Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1875, Page 4

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN. THE BOODLE ROMANCE. I 1 knaw Boodls very woil, and his father beforo bim. 1t fa of young Boodle that this story treats; but, in accordance with the usual law of asturs, old Boodis had to be Lofore young Boodle conld be, and #0 0ld Boodlo wss, and floutished a8 8 yatlaty of artcritic. Ile knew as much of art s s sucking-pig, and no more; but he had the reputation of knowing more than all the worthies ehronicled by Vasari, and that did quite as well, Flo had an sristocratic studio in one of the moet anistocratio parta of the town, and there personsges of the highest rank might bo mseen pationtly waiting for tho lib- erty of speaking » fow words with the mighty Boodle. He wsa an honorary ‘member of il the art societics in Europe, and had enough latters after lis name to open sll the patent s Amen " locks it Christendom. If anew en- gravinz 1me out, his namo wag among the firat tn the list of subecribers, and aa ofton aa not fig- wred in the advartisement, sppendod {o some- Abing to this effect : een thie proofs of tha engraving (N. oz 3L, el might 13, and am much pleased with the Fare wkill with which tue delicate beviity of the orici- prenorved, [ conatder it a coutribution to Brte Lah art of terling value. SoLaxox 1ioonLk, Whenever anything of this kivd appeared the engraving was sure of a great run, although Boodle, good man, conld make nothing of it for he would not, hike some people, s+l Lis name for aprice, ob, no! Is was euppoeed to write tho artcnticisms in tho Mlahlstick, and artists who bad pictures in the oxhibition nenrly went mad Yith suspense until the number appesred. Ho was the bane of artists’ lives, aud moro than ono Joung aspitant to Academic honors had beon known to commit anicide after roading ome of Boodle's notices, whilo others, it was mys- toriously whispered, had been elevated to tha very top ot the treo by ono stioke of Boodle's pon, Amateurs who wore #o fortunate 18 to possoss lota of money and little tasta would Ziplomatiso to sny oxtent and oxponas to gob Boodle to ealect thom & gallors; sud when they zould thrust their thumbs 10to the arm-holes of their white waiatcoats, and remark casually that the pictures wero tha choice o *'my friend Boo- dle,” they conmidero! they had arrived at the tighest attistic aliuudo attainable upon this littlo gtobe. Duies and Marqaises—to sny noth- Ing of Viscounts, Earls; and personsin like hum- blo stations of lifo—were delighted to have Boodle's company at snug little dicuer partie: while Duchesses and Marchionesses were charmed to have bim lounge upon their draw- fng-room ottomsus. It is even whiuperad that Royal Academicians, knowing that their pict- nures would be sure to sell for 100. 200, or 360 guiness more could Boadle ba pullicly soon ac- xuowledeing their salutations, atrove harder for that honor than for a foroign order of the high- o8t cians, And, in obort, from the Duke's pa it hall to tho artist's humble cot, Hoodle w: OTer. 4 ‘Although such an important personage, Doo- dle was » kind-nearted man, aud never dis- dained to chesr tho thoruy path of thomo in bumbler atations than bimself. ils had a wholo legion of Titwns, Murilioe. aud I cannot tell bow meny more old mastern, hiving upon his bounty, to whom, in the philauthropio fullness of hus heart, ho gaves huge shed wherain to place, frosh glomug frow the mint, their divine Inapirations upon canvas. Nay, more, he al- wasy rewardod them with a pouod. or sumotimes thirty silings, over and above wagas for their mastorpieces, nod then, that the artist need mot be sabamed of ay slizh: crudity of coloring, ho would give ita mellow tane by bakiug it io an oven, sfter which ha would place it in tha gallery of oue of thase bofore- mentioned gentlemen” in whito waistcoals, who would forco upon ius scceptanco & chocl for a thousand pounds or 20 ss aslight token of his esteem, This alvays took Doodle by nurprise, and was proof positivo of the truth of his fre- quent romark that ** charity alwaya bringa it owo exceeding great roward.” Then would he return and gladduu the heart of another of Lis grand old masters with anotler guinea for anotber masterpieco. Moro than all this, ho had agents 10 all tho Capitals of Euiopo —especially Bt. Potorsburg—ns well a8 in the United States., Truly Lio wub the conturion of art, aud had only to ssy unto this ooe, ** Daab’ this” and he daubed it, snd to anather ** Bake thia Virgiu,” and he straightway did her brown, His talens in this hine wers remarkable, but perbaps the true bent of his wenius lay in what may bs called prophetic divination, As painters sce their picturo in ali 1ta completencss befors taking up their brush, 8o eould Boodlo ses in bis mind's eye the very ot where an old master hy bidden from all eyes but his own in a dark cellar ot somoewbere cr&:ullv obscure. You do not be- hevoit, eh? Why, did he not find out Murillo's maaterpiece of tha * Immaculate Conception,"— whicli, 88 all truo lovers of art are aware, ropre- senty the Virgin 1o & glorified attitude taking Ler dally nourshment of ether, aud which fave mso to tbo pataetically matoral re- muark of that near relation of “Mn. ‘fodrers, that “she wonld be agood ua to Lave fora boarder—in au out-of-the-way Castihan inn? Was 1t ot e who discovered that solitary in- stauce of high Hibernian att to which he gavs the mame of **St. Patrick's Curae,” and which ropraneuted the ssint. Lmnllonninfl a venomona wipre 1ntoa Connaught mob with the incanta- tion, *All thy wayn aro of unpleasautunes and uune of thy patha are peace,’ in a tumble-down Lovel somewtierc iu County Cork ? Did_he not dincover that divine examplar of ** Mary Darning Jusepls'a Hlose™ iu the coal-cetlar of the Bishop of Drawdawnwrath's palace; sud the uurivaled skotch of *St. Peter Oibbing Fish” i tho cloisters of Heringuet Catbedtal? Yes. and many moro ; but your silence tells me plainer than words thiat you do not bolieve mo even yst. Well, all 1 can say is, that had you sconer than & £500 note that one was found 1u_your collar, Loodlo would at once have faund documeuts to prove that your residence at ouo tune hud been aa sbboy, and would lave dug tiom out tho baried closters a squeating Virgin, or & squirm- g Virgiu, or au assumivg Virgi, or a conceiy- g Vargio, or u falssbood-tellng Peter, or a doubtiug ‘Fhomas, or a com-adoring Juds, or somuethiing equally authentic, 4 Bovidie's tamoe Lud reached a pitch never be- foro attaned. [le wrots 80 many eriticisus, looked nt e many proof-engravings, fouud so many new old masters, and elocted o many gatlerics, that tho mind of any ottier man hut Boodle must have given way under the astrain. 1o, bowever, nover was in botter health and epirits ; while the amount ha guve in charity to thoso neady old masters of iubacawme something fabulous. "Quoth Boodle ons day privately to Boodlo, 'Ky dear fellow, L tunk you reslly should marry some lady of good Lirth and position, and take your place among the otber [anded gentry of Englaud.” Teplied Boodle enthusiastically to Boodlo, + Xy dear fellow, I resliy thiok [ should."” Ho Boodle, going carefully over tho liak of his woble acquaintances who were blezsed with woll- dowered and marriageable damuphters, st last fized on Lord Hoodlehunks. Lord Hoodlehuoks was & very wealthy noblo- man, but weak, ye) an suthority in all ttungs pertaining ta art sccond only to Boodla, 1ia hud an old castle somewlere in the country crowilul fufl of art curicaities and volusbled, 1io had Groek vases and [talinn goldemitha' work, sud gems and sculpture, eod paintings of all torts, inds, and eizes, He had one daughter, whosa name wis Jul and ! roally beliovo hio wan ay proud of Lur s ho wus of that amputated limb which he was 1eady to take uny number of sot- smn_oaths was chiseled by Plidias, but which Praziteles Bmith was ready 1o take sn equal noimber of afidavits was the work of a dedeit- fol modern Italian, who did » grest doal in the ‘way of such art treasures for dilettants pilgrins to the oty City. fie bad a town house, which was crammed fuller of such things than aven bhis country bouse, aud it was_thither that Buo- dle one day betook bimaelf. He fonnd the noble Lord carefully scrutinizing something that boro » dscsded resemblance Lo & dilapidated carrisgo- oot that had been on B BPres and ot wetray in & paintes's shop, F2 L"Ab, my dear Boodie,” waid liis Lordship, “s0 ad you bave eome. 1 whonld like to tave your usble opinion upon this * Reposs of Yanus and Vulcan.'