Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1880, Page 13

SONGS OF TILE SILAS A CHRISTMAS-ITYMN, Fur The Cateaga Tribune, Awake, yo Nations of the Garth, ‘And hear tho story’ of His birth Whose advent to this world of ours: Was told to mun in enrly hours, qhat his distress miyht bo wllayeds Tho wound be healed the fall tad mado; That terror milyhe we setae his soul seat elonds of wrath shoul with vengeful thinders prabiet'ring life with snc rat Katan's dodin would bo hy own, ‘And ov exlvalion o'er he knows. Agethnd passed slice God had silt His Son would come and brulsd the bead Of the devel ver uf our ries And freely give His pard’ning grace To all wha would aeeopt 11s lovey And fitness for the renlins nbove, Well mlyht the story of tha Akies Draw heaversurd the shepherds’ eyo, While sweetest notes of Angels’ sons, Proceeding Crom the Heavenly throug, Aunouneed the Joyful news to Earth of thelr Redeemer's wondrous birth. Qlory to God!” they sang; and then, eyrue peace on Earth, good-will te mont” He cot totocet a broken tw, And, lifted on tho Cross, tu draw All eyes iid hearts ante Hisense, As antt' chy to the slaver's pl qhe Son of God in buen form, yong enilbug on Himself the storm, bfwerath Divine that would litve burst With fury ont work! tecursed, Suet love ng this no soit can know Of nite beings here below— Ko vist, 80 strong, and so profound, Exveed ng all man’s joven to bounds Who ean withstand His protfered love To fit them for the reelin 't fuch is {he one whore 4 Brought Hibe and merc The wildertiess, Indeed, ts glud, J golltude ‘sno longer sid, sert, tou, 0 barren waste, the rosu slinil tastes ith the Hon Ile, d's furlous force shill die, And navons be at pence once more: Who ever fleveely warved before, Bren peace p above? t here Now let ws gladiy ball the day: When Jesus oped forain the way, Where bies! Hess tone 1s Know tty to or spbore, villed throughout the Earth When Christ, the Lord, had here fils bird, Near God the Father's gracious throno; Crowd uw the'tenples of Hs praise, Aud there the tuneful nothoms raise, ‘And let the fir-treo’s greenest boughs ‘There attest our denvure nod vows 4 Tout we'll more oft [ft up our eyes: To our Redeemer in the skies; Yroclaim the news the world around, fulvation's: ay ‘enn now be rounds That nove will perist from the Berth Who will secept the heart's new birth, ACitcAuo, Dee, 23, 18. CHRISTMAS-BELLS. For The Chteage Tribune Those Christmns-belly, how sweet their chimo— Heaven's eranduat, deed of power sublime) he Christ who came With Love atiume Nath burst the bands of huinan wo, And starry worlds with Lovo o’erilow! Earth's olse ts harsh, discordant, drear, With Passion, Agony. and Feur, War's mitrderons sound, ‘That sweeps Kurth ‘round, Its bugte-biast, loud trumpet-call, Furnmon to scenes men's hearts appall! The windy thut blow, the waves that roll, Bear surrowing Sirges ta ench pulo, Want, Wo, and Palo, With sad refrain, At palace, cnstle, cottage-door, Mevt crowned, the rich, the humble poor! Thero [3 no spot on Earth xo bright It hnth not folt some gloom of ylght. Fieree Envy, Hate, a cruel Fate Hath crusted tho lovellest lowers that bloom, And tunde of Barth ong liviug tomb Yhunk Heaven! "Tis u'er, Huw, from Christ's birth, Peaco on the Earth, Good-will to men, thelr reign bogin And ends the relgn of Wo and 5: Then ring those bells—toud peal and chime Jp thunderetones proctaim sublime Love's advent-hour, Almighty power, ‘The tiny tn which mun’s hope forlorn, Tho Peaevful Prinve of Life, was born! el-Lands then vlorious sang, Bright Au Heaven's arch with Hallolujuhs rang; In homie sweet, Low ut Christ's feot, Great Magi Low, with gifts from far, led by the Bustern Guiding. tars While watching shepherds, ‘neath thoro stralos, That fell by night o'er Bothtchum's plains, With wonder fitted With rapture thrilled, Swift to the manger, huste, repair, To sco tholr young Messiah there! 0 Love surpassing Love Diy rine, Earth's pee forever twinel Tho darkness amit, its reign ts o'er— Gronat i, Monsm. ‘Those Christmas> bela, Thelr peul Love's story strangely tella— Love's kingdow comes on every shore; The mixhtlest Kee shall feel its sway, Ages of Wrong to Hight give ways Murtyre no more shall seal their fame dn chariots of devouring tame; No more Earth's mililons rend the skies With tholr tong tule of agoniess rime, Guilt, foul Shame, banished afar, Ci Man's passtona bound uo muro to wur, The dungeon's solltude, Boot gloom, With Virtue, Junocenee shiali bloom, Vast atructures rise and grandly tower, Colossal with Imperial power; Villars, proud coluinys, gild each way; Dright-haloing splendors stream and play; The dusty grooves of joni worn Tine Upbear Magnificence sublime, Atrayed In rober of seven-fold light, Crention’s bridal garment bright, Sparkling with oyery duzaling kom piesa tn Glory’s dindem! ‘The thistle, thorn, shill pass nway— There come one long Mitlenntal day— Tho clreling centuries’ Ago of Gold, Hy bards, aweet prophets, ton; Bid with the sin Tho lias run, TIU from all lunds, tho boundless sea, he Nations come thalr Lord to seg! Ring on, rlug loud, those chimes—ne'or ceasol Uid peace on Earth, zood-will, igoreasa; ~ Tho Angoia’ joy All tongues employ; Earth's myrind inyrlads anthems ralso— With incense sweat, Messiuh pratsel Heyy puoy, W.8, DLANGHARD, CHRISTM AS-CIIIMES. Fur The Chicago Tribune, I. Through tho heart of a city a stream of life « Flowed in a surging wave, ‘hore Poverty, And deeds that bint of the grave, Poverty, Sin, and Want wero And ton who thirsted for er But bigh above all, i a purer air, Hark to tho Christmusechimos} Rich, and full, and soft thoy Wiktavery sonnel Te atleast Aritald T, ko Winter's ating, + “And the gulemn bush 8 kilted, Il, A quict villago, set arid Around of snowy hills; . A quiet vittue, aliost hd From worldly cares and ita, Within the church, Jow-roofed and lone, Tho shivering soxton stands, Ws lantern ‘on the floor of atone, Tho belt-rope in his bands, One stony pull, and, echoing far ‘Acroxs the sloping tlds, ‘he brazen metal's tongue of powor dts Joyful messuge ylulds, And country-fires tho brighter blaze Che YrouUps nrowtid ant many nerds thunk raise At hourlng of the sound, ut. Upon tho wortd of waturs dark, That Ho fn trench'rous Thore Nonts, this nih Culld of a kingly deop, All cloaked In bincksneas, thon thera bursts Upon the aturticd car A sound that fills the bravest heart With agony of foar. The flames lap up the very sea gtits eey tone: Wal, 0 Four, solids mournfully Tho burning Yessel'a knoll, Tho waves into tho vartex rushed? ws clang—and o'er tho sen te Oeeun's Christmus-chimes’ were hushed, nd weury souls Were free, Cuintons iS CHRISTMAS CAROL. dor The Chicago Tribune, Hang evergreen upon the wall} Our * ollve-braneh" go fall ir Bbull steep thia nluht, whute’er bofall, Amild tha umbleme rare a Of song-told aluy, know n tong to alt , Born of a world of care, 1 And strive! for life reposes Jn Mitte bere of balay Aastur this truth discloses, i forotoldt Thon ring those bolls, thoso Chriatinas-vells, hose peal Love's story strangoly tells; in, and Want wore rifo, jeep, prlacoly bark, Be Many B, MULLETT, Foretold by many a pauls But Rang everareon, and let it grace ‘Tho cradte's Joyous abi ite Nut fney who weer jxtle roves, hey wh Aud laurel wreatho in every place. ‘Tho holly and the vino Combine iif bunds, and tuterlace ib buy and eglunting. ‘Then strive! for life roposes Hw virew the patin, MIE CHICAGO TRIBUN ATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, In