Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 12, 1881, Page 12

i 1 ‘ $ H > THE HOME. A Pretty and Instructive Poom by Fanny Driscoll. Further Proceedings of That In- teresting Grumpy Club. Iris Has Something to Say Ooncerning Oold Weather and Books, Thooghts Seggested to Orlena by a Ride in a De layed Bailrond Train, Tho Beautles of Molherhood as Seen by a Molher—Miscollancous Con- tributions, . AN IDYL OF DISH-WASIHING, «For The Ohtcago Tritune, An anctent room, bigh-celled, and dim, and wide, ‘With onken reftors dusk and rich with timo; And windows dinmond-paned, where sunbeams glide Thro’ Jasmine; whoro tho wind's faint trembling chime Hrings Summer fn its music, and the song Of birds, the breath of buds, the brown beo's wong. Fair Barbara, a Friestess of High Art, Stands neac the table, with d little frown Upon hor smooth white brow; her dainty teeth Sbut on ber full red lip; her silken gown: Hidden in snowy muslin, as in sheath— A musiin apron, bibbed und laced; with fritls Of sutio ribbon bright as sunsct rills, Hier ailken halr, lustrous and binck, with thrills OF purple thro’ it, colfed 41 scarlet snood; Her sleeves rolled to reveal her dimpled arms; Her dark sweet cyes aro wistful and bedewed; ‘But In her carriage, lofty aga queen, Alt high and upright purposes are scen. A Devotee of Art's wild frenzied freaks; ‘With high endeavor ou her woman's brow; ‘With pleading rose-reit Ups, and caver hands And stennfast eyes—fuir Barbara stands thore now, Subliine unconsclousness of Beidget’s frown peaks In cach rustle of her silken gown.) And Bridget, in the corner, tooks with scorn, And mutters to herself abject disdaln; Large-hanued, robust-framed, devoid of soul, Sho finds In kitehen-loze ne godlike strain OF classic harmony? and Barbara wishes: Yo tench ber ull the beauty hid Tn distes. Tho Posmbilitios, chaste and pleturesque, Hiddon in the kitchen's manifold, grim duties; And bring to bear upon each graceless tisk The glow—tho yiuuour of urtiatic beatles, Mo Buehorn’s sweet eres shine out lke stars, and Beldyet glares—au angry kitchens Mara, Upon the onken table are the acms— The bnrmicss weapons with which Harbara works: Fringed damasie towels, worked with Greok do- sign 2 An countlessangies, curves, and graceful quirks; <A Turkish clotn fixed to an Ivory handle, 4A baton iit for Rubinstein to dandle); And bara of sonp yelept " Cashmere Bouquet,” Fit for Diaun’a bath in bent of duy. nedtey of Itch Art, induinty tints atvelous putterns—frult as teaves of ‘Tho dishes are aw Sévrus, Satsuinn, And on flowers, Filled with vague Imagerics, nad sibtto hints: And allvor, glistening as tho’ Jack Frost biagd Hid grown sturk med and lost bis magic wand. And Siirapiitag gold-tined pitchers, urns, and wis puwls; Wita a soft ailk-lined flannel cloth taid near, ‘Such ns somo doting mother might wrap round Afer first-born finn fond and rapturous fear Of wind and cold. And Bridwet's sullen glare Gives way, at lonst, to n decisive stare; A titter, haif-eubdued, as Barbara stands vides n wonurous busin, and pours out ‘A coplous strentn of fecewater; and ‘ging Tor meniat tusk so gloriiled about With crystal sprays of leo that ehlme like bells An fulry-tnkte snat the china frail Working sad hyvoe to the fragile things, Muklng tho ruddy cks of Hridget pales ut Barbara quite iuconsclous of aught wrong, Hunns softly, tulf-aluud, snaten of song. Tho Iride nt qines refs nnd the allve: eehills the tender Ana splashes th jer rosy hands, ie sinh apron made of inull, And, to crown nh as Bridget’s woe ft An urn and pitcher gently Cell to ple «A priceless bawi is nicked mnost hopelesly; at slender tagon crashes to the floor; Pour Barbura pauses inn blank dismay, ‘And looks with longing thro! the open door, Where royally the Summer duy reposes, ‘ "Sid dragon-ilies, und ferns, ind erimson roaes. Bott