Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 22, 1874, Page 11

MARCH 22,1874 BOSTON. Musical and Drametic Gossip {at ¢ The Hub.” The Bisastrous Pecuniary Failare of tho “World's Peace Jubilee,” €arl Zerrahn's Lewsuit to Recover $5,000 for* Conducting.”, I Proposed New Theatres aud Operz-House -s-Tricnnial Festival of the Han- &l and Hayda Society. of The Chicago Trbune. e BosTox, March 17, 1874, THE WORLD'S PEACE-JUDILEE REDIVIVUS. Tuwo yems ngo, Boston indulged in o ponder- ous musical rumpus. It was called the Yorld’s PescoJubileo, and & world of trouble it has brought to the zmbitions tradesmen who aided and abetted the over-sanguine Gilmore, the in- stigator of the disturbance. It was a musical miscarriage and a fiuancial fizzle. Fora peace- ofiering, it resulted in & remarkable amount of litigation. Tho losses were £0 extensive that the managers were ashamed to put their reputations 28 bueiness-men £t 50 low a discount as to allow ibe true results to be Lnown. Tho losses sciually Sgured up » total of about firo hun- dred and - nincly Uousand dollars! The great singers, the foreign bands, Strauss and ALt, were paid; but not everybody eleo. Tho guarantee-fund was called for, and most of it was paid in.—sll in fact, except in one or two instances, where the subscribers contended that certain conditions had not' been, complied with. . An organ-building firm were down for §5,000, end refused pavment on the ground that it was sgrecd thet, in caso edvortisements were allowed on the programmes, their house should have o opportunity to pay for some of the space, Tho programmes were paid for by a rivsl cons cem, represented on the Execative Committee, and no other house was permitted to advertise itswates. An appeal to the conrts will probsbly o mado to séttlo tho responsibility in this mat- fer.” The guarzntee-fand fell far short of tho gctusl noeds, and the members of the Commit- tee, or8omo of them, have drawn their ch for large amonnts. Btill a considerable amsunt of the demands against the Jubiles remain tin- seitled, and » legal gentleman who fepresents the Committee basy for nearly two years past, heen cogaged i straightening out its erooked” ffairs.” The jewelers who furnished the cfficial badgos—and never was any body of mortals g0 completely badged and badgered~were com- pelled to bring st for théir pay ; tho_artille- rists were obliged o appeal to a legal tribunal to be rémunerated for the powder ther burned and tbeir time ; the provider of theJubilee soup-ket- flehad to msk legal redross: and the funniest easeof allis that of Carl Zerrahn, who sues to re- cover £,000, alleged to be due him for cor ducting some of tho performances.. The Jubi lea-manngers contested pevment 1o these sev- eral cases, either from a dicbelief in their direct liability, or from a senso of the excpssive amount charged. The punvowder burred in banging away at “ The Star-Spangled Banner,” *@od Save the Queen,” “¢Old Hnndred,™ ete., {ogether with the time of the battery engaged in the eervics, was alleged by Maj. Dexter E. Fol- Jett to have figured up the sum of £8,000. Somo of the cases were tricd in open court, but the claims of Follett and Zerrahn were carried pri- vatelv before a referee. Zerrahn's case is etill in Learing,—Follett's esso having been finished Tast week. Ex-Judgo Thomar Ruseell ig tha referes, and ho kas been ablnto molace his gricfs sinco his compulsory regignation as Collector of the Port of Boston, ard the elevation of the * poor Christian,” Bill Simmons, to the vacated place, by lis- tening to the amusing testimony {mt in for he hedr- or sgainkt the Zerrabn claim. inge bave been protracted, snd kavo taken placo at the Judge's offico in the Custom-House. Outsiders who know the circumstances have no faith whatever in Zerrahn's claim. Zerrahn probably made more aut of tho Jubilee than any Gne else, eaving, Perbaps, Stranss and Madame Peschka-Leutner, For a conplo of months or boin advance, he was engaged soven nighis in aweck, and frequently afternoous, in conducting reberrtals of the oratorio-music to be sung, fnd for {his he was handsomely paid by the societies engaging bim,—never less “than €35 o time. Notwithstanding bis g0od Tuck from first to last in this way, and the added fame ha was deriving from the Jubilee, hemanifested a most profound contempt for Gilmore,—the man io whom he owed all, sud declined to let him condnet a sin- gle note of znything. except tho slam-bang mugic. At the first Jubilse, ajplot was discovered vhich, wonld have wrecked Gilmoro as a con- ductor and boosted up Zerrahn at the word “Go.” _Gilmore deeired to open the first con- cert with Luther's nmoble choral, “ God'is a Castlc sud Dofense,” o an_ acknowledgment to the Great Glvar of All Good in the fruition of the eoterprise ; but Zorrahw's friends de- clined fo let Nicolai'® overturo, which had been . xcheareed, be used, as that pattof the pro- grammo * belonged ” to Zerrann. The plan was to compel Gilmore 1o uso the version of tho choral generally sung, written in & different key, and the reeult would have becn a- thorough bresk-dowii on the part of the choristers. After- warde, Zorrahn was fo conduct (he overture, and this would havo gono off well -enough, for the gingers bad only to -sing from their ~ own -books = -the = incidental chorsl. Phinly, the resolt wonld have been an apparent feilnre for Gilmore and a tri- umph for Zerrahn. A discovery of the plan led toan adoption of the overture-arrangement of the choral for Gilmore's use, but Zerrahn pre- ferred not to give np the overlare itself. Int this digression is not exactly to the paint, for it had nothing to do with the Inst Jubilee. Gilmore, like » good-hearted sonl, forgot all his buffetings, and,when he bégan bis arrangoments forbis last grand affair, made s -most liberal proposition fo Zernalm, fo this effect: He Agreed that he shonld receive 25,000 for his eervices as conductor at the severzl concorts; }Wfidcd that sum was netted from the per- ormsnces, his (Gilmore's) benefit included. Farthermore, this contract was to bo consid- * ered a5 between Gilmore and Zerrakn solely, #0d wes pot to hold sgainst the Jubilee Committeo, All this was -expreseed in writ- g The Jubilee, a8 alrendy explained, ¥23 8 disastrous failure, but Zerrahn demanded Lis monoy all the came. Gilmore had o supple- mentary benefit, and offered to compromise the czim by aereeing to pay $%,500 from the re- ceipts. " This was once agread to, but Zerrabn ¢cucluded to demand the fall sum of 85,000. is Gilmore refuscd to give, 23 he was likely toinvalve bimseif persosally in dobt by the Operation, and the result ‘was, that Zerrabn ed his endenvors suczcesfully in keeping sov- enal of the chief sociehes of singers from par- teipating in the Gilmoro demonstration. Zerreh's next poin? of attack was to bring & Euit against the Judilee Committee, and ting is the matter in adjnication befors Judge Russell. Some of the Comuittes were willing to sward ‘errahn somethiag, but the sum of £5,000 wis Beldto be exorbitant. Gillmore's writien Con- {ract bears date on a Sunday in Febrmary, 1872, s Zerrahn seeks to brenk this, and to fall Back upen what- he eays was. on oral agresment. Testimony has been in- trodnced 2y both Fides in the hearing, tending 10 show ahiat a fair prico for the duties of a con- ductor of the Jubjlee wonld base been, and much Iad Hood is likely to nfise from tho cross-firing of lelligarent musicians. Mr. L. B. -Barnes, Tl rune the Handel and_ Haydn Society, which ZeTahn conducts, thought £5,000° vers reason- ale. Ar.B, J. Lang, who raked dosn & hand- ““m.!