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VOL. XL-NO. 81.
COLUMBUS, NEB., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1880..
WHOLE NO. 531.
THE JOURNAL.
I& ISSUKD EVKKY WEDNESDAY,
M. K. TURNER & CO.,
Proprietors and Publishers.
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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
A IulocK, U.S. Senator, lleatricc.
lvtN SAUSliKlto, U. . Senator,Omaha.
T. .1. MUOUb, I'cp.. Pet"
K. K. V U.K.N n.NK, Kep.. W e-t I oilil.
STATU IMUECTOKY:
mihn-ii-4 XvNCK. Governor. Lincoln.
i. YlWuider, S,creUry of State.
F V Li-dtke, Auditor, U.'-oln.
V M "lUrtlctt. Tre ,nrer Lincoln.
C ' )ilw.rtk. Altorney-i.eneral.
-Tit TUinp-oii. Supt. rul.H- ns'ruc.
H. C. I)aw-n. Warden of Penitentiary.
Abe , I .rison lM,pectors.
C. II. (timm. ... . .
Or 4. . Davi. Prison PhyMcian.
H.V. Mtw-on, Supt. Insane Asylum.
.IITDK'IAKV:
S. Maxwell. Chier.lutiee,
(5erge II. LakcJ A-ociate .Indies.
maa Cobb. I
llll'KTII JUDICIAL IHSTKICT.
n W Po-t.-ludge, York.
M. U."uce-c, Di-tricl Attorney, ahoo.
LAN1 OFFICF.KS:
M. P.. He. Iteglstcr.Orand Island.
Vm. Anyan. Uecch-or, (Irmul Island.
COl'STY DIKKCTOKY:
J. C Ili-jrin-. County Judge.
John StauHcr, Coiintv . Icrk.
J. V. Krl. Treasurer.
Itenj.Spidman.Sherin.
U. 1.. K iter. Surveyor.
Jhn Walker, 1
John VUr. f fouiityOomiiii-.ioner.
JI. .Mailer, )
Hr. A. Hcintz, Coroner.
S. L. Bnrrett, Supt. of Schools.
G. 1. Hniley. j. i.ticcsofthePeapr.
Hvron Milletl.
Charles Wake, Con-taMe.
CITY MKKCTOliY:
J. P. Keeker, Mayor.
H.J. llmNon. Clerk.
C. A. Newman. Tressiircr.
Geo. U.Uowman. Police .luugc.
J. G. Itrtutson, Knsrinecr.
COI'NlMLMr.N:
1st Wnrd lolm UickSv.
(J. A. Schroedcr.
2d Mranf Win. Lamb.
h.S, McAllister.
S.J IPirrf-O. AV. (Mother,
l'hil. Cain.
Coliunliux rot.1 OfHco.
Oiirn on Suiulav trom 11 a.m. to 12 M.
and Irom -l:Sb to i i. t. Bu-ine-
hour- except SuihU 0 a m. to S v. ji.
Kublern mail- close at 11 A.M.
Wctern niailh cloe at l:l.i l'.M.
Mail leave Coluinlm. for Madion anil
Norfolk. Tue-tlays. Tliurda and
Satiini i. T a. M. A rrivtis. .it i. .
For Monroe, Genoa. WMcrvillc and Al
liinu, dailj except Sundaj fi a. M. Ar
rive, bame.ti r. M
Kr IV-txille. Farr.il. Oakdale ami
Newman's Grove, .Monday-, Wediio
davu and Frlilav., a.m. Arrive-Tue-da-,
Thur-days and Saturdays,
at v. m.
For Shell Creek. Cre-ton and Stanton,
on Mondavt. and Friday- at 0 a. m
Arrhe- Tuesday and featurdayn, at
For "Alexin, Patron and Daid City,
Tucilav., Thur-da anil Saturdays,
I l'.M "Arrives :it 1'JM.
For St. Anthou, Prairie Hill and St.
Bornard. Fridaj-, ! a. M. Arrives
Saturday-,. 1 r.M.
V. I. Time XjiII'.
Riisticard Hound.
Exujrrant. No.fi, leave- at . . . C:25 a. m.
l:i ens'r, "4, " ".... lI:Wa.m.
