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THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS.
“I have lost tbe roed to happiness—
Does any one know it^ pray f
I was dwelling there when tbe morn was fair,
Bat somehow I wandered awaj.
"I tare lost the rood to happiness—
Oh! who wUl lead me back)
Turn off the highway of sritMinws
lb tbe right—up duty’s trade!
Keep straight along, and you can’t go wrong,
For as sore ai you live, I say—
Tbe fair, lost fields of happiness.
Can only be found that way.
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
POLITE.
A happy home that of the Siganlts—
the husband John, a sober workman, his
wife There*, gentle and honest To
complete the family an urchin nine yean
of age, Monsieur Polyte—a very imp,
said his father, and with that always the
first in school.
John Siganlt was a skilful molder.
Theresa was known as the most tasteful
milliner of Montmartre.
All that little world lived without any
other care but the future of 3Ionsicur
A manufacturer of cheese in Prussia
was endeavoring to improve his product,
and, to this end, mixed tho fresh chccso
with about eight per cent, of mashed po
tatoes. The rijK* cheese, however, looked
auspicious; upon analysis tho admixture
was discovered, and tbe author of the
new idea fined twelve dollars.
William C. Kingsley, projector ot the
Brooklyn bridge, estimated many years
ago in the infancy of the enterprise that
86,000,000 persons per annum would
represent its maximum capacity, and
that this number of people would be
using the bridge in 1D00. Already
twenty-seven and a half millions cross the
bridge, and, at the present rate of increase
Mr. Kingulcjr'c estimate msy be reached
in 1800, ten years before tho time fixed
by him.
The Raleigh (N. C.) Nete» says:
are glad to ace that tho long-preached
doctrlno of less cotton and more corn is
finally having effect in the South. The
crop report of tho Federal Department
of Agriculture for the past year shows
that this is so. The movement has been
riower than was desired by some, but it
has been steady, and this sort of progress
is always the best. It would certainly
not do for the Southern farmer to aban
don cotton altogether, as has been de
mauded by some theorists.”
come necessary, as Polyte had already
ahown tome inclination toward the learn
ing of an art whose apprenticeship costa
a great deal. John had a friend named
Robert, a stonecutter employed in the
studio of a celebrated sculptor. The
child had been admitted, in tne contem
plation of the world-renowned artist of
whom the two workmen spoke, as a
demigod. At first Monsieur Polyte was
intimidated; then he familiarized him
self when he saw the great man. Noth
ing was less imposing than this short old
fellow, wearing a blouse abominably
maculated, occupying himself in the
making of small balls, of sticky clay
with his clammy fingers.’ This cry from
the heart es aped from the lips of this
Parisian gamin: “Papa! when I am
biglwillbea * * *
that ia dirty 1”
The member of the Institute de
Fiance, who was a kind of a wag, de
clared that this exclamation might pass
for an unequivocal manifestation of an
artist’s vocation. The good parents did
not go further.
From this memorable day, when
Theresa had to work late in cutting, re
pairing and washing the clothes and
linen of “her men,” she said to the boy:
“All right now, only when I cannot work
any more, Monsieur, the sculptor, it is
you who shall work for me.”
Then from an early period Polyte was
taught that the destinies of his family
would rest one day entirely on his con
duct and labor.
Besides, John Sigault had been a sol
dier and his moral education of his child
bore marks of his military life. Early
he took caie to develop the sentiment of
responsibility in his son by making him
believe that, in some time to come, he
would have to support his parents.
So it was, when the molder left
Theresa alone in the house, ho said to
Polyte: “Boy, I am going out and place
The healthfulncss of goats’ milk ia a
well-known fact, and in many parts of
Europe these animals are kept with de
cided pro St. Professor Long, of Eng
land, advises people who cannot afford
the luxury of a cow to keep a goat, be
cause it can bo kept cheaper than any
other animal and will yield a profitable
return in milk. He thinks the expense
of maintaining one would not exceed $5
a ygar, while it will eat almost any kind
of food and yield from one and a half to
two quarts of milk a day, worth at least
cents.
to entertain his demand. Then he burst'
out sobbing. His sorrow appeared ao>
touching and true that the clerk signaled
him to one of the editors. In a moment
Polyte, who had related his story to the
*eman, received a gratuitous and
tQpphr of newspapers, together
a handsome uniform cap, while the
good editor despatched a messenger to
Polyte’s house, bearer of succor for the
wife of the miming sergeant.
From that time and for several weary
weeks mother and child subsisted on the
profits made by the indefatigable boy.
Polr*-" " •
tions'
a poodle dog
and to which he taught tricks. Among
them the foremost was known as ‘The
Dock's Hunt executed by Jean de Ni-
velie’s Dog.” Polyte threw np a large
ring on which newspapers were hung,
ana a cup was put on toe ground. The
dog seized the ring in the flight. The
more the master cried “Come here,** the
quick circles, present-
^ icrsby—•
, hat
ring was deprived of its
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deprived of its burden and
cup filled to the brim with cop
per and silver pieces.
