Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 24, 1874, Page 11

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1874, 11 CARPET-MAKING. a: yisit to the Carpet-Mills in Thomp- g soxville, Conn, < Kow Bruscels and Ingrzin Carpels are Fabricated. ‘some New Yankee-Inventions. spacial Correegondence of The Chicago Trivune, it T10uPsONVILLE, Coun., May, 1874, ‘puusing en route for a few days in this place, f£od thal it has fittlo Datural besuty to attract nisger. 1tis T acronv-row, e principal businces-interosts of which arocon- trated by the Hartford Carpet Company. To o tho besuty of the place, oue noeds o go itoontside of the town, down on fo 01d En- F44 sreot. Tlero are bundeome residences, (ded by megoificent old elms, four rows of whih serarate the double carnage-rosd 1o foot-patis. Drond strects and splendid elma yre found in 3 great many of these New-En- 20 towes, ehowing that the old ottlers bad at Teast sn 5o tO nstural beauty. Paesing on to Fifth sresne, which is ulso 8 strect leading sy from the place, wo find & pleasant view of the Connesticut, with the Town of Sufifeld on the cpposite shore, and the still enow-coverod 4l Jiclo beyond. Tho rain, 6now, and gen- enlcold westher of this season, have deluyed erersthing ; and the grass alone, where tho snow pas melted. gives promiso of spring, ‘This placo §+ 8 miles eouth of Springfeld; and the peo- 1 here sud in tho vicinity, who kecp m two good old fashion of going §-Mzying, did it with furs on and carrying snow- shovels. Just north a littlo way, they went in gleighs, and_brought homo Christmas-greens in placeof the d2inty Alay-flower or trailing arbutus. Your correspondent hae, thereforo, boen obliged to confine berself to such things as wero to bo _soen i the town. A visitto THE CARPET-MILLS yesterday proved very micresting. The wool i brought bhere just as it i« taken fom the sheop. Itis first washed -and thoroughly cleansed, and then taken to tho gpim- mogroom. Here, by the'nid of muchusery, the long wool is separated from the short. Tho frst ames through tho lowerpart of tho machine. and {a coiled into tin eylinders ; while the short wool asses through 8 wooden ‘trough about s foot Jrom tho celliag, end _goes iuto & small chambor pantitioned off for the purpose. The procoss of Fraigiteming the wool then follows; und, to secomplieh this, several machiues are used. Tle first takes the coils from two or threo cylindrical receisers, and makes them in{o one ; these ara combired 2gain by another machine : and 8o on until the proper eize in attained, end the wool 13 eafiiciently struightenod to commeoce spinmng. The firet_ twist leaves & coarse, rongh coil, a8 thick a8 your finger; the sccond makes it finer ; antil st last it 18 80 reduced that tlree strands 2re twinted togother to make the ordinary thread veed in body-Brusesle. A spooling process has teen going on all this time; and, tho thread Baving uow reached Ltiio proper size, it is recled off the spools into rkeins, aud is ready to go to TEE DYE-HOUSE. Into this buildmg we merely looked. It con- taived tho washing-machines, and caldrons of different dyes, 'Lho worsted it first washed and cleaned. to elimivato the oil which bLas been used in spiunmg. snd then goes into the dye. The huge vats wero filled with vivid scarleta, greens, oranges, blues,—in fact, el the colors of the rainbow, and a few moro which might sston- Ieh that primitive prismatic authority. The next ibing Lo cousider was THE PATIEINS Tee designs for theso come from all quarters of the globe, the company ewplogiug artists everywitero for this purporé. ‘TEces designs aro similar to the ordinary Berlin tapestry patterns, hich are familiar 10 &ll woman who Lave ever made sny worsiéd-work. From these desigus the patteros are made; oad this is one of the most interesting portions of tho work. At one msching a youug giflsat, with one design be- fore ber. As her xids wero piles” of pasicboard carde, ehout 3 inchcs wido and 18 long. A motal glate filled with holes, mto which were dropped pins about 13¢ inckes long, weos before Ler. %here wore Give or six rows of these holes; and, &mm; =3 the fingers on Loth hsnds conld move, eg pins were clunged in zccordsuco with the ‘design before bere. Wkherever there wss a siitch of soro colorin the puilern, o pin_was dropped; but, whero the ground was to show, uz_n“;mlu were lert vecant. - One or two carda were thon pliced under o pross, the plato with the pins pleced on them, avd the press then drawn forward and dropped “down,—tho cards being punctured in the procees. Then th was restored ; aud, with epee €eorapid s looker-on could uut foflo pins wers altered s es to form the pattern for the succeeding rowa. rout, A di chige, which evidently marked tho number of what in tapestry-work wo cull s A nw ber of keys, or knobs, swhich threw out tio pins st proper time, were pisced at tho back of a nised portion of tho machinerr. Upon theso {be pattern-maker's fingers played as upon tho %evs of an osgan, With o precivion and_rapidity which might make many. a musician envious. It was 8 rending by color instesd of mnote, and setanly required quito sy much talent. I am not Eure that msay a young bungler stihe pisno would noi bo decidedly benc- Sted by s “fow lescons on this carpet- organ, for sccuracy is indispensable bhere. A motion of the feot, corresponding to that required by ths bellows in a parlor-organ, completed the comparison. The girls omploved in this portionsof ihe worlk are ike best-paid,and sreergaged 2t it the feweet lours,—making Lighcr wages nud shorter time than aay other of the emploves. The cards are then Jeced together, aad placed m TIE FACQUATD. The barness-thread, which has baon propared in snother portion of the bailding, is-attached, and this machine preswes the pattern closely against 8 seriea of needles, which catch np the various =olors a8 the patiem.demands. Thue, should ® cupeb be red ground with whits ., the plain,, unpunctured sorfaco of tho pattern would represont the red, and o color wonld be picked up, whilo tho’ holes wouldehiow whero the white was Lo bo brought throngh to the surface. . Bofar, the manufucture of Drussels and In- ETuin carpet is tho same, excopt that the lon Yool i used for the formaer, while the £hort wool, 5 8 somewhat similar process, is prepared for ins. Nezz, Ry 0 TLE WALP FOB TUE INGRAINS i prepared by drawing in tho, diferent colors, they being properly arrnvged. 'These arg then tightly wound on Brobdignagian spools, which tontain the warp for entire pieces of earpet. Thes eroraised to the' coiling, snd thero sus- pendod. Tho warp passes up tarongh £n open- fog {0 ths loom above, whif; through snother ELt comes tho carpet, wound on to another soller. Thus all over this Toom are suepcoded, Sbout 2 or § fect apart, the hugo spools with the 22, od tho earpot which ba3 been made with - Geing info anothier depactment, we find girls Dresiding ot maciunes, g T thi . *POOLING BOBEHINS . for the Tngrains. ‘These ero Gone by = self-act- 3¢ machine, eo” that oue girl can attend to any Zumber of hobbine. As s00n s a bobbin is Ried; the thread brenks, and that portion stops, Thilsall the others Leop on. 