Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 5, 1881, Page 12

12 ‘THE HOME. A Nice Little Poem by a New Contributor. Some Philosophical Remarks Regard- ing the Triumph of the Right, Forty Years Tella Somo Stories Con- corning Ils Boyhood Days. How a Lover Was Driven Up a Tree and Rescued by His Young Lady. Literary Culluro Considered by One Contrib. ulor—Miscollancous Matters and Facts. MORTA, For The Chieaga Tribune, Nay, why do you weep beenuro sho la gone, Because the red mouth ts frozen and chill; Beoauso your kisses can never burn dows Frora your {also white lips to her heart that Is atl? kd ‘Why do you mourn thnt her bauds nro folded Above a hoart that grew wonry of Hfo? Bweot, loyal hoart that you curclesly broke, ‘Then loft all atono with its wailing strife. Oh, why do you gridvo that her ears nro deaf— Doaf to your vows that nre empty ns air? ‘Why do you weep ng you look at her face, ‘Tho dent face you kissed, while you called her ir? €. And wy, do you shrink from her cold, cold eck; heck; Do you think how it waxed so bitter white, ‘Aayon held her clasped to your sinful beart, ‘And fauxted at her shame, that terrible night? Why do you turn from hor form that ts calm? Poor, wenry limbs that are safely nt rests Frail, dinpled hands tt are waxen and cold; Full loving lips that a false lover pressed. Ah. why do you ehivdder and turn eo white Wohilo you bend ro kiss the Ups grown chill? You've kireud then’ many and many 2 tae Go} why do you stand there so graye and still? CATEMINA, THE LELTTER-BOX. ‘There arn letters, papers, and postal-cards ‘at this office for the persons whose names np pent below. Those iving out of the elty should send thelr address and 0 three-cent stamp, upon receipt of which their matl will be forwarded. Residents of Chieago enn ob- tain thelr mail by calling at Roan sd ‘Tri- UNE Building: Buse Eyes, Flolene. ulea Lite, Forn Leaf, z Hogtou, FORTY YEARS. HE TRIAS S03! STORIES, ‘To the Etitor of The Chicago Tribune. Granp Ravins, Mich, Jan, 2.— “Child of the daughter of Chaos, give mo Xnowledse of something of youra beside tho Masquerade in The Home, (Signed) © BLossos or Mystrity.* At is bnraly needful that I should say that ‘tho above charmingly poetic and appreciative note reached me through The Home post office; such was the fact. Inclosed with this + briefand practical request was a gill-edged ecard with cut corners, containing the reat namo of the falr aspirant for knowledfe of my Inner self, Now, J€ there is one thing more than an- other which my existence really needs to round it inton perfect. and complete entity, it is self-dlsclosure. My whole life has been so wise and good, * so replete with deeds of shining brightnes: “and with such peaceful uvidences of that profound knowledge of the true pliflosophy Which makes ravishing harmonics out of £ apparent discords, and simply forees the sun * to shine nnd tha roses and Iles to bloom wherever I go,—iny life, J say, his been so full of these radiant proofs of my superior + knowledge and yirtue, that 1 feel i¢ to be my » duty to place ny whole self as an example before an admiring world. At the same tine a profound modesty and asensitlye, shrlaking nature, which tke the wild flower blooming Sn the twilight of a secluded woodland dell shivers if the wind 4; Dut low too rudely, and shriuks If the nec- y. tar-loving beo probes its honeyed wart tuo ; @eoply, oppuse an almost insurmountablo 1) barrier to personal confidence on my part. }, And yet 1 long for unvelling—my whole 4, Noble self trembles nt this instant upon the +. point of my pen; WE have long felt the duty © of autoblography? and now the opportunity . presents itself, : y — Letine not bo Hike Chat, the moody and In- 2, sertitable one, who constantly, in his private Jetters shrieks agalnst cruel’ fute whiel has deprivedslts Jite—— » and this reminds of neruel joke wileh , Chat played upon me—{ don't nnd that part of Stsonueh—and upon a gharmlng young: Indy who calis me “Padre,” and views me as possibly less wise than Solomon, but still { an Infalliblo cuide in sockal matters; and that part of it Ldo mind, and shall nover forgive ' Chat for—no, never - It ehnneed that In Augtst last this delight- » ful girl of 21 made a trip through Wisconsin, and cook Boscobel In her way expressly ‘to » Teast hér virgin eyes upon the Cryptle Chat, * Armed with a letter of introduction in my . best copperplate this errant dutmeel con- 4) Sided herself to the affreet of the vell, resented her credentinis ont nddress i Yo, 1, wis pissed to station ‘No.9, nnd so on, until she had mide her wa Af through the entlee cordon of sentinels, with Tall the mysteries of grip, password, and * counters}zn by whieh Chat secures dis per s sonal tdeutity from public observation, wd at Inst mot tho object of her heart's desire fi + the midst of his own domai + Twill not describe the secret portal, con- ++) cealed with consmmuiete art, which opens » Unto the winding passage, some hundreds of fect in length, hewn in the sold limestone, by which alone the solitary cavern cceupled by Chat may be reached; suflice it to sny that + With the Jniinit courage, perseverance, and endurance which charneterize a womnn's ‘worship of her favorit iden), this supertatlys + young lady at fast cong al every obstucle, a and east herself In reverent worship at the thot of Chat, who regarded her in sflence, and with the gloomy air of one to whom the a! Work! has not 1 Kd necording to merit, "After an culogistle monotog of some fife v teon ininutes’ duration, in which this typleal oun femnle exhausted all of the forms of Padutatory Nterary appreelation shu could “think of, aud whieh vlosed with a wild x= ‘ prossion of her detorimination te aceupy the : Whole of her remalning years in removing of. the cloud from hls (Chit's) Jove-like brow, Chat so far inbent himself us te tell my most wary. young friend Unt It was utter 0 o'clock, and that he Invariably retlred at 02), = and that his thne was fully ovenpted for the Moxb three weeks, and that he wished, if “pho had further communications to make, J that he might: recelve them through the medium of anaddress whieh he there and ..) then most grnciously confided to her, + For some reasun this former trlend of jTalne, and £ value my friends iighly, con- ‘nected mo with this unresponsive’ reveption. and pute black mark in her books against vy pane, which hasn't been canceled yots ‘and Cunt, ina private lelter to me beatings date one day Jater than this luckless visit, bewalled bis Joneliness, und asked me, if in qiny own aplnion “a highly organized, sensi. tive nature wero not, in the very casence of stungs, doomed tos life of solitude, wf 2 foo) that C have erred tn not disclosing "my own self more fullyin the past, | Let tue retrieve my omisston, And what form of personal revelation Is more effective than the aneedotal? 1 Observe the wide publleity aud universal jeognizance’ necorded Mr. Weems simple omnes of George Washington, the cherry stree, tie hatchet, andthe worthy parent of the said Geor could any mere fact have ever been so widely Known and fully bee Moved? Jt is true that certaln other short iyomances by the Rey. Weems have not had (80 great a hold on the popular minds for ‘Instance that episode Jn which the unve- ‘yaclous biographer mukes Washington eat Pelvoned fron peas with a knite~khid Meaven, what a monstrous thought!