warinth and perfumes wander thro’ the = room, The drowsy hum of insocts fits the air; Bho lifts her little hands, bulf-frozon now, Her soui is crowded with a dark despalr. Sho turns awuy—a plate falls with a clatter— “O, Bridget! totl me, what can be thy matter?” Urenses, ‘The pleading votco brings Hridgot t6 her knees, Her whole fueo beams with auuiles, In pride re- newed; “ Let's chanyo about; you be my teacher now, A thought I knew It all—." ‘The interlude * Is broken by Votco that abakes with laughter, Sweet cousin mine, wash all the dishes afters + But come into tha garden now—like Maud, You need diversion sore, dene UIttle fraud; Lot Hridgot rute tho kitchion while sho ay. Don't minglo dishes with this sweet June day. And Barbara turns her fair, Hushed face to ono Jhut leuns across tho all! with aintling eyed; Her lips half tremble and the teara woll dow As sho atnnids stlit in mortified surprise, A knot of fragrant flowers fills at hor fet, Uke a bright message from tho'sinabine sweet. “Como, sweat, iny cousin—pationtly I wait!" Tho Hay volvo cnitxes fran the window wido; And Barbara tars awas tho xeartét snood, <Snd flings the foollsn itt bib waide, And two wo guuntering thro’ the garden, slow, 4nd one stays (n tho kitchen, laughing low, : Wansy Dniscoun. THE GRUMPY CLUB, VURTHER PROCEEDINGS, Ta the Editor of The Chteugo Tribune, Decatur, I)., Fob. 23,--Whon Mr, Pikins con- eluded his effort at making love, he glanced around to soo what effoct bid efusion had made upon the countenances of hia hearem; but tho Aapect Of ull was that of stolid indliference, with tho excoption, perhaps, of Mr, Pickleding, who scomed to enjoy the rivalry that now existed be- ‘tween tho two members, The President speudily recovered from the effets produced by the seo- ond edition of the sume sceno, and no doubt tn- wardly prayed that tho next effort would aford change of subject, Custing bia oye over us, ho said; “Gentlemon, we will nuw have the pleas ‘ure of Hatoulng to Mr, Mukleding’s effort. Gen- Uemen, Mr, Pickleding."” Mr. Pickloding stepped forward and deliber- ately buttoned up his coat to tho collar, throw pis head slightly buck, and proceeded as fol- jows: mentiumon, it is not my intontion to tax your ware with another edition of bubbling sentinont, forlcun ussure you st bas no charme for me, Exousu me, geatiomen, from extending tha prof- ace, Uichard bad beou requested by die, Hiehmond twimect him curly in the evening at bls house, and ty obedience to thut request we find thom seated Ina rvom whieh Mr, Michmund denou- {nated bis study. After hulf an bour bad been spent In dlacuas- ing businegs atfuirs, Mr, Hlchmonn broached the main subject of thelr meeting, T weed not informs you, Klehurd, that the election about tu take place In the olty ts ono of wreat slxniticnncy, . The sentiments of tho vot~ ers are greatly divided on Joval questions, The antl-lceuse uid total abstinence surly ure only showing tholr ignoranes when they dutta that tho mujority are in favor of thalr ‘outragouus sdoau. “The Heensy party ure appirentiy bopue Jess, Hut ure willie to drop considernuly. if it comnpromise can be et between the cons sorvatives and themacives. If this urminge: Ment cay he brought about the fanatics WH” be tert cntively out fn thy cold. In my interviews prominent id= poth snetion ind, as Lb expected Astron uudorcurtent setUhng towards 4 Hobet that would rupresent the sentiments uf those who see nuthing but chios in either extreme, f bave strongly adyocuted a coumpronise, and In favor of Gridley for Mayor, 1 pave invited sou up to-night to inform you that auch an urratues ment can bu cuslis ted, tf wo can only reach: the poopie und wtate the true fucte uf tho isuue them, .Your seatinents on this question ace idcnlical with minv, You have great mitucnce with the Jou inen of thuclubs. Naw, Edesire