strong nir of reality. At all events, tho murderer did not seem to have n plnco in tlds little drama nnd I deter mined for the present at least to hold my tongue. Of our stay I say nothing, except that Howard feel deeply in love with our host's daughter, but feared to speak. Two years later I enme homo on leave from India, in which country I had obtained an important post, nnd remained for a few days in town to replenish my wnrdiobo before paying a few rounds of vUtts. As I was walking down Piccadilly ono morning I felt a slap on my shoul der, nnd turning found myself faco to faco with Howatd. "How go things with you?" I said after mutual greetings had been ex changed. "Have you mnrrlcd Miss Grosyenor yet?" "No," ho replied, "I have, hnd no luck whatever in that quarter. Sho is now engaged to n French Johnny. Her father Is nrottv well on now. Tho railway was extended through ins inuu and he made shekels over tho transaction. They nro staying in town at present. You hnd better call." "Will you come with me?" "No, thanks. I don't look well ns tho rejected suitor. But here Ib their address nnd mine." I called upon Grosvcnor in due courso nnd was Introduced to his daughter's llance, cno Mr. Dubois. Ills faco seemed familiar to me, nnd after somo moments' thought it burst upon mo that he was the d renin murderer of two yenrs before, Thoro was not n doubt nbout it, nnd I could lutvo sworn to hint in the witness box, Ho was a nmn of wealth, had lived many years in Englnud nnd was thought to bo an excellent match. Ho was by no means young, but had a polished and newonlln mnmipt. ivllli i vnrv mnlil and sharp tnodo of speaking, which was not, I thought, wholly duo to his French nationality. Though I attempted to dismiss my prejudice, be gave mo the Impression that thero was something underhand nbout him. He also seemed to think himself suspected, for I caught him watching mo furtively as I was talking to Mr. Grosvenor. l wntKeu Homo in creat neroiexltv. Hero was my dn uronni exact ry repro- duccd, nnd I hnd no possible doubt 11 u w t iirv iiiahiiik n i.n . ua . ... a w iuu mtumj ul U1U liuraUVB f'U vi-mi-ii. mi l cuuui not ten .ur. uros- venor tho storytvtthourtnciirrliiff Ids ridicule It not his anger, nnd probably getting Into bad odor with his future son-in-law though for thut contingency I cared very little. At length 1 resolved to Impart the whole matter to Howard. He had found permanent employment In Lon don, Mid could remain on tho watch, whereas I was obliged to return to In dia hi n few weeks. Tho marriage was not to take place for at least six months,, which would give hint timo to examine Dubois' antecedents. Howard was much surprised nt my story, and declared thnt he thought Dubois to bo a scoundrel from tho Hrst This was likely enough in a re jected suitor, but at tho same time his instincts corresponded with mine, nnd nt his earnest request I determin ed to tell tho wholo to Mr. Grasvcnor. Howard also undertook to keeep strict watch upon Dubois' movements, and to let me hear of any new develop ments the case might prescut. Tho next day I called upon Mr. Gros venor, end requesting a private inter view, put tho wholo matter before him. "This is very extraordinary," he said, when I had finished. "Curiously enough, tho young couple are to live nt Culllnghnm, and occupy that very room when the honeymoon is over. But what can I do? His antecedents Beem unquestionable. He is tho son of a Froncli count, his parents nro dead, and no has dropped his title. I have verlflwl all tho statements he has made, nnd. Uiomrh I do not nrofess to like the innu, 1 really havo nothing against hint, and r.iy daughter is de voted to lUm." "Well," I returned, "perhaps It is no affair of mine, I thought I ought to tell you what I saw before I returned to Indln. At the same time, I hope that you understand thnt my motives are wholly disinterested." "I owe you many tlutuks for per forming what might be thought a purely Imaginary duty, nnd an un pleasant one. as well. Have you told any one else?" "No ono but Howard." "Then I will make fresh Inquiries. I do not anticipate any result, but it Is us well to be sure," His daughter came In nt thnt mo ment aud It was distressing to see tho wistful look hi his eyes ns he lifted her hnnd for a lnot.ient and gated Into her face. Six months later, when I was stay ing at Slmln, I received n letter from Howard. He wrote: "We have