FruiRht, " t, " " ... 2:1R p.m.
FroiKht, "10, " ".... 4:30 a.m.
Wexticard Hound.
FrciRht, No. fi, leave- at
I'aeiurr, " 3, " "
Froitrht, " 9, " "
Vtnit.rHtit 7. " "
2:00 p.m.
4:27 p.m.
(:00 p.m.
1:30 a. m.
Ecrv day except haturuay me inreu
lines leHilinir to Chicago connect with
17 P. train- at Omaha. On Saturdays
there will he but one train a day, as
-hown by the following schedule:
lliinmiHiiif -
11. Jb M.TIM E TABLE.
Leave Columbus . . .
" BollwooJ
" Dnid City, ...
" Garrion,
" Ulv-se-,
" Staplehur-t, .
4 Seward,
" Ruby,
" Milford.
" Flea-ant Dale,
Emerald, . .
Arrives at Lincoln,
Lohvs Lincoln at 12
rlvos in Columbu- 1:10
.. S:20
S:.V)
.. .ir
. J:3I
. :.V
.10:12
..10:f.0
10:4rt
.11:00
11:1
11:37
..12:00
A. M
M.
:.() r. m. and ar
v. M.
O.. N. ic B. II. ROAD.
IJeund north. i Hound south.
.lack-on 4:55 l'.M. Norfolk (:.t0 a. M.
I.slCreekr:30
Mun-on G:."i7 "
11. Centre .i:rT
llmphre;ril
Mtidion 7:40
Mnn-rtn S:i--
Madi-on .7:4." "
Humphre.s:::4 "
JPl. Centre fl:- "
Lo-tCreek !:.rri "
1.1 ick-on 10::i0 "
Nrflk :..
Tlio il.tiinrture front .lMi-LhOtl will be
governed b the arrival there of the
U. P. express train.
SOCIETY NOTICES.
tSTCards under this heading will be
inserted for 1 a y ear.
G. A. R. Baker Post No.!. Department
or Xebraka, meets evory eeond and
fourth Tue-ilaj eening in each
uiHiuh in Kniglitsof Honor Hall, Co
lumbu. John Hammond. P. C
D. D. Wahswoutii, AdJ't.
11. P. Bowkk. Searg. MaJ.
BUSINESS CARDS.
r .1. THOMPSON,
XO TA Ji Y P UJIL I C
Ami General Collection Aonf,
St. Edward, lltvme Co., Xeh.
xotici::
IF OD have any real estate for sale,
if you wish to buy either in or out
of the'eity, if you wish to trade city
property for land-, or lauds for city
property, give u a call.
. WaIISWOUTII & JOSSELYN.
NKLSON MIIXKTT. BYRON MILLKTT,
Justice of the Peace and
, Notary Public.
.. 5III.I.KTT Vfc 0,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW', Columbus,
Nebraska. N. B. They will gie
close attention to all business entrusted
to them. 24.
T OUIS SC1IRE1BEK,
BLACKSMITH AND WAGON MAKER.
All kind of repairing done on short
notice. Bugtie-, W.igon, etc., made le
order, and all work guaranteed.
CITSbop opposite the Tattersall,"
OH re Street. f.25
LUBKER & CRAMER
Will open a Choice Stock of
HOLIDAY GOODS!
Consisting of
HOOKS, llltrsil. GLASS AND COM It CASE, WIMTIXO DKSICS, IIAXD-
ki:kcuii:p. glovks, ,tc, collai: boxes, photograph albi'ms,
Al'TtKSKAril ALBl S, UUDEU CASK, CARD CASES, CIGAR CA
SE. INK STANDS, I'APEIt WEIGHTS. DIARIES. POCKET
BOOKS. MI'S It ROLLS AND BINDERS, PlCTl'KE FltA.MI,
HAND MIRRORS. VASE, CHINA Cl'l's., TOILET SETS,
PAPER KXIVKs, BOQCET HOLDER. SEA SHELL, WAX
CHINA RIMBKRAND I.N DESTRUCTIBLE DOLLS. SHEET MOIC,
SCRAP BOOKS. GAMES, GUITARS, VlOLINa, ACCORDEONr., TO Y 6-, Ac., Ac.
