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„,, „ regular price, and I wish you had fifty
daughters more to marry at the same price.’
■ ■ x Bfl « UIJ !. J . “.'hong life to your reverence V says I. and
nil Q MU if nrfll SUI ^rrlDn 111 live imiMit< , stliry were married as fast as
IVIUllUV >%Ul ITICII I luli ,f 1 had paid ten pounds, and his blessing on
J Q every one of us thrown in.,’
At this juncture one of the young men on
the other side of the room, clad in an old red
A Story Told at an Irish
Wake.
Whin evining came the storm lulled, and
left a gl< omy chill in its stead. The coffin
arrived so exjieilitiously that some said it
must have lieen made beforehand. A feu-
country people who had met it on its way-
followed it with loud wailings, in which they
rehearsed the virtues of those whom they
had lost, and their grief and desolation in
having them no longer with them. Often a i a
coffin is thus escorted from a neighboring I t„- () 0 f t.he- leading spirits sat on either side os
Tillage to the house of mourning. Itisthen ,. r j ers> t| le whole assemblage giving them-
p hi red out of sight, as the bixlv is not laid in s , ] V cr up to the fun of this mad travesty,
it until a few minutes before leaymg its last “Never in my life can I cry well tin this
earthly alvexle; turf was henjieil iqxin the I s jrf e n f the corpse,” said one of the madcaps
fire, candles lighte d, and a jug of whiskey, | rising, ami with liis heavy hobnailed shoS
filling the room with its penetrating odor, j walked on as well as over the counterfeited
gave evidence of preparation for the ap- I corpse'.
proaching wake. ... “Nor f either,” crieel the' other, who walked
The villagers loitered about the doorway over the leody with even less tenderness than
issiping until the arrival of a weinl old | his companion.
If the* object of this mock solicitude object
ed to tbe rough treatment, ho was lienfen into
submission by the knotteei apron before men
tioned.
In the dry recital these scenes lose, perhaps,
a great deal of their mirth; but when 1 wit
nessed them I could not resist the hilarity
which they provoked, until the little grand
child, who had bem sleeping, amid all this
uproar, in her mother’s lap creeping to the
tube on — *-— ■ -
A Twenty Delia
Piece.
T SOUTH.
The Bust Yards.
ive y f ars ago this girl was rich, honored
nil beloved. You see to what straits inix-
lOituii”, poverty and death have brought her.
fa vc a car.' that your own life does not meet
pith a similar blight. Lillian, my first aul
jily love, do you not know me! ,
Lillian, witii a rosy Mush creeping intolier
ri»c Slrnnp« V , m
Mood « «•»< " 1 aU *. a
in Hand-A
Eiciirsioi'*
And at last
ladies,
f »*
l the
Irs. O'M 'dy
>ir we
xce| ting two / 1 ’ weatbe^*.
crops and t i e s. and at last gr.n
turned upon
a, " ,S?,i - : I was inono of my
•Weil;
tantrums -»n
the old woman drojqied his head, and was
ooii stretched on the floor, in simulation of
loath. Mourners grouped about him, and
gossiping
woninn, who knelt at the threshold, and said,
“(lod bless all here! God rest the soul of the
dead!” Then sei tirg herself by the side of
the liody, she stretched out her lean and
shrivelled hands, and hurst forth into the
mi st piercing lamentations, in which she re
counted all the virtues of the defunct and of
her family; other withered creatures, who
had been smoking and dozing by the chim
ney, now aroused themselves, and joined in
a doleful chorus The intervals between the
ai rival of the guests—which were signals for
new outbursts—were filled by whiskey drink
ing, smoking, snuffing, and gossip. If any
one wbo bad lost a friend desired to do so,
they could embrace this opportunity of ‘‘cry
ing' him. As the night advance.!, the scene
became one of wild excitement; the old peo-
ple grew confidential and communicative
over their cujis, and the younger memlieis
amused themselves with various games.
Upon the breast of the corpse, which lay-
on the table in the centre of the room, was a
plate heajieil with tobacco, from which each
new-comer filled a pipe presented him on en
tering, and after murmuring a brief prayer,
took his place either among the old jx>ople by
the fire, or the younger ones in the farther
extremity of the room. On the arrival of
the neiglilxirs. two old women, who were
“given tip” to lx*, as I was informed, the lx-st
criers in the parish, broke into unearthly
bowlings, and these dismal echoes died away
amid the gossip of the elder anil the laughs
and jokes of the younger portion of tbe as
semblage. From an obscure corner I watch
ed unoliserved the strange scene, and saw
how, after each round of whiskey, the rigid
lines that marked the faces of the old men
and women broke into a myriad traits of
subtle expression, and their gummy eyes
glistened and sparkled with a new-found life,
while tbe young jieojile wero soon in the
midst of a kissing game. A circle was form
ed round a youth, who was called upon to
choose the prettiest from the assembled
>xjnaid£Bs. On lifting summoned she advanced,
kissed ber admirer, w ho retired, an.l in her
turn chose a young man from the group, and
so the game procecdi'il until all had heen
kissed—I hoj e l to their satisfaction. Should
any* decline to meet the demands exacted hy
the laws of the game, they were beaten with
a knotted apron, amid great hilarity and
contention, into compliance. When this was
finished, the old jieople, who had been drying
tolmcco by 'lie lire, anil powdering it into
snufT by rolling it lietween I heir fingers, anil
partook of it in large quantities to keep theni-
what remtvea meii .Lr....*.. o. —j. n,_i,, n ™
the whiskey was once more handed round,
and the young jieople resumed their games.
