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THE NAME OF GOD IN Ft
I couldn’t deny that, but pleaded
humbly:
“My friend, I have been here all
nijrht—will you do ,me the favor of
calling this dog’s master to call him
off? I will pay him well for any dam
age I may have done to his tree.”
really I found it imponible to say it
myself to anybody.
But, at last, one Christmas eve, at
the Stokers, there dawned upon my
vision a young lady by the name of
Bobkins—a glorious creature, all cutis
and lace, and big eyes ar.d red checks,
REMINDS Hiil OF A STpRY.
Grant’s letter, iu the meaning
intended and the meaning as read,
reminds Don Piatt of a letter writ
ten once tfp<m a time l»y the late
Horace Greeley, I {essays; */*•;
* Tlic * whit ('“headed philosopher
wrote adiund jjhat made one cross
eyed without resulting iu a deci
phering of its moaning. One-day
Horace was peuniug a lively arti
cle that taxed his gigantic intel
lect to its utmost, when a poor
printer above, expeetomtiugrat a
knot Hole, shot some of the fluid
Poetical.
THE FAME OF GOD IN FORTY-
EIG HT LANG UAGESL
As Louis Burger, the well known
author aud philologist, was walking in
the Avenue de Champs Eleysees one
day, he heard a familiar voice exclaim
ing:
* Buy some nuts of a pobr m&cj' sir;
iweuty for a penny 1’
He looked up, and recognised his
old barber^f
‘ Whit 1 are you selling nuts?’ said
he. l AsVrvii*
‘ Ah, sir, I have been unfortunate.’
* But this is no business for a man
I.I.a *
MAX ADLER'S GRAVE STORY...
» I learn from a nfcVspaper that
n Kansas widowdr was tarred and
feathered the other day because
he didn’t wear d«cp enough
mourning for his departed spouse.
This reminds nie >of the contest
that has been raging in our village
betweep Brown aud Jones. Both
of them lost their wives on the
same day, and after the funerals,
Brown appeared agiyp iiupiliilic
sir, if you could tell mo some-
* ter to do,’ returned the bars
Swas touched. He reflected
jvould think he ditf^^ir^onj^ bald head of. ho
Tlf.iTthe box wpf too MlSr 5$ “t' "“b'fHAtoulv ffj.
h„lf the t.hhtoPB ra %?"? _gr.cvcd_ for his, that ho he Wiped Ins bald headand swore
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vicinity
Office at the Drug Store of R. T. Brumby A Co.,
Colleg* Avenue, Athens, Ga. 21-tf
M. HERRINGTON,
Notary Public and Ex-Officio
Justice of the Peace.
Office over L. J. Laurents* store. March 3l~6iu.
P G. THOMPSON,
• -Attorney at La w,
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Athens, Georgia.
^OBB, ERWIN & COBB
c
Attorneys at Z>air f
ATHENS, OA.
OSe* In the I>eupr«« Building.
TXT R. LITTLE,
’ ’ ' Attorney at .Lair,
CARNESVILLE, OA.
O. A. LOCTIRANE. JOHN MII-LEDOE.
LOCRRANE & MiLLEDGE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
A1LAN2A, GA.
Office, No. 2f Pryor St, Opp. Kimball
House.
June 2, 1875. 31*
IKE HIDDEN CROSS.
" For mj thought* an not your thoughts, ealth
the Lord."—I«a. 1». S.
“ For I know the thought* that I think toward*
you, thought, of peace and not of aril, to giro you
an expected end.”—Jer. xxlx. 11.
“ And when the happy time .hall eome and peace
and rest,
We .hall look back upon our path and aay—It wa>
the best.**
It was a time of sadness—and my heart,
Although It knew and loved the better part,
Felt wearied with the conflict and the strife,
And all the needed discipline of life.
And while I thought on these as given to mo,
My trial testa of faith and leva to be.
It seemed as If I never could bo sure,
That falthfhl to the end? should endure.
And thus no longer trusting to his might
Who says, "We walk by faith and not by sight,"
Doubting, and almoat yielding to despair,
The thought arose—My cross I cannot bear.
Far heavier its weight must surely be,
Than those of others which l daily »ee;
Oh, if I might another burden choose,
Methinks I should not fear my crown to lose.
A solemn silence reigned on all around,
E'en nature's voice uttered not a sound ;
The evening shadows seemed of peace to tell,
And sleep upon toy wearied spirit fell.
A moment’s pause—and then a heavenly light
Beamed full upon my wondering sight,
Angela oc silvery wings seemed everywhere,
And angels* music thrilled the balmy air.
