Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 8, 1874, Page 11

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1874. 1l OUR HOMES. Disagreeabilities of {he Favorite Style of Cottage in Chicago. Architectural Reforms Bacly Needed in Qur Dwellings. Sacrifices upon the Altar of Sham. Whilo, with the mild weater, trees show symptoms of leaving out, the houses also pre- ¢ent s reminder to the looker-on that the leaving procees will also begin with them before very long. There is not o much of the tender green sigible in this connection s in the previous one; but Low muob: verdaney really may underlie tho holo matter, is not 88 yet brought objcetively Eefore tho public. Time will develop it, how- ever, but with scarcely the same soothing effcets 8s will result from tho firét effort. The signs of ere s et fow,—au occasionai bill here and thero proclaitning that these premises are now, or will be, “To Let” by the 1st of May. Most of theze, however, are plecarded “For Sale,” ontil the locker-on who notes theso trifles fan- cics that all property-owners muet be in a stato of great impecnuiosity and anxious to raise mones, or that building as a business must be yery profitable. Itisnot of this, however, that we wish to gpeak, but of many mattors counected with it. 1t is of the extravaganco into which many poople aro forced from the pressuro of ontudo circumstances, or tho desiro to be slone. Much hasleen eaid about the desir- sbility of Luildiug houses, with all the room possible on the ground-floor, instead of soaring Leavenwards, as most houees in large cities do. Granted, while Chicago was asmall village; but, now that it has grown to Lo a large one, thecaso is meferially altered. When 50-feet frontage could be allowed at the very lesst to a 25-feet house, it anewers micely; but now, when yon cznrerch cut of your side-windows and shake Thands with your neighbors opposite, the case is very different. Such houses are built three and four rooms deep, with this result that the mid- To0me never get a ray of sunlight and are listle beiter than closets of various sizes, Take, for instance, the FAVORITE STYLE OF COTTAGE in Chicago. It1s not always attractive from the outside to the person who has never been be- trayed into living in ono of them; but he who Lss knows all abont them. Tho cellar makes an sdmirablo place for private regattss in the epring; would answer during the summer for the ewbryo sportsman to inure himself to the fatiguo of traveling over marshes in search of gamo; while i winter skating parties would bo quite in Leeping from the fine” necommodation eTorded for such pastime, Tho cottages area siogle storyor a story-und-a-half in hoight. Inthe finst instance, you enter, by the front door, a equare bos ; and, in order fo get that ¢oor closed bebind you and the other open, it is necessary to bo able to twist oneself around with the elasticity of the India-rubber may, the ésnble-jointed individual, or a bos-constrictor. Having succeeded in this feat, you entera Jarge square Toom, usually a vors pleasant one. Ttopens on a balcony ; has large windows, not infrequently filled with plate-ginss; and a8 the yarlor proper, is the significant sacrific which every American feels bound to make upon TIE ALTAR OF SHAM., It is the only hzbitable roomin tho house; 0 is duly cquipped in tho best thatcan be efforded, and eet nsido for occasional use, when the holidey regalia is donned or somebody czlls. Off from this orens a cell, which is called a bed-room, but smelis like s vauli. A window, tarough which 1o ray of sun cver by any chance penetrates. gives o delightful outlook mpon a parow alley, and a viow of your neighbor's premises aud privacy, through a similar window in a correspondiog cell. Discaso lurks in every breath of its damp atmosphere. A bed-room in whicn the sun nover shines,—only & closet,—it makes one shudder at tho thonght. J Zebind the parlor is a dinmg-room, into which the sun also trics to_penetrato in vain, Ivis a Fleasant placo to eat one's meals. Tha quips aud gnirks of s lively fancy, natarally sush with the richnees of a Pactolisn stream in this exhilarating atmosphers, with the moldly smell 1rom the ccllar, the twilight glome of the apart- ment iteel?, and the subtle, delicato_odors of the coming mezl, which penetrate it from the ¥itchen, which walls it in from the other side. Allow me to introduce you to M. AND 3RS, DISYAL, £nd family. . Bather dyspeptic, to bo sure, from graudfather down to the baby,—3_deadiy-lively crowd, who have underzone soveral years of this beautiful atmosphere, which has been such an 8id to digestion. v O of this room is closet No. 2, also designat- ed a bed-room,—only a degreo monldier than the cr, Tho first was tho tomb; this is the grave self. Dohind the dining-room is the kitchen, nod off it the rervant's bed-room,—really sn- other eloset, but at least with the possibulity of sunlight and ventilation. Is it not abont time that e protest was entered scainst building suy more wuch houses? Bax- torually, they Iook as if modeled aftera childs first attempt ot architectutal drawing, under which he wisely wiites : *“TTIS IS A MOTH: If hauses must, bo built or: tha ane-story plan, would it not bo wiser to talc in the alley at the £ide, let them Le joired together by doable or par- ls; ond 80 arrange it that the entranco zht bo in tho middle of sho house, with the Yed-rooms on one side and living-room on the other. Tho apartment devoted to the cult of Sham might bo judiciously cartailed, aud the yortion taken from that shiiuo -turned over to tho culargement of the temple dovoted to Hy icno, S story-and a-half cottago is preferablo; for bere, at least, altbongh there may bo sloping eaves, tiiere is & chance for the sun to cnier and counteract some of the bad influences which are geserally folt in theso boxes. And theeo are about the cnly places open to s 1man of moderate income to live in, unless he takies n part of a two-story houso built upon iho game plan. Asido from the axiom that “No Lonsn was ever yet large enough to hold two familice,” the ramo argument holds good in re- Fard to the lack of sunlight :.nd ventilation, and the closets in which you are. expected to slcep. ey may not be Guite as meldy, but in all otlier respects the comparison holds good. Yet for theso hoies (?), usually on_unecwered streets, the modest prico of from $80 to 245 a month Tent iy asked. It1senaxiom in domestic econ~ omy that XOT MORE TIAN ONE-FIFTIX ©of & man's incomo ought to bo experded in Louse-rent. if he is to live comfortably in otler vays. Admitting this to be not oniy true, but B2ted upcn, are we then to suppose that the majority of people occunying these delectablo cottages are in reccipt of an income varying from £1,500 o0 £2,600 2 year? Not very likely. Is it not abont time, however, that Chicago paé aside this evidenco of ker recont reclamation from the prairie, and, assuming the fact that 548 really city, should adopt the ce of ome? Her climate alone is a £nflicient protest azainst tho erection of freme houscs, to_say nothing abont the fact of the aamp soil, with its ponds of sar- face water. upon which theeo houses are built. Of all citics in the world Chicago especially re- guires, for every honse she builds, drainage, ana £gch an arrangement of her roomsthat into each one, at eome time of day, the sun shall shine,— especially into th: that are used for slecping apariments. These latter, too, ought to bo SOMETHING