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B TobSdforHoinouliortapitcoth'
m Of anxious , over grinding thought bostill ;
m And lot the weary brain and throbbing
9 Oo by another's cooling band caressed. ,
This volntno in my lmnd , I hold a charm
HS Which lilts mc out ot reach or wrong or
fl harm.
t Bail nwny from trouble ; and , most blessed
M Of ovcry blessing , can mysolf forget ;
H Can riso above tho instanco low and poor
H Into tho mighty law that govorns yet.
M This hinged covor , liko a well-hung door ,
H Shuts out tho noises of the jangling day ,
H These fair leaves fan unwelcomo thoughts
H " away.
9 F. M. P. , in tho Spectator , London.
9 SUMMERVILLE ,
9 * ' 0h , Teddy , can't you get any mora
9 upples than this ? I'm sure I could if
9 I were only up there , " cried tho girl
m ' Standing with up-turned face under an
9 old applo tree , from which asmali boy
9 nvas trying in vain to gather a few ap
9 pies.
9 "I know you could. Do come up ,
9 Llew. There is no one here to see , and
I won't tell. "
"Why , Teddy Chesleigh ! I am eight- .
9 een years old , " with indignant em-
9 , phasis.
9 "Well , I didn't suppose you'd do it.
9 But there is a bough of daisy apples
9 * right near the fence. You might reach
9 "I will , " shoreplies , after a moment's
9 hesitation. Hero goes , " and looking
9 around to assuro herself that no ono
9 was within sight , she tossed down her
9 -hat and mounts with nimblesteps the
9 ' rickety old fence , catching the branch ,
9 --heavily laden with delicious fruit. •
m "Oh , Teddy , they are elegant ! " she
9 "exclaimed , with a gay little laugh , dis-
B -closing arow of white , even little teeth.
9 She makes a perfect picture there , her
9 uplifted arms forming a frame for the
9 bright , laughing face with its crown of
B bonny brown hair , which the winds
B' * 'blow recklessly about , and her slender
B figure in a close-fitting dress of soft ,
B clinging gray , standing out in bold re-
B lief against the blue sky , while the wind
B throwing the dress aside , shows apret-
fl ty little foot and a slender little ankle.
M "Clutching the branch lightly in both
B -little brown hands , she gave a vigor-
B ous shake , when looking down to note
B • the result of her shaking , she sees , much
B -to her horror , a young gentleman ,
B * * equipped for hunting , standing not far
H | * off , whom she immediately recognizes
B as one she had. met during the past
B winter in Albany.
B With a little gasp she turns her
B Crimson face up to her brother with a
B reproachful glance , but , undaunted by
B < ber indignant looks , the shameless
B f lyoungster sits grinning in the tree ap-
B J $ parently enjoying the situation im-
B ig tnensely.
B . The' gentleman turns toward the
9 "more friendly face and addresses afew-
9 'remarks to him about the applesthus
9 giving Llew an opportunity for de-
9 -scending from her lofty position.
9 When she is again on the groundshe
9 ' tries in vain to smooth her hair , wdiich
9 -is blowing in dire confusion all over
9 -her face. The gentleman now raises
Bl his hunting-cap , and smilingly offers
j his hand , saying , "Miss Chesleigh , I
Bi believe ? "
9- v Yes , " she answers , her face bright
m Tvith blushes , as she hesitatingly holds
M rout a little tanned hand. "Am I not
B speaking to Mr. Delmarre ? "
m "At your service. I must beg par-
m • don , Miss Chesleigh , for my untimely
H intrusion , " with a smile still lurking
B in His dark eyes as he looks at the
H -etill-conlused maiden.
H "I grant it , but I wish to assure
H " "you that I do not do such undignified
H things often but the fruit did look so
H tempting. "
H r "Let me congratulate you on your
H • successglancing at. the goodly num-
Mp - ber "which lay on the ground. "I used
H ; vtt > be quite an expert in such matters ,
H ] 'and have come in to this country tore1
H ] new my skill , and as a beginning have
H | started out to hunt , but awkwardly
H | broke my gun at the first attempt to
B | Then Llew calls to Teddy , who is
HI -gathering up the apples , and adjusts
Hi-- . . . -her hat.
He "Come , Teddy , it is getting late and
B 'auntie will be worried about us. Be-
Mj ; sides it is tea time. " Then she says
Hi to Mr. Delmarre : "I must say good-
Hj | bye for to-day , but if you spend
H | the summer here we Trill be such near
-neighbors that we shall probably see
9 -each , other often. "
9 "Allow mo to walk with you as I
9 : eo this way and am beginning to think
I it is supper time , also. "
I Then , as silence gives consent , he
I -walks on with them , helping Teddy
B -carry the fruit. The conversation is
B carried on chiefly by Teddy and Philip
B - during their short walk , for Llew has
B i not yet quite regained her composure.
BJj When they reach home and Mr.
Bj | Delmarre left them Teddy receives a
Kj severe scolding , but , as usual , proves
Be invulnerable. But Llew succeeds in
Hi * extorting a promise that he will never ,
Bl never tell. For she knows her Aunt
By Mary , a sedate spinster of uncertain
| * age , who has presided over the house-
Bk hold since the death of their mother ,
f vouid be utterly shocked.
