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‘ -1 VOL. V. J. H. & W. B. SEALS } J88SB&&S — : : a ATLANTA, GA., JANUART&4, 1880. Terms in OPPOSITION. Of fret. or dark, of thorn, of chill, Complain no more; for these. O hcarl, Direct the random of the will As rhymes direct the rage of an. The lute s fixt fret, that rail? athwart The strain and purpose of the string For governance and nice consort Doth har his wilful wavering. The dark hath many dear avails; The dark distills divincst dews; The dark is rich with nightingales. With dreams, and with the heavenly Muse. Bleeding with thorns of petty strife, I’ll ease (as lovers dm my smart, With sonnets to my lady Life Writ red in issues from the heart. What grace may lie within the chill Of favor frozen fast in scorn ! When good's a-freeze we call it 111! This rosy Time is glacier-born. Offset, of dark, of thorn, of chill. Complain thou not, O heart: for these Bank in the current of the will To utes. arts and charities, —.siihu-ti l.uni'r itt tifrttd i'ombaht The Rag-Picker’s DAUGHTER. By JIary E. Bryan. raw, misty morning looked in at the narrow, uncurtained window of a small room The narrow, uncurtained window of a small room j in the fourth story of a brick tenement house i in the business heart of the ei'y. The mar-* ket carts began to rattle over the bridge that spanned the J — —- * —^ - - • ■ “' * VI*. tv lUUllMIYCi U1C OUIlge til OX spanned the deep railroad cut from which the building rose, its underground or foun dation story reaching down'to the bottom of the cut. where the doors and windows opened upon tiie intricate network of iron tracks and the perpetually hissing and gliding engines. One, two. three, four. five, from the near- | -— ——^ est city clock. At the first stroke Margaret] -■ - - Wils< in, familiarly known over the city as ( "l - ”'' — ll ^^ of coarse e,r lator was over. Her W- 236 MEG’S CART WAS SO WLbb LOA WK1> THAT SHE WAS VbcV nf the fourth I stepped like a bloated scorned to pick up t!,< be bad lieen glad enough ------ the ;l '.''mbii^hment anX watf sure to have printing ‘ f;' 11 t , , SS ed out to him bv t'he glrf printers ami'liook-keepcrs who had j man d ag^™?£ lar J r the stag,. anrI j watched the Zth*’ e ' 1 . < * r >'- After she Z,"i I ^ while ftfe 'Icscend Z tZj I «he’ ’watched'the^handfoT 1 ^' ^ ^f<-ree r 0 '" ks “ r « about. The old r, ^ tt - e " ;l .v when less contim, (m s' therattr Street hl ‘ ,ow Hie bridg,. tint ' „ rat t J ing of wheels l -«ne less () H"' railroad wailing, and S th ? nudnight ; throwawa v an '5n';. wn ilJ the tt last t uii fi.'L. ' ^ " n ' ip had • stairs; the?''w; ’^ k ‘''>-l Hieen ’'t that was nev“‘dr, W ,r' l ] , ''*' ,f lanly figure. The .,1,1 h ' {r,,( ‘ k 9,1 to niffle her feat , " ° n the > i'.'hl make p, e^rh/torv T T* to I I not lier'da vs lc ha '; bs ' p - - 2«e man was SI ,™ef Z‘ k, “ l ' s7 he be„t ,!ve hi« n * ,ow ’ i li4' f t" help her ,! « ?" 1 hi anil defensive in- ! er hiic “\v£- ' n,e,e * ! tlenian fan Up to her moth- 1 Look hm “Stop >teric*n] soh head. “Is that fine sen must thank your feelim.i “Why. h, Holme's.” lifting her lion t caU trnt , s y cried Come, . 