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f THE COLORED MAN MADE A GOOD FIGHT.
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$ \ ; atcAullfff , tho Vaclflo Coast Champion , Bad-
r i III Wonted by the Jlto-ly Australian.
' Tho contest between Joo MoAtiliffe ,
fr ' champion heavy-weight of tho Pacific
const , and Jackson , colored clmmpion
from Australia , which occurred at the
k California athlptio club to-night , says n
San Francisco dispatch , has been tho
r -solo topic of conversation in sporting
i v -circles for soveral weeks. Tho interest
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had been arousod by n nnrabcr of cir
cumstances. McAuliftb had a clean
accord of victories , and his recent battle
f -with Mike Oonloy , in which tho latter
was defeated in less than flvo minutes ,
added greatly to tho admiration of liia
' friends and gavo tho sporting public in-
* creased confidence in his merit ns a
scientific pugilist.
It was gonorally conceded , however ,
'that. McAuliffo would fight his hardest
'battle ' to-night , for Jackson had won nn
• excellent reputation since his arrival
1 hero six months ago , and had given high
• ovidenco of his ability in his match last
t August with Georgo Godfrojr , in which
"the Boston pugilist threw up tho sponge
"in tho ninth round , when it was plain
Jackson was in oveiy way his superior.
Another circumstanco which intensi
fied tho interest in the event was tho
"understanding that tho winner would bo
open to fight any man in tho world , tho
California Athletio club having offered
pnrso of $0,000 for that purpose. Bet
ting has been very lively for soveral
weeks pi st , and a largo amount of
• monej' has been put up on tho contest.
McAuliffo wos favorite , the odds run
ning from two to ono to a hundred to
ninety dollars , with largor odds prevail
ing when tho men stepped into tho ring
to-night. 'There w.oro 2,000 persons
present , and a great throng in the street
-outside , which cheered as tho progress
• of tho fight was announced to them.
As tho men stood in tho ring , Mc
Auliffo appeared to havo tho advantago
-so far as weight and height were con-
-cerned. His weight was two hundred
and twenty , whilo Jackson's was a little
over two hundred. McAuliffo stood six
"feet and throe-quarters of an inch ; Jack
son is six feet and ono-quarter. Tho
latter had a littlo advantago in reach.
Hiram Cook , of this city , was chosen
Tefereo. Time was called at 9:23.
Twenty-four rounds wero fought tho
last ono being reported thus : Jackson
.rushed tho fight vory hard in this , and
placed several smashing blows in the
Californinn's face. Ho again got him in
"tho corner and sent in three terrific
blows , which caught Mc squarely in tho
mouth and sent him down in a heap in
the corner. Ton seconds were counted
off , and tho Californian failed to riso.
Amid great cheering on tho part of tho
spectators Jackson was declared tho
winner.
Mc was carried to his corner by hia
- • second and soon revived.
TELLER ACCORDED A LONG INTERVIEW.
Speculation at to What Pasted Between Him.
and tho President-ISlecl.
Tho only distinguished out of town
visitor at tho residence of the president-
elect to-day , says an Indianapolis dis
patch , was Senator Henrjr M. Teller , of
Colorado , ex-secretary of the interior
under President Arthur. Senator Teller
-arrived in tho city last night and was tho
guest of Colonel and Mrs. K. R. Buckle.
Ho had a long private talk with the pres
ident-elect this morning , and left the
• city shortly after noon. There is consid
erable speculation as to what passed be
tween the general and his visitor , and
• especially as to what was tho senator's
particular mission. In an interview had
just prior to his calling upon the presi
dent-elect , Senator Teller said ho
thought the tariff bill would pass the
senate , not later than January 22 or
" 23. He did not believe there would
bo an extra session of congress.
Regarding tho talk about Senator
Mitchell , of Oregon , as a cabinet
possibility , Teller said : "He would
make a very good cabinet officer , but I
• do not know that he desires such a posi-
tionj and I havo heard of no effort to
urge him. I doubt if he would leave tho
senate. There would bo nothing in tho
way of his acceptance. If he should be
appointed , his successor in tho senate
would be a republican , as the Oregon
legislature is republican. " The senator
xthought that ono now cabinet officer
would certainly come from the west. Ho
stated that ho expected to express his
views to the president-elect on political
matters , but ho should not urge the ap
pointment of any man. He should ,
however , tell him Avhat he thought about
some men. In response to the query as
I to whether the republican members of
the senate wero not generally of tho
opinion that Blaine should be invited
dnto the cabinet , Senator Teller replied :
"There is a division of opinion.
Blaine's friends think he will be secre
tary of state , but there others who think
.his appointment might not be advisable. "
Two conflicting opinions exist to
night among local politicians as to Sen
ator Teller's cabinet suggestions and re
commendations to the president-elect.
One is that he camo to advocate Blaine's
appointment on the ground of party
harmom * ; the other , that he advised
against Blaino's entering tho cabinet.
The real truth as to what , if anything ,
tho senator said on this point , is known
-only to himself and General Harrison.
From a gentleman , who is well ad
vised on new York politics , it is learned
that Senator Teller is an ardent sup
porter of ex-Senator Piatt , and this fact
being established , it seems probable ho
spoke several good words for Piatt.
An amusing incident occurred this
afternoon when a little girl called on
the general , and finding him alone , said
she wanted him to help her win a prize.