nettled Dubois' hash. Ho will not lie seen any more. 1 put on n private del ctlve, who found out thnt Dubois had been kept in n French asylum for some ;cars ns n homicidal mnninc. The hypnotic school of physlclnns professed to have cured him, and I think had real ly dono so for a time, but ho was get ting strange In his manner, nnd when naked nbout tho asylum, though the question was put In tito most delicate way, ho flow at Grosvcnor like a tiger, nnd attempted to strangle him. Help was fortunately nt hnnd, and he was put under lock nnd key. Wo cannot account for your dream by any theory, Dubois hnd never even Been Culllng hnm, I can only suppose thnt it was meant as n warning, nnd, In fact, it has been the means of avoiding what might have been an awful tragedy, and of bringing nbout, I hope, what will bo tho.greatest happiness of my life." Good Company. MAKING THIS MO&T OP IC13. IIott to Cat It Ecouonitcnlty ft ml to Mnlco It Lust. "The amount of leciviistcd before I JeiyiCiUljo,iiy tako care of It wns i something nstouudlug," said a young housekeeper. "I slnrted In with the notion thnt ice had to melt about so faBt, anyhow, nnd thnt whatever I saw fit to do with it would make no particular difference; therefore, I let it go to waste, nnd paid Ice bills that sometimes took my breath away. Ono dny an old fellow, who wns, I Imagine, a Btipply on tho ico wagon, for I never saw hint before or since, gave mo somo points. Ho showed mo that the ice has grain, and thnt if I worked with the grnlu 1 could split on! pieces of almost nny size or shnpo I wautcd. I wns comparatively handy with tools, nnd ho showed mo how to saw pnrt way Into a large cake, then with n hammer nnd nny pointed In strument crack off tho piece the size I required. I discovered long ngo tliat unless I have a very large family a large refrigerator is simply a useless extravagance, so I brought down to tllf kltclintl II lltlln nnrlnx tnnluvr flint I had when I boarded, and for u family vi iour it answers every purpose. "Tho Iceman brings fifty pounds of lco twice a week. I put it Into n large cloth, around which are wrapped Boine pieces of felt nnd n blanket. Tho por celain tank in tho Icebox Is nbout ten by twelve Inches iu size, nnd into this I put a piece of Ico every morning, taking caro to keep the rest well cov ered. I find this nil thnt is necessary nnd nm saved tho trouble of looking nftcr n Inrgo Icebox, than which I lin ngluo nothing more taxing. The little box has a porcfclaln tank with n fnu cet from which the water is drawn ns it melts. I find, by the way, that this water, carefully strained through n thick cloth, is tho most luxurious nr tlcle for my toilet. It is Simon pure, soft wnter, and nil the year round I uko it in preference to nnv other. Utilizing this sort of thing is lu my mind one of tho fine points of house keeping, nnd I often wonder thnt more women do not study the little ifs and nnus or cvery-dny life, nnd learn to turn to account everything thnt cornea In their way." A Python Story. Concerning pythons, the following is a true story. A young lndy In tills country for a long time resisted her lover's entreaties to go to India with him ns ills Avife. Sho hud n horror of the wild nuiinnls she believed sho might encounter there, especially ser pents. At length, however, nfter ho had Issued a sort of ultimatum, sho consented to accompany him. Sho did not, however, leave her fears behind her, nnd lived In constant terror of somo day meeting what she so Intense ly fenrcd. Her husband did his best to laugh her fears away, but without avail. Then he resolved to try more drastic means. A huge python was killed In the neighborhood of his bungalow. Without telling his wife anything nbout tt, ho ordered tho rcp tllo to bo brought Into the drawing room, nnd colled up ns If asleep on the hcnrthruir. Then lioivrnt nut nwl mill. his wife, telling her to go into tho drawing room, and that ho would Join her in a few minutes. Soon nfter ho heard n dreadful scream. "That will euro her of her fear of serpents," he smiled to himself, nnd purposely de layed his entry, When at last ho went Into tho drawing room he saw his wife lying on the floor, nnd colled nround her was another huge python, tho mate of the one that lay dead on tho hearthrug. London Itenlm. The Thirteenth IVan Twins. The ominous number thirteen, which is still the case of so much anxious perturbation from end to