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THE CONSTITUTION - , ATLANTA. GA.. SUNIL' It SEPTEMBER 9 1884. TWELVE PAGES BILL ARP. HE TAKES A TRIP TO ROME ANC CHATTOOGA VALLEY. ^ Ht Attindi tht ZzireliM tt the noma Opera Ilonas and la "Perfectly Carried Away" With the Bwert Music-A Grand. Gloomy and Peculiar Scene on the Mountain. Business called mo away up among tho high lands of Chattooga, and I stopped over night at Rome and heard the boys speak for a prize in tho opera houso. There was a nice audience gathered and half a dozen manly youths displayed their eloquence, and they all did well and I felt proud of them for thoy have a laudable ambition, and the peoplo ought to cncourngo all such commendable ex ercises. There was not ene indifferent speaker though I was obliged to think that ono spoke a little too much with his legs, and another with his arms and another spoke long another did not speak distinct enough and another put on most too much theatrical agony, but a few years and some practice will cure these defects, and 1 cant help saying for tho benefit and comfort of tho boys who. got no medals that there wore several of us who would have given a different verdict from the Ono that was given. Then there was tho exquisito melody of the solo musio from the ladies tint was worth a day's journey to bear, and if any better was ever rendered I ntfver heard it and I dont want to,for 1 was elevated about as high as my limited hiusica! nature qpuld bear. Those delicious notes of ???'Bonnie Bes??io" that floated ro softly in the air and those swU?? echoes that died away so sweetly among tho distant mountains arc haunting mo still an I sometimes when I think of dnntti it Moot* as if it would have no terrors, could 1 juus away with such tnelody near l>y. Then there was that curious, humorous fan- tastic recitation of "How Kuby Played" that cculd not have been done better, and kept tho lirutc convulsed with laughter, and then caun the cqrnrt play tog by a stripling of n boy that was in delightful contrast to all that had gouo before and h it us all calm and serene. Tiio finale was the presentation of the medals, which the young professor dhl in happy stylo and happier speech, and we left the tin!I fool ing no regrets, for we bail encouraged a good occasion and got far more than tho worth of cur money. Long may the library live to gi ro to the people of Home such innocent ami pleasant recreations. The next day found us on our journey, ami as wc neared Taylor???s ridge \ro heard tlm rumbling of distant thunder and snw tho dark clouds gathering in our front,and so wo pro is- ed the good horse to the top and from that high point the scene was grand, gloomy and pe culiar. The beautiful valley of Chattooga wo* before us down in the lap of nature, down in tho w ide cradle that was flanked by Taylor???s ridge on one aide and Lookout mountain ou tho other. J???arlftsnd angry clouds hovered over tho scene. The lightning flashed, tho thunder jttaU-d and made the mountain tremble. The surging wind bent low tho tree top* sad mourn <1 among tho pines. It was n feetio never to he forgotten,for we saw nature iu her twful grandeur end felt our own humility, 'writing a trcmbliug gaso towards a high per- imlieulur clifl' that shifted tho mounuin *>w I saw or thought I saw (for my vision is Swing old and dun) three huge serpent* **l?? the face of the rock???three serpents in a r*Vrith heads erect and colored white and * c ???Nid for a moment I was terror stricken,for IJftbt maybe it we* a sign from tho wrath ??* {'???-???n.e warsupernatural vision, and ao huh n _ v u my glo*w[ looked again and was rC/td, for 1 taw tn%t it was only BBS that ns painted thero. Not far off was after sign upon another s.*-k and it was Airy Hinton.??? Ala*, poor buoy. I wonder .ow many enamored lovers *b?? ha* wato and Mr. Allgood and his associates have recently determined to get rid of the heavy load and to build a railroad from Trion, cither to Rome or to Chattanooga, and are now ne gotiating with the citizen* of both places to see who will give Trion the most aid and on coiiragemcnt. That the railroad will speedily built, either to one city or the other now a certainty, and it is more than probable it will be built to both, Trion means business and holds the key to the situation. What a great big houso it is where tho All goods live. What a mansion. None of your towers or turrets or French roofs or laba- ???rynthene plans where a stranger ran get lost nt-d open the wrong door to get in or get out, hut n tpaeious brick houso with twelve *| scions rooms twenty feet square hi spacious closet end bath room attached to 1 never saw such ii house. The main entftin hoi! is twenty feet wide, and tho piazza twelve f.*et ond extends all around the house. Resides the two stories thero is a hasenc above ground and an attic next tho roof, an lust thought that if Mrs. Arp and I had hi bed that house myl all that room to raise < children in, what n glorious timo wo would have Lad. Why, wo could have raised tw dozen tlx re just us easy as we did one in >>' limited domicil. But I dont want to try again. I donC house or no house. We were treated with generou* hospital The very house, with Us broad open d *n doors and the largo rod rocking chair* sin in the n acinus piazza,*pok<*n welcome and were toon made to feel at home with kindly greetingi*. Our kind lro.rt'-se is blessed with ;i bright and cheerful face and the manners of an old time matron. It is a happy family widowed mother mid loving children, and whoever'may envy them, I dont, for thoy 4* urn nil the blessings that the/enjoy. They have n tele phone to Rome, and every little while the bell went iiug-a*ling and Mrs. All - pi i d would tnik to her daughter twenty-five n???:!??away, and Mr. Allgood would talk t L???o< tor Holme*, "hallo, doc,??? and doe woul r t tver S'hcIIo,??? and then they would on either business or pleasure or domestic aflaiis. Addison afffd that tho sight wns the ino*l useful ami the most important nud tii most pleasurable of nil our sens**, but I Inclined to think that when our dear rolati Ji\?? far nwny we would rather hear them talk to us than to see them, dumb. Biu. A hi*. UNCLE REMUS. Itrrr Rabldt Plays n Trunk on llrer F<?? at tbo llrnncli. The next tilin??? tho little boy had ,i??n oppor tonify to visit Uncle Remus the old man wai nlore', but he appeared to lie In good spirit. He was cobbling nwny upon what tho young ??t??r n cognized ns Tildy???s Sunday shoos, and singing * nutnhes of a song something lik?? this: "O Mr. Rabbit! jo??? eye mighty big??? V.