The general was rather puzzled until
she handed him a paper which he
quickly saw was printed blank , such as
has been circulated by certain newspa
pers , offering a prize for the person who
would fill out thereon a correct list of
General Harrison's cabinet by a given
date. Tho general returned the paper
to tho ohild , saying he was sorry ho
conldu't help her , and adding that he
-didn't know nearly as much about tho
matter as some of the newspaper gentle
men. The little girl went away appar
ently greatly disappointed.
The Year's Railway Building.
The Chicago Bailway Age says : Tht
'railway mileage of the 3rear just passed
was increased by no less than 7,120 milei
of main track. "While this is much lesi
than the phenomenal mileage of 1884 ,
18S5 , 1SSB and 1887 , tho record exceedi
• that of every other year , with the ex-
• ception of 1871 , when 7,379 miles were
added.
Kansas still leads in tho extent of nett
mileage , as she has done for several
years. California comes next.
The most striking characteristic of the
work is the largo number of separate
lines of which it is composed , , and the
-correspondingly small average of each
line. The building of greafc competi-
-tive lines has practically ceased for the
present , and the year's work was de-
Toted chiefly to tho construction of short
independent lines or branches.
A Newburyport woman has sent $1 to
• the restaurant at the Bootonand Albany
station to pay for an orange she stole in
1845 , when a little girl with her mothert
CARVED OUT OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
What the New Stale ttliull be Named Repub
lican and Vemocratlo House Members-
elect.
"Washington special : Tho Hon. Wil
liam Springer has been spending his
holidays looking up pretty names for tho
now states to bo madoout of tho present
territories. A fow days ago ho sent n
letter to tho bureau of ethnology re
questing its aid in this direction , and re
ceived tho following interesting letter
from Colonel Garrick Mallory , tho emi
nent scientist :
"In coraplianco with your request , 1
have directed especial attention to a de
sirable name for a state to be composed
of tho southern portion of the present
territory of Dakota. Your limitations
wero that tho name should havo direct
reference to the Dakota stock or lin
guistic family of Indian names , and that
the term "Dakota" itself was to bo used
for the northern portion of tho terri
tory. Two words purely Dakotan , seem
to havo euphony nnd poetical merit.
One is ' 'Winona , " tho name given
to tho first born child of a Da
kota woman , provided the first born is a
female. • An objection to the uso of that
term is that it is already appropriated
by a town now well known. Tho other
is "Tatouka , " translated , "Buffalo , "
involving tho idea of the land of tho
buffalo , which is appropriate to that re
gion. The term which I recommend is
strictly of ethnological accuracy for that
region. It is "Sanona ; " this is tho old
and correct form for tho largor part of
the Dakotan stock , which had its homo
in that part of tho territory. It appears
in Lewis nnd Clarko under tho blunder
ing forms of "Sahone" and "Saone , "
and in our Indian treaties as "Sionne , "
and comprehends tho majority of the
great body now popularly spoiled "Te
ton , " but correctly "Titonwan. " This
last expression might be used , but it is
not so euphonious as "Sanona , " which
means substantially tho same , that is ,
tho title of tho Indians who were actu
ally tho predecessors of tho whites in
the locality under consideration. "
Mr. Springer does not , however , share
tho eminent ethnologist's preference for
"Sanona. " Ho thinks "Winona" is tho
most pleasant of all , and has selected it
for South Dakota. Ho will advocate
tho retention of the name "Dakota" for
North Dakota , "mainly , " he saj's "be
cause the name has become a part of
our political history , and so has many
reasons to be remembered. " Ho in
stances tho wide significance in business
circles of tho term "Dakota wheat. " In
tho naming of tho other new states , Mr.
Springer has shown equal good taste
and research. Now Mexico is to join
tho sisterhood of states under the stately
name of "Montezuma. " For Washing
ton territory ho has selected "La-
conica , " while Montana is to retain its
present name. Mr. Springer is showing
his colleagues that he is both a poet and
a scholar.
NO COMTKOMISE.
In view of tho expressed determina
tion of the president to yeto tho river
and harbor bill , it has been reported
that tho measure would not be pushed ,
but allowed to dio in the house. Chair
man Blanchard , of the river and harbor
committee , who has charge of the bill ,
was asked to-day if ho proposed to adopt
that course. "He replied : "No , sir ,
we propose to pass the bill without refer
ence to the course tho president may
pursue when it reaches him. If he ve
toes it and does it in time , we will pass
it over the veto. There is no intention
of abandoning the bill and securing tho
passage of a snb3titnte. It will go
through just as it came from the com
mittee. "
IiAIED BECOVERING.
Senator Paddock says that Congress
man Laird , of his state , who was re
ported as dying a few days ago , is now
on the fair road to recovery. He is ex
pected here in a day or two , and then
will proceed to tho springs near Suffolk ,
Va. Ho will bo accompanied from hero
by Congressman Cutcheon , of Michi
gan , who is suffering from the same
complaint as Mr. Laird insomonia.
A DEMENTED POLITITIAN.
The fact that Chrisman Moffat , of
Pennsylvania , is confined in a private
asylum , as the result of overwork and
excitement incident to the recent cam
paign , has called attention to the fact
that over a half dozen congressmen ,
who were defeated for either renomin-
ation > or re-election , * have , so far this
session , not appeared in the house. In
several instances they are reported as
suffering from melancholia , incident to
their defeat.
HOUSE MEMBERS-ELECT.
TJp to the present time 163 republican
and 59 democratic candidates have been
certified to tho clerk of the house as
having been elected to the next house.
