Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILYBEE ! SATURDAY JUNE 11 , 1881.
POETRY OP THE TIMES.
I AVixnt to lioiAn IiiRnn.
3 w nt to I * .in IiiRim
-And with the Inpim > stand ,
' - A lilnnkct on my ulimildera
Ami n rifle in my haml , „ * .
"With not n lick < > f work to do
Throughout the HVP long vo.ir ,
15ut dr.iumy ration * niul innkc nqnnt >
'
Tcr ski | > < > ffoii thi-lf far.
- -New [ Orlcatii J line * .
HinwAthn Ro-Vnmpotl ,
An unto the Imw the cnrd i <
So vnt feiiftto unto linocoo ,
Thmtph it bent him , it oK-yod him :
Though it drew him ytt it followed ,
Scnrv eftch wrre they of other !
Thni'the lordly Itoccoo Conkllnp
Said within hlimelf nnd pnndcrcd ,
Much perplexed liy varinm fri-lingn ,
J.istles' , inneiiif ? . Imp' ' " ! ? , fcniing ,
Dreaming rtill "f next election ,
Hulling t < > take the confection
From nil coiners :
"Very fierce are ( Jftrfield'fl minion * ,
Of ton there W.T wnr between u ,
There are feinU yet iiiiforeottcn ,
Wound * thnt aclic and ftill may open.
Would I court thu bold , ) ohnkclry
That our trihoi may ! > < united ,
That old fuwU "my l > ofor ottni
And old wound * limy ! > < lieak-d fiirev'r. "
Thua jinkr llfaunth.i Conkllng ;
To him elf , and winked and chuckled ,
Too Thick.
Khfut , goMcn curls a tangled mass
rliw t" her miowy brow :
3Ii < manly fnnn he In-lit as ho wild
To himself , "I'll Ki s h r now ! "
lln iirewd hie lips tu the shilling Ktrnnds ,
< A l > ecs for1 the honey neck ;
3 < nt , when he let # > , lu mouth WM Allied
So tijh that lie couldn't peak !
She saw his aukxvnrd flight , and tinned
A unit of crinisoii'Krvun ,
.And t'a i > ed , with a frightened look , ' 'O
I/iinl ,
I forgot the handollnc ! "
[ Brooklyn Magic ,
MY CONFESSION.
It was doubtless n terrible .calamity.
1 tried to reason with my husband ,
: ind persuade him that , after nil , it
was wh.it might bo expected. I re
minded him that over since thai in
surance company had failed , nnd
thrown him out of employment , ho
Lad been tramp
"That's the word , " ho interrupted ,
fiercely. "You needn't Bay tiny more.
That cavers everything. Tramp !
That's what , I have come-to , at last. A
tramp. Look nt that boot ! Mr.Niir.n ?
Never. Look at it , I Bay-look at
it ! "
T had been looking nt it ever ainco
lie put it on the fender. It wan terri
bly broken , to bo Buro. It was like
the one-boss almy , nnd had given out
all over at once.
So had Charley. All hia patience ,
perseverance , and persistency liad
oozed out nt that awful hole. "A
man can stand anything but that ,
Kate1 , ho 'said , mournfully. "Ilia
overcoat can become weather-beaten
to all the colors of the rainbow ; the
knees of his pants may grow baggy ,
and the Beams white ; his lint , so long
-is it's felt , can got to any condition.
Hut n broken boot ! Oh , great Heav-
tm ! I wish I was dead ! "
"You moan , nclfixh wretch ! " I cried ,
.Hinging my arms about him "What
would become of mo nnd the chil
dren ? "
"Your people would take care of
you nnd the youngsters , Kate. I'm
only n elog and n curse to you , my
dear. Your people would bo glnd to
ho rid of me. "
"Oh , Charloyl" I cried.