The old men and women refilled their jfijics
with the tobacco which lay on the dead wo
man's breast, and winning their thin blood
by the cheerful fire, listened to sonic summer s
tale. One of these stories, told by a little
shrivelled old man, who jiulled at a large pipe
with so much energy that l was afraid it
would lie too much for him, and me, men tar; jy
expeeted to see his whole liemg dissolved in
the puffs of smoke he ejected, impressed me
so forcibly that I will njieat it here. I wish
1 could reproduce liis nervous, vivacious man
ner of telling it. the mischievous sparkle of
his eye. and tin* humor tbfit gleamed from
his quaint, puckered face, as if a withered
ajijile were to have dancing black beads <>t
eyes set into it, and every wrinkle were to
liecome alive with fun ami jollity.
“There was a blind pensioner came back
from the Indies, darkened by tlie sun anil
heat, who wanted to marry Marey, my eld
est .laughter. She was not w hat you would
call good looking, but as the blind felly
couldn't see that, it was all the same to him,
so they made it up between them to get mar
ried. and 1 thought it very proper, as the
tub e oil which her grandam lay, tugged at
t.ie sheet, and crying, “Malimore, ’ recalled
me to the awful presence of the dead.
1 his touching incident did not seem to affect
the rest of the assemblage in the same man-
ncr, for the sobbing child was sent hark to
its corner, ar.d the old women broke into an
other verse of their death-cry, while the
young jieople jnejiared for another game.
I dal not remain to see the conclusion of
this strange -cone, but on the following morn
ing observed from my window the ceremon
ies preceding the funeral, which, as is the
custom, did not take place until twilight. On
the road in front of the cottage was a white-
covered table, on which stood a crucifix, sov-
1-11)1 jugs containing whiskey, some tin cujik,
and tumblers. The friends, on their arrival,
jilaced a piece of money upon the table’
which was to jiav for masses for the soul of
the dead, crossed themselves, anil quaffed a
glass of spirit*; whereupon they retired, and
forming themselves into little groujis, discuss
ed the merits of the de<-eased, the corps, the
weather, or the prices ruling at the last fair
They were clad in their lx-st attire, which
was not less ragged, but cleaner, than their
everyday ajijiarel. The whiskey wus freely
sttjiplied them, and from (heir frequent liba
tions I was led to infer that such sustenance
as whiskey could give them was necessary on
this melancholy occasion. When the gioom
of evening liegan to close upon the scene—it
was lietween three and four o’dix-k—an unu
sual movement showed that the corjiso was
nUiut to lx? removed to its list resting-jilace.
After a while I saw the coffin ii sue from the
cabin, supported upon the shoulders of four
stTvaifc men; ami the wailings and prayers
of the i r. vims right r, commenced as tho
melancholy cortege, followed by a straggling
crowd of villagers, moved to the grave-yard.
lien the first shovelful of earth was thrown
ujion the coffin, tho wailings ceased, and abso
lute silence ensued; and if any, forgetful of
t he projier observances of .inch occasions, had
continued their laments lions, they would
have been immediately checked. As the
night deejiened, the mourners returned to the
huorfch. ncviirnior.. +.
Cupid and His Arrows.
BY R. M. O.
Cujiiil, though caul'll a little fellow, is an
old little fellow, and he can rank in age with
the oldest of the immortal gods. It was not
his business to teach man anil womankind
philosophy, science, art, eloquence or mechan
ism, but his great duty anil jileastiro was to
jilay to and develop the finest and the best
feelings of man's and woman's nature. With
out him, the world would indeed be a cold
and dreary jilace, and man and woman but
little elevated alxivo the brutes.
Who has not felt the touch of love l Who
is it who has not loved or been loved Tosin
against love is to sin against the hotter part
of our nature. It is to insult the god of love
—Cupid.
