Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 6, 1873, Page 11

TIIE CIHITCAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY ¢, 1873. e L N e e R R e N Ol SR, A SRPGE 1s = 11 11 THE PLANET OF LOVE. Vonus on the Sun’s Face. The Transits of 1639, 1701, and 1769, R, A. roctor in the Popular-Seiencs Monthly, Tiach evoning during tho month of April tha planet of Lovo could bo scen in tho west for s fow hours aftor sunsot, Bho sot carlior and oarlior ench succossivo night,~ovortaking the Bun, na it woro,—and toward tho ond of Aprilshe could no longer bo dotected. On tho5th of May she had ovortakon tho sun, passing him at a dis- tanco of nbout throo timos his own broadth abovo or {o tho north of his dlsk. When thoso linoa appear she will bo a morning star, This passago by the sun {s tho last mndo by Venus (ot loast when on tho hither side of him) boforo the long-desired and now famous transit of Do- cember 9, 1874, whon, instend of passing by the pun, olther above or below bis disk, ns sho usu- ally doos, ehio will pass right across hia faco. Bo much hag beon sald of lata respocting thia approaching phenomenon, aad 80 much impor- tauco is dosorvedly attached to it, that my road- ors will probably bo iutorested by a briof and simplo nccount of the matter. In particular, somo may desire to know what Liaa boon tho apo- cinl aim of tho controversy recently and still in progress, ~ Beforo entaring on these mattors, I shall mako & fow romarks on tho history of for- mer traneits. i The first oceasion on which Vonus was over seon on thio sun's faco was on Nov. 24, 1099 (01d Btyle), corresponding to Dec, 4 (Now Btyle). It is rather singular that thon, somowhat na at prosent, doubts had arison, owing fto =& differonco of opinlon botiwoon sn astron- omor of- cstablished reputation and one loss kuown to tho sclentific world, Tho Balgion sstronomor Lansborg had stated in his ** Tables of tho Motion of Vonus" that no transit wonld occur In 139, Young Horrox, whilo proparing himsolf for practical observation, undertook (apparently from sheer lovo of sclence) the com- utation of Vobus' motlons from tho tables of nnaberg. Theso tablos wore so highly valued Dby their author that ho had spokon of ‘them a8 superior to all othors—* gquantum lenta solent intor viburna cupressi.” But Horrox rocognized mauy imporfoctions in them, and at longth, ns ko says, *broko off the usolons® vomputation, ro- eolved for tho futuro with myown eyos to obsorvo the positions of tho stars in tho Leavens; but, lest so many hours should bo ontirely thrown away,” Lie mado uso of Lis rosults to prodiot tho Jositions of tho planots. Whilo thua engagoed, 1muivca," he procoeds, “my first intimation of the romarkablo conjunction of Venus and the sun ; and I regard it a8 o vory fortunate occur- ronco, insomuch as about the boginning of Oc- tobor it Induced mo, in expectation of #o grand o apectaclo, to obscrve with increasod attontion.” Novortholoss, his heart was wroth. within him sgoinst Lanaborg, insomuch that ho could not rofrain from tho oxtromo stop of * forgiving " him in the following agroeable torms: *I pordou, in tho menntimo, tho miscrablo arroganco of. the Bolgian _ astronomor who has overlonded Lis useloss tablos wifli such unmerited praiso, and cosso to lamont tho mis- application of ‘my own timo, deoming it a sufll- ciont roward that I was theroby lod to consider and foreses tho appoarance of Yenus in tho sun. But, on tho other band, may Lansborg forgive me” (this is oxquisito) ‘‘that I hositated to trust him in an obsorvation of such importance, and from having boon so often docoived by his pretonsions to univoisal accuracy that I disro- gorded the genoral recaption of Lis tablos. cst & vain oxultation should deceivo mo,” Lo proceods, * and to provent tho chiance of disap- Pointmont, I nos only detormined diligently to watch tho important spoctacle mywolf, buk exhorted others whom I knew to Do fond of nstronomy to follow my example ; in ordor that tho testimony of sovoral persons, if it should uo happen, might the more ut!octunllg promoto the attainment of truth, and becauso by obsory- ing {n differont places ouir purposo would be less likely to ba defoated by the accidental intorposi- tion'of clouds, or any fortuitous impediment."” 1lo was particulasly anzlous, beeanse Jupiter aud Morcury scomod by their positions to throaton bad wenthor. ‘“Tor," soya ho, “‘in such appro- honsion Icoincide with tho opinion of the astrolo- gers, bocauso it i confirmed by oxporience; but in other respects I cannot holp despising their puerilo vanities.” Among the astronomors to ‘whom ho wrote was his friond Crabtreo.* Horrox caleulated that tho transit would begin at 8 o'clock in tho aftornoon of Nov. 24; but #oing unwilling to depend ontiroly on his own opiuion,” ke begen his watch on Saturday, Nov. 23, On Sunday morning ho resumed it, only i ioirupting it to go to chinrch—so, at leaat, I in- terprot his romark that ko was callod mvay by businoss of tho highost impurmncu, which,” for thoso ornnmental pursuits,” ho * could not with propriety negloct. . . . About fificon min- loapnst 3,” ho proceeds, ** whon I was again at Jiborly to continue my labors, tho clouds, ag if Ly divine interposition, were ontlvoly disporsod, aid I was onee moro invited to the oful task of ropenting my obsorvations, I then boheld a moat ugroeablo epactaclo, tho objoct of ny san- guino wishos, & spot of unusual maguitudo and of a porfoetly eircular shiapo, which had already {fully entored upon the sun's disk on tho loft, eo that tho edges of tho sun and Venus perfectly coincided, formiug an angloof con- Fat" "1 pess ovor his briorvations, to anoto hia account of the feelings with which Crabtroo wit- nossod tho apectacle of ¢ Vonus on the sun's faco.” “Ihad written,"” ho snys, *‘tomy most estoemod friend William Orabtree, & porson who Lins faw suporiors in mathomatical learning, in- viting bim to bo prosont at this Uranian banquot, if tho weather pormitted; and my letter, which arrived iu good timo, found him rendy to oblige me. . . But tho sky was very unfavorablo, being obscured during tho groator part of tho day with thick clouds; and, ea ho was unable to” obtain a view of tho sun, ho despaired of moking an obsoryation, and rosolved (o tako no further troublo in the mattor. But n littlo bofore eunsot—namely, about thirty- five minntos past S—tho sun bursting forth from bohind the clouds, ho =t once bogan to ob- scrve, and was gratifled by beholding the pleas- ing epeotaclo of Venus upon the sun's disk, Ttupt in contemplation, he stood for some time motionless, scarcely trusting his own sonses, through excess of joy; for wo aatronomors havo, @8 it wero, o womaniah disposition, and nre over- joyed with triflos, and such small mattors ns ncnrcol{ make an lmErauelon upon othors; o suscoplibility which thoso who will may deride with impunity, even_in my own prosonce ; and, it it gratify them, I, too, will join in tho morrit Ona thing I roquest: 1ot no sovero Quto be serionsly offendod with our follies; for, to spoak poetically, what young man on earth would not, like ‘ourselves, fondly admiro Vonus in conjunction with tho sunm, pulchritudinem divitiis conjunclam " Many yoars passed bofore anothor transit of Venus took place. ‘This was tho transit.of 1761, and it affor !lrlkill:lg ovidenco of the intorest with which, oven at this early opoch, astronomers regarded the transite of Vonus, that Dr, Halloy, tho firat Astronomor Royal, propared a dissort, tion on the subject of the transit of 1701 forty- five yoars boforo it took place. Considoring all the circumstances, ho mado a vory fair prodiction —in fact, tho calenlated timo whou Yenus was to be at hor nearest to tho middle of tho sun's faco was only about half an hour in eorror, whercay tho opochs firat aunouncod by our prosont Au- tronomer Royal for the ontranco and oxit af Veuus during tho trausit of 1874 were ono Lour and throo-quarters of an hour, respectivoly, in orror. I do not proposo hero, however, to touch on any of the mathematieal matters doalt with by Halloy, and I ahall contout mysolf with quot- Inig the remarks which ho made on the jmpor- tance of observing Vonus with duo caro for tho tuko of detormining tho