Hut tliey wero. Thero's no doubt
about it. On that dreadful day
Charley kisaed u.s nil an usual < vhen
] Ao went out. lie seemed to be calm
er and more resigned. But I remem
bered the ghnstlincss of liin mnilu
when ho drew n rnbbofiover his boot.
The day was curtniiily unsuited to
rubbers , nnd Charley Untied them in
any weather , lie was- calm , but it
vim the calmness of despair. Days
and weeks , n whole month , went by ,
and Charley did not come'back to tm.
My family decided that'something
inu.st bo done. They appointed a con
ference to meet at my house , which
was already rented , and the now lessee
desired immediate possession. My
family were fur from sympathizing [ in
my nwlul nusponso nbont Charley.
'Their convictions were very decided ,
"lie must hnvo gone nnd drowned
lumsolf tlmt very morning , " they
said ; nnd added , with an air of com
mendation * and relief , that perhaps it
was the beat thing he could dq under
the circumstances. My heart was
full to bursting. I ( low into a passion
of grief and rage , nnd drove them nil
from the house.
"You'll Bond for us whim you got
cooled down , " they said , ' And doubt-
Jess , I should , if Aunt Hurin had not
been * belated at thu family conference ,
ami arrived when my passion was nt
itiTlowost ebb. I was aa ii'np us n rnj { ,
and quite as helpless.
J"'Just like Vjinj" said Aunt Maria.
MA 'more selfish , cold , heartless. set
of.peoplo thVLord never allowed to
Jive. "
This consoled'iind strengthened me ,
"Wo began nbun , . them , and I felt
better nnd stronger. Aunt Maria's
wa.9 one of tho"i > Bcheming , turbulent
natures tlmt' had never agreed'with
mine in the nays of my prosperity ,
but it was u ki.id of bitter tonic to mo
just then.
"I'd 'a givun 'om a piece of my
jnindif l'd'agot hero in time. Hut ,
you BOO , Mrs. IlOgcra-you know the
woman that kept the boarding-house. "
I shook my head. Aunt Maria's
presence was already losing it streng
thening and consoling qualities ,
. "Well , Bho died last night , and Mr ,
Chandler lie came to me to talk
things o-ver. I've boarded there oiF
and on , boforp and after your uncle
, Job died , for nigh on to fifteen year ;
and Mr , Chandler's wife she died the
very next sunnier , nnd he's kept hi *
uecond etory front over since. You
eo , ho owns the house , , and like
enough lias a mortgage on the furnir
ture , Jlo'ii a wishy-washy sort of man
tliat 'most anybody can got the best
of Good gracious mo ! "
. "What is R , Aunt Maria ? Wat's
the matter ? "
"Why , souls and bodies ! if thcro
ain't a special providence in this thing ,
jny name ain't Maria Peckhum. It
came to mu then , iust like a llash
the hull thing. Why can't you stop
into Mrs. llogera place , and earn
Jivii } ' for ypuruelf and children ? Mr ,
Chandler wants aomo one right away.
It'll bo kind o * conifprtabjo ( or mo tc
have some 0116 there that I can depend
fo'rfable txr youiq | li v.flpmo.ono'yoi :
can depend on ; and Mr , Chandler , il
you get the right side of him , is n.
easy as an old shoe. The funeral " 1 !
como off to-morrow. Her children ' 1 !
hev to bo divided round among the.
relatives , I'll go homo now and talk
the hull thing over witli Mr. Chan
dler , and you como around to-night
and settle everything. There's noth
ing like strikin' when the iron's hot.
It don't do to let the gnus grow under
your feet. That was the trouble with
Chnrloy ; howastooslowj hadn't enough
push about him - leastways that's what
the folks say , "
"Slanderers ! backbiters ! falsifiers !
