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MISS BLAINE’S WEDDING. AN OLD-FASHIONED LOVI MATCH. HOW IT CAME ABOUT. The Young Couple First Met at Car negie’s Castle, in Ecotland—A Ro mantic Incident at Senator Hale’s. The Arrangements for the Wedding. (Copyright.) Washington, Hay 17. —Ever since the beginning of the present administration— not to go back of that time—the tongue of gossip has been busy concerning the public and private affairs of the Blaine household. First, when it was learned that Mr. Blaine had taken the old houso in which Secretary Seward u-ed to live and in which he was so nearly murdered on the night that Lincoln was shot, the prophets and the sons and daughters of prophets declared that t his was only the first theatric act of what was going to be a highly dramatic administration of the state department. Then, as time failed to develop any very startling de monstrations of the jingo sort, tie secre tary ’s health became the subject of general conversation, and it was agreed that he could not survive the first year of the ad ministration. When the terriole loss of a so.i and a daughter fell upon the family thtre was no lack of sincere sym pathy, but gossip, which must go on, turned from the household t . the house itself and called upon its his tory to prove that it is the abode of baa luck. There are plenty of t eople in Wash ington who will tell you that there is not a superstitious hair in their heads and in the same breath will say that they would not live in the old Seward house if they could have it rent free —not because there is any physical defect i:i it, but because it is an unlucky house The announcement of the engagement of Hiss Margaret Blaine to Walter Damrosch gave to the gossips anew and profoundly interesting subject, and straightway they chose sides and went into a free-for-ail discussion of its merits. I believe they have not yet determined to their entire satisfac tion whether it is a love match. It there fore will delight me a few minutes later to lay before them some facts which may throw light on this important question. As soon as the engagement was made known it became necessary for the gossips to learn as soon as possible what kind of a wedding it was going to be. Some said the ceremony would be performed in the old, historic St. Matthew Catholic church. Others said it would be a Protestant cere mony. All agreed, however, that it would be a very ostentatious affair. Not oven the double bereavement of the secretary’s fam ily could still this tongue of gossip. It was stoutly maintained that, while it was going to be in “the worst kind of taste,” yet, of course, it was going to be a grand public wedding. As it has been throughout, pretty nearly everthing that the gossips have said about the Blaines since the beginning of this ad ministration has turned out to be untrue, with the exception of the assertion that the house is unlucky, which has not turned out at all, and is not likely to. On another point—a p int, too, very dear to the gossips—they are in error. Miss Blaine and Mr. Damrosch did not have their first meeting on the famous Carnegie coaching trip. They met almost a year before that at a dinner given by Mr. Car negie at Kilgarston in Scotland, where he had leased the mag nificent estate for that season. The seed of acquaintance which was sowed at that time burst into fructification under the morning sun of Mr. Carnegie’s watch fulness during the coaching trip through Scotland in the next year, for it was by his arrangement that these young people were •rated side by sido throughout the trip from London to Cluny castle. At this grand old castle the courtship proper began, and In walks across the heath-cjvere l moors and iu aimless wanderings through the moonlit gardens, where every brush could tell a tale of love, and every stone a tradi tion of romantic interest, the lovers slyly whispered the sweet old story of the young heart’s desire. '1 he understanding between the two young people w as not made known to the company by any word of theirs, but there were keen, experienced eyes upon them, and the host, with consummate skill, brought them to gether under all sorts of propitious circum stances, and at last placed them side by side again for the return trip. Last summer, while Secretary Blaine’s family was at Bar Harbor, before even the first faint rumor of Miss Blaine’s engage ment had been whispered, she and Mr. Damrosch wore among other guests of Seu ator and Mrs. Hale at their residence in Lb*worth, Me. With that keen perception " bich a woman brings to bear upou hearts which Master Cupid lias been shooting at Mrs. Hale mode a discovery, and on the occasion of the first