MORE TIHAN MERE CLOSETS, . Cromsell recommended his soldiers to “ Trust In God, and keep vour powder drv.” We might €ngzest with equal propriety to the temperance- Tiding women that they ehould pray to God, auvd demolish the half-ventilated, un-sunned, de- Otrgenized closets, in which &o large a propor- on of {he residents of Chicsgo elecp,—just that proportion, too, who help to fill the money- cawers of the saloon-leepers. Cromwoll recog-- Bized the necessity of Leeping tho powder dry. ¢t thiese women go beyond the mere surface- #Ppearance, aud etrike at the root of tho mat- fer. wagirg war agsinst the primary canaes that inducs “the appotito for strong drink. Had there been no wer, and no causes which brought It aboat, thero would have boen no demand for fowder, no necessity for keeping it dry. Wero ilere no causes producing diseaso and a diseased ‘retite, there would be mo craving for strong ¥iok, no_demand for the means of gratifying that ezaving. Pray to_God by all means, but, zbove all, keep the powder dry, or, better etiil, Soaway with the primary causes tbat make powder & neceseity. In the present Temperance oeade, {hen, as an auxiliary to the closing of >ealoons, we find that d P TIE TWO-STORY HOUSE, 0 rooms deep, with, if necessary, large bed- rooms and small shrines to Sham, is better than the one-story houso, four rooms deep, built upon the opposite plan. Thera is a growing tendency upon the part of property-onters {5 build two-story brick houses, with plain op swell fronts. These are very nico s for as they g0, and, when fitted up with the modern im. provemenis, which ohould ba rechristencd neceesitios,—euch as Lot and cold water il through, fur:ace, frates, etc.. with doubls windows and doors,—they aro very desirable g residences for the man_of moderats incomo, What do they rent for, however, if anywhero within two or three miles of the busnoss-centros andnear a car-route? From $50 to 875 amonth, This would argue, taking it in the light of our preceding nxiom, an income on the part of the Tesident Yurying from $3,000 to $4,500 a year, When you get into the stone or_marblo_ fronts, with tio stories, basement, and Mansurd, if in & desirable locality, then, to keep pace with the rent asked, your income should be f£om 25,000 t0 87,000 2 year. low many peoplo. are thera who can thus adjnst their expenscs according to lheu’ income ? - How many do who live in this way ? Asido, alco, from tho mere question of an equable division of onc's expenses, thoro is ., THE SOCIAL PHASE to be taken into consideration. It you wish fo- ciety, you must ruffle it with the rest of them : your liouse must be equally large, showy, snd cxpensively-furnished a3 your neighbor’s, or you aro socially ostracieed. . The big honse is necessary, not because the airy apart- meuts are ‘healthy, but that they are pre- sumably an ovidencs of an fncomo whick means 2 capabilitv of cntertaining and being entortain- ed. That this same ontertainment may be rather a encrifice to Terpeichore and Bacchus than a philocalian feast, is not of tho Jeast consequence. Neither does it matter that, the rent having ex- ceeded its proper proportion in the domestic cconomy, this same entertainment can be ill- afforded. and there must come s pinch some- where—where, i8 not always visible upon the surface; but bo eure it exists, and is a very bideous slicleton to contemplato, ) So falso is tho wholo system that it extends o . THE TRADESMEY ; and, thongh thev must be awaro of the rotten- nees that pervades it, still the pressuro is so great that they act upon it. Dara to live up to the sonnd principles of domestic economy, and ot ekimp the requirements of your stomach in order to appesr wealthy in tho eyes of yonr neighbors, and eeo what the result will be. “Not hn\-iug overstepped in obo direction the just equilibrinm of your expenses, you can afford to set your tablo with all the comforts and many of tho huxuries which the market affords. You do not affect emall grocories and cheap butcher- stalls, Tecalizing that it is botter to pay for ood food than” quack medicines, you go to those people whom you think best calealated to supply your wants. You buy of them, and pay 8s° you go. In rogard to' the manner in which you draw your = mon- ev, or from eome unlooked-for ' delay in tho receipt of it, you may thiuk it wise to keep an zccount with these people. You know you are good for anything you may choose to buy. You believe that you_have proved it to them by buying ihe best, and paying promptly. ' Stato this fact, and what will thie resultbe? While your neighbor, who is spending from two to fhiree-fifihs of Lis 1mcomo for Houseront, and must necessarily feil to meet his expenses i some other querter, will find no_difficulty in getting the accommodation he desires, becauso the outsido ehow is fair, you, who are really in & position to live well and pay your way, because you have equalized your various expensss, are Eubject to tha closést serutiny and inquiry re- garding your financial status. It is such & world of shams that you are NECESSARILY A TICTDY, and the firat-class groceris far more afraid that bomay loso the paltry §10 that you may owe than that he shall lose the §100° which your neighbor in the brown-stone front, who has only a_similar incomo to yourself, is credited with upon his books. Docs not this prove the imn- possibility of living fairly and conscientiously, to say nothing of any preferences you may Lave, until the whole systcm of social and domestic economy is reorganized? There is too much in- flation cverywhere, and nino-tenths of the com- munity are living upon promises to pay. Wo are forced by it into tho extravagauce of large houses at too high a rental. Aedium-sized brick houtes, with modern nacessities, at a fair rental, with rapid traomit, would be one very de- rirnbl,e step towards reform. When will it be tried ? LEONA. Jeona, the hour draws nigh— ‘The hour we've awaited #0 long— For tho Angel to open a door through the sky, That my syirit may break from ita prison, and try Tis voice {n an infinito song. Just now, ns the slumbers of night Came 0’cr me, with peace-giving breath, The curtain, balf-fifted, revesied to my sight Thore windows which ook on the Kingdom of Iight, That borders the River of Death. And a vision fell, eolemn and sweet, Bringiug gleams of a morning 1it land ; I saw the white shore which the pale waters beat, And T beard the low Iuil, as thoy broke at their fot Who wallied on the beautiful strand. And I wondered why spirita should cling Ta their clay with s struggle sud sigh, When Life's purpie Automn is better thzn Spring, And the soul flies sway like 8 sparrow, fo sing In a climato where leaves nover die. TLeonn, come closa to my bed, And’Iy your dear and on my brow; The eame fouch that thrilled mo in days ibat are fled, And raised the lost Toses of Youth from the dead, Gan brighten the Lrief moments now. We bave Ioved from the cold world apart ; And your trust was too generons and triie For their histo 10 o'erthrow ; when the slanderer's dart Was rankling deep in my desolato hears, T was dearer than over to you. I thank the Great Father for this, That our love is not lavished in valn; ‘Each germ, in the future, will blossom to bltem, Aud the form that we love, aud the lips wokiss, ‘Never shriul at tho shaduw of pain, By the light of. this faith am I taught That my labor s only begun : Inthe etrength of this hopo have I struggled and fought With the