My Charley was the best , the dearest
"Yes , yes , no doubt ; but ho ain't
lioro just now to earn a livin' for you
iiid the children , and you don't want
! o sponge on your folks. "
"No , no , Aunt Maria , anything but
that. "
"Welt , the ways of Providence is
nscrutablo. It seems to bo app'intcd
hat you should take that house. Mrs.
logon dyin' that way , just in the
lick of time , and your lievin' a row
vith the folks it's wonderful 1 I'll go
ionic right away , and hov a tiOk with
Air. Chandler before ho falls in with
oinobody else ; ho'll lot you hov the
iirnitiuu on installments , I know , any-
vay , Hut I'll go homo and sue about
t , and you como around to-night , d'ye
tear , Kate ? "
"Yes , ma'am , " 1 said , and gulped
town a High that was almost n groan
is she disappeared. The connotation
lad all gone out of her presence long
igo , 1 suppose 1 ought to have been
grateful. My need was desperate.
nit Aunt Maria made thu proposal
o repelling thu poor dead woman ,
ho division of her children , the
nortgagu on her furniture ; I couldn't
yon HOC much comfort in the kitchen
til-cloth sticking to the floor. 1
ookod upon my children as they
rooped in , shabby but rosy , from
heir winter sport , and wondered liow
hey would faro among my hard-
icarted relatives when nly turn chmo
0 die , and theirs to bo disbanded ,
} harley ajid 1 had always Raid we'd
ather die than board or keep board-
sin. Charley had died , possibly ; but
ho children and T were left , and
omething had to bo done. It seemed
is though Mr. Chandler was my only
lope ; but I went around thoru with a
icavy heart and nearly tumbled oF
ho stoop when T saw a flutter of crape
on the boll handle. I never in tiio
vorld could have gained courage to
mil it. Fortunately a young man
: amo out. 1 ( dipped in , and ho
lammed the door iiflor him , and wont
vhistling his way down the street ,
. crept by the parlor lloor , whore
oino people stood in groups , talking
ind laughing quite unconcernedly in
n the awful presence of death itself.
L'ho difdipr wore clattering on the
[ umb-waiter ; a woman came down the
itairs , Hiniling and happy , cloaked and
looded for the opera. She carried a
luge bouquet in her hand , and I
vondorod how nho could pass the par-
or door. The people in the house
nay say what they please about my
ioolnoss and assurance , but I should
> o very sorry to have as little heart as
hoy. Aunt Maria was already hag
gling about the kitchen oil-cloth , and
lothing would do but wo mimt all go
IOWM and see that it really did stick to
.he lloor.
Mr. Chandler was a short stout
nan , with scurcoly any hair on his
liead , and a short little nose that ho
liad to keep purched in the air BO his
spectacles wouldn't fall otf. His
eyes wore very round , and hia cheeks
ivero fat and red , and a fringe of white
neard gave him somehow a very be
nevolent air that was calculated to m-
Bpiro confidence. Wo descended into
, vhat BC''inod to mo the very bowels of
.he earth , and as wo entered the big
cavernous gloomy kitchen , there wasa
scamper that betokened rats , and an
irmy of Croton-bugs lied at our ap-
iroiich. T was weak and nervous ,
md uttering an exclamation of terror ,
clung to Mr. Clmiuller'a arm.
" ( Jed bless my soul ! " miid Mr.
jhandler , utarting haek. "Oh , it'
, 'ou ! Don't bo frightened , madam.
Don't bo at all frightened. I'll take
care of you. "
Ho had himself been considerably
shaken by the sio : and quality of this
subterranean army , and it was evi
dently a great relief to him to tind
somebody oven more startled than
liimsolf. Ho took the hand with which
1 had grasped his arm and held it in
liis own , assuring mo that ho would
protect mo. Nevertheless , L was glad
when ho was HO easily persuaded that
the kitchen oil-cloth would really stick
to the iloor , for although 1 was very
favorably impressed with Mr. Chand
ler as to domo.stiu confidences , ho was
not the champion I would choose in a
combat with rats and Croton-bugs.
