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-PUBLISHI-.0 EVERY THURSDAY BELLTON, GA. BY .TO II N BL A TS. lerms SI.OJ per annum ; 50 cents for six months; 25cente for three months. Parties away jfrom Bellton are requested to send their na ues, with such amounts of m >ney as t ley cin s ar? t from 25c. to sl. YOU KISSED WE. RY JOSEPHINE S. HUNT. ou kissed me! My forehead dropped low on your breast, a f‘din" of shelter and nfinite rest, While the bo y emotion my tongue dared not speak Flushed up like a flame from my heart to my cheek! <>ur arms held me fast, oh! your arms were so bold! Heart beat against h.nirt in their passionate hold. our glances seemed drawing my soul through my As the sun draws the mist from the sea to the skies; And ynttf lips clung to mine till I prayed in my bliss; They might never unclasp from that rupturous kiss. You kiss.-d me! Mr heart and mv breath and mv will In delicious joy for the moment stood still; Life had for me then uo temptations, no charms, No vision of pleasure outside of your arms, Os the joy and the jteace that are given the blest, I would fling my white rultes unrepiningly down, And tear from my forehead its beautiful crown, To nestle once more in that haven of rest, Mith your lips upon mine—and your head on my breast. You kissed me! My soul, in a bliss so divine, Rtx-lal and swooned like a drunken man foolish with wine; And I thought’t were delicious to die there, if death Would come while mv lips wen? yet moist with your breath. 'Twere delicious tn die, if my heart might grow cold While your arms wrapped nie round in that passion* ate fold. And these are the question* 1 ask dav and night; Mu« my lip* taste but nnee such exquisite delight? Would you care if your breast was mv shelter as then; And if you were here would you kiss me again? The following has been tacked on to the foregoing by the St. Pau! Pivtupr Prets. It is rather clever, though not in the same strain of sentimental the fore going: I KISSED YOU. I kissed you. 1 own it, but did not suppose That you, through the pajters, the deed would dis rlo-e. Like free-loving cats, when on ridge-poles they meet, M Uli their squalls of “ You kissed me” disturb the whvle street. 1 kissed you. The inftmlse as suddenly came As that cold-looking cloud is transformed into tlame, My act was the lightning that glances and thrills. Ami yours the loud thunder, that blabs to the hills. I kissed you. As 1 kissed the poor Carian bov, In dreams, his Diana. so cold and so coy, And fooli.-.hly fancied - encircling your charms— A maid - nut a match-box—w as clasped in my arms. I kissM you. The zepnyr on tiptoe passed by, The moon with a kerchief cloud hid her soft eyes; From the Ixmgb that swayed o’er us, all silvered with dew, With half-smothered titter the katydid lb w.; I kixed you. All nature in counterfeit sleep, Hall prmui.scl our seen t, s > sacred, to keep; No übiquitous press correspondent pecpM through 1 h<* leaves. 1 was “interviewed” only by you. 1 kissed you. 1 lieu, scared al my ' boldness, I deemed • Um had fainted, or else vou would surely have But no; you not only all censure forbore. But, like Oliver Twist, an* now Asking “for more.” 1 k'ssed you. All others may do it who choose, But I torejM’at th- performance refuse. On y<»ur lips I w ill never again print, a smack, By the press or by note you may send that one back. 1 kissed you. 'I he poetess Sappho—of old, Like you. was so w: rm that her I’haon gn w cold; So she ended her love and tn i life in a pet -1 presume there arc equal facilities yet. TRUE UNTO DEATH. BY ALFRED JEFFERSON. The bright raysofa bright June day’s Hir were fast disappearingin the distant we<t, and shed a mellow reflection throughout the quiet and unromantic village of Norwalk. The little birds bad ceased their sweet carols and]sought the comfort of their rests, and all as sumed the rtillness of an evening. Slowly wending his way homeward along the village road, could be seen a young mar.; a broad-brimmed straw hat hid from view his countenance, and his eyes were pensively fixed on the ground before him, as if in medita tion. “Oh, here comes Walter!’’ exclaimed a bright-eyed little girl, who had been anxiously watching at the gate for his coming; and away she ran to greet him. impressing a ki-s upon her rosy cheek he raised her in his arms and carried her into the house, and placed her in her little chair beside him at the supper table. “ Walter,” said an old man, who bad just returned from the garden, with an armful of vegetables for the evening meal, “who was that I saw you walk ing home with this evening, and whom vou bade such an affectionate adieu?” The questioner was Richard Sanford, an erratic oid man and father of Walter, | who eked out a scanty livelihood by cultivating vegetables, and supplying the wants of the snrouhding neighbors, his mean ways and har-h temper bad caused the young people of the village too look upon him with scorn, and ru mor hinted that he had caused the death of his first wife through his ungovern able temper. “ A friend of mine,” answered Walter, with some hesitation. “ It’s a lie, sir,” answered the old man. in a rage. “ It was that daughter of old Mrs. Thompson’s whom I have so often for bidden you to associate with. Now, see here, sir! There’s but one alternative for you to accept, and that is to dis card her society, or leave the shelter of my roof.” Walter did not reply, for he knew it was useless, and for fear of inciting him to violence he arose from his seat at the supper tabfe, and without a word he put on his hat and went out into the open air. The Thompson’s were poor, but hon est neighbors; old Mrs. Thompson had been widowed by the death of her hus band in the war of the rebellion; a small pension derived from the govern ment, and the scanty earnings of her daughter who was employed in a silk mill in a neighboring town, sufficed to keep soul and body together. Belle was her only daughter, a bright, industrious girl 01 nineteen summers, modest ami retiring in her ways; her beauty was such that even in the humble garments that she wore, the envy of the village belles was preceptible. It was for her that Walter first felt The North Georgian. VOL. 111. the impulses of a passionate love, and in her he saw the object of his future hap piness; at evening’s hour they could be observed walking arm in arm leisurely homeward from their daily toil. After Walter had left the house, he wandered, with sorrowful thoughts, to residence of Miss Thompson. Greeting him at the door with her accustomed welcome, she ba 'e him enter, and they were soon seated together in a neat apartment. “What ails you, Waiter? You seem downcast,” inquiringly she asked. “ Belle, dear,” he said, at the same rime taking her hand in bis and pas sionately pressing it to his bosom, “I can not endure it longer; when I returned heme this evening, father upbraided me for being in your company, and finally gave me the choice between you and the shelter of his roof.” “ Walter,” she said, after a short silence, "if ycur father does not con sider me worthy of you, and desires you to discard my society, I trust as a duti ful son you will obey him, for—” “No, Belle, dear!” suddenly inter rupted Walter, pressing more closely her little hand, “to be banished from you ami those star light eyes would be death to me. No, come what may, I will never forsake you; even death ran not part us! I have concluded to leave my father’s roof, and to-morrow morn ing I leave this, my native village, and you, for a time.” “ But I cannot endure your absence,” I she said, as she laid her head upon his I bosom and sobbed as though her heart would break. “ Endure it bravely, Bella, dearest,” he said ; “ it will be but a brief time, I trust.” Drawing from his pocket a plain gold ring, he placed it on her finger. “ With the knowledge of your love and fidelity, I can go forth and work with more vigor and earnestness to obtain a comfortable home for us.” She willingly promised to remain true and to endeavor to keep up a courag ous heart until bis return, and sealing the promise with a ki j s, lie took his leave and retraced his way homeward. I The following morning dawned bright and clear, and, rising early, he sought his father and acquainted him with his conclusion: the old man forbade him ever darkening his door again, and re marked that when he left his roof it was never to return. Bidding his mother and little sister (who stood by in tears) an affectionate adieu, with a small valise in his hand, and a brave heart, he started ou his unknown journey. For days and weeks he sought in vain in the ncighboririg foi employ ment, until desperation almost seized him. It was one day while wandering through the large manufacturing town of Lyun that he was prompted to in quire for employment, and, entering the office of a large manufactory, he re lated his grievance to one of the mem bers of the firm, and was told to apply for work the following Monday. The prospect of employment cheered his drooping spirits, and, on the following Monday he returned, and was rewarded with a renumerative position. The glad news was hastily conveyed in a long letter to his betrothed far away, and in a few days a congratulatory and cheer ing reply was leceived. ****** ’Twas a cold, snowy night in the month of January that a man was seen wending his way through the deep snow, in the village ol Norwalk, to the residence of Miss Thompson. Entering the house, he met her on the threshold, and handed her a sealed letter. Tear ing it asunder in a hasty manner, she read as follows: I regret to announce to you the Bad news of the death of Mr. Walter Sanford, in ray employ, who died thi. j morning from the effects of in juries received by becoming entangled in the machinery at which he wan working. I have telegraphed *o his father, but he refuses to re ceive the remains of his son and refers me to you. What disposition shall be made of them? Yours truly, George R. Best. The sudden news completely over came her, and, uttering a piercingshriek she fell senseless to the floor, grasp ing the unwelcome letter in her hand. A doctor was hastily summoned, and with the aid of restoratives she was soon brought