Iegions of Wrong, till ry armor has caught Tho gicam of Eternily’s Sun. Icona, look forth and behold, ¥roin headland, from Lillside and deep, The Day-King surrcnders his banners of gold, The twilight sdvances through woodland and wold, And the dews aro beginning to weep. The Bloon’ silver hair lies uncurled Down the broad-breasted mountains away ; Ero sunset’s red glorics again shalf be furled On the fields of the West, o'er the plains of the world, Ishall rize in 3 limitless dey. 01 come not in tenrs fo my tomb, Nor plant with frail flowers the'sod ; ‘There is rest among rosea too sweet for its gloom, And life where tho llies cternally bloom, In the balm-breathing gardens of God, et deeply these memories burn Which bind me to you and to Earth ; And T sometimes have thought that my being would rearn, In the bowers of fts besutifal bomue, to return, ‘And visit the hore of its birth, "T'would even be pleasant to stax, ‘And walk by your side o fhe last; But the land-brecze of Heaven is bezinniog to play,— Life's shadows are meeting Eternity's day, And its tumult is hushed in the past, Leons, good-bo; should the grief That 18 gatbiering now ever bo i Too dark foF your faith, you will lang for relief; And remember, tho journcy, though lonesome, is vricf, Over lowiand and river, to me, —James G. Clark, e Double Murder and Suicide in Paris. Galignani’s Messenger, under dato of Feb. 16, says: *‘ A horrible crime has just been discov- ered in the Rue Montyon, in Paris. At No. 8 in that strect resided s married couple named Cos zonat, with their daughter Anna, aged 21. The husband was & stoker to the Water Company, and in receipt of good wages, while tho daughter carned 4 france a day a8 o dressmakor. About threo weelis ago tho house portor remarked that e Lad scen nothing of the Cozonats for some days, but ho took nosteps toascerzain the cause of their disappearance. T'or the past weck an un- pleasant emell had been remarked to proceed from their apartment, and at length it became so offensive that the concierzs _gave no- tice to the -Commissery of Police, in order to have the rooms opened. An entry baving been effected, the bodies of the three persons were found n a state of putrefaction. The lucband was sitiing in a chair, and on the ground near him lay a revolver, thros’ barrels _of which had been discliarged. Ti wife avd dsughter were ide by side on the bed, and all three bad wounds ahumng that they had'met with & violent denth, The decomposi- tion was such ‘thet the corpses were black and tumefied, and when the attcmpt was made to re- move that of the young woman, the arm dropped from the bods. it is supposed that the manhad first shot Lis wifc, and then_gone to fetch his daughter from the shop at which she worked, o s to murder her also. as the last ime tlat any of the family had been gcen alivo was onoe after- noon, when theso two wero scento return to- gether. ‘Thotwo crimes consummated, he had ghot himeelf. The reports of the firing appear pot to have been heard, and what seems to be more extraordinary is that no inquiry should have been .made as to the cause of the absence of the father and dsughtar from their Pplaces of employment.” A CLAIRVOYANT. The History of a Remarkable Woman. Ho, in a Business Geuerally Considered Disreputable, She Accomplishes Much Goods The Inbor question opens such a wide field, and bears such an intimate relation to nearly every individual, that it is olmost exhaustloss; and it is impossible to find any one who does not take some interost in it. A short Lime rince, it was my fortuno to meot with a porson who look- . ed at it from an ENTIRELY NEW POINT OF VIEW ; who maintained that the low rates of labor had driven both men and women into what public opinion cslled a disreputable way of making a Tiving, and who justifid thoir work as boing not 80 black as represented, but as ‘in reality moro houorable then many supposed-respectable waya of making a living. Seoing in our papers advertisements of clair- voyants who professcd to toll tho past, presont, and future of- individuals applying to them, and having the woman’s sharo of curiosity, I decided to visit one of these porsons, and judgefor my- eolf what kind of characters they were. To de- termine was to act, and, puiting on my hat, shawl, and gloves, I started on & voyago of dis- covery, Arrived at the dwelling of one of thoese well-known characters, I was ushered into tho parlor, where I waited about ten minutes, whon the lady made her sppearance. I entered iuto convereation with her on the various topics of tho day,—observing, at the same time, that she was scanning me closely, and taking notes in her ownmind. During a puse in tho converaation, I said, somewhat abruptly ; “/NOW FOR YOUR VERDICT.” 4 T¥hat do you mean ?" she asked. “ Tell me what the fates have in store for me,” I said. “ Your fate is in your own hands, and you know it,” sho replied. *But T thought you conld look into tho fu- ture, and tell me what wes going to lappen,” I said. ““Yon can eee into the futuro as faras I can. Now, tell me, did anything of any consequence ever happen to you but you knew in your own miudd- that it was going to take place?” she 28 *1 think not. Coming events have always cast their shadows boforo,” I replied. “I koew it. Why did you come to seo me? You did not come for anything I could tell you,” &he said. “Icume to lesrn if you really possess the powers yon claim to bave.” *“ILavo just the eame as you have,—just the Bame as ALL TIUMAN BEINGS HAVE, if they would cultivate their faculties.” I became interested ; but, othor pnrties com- ing, I lett, telling her, at her carncst request, that T would call again; and, finding that she was in many respects an extraordinary woman, such as ono docs not moet every day, I cultic vated her ecquaintance. I requestod lier one day to relate ber history, a8 I was certain it was 0o ordiasry one. *X was born in London,” she began. iy {ather and mother wore strict Methodists, and T was raised in good orthodox fashion. To mv parents’ horror, I had a passion for theatrical performances; and I have spent_hours in my ovn room, in bitter weeping, because they would not sllow me to gratify my taste in that respect. When was 16, I grew tired of the restraints of home, and Tan away to get married. Dy parents would neveracknowledge me after, my marriage; and my husband, thinking. wa could do better in the New World than in England, we crossed the ocean and camo to Americs. Wo chose St. Louis as our_ abiding-place, and we succeeded very well until my husband died, leaving me with twvo children, WITHOUT THE, MEANS OF SUPPORTING THEX. Having a good voice, I turned it to account by singing in public, 2ud for a time made & good living ;’ but I, too, 80on discovered that a public singer is subject to ordeals which often call tho blush to » pure womau's cheek, and I deter- mined to earn » livelibood in_some_ other way, About that time, my oldest child sickened and died, which left me ono lews for whom to pro- vide, and, of courko, lessened my expenses, *T now procured ladiey’ drosscs to muke, and, by working all day, nnd sometimes part of the night, I succeeded 'in supporting myself and child 'very comfortably. # Ono day, as I was carrymng homo somo work, witha_bundla on ono arm and my child on the other, I fainted and fell on tho'sidowalk. When 1 recovered my senscs, I found myself in bed in & hospital, snd ms mind wandered 8o much that at first I could recall nothing of the past: but, in a short time, it all came back, and I r | lected that I s carrying home my work, with my little girl in my arms. Whera was she now ? —What had they done with hor >—Was ehe still in the street ? were questions that camo to tor- ment moasI laythere toofechle to move. When tho purse came tomy bedside, I INQUIRED FOR XY CHILD. “Yourlittio one_is in good hande. You must not talk now. Keep still, and got well ay fast a8 vou can. You will find your littte girl all right whon you are woll euough to have her with you.' replied tho narse.” - ““I tried to bo satisfied with this ; but, whon T grew romewhat stronger, I again’ inquired for my chuld. The nurge informed mu that it was in & certain Fonndlings' Home. I was content with that, for I thought it would be cared for there: and, whon I was strong enough, ail I should bave to do would be to prove that the child was mine, when I sbonld be allowed to tako it away. WhenI was dismissed. from the bospital, I called at & dresemaker's establish- mect near the Home, and ingnired about the institution. 