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GALLAHER'3 INDEPENDENT, ITBLISUED EVEItV BAXUItDAV AT rr>i an, (* a.. BY J. C. GALLAHER. TERMS OF srnSC IUPTIOV i TWO DOLLARS /ter Annum in Atitmtce. (.From our Baltimore Corre*j*omleut. J CLOSF. TIIK DOOR OEKTLV." BY loUN DIAMOND. (Tom- the door gently, father's asleep, His fever is broken •bin (dumber in deep, Lmh in bin wu faee ami wo there no paiu— Brother, he thankful we’ve father aff&itb Clowe the doMTauftly and conta to hit aide, j What wimhl we do, luutamr father have died? , I Wrote has lured iuv our wt ary lift* through: i Ok)** the floor gently and do aa i do, f lo’ru- tin- aooh gently and kneel with me here, : To Hint who ban npaml uh our own father ' dear; Win# lias given him hac k t<> our anus once again, Borne him timmgh sullerimrand softened his pa iu. t'hmi the door gently and look in his faee And mark how it gathers in health and in j graee, Is he hot noble thin father of ottit, \V;diiag Ui lift*, like the budding of flower* V I<et n* kwe nil in this fa*t flying Hfe, Sister and brother, and husband and wile, Fsßier's loVe only rflfintr has defied: ( lost? the door gently and ootne to his aide. (Uotw* the diH>r gently, father s awake, Bsu k front the whore* -f the fathomless lake : Weary with travel* Imt laden with charms. Anxious to clas}> us once more in his arms. | Father, dear father. We lovtvfl yem before, Xovf vYi-ahall love you a tin ni*a:id times more. nYhwait*. dear heart, from the shadowy land. (Jio#e the door gently And kiss bis dear baud. ! Baltimore, M. T>.. Kept. $4, 1K74. FOOLING THE OLD WAN. “No,” mid Mr. Chalmers, shortly. “No. IT lore’s no necessity for discussing the hint ter. I simply mv no, mid put an end Li it, rtttd there will h no need whatever for you t* call upon my dnnghtc*r any more. No offcuiee intended: hut tin* her- Fatit will Ik* iusfcrtiotcd to say Tiot at home’ til TfHI.” ‘Hut. my dear sir.' plead Mr. Alfred (•opely. Miss (T-.ahners has made me hap py by confessing that that she does not dislike* Die mid a rising architect " ’1 said I did not intend to discuss the fiwUe*. sntd Mr. f'hjihm-rs. ‘No doliht you arc. aVcl'v rcKpcctabb* voting man, but my ditnghter is not of age; therefore I coti frol lor iictiouK. Good-doy sir.’ And Mr. Chalmers rang the bell, ami Air. ( opely, who had beeh referred to pa ftv Miss Travinin Cb.-.bn<*rs, cudy the cvi n ?hg before, and who bud eute-ed the libra ry full of hope and c nihdcnc *, retired ere-1 fatleu. Not dM tffii ( yfi Miss Larinfe, but be sent •n*y . tittle oP\ and the result was. that at it certain h-ur i*\ery < Veiling, the cook. Well lribed, nnlm ked the area-gnb*, and Miss m a Waterproof and hood, ibde nmnd the corner there to talk aiul Walk.fu' the *pu<*o of huff art hour, with her beloved Alfred, nttd with him bewail the hard fate that kepttiiem asunder. Sucre* s cntluddens. At first even this was done in four and trembling, hut finally Allred grew ladder. On rainy u gbts lie ' used to come ir to the kitelierr, and Mu-re, in the shadow of the copper boiler, direct* 1/ under the feet of the parent who had so cruelly exerted his authority, the two poor turtle doves were a# happy ms possible. — June, who said that she knew by experi ence what true love was, furthered their , happiness by retiring early on these nights, and received blessing* as well os bonnets tar 1 cj consideration. *>ften during these interviews mi awful bamping was he. r l overhead. In the} kitchen it sounded like some sort of rna chitlery, and it w as very plain that it made litrtfnin nervous. At last Alfred, whose curiosity had been excited, questioned con cerning it, and received a startling answer. glpfftMtt it’s the spin to, Alfred, dear.’’ “Sf*iritaV” cried Alfred. “AT**, cfcjrr," said Laritita, “Didn't yott known pa believed iu ’em V” “No,” said Alfred. “Does he?” “Oh, ves,” said Luvinia. “Mr. Stripes, the medium, conies every Thursday, and hfc i trying bo make u medium of pa. Ma is afraid of it, lint she has to help make the dircle. They put their hands on the ta ble, yon know, and spirits come and tip it. Three bombs means ‘yes,” and two 'doubtful, ami one *Ho.* And Mr. Brriptss says that pretty all til h car voices 'mh\ see spirit forms. Ma says when the spirit forms appear she shajl die of fright. It’s vei>J good for hie, though,” added La viuia. “i-V forgets to look after mo as long as the table is tipping.” This explanation mitered Alfred’s mind and pastil out of it again, and was in a measure forgotten. The meetings went on, and the love re grew so bold that they absolutely forgot there was such a tiling as danger, when nigh about teu o’clock a heavy stop was heard upon the kitchen stairs, add Lavinia, with a stifled shriek, declared that “pa” was coming, and be sought Alfred to bide himself, “for her sake. ” Alfred, not averse to hiding himself for his own sake, yielded without much oppo sition, and ii* a twinkling found himself on the wood cedar stairs, and iu a minute more in tle wood cellar itself. What is more, eve* here he was not safe, for the door in the kitchen entry opened imme diately and a gruff voice said; ‘ Hand me a candle, Vinuy—l’m- going down* to get a pi teller of beer-"' AJfced retreated before the advancing .indle. He gaaed about huu. There was but one object in sight that appeared capa ble of concealing even his slender form.