Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1877, Page 11

i THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. OCTOBER 2), 1877—S1XTEEN PAGES, 1n FASHION. Matrimonial Events During_v the Past Week---Weddings to Come. What the Clubs Are Doing-—-Move. ments of Society People— Surprises, Etc, gome of Worth's Subdued Cos- tumes---Costly Shawls. The Parisian Rage for Antigne Wood- Carving—The Flower Barometers, Fancy Goods of the Day---The Slecve of the Period---Fashion Notes. - SOCIETY. MATRIMONIAL. Mr. George B. Armstrong, the art and musie- 5 cntic of the Iufer-Ocean,a week agro yesterday curariced many of his friends by forsuking the htcous paths of bachelorhuod forever, and becoming a fresh youug Benediet. Fhe bappy yoneg lady of bis choice was Miss Louise Adele Harpet, daughter of the late Louts Harper, LL. D.. Professor of Natural Scieuces in the Uni- seityof Mississiypi. The Kev. Dr.Goodwin of- geiated. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong departed upon a trip North and Wést. He is congratu- ted. hm. Richard I Wyman, in te Freisht De- partment of the Northwestern Kailway Compa- 1y, was married 10 Miss Irene M. Lake, daugh- 1erof Wells Lake. Esq., Evanston, last Tue: gay sftervonn_at 4 oclock, in St. Mark’s Epi: copal Churcli, Evanston, by the Ker. J. Stewart Smith. A vory pleasant wedding occurred Thursday evening at the residence of 3Ir. Cox, 235 Grove- Jand Park avenuc, when Mr. G. W. Hazard, of Chicaro, late of Los Angeles, Cal., was united 4o Miss Mary A. Cox by the Rev. Dr. Hunter. of St Paul's Reformed Episcopal Chureh. The Uride was attended by her sister, Miss Sopitia Cox. After tne ceremony the bride and eroom received the congratulations of their fricnds, and the grests then proceeded to the dining- room, where they were served with a handsome repast. PROSPECTIVE 'BLISS. Mr. Harry B. Owsley, of this city, is te be marricd_to Mise. Clara Brown, daughter of Dwicbt Brown, Esq., at Spriniield, Thursday evening. Nov. 1, in the First Presbyterian Church of that city, at 8 o'clock. It is expected that this wedding will be a brilliant affuir. The marriaze ceremony of Mr. James H. Ward and Miss Lizzie St, Clair place at the Cathedral of the Hely Name next Thursday evening, the Rt. Rev, Bishop Folev ofliciating. The marriaze of Miss Cora Kolnand Mr. Mad. Eéerheimer will take place Tuesday. Nov. 6. at ke Temple, corner of Twenty-sixth street and Indiana avenue. Keception and dinner at the Grand Pacific. Next Wednesday at half-past § o'clock, at the Temple K. A. M., Miss Minnie Kohn, daughter of . A. Kohn, Esq., will be united in mar- riage to Mr. Joseph Horner. 4 recention and dinner will be given at the Grand Pacitie Hotel. SOCIAL AND CLUB NOTES. All matter for the society column must be Broushit 1o the office before'3 p. m. Saturdays, athierwise it will Teceive no atteuti The Fairview Social Club wave its first party * dast Tl vening at Masonic Hall, corncr ot Twenty-niuth street and Cortage Grove avenue. Thursday snd Friday evenings last the L. O. €. Dramatic Club guve a very fine dramatic en- tertainnient at the residence of Miss Muner, comer of indiana_ avesue and Thirtieth strect, for thesake of ““charity.” The entertainment Friday evening concluded with a dance. The Garden City Pleasure Club et lnst csday evening and clected the following President, J. Foute; Vice-Pr 3 Secretary, W. Kinzie: Treasurer, Mavazer, M. A. He: The Club ¢ the first party of the third series Friday evening, Nov. 9, at Parker’s Hall, Tue membersof the Farrazut Boat Club have given up the idez of a minstrel entertainment, but are arranging for the production of ** Abore tbe Clouds.™ r. and Mrs. William Walker, of No. 665 bash avenue, eave a select but informal re- ception to their friends last Monday evening, in Miss honor the birthday _anniversary of Bertha Cobb, sister 1o Mrs. Walker. The was pleasantly passed by the company in i dancing, ete., until a late hour. Mr.and Mrs. James N. Buchanan celebrated Aheir paper wedding aoniversary_iast Wedn day eventng, at their home, No. 204 Ellis ave- There were 3 large number of relativ and friends present, and the occasion was a joy- nings since the friends and associ- Sarah M. Fiske, in the Centenary Methoaist Sundav-school, surprised her at _her residence, No. 24 Bishop court, with the wiit of abesutifal cbony marble clock and a Russia leather aibum, tlie oceasion being her departure forlier old home in Ithaca, N. Y., where she Focs to be married to Mr. McKinnev. The pre- sentation speech was made by Col. 1L A. Plymp- ton. A larze number were present. Last Thursday evening a 1ew of the friends of Mr. and M J. B. Scott tendered them a complimentary reception at No. 1173 Indiana #vcnue, they baving just returned from their Wedding tour. The evéning was passed in social converse, dancing, ete. Refreshments were served af about hulf-past 11 o'cloc At a largely-atiended meeting of the old members of the Sans Parcil Club, held ut Bourniyue's Academy. Jast Monday evening, it was deaided 1o reorganize the club for a series of ten parties, to commence Monday, Nov. 19, and continue every Monday. The practicing mblies for the ** Germnaun,” to be held weekly on Saturday evenings at Prof. Bournique's Academy, Twenty-fourth Htreot, opened: last evening with quile a larg ¥ evening last the many_friends of Kedler. think'ne 1o chieer her loneli- iess 1n the absence of her husband, gathered at Yer resigence No. 34 Indiana aveuue, where and dancing they passed a delighinful exvening. Monday evening Mrs. Dr. Bradicy gave a re- cepticn to the Faculty of the Benoett Medical College at her dence, No. 159 Vernun ample justice to a fine tion, the learued zenticmen and their {ricods withidrew 4t an carsy bour in the morning. ANNOUNCENENTS. The Pour Rire Dramal duce the brilliant comedy. 5, in the West End Opera House, next Thuteday evening This Club has among its members some very fine drawatic taleot, and the enter- tisment will undoubtedly bie a suce The third complimentary party of the Oneiaz Pleasure Club_will be held Tuesday evening next at Shruwm’s Hail, corner o Washmgtouand Greea streets. Tue third evening in the *Round the World course of entertwinments given by Trimty M. E. Churcin, occurriug next Tuesday evening, willbe devoted to represvniing Germany and Switzerland, their scerery. cotiages, costimes, bailads, ete. The nute-book of the W ¥, Craft, by Prof. Walter C. Lyman, and Grace Hiltz, in costume, are attractions announced. s Club will meet next Tuesday af- ternoon at 3 o'clock, at 1102 Fort; The subject tor disussion will be Living with Otlers.” The' gecond party of the Le Plaisir Club will oceur Friday evening, Oct. 26, on which ocea- eion several figures of the “ German™ will be introduced. * A business meeting of the L. D. S. C. will be held Friday evening pext at the residence of Joseph G. Peters, No. 134 Loomis strect. Evers member is expected to be present promptly ats o'dock. % A young people’s sociable will be given st the Fifth Prestyterian Church, corner of Indiana avenue and Thirtieth street, to-morrow evenin. A very attractive programme has been pre: pared, ¥ Thie second social meeting of tte Snowilake Club will take place Thursday evening Dexi 3u the residence of Col. Williain Sames, 1 Hermitaze avenue. A The Eurcka Club will give the first compli- meatary reception of its third series Wednesday ¥ening, Oct. 31, in_ Lincoln Hall, corner of Webster avenue and North Clark strect. The tiu wedding of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. ¥ub- bard, of Enelewood, wi 0CCurs 10-ImorTow, promises to bea pleasant aflair, from the in- 1erest wken by their friends, The first dancing party of the season of the Terpsichiorean Club, of Englewood, will be given bove the Lloud: uext Saturday evening, at the Hizh-Sehool Hall. The Benedict Club give the sccond party of this scasou’s series av Lakeside Hull, corner of Indiana avenue and Thirty-first streer, Thursday evening. This is one of the favorite clubs of the South Side. - The Continental Congress, a social and liter- ary club orzamzed in 1571, will_ entertain the prople of Lawndale this winter with a course. of lectures and concerts at, the hall. The scason Will beopened withalecture by Dr. J. W, Benson, M. D., late Dean of the State Medical Colleze of Rentucky. Subject: “Nerve.” Lecture fres. The Club’s weekly Friday evening entertain- ments are quite enjoyable. PERSONAL. Mr. Charles W. Purker left this city Friday night for a short sojourn in the South, - . Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Chatterton nee Morris re- turoed home Tuesday, and are * at home™ at the Gardner Hous Mrs. C.C. Bonuey and Cbarles L. Bonuey have Zone to Peoria to spend a couple of weeks \’l?;llm;:‘{mi'nds. ) en. MacFeely, Commissary General of Sub- sistence, United States Army, Washington, D. C..is a gucst, together with his wife, at the house of Col. M. V. Sheridan. Mrs. A. L. Hobkins, nee Dunlap, of Toledo, }i:g;;er parcuts, of this city, a short visit last _Mrs. Tsaac Wallach and_daughter, of New York, are the guests of P. Opper, Esq., 1182 Prix‘mc :'é\nuuu}e Miss Ellie Fosta, of Philadelphia, ié a guest of Miss Mamie Corliane, No. 4001‘1;00;: et Mise Clara M. Squires, 1613 Wabash avenue, has returned Bome from a long visit at Ro ford, 111, her friend, Miss Lottie 3. Tichnor, ac- companying her. The latter will spend a few weeks ib this city. Miss C. A. Stevens, the young Chicago Piauist, was tendered a benelit it Omaha 3 short, time since. _Miss Jennie Duttou, a bighly-accomplished sivger of Boston, is visiting her mauy friends in ago. Miss Dutton has kindly consented to 2 Lhis morning and evening at Unity Church. Miss Rosc Jones, of St. Louis, is at present a guest of Miss Cors Kohn, Mr. and Mrs. J. A, Parker, of 8t. Paul, are Zuests of Mrs. W. 1L Moorhouse, 1015 Michigan avenue. . PARIS. WORTW'S STYLES. Special Correspondence of The Trivune. Paris, Oct. 6.—4As descriptions of Worth’s styles are beralded far and near, it may appear useless to make further inepection in that diree- tion in order to jmpart information; yet among e there are frequently quict and noobtrusive fashivns of peculiar elegance overlooked in the startling splendor which surrounds them. The gorgeous display in female attire now recalls the dress of the ladies of the Court of Charles 1L, which was regarded by the most celebrated artists of the day as beiug too profuse in bright colors and gold brocades. The puinter Lely, then claimed the right of producing srace in his picrares by draperies of a more glowing form, and the exercise of his own taste in ar- ranging colors, in which manner be painted the Dbeauties of Windsor. so world-renowned. [t is true, the artistic taste of Mr. Worth can also arrange everything apropos, but then he is frequently obliged to yield to popular taste, therefore solid-colored scarlet and crimson silks for evening dreszes are now proclaimed famous- I¥a mode. These, with India cashmere sleaming in var ds to matel the Orientat tints, wold ver brocades and mud satin for c: pliite wais with puiled Jooped up with jeweled bands: at others in pointed whaleboned cor- ut, of course, trenerally seen in Prin- ¢ form. A court-trained “dress of plain white satin, wreathed W duated torsades of blonde, desimued by the m il of Mr. Worth to suppert in the mo: a proiusion of natura! tluwers, arinnee with the dazzling ¢ surrounded, has claims to su; which cannot be disputed. this toilette ned for . renowne i it is i v used last winter for ball costumes are not yet dis- carded. THE MA exhibited this & und those oI came! pric ained for modes Some of the tormer will surely compare wi t wonderlul shawl wroueht by Alcisthenes, o1 Syburi: inians £30,000, for it aushipof those ion; IFICENCE OF T SHAWLS eason almost batlles descriotion, air still maini of the present time could have Many promenade amd traveli 10 the oce 3 and Lave round skirts entire- titute of cuntrasting colors in the trim- Iy crally of smooth cloth. and trimmed with braidexactly the volor of the material, wuich is se rk claret, or some other The skirts are facal on the right braid, which also cdzes the cat with capes, pockets, and rolling collar. Felt hats generally acomuany these costumes, and conform to them m color, excepting in_ the trimming of shade plush and varicgated featliers, substantial toilettes are jmpertant acqu to Parisian wardrobes, as suburban are con- stamly iudi cus to leave their homes at this séason. AL present there is A PERFECT EXODUS FROM PARIS i the direction of Various antiquatul palaces d chateanx. Thisis occasioned by a sudden faney for obtaining antique pancls of the teenth aud seventeeuth centuries, Wwith their earved illustrations of bistory. sacred and pro- fane,—elezant folioze aml fiowers wreathied around fabulous subjects and legendary songs and other wonderful desigus,—which baflle the wrenius of house-decor: resent. day. Francois Rivery, who W the carpen- terof Cathermie de M s left rare specunens of his skill in wood carving, and iu- stances are known where prices have been offered for a siturle arch i a hall executed by Dhim which far cxceed the vatue of the whole building which contains it. The legendary lore of cms developed inthe compartments ot rives by this master-hand, and a study of these in strict contormit, ¢ with deep its triple is prompting thie **clienistes” of Paris to pene trate moreand more into the realms of art, so it is not improbable that modern house-decora- tion; will aain revive 1 the style fo admired ‘IAL DECORATIONS, there are none which claim greater mterest thin the new “fleurs barometres” of M. Scnoir. Tirese are composed of sympathetic flowe ure that_the colors change creury in the barometer. v or in bouquets, and are poetical exptanations, susceptible 10 moi as ircquently as & Th are sold si rene accompanicd b by which the observer can inteligently consult them. The followi lines accompany sorne of the charmm: bouquets of *flenrs barometres 10w seen in the window of a prominent lorist When Tam coleur de ros re for rainy weather, arpie, clouas will ather, auges then dispose. my e Skics will be nerenely blue, Turn your cyes, however, to the opposite side of the sheet aml behuld a grotes, ature of these pretty barowmeters! 