Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 29, 1881, Page 12

THE HOME. A Thrillingly Interesting. Novel by Polly Phemus. a three-tollar circle of the theatre when his grumbles at beng compolled and nx hil fora sent in one ot lu hig whoto aute of Shakspeuro nthistunguc'send. Io cin whtatle operas by the hour. and tho young Indies love him, princt- pally, becausy he always calls for them with a earrings, He dearly loves Nello Wicherly. Tn the broad the entire universe there Is but ono for whom he possesses « moro profound and sit vere, ndiniration,—that individunl is Augustus eH He thinks nf Nollie Wicherly, ho dreams of Tier bite oyes bean, hor Inaees gleam tipon hin day by day. and from, hall tha night sho never goes his thoughts so continuously uttors her namo overy pencilout of his ps his “patricinn cadful Doom of a Fi ured in Forvid Colora, Galo Forest Tells Frerything Sho Knows Concerning Hor Noighbors, And Finds Them Generally an Exooedingly Disngrecablo Collection, Nello Wicherly. hia sight throu; tat ho almost sudib) howr bo tnkes his lend to (rum on the couutar or ona) Tho Process of Charactor-Building Philosoph= Rogers" Ato cass bi loally Considared by Louls lake. CHAPTER II. Aascachusetts Girl Again to tho Front—Bilseels mm 1 ié . ‘ain't no nson talkin’, Inneoun Letters on Vartons Toptes. Tyvon't honr n word you'r n doin’ suthin’ for the Here U¥o been a scritbbin' nn’ n dustin an’ a cookin’ for mean an’ ungratefil bunrdors MH i'm all humped up with bard work wi’ bro= ken down by tuggin’ an’ lifth’ slops an’ water, ant all—all, T any—fur tho suko o' ki In tne appenrances. re T agivin® you music lessons, nn’ palntin® lessons, an’ clocutionary iessons, an’ sech other lin, an’ on tryin’ to imako a respectable Ind PICTURES BY THE FIRE. For The,Chicags Tribune, Ag T rested sud By thy faintly’ Miokering fInmo, Now again tho room seemed teeming: Ag my loved ones onne mure came Back from out the akadowy portal From beyond tho jusper soa— Back from ont the realms timmortal~ Back to carth, and howe, and mo. Arms Jong ompty now onfolding One by ona in fond embrace; «In each form new charms beholding, Eneb one elothod with added grace. On my busom sweutly sleeping Once uraln my buby Hes, And fond vigils Lam keepty White the hour too swiftly an’ pa'a been away ony fop with colono on bis reas on hig hate. nongenso at all.” nothin’ o' tho kind." “uve, stuf. Bo docs old man Goldsmith; to call you his'n; told pa & getty’ ont and ain't jno lonyer.” Your pn's owdnelbua an pounitess ndkereber in bear’ We have It, T won't “ave tio seclt 0 ho's Jest a hal woln' to take care o” you ough, the Lord knows! Be marry Augustus “You ehan't do nothin’ o' tho kind, I'll lock you up Inthe back chamber tll you get over {nemititude and unthankfalnoss lero you, now, can jist o' tho futur prospeets of the whole family. Hero's your pa got unothur attuck o° tha ague, Ten got tho mumps « comin’ on, Suelo without adecont dress ta hor back, dono for, goodness knows! CHAPTER IV. It {@ moonlight, The bugs boom along tho gloom, and the melunchol the midnight air bideous w! n Bluc-oyed Mabel, romping Jossie, Round iny neck thelr fond arms filng; Thoughtful Ernest, loving Vessiv, ‘To my sitle more eluacl Bot wy joy Is tinged wit! Anu my bliss is not complete Datil one T8ce with gindness To bis old accustoimed seat, bo the makin’ 1 gud | fool fist almost Gricf and glartness, tears and sniling Lie so often side by sido he sinites with gate bey here tear-drops seurce So tho gloom was turned to brightness - As my loved ones clustered near, And iny heart tolt all the ightness Of a bygone buppy yeur. But tho embers faa slowty, Leaving mo in darkest tl ‘Theu the roum seen Beuutiful, and duzzlluy ight, One by une my toved ones loft mo By. the hearthatorie sad and lone, he One who hath boreft me for ull their loss atone. Ao will fold His orms around mo, Hold we on Hia loving breast When death's joy chatna have Jie will tako tne home to rest, Home Is Heaven, and at its Loved ones ever atand an: Walt to lend to lite iimmertal Just beyond tho golden gate, tmosquitaes make h thelr murderous nusic, A sniltary maiden alts nt a second story back wed w battling with the orucl tnseots that bu. ubout her, sod wistfully watchin; frayed and fringed edges that are dismally drifting ky Bio {ga prigoner, condemned by orucl parents 0 close confinement by reason of her taltuful and unselilsh love, The object of her nfeouons bas been forbidden t For three long day’ her awect lips have tasted ult. d wistfully into the dusky expanse before ber and draws n deep sigh. She ts thinkmg of and longlog for gum-drops and caranicla. Suddcoly u breath of alr brings to ber car tho low, aweot music of a harmonien. Inainoment her beart begine-o bent with o sensation of unutterablo hopo and gindness, Proucheas, the notes becume moro Inet and familinrs tho melody; it la Wait for tho Wauseon. ‘The sound ceases for a time, und soon rumble of a veblule ts heard in the bak alley, A dusky form comes creeping through tho back jo moon comes out from henind tt mud, rovealing the resolute face of her porsistent and faithful lover. “Augustual”" f tho ,dark clouds dows the distant ‘enter tho house, and more dist! sho recognizes NOTES TO CONTRIBUTORS. Wil the gentleman who has just returned from a Western voyage, and who through the instrumentality of his wife warned Georgina of ri soneny be kind enough to send ber He cautiously rears a lofty pyramid of hen: eoops aud ash-barrels, He nscenis to tho sim- mit. He drops from tho window-alll into bis Tho moon hides its face, and when it gleams again, the lovers— where aro they? THE FLIRI’S DOOM, HY POLLY PHEMUS, ‘Tp the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, INTRODUCTION. Cnicaco, Jan, 23,—L am about to presont to you a fow chapters from real life, to show how uxquisitly beautiful. tdealities may end inglo- vloualy In realities torribie to contemplate; how lovers muy buf bright and beautifulstructures an gaytens of fancy, und Mvoto be grateful to God for a square weal uf pork and beans; how happy hopes and Joyous expectations may fade forever away, like tho bright and dazziing bucs that decorate n eheap culico gown; how hearts muy be united and souls blended by ardent af fection and subsequently torn asunder by ovils that owe thoir existence toanompty pockot- book and a disappointed muthor-{a-law; bow the cruel world custs an admiring eyo upono Pretty malden when ehe Js singio and cuts ber Acquaintance and turns up its nose at ber tho moment sho Is married and settled down to and with au individual of the opposit gonder who Is. unablato keep up n respeutahlo show of good Appenranevs; how 1 young man may wearan imitation dinmond-pin and a plated watch-chuin: in aingla blessedness and learn to do without the iuxury of a ebirt-collar when ho becomes a Benedict; and, tinally, to exhibit fuas brief 2 manner as possible tho vast differance thint ex- §sta almost. anywhere between tho lovely. frightCul future, aabamed to write a histary without a purpose, fove atory without a moral. outstretched arms, CHAPTER V. Inco more the orb of day seems Iifted upward by invisible hands in the eturnnt siy. The green leavoa glitter with tho pearly deups of morning dew, and delicate buds and expanding blossoms, rofreshod and invigorated by the mysterinus in- that ‘hs forevor fled, aro fresh ond falr and beautiful to behold, Tho swallows come forth from tho houses tinder the overbansing caves; the awakening awino swallow thelr morning tncal, and the rooster cheerfully row. But, though the world withoutis bright and jovely, thore aro wrath and loud volves in and utthe lato homeof Nelllo Wicher! aged father lifts his trembling haods and shakes with aguo and