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Poetry.
< KISS-i UOSS
HE
1 knew slic’d think I thought she slept
But 1 was sure shediildissemble;
Across the porch I softly step)
1 knew she’d think 1 though she slept
Ami to the hammock slyly crept
And kissed her sweet lips a! I u trein
hie,
1 knew she'll think I thought - lie slept
Hut I was sure she itii| dissi luhle.
SHE
O, tell tale winds, the secret k< ep!
1 stole a way ; l km w lu il miss me !
lsnw him through the lattice peep
O, tell tale winds the secret keep
And closed my eyelids, feigning sleep
llut no, I never thought he'd kiss
me.
O, telltale winds the secret, keep;
I stoleaway ; 1 knew he'd miss me.
M 1 SCI-'. 1 I iAN\y>
i Id 77 ~ -
MAI VS LCTi: Ho
rn A A 6 it.
In die drawing room at Heath
cot, in the gray Sep ember twi
light, Mary Meredith anil Felix
TiafTbrd sat engaged in earliest
ronverujuipn.
“I ve illy e uuiot see any c .us:
for yonr despair, dear L-'elix Have
I not told you how dearly L love
you? Nopo.veron earth shah
tur loi Cc mo at break my plight
ed troth to yon. Have you no
confidence in uie V
“Ait confidence, Mary ; I know
you will be true t » me.’’
“Than what is it you feat 1"
“liverything. You are young
and beautiful, 'he rich Mr. Mere
dith's only child, while 1 am i.
poor clerk in ihe hops* of Mere
dith Brothers, with nothing hut
unsullied reputation, sin <
brains and a good right hand to
help me through ti e world.”
“So much the better, then, that
I atn tue daughter si' ihe rich Mr.
Meredi h. Hear Felix, papa es
.teema you, and lias implieiv confi
dence in your honor. He invites
you here, and allows our acquain
tance. Wuy do you annoy' yout
sell about our imaginary troubles'?
“Your lather rusts me and i
must Lie true to him, you and my
self. 1 will go o him and frank
ly confess our attachment. i
snouid fuei miserable otherwise.'
“Go now; he is in his s udy.”
Fahx caught the girl in his arum
and kusod tier rosy- lips.
“Your confidence inspire* im
wiifi hope,” he said and went on
his mission. Tapping at Mr. Mei
©tlitil’s study uooiyaud receiving
permtbs.ob to eute,,Felix approaci
ed tue old gentleman, who gave
him his hand, saying :
“tVny, boy, you are an unex
peeled visitor. Mo bad news J
lUipfc ? ’
“No, sir; but I want to ask
joa a gift so precious h.u 1 kavi
\ety iiitlo hope of obtaining it.’
“Weil, well name it. lain al
ways giail to favor you if 1 cun.
Felix was grtatly agitated, 1 Lu
summoned up all lis courage and
said :
“Mi. MorcibtlL I lote y oUi
daughter. Ido not, howevc.*?i«k
Jon to give hfer to uie
r ’-et me hope that when I prove to
i. 0U ”
y)lr. Meiciltth leaned back in his
r or amazed . It had never oc
.. .A to him that this young
u d dare 10 lift his eye
■Ss,
•infer
,’jr.gia eful, treaeh-
Ahe cried. “Out
in the opportunity to steal into
her confidence and win her imx_
perieneed heart. Begone, sir.and
never let mo see your face again.”
"Listen o me one moment, Air.
Meredith.’'
“Not one second I” cried the
the old man, as he violcn ly brought
down ids clinched fist upon the t a
ble. “Leave the house it stauih
or the si wants -hall thrust you
out,' And as if so pui his threat
into execution he fiercely ring the
bell.
As Felix staggered 'Tong tb#
passage, L:s heart so oppressed
with contending emotions il.ut lie
was sciireelv conscious of anything
lie met Marv.wlio, ulsrinod at lh e
violent linging of the hell, was
rushing to her father’s study.—
Felix wildly threw his firms about
her, kis/ing licr again and ami in.
i’hi h lie tore himself away aud
rushed from the house.