417 your child is there,’ sho eaid, *you may fiw up all hopes of ever scoing it again 5 for no ittle waif that enters thoso doora ever sces its friends agnin.’ ‘“ <I will havo my child. They shall not kecp her from me,’ I oxclaimed, half-beside myself with excitement, and atil} wonk from my recont illness. ¢ Como into my room,” s3id tho lady, ‘and T will make you & cup of tea; it will rest and re- fresh yon; aud wo will tallr tho matter over ofterwards,’ “*‘T'ho result of our conversation was, that T remained there all night, and postponed my visit to tho Home until the next day. When I arrived thero, I inquired for my littlo girl, and way told that NO_CHILD OF MINE WAS TIERE. I then asked to bo allowed to sce the children, ‘but this was denied me. 41 returned to my good friend, the dress- maker, almost broken-hearted. = She en- dcavored to consolo me, and she did afford me solid comfort. She was a trao Christian woman, and, althongh_several years Dave clapsed sinco tlat time, I heve siways cherished ber memory with gratefal affection. She offercd me employment in her establish- ment, where L cnul:}‘stuy and watch the building within whose walls my Little one was confined. Scveral times I went there and acked to be al- Towed to seo the children, but my request was always refused. 1 did not, however, lose cour- age. I worked ll day, and’ often_into the weo small bours of tho morning, receiviug oxtra pay for extra work, until I had earned enough to purchaso a stviish outfit, in which I arrayed my- sclf, and again visited the Home, Tepresenting myself 08 one of the Lady-Directors of the e: tablishment. As o matter of course, I was smil- ingly received, and the children brought in for inspection. 4 4 ““Among them was my little darling. At the eight of her my heart almost etopped its beat- ing, as I trembled for fear that my stratagem would fail. Recovering my pregence of mind, 1 enatched ber up in my arms, saying, $THIS IS MY CHILD, ’ a0d no one sball ever take her from me again.’ Then I flew out of tne room, through tho ball, and down the stairs, into the gtrect, befcro any one could recover from their astonishment to stop me in my flight. “When I entered the houte where I was working, reaction followed, and I fell fo the floorin & fainting fit. As soon as I recovered my senses, my first words were: ¢ My child | where is my child 77 A ¢ “+ *Hera ghe is,’ eaid my kind mistrees, bring- ing her to mo and placing ber in my afms. { huogged her, and kissed her, and wept over her, and acted more like & crazy woman than & Ta tional human being. “I would not again trust her out of my sight, but worked with her always beside me, untll I bad exrned enough to bring mo to Chicago. When I arrived here, I deliberated for some time upon the conrse I shonld take tocarn a livelihood. A scamstress has to work 50 many hours for solittle pay thatL thoughtof almost everything clse but that. Finally I difcovered that I posscesed in & remarkable degree the faculty of READING CHARACTER, and, from the exercise of this faculty, arriving at a'pretty correct conclusion a8 to the course that poreons with whom I camo in contact were Likely to pursue in lifo; and, after conversing with'them awhile, could determine with some degreo of mccurncy what effect certain cir- cumstances would be likely to have upon them; and I'at obco resolved fo turn this gift to accaunt, as I could, by its ueo, make s much better living, and make it more easily, than I could with my needle. I therefora advertised myselt as a clairvogant for ladies only, and, as my business grew lLively, I was placed above tho fear of want.” o ** What claes of persons come to you princi- paliy?” I asked. ¢ ) ““All classes,—not apy one in particular,” ghe replicd, e i “They come to you to inquire into their fa- ture destiny 2" I remarked. *That {s their motive.” * And you profoss to be ablo to tell 7 “1I point out a particular line in life for which they are naturally qualified. If they do not fol- low my directions, that is their own fault, not mine." “Then you think you give them TOE WORTIT OF TUEIT MONEY 2" “Indecd 1 do, and a good deal more. Ladios come to me who aro weary of life, diseatisfied with their kusbands and everything else, simply for the reason that they have nothing to do, usuzlly manage to point out to them work that Das long been waiting for them, and that they have missed the truo object in life by neglecting it. As s generat thing, I not only earn their dollar, but their truo, warm friendship. Poor women of all ages como to me to seo if I cannot sliod a ray of light on their futare, and theas aro the oves that mnke my heart ache. Many o noble woman, tied down toa Litchen-basement, gifted with genius, feeling aspirations after a higher hife, and desiring to kmow if the fature has not something better in store for Lior, comes to'me,—thinking, perchance, I may TUROW SONE LIGHT upon herdark path. It s for such as these my fullest sympathies are enlisted. I try tomark out s course for these- poor creatures; but I Linow, ot the samo time, that, unless they Lave invincible energy and courage thoy cannot fol- low it.- Sometimes, one hour of thoday tho mistress of a fine mansion will come to me ; and, at another hour, the hired girl of that house, The mistress nover-had a -soul that could rise above the wants of -the flesh; while the girl is rich in nataral endowments, and posses¢es o mind &s far above her mistress as the heavens arc ahove the earth, When I sce and feel such thinge, do vou think I can close my eyes to the wrongs that underlie our social customs, that maliemoney the standard of & person’s character, instead of real merit; that give all the chancesin life to brainless men, and women who do not care to improve them, while large-hearted per- sons, gifted with bigh and generons impulses, are bound with the iton chains of poverty, which eat into their very souls 2" +¢Do you indeed feel theso things so keenly 7 Iasked. ““How can Ibe o woman and not feel it? I Imow my calling is not_considered respectable ; but what would you think of a business that every year saved poor and unprotected girla FROX GOING DOWN T0 BTIS 2 41 should say it was a good businoss, no mat- ter by what name it is called.” I replied. T havo eavod many this winter. In one short week, no fewer than six girls came to me_with the last dollar they Lad in their pockets, and dospair in their Tacca. They did mot all como at one time, but they came alone, at intervals through the woek, Two of them had detormined upon committing suicide, and four had decided to enter houses of ill-repute. As goon as they entered my room, T =aw tho despair in'their looks, and, after talking with them a while. I learned their purposes. reasoned with them upon the "folly and wicked- nass of the waya thay thought of pursuing, and gave cach of them anote fo eome rich lady whoee friendship I had gained, telling them these Indies would furnish them with employ- ment; but, in case they did nof, to come back tomo, sud I would find sometling for them. Ench girl offered me her dollar. 