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f /* n T1B0UGH III IIIDS. Adventures lit the Arkansas andJted hirer Regions Half a Century Ago* PERSONAL, RF.MI3iISICENF.CES OF CTIi. TO. ^SPARKS, THE AUTHOR OF '‘FIFTY YEARB AGO.” (Concluded next week.) The conntry throngh which we were passing was almost mountains, tbe precisions and tow ering hills forming deep gorges, throngh which we were compelled to go, afforded abundant op portunity for an ainbusb, and the Pawnee knew the wily aud warlike character of the Lipan, and feared if Ool« cone reached his town in safety, his bai.d would follow and attack us. We were realty, much nearer the Lipan vil lage than we had supposed—and oniy learned this as passing through a gorge dividing two prominent hit s when the war whoop -rom the summit cfone of thtse warned ns that pursuit o‘ us. In a moment who, with L pan’s were in . on. tittle baud r^ded f totteJ,ohieE he . r a few^ "O.dsot^ llje densest concealment the woods’ i.fforded, all dismounted, aud a few were left 10 guard the horses, whilst the main body followed the lead of Cbaieo, stealthy as woives, to ambush the way he supposed the L'Dars would come. Ail was silence now. G'lminot and myselt had been ordered to ac company tbe chier, and with his two sons we were by his side in advance of his brav s, oon- c aLd by a fallen tree, from whire we could see to tbe summit of the hill, whence came the wild yeti of defiant war. The bowl or a wolf cauie tirui beyond ihe bill. Iu a moment all were ordered to return, mount and proceed rapidly on. Soon we were approaching a mountain, seme miles away. lnieivtning was a plain, fo sparsely timbered that vision was unobstructed lor mil* s. Gt.uiela was under the guideand guard of her br* tlrers. and I was ordered to accompany her fatLer. Jn silence we hurried on into this plain, when I was ordered to ride alone to the menu tains base, »Dd to watch for the evidence if there should be any, of the Lipan's preceding rs It was a hazardous ride. “When you reach tbe stream at tbe base of the mountain," arid the. chief ‘‘and you find no trail—stay.” And he turned and rode back to his band. It was evening when all had assembled upon the banks of the stream. Into this, all went, and rode up it, until reaching a point where a rent seamed to divide the mountain in twain. This cleft was narrow, and through it came a small rivulet, noisily babbling and tumbling over the stony bed. The Bides were perpendic ular. it aching up hundreds of ft-eb Through tins canoD, led by C'ha'eo we wept. It was a gloomy chasm, only visited by the sun’s rays at meridian—large stouts projecting lrom linse precipitous sides th-estr niegly huDg over the ebsc-m, which was gloomily shaded, and which was growing almost iu!o twilight as we threaded along tbe narrow defile. At length we reached an opening occasion* d by the retrocession of the cliffs forming a sort of cave—beyond this, these ilifl.s again appiotcbed each other, but leaving a more extensive opening into this cave than that through which we had entered. Here we found a large gushing fountain, pouring out its waters from the mountain's t a-e, and fur nishing tbe stream through which we came. These ledges, like^braces, were pointing from trie mountain, do«vu into this cave. Aud there arur m the scene, as well as security to our litUe b-rid ot some forty braves. Strict, sil>-nce wrseij iced, tech man picketed his horse, and spreading bis brffdo rob. upon the tnick long grass, threw himself down to rest ana n<ar bis horse. Our evening meal was eaten in silence. Immediately upon coming into this well-tike opening down to the mountain's br se. sentinels were placed at each entrance of our retreat. Tbe hunger of r.ur hoises was soon appeased and they stretched themselves upon the gr» s.