little hore of ttm; Astor this truth discloses, Horetolt by many a psalm: Not ory whe weer pate roses, Htut they who atrew the palm, ENaiewoov. Fraxk DANteL Burst. KITTTE 'f0 KRISS, For The Chi Tribune, Jolly otd Kerlan, what n follow you gra. Aiding all over the world In the nif Silding duwn ohimneys through nahes ana smoke, Bur-cuvered Kriss, you're a regular Juko, Tow. do you manage to enrry such londs? Tlow do you mannge to keup the tlyht roads? How da you know all the good girls nnd boys? Why don't wo wake with your clutter and noise? How can you guess what wo all would Nke hest? Linw cin you pleasy nll the birds tn the neat? - What tre you daing tho rest of tho yeur? Bleeping Us'pose, with your Iltle reludaer, @bow I'd Ike to know truo If you look Joily aud fut, ike the one in the book. Vad keep an but E know that you stay. Woon children are watching, quite out of the way. & Krigg,vhon to-night you como round with a whirl Don't forget, Bese, tha washwomnan's pelrk, Brig something prety, for Inst year, you knows That was a chimney where Kriss didn't go. Tow does it happon you tke the rich best, Civing thom much, and forgetting the reat? Krias, that's ait wrong, and it Ien't tho ways All shoutd be equal on Santa Clius’ day. Kriss, good ol Kriss, I'm afrald you'll bo mad, 1 was Juat Joking. Don't put me down tid. Jf Besste's taa's chininey is crooked and small, Never uilnd golng to Bessie's at all. Bring up ber playthings, and put thom with ming, Wrapped with nseparate paper and twine, Boon as it's day, poor lek Iesala ll see, Aud givebor tho package you leave here with mes — TOANNA. , For The Chicago Tritune. Friendship weaves n hullowed spell Around each annual Christinas-bell, Thon wishes good are sent Wout, In murmured whisper—lappy shout. Theurta filled with Joy for every creature Palut happy siniles on every feature, Tiut for the friends wo love and priz The soul buunds up with Joyfal ert Ani so to you, the swecte: T wish you now, and Merry Chi Cuivaco, Dee, 24, 1880, CHRISTMAS CHIMES. Tho mondows aro brown, tho lillis aro alt bard, And up through the valley tho clear, erisp alr In singing at Christmas son. Like the sno of the seu In tho purple shell, Tf wo list to [ts notes ft wilt swiftly tell ‘The scerct it’s kept so long. It tells of @ tine so sunny and fale When we watched tho clouds of the snowy alr For tho relndvor's tiny form, And saw in our dreams such pletures of Hight. Ag we lay through the hours of the Jong, dark night, Away from tho clouds and storm, Such pictures ns glow in falry tales Won told nt. tho hour that daylight pales And the erimyon West grows gray, When we fist for the chime of tiny bells Thut aro hung th the shade of haunted dotls And aro rung by goblin and fay. It rings on the heart a tearful change: Of uw darkened tinte, Bo gad, BO Btrane, When our dreams had lost tholr light. It whispers and sings tothe lentloss trees Uur secret that sighs In every breeze TIL the day wenrs into the night. , O, Christmas chimes! yo are merry nnd sad, Yo wound the heart and ye mutco it glad With the musie your righ makes: ay And tho weary beart that bas dreamed so long ‘Takes up the thread of the broken soug: And slings tilt lt quivering breaka. Emily S. Weed, THE SXOWDROP AXD THE HEATHER, A Story for the Little Folks, Written Jor The Chicago Tribune, It was twilight on Christmas Eve. Just the time between daylight and dark when the Iittlo folks have nothing to do but long for the ayening’s festivitics, and n very rest- Jess group was assembled in Aunt Mepry’s pleasant sitting-room. Outside 2 raging storm of mingled sleet and snow dashed wildly agalnst the panes, and ruthlesly tore the Inst clinging Jeayes from the desolate branches, sending thom whirling down to the cold, damp ground; within it was a cozy, pretly room, (umined only by tho tlleckor Ing firelight. About the hearth was na Ist less quartet, whom the storm had driven in- dvora, and who wore tdly wishing the Ing- ging time away till after supper, whon tho gas would be lighted and the Christmas Eve sports would begin. Stretched at full length on the rug fn front of the blazing grate wes Hal Harcourt,.the eldest and quietest of the clrele; closo by were Florence and Belle, his young cousins, and at his feet‘was little Jack, the household pet. Aunt Merry, dear, kind, méthorly soul that she was, had not a chick norehild of her own, yet she loved to bo surrounded by bright, young faces,nnd to her fond ears thelr nolso and nonsense was the sweetest of mel- odiess on Christmas and Thanksgiving, and all other holidays on which any claim what- ever could be Jatd, Merriman Mansion flung wide its hospitable dvors, and exch little cousin, or niece, or child-friond was wol- comed with open arms, To spend a week at Aunt Jerry's was, in the oyes of her young relatives, the very climax of earthly bliss,and. her name soon grew synonymous with Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, and ail other patron saints of girls and boys; her real name, be it sald, was Mrs, Harrtet Merriman, but nobody ever dreamed of calllug her anything but “Aunt Merry,” so aptly did that title scom to auit Its genial, cherry, happy owner, * But to return to our fireside friends, “I wonder where auntie is?” meditated Belle, yawningly. “She haswt been visible since dinner; how dull It fs without her! ‘What tn the world are you dreaming about, Ini?” she questioned, selzing upon anything for diversion, For answer IIal pointed to the glowing conla. “Do you sce that curious figure In the fire?” he asked; “what docs tt look Ike, think you?” J “Which ono?” querled Delle, tenning aver, “Olsco! Why, howlikeaman, & knight in n helmet and armor on horseback! Seo, Florence, isn’t it perfect?" At that moment the doo: opaned and Aunt Merry entered. “ What are my little folks discussing s0 engorly now? Flrelight fan- cles, or Christmas gifts, or whaty” “© Auntle, cone and look at this funny soldier in tho fire!” erled Jack. “Seo him there In the corner on horseback!” When she came forward to view the mar- yol, aly Bello drew out tho big armchalr and ottuman: thon seating Aunt Merry gently in ft, sho suid, conxingly, “Auntie, dear, you're going to stay with us now till supper-tlines antl as we're so tired, with nothing todo, ddn't you think it would be nico for—you to tell usa story?” coming to the potnt all at once and rounding the perlod with a per- suasive klss, . _“O yes, Auntie, do, do," chimed in an eager chorus, “A story,’ she repeated, siniling on the earnest, upturned faces; “why, bless your hearts, youve heard my stock of stories over and over again, but?—unwilling to dis- Appolnt them—" perhaps Lean make one up for tha occasion; whint shall it be about? Ghosts and hobgoblins to sult this gruesome night? tg ‘Thore was silence a momont,and then Flor- ence faltered, glancing thnorously into the dusky corners of the rooy, "No-o, £ guess not that, Auntio.? “One about battles, and guns, and sol- ders," cried Jack, the &year-older, selz- ing upon the subjects deurest to his boyish ivart, , “One of knights and tournaments,” sug: gested Jlaf, the book-worm, “A falry tale, please,’ began Bollo’s wheedllng voice, “But how can 1 ever comply with such varied commands?” exclaimed Aunt Merry, | laughingly. “Must 1 Improviag a story to sult all these tastes? No, no, an original one woudd neyer do; tho bare kica of retat- Ing It to such a fastidfous audience quite ‘ap- palls me} What do you say, Mossy?” she sald, gently stroking the golden head resting on her lop. “low would one of your old fayority do?