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LK.K.VD OF KASTER EGGS.
eit papa," eaj 8 my boy to me,
merrily climb* on Lis mother's knee,
are ttiege e^gs llia f you aeo me hold
lord so finely with blue and gold?
1 wiiat are ibe wonderful bird that lays
:b beautiful eggn on Faster days?'’
Du have heard, my boy, of the Man who died,
jvrMU with keen thorns and crucified;
fe h<>w Joseph the wealthy—whom God reward—
md tor the corpse ol the martyred Lord,
S piously icmUd it within the block,
I closed the door with a mighty rock.
fr:
Mow, close by the tree a fair tree grew,
|Jth pc-uduluui leaven and blots incur blue.
i the green t.eta'is chaOowy Lieact
— ■ »oUlulsinging*bird salon her neat,
Wh.ch was bordersu with iu< dm like malar hi
l9An- held fjureggsot an ivory while.
ow, win'n the bird fiooi her dim recess
ield the Lord in his burial dress,
on the heavenly face so paid
r feel pierced with the cruel nail
gh broke with,* sudden pang
ibe depths of her sorrow she sung.
1 night long, till tlio moon was up, .
Hftb' -
Awoiig of Hjir-iW as wild and shrill
Af >0 tK.uie.ess wind when it roams the hill—
full of long,
Tb t- grief lbs world seemed turned to son
m h
ft through tiie weeping night
cgal clothed in white:
die from the tomb away
. the bird tliat sat in the heart of the tree
Bsb 1 I us celestial Mystery;
An a heart w«m tilled witu sweet delight,
And . t poured a song on th? tbrobbi; g night,
climbed on n otes. till higher higher,
.^fl- , shot to heaven like spears of fire.
WIn n the glitering, whito-robed angel heaid
The - irrowful soug of the grieving bird,
Au<> i.Hard.the toilowing chtut of mirth,
The . Hid Christ risen again oa earth.
0*•»>'*. ‘Sweet bird, Ik- forever bleat—
Bl> - thy eggs, and thy luoss-wreathei nest?’
**An - - ever, my child, since that ldessrd night,
Wb< death bowed .town the Lord of Light,'
Th* ig* of that sweet change their hue,
An i i u with red. ai.d gold and blue;
Be: iding mankind in their sinrplo way,
the holy marvel of Faster Day.”
■ Tllb bOOil SAMARITAN.
■
BbMihh Betti© Van D3 ko hid curled
|wr-•II ud in the earner of the spacious
■Inflow sill in her mother’s kitclim to
gMrai. ii Fifine flute the fl lunoes of her
Sfedian muslin. Miss Bettie whs as
■rf-tty and fresh as a rose; her eyes
Were of heaven’s own blue; her hail
Jjk ' broads of gold; her cheeks “like a
Hhiherine pear, lie side that’s next thi-
,#Oft. Fitine was nothing more than
fondle of t*W banes wrapped in a piece
oif parchment; she was a native of Bor
nil:- HIM had lately mariied nn Eng-
lUd> an taniViarly known as ‘Gourde,’
Whom she had loved lor many a year
B.-Lty was romantic, and it so
de.i.:tiled her when George at !a*d
yielded to the idolatry of poor Fill tie,
tha shecjaxed her father into leasing
at bit of scrubby woodland, with a
tain hie-down house up n it, to George,
SO that he could have a garden and po-
tfcto patch and raise some chickens and
take nice care of Ft flue. Miss Betty
liven condescended to go to them dur
ing tho house finishing and the honey-
znco;i and assist Fifine in her lit'ie do-
■'ine- ric furnishing and adorning and
advise George in relation to his gar-
^^™®,and potato patch, his chickens and
^splitting.
■■Bui, truth to say, Georgo had so
Studded the chaider and attributes of
■lenoble Indian that lie modelled his
■to upon it so far as resigning all do-
SOHiest c duties to poor Fifine. He gave
Ayer co his spouse the ontire supervis
ion of th»* garden, potato pa'cb, chick
en-raising and even the wood-splittiug.
He was of a dreamy nature and would
ilt for hours on a rude bench he had
@»la*- i near the water, aud there he
smoke and meditate until Fi-
fir. lied tidied up the house aud fed
the chickens and hoed ths potatoes and
' fradied a couple of dozen pieces for
One of her patrons, and split some
Wood and got dinner upon ibe table,
and ill. n George would come in and
eat dinner with Fifine and tell her of
mil he had been thinking about while
'•■Itii>..g then upon the bench under the
tre."
• F.fln© was very happy, 8he knew
the G« :ge tv s superior to her in
Blin y but he had told her time and
ign t 1 .it >t it w;;s right he should be su
per i r, ?tid he loved her all the better
for it.
ryJlBut Miss Betty hod her misgivings,
fir.; one d;u , when she was curled up
like a iove’y k itten upon the wiudow
■11! she said to Fiflne: “What does
0erge do, Fiflne, towards the support
Of the household? It seems to me that
you are always slaving and tollng.
i d..e« George di?’’
\ Q ln-n F.fine shrugged her shoulders,
Which had become qpmewhai
booked and bulgy from the heavy
HHordens the}' had borne all t.lie^e
■ |tetv. ,and ei\ *attrd herevthrows,which
yjfere rather scraggy and gry, anti said
wi.h a world of feeling iu her voice:
••V. ’hat does he do, my angei? He gives
to me the happiness which is my all;! e
Jives to n.e the conversation which is
9j Seautifu ; he tells rr.oof what is goir.g
on in the bi r, busy world; be pities, he
oons -»les—ah, my little one, he loves
*1*1”
H Miss Belly blushed and was silent,
an l thought, foolish child, that after
ill this w»d% very thing She lef: Fiflne
|b iron the tucks and furbelows with
^^thioh Mrs. Vandyke delighted to
Born her d. tighter Betty, aud went
lot unfit r the crapevine and walked to
|nd fro and thought that if somebody
-and here she trembled and blushtj
the thought of his name—would
id to her egiln, would teil her of the
big, beautiful world ouee more, if he
lould love her—oh, what would she
lot be glad to give iu return! Sue
rould work for hiu>—ay, she would
ork her slim fingers to the bone, only
Epf course, he wouldu’t iet her; he was
1 noble aud generous and thought-
, But if the necessity shoo’d arise,
Blow ch d she would 1*© to do even like
K)or Fifine, if on’-y he would love her
1 return!
