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THE OSLETHORPE EEfia Subscription Sotos: OatTwr.....,, ...... *ft> 012 BOMU...... TWr*e Maaitte.... .... ta""* fait t* Atrtm c*. J>oflBti?*4 j bo pap*r moi bbUI U>« UpBfel Sof-K* fire© •acb nbt-Rbtr two tvettMon lb« exp!ration of bv* time. *b 4 if Mbacripttfra is got nmewad. Um paper tf at «km* dlaooot aaed. Acy person she will moJ as m» of Ox* saw wuli §W ca»h, will b* eataxi to oar yrart yaJmcrqjeioB free. No dafe retm. The Hu%ha»d% Hippj New Tear. Fright Bad f m «h. if * trifle too frosty For «e«ot were we after the hare,— The uiormag i* gpIeiKiidlj brecinf, The eooatry deligbtfoi, thongb bore. The iky U % torqa ;i*e in color, Tho nun, while it <1 a. n the eye*. Werma the eketers. bat six solid uoahss The ioe on the brook-w*ter liee The wood in the di-funoe is pnrpte. With hereto % tosf. green *w sere ; It In *nre!y % d*y of good Th«* bring- in » Hippy New Veer. Wh*i. darling. **tir, end eo evlj ? Yonr heodrt, both y»ar binds, within mine; ^ourfnoe 1 Your is u with fresh it* bh htpptaess the moraiaf, shine eyes ; Ike eon turn* yonr heir to it* ookw, There's nothing in Ns tore eo bright I if tnt words wem to flatter. They only express my delight. Sly h*tay like » bubble ia floeting, Ho buoyant, end yet to ainoere. Bit »ts intellect, devotion, I wish yon % Happy New Yeer AU that happit«rtis means I desiri you. All thkt H»t*ver. beMtows on its own, Mny it he without hounds, or its limits - He ecd hy-ytmr Mrtefeee ekete: ——l Life to chequer'd, bnt then the pure metei I- lisrhteu'd, you know, by Blioy, And hfe sometimes gi»e* by ito sorrow The ZG«t.thBt we find in ito joy. But there, 1 am growing didactic And wrongly detaining yon here. Hand, in hand, while I only intended To wtoh you B Happy New Year! mi TlrBPi w riPffl3r][3l)s2 1 , ,ti | J fir CllFIStfflSS D3p. J caaisrMAs paV rv Tiir. tiobis. T hml been for some time residing a^citv at BsgimI inih:t- Cnriieity to visit rendered xichts' so f unous hv tiie “ Arabian Entertainments ” led me from Indta’ Bret to visit Bassoria the Bsl • sorali of the Thousand and One Nights Slid then the city of tiie Cillinh wh‘»e fain.- p“w has siiun ! iol the title to a pretty P rt‘J ,q,em And «S?Sat«£H I had Slipped siifficier.tlv full of all the S&ffSr desert 5 saS Damascus 3 S: ionmev Ihe nT, across tlie wa7thaulrirSSoto to for mV v Land i^etVit iret of (revels nrettarv T< effect dlmti,rgar Uds in wse to mentbfan Arabtorilm the heard a few wf'ekw’ Xch perilous v^43l!X erowth journey. arnl to Htiuly My previous the phroacn P ^ my facilitated real dcncc in lulls the acquisition Of the accent, Mmm Mid 1 could scon pro ncmce the Afee_AW wit h orthixlox accnrocy. The science of eat ing a pilaw pieces with my toast' fingers, lamb and if tearing I hml away of as never known the nae of knffe and fork, was acquired after a little greasy prac tice. At length, having negotiated the hire of a horse and camel with, the chief of BTU/ffix/r (carnvanj, and -paid-in ranco for protection, I bmle mlieu to my old friend. Vs,lonel Taylor the Bntish aga»t-«.id resident, and set forth witn -Slime fifty companion*, viz., three mer chants, two moollahs. a special Mar. my sw*rvnnt, a aheikh, and forty two AhW^tin^.' r tl.tj _ of ml gnms, returning from Mecca and aering us guards of the merchandise. We liad made a four <fays’ journey anti had halt ed for the night n the desert at a s,mt f‘“'tan7 ton ery in another pjirt of th<? bivouac t listened ; qrrwliially this was folio weil by a murmur, and then another cry, and soon the whole party was m a state of excitement very nnnsnal sober Mussulmans. Itohl my servant, the Hunimnd, to Hnwasnot go rpnethr longgous and ““"X" when 1 cause. ho harried back with tottering steps to of A*r»tio cliolcm hml leading. appeal i in the city just as we were Taking S«« 2 t'» 3 te with fell diH eane, and perhaps be left a oorp«e in the » 4 .vj= t £ 2 iszste^fzzssx. back almie, bidding Hnmmml fob way the camel. A few hours sufficed low on to accomplish, at a trot and a gallop, the distance which, walking with a cars van required nearly four days Intely forty.eight hours of locomotion) found my ingress barrel The gate was h “^J^ftto'rto rniternifuhhe ™ ,l S STSSS21.S7 I g« i bdinsstsi.rsr's rather offering then! a scanty Gening mral than -getting- pr^dSd <me~myse!* I^had As the^wesh are (for arrived at era gate in the middle of the day) I be gan to feel very.nervous and somewhat faint. No one went into the citv, and those who came out bore with them the deal, all recent victims of the terrible visitation. It, was clear I conl.1 have *o hope of ingress, even if it were safe to tie to the infectel r.laca 1 at once solved to abandon the poor camel, and putting my servant behind me, we rode down to the banka of the river (Tigris, and sought a boat. Kite one was to be seen! The people h*,l fled to iu every available vessel. There were, however, we were told, some boats a few miles lower down f he steam. We set off for the locality,.but had not gone far Bedpnins^toievc^md before we came upon nn enoamcment ..rd-7 of dye. rc ,,f worst With the keenness and rap idity lance