dinner arranged that the lovers should he together. On the following day Mr. Damrosch sought his hostess, and, complimenting her upon the success of the previous eveniDg’s entertain ment, began to dilate upon his own enjoy ment of the occasion which had given to him so agreeable a partner as Miss Blaine, whereupon Mrs. Hale laughed heartily.and, in response to his inquiry as to how she had guessed bis little secret, said that bis choice of partners was so very apparent it would have been downright cruelty to arrange the grouping otherwise. After that it was of course understood by the lovers that they were to be seated together ou ail occasions. It was, therefore, to Senator and Mrs. Hale that their attachment for each other was first communicated and that their engage ment was first announced. The public announcement of the engage ment created great excitement among the friends of Mr. Damrosch, but circumstances which followed it is said to have created even greater excitement One evening he appeared among his companions almost un recognizable by reason of the loss of those long, luxuriant locks which he had for so many years thrown back in such Dicturesquo confusion. The change, it was' said, was due to a wish expressed by his fiancee, to ward whom he shows in ail things that glad some deference which marks the genuine lover. WALTER DAMROSCH. It would be fulsome flattery to say Miss Blaine is a beautiful young woman, but it may with justice be said that her face bears those strong characteristics which, as in the case of both hor father and her mother, make a good intellect. The por trait accompanying this article is made from a photograph taken some time ago, and shows Miss Blaine in a fancy costume worn at a young people’s party. Never since that time has anybody been able to prevail upon her to sit for a portrait. In this picture she looks very much as her younger sister looks at the present time. At the close of a scholastic career with Miss Porter, of Farmington, Conn., Miss Blaine went abroad with Mrs. Levi P. Mor ton. Mr. Morton was at that time the American minister to France. Almost immediately after their arrival at Paris, Mrs. Morton placed her young charge in the Convent of the " Sacred Heart, where sho remained two years, devoting herself especially to the study of languages, in which she had already reached a remarkable degree of proficiency. ludeed, she is regarded by MARGARET BLAINE. her friends not so much as a woman of mere accomplishments as of profound learning. She has no talent whatever for music, a face which has given rise to much speculation on tne part of the gossips as to why she and Mr. Damrosch should ba drawn toward each other. But gossips are likely to be superficial in their observations. Miss Blaine is, to the few whom she classes as her intimate friends, a very in teresting woman, her speech and actions betraying, at times, a depth of feeling uu gues3ed by those who judge her by her cold, austere, outward manner. It has l>en noted, however, even by those superficial judges, that recently she has undergone a marked change of manner. It is thought that the kindled flame of love, added to the heart aches resultant from the family’s recent bereavements, has stirred the latent tender ness of her nature, which hereto fore has been demonstrated only to her mother, to whom she has al ways ex pressed in every act and word the very deepest devotion. These two have been in separable companions, the mother always consulting the daughter on matters of mo ment, and in the later years leaning heavily upon her judgment. Those who are inti mate with the family say that Miss Marga ret is to the mother what Walker Blaine was to the father; and they add that the loss of the daughter bv marriage is almost as great a bereavemeut to the mother as the loss of the son by death was to the father. As the time for the wedding approached the Blaine family had a considerable strug gle with the question as to whether it shou'd be a quiet affair or a society event. Mr. and Mrs Blaine, sore at heart from re cent losses, were favorable to a strictly pri vate wedding, but Mr. Damrosch desired that the occasion of his groat joy should ba a memorable one. Some yielding cn both sides resulted in the form of ceremony which the readers of the country now know was settled upon. It was intended at first that onlv the President and Mrs. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie, Mr. and Mrs. McKee, the cabinet families, and a few personal friends of the bridal couple should be invited, but Mr. Datnrosch deured the pres ence of the German minister, and .Secretary Blaine deemed it unwise to invite him with out extending the invitation to the entire diplomatic corps. Thii opened the door, and it was with difficulty that it was closed TIIE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1890-TWELVE PAGES. again. And before it was closed a consider able concourse of guests had been provided for. These, together with the gifts they bestow, make the scene of the ceremony a much more ostentatious one than it was at first intended to be. Willis B. Hawkins. A NIGHT AMONG CANNIBALS. Two Seattle Citizens Witness the Or gies of Nahwittl Indians. Gen. Lyman Banks and John Hutcheson, two citizens of Seattle, have just returned from a two months' cruise of the northern coast of British Columbia, says the Phila delphia Press, and they tell some thrilling stories of sights they have seen and danger ous adventures they experienced during their cruise. The old Hudson Bay com pany’s trappers all unite in calling the past winter the worst that has been known in that part of the country in tne last forty years, and a leaf or two from their log bo ks show that the cruisers found that fact to be only too true. A Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter happened to meet Gen. Banks on the street, and at his request the general recited the story of his most exciting and interesting cruise. The story is interesting, and it is given bolow in the language of Gen. Banks himßelf. He began his narration as fol lows : “We started out full of great expectations and pleasant anticipations, and wo did not realize for a moment what trials we would have to go through, and 1 tell you at times it required a great doal of western grit and push to get ahead. Those who are ac quainted with the difficulties of traversing in summer a coast forest, with its thousands of uprooted trees and still worse upheaved foundations, can readily imagine how much greater a hardship it was for us to travel over three feet of snow on a level, and occasionally strike drifts much deeper, and a great deal too much tangle of sal-lal bush for snow-shoes. But, to add to all our dif ficulties, our hall-breed guide and tho In dian packers refused to go with us as soon as we had penetrated a short distance in land. We had just sighted some hi Is which they said we could never pass over, and they alleged that no human being had ever succeeded in the attempt. NOT TO BE DETERRED. “They strongly urged and prayed us not to proceed any further, but we had started out w ith tho determination to accomplish a work, and wo were not to bo ba filed so easily in the beginning of our journey. Ho wo packed up a coup.e of weeks’ rations and an ax in our blankets, and shouldering our Winchesters, we pushed on alone. Oh, what a journey that was! I shall never forget it as long as 1 live. “Where the snow was too soft and deep we managed to make progress by crawling on our hands and knees, and at times we were obliged to lay down and roll to get out of the snow. It was hard struggling by day, but tho snow made a soft bed at night. We canoed over 30(1 miles of cur journey, and some of it was in very rough waters. But the most startling experience we had, and the one that would interest you most, happened one day just as we were running into a cave to avoid a storm. We got into the cave all right enough, but im agine our horor and disgust when we found ourselves in the midst of the Nahwitti In dian tribe at their cannibal orgies. Canni balism is prohibited by tho Dominion gov ernment, but only a monthly visit from vessels, and the nearest port being miles away, they carry on the horrible practice with impunity. “We watched the heathens during the day at loi g range, but under assurance of safety we ventured after awhile into their circle at night and watched them. I can only describe the sight this way: There was a high fire of logs in the center of tho circle, which was constantly attended by two men, and occasionally there was an extra hiss and flesh as some uneaten fat w as thrown ou. The entire tribe encircled the fire, dressed in blankets of many brilliant hues. There were naked dancers, and a dozen or more lusty savages with clubs in their hands beating an accompaniment to their wild songs and dances, and the whole sight made a weird scene that is not soon forgotten. Their feast consisted of the bodies of their dead. They seldom kill strangers to furnish food for these horrible orgies, as they were all the time quarreling between themselves and generally had enough dead bodies of braves to satify their appetites. A NIGHT OF TERROR. “I had been told in Victoria of the possi bility of this, and warned that when wild with the dance the braves rush out and bite a piece out of the first person they come to. Now I have no objection