*, my Lmdf dey er Hindu Ter ter see (i Mr. Rabbit! y??* mil mighty short??? Ves, toy Lord! lilt des fits me!??? The child waited to hear more, hut th was the sail" thing over and over again???id ways about Brother Rabbit's big eyes, and hit (holt tail. After a while Undo Remus cc kuowlidged the ptuscuce of his little partu by reinai kiLgt "Well, sir, wo er all yer. Brer Jack at Fit T?? mpy ??-n d??t nr Tiidy nigger may 1*5 pacin??? *roun' loolcltt* in de feucu cornders ft ( hris???inus, but tnu ?? n you en ole Brer Rabbit, we are nil yer, ini ef we aint right on de spot, r inighly *doso erroiin???. Yawor, we is dat; Itnhhit, wid ho big vo er htiabty dose errom no* s| < diUHily old Brer 1 i* and he short tail. Don't tell ???bout alive or it she dead. Methinks 1 seo that frantic youth climbiug up Taylor's ridgo not benrii'g a flag nor shoutiug excelsior, but with a awed and patientsnduess exclaiming, ???Tonic hn*tc, Orlando, carve on every tree. The fair, the chad*???, the unexpected soo.??? ??????Tell mo my friend,??? said I to my cum- pit n ion. "tell me if you know, why did this lovesick youth paint Limy Hinton???* name upon this?? lonely rocks???? Solemnly ho chewed his cud amt spot upon the ground a* he replied "to back her.??? YVtil, 1 reckon there must ho some charm in three letters all alike and in a row, for a colored tin ml of mine came tho other day and Onykfl.o, "Loss, if you is gwino to town 1 wish you would lake dts Imre dollar and get mo t* me medicine, my old 'oiunn is right miny and dont have no appetite to ??*t nothin??? aud 1 want you to get her some chronic modieiu't ???en.vtbiii??? with three letters on it all in ?? r ??w. Time b???s or three B's or three X???s or sum tot her letters nil alike. -1 think it will Help h.i .??? Well, 1 forgot it and brought him bva hie dollar nnd his wile got well. Chaltoogn???vnlley,which includes Broom town and other divisions is about twenty miles Ung and will average ten miles wide, and there u i???? t a lovirr or uioro productive region in tho aoulh. liuod people live there. Plain people, hospitable amt kind nud of atmplo Imbits uud limited r. in billon. Hemmed in by tho moun tains, they have not yet been demoralised by the tollU* and fashions that modern civil!* *- lion brings. They have their Innocent pleas- tms ai d pastimes, their schools and churches, their fireside gutlxriugb aud games, their lovo and courtship ond happy marriage, but they do m l have their sbows???and eireuises nor lull tier(perns nor gas-lit saloons nor bitlinrd tables nor annual pilgrimages to thu'apriug* lu a*-arc???ll of pleasure. The girls need no paint to make tlx m rosy, no hundred dollar silks t make them lowly, no teq dollar parasols t ht.p them fuir, no morning drive* to keep thon iu good health, no twilight dresses or flouncts shinalid down or trains to b* troil on or California diamonds tobedaislo fools, Th??y ere girls, thoy are, just human, aud when fanner l*oy marries one of thenf ho g??*U wife. Their beys mud n*?? iMsebaU t*?? givo thon strength. Baseoall! Well, I used l ??l????ve real ret fi r the old town ball we used to play, and hr awhile in these Inter years I hud re- ???po t for baseball, for I thought m*yb.??? .t w.i* an improvement upon the game, but ??iuce they have sot to seitdiug iff after professionals wii?? do nothing but play for money, 1 have h??it all inti rest in the sport. Baseball is a tine sport, I tit a |oor business. Busiuess i * one tnin?? and ploy is another, ami when boys put play ahead and moke it a business instead of a re creation, 1 am obliged to think they had bet ter step. The thing h about run iu the 8 ri.iiml now all over the state, ami the tio??t ring the boys know they will lose their situa tions, or lose theiF ambition to exeel iu study or to pursue some useful occupation. 1 n??y l??c wiong iu my old fashioned, peculiar views but 1 wish 1 had two nine* in my fodder-field for abcut two days on a wager os to who would J 'ull the mart flbddar, ami 1 would like to have Icnry Grady to sit on the fence with an not- hr* 11a over him, aud hear him holler, "hurrah for the Atlantas." 1 visited Trion factory, the model euterprUo that Mr. Allgood conceived and established ???ctr.c thiity-tive years ago, aud which has S own to l>e one of the largest and, perhaps ??? most prosperous in the south. A man ol gnat firiebf character and will power and itUrminatiot) andplau .and foresight, ho was able to enlist other capital with hit own and for all thise years it has been a success,enrich- these who were interested ami giving employment to hundreds of poor and (Tepea- dent people. When he died hit associates show ed their respect fcr hi* labors and hit mem >ry by ??rcrtii???g a monument to him. h i* built of Italian mm Lie and cost $>,000 aud tUud* in I the factory yard a silent but over speaking monitor to thus** who com* after him saying, ??????be earnest, be diligent, be bold and fear not.??? His cou seems u??have inherited the father???s wirtuis, and though a young man manage* these large int?? rests profitably and well. For years it Las cost an average of 17,500 annually to carry tbeir products over the mountain to R?? n r, *td adurd in this is the outlay for forty mules and In wsgont and barnel*. This sum is six per cent interest upon |125,VJJ grriiHippiirriit cnthusiosin, "kazo duy niut no use rr inlkiii??? 