angor, and hor sorrowing mother wipes her teartul eyes with her calico apron as euch contemplates the lofty pile of heu-coops and ash-barrels beneath tha bedroom, window, “*My dutighter, O my daughter," excinims the yenorable man—-" “Shall novor sot her foot inside o' my house I know mysolf!" Nuenee of tho night again, not iL mother, “Tost! losti" * “No, scooted with that Amblor feller,” con- tinucs the mother, blowing her nose furiously. “An there's that seven-dollar bonuot 1 bought her only lust week, an’ she took that ulong, mir o' check-stockings and two 1! gowns with laco edgin’ on. It’s too awfully ox- ent tind tho ORAPTER VI. A month has burried by, Tho wanderers have ruturned home again, The honeymoon {s over now. Should any tmornl from ho or she should write immedintely ror Informa. on to the intelliont cdltor af tho Inter-Uccan, whose abllity to nnawer and wisdom to unraval iS nud questions of art, . phllosuphys and tho- In perfoution by the win Ht. Engrish, the phyaloal Wentworth, and the No soft, and und teodor whisperings tre hearg, nor ayful prattle of plays und operas. oy nnd plongure are the harbingors of sorrow and distress, une people of small means, no mut- thoir expectations, ure compullod by cruel clranmstunces to work for 0 ts xo snd to think of. 3 Thy his nbsence from business, Augustus Ambler is informed by bis omployer upon returning from his wedding tour that his: servicos aro no longer needed. ind: odlous successor rirondy strutting the store pgmpously snapping his dainty fingers unt of Augustus Ambler Is un- fortunately amull, His credit with capitalists [8 Tis zold watch goes forever f1 hi hia seat cing and blading brilliant Hkowise pues from his possession. Ho returns with bis woeping wife nt Inst to her lonely. paronts, who, softened by thelr sorrows nes, consent reluctantly to take go drifting by, tho rosoa bloom and I, nud tho spring sun- len tho glorious world all perplexing prob! + gclence, pollticnt aconom: how grent may of Wilbur FP. Storay, Love! what a wonderful disease It fs, on audit must run its wayward und jucon course, [like nny other kind of fover. Our warms hearted, phitosuphicut, and aumetivies patntully practical burd and brothor, Eugeno J, Hult, hit the race pretty’ squarciy on tho head wheu he wrote these exquisitly awful ines * Love tan strange coinmotion she bint com No human will cun clieck it: Whon loft to slow dt Like # pobble an tio soneal wi tsult an CHAPTEL I. A malden, with faultless fentures and fashion- odie fgure, 16 sitting by an oper blondo hair ts bouutifally banged and ure her blue oyes are turned upward, ond wear an exprossiun Seuleative: of shine and April rain gladd yenr aftor year. Agustus doca the marketing and small i id about the Wichorly boarding: house, and hia amiable wife hus, under tha nbio tultion of hor industrious mothor, become u ital coole and marvelous dishwasher, _ uugustus occasionally attonds tho apera, but Hu usually sits in tho, jo fureowny future. At last nt look Incrodulous wonder ri ehcerful countenance, like tho * that flushes upon the borom of a small pond when ducka ure swiinming, as she cheerfully confectures what the coming stylo of bonnot Her namo is Nollle Wicherly, Yor a white abo gazes up and down the strest draya and express Jonded with mis. ousehold Curaltuce, always surroptitiously, Uuppor gaflory, and invariably. jo large elties,” ‘The heavy wagons paved atravis. ‘Che ground trombhies under tholr pondorpus whoels, Mnid- ons aro inerry, youths are hopeful and happy, niaturer years contomplato with aching hearts the over-changlng und wons derful procession that continually pusses by. SIGHUBORS, GALE FORYsT. t Several heavy: enly bend, and intensely Kier stretching ita silvery Bereen Across One of the erystal pines of the window-to catch unwary iles, and fs dintmedlate= ho webs she hie already ine about certain susceptible euris that uche hopelesly, becatiae hor own in~ constant Uitte core will not bout. regi thom. Sho pats tho curpet fimpatt vendor wlipper that Ineasus one of feet, Sho denwe elf ber engagemunt rin by ove, cnrefully counts them, playfully Jhom of hor tapering tlagers again, and brn; which one of thom cout tho most money, imiles with junocent simplicity at the many iuie jussible proiniscs she bus inade, und laughs outs dght to think what oredulous creatures young nenyencrally are, Bho murmurs wuslcally 0 few fncomprenonsible Franch phrases, and finale b conchides thut itis about tine tor her uftere A tnlddle-agod woman enters the room in ‘The features of tho wows squuer wear w piiched and promuturoly old ox: pression, Her apparel ts somewbut tutterad and joiled. Jn onu band sho Leura a broom and dust. pan, In the othor a bucket of dirty water. ed practioin' -your musio- | her qi watchos a small sp! A SKETCH BY ‘Tv the Editor of The MILWAUKEK, Wis., Jan. 23.—Ob! yoa; I know all about *Lovye thy nolghbor as thysolf,"” of course. Applaud the sentiment,—vers tine tn- deed; but, Ilko a great many other things that I applaud, and wish I vould do, L can't do it. Let mo tell you ubout a few of my neighbors, and if you blame mo for not loving them oven ns {do myselt (winch would be precious little), Just put yourselt in’ my place and seo If you could do it, and I'll riak tho reault. First, thore {s my back-dour neighbor, runsin with a shuwl over hor beu in winter, and a suinbonnet, or nothing, In summer, Khe wonorally comes curly, befure my breakf dishes are wushed, or tiny morning's work done up; and, when L Invite ber to eit down, sho do- ry dwith quite a frightencd alr, Just ran over for a nio- Diy stays really musta't And then sho fduote arouud the duor in a inanner that, to an uulultiutod observer.would But it davan't deceive 1am only too well awuro that {t ts 0 sure alyn of along stays for, wcoording to the usual .| prograin, she gradually becomos calm, and then pia. Mealy, gravitates towards a chutr, aud at chatters and — chatts stays, and hinders 1 was on nettics, and wish sho wad; and, just ua Tam tirmly resolving for the nino hundred au ninety-ninth tho that J will t successful mathod the next time, abo suddenly starts oxclaings that she * muat ho always staye bore so long, but it's ol ight and Soar mand thou, all ut once, brought her over, and, baying uccom: and affect! \ tho whistlu blows fur she turna aud, to my Incredible joota out of tha door, while I tly around in @ frantic endeavor to make up for neighbor. She 8 ** Just Out" OF somothlng needful; bas intended to get it, bus kept forgetting it; go, on ane with pe withoue an apology tho nee of ipy wasbtubs, ol Pinsevery Washediuny; my Hatirons, shirt-board, or beeawax every troulng-duy; my dally paper every duy, wy weekly paper wy monthly wagudae overy Jy reminded of enlously woven lentiy with tho m which she {3 pitting. ‘ and can't poss! “Abt SMumimul” “Have you firsts Jesson, ny duughury" sh 2 coat no, ig wo Hoes rr danioad “Jim *tratd thoin twenty>four sote you dance atthe buttery ball Inst night was tao much for fou; you've got to rest all you ean ao ae 0 Lo thy opory this“ a-yoin' to cout for you.’ . Mu dear, boteken 1 spoedy oxit, a vein’, Hasameed btays an T fcol as If thud almost forgot. » ten wy enyuyomont. Jlave you swopt and dusted way room ty "You, wy daughter” —- “2 tolnk L will lle down; au revoir, mamm: Rear. Be sure and call mo in time for supper.’ . CHAPTER IL, Atiqustua Ambler I 9 young man of small reut expectations, Hila form is his futures, though somewhat vantiug in oxpression, ure delicately cblscled iar In thelr outlines, His weil-olled, fustrous flocks of raven buir are only rivaled in by the brightness of bis peatly-titting the polish of bis wanuers. Mia nock- as 8 variowited st ond pin blazes Upon the Heecy folds of bis sbirt bosuim, andy ving with aseal jo it bigger than an English wal- out glistens upon the ittle tn wreon of industrious; and sober bo clusts at ot ture eval yt 10 cluster abuut bir at every uvuilably oppure tke bees about a bow! of ‘ ey Draise Lis pleasing lyurc, his prouy tie bas ae mi Cats " re 1s bus the chronte alti retext or another, ehy managed to take thes-line, or clothivss vol his lott sweetened wie every week, in mcuth; "aod that, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES oss, bik haudsome hands, his lovely Httlo foct, is clegant o Bi) ms ex 03s pelite locke U isn floomwalker in a retail dry-qoods atore, ‘There area few things tint Augustus Ambler Knows and muny things that he doce not know, He knows how he is abio tu fil ae half tho time, before I havyorend thom my- sell, ‘She borrows every book that I bring Into tho house, and, fT vorily beliéve, would havo kept somo of thom to thle day tad T not made bold to for thom, after au absence of months hid fully convinced me of ker proficlenes aa book keeper or destroyer, ay borrowhig nolzbbor tanlso my would-be stylish neighbor. 1s abe in vited ton party sho Immediately haa tn mind soma nico Uttle “nccessory” ‘of mine thut eho must have to make her tollet complote. Must she attend e fitnoral sho congratulntes hor> oh oad wardrobe contains tho necessary: weeds, When sho has company sho Approprlates my tables, chairs, and every available movabio ob- rede T have in my housc—untess 1 seo tltto brave: er trangtunt angor by daring to refuse tho loat of some of thont, Then there Is my curious nelghbor. She ts tn porpetiil four. lost somethtus will bappen in the viemnity which eball escape her observation, nnd 4s therofore continually on the watch for ayunts. She is thorowahly fainiliar with = my own aud the family’s outgoings and fn comings. Sho 1s complatcly sted: 19 to the number, style,-and standing of my enilers of both Boxes, She makes a conprohen= givoatudy of my clothes-reel every week, and inns well Informed concerning the state of tho nudohold linen na ara the tadlvidual owners thoraof. She lns, x8 occasions offered, foittowed mo from cellar to garret of my honse, und has tho contents, or furnishing, of ench thor ax rom satisfictarfly In her * mind's eye.” Docs this uelghbor of ming sco it friend enter my house she Is tmmediately seized with au un conquerabic desire ta do’ Ikewise, and will “happen tn.” fatormalty, unexpectedly, nnd ox- asporatinely, when we are enjoying a delightful, vontidential tdto-n-tdte; and although Lam morally certaia my moat cherlehed secrot bas been ovorhunrd, Ltt compelled to appear une conscious of tho faut, and treat her with cqgi- mon cattrtesy, while I feel an Intense Inclinn fon: to forcibly elect her, with an emptatio Injunce don never agai lo bring ber cat-Uke trend, her hypoeriticnl smile, and her listentug curs within iy Nammlelley ‘ow comes my gossiping neighbor who has tho sore mistortuno of n tongue that isn trite too tong for hor mouth, when it Js shut, utd who, Spumequeiltl y. gives her “unruly member" une limited freedom. T never ace her coming but T know she fs full to the tonguo’s edge with pickings of rossip and serupings of scandal; and, If *alreitinstances over whieh L buve no contral” will not wlow me to take refugo from the coming torrent, 1 braco myself for [t with closet! ears and indifferent air and a firm resolve that sho shall have no words of mino to oid to her aecumuliting stock, This, alne! appenra all thy better for ber, ‘Tho loss 1 talk tho more sho can talk,—in fact. 1 can't say anything, ‘This woman ta n veritable Ningura of news, and [ might us well attempt to stem tho tide of that rushing cataract as, ate tempt to interrupt tho ‘deluge of | idio aud deftmatory words that — rolls from her tnouth, over aequaintance and stranger, Triend and fous while T xo around about ny du ties or sit and hear what [ must, and auffer uo- rolutable torments, and Just as Cats enguged in a mental estimate us to how long my reson with bold ont under present pressure, sho interrupts herself to deciire that sho * hasn't told halt hor news {after tulking three mortal hours), but sho wants to run Into Mrs. —- before she goes home; hasn't seen her in uo oye {a week or 80), and she must go, but she will come again soon and tell me the awful scandal about two church membera’ and a young girl who just eune in from tho countrys good-by,"—and “hersel€ aud tongue are really out of my house, leaving me in a ature closely resembling tomporary tusan- ity, sick and disgueted with tho world, and with her most of all, to Hone ‘ud pray sho may nover again cross my threshold. bon thore are my generally dlsagrecablp netzhbors,—one of wham keeps 1. for to make night hidcous and me desperate with {ts barking and how!lag,—0 palv of cats that bonor ine with midnight sercnades, a host of chlekens to bring up my flower sceds faster than sun und rain, but to no purpoyo, Who uses the spice in front of my alley gato to deposit hor slops and ashes, old boota and shoca, broken furniture. crockery, tin cans, ete," a\nother appears to take epcclal pains/to air her cannublal dittioulties in my presence, kecp- Ing tne in mortal terror jest I shall somo tle bo come notorious as a witness In it divoree silt; who {3 always around when L don’t wit hor, and never ground when C do; who mikes ‘hi homo her lodging-houge and takes “day board at my houso, und who teaves her children— threo’ or four strong infante—in my keeving while aho goes off plunsuring, os likely as not on money borrowed of we, and then repnys my martyrdom by polling hor friends she “never saw such a person as Galo Forest fa. in her iifo, never allows heracif any recreation at all" (08 if L wasn’t haying more than T ever wanted at that moment rescuing hor youngest hopeful from tho cistern). GAL FOREST. | OMARACTER-BUILDING. URA LAKE’S VIEWS. Edttor of ‘The Chicago Tribune. Circano, Jan. 1.—Several yenrs ago my. guardisn often favored mo with sage discourses upon obaracter building. Lcould not then fully reatizo that his motive war the beautiful one of leading a growls mind to aec and Jove tho beauty of n churncter growing toward perfection, nor could [ther understand all he tried to tench inc. But how often words como back, frelghted with now meaning, when wo come to sulye tho curious probiems of life for oursolvea. Among other things, I remomber he was very painstakinin teaching the rent dlifo rence bo- tween vanity nnd pride. “Ab, my httlo girl,” sald he, “vanity dwarfs wonran's soul, but truo pride ts onnobling, aud £ wouldn't give a cent for the woman without it.” 1 often think of his words, somotines with o bulf sniite, musing tho while upon the difference betweon theoreticul knowledge and the wisdom of experience, » Ithink of thom sometimes ina strect-car when I ace a lady take u tired mana scut with- out 60 much asa Thank you,” and wonder, ne L read somnawhore, ff there ure times when one almost regrets 0 ponerous ict. J thought of thom, nubort time ogo, when a gentloman refused his wifo as large a bani- vheck ng ahe wished, roasoning that "it was ab: solutely necessary thut he should cut his exe ponses somowhora, and thit she looked prettier in bis eyes without so muny fushlonable gaw- gows.” “And when from hobiud 1 film of Ineo there came to mo to this advice, *Nover beliove what n man tella you. He sald before wo wero nurrfedt be would innke wo happy,” 1 promised to reflect upon it when T bad [eisure,und L did nit oust upon the latter part of whut ste sald Gnd camo to the conclusion that tn those pulmy ye his lordship took # ruthor heavy coutract, . Q. Lupius, is it not curlous to note how u conclusion drawn frum fn isulated case sonio- thnes bas the power to bring