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TWO WATS. BT LILLIAN HOZELL MESSENGER. 1 ^JR ' nv S aze to the beautiful sky t «i L 1 * 8 blue lias melted the tears away, .Lake fleecy drifts where the moon goes by And stars have circled the night with day. And 1 think, how sweet is Life—to see. Its lounts from the highest stars may run; Or flash through t lie dark of each century. Or sing with the lark or laugh in the sun. My eyes looked down on the lonely earth, Where every song had a heart of pain; And I heard the grin of despair called mirth. And the loss of truth and joy called gain. And I saw that her paths most flower-strewn Ran crookedly and were lost in strife; And her thorny ways wete sh-rp hewn-stone— And I wept for the mournful thing called Life, Washington, D. C., 1878. Mankinds Greatest Happiness* Cupiil and Ids Arrows—What hap peued to Them. BY It. M. O. Jupiter called all the gods and goddesses to gether after he had created man and held debate as to what would contribute to his greatest hap pinesa. Some of the gods thought that man kind would be satisfied with a fall stomach and a plenty of ease, and like the brutes, enjoy that kind of negative existence. Others thought, that he, being superior^to the brutes in his inclil nations and desires, would not be happy with such a life, and that he wonld require something more exoiting to add to his happiness. Miheeva, in her deep and penetrating wis dom spoke up and said: As man was blessed with an intellect, and could by education be come a fit associate for the gods, that he was more than a creature of appetite and desire. That the divine spark which he invented or was given him by Jupiter, was to him a greater source of pleasure when cultivated, than mere sensual or lempoary pleasures, for as the gods were happier in their intellectural pleasure, so man would bo happier—when his mind has play, and his emotional and s mtimental nature a field in which his imagination and thoughts might find pleasure. What then wonld be the best of all gifts to man; that gift in which his full nature might be developed, and he enjoy the most intense pleas ure, was the question ? Maiis thought that war would arouse him, and the pleasure of victory repay him for the toils and scars of battle. Apollo thought he would erijiythe arls, and science, music and poetry, Minerva, thought a love of wisdom, and a search after knowledge would afford him his greatest pleasure, but Venus said, that love bad more delights than all the others put together, for even the gods tire of every thing save love, and that love was intellectual and emotional, a desire, and a hope, and the strongest of all the passions. To love was to be happy, and she appealed to the gods and their experience—Diana and Minerva did not see the force of her arguments, but the rest of the gods awarded their approbation and assent to her assertions. How lo make man love was then the question, when Vulcan said he could manufacture ar rows which would touch his heart, and arouse him to the most intense pleasure. Apollo wanted to know if he conld manufacture a better or a sharper arrow than those he shet. Vulcan said the arrow of love would be made of different material from his and the points so sharp that nothing could resist them. Jupiter gave the order to have them made and Vulcan to his forge immediately went. In time they were made and like all the work of that most wonderfal artificer they were perfec tion. Venus asked that she might touch the ^points with the oil of love, so that t.rue love might ever run smooth. She took them and did as desired, and then gave t tern to her son Cupid. The little urchin thin started on his errand, and many were t te hearts he made glad. He saw that men and women were changed creatures as soon as they loyed. Every thought and every art, was how to please, and man and womenkind were as happy as the gods when in love with each other. It so happened on one occasion, as Cupid lay asleep on a hot summers day in Arcadia, with his quiver full of arrows, and his bow hanging to a tree, Zelotypia happened to pass that way. Sbe belonged to that class of women, who are never so happy as when they have sown the seeds of discord, jealousy or suspicion in the minds of friends and lovers. Tneir tongues are the arrows which shoot sharp words, and create discord when there should be peace and happi ness. Zelotypia saw her chance and said to herself ‘Ah ! Venus I see has coated these arrows with the sweet oil of love, and lovers will never dis agree; no engagement will ever be broken off; no word or look will ever create jealousy or suspicion. Man and woman are too happy. I will give an intensity to their feelings so great, that as the oil of love shall cheer the heart, the gall of jealousy shall mingle with it.’ So thinking, Zelotypia touched all of Cupid’s arrows with the gall of jealousy. The result has been, since that time, the more intense thblove, so sure does j ealousy with its green eyeH and suspicious nature also find a place iu the heart. Cupid can bat lament the misfortune and his unfortunate sleep. But he consoles himself, that life, after all, must have its bitter with its sweet, and mortals must not look for unalloyed happiness on earth; that jealousy is really the truo test of a deep and disinterested love, and without it, there can be really no true love. hiB friends in the South, and not being a bour bon partisan, will stand by measures the best for the greatest number. Alabama should re joice in his success. THE WJMAN SUFFRAGE CONVENTION has just closed its annual session here, and wis dom’s children cry in the streets and ask, what did they come for ? What did they do ? What did they go away for ? It is remarkable that the most sensible lbaders of the movement are so lacking in wisdom and policy as to conduct their meetings in the man ner they do. For instance, to savJnothiBgr of ex ecution measures on their pi itfor n they had but few representatives and leading ladies; not a national man, either from the District of Co lumbia or elsewhere, was among the speakers, nnless Fred Donglas be termed such. He spoke, and in fact, was the warm, high coloring* that relieved the sombre-hues of the picture—hues that take on colors of dispair. These ladies shonld know that as long as they permit so ma ny side issaes and questionable elements to modify their work, success is afar off. They most call legislative men to their aid, and show the world that their wirk is cooperative and not abnormal in any respect whatever. If they had such a lady in their staff as MRS. MYRA CLARK GAINES. they would have a power that no opposition conld resist or demolish; for altogether she is the most remarkable American woman; with the finest mental indowment, evenly balanced, full of sublimest sentiment and elevated hope and as piration for the race, she is incapable of auy- thing abnormal. A benefaction to her sex, when her life is written and given to the world, it. will prove a most valuable contribution to our century The moral faith of this nation has received a b'ow* There is a lack of social and moral in tegrity from this mildew blight of skepticism, and suspicion.— The literary and art societies are flourishing despite the depression of the times. At Madame Dahigren’s and Mr. Horatio King’s the most de lightful literary and art people meet weekly for social and mental attrition. Mrs. Fsssett and Miss Binsom, two famous artists hold regular recepuons,, that draw together many charming people. Mi.-s Hansom had a large com mi si >n from a gentleman in Florida, for portraits of the famous el, o orial commission—8 -7 ! ! The Wastiington Art Club held a meeting in the Corcoran Building last evening, the hour was chiefly occupied in discussion of a proposed bill by Congress, that would pay Mr. Corcoran $175,000 due from Government for rentals, winch sum be would give for tbe erection and endowment of a school of Art in Washington. TRUE PATRIOT. To do radical work w» must begin with the young. The hope of the world lies in the cra dle. The Old Testameut prophets emphasised this fait. The old Greek philosophers compre hended it and acted upon it. Piato insisted on tbe bringing together joung children from three to six years of ape for purposes of physical and mental training. Hence the attainment of those excellencies soliighly prized among the Greeks. We waste too much strength upon the gnarled aad twisted tree of mature growth, and all the while leave the supple twigs to bend to the blait of untoward ciroumstauoes. Hook after th# children ! them our fashionable girl goes to her mama or the seamstress to mend them, for dear me, she cai‘, sew on a butt >n decently. My fashionable girl is engaged to be married. What with her stylish wasp-waist, her white fin gers, her languishing smile, she has waltzed herself into the affections of a rather weak but really deserving young man, who will be the worst taken down fellow you ever saw when his eyes are opened by that disenchanter—mar riage. She has influenced him to spend nearly six montbs salary already on an engagement ring, and she pouts if he does not hire a bnggy and take her to drive at least t wioe a week. They are to be married in a month. Her father is groaning over the expensive wedding and out fit ho will have to give her and the pinching that will have to be done afterwards in order to make up for it. Bridget is rejoicing that she will not have to keep breakfast hot for so many hours waiting for the fashionable Mis*. ‘Who lies in bed in the morning Till nearly the hour of noon Then comes down snapping and snarling Because she was called too soon Her hair is still in the papers Her die ks still daubed with paint Remains of the last night’s blushes Before she pretended to faint.’ When she marries, her papa will sniffle hypo critically as he gives her a kiss,and his blessing and mama will say ‘Bless you my treasure: how can I give you up but iu their hearts both will rejoice th*t they have got this useless and ex- pensive piece of furniture off their hands and on to somebody elsVs. It is a higher exhibition of Christian manli ness to he able to bear trouble than to get rid of it. Letter From Washing ton. To-day, Congress is called to attend the fune ral of Mr. Gustave Schleicher, member from Tex as' only a few days ago the same ritfs were per formed for Mr. Hartridge, of Savannah, Ga. This fatal and mournful draft of death on the House of Representatives must make many feel like shutting up shop and goiDg home. Mr. Hartridge was especially admired and beloved by public and private friends. But who of the Georgia delegation is not? Mr. Stephens es pecially has enough substantial admiration and homage, actual homage, to divide around with several delegations. Manifestly, Mr. Stephens deserves every heart-throb of pride and grati tude. Then, our two Senators, Gordon and Hill are very popular and prominent. I have had occasion to meet these gentlemen of Geor gia and have found them clothed with the true soi’rit of the famous Bayard, sans peur sans re- proche. I can’t say this of many Representa tives for there is a strong proclivity among the majority to as mme a certain ‘air. Of all ‘airs under heaven, the Congressional air is the most amusing to one who penetrates to the^core of facts and can, with solid sense and truth, punc ture through their veneering to the hollowness benealh The number of deaths among them recently mast make the stoutest of these con- tern piato the possibility of having to lay aside the vanities and falsities some day. We are grieved to hear that Mr. L. C. Gause, of Arkan- f confined to bis bed. He is ever the refin- ed Co I l d new independent member from North Alabama, a noble, chival rous* gentleman who will ever serve faithfully and especially to American biography. Although not working in literary fields she ranks with the great Harriet Martineau. I find in her all the elements of greatness that we require in the highest sonls. The first impression she made was that of a great and dethroned queen, with out a queen’s despair; or, a veil’d justice going forth, asking to be recognized that the world might be better. She has secret power, executive ability, and the rallying forces of nature that remind one of the very same in Napoleon. The sexes are close kin anyhow. This too is en hanced by a beautiful emotional na nre, ever re vealing and proving the pure soulfulness of woman. Her life has been one of the most thrilling and interesting in our annals. I sincerely wish Mary E. Bryan had the writing of her life. Every lady who shall read that life, will feel the better for being a woman, and nerved to go forward for the advancement of her sex. With your permission I will tell you more of the wonderful lady another day. Her gener osity to her foes is unparalleled in any history. The world to-day, could it hear the truth, would be surprised at the self-denial, self abnegation and sublimity of deed, of life, of this little woman now seventy one years old. THE UNION LEAGUE OF AMERICA. meets here on the 20th to devise ways and means for political measures and the coming contest. It makes the earth quake and tremble to think of the scalps that will be taken off heads that do not bow to Grant, in 1880. Those out rageous Democrats had better take refuge with the Nez Perces, before that day of wrath. Twenty millions of dollars are to put Grant right in, so the knowing men claim, and Mack ey is to subscribe; one million of dollars him self. Perhaps Kate Chase Spragne will get her neat little gift of $30,000. from Congress and divest it toward that great movement. Tbe bill giving this sum,—or refunding it