end of Christ eiidom, has been disenchanted by n happy providence, says the "Frio lthatler," in a village of tho Hlnterr hciuthal. The brave mother of a fam ily of twelve children found herself about to lecomo a mother of a thir teenth. The new baby, whether bov or girl, was destined beyond nil doubt to n llfo of ill-luck. The parents eag erly consulted nil the wlso persons lu the neighborhood ns to the possibility of averting tho disasters of a "thir teenth child" front the expected new citizen of tho world. Thev found mis erable comforters In all their friends, so they were driven to the forlorn hopo mui wiu ciiiui iiugut uc stiiiuorn, ami thus escape this world, and go straight luto the limbo Infantum, when the. mother suddenly gave birth to twins. Tho Joy of the parents hi the posses sion of fourteen children instead of tho dreaded thirteen was exuberant; and the happy father Invited all the neighbors to n generous christening feast, where the family und tho com inune wore both congratulated ou their deliverance from the misfortune of possessing "EIn Drelzehutcs." A Sniniile Query. StuV-Here is n letter from "Anxious Subscriber." Chief What does ho want to know? Sub Ho wants to kuow how loug n man would live If there were no such thing ns death. Sparo Moments. Xo Mooimhluc for Her. He There Is tho new moon look nt It over your left shoulder. She I can't. Ho-SWhy? And sho pointed mutely to her bal loon sleeves. Chicago Kccord. ? A few yoars ago I had a great desire to enter the United States service. I didn't care In what capacity just so so long aa I got my living from Uncl5 Sam. Mentioning my desire to the United States marshal for tho north ern district of Florida, it wns gratifi ed. I was at onco ushered into tho presence of the United States judg. held up my right hnnd nnd, with a heroism worthy of a better cause, Bworo to support tho Constitution of the United States, though at the timo I was hardly able to support my own constitution. Taking my formidable commission nnd a supply of station nry, I went back to tho village of Dead Pine to await orders. Dead Pine is a small town so nam ed becauso thero is a Inrgo live oak in front of tho principal saloon. Dead Pine is not nn imposinc place. At that time it hnd a little depot, some stores, somo mortgaged farmers and three saloons. It also had a malarial back country, with plenty of "bad men" living in it, a couple of half starved churches, nnd some Christains loaning money at from 2 to any per cent, monthly to their struggling neighbors. It wns also the center of a lumber and turpentine dis trict, where -prominent citizens steal state and government timber and call it business. In a few days my trouble began. I received a portentous document from headqunrters at Jacksonville. It had four impressivo and sinister looking official stamps on tho envelope, and ordered me to nt once seizo tho body of Thomas Perkins, supposed to bo lurking somowhere in the country,and bring said body beforo the United States court, then in session at Jack sonville. By a careful readinc of tho somewhat dlfliiBlvo warrant, I dlscov ed thnt Thomas had been guilty of perjury in violation of tho statutes in Bucti cases made and provided. An hour later the followingdispatch was handed to me: OtTiCK of the United States Maubiiai,, Jacksonville, Fla. To United States Deputy Marjlia), Dead Tine, Fla. Understand Perkins desperate charac ter; got holp necessary; take hiui dead or alive. Makhiiai.. That dispatch made me very indig nant. Get help indeed! Not II I was 0 feet 1 inch in heiclit, weighed 185 pounds. If I couldn't alono arrest bno man I was unworthy to wear tho bright red ribbon on tho lapel of my vest labeled "United States marshal." Besides, it I got help, thero would not bo enough glory to co around. I wanted tt all tor myself, nnd deter mined to bring in tho prisoner-elect by my own unaided efforts, or occupy ono ol the nnslit colhns at tho village undertaker's. Tho first thing wns to locato the gentleman, who, eulTerina from some affection of the intellectual liver, had resorted to perjury. 