‘msn—fil.mo or £1,500—for playing that feuzible instrument of torture, the Jubilea or- £33, also thought the bill a moderate one, but ha 4a't at 81l lie thoinforence drawn by the Com-« Rittee's lawyer, Mr. Dickensou, to the effect that [L Z&enxbn 8 four times as lig a man as he. drziy: Lothian, of the Boston Theatro, the con- ctar of the best theatre-orchestra in '% PUE in o “‘uockdolsger” by expressing bis #Pinion that §25 a-concert world bo n fair price é:rlmnduckur, Lothianis s man who, in his %, bas plaved msuy rarts, and, m the palmy ATeof minstroley, ho ornamentod that profession, m‘;:h“f lavwer, pdmpted by Zerrahn, desired /oo the kind of concert designated—wbether mxeor'-mm or a minstrel-parformance. ' It camo A ;egf_ EanZOEF:Q': ;:mmany, thathe him}s)gil % SRR T 3 concert, | im Qly 55 Mr. Carlsle Pclumil:(, T Cianist oy conductor, didn't think it was worth any mcre wey to conduct 1,600 voices, or 16,000, than it the singers and conductor conld 500 ench ofbér. Mr. 0. N. Allen, & wellknown musician, was driven to make a discrimination botyeen Franz Abt aud Zerrahn, and exprensed the opivion’ that the former Was an atirac- tion On acconnt of hLis world-widh fame as & gong-compoger, * ‘whils el was nothing of the Tind, only a coudnciag. “(‘)lr)xg of the Comumitteo testificd in favor of Zerrabn'a cloim, but was coofounded at the cloe of his testimony by the production of a letter written 10 tho Comumittea’s legal adviser, ju which ho £aid Zerraha was not entitled to a single penny. Tho hearing in tho matter is yet progressing in secret, and the partics are very desirous of keep- ;;chagze seandal of the thiog away from the pub- As to the prospects of another Jubilee in Bos- ton, they are certainlv not very promising, at least under the old managoment. The gentio- men who rau the greatest * show ® on Tecord don’t want any more Jubiles in their NEW THEATRES. . Toston, at the prosont timo, has only threo theatres, and one of theso is mainly dovoted to the vatiety business, Anothor—the Museum— is devoted wholly to performances by tho stock fiamm Y, 0 that thero is only one regalar star”“theatre in fown. Owing to tho de- struction of the Globe, tho Boston Theatro has hed it all its own way this ecason; but, as there was only one houso, many stars have been crowded out. " Thoro is just now quite re- ival of interest in tho matter of building now theatres, and we are likely to haveat least two new establishments beforo Jan. 1, 1875. In ono of these, Mr. Crosby, formerly of Chicago, will prohuh? bo interested. Mr. Crosby de- sires to build an ‘opern-honre ; and_thero aro several interested partics who are desifous of backing him, or some ono elss, in the enterprinc, Mr. Arthur Cheney, who owned the Glob, pro- 08es to Tebuild; but a suit in relation tp the oasehold of a portion of the land between Mir. C.aud Ar. A, C. Baldwin, its_owner, has, up to the present time, provented him from doing so. There is now a strong prospect that the matter in dispute will be adjusted, in which event & new and elegant place of amusement will rise on the old eite. 1t i3 not unlikely that tho eatab- lishment will bo an opera-house instend of stock theatre; and it is among tho possibilities that Mr. Crosby miy bo concorned in Lhe enter- prise with Mr. Cheney. If Mr. Cheney sticks to his original purpose of erecting a dramatic tem- plo merely, Mr. Crosby or some one else will pnt up an opera-honse elsewhore. * Rumor credits Sheridan Shook, of New York, and John Stetson, one of the present managers of the Howard Athenzum, with the intention of erecting o theatre on Tremont street, noarly oppofita Hollis _street. Wyzeman Marshall talks of building a theatre on Columbus avenue, at the corner of Berkeley street; but he will give up the project if Mr. Cheney goes ahoad. THE TRIENSIAL FESTIVAL OF THE NANDEL AND *HAYDS SOCIETY. The third trieuntal festival of the Haudel and Haydn Society will cccurin_tho month of May, opéning Tucsday evening, tho 5th, and closin Sanday evening, tho 10th, Theodore Thomas Orchestra, sugmented to 80 performers, il as- eist at wil the concerts; and tho list of goloists will embrace Miss Edith Wynue, who comes over from London to ging ; Aiss Adclaide Phil- lips, Miss AnnieLouise Cary, Mr. Nelson Var- Iov, Mr. George L. Osgood, Mt. AL W. Whitney, Mr. W. J. Wiuch, Mr. J, F. Winch, and others. The condnctors will ba Carl Zerrahm and Theo- dore Thomas. There will be ninc performances, and they will be given inthe following order: Zucsday, 3lay S—Evening: Handels *Judas Mec- cabron, ™ fay 6—Matines by the Orchestra and Vocalists, Eveniug: Beethoven's Ninth Smwphony ” and Havdn's one,” Pauralay, May —Oratorio Matince: Mendelssoln's “ Christus,” Buck's 46th Pealm (new), ete. Wednesday, Friday, oy $—Matinee by the Orchicstra and Veeal- dafe, Eventng : Back’s * Passion-usic,” Saturday, May 9—Matinea by the Orchestrs and Vocalistz. Lvening : J. E. Paine’s oratorio of “&t, Peter 7 (now) Sunday, 5fcy 10—Evening: Handel's Messiah,” SO o, 1 PLUCKED A BLOOMING LILY. In the Summer-hours, WWhen all was calm and stilly, From o bed of flowvers T pluckod » blooming lily ; - Tts smowy breast In virgin whito wasgicaming, And bezuty's crest Tpon it brow was beawing, But, when it left €l Sowers that blovmed together, And w2s bereft ® ©Of Bummer’s sunny weather, Tt drooped its head, ‘' 1tsbeguteous color vandshed, And soon “twas dead. And all its fragrance banished, Cacaco. . JAMLS LAVALLIN, French Wit and English Morality. Sowmo years after tho Freuch revolution ‘of 1830, the Duc de Bordeaux. the last of the elder Bourbous, chanced to be mn England. The Queen paid him no attention, a8 it is the rule of the Cour of St. Jawes to show no official cour- tesies to the members of royal families who, ss Doran_says, * have retircd from business,” Touis Philippe was then King of the French, aod the legitimist Bourbon wasin exile. Tho conduct of hier Britannic Majesty was the sub- ject of conversation- and animadversion in the legitimist circle in Paris. Being reforred to in the presence of JMademoiselle de Alontmorenci, & youvg lady who belonged to_tho_ancien regime and Lived in the Faubourg St. Germain, natnr- ally sympathizing with the old nobility, and chagrined at the bebavior of the Queen of England, Msdemoirclle remarked “thot it way not at all surprising that Her Majesty should bebave insuch a manner. Iudeed, it was not to be expecied that eho could bave any feeling in common with the ancicst blood of Frauco; for, in fact, sho was harself only o grisette couronnee.” The sarcasm was repeated, aud, goivg the rounds of the salons of Yaris, s00n resched tho ears of Lady Cowley, the | wife of Lord Cowley, the British Minister resid- ing near the French Court. She was & romarka. biy clever'woman, and report says that her hus- band was frequently indebted to her for assist- anco in Lis ofiicial business. Her Ladyabip was oxtremely indignant, with Madowoisclle do Mont- morenci, and declared “that she should write Mademdiselle immediately, and inquire whether she made the remark in question; for, if ehe did, then it was duo to berself, as tho wife of Her DMajesty's represontative, to terminate the friendly relations that bad hitherto existed between them.” Lord Cowley, however, advieed * that the remurk shotild be regarded as a piece of French wit, and be allowed to pass in eilence.” But Lady Cow- ey persisted; saying: * Leaveii to me. A wom- an understands_these things bolter than a man, Besides, there is -nothing hike English conrage and dircctness: in such cases.” - **4 think you Liad better ‘let it alone,” replied Lord Cowloy, ** it is not worth noticing, and Mademoiselle is o French woman.” _ Nevertheloss, her Ladyship wrote as she proposed. Mademoiselle instantly replied - ** that.. she was . peneotrated with grief that Ler friend ebould credit so idle a tale, and begged - that her Lady- ship at her next rcunion would give bher the opportunity of repelling tile aspersion that had been cast upon her as a true Freuch woman.” Lads Cowley was delighted, and sent Mademoiselle an invitation for Ler next renuion, the following day. Lord Cowley was glum and apprehensive, When the time arrived, a carriage drove up to the residence of the English Ambas- eador, Jademoiselle alighted, nscended to the reception-room, and, befug announced, entered. Lady, Cowley, who wa in the centre of the fash- iouable company which formed in . hall-circlo around her, advanced to meot her guest. Alad- emoiselle approached, and partially dropping her lace shawl, Leld out both her hauds, exclaiming: ‘“How delighted I'am to seo you ! How c‘.ugm:e% I am to bove the opportunity of contradicting the abeurd stery vou have heard ! How could vou believe it 2 What, have you lived go long in Paris, and not know mo ?