3 comical lizure of a tippler is there represented with an immense nose, which organ changes color with every va riation of the atmusphere. This becomes in turn a light rel, a sky-blue, as the chlorine of cobilt. with which it is puinted, is affected by the weather, and I am inmormed these amusi caricatires are multiplying on every hand, are for sale at all he newsdealers for a very sum. Parodies on the poetical in- aceompanying the flower barometers are held in the hands and nothing create: follow the: cater ariusement than (o sand watch the nose in MATHILDE. truction its zradations from red to hiue. DICTATES OF THE MODE, FANCY GOODS OF THE DAY—THE SLEEVE OF THE PERIOD—A NEW FICHU—LATE PARIS TOILETS. Now York Tumes. Faney zoods have never been so well entitled tothename as at present. They: age mostly woolen aud silk broches and neigeule, either in wool or stk compined with wool. Taere are broches with a thread of silk runniug through a woolen cachemire grounding. This is a very soft and finc material. Then there are figured matelasses in one or severul shades. A pe- culiarity of all these goodsis that the small pieces of wool which run through the goods are woven flat, instead of being twisted. The popular colors tor woolen and silk combinations are seal, creain colors and_mignonette, seal, oid old, aud pearl colors, tillcul green and moss ereen, moss green and sky blue, old gold and ‘white, plum apd gold, and many others. These are the prevailing colors at present. The Princess dress still retains its prestize in spite of its many disadvantages. The large polonaise is very convenient forordinary wear. ‘The haoiv and vess serve fordressy purposes. The shirred plastrons are only cowing into use by degrecs, as they are very ditlicult to make well. Inad- dition 1o these, there is anotherstvle. This con- sists it making for the frout of thedress a long, right-fitting paletot and an apron over theskirt. The Princess-shaped back has draperies on the lower part, formed from thetuliness ot the skirt. This is a véry new model. A good way to make a pulonaise is to cut one of the fronts intoa Dbins, and leave fullness enough to allow of its beine taken to the lower part of the skirt and draped there. - Where it opens-it is trimmed with cordelicres, tassels, and ornaments. Around the border is a vassementerie open work, band, and fringe. A handsome polonaise is made of a new ma- terial called velours de laine; it is moss-green, aud is to be worn over a dark Russian green vel- vet skirt. A very important part of the dress, and onc too often nevlected, s the slecve. 1t is difficuls to decide upon the shape and trimming_before the remainder of the dress is made. A plain fuit exscts a simp'e slceve; for this reason Princess dresses have plain tight sleeves, closing on the outside by means of one or several rows of buttons. Sometimes the eve is trimmed 2t the wrist With a plain flat cuff. This cufl is cither gewed on or imitated. It is useless at t to trim the sleeves at the wrist as the cufls turn over the sleeve. Habits are made of cloth for walking pur- poses; for evenms wear a light silk vest is add- ¢d. Habits and vests are trimmed with white lace such us Malines and Valenciennes. Very Jong dolman visites are to be much worn, and do not conceal a pretty furm so thor- ouzhly as many of the shapesnow in use. Among thesc articles is a garment cut in the back in shawl-shape, having dolman sleeves and paletot fronts, a large coat with side-scams only, and trimmed in the neck with three cape and pelisse, which is esoecially adapted to those ladies who do not wish to hold to the differcut changes of fashion. All woolen and faille suits will have small cloaks with a hood, or three or four capes. Waists cut open square in the neck have been the means »f bringiug to light a very useful fashion. As this open square exacts neat guimpes, and will, besides, prove cold for win- ter wear, a plastron is now goods as the dress, forming a hear! picce, ending at the waist in a point. This pl: tron is fastened in the back of the neck by means of the galloon with whieh it is trimmed. A-model in this style is of scal-colored faille, swith a bordering of embroidered velvet, worked with mordorees and clair de lune beads. The polougise §s of seal-colored cachemire, and is worn over a velvet skirt in the same color. The cardinal dress is likely to be adopted,that is to say, the cut of the dress, not the color. It is simply a long tunique, cut open in front, forming a close garment over the skirt. and trimmed with flat buttons. It is made of car- diual gros ae Tours. In the back is a hood. iardly ever to lie seen on the uew Skirts aré trimmed up the frong with alloon, bias bands of silk, lace, and fringe. ome Princess polonises have - revers, whicli are much trimmed. The full trains arc plaited, with the plaits hanging loose. The fan-shaped trains are taken in under large bows. A new fichu made to wear over the square Tow-neck waists, which are to be worn this win- ter for ordinary purposes as well as for full dress, is simpiy 2 black dotted tuile shawl trimmed with two tutle plaited ruflle: It is nade large enough to allow the upper part to turn over and form a kind of large collar. Thiz fichu is t ned over the breast under a small bunch ot d: . The two ends are then tal aud joined on the left side, underanother bunch of tiie same flower: FASIION NOTES. New York Sun. Verv large buttons are al the rage. Moss green is the fashionabie color. Cloak sleeves are rather large and loose. Jacquard cloth is a new cloaking material, Black Chautilly lace is again used on bonnets. Cheviot tartans are among the novelty wool fabnues. Cleft halo brims are among the noveltics in bonnets. Clair de luge, or moonl ing color. Carrick capes aud Carrick caps are handsome noveltie: Neigeuse and bourette are the leading winter- dress fabri Flat flounces, pleatings, bows, and trimmings are de rigeur. y Floral trimmings for evening dresses are richer than ever. Curled cock’s feathers tipped with jet are very fashfonable. Slate, gray, and orange are fashionable com- binations of colur. It pleats in the back of polonaise skirts arc 4 feature of the moment. Oriental. Torchon, Smyroa, and Ragusa poiut are the luces of the season. Biack Swedish cloves of undresstd kid are fashionable for demi-toilet. Low, syuare-necked, Princess dresses are the most fashionable for evening wear. ‘The prevailing colors for Cheviut tartans are combinations of gray, biue, and red. Buigarian cloth and Schamyla cloth are bour- ettes of Muscovite origin or suggestion. Side draperies are made of one large box or Watteau pleat on many suylish costumes. Ulsters of wateroroof, lady’seloth, and camel’s 1hair are the populat winter traveling e Bustles are no longer worn: three flounces ht gray, is the com- on the back breadth of underskirts take their place. Beaded trimmines almost cover cvening dre king them look as if studded with jewels. Cloak-trimmings arc large buttons, afgraffes, braids, and passementeries, velvet,’ silk, and frings New styles of underskirts have flounces trimmed with open-work embroidery in Fayal designs Coaching, Breton, ond Serbinn jackets are simulated on many handsome polonaises aud Princess dresses. ; Strawberry vines, ehawing leaves, fruit, and wers, are among the pretticst of flord garni- tures for evening toilets. Anua of Austria cuffs, and larze Puritan col- lars of sheer linen cambric are coming in vogue, trimmed with the finest Valenciennes: Waistcoat frouts and Pompadour squares, formed either by trimmings or by lace. velvet, and silk fichus, which simulate themsclves, ar¢ very popular. A simple deep bias flounce falling over a sid or box pleating is found 1o be the most effcetiv skirt over which is displayed the long, clabor- ately-trimmed polonaises of this season. Stalactite is a beautiful new fabric for evening wear. It has a semi-transparent ground of va- rious shades of color studded with wlittering igures in heavier threads shot in. Cloth round hats, matching the cloth of the Ulster. are now favor traveling wear. They are soft, round Derby crowns, made of many gores, the rims stitehied by the sewing machine. A tle wing makes them look less masculiue. e THE HOME SAVINGS BANK OF ELGIN. Speciat Correspondence of The Tripune. Erery, ill, Oct. 20.