1 located him. Six miles from town, in a veritable wilderness, two miles from any other house, lived, moved and had his be ing, Mr. Thomas Perkins, in whom this great government of our was so intensely interested. Tho next thing was to make neces sary preparations. I made them. In tho morning by the bright light, of a beautiful winter's day, a stout wagon, drawn by two sturdy and rellnctive mules, was drawn up in front of the villaso hotel, which was very inap propiately named "Tho Delmonico." On tho front seat was my negro driver and pilot, Bill. On the rear seat sat the writer. Under n blanket nt my leot was n Winchester rifle nnd a double barrel shot gun well loaded with buckshot, al though I was oppressed with n harrowing doubt ns to whether I hadn't putthe buchshot in first. In the pocket of my overcoat was a Smith it Wesson double action sixty eight, nnd in tho breast pocket of my inner coat a bowlH knife that had once belonged to a Texas evanso list. A curious crowd hnd gathereil to see me off. They knew my mission, though none of them knew who I was atter. They cheered mo with novel suggestions and well meant advice. "1 say, Cap." said one, "ye'd better take a bottle of whisky erlona wl' you. There ain't no barroom whar you're goin.' " My driver looked approvingly at this speaker. "Ho won't. look very pretty comin' back here with a furrer drlv cl'ar through bis chist, will he?" said an other. " 'Twouldn't do ferhim to go out bar hunt'n' at night witlt that red nose Bhinin', would hit?" That lost remark hurt my vanity. My nose was rather red, but it come from an undue partiality for stewed tomntoes,noc from nny other ciuse. "When you fire at him, Cap, watch that off mule's hind leg, for he's goin' ter kick," said a long, lank feller ou the outskirts of the crowd. Even the negroes had something to say. Approaching me with deference, one of them whispered to me confi dentially; "Boss, ye'd best tie dat fool nigger what's drivin' ter the seat, fer soon's he hears a cap pop he's gwlne ter jump out an' run like de debil." Bill gave the mules a stimulating touch of tho whin and away we went. For two miles out wo had cood roads. After that, the roughest and worst thnt I had ever seen. Stumps, tangled roots, hills, gul lies, swamp, coduroy, and the county commissioners know what else, made a regular penacen for the twin evils of dyspepsia and love, according to the "jolting up theorists. Now we were in the wilderness, a solemn, awful silence, broken only by the tramping of the mules, the creaking of the wag' ou and the hiccoughs of the driver, who was about half drunk when we NY OMiY ARMEST. Btarted. It n pine wilderness, and the underbrush all gone, no song of bird, no scent of flower, no flutter of insect ,life, a strange, dreary desert of forest. Here was majestic trees aged with a century of growth. Gazing at their stately tops, ono could well imagine that in days agono perhaps under the very trees "we were passing, "Lo, the poor Indian," had onco assembled to shako dice to see who should pay for the beer. I was absorbed in these meditations when tho wagon ran into a huge stump and away I went sailinttoutintospace. Tho shot gun about this timo decided that it was tired of riding and came nlong also. Neither of us were hurt, and wo resumed our seats in the wagon, the gun lather unwillingly I thought. We were now getting nenr tho camp of the enemy and a rather curious sensation took possession ' of me. Of course it was not tear, but my heart evinced n curious disposition to desert its pericardium and homestead the lower portion of my throat. I cock ed both the rillo and tho shot gun, plncing them sideways in the wngon to satisfy the manifest uneasiness of tho driver. Tho revolver I took out and placed on the seat by me, cover ing it witli a superabundance of coat tail, The knife I loosened in its sheath. About half a mile fur ther on 1 saw approaching one of the most villainous" looking men I had ever seen. Ho was of negro blood, neatly white, of herculean frame, and if not a born criminal and assassin, should havo hnd his faco indicted for malicious libel. Ho carried a glitter ing ax on his shoulder and eyed me insolently. The driver turned around with a whisper, "Dat's him, bqss." My knees now partook of the general excitement, my hand trembled ns if my bent girl was nbout to refuse me, nnd my blood seemed determined to go into the cold storage business. At tho same time an overwhelming conviction reached mo that this was not the man I was looking for, and that it would be impolito to risk a suit for false imprisonment. As he came opposite tho wagon, my driver drew up and assumed tho initiative. "Is your name Perkins?" "Naw", was tho surly reply. My thermometer