This leaves three districts in doubt , two
in West Virginia and one in Tennessee.
In Tennessee the governor decided to
issue the certificate to the republican ,
but was restrained by an injunction.
MASSACHUSETTS TARIFF REFORM LEAGUE
Ttie Annual Banquet in Boston .4. Zetter
from President Cleveland.
The annual banquet of the Massachu
setts tariff reform league took place at
Boston on the 28th. The principal guest
of the evening was Secretary of the
Treasury Fairchild. Hon. W. E. Bus-
sell presided , and in the opening speech
said the gathering was not one of inter
ested capitalists to rejoice over a politi
cal victory , but a gathering in the inter
est of tho propagation of the great poli
tical economic reform. A letter was
then read from President Cleveland , as
follows :
Executive Mansion , Washington ,
Dec. 24. Messrs. Sherman , Hoar and
others , Committee Gentlemen : I am
exceedingly sorry that I cannot be pres
ent at tho annual dinner of the Massa
chusetts tariff reform league on the 28th
inst. This is not merely a formal and
common expression of regret. It truly
indicates how much I should enjoy
meeting tho members of your league ,
and how glad I should be to express in
person my appreciation of their impor
tant services in tho cause to which I am
earnestly attached , and to acknowledge
at the same time their frequent and en
couraging manifestations of personal
friendship. I know , too , that it would
be profitable and advantageous to be ,
even for a brief period , within the in
spiring influence of the atmosphere sur
rounding the patriotic and unselfish
men , banded together in the interests of
their fellow-countrymen and devoted to
the work of tariff reform. This reform
appears to me to bo as far-reaching in
its purposes as the destiny of-our coun
try , and as broad in its beneficences as
the welfare of our entire people. It is
because tho efforts of its advocates are not
discredited by any sordid motiyes that
they are able , boldly and confidently , to
attack the strongholds of selfishness and
greed. Our institutions wero con
structed in purity of purpose and love
for humanity. Their operation is ad
justed to the touch of national virtue
and patriotism , and their results under
such guidance must be the prosperity
and happiness of onr people ; and , so
long as tho advocates of tariff reform
appreciate tho sentimentsin which our
institutions had their origin ; so long ns
they apprehend the forces which alone
can guide their operations ; so long as
they , in the spirit of true pateigMsm , are
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consecrated to tho servico ' of thoir coun
try , tomporary defeat brings no discour
agement. It but proves tho stubborn
ness of tho forces of combined selfish
ness , and discloses how far tho peoplo
havo been led astray , and how great is
tho necessity of redoubled efforts in
their behalf. To lose faitli in tho intel
ligence of tho peoplo is the surrender
and abandonment of tho struggle. To
arouse their intolligenco and free it from
darkness and delusion gives assurance
of speedy nnd completo victory.
In tho track of reform aro often found
tho dead hopes of tho pioneers and the
despair of those who fall in tho march.
But there will bo neithor despair nor
dead hopes in tho path of tariff reform ,
nor shall its pioneers fail to reach tho
hoighths. Holding fast their faiths and
rejecting every alluring overture and
overy deception which would betray
their sacred trust , thoy themselves shall
regain and restoro tho patrimony to
their countrjmeu , freed from tho tres
pass of grasping encroachment , and
safely secured by tho genius of Ameri
can justice and equality. Yours very
truly , Grovkr Cleveland.
Tho presidon'ts health was then drank
standing. Secretary Fairchild was then
introduced , and in tho course of his
speech said tho election had by no
means decided tho question of tariff and
tariff reform. Tho record of tho late
canvass brings high hopes for tho fn- .
turo. Wo lost only in those places
where mind was dominated by passion ;
where partisanship and blind prejudice
of raco and section overcame benevo
lence and lovo for a wholo country. Tho
tariff should bo settled and removed for
ever from tho domain of politics , for it
not only disturbs business , but prevents
tho simplo purpose of univorsial bene-
ficience for which alone our govern
ment is fitted.
Letters of rogret wero read from Sec
retary Endicott , President Hyde , of
Bowdain college , Carl Schurz and others ,
also from Speaker Carlisle.
A MISSISSIPPI RIVER HORROR.
The Passenger Steamer Kate Adams Burned
to the Water's Kdge Near ' Commerce.
A Memphis ( Tenn. ) dispatch says :
Tho passenger Bteamer Kate Adams
burned this morning near Commerce ,
Miss. , forty miles south of this city. Sho
was en route to Memphis and had 200
peoplo aboard. The fire , which caught
in some cotton near the forward end of
the boilers , was discovered about 8
o'clock. The passengers wero at break
fast , and when the alarm was given they
all made a rush for tho forward part of
tho deck. At the time the steamer was
about 200 yards from the Mississippi sido
of tho river , and her bow was at onco
headed for the shore. Pilot Joo Burton
was on watcli , and he remained heroical
ly at his post until she was safely landed.
Harry Best , second clerk , who was
seated at the table when the alarm was
given , had brought all the ladies and
children forward and assisted them
ashore. Capt. Mark B. Cheek , avIio was
on the hurricane deck , remained there
! giving his commands until tho stago-
plank was safely lowered. The fire by
1 this time had spread all through the
cabin and he was compelled to retreat
to the rear end and climbed over the
rails and descended to tho cabin. Here
he found Chief Clerk Glanker , who had
made an effort to save the money and
papers of the steamer , which were in the
safe. He managed to grasp the money ,
and had a narrow escape from death in
the burning cabin. Capt. Cheek assisted
several passengers in securing life pro-
servers. And when it was no longer
possible for him to remain without be , -
ing burned , he , too , jumped into the
river and swam ashore. "
A FEARFUL PANIC.
