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iINBRIDGE
SUPPLEMENT.
Urll, Proprietor.
BA INBRIDGE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1874.
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1 exchanged.
rear* n£0 I was a subaltern
It' regiment ami quartered
,,n town in England,
of the usual round
| :.l afternoon parades, vis-
i dinners and teas, and
..iirit. In addition to this
,i 1; illv to monntguard and
jy fotir iionrs in a sort of
lent.
r.f tlie regulations of the
Va n otKeers or men are on
|e.n!d always lie in a state of
‘ full in " on parade at a
lire. If yon feel very
-ire rest you must take it
t Imttoneii up to the throat
down at tlio heels. A
arm elmir, or probably a
|ital refreshment upon a
■nt of rest which an offi-
anpposed to indulge in.
| brother snbal erns in gar-
ir usual practice to in-
• strict letter of the law,
principal part < f onr duty
botnplisiitsl, wo used to in-
< by divesting our limbs
r and seeking rotrensh-
|:i the sheets of a little camp
T placed in the inner guard-
of the dn*y o! an officer
kisit all the sentries during
e time for visiting them
ran hour or so after the
fad visited the guard ; the
' ing colonel or major who
I for the day, and who came
I and ones by night to see
Ind to see that all was*ns it
I There was no exact limit to
■of times that the field offi-
1-it the guards ; but it was
ling, and had become almost
I: lam to come once by day
|right, so that after the lost
Ultern usually waited an
►liked round the limits of
Vt-d all his sentries, and
I into bed.
litter cold morning in Janu-
|:nru for gnord came on. I
on to the post, relieved
ltd, and then, having gone
regular dnty and dined,
‘o pass the time until the
ad visited me. The pre
! I had been at a ball in
n consequence was very
1 epy, and looked with con-
►ging to the period when I
Ik myself by unrobing and
pood snooze.
I heard the welcome chal-
i comes there ?” which was
r the response, “ Grand
|‘l "Guard turn out f” was a
II willingly obeyed, for I
o an hoar afterward I wonld
M of the god of sleep.
00 my cloak and cap, anil
"word, I placed myself in
| guard and received the field-
nriefly asked me if every-
Mrrect, direoted me to dis-
P*™> »nd rode off without
? “Ml™, a proceeding whieh
[ er 7 formal.
frictions to the sergeant to
tn hour, f or the pnrpose of
‘ 'entries, I threw myself
; -eh»ir and tried to read a
ie time passed very quickly,
tap or two, and the sergeant
ed with a lantern to condnot
‘te sentries.
“'fikt, the wind blow-
J ul f* *“ e "now and sleet were
-? before it. The thermom-
o , degrees below freezing,
l * deserved muon from
' Ior Performing so oonscien-
wdnous duties. The sen-
c <? much scattered, and I
s two tt ii e8 to Tisjt then,
no mT ta8k ' however, and
guard room, where I
I ni’ a 8ti ff gl»ss of grog,
,‘P , off , my regimentals I
telw QI ^ liDgthat 1 res,ly
nomenu I was fast aal<
“earning of any of my fair
1—1. hut sound asleep.
|Oecame conscious of a great
sounded like a drum being
1 iid not realize my position,
j. remember where I was,
it Hashed across me that I
« a nd that something was
the matter. Jumping out of bed, X
called to know who was there.
Tire sergeant answered in a. great
hurry, saying:
“Sir, the field-officer of the day is
coming, and the guard is turning out.”
I rushed for my boots, pulled them on
over my unstockinged feet; thrust my
sword-arm into my large regimental
cloak, which I pulled over me ; jammed
on my forage-cap on my head, and
grasping my sword, looked to the out
ward observer as though “fit for a pa
rade."
I was just in time to receive the field-
officer, who again asked me if my guard
was oorreot. I answered, rather, in a
tone of surprise, and- said : “ Yes, sir;
all correct."