Mary never knew what o.'cmred
at that terrible interview. Air.
Mertdidi was deaf lo all her en
treaiies aud'ihe lover had disap
peared. The poor girl was strict
en with brain fever, and f»r weeks
her He hung in the lulunee. lie
pi nance came too iate to ihe mi
happy father, for although s-ught
Lr far and rear Felix c it hi not
be found. t iengta you h and t.
good consti'nt.ioii brought back
lieahli to the hi an-broken girl.—
But. alas! the blooming young
ll> be of seventeen aiuumi rs wav
no rnoic. In her place a t ill, pah
girl appeared, but with a beauty
that even Tin most fa 'die is ad
mired. 't he golden brown curls
that clustered around her i.-tuples
lay in rippling waves upon a brow
inf pure as snow, and the soft, lus
trous hazel eyes wore an express
ion of sadness that (old of the
heart grief.tint would be hers foi
ever.
Mr Meredith travel'd with hit
dauglitcr through the mos: a’tiai
tl v e parts of Europe for a year.
Then at her request, lie t iok her
home. Mary ha i become tt wo
man, a brigir intelligent glorious
wonjau, and crowds of admirers
worshipped at her feet ; but tin
image of Felix was still as fresh
as ever in her heart, and the vows
she had exchanged with him were
never for a moment forgotten,
'/herefore, all offers of marriage
w ere at once declined.
Time rolled on. Alary Lad now
reached her twoniy eighth ye r.
and still remained a maiden be
neats the patatnal roof.
One cold winter evening Mary
sat by the glowing lire iu her i ath
ei’s drawing room. //or smali
white hands were clasped upon
her bosom, and her eyes were cast
downward until the long lasht*
lay like golden penciling upon hei
cheek. Near her, in ins gieat arm
chair, sat Mr Meredi h, with the
sii. ws of tuany Winters on his face
deep’y fun owe i by Tig, baud o!
time. There was an expression
of care upon his countenance. He,
looked troubled and unhappy.
“Mary,” sai I i n continuing a
conversation that ha 1 been going
on bet wet n them, “ail my life I
have made your Lapp: ess my con
siant stu ay and have given you a
luxurious home. Now you are
advancing in years and 1 shall ere
long bo separated from you by T
death. How can 1 leave you
alone in this c 'ld world? A hoim
is now open to you and you must
(cccpi it. Lis not because 1 owl
this man a very largo sum tha 1
insist upon this marr age, al
though if you refuse bin we will
sink into un-st abject poveity,
foi I would rather eudino all the
misery of the situation than risk
your well m ' >g ; but I know you
will be happy with Mr Aminos
, for a husband. He is got and
’kind as well as vel'y rich.
•TUeh in what,, fathci ,
The dd man s irteii at these
words but at length answered:
“In on u’ and manhood.
Alary slid i.o tnoie. “The cri
sis .g-nnw upon me, continued
Mr. Meivdi h. “Iu a few short
days 1 si,till be overwhelmed wiili
misery if yon d., u t rescue me
Mv. Ambrose lias asked me for
your hand. He has seen you
many times usd loves you.
And Mr Ambrose makes my
hand the price of your safety V
oiur friendless
\’o tny lions
■ety, and
wave tak
Lawrenceville Georgia, Tuesday February 26. iBB4
"No, he Las not said so; but 1. •
is aware ot my situation, an- 1 ,
knowing it, asks ,J le hand of my
child. I scorns tj mo as if God
had kept you flee to save your
oid father from ruin. What an
swer am I t i relurn to Mr Am
brose ?"
“My heart was broken long
ago, Mary answered, looking in
to her hither"s face. “I will mar
iy ibis man for your sake, but he
must not expect affection, for l
nave none to give. Tell him this
tiiut lie may not be deceieed.”
“ | will bring him here tomor-
I row evening, for ho is anxious
; that the interview slitiM be over."