A for Ceo. W oofls & Co's Organs,l)est ii l World
poitzM:i,u s A: ni;,i,iva;v,
A TTOJiXKYS-A 7 -LA W,
Wp-Mair in Gluck Building, 11th street,
Ahovethe New hank.
J
Oil J. .tlAIIGIlA,
JUSTICE Oh THE PEACE AND
XOTAUY PUBLIC,
P1.ATTK CKNTKIC.
Nku.
TT J. IIIJD.SO.
XOTA Ii Y r UJiLTC.
lith Strwl, 2 doorx npst of Hammonil llonset
Columbus. Xrb.
-lUl-y
pvit. m. i. tiiiirstos,
JIESIDEXT DBXTIST.
Otliee over corner of 11th and North-t.
All operations first-cla-s and warranted.
0
IIKM0 ItAIEItr.IE SICOI!
HENRY '.VOODS. I'uop'r.
tST'Kvprytlilnff in firt-cla-- style.
Alo keep the hi-t of eijar. SlCy
Mc
cAIJl.IKTr.K BROS.,
A TTOItXEYS A T LA 71
Ortiee up.itair- in McAlIister'n build
inr. 11th St.
F
ii. iti'scm:.
llth St., nearly opp. Gluck's store,
SelN Harne-s, Saddles, Collar-. Whip.,
Blanket-. Currj Combs Bnuhe-. etc.,
at the lowe-t pr ible price-. Repairs
promptly attended to.
1
.i. sriircii. i.,
hlll'SIClA.VAXD SUliGEOX,
Colimliin, Nob.
Office Corner of North and Eleventh
St-.. up tairn in Gluek's brick building.
Cou-ultation in German and English.
Dealer in REAL ESTATE,
CONVEYANCER, COLLECTOR,
AK3 IKS'JSAKCS JL3ZHT,
GKNOA. NANCK C., ... NE.
S'-A"
TTERYA PEARSALL
AKK l'KKI'AKK.n, WITH
FIJtST- CLA SS A PPA HA T US,
To remove houses at reasonable
rates. Give them a call.
PICTURES! PICTURES!
NOW IS THE TIM E to secure a life
like picture of yourself and chil
dren at the New Art Rooms, east llth
street, south side railroad track, Columbu-,
Nebraska, as Mrs. .Tossplyn will
close the establishment this Fall". Those
liHvIng work to do should onll soon.
T S.MUUDOUK&SOX,
" Carpenters and Contractors.
Have had an extended experience, and
will guarantee sntisfaction in work.
All kinds of repairing done on short
notice. Our motto is. Good work and
fair prices. Call and gie us an oppor
tunity to estimate for you. JSfShop at
the Big Windmill, Columbus, Nebr.
4S3-y
LAW, REAL ESTATE
AND GKVEKAI.
COLLECTION OFFICE
BY
Ar. S. GEER.
M
ONEY TO LOAN in small lot. on
farm property, time one to three
years, harm-u itli -onie improements
bought and sold. Oflice for the present
at the Clother House, Columbu-, Neb.
-473-x
coi, i: 31 It IJ K
Restaurant and Saloon!
E. I). SHEEHAX, Proprietor.
iSTWholesale and Retail Dealer in For
eign Wines, Liquors and Cigars, Dub
lin Stout, Scotch and English Ales.
I5T Kentucky Wltiskies a Specialty.
OYSTERS in their season, by the case
can or dish.
llth Street, South of Depot
NEBRASKA HOUSE,
S. J. MARMOY, Prop'r.
Nebraska Aye., South of Depot,
coi.r.uituN, ni:h.
A new house, newly furnished. Good
accommodations. Board by day or
week at reasonable rates.
Z3Ttiet a. Flrwt-Clasis Table.
Meals,.
25 Cents. Ldgings.
3S-2tf
..25 Cts
ADVERTISEMENTS.
END SPRINGS,
PLATFORM SPRINGS,
WHITNEY & BREWSTER
SIDE SPRINGS.
Light Pleasure and Business Wasr
ons of all Descriptions.
