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RUMUBirrion bate*. Um .\r,.VinraKBSK^T.—?!?IW Mix month* .*... 75 Three months ;... „i 40 R**mp'r Uw BctHleu 1. Any person who takes • paper re*ular- ly from the poetoffloe-whether dlnctrdto hie min* or another 1 *, or whether he has snb- Moribed or not— la i eepomible for the amount. 2. If a f eraon orders his'peper diaeon tinned he meat pay all arrearages, or the publisher rosy oentlnue to »®nd tt until payment is made, and oolleot the whole amount,whether the paper la taken from theoflee or not. 3. The courts hare decided that refnaiag to take newspapers or periodloals from the postoffice, or ramoviaa and leaving them uncalled for la prlma fade evidence of in* irntional fraud. THE BUTLER HERALD. Poetical Selections. ONE SUNDA Y MORNING. I never heard the robins Ring half ao merrily As they « ere storing Sunday morn When Robert stopped for me. And m we walked together Along the pleasant lane, We heard the qualla all plpln 1 heir prophecies of rain. We slapped to. talk about It, and wonder If they knew, And I think that we concluded 1 he quaili were prophets true. Then I aald we muit not linger, Fur the momenta would not wait, And ot all things, I dreaded To be at chmch too late. Tuan w« went down the hill-way And talked of that aad this, And tint aulacioui creature I— He aaked me for a klaa I I don t know what I answered, I ihlok 'twaa no 1 aald. But he didn’t take my mtanlng And took the klaa ioatead. Then we stopped to talk about it, Though to argue wee In vain, For that wlcktd, laughing fdlow Up and kliaed my lips anin. “Oh, tor ahamer’ I cried, indignant, But ha only laughsd at this; “Thatshould satlefy yon, Mary, Haven’t I given back the kiieT" And of course I cinldn't blame him If he saw fit to restore btolrn property, and promise To n peat the theft no more. '■Ihero’a another way to aettle If that doeen't satisfy," Robert aald, and all tba robins Soared up, sieging, In the sky. And of oouree 1 had to listen To this little plan of hi*, Though It act med a deal of trouble To ba taking (or akin.'. What the plan waa I'll not tell you, You may guess It In the aprlng, But b fore we had it settled All the bt Us began to ring I Ab, we lost full haU the aermon, But perhaps 'twaa jest as wtU, For of what the preacher told u*, Hot aaentcncs could I tell. 1 waa thinking of the robins And the words that Robert said. Though I knew the choir waa singing, Hobart’s votoa I beard instead. And a happier, sweeter Sabbath Never came from God above, For it waa to ue a aetmon And the text waa only-LOva! Stories and Sketches ABOUT WRITING. W. V. BKIYNH. I Haw D. Brin, | ‘LET THERE BE LIGHT.' Subscription, $1.50 in Advance. VOLUME III. BUTLER, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1879. NUMBER 150. Lt:«AL ABTMT1IUKITC. Will be inserted at the following ’•ate*: Sheriff Bales, per square I* 60 Sherifl’e mortgage aalea..... 6 00 Application for letters of admiatratton 600 Application for letters of guardianahlp 6 00 niamiaalnd from administration 6 00 Diamiation from guardianship 6 00 For leave to sell land J JJJ Application for homestead.... 4 00 Notice to debtors and creditor* *4 00 Sale of real eatate by administrator*, executors and guaraiana, per aquare 3 so Sale of perishable property, ten daya... 2 00 Estray notice, thirty data •••• *, Announcement.—All bill* for advertia- ing iu this paper are due on the first appear ance cf the advertisement, whan the money BAD FASHION AND TRICKS OF STYLE-RICHARD GRANT WHITE ON AFFECTATION. New York Tlmoi There are fashions in writing, as there are in drew, and in almost everything that pertains to the personality of men. And by fashion I do not mean style, either that which distinguishes the Indi vidual, or that which marks a period* The latter may be called a fashion more properly than the former. For example the old way of writing prose, cumbrous longsome, and involved, which prevailed between the Elizabethan period a u d the time ol Dryden—who did more for En« gliah prose than he did for English poetry—was a fashion. Dryden, and af ter him Addison, killed it; and we may ba sure that it will never come to life again. But it was not a style; it in no way exprened any mental peculiarity of the writer. He merely adopted it, just as he put ou the hat and coat of the period. The change of fashion which gave us the modem, free and varied manner of prose writing was a very great change; as great as that from velvet and Isce ruffles and big wigs in the dress of men to woolen stuffs and sober colors, natural hair and simplicity. Since then there have been some changes in literaiy fashion of minor importance. The great est of these was the introduction of the Johnsonian vocabulary and period. This fashion, happily, soon passed away. Hav- ng in it a radical element oi abmrdity, when assumed by those whose thoughts needed strength rather than infl ition or decoration, it became ridiculous. Then came the fashion of elegant language, and