—hns re- ieelved littls mention, But this simply shows. that the public hath a choice iu Hes: Hot that jhhe truth ts preferable to romunce tn blog: yraphy, or autoblgraphy either, for thut mut- ler, f {What a wealth of unconselofs mendacity imust that aman possess who eliims to write ibis own very self for the oyes of the world! ) But this is a digression. My pop hovers lover thu fatal subject, and hesitates, and lye Pas ee will, f shail, I must, write my- welt, Itdeaduly; and is nob wy whole life rf 4 r WAL nls Asn burnlag offering upon the altar of duty Th my boyhood’s happy hours I knew a Wowan who wos an angel, Laur by name, and an editor eailed Frank. rank edited a weekly viper in an intertor county in Wi conslit. sul yowvint LF certainty Meemed a poent of Interest to. the workd, to Laura, and to myself, and which Frank had agreed te. prt thoughtfully draw a vell over the real ri tions existing between this wretehed rhy a cold and unfeellme world, the fart yself. Sweeb Erato, how tot a eit ray Ww! he thinks of his anes to the girls! he it son and youngest of sev my his father hind been on anutll fire Tad put allot his worldly gear fate the heads of his sty daughters ant one gon, nid the six obt maids taught school and doted on Frank, who was the tlower of the flock In personal appearance and had all of those thrifty, sterting traits of eliarncter which pave the way to suc in life, At the time of whieh V speak rank was sole owner of a prosperous country paper, tho building fu whlell it was printed, a brick tlwelling-he and a wife something his seatur, an ex-selimoltencher, Albany born, atid ofan economical tir of mind. Prank’s old fathor, upwards of 7), rheumatic and silent, with the grin New Hingland neomplainine:- ness, partleipated: In the worldly welfare of his only and well-heloved son tothe extent of being permitted toto add fobs of washing rollers, dyeing off forms, sawing and) bring- me up wood, ant so on, about the ones, for whieh he owas palit by his dutiful and affectionate son Frank just exactly as much inoney as tite very Teast sum for which Frank contd hive hired any aithick broken-down old manto do the samo work, Publication day was Thursday, and tt was onan snowy, sleety, wretched Wednesday in, shunuary that D was banging about the oflee waiting to seo & proof of my? verses the ohtinan wes paunfutly and toboriously sawing a loa of greet burr-oak wood, 08 knotted and crooked a3 hls own oll toll worn Hnibs, Inte stave lengths, While L waited the old man crawled slowly up-statrs to the sanetum, aud stood In the presence of his sleek” and well-fed sou, gant, haggard, patched, wet, cold, an asthinatle. Frank wrote industrionstys hie was a driv- Jng busy fellow, and never looked He “Frank,” said his father, “Ld like to get 10 rents.” ; Frank paused, and looked up with a brisk Dusiness statle; how Hnlits. can see hls high white forehead, his clear brown eyes, and shintig silky beard —he was bind: some fellow, too, 23 well us dudustrtous,— and said: “Why, father, you know 1 don’t owe you tian You sald you needed some gro- cerles, aid 1 pald you for sawing the woud in advance,” did. know you don’t owe But fT feel kil of cold and and Lotvin’t hud any tobaeeo all day, nit I thought Md like to get 10 cents? worth before L went up ta the house to- night,” sald te old man, with the weary patlence of age. y “Well, father,” sald Frank, “It it was for most anything else, L don’t know but I'd give you the mene But you know Tdon’t ap- prove of chewlng tobacco, ant L don't feel ag. ff 1 cous conselenttously eneourago the habit th any one,?—and with his pleasant sinile Frank turned to his writing again, The old man ‘stood silent, bunt, gray, and sotiden; slowly he drew an old tron bos from his pocket, opened tho lid, seratched around the corners and in the bottom with rough and knotted fingers. —undouhtedly that hand hath been lal in joy and pride on Frank's baby head,—and Itnving succeeded In loosens ing’ a few tin partleles of the gentle herb, shook them fnto the middle of the bos, and with n, touch of the tip of his tongue, con- veyed them ta his depraved old mouth. Dad 10 cents, and L made a hurried rad onthe boys ii thy office, and when the old man struck the foot of the stairs, thanks to iny haste and good speed, Lwas enabled to sh hin with a whole pound of “ Gyrus Atheran’s Best.” The oft man wept. Phere ns a look of peare upon the faces of the “boys”? who abserved the presentation froin, the tipper landing, Frank was mad about it, and declined to print my verses. Ab Fate! How closely Hnked in life are Biss and Wot ‘Tho old nen died tong f ears agone, Krank wasn Republican, was elceted tu the Legis- Jature, and held positions of trust, honor, and profit, Hilfe denied hin but one happiness, Jily marriage wos childless, Nature dectines te perpetuate monstrosl- 1e8. Foury YeAns. ETA BETA PI. REMINISCENCE AND SENTIMENT, Yu the Bultor of The Chicago Tribune, Ciicago, Jan, 80.—1 was pleased to behold the return of Polly Phemus., 1 rend the lesson so carefully prepared, and T marveled properly; for, though tat fori of tale Is very familiar to myanind, still Its application to real Hfe, ina manner so masterly was nce cording to iny taste and IEking. 1. Polly, my dear cyclops, let me ialk to you for tho first thne and tell you a few of my impressions concerning you. Your ine Itfal letter gave me precisely the [den of your personal entity which your Jast has given to nme ‘lo be free, I took you to be a man of about 40 yours, who. had had Iarge opportunities for the atudy of women, and who despised them—as thinking belngs, I notleed o decided Teeklesness of language, outside of your system of ndyerblallties, which led ine to be- Neve that your educational advantages had no amples T Eacntally, salads" ‘This gen- tleman his assutded a rte of which he will goon be awweary, weary, aid then ha will have to withdraw and start nguin witha new pyeudunym; or elds Polly Phemus will grow old rapidly.” Surely enough, instead of being contented ta leave ‘Tho Tome after your own goo tuate liad been palled with the Hing of stunmer gouds whieh you, tllehty young thing, hac rst displayed, you became i ted In ae question of the high- est 2, whieh was then tnder debate between Forty Years and myself. You alpped tn with as od a document ag over saw daylight. man Pl miners, his oman, You sald to yourself; This He does’ t seem togut at jo throws, sty ont this Velled Prophet where he should heaye mud, Vi just help 1 outy? TL must say. that “the way you did heave mud would have been courted guort work for a Govern: ment dredge inthe harbor, and, so far 1s Forty Yeats was concerned, it was undoubt- edly the mode of warfare best ndupted to his destructlon; for probably a more crafty and Yindletive opponent has never sloughed tik, Unt Laid not “feet as though mud-slinging were ie the spurt 1 desired. 1 was no! after Forty Years wtall, Laas bent on ex posing his weak points to others until the es- sence of his writhgs should offend them, as it many tines had atfynded ine, As you cane ont of your mud-pudidle you were “Un fortunute enone toespy Little Sister, a very Boud-uatired lady of mature years, 1 should Hess, und you getitally wrapped tint poor ay dna torrent that inust have rivated in voltune the flods which fell pon the sliingles, of the ark, Acry of horror ut once nroset Forty Years, In great joy and relief, wrote 1 letter to ‘The Home whieh wasn enmplote ansiver it idind, and which was suppressed, —this according to Forty Years, So far as my Judgment Hues, he wrote no answer at all, and’ made hits subsequent alluslons to thie mythical suppressed answer? count for double thy possible force they. would have hod ff the letter find been published. 