-Mr Meriditli was relieved, ihe j
le.tr of disgrace was removed fn m
him, ~tid he rejoiced in the pros
pect of a prosperous marriage foi
ids daughter.
On the following evening Mary
sat by the drawing room lire. .She
was alone now and calm, , 'til her
face was pale us l’arian marble.
FLe outer door opened, and she
heard the sound of heavy foo -
sups in the hall. Once more the
image of Felix arose bet re her
a cold shiver passed o'er her and
unbidden teats rembled in her
eye.-, bin by a grea- effort she sub
duedlnr agile.un before her fatli
er, Mid the man about to buy her
with his gold entered the drawing
room. Maty aro«c and extended
her hand ; b, w.is as cold as ice.
nut d'd not tremble. She glanc
ed at Mr Ambrose and saw a man
of medturn height vvuli brillurit
dark eyes ;a ueady trimmed beard
concealed the lower part of hi.,
vissage. He greeted her politely
and io;:k a seal. A short bine
was spent m conversation, btn
gradually silence fell upon them
which was becoming oppressive,
wiicn the visitor broke the spell.
“Miss Aleridi h,” he sail, in a
soli low tone, “you are aware of
course of the object of my visi
hole? Pardon me if I speak plain
ly.”
Mary looked up but made no re
ply. Mr ‘ mbi on ’s voice was so
kin J and gentle t! at she thought
he deserved a wife who could love
him.
“Your father ii.-t-. told me you
have no live le give mo but tha'
you wilt marry me. I, too, once
thought 1 slould n, ver tove again
but the tight of you bas dispelled
the illusion. Let »e tell you my
story. Long years ago I loved a
beau ilul young girl and the re
turned my affection. I was then
young and did not dream that
fate would crush out my soulV
deareot hope, That fair girl was
my all, my very life, and I hul
not a thought of lhe fid . j sepa
ra'ed from her. Her fat..m was *
■vealtliy merchant and I his poor
clerk. When I told him I loved
his daughter h" spurned me from
his dour aud ordered me never to
enter it again. Oh, who beside
myself c;m ever know the utter
(tiidnight of my blasted hope.i!
Crushed and broken I tied in iny
despc’r. Iti tliu whirl aud excite
ment of business I strove to for
git my sorrows. Fortune singled
me out as her special favorite. My
“i deal speculations were success
fill ami money accumulated as if
by magic. Thus eleven ytars
p issed. I returned to the scene
i f my unhappiness and saw you.
Need I say that all the old love
surged up in my heart again?
Once more 1 asked the old mer
chant for hit- daughter— the
speaker’s lips trembled ; he ex
tended his F’-msas lie continued—
“and 'e consents at last. Oil,
Mary! will yju now be mine?”
Mary cast lie.self into lur suit
or’s outstretched arms. Aftei t a!l
these long yen -s of misery Felix
was restored to her again.
“Felix Trafford!” gasped the
old man as he started to his feet.
••Felix l icffc'd. my old Clerk !
“Y’i.-b, sir, the same do veu re
tract yonr promise ?"’
“Nie Felix, no. Take my Mary
atid forgive her fa-her.
The liappy stii'or led Muvy
iway to a sent and sat beside her
wi L his aims still encircleing her
a« if lie feared fie might lose her
tg.tin.
-Let us,” lie said, “forget all
the past but its joys and look to
the fatur* for what true love can
DEVOTKI) TO NEWS, IJTF.HATUHK AND I M’l'AlUS
given.. lam now coQUuf and
you, my Mary, are you liappy in
the restoration of your love
" \ *
“Ah!” she replied iu a voict
full of deep motii ti. “le ppm
l- t,‘io poor a word to expri ss m
great joy.
A l.mu l uiu<i > r.\ ooeiciiei
“NYlide with Kohinson's idrctis,''
said Mr. N«ylan, tli - celebrated
lion miner. “Mu came acquaint
ed with Bill Beynolds, the web
known lion perfoimer, and be
ctnne a fast fav irite with him. H<
was sick quite often, wliicn mini,
it necessary to with Iraw ttint le t
till"'' of the entertainment.