'Tho ettendsnt’s 2018 Lusiness here is to tako awny full bobbins Sdreplics them with empty oucs. Theso bob- ez carrr the filling, aud go ehooting throngh, M..n ightning-like ~ rapidity, from one side agtie loom to: ‘the other. Tho noiso 1d iclatter of “{hs ' weaving-room &ro fatfl; while the vibration of the tioor, with its le ‘opouing for -every loom, makes tho ‘prauger fecl ms if tticro. wero less noise scd Kretafety to bo fonnd in vepturing under ih":“‘ One felt £s if that floor, which seemed g2¢ throbbing pulse of all those looms, was at frerbeat, and tiat annililation ameb be at fhed. . However, use is crerstaing, and I can ooy thesa people who work a the looms te- idag the rumblings und shakings of ¢ 0ld meods,"88 it is imeveroutls stxled, as being erely 2 playfal manifestation upon Lis part. 2 g from these to - TAE DETSSETS LOOYS, Fo find that ouly men are omployed a8 The colors cro Lero woveu rectly from Tho' spoois. These, in sl 8 Varions hucs gnd shades, are on the backof +theloo:; and the threads pass through sod ch 80 ‘Irertho wiren whicl avo nsed fo produco tho azed loops which aze the gocalinrizy of this Bt he pattern is placed in_the jacgaard, Lo Bsme 2 for ths Iugrains. Underneath the One seeq the linen-thresd which forms the buck of Bruseals carpets, while & mngle ehuttie passes through the threads of the wurp and binds the wool in its place. The long wires, liko gigantic knitting-necdles, aro thrown into placo bymachinery, but ate removed by hand ; 80 that this work is too heavy for women. The carpels here, as they arc woven, are roliad wi- der tho loom ; so this room dves mot vibrate like the other. *The carpets now go to TOE SHEARING-MACTINE. - A revolvlog brush raises every loose end of wool, every tiny thread. These are then caught by a disgonally-grooved eylinder, which revolves against 3 kuifo that closely shears all theso im- perfections, end leaves the carpst smooth, They are then all gone carofully over by hand, and 2uy looso places in the Ingrains darnod, whilo, if ony knot has eacaped tho machine, it is care~ fully cut off. Tho Brussels carpots, olo, go through the extra manipulation of eizing, and then, roady for mmrket, they are shipped to the sgeals. New designg are gotten out in short lengths; end, it thesa take the public eye, or guit the general tasto, then the looms aro setat work; if nof, it hasbeen so much labor thrown away. Tho moro recent patterns are from Jopanose desigus, and are qusint enongh. Al sre unique, eome very handsome, others equally hideous. Seeing the various carpets which mmst Lave met with scceptance by the yards which are being mnde, one is con- vinced of tbe truth that it takes all kinds of peo- &{e tomako norid, and- that -each probably ffers in his estletic ideas. * . . TOESE MOIS run 247 Ingrain and 84 Bruseels looms, and em- ploy 1,300 hande,—there boing & slight prepon- derance of women over mes. use sbout 6,000 * tons ‘“of - aunthracite = coal 5 year, aud, with the aidof (e power thus procared, manufasbiro” 230,000 vards of Brussels snd 1,500,000 yards of gzaln carpets per annum. The first mill was esiablished bero in 1823, by a men named Thompson, who thus gave tiis place its namo, It was, I believe, tho first in the country, and was e gmall affwr, containing a few hand-ioows, Tho employes aio Frenoh und English, with o, fow Germans, and an occasioral Ameritan girl at_work on patterns. Whilo thero are soveral mills bere, the town is nousually quiet, and the community of operztives eeom B PARTICULARLY WELL-EERAVED. which Passing by tho Company Louses, ate neat buildings, both brick snd frame, all is as quiet as in {hosb 'of tho lineal “descendants of the most rigid Turitans. Walking by meny of them on Sunday, there was go little of busy lifo to be seen’that ono could scarcely believe thag vera the hives of such a swarm of workezs. Although lignor seoms to bo. sold hers without any let or hindrance, the Crusaders not having reached this place,— owing, perhaps, to tho fact that whilo fhe Crusade has beon, to & greet extent, a rosult of ethodiet influence, most of that denomination here have a difNiealty with tho aspirates and nzturslly s predilection for beor,—atill, in sev- eral deya’ sojourn, I have anly seon one man the latitude of whose courze ecemed to bo of more congequence than the longitade. One more inventiou to which my attention was called in a planing-mill that I wae invited to visit, and I. will closo. This contsined the usual machies for sawing, makisg molding, mortising, etc.; but the now invention, which, T think, has uot yet been introdaced in the West- ern country, was s COTPLING FOB SHAFTING. : To any mill-owner, this would be a subject of interest. The old method was shown und ex- plained to ms, with the necessity of etopping ail the machinery for a half-day in case it was neces- sary to change or elier tha pulleys. Tho old flange-coupling required both keying and bolting, s well ea driving in. When this was taken spart, tho driving off was a matter of no small labor, anud consumed mach timo. A length of phafiing usunally Lud to be ot away, the keys fitted, and the “facing- up ™ properly adjusted. The now coupling, is &mooth cylinder of steol, with one eids left & little open. The ends of the shaft are introduced into the coupling through holes made for that purpose in cach end, and meet in the centra. Pins ure thea dropped in through the opening in ths conrllng, and aro insorted about Lalf woy into holes in the ehafting. The open sido of tho coupling i now bolted together, and drawn very tightly sbout the shaft, 20 that any movement is inposeiblo; while, to make it even more gecure, theso bolts'pass just ouside the pine, holding them firmly in place. The edventago of this new invention secems to lio in its speedy adjustment. The size of the shafting required is sent to the manufacturers, and the counling retarned. It cen be put on in a few moments, and the busi- noes of the mill go on_nlmost &t onco, instead of being at a_standstill for half-a-day. Then, 1u case of & change of pulleys being necessary, it is but s few moments’ work to unscrew tho Dolts, remove the pins, £lip the ends of the shaft out, and make any salterations found to bo nec- cesary. TWO NORE YANKED THVENTIONE maust be meutioned. Eech ghows the vorsetility of Yankee gznius, &1 the wido rango to” whicl cue_article may b 21, Tho firak in & siep- lsdder with 8 shelf 2t (i Lop, for standing & pril on,—a fhing whi 11’ bo dear fo the hoixrts of thoss who heve to wash windows or clean paint, A litdo prestidigitation, nnd this light pair of steps, which may be uscd either in arlor or kitehen, is tranafsrmed iato s wash- ench; or, if well-cushioned, might answor for a seticé. Tt would hold thrce tubs, or 2 pair of lovers, with equsl facility, Anosher littlo article il bo dear to the hoarts of both housekeopers end mothers, Thia is indeed an inspiration of gening, Itis a little steel instrument witha wooden handlo, ahd mey be uscd to grasp a dish-cloth, and thus prevent the immersing of dainty or teuder hands in hot or greasy water; or it may be used by the auxious psrent to dotermine tho shape of the nasal organ of his future heir. Dabies aro bomn with &_podilection for - pugs ; but tho parent who haukers after the clossic Grecisn orthe more aggressive Romsu featuro in tho infeat scion of bis house, by & judicious 1o of this Little article, may gratify Lis desires. It is probable, however, that it will bo morc gencr- 2ily msed in bousekeoping than “the esthetic way. Can invention farther go, though, in the geueral-utility way ? A.D.H. —_—_— LITERARY NOTES. Y PERTODICALS RECEIVED. * In the Aflartic Monthly for Jumo (H. O. Iloughton & Co., Boston,) Robert Dale Owen X oleano, Her People, 3 Her King;” 1. James, Jr., of * Siena ;" G, P. Lathrop, of * The Growth of the Novel ;" Jamaes Conlter Layard, of * Morphine ;" Goorgs Cury Eggleston, of ‘A Rebol's Rocolloctions and J. W.De Forest, of * Modorn Cats ;" I B. Aldrici's Prudoace Palfroy,” and Willism If. Bsker's **Mose Evans™ aro concluded. James T. McKay fornishes s story; and thers are pooms by W. D. Howells, Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, Hiram Fich, 2nd C. P. Cranch. T Seribner’s Monihly for Juno (Scribber & Co., New York,) thera are continuations of Jules Yerne's “Myaferions Island,” Adelino Trafton’s +Katherine Earle,” end Edward King's Great Eouth; » E. C. Stedman concludes his paper on # Alfréd Tonnyson,” and Henry James, Jr., bis story of © Adina; " *Baxe Holm” commences a story entitled ““A Four-Loaved Clover;” and thera sro pocms by Benjamin F. Taylor, T. W. Higgineon, Elizabeth Alters Allen, and others. As wmal, tho magrzine is profusely illustrated. Lippincotl's aqazine for Juns (J. B. Lippio- cott & Go., Philadolphia,) has two illustrated articlen: ¢ The New Hyporion” (continued), by Edward Stralan, and_* Vignettes. from the Schuylkill Vafles,” Part I. ~“ Malcolm,” by QGeorgo Macdonall, s continued. ¢ A Modern Cressids,” by Francis Asheton, and +* Deshler & Deshler,” by Sarah Wintor Kellogg,. are con- cluded. “ Somo Unpublished Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridga™ sre given -by Goorge M. ‘fowle ; and ““Socizl Life in Roms at the Present Dsy " is pictured by T. Adolphus Trollope. The poats of the number ate James Maurice Thomp- son, Kate Hillard, end * Lationne."”, - St. Nicholas for June (Scribner’ & Go., New Yor¥,) ks, among other .contributors, Rebecca Uerding Davis, Lucy Larcom, John Hay, J. T. Trowbridge, Mrs: Chantor (kister of Canon Eingsloy), Otive Thorno, and Frank R, Stock- ton: and the illuétrations aro thirty-five in num- ber. Tho editora canosnco that by will 5oom allish a bear-story by Iiret Harto. .. 