'bout dat crcctur.??? The little boy wns very anxious to know why. "Well, I fell you,??? said tho old man. "One time d?? y wuz a monstTi* dry soasoii in do sot- th nx i.t whnr all do creetur* live at, on drink- Ivi???-wnler got mighty skaco. Do creeks got low, and do brnucheo went dry, on all rj rings in ii ko d??r disap|>earaiico ???cop???n ? nat big tin w-linr all do creeturs drunk at. >ey???d all merf dnr, d??*y would, on de bigges??? 'ml driuk flu', on by tie tlmo d?? big uix nil di.tia sve jc dvr thus* duy want a drop lof fur dc little tins sknccly. "LVso Brer Rabbit us on do happy side. Ki anybody gwino git water Brer Rabbit de 1H- era-turn 'ud sco ho track ???roun* do spring, but doy aint nov* ketch 'ini. Hit got so nth w???ilc iiut do big crcflurs 'ud crowd Brer Fo out, i ii den 'twon't long ???fo??? ho hunt up Brer Rabbit en ax 'ini w???nt lie gwino do. "Brer Rabbit, ho sorter study, en don ho up???ii tell Brer Fox for ter go homo en rub Mar sis all on hhac'f en den go out on waller in dc !??a ft. Brer Fox ax w'at ho rnus??? do don, en Bre r Rabbit ??uy ho mils??? go down by do spring cn wVn do creetur# come ter do upring for ter git dey water, lx* uius???jiimn outatum, on don nils r ili.t he inns??? waller lax he ono er dom ar kinder varment w'at got bug* on urn. "Bn r Fox. he put out for home, ho did, on w'i ii lie git dnr he run ter do riiobud en di>* gnwm liiste'f wid lasses,ou den ho went out in ??ic bushes, hi did, en waller in do leaf* on troth tad lx* look mo*??? bad ez Brer Rabbit 1m k w'i n ho play Wull-er-du-Wust on do creetur*. "Wen Brer Fox git hlssc???f nil fix up, went down ter do spring cn hidn hino???f, Binx by all do creetur# come alter der water, in w???ilc* dey ???qz a scullin' en a-hunehin', on ??????pushiu* eu n icruugin???, BroiwFox ho jump i ui???n do bushes en sorter switch hisso???f ???roun???, in, Ides* vo??? soul, he look Ink de Olo IV*y. ??????Brer Wolf tuek???n seo Mm Am, en ho jun . spat???g over Brc-r B???ar head. Brer B???ar he lip lack, rti ax who dat, en do* time ho do di* d* tVr creetur* dey tuclt???n uinko a break, duy iliil, Ink punki.'s rollin??? down hill, on m *<??? ???fo' ytiid'n wink yo??? eye-ball. Brer Fox hud dc range cr de spring nil by liiste'f. ???*V it ???twan???t fur long, kazo ???fo??? dc creetur* mov???d fur, dry tuck???u tu???u ???roun???, dey did, crepe back for ter see w???at dat nr skerry lo in' vaii'ieut doin???. Won dey git back in ?? in' distuns dnr 'ii* Brer Fox watkin' up on down switchin' hisse???f. "Do cr*eturt dunner w???ot t4*r make Dey watch, cn Brer Fox march, dey watch, cn nc n.nieli. Hit keep on dis away twol biim-bv Brer Fox 'gun ter waller in do wn'er, *n right dnr,??? cominucd Uuclo Remus, lean ing l nek to laugh, "right dar???iu whnr Brer Bulbil had ???im. Time lie ???gun ter waller iu d* wait r ile Macses 'gun ter melt, en twaut no time skaccly ???fo* de Masses en ??w leaf* dcu * ull nmli i ff, ?? n dur 'uz olo Brer Fox dos os r.atehul *z life. "Dc Brer Fox know ???bout do leaf* coin in' i tl, lx- venr But H???nr holler ou top er do hill: ?????? *Y?? ii head 'im t.fl down dnr, Brer Wolf, en 1'H b* ad Mm ( tl ???rouh??? yer I??? "Brer Fox l??.????k ???roun* eu he *ce all do lei\f< done come off, cn wid dat he make a break, e.i he wan???t none too soon, n???rr, knze little mo??? rn do creetur# ???ud a ketch ???im.??? Without giving the little boy tlmo to n*k any questions, l tiolo Remus added another hit U* bis Babbit song, and harped on it for several minutes: * ??????O Mr. lubbttlyo* year mlthty long??? Yes, my laird! dey made for ter i.u ; O Mr. KsbMlI yo* loot utuhiv sharp- Ye*, my haul! Fey cut* down Next KlVk, "liKOTIICK Fox'* Fimi-4K vr." t opyTlght, A PsorL* Wile Cax Xot M*hk Ft??*.???The r#I Uibi ????f the Msrlar mast *???f Kew Guinea are repnsenhd by the Russian explorer, Dr. Miklucho Moelay, as being in the inoit primi tive stage. They arc wh. ly unacquainted w ith metals, and make their weapon* of stone. I **ce# and wi- d. They d * not know how to start a fire, though the firW is in u*-?? a*noiq When tho traveler asked them h * v they make a fire they could not understand h.?? quest i< n. but they regarded it as very- amus- si d answered that when a person's tir?? (*ul h??got s??*m?? ??f a neighbor, and if all fire* in the village should go out th-y d p??*t it fn-m tho next village. Some ??f the nail* rs represented that their fathers an t grandfathers had !??? Id them that they remesn- hmi a time, or had heard Iba their an ???-*??- tors that there was a time when tho tire was m??t kin wr. and everything vi?? eaten nw. The natives of Ilio* southern cotut of Xew Guinea, having no Iron, shave themselves now with a piece **f eUss. r??rtuerlv they shaved with Hint, which they could sharpen quit * | well, and tif<d w ,'.h centidcrabbt dexterity. JEFFERSON???S HOME. Tbs Jefferson Manor as It Stands To-Day, A Monu ment to Past Oreatneas???Incidents and Aon- dotes of Its Illustrious Owner and No table Guests???LaFayetta** Visit. CiMBiorrrJVfUj?, Va., Sept. 5.???[Special Cor* rcapondcncc Constitution.]???No ono goes to Char lottesville in Virginia without driving to "Mon- tlcello.??? H I* the show place of the t.?? fghborhood. and indeed the ono place beside the unlveraity worth a visit. The Charlottesville people are very proud of two things???their courthouse and "Mintlcello.??? They Invariably ask a stranger If he has eccn the former aud visited tho latter. Very many reasons are given why he should go to "MontlceBo??? If he has never been, and he is taken bodily to inspect the old courthouse where Modi ton, Monroe and Jefferson have resfnatively looked after the into erts of clicutf. We met with the titual treatment accorded atranger* in reference to these points of intereat our public spirited friend carried un almost ly force to oxamlnc the old court, dingy with the accumulated dirt of ages. It is a remarkable state of affairs in Charlottesville that whenever an object or tiling becomes dingy it itamediately lie- conus venerable in the eyes of the inhabitant*. There arc more venerable looking homes, more venerable looking