io bo call w uiceting of the young men, ana tuy fore then the true state of ada. Urge them to xecupt a reasonable ticket, and uvold an Untried experiment. J suill hive othor epcakers to ald you ju your elforts. Convince them tut Gridley is the mau. Gridley advocates bien Hioensd und beavy bon conditions that will deprive the low yrougerics of thelr existence, VU excuse you from your duties at tho olfica wellg you ary axerting yourswif for Gridley, i } Now, Richanl, L have to attend a imenting of the Council to-night, and have. promise: to mect Gridley xt Lawton's before it takes piace, Fo arrange matters as best you can,” and, putting on his overcoat, he and Richard toft the room und tere about ta depart, when Mrs. Rlehmond, who at that moment putin an aps parrance, antds “Can you sot hivor ns with sour campauy’ thin ovenhig. se, Fenton? My hus- pond has greatly neglected us of lite, while Tom's congo of duty eeems to rush him out of the housn ag acon a8 ho ents supper,” Richard wenerously nssented tu her cequest, while Mr, Alehnram iS usin, promised to be home quite early. Entering tho parlor, Mrs. Nichmont, laying her band on hia shoulder Ina contidential mane ner, asked bim teexplain the compromise afate that had been the etiet tople of his visit. While she was requesting this tuformation Grace en- tored the room, and, bowing ta Richard, prsyed on, and, aeating herself, tried te compose her thoughts for tho acenc that waa nbout to take vince by feigning ta bo Interested in the papor ahe held vetore her. In the meantime Hiemard owas explaining with all tho vloquonso oof oan outhislast the morits of the conlltlon, | oand, | continuing ity the suine striuli, be ridicuted the pretensions of the total abstuiners, who, in thote efforts to atrowsthon thelr cnose, were resorting to nmiut- tltude of trleks tu proventat unten of the oppose ing factions, and in so doing were trying to stifle the voice of the majority, Not satisiied with this, thoy, in their boldness, did not hesl- tate to denounce overy mintster of tho Gospel who doab: the eilicacy af ttfir probibltory: laws, and, throwing the glamours of tnoratlty a3 A disguise aver thuir operuttons, command every Man and woman to ucknowledzo the potency of thelr cause. "Hut, Mrs. Richmond, if we can Ket tho license party’ to unite with us, then tho, fanattes imey as well skulk back to thelr tents for the victory Is aura," Mra. Richmond felt. both astonished and erioved at the intercet Richard was taking In tho subject, Ho bud suit aulticient to betray his senilnents on a greatquestion near vo her heart, —n question that bad eased. her many anxious thoughts, and not a few tears. In hesitate ing aA moment to repty, sho was summoned to another part of the house. “Mr, Fenton,” abo eald, © Whatoyer the result may bo now, lot tus (ust that tho right will ultimately provall,” and, excusing herself, she left the room, Hlotard stepped foward tho opon plano and running his tigers over the keys,and at tho same tline wondering at the silence of Grace, stopped, and swinging around on the rtoo), tooked for a moment at her, then asked hor It she was In a brown study. “dam,” responded Grace, “And what fs tho subject of your medita- tons?" “ Honor? “A groat virtue, Grace, especinily— “ Expeelally wnen you’ aro the person con- cerned,” interrupted Grace, Explain yaurselt, if you plense, Grice?” “Do you consider your, word of honor a welghty nutter, Mr. Fenton?” “Thave an exalted tdea of that virtu “Ts a person, continued Grice, “Justified in viulutiog bls word uf honor?” “A high sense of duty might Justify such an aet—and that only.” “Then it was) your high sense of duty that Justitted you th ‘brenicing the promise you made ine short time nyeot™ “ Miss Richmond; may fo nsk what right you haye to play tho part of a spy aver my actions?” “Tho confidence | placed