5 ¥ Tho Catholic ngd for -Juno (Catholis Pabli- cation Honee, New York,) bas continustions of “The Vell Withdrawn,”’On the Wing,"and “Gropes and Thox “fho Fame'0f Muico- ron” and *Tho Principles of Real Belog™ aro concluded ; naalsa is Aubrey de Vere's poom of «Antar and Zara.” Tho otber noticeablo articles are: *Publio Worship, "?.‘b;k_‘a:lnfll]g Religions of Amorica,” and ‘* Switzerland in 1879, Northieestern Review for May-(B. . Dearden, Aixlger'l)cfln ‘Biulinpolist (3. Sabin & Sons, New York).. .. . )r wological: Journal for June (Samuel R. Wells, New York). - £ it I"hm.LJl(mlh!y )filga.’i)nz for April and May (C. Bmith & Co., St. Louis)- i ‘3{,"”{ 'ces’ern) "Review for Moy (B- B, Dearden & Co., Chieago). 3 j Currapt numbors of Littell's Living Age (Lit- tell & 'Gay, Buston); Ecery Safurday (H. O. Fougltea & Co., Boston) ; s Applelons’ Jou nal (D- Applaton & Co., Nor York). Fous 1R MISCELLA! % . Mark Twain's pext book will bave “England and the. English ” for ite subiect. There wad & Marked Wano in Lis ** Gilded Age."—Pittsburgh Commercial. —3Ir. Parton is colleoting material for a hus- tory of cancature, in. which its iuduence oo American politice, through the poncil of Nast aud others, will have prominence. . —Ilerr Herrinann Linde profesnes to have the entire works of Bhnkepeare by Lsart, and has recontly begua to provo bis assertion by a series of recitals frcm the ‘‘Aldsummer Night's Dream,” at Cologne. —J. R. Plancha is now engagad on = cyclope- dia of costume in England from the ecrliest neriod to the roign of George IIL, and will in- clude notices of contemporaneous fashions on the Continent. Fifty years ago Mr. Planche was thought o trustworthy authority in matters of costume, and was, consulted by such mon as Olarles Komble. i y —A wretched young woman, with no reverence for the sacredness of poetry, has {hrust hurself | formard, just because sho happens o be old Barbara Frietchie's nince, ‘and says that old lady didn't wave any fag at Gep. Lee. . how- aver, she l]|p‘zed ont into her poreb,.and finding it full of rebel soldiers, raised her habitual canc, And poked 'em {n the ribs, somacLing, * Begono you lousy pack,” and they bewent. -~ —How docs it .happen, - nsks the London Orchestra, that editors of Funch; when they die, leave their familiea destitufe? This snlary is not mean ; roport snya £1,200 (or 86,000 goid) n ear. But Alark Lomon, 2s -all remember, left s family onprovided for, and Dow a bouefit is t0 be orsanized in London for the family of the Iate Suirley Brooks. —The idea that Dickons intended a portraitare of bis owa thriftloss sire in the charncter of Wil- kina Micawber suggests to = sagacions London correspondent that the latter name ia but a dis- iiso of the literal oxpression *Aly fathor.” hungo the “y¥ to *“i," tho “{"to ‘o, the £ t0 s, and the “b” to *b"—and bohold Fou Lavo Micawber at once! This powerful spoculation reminds oo, of the 0ld explaustion of the derivation of Middlotown from Mosos— Foudrop the ‘oses and add the ‘iddletown!— Graphic. —Ar. Gladstons is eald to have grestly im- proved in healthainco hus fasiremont irom otica, Fiading it impoesible to keep his mind unem- ployod, ho is occupying himself in writing an article’on * Ritualism " for the Coniemporary Lieriew, and has determined, it is ecid, to attend & courxd of modical locturos & ono of tho great hospitals, with a viow of picking up information in & branch of learning in which ho considers selt doficient. : The curions in iternturs will remember the “ Acsdomio des. Jeux Floraux,”. of Toulouso, founded by Clomence Isanro,. .the Pro- voncsl pootess, for .tho _uncouragement of poetry and cloquoaco. Tho dthencum states that tho Acadomy stil bolds sunual compotitions, wherest it disiributes * branches of oglantine, wrought in gold, to tu6 successtal candidatoa. 'IL las foceived this year no less thon 630 worksin prose aud verse. The latler category is by for the Largest, numberiug 2i9 general picess, T4odos, 43 narrative poems, 50 epistlos, S orations in verec, G5 idyls, 60 ologics, 30 ballads, 36 fabics, 33 sonnots, 21 hymns. 1t is s striking commentary on the udefulncss of prizes thst with ol thia hot-houwsing, o poct sppeared thence greater than—Robospiorr _—OF the twalve moiznars'of the present Eng- lish Cabinet, oight a:c aviliors. Tiret, of courve, comes Mr. Disracli. Lord John Manners pub- lished twenty-five years ago his **Notes of an Irish Tour,” and bas also produced ** England's Trust, and Other Tooms,” ofc. Mr. Croks is tho author of & work on the procedure at Quarter- Sossions. " Lord Balisbury ia au casayist in tho Quarterly Review, snd one of the principal writers_for the Saturday -Revlew, which he founded. The Earlof Camarvon cdited some ears ago his fatlier's journal In Giecco, and in 60 produced “Tho Drusos of Mount' Loba- non.”" Lord Mahnsbury has edited the diaries of hls grandfather, the first Earl. Lord Derby has published the ivangural address, as Lord Rector of Glasgow University, as a pamphlet ; and Sir Stafford Northeote hus produced Twenty Years of Financiel Policy.” Litcrature is also repre- sented among the Ministers outside the Cabinet. Sir Charlos Adderloy is a pamphloteor on goclal cubjects ; Lord Pembroke has written “ South Sea Buboles * and * Roots ;" and Mr. C. 8. Reed has contributed mauy aticles to the Journal of tho Royal Agricultusal Soclesy. —A precious literary _troasure ‘quietly re- poses In a safo comer “of the Scribuers' atore, oa ita way to Mr. George W. Childs' lbrary— for it bxs boen purcnased by him for 8 very large sum.. It is Dickens' MS. of * Our Mutu Triend.” How strange it socms to handle the Jery “sheets which recelved the firat impression of ‘that wondorful and fertile bLrainl The “‘copy " Is written with blue ink, on bluo paper, the sheets (about 9 inches by 8) bewg paste on heavy whito paper and bouud in two thick quarto volumes, The writing is Eemall, cramped, but ' rapid;' there is abon- dant scratching and interlineation, g0 that it 1a decipherablo only with great diticulty. Profacing cach volume i5 tho eriginal sketch for the book and chapters, in which is revealed tho author's method of prepariug Lis plots. Lists of tho characters so far fatroduced, in tho gronps in which they exist in_his niud, notes to #id this ons here or gob reads %o introduce that one therz, happy thoaghts fu dialjguc or chrac- ter jotied down as they camo to him, suggostive ©of this or that, with *Yes” underscored azainst some, snd **No”' agalnst others, mems. to “work this up with Bpocial care,” and the ‘like, give clno to the' whole montal rocess of the evolution of the story n his'braia, The toucling pestacript to the stosy, in which Ar, Dickens speaks of tho terri- blo_accidont in_which - Lo, with, Alr. and Mrs, Bofiin raceiving Mr. snd Mrs. Lammle at broak- fast, and Miss Lella Wilfer i hor bridal clothos; was fuvolved, will be remombored; hero is tha identical 214, soiled ns ho sers. All other MSS. of Dickens’ works aro in r. Forster's hands; thiz was given by tho former to Mr. Dallas, of the Zimes (whom Miss Glynn mar. ried), who wroto the ‘roview of it therein, and who ‘parted with' it oftera quarrel with M. Dickens. - Wo understand that Miss Kato Flold s to writo & paper on the MS, for a forthcoming Scrbmer’s.