—not know that X am incapable of saying what I really think!" Then withdrawiog ber hands she made an exquis- ite courtesy to the company and gracefully re- tired, leaving ber L:d:ubiE and her frionds con- founded and eoraged. Lord Cowley growled out: * Itold you tolet the matter alone, that Mademoieelle was a French woman. . Now we chall bo laughed at.”” True enongh ; the salons, next day, rang with the story of the trinmph of Jademoiselle and the diecomfiture of Lady Cawley. Some of the English, however, con- soled themselves by enufiug up the air and ex- claiming, “What detestable morality!” We leave our readersfo settio the question of wib versus morality. 5 AT = An Old Use for Hammers, I remember, says & correspondent of the Aledical and Surgical Journal, that, when I was very young, they used to 1isise blistérs with boiled hammers. Old Dr. Twitchell, of Keene,— peace to bis ashes,—onco wanted to blister some oue in a farm-house, -far from home. He had nothing with im to do it with. He asked his wife to fird lum & hammer. The article was brought ont, putin a tex-kettle over the fire, and, after the water steamed-and bubbled well, he lified it out snd gently touched it to hia patient in a half-tlozon spots, over the seat of pein, with very positive effect. ~ Boiled hem- mers , were, for many yeara, nsed in tha: neigh- borkood for pleyrisy ; aua every old lady knew nething was equal to 8. hammer; and there was long dispute whether it ehould be A claw-ham- w88 to cnndusi 16. 'One could be done g well = meror not, X think the yeas finally conguered. NEW YORK. Lights and Shadows of Metro- politan Life, Spring-Milfinery Opening-Day at Stew- art’s---A Grand Feminine Rush. 5 3 The Question of Homes for People of Moderate Mcans. Proposed Conversion of Down-Tows Ware- Touses and Stores into Family. Apar{ment Buildings. special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, NeW Yonx, March 17, 1374, . Noone would have dreamed that there was such a thing as poverty, and suffering. and sctual starvation, in New York, if they had taken their standpoint from the lower floor of A. T. Stewart's spacious marble palace on his great BPRING-MILLINERY OPENING-DAY. Carfinges Tolled up to the wide &tono pave- ments, and” deposited loads of clegantly-dressed ladies ; policcmen, grave of mien and uncqualed in dignity, escorted other crowds of dintily- clothed, emiling women, in ong continuons line, across Broadway, to the said opening: anda steady, persistent, closely-packed stream of these eame feminines pushed, and jostled, and made eyes at each other, and rushed into tho clevators, all bent upon the grand tour of in- spection. Very few of the malo persnasion wero to be seen among the crowd,—they having neither the admiration for * that lova of a bon- net,” nor the inclination for the. pushing, jost- ling, uncertain way of getting up to the grand display, that the “ dear creaturcs™ have, who can endure any amount of fatigue when a spring- millinery opening is annonnced at Stewart's. Elbowing my way, sud sfter repeated rebuffs, T ot last gob my position in line, among the rest of the fairer sex, and, watching my chanco for thie upward flight ‘ot the elovator, I was borno along eomebow. with the crowd, until I found myselt in the veritable show-rooms. No one understands better than Mr. Stowart himself how to please and bewilder tho' Indies with the artistic arrangement of darkened car- toins, and the subdued, - £oft-tinting light from {hoe ehades at the windows, that gives a soft harmony end effect to tho arrangements. All tho saleswomen were affable, courtoons, snd emiling,—nover importunate in offcering to sell, nor.pashing in their efforts to fasten a bonnet upon you,—delicately gliding towards your own chioice of what was a becoming bounet £o you,— and, in short, just the very filtest persons to hnow how to try on a bonnet, and to make it suit your age, style, and face. I think 2 THE SPRING BONNETS are a great improvement on those towering roly- poly things of black velvet, that crowned the Dead, like a huge soft sponge, all winter. The epring-hats have such pretty little coronets ; and the Alpine hat, with its one tide turned up snd ita peaked ton, has such a jsuaty air. And then [ the lovely soft ehades,—the grave, and laven- ders, and bronzes, in all the new colors; and tho flowers, 50 natural that ven conld readily be- liesa they wera gathered from the garden. Thero is to bo & decided foshion for gray this spring, bath as a dress, and a8 the shade for a hat. It T weraa fashion-cditor, T could give sou all tho detailr, even to the width of the strings, and the oxact blending of necesenrv tints; but, as I stood, and insnected, and admired 'the really- benutifal display of style and trimming, T conld not but admit that the imported hnts znd bon- nats had, each aud everv one_of them, that in- dogcribable Frenchy style—that jene-sais-quoi air of calm supremacy—that reatly mado one feel as if tho difference was there, In price not only, but in arfistic,*finiehed beauty. [ saw no incongruity smong the imported bounets; no bit of cheap lace nearly covered by sitk, no coarso bud or leaf amonz the delicate arranzemont of flowers and bloerors. No, it was !Hffinniuely and particalarly French ; soft tulle, bad, chanze- able-tinted ribbons, all were perfect. And I would sooner pay $40 for one of thoso lovely, meiting spring-bonnets, marked and unmistaia- bly French, than to give £25 for ono of home- manufacture, Dut I am a woman, and that is tho oxcuse, T presume. How I really 5 PITIED THE POOR MEY, greatly in the minority, who stood around so dis- consolatelv on that grand opening-day: men most nuwillingly dragged into the very thickest of the crowd by thoir female companions ; men who stood around in odd corners aud in outside nooks, muking imploring eyes to the ladies to “hurry,” and who said * Yesa” when they onght to Lave said ‘““No.,” and poked. stil-gloved fingers into curling feathers, and- wonld not get up any ecstasy, simply saying, “If you like it, my dear, why, get it, and Jet’s o off.” I thought of some of these tantalizing individualy of the mnle persussion: I would hke to be with you, sir, when yon go into’ Dun- bar's; or Knox's, or {iemin's, to buy yourself . a bat. No indilferenco now,— no wenrinegs. See how ho sidles, and etands square-fuco, and side-face, and pecping over his shoulder at the effcct in tho glasa! Seo how be puts on and takes off, and adjusts, and admires, —turning his head this way andthiat{ Sce how he etndies that hat in this light, and this tile in that light! See how ho wants the bes/, or nona; and it 18 only a strzight black bat, after all— juet exactly like ten thousand other high shin- ing ones that yon will s on_Broadway heads. Rut I reelly think the male sex are ont of their element when out buying a bonnet with a Iady. Coming from the in-coming and out-going throogs at Stewart's, I went down town, 'way down-town, where they proposs to fit over and renovate the warchiouses and large vacant whole- gale houses into ¥ CHEAP, GOOD FPAMILY=DWELLINGS. New York has often been commended for its convenicot “flats” ag hom:es, whete the work- ing clnsses, clerks, and salespooplo conld live in comfort and independence. But the fact is, that all tbe really-desirable * Fronch flats " have been bnilt 80 expensively, and finished so elabor- afely, that there has beon no more chance for o clerk with from 81,009 to $1,500 a yoar salary to occupy & ‘“fint,” thun to