3y poor child,” T said, ‘do you suppose I would take your laat doliar ?* Keep ic; it will at least furnish you with a night's lodzing and something to cat to- morraw.”” They left me with_hopo once more spuikling in their eyes; and, as IDhavo not heard from one of them since, I fecl suro that THEY FOUND WORK TO DO. My business not respectable! I know too well iliere are those ongared in it who follow it only io make money, and who would fake tha last cent from a poor girl without rendering an sauivaleut; snd they azo assthuo but respecta- ) § “1 gee by the papers that persons in your call- ing are somotimes raided Ly the police,” T said. *1 lmow they are; but I bave never been mo- Iested,” she_rapl “Doey not that speak woll for me ? If I «hould come to the conclusion to consider my calling refarions, and endeavor to make my living some other way, how should Idoit? By making pantaloons at 16 cents a poir? Do you consider that man's busi- ness respectablo who furpishes such work lo poor women, becauso they must either do it or starvo? Ont upon such respectability! I saw- 00 bankers and railroad-kings sre respectable, Docauser the Taw says they may steal the earn’ ings of those who gain their bread by the sweat of their brow. My businessis respectable, be- cause I always givo AN EQUIVALENT FOR MY PAY. I have cometimes given for 31 instructions which liave evontually provod :fo be- worth hundreds of dollars to thoso who Lave followed them. That is moro than can be kaid of most of our business-men, who take large pay for little work.” Hero our intorviow torminated, and, however disreputablo the calling of clairvoyant may bo contidered, T could not but entertain & high respoct for this somowhat remarkable woman, s, M. D. Wrsxooe, —_— EOLIN. The story i3 old ; but I loved you, dear ane, In the 2t forever ore flown, ‘With n love that wzs pure as mortals e’er know,— Alove that was then all your own. But you found ono you demed far more wOrthy an I, And chose bim all others abovo; And to-night tho pale ghost of “what might have been ™ ereeps From the tomb of that long-buried lovo. Thostory i8 0ld ; but the mem'ry s still green’ Of the hopes, and the pleasurcs and tears, That were born of the love that was ali, all {o me, Far back in those once happy sears. Ah! loving and truo were you, Eolin, then, In the glory of girlbood's best huuts, Whaenyour fheart kuew no thought of deception or guile, And Life's path scem'd a pathway of fowers. But tho trackless deep heaves its wild fosm *tween ns nor, : And bappiness, maybe, is thine; Forgetfuucss, 100, may liave blotled the past From your mem'ry—but ok ! not from mine! ‘Tex, the story in old ; but I loved you e'en when, Like a toy, you flung lightly aside A hieart all Your own, £o quecn {t 'er one ‘Whose wealth alone made you a bride, OwEN M. Wizsos, Jn. Mg A Cemectery Falling into n Tunnel. At Pere 1o Chaise, the colebrated Parisian cemetery, a disaster has ocenrred which, hap- pily, is 'without precedent. It appears that tho raifway of the Memlmootant-Charonne routo is carried by tannel directly under the northeast- er part of the burying ground, near tho Mus- sulman quarter. Recently, the arch of {his tunnel was found to be defective, and pas- senger trafiic was suspended. On Saturday, the” 7th instant, at 9 p. m., a temific noise was heard in the tunnel] Tho vault of the arch bad fallen for a distance of tweuty foet, dragging down into the abyss the .mortuary contents of somo forly tombs, The human remains—chiefly bones—wero gathered together and deposited in another part of tho cometery. The Work of removing tho remaing was & dangerous one, for it was feared that ozher portiovs of the’ vault might fall on the workmen, involving the living with the dead. On Sunday, the 8ih, fiticen cofins were ro- moved. The ropairs of the tunnel will ocenpy more than a year of constant labor, as it will bo neceseary to replace tho eatire vault. — -The Candidate's Greeting. From the Prinecton (Ey,) Eanner, o Fowdly, howdy, hasds s ) Zane “ Howdy.” “How do youdo? " “Tollable.” ‘ How are you?" “Toliable.” * How's all 27 “Tollable.” * Your folks well 2" “ Tollable,” “How's yourn 2" “Tollable.” + Neighbors all well 3 » ** Tolable.” “How's yourn ? * i Toluglble-" B 4 All for me this time ? ™ “Sorser tollable.” THE PHILOSOPHER'S BABY. From Blackizood’s Magazine, , I bad been concidering for, about & year whecher I should marry Winifred Hanway, when Lheard that sho was - ENGAGED TO THE PITLOSOPNER. Why did she accept him 2 Itis true that he is both imaginative and critical ; but faculties ‘ox- ercised in the formation of psychological hypo- theses, and the laborious destruction of those of one's neighbor, do not nsually rouse the symps- thy of a bright and beautiful girl, who is more fit to live than to think about life. He is cer- tainly bandsomo, but as certainly his clotaes are barbarous. ‘His trousers cannot kgep their shape for o day, and his hats are never mew. If ho notices the rain, he opens at umbrells which migbt havo gerved as an ineffectual protection at tho time of the Daluge ; if he finds ont that it is cold, he assumes a garment which might have been the evers-dny coat of Mothuselah, His mauners are as strange as his sppearauce. He may often bo seen walking in the Park at the fashionable hour with a far-off look in his eyes, and his hat thrust back as if to lessen the ex- ternal pressure on his active brain ; more rarely you may hear him bursting into enthusissm in’ Piccadilly, though Piceadilly is the last place in which 8 man rhonld allow Limself to be enthusi- astio. In short, though he is a true friond, heis a i UNCOMFORTADLE ACQUAINTANCE ; and his volesnic uttorances, after long periods of colm contemplation, cause such shocks to one's nerves as would be conveyed to the Sunday citizen by the eruption of Primrose Hill. But, if it was odd that the beautifnl Winifred Hanway should marry my friend, it was yet more odd that he ehould marry any one. There were no topics more certain to excite an explosion in the philosopher than the excessive population of tho country, and the wholesomo solituds of the Thinker. * How,” bo would fiercoly ask, “can 8 man think effectually on fundamental subjects who 18 compelled by the despicable circumstances of his life to exhaust his analytical faculty in congidering how to pay his butcher, and when to buy bis coals? I tell Sou sir, it’s better to starve with cold and hunger than to debase one’s noblest part to's game of skill with a grasping groter.” Again and agnin I bad heard him dac cluim in this preposterons fashion ; and afterall, he was going to tho altar liko any otber victim, and would doubtless take a house mpon his back with the docility of a snail. I conld not solve the problem; I wonld not give it up. o, full of the