the sway of pedants and paraen. This was broken down chiefly by the piose writing Walter Scott, aided largely by the EHnburgh Review writers, and by Wibon and others in Blackwood. Scott, the most vivid ol all narrative writers, the master story-teller of modern days, was an inexact writer; one who cared very little for rule of any kind in language, and who thought nothing about the grammatical construction oi his sentences, even if he knew anything upon the sub ject, which is more than doubtfhl. His influence, which was for freedom, entirely changed the lari ion in narrative style; and it affeciei prose style in all other kinds of writing. Macaulay, the next Kucceeding great writer of English prose, although his style was peculiar and high' ly characteristic, cannot be said to have set any fashion in writing. He presented the singular union of splendor with precision. His style cannot be called chaste, and I venture to say that It can hardly be called a manly style, so dis turbed is It with consciousness; but yet amid all its striving—generally success ful striving—after striking effects and imposing orms, it is exact, correct. Al ter all, Its perfect clearness is its highest beauty, although perhaps not to every reader its chiefest charm. But the catch, and he has had no successful imi tators and has set no fashion. It were well if he had more followers in the per fectly clean and clear construction of his sentences; but even then, clearness is not fashion. It is not upon such changes as these that I propose to remark, but upon cer tain rather new-fangled forms of expres sion which seem to me affected and not felicitous. The first of these which I shall bring up is a change in the position of the verbs be, have, and do, in sen tences in which the latter clause makea a comparison with something set forth in the former. For example: “Lord George also waa displeased- more thoroughly displeased than had been his wife.—Trollope—Popenjoy, chapter 4.” Bankruptcy has tended, as might have been expected, to produce bankruptcy; and for all purposes of panic as well as business, New York and London are as close as were London and Manchester a few yean ago.—[Pall Mall Budget, June 8.1878.” It is needless to give more instances ; the writing of the day is full of them, and Mr. Trollope, the chief, and one of the earliest, if not the earliest, nf offend ers, is but the foremost man of a multi tude. This placing of the verb directly after the conjunction or preposition is a new trick in style. It is sheer affecta tion, and, if I do not err, is quite un- English. In such sentences as those tgiven above, the simple English con struction is, “more thoroughly displeased than his wife had been,” “are as close as London and Manchester were a few years ago.” The placing of the subject of the verb after it. excBgt by poetic lioense, or in very elevated prose (and even there with great discretion) is not English ; it is not clear ; it is not natu ral. No good style, even in the soberest conversation. If I remember rightly, Macaulay never uses this construction nar Cardinal Newman, a very correct writer, whose taste is unexceptionable. The fashion came in not long ago through the desire to avoid a verb of one syllable at the end of a sentence, For examplo : “Mary was not so beauti ful aa her sister waa.” To end the sentence with a dissyllable instead of a monosyllable (a very weak affectation), the verb waa transposed, and we had: “Aa was her sister.” Whoever wishes to.wrlte clear, manly and simple English will avoid this foolish fashion, which however, has become so prevalent that it appears with a most ridiculous incon gruity oven in such writing aa that of the following passage, from a report of a dramatic performance by “Count Joan' least important words in a sentence. It is almost impossible to read or to speak a sentence like that cited above without emphasizing it thus: “He knowB further that the keeper of the asylum has either been deceived by, or is an accomplice of these doctors,” which Is abominable and ridiculous. All snoh tricks arp caught. In some cases they are consciously affected, but generally they get their hold by simple infection. No parent, no one who has observed the habits of children, needs to be told that they catch bad tricks as fire is caught by tinder, while to impress the good upon them must be a work of un tiring patience. Of all bad tricks, time of speech are most easily caught, and are cast off with the most difficulty. In ib lustration of this, I give the following letter, which I accidentally hit upon during the last week. It is from a very eminent man, distinguished not only as a philologist, but as a philosopher. The proof of an article by him was submitted to me, and I, with a presumption which, at the time, hardly became the disparity our years and his literary eminence, questioned his use of reliable. This was answer: July 19,1860 —Your query as to re liable was quite to the purpose, and I was glad to