I could not imagine why my guard
should be visited twice, as such a pro
ceeding was unusual, and perhaps my
tone seemed to imply that I was sur
prised. Whether it was that, or wheth
er a treacherous gust of wind removed
the folds of my cloak and exhibited the
slightest taste in life of the end of the
night-shirt, I know not; but the field-
officer when he had received my answer,
turned his horse’s head in the opposite
direction, and said:
“ Now, sir, I want you to accompany
me around the sentries. ”
Had he told me that he wanted me to
accompany him to the region below I
should scarce have been more horror-
struck ; for already I had found the
change of temperature between a warm
bed and a warm room, and the outside
air—and to walk two miles on a windy,
frosty night, with no raiment besides
boots, night-shirt, and cloak, was really
suffering for one’s country and no mis
take. I dared not show the slightest
hesitation, however, for fear the state of
my attire my bo suspected, though I
wonld have given a week's pay to have
escaped for only five minuies. A non
commissioned officer was ready with a
lantern, and we started on our tour of
inspection.
The field officer asked several ques
tions connected with the position and
duties of the sentries, to which I gave
answers as well os the chattering of my
teeth wonld permit mo. The most ner
vous work, however, was passing the
gas lamps, which wero placed at inter
vals of one and two hundred yards. The
wind was blowing so fresh that it was
with difficulty I could hold my cloak
around me. Every now and then an ex
tra gust of wind would come around a
corner, and quite defeat all the precau
tions which I had adopted to encounter
the heavy gale. I managed to dodge in
the shade as much as possible, and more
than once ran the risk of being kicked
by the field-officer’s horse, as I slnnk
behind him when the gas might reveal
too mneh.
It was terribly oold, to bo sure, the
wind and snow almost numbing my
limbs. I had a kind of faint hope that
the field officer might think that I be
longed to a highland regiment, and if
he did observe the scantiness of my at
tire, might believe that the kilt would
explain it. I struggled and shivered on,
knowing that all things mnst have an
end, and that my “rounds” must come
to an end before long. But I feared
that I could not again get warm during
the night.
We had nearly completed our tour,
and were within a hundred yards of the
guard room, when we passed the field-
officer’s quarters. I fondly hoped that
ho would not pass them, and that he
wonld dismiss me at the door, but I
was surprised to see a blaze of light
come from the windows, and to hear the
sound of music. It was evident that
there was a “hop” going on inside, and
I already began to tremble from a sort
of instinct that even worse misfortune
was yet to attend me.
My premonitions were true, for upon
reaching his door my persecutor, in a
cheerful tone, said :
“Well, we’ve had a cold tour; you
must coma in and take a glass of wine,
and » erhaps a waltz will warm yon.”
“ I’m really mneh obliged,” I hastily
answered, “ bnt I should not like to
leave my guard.”
“Nonsense, nonsense, man—the guard
will be all right; yon most come in.”
This “ mnst ” he said in qnite a de
termined tone.
I felt desperate, and again declared
that I thought I should be wrong to
leave my guard.
“I’ll take the responsibility,” said
the demon ; “ so come along,” saying
which he grasped my arm, and almost
dragged me into the porch of his quar
ters.
When we entered the honse and were
exposed to the light of the hall lamps,
I fancied I saw a slight twinkle in the
eye of the officer, and I began to won
der whether he really knew of my pre
dicament, and wished to have his joke.
He gave no other intimation, however,
that I saw, but quickly took off his
cloak and said that I had better do tbe
same. Seeing me hesitate, he said,
“ Come, off with it.”
Further remonstrance I found wonld
be useless, so that there was no help for
me but a full oonfession. Summoning
my courage, and fearing to hesitate, I
blurted out, “ Colonel, I’ve no trousers
on,”
“ The deuce you haven’t 1” he said.
“ Well, you’d better go and put them
on, and then oome here here as soon as
possible and have a glass of something
warm.”
I rushed out of the quarters, half de
termined not to return. I was fully
awake now, and shivered like a half-
drowned dog; but no sooner had I
dressed myself than the colonel came
over to say that a quadrille was waiting
forme.