But, ala.-.’ the superiority of inan-
:ind was here also pre-eminent He
the new minister, the R v. Regi
(laid R 'ake. The consistory had
bought it b f st to cet a young .uar, so
bat he could e a-d t’mong the pari-h-
Boners a: • ■*- ** *v the ren rf & par
Dnage (.' V i Dyke, M*,ssll-ity*-
, h ... . tub: it b» R' to »cocv
Qiza iu every way that they could; had
ren taken the young man to board at
Irst. He told his wife they’d scarcely
aiss what the parson ate, and the
tiurch must be helped along as much
was prudent and possible.
But the captain, after a few months
^addeuiy changed bis mind. The young
_ inister was very fertile in imagina-
ion and quick in thought, and his
ermone were speedily prepared, and
be young summer days had si many
kweet rich hours to fill! Miss Betty’s
Auties were so light; her mother was
fill active aud robust and there were
two sturdy yonng women in the kitch
eD, besides the occasional artistic work
of Fiflne. The captain’s -igtit was keen
and strong; when lie went out sailing
in the bay he could see a couple of fl-;-
ur*s bending over some book in the
summer house or wa tiering among the
rocks or along the sands upon the
shore. The captain would come home
hot and vexed, and take his wile to
t*sk for this rri.Hdoing.
• I don’t wan’t any beggarly parsons
hanging round my daughter, 7 ’ said the
captain.
The good lady would look very much
shocked, and realty tremble in her
heart at the captain’s temerity, for she
thought it was almost t; mp:u:g Prov-
dencti Le cast, a contemptuous word up
on the ci» rgy, but she had that whole
some tear of the captain that she never
ventured to remonstrate with him. She
sighed in secret with her daughter
when the captain managed to transf er
1 he preacher to the care of a wea th}
and comely widow in the neighbor
hood.
“He cen poach all he pleases on lh=d
domain,” said the captain. And short-
iy afterwards he was delighted to sec
the reverend tfeutlemau riding out
with the fair widow and gaiheriig
grasses find f-rns in the pretty wood
land haunts about Granville.
‘ We can’t keep a parson single,”
chuckled tbe captain a:, the dinner la-
ble; “^he women won’t let him alone,
do v# at we may. But the widow B a
con owns her own house, aud that will
• ave rent for a parsonage.”
The morsel upon Miss Betty’s fork
remained uni a-* ted, and the captain in
this way sf olied many a meal for his
daughter.
A&ci so the summer waned and Sep*,
tember was at hand—September with
her soft blue b;’zo and rich warm sun
shine; and though the wilow had h
brilliant garden of her own, she was
fond of :ho wanton wild flowers that
grew so luxurious'y in the woods f
Granville She ai d the young minis-
r er fiiied the house with great clusters
of golden rods and asters and big pur
ple berries. O )© day the pony pi te on
^topp'd before the door ol Captain Van
byae aud the widow was iei into the
sitting room, where she found Miss
Betty almost hidden by a motquiio
netting which she was busily patcuing.
“Come, child,” sa d the widow, “put
away that rag aud run and get a pretty
dress on. I’vo pre mised myself this
many a day w« should take this drive
togetuer and I declare to you It shall
he the rarest one you ever bad iu your,
life. The day is made richly to order
for it; the balmiest air, the goldenest
sunshine—nor a cloud in the skj! Run
away aud make yourself look as pretty
tjs you can.”
“Y iu are very kind,” said Miss Bet
ty, wiili a little trip of cold jealousy on
her tongue, “but I must mend this
netting for poor Fifine. She is sick
with fever, And the mosquitoes are
dreadful down therein the wood Mam
ma say's I may have this netting if I
can make it do, it is so badly lorn,”
*aid poor Betty, “and so perplexing.
Bug I could not sleep, Mrs. Benson,”
she added, with an air of gentle digni
ty, in which there was also a slight sniff
<»f reproach—“1 could not sleep in my
own bed of luxury and know that poor
Fifine was languishing mere a prey to
fever and mosquitoes.
If the widow had thereupon offered
to drive to town with Miss Botty and
buy Fifine a brand-new canopv, Miss
Betty would have put the old nulling
aside; but she was at heart very glad
that the flue iady offered no such sa»-.» i-
tiee to charity, for she could not btar
to find her altogether perfect.
“Ten chances to one, my dear,” said
the widow, “you’ll have your labor for
your pains. These poor creatures are
very superstitious and queer,, and
don’t know what in best for them. I’ve
no doubt, in any case, she has pretend
ed to be sick to get rid of some char
starching for your good mother, Fi
fine would rather work at home, so
that she can be with that lubberly lout
of a husband of her.-*. She is the fi.«€8t
and best of laundress©-., and sorry
should I bo to have anything befall
her; but yon must not b‘ ievo all these
wily Frenchwomen say.”
The color mounted high in Mis^t Bet
ty’* cheeks ss these slanders fell upon
her ears, aud she steadily refused to
put her work aside.
“You are a little goose,” said the
widow at length. “Must I tell you.
then, that we shall h^ve °ome charm
ing company with us? We are to stop
at mv house for Mr. Riake—there,
now,' Miss Betty, run away and
dress.”
The color fled from Miss Betty's
cheeks and the needle trembled iu her
fingers. As she raised her blue eyes to
ihe flue black ones of the widow, a tear
or two trembled within them.
**Y a are wel<ometo your eharmlx c
company,” she said. “I will go on with
mv work for ray poor Fifine.”
The widow laughed lightly and went
awa3’, leavingpo ir Miss Betty tostrug
gle.on with her troublesome ta*k,
which grew more and more irksome
now that she knew how some other
pe pie werespeuding their afternoon.
As rent alter rent yawned before hor,
and her weary little finger grew less
and less nimble, more thau once ihe
question arose wi’bin her whether it
was better to go on. Since nobody
cared for rnr, why should she eiro for
anybod>? But her gener- us heart con
quered all these bitter temptations and
nearly at nightfall she ran up stairs to
slip on the pretty muslin robe, all
smoothedmnd crimped by the art and
industry of poor Fifine. The uettiog
was not a very heavy burden, but sh* 4
carried also a very heavy ke:t-o of ice
with her, and a pot of jelly Sue took
the road through the woods, and
though it was growing darker and her
bean beat repi.Jly, aud she could no*
brush the mosquitoes away because
her hands were fall, yet sbs \v s up
hold by the thoughv of rescuing poor
F fine Since .-he could no’ s :ve her
from the slings of slander aud re
proach, and should at least be free f»*oru
tin 83 of musqui oes.