of vultures, dhrer or fourol theim in rest, rushed out to step, amltof course to rub nn-, H. sisW-e, I knew, would be futile. There was only one escape :T turned my horse’s head to toe stream, then a few yards off. and nntrinw spurs to his flanks, leaped in, iMris an^mr oflic** the bank * sa^aw»Ws for hour and half I 2 Sw^totoUttl^anT-bultvil^e^totS a* a was parried bank iXn and m^T^^Snta were boBpitabhMreftteu fofa • and • B^r^rftoSS^, hohdav in the T-gris *- » * aSSii trio to caaiBTMAS DAT IS s usaBCRo. — In the Winter of 183-. I had arrived at Odessa from Asiatic Turkey. Tto #»;]- Echo. ■ * •Tf^- i e By T. L. GANTT. maud nnlncky yellow flag, hoisted by of the visiting surgeon of the port compelled the brig I was in to toss abont Ikn i ___:a «**• — . vitaltted to the mole, or quarantine Tb, ‘ n \ wrere-iuired to send my clothes for fumigation, and at the end of mother week the anthont.ee per days rte more, Ode* “ cm Uterettoi. snspicion of plagne. ” the budt in TSTh^JlT Repented .tLSy^ ^ -*- ."ThS a ° a ^ *th>n to see that neighbSe bold no oommnniemtion with each other There atamhonru... «uch ot the rest waa spent judge in eating, drinking the and interval, sleeping, to from long of silence. Bat tl,ere were noisy episodes, which dinveySil atrong proofs that the lady «>nld scold as well as sing, and sometime* the quarrels rose to a terrible pitch,, thump, followed by. scream, famishing the climax. It was Christmas Day. The scow fell church heavily, des lenmg the sonnd of the bells, which, through the a broken pane, reminded me of holy festival. I expected to hear my neighbors sing I hymns. Mv own '7 time relie, was devoted to 5 Holituile. Towanls OD evening, . to, ‘ ,1P while ."! or ?? the gnard slept, I distinctly heard seemed the voice ’ ‘T luiin fiieek. He to be K row ll “fl rather than speaking, and in . Dterr *‘I® °I bls s'lence I heard the ie .‘, : fem *f *°, b ‘ Not » very “ merry Christ thought I. Sometimes One : Tl ire rose above the other—the one was “ hrl '‘- theottier ioudnndangry. Then ‘here waa a senffle, then all waa tranquil, '’srties had gone toll'^B^nlsto to sleep. But again SMrsA-warfi ra P** d tho torrent of her eloquence, ErCT an ™ t ' l, ' mm «dled out what speared to be •> Silence I” adding a few words (utme of which were distinct ™°UR h tobscanglit) m a minatory tone. ^ <>u ^nin auother atruggle, words— : ,, “" W ' ,r '^7 a : Lir'“'‘ lheflVy "*• * .J“ 0 ” m“"*Xo^what 1 d ’“ A *“7’ i 7'' 'l' tool fta been the 8 : !Xoe f L, IiwlTlilb I r tJul rT l iXs ttmle natal taiml.t dev the i tosirutiiiT 1 “» ’ ntore «fe H»X7n renewal of love? ^OrVad the^ast two'fa wi f S‘i X7 so slnnned Xto the re^7“ feeble of l‘ the revtoll '!f , b r“„' '" JiJ tjj ' ... , ,, g P<>«nly mpo lima not long in doubt It was past. jJilt i '™,, j heavTsoM ries XuesT.pIrtreipUre rehmieto i *° ■ Vo ; c© of 0 tb« man Tkwiritlrr! u ll evidently _^ wrtU ^ »i|« uce . ' did not hee<l the knocking ‘ . X "avml *1 o«oiMtahan ‘ thl Be aaiet S’ t wifa”™ ra, s«l no - tbhg“ My7u“to!ifausuggeltol the msttototh tteman. womau-ire5 t»,,i smw'1 mui7 J?7t wal th “' e the voi« h , , , ( - ( kXkingsou A , ^ andTnoire'a. to J floor. ot-a mw file i | ^ worA _ when the restaurateur came rtiu nd in the moraieg Pi take orders for breakfast I told him what I hml heard, i , auJ su8K8g)f>J that tha 1ki)t migW ^ ; ^ ji 1 V SflEg*& v ‘.J: ; ! m ien the awth^onities, “‘rfX^h he ha.1. taiken iip tiwo j them ^Thfa^S^ follow" I p ”vi, I J?i wiXilTi whteh > „„ m q f, t v, n ol n ,.o wlmve T -wrot jstm vS Gwk whoto “S. I 1 l £Z i actlvwba “ hei, ’ rel « tiTe P osition «• ! 11 was enough that he had shed her blood on Christmas night. s^teuaasisnisu!: vessel barnacles, °f the was iwvered with and taming thficaptaia or«.struct.ve was not mariner a yerv He eater- had one mate, Smith by name, wBose only diversion during the watch below was a daring attempt to conquer “Life let ns cherish on a one-keyed flute. I was eonseonently The table east upon not my own lnxunaut- resenr ««• was very >7 supplied, bnt there was always a suffl eiency ; and on Christmas day we had an ‘’ttra feast. We dined at three o'clock. The weather was beautiful; all mail was set, and we were cqngmtn- : hitmK ourselves upon so propitious a ! of the terrible Cape of Storms. We were not very sensible of a sodden change in the motion of the ; vessel nnta a heavy larch to larbearrl, sent bottles and glasses ..n to the. deck ; of the cuddy. The captain looked np ] at th« o„„ to, to..’