— It was the beer barrel. Behind this he se creted himself itj one wild pimp. Down came papa. The light of the candle went before him. VOL. 11. The pitcher clinked against the stone floor as be sat it down, and Alfred t’opely, in endeavoring to coiitract himself into a smaller compass, bumped against the bar rel. Mr. Chalmers heard the bump. His hand was on the faucet but ho paused, and sitting hack upon his heels, propound ed the singular and startling query: “Does a spirit desire to communicate ?” Alfred was a genius. A genius always sees his opportunity, instead of keeping si lence and quaking with fear. He replied in a soft falsetto: “Yes.” “Ha !” cried Mr. Chalmers. “A spirit voice ! Stripes said 1 should hear them. I Is that a spirit voice ?” “Yes,” replied Alfred, behind the bar rel. • Spirit of a man ?” “No.” “< )f a woman ?’* “Yes.” “AVbut woman ?” “Your guardian angle, Martha,” replied Alfred. “My aunt Martha?” asked Mr. Chal mers. “Yes.” “Poor dear *oul,” said Mr. CTiulmers. getting out bis handkerchief and wiping his eyes. I’s glad to hear from you Aunt i Martini.” “Bless you nephew,” said Alfred. “Have, you anything particular to com- , munieate ?” said Mr. Chalmers. “Yes,” ieplied Alfred. “Concerning uiyself V” “Audothers,” said Alfred. “What others?” asked Mr. Chalmers. “Your daughter,” said Alfred. “You have done Very wrong.” “How ?” asked Mr. Chalmers. “In refusing the young man Alfn and. whom the spirits sent to her, said Alfred. , “Gnudous goodness ? ’ said Mr. t.Tuil mers. “I myself guided his feet to this house, s.iid Alfred. ‘ Beware the consequences! if you drive him from her. The dwelling you abide in will be Imnnted by an evil spirit. " “But, I say, f didn’t know,” said Mr. Chalmers. “Repair the evil tli n,” said Alfred. “J wiil,” safd tin* old gentleman. “Mend fur him.” said Alfred. “To morrow. ' said Mr. Chainin'*. “Swear,” said Alfred. “i\uj my word," said Mr. (Taliu< r*. “1 ieuv tiw*e in ]w. Ailfeu,” said the spirit. Air. Chalmers enlb-d on his beloved mint ; to speak again, but all wussileiiee. Tilcli, with altakiug limbs, he hurried up the eel lerstairs with his pitcher still unfilled;; and, before lu* slept, wrote a note to Al fred, who, na he sealed It, glided out of the urengnte, convulsed with laughter. To-day Lavinin is Mrs. Copely, and j things have turned out so well that Mr. ; ClmhmTs advice of the spirit*voire In the wood-cel Ur, and is fond of narrating this adven ture to select circles of believers, who re joice in such authentic confirmation of the potency of spiritual manifestations. Home. After all, when one comes to think of it, there are not many homes. There are, of j course, innumerable places which go by the name of homes, called so for it waist of i h better tlrttiftmitioii, or berite rvorylmdv | calls the place whore lie eats auSklecps I "home;" Imt when yon cmne tluwft to the real softer fact, homes sire comparative-j ly sc.tree. A home is a refuge-place from i the stonns, the fret uml worry of life. It j Ls a place where tlic Inislrand comes to aj an actuary, where smiles and loving words j answer hi* smiles and loving greetings. I It is a place where the wife reigns in her benignity and grace; not, it may be. Un grace of the outward beauty, or cultivation, j Imt of the true womanhood, w here she receives honor and love, even as she gives them both. It is a place where children ore happier than anywhere else in the world, because there are the elreeriest woids, the brightest looks mid kindest nets. .Such are not Jbe majority of homes as we find them. How dm-s it happen that when yon see a real Itome, a light, - pleasant spot where every one seems to be happy; where if husband and wife have misunderstandings, no one cvei knows it; where the children seem to Vs? hopeful of one another; where laughter and smiles perpetual guests, why does it strike one as peculiar and noticeable ? Simply because there are so few of them. 1 will not ask yon to think of your own home.— Lot us indulge in the luxury oi talking about our neighbors. There is Mr. Smith's house. What are your ideas about his home ? You seehim go in at night fall, looking used up l>y the wear of the day, and if you could step iu with Mr. Smith, and be there iu invisible presence, I don’t believe you would be wholly charmed with the look of things. Possi bly the first words of Mr. .Smith are di rected infinitely, “What’s all this noise id as it t I don’t see why these children are kicking up such a row.” The said children take the hint and move out of the way, not thinking—for which they are pardonable—to say “Good evening to their firiflier. He soon “settles” tlu.