Cupid, as is well known, ever carries with
him his lxiw anil arrows, and his arrows are
of a jiectiliar make and seem endowed or
magnetised with a jieculinr influence when
shot at the heart of mortals. The mother of
Cupid was Venus, the goddess of love, and
like >| comment.—Si
cloud, reminding him of the Scriptuil
“the glory of women.” Her fata
suddenly and died a ruined man, *
that hour Lillian had lieenasono <lr&
for her letters 'in I ceased, and after hi'
to New York he had searched for be
where, but tho once jxipuinr Lillian
whose IxMiuty and wealth had been th
of every tongue was now utterly tiiiki
the fashionable world. Belle Leigh, h
handsome brunette daughter, had fa*
him with her innocent face and gcntl
ners, anil as he had fully given up all]
ever seeing Lillian Berry ho was
meditating on the jxwsibility of her am
or rejecting him, for Belle’was a th.
coquette and knew how to keeji her ad
on the tenterhooks of doubt. A ring
door-bell startles him.
“Is Miss Leigh in!” enquires a clt<ar, t
voice, heard distinctly tilxive the tun
the storm—a voice which stirs every p
his hotly. He rises to his feet and ilrot
his chair again as tho servant admits a
bilv dressed woman into the wnrni, lai
hall, tlii-ii goes in search of his young tiff
“Tell her I must hnvesome money to-n
said tho mellow voice, as its owner sink
a chair opjxisite the library door and
her back toward Reuben, whose jiulses
as the voice awakens some answering
in the past. He had heard that voice bt
but where or when he could not tell,
throws lwick his head and listens, ste
watching tho silent figure before the.
register. Her hat is coticealisl by a bi
▼etl, now wet and limji with tho winter;
her shawl Is lin;j> >.nd faded, and her drt
of tho poorest anil eoarest material. A j
itig of pity s-tirs his generous heart s
watches the dejected figure, and his tin
instinctively find their way into his
pocket in search of a twenty dollar golilp
he hail jilaced there that morning, but he
surprised to find it gone.
“I must have dn>j>jx*il it somewhere, ,:
said to himself ns the servant returned t
ing: “Miss Leigh says you must wait;
has not a cent of money aliout her.”
“Must wait! Tell her I have waited a m©
nlready,” wailed the mellow voice, and <
sharji profile of a youthful face is reveal
as a thin hand dashes tho brown veil asi
“I must have the money for my sewing,
am half starved, my mother is dying, a;ul
will not leave the house until I get 'n
money,” ! ”
Tho servant turned away and Harris - „ . ..._, ,
half ashamed of his position as eavesdrop- (smiles aml festive g - their
Winy.' w»k}. and the .-A.,.,*,
A pretty name and»eircumstanceconn«t-
teil with the history of its U 1 river
queer name to one of the most bcautitul rivi
localities in tidewater \ trginia. , ■ tos
Witch Duck is the name, an.l it .lesigna
a sitiiatic.i on I.j.xha™ m«,. >«”
entertained a vtigue idea tin ‘ V qq ie
3ties of this county, who “^ung jus
tice,” as termed by the prairie press, F
gg?ex.*
SsSSB
unt
tw
ilur
pr
' iv. i nej
themselves, aii'l an
One day a lady saw a man
carrying away
rush at a
seize
incident of s( .jieme was set on
In December, \ i.; n ,r these c*in.:er-
foot for the purpose Ot te. b » from
sifters by the means t a nussion
the Parochial ^‘fV’j'\Tperu.tcndc,,.; and
tin ^carried out, P.y visit
and talking
who had been
some"rubbish in the yard
sh at a woman (for some P^vo-atmiM
£ Sr '•?
>r . I mention thLs us a j
l,1 teven r a rtowert But'i'fiie^l those drops
iff raTm for they pro^d tnie to theurji-
verbial virtue ' 1 ^ . ,' v 1 ra j>id!y, and
my green in aJuv. which
three or four mission-
iolently attacked by
ups an<l saucer
s< < m w
pnvil
1 thoroughly ajipreciatixl. when
■hex 1 out the hand whicn
S( r « (TMally stretx
was through" my ®rni. saying.
•Black, ain't
it;
could not"deny it’ her hand was very
r; wouldn’t he any
so 1 never does.
black.
never cleans it, ne
tTuIv, 1 a'^'onifoi'Uddc disjxn^tton from all
ahlutionary duties.
\Ye entered the gate
tented £
smiling and con-
1 to lx 1 ; hut itnag-
room, and they w ere
about that time, as
authenticated history as
" rhe Wtiful Grace Sherwood/for though
their fellows for
loin”
disturbance, with the
well as tradition, tte w about, and the _ n0
kind assistance of some street noj. ,
me. and that w
must wait t.