Energy wore out adversity in Polyte'a
case. Theresa regained her health and
resumed her work of a milliner. Mean
while other sorrows were in store for the
courageous child.
One evening after serving his cus
tomers Polyte found Robert visiting his
mother.
He returned often, friend Robert, he
returned too often. Once he invited
himself without much ado to dinner, un
der the pretext that he had brought a
roasted chicken.
And asking to be excused for his lack
ceremony on the plea that he was alone
in the world, the stonecutter arrived lit
tle by little to share the evening meal of
the Sigaults, a thing which displeased
Alonsieur Polyte a great deaL Every day
it seemed to the jealous child that this
new comer was taking a part of his
mother’s love from him.
It was the morning of New Year’s
dav. Polvto had economized cent by
to* prepare a surprise to his
mother in the shape of a modest cos
tume that he spread on her arm chair,
and he said to her:
“Mamma, after breakfast will you
dress yourself, and w6 will go out to
gether to show your new dress to the
neighbors?”
This request caused Theresa to blush.
She had already promised Robert to
have a walk with him—he was to call on
her at 10 o’clock—and “it is proper,”
she added, “that I remind *you to be
more polite with Mr. Robert; you are too
rude with him.”
Polyte did not answer, the tears filled
his big blue eyes; he retired to the next
room. Opening a drawer lie took out a
photograph of his father, that he cov
ered with kisses and deposited it on the
dress, his present to his mother.
Through a ray of precious intelligence
the boy had comprehended that shortly
tho rigid sentinel, as his father called
him, would be unable to watch over the
place alone.
The dog turned around his master,
as if it
cause of
And Polyte, honored with such high ! his sorrow,
confidence, would have allowed any one j Suddenly the annimal straightened its
to make mince meat of him rather than ! cars and began to growl. Somebody had
go out and play with the other urchins i entered the room next to Polyte’s. The
of the neighborhood. i child heard a heavy step, a voice (Rob-
Those humble people, so quiet, so lov- j eri’s) speaking loudly, then a whisper,
ing, so united, werp too happy. That followed by a cry half smothered, and
could not last long. ! the noise of a slight struggle. The dog
The 15th of July, 1870, the daelara- mad* a jump and opened widely the
tion of war to Germany was published in ! door that was not locked. Polyte saw
Paris. From that day John was not the ! this hated Robert standing near his
' • 1 mother, who hid her face and protested
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wanted him to understand the t
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A prominent Washington photogra
pher recently got all the members of the
8upreme Court together in his place and
secured a negative of them in a group.
The proof met the approval of all the
justices except one, who objected to his
picture because, he confided to the artist,
it made him look too short The pho
tographer refusfg to destroy the nega
tive, however, unless the justice would
bring all the members of the court to
gether for another sitting. This he suc
ceeding in doing, and the artist pro
vided the short member with a box to
stand on. His associates discovered the
tnck and had a good laugh at the ex
pense of the short justice.
£Tho following United States Senators
were all privates in the civil war at the
time of enlistment: Warner Miller, of
New York, private in Fifth New York
Cavalry, at one time taken prisoner, af
terward promoted to be Sergeant-Major
and Lieutenant; John L. Morgan, of
Alabama, private in the Confederate
Army, belonging to the Cahoba Rifles,
afterward promoted to post of Brigadier-
General; James K. Jones, of Arkansas,
private soldier during the “late unpleas
antness” on the losing ride; Senator
Kenos, of West Virginia, entered the
Confederate Army as a private and was
wounded and was also surrendered at
Shreveport, La., in 1865; Richard Coke,
of Texas, was a private in the Confeder
ate Army and afterward aCaptain; John
C. Spooner, Senator from Wisconsin,
was a private in Company S, Fortieth
Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Volun
teers, and was breveted Major at the
close of the service ; Senator Pugh, of
Alabama, was a private in the Confeder
ate Anar.
same man. That model of a workman,
having absolutely nothing tS do in the
shop, expended his whole time in the
reading of newspapers. One evening he
came home, pale with rage. The Ger
mans were in sight of Paris!
During tho following night he had
the fever—-a patriotic one. Uis despair
broke out into terrific invectives against
his egotism of a happy husband and a
timorous father; so much that Theresa,
although she had nothing of a heroine in
her, ended by plagiarising that famous
phrase: “Ana now, go to fight.”