to be eaten after I am dead, but to bo bitten by one of those wild ieliows would be as undesirable as tho bite of a mad dog, and lest in their excite ment they might forget their promise of immunity I held my hand under my over coat and grasped a 44-caliber revolver that would have furnished rations fitting the oc casion. “Our sense of security was not increased by one of them moki::g a speech, noticing our presence and berating the white man’s fovernment for trying to deprive the poor ndian of the pleasure of being a cannibal occasionally, especially if he only fed upou his own dead. “The boys crawled behind the older peo ple and hid, men were bitten, or simulated it, aud I was afterwards shown scars where they claimed to have been bitten. But we were not molested. One brave, however, probably to tost us, made a dash in our di rection, but others caught him and turned him another way. It was an ‘all night ses sion;’ no one was allowed to leave till through, which was 5 o’clock the next morn ing. We had seen enough, though, and were glad to leave. We proceeded on our journey and came back again without any more exciting adventures, arriving in Seat tle only a short time ago. But I never in all my life put m such a night as I did the time of those frightful orgies, and I can didly confess I don’t want tofsoon again.” ALL BECAUSE OF AN UMBRELLA. How a Young Woman of Sheffield, England, Secured a Husband. From the New York Star. Miss Annie Hodgson, while working in an umbrella factory in Sheffield, Eugland, ab- ut three years ago, wrote her name and address on the inside of an umbrella which she hal just completed. The action was done in a thoughtless moment, and she had no idea that anything of particular m unent would be the result. The umbrella was placed in the stock, and with hundreds of others was shipped to the United States. Tnat umbrella had a mission to perform, and nobly did it go about it. On arriving in the port of New York it separated itself from its companions, was sold t > a mer chant and finally drifted with the same purpose in view to Long Lake, Hamilton county, where it was purchased by a young man named Jerome Wood. He carried the article for some weeks before the name on the inside attracted his attention. Then, impelled by the governing power which is said to watch over the fate of all powers, ho wrote to the young ladv, and she, actu ated by the same impulse, answered his letter. The correspondence thus started lasted until the young lady left Eugland and came to this country. She took up her residence in Troy, where she as sumed the position of housekeeper for her brother. After some time she went to Palmer’s Falls, thence to Uacquette lake, where she was emuloved during the summer at “The Antlers." Mr. Wood was employed at the lake by W. W. Durant, and it was on this lovely sheet of water that the lady and gentleman first met. Events rolled along, as such eveuts will, and at Luzerne this week Miss Hodg son and Mr. Wood were made one in the strice interpretation of the law. Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson should place in their parlor a silk umbrella and cherish it among their household gods. If they have in their pos session the umbrella which brought about the marriage it should bo decorated and placed above the mantel, to be viewed with awe by their descendants. HANDLING THE RIBBONS. DRIVING AN ART, THOUGH MANY DO IT CLUMBILY. Glen Cairn Telia of Amateurs Who Buiu Their Horsee, and of Others Who Are Adept Belnsmen— 1 11 Run ning a Horse’s Lees Off.” (Copyright.) New York, May 17.—We were sitting by the wiudow of a oozy little room that looks out on the track at Fleetwood park, when the conversation turned on geutlemeu or amateur drivers. My companion was Millard Saunders, the young man who had token the sensational Guy (when artists like Splan and others had pronounced his tem per so bad that he would never make a tretter) and made him the must tolked-of horse of the year. Mr. Sau iders holds the best record for four-in-hand and tandem driving, and is ranked among tho most accomplished reinsmen in the laud. We had been chatting of the great per formances of Guy and other kings of the turf. “What do you think of our amateur drivers P’ 1 asked. The trainer looked thoughtfully away over the green field that separated us from tho track, and paused before he made answer. “There are some of them,” he replied, “that I think a great deal of, and others that I could uot say as much tor; but I will assert that the amateur drivers in New York and vicinity are the best reinsmen in the w orld. There are some men, however, who should never be allowed to own a horse, for they have no sense. A great many