1 did not tell them
The following circumstance lc ‘d to the il
covery^ A dancing party w,s to be heU at
s r •feuJrfr.'S!. s/Svssw
the frolic, but sue uecii. jn a nn v,
young pofi'^w 1 parlor where the
boat. On enwiuib * ,. qr tv was quite
dance w f Um Je’ast, in ol «crvi tig Wss
surprise.!, to sa> tno a . the other side
el "m. Grace, whom they before, seated hy
the son was worthy of liis mother, and tho
pensioner was a dacent, quiet feiiy. and had ! mothi-r doubly jn-otnl of her son. It w as she
one and fourpence a day Jtension, to have it | who instructed him in mttny things,
done stylish, so I went to Father Dooley,
whom I knew very w ell, though he did not
know me. The blind felly did not w ant to
bo married in his own parish, as the jx'ople
would be joking anil humbugging him, lx ing
blind, for taking a wife, as if everybody d<x's
not do tho same—the I sit'd stive us!—whether
they- have their eyes or not. To he sure,
M»ney was of a decent, quiet age, and, as l
said Ix'fore, not what you might call a fine'
looking girl, for she took after her mot her's
side— Lord have mercy on her soul! Still,she
suited the blind felly, anil it was his own look
out, not mine. I said to Father Dooley, ‘How-
much will your reverence charge me for
man y ing this daughter of mire
“ ‘And don’t you know very well, - ’ said he,
‘that it’s a jxiund for marrying !’ At that
time it wss a jxiurd all over Ireland.
“ ‘It’s true, for your reverence,’ said I; ‘hut
as Owney lielongs to the next jiarisli, and as
my own mother’s second cousin—may God
lie gold to her!—was married liy your rev
erence, I theuglit you might ilu it cheaper.’
I bad the poumlin my jiocki-t, anil ti n shilings
besides for the whiskey, hut I thought it a
shame to be jiaying full jirice for a blind
felly and a hit of a thing like Maney.
“ ‘How do I krnw I’ll marry your daughter
at all V he cried; ‘devil a one of me knows
you or your daughter, and unless you In ing
me good certificates fn m a resjiei-table jier-
son I'll not marry her at any price.’
“ ‘Have a care, your reverence,’ I said, ‘for,
saving your jireserce. I might have as good
a character as yourself. Would a certificate
from Mr. Ryan suit y-'ti s’
‘•‘It wo-Id indeed,’he replied. And off'I
went to Mr. Ryan—a magistrate who had
known myself and my father before me. I
came lan k with the certificate, and brought
the blind felly ai d my daughter.
“ ‘That will do very well,’ said his rever
ence, alter readirg the note; ‘and now how
much are ycu going to give me for marrying
them ;’
‘“Well, indeed, your reverence,’ I said,
‘I never have bum in tho habit of paying
more than ten shillings, and I have been mar
ried twice myself, anil every- one of my
daughters hut this one has a dacent husband.’
“ ‘1 tell yon it’s a pound for marrying; and
unless you put tbe money down Ix-fore I Ixj
gin, you may get out of this.’
“ ‘Do you know what I can do, your rever
ence; I can get the Protestant clergymen to
marry them for nothing.’ That was the time
that he was mad, and he swore by all the
books in Ireland that I was insulting hint and
his religion like a hay then; l.ut he refused my
ten shillings, and I left him, anil we trudged
off to another priest, thirty miles distant, to
my own jiarish. It was towards tbe end of
the second day when we arrived, and we made
straight fur Father Ixifty.
“ “Welcome, Brian,’ said his reverence.
•And wbo is that blind felly along with
Maney . ,
“ ‘It’s a pens oner, your reverence, I says;
‘he wants to get married to her, and as Father
Dooley refused to do it for less than a pound,
wecome to you.’
“ ‘Well, indeed, Brian,’ said his reverence,
‘I would not think of charging you more than
ten shillings, although that's only one-half the
for wo
man s but the embodiment of love: it is with
her, In r whole existence, while with man it
is hut a part.
It so hapjieneil on one occasion that Cupid
visited the city of Rorre when in its days of
its greatest luxury and wealth, and hajqien-
ing to see a number of the sonsaiuldtiughters
of the patriciars together thougl t to try his
arrows on the hearts of a few.
But what was his astonishment to see liis
arrows glance as if they hail hit jxtlished
steel. He did not understand, nor could be
comprehend the mystery. To his mother he
went with bis story and his exjx?rienee.
“Mother, can you exjilain to nte why my
arrows so glanced from the hearts of those I
hit. It was not so where I came from—
the country—among the simple country
folks. The young men and maidens, simple
as they were, loved, wooed and marrieil, but
not so in imjierial Rome with all of her wealth
and luxury.
“Ah! Cupid, the world changes with cir
cumstances, or I should say, the jieojilo in the
world. The sirajile country folks, with no
desire for show or display tuarry simjily for
love, and as your arrows are made for that
purjiose, they could not reach tho hearts of
the voting patricians who marry only for
wealth. Love with them Is a secondary con
sideration; hut wealth is tho first, the great
considerate n.