™ . = Boodle taok out biw -glass, and. scrutiniz- ing the canvas closely, saw n saurking famale of the bus of cold boifed vesl recliniug Levide s 1imy personsge poising » buge Lamiaer in his d. o "+ (b, yes,” cried Boodls anthiiastically : ** a veritable Albani. Not she losst doubt of it beivg geunine; andif you do not decide upun pur- chasing it, p,nr allow me to have the neit chance. I suould consider it dirt chiesp at £500," Not the least doubt of it, Mr. Boodie; for did you not that very moruibg purchase it from Albasi bimselt for 35 shlliugs ? e “That 1s just what the mau suks,” replied his Lordabip. ludeod! Yell, my Lord, I do uot presuwmo to ldv'u: you. bus if I Mad been fertunate emeugh And the ond of {t all was that & check for the £500 was gives, 8ad tss veritable Albaai placed tenderly among the other art tressnres of the Houliehunks mansion. ©Did it evar suike your Lordsbip," maid Boodle, when they wero again alone, **that the old hall of the *Old London Campany of lank- bova' would bae n likely placo to find some raze old patntings ?” vYes," replied his Lordship, who had never dreamed of such & thing nntil that moweat, *1 have often thought so,” “Well,” weaut on_ Boodle, ‘I had often thought' a0 too ; aed wpon excavating the old cetlara 1 found s ‘picture by Holbein that, in my humblo eatimation, in s maste picce.” ¥ “You don't_mean it 7 ' eagerly exclaimed bis Lordetip. ** Do you intend disposing of 12" * Yen," replied Doodle carelessly s ** I think of disposing of it ; and, indeed, havo had rather s handsome offer already, but I have uot yet accopted it. But. Lord oedlehunke," contin- ued Boodla in an earneat tone, *it is upona subject of far deeper focling to ma than ail the pafiitings in the world that I ealied upon you this morning. Lord Hoodlehuuke, mith tho ex- ception of the walk of art in which it has pinsesd Providenco to place mo, Iam aman of few worde, aud so will come straight to tho potet at onco, Lord Hoodlohunks, I love your danghter, and ask permission to pay my ad- dresaoa to her.” “But, my dear Boodls." impatiently inter- ruptad 1is Lordahip, ** vou wll vot accept the ofor for the Holbein untiiI have aeen it 2 Y'rom- 180 ma 88 a (1ond that you mll not.” “ Tord Hoodlehunks," replied Boodle, with an airof proud hurility, **although uot of noblo rank, T am & gentloman ; and as one gentleman should speak with anothor, 1 requesod your ermission to rus for your daughtor's Liaad, Pardon e if I feel hiurt when vou treat me a3 you would a Jow picturo-dealer.” A thousand_pardovs, my dear Boodle,” eaid his Lordsuip. ou have my full pormission ; and 1 ngsuro you thers 1s no ona it would give mo greater pleasuro to eall my son-in-law thon yonrsolf. But, my dear fellow,” Lo continued, ** L irust you will give me tho tirat offer of your late dincovery." * My Lord," replied Boodle, it is your own."” Ob, bow can 1 ever thank you enough!™ ex- claimed his Lordship, in a burat of rapturo. *Pako her, my dear Loy, and muy you be happy. Qod bloxs you hoth!" . S0 it came to pasa that thero was an imposing ceremony performed in au aristucratie church ono fine summer's morniny, aud tho beadle aud tho pew-owners were attited in their best rai- mont, and woro whitogloves. 'Lhiere was a pro- ceasion up the awmlo of younglady and middlo- aged geatleman, whoso souls had ‘but a mogle thought, eic., and wix fascinatime young geatle- men, attired in the extremo of fashion, aud the same numbor of lovely young ladies in white and flovers; and there wero » lot of lit:le giris, also in wlite, who turew down the most daiuty bouqrots to be trampled on, with an air smac] ing strongly of *darn the exponse,” There was an elderly c]u’fiyumn with a head that shous like & lsmp-refioctor, and a middle-aged one with & voice like a sulky bull, and & youug ona whose dulcet strains resombled thoso of an Xolian harp. Thota was a great deal abont this man and this woman, and &t one atago of the parformance & ring was produced. Thera way & great of rustling and whispering m the ventry, and the boys outside, hosded by = cosmopolitan butcher’s boy, set up a ferocious chieer. Thore wers a great many ClAMPAZNO corks popped, and a grent deal of nousenso sxid, and o great amount of weeping done. Al the old masters could indulgo freelyin thair re- spective national bovorages, sud tho beedlo was vety aburiva to divers small boys 1 the courss of (he afterncon, white tho pew-opsnara lvoked suspiciously red ‘about tue evcs. Au avalaucho of tuwano old shoes ahowered down, and Boodls sud his brido st: rted for Italy, whete he found a picce of sculpture i the Catacombs that an Emperor gavo him a great deal of money for. In dua time thoro was another ceremony por- formed at the same aristocratic church, ‘Thore wan a limp maes of soft white material sprinkled with wator, and again everybody drank everybody olue’s health, and the old masters again induiged 1o their individual national boverages; and young Boodle was no longer a thing with- out s name, but a very wmall Freleric, a Curistian, for whom ih tho untoward v+ nf his sbuffing off this mortat coil baforohw: - tled on Lis first pair of pautatoons, s lond ey and gontleman bad taken on themeelves tho task of aquaring up all mortal bills snd finding good society in another aphsre. Aud thero was yet another ceremony, but everstlung was hung with black. People moved about soflly, aad spoka elow, aud everybody drank ighly-spiced wine and tasted rich and mournful cake, and none of the old mayters par- took of their national beverages, but they all ro- membered bow kindly she bad spokon to them when 10 the tirst days of her bridehood shie had visited them at their work, and mere than oneof them drappod & tear aa the ad bell rosoundod mourniully through the sieut air, aud the cold clay was ciwt upon the colder form'of ** our dear mater daparted.” Youug Boodle was given over to the tender mercies of governosses, and, when Lo ot oldor, of tutors, 'Then he went to Eton, nnd thence to callege. e had just completed lus coliegiato career wyen old Doodle was takeu seriously ill. Ho was; to borrow a nautical illustration, * be- calmed," aud not laving enough breath left to swisistla for moro wind, he wns obliged to remain in that uusatisfuctory atale until he wan taken 1o Low by n nix-horso power tug-hearse, and laid uo £afely 1u & dry-dock built of scuipturad marble, When all this waa done his last log-book was opeacd and read, and young Buodie found bim- solf the sole pomsessor of the aristocratio studio, une of the fucst countryseats in the whole of Llankslure, aud £500,000 in hard cash. Young Buodie, haviug been thrown on his own resources for musement from hia infaccy, bad devoted a grest deal of his apare timo to tho perusal of tales of wontiment, and thorefrom had gatbiored togethior a varioty of ideas wholly un- Practicabie 1 tia unromantic age. 1le had & compatnot i hia opinions whoss name \was Mou- ty Phipps, sud the twain had been in tho babit ot hiolding weoly reuntons for tho purpose of discnssug Stho morita of the various works thon umler tholr peruasl. Atter old Doodle's Ismented deceane, young oodle making no dif- ference in Lie style of hving, the mectinga atill went on s before, Qe ovening, about & _yesr after that Inmentablo occurrence, tho two friends wet 1n Boodle's lusurious chatbers. * Now, then, Fred," said Moy, motting him- nelt among the sitken cushious of o Turkish divau, and lighting s fragrant woed, * what do you think of the Wagging World ? " * tel),” veplied Boodle, also lighting a cigar and elevating ks logn upon the back of an eass- I think the passion i somowhat over- . That sceno, for inatance, whero Anfir lina antora & conveut pecauso ber grandmogher broke her brother's tobacco pipe can hardly bo called natural." “No," slowly replied Monty, ''but there are aome gond points in it too. That waso't a bad iden of Plilip Arundol's pratending he was dead, and going to look for eomo one who would lova him for lus own sake. It would be vice, wouldn't it," pracoeded Monty, in as mouruful & tone as though n grave-digger wera the theme of their conversation, **to tinda lowly hly who would 100K up to you nlone a8 hor sun ¢ +* Yos, very,” replied Boodle, 0 If U'hiad a hiilo more time Lo spare I would do 1t myselt,” proceaded Mouty. “+ Now, Monty,” said Ioodlo, deliberately tat- ing his loga from off the back of tha chair, ** that 10 just the very thing L am gotog to do. I have been thinking of it evor sinco 1 read about Arun- del, and your words Liave decided mi 4 It {s the very wisost Lhiug tbat you could posmibly do,” replied Mouty. So thoy talked the wattor over and matured their plany during the rest of tha avening. 