detormination to drag Diogenes out of bis tub, and ‘THE S8ECRET OUT OF 'DIOGENES, 1 atepped round the corner to offor my congratu- tions. Ay friond wasin bis study, apparently writing, roally eating a quill-pen. He roso at me with & rush, wrung my band' till it ached, and blushed rather uncomfortsbly, _Congratulations zro the curse of the Briton. Whether he is of- fering thom or recciving them, ho is generally obliged to take refuge in ‘intermittent Land- shaking, and most of his sontonces tail off into gruntsand groans. Dut on this occasion it was ovident that tho philosopher had sometbing rcld{ to say, and was nervously anxions to say it. Indeed, f Lad Lardly eaid more than *My dear fellow, I don't know when—I really am so awfully glad, I—it's in every way so, such & satisfactory, you know——1I feally do wish all possible, and sll that sort of tning, youknow "——swhenbe burst in with 2 speech so Huently delivercd, that I knew Y was not his earliest visitor that morning. *Of comrso it's taken you by sarpriss,” he smid, “as I knew it would; but the truth is, tbat I haye been think- ing of it for a long time, and 1 A3 SURE I AX RIOHT.” Hero T tried to get in an expression of wonderat his new notion of lus dnty, but he was bent on being rid of the mattor, and hurried on to his reasons. “In the first place,” said be, “I am sure_that, instead of increasing my domestic worries, my marriage will transfer them in & body to my wife; and, secondly, -when I con- sider the vast number of fools who ara every day Eorn into the world, I am terrified by the picturo of what the nexb generation will be, if the thinkers of this aro to be without sncces- sors.” Having discharged his reasons in this wise, the orator stood: blinking 8t me as if he feared dissent, but I wae too astounded by his magnificent audacity to reply. Slowly a look of- peace stole back into his face, & pleasant light dawned in his eyes, and tho promise of a smile at the corners of his mouth. His remarkable fluency was gone, and indeed his voice sounded quite choky when Lo gaid, ** Johnny, you don't know what an angel sho 13.” A light broke in upon me. * Phifosopher,” Isaid, I believe yon aro going to be marricd because you foll in love ¢ “ PERHAPS YOU ARE RIGHT,” said the philosopher. After the wedding the philosopher and his wife went abroad for an indefinite period, and their friends heard bat little of thenr. He wrote to nobody, and she did not write to me. Yet thero wero occasional rumors. Now they were breathing the keen air of the Engadine, now sink- iag to tio chostnuts snd vines of Chiavenna; now he was lashing bimsclf to frenzy over tho treasures of Rome; now ehe was gazing with sweet northorn eyes across the glowing splendor of the Bay of Naples. Then they were in Gor- many, and about to settle for life in » university town ; but anon bad fled from it in haste after & Iong night's dispute, in tho course of which my learned friend had woll-nigh come to blows with the university's most celebrated professor. At last Theard that they were sgain in Lon- don, and, fall of enthusiasm, darted ronnd tho corner to welcome them home. Nobody was With thom but Mrs. Hanway, Wini- {red's mother. I would enter unannonnced, and surpriso the philosopher. I entercd unan- nounced, and WAS SURPRISED MYSELF. Was this the offcet of matrimony, or of for- eign travel ? Each occupsut of the room was engaged in an oxercise wholly unconnected, a3 it scemcd, with those of tho rest. My friend’s wife. tho Iady whom I bad almost loved, queen of all grace and comeliness, was appearing and disappearing liko & flash bebind the day’s Zimes, showing at the moments of disclosure a face flushed with excitement, and lustrous coils of hair tumbled into the wildest d.sorder, while sha accompaniod tbe whole performanco with strange and inarticulato eounds. Her mother, tho Eamo Mrs, Hanway who was B0 per- fect & model of dress and carriage that many of bor lady friends were wont to_lament among themaelves that sho gave herself such airs, was -scated on the floor, dressed_for walking, but wituout ber bonnet. Yes, sho waa cerfainly drumming on an inverted tea-tray with the wrong endof tho poker. And tuo pbilasopher? It was porplexing, after threo years' scparation, to meet bim thus. Tne philosopher was cantoring round tho room ON ALL-FOURS, wearing on his nead Lis own weste- paper = basket. Driskly ho cantered round, ever and apon frisking Jike 2 lamb in spring-time, until he reached my feet, which worerooted to the spot with astonishment. He glanced up sideways, Tose with a cry to the normal attitude of man, and grasped me by the band. At tho sound of his voice, hia wife drop- piug the paper from ber hands, raised them quickly to ber bair; and Lis mother-in-law, with as much dignity as the effort would atlaw, scrambled on to her feet. Then, in an instant, the cause of their ecccentric conduct was made closr. ‘Throned on the hoartbrug, and showing by a gracious smile a few of the nowest teeth, eat A FINE DADY of some fiftecn mouths. In ome dimpled fist was tightly clenched the brush, which had so neatly arranged the mothor’s braids; whilo the other was engaged in pounding the grandmoth- er’s best bonaet into a shapolees mass, We were all somewhat embarrassed except tho baby. The Iadies knew that they were untidy, and 1 that I was an intruder. As for the learne father, ho stood now on one leg and now on the other, 'whilo ho shifted the waste-paper basket from hand to hand, and coatinned to smile al- most as perseveringly as his amiablo offsprinz. Yet it was ho who at last put an eud to our awkward position by expressing a wild desito to bave my opinion of _the new curtains in his stady. Rather shecpishly I said good-by to the Iady of tho house, trying to ex- press by my eyes that I would never call again unaonounced. I knew that Mrs. Hanway had not forgiven me as T humbly took the two fiogers which she offered; and I felt like a brate 28 the most_important member of the_family conde- scended to leave & damp spot by the edge of my Jett whisker. ‘Whep, bowever, I had been swept down- staira by myimpulsive friend, and wes alone with him in fus den, my courago returaed, and with it SOME INDIGNATION. I confronted him. and sternly asked why I had not been told that he was a father. “Not Leen tald " echoed be; “do you mean to say that vou did not know about the Baby.7” * Not somuch as that it was,” Ireplied, gloomily. He was over- whelmed ; of course he had supposed that every one knew it from the Queen downwards. Of course fifty people cught to have told me, who of course, had tald me eversthing else. At last my curiosity got she better of my indiznstion, snd I cub short his_spologies by beginning my questions,— “ Doea the shapo of its head content you " I asked. “The sispe of whose what 2" cried the philosopher, apparently too eurprised for gram- “0f thobaby's head, of courso,” I ro- war. plied, tartiy; *I meroly wish to know if o child 18 likely to be. sa- intellectual 5 you oo “18X'T THE HAIR LOVELY?" bo asked inconsequently. This was too much, and, asguming iy severest mauper, 1 delivered myeelf in this wise: “I thought, though no doubt I was wrong, that the use of a baby to you would be partly to furnish you with raw material for a philosopher, parly to enable you, by constant observation, to gain further evidenco bearing on such yoxed questions as, whether tho infant " gathers its ideas of space by fecling sbout, whother it is conscious of