if you choose, passed the Senate last winter, but has not passed the Honse. Mr. Conkling introduced her bill in the Sen ate. The $40,000 000 that got leave to sta ; in the First National Bank of New York has created a great stir in the political world. The Press, and general reformer of the times continually comment on the fearful corruption of politicians, and officials. When the people elect good men, men of some other vocation than the law, men who will not be bonght and sold; then may they expect better legislation,.wiser laws, and better days, Not before. More than one half of our present congress is composed of lawyers. This shonld not be. Are there no trne, wise men from any of life’s other taried avocations and professions ? I beard a chief offioial declare the other day. that there is scarcely a law or measure that cannot be circumvented by money. Think of it! Alaa, to what have we come as a people of Gov ernment, when this is forced to be admited. Genevieve Rogers, tbe Maud Muller of the stage. THE FASHIONABLE MISS. | As She Really is, not as She Appears. BY VIRGINIA ROSALIE. My friend, Mr. Augustus Sofpate says, he does like a fashionable girl, she's so ‘noice look ing’. I agree with him; she is nice looking when she is properly befrizzed and fluted, and the re quisite touches have been given to her complex ion. She is nice looking, but so is a fancy mat, lap dog, or any other useless appendage about the house. And girls cannot afford to be use less appendages in these earnest, stirring, press ing times- They must cease to be like the lilies that toil not, and live to some purpose. I a<n gla 1 to say that girls, as a general thing, feel this and promptly put aside the temptation to waste thf ir young years in objectless indolence. Bat there are still some girls who are of no use in their homos except to spend money and make trouble to the servants and their parents, espe cially their poor hard worked mothers, whose hearts they constantly wound by their selfish exactions, their cross words and their disobe dience and indifference. These girls appear well in society. They are all smiles and amia bility, they dress stylishly and are ‘noice’ look ing in the eyes of Mr. Sofpate and his peers. I have one of those girls in-my raiud’s eye at this moment. She is called the best waltzer ia B. and her foot and ankle (which she likes to show) are pronounced the ‘neatest out’ by Mr. Sofpate and his friends. Lot us look in upon her at her home and see how she passes the golden days of her youth. She rises at ten in the morning, and is eith»r languid and lumpish or cross and spiteful. If anybody has out dressed her or had more beaux than she at the party the evening before, be sure she will be snappish enough. After eating a breakfast that has been kept hot for her and grumbling because the wafflos are not all right, she seats herself in a rocking chair and reads a sentimental novel or dawdles over a little use less fancy work, or teases her young sister, or reads over her love letters until it is time to dress to recieve company, to make calls or to go out shopping. Her evenings are spent either in talking insipid nonsense to her beaux or in go ing out to parties, rsceptions or the theatre. She never thinks of going to bed under twelve, o'clock. Her whole study is her beauty. She has a dozen lotions for her complexion, anoints herself, with glycerine and rose water at night and has her drawers and toilet table littered with lily white,rouge, Bloom of Ybuth.switohes, frizzes and pads. Siie studies the fashion plates for hours and worries her dress maker by insist ing on alterations and additions. All her dresses are made by a fashionable modiste, whose bills are as long as the trains she puts to the dresses that come from her hands; when somebody steps on these a long trains and tears Personals. W. II. Vanderbilt invests $500,000 yearly in paint- Probably the first instance of an Indian seek ing a divorce is reported from Bangor, Me., where a red man wants to be separated from his squaw. The Catholic clergymen of Salem, Mass., are denouncing the use of beer and whiskey as a waste when so many are suffering for the neces saries of life, and threaten public exposure of the dealers and drinkers. In October and November 1,200.000 bushels of potatoes were shipped from Prince Edward’s Island, and it is estimated that Nova Scotia seat away as many more. Advices from Kingston, Jamaica, state that the Government is keeping a sharp lookout, and a war vessel is under steam watching for a steam er laden with arms