to consciousness. “ I cannot believe that my Walter is dead 1” she gasped, as she lay on the bed, pale as death. “ No, he will re turn to me again.” The doctor, perceiving that a fever was setting in, administered a drug that had the effect of sending her to sleep. In the meantime, her mother had sent word to send the remains on to her immediately. Walter’s father, on receiving the sad tidings of his son’s death, merely said that he had left his roof and he did not wish to see his face again, and that for his part they could consign him to a pauper’s grave. But there was one to avert this, and who still clung to him even in death, and that was his betrothed ; by her in dustry and frugality she had managed to save from her scanty earnings a sum sufficient to defray the funeral expenses of her lover. The following day the remains ar rived, and over the coffin the poor heart-broken girl bent to take a farewell view of her lover. The neighbors of the village, by whom Walter was greatly beloved, because of his exemplary habits and genial disposition, came in throngs to take a parting look; and seme rendered the scene more cheerful by contributing flowers as tokens of their friendship. The hour for the burial arrived, and the coffin borne on the shoulders of four stalwart young men of the village, and a procession formed o' the kind-hearted neighbors, slowly moved to the village BELLTON. BANKS COUNTY, GA.. AP RIL 8, 1880. cemetery, with the poor broked-hearted girl leaning on the arm of her aged mother, as chief mourner. Arriving at the Cemetery, the coffin was lowered into its final resting-place, and as the grave diggers cast the earth upon it and covered it from view, the broken-hearted girl begged piteously to be allowed to rest beside him in his lonely tomb; and when the last shovel ful of earth had been cast upon him, she threw herself upon the grave, and despite the entreaties of those present, she could not be persuaded to leave it. The chill shadows of evening began to lower, and darkness shed its solemn lus ter throughout the dismal place; but still she lingered there until all had de parted. a poor, broken-hearted girl. The following morning, as the grave diggers went their rounds, they came across the poor girl, still clinging to her lover’s grave, cold and still in death. Again the mourners of the previous day were called together to witness the burial of the poor, broken hearted girl, whose love was true unto death. I —— - A Moral Serial. [N. Y, Graphic?] NUMBER ONE. But his wife longed for a place as near the top crust of society as she could get. The many millionaire’s family luxuri | ated in town houses, country houses, carriages, diamonds, silks and recep- I tions. It was the aim and ambition of her life to imitate them and to be rec ognized by them. All standing, all peace, all happiness in this world, quoth the poor woman, depends on our recog nition from the many millionaire leaders of society. “ Why can’t we set up a society of our own?” quoth he. “We’ve as much brains as those leaders of the ton, as much education, as much refine ment.” “It can’t be done,” she said. “It'ssocial disgrace to live in this un fashionable street.” And she said this day and night. She gave him little | peace. Her permanent look was mourn ful, when not mournful, sour, when not sour, bitter, when not bitter, sad. “So ciety I society! society! A place, a foothold in society!” washer song from morning till night and sometimes from night till morning. Then daughters came. They grew up into young ladies.. She directed the current of their desires and aims. She taught them by exam-' pie, word and precept, that society was the one thing to be aimed at. The daughters added their voices and com plaints to those of the mother. The poor man made a faint resistance. He is now under arrest for a heavy defalca tion. So it came about, and may again. I'hnis this time. NUMBER TWO. When the leaders of society, whose positions were assured on a big basis of bank notes and the blue blood of whose veins came straight from an ancestry of cabbage growers and ancient small re tail dry goods men heard of this, they laughed slyly among themselves and said: “Ho! ho! Better have been con tent to remain in their true station, that of the lower middle class.” The end this time. NUMBER THREE. When the pastor of the fashionable church, whose congregation were nearly all millionaires, or denri-millionaires, and who could not admit any person to full membership and all the privileges of this costly Christian communion on an income of fess than §IO,OOO per year, heard of the defalcation, he preached a soothing sermon to his flock on the vir tues of contentment and the advantage resultant from remaining in that sphere of life whereunto we are called. And all the costly congregation in their hearts said yea and amen, and when they came out of their beautiful sanctu ary the whirr of rustling silks and vel vets filled the air, and as they went rolling home in their chariots to their Sundav dinner, the men talked “ stocks” and the women millionaires censured the vain woman