vehicles, more venerable look ing hones, more venerable looking inen, and more venerable looking , than iu any place we ever chouccd to he Iu. All these venerable looking ob jects are held sacred, a* they should be, of coarse, hut still it must be very Inconvenient at times to so regard them. Perhaps the ino-d noteworthy inci dent connected with my.tourof inspection about the courthouse was the kindness of ray friend in pointing out a certain dingy looking spot on tho wall, where he solemnly assured us Mr. Jefferson was wont to rest hi* head. We looked at it with becoming reverence, and made a few ap propriate remarks about the exceeding priceless iicrt of aticb "a relic" to Charlottesville. When I had solemnly promised to visit "Monticelio,??? I **???? permitted to depart and prepare for our Jour- *;(???) thereto 'ihe hot August sun wns shining fiercely as drove over Clinrlottcaville sli cots, and not a breeze frem the mountains was tempering tho uutr???srays, tut when the town was left behind, our way led through rich meadow land,where the corn becoming golden, and through cool forests* where tho axe of the woodman had never been raised. Very little of Virginia ter- filmy was spared the devastating huna of war; the country about Charlottesville, however,wliuessc-dhio clash of contending armies, its face wns ns Mnllling, ns beautiful, and ns rich uature???s promise us in the duy when tho fiery ncs from "Monticelio" stables galloped over e iiioumaln road to the town. Thu old noma* a civilization pust and gone were standing ill the midst of pence nud plenty, nud if forsooth, the slave quarters were tunautlcui. a belter and a surer prosperity had arisen from the wreck of the for- tunes of the i-ast. Wc began the two mile ascent, gradual and easy, which was to land us ut the gate of 1 hi mas Jefferson's horpo. Tho road had hern cat from out tho mountain Ido by him, and had been, changed from time to .inx- until it had become perfect lu its way and kind. The boundaries of toe estate were entered ???ilch however wore not _e*. but were tuposing in imp-Mug grandeur ou either side. All over the fine of the earth, ns far as the eye could sec, tho nn<hr{>rowtli wns composed almost entirely of Fiotrh hmonp Upon diligent inquiry It is ascer tained that Mr. Jefferson, who by the way had a nintila for importing tURigs, brought his Feotcli broom from HW other /tide of the Atlantic planted it to keep ids mountain sides * being wiihlird into uuslghtly gullies. It seem* -Mverefl its purple In an admirable until- discoveries sueceed in giving ini value, "MoutT tu-r, and 11 future i tLeoldeu time .Mi house and reached tho imrtico by circular sweeps; the age now is too fad for such an o i\V an-I pr.v It netd way of getting there, so a shorter and aud convenient, less plctur* w Intis its length through the ruins of tno slave quniters. lu spptosehlnK the houso by either way )oil rats the burial ground* where Mr. Jeffuntou, aud iiumcioitf relatives who died before and after him, are sleeping. A curious idea was this to to te the tomb in atich a place, where every visitor j??s, by the force of cltcuinspitico, obliged to have his thoughts turned to the subject of death I to fore little mountain." The name as applied t > this , articular M-ot hn* reference to the (act that it is tlic>ma)le??t of the neighboring mountains. It c-uld with equal justice and propriety buapplie<l o (sell nud every one of them, for they nro not ren arkablc- for height, for rugged ness, for any thing indeed rave their la???auty. ??????Monticelio??? is ???*i putty iisine nud has n soft, sweet ouud; doubly kweCt uml Mtit must it e??Mi:e to Mr. Jcffrrvon as thcone spot dearest on artli to him???his home. It was uot his ancestral iMite.. IBs father lived a iiilio or so away, but hi* biuhplrce was iu riglA of "Monticelio. It had always !>ccn to him a favorite retreat; hero os a young boy he loved to come aud ramble in woo.!# and imM hi* young eye** on the view that lay"* before him; ncrc ns a young man he was t to come w 1th his books and impels aud with beloved friend of his youth, Dabney Carr. _ ir after hour wouh! these two apcml iu the shr.de of Ihe spreading tree* in the soft summer time talking as only the joungcrui talk, iMilldtng IhcfrUn. ritip of ihe cere, and whin - l???"K , Vltvil.i.ili f J( I-ClMUl 111* lltllo inter on tluj till ciiiue the brothorfn-lnw friendship Im l ripened 17??.|, when Mr. Jeiferaou Rely fashioned and are evidently the handiwork of no mean artist. Home of the de*l*n?? are held* of enimsls, Egyptian pottery and curious looking V(M*lf, whose weird shape and almost i npis-ibie practical use. Iced one to conclude that they be long to a civilization remote from that of K rypt a* the civilization of ths present century is removed from that of the Ptolemies. 1 be east front Is tho principle entrance to the mei ricn. It was on the east front steps that Mr. Jefferson received the courtly Lifayutto when the noble Frenchman, visited him on hi* aotd trip to this country. lie wu writing iu mg through the hall he reached the portico a* La fayette alighted, and as they fell upon each others neck* their greetings as heard by the bystitftfer.s "Ah! Lafayette!??? "AhI Jefferson!??? It wes a great nay at "Monticelio" when Lafay ette came, and during the two weeks of his stay it wss a princely hospitality dispensed there, linndrrds of the citizen* of surrounding counties flocked hither, and the drive to the house was dally filled with carriages and the portico thronged with visitors come to pay their re*; to the "friend of America." Let us follow the Frenchman through the portico, aud look about lawn in front. The other face is in the hall, and union, nnu nimmuHii mu wumc and pieced it in order. Tho bell of^HH clock is upon the top of the house, nn-l its tones arc deep enough to be heard a considerable dirianre. During the time these Swissartlzms re-1 Drained at "SfoiiticcBo,"oneof their nuatber sick ened and died, and he was laid to rest in the burial ground where & simple stone tells the usual story of birth and death. The clock run* regularly y.