Then fine, more fair than all the rest to see,
One—to whom nil others bowed the knee—
Came gently to me os I tienabling lay,
And, " Follow me,” he said, "I am the way."
Then speaking thus, ke led me far above,
And there, beneath a canopy of love,
Crosses of divers shape and aixe were seen,
Larger and smaller than my owu had been.
•
And one there was, most beauteous to behold,
A little one, with jewels ect in gold—
Ah, this, methought, I can with comfort wear,
For it will be an easy one to bear.
And so the little cross I quickly took,
But all at once my frame beneath it shook ;
The sparkling jewels fair they were to see.
But for too heavy waa their weight for me.
This may not be, I cried, and looked again
To see if any here could case, my pain,
But one by one I passed them slowly by,
TUI on a lovely one I cast my eye.
Fair flowera around its sculptured form entwined,!
A nd grace and beauty seemed In it combined;
Wondering, I gaacd—and still I wondered more,
To think se many should have passed it o*er.
But, oh! that form so beautiful to see,
Soon made its hidden sorrows known to me:
Thorns lay beneath those flowers and colors fair,
Sorrowing, I said, This cross 1 cannot bear.
And so it waa with each and all around,
Notone to lu t ray need could there be found;
Weeping, I laid each heavy burden down,
Aa my Guide gently said, " No cross—no crown."
At length to him I raised my saddened heart;
He knew lt'a sorrow, bid it’a doubts depart—
" Be not afraid," he said, 44 but trust in me.
My perfect love shall now be shown to thee."
And then, with lightened eyes and willing feet,
Again I turned my earthly cross to meet,
With forward footsteps, turning not aside.
For fear some hidden evil might betide.
And there, in the prepared appointed way,
Listening to hear and ready to obey,
A cross I quickly found of plainest form,
With only words of love Inscribed thereon.
and fine bust and beauty generally.
This most lovely creature I felt was
intended by my lucky star for Mrs.
Tremor, and I vowed to win her, were
it possible. It was a bold venture.
Firstly, her own loveliness awed me;
then she had a stout papa, in a brown
wig, and a portly mamma, with roses
in her cap, who stared one out of
countenance, and a big brother, full
of fire and fury, who was known to
carry revolvers at his waist, and qn
adorer—way rival—who had a black
monstnche and an uncomfortable habit
of declaring that he would make mince
meat out of any man who stood in his
way. Nevertheless, I braved them all,
and courted Amanda Bobkins.
I had heard her mamma say to our
hostess: " How much a year did you
say?” and presumed the question
was about my fortune. That in
itself was encouraging; also, the fact
that when I called, Amanda received
me, and mamma was generally en
gaged in the kitchen. The rival scowled
and strutted and made fearful allusions
to mince-meat. But 1 defied him.
| Never in all my life, had I been so
brave.
One day I invited Amanda to take
some ice cream in a shady and roman
tic spot, and there, as I fondly fancied,
decided my fate. I began after the
third saucer had disappeared.
“ Miss Bobkins, I—ahem!—”
“ Well, Mr. Tremor?”
“ Perhaps you have guessed—”
“ O, Mr. Tremor!"
“ May I venture—”
“ Spare my blushes, Mr. Tremor!”
I “ To hope—”
| “ O, you know—you must know! I
j have long—ah!”
, Angel!”
A sound like the uncorking of soda
water.
“ Sombody will see you, Mr.
Tremor.”
So it was settled. We were engaged.
Anmnda Bobkins was mine. The day
was set nt last. I was to be a married
man. I let all the world know it. I
defied my rival of the black moustache,
who circulated a base report that
Amanda was about to marry for gold,
aud was os happy as a king.
So the days rolled on to my wed
ding-day. On the twentieth of August
we were to be united, at the church,
by the Rev. Silas pouplefulk. The
world was too small for me; I walked
on thorns. We were to be married on
Sunday. On Saturday, I went out to
walk—Saturday evening about five
o’clock—my evil genius prompting
me. It was a damp, cloudy evening;
a gentleman of forty was much more
likely to escape a cold by staying at
JOHN T. OSBORN,
Attorn ey-at-Law
ELBERTON, GA.
Will practice In the counties of the Northern
Circuit, Banks, Franklin and Hibersham of the
Western Circuit; will give special attention to
all claims entrusted to Ills care.
Jan. 10, 1874—ly.is
J S. DORTCH,
^ • Attorney at Zair,
CARNESVILLE, GA.
E. A. WILLIAMSON,
PRACTICAL
WATCHMiKEB and JEWELLER
At Or. King's Drug Store,
BROAD STREET... —.ATHENS, OA.
asr All work don* In a anporior manner, and
warranted to giro •aUetkctloo. Jr.nS-tf
With thaukftilness I raised It from the rest,
And joyfully acknowledged it the best—
The only one of all the many there.
