Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 9, 1880, Page 12

rm , THE HOME. ‘Annual Meeting of the Home Club Next Week Wednes- day. Husbands Carofully Considered - by & Momber of tho ; Band. A Variety of Opinions Respecting the Bright and Sparkling Polly Phemus, Farther Descriptions of Maryland Sconory by an Trareling Homelite. Mr, Dailey Indulges in Some Exooad- ingly Incomprehensible Remarks on Life, he Characters That Inhabit “Gor trek ”— Hixcellaneons Communteations, ’ THE ENDLESS YEARS. For The Chteaon Tribune, “As gontly the yenrs roll onward With heavy and pondcroua sweep, And pilo up tho days unnumbered fo sink in Eternity's deep,— Bo gently wo start on fifo’s Journey, “Bupporting cach other to-day; ‘With heart and band ever ready, . That novo of our number may stray, . Yet tho years rol) onward unbroken. In an oven, endicss sweep; But we feel our numbers nro broken By Eternity’s cadlesa sleep. No longor we meet our companions, And greet thom with henrty grasp; They long with tha dead have beon nymbered, And we, of them nll, nro the Inst, We stand alone on lito’s summit, And look in tho depths below; ‘There are multitudes down on tho foothills, Dut, ob, how fast thoy gol Bo over tho years havo been roiling, With haniyy ond ponderous sweep? 8o ever our frionts hive beou going, To join in Eterulty's sleep. Tura. B, Conover. THE TOME CLUB. THE ANNUAT, MEETING, Crtcaco, Oct. 6.—The stendy march of the sensons hng again brought us to the timo when the responsibilities that rest with us as aClub must bo met, The long vacation has ven renowed energy to those who have ‘been the movers in the educational line, and who wero only too thankful for the recrea- tion afforded by the closing of the Kitchen Garden School, and the chaneo for a few months of freedom and pleasure Jn the bra- elng alr of the country. The annual meeting of the Ciub—which was postponed for tho conventenca of .some of the membors—will bo held os usual at the Tremont Mouse, Wednesday, et, 8, commencing athalt-past 2 o’olock pi. Business con: nected with the school will be adjusted, and Frostetang made for {ts futuro development. very member should be In attendance, ns our former sresident—Fern Leaf—will bs with us again, and would be happy to mect the familiar faces that were wont to gathor vround her in says of yore, For the convenience of those who cannot meet her thore, there will baa reception and social at tho ‘Tremont Houso clib-rooms on Friday evening, Oct. 15, commencing at 8 o'clock, in honor of hor as our former Pres{- dent aml the beloved guest of the Club. All those who hiaye loved her as a friend or appreciated her as n writer for the press, strangors though they may be, are cordially invited to be present at the recoption, Do ‘not mistake the dates, Tho meatin, Wednesday, tho reception Friday eventne, Outen S, MATTHSON, “ Corresponding Scorotary, * HUSBANDS. BY ONE OF THEM. Te the Editor of The Ohicaga Tribune, :Cmoaco, Oct. 4.—In passing n corner ‘stand where peaches ara exposed for salo, you will observa that thoshrewd andawarthy- skinned Itallan proprietor invariably ar- ranges his stock in the most attractive man- ner possible, “Tho ripe, red, plump, and protty cheeks of.the luscious/frult are tempt- ingly and seductively exposed to your obsor- vation, Your mouth immediately molstens. . In imagination you feel the rich juice trick- Ung down your throat and tickling your pal- ate with Its flne flavor. Instinctively you put your hand into your pocket; you pull out your purse; you pay your money and you take your peach; you taste It; you may bo delighted to discover that {t 18, better and aweeter than you oxpected, or you may look at Its other side nnd learn that it fs decayed and worthless, or bitter !n flavor or disgust- ing in appearance, Marriage, like n pench, lias two sides: they may be both beautiful, or thay may be totally dissimilar, In choosing a husband a woman may make a maguificont selection orshe may bo badly cheated and cruelly imposed upon. ““Phera are many worthy men without wives who are well fitted by nature, dispo- sitlou, and’ circumstances ta make the hearts ofa corresponding number of good women happy aud a like complement of homes «u- ightful. ‘There are also many. worthless hiisbands who njake martyrs of most exeal- dent wives whom they have solemnly prom- isud to love, cherish, and protect. Marrinie, then, may be inade comfortable, congentil, and agreeable, charming to the soul and delight{ul to the senses, or, it may be rendered by Incompatibility and infidelity adesulate and dreadful bondage, We read and hear of women’s rights and women’s wrongs, and were we compelled to belleve, by experience and observation, half that is presented to our understanding, by short-hafred women and long-alred men, ‘upon these trita and tiresonie topies, we con- fess that our faith in the goodness and morality of husbands fenerally would be constlerably shaken. It is true that there arg many brilliant and noble women hope Testy tied to dull and worthless husbands, and further, that many lovely creatures of the gentler sex endure grent wrongs and gub- jnit to great personal outrages when in the pavwer.oC unpriucipled and vicfous men; but is tt not equally certain that there ara men who ure erlevolinly tormented by shrowish wives and persecuted by wicked and aban- Monet WOHeN, hawt ts n many {natanoes the evlla and imperfeo- tions of husbuds imay be directly traced to the Inilnences of extravagant and discontent- ed wiyes, Tho Iyes of men nre largely molded by clrewtmstiunces and associations, , 2€ women would do more to moke thelr homes attractive, thelr companions in life would bave less reason to squander thelr evenings In the society of disreputable usso- elatos, and thelr arnluge In the dram-shops, Xt has boen said that “it needs not gullt to break a husband's heart, the absence of con- tent, the muttering of spleen, the untidy dress, the careless home, the forbidding scowl, and desolate hearth, these, and name- Jess negiects, without a crime among then, havo liarrowed to the quick the hearl’s core of many a ion, and planted there, beyond @ reach of cure, the ger of despair, A Wonmn should, belore the wad sight arrives, dwell Inthe recollections of her youth, and, cherishing the dear idea of that tinoful'ting, awake and keep alive the promises she then ‘so Kindly gave, and though shu may be the injured, not the lnjuring one, the forgotten, * notthe forgetful wife, a happy allusion to tint hour of love, a‘ kindly welcome to a comfortable home, a suifle of Jove to banish hostile