sun's distanco: “T could wish," ho says (I follow Ferguson's transiation), “‘that many obsorvations of tho eamo phenomenon mli,vm bo tnkon by difforcnt persons ot soveral places, both that wo might arrive at a greater dml;rae of certalnly Ly tholr agreoment, and also lest any siugle obiorvor ghould bo dopriyed by io torvention of clouds of " sight” which 1 know not whether any Hving man In this or tho noxt ago will over 820 agaw, aud on which doponds the certain and adoquato’ solution of & problera tho most noblo, and at any othor time 0t to bo attaiuod to. T recommond it, thore- foro, nginln and aguin, to thoso curious nationo- mora who (whon I'am dead) will huve au oppor- tunlty of observing thoso things, that thoy wonld romombor this my admonition, and diligently apply thomsolves with all tholr might to tho auking this obsorvation 5 and I earucatly wiih them all imagiunblo suceosa ; in tho firat placo, hnt thoy mny not, by the unsonsouable obsourity of s oloudy sky, bo doprived of tlua mont dovire ablo wight 7 and thon that, having sseortained with morn oxactnoss the magnitudes of the plan- etary urléluul, it muy redourd to their hinmortal fume ond glory. WA faw y(t-'nrn);wfom tho transit of 1701, Dalislo, the Fionch aatronomer, undertook ® eiioful ane aiyuiy of ull the circumetances of tho wpproache Ing phonomonon. It hind beon ascortainod that tho transit of 1761 wna only the firat of a pair of tranaite, tho second ocouring in 17693 and it wny found that tho method by which Haliay had pro« porad Lo utilize tho earlior transit would not, on thig occnalon, bo altogother puitable, I sball pronently describo the nothods roapoctivoly sug- fontad, bt it 14 nccossnry to montion thom horo, i ordor slint, the clironological soquonco of tho ovonts may ho rocanlm(L Tor many who havo lieard Dolislo’s mothod Intely spoken of and in- siatod upon (as in Parliamont by Mr, Gosohon) hnve boon “led {o imaglno that it ia o recent invontlon, sud, ngaln, that it possosncs ront advantagos over Halloy ', wherens it wng nown and dikcussod bofore Lho tranaits of 1761 and 1769, ond, while vory properly adopted for tho firat transit, was as proporly superseded by Halley's in the cnso of tho socond, Tha transit of 1761 (like that which will ocenr horo on Deo, 0, 1832) ‘was partinlly visible in Englond. It wns obsorved st Groonwioh by the Rov. lien, Astronomor Royal, and at Sa- vilo llonse, noar Londou, by Mr. Short, * in l)rnsunco," 'snys tho mccount, **of Il Itoyal lighnoss the Duko of York, accompanied by thelr Royal ighuessos Princo Willlam, I’rinco Henry, and Prince Frodorick,” A great numbor of obsorvationst woro made aiso in difforout parts of the world, and a sufliolontly eatisfactory do tormination of tho sun'a distance woa doduced therofrom. 1t was, however, In 1700, ihat tho real attack was made. It was thon that the famous expodi- tion of Capt. Coolk, in the Endoavor, was mado, England bolng tho only country which had a atation in the Paclflo. ~ Tho arctic roglons woro visited also, n station heing selooted at Wardhus, in North Lapland, where tho following notablo poculiarity was presanted—tho bogiuning of the transtt was obsorvod bafore sunaat, and tho end oftor sunriso. Thore woro nlso stations at Kola, Yokutek in Siboris, Poking, Manila, Batavia, iludaon's Bay, St. Polersburg, Bt. Josoph in Californin, aid many othor placos. In all thoro waro 1o loss than seventy-four observing-sta- tions, wheroof fifty wore i Europe. ‘Tho roader neoed hardly bo rominded that the dotormination of the sun’s distance which was until lately {n uso in our toxt-books of astrono- my was basod on tho obsorvations made during tho traueit of Venus in 1769, Novortholoos it has Dbeen shown that those observations, rightly in- torproted, givo s dotermination of tho sun's dis- tonce according woll with thoro which havo Leon obtained by tho -best modorn methods, whothor theso have doponded on observations of tho sun himself, or tho moon, or Mars—or, Inatly, of tho wwitt llight of light. *Doth_thoae ardent studonts of asironomy died young, Horrox (o Horrocks, 88 his.name ia how moro commounly apalled), waa but 30 years old whow ho cal- oulated tho trauait, so that his feat may vot fuapily be compared to that of Adams Incaloulating the placo of the unknown planat Noptuno within s fow months of taking his dogres, Each instanco of an enrly mastory, of difficult problems was fated to meet with negleot but Horrox died beforo juatico had heen dono lim, Adnms wns quickly abls to provo that his work was souud, ot ithstanding the conlness with which it had been recelved bi\; the "Astronomer Royal, Horrocka died in 1041, in his 22 year, Crabtreo s supposod to havo been kl‘lu-! at tho battlo of Nasoby Fleld, 1There wero 63 observing stations in sl), thua disteibe wted: Thirteen fu North Buropo, 8 $n England, 16 in France, 6 in_Spain, Portugal, and Italy, 10 ih Gore many, ond 3 in other places, FRENCH THRIFT. From the Pull Mall Gazette, As wo have hoard o great deal about Fronch thrift latoly, this is the time for golng to break- fast with our good - friend Grippeson, who culti- vates happiness and parsimony on $2,000 o yoat, which ho calls * dix mille Ivres de rento.” Up throo paira of etairs on n boulevard not too con- tral, a pull at the bluo silk bell-rope, and so into an ante-room with a floor slippory na that of skating-riuk. Qrippeson's bonne is not 8o smart or protty a8 su English bcholor's housemaid would bo; butshe has plonty of talk, und in- vitos you to breakfast before tho hospitablo no- tion has yot shaped itsolf in the mind of her mas- tor. Of courso she is cook ns woll a8 housomaid, and rules tho fivo rooms comprisedin Gripposou's apertment with o wise but dospotic hand, Gripposou gives hor 80 francs & month, on which eho is supposod to loop hersolf, and doos 5o pretty woll at his cxpento, and it is nn under- stood thing that sho shall manago all the mar- koting y for, indeed, if Grippesou bronght homo 80 much as a buuch of watercross of his own purchasing, this would' bo construed into a ‘want of coufidence, and load to a seono much too “painful to insist on. But Gripposou is shrowd onough to abstain from meddling, and to know whon ho is well off. At 6 every morning, wet or dry, summer or winter, ho hoars Mile, Jeonno clatter down tho staireaso on her way, not to the parish market, but to tho Halles Centralos, whoro tho pick of oversthing is to bo had till 8 o'clock at about onc-third, and sometimes ot one-hnlf, 1less than tho shop prices, Mille. Jeaune is known and respocted by all the market women, and if Grippesou wore to tako it into his head to follow her, he would sca Lior going hor rounds and surveying overy atall with an obsorvant oyo, beforo investing a contimo. Bho soon porceives what things aro in sbundance and congequeutly cheap. Thero are mornings whon certain kinds of flsh—genor- nlly solos and mnackorol—have arrived in such quontitios that they can Lo had in the Contral Market for noxt to nothing, though Iater in the day tho fishmongors in town will let their wholo stock got Bpoiled sooner thau aell at a reduction, The eamo thing na rogards tho more delicato sorts of fruite, butter, xouu?, andull things that eannot keop long, Mo, Jeaune malces ltor solootions, hagglos i n shrill voleo, gots tho bost of ‘her bargaing, and triumphantly fills hor basket. Thon, when' ovorytbing las boen_ bought, 'sho ‘s too ‘much of a Frenchwoman not to find'a bunch of roses or violets to graco Gripposon's dining-room and mako it fragrant, If rirgzemu Woro to try and Taatch theuo flowers by and by at & floriat's, ho would have causo to . remombor .the prico; ' his bonno glves & few Aous, or somotimes stipulates that the flowors shall bo thrown in gratis to sot~ tle o difficult vopzetable transaction, 8o thore is balminoss in'tho air as one stops ovor Grippeson's polished floor into tho sitting- room, whoro this good Frenchmnn is reading his eorning papor with the enso of a routier who hae not o thing in tho world to do, IIo has bad o oup of chocolato in his room st 8, broakfst will bo ready at holf-past 11, and ‘as his bonne-has assumed tho rosponsibllity of in- viting him a guest, ho foels no financisl qualms, but only pleasuro at having some one to on- livon his leisuro for tho bottor part of the day. Boon Mlle. Jeanna arrives with that emilo, ‘half- ‘patronizing, half-submissive, which is tho livory of Fronch women-sorvantd, aud nunounces, **Monsigur ost servi.,” Thon Grippenou shows tho way into his dining-room, knowing full well that tho bill of faro will do_him honor, though ho hns not breathed a word of counsel ; nor is ho mistakon, Tho cloth is snowy whito; two china boats, the ona with pinkradishes, tho other with coquettish pats of buttor swimming in water, flank two larger bosts filled with aar- dinos and slicod Lyons sausage, and the roses, drawiug their pretty heads ovor the vaso in the gontro, gozo dowiy witl approval st thons hora d'wuyre. Then well-broiled ecntlots appoar, with fried potatoos, after which o ham omoleite, thon Roquefort chooso and fruit, and this banquot {s washod down with |- two bottlos of 8t, Thorins or 8t, Estoffe, bought direct from tho docks of Bercy at 180f, tho twvelvo dozon, * From firut to last,” inclading tho coflfoo and yollow chartreuse which crown the edifico, this foast would havo cost at a restau.’ rant from 10f, to 20f, In Grippesou's case tho expenso in bf., two of which aro the extra sum. entailed by tho guest, go that Qripposon has virtually fed and jollified o friond for 71}:? centy., But this {a no unwonted ropast. Grippeson DLreakfusts liko this evory morning, and when dinner-time comes ho will oxpoct soup, fish, n rorst or stew, vegetables, clicose, dossert, and €omo morecoffoo, without Loing Brapurud tohoar at tho ond of the week that ho has boon H\'hlfi al above Of. a day, And, a8 » fact, by tho goos mepagemant of b i1, Jeanne, Grippesou's kiteh- on bill is kopt within 10 o weok, without this worthy being ovor troublod with & bad dinner, or a8 much #4 nn egg not frosh-1aid, He is oven, critical as to tho croma of his coffes, and will toll you with o grandioso nonchalance which tho Prinico of Boubixe might have envied, that of ‘courso his cook robs him, but that {t is bottor to wink at this and bo well served. hile you are enjoyiug the cofico and the talk of Gripposou, ho glves you a cigar which has cost 8 cants, but which, selected with caro from thoso which tho Togie manufuctures, in of gonuine tobacco nud un goud a8 auything’ you can got in London for 4d," Nuturally Grippesou will rcommond It you 89 & ¢ Londrov," just ag ho passed hin Whoring off for Nuils, but this Is meraly an amiable proponeity common to all Frenchmon ;and should not be viewed in a censovioun epirit, Tho ouly thing that may astonish you if_you have insulur notions is how Aripporou contrivos to do all thiy, Jivo In rooms woll wormoed and froo from all ap- rmruucu of shnbbiveny, asvay himslf in fino inon, and tasto of all the planenras of life, on n0wore thau $2,000 a yeur. Lor tho mun's foot- Erimulla an tho pathe of moreymaking, o hna oon to tho play that wool, and mosus to go sguin bofore Bunduy, Ho hiaa all tho uow novols, multy at tho wholozalo prioo, s Tovory aftornoon from & to 6 yon may find him at tho cafo with n glass of absintlie before himy ir & horae-raco tokos placo at Longohamps or n fnir at 8t Oloud, thore shinos Grippeson, e if hls only mission were to dinport himeolf; and could yon peop into the diary whoro o rogistors Lis gallantries, yon would “find he had boen chary neitlior of nosogays nor of ribbons townrd the #ex worshiped by every true Fronch- man. But after all, a8 monoy is not elnstio, tho whola of this is & puzzle, and worth going Into with figuros. Lot ua eece, thon, how Gripposon, aftor paying #0600 o yoar for his food, 8100 for lodgings, 8200 to hig sorvant, 8100 for firing and lighting, @60 taxes, 250 wine bill, and 850 to the washorwoman, manngos to meot tho oxigencion of a rentior's existonco, go to the theatro and onfo, droca himeelf, bo gallant, havo books and nowspapors, covor the odd itoms of houschold oxpondituro, disburso to the parish priost and to 'vatious charitablo corporations that dun him, and, in addition to all this, Iay by & 1,000 frano note overy year out of tho romaiuing $800 of his In tho first placo, thon, thoro are threo things you will nover seo Grippesou do: that is, tako n cab whero an omnibua will -gorvo, woar “glovas, or pay for tho {,flnmm‘n which by conxing or flnossing can bo_obtsined gratis, Gripposou ridos from ono end of Parls to thoothor on the knifoboard of a 'hua for 3 conts, and fs not ashnmed to bo soon by anybody availing Limesolf of thia mode of locomotion. Asto gloves, thoy nros vain adornment, only needful whon visiting, aud in all casos to be bought of n dark color, 80 a8 to stand good sorvice. With respect to ploas- uros,—which, howevor, are rathor nocossarios than divorslons In Qripposou'a case,—our good friond, onco ho has pagacd tho age of 80, will probably nover pay for a play-ticket, 8 nowspa~ por, or & havol in hielita, By that timo, after ton yonrs' caroful practics, bo has raisod his Elmc'.lan of oconomy to the haight. of a solenco. 0 {8 ovorywheroon the froo-list. Editors know 1im, and sond him papors for nothing : novel- {sts givo him prosontation copies of ‘tholr 8. books; managers nro happy to sce him in ‘tho atalls when a ploco fing boon runnlnsa' Qftynights and falls to draw full houses ; aud as rogards racos, Gripposon may bo doscriod bowling along any Sunday toward Chantilly or_tho Dols in o trap which may be his bost friond's, but is novor his, Furthormoro; Gripposou is careful in his attiro, and his clothea: generally look new, Tho fact is, ho knows' of & cloth morchant Who goll him onco a your enough to mako & o takos this cloth to & journoyman tollor who cuts tho samo for o small wage. This s Grippesou's gala costume, which lLio wears whon he wants to cronto a good improssion, aud whon the wenther is fino. His pret yoar's suite dyed, rodyed, cleaned, altored, ,turnod inside out, and occa- slonally rocut soas to mnko out of old conts new walstcoats, from shabby pantaloons good tmvalinf-ca 8, &o., sorvo for ordinary ocoa- sions, 1f rippeauu i forced to buy white 3lovnu for wodding, fenst, or J;nrty, he fs pru- lent enough toseloot them of tho best kind, so that they may be thrico cloaned without dangor, and finally dyed black for day woar; and as to Lis hots, 1ot no ono suppouo that ()rlppunnu‘n hond-covoring has cen put on bo- fora going out without & duo regard to tho stato of tho heavens. Grippeson has ono hat for sunshine, another for rain, a_third for oven= ing walks, & fourth for coromonials, snd 80.on. Inadvyortontly to sit down on ono .of theso hats would bo to throw into tho whole departmout o confusion only comparablo to tho sapprossion of au important official in a woll-organized publio offico. Wo noed not follow Gripposou to tho anctions of the Rue Drouot, which ho regularly fraquonts overyday to seo if ho cannot pick up somo good bargain in furniture or works of art ; nor is it nncousu?; to montion that no lottery is avor startod without Grippesou purchasing a tickot and genorally winning_somo prize which ropays him n hundredfold. “But porhaps Grip~ pesou’s ecienco of lifo is even bottor dis- layod in what ho saves than in what ho sponde. Inving nothing to do but to busy himself about making n littlo money go a long way, he profita by all tho fluctuntions in tho monoy markot, n8 only n rontior Fronchman can do. 