B \ ; "Her father is a middle-aged gentle-
| | 'man , almost too indulgent at times to
| Ihis motherless children. He seldom
I .goes away from nis farm , nut Llew
I 'spends several months of each winter
I with her fashionable cousins in Al-
I bany , where she had met Mr. Del-
I .marre.
I Adjoining the Chesleigh farm is the
I land of "old John Delmarre , " as he is
I . generally called , a crusty old bachelor ,
whom none of his neighbors knew ex-
' cent by sight. He is the uncle of Phil
-Delmarre , who is the old man's favor-
ite , and as we have said he had come
| to spend the summer months with his
> -Tincle.
* * * * *
The summer months passed quickly
by , ancTPhfl , in spite or all thebeautl-
ful women he had seen , and women ,
l too , who had bestowed on him their
' choicest smiles , fell desperately in love
F -with this little maiden , whose indiffer- "
f" ' • ence to all his attentions only made
- her more charming and desirable in his
* * * .
- eyes.
g " So it was not strange that one day
T , - while on one of their numerous excur-
I' sions , and while Teddy had gone far-
p ; • ther down the river to fish , he should
t take this most excellent opportunity
& of making Llew acquainted with his
p - eat love for her , and offer her his
k / .heart and hand.
M r -Uew. taken bv surorise. replies in
the usual way , that she fs sorry , but
does not care enough for him to marry
him , etc. Only ono consolation does
she give him , and that is that she loves
no one else. So Phil is comforted in a
dojreo , thinking that some day he may
be able to win her love.
Ho leaves her there and wanders
down the bank of tho river , for in his
great disappointment ho can hardly
bear to see her.
Suddenly ho hears a sharn cry and
his heart almost stands still , for it is
Llow'a voice. Can she have fallen in
to the water ? Blaming himself for
leaving her there alone and bo near
tho water , ho rushes back and sees
Llew standing on tho bank wringing
Her hands , while in the water he dis
covers Teddy.
Without hesitation he throws off
his coat and leaps into the river.
He is a good swimmer , but Teddy has
become unconscious and is very heavy ,
and it is not without difficulty ho gets
him to the bank.
Llew is standing perfectly motion
less , but this moment has brought
her to tho knowledge that she loves
Phil Delmarre with all her heart ,
and that without him her future life
would be a dreary blank.
When Phil reaches the bank with
tho unconscious boy in his arms ho
carries him to his uncle's house , which
is not far away.
Llew follows , silent and unremon-
strating , and they soon reach the spot
where Mr. Delmarre is enjoying his
morning cigar on the porch , and as
the procession neared • the steps he
called out to Phil in a gruff voice :
"Hello ! What's up now ? Looks as
if you'd been hear the river ! "
"Yes. We've had an accident , " re
plied Phil , still holding the boy in his
arms.
Here tho old housekeeper made her
appearance , much to the relief of Phil ,
who began to give orders for her to
prepare a bed for his lit tie charge , and
for once she did not wait for her mas
ter's bidding , because the distressd
look on Llew'sface , who was standing
by , touched the heart of the old wom
an.
an.When Llew was left alone with th8
old gentleman she summoned all her
courage and walked up to his chair
and stood before him , much to his
surprise , for all tho neighbors had
looked upon him as an ogre , and no
one had ever before been known to
speak to him unless it was absolutely ' ( I
necessary.
"Mr. Delmarre , I am very sorry we
have been obliged to intrude upon
your quiet household , but ic was
quiet unavoidable , and 1 can only s
hope our stay will be as short as pos
sible. "
She stood waiting for an answer.but
received none save a deep gruntwhich
- very nearly made her jump.
Just then Phil came out , his drip
ping garments being changed for a
dark suit that was very becoming to
him.
him."You
"You had best go to your brother , "
he said in polite tones , leading the
way.
"Yes , but let me first endeavor to
thank you for the great service you
have " but here she was interrupted
by Phil.
"Let us not discuss that. Iamnow
going ' for a physician. There is the
room , " and he hurried away. Llew
and Mrs. Smith made Teddy as com
fortable as possible , but when he re
covered from his sleep he was delirious.
When Phil and the doctor came ho [
was in a restless sleep.
The good old doctor pronounced
him too ill to be moved for a week or
; two , to Llew ' s great horror. To stay
a week with that horrid old man !
. None knew what the old man thought
for he kept his thoughts to himself.and
sat ' most , of the day on the porch with
either ' a cigar or paper.
Phil went to Teddy's aunt , but Ted
! dy would have no one near him but
Llew ; , so 'her aunt packed a few things
in ] a valise and sent them to her.
It was not long until the whole town
had heard of the accident , and one
and j all declared that "it was the
strangest i thing that they had ever
heard 1 of that old John Delmarre
would allow them folks at his home. "
Mr. Chesleigh , Aunt Mary and the
doctor < paid regular visits at the farm ,
and j Teddy improved slowly under
Llew's tender care. She seldom left
his 1 bedside , and her newly discovered
love 1 grew stronger as she learnedmore
of < Phil's noble nature. He was the
life ] of the house , kind to everyone , but
his great kindness to Teddy would
nave won juiew's nearc alone.