—New York Mai. ; .THE l'ilDE OF COLLINS GRAVES. An Incident of the Flood in Massachusrits, May 16, 1874, Nosong of a soldler riding dovwn To the reging Aight from Winchester town; No song of a time that ahook the cartly Withs the Nat{on's throe at o Nation’s birth; Bt tho song of a brese man, {reo from Leir ‘As Bheriday’s salf or Paul Revero; -, Do risked what they riskod.—frée from strife And ite promise of glorious pay,—his I The peaceful valley bas wakod and stirred, And ine answering echoes of lifo are hear Tho dew still cilngs to the trees and grass, And the exzly toflers amiling pess, As they glance aside st the whitoswalled horcs, Or up the valley, where morrily comes “Tha brook that aparkles in diamond rilla Astho sun comes over the Bampslsire hills, Thot was it thut parsed like an ominons breath; Liko & shiver of fear or & touch of death 1 What w2g 187 The valley {8 pescefnl still, And the Ieaves are afire on top of the hil 1t was not & sound, nor a thing of sence, But & pain, ko thé pang of o shiort suspenss That wrapa the being of thoso who ace A their foet the gulf of Eternity The sir of the Yuiley has felt tho chlll ; -~ e workers pause at the door of ihe miil The bousewife, ke=n to the shivericg air; Arrests hor £00t on tho eottago-stair, Instinctivo iatizht by the mother-love, And thinkn of {hs elecping ones sbove! Why start the listeners 7 Wby doea the courae Of (be mil-stream widen ¢ I it 3 horse— Hark to the sounds of bis Loofs, they.ciy— That gullops so wildly Willlamsburg-wss 7 od 1'what was thot 1ike 8 human shrick From the winding valley 2 ':WWilf nobody apenk 1 Will nobody aurwor thodo Wouen who Cry As tho swiul warnings thunder by 2 Whenco come they 7 Listen! And mow thoy hear The sound of the galloping horse-hoofs roar ; Thoy watch ths trend of the vals, and see The rider who thunders so menacingly, With waving erms and warning screais, - To the home-Blled banks of ths vallej-Siream, 1o draws 00, rein, buf e aliskes tha sizovt With a shouf end the ring of the gallopit: And fhis the cry that be ‘diags to the wind “1To the hills for your lites? Tke food is behind ™ Ha crles and is gone; but they Inow the sarst,— The treachorons Willzmsbarg dam has lurst § The bestn thst pourishod theiz bapyy homos Is changed to & demon, It comes! it comes! ‘monster in sépect, with shepor front 3( shattored dwuilings, to hkflg;.fl—a bruot of ih: dwellings they shattcr, —white-manced znd oarne, The mereilcsa terror Alls the course Of the narrow valley, nd roshing faves, With Death on tha frst of {s hiscing waves, “Till cotts and stroet, sud crowded milt Aro crumbled and crushed, But onward atill, In front of the rearing ficod is heard . The galloplog horse and the warning word Thask God that the brave man' life i rarcd From Willixmsburg town he nobly dured To ruca with the 800d, and to tate = 7ozd In fropt of the terriblo swath it mowed. For miles it thundered and crashed bebind, Bat ho looked aheed with & steadfaat mnd § % Tneymust be warned /7 was all ho gaid, ‘As away on his terrible rids he sped, Vhen barocs sre called for, bring the crown To this Yenkos rider ; zend him down ‘On tho stream of time wilh ihe Curtish old ; Tis deod, 28 tho Boraan's, wae brave and bold, ‘And tho ale can ae roble s thrlll swak For he offered bis life for the poplels Fahs Louie O Rertly 4 the Bos®n Pz, . 2 IZONSIEUR LE BARON. One afternoon in the early spring a woman ‘was sitting alone on one of the seata bordering & winding'walk in tho Champs Elysces.” The air was moist and warm, and the brilliant sunlight poured o flood of golden besuty over her shabby garments, and worn, tired face. She was evi- dently waiting for some ous, for she watched the passers-by with eager_intorest, her hands clasp- ingand nnclssping thomselves restlessly. Two yourig men strolling by looked curiously at hor, bat she was.not young enough to interest thewn much, and they passed on with & shrag and half~ pitying simile. * Their "careless Iaughter floated baok, and hurt her. How the brilliant equipages fiashed and glittered! Bricht eyes wera spark- ling, jewels fleshing in the sus. The spring wind laughed and frolickod with the leaves, but she gaw none of this, and 28 the shadows grew longer she sighed & little. 3 Suddenly her eyes brightened, as & tall fizure cama down the walk,—a soldierly man with gray whiskers, and keen blue eyes, He was lso looking for somo one, for he walked slowly, glancing from right to left.. The woman watched him anxiously, snd, s ho ecemed about to ad- dross o pretty girl, who was leading two children by tho hand, she placed Lerself in his way. “ Monsiour le Earon!” - “ Celeste!” ‘They stood facing each otler, the woman with her eyes cast down, the mun With & strango ok of doubt and surprised recognition on his face, He apoks with & Geran accont. : I DID NOT KNOW YOU. I thought—" and his eyes followed the good- Jooking bonne. Celeste fooked up surprised. 1t 1iad been ten, fifteon yoars since they had mit, and yot. she Enew Aima ouce, 7The silence had boen awkward. ‘A carriage passed, from which looked & ludy resplendent in gatin and face. Celeeto became’ painfully conscious of her old dross, the faded Tibbon on ber boonet, the rent in her poor little shoe. Sho drew back her foot 80 ns to hide it Alonsienr Baron pulled bis whiskers nervously. “ fYhat are you dofug now, Celeste 7 The tona was coid, Celeste felt it, and her voica faltered. . ‘: ,{‘fxu%"l'lng' Monsicur. Secwing somotimes. * Had Lo nothivg moro to say, this man -of whom sho had dresmed by day and night since they.parted ? Was it for this that ehe Tefused Armand, the notary, when he siked her fiva yoars ngo to bo his wifo? What good was it that since she hnd got his brief lcttor she had turned hor best dress, and evon aforded herself new gloves ? - Despair made ber bold. “ So you did not know me, Monsjcur ? " . .**1? Howconld 17" be suid, with a sort of oxayperation iu Lis tone. **When I left you, you wero young and preity.” He quite forgets fus own gray haira ! With a low cry ehe shrank back as if he had strnck her. 2 £ N *You had better sit down, Celesto,” he said, ‘more xindly. P £he eat down, for she could stand no loager: Bhe Lad gone without breakfast thut sihe might puy tho_ little bunch of flowersto put in her dross. 1t mado her look bright, she thought, and hidan unsightly dorn o8 well. The tears were washing off: the rouge with which she had tried to hide the hollows sorrow and want had made in the once dimpled cheeks. Sho ¢ . EODBED WEAKLY TO NERSLLE. The Baron watched hor with o slow impatienco kindling io his oyes. ** Are you very poor, Celoste ? " “Yes, Monsieur.” ] had no idea of this,” ho esid, with sn ag- rieved nir. *‘Your uncle, tho Cure, told me efore I left that you were provided for. Your father Lsd sisters—why did they not do some- thing £ Fiiep are dead, Monsiour.” ©If 1 hed merried you, then,” he went on, " disrngarding the interruption, “I could not have supported you. My fathor hated your uation, and would not have given me a thaler. 