Aunt Mariu seemed more to the pur
pose. Shu gathered up her skirts from
the first , and suomod prepared either
For battle or for flight , and was the
last one to mount the lower stair. Mr.
Chandler protected me all the way to
Aunt Maria's door , and bade me goodnight -
night , with the hope that all was ar
ranged satisfactorily.
'You've as good as feathered your
neat already , " said Aunt Maria. "I'm '
ijliul you were a black dress. "
"I had no other tit to put onro * "
phod ,
"It's just as well , " she continued ,
"for I told him you were a w'dow
there's no nso onteiiu' ' into partie'lars
about Charley "
"It's nobody's business about Char
ley. "
"That's what I thought ; HO I Baid
you were a widow , and I only men
tioned the twins. I didn't speak of
the boynor you don't look old
enough anyway -nobody'd dream they
belonged to you , and Mr. Chandler's
naturally of a timid turn , and it might
spile everything at the start , They
never need come where he is , They'll
eat at the second table , and play 'out
In thu street , and in > a boardin'-houBo
there 'H lots of things that onlygrowin'
boys can oat , "so they won't count , It's
all fixed. You're to come to-morrow
after the funeral , and take hold at
oust. Bring the twins right up to
my room they're nice gentle little
girls and I'll fix 'em up with "pink
and blue ribbons. As for the boys ,
let them play around till night-fall ,
and then slip in the basement way , "
It was all Aunt Maria' * fault every
bit of it. I was too duzod and bewil
dered at first to offer any objections ,
and BO many tilings happened in thai
dreadful three months that I never
had a chance to make a full confession
of my domeitio affaire to Mr , Chan
dler , < ' ' | ' ! V ' I \ / ( \ f A
its being his duty as well as his pleas
ure to help the widow and the father'
less , I felt as if I must tell him all
about Charley and the boys ; but the
adversocircnmstances under which 1
labored rostr.iined me. I had been
compelled to ask him fur an advance ;
there was a great deal of expense at
first , and I was such a novice at every
thing. I felt , compelled to avail my
self of all the sympathy possible ; but
I was confident that after the first
three months were over I could get
along without Mr. Chandler's help ,
and then , no matter what Aunt Maria
said , I determined to tell him every
thing. Ho was entitled to' my confi
dence , and I only awaited n favorable
opportunity to give existence to Char
ley and the three hoys. Everything
went nlonif like clock-work fora while.
If T hud only put my whole mind to
it , I might have mastered everything
before the cold weather sot in.
And I wouldn't have fallen behind
ui lamentably in my accounts if I had
been very careful , and severely
watched the scraps and crumbs that
Toll from the bo.irding-hoiiHo table. I
was perhaps too good to the tramps
and beggars , and fed too many of the
wanderers that came to the b.i.iemont
door.
In vain Aunt Maria scolded , and
vowed she never came down to press
tor crimps but she stumbled over a
tramp. In vain Mr. Chandler mildly
remonstrated upon the loss of two
ivcrcoatsand a set of razors. They
know nothing of the way I felt , or how
my heart heat sometimes when at twi-
ight 1 saw a big , broad-Bhonldered ,
sandy-haired fellow standing there ,
with broken boots. It took mo a good
while to grow calm and collected , and
n the mean while ho had eaten a good
nany slices of bread and meat , and
lerhaps stolen something from the hat
ack in the lower hall.
In truth , it was impossible to per
suade me that Charley was dead. I
'olt that some time howould come
.0 mo :
' 1'or Love will dn-am and 1'aitli will trust
( Since Hu who kiutwit utir IUHM ! in just )
Tlmt omelmwHomu\vliiremcft\vouiuiit. "
And it was the most natural thing
n the world to look forhimasntramp.