At last the day has come forTeddys |
! departure , and preparatory to this
Llew has persuaded him to take a
nap. j She is sitting near the lounge ,
her ' deft fingers busily employed in
putting ] the finishing touches to a
smoking ! cap for Mr. Delmarre. Sr. ,
whose heart she has won by making
herself ' necessary to his comfort in a
thousand \ different ways , such as read
ing his newspapers to him and mak
ing ] dainty dishes ior his luncheon.
In the meantime her thoughts are
with Mr. Delmarre , Jr. , whose heart
she ' had won long ago.
Suddenly the door opens and the
object < of her thoughts comes into the
room. ] Writh a pretty gesture she
places i one finger on her lips for silence.
Thinking himself unwelcome , he is tip
toeing 1 his way out of the room when
he ] hears his name , "Phil , " pro
nounced ] in soft , low tones.
Turning with a surprised glance he
retraces : Iris steps and comes to her
side ! , and is still more astonished to
see i her piquant face bent over her
work , and covered with blushes.
"Phil , " she repeats , with one switt ,
shy , upward slan - "do you reraem- ,
ber that once 1 said 1 could never re
pay ! you for saving Teddy's life ? " her
voice trembling slightly.
"I beseech you not to allude to that
day , " for he remembers another inci
dent of that day one that brings
painful thoughts to him.
"But I have changed my mind , and
will give you a very worthless gift , but
one that you once asked for , and
and , " then breaking down and
covering her face with her hands.Oh '
Phil ; ! Don't you understandl * Must
I propose to you ? "
"Oh , my darling ! "
But iust at this juncture Teddy
raises upon one elbow , and is watch
ing these interestingproceedings with
two large eyes from which all signs of
sleep have lied.
"Well , Llew , I always thought you
had lots of cheek , but I didn't think
you'd have the gall to propose to a
fellow ! "
"Oh , Teddy ! " cries Llew reproach
fully with burning cheek3 , while Phil
breaks into an undignified roar , at
which Llew's face grows rosier still , as
she beats a hasty retreat , but rushes
into the arms of Mr. Delmarre , who ,
holding her tightly , marches into the
room.
"What's up now ? " he exclaims with
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a smile that has becomo quite common
to him during Llew's stay.
When Phil's explanation is given ho
Bays to Llew.
"So I'm not to lose you after all ? I
had quite decided to ask you to re
main here , if this scamp didn't , " nod
ding toward Phil , "for you have be
como quite indispensable to tho fam
ily. "
Then , taking tho hand of the con
fused girl , ho placed it in Phil's and
gently pushed them from the room.
From there they go into the little gar
den.
den.Here
Here we will pauso for lack of space
and leave our readers to imagine what
took place in the garden.
Hungat Sunrise.
By an Ex-Rebel in Detroit Preo Press.
When Bragg had Rosecrans shut up
in Chattanooga there wero four of us
scouts from headquarters who pene
trated the Federal lines almost daily.
Every move made was discovered and
reported and most of them check
mated.
About a month before Grant's arriv
al , when things wero at , their worst
.with Rosecrans , a scout named Will
Bossmore , who was rather new in the
business , having been detailed only a
few weeks , was sent in to try and as
certain certain things. The Federals
were keeping a sharper lookout than
formerly , and the young man was in-1
3tructed to exercise all possible caution
'and take no extra risks. He rode
boldly into the city on an old horse ,
claiming to have been commissioned
by certain refugees to look after their
property. He was , of course , placed
under arrest and taken before
the officer of the day. He was ready
for the ordeal. He had tho
name of three citizens who had fled
the place ; he pretended a lameness
which incapaciated him for military
service ; he had the talk and actions
of a country lout. He was questioned
in the closest manner , and when noth
ing could be made of him he was al
lowed to go his way. It is likely that
he would have secured his informa
tion and passed out in safety , but be
fore he had been in the town three
hours an unfortunate thing occurred >
He was seen and recognized by a de
serter from our lines a man who had
formerly messed with him and , of
course , knew him well.
The deserter saw Itossmore without
being seen himself , and at once went
to headquarters and gave him away ,
when brought face to face at head
quarters tlie scout must have real
ized that his doom was sealed ,
but he did not yield his life
without an effort. He denied
his identity. He offered to send
for people to prove he was what he
claimed to be , and he challenged.the
officer ( I think it was Rosecrans him
self ) to send for a surgeon to inspect
his lameness and pronounce upon it.
While his bold speech staggered the de
serter , the man could not doubt his
own eyes , and he persisted that Ross-
more was a spy from Bragg's head
quarters.
"Was Rossmore lame ? " asked the
officer.
"No , sir. "
"But this man is a cripple for life. "
"Well , I don't know how that comes.
I am certain , however , that he is the
man. "
"If the surgeon says that I have been
lame for years will you admit that
you are mistaken ? " coolly asked the
scout.
"Why , I'll have to. Will Rossmore
was as sound as I am. "
"Very well , General , send the sur
geons" quietly remarked the scout.
He must have realized that the fraud
would be detected , but it seemed to
be his only hope of bluffing the desert
er down. If he had a thought that a
surgeon would not be sent for it was
quickly dispelled. The General felt
that it was a serious case , and he
wanted bottom facts. A surgeon
came , Rossmore stripped off , " and
after a brief examination the medical
man announced his opinion that the
scout was shamming. The little toe
on his right foot had been cut off at
the joint in boyhood. The deserter
had seen the foot several times , and
now he suddenly remembered the
stump.