A» last tbroegh the tree* she could
-ee the chicken coops of Fifi. e, aud
s on she ws* at the poor woman’s bed
side. The heart of Miss Bettv was
fired whh iudignatiun t?hea she re
membered the era•■'l words oi the wid
ow. Fifine lay upon a rude bod in the
corner. Always thin and brown, sue
might now be taken for an exhumed
queen of Egypt, and Miss Bettie could
not imagine how all these mosquitoes
eou.d find ir. in their anatomy to piey
upon poor Fiune, when the fat and
unctuous substance 01 George was
temptingly at hand upon ihe bench
outside, where he was enjoying his
evening pipe, Mis« Betty stooped over
the sick woman, and said softly;
“I have brought you some ice. deir
Fifine.”
“Ah, mv ange- ! my angel of ligh'!
said Fifine, “thou hast of beans the
must mercifu'; but, alas, 1 can mV have
the ice. I am too cold already my little
one. There is a c dd hand at my heart.
N >, nr; I cannot ha\e the ice.”
“Very well, Fiflne,” said Miss Betty,
pu ting down the kettle which had
been such » nuisance to her, “you
should not be troubled wiih tho ice
but bere is some jeliy.”
“Ab, my blessed nm cried Fifine,
“thou art like a saiut from beaver; bu:
talk not to ;ue of jelly* Tcey nave
given me o’* jeliv many years ago, af
ter some bitter rcediein, and I have
since mat lime no hunger for jeliy. Ah,
my rose of the wilewood! u ma*es
me seik to thick of \- •
“Ttfrn do uo think of it, Fifine,' s iu
Miss B -
b. * ' gr. W '• MVi**' *i.i heavier at ©v •
1* htep of the j irney. ‘ Bj’ t . <■.»
ureadiui mosquitoes, they ate devour
ing you.”
“Ab, yes mv adored one, they are
demons without mercy; they have
drawn ail the blood from my body, and
their dreadful song is m*-dnc"s to mv
brain. But rest trsnqui.; death will
j soon put an end to my misery.*’
“But see here, mv poor Fifine, ’cried
Miss B.nty, exuitingly unrobing her
precious net; “now you can sleep in
peace. We will spread this over you,
George and I, and not one of the mon
sters can reach you. See, my poor
Fifine, we will draw this over you—
so,” and suiting the action to the word
Miss Betty pulled the net over the
high post of the bedf-tead, when sud
denly a terrified look upon the sick
woman’s lace stayed tier bands, aDd
she cried out to F:fioe in dismay:
“Don’t you want the net over you,
Fifiat ?”
* AL, life of 3if !*’ said Flfiae; “it is
sad, r is terrible! I know not how to
deny thee, after all thou hast done
for m-! Bat, r.b, my little one, I can
not h&ve it over me. I have triei, for
thy dear sake to bfcar it I told myself
that I would say no word against it —
at least till thou w^rt g me, when
George could pull it ay;but I cannot
ev* n for oqh ifitie mcmeni. Ah, my
angel, wait until I am dead and then
th v car draw over me the pall, and
put candies at my head and feet, and
no with me whtt they will; but while
I am yet alive I cannot be ireatf d like
a dead body.”
Miss Bnt'y said no further words of
entreaty or remonstrance, but let the
miserable flimsy thing fall on*: of her
hands upon tie fl -or; and having
i-moothed Fifine’s pillow, and held
nome milk to her lips, and promised to
otne -usiu in the in iming, Mis* Betty
L«.'<k ihe woodland road home a;:ain.
Il w s n<sw quite dark, and big
-hadows seomed tothreated every step
of her way. Her heart was heavy
within her, and her poor little feet
seeoitd scarcely able to carry even
her light we>ght along. What a
wretched, abortive attempt had been
hers to alleviate the misery of pour
F-finf! It was as the beautiful widow
had said—she had had he r labor f
ter pains — the beautiful, mocking
widow, who was no doubt riding home
through th'; gloaming with the Rev.
Reginald Roake.
At that very moment Miss Betty
uea»-d the trumping of hoofs behind
her; and stepped a*dde to iet the light
imbed pony of the widow pass by.
The basket sidts ot the ptie on were
filled wild fl /wers, and me white
hinds ol the minister, he d a bunch of
shy, sweet forget-me-nots, as blue as
Miss Baity’s eyes.
The widow drew up her pony, and
hade Mish Betty get in by hrr side, lest
the hoi goblms-ot the wood should de
vour her, but the young girl stoutly re
fused, nor would she be co?xed from
her decision
‘I am not afraid of ho! gjblin -,” she
said, thinking i i her hesit there could
be none so gr&eov and rapati jus as the
brautiiul w i low h< rsel*.
“Now what i* to be dor.e with this
obsiii ate child?” said the widow. The
minis'erhad long since leaped from
the wagon, and approached Mies Betty;
but she turned her back upon him,
perhaps to hi le the tears of wretched**
ness which wore falling out -of her
eye3.
“Fiok her up and put her in here by
me,” said the widow. “I am myself a
iitlte afraid of the satyrs of the wood.
Come, child; do no bea goose and get
jealous of your [grandmother. The
gentleman there ha** gathered a pretty
nosegay of forget-me-nots for you t.ba
were left over from spring. We have
b6en looking for you far aud wide, and
he has done nothing b’vt talk To uie of
his love for you until I am sick ol the
refrain.”
Batty tu<z:d a swife, melting glance
behind her. In a twinkling the minis
ter had lilted her to »he widow’s side,
and forgot to take bis arm away. It
was quite dark, and the only star that
shone iu the sky was that of Venus
They drove rapidly on, Miss Betty’s
heart thumping iu unison with the
hoofs of the pony.