->, as tbf ir riders, to i» pose. The moon light from the E.ist began to tip witn light tbe mountain peakr, making more striking the beauty and grandeur ol the scene. Tbe Indian, when apprehensive of danger ele< ps lightly, and is surprised by the slightest noise ; and foraging or war parties are rarely surprised. The chief, or bead men seem never to sleep. And to-night Cbaieo moved sofiiy about tbe camp in tbe uncertain light, like a specter. The anxiety of njind drives sie ep from tbe eyes of the most weary, and despite my fa tigue, 1 w t h8 uneasy aud wakeful. Night waned, and the moon had gone over the moun tain, and was wading the blue ether in the West when there esme a loud murmuring noise like tbe wind gently, but steadi-y stirring the forest foliage, it increased, and the chief went bur ridly to tbe sentinels. L 'uder it grew, and the braves began to lift their heads from the ground and listen, still the he-vy rumbling sound in creased. Chalela like an elfin sprite glided to my side, and whispering, bade me rise up and prepare to meet the impending danger. Toen is quickly aDd as sofrly stole away. In thun der font s the Doise approaches- when at a sig nal from the chief every brave was up and instantly on his horse. It was an immense herd of buffalo moving to the Sontf. The herd of the column was coming through the port hern entrance to the cave, whicn was much larger than the southern outlet, and though they oid not stay, or stem frighten' d by our presence, yet they tame in immense numbers, when but few could escape through the long canyon through which we had come. They were spreading in fearful n urn tiers over tbe little space of our occupation. Our horses were frightened and were with difficulty re strained a3 the dense black moving mass ap proached. The order was given by the chief, to ride up tLe projecting spur of tbe mountain as far as pcs-ible. The order with alacrity w'iih obeyed, the chtel being last to seek sate*y fiom tbe crush ing mass, crow die-g in upon tbe little space cunfintd by the mountains. Denser. acd more close, became the diias every moment. The open span on either side of the acclivity we oc cupied was packed, and an attempt was made to scale the sides of this and drive rs tiom out retreat. In an instant Chabo sprang from bis horse,and aiming as best he could in tbe deceit ful ligbt, fired bis rifle upon the front of the scaling buffalo. A quick and heavy faii an nounced the successful shot. At once the herd were in frightened commotion, rushing as best they could away from our vicinage, pushing and goring each other in their madness. Some were crushed, many crippled in their fiautic commotion. Adov. n the gorge precipitately they hurried, pressed by those crowding in the rear. And the day was beginning to dawn before tbe last had passed from the cave into the canyon, when we renewed our march through the canyon leading north from the cave. With the coming morning there was the mut tering of distant thunder, and the spongy va- , black and lowering, went hurriedly before chasing wind. Out march was rapid, bat regular, the chief in front, followed by his band. Every suspicious place was avoided, fear ing an ambush. The autumn leaves fell away from their parent stems and went hurrying, as they rode the blast. Grants, air marching, went screaming to the South, and the chill of winter was in the air. Onward, at speed we go, fyx. Red river must be reached and crossed ere it was night; for onr chief was conscious we were pursued, and security was beyond the river. Night was upon us ; we readied and pluDged through the bloody waters of this filtby stream. Tbe rain was com mencing, and as speedily as we could, we pre pared with the long canes, a shelter from its in clemency. This was but partial protection, and when the morniDg came, we were wet and uncomfortable, and almost without food. It was a night never to be forgotten, and if possible, never again to be endured. We no longer feared the Lipans, and moved slowly from tue mucky swamp to the higher land beyond. Hunters were sent ahead, and iu an hour we had reached the rolling land, and where the timbi-r was less dense. S ion our hunters returned with two deer, and halting near a rivulet of running water, we prepared a ‘.east. The clouds were breaking away, and between tharitts the blue sky-iand noonday suu&howed an agreeable ol ange. Our coat s i was Earthward, aud we kept within the timbered lands, whilst our hunters went in advance to kill our din ners. Tbe wide,undulating plain is oponins? to view, and the young br>.ves are merrily dashing for ward to gain th<s». They are the Pawnees home—on these, with his