When Rossmore saw that _ he was
doomed he owned up to his identity ,
and pointing his finger at the man
who had betrayed him he said :
"Lew Warner , listen to me ! Through
you I shall hang , but sooner or later
my death will be avenged upon you !
General , I am ready.
He was led away to be hanged at
sunrise next morning.
Warner was from Tennessee , in the
neighborhood of Knoxville. In Au
gust , 1865 , he returned there to set
tle down , and one evening , before he
had been home two weeks , some one
fired a bullet through his heart as he
traversed one of the back streets.
"
Pathetic History of a New Yorlc
Model.
Cincinnati Commercial.
A beautiful woman was admired at
the last picture exhibition of the Lotus
Club , New York. She was on canvas
in a frame , but as big as life , and so
natural that she easily rergned queen
over all the alive women in the as
semblage. There was nothing indeli
cate about her. She was adequately
clad in a white woolen robe , which
draped her perfect-form in classic style ,
though she was labeled a modern girl
at her toilet ; and the ribbon 'round
her hair , while it was like the circlet
of a Greek goddess , was presumably
for mere convenience in holding up her
hair temporarily. The clever idea
was to create a mediaeval effect with
wholly modern material. The face
and arms were those of a stately
blonde , her pose was commandingly
erect , her color was that of brimming
health and spirits and she looked a
very prosperous individual. The art
ist , James Caroll Beckwith , was re
peatedly asked if he had painted from
a model. He admitted the picture
was as nearly a portrait as any artist
cared-to .admit in an idealistic picture.
In response to special inquiry , he said :
"My model was an English girl. She
was born to a good position , for her
family was almost rich , and highly re
spected. But she eloped to America ,
and sank into abject poverty. Sho
had suffered seriously from cold and
hunger when I chanced to come across
her. J employed her to sit for this
painting , and I have no doubt that
she had once been as proud and queen
ly as she therein appears ; _ _ but , poor
creature , she died before this present
ment of her beauty. Her fatal illness
was caused by privation , though sho
was made as comfortable as possible
towards the lost. "
The trial of Billings in tho murder of
Kingsley at Waverly , Iowa , has reached
the point where tho state rests , and tho
evidence for the dotenco will follow.
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Experiments In Implanting ;
v Teeth.
From tho New York Herald.
If , as many eminent physicians as
sert , tho dietary and habits of Ameri
cans are rapidly causing widespread
dental degeneracy , the recent success
ful experiments in implanting teeth
are of a national importance. Dr.
Younger , of San Francisco , has de
monstrated that it is prac
ticable to replace lost teeth ,
oven after the socket has
been filled up with bony substance.
He simply drills into the jaw , gouges
out a new socket , and then , taking a
foreign tooth that has long been ex
tracted , cleans it thoroughly , soaks is
in bichloride of mercury and inserts it
in the socket thus artificially formed.
Describing this marvellous process
in its issue of the 23d inst. , Science
states that Dr. W. M. Gray , the mi-
croscopist of the United States' Sur
geon General's office , has examined a
tooth which had been implanted by
Dr. Younger's method and then ex
tracted. Dr. Gray's microscopical ex
amination shows beyond question
that the tooth so implanted is actu
ally revivpd that circulation is estab
lished between the socket and the im
planted tooth and that the socket
takes an active part in anchoring the
tooth. Dr. G. M. Curtis , of Syracuse ,
N. Y. , has successfully repeated Dr.
YoungerVexperiment. and found that
a tooth which he had implanted was
so firmly anchored that it broke when
he was extracting it.
The value of these experiments to
afflicted humanity can hardly be over
rated. Dentists who learn to implant
teeth will be almost as great benefac
tors of the race as the discoverers of
modern anaesthetics. As good teeth
are indispensible to healthy digestion
and nutrition of the body , the discov
ery of means for replacing them when
lost is about as near an approach as
we can ever expect to the discovery of
the fabled fountain of perpetual
youth.
Rag ; Carpets. •
One of the profiable ways to dispose
of the accumulation of woolen cloth
ing in the attic is to make a rag car
pet. It is durable , easily swept , and
may be pleasing to the eye. Do not
seem discouraged at the seeming mag
nitude of this undertaking. One
pound , or , at most , one and a half
pounds will weave a yard of carpet
ing , and an afternoon devoted to the
work now and then will soon accom
plish it. If the rags , or the time that
can be given to thern , are insufficient
fo furnish the desired quantity this
season , the balls will keep in ' a bag
made of new cotton cloth untilanoth-
er spring. When contemplating the
manufacture of a carpet , examine the
cast-away clothing and be sure that
it is clean. It is frequently , better to
wash coats after being ripped. Cut
thick cloth in strips about half an
inch wide ; soft thin ones , which are
quite as good , somewhat broader.