There were about twenty-five colored
cabin passengers , who wero saved along
with the white passengers. On. tho
lower deck a fearful panic seized tho
crew and deck passengers. Those who
were cut off from escape from the bow
were compelled to jump overboard to
save their lives. The stern of the burn
ing steamer had swung out into the
river , and when efforts were made to
launch the yawl it was capsized by the
crowd which filled it and many of its
occupants drowned , They were mostly
colored men. bnt there were threo or
four women in the crowd.
THE LOST.
The lost , so far as can be learned , are
as follows :
George Corbit , third clerk , aged 29
years' who had launched the yawl , and
and was trying to save the colored
women on the lower dock.
Joe Parker.
Andrew Beese.
Monroe Jackson.
Jim Nelson.
Senator Colman.
Hillyard Horton , of colored cabin
crew.
Lee Finley and Frank Wells , colored
roustabouts.
In addition , abont fifteen deck pas
sengers , four of whom wero white men ,
were also drowned.
In this list of unknown were three
colored women nnd two children. The
burning steamer drifted away after
laying at tho bank for twenty minutes
and floated down the river , her hull
sinking at the head of Peter's island ,
four miles below Commerce.
The Kate Adams was owned by tho
Memphis and Vicksbnrg packet com
pany. She was built in 1882 , and cost
S102,000. She was the finest and tasti
est steamer of her type on the river ,
nnd her owners this summer spent $20 , -
000 in repairing her. Her cargo con
sisted of 1,161 bales of cotton , 1,900
sacks of cottonseed , eighty-seven bags
of seed , and a good list of sundries.
The cotton was consigned to Memphis
merchants and fully insured in their
open policies.
Col. J. M. Hunter , of Louisville , who
was a passenger on the ill-fated Kate
Adams , gives a thrilling account of
his experience on board the steamer.
When the alarm was given he was at
breakfast and hastily repaired to his
stateroom to save his effects. By the
time he had secured his valise he found
escape by way of the bow cut off by the
flames , which spread with lightning-like
rapidity. He saw at a glance that it
was to be death or swim , so he disrobed
himself and secured a life preserver and
jumped over board , and after struggling
in the water for ten minutes he suc
ceeded in reaching the shore. He had
nothing but his underclothes on and
secured clothing from those on shore.
Col. Hunter says while he was in the
rear of the cabin he saw a colored
woman throw her three children into
the river ? then jnmp in herself , and all
four were drowned.
Mrs. Harry Fields , one of tho lady
passengers , said to a reporter that she
tried to jump ashore from the bow of
the steamer , but failed and fell to tho
lower deck. A negro man who was
close.behind her , followed her example
and , like her , failed to reach the shore
and fell near her. The negro gathered
her in his arms and carried her to the
bank , and thus saved her from being
burned to death , as she was unable to
move. .
George Ohnet , the French playwright
and author of the "Maitre de Forge , "re
cently produced here by M. Coquelin's
company , is barely 40. In appearance
he is short , lithe and active. His eyes
sparkle with fun , his month wears a
satirical smile and his conversation is
brilliant and gay. He is passionately
fond of overy kind of sport and is an ex
pert swordsman. *
After Darkness Gometh Day.
It seems but a dream the "lone ,
long ago , " but the memory of some
low , sweet song , with its minor ca
dences ; but the transient flush of an
autumn sunset , when the crimson
glories of tho hour melt away before
the sombre shadows cf night. And
yet , how vividly does each scene rise
before mo on this chill winter's even
ing , as I sit alone by my fireside , wait
ing , hoping , praying , for a call to the
"Home" where my loved ones are.
A stately , red brick building looms
up before me , with its well-trimmed
grass plate , each side the paved walk
that leads to tho imposing portico
shading the main entrance. Here ,
massive doors , like those of some feu
dal castle of olden time3 , swing upon
their hinges at the resonant call of
the solemn gong which sends its dis
mal echoes through thelongcorridors ,
like the groan of some giant monster
in the death throes.
.A stillness of death reigns in tho
large , square drawing rooms , with
their ingrain carpetings and stiff horse
hair furniture. On each of the white
walls , religious engravings , in narrow
walnut frames , look down coldly up
on each unbidden guest that ventures
within these hallowed precincts , sa
cred to the reception of "His Grace , "
and his tonsured aids ; to the month
ly meeting of the "board of trustees ; "
to the bejeweled dames whom spas
modic philanthropy induces , from
time to time , to visit tho good
sisters , and to the rant of charity.
One flight further up I see hundreds
of orphans bending over their tasks
in patient resignation to the decrees
of fate that exacts from them labor
proportionate to theiryears. Poor
little waifs ! From bab3"hood theirs
is a life of unquestioning obedience to
the black-robed nuns whose mission
it is to inculcate lessons of virtue ,
that the fruit from sin blighted boughs
may ripen in eternal life. They are
taught , too , to be grateful to the pub
lic who sheltered , fed and clothed
them , when their own parents had
turned them adrifc , motherless , fa
therless , aye , often nameless , upon
the charity of the world.