That I could feel was good for me to bear.
And whiiol thus mv choeen one confessed,
l saw a heavenly brightness on it rest;
And am I bent ray burden to sustain,
recognized my own old cross again !
But, oh, how different did it seem to be!
Now I had learned its pr.*ciousncss to see;
No longer could I unbelieving say,
Ter haps another Is a better way.
Ah no! henceforth my own desire shall be,
That He who knows me best shonid choose for me;
And so, whate’er Ills love sees good to send,
11 trust its best—because He knows tho end.
WILEY CHILDERS,
T OCATED in this city, is prepared
I J to do all kind, of Carpenter*’ Work In the
l>e>t rtjrlo, and at roaaonable rate., with di.patch.
Shop la lb* raar o| th* City Clerk a Offlce.
GEO. W. COOPER,
Carriage and Buggy
Theaaa •tre.t, eppaalto C*.per”. Lirery Stable.
■DARTICULAR attention given to
r REPAIR JOBS. Ortrr. 1.0 with A. A. Bell,
jUiHV * Newtoa'a, will
jl. a- wusr^sr,
WITH—-
GROOVER, STUBBS & CO,
Cotton Factors,
-AY C-
General Commission Merchants
Savannah, Ga.
mutgatoMtotoraalt orahlpmaattoLtoarjool
Livery. Feed and Sale Stable,
A.TE3CBBTS, OA.;
GANN & REAVES... .PROPRIETORS
TT7TLL BE FOUND AT TB[EIR
W oldataad, r«arFr»nkilnH(mMibnll4ln«.
Themu street. Amp alway* on har.d good Turn
entnatod tooartore.
Stock on h^d for aalo at*u time*. decU-tf
MISS C. S. JPOTTS,
OVER UNIVERSITY BANK,
Broad Street, Athens
TTTOULD respectfully inform the
VV Ladles, and her friends generally, of
Athens and vicinity, that she is now prepared to
do Dressmaking In the N* *
friends generally,
he Is now pr
Neatest and most
Fashionable Styles.
Wilh lu-r rxvvri.oee^m^k^bujln.ss, -he
SS-lf
^ r,ef OIVI XU SATISFACTION
M.y H, 1875.
Couldn’t do it,” «*i.i the man.
“ 1 implore you.”
“ Tain’t possible. You see, old man
Brown, that owns him, alles goes to
hia darter’s on Saturday afternoons,
and stays until Sunday night. His
darter lives at Waterbridge, and that's
five iniles from Perry, and Perry’s
three miles from here* - Hey to stay
till be comes hum, I reckon.”
. “ Until to-night?”
“ Wall, I reckon. Nobody
touch that dorg—he’d ebaw ’em Up. :
“ But I have a particular appoint-,
ment at ten this morning.”
“ That’s a bad job. Only at your
age you ortu thunk of that. Didn’t
you see, “ Beware of the dorg!”
“ No.”
“ Here it is in black and white, out
side.”
“ Will you tell me the time, sir?”
“ Half-past eight Time for me to
git, if I’m going to ineetin’.”
“ But what shall 1 do?”
“ Wall, if you don’t mind riskin’ the
dorg. But I would advise ye to—”
"Gracious goodness!” I gasped;
“ I’m to be married nt ten this morn
ing. I must be at Pittiborne lauding
by that time. Til pay any sum to a
messenger to go to Mr. What’s-lus-
name for me, aud bring him—any
sum.”
“Twouldn’t be no use,” said my
companion; “ you see, ’twould take
’em till twelve to get there, aud the
old man Brown wouldn’t come. He’s
sot in bis ways—Friends generally is.
Good-bve”
Away he went, but others came.
Boys, girls, womeu and men. All
told the same tale of the dog’s ferocity.
All spoke feelingly of my want of hon
esty, and recommended me not to
trust myself within the reach of the
savage beast, who growled and barked
continually. A maiden lady came,
and left some tracts on the wall enti
tled "The Sabbath Breaker’s End.”
The minister stopped and talked to me
of depravity and sudden judgments,
with au admiring audience of elderly
females, who chorused, “ To be sure,”
and “ Now du bear him;” and worst of
all, my wedding hour passed. I felt,
as it departed, that it never would re
turn again.