“I was in the habit of pla in,-
with the lions outside the cay,,
and one day I asked the keepc.
who had charge of the cage il he
would let me go inside Hr laugh
ed at me, and said that I would
be glad to come out might y quick
I looked about fora cowhide" and
being unable 10 find one. seiz.il
upon a broom handle and started
di. Tin re were three uni.unis to
getlier iu the cage, the fain ms Ho;;
Old Prince, the pet lioi.es e Jennie
and a beauiiltil tiger. I was ftboti:
nixteen years of age at the time
and very strong.
• 'lhe moment I entere ’. the su
itnnls regarded me as an i urn lei
and Old Prince began t j look ws
like. 1 heat him vigorously \y,t‘i
ihe broom handle, and before [
left the cage lie was humbly su)
missive, and, with the other an;
mals, would promptly do my bid
ding. I told the manag'd- that I
had found a nun ;otake K ynold -
place, nml would product; I im tin:
night:
“Evening came, the cn < > wa
drawn into the ring, at t.h• eppei ■
:< d lime I appeared, grtatly t >
the surprise anil bewilderment of
mlonger. As I started toward the
cage he shouted:
“Come away; you'll bo ta’.e-i
np.'
“But I v.-ent on with the perfoi
mnnets. and the animals behaved
hea l'ifuily. Ai anotlier time It< !,
insoti bad a young lion, three years
of age, ol great, strength and fe r o
cions disposition. I determined
io tame him. aud selec'ing at
empty cage with twi pariitous, 1
lad it umwi: into the woods one
bright day. There I had a ter
rible encounter with him for threi
hours. The enraged beast ref us
cd to obey the lash, and it bccamt
necessary *o use hot irons indeail
of a raw hide. After he had bet 1
subdued I petted him for a bun
furnished him with a good tnea l
and we became Tie best of frienib
At the close of the encounter 1
was a' most entirely striped, of
clothing.
“The be si' time to begin to break
lions, continued Air. A’eylan is
when they arc cubs eight or ten
months i ld. My pr:.e ice was t>
devote an hour a day in the train
iug, always exei ising them u
• nipty stoinacliP, and feeding <li in
immediately afterward. If Ihe
animals is gentle and submissive
lie should be treated kiniTy: but
if lie is inclined to be S'ubborn
and ugly, t Lett you must obtain
the mastery by a vigorous use of
the cow-hide. They are inch.red
to be treacherous even when most ;
frolicsome and gentle, and it cat j
be shown that tne mrj->ri*y of j
lion performers who have lieet
killed Lave allowed tlier pets too
much liberty.
“The place to use the cow-liidt
is over the f ee and eyes, to blind
and confuse them. It must not
be thought for an instant that ore
can look tlmm steadily in the eye
and thus dislr u them. Tm. lio t
coe- become somewhat liliuded bv
a steady gaze, but the moment he
lowers his head and gives it at
ominous shake then look for dan
ger, aud the more prompt! tin
lash is tippled the better, —Yoitno
PeuM.e.
A very self important young
man came to the turnshle at the
railway station:
“Ticket, please,’’ said the por
ter.
“Oh, my face is my ticket,” was
the reply.
“All right.'’ said the porter ;
“my orders are to punch every
ticket before l let it pass
Ti niiiiiiv.- IJlooillitMinds.
In a 10-lar from tltintsviilo.Tex
is. o t ie Honshu) /'. si, till- Wil
li- says :
" A eil the-; are i i.e bloodhounds
1 hear so much about ?"' 1 remark
ed o my conductor.
"Acs. ill y are the famous blood
hounds -t!i it is. as much bloo.L
houn is m you will Had in 'f’ex.is.
Thoyar-' simply foxhound, train
cd io bun. men.
“Ho you keep them shut up ; !i
the time ?’’
“Yes: they would make it pretty
lively for the hoys if ill y got out.'
“How often have you oc, asion
to use Tumi during the ye tr ?”