We are pleased to invite the attention
of the public to the fact that we have
just received a ear load ot Wagon-, and
Buggies, of all description-, and that we
are the -ole agents for the countie- ol
Platte, Butler, Boone, Maili-on, Merrick,
Polk and York, for the celebrated
CORTLAND WAGON COMP'Y,
of Cortland, New York, and that we are
rrtfcrHig these wason- cheaper than anj
other wagon built of same material".
sUleaud linisli can be sold for in thi
county. jSTSend for Catalogue and Price-list.
11111,. CAI,
Columbu-, Neb.
484-tf
UEDICAL I HAL INSTITUTE.
rtgSSS.
TV
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T. . HITCHELL, M. S.
8. T. MA2T7N. K. 8
Z. 8. MISC82. H. 8. & 7. C. DEMISE, 21. 8., of Criil.
Consulting: Physicians and Surgeons.
For the treatment of all cla-se- ol Sur
gery and deformities ; acute and
chronic diseases, diseases of the eye
and ear, etc., etc.
Columljus, Neb.
JEWELRY STORE
OK-
G. BEITKEMPER,
ON ELEVENTH STREET,
Opposite Speicc & North's laud-oflice.
Has on band a line selected
stock of
teles, Gl
REPAIRING A SPECIALTY.
JSTALL GOODS SOLD, ENGRAYED
FREE OF CHARGE.JE!
Call and see. No trouble to -how
goods. rli)-;m
We SCHILZ,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
BOOTS AND SHOES!
A romplfl aKsorlracnt of I.atllrs' ami Cliil
dren'k Shors krpt on liitnil.
All Work Warranted!!
Our Motlo-dnoil stock, excellent
work and fair prices.
Especial Attention paid to Eepairing
V.nr. Olirenml 1 2 III .(.
BECKER & WELCH,
PR0PEIET0RS OF
SHELL CHEEK MILLS.
MANUFACTURERS & WHOLE
SALE DEALERS IN
FLOUR AND MEAL.
OFFICE, COLUMBUS, XEB.
,jr- u " -
Z TCfc
Prams
mm
ocks aafl Jewelry
F1. SCHECK,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
ALL KINDS OK
SMOKING ARTICLES.
Storeon Olive St., near the old Post-ojfice
Columbus Nebraska. 447-ly
UKNRY LITERS,
BLACKSMITH
AND
AVagon 3Sa.ker,
Shops near Kounilrjr, Houtli of A. & X. I)jk1.
All kinds of wood and iron work on
Wagons Buggies. Farm Machinery, &'.
Keeps on hauds the
TIM PK EX SPRING BUGGY,
and other eastern bugyies. '
ALbO.TlIK
"Fnrp-t fc "Bvatilev Plovs.
MaLIMRY! ILLI1EY!
IMlS. M. S. DRAKE
DAS .1UST RECEIVED A LARGE
STOCK OF
FALL AND WINTER
I.
:o:-
1ST A, FULL ASSORTMENT OF EV
ERYTHING BELONGING TO
FIRST.CLASS MI LLIN-
ERY STORE.PJ
Txrelfth St., two doors east State Bank.
CITY:
Meat Market !
One door north of Post-ofliee,
XkllltASKA AVE., - Columbus.
-:o:-
KKKl AM. KINDS OK
Fresh and Salt Meats,
-ALSO
Etc
in their season.
lSTCsis.li paid; lor Hides, I.urd
and ISiicoii.
'
WILL.T. R1CKLY
NEW STORE!
Herman Qebm a Bso,
(Successors to nENRY & BRO.)
All customers of the old firm are cor
dially invited to continue their pat
ronage, the same as heretofore; to
gether with as many new custo
mers as wish to purchase
Good Goods
For the Least Money.
ANDERSON & ROEN,
B A3STKE ES,
KI.EVKN1II bT.,
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
3TDeposil$ received, and interest paid
on time deposits.
KSTPrompt attention given to collec
tions and proceeds remitted on day of
payment.
ISF Passage tickets to or from European
points by best lines at loxcest rates.
133'ratts on principal points in Eu
rope. REFERENCES AND CORRESPONDENTS:
First National Hank', Decorah, Iowa.
Allan & Co., Chicago.
Omaha National Rank, Omaha.
First National Rank, Chicago.
Ivouutze Rros., N. Y.
ATTENTION!