In you when you made tat promise wax not to bo strengthened by my playing the partof aspy. Theo luxt morn- {ny you were here your acdons und languae convinced mo thet you had been drinking. Do deny it, Mr, Fentout" plead mutts; beso Kind as to puss son- Tor I proter tho Juil to tha close alr of this room.” Whatynur sense of honor suffora ts sufl- cient punishinent. Tenn inilict no ather.” “ Miss Hichmond, permit me to nay that F bo very careful ere Paguln tet a pretty ta exjole me into maklog such a promise, ny thought more of iny sense of honor and love of a social glass than [did of your charming face, 1 would not be undue your dispieaaure this even- fticharu walked towards tha door with the In- tention of taking bis depirture, when Grace, stepped forward and cutting olf his retrout, said: “Mr. Fenton, if you only knew my feeling on ‘this subject af drink, you might Perlnps discera my motive in trying to enlist’ you in the cnuse, The friendship that basexisted between my father's family and you wns the only thing that prompted me to sek your ald, ff Lhave, therefore, imposed on you through friendship 1 beg pardon ef you. ‘Mr, Fenton, the position you occupy aa my futher’s chief inan of business, and the esteem you merit trom those you have dealings with, together with the intinence you buvo with young men of yourmce and the talents you possess, couviives me that you could exert such t power for good that thy results would be gratify hig te you. ‘To Ue eerious, Me. Funton, have you not Observed nh chango curing tha pret bovis chunge isaurely not for thobust. Look at brother Torn! He worships you. Can you not exertsome faire: to stop him in bis nad carear: ef drink? When ts he home at night; or when do 1 seo him sober? Ho Inughs nt mo when I Rpenk to blu of bis folly Father seems to have for- gotten avout us ginee ho has got {nto politics. Ned ts growing up, and, while mother and bnvo him under control, ho only gets cults from’ ‘Tom and neglect from futhor. 2 ean say nothing In regard to fathor's Uusinesa, but, if he brs nevlected tt as much as the housy, € don’t know whut might happen. Andon, Mr. Penton, must Usay it? Can you do nothing to stop the growing appotite my fathor has fordriuk? It's very truce, Me. Fen at ne ts never drunk; but hia habits bave Intely, und [ must confess to a yl future, Something must be dune, Mr, Fenton, to make thia home ike it once wn ome intlu- ence tnust be brought to bear on this evil spirit that lg mocking ut ntl my feeble etforta to stay the curse, und Lappent to-you to say whether of no something ean by done. If you could—put [ mune son You must nut go under nuy obligas tons tom Angel it foar of tho salt Rlebard, “you are norvous to- night; you bive magnitied everything nntil [tis so distortud that tls frighttul to behold, Calm yourself, You fathor’a business is ina prospor- ous condition. If he dues give a grew aeal of his time te the public tho pubily has tho benetit of it. Hvis a leader in bis party, and ble intius ence Is uckuowtedged, Us desire for tho pocial wings la 80 inoderate that thore is no ground for such fears ns you speuk of, Tam atrald vou have been Imblving too nich of the total-ab- stinence doctrine, and it Is this outrageais be- of that we ure buttling against, and vou may Ht assured that it will bo pumbled after eloc- jon. “ Do you mean to sny that you are working in tho interests of this evilof drink, Mr. Fenton, andis this compromise in the interests of tho Hquor tratio?” asked Graco excltcdly, and at tho Ba Me time recalling what bo had said to her mnothor, * 1 mean to say,” satd Hichard, “ that this ovil of drinking to ¢xveas cannot be stopped by 4 tow inen climortng for totateatstinence; but by Ueensing only those whose reputation ja que! that, instead of evading tha letter and apirit of tho luw, they will conform to its