1o is desd now, sod I came back to look for you.” He fonnd it bard to go on. How could ho tell’lier that now that he has ?fnnnd her ke does not know what to do with her! : Celeste bowed her head humbly. She is very sorry that her roletives ‘have' been 8o unresson- sblo in the way of . Sorry, too, that her poverty troubles * Monsiour;" it has become so old a story with hor that she scarcely thinks of it. She was wonderiug if she could b the same foolish Celests who came smiling aud bappy to the sunny gardens. -‘‘But it was wrong to ex- pect 80 much,” she 8aid to hersolf. I elways had go little sense.” " _Celeste was s lady, and, floding that the Baron had really and truly nothing more to say, she would not forcs herself upon him. . Rising, she said steadily, ** I must retarn, Monsicur. Iam giad to have ‘seen you.” - ; Ho walked with her till thoy roached the busy, noisy streeis ; hen she bL. + Have you'far to go, Celec pany you?” 8hill I accom- ‘X0, MONEIZUR,” sha said quietly. He watched her till the thrung.hid her from his sigt; then, with & £igh of 1¢li0f, he tarnad awey. Pity him o iittio; bjs disagpointment was very great. All thesa -yoors he had thought of the pretey French girl, With bLer epareling eyes sud merry Isugh, who bad crept into his cold, unimpreéaionable heart; he searcely knew how. Hehad lived happily enough withont her, it is truo, but, when bis father's death' loft him master of his own fortane, his thoughts bhad turned tonderly to his early love. How differout this wan-faced woman in ber oor attire from tho Celesto he bad pictured. 'his was not the woman he had meant to make hig wife. His ‘heart did ot throb one boat tho faster at her voice. Ho wouid bo very gied to help her, to give ber moncy, but that she would not take—ouly his lov¢, which was beyond his control, Ho had only that day arrived in Paris; e was Jonoly and miserable. Hailing a passing cabriolet, ha got in. ** Take mo to some place where I can lodge and be quiet.” The driver looked surprised. “ axywneRe!” . And the Baron slammaed the door, and, throw- ing himself back on the cuahiocs, gave wayto his moody meditations. The Barou made no objection when tiie cabriolc stoppad befors one of the oldest houses iu s stroot—fsshionchlo ‘once, respectable now, sod much froquented by poople who, liko himseif, were fond of rest aud rotirement. Tho houso was let in appartements, and, fortu- nately, the first floor way vacact. The Baron ‘woa'eanily. pleased, and hired the, roams without delay, dispatching & man for bis servant and fug- gage: - and -Uoleste, coming home -some hours later, oarncd, to her dismay, who wss the occu- punt of the ompty rooms. ¢ “ Promiso mo, good Picot, promise mo that you will not tell biwm that I ath here,” she eaid, earneatly. “Who, mademoiselle? The Baron?” snd the old man gazed at ber in unfeigned earprise. “ Oh!-any one, I mean, Picot. - 1 would not be known.” "'Then, eeeing a look of suspicion dawning on his face, ehe added: I have seen better days, Picot, aud now—-' 5 “ I.goe, Mademoisclle, I £eo; one ‘want remembrance when oneis poor. shall know, I promise.” . Celeste broathed freely agatmn, for the old man was faitufal, she know. Ouca in her owa foom, 8he st down to thiuk over a . ... TIE MARVELOTS CHANCE ‘which, {n all this grent city, could find but one honea wherein ta place the Baron and herself. . Chango after change flitted over her face. In fancy she again waudered with him along the shady waiks 1n her uncle's garden; again his low words of love trembled.in her ear; then camo tho parting, and tho toars fall once more at the remembrancs, and she smiled a little as she recalled his promius of o speedy return. Celests read fow romances; her own waa quits gafficlent., On_ theze memorics ghe had lived through all the long yeara-of loneliness, The past was bor reality; what had but just ac- carred, tha dream. - Lost in ber reverio, she sat idly gazing into the court-yard. BSuddenly a voice sbe koew but too well reached her. ‘Suringing to ker feet, with bor-heart beating 8o that she could scarcely hear, sho opaned her door and listenod. + Hansell Hunsal!” called the voice, impa- tieatlr. i “ Coming, Horr Baron, coming.” Then the door wae shut, and Celesto shrank back, with the look one sometimes seea on the {ace of a child when from the outaide Le seos the joy of thoao within. Tne Paron’s wirdows looked upon the gnrden, #o that he did not ece tho figure that darted quickly throogh the gate, moraitg, nor the grsy.. ttrlo ewiftly across the “court-yard in the dusk, pausing & moment in the ball ¢o listen, then fitting up the stairs, like rome poor ghost rotorning fesrfully to watch besida the extin- grished embers of its forsaken hearth. Safe in the ehelter of her own 100m, Caleste balted 2nd barrad the door secarcly. i HER DEEAD OF DISCOVLAY. grew day by duy; she need not have feared; the Horr Baron would never have dreamed of as- cending thoss long Stawrs to VISI the ettio- lodger. i s & T'he Barop began to find Parla more endurs- ble; snd Celoate, seeing him' occasionally erect does pot No one and se.f-gstisfiad. with & smils on bis prond lps. . said to herself, with a pitiful moan: forgotten me aircady—and I—I lovo him.” Then she sank on her knecs beforo her little crucifx, snd prayed as coly heartsin such sorraw can pray. And by and by peace ¢amo sgain to the chhed], worn face, and, rising, she said, hum- ly: It was wrong; I should.not have hoped.” But the Baron had'not forgjotten her, though ofien hia Twas temptod to wiab he might do Ro. Her face had & trick of rising biforo him sud- denly in the theatro, in the billiant satwon, not 28 He once knew 1t,—fresh and blooming.—but faded and h;gfgnd, 38 heosaw it in the Champs Elysoes, and then o returned absent answers to his frignds, or—if he was alone—he drauk rather more than was quite good for him. He wroto to her once, to the address she had given long ago, asking hor to Jot him belp her, offering her, =5 delicately 83 might be, an inclosed drafe *for the sake of the days that are past.” The draft was returned with the words: “I thank you, *for the sako of the days that are past ;" ‘it is impossible, Monsieur le Barov.” ‘Tho Earon shruggod his shoulders, and wished that women were not so difficult to manage. WHAT WOULD SHE HAVE?" he said, impatiently. He knew very well what sho wottid haye, and the thought troablod him. Ono avening in summer the Baron bad a head- ache, and, refusing all invitations, to!d Hapsel to deny him to any chance visitors. The house was quite still, and Celoste, thinking that, as wimal, he would bo abscnt, left her acor open to catch the faint broezo that whispered through the corridor, and, as she eat at hor embroidery, sang softly to herself. Khe had had an ex- quikito ‘voice once, aud 1t was still trne and #weet. The on was passionately fond of music, and, as the first notes fell on Lis ear, he opencd bin door wider to listen. It was a bymn to tho Virmn,—one which in daya gone by Ce- leate was fond of singing. He remembered it now, and as the notes ross higher aid higher, iiko 'some froed spirit exlting in its flight, and then sapk into o plaintive minor, as®if the soul grow suddenly conecions of its earthly cheins, the tears started to his eyes. * Hansel!” ho- calls softly, and Celeste, hearing lam, hastily berred hor door, znd dropped, trombling and suzious, into Ler chair. The noxt evening: Picot stopped her as she flitted past him in the early duek. . “Ibadehard time to keep your secret, Inst night, Mademoiselle Celeste; but s promi. you know—0>™ - * " Yes, you, good- must not wait Jong. Vell, the Baron sent for me, and he exid, ¢ Good Master Picot,'~it is_always good Picot when one wents auytking—ha ! ks!—*will you tell mo who is hero THAT S1NOS £0 SWEERTLY ?* . Iknew atonce that it was you, dademoisello, for you baye sung for my wife, so 1 thonght— ha! he!—good’ Picot, you must o carefal. *Woll, Mousieur,' I snswered, ‘it muy bs tho 1l;lnglksh Iady or her aunt; they havo fhe next or." : Pleot, tell me quickly, for I - &{No, it waa the floor abovo that,—quite upin the roof,’ answered ths Dsron. ; * ¢AnT it ey have boen the artist who—pau- vre diable—ells no pictures.’ 