words, a kiss uf paace to pire don all the pust, und the hardest heart (hat ever locked — itsel€ within” the breast of selfish man will soften to her charnis and bid her live a3 she had hoped, her years in matchless bias, loving and cone tented, thw scother of asorrowing hour,-the pource of comfort, and the spring of Joy.” , A dusbanud pareasonauly uty re) ‘go! clacle,” If only consclous 0! foollah ure he presents to his nelghbors, the of- fonsive sulle he exhibits to lils wife, and the hurtful example ho offers to the obserya- tlon of his children, he would willingly strive be more patieut fa perplexity an tranquil tribulation. & husband and father often allows his yass THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER ‘9, 1880—SIXTIEMN ‘tons to overconie his botter judgment, rea- son, and comnfon senso, and finan infuriated state of mind ho Is sometines pality of words and notlons of which he is subsequent. ly ashamed, avhen amnn closes hig eyes to reason and opens his mouth in wrath lie ox- hiblts to tho faz of the world tha weakest ant most sallent points of his character, Wa do not mean to affirm that a husband should tanialy Bubnilt to an outrage from his wife without endeavoring to free himsclt from the odittm heaped upon him, ‘There ts Oo just way of ndininistering a welldeseryed, rebuke, without a foollstt exhibition of wrath; a true husband, whatever may be his Provocation, should never go far lose his dig- nity ns to forget thatche is a gentleman, Human selfishness is the prinelpal root of ‘nll family ovils, and the JounE shoots and Aprinits of diseord spring from it into reptd- sive life In oll directions. ‘They are as rapid in growth and as thorny: to the tonch as Young locust shrubs, and quite as dificult to eradicate from the surrounding soil. ‘They soon Svorshadi mal destroy the bright blossoms that might. have bloomed where they thrive and ennber the ground. Ifusbands and wives can yleld to ench other's wishes fn most enses’ without sacri- ficlng their salf-reapects they ean conforin to ench other's ways of thinking and doings they can ho happy. aa well ns iniserable to- Rother; they can live in penco and harmony fs wellas ina continuous state of domestic warfare. It requires no greater, effort to sinilo than it does to frown, and: pleasant words aro easier snoken than harsh ones, Husbands and wives frequently attompt to paliinte thoir differences and disagreements by such frivolous excuses aa uncongeniality of tante, tempor, and disposition. If it be impossible for them to think, fect, and net exnetly alike, how simple -and sensible it Is to meet upon a sort of hinlf-way ground, and walve the point or drop the subject the: digcuasing. What relation In humanity 15 more benutifnl than that of husband ‘and wife trying to vein peace and harmony to- gether, respecting nnd heeding each ottier’s Wishes, aut hopefully atriving to make each other happy? Husbands, gonernily, consist of threo dis- {inct and characteritle classea: the fast man, the domestic bear, and the model hus- and, Tho fast man is rarely found at home. Where he spends his evenings !s 9 mystery to hig family, Ie generally possesses 0 pas- ston for playing biltards, and has a fondness for stimulating beverages. Ho Is careless and frregular in his business transactions, and loves to attend horse-races and hang about places of questionable resort, Ho dresses sonetites very extavagantiy, for Which external splendor he js nnidor heavy obligations to hig tailor. He is usually very: ignorant, but affects to kuow A arent dent about the turf and the drama, Sometimes 0 {nst man’s wife is n very worthy, patient, and plous wotnan who loves and walts upon bin with 9 devotion and tenderness thatis ditienlt to understand or account for, but more fre- quently fast men have fast wives, and both live useless and foollsh lives, They soon grow Indiferent to the censure of their supe- riors, and sometimes actually pride thom- selves upon their bad reputations, ‘The domestic bear Is uqually an individual with on very solemn and ‘sanctimonious alr, He frequently dresses In a bear rult of ‘olack brondeloth and Wenrs a seedy stovepipe hat. His conn- fenanee is cold, clammy, and endayerous, if his “botter-half?’ a strong-minded womnn thero igapt to be a great denl of racket about thelr residence “that nifords thelr neighbors many morsels of delicious scandal to carry abont the town,—a kindly gorvice that many persons are pleased to per- form, The domestic bear comes home from his business at nightfall with a slow and steady pace: his children hush thetr loud Inughtor and huddle hurriedly Into obscure corners, as if afraid of him; he is extremely nervous and fretful; he sits down by the fire, pulls from his pocket n scientific or religions news- paper, and soon becomes profoundly nb- sorbed In its contents, pausing now and thon from Ins critical contemplation of the -paper- to fiance savagely over fis shoulder at any unfortunate individual who may thoughtles- ly utter an audible word, The head of the domestic bear becomes bald atan early nage, and the crow-tracks begin to gather about the corners of his eyes prematurely; ho is yory preciso iu his con- versition, and he uses ponderous words aud constructs stilted sentences, not only beyond the comprehension of hls own family, but also superior to the understanding of most of his tellow-townsinen, as Ho growls at the most trivial thing: he be- comes thoroughly incensed at the slightest provocation, and rarely expresses any sntis- that pleases him. netion « at. anything When supper-tine comes ehonieally into his choir nt the head of the table, inarticulately mumbles lis thanks to the Giver of nif good for the bountiful repost thatis mpread before him, aud then raves because thore is too much cream and. stigar fn his tea or saleratus in the biseult, Sometimes the wife of the domestic bear Isaquiet, inoffensive, at submissive litte creture, with no spirit to Bpvose the im- porious will of her self-constituted lord and uinster, Sho seldom converses with him ox- cept when she wants u few necessary things for the table, or shoes stockings, and articles of apparel for the children, and even then she generally hns reason, before the colloquy 3 concluded, to regret having broken the es Upon matters of religion and philosophy Tils fdeas and isms are fur beyond the place Jn the book where she stopped studying, It isa great relict to her to have him go away in the morning and to leave the children free to throw off the unnatural reatraint his disagreeabia presence Imposed. Hpon them. ‘The