out upon anothor's Tontures an oxpression of ineffable satisfaction. Mut Lam digevsaing. Wo ace tho real dwarfing offect of ugly quall- tes only when we come In contact wit it anid ovserve Its exhibition, and wo advanco a grand stride towards huppiness when we tccl tho result af appreciation and learn that init is ono of its essential elements, for happiness oftenor tes pends upon our iuward pelyes Uian oulwird clr- cumstances. And is not ono af tho keenest pings tht over clutches nt jt brought with tho memory of something gone forover wo iknow was good, and the congsciuusness that we hud but imperfectly apprecintod tt, and we woury ourselves in tho Aftertime wondoring why wo nover knew Raw goad It wus. ‘There ure few conditions in life Inte which we cannot bring some Kougce of Joy, neither is thore ono whero we cant grow If we placy our murk above us nod strive to roach ft. A bird ennor wig ita ttyht to Horven, but it can guar beyond the clouds; nelthor ean human: ity reach perfection, but ltcan grow genuinely true in the attempt, aud experience brings most of us before the truth that ‘True huarts aro moro than oronete, And siuple worth than Norman btudd, Bilence Wordsworth, you are ono of my favorits among The Home welters, and J lke .you tor mauy’ reusons, byt are you not somes Uines inconslatent? You talk of mental freedom, and yet, muet we alt judorsy certain views ar be branded hypocrite? You ride your hobby brilliuntly, aud id hniringly, while t bollave—carneatly I svaroly thiy roomy why, Silonce, where ts “Chawilo"?— that tho alm of woman would be more graud and beautiful in striving to more truly itl! thesphero thoy already occupy thuncalting for a widerone, Surely opinions muy ditfer, and cavh ba os curncatly sincere, — After all, tho sphere of women is not narrow or amull, A truly good womnn, through tho powor divinely hor own, wields au influence over churagter that mukes tt Kalter apd richer and purer, and thero can bo no nore eloyating work. Tho advancement of our Nation lies inthe purity of Ita tural tono, and women in rouching tho highest hival they can attuin, and using thelr bust gifts In influencing inen to bo all that ts grand and oarneat und true, bold a power behind the throne secon to none, 7 Heleuo, utter all theso months, may Tepeak to you warns the apace? L almost roprouch mysult, when I think of your kindly words, for buving: sent no return, but there ts an olticy down towa that keeps my biwy all day Jon, tam glad to sea you cone ageln and trust Aigo: may find food for meditadon in your view, Criuon, wo still look for that lotter promised to ‘The Home, and hope it may come cro tony, « Forty Years, | often wish ‘you would take up some of The Home correspondents for your ohuracters und treat us to a churning serial, Your style ia #0 foul, and I like to follow your hnaginaion, but 1 don't agree to ull you Bay. Thore, uow, [don't mean to arouse that hump of combativeness that Mfr. Dalley insinuates (a In the ascundent, end ta Lota 1 knows you ae fee Horoumh a gentloman totukeadvantaye Aro (here not othors fn the South, besides Mr, Dailey, who read and love Tho Homo? Come to us from Florida, and ail along the Bouthorn shore, ‘Tell ua ol your homes of sun- ehh of ord frotte aa tenors, Wart us swout arfume froin orunye zraves, aly brecses Uidenea with the melody of wild birds, Come to ws with smiling eyes aud joy-breath- jug lips, and when the (tropic best beats dowa upon you we will repay it ell with cool, frewh breezes from our bisolyan waters. . Lava Lax, ———— MASSACHUSETTS GIRL. A LETTES Fos NER. T the Editor af Ths Catcago Tribune, Ar Honk, Jan. 13,—} wonder If Forty Years thinks he has utterly routed and disoomfted mo in my poor attempt totako tho part of tho ok on, i true-bearted genuine off matd; but, although L have not the " pon of a ready writer” and can- not expect to cone with anadversary so fortntda- Die, T think iny position hats gout etit, Ho has not shaken my faith told matds one tota. Ilo misundterstonl my meaning ontiroly if he thinks fam rejotelng over tho fret that Taw not among the umber. if Thad sald [waa nn ald mat, my romarks would have had no effect, ne nll would bavo thought it only natural that 1 should have tuken thelr puri. IFT had sithd nothing nbout it, overy one would hive Jumped to tho conclusion at once that T belonged to tho veatal ranks. 801 took the only safe course loft me. itis very evident that, Fort Years has never mingled In the aoelety vf Buritan Now England, or ho would vory soon tind tint It is Intellect. eulture, and refinement Ut gives a lady a high fosiuiva, atid sochil standing here. Tero ave a hirgo number of old maids tn my own elty, who nro poor and dependent on, tholr awn exertions tora diviug, qt who are welcomed into tho best suoloty, adtnired and respected by both nen and wotnot, And have had prtinities to change thelr names, if they sudesired. Thore are old mids and old maids, and TE don't agree with Forty Years that marriiyo {6 tho oto ond und alm of woman, If nothing but marriage will sottle my fate, Vm afraid Leball de 1n att wisotelod nate, and TL really thinte that (Proylitonco and tho mes Porultting) Tshall tive and dlo an old mald, and ave * Misa" engraved on my tombstone, Haye you portormed your whole duty, Forty: Youra, co much na in you Iles, In leasening tho ranks of Sia ppronriatoll women? Sponkiug ot sogicty remiinis mo of nv fact T haye often wondered nt, and that 43 how Title benetit we got from the convereution we late to. Wo aro ulways senelble of the plensiire of converntion, whon itis what it should be.” Tho hnvulso to impart our thoughts [s so strong that it 1s proverbially necessary to keep a guard over our Ips, leat wo tell what should not be told. Lo what astute, then, must our false notions of society have arisen when wo become abte to talk for hours tho very cate we do not think, pouring out empty words while the widercurrent: of our thoughts gots tn quite a diferent direc: tion. Tho * bald, disjointed ehat” thys produced ig what we eall conversation In comprnys, and no wonder we dread “company. A dint of stato Dread and tepld water would bo quite ns arrec- able. Idatcu to .the cunveration of a morning call, First tho henith branch, “ flow do you do~aud how Is your mothor=- ond [y your sister quite well—and hag your aunt quite revovered ¢" An wnexceptional strain of tulk in itealf, but Meualy, a mere form, froin tho fact that we have had dally opportunities of ne vertalning the condition of those scood peop and know that nothing eat have befallen them without aur knowledge. But wo proceed, “My own heatth has been miserable, 1 hive had—" Anil hero follows n train of symptoms ninutely given, ever us to diya ind hottrs, with the feara of {rlends, and the Judgment of physi- cians, until tha listener yawns so, poreaptibly: thit itis impossible (o procesd. Tho chitdren’s eases come next, and St Is well If thuitniliictions de not occupy tho remnluider of tha visit. jextcomes tha weathor branck, if thore be thne enough, until i Is mado perfectly clear that Damo Nature, olthor through aspect spite or general Ineapnelty, Is doing her- worst for us fn the way of weather. Tho fuilte und folifes of our neighbors and friznds afford perhaps the most fertile of all subjecta of conversation whur ft Isat all spone tanuous, The study of charavter js one oF tho ensures of life, but we are. nat particularly ond of exercisiiy it upon ourselves, Tho babit of tiscussing oknracter In ordinary conversn- tion Ia nptto be a litue chilling all around, It is scnrevly possiblo to feo! quite at ease, and to ber have unoonstrainad!y, if we Ienow that us scon ag wo tepart wo shall’ be coolly analyzed for thy of those who remain, We are not quite 