3,1 mail, mother. •- .. .. He told Mr. t "‘ Ls M " would tako chataj ,^ . o/er. West-art© it, was too fami!iai ,; he He put his nn' v ns :ne: I >>roki‘ -xwJk: -V 1 \\ ho burst whilst. ‘•Ol’y I < !:»Jled from this W rnau' i eoulil’ hard/v UH-t* it ail » ■ night when her .lav s ties a ! one of her neighbor tenants for ablutions are quieUj l|e> f ; a k „ itt ed ; story-a queer old gemus wh< • d llllib striped handker huf , neck. 1 inventing and «1 • t-a-sts his J . , H . courforter * aniUiu g enI ,g his coffee on a >' mv^us wh.-els and She ties on this caressingly. ; r<H.m surrounded S , ’‘,. ha „i,. a l in ven- “Ble^ n 'l.er!” she says^an^ a tender bght j h ; U , s sure will H^hnn mdbons ^ amused by ms '.'''/“^n.Vhad't-iken his V,;;;V nf’'^ "i; 1 tj-; 1 -,ro>w -^r o.e, * “! gathers. • •„ j ir , r stocking feet Vines and the neck lace and locker. -::.r ""S™ ! — n "“' e •rtf ,c f lit. white-roboti shoulders. Meg gn into a black net ami then bi in shot wrapper I objec- moiselle Come will sit lmbited until it ... | Wilson, tie v I don’t time to dress for the evening’s display; for tins i (]f a hurt i, it’s all off - bultr-rflv isa liiglit-motti and emerges from , ..gj,e shall go up stairs and have some hot ' ' hrvsalis only when “evening shades ap- tea both of you,” said the old wo- , , - ,i talk to you white-robe.1 shoulders. Meg g.io. -A it i i eiied 1 could iiard’iv sa ,, ed Kind-holder and obeyed hikw her and , into a black net and then bungs the l ttl Ofi; [ W;l! , s „ v vl ;,'How sn. C half rotten apples, - about C-iVt>g^^- wife, an-1 that she shoes and blue striped stockings to tlu -C, j talked so kindle; he w 1 . hk ‘‘; ,Ke, J t , lt ‘ lU gb to munch before ^ ."il me, but la*«»ly | I ^ 1....1 nc goi'uf as promised me, but lately ; sides and the all there’s been a coolness between us. I objec- moiselle Lome ed to Corrie dancing at the Academy, like it and never shall. I suppose it between us. but l shall always have a regard for her. and for this reason I wanted to ask if you knew who came home w ith her last night from the theatre ?” "To be sure I know. My girl lias no secrets fro bet take iiiat'still i;,u V he impress - ?rHbxin “ m0U nkVan<1 -ten »-r r ; W ^5^rs-maed somewhat sar- ; ^ Brums, who nad a propensity to j ^ know Robert Holmes. He’s a gen- The girl “ ”’ln-a^ed s™ jK-sfetar ^ »■• *. Sow she hooked up^ a rJ °of^ i . i 5 > , I1 | > | lls white. Mrs. Wilson.Mo:/Come s sake don t I liecause he (iet her t< How mm mid you •mail was ,.v is not to blame. Mrs. be calm: she will do her- her mi vaauo v»uj ” * ' « * | kfU. V/UlllC, ui ; ....... . pear.” , ' man, seeing how matters stood with these While she sips her chocolate and eats her| vollllg hearts. I’m the most- to blame ot all: tea and toast by the lire, old Meg arranges -j , f 00 |j s } 1 notions in Corrie s head. Hut the room. She folds up the short dress or j | ni n ,,t going to cry over spilt milk: fill the know My girl has no secrets the room. She folds up the short diessor i p m not going to cry over spilt milk: blithe r ° if ohl Mr Brock \he scene shifters silver-sprigged tarlton m which Corrie ha. ; rl railL that's my motto. Come on Help r,,m r of her every night, He danced so gaily before the footl.ght-, first up the st 0 P ., i( you ple-vc. Fred. ’ . ^en tekmg i ha, g fl y o «Ti father holding it up admiringly to the light. She | l () th ,. v went, and found a tire glowing m ,ak ‘Tl bunas- , i -ht they were later getting removes the coverlid and takes up the pillow , Corrie , s | itf!