I determined to pnt a bold face on
the matter, and entered the drawing
room, where a party of about fifty bad
assembled. It was evident, by the tit
ters of the young ladies, the grins of
the men, and the subdued smiles of. the
dowagers, that my story was known.
The colonel had told it as a good joke
to the major, who had whispered it to
his wife; she had breathed it into tbe
ear of two of her friends, and in about
ten minutes every person in the room
a yonng subaltern had vary un
willingly gone his ronnds in his night
shirt.
As long as I stayed in that garrison I
was a standing joke. When the girls
saw me they always looked away and
smiled, and it seemed as impossible for
me to obtain a serious answer from one
of them as for a clown to preach a ser
mon. They even seemed to be afraid to
dance with me, fearing/ as I afterward
heard, to look at my legs, lest I might
be deficient in some articles of raiment.
I soon exchanged and went into an
other regiment; and years afterward I
heard my own adventure related in a
crowded drawing-room, all of .the details
of the story being true except the name
of the prisoner—my misfortune having
been attributed to another unfortunate
fellow.
A REIGN OF TERROR IN TEXAS.
Mexicans and Indians Robbing and
Murdering’ at Will.
-A special from Brownsville of the
22d, says there is a terrible state of af
fairs there. Judge Doherty reports
less security for persons or property
between the Neuces and the Rio Grande
than heretofore. In Neuces and other
out counties the ranches have been de
serted by all frontiirsmen. They will
send affidavits to Gen. Steele substan
tiating robberies and murders. They
ask for authority to organize and pro
tect themselves. The number of raid
ers is greater than previously. They
steal fewer cattle because there are
fewer to steal. The Mexicans have been
crossing cattle at Los Conchas for three
days, twenty-four miles above, lhey
have fired on citizens from the Mexican
side. Judge Doherty has left for Ru-
ceas this evening. He will try to pto-
enre evidence to justify military action.
They have crossed over eight thousand.
The commander at Matamoras has been
asked to send a force to capture them,
We shall be forced to fight in self-de
fense. There is no safety for an Ameri
can outside of a town. They are de
termined to drive ns out of the country.
Such is the opiniou of our clearest men.
Later dispatches say the condition of
things is getting worse. At a mi "
of citizens of Corpus Christi, a
tee of safety was appointed,
power to act throughout the county.
Abont one hundred and fifty signatures
were obtained of men pledging them
selves to maintain order. A telegram
was received from Gen. Meager, stating
that a company of cavalry would be
sent here immediately. An attack was
threatened on the jail Tuesday by fif
teen men from Meansville, but was frus
trated by the sheriff. Last night a detail
of twenty-five men was pa trolling theeity
in anticipation of an attempt to release
the mnrderers. Threats are made free
ly by the Mexicans to burn and rob.
Seven hundred dollars were subscribed
last night for the capture of the other
mnrderers, and a petition will be pre
sented to Gov. Cooke to offer a reward
on the part of the state. On the 9th
inst., a Mr. Smith, who lives about
twelve miles from Fort Davis, and a
rancho, was attacked by four Indians,
the latter on foot, near Iris house, and
was slightly wounded. They stole ten
head of cattle, which were found after
ward killed a few miles from the ranche.
JSflL BIGHTS.
Domestic Economy of tbo French.
Full Text or the Senate Supplemental
BUI. +
The civil'riglits bill, as it passed the
senate, reads as follows:.