80 ‘coniident of tho Impartiality and discern. ment of othors as of our own, aud wo would rathar not fecl that every word and netion of ours fs being treasured up as material for future elotches of char- neter, So that this style of conversition, while it exerelses the Intellect, fs Ikely to hardon tho heart; and, Instoud of diffusing an affectionate conildenco through social intercourse, wilt prob- ably end in putting each individual sceretly on tho dofensive, Gocthe advises that wo shall at least “spenk avery day a few gould words." Do we concern ourselves nbont this when we aro making up tha duy'’s nccount? Did we beein the day with nny resolves ubout it, as if it wero n thing of conse quenco, or have wo maundored on, dropping wards nbout trifics, or ovi rida ike Nretirands, or words of butrod, piercing, friend’ that love us? Kach day's talk Issuroly no trifle; wo cin scarcely helpsowing the germaof muny thoughts Ina twelve-houra’ Intercourse with our mites in thoordinary duties of [lt nid Allowhig ovr words a negative value, wo rob our frienits of all the good anu pleasure thut we might bestow and donot. Young and old have claiins pon us for the cheap giftofl ourgood thoughts. How can we best use the gift of conversntion wo are on- dowed with, and whut cnn n few do towards raistig tho standard af socioty ttl? Tam glad Towa Girl tus placed tha Riblo first on-hor Hst of books, [tis the most wonderful, book to rend and atudy that there is in tha world, and In ordoe,.to understand it us thor oughly as any hiuinan belng. can wo must read alntost every Other bonk thne is worth reading, so fur as Rotld rending js concerned. Thavo scurcely finished tho firat chuptor of Gonesia yot,and have find ull tho Interesting rendiny could get through with, Tt isu terrible thing that wo cannot read all tha books, Tt isn four ful subseat of contemplation that wa niuy hive left unrend tho best novel, tho most charming: poem, and haw mortifying it lato bu obliged to reply * No" when asked If wo have read it. But art islong and timo fa ilecting, and eyes: fre but poor things after ail,—and thore js too much, Noone woman In Amorien, if sho be an enrnest, intellectual, consclontious human he- ing, ean do one-half. of what sho wishes todo. hero ure tectures on twonty subjects whitch she must hear, there nrechurities and social engaye- monte, and thoraare—nio ond of books, The papers and mayazines ura now trenéucies of lourning and monuments of research; but for euch ene thore aro one or two learned acholans who ure orraw ile in lbraries for us and giving ws tholr results. Onco readers wero sturved, now they: aro drowned In a Bea of rending, Emerson lays down. three practical rules for rondors; * Nevor rend a book that Is not a year old."" * Nevor rend any but famed books." “ Never read any but what you lik Now this ts very good navico, but how avo you to know what you Hike nntlt you hava been ut tho trouble of reuding [t? All bouks ‘that got Into the yital air of tho world are worth rend- ing; Wwe ean none of us aord not to have rend Shakeponro, Xcott, Tho Vicar of Wnkofleld,! © Robinson Crugoo,” and tho * Arabian Nighta. Conversation Js full of them, Dickens’ books fra worth reading; all our standard poots should be read, and thole Ilves become fanillar tous, ‘hero are go many fine braries now that ono cnn jive an opportunity to find out about books before puretias ing. As 1 Jook this over it seoms to me ta bo n sort of rambling tlk on a ltt of everything and not much of anything; however, 1 will try wud do better, and write shorter next ime, MaAgsacHUKETTS GInL, MISCHULLANEOUS, RATHER HYSTERICAT. To the Editor of The Chicage Tribtne, Pram pv Cur, Wis, Jan, 11-1, too, Want to bo a Homie, Ang Jutn the Homties’ band, With “neeopted on my brow, ‘And no winto-baskot fn the land, and a dictlonary right bestde me, for I want to save poor old Mr. Forty-Yeura*the troublo of golng through my effort in scarch of mistakes, Tt would not bouny wse though, venerable sir, for you couldn't find any. 1 went over your contribution for Jan. 15 yesterday with ano oyo,—my othor oye is *blackod.” Now, don't all you yood Momites lols horrited and say: * Cun’ como in’ Tin nota prizo-Aghter; nother did L getiny binck eye Ayhting. [elmply oamodown the stairs in tho dark ong night and ran agaist A aoor; but, na | wissaylug, | went over that article, nod my nitid bas ant regalned ite twat serenity yot,—[ foltso bail for that cat. Cigars with any ‘ONG tht the frat words that ens would ayy could he speak, whou Forty-Yeara ets ona Mtorary tantrum, weutd bes Anywhere, unye where ont of thig” Lot ug all shake hands and congratulate one another that Wo are notin that cat's place, M, E.C., will act your second and. make all Armingenionts with Galo Forest. Tho, idea of saying that from tho ubsurdlty of yorr question you must bo nu woman. The sot renacless Questions I over hound asked were aalcod by men, Bxamoplo: One day, Ya many sulky nyo," Twas unluoky hough to trip overa desk in school and go down rathor suddenly, Sty worthy Professor aakad If T couldn't think of somuthing glso to do to bother him. Yea, ‘ofound question waa asked by nn enuigh, fo do not want to take up all the ap iw ‘Tho Home, You soe I bave uo idea of getting into tho wantes basket. Uivaok Eve, IN THE PAIK Tb the Teditor nf The CAteaza Tribune, Conrnann, M,, dan. 1%,—-Having read aud ros reud tho sloppy vovel discugsion earried on by the foarned members of Tho Homo, 1 have como to tho conulusion that ono ia about us good us another, and all good for nothing, 80 L removed the vbnoxions Mtoraturg from my ‘sanctum, ‘leaving only the Amorican Encyclopedis, Wob> sters Unubridged, a allroad Gulde, and my Bible tapre. Tho Envyclupedin proved too duil ufter having just completed Hoo's lust work; tho dictionary, I could not keep the run of the story, the Guide § know by heart, so my last and ouly resort was my Dibie.; | took it up bravely dotormined that Robort Q.Inxersull should not be tho only one intho United States this year that perused tho boly book, I wus successfn} in getting throu thu frst (hroe chapters uf Gen- esis without uny difficutty, but rouching the fourth 1 was puzzlud, for the world bud just got in runny order, thems were only four In tt, vias Adam and Evo, Culn and Abel, Then Cain killed Abel, so thors wore only three; now stsnysin the fourth chuptor that Cuin hada wife, 1 bave studiod on that threo weeks and am atill in the dark. Whure did Culn’s wife come from? | have. asked three cleraymen, two Deavons, one sexton, aud one DD. that question, acd they atl told ino she cawe from tho Lund of Nod, and! kuow that much about it myself, for the good Book sald so, but we bave no uccount of ‘more than four pers sons tp to that dite. ai of my fgnorance ani nay that of the good that Kindly tuforined mo sheseamo from tha Land of Nod. nnd thinking come Rind friend in The Home could belp mo,out of deep water (a8 T tnt anxious to get to tho ark story), T eonehtded tw weite and ask, Who Cain's wife wae, and whore shy came from? Cin any una ‘{nforns mo whero Tenn get Mal. froy’s lecture on the Pentatouch? J am beurtlly tnd hat Forty Yours 13° tho povscssor of n cut, ut more ao that the feline bexa: pry BLACK Usrsny, BATHS LATTE ‘TH the Hdttor of The KANBVILLR, TL, Jan, 10.