model husband is a real family trens- ure, He fs industrious and prosperous In his worldly nifairs, becausa tie has much to encourage lilm inthe faithful performance of his daily duties. When he liirries home at the close of day ho lays his loud of care and anxiety aside and comes into tho presence of his wife and ebildron with a cheerful countenance and in anamlable mood, A true wife instlactively Fives nglad greeting to such a husband and in her, ie silps into his comfortable dressing: gown and puta on his slippers, so a8 not to wear out the carpets with the nals In his boots when he romps with the children, When tea is ready, ho hnbitually praises what his wife has cartally prepnrud for lim; ho cats his. supper as [f he really en- foyed It, and reninrks carelesly to his wife hut she is growing younger In appearance and getting sweeter ond handsomer every ay. Ifo deserves a model wife,—a woman who {a in overy-sense o bjessing and a comfart to him and an adorminent to his home, ove, then, should be the first considera. tlon in marrlage, Without that attribute of lleayen thore can be no true domestic com: fort or genuine home happiness. : Wealth, talents, and accomplistiments are matters of 8 secondary character,—they em- bollish and adorn, but they cannot create, o hap yy home. ! who love should not enter hnstlly or Inconsidurately into marriage. Those who cannot afford fo marry at once, should work and walt, until they tnd themselves fn such fayornble worldly cireumstances that thoy are, cartaln, at least of having cnough to eni and wear, Love is a strong {ncentlya to honest toll, One can willingly Jabor long and earnestly to accomplish something worthy ot the ar probation of the woman that he loves, No husband or wife enn be hippy who, for a worldly conalderation, sully himself or her- self {nto an unnatural and repulalye bond- a : KO. , A man should never wed an unamlable person, e A woman with an evil mind,n bad temper, and 8 frivolous and inconstant character wilt ruin the home nnd crush the hoart of the beat-natured husband fn the world, Falr-weuther nmtabllity ts valueless, it is that swoetness of disposition and per- fectness of character that withstnids the crosses, cares, humiliations, and annoyances of doniestic Iife that aro worthy of ‘a hus band’s orn wife's love, sympathy, and ten dernesa dn return, In choosing a wife the lover shoutl bo fod by love rather tian be intluonced by passion or pecuniary, elreumstances; he should wake up his ind before: popping the question” to bear patiently many th ant nature, und further to be forbenring in an innumerable nuuber of trying situations, Home fs what husband and wife are pleased, to make f,—a bower of lilics and roses or a nest of scorplons and thorns, RvGENE J, HALL, POLLY PITEMUS, THW ONY LIKES HER To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Ciicaao, Oct, %—1 have been a pretty close reader of The Home for the past year. It fs unquestionably one of ‘the brightest features in ‘Tix Tiupunx, and the freedom and force of Its articles are equal to anything in our current literature, Ihave Immensely enjoyed the late retig- fous racket that hing been raised by such racy waiters ay Polly Phomus, Chut, Eta Bets Pl, ings of a unplens- he drops me |, and the “Old Man?’ who shall be namoless, It is very laughable, though, to sce the coun tenance the latter puts on and to hear the cry of * foul’? he immediately sets up the moment he Js hurt, particularly after the somewhat. inhospitable greeting with which he lately welcomed cartain new-comers, have sat in judgment ina good many hard nnd closely-conteated cases In my time, and lave seen and heard something o| “natur’,” and porhaps, a3 1 haverenched tho ripe age of 30 pears, the accommodating von- duetor will alfow ine to put ino word, Theilevo the so-called “ Old Man’? to be n Woman, . There are certainly three stapletous cir. etmeatances that confirm mie in ny opinions: First—Though she, his been extreme; saucy and severe to others, and has met. all opposing fens Inn caustic and cutting man: ner, tho moment others adopt her tretles and turn thelr aareasin upon her she claims to be grievously insulted! . Seeond—Sho affects that “fragrant Ha- vana” at overy available opportunity, If a man smokes ¢lmrs he slyly says Bo, and ceases to continually parade his Infirmity be- foru the sama company. (Ldisitke tobacco, 1 nover smoke.) Thirdiy—She whines, Out of pure gall-antry, Mr. Ela ought to Jet the theologteal tople drop, and Polly Phemus, who is sntarter and better, 1 imag ine, than she pretends to be, ought to be gen- crous enough to atop her sharp strictures, iaully. Phomus fs better In comedy thanjin raged, Thouwh she performed her war-danco creditably, tho exhibition was not as enjoy- able as one of her love scrapes, Make us laugh again, Polly, It ts heatth- ful and puts ‘Tho Homo in good humor, When you have a mind to be, you are the funniest of all the funny people ti tho whola habitation. Why, Polly, my girl, it touk my old woman more than “an hour to. sew the buttons on my vest and pantaloons after [ had read your paper on the irrepressible widower. “You “tickled mo terribly.” Toll us of the mnrried mon next the; T fm willing tosuifer, 16 will make the oll lady Jaugh. She hasn’t siniled sweetly on ine since Ingt November, I’m. done,—writing inn't exactly In my Ine; but whon tt comes to a tough question in a chattel mortzuge or ofectment ense, [ can settle {t clear as a whistle without taking Mtunder advisoment, Join CALViy, Jd. BP. ‘THIA ONF DOESN'T. To the Editor of ‘The Unieago Tribune, Lacon, Ill, Oct. 4.—Ever since The Homo was orgnnized, if any one expressed Idens considered by a certain class of “ladies” as “peculiar,” they raised the war-ery at once, Politeness and Indylike treatinent was not considered necessary, The conductor was advised to pnt hin ont. «" Ilels consigned to tho infernal rogions, and, aftor the condictor has listened toevery imaginable abuse from the dear creatures, he, ag gentlemen always do in like elrcum- stances, removes the offender and restores peace, ! 