“Not more than two or three
Conv Cts will not leave
when they know good hounds arc
on hand to natch them,”
“(’ >u!d you not dispense with
the hounds and depend upon yon
guns ?”
“No, indeed; you cannot hold
convicts wi ll shotguns. It is the
fear oft lie hounds which keeps
I'.cm quiet Desertion is useless
when i'ii aplure is a moral certain
tv, as is the case w hen good dog t
ate employed.” ’
“Do you have d'ilieuit.y in prop
erly training your hounds !'
“Oh, no. tha' is übntll till only
sport there is. Here come the pup
pies. \Yu will g'.vo them a run
andjet yaui see how n i-i dot.c
A trusty was hem dowti hi
lane and over tin. fence, through a
large field, on a run for deal' life
1 When he had accompli die 1 about
a half mile, or half Lis circuit, the
puppies, three six-months old
hounds, iti rt put on his track,and
tl •/ started, nosing Uie gi aimd
and yelping as they ran. On tin y
kepi, over ftuiets and through
stubbles and ditches, never ee.iH
ing their iu iso. Somethin s they
would run over the ira-1 where
the trust yh >d made an ibrupt
turn, but*soon 'hey would return
to the spot where they lost tho
scent and cautiously feel'heir “ay
un.il certain they had tho trail,
when they would off again. The
trusty was a long-.’’stance runnel
but the soft ground made his im
promptu truck heavy, and lie lag
ged as he approached Tie end »!
his run, evidently fatigue 1.
Tim digs gauied on him rapid
ly and were yelping close upon
him. He was ordered to run 1 1 a
tree or fence and get out of tiled
way, so that they would have to
find him by the scon'. He first
tried to climb u high gft e post,
hut the dogs with their noses to
the ground, were upon him almost
and f«J'eeit him io take shelter in
a wagon which was standing in
tho yard, where lie hid himself in
the bed just us the dogs came to
the ga e. They looked up the
gate post and smelled around a
U tic, then wit host delay followed
the trail direct to the Wagon and
ha-over id Ti dr prey, lying poll
ing like a tug boat. I looked at
the p rspiring convict, and my
heart smote me for being thecuuse
of his race, but 1 soon found out
ihat it was ufgi at privilege, en
joyed by bu! few, and giving the
puppies a race win considered by
them the very essence of pi asuio.
The c mvict took an old blanket
| m his hinl an I alighted on the
I ground v' p u Tie dogs fought
1 him in ri't-ly,making vicious springs
lor nim. ! f • repulsyd them by
buffeting them with tho blanket,
jumping away and thwt '-ting Turn
in any manner without hurting
them. Finally one of the dogs
fastened his teeth in the convict’s
coarse pa.ds, and, holding on with
unyielding tenacity, w.w swung
round mi l round, with vigor, tin
til tired. The d rgs wore then t -
len by a’g'.tai'd, and the coovi't
1 went away highly pleased with
iiis spin t,
The fastest u in fiom New
; York to Chicago makes the d.i
tance of‘Jl2 miles in 25 horn-.;
i and 14 tuiiiutes, wiili only seven
I stops. Thealowest mile, between
NewA’oik aud Philadelphia, is
| mule iu two minutes, and the fast
jest in fifty seven seconds.
Ho be strictly* truthful; do
| avoid exaggeration; if you mean a
mile say a note, a»d not a mil •.
and i idle and a half; if you mean
| one say, and not a dozen.