Section 1. That all citizens and other
persons within the jurisdiction of the
United States shall be entitled to the
full and equal enjoyment of the accom
modations, advantages, facilities and
privileges of inns, pnblio conveyances
on land or water, theaters and other
places of amusement, and also of com
mon sohools and public institutions of
learning- ty benevolence supported in
whole df petrirby ‘getjewi- taxation, and
of cemeteries so supplied, and also in
stitutions .known as industrial colleges
endowed 1 Dy the United States, subject
to the conditions and limitations estab
lished by law and applicable alike to
citizens of every race and color, regard
less of any previons condition of servi
tude. 1
8eo. 2. That any person who shall vi
olate the foregoing section by denying
to any person entitled to its benefits,
except for reasons by law applicable to
oitizensof every race and color and re
gardless of any previous condition of
servitude, the full enjoyment of any
accommodations, advantages, facilities
er privileges in said section enumera
ted, or inciting such denial, shall, for
every such offense, forfeit ard pay the
sum of five hundred dollars to the per
son aggrieved thereby, to be recovered
in action on the case, with full costs,
and shall also be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviotion
thereof shall be fined not less than one
thousand dollars,or shall be imprisoned
not more than one year; provided, that
the party so aggrieved shall not recover
more than one penalty ; and if the of
fense is a refusal of burial, the penalty
may be recovered by the heirs at law
of the person whose body has been re
fused burial; and provided further,
that all persons may elect to sue for the
penalty aforesaid, or to proceed under
their rights at common law and the
state statutes, and having so elected to
proceed in the one mode or the other,
their right to proceed in the other ju
risdiction shall be barred ; bnt this pro
viso shall not. apply to criminal pro
ceedings either under this act or the
criminal law of the state.
Sec. 3. That the district and circuit
courts of the United States shall have,
exclusively of tho courts of the several
states, cognizance of all crimes and of-
■fences against and violations of the pro-
K.of this.act, gnd actions for pen*
y giv&j by the prSbaaingTSation ttnijr
be proseented in the territorial, district
or circuit courts of the United States,
wherever the defendant may be found,
without regard to the other party, and
district attorneys, and marshals and
deputy marshals of the United States
and commissioners appointed by the
circnit and territorial conrts of the Uni
ted States with powers of arresting and
imprisonment and bailing offenders
against the laws of the United States,
are hereby specially authorized and re
quired to institnte proceedings against
every person who shall violate the pro
visions of this act and cause him to be
arrested and imprisoned or bailed as
the case may be, for trial before such
court of the United States or territorial
court as by law has cognizance of the
offense, except in respect of the right of
action accruing to the person aggrieved;
and snch district attorneys shall cause
such proceedings to be prosecuted to
their termination us in other cases; pro
vided that nothing contained in this
section shall he construed to deny or
defeat the civil action accruing to any
person by reason of this act or otherwise.
Sec. 4. That no citizen, providing he
Compared with these French people, ! meet all the other qualifications which
Americans are wastefully improvident
and extravagant. It seems to me they
live on jnst abont one-half what the
Americans do. They have a kaack, so
to speak, of making a little go a great
way, aud of extracting subsistence or
comfort from thiDgs Americans wonld
throw away or never notice. It may be
instructive to point oat a few of'the
matters to which reference is here
made. In the first place, not an onnee
of food is wasted in harvesting or pre
paring for market. In the next place,
not an ounce more of vegetables, flesh,
fish, or fowl, groceries, or liquids, than
is really needed, ever goes into the pot
or kettle, or is placed on the table.
The wife of every Frenoh family knows
to a nicety what quantity of each kind
of food is the least that will suffice to
make a comfortable meal, and not a
particle more than that is cooked or
served. There are no slop-bnekets full
of broken victuals lert on a table after
breakfast or dinner to bo thrown on the
street or raannre heap, or flung to dogs
or swine, as in America. No pieces of
bread, or meat, or vegetables, are
thrown away ; snch quantit es are not
bought as to beoome stale or spoiled in
the cellar or pantry. Servants are never
permitted to waste or steal food for
poor relations, as in America. The
honsewife looks after the marketing,
her kitchen, and her pantry, with sharp
eyes and nnflagging core. The econo
my in the consumption of feel for
cooking and honse-warming is immrase
as compared with that in our wasteful
country. One reason of conrse is, that
wood and coal in France are scarce and
dear. They cost at least double the
price paid therefor in the United States;
but the domastio consumption is not
one-quarter as much.—Cor. Chicago
Tribune.