That last sad morning was photograph
ed on my memory when ho stood bo-
'ore ' mo BO painfully shabby , and with
inch broken boots. I couldn't give
lim UTI ; 1 wouldn't. I got so tired of
\lr. \ Chandler , with his bland respec-
ability , his funoreal'broadcloth , and
lis high hat , his over-ready money ,
ind his never-endini ! remonstrance
md advice. T did so long for dear
) ld impecunious Charley , and
"after l < niff Brief and pain ,
To feel tliu uriiH of iny tmo love
Jtiuind me uncu iwnin. "
What wonder , with a mind so un-
lottled , and a heart so open to vaga-
) ends , that I was cheated and robbed
md driven to the wall , ami the second
nonth came so appallingly soon that I
lad to got another advance from Mr.
handler.
It was the most astonishing thing in
.ho world that , although 1 never had
in easy moment in that dreadful
louse , never did time fly so quickly ,
fho third month was upon mo before
[ could realize it , and it was a matter
if glad surprise to mo that I had not
joforo mo the awful necessity of an-
ither advance from Mr. Chandler. I
was not perhaps , any better off so far
on actual money was concerned , but 1
was longer established , and able to get
credit outside. I always endeavored
to treat the trades-people with every
possible consideration , and they were
very kind to mo very.
Everybody knows what an awful
winter it was. I had never had any
experience with water-pipes. On the
irst of the month a cold wave started
lirect from the north polo , and came
with incredible velocity , as the bird
lies , straight to that doomed board-
ing-lioiise. It froze the water-pipes
ill over thu house , Hoddened the
bread , petrified the clothes on the
inu , paralyzed the potatoes , also
ipples , turnips , cabbages , and every-
.lung else that I had put in by the
( iiantity for economy' * * sake.
The BUII went down on that day'n
wrath. Three days after , it rose on
mother , mid if the end of the world
liad como with it , I should havu been
only to glad. Gabriel's trumpet
would have been a welcomer Hound tome
mo than the stop of Mr. Chandler that
1 heard appro.iching my door. I
knew ho had been hunting all over the
house for mo , and I had tied from
room to room , from stair to stair , till
at last I had taken refuge in the
garret lloor , which the children , the
servants , and I shared together.
The awful fact was .that the man's
liousu was ruined. The weather was
dreadfully against me. Even the old
est inhabitant of thu hoarding house
declared that ho had never known
BI eh sudden and remarkable changes.
Without a word of warning , like a
thief in the night , the calamity came.
The pipes throw oil' their icy fetters ,
and burst. Thu deluge was nothing
to it ,
Doforo anything could be done , seven -
en different veilings wore frescoed and
tattooed in a most unhappy manner ,
seven different carpets were drenched ,
and the ocau ] > aiits of seven different
rooms were hunting me to bay. I
sent for thoealciminerH , thu plumbers ,
and the carpet men , and found out how
much it would cost to put Mr. Chand
ler's house in order again. Then I
lied to my room ,
J throw myself on the bed , and
utaivd at the ceiling like a maniac.
There was nothing tlio matter with
that ceiling , for the demoniac pipes
stopped tin the lloor bolow.
The stoniness of my gaze was occa
sioned by the climax of my difficul
ties. How could 1 see Mr. Chandler/ /
1 had ruined hiu house , cheated him'
out of his money , and unless 1 could
go on plundering and cheating him , 1
couldn t go on with thu boarding
house. If 1 IHIIN'T go on , I couldn't
pay Mr. Chandler ; if 1 Din go on , 1
might only plunder and cheat him the
more , 1 never had boon good nt prob
lems. At school 1 had always been
stupid with given qualities , yet given
quantities wore my only hope just
then ,
BMr. Chandler was nipping at the
or. 1 burst into tears as 1 undid
thu bolt , and begged him to forgive
all the trouble and expense I had
caused him. His ceilings were speck
led ; his carpets were drenched ; the
jilumber held the very foundation of
nil house at an emperor's ransom ; 1
was already hopelessly in his debt ,
and yet must have more money , or
give up and die.
"JIuw much innjfoy ? " said Mr.