“I told you,” fv-.i • Ibe widow, “you’d
have vour labor 1 r your pains. We
stopped at. Fifii&’s. Toe poor creature
was full of adoration for you. She called
upon every saint in the calender to
sh >wer blessings upon your head. She
said that you Lad brmght her some
beautiful ice and de’icinus jolly, ar*d a
net that was most wonderful.”
“But she refused them all,” said Miss
Baity.
“Ah, yes,” replied the widow; “but
George did not refuse them. He had
chopped up the ice in his milk, and
had spread all the jelly upon his b:ead,
aud had wrapped himself up in the
mosquito netting and lay upon the
lounge as we entered, snoring, as Fi
flne said, like an angel. Fifiu© was
parched with fever, and devoured with
mtiequitoes, but she declared to me
that she was quite comfortable ar.d
hsppy. I ^o not understand it.”
But Mies Betty did. She nestled
closer to the arm about her. and lifted
her flushed and radiant face to the one
above her.
“Mv sweet little Samaritan!” he
whispered; and although the widow
could not understand the happiness of
Fifine, it was clear to the heart of Miss
Be ty.
HIS «/A$T COURT.
A Story of the Stoniest Th*t Arkansas
Ever Ha i.
Arknrsis Traveller J
Old Judge Grepson, a justice of the
peace, was never known to smile. He
came to Aik *nsa« years ago, before ihe
carpet-baggers beg^n their reckless
sway, and year after year, by the will
of the voters, ho held his place as mag
istrate. Thu lawyers who practiced in
his court uover joked with him, be
cause every ooo soon learned that the
old mou never engaged in levity. Every
morning, no matter how bad the
weather might be, the old u.aa took
his place behind the bar which, with
his own bands, h-* had ma le, and every
evening, just at a certain time be closed
his books and went home. No one
ever engaged Lim in private conversa
tion, biesuse he would tsik to no one
No one ever went to hfq home, a lit le
cottHg-3 among the trees in the cit>’s
outskirts, because he had [inver shown
a disposition to mske welc mG the vis
its of these who even live in the imme
diate vicinity. HitjofQ’o wa.** cotgiveu
him through tie influence of “elcc-
• ioneeriDg,” because he never askec*.
any*man for his vote. He was first
elected because, having cnce been
summoned in a case of arbitration, be
exhibited »be executive side of such a
legal mind that the people nominated
and elected him. He soon gained the
name of the “hard justice,” and every
lawyer in Arkansas referred to his de
cisions. His rulix.gs were never rf-
versed by the higher courts. He show
ed no si u'intent iu decision. He stood
upon the piatfcrin of a law which he
made a study, and no man disputed
him.
S-veral days ago n woman charged
with misdemeanor was *rra : gned be
fore him “The old man seems more
than ever unsteady,” remarked a law
yer as the magistrate took his seat. “I
don’t see how a man &o old can stand
the vexations ci a court much longer.”
“I am not weii to day,” said the
juJge, turning to the lawyers, “and
any cases that you may have you will
please u;spatch them to the best, and
let me add, quickest of your ability.”
Every one siw 'hat rhe old man was
unusually fueble, -nJ no cne thought
o f a schc.m e to o gad is mssion, for
all the lawyer id&roed to rever
ence him , „ ,
“Is tb s *’ v oma! ?” a>ked the
iu i .e. “Who defending her?”
“I have ■ • d- ion-*, your houor, the
woman repiF-u. “In tact, I do not
think I ueeJanv, for I am here t3 con
fess my guilt. No man can defend me,’
and-she looked at the magistrate with a
curious gaz 3. ‘‘I have baen arrested on
a charge of disturbing the peace, and I
am willing to submit my case. I am
dying of consumption, judge, and 1
know that any ruling made by the law
can have but little effect on me;’ and
she coughed a hollow, hacking cougb;
and drew around her an old black
shawl that she wore. The expression
on the lace of the magistrate remained
unchanged, but his eyelids dropped
sad bedid not raise tbcm wh6n the wo.
maa continued: “Aa I asy, no man
can defend me. I am too ne-ir that aw
fut approach, to pass which we know
is everlasting death to soul aDd b .dy
Years ago I was a child of brightest
premise I lived with my parents in
Kentucky. Waywaid and light-heart
ed, I was admired by ail the gay socie
ty known iu the ne'ghborhood. A man
eacr.e and professed his love f r me. I
don’t say this judge, to excite your
sympathy. I have many aud many a
time been drawn btfore courts, but I
never beforespoke of my past Hie.”
She coughed again and caught a flow
of blood on a handkerchief which she
pressed to her lips. "I speak of it d
because X know that this is the last
court on earth before which I will be
arraigned I was fifteen years old
when I fell in love with the man. My
faLher said be was t ad but I loved him.
He came again and again,and when my
father said that he should come no
more I ran away and married him. My
father said I shonld never come home
agsin. I bad always been bis pride
aud had ioved him so dearly, but he
3aldtbatl must never again come to
i is home—my home, the home of my
youtb and happiness. Howl longed to
se9 him. How I yearned to put my
head on his hrtast My iflsbaud be
came addicted to drink. He abused
ms. I wrote to my father, asking him
to let me c’me home, but the answer
that came was ‘X do n t know you!' My
husband died—yes, cursed God and
died! HomeJsss and wretched, and
with my iittle boy, I went oat info tho
world. My child died, and I bowed
down and wept over a pauper’s grave.
I wro’e to my father again, but he an
swered: *1 know not those who diso
bey iny commandment-! ’ I turned
away front that let'sr hardened. I
spurned my teachings. Now I am
here.”
Several lawyers rushed forward. A
crimson tide fi iwad from her lips.
They gleaned her lif-dess head bang
against thecaair. The old Magistrate
had not raised his eyes. ‘‘Great God!”
said a iawr er, “he is dead !’
The woma.u was his daughter.
lHCKK.XS AS A MESBElilVr.
Tho Author of “Pickwick” and His Animal
Xiagnctlsm.