bow and arrow and fleet pony, he feels sure, and fears no enemy, tie courts the open fight—the Lipans the covert ambush in tbe dense foil st. Still we keep the timber in view, as north ward we go through the prairie. At night, by a beautiful branch, we make our oatup, in a forest which borders the stream, coming down from the prairie. Weary from our long ride and the discomforts of the preceding night, our camp fir*s were soon made, and our jaded horses picketed to gr> zc on the scanty herbage around them. Sentinels were sent to watch and guard from secret foes. Soon all was still. Our camp fires replenished burned brightly ; the stars twinkled, aud the little fcranen rippled and tan along through the wood. Tue breeze had gone to sleep, aud around each fire reposed iu sleep the tired In dians. A boding fear made restiess the uneasy sleep which oppressed me, and I was wakeful through all the night. The morniDg star in nndimned brightness was climbing up the blue ether in the east; the camp fires had burned out, save here and there the dry «nd of a faggot slowly charred, and at mo ments sent out a feeble nh.ze, slightly illuminat ing (he darkness around it. As this flickering flame blazed up from one of these, it disclosed an ludiau peering about him curiously. It wss Oclocone, steathiiy and intently enumerating tbe bravts sleeping around. Near me reposed the chief. I touched him enough to arouse him, aud, as he rose up, he saw the boy, and with a wild yell aroused Lis warriors. All were up in an instant, and iu chase of ihe boy. Ho had avoided the sentinels—stolen into the camp and was counting the braves. Q tick as a frightened de.-r he dashed away through tbe woods, doubling and turning. After him in full chase followed his toes, Agaius he turns and darts across the ri'l into the thicket beyond. A ter him goes many an Indian fleet of foot. The sentinels call and are answered by the pursuing braves. Headed and turned at every point, boldly he recrosses the riii,and, dar ingliBearpeci**-^-—-s'* he kaiow.* i**» « *<»•*•» iTTey fear the open tight, and will not follow there. Mounted and moving, we went at speed into the prairie, cuanging our course to the west and away from the woods. Th,- chief was in the lead, at d bade me ride with him. Closelv following, and at an easy pace, came the red warriors in single file, Cualalain their center by her brother. Gilmiuot rode with the other brother, who kept close wi tch upon him. ‘Pale face,’said the chief, putting b;s hand npen my knee, as! rode by his side, 'tor you iny daughter deserted her people. Will you return to my town and make her your squaw and with us live and be a chief ? Sue gave up every thing tor you; will you make this return ‘or her?’ He paused aud looked me steadily iu he face. ‘Aly chi» f, I replied, ‘far away in my own home I iove a fair maiden, who waits for my re turn to her. I have given my love and promise to make her my wile. Would you have me prove fa se to her, and leave her to pine and die, re turning to her no more ?’ There whs commotion amongst the marching braves. Our braves left in the rear to spy and warn si.o ild a foe appear, came rapid'y up, nor staved his speed until by the chitf a side. ‘Far in tbe rear the Lipausin force follow our trail,’ said Ihe young biave, A signal was given. We halted and the band closed up around the chief. ■Shall w e flee, or stay aud meet in battle our following !o<s ? be asked iu council. All answered, 'As you will, so will we.’ Follow me. said the cuiet, aud our march was resumed in quicker pace. The brown, grassy waste of wild prairie was all around us ; the long swelling hills undulated all the plain, rising at points into sharp aroliv- i'ies. These rose blue and sharp upon onr way. We reach one of these, and turn its prr j ctin« point, and were halted by the chief s command ‘Here we will rest,’ sdd he, ‘and from this concealment spring unawares npin our foe.’ lieliiopee, the young-ht son of the chief, was sent back upon the trail to watch and t.uiely warn us of the Lipans coining. Dismounting and standing near onr horses, every arm. gun, bow and q uver was prepared aud made ready lor the conflict. Chaleo mov d turough the array, scrutinizing every face, anil inspiming each one with some word of confidence and encoTagement. 