*t, and Is famous for the correctness of It* time. The hall is perhspN forty feet square, and extends through three stories to tho roof. It 1* uot ob structed byastaircase. Originally thestairswerear- ranged in the hall, but were removed,and stairway* were cut out of the walls on either side???Jtceo, narrow, winding stairs, perfectly iucondslcnt with ct*y buttbestrf tost Ideas of sobriety. Tbu cen ter piece in the hall is <v huge American eagle, who holds in his claws the suspended lamp, whose six Hitrsl burners give light nud ehe.TiutiiuM within. A gslleiy connected with the Second floor extends around two side*, and here the miraicims sut cud performed as the host and his princely guc-d E nosed through to the dining room on the right, ???ere It was the custom for them to sit and play on the evenings Jwhcn guests wero within, and their music was softened ns it iloit.-l drtrn through the open doorway aud lost itself in the in the winter, .standing iu the hull the afternoon wc were there, was a bust of Jefferson, mounted on a column. From this column tte pillars at the capital who will restore it. Thu floor of the hall, as the med ss a reception room, atul the parloi opening into it from the rear made the two rooms exceedingly convenient for tho pur- pones of entertainment. The dining room opened Into the hall from the right, aud by moans of sli ding door*, could be made into otic with tho break fa ft room nn*l conservatory. ??? Tho parlor is Massive plate glass mirrors of French manufact ... .?? 11( j gorgeouschandeli Wc counted the number pride owner end wns often said by him to bo t'icmxi elaborate of its kind in the country. One of the stand. It is carefully preserved and is curiously regarded by the visitor. The library, study and bed chamber of Mr. Jefferson are on the first llo r tiie life time* of Jefferson. Tlieir arrangement deserve* The ted chamber is large and flue high a style of art Tho mantle, while u-n naenltlcent work of art aud the bbuny^J*nips on cither end improM the visitor notice. ijfLfd Ml asthe |larlcr. ??? japraii , ..(gHiicc aud beauty. The bed is In an between the chamber and study, and can BETSY HAMILTON. A SKETCH OF LIFE IN THE BACK- WOODS. Fsti jr and H??r M Msw" Go to th# Cross Boads 8*.< Tb# Boys Pity Msrbles, sod Oet Into Fizht-Fap 8*ys, ???It Tskesa ffuep of Kinds of Folks to Make s Worl i," br* DM d trom either room; the door oTcommuni- tchtton h at tMe head of the taxi. It wss in this teem Mr. Lcfferscu died, and uot lu ono of tho lumbers shove as some Have sunpo*od. The _IUdy Is conucctcd with the library hjr moans of su arch. The study was the favorite re treat of Mr. Jefferson, and the favorite chair is ???till in the accustomed place. A large wooden c hnlr with a broad arm, where ho rested tho pap *r whereon he wrote. All about the floor in the neigh borhood of the chair are Ink spots whore thoMiiuo time careless hand of the statesman sunt hi* ink Hying. Thue snots arc faint with ago uud before lavuy ye*in will have become tudiscerulUly. U may uot be an impropriety to mention here a fact which is not generally known???that Mr. Jefferson tv with his left hand with the khiiio case aud tgbl. l* very s Hcooped out of the thick, massive wall* ttle places about tho size of the lower berth leaning car, whercou the taxi wa* laid. If the weather was at all warm these curious bad chambers must have been excessively hot. Tho space was meagre allowed lo the occupant U drew * - . .. - - ??? ??? chain- aud inai y itiuoatit hours lmdb-cn sp-.mt. Too view .* L ??tn c .................... the *ii??taoi._ untalti* wus lost in tho liuUnttugulrii tblc line where nuiuntnin and horizon meet, t'-irr entliu- ij'Mn ally approved of the plHit and assisted him laboiate the idea, amt olteu gave wise counsel Iter year* as the work went on. s y pl-jaunt a trrk was uot to be delayed atul that same .. . lira! work was begun which ***?? to make ??????Monticelio" tbu most magnificent . at In America. Tlie greater port ion d Mr. Jctlcixin'R slaves were put at work leveling the top of the mountain. Laborious aud dull -nit was this work, and mauy months were ooiraurnod in g( ttlug lira! broad, snitmth tub!** bind wlx-re m " * ??? and gtnunds stand. Before anything i doii imerous underpr i??c lid lu rttllerent dlrv?? ll- liter, in.d some of m.y yimU from th leinltwoid for Mvvernge . v?? r m* cmpbiyid. One of the j nl riulrway leading i- nte apartnnmU and tbu u * **-- qmrtui rt the l it with him ui t Ms hone ut the L bis morning ride. 1 nwl b; ??? of thei. of the c* ??? n matt( lery rione-bu iug 1 lii?? slaras from hi .... altogether bc-ra are pOMt-wcd of but little comnu ud tbcui. The imssagcs are very usrrow ou the h*uud and third fbairs???too narrow to peritilt two pusous to wulk abru.ist. Thocuiiingmro lo.v; thcrwro&ook* and ir.mnerics every where, and too courtusicn in irrcsi>tlblu that the umguificuiif-j of everything down Maim has itsceounini-Mt eo:np.*i Mod In tuc cloienera of everything above. Wo not prete-nd to know the reason for this, but are cettaili R??? Vrarrog ttfOT^IliHH TarltU'li and a British tioop appeared at u-jou o.i day In Charlottesvliic etrccts. They rests i Inn sw hile, and as the troopers dism nmt" 1 ?????? tlu-ir lionet to eat theirdiuuer, a friendiv En;li urtrn Mr.. of their < >ming. The family n so nu miles nl whei > Inn*i we di*??.;.??( iMtural | he i(>n. Wr: pi .di he u Utt???e Is ti at.y of ll*o ton* Mu-By pl-u id by tb -'eurloi ???ak of ii it are. lurtner tu the great r.;i be first?? ht e-.i- w.u Lrge- oy the iu-iguirt.vat .-??????ogt.t to the common pup*u. n; ted the hoiu-u. t nmgh It was on. h*r .-lx yisr* bter tne UuUh- le In the exquls- f the VUSIT-K :aitl p .rlo.*. I nt preventer t ju>t j rior i . prU ty . f m ???Mag . hU de* Wi.> t ub-l ed ??ad til. *??ll snny ofluiun d. !??SPd ??k\Uf(4l an wen ???r ato*n^ the nnmnU: 11??> l ottie and elegant s Vibvr. So Well did t U todsj iu ail it- * a inter tailing *??