'Tho 1,001, & yoar ho makes 8 point of laying by are converted into sharos, and uold bought gain, and rosold, with a cunging most laudablo, and_tesults kit to thoso oxemplifiod in tho gradual formation of o snowbsll, It is true that by way of componsnting graco this money 80 &now- like to 7ol up is equally snow-like in molting; and the vperiodical _rovolutions which shower blossinga on tho French poo- plo punctually once cvery twonty yoars gonorally raduco f‘unr Grippesou's saviugs to tho cypher of zoro, But thig doos not make him a Consorva- tivo, and those who plcturo Gripposott s & roso- luto friond of order liave nover studiod the man. Itis Br{ypcuau who whinos about ofiicial inca- poeity, Gripposon who thinks that tho Govorn- mont fieads o losson, Gripposon who goos and | Yotas for the candidato whoso olection means trouble at an early dato. Thon whon tho trouble comon Gripposou has forescon it all along, and is cortain that Frauco cen never have a good govornment. Tho fact is, the worthy follow's frondew epirit is tho relaxation without which bis constant thrift would rouder hifo insipid aud unbearablo, And porbaps this must bo account- o o the Nomesis nttonding all things human, that whilo I'rauce hins 80 largo o claus of citizons who aro models of economical prosperity, it is theso samo prosporous_economizora who gat the most stondy oxnmplo of that political discontent which results in public oxtravagauco, wasto, and ofton ruin. = NP R Nogro Jurors, A corrospondont of the Cincinnatl Commercial has been in tho Red River country, whore tho black population so largely prepondorntos, and tho jurors are selected from bLoth races. Io Buys: ‘'Insked a white man who had had con- sidorablo jury oxporience, Low it worked.” He said *‘It worked tolorably well aftor o follow got used to it," ;‘ %‘d it take much offort to got usoed toit?" I sakod, “ Yea, sir, you bot it was the confonndedost hardest_thing to S'ot usod to evor you hoard of. Ibayon't got usod to the smoll yot. Of & hot day iu n close room with o lot of fat niggors sit- tiig on a caso, it's protty hard. But wo have to wubmit, forif some of “us whito paoplo didn't g0 on the jury it would bo all niggers, and that would be ruin.” * Iow ara the jurics divided 7" I asked, +0b, just ua it happens, so thoro is some of each raco on every fl\r . Bomotimes thero's ouly two niggors, somolimes four, somotimes uixr and gowotimes tou,” . “How aro thoy about agrecing upon ver- dlcts 2" “Thoy aro bottor than the whites, The nig- gors nover hang o jury. WhenInm on a jury with thom, and the euit is on an account, for in- stanco, I just figure up the amount, and says: ¢ Boys, Lioro, Jonos owes Smith so much and "o much ‘snd o much, giviog the fgures, and Bumith owes Jonos 8o much and #o muok, givth figures, which loaves Jones bobind with Smi 80 much, and that's what wo must_render judg- ‘mont for.” Thoy all agree to ‘it, although they don't know auy moro sbout figurcs than a hog doos sbout theology.” . v Tl 'say this for tho niggoers,” Lo continued, 4 thoy aro not stubborn on & jury at all ; but so fur a8 my oxperience goes, thoy aro always anx- dous to do man." “Whon thoir own color is involved, how is it? ¥ I aslod. ; ¢ Just tho samo. Thoy do not shield their own peoplo. Whey'll huu?vnnig er for murder just ay quick aa thoy will a whito man, snd fi‘md doal quicker, Bometimes X think thoy aro s ttlo too hard ou thoir own race. But I sup- pose thoy foar wo will chargo them with parti- ality. On tho wholo, & nlgger makoes o protty fair eurymnu.“ * \as thoro no grunt opposition to his sorving in that cnpullfl?' * Ob, yos, thundor was to pay for a while, White mon sald thoy wouldn't it with a niggor, thoy would dio firat, and all thiat, but thoy had to swallow the doso, and Lave now got uesd to it. Thoero fs nothing lko belug used to nuy- thing, is thoro? " ot s Iwlian Opern, From the New York Limes, JunedT, o right thing botwoon man and Lotters from Europo, just at hand, mot forth tho cowmplotion of the very flue company so- cured by Mr. Stralkosch for tho #eason of Itelinn Qpers, to Lo commonoed at tho Acadomy of Diusio on Bopt. 20 and to oxtend over a period of ton wooks, A satisfactory sununary of the forthcoming annouucowonts may, therofors, be attomptod.~ Mr, Strakosol's Lilght particular atar iy to be Mme, Ohristino Nilssou; the “dramatio” prima donnas will bo Bignorine Maresi and Torriun 3 the conlralto will be Miss Qury. T'ho other artists arc ag follows; Bignor Enrico Osmpauint and M, Vietor Capoul, tenors ; B, Taurol aod Siguor Del Puonte, baritonos; Bignor Evaula Boolara, baritono-buffo; Siguor Nanottl, basso, Slgnor Muzio will conduct, and lr. Bolirous, wo boliovo, Liay boou soloctod as his licutennut, Tho reportory, wo buve to add, In to Includo, Lewides tho fmwiline oporas, two ouuine uovelitios, for ¢ Lohongrin™ aud ' Aldu " aro both to bomade known dllriu{( tho sonson, Aw tho later ropresentations of thoro works in Itnly have beon wituossed, time and again, by tho arfists and munagors—Hignor Cumpanin, too, having filld the tonor rolo whou “ Lohengrin® was flrst sung In Bologun—and 8 Mr, Slrulorch in just roturning from Signor Vordi's dominions with now drososand appoint- ments, s earefal reproduction of the oporas wontionod muy bo oxpoctod, THE WORST MATCH OF THE SEASON. 1, IN IS VOIOR, Itin cortainly vory nico of AMra. Honth, And, by tho way, I was propared for tho flat roverse of benovolonco from hor hands, I lolioved (whon I took the trouble to bollova at sl on this subject) thnt sho mildly loathed me. I thought #ho had mnover forgotten a cortain avont or two connectod with tho past—the dear irrovocablo dnys whon I hadn't lost my monoy, snd stood forth tho crown aud flower of marringoablo Now York bachelorhood; when, aleo, sho was poor little Fanny Ohiokoator, and no coming millionaire, like Archibald Honth, Esq., bad ag yot cast his shadow bafore. Doubtless I bo- Tiavod with moro or lesa villainy thonj it certain- 1y 18 monn-apiritod for a follow to trifle awsya girl's timé undor such clroumstancos—timo that is money to the ewoot industrions creature, It i just liko putting one's hand In one's pocket whilo s pathotic-looking mondicant standa by, and thon withdrawing tho haud empty, to the mondicant's painful amazemeont. But moat suroly oll eatire s ill-timed whioh I may presumo to level ngainat Mre. Archibald Honth. Wo havechanged places, sho and I, sinco thoso departod days, Hor end of. tho soosaw bes gono majestically up, mino dishoartoningly down. Doubtless I ought to fool -gratoful onough for bolng asked horo to this lovely Laurolwood by n Jady whosd invitations aro ofton grovolod for and then not gotten ; and porhaps it Ibolonged mmong.tho scramblors and tho clbowers, my 6xquisite trinmp! uld bo like rocoiving s new genso,, 7, s Well, as. it is, X am gratoful excoedingly. A nature that can forgot an .injury, or rather re- ‘momber it well ‘onough to return it with a kind- noss, comes nearer to that himan® stato which moerits cauonization than in any othor instance I can bit upon., This scoms to bo 'procisely tho omso with Afrs.. Hoath. I am asked to Laurclwood, snd smong the throo . other pooplo who' mro asked contemporaneously there is o cortain Niss Lilian Martel, a rolative of BMra, Hoath's husbaud, This ovening, aftor I have beon having & rathor endurable talk with the girl, and Lave boon languidly making up my mind to liko hor a8 loug 88 Xam horo (a lapso of time whose duration yot remolua among tho futurc's mys- teries), what should occur bats sortof littlo privafs intorview with my hostoss ? “ How do you like hor?" Mra. Hoath wants to know, fingoring & spray of moonlit honoysuckle na wo stand togoethor on tho spacious piazza, this poorlosa plsoid-colorod July night. Iam in n gort of absent mood, and don't anawor at all procipitately. A littlo insidlous moonlight hos pushed itself through tho dense honeysuckles, and.is tingeing my companion’s largo full-moulded arm till tho firm clenr flosh looks liko seulptured pearl, Iam thinking how oneo, in an inlli(rua!oned youthful moment, my lips—woll, woll; the arm is a flnewhyslcfl spocimon ‘now thun it was thon,” Why docs naturo rofuse to lot 60 many women fulftll their corporenl promises ¢ill maniage has furmisbod {tg graclous pormieslon for auch dvelopment? “How do Iliko her?" I ropeat Inzily, *Hor? ‘You mean Miss Martol ?” 1 0f courno™ (with a dash of impatience). phs Ohf cortainly” (while I am waking myselt up). “ Vory much; that Is, eho talks rathor nicely, I think, Wo discusaod croquot montly,” *You must have ‘oxhausted the topic,” states Mra, Honth with a light laugl, * cousiderin Low long you woroe togothor. Don't you' this hor protty ' *‘Bho has nico hair; so bright and wavy.. I mean in front, of courso. I makos point always toignoro whatover dimly rosomblos tho back of & woman's head ; it I8 usually such a stronghold of daceit, not to say extravagance,” “ What a eweotly amisblo ides ! Do you kuow yor'ra gotting to bo o torrific cynic now that " (dl\'ldlnghorueutuucuwithnuaucyluth) “wou've lost your proporty ? If I buy you s nice tub, will you promiso mo occasionully to »sitinit? Dut about Lily Martcl. Do you'think hor clever? ll‘smb!o' says sho is, and Archio kuows, you now.” “Doesha? I supposo that if John Btnart Mill talked croquet with Oarlyle, there wouldn't be m'|'|¢h rogultaut brillianey in & conversational Wy, “*Which means that Miss Martol dido't in- torost you. I am sorry (o bear it. Sho Lins beon out go little, and I wanted bLor to have a success noxt year, it possible, A roal success, I mean; uot wmoro stupid belleship foundod on tho fack of her monoy.’ I perpotrato an effote cough. People are apt to ugo a cough ng au ambugende for somo suddon amazemont. * Hor manoy 7" I prasently repeat, cnough on my guard agnin to_attompt a little hypocritical “uuconcern. I didu’t know about it." Mrs. Hoath raises astonished oycbrows. * You laven't hoard? You don’t tell mel I thougbt noarly overybody know.” (Moro dainty com- munication with "tho honeysucklo,) ‘‘Oh, yes; | yory rich indoed. Got it from hor grandmothbor, faco for o socond By tho wag ™ @goping 1 with keon oyos), * theso tidings aro not going to dnm tho current of your future civility, I trust. Some mon arc 8o morbidly afraid of bein, thought fortunc-bunters, And if you'ro nof juat as ploasant to Lily hancoforth a8 you have anluualylwon, I sholl fool thnt I have done 1 or quito & rorious fujury _by throwing you this | little applo of knowledys Aftor that our intorviow i3 more or less concluded, That woman has grown to bo tho very sultaia of diplomatists. Could anything havo been moro dolieately put? Tho blow ta my dignity and tho balsamic sslye of hoaling wore offered simultancously, In those fow strong words, too, eho forgave mo for all the past—sho who can so well afford to forgive now! Her benign finger has poiuted for me a path to prosperity. 8o meny & fingor, aimflnfl{ circum- stanced, would have withored iu its socket rathor thiau perform any such_place of digital benovo- lonco.' Bless her | sho has taken tho noblost of all rovonges—utter forgivoness. It will be best for mo to gain a little time with Unclo Crawford concludo, about that Oloveland busfnoss ho ° offers ' ma, Lot thore not bo aoy out-and-ont re- Tusal of the proponition ; 1ot thero bo only a pol- itio domur, a gontlo procrastination. Afterl, I still farther doliberate, a fow daya will decisivoly sottlo mattors. XYam too old a votoran notto understand s final ropulse, whon it is final, No doubt, indoed, * the repulse will como, I am de- ¢ont-looking enough, have perfact enongh man- ners, am a4 yot distant enough from the saano- rial domain of 40 (aithough it is true I fool the pungs of premature decrepitudo to the oxtant of nt least one nvor-;ind gray bair per fortnight, enoh bolng & pallid little ghostly avenger, X sup- one, of Bome aoparato 6ln, pocadillo, indiscro- Fion. 1ato suppor, brandy-and gods of the past) ; nud fastly, when T got up my bost enorgy toward tho putting together of words, my doaigns oscapo rospeotably enongh, I should judge, ~tho offoct of complste triviality, Altogathor, provided I bring to bear npon this proposod undortaking 0od doal of dotermined force, there aro moro han even chancos, porhaps, of my succoss in it Ho rofloct ; and ‘with such roflections, aftor ‘consuminy ncl{(‘:ratm or two among tho shrob- ‘beries, I stroll in-doors and go to bed without again scoing Miss Martol. . On the following morning, whon we meet at breakfuat, I mako an attempt to discover what ‘othor nice things thoro are about her Losides ber nico hair, Quito o nombor, I declde; to-wit: gonial gray oyes, & nose that is gelf-mssertant withou! bolnF solf-satinfled, a mouth that you don't apocially caro to havo any smaller bocauso of tho regnlar shapely tooth ita frequent smile showa, and a figure that is full of oasy ourves, thongh trim and tondor, She presents an exaot physieal reverse of Mra, Hoath'y lazy, lavish-moulded Junonian typo. Bho nover lounges on ottomana and othor tutted tomptations of tho flesh, and the woathorof Java itsolt dooan's soom to affoct her dlaregard for fans. My firat attompt at boing downright en- tortaining s made a little while aftor brenkfast, Heath, good, nccommodating nondescript that- he s, e Just pormittod himsolf to be draggod out into some dolefully idylllo_situation under & troo by that inane llt{ln Bartholomew girl, who! eithor “cau't or won't soe the ugly antagonism botwoen fresh groen grass and virginal-colorod! duck trousors. B, Teath hina poned Loraolfon ono of tho hull loungos in an attitude Oriontal (II\DTIEA.I narrowly to misa belng improper, though it is boyond all quention becoming ; whilo Louls Burnotte, lmvlngi his curled yellow hoad proba- bly less than an fueh from hor ohook, troats what ho roads aloud from a blue-and-gold * Luctlo ™ with onough elaontional cruelt{ to mnke Mr, Ovwen Morodith commit justitiable homicido. Under these olrcumatanoes o in the eiiting- room hogln an oxohange of remarks, I grow norvous vory soon, aud_loso lots of confidence, I am trying to do what I have nover boforo tried to do—cronto & good improssion, I flnd it amazingly hard.” work, discovor that throughont my niortal caroor, up to the present moment, I have rigldly avoided tho most phadowy sort of affort to inake anybody like mo, I have Aystomatioally adopted s course of coolest indifferanco a8 to whether l'om's opinion cf ma surpased Dlol’s fu friendly fervor, or whothor Hurry's waa moro cordial than eithor, As for .sume to think you; but of a truth I can't .but to- women, thoy gonerally lavo dono threo good fourtha of the talking, mado overy vestigo of aaything ke an ¥ ndvanco,” and sliown dlpo- sitions to continue gracious aslong ne I remnlned nonr by to rondor them ro,. It is'tho old story. Hot *a Hly-handod bar- onot " to brenking stonas, and you will find what sad worl is tho result, I stimblo {n my son- toncen § X aorve up an over-dona ploco of civility onoe momont and an undortlons plece the noxt; T ::Rr tho vile antipodes of my customary suave Blio appesrs, howovor, to bo quite nn- conselous of all thin. I fool infinitoly comfortod by tho thought. That lonthed Clovoland busi- noss woars alroady a faint hazo of distance ncross its hideous prospeot. A vagno picturo boglus even now to #hapo {tsolf in my fanoy. I ropos- #ess all tha old lost luxurios of living; I regain thnt beatlfio atato which Eromnlsnmnn rom Tiaviug any specinl rogard abont how the fow odd thounnada of Lis Incomo hnppen to tako fight. Ab, what throe-fold joy to havo again aftor onca having hadl Yoa, shio undoubtedly talls to mo as though sho lifrod mo. Porhops #ho dotocts n cortain lur- ing folicity about my moustacho, or & poworful faseination in tho size of my ear, or an intenso ottractivonoss in tho way my hair moots tho napo of my nock, or any other feature of tho nonsensical sort by which women are vory often chiarmed into nonsonsicn! attachments, O mouatache, O oar, O halr, O napo of tho neck, O every porsonal bumlfi which I'moy havo thogood Iuck to posacss, plead now in my belilf | Totbaps by to-morrow my swkwardees will bave. worn off triflo, and somothing of such ploading may bo done with my own lipa, Moan- while I cannot rospond. I have indeed ovory roason to hopo. I, v IN IER VOIOE. This Mr. Rufus Dalgrish, the marringeablo milllonaire, i meking himsolt quite oddly civil. I thought millionaires generally married million~ nirosses. No doubt thoydo; merely flirting with roputabio paupors, lke Lilian Martel, fool ns if cousin Fanny is nctually omptying n%on my head a whole brazior full of " flory coala whon shio docs mo tha sorvico of montloning AMr. Dalgrish’s eligibllity. It Is 80 queer to have her snxious that I ghall make a brilliant match, I always bolioved that sho maro or less abominated mo evor siuce tho days when cousin Archibald filled hor shrowd, schioming little brain with tho idloa that I was lior potent rival. I certainly did do my cnen}uflo Doat to make her miss the pron- porous dostiuy that, in spito of all such effort, sho has cccomplished. Wall, woll, it sooms that sho isn't a grudgo- boaring uaturo, and that having como forth con- quoror from our little battle, sho can afford to Dbehave hersolf magnanimously, like thoso Roman geatlemen who loom 8o moraily enormous o ot dograded ninoteenth-contury oyes, thrangh tho mists of history. Porhops, too, uho undorstands that I waa novor roally Lior' rival in timos past ; that I couldn't have done anything more than !)lncldly liko Archibald, and that all my attompta o disénchant him with herself sprang from s personal rmjndlcu now bappily overcome. Ar, Dalgrish and I aro on very friendly terms, He would be delightful company, my sordid soul hns fixedly concluded, oyen if lio wore as poor as—woll, 8 mysolf ; why search about for & gimilo whon ooo has it at onc’s finger-onds ? Couverantionally, he gives ono an iien of having sirong powers in reservo; oach of his ro- marks ig like tho opening of little door which loads into o rich superb chambor; but the door is novor moro than sot momentarily ajar, ond thon closod again with udlnapynluliug gnnp after iou havo caught a glimpse of what luxury lies eyond. Personally ho in a gentloman, I nover did care much for Apollos. 