1 think, displeased with having fred 30 Suic pulsively at Little Sister, you withdrew, 1 Tenred you would nayer come aguin, But you did, and wisely, 1 shall ever welcome your work oud appreciate the pains it costs to offer It for nothing to the family, You ones alluded to the Aristotelian who walks the Garden cis selling various lit. erary wares. "Tatle with hinsome tine, Get his faro-bank history, and write an article on taro banks. Write'up the history. of the Teuale clerk ns she earns her livliyg on State street. ‘Take up the line of thought dropped by Ephemeral, and give us more of the “life in lnrge citles," whereby the moral faculty at thy reader may rise In rebellion agalast the rule of Miminon and Forty Years and ery out thy tnisity and tho tustability of such a ilynasty in the general progress of the human rice, Vanity ts the satrapy and Greed te emplre under which ant wonien of all ages aud attr men of the pollsled-cull period of Ite Hvo and have thelr Sttle being. Scourge them, Polly! Whenever, also, gour parutlels are dante before the walls of Nin- compoopoepolls, then oe may fad wa in yuur trenches, ready fa go out with the for- Jorn hope, and auck the sacred city, 2. Forty Years has considered It hecoming ih Hin to class Umgelt with God, and 4 Judes to both us * triviniltles.” Forty Years could not hava. given us amore astontshite: realization of Hiscontompt forthe Alinighty, ‘This Is the sentence to whieh Lalludy: ldrew my pes with a graceful snd brilliant aweop down, from the setae of my uncesturs, even tu tho triviulitivs of to-day—Tho Home, the maler God, myacll, eto.—Lorty Yeare, Sept ‘Now, lot 1s compare this. allusion to the Oreator wif otber yeferences to God which As TL was about 20, L youth’s bright May-day, ther sul CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SALURDAY, have, perliaps, won equal celebrity, not for getting, however, that Forty Years, in or- inary composition, finds hls moral sense stil so farin domination as to necessitate the use of God for purposes of rhetoric, like the rest of us who are not so contident that God does not exist: Thou who didst wrap the cloud OF Infancy around us, that Thysell, Therein, with our alinplicity awhile Mightst hold on earth commiunton undisturbed; Who from the aunreby of dreaming sleep, Or fram Its deathlike vold, with punctual care, Amt touch na gentie as the morning light, Ttestor’at us dnily— "how, Thow alone Att overinsting.—1Fordsworth, Truth ts 1s body and tieht ls shadow.—Plato, Thou, who didst put to Night Primeval Bilence. when the norning stars, Bxulting, shouted o'er the rising bail; OThowl whose word rom golld darkness struck ‘That spark, tho aun, atrike wisdom from my saul; My soul, which tlles to'Thoc, her trust, hor trae: re, Aa misers to thotr gold, while othora rest, =Young. The way is long, my Father! and my soul Tongs for tho rest and quiet of the goal; While yet t Journey through this weary Innd, Keep tne from wandering, Father, tnke my band, AUN, L have auoted onty one aptecht of the Grand ee such expressions are avery micinber of ‘The W sont and silently Raplis class, bee: quite rare. Hit fas Tome to look Inte his 0 inqulre whien of the two sehouls of Inspira- tlon comports with his nature and his hopes =that a} there is no € rejolees: “The Lord is my shepherd; 1 shall sat want” 3. Now about our Home, sometimes dryer than a basket of clips. But ind, or of the that very number which wearles us nay be the very kernel of wisdom and the climax of plensure to some other brother or sister, git n Inn ontthe letters you Hke and paste th serarbouk, ‘The ginied books ae Every tine enoug! i Interest have nccumitluted othe best, ride your hobby to the proaf-hoy. Era Brra Ph FERN LEA. A_ROTANIST'S DEATIL the Fiditor of The Chieago Tribune Otrawa, NL, dan, 31—This morning while glanciag over ns Uterary review T read: “Died at West Farms, N. Ys, Jan. 4, aed WA years, Mr, Alphonso Wood, 4 well known writer of botanical text-books.” How that name brings to mind the almost forgotten past, when we conned the pages of Wood's Botany, and what delightful rambles wo took in search of speclinens to analyze, The boys who then assisted us in climbing hills antl over fetives, when seeking wild tlowers, now are cimbing the MIL of Hfo beside us, aud pincking blossoms of brightness on its hilistde, nud if fenees of diMeulty and trials Joom up in our pathway, happy she who bas atrusty arm on whieh to lean, but if it lings been taken and you must mount alone, look Just beyond, twill be onty a short distances nt least, and just ahead Mountain of Rest, of ft is tho bright It reealls bright ehild- heod’s days, and with our inind’s eye we seo the dear face at aur Professur us tie taps the hell for us to descend to the reeltation-room, and pull in, pieces ad place beneath the ma ghifylng-glass the dellente stamens and ‘silky enlyx, and there behold so mimeh that fs wonderful and beautiful In nature that the love enters our very being, and holds us in atch charming relationship that it goes on with us in future ife Ui It is impossible to get beyond its entrancing power, And he who gave ns the book from which we have sinee gathered so nich of beauty. has gone, blessing thls earth for seventy-one years, an then, after dotug so mitch Ti this world to beautify and enrich mankind, leaves Jowed © work In other hands to ga on from where he began, and further It w thee end Will thera ever be on end to such a blessed nission? Not while enrth remains, sure! ro new and more beautiful varieties are yearly given us, and men ate sparing ho meins oF elorts ty give us such wonderful productions tiat the fairies wlll hive to step back and wonder at the reality.as it so far exeeeds anytliling the infad could coneclve. 1 distinctly re- member thinking when a child that Mr. Wood must have a remarkable mind to tank of 8) many Unprosounceable names, and to spell them correctly; an. atery why he eotld not have shortened them to make, the tusk of tho youthful less burdensome. ‘The Inst days of suely men must bo blessed in- deed, with stich a past to dwell on, for true blessedness consists In a geod ie and oo happy dlegth, Many people nil over our land will remember film as the carly Instructor fn eres In Inter years, and always the wuplre who dechled donbtful questions as to names and varieties of plants nnd flowers, How much we owe to ‘Ishin for Alsseniuating this love for the beamtl- ful, and a grateful eountry will ever call hin blessed, and desire to return acknowleds- ments of gratitude for the manifolit bless- ines received; and as flowers louk up to beaven, from whence comes their nourish- ment, we will heed the lesson tunzht us by these silent preachers, and remember that froin tho same source comes aur every hless- ing. Deredyal tells us that “In Eastern Lands they talk Ju Nowers, and they fell In on garland thelr loves and cares.” I think wo as a: people do the sume. In decking the bride do we not speak our plensure and wish ter all happiness and success? In the waxen petals of whiteness whieh we place jn the casket we speak our sorrow and palnnt the thought of separation, In tha right bouquet of loveliest tits we speak of hope for the return of health as we form it for our Inyatld friends, i ‘Then we cover tho fuges that motjonioss Ne, Shut from the bive of the wlorioth sky; Cover thoin over—yes, cover thom over Parent, and buaband, nud brothor, and lover. God will reward these dend beroes of ours, And cover then over with beautiful tlowers, Many a hero never saw 2 