*ur c* to the viaRor uu ! the to ' ut Virginia me abut zthe do tp. iTl . i lutlratn the symmetry t???x* ???kill with ettt pr??| ii?? tor, a pen tie to an whose praiseworthy iiitebtlcii and liberal hand havustriven together riercand keep up the tda ???as far at can be r*pb??hcft, Mti ntterlv *nw??sv??fnl In Toil- t%?? f.ud r.nrirmch where ar? wl'.! entblr J tl.r-r. ??????? ??? Mt h*?? hc-n deftred or tnluret. j Ut l % V!t??ou tUmautel*. as well as the cornices. . . . . Jon of brd removed to tnu In M swsjr In anticipation of the eveut. .. sluruysoii of a Virginia farmer giiiloitud up to the door at "Montifcllo," MrT JoTuraon was the tide inentbcr of tl??u family at home. Utility collecting his ellveritnl valuable* be gave them to n trustworthy slave and ordered him t<i eoneral tlum, then mouutiug Ills horse he nale d-nvu tu-?? n.cuntaiii ou his way to rejolu his fun By. He hsd not proceeded far wlicu his sword tell from It* Mnbbnrd; dl-mountlng he rugaiuc l it.-in I n tic raised hi* eye* he saw below the redeoitYof tho Liilbb galloping toward him. T-ioy wruro u n n.oro than n mite away. Turning sharply to the left he rode Into tho taluk- i*t of Ihe woods where ho concealed himself until they paraed. Then regaining th - ro.i<l he punmu.1 his Journey until he jidtied his family at a ple-i of??sfcty. The custodian of the sliver an-I vain t- bl?? s was bttvy raising a sMno over otie of tho d irk itasragea beneath, when he heard th<5 clatter of the British cavalry. In the hurry .m l uxuitomant of H e moment, he pushed his fetio.v si ivu, diver, sml all Into the opening; a?? liaattlv raphtoe 1 tins Mi ne, lie was tfime too quick, aud yet the event* riniwtd he need not nave been m* hurried iu bis moreai-e it*. The tramp of the troopers wh lui rdcocitng hi* way. Tho Immured ??!avo re mained in hi* tomb thirty six hours when he was routed tiuue frightened than injured Cot-met Ti. th ton ordered every kiting at "Monticelio" to Iks locked. With his own hatuis he pIa??vdsc.iU on ev* (ty thing, and scut the key* with !??U compliment* by one of the staves to Mr. Jefferson. Wn.mhe ti ok his departure the live stock on the estate fol lowed In hts wake, probably attract vl by the star let coats of ??be Brit !>h. There arc legion* which have become tradition, concerning "Moniuxdio,??? aLut which the visitor here always gets tv full Uneftt. Jefferson'* honu* life w.i> an interesting our and of him, his habit, and hlsftasoclatl.m with "Monticelio" as h*e made it, i devote my aost yundsy* letter. Tiutx. Another Life Saved. Mrs. Harriet Cutnming*, of Cinuinnati, Ohio, writes: "Early last wittier my daughter was attttckeii with a severe cold, which settled cn her lungs. We tried several m *<liuiuo??, none of which scented to do her any go.*!, but *h?? eu.tintud to get worse, and???finally rai*>il large amounts uf blood from her lung*. Wc called in a family physician, but he failed to do htr anv r**d-??? At that time a. friend wh * hsd been cured by DH.YVM.HALL???S BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS advised mo to give it a trial. YVu then get a bottle and she bwgtn t" improve, and bv the use of three bottles wra?? entirely cured/' The boll worm Is (itstrovins a tn crop la the can brake country oiAlab-tmi. Or high or low, or rich or poor. None would foul teeth or breath eadu'i If they but knew how sure and *wtft Wag KJZODOST. that priceless gift. In giving beauty, lUe and Mao To every charm the mouth can own. T'other doy me and maw walked over to the cross roads store to do a little tradin', and as we come in sight and seed the gang that was gethcred 'round the door, maw she lowed: "Betsy, its jist as your pap say*; it takes a heap of different sort of folks to make a world.??? It was Baddy, and they was a waitin' for tho inail; it dont come but ouce't a week, au<l they inginnc-rly waits tel then to come to the store. The women folks comes too aud fetches ther babies and little ficedogs, and sometime* they fetch aiggs and ingon buttons and dried fruit fo'swap.for cotton cards and factory thread and snuff. , They comes soon of a mornln??? and set* about all doy long and dip snuff* and smoko and lugs thcr babies, and,if anybody kicks the lit tle fice, it makes 'em as mad as if you???d a ???lapt the baby. Ther is alters a gong of half grown boys a pitchiu* horseshoes and a playin??? marvels under them???trees back of the store; they sound like they are quarreliu' all the time, hut they are havin??? a power of fun. ???Vench your roundance.??? "Look at Bill, he'* a fudgin???.??? "Fat and stick it." "Thar now, Jim???s dead.??? "That'* uot for, Joke he fudged, its not far, so it hoint. Jim???s not dead, kase Jake ho fudg ed.??? "Taws on tho middle,??? "vench your backs.??? "Knucks.??? "Roundance, no losance.??? "Kicks.??? "Vench your taws." "Fat aud go lost;" and with all of this some of 'em cant keep from mix in??? in a few onih*. Some hoys thinks they cant be a mau tel they lam bow to cues. The men folks inginncrly sets oti thorn f oods boxes 'fore tho storo door amt chaw* to- acker and mokes ther pipes and whittles sticks ond talks religion utxl politic* and tho craps and the weather and wuit* fur the ' mail. Borne of *ctn never got a letter in ther live*; I know in reason old Wigginsoker never, uml if he did ho couldent rend it, but ho take* . tho county papers, "Our Mountain Home" ami "The Reporter nnd Watch tower.??? They hud his name in ono of ???em onco???t, nnd he has been a tokin' of it ever nen$o. Hi* old 'otnau raised a turriblc big beet in her garden and ho tack it to town, and tho paper snid it wns "a beet thnt beat all the beets in that beut," and settso then he's been a havin' the papers read to him and n listenin??? for hi* name. IIo (Tint write and he dont git no letters, but rog'lnr us n Faddy comes, ho pokes lull head nnd crc-ms his neck over the railin??? at the jtostofflco nud raxen: "Air thar airy docky-mnnt for ino???? A. J. Wigginsoker, Esq., or Jim Wigginsoker as it wnir, airy one; well gimmo my paper ct tbnr