—Further developments place in a somewhat different light the affairs of the Home Savings Bank. The Iome N k, althoush an entircly distinct ors tion, had occupied the same office and received on deposit a considerable portion of the savings- bank deposits at a rate which was lucrative to the former. On account of the collapse of the St. Louis and Chicago institutions, there had been sorme uneasiness, and more money than usual was being withdrawn from the savings- bank. There being so clese a relationship be- tween the two banks, Q. Davidson and W. II. Hintze being respectively President and Cash- ier of cach, it had been supp ¥ ofticers that the Board of Directors of the tional Bank would assist them over the crisis, and it now appears that megotiations were in progress and alnost completed looking to the iransfer of theentire savinzs-bank business to the Stockholders of the National Bank. On the strenath of this understanding all savings de- posits were being paid after the usnal notive, and up to Tuesday noon about one-fourth of the entire_amount had been paid out. At that time it was learned that the Directors haid reached a different couclusion, haying decided to separate the two banks, and allow the savinzs bank to shift for itself. It was then decided on the part of the savings bank that for the interests of the depositors them- selves it would be_ best for the bank to go into voluntary liquidation, and anotice has been issued by the President aonouncing that the Lank will be prepared to pay 40 per cent of aeposits in thirty davs. I am informed that a further dividend is likely to be made very soon thereafter, apd that the entire amount, dollar for dollar, will be paid just as fast as the assets can be realized on. I understand that the lat- ter are ample to meet all liabilitics to deposi- tors. The Home National Bank is perfectly solvent, but it would appear that it has made a mistake in_abandoning its savings bank if the assets of the Iatter are in such condition that after lquidating ouc-quarter of its mdebted- ness it is able to announce o dividend of 40 cents in thirty days, and to promise the balance if tune is given to realize on the assets. * GOSSIP FOR LADIES. Some of the Talk at the Recent “Women’s Congress.” A Man Three Times Divorceu Remarries His First Wi Why She Wanted It Kept Quist—A Rus- sian Joan of Are. THAT DREAM OF HIS, T dreamed last night thut, a8 the stars Came out 10 £hine and ghmmer in the eky (Just as they're shining now), I wandered nigh Ateellized door (like this), and then, as I Stood loitering, a maiden's face T saw, Framed in the tangled vines that wound about. So fair s face as hers, beyond a doub, Is rarely scen. And, as she looked without, T saw, by moon and etarlizht, that her hair Was braided close, like thine—~of the samc hue; And, as thine own, her eyes were clear and blue; She was thy very image, to speak true. Wien she perceived me where I stood, fearing Ter anger that beneath her window I 11ad dared to tarey (thouzh the reason why Was her own loveliness) when she did spy Me thus, she scorned me not, nor turned away, Nor frowning arew her eurtain; but, instead, 1 dreamed shie smiled upon my suit, nor sud Me Nuy when (in my dream) her T would wed. So did T dream on yester-night. What think Youof it? Let your tiresome Knitting be Forgotten for a moment, and let me More than dropped lids and jealous lnsheawee. Now, tell me, is't not grievous wrong that such Sweet sceming should begone ot morn; Docs it not mostunkind and vexing That such u dreaw 48 mine—should be a dream ? LuLu M. W. SOME WOMEN'S TIHOUGITS. Newe York Ecening Post. At a “Women’s Coneress” which met last week fu Cleveland, O., there was considerable talking on the subject of the present and the futurc of the speakers and_ their daushters. A Rhode Iskina woman said that many of the women in that State did not inform themselves about what is going on. “This should be remedied.” A Maine woman remarked that there the women “are intellizent and are im- bued with a sense of justive™—which must make it pleasaut for any hushands that arc brates. There are *several femaie doctors ™ practicing in Maine; there s a Universalist "\ female preacher.” In the speakers opinion a Jaw requiring at Jeast one female doctor in every hospital.” Why not also one ‘female preacher fn every town? “The educational aspeet’ of women in that Common- wealth is encouraging, because ** the irl can be tound in wany places of u. A Wisconsin woman unnounced that her State is doime rood work for the edueation of its dnuehters, and that *in a short time this will be felt.” Jolorado woman said that she had buen busy in the St fore found lirtle ti are about two men to every woman in that State, aud *conscquently the latter is well thought of and W aid,—better th anywhere else.”” Miss remarked that, *in mors women thy cqual to those of other States. The law gives the wiie a rizht to hold_all her property free from the hushand.” Unfortunately, how “&he cannot couvey her real estate without b sigming the deed.”” “Thie New Jersey women, according to one of or, “serve on Bducational Boards,” ut, we suppose, that they are sometiwes School Trustees. Still, “yrirls must 2o out of the State to reccive a colleve cdu tion.” Industrially the women are making wood progress, and are doing much in farmin: “lu the State there is one woman who is buteher.” An Indiana woman reported that “all the best educational institutions there, eXcept twvo, are open to women. These two are under the con- trol of the Presbyterrans.” At least, ¢ during the last two ¥ much intellectual activity 3 4 amony the women, Mor- ng well, there heing but fow 7" Very properly, how separate” prison_for women, ged by them, Oyl 50 under their control. A reformatory for ins 150 inmate “Thewoinen ot the need the benetiv of co-operation, bu getting t be more charitable than formnerly in quite Tiberal toward ate Entomologist be- me is Miss Smith. ed by women,” and it seeins to folluw that ness also Jouked by them ™ in a livly fashion. They eiit papers and practice Taw and mediciue. One of them “runs enhouse.” In Massachu- setts, althouzh the cates of Harvard are nog open to women—the side doors “ fhe leg- islation of the State is progressive Tor women.” colored woman read a_paper *On the Col- ored Women of America.”” She said that to evate the man was to lilt up the woman, bug in the new condition of things the colored man has vaulted into power, leaving the w ' Some colored women, neverthel udying medicine, and one of them has brcome al “They often do i good busi i raising vezetables and swine. * Truih s he colored woman more than fattery. aralh J. Spencer, a colored woman of the wife of the culored ballot _as well as he. Washington was 4 pluace. She would like to bie Chief-of-Police of that city for a yearin order that all might have their rights.” ™ Mrs. Blackwell spoke on finance. She