1 lien liaricy will coming to me he led me to the rear and s aO.h of June, ciently away, he stayed and said ■ 0 - v n and receives "Pnle face, this is no fight , .t.'tv^aS^ce rent. THIs^fL EYE. The Fell v Jie Dead. We may be slid no] Jb above the terror of ghosts; but for long $ Jtbey were a cause of misery, a cruel nigl.’ke preying upon the in fantine mind of mau t slept or lay half awake in itB cradle. Death as believed to change men much for the friw and to transform even their nature. Tvlwnf brought together many ins aoces of this bw: •The Austral ianmy, been known to consid er thegbos s of thJiii'iitied dead as becoming demons New Zefniers have supposed the souls ot their deafc become so changed in na ture as to be maliptd to their nearest and dearest friends itje^Tne Caribs said that of man‘s various sol seme go to the seashore and capsize boatithms to the forest to he evil spirits. AmongJ^fc nx Indians the fear ot the ghost’s V6Ug<y|y,s been found t-> act as a check on mnrdej«j/g me tribes in Central Africa it may befil u,at their main re'igions doctrine is the bff in ghosts, and that the main oharacteri'Of these ghosts is to do do harm to the hi i'esTb h. P .tagoniuns live in tenor of the s<| ot ihtir 'Wizards. which be come evil rlemoifrer dea;h. Turanian trib> n of north A»ia f their seamans even more when dead Haute, lor they become a special class of spirits, v ur-i the hnrttuie.t in ail na ture, ana who aiig^* 1 . 0 Moog.de, plague ine living on purpoi-bv^pke them br.ug offerings. In China it is ild that tht multitudes ,,f wretehed destiunpirhs in the world below, such as souls of ®rs and beggars, can sorely annoy the livitiaejfc/ire at. certain times they ate ppe s-,d wigff ring's of food, scant and beggarly; and a L who l’or.is uaweh, or fears a mishuu in busies, will prudently h-ivs Hum mock clothing 4 mock m ,n*y burned for hese 'gentletneif the lower regions. 1 N >*ions of this kind are fely pr, valeut in Irido-Cuina and India. Tbewbole orders of demons were formerly hnmauuls, especially of people left u buried or s aity plague or v olenc <; of bach elors or women \» died iu chiidlnri.li,, n i who here-.-forth wrealjeir veug«auce*on the living. And we r-al idxpnuller’s ‘Airtordiscoe S u- dien’: ‘Arwit &n<fcinnnd were great Iriends. They swore eteri- friendship, aud that the first to die woulaDon be followed by tbe other to the grave. Art's hour came, aud he was buried, with his >rse and dog iu a c ,veru. A--- round did not 1c:delay to fulfil his promise. Accordingly hesuserl the sepnicber to be opened, entered and took his seat near tbe body; then tbe li^e stone was rolled on the cav ern’s month, ande was sbnt from the worid. It happened thsdme days afterwards the Swedes, led by Rt.invaded the country. B, - ing apprised th th^ -mound contain -d rich treasure, they preeded io open it. Aamond was discovered, hasgiy he glared with clothes tora and dishevel aatr, bis white fate smeared with blood. Hateclared Arvit came to lite again ferocious fm hunger. Arwit, after hav ing devoured thf sh of tbe hors and dog, fell unawares i:p>nhtriead and bro«her, and bit off his left ear. « ery night the lia t e raged air, sb. He, Asutiu, with ids unbroken sword had split Arwii’s nil and .-.u a-ned his ribs. 1 This story throi a lurid tight on what was believed to be tc state of tne defunct souls. Net absolutely d«i, they were const lutly star ving; at mosttim they remain motionless, but now and again tiy would be relieved by some water, some droppf milk, or blood or boney, by the wind br; iug them smells of viands, fumes of sacriflo, wrtttch they eagerly wn.ffed. Dire hunger them to fall u; oa all carrion. The JjjHjPSortok cf Greenland, at tacks the dead heaven aud spoils teem, ^hei -ilare t‘^ famine itself iu^ery nHuger, It auuntr eirywhere, the very vour cot only d. ad corfBed but also the living b ail s, for in former times 11 ailment w-s sou- posed to be the work of a emou who proved upon the vital parts, fed upj man’s substance like some bidocus tap- wod loca el in the en trails. They are the serve* of d. a b, the em- issaues ot the grave. S >m«t is true, protect their kith, are w, 11-doers