demunds in every particular. “Faiustonisbed, Mr, Fenton, at your lan- Bite, You sven to think thore are nobody In the world but men"; and, rowing exelted, sho contiteds "What do you know about sulfering from tho quer trate? = You, who buve no ono deponding on you; and thousands of you young men “eun afford to Inugh at the “fanatics” and prate ubout your sense of hunor not permitung you to go too far. Do you. think that bonor Is ulways tho list thing to loave a mun? It you do you are mistaken, And you say you aro going to in Nuenco the young mien to “ayold the tinaties and belp iu tho cause of Inw aud order, Mr. Fenton, were 1a run and gifted as you ure, ld #o sunething nublo instead of compromising with an evil cuuse,”” Sho hnsitutod, fenring to xo further, “tt ls ditcult, Geuce," sald Qiohurd, to view the wholo scene from one pyint. You may ba right and Twrong. You are tuo much oxulted to-night to listen ta reason, My inlatake, to you, hus the appearance of a erlme. You ap- peal to me to avert the catastrophe that appenrs to threaten you, dud, although you dou’t say tt in go mnay words, 1 tofer from what you biave utterad thut befory L could be of any tae in the guuae Tiinst renounce tha sochat gings and bee comme aotababstainer, Would you not be site dated 10 TP atudied moderntion, or" “Str. Fenton, £ have tutrdened you with too muets ati hin sorry, after whut) havo. learned, that this conversution bas taken place, You may continue on in the roa you choose to travel, Dut sooner than you anticipate you muy urrive at that polit of your journey where, re- tlecting on the past, you'll become convinced that what you now regard ag truth ts nothing elxe Unt error, ‘The etary, tt the conclusion of Mr. Piok- leding's effort, whispered to the President that it was tie belief that Picklodiig bad a love seune attached, but preferred ta stop whore ho did rather than to proceed; but the President, not apprehending what the Secretary waa trying to convey, troge and Invited Sr. Codileton to cus tertuin us, “Genttemen, Me. Coddletou.”* Gentlemen, wuld Mr. Coddleten, the ehare weter Tain F=) AbOUE to deseriba mnuy, In the doe gcription kiven, bo considered ynpertuous, | Mut you must beur ta ailnd that L engaged to dq that partof the business, Situs ‘Tiley was known throughout Hocton ay Roeton’s *lutest development.” And why Miss ‘Viley's churucteristics Watngulabed her trom other wonton must bo expluined to aur reader aud after | have deaceibed her perhaps you'll al suy, * Why, wo've Kul just such a eburacter in our town.” “Phac nivy atl be very trus, yet nut one of them Is Sigs ‘Tilley, Miss 'Titloy was tho houdpleee aud chlet director of the tomperance miovenient inthe elty of Hecton, Bho was born to cosmid, Not to Obuy; hence ft would be hile for my to atop here and upalogize for tho fady's sult romulning Miss ‘Tilley. Aftuough on tho sunny sidy of thirty—which Linay any ia gross Aluttery—ahe possexsed ull those graces und aes courplishmnents that inark @ more tender age, and the additional advantage of having several yeurs’ practice tn keeplug them up ang bringing them to Lear on anytiiog sue undertook. ‘Tha Intad of an average mun of womnun would suffur when brought Into compurigon with hers, Sho Was & curfous compound of philosophy, Jaw, benvvolence, prudence, ambition, prut if Mion, und universal wolfrage. Bho was Presi- dent of Rocton’s “Society for Advanciag the Vower of Women." Sho was ono of the Vieu- Prealdents of thy * National Soctoty for Birlking. tho Word’ Male? trou the Constinudon,” bes sides being tha gutdlug spirlt of a dozen ‘socio. Hes of great siynitlcunce, She was us much. at horny Ju the vditor’s wanctum as sbe was iu her uuclo’s study, When tho lawyers admitted that some of Judge ‘Lilley's written oplaioas we remarkahly Droductows. thay aruyely ‘plated that perhaps Miss Tittey