whose pride had been as a snare to the feet of her defaulting husband. The end this time! A Tramp’s Solvency. A short lime since, says the Saratogain, one of our leading physicians was dragged out of bed in the middle of the night and carried into the country a few miles, where he reduced a dislocation of the shoulder of a tramp, who had tem porarily been cared for by a generous farmer. The tramp was very poorly clad, and was to all appearances an ob ject of pity. After the operation had been performed the tramp asked the physician the amount of his bill. The latter made an evasive reply, the opinion that his patient was an im pecunious wanderer. The tramp re newed his question a second aud even a third time, when the physician, in order to satisfy the man, named a nominal price, at the same time not having the remotest idea that it would be paid. To the surprise of all the tramp fumbled for a moment among the rags of his vest and disclosed in bills and silver between §3OO and §4OO, out of which he cheer fully paid the physician’s bill. Quick Work. The Emperor of Austria has lately been the recipient of a unique present. It consists of a suit of clothes made from the wool of an alpaca sheep that eleven hours previous to their delivery was still alive. The animal, a superb specimen of its kind, was slain at 6:11 a. m. Four hours and thirty-three minutes were employed in reducing the wool to cloth. In two hours and twenty-five minutes the latter was ready for the tailor, who employed the re maining four hours in making the suit. SOUTHERN NEWS. Rome, Ga., is overstocked with English, sparrows. Street peddlars ace not allowed in Meridian, Miss. Several stores in Atlanta rent for as much as §4OO each per month. Virginia negroes are emigrating to lowa to take the places of striking white men in the mines. At Columbus. Ga., a jtece of property thin was offered for $1,500 two months ago brought §3,410 Tuesdpty. A lad of seventeen years of age in Jhsper, Walker County, Ala., has recently wedded a Indy of seventy-one years of age. There is a great scarcity of seamen in Galveston who are willing to make the voyage to Liverpool and other foreign ports. Thirty dollars advance and §2O per month have no charms for Jack. The oldest surviving Congressman is Hon. John A. Cuthbert, now a practic ing lawyer of Mobile. He was born tn Savannah, Ga., in 1788, and represented Georgia in Congress in 1810. The erection of the Nashville Centen nial Building is progressing finely. The subscriptions to the exposition loan al ready amount to §30,000, and more is expected. Seventeen hundred and five pupils have been enrolled in the Knoxville public schools since September, 1879; the total enrollment in the Chattanooga schools during the same period exceeds 2,100. The shops of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad, at Chattanooga, have just turned out a Pullman sleeper, a coach, and a baggage and express car, which arc said to be as good as can be made in this country. Monday, while Thomas Pliilbates was fishing with nets at the head of York Rirer, much to his surprise he caught a genuine Arctic seal—a strange inhabitant forthose parts. All ot the inhabitants of West Point. turned out to see the “big show.” T'E average annual attendance of colored pupils at the public schools in South Carolina, from 1869 to 1876, was 46,691, while from 1876 to 1880 the average attendenee was 80,723—an in crease of a little more than forty-five per cent. The people of Virginia are deter mined that the name and fame of Stone wall Jackson shall not pass out of the public mind. A new county has just been formed to which the name Stone wall has been given and that of Jackson fixed upon for the county-seat. In the Cates murder trial at Ridge Spring, S. C., the other day, a young ex oduster said: “I jes tell you, white folks got no business gwine to black folks’ par ties, case darkies is not gotmuch sense no how, and when dey gits a quart of mean whisky dey jes as leave kill dereselves as any udder pusson.” Nashville American: County war rants are no longer hawked about the streets at from seventy to eighty cents on the dollar. The present trustee, Geo. K. Whitworth, is using all the means in his power to convince the people of the fact that the county can meet its obli gations. The New Orleans Picayune of Monday says it is stated that the youngest twins of the Hood orphans have been taken by a gentleman and his wife, residing in New jYork, who have adopted them. The baby member of the family has also been taken for adoption by another family. The working of a squad of convict la borers is to be tried on Frog more planta tion in Concordia parish, La. A large and secure prison has been erected on the place for their safe-keeping, and three men are employed to guard them, two during the day and one at night. The Tennessee Historical Society wants a portrait of the late Col. Robert Butler, who was born in Tennessee, and was assistant Adjutant General to Gen. Harrison at the battle of the Thames. He was also at the stage of New Orleans; was Colonel of the Fourth United States