Another hour passed on; an hour of
speechless mysery. The dog relaxing
his vigilance was attracted by a pred
atory cat, to a remote corner of the
orchard. Now was my time, I scram
bled to the ground, tearing my gar
ments in many places, and began a
wild race for liberty. A savage growl
warned me that my pursuer was on
my tiack; 1 strained every nerve, reach
ed tho wall, and threw myself upon it,
home and retiring early. Neverthe- j his jaws closing with a savage snap,
le.-s, I walked through the village, out within an inch of my heels,
of it, down to the rive* side, and along I rolled ofi‘ on the outer side panting
and breathless. Recovering, I hurried
to the church.
It was deserted by all save the sex
ton. In answer to nty inquiry, he in
formed me that the wedding had taken
place au hour before, and the bridal
party had departed. Wildly I de
manded to see the register. The writ
ing was scarcely dry, which recorded
the names of Amanda Bobkins and
At iast I stood beside a low brick
all, aud beyond it was uu orchard of
ripe apples. It was years since I had
robbed an apple tree. I was ripe for
sport that night.
Let me,” said I, “ live my youth
over again—for one brief hour,” and
mounting the wall, I leaped over it,
and began to climb the most tempting
of the trees which presented itself.
Miscellaneous Selections.
HOW HE LOST HIS WIFE;
OR,
THE STORY OF A TIMID MAN.
Married ?—said Peter Tremor—No,
and I never shall be, now! Fate is
against it. I was meant for a.married
man. I know it. Nature intended
me to lie the possessor of a wife, aud
the papa of a dozen sons and daugh
ters, but, unfortunately. Nature made
me also the most timid man in the uni
verse; and I could never screw my
courage up to the sticking-jmint and
pop the question. One alter the other
the objects of my admiration married
some one else—some one with pluck
sufficient to say “ will you have me?”
plump and plain, without knowing for
certain that the answer would be “ yes.”
If I could have reversed the order of
things, and so contrived that I should
only have had to Rive consent by
blushes and silence, I should not be a
bachelor to-day. O, dear, nol more
probably a grand-father. But, you
see, girls are shy and skittish, and
won’t come to the point, and the be
wildering wav they have of never let
ting you know whether they like you
not, is awful to a timid bachelor.
So Kitty Greene, thebrunette, whr.m
I adored at eighteen, and Jessie Brown,
who was my idol at twenty, and Rose
and Eva and Helen and Josephine,
and Jane Eliza Tiffany, the daughter
of a dry-goods merchant in Boston, and
little Widow Blade, w* whom I
boarded, one and all forsook me for
braver rivals, and at forty, I was a
bachelor no braver than before. _
Just then, my great-nnde, Bobkins,
took a final leave of this sublunary
sphere, and bequeathed me a legacy—
something rather handsome-enough,
in fact, to make me quite a catch lor
a ”i frtJt be known, and waited, but
no offers of marriage came. One or
two Jadies seemed more than usually
I had ascended half way, when, hor- ‘ Marmaduko Topps, my hated rival
ror of horrors! a fearful grow! burst | with the fierce moustache. Iu the
on my cars, and glanciug downwards,; midst of their indignation at my sup-
perceived the most ferocious of all J p«-e<l heartless desertion, lie had step-
‘ ‘ * |>ed forward and offered to fill my
place.
He was accepted. I was crashed.
I sought my lodging and wrote a letter
of expLimtion to my lost Amanda. It
was returned to me uuopened enclosed
in a note from the big brother, intima
ting that any further attempts of mine
to communicate with Mrs. Topps cither
by letter or otherwise, would result in
my receiving a severe castigation.
I have never seen her since. I shall
watch-dogs making its way with head
long speed toward me, bis eyes rolling
—a dog ready to tear me in pieces if lie
could get at me.
I put as many branches between us
as possible, and sat upon the branches
‘ mking down. The giant who sang,
‘ Fee fv fo fund I smell the blood of
an Englishman! Dead or alive, I must
have some?” etc., etc., surely never
manifested his desires bv words more
plainly, than did that dog by his;
tongue and eyes. Once within bis I never be married now; fate is against it.
jaws, nothing remnined to Amanda "T~ .,.
Bobkins of her faithful Tremor but his SOME OF F RACKETS MAXIMS.
buttons There sat the dog watching “ He that by the plow would thrive,
me-there perched I precariously among Himself must either hold or drive.”
slender branches. 1. Plow deep while sluggards
The sun went down, twilight liegan | sleep, and you will have corn to
LtVO JaUIvO OLUItoVia ~ - _ _ |”
amiable—smiles greeted my approach,
and I was invited out to tea to such a
degree that I ruined my aigestion
with pound-cake and muffins, pre>
serves, and strong caps of that herl
which cheers but not inebriates. Otui,
nobody said, “ trill you bo mine, and
a moment; then tearing a leaf from his
memorandum book, he wrote a few
moments ahd handing it to him say
ing :
‘ Take this to a printing office and
have a hundred copie^struck off; here
is the money to pay for it. Get a li
cense from the perfecture of Police,
and sell them at two cents a copy, and
you will have bread on the spot. The
strangers who visit Paris cannot re
fuse this tribute to the name of God
printed in so many different ways.’