5 « A few days nfterward the principal papers bad 1 snnouncemont to this efiect : Prmsoxar—~We understand uat Mr, Fre Boodle, unly son and heir f the late Bolomon 1 2 colebrated srt crilic of lsmental memory, wvinig decided on treading {n the footsteps of Mr. Gordon Cuwmming snd other iliustrions Nimrods, lufy lant ovening in Lis_steani-yacht sh route for Africs. Wa furthor understand thst Sr, Boodle bus siguined bis intention of ot raturming 40 Lis mative land for a yoar or wiors, Monty Phipps and Boodle read this announce- mont with gieat eatisfaction, The following morniog Lvodle, with & whoie circulating-library of uovaly, took tha train for Wales, in search of the flower of Nature, whose dostiny was to be trainod upon & trollis-work of Buadle. n A boundless axpanis of decp blas sea dashing groodly sgainst the adamantine coast, azdin the sunlighs tlashing like a wyriad of geme, A long, level stretch of fortile grouud, and, nest- ling st the faot of ono of the toweriug hilla, n caim, peacelul vill In tha foreground, at- tited in touriet'a costume. Witd s kusrsack on his back and & valise iu Wis hand, Loodls iy dis- covered. “Rurely,” said be, '‘in this peaceful spota flower such an 1 seek for in to ba found.” 1lo made tho remark with the air of an enthu- siastio botanist searching for & varisty of plans unknown to Linnwus, andas ho ssid it he looked all around, and iuto every ersnny in the rocks, sa though the flower in (uestion was soluc- thing of the pature of a wmuuutain daisy. Not Suding anything, bowover, bo sighed bheav. ily aud made foribo inn, 1le waa wst 1 the door! by the hostoas and was shown into the best parlor. A sul tial dinnor was soon eot rio before him, and, if the louchness of bis Leart could bo judged by the exteut of his appetite, Rever was man in & worde state thsn he. e falebod Lis dinner, and strolled for a walk throngh the village, still intent upon hia floral nesrch. ile met a littls girl tenderly carrsing & pitcher of ml but, although a flower no doubl. ahe did nol realize Boodla's ideal. ITo et a dog, who, if a flowar by nature, was by o meane. & modest onw, for, like the' wolf in ' Little Red Riding-Iood," ke miade divers re- marks_touching tho eharoness of his teeth, wlich hoshowed very profusely ; but! Boodle, in- ntead of being charmed with his uvrophisticatea intalligence, kicked him. fie met the aldest in- babitant, who made many disparaging rofloc: tions on the subject of strangers in genoral and Boodle in particilar, Hlo met an old woman with » augar-loat bat upon her head, and theo, despairing, ho returnod to the inn and weut alraight to his bed-room,—not to aleep, bawovor, for Lin took his diary from hiskoapsack sud made an entry : 1 bave arrdved at Golrefa-hyfryd, and am staying st tho Ap Stenkin Inn, Upon msture considsratiou, 1 have (lecidad to give my 0w name, a8 no pereon with- in & bundrod miies ever heard the nama Uefore. I Diave searched long andd wearily for samo oue to love e for myself aloue, but Fata ta_against me, and my heatt i nad, To-morrow 1 will search again. Oh, the yearning of my heart is almost toa great to Lear ! Closing tho book with a weary sigh, be lit a cigar, and sat by the open window looking out wpon tho son. Thon openiug the valiso, he took thorofrom ** A Brokon IHeart,” and, gotting into bed, drow the candle closer to hitm. ke com- monced roading, but the disappointment of the dny was too much for bum ; tho hook drapped from bis band, the vandle burned lowor and lowor uutil it burned out, and still he lay mo- tionlomw, with his wmouth wile epou, grusung aloud iu lis despair. Doadls aroso the next morning and robbed his eyes very bard, probavly to wips away all traces of Lis sorrow, and the, dressing himaelf, wont down staus and ato s very supstantial ereakfast. 1018 mind still inzent upon the mission that had brought lum to Wales, he apmin sol out upon bia noarch. 1lo saw mors lifs than Le had ou tho previous evening; for, upon hia gotng out of the door, he encountered & tlock of geeso, who evidently' regarded straugors from tho same standpoint a« the oldest inhabuiant, for they Liesed bim, 1lo was in botter spirits this morning, for he smiled softly to himaelf. “Thus, 1 suppose, will yo hies at me, ye long= necked geese of the world, when 1 have fonnd tho object of my search; but let those laugh who win." ‘Then suddonly bothinking himself that he had wot won yet, ho walked hurriedly on. Ho wan- derad sbout for » long time, until finally Lo found himseolf seated upon a mosay stone aud listeniog to a logend connected with the ruinod castlo. It was of o maidon who had been im- prisoned thore by a hLard-learted paront fur daring to lova & nameless aquiro; and the par- rator, whose figurc-head, if not his neart, was cortainty of oak, aud very crossgrained at that, aavo Boodla s full and exact deacription of her personal appearanco. fair little maid," eatd this wooden- e *Sho nas a visaged goutleman, * with_largo Liue oyes sud loug golden hair, just like Miss Mari.” Boodle pricked up his ears. X ** Peaco, beating Loart!"” said he to himself. ++Ob, if thia atiould prove to be she!” Thon he continuod in & rational tone, aloud, * But who is Misa Mari?" “'Why, dunuo yo know? Did ye norra see Afissus Lloyda's meco ?"” *No," repliod Buodle. ‘‘You caunot mesn Ars, Lloyde of tho Ap Skenkin {nn ?" 10f course I do mean un,” roplied the man; *who elsa Boodlo gave the man a movereign, the large- nets of which amount so stupetied bitn that ha could ouly gazo at it in silent wonder, while Doodls walked off a8 fastas legs would carry bim towards the inn. Just as he ontered the dour hio overheard ono maid-Aervant soy to an- other that Miss Mari wouldn'’t be in till tho evening. iogavea hoavy aigh of disappoint- went, and, taking out hia diary, made & note to this effect : 1 hiave just been told & harrowing tale of a poor girl who was ahub up {u & dungeon and pined away her Iife thers, Alsz, 80 it fs that true love, when i a found, Ia bilghtéd aud destroyod! My heart waa full of marrow for the poor mafden thus doomed, when the me something that caused my heart to for- dnces, In deacribing the poor caplive’s auty he compared it ta that of Misa diari, the ni of the landlady of the Ap Shenkin, Hbe'ls now acnt, bat when she returus I can judge for myssif of her worth and beauty, Ol if sheshould La the reali- nation of my tdeall’ Mari! Marll what a preity name ! Just as Boodle Iaid down his pen the ladlady enterod the room and inquired if the gentleman desired bis dinner, ow can the_woman ask me such & ques- tion ? " raid Boodle to himaelf, as ho politely sig- pified bis disinclination to_oat anything, and hia wish to be left alono. The !andlady withdrow, and Boodlo began to repent of his hasty decis- ion. **Whatif, for the want of proper nourish- ment, T should not have the power to addressber, and she shounld think me a fool 2" thought he. Tho ides was so hLorrible that ho recsllea the Ilundlady and had dinner served, which he dis- patehed with the air of performing an extremely disagroeablo duty. Our Eoodlo then mooned sbout until evening, whon ho saw Mlari. The remult of his obsorva- tion may be found in the following extract from hia diary : The ong oy mantiog i my fife s come at lust, My eyen have seen hior! my lips bave spoken to herl and my beart has whispored {0 me thatmy taip to