exchange it for a less objec tionable word. I never meant to use it; but the contagion of evil speaking is hard _ resist; and I often find myself employ ing words which I should hardly pardon ‘ another. Professor Whitney, inj ured by follow* lowing a bad example, has a sneer at the order of mind which objects to reliable and prefers to be relied upon, or trust- worthy. If he could have seen the sig nature to this letter, although he migh£ have changed his opinion as to the word, I am willing to believe that he would have done so as to the propriety of the sneer. BRIDGES. for the ground, giving a changeable ef» Sjts of old magazines, for instance, i “In the audience last night ma ny Yale students, who were, of course, boisterous and jolly, and led the attacks but justice requires the remark that they did not say as many funny things did two or three newsboys in the gal lery.” The following construe'.ion is the cons sequence of an affectation of elegance similar to that remarked upon : “The marriage is reported in Pike county, Oalifornia, of Rouben O. Rog ers, a pensioner of 1812, who is 82 years old.” The death is announced at Fort Mo- Henry, near Baltimore, of Brevet Major Genera' Barry, the commandant.” “The death is announced at Naples, on the 24th inst., of Cardinal .” This overwhelming attempt at elegance has been made thus far chiefly in the personal columns of newspapers, and in telegraphic reports; but, like all affecta tions and tricks of fine writing, it is win ning admirers, and the fashion has begun to spread and to rise, A simple, clear and truly English con struction forbids the dismemberment of the subject of the assertion, which is, the marriage of Reuben 0. Rogers or the death of Brevet General Barry. The severance of these into tw-» parts and the thrusting of a verb, a particle, a date and the name of a place between them makes a monstrous sentence. We might as well speak or write our news para graphs in the style of the ’Paradise Lost,” if we are to make a simple an nouncement of the fact in this style, Another prevailing fashion, still some what new, but which has passed the stage of novelty, is the holding of one preposition in suspense for the introduc tion of another, so that both may apply to one object. One example—the follow ing, from the London Spectator—will enough, for the construction is so com mon that it is not only found in most all writing, but has invaded every day speech: *’He knows, further, that the keeper of the asylum has either been deceived by, or is an accomplice of, these doctors.” Now, the simple English construction in all such cases is, “Has either been oeived by these doctors, or is an accom- plice of theirs.” The attempt at ele gance produces awkwardness. The, leav ing of words like by, of, though, far, at, etc., which present no complete thought apart from an object, in the air like unsupported wing of an army, is disas trous. But it has become *the fashion and is thought fine. This construction has one consequence which has a very bad effect—so bad that on that account only it should be condemned and aban trick of Macaulay’s writing is hard to dmed. It throws emphasis upon Wanted a Specimen. Burllnstou Hawkero. They were sitting in the office of Engineer DeHass yesterday afternoon, that is, a few of Burlington’s most worthy officials, when a Hawkeye re porter intruded upon them in search of news. There was a positive declaration from each individual that he knew nothing. After a few moments common place remarks, one of the gentlemen told story. This reminded another official of a little incident in his experience as a school teacher. He said: "I had a small microscope in the school, and I thought would entertain the children with it one alternoon. I had heard that a louse was a wonderful thing under a magnify ing glass, so just before eehool was dis missed at noon I told the children that I wanted a big, fat louse, and that for the finest and fattest one I would give fif teen cents. Well, sirs, I dismissed that school, took my dinner and went over to corner to eat it. I had my lunch nice laid out, and had just got started, when I noticed a little six year old come in the doorway, aad start toward me with his right hand extended and t triumphant expression lighting up hi little countenance from ear to ear and back again. He marched right up to me, and as he got within reaching dis tance, unclosed his hand, and BAid: There, teacher; there, 1 got him,* a ni with that he deposited a fine, fat, gray- back alongside of the lunch. He was about to start off, whon in came a little girl in the same manner, walked up with her head down, her thumb in her mouth, and laid down two. Well, they began to come in then right along, until about seventy-five were crawling around before me. I told the children to take them out, and save me two of the brst of them. Then they gathered them up and took them away; but gentlemen, I ate no more dinner. It took a week’s salary to pay off the various fifteen cents I had promised, and when the debts were all paid, the study of animated nature in that direction was suspended for the present.’