itself, &c.” Well," hio eaid, laughing, I don’t expect much help from my infant in those matters, uniess I cau got inside hor and think her thoughts.” * Her thoughts " cried I,in amazement; ** you dou’t .mean toenyit's s girl? Gaod gracious! you are not going to educate A FEMALE PUILOSOPHER 2" Ho lookod rather vexed. * Of conrso it's a he said. *¢ The father of a fomale philosopher,” I gasped. *Dear mo!" eaid be, somewhat teg- tily; “isn't it enough to bo father of a moble woman 2" . Now, I Liave often put up with a’great desl from my learned friend, and am quito awaro that I have been spokan of &s “ Bozzy " behind my back. Bub thero is a tamiug-point even for the worm, and nobody will sit for ever at tho feot which aro constantly kicking him. I bad been snubbed more than once by this illogical parent, and, assuming my most sarcastic mauner, I inquired, with an” appearance of deference : * In 1t not rather early to speak of your daughter 28 a noble woran 3" * Not at all,” aid tho philosopher. Ihad kept aloof from tho philosophor for somo weeks; nursivg my wrath, fike Achilles I smid 0 myuell—cross as 8 bear, I overheard my landlady gay in tho passago—when I received a hasty noto begging me to ) COME TO I AT ONCE. Ifancicd myself summoned to a council of cliiefs; 80, hiaving donned my ehining armour, I left my tont with fitving diguity, and descended with a clang into the plain. Yot 1 could not but boawaro of my landiudy's eyo piercing mo through the crack of the parlor-door purposely left ajar, and of tho hasty flapping “of looxs slippers which told the startled slavoy’s flight into the abyss below, An unasual silence held my friend’s house that morning. The door was opened, before I had time to " ring, bya melanchioly footman, who, walking before mo with tha elaborate delicacy of a0 Agag, noisclessly nshered me into the study. 1t was my lot to be again rooted to the spot with amazement. By the book-case, in a shaded cor- Der of the room, with his head bowed low upon nia hands, ENELT THE PHILOSBOPHER. Here was a long step from tho siege of Troy, from the simole wrath of a childlikz bero to thé most complex embarrasament of an heir of all the ages. What. ghould I do? The dismal menial had fled to the shades, without a word, without even 8 glancs into the room. If I retreated, I loft my fricnd unaided, and remained ignorant of tho cause of his strange conduct. If I ndvanced, I was again thointruder on a scone not prepared for my inspection. Inan agony of hesitation 1 fell to brushing my hat with my elbow ; but not finding tho expected relief inthe occupation, I was about to desist, when my hat decided whit my head could not, by falling with a crack on the floor. Tho effect was electrical. Without one glance at the intruder, the philosopher mado & grab at tho nearest book-slielf, dragged out a volume which had not been touched for half a century, sod HUNTED FOR NOTHING in its pages with frantic eazeruess. He was still at it whon I stood over himand moted without wonder thut he held the book npside down ; thon with the poorest imitation of surprise which L bave ever seen ho roso and grasped my bund. *You found mo on the track of something,” ho enid ; “I was looking it out in—in—-" 1,7 Uere it occurred to him that he did not know the name of the venersblo tome which he had 8o rudoly disturbed ; and with a heightened color snd a *sudden change of mauner he turned quickly to me and said, 3y Ly 18 1L I felt positively guilty. I had been angry with that baby for making my wise friend foolish, for not being a boy, for being called a * noble woman.” Was it not shameful that a great hulk- ing brute should sneer at a weak thing that conld not even answer witha taunt? Were not my clumsy carcasms enough to crush o delicate o plant? The poor little ** noble woman” was in danger, aud I conld_do nothing to belp her. Thero wero tears in the eyes which were looking iato mine for comfort; but-I had nothing ready to say. “I could not stand being alone,” ho muttered, after a short silence ; ** the doctor is with her now, and 1n & moment I may hear that my little daughter must—in fact 3IAY HEAR THE WORST.” Whilo he was epeaking, I scemed to have fifty consoling remarka to offer ; but when ho stopped, no one seotence would disengago it- solf from thorest. What I blurted out ot last scems almost ridiculous as I look back on it. “ You must hope for the best,” Lsaid; * you know ghe Las youth on her sido.” The_ words wero scarcely out of my mouth when I honrd a measurod step upon the stairs ; presently the door was opcned by tho noiseless footman, and the most famous of London dec- tors entered the room. My friend leaned heavily on my arm, but looked at the man of sciouce with gceming calm, “T am happy to say,”said the physician, cheerily, “ that our littia 'friend is going on as well ag pozsible.” * And ehe is out of danger ?" “ SUE NEVER WAS I¥ IT." “Nover in danger 2" cried I, almost disap- pointed. s ** She has nothing the matter with ler,” he re- plied, * but a slight feverish cold. I have seldom secn & finer or more healthy child. Good mor- ) § never was more annoyed. Here was a wasto of myfiness feelings. Here was I stirred to tho depth, well nigh moved 10 tears, by a baby's feverish cold. ~Of course I was very glad that it wasno worso; but my friend was too abeurd, a0d I would not spare him. “Won't you resame I asked, sarcastically, pointing to the disturbed ° book, Which was - lying ou tho ground at our feet. His humility might have dissrmed me: “1 am afraid I've been a fool,” he said; ‘“‘but if you had scen Ler all flushed acd. bronthiu; bard; and then sho was 0 small and fragile.” *“Yes, for anoble woman,” I romarked; here- ceived tho dart meekly. * Philosopher,” raid I, suddenly, dotermined fo rouse him at any cost “when I entered this room, you were engaged in_prayer.” His color ceftainly deepened. “May I sk I inquired with an appear- ance of defercnce, ‘- whether you werc ad- dressing youself to the Personal First Cause, or to the Unknowable—but perbaps sou were merely bowing to the rational order of the Uni- verse Hemadoa gestare of impatiencs, but an- swered, still with studied moderation, “I was alone and in troubls.” B * AND TIE EFFICACY OF PRAYER 2" I asked. * For heaven's sake,” cried he, bursting into excitement, *‘stop your jargon! Nothing shows such ignorance of a subject a3 having all its cant phrases on the top of your tongue. Csn't I speak to God without expecting to be puid for itz This was turning the tables. It he was going to ‘tako to questions, I knew I should end by admitting mssef a fool. So to avoid a Socratic dialogue I pat my haad on my f{riend's shoulderand eaid: ** You areagood man, philosopher; may sou aud the *noblo woman ' live a thousand years.” “Thank you,” he said, simply; “ and now you must let me go and sing a piean with the nobler woman, my patient Penclope, my sweet wife.” Yo hg went with long strides over the asphodel meadow, and I botook myself to my teat fall of pleasant thoughts, —_— NEVER AGAIN. A “Heve: sgain will I fondly gaze Into the depths of her ustrous eyes,— Orbs as bright as the sunnicst sifes In the holiest calm of the Summer-day Ob ! pever again! Rever sgaln will T henr the voice ‘Whose loving accents gently stole, Like angels’ whispers, over my torl, Bidding me Liope, and wy heart rejoice ©On! never again! Never again! for, under the esrth, Tilere an el apreads jts branches oer, 3y Jove is anleep ; and never mare ill