battlefleld or marched at the bygle'’s call, but kept the farm, and shop, and busy mart, while: his heart went out to these on the tented fletd, Many vt herolne stitehed at home while pallid lips pleaded for the sifety of thecountry, and tot roses, and [Htles, and: vielots bli. bios in our souls for these trug ones ad. brave defenders of our peree? Alt sweet flower, thou tellest haw heitrts 1. mire and tender ag thy leaf, as low and himbio as thy stem, will surely know the joy that peace imparts, L believe the fragrance of a flower is never s0 grent or sweet ns Just before a storm, Joes It not from this text proclaim a 4esson tous? Storms ara ever rising In our aldst, aud at things cloudy of blackness loon up and roll on till the haven of hope is well nigh reeding from ylew, and can flowers then spenk tous? Yer, Ll am sure they ean, and If 1 had time could quote from many let- ters before mu where they have proven 2 nonvertul panacea for stricken and bereaved earts. ‘That thosa who have written me through The Hume of lato may not think It strange because thelr letters aro unanswered, atlow me to say, they were forwarded, [Ctearn, trons ‘Tine ‘Tanne otfice, but never reached me. Tienso send direct to me hereafter to nvold troublo, Feny Lear. THE RIGHT. A GENENRAT, NOTION THAT 17 WILT TRIUMPH, ‘To the Editor of The Chicago ‘'ribune, Artmoron Hriaurs, 1, Jan. 84.—We have had many illustrations of the char- Jtableness, patriotism, and genurosity of the American people,—viz.;, When Chicago was shorn of her pride and wealth by the demon of fire, the Amerlean cities donated millions towards the reliof of her sulfering victims; when the destruction cf the United States “was contemplated and an cifort made to practically carry out the same by eleven err- ing, rash, and brave sister'States, the patriot ism of the American people was fully tested, ‘Thore were enough patriots In the country to successfully sustain the Government; when 4,000,000 slayes were bound by custom, tuw, and usage to serve the white brother, there wero enough lovers of limman Hberty In this country to wage war upon It, to gain pollticnl strength enough to finally strike rom the hands of the black brother the shackles that so trmly bound bin sud place fy those self-same lands the ballots; whon the persecuted of the Old World camo to ths New World and organizeda Government for themselves und sustalned that Government by many fierea battles choy did so trom a conviction that they were 1! iit. “Itlsrlght to abolish Liman stavery” went all along the Union sollers’ Hney and the Emanelpa- Hon Proclamation was promulgated, “1b is right to have representation In the body that dnxes ug," wis tho warcry of the colonles; niu the result of a seven yeurs’ war proved the truth of the assertion, “tis right to be tonerous ton fallen foo”; and the famous Jul Dayle was aiever trled for treason, hor was Andrew Jolson impeached for a tone {rea use of tho pardontng power, “It is right to be charitable,” ‘This motto has built hunny tastitutlons for churiable purposes ln our large citles at public and private expense, In tuct, from the history ofmany groat events of modern civilization aud Drogresy there (aa the fool who sayeth fn his heart Tebrew poet who it comes to 18 whieh you take HL your man to the cross, praise your Inily to the skies, or he gathered plenty of evidence going to show Mat thera iso strong underenrrant of public sentient ever Tend to assert ftsel€ when right principles need support. “Itis right ta have universal education”; and common schools aro organized amon the people, supported, cheerfully, at publle expen: {is right to allow eiteh person a iberty of conscience tn matters of rellglous characters and the State and the Natlonal Consttition forever publish that unquestioned privilege. It ls clit to grant the press—that wonderful engiiie of power and of knowledge—tho privilege to critlelse pUblic men and” measures: and Inws have eon passed providing for the preservation of that rll tis right to teach children good Brinelples and correct habits of thought; and a whole army of workors have come to th front In the shape of Sunday schools, Young Men's Christinn — Associations, evening schools, day schools, ant schools for me- chanical Instruction. ‘These are all vigo! onsty and ably condueted by as brave, hone able, and purtminded nv ciluss of nen and Wonien as ever tho world knew, Lt fs richt to have a pure family institutt Tech pitt= ents ii every part of the country eduente and train children to habits of industry, econ- omy, and uprigt conduct. Te dees appear, from a eareful Investigation of all of thesy aetlye prineiptes in operation in the world for good, that rght trimmphs nore frequendy than ftused to. There seems to bo at more intelligent pubtle sentiment asserting itself among the affatra of men tha ever be- fore, ‘This sentiment seems to be galtning in power, too. Itis very true that avery conuntnity will hyve tis ecrtain tow who never: see any good in religlon, good works, anda honorable fife who are pers feetly willlng to destroy the efforts of those who are jaboring to tle good, who never speak well of anything nor anybody. the: have ansthing to do with, who hate good things nnd good people, but, were they pose “aussed of avernge tntellizence, they could not fail to see that they are hopelesly the ml- norlty, and that tho great. army of useful work- ers I the world Is constantly belug reinforced and the god work of ididing the character of the child and the citizen is being rapidly, ant sneeesstully pushed. For this class of people, who tuar down and never bulld up, who always find fault, who are filed with Sispiedan, envy, inte, whose tongnes drip Wwith foul slanders ant harsh maledtetions, we feel sorry. “They are thelr own wors enemies, ‘They cannot be very lappy and contented, Phey. nover have mitch Influcnes inthe world, “The pol independent think= evs inay hear nll they sity; but they fro ynhot moved by the utterances, They’ have 8 greater work toto than to pay. attention to quibbles, ‘Choy have enough to dons well as they know how, and the unjust censures fall upon them with- ont causing the least annoyance, They have Jearned that the work of proving all things and holditg fast to that which fs zood makes more character, does more good, and causes moro solid enjoyment than do whole years of ralling at nnd condemning good principtes and people, id ‘rhey hnye learned that no system of sel- ence, Rovernuent, oF reli ding ever Ux isted that dues not hy 3 but be cnuse of those errors they do not throw away the good In the system. ‘They tnke the good and practically ‘apply It, leaving the bad alone. They cet outot the world allot Its soljtt comfarts by excrelsing common sense. Weare glad of these things. It foretells the future of our country, It enuses us to believe in tho perpetuity of Ameri. enn institutlons, “It gives us contidence In the Iden thet good, plain common sense principles of truth, justice, and right. sii In the midst of a peypte intelligent enough to govern themselves, We hope this Food work may ever triumph, that this Na- {lon may become a great and wise Nation in advaneliig the interests oC selence, edtueatlon, nad dl good prinelples that make good citl- zens; so that whenaver sho is called upon to vindleate the right it will certainly trhumphs so that her Inws may be just laws, protecting tho interests of all classes of people; so thal party strife, jealousy, or spite shall not be powerfl-endugh to cause oppression or wrong; so that all partles nnd all classes will he so. well educated and schooled im the prin- ciples of justice that they will fear to do wrong, ‘Thett, Indecid, will we be a great people, nnd thereby teach the nations of the Old World that self-government is the best forin of government for an honest, moral, and Intelligent people, W. If IS THE CAT. A BRAST AT FORTY YEARS. 