ront a %5.000-a-year house. All the reslly fine “flats” have easily reoted at from 375 to 3150 & month, unfurnish- ed. They contain from eeven to eloven rooms. and are, many of them, erected in select quar. ters, designed espécially for people of “fashion and wealth. Whenever fashionable peo) ‘means could be induced to live in & _** laf did not forfeit their social position by thus liv- ing under tho ssme roof with other_families, thonpeople of moderate incomes atd elsnder purses were willing to live in “fiats ” also; but ales! to such people—to the large army of clerks and bookkeepers with wives and families—there havebeen no “ French flats” suitable to live in. If & “fat” could be fonnd with a rental of from £300 to $700 8 year. it hns alfrays proved to be either a very bad location, or a real tene- -ment-house, surronnded’ by tenements, or with a queetionsble family or families occupying eome floor of the building. Tha wives and fam- ilies of our salesmen -and clerka have either bad to board or migrate to some suburban town, over into Jersey, Hoboken, Long Island, or Harlem, where tho musquitoes and fever-and- arue made the rural home anything but desira- blo, and where tho best part of the husbaod's and son's daily life was consumed in_riding to and fro in steam or street cors, and alwaya in a hurry sod a crowd. No family that lives in New York to-dey, with 2 moderate salary, or ona slender income, caa afford to 0w, Or EVEN TO RENT, =2 whols house, without lotting out floors jn the Tousoe or taking boarders. Not even by going with & very scany larder cay they long pay such bouse-rent. There is no choice betweon a com- mon, low _tenement-bouse sud the expensive “French flat” to’ & family of moderate salary, for both are either «undesirable or nnattainable. There areclerks and mechanica enough in this city constantlyin quest of suitable floors at moderate Tont, to almost form s city in magnitnde. The wealthy clasees can own their own residences, or board in hotels or first-class bearding-houses ; but the large class of which I speak must either board in one or to rooms in eecond-rate board- ing-houses or go into_some sdjacent country- town for o home, or else livo 1n 8 . rezular tene- ‘ment-house, and among s promiscuous class. think there are very few beads of families who like to pass all their warried life in s boarding- hcuse. If aman have a ehrew for a wifo.—n scolding, fault-finding, unreasonable wife,—that can mever keep servants for her particafar waye, and that displeys her ‘‘cleanliness above her godliness ;" or, if his wife Le an indolent., vavid. simless woman, aliways out in the stroet, or on €ome gossiping tonr ; if, indeed, she has no fit- ness for bousekeeping,—then I can easily see how much he escapes by boarding. Bat I speak for the majority of eensible home-women, do- mestic, and good managers, who can keep'ever 80 humble a home always cheerful, and make the very best of surroundings. Such wives and mothers are discouraged snd disheartened - that Joar after yesr they and their childten mugt Rrow up without home-influences, and subject to allthe vicissitudes of u boarding-honse. And then, agnin, [ alwavs pity those familics whoss narrow incomes or moderate means netessitate their BEING ODLIGED TO TAKE BOARDERS. 1t has grown to bo a proverb to sucer at the “hash ™ und the landladies of boarding-houses; buthas auy one ever thought of the poor land- Indy’'s side of the picture? The purity of ber family-circle must ba broken,—the eanctity of the home-circlo invaded. Her children must be made to know their places; must be tanght that all the other cnildren must first be served. Their ncise disturbs one; another objects to themin the houeo; and the blessed ovening- quict of motber and children together is always imperiled. Their littlo feet must do the errands; their little wants must be the last at- tended to; and I always think I can detect in public the little girl or boy whos=oe mother keeps 2 boanding-house, by their subdued, downcast faces, and their stolid indifference. In_ the warehonses and vacant down- town stores, I am told, there could be a hundred thounsand familics provided with homes. Thers are.wealthy capitalists in New York who have formed & company, and are going to try this great experiment of making homes for working- peoplo under salarics. Two or three stores aro to Lo turned into one_common cutrauce all, with eoparato balla_and floors for each family, And, rentedin suites, they can draw aronnd them the same class a3 themselves socially, and have not ouly economy, but comfort. Ono or two itting-rooms’ are to bo held in common, and all the differont families can unite in making this room attractive, and ita occupants sociable. How often do young men advertize for a “board- ing-placo with the comforts of & home ;" and it i beiieved that a common sitting-room for all in the building can be mads s0 pleasant a to keep the young ‘people from the necd of ontside enjoyments. If these homes ehall not prove ¢ A BOCIAL SUCCESS, . then Iam greatly mistaken in my beliof; for people are naturally social, aud, when those of the tame means, and hones, and aims, live under one roof, I think they will all be mntnally bene- fited by trying ' to make home pleasant fo their wanry sons, brothers, husbands, and fathers, when evening brings them homo. Each family hasits privacy and_ unity secured by arranging the floors as if the buflding wero some immeansa hotel; and the Jower bascments are to be mada into one common lanndry and kitchen, From the one kitchen cach family is to order its meels, and pay its propertion of ~ the cooi’s expenses. 0n each floor is the regular family dining-roon but alarger Toom is to be used fora geueral diniug-room in case of parties ora nuited din- ner. The laundry is also to be & general affair, 80 that every family can dikpenso with & servant, if it plense. All the meals, ete., are to be seut up and down on elevators, and a janitor does the sweeping, dusting, cleaning, eto., exactly as done by & good chambormaid in n hotel. 1f any fam- ily choose to keep o servant, I suppose there will bo some provision; but those who have the planning nnd arranging of these experiments muintain that {here 19 NO NEED OF AXY, bosides the genetal couks, lanndresos, and jan- itor. Peoplo of the same means and sncinl sta- tng can live together as happily as if in their own homes, and a8 _cheaply as théy choose. I find many o objoct to there plans ; but cortain I am that the ownors of tiese vacant warehouses are asrured that the experiment will pay them 15 per cent. Tho business of New York has steadily grown, nad is growing, np town ; and many very pleasant warehouses aud arge atores down town, and on the lower part of Broadway, have been to rent for a long tmo, and there i no prospect of their ever bemny needed again 38 down-town stores. What shall tho large army of down-town assistants dv for homes ? 