And he went
Ia a few days he had won again his ser
geant’s stripes. One morning he paid a
visit to his wife and child. He was mad
with joy. His colonel has granted him a
twelve hours’ furlough and given him the
military medal awarded to the sergeant
bv the republic for the bravery he had
displayed in the several encounters with
the Germans. He could not get a twen
ty-four hours’ leave of absence bocause
his regiment had to make a sortie on the
following night. Friend Robert, the
stone-cutter. called upon John to present
him with his congntuations for the
honor that he had received from the gov
ernment. lie offered to watch over the
sergeant’s house during his absence.
John, who knew the personage as unfit
to watch over any house, replied smiling:
“ Many thanks. I nave here a rigid
polisson of Paris, and raising himself
the point of his feet
Yes, he waste be a rigid sentinel, the
poor child, as from this day nothing was
heard of John Sigault in the modest
apartment of Montmartee. After that
sortie the squad of the brave sergeant had
returned without their chief; killed or
taken during the battle they would not
say—in any esse he was mining.
•rty had stricken hard
ously so contented. The slowly gathered
resources had foundered quickly. The
resa, worn out by disquietude and priva
tions, fell rick, and the terrible days of
the Commune happening unexpectedly
the situation of the mother and child be
came very critical.
The young-one did not complain, did
not cry, dia not fret. Not that he was
unconscious of the dangers that threat
ened his mother and himself. His deep
look indicated well enough that many
bitter thoughts passed before tune
through his child's brain.
Finally his courage g
is why—the baker was
money and refused to let them have
bread on credit any longer, only until
the next day.
At this moment the favorite axiom of
his parent, viz: “It is the duty of chil
dren to support their mammas when
they cannot work any more, 1
with great vehemence. Tbe intruder
had buried the old year too gayly; in his
half drunkenness he had thought him
self entitled to a kiss from Mrs. Sigault
as a New Year’s present.
Polyte was on the eve of speaking,
when his dog, sociable only with him
and his mother, rushed on tbe man and
bit him cruelly.
It needed all the strength of Polyte,
who shook with anger, to make the
faithful animal let go his hold on Rob
ert’s leg. The boy and the man, brought
face to face by the accident, glared at
each other. Robert detected in the eyes
of the child his firm will to retain his
mother’s heart. He was not a bad man,
that Robert, only a little vain and brag
gart, a true Parisian. Noticing tne
mistake done by him, he reddened,
stammered and saluting low, he de
parted.
The next day as Theresa awoke after
a bad night’s sleep, Polyte entered her
room like a bombshell, having in his
hand a letter just given to him by the
janitor of the house. He threw it on his
mother's bed unable to articulate another
word but Pa—pa! Pa—pa!
And this blessed letter, that the child
had not hesitated to recognfre as hav
ing been written by his father, read as
follows:
__ medical authorities of tbe
hospital that I have remained senseless over
one year: they rail my case with a Greek or
Latin name.
I have suffered very much, but now the
physicians tell me that I will be well again
in a few weeks.
Good bye, dearest. I hone that the rigid
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Polyte rushed out. A long time he
promenaded the streets,his eyes riunii
his head on fire, asking himself what
could do to earn money.
All of a sudden he saw people push
ing each other. In the middle of the
street ayoung man was selling newspa
pers. The crowd fought among them-
—•— *- : —----* i buy the Petit
At thia viewPolyte made up his mind.
He also would sell papers, lie bought
* copy of the Journal, read the direction
of its publishers, ran to the office and
asked a clerk to confide n number of pa
pers to him.
As he had no money the man refused
you a
her,
Jo Hiv Sigault.
After the reading of the letter from
his father, Polyte did not wait long. As
he was a progressive man ana an
economical lx>y he glided on the banis
ters to the street, ran to the nearest tele
graph office and sent the followihg mes
sages, short and good;
To John Sigault. Military Hospital, Span-
dan. Germany: Yea Polyte.
What joy! Coma home soon. 'Theresa.
A month after the child was relieved
_rom his sentry duty by his father, and
with that my story ends.
Perhaps, dear reader, you want to
know what became of our little Polyte.
yet standing sentinel as fifteen
„ go; this time it is for our country.
Lieutenant in the marine infantry, he
commands an advanced post in Tonquin,
where, in two years, he has won his
golden epaulettes and the Cross of the
Lerioaof Honor.—From ike French, in
Graphic.
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Some thousands of people visited
Prince* End, Upton, to witness the fu
neral of Mr. Samuel Murfitt, who was
recently exhibited as the largest man in
the world. The deceased, who died on
Friday after a few days’ illness, was a
native of Wimblington, Cambridgeshire,
and was fifty-five years of age. Height,
G feet 1 inch; weight, 40 stone (560
pounds): girth of waist, 100 inches, and
he measured 20 inch- s round the calf of
the leg. A hearse could not be found
large enough for the deceased's removal,
and the body had to be conveyed on a
flat. The sashes had to be removed from
the windows, and nearly twenty men
were emplmyed to get the cotF.n through
the window on to the fiat.—London
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