lioint no d????cky-ment.??? , Squire Roberson ingenucrly roads tho'pa per, nnd they all gethurs around him to hoar the news, and if he hnint thar to rea l it, old man Simpson tries to spell it out for ???em nnd they know about as much when he quit* as when besot in, but they ???pear to go homo satisfied. Sometimes a fancy dressed drum mer will be tbar, and they???ll git him to road, though some of ???em had sooner listen at him talk ns read. IIo tells the nows from ever ho talks old Wf aid man Simpson listens wit jaws drapt, ond believes every word of it, whether thnr???s airy bit of truth in it or no. They???ve got confidence inrtSquire Roberson. Bomo of ???em never give* ther opinion on nothin??? tel they hear what Squire Roberson thinks on the subject. Old man Simpson will go-wlth the squiro in politics every time; but when it comes to religion nobody can???t turn his brad. He rends trio Bible aud put* hi* own meaning on what be read*, aud Mr. No body needn???t try to tell him different. IIo knows w hat he reads, and secs with hi.* own eyes bettur???n anybody elso catt tell him. He will set and argy his pint a half n day, or os long as anybody has got the time or keOr* to listen, and ho don???t think nobody cati git to heaven lessen they beliove his way. But ho is ignant nnd doi/t know no better. They had read the papers and talked over the new*, and old man Simpson wn* deep in a Bible argy-mciit, when one of tho hoy* coino a runnin T and lowed: "Some.of you???unses hod better conto yntqler aud part them ar boy*. They???ve lit and fit and tit, nnd douo fought tel Jim???s year???s oil a bleed In???;??? "Whose a fightin???7??? says Squiro Roberson. "Why, Jake Simmon* is a tryin??? to kill Jim Lr.itis. Jim ho fudged, aud Juko ho tuck roundance on Jim, and Jim ho nit Jake, and, and???and???and????????? "Ho never uono, ho never neno, no sicit of a thing. Jake he hit Jim fuftt, so lto did," fny* another b??.y. Aud five or six was tryin??? to fell it, all tulkhi??? at ouce???t, and all toilin??? it different, nnd ull talkin??? so loud wo could n???t skeeely hear who it was nor what it was. When we-got out thar Juko lmd Jim down with Li?? year in his mouth, and ull tho boy* was grthcrcd around eggin??? ??-f ???em uud sick in??? of Yin on to fight like two dog*. "Hit hint, Jake???that???s right???hit him iu the short ribs." "Bite him, Jim. Hit hint iu tho hud of tho year. I'nll hi* her, Jim. Bite him, Jim. Now yon got Jim. Fling him down, Jim." "Gouge him, Jake, 'fore'lie fling* you. Look out. Jake, he ia a tryin??? to fling you. Ti nt???s right, Juke, trip him up. Now dif him in the bud of tho year. That's right, ???lake, bite him." And thar thoy hod it all ever the piny ground. The old men run up and jerked Jake ofl???n Jim nnd parted ???em??? and thiy was so bloody .and dusty thar own mammies wouldn???t Iravokuowcd ???em. "Conte, Betsy, yes# us bo a gwino," siy* maw. "I km.wed that wns tho way it wn* a gwiuc to tend \yhen I beam all that cusain???.??? "It tokes a heap of sort* of folks to make tie world," rays pop, Brtsy Hamilton*. * Macon. Gs., September 1 lAsi.???E litors Consti tution; Injrourlraue of the 30th lust. I ace the query made concerning my whereabouts, and w lu ther er not 1 ba??Lfallen a victim to the delu sive eloquence and deceptive speech of J. K, Bry- ant snd lti* ring. I de-tire to say thxt I am not now, nor neither do I cxijpct at any other times to l e used as a tool by that comiDt and unprin cipled yang. That they have a great many black iixn of fl;c*tatv under their thumb, I do not, nor munct deny; but their past record h *.?? well- known. and tbeir further purpose* so well under stood. all of which is agattut ihe blaek mvt, that I <nn never consent to be unedorc-mtrollct by them. ;Though silent nmv, 1 promise to bo ho THE BUSINESS SITUATION. Encouraging YTews From B. O. Dun & Co's. Blercantlle Agency. Mcrare. R. O. Dun & Co???s, mercantile agency has Juit Usucd a work from the preface of which wo extract the following: . The progress towards recovery from a pjntc oi great Intensity, and from the culmination ofalong period of demining values, must necessarily oe slow. Tut-xput a sudden revival of trsdo,/Im proved profits and safety in credits, would do t> nope for the impossible. lienee, the simmer occurred, tru?? ere. In v months, i frequui . failure* have ??? limited tt-id pro.lt* met- ...... W v v.'euu of the previous six u .w.i...r, which were most sknlfhuut in their ha'fictcr, the progress made during the sum mer is even more hopeful train could lmve been anticipated. S* wide*pwl dhuKtcr has been encountered; numorou* brum hes o{ Lustiness have been fairly pro.puwu*; the monetary situation Is gmduilly impr.mnz. nnd whnt threatened to Ikj a sea-oti of prolonjpl anxiety and stringency seems gnttiuully a.-suming an asf??ect of prom- Ire. burveying tl??e whole kLiM oi the country, ull the conditions essential to :i pro.*- iK-rc us milium) trade pcent present. It m ty ba that there arc* element* un??eeu which will prevent the return of full prosperity-that tho wmt of the dlfilculty of restraining eotnpetftio. tnrd the return of an entirely satisfactory sUto ol bmititfr. But, on the other band. a sTtuatlon more pregnant witli favorable profpeets than thnt wit id; ut present exist*, ino teturus rcgiirtiltig theerop- ure so ft Uncut untver- sally lav* ruble, Hie extent, variety nn-i character of the prcnueU.io great as t??* indicate tint tin.* \car ot production will add *enorinou??ly t-> tnu wealth of the country aud to the dtntinyluK power of consumers. The otpii-Ry to ab*>rtp*uan- ufcrtUK d good* is likely to be very large, whlla stocks of merchandise in the hands of ret tiler* throughout the country have been so reduced that any revival in business must' largely^lucreA** harvest now being gutliere-1 over this bro.nl lai Reduced importation*, the gradual improvement In the values of representative securities, less ap prehension on the part of monetary institution*, the continuous How of flu migration???with the * imnieme contribution to the riches of the country hieli the year will witness???ought to ro*tor during the autumn a condition of nu-tinu** at onco be>aUbfui nnd profitaitic. - The* ready adaptability of tho vast majority of the people to the altered circumstance* of doper*- sion and lessened iiicotne** ha* bien apparent; and. s* compared with th.