* Here the official paused and looked around for the 'next,” but no one offered to go otte better, and soon tho news seeker quietly withdrew. A FEW OF THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD—THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE COMP A RA TIVEL Y A D WARE. From the Brooklyn Kailo. The immense height of the towers for the support of the Forth bridge has cre ated some surprise and no little wonder, when it is taken into account that when completed they will be the highest build ing of any kind in the world. Science will, therefore, wait with some anxiety their completion. The height of the towers on the island of Inch Garvie, midway between South and North Queensferry, will be 669 feet, to support a bridge 160 feet above high-vpter mark, but the reason for this great altitude is that in the generality of suspension bridges the towers are built on ihe land on either side of the span, and were this the in the Forth bridge towers of 160 feet less boight, or 410 feet, would be suffi cient; but this is impossible, from the great length of the bridge. It seems that by natural laws th*re is a limit to everything on this earth—that is, that men can go to a certain length and no further, aB, for instance, in tele scopes nothing larger than Lord Ross’ having been perfected for many years, In reference to certa n buildings, a cor espondent the other day quoted St Rollox stalk 430 feet high. St. Paul') cathedral is about 460 feet to the top of the dome, St. Peter’s at Rome 480 feet, the pyramids of Egypt, at least the great pyramid, is 180 feet at present in its im perfect state, but by calculation would reach 600 feet in height when finished. When it is remembered that this struct- ure only reaches this height with a base of about 26 acres, it will be a very diffi cult matter to raise the Forth bridge towers to 660 feet with a small base. These towers are to bo formed of solid masonry to a certain height, and then by groups of iron pillars girded together in layers upward. The Niagara suspension bridge has one large span of 821 feet; the railway track above the water is 245 feet, or 95 feet higher than the Forth bridge; the tow ers are only 60 feet high, being built on either side of the shore. The Alleghany bridge has two large Bpans of 344 feet each, and the towers are 46 feet high. The Covington and Oincinnati bridge has a span of 1,057 feet; its height above low water is 103 feet, and tho towers 230 feet high. The bridge seems to give the beat proportion to the Forth bridge, which is 1,680 feet for two spans, 150 high, And towers of 560 feet, Those we have mentioned are finished and in work ing order; and we may mention also the East River bridge, connecting New York to Brooklyn. The towers of this bridge are Also built upon the iand, and are 278 feet high. The single apau is 1,595 feet long, or only 86 feet less than the Forth bridge, while the total length is 5,989 feet There is, therefore, no doubt that the Forth bridge, when completed, will be an engineering triumph. feet through the reps that are of another color. This is very handsome in the new peony red and mahogany shades, which vary from light to dark reddish brown. Feather ornaments combine many rich colors mounted in flat pieces that con form to the 8hspe of the bonnet. Some times a whole bird in placed in a natural poise on the front or side of the hat, oi one bird is made to do service for two hats by being split in halves from bill to tail, with a little top-knot added. The beautiful B azilian humming birds are made into hat ornaments. Solitary birds are mounted to show their feet, and at times the feet are stuck in pom pons or in a flat ornament. Au Alea- clan bow is formed by birds’ wings. Bits of tinsel, of jet and many jet beads are added, to make feather ornaments. Long, natural, gray ostrich plumes are imported, and all the new shades are combined in the tips. Mercutio plumes are tipped with jet or curled like willow plumes. received in great numbers by the board, which it causes to be bound, and sends them on their pleasure and instruction- giving journey. LOVE ME, LOVE. I1QU1K MILLS*. Intelligent Workmen Wanted Fall Millinery. Cure for Slecplesniioss. Now York llorslil. it is only by special favor that the ar biters of fashion will give any clew to the styles they contemplate introducing in tho autumn, but a private letter from Paris gives information that Virot has exhibited to a favored few a pretty caprice in dresBy bonnets, to be worn with visiting costumes in early fall. This style is in capote shape, with brim ot Leghorn and stirt crown of dark blue or wine-colored satin, put on plain, fol lowing accurately the shape of the Irame. Another style has more of the conl'Bcuttio shape than tho “poke” worn through the summer. This is of fine Tuscan, with the large brim lined with