— ‘Tho snow hud hazun in tho glonmingy Mn heaping fold and hollow A nantly of Rlistonine white, "Tis Sunday,—Sunduy to tho country, Ontof doors the ground Is covergd with a heavy fall of snow, carpeting tho fielis and ronda, and tho trees bond thote branches loaded with Innumernblo fenthe! takes a dim pretense of shiut purtleles, Thu bun oud fur away Ww in the orchard, hopplog, twittering, nnd Hitting from etem to ato ns thoy pick tho brown seeds from tho anaw-ladon branches. Indoors the drowsy tlokins of a Ittle clock, the tow birnlug of 2 coal fre, and the oceasiona: tinklitg song of acamtry aa he awinga In bis tded eagre, alone brenks -tho stillness. Al) tho bots have been read and reronds sermons tro and dull tmusto has lot its chars to soothes writux purtakes too much of the curca of tho busy week; go wo Blt with folded hauds and tod, dreamily thinttiug of nothing. ort tell me, denn California, why we are blessed or cnracit with dreams nitd hopes, so fur beyond everything posstble for the carth to give her children} so colored with our fmaginationa, so bonutiiied with the hrlu which tho tind r thom, tbut our practical everyday life seams tine und conmunplace, a somothing to dono ‘away with #s suo fs possi: and tho ocenglonal vA to Ns Kou small nid ingigniticant, not equal te Our friends don't seem loving nor their ehnracters pietured thoin to ourselves Anil tall me, too, which como whut they should bo? quite na fale nnd tite aa noble 18 wo. in the flr itesls wo please, what can one do-whon tho thiigs thoy know thoy ought to like and anjoy avo jist tho ones thoy dishke? Ought wo te keop oursalves {ten perpetual penance, trylog to kv somothing: J Inugh at your “ Tdyts of nr the * teft-hand orink. ‘ho Knight of the Mil¢ing- read it, J involuntarily oxeluimed minedtutely bepun from my fertile imagination, aided by a fow Hnes pitglarized from the Knight," Levelved the followlug, which Einseriba to you naa tribe Stivis chriater eindise, and ‘oof day, and the sotting ann rr ig trorkd os huatrous ligt Tt touched with glory qita Hold and woods, And mado tho rivor i ui Tho twittoring notes of a hapny bird, ho awoke of cars too far to be huard— Charined the eur and ent OF Chut, ussbu stood in t mall this beauty of earth and shy, turns to her brother standin nining pail and a ro! And nthrev-legged atval gut the oye 0 door Hear bye jan’ y his side shore stands. Rho porsasses hersolt uf theso implomonts, And waidus tu the side of un old rail fences ‘Thon scttles herself to businoss now, At tho starbourd side of thy brindle cow, ‘Of the Inctea! fluld, rich and awee Keareoly » drop tonchad the putt hon cniio A Riimpas of brindle’s bool, Adigh of pain, 9 groan, n rool; And down upon the muddy Wont Chat nod tho pai bound, While over the fenco thro’ tho barnyard mallow ‘The cow spud away witha viclons ballow, Tho lines, you seo, wre not tho evencst In tho ean ove expect from np icteking world, but what’ ‘on Araa bumvug, You aro KATE. cow? Jiin's Slater, sowie ono's big brat! IN DREAMS, .. Hor The Ghieago Tribune, Dreamland, with ail its vistous wo pursue India, mysterious wand'rings through realms of change, Allurcs ine thera to Hnger, while on you Ata shifting lighte fall, mystical und strange, In Yd trengsd hours once more you spoak my And all the worry yours, Ito naties, fll away Froin beurts of treagtow with Love's own fame, As chingo and absence urge noinoro their sway. And thro’ my dreams thrill kisses soft and slow, While deur ‘eyes fondly smiio that long havo turned from me: Lito walts, forgetful of: the waking's wo, weet, young Faith onca moro trusts ten- Tn that welrd lund of’ mist,'nnd moon, and star, Of huunted, wruck-strewn seus Whose tides ou- hi id Now, Allthoughts, all scenes, that riso from near or ey * Aro fantomd of a life Ivo d long a0; Bo tong ago tho shadows full between, The wide world stretches. with ita dull and "ry knows the way, Tween ‘To yee you—faithieswa one!—whero deep eign, Denugque, Iowa, eee Banana apd Guava. Beaton Nullettn, A slight description of tho banann as it is geen Rrowiny may be interesting to some who have onjoyed its doliuions substance without knowing avute duriig the primary staged The etem of tho plunt ly not woody, but consista of the “rootstulky of the former leaves wrapped around cach other, and it riseato the highe of twelve or tfteon feot, ‘Tho ieaves ara very large, of a long oval form, Ave or alx fect in lenyth, und beautifully grec Tho middle riy.of the leaf Is tough and strong, butthe rest of: its substance ta thin and delicate, and ousily torn by; ina direction of right angles with th ‘The muimer in which the fruit is developed fa quite Interestiug, From the midst of the leaves, and ut the tap, appears a hirge, smooth, purple cone, hanging down gracetully ac the end of u stalls. Tho dowers ro all wrapped up dn this cone, which consists of n large numbor of cloxaly-pucked spathes, most of thoso shonths disengages itaolf frou tha rost, curls up, and disvlog four long blossoms, with the youny frult of cach ain ta Coren. . ‘ull if fruit 1s tondor, the sputho reninius binging over it lke a roof; but, when the wired sonie ize nnd utren, ici drops otf, and tho next rises tn, with a vimilue row of youn which it stands in tho sano watebful atdtude, till tt nlau drops of to bo Aucceeded by anather. Whon ono circlo of fruit fs completed, another is sammenced bolow, and in due time anothor; while the cotnmon stem nround which the tru rows conmtnutl, conv of spathos dininishes dik monwtroua ETTS KELSIE. the wind alone, Hy-and-by-the uppers row of throg or Jonyer, and the size, Uh db Is all bunch of bunatias is which eekiom weighs lvsa than twenty: or thirty and somg timea asmuch te sovonty or hty pounds. OF all kinds of mont tho banana ts pork ductive and moat easily ralsed ‘After a plant hus produced thejstem 1s either out, or 1a sulfored to wither and In the former cuso, It is good fxtder for enttlo; inthe lattor, tt forma muntre for the young shoots which havo ty ring hye Crom tho ruot, aud which aro soon ready to bear fruit in tholr turn, shoote or sprouts the plant 1s propagated, Walking frem the caln-fleld to the sugar- house, wo prssed numorons “guava” trees, th frult ot which Ia used in muking the t nine, for which Cube 1s ao justly youctuble nus a buneb of frult. tall on the spat. ‘no treo Is small, looking some- thing ike our “cherry when young, thaugh tho aro larger and longer thin thove of tuu cherry pnd muro thighy went Jt is nutural to Cubh, and is. d ueurping tho leaves of the “anvil! tered on the tree, of 4 pertinucious Ife, covering ground on whiloh tts permitted ta settle, Tho wood ts oloseeyrained, jh sinooth, reddish-colors nd resembles 2 plum or cherry; or more nearly stilt aJarge white inyrtlo, Trnitin its natural state Is not ae desirable, some it ia osteomed. round. and whon ripe of a brown cole Hkoasockel poar, and tasting much Tt hue a tender rind is the pulp of a plik hue, and Biulur yollow seeds. Tho frultis vory fragrant, #0 inch #o thut by cuttiug one open It will écont large room, —<——————_—— . a Fred Douglass on the Colored Man. A letter from Fred Douglass {s printed, In which ho siya bo 18 altogether. too modest in bis Is uuility to uspire to n pluce in Gen. Gurteld’s Cabinet, and continues: Thera-nre tye daners to which colored mon are just now linble and require wisdom ty avolds , ina: Hittio, thereat, showing un- lation, muoh, and thereby create consequent disluctinadion to ing too son, showing undue haste, overstopplug the modeaty of nature, “4, Agking too late, when tha ‘slate’ ia ale ready made up and nothing romulns to be asked iy x fino asking in an timproper way, such a vehsment demanding something tho spontanejty wit clothed with Tho blossom fa or, something or akin, within whieh Mtod with trian “1. Phe aakiny fog Msyust: un whoso value h which it bs ‘fhe colored people of. this country wan fice nut as the price ef tholr voles or party Port, but tur thelr recognition as a lu, and as R INeANs oO} tog judive and jow situation I oy have been held, ‘“Ferone | bave no udyice toyive. GonsGarteld cortaint: udvance of being wen of bis country, and he mu ed toto delect thosa best quulitied to wvalat bin 1a the administration of tha Government, “One thing moro, my dear old companion on Do not place wie tn uny uppusitt know of tio colored public ro willingly defer thun sbull rejoice to American poopl Ho knows tho pubtia be safely trust. man to whoin I would mor Ho ta ny frioud, arid L Srmuene towel hy ig eyed by hu talons, charactor. and hbwory,"" epee ae THE HOLY LAND. Why a Trip Through Palestine Is Without Pleasure or Profit. The Most Sacred Things Distorted by the Priests into Sources of Gain, Absurdity of the Roliglous Frawils At tempted to Bo Porpetrated upon 'Travolors. No Facilitiss for Travel, but Plenty of Filth, Stonoh, Genoral Loathsomoness, and Diseaso. Spectat Corresponitenca of The Chleago Tribune, Dernour, Asia Minor, December, 189.