Dickens was a genial fellow when
you thoroughly got to know him, says
a writer in the A~>yonant. It has been
said by those whose acquaintance was
but alight with him that he wus o'
loose character and inclined to par-
take of the cup too freely. Few know
that be was a spiritualist. Yet he was
And it is my own remembrance oi his
experience in these two things that I
wish now to rt-late. One of his great
friends in the quiet circle of his ac
quaintance was the wife of a leading
London physician. She w'ss a mesmer
ist and a spiritualist, and it was from
b r r teaching lhat any interest was
aroused in his mind upon these two
suljects. He came in one night with
a nervous headache, and said to lii-
friand: “Now, Mary, try your mep-
meric hand on me, and see il you can
do ray head good.” Sea irg himself
on the carpet at bar feet, she gentiy
passed hor hands through.his hair from
the forehead backward f r about five
minutes, at the same time breating
upon the crown of his head, and then,
with a look of satisfaction to me, call
ed my attention to the fact that he was
sound asleep. Continuing her manip
ulations for a few minutes more, she
finally shook him rudely in an endeav
or to awaken him; but he was too far
gone. Calling a servant, she had him
conveyed to the room he so often use )
when there. Hs wa9 undressed and
put in bed I remained by hie side for
six hours, and during ihe wbo'e of
that tiino he slept as soundly as a new
born bah©. When he awoke he was
complexly surprised to li d hitnst-.l
them, and it took him somo minutes to
reca.l to his min i the fact that for the
first time in his life he had allowed his
triend to mesmerize him, and willingly
let himself succumb to the influence
He never stterward doufa'ed the power
of mesmerism, or magnetism, or wh it
ever else it may be termed. But it was
some two yeats before he could ever
ne prevailed upon to believe that he
contained a la’go amount of magnetic
power.
The other esses I must give, for I
have never heard of tienr parallel. The
daughter of an eminent Sh ffiold phy
sician had been h r some weeks co t-
(iui-d to ber bed when Dickens and I
called to see them He asked il h
might cure her in his myn w«y. Ad
the parties cot.Corned were agreeable;
so sitting by the lady's bedsid 11 , in
about fiftien’miuutos beh’d her in a
sound mesmeric sie-p. Asking her
friends to dresa her (he remaining
while the clothing went od, lest she
shou d by any mishap be awakened),
be had ber conveyed to tie drawing
room. There, with o s rorg arm sup
porting her on ei h'-r s de, sto< d ttw
patient, who was not to be abie to
move until another six or eight weeks
bai gene by. Bat. at Dicheus’ com
mand she began to dance, and he kept
her there dancing lO' a littie oyer an
hour and a half, un il her clothing was
perfectly saturated throughout <si■ b
perspiration. Then pre-toribiug a hot,
soothing bath (she stilt ia a me mere
condition), he usd her agaiu conveyed
tubed. In the morning vbon s»e
awoke she c in plained of great fatigue
aud weakness, but the rheumatism nsd
entirely lef. her And when X met hsi
three yoa-s aflorw&rd, at Bawl n
(Yorkshire), eho declared that nev-ir
from that day fas t she suffered from
her o d e rnp'aii t
The other was a case of a lady well
known ia the literary world, anti a val
tv-d contributor to S^nsehotd Words.
XT tx some months she had been unable
to wri e, owing to a peculiar erampiog
of both hands. At this time she was
in Paris, when it struck me that per
haps Bovee Dodd’s idea of^he trans
mission of. Giectrie power ot magnetism
to inanimate object- contained smut-
truth, A.t leas. tli«re would be no
harm iu trving i'; so, taking to him a
pair of while, soft Angola gloves I
asked him to wear them for two or
three nights when lie went to bed, and
keen them on all night. He laughed at
my •crotchet,” as ie termed it, but
promised to do as X wished. At the
end of the time I went for them, rsi i-.-
iug to disclose my purpose. I sent
them to Paris, with the almost com
mand that the iady wear them day tand
night until she found benfit from
mem Knowing that I wouldnot have
written so earnestly as I had dor.e had
there been no object to be a.tainrd by
s > doing, the lady did so, aud hy the
next mail ‘•he informed me that imme
diately -he cloves were put cm she fe t
s most pe.uiirr sensation ringiingover
the whole of her hands. In a few days
the gloves lost their power, and, accor
ding^ to my request, they wete returned
wi'h fud particulars of the improve
ment, if any, of jlhe patient. Seeing
that me Se-ter was written by the lady
herself, although previously unable to
hold a pen far s- me months.tbe ban-fit
received was decided. Takine the
gloves ag dii tc Dickens, X asked him t.»
give them another dose to ptease me
He did s% and this second application
complete! v psrf ct"d the cure. I d n’t
argue at aii with chose who refusa t'
boiieve wha* 1 tell th»m >o this matter,
bceause they can’t understand it. I
simply say it is a fact, aud leave it.
That poor bedridden, invalid wife,
sister, mother, or daughter, can be
made the picture of health by a f«w
nettles of Hop Bitters. Will you let
them suffer, when so easily cured ?
mb22 th.sat.se,tuAw
Nellie Palmer is lecturing on “He’d
and its tortures.” She addresses her
lectures to unmarried men. Probably
she thinks that married maa know all
about it already.
Muikuiie’8 biij. | Position os' the Planets for
Mrs Muikittie started on a vi-it to | April.—Mars will be in perilieliou
Spelling Philosophy With an
F.—A number of literary men inter
ested in the spelling reform arc- about
to organize under the name of the
Language Club. Among the mem*
bers will probably he As-istant Dis
trict Attorney A .T Requier, the Rev.
Dr. Howard Crosby, Prof. Bernard.
David Dudley Field, ex-Judge W. H.
Arnoux, H. H Boyesen, the Rev. Dr.
Whedon, aud others. Mr. R quier
said yesterday that the basis of the
proposed reform would be the system
of phonetic spelling now used in the
Home Journal. He was of opinion
that the reform must be introduced
gradually, and that there might be
some difficulty in persuading people
to spell philosophy “filosopby,” or
physic “fisic ” But he tbmks such
spelling would save much time and
labor.
A third company baa been formed
in San Francisco, and the stock eag
erly subscribed, to establish an ostrich
farm in Los Angeles county. Dr.
Scetchley, the enterprising ostrich
farmer, of 8 )Uth Africa, who is in
troducing this culture in South
America so successfully, is inteiest-
ed in this association. His birds are
on the way. The female ostriches at
Woodward’s Garden, San Francisco,
began laying eggs on March 1, every
alternate day one, and ninety is the
promise for the season. The egg? are
seven by four ami one-half inches,
and weigh three and one-half pounds,
It is intended to hatch them by arti
ficial incubation, as in South Africa.