dark red velvet, ehirred. Upon the out side aro three soft ostrich tips, same shade aa the straw, with wido satin rib bons of the Bame color, and a cluster of large red asters. Tho favorite Carmen bonnet is shown with greater breadth in the back. The Notice waa taken of the experience of a large shoe manufacturer of this atate> who advertised in Boston and New York for 25 shoe-fitters to work in his factory, offering full current rates and steady work. The advertisement brought one application. About tho same time a Boston firm advertised for a book-keeper, and the next day's mail brought 347 answors. During the Bame month an advertise ment for a clerk, in a Detroit paper, brought 130 applications the first day. and a greater number of letters and per sonal applications tho next day. An advertisement for a wrek in the same city calling for a carpenter, brought only four replies It is altogether probable that in any considerable city in the land, an adver tisement for a book-keeper or retail clerk will bring fifty times as many replies as a fair workman in any trade. It is alro probable that in any aud evety city the average earnings of clerks are nowhere near a-) large as the earnings of workmen of average skill in the various trades. Further, it is fairly certain that, with equal capacity, industry, aud thrift, the young man who learns any trade will achieve a reasonable competence sooner than the young man who sticks to clerk ing; while the chances for materially improving one’s condition aro more numerous in the trades than behind the counter or at the desk. Why is it then, that the boys all want to be clerks? Why is it that intelligent parents encourage them in looking for a chance to “get into business,” and in looking down on mechanical employment —as though there could be any eallin moro wretchedly mechanical than aver age clerking ? Why is it that teachers almost invariably train their pupils to ‘look above” mechanic si pursuits? What the country wantu now is work' oen—intelligent, industrious, thrifty workmen; men who can do skillfully the work that waits for the doing—who CAn invent new and better procssee* for de' voloping the crude resources of tho land, and lor converting brute matter into life-sustaining and life enriching wealth. Mere clerkH and rec »rd keepers aro at a discount. There are too many of them And the profe:sious, so called, are almost equally crowded with men who have nothing to do. There never was a time when ability to do something real and practical was worth so much as now. Yet our young men swarm after clork- 8 hips. Why is it? Lonely Lives. Our eastern feaboard from the north* ern coast of Maine to Florida is now well supplied with light houses. A few Wet half a towel, apply it to the back of the neck, pressing it upward toward the base of the brain and fasten the dry half of the towel over bo aa to pre vent the too rapid exhalation. The effect is prompt and charming, cooling the brain and inducing calmer, sweeter sleep than any narcotic. Warm water may be used, though most persons will prefer It cold. To those suffering from over-excitement of the brain, whether the result ot brainwork or pressing anxiety, this simple remedy is an espe cial boon. ..A seasoned vessel. The’Squire (en gaging new butler)—“Well, J dare say you’ll do; but look here, Richards, I may as well warn yeu that I often get out ot temper with my servants, and when I do, I let ’em have it hot—make use of devilish strong language, you know.” New butler (with quiet digni ty)—“I have been accustomed to that sir, from my Lord the Bishop!”—[Lon don Punch. remain in i.Vor, and pretty ronnd bate, illuminated but north ol that with tho front square and droooing, have ‘“Til both the sides and back turned up. The jaunty Derby hats are precisely like those worn by gentlemen. Many quaint shapes are represented in the softest Hilk plush in fur beavers, with piie an inch long, and in smooth French felt. A novelty is feather felt, with loose shreds of feathers forming the pile of fine felt, and these in white or pale gray make dressy bonnets. The poke, Carmen, and Directoire shapes are shown in these fabrics. The all red bonnets are not Visible. Satin and velvet have taken the place of plush, and rich, dark shades tho place of “combinations” to a considerable extent. A striking feature is the quantity of lace upon satin and velvet, and the pro fusion of elegant feathers and feather trimmings, including crowns made tirely of feathers. Tiger velvet is a novelty used ior trimming bonnets It has a satin ground with irregularly shaped spots, in long raised velvet pile. A new crackle velvet shows the pile flattened in streaks as ir regular and without design as the crackle lines in old porcelain. A richly repped uncut velvet, called royal velvet, is a glaoe ot shot velvet with one shade watch over the lights which warn the mariners. The Springfield Republican thus speaks ol these faithful servants: So lonesome are they, keeping their