1) the Eiitor of The Chicago ‘Trttiune, Font Wavny, Lnd., Feb, 2,--In the history of tho domestic cnt, I tind it was protected .and highly valued for its usefulness and harmlesness in all countries in ancient times, “Tn Egypt, where it was first known, tho ent was sacred to the moon, temples were raised, saerifiees wero offered in fts honor, and its body was embalined at death, It way cus- tomary for a famlly in whose house a entdied to shave thete eyebrows.” They were so yal- uable In-Britaln about 900A. ,, that tho icing made aJaw “that If any one stole or killer the ent that guarded the Prinee’s granary, he was to forfelt as much wheat as whon poured ontho cat suspended by tho tail, its hend touching the floor, would form a heap high enotgh to cover the tips of its tall.” My researches into feline history have been pro- moted by Forty . Years’ cruol trent mont of the animal ‘The tranquillity of my mind has never before been In the lenst disturbed by any of the productions of this versatile gents. His fne-spun theories; his metaphysies and psy- chology, his invectlves and opprobriuins, tll alike fatled to agitate, Butwhen, with this saine magical pen, he. asseverates, that he is actually starving a fying antnals that ho harbors n feline, Riinstly and gaunt, and never offers to Mevinte Its snilerines: one that has doubtless worn Ninself ont in tho services of humanity; whose days were spent as tho mighty Nimrods, and whose nights: linve been aus on Housetns, until his locks were wet with nocturnal dews, sluging Julla- bys to Innuy weary, listeners, then my com- passion and my tre were alike aroused. {have tried in many ways to oxcuse Forty Years’ unfeeling treatinent of this animal, ‘1 thought perhaps It was a forelgn species, and he wits opposed to the Invaslon,—perehunco, one of tho tailless cats from thy Isle of Alan, or one of the red felines from ‘Tobolsk, or, Mayhap, ono of the twisted-tail tribe from Madagasear, Itind no. ri of any one torturing these creatures: that most horrible of deatlis— starvation, have read af thoughtless boys and Jufurlated mon pelting, Hanging, and oven drowning cats, and I have noticed that these persons Invariably come to sume vio- lent denth thomsolves, ‘Even such a benight- ed boing as Krook, the propriotor of the rag and bottle shop, ttled Nis eat, carried heron Is shonider, and doubtless gave her a pit: tance of foot, Ifamian who treated his cat with n small degree of merey should coms to such a fearfnl death as Krook's, what will be -the fate of him who In cold blood and wnpro- yoked panmnits one of these creatures to per ish on hisown threshold for the want of food? ‘The gloomy’ catastrophe overwheltns hu But it is for an object worth more than many cats that my anxiety Is avoused, Wo all instinetively feel that ns a mon treats his eat, or dog, or horse, so he will treat his— 1 feo} the deltency of the abject, but Lean- not retrain, 1 tremble Cor the fate of tho fut> ure Mrs, Forty Years, . Tunnging a gentle, confiding cresture walt hg at the threshold with putlont watehtul- ness, wlunstiy and starvadon-eyedy the return of her. capricious lord, to ba adinitted to hls sanetuin, which Isang barren ns the Desert of Sahura, and us famine-stricken as old Mother Afubbara's cupboard. ., Aly pen hysitates Inugunage Is Inndequate. Ah, Forty Years! "1 would not ha’ thought It. L would not hu? thought it Aunt Fanny, CAN'T WEP IT. HF HAS.TO WINTE IN JINGLE. To (he Editor of The Chieugo Tribune, Cnicavo, Feb, 1.—Belilnd & rango of wooded hits that hid it from the filghway, o low, old-fashioned farm-house stood beside alittle by-way, with morning-glories by the door In purple beauty glowing, and near nt hand, with rysh and roar, a niountain torrent pouring, where bobolinks and rablay sang tholr glad sungs, sweet and wloning, white aulld Miranda Merriam was in the kitchen splaning, 7 s She had a handsome head of har, hor eyes Were bright and jetty, her slooves uprolled, displayed a pair of white arms, pluinp and pretty, Her soul was Iniocent pnd pure, her young heart {reo from sorrow, ond, singing Uke a morry bird, she’ thought not of the morrow, * i In perfect: peace upon tho floor, the old gray edt was sleeping, a downy ducking, by the door, with wistful look stood peeping, About the old brown barn, near by, # tock of doves were flying, and, near at hand, were cackling hens and peacocks loudly erytue. ily, round und round, with whirring id, Afiranda's wheel was hi adown tho bill she hoped to see her city Joyer coming, ‘Though xustleloyerssquchy her hand, she always pronddly shunned them, She waz pon the elretug hills, and longed to live beyond thom. How many took with enylous: 3 beyond the lls that bound them; haw few aro ever satistied with fash- fons that surround them, Ss ‘The sun was sinking in tho West, the vil- Tage bells were tolling, when slowly throught apastire-lot in slender youth was strolling, Is marmenta, of the latest style, were made without a wrinkle, What anaiden coud withstand the smite of Adontram Skinkle. Hach yaar he foft tho city's dln, to take a Jong Yacution, and visited his country kin for tustic recrention. Ile felt so proud, and other things all seomed go small about ding ho wondered [f this [ttle world world exist without film, Yet, while his feet with Tupture trod the blossoms bright and yellow of buttercup and golder-rod, he heard an awful bellow, Across the fields, from hill to hill, the frighitat notse resounded, while froma ehimpot cedar trees 0 blaele bull bolilly bounded Our hero paused with strange surprise, ho felts sudden stilver, the fond Took fnded from his eyes, his Hips began to quiver. One ook behine aulelkly enat. 0, how the sight did sen ims then dows the feld ho Hed as fast as is Jong lees contd bear han. He shouted loudly ng he ran, but ne ono seemed to hear hin. ‘The fence seemed very far way, tho bull seemed very near him. Before him swept’ the mountain stream, be- hind the bull was roaring; and he cod only elnoso between n dieking and a coring, iv pansidt fy wo,-and all well now It was no thoe for iaughter, J leapert into the fool below; the bull “came tubthig after? "The water dashed, and round line plashed. bis senses hale confounding: hts hat went daneing down the streant, from rock ta reek reboundinie. He erossed the food, he climbed a tree, eve hea was ayere taken; and on the topmost bough sat he, Ike ony who feels forsaken, THs patent-lenther boots were srnlbed, his slender eno was shattered, hls dainty wrist bands badly golled, hls clothes with mut were spattered, Alas for hint if from that limb he undertook: to travel, the bull began to slike his horns and flereely paw the sravel, ‘The evening dew began to fall, the stars began to twhikle; Miranda, walted: by ‘the wall for Adoniram Skinkle. Superbly dressed juall her best, she fingered thore to gree him; adown the road alittle way sho went with hope to meat hint, ‘Tho dusky bats about the air were round the farm-house flying. Her sweet face wore 1 look of care, she almost felt Ilke erying. And, whon above the distant hills, the. moun was bright beaming, with weary head sho went to bel, and soon was sweetly dreaming; while Adoni, Skinkle, stil his lonely bom , adorning, iu clothing chill, against’ ils w: awaited for the morntius Ile longed for wings to fy away from his exuttadl station, for what woultl sweet Miranda sny of his sad sittation; the crickets chirped, the frogs repiied, the nleht birds walled around him; ml night with chattering teeth he sighed, at morn AMirande found him, She drove the furtous beast away, that watched her lnektess lover, who dropped to eurth without delay from his high bough above her. * Atack!” sald he, “we only need but Httle time to show tts how weak aro wo within a tree when there's nb ithotow sia! LITERARY CULTURE, BOME FACTS ABOUT IT, To the Edltor of The Chicago Tribune, Sourn Denn, Ind, Jan. 30.