Mb. Glabstoxe tells his private ac
quaintances that he regrets having
given so many years to politics. “ How
little,” said be, the other day, to an ad
mirer, “ do politics affect the life, the
moral life, of a nation 1 One single
good book influences the people a vast
deal more.”
are or may be prescribed by law, shall
be disqualified for grand or petit juror
in any court of the United States or
of a stale, on account of race, color,
or previons condition of servitude, and
any officer or other person, charged with
any duty in the selection or summoning
of jurors, who shall exclude or fail to
summon any citizen for the cause afore
said, shall be deemed gnilty of a mis
demeanor, and fined not more than one
thousand dollars.
See. 5. That all cases arising under
the provisions of this act in the oonrts
of the United States, shall be review-
able by the supreme oourt of the United
States, without regard to the snm in
controversy, under the same provisions
and regulations as are now provided by
law for the review of other causes in
said court.
The following is the vote by which
the bill finally passed :
Yeas — Alcorn. Allison, Boutwell,
Buckingham, Conkling, Edwards, Flan
igan, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Harvey,
Howe, Ingalls, Mitohell, Morrill, of
Vermont, Oglesby, Patterson, Pease,
Pratt, Ramsey, Robinson, Sargent,
Scott, Sponsor, Stewart, Wadleigh,
Washburn, West, Windom, and Wright
—29.
Nays—Bogy, Boreman, Carpenter,
Cooper, Davis, Hager, Hamilton, of
Md., Johnston, Kelley, Lewis, Mo-
Crierv, Merrimon, Norwood, Bansom,
Saulsbnry and Stockton—16.
Messrs. Morton, Cameron, Hitchcock,
Chandler, Ferry, of Miehigan, Sherman
and Logan, who would have voted for
the bill, were paired with Messrs.
Stevenson, Thnrmsn, Tipton, Bayard,
Dennis, Goldthwaite and Gordon, who
wonld have voted against it
Railroad Whistling.
On some railroads the art of whistling
is carried to perfection. The following
circular, issued by the general superin
tendent of a western road, illustrates
what we mean : •
“ To all Esoiseebs.—Engineers in
approaching Parsons will indicate ‘down
brakes’ by seven whistles, • up brakes’
by thirty-two whistler, ‘back np’ by
forty whistles and two snorts. In ease
of doubt, whistle like the d L At
street crossings, whistle considerably,
and ring the bell. Always whistle be
fore dinner.. Require the fireman to
keep the whistle-valve open during din
ner. After dinner, whistle and squirt
water; then back up. Squirt a little;
thmi go ahead with a whistle, a squirt,
and • ring. This order will be rigidly
POSTAGE BY THE POUND.
newspapers \VU1 be A Anted
G -- 1
The subject of newspaper'postage
and the practioal inoonveniences of the
present system, have lately been under
discussion with the postal committee of
the house, who have decided to report
in favor of a radical change in the pres
ent mode of mailing and stamping. As
the matter stands at present, newspaper
postage can either be paid at the offioe
of reoeption or delivery, and in this
way two systems are rea'ly at work,
which necessarily complicates business,
and causes a loss of both time and
money.. Under the present system, if a
paper, is prepaid by the publishers,
a receipt is obtained, and thereafter the
papers will pass threngh the mail with
out farther trouble; but in case it is
not prepaid, then postage must be col
lected at the ofice of delivery, either
quarterly in advance, or else at the reg
ular rate as each paper is delivered by
the carrier.
It is now proposed to abolish this
plan and charge entirely by weight, at
the rate of two cents a pound. Such
an arrangement, it Is said, will be no
additional expense to the newspaper
publishers, while it will secure to the
government its entire revenue.
Outside of the large cities, not more
than one-third of the newspaper post
age is ever oollected, owing to the man
ner in which country postmasters com
bine private business with their duties
to the government. Thus, a country
postmaster generally keeps a small
store, and if a good customer is in receipt
of a newspaper, he will not often press
liis claim for postage at the possible
rifk of injuring his other business. In
this manner, the government suffers
great loss that cannot be well remedied.