—'the Suowdrop. aud the Henther,’ for Instar You are the only one who has heard that, L believe.” “Just the thing!” proclaimed Flossy, claps ping her chupby tands ecstatically, “that has Knights, and elves, and battles, Yes, tell us that’? © You, Auntie, do,” echoed alt, Belle nestled close up to the big chatr, Hal putthe sereen before his eyes and then re- aslyned hbmself to listening enjoyment, dack erept to Aunt Murry’s feet nud fixed his round eyes In eager expectation on her face, With a prelinitary poke at the tire, she sel- tied back §1 her chatr and began: “Once upon a time, yenrs nnd years ago, itn the days of fendal enstles and Baronial su- mremacy, OC, gallant Princes and storied Kuilghts, whose prowess in the lists and on the field furnished countless themes for niany a wandering tulnstret and native bard, there stood upon the border-land between Engtand atl Seotlind an ancient castle, ivy-clad, and wlth Its outer batlements falling into ruin, one the stronghold of a mighty Huish laird, now tha home of the widowed Lady Kthelwyn and brave youn Sir Roderick, Aly fathey had been killed tna battle between the clans wi he was wee huddle, and he with his 1 nother aud retlnve of, vassals lived aloy huge ol manor. At ihe Aine ou cuinmences, as the story books sny, ftoderiek hind grown ta be a tall stulwart yout fellow, as valiant in deed san during tn exploit as the dead Maron his father, and, as to louks, ee could tat Md it blither und bonuler hit mand,” his Highs Tan nurse often proudly declared, He til now attalned his Analy, and had grown weary of the clolster-fke seclusion of his life, pleasant though it was; filled with the fire and eagerness of youth, chalns even of roses ehafed tin; Tle longed to ge forth In the world, to visit: scenes of warfare and take partin stirrlig combats, such as the mlustrel troubad@urs had often sung of te them Inthe onken dning-hali by. the routing yule lox, or such as those which old Jeaule, the nurse, used to delight in pouring inte his listening, childtike ears, Lubited with such fdeas of glory and “ambition, he selzed with avidity the first opportunity to escape from his heretofore happy thralldaim, A tournament, he has heard, by to be. het in the nearest (own,—nearest, but uite distant, neverthelesy,—and of conrse he ds all fnpas thence to become one of the contestants on the field; for days and ditys he dreains of this, ti, unable to contain his enthusiasm any. longer, he coniides his desire to his mother, palnthig to her In glowing colors his pov victory, when he ean return to her in triumph, Intirel-crowned and tropliled, snd then, perany Allan, the harper, will cease chantlng the feats and adventures of others, and tune his verse to proc , drous valor and marvelousexplolts of Kulght Roderlek! Lady Ethelwyn hag not the heart to dampen his atdor by entreaties for hin. to abaulon such a project, though sh dreads parting with hluty instend, she eourages him with gentle, kindly wor fends Tin on to nobler aspirations, und, bless Ing hh, thanks Heaven silently for such a Sun, "Thus it happens that, one beautiful spring morning when the birds are cavollng mers ry on tree and bush, and the blue-bells are br glut In the heather, the massive outer gates swing open, tho drawbridge Sir Roderlek, mounted on ls rielly-caparl- soned pall issues slowly forth, un- attended by squire or yeoinnn Slowly ho rides, reining close his prancing steed, and, turning, waves a farewell to the age, pure Dilnd se standing at the gate ant straining his dim vislon'to eateh tho fast glimpse of hig muster, for the young noble- man is beloved by all Jiis followers asa Just and courteons Lord ahd gallant Knight, and it was with regret they heard his decree that he would go on this, hits tirst aunties alone, unnecompanied by any of Ids. falthitut res tainers, Slowly he rides down the long road tia turn hides the castle from view; here he pauses 2 moment and takes one ast, ro- longed look, then, resolutely turning, puts spurs to fis horse and ty soon gallophus “over the hillls an’ far away. ‘The sun beams warmly down and sheds 2 benison of hops nnd courage upon hin;, the Wttle birdy slug nimppy song, which hls responsive heart turns Into an nugury of success, Alliay lone herides, meeting ullyayonint ortwo, forthe } Lintng the wons is turned, and road Is unfrequenteds nt dusk he has reached 1 tumble«town hostelry on the way, and hore hestops for the might, stables his wearked horse, ling a hearty meal, and quails a bum. per with hig genlal host; ‘thei olf to bed anid to slumbering vistoits of hotly-contested tilts and haridly-won victories, “ Early next morn he fs astir, and mounts and hurtles off In the gray dawn, for he has a long journey yet before him and must hasten d£ he would reach the scene of tho tournoy, in tine. Another long day he rides alone, his happy thoughts forming a blithe aceompantinunt to thé melodious canter of hig steed; at nightfall tio Is far from any Duman habitation, and knows tt would be worse than folly to push further on ‘by the side of these trencheroug moors, with no other Nght than the faint twinkle of a few stars, and perhups for nu guide the deeeitfal Will-o’-the-Wisp of the bogs and marshes. So, dismounting beside (9 little brook, he re- Neves; the wornout, faithful charger of lis pee trappings, and forms of thom uwly couch for himself; lying down his fatigued frame soon yields, Stuott to slumber, Long and soundly he aleaps, and dremns of hls stately mother and his castle-home, but in tho tnisty twilight of the morning a sound sud- denly arouses hf from his lethargy; he starts iy nnd Wstens intently; ho hears, oF fancles he hears, 0 low, platnitve. mons he rises squtlously and follows the direction of the sound, when ho comes to # hollow In the side of the road, nud, looking over, sees 1 poor utile old man in: friars garb lying thore, his flowlng beard drabbled with miro, and. his faeo contorted with pain, With pltying heart, Roderlek kneels down, lifts the feeble, trembling frame up tn his strong, young aris, and bears hin to the bed he has construct hastening to tha brook, he brings water, nnd ministers as gently to. the sulferer'’s wants ns 0 nurse to a Blek child, “ Already the sun has begun to gild the eastern hill-tops, and the palfrey Is neightye his master n noisy good-morning ore the friar has regained sulicient strength to tell Roderick of hfs infstortunes how he had been sent on ainission from an Enelish Ab bey neur the Hordeyto’n Kirk in the Ieh- lunds; he had executed his) trust “and was ‘on his return to the south, when, loath to stop far rest at night, he had kept on, and in the’ darkness had stunbled and fallons In doing so ho had so males ankle that he wag unnble to oxtric hi self, ‘aud but for the Father's goodness,’ he ails, ‘in sending the noble Kaight tomy as- sistance, L would suon have become food for the ravens of the nioor.’ “Meanwhile Roderick Mstens and medl- tates; his inind undergoes u flerce struggle between duty and desire, Daty gives her precepts, hard amt cold, bldding lin enst astite hig dreams of the tournament and suc. cess, and Becempany ing, the pean erippled nionk to iis destinution; but desire awerves, hh backavard, witlsparing to him of the de. Jghts of the long-thought-of jousts, recall- {ng to his memory the fatigns he has en. dured to get this far only to be turned back by a peevish old ian, bidding him consider ghee mors what honor he would acquire It he came off victor, and, most alluring of all, with what pride hls mother would weleoma her gon returning prize-ladens but here wily desire overstepped tho mark, for. with thothangit of his mother a float of mens orles rushes over him, recollections of that mother's holy teaching and example, and the triumph of duty Is secure, i “Reverently he answers, ‘Holy Father, L regret your infsfortune, but tum glad to have been the means of your preservation, Dy your lenye we will coutinuo our journey together 1 will seq you safely within your abbey-walls,’ s “So the next three days they travel south- ward In company, tho vardfooted monk seated pon phe) rich capariaons of the slowly-paclng” horse, the gayly-eauipped knight striding sturdily along by hits side, Days fraught with pleasure and dtiterest wre these, and tho hours, far from belng burden: some or wedry, Hyon fulten wings, ‘The trlar, with the garrulity bat not the tedious: ness of age, draws forth from hiy stores of erudition anecdote npon anecdote, narrative upon narrative, allke instructive, amuslay, pathotle, and goud, “What wonder, then, that It{s with feol- ings of regret Moderick beholds, upon the third afternoon of bls self-imposed pligriin- nge, the outer walls of the abbey looming up In tho distance? 4 tinge of sadness Imparts Itself to hiy pretiminary words of parting, and a curious-smile filty over the fathor’s facu as hy heurs them, ue Blowly they approach the entrance and pass through the open gateway Jato a thick | wood, * Why, Leannot even see the abboy- towera,! Roderick begins to protest In some surprise, *{t fy so hidden: by this dense grove na not to be visible tll we are close upon it,’ explains the friar. They ride up the broad avenue of trees untll about hn the contre of the wood, when suddenly, without any warnlng, the monk leaps from the pale frey, and Ina twinkling w tiny elf, dressed In Torey. iron, stands In’ hits atead before the amazed kulght; winding a Ute silver horn + its echoed from all direetlons ond, from every site come rushing over the erackling leaves anil twles and hasten to make obelsance te thelr chief. Wher all are assembled he tetls thai that while out on a inbsenlef-seeklag tour he had ehanced upon this young nobleman, nnd narrates fa detall the maneuvre by whieh he has fed hint hither, Thoth fond of tilsohlef taking, those elves nre good and kind at heart, and when thefr King (for suet he ts) describes wll Rod erlek's gentleness and self-sneriilee, | they y crowd around hin and in thetr en. thisiagm tosy thelr wee caps in the ale and vend It with acelamations. § What reward shall we bestow tpon this mortal, den?” asks the clf-king, ay he pauses for breath at the conclusion of his recital shield! they. ery, with one volee, Instantly dispatehed, who quickly returas bearing a tine-stained bag of once white atk, Which he flands to the King, why care- fully opens itand as earefully draws forth from ite depths a smceisiiken shleld of erie son hie nnd fine ag if woven fn a fairy looms on itis wrought in the dainthest of woodlund tints a sprlz of henther, the anclent badge of Rodoriek’s clang so. skillfully embrolkdered is Jt that it seetns In reality a living spray xrowing from. the silk. Placing tin the young iian's trembling hand, the elf-king thus addresses him, *O valiant knight, may this: witt of the elves ever prove a magic talisman to yous my It guard you from all dangers and shelter you from all peril, Take good care of It, TL prithee, and: whenever. your heart falters and you funey ity | brightness lessening, seek again this elvan retreat and ottr agsist auee. fle you now to the home of Sir Ly- bert of Anneslie, a trusted friend of your noble father, of whom you have oftti henrd him speak; ‘the buba day's journey to the enstot here. Euter with him upon the Bor. der War now raging. Fleht valiantly and fenr not: as long as your shiell is preserved you are iuvulnerable, God speed yo on your way, O best of mortals, and inay you never regret the three days passed fi the company of the bi cd frie,” WAS nished speaking Roderick isabout to reply, when, to his second surprise, tha King and his train of pigmy followers vanish ng stiddenty as thay Apwareds he pinches himself to see If Iths alla dream; but not here are the woods all aroutid him and here Is the precious gift tn his hand, and bibs oharger nelghing foudly near hie inpatient tobe om, Adjusting the shield earetully under his armor he springs to the palfrey’ baek snd gallops briskly out beyond the walls and down tha read away from the setting sun Atthe inn where fe rests that might he hears mueh talk about the war he is to enter upon, andeasnally learns to his dismay: that Sir Exbert’s party will doubtless be ut- terly vanquished. “Late the next lay he arrives at the por- tals of Annesile Iu, and, having with much ditlewlly persuaded the cautions servitor at the gate that he is not a foennu hn tilspeuilse, but n friend bringing assistance, he ts ad- initted, Inthe courtyard he discovers Eg. bert nnd a crowd of stalwart warrlors; inak- Ing hhnself and his purpose known, he ds eordlally received by the okt knight and his followe At the ev ni ined, whieh, for. his father’s sake, he tg invited to parlake of in the household elrele, he’ meets the Earl's fair-haired, blue-eyed danghter, little Elsie, the gentlest and ‘sweetest: of gentle, sweet mmatdens, ‘To Roderick sha iy 1 yislen of beauty such as he has never seen before, and he mentally likens her to her native flower, tha pure, white stiowdrop. Tralned in all the courtly gallantry of the day, thon as yet little practived init, he converses so. {lil ently and gayly, and with “so many witty plaints. that Elslo’s demure eyes more han ones brighten into merriment, and the oll kuight: unknits his brows and even sintles In approval himself, . “Tho days that fullow this pleasant meet- ing nre ones of sharp and bitter struggles, bloody and wearlsome contests, Morn after morn do the old and young warriors sally forth to battle sile by ‘side, and night after night they return, sometimes weakened and disheartened, again encouraged and hopeful, Loud are Sir Exbert’s praises of his protége's valor; and de il, for ‘he is ever in the thickest of the light, and,-though ocerslon- aly grazed by an arrow or touched by 0 spear-polut, le has hitherto escaped tn wounled, With glowing ‘eart Elsie Mstens to her fathor's words and ‘seeretly echoes them, Mornings she often comes to assist her father into his armor, and when one morn she helps Roteriele gird on his sword and he tells her at eve how much better he hus fought with itin consequence, ale comes thereafter everyday and with her own white Angers aldd hin'tn bucking? on the unwieldy wenpon, One day, Aen this | little services has been performed, Roderick, in his excess of pleasure . perhaps, or forsomesuchrenson, forgéts to don hls ni shile! ‘This day the climax of the war Teached ; ag the enemy, powerful in number, adyanees the chances of victory seem slight for Egbert’s side, but his men all fight like Hons, and suceccd xt last In, routing thelr op- ponents and driving evory surylyor of the onslaught from tho field, “Into this fierce en- counter Roderick throws his whola strength and daring; ho forees his way into the very 1 ant, I a se ores of fittle mien we by the security bestawed by tho shleld, he forgets its absence until ernelly reminded by several severe wounds; Neroleally refusin al! assistance, he