rich men go and buy horses aud don’t know the first thing aliout them, and tho natural consequence is that, although they may have the best intentions, they ill-use their horse so grossly that ho becomes pre maturely broken down. They may drive him to excess and, not knowing how to l ake care of him afterwards, leave it to ignorant or lazv grooms, who don’t care wnat be comes of the animal. “But I want to tell you about a peculiar thing 1 have often noticed. I have seen amateur drivers who would buy a horse and day after day bifiig him along till one would thmk he must be made of iron to stand it; yet that horse would keep on im proving. Why this is I don’t know, but .nearly every driver in the profession will tell you he has met cases of this kind in his own experience. “On the other hand, we have many ama teurs whom I consider as fine drivers as there are in the laud. Take Mr. Kockfeller for instance. Now, I myself nave learned a great deal from him, and I think he can develop aud improve a horse as thoroughly as any man I ever saw. “How does he do it? you say. Well, he does it because he thinks intelligently. Now, if he wants to speed his horses at tho track he jogs them out slowly, speeds them as muen as he wishes, and then, instead of ty-ing them up under the shed, he lets them amble quietly home and by the time they get there they are cooled out nicely and in good condition. “It is a great mistake for gentlemen to drive out to tho track, speed their horses and let let them stand under tho sued after perhapsgiviug them a drink of cold water. “Never put cold water into a hot stomach. If you must give your horse a drink while he is warm let him have some water that has been standing in the sun and that is tepid; but if you give it to him cold out of the pumps you stiffen him and make him sore all over. Above all, don’t work your horse to excess. If you find ho is doing well leave well alone, and don’t go trotting him off his legs. tV'By handling a horse in this way I saw the gentleman I have mentioned develop and drive the mare Jessie in 2:l‘Jwithout track work of auy account. “There are many other good gentlomon drivers, amongst wh >m I might mention Ally Bonner and Mr. Work. “ When you drive a horse you mustn’t think that you can sit bolt upright in your road wagon and do,Rim justice. Sqwe men’s backs am bent tho wrong way to drive a horse. You must adapt your hand to your horse’s mouth, and you can’t do this with your back as stiff as a ramrod. “Don’t hurt the horse’s mouth. Try and imagine that your arms are elastic, and let them give-and-take, as it were with tho reins, so that you do not irr.tato, the horse by the constant strain of hard pulliug against him. “If he should happen to break with you don’t saw at his mouth; just take him back gently, and if i.e does not catch himself, which he generally will in a few jumps, j use nip him on one side or the othor, de pending on whicli side ho catches, for, as you know, all horses do not catch on the same side. “I think that the majority of gentlemen drivbrs mean well by their horses. At tho same time they unwittingly neglect them. Take their feet for example, (the most im portant point in the driving horse). Gen tlemen drivers generally leave their horses feet to their groom or blacksmith, and never give them the slightest personal atten- tion. “If you get a nice sot of shoes, that just suit your horse, have them duplicated so that next timo you want him shod you know he will have just what suits him. Above all, don’t let any black smith pare your horse’s feat down too much. A horse’s foot should be handled with reference to the growth of it and according to bis sizo and weight. I think the convex shoes aro the best to -use for gentlemen’s road driving, for they will not pick up stones or throw much dirt. If you only handle your horses carefully, you can drive them a goad deal on the road and not injure them; but you must give them some of your personal attention. Now as to handling your reins,” said Mr. Saunders, “of course that depends altogether on the kind of horse y.m are driviug, and it is unnecessary for me to say anything about the matter wheu you use both hands, as most road drivers nowadays have hand holds on their reius, aud it is only a simple question of slipping your hands into them. “But wheu one speaks of driving with one band it alters the quo tion materially aud requires some thought. “A great many people drive with the reins passed through their fingers. It seems to be the most natural way for one to take bold of his reins. I cau not say, however, that I think it is the best, for the simpio rea son that it givos one little or no leverage by which to control or