The barber did as he was . bid, and
he was always seeu at the entrance to
tlie Exposition, selling the following
hand-bill :
THE NAME OF GOD IN FORTY-EIGHT
y LANGUAGES.
Hebrew—Eloliim, Eloah.
Chaldaic—Elah.
Assyrian—Ellah.
Syriac and Turkish—Alai).
Malay—Alla.
Arabic—Allah.
Language of the Magi—Orsi.
Old Egyptian—Teut.
Armcrian—Tenti.
Modern Egyptian—Teun.
Greek—Theos.
Cretan—Thios.
JDulian and Doric—IIos.
Latin—Deus.
Low Latin—Diex.
C-eltic and old Gallic—Diu.
French—Dieu.
Spanish—Dios.
Portugese—Deos.
Old German—Diet.
Provencal—Diou.
Low Breton.
Italian—Dio.
Irish—Die.
Olala tongue—Den,
German and Swiss—Gott.
Flemish—Goed.
Dutch—Godt.
English and Old Saxon—God.
Teutonic—Goth.
..Danish aud Swedish—Gut.
Norwegiau--Gud.
Slavic—Buch.
Polish—Bog.
Pollaeca—Bung.
Papp—Jubinnl.
Finnish—Su mala.
Runic—As.
I’aiuionian—Istu.
Zauihlaiii—Ftitizn.
llindostance—Rain.
Coromandel—Brama.
Tartar—Magatal.
Persian—Sire.
Chinese—Prussa.
Japanese—Goezur. .
Madagascar—Zannar.
Peruvian — Puchocamnuc.
A few days after Burger met the
barber. •
* Well,’ said lie, ‘ has the holy name
of God brought you good luck ?’
* Yes, indeed, sir. I sell on au av
erage a hundred copies a day at two
cents each, or two dollars; but the
strangers are generous; some give me
ten cents, ami others twenty. I have
even received fifty cents for a copy, so
that, all told, I am making five do!
lars a day.’
* Five dollars a day ?’
‘Yes,-sir. Thanks to your kind'
ness.’
* Ah,’ thought Burger, as he walked
away, ‘ if I were not a literary man I
would turn peddler or publisher; there
is nothing so profitable as selling the
learning or wit of others.’
half tho things she wanted to
send.
Opening the closet door she
took down an old coat, one that
her husband threw away two
years ago.
* I’ll send that for one thing,’
she mused, as she held it up. ‘ I
don’t know, though—that’s a pret
ty good coat. Put a patch on
that elbow and Thomas can
wear it half the summer.’
She placed it on a chair and
took down one of her old dres
ses.
* I’ll make some fanner’s wife
glad with this,’ she said, as she
shook out the folds and held it
added four -inches of crape to his
his hat; whereupon, Brown, ap
prehending that people would be
lieve that he thought more lightly
of his loss than Jones did of his,
put eight of crape on his hat.
Then, Jones determined not to he
outdone as a mourner of the dear
departed, pat oil so much crape
that it extended considerably
above the top of his hat crown.
Whereupon, Brown became ex
cited, and, cutting the crown from
an old hat, he dove-tai'.cd it on
his new one, and swathed it in
crape to the summit. Jones'was
unwilling to display envy, hut the
. T , , .,,, ' I 1 1 memory of Mrs Jones was so sa-
up. “Lets see! Why, there , crcd ^ that he cuve , a his
isn t a hole in either sleeve-skirt hat • t ; boar(1 lotll . foc l t bigll ,
all righ-waist almost as good as aml \ d jt Uu; , )l!R . k ' gt
new. I believe I can sell that , 11 ,, , T> . .>
» i l i r i a crape he could buy. Ihit Brown,
dress second-hand for enough to | fee f? ng thut hi / love for Mrs.
u ^, l * nc - a rac ® e . , .. ,. I Brown demanded energetic action,
1 he dress was laid beside the 11 u . .
. ii * a. . ^ * | bought hftcen feet ot stovepipe,
coat, and she hauled out Gavett s • c ». 4 » . . . . ; i
u * fpl . i * : lammed it down over his hat, band-
aged it with 200 yards of crape,
and once more appeared upon the
street. Then Jones sent to the
to gather over the scene, and my heart
went down with the sun. Would no
one come? I yelled for help. There
was no answer but the dog’s bark.