“Have your arrows, Cupid, well tipped
with gold,and then sinx>t with a strong pull.”
“But, mother, where am T to get the gold?
for you have none. ”
“My son, go see Vulcan, he can tip your
arrows just right, for he is the most wonder
ful of nil artificers."’
(Iff to Vulcan Cupid went, anil telling him
what he wanted, gave him some of his ar
rows. Vulcan soon returned them, saying,
‘Cujiid, among the rich, among those who
give divine honors to Pintos, use Ihese ar
rows. for the love of money, wealth and dis-
jilay with some is the beginning and the end
of life. They know nothing of tho true joys
and hajijiiness of life, such as was intended to
make earth a heaven anil life really desir
able.”
“Well, if gold will make them love, gold 1
will shoot them with,’’ said t'upiil. “Golfien
arrows they shall have if others will not an
swer. My duty and obligations to mankind
in general is to make them love, and 1 hojie
to lie ever equal to any emergerey or oc
casion, even though I havo to call ill help.
So Vulcan, with 3-00, my mother and 1113-seif,
if we cannot make all mankind and woman
kind to love, we are a failure; lint with me
there is no such word as fail.”
The ladies think that Kve was severely
punished for ber transgressiens, from the
fact that she never ajipearetl in a nude dress
afterward.
The Louisiana Land Reclamation C’om-
patt3-are doing some excellent work in tbe
region of Lake Penchant, in TerreWinne
jiarish. Their jiresent wotk is cn the main
lia3 ou leading to that lake, anil their aver
age daily dredging is 125 feet of navigable
canal twenty-five feet wide and six feet deej).
They expect to have 10,000 acres of rice land
ready hy spring.
yet jxiwerless to 111113,-1},
Suddenly the quiet figure in tho hall Ineo
and picked up something shining fromiho
crimson wool of a Persian rug before he
register.
“A twenty dollar gold piece,” ho heardier
say soflh-, anil ho knew it was his own, “ml
they say she has no money.”
She held her band up to the light nndhe
noticed tho transparent- whiteness of the sni
der wrist.
“Shall I keeji it?” was tittered in a low,lit
ter voice. “Heaven knows I need it. i©d
would sttrelv- hold mo guiltless if I kept bis
money. Ah, once I hail love and wanth
anil gold pieces in plenty.” A deep sign ms
wafted to Harrington’s ear, as the sjieiter
stood with her head lioweil over the pmjtis
money. He fancied lie could see her wirer,
3'ot he little knew what a struggle was ging
on in that voung girl’s breast. Ilmv theiis-
erahle mother, 13-ing on her bed in a firless
room, was 1 bought of; the many comkrts
that money would jiurehase, were ext
wi ighpil in the liniance, and then honsty
and inborn iiitegrit3' rose up against the
temptation, and with a soli that went to feu-
hen's tender heart she cried out with.ow,
mournful jiathos, -‘No, no; I may lie F<rced
to hog, but 1 will not steal. Father in he veil
keep 1113- hands clean and 1113- heart pun for
i am sorely tried.”
She laid the gold piece on the marbli toji
Of 11 gyjisy table, and the next install tho
soft rustic of silken skirts fell onHarringon’s
ear as Belle Leigh came down the wide snir-
way, a cloud on her !iivel3' brunette face She
was elegantly attired in myrtle greet silk,
emeralds in her ears and nestling in thellmy
lace at her throat—a thoroughly well ired,
fashionable woman, but cruel and heatless,
although Reuben Harrington though' her
gentle ami compassionate.
“You here 3-os V sho siys sharply,#mt with
a slight start the girl turned and faced Miss
Leigh.
“Heaven help me!” exclaimed Rulxm
Harrington, as he bounded to his feetwith
blanched cheeks, “It's Lillian Berry; ;nd in
such need!”
“I must havo some money, Miss Ieigh.
Our rent is due, mother is at death’s dior, I
fear, anil we have not a particle of food, crfucl
in tho house,” cried Lillian, tears st.leaning
down her white, worn cheeks. Her beaitifnl
hair escaped from under the rim of lie hat
and fell about her neck in shining riiglets.
“Oh, Miss Leigh, if you knew what, jxverty
was you would not refuse me!”
“Possibly not,” said Miss Leigh, with a
laugh that grated harshly on Reuben'- ear,
for ne grew heartsick as he reuiemliere! bow
near lie had been to committing hintslf to
this woman, “but you see I am not jxxr nnd
never expect to he.”
“Alt, Miss Leigh, you do not know vhat is
liefore you. I was the daughter of a ri-li, in
dulgent father; now, heaven help me, lamas
juxir as the jxxirest lieggar that walls the
streets. Give me a little money if ym have
any- humanity—just a little.”
“Really I have not a cent in tho house. Papa
is short of funds just now.”