—~Ifow often toes tt occur to us what a “bolting down” there fs in our estimation of nations and of men, France entls forth Varis to or mind, and Parls Napoleon, Robesplerre, Murat, Voltalre, ‘Talleyrand, Thiers, and ILuge. Germany means Berlin and Welmar, and thesy Frederlek,. Bismarck, Humboldt, Goethe, Schiller, Hichter, and Auerbach. Great Britain presents us with London, and {his with Shakspeare, Carlyle, George Eliot, Froude, ote.; and: tho United States with New York, Boston, Chiengo, and Louts- ville,—ench being representatives of the grent North; South, East, and West—antd syith these nro_ngsovlated the nanies of Webster, Sumner, Everett, Greeley, Holmes, Lowell, Beechor, Swing, Ingersoll, Emerson, and Draper. Wo often think of the names of these men before wo do of the citles, and the cities before we.do of the States, Bisusarck and Gladstone ‘aro the State, Beecher aid Swing the Church, and Carlyle, Emerson, Auerbach, Hugo, and n few others the litera: ture, Some one has called n city p rathoring plied of souls, and as itis natural chat mein attract men where thore ‘is tho greatest number, the number with tha more rapidly Incrense, So where there are the greatest uumbor of souls gathered together 1s there tho greatest demand for wealth, intellect, and culture. = Here aro found tha best elurches, the best libraries, the best theatres, tho best art gaileries, anu the most elegant homes and edifices, ‘and, above all, tho greatest minds, ‘The further man is removed from tho clties, tha more ignorant and un- cultured is he generally found tobe, Molmes says “the country Is 2 good place to sleep,” but when a ian ‘wants to got idons he inst go where there are men. | ‘Thore Is ocension- ally & person who will tsolate limgclt, aud in” tho company of good books, by close study, . accumulate a. yas store of nowlédge, but such n life bullds a nature which. will produce very little of the hinnorous and imaginative, without the as- sociation of which stubborn, facts loso what greatly assist to make them Interesting, ‘The thought that no person is necessary in this world to make our Iives pleasant and profit- able is alonesome one, 7Tis-as Important that we shottd havo places where we can go to talk, and intelligent persons to talk with, as thot we should have our silent chamber. Society 1s where tho fruits of thought are originated, and one’s awa retrent is whero they are treasured up and recorded for re- distribution aud promulgation, Sinerson and Helnes do not make thelr home in Bos- ton, they have the advantage of being so near: Its librarics and treasures that thuy can ot any tne spend at hours day in the enjoy- ment and improvement of Its best saciety, <—-New men nnd new cities aro constantly erowlnz tp before us, and with the new city comes the demand for the great minds, Chi- cago has becone the contre of this rapidly- growing Western world, aud with its in- ereuse {1 population aud wealth comes a cor: responding development of the intellectual frauness, Western readers now as regular: ly look to ‘Tire ‘Trimunn for a roviow of gootl books and for reports of learned essays as in former thnes tha whole country did to tho Now York @rieng and Poa f poople want culture, they will hare ao medium for eulcure, and, whila there is, always a cluss of readers who aro hungry for long reports of low scandals, there Is still o solect and cultivated class—nithough they may be in the minority, they constitute the clenrest brains and tha purest hearts—who aro desir- ous of satisfylog their wishes and tnstes, A Reaver, i A FAIR FANCY, For The Chicago Tribune, Taormotimes have fancied, whllo roading blind omer, x That painter of plotures that Time cannot fado, Whore he slows us Ulyases, the Ithacan roam- or, Ty ct reo, Calypso, and Sirons ossayod, ‘That tls nll allogorlval, only Intonding: ‘Yo show the poor wilostrol'’s own wand'ring de- nen fe meine of a Mora or Zeus nocaod mond- And tho nelghboring women reaolyed on a fatr, ‘This hoch nore {a Hoylla, that stand there Cha- ‘This Lower of sweats Is Caly'pso's grvon isle; The ey itis Crees, and wagic aun hidls Ty the Hiloted mutdens that jure with a sinile, ‘tho eyo of a maid—Polyphomos' was milder— Ho mects at ench turn, with its basilisk thrall; And tho storm of temptation yrows wilder aud wilior . Aa he slips by a tabloor weathore a stall, He ie stranded and wreoked; bis friends oll around bli + o Fall avoner than be by some trl-colured dome, ‘TH, avoking osvapa trom the magic that bound in, He lonys for Penclope, slippers, and homo, Yot, Mileted maldons, tho truth of it this fs, i Pronrar shay. may protest, dofend, and doclaro, Tovae yictfiutzed -mortale, Smith, Joucs, oF 8308, . Hathor flier while they rail nf tho trloks of the Falr, “CHANLES NOULE Guxaony, London, Gossip, on, Tuts Zyuneleco News Letter, Lonpox, Dee, ‘he Tntest vecoutriclty of fasbionablo life is tho sheopfold drawing-room, Screens of various kinds ba’ boon increasing Ih nunibors,—folding-sercens, —hand-scrcens, tuble-soreens, and flre-screons,—but the draw iugeroom serevn tops the lot, It is a low wooden fence, or palisade, paiutod In that gad green that twethotics loye, woleh atretebus from one pust of the folding-doorg to unothor, and opous ia the middle with a real wloket gute and a real latch, The sbeepfold docs not pretend to bea real diviulon of the routs 60 8 to bur tho progress of intradors, for tt 1s 60 Jow that (t can piatly Oe stopped over, but It te intonded to siguify that the Durmoses of_tho divided apartment.aro dis Fine where It was fashioned by 4 outlier tito tho ¢ ‘ver of the fuinily, personally tn carrylug Mowie from the ground, and Dowie thanked bint and said: vd Currey wore the only persons killed, All tho mien eligiged tu this terrible Kifalr were mon of parties included ainiost ovary man of fortune In Allare gonu save Maddox aud Wi old, and still residing in tho same parish. oltizonsof Guniison City met In convention on & stroot corner, thore were seven or eight Mich!