Purchasers will do well to remember
that they will tind the largest stock
and the best and cheapest place
in the city to purchase
DRUGS I MEDICINES,
Paints, Oils and Glass,
And eei thing belonging to the drug
'trade at the store of
C.B.STILLMAN,
ELEVENTH STREET.
Machine Oils and Faints
Sold cheaper than elsewhere. Call and
tee my stock of
WALL PAPER
Prescriptions tilled with accuracy
and dispatch. Call and got prices.
roL,u.iiHi;s, nku.
Till: UKIDE'S Tit I A I,.
It 19 stranre what different csti
mntcfl pcoplo will put on a nian;s
charnrfer, nccording to Ihe eyes with
which they may view him. In the
opinion of some, Mr. lieujamiti Len
edict not our hero exactly, but the
next 11 inr to it, his uncle was n
gentleman. scholar, and a philan
thropist ; while others, quite as well
qualified to iomsoii and decide, won
dered that such a monster was al
lowed to walk the earth unchalleng
ed. For old lien llcuedict was just
the sort of man to provoke and
please in altercations a human
March day, with streaks of sunshine
and chilling gusts sandwiched thro'
his nature. People who knew him
liked him passing well, but it some
times took a lifetime to know him as
he really was.
'You will be sure to like my uncle,
darling,' said Hugo Beuedict to his
young wife. "He is eccentric, but
he is sterling.'
Hanhel did not answer, but her
blue eyes were wistful and full of
perplexity. Uncle Ben, whom she
had never seen, but of whom she
had heard much, was to her au in
scrutable riddle, whom 6he feared
more than she was willing to ack
nowledge. For Hugo's future de
pended to a certain extent upon
Uncle Benedict, and with Hugh's
future her own was bound iusepcr
ably. She was a fair, fresh-looking girl,
with velvety cheeks, bronze-bright
hair, and features as correct and
delicately cut as a cameo. Hugh
was quite certain that Uncle Ben
could not seo her without loving her,
but these young husbands arc not
apt to be impartial judges.
She was sitting in the firelight at
their lodgings, when the old geutle
man first beheld her; and the only
warning she had of his presence she
saw reflected in Hugh's eyes.
'My dear, how do you do?' said
the old gentleman, kissing Rachel
on both cheeks.
And she thought he was not so
terrible alter all !
He turned to Hugh when he had
thus unceremoniously made himself
acquainted with his new niece-in-law.
'Well, young man, arc you ready
to leave these lodgings and go to
your home?' he asked; for be it
known that the old gentleman had
given Hngh and Rachel a wedding
present of a now house, wherein
they were to live.
'Quite, sir,' Hugh answered, chee
rily. 'Shall it bo to-morrow?'
Yes.'
All right.'
And Mr. Benedict sat down to
spend the evening and enjoy him
self. 'Well, sir?' said Hugh, when his
uncle was taking his leave, and
paused on the front door-steps to
light a cigar.
'"Well, sir? said Uncle Benedict,
calmly.
'How do you like her?' asked
Hugh.
How can I tell ?' demanded the
old gentleman, irritably. 'She's
pretty to look at; so is a china doll,
or awhile kitten 1 It isn't always
the prettiest calicos that wash the
best. Good evening.'
And Hugh Benedict, albeit he was
very fond of his uncle, did not know
whether to be vexed or not.
Early the next morning, however,
Uncle Ben mad'o his appearance be
fore the young people, breathless
and eager.
'Truuks packed, eh?'
'All but the last one, uncle' and
Rachel lifted her pretty head out of
the tray, as you may have seen a red
clover blossom rise up from benealh
a child's footstep.
'I'm going to take you down to
Bloomdalc, myself, my dear,' said
Uncle Ben. 'Hugh, I want you to
go to Canterbury with these letters.
They're of importance. I'd go my
self if I were ten years younger;
but Budden journeys dou't agree
with old bones like mine.'
Hugh looked aghat at the propo
sal ; Rachel turned pale.
'Can not the business be postpon
ed, sir?' said Hugh, hesitatingly.
'No, it can't !' replied Uncle Ben,
curtly. 'If you don't want to. go,
say so. I dare say I can find some
one elso to oblige me.'
'Of course I shall go,' said Hugh.