1 consider such conduct disgrace to my ex. Talk about woman's rights! When an op- portunity is offered for you to disetiss a ques- ton on equal footing with a gentleman, why don’t you prove yourselves equal to tio emergency, or else say nothing ? Elther course would be a credit to you. Some of the ladies have proved themselves to be noble women, but the number has been so sinall that tho “ladies”? have kept ‘The Tome in wrlot most of tho tle, I was not disappointed In Miss Polly; I ox- peeted she would abuse me, but wasn little surprised and sorry to see how unintenton- ally Thave caused my frlends to share her displeasure with me, Tam sure they will forgive me, as it was all the consolation Lad. Tcoutd bear ny Grenching meekly in such good companlon- shy ‘thio kind words of my friends mado mo forget all of the unkind words of Polly, ex- cept her slur cast at Jabor, Just such a spirit and the sentiments sho expressed Is the cause of ull the trouble, And every ono knows that“ our help,” or adeficlency in help, ig the ono great trouble the world over, hy fs it wo ennnot have competent, eco- nonical, conscicutious, Intelligent, agreen- bio, companionable women to do our house work and help us in every departinont that belangs to home? I think Polly Phemus gives tho key.to the answer, ie Iiinve been taught that “there fs no ex- cellence without Iabor.? Noa toubt Polly. considers Jabor one of tho Inherited curses, Litr.e Sister. AND TIS ONE ADVISES IER. ? To the Editor of The Chicago ‘Tribune, Aton, In, Oct. 4.—We are told by phi- losophers that peopte cllug to and reverence old ideas, and that new idens are slowly and unwillingly received. ‘Lo n certain extent this Is true, but not wholly so. ‘The princt- ple, however, of regard for the ola ls better illustrated tn old frlendships, Rarely do people abandon old friendships for the sake of forming now ones, and he who thrusts himself into thelr presence 9 stranger seldom mects ahearty welcome, {0 your Home you haya beon forming frlondships, and { fear that I inay be regarded ns an innovater, maybe looked upon as an unwelcome — guest. I have jong been a close’ render of ‘Tun Trisuxk, and recently have become Interested in ‘fhe Home, Polly Phemnus, Forty Years, and others wre good, “but 1 de clare for Laura Lake, Forty Yeurs is Inn bad fix. Poor fellow! I pity him. fat Ho isan ivonoelast, and as such in, not happy. _ Ie knows no such thing as content- ment. Polly Phemus fsa trae Woman, but sho hos some erroneous ideas, and she needs some of the spirit, and, If Limistake not, ex- erionee, of Laura Like, Sha dovs not now the best sido of Ife, She has not reached the depths “where the pearls and corals grow. ‘Cho purest and most abund- ant fountalng of joy do uot slow for her. She is not developed, Really, Polly, Dwas no ittle amused in reading of the way you. fot rhl of that old bachelor of yours, Pshaw! Ile was no manatall. You must not think there are many of that kind In this world, Few, indeed, are the men that are so penurl- ous na to want to deprive a young Indy of five or six dishes of cream when sho ig eat ing it wholly for bis sake. Out with such men! I denounce them. I know old bach- olors are “horrid. things,’ but Just compare them with old matds, if you please, Tiere faanold bachelor. Ie fs 45, rich, {allss and good-natured, Ie is in love with ils gun and dogs, and he smokes more then aos married men do, Not very bad, iy Over there Is an old maid of 45. She dresses {n melancholy black, for It corresponds with hor feelings, “She $s cross antl as gloomy as the darkness of Egypt. Shu hates mankind, and expecially the: male portion of it. And why tous sho hate them ? you Because none of thon love her, Stic is drted up,—so ry that shoe would almost burn from spon- tancous combustion, and as shriveled na a bolted oyster, Polly, let the old bachelors alone and give your energies to bringing back to life those poor deludod croutures of your own Bex, adult that old bachelors are bad, very bad; there ought to be none af them; they ought to bo taxed heavily. Whon propor young dadies meet them on tho ‘atreel they (the young ladies) shoutd turn ip thelr noses tnd leok the other way. Mark what Laay. Al- though you may turn your head nwiy, Ar. Bachelor Wil observe “the nose, Ha" will think of It Ho will dream of ity and, finally, fhe will tnd out that you dixigared your feo beennae he was an old bachelor, and boll ot married, Not that he will want to get mare rhed, but because he hutes ,to look at thnt. nose, and for the further cause that he fears it may bevome, permanently fixed, ‘This inuch ont of remirilfor yourself. Tany, wayo war on both old muti and old bachelors, Laura Luke, your letter of Sept, 37 Iso gem. © Shem's my sentiments.” ‘Chere ave thousands of girls in Ameren who are all that Isnoble, and pure, and grand. They are tntelligent and industrious, Me who says otherwise fa elther ignorant or willtally perverse, A word about them in tho fubtire, ‘To the frlends of ‘The, Tome I send greeting. - AMON, MARYLAND SOENES, GEORGETOWN AND ANLINGTON, ‘Fo the Editor of Ths Chteago Tribune, Macensrawny, Md,, Sept, 23,—Our last day in the vicinity of Washington was given to Gvorgetown, Itis the port of entry of the District of Columbia, has a poprlation of 15,000, Hes northwestof und Is sevarated from Washington by Hock Creek, and Is at the head of navigation of tha Potomac River. ‘The site is pecullarly picturesque, the nights dotted with Villas overlooking a vast sweop of country, the Potomac, and adjacent Capl- tul. Georgetown before 1800 enjoyed constd- erable local importance, anda brisk river, coast, and foreign commerce. Dut now, like the greater proportion of river, towns—It sleeps, Its streets nre brond, with brick pavements, and continually ina dark ahude from the overhanging trees on elther aide. Tome It hod a very melancholy fragrance. ‘Thero ls nothing in tho least Hyely nbout It Wo went over oarly In the morning, taking a direct bee-line for the cottago of the novel- ist, Mrs. Emma D. EN, Southworth, Oht how we recall the days when wo thoroughly betioyed that na glimpse of the homo of that wonderful woman, ant to Just touch the hem of hor garment, would place us on the top. most pinnacle of bilss. How wo used to pord over her marvelous tales: weep with “Tho DBridggpt Llewellyn,” aud quiver with ex- elluniont while we wasted the piltiiigls oll over the horrors of “Tho Mystery of Dark Jloflow” nnd “Pho Hidden Tand.? How our teeth chattorad as the clock struck: twelve thnes, stroke by stro! and with fearful heart we searched tho wardrobe, looked une der tho bed, and, with all the Hahts burning, id our heads beneath the covers and nex morning had two zeros In the geometry and theology lessons. In spite of nttinerous trenm- bilngs, wo devoured volume after volume, and thought her tho wittiest, tho most famous woman of tho age, until the appetite lind a surfelt,—-we warled through ‘‘Yhe Beautiful Fiend? tho Intest publfention of that year, and with the book Inid away our affection for tho | fruits | from the