2 -~ +(Then'he would scarcely feel hke singing,’ Moneieur ; ‘beeides, .1t wos & woman's voice. - 4YWell, well, It must hava been tho.other lodger, tham, who aits zad sera all night some- times.! - 40 ¢ 3awy all night 1" said the Baron, bo very poor. Wkat is her name ¥’ “Then, Mademoiselle, T was frightoned, but 1 prolended there was some ore calling mo, &nd excused myself, ¢ Wail, Pioot, you have not told me the numo,” called 'the Baron. * Oh, the name, Monsiour, I have forgottsn.’ And I ren do 'the stair a3 fast as my feet conld oarry me. This morning tho- Baroo stopped t the gate, * 80 yon will Dot tell me_the pame of the bird thot tings under tne roof, Picot 7’ ** Will not, Mongieur I’ 1 eaid, reproachfully. ¢TIt s that I cannot.” *14h, Picot, don't tell that tome. Howerer, T will not distirb your litile mystery; but you may ¢ she must QIVE MY TILANXS TS THE UNENOWN for the vory groat pleasare she has given mo.’ “Thers | “Mademoixelle, Iyon must give me no more secreta to keop, or I will tell them allto the Baron.” < Calesto smiled brghtly, thanking bim for Lus discrotion ; then hurried up tha staira, that sho might enjoy her happiness alous, for it was hap- ‘pinoss to this faithful heart to know that from out the shadows of her own dull life she’ bed bean able to send cn aaded rey of brightness in- to tho'sunshino of his. . After that, when tho vesper bells woro ring- Ing, Celeste always sat in her ¢ room ard eang. Bho loft her door open, that tho Baron might hotr ; and to bim the song of Y tho bird under the oof,” es he still called kor; grow daily more dear. Tho Earon's cheracter was changed ; he thought oftcner of Celeste thaa was at alf pleasant ; he wrote to her again, but tho letter was returned after some time with ths wordn ** uot called for " in pencil, cn the back. . “Whers could she be ? Doad, perhaps, of star- vation; be bind beard of stch thiugs. ~With an eagernees that sumpried himsell he mlungod inty tbe vorrex of pleasu. whirls in the gedfulaens, ‘Voice SIDEING, % TENDER TEOUHTS WOCLD COXE, and, strangely enouxb, hs cusriheld them. The “haman heart Iy~ térribly contiadictury. When Celesio ntood bafora him only waitiug fur hix love, thut love it secmed_impuseibls o give, and the probabilities ere, thut 3h.uald ke so0 eland sgain, he wou!d ageia’ turn from lar. AMany poople wish that they might “** live their livos over agein ;' in nine cases oul of ten they would only repest them. . .But.now Colesto ‘wos gone,—forever, itap- pears,—Le yearned afier her love, and his licart stirred styangely at thic old remembrances. His ntw frionds urged & more fasiiozable resi- dence, but the Baron shouk his hezd. He could not tell them that the vesper hymu, essociated a8 it was with Celeste's momory, kept him where he was. . . Ouce there was & gay party at dinner. The Baron was the ‘lifo of the assembly—swhen, hark! nbove the clatier of toogues and the click of tho glasees,” camo tho sound of a women's voice singing a hymn o the Virgtn. Hs ceescd epeaking, aud the guosts looked at one asother. “ Baron, are you ill 7" asks cne, anxiously. “No, nol” ‘and he lsughed lightly. *‘ What was it you were sayving, my fricad? . Huu- sel, mora wine.” Daf cveraud suca his voice faltered a lictle, ‘and ha'wished to himse!f' thab his good friends would not talk qnite so loud ; he could not hoar & note. Thon the eong onded, =nd the Baron breathed more froely, but he was distrait, aud unlike bimsel?, and 1us guests loft early. . The next day was his birthday. No one keow it. He scarcoly remombered it Limself till old Picot came stumbling 2loug the corrilor with some flowers in bhis hand,—Dbsautifal vio- lots, white and blue, . . - THE BAROX'S FAVORITE * They werg loft &t ths gata. - birthday, 8 it not 3" - & Who left thom, good Picot " The old man chuckled Eoftly.. . “There was no name, Mongieur."” . “Btrange!" murmured tho Baron, and Picot msde baste to retiro before more questious should be asked. But & few .dsys later he stopped Celeate 23 £ho passed him. o +{ will have na more secrets, Mademoisells,” be »sid, pettishly. * Monsieur has dons noth- ing but pester me with questions all these daya. 1 will do nothing more for yon. No, no, do not . T en ho heard that eloar FLowEns. . It is Mounsiour's talk; you will *good Picot’ me into more tron- ble.” “Aud he turnea hie back on her with an air «of grent resalation. ' Celeste lzughed little. She was much hap- pler. ~Latoly sha could offen hear the Baron's Voice; once in a long while ahe saw him; she conld not spesk to bim, to be sure; butif sne could, what had ko to say? ltiswell to be content. - - One evening, oas of the Barcn's countrymen was with . Theyhad bean noighbors in their youth; their Jands joined; .altogother ho was nore Dearly s friend than any of thoso around him. To bim:.be complained of his fits of de- px:ulnxz bis lonelinesa. * My desr Baron, you should marry. Heresm I not yet yourage, and my. Adolf i8 alraady be- trothed. One must take interest in something; it is well when one has children.” -. The Earon mads no.1eply. His gaze rested Tnconsciously on the violeis, fadivg in their Iass, and hia thoughts weot back to Celeste. gonumha; how .cculd he murry a woman who ras dead, for all he knew to the contrary. Ris- ing, ho pulled the bell impatiently. - ¢ Hensel, the' osrriage. ** Come, my fxisnd, lob us g0 to But again and again his frend's adrice re- ' curred to him. 1 WRY GHOULD HE SOT ABRY? He thought of the women be knew; most fof thom were frivolous, and too gay for bis .quiet German homs. There wes the English widow up-stairs ; she was young and preity. Ha ’had met her onca or twico. Once he had called, but ber.amt was ircsome to the last degree, and bs had vowed never to go sgain; bat ouo Qay he broke his resolntion, sud once more cu- tered their pretty drawing-room. s Call via a Tong op6, and the pretty widow confidod to him how wearisome this Livicg in lodgings was to I have such a pretty Jiome, but wa are living in this tiresome Parison account of Fred, my sunt’s son, who is hore.” ““Why, my dear, I was quite willing to stay in . England;”’ and her aunt looked up from her Eariting with Iaoguid surprise. - The niece biushed.. and changed the subject. Ho has | The Baron took some B ains to become scquaint- ed with this * Frad,T and sgon ‘spent many of his hours with the protty widow, besidea being the invariable foerth in all their parties for Ppleasure, _*“Ab, Mademoisclle, ti:e Baron will tzke a wife with him in tho sprivg. The English lady haa Put off her mouruing already.” FPicot looked repravingly at his wife; then from hier to tho figure standing in the door, Ono muzt not listen to all Jeanctte's gossip, Mademoisells,” Lo gaid, noting the LOOR OF BLANKE DESPATR that had settled n tho pale, tired face. * Como iu, Mademoicolls; you e Jeanette bustled sbout placing s chair. But Celeste shook her hoad. * am only tired ; I will £0 up to my rocm.” As sho walked ewifily and noiselessly along the Lisll, gho heard voices talkiug; the Baron's deep full tones, and, mingled with them, the sweet treblo of the English widew Then she Leard tho clatier of plates, aud, s ng up stairs, sho threw horself on the floor by the window with a low gob. ““Heiia at dinner thers withthem, and I sm hungry,” and the toars flowed freoly st the thought of lier long fast, for rr!uu}:in reality eho acarcoly cared, 5o common was it A carriage rattlad up the street, and presently the Baron appoared in full evening dress. He handed the two ladies into the carriago, and then sprang in bimself. They waited & moment, and Colesto bind time to notice how carefully tue Baron wiapped tho yousgor lady's clovi about her white shoulders, and how sweetly she smiled her thanks. Then her counsin hurried out with her fan, snd entering the camiage thoy drove queklyofl. - * 1 will wait till they come back, perhaps he has goce to marry Ler,” aud poor Celests wmilod bitterly. But loug before they returned she n ;" and No, I BOBLED HFRSELF TO sLREP. The mooubams stolo in at the window, and shoue toftly on hor wet eyelaehes, Lut ' their light touch &id mob wake her. Stir