1Tt ia 80 pleasant to wake up and find that the recont ropulsivo ‘heat has abdicated in fuvor of unmnthin% broozy and brenthable. I am rather gratifiod to recoivo from Mr, Dalgrish a very cordial roquest that Ishall go aud walk with him this nfternoon. “A long, exhilarating stroll, you know,” Lo oxprosses it, ** ‘ncross the hills and far away.! Everyhody eleo is going to drive, I boliova. "Won't you consent tobe out of tho fashion 7" Iconsont with promptitude. Then I fall to making a montal euumerution of tho duys wo hovo spent togother. I find that thoy are soven. Bovon days nro_quitos whilo, The world wag mado n six, Have wo mado oach othor's ace quaintance in that time ? Iam not suro if thisboso. Wo have talked togothor and Isughod togothor, aud possibly en- Joyou onreolvas topethiar n grant daat. Wo aroy n'a cortain sense, intimato. I have hiad oceasion to snub him rather violently ouce or twico; he Las, within tho bounds of dceent gallautry, dono tho'samo to me. I have baen tho recipient of a fow awoot spoochos from him,—no conrao pop-- permint-drops of compliment, if you pleage, but tho raror, subtler, Frouch bonbon descrip- tion omado palatablo by all skillful do- vicos on_ the confectioner’s part. Andho bas mot gracious onough roturn, now and then, for such courteslos, 3 Woll, spito of oll this, I cannot say that we aro Intimato; wo know so little about each othor's peraoual affairs a8 yet. Perhaps ho, for hig part, desires no chango in this raspect. Or porhaps he is q\ulnfly lotting matters tako thoir own courso, Who sholl #ay but that this attc noon's walk will malkeo us know cuch other im- monaely bettor at ite tormination ? 1 don't {:r}o- olp sincoroly hoping yos. 1, IN THE VOICE OF THESTONY-TELLER, The glossy groon lawn-nlopon ot Liauvol- wood aro momently rippled whoro the soft winds swoep thom. ‘Tho westoring sun throws slant light from a purplish-bluc hoaven, It i8 o rarity oF afternoons-—the freshness of early May min- ded with all midsummer's leafy bountoonenoss, §ir. Heath has rocontly cantorodl down. his are riage-drivo on an alort, slondor-logged, shinin by, and Miss Bartholomow, on similarly hand- somo horsoflesh, has cantored at his side. Into an opon oarriago at the door & very Bonu Brum- mol of footmen is courteously ushoring drs. Hoath and Mr. Louis Burnotte. On tle pinzzn stund Miss Mortol and Mr, Dalgrieh, rosdy for thoir wallk. “ You two pedostrians must bo sure and not keop_dinnor waiting,” geutly commands Mrs. Heath, while her footman closes tho carriago- door with banging decision. Thon she divides tho tendorost of indulgent smilos in amiablo halves botween hor guests on the pinzza. I suppose you'ro bestitied to get rid of Mr. Bur- nette and me. Don't bring her home quite wom out” (to Mr. Dalgrish). ‘And pray keop your fascinations moreifully within bounds” (to gfl!u Martol). Aftor that Mrw, l.lanh‘dainliy Kisaos adieu with littlo lovendor-gloved boud, Mr. Burnotto impressively displaces Lis luatroud Dat, and tho carrisgo rolls awsy i all its impor- tant majosty. 3 Have you any idea sbout the direction of onr walk ?" Miss Martol wants to kuow, while sho and hor companion loiteringly leave the pinzzn. “ Not tho dreamiest,” ho tells her, with a pro- nouucod shoulder-shrug. * Buppose we make it Acrosa the bills and far away, Boyond their utmgat purplo rim 2" # That would be & very protty 'M"‘i to do, I'vo no doubt,” sho laughe; * but the Inst lino of our qiotation carrics with it a disdain of tho innor-hour that I can't bring mysolf to share,” “You don't look st all like n slave to your sppotito.” “Porhaps not. DBut there's mothing etherenl about mo, I hopo " (with » right auxious intonu- tiom), *“Ido so dotest girla who don't look ns {{l [ 0y ato thoir throo moals a day and onjoyod em. “Fhon bo consolod. You somohow show your prospority, thotigh uob prominonty, n bols faco an 0. “ My Prospority?" Bho has torned her dou% argo oyos upon him rathor wonder- ingly. Ho has just attompted to light a match for Kln oigar in this brisk wind that is abroad, and, with nose plunged futo » luminous cavern mado by both hands, findy tho fent hnrul);dpns- slble. ‘When noxt o speaks ho has changed tho subjeot altogothor. Ty it not & perfoct day, snd is not this a porfeot country 7 As a rulo I am not givon to notlolug landécapes, cithor real or on canvas, fiay domunds hotico. I profor hunian na- tura to common uature, you kuow,” “What i becauso JO“ have been brought up smong bad worldly surroundiuge,” sho roproves, preachingly, * pursing hor ‘mouth .hmo. ' Human nature 1s all brambles, and seraggy dead treos, and muddy foot-paths, with only horo und thora & burst of green living bosuty., Dut common nature—=" 4 Plonao dou't talk liko o glrl in o book," Lo Intorrupts with meek importinenco. I should liko to tout your contompt forone kiud of natura and, i’nur lovo for anatlior by having you caat on saolltary islaud a littlo while” “It would bo charming!” sha vociforatos, “ Buy for shout six mouths, with plonty to oat, drinks, woar, aud roud, ull saved from Lho wreck | I liavo an Intonso tasto for Ocoanis, out of all the flovgraply. “Chiul ow dolicious to go crusing in your privato vossel among thoso Swiun fslo of Edun, Istug I dark-purylo eyborca of sea, ay tho rhapsodical young man of * Looks- loy 1ull’ calls them, and il Lhe while to foel yowrsolf nbout noxt-door-hut-one to the swoet Pprobability of becoming s Robiuson Orusoo." #Qr olse food forsharks; I con't ay which cankoquonce wonld be the lonut disgusting.” * Luhuw | you ought to Lo fond of rouming round the world, you who aro so—" " Ilich 18 tho word that sho fiuds trombling on Ler tongue'a vorge, but to pronounce it sooms a bold familiarity. * Bo whnt ?" o quostions, with a falr amount of curlosity in volco and eyos, . ‘“Al," ho orion out, for n’ kind of anawor, “¢alking of bramblos, horo is & horrid ono thal ling fastonod Itse)f to my skirt! Plonso holpmo pgot rid of tho monstor, 3r. Dalgrish.” Ho gives vallant nesistanco ; and whilo he s glving it sho rattles off moro than ono hondlong romark with o viow tomako him_forget his re- cont question, And sho #nccoods ; for prosont- ly they aro walling along agaln, and ho Is very tractably llateniug to hor opinion on the Inst popular novol. ¢ 1 don't lika tho girl & bit," she objocts, with deolalon, **Tho idea of her bolny in love with What's-his-namo for noarly & yoar and not know- fngit1 omen always kiow in such cascs, un- logs thoy aro shoer nonentltios,” " Are you suro of that?" he murmurs, with lips'so noar hor chook that slio can fenl his broath faintly touchit. Tho wind has fallon, tho'sun is_lower, the ‘dark-groon grossy lands wavo all about them in mauy a graceful undu- Iata lino. No llvlnfx cronture, {8 in sight; no Louso ; no wign of life oxcept oho or two bronzo- brown caltle feeding in & noar mosdow. It is utterly still, and tho Iulled afr is Isden with & keen, swoot porfume, Rufus Du]%l]'luh looks at the woman who walks boside him, stntely, composad, benutiful, 1for palo summor’ draporios fall in long, sofi folda about n nobly-moilded figuro, Ho marke tho whito gloam of hor sunall, dolicato hands; he marlks tho rioh knot of roses worn upon hiot full, shapoly bust; lLie.marks the pink- ish glimmor of tonderst flowh-tints bonoatls lor nock's fair flecoy covoring; Lio marks theso