imagination of Mra E. D. BE. N. Sonth- worth, ‘The cottage ts not overshadowed by: 0 Frida tadianee, neither docs it possess 2% wildly singular beauty, as we romantic peor ps have always supposed itdid. In arclti- eetural style {t Is not Italian, Corinthinn, Gothie, nor Queen Anno; it is very much like any other old-fashioned two-story cot- tage. How It may be internally I can't say, alnce we didn’t get there. The cottage fnces east, antl was’ painted—many, many years azo—a dark brown,—to be exact, a mixture of burnt umber and raw sienna. tf has a sual front yard, no flower-bed, but over- ,Rcown with weeds, grass, a wild Virginia creeper running at its own sweet will In many tangles, a morntng-lory vine, aod 1 few wild violets, all. plentifully sprinkled with dead leaves. ‘The front of the house lovked desolate, ‘The shutters, all: closed, wara elaborately festooned with spller and cob webs doaped here and there by a yellow leat or n bit of straw. We rung and rung, and rung that door- bell, but thore came no answer to its some- what nosy summons, Finntly patience cenged to den virtue and we departed, giving the gatoan emphatle bang, but not before we had. tiprootad some of the weeds to carry off as “relies.” I havea quantity, and, itany of ‘The Home people would like some, just drop ine u note ta that effect, For u time we contemplated the beautiful ylow that can be had from the south of tho house, while J. wandered off In search of a “Hight? THe soon came back with tha smoke curling nbove his head fike a saintly hnto, snd we slowly marched along the pavement. Ag J turned’ for n parting glance my eyo giught an open cellar-door at the north sido f the cottage. We stopped, and then ensued. f brillant discussion on the topic: Who should descend?” J. coulgn’t, ns Mrs, S. inizht object to clgarsinoke; N. wouldn't, beennse “she might sean spluers and Y. dare not, because she was afraid, and so Arachne Nad to, because no one clso would, After they lind all solemnly prom- ised to came to my rescue if L gave the ular, in ense of meeting a raprcious spider or an obstreporous mouse, I gathored wy petticoats around me, and with J.’s switch ofp cane in my‘hand in Jieu of a weapon cautlously de- scended the slippery, moss-grown steps into the dismal depths of a cellar that was as dark a3 the Black Hote of Calcutta. "Wien py oyes Deeune accustomed to the darkuess Lfooked around, . it smelled very damp, aud it wasn’t very clean. Thore wag o stuck of bareels, A henp of coal, and a basket of tur- nips, Presen| ly T scented something olse— what was it? Theodor of boiling erbbage, 1 followed It up, and found a door, against. which Trapped. ‘Inthe distance 1 heard'a voice singing: I'm Methodis’ born, and Methodis’ bred.” ‘The door opened and 9 sable daughter of Nam saluted me with “Good gracious! Miss what you dolw’ heal?” — I explained, and sho stated thet she didn’t know anything; nobody was nt home; been away she didi’ t know how jong wna ouly staying hero to- day while “Prudy” went on an excursion, Convineed of the truth of hor statemont that she didwt know anything and evory- bods: had Beer away a long tline, 1 returned O uy party. ‘ ‘The Convent of ithe Visitation Is on the cornur of Fayotte strect; We haa friends in the Academy and desired to Inspect, but the pale, sad-looking nin at the wicket sald it wis not visiting day, This is the oldeat con- vent in the ee Georgetown College, a Roman Catholte in- atitution, Is on Second street. ‘Tho archi- tecture of the new building, still in process of erection, is very fine, mid the front pre- gents a magnificent appearance, We ob- tained adinittance here, and spent soveral hours In the Mbrary that contalns many rare and curlons volumes, Inthe museum is a valunble collection at coins, medals, and relies of Commodore Decatur, 3 Onk Hin Cemetery 1s near Georgetown, Tt oceuples a romantic spot on the northorn slope ot Georgetawn Highta, at the base of which winds Rock Creek, and has 9 fing chapel and public vault, ‘he remiins of Secretary Stanton, ChiefJustico Chase, and ot many other nen grouping prominent places in history, aro here {nterred, 1 is really the most beautiful cemetery [ was over in, Abis terraved down to the creck, hing neat Rravel walks, and so many handsome moni. ments. lt wasn perfect wilderness of roses futhe full glory of September bloom, Timproved tho occasion to deliver a lect- ure on cremnation,—his favorit hobby,—con- aldoring It In every possible light, - In the afternoon we drove to the Arlington. Tlonse und the National Cemetery, It Is on tho Virginia shore of the Potomne, an the stummit of a hill feot above the river. The residence Js very handsome, wd the dealin of the portico in front was taken from drawings of 8 temple at Preatuin, near’ Nae ples. ‘The house contains many valuable victures, besides Interesting relics of Gon, Washington and of the former occupants of the house,—Ceorgé Washington, Parke Cus- tis, aud Gen, Robert . Lee. ‘fiw National Cemetery contains about 200 Acres, svt apart for the Interment of deceased. soldters of the Union army, ‘The grounds were laid out with special roference to the purposes in view. The bodles of nearly 10,000 soldiers from many a batvefield In Virginis and the hospitnts at the Capltal here find a fitting resting-place. A short distance from the mansion Is a granit sarcophagus, sir mounted by o cauuon and balls, In 1860 placed over the grave of 2.1LL unknown. sol- diers, enthered after the War from the elds of Tull Kim and the route to the Rappahan- nock, On the frieze of the enteway to the cemetery are aultable Inscriptiuns, and over tho arclis "Here rest 16,585 of the 815,558 cltl- zens who died in defense of our country from 1601 to 1805." Stsren Anacuni, . OUR STREET, ITA PROULIARITIEG, * ‘To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Crtcaco, Oct, 2.