guide your horse. “I have found the best method is to cross your reins through the palm of your hand, letting the rein which comes between your first finger and thumb pass over the thumb. In this way by simply turning your wrist you cau guide and control your horse very easily. Remember, however, to always have your right hand free in case of acci dent. “Bo sure to get your horse bitted properly. You must get a bit that your horse likes. Some horses will almost pull your arms out with a severe bit, but will give no trouble at all if you put a leather or rubber bit in tbeir mouths. Again, you may have your horse checked too high. I consider this hard and cruel on the horse that may have been on the road all the afternoon, and it is sure to irritate him so that in many cases he will commence to act badly. Lengthen your check to a reasonable extent and you will find, in nine cases out of ton, it will benefit both the horse and yourself. “As to the use of the whip, I have noticed many amateur drivers who whip their hordes for every little mistake, such as shying, etc. A whip is like a very poison ous drug that must be used seldom and in small quantities. If I said that under no circumstances should you whip a horse, 1 think I would not be far wrong, for it only adds fuel to the fire. If a horse should shy when driving, try and make him acquainted m the most peaceable way you can with the object he is afraid of. You must teach your horse to have confidence in you, and when he once has this he will learn to rely on you. If you have been kind to a little colt and something frightens it it will run at once toward you. The horse can be taught re liance in a man just as implicitly and more inteligeutly. “Some horses know more than the men who drive them.” added Mr. Saunders, jocosely, in conclusion. Glen Cairn. POINTERS FROM A CHAMELEON. How Lord Aylesford Won SIOO,OOO by Watching tne Creature Change Color. The were talking about alligators at the Union League the other day, says tho Chicago Mail. A gentleman in the party had just returned from Florida, and had been telling some rather acrobatic stories about shooting the saunans from the deck of a river steamboat. “Ah alligator,” he explained, “is only a big lizard, any way. All (he legged and tailed reptiles belong to the same family, hut vary in size and hab its. Why, I’ve seen lizards an inch long, and alligators'thirteen feet, yet their anat omy is about the same. “Speaking of lizards,” said another gentleman, “reminds me of a story in which one about 2 1 j inches long played a prominent part. Did any of you ever know the late Lord Aylesford? Ho died in Texas a couple of years ago, I believe; had a ranch next to mine down there, and I got very well acquainted with him. Joe was a good fellow—one of God’s own, in fact, in generosity, cordiality, and the general characteristics which go to make up a good fellow. He was, however, considerable of a sport. “Well, as I say, I met Joe in Texas, and later in the same season went abroad with him. We stayed in London for a fortnight, and then ran over to Paris for a week. I had been there before, but I’d never seen the town under the tutelage of a fellow like Joe. We went everywhere—to the varie ties, tho circus, and —other places. At the end of a week we had about enough of Paris for once, and when Joe proposed a run down to Monte Carlo I was ready at short notice. I had never been in the Kiviera. Well, we got to Monte Carlo, and wero out seeing the sights. It was during our stroll that Joe picked up this little liz ard. He was a dirty black when he caught him, hut changed in a few moments to a dull rod. ‘Chamelon,’ said Joe. ‘Think I’ll keep him.’ I laughed, but he put the li:tlo beast into his pocket, aud on the way back to the hotel stopped in a jewelry store a i l had a little gold baud fastened around the lizard and hooked to a light gold chain, which he pinned to his waistcoat 1 thought it a queer fancy, but Jbo said the Cuba is had a habit of carrying them that way, and he was going to give it to a Cuban lady at the hotel. “That night Joe aud I went to tho Casino after the promenade concert and got places at a rouge-et-noir table. I didn’t bet much, only a few rouleaux of five-franc pieces, and lost. Joe, however, won the first small bet lie put down, and then began doubling. He kept winning, and finally began playing higher and higher till he reached tho limit. He stuffed his winnings all into an outside pocket, and played every turn. Pretty soon ho began to attract attention even in that absorbed crowd. People left the other tables and came to watch his play. One young fellow followed his bets and made a number of winnings and quit. Auother, an old German, ‘coppered’ him and lost his pile. Fresenily I nudged Joe, and told him to quit. No! he was going to break the bank! That settled it. Word passed around the room that an Englishman was doing some fabulous winning, and presently the crowd around that table amounted to a perfect crush. Joe didn’t seem to bo plnyiug any system. He would bet the black twice, mayi e, and then the red a dozen times, ami vice versa. The croupiers were excited and amazed. Exclamations came from all sides in a dozen different languages. ‘He’s crazy 1’ ‘No he isn’t!’ ‘The black won’t stand another turn!’ ‘By Jovo I he’s going to try it again 1’ ‘He’s tempting provi dence 1’ “Joe paid no attention to anybody. He played steadily along, winning two bets out of every three, and novur bositaiiug. I was a little behind him, and wedged in next was an old French w'oman with u nose like a hawk's beak. Her eyes fairly popped out as she watched tho play, and onco or twice a minute sho would gasp when tho crouper Cushed Joe’s winnings over. His pockets y this time bulged with n tos and he had more gold com tnan he could carry in his trousers. The rouleaux were stacked in front of him like chins. The game had been going about two hours whon the croup ier said: ‘Monsieur, if you win this time the bank closes,’ Joe bad the limit on the red. The wheel turued and red won. At that moment theold Frenchwoman gave a yell that startled the house and jumped about two feet in the air. Everybody started. ‘The snake! Take it off I’she cried, and dropped down on the floor in a faint. As sho did I saw Joe, who was piling his gold into his hat, grin and pull up the lizard bv the chain. ‘The little brute Is what frightened her,’ he said. ‘But he’s all right. He’s my system.’ “Gentlemen,” continued the narrator, “it was true. That fellow had let that lizard crawl around the table in front of him on the painted squares, and had won 500,000 francs, betting on him as he changed color from red to black, and vice versa.” Australia’s Wild Horses. It may be some twenty years or so ago, says the author of ‘‘Cussell’s Picturesque Australasia,” that a settler lost two valu able mares. The sand flies were bad, and, driven by them, now walking and now trotting, these mares, one followed by a noble colt foal, never touched by man’s hands, and with blood in him that could tell of Epsom and the grand national, journeyed on toward the west. Fifty miles fi om their owner's home is reached; but the country is rugged and not to their taste, and on they go. Another fifty miles, and a pleasant valley affords good water and plentiful grass; but a sudden panic—caused, perhaps, by a party of blacks chasing native game— starts them afresh, and still westward they go, till finally they rest in peace far from the dwellings of men—far from the sound of clanging hobble-chain or tinkling horse bell. Month after month rolls on. Each mare foals again, and two strangers straying from soino other part join themselves to the little herd of five, and raise their num ber to seven. Then another summer begins and four additional little foals bring up the total to eleven. The next recruits arrive with hobbles on their logs, and, could they but speak, would tell the others a strange, sad tragedy. Not thirty miles from here, while they, thus hobbled, fed quietly on the greeu grass within sight of their owner's camp, they had seen their master at sunrise advancing slowly, bridle and halter in hand, toward them. Then from tho ground, as it were, a black stump suddenly grew into a black man; then another appeared, and another, then a short dialogue between the one white man and the fifty black devils, followed by a death-cry and the yells of many demons. Fear lent them wings, and, manacled as they were, they flew many a weary mile, till, now, with a joyous neigh and the sense of safety in numbers, they throw themselves into the little group who stand shaded by the leafy curragong. These trot round in some alarm and snort at the jang ling hobblechain; but the older mares are soon reconciled and the young stallion, the sire of countless future brumbies, adds theie two last comers to bis increasing harem. Such, then, was the origin of the brumbies. Daily they grew wilder and more on the alert for danger; constant gallops from im aginary enemies strengthened their sinews and improved their wind, liecruits began to pour in as civilization invades the wild west, and when finally they were first really determinedly hunted by the white man, ho succeeded'in taking but a few of the quieter ones, while those who escaped became sharper than the sharpest, wilder than the wildest and fleeter than the fleetest roebuck. LEMON ELIXIR A Pleasant Lemon Orlnlc. For biliousness and constipation, take Lemon Elixir. For indigestion and foul stomach, take Lemon Elixir. For sick and nervous headaches, take Lemon Elixir. For B!t*ei)lessness and nervousness, take Lemon Ehxir. 