thought that *We must not have moncy that can be miade by fraud or the will of mau. It is impos- sible ever Lo have paper money properly.” there should be * Ty is ing a woma “Nany clubs are way man s MATRIMONY AND DIVORCE. Louisritte Neics. A zentleman relates to a Vews reporter & sin- ular matrimonial case, ranning through twenty- ars in the past history of Brunerstown, sou County. A gentleman in that town married a lady of the same ueighborhood abont twenty-five years ago. After living togethier rs they separated on avccount of inconsanguinity of temper, and the husband re- ceived a divoree. A couple of years aiter the divoree buth parties 18 “The husband, however, as in the case of the arr; lid not get on_pleasantly with cond wife, aad ina couple of years ‘after cond marriage he apolied to the Chancery Court for a divorce from his wife, and the coveted divoree was granted, and he was azain free. Then two o three vears more iptervened, when the doubly-divorced husband pined for another wife, and secking among the fair women of that ion of the count 1y sue- ceeded in tinding one well suited to his mind, and, after a short courtship, he was married to her, thus coming into pos: ion _of his third e, A fex years later o was divorved from cr. The firstwife of the much-divorced man lived c appily until five wiien he sickened and died. the singular feature in the of the widowed wite and her first and imes-divoreed husband. fle in pined for matrimony. and, as hevast about for another partner for his now declining vears, he be- thought himself of his first wife, and no sooner had bis thouzht taken lodement in his mind than be hied hin { to the pleasant domivile she oceupied in her widowhoud, sna proposed that they once more tuke passaze in iife’s boat tozeiher. ‘The old times and the old differences between them were talked over, and that the flame of heir first Jove was rekinaled is not at all ngular, for do not the poets say that lirst love is eyer enduring? And so they agreed (o agaim wed, and soon thereafter their nuptials were solemnized. The intervening years have elidea peacefully, prosperously, and deliehtiully for them, and they live lovingly towether, and are not only happy themsely hut make all happy who come under their hospitable roof. -~ A FEMALE WARRIOR. Butgarian Correspondence London Times. In the Turkish attack on Kacelyevo, Sept. 6, ovcurred one of the most extraordinary epidodes of the war, Asthe Russians bezan to waver and their fire to slacken as the Turks were press- ing forward with increased vigor, 4 young Rus- sian officer was seen standine just behind one of their batteries waving his sword and boldly en- couraging his men to stand their ground. - Over and over azain he rallicd the troops who were pouring out of the trench, but it was of no use; 1t Wwas not in his power alone to stem the tide of victory. His meu, animated by his example, turned and held their own for 2 few minutes, but tae fire was too heavy for any human thing to stay and live. They could not bear it. 'rnegxm(eu on their knees aud en- treated to fly, but wot au inch would to preparearenort. There | he stir, and at last he stood for more thana minute absolutely aloue, save for the dying and the dead piled in'heaps around him. It could only end one way amid the storm of bullets which were raining round him thick as hail; one at last found its way to that noble heart, aud be fell dead. As the Turks swept over the parapet and dashed past the spot where he Jay, the Colonel, struck by the boy's extraordinary courage and devotion, gave orders that he shoutd-be deeently buried. In the evening he reported to the Commander-in-Chief that the body was that of a girl. .1 give thls most astounding declaration of tbe Colonel upon the authority of one of the English ofiicers on the Sirdar’s staff, who tells me that he was actually present when it was made. - it seemed almost incredible; but, true or false, no braver heart ever heat than now slecps in that little grave on the sunny slope of Kacelyeyo. WIY SHE WANTED IT KEPT QUIET. New York World. There has been an unpleasant scandal up fn the neighborhood ot Tenth avenue and the Park. About ayearand a half azo a young man, a drummer for & commercial house, made his appearance in New York, coming from Chi- cago, became acquainted with 8 pretty young woman, paid court to herand married her. They lived together happily till last May, one child being born Lo them; then the husband, under the plea of business which would occupy him all sumiuer, set out for Atlanta, Ga. Some little time after the wife received news from Chicago coucerning b bsent lord which startled her. She made inquiries, and was not long ia finding out that he had Ieft a wife and child in Chicago when he came on East and married her, and thut previous to that he had deserted at least one wifein Towa. Further research showed that he bad married a fourth wife in Atlanta, with whom he was living in the honeymoon. A World reporter, hearing of the complication, sought out the bets «d New York wife and inquired when she proposed taking action to uomask and punish the deceiver, and was some- what surprised to learn that she Intended to take no action whatever. *0,” said the re- purter, in astomshwment, © the_old love—with all s’ faults you love him stili—that is, you shrink from the publicity *—— ¢ Not at all.” said the betrayed woman eamly, “ but another zentleman is paviug attentions to me, and thinks L am a widow, and—and you will oblige we by publishing nothing about tne matter.” EER HOUSEWIFE'S SPORT. Winnepsg Olinn.) Free Press. One afternoon in the latter part of last month the wite of W. Gi. Livingstone, of the Boyne, noticed four young bears in the wheac-field. Mr. Livingstone peiog absent at thetime. she at once proceeded to drive the intruders off, when one tovk to a tree on the baok of the river, about 100 ysrds from the house, and the other three took to their heels and disappeared, so far as his story 1s concerned. Mrs. Livingstone stativned hersell under the tree while ber little daughter ran to the house and broushs a loads double-barreled gun. Buth barrels were di charyed at the bear, which, while it was scrious- 1y wounded, was still able to wake attempts to come down the tree. Ammunition having given out, Mrs. Liviozston armed herself with x handle, and with that weapon suceessiully d the endeavors of bruin to escape, whacking the brute on the paws eve camc in reach. The tree was guarded till even- ing, when Mr. Livingstone returned home with ritle. Mrs. Livingstone then took the on, fired, and the animal fell dead at her The bear weighed 120 pounds, dressed. A PION HER STOCKINGS. San Francisco Post. The other day & groccryman at Vallejo zave a large party, at which the daughter of the car- ge-painter who lived next door ereated a de- cided sensation. It was not that she was more haudsomely attired thav tae other ladies pros- ent, but that when she gyrated in the ““dance of death” she was observed to display the only puir of pink silkk stockings in the room. She left the house for a few moments at the expira- tiod of the dance, a1 the next waltz exhibit- cda oair of liwhe blue dittoes. An hour later Ter crushed and eXasperated female friends be- held these supylementad by further hose of o delicate chocolate shade. And so it went on un- il her miserable rivals determmed