How well I remember wondering , in
my childlike way , if ever I should
meet this generous public and be able
to thank her for my pretty cotton
frocks and heavy shoes that were my
pride as I toddled along with the
smaller members of the asylum , each
Suuday , to the big church where the
organ pealed forth its glorious tones ,
and the marble altars blazed with
lights that made my little eyes blink.
The priests in their golden vestments ,
the long , double row of altar boys in
their crimson cassocks and linen sur
plices , seeming people from another
and a happier woild of which we poor
orphans formed no part. Then there
was the sermon , when some one of
the holy fathers ascended the pulpit
and discoursed learnedly about sal
vation and eternal bliss , two words
which so impressed themselves upon
my mind that I determined to get
them the very moment I was big ,
since they were of so much impor
tance that the priests , and the nuns ,
too , were always talking about them.
But ah ! the fear that possessed me
when there thundered forth denunci
ations against wicked sinners , and
the priestly eye seemed riveted on me ,
as if I were specially marsed for rep
robation , I trembled lest he knew
how tired I was ; how stiff and sore
from weariness , and how this , togeth
er with the fumes of the incense-laden
air , had made me drowsy. Blessed
relief ! when those stern eyes wandered
elsewhere , and 1 could hear his voice
growing less and less distinct , until at
length it ceased : a delicious calm
stole over me and I slept , my cheek
resting against the hard back of the
pew. But ah ! the punishment upon
my return from mass ! The prophe
cies predicted for my terrible impiety !
How sadly did I creep away to my
bed at night and wonder if really the
good God would wreak such vengeance
upon a tiny girl like me. And yet
each Sabbath it was the same offense ,
the same reprimand , followed by a
keen , but transient , remorse of con
science.
One of such days stands out in bold
relief before me. We had returned
trom vespers , and were assembled in
the school room. I , with the guilt ot
impious somnolence upon my youth-
full soul , waited , like a trembling cul
prit , the sentence that would consign
me to solitary confinement for the
rest of the evening. Visitors came
around on a tour of inspection. Wel
come respite ! A lady and gentleman
stood in the doorway ; the former re
splendent in a robe of silken sheen ,
with sparkling jewels flashing from her
ears and breast , as if some tiny stars
had dropped from the sky above and
nestled there. Her companion , a dis
stroked his im
tingue-looking man ,
perial listlessly while the lady { evi
dently his wife ) conversed in low tones
with Sister Ligouri. His restless ,
coal black eyej in its wanderings
around the room , rested at length on
me. Perhaps tho steadiness of my
gaze caused this , for I felt fascinated
by that "handsome mam His whole
face lit up with an expression the like
of which I bad never seen beam on me
before. He touched the lady's arm
lightlv , and whispered a few words.
"Where ? "
"To my left. " And he motioned , I
thought , towards me.
"Howlovely ! How perfectlylove ,
ly ! " was the answer in bated breath.
My heart sank then , for I knew it
could not be of me they spoke. No
one had ever called mo anything but
"naughty Edna St. Clair. "
"Come here child , " said the lady ,
after conversing eagerly with her hue-
band , in hurried tones. I thoughtshe
spoke to me , and yet I doubted the
fact of my being singled out from the
hundreds there. Not until Sister Li
gouri had. echoed tho words and
called me by name did 1 venture for
ward. Two soft lips touched mine , in
the first embrace I had ever known.
"How would you like to live with
me , and be my little girl. "
I could not speak ; emotion choked
me. Had indeed the good God sent a
mother to me at last ? A mother ?
Blessed name that nature's self im
plants in the hearts of lisping babes ,
name that grows dearer with each
added year. The first to leave the
lips ; the last to be found written upon
the heart when death calls hence.
"You know where I live ? " continued
the same sweet voice.
"In heaven ? " I falteringly replied.
"Oh , dear no ; what made you think
that ? " she nnswerod , laughingly. (1 (
noticed that her husband , and sister ,
smiled too. ) "You are so beautiful
not like any one hero in tho asylum.
And and you nsked mo to be your
little girl I thought perhaps you were
my dear mother. That that God
felt sorry for me and had sent you
back. "
"No , dear , I have no claim like this ;
but I will be your second mother and
love you as my own child. Will you
come , little Edna ? "
"Yes ! yes ! Take mo with you , " I
cried.convulsively , "take mo far away
from here , where there aro no long
sermons , no scoldings , no cross , hate
ful "
I stopped abruptly , for the nun's
eyes were opened wide in amazement
at my audacity ; and there was a
warning light in them that filled my
soul with terror. I grew afraid lest
she would keep me in the asylum for
punishment. But Inter on in life , I
found how groundless wero my fears ;
that orphans were but a drug in the
market and bidders rare. It was set
tled then , that on the following morn
ing tho good lady was to come tor me.
She would bring , sho said , fit apparel ,
for mine would no do at all. What a
heroinb of romance I seemed to my
companions for the rest of that even
ing as they crowded around me. I did
not need to be told to thank God for
having brought me such kind friends
as Mr. and Mrs. Leroy , for I did
thank Him again and again.
Need I contrast my new life with
the old one ? Ami equal to the task ?
Go ask the pardoned convict tospoak
the ecstasy he feels when the prison
gates fly open and once more he
breathes the blessed air of freedom.
Go as ! ; the mendicant whom some
freak of fortune transports from
penury to wealth , ask him , 1 say , it
mere words can adequately express
his rapture. Let these give voice to
their joy ; then , and not till then , can
I.