—Such 0 strect as you will find In any large city; a ttle removed from tho noise and bustle of business, quite undls- turbed by noisy drays and rattling wagons. A decorous faintly carringo or two; tho milk- annn's cart at dtu the afternoon, necompantad by the ringing of the milkman's sharp-toned bell; the hurrahing and hullooing of the chil- dren playing tag with an enthisiasin worthy A better cuusey thd rathor shrill tones of tho Bridgets leaning over the fence impart Ing interesting bits of kitchen gossip to the hextaloor girls; these suunds gro the every- day sounds of Our Street, Ovcastonally, however, this monotony Is rolloved Ly the rush of a frevngine, fol- Jowed by an exelted crowd of boys, who have left marbles, tops, and the attractions of leap-frog to “go to the fire’ On these oc- cnstons the belle of Our Street comes to the wludow and exposes to the oyes of the world her countensnes framed ly dast night's erimpiug-pins, and the rival widows lave been known to forgut the icy coolness oxtat- Ing between them sincy thonrrival of Prof. Bangs, and ask each other where it was, and interrogate vach other In regard to damages and Insurance, none of the corners of Our street there isn fashionable ehurch,—St. Nowan’s, ‘Tho Jiljes of the tlold atand n rather poor show on Sunday inorning, Looking over the top of Tae Tiuuonk and through o blus haze of smoke ona Sunday when 9 sory trout, orspratned thumb, or inflamed eyelash, or sonie other serious allinent prevents my at- tending diving service, 1 can adintre, as they walk up the streot, the flr Widow White, plitterlug with Jet. fringes of it on her be- coun bombazine, with o floating length of erape falling over her yellow bralda. ean gaze with rapture on the belly, ina dress patterned after het grandimother's, swinglny; iu “full, straight, ungracutal breadths | of fren and yellow plald from her waist to her heels; abelt that Is only stopped by her brow reaching to her shoulders; her naturally pretty date bralded in two stil braids and corkserowed Into figure elgits at tho back of hor lead, and twisted Into curly- gues ovor -tho forohond and sides of her face by imeqis of bantotines a hideous red potka-dotted handkerchief around her neck, and het head topped by the moat uniadylike of hats, a Derby. She is usually accompanied by a gentleman, Fitz Van, her cous, who does nag find it hard to he res Ugious under the pleasant cirenmstances of singing hymns outof the snme book with nor. : «,, Thon there aro the numerous boarders of the boarding-houses on Our Street. Mad- amolsella Kizaux ond her sister, pretty, potite, dark-eyed Freneh girls, Simo. Sane inh “Teacher of Velco and Plano,” awoman with an oye Lilon’t lke and very mysterious ways. A amall army of young men, nick- named to sult the cynical Taney of your cor- respondent, who go to chtrell for’ the bliss of carrying the soveral prayer-books of thor pretty, demure, pious Indy friends. Thero are several fints, too, fronting. on Our Street, Grent, square, double-front ‘airs, tke a hotel on ansmall seale, They are very much patronized by young couples, whero the husband is too poor or the wife too Inzy to keg house. 1 went toeall on such vcouple the other evening, and I en- countered three men lounging In. the hall, saw four children and two servants starine atme through:a ernek In the door, and felt as C retired from public view Intomy friend's rooms os if fiate hud not much to do with the blessed accluston of sweet home,” Homes there arg on Our Street, ‘Through the windows we often catch qilmpsesof thelt Anterlor, . Filmy Jace curtains hang from the cornices, ‘There are bright, pleasant pletures on the walls, ‘The sofas: and chalrs were made tositon, That haven of rest, a great, plumply-pushiioned lonnme (where one can act out Ite maine so comfortably), 18 not {yanting, ‘Thore aro piles of magazines on the table, which ts lghted by x handsomely decoratel student-lamy, | There fy such 9 shone opposit. my boarding-house: on Our Street. “The preatding genius is an older rister, the Little Woman of Our Streot, as she fs known to some of 18, I shall be plensed at some futuro thne to “show you tp nnd down Our Street; to take you through some of the. homes and board- Ing-houses, and hope to make you better ne- auaintead with the widows, the belle, Fitz Van, Gypsy, Prof, Bangs, Tommy (Bridget's young man), the heiress, J. Looney, Jn, and such othars among thelocal celebrities as you and I'may find interesting. Lhnve an engage: ment to take. the youngest and prettiest of the Rizanx to,seo old Unele Joshun Whit- comb, and hnyve twenty minutes precisely to dress in, Under theso circumstances, permit mo to sign niyself , - §1. GEonge., MR, DAILEY. A PECUMAN LETTER... ‘To the Fuitor af The Chicago Tribune, Gortan, ‘Tex., Sept. 25.—Everywhero somo vision haunts me, Only now I was reading this foolish warning: ‘Presume not to be the architect of thy own lapptness.? And §£ not, who will? Presume not rather to hopo for happiness at all, Have wo not built for ourselves castles of beauty aud strength? They wore but tho unsubstantial ereations of a soul that must ever souk be- yond flself for strength, freedom, hope, beauty, 18 God created thom, without blem- ish, And ever, arises the mockery of a hope dofeated, o temple cast down to the yery dust, a soul wearled with hopeless struggle and almost given over to despair. Ie lif then, nothing but a thankless task? Wha is there In the years reaching on before that we should care to pass through them? We see only one thing -certnin—death—which solves “all:} the mystery, or, what is just ns well, -. terminates all, pos- sible conjecture by annihilating all con- sclonsness, all. memory,—all being. The path wo all tread leads us thore, and strae gloas we inny,—ponder, think, examine, 1s ‘wo intiat,—not all the wisdom of tho Enst ean carry us one step beyond; uo subtle alchemy: hog evor discovered and recorded one serap or lina of history to guide us for-one second of the possible Journey beyond the tom! We have lived that wo inay atill live, and suf- fered because we could not avert it; and go the theorist says {t shall be tll] the end, Whatend? Will there bo a final period to consclousness ?. “Why have I lived?” ts still tho unan- swored cry, “Surely 1 did not demand It— did not desire {t—but all ungought this mys- torlons tinknown, unknowable author of be- ing placed his seal upon me and L nwoke—” to pass outwith -the -multitude (and yet alone) without a gtiido or purpose, and with those feeble hands valnly suught the solution of tl impossible problem—as he journ on. Its conditions secret; tg terms’ all anknown: {ts rewards problematical, With an interior conscluns- ness which, crystallized by continued les- sons in observacion and oxperiment into a theory of right and wrong,—through which happ ness is sald to reach its throne In the he Is expected to attain the end of Ife. Was it wise to give so lMttle—for of what uso fs lifo if not rightly used or if sut- fered to molder from disuse—and yet do- mand go mutch? Ayel too inuch! For no failure can Appronclt In magnitude the hope- Jess wreck of & human soul’s happiness on earth!" Ja it strange that we often wander in the desert, far from the one only path which leads to the life-flowing fountain, called ‘in the pietorinl language