I'l'iui Si »i>«* Itolihci-N
Oil vt stun. Fobuury <> A News
(’.'■nil special says that ye ter
day merntng a stage going lo Ab :
hue nu t the mail from that town
and itifi rnuitioii Ilia 1 it had been
s upped about .t mile back and
the mail flbed of u'l its cash
and one jmssenger relii veil < f
.'?2.’e The tirst n lined stage Imd
on bl ind Sergeant Tnrbow. cf
ill* State U't'geis. Sheriff’ (Set
aid. of DmJuiiu county. New
Mexico, Edgar S'etson, of Osh
' ab. \\ is , Sam tel P. (t cluau,
t' Dal as, Texas, i.nd Fill ed
Siitlcs soldiers. The Uai ger en 1
sheriff' iilum- we ; i.rn-’d. They
ordered the drivi-v io g i nhea l
and they qU'e'ly laid t u i ' pistols
across their laps. When the spit
was reached the com h was com
manded io had by two niaske 1
men coming from the uiesquim
brush. The sheriff tired and
his sliot. was returned. The
Hunger then took aim and liveiL
His man threw his pistol in the
nil- placed his hand over hiss om
ach and fell. The horses slurtad
and the liriug run an d into the
stage ( otilined w ill gre it rapiidil v
Sheriff O il-aid was hit in s'louldcr
and the s cotul bull entered Lis
back and passed through hit
stomach. Tim ipent hall htuc'c
Oochran in tin buck nml threi
shots passed through his ovei
coat. It is not, how i* tr a set
io us In Tim coach drove to
Conch as quickly posibh
Gi rail will d’e. I’his i ■ he third
rubery of tho same s age m Inn
a in >nih. A posse Ins .oitnd
traces of the wounded roliboi,
who bu I been c u ri. d off by his
couiput ion Parlies art* semiring
Ihe co intry. A few it'd 1,000 is
offertl by tin- cidzen.s for 1 liccip
lurn of ihe robiaira.
Ili 11 tiver I nucs tells Ibis slo
ty of local life is f dlo.vs . In a
pur y of poker plai •i s bore a niglil
or two ago the conversation turn
ed upon high s ukes at gambling,
and then upon thn queu- ' bafac
ter of bets made in die pro unco
of the speakers in dm past.
“Mustang Joe,” said one; “1
knew in Texas. Ho made bis liv
by catching and selling intis
t ings, and he was a gambler from
way back, too. Played to win or
lose, aud, when ‘short cut ds were
concerned, generally won. He
r nie ab ni tliful horse 1 •> tulle I
iDan;' lmd him caparisontdas gorg
eously as a lady at the VuuderbiL
ball, with gold andsilver trappings
and hud him trained better than
any circus hors.i I ever saw. Joe
had refused $5,000 for him, sad
die and bri Ue One night i wav
win tiling a faro game in San An
tonio. L’iio chips were $5, atnd
there was no limit, Joe had jus
come in from Mexico with nearly
SII,OOO in cast), and lie was play -
ing. Tho ace and queen seemed
to bo his favorite cards, and SSOO
wen', on evety bet he made. lb
finally got broke. ’Go *ti with
tlm deal -I'll bo back in U minutu
ho sai l to the dealer, Jack Bryant
and went out. The nexL deal
Lind just commenced when Joe re
turned, and after him, b'irn*ssed
in all his bravery, stepped the
horse Han.
“‘Any aces out?' asked Joe, c jo
lly, while '*i« crowd looked with
tin’izeimmt at ihe hots i, which
was pnziug with almost supirna u
ml in'eliigence at the faro layom.
'“‘One,’ans-vernd Bryan lncon
icaily.
“‘Jack, will yo t pve me $4,00l»
for Hun ?’ asked Joe.
“ ‘Yts.’
“He goes for $4,000 then
Dan!’ The horse reared hiinsoll
at a sign from Joe, and tin# of hi.
four hoofs tii* ga ;bler placed on
ti e layout on tho ace. Every one
<r. a tea- :d in breathless siletmo. I’lie
card won. ‘Co home, Dan, said
Jot and/be horse-roitod out of
*’ie room and to his stable Jot
hat, played all night, drew' out of
ihe game SO,OOO ahead.’
A man wl osi business tin inat
ions had b; tin rather suspicious,
and who had passed throug’h bank
ruptcy twice, was boasting : ,
“I lelt business and mult I
down with a ermfortab'e fortune,"
j when a listener se d :
“If von '.had settled up you
wouldn't had a cent.”