Lap the strips , sew them firmly ,
and wind on balls. The beauty
of this floor covering depends very
much upon the colors used. Bright
tints may be obtained by dye
ing worn-out blankets , with coloring
that can be purchased for a trifle ; cot
ton goods are sometimes used when of
the desired hue , and Turkey red cot-
ton is a valuable aid in increasing the
number of gay-colored spheres. While
stripes are the regulation pattern for
these carpets , quite as pretty ones
are of no particular design , the hit
or miss style. Care is necessary in the
distribution of colors even in the lat
ter manner of weaving. Cotton warp ,
doubled and colored is a good foun-
dation for the filling ; No. 7 cotton
yarn doubled is preferred by some ta-
pis makers. Indigo is frequently used
as the dye ; nut-galls will make a dark
shade. One pound of warp is suffi
cient for five yards of carpeting. It i3
well to ascertain where the weaving
can be done before engaging in this
rag business , as every town does not
number a carpet-weaver among its in-
habitants.
An Empty Coffin.
Kansas Enquirer.
A remarkably sensational insur
ance case is now being tried in the Dis
trict Court of Hamilton County ,
wherein it is alleged that a bold at
tempt has been made to defraud
three insurance companies. In 18S7
George T. Reddington , who had pass-
ed as a single man , obtained insur-
ance on his life aggregating $19,000 ,
the last policy being for $5,000 by the
Providence Savings and Life Assur-
ance Company. Six months later
Reddington claims to have suffered
serious injuries from an accident , and
a local physician being called in de
cided that he had internal hemor
rhage. He apparently suffered much ,
and in the intervals of paroxysms
desired that when he died no one
should be allowed to see him. He
was said to have died two days later.
A coffin was procured and buried
in an obscure country graveyard.
His relatives East sent for his body ,
and when the grave was opened the
undertaker was surprised to find an
empty coffin , with the glass broken
and shattered in such a manner as to
indicate that it had always been emp
ty. The insurance companies resisted
nayment of the policy and caused the
arrest recently of A. Sherman , W.F.
Ringle and Samuel Mohart , neighbors ,
under a charge of conspiracy to de
fraud. They are now in Hamilton
County Jail. Very recently Redding-
ton's mother , accompanied by detec
tives , appeared in the Garden City ,
claiming to have received letters of
fering to surrender to her the body of
her son for S500. It was reported
that tne body of the missing man had
been found in the sand near Lakin ,
but this was not confirmed. A. Lavin ,
detective , claims to have located
Reddington , and expects to "bag"
him before long.
Prehistoric Skating.
As is well known , the art of skating
is a prehistoric one. In many parts
of Europe bones of domesticated
animals have been found which had
been used as skates or as runners of
small sledges. It is of considerable
interest to learn that similar imple
ments are found still in use in several
parts of northern Germany. } n The
Journal of the Berlin Ethnological
society , sledges are described which
consist of a board resting on the
bones of a horse. But , besides this ,
skates are used , the runners of which
consist of the lower jaw of cattle , the
, curvature of the lower side serving
admirably the object of the skate.
Science.
•
The Secret of Hood's Defeat
"I had command of a corps before
Atlanta on the 15th of July , ISOd ;
We wero at that time about iivo miles
from the city on Peach Tree Creek.
Davis' division had passed over the
creek. About ; " > o'clock in tho after
noon our boys brought in a citizen
they had captured on that side of the
creek. He wa3 brought before me
and 1 questioned him closely. He did
not appear to know much , but said
that he had read in an Atlanta paper
that Gen. Johnson had beon relieved
of the command of tho opposing army
and had been succeeded by Gen. J. B.
Hood. Col. McKay of our side soon
happened along and asked me if there
was anything new. I told him of the
change of commanders on the part
of the enemy ; that Johnson had been
succeeded by Hood. Ho appeared
greatly alarmed , and exclaimed : "Mj'
God , general , that means trouble I
tell you Hood's a lighter. " I was
somewhat alarmed myself , and asked
McKay what ho knew about Hood's
fighting qualities.
"McKay said : 'well , sir , general , I
was in San Antonia , Tex. , once , be
fore tho war , and I saw that man
Hoodbet $2,000 on a hand in agamo
of poker , and he didn't even have a
pair of lacks. '
"Well , I didn't say much in re
sponse but I decided in mjr mind that
a man who could bet $2,000 on a
hand in a friendly game of poker
when he didn't even have a pair to
back him would be a bad man to
meet on a field of battle when he was
backed by several thousand able-
bodied confederate soldiers , and the
sequel proved that McKay was not
wrong in his estimate.
"It was then about dark. I got my
men together and told them I expect
ed we would have to fight to-morrow.
I threw my line across the creek and
commenced that night to build fortifi
cations , and the next morning our
forces were all across the creek , and
we had plenty of earthworks for any
emergency. I ordered dinner to be
served to the men by 11 o'clock.
About that time Gen. Thomas came
along , saluted me , and asked 'What's
the matter ? ' saying at the same time
'we must be ready to move forward
as soon as Hooker's men have had
their dinner , ' and expressing the opin
ion that he would now march into
Atlanta without opposition.
"I said , 'General , I think you are
mistaken ; I think we are going to have
a fight. ' I had scarcely ceased speak
ing when we heard a terrible firing to
our left. I immediately dispatched a
messenger in that direction , who soon
returned with the information that
Hood had made a terrible charge on our
left , and had already broken through
two lines of Davis' division and was
now charging in our direction and ,
sure ! ; enough , he was soon down upon
. us. But with my preparations , al
ready described , we were ready to
meet him , and you bet we gave him a
warm reception , and we defeated him
after hard fighting , find soon there-
: after marched victotiously into At-
lanta. Had it not been foMcKay's
story \ of the $2,000 bet he would have
!
made it very uncomfortable for us.