-m. The family sit down to the even tog. meak. i Mr. Binitl) feels tilled,- and don’t care to talk. The children huve something to say, but they learned long ago that “fa ther” does not-care lobe bothered with , their tab s of '-ebool, nor to be asked QUITMAN, (rA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1574. questions about kites and balls. He lms forgotten all lie ever knew about them, or, indeed, that he ever had them. They, sensible enough, keep still. On the whole, they have, if not a bud, a very stupid time of it. The family is a company of , animals, who feed, and leave when they have enough. They do not know pre cisely wlnit to do with themselves; so j they mope about, and are glad to go to ; bed, though they don’t want to go, ex poet to escape the dullness. Now, this is not a beautiful picture, but is it a very uucmntilou one ? An honest confession would tell of more homes of that sort than of better ones. Are they real homes V Ihjir 7>V,7s. The Sort of a Bridegroom an Old Bache lor Makes. Young: man ami voiing woman, you think that the divine iutovieatiou of eouit ship i to liust forever. Ton think it is nl ways going to he an ecalutic pleusure to trudge a mile through nnul ami ruin to lmy Seraphim* Anno a paper of pius. But this state of things cran’t last. It’s too high pressure. It must cool down. When you are married, and slm is yours and you are hois, and the novelty of the affair is over, and you uro fairly nettled down into “old married folks,” then comes the test. Then, if you have been a crabbed old bachelor, full of little whims, habits mid peculiarities as in thu fretful porcupine of quills, then will come the , tug of war. Don’t you recollect how,} when single, and you came home after; -oUie tedious business, heated, tired, ir 1 ritublc, uml disgusted with the world, and got nh'ue in your room, that you used to fling books and blacking-brushes about, ami swear aud thrash around for mi hour or two before you simmered down into j comparative calmness? Well, matrimony won’t cure this at least at first. .But you miisn’t cut uj* so now. Bveu a teinpora- | iy raving, maniac is not a proper ora pleasant persou for any young woman to be shut up alone with; and if, on mitering : she sees trouble written on your face, and asks von, “what’s the matter ?” ami yon reply, “Oh, nothing,” because you don't want to be spoken to, and, above nil things, it miiieys and irritates you to I>* so interrogated, and still she persists ill ask ing “what's tin* Matter?” and slid you try to say, “Oh, nothing,” as mildly* as j \ll can, only it wont be said mildly, and i it comes oil your tongue as a pistol-shot, and you would just then like to bite some body’s head off Oh, won’t you at such a time wonder where the uiniabil ty, the oil, the sugar, the honey, the sunshine of cotirtship has all gone to? And how will you fee! you who have been accustomed to go in and out of your vile bachelor’s and. n without inquiry or hindrance ? Mow wiil yon fed as you start to go out for the purpose of getting ft drink around the corner, to hear h* r say, “W here are you f/oin,; ?” and tlm a dozen times a d:tv,. mid every time it is naked you must stand and rack your brains for u new lie. 15ut 1 have learned a great deal during my short nmtiiinouiul career. I would not have remained single if only for tin* sake of the information Tve gained. I know now, in the fust place, that oiioV i wife is never iu the hast wrong, ii there’s a row. ii'm yon, nil you, every bit youf fault You may labor by the hour trying to make her own up that there be ing one pound avoirdupois or sixteen ounces of blame between von, you arc willing to take fifteen ounces of that blame, provided she will but shoulder the remaining ounce, and she won’t. When she says she will be only five minutes get ting ready to go out it, menus an hour, and when sin* says slie’s all ready it means fifteen minutes more for putting on tlm final touches. She may never be consid ered* rcahy dressed until fairly out of the lx>nse and round the corner, aud even then, the? chances are that she's forgot ten gloves or handkerchief. If there was a bedroom a mile long, and her entire wardrobe could be packed in u bandbox, still yon'd find portions of that wardrobe scattered along the whole mile of dressing-room. She's a nice thing to look at when put together, but this j wonderful creature is evolved from a chaos j interminable of pins, ribbons, rags, pow der, thread, brushes, combs and laces. If there were 7,000 drawers iu your | room, and you asked for but one to be kept sacred* and inviolate for your own private use, that particular one would be full of hairpins, ribbons, and soiled cuffs. Some provision, some protection in this matter, should bo inserted in the marriage service. —San Francisco J Juliet in. —— John’s Share. “Dad” said a hopeful sprig, “how many fowls are thereon the table?” “Why,” said the old gentleman as he looked complaceutly on a pair of finely roasted chickens, that were smoking on j the dinner tab.e, “why, i.y son, there are j two. yf “Two!” replied smcrtnoHs. there are three, sir, and 1 will prove it.” “Three,” replied the old gentleman, who was a plain matter of fact man and understood things as he saw them. “I’d like to .secyoif prove that,” “ldasily done, sir, easily do no. Ain’t that one V* laying bin knife on the first. ( “Yes, that’s certain,” said dad. “And ain’t that two ?” pointing to the sc con dv “and don’t one and two make three? ’ “Really/’ said the father turning to the old ladv, who was in amazement at the immense learning of her son, “really, wife, this hoy is a genius and deserves to |be encouraged for it. Here, old lady, do you take one f>wl, and I’ll take the sec ond, and John may ha v c the third for his learning.” A Fourteen-YA/tn-Old Bot Hangs Tfiw- IHE of.