Twilight faded; the evening came on.
The nieon rose. By its light, I saw
mv enemy heiake himself to a pan of
meal set for him hard hy. Taking
advantage of this, I prepared to de
scend; but my guardian was aroused
at once, and I retrealed. I called for
aid once more. Not an answer.
So hour after hour passed on, and
night—midnight. I counted the hours
bv the church clock which struck reg
ularly, but no one came to help me.
I listened in the hope that my jailor
would sleep, but he growled continual
ly. I was hungry, but hunger I could
in a measure, appease with apples.
Frightfully sleepy, yet, dared not close
my eyes lest I should topple down into
the fiendish jaws of the watch dog!
Here was a situation! Moreover,
there came on towards dawn a dreary,
drizzling rain, which soaked me to the
skin.
Never did a human being so rejoice
at the appearance of daylight, as did I.
Of course, with the sun, the proprietor
of the orchard would awake, call off his
sell and to keep.
2. Pride is as lond a beggar as
want, and a great deal more saucy.
3. Silks and satins, scarlets and
velvets, put out the kitchen fire
4. Diligence is tho mother of
good luck
5. Pride breakfasted with plen
ty, diued with poverty, and sup
ped with infamy.
6. Extravagance and improvl
dence end at the prison door.
7. It is easier to build two chim
neys than to keep one in fuel.
8. If you would know the value
of money, go and try to borrow
some.
9. The eyes of a master will do
more work than both of his hands.
10. What maintains one vice
would bring tip two children.
11. Ho that goes a borrowing,
returns a sorrowing.
12. Rather go to bed supperless
than rise in debt.
13. Sloth, like rnst, consumes
faster than labor wears.
14. A life of leisure and a life
dog, and let me free. So I fondly be-1 0 f laziness are two different things.
Iieved. Alas! the shutters ofthe farm
house remained dosed; no smoke arose
from the chimney; it appeared de\
aerted. Moreover, a glance at the
quantity of food placed in the dog’s dish
under the tree, made me fear that the
inbabitanta were absent. The fear was
made* certainty, in a very short time.
Just as the bolls were ringing good
children to Sunday School, a man
looked over die wall from the road. I
bailed him
“Lor!” ejaculated the rustic. “Swan
tu man, ef you ain’t up there io the ««“*■» win u
tree! Comes o’ stealing!” , necessaries.
15. Three removes are as bad
as a fire.
16. Creditors have better mem
ories than debtors.
17. The rolliug stone gathers no
moss.
18. If you would have your
business done, go; if not, send.
19. It is foolish to lay out
money in the purchase of repent-
ence.
20. Buy what thou ueedest not,
and-it will oblige thee to sell thy
A story is current in Paris us
follows: Viscompt do II was
seveuty years old, and retained
the freshness of youth, mentally
as well physically. This was the
result m im odd theory put into
long practice. Ho lived always
moderately, systematically reserv
ing a proportionate share of enter
tainment for his old age. Certain
bgVw, plays and places were
avBtoed by him until the time pre
scribed for them arrived, when he
would enjoy them all tho more
because of the long anticipation.
His appetite was regulated in the
same cool maunor. His object,
he said, was to escape tiring of
life, and to use the world’s pleas
ures in the wisest and most ration
al way. In tho realization of his
plan, he only reached opera a
short time ago. * Tho Huguenots*
was the one selected, and he was
in a state of high excitement on
the night of his first visit to the
Grand Opera House. He had a
whole box, and, being an ardent
lover of Meyerbeer’s music, he
was enthusiastic in his admiration
of the entertainment. At the ond
of the first aot, he fell from his
chair and instantly died. The un
due agitation had induced an at
tack of heart disease. Iu his desk
was found a carefully prepared
programme of pleasures that
would have lasted uutil his eight
ieth year. It included a tour of
America, the reading of Dickens’
Works, etc. r
boots. The heel of one was run
over, and there was a hole in the
too of tiie other.
* They’ll do for some ono to
plow in,’ she soliloquized, as she
took them over to the light.
Some farmer—ah! Why, those
are good boots! I believe I could
get them fixed up for fifty cent*
so that Thomas could wear them
half the winter. I don’t believe
in throwing auything away, eveu
if you are well off.’
The boots were set aside, and
she took down a bundle of chil-
dren’s clothing.
‘ Ah! I can send these and
make little hearts glad!’ she whis
pered as sho untied the bundle.