True , I was only a child at the time ;
but what a life mine had been , shut
up in those gloomy walls , with every
natural impulse of childhood stifled
by set rules against which there was
no appeal. Housed , it. is true , fed ,
clothed. But housed by strangers ;
fed by charity : clothed in uniform
like the wicked convicts , and our or
phan badges proclaiming us to all ;
outcasts whom the world were better
without.
The years rolled on. I learned to
love my foster-parents with a love
akin to that the Brahmin lavishes on
his gods. And I was all in all to them.
My luxurious surroundings were in
accord with the wealth of my patrons ,
who were acknowledged leaders in the
select coterie to which they introduced
me as their daughter , Edna Leroy. I
was courted and caressed by all , for
the opulence of my putative father
shed a halo of worth upon me. Suit
ors there were in numbers , who pour
ed forth impassioned vows of fidelity ,
and wept that they sued in vain. At
first such scenes were painful to me ;
but they soon grew monotonous. And
when I learned what an elastic affair
a man's heart is , at best , I wasted no
more time in regret. It was as well ,
for each disconsolate swain consoled
himself elsewhere.
After long years of waiting , there
came at length , to bless my kind
friend's home , a winsome baby boy ;
and as I saw the tiny little one nest
ling on his mother's breast , and read
the fond look of pride in her lustrous
eyes , I knew her brightest hopes were
fulfilled. In vain I looked for some
token of welcome in the father's face ;
there was , but as there always had
been , a shadow as of some nameless
grief. When first he saw his boy , he
groaned aloud , aud his face became
ashen pale.
"Ernest ! " cried his wife , in re
proachful tones , "Is it thus you greet
our babe ? You do not love me , I
know it now. You have been foryears
sad and absent. I thought it because
of our childless lot. Yet now that
our son has come , you turn away
from him. Oh , Ernest , Ernest , how
can 1 live , bereft of your love ! "
"Hush , my darling Inez , do not
wrong me thus. Would to God I loved
you less , then my heart would not be
wrung , as it is now , by that tiny face
so like your own. "
I waited to hear no more ; but crept
away noiselessly. I had that morn
ing received a note from Rev. Mother
Jerome , asking me to come to the
asylum without delay , and thither I
made my way. It was my first visit
to this haven of my infancy , and I
trembled as I thought what my life
might have been but for the goodness
of God. I looked upon the stately red
brick building , much as a traveler
gazes back from pleasant places upon
the rugged portion of the road ho has
left. I was shown into the drawing-
room , the portress little thinking that
the elegantly apparelled Miss Leroy
was the quondam asylum dependent
Edna St. Clair.
A moment later , and the reyerend
mother came. She spoke to me quite
as if I were yet but a child ; questioned
me as to my welfare during the eight
years I had been with my foster par
ents. And then she spoke to me of my
mother dying in the hospital wards
eighteen years before , and entrusting
me to her care.
"She placed a small package in my
hands , dear , addressed to you , and
bade me keep it for you until the date
written on the outside. 'It will unravel
the secret of her birth , ' your mother
said. A moment more and she was
dead. 1 have kept the trust. "
From under her cape the nun drew
forth a square.bulky packet and gave
it to me. As I gazed upon the unfa
miliar writing of my mother , my eyes
were blinded with tears ; for let the
disclosure be what it would , she was
my mother still. I felt I could not
read the dear words there. Home !
Home !
"Wait , dear , " and the superioress
drew from out the ample folds of her
black gown an officiaf looking envel
ope sealed with red wax , "I was to
give you this also. "
I thanked the good nun and with
drew. As I re-entered my foster-
mother's room , I found her with tear-
stained face , hushing her infant to re
pose. My foster-father sat white and
silent by her side.
"Father ! mother ! " I cried , rushing
to them , "I have but just received
this the history of whom and what
I am. Let me prove my love , my
gratitude , by placing it in your hands
unopened. Read it. It is but just
that you who have done so much "for
me , have made me all I am , have giv
en me all I possess , should be thefirst
to know whomyou 'have befriended. "
Mechanically raising me , Mr. Leroy
tore tho package open and drew forth
trom a golden casket a bundle of let
ters faded yellow with age. An agoniz
ing cry broke from his lips.as ho turn
ed them over one by one , and read
wmmkwmmmmmkmmmmmmmmmmmmm
; L.y. , . . , .x.rr . . . , , wfftS , jt\&z&&z
tho loving words inscribed thereonall
signed ' 'E , " and addressed to Edna
St. Clair tho Ednn , no doubt , whoso ,
child I was. Opening tho leathercaso ,
thero looked out at him a benutitul
girl with dark eyes and hair ; and op
posite to this wns himself ns onco ho
looked in the bright flush of early
manhood.
A sigh broke from his lips , as with a
reverential air ho raised each trinket
from tho casket. Ono plain golden
hoop ho turned over his linger , again
and again. "E. L. to E. St. C , " ho
murmured , repeating tho words as it
some charm wero m tho sound. A
marriage certificate ; but ho passed it
by and eagerly clutched a tiny
noto that lay now alono in tho
empty bijouterio. It was addressed
"To daughter Edna. " Mr. Le
roy started as he read tho words ; and
his glanco fell wistfully upon me. See
ing tho anxiety for him to proceed
( that my face must plainly havo ex
pressed ) he turned to the paper in his
hand , and read aloud , but in broken
tones :
Bollovuo Hospital , April 3d , 182G.