— ln Peoria, 111., last Friday morn ing, the attention of the police was called I to an almost unbearable stench proceed- . ing from the insurance and law office of j Carson A McFarland, on Douth Adams street. Both these, gentlemen had been ; out of the city some days and their office dlowed. On breaking in the* doors u hor rible sight met the view. Suspended by a slender cord from a hinge in the office door hung the body of Herman: Nielmus, Ia young lad about fourteen years old, em ployed by the firm as a copying clerk, j The body was bloated and decomposed, , and had probably been hanging there I several days. Nielmus had been left in I charge of the office, and had probably . hanged himself in the manner described after tlie departure of his mplovers. No possible cause can be assigned lor the act. (From thu Mobile Bußiatcr.] A CONFEDBRATE AMAZON. mi the Trtiled Mi ld of Mr*. Hum* tier. All;** Unit, llarry Knfoid, Saturday Mis. K. H. Botmor, better known throughout the South as Lieut, llarry T. Ihitord, arrived iu this city from New Orleans, en route to New York. This distinguished lady lias perluq s gone through more hardships and done more for the Confederate States during the “late unpleasantness” than any woman within the borders of the sections designated. During the month of June, 1801, she left. New Orleans, in the full uniform of a re cruiting officer, and went to Aikausas, vvlu-re sin* soon succeeded iti raising uooiu pauy of veterans. As first lieutenants un der Captain Weatherford, she left Arkan sas with the company and went to Key West. Here she was reluctantly eompe.led to leave the command which she had or ganized, uml to which she became so much attached, on the ground of iueom |H*teney, as alleged by the Commander. Determined to allow no impediment to make h. r swerve from the lint* of duty marked out by herself, she at once pro eeeiled to Virginia, and joined Drew’s bat talion of New Orleans the day previous to j the first battle of Manassas, uml partioipu- j ted in Unit memorable struggle. A short time after this she joined the Bth Louisi ana, and for the first time her sex was l quet tiom and. and she was arrested uml or dered to assume female attire. Among hundreds ol‘ amusing adventures perhaps the bust with which she was connected took place during the time of her impris onment after this arrest. A committee of ladies waited upon her by order of the commander, for the purpose of settling tlm vexed question, but after seeing the dash ing 1 dulliMg young officer they concluded , not to perform their mis hu. Hhe was taken before the mayor, released, allowed to retain her uniform, and ut once, com missioned to perform any services for tin* i confederacy which she might be called upon to perform. As ho sex luid been question- • ed, if not known, she resolved t * leave Richmond* and rejoiced when (tali. Winder ordered her to the western army for the pur- ! pose of scouting in the vicinity of < >ku- i lona, Mississippi, The reliability of the j daring young recruit was soon recognized ! and appreciated, and (tanernl Quant,rell i sent In r with dispatches a a spy into Mis- i soiiri. After rendering inestimable ser-1 vice in this capacity she went to Missis-dp j |<i, and from there back to New Orleans, j where she joined the 21st Louisiana vegi-1 ment, then being organized, and reported to (b-m-ral Vdlipigue. Receiving her commission ns first lieuten ant, she went, to Memphis, and from there! to Shiloh, where she was badly wound- j ed in the right shoulder on the first flay of I the battle, A jail (I. While recover- ! ing from the effects of her wound her sex j wufl discovered to her morlifii ntion, and tleii. Benuregard and other-? were aston { tail’d to find oip t the gah ant young j officer was not of the stronger sex. (Tn-1 able to disuade her from participating in j active warfare, she was commir-u ned to I go to Atlanta, ]aks through the fines, and act as a spy. I’poii re.idling Atlanta sin was compelled to wait sev. ra! days for j further order?, find.instead of staying in that city, she rail uj to Dalton and (’hat ! tanooga, and part eipatod actively in both i fights, returning to Atlanta u day or two ! before the necessary orders arrived. From | this section of the country she >vusordered j aboard of bloc leaders from djflercut .south ern ports to the Indies, and often was the j hearer of important dispatcher to foreign ' ports for the Florida and Shenandoah. She seized every opportunity, whether in ■ the south, iu the north, or in a foreign j land, to render assistance to the southern confederacy. She has a receipt now in her possession for S7BO, which she collect ed from the United States soldiers of Com modore Brissels’ fleet, then at Bridgeport, Barhudoes, and sent to southern hospitals, although the money was supposed to have been given for the benefit ot federal sol diers. She was now sent to San Diego and Havana for the purpose of buying coffee and sugar for the confederacy, and from there, after making the necessary purchases, she went to South America, in the interest of the confederate government, with Price’s expendition. From South America she proceeded to the VWst In dies, charged w ith some important mission for the country which she loved so well and served so faithfully. The deeds of this nol le woman arc well known tbnmgh out the south, and have been recited on many a hearthstone by well-scarred vete rans and inmates of federal dungeons..