'Thore is no immediate prospect of * rapid transit,” and there are no small choap houses, in a good locality, to be had, near their places of businees. There are 185,739 families of such working-peaple, and only 69,944 dwellings for all of these families. The lower part of New York, or the down-town patt, is more quiet and orderly st night, and quite nc- cessible to amnsements, theatres, otc. Already aro somo Jarge warchouscs in the lower part of Broadway being made into apartwents for fami- lies whote income is about $2,000 a year ; .and tliese are ix stories in height, with elevators, fire-proof stairways, brick-lined floors, and out- side fire-cscapes, opening into a.large, clesn coutt-yard. If fhe prices asked for suites of rooms pay for the investment, there are - HUNDBEDS OF EMPTY STORES that will be speedily fitted up as Gwellings; and if peovle of similar tastes and congenial friend- lups do o find isere the homes that they have uever yet beon able to attain to, I shall be will- ing then to admit the experiment to bave beena failure, Somo objection bas been made to a geperal laundry: bot that would moke family washing much cheaper. Some object to & kifcl. on in general; butin suites of rooms, s in ‘‘flats” we all know tho smell of the cooking from different floors is very annoging, and witls o dining-room, parlor, bedrooms, and fittle fawm- ily sitting or recoption-rvom, there wounld vo tite as muoh privacy ae with a kitchon on every oor. Then tho advantage of dflmfi without any servant-maid s yery grest; and I Teally caunot see why this new lund of family-spart- wont buildiug is-uot going to,bo » great success, socially and financially. Devnan. —_—— TO MY WIFE, % et thee, and T losed thea For thy brave heart, trne and nd Thy constancy and tetderness, Tisy gentleness of mind; Thy eyes’ soft-beaming glances, Tby yoice’s kiudly tone, 80 gentle and so winning, With sweetness all thing own. Tlaved thce, and I love thee; Thy fuithiutnoss und truth Havocasts golden balo Of sunshine "rourd my yonih,— Have sdeered me 'neath (s troubles Of years of toil and strire 1 bless thee for thy goodncss, Ay true and loving wife, Come, let us stray together, Forget our toila awbie, And Y'shall bs a boy agalt, And woo my Mary's auile. Come, lot us stray fogether, A8da tho oldan dase, i en, straying 'noai Ibe twillghy Ilistened to thy lays, mug Come, sing to me some ditty, Tu plaintive volce aud low, Bome lay you uscd ta siug me In the evenings lony ugo, Wheu, leaning on my borom, At our littlo cottzgesdoor, We reveled in the sunshing Of Love's poetic lore; ‘Bome s00g yon used to sing me; Sorue old and stirring lay Of deeds of deatlless glory In the ages paesed away ; Or clse some simple poliad, Some legend oid and grand, ©Of gentle hearts end loving,— The daugiiters of our land.. Then vanished years ghall come agaln Wiih ali their forvid train, And Menv'ry Lring before us Dear bygona sceacs again 3 The loving {ricnds deported, The gentle and the brava, Bl rise in Fancy's visios, Forgeiful of tho grave. And you ana I togetber Bhnli througn thie valley stray, As Lappy and os loving phiiie ddendsy, en, hopeful, gay, snd thoughtlexs, T rod the green Bileide, © In that bright, joyous season 1 claimed taté for my brida. Mrro, st e b, ! A Rdcent Scenc in the Chancery Coar in Cincinnati. A ot of lawyers raising axeverberating racket; the Deputy Sheriff pounding on his desk with & jackknife ; tho countel's voice raising o'er tne din in = vain cffort to reach the perturbed ear of the urkaao Chancellor; who looks helplesely and imploringly around. ‘Suddenly he rises £o the RBravity of the occasion, raps with his gavel, and addresses the Deputy-Sheriff thas: * Mr. Deputy.".* Yes, sir,” responded the functionary, starting s though he had been ehot. *“ I waik you,” puraued the Chiaucellor, benignly scovling aver bis spectacles, * to try and kespshese gen- tlemen quiat ; if von can't, report them to me, and LIl five them; if you don't report then), thea T'll fino you.” And tiiere was a great calm. - e 2 duls An Old Painter. Galiman save that Connt Waldeck, painter, residing in Peris, hds just arrived at tho great ago of 108 vears. In 1826 this artint, being then 60, and in want of money, presentod some of his pictures at the Ecole des Desux Arts, aud ssked 40,000 fraucs for them. - AL Bastard, the Direc- tor, 1eplied that the resources at his command did not permit him to make a purchase’™f that importance, bat that if AL. Waldeck conecnted he would obtain for bim an annual allowance of 2,000 francs. The painter has therefore received during forty-eight vears a total sum of 96.000 francs. The old entleman is in l;xcgum heslth, A HOMELY HEROINE. * What can hae come owre Atchie " mmrmur- ed Kirstie Brydone, as, for the twentisth timo that duy, she - rose And-went to-the cottage daor talook for her husband. It was botween 2 and Son the afternoon of Hogmanay, the last day of the year. On every side undulating ranges of bills mot hor eye, and -seomed to close. in tho wide valley from the world beyond. ' The sun was low in the west, enveloped in a strangé rod- dish hazo; behind the hills to tho north, great masses of heavycloads wero rolling up, pilod ono sbove another; a bitter icy wind whistled down the valley, bearing on its wings an oc- cssional suowflake; whils' to the south the greatrange of hills rose up, clear and distinct in their slight mantla of soor, against the purplish eky. Kirstio looked round in all directions, but could ses nothing of her husband, who had been absent nineo the early morning, aud ssying to herselt, ** I wish I saw him safe hame ; it's gaun to bea wild nicht, I doubt,” she ¢losed the door and roturned to the fireside. Sho put on somo peats, made herself certain that the kottle was boiling, 0 that she might * mask" the tea as 800n a3 Archie came in ; then, drawing forward the littls tablo which was ail ready sot for tes, she sat down 0n alow chair, and resnmed her occupation of rocking the cradle. As she boent over the fair little buby it contained, the firelight lit up & very bomely face ; amouth rivaling in width the famous Meg of Harden's; small gray eyes, and a low forehead ; and yet the faco was not without. 178 NEDEEMING POINTS. ‘The largo mouth discluscd two rows of pesrly teeth; tho eyes wero fronk and sweet, with & conflding trastfuluess in them; and the fore- head was crowned with masses af. thick, sof?, brown hair. Sho was remarkobly tall, nearly wix feet, aud_splendidly proportioned, with tho cxcoption of lier arms, which wero er long. Andat the timo of her mamage—just a yesr ocfore this—there were many jokes passed upon the fact that she was two or three inches taller than her husband, who wes Littls nod slight, with & fair boyish face, which made him look ~younger than Kirstie, though ho was 25, and she was only 22, Archie Brydone let them laugh- away, and_could well afford to do so, for none lnew 8o well as himself what & treasure he had got in this homely wifo of his. » When Kirstio was a little Inasio of 8 years old, her father and mother died of fever within a few weeks of each other; and left her a friond- less orphan, Strangely enough, her father, who was a sheoberd 2iso, had had this very berding of Dyncfoat, and the_cottage to which she re- turncd as a bride was the samo in which she had passed o happv childhood: Mr. Gray, the farmer of Auchepsuck, ber father’s master, took her to the farmhonse, aud thare she remained tifl she was married, first as » little herd-girl, then ag nurse to the children, aud finally as dairymaid. It was during the two or three summers which she spent herding the cows that she first knew Archiie Brydone. He was A DELICATE, YUNY BOY, who even theu looked young for his years, and his parents feared at one time that he was going to be lame, though he grow out of it afltersaris, TIi8 fatier had taken a dairy on the neighboring farm of Barbreck. and Archio way set (o the task, of herding, a very necessary one in those great stretchesof mootland and pasture, whero there were few, if any, proper fen es. Tn their pastorni enjoyment the two children became inseparablo companions. Archic was a smart boy, and a good reader, and many a lesson Le gave Kirstio, who was a dilizent, though not very apt, pupil, for at all timas of ‘ber lifo her heart was iulinitely greater than her intollect. A: other times ke would read aloud to her, whilo she worked her atocking ; and. sheltered by an old plaid, which preserved them alike from sun, wind, aud rain, they passed many happy hours. Fiually, Arclie thought be must learn to “weuvo” stockings for himself, and, under Kirstie's tuition, soon became nearly as clever 28 she was Lerself ; and so her dream of a com- pavion-kuicteruuder the rownn-treo was realized, though very differently Zrom what ehe anticipat- ed, a3 dreams so often ace. Two happy summers passed in this way, and . then Archie, having outgrown Lis lamenese, wax sont awav to farm-service: and, when he becamo