not the loaves, oh sighing wind ! she is dreamizg of hor lover as Le was long years ago. Hia crm is arouad her—his biue eyes shine upoa ber faco— she cannot speak. Bhe tries to tell him of her Ieng sorfowfal waiting, but she can only sob out ber thenkfaluess that 1t has past. Many s night Celesto kaolt at the window, and watched snd waited for tho Daron. Somotimos ele foll asloop at her post, but oftencr uho saw him coming bowme handsome, bhappy, with a smile on his gravo face. She heard the gay “gooluights” ia the ball, snd tlon with & sigh sho threw betself npon hor conch to dream fitful, troubled dreans, til the gray dawn sole in. and woke her to the duties of the day. Once tired by Ler long wateh for the Baxon, who had this time gone out alone, she foil ssleep in hor chair. Sho dreamed of the firing of gupa; & procession passed—soldiers ; behind a bier ‘a riderless Dorse was led. They uncovered the bier, and sho snw the face of tho Baron; she drew Ler breath Bobbingly. Then she heard soms one knocking; the noise grow louder. “ Mndemoiselle Celests, it s I, Jennstto.” She spravg up. How loog 6o Lad slopt! The sun was shiviogly brightly, “ Madomoisells, do wake up.” Sho unbolied the door, Jeanetts entered, ciyiog, *Wa are all going o die, Made: molselio, and lone our lodgers too,” sbo said in answer Lo Celeste’s cager questions. No ona will stay, and Picot says £ must tell you to go, and who'ls going to take care of the lady, I should like t0 know.” “ Joanotte, be quiet, and tell me what is the matter,” and Celeste luid her band firmly on the woman's shoulder. “ Well, Mademousolle, the English lady has been ‘tired, oh, go tired,’ for days, she said, but she womld go out. Lest night she was worse. She waa il all isst night, and now bar cousin, the youug docior, s3ys he ia afrmd I3 15 SMALL-POX. eho is tohavo. Her maid has rone this morn- ing. The artist is going—hark '—and Picot tells you to go. They will put barricades 1 the Btreet, s=d Do ons will come near us, and we will all die. And the other lady does nothing but cry, and there ere two doctors in the house, Jeanotto was continuing her Iamentations, when Geleste stoppod Ler. *Who is with tho lady et - “No ome, Monsieur lo Baron says,” bu Coleste was half way down the stairs before sis finished. At the foot sko met the young doctor. “Monsieur,” she #aid, humbly, I have seon much slckness ; will you let me take cara of the lady2" His face ineare? " No, but T am not afrald.” He laoked doubtfully at her. other physician.” Thoy came back together. WAD, Mademoiselle, you hers?” and the elder of the two held out his hand “You were in the hospital of the convent for somo time, were you not? My friend, you cannot do botter,” ho 8aid, turning to the young Ten. *You aro not sfiald, Mademotsello ) that is right, come then.” So Celeste entered the sick-room, which for mnuy long days and nights she was destinod not to leave. She bastowed tha most unwearied caro upon her patient. ‘41 AM BAVING HER FOR ILI," > sbo would say to heraelf. . ‘The doctor was loud in his praises, 2nd one dny the Baron stoppod her as sae crossed the ball. * Celeste—" . I will not speak to you, Monsicur; it mey be death,” eho snid decidodly, and, eluding his ex- tended hand, sho passed quickly by him. - The doctor watched her closoly, and one day he said, * Madomoiselle. you must go aud rest, your patient i8 out of danger, and [ have pro- vided s nurss to reliove you."” i Wil she liva?" and Celeste lifted her great hollow e to bis face. *+Yes, thanks to your nureing. I think there is no fesr now."” * So Celeste went slowly up to her room, andlay dovn on the bed, from which she did not rise agan for many weeks, for whils down stairs the lifoshe had saved grew daily stronger and stronger, she lay mcaning and tossiog in the wildest delirium’ of fever. Jeanctto, forgetting her fears, nursed her tenderly, nnd, evon when the dreaded diseass appoared, sho indignantly Totused to leave Ler post, and often shs would git. wiping .the toars. from her. eyes 3s she ligtened to the ravings in which were revenled all the sufferings of the past months. There was .another . listener too, one who would stand outsido tho door, bis head bent, and hands clasped u\uuulfi together es if in praser, and somotimes, when “sho_wonld cry piercingly, ¢ Rudolf ! Rudolf I" and jiken say . plaintively, ‘43X HAS FORGOTTEN ME," i and somotimes, * He does not care thatI am bungry,” be would turn away with agroan. At last tho fight was fought, and Picot coming ocutof the darkened room, touched the Baron's arm : * She will live, Monsiew," he said. trom- ulously. v “ Thank God 1" x One dny, whon the sunshine was shining brighily in at the window; aud Ce:este, whits and frailas the lilies in her hand, leansag wearily back among the cushions of her chair, Jeanaite came in, ber face shining with rome yrest socret. * The Baron wishes to sce you, Mademoisslle.” “Ohl I cannot,” and Celeste's fips tremblod. *Ah! Mademotseile, and he has brought you flowers every day, and wouid stand all night sometimes at tho door to ‘hear of you, Picos ety R . “DBut my face, Jeanotte.” P Tt is all gone, Mademoisclle. You beve been il 80 long you have & right to look pale. +« Briug me a mirror, Jeanstte. «Not now, Mademoiselle, wuit till aftar.” -4 Now,” eaid Celeste decidedly, **ar 1 will not ses the Barou.” - With & sigh Jeanette placed a gliss before her, Celeste looked at hertoif lung and earnest- ly. The fiush was goue from hor face, but it was ‘brightened. “Have you had the “Iwill ses the . TERRI®LY, HOIELESSLY DISFIGURED, - 41 had loet my beauty bsfore, but now I am frightful,” sho said. *Tuke it, Jeanetto, apd cali the Barou. I will uee biin.” Tl old womsn turz.ed away sobbing. emilad strangely. A few momauts aftor the door opened and the Baron came swiftly towards her. ~ Dropping on hin knees by hoer chair he took her hand fondly in his, 4 My own Celosta!” he said tendarly. Bhe trembled and mthdraw her haud. “ Have I transgressed bayond forgivencss?” heeaid sadly. I wss biind, fool that [ vzs; but I have sufered bitterly. ~Celests, will you not pardon me, and let me shield you now from all want and 8orrow—o" - * Stop, Monsisur,” aud Celests laid ber haod on bis, ** you do not know what you are saying. “* Perhara not, Celeats. I am ao appy st eee- fog you that T may not epeak claasly, but you ksow sarely HOW MUcCH I LOVE YOU, Celeste sni—" Avain vhe fnterraptod bim. 5 - “ 3fonsicur, you forget. The Englieh Iady. H3 looscd pizzicd, then & light bE-ke out over his face. * Tiso Eogglieh lady is only wating for voato Be wcll enoagh to bo present to mairy hor cousin, to whom she hes Leen engagedeix Juontha” ) Celosto uttared slowery, 1 ihongh— ‘Ihie Earon c 8 ed Lier 1 har arms. *¢ Hudolf,” she-said presently, “1 o atme; yen were dizavpgiamed in me whemn 504 saw me 5;‘:5.5.1 was 0ld and plain, but I am much worze He looked at her 1 “ Hush ! Torgor thar o orero2tls, that it vou can, Celeste. I Tras & fool then, and saw only with eyea blinded ¥ pride and arrogance ; forgive me, suffering mado me fitter to roceive the blessing that may still bo mine. Now i Fiay tillbo mine. Voo 1 seo with'the oyes of esto, your face i most beautiful the san shines on 'f;i::v'l"f Amalie La Forge in Seritmer’s for e —_— Juns, SWING-~PATTON. Thoushts on the Trlal. Out from the pangs of Eacth & Comea the hopwaf josous murth, Never eudiug, alwass livipg In the rass of God's pura Jight,— Alwayy 1ivizg in the day, nover drsaming of the night, Away that phantom of & Hell Taught by preachers, fond to tell How a xoul in miscry burna Through tho endlces uight of tme, And tell it oft in words sublime, Come, gentler Spirit, guldo ma true 3 Laad me through fields and ye~ruresew Taach me to know Thy namo is Love,— To liva In Kope, and casu to sin,— That Heavew's 3 home whero ail may enter in, CHICAGO, May a, 1874, Chbristinnity a Develonment. Tk ebject of Truth in