Infantry in 1821, and afterward Surveyor General of the public lands in Florida. Knoxville Chronicle: In conversa tion yesterday with Mr. George W. Ross, Secretary and Treasurer of the Knoxville Marble Company, he informed us that from actual estimates and statis tics gathered, that company shipped from this point during 1879 considerably over seven million pounds of marble to different parts of the United States. Sharpers are traveling along the Alabama, Geoigia and Florida border, pretending to sell machinery. They get a farmei to sign a blank ordering ceitain kinds of machinery. The next thing i the farmer hears of the machinery is a note presented to him, for say, §l5O, writteu on the blank above his signatute. This fraud seems to be popular with sharpers all over the country. E. E. Meredith, Commonwealths Attorney of Prince William County. Va , was ordered to jail Monday for refusing to recognize Chas. G. Howerson, the new Judge, and the Deputy Sheriff was com mitted for refusing to recoguize the oid Judge. Both Judges opened and ad journed the court through a mutual understanding, in consequence of Judge Weedon contending that he is still in office. Mrs. Skeen, living in Van Zandt County, Texas, dreamed of buried trea sure in Cedar Grove. The dream was repeated for six nights successively, when hser husband took a chart of her vision and went to the spot and began to dig. Suspicion was aroused in the minds of others who also dug, which resulted in a vessel being unearthed with §2,400 in it. It was found by a man named Hill. Charlotte Observer: Messrs. Motz and Chattard, of the Brewer Mine, ar rived in the city Sunday, bringing with them two bars of gold, worth something over §1,500, the result of the work at the mine during the past month, with the labor of only five men and at a total ex pense of §ls per day. The work is car ried on in the side of a hill and by means of hydraulic engines, and hence the small expense. Our farmers seem to be in good spirits. We conversed with a number this week from different parts of the county. They say that their colored laborers are work ing well and contentedly; that their lands are rapidly being put in splendid condition; that the small grain crops look well, and with the smiles of Provi dence they expect to make splendid crops this year.— Madison (Ga.) Madi sonian. Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle: The con solidation of the Augusta and Knoxville and the Augusta and Greenwood Rail roads has been effected. It is universally ccm-cded thvt the new r.'ad will be one of the most important and beneficial en terprises to the city ever inaugurated. It will open up a rich and productive lection of the country, which will pour its cotton and other products into Augusta, adding largely to its trade and benefiting all classes of people. In Alabama the product of charcoal pig will be fully 20,000 tons greater than in 1878-9, and the coke product about 9,000 tons greater. What is posi tively known of the business in Georgia warrants the statement that the charcoal product will be increased this year by 11,500 tons, and the coke product by 6,000 tons. East Tennessee will produce about 24,000 tons moreofcoke irons this year than it did last year. By the new liquor law of Virginia, wholesale dealers are required to pay a specific tax of §3OO and one-fourth of one per cent, on gross amount of safes. Retail dealers pay a specific tax of §62.50 in towns or villages of 1,000 in habitants or less, and §125 in cities aud towns exceeding 1,000 inhabitants and an additional tax of one and one-half per cent, on purchases, but for the sale of malt liquors only in the country, or in towns under 5,000 inhabitant, the tax is §SO. In consideration of the Chinese law passed in California, which has already started an exodus of the Chinese popu lation from the Pacific slope, the Presi dents of the New Orleans Cotton Ex change and Chamber of Commerce have addressed the following telegram to the President of the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco: “ Labor can be had in the sugar, cotton and rice fields of Louisiana for large numbers of Chinese. We suggest if transportation is being furnished to get them out of San Fran cisco they be sent to New Orleans.’’— New Orleans Democrat. The next annual session of the Su preme Commandery of the United Or der of the Golden Cross will be held in Washington, D. C., on the 18th of May next. This order was first instituted in Knoxville, on July 4,1867. The rec ords show that the membership in good standing Feb. 1 aggregates 2,650, who pay in assessments amounting to $3,950. Since the institution of the order, there have been twenty-eight deaths; first class assessments, $10,992.55; benefits paid, 39,609.38. • Since the seventeenth death the full benefit of §2,000 has been paid. Total death benefits paid by the order from date of institution to Feb ruary, 1880, 42,669.25. San Antonia (Tex.) Herald: The young man Miguel Martinez, killed by Captain Lee Hall’s men, just outside of Fort Ewall, on ths 26th ult,, wm not an Published Evßry Thursday at BELLTON, HATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. One year (52 numbert), §1.00; six months (26 number?) 