., tamed deadly pale, and Staggered oiit on the qnartcr-deck. Mr. Smith was asleep en &e poop; toe crew, with the exception - “I nec .amk. man, ware-drunk and quart : reliug. The position Crack was perilous, the in the extreme. ! and mam- ; royal with its yard and sail flapped ' against the top-gallant. The captain STjib ?a<» the torn kernel to ehZS' the went; vu ssaSssvis- go.” to them pj reef and '-ess furl and let urge down the shattered roaste-aU to no ‘ pow, He^tmed and shook'Smith out of his lethargy, SentaTtn’d bewUdered for some ; condition when of things, he seemed he to began realize to ! the brawl and n«« his whistle ffor to was toJt bos'n as well as mate), ttoSi and “it. wondered no totio* ws« tte see tod now rtaen considerably, and every THE ONLY PAPER IN ONE OP THE LARGEST, MOST INTELLIGENT AND WEALTHIEST COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. now. and then heavy rtsshed against the “ Nancy Lee.or swept clean over her. By great efforts the ‘* letting go ” j L.J 1 ___ _______ti.L.j__a accomplish-*!, and every ______ vmrd ___ braag^oo-ane.!, the sails fl.jppod their abont trmnendotisly^reaking and brace*. The man at from the helm, who lifts onght to tore been relieved two hours rudder was beyond ecJS.'T^e rr^r £ £ died let „* ^ deepention, 1 t* he m»de the wheel ^ feet, ^ hli been in in hi. K; m The rentain 5»T.«rLiS SSb"ss Wiled sailor, whobie art; thp nther a in j£k/ appropriate The soubriquet beckme frantic. of “ Hsppv One men went op aloft to cat loose the main-mysl, which stfll lmng by some cordsge to the lower stem. He got up. with difficulty, and affected his pnrpow The mast fell on the deck, towania and struck Mr. Smith ; he staggered the gangwav, and fell overboard. I screamed with and rushed to the side. A rope that hong below Mic roain-cliaina bad caught hhn as tlie vessel heeled over; bnt in stead of proving his salvation it aided his destruction, for I saw bis poor body swinging to and fro, striking the ship’s sule with force enongh to kill him if he had ten liyos. To shorten tlie story, tbe’gale slsckenesl at midnight, and a dead calm rapidly ensned. of the We ha.1 then nothing bat the rolling help less ship to trouble n*. But to what a miserable wreck was the foil moon wit ness! Every effort was now made to repair damages, but although two montlis more elapsed Iwfore we entered “YV dated, V'T *T7 that, in spite of the efforts I™™ made in es ’’ should be seivice. passed by poor M Cnl I„ch in their _ iixj i .i n . Pilloried and Flogged. » recent di»Datch from Wilmington ton o’clock, in a cold, drix ding easterly rain storm, the first «*e culprits lor felony to be in flogged this county «a a at New, ««*» castle was marched into the jail yard, ittended hv the warden and sheriff, 'lomiting a rickety promptly old pilloried. ladder, two For prisoners hoarfliey were stood there the faee of ™ in the rp w spectators who ensconced them -Itet W TRt f rnm Mlg T t jail, hi yard h pelted to he w u; w c rfttaewlv upon the victims of Uie pii ofan hour they VS? The other, William $2° r ^* Barry, red ’ a , hardcu.Hl , . f?'™ 1 ; *’. T th " £**• Keen oounCl IQ , thirty»Mi tliflforent J? jaila Hi ^ m tb ® J r » 6 ' whipping post, stripped liare to the waist, and receiveil quite a severe flog *»T “ *«» the .Pnnishmeut severely, •*mi lo^tril impUmugly at th" sheriff ri» tW ' !Ut V h ‘ S ’ ‘ ous *^tCTied. '1”’ The V?, slienff dealt VT* iasliea Ed 1 ,"? not T**’ much mere than well \T®7 red- 1™ h™ >•**, Th^iiexl was Monk Austin, whowre T uvl V? *?• * JfHytoroeay, and al dmugh be shivereal and was much T he *? bore the his ,?’ M punishment Vk H ° bl8 wpth ..?*^°'' nMelml- *J"}’ Thcncxt three were colored men ; one ^nvicted for Iproefiy, the other two for ale'ngtif. and .a-much *** more rssx frequently twentv-two' Xnaltenmtn’rtog wha“«f whtel^he’^istol oneTSeed not i.Ski ok. menUn t.» authentic camn nn to oulv ^£L&x£rsx£ floSufe,* to “he^SSr^Mu Dari7 sTTits rad Oolnmbiq river, and must, tail and all, when alive, have measured one hundred ,nd twelve feet. Other apecimens have mmm earlier aeeounts, Baron Cavler, toe enu nept natoasbst says rimaHy, Tliereis 2fiStollu^S?427 dong , or Unndred yards in length. —---- A i ““I* rx„-Trance Tlie De" Moines (Iowa) RegMrr , , reccut issue, says : Yreterday evening there stopped at the Given Honse Mr. Airs Slimlle, of Gnthne oonnty. ac eompamed by some Mount otte nfitots. Pleasant ^ They Mrs. are escorting to Hha.1 e, who has been m an almoet con rinuat trwosoyw otooe lost Jane. 8ome time last March, withontray premom tory symptoms, to* finally lady became violent. insane, She ; wdd at first, snd ; was visitoig a raster near beT own rest-. demm. Soon sKcr her-.arrival there.she began to talk strangely, and .and a few days later wasravingwnthinsanity at times , very violent. On the Utttol tern *fa Shaille had .a spasm, irom which she passed off rata_a comatose state, which oontinncl without interaission nntil October 1. when she awakened and ron versed, although mcoherently. . bnt a little more freqnent than tbai of years. The first evidence of she has exhibited sinoe the 2-1 of October little boy climbed into the wagon Ids mothers and plaring his arms about n«k, kissed her. T«« im mediately rolled from the erased eyea, bat they remained closed, and there was no othCT sign tfa of waking. 8b* is to be takra to asylum for the inssne Fort Msdfaoa, LEXINGTON. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1878. CTuritf Gmi’i GUta. “ .. Double lwnI SL fold, and #nly five plaid . Tari worried ‘ ‘ I ; vh the lmd cheapest piece on/ex- o , nnt&] I ever ever laid my my eyre eyre on r ex ejapped to herself Miss Cnantv Green, th* old maid tailoress of Allontown, and XT*Ttafl ah , —.folded the reStarilto threredullar bank-note day before ^> d 7T^ th 0 * — TmiTt S N»than^ m they’ve «nt me their neoid ROBM 1 J^o^md^t Me " OTBr "u—Tjlv toe“teff .aTI i sur^Tu^sata: ™s^ “?onfall .Ui^tthrSrh^es aa v s u e th^d^d'pb^wito homeliness and tangle St ari^ her ^ fastened with black ribbon, and ne ver dream of stopping or being in the {here least alarmed bv her frequent “ belSve There eighteen ' Deartne! I do littlehauls are the busiest * in the world i OTw*d*r Poor Mias Charitv Green! She was ihat verv sad spectacle, a lonely almost friendless woman without father or ; mother brother or sister bnsband or ehildren in face-toward'half the world. Her life was turning its a century of irradnillv vearg • her health never viitordtiB waa failing her- and a cold lonely fl ,, 0 rose up sometimes and appalled ShTliad her with ita chill and gloom. to work earlv and late for the roof that sheltered anil the bread that nourished her. lint POor Miss Charity Green! as she tied on her straw bonnet , that thedwi™ evening there ne^ was a qniek knock at SWWWJS and the moment a Wtle bright 35 dancing &s.sa.*-a eves was thrust inside. were t of her being ao general a favoriie wHh children '• Motowteants te^d Sr to know Miss Green. sS if yotoU a draW o’tom pav i) vonto-morrow.” •* she neeln’t be in the least bit o* , Green, aa she took the little blue cup fiom the boy’s hand. “Do ait down. Johnnie, and warm yonrseU by the lire," V And the Ixiy sat down iu the great arm-chair, while the woman measured j tlie ten in the cover of her tin canister. “Mother and sisters pretty watt be day, “Yes, Johnnie ?" only mother said she maom, right felt a little o’ rhenmatfa m her .j slimi l d g this -nmrmn. - ’ “ Dejr me, aunt It won* do for her to let the rhenmatm ge holdio. her this HT ° \ a j* t &F V* 1Pt g th ? j -.usl ami get her a little famesrt ■■ l ay«'lay Lko np name fvr ■yvo | notnin it » y , ‘ And as the woman tied nn up th« thedriwl <lri<sl - herbs in a piece of brown neighbor paper, it struck her that her 1. tie was unusually grave and sdent; to half with MErible wh&S’SSSit ffiT 7 Ka*-« r a mertv Christmas at yonr Iwwm? " I >!«n’tknow "sai.1.tlie Imytaa dis- j cousolate tone tHomr oilier bls brown fingers m and out of each “What! you and sisters notgomg to hang No.iaaam up yonr stockings mother said . sheomdiln , , ; t ?,w’ r ' to ',*V us ened auy presente the this year. 1-Jleu and Jane all afternoon . Bciasore, and a* she placed lura. it Never m the mind. boy« j | hands she said to •« jw strs-'is^sa,SWss ),ow much storeehildren set by’em. , t ° ‘ b «, chililren’s ^ke “minute’s ihsapnomtment comfort thinkin’ and ! yet I don’t see liow in the world I can 1 j P^entit, If I didn’t need that.plaid ?”'f no w keSiSS. —hcxreAlre woman mnlaspej - ' ^ssiXfs withoutmy dress, for srirrstt it’s just to come ; I r nWn ' t take a mmnte s comfmt there to i a new thmkmgon Miss BnsMl s childrcit; tli|; no, not if it was the finest satin f ! ~ 8 ** ”” - “Ob .’lathatyot? Do oojpe m, Mias ; Green,” and the little pale sorrowful- lifter! ; faced care-worn Mrs. Bussell her head from the child s stocking she was | darning as her neighbor entered the , «»“•. ^', tUe , ! lkB ■ a11 , •****. , ■„ * , b . , „■ Miss Green in r' a , low, mysterious ’fP tone cr< of '" ! she came; into the roomi with something carefully concealed under her shawl. • Yes, I sent em off au hour ago— poor the heart things! of widow ami a Rnssell—a deep «gh_ sigh heaved ttiat, ; was bon, of^wearying .ernes, and baffled hopre, and faintmg spirits Bnssell, ’ Wall, yon sec, Mm. still j preserving her iow, mvstenous tones, and slowly nnpovermg her red menuo : shawl, revealing I several thonght packages tn ! brown ffenstmo* paper. ae it was about wonld^^want some fame fixms-yon . whe® ltoHe.;fdfca know _ ehU- ! dram amt lAe grown folkaanyhow | ; so I kinder thought I d_ I slip somethin into ; stockings, tor s pose yon d ways ; enongh for Miss every penny. too good i “ O a Green, yon are ; , K v 'em,” “WpoLfon said the old iwt ami, ^ ’breaking the First, tnere Johnnie, w»a a ala which ^rum his aitn red stripes far mother most diminutive enpa and saucers, and the damtiret water-pISher sugar-bowl, and cream mug, and ■ md for little JsneTfierewas a wax "4oll, with black eves, and ruby bps, and small dainty rings a*cags of resl brown hair; int and a red-liird in picking w«ds of a yellow , ! trough 1 and added to all tfatoe was a ! purple Mehofjtw? 'Wi children. faded „ n - t g«^ ere* gleamed - She tried spreib tot the Lrd. ^ “5*?" T-.r. b** in her-throat ___ ? *a toftoM? ^ ^ rt ., jert ^ 1 need to have wh® I *aa a wild, careleea isx$ssSs ™ Q P“ ’«» »K ^ ‘he bed-post, yon ^ D °w. Mrs - «“•“ «° tto b H *«* of cherry drawer, and btwght woolen . f«th«iree . smallblne and white stockings, pud the hearts of as iwo women were full of a tone ol glai.i«s,aathey iM'de. crowd “The tb<1 playthings honse t hildom to-morrow won mornin’,” exclaimed Mrs. Busaen. "They's be as prom, as kings and <l oe “ ^sJ’ Bless their hearts . .said Miss Green, “There ain’t no use o tryin to get this drum inside.” "No, III is*t set it J* fr? De«r me!' I ®*!P e 2 * ^ a n ^ now whether my head s off« on to-nmrrow , mornin’about seres o dock. A ? d her L S^li” . on the deligttof her wordagrewlily. children, and Miss Green drank in wltii frequent ejaculations of wonder ““I jvmpathy. wind “ Ggh ! how the does blow. said the old maid a* she gathered her SZS&ZS* down Hie read to mT£SSl“ her Home, while haTfrew a raw heart was fall of the hn . woras ot Mrs. J 1 " 88 *’ 11: “I don’t know how to remembereJ thank yon. Mias Green, but you have tlie widow and remember the fstherleas, it and be sure God will of jon.” I -- Christmas-merryChristmas, , « Merry Miss Green.'