to mako men free, Tradit 3 gloomy Polar night, ctruats Lefore thc Suu's advanctog Light, No bumaa conciave's utteratice s R T “Lau right to think no longer banned by might, . Lz4ch 050 be his own Judge of what ls sighs For Trath sdmits of 50 monopely.” Reformers plant the ced, the growth is pent, Tlrough pervecution’s fire it grows in grace; When 1t dnty is done, the ground Ia rent. © New secd i3 planted, and the human race Quer on and upward in development ; oth i unfathiomed, boundicks 88 space, owa. And Wesz GuovE, on. Thoso who bave tried it zay that kissing is like & sewing-machine, becausa it seems good. l——It. 1 zaid of the temporance crusaders that **They drink not, neithor do they siu: yot Solo- o, in all s glory, wes nota raid like ome of —A Wyoming paper delicatoly apnounces that its charge, for marriage notices is ** just what the ecatasy of the bridegroom may prompt.” —Thus advice is from the Saa Antonio (Texas) Express : *If our young meu -do not wish to fill s gambler's grave they should tapar off on Tobbing stages.” —A watohmaker wants to kmow whether, if & man runs away from a scolding wife, his move-~ ments ehould not be called a lever cscapemeat. *—A Racine echoolmaster has forbidden his-» il3 to cst Tutabazas during etndy honra. The ts of childron are fearfully abridged in these —The followlng I8 a copy of a notice layed in a field in South London: * Ladies and gen- tlemen are roquosted not to steal tarnips. Other persons, if detected, will bo prosscutod. —For charsdes: ‘ Cremste.”—Scens I.—A plate of ice-cresm. “Scene IL—The same plate emptied. Scene [(I.—An urn, ** Aged 26." —Waterbury has a bashful young man, who made a call one eveniag, and, aftor partaking of a little ico-cream and cake, ssked, “'Is thers anything else " —A boy in Burllogton, cayn the Hawis Eye. ‘wants to bot a doliar aud a bolf thut he wears his mothor's alipper on his jacket more hours per dsy than ehie wears it on hor foot. —A curious typograplical error recently ap- peared in o daily psper. In giving an sccount of an inquest, it was stated: *The deceased bore an accideutal character and the jury returned a verdict of oxcellen death. —A San Franciscan came home from business, and, finding his wife house-cleaning, added ta Ler labors by catting his throat on the clean kitchen floor. Some men have no feeling for their wives. —A Coroper's jury in a Nebraska town was unanimous in its decision that ‘‘The roadway monopolized by the iron horssis not eafe or neneible when improvised as a bed by gentlomen to whom benaine is familiar as a daily necessity, rather than &a an cccasional luxury.” —Pestered with ** contributionain veras,” from s persistent rhymestor, till his paticoco gave out, an Amorican oditor wrote to his correspond- ent'thus: “Ifyou don't stop sending me your aloY‘py poetry, L1l print & piece of it some day, with your name appended in full, snd send & copy 1o your swestheart's fatbor.” ” The pootical fountain was spontaneously dried up. —Octave Fenillot has trained hia lap-dog to kecp his piace for him in any book he may ba reading by Lolding its paw botwaen the loaves, This is obvionaly a better way of marking whers ¥ou paws than the ordiuary plau of doing it with & dog's ear.—New York World. —One evening, at 8 Paris cafe,a rroupof b as idlers were digoussing politics and people who chiange tueir opizions, “ Wall,” gaid one, *I'va never cried, ‘Loug live auvbods!'” “Quite an,‘:'rewukeu another, but then you're a doc- —* Linger not, darling," she eaid to him, as he stood on the porch pressing hor band, before bo bado her farewell for ths evening. e did not linger. He sayw the old man com:ng up the stroot at & rapid gait. Ho lingered only long enough topull bis hat down over bis eycs, upit anxl,x(iu hande, and bound actively for tho side- walk. —La Libertesays & certain lady of eminence in Paris, has for vears been in the kabit of see- ing her physician dnily. The physician always took his fee, but had never prescribed for hia pa- tieut. Ho called, however; a fow days since and was denied ndmittance. The man in buitona %nickiy expluined his conduct. * Mousicur le octor, Madame cannot receive you to-day, as she is indispoeed.” —Lost in moving, on the first of this month, & porcelsin urn, of classio design, contaning the sshes of & beloved husband. The fuder wid re- ceive & liboral reward and the thanks of a doubly afficted widow on leaving it at the ofice of the New York Cremation Bociety.—Independent. —Considersto—This man knew what he was about. He lived in the country, and in buying an ax tho other dny ho.was particalar to scloct the smallest one hoconld find . An acquaintance aaked him why hie did 80, and he repliod : * Well, my wife isn’t enjoying very good health this winter, and if [ get a heavier one I'm afraid she won't be sble to cut wood.” —*“Dosn that razor hurt you?" seked a bar- ber, in_one of our popalzr fonsorial parlors, a day or two since, as hie raked tirough a mole on s man's face. o replied the customer. Bubsequently, when the alum was being applie £ the barber inquired, *‘Dioes that take hold 2" “Idon’t feel anyching.” rejoined the victim. 4 What are you made of 7" was the next inquiry. +Oh, I took chloroform before I submitiod to thia operation,” was tho reply. —We don't know who ba i8, but we yesterday overheard the following fragment of conversa~ tion in rsgard to him, and fecl quite confident that he is a resident of our city: His Admirer— “How a very fine, liberal gontloman: bo playa blue chips. P'rospective Adun ‘Do he?” His Admirer—" O, yes; ho seta’em in Ligh when he's got the money. Now, be's the Lind of man to know. Regulur gentleman!"—}rginia City (Nev.) Enterprise. —A young lady in San Jose, Cel, abouta month “ago, secretly marvied tho man of ber choico, and then went right nlong attending o business as if nothing had happeued. But tha other day the bappy cougle con ledad to publish their marriage in tile Mercury, aLd the old man saw it. Showing tha notico to his daughter, ha sternly demanded, ‘* What docs this mean; it it & joke, Maria Jane, oris it reality 7 The danghter raised her head, her face suffused with blushes, and answered : “ Yes, fother, itisa joke—on rou!” The old mun weakened. — My dear boy,” eaid 3 fond aunt to & very fast-living_pephew, “*don't you know that in Jeading this irregalar life you are shortenfug your days * **1t's quite_poseivle that I may be #hortenmg my dave, but then look how I lengthen my night,” was tho cool reply. SCHWESCK'S JANTI-CREMATION Lasea-DEZR.— (Advertisement in the Now Orleans Times, 10.] Tomy fricnds who don't want any astion in theirs: In answer to pressing inquiries trom a host of anxious married men, [ bez to state that my lagor beer, prepared upecially for me by the Cinciunsti Anti-Cremation Company, . will, if drank steadily evory day, reuder it im- posaible for tho drinkists’ remains to be burned. TTherefore, thoso who consume .my A. 0. L. I need not fear that their wives' peccnd huebands swill sell their eshea for fertillzing purpoese. It cau'tbe d:d. Let every marricd man insnrs his body and bones from beinz burned by drinking rogularly every day Schwenck's Anti-Cremation Leger Deer. Jacon ScHWENCE, 562 Maznzine street, Upper City. —Pill Whaloy, who receutly died in Favetta Couuty (Pn.) Peor-House, formerly drove & .stage-cach between Uniontown and Morgan- town, in tuas Stazo. He woulda't own 8 borse tkat had moro than enough skin to cover his baues, and throngh which the moral law couid not ba rezd. His animals were queer geometri- cal pnzzles—combiuations of -nwlenk;ghl, ob~ tuss znd acute. . Ooe day he came driving iuto Uniontown at full spocd, aod just aa hs “drow up in frons of the hotol ono of bis borsea dropped deed. +Thit wak a very wadden Geath remarkea & bystander. “Sucden? roplie] Capt. Bl *That horse died m Smuthiand, nine milos from here; but 1 never Iat him drop until 1 zot him in town.'