* The children ha# out-grown
them, and they will be a prize to
some Kansas—sakes alive ! but
these garments arc almost as good
as the day they were made up! I
believe 1 cau sell them to the
washerwoman for at least $2, and
as soon us 1 can get $2 more I can
buy me a new braid.’
She tied the bundle up and
stuck her head into the closet and
brought out another dress.
‘ A hole in each elbow—skirt
torn half off,’ she mused as she
turned it over. ‘I’ll scud this
anyhow. Sonic mother can take
it aud get enough cloth out of the
skirt to make her little girl a bran
new—here, what was I thinking
of? Why, this is exactly the stuff!
want for the blue stripe in that
new nig earpet. If I’d known |
this dress was in tho house I’d have
cut it up last week.’
She unlocked another closet,
peered in, aud hauled out Gavett’s
old overcoat—one worn out and
stained, and kicked around for a
year.
that will, do splcnded!’ she
said, us she held it up. * It isn't
very nice, but some farmer can
wear it to chop iu. Oh! hold on!
I want that lining to make a cush
ion for my rocking-chair, and Jen
nie will want these buttons for
her string, aud tho rest of the
coat'll make a beautiful rug to lay
iu front of the lounge. I’d like
to send it, but probably it
wouldn’t be appreciated, or prob
ably some oue else will scud
better one.’
swore
great oaths in a thin ’ falsetto;
Then he obtained the name of the
offending tobacco worm and wrote
him a discharge. The man ac
cepted tho situation as explained
to him, put the note in his pocket,
and, pulling on his coat, walked
over to the Times building aud
demanded work. Being asked
for a recommendation from the
last printing office at which lie had
worked, tho fellow coolly pro
duced Greeley’s dischiftge. It was
looked at from all sides without
fetching out a reading, and «t last
was pronounced acceptable, and
the jour, went to work. lie. run
on tliat letter of recommendation
for three years, when Greeley
caught him at it. The parallel to
that extraordinary event is to be
(found in the way the Republican
party has taken Gen. .Grant’s ac
ceptance of a third term as a note
positively declining.
city and ordered a hat eighty feet
high, craped six inches thick. It
was sent home from the freight
office on a dray, and the next
morning Brown kuocked off, mar
ried the widow Metcalf, and re
sumed business in a straw hat.
Jones is having bis mourning hat
cut up into lengths, and he hoped
to be able to till bis bets with them
if liis side lost in the election.
The Housewife’s Table.—
The following is a very valuable
housewife’s tabic, by which per
sons not having scales and weights
at hand, may readily measure the
article wanted to form any recipe,
without the trouble of weighing,
allowance to he made for ah ex
traordinary dryness or moisture
of tho article weighed or meas
ured ;
Wheat flour, 1 pound is 1 quart.
Indian meal, 1 pound 2 ounces
are 1 quart.
Butter, when soft, 1 pound is 1
quart.
Loaf sugar, broken, 1 pound is
1 quart.
White sugar, powdered, 1 pound
1 ounce are 1 quart.
Best brown sugar, 1 pound 2
ounces are 1 quart.
Ten eggs are 1 pound.
Sixteen large teaspoonfuls are
1 pint.
Eight large teaspoonfuls are
1-2 pint.
Four large teaspoonfuls arc 1
gill. ■ .
Two gills are 1-2 pint.
A common sized tumbler holds
1-2 pint.
An ordinary teacup is 1 gill.
A large wine-glass is 1 gill.
A largo teaspooiiful is 1-2 au
ounce.
Forty drops are equal to 1 tea-
spoonful.
Four teaspoonfuls arc equal to
1 tablcspoouful.
A diminutive Ethiopian played
quite a prank upon the members
of the colored brass band, who
were practicing near the cistern
on tho Southeast corner of tho
public square on Tuesday night.
Sho rummaged nround for a j Tho little * nig,’ putting his mouth
fall hour, and when she got i to the waste-pipo that leads from
through tho chamber floors were the well into the cistern, called
piled high with old “ duds.” lustily for help. Dropping their
Those she mcaut to keep were horns, the men ran to tho cistern,
placed on the right—those she i raised the cap, expecting to res-
incnnt to send away on the left. 1 cue from a watery grave some un-
On tho left was a wall basket I fortunate being, blit not a sound
made of hoop-skirt wire. Sho 1 was heard from below. After re-
hasn’t sent the box yet, but sho | peating the trick twice, and great-
means to. , ly puzzling the music-dispensers,
, ’T „„ t 1 the little fraud was discovered.
A Mother. As little ns I am » j Tbe time made in putting space
I have a mother. Do you know ,,; m ;mfl his imtf dunes
what it is to have a mother?