!” The voices. Hie bright, Sriid <mfpa> children’s voices, were outside the iuride the recaUE in a breath. - There was Johnnie vrith his drum, Rn ,| f-lileu whose Woe eyes danced with JO Lire,! y over lior tea-set, naj httle flaxen Jane, who looked “ cunning as a witch,” Misa Green motherly averred, as she hugged ^„ up f in true fashion her J p r U8 oU to her heart. Ttipl i HUC t i It . W i i t n s w ir of vmccs- and ,be riuming sonnd of of feet, Johnutes dtowne^ drum, frequ. as.went utly iu on tor the next hour mMiss Green’s ; solitary room. tonlsv Hite “ We’re goiu oomnany • afterar-.m, ER.d to 8e i *****} . “ And I m gom to be moBicr, . broke th/‘ sweet c hild-vore of little Jane, .. Ao(l , ah all bring dolly and the canary j .„,!«* w like a big woman goin’a r • • I to i ,lier iest XibR 5 l thclSrid! a , • “0b, children, for do J * I sU1 What a «!“d. yon make I” bnt her face ms full of smilerf 8 u the time. - — Miss Chitfity Green vote heroldblack i ailk j reaa to ber craisiu’s Christmas ,i, Qnar j t looked gray and shabby, it j( . trt , e . bntB he would aftt have felt half j * A WALL -s&as aAc.'gijrdttf.-iiaaa: tliird i C nf one ind of the piece into s, )me ornamental shape, tlie glue it firmly to the back of one of others, and sus p,. u ,l it from the wall bv a hole bored the ton. It will he found a nseful thing to hold letters or pampMeto. A r^,7 sa’issraa be oiled or shellaced. . TheM me8a t to take the ^ { ^ wheD 8hoe8 are Se to Be tea trunk. They made like them very much. . a aiw nom or Kotliing ^kings, can be droller than to. hang ^ one .„ ^^^ning an d nothing than prettier aon ful) of a Christ ma8 * ree B „ t for wn)0 ol yor. who may Uke to make a novelty in these time honore .1 ways, J we will just mention that jt ia ..ri ^ { n to mak> . , “Christmas £ e euormons of tin yellow dish-pan, with nmke-belieye ernst cartridge paper, ornamented with, twiila and the same, held down with pin8 ^ and ba ve it served on Christmas i fall of prettv Lnd things little•' and rhymes sugar pla a> joke8 parcels. jolly The cutting fastened to the beforehand, j be done and hiddijn b y the twiife of paprr; bnt toe carver «n pretend to use his knife and fork, the packages 'll thri will in amerrv time for at table, one more ,^-paper, euggestion. LiMfe «£ articles TOpped ^ to land ice^and be pnt ^ baked tans fnmish ano ther aaasmg earprise for the “pic” or the Chnsttnaa tree.—.St. XtctoUuMagazine. of hair ont from boy ? heart when rr-rSr the family Bible. At that rime, the lock was two inches long. Now it ts ££S=?H alive and sixteen years old. The is Doctor aasares ns there can to no m,s take as to the identity ““ b ^ *?<> wants an explanation. We lmow toe hair and nails of corpses are known to flourish for a while, but ttose toye whereupon to (tod. This lock of hour had net. 1 BCIXED HOMO. lytun Huriwn u, twi Mm. rnme-m. <miMn «M» *ee.«c . «-»*— - ttat It i. related ol acertain « M«yni ? when one of his jnniore L* jntaxifieed to him t be «„nl,i J ' “Are • Ton IPM" ried?” If the answer w»s in the affirm Sfoaggy^^-Sl. ^tLfa^ic«l—T. JiSJSLT m£SSEh»*^ lighted Ian eo m p.redmmtrimonytc a tern. ; fg*m»t tne pane so get m, whfletto? wnue unme MtferfsyrrtR^j takes theroofofa man’s honee s.,,1 re veaU a state rff things inside which the shnddenng of the damped. oheerver likens to the place which it not the Scarcely dtilyof a day the passes | m is news i paper chronicle to record some event bjr which a Ae jamtiM|j^e worhl^a advertise their m«e 7 to Itm a dreadfalendiffft toa drams ; which ope^ vrith so much happy promise. There was a lovely young bnde, for ril y°nng; brides are l°«dj% crowned with the delicate flowers which werei embleias of her svnwtness and S™ 1 !- She feP^^’ gave her trembling hand to mfftk P er «®P 8 t had he preened Mdn his ardent ^n t^l’ snit. And now he was like a young king jnst come to hts majority. She was trusting, J“ d ! ^ BU > c ^ re 'y devoted that lie knew that no wind of heaven should visit her cheek Rio roughly while he lived. What a eharmipg picture they made as they stood at the altar—a rare combination joyfully of beauty the and holiest strength— entermg npra eove manny. ttow many good wishes follow “ta ESSsSlSl impossible of concealment that ewu the «*•», “°¥* mdifferent benediction stranger Hard-featured takes a share old m people lamtion look of on with ««BCooariou». The machmedike re visage. servants, *&. railway people, and hotel 'Z hsfk y*a. 