the home of U hearts re-ccho oar mirth ¢ T ! O mever aln TaAvALLES, —_——— Drinking n Europe. The Hon. John M. Francie, late Minister to Greece, writes in his paper, the Troy Zimes, about the drinlzng habits of Europe. “He says that in Fraace, italy, Spain, Germany, and Grecco, whero the consumption of wize is very at, there is far less drunkenness thanin Groat ritsin or the United States. His opinion s tlat the substitusion of mild wine for the wiusky so your studios 2" Cmicaco: generally drank hore would be a_reformatory agency in checking intomp erance.. The result of Lis.personal observations in Spain was that wine shops met him at every turn, but he rarely saw a drunken man. Ouwside of the English and American colonists he knaw of very littlo drunie cuness in Paris. In Germany he witnessed a tro- mendous flow of lager, but believes tho propor- tion of condemned " incbriates thero does pet equal one to twenty of the samo class hers, In Ruseia a liquor stronger than our worat whisky is used with bad results, and in Greas Britaip the ovil somowhat approaches its extent in the United States. Glasgow waa the most drunkes city he saw abroad. A PASTORAL. Givp ear, O Mnres ! to tho song I alnz, And aid me as T sonnd the trembling string | Let no rude discord minglo with tho atraty, Whilo I rehearse tho story of the swain Whose #ad lament resounded o'er the viliage-plain ¢ Florus and Sylvia wers nurtared whers The dancing brooklet whispered in tho air, Olerfilled with perfume from the neighvoring felds, Wloke generous glebe a floral treasure yields, In tilling soil their sires found many charms, As well agsustensnce. Adjacent farms They owned. Thus Florus and the winsome mald Ot found their shelter 'meath the same tree's shade, When broiling suns forbado their naked fect To wander through the pasturca pirched with heat, They told their little loves, a5 childzen will,— Loves which they think the fature wili fultil, And, growing older, seo the sad mistake,— But not until the heart has known an ache. Florus grew sturdy, as a veoman should Who turns the tilth snd fells the tangled wood. Coutented, Le surveed his nibbling berd; Their plaintive bleat his rustic esrs preferred To tuneful reed or bellowing tubes of brass, With which the shepherds help tha hours to' paea What time their woolly charge devour tho lusclons grass; Xor citics’ pomp, nor money's tinseled ease, Could lure him from his woods and flowery leas; No clean-tongued sophistry or courtly ways Could e%or tho young Arcadian's senscs dae, Bat Sylvin, from a weak and slouder slip, Roinded to woman: and her curling lip And flashing eye betrazed the hauglty air That brooks not rustic ways or bomely faze, She tired of pastures and of ragged rocks, And gladly would desert the Lrowsing flocks, To go whers gaudy Fashion flaunia her borrowed Tocks, And ¢ricks herself in plimage from the land Where Cyprian pleasures spurn the horny baod, The honeyed phrase and practiced attituda Of Fortune's pampercd knaves lier sense delude s And, when there came from out the thronging mark One well accomplishied in the tender art, His treacherous tongue involves her in Bis fotia Stie falla an easy captive to his wiles. Thns Floras mourned his Sylvia’s disdain,— And gossip-cchoes spread the sad refrai “For what, faise maid, haat thou the pasturce flown, And rent with pain a beart that's ol taine own 7 For what bast thou the lovely dule forsook, . Tho mossy Tock, the ivy-sheltered nook, Whero merry birds with carole filled tho breezs That softly fanned the leafs-burdened trees A base dissembler from tho gilded horng Of wanton luxury has bade thoe coma ; And all tiat I once deemed was mine alons Is yieided up to ono less rugged grown, But whose iaconstant Leart no love iike mine hath ovn. And, when Lo caats thes by, o withered fower, Ob that thy spirit, in that bitter hour, May feel no pang more Lard for thee to bear Than mine has beeo, will ever be my prayer.” M. NEwmALL, —— A Battle With Sharks. During the voyage of the Jobn of Gaunt from Munils to San Francisco, & eeaman fell over- Doard, and bad to do battle with a very stormy sea and with sharks for aboot an hour. Poth bis vital energy und personal conrage must have been of the best, for the sharks made a deter- mined effort to dismember him, and did sncceed in stripping the flesh off his bands, but by sctive tactics in_ diving, and dodging, and eplashing, the ecaman kept the finny monsters at bay an himself afloat until he was picked up by & boat from the siip. . RAILROAD TIME TABLE _ ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. eopted: *Sunday excepled. & Alonday sxcepiod: | Ase o Suindar at 0 5. 4 Dt o0 excepted: LAz WICHIGAN CENTRAL & GREAT WESTERN RAILROADY and TS Canaiat,, corner o' dhadiomme 1 2 erdolph, . WEN stal Passenger Agont. CHICATN & ALTON HAILRNAN. Chicago, Kantos City and_Dencor Stort Line, cla Laviet. s, 0., and Chicayo, Sprinyiiell, Alion and 5, Loty Tirbugh Line, Gnisn Depot, West Site, aear Madisin brulgi? Zicket Gfficen : &¢ Depot, and 12 Kundolph-s < Truee. | Arn Kaneas Clty Ex. via Jacksonville, TN Ifldtinui!h:l!yafi‘h 4 * 92 nsas City Fast Ex. via Jack-| jroprile. Tl sad Louisians, SHolt uis Exhrs, via slaia e St Louis Fast SMain Lingls Fast Bt. Louis Ex. via Jacksonville, Springiicld Expres.. Springnold Fast Exp wJefterson ity Exnross, Peoris, Keoxnk & Barin § Chicago & Paduesh Ralrosd Wenona Lacom. Washiagtna £ Jolict & Dwight Accommodation. P iend CHICAGD. MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RAILWAY. Cgion Loty comer Jaison and Canalest. - Noket 07t Clark-at., oppusite Sherman Houss, and at Deprto & o Toaee. | drrive. Milwaukes, Green By, Stevens' Point, Bmfla dn Chien, & Lal rease Day e Milwankes Mail gad. Fipres g Iilwsokee, St, Paul olis Night Express. *4:15 p. m. ILLINGIS GENTRAL RAILROAD. Depot ot of Lakeat. and foot of ek Tuenty sccondet. ofice, 121 Rundolphst,, near Ciark, (a) Runs to Champaign on Sat CHICAGO. BURLINGTOR & UUINCY RAILROAN. Depotu~siatof Lkest,. Indianaav., und Stzleenihest, and Cunal wnd Sixteenthoate. Ticket ofices, No. 5 Clark 0.y Grand Tucisic Hotel, und at depoti. Matland Express Pasioozer. ., ey Otcawa & Sa3 iy sl Aurora Bassen; ‘Aurora Passazer (Sasiisy Duboquy & SiquCity £xp..o | Pacific Nght Exp, for Omaba., Kaneas Ciey, Leavenwortn, A eluson & 1. Joseph Exp. Duwner's Grove Accommonation; 's Grovo Accummadation Tezan Expres ] ra ot CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAN. City offices, corner Lawtolph anit LaSalle-ste., and 75 Canate Wew corner Nadismest a Pactfic Fast Lins, 2 bubkuue Nt £5 SIS 5 a rreepart & Dubuaoe K1) @ Precport & Dubagao Express, 2 Milwackew Mail. 3 Milwaokes Exyecs Ta—Drpot coraer of Wellaa &7 Dupat corier of Canal WL ST Pass, Ageat. COLOTIADO. KANSAS & NEW MEXIZO. Spgat Cadncstmante Dol e b < " Grent Nim Rovica, &, T. Pt VOE WELE, Gl ame CHICACO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. Devot, comer of VunLiuren ant Sherman-ts, - Grand Tacifc Hoel, Ticket otea, [ drries. LAKE SHORE & MICHICAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Depot, Van Buren-st., foot af LuSalle-st, Dizket ofess, Rorthicest corner Ciar’s and Randolphste,, and southeck comer Canal and Ysdison.ste Madl, il " New” Vork Txpross. otie Lxpres, Night kxureas. Sauth Chicego A¢ CHICAGO. iNDIANAPOLIS & CINCINNATI THROUGH LINE. Vi3 KANKAKEE ROUTE. Zrom the Great Central Ruflroad Depol, fout of Laia-s. Zea A Day Express... RnepE Pidamljsios m w3800 o | ¥ 8000 me |