and many other charme, and Lo fools his blood glow a8 if the warmth of some genial wino woro filling its voiny labyrinths. At firat sho emiles for answor a slow provoea- tive smile, graduslly tumning tho fimyh lustro of hor oyes till they dwell stondily on lis for a moment, then veil thomselvos .and” drop toward tho roses on hor bronst, **Thoso aro charming roses. Lot-mo #eo; you havo. one, two, throo, four. Canuot you spare mo ono—tho smalloat—for.n boulonnicre? It ien't o much to ssk, considering this poor empty button-hole of mine,” » Aganin her eyes meet his own; again tho smils dnwns into livelior brilliance about her vivid-red lips. Oun olthor cheok thora is a deeponed flush, a8 sho lifts o hand to’ disongage onoe of the roscs from its roating-place. o Just theu hor wholo face hocomes sud- denly filled with mixed alarm and surprise, Baroly n yard from Dalgrish stands a gaunt, ugly, nunshorn ‘man, scemingly omergont from tho carth icself, though a huge mass of rocks not far oft may cdount for his abrapt appoarance. Ho In paintully dicty from crown to solo ; and ho carrios_s bundle in o red haudkoroliof; pain- fully dirty likowise. Why do tramps always #bow such an unvaried proference for bundles in rod hiandkerchiofs over ovory othor color ? ‘fho man_grumblos somothing, sddroseing Dalgrish and extonding Dalgrishward sbout ag entiroly ropulsive-looking & hand s ono might woll fancy. . Rankest impostor nevor found s more willing victim than Miss Martol's companion has boon all hig lifo, If he lacked, whon rich, that finer charitablo sendo which toases somo rich men into tho building of hospitals aud asylums, Lo has still always possessed such careloas genor- osity of temperament s - will make him flin copfium moro or losa broadoast without regar to the desorts of tho recipient, His hand is in Lis pooket now, when Dliss Martel's whispor has the offcet of keaping it thore, 1 wouldn't, if I were you. Ho looks liko a perfoct wretch.” ‘T'here are times whon it is woll to call a spada & ' spade, 08 ° overybody knows; and again thore nre times whon such ecan- dor is far from _discrect, Whethor tho an hears Miss Blartol's procise_words or does not hoar thom, canuot bo stated. Anyhow, tho disgusted look that her faco wenrs quiokly finds fuswer in Lis own irate scowl. ¢ An' 8o yo'll koop an honost man from gettin’ u fow ponnies, will yo, my flno miss ?" ho growls haplj:le y. *Moro's tho shamo-on yor moan apirit!™ Dalgrish has drawn his brows togethor say- agoly, long boforo the Iast insolont word is spoken. ‘‘Look here, my man,” ho breaks out, with shnrg forco of tono, ** I'll thank you to be off and bave nothing moro to eay.” Tho man half turns, his unwashod, unsightly fnco ono glower of sullennoss, Thon he pausod and faaes Dalgrish again; ho has romemberod, petbaps, that thoy ‘aco en mo publie roud, ut out of viow and hearing of auy- thing more protoctional than - those fow cows in tho noar meadow. And it wonld seom as if the recollection has omboldoned him aocordingly ; for & moment Iator, ho hos given vout to such & burst of onthful personalitics as makes BMiss Martel raiso both hands to hor ears with s short, shocked ory. Hor companion's grasp tightens about the slim littlo walling-stick ho is carrying. * You iu- feroal ecoundrol! ™ ho shouts [furiously, ‘‘if you're not off this instant I'll give you the dort of thrashing that yow'l not forget for weaks, " Tho abjoct of this indignation_replics with a Lusky, goftaxing laugh, drops his red bundlo, and gottles A haud on each hip. “Thrash me, will yer, young geni? B'poso yer try." Dalgrigh fools his bleod on flro now. o doos try, but with 111 success st first, In making s bollicose dive at the man’s coat-collar ho roceiven n stnggoring blow boncath ono of his eyes. The blow 18 magnificently returned in a #ocand’a timo ; for Dalgrish, like many auothor Amoiican youth, was & proficiont in most ath- lotic ezorciges long bofore hiscollezodays bogan. Aftor tlig tho two oppononty coma to very close quarters ; thoy grapple, and for a Littlo while it looks an avon chanco which will firet throw thi oiher. Bulk at Jongth triuphs over agility and Bmcmed sinaw ; hoy fall, Dalgrish orioath, ut just 88 the ruffian’s * vast aud flthy hand” bas roached Lie sssailant's throat, an_immon- Bity of resorved fsrce on the part of Dalgrish sonds him rolling ovor on his back, pinions him poworfully botwean tie wrist and foroarm, and 80 turns tho tables with mingled entirety and - pormauenco. ** Yon needu't atrugglo, yon devil 1 prosontl; rosrs Dalgrish. 1415 ol po uem. T've s go mind_to choke tha lifo out of you bofora I get up. However, I'll ngu YOU s other chanco of Dboing offt. Idon't think you'll ghow much moro fight, now that you've found owt. who is the bot- tor of us two." . With this ho srrlngs nimbly to Us feet, his eya fixed, keorly watehtul, on the falley mad. It wos o corroct prophecy. There is no more fight shown,—nothing further, indeod, tlan the slow ercotion of that gaunt Dbod; y tho pickng up of a red bundlo, and the gkulking descen:down an sdjaceut hiit-slope. * {Whon 0ood yards le botwen him- solf and his late ‘m'm:gg.ml‘aiI Dalgrifa turns to look for ‘Miss Martel. Mo Hees & mnss of whitieh drapery glimmering cloze by #, tho foot of u littlo rocky ominenco. It will noi ro- o sovoro panetzation on tho osdor's pan to infer that this whitish drapery is In some min- nor conneoted with the objoct of his soarch. ¥o belioves at first that sho has fainted, but ox drawing noor ho makes tho discovery that she lias morely rosolved hersolf into thie most orouch- ing attitudo couceivable by woman, and hag burlod ber drooped head in both handa, Dalgrish makes vory rapid work of placing himself hu‘mslfion very similar to hor own. # Miss Martol,” ho murmurs, excitedly, * Lilian —— " Thon he stops ehort, and colors a little at hia own boldness, while sho shows him an ashou-pale and tear-stained face. ‘I'he next moment sho las caught both his hands in both hors. O, you doar, splendid, brave man! Don't think I've boon doing this all the tinie; I only got down horo and began making a fool of my- eolf whon T wns suro it was over and you woro not muoh burt, Are you much hurt?” she rat- tlon on, with tho nicest kiud of fewminino logio, a 8ob now and thon broaking hor pell-mell son- tonces, ¢ It was all my faulf, . If I hadu't sald what I did eay, that wrotch wounld never have bohiaved 8o Lorribly." : : “Don't lat us talk about the wrotoh,” Dal- ol answerd, Iis. palna are tingling whoro er warm hands pross against_thom. Tho tours she lias shod bocauso of in hor sympathotio woman'a woal beantiful to him, nosy, divinoly “ Havo you forgiven me?' sho fquestions’ tromulously, V¢ Pghaw | what is thoro to forgive? I idn't think (J.mnuntl{ I.didu't) thut you ouved cnough about mo to—to—-" “ Well " 4 I'o mind much what becamo of me,” hie fin- ishios, with lips closo against Ler ear,as though un- willing that oven tho silonco and tho solltudo shall hoar him, Hho lowert lier face, whore tho color mnkes roulost riot ; she trics to dvaw pway hor hunds, but ho liolds them firmly, ¢ Lilian," ho whin- pors, “ Lilian Mariol, T hnavo no right to tell you tha I love you,” Tivon with lor faco aflamo an it is, sho lifts ib thon, ** 1w no right ?" sho faltors, “No right in u worldly senge, L'or ina world- ly sonso L'nin not pour oiqual.” “ Not my equal " He drops her hands abruptly and starts to his feot, Bho rivos, also, an instant later. HBileuco. Ona of tho disfant cows lows nolodiouslys w light wafturo of sconted broeso sotu o littlo elu- Lilp - anogor malios Lok, | torhiood of daiaies just botwoon thom quivering In ovory fl'l]lf“l! cluator, ‘*Qood Hoeavonal” he npostrophizes; “you must know; evorybody knows; it has® followed mo Jiko my own shadow evor since it happoned. Mra. Hoath must have told you." Bho shakes hor head as though asking horaolf whothor hLis Iato gladiatorial actlons have hnd somo molancholy mental effoct upon him, “X don't undorstand you a bit, Mr. Dalgrish,” ‘Ho langhs oddly. * wilt you have plain Eng- lish? I'm aa poor aa n church mouso. I onco had quite a fortune, you know, but it'a all gono now.” Hia"worda cortaiuly do not scom muchof o bombalioll to her, “'I am very sorry,” sho