'm3 kmdly the ' on gav S gfunem^a f”,ml rreVnlacc S^-^^ni“mT.r p!ltoitobut e** hf,. r’ n fi,„ nature of things f. this eamml j ,] oV'rtmuhl waV8 tK , sj„ mo — be^rXteightoI ia th „ t Li"„n ri«v 8 Int.nm A „ ri . f lJLl ■ aeath-beiL The of sorrow tLTX wreya i j totore we are mdisfcd .,-q a rr r» t ,T> T ~j;er- ---TTiTriT.F temj^ jof of ,ho bnd.il rime is b y the cares and responsibilitire of - mRrr jed life, lint when it happens, as it often does, that the drama that j ^ flowers, smiles, and sun -jswMxi.iy *>»vl« oonciuwon i» <larkn««« *» n d j misery, th** mournful iB that there has been a terrible mistake. Ills better, perhaps, ‘jnst that the world should never know w'as -where the error lay. p erlwp8 it in the beginning. ^ Per h "' W TV ° f ,<mpCr ' “V? beanmr cs*-S.ttJaKiS with each other, flicv were Sold p etu i a nt, auapiciouu, exacting, or simply . and indifferent, Whatever was the original cause of estrangement, tilings went on from bad to worse until the ' domestic trouble is bruited far and wide.! The man imd woman who tasted together the sweetuess of love’s youug dream are hating each other. Th® husband who ataasa^f- miaerable It This mke?aWe is-all vorv Kui iilvolunSv mo«‘ we 5 SB 3 S 7 Hms^tT )■,!■“■!”■ Scao'e S to the horror j b^s in his honre. Is it any wonder I ^ mnrfer> aaic ide, druukeuuess, and .i-me trift^irereT^dte^ n hurrv to dreic the cartain wondTr i „ wretched that zstszarx young people .who see tins : st-js£rs?i*jaa i8 No tell Whether I snes. man can * majority of marriageu mwlmppy keptse- or «n happy; Jooked too many domestic skeletons are But there jnrely are so ip maqywwf.il secrecy chapters of piqne^ iH^oWnratiima ftn _ ^ iSVS'. j;„„ •^iirne.l. „„ ( „c. havc^e sn li-htlv frL We fltioned far away the old- ; J “ bomelv idea of home. liava more wholesome view* of and society ,.' happy marriages will be ‘ ’ iinfiispicnt.— .'>«• Forit ,.„, r ’ __ Preverbs ..... from the Talmud. ___a J* mi 1 > ,-mm,Inins of the Cold even io 1 - 8 - .;„»l e'lfad l t answers as well for **?? aa for one. Teach thy {STT taTa'' “ I do not know “v frie^ ’ Thy friend”- friend wd Deai . {Wtnnate Im discreet. 7? h „^^„.* thow who are mtiUtoisly The doc ^JXforeSripfitS®ir”wma«x*en r ,bes givmia m Jm itmJis ItoltJStoeS w-.rib one piece of money feljwSSSSi M“ke bn 'c one ^Vhoftra «*««&• ‘ T h rf valrv o f alvanres a The Ltoh'ldren world is savwl hv ?»re- the breath ?^S b u°! of f* sc 1 i! 5„m Ere n Tempi. ;he c»nse women to weep, for uoa corww S= lattershonld be fir*, assisted , the u mere should not be enough for both, men S Ha8 God ^ese questions are a»ke»l ^ toon been honest in all thy deahngs? rime Hast for thou the a rt; otmiy.f aside a the porti Law on^ Hast thy toon observed the first pominandment? Hast them '“to'nbfa still hoped and Mtared m God t Hast thou .pokm ’tisely? A VICTIM O F EAR THQUAKES. Ii Im<« w Ik Ihi IMidUdncl.Pinuiwrului. fotce8 Iti.««<htr.«^whj<* o( SSSSSIeSSfS with nn paralleled frequency andf urv tliat Lis |jon is popularly known in other coon With the memory of wae h^y to be lxpecte.1 ^the re twe^Se ve^ lTOiSd 11« tW fT* 0, .^‘ rth<laake OCCQr ™J I “ 1356 , y, e yiaitatlon was repeated with m ssArerjaraft- height of its splendof.wsi overwhelmed, s i a less than a quarter of an hoar, ^corded by the m08t st npendons catastrophe in human wmala. First Here was a tremnlons motion, so slight as hardly a/ter- to attract attention. In two minute* ward the earth shook with such violence that the houses were spUt in every direction, and the sun was obscured by the clouds of dust which arose. At length the third and most disastM is shock succeeded, which laid the city in ruins in a moment. An eye-witnee re i 8 te H “the screauis^^ of the living, the groans 3arkness of the dying, and the pri ound increased the honor.” In twenty minute* the silence of the grave reignesl over a locality which had shortly before been a scene of cheerful activity, Bnt the havoc had not yet reached its height. Fires broke ont- in various quarters of the city, and were fanned by B strong wind. So intent were the hap loss survivors on saving their lives that thev left the spreading flames to take their course. On the morning of the 7th if 9 ' #il the terrors of the previous-week were sr-riras Th,. „fTrighted crowd congregated on the hanks of the Tagus were overtaken Jd hf „ streets, monstrous ware, overwhelmed and, with in houses the were set throng ,j e IK lPavoring of to tied escape. refuge A vast persons for qTsy from rons totb, marble now ‘TV V ,< ’ 11 suddenly 1, *“f sank ^ with:thedense bv «P““ d not one £. Boats uud Vessels £?* crowded "?£,*?, irith wretched ~I f r“t 0 ® 1 *''™ w«e»*ep» of them down bya^uripoW, found. “V no tcMcvei was ever »I ‘his abnormM movement T Tt 1 ot ‘h fft l ality be qonflned whic h within it T2S&&!