Under tho system proposed, the rate of
two cents per pound is so low that pub
lishers will not be taxed any more than
at present, and the trouble of stamping
and prepaying will be obviated. The
bundle of papers, or in fact any printed
matter when-delivered at the post-office,
will be weighed, and the amount
charged against the paper, whlcih war -SM Uvea ia.Douglas couqty Oregon;
narterly as heretofore. ““ been mamed eight times, has eight
be colleoted quarterly
The fact of a paper then being in the
mail will be the best evidence that it is
paid for, and it will be delivered in any
part of the United States without fur
ther charge or trouble. Or if a news
paper does not wish to have an account
kept, a book of stamps may be retained,
of which an amount equal to the weight
of mail matter delivered can be cancel
led by the clerk receiving the bundles.
The Carob Tree.
In the countries surrounding the Med
iterranean sea, there grows a species of
the Seguminosce, or Pea family, which
is remarkable for its fertility and value.
It is called the Carob tree, and also St.
John’s bread, from the ancient tradition
that its fruit was meant by the “locusts”
on whieh John the Baptist fed in- the
wilderness. The Carob (Ceratonia Sil-
iqua) is near of kin to our locust tree,
both belonging to the same natnral or
der. In size and manner of growth, it
resembles the apple tree, bnt its leaves
are pinnate and evergreen. Its fruit is
a brown, leathery poa, 4—8 inches long,
containing a numb. r of shining brown
seeds, imbedded in a sweet, mealy, nu
tritious pulp. The seeds ore bitter and
worthless, bnt the pnlp forms an im
portant artiole of diet among the poorer
classes of the countries where the tree
grows. The Moors and Arabs make
great nse of it. By the latter it is man
ufactured into a preserve like tamarinds.
In Spain, and other countries in tbe
south of Europe, the pods are held in
high esteem as food for horses. They
have bjen extensively imported into
Great Britain as a substitute for oil
cake. It is said that they have an im
proving effect upon the human voice,
and that singers often make use of them
to purify and sweeten their tones. The
trees are wonderfully productive, single
specimens yielding sometimes from 800
to 900 pods. The Carob is too tender
for the climate of Britain, bnt an effort
has been made to introduce it into the
United States, and its culture in the
north of India has been urged as a safe
guard against famine. It is supposed
that the “ husks” referred to in the par
able of the prodigal son were the pods
of the Carob tree.
The Village Paper.
“ The little village paper” is the best
paper in the world. No other contains
the marriages and deaths, to say nothing
of divorces and births; no other relates
the acoidents happening before the
doors of the villagers; no other gives
the time of the next ball, pienie, or
political meeting; no other discusses
the affairs of the town and eonnty,
the arrival of new goods on the mer
chant’s counters, or of a new hat on
the editor’s desk. Without a paper the
town that has ever enjoyed a well man
aged one, feels indeed lost. The well-
edited village paper is the most wel
come visitor at the door of the villager
and farmer, and is, in tho same propor
tion, the best medium for advertising.
What word is always pronounced
wrong, even by the best scholars?
Wrong.
SAYINGS AND DOINGS.
Youth is genius.—DisrtuAi.
Public opinion is a second consoiencc.
Alger.
Thebe is one town in Connecticut
that is not afraid of the measles. It’s
Had dam.
Husbahds and wives in Illinois, under
the new law, may bring civil suits
against each other.
Colobado prefers eross-eyed women,
as Uiey have better facilities for pet-
ceiving the approach of Indiana.
The subject of cream-ation, says th0
Neveb illuminate the understanding?
it should shine like the sun, by its own
light. Nevertheless black your boots.
Thomas Thumb and wife have set out
on their annual farewell tour around
the country, and will wind np the show
business in abont twenty years more.
If the wicked flourish and then suf
fer, be not discouraged. They are fat
ted for destruction; thou art dieted for
health.—Fuller.