* experience sncuoudint the psiiittof 1873, there has during the pr-.**u;it year Uen exhibited a wonderful capacity for ad justing expenditures, business racth-???ds, and lex- fotud rxpe-c t* tions, to meet tho condition* of tho period. There lmve been, it Is true, ntiMieroim and siguilicutit failures, nnd, in certain iUio* of trade, dtpressioti exists, espociftily in thorn sfferted by the cessatiou of raiiroid bail I- |pg; but the rank and file of trader* h-ivo Hood ilie pressure well, ami economy, ro*trictol operations, and ft sense ??*f tho uccesdty to eurull. not cnly in expenditure, but in operation* aa.l ei.terraoes of every kind, have fasuu ol??*orvah!a on oil bonds. This cont-crvntiye tendency, oxl*b- lug in ci n.roon with the Ineredsod nroduction of the year, fs one of the mod Itopefui sign* Indica tive of a tetftrti of liealthier condition-'.. Ha that nrtwifhMiiudiug nil that has occurre-i in tlio last right months, the remaining tmrtof t!io y.*ar may, wcMhiitk, bo with confidence looke-l forward t??ft* likely to roult not nnuitfsfxctoriiy to all t!n*e Whcic bu??Jutt?? bus a legitimate h-isi*. Frcm the riiil&dclphia Cull. Butler???"Do you print election tickets?" I rintcr???"Y'Cft, sir; we turn them out by tho million." Butler???"Good J I want two." Fnnttr???-Two million7??? Butler???"Two tickets???one for mo and ono for Dana." From the Buffalo Courier. Ihe September oyster came In n little too'fresh, snd it bus already received a black eye. Trent the Philadelphia Call. City Iditor??? 1 "See here, you told mo you had had experience as a reporter." New Man???"Y*e??." "1 lien how does it hap|??cn that you u.??o such uu- Jnnrnslbtlc language ns this: ???The lion. Williaia Blank nex t addressed the meeting???? " "1 can t see w hat diffetctiee 'that makes. How 3 niIOUFAXD8 OF LETTERS in our possession ro* L pent this story: 1 have been n terrible sufferer ???r years with Blood and Skin Humors; hnvpboen obliged to shun public places by reason of my dis- llfiuring humors; have had tho best physicians: have spent hundreds of dollars nud got no real relief uutil I tired Cutkxba Rfsolvknt, the new Bleed Furillcr, intcrnnlly, and Cuticuea and Cut- h t ux Foaf, the Great Hkin Cures and Hkin Beaut!* flrrs, externally, which have curral tneauul left my akin and blood as pure as a child???s ALMOST INCREDIBLE. Jnntes F. Ilieliardson, Custom Houso Now Orica nr, on oath says: In ls;o Hcroftilott* Uloorg broke out on my body until I was a tmws of cor ruption. Everything known to the medical faculty wns tried in vain. 1 became a mere wreck. At tlmex cmild not lift my hands to my head, could not turn in tied; wns in constant pain, and looked id the d wo* perfectly cured. Sworn to before U. 8. Com. J. JJ. Cuawpoiid. STILL MORE SO. YYI11 McDonnld, 2511 Dearborn Street,CWeagn, gratefully acknowledges a cure of Eczema, or Holt Rheum, on head, neck, hue, arm* nnd leg* for seventeen yours; not able to move,except on hand* and knees, for ono year; not able to help himself for eight years tried hundreds of remedies; doc- hopeless, i???eriucneutly ! ELIES. MORE WONDERFUL YET. Henderson???* most prominent citizens. dont'wait. time toe ??? . ply, Fcrofulous, Inherit*-*!,! .mtaglyus a colored Diseases of tho Blood, Skin aud Scalp,with Ia ss of liuir. Bold by nil druggists. Price: CtmcTBA, 50 cts.; rt *etS. PuTTEtt DkUO AND I sm very respectfully yo id of thlse s, etc.. J. F. Ljxo From the Chiengo Herald. "O, Alfred!" cried out the bride on the train, "do leek st tho??e weeds and see thJl wronierful fewer! It is like a great ml rose, and L* Just the shape of?? heart. I should so love to have it! Won???t j?? u get it for me, love? I will carry It home uo-1 pn terve it as asouveulr, you know, pot. Do hurry, Alfred!" The otatilent husband hasteaet oat. nrtsklrg his war into the weo!* h*?? se??ra??l ]<i*t ready to grasp the peculiar prise, when right iu UroLt oi him rose ihe form of an Irishman, evi l--;t- ly a section band, w ith !??la back to th * track, lie ir- !r ? the co|?e he turned, and iuqitired: ??? What yo vtntr* "l-oh???fth???bug pardon!" ??*f.iK?? uerel tne young Lustiuid, ??????tmt i?? there a heart--*h??tK*-l wt???d tl(-W(r Is there?" "What ye rivla' i.n*r* re turns 4 Pet. indignantly, but puzzle 1; id }cr wild fio !.h*-!: th f hint! bride did bet git L* From the New Y???ork Mail. W ilt Mile. A irate U Mile. Rose Mlgnon.e young acins* from the Palais Royale and Theatur de* Y'srfeti?, Faria. Mile. Mlguoa intend* soon to at peer In New Y'ork. fite wid in broken EnglUb: -1 think I will sue two monz iu New York, two n ?? r z in PbilsdripnlA and two monz tn B >*ton.??? ???Ab. not two months tn Boston." auegeatcl Mile. A1nee ??????Why, i* not B-wtone nlo-r* Mile. Mig- r?? n ft??ked. "O. Bostonte end tret jail* pour uae simsite." wsrifUe. Almee's reply. *R*P. ATTTV F .??. r Suuburn.???Tau, and Oily 7? , , UJ * X Kk ??? n * Blnckheads, and Skin Ulein idles, use CUTlCUh * A craduato from fonr medical colleges; S5 years* expurieiice and extensive practice la Kiigland. France and America,speedily and permanently cure* all Chronic. Xrrvovt, HUmA and hkin Iruccuu, JAixr % Kidney and Vrityiry Troubles. YOUHG, MIDDLE-AGED AND OLD MEN, who are suffering from the terrible effects of ex. haunted VilalUy, Wervous and Physical iMbiUlyfrom Indiscretion, Jlxccu, Krpoeun or Indulgence. A Care la guaranteed la every rase. asoOT remedies act quicaly aud cure permaneuUy. Patients treated In all porta of the world. A64 page Book,Containing fact* whleh should Knre blf^r m uracitoi!. Ma.l*-1 - H*T3 'U L* J??? with a Ust of qoesUooa*** -CV b b. S Easiest ri4ing jrz j food* and it nr drives of ntirs. Maanfiartered and