Wales bias Dot been tskon in vatn} came in tha dusk of the escning, when all nature is hushed in repoke, amd, a4 fonglellow says, the ijnfSuenca of tho Lour waken the betier thoughts that have slumbered tbroughont the day, _She came {nto the room wliere I was sitting talking with hee aunt, was nearly dark, and I could not ses her face, but her form was sylph-like, and her footatops foll lgbtly as thioua of & tninistering angel, “+Thou hast been & Iong time zway,” said her aust, “1 conld not Lelp it, avnts, T \Was roabnorbed in reading, and watching the ships sail into the bsy, that T quito forgot how the timo passed,” Sl Joved reading, thenl A simlilarity of tastes already! And, o, whnta soft, low volce sbo ind! I had fallen ‘into s 'weking dream of bliss, when her aunt’s volce broke the sileuco: 1 Mari, you surely do not ses that T have & visitor,” She turned quickly, Av siie did 5o the servant brought & light, Isaw and, ob, my wildest draams never pletured tughit half eo fair] A proud little head unda delleately-aechied neck: but I coutd make out nothiug of her facevzcept her oyus, they were 20 dazzlingly besutiful, Aided by the supernal splen- Sor f the ghlden hair that formed w Halo rouad her bead, sho seetned o me lixs some Elysian vision that wotlit vauish even winla T gazed upon it in rapture, gt . Fredarle Loodls,” aaid the auat, **imy plece W 1 do not kaow what Traplisd. T know that T sald womethtog gallant, for she blushed disinaly ana showed & st of perfact Ivory testh, What followed I danot know, 1 try to think, but thoss glorions ey aud that hewitching smilo upon mo from the 0 1 ean do no more than sit and gaze upon ciuated by the glory of thelr loreline Boodle had found bis flower at last. Boodle was hopelessly in love, and I must confesa not withoul reasun, Mari was pruu{.—nny, more, sho was boautiful ; and when I, who sm not in love with her, way this, how could you expect Loodle to say leas than ho did? The intimacy between them ripensd avery day, and Boodle becamne mors aud mors enamored. He tried to indite veisons, but, after spoiling alt his available paper, he gave' it up in despar. ‘Then he drew upon the valise for some of the imaginative stories thoroin contained, and would road them alond in some seclude ot to the empress of his atfections. Buo was charmed, 2nd thought Booale more of » hero than ali tho fasciuating youths of whom ehe had road ; for Bari, unf some six montha ago, Lad spent all her life at an Knghab boarding-school, and there bad acquired ideas closely ressmbling Tioodle's own. Bo the cotree of true love ran uo- ‘exceptionally amuoth ; snd, had any one been on f s with Cupid, ho likely would have bLinve been bored to desth with the salf-cougratue ll:! ons of e bon diet d'amours oo the succeas of i 1. d Mari were togetber on the suomit of a high ciiff overlooking Nari Wase soated on o treo, whils Boodle re- clined upon the grass in trus lover-like attitade, reading of how the peouiless Becretary wooed the daughter of & purse-proud Earl. ~Boodle yoad on to the ond of the chapter, whers the icy pride of the wealthy heiress at !ast gave way, and wbe laid her hoad apon the breast of him of poor but respectable sntecedents, and there sobbed out the confession of Ler raciprocating passion, Pausing to J,'lv- gronter foros to the paseage, Loodle hesrd a goutle sizh. Boodle, taking this as a sign of a kindred feeling with tho wealthy heiress, cast asido the Look. *“In 1t mob touching? Boodls & Htcle nervously. Charining!" raplied Mari earnestly. “3an," continued Hoodle, with & darkly-mys- terious slr, and Lis face tho tint of the led Hover's_battle-flag, 1 am like thas humble jover. I, too, aa humble, aud love a lady 80 far abovn me that it seewas aimoat sacrilego to wish her mine." **1n nh Mari, with guilel phi ‘ Beautitul!" eochosd Bo scondontaly lovely! ‘nahcitounly inquired . “'ahe is tran- No faoble mords of wmige of her loveliness,” to kuow bher!” ex. ‘Chen, in a de: pawring tou 1 suppea *¢ Mari." rer.lio1 Loadle, with Lis ceunteuaucs of the ¥aiuu s3ug it sous hug 28 before, sud with alock that )ociuls o pitying borror for Ler iguoranca, *€iv 13 none other than your owa eweel #ol{! Yca, Mari; Lhave loved yeu from the firat moment { saw you, I Lave never loved suy one butyou. O. Mari,” coutivued Loodie, drupping oue kuee in trus three-volume poste octavo style, * will you be mine? " She cast down her eyss acd blushed. Bhe SATURDAY NUARY 9, 1875.--TWELVE PAGES. softly Iaid ber : knawing vers well wht that meant, clasped hor o his breast. 1 And can you, my own love," he yelled n- sanoly, ** can you sscritics all for a poor banker's elerk with only £100 & year,’and not even a noblo name to offar vou? Ol no, my lave ; take back your hasty promise. and' lot me go and crawl into soms hola to die of & hroken heart ! ™ And in proof of bis ssseition he claepod hor cloaer than ever. w0, Froderie, darling,” she murmured, *my beart 18 whorsver you are; and should you leave me now in my new-found happinces, my heatt would break,” “Noble girl!" ssid he, ss rapturously as thongh hio wers an ngra to whom & broken heart was & delicacy not to be found every day; and thon ho kisaed hor sgain. After » while morrowfully remarked Boodle : « Marl, darling, my holiday will very soon be at an end, snd [ shall bave fo retorn to my lonely Iabar. ' Oh, say, Mari, love, will you not go with mo a8 my wife " Mari consanted. Her sunt also gave her con- sont ; and so the very next Sunday tho clorgg- man roquested to know it any ono had any ob- fections to mako agatnat those Lo youNg per- Wonm being joined togothor; and no one an- smered nay. But the clergyman, being & very scrupulons old gentlaman, found it necaasary to ask the vory same l]ufll\len on the two following Bundays, sud, an all presont hold thsir pasce, s scruples'wero removod, and he imformed Boodle that he wea quite willing to bind him fast in holy matrimony. So ona fins morning thia no-langer-scrupuloun old gontleman arraved himself in his surplice and took his atand bafore the altar, swiule Doodle and Mari knoeled bafore him, And all tha in- babitants of the village, including the oldent, wero there, and took n groat interest in the pro- ceedings. Doodle gavo the clergyman £5, which waa very well for a banker's clork who had ouly s hundred to last him 365 days; and thore was a ahining new with 'a pair of rostioss horsea waiting st the door, and Boodle handed Aari inaido, and then followed, upan which all the inhabitants set up_ s great chosr, and tho happy pair drove rapidly away to whers thny could take & cheaper moda of converance to ‘London, whers Mr. Frederic Boodls was to ro- sume his situation at the bankor's desk ut, Boodle had deliberated as to whothor he shonld toll Mari of his trus oatate, and had at last de- cided that ho would wait a littde longer nuntil ha anw whether Mari would love him as woll in tha grim reality of poverty as sho had in the mere expectation of it. DBoodle had, moreover, summed up the expanso of his way in Walos, and found that it amounted to £150, which waa rather a large amonunt to be_deducted from his £100 per aonum. Therstors Boodls detgrmined to roduce fllunxpunu A On thelr first arrival in J.oodon Boodle and his brido had gone toa respoctable but cheap inn, aod after tofresbing themaolves, went to visit their future home. It wasa rather large houss, that belonged to Boodlo himself, but by way of sccounting for its magnitude, he told hor that his employer bad given it to them rent fres. Mari thought it quite a dolightful place, but suggested that & little furniture might be s slight improyement. “ Oh, decidedly, my love,™ replied Boodls ; ut it must be dons chesply at first, for we have been living far beyond our means of lato, mv dear, Now I will toll yon what we will d To-morrow I must go to tho offico withont fal and 8o [ will intrust to you the furnishing of our home. I have just £50, which I have saved for & long time with this express purposs in viow. 1willgivaitto you, and you slall solect tho furniture yourself, and when I como homs in the evening T will paas my judgment upon is. Now, what do yoa say, my little Lousekoeper " Mari laughed joyously, and esid she