presses on till victory Is evi- dent; thet, wiable to keep up any Jonger, he Is borne swoonlng to the ¢astle. For nuny days he Ses tossing In détrian and knows not of the nixlous-eyed, aulet tittle nurse who tends hin so faithfully. But tn the tong weeks of convalescence he soon learns to np- recinte and enjoy thls tender enre, t isten for Tlsto’s gentle footstep, to watch her dainty, silent movements, and to hearken with delight to her sweet vulea singing simple, native — bailnds- “Tt Is nat surprising, thon, that when Rod. erick Is fully recovered, and after a inonth or 0 has been spent in hunting sports with hospitable Sir. Egbert, 0 quiet: wedding should take place fn the gray old manor, and our happy hero should return to his north- ern home accompanied by his fttle Enyiish Dride, by Sir Exbert, and a long traln of frlonds aud retainers, “On tho morning of Ils departure he con- sidors how diferent a journey this will bo trom his first one, nud how muah reher he {s in the possession of hls lovely Elsie, his hard-unrned, honorable sears, and bis unngic shicld, With this Uhought he hastens to get itto take with hn, when ol upon the erin- son silk, twined about te heather, he sees a snowdrop broldered In the purest and whitest, of silken threads; with delight he bonrs it ta Luly Elsie, who has, of course, heard long: neo nll about his elvan adventure, and they both decide It to be an omen of the watchiul- ness of hls plgmy friends, “A very diferent journey, Indeed, fy the homewar(l one, enlivened agit {5 by tho pres- ence of some fifty saulres and a hundred yeomen, and many a Kuleht of high degree, With (etes and rojolelng they ara welcomed by Fauly Uthatwyn; with mirth and merri- ment tho days roll gayly round; the old castle resounds with te blithe melody many voices, and Radorlck's cup of joy seems full to overtlowing. “two years of this happiness fly all too feetly, and then Ludy Ethelwya begins to notles with solleltude the gradually fading Dloom and dimming oye of her layed daugh- ter, Horn tong tle she conceals her ax: chiding herself for her nervousness, ull it beeomes tov apparent to be hidden longer. So sho finparts her fears to Roderick, —their lovely Southern blossom, she feels sure, Is Urooplie, transplanted ito the coll blasts of this Northern home, With dire forebodings of evil they send for the Jearned Hubert. Rokestone, by lucky chancy domiciled just now In the castle, a ban versed allke Inthe. rude aedicn) skilt of the dayand In the much-revered art of astralog: Ss pounds, all with uo effect, save further weakoumg her they were to heal, and 0 cure- ful study of the stars undor curtain condl- jons and with many weled incantations, the sage Hubert pronounces Lady Elsie already boyond the rench of mortal ald, Roderick cannot, Will not balleve It. Ho has been 80 complctelys #0. Solttulily happy, and now to think that he must lose his mout pieelous of earthly treasure falrly, erushes him, — In desperation he seeks ‘the falr: shiehl, resting Guletly In its place, undis- urbed during wll these happy months, ‘To his dismay he sees that the crhnson ls dark. tu deep bloud-red and the litle silken huwdrop Is drooping over from Its stem, Thon the elf-king’s parting words coma to hin, and, without more ado, he hastens to tho-cdurt-yard, leaps on a horse standing there rendy hurnessed, and: rides like the wind, he knows wot how long, till ho reaches the well-remembered, gray stone wall and the guto stl oven, Up thé avenue he spurs his tagging steed, and,onee In the middleat the grove, leaps down, draws forth the shield, and hatleos wildly about him, wakenlag wyriad echoes throughout the forest, who seu, to his fevered fancy, to sed hin muck: Ing and derisive answers. A feellnyg of utter despair fs creepIng over him, when, us iehas hoped, tho elt-king, once sore tu friar’ ulso, appears before hho, and, raising his hand, he checks the Inpetuous rebellous ontuouriug of grief with which Hoderlek reels Lun, s ics 1 tells him inlldly that, hls sorrow fs known to his elf-land trlonds, and that It Is B DUUlshinent visited upoR hhuy, slugs he has Alter nunirous tris. af various come’ 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES been so thoughtlesly, sellishly happy, and tng bestowed tipon a human being the deyo- thon dite to One alone, and now he ts adel tolls sin by bis rebellious and hard heart “Tf you wish to save the life of this dear ane, the elf continues, ‘yor must undergo a severe penanee,’ — Toderiek eagerly demands ft. “You must journey on foot far away to the south and beg your bread as you go, until you discover n sprig of heather with a snowdrop twined abuut it, which you must then bring here to me. In the meantime, you must learn each day the history uf some per- son you nay meet or of some family where youwnbldent night. Now go forth? With these words and a wave of his hand the elf dlsmlased tlt. “ Fitty long, dreary y ders; thlik! ars Roderick wan- we by day of Elsie, dreaming of her by night: his wateliword throughout all his trints being ‘For her sak his sole hope the saving of thls preeious fe; years of misery are these, and yet of blessed good, At lust, heartslek pnd weary, he comes, pray-halred, bowed, infiem: oll man, once inore ty the forest retrent of the elves; once more he Js met by the elf-king. looking pre- chely the samme ag when he feft lin long ago, and Tn a auavering, weakened yolee our poor, Wornout Roderick tells how his quest has been fruitless; he has sought In vain for the snowdrop aud the heather, and has at Jost despalred of ever wetting it. “Ant do you still feel so rebellious? then inquired the eff. “*Na. have seen misery all along my journey. Thave met no person who could say he was perfectly happy. 1 have ‘found no family upon which death lind not Jaid dais Ulehting Mixer, and {now see that grief is the lot of all, and that Lam not alone in ry sorrow. Lam resigned, but yet—O, my Elstel? ana piteous wall of angulsh breaks from nis ps. “The tender-hearted elf ean endure this no Jonge Drawing forth the shivld, whieh Roderick had left with bin when starting out on, bis quest, he lands it back to hin with ‘a few mystic utterances, “Tn an second what a change! the erect, handsome, rlehly-attired young knight Rod- erlek stands on the very spot accupied an In- stant before by the weak, ragged old man, and his amazed countenance conyulses the merry eff with laughter, us he questions, : jt alla dream, then? = "8No, brave Knight,’ replies the King, ‘It was realty. The recollection of adream would be transient and fleeting; Lwish this experience of yours to ever be a vivid re- membranec, ‘The -years which seemed so fong and hard to you were only elf-years, not such ng you mortals tern: years, and: Jn reallly, but an hour or two of your thie has. clapsed siuee you started from here, half-erazed with grief on your wearlsame pilgcimage, You understand my onect, no douht, In sending you on such 0 fruitless ex- pecitlon, Tt was that by meeting others and earning their sorrows you might become resigned to your own, as you hive become, The shletd you see is now bright and lustrous ones again, the snowdrop is not «lrooping and faded, but erect and gleaming white. You begin to foresee from this, 1 per- ceive, the joyful welconiesthat awalts your return, By your brave penntce your pretty Elsie has well-nigh recovered; seek her now and find tn your own castle hone the longed- for object uf your quest,'the Heathor, a tan- ly, noble, valorous young