( . r()()ln am! a round table drawn ■ v, ! u! ‘ 1 ' k ; a"a id a voun-gentleman asked that still beai-s the impress of Corne s head. , t it , lll(1 set with a plate of tiny crisp his- >ut than usual ana a youn 0 g( iiueuia ; ] , bn,- eve. It is a bracelet ( .‘ jjts butter, and a glass dish of pear pre serves. In the middle of the table was thi ) red pot with the stalk of hyacinths nearly ... , i burst into bloom. They were not pinker and a * i prettier than Corrie’s cheeks that looked all the fresher from their tears, as she poured the hot tea for Fred. Meg had had her s she declared. She went and sat down by the window: it was pleasure enough for her to ■I., ..... ~j , - - .look on. Half an hour afterwards, while she | pretended to be napping, sh * heard Fred say: •‘Don t take it : give it back to him, or send "I do thank vou so much. Corrie, for your back! May be you’d better not see him ,,It has made me a happy fellow. 1 don’t think you’ll ever regret giving up the and becoming ray little wife. Its bstone by sonic tramp j " !" 11 ; ,j“,Val»mt her.’ He means no good Shoes to relieve lu« ^ Vhe old n« i icker’s sallow cheek flushed lathered up an *’>'} I al ,,iT.er grey eyes shot a tierj so please*l with a little song 1 sang last night. I let him clasp it on my arm, but would not say positively Id take it " and her movement"- - s(>nie one Now and the handsome j ^‘""'.ks left on the . url !?S:SSfsil it hers into la r uproman- 1 th th „ tli' .lew, but smelling still of violet oi |- * . sht . /s a lady; that's what she is. j in the shop and made a lad> ol hei. the Street t<\ a 1 ‘just^nloekiug , heliotrUpe a white plume, a neb knot of i d - , ^»j mes or an , tllC rest ought to be proud to i “Yes, I did say some nonsense ot that in -Hbl 'rots up „ lir silk tie or a splendid Camellia bud > Doit vou dare to come to me msm- i ki nc j hut I take it back, Corrie. I let m> and Brutus, wmi-d bv sonie fine lady on her way fron ^ ^ {hat a'e'ntlemail's got bad intentions cravl n’ to see you a line lady outrun iny dro""i -t - ashing member of Hie demi- uaHn^.^ij to h er. It’s her right.” S e nsP . There’s mighty few young men like from a mid-night suppe , , it -, i, e r right, and I know she’s Tommy Downs, him that eurvue.. . wt TiXklfround with l of such «»usjr» in *,1 cmiii- j ^her gallant'. Such gleanings «ere put | 1 kn< , , .1 ...a. T.vnn. He was- of a hyacinth ’ i sooU i, urs t into - .c r vain.” ...i me tes \ vav f |°^ r the dancing school in embroider- diesse.1 foi tlieaan crimsou cashmere fc- ;* ■; i-tTASrbrf^ ™ ” p«ir... u« i a”"“™ ' s;, »«*. »™ r earthen ware t)l ;,.ki v round with i of such , but not in bad condi- w ith her gallant blear-eyed ana nlJ “^r Me buys them scraps stalls, and the owner ot the small single lieu wmeu ;■ -y; arfl often gives them a bone and a and a dark blue counter- ; ^l^sLeU as a lodging m .-onsi. eratmn quilt. It has something j ■ services in guarding his head shows above the | lor men Meg approaches the sniall single laid which I from the butcher bloom. Meg has a white pill' pane over its wai m nimide returning irom a. * “T know it'- ber rigbt, and 1 Know sues lomm) . ! Vh :.i .with her gallant. Such gleanings vvere^put I knen d t(M> | OC)d tor Robert Hull nes. I Lynn He was quiet.and pious. Ini ut.aid .v wTints Meg buys them scraps illt „ ., serrate repository and "‘ ®berethat ! But he don' tluuK so. It’s not Ins style; | Mr. Holmes is not ot his soit. I V on * l“ r .