We are enjoined by the good book to
increase and multiply, but some over-
z ;alous people go beyond this and have
division in their iamiiies.
friends living in the suburbsof th? ti.y
hs other daj, and might have spent a
pleasant afternoon but for an id.e re
mark of the youngster which threw the
expedition into an immediate change
of programme. They b ardt da street
car, and were traveling alortg peacea
bly, r.ot to say slowly, when the boy
who, in strict keeping of a promise not
to a-k foolish questions, had conceive:!
every desire io taivest information,
save:
‘•Ma, i= a street car as hard to pull as
a wagon ?”
“No, I think rot.”
“Why ain’t i: T”
“Because the street car runs on
iron ”
“And a wagon runs on dirt, don’t
i ?’’
•‘Yes.”
“Is a mule street car harder to pu:l
than a horse street car?”
“X don’t know.”
“Do mules have pistols?”
“No,”
“Horses have, haven’t they?”
“I don’t know.”
“Well, what’s a hor-e pistol, then?”
“If you don’t hush I’ii put you oil
the car.”
“Then I’d get lost. Would you
care?”
“Of course I’d care.”
“Then why do you want to put me
t.fl?”
A fat man, who with a red nose and
pi: fly face, sat opposite the boy, looked
up from a newspaper and bestowed an
annoyed glance on the merciless ques
tioner.
“You don’t know me, dees he, ma?”
“Hush, Willie.”
“Mister, can you read when the car
pits?”
The man grunted and resumed his
reading.
‘ If you wanted to read and the car
j Tied so you couldn't read, you’d get
• ff, wouldn’t you?”
The man grunted again, and Mrs
Muikittie brushed her son’s foot from
the seat and declared that she would
tel 1 hi3 father.
“Anybody can read when the cat
jolts if they ain’t on the car, can’t
they?”
“Never mind, sir. I’ll tel! your fath
er.”
"Xvla, that man’s face is red like little
brother’s was, ain’t it?”
?‘Hush sh s a.”
"Mister,aoes vourntsshui ?”
The man glared ■ t the boy and rough
ly aske’:
“What’s the matter with you?”
“Hush, Willie, or I’ll slap you,” ex
claimed Mrs. Muikittie in an agony of
humtliatio .
“Ain’t nothing the mattpr with me
Wha’a the matter with you? Did the
ta: scratch your faci ?”
“That cat ought to have your tongue,”
replied trsn
“Then I couldn’t talk, could I?”
“It is to be hoped thatyou c >uld not ”
‘ Have you been looking at the sun?”
The mat. grunted, and Mrs. Muikittie
jerked t he boy and made a feiat at box
ing his ear?,
“WeD. what makes his ev?s sored,
hen? D > vour eyes hurt, nii-tet?”
‘ii.tdam,” said the man arising and
violently pulling the s rap, ‘1 dislike
to be rude, for I appreciate your posi
tio», but if that boy was mine, hanged
it I wouldn’t crucify him.”
“Ma, what’s crucify?” asked the ooy
when tho msit had gone,
“If you ask tn? another question, you
naughty boy, I’ll whip you till you
can’s sit still.”
“I can walk, can’t I?” Mrs. Muikit
tie turned away, preteudiog not to hear
him “If I couldn’t sit still, I eou.d
twist around.”
AN HISTORIC WAtCH.
From the Philadelphia Press 1
Among those who, fired with
patriotism, started for the south in
the summer of 1861 was Captain
William E. Otter, of company C,
Seventy-first regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers. The regiment was then
called the First California. Captain
Otter fell at Bali’s Bluff, October 21,
1S61—the first battle his regiment
participated in, and in which
his colonel, Edward D. Bakrr,
was also killed. The captain’
body was rifled by a Confederate sol
dier of a gold watch and a Masonic
mark, on both of which was engraved
his name. The Otter family heard
nothing more of the time piece and
mark untii a few weeks ago, when
William A. Otter, of 5011 Franklin
street, Fraukford, received a letter
from Dr. H. B. Collins, of Town
Bluff, Tyler county, Texas. The
doct >r wrote that he was in possession
of the dead captain’s watch and
would return them if Mr, O ter could
prove himself ihe true heir.
It appears that Dr. Collins’ brother
was the soldier who robbed Captain
Otter’s body. He subsequently died
in the hospital at Richmond, Va
The watch and mark were given to
his father, who turned the timepiece
over to his other son, the physician,
still retaining the ownership, how
ever. The watch has been constantly
worn by the doctor ever since. His
father dying last fail, he determined
to make an attempt to find the heirs
of the dead soldier and relurn the
jewelry. Last November a commu
nication from tho doctor reached
Michael Nesbitt, grand secretary of
the grand- lodge of the F. and A M.
of Pennsylvania, asking him to find
the heirs of William E Otter, former
ly a member of Rising S'ar Lodge
No. 186. By this means the doctor,
who is himself a Mason, found the
son. The mark was returned last
Saturday.
on the 13:h, Mercury will be iu su
perior conjunction with the sun on
the loth, aud in its ascending node
on the 19:b, and in its perihelion
onthe24i.h. It will be in exjunc
tion with Neptune on the 26th. Mer
cury will be in longitudinal line with
Mars ou the 3d, in a similar line
with Neptune on the 2fUb, in a like
with Saturn on the 21-t, and in a line
with Jupitur ou the£S it. The moon
will be in c injunction with Venus on
the 4th, with Mercury on
and with Jupileron the '
moon will be eclipsed on
Thef principal disturbing
of Ibe planets for April appear to be
located about the4ih !o 7tb. the 12 h
to loth, the 2d'.h to 14 b, and the 23 h
Gen. Andrew Jackson's Indian
Cook.—An ludisu woman 120 years
of age lives near Fitzpatrick iu Bul
lock county. She was on Gen An
drew Jackson’s staff as a cook when
that worthy cut a r ail through the
country to Florida, and hs? some Pol
and kettles in which she used to conk
the hero’s frugal food.—Mobile Ren's-
ter.
The people of Royaistou, Mass.,
have been excited by the discovery of
tracks made by some large animal in
the snow crust in that place. The
tracks were six inches across and the
steps nearly three feet apart.
II1UU!