nightly vigil, with tho solemn sea for their perpetual companion, that it is not unusual for a keeper to take bis own life out of desperation from his solitude. Even where there is a family in the light house, the life becomes oftentimes intolerable, and suicides are not the only tragedies enacted there. The light house board has done much towards making keepers* lives less irk* Eomo by introducing its system ol libra ries. A portable case, containing some forty volumes, made so that it can be closed and transported like a strong trunk any distance, is sent to a light house, where it remains a certain period, say three months, and is then shipped to the next light house, and so on in sue* c?ssion to every keeper. There are one hundred and fifty of these portable libraries now in use in the lighthouse establishments. A few of the books have been bought by the government, but most of them have been voluntary contributions from peo* pie { n all parts ot tho country. Answers to Correspondents. Botlinaton Hawkeye. “Mabel”—You want to know how you can make your cactus bloom ? Get out an injunction onto it, or a writ of quo warranto, or a mandamus. If a man damus won’t fetch it, try the other kind “Little Buttercup” writes: “How can f mend a crystal goblet that has g.it a hole punched through its side ?” You can’t repair it permanently, but if you stick your thumb in the hole when you are using the goblet, it will answer for all practical purpo a es. “Mrs. Bludsoe” wants to know “which is the quickest way to make ice cream without a fretxar?” Buy it in one of those little paateboa d boxes they sell at the factor ea. Gentle Annie” is in a desponding mood this week. She begins her sad plaint by asking “Will they forgot us when we are gone?” You may bet your sweet life, Gentle Annie, they will. They will forget us so completely they won’t even be positive where we've gone. “Mrs. Burlaps” asks, “How often shall I water my potted plants ?” You ought to water them every time you feed them, being careful not to water them when they are warm or have been sunning hard. “Mary Ann” says she is “a-weary,” and complains that “woman’s work goes on forever.” Bo it does, and we are glad of it. But that doesn’t affect you. Bless your soul, you don’t go on forever ; you don’t have all the work to do, not even whilo you live. Man’s work goes on forever, too, we hope, but that doesn't fret us a particle. We aren’t going to stay here and do it all. Bless you, no, we aren’t going to do our own aay longer than we have to. Brace up, Mary Ann, and don’t fret about the work that “goes on forever." You’re not going on with the work more than 40 or 60 years longer, Mary Ann, and don’t you forget it. Marguerite” asks if “a woman ehouid marry a man whom she respects and esteems, but does not love, for his money?” Oh, no, Marguerite, n-uo; not exactly that. You shouldn’t marry him for his money, unless you can’t ab solutely get it in any other way. But if you do really “respect” tho man, you might love his money, aud then you would have all the ingredients for a happy match, anyhow. We wouldn’t advise you to marry a man for bis money alone; ner, on the other hand, Marguerite, would we advise you to marry a man morely for the sake of his poverty; there iB neither merit or novelty in that. But you should marry him, even though he is rich as Ciauis, because—by the way, Marguerite, you didn’t Bay that this rich man has asked you or wanted you to marry him. How is that, by the way ? “Baby Mine” says “she isjust crying her eyes out because she is not pretty, aud she feels lonely, she who loves her, end she longs for some sympathetic heart that can feel for her troubles and drop words of sympathy like healing balm into her lovely life, and ” “Baby Mine,” hush it right up; not another line of it; not a whisper. You Bcare us to doath and we havu’t a line of sympathy for you. We are a married mau, with a boy old enough, or at least snwwt enough, to go to college; we are the busy head of a pleasant, happy home- hold, ami we are not going to be decoyed off into any sympathetic streaks, not by all the lonely women in America. Dry it up, and the next time you write to this department, tell us how to make water crimps that will lait all night and won’t straighten out in one hot after- “Lonely,” are you ? Then why don’t you go to the sociable, where you will meet so mauy other lonely people that you will feel happy ? ‘ Lonely I” Great guns, and a new circus billed on the fence every week. Lots raf, lore, but breathe it tow, Holt aa rammer weather; If you love me, tell me ao, - tweet and still a* rove* blow; Love me, love, but breathe It low I Tell me only with your eye*; W ordaaie otaeep U water; If you love, looks and aleha Tell my mother’* daughter Moto thin all the world may know Love me, love, but breathe It Jowl Words for othort, storm and snow, Wind and changeful weather, Let ths ahallow water* Bow, Foaming on together; But lovd it a.11', and d ep, end oh Love me. love, but