—As ench partlentar locality and object of inturcat in this country hug boon go frequently written up, Tebalt nat in thia briet letter deent It pertinent or necessary to covor (ho aume ground, bite sii! canine mysclf to: impresstous and conclusions arrived ataftor taking In that which has boon told me, and view!ng that which bua been exhlb- feed. Without question, a great variety of con- elusiona nro tha reault of the large numbor of porsona who make this pilgrimage; and, asn majority of such aro clorgymon, who, aa far as I have bean able ta judge, enme to verify int which they are alrendy assured of, nnd na thos, aga class, are mostly given to (he prbliention of tholr views, the ganeral public bave little from hore that does not redaund with praise and tu- splration over what 13 to by seen, criticising Mghtly tho muny absurdities and tmposidons that everywhere present thomsolves, aud oxpi- tlating fully on auch realities nq olfer sumo tangible evidence corroborative of Bibitoal bis- tory, Tho focroase of trnyel during tho paat fow years hus proved A PROLIFIC SOURCE OF PROFIT to tho pricsthwod, who control all lvcntities of interest {nthe Holy Land. Jerusalem, Bothlo- bem, Nazareth, and many othor places oonsplu- uuus in the Ife of Carist huve beon taken pos- acaston of, and churches bullt ovor every ro- puted locality of ronown,—ostensibly for pincos of worship, but really to mako then exclusive except to those who pay for tho privilege of seeluy. Souvariclous havo thoy become that, in some fnataneos, tivo difforeat rullglous suots bave built In separate localities, cach eluting to cover the onospot sought ator, With a viow of making the attraction greater and the spot more sncred, in addition to tho main object of intorest tho usual number of side- shows aro attached to couch and overy one. The Chureh of the Holy Sopulehre, {1 Jerusalem, claiming to covor tho spot uf tho Crucfilxlon, not only contains the Sayior's tanh, but under tho same roof, in difforont parts of the building, aro conveniently grouped togethor the tontb of Adum, a soroll-clrclo which is the contra of tho Lurth, the tombs of Nicodemus and Jogoph of Arimathes, and tho Pillar of Flagetinuion,—which last is boxed up aud kopt outot sight, but tho curlotts aro permitted to poke a stick throumh a small uperture, and, whon it bits ugulnst samething— = * ‘ THAT'S Ir. The rock which was rent at tho tine of the Cru- oltixion is also scouroly bid from view, excupt as, by peering through a sinail aperturo in a murble slab, 9 portion of n rock, witha aoam.in It, can be svon. ** The placa where mary stood during tho anolutment is Ikewise shown; also, tho spot whero Christ appeared to Mary BMag- dalone; also, the spot whero, mauy gen-" erations nfter the Crucitixion, were found, by ox- cnvating toa grent depth, tho three crosses, be- ing ono for Christ and ono for cuch of tho two thieves,’ ‘This wns a mire find, but the quandary wag to determlno which was tho real cross of tho Snvior. ‘This diflculty was, however, quietly gud satisfactorily disposed of. What pricst would get cornered on 4 matter go almple? A cross woatnken to tho bodsitlo- of nvory sick wow who Promptly Bwooned'nt wiht of it, Another was brought, at sight of which sho want juto convulsions, Finally, just as sho was aboutto expive, tho third and Just cross wag broughtewuen she immediately recovored. This last ony f4 now In many places; while thoro ure enough nulls from it scattered about among tho faltutul ‘TO NUILD A WOOD-SHED. There seoms to be a Myely compotition between Mohammolang, fatins, Armontins, and Copts to seo which can outdo tho other in absurditios, This rule holds guod throughout Palestine, from Dan to Beershedn. In fnot, tho traveler is gel- dont out of Bight ef soma locality made famous by tho visit of Gud, Angels, or the Devil, in por- gon. On tho ** Vin Dolorogo,” in Jerugntem, woure ehown a hollow in. rock watch ts imbedded in tho wall of a Luilding, nbuut aix fect from tho greuid, and told that [¢ was made by the band of Jesus, Who renched out to ateidy limself while boring His cross. Ag it ts an admitted fact that the preaunt atreot fe in this piuco at leuat fifty fect above that on which Jesus walkad, and ua tho indenture in tho auld rock is Papely canes, we may class this ns among tho eanurda, On tho Mount of Olives wo are shown on a rock tho impression made by the fat of Christ when Honuscended to [eaven., As thie slows marks of modurn work, and, lke the one pro= ylously montloned, very poor work nt that, and, furthermory, ns the best authoritics have, 1 be- Hove, failed ty yut to ugrao tpon tho prealse lo- extlon fons which the Ascondion was mado, this curiosity 1s also PLACED AMONG TIE CANARDS. At Nablous or Shuchom wo are shown the ald and original Pentuteuch, which is the trat four books of Moses ns written by bimscif, und said tobe. voars old, A glinco ut this manu. seript Is sullictunt to prove the fulslty of this ory, 1s the parchment on which {6 Is whitten is new and clean, und. the writing has evidantly been duno. by some: professor of nenminship, On inveatigation, wo learn frour Mr, Cary, av English olsalonary’ who has boen 1 rosidentor thie plage for moro than twenty pean that the priosthood who control thia show ave nedmittad to blin that the manuseriptshown Jy not over 700 years old; but, at tho snine time, by some inethad of figuring known only to themn= selyoa, thoy vltini Uiat its tho original Ponta- wnen. The travelor, therofore, who takes tho troublo tu visit thid exhibit, bugs lost just that much timo, as, on thoirawn oyidence, they fall touhow what (s promised, Timight name HUNDREDS OF FRAUDS AND ADSURDITINS with which this country abounds; but tho fow uumned will give tho resder an Idea of tio whole, whivh are tu an American towerthy of 1 mo- ment’s consideration, Thoy ‘are, however shown and explutned to us with the sumo solumnlty of countonance nas though wo were credutaus Rodoulns. Tho fact is, thut.theso peopte baye beun tod to belloye that In the per- potuution of the mysterious {s tholr bread and meaty and, £0 long as travelors continue Lo utronize .such barcfaced deception, Just so ong will eontinuc, ; As q result, therofore, of my observations, I bollove tho tour of Palestine will not ropay tho traveler for tho days of — fatigue and sicepleaa nights necossary to uccomplish it, Jf thoro wore ony beauty of lund: suupe, or canveyunces fur comfortabla travel, thore mizht by soino inducement to visit tho country, but such is not tho vaso. Tho wholy trip trom Jaffa to Rey rat distance, by tho route takun, of over 000 mniics,—on horsc- back, fa over a region BLEAK, BAUREN, AND DESOLATE, on mountain top and in valloy allko,—vold of Interest or {ncluent to break the munotony, ox- copt na the explorer gathers himself nab "80 together after one or the froquent faila-which, from the nature of the ragged country, over which ho ts traveling are unuyoldablo, Monn: Uwe the hot sunadds to bia