A correspondent of the San
Francisco Newsletter, now in Eng
land, writes: 'Many anecdotes
are told concerning the sort of re
lationship which exists between
our honored lady, the Queen, and
her faithful servant, John Brown.
Some of these must of course, be
taken with a grain of salt; but
the following, I believe, ; can bo
relied upon : John’s affection for
her Majesty is very great. HNrith
Prince Albert who first took the
man, simply hccauso he was
straightforward and extremely iu<-
dcpcndcut. John uever alters his
broad Scotch tongue to please any
one, not even royalty itself. 1,ln
Queen was once getting settled,
cosily upon * her 1 itffc
ponev. The animal bciAg small
and the roads diisty, it became
necessary to tuck up her riding
habit with a pin. Johtl Brovfh
was performing this office, when
suddenly, ' Oh, dear,’ exclaimed
her Majesty, 'you have pricked
me, Brown.’ ' Your majesty
should wear niair clacs, then,’
was John's reply. Brown was
presently after sent in to fctqh.a
certain mantle which the Qiieeii"
described. Instead of bringing
the one described, John brought
a much thicker one. ' Brnwu,’
said the Queen, ' that isn’t t>c
one, at all.’ ' It’s just this mid
nac other, your Majesty,’ said
John, buckling it behind the sad
dle ;' I ken niair about the wcathdr
than you,' and the Queen submit;
ted like a child.'
A case of chronic laziness is re*
ported at Washington. A young
man appointed to clerkship in thu
Treasury Department was con
ducted to his desk aikt informed
what his duties were. The Chief
of the department discovered him
a short time after, comfortably
reposing in his seat with his feet
characteristically resting on the
desk. ' Hallo,’ said the Chief,
' Don’t you expect to do any
work?’ 'Work, the d—1!’ ex
claimed the astonished youth,'' I
had to work hard enough to get
here.’ It is greatly to be feared
that the average clerk in tiie Gov
ernment employment is not wholly
free from similar weakness. To
get a position, is quite enough
without doing my thing after it is
obtained. Reformers are needed.*
Chronicle & Sentinel.
“ A Humorous apothecary in Boston
exposed a case of soap in big shop win'
dow with tho pertinent inscription
“ Cheaper than dirt.”
The end of everything—letter g.
Have you had oue ? Do you kuow
what it is to bo a child ? A poor
child, feeble, naked, miserable,
starved, alone in the world, and
to feel that you have near you,
around you, above you ; walking
when you walk, stopping when
you stop, smiling when yon cry,
a woman. No one does not know
yet, that it is a woman, an angel,
who ia there, who looks at you,
who teaches you to talk, who
teaches you to laugh, who teaches
you to love, who warms your fin-
f ers in her hands, your body on
er knees, ^our soul-in her heart 1
Who gives you her milk when
you are small, her bread when
you are large, her life always !
To whom you say—my mother!
and who says to you, my child,
in such a sweet manner, that thoBe
two words rejoice God.
between him and his irate dupes
is not recorded, but it is said that
it equaled a greyhound’s.—Sum
ter Republican.
A woman marries the first timo
for love, the second time for a
home, and she is in favor of the
third term if the tnan is eligible
financially.—( Titusville Herald.)
That may do well chough to tqll
the Pennsylvanians, but it will
scarcely answer for general circu
lation. The truth is, that a wo
man marries, first, last, and all
the time, because she knows that
marrying is customary, i
l * 1 .
Chiding, who is » Master Mason,,
came up From the country by a fast
train expressly to be preseut at the in
stallation. The notion of Chitling be
ing “ Master” anywhere sounds rather
t amusing to Mrs. C., who ia autocratic
! in the domestic circle.—[Punch.
Maria, said a lady to her color
ed maid, that is tbc third silt
dress you have worn, since yo.i
came to my house; pray, how
many do you own? Only seven,
miss, but I'se savin' my wages to
buy another. Seven! Of what
use are seven silk dresses to you?
Why, 1 don't own as many us that.
Specs not, miss, said the smiling
darkey ; you doesu't need 'em so
much as I does. You quality
white folks everybody knows is'
quality; but wo 1 Ritter-most kind
of colored pussons has to dress
smart 'to distinguish ourselves
from common niggers.
An old Highlander, rattier fond
of bis toddy, was ordered by his
physician, during a temporary ill
ness, not to exceed one ounce, of
spirits daily. Tho old gentleman
was dubious about the amouut,
aud asked bis son, a school-boy^
how much an ounce was. Sixteen
drachms, was the reply. Sixteen
drams! au excellent doctor! re
plied the Highlander; run aud tell
Donald McTavish and big John
to come down to the nicht.