immediately re smued its normal condition of "72 in tho shade. "My good man," said I, carefully concealing all weapons, "I am looking for one Perkins; can yon inform me where that most esteemed gentlemnn lives?" "In that house over yonder," ho said, pointing about a quarter of a mile distant, wliero a thin spiro of smoke emphasized a tumble down log house. When about 100 yards from the house I halted the team and gave a few briel directions to the driver. With the rifle at full cock I cautious, ly approached tho house. It was of roueh logs very rickety, with tho usu al stick and mud chimnoy. Outside of tho smoke front that there was no sign of lito about the place. Silently 1 came up to tho back door, with a vigorous kick sent It off the leather hinges, and covered with the rifle a figure dimly seen in the semi-darkne33 of the room. "Throw up your hands!" I com manded. "If you stir I'll shoot." Front the figure, in shrill, frightened accents, came. "For de Law'd'ssake, watcher mean white man. I ain't dun nuflin." The gun dropped from my nervous hnnds. Thomas Perkins, allegod desperado, was an old crippled negro, about 178 years old, half paralyzed and wholly stupid. Three hours afterward I drove into Dead Pine with my prisoner, to be greftted with ironical comment and up roarious laughter. "Did he kick much, Cap?" said one big fellow, while another, after eyeing Perkins a moment in silence, said, a he moved off: "Yes the thing is alive, I saw its tongue wiggle." Four hours later I was in Jackson ville, and delivered my prisoner to tho United States marshal. As tho ma jor audited my accounts and drew a check for my expensss ho was shaking with ill suppressed laughter. "What do you see so funny about this?" I inquired, rather tartly. "I was wondering what the judco will say when ho sees him," was the reply. Just then the judge strolled in. He gavoaloolcat the prisoner, then at me, aud inquired mildly, but with n merry twinkle in his handsome eyes: "Did you have much troublo in se curing this desperado, Mr. Officer?" Tho major fairly roared. I took my check and left the room. I have not seen prisoner, United States marshal, or Jacksonville since that eventful day, and Dead Pine shall know me no more forever. Hamilton Jay in Detroit Free Pree. In Petticoat and Sunbonnet. There is now living in Pickens County, Gn., a man who, during the rebellion, donned his wife's dress, kept his lace closely shaved, aud wore a big sunbonnet. in order to avoid being conscripted nnd sent to the front. Tho officers in search of recruits frequently visited the house and asked his wife where her husband was, and at the very moment he could be seen working in the field in female garb. By the tune he hnd worn out seven of his wife's dresses he became tired of masquerading, enlisted nnd became a good soldier. A Startling Innovation. Frank R. Stockton, that popular novelist of infinite quaint humors, is held responsible for amostatartlins innovation in the way of wedding trips, recently introduced in Washing ton. After a certain wedding ceremony, at which Mr. Stockton was present, Instead of the young couple coma on a wedding trip, the bride s parents were showered with rice and om suppers ana uamsnea on. a two weeks' exile, while tho bride and groom were left in possession of tho house. Frank Leslies. Decline of Famous Families. Among the descendants of Thomas Plauosenot, duke of Gloucester, fifth son af Edward III., was Stephen J. Penny,, who was,' not many years aio, sexton at St. George's, Hanover square, London. Among the lineal descendants of Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent and sixth son of Edward I., occur a butcher and n toll-cnthercr; the first a Joseph Smart of Halesowen, the lat ter a George Wilmont, a keeper of the turnpike gate at Cooper's bank, near Dudley. A story is told of a scion of the great house ol Urquhart of Cromarty who was necessitated by his extravagance to sell his inheritance, and who, sink ing step by step to the lowest depths of wretchedness, came at last a wan define beggar to tho door which hnd once been his own. No raco in Europe surpassed the Plantagenets in royal position nnd personal achievements, and yet not to descend further than the year 1037, tho great-great grandson of Margaret Plantagenet, daughter and heiress of George, duke of Clarence, followed the trade of a shoe-maker of Newport, Salop. Eraser ol