Chandler , ( very gently. "Don't ' cry ,
my child. How much money ? " Ex-
piring hope began t" revive in my ag
( itmed breast. ' He took my cold bami
within his own. "How much mono }
will it take to repair all the damages
hero , and put the house in order for n
now tenant ? "
Down sank my heart like n plum
met of lead. I looked up in his face ,
and was startled to find a new oxproS'
sion there : something indefinable , 1
could almost say heroic. Aunt Mariu
could never call that face "wishy-
washy. " It was string and noble , lit
was evidently not to be trilled with.
When my miserable confession w.-n
made , ho would spurn me as 1 deserv
ed If I had only been brave ami
true from the first' It was too lain
now. How I hated Aunt Maria ! I
thought of thu terrible winter , of the
icy streets , the prejudice people have
against tr.unpn particularly so many ,
six of us six , tin- twins , the three
boys , and myself. I tl.isped my hands
in atfony.
"What will become < > f mo and my
children f" 1 cried.
"Come , " ho replied , with unspeaka
ble teidcrnuis ] 'VMIMO out of this
room into the open garret. So ! Now
the whole world may hear and see us.
Is it not BO , my child ? Wo are not
afraid of idle tongues. ' "
"X no , " 1 stammered , my heart in
my throat , for fear mio of the boys
sjiould pop his head Up the garret
stairs and call mainin.i.
"You " ho continued
are so innocent ,
ued , "so free from liypociisy and de
ceit , it is hard to make you under
stand that I can not any longer ( end
you money , or help you in the way
that I have done. The wicked iniiu-
pndoos of slandering tongues that stub
in the dark have left me hut one way
to protect you. 1 wonder if it will be
as holy , as sweet , to you as it is tome
mo ? 1 wonder if you would bo glad
to give up this vile nest of scandal al
together , and keep boarders
no longer , but a homo for a
husband , who would adore you ,
and would love and cherish your
dear little girls as his own ? "
Ho didn't mention my dear little
boys , who were out risking their lives
at coasting that very moment. What
a noble , generous , altogether perfect
old gentleman ho was ! If Charley
had really been dead , and I had not
been thu miserable imposter that cir
cumstances had made me , my poor ,
desolate , widowed heart would have
melted to him , 1 know. That heart
was desolate enough , God knows , but
it wasn't widowed ; 1 was sure of that.
Tim timn for my dreadful confession
liad come. It was so hard to lose the
onu thing that seemed left mo just
then his confidence , his esteem. 1
Felt cold and faint and sick.
"Dear Mr. Chandler , " 1 began , "a
liomo and a husband would be very
aweet to mo. " And Heaven was my
witness it would , only not just the
husband ho meant ; and I was just go
ing to tell him so , when Uridget put
her frowzy head above the stairs , and
Raid a man was below that wanted to
BOO mo , and wouldn't take no for an
inswer. "It's the plumber , " ! said ,
tremblingly , "or thecalcim''nerortho
carpet man. Oh , Mr. Chandler , dear
Mr. Chandler , I cannot face these
people ! "
"You forgot that you have given mo
the right to .sharo your troubles , " ho
said. "Como , my dear , wo will face
this person together. "
Wo found him in the parlor a big ,
broad -shouldered , splendid - looking
fellow , with a new ulster on , and a
very becoming hat , and a perfectly
splendid pair of boots , without n break
in them. The twins were clinging to
each of his hands , and around him
were dancing and howling like In
dians three dirty little boys.
"Momenta there are , nnd this was one ,
Snatched like a miimtu'n gleam of Mm
Amid thu black simoon's eclipse. "
"I've got it capital position , Kate ,
n a now company out West. C ot the
r'omigstcra ready as quick as you can.
I'll explain everything on the way , "
Haul the person.