Reuben Hi rrington, standing in th* ruby
dusk of the library-, smiled contemptiimstv
as he thought of tbe one hundred dolhr bill
Bell hail that day laid down on the juli-hed
counter of a down-town jeweller for tin very
tmerulds that flashedat her throat and in her
dainty, shell-tinted ears. “Verily, viinien
are a vain show,” bethought, “and thasmiles
that 1 legible a man into matrimony ire not
to lxi trusted.”
“Look here!” as she picked up tip gold
jiiece and held it towards Miss Leigh. “I
found this on the rug at my feet. I was
renijiteil to keep it, but I never did a dishon
est art in my life and I will not liegin now.
Women like yourself often leave us poor crea
tures 110 alternative but to lx*g or steal, but I
will starve and die faithful to tny principles.
If this is yours, jniy me with jinr't of it.”
Miss Ix5igh took the money anil coolly
dropped it into her jn* ket, while Harrington
almost shivered with disgust.
“It’s mine, but indeed I cannot sjxire a
cent of it. Yon must wait until next week,”
said Miss Leigh, crossly.
“Next week,” moaned Lillian Berry, tum-
ingaway wiih a white, hojiless face. “Father
help me, for I am in sore need.”
She grojieil blindly for the door, and like a
flash Reuben dashed past Miss Leigh cinl laid
a hand on her arm. All the better feelings of
his nature were aroused and his fine face was
crimson with indignation.
“Miss lieigh, I am ashamed of your cruelty.
rush nr push it aside." Of course she came
over in the eggshell, for there was no other
way- she could have come. Such was the
unanimous verdict.
The prank was not forgiven, yet as navi
gating in an invisible condition in an egg
shell was not considered likely to result dis-
astorously to the community, sho was not
molested, though watched.
Thus matters stood for sometime, until a
season when her evil influence was detected
in the failing of the crojis. This was not an
excusahle affair and she was thought to be
deserving of jmnishment for her wicked in
terference as indicated by the ban cn fields.
She was therefore carried Ix-fore a magistrate
and the charge of witchcraft preferred. She
was sentenced to undergo the customary te-t
of such accusations—to lie bound and thrown
ovetlxiard. If the wretch floated it was suf
ficient proof of guilt, if he sank ho proved
his innocence, when the matter was ended,
likewise the sublunary- concerns of the jiris-
oner. A w.'tch may very ajijiropriatelv be
said to have been "surrounded” on such an
occasion; for being waterjinxif. it was usual
to ascertain if she was fireproof. Grace was
in a jiickle. She was tied and tossed into the
river. The pitying tide refused to close over
her and it's wavelets bore her rapidly to the
shore. Again she was thrown in the stream,
which, charmed by her witchery w. 11 id not
receive her, but returned Iter delicate form to
the bank from which site came. This was
sufficient proof of her guilt, but her accusers
generously choosing to give her the fairest
trial possible attached a rock to her ilainty-
feet and let her go again, but the naughty
Grace danced like a cork on the water, and
olistinately refused to jirove her innocence by-
drowning, and was thereupon remanded to
jail.
What was finally done in her ease I have
not learned, but would lxi hapjiy to know
that, if slip did possess the magic power 11s-
crilx'd to her, that she usedlit unsparingly iti
retaliation for the very ungraceful manner
in wh ch she was compelled to figure in the
christening of Witch Duck. C. E. F.
was so conquered by her nuro.ng nw,”^ “‘ o
r^^nieSingfromThe Wani^worth dustyarils.
Si lady ',V™.«d* >« h
sion-rooin, as a jilace wriere fuey may warm
tlieir food and find a shelter.
A lady manager of the Parochial Mission
Woman’s Association planned that these poor
women should have an excursion into the
country to the 1 onte and beautiful grounds of
Lady McKenzie. This was in the li -pe to
win some of the wildest who hud hitherto
ki-jit aloof from the mothers' meetings.
Twenty-five dustyanlers came, and twenty-
four other members of the meeting, all out
door workers. but a grade higher than my
ial friends, who indignantly repudiate
w Ut Mtaner' Beef, mutton, ham, young
Such a dinner, oet > lud CU cumber,
th.. were woithy ot xne i u
SRhRK. Aftcsdlmj;..."
hardness ^ lieauty around, l thought
that will be in th-- -- --- . ,
inger women were certainly
re womanly at the clo
younger
mor
o entler and
1 l/an" at the be-
( ,f the day.
Paris Itors,
If we are to believe the statements of for
eign letter writers, Paris is a city- without
boys. Those specimens of tho genus homo
can only be recognized by tho unrijie state
of tlieir jihysical structure, which compels
them to be something less than men in
stature.