Kirkhill relates that ho saw tho earl of Tarquair. cousin of James VI., becging in the streets ol Edinburgh. Ho was," says Eraser, "in an antique garb, and woro a broad old hat, short cloak and pan nier breeche3, and I contributed to. ward h!s relief. We gavo him a noble. Ho was standing with his hat off, and received the pieco of money from mv hand ns numbly and thankfully a.3 tho poorest applicnnt." One of Cromwell's granddaughters, after seeing her husband dio in tho workhouse of a small Suffolk town, died herself a pnuper, leaving two daughters, the elder the wife of a" shoe maker and the younger the wife of a butcher's son who had been her fellow servant. Another of Oliver Crom well's daughters had two children, of whom the son became asmall working jeweler.and the daughter tho mistress or a small jcJioflLfttMildenhall Beforo the time of tho protector the Cromwell family possessed estates equal to those of th'o wealthier peers of the present day, and the great Oli ver himself inherited considerable property, which, augmented from pri vate sources, made up a total suffi cient to maintain his family perpetu ally in easy circumstances. But with in a century after his death Thomas Cromwell, his great grandson, wns a grocer on Snow P"ll and his son Oli ver, tho last male heir, an attorney in London. When tho twelfth earl of Crawford was imprisoned in Edinburgh castle to restrain his recslessness and prodi gality he left one child, a daughter, who, having no one whatever to look after her, received not a scrap of edu cation and was allowed to run about like a gypsy. Sho eloped with a com iron critr, nnd at ono period of hep life lived by mendicancy. Charles II. granted her a pension of $500 a year, but owing to her utter degeneracy, ic proved more hurtful tiian beneficial. The male head of this family died in the year 17-14,in tint capacity of host ler in an inn at Kirkwall in tho Ork ney islands. The estate had been dis sipated by the "spendthrift earl," his lather, and tvith his patrimony he, Lord Lindsay, enrl of Crawford, boimht a small property, on winch he resided for some years,' until through adverse fortune, this went too, nnd to savo himself from starvation, he wua fain to co as a hostler. Tea and Temperance. An interesting token of tho growth of the temperance sentiment in Great Britain is furnished by a correspond ent of tho St. James Gazette. He shows that 'during tho past 17 years tho averago annual consumption of tea per capita of the entire population has inci eased Irom less than a pound nnd a quatter to five pounds, and of cocoa, from nbout an ounce nnd a quarter to nearly half, while tho use of coffee has fallen off from 17 ounces to 13 ounces. The total consumption of these three lending lion-alcholic drinks has thus increased nearly three fold; the exact figures are from 38.08 ounces to 00.04 ounces per capita annually. This may not in dicate a fully corresponding decrease, in the consumption of strong drink; but it must mean a considerable de crease, nnd it prove that the people are learning to appreciate the "cup that cheers bus not inebriates." Consistency. Thy Name is Woman. He was her third husband aud it ooked as if he wa o drifting nwny. "Henry," said she, weeping, "have you any last request?" "Only one," he murmured. "Bury me in the country under the willows," "Henry," said she, "I hate to refuse your 'last request, but I've always buried my husbands in the city, and it wouldn't bo fair to make an ex ception. Now, would it, dear?" Afterward she was sorry for her consistency, as Henry got so mad that it broke tho fever and he recovered. Drake's Magazine. , IM Mil It is quite possible that we have not come to the end of illuminating pro jects, nnd thnt the use of electricity may not supersede all other materials. Glasgow has recently witnessed the test of a new illuminant of extraordi nary power. It is obtained by the evaportion of tar, creosote, or other hydro-carbon oils. The flame is pure while, very intense and can bo carried up to 3,000 candle power. The ex pense is two cents per hour per 1,000 candle power. It is in the production of artificial liuht and heat thafclvil nation Ifas for the last twenty-live, years most notably marked progress. It is on the same line we shall move -for sorrte time-to come. The end will b,e free mCXfd'freelightS for thepeo pie as we rqw' hnve free air. Globe ueiiiucrai. 1 if" : i .7 I T