"Who is this man ? " said Mr. Chand-
or to Aunt Maria , who had been
irought thither hy the wild yells of
the dear little boys , and stood like a
lillar of salt in the doorway. "Who
s ho - her brother ? ' '
"Her husband , " said Aunt Maria ,
"And these boys ? "
"Her children. "
" ( Jed bless my soul ! " said Mr.
Chandler ; and these were the last
words I heard. I fainted dead away
n Clmrloy'H arms.
Charley and 1 , the twins , and the
hreo boys started for our now homo
n the West the next day , from
whence I write this poor , weak , but
contrite confession to Mr. Chandler.
LBM BBNTON
On the Now Bible.
'or HID St. I.nuU .
Dis heah now Hiblo , chillun , am
wino tor make trouble. Tor bo shuah
lit wont make no dif'ronco in terbac-
cor worms an' imsloy weeds , an' do
mount ob time dotyo ol inns' fling do
'ostive hoe. An' won yo bows yo
jacks to do brilin' sun in dat backer
patch , yo'll link "one day am a tout ) .
md yeahs , " jess saniu as under the ole
varsion.
Hut hit am gwino tor make a heap
ob dif'ronco tor yo fader , who hub
ibod fob do las' hixty yeahs 'cordin'
tor do old varoiuii. Dem sixty yeahs
was libed wid do umlerstandin' dat dar
was a boll. Xovr , of ho b'leovs dis
io\v varsion , dar's oiur fifty yeahs ob
life wid do curb-bit on jess do sa'mo as
lost.
lost.Ef
Ef hit hadn't er been foh dat bod-
deraomu word in dat ole varsion yo
fader would hah a bij , ' farm an' a hmii-
dred mules ail' been justice ob do peace
widout a break eber since do war.
Tink ob do time ! * dat word in do ole
yarsion hub porvonted him from climb-
in' inter do henroos' in do dark ob do
moon !
Tink ob do money ho could hab
made in dog trades ?
Time and time agin ho hab been
tempted wid do jiowrful bribe of 81.50
tor fib his jestico oh do peace decidoin
do udder way , Ho lay dat SI. 50 on
dat side ; do scale on hit drops like a
rotten apple. Utit foh ho could scoop
in do seduction Bumpfm icss idlers
chuck dat bodder.somo word outen the
ole varsion right outer do udder side
do scales , tin' do beam jess r'ar up like
a buckin' mule an1 snatch yo faderout-
on do roach of dat money.
Ef dis now vursion had been out long
ago. do supreme court ob dis township
could 1mb foun' judgment wid men
ease an' comfort ter hitsolf in lots ob
coses hit 'members.
Den dar's ricKlebbil any inohl
How'syo fader gwine tor 'splain do
times when ho falls from tjr.i.'e ? Wen
do preacher como 'long a-i' cotch yo
fader , one of do pillers of do cliun h ,
nl de liosa lace on .Sunday , yo fader
aller go ter do class ineetin' an' tell de
bredreii do debbil done hit. Now ,
dar's no dhbbil lur onload outer
Wat dooi desoyallcr cooi.s keer foh
a DKMON ? riiigh-uuh ! Dey nebbcr
mind do debbil hisself.
Yo ol clar out to dat b.icker patch
now. Yo fader wanJster figgcr out do
'mount ho hab los' by de delay ob dis
now varsion.
Dar's a ctumbof consolation in do
fac' dat do change am gwino ter make
thu justice of de peace hi/ness mighty
liboly.
Koso dis change hab jess tuk hell
outen do Bible an' put hit inter do
pvople. Yo heahs my horn tootin'
now.