— The starved, in humanity-treated prisoners of Camp Chase have every reason to re member her who nursed them, fed them and furnished them with every cent she could spurn, day after day. She is in possession of genuine docu ments, given her every step she Ims made, and from all of them it can be seen that she was trusted unhesitatingly, and bore an unblemished character from the begin ning to the the war. Even after her sexhood lmd been questioned, through out the entire war—he it said to the credit of the men of the south -that not a sylla ble was ever repeated in her hearing unfit to repeat in the presence of the most re served lady. Airs. Bonner removed to New Mexico, after her adventurous life, and engaged in mining speculation, and lias realized it handsome fortune from her' investments. She has been well employed oth*iTwis£> and has finished a book given a truthful account of her adventures du ring her connection with the confederacy. She is an iiftellig-t-lookiig lady, of about thirty-five years of ago, and has a particu larly refined appearance for one who has cxjierienced the hardships’ of camp life and performed the duties l ol a man for j more than fmr yearn. | She is on her way to New York, and has : a number of letters of introduction to : prominent gentlemen of many southern and northern cities, and other evidences of an irreproachable- reputation. While here she called upon several of our distin guished citizens, whose connection with the war rendered her desirous of forming their acquaintance, and to many of whom ; she brought letters of introduction. - —— Bkauty. After all, the truest beauty is not that which suddenly dazzles and fas cinates, but that which steals upon us in sensibly. Let us each cal Pup to memory ' the faces that have been the most pleasant jto ns—those that we have loved best to look upon, that now list* moSt vividly be fore us in solitude, and ol truest haunt <lur slumbers and we shall usually find them not the most perfect in form,, but be. sweetest in expression. [From the Detroit Free PrhK.) Posting an Old CoUple on Historic Spots. On the train the other day were u very confiding old man and a very innocent old lady. They had passed away five sixths of their lives hidden away be hind the hills of Vermont, and were going to Western Michigan on a visit to their son, After a little skirmishing aryund the old gentleman pitched into na# about the “crops” and “sile,” and when 1 found how innocent he was, 1 gave him all tin* information I could. All at once, us he rode along the wife caught his arm and exclaimed: “Look out, Samuel, or you’ll be for getting that place w here they fit !” The old man explained, lie said that a young man who came down from Cana da with them told them to lookout for the battle field of Briuldoek'g .defeat as oon as he left Detroit* ' 1 was going to reply that the young man was an infernal liar, but tile old lady seemed to have set her heart on seeing tin* spot, aud the old man was so anxious that I couldn’t hear to disappoint them. When we got down to the woods l pointed out (ho ‘‘buttle field,” and they put their heads out of the windows uml took in the scene. Think of it, Hunger ?” ex laiiued the : old man, as he drew in his head, “think ol them InjUUs creeping thro’ them woods and shootings Mr. Bniddock down dead !” “My soul !” replied the old lady, seem ingly overcome at tin* idea, and she kept her eyes on the woods until I thought she would twist her neck off, We got along all right for about, five miles more, and then the old man wanted to know if w. weren't down pretty near the spot where Teeumaeh fell. “Where!" I veiled, ntnl he said that the aa?ne young man had informed him that the railroad ran close t<* the identical spot where the great Indian wairier fell and. slept. * 'A 1 *ll be a powerful favor to mean’Sam I uel it ye’iJ point out the spot !” urged the old lady, placing her hand oh my arm. How comd l go buck on what-tlmt-brazen young man lmd said ? The old folks had made up flu ir minds to see the spot; and it 1 didn’t show it to them they might wor ry for weeks, and tfiey might think thy I young man had lied, or that f wasn’t pos ted ui the historic spots of my own Stab*, i Lord forgive me, but a mile further on I 1 pointed out a hill and said: “Behold the last resting place of the great Teeumseli 1” “Think of it, Manner just think of it, ?” | exclaimed the old man, “right there is where they got him !” “Mercy, but it. don’t seem possible!" she ejaculated, and she lmd to get out her snuff box before she could recover from the shock. The old gentleman said, hr* had n particu lar interest, ii* seeing the spot, because he knew tin* man that killed xecutuseh -used to live right by him. * Hi* must have beer, nn awful