As it was , we were ready for him. "
\ Gen. John M. Palmer.
Canada's Black Bear.
From the Popidar Science Monthly.
Mr. William Pitman Lent give. * an
interesting account of tho "Black
Bear" in the "Transactions" of the
Ottawa i ( Canada ) U'ield Naturalists'
club. ( The young ot bears are pro-
duced ( in March , and no female has
been killed by the Canadian hunters.
before or after the hibernating season ,
that showed any evidence of being in
the gravid state. The cubs are very
small ! , not larger , when two days oid ,
than kittens of the same age. The
animals , feed principally on vegetable
food \ grapes.roots , berries , beechnuts ,
oats ( , and Indian corn. They somej
times visit the oat or corn field before
sunset , , and may be taken there by a
\ skillful hunter. They are inordinately
.
fond of honey , and they feast luxtiri-
ously in the fall on the berries
of , the mountain ash. When
their natural food is scarce
they visit the farmyard and carry
off pigs and sheep , and will even kill
young cattle when pressed by hunger.
They are also lond of fish ; they have
been known to wade and swim in the
rivers for the purpose of catching
them , and are frequently to be seen
along the coast ot the islai.d of Anti-
costi , devouring herring spawns. They
are ' active , though clumsy , and will
run for a mile or two with astonishing
speed. ' , When closely pursued by dogs
a bear will take to a tree , up which he
can [ climb rapidly , but from which he
descends { more slowly head upward.as
soon , as it appears safe to do so.
They i are very shy and timorous in
the presence of manand will make off
rapidly when they perceive a human
being by sight or scent , but they are
most affected by the scent. The black
bear fights with teeth and claws , and
by hugging. When in an erect position
ho is a perfect mastorof the art of self-
defense , and it would puzzle a pugilist
to get in a blow at him. His most
vulnerable part is the nose which is pro
vided with many sensitive nerves mti-
mately and directly connected with
the brain. When a bear is standing
on all-iours , there would be no difli-
culty in striking him with a club ; but. j
when he is sitting erect , it would bean
entirely different matter. Canada {
black bears retreat to their dens gen- ]
erally under the roots of large trees , j
or occasionally m rocky caves at
aboutJie setting in of the season of
frost and snow. They remain there in j
a quiescent state , although not as j
has been well established by hunters
who have killed them in their dens in
{
the depth of winter in a trance-like
condition of torpidity , till the open- (
ing of spring. When they first emerge
from their four months' slumber thvy (
are heavy and fat , and their tur is in j
prime condition , but shortly after- j
ward they tall off in flesh , and soon ,
become ragged in . .oat and lanky in *
appearance " . Toward October , if they
have had a 'favorable summer , they
are found in good condition , and at j
any time after the middle of Novem-
ber their skins have the finest color |
and the thickest and heaviest coat of :
fur. Bears are still found within eight |
or ten miles of the city of Ottawa.
j
Don 't try , if you are an ordinary l
man to occupy two seats in a crowd- (
ed horse car. Only women can do
that and look as innocent as a hly-of-
the-valley all the while.
Being asked to state her birth-place <
and when she was born , the witness. ]
an actress , answered : "Engiand. I ]
was born on a date which 1 was too '
young to know. I am old enough to 1
testify , " *
I
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THE TALE-TALE HEART.
If It Wore Worn on tho Sloovo Thoro
Would bo no Bluffing at Pokor.
Some years ago , on tho frontier , in
a little den , half hotel and half gam
bling house , I saw a most astounding
feat performed.
It was dono by a gambler named
Paxton , a tall , cadaverous , nervous-
looking fellow , who is pretty well
known in the West , partly through
his professional dexterity and partly
through a certain facility in applying
his index finger to tho instrument that
has immortalized Mr. Colt. I think
ho is at present in Dodge city , Kan
sas.
sas.The
The way it came about was this : I
met Paxton at the supper table and fell
into conversation with him. Ho had
been a keen observer throughout a
very checkered career , and intorwovo
a running description of tho country
and somo very free-hand portraits of
prominent citizens with a vein ot sar
donic philosophy that was extremely
entertaining. In short , I wanted to seo
more of him , and in the course of tho
evening dropped into the barroom ,
where ho was the presiding genius at a
faro table , for the particular purpose ,
of drawing him out. Presently tho
game dwindled down to nothingness ,
and pushing back his chair ho picked
up the thread of our talk , and so it
drifted on from one topic to another
until something was said about cool
ness in trying positions.
"Coolness is like beauty , " said Pax
ton ; "it's only skin deep. No man is
really cool in the' presence of great
danger , but if he can appear to be
and carry it off tiiat is all that is
necessary. And , by tho way , " ho
added , "that reminds me of some
thing that may interest you. Just
run your eyo over that faro layout ,
and pick out a card , in your mind. "
I did not exactly seo the connection ,
but did as he told me. On the layout ,
or board , were pasted , face upward ,
tho cards of one suit , from ace to
king. 1 mentally selected the jack.
"Now then , " he said , laying his
hand impressively on mine , "let's see
if I can read which it was. But it
seems to me you have forgotten. " I
assured him J remembered perfectly.