older, went to the Highlands as a shepherd. For two or three ycars hia father and mother remsined at Barbreck dairy, znd Kirstle heard of bim occasionally from them; but eventually they went to o large dairy down in Galloway, and for several years she did not koow whether he was dend or alive; but she did not forget him, and on fine Suoday afternoons in summer sometimes_walked s far as the rowan-treo, with which ke was inseparably associated. A GLEAT SCRVRISE was in store for ber, however, for be came back to Mr. Graysas young herd. Kirstie Lad not heard the nameof (he young man who was coming; indeed had heard nothing about him, except that he was coming from the Highland: She was in the kitchen alone when he came i it was dusk. and she did not recoguize hus voic but the firelight was sbiving full upon heras ghe stood making the porridge, in -the cook's abseuce, and_after a_minute’s quiet survey he was certain that this tall girl, with the grand figure and plain face, was no othér than his old friend Kirstio. . Ty yo ever herd tha coos for onybody, now- adays, Rirstie 2" ho suid b length, vory quietly. “Preserve us all!" exclaimed Kirstie, neatly upsetting the porridge in her agitation; then, as tho fira blazed 1p, and disclozed the fair curly head and merry blue eyes she remembered so well, she said with tearful eyes and trcmhlinfi voico: *Can this be you, Archie Brydone ? Gla am 1 o seo yo back mgain. Lut what a start ye gied me, for mony's the time I'se wondered if Fo were alive.” < “Alivo and hearty,” replied Archie, with rather a foreed laugh, to bide the emction he really felt whenbe eaw how agitated she was. “Bat the trath is, I wearied o' tho Highlands, 2nd T thocht I would try the Low Country again.™ Archie was surprised to find, as time pussed ou, and he and Kirstie_droppéd into their old friendly terms, how littlo chaaged sle was in mind from what sho used to be; the eame BDIPLE, GUILELESS CREATURE, strong as a rock for truth and right, and thor- oughly uneelfish. fr. aud Mra. Gray wero 50 much attached to her that they looked on her almost as a child of tho honse, aud yot she Wwas 80 uncobscious of any special favor, that she quite avoided all jealonsy on the part of her follow-servanta. Archic stayed steadily on at Auchonsack, aod be- came almost as mach a part of the houschold &g Rirstic; the other servants went and came, but thesg two remained fixtures. Vhen Archie had been three years with Mr. Gray. the shepberd at Dynefoot left to take a small farm, and Jr. Groy offered it to Archia, udding, with o sly glance, that he would have to look out for & wife in that case. Archie thanked him, and asked for a few days to think of it, which Mr. Gray willingly granted. That was on a Saturday; and on the afcer- noon of Bunday, which was & bright September day, Archie asked Kirstie if she would take a walk with him’to tho rowan-tree ; and thete, at the place where they first met, and where they had played and worked as children, be askied her if she ssould be his life-long com- panion. No onecan doubt what Kiisfie's so- swer was ; he had been the one love of her childhood aud of ler later yesrs, and the sun never shone upon . A PROUDER, NAPPIER BUIDE. 1t was an additional source of nappiness, too, the fact that they were to live'in Ler old home, thongh inany a one would have thought it a soli< tary place enough. It was three miles from Aucheneack, and about as far from the ncarest shepherd's house, and was away quite up among the hills, commanding & splendid view of oue of the loveliest of the lovely Dum(riesshire valleys. It was a roomy, comfortable cottage, white- washed, with a thatched roof, a nice garden in front and two elm ‘trees at one side. In- sile, it was the picture of comfort; the Xifchen, especially, withits sanded floor clean 8 bands could make it; the dresser, gay with willow-pattern plates and many-colored bowls and “pigas"* the long settla by the fire, and which bad belonged to Rirstie's grandfsther, 1t stood just about & hundred vards from the mouth ‘of the deep, dark, pre- cipitons _glen whizh took i;s name from the Drme, a little bure. which brawled along at the fcot. Archie entered on his dyties at Martinmas, and they were maried on th Hogmabay follow- iug, st Anchensack, when there was & dance in the barn snd general merry-making. And so time bad ‘slipped away, ‘evary scason sceming happicr than the last, Kirstie thought, snd, happiest of all, the dark days of winter, since Intéle blossom 'came upon & November day, and filled their cup of happinese to overflowinz. It was 3 lovels, fairlittle infant, with Archic's blus eres and flaxen hair; and Hs wa, if po 3 more passionately fond of it tban Kirstie berself. Kirstie thought of her happe lot with & DEEP UNUTTERAULE THANKTTLNESS, 83 she 8at abscotly rocking the cradle. Sne was ouo of those women who bave great dificulty of utterance, , whose words arc few, but their thourhts many, and,above all, her relizion was trnly a part of herself and of her daily life. The sun now Eet, and darkness was coming on, * Crockery, while the wind whistled more shrilty than ever, a0d with an eeri sound, which made her shndder. She was becoming really anzioas about Archie's long-continued acsence. He had left homein the’ moming with the first peep of daylight to climb the huil, according to - bis custom, and in- tended to como home, as he asually drd about 11. Sho “tried” meanwhile to calm her anxiety by thioking thiat something might have happened to one of. tho sheep, .or.that he might have been dolained pathering. them into tha fold in pre- paration -for- an approsohing storm. At length &ho heard the- dog scratcirine at, the door, and joyfully said to herself: * 1lc canna be far off nao!” but, on opening tho déor, the dog, instead of runping joyfully to the fire, or carling if up beneath one of tho beds, as he usuaity did, bagan to jump fawningly npon her, and to whino | pitifully; sho could not uaderstand the resson of {‘um at :\]fl, \;l!_m; suddenly an idea burst upon or mind, whic} edily beeame o certamnty. Archiowasill, oo i HAD UURT HTMSELF, perhars, somevhero.on tha. hills, and_the. dog bad como for Lielp. . She. shook & deadly- faint- nees which creps-over -her at the though , munln‘g herself; she drew the fire together, in case of sparks, placed the cradle on ous of the beds for sufey, and, throwing a plaid abont her, lo%ow_ed _n& og, . aring thess preparitions, *Laddic” had stood still and motionless as astatue: bur, when sho moved towards the déor, ba jumped with delight, fawaod upon ber, aad licked hor hands, and then bouuded hastily forward, in the direcs tionof the glen, The ordinary. route along Glen Dyne was to climb the stecp bhill which rose behind Dynefoot, aud then to keep by a footpath which wound along the tap of the glen for sbout o mile. There was no fenco or pro- toction whatever ; ‘and there were several sad stories told of people who had missed their - footing, or, in_ tho: dirkness, had wandered too near the edge, and so had come to a violent end. Just two winters before this, an uufortuuate man ind perished not far from the mouth of the glen. He was a packman, with a donkcy, who was well known -at all the farm- houses; and was, in lis way, & weli-to-do man, with a well-aesorted pack, the contants of which ranged from rihbons and jewelry to note-paper, buir-pins, aod stay-laces. In fact, it was do- signed to supply all the little wants of a femala population wno were ecldom able to indulge ia the Inxury of- going a-shopping. Tom Carson, the packman, was, thercfore, a great favorite, and not only because of his wares, but because he was a cheery, pleasadt fetlow; and_Kirstie remembered well what consternation wes cansed in the Litchen ab- Aaehemsack when a rumor arose that Tom Carson bad disappeared; end it was thought that soma one must huve made awar with bunfor the sake of bis pack, which, ay it waa' New Year's time, was uoususlly. heavy. 