®,L Stalls! 5 anil the owner «.t i to tiud their way to Corr.e sbureai, . i ask yoito put Corrie on her guard i him, Lome married Sallie u afraid Do you like pane over its warm q uit. ^^ tb % for their services m guarnm l thjs else. A charming head }j ! ni . ht from ^ ; c -g^ t() k tl „. (l!irk coverlet hke a '.uUJiBl-^j blondej reason he lias P« “ th em i.fs-vag I „„„ ber -,«-££ J—Ryj,^ sleeve has slipped up and ed arm lies bare among iiiza- s|»ony and I ask yoito put > 1,r -'The wani- ! ^'’rhe" girl colored and looked down at the vvoum nave ih-l... alxiut him, lit not " ul i,rht thmk it was ' teaspoon she was balancing on her cup—the c(lUU t oil that my i„g coiu.'S fr-li "‘e- Jyl rploth,' n -li ver teaspoon that had been handed e .iee too well to I r.5'S“ J r,,r™,!Sik"s.di^r™.,™ ■ ■ ■ 5 ,3§iii§fi | reflecting unfavorably on hj 1,,-en em- wardslier mother. Suite am u* , f n the days wnon sue ““..““l, r: “ V y y.' j wouldn’t have said a word when he laughs, an.l you nevei k..o» ....... vveak beau broth with a pew te one . , | „ j allll.s hi 1 ' *. l: . ' rf “ KSP-s&aassfsac h*. to lierstlf U- • j jt the room on tip- (lj y OU in with my stock—wearing j of a neat dress patttr an j s lie sus- from the httle be< 1 nun q . Behind her. „'„5 \ v itl, the elbows out, and that sh'rt t , had never l«en “ Ili( , ker g. mareiimg gi*—-.. . team, pays no attention to t H im j t^fore sharp look out f-"%iJectthesweep- everv shop or dooi t isilizes the ings. She by no mean. . , . _ f., n f U rnitv’ trade—others of the are also abroad. Mbite ■yes upon the g" i.» <-■ I ?)’!,.7L is still aep. Well, the sun has but a isinesr. —— I uieiits and nicely-titting clothes. ljttl wb ii e r i s; there is his broad disc look- . to collect the sweep | .1 bad made the morning roui thrill the foggv air. She creeps ueans mono,K,lizes the returning with her cart so well ?"S ^^’“ c „rtai,if elose together that rag-picking fraternity jy,;^ tlw tihe vas forced to help the dog | man «h^ fall on the sleeping girl. I’l4. draw it along.. pnUing bv m^s of a strap h little dark room and kin* a fire in the stove. In a [ , vll ile iirie’s tireaktast is nearly readv and thnl dame goes to the girl’s lied “"^^^'dtefThe'l^akfast is most le eat m bin- gV J i — , trom tiie zaat, half a loaf of iiranain . . barrels an- .. ^ . ne , ^ s^r».iSy»^ -tire's sr «f 3srsii.£ ISaB -sir^’s-J^tsssaa I — Down stairs sne g -> . - 'ffi went | ^ican bavea nice beau-one counb-d a hack into tt work shop, and the old rag-; long way nicer than he is. ?e “W rnewith ,,k-ker walk. on more slowly and with a , Mr. Holmes to-mght-saw him putting my It' ™r look i her haliituallv grim face. She shawl round me at the foot of the steps a. ,-, . j- business though. She went. he came out of the theatre. He ga i . roil n (l to tbe'"I ''('mus • le< 1 ’with the store- I awful black look 1 wonder-he was not room of a pail-, dll and sold her morning’s j with Hattie Danville; they saj lies all de cr itherin <r s—at heap of dirty rags and foul | votion to her. . .. „ . , , . @®3ssasssi»itw5\S@ Stsstc: & | SSSisisin sintetw “MeSiksry little of tl.e destination of i«.g at me .from behind the altar with terns her mgs as sWkets the^rice of them and mtas^ey^ ^ u „. ome a ^ gown turns the heaof heo- quee t ^ t beautifully,” said the old rag-picker, adoring home, ib-he-t