My Ciiim ) : I mn d.vin ? , slowly hut auro-
ly dying. And of a brokon heart , lor liim
1 lovo lins proved faithless to tho vows ho
spoke. Uo row weary of mo and learned
to lovo another. I heard him call her
namo in his dreams ; nnd I taxed him with
tiio fact. Ho tried to pootho my jealous
fears ; hut in vain. I persisted in my
charges. Ho unswered , first kindly , then
curtly. Iu anger , I spoko tho cruel words
that drovo him from mo. Noxt day hi.s
lawyer culled and told mo my husbnnd
had settled tho whole of his fortuno upon
me , saying that I was hut a woman
and could not btrugglo on with trouble ;
that ho wished mo to feel I was
perfectly independent and could onjoy tho
blessings of wealth. I would receive nothing ;
and wroto him that when thoy laid mo in
my grave , I would bo no moro dead to
him then than I was ut that very moment.
Six months lator you came my baby girl ;
and I would havo lived for your sake ; but
tho wound in my heart is a mortal ono.
To-day I read of your father's approach
ing marriage to my rival , and I Iuh lawful
wifo still alivo. I pray to God to savo him
from his Bin ; to take mo to Him , aud leave
my darling free. For I lovo him , tho father
of my child. Do not seek to find him ,
dearest. Leavo him to his newfound hap
piness. Ho did not love tho mother , ho
cannot lovo her child. God will watch
over and protect my lamb.
E. St. C. Lmior.
"And I , great God ! what am I ? "
gasped my foster-mother. "That let
ter was written but a month before
our marriage. And this hapless babe ,
oh , would he had never seen tho light
of day ! "
What could I say in the presence of
that mother's agony. How could I
hush her grief ? I glanced at tho large ,
white envelope that still remained un
opened. Perhaps there was comfort
there. I tore itopen and found en
closed a certified copy of the "ollicial
record of the death of Edna St. Clair
Leroy. "
"You were married when"I asked ,
eagerly.
"On tho 4th of May , 182G , " answer
ed my foster-mother , faintly.
"Then God be praised ! " I cried ,
"that the poor orphan you took to
3our heart can clear tho clouds away
from your home. My mother died on
the 30th of April , 182G , " and I hand
ed her the paper I held. I turned to
ward my father , and yearningly , the
dear arms opened to receive me his
own , his very own child. Together we
approached the mother and the babe ,
but with stern , set features , she wav
ed her husband away.
"Wife "
"No , no ; you deceived me. Married
me , believing that you were still bound
to another. "
"I deny this. I swear , by all I hold
sacred , that I believed her dead.
News reached me of her death , by an
accident on the lake. There were
several lives lost at , the time , and her
name headed the list. Later I mar
ried you. Years afterwards I learned
that " the Mrs. Leroy that perished
was not my wife , but a relative by
marriage , a cousin merely. I was
helpless then ; we were man and wife.
I hid my secret to save you pain , but
when I saw that babe our son and
thought what he must be , I felt the
crime concealment had been. I was
tempted to throw myself at your feet
and confess all ; but I was a coward ,
I feared to lose you. Inez , wife , can
you not forgive me ? "
I left them alone. Later on they
sought me , and the happy light in
their dear eyes told the darkness of
distrust had passed away , and the
calm of perfect love and trust pos
sessed their souls.
Ah me ! this was years and years
ago. They are all gone now father ,
mother , brother. But far away on the
eternal shore they are waiting to wel
come me home to their arms again.
Yankee Blade.
Age Not Always Valuable.
From the New York Mail and Express.
"How much is that worth ? "
A young man held a haif-cent of the
coinage of 17G5 in his tiand , which he
exhibited to an upper Broadway coin
dealer.
"Twenty-five cents or possibly half
a dollar.
"You surely are mistaken. I saw a
notice the otliar day of such a coin
bringing $75. Isn't my coin genuine ? "
"Yes , but it is not in first-clas3 con
dition. You probably thought that
age was all that made coins valuable.
You were mistaken. Coins are divided
into seven classes , depending entirely
upon their condition. A good coin of
a common date is more valuable
oftener than a poor specimen of an
unusual coinage. Then , too , the dies
are changed , often several times a
year , and some varieties are much
rarer than others. There are four
varieties o ; the 1795 half-cent. These
variations in the dies are often so
minute and slight as to be overlooked
by anyone except a numismatist , and
these four do not comprise all there
are. There are four varieties ot the
1793 , the one quoted being the most
common. The 179i is the one in
which the Goddess of Liberty has
baggy hair. The one where she has
short hair is worth double. There
aie two varieties , differing in the dis
tance of the date from the bust.
"You can't tell , you see , the value
of a coin except by seeing it. "
Cruel Punishment.
A respectable , industrious married
woman ' named Northwood , living at
Ampthill , England , who has four
children , one m arms , was charged
with damaging trees that grew in her
cottage garden , the damage being
estimated at 5 shillings. The hus
band was out of work , and. there
being no fuel , the poor woman broke
off branches to make a fire for her
shivering children. The woman was
bentenced to pay a fine of 25 shilling
and 10 shillings cost or to undergo
a months' imprisoment. She was
in Bedford jail for several days , and
in the meantime her children collected
the money to pay the fine. New
York Sun.