and munitions of war, bound for Hayti. The President has received a memorial signed by all the members of the California State Con stitutional Convention, which has recently been in session in Sacramento, asking of the Presi dent, or the treaty-making power, snch action as will effectually prevent the farther immigra tion of Chinese into the American ports of the Pacific coast. The whaling fl set at present numbers 18G ves sels, against 187 a year ago and 172 iu 1877. The increase daring the past four years has re sulted in losses to those engaged in the business, and the average oatch on the different grounds has been sensibly diminished. In the Argentine Republic, emmigrants upon arriving are landed at the public expense, board ed and lodged for five days, assisted to procure employment, and then sent to any part of the country they may select for homes, at the charge of the Government. The orange growers of Florida are turning their attention to the making of wine from or anges, and several experiments have indicated a possibility of success in that direction. The first wine made from oranges in Spain ha i lately made its appearance in Madrid. There are four kinds, one sparkling, and all said to be of ‘an attractive color, perfectly clear, of an agreeable, sweet, slightly acid flavor, and of an alooholio strength of about fifteen per cent’ It is more than likely that the Massachusetts legislature will cut the salaries of officials from twenty to sixty per cent. The governor’s salary is to be made $4000 instead of $5000; the lieu- tenant-governor’s $2000 instead of $2500; sala ries of members of the council $800 instead of $1185; the governor's secretory, $1500 instead of $2500! members of the legislature, $450 instead of $650. Diptheria is raging at Vienna and in some dis tricts of Hnngary. In one town of 20,000 sonls 2,135 cases and 927 deaths are reported. Mr. Herbert Spencer, whese health has somewhat improved, lias gone to the south of France. A convention of all the teachers of Texas is called to meet at Austin on the 28tli of this month, to sug gest a better system of public instruction. Mrs. Burnett, it is understood, lias written anoth er novel, to he called ‘Louisiana’ which is to ap- pearin Scribner’s when‘Haworths’ is finished. In Texas Mr. Swindell has been elected to the Legislature and Mr. Twaddle lias defaulted. Should have been just the other way. The Texan Legislature is asked to provide an in- iuterpreter for Gen. Benavides, a member of the House, so that he can understand the debates. Pope Leo has sold his navy, the ship Immaculato Conception, stationed at Toulon, and superannu ated the Admiral and two captains who were on board of her. Daniel W. Voorhees has been re-elected United State's Senator from Indiana. Godlove S. Orth was the Republican nominee. Senator Lamar proposes to devote himself ex clusively to the question of a national quarantine untill tbe bill passes authorizing i‘. Wm. C. Coffin, for many years receiving Teller of the LaFayctte Bank of Cincinnati, has absconded leaving his cash account from $10,000 to $20,000 dol lars short. He was accompanied by a woman, not his wife, in his flight. Jim Porter, a remarkable negro dwarf, died at Ev ansville, lnd., recently, leaving his body to the doc tors for dissection. His head was found to meas ure twenty-five and one-half inches in circumfer ence, his liver was twice the usual size and his thighbone no larger than the cloud seen by the propiiet. Mr. Thomas R. Slielor departed tiiis life, Decem ber 30th 1878, at his residence in Gordon County. Ga., at seventy years of age. Mr. Slielor was a na- tiveCarolinian, and came from Pickens District, S C., to Georgia in 1878. He well deserved to be rank ed among our self-made men of to-day. Postmaster, General Key says the number of la dies appointed to small offices, the compensation of which range from one hundred dollars, has nearly doubled in the past four years. iHe speaks highly of them, and says they are e jnstant aud steady ia their attention to business. The Governor of Connecticut,in a recent eommu- nication to its Legislation recommends a new ad justment oftlie cost-bills in legal proceedings. ‘Let them,’says he,‘be fixed in someway so that costs shall become a spur to diligence and not a premi um to delay.’ Hon. Jefferson Davis, in a letter on the right of in struction, says that ‘the co-existence of liberty and power require the direct responsibility of the repre sentative to his constituency. This is the charac teristic and especial merit of our political system, State and Federal.’ | Lieut. Governor Hull, of Florida, has been indict- I ed by the United State’s Grand Jury on a charge of j conspiracy with others in obtaining false election j returns in Brevard county at the last election. Hull was the Democratic candidate for Congress at the late election from the second District, and iiolds a certificate of election from the Governor. Albert Pike, the soldier-poet, who was better known to the last generation than he is now-::-lavs is organizing the Society of the Cactus,’ to be com posed of Mexican war veterans, who will bequeath the order to their male descendants. Roscoe Cockling is reported to have been so de lighted ever his re-election to the U. it. Semite that he got off the following: I wish 1 had a bafrc-1 of runl,’ And sugar three hundred pounds, The chapel bell to mix it in, And the clapper to stir it round; 1 d drink to the health ofOolumbia’s sons, And her daughter’s far and near, I or I in a lucky boy of the Empire State, And a son of a gam holier.’ An editor with nine unmarried daughters was re cently made justly indignant by the misconstruc tion his contemporaries put upon his able leader on ‘The Demand for Men.’ A St. Louis lady sues a reporter for breach! of promise, putting her damages at $15,000 dollars. We millionaires are never safe from the rapacious! When an Austrian cavalryman fills and breaks his leg during a charge he remains in hospital until his leg is cured, and he is then sentenced to one year’s imprisonment, with hard labor for his awk wardness. An interest is revived in ‘Porte Crayon’by thean- nouncement wliicli conics from VVA.sliin^con tLuit Mr. Hayes has determined to appoint him Cons General to Mexico.' STAGE NOfES. Clara Morris is to furnish six people at the C alifor- nia Theatre and receive sixty-five per centum of the nightly recepts. Mr. Joe Jefferson is reporte 1 as intending to start in the ‘Parisian Clerk’ instead of‘Rip Van Winkle which has been well worn. It was written for him by Boucicauit years ago, and at one time was iu preparation at the Holliday, Baltim ire. The wife of Salvini, the great tragedian, is dead She was only twenty-four and had been married but two years, she was au English lady of good family aud very rich. Rose Eytinge will open at the Olympic New York with Cyril Se .rle, iu ‘Never Too Late to Mend.’ Miss Pomeroy has improved so much as to leave no further doubt of her recovery, [’he troupe with which she is eounected willsoou give a performance iu Shreveport. Miss Annie E, Dickinson has written for John McCullough a play called, ‘Aurelian,’ which that actor is to bring out next April. Miss Dickinson is to play with him, taking the first female part of Queen Zenobia. The scenes of the play are laid iu Rome and Palmyra. Mrs. Agues Booth is credited with the best voice and method for reading blank verse of any actress in America; and she can m mage a trail gracefully on the stage or elsewhere, which is a rare accom plishment. She is the wifeof J. \V. Booth, who used to act, but now keeps a hotel- ‘Talk about your theatres!’ exclaimed an eld stag er, riding in a horse-cart,a few evenings since. ‘You ought to have lived in the good old times wiien the curtain rose at seveu o’clock, and they gave five plays in one evening. Going to the theatre meant solid enjoyment then.’ I’here was silences moment, when in low tones was heard the remark: ‘Wonder if he iveut out to see a man every time the cuitain went down?’ Cyril Searle proposes to sue Kate Claxton for roy alties which lie claims is due to him for that lady's performance of the ‘Double Marriage.’ A Western paper is notcomplimentary to Minnie Hauk's betrothed, Mr. Ernst Wartig. It charged him with a meddlesom disposition, and as physical ly and lingually equal to any quantity of theatrical behind the scenes—tattle. This betrothed, like all others iu similar happy relations, should be occu pied with some business which would keep him clear and independent of dressing-room broils.-; The Great Diplomacy Combination is announced as soon to come to Atlanta. From all accounts it is one of the most stirring, effecti ve and at the same time brilliant productions now upon the ^American stage. Thousands of the most competent critics in the land have so pronounced it, and if our people desire to witness a play devoid of one single senti ment that could possibly tinge the most modest cheek with shame, they should see “Diplomacy.” The impersonation of Baron Stein, by Mr. H. Reese Davies, a former citizen of Richmond, Is said to be a capital rendering.