'But Rachel '
'I suppose I'm old enough to take
care of a little girl like that,' said
Uncle Ben, in an aggravated tone.
'You'll find us both in the new resi
dence, with the table laid for din
ner, when you come back to
morrow.' So there was nothing for it but for
Hugh to kiss little bride a half
score of times and commission Uncle
Ben to take the best possible care of
her until he should return.
'Foolish childron I' said Mr. Bene
dict, as he saw Rachel sobbing on
Hugh's shoulder. But there was a
cheery twinkle in his own keon
grey eyes, nevertheless.
Poor little girl! the atmosphere
has lost somewhat of its sparkle, and
the world looked less bright as she
journeyed in Uncle Ben's barouche
towards her now home, with Uncle
Ben's newspaper rattling by her side.
As the autumn twilight began to lall,
her thoughts becamo busy, as a
woman's will, at times.
'Uncle,' she sa:d, turning suddenly
toward the bid gentleman, 'what
sort of a house is it ? Ours, I mean !'
'Well,' said Uucle Ben, reflectively,
it's a cottage, I should say.'
'A modern cottage?'
'Wqll, no; rather of the antique
order than otherwise.'
'Oh!' crieiL. Rachel, 'I am glad. I
despise those new, stiff, formal
places, that look as if they were
merely to oe aumireu, not lived in
and enjoyed. Uncle, what are you
laughing at?'
'At your curiosity, my dear,' re
plied the old gentleman.
'Then I won't ask another ques
tion,' said Rachel, resolutely.
But she fully atoned for that de
privation by sketching on the tables
of her own fancy an endless variety
of little Gothic structures, with bay
windows, and trellises covered with
climbing roses and honey-suckles;
while Uucle Benedict watched her
from behind the screen of his news
paper, with the queerest expression
on his brown old face.
'I'm almost sorry I commenced the
thing,' he said to himself. 'If I
should be disappointed in her! But,
pooh! it's the only way to find ont
if she is worth my boy's love.'
Presently the lumbering old char
iot came to a stand-still; but to
Rachel's surprise, in front of no
fairy cot or low-eaved edifice sur
rounded by verandas and flower
parterres. A tumble-down, unpaint
cd farm-house stood back a little
from the road, with its shutters
hanging loosely by one hingo, and
one or two scrubby lilac bushes
forlornly tossing their foliage to the
wind.
'How dreary it looks!' thought
Rachel, with a little shudder, as she
wondered whether the coachman
had really meant to stop there. But
Uucle Bon at once seized his carpel
bag and umbrella.
'Come, my dear,' he said to Rachel.
'Is this the place?' she asked.
'This is the place,' Uucle Ben an
swered with a sudden paroxysm of
coughing. 'Gate's a little out of
order,' as f hat useful mode of ingres3
became suddenly detached from its
sole remaining hinge and fell with a
crash to the ground, 'but that's soon
set right with a screwdriver and a
half dozen screws.'
Alas, poor Rachel I What were
her sensations as she looked blankly
around the neglected, dismal spot
which was the solo realization of her
fairy dreams ! This the home Uucle
Benedict had given them ! And for
an instant our poor little heroine
felt as if she could repel the unwel
come gift and tell Uncle Benjamin
plainly that she could not spend her
days in a hovel like this.
But then came sober and second
thoughts. Uncle Benedict had
meant kindly; they were poor, and
could not afford lodwpense with the
meanest of roofs over their heads.
No, she must gratefully accept the
present in the pirit in which it was
given, and check in the bud all her
rebellious and unamiablo repiuings.
'I told you it was a cottage, you
know,' said Uncle Ben, keenly scru
tinizing her face, as they stood on
tho doorstep waiting for the door to
be opened.
'Yes, I know,' said Rachel, glanc
ing round with brightening eyes.
'That is a very choice climbing rose
over tho window, if it was only
properly trained.'
It's rather Ionsome,' said Uncle
Ben.
'I like the country,' Rachel an
swered, hopefully.
As she spoke, a slipshod old woman
appeared to lot them in, and led the
way to the best room, a green-curtained
apartmont, with a shabby
carpet on the floor, aud a fire in the
grate that emitted far more smoke
than caloric.
'Smoky chimueys, eh ?' said Uncle
Ben.