A Truji'tlj lu Sli|>|> r>
She gave him a beautiful work
ed pair of slippers. /'though
• hey were too short and pinched
Inin across’ the toes, he smilingly
submit led to the martyrdom which
they imposed and vowed they
sin mid nevt r leave his feet. 8h rt
ly utterwiu- In the young man
made a return for her offering.
It was his pictum encased ii a hand
pine frame. He v rote a i.o e to
send with it. and at the same
ti e replied angrily to -i oft
repent*-d dun for an unpi'T suit,
of cloths, He gave the hoy six
ptnee to deliver the parka n and
no’es. givii g explicit directions
as ti the destination. Ho was
an un usually ditelngenl boy with
a freckled face, and he dicharged
his cn and in a manner that
should give him a niche in the
temple of fame
The young I nly iu ived a note
in her adori d one's handriting,
and flew to her room to devour
its content; Sh« opened tb<
mis-iv.) ,vi li oigur fingers and
read: "[ am getting tired of your
cv*rla-tii!g a tentloii I lie suit,
is ah ud worn out already; it
novie ,-t'iniiinled to much anyho v.
please go to J'erii ho.” And .ho
tie'iir was struck utterly dumb
when he opened a panel and dis
cover 1 thc/picuro of the delinquent
customer, widi a note that said:
■W hen you gaze U| hi lhe;* feat
ures, t link how much I ow* you,”
A ten tdmt unfortiuiftlD ymug
man c.ulU I ai’oniiii that avening
torn cive th* Inqipy acknowl
edgment of I : s swi ethart lie was
'iicotinncuflv shown the door by
the young lady's father mi I in tdift
iHondng he was wait nl upon by
the tailor * lawyer, i id : iijiotati
vclv orderu 1 to ant lie or suffer
The Horse Tlnsl (•»
.1 St. Lotus inventor claims to
have complete 1 a pist-ui movement
like that of the s' mini engiue, lo
wliiish however, oloctricity instead
nf sti ii’i), is to Ii i applied. It has
four magneth which act allcrnatel/
in at'racting and repelling the i'is
ton. It is proposed to apply
il to cab*, stri ct cars, yachts, etc.
It will have a S'orage battery cap
anle of running it twenty-four
hours. The great desideratum in
locomotion n iw is a small, cheap,
e oivcnient ihotor for vehicles in
cities. Horse power in its literal
not its mechanical, sense is behind
the age There is no more reason
why tho carts, carriages and cars
of a paved city should be drawn by
so expensive and awkward a pow
er ui horses than why ware-house
elevators should io hoisted and
lowered by man power, or saw
mills be operated by horses. A
small, neat motor slowed compact
ly away under the vehicle would
ho as pcogresaivo a meuhunc Fldo
vice as (fie sewii ' m-ichinear.i i
in health and cleanliness iilene it
would be ablssM *g. Nearly the
whole of the mud and dust in ci y
street* is th* result of using her
ses; *nd their shoes p mud and
i nor the pavement - o pieces quite
as much as the wheels of vehicles,
the day will come, peril ips, when
even Tie pro-it it gciuu-ation will
see all vehicles in large towns and
citie: propoiled by electricity, and
a horse be only an object of luxury
or curiosiiy.
A Lu y while engaged in the pur
suit of her domestic duties, encon.
ti ured a mouse in the Hour harrel.
Now, most la lies, under similar
circumeti.iici*. . would have uttered
a few genuine eluii ’ < and then
sought safety in the gtriet, but
this one possevni 1 nine il* ui ’>e
ordinary degree of genu no corage.