discomfort, and many times with bo ee and wonder why he ever made such a fool of biinsolf as to squander tho thno und moneypovessury tu accomptiv such an unproitable trip. ‘Braveling by what ty known as “easy stagca” ta roudured tmpos wiblo on necount uf tho scarcity of water; and the traveler {4 a viotim of olreurmatance, tho extent of his day's march being regulated py the dlstunee oF ono “water-pool from another,—for, tho onmp must necesuarily be supplied with thia requisit, Tho averuge day's murch ia about |, twentyeflvo nites; to accoiuplish which it 4 necessary toriso ut 5 o'olock and start by 6, cans tinuing down one mountain with the nextone staring you in the face, pausing nt noon long enough to partake of a lunch, and continulpy ain Ulbwunset. ‘Chis may socom & ruro pleasure to thoso who have nut enjoyed it; but, after keap- ing st up for two weeks, * IT HECOMES SOMEWUAT MONOTONOUS, and canggs tho traveler who ts go fortunate as to beable to indulge th, this luxury, to criticiso, dimsgif us above novel. Whuerover there is a collection of hovels,— from the more pretentious Uity of Jeruulem torbo vorlost banigt,—thy traveler encounters Q volume of stench, sore eyes, leprosy, ragged wretobedness, und Hilt, oolycaunled by Ita poy ulation, woosg principal ambition seeuw tu bo i persletent ie hae uch Jontheome cruaty res 4g nro a major ty of the population [ belloye it Js Impouaibla to fiud elsowhere in the world, Ag & hatural conyequenoy OF juhaling the vile odors refyrred to, together with tho urnlaria Ineldont tothe country, sickness muy coniidently ba ro- Med upon. ‘Phe party of which the writer duri this uxperteuce composed 4 ult, consisted of twenty-one penny, outof who sixteen wore Proatrated to #. greater or leas oxteut by the dnalarial favor, aud ft bellayg that fare! rauvles wore obyidted onty by ronson ct ono of the marty. 0 y bes py ad i domand, Wi Ww + THE UNFAVORABLE CHANCES who Invatics Prte favorably elreumstances) From the shove observation for wit of thie at to omit, T fail utterly tu oy tho travolor can find autdeient of ott or provt. or evitieness whieh wit airy to Accomplish t trical verses, cumpoaed are expresslyo (On Hory stecds wo riding wont ‘Theowath Paivsting the Hoty, With whip. and spar, and ened bit, And heneta beint fall of glory, and dled a, and whos each tay la. un tery sleods AN INVENTOR'S LETTER, How to Work OM « Patent ity a i the Public, hore Hyod inthis city in isn ma; Willian G ‘Thayer, who was then Preset tho Chicaye Adjustable Hovse-Collar or sono such Hke corporation. Buri sumer he mot tu this city De. Chirles Ho of New York. The Doctor persunied Mr, to tale an interest [1 an invention of hi: as" Hollund'’s flydro-Carbin Retort," tha, petroleum combined with water, Carn} through tho retort light, heat, and motive to any required oxtent atan Indinitestinal cos. it was “to tnke tho pinco of coal or wood, ry locomotives and stationiry engines, an irks, public und private Cone ‘nayer piirehnsed t tho invention in Chivayo and sell State torial rights it cho West, for white ed general agent. nite sirects, Inga.” So ate, the wasppolate ‘Tho inventor warned wens ae aalyorslad, tae: urge Hist Maite lon known by frequunt aditorials tw tho papers. But Mr. Thayer wag Unable tony the fnvention go, and tually wont I kann sult in tho Court of Common Pe, New York ayalnst Dr. Uolland. ‘th ap Monday Uefore Judo Duly on 1 fondant’s counsel to STRIKE OUT ESTAS FROM CENTAIN LER TRS . of Dr. Holland on tho ground that they wero tn. relovant, scandalous, and redundant, nad the Court ultawed them’ to ba stricken’ trun the plendings without prejudice to their use on ti hae rp f A NowsDIper, Whos ip tho way in which invea. tons are somoatiines pub upon the public, tha letters nro not irrelovunt, uid the extracts arg wiyey ns Salas je ete qos "Your best way Ja to fx not what you o to got for tho Stuto oe Territory, but wunt foie most in your Judgment that you will be ableto got, and thon draw tip your subserliption papery nnd sell by siubseription, with tho widerstund. 860,04) tho company shall Dusiitess it 19 to BLOW 11 ing that ff you rell for or inay be stocked for #50000), and 1 stock be issucd, and u arnll amount of stock te contributed by euch to be sold fora working You must show thom b monoy,—tiguro thom out rich in twelve moths, ay will tuke holt and manag, cupture their money," AN EQUALLY INTERESTING LETTER is the foliowing: “As to puttin parties,’ it would you cnn. if tho right, and you w: in tho retort ‘for sovers) good iden after you got stock of oll on bngad, ta you way, but you want even than to acleet yourmen, aud carefully, tor But don't overlook nor forget tho fact that the tottar and splrit of the contract fa, and your an to sell Territorial rights, and ay lo, nnd for the larwest Bums that can bo obtained, #o thit we can imnuke our money and givo the country the benetit of the Jnventions, and othors a chincy to make money by following up the business in deutl, and we 1 tako tho risk of nop inon using the retort and manogiog it dally. a sonia will, and thus bo u stumpling-block {1 way of our salling patents; so thut 1 shoul favor putting any inore retorts thun you cq have n competent man attend to every day, But if you can‘sell tho State for $100,000" to te ut Into astock capital for $160,000, ard you and have $50.00 of the stuck, and tho purchasert pay’ $15,000 cush for this $100,000 stock, and gine 1u8'$10,00, and put £5,000 Into tho treasury of tbs Company to be used ns a working cupital, dos, will deed to tho Company, And now for plan for prnctical work to make money, ‘big money,’ and quickiy: Ono way is to ft upa store down town, and got tha papers to putt it antao upward move, stock 4 hd when you get to gelling bear in mind this fact: that you can't af ford to take the risk of bad mannement of ary mitics that you have proviouily ‘nu fram Stite to State 80 soon a8 you Bot the ball in mouon; Jet ft ta Pere of Divkéns' beadle to the tramp, ¢.On on after tho Inst lettor Dr. folland cau tioned bis friend Mr. ‘Thayor not to put up ot ydro-curbon retorts. Thin, with proviowt practlenl experiance, made dtr. ‘Phnyer some what suspicious, aa did a proposttion on Oca f stock company with S2.9004 Of this capital tho Doctor taku 3150,000 cash and make an equitable distribution of atuong tho subscribers, saving $21,000 for a work: profusely, and, company for ong of the cum: gold to, and let IN IIS COMPLAINT MI. THAYER SAYS? ©Tho cancral scheme of tho defendant, ant his goncral plan for disposing of suld suppoxt apparatus and therefor, omyraced, amosg In newspapers {avoring sl xchome, and substantially prepared by bia; Hetitious communicutiong to newspapers pur porting to como troin independent sources, bl aired by hiin or wt iis Instunces ented working ¥, Wheroin tho ticholier wat fy those things whieh wen fayorablo, and nll dofocts were carefully ane and othor false and fraud invention | or amounts of mono others, editariala substantially pray deceptive oxhtbi of tho sait-apparatu: ermtted ta sco on! artfully concealed; lent representatlot —— io. havo confidence In the Shaker Decutia a gonuino Shaker mel trud by the Canterbury Shakers, Shake U.S. STANDARD ‘Scales! CHICAGO SCALE (0 147, 149° & 151S, Jefferson-st., Chicago, . Manufacture more than 30Q Ditterent Varicties 2-Tan Wagon aa (Pintforin Ox UeTon 7x1,,,..,, 00] 4Ton (4x1). All other gizes in Iron Levers, Steel Bearings, Brass licam B Box, and bullding directlons with cach Scale The“ Little Deteptive,” for Famtly or Of old by dealers everywhere. FLAVORING EX: NATURAL FRUIT FLAVO Fevatatian (rem, icy ddeiitod. 97 3 alitab and natural eo PRI t Gems, Crees sas puddlogs, ereams, ote, Manufactured by STEEL. «Makers of Lo: Ponder, etc,, C1