to follow her the next time she disappearcd. They traced Ler to her father’s paint-shop in the back yard, where she was_discovered, brush in hand, and about ornamenting her uether extremities with a final o i coat of light salmon. The exult- ing spies rushed hack with the damnagiog news, but it too late. The men were ull too tizht to understand, the music had gone bome, and the lights were being put out. Thus it is that fraud and duplicity triwmph, while hovest sim- plicity watks around with a darn on it calf and 2 hoie in jts becl. BRIGITAM'S WIDOWS. Narristorrn Herald. A telegram from Utah informs us that a few morzings since Brigham Young’s thirty-seven widows, by an unfortunate coincidence, left their respective hotnes at the same hoar to visit the cemetery and drop a few tears overthe grave of their late husband. As they neared the *silent city of the dead strangers mistook the sinrle file procession for_the puvils of a female inary out on parade. The grief-strick crowded around the newly-made grave, have th 1, and pretty soon the silent air was filled with female voices pitched in a ter- bly bigh key, and what should have been a solemn scene culminated in a_decidedly ted the cne of the unpleasantness an bour lacer, and jcked up two bushels of false hair. Sometimes craphs lics, but this story sounds plausi- bl enogh. ‘CWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE. Burlington Huwkeue. “Yon cannot, O day star of my life.” he pleaded, throwing Limself at her feet, “you cannot refusc the rich exhaustless mine of love 1 pour at your feet; you cannot turn from the Tare treasures of my heart’s devotion that I cast before yous; you eannot turn away from all this sh wealth of heart and hand that is yours to tuke, and say me nay ! She couldn’t and she didw’t; it sounded too wealthy. That was Day before yesterday he e lier $3.55 to run the bouse a_wetk, and \when she said she woutd have to have a new pair of shoes be raised the appropriation to an even dollar, and grambled about woman’s ex- till he was out of hearing. Oh, thou of the tender heart, and trustful ou don't scalp a man yaw every time all the soul, il ¥ ¢ vou et @ chance, you are a little idiot, same. IININE NOTES. A High-strect i), when her lover treats her, s wears eloves the color of the iceeream Newark Call. There is a shop kept by an 0ld maid in New York in the window of which appear these ssords: ** No reasonable offer refused.” “ Darling, kiss my eyelids down,” is thelatest noonshine song; and he kisses them down, and up, and crosswise, and all around, aud then set- tles on her mouth a3 a steady thi Tywenty-four-button gloves are fn. A bashful young man requested to fasten one will have time to cxpress himsell, to suy nothing of the uable practice for the future stove: sentlemen’s hats that last year brought $3 an now be purchased for SL50; whereas il costs a woman_ from $15 to $50 to go paratively barcheaded.—dndrews’ Bazar. or measures lier_hysteries ac- cording to the size of the oveasion, but furnishies Just as fine a varicty on finding a tumblebug in her luuch-basket 8s she would if it was anal- ligator. Unless more cmployments shall be ovened to women, polygamy will presently be staring us i the fact.—Courier~Journai. Suppose somc of them learn how to do housework.—Delroit Free Press. The time approaches when the prevailing young woman shall discover that she.is sulfer- ing for autumn-leaves, and a_young man to pilot her through the pathless forest.—Easton Free Press. Oue philésopher having remarked that the only jokes women read are those which reflect ridicule on men, another begins to nnderstand why the dear crcatures alwass turn to tie marringe-column of a newspaper the very first hiog. - i Brigham Young appeared to a medium the other day snd remarked: ‘“It's pretty hot Tere, but nothing like it was in Salt Lake when T hought Aurclia that sealskin sack and left the Test to turn their last year's alpaca.”-—DBrook- vilie Jegfersonian. ) Youth (with sad, love-struck air)—~‘0 wilt thou be mine, my own dear birdie! * £love you deeply, fondly, passionately, wildlyl I catinot live without you! Say, O say, thouwilt be mine! Maiden (with downcast. eyes)— i Adolohus, is there anything the matter with my dress? T saw the Smith girls look at me curiousls. Docs my bair sct all right?” Adol- phus discontinues his love-making. A licht-hearted, impuisive young lady, writ- ing to a friend over the arrivalof her eightcenth birthday, tells it in this joyous style: * Dar- com A woman nevt ling J~—, I must write to you to-day to tell you that st Jast T am splendid eizbtcen! Think of it—splendid eighteen—not timid fifteen, win- ning sixtcen, blushing seventeen, or even bold nineteen, but—splendid eighteen!” I shall com- mence to live from this day forth. 1 shall Jove c}}cr}‘%udy, and everybody will love me.""— Utica lerald. 5 CURRENT GOSSIP. AT THE PLAY. "Twas at the play. 1had not eeen hisface Fora long, crael year;> Tad looked, and longed, ana feared, slas! and now The dreaded nour was here. The cartain fell, and then he came, and then— O World! why ehould I tell How over all the light and bloom of life Deepair's dark cartain fell? But all the laughter and the chat went on: ‘To me it scemed 0 strange That such a change could come into my life, ‘And all the world not change. An bour before 1 prayed for this same hour— Now, with my grief gone mad, 1 wondered what the smiling women foand To make them gay and glad. And, when apon the actors on the stage . ‘The curtaln roe again, They looked and gave their ready smiles and tears To mimic love and pain. Ah, fools and blind! for they had idly guzed, With sympathies untaxed, Tpon a scenc from life's creat drama, in That act between the acts. Cuicaso, Oct. 1. CazLoTTa PERRYT. THE WOOERS OF TIE MUSE. Rochester Deatocrat. Mr. Dickens did not exaggerate nor set down aught in malice when he made a distinguished lady pride herselt on her own lizes to so unpoet- ical a thing as an expiring frog. The human understanding for the most part might as well not exist so far as verses are concerncd. Intel- ligent and successful men and women may be almost certainly looked upon in every instance 1s strangers to all manner of judgment in the poetry business. There is the liking for poetry there; but one verse answers as well as another, and the poorest is as likely to be cherished and wept over as the best. We may add, Jest some hearts be burt by these sweep- ing remarks, that ft may not be desir- able to be able to discriminately nicely in this matter, since the faculty is usually had at the expense of Some gift likely to bring money, and therefore more valuable. Anyhow, people will die, and will get married, and will do other thiugs calculated to mvite the poetic sentiment, and Mr. Curtis has frequently re- marked that plain woras are the best. There came to us yesterday a man sufficiently solid and practical to bE able to swap horses and make money at it. That man speaked in as if he bad something to be ashamed of, and insin- uated four verses on this table with the remark that he wrote them, and the name must by no means be permitted to o before the public. “But,” we said, “‘the verses are not good. They must not go in fn any shape. Surely you are Jokine?! “\Well,” said the gentleman, blushing and evidently astonished, “I'u not much of a judee of such things; but [ thought as an old subscriber —7" «“0Q, you et out!” There are iundreds of this class. The public will be astunished, but there are absolutely hundreds of them; and in the boozy moments of those of them who drink you will find them surreptitiously taking verses from the sweat- bands of their hats and growing sick over them. The most frequent poetic fever, however, is that which affects the bes person. A mother has ost u child and vearns for the sym- pathy she is surely entitled to. She comes into the newspuper oflice to receive unothing but re- spect, Whether her gown be of calico or si and it is quite as likely to be one as the othe: She says a friend has written a little tribute to her lost darling, evidently thinking that the loss is known toall the world, so large is her grief aud so little is there on earta for her ont~ side the memory of that dead chi “The verses are as good,” she is told, “as the averaze of these verses, but —" *1think them beautiful!?” she interrupts, unconscivusly as inlignant as if her grief, in- stead of the poetry, hud been criticised. My friends all think them beautiful and appro- priate, and it is at their request as well as my own desire that I come here.” She is told as kindly as possible that their publication would be no _credit to ber or to the memory of the child; that the publication of one such poew brings a thousand more, and it would be impossible, of course, to print them all. X “3e have taken your paper several years,” she says with a grieved look, *and would prefer it for this purpose to any other;™ and after a moment she goes out, feeling hurt and humil- iuted, and leaving the person she has inter- iewed feeling somewbat as if he hadocen steal- sheep. liere ure thousands of this class, and there will be thousands more. Death is always busy, and grief will have thisgeculiflr outlet when all the rest arechoked. This paper has printed about as much dreadfal oricinal verses os any other, and looks to a merciful Heaven with ex- treme _humiliation for forgiveness; and at the same time it has its exeuscs. There comes into the sparuments, for instance, a lady whom the imp of the establishment mentions. for lack of more_appropriate_rhetoric and enthusiasm, as 0Old Glory. -OM Glory has a round, happy face, bright eyes, the sunnicst of bair, a bounding step, the jauntiest of apparel, the brightest and most winning of smiles, a hesitating, modest which at the saue time unconsciously ex- hibits the sauciest of confidence, 3 pretty hand, aud all the rest of the sweet miracle kuown to the men and brethren. Old Glory is any where from 16 to 2 gjears old. and has mever had a disappuintment in her life. It would be dreadful to disappoint her now; yet she has the inevitable povr—worse still, it may be the obit- uary article. Old Glovy is captured by the de- based wreteh who has notning to do with the department she’s interested in, and very natu- rally heid oo to. «A little poem,” she says with a bright smil ‘Thank you,” says the debased wretch, al- luding wholly to the smile. “It is very prett; We shall he glad to print it.” My frienas have read it, they assure -me, with some pleasure,” she adds, blushing at the promutitude of the decision; *and my pa would be glad to see it in your paper above all others: Tam so pleased that vou like it!” ]t is really verv tine.” says the unprincipled person, glanciug (rom the manuscript to the gentle face, and thinking how niuclh happiness comes from so little a thing as his slight words. Old Glory dances out, aud the tiend in human e slings the verses about. his debased be ad, aud declares, between various unnecessary adjec- tives, that _they should go fnif they were the entire hook of Genesis and o large’ portion of the Mormon Biole besides. Dave done our duty. We have placed this responsibility where it befongs. We make the exposure with great sorrow. The poetry of Old Glory is not zood, and every person is mware of it, notwithstanding the protestation to the con- trary of the perjured scoundrel, the double- dyed villain, the” person with wrinkies, false hair. and all the other abominations, who had the audacity to transact the interview with its beautiful and confiding but sadly decejyed author. TUE “THIEF ACCOUNT.” Indianapnlis Herald. “Steal!” said the old man, in accents of in- tense scorn. “Steal! Why, you would be as- tonished to find how large a proportion of the traveling public are infernal thicves. They steal the bed-clothing, pillows, boot-jacks, soan, soap-dishes,—everything, in fact, which they can carry off. Everybody steals soap. We ex- pect that, and don’t kick. You'd be surprised to hear that — (a noted Indiana politician) makes & practice of putting the soap into his valise every time he pays his bill. e doesn’t seem to use much of it himself, but I think he takes it home to his children. ‘The first thing to be douic when a fellow comnes to the office to pay his bill is to send the poiter up Lo his room to see if anything is missinz. When a feliow comes down with his vallse in bis hand we are unusually suspicious. The only way to get even with the thieves is to keep 4 ‘thief account’ Whenever any thing is mssed I charge itapat a fair value, and the next time I catch a thief in the act I make Tim pay the entire amount or go to jail. One day a nice-looking fellow came down with a valise in bis hand and inquired the amount of his bill. The minate I saw him I knew be had stolen something, so 1 rang the bell and gave the porter the wink. [ pottered about the books while the porter was gone, and I could sce he was getting uncasy. He bad a_notion to bolt, but just then the porter came down, and 1 saw by bis eye that sometbing was missinz. I jatnped over the counter and grabbed the rascal by the throat. ‘Open that valise, you d—d thief,’ says 1. e got_very white about the gills, and began to beg. When the valise was opencd, surc enough there was 3 new bed- spread for which I had paid ¥5. °Bill,’ says I, oring we the thie! account.’ I footed it up, and it amounted to just $36. ©You pav that,’ says I, for go to jail’ He thousht it was d—d hard to have to pay for other men’s &tealings, but on the whole concluded that it was cheaper than to go to the Penitentiary. Compounding a felony? Well, ves, it did have that complexion. But maybe it nipped a thicf in the bud. The girls are generally houest, thouh once in a while we catch one of them. One time there was an infernal tree-peddler stopped with us, and he had a black satin vest stolen. I paid him $5 tor it. He described ft very accarately. Therewas a yellow spot on the collar, where he bad dropped some acid on it. and his name m full was written on the leather with which it was bound at the bottom. Isuspected the girl Mary. We watched her for a week or two, and concluded we were mistaken, when one day a fellow came iu with a black <atin vest, and there was a round yellowspot un the collar. It was Mary’s sweethcart. I collar- ed him, jerked up bis vest, and found the name of the trec-peddler on the leather. He owned up that Mary had stolen the vest and given it to him. At that time the thiel sccount was only 7, and 50 e got off cheap.” OUIPS. - Isa colored Postmaster a blackmafler? The Indians now call Conkling the Man- Not-Afraid-of-His-Milliner. Alittle girl'sidea of a olane—A thing that scrubs snakes out of boards. Mr. Twweed ouce zave a bootdlack five cents, and thinks of exosing fim. The Turkish army is threatencd with disaster. Most of its emincnt commanders arc coming home to vote this fall. An old man, when dangerously sick, was urged to take the advice of a physician, but objected, saying: “I wish to die a natural death.” Gilman, the forger, who raised hundred-dohar certificates to ten thousand, began life by brac- izing that be had caten fifteen buckwheat cakes or breakfast. The young man Is sedate, He is thinking how he will have his overcoat made up, and whas kind of a story he will tell his tailor In order to get it out of the shop. Wells sunk in the chalk outsice the London clay are very bountifully supplied. How pleas- ant to bumd one’s milk trom one’s own well, and be sure it's all right!