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motherto implant decpor within your / H
heart each day the fact that you need. H
rcstthat it means monoyactual cash fl
saved , that it means comfort and hap- fl
piness to your family , imy more , that j H
it menus that you shall not bo taken M
awaywhen your littlo brood so much M
need a fond mother's care and gutd- M
But how obtain rest with a family H
of children ? With moans ho limited , H
tho strictest economy must be prac- i l
tised. "Why wero tho days twice as H
long , " you plead , "I could fill overy H
moment with thing3 necessary to bo H
done. " M
Yes , seemingly truo. But ever ro H
member you are chopping between an M
overworked ailing body and a healthy M
ono , between a happy , cheerful dispo- j H
sition , and a worn , fretful one. fl
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reali/.o , as at no other time , thatwo | |
can slight our work , reducing it to a H
minimum , nnd still maintain a fair H
state of order and comfort. A per * H
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ubout it ) has missed ono of tho "de- M
grees" of our noble "order. " H
Wo can obtain timo to favor our- H
selves when necessary , not only by M
slighting our work , but also by change M
of occupations and surroundings. Tho M
woman who ( from morn till night ) M
drudges about her house , in her overy M
day work dress , does great injustice |
to herself and family. How refresh- M
ing and restful would sho find a pur- H
tial sponge bath , the combing of her H
hair , and tho fresh afternoon dress M
with her clean whito apron ! My sis- H
ter , incorporate this m tho li.st of H
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sible , lop down for a few moments H
each day on the bed or lounge , fi you H
but "lose yourself" it will prove a H
Take your sewing or mending into H
the cool parlor of a hot afternoon ( do j H
not mind the litter ) , where you will H
see new things , or on tho porch , or H
under the shade of tho maples , but H
don't "hivo" yourself in the very iden- H
tical corner , in the same chair to look H
out of tho very sumo window pane H
that you have for the last twenty or M
thirty years ! Let your work lie in / M
your lap while you take from tho M
stand , which J trust you always have H
handy with a few choice books nnd H
papers , and read a soulful , inspiring H
poem , a humorous article , or the ever- H
varying news ot tho day. Take the H
children for a drive or walk , run into H
the home oT a congenial friend for a H
few moments , and take in an H
occasional jncnic or excursion. If a H
mother , with children about you , H
devote a part of tho evening H
at least , to social enjoymerlt ; with | H
them ; let your voice mingle with H
theirs in merriment and song ; retouch H
the organ or piano for thoir pleisure\ * \ - tj |
and be assured the memory and in- J35H
fiuence of such an evening will bo H
deeper and more hallowed to them N H
than if spent in making them the ' |
most elaborate and beautiful gar- H
ments. that must "perish with tho H
using , " while you will certainly re- ' |
new vour youthful ft eling > by torget- / H
ting for the time the carts and bur- . H
dens of maturer yours. We must H
make the most of life a.-i it pusses ; H
take our toll of rest and pleasure , as H
we grind at our daily tasks , or we will H
never get it. Good Housekeeping. H
Young ftfien who Were Great. fl
Boston Gazette. H
Charles James Fox was in parliament |
at 19. H
Gladstone was in parliament at 22 | |
and at 2-1 was lord of the treasury. H
Lord Bacon graduated at Cam- H
bridge when 1C and was called to the H
bar at 21. H
Peel was in parliment at 21 , and . H
Palmerston was lord of the admiral- M
ty at 23. H
nenry Clay was in the senate of the M
United States at 29 , contrary to the M
constitution. M
Gustavus Adolphus ascended the M
throne at 1G ; before he was 24 he was fl
one of the great rulers of Europe. B
Judge Story was at Harvard at lo , M
in congress at 29 and judge of the su- |
preme court of the United States at H
32.
32.Martin Luther had become larcely H
distinguished at 21 and at 5G reached H
the topmost round of his world-wide H
fame. H
Conde conducted a memorable cam- H
paign at 17 , and at 22 he , and Tu- H
renne also , were of the most iu ! ! triou3 H
men of their time. H
Webster was in college at 1.1 , gave H
earnest of his gn-at futury before he B
was 25 and at 30 was the peer of the H
ablest men in congress. H
William II. Seward commntvd the H
practice of law at 21 , at 31 was the H
president of a stat * * convention and H
37 governor of New York. B
Washington was a distinguished col-
onel in tho army at 22 , early in public I
affairs , commander ot the force at 43 I
and president at 57. I
Napoleon at 25 commanded the I
army of Italy. At 30 he was not on-
ly one of the most illustrious generals
of all time , but one of the creat law- M
uivers of the world. At 10 he saw
Waterloo.
The great L ° o X was pope at 38 ; I
having finished his academic training , M
he took the office of cardinal at 18 I
oniy twelve months younger thau " I
was Charles James Fox when he en- *
tered parliament.
Only one civilian out of the presx- | l
dents of this country gained his first ]
election after he was GO , and that one jl
was James Buchanan. The chance for Jfl
the dresidency after 60 is small and | l
growing less. | I
William Pitt entered the university 4
at 11 , was chancellor of the exchequer I
at 12 , prime minister at 24 , and so a
continued for twenty years , and at 35
was the most powerful uncrowned I
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head in Europe. '
Hamilton was in King's College at
20 ; when 17 he made a notable ad
dress on public affairs to the citizens
of New York ; at 20 he was intrusted g
with a most important mission to
Gen. Gateshe ; was in congress at 25 ,
and secretary of the treasury at 32.
John Quincy Adams at the age of
14 was secretary to Mr. Dana , then
minister to the Russian court ; at 30
he was himself minister to Prussia ; at
35 he was minister to Russia ; at 4S
he was minister to England ; at 5G ha
was secretary of state , and president ;
at 57. r [
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