At the earliest jiossible stage of liis exist-
enneethe Paris boy- is subjected to what is
known among florists as the “forcing jiro-
coss.” He takes to it, it must be acknowledg
ed, very-kindly indeed. However austere in
its rules and government may 1 e tho Paris
schoolroom, the throb of the world’s great
heart, i* ever to lx? felt by those who can fee',
ami heard by those who chcx.se to listen, iu-
s ilo of the dignified looking wail .
Passions and vices and frivolities anil love
of dress are developed in the very- temples
erected for their exclusion. The voice of
pleasures enters with tho wind. The intoxi
cating odor of gayety steals in with the -uti-
lieams. The Paris schoolboy is a connoisseur
in fashions, lie? criticises and admire actresses.
He smokes cigars, is flippant of speech, and
on holidays knows just whereto go anil what
diversions to seek pour passer le temps. He
rides in the Buis. He sips absinthe at the
little tables of the cafes, anil is not above nor
1 eyond the delights of tea petils sou per:;. He
rides in the Cbamjis Ely sees; he ogles new
and pretty faces; he has his flirtations; he aji-
urecintes the can can; he thoroughly- compre
hends the jardin mohille and cannot easily
lie deceived as to the age and bouquet of
wines. The novels of the day are familiar
to him in all their merits and demerits. They
are passed from hand to hand in his school
room with ail the ease and mystery of the
Masonic grip, and with a perfection of sly
ness which defies the vigilance of the most
vigilant. In dress he ajjes in all resjx*cts the
beaux of the bean mantle, nnd in conversa
tion reminds one of the early phonograjih,
which utters in a child's pijiing voice the
thoughts and words of a grown mail.
America, thank Heaven! can yet boast of
jxissessing boys. Even in her largest cities
they exist—regular hurly-burly, mischievous,
freak-loving, jilayful boys—God bless their
honest simjile hearts, and long preserve them
from being the young men in habit, and old
men in miniature, whom the Paris schoolboys
make their jirototypes.
Justice Court Scenes.
’I'his Court Known (aonil Money
When it sees it. anti it “Seeil”
si I'sirt of tliiis Money.
There are many good things told of Justices
ot tlie Peace and their cruris, in this State
The truth is, they may lv sa;<l to be a “neces
sary evil.” The Justice courts, their hist-
boilies which, being pinned together, sujqilied
each other’s deficiencies. But the pieee ile
resist mi re in each costume was the bonnet.
Some were worn perpendicularly by the help
of huge combs in the back hair; and others
descended like landslips <m to the neck, show
ing off the fringe ami head toji arrangements
t 1 admirable advantage. Since. I have learn
ed that they were hired fm- tbe day; and in
deed they "and their wearers did lint seem
quite at home with each other, and tlie in
stant we arrived at our destination they sliji-
peil off their bonnets, and only put them on
again to go away.
\Ve hail all met at Cannon street, .and the
women were as wild and excited as children:
many had never left London, anil two or
three had never left tlieir dust-yard court.
On our arrival at Addiscomhe, “flys” were
secured for tho women with babies, and for
two who were lame, as we ha 1 a mile to walk.
This division at first caused some difficulty;
every body wished to “ride,” anil a baby did
not seem to be considered a fair qualification!
At last we started: the two “flys” well laden
(five women and babies inside, and two or
three on the box!) anil the walkers following.
Tlie procession moved on, but one “lady” re
mained rooted to the earth, with a face black
as thunder, growling and muttering in a
most unpromising way.
“What is the matter;” asked our mistress
of the ceremonies.
“Oh. never you mind, it's only one of Mrs.
O’Mally's tantiums," was the consoling an
swer of one.
“Yes,” said another lady, “just like her! I
knew she’d liiislxdiave.”
What was to lx> done; The dust yard ladies
evidently considered it a reuse pertle and
calmly walked on. leaving Mrs. O’Mally
standing like a naughty child in a corner
with her linger literally-, not figuratively, in
her mouth. I could not leave her, and turn
ing back I went iqi to her, anil said:
"Will you not come on; Wo will be left
quite behind.”
Grunt.
“I am afraid we shall lose our way. for 1
am a stranger in these parts; were you ever
here liefore:”
Grunt (No. 2). “No!”
“Then dpn't you think we had better goon;
Is anything the matter;"
Grunt (No. ”). “Thought l was asked to a
party of pleasure; didn't know 1 was coming
to a funeral!”
“I am sorry, but 1 do not quite understand
you.” I answered, feeling rather bewildered.
“There go the carriages, and we’ro to fol
low, two and two!”
Oi o! thought I, the walking is the griev
ance then.
“Well, you see," I answered, “there are
only two flys' to lie had, and you and I have
no Imbies.”
“IVain't married, lie you;”
“No, I am not,” l answered laughing.
“Thought not—too young.”
“Not at all too young, but still I am not;
anil now won’t you come on with me;”
“No! don't see why them with Imbies should
ride. Vtl have brought one, if I’d known.”