SIAIlE NEW
j^riLi
BLOOD.
Rev. Father Wilds J
EXPERiENCE.
. z. r. wild-, -veil-;
IOIi
And ’will completely change the blood In th. entire system in three months. Any per
son nrho -irill lake 1 Fill each night from 1 to 12 weeks, may be restored to sound
health, if such a thing ho possible. For « nring Female Complaints these Pills have no
equal. Physicians use them in their practice. Sold everywhere, or sent hy mail for
eight letter-stamps. Send for circular. I. S. JOHNSON & CO., BOSTON, 31 \SS.
Wilds,
Court,
CROUP, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS.
JOHNSON'S ANODYNE UMMEH
lifQSA
**■3 raS art Mm tanco;:>ly rt-lieve those tvini’lc .!.• . ;»r.. v. a! p«-:itjv» .
S H* M cure nit..- cases < ::i <>* Ii.*- ;•?•: -u-n lh.it "ill v.« •
R H B B H many lives sent free by mail, bon't delay a tnuavut
ta adb e.. & * 4s a 1’revcuLon is better than cure W
JOHNSON’S ANODYNE LINIMENT
i. riociIM;: at tho Lun,
.’hr*.nit I>iarrhcca, Chr**nic I'y>cntcr>
Solti everywhere. Send I* r paraph:
ml Cattle Powders
MAKE HENS UV
isAIMAH, T? A IN: Si ” T-J cis fi.II.
Agents for Georgia. Alabama aud Florida.
IS *■•»! ae.’uA v
S A s-j
LYDIA E. P^KHAM’S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
1= n Vo-itivo Cure
Forr.IT those Painful Complaints and Weaknesses
•o common to our best female population,
A .’Ocdicinc for lYomnn. Invented by a Woman
Prepared by a Woman.
Hie Greatest fledlral I)i»eoTcrj Since the Dr.we of ITTstory.
tlTlt revives the drooplnpr spirits, invigorates and
h irmonize? the organic functions, gives elasticity and
firmness tg the step, restores tho natural lustre to th#
eye, ani plants on the palo check of woman tha treat
roses of life’s spring anil early summer tiino-
fcrfT’Physicians Use It and Prescribe It Freely
It removes faintness, flatulency, destroys all craving
for stimulant, and relieves weakness of the stomach.
That feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weigh!
and backache, Is always permanently cured by its use.
For the cure of Kidney Complaint* of cither tez
this Compound in unnurpnn*ed.
LYDIA E. PINKIIAM’8 BLOOD PritlFIF.R
will oriulic.VO evt iy v.■ -1 i;:• • of hum ”
Blood, and give tone and strength to the system, of
•nan woman or child. Insist on having it.
Both the Compound and Blood Purifier are prepared
at 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass. Price of
either, 8L Six bottles for Sent by mail in the form
of pills, or of lozenges, on receipt of price, $1 per box
for either. Mrs. Pinklutm freely answers all lutc-rs of
Inquiry. Enclose 3ct» stamp. Send forpamphlet.
No family should be without LTDIA. E. FINK RAM'S
LIVER PILLS. They cure constipation, biliousness
«md torpidity of the liver. 25 cents per box.
jfcj-.-iold l>y all Druggists.’ajai
\MaZc.
TUT TS
WBrnaaemBBtasm
PILLS
•T*
cesS £saoe©
OBCIONS—CLUNY S
rpO-ttORItOW WE INTEND TO PLACE ON 0173 bECOXD MIDDLE COUNTER
exceptional attractions in Torchon Lares and Colored Cluny
be marked at t‘.e uniform price of 10 cents.
The Torchons will
Antique Lace Curtains!
We shall offer a shipment, just in, of the above handsome Curtains in two lots—cno
at 18 CO per pair, the other at §15 00 per pair.
Ribbons, Hibbcns.
We shall offer a Job in Ribbons tomorrow at 10 cents. They can he found in a iarg
lasket on a middle counter. They embrr.ee all ehadcs.
U3 loo. broideries !
We have in Iilsh Point and all elegant patterns. Two Jobs can be l'ocnd on our
Bargain Counter. Look them op—one at 10c, the other at 25c.
Slack Silks
S 9
We shall run two numbers of Black Silks to»-morrow at soecial prioea—oieai 85c, tnc
other at §1 35. We have about two Dre^sep left in onr Satin Stripe Brocade, which we
sold at si 2’»; It will be closed cut at 00c. %
s, o ii; -
Ayer’s Sarsaeayiiia
Dr. j. C. Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass.
Soil by all Druggists; price §1, six bottles
AYER’S
CATHARTIC
PILLS.
B ;st Purgative Medicine
cur.‘Constipation, Indigestion. Headache, awl
all Bilious Disorders.
Sold everywhere. Always reliable.
mb 18 se,wed,fri&w
AYER’S
Hair
igor
A DISORDERED LIVES
IS THE SAME
of the present generation. It ia for the
.a and its attendant-/,
BILIOUSNESS, DY.-
An Immense Stock oi
Cure of this disesl
SICK-HE APACHE,
FEPSIA, CONSTIPATION. FILES, etc., thai
c
w i
TUTT^S PILLS have gained a woi
reputation. N o Remedy has ever b- ed
discovered that acts so gently on rne
digestive organs, giving them vigor toas-
similate food. As a natural resuIt, the
Nervous System is Braced, the Muscles
PRI
DRY
are Developed, and the Body Robust.
CRilla «nd Feoror.
E. RIVAL, a Planter at Bayou 3arn, La., says*
bly plantation 13 In a malarial district. : r
•jevoral years I could not mako half a orop on
account of bilious diseases and chills. I was
nearly dlsoouraged when I began the use of
TUTT'F* PILLS. The result was marvelous:
tny laborers soon became hearty and robust,
and I have had r.o furthor trouble.
aoie the bowels to act naturally, -wi;li
mit which no one ran feel well.
Try tills remedy fairly, and yon w?15 mlz:
a healthy I>ige*«t ion, Vigorous Body. i-,iro
Blood, Strong Nerves, nod a.Sound Liver.
B’rlce, 25Dent*. Oliice, S5 Murray St, N. V..