would never kuow what to do with so much money, d she would do her best upon two canditionn : that he muat not ask the prico of anything (bccause she knew ulin would bo chented most shamefully), aod that he must not 806 tho houss until it was furnished. Toudlo promised ; aud, getting tho landiady of the fon to accompany Mari, hie startod off_osien- siblyto the oftice, but in reality to Kooty Phipps’ chambers, where, after * loafing " away the day, te returaod to the inn, He found Aari quits tired out with the day's exertions, but quito ready, novertholess, to return with intereat his badivsge aa to the quality and utility of the furniture. This went on for & week, and then Mari, with her pretty face wearing an air of great jmpor- tance, told him that his hoase was furnished and readv for hia inapection. “You must bo very weary, my dear,” said Boodls: “shall I call'scab?" * Oh, dear, uo,” returned Mari, langhing mer- rily; “you know that with only & hundred a year_we should scon rain ourselves at that rate.” Bo they walked on until they reachod tha houso. The door was opened by a pretty maid- ssrvant 10 s coquettish cap trimmed with gay ribbons, Boodlo waa about to make somo ro- mark whon astonishment strack bim dnmb. Instead of the plain deal stairs of a woek be- fore, they ascended a flight of Italian marble, with n graceful bronze railing, and covered with arich Peraian c;rfot‘ The drawing-room door must havo cost treble the amount ho bad given Lo Mari, to say nothingof the pictures sod grand piano within, Then they went to tha dining- room, whero a delightfal littls dinnor was Iaid for two, but with glasy and plate enough for a dozen. Then Marl leading the way, they went up to Mari's own little boudoir, hung with laca that must have cost a littlo fortuns, and Mari, neating horself, in an oasy-ohair, broke into & merry laugh. “Why, Mari,” exclaimed Boodie, ''whose house is this?" 1o must bo yours,” replisd Meri, still Inugh- ing, **if you havo not decoived me. Did you not tell me this was to bo onr home 2" ‘but the pic- , the house,” said Bood tarca, and plate, and furniture ? “Did you not tell me to furnish it, sud prom- ins to aal no questions ns to the price? Now, Freddy, it 18a very bad boginning in life for & baoker's clerk—" aud bers she aighed more than over—‘'not to respack his word, I trust you will turn over a new lesf, and to atrengthen Jour rosolution, I would suggest coming down to dinner.” Boodle could fipd ont nothing mora respocting 1t, for whenever ho reverted to the subject, Mari would burst into a 8t of langhter; no iie ntarted for the oflics vory oarly next morning, snd told Monty about the wholo affair. *Depond upon it,” ssid that worthy, * that she is an heiress, and bas bad the same ide: ourself, and gone away to get rid of fortun unters, aud to find mome one to lovo herself and not her money, But it I were yon, old boy, I would still let lier think you were poor, and etill go to the oftice daily until she asks you to rewign your situstion. Then tell your secret, ;ild Ist the curtain fall upon a scene of married i80." Doodle, thinking what & clever fellow Monty was, followed hin advice, and let the matter reat asit was ; but the time passcd on, and Mari said nothing about a resignation, They bad occupled their fairy manalon' for about” three waoks, whan one morning Doodle, coming down to breskfast, fonnd & pile of loi- tors onthe brenkfast-table. Boodls was sur- rised at this, for he bad given ordors forall Fie lnttars to bo addressed to Monty Phipps' chambers. Ho esat down, and began lsisurely opening them. *Why, what the devil does thia mean!" he oxclaimed: “‘upholsterers' sccounts, £3,500 acconat, £8,000. thero no wqrd of explanation ? Whi by Mrs. Hoodle!' Why, Marl, did you order theas?” “Yes,” replied Mari, demurely. *Well, upon my son!,” said Baodle, rising in anger, I think you might have consulted me befors you did 80." Hare Mari bogan to ery. “I did pot thivk you waers such a brute, Fred,” sha sobbed, in injured tones, ** aa not to give me any more thaoks than shat for saving you all the'trouble of furnishing the house. In- deed. Vred, I did not. o Qh!" said Boodle, saseringly, ' so that is ? 1 am the sacret of your furnishing my hous much obliged to you, madam, 1am s much shall 1 pay you for your trouble? The anger fisshed into Mara ayes till she looked lice a maddensd serpent yesay to y apring ; butshe only sobbed more bit(erly than betare. 7 +-And I présome, madam, ” continued Boodle, “thy} in some underhand way you obtained in- formation of the true extent of my proporty, and marned me with the laudable deaire of ne* ting me to get ¥id of it " [ha augon woke up all together in Mari, and shie started to hier fect. * For what other roason ehould you sup- pose ?” she wsid with & bitter lsugh that was halt s ory of pain. ** ' y0u the insnfforable vas loity to suppose that I married you for your owa sako?” Then, sesiug how crestfallen ba had grown, who went up to bim snd put ber sris tenderly around bis neck. **Aly dear old Freddy,” she stid. *you can lardly think #o meanly of mo as that. It was not unul the day before wa were married thay | found out who you were, and rosolved to punish you for your deceit. Are you %0 Yery aogry with me after all, Frod " Boodle was not such & beat as to say yes, sa Le kivsed Ler, paid the bills like & ntc{o, aod uover mentionsd the matter sgsiu, Bul soms. ow or other, sithough Phipps aud he wers always fast_friends, the novel-discussing meet- ingn eenned altogother, and they both came to regard the praciical teaching of romancos in su ontirely diferent light.— T'inst=y's Magazine, - THE FARM AND GARDEN. The Clovers in Mis of Worne ring Lnbor—=Wh Men Can Work 1 tho CottonaFields—tlodges—~Chri mne—A Misslusippt Eactory—ilomes= stend Lands From Our Own Correspondent, Oantoy, Miss., Doc, 23.—This place s tho county-seat of Madison County, said to be one of the richest countics of the Biate in anto-bel- lum times. At tho presont time it producos as much or more cotton than any other county of the Hiate. ‘Tha atrecta ars filled with coTToN, from » mingls bale on & mulo or ox oart to fenr or {ive balen on & four-mule wagon. Wo drose soveral milos into the country, and met an al- most uniuterrupted procession of this kind of vehicles. On the balos of cotton, without ex- coption, wore mounted Lhe entire colored family that bad producd tho staple. Occasionally there was a load of seod-cotton going to town to bo gioned and baled. Targe quantilies of cotton are ginned and baled o town, the clisrge for which s 1 cent & pound. As o leave the buriness part of the town, we pass & nnmber of very fine residences, or rather residencos that were very fino in their time, though now somowhat out of repair, that show that bofore the War this was a place of groat wealth, In many instances, the Iarge fiolds at- tachiod to thess rosideucos ars grown up to btbom sodge and scattoring pines. Tho ownara appear to have abandonsd them, cither from want of means, disposition, energy, or tact, About 1 mile from town resides : MR, TANDY, & lawyer who Ins his office in town, and yet managen to look adter a plantation of 225 scres. Mr. 1. has boan very successful in growing red clover for hay and pasturage; slso, whito and Alsike clover. Btrange as it may appesr, this Iatter clover is of thrifty growth, and Mr. IL thinks that it will succeed very woll, which is no doubt duo to tho rolentive naturo of these fat soils, that sre undorlaid with mar), or rathor & cretacaous drfft. I hiave soon no soil that gives groator promise of resisting drought than this, Mr. H. bas a herd of Jerseys, aa fine as I heve soen at tho North, Thosecret of this is in his pasturage, which is sbundant the entira year. The muoure is drawn to the flelda daily, and turned under at the proper time; but, aa the plowing is sballow, its value ianotlost. No time in spent in composting. The rosult is, that the cotton crop was mors then doubled and the profits largely increased, Beforo tho War, an oversoer hnd charge of the place ; but now Mr. 1. is bis own overseer, and, by th of the grasses and manures, bas made it a snccess,— his old-fogy neighbors, in the meantime, looking