'The draught seems to be poor,'
said Rachel ; 'but I dare say it can
be altered.'
I hadn't any idea the ceilings
were so low,' grumbled the old gen
tleman. 'It's partly the elfect of the large
patteru of the wall-paper,' said
Rachel, with a glance at the red and
green monstrosities. 'A narrow
striped patern will improve it.'
'What queer little cupboards by
the side of the mantle!' said Uncle
Ben.
'Oh, they will bo nico for our best
china,' said Rachel.
'My dear,' said the old gentleman,
'I believe you are determined to be
pleased. Do you really think you
shall liko this place?'
'I shall like any place where Hugh
is!' said Rachel, brightly.
She went all over tho house with
the old gentleman, planning im
provements, and suggesting aud
contriving, until he really began to
think she would mako an Arcadia
out of the tumble-down old farm.
And if she shed a few teais on her
pillow when she went to rest under
the caves of the roof, in an apart
ment which must have been built lor
Tom Thumb, Uncle Ben Benedict
never suspected it.
There was the chariot at the door
whou Rachel rose from her break
fast of bread and butter and coffee
the next morning.
Come, my lass.' said the old gen
tleman, I want to show you a place
further up the road, which has been
taken for a friend of mine.'
The drive and the delicious Sep
tember air were like an invigorating
tonic to our wearied little bride;
and a picture after the style of Wat
teau awaited them, in the exquisite
villa, with its rose-clad bay-windows,
and picturesquely sloping
roof. Rustic chairs stood under the
bowing branches of the elms on the
lawn, and a marble cupid, holding
up a carved couch-shell, scattered
bright rain into a flower-bordered
basin directly in front of the gales.
'Oh, how beautiful!' cried Rachel.
'I never saw such superb scarlet
geraniums in my life; and what a
lovely marble-paved hall.'
'You like the appearance?'
'Oh, yes; 'tis beautiful.'
'Come in, my dear, and see how
you like the interior,' said the old
gentleman, sereuely.
It was perfect, from the drawing
rooms, with their superb Brussels
carpets and exquisite silk hangings,
to the chambers all in white and
pink, liko the inside of a rose's heart,
aud the fairy conservatory, stocked
with camclias, heliotrope, and rare
fuchsias, at the south end of the
house.
'It is like fairyland,' cried Rachel,
enthusiastically. 'Do tell me, Uncle
Ben, who is to live here?'
Uncle Ben turned round and faced
her.
'You, my dear I
'And Hugh, of courso?'
'To be sure!'
'But, uncle,' gasped little Rachel,
quite overwhelmed by this unex
pected good luck, 'the other house'
'That's only a little joke or mine!
This is the real home, and I give it
to you with all tho more pleasure
that you were disposed to make the
best ot the bad bargain you thought
you were in for. My dear, the con
tented mind you possessed is worth
a thousand houses!'
And Rachel felt something warm
aud wet upon her cheek, like a tear,
as the old gentleman stooped lo
kiss her.
When Hugh came home to find
his little wife upon the veranda, all
welcoming smiles to greot him, he
exclaimed :
'Why, Uucle Ben, this is a perfect
casket!'
But none too good for the little
jowel that inhabits it,' Uncle Beu
answered.
And Hugh read in the tone that
hia young wife had won the capri
cious old gentleman's heart.
Io Animal ICphwou V
In the Penn Monthly W.W. Kins
ley gives facts to show that our poor
relations, the brutes, are endowed
with the faculty of reason. A cler
gyman testifies that he observed a
fox playing in an euclosure where
there were swine and their young.
At length he seized a block abonl
as large as one of the pigs and dash
ed through the fence, of course
without alarming tho mother sow.
Finding that tho hole was large
enough, and that he was not pur
sued, he returned and carried off a
pig without exciting disturbance.
Bishop Wilson knew au elephant
whose blind eye was cauterized by a
surgeon, causing the poor beast to
yell, but curing him. By-and-by
the other eye had to be operated
upon with nitrate of silver, and they
feared the elephant would fly at the
same doctor; but he received him
kindly, and submitted at once to the
operation.