tql.e.r families bir doe,s , f evil to all otbeis. during the twelfth »- : ,. urv went home from a burial, » too *u P erircumbent 0 f the poem, he treated me with oo.ifhmely, -tnrv 1,1 Bohemia, contempt and indignity. In short, nir, I, the ir a . a .a if X X ll> a a r. non tow a! tk A a 1 An Wbllt Ut/Ui'l *» Wiu « I - 4^y chips of wood above tbe sboun looking behind—a delicate hint to lo ter among his former friends, and Etonama?, of S-uth Am^ric**, cloSsr^e mouth and nostrils of the dying, that might not escape and pounce upon others. Not, satisfied with this contrivance, Peruvians stitch thf s.v apertures with a strong oord; others fss- tened the arois of tbe dead (Polynesia), or tied their toes (Caylon) or pounced their bones(the ancient Biueanat s), or bottled the powder in closely fitting jugs. Another device was to eat Ihe body raw(Australi»), or roasted(Polynesia). Bv chopping the bones, ex'racing tie marrow i nd ingesting it, one was sure t > give a final quietus to the deceas-d, and bolt in all his strength and virtu* s Among the always prac tical Csiinese, special offi-'era were appointed by tbe Crowo to hoot and shout at the obnoxious shen to frighten them away, as if they were mutely a baud of sparrows or pilfering mon keys. flulV^ people poet of the future,-!, the inventor ol the i lea witt^S^wand of condensation and comprehensiventS|^-I, Bir, was bounced. ‘ A Poet of the Future. I had an interview not long since with a poet of the future. He kept a book-siail and pedetied ‘The New Y irk Weekly’to d-spep ic school girls. But he had a soul; and he wi.s possessed by »u id-a. Meeting him and coming to know him I grew inieiV-Hted in ms soul, so I seek here.to set forth his idea. He was not beautiful. He w is no Antinous. He was no Apollo. He was no operatic tenor. He was r.ii her plain. He was short, not to say hqmt Ha was stout, not to say tat. Ha was round, not to sav globular. An t yet he had a soul and an i I- a and be was a poet of the future. For the p-e-mot he had a great content t. and I tar the teelmg wi s mu ual, asheuever by any accident succeeded ia disposing of any of his po- tic w*r*-s. I went to bis stall one day and fell into con versation with him. I say ‘fell’ advisedly, lor his talk was so deep I could not always touci bottom. But these more iLComprehensible parts of his di-c -urse 1 consequently remember bat ill, and shall not now at e upt to set dowt. I happened accidentally io m-ke a remark abont the remarkable propeities ot the number nine. I do not know just now why 1 made tbs reu a- k. but make it I aid. And it set him eff Hs coughed s’ightly, and said: ‘Nine is scarcely us queer or as weird as seven. I have begun a poem « n Seven —‘ I remembered that Woodswoitli had done the same, but I held my peace. He continued: •Here is the first stanza: ^Miit and stage Artist^ , WII.V Tlirr. 5% (ontrovv^iio Longer a \ital ami ^itweeii Cliurc4 ^ive, The Rev. Mr. Froth in {fhai. ins and Criticising the Work nsider- Modern Actor, w Feven was the sacred number Of the ancient Greeks, Seven were the men wiioseslumber Lasted many weeks.’ Re paused for a moment, and said, with a sigh: ‘Teat is not all, but it is as far as I have got. •Y-iU find poetry a very severe tasl ? I asked. •I do, I do!’ he answered, with noble enthu siasm. ‘But [ lisp in numbers, tor the num bers come- A similar remark wrs made by one of the poets cf the old sohoool. Numbers in deed have a singular lasciuation tor me. Nambar three, lor instance; 1 have a poem on that. Here ills; Number three was weird and mystic As you lean, from this artistic Distich.’ I did not like to tell him that, a three-line po- JOO«i til cur (iutuu. M ” XV. ‘Th* su two poems form part of my‘Bock of he said. i the whole they are mnchievons beings. Thche 1 bv them any man or ummal sickens r r < s;the flower wi-h ers which they gr, z -. The tXl ract and absorb the essence of thn gs whiebtbsy touch. They pass over the otchards a* killing frost over the young w eit as a bl g f.jg wind. If they enter a u.hq who be of theifiueage and of their especial tavornes, oy a raremiracle be may be come a genius a seer, otprophe*; but as a rule he is turned into a fool,a de noniac or an epileptic. If they enter th# victim but en p-is- sunt. their presence m^-anss* eyes, oppresXu t-ver, gout, rheum uism. a| oib*- r ailments’ Wuatsiys the folk-lore? wno steps over the grave gets a rash; hb whirt-ads ihe epitaphs on the tomoston^s, his meal* is weakened^ He who smells 11 »wers gatb|ed in cemeteries, loses the scent. . . . L&ers are estranged when earth from a cburcbkrd is thrown be tween them.’ How shonldlaot the gho-\s bo drea led? They are pesfiltnji,, they are B-ack Death, which carries of potations at once. Wnen they are p. ckec close tLctber, they push, rend, and tear; they cause jhrthqnakes iu the subterranean depths, and in[ the atmosphere storms, tempests, and cyoloin. Witches are fiendish souls, which have ifkated themselves in the human body Ike a orab in a strange shell, or huvo bteo oalbd up by some cor jurer. The Australian Kirraj. goes and sleepr on a grave for three ntg&is ouseouiively, then ghosls enter his belly, devour some visi^ra and settle there i -stead. H*ncebr-b th,- Karreji will be <*a#k o.bor fo k s entrai afar, by artlut ojw rivanoes, or by merely ing on his vie ‘WhatA ,J ipoor, south ludi-, a nag, wuen angthe mi suy ole. will get at ntgut to the top 08*0 doofjU w«!,oh lies oer intended victim. Th handle’s bi; ia theroolshe reaches Number, ‘A rirenin-book?’ I asked, irreverently. ‘Y-s, sir. ti-e b"ok of a poet's dreams— the ex ecution aud exemplification of my idea.* 1 asked him what the idea was, ‘It is contained in two words,’ he said ‘in two words - Gomprehens*ventss and Gondensa- ‘TbeStage,’theRev. Mr. Frothingbana said las>^ Sunday morniug, ‘has a prominent pluf- 0 among the controlling forces of mankind. It 1 should, Roeordiogly, be neither slighted, de spised, Dor set aside as of no account. It teach es movis. actuates and inspires men and wo- uieD, old and young, and it is high time that tne old quarrel bet-veen the pulpit and i*, which was > a uast and honest while it la-ted, shonld be ended. It tad its legitimate causes but they exist no longer. No thoughtful persoa who knows the needs of society should ever al low himself henceforth to speak lightly or dis paragingly of an institution so universal and popular as the stage. The quarrel should be ended, too, because neither tue pulpit nor the s age is what it was when it began. Pulpit dog- / mas have fallen into discredit, and that doct' r of divinity wio should tell a class of students in these da. s that the representatives acd fol- loweis of religion are united agau sc the stage would talk fooliBbness. even for a ri< c or of di vinity. The character of the stage >• s been so far changed that all of its worst teatn<e-i have been pruned Hnd there is n*» longer anything or a shadow ( f anything to offeud the mn3t fastid ious taste or to wound the most delicate sensi bilities in any of our first-class theatres. Ladies aud gentlemen go to theatres without being ashamed of themselv; s and without forg'ting tor an instaut whaf. becomes gentlemen aud ti dies I bave so»‘n doctors of divinity in p'ay- bonRes in New York, in London, iu P r’-S and the Little Ciurch Ar on: d the Cor^r h is among its most respected meu bars ac’or J n 1 eo're-^s. Thus the two profiHsious rniugie. Ac <»:s go into society and society goes to the play. Toe time has come, then, tor argnnieut, u.»t 'or de nunciation, and the argument should be fair and the discrimination jn«t. •It has b«en said,’ Mr. Frothingham went, on, after prem'sing that the offices of the stage and pulpit were distinct ‘that the stage is superior to the pulpit becaesa it draws the most people. Is that an argument? The worst and most dis creditable thioi s are apt to be the most popular. I will venture tUat more people went to Gil more s G.rden week before lest than to all the theatres together ; a bnll-fi.ht, a dog-tight, a bear-snow will attract more people t an ‘Ham let.’ Emerson's-N ,tnre,’which has w >rk al a revolution in literature, had been published twelve years betore 500 copn s were sold, and - conid mention a novel ol which 12 000 copies were Sold within a fjrtuight at’ f er publication. In music, where one per.