1t was only conjecture, however, for mothing could be heard of Lim; but whon at lasttha snow, which lay that winter for.several weass, had melted, the mystery was solved, and poors Tom Carson, wish bis donkoy and. his pack, was oun( AT TEE BOTIOX OF GLEN DYNE, It was supposed that.he had beon coming.to. Auchensack, where lie was a great favorite; that Lie had been overtaken by he storm; tiat the donkey had lost ity-4ooting, and, in his afforts to gave the poor animal, he hud porished along with it.. It sas 288 story, aud cast s deeper - shao of gloom over Glen Dyne, which indeed bore no good, name. alrexdy.” Ag Kirstie toiled up the Lill, it all camo back appallingly afresh to her memary. About half way up the steep, precipitons sido of the glen there rana very.narrow, inaecure fox-burrow up near the Lead of tha glen. Few people: ever veutured alone- in- it, except. tho same-keepers and tho shepherds, and even they did not care to try iv except- i broad daylight. face of the hill, “ Laddie " begen again to . jump upou his mistress; then running a fow steps along the path and coming back, hie wazzed bis tail and looked up at hor with_ beseeching eyes, saying a8 plainly as & dog could eay, in his muto but expressive language: ¢ Come this way." Kiratie . . DID NOT HESITATE TO FOLLOW, bad thongh tho way wns, for it led, she was sura, to her hosband; and, besides, awa littls child, #he had oftan to come witts her fsther before she knaw what fear was, and, therefore, knew. every turn and bend: in tho path. solitudeher feelings overcamo ber, and uncon- sciously forced from her lips. the cry: #Q Archie, Archie, my.man, where are yo " Jusc atthis point s little runlet. of water which came down from the hill had spread ifsolf across the path in & solid *shect ofice. Kirstie besitated, Dus thiere Wasno_other way; it.wes lifo or death, and she must hasten on; o sho «did cross, but her foot shipped and she narrowly escaped falling. The enow mow began to fall more quickly and in large flakes, and she had to trast more to memory for the path than actual sight. Onand oushd went, however, till she Lad gone nearly a mile up the zlen, when sud- denly * Loddie” gave s short, joyful bark, and shaeaw a dark object stretched acroas the patit. IT WAS INDEED ARCHIE; he was leaning against o large stone which seemed to have.broken Lis fall; his bair was powdered with suow, hie face. was white aud Tigid, and bis lips 'wers Livid. Kirstie never doubted but that. he was dead, and threw her- self ou the ground besido him, with a cry of agony; when suddenly his aves opened, a coa- ecions look came into his face, and ho said in faint, low tones: *Is that you, Kirstie? Ithocht I was gaun to deo my lune, aud nevar sce yo war” . “*Ob, wheest, Archie, wheest,” eha wailed; “3o’ll break my heart ; dinna.speak that wa; He continned after & moment’s proge: I slipped at the top o’ the brae, sad I maun hde Gwamed, 7 for I wakened as cauld as stane, wi' Laddie Jicking my face ; fo I sent him hamo, ir beast. -No help could do me guid now, ic,” ho said, o8 if in answer to the thonghts which were passing through her mind . at the moment. “Jy leg is broken; and I've hurt my vido; and, wi' tho dackness aad the storm, there's nobody fit to help- me, gin they wero here; and it wad be hours before nybody could come. . O Kiretie, woman, I mapn leavo 3o a0d the weo Laim,” ke added with a choking Hob. Kirstio did not suswer for a moment ; and theu Ler face was lighted up with a look of Ligh resolve, and she said: * Mony a.time, Archig, I have wondered why the Lord gied me my great strength and my long arme, but 1see it now;, aud, if it Le His will, ; I WILL SAVE YOU TS NIcuT.” . “Ye're no fit to carry me,” Archio remon- strafed freely ; *und think what a road, Kir- stia.” ¥ “DoT noken the road better than ony nerd in the contry 7” she replied ; “ and We maun ask for belp higher than man's.” As she koelt beside her husband, with. tho snow falliug on her upturned face, aud the wild wind whistliog round, aud in fow and sjmplo words, as if she were epeaking fo a ncar and loving friend, saked the aid of the Almighty arm t0 guide her perilous way and keep Dier feot from falling, Archio Brydone, even in the mifst of oll his pain and weakuess, felt that he had never before truly known bis wife. She then ufted Archio as gently and tenderly. as she could ; but hie gave n deep groan, and she found that be had faioted quite away. ‘*Maybe it's better,” she marmurcd; ““he winna know fill tho dahger's pagt.”. Then, with another upward glanco for help, she set out on her dangerous way. It would, by thia time, Lat there was bave been perfectly . dark, s little mounfi?gm. just enough to.show the mero outlive of tho path and be glen. The path itself was, by this time. quite covered with snow; every step was taken in uncertainty: sho hardly knew if she wero keeping the pathatall. Strong a4 she was, she STAGGELED AT THIES under her burden, while everything around: looked wild and weird in the balf-darkness and- the thick-falling pow. ‘*‘Laddie,” trotliog in front of her and guiding ber on ber way, was the only gleam of comfort, she had. $he weat along more by instinct than sight, aud after o weary while sbie began to think that she must e coming near the mouth of the glon, when sud- deuly she remembered the sheet of ico across the. pathway. If she could hardly cross it then, what was . to become of her now, with a Leavy bardenaod the suow. covesing tuepath, eo that she could not tell where sho wan goiug? Her heart sank within ber; she re- membered that it was -pear that vory spot tha poor Tom Carson was killed, and sho felt as if 8he could not move another step. Just at th moment a ray of moonlight pierced through tha drift, and showed her youog Archie’s head Fest- ing on ber shoulder ; the face was more Loyish than ever in its pailor, and the rings of fair hair ! lay damp on his forehead. New sirougth seemed %0 come w0 her arms with the eight. and mew cournge and faith to ber heart, aud she weut bravely on a few more steps, and then, to her Jov and surprise, found Lerself safe out on the illeide, an AR PAST THE DANGETOUS PLACE. Fhe had paseed it safoly and quietly, not know- ing of the danger til it was gone.” She bad tho wind to contend with now, and the enowdrift in bor face ; but. in her thankfulness, she felt a8 if ebe conld overcomo evcrthing, aad goon was Svithin a few yards of their own door. Then her strength utter)y failed: +he atruzeled with beat- ing heart and laboring breath avainet her weak- ness, a8 il it wero some phyeiczl obstacle: and she did manage, though how she never knew, to foot-puthi called the *Tod's Path,” Owing toa. Av the point where this path turned off {rom ths Toiling up the wild. place Archie on Teach the house, enter the door, feil on Lad tho long settle by the-fireeide; and then. tho door pe-fectly uncoaszious. Poor die " ran- ¥rom, one- to aaother, . not- what was tho matter, avd “howlns. pitifally, whilo tho .baby was wailing 1 ths cradle. Holp, bowever, was mear at band. and in & fow minutes twa mew from Auchensack entered the cottage. Tl:ey had been sent rather against their wili, aad felt- as it-they were on a v fi?‘nso..c!