Injun!” tu'oko iii tiny old huffy, • ‘lor tin* young man said he didn’t die till tiiev hi and cut, off his head, feet and hands; and Mowed the body up with . barrel erf powder !” I wiintid to get awat fter that, fearing that, something worse might come, but she instated upon my taking a pinch of simlf, and so 1 kept my scat. We were just be- ' voml Brighton, when the old 7mm came at me like a steamboat, with: ‘ Now, then, how far is it to tin* spot where they found the Rubes in the Woods ?” I wanted to get out of it, but how could 1 ? That young man had deliherntfdy lied to those nice old folks, and 1 hiidn’t the moral courage to tell and hi so, and thus had to make a liar of myself. It’s awful I** de ceive any one, especially a good old man, and it fat, and motherly old lady, on their way to tlm tomb. *‘That's yes that’s the spot !*’ I said, us we onine to a dark piece of woods. “Think of that Humor!” lie said, his head out of the window, “think of them j babies being found in there !” “Yes, it, was fearful !" she replied ; “seems as if ( could almost see them stub- ! bing about in there now !" There was another historic spot of which the young ream had told them hut they had forgotten it, and I never was more thankful, 'i hey kept quiet until the brake man yelled out, “Lansing," find then the old inan bobbed up and exclaimed: “I mising- Lansing - why, here is where they hung Tom Collins, ailit it, V” lie explained that Tom Collins, a Chi cago desperado, lmd murdered eleven o)d women and drank their blood for his liver complaint, and after being hunted for miles and miles, and at, length been cap fcuwd at Lansing, cut to pieces by the in furiated populace, and then left hanging to n tree. 1 had to point out the tree. It was a tree near the depot# and the tail of a kite had lodged in its branches. ••Tlh o's whari they hung film, I lan nor !” said tlio old man, stretching liis neck. “And there’s some o’ his shirt left yet!” ; exclaimed tbtrold lady, as I backed out of : Buvcur. tho good old man was going to j ask the train l>Try if ha didn’t have the j pamphlet life of To in. Collins, that lie I could get further particulars, r M. Quad. —4*— (Gorreßponfloiiee Ran Francisco Chronicle.] A CALIFORNIA DUEL. j One of tho Men Shot Through the Jugular at the First - He Foil' v, 8 Up His Antagonist and Takes a Dying Ilovenge. A desjx'rnto shooting affray took place ! here to-dav, resulting in the immediate death of one of the chief actors, and the probably fatal wounding of tin* other. The scene of the tragedy Was Coodhus’s saloon. At 10 o’clock this morning a man named Leandcr T. Robinson, more com monly called “Tod” Jiobinson, entered the saloon and invited all bauds to take a drink. Among those in the room was a mau known as Tony Harris, between him and Robinson some ill-feeling was exist ing. Robinson had no sooner finished his invitation than Harris remarked that he “wouldn’t di ink with a ,” useiiig n very obscene epithet, Robinson replied ; “Well, I always pay for iny drinks,” Har ris th< n rose from his chair, waring: “Well, this is an old grudge lietWeen you | and me, and we might us well settle it : right now,” drawing a derringer as In spoke. Robinson Distantly drew his pis tol a live shooter and both men fired 1 almost simnlianeously. Harris’ idiot struck Robinson in the neck, cutting the jugular vein, and the blood gii oied forth m tor rent. Robinson’e lin-t fitaoc UussnUri.il 'rie. lae luttcr, immediately after firing, i flm w his weapon at Robinson and having j nothing else to defend himself with, ran into the billiard room, back of (lie saloon, hoping to escape from his antagonist. | Although "mortally wounded, however, aud with his life blood gushing from (he i terrible hole in Uis neck, Robinson stag gered alter Iqs assailant whom he hud now cornered in (he billiard room. Steadying himself against one of the tables, he took deliberate aim and fired at Harris, who was facing him at the opposite side of the ta ble, the ball taking effect near the navel, and inflicting a wound which is likely to prove fatal. Again the dying man raised his pistol uml fired, the bail striking Har ris in the hand tearing oil his thumb. Home of the men from the saloon huff by this time entered the billiard-room, i supv lying the shooting to be finished. sul Upbißson’s vengeance was hot yet sat* tatieH, rind though the glaze of death was utTeiuiy in his eyes, he again fired his pis-1 tol, and th(*n dropped dead. The last shot struck the night watchman's trouser pock- : et. hut owing to tin* lucky circumstance of 1 ins having a hunch of keys and a police whistle just in the right spot, the course of of tin* deudly misle was stopped tlm only damage being the breaking of the whis tle. Coroner Black held an inquest-soon af ter the killing! The Jury found a verdict iu accordance with the facts above set forth, and Robinson was buried this after- j noon, which fnuny people around here: consider rather quick work, oven fora! Oidifoniiiin town. The deceased is what I is generally known as u sport ing man, and is said to have a wife living in Merced. His age was about tliiity-eight years. Harris, whoie real name is said to he Galvin, is a blacksmith, and has no rela tives iu California. The formality of plac- j ing him under arrest Ims been gone! through with, hut from present appear-, unces lie will not trouble the courts much.