She spfeutnoned the man servant
and him to get the gun, call
Lite dog ate I station himself at a
convenient distance. Then she
clambered up s'ait-N and coiumenc
ed t > punch the tl u»- barrel with
a pot* i'resetitly the mouse
made its appeil'ii.'Km i*d slat ted
across the tloor. T'm dog started
at om-,) in pursuit. Tho insn tired
ar ddm dog dropped dead Tim
lady fainted, fell down ' ip s'air
and tho mao, thinking she wa
killed, tn! 'ing that he wouhl
be ary for murder, disappear.
i9 ,ot been seen since.
|Tli#, ?i^k'ascaped.
jVol. XIII.-No. 48
An i-ffoit is being made to in
duce Congress to appropriate not
less than *IO,OOO for each state
and territory in the Union, to he
expended fn collecting - , preparing
and tvmwpartiug full State exhib
its for the New Orleans Exposi
tion, ninl a further appropriation
is also requested of not less than
*2011,000 for aiding iu the cou
struct ion of suitable building for
then- State exhibits As the Uni
ted Stntes government lma official
ly endorsed the New Orleans Ex
hihilion, and advertised it to the
world, it is essentially important
tint it should give substantial
aid ■ll d encouragement to this
most import cut hndertaking.
.Mr James Holton of Texas,
wrote to his cousin, if r Eli Wood
mil', of Dooly county, the other
day, that he had enough of that
place, and tha just as soon as lie
could, arrange bis business iu thf
lone star s ate, ho would come
ft
hack to the piney woods," and
I'gr’U '''aim old Georgia for his
horns.
Columbus, (), Dec. 27.—At
yesterday's session of the State
Donvcir ion of Colored Mb n, tes
olutions were adopted to portion
the liegislatio-e to piss laws f r
their protection; to repeal all o'd
staitiles again 1 tnutu; to improve
the faeilitins for the education o*
colored youth h.ml asking both
State and national aid for colored
schools lecomein 1 ng co opration
among the colored people by the
lormatioii of joint .atock eompan
ies in tiusiuess; thank ng Senator
Kdnmnds for his civil rights bil 1
and Justice Harlan for hi d : seent
ing opin iomamlrcco.ii mending the
appoiirment of a State comm ilee
of otic from such congressional <Hs
trict: to perfect colored citizc -.
and the organization througout
the Mate of a Civil Rights
fa agile, nnda State committee
was selected to iroceed with the
task of organization.
l»o.
])o i ttaeh ns much importance
to you)' miud ns to your body.
Do lio natural; a poor diamond
is bolter t/tan a good imitation.
Do obterve; tlie faculty of ob
servation, woll cultivated makes
practice' men and women.
Do, at least. oncc«iu a while, re
lied; most things, if worth consul
eration at all, look different upon
retlectiau.
Do avoid causes of irritation in
your family circle; do reflect that
horns is the place iu which to to
agreeable.
Do, if a man say’s he loves you,
try 10 find out what he means by
it: a good many men love them
selves when they imagine they are
loving you.
Do speak intelligibly, and not
as if you had pebbles in your
mouth t and do remember that
your nose was given yen to breath
through and not as a vehicle of
sound.
Do be contented ; “martyrs’
are detestable ; a cheerful, happy
spirit is inflations ; you an car
ry it abdit with you like a sunny
atmosphere.
Do avoid whispering ; it is as
bad as giggling ; both are to b
condemned; theie is no excuse
for either one of them ; if you
have any tiling to say, say it; if yon
have no’, do laid your tongue al
together; silence is golden.
Sharp IColoil*
A bantering acquaintance of
the o* her sex remarked to a wo
man :
“I never heard of seven dev Is
being castovl of a man.”
“•No," was the reply, “they ve
got ’em yet."
A Quaker, in giv ng evidence
before a bo rd of uxcise in Eng
land and b- : ng rudely treateu,
was rather pompously asked :
"Do yon know what we sit lure
for r
‘Yi me ■ T you for a- thou
sand pounds a year, and the oth
er foi 17 hundred,’
A physician, passing a stose
mason's shoj bawled out:
“Good moriMig Mr D. Hurd
at work I see. Yon finish the
gravestones a-; faros *J 11 the mem
ory of’ ami then wait I
to see who wants a monument
next.”
•Waal, yes," replied the old man
•‘unless soiuebo I s _.ek, wnd you
are doctoring him, and then I
keep right on.” .
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