had more to do wlth their construction than tho Judo himectt. ‘The Judge on several ovendons tid Hropped tho re- mark that he considerad his neice tho bust ret+ ernnee-book be had in his posdeasion, in cone Versation she was most agreeable, but in nn are ferment she had to sympathy for her opponent: i pe miade tho fost attempt to rklcuie hee 4. During the inte eampatgn sho edited A opaper, and enlisted a score of her frients into the rank’ ng writers, ‘Tho Arguments they brought forth and Inunached at tho oppusition paper and ite party ware such ns ive tho editor of that shect ito rest. fn yalny did he inveigh ugalust “crowing hens,” “oll malts,” and “women sbrickers." Arter the elec: tlon the Judze invited tho wiltor to ding at, fla house, nnd there he behoht the younsest looking: old matd be ever saws and Miss Tilley in’ ber most bewitching manner congrstielited him in having so ably refuted her arguments, for tho tenipeninco party had been whipped and that wits auiiliefont proof, Gentlemen, TF nstyht continve an and tell you how Mise Tilley enjoled the editor into thinking that hv bad inade an impression ou ber hearts thot would require linnulnation, 1 onty deal in tho superfluous, and imagination tins ttle to do with tt, Bos. WEATUER AND BOOKS, A LETTER BY Its. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Mesomtnny, Mick. March 5.— Come, winter, with thing anuey howl, And, Taging, bond the naked treo. So sings urns, and for tho past week winter has been following his advice with 2 vengeanco in this Upper Peninsula of Michigna. Old Borena bua indeed whistled throwsh the leafless branches nnd whirled the snowflakes In tho facos uf those bold enoueh to yenturo forth. The drizzling ralu of the Inst days of February changed to tlying sleet, and thon fnto snow, ac- companted by high winds, and tho white drifts were piled in every direction. The Nyht of Luna yas obscured by clouds ae night, and Sot refised o shine by day, and the month wont out ike Ww Hon, Our dui pera, when we ttre fortunate enough to receive them, teem with Incidents of the storm, an¢ that ever mutch-abused topte, “the weather,” [9 tho principal theme uf voi versation, tnalde of every comfortable home, where warm flees send vut cheerful gloating, the ronring winds without make plonsint music, and to look forth at the chance passer-by, bat. tUing with the elements, but enbauces one’s com> fort. ‘That other hackneyed subject, the poor, ro- curs to mind, and [think of that olass to wh such storms’ bring netual suffering.—a groater expense of iving that seems linposalble to meet, a more tight economy of fucl and Hyhi,—be wary,—everything that bunniliates and drives out hope and nmbiuon, God tempers tho wind to the shorn lamb.” And when He gives toltneutting edze, and birs tho streams with ley Cetters, © He opens human heurts and keaps tho tuars of pity trom being frozen. Tfind the buok question. still floating to the surface ocvasionuily, und of coursy the diferent writers hive different opinions, and as thore Is always a satisfaction In expressing one’s views Twant to adda few words, although thoy may possess [ttle Intrinsic vulue, [ think we nny ‘orty at More correct ostlinute of the character: of persons by tho books they proter thin by their friends, for clreimstunces uften coutrol our fricndships. Life is colored to sone extent: also by our rending. Each one tu looking back over the past cia recall some partieular volume: that directed tho mind into | somo fore unknown, f the taind itself. tual food 1s trishy, weak, and frivoius, it is safe te conclude tle ehuracter is shallow, unstible, and frivolous also, On tho contrary, {f the Ntoratitre preferred Jy clvilrous, true, or tender, something of tho exquisit visions of the author coter into and be- Muu partel the nuturo of tho render, Of 2, the student la elreeted