of Egypt the onsis? We wander eternally, for we know not whithor we aro going, and ever tho soul is yearning for its possible joys. not made actual; for the valces sho loved, the voices whose wordless melody has fled forever, and In the long, lone vigils there rises to the lps n Dditter, pleadin, for the — fan- toms that -have and | disnp- peared in the Smpenetrable mists of oblivion, And tho yolees will not come back—-the allunce gives no sign—we cannot fan ashes Into flame—never again can thelr word-wayes reach our souls sive in tho wall. {ng necents of nn unnppeagable, eternal jeatning—eternally unrequited, Ever look- ing forward, forever lmpulled to reach back- ward worn, pain-distorted, wenry faces and empty, helpless hands, living perpetually In the present and yot never tn sympathy with it. ctornity with its foarful mystery. before, momory with ita sevon vints of wormwood and myrrh behind, how ean the unsatistled soul be happy? Ong only way—grant, oht onntpotent Jove! absolute forgettulnes Build for the soul In hor desert homes tow of oblivion, sue §s noble, but it is not omnipotent—it will not suftice. ‘Che day will wane—hours of stlilness, from which repose hag tlod, will come, and duty is not anear to point to actlon—torture such as never martyr suffered will ensue, until wearlness stilts tho cruel weapons, of unrest and slays = tho | “murderer of sleop.”? This is ltot . ‘This whnt — Idlocy cnlls living, Is it not a grand atrugele of ati- duranee, The coutllct nover ceases, We enn not gay It fs fuished here, or lof there it Is ended, while Death assaults the storehouse of Life, and ‘conselousness remains tntuct Bankrupt in happiness, the very beggar at our gates would not change plices with us, for Wealth only Rapravates the distemper at a“ imdnd diseased.” ‘There is no nister-rolll in this grand army, yet they are mitmbered In legions; thera are no pensions for: the wounded and ninfmed fn the reckless strug. gis, and those who escape are the cownrds Who never entered tho field of battle, What medals, onary, or rewards ean ehar- Ity nppratse fn thon of a conselausness emblt- tered forever by moments of angulsh which press down npan the soul bHghted by the ruin Irretriovable of u oneu Joyous, radiant, and glorious hope? Complaiit ts’ Ignobley silence Ja death, And yet pride cautions, “Forbear, Uhy lamentations ilnstrate tha puneity of thy boasted. self-completeness, Henes thy ashen lips, and cover tho gray otubers of. passionate cnthusiaam with the lnserutable mantle of thy impenetrable, ene durlog stolelsin., Let not the pangs of sur row which .rend thy heart did betrayal in word, glance, sign, oF gesture, Let the dead yee Voll Its ceremonts in the dust of obliy= jon, Study the work! around thee and find consolation In the observation thatall hiunan- {ty is loomed to suffer, If thy neighbors how not of thy herole wnegation of self so much the better—thou inst earnest so much obloquy, Banish this” yenrning, hungry heurt of thine: utterly, or ‘compel it to conse begin for Byinpattiy “which arrests tho gently hand of pity ji the busy mart? If needs bo lay the lust suri of aclf with the keen-edged blade of Indifferentism: and ttlog the sword {nto the wifathomable sea of the irreconcilable,” te, per ve, id not worth ilying, but {6 wo pisses andsalas, wo have no other, It must rounded aut and eau ploted,—widsied and deepened to withstand the encroach- ments of adyonalng necessity, It must be made the best—not tho worst within our contprehension, J fancy worraroly think of that at tharight thie, when {ts admonition would be potent to duh tho edge of despair, T. A. DALEY, A GIRL'S LETTER. + MER VIEWS ON GInrs, To the Bdltor of The Chicago Tribune, Dixon, I, Oct. &—Latira Lake's letter in last week's Home was delight(ut. Ilow dif furensore kerremarks about girls from those AGES, of most of Thu Homo writers, That Is the first latter I remomber over having read In whioh girls were justly spoken of nnd any degree of charity used, Laura, [wonder If you ares girl. Twill not’ confront you and say I would lke to shake hands with youy—ns fs the fashion of someof The Momeites,—for L hardly consider myself worthy of tha privilege; however, 1 would like to look at your face, for 1 belleve It!s oxpressive of gootlness, and I do love you, ‘There, do you say I am impulsive? Well, that Is just the way I feel about it, and ifInm Impulsive {6 ta my nature to bo no, and I hava no right to complain. (Some one auld something to that effect in The Home not long age.) irls have not been trented very well, 1 think, Jevery one lins falled to acknowledge that they possess any good qualltion, but all declarg that thoy possess an tnlimited num ber of bad qualities, aud have proceeded to digonss and slur at thei in various ways. Nowyghero js no girl who does not possess souk good qualities, and the moforily of them pussess more thin they ara givan eredit for, Laura speaks of home-loving girls, and, kindly too, 4 Bitdy, frivolous ones, Each zoey hor wiy, for tt ty hard to pursues cottrse which is repulsive to one’s very nat- ure, Nols tho difference between tivo sisters. One is what might be called. a homo-loviny gu for she is always at homo unless actual- ¥ obliged to be elsewhere, 6 quiet and sub- infasive, and is seldom idle, Sho hns no wish for elegant dress, and no “chums,” Sho is adinired by all who know her, Her sister is never at homo unless there Iso fun or ox- citement to call her away; she is ambitious, but her ambition iss ap} to be contored Ii one object a8 anothor; ts forward Inappear- nanee, loves to dress, and has twoor threo “ehnms” to whom she must report every eventof her ary life, 5 She is called frivolous and “wild? and fs much more subject-to slurring remarks than her quiet sister, But should she be? ds there nuy ‘reason why her envious friends ‘(?) ‘should say that she fs ahiallow, atid does hot possess womanly worth; an that; ns a wife, she ‘would make any man miserable’? Certainly not She cannot bo blamed, because it is her nature to Jove fan and excitument; tho joys of one’s girlhood days sre short enough ay beat and when she is ready to renounce single blessedness and take up the storn realities of life UI warrant she will do her duty, Ya Lhave seen this (lustrated ino number of Instances, Stich girls possess n firmness of character they are not given credit. for. Speaking to ono of my Intimate triends, pre- vious to her inurriage, -which took plice o short thne ago, Lasked her if she ald not Hate to be obliged to stop flirting, and: leave nll the giels and-fun, and her atswer wns: “No, Lam ready tequit, My ‘wild onts’ are all sown,—every one,—and* now I am golng to bo a woman, Lom satiated with my girthdod days, and think I have had us muuch fun as most of you.” This was said in a nianner that showed her to mean it, She has gone West now, and I think sho tales wp her new position with ag much skill and bottor satisfaction than sho wanld if her thue had been spent in.