** * e o c m JSS’ pro ^ 11 ! ‘— •U'lroc o . anu opines 11 iSreSd “,hITtlie ■ YtotoS^JSS*. Vw to fantic'vJere tonrih/fig imd toS „ rnktovt lSSaT Ts n!T.iS l i 1 T™«Lab«rf ^toa to wlioh th® <li»a«t®r dtoyiwI fatal i« iftjmntrd ,kt llftv ,iportv thonmtnd, ami the rain© of th - r. r s.irriticed at JslOO,000,000. So crushing was (lit teXnUnseqneuX, effect of this misfor a to he qnesriou of gove?Tment wmTgravelv d uah** in the L» rears beel^serious 17«1 17% and 1807 , vinitatiou as to intem aTort , 1)t the growth of the city. Indeed, by y h^me of poetic law portion of compensation of to-day is th e moat earthquake, it ; n t) ie TO it ev created bv the through the collapse of the hill on which the principal section of tlie old city stood. ^ ,b e viaitor orosses the Black Horse ' 1 ° U thftt Bp0t ’ 5 t inside of the sash and extending window frame to the other. Upon, the yff jSffPP. a “V,f Ltween "b^ "*>lbe formed »n an ate air-tight tinhtooint joint between * be ” X 'tS^l^ wSS^to z&zszr&Sss , fc „ ( tio-ht or raised an inch or two s#» XreThey lo^U • top ! ov««r each other at the rai( , lUp „f t he window , without ml mittiug {he least air at the window sill, rrvSSSaSxS b .T Hy 'b^ance that the hy«r sash 4s ^P 1 " a, “ t-w T <,f V T"^*VS!rr» ,ve ’ ****>■*»■*■ ’ 0 "’ ---- V . IHsgiretlng a. (erewony. _____ A Winnipeg, Manitolm, correspond- eeremori?, tot describes the following In- . indulged in by the .Sircee* .tribe of diaus, to-, that neighborhood : The candidate was required to repair to the forest for ft certain number nutiC of nays, to be patorel' in fasting from ex treme physical privation, he shonld be wrought lip to a c ose communion with the spirds.' He then returned and en teed the pale of the fence mking be the limits of the dog feast, to at once surrounded by a circle of conjurors and braves of the tribe, who indulged in a wilffdanoe. In the midst of this dance Kto dog, whiteib color, if to’be had, a btought within the Wrote by the in structing medicise-man, and given to the novitiate. Seizing and^hmd thesacrifimd an imal bv the neck initiation by leg, devodring the can di.late finishes hie this the animal alive. -The spectacle of with poor wretehfSfiiis hoWs face covered t l,e and contortions of this SSt"are’ . in is^wrts^s-j£& Q gom<? . mant y conditi tondition at toa'end the do of 'his repast J m . * *»^ fb/itfaiMfa ^he latte r : “ How accepted, toetostatmew ami s txn ^ sbta*. Hniit Wni to We th rtj-h mortally . . - wounded ’ , irf ■' at j was th. ,j,» a VOL. IV. SO. Id. Pleated waists are fashionable. ab K f*^ £ ne - _ ^ , , . Pluph ^ m used j for collars and cuffs of cloaks. - A new color in artificial flower* i* f 5S*!£ lh .w ^ ed gw «,« “ 6 “ > “' fctu. ribbon ie very ^hioneble for bonnet trimming. fe ?* her ^"* «»<»*“»» aeaaon a novelties. Zmt P B Cocks’ pinnies and oocks’ feather rnchM hat£ arefa^rite trimming, forfeit mr tsit . Cat steeVbnekles on velvet hows are nsed on Lonis XIV and Louis XVI Princess dresses , and , princess polo 0!u8 f ^ the lead as fashionable gar meut "' Bonnets are more fashionable than ; hats for young ladies as well s» for matrons. Black silk and black velvet continues to be the favorite combination eostnme of American women, Moonlight pearl beads and variegated mora^ight ^f pearl beads take the place ot * J or evening K toilet ' , ., . !S .. „ U *™ e Il, wd J, 1 8II {I 4 \| R ^ ed *’ * P*** 1 It" *'*' "ding ,, i from ( . each | shell. ' A new lace for flannel skirt* is knitted , variety ol patterns of Saxony m a yam Four or live bows are need , on each , as: 5 SC‘ , “'‘’ the same shade *hade for f or evening evening dresses dresses. jeckhae and standing l rellar* * ‘ h waisusmt ami jacket. Uncut figured velvet having a white wit h t he i« entaredde Gremau Viodires and a yolk m waista with gathered .»525«_Tla‘e or pleated unported liacka dresses. and fronts, ure Fur and feather tippets, with long tabs down the front, iu the style of the j Victorines of thirty years ago, are oom- 1 ingto y«g»e. Large jl2p»toof Bnssian collars and enffe of fur, sn fur on the JSZ pockets, 6* are the «Hy trto™i B gc aeon or- *« most I m hum able cloaks. ___ Among lamdoir novelties are elegant work boxea with sUmting sides, suspend- that *» »Pon creamed ebony sticks, upright so they must always maintain au position. The t notit laahioJiable fmZmed way ol afrang in^tliu U*ir t* • hmhi low in the nock, rminiug upon the head, the fastening on the crown hidden -by two or three puffs, or a oomb. . rp,,, tl ,reads in all embrenderiLi the riots of the for on The pamemeatene» and **«. braid trim.. rieXt dSS™ ttaTeCl ISid*ricto* SuSfih 1 .he^nlain* th P ^ Among fashionable . ;. .. trimmings . _ are P. 1 ™**; gatherings, shirnngs, galloon, ; ribbed beiges or cordiiroys^ Zt much like S a frentlemao's Zs^SSe Bwallow-fcwled i w the effect modified — ijSSto packing^boxes lispui^iwsy that in of te zinc *«" »»a to £ preserve her silks from the tteWhite . Tni tSk Aq attache of bringdown H this last a packing-box—it porter upstairs . si^ssr-isa-ie to sasnWiwaL'wa: Mid laid her finger her <***• silence. upon *e monte ■to invoke man glanced abont the apMrtmentto divine the cause of ,th» imposed Baaed to Epon hw toe daughter«bed. to free • ..... "---- " Force ef Habit. .i&. De)roit . ig wall h£cks- pr<)vi< le<l with elegant upholstered. and omnibnsses, lienee when Albert DeMay comfortable put in an appearance with .. cozy, many were the predictions that Jiew , wM Wlt make the a motive living, Alts-rt' for haJ nrovidetl as power his coupe p/ “Jack,” a horse for many year8 service for the Detroit fire de h^tmenf v,Hb a record for fast perched going, evening DeMay was waiting ' of his vehicle, p{ n the boot sounded, r a ioli, when a fire alarm immediately “ Jack’s” care Wire aleTate j, H« did not stir, however, , mti | en “f ghi a No. I went by hissing and Wltll leldv v „ rattla , when behind he jumped the aud( and falling in Sfdriver-to angine' foltowed-vlespite the efforts of the fire, and reaching the ^ to* *mjm to ** J2^to“ iu toe style. DeMay W is looking eqnme.