Huber one day saw a pieco ot
comb fall in a hive, because the
supports were too weak. The bees
first fixed under it temporary sup
ports, then fastened it securely to
the sides of tho hive, then cut away
the pillars which obstructed their
pathway. They probably never had
such an exigency before. Instinct
would never have suggestod block
ing up their own road to the unfilled
combs; and then there must have
been some consultation to enlist
their whole force in the work.
"Bob, what's steam?" "Boiling
water." "That 's right compare it."
"Positive boil, comparative boiler,
superlative burBt."
CahlMiKlii" from a )aaker.
A friend say, "I remember an
amusing story rv father used" to
tell."
He was culling, soma thirty or
rorty years ago, in Philadelphia
One day during the dull sensou an
elderly Quaker came into tho store
with some cloth which ho wished to
have cut into a coat.
My father told him he would cut
it for a dollar.
"Well," miiiI the Quaker, "theo
may cut it ; hut as the tailors some
times cabbage clolh, as thee calls it,
I shall slay and watch theo while
thee cuts it."
"All right," said my father; "but
really. friend, your watching
wouldn't keep me from cabbaging,
if I choose to do so."
"Thee is welcome to all theo can
steal without my catching thee,"
said the Quaker, confident in Ids
own shrewdness.
The cutting - bo'ard was close
against a window, between which
and tho board were some eieht
inches of space.
My father, in laying off the coat,
left a good vest pattern, which ho
chalked in various shnpes, and after
he had cut oil the pieces, he called
the Quaker's attention to something
in the room, and with his shears
pushed the "cabbage" from the
hoard between it and the window,
when it dropped quietly to the floor.
He rolled up the job, putting in all
the scraps, and handed it to tho
Quaker.
"I suppose you're satisfied that
you have all your cloth ? asked
my lather.
"Yeo, I'm satisfied. Thce's wel
come to all thee's stolen."
When the Quaker had gone, fath
er took the -cabbage" from under
tho table, and cut a vest from it for
liiiimulf.
Not long nfler he was standing in
Ihe door, with the vest on, when ho
.saw Ihe Quaker on the other side
of the street. He called to him aud
invited him into the store.
"How .did your coat til?" asked
in v lather.
"Very well : fice is a good cutter."
"Thank you. How do you like
my vest?" asked my father, throw
ing open his coat and showing tho
"cabbaged" garment.
"It's a nice vest. Where did you
get the cloth ? I' like mine."
"It wni yours; you gave it to me,
you remember."
"No, I don't remember."
"You said I was welcome lo all I
had 'cabbaged.'"
"Yes."
"Well, I 'cabbaged' this."
"Thee did ?"
"I certainly did."
The Quaker scratched his head a
moment, and then reached out his
hand, which my father took.
"Thee is a good cutter," he said,
and he added as he turned to go,
"aud thee is too smart for me, but
thee is welcome to the vest."
Think or Other.
The honest expression of an hon
est belief ought always to awaken a
respectful sympathy, even in those
who cannot share it ; and, if we only
drew closer to those whose opinions
are adverse to our own, we should
find much in them to draw forth
this sympathy. Nothing can bo
more unjust than to charge people
with moral delinquency because
their intellectual perceptions are at
variance wilh our own ; yet this in
precisely whst we do when wo decry
an opposite party and attribute to
its members mean and unworthy
motives when their only crime is
that they will not adopt our viowa
or pursue our methods. Holding
ourselves so far aloof from them, we
imagine them to be monsters; if wo
draw near enough to discern their
mental condition, we shall find them
to be men like ourselves, aud a still
closer approach will enable us to
extend to them the right hand of
brotherhood without the least in
fraction of our own or of their per
fect liberty of thought.
A Charming Woman.
What is more charming than an
agreeable, graceful woman? Here
and there we meet one who possess
ses the fairy-like power of enchant
ing all about her. Sometimes sho
is ignorant herself of the magical
iufluence, which is, however, for
that reason, only the more perfect.
Her presence lights up the home;
her approach is like the cheering
warmth ; she passes by and wo are
content; she stays :i whilo and we
are happy. To behold her is to
live ; she i3 the aurora with a human
face; she makes an Eden of the
house; paradise breathes from her,
and she communicates this delight
to all without takiug any greater
tronble than that of existing beside
them. Is not here au inestimable
gift?