&a:;;_ I:L:: ‘:\'lut_ufi thoy amved at tha. were horri with Csfata s matiers, and thankful -that. Mol ey thovghi PSR FANGT— as they thought it at first—should be ths 1ces: of bringing them to Dynefoot 0 opportaneis. - The. childron at_Auachensack were extzomoly fond of Kirstie, and it was a favorite amuserrent of theirs every alternoo; as the dusk came on, to watch for the ight appearing in ber window, When, long after the usual time; nons sppeared, they could not undenstand it at all ; tho anni- .versary of her wedding-day, too ; what could bo the mattor 2 At last, Mr. and Mrs. Gray becatns uneasy themsolves, and eent off the two men, who srrived s the, very time when their help. wus most veeded. i g = Archie **esmo to ™ after a little ; but nothing they conld do bad any affect in arousing Kirstie: £o one of them went back to Auchensack, and from there was.senb. on: for-the doctor. Pour man, he was just sitting down to supper ai a cosy little party, whick had assembled 0 scs tha “oid year out and the new yearin,” when he was told tat the shepherd at Dynefoot had bhada bad fall in the gle, and his wife was “noar deid.” with earrying him home. “Carrying him - home,” said one of the. com: proy, weredulously s * why 1t is impossible; ‘woman must be an Amazon,” 50 sho i, 5 e BOTI'TY BODY AND 80UL,” roplied the doctor, who had known Lor for eare; “‘and, a8 it 18 on her accouut and her husbaud's, , 1 don't mind ihe long ride oxar the snow ona bit ; 0, good-night, und & .. HATPY'NEW YEAR-TO TOU AL Kirstie was not “nearodsid,” but sha gots great shake, and for sorse 8 was graver zud | guiotor tlau bor wont; 8ai the, witgs of the Angel of Death bad roally passed clossly by her. Ong lasting trace she bad of her excrtions that night—her’ pretsy- brown hair- was ever afte thuckly streaked with gray. ¢ Arxchie, after being il for & long time, bocame oventually guite strong aud bearty again; but allLis life after was infldenced by that witd night in Glen "Dyne, and tho lesson in simpla faith tangbt hita by his wife. When the * Laird " came to Auchonsack, naxt sutumn, for the shooting, he was 5o pleased to hear of Kiratie's exploit, knowing tho glen well, a8 ho did, that he gave the cottaga at Dynefoot 10 her and-Archie for-their lifesime, promising to build oue, if required, for unother sheplicrd. Kirstie was amazed beyond measure. with this ilt, aad it was o mystery to her why people callodber a ** heroina. "—Chambers' Journal. HUMOR. Spicer cally. his biz dog. Rulph -Waldo' Trer- 50, becaure ho is a great thin cur,, —\When our ancestary wanted s liot mm pansh, they said 30 without avasicn ; they did not call it, **kettled-rum,” —The ‘“Jenking” of the Sioux City Journal dsecribes.one.of tlin belles 2t n recent PArty as @ *graceful little toad.” —* Dwelers in cryutal palacos shonld rafesin from the propulsion of “ircegularly-shaped par- ticles of granite formation,” is the wuy in which a California editor pus. tho Euglish. proverh about stoned-and glass honses. —What can a maa-thivk of bis: wife's rela- tions who .is so savage about his ownaa tg write: *Idou't like relations; you are obbred to be familiar with a man just booanse he Pens to be son of theaxms fathar asyour father.” ~**Brether Beecher,” £3id the vonerablo. Dr. Bacon, laying bis hand. on. the great. proschor's shoulder,” *Brothor Daccher, [ fear ths Devil whispered in' your eer just now, that this. was o vory fine lecture.” %0, n0," ropliod Mr. Beecher, ' he lofb that.for von to do.” —** Are you a burglar, eir? If s0,-donot come in, arlam all alove,” eaid a Somervilla, Maag., servant girl, whena man cslied tha other dav. —Caution.—Host—* Just. nootlar. wao. drap, 'fore yougn—"". Guest—'' Na, na, a’l tak’ nae- mair! I'm in a new lodgin'; and I'mno vera wesl. acquainted wi' the stairt” : —\What coald more effectivaly.appesl to one's pocket linen than. to reseive an invitation 10 a mesquerade party on heavy. mourning paper. A Pennsylvania widow eent oub hers in thus way- becl:kro tho late lumented. had beea.inurneda ., week. 8 - —A Scotoh-preacher sent to_officiate,one.San- dny 8t country. parish,.was sccommedated at night in the mansein & very dimnutive closot, instend of the ususl bast bedroom appropriated. to-strangers. I8 this the -bedroom,” Le enid, siarting back in amazement. ** Deed. nve, sir, this is the prophet’s chamber.” It maan Le for tha misor- prophets then,” was the quiet Teply. X is is. from. tho. Commercial. Adrerliser, New York: ‘Thers wsa & reformer named Lowls Christened Dio (my parrative frus je) Who led & crimad Providing foiks p Fifty dollars to “sca” Dio Lewia. —An old bachelor in Orleaus County, V., haa beon deterred from committing matrimony in the following way: Thinking Gver the subject, and particularly the expense of - maintaining a.° famils, he set the table ia bis lonely aboda with plates for himsolf and an imaginary wife and fiva children. He. then sat down to diue, andaa often as be belped Limseli to food be pul the same quantity on each of tho otiser plaies, and surveyed tha prospect, at the same time comput- ing the cost., He isstill a backelor. —O0ld Bill Lane. of St. Albaus, Yt., waa accns- tomed to ingert into his manly form much alco-_ holic flnid. On o Saturday night Le wna asked how muck rum it took to last im oser Sunday. Ho replied that_ he could do very. well on a.piiL,, ‘but to keap Sunday as il ought {0 be Lept bie waut-’ ed & quart. —Home, Revelation.—At a juvenile party,.a young gentleman.about 7 years old kopt himselt'y aloof from the rest of the cowpany. The lady of the housa called to him—* Coino and play and dance, my desr. Chooss ono of thase protty girls for your wife."” * Not likely 1" cried the young cynic. . “-No wife fortal Do vou think I want to. be worried- out of my life.like poor_papi —Thereis nothing #o tends. to shorten the lives. of old people aud to injuro their heslth as the practice of sitting up late, espocially wintor evenings. This is.especinlly tho cago when thera is a grown-up daughter in the family. We puid. Liwh this 1tem at the egrness request of several young men, . —A Boston tailor haviog reminded a dobtor that he hadn't paid auything on. account for. a long time, and that he (tle talor) must bave some money, a8 ho was very abort,” roceived thie refreshingly cool reply: * Note recoivel. Ii- vou arevery- short why don't you sell one of yous . horses?” 5 —We observe a tendency among newspapes writes to indulgo in redundagt expressious, For nstance, the Louisville Courier-Journa says, “IT'wo Phvsiciaus are inattendaace, and it is thonght_ Lo cannot recover.” It. would have been sufliciant in this case to bave said kimoly, “ T'wo phyeicians arein attendance.”—New York Hail. —Somebody tonched off-twanty. pouuda of powder,.under the parsonage in East Cansan, Coun. ‘There was & grent fizz anda great Jash, but no damage. The good minister. was cslm, bt his hired msn Eoube, coming down siaire four steps at a jomp in might clothes, shont “There, I know'd 't would cowe fors I wne ready forit!” Ho thought it was. the end of: tho world. The minister tried fo pacify hins. bal he continaed, * 0, it's el very well for a Chris- tian to be easy 'bout it, but I'm such & casced. sinner!” 22X little fellow the otber day was eudeavor- ing to excite s playmate's admiration for Lis older sister's beauty. “Ien’t she bandsome 27 he asked. * Yes, pretty handsome,” - Butisot ®ho.very handsome?” -‘Well, some very,” which is & distinction 24 is & distinctiou. Such nicety of discrimination in the over-{ufered mind of youtb could only hav found expression. in she Hub."—Xew York World. —A Baltimora woman a fow days azo took ta tho Register of Wills in that city a will made by ber husband. which ehe desired to file for pro- bate. “ When did Le dio ?” iugnired the svinpa- thetic clerk. *‘ Why, bless yow” responded the woman, ‘s ain't dead yot, but be gave ms tuab [pointing fo the willl, and be drinks a gaart of Liquor everv day, and I guess," continficd sha with a Iough. “he’ll play out w sbout thres montbs.” The officer had no moze to kay, aad filed nway the will. DANBERRIZS, It is an ill wind that blowa snow zood. —What this country needs is mora feoces or lees medicinea, —Natore's noblemen never descend to & mean action, ana rarely eat with a fark, —Courting receives a fresh 1mpetua from (Lo sdvent of maple-sugar. Twenti-five cents’ worth of maple-engar will go further than twa dollars’ worth of candies, —The bov who bandles the whisk-brooms Cranch's barber-ehop shoull be lcoked afier. He will be hitting somebody’s clothes with that broom yet. . 7 —All uatare was eccased -in ice on Suznds, moming. _ The twigs af the trees glisten in the sun's rsys like the fngern of negro miny strels. L