on with surprise. IHuogarian and millet yield grn(uloly. sown from November to May, and, as before statad, aro of groat value for forpge if cut in a succulont siate. This Mr, H. well un- derstands, and is mow feeding it to bis Jersey cows, to aid the winter-pasturage of oals that were sown in November. Winter wheat does wall hero, if sown oarly in Septomber; if sown later, it is liablo to rust. From this placo wo drove to the farm of & MR, HOFFMAN, & Missourian who was engaged in tha livery business, but who found that a smell farm would be » good thing for his_busincss ia giving him pasturago and forage. He was induced to pur- chase tract of what is called worn-out land. This was located noarly 3 miles from town. To bia dismay, it would producs meither cotton or com, aud the first crop waa a decided failure. Discovering that he had beon cheated in tho purchass of this worn-out land, ho proceeded to try the virtue of maunure. Near to hisatable in town was a cotton-gin, and ho purchased cotton- seed for 10 centa a bushel, and used it for bed- ding in bis otable. In that condition it would begin to formeut in twenty-four hours, when it waa taken to the farm, snd applied at the rate of 50 bushols to the acro as & top-dreesing. That waain 1872, and tho result was 20 bushela of corn to tho acre, and kialf a bala of cotton, with good crops of rye for wintor-prature, oats, millet, and Hungarian graes, all of which wors of great value in his town-livery. The next yoar the same amaunt of cotion-eod was ap- plied, when the cotton produced 14( balea to the acro, and tho corn 60 bualiels. This shows that what is known as worn-ont soils only need manuces to bring them back to DETTER TUAN THEIR NORMAL CONDITION, This year Mr. L has 100 acres in cotton wnd about 40 in corn, Ihave seen no better stand on the bottom-lands than is produced on their worn-out uplands. This shows what intelligent managsment mav do to restors prosperity to this now almost desolnta region. Tam told that these and other experiments are rousing up the old planters, and instilling hope into them., Mr. H. bas colored beip to do i his work. Just now Le is draining a small p that lien at the lower end of his farm. he ditch is being cut witlf plow and sorapor, 85 at the North, the extrs earth being used to fill tho low places, and the ditch 50 excavatod that teams may croas it at any point. This s the first drainage of an old cano-brake thatmy at- tention Liaa been called to in the Stato. Lands within a mile of Canton, with fino buildiugs, may be had at $20 to 30 per acro,—» sum losn thau tho real value of the buildings, or less than the buildings could be put onfor at the l’)re nt time, A short distance further out, auds are held at 85 to $110 per acre. Nearly all tha butter used comes from New York via New Orleans, and our best Weatern tub butter is sold under the namo of O. lngc County butter. Milk ia sold to the hotels at 40 cqpts por gallon, Apoies, onions, potatoes, and thrnips, are #old in the stores at 6 bita (75 cents) & peck. To-dsy the streets and atores aro filled with the DUBKY RONG O JAM, intont on the purchase of Christmas fixiogs, of which whisky, tobacco, chndy, red ribbons, and audy-colored calico, are tho most promincnt. gial more than one-tenth of tha people on the streets are white, At tbis point, as at Jackson, thers is an urgent desire tor Northern immigration, This in not confined to one, but to all partica, ‘The neelis for enpital that shall develop the ro- sonrces of the country. Tho credit svatem is ruinous alike to the bondholder, the planter, sod ths lsboror. o CROPPING. There aroatleast iwo syatems of cropping. In the tirat place, the planter supplien & mule, balf of the feed, the implements, aud_ pays for il the cost of ginning and baling, and of the baggiug and tiea; and the crop tion, Another plam is, tools, and supplics, and gives the planter one-fourth. In mauy iustances there are special contracts, de- ond’mg on the condition of tho iand. Therent- ng of fands is profitable to the tensnts, as they bave a house aud all the garden-land they neod. Tens acres of cotton and 10 of corn are allotted to oue hand. With good land and culture, in an average scason this hand makea from &to 10 balos of cotton and 50 to 100 bushels of corn. Extra Lisnds do better than this, while more fall below it. In spesxing of white labor, all agree in this: that the avesugo whits laborer will ACCOMPLISU ALMOST DODDLE what the average uegro does. The lstter los too much time i jdliugs just whon ho should be ‘Pushing Lis crop. ‘o plantor who is without monoy must puy to the merchant a very iarge por cent for Lin supplies, snd, in addition, 23¢ per cout 3 month on the sdvances. This systou 1s ruinous to the plauter; bat, if he bas no means, sud cavuot get s tenant on the quurter- erop p! he must submit. On the whols. the cropping system is not s good one for the plany- er, provided that he baw the means of paying for bis labor, aud can give 1t Lis peréonal super- visiou, "The system of HIRING LABOR ia becwing popular, and must soon take th® place of croppivg. From 810 to #13 per month aod ratiou is the almoat nnivorsal price paid the freedmen, ‘T'he ration conswts of & peck of meal and 4 pounds of bacon s week. 'L'his is sbout one-balf the amount the Northorn Iaboror receives, and it will thus be ssen that this is not agood placo fora Northern white laborer to offer himseif on s cotton plantation ; but, if he can come hore with monsy enough to buya mule, implementa for tillage, and to furnish™ hiweelf supplics, ho is on tho road to & and in two or threo ars, will bo able to bave » homo of Lis ‘own. He can purchase 40 acres of good land sl ready for the plow,—ex- ocept perbiaps the house and funces,—for §200 ; ar, with all those things, at & trifle sdvance. 1 wgs showa good lauds within 1 wils of the ftate-flouso at Juckeon that could be bad at $10 per acro. ‘Lhe two armios had wwept the fonces aud buildinge from thoss lands, and they are now ready for croppini &4 soon 84 the buildings ond fences aro replaced. Bofore tho War the) laods were held at from 100 to §200 per acre. THE NKGUO mukes 8 good farm-haud voder good supere tentivo to his busincss, Thers has bosu much sald fn regard to the freodmen accumnlating property: but thin has hoen Iargeir exaggnrated, no far as the plautation The most of the nld negro-drivers, both white and biack. Liave sccumulated some property: but the common farm-Lands have seldom roached alove a mule, cart, gan, und tyo or thres dogs, which appear to be about the boonds of their.ambition, 1 met a gontleman who had been in the navy, and who owned » amall plantation, but whom the War had roduced Lo comparative poverty, 1le had been working with his own bauds for the past two years, and fludsthat, with 8 fow daya' help in hociug, ho can grow 15 acros of colton and the samo in corn, and that ho can- not bire a freedmau who can stand the heat of tho climate a8 woll as himsoll; sud bo saya that thia talk about tho failure of the white men to 1abor in this climate is all Losh, and was simply the old excuse of Slavery to continuo it. nEviIES, 1 Lisd heard much said in laudstion of the Cherokeo rose a8 a hiedge-plaut, many yesrs ago. But, 8o far as 1 have boun abla to obasrvo, it 18 a failuro, A abort scction of the hodgo, cast of Canton, {8 in condilion to renist stock, but ia dy- ing ous, sud in all of it there aro grost doad gaps, and then it occupien 80 much space that it cannot bo deairablo fos thia purpose. 'I'ic Orago- orange doca not appesr Lo he a succoss, for the wautof plashing and shearing: but there isno reason to auppose that it will prove a fsilure un- der proper treatmant, But there In 8 thorny, bardy avergreon shrub, the pzanthus, that grows within bounds, and that makes a good, durable hedga, It (s planted n ahps, fn Jatuary, on the line of hedge, and in three or four years will turn stock.” Ho far as I aw informed, Lhis may no conmderad the moat valnable shrub or tree for thi purpono. TUE HOTXL AT TRRRY, ‘I'enry, Miss., Dec. 24.