kieht, and the nnd wife,’ “But there Is the siinoer-bell simmoning us lmpatiently, so 1 will leave it ta you, my dears, to finnxing a sequel to my story und discover its moral for yourselves.”” es A Story That Seems to Lack Some of tho Internal Evidences of 'fruth, but, Neve ertheless. ‘. Satt Lake Tribune, Jerry made hls sppearanee in Tyanpaugh District, in Arizong, very early In its history. He was a mule. Very pronounced mule. Joe Singleton brought him Into the district. He said he gave $100 for him In California. Ile expected to get some work out of Jerry Inthe mines, He did't, Jerry was the color of a sunbeam buffalo robe, large and angular, and knock-kueed before aul behind,—very, behind. Ile had only one ear, the other had probably beet enUolf by some ong ina fitof anger. It was, no doubt, the Iast miute’s ear that the mam ever cut off. Jerry: was a mute that would resent anything of that kind, When he was golng to sleep his surviving ear would nod, nnd nod, and sink lower, and lower, until tt hing own ovue hig eyes... Jerry was dreante ing then of his ehitdhood days. ald jule, In meanness, doe tried Jerry ut various kinds of work, Tried hin at a whim for raising ore. Jerry did't wor ong until he hud a misunder- standing with his driver, Ue kicked the driver and drove hing otf the ill. Jerry was so certain that no miner would work fn the shaft when he was at the whim. ‘To do so woukl be taking chances with the ore bucket, Ile was harnessed to a water-cart, but kicked the head ont of the water-barrel, Next he was placed Ina team, Ils habits were de- Uiiekest of the enemy, anil; ‘grown careless-| moralizing to the other mules {n the team, and he was removed from the society, One evening le and another mule were Ued to- gether to keep them from wandering too far, and turned out to browse forthe night. ‘The nextinorning one of them was dead. Jerry wouldn't work at anything, Ie Just wanted to wander ground and enjoy Dhaself, It got sq he hud nearly atl his tine to htm. self, Ile Foamed about the camp and vicin- ity, Ono day he fell into an abandoned shaft thirty feet deen, No one tried to get Iimout. Ttwas thought he might end bis useless extstence In there, He could be scen nt the bottom nodding, | Finally, after te liad been In five days, Tom Kerrigan tood pity on hh ‘Tom was kind to animals, ie said Jerry was 0 bal mule, but he ought not to be allowed to starve, Tom rigged ropes, got help, and holsted hin: out, ‘Phen he went up to Jerry, and, patting him atfectionately, sald “Had a pooty rough time, didn’t you, old oy? ‘fom disappeared In the shaft. “Jerry had straightened out one of his hind legs. ‘Tom was taken out er porlausly injured, Ile lingered between [fe and death for along thie, Mo had to have one of “his legs ampu- tated, and Nnatly got up with asthifarim, Ie isinaklng his: Hying as amusician in San Franelseo now—a hand-organ, derry dhi not haves paint-brush td. Ils owner, hid always seemed to Ike Just his natural tall, They loved life. if Jerry was getting to be prominent In Tvan- ugh, lle was arising mule, His conduet, however, was beginning to tell on his owner. dav Singleton had come Into eamp nstendy Fyoung man, but he was getting a little reck~ jess and dissipated, ‘Trouble on bis mind, Joo was pettlig poorer, and he needed his tmule’s assistance, He tried Jerry once more, drawing in and out of the tunnel derry drew the car out once, ina kicking manner, Just us ho returned from the mouth of the tunnel to the face of It, a ble blast went off prenin- turely. Outside parties went Into the tun- nel, peering: nuxlously through the smoke to see If the ye men working at the face were injured, They were all dead, Jerry was inigstng.. ‘The blast had made an unexpected Jarge hole in the floor of this tunnel, When the suoke grow less dense, Jerry was discov. ered standing at the bottom of thls hole, unhurt, chowlng a pleco of fuse, Jerry would ent almost anything. Me was purtial to, jg of bacon-rind, wagon-covers, and col- ara. Ho could make a comfortable meal on “axlegrease, At onetime he was stealing barley front asack, ‘There were some giant curtrldges mixed in tho barley, Ho pleke np ons of the cartridges. A number of mei were watching him, expecting him to meet a horrible death, ‘Thoy Mhought it would bo a Ait ending of his career, Jerry chewed and the cartridge exploded. His tall, mada a ite tle tremulous move—that was all, He spit out the shell and tuok another cartridge, Anew man from Callfornla came Into the camp, He recognized Jerry and Joe He said Joo had not given $100 for the mule; that Jerry was from the San Joaquin Valley, where ho had been o prominent, leading mule; that there had been mnss-mectings of tho ctl. zens there to determine howto get rd of dersy, Ve jas thinning out, the farming community.” That tinatly the County Court of Monroe County gave Joo Singleton, who was passing through the woul, $10 to tale the mule to Arizona, Joe's 3100 story was exploded, He was joked avout it. Mo drank harder, wandered farther and farther away der: from the camp. Joe had despaired af hini per mnules would nog asaoclate with hin, ‘They felt constrained In his presence, He disappearad, One day onlvanpaugh Indian came into camp. Misband made thelr headanagters ona Uitte creek twonty niles away.) Ile was in trouble, Ho wanted to zo to Wash- fugton to seo tho Great Father. Me sald: * So want talk Great Fathor, Mullean man meni. Let mule co—mulo eattent, Papoose he hit wule—mule kill papoose—kill squaws, Me big clief—bit mule—mule bit me—he big ehlef? dt was Jorry. dou Singleton dicd In the insane asylum, ————— Zola on Dumas Pore, Emile Zola protests ugalnst a statue to Alex- andro Duwustor wo simple rowion that there vie ok . Siowdro, hig fovlng, pure, and gentle tttle’ He was an, are twelve worthicr mon who ought to pass be- fore him, nnd first of all Balzac, There aro Stendbul, Flaubert, Michelet, SMussct, ‘Théaphite Cautler, Maudatatr Delnerolx, Courbot, Rerllot, Salute-Heu fA statite ts ty bo erected to Duis, Zo! being Ineacribed on the pedestal: “To Alexandre Dumas, beesuse he was a goud fellow, because he amused ts, bucnuna he was the father of Alexandre Dumas, the younger." Zoln offers 1,000 franes toward a statue to Balzac, and thon 300 to tho statue of Dumas, SCENES IN SIAM Propitiating tho Spirit of tho Wlver— Lanterns, Flowers, Flreworks, and MusicmAmerican Congratulations to tho King. Correspondence Pittaburg Commerctal-Garette. Baxanor, Oct. 2.