- gan imnen among the crowd. When Col. Parkor Presented the following resulution Jt was a Mivbignn iman who aupported it: _doroas his knees and a pipe ta bls,inouth, and ho ominitteo rend tho resolution, thea be naked: ’ FEBRUARY 6, 1881—SIXTEEN vAGUS convinced unt, thos alipings won't oa grade ore, Ni gtess Fi taken walks 1 feront, one division bets to work and studytho athor for visitors and trifling conversation. Ory or Uo ladies have been traluing ivy nlong thele seraonst Mea. Langtey has returned to town, and, as usunl, Is the central object of fomale interest andinnle ndmiration wherever sho slows her- self, bo it indvors or oul She ian combination of black hair, vlolot eyes, t creamy complexton, no fonturen to speak of, a perfect {yure, small feet, in high-heeled, low-cut, patent-leather Rhoes, short ekirts, and amber-cotored — ailic stock Inga with: bright gold clocks, Adivorco cagu nt no sniall innguituds. as ree gatds tho position of those concorn od, will como om enrly in the year, and be tho entse of ne small amount of seandal In what are called “the upporcireles." ‘Tho injured husband fs vory much younger than tho co-respondent, alate tu shy, and has not, heer wtarried maro 83) wall While the Committeo:fery, tonen cay, ror and wishes yor all SOe of ry It insite ‘to shake tands. | Stes og th and far fear you ain't used Lo Walking oT Keep these wins pinted up, fe bill ui rell turn the halgstulle bowller, ‘Ceals-—mangy ys A CHICKEN SPECULATION, Will Kirt, Datly Neos. It was probably liceatisa exsss UFO So .Acareg 4 deur now that sfiggisted to Mv. MoGinnig chicken specilation,; SoGintls tnd passeg Than Sait adozen sears. The hedy who has rar | Mostof his. timo asa Janitor down-torn, gy away, and tho Contloninte who haw tled with her, | hd saved enough to byy alot in the mnbere ‘poth ‘leave children bebind thoi. Every ate district and thought of wing to farming sega Sald Mr. MeGinnis to niswito: “Eyes gocs up and ‘ogys oes dow, py: chickens fs always steady. “I'M wolng Into a tempt hy friends to sinooth matters over hits tatted, nnd nothing f4 lefe but tho publicity of the Divoree Court, NS es chickon specuintion. Kegs hate mn OURREN GOSSIP. + | toon to ctuncean days, ie eolde. T ten a fours chicks ouxht to toed ‘thotasel¥en, ee ert ay) Leeds nce eaurc cre age aM t sy rd gar and that’s chickens at twelve tin brads | nats MeGinnls bought twelve eggs and ap Ho put the evs in a basket and set wa Ven beshte ft. fustend of hopping on to. thom and hatehing out chickens fihtaway tho old hon geratchod around aud peld No attention to 8 or basket, McGinnis wat a mano ae ermnution. Ho grabted bat by tho legs, ect her on the eggs. and held hor thore. When ke let xo she Hew off, Ha put ber back welgtey down with w plank, but it ber struggles to ce cape all tho, cas wera broken, “TT haven't thio to fool with yott any longer,* growled Me@iunig, * but PIL attend to your ensg bime-by." So ho nailed wp the old hen ‘and mops, cans in'n box toxethor, cut n hole for her bead aud neck, and went away chuckling, ‘The ald hon ought to have submitted to the ins ovitnble, but ahe was obatinnte. McGinnis went outone morning and fount ber cold und dead nad, oe hee wife cate out and shed tears, ho ex. plated: me “Con to think of it, that was a Dutch hen, and. of courso she couldn’t understiund what we wanted of hor, Never mind, I'll buy two roosters and wo to packing sown cggs for tho ‘pring markot!” —— AWRATLITY BROTITER, Bradford (Ling.) Observers Jack Finchart had ono loyoenfatr, and only one. It wns his solo romance In life and bo wag very chary of talking ndoutit. But Ltoarneg tho facts and thoy form n startling commentary on border Ilfe and the character of tho man, Ho and his brothor both fell in Jove with the saino girl, the niecu of nn @ficer in tho regular army, thon stutloncd nt Camp Douglas, Utah, Jack could bato as woll as love, aud he could imuke and keep a promise. Ele and his brothor came to an agreement by which both wen pleduod themselves hover ngaln to sco or spenk to the yottng Indy, the penalty for a vielattun of tho contract being that the clfendor should die at tho bunds of the othor. The brothers shook ands over the bargain and ench went his way, Ix years atter Jrock sought out his brother, tPaveling over 2,000 miles todo 80, Ho told him quietly that he had broken his outh and wanted tho compact kept. Tho brother remonstrate Dut Jack was firm rs adamant. He had forfelt n pledge, nnd he was ready to die, Tho end of it fll wan that the two brothers moton the bank ot the Pintte River one lovely summer cyening, duck drow n heavy derringor, covked it, and hunded ft to hig brother. ‘fhe Intter drow of a few paces, loveled tha wenpan, and looked onca more atdick, “Tean't do it,” ho said, Finchart stood thore, solitary, tall, his arms folded, and an oxpression of quict melancnol; on hig handsome face, 1 am ready," was bi sole reply. ‘The brothor leveled the pistol, took delibornte aim, and pulled the trigger, The cartridge did not explode, Jack took one long, qgitiet look at It, and, svolng his brotbor nbout to tlre again, ones inoro ized at tha river. Bude denly the brother rafsed bis arm, and the deadly wenpon whizzed through tho arund found a last resting place beneath tho turbulont waters of tho rughinyatranin, dnoic udvunced in anger, “Your aro a pore jurer," he suid, “1 would huve killed you." And, disdaining the proffercd bond of his Drothor, he atrode rupldiy away. ‘Tho two never met agala. OnNloO MEN, Somervitle vournal, Asoul released froin cnrthly olay To Honven swiftly wingod lis way, And, wondering what would be its fate, Allghted nt tho golden gate. ‘There, humbly dropping on his knecd Nefore the an who beld the keys, It anid: ** From Kurth I've como to-day, Dust suns nnd stars; tho Milky Way Lelimbed nt noon, “Tis almost nlghty I'm wearled with my raptd tight. Menge do not det ine longer walt *. Outside, but piss ine thrauh the gate, Tho keeper of the wate began: “Tal are you nn Oolo nun?” “No, wir: Leame trom Michigan From Michigau,” the soul replied. The keeper shook hls keys and sighod: « rom Allehitwaty that Sato, oF sia 1 fear f entinot lot you in." # But whore Is Peter? asked the souly Tthought that hero he had control,’ Weal sO Ho ane i the heey per: aaalls “ Hut now I'm acting here Instond, ‘There's been a change, Vd have you know, Blnve J came bere 8 your ogu, ‘Tho oilives the Salots held chon Are now held by Oblo ment ‘Alltrom that State get thta glory; ‘Mbothors go to Purgttory.”” ‘Tho soul, borne down hy wolght of Woy, In sudness took ita way below. THE BOWIE-KNIFE. Phitatelph Times. > A foud had extsted for years between two paeties of tho Parish of Rapidés, Miss., on Red River, The principals were Dr. Maddox, Maj. Wright, aud the Blanchards on tho one part, the Curreys, tho Wellsos, and Buwies on tho other, Achallensge lind pissed botweert Dr. Maddox and Snmuel Wells, A meoting wus arranged to take place near Natotiez, Miss., in September, 1827, Ulthor the parties repaired with thelr frionds. At was uyrecd that no persons should be prosont but the combatants, thelr seconds, and gure Keons, Tho place of mecting was a large sand- bar, Immediately below the upper bluil, near Natehez., The sand-bar, nt low water, {s of con- sidernblo width, bordered above and below with forest growth. On tho opposit side of this bar wero stulioned the frionds of each purty; one of these purtics was -something nearer tho combatants than the othor, Col, Crono wad tho secoud of Maddox. Uetween bin and James BDowlo and Gon. Currey there bad long existed a dendly feud, and some months before this wale Gen. Currey shot Col, Crane with a shotguu, on Duyou Rapides, disabling ono of his arms, ‘Tho parties to the duel appronehad the spot selected for tho combat from difforont direce tlony, ‘Tho proliminarics were svun arranged. Tho combatunts took thelr positions and ox changed twd shots without elfcot, and tho dlitl- culty wus ainteably adjustod, Howls wus just in the edgo of the wooda with Gons, Wells’ und Currey, nrmed with pistol, Lowle carrying a huge Knife. As the duellt Party started to leavo the grounds, Bowlo in purty etucted ty meet thom. Tho friends of Minatiox and Crane on the oppasit slide of the gand-bir seclug this and being furthest from tne party, started In a run to meet thom us gor ag they should rentch tho retiring combatants. Gen. ‘Currey was the first_on the ground, closely fotloved