-OL- pla‘s Wagner or B'-tt iOv,-n. one hunir'-d pla s Off't-bach. In painting, it is no* Raphael who dtligh's, but tne oue who excels in pn. ingon the strongest oo*:- trant of coiors and thus appea's to the !o ®r senses. Is all this an argument against whac is really best? I tiust not. It i“ to the credit of the pulpit that but few people fl ok to it, it they are the best people. The theatre is to amuse, not to instruct- That is why ij cannot be com pared with ,he pulpit, whose office is'o educate lV9 r ft»^o so. Ilmn b ' Ci ' tV ' W1 ' tr - li -- V ' L ^ •Agi i", the stage is illusive, delusive,a'niceia! We go , 0 the theatre not to se« hfe, but a *1” a .!” U ^-itrtaii, phases ot life. It t pn. not There !s U n e ;. bQt °r rfHI,0r ’ whioh , ’’ i nddresned J.tiers is no logical eonueciiou berwem, traDspi.fs o, the e'a : ;e and actual life. Jf„.V thing revoiiiue, iu ».■> >. a I asked for further explanation, which he willingly grunted. ‘Ait modern poetry is too diff.-ss—it lacks con densation. And all modern poetry Is simple— l* lucks comprehensiveness. I write in a con densed form for readeisot comprehmsion. Thu here is an epic of mine. • * I trembled as he took down a roll of MS. An epic-and iu warm weatn*«! I began to fesr had erred in my temerity. Bat his first wor s -ass lr.i.i -as. ‘My epic is an illnstration of my theory ol condtrsation and comprehensiveness. It is four iines Jong, and yet itcompreheuds the sum ol two lives.’ And he read with great impressiveness; g revolting is to he done ti-e m a in-uu, left to prey upon k iMs not do ' scene is not laid in Broudwav. pr-llly^Tup I. d-iesu iT*'. k - meanHid V ° f F ‘ ftb ^enu., bur lS laye,s ot time over it. Accordiiu go, s above and below are lou t, sJ of *he very vir: u s which ever* -•- anu men cry like babies over i 'he sleeiif end is in ^ b u, who, will be in our peril yon and yr>ur cav> a*. 0 .avA for us, join ns new. P Lipans prove too stion chase lor us, and 1 shift A aV t0 b9 be3t sleep our long sleep, viol/ Ve'-T’ ju8t 141 A ' nerioftn prairie, and you survive, ? 8 ,\ Le , m,,st the arrow aud the b ' w MnT f. iv* e * ss'A “ Laghsh lady say through her brain andt^-® >’xS>? c ‘ ^‘'i p F^ n Eaglish gen- slain, better than captit '^*©‘1;*^''. \Vi ^‘ijrlottesville, Ya., v ^debrated his ,75 .h iw ^\ r s rom Rome, says : —-——? — — captit . ■_ He rode buck to his tah A /ster horses still, anxiously HeiitiDel id tii« rtar upc ^ *% love It was not long that y <s V . f him. speed, and informed J* b * 8 Lipan warriors were vh'a^.ing aud idly approaching. h and the away. ‘All were ur^t tbe grass each warrior '-he iater- nipped the gr,-s near so1 ' and full of fierce deterrn^’ k v>® U1 v e the movements of their o (Te be oontr^s,,*^ ^ 0 t ff'&tmus h J- ff-irsou’s \ V. Americarj placed A 0 «^ vb P urer Christian ici l* has never lived -d>- North Carolina. The Economist says Uon.ee *♦«'' 5,000 acres of juuiper land iu 1 for Depot, of the thota 'Bailroad, Isaac whila s'; 0 ' and the father fainiVf ^ife in a diapute ing tc*t h | he b a r of tbe ^drink. Waller ^attends the bar oo ^’i’sun, charged .? but 10 aud 'for an office.•. .-^Aat behind ane • < : with his figt, '* L the biler. hW tbrad, wix s • other A wit hoiAtbui ska draw; the bad ever th^^" remove tue ribs plied: ‘B i »i|v^ ar ions sibstances score, I ad *:d • •* let you live, at r‘*iaace with the JP Sa *^ to have A newsboy t hVlerpillars, by up selling i,\ p* iV or bv i ail. merizing l)|4 « i . aoBg t he flocks said he, ‘X-,p r |laj ,, ni gj Vfa bl i0 d one of his ,c<3 i?8*j, much on the b °y- l 5 fl-ted no won- Orders wtr gH e V lolks wore the editors o.t heitbte recently, men, that gi,; frt boras burned its way, bat it is q| ’. Iu fact, to request that Jfbost 1 of these any shaped , Jhe si er!’ Editor4*l ‘I know nhn preny as thi^|_ sweetheart, i s be p: eveuing. The ( stor lady's brow oj qui young man piucue is this one. dflar.’, ^ |tne n New Z *alaod/fk* 0 tof • as fast rabbit pest. At ll e Sedge the •k'J 000 acres in frmrl, dtsfimbed stroj ing them vi COO. and tbe skinfc A member of the L'_ rendered whole dist mated that a opuplfi, increase to tbf euqi: tm THE EPIC OF THE SEASONS. He had met her In the springtime, when the ear ly buds appear; He had courted her in the summer, when the gayest flowers are here; He had married her in autumn, when thefalliu leaJLis sear; And he Buried her in the winter, when the trees \were bare and drear.” I acknowledged that this was comprehensive —with a vengeance. •It is comprehensive, but it is not as con densed as I should like. Tae lines are too long, it is too diffuse in its versitioatiou. I bavo im proved on it in other poems. Here is a sonnet of mine, which I think is a novelty. Ds jou know the rules ot tl-e sonnet?