50 cents; three months (23 numbed), 26 cents. Office in the Smith building, ea t of the depot. NO. 14. outlaw, desperado, murderer or bad man in any sense. He was a quiet, law-abid ing citizen, beloved by a great circle of acquaintances. He was traveling in pursuit of his legitimate business, and fell a victim to one of those terrib'e mistakes that will occur—a mistake deplored by all, and especially by those young men of the ranger service, who, in seeking to stop the career of a wicked man, have unwittingly slain a gentle man of .distinguished family and one of the noblest citizens of the West. Chinese Freemasonry. Judge Lawrence, of the New York Supreme Court, has granted a cer tificate of incorporation to a Chinese Masonic Lodge to be called “ Long We Fong Eng We.” The incorporators are five Chinamen, who were “ raised ” in their native land. Mr. Baptiste, one of the number,gave the following responses to the queries of a World reporter: “ If you are Freemasons why don’t you apply for a charter from the Grand Lodge of New York ?” asked the re porter. “ We have had that under considera tion for some time, and have taken the advice of several American Masons, who, however, are divided as to the ad visability of such an application. To avoid any question being raised we have decided to form a Lodge of Chinamen and to do our work in otir own Lodge room.” “ When did you first become a Ma son ?” “ I was first made a Mason in China long before I came to America.” “ Have you ever been tried by an American Mason?” “ Oh, yes, more than once. In China we have both English and American Freemasons in our lodges.” “Is there any great difference observ able in the examinations by Americans of Chinese and vice versa?" “ No, none in the signs and grips. The great trouble is in the language, al though both rituals' mean the same thing, and our passwords, although dif ferent in sound, have the same signifi cance.” “Have you any idea of theoriginand antiquity of Masonry in China?” * “ Oh, yes. 1 have studied the subject, but it is too much to discuss at this time, and under these circumstances; but one thing I will tell you, and that is that the ritual usgd in China seas been handed down unaltered for over one thousand years.” “ Can you produce any evidence to substantiate this assertion?” “ I can, and will be happy to do so if you will call at my house at any time,” and, handing his card to the reporter, Mr. Baptiste passed on. His lodge is the first established among Chinamen of the Atlantic coast. A Bride’s Revenge. A sensation of a rather unusual char acter took place not long since in the quiet and sedate village of Collegeville, the circumstances as related to us being as follows: A marriage was announced to take place in the above named village, the wedding guests were invited and every thing appeared to be lovely. At the hour appointed, the wedding party took their places and the clergyman pro ceeded with the ceremony.. He pro nounced the usual questions to the groom as to whether he would take this woman to be his wedded wife, to love, cherish and protect her, etc., to all of which the gentleman gave a prompt answer in the affirmative. The usual questions were asked of the lady, when, to the surprise of all present, she re plied with a decided and emphatic “No!” and, with head erect and a most queenly air, strode from the room. The affair created a commotion among the wedding guests, who were at a loss to understand the cause for the lady’s strange conduct. It afterward leaked out that her intended husband had been displaying his gallantry in another direction, which was not pleasing in the sight of the lady, and she determined not only that she would not marry him, but that she would punish him as well, and she succeeded. Aping Royalty in the Dominion. The Vice Regal Court at Ottawa, Canada, has established a system of eti quette which divides society into twenty five grades, from the Governor-General down to retired Judges, the tax-payers being omitted. Twenty-five years ago, Sir Edmund Head, then Governor-Gen eral, made a similar attempt, but it was killed by ridicule. One of his regula tions was, that when members o? his Cabinet left the capital they should notify him by letter. Sir Allen Mc- Nab, a proud old Highlander, complied one day as follows, and the note getting into print, caused such an explosion of laughter, that the Governor canceled his order. “ The McNab begs leave to inform his Excellency that he has gone down the river as far as Grosse Isle to a cock fight, and if the McNab does not return to town to-morrow or the next day, his Excellency will be justified in con cluding the McNab has fallen into the hands of the police, in which case his Excellency will no doubt be good enough to intercede for the release of the McNab.” Speaking of difficulties, the Modem Argo says that a wasp or a well-organized hornet is the only chap on record that can back out of a Harions difficulty at hia own «we«t will.