The Worcester Press speaks of a con
temporary who hires a small boy to
oomein at intervals with a step-ladder
and dust off the tops of his ears.
Woheh are fast becoming familiar
with politios. We have heard of a wo
man who believes so thoroughly in in
flation that she blows her husband np
three times a day.
Getting up in the night to give the
baby a dose of soothing syrup is not
what one cares about, but it's hitting a
fellow’s nose on the half-open door that
corrugates his feelings.
The Mobile Register asks: “Why
should not the federal government build
and keep up the levees on the Missis
sippi river, as well as build breakwaters
on the Atlantio ocean ?”
A dabbey gives the following reason
why the colored race is superior to the
white : All men are nude of clay, and,
like the meerschaum pipe, they aro
more valuable when highly colored.
The total number of granges in the
United States is 10,862, and the total
membership 780,000. The only states
in whieh there are no granges are Con
necticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island.
The Rev. Adirondack Murray says ho
doesn’t believe in horse-racing, but if
any fellow comes dashing up behind
with the expectation of passing him on
the road, he will find himself most
—nably mistaken.
living hoBbands, and resides with none
of them. Her daughter, aged twenty-
three, with energetic emulation, has dis
posed of three husbands.
Dawn.—
There is a solemn stillness in the air;
The moon attended by a single star
Shines high in placid ether; eastward far
Along the horizon’s edge, there is a glare
Of orange brilliance, and above it fair
And paly bine the ehy, without a bar
Of Btreaky clond the pnre expanse to mar,
la tinctnred with the coining splendor. There!
The fulgent head springs, and a million rays
Dazzle i my study-room is charmed with light,
A golden picture of its window plays
On the green book-case, and a shadowy wight
Behind me sits, and, as I turn my gaze,
Mocks all my motions like an elfish sprite.
Chables Augustus, who was married
to the daughter of very honest but
somewhat impecunious parents just
after the panic, says he did not find it
half so hard to get married as he did to
get the furniture.
A Boston millionaire offered a man
two dollars and a half tbe other day for
stopping a runaway team aDd saving
the life of his daughter. He can’t hope
to be a millionaire long if he is going
to squander his money in that way.
Adelina Patti, the fair Marquis of
Caux, is said to be growing enormously
fat. Several cabinet oonnefis have been
held at St. Petersburg abont it, and the
czar offers a liberal reward for the dis
covery of any means to thin her ont.
To arrive at perfection, a man shonld
have very sincere friends or inveterate
enemies; because he would be made
sensible of his good or ill oonduct,
either by the censures of the one or
the admonitions of the other.—Dio
genes.
A St. Louis lawyer asked a witness in
court, “ Did you ever know Mr. Suther
land to go back on a bargain ?” The
opposing counsel objected to the ques
tion on the ground that it was not gram
matical, and the judge sustained the
objection.
If you suppress the exorbitant love
of pleasure and money, idle curiosity,
iniquituous pursuits and wanton mirth,
what a stillness there wenld be in the
great cities 1 The necessaries of life
do not occasion at most a third part of
the hurry.—Bruyere.
Wbitees of every age have endeav
ored to show that pleasure-ia in ua and
not in the object offered for onr amuse
ment. If the soul be happily disposed,
everything becomes capable of afford
ing entertainment, and distress will al
most want a name.—Goldsmith.
A BExmiNO Virginia editor says: “I
have never been horse-whipped, revol-
vered, knifed, kicked, licked, bricked,
pommeled or cussed for any thinglhave
said, written or done or left undone as
an editor, and in ceasing to be one.Iam
filled with a melancholy sadness.”
Miss Lesteb, of Baltimore, has sent
to .Tennyson a wild daisy picked from
Poo’s grave. The package was tied
with a white satin ribbon, upon which
was written, “ The only blossom from,
tbe nameless and neglected gravis of '
Edgar Allen Poe, 1874.” It was the
only flower to be found on or near the
desolate place.