by Bowle, Currey Immeriinte- Jy advanced upon Col Crane ayd remurived: * Col, Crane, ‘cits Ia a goal time to settic our aiigulty," and commenced throwing bis pistol. Bowie did tho same. Crane was armed with a brace of ducting pistols and standing awaited the nttack of Currey. At this moment Currey was seized by his brother and bes to desist. Dowlo nod Crane firod at exch othor, it was said, without elfeot. ‘There: wore those who suid Bowle was wounded. ‘This inter statemont [ IPs. Bojrnstjerno HOjrason hns written vory pleaw antly too Bjyienna paper about Bjgrant. Tolegrams, recording to tho New Haven Rep tater, ‘aro to bo consolidated Into Jnygoulek grams, “You must recollect that all Lam telling you happened 1,870 years ago.” Sally: * Lor, miss, how tho tlme do alip away!" A Detroit Indy cnllod at a drug-storo the other day nud said: “LT want a tooth-brush,—o real uicaone, Lwant it for a aparo bedroom. Stroct rows First eamin—"LIt fll yor mouth ; vel” Bueaud gamin—" Yer'll haye a big think most probable, for Bowlo ‘stopped, felt of | With xravel,” & al 4 his hips and thou deawing hia knife iimpud to- | Job doty' tt.” First garain—" Oh, V1 got stom ward Crane, who-was watohing Gen. Currey, vel, “The hight of the human figuro,” says soma authority, should properly be six times the length of tho feet.” This proves that St, Loull folks are too short. Ieleased from the hold of bis brother Carrer was advancing, At this. nomont Crane latpe across a wmull raving cut turongh the sand by tho raln-water Mowing from tho ivelivities above, and, resting his pistol upon his crippled A Northorn nowspapor claims that nn Alder ams ilrod ut Curroy, wounding him fatally. He | jaan has been injured by tho accldenia d chnrge of his duty. ‘Those aceidonts aro vory rare,—New Orleans Pleayune, A lunatic in San José (Ual,) Jail imagines him sol Jouquin Miller, the noct of the Slerras, Goodness! Think what horrors that poor creat ‘uro must endure!—oston Post. Aman boving announcod that hoe was once fo fA community where they nll minded thelrowa business, his statemont was doubted, and be wat enlled wpon to tell where ft wus. “It was or board 0 ship at sen, and tho passengers were al too Blok to meddle with onu another's affalrs. A paunk musician once brought his score of "Hamlet" fo Cherubin! to learn tho great mnon's opinion of it, Churubint asked: © Hut why have you calted it ‘Humlot'r” ‘Hecause 16 mitch respoct Shakspeare that I wished to write au overture jn hig honor after one of his repre; gentatiye works.” Thon why did you pate suggeatad Cherubini, “choose 2 more nppropn: ate title from Shakspenre,—for exuinple, *Mucd Ado About Nothing'?” Crano wus now disarmed, and Rowis advanced cautiously upon bim. Clubbing his pistol he struck Dowlo over tho head, ayho nyolded his knife ndroltly, und felled him to the ground. Crano retreated u atepas his friend, sa). Wright, approached, Bowto, 1 tho meantime, bad risen, and was suistainivg Dimself by holding on ton snag which tho rivor when at ood had left sticklag firmly iu tho sand. Mnj, Wright ad- vanced upon bin, and, with n long, slender spear, drawn from a walking-cine whieh hy cure riud, attacked Bowlo, who made tt puss to parry the spear with bis knife, in which he fullod, Lhe spour was of cold fron, aad, striking tho Dreast- bone, bont and went round upon tho id. Bowie at this moment guized Wright and foll, pulling Wright down with and on top of him, and bold- ing him strongly to his persou. Wright waga slender, ana by no monns x strong man, and wis Powertess in the hands of Tovwio, who cuolly auld: to bln; “Now, Major, you diol” and, plunging the knifo mito his hurt, Ielited bin tnstantly, ‘This knife way mind by Realn }. Huwie out of A blucksmith's misp, or large file, and was tho original of tho fwmougs Yowie-knify. When Jumnes Bowle roculved it froin bis brotnor he wis told by hit that it was “strong and af ads nmilrable tempor, itis more trustworthy in the hands of @ strong man thin a pistol, for it will not soup. Crano und Wright are both your enemies; they are from Maryland, the birth- place of our ‘ancestors, und are aa Drive as you Aro, but not ¥o cool, !rhoy aro both Inferior in strength to yoursel! ind, thorefore, novyour equal itt a close fight, They are both dangerous, ‘but Wright tho most so, Kacp this knite always with you. lt will be your, frignd tn a lust rosort nud ty save your ‘lite. After this conilict Resin 2, Bowle ‘carriod this kulfu to Philadel- NN eer eneraced U.S. STANDARD Scales! CHICAGO SCALE 00, {47, 149 & I51S, Jofferson-st., Chicago, Manufacture more than S300 Wiiterent WV: orm of ninodel nada by him, and L presume thy knife Ig yet in tho possusalon of geome mom- ‘Ther was noreconallintion between Crano and Rowloufter tha vonillut, though Cranu wlded sietios: “val. Crane, cirelimstancea you inost Inimudiately: Upon the nttuek of Currey upon Crano tho fight between tholr triends became weuornl, iu whleh there wou sovori! wounded, but Wright an THE BEST QUALITY AT LOWEST PRICES. 1 do not think under the ought to bave shot me.” Al wenlth and high sovlat position, and tho two tho oxtensive and wealthy varie of Nuplios. ells, both vory —_ ae “BY A LARGE MAJORITY,” Detralt Free Press, Threo months ago, wun 200 of tho leading tw axon Heal BTon Tx 1, 860 | 4-Ton (4x4)... ‘All ottier siz Tron Levers, Steel Hearings, Brass Beat Box, and building directions with each Scat. The “Little Detective," for Family orOflca, $2 Sold by deaters every whe: Send for price-list ed sen oe BAMING POWDET) TEE comrRrast! lle otter Baking Ponders aro, largely ADU, WATE wilde AEOM ond other horitel OTP © Rewolued, That a committes of flva be ap. poluted to walt upon Calubusb Sam, lute of Deadsyood, and Inform him that after sunrise to-morrdw thorning thls crowd wilt open fre on bim with the Intention of Surnishing @ corpse for our now yravuyard, t ‘ ‘Tho Committvo of Five went out ta find Ham- uol and deliver thelr mcesage. Ho sut on a bench at the dour of his shanty, a ebotgun preserved witesco’ while tho Chatrman of the “that moss me, doce ity" “'Bhv doo3.”” o "They don't ke my stylo of carving and thy, Uh} Nhat t thoy kick or." “Well, 1 wou't go! You haven't got ‘nuff men In tho whule yulley to delve Calabash Sam a rodt Return to the Convention and rdport that 1'n here for the souson.”* “Eforgot to. menshun,” continued the Claire mau, 10 4 curvloss Volce, as by Juaued on bis gun =") forgot to mensuun that tho convenshun has adjourned, This Committee thus tinds iteelf Jn au ombarrassing situation, aud It seus on! one way outor ft. Ouless you'll agree to pio! up and trayed this Corminittos will feel called up> on tu—to—' mn 3 Eades teeta Tae tas may bare alrondy abservod tlut two of tho Committon maNe got tho drop on your” d tT ee. AVE & Very Un Chuirmtat, ua hw rusted ble chia on the muzalo of has been kept UNCHS' holesoi paleo Ly ant iholesonenres. | The Den A MUM ovae.tt 78 Bak ALIMEULNESS, wud wy hae at lonesomo, this bolng the frat | EFFECTIVE: Ju THE FACT of Ue tie t Taedayy trons North to Bully frau East 2 tre héules of the tle and poor, there Mt bas uved for the last 16 years. A PURE FRUIT ACID auxin POWDER A NEVER SOLD IN BI phi chy Plant in 4 new burytogeground, * Yeues, it may bo." * Aud #0, take it all around. the Conmittee kinder indulges in the hope thst you'll seo ft to curry your valuable society back to the Dluck Hila, You may bavo obearved that three It cook, w look +b tn STEELE & ee eli River Tobklaa tho ‘wawter wlLovax, Xoo, L'ViMvecien HAWN tha Chipset, 6288 roportion, All Scales boned