* J o->nleased to some familiarity with them. •Then you know that the sonnet consists of fourteen lines Now my sonnet oonsists cf four teen words, aud each of the fourteen words is a monosyllable.* f told him this seemed to be comprehensive ness ami condensation raised to the nth power and I asked for a sight of the quatorzain. ’ Tuen he read it to me, with many eloquent gestures: he thick e dsmi- eppianse to deafcf. ut,ir Dcady In ihe third piece there is, should ^ must always be a d,vorc • hfltxJn ,. b * and an arrint aud as a mau. V;ceera &0t0 *‘ 118 tor as a mau as summarily as ft dV« HC * obant or tinanoinr. But asan i - tbH nji ' r ~ sibilny is laid aside. It is^iiis wh t , b, V’ 8 k°»- presses his individuality the # h<J “n p * art. If austerity ot conscience 4 ® Ct art, art is spoiled. I: is so in mb ” f'^ re3 * bb It ;s none of onr concern who Daima “ rt ' “ a do» e . P a “,.f 'Za nray paint a very bad uiotnr M eAu ^ wry be a very Id man. Ou the o her ha^i"" 1 preacher is suppos 'd to be a good h * a character and hi,, preaching must he It is his business to set forth moral a moral baekgroud. worat truths u om wan. Hw ate tJ. Pi7, and t hlJ' lek i rt “ f ’j D tbe Dext P'aee- must that makes it necessary thac the ' \ not bo far in advance of the people u? whom^S looks for patronage. But a preacher lt pected to keep to ,he level of the momls of tT community with which he is dialL p he surnes a position above society H« f • a j ’ the divine law and holds np the highesl s^an^ ard of goodness. If he descends to t-e i ev “of the community he is deserted, disapproved and denounced „s a trickster. That is looked for"* bun which wouid throw an actor assuming * eonnet, Suggested by reflections on the vanity of human , gro« r -tur:es, jgefui ropean tin th catholic |tood a day® study ' ft8 I t>le that yerrulead, so t n g e>nds of iRuthjenerai action anil the eiuutincss of humanity itself. Why Should Good Die? Would I Could Cry! Slow Loll Tears: No Soul Fears, ‘It seemed rather pessimistic at first,* I said, ‘but you come out all right. ‘ ‘And vet,* be answered, sadly, ‘Ishould be justified in being a pe simist. Iu thetxecn- tion of my idea, in attempting to condense aud comprehend, I sought last April to get printed a poim composed on ‘Winter Lingering in the Lap of Spring.* It was suggestive both of ‘Suow, Beautiful Snow,* and of ‘Haii, Gentle Sprieg,‘ which I had dtxteronsly blended in in tricate harmonies.* And h* rn be sighed, and his voioe took on a tone of in- ff ble sadness ‘I took it to an editor, and before he had read the first stanza, after he had perused only the tit 1 ' into discredit. But should the stage, because rt amuses, be derided? Not in the ieit There is no more nonoruhle work than th-,t ’ swee.ij, lun0 cently and honestly diverting ani rtcreaung men and women. Amusement takes the bitter gall from pain, and sting from U nulies the knotty fibre of pnzzlSd bwirV^ !n < !s'liL\ e . rUln,i °* th '’ UJ,asmA Of meiaucii'dv and restores men to their natural and free tions with each other. Aotin ‘y. i,i- it doae humane]y, and tae high ^ at * u ^ arls > not B’SiSTdcwrvJj not merely are pfe Ks ms who are attaining wTth i it1he Ul beh est refijemenr, and refinement of ih, u retinement of this kind x j -—-Ation of chirr oter. lofcinA<ii of demeaDor and HueiiesA u., • ^ the aromatic fragraJce^rohariirr^whmrVo real artist of tiie pal pit or sraaa n*r»i u ** the stage Lae before U a pioud futui aud °th« time is coming when the theatre will U ‘ oue of there6nuuifc£it ^ Falatable Medicines.- honey-eyed nrep i>. reiie, 1 J* rV Cherry Pectoj-aj lloi fi, w •ugai-siiod over the patateTalid h,s K J, «»e that imparl t> vi. or to lira - v , uu saar8 t' 1,r hai-*an»-cia r dUease^Wa. 1 ;;jor t d. J "p C -,.ri u l, ;; r 8 i ; Smatterer: *1 toil could translate Vt- Glarsical pi*-* ed ly): *' n\v Saar Fall, /