of the loaa tney « t her goddess with her eyes.” “You ought to ; briskly that skmickwte her p 1 * | , told the dream before you eat your with them, h does not totvet the g c bild. It would er lieen more for little Maxor a loaf.o^ She I likely to’come true. You’d better put up vouf hair in the papers again, dearie, the curls made you look mighty nice last night. Then old Meg went, off to her work of making coarse bags for the bag factory, a business that she combined with that ot rag- nicking. while her fancy, in spite of herself, would build line castles on the basis ot Lor- rie’s dream and the attention of the hand some young merchant. But she had hei fears nevertheless, and that evening after she had wrapped Corrie in the water-proot and put into her hands the paper box that, contained the silver-sprigged tarletou and white slippers—the evening garb of thei but terfly— and had seen her off to the tlieatie theatre and becoming my only a little bird's nest I've got to take you to—a three-roomed cottage. I built most ot it myself at odd times out of work hours on that pretty lot I got at such a bargain be cause is was out some distance. But its a nice neighborhood, and the city is building up around it. I’ve put a pretty poreli to it and planted a honeysuckle, that’s growing like another Jaeks Lean. It your mothei would live with us for company.” “I'll <r e t her to, and to give up that absuru business,” Corrie said. “You will, do you think: said old Meg to herself, hardly keeping back a smile that would have betrayed her “possuming. ‘D» n t count oil that mv girl. I love my independ ence too well to live with anybody, and i ,1 not quit mv business now when it s just bi gun to boom. 'One must praise the bridge that carries them over. These two don t know what I’ve managed to lay by from a business they make so light of. It’s not mueii but it’ll kiiulei help to feather that nest i red talks about.' 4'uin !*:»*•><■ v *‘ Capacity i'lmcd'c*- of Persons Sq. yards 54,000 13,000 47,000 9,000 .02,000 8,000 . 25,000 6,400 ,24,400 6,100 24,300 6,075 . 24,000 3,100 . l2,4LX) 3,100 . 12,000 4,000 . 1 1,400 2,850 . 11,000 2,746 . 7,000 >,750 itli his carpenter s ruie ii. j ( amrVubl.mg'her"'eyes'; terlly-ana nuu seen “ e ‘, ~ USJr-— - w old Mr, Bimk, a re The following statistics as to the compara tive capacity of the most celebrated churches in Europe will lie read with interest: St. Peter’s at Rome Milan Catheral St. Paul’s, at Rome St. Paul's, at London...25,i St. Petrona, at Bologna,24,400 Florence Catheral... Antwerp Cathedral ,. St. Stephen's, Vienna. ..12,40° St. Dominie’s, Bologna St. Peter’s, at Bologna. Catheral at Vienna... St. Mark’s Venice The Piazza of St. Peter’s, it is added, in its widest limits, allowing twelve persons to the quadrate meter, (square yards) holds 264,0^1: allowing four to the same, drawn up in mili tary array, 208,ooo. In its narrowest limits, not comprising the porticos or the piazza Rusticucar, 474,000 crowded, and 1.48,000 111 military array. (Pen. Robert's invading force, near Cabal, are suffering from small-pox and pneumonia —enemies that British gallantry has no effect upon. The skirts of short costumes are trimmed with fur instead of hand made garniture, and fur trims the drapery anil finishes tlie neck. Silvery lynx is one of the most popular of the trimming furs. ►•at