“ train- ing herstlf to becanie a noble womnn and 5 good wife.” ‘her thoughts and ambition did hot run in that direction until the proper inc, Lknow girls who, from tho time thoy left achool, did not seem to take any Interest in anything except the mysteries of housekee: ing ond sowing, and they pieced bed-quil and made other useful things—to have when thoy rot married! And they did not even have men in view and didn’t know, ag they would ever find any. 1 known, girl not tar from here who now has quilts in her ward- robe that have been thera for four yeares sho is 23, {g not marricd, and is not Nkely tobe very soon, but she will make a good wife for some man., Che very ides of girls worrying about such things is too nhsurd for anything, Let girls be girls, and not old women, and ict thein have fun. % an fond of excitement, love to dance, and itirt, sometimes, too, and probably: wilt for some tine tocome. ' Would 0 butter if L could bo, but it is notin m, make-up, and Ido not like to be condemnne because 1 was iot * made to order ” by some ungenerous old Indy who has forgotten that she wns over young, and don’t want any of the girls to be. HELENE. MISCELLANEOUS. THREE QUESTIONS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Musnngon, Mich., Oct. 7.—I have threo questions to propound to The Homeites, and J hope they will givo then prompt attention: ¥irst—Did ond do tho different tribes of the North American Indinns all speak ong Janguage? Second—Is {¢ possible for animal ife in any form to exist in the gastric juice of tte stomach? an} Third—What effect has tho use. of camo- milo on tho human system? I mean pro- longed dally tse, as one would use opium, or tobacco, or nnything of that kind, Soine one please answer, - All apenk at ones if you want to and the Conductor fs wilhng, G BR THE QRAPE-JVIOR PROBLES. To the Editor of The Chloaga Tribune. Ciicaao, Sept, 2%5.—I have read with In- terest the various effusions appearing in The Tlome from thine to thn, but herotofore havo nat dared to knock at the door for admission for fear of disturbing the harmony of tho eminently happy family which dwelleth therein, . Butan emergency has arisen which com- pels ine to appeal to the combined wisdom of tha members of this charmed circle, In tho hope that in their kindness of heart they will help a worn and weary brother In dire dis- tress, by advising lin as to the best course to pursue; But In order to make a long story short I will begin at the boginning. J ama married man; consequently I have a wife,—an industrions Tittle woman, and ono who In the grand reckoning will surely ro- celve a big share, but she isin the habit of doing uv preserves by recipes of her own, aad on thid reek have we split. Some thue since, while pralsing my wife's gtnpe-jelly to a friend, he Tequested mie to get the recipe torhim, ashis wife put up hers alittle too sweet. Inthe innocenve of my gulloless nature J told him L would; in fact, almost give himthe recipe entire, for 1 Knew they rumoved the aceds and boiled the Mess oa stove, but whon it came to the sugar wo wore lost In the unfathomable fog of bHad ignormnee, : On by, arrival home J told my wife thot though f had traveled far, from tho snow-elad topsof the White ‘Mountalns to thovyster-nur- series of classic Jerayy, I had never tn atl ny wanderings met with anything te compara with the delicious flavor of her grape-jelly. Woutd she giye mo the recipe for n friend? Of course Bhe would; Five pounds granu Inted sugar to seven pints of grape-juico, ete,, ote, “ Yes," sald I softly: “five pounds sugar to seven pinks Feave-julen, ten pounds sugar to fburtecn plats grape-Julee, twenty pounds su— “Why, It’s no such thing ” broke inmy Muhtuing calculator, “You'll get it all wrong ifypu ain't careful, T's flye pounds sugarto seven pints grapejuice, ten pounds sugar to twelve pints juice, and 80 on, Just keop two pints more of jufoo than pounds of sugar, aad you have It.” AS soonas Leouwld get my Jaws togethor (ng nstontshinent had opened: my mouth.to uc the size of the tov of an ald-fashioned peach-baskot), 1 gently expostulated und ax- fated fa tho best of my ability my views on ho Hitbjec! ‘¥ “For Instance,” sald f, “it you uso tive Pounds sugarto seven plats of grape-jitica to Preserve the proportion and obtain the same deures of tariness, you use ton pounds sngur t#fourteen pints juice, twenty pounds sugar to twenty-elgit plats Juices, and so on," “OL course you do,” alu exclaimed, satirie- ally, “The amore jelly you make the less sugar you use—o very econonileal reelpe, aurely, Tbegtn to think, my dear, that you ara tho author of tho recipes, ‘Fool for the Allllon,? “fhe Poor Man's Friend,’ vte,? This was adding Liasule to injury, and in de tormined silence I took up amy paper, and, getting Mt upside down, curefully lookod for the local items, But it wus not to be, Lhad gotten into 5 good persplention over what [took for 9 Chinese puzzle, but which turned out to be an ad, whon a voles broke the stlenca; a “Fiys pounds sugar to seven plits grapo- juice, ten pounds sugar to twelve plats grape- juleo, twenty. pounds Sune to twenty-two pints grape-Julee, forty-elght pounds sugar o fitty pounds grape-Julce,"” Twaited to hear no more, but, seizing a lauipe rushed otf to bed. All that nlght 1 was welghing sugar and poeasurliue rape-julce, About 3 o'clook 1 fell into the big kettle, and awoke shivering du the mlddle of tho floor, ‘ “What shall I do to be saved , Pac Ripax, a a Gon, Hancock smokes and enjoys tho colo brated Michmoud Go clsuruttes, Bo wlll you. 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NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS ',, TRACTS. hale It it colarier, princes treater eal wih ra KUATIONS OF IMEC KES AdralasigeatBavere areal anes s Manufactured by SURELE & PRICK, Makers of Fupalln Yeast Cems, Cream Dablog Ponder, etc.) Chicago aud bt, louls, eee eee UU ecdnret CLAUCU, SCARE. Patented Kept. 10, 1850. Manufacturers and others sro y aninat lntrtn, Buinplew sent qu aupllestue We DEALES ONLY, 136, G, SCOTT & €0,, Manufacturers ond Joybersof Fine Nockwoar & Silk Hakise 174 Madisonest., (hicasa BLUES. COMMON) VWLLULl SENSE SHOES. 86 State-st. .