For the Wholesale Trade
I HAVE ist returned from iho North, where I spent several weeks In Cue
selection of an immense stock of Spring and Summer Dry Goods, Notions,
e’c., and am now prepared to offer extra inducements to the Wholesale Trad-
I have the largest and best selected stock ever brought to thi3 market.
TRUNKS! TRUNKS! I TRUNKS !! !
Of our own manufacture, superior to aii others, at prices which defy competi
tion.
TUTT’S HJUR DYE.
imparts a natural color, ani acts instantaut ;,ns!y.
Sold by Druggists, or seat by express ou receipt
or One Dollar.
Office, S3 Murray Street, New York.
( S>r. TtJTTU MANUAL of l aluali.Vv
Jn/ormailou and Useful I2ee.cl.-atv |
*till be ntailvd RSE on cpplica*ton. 7
LOVELY
COMPLEXIONS
POSSIBLE TO ALL
What, Nature denies to many
Art secures to all. Hagan’s
Magnolia Hahn dispels every
blemish, overcomes Kedncss,
Freckles, Sallowness, Rough
ness, Tan, Eruptions anti
iiloiches, and removes all evi
dences of heat and excitement.
The Magnolia Bairn impairs I
the most delicate and natural | " *
eomplexionai tints—r.o deice- j r /^yttTTPT
tioa being possible to the clos - , i j v_7 \ V JtL L
est observation.
Under these circumstances a
fauity complexion is little short
)f a crime. Magnolia Bain
sold everywhere. Costs only
<5 cents, with full directions.
i.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.
5..1.1 by alt Druggists.
VADITAS. ?KIZE g75,0O«.-*»
fi f.a'7 §5. Share*' *n propiirtln
fst % * ^-^4
.
. . A -i
ibiz'o&Xi.V&L ;
Corner Broad ar,d Randolph S ! s., Ccltuubss, 6a..
DEALER IN
Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks,
«
DXAaiONX) IX.IM--3S,
gaiid Silver and Silver P!s:ed War>‘, Spedafics, and ail otho-
Kept in a fl kiss Jewelry St; rs JfSf Watcher, flocks tnd Je
-o .ire --tn.-tir--. ^t.fl h nvravinv d.-aa la rrri,r
J W‘:ir
■ail}
ifirec
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MACHINE SHOP
M&nufaetu-ore f Every De=cripiic,D of
tna State lottery Couip’y.
hrre.by e.ei lif]/ that we supervise U\*
f/its for oil the Monthly anti tiemi-
\>rwrings of ll>e Louts-ana Hlaie
unpany, anti in person manage and
Drawings themselves. and that the
ondveted with honesty, fairness, and
dh toward tU parties, and we ttu-
* Company l<- u*e this certificate,
miles of our signatures attached, in
nents
C««sraiuioi
■*- rat-jd ia ttf 3 . for :?> ye**.rs \.y the L<
; k’lial ahd Charitable purpr***-.-*—a
■: jM'/Mt— to which m rc«er*.e faac
• :oa Hince l*een H/id. d.
■ overwhelming pof'.lar vote it*
■’«? b purt of tt.ft pr-aent tjom
December 2d. A. ft. Ic7».
■iotmiSll
iher lirax ingi
A S
COTTON IHIACHINER
Ot Most Approved Patterns ard with all Recent Improvements.
PAPER MACHINER Y.
ib, Turbine Wheels, Shsfiiuj ini Gearing, fiilraalit Press s til Pumps, Urv
Pi^.as for Cotton ani Paper Mitts.
arid endorsed by
I« Nevu. .• KLZ* >
htr.yie N
l!»oc Woutllty.
T rABIIl OPFORTrifITY Tt-WIN
it liTII GUASD DRAWING,
tP.LKANS. TUESDAY,
atbly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE 975,000.
I/O.OOO Ticket* at Jpfre Doi:are Each,
i'etictionm <m Tijths in vroportimn.
LIST or PJilZLo.
1 APITAL PRIZE 575,000
IfSkl.
»>. AT NEW
Il I0,I8Ha— U.»!h Mo
GOO
As a FAMILY OIL'a i luxa-y an<i t:»ana
without a rival It has itgbled the bett
Son:hern rcaideacea tor many >ears, ard
has
never Lest alifa orBuret a Hone
For sale at retail by the following well
known grocers:
I. L. POLLARD,
C E. HO riBTRASSEB.
W. R. MOORE,
dtf PIONEER STORES.
CP70 WEEK. 512 a day at home ea*?..
vbfAmade. Costly ootflt free. Addr-
True A Co., Aug oata, Main#. nil
CRii. L (ilLDHCTII, Superintendent..
W3I. A. BCBKE, Treanurer...^.
for, l4d&#o.lV
... LOW ELL. n 4SH
as SUte Street BOTTOM.
ALL READY!
and full line of SAMPLES |
lor SPRING AND SUMMER SUITS, j
W™ -
rich and handsome. Regular fashions
celved ev».ry month. We intend to get up
some of the b*-8t gooda and work In the
market. Please give me a call.
Tailoring in all its brnche* done at my i , w .r, __, t ,
shop, opposite the Alston Warehouse, on j X buildings of all kind*.
Randolph street. j Office.: Mercer etrect,n**r General PaMe^gw De-
aagl eoClj
F. J. Dudley,
AMITECI AND BDILDEB.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
furuiaLod for
mhio eodly
JONES tixe tailor. I ot. Cclaxabae. Ua.
2 PRIZES OF '0 12,000
5 uo a^jo 10,000
1^ do 1000 10,000
20 do 500 JO,000
100 do 209 20,000
' /) do 100 30,000
500 do 50 25,000
L jOO do 25 25,000
APPROX J M ATJON pRTZt-
9 Approximation of 57A'i. 6,750
B Approximation Prlr>B of ... *****
8 Approximation Priaes of 2>J 2^1x1
1&«7 PzIsm, amor.ntlng tc,
Application for ra?^ to cicb- fffco
v.——flompany in >>■
iad« only
Office of the Company in New Gilevas.
For further iniormaliou write cl'.-^riy, giving full
aidet-is. bend orders by ■ . Rtgorterod Lot-
tor, or Money Ord-.r, a i .r —-• ! only Lo
21. IiAFPHIL
iiew Orleans, La
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V.B.—In the Extraordinary Semi-Annua
Drawing of next June the Capital Pm*
will be $159,000.
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