-Fr-e ■ Some months «£V* when b ™ Gambetta «*“”$* was speaking in the French Aseemtiiy, he was repeatedly ^ that have a chance to repeat hm ermdnct.ro saasssSSS it and his election, and Gambetta fee fond s nas tl]ra ed the money over to poor K«- hava hatl a series of matrimonial mttortnnes recently society. which toreatentd lb* First, eloped, a young then mau ^ a voting woman traveled the HU old nmn and old woman^ month ««• , a me rood; and within a eras tsk« pi* OOLEWPfi *a*w«i*i«g Bataac »r*c«. 1 « . 4 S *■ *•* C«e s.i* *•... * Li i ****+**•', Otiaa, pcrtory.tea natm.. 15 « kirn iwtenton 1 and -j-SSMi."-';:;::: p£5 2^'S28 £?££?*‘ ....... .♦7 i ,. asS jaaSB aaft-::: ss KJtttti,;:": o*mr r Rqj« t a f v r xn *...... a N'-*■» per ►jiiir*, pwcd inarrtvois ...... ^ Why. mTi tadcan’t TT .r.- .*LVr - ~ Jast , TTJ? light sad . BumduaB. Erun ‘ The brooding shadow- of the night, With all Um cloud* that corae Bad go, ^27^:,^,. Th^u.u^in^XV “■ Oh, ton, yew knew a»r*» why. b Items of Interest, — . , , , wftrssr^ :, Vi,h — ^1.™' ,.v Ihdiau ,- supply con , “** 9n PP 1 ‘ OT »'’ r> ‘7» «'»' ^ before they reach the Indians. -A paper general saya «f a very prominent militia that “ his sword was never drawn but once, and then in > raffle.” Three drunken Z^Sflv^^P^rswl voting men with nistol hma,b Pulua’* -the congregation friim a church in ’’ *' What change does a laundress nndei- go daring the night ? She goes to lied washerwoman and m Uie morning get n P ^ ne ^en. The man who owns n 520,000 -v drink milk That’s coating him eighty-four hehas cent a quart. all the advantage over the rest of us. Oncdoll&rput at eomponnd-interest npon the dnv Coliiinbns discovered Amdrim would amount, in 1879, to the paltrv sum of 88,240,000,000. fattnlTC » 'man in “fft Newbnryport Mv- Imndrc’, j, f ri ™ He keens them in a barrel an. 1 ,i! the ’ deetl i— i i.'. by intemperance. ,,1 t) ie 8kLouis Journal boug'ht of Ayri'-vU : can bc „ u> of the the United States to-day, fo than improvements cost. A French gentleemii to left 880,On ■ 8 P "“ to j2, ,Wd ^. t ° f’J Tyv « a cure or the cause of the disease. Xherem a Jernalc. b l acksmith in. tin of Pittsimrg, birth, Pa. and She is atH.ut niue a German by for pa B t lias worked at the trade ns : to her husband, A young man, who is paying hi« art to a lady-love, OnuL stnye.1 so late a tew evenings since. fam’d. V wt*p* mpelled to whitewash tlie wall nex. morulSg.Tik.mittorate hhndmdmr.—, — A Bohemian, Cleveland, who Ohio, rented put a '5-Vto .**« house at moved wll eels the other day and west, The landlord, found noth cmajpu’ i !>nt for the Ms <*©I1»* monthly iutu rent, H© if#' biBeer inphr- r an aah barraL MUt.aii suit of the honso thief, LIPB* A baby on her mother's kucu. A child at play ; A nisn with puittes bounding free. A voic*l«t«H clay— pBMtod tjeyond th#* West ! treart , «a f chh ik’ld;* of rvK~ mi ie .{ iero j e attack ttponFnrt- .St. in the Sl.ipka Pass, was led by l.eid Englishman, Major Campbell. At of a battalion of 801) meule the fort and held it for six hours, then, had to retreat, (If tlie 8(H). on ly five, beside the majot hiiooh, tumed to the Turkish lines; It is tin exploit of tbe^ present-, war. , * llke *“ e ' **5®. °. f «peeu, gtt would, on*.iu was the rejoinder ‘‘ I Asaj=atfi! , ss'-w-* A.-'ti.aira.’S!..-.s became , impure to the degree of indigestible to onr lungs and lit unfit for the performance of func which are soli.l quite as *«fricf«aG important as ttore of onr and Dull headaches, nausea, .loss °L, P L-1 curse of- the. troglodyte K=asr? habit is its m fi 1858, u»eemi wl« m Hanov er 5 ““rthero ^atoSstLimnenbeck Germany were wM J feaifes tried l tosiy ss«s?Mirdr«’te object, I must confess that I am no wiser than brf. re. E»t, Mmngh t!n mystery of smsll. t mx has elu.tol my «mroh, my latore.have not been th-y have revealed to me else-the origin of eonsampri-n. I sure now of what. I suspect.-.I long w ..that do pulmonaryMiseB-es with ,nterape.ar.ee «»'*: ■ little to utucilJfiH" or .. erobc excesses, and weather, but are nearly exclusive. . .. we except tnberculoustejide!. it ^ in¬ ^wfagy) I v ! • fold air. incIrnW, Th^e Inings who toe at a!1 , a . r , i“i . ,, - . — nors wo, s'“ - ■ f*’”’'4,', tones, show-. ,’b] tb ff . ‘ > disea*.- while oou&mGJ ■ who l,s-i fs-»»ed tliwrm ba ‘ l ' intact, whatever »<r -ds n , b f* ^ ?“ f 7 ‘.,r HJ f^vJStmntiS , > •> by dnvmg .ita '• D •r densely worde tin - ..... !f , ^ house ?’r lotju year »r ^ t»V t«., o, to .V,oyr ke^Jh^phi^Trz keep biograpme« j n?. - ^ band-of the lain I... oitor <fo. hi 8 last^asp. . - litemiy notiu> -** - written : “Tlie sr.rreww .0 are ' prevents ps from si. •mn • this illustrious , • «. .. a tut testa « «/«>, «“« »tol! gi*. ’ > «««!♦ ’”