—During the past week the native population of the elly has been kepton the qui vive by the ceremonies of giving offerings to propitiate the Spirit of the River. On these occaslons the King takes part in the ceromony, embarking on the river in the Royal barge, attended by his Court, ‘The display of fireworks {s very fine, ant the seenc in nll {ts features Is so peculiar to this nation that L yenture to send you a descrip- ton of it, thinking that It would be Interest ing to your many renders, On the night ot the 18th we were out on the river In a little boat which was anchored Just opposit the Itoyal Palace. It was “iutd- night ona tropical moonlight night. ‘The full moon flooded the earth with a soft mel- Jow. radiance, throwing Into sharp relief the shniows of the vessels on the water. Swiftly and gently the canoes of the natives kept passing before our eyes ng we watched the other shore for the appenranre of the Royal party. Suddenly the sharpelang of the gong eives the sigunl that the King hag arrived at the lunding; the band on the Royal yacht strikes up the Slamese national alr; another band on shore joing iu. In an instant the river, whieh before was Iuminated only by the moon, was ablaze with thousands of Jamps and torches, ‘Then appearert the pe- cular feature of the oceasion. ‘The farther side of the river had been kept free from boats by roves stretelud between vessels lying at anchor, leaving an open stretch of water a few rods in width ex. tending some distance along the bank. As soon as the Royal barge hia left the Janding and moved to Its nppointed place, a myriad of tittle boats, Bayly deeo- crated With Ilghted candies, were let fvose at. the upper end of the Inclosed spnee, and floated swittly down the stream, disappear- Ing from view around the bend of the river, "These boats were olferings made to the Spirit of the Menaw, partly in gratefal acknowl- edginent of the annutl inundation, upon which the harvest depends, and partly to se- cure the ood will of the spirit and prevent a recurrences of nflood like that of dast year, When many of the plantations were de- yastated by the overflow, For nearly an hour we watched this procession of briilliutly lighted bouts elide past us, while huge rock- ets Whizzed through the alr, and large tire- balls soared aloft and burst In every dlrec- tion, Lhe music of the bands, softencd to sweet melody by the distance, enine, Nunting tous over the water, and recalled Longfel- jow's Well-known Hines: And tho nights shall pe filed with muale, anu the cares that infest thu das" Shull folil thuir tents like the Aribs, aAnd silently steal away, But at leugth there was a moment's hush, and there wis heard again the halt-plalutive sound of the National alr, announcing the departure of his Majesty and the close of the eeremony. Svon the Intnps were all extin- guished, the crowds of spectators disperse and once nore the moonlignt reigned su- prene over the cloomy hatks of the shipping: and the swiftly-flowing eurrent, Ohe part of the MHlumination, which struck ne ns being in remarkably good taste for an Oriental country, wus the tuunehing ¢ Nowers instead of boats, ‘These flav of a beautiful pink color and about eleht Snehes in «iameter, Earlier in the night for several hours one could see them tlontins everywhere, ench with a ting: enndle placed in te centre. As they sparkled and danced on the waves the effect was strangely beautl- ful, ‘They wero usually. the offerings of poor people who could not afford the expense of fitting out a arger vessel, On the ocension of his Majesty’s birthday, ashort time ago, the Americans residmyg in Bangkok sent hina congratulatory address, to which he responded <i .a plain, unagsuin- ing style, remarkably at variance with the usted) tone of such pipers In this part of the world. # ‘The congratulatory nlltress was presented by Gen, Haldeman; United States Consul, ahd was as follows: To Hta Majesty the King of Stam—Stne: We, the American citizens residing In Bungkok, des Bir to oxpreas to yuutr Majesty our conzratulue tons that In personal health and political prog- perity your Majesty bas reached another birth- au. annlversary. ‘We have in common with all the people of the renin deeply syinpathized with your Majesty in your Majeaty’s Inte domeste boreavemant, Wo xelove tor tho sorrow and rejoice in tho wel- Inro of the King of Stumm, Wo congratulate your Majesty in the progress which has been mde in thia Kingdom, Some of us remembor the thing when there were here uo steambonts, no tele- graph wires, and no carriage reads, Now tho river Is sitive with stuumbouts, the streeta ure Ined with carriages and huraes, und tho tole- graph ig ald at the Capital and projected to neluhboring countries. [ron bridges apan tho creeks, smoking steam mills adorn the banks of tho rivers, and Nouting ships ire taking: sway the exuberant productions of this count ni bringing back the merchandise at other lan Whilo we rejoice in these great inprovements We uccept ay pices that: there will be BLL wreater progress tn the administration of Justice, ua more efective police system,an entire sups pression of bribery, extortion, gunibling, and i11- temperance, New canals hive been opencd, but tho old ones are still capable of improves ment by dredging, Tho strevts and Innes aircady improved muy be made better by paving, and Rreut facilities olfered to the public by opening curringe rouds from thorlver to the King’s high way, tt wras recently said by a Sinmese, high in rank, that the Americans wero the rst to intros duea cdueation and tne Improvements of civil: Jantion to. Slum, and we will be the lyst to labor and pris for the prosperity of the kipgdew and the wellare aud bupplucus of ity oulightened sovereign. a ’ In reply the King first returns his personal thands to Gen, Llaldeman and then continues: ‘Tu the Amertean Citizens residing at Bangkok > That you united In presenting u cougratulutory nddreas on my birthday gives me pleasure, und 1 beg to say in reply: Thouxh the past events fin any family’ bave been paiaiully sorrowful, it has beon a pleasant alleviation to observe that you, and your Princes, nobles, and Government oftl- clalsof my eountry rently sympathized with me lniny gelef, It hits been an exhibit of the faithful attachment of those undor any protec. tion, and of tho personnl friendship uf peoples whose countries jive tn Li hieiy eeepc with mine, Despite my sorrow, it hus been a great mental rellef to observe thit my country has not wut. torad in ber prosperity ou nccount of my sors row, aud the friendly relations of the treaty Powers 1s increasing, heney | can assure you T stilt have sources of enjoymant | hive no thoughts of retreating from plans tu advance tho promnertty. of the country and of stecugthen= ing her relatfons with othur conntricd, All my purposes In these respects | will ulways endeavor to elfect to tho best of iny ability. Figase accept mny thanks for your sympathy in ny sorrow, and your rejulofag when it was bofiting on this my birthday, [wish for you every possiblo blessing, that It world be proper you should enjoy through Hi iniluenos ty my, dominions, As to those that It would be beyorid my power to secure for you In acvordunce with your wiehes, muy Hoe who Js wrent in the unt- Verse and who fs nble to offect ull things, line part to you blessings and happiness at all times. Throne Hatl, Boroma Habnoha Satit Ma- holabr, Sedan, 1th unntion, ith of tho pea year of tho Major Dragon, With of our relun, Baumeso vtvil ora 203 (fe. Bep. AD) BYAMINDEL, ‘The aMiletion to which His Majesty alludes wos the death of the late Queen, Who’ was drowned in| the Menaw several months aluce, ‘The King of Sinm hay the reputation of bying tho most enlightened and progress Ive monarch of the East, excepting only the Mikado of Japan, ——_——_ " His War Record. Hroklyn Bugle,» “Them war reniniscuuces Of feta la mighty Interesting,” piped a little man from behind tha stove, udu sort of ellouve fall on the rest of the loungers, “They remind mo of when [wis in coumnund of thd Contedoruta forces at Vicks- ma Tho crowd unbinged fteelf and gazed ad- miringly at tho iittly man, » And were you in the Heb—Confoderate sery= Jeot" usked a one-legged tan, “fT was," modestly conceded tho man bebind tho stove, “Don't you remember when tho One Mindred and Fourth Florida Cavalry charged your outworks on the second alope, and you ull toak your Ui et 0 the rear?" ‘They alladinitted thoy bud beon in the Army of tho Potomus. “It sceme Lo wo," said tho litle. mau to tho one-lexyed mun 1 ikes me your fice be foutliar, Don't you remunibor whon the Bucond Georgiu broke your left ut Colt Harbor? Wasu't you acting Aid-de-Cuinp for Gen, Keyuulda “No,” bealtuted tho onuleyged mau, poking tho fre with wuneceasary vigor. = *'Phese othor euictetven, uiliat remembor it,” sugavated the Nitle mwn wartiog with bia sub- sty, “Nut one of thoin was there. Butouc of you must baye been tn the Shon- oda. ; bof andonh when my division of Teo's army checked your advance and the One Hundred and Twonty-first North Carulina held you during that Friday night.’ - A man who had been whittling a shingle got upand wentout, ‘The rest lounged up to tho connie ped asked what time tho Hayle was " ‘4 “Sny,” continuod the ittlo man, entching the one-legged man by the slecve as tha rest mando for the door, “you must have been at Octtya« burg, and you must have seen mo whon I charged your right and turned you back toward weet me Bios" fldgetted the one-teuged “Let mo goo, fldgel the one-legged m: “seni tliat the liret of eeond day?” ee “That was tho second day," responded tho [ttle man, quivering with exeltemen “ET wasn't in the second day's, fight,” satd the ona legged mun, helptesiy, - “Then you muatrecollect my artillery chnrag Beas is Wa Stig eal a jotted the little man, elute! nervously at tho othor'a coat. a a ee é thn ef FS “No, I-[ was ona furlou: wasn't thore, shrieked the jone-lexged Mao : 2 penen ye lose your leg 7" howled the lite tle man, “ what battle was you In?” a] Lwasn't in any,” moancd the one-legged man, *T lost my leg ona buzz saw,” and out ho went precinitately. “Strange,” muttered tho little man, as he filled his pipe. © When you came to {lure down theso here war reminiscences they all didn’t happen, T haven't been outside of Brooklyn for going on forty years, and thore wasn't: ono of thet fel. lows but §thought Tl was Stonewall Jackson," and tho little nian bombarded bis stomach with aslugof Kentucky binky. and planted himself for the next barroom soldier, A SIOUX SCANDAL, Young Spotted Tal! Klopes with Strans ger Morse’s Wife. Omaha Heratd, A scandal among tho highest circles of the Sioux natton has just been agitating aboriginal society at Rosebud Agency. Tho particulars are glyen the Herald by a gentleman who camo frum tho place n day or two ago. Sotno days since, young Spotted Tall, son of Bpotted Tull, tho reuownoi Chief of all tho Bioux, took ndvantayo of the nbsenco of Chict Stranger Horso ona hunting expedition to per- auade Stranger Horse's equaw to clopo and Ilva withhim. 1 hey remalned several daya In young Sante ‘tepeo, without interruption of thair guilty OUTS, Struugor Horso returned from the hunt te find his fre gone out, his squuw—he had but one— departed, and his tepes desvlate, Gathoring his friends about him, he started out with his ritie, threatentug tho life of tho Chief who bud brought shame Into his household, ‘The alfatr was reported to tha Agent, who sum- moned tho faithices wife and her paramour to the Agency, where thoy were confronted with tho wronged husband. Young Spotted ‘Tatl ap- penred to have passed through a tong dchanch, and the worn hung ber head in tha presenco of her husband. When tho Agent demanded of young Spot why he bad cominitted thls wrong, the culpritgave the same lamentable oxcuse thut was olfered by tho flrat of tha race of men, “She led ino'inte it," said the wayward hief, . After a full hearing of the ense, in which tho Agent acted as a mediator, It was decided that. the wounded honor of Stranger forte should be healed with the gift of an American horse and a number of valuable. articles, and thut he ebould take back bis wife and live with hor again. eT Uloodshed was averted, and the scandal shed, In following tho usages of the tribe, pantie Horse will very Mkely muoko the faithless pie im dugdiluy and tuke another squaw untae iinsell., —————$ Remarkablo Yuerenso in tho Uso of Opiuin. : albany Evening Journal. A qneries of a century nyo the use of opium in Albany was meagre ay compared with to-day, There were at that tine but about 36) pounds of ophia and 376 ounces of mourphia sold during & year, Then the population waa 57,00 and the vonsumption of optuin- about ‘forty-three a per annum to ever in- hubitant, while’ the rate of morphine wn jega_ than = three grains person. To-dny, with the consus showing our city to contain more than (1,000, the unneal con= sumption of oplim hag crept up to 9,500 pounds, and tmorphin to 5,400 ounces, This large increaso inthe consumption of these drugs cannut ene. trely be churged to the growth of tho city. Since 1X6 the Incrense in tho city’s population has been .60, white the increase of the sale of oplam during that time hua been uv per cent, and morphin 1,100 per cent, making a total of these. two druid of ay per cent-in a quarter of a vent~ ury, or 20 uraing of oplum and twenty-four xraing of merphine to every Inbabitant. Bee sides this vast quantity of those drugs, botween 400,000 and 200,000 morph pilis are sold through- out the elty in year, These pills contuta frou one-tenth td one-quarter of a grain of mor- phine apiece. Taking’ on an estimate 450,000 pills as the avernye annunl consumption, aver. aging, say, one-sixth of n grain aplece, would minke the morphine in them welzo about 170 vunces, Oplitin pills algo have a jurge sale, but not bulf go many aro gold as of tho ulkalold. It is estiniated by men up In the business that thore aro 600 tines a8 inany murphino pille sold as any other kind, Of tho 4.500 pounds of oplum disposed of In this city annually, careful inquiry made by a Journal reporter reveals the fact that fully ones quarter I consurned by ple in ita native state. The remaining’ three-quarters are used iu making tho different — opiates, tho largest’ proportion being weed in tho vreparation of laudanwin, One drupe dist stutes that where twentye! years ngo ho made it by the gallon, bo now prepares It by. the: barrel. A quarter of a century ogo an oplum- eater was a rarity; to-day the nuuibor is largo and on the increase. Fully four-fifths of tho oplum-enters are wonon. Those eaters event. vally exbipit nervousness. The skin becomes shriveled und the complexion assumes n gngron hue, At times tho enter has cold swoats and nausea, besides numerous other kindred (ls. << Itching, scnly ant scrofulous humors apcerle ly, nerminently, anocconomiealiy cured by the Cuuicura Remedies when all othor buimnun agen- efea tall, Who crn doubt thoi atter reading tbe siutligatien you, cures daily published In this paper U.S. STANDARD Scales! CHICAGO SCALE 00, 147, 149 & 151, Jefferson-st,, Chleago, Manufacture more than S00 Dillerent Varieties. . B50 | 4-'Ton (8x1) Allother sizes in proportion. |All Scale Iron Levera, Steel Bearings, Brass Beam, Beams Hox, and building directions with each Beale, The “Little Detective,” for Famlly or Oltica, $3, Sold by dealeraeverywhere, Send for price-liste TELE] CONTRAST! White other Baking Powders are largely ADUL- ITERATED with ALUN and othor burttul drugs, In all of ite ortzinad holesomences, ‘The best erldence of id EVV, MEALT S, FURITY, em EFFECTIVENESS, de THE PACT of ite belng used toeday, frou North to Routh, frum East to West, I tne bowes of the rich aud poor, whero {t has bem used fur tho lust 15 yeare. A PURE FRUIT ACID BAKING POWDER, NEVER SOLD IN BULK, Made by STEELE & PRICE, Manufacturers of Lupulfn Yeast Geuts, Speclal ft Houde ss Flavorlug Extracts, cte., Chicsgo and 51 { a yenr ta each,