—Boston Advertiser. 1t makes a boy heart-sickas the winter’s wood Degins to loom up in_steadily-zrowing piles in the back-vard, aud he sees his mother making preparations for organizing him into ‘‘a work- ingman’s party.” There is a literary society up town, one of the members of which is a hotel waiter, and he’s the most troublesome mav in the concern. He is continually moviog to lay things on the table.— New York Cmmercial. Mr. Trweed confesses that he used to love to lie, bot that since his vacation in Spain the truth surges through his manly bosom so that he says, ““1 tovk a hack at your muncipal cherry {rfie» i ‘I cannot—cannot—Oh, do a0t ask me to el a lie.” An agricultural correspondént writes ‘to cor- rect what ke thought to be an erroneous state- mentthat recently appeared iu_this column relative to cows giving buttermilk. We adhere to our original statement. We never saw a cow give anything else but her milk.—Haikeye. .“Did you steal the complainant’s coat?” asked the Magistrate of a sccgy individual who was arraiened Defore him, * I decline to grati- £y the morbid curiosity of the public by answer- ing that question,” responded the seedy indl- vidual, with & scornful glance at the reporter. Meteorological. Mistress (to old coachman wio had undertaken the charge of the new rain- gauge)—-¢ Well, Jenking, how many inches has it registered!” Old Jenkins—“[ Kknow nowt about incles, mu’m, but I must 2’ emptied ont somewheres about s pint or 2 pint and a ‘alt— g A boy came along to one of the nelghbors® houses, bolding a very dirty dog, and asked the gentleman of the house: “*Don’t you want to buy a dog, Mister?” * What kind of adog is it asKed the gentleman. ‘The boy looked puzzled. & Well,” eaid he, * it is part terrler.” * And what is the rest?" asked the gentleman. “The rest,” answered the boy, **why, the rest is—is— juse dog.” *“FIRE IN THE BUSH.” San Bernardino Semi- Tropic. Last weck as J. W. Wilson, hetter known as Quartz Wilson. was prospecting on the head- waters of the White Water, some sixty miles from here, for grass for stock feed, he discov- ered d narrow valley through which ran a small strcam. This valley was only practicable of ea- trance by one path, that by which he entered. As be rode along he was delighted with the abundance of rich, nutritious erass, which stood three feet.bigh, snd meditated drivinga herd of stock there soon, when he was rudely called back to the things of the present by a snort from his “burro,” ordonkey. Looking back, he discovered, to his horror, that some person had set the grass on firc. and that the flames were pursuing him with fearful rapidity. Hastily spur- ring to the stream, he dismounted, stripped the saddle from the donkey and turoed it Joose. As for himself, he sprang futo the creek, scarched out the decpest place he could tind in the few seconds that etupsed before the fire was upon him, and lay down. Unfortunately the ater was but a féw inches in depth, not nearly: enough to cover him,but it was the only chance., and so he lay, hobing to scape, bat fearing tho worst. Inmuch less time than it takes to nur- rate this the fire was upon him. First large flakes fell thick and fast around him, compell- liz a lively rolling in the water to Keep both sides wet.~ But whep the fire was roaring and raging above and around came the fearful or- de: © From side to sule he turned, striving to allas the terrible sufferings inflicipd by the intense beat, but with oaly artial” sue- cess. The fire scorched offall his hair and beard and reduced onme car to a cinder. Burns and blisters all over his body attested the tremendous heat to which he was subjected, but tinally, alter what secmed ages of torment, bat was really only a few brief moments, the fire died away from lack of materiul to feed upon. Our “scorched, burned, snd tortured prospector emerged {rom the stream. The lirst object upon which his eves rested was the body of his dookey: furtheron the bodies of three deer, also burned to a crisp. As he strugeled on other charred remains met bis cyes. Now a new danger overtook him. His eyes received such a gcorching that they were rapidly ewelling shut. He strugeled on, and finally reached the ranch of Mr. Maxwell, at the head of the Santa Anna, more by instinct than by sight, where he now lics. He is recovering from his injuries, but it will be long before he is restored to his usual health, or before he will be ableto be ahout his work, and much longer before he will forget that day of peril from the fire-fiend while in the fastnesses of grand old Grayback. EPORAIM’S MIND WEAKENS. it Clty Derrick. “Blossom, deah.” said bed-ridden Uncle Eph, “I feels a little bettah to-night, an’ [ kinder bankers after a bite of stewed chicken. I wish you'd send Gworge Washington into de market to buy & hen for his ole fodder, who mus’ mighty soon pass froo de da’k valley of de shadow ob death,” and the old man sank on his pillow exhausted. «Jes’ calm yo' feabs, Ephraham; de meat shall be forthcomin’,’” replied his good wife Blossom.. iy Then beckoning her son to the bedside, she said to him solemnly: * Gworge, you heah what yo' po’ fodder sald. I'm offle feercd dat long sickness has impa’ed de ole man’s intellec’,’” and she shook her hesd sorrowfully. “His min' ain't what I8 used to be, or he'd nevah talk ’bous sendin' you into de ma'ket to buy a chicken in de da’k ob de moon. He seems to hab forgotten de fac’ dat fo’ culted folks to go round spendin’ money fo’ chickens when dar’s nomoon Wwould c'ratc mo’ talk dan a chu’ch scandal. No, no; de ole man afn’t hisself no mo’,\ and Blossom laid her bead on the bed and. wept like a child. Preseutly she dried her tearson her checkered apron, and said: “Go out, Gworge: go out into de da’k an’ sunless wo'ld and get a chicken in de usnal way, an’ den dab’l) be no ehance o’ talk.” ‘There was a tremor in the young man’s voice when be said: g “De ole man seems mighty bad off to-night, an’ talks 'bout pussin’ober de da’k aud shadow’ riber: 50 you bet 50’ life dis chiel *Il have a yal- ler-legzed pullet ef he shouldn't git back 'fore wmo'nin’,” and taking another hitch in the girth of his ulster, he pashed out ifito the moonless Digot. —————— AUTUMN. The garlanded Mases that waken the morn With Aollan-stringed zephycs, are hicing away; And down on the shadows from Borean realms, Stalk spectre lezions quick on the trail, Whose breath's hollow moan through ' the firs and <Ims. Mingling damp anachill with the Summer-tongusd Dm%: the plumes of the meadows, and luresto cay, Witn low, ypena'lammq the flowers and the corn. La BaxTa, CHICAGO. Dz