—We came hore last evoniug, and stonped at & vaat Lotel-tructure put up in the early dave of tho railroad ; but tho town failed to grow, being & mero market aud shipping point for cotton ; and, before 10 o'clock at night, the landlord bad gons to bed, and wo went to bed supperless. Soiled sbeets at ho- tela are satd to be comman, especially at holels in small villagea; but no complaint of that kind could bo mado hero; in short, thore wore no sheets to soil. Tho rooms aro all well ventilated, Laving pleaty of broken glass, and the shrinkago of the timber Las made huge gaps iu the wall, It in fortunate that the Great Givor has modified the wind to the shorn lamb; otherwise & hoary shawl that supplied the piace of shosts, and & hnvr overcoat, would not have becn sufticient to allow of sleep; but, thanks to tho *warm aouth wind,” & good sicep soon fillod tha placo of supper, and our droams were of & Lomo carved out of the grand prairio, where Jack Froat mlizln how! around the outside, but could ot intrudo upon the aleepors. ‘An ancient dusky beauty scrved up s break- fast of nica brotled chicken, hominy, wafles, and thick, black coffee, without milk or sugar. We all did justice to the chickens and waflies. The wator is sulphurous and unfit to drink: but, ae the hotel could not afford both well and cistern, we had to eip thia kind of liquid. On going on to the stroet, we soon loarnod that the peoplo mako little use of wator; for, though the bamlet 18 too small Lo sustain one barber, yot_thore ap- peara no lack of patronage for some half-a-dozen galoo) With all thesa drawbacks, there are the ole- s thisia already tho tro of & lsrge business in fruit-grom lvfi: nd Isre orchards of the peach and pear aro aiready Einnm; Several parties shipped each 20,000 oxes of frait Iast acason, and snticipato a lirge increase the coming season. Moat of this fruit goos to New Orloans, but next May and June will seo _somo car-loada of it in Chicsgo, The Tllinots Coutral Las proposed to pro-rats with the New Orleans, 8t. Louis & Chicago Railroad at any price that the latter may name, This wil soon make a change in this new dopartment of rural industry,—an_industry not befors nown in thia part of the Union. Accepting an {nvitation from COL. DOBNKY, of Dry Grovo, one of tho old planters, now in his 74th year, wa took » seat in his carriags for n ride of 14 miles. This plantation containa 4,000 ncres, and beforo tho War bad 200 slaves, and sent 60U bales of cotton to market per annum. producing su income of $30,000. The Colonel was & staunch Union maan up te the period of his Stato going out, and then ha throw his fortnnes with his section, and becamo one of the most vigotous aiders of the Rebollion. 1limself and three sona took an active part, and, at the sur- render, thera was notbing left him but broad ncres that had been "flprm of slaves and per- sonal property, ‘Thirty-ive miles from Vicks- burg and 26 from Jackson brought hia residence withio tho Unlon lines; but the cool address of the young ladies protected the house frum flame and’ pillage; evon tho deer park, containing aeventeen tamo deer, was respected. Dec. 25.—A steady rainfall has made Christ- mas Day a duil one for the freedmen; but the spacious rooms of this eld mansion has beon made plessant by tho three gencrations callod to meet within its walls. DEc. 26.—The rain_has ceased, but the clouds hava not boen lifted by tho sun, and we Lavo a woft April morniug, that tompted mo out on the spacious Iawn, containing not less than 20 acres. 1 was anxioti to visit 3 MAONOLIA-GRANDIFLORA in the bottom-land, 22 fect in circumfersucs. This specie of magnolia is valuable for gin-tim- bers, on account of its great atrength, firmness, and durability, It is quits obundant slong the streams, A very valuablo tree ia the Pride of India, tor its rapid growth and immunity from decay. When it becomos necesaary to grow tim- ber for domestic use, this tree will'occupy a co: spicuous place in the ariiticial forests, o8 tho timoer 18 adapted to many purpases, and will make & dismetor of 2 fect in fifteen years. On tho lawn are four species ‘of tho elm, sevoral of oak, red codar, holly (filled with its rod berries, that pcep out from awmong its shin- iog lesves), sweet gum, 1nioioss, and meny others tlat I am unablo to name. Amoug the oaks aro the water and live osk, There are many old pear trees in the orchard. but the apple and other froits have had little attention, aa tho fruits trom the I'ropiceappeared to have aupplied their place. Tho forest supplios are abundant of plums, mulberries, biackberries, pezsimmona, paw-paw, whortloberries, chinquapin, pocan- puts, and many other fruita aud nuts, Tho forert contsins tho losk, beech, mognolia, cypress, tulips, elm. and many othor valuable troes, P 8o far s I can learn, TUE GRANGERS aro doing & very good work; in disseminating information, and io the purchanc of supplies of all kinas at reducod cost, paying cash instead of going on tho old credit systom. Flour ia $8, in- stend of 312, at this poiot, sud all_otber goods in proportion. The plauters complain that they must pay cash in hand, and csanct as yot real- izo that the cash system will act as an hnpor taut factor in improving their condition. 1t is dufficult to persuade tha freedmen fo cul- tivale any other crop than' cotton, and they Rathor corn-blades for their mules, inastend of sowing clover, orchard grass, Hungarian, millet, d oats, ail of which prodice excollens oropw, ars ossily managed, and vastly cheaper than corn- Dladen. , Col. Musgrove, of Jackon, Mr. Horudy, and Mr, Hoffman, of Canton, have fully proved that fact. In additiou to this, Col. Dobney was sccustomed 10 prow oats for his mules before the War, and found thom s valuable addition. Some cut tho broom-sedie when vouug, land others gatber the crab-grass from the corn-fielda ; but all Northern men will fall back on clover, winter ryo, oats, Bormuda grass, etc., for botl hay and pasturago. Wessox, Miss,, Dec. 28.—Tha cotton mills aro tho chief point of attraction at this place, aud are known as TR MIsSIESITPL ‘The capital stock paid in is 250,000, and the workiog capital $100,000, all of which 18 supplied by the stockholdera, 'Tho main building is 347 Ly 50 feet, threo stories, to which are winga for ihe &g. the makiog of bats, picking-room, etc.; 450,000 pounds of wool and 2,600 bales of cotton are converted iuto cloth, yarn, and cotton bats, ‘T'ho number of oporativea is 250, all whito, aod ainly from the clasa of nou-slavehiolders befora The aversge weekly wages are, to £1.60 a week, sud gradiog up to 86, which 8 highost made by the woavers,—tho average workineu making from $3 to $4.50 por wosk, This is givivg employment to s class of rmplo who have not been iu'the habit of earn- og much moi Mr, Holbrook, the Superin- teudont, ¥a, 4, 10 point of aud rapidity of work, th tive handa are oqusl to the Eastorn’ labor, and that ho :x 1o troubls to toach anyof them iu three monthsto become ;m Thlled Lsods. Tho employes are mostly emale. All the goods made hiavo cotton warp. Thess are dosakiny aud cassitneros in colors, jeans, twaeds, yarn, aud. cotton goods. Tlis s tho second yesy, and all the goods made have been sold diroct to country mercLants and planter Lwill givo s . MILLS, . LisT OF PRICES, to show the Northern morchant the ecoet of goods toade whero tho wool and cottou aro growu, ‘Ube price is for sisty dsys, with the usus! discount for easli ¢ £ Fine cassimero of al-wool merino filling, 50 conts; beavy doowkin and cassimere; in colors, 45 10 82; atriped tweed, 82 ; oxtra hoavy farmord' us in the usual colors, 37; Miswissippl joans, ck, red, brawn, and sheepsgray, 80; Osno- burgs, 8 oz, ls;glx 4-4 ghoetings, 05§ : heavy chocks in s, 113§ | fency gugham plnd, 13; coftonades In colors, 18 to 23; cottan_ bnitting yarn, 40: wool do, 81; eotton yarn, 26¢ cotton bats, 15 cents. All tho wool uned in the growth of the Btate, and conta: {Jnwashed, 30 conts; washed, 85 to 40; burry waal, 15 bo 25 conta, T'hin jn most smphatically s domestio inatitu- tion,-~f'resident Cal, Richardson, of Jackson, belug au old residant, and all the atockholders of the mame class,~men who have accepted fl;a tnllmunn, and are making a good thing out of it, There is no Btate in the Went or South thatosn make A DETTER BROWING of agricultural rasources