"All right , " ke continued , "think just
how it looks. "
I pictured vividly in my mind's eyo
the idiotic effigy on the jack , and he
began to count : "Ace , deuce , tray ,
four j , five , six , seven , eight , nine , ten ,
jack , queen , king. It was the jack , "
he said.
I was a good deal surprised , and
protested that it must be a guess.
"All right , " he said , "select anoth
er. " I chose th four , and he began
again. "Ace , deuce , tray , four that's
it : the four. "
Of course there was no room for the
guess theory alter that , and I went
away ' , completely mystified. It seemed
to be a perfect example ot mind read ' I
ing , pure and simple , much more
clever ahd ojjen than anything done i
by ] Browne. Bishop had not then I
come to the front. A few days afteri
ward Paxton became so fond of me
.
that he told me how he did it.
"It's all in the heart , " he said.
You may stiffen up your face , wall
your eyes , and not move a muscle ,
but all the while your' heart , which
you can't control , is throb , throb ,
: throbing away , blabbing everything it
knows. ] When I put my hand on yours
1 dropped my finger on your pulse ,
and when I named the right card it
gave a little quaver , as plain as day.
,
The talk about your forgetting the
card was simply to make you think
about it as Inrd as possible. "
The pulse trick that Paxton show-
ed , me is simple and easily performed
by . any one of reasonably sensitive
touch. I have done it over a hundred
,
times with as many different people ,
and ! never made a single failure after
the first few attempts when I was getj
ting the hang of it. The jog or quaver
of the pulse is very characteristic and
quite unmistakable , and the trick
forms j a neat and effective parlor illu-
sion. Of course faro layouts are not
supposed | to be accessible , but a deck
of cards or blocks lettered
with the alphabet will answer. I have
found j in most cases , particular-
ly j with ladies who are delicately or-
ganized , it can be done by simply re-
questing the subject to think of a
number or letter , but to insure sue-
cess it is better to have a visual ob-
ject on which the mind can be more
readily concentrated.
Following out this lineseveral other
things suggested themselves which are
pretty experiments and easily per1
] formed. Here are a couple of them :
Take a sheet of foolscap and rule it
crossways j into six spaces of equa'
width. Then number the spaces , and
request the subject to think intently
of one of them. While he is doing so
let j him take a pen by the tin of the
holder j and draw a line from right to
left j across the sheet.and the line when
it j enters the space on which his mind
was fixed , will almost invariably in-
cline toward the body. Furthermore ,
it will show , on close inspection , a -
tremulous edge , while the balance of
it j is firm.
Another and more striking test
may be performed as follows : Lay
the ( ace , deuce , tray , and four of ordi-
nary ] playing cards face up in a square ]
on ( the table. Then let the subject
hold a pen suspended by a short
string tied to the end , above the cen- 1
tre of the square , and tell him to shut 1
his eyes and think of one of the cards. ]
In a few seconds the pen will begin to j
oscillate toward the one. and finally j
swing f directly over it. Neither of these ,
experiments should be explained be- t
forehand , as in that case the subject j
will probably exert his will power to y
defeat them , and they may fail. i
In connection with this curious ten
dency of the heart and muscles to be
tray themselves I had my attention
called some time since to an article in (
the Revue Scientifique ( Paris ) describ-
ing an apparatus to do on a large i
scale what Paxton did on asmali. It 1
was the invention of Prof. Masso and I
consisted of a table on which a man i
could stretch at full length and , havi
ing an equiposn so delicate that the t
slightest disturbance of his centre _ of 1
gravity would cause a large indicating c
needle below to move to one t
side or the other. It was de- ]
signed to show how the heart and cirt
culation are instantly affected by the c
mind , and some storage things were c
done on it. Thft slightest emotion v
would cause the needle to incline tot
ward the head , and it would dart in e
that direction even when the man on c
the table was asleep and a noise was c
made in the room , though not sufir- :
ciently loud to awaken him. Masso *
relates that an Italian professor subs
mitted to the experiment and. reclins
ing at full length , read to himselt from 1
two books , a poet in his own language e
I
; ' " • * " • ' ( " , - " " -v" 'v" 'S
and Homer , in tho original. Tho ij
needle was passivo while bo read tho I j
Italian's verses ; but when hu carno to j I
tho harder task of trnn&IatingHomor , * i
it moved toward tho head and re- l
(
mained fixed immovably thoro. Tak-
en all in all , I am inclined to think *
that tho little forco pump in onu's
breast is about tho only truthful or
gan , and that when novohsts speak of ,
a falao heart they slander it. As a
matter of fact , its delicate throbs are l. ,
attuned to every hidden thought , _ and *
perhaps some day genius will devise a
form of Mosso's instrument which
may bo attached to a witness in court y
and enable justice to dispense with
tho formality of an oath.
t m
Buy the Best.