“Well, l think you and l shall have the
lx?st of it when we get to Laily Mackenzie’s. I
don't think carrying about a baby all day is
worth the drive there. Have you any friends
here, for I am n stranger, ami the only laily-
I know has gone on in front: so will you keeji
company with me* 1 feel quite lonesome and
I I'.-ive never been here before.”
If Grunt (a gracious gnmt this time). Don't
mind if 1 do.”
the title of eindet
si
fters, hut
speak of th
•III
ory,
and
the proceedi
1^'
therein are so nearly
selves and
of one 1
n
otter as “
i !adv from
the
inte
*wo\
-en with the
Jil
iieiary of the State. .
dust yard.'
They
ere ctrti
itilv the lowest
and
thej
form Ttu sm:
II
part of the Judicial !
anil most
(lepra'"
Ml
women
1 had ever 1
een
hist
>rv <
f our state,
ai
d no legislature or
with; the
*o was
mefliinir
in their voi
'PS,
bud
of
men, either ji
iv
ate or public, have as
laughter.
alines
uul word
i vi rv li iul
ind
yet
levi
vd anv met h
)d
by which our judici-
coarse: an
l 1 heir
’•(
stumps *'
ere most or
igi-
ary-
syst
eni can bo pro
lerly upheld without
n.ul. Only
two 01
t
I roe won
whole gou
ns;
the!
n.
strati* the summary j
the grcati
r tmml
>e
• anpeare
l ill skirts
Ot
T
te f<
Bowing will
Hi
vary ing d
‘grees «
f
dirt and
gnuiliness.
ml
ma
mer
iu which one
of
t lie rural magistrates 1
.1;
•n ti
There is a rule ni law which requires that
in all cases of larceny or theft there must he
proof of the value of the article or thing al
leged to have been stolen, before conviction
can be hail or the party bound over. A very
respectable county magistrate had before
bin; a colored urchin charged with having
stolen from an old colored woman eight or
ten dollars in money. Counsel for the state
and defendant appeared, when the trjal pro-
ceeiled. Old aim; Dilsey as prosecutor ajv
poared and testified to having lost the money ;
said she had found the defendant in jxiss ss-
ion of a portion of the funds: she hail known
the boy for some time ami had always looked
upon him with suspicion. Before leaving the
stand she made proffer of a two dollar bill,
which she te-titied was her money anil that
she had obtained it from the defendant since
the theft. The court, upon production of the
two dollar bill, reached forward, took the
bill ami after a careful inspection interro
gated the witness ns follows:
“I>o y-oti swear that this Is your money?”
“1 ilo,” answered the irate prosecutor.
“And that you got it from this defendant
“Yes sur.”
“Well, that will ilo,” remarked the court,
“go down.”
Counsel for the State here offered to intro
duce other jiroof, but the Court remarked
that he did not care for other jiroof, and jiro-
eei'ded to administer a rebuke to the defend
ant, remarking that he should lx? compelled
to commit him to jail unless his counsel had
something to add which would change his
mind, ami turning for the first time tu de
fendant’s counsel, remarked:
“Colonel , have you anything to say
why the sentence of the Court should not be
pronounced against the defendant.”
“Yes, your Honor,” replied the counsel, "!
have a motion to make.”
“A motion?’ rejilieil the Court. “What
motion, sir!”
“My motion, sir, is to dismiss the case ujion
the ground that the money here exhibited is
not shown to be of any value.”
“It ain't, e'n?’ rejilieil the Court, holding in
his hand the two dollar bill. "Do you s.av
that this ain't good money. I’d like to see
you swear to it. It's greenback, and l reckon
that's good enough; I'd like to have a bam-
jier-btisket full just like it."
“Your Honor," remarked counsel in a very
molest, but impressive manner, “my motion
is based ujxin the idea that its value has not
been jtrojierly- shown to the Court. Your
Honor, sir, can know nothing except, as shown
from the witness stand. Your Honor ilare
not, occupying the exalted jmsition yon do,
pronounce judgment upon this prisoner, un
less the Rules of Law have been complied
with”—qnotting Cbittv. Blacfcstone nnd
Greenleaf,—“anil 1 say, sir, with all due ros-
pect to this Court, .and in view of mv jiro-
fessional obligations, and my duty as a good
citizen" —
“Hold on!“ cried the Court, “I am aware
that many pints in law can be made and that
some of these very pints can be understood
by the Court, and that others cannot bo un
derstood bv this Court nor no other Court
anil it don’t make any difference what Mr’
Chitty, or Blackstone, or Mr. Greenleaf or
any of the other technical writers mav have
saiil about the value of monev in their day
cr the manner in which it shall be proved’
this Court undertakes to sav that it knows
good money when it sees it, and it seed a part
of the moneyy
The defendant was committed. J. T. 8.