breathe It low 1 Clipped Paragraphs. .. And now the returned city people write to their country cousins, with whom they have been staying, that they arrived safely, bat found the city infect ed with small-pox, which is likely to last all winter. ..An honest Hibernian, while going along the road, was thus addressed by a friend: “Hello, Pat, you’ve got on the wrong side of your stocking.” “I know that,” sajrs Pat; “there’s a bole on the other side.” A woman may wear h?r hat knock ed into any conceivable shape, both herself and the hat are pronounced per fectly lovely; but just let a man jam In one side of the hat he wears, and he is at once proelamed a first-class rowdy. The relationship of a man and woman in rainy weather, according to the Albany Journal, is easily discovered. If they are lovers, the woman will have all the umbrella, and the man won’t care a fig bow wet be gets. But if they are married, it is just the oppoaite. ..“In the fourth place,” said the preacher to his drowsy audience, “those of you who are awake will notice”—etc. There was a pause, a sudden straighten ing up of almost everybody in the con gregation, and a general appearance on nearly every face, as if to say, “why don’t you fellows keep awake better?** HAIR-ROWING REMARKS. He timidly caressed his chin And a-ked hia sister Grace, •'I fay, does my mustache begin To dignify my face ?” Said she, “ Yonr beard while whistling, boy, Is bunched so that it shows, Bat when you quit the hairs deploy Like soldiers ’nekth your nose.” —Detroit Free Pre**. . .“When a young man has learned to wait,” satx a writer in the Poston Journal, “he has mitteieti the hardest lesson.” Indeed he has, and this truth is particularly applicable when the young man has called to take his girl riding, and she keeps him waiting two solid hours while she “fixes up.” Keeps him waiting in the stable with a team which costs him a dollar. Burdette's Sea-Serpent. . There is some humor in Texas. The other day a man brought out a forlorn, ipavined* looking steed, and addressed the spectators thus: “Fellow citize; this is the famous horse Dandy Jack. Look at him. He’s perfect. If he were sent to the homemaker nothing could be done for him. “What shall I have bid for the matchless steed?” What will you tako for him?” yelled the crowd. “Two hundred dollars.” “Give you $5.” “Take him. I never let $195 stand between me and no horso trade. That’s business.” ..lam past 60 years old, and every now and then I meet a relick who knu mo 45 years ago, and remembers some deviltry I waa guilty of then. Ain’t it strange how tenacious the memory iB of those things, and how weak it is ov eunything good a feller may have acci dently done?”—[Josh Billings. w » ..Rural etiquette: Guest—“Don’t you know any matter than to walk into my room without rapping? you see I am umlreescd!” Servant—“On! you needn’t excuse yourself, mum; I don’t mind.” In a letter from Nova Scotia to the Burlington Hawkeye, Burdette says: “As long as I am up here, I want to see everything that is to be seen. So I have looked upon the sea-serpent. A few weeks ago you published a St. John dispatch describing the serpent as seen in the Gulf of 3t. Lawrence. Since then it has b?en bathing in the Bay of Fundy. It was as long as a clothes line, and had a head like a flour barrel, and when it came luto the harbor at St. John, it had place on its back for a band atend and a reporter’s gallery. It came here the day of tho vice-regal reception, and wanted to hire itself out for a triumphal arch, but there were no takers. It pro pelled itself along through the wavea with two rets of paddles which it used with gri*at dexterity. It would -have swallowed a man who was bathing in the bay, only the man was not there, having gone home several hours before. It pursued cno of the International line steamers for several miles, and seeing the barkeeper standing on deck, recognized him and called him by his first name, which leads to the belief that this sen- serpent had wintered off the coast of Texas. It finally gave up the pursuit of the steamer, but afterward stopped a tug, and asked the names of the daily papers in 8c. John, and if they had said any thing about him. It stood up in the bay to look at the procession, and cheer fully accosted the King’s county caval ry, addressing those much-decorated warriors as the “Bushmen,” which familiarity with local customs rather conflicted with the Texas theory, and proclaimed the 8 8. a provincial But then the serpent sails around so much that ho acquires the habits and speech of all countries. The serpent disap peared after this, and was seen but once more in the harbor of St. John. About five o’clock in the afternoon the monster rose to the surface up near the boat yards in Courtenay bay, and with a strong Arkansas acoent, asked a *group of workmen if ‘any gentleman had any soft eating tobacco about his clothes ? And with this pleasant request for 'fine cut’ the serpent disappeared, and was sjen no more.”