Many anecdotes oi tho early Quak. j
ers aro preserved in Philadelphia , to
3how how even , under Peen's rule , the
impulses of human nature struggled
against thoir rigid laws of duty and
submission. '
Not a few of the young men of Quak
er families served in tho Revolution- >
ary Army and in tho navy in 1812 ,
and wore on tho field their broad- ;
brimmed hats and shad-bellied coats. /
It is said that ono of these young j
"Fighting Quakers , " as they were
called , met his father on tho street on
his return home. Tho old man laid J
his hand rebukingly on his son's arm ,
saying , "Tho wool in thy coat was j
sheared from my sheep , and woven in
thv mother's loom , yet there is blood \
on it ! " jj
"And the blood is thy blood , " bold- ' {
ly replied tho young man. "If thou ' i
hadst been twenty instead of sixty , ' 1
thou , too , wouldst have fought under
Washington. "
"Zachariah ! " stammered tho old
man. "It may be so , Zachariah. ' {
Thou hadst better go in to thy dm- f
ner. " , ' ,
A well known story is that of a {
Friend who was in a sailing vessel
boarded by a British press-gang in
1812. He paced the deck with folded . ,
arms daring the fight , until ho saw \ \
one of the assailants climbing on deck , ;
by means of a cable. J :
"Friend , dost thou want the rope ? " ' {
he said , calmly , hurrying up. knifo in | ,
hand. "Thou shalt haw it , " and he | '
cut it. The man dropped into the ! (
sea. f {
A better authenticated story is that f'
of a grave old Quaker , two of whose U
sons went into tho lato Cival Wat !
without his knowledge. Tho youngest i
son was fired , as was almost every '
other young man at that time , from J ]
Maine to Florida , with the wish to I j
give his life for the cause which he be- J
lieved just. He had accepted a com- i
mission , but did not wi < m to go with- J
out his father's consent. I
He took occasion to make his prep- 1 j
arations rather ostentatiously in his ,
father's sightlaid out his officer's uni- 1
form and tried to attract attention , J M
but all in vain , as a last resort he m
seated himself in tho room whtro the f
old man was pacing up and downand
began polishing his sword. t W
His father watched him , with a lace M
growing i paler and with dim eyes. At I
iast he went up to tho young man I
and said quietly : "Samuel , if thee '
thinks thee must use one of those M
tools , buy the best and I will pay M
"
for ( it , Samuel. " M
mo i caii iH
When Wolves Were Plentiful M
Chambers' ( Journal. fm
Ancient chroniclers state that King jm
Edgar attempted to extripate the 9
wolves in England by commuting the M
punishments of certain offences into I
the i acceptance of a certain number of m
wolves' tongues from each criminal , m
and in Wales by converting the tax of .1
gold and silver into an annual tribute M
of ( 300 wolves' heads. In subsequent M
times their destruction was promoted '
by certain lewards , and some lands
were held on condition of destroying M
the j wolves which infested the parts ot m
the | kingdom in which they were situ- M
ated. ; In 1281 these animals troub-
cd several of the English counties , but J
after , that period our records make no
mention , of them. The last wolf ;
known j in Scotland was killed in 1G80 M
and ( in Ireland one was killed fn 1701.
Very fearful accounts are on record of M
the ] ravages committed by wolves M
when in hard weather they associated M
in \ immense flocks. So lately as 17G0 m
such terror is said to have been excit-
ed ( in France by ravages of wolves that M
public , prayers were offered for their m
destruction. SinceIndiahasbecomeso m
much : the country of Europeans the m
race of tigers has been much thinned , m
and ( ere long it is probable that they m
will be driven to tho mo3t remote and JM
impenetrable j districts. The wolf in J
these j islands was hunted by an ani- fl
mal known under various appella-
tions \ , as the Irish wolf dog , the Irish 9
prayhound , the Highland dcerhound , 9
and the Scotch grayhound. There 9
appears to be no doubt that all the 9
dogs thus denominated were essen- 9
tially j of the same breed. Its original 9
home ] is supposed to have been Ire- 9
landwhenceduring j the proud days of 9
ancient ( Rome , it was frequently con- 9
veyed , in iron cages to assist in the 9
sports of the city ontheTiher. Buffon 9
observes : "The Irish greyhounds are 9
of a very ancient race and still exist j9
( | though their number is small ) m 9
their original climate ; they were called 9
by the ancients dogs of Epirus and 9
Albanian dogs. " Hohnshed , in his 9
"Description of Ireland and the Irish , " 9
writtedin 158G , says : "They are not 9
without wolves and greyhounds to 9
hunt them , bigger of bone and limb 9
than a colt. " In Anglo-Saxon times 9
a nobleman never went out unaccom- 9
panied by these dog3 and his hawk , 9
and so highly were they esteemed 9
that by theforest laws of Canute it fl
was ordered that no person under the 9
rank of gentleman should keep one. 9
A case was being tried in the west 9
of England , and at its termination j9
the judge charged the jury and they fl
ietired for consultation. Hour after H
hour passed and no verdict was fl
brought in. The judge's dinner hour - jfl
arrived and he became hungry and | 9
impatient. Upon inquiry he learned fl
that one obstinate jur5'man wa3
holding out against eleven. That he 9
could not stand , and he ordered the fl
twelve men to be brought before him. * - H
He told them that in his charge to H
them he had so plainly sated the H
case and the law that the verdict fl
ought to be unanimous , and the man fl
who permitted his individual opinion S
to weigh against the judgment of H
eleven men of wisdom was unfit and B
disqualified ever again to act in the fl
capacity of juryman. At the end of H
this excited harangue a little squeaky H
voice came from one oi the jury. He H
said : "Will your lordship allow me to H
say a word ? " Permission beinggiven , H
he added : "May it please your lord- S
ship , I am the only man on your H
tide. " Singapore Review. H