than thin State, and all it neods to develop thom is capital, induatry, and tact, Tho field is wide opra for mon of onterprise, not MII{ in the tilling of the soil, but in neatly all the othior industries of tho day, In addition to the cheap Isndn that I have mantioned, there aro {ax [ands that have fallon to the Biate, that mny be pre-ompted in tracts of 40, 80, and 16} acres, at s cont of 11l cents an acro, by aultare and a five years' residouce. The {roodmon arp focking to thoso lands, which ara naid (o be. in many casos, of suporior quality. Tha Patrons and other organizations are making vigoroun offorts to secure Northern immigrants to the Hiato. Bome of these aro to antagonize thie frecdmen's labor and yote, hut tho wost to induco capital and brains to' deselop tile e wources of the country, ReRAL, -— GIVE US SONGS FOR THE FRAIRIE, Songs for the prairis, the wide.ralling prairie-land, Words for tlie wind-harp that sigim on the le; Drextings of fond, patriolic devotion, TLove for our coutitry, the Homo of the Fres, Wide-rolling proirie-land, Rulod by no tyrant hand, Bpread n your grandenr from ocean o §6s,— Ribbed rock sud tangled glen, Fcho the note syain, Dlox be oar country, the ifome of the Fres. Wild bird, come warble the rarest of arixs, Hing us bold notes that aliall charm ov'ry esr; Wild winds, come chant & low musical ntsrluds, Natious aball boud with attention to hear, Evor repest tho sirain, Ring out Liie glad refrate 0O'er the brond prairies from mauntain o sea No'or let thie note b bushed,— Nevor, though sorrow-crushiod, Gensa the glad music, trlusphant and free, Bring, then, O Post, your oholesst of tresinred songsy Fit with awoet worits the harmonious ewo Of the heart's trueat and tand'rest davation For this, vur country ¢o beautiful, tell, Long stall the measures Uive, oy in our hearts o give, BSwalling our prainea to lands beyond neas, ‘While the sweet music-bars Wed with sur hannered stars, Tloating 5o proudly on esch paasing breaza, Songe for the prairie, the wide-rolling prairisdand, ‘Words for the wind-harp that sighs on the lsa, Dresthiugs of fond, patriotic devotion, Love for our coufitry, tha Horoa of the Free, Laud of our joy and pride, Loved mors than all beside, Ours atiall not be bt lip-praises alons : Tiow we would cheriah thy Tenderly nourish thes, Shali n the lives of thy heroes bo shown, Mary J, Bascrrn, TWO MIRRORS. My lave but breathed upon the glase, “Aud, lo ] upon the crystal sheen. A tondor mist did struightay pass, And raised'its jealous veil botwadn, But quick, sa when Aurora's foce 1o i behind some transfent shrond, The san strikes through withs golden gracs, And ane emerges from the cloud ; B from her oyes celestial light Shines on the mirror’s cloudy plain, And awift the envious mist takes fight, And showa her fovely faca again. When o'et the mirror of my heart, Wherein her {mage true endures, Bomo misty doubt doth sudden statt, And all the sweeb reflax obscurcs, ‘Therebeams such glow from her clear eyss Tuat swilt tho risiug mista aro laid ; And, fixed again, ber fmags li ‘All lovelfer for the passing shade, —P. A. Hillard in Lippincott's Mfagazine, Fooling a Car=Driver—The Pasvenger would Net Place flis Fare in the From the Detrost Free Prey Tho other night as the “last car" on tha Michigan avenns route was turning around om the table at the coruer of Woodward and Jeffer- Bon avenues two young mon, who had fixed up & straw man in good shape, helped him aboard and soated him at the end furthest from the driver. The * dummy ” man had bis hat pulled low, his arms down, and was 50 braced up against the end of tho car that “hie" looked ss much a passonger as any one. ‘Tho car moved off after while, and as [t torned foto IMichizan avenus an old Jady got aboard. She paid her fate, the two young men followed suit, and the car moved on gain, the driver keeping his eye on the *‘dummy* and wonderiug if he was going to try to beat Lis fare, At First street the driver jingled his bell for fare, and the two youug men aud the old woman looked over at the straw man. The car moved up te Third street, and the ariyer lqoked through the window and yelled ** Fare.” and jingled the boll again, ‘Thero being no reponss he opened the door and callod out to the straw man “Hay, you! You want to psy your fare There was no anawer, and after goiog half » block he shouted out agnin: 7 - X['t;m mwan, there—walk up hers and psy your aro!" One of the yonng men sat opposite '* dummy,” and he squeaked out in reply : * Drive on the old horsel” *What! What's that?" shouted the driver, pushing tho door clear open. +*Oh1 hiro & hall 1" was the reply. 1* Boe here, mistor, iou'vo 5;:; O pay your fai or got off I oxclaimed tho driver, windiug the lhines around the brake. “ Qrashus me! If there's golog to be a fight 1ot mo ot " sbouted tlio old ady, and ahe rushed g"" the car aod mude & clesn jump from the oor, * Now, then, are you going Lo pay your fare?* &1id the driyer, ns he enterell tho cu{ * oy be-hianged,” wau the muttered roply. + You'd bottor look out for him; he's ugly!™ whispercd the othier youog man to the driver. 1 don't care if he's a8 ugly e Join Jacoh Astor; he's got to pay his fare or off e goos " ‘The drivor alid down to the end of thocar, spit on bis hands, and continued ; ': sjom., now—out with your fare or off you go!' ‘T'hore was noroply, nomovement ; and spitting on his hands again Lis called out : *Well, hers you come !” and grabbed *‘dum- my" by tho ahoulders, IHis object was to jork tlie *fellow” out of doors, and expecting & struggle be put forth all hus strength 1 £ mighty effort, It was very auccessful, "The driver went out of the car heels over hesd, with the straw man oo topof him, and the youug men leaped off the front end of the car just as the victim was trying to get bis thumb in tho straw man's oy0. ———e How We! Hended the Table. A writer saya: *In_Elizabothan England, when gallimawfrays bad givon way to the sub- stautial fare of our later cuokery, it was the cus. tom st private dinnera to place the principal joints and masses of meat at the upperend of tho table, above the salt, 80 that the chief guests could oo clearly Lhe beat of the good oheer, and aluo appropriato the - choicest ocuts befors the inferior folk below the joint of honor ware served. Fashion Laving thus decided that the * carving should be done on tho tabls,’ the ladies were inviled to the top of the tabie, not out of gsllantry, but in order that they should do ths work which could no louger be exeeutod conven- iantly by profeasional carvors. 1t may cost the reader & struggle to admit that our ancestors hiad no more chivalric parposo iu view when they promoted woman to her proper vlace atths featal board, but thero is no doubt as to the fact. The naw ordering of places was thie rosult of mascufine selfishuess and inmolence, rather than inatculine gallantry. Just as o maedimval society the lady of " the house rondersd servico to bior guesta by discharging the funor tions of a geutle nerving woman, in prepariug dixbies for their enjoymuent, sud oven in bringing them to table with'her owu hands, 80 in Eliza- tethan life she went up to the top of her Jl and seated herselt smoug the frst gu order Lhat she might gerve thom as a carve: the same o, the number of ‘greas pieces’ re- quinog several carvers she brought other minis- tering ladics to tho upper end of the table where thae grand jolats were exhibited, Having besn thuy called to the top of tha table for Ler lord's convenience inatead of Lier own dixnity, the ois: tresa of the house s0on made it & potot of Lonof 10 occupy tho place, which had in the frst in- stance beon conceded to hor as & servant rathet naocipal lady. Ere long, with her chare cleverness in making the best of tluogs, and stating ber own casc in tho way most sgroe- Lls to her self-love, she regarded her carvers stool sn & throne of state, aud affected to presids over the company, though the torms of her com* ;ui-d on ouly anthorized her to help them t0 oud. S Bret Harte's financos are fearfully demorsl ized, and be is going to take a $5,000 Govers ment office at Morrislowo, N. J., for a seasod: to siralghten tuem. His preacriptiea is s 589 ace,