rlronuntly commonts with calmost commisera~ on, ‘Whoronpon ho gota holdor. “Of courso, for this rosson, I seom wholly without tho right, Lillan " (maving 4o hor. sido througls tho dale buuchoa while ho epenks), “ of saying thnt { want you for o wifo, You sra ronlly beyond my roach, All your frionds will ssy'so, Noarly ovorybody wlll boliovo that I covet not you, darling, but your fortune,” ‘AMly fortuno!” Bho opons upon him tho wildost oyos of amazomont, ‘Who on earth told you that f had moro than a fow hundrods & yoar ?" Ho finds voice onough to anewer, and no more then to answer: 4 Mrs, Hoath," ‘Ho sees a strango look cross Ler faco at this, Then sho suddenly turns hor back upon him snd walks Awny with Hoad bont groundward, He doos not follow hor for somo little time, but romains withoyes fixod in ono straight-ahead stare, both hands tugging industriously at Lis moustaclio. Afror a whilo ho movea toward the spot whoro shio ia now atanding, Ho {8 vory olose to hor boforo he spoaka hor namo, “*Lilian," Bho half turns, Ho discovors that hor faco is sot and hard, d”f"Wull ?"" sho rosponds, noithor coldly nor cor- ally. P "{xmmu though I am not sure, that yon and. Ihavo both beon thinking very much the same thoughta,” No' suswor, * Presontly ho continnos: T mean wo hiayo both beon thinking that Mrs. Honth—'" Bhadacod b i 0 facos him thon, murmuring quickly s ©Well? What about Mrs. }Inrfil‘xl?" . “*Bhe; is o gnod bater; that isall. Do you agico with me " A rapid and bitter laugh loavos tho girl'a lips. #Yes, Bho hatos mo becausosho bolioves I tried to mako Archie Ioath brosk with Ler and marry mo; which ia & falso beliof, by the way. Why dopos she hato you ?" Ho ochioes Lier bitter laugh then, ** For good roasons. I bebaved more or losa sbominably to hor whon I was rich and eligibla Rufus Dalgrish, when showaa poor and scheming 1ittlo Fanny Obfchostor.” . Aftor that-there is quitos long pause, Bhe bronks it at Inst. * Wo aro quite far from home, and womust remomber what our estimable hostess said about getting back in time for din- ne; Bomehow their afl“ mot just here, witha strong, mutual soarch of each othor's fages. No matter what tho search procisely tolls ench of them. It results, s far a8 Dalgrish fa concorn- od, in somo words pomothing after this fashion : “Lilisu | Martol, you and 1 both started with an ldes of ‘marrying oach other for money. . ‘Wo woro tho morest blind pup- poty in the hands of a rather clever aud a very rovengoful woman, To-day wo have both beon undocoived. Mre, Ileath’s revengs is mccom- ifllu)wv], 1 supposo, Blie hay fooled you ; she has ooled me." Lilian Martel has avorted hor eyes from his faco, Bho just bows for answer. *¥or my own part,”" he presontly rocome menees, *'it secwms nai; \vurldly;mliuy could ouly dictate one courso to each of us.” Bhie shrugs her shoulders. *‘Do you moan ga home to dinner 2" ¢ You." “Vory well. Supposo we go " Their oyos huvnpmnl sgain, Rufus Dal- griah thrusts forth his hand for hor to take, and now lis volco quivors undor tho streas of atrong passion. * Or supporo, Lilinn, that bofors wo go wa strilo an oagreomont, you and I 2" “ An agrooment ' (laying her hand in his). “Yos, To make Mrs. Honth's rovonge por fact. To mnrry oach othor. I love you as 1 have loved no woman bofore ; as I shall love na woman ngain. I am willlng to tako you oven if your hundreds arc fifties—arc lens—ara nothinge. Will you toko me with tho ssma brilliant prospecta 7" . Hor reply i not in words. 8he throws horeolf upon his broast aud eobs thore for n.good threo minutos of time. When sho at fougth lifts hor faco to his, he soes that itisn very April of smilea and tears. ‘‘ Don't lnu think, Rufus, that wa deserve to bo called hie worst matoh of the season ?" “I haven't o doubt of it, darling. I don't 680 _bow wo aro going to five at all oxcepb in Cloveland, whore thore ia somo slight chanca for me,” Bhio laughs & good, clear, hoarty laugh. ' That will indoad be “across tho hills aund far awsy,’ won'tit? What aro thoso words? Across tho Liflls and far away, Teyond their utmoat purplo rim, And deep into the dying day The Liappy Princess followed Lim, Iam the bappy Princess and you aro ‘him.’ Gooduoess gracious, Rufus, dearl™ “Woll, dnrliu[i; what hos ha}'nponod {8 “ Your eyo ! 1t's gotting awfully black,” “ You don't tell me 80 ? I wns Lialf afraid that it yould,” She winda both armg about hia nock, * What a day of misfortuno this Las been for you i Ho nlmost frowns with the osrnestioss of his answor, while hmvin(?' & loug, pussionate kies on her uplifted lips, “Xt s a day of blossiugs rather. I weigh Mra. Heath's hatred and my black oye against Lilian Martel and years of Lard work [n Cleveland. Oue is & feathor ; tho other 18 o lump of gold. - After that the; arm in arm.—. July, begin thoir stroll homeward lgar Fawcell in the Galaxy for —— Miatornnl Malx-Cutting, You can -lwagn tell o boy whose mother euts his hair. Not because Lho edges of it look as if it had boen chewod off by an sbaont-mindod horse, but you toll it by the way he stops on tha sireot and wrigglos hig shouldors. Whon a fond mother has to cut her boy's heir, sho is caroful to d sgainat any snnoyanco sud muss by lpfi:g“u shoot on tho carpot. It has nover yet, cccurrod to hor to sit him over & baro floor and ut tho sheat around his noclk, Then shie draws hio front hair over his oyes, and leaves it thera: whilo sho cuts that which is at the back; the hair which lics over his eyos apponrs to bo sur- chargod with eloctric neodles, and that which is silonily dropping down under biy shirt band ap- oars fo bo on fire, Bho has unconsciously con- tinued to push his head forward until his nosa rossos bis brenst, and Is too busily engaged notice the enuflling sound that 13 becoming alarmingly frequont. In tho meantime he is goized with on irresistiblo desiro to blow his noso, but rocollocts that his handkerchiof is in the other room. Then a fly lights on lus noso, end does it Bo unoxpectedly that Lo involuntarlly dodgos, and catehos the pointa of tho shears in his foft oar. At this Lo common- cos to cryand wish he wns & man. Tt his mothur?unnu't notice him. Sho moroly bits him m tho othor car, to inspire him with confldenco, md goos on with tho work. Whon eho i tlrough sho holds his jacket collar back from Iis neck, and with her ‘mouth blows the short bite of hair from the top of his hord down bLis bnek, Ho calls hor attention to this fact, but she loks for a now YIMD on his hosd aud hita him {here, and aske him why bo didn't uso hia haudkorchiof, Thon bo takes his awfully dis figurod head to the mirror and looks at it, and, young us ho is, whuddors as ho thinke of what tho boya on the stroot will say.—Dunbury News, Anothor Description of Capt. Yacice An army officor, who was & membor of the party to which' Capt. Jack surrondered, bus written to a friend in Boaton, nndor tho dato of ~June 8, the following description of the Indian cbiof's'appoaranco at tho timo ¢ ¢ Jack s a fine-lovking Indian, IMis counto. nance indicatos {nejligence and power of com- -mand, Ho is light-colored, with smnll dark eyon, 0 good forahond, aquiline nogo, high cheak bonon sunkon chooks,’ aud amall mouth. o fs tall (fivo foot cloven {nches), has brond shoulders, 1 musoulur and einewy, moves lightly and oasily, aud bas ovidontly gront powor of onduranco, Bince hia oaptivit; fio has shown no foar, and wheu ho delvvure himselt ho did not tremble, nor was thero tho lonst ngitation in hia fontures, but dr-w himsel? up with fair show of prido. Ho way drossed in tighll(-mtlug clothos, with moceasing for easy walklng or ruuning; Lut askod and was pormitted to change them for clean ones, Having mado hiy toilot bebind tha rocks, ho roappoared in a oloan striped shirt and dark pants. His youngnst wifo also arrayed Lergolf in a clean whito dresn and red sash, Sho washed tho faco of tho really boeutiful child ehe liad, and drossod it in 8 neat red snok, trimmed, I think, with binck, 8o tho royal party marched to hondquarters, Jeok looking proud and ox- tornally cloan, whoro ho oxpocted from tho ‘blg chiof' (len, Davis) a rocoption huuomhl[‘ his sank mmong tho Indians, Tho Qeneral, how- over, ignored his ciaims ontiroly, aud ordered bim cuginod.”