A Pretty Gorman Custom ,
Litter tn Sprhi-nHil ItcniMlr.ni. |
There is a hcatitiftil custom among
the Hermans of having chorals played
from the church lowers at regular in
tervals of the day. H i * tuid they
first derived the idea from the Arabs ,
who at certain hours of the day and
night are called to prayers by the
long , wailing cry of the mticzxins from
the minarets of the mouqucs. U'lion
I first heard this music in Stuttgart ,
coming , as it appeared to mo , from
the heavens , I was puzzled to know
its object and the sources whence it
came. 1 gazed above and around me ,
but 1 failed to detect its source. The
beautiful melody , softened by distance
was floating in the air. It was like
the invisible heavenly choir that en
raptured St. Cecelia. A few days
afterward , happening to be in the
iamo neighborhood and at the s.ime
lionr of the day , 1 was more fortunate
n my discoveries. I again heard the
music from above , its pealing notes
coming to me from some fur distance
iko the strains of a church organ.
Near mo was the Stifts Kirche , an old
church built in 1308 , which has at
tached to it an immense octagon tower
rising up to a hight of nearly two
liundrcd feet. Encircling this tower
near the top is a balcony on which I
at last espied the authors of the strange
music. Several men with brass instru-
iiients were perched on that giddy
Ilight playing sacred music. When
they hail finished one piece , they
moved to another position on the bal
cony and played a different tune.
Four selections in all were played
one toward each point of the com
pass. On making inquiries after
wards , I lound that this playing from
the church tower had been in piactico
fcr more than a hundred years. A
Herman lady "onco upon a time" belonging -
longing to one of the noble families
bequeathed a sum of money , the in
come of which was everafter to be devoted -
voted to paying the expenses' thi
religious observance. The clause in
her will stated that chorals or selec
tions of sacred music wore to
bo played from this church
tower twice a day , punctually every
morning at the rising of the sun , and
also from half-past 11 to 12 at noon.
The musicians for their services are
paid two marks ( fifty cents ) a day
each a mark for the morning and a
mark for the noon service which , for
walking up and down that long flight
of steps in addition to playing several
pieces of church music , is a small
enough remuneration. Chorals are
also played from another of the church
towers in Stuttgart by a brass band ,
and also from church towers in Lud-
wigsburg , Hosscnstcin , Pricderichs-
liafen , near Stuttgart , and in others of
the very old German cities and towns.
The Donkey of SHOE.
The donkeys of Suez , as described
by Capt. Jones-Parry in hia "Jour
ney Hound the World" : "The inevi-
: able donkeys were meekly awaiting
us , reckoning , poor beasts , doubtless
MI their harvest of blows , as their
owners reckoned on their harvest ot
Rasters. They ( the owners , of course )
liavo a quaint habit here of calling
: heir donkeys after European celebri
ties , and it is wonderful how these
Arabs pick up their information. One
rascal , who called himself 'the Sheik
of the donkeys , ' was extremely well
up in his lesson. 'Sar , sar , ' ho cried ,
'too nnichy line donkey , this MM.
licsant'ft fruits of feelosophe ! " Or
jgain , 'Yon ride , sar , good donkey ,
Mnudee Brnnsconihc ! ' My rascal in
formed me that I was riding 'loo much
ill donkey , Pope of Rome. ' I looked
it him in surprise , and the cunning
fellow , fancying I was a Roman Cath
olic , and was displeased at the nso of
that name , immcdiatelycorrectecl him
self , and said , No , no , too much Hinli-
op of London ! "
George I Graham , Esq. , of 8,20
North Nineteenth street , Philadel
phia , Pa. , a widely known journalist ,
innonnrea his loss of a war inherit-
nice in the shape of a chronic case of
rheumatism , by the nso of one bottle
of St. Jacob's Oil , after all other spe
cifics had proved of no service.
WOMAN'S ' WISDOM.
Now Haven Palladium ; "Sho
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iill health , than that she should have
nil thu fashionable dresses and styles
_ ) f the times. She therefore BOOS to
itt that each member of her family is
supplied with enough Hop Bitters , at
the first appearance of any symptoms
of ill health , to prevent a tit of sick-
icss with its attendant expense , care
md anxiety. All women should oxer-
crciso their wisdom in this way. "
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