— • —♦ How the Eirly Virginians Got WJves. Tlio history of tho coinm<uiwealth of Virginia, mys thu liiolmioml Whir/, com- i m,'noon with an unction sale—not, how over, in n store, but beneath the green trees of Jamestown whore probably the most anxious and interested ennvd of auc tion habitues over known in the history of tin- world.wore grtlicml. Iu a letter still to be seen, dated London, August 21. Ifl2l, and directed to a worthy colonist oil! that settlement, the writer begins with 1 saying: "Wo send vou a shipment, ope widow and eleven old maids for wives of the peo ple of Virginia. TlnTo Inis tieeu special care in the choice Of them, for there hath not one of them been received but upon good recommendations. In ease they cannot ln> presently married we desire that they may be put with several householders who havc wives until they can be provid ed with husbands.” Rot the writer of this epistle had tittle reason to fear that any of the “maidens 1 fair” would be left over. The nrehievea contain evidence to prove that these iirst cargoes of young holies were put lip ate auction and sold for one hundred aud twenty pounds of tobacco each, and it was order ed that this debt .should ha re precedence of all others. The solitary "one w idow” went along with tho others, for they could not be particular in these days. Thegood minister of the colony no doubt had a busy time that day He did ifot mention any fees nor did the bridegrooms think of tendering any. All was joy and glad ness) no stormsalieiid t no impbsitive clerk to stand and say, ‘Heres license, fork over that Li.’ Nothing of the sort. From ! some of these couples the first, families of Virginia arc descended. *i - ■ ♦ - -t A Fable. A buy and girl wm onue pealed on a flow or v bank, and tidking proudly about,: their dress. “See,” said the boy, “what a beftufifnl new hat 1 have got; wlmt a fine blue jabk et and trousers, and iv hut a nice pair of shoes ! It is not every one who is dressed so finely ns 1 uni !” “Indeed,” said tire little gild, “I thin!: I am dressed finer than you ; for 1 have on usilk hat and pelisse, and rtfire feather in my hut; I know that my dress cost a great deal of money.” “Not so much us mine,” said tho boy, “I am sure !" “Hold your peace !" said a caterpillar, crawling near in the hedge -you have neither of you any reason to be proud of your clothes, for they are only second handed, and have all been worn by some creature or other, of which you think but meanly, before they were put upon you. Why, thut silk hat first wrapped up just such a worm as laiu!” “There, miss, wliut do you say to that!” j said the boy. “And the feather,” exclaimed a bird perched upon u tree, “was stolen from or cast off by one of my race.” “What do yon srvy to that miss?” repeat- 1 ed the boy. “Well, in}'clothes were never worn by worms nor birds,” “True,” said a sheep, g/azing close by ; “but they were worn on the buck of son o of my family before they were yours; and as for your Imt, 1 know that the beavers have supplied the fur for that article; and my friends, the calves and oxen, in that j field, were killed not merely on purpose! to get their flesh to cat, but also to g*t their skins*ta make your shoes.” See the roily of being proud of your clothes, sirree we are indebted to the mean est creatures for them ! And even then we should not use them if Heaven did not j give wisdom to contrive the best way of j making them fit to wear, uml tho means ; of procuring them for our comfort. What is a Daulino V - An exchange nn swers this question in tlie following deli cious style: It is the dear little bright evoul an* who I meets one on the door step; who flings | her fair arms around one’s neck, and kiss |es one with her whole soul of love; wlm 1 seizes one’s hut;-who relieves one of one’s ! coat; and arranges the tea and toast so i prettily; who piaffes her selfish form at the ! piano-and warbler forth unsolicited, sm h-‘ ! delicious soiigS, who **ast herself at oneV i foot-stool and asks her eager unheard of' questions, vviOii such brighter eyes itmr | flushing lace, and on whoso glossy curls [ one places olio’s hand and breathes ‘God I bless her !’ as the fnir.v form departs. A Detroit young woman tried to 1 | aristocrat-icy uiu l Ant tank at the uu licy she gave Po a horse-eai' conductor, but In* meekly gavff her buck the lozenge on : which was written, “I II never cease to : love thee,’ aud said that he was an orphur, vith live Jit-tie urotaers uj support, kul ■ run t lie excused. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. i.uvti and let love, j ’OiirM at home The htihy. A-Veil-litile KpHOc A woman', lace. I’ackiiiff n trunk is aa inborn talent. Man ih lilavter, 1:1ft woman i;s a inysfei'l'.’ Fir.st. loves aehloin, last loves uuiH" ■ wed. Ah ohedtent wife eoinmauila her Ims band. The voice of tile night 'fllfjee lilii*ej Imhie.s. The latest tliltig out ill Sew Ark Has. hands. ; Cl 'Wr The fashionahlo color for ulil age Snpfe green. A fashionable lady's dfesk Mneli tlui llVer-e Matchless mind The kitflii'n girl out of a Inciter. , A clean shirt is ohu of Waanaii's l>et gifts to man. ’, ■ The Idlest fashion ill Ctucagte One term marriages. -■ . \ . The markets -laidies hair 1 ias uu up ward tendency. j ‘ They are already talking'” nhout winter fashions iu l’aiis. * - V A hello doesn't, always give U| best l “tone to'society. ” - 1 W omen are now admitted to fifty American colleges. r When is a young lady like n winds?— When she’s pouting. A Montreal girl chopped off a linger to get rid of sewing. - Tight lacing is coming into style %u in with flu' thoughtless. Mahomet held to the doUrinO that women have no souls. 11 I low to cure a “girl of of the period.”— Put a full stop to her. Some of the silliest sea shoro . bellys bathe wit’ll braeriets d , u. A Candimv dustaml ehewei) off a girl's ear for rejecting bis hand. !-ji plumber is till: jndst probAc nH-athf iu subjects for fashion writers. A rinoranJonto lady about 70 years of ago, wears tho liloomer costume. One Newport daiue bathed with a shawl draped over her shoulders. Favorite’ airs of nmmfmis with nfarr'age alile daughters Millionaire^. The ladies don’t ask ns to write on their fans us much as they used to. < Few artists can draw a pretty mouth— it's harder, though, to draw teeth. J Duty on silks That of husbands to buy them Chittu/n Cost uml Mull. Interesting document—Tho hill of the young lady at tho Western seminary. An exchange notices marriages under the heading of “Doing- of the Weak.” Missouri has dccln-c.y Jhu'i a Ivomaii is not an old maid uutil rik' hr twenty-live. The girls named Mary are the most ami able because they are easiest Mollytied. Jacksonville,' Fla., claims s fatly dosed oped woman not yet ibt join* of age. Tho handsomest lady **> ft horse ear is not always the one who Ist passing fare. Ann Eliza is still of the opinion that Brigham has broken her heart 820,000 worth. There is a skeleton i ; fi cvAfy bodse,. r was before, the latlcr day epuolipc came into use. ‘ lit The paper that cults (iolilsmith Maid tho,“King at (he Turf” opposes woman suffrage. Vas’iir girls during vacation are enjoiewf? to study tile pbilmtopliy of eiiiiliing fruit. The creme <!" la crane at one of tlm Saratoga hotels consume tUO ijiHirU oi miik per day. Tlio Beim Rrnmniel of Saratogi* #h(V makes five toilets a day is u iiaJtiincVe oyster pucker. A late marriage ill Lniidon was between Mr. Pickle aud Miss Onion. Oiie’ iftdrc onion pickled. A wife full of Irntli, innocence and hn< is tlio prettiest flower n man can wear liekt, to his heart. It is proposed to substitute for til, 1 ' epilhet. “old maid” the more expresMiV one Of “old Vilgin-iait. ” Thin makes good reading:—“The’ en gagement of Dapt. —to Afiss - iis talked at the Branch.” A Detroit man recently eloped Wnir e‘ woman and lior six children. Tho for silken hnsbaiiii did not pursue. Mrs. Dovejoy, age 08, residing near Baldwin Pity, Kan., gave birth to 1 a bouncing hoy a feW days since. According to the Chinese code of !; : V regulating matrimony, two persons of Ihri same surname dare trot fmirry. The beaux, of Saratoga this year range -II the way from fifty to eighty years. Om ni th" most protnhient is an 1812 veterm A young xvomnn iii MDsduri is inding ing in- tranet s, four days long, during which sh:- goes to lieaveu, or says- siifl ibjeH. ■ \l ! There’s trouble.LViiiiT for Jidin Burr, of Indiana. Alias Ella I’.-ar is about to m.- liiin fur breach of promise; damages, $26,- 000. ' ,1 :'e. Young I.ndy (at the post office)': ,f P. f don’t get a letter by this mail, I waiiv to’ know wbat be av;)s doing Sunday, thm all, j There is mi old niaitV in New York vl>o is HO uceustomed to dining her age h.ur.- WUrd; thnt when she sJ#wkS of tin' !?-7 r part of .Deceui ber she Call* it "late in ri * spring.” •’ a V I,ady bathers .at Ihidgeport, Conna. -r.:' becoming very prudish iu ooguequeui) i several lately reported familiarities on t iutt part of the sllnrks.— SHtukh/n A-;/*. Ladies who take no particular pleaSurf-' iu a looking-glass are easily recognized If the fact of their wearing a gmise veil • -i" tl ir faces, even iu the hottest sun - -■ Any.—Yonkers XStizette. ft is nothing for Arizona girls to e !d ! 5,000 cattle and 10,000 sheep; hut pain*, young man. Him stumps around bi.rtw' : footed, spits through her teeth, and playsr a “lone” hand of euchre. A Member of Congress lately rose in h . place and solemnly declared “Mr. Speaker. I cannot sit still here end keep silenc. ,- without rising mill saying a few words.” An old lady, hearing somebody snys ti e mails were irregular, said: “It was just 4 in my young days—-no trusting any (A t cm.” “The one thing needful fof the perfect* -lijoymcnt of love is confidence.” Sand with hush and sausages, Detroit Keennto j Ac a’f lie assured that vlidli once a wool: iV begins to lie ashamed of what she ollgl t not to be ashamed of, she will' not bo ashamed Of what sho ought. The fancy for wearing a little hntu-li --F natural or "artificial flow era with the bow* ut the throat is on the increase with 11: i ladies, and a very pretty idea it is. A backward spring—That of a man who thought be << aid ei-* out vit I, oilt at< p ping the omnibus, a Ed- sat down in tnt nun . NO. 21