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BALDWIN, WILL LEAVE steamer Katie’s wharf every WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY at 10:30 a. m., landing at Bluffton on the Wednesday trip. Returning, leavo Beaufort every MONDAY and THURSDAY at S a. m., landing at Bluffton on the Monday trip. rAKE 8! 30 | ROUND TRIP.. $1.75 For further information apply to J. Q. MED LOCK, Agent. LOTTERY. DAST ALL PRECEDENT f 1 OVER TWO MILLION DISTRIBUTED, Louisiana State Lottery Company Incorporated bv the Legislature for educ* tior.aluud charitable purposes, and it* franchA* made a part ot tire present state in 1879. by an overwnelminsr popular vote. Its GRAND EXTRAORDINARY DRAWINGS take place Semi-Annually, (June and Decent bar), and it* GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DRAW Inga take place in each of the other ten month! of the year, and are all drawn in public, at tht Academy of Music, New Orleans, La. “We do hereby certify that ice supervise ths arrangements for all the Monthly and Semi-An, nual l>rau:in<jof the Ixtuisiana State Lottery Company , and in person manage and contra the Drawings themselves , and that the same an conducted with honesty , fairness, and in good faith toward all parties, and we authorize th< Company to use this certitlcaie, with facsimiles of our signatures attacked , in its advertise* meats. ” f'ommlHAlonem. We the undersigned Banks and Hankers wilt pay all prizes drawn in the Louisiana Stats Lotteries which may be presented at our count tern 11. M. W V LMKLEY,Trent.Louisiana Nat.Rk* PIKKRR LWVIX, Preat. Sian* Aat’l. Bk, A. It \Ll>\\ l\. Prowl. New Orleaim Aat’l. Rk CAUL ROH.V Prcut. Inion .National Bank* MAMMOTH DRAWING At the Academy Music, New Orleans, Tuesday. June 17, 1890. Capital Prize $600,000 100,000 Ticket* at #10; Halve* #2O; Muar. tec* #IO; Eighth* #.%; Twentieths #2; Fortieth* #l. LIST OP CHIZHS. i prize cr soo,noo u s6oo,not 1 PRIZE OF 2(0,000 is 300.00 C 1 PRIZE OF 100,0001s 100,001 1 PRIZE OF 50,000 is SO.OtX 2 PRIZES OF 20,000 are 40,00( 5 PRIZES OF 10,000 are 50,00( 10 PRIZES OF 5.00) are 50.00 C 25 PRIZES OF 2,000 aro 50.00 C 100 PRIZES OF MOO are HO.OOC 2gk PRIZES OF 600 aro .. 120.00 C 500 PRIZES OF 400 are 200,00(1 APPROXIMATION prizes. 100 Prizes off 1,000 are SIOO,OOO 100 Prizes of 300 are NO,OOO 100 Prizes of too are 40,000 TWO NPHRKR TERIfIINAI,S, 1,998 l*rizos of S2OO are ~5390,600 3,11 i Prizes amounting to. #2,ls!),t>t)(| agentsTwanted. t&r- Fob Club Rates, or any further Infor mation desired, write legibly to the undersigned, clearly statin# your residence, with State, County. Street and Number. More rapid return mail delivery will be assured by your enclosing an Envelop" bearing- your full address. IMPORTANT. Adilress M. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La., or M. A. DAI IMIIY, * Washington, It. C. By ordinary letter containing Money Or,hi issued by all Express Companies, New York Ex* change. Draft or Postal Note. Address Registered Letters Contain* ing Currency to NEW ORLEANS NATION VL HANK, New Orlean*, La. “REMEMBER, that the payment of Prizes Is 111 AIIANTKKIt IIY POl.lt NATIONAB llt.YKfcof New < (rleans, and the tickets art signed by the President ot an Institution, whoa* chartered rights are recognized in the highest courts; therefore, beware of oil imitations ot anonymous schemes. ONE DOLLAR is tho price of the smallest! part or fraction of a ticket 188 FED IIY IX in any drawing. Anything In our name offered for less than a Dollar is a swindle. COPPER WORKERS. IcIILLM BROS.] SAVANNAH, GA. FAYETTEVILLE, N. O, Turpentine Stlls AJl> FIXTURES, General Copper Workers* Repairing a Specialty. JEWELRY. lifiiiil HAS A FINE SELECTION OF Diamonds, Earrings, Finger Rings and Unmounted Diamonds, Which He Sells at Very Close Figures, Also, FINE STERLING - SILVER WARE in elegant cases, and FINE TEA TABLES, genu, ine Vernls Martin, a beautiful thing for a wed* ding present. IN-KAKAT PLAIN RING a specialty. 21 IBTTHLXi STj MACHINERY. McDonough & Ballantyne; IRON FOUNDERS, Boiler Makers and Blackamith^ STATIONARY AND PORTABLE ENGINES, VERTICAL AN D TOP RUNNING CORN MILLS, SUGAR MILLS and PANS AGENTS for Alert and Union Injectors, tht simplest and most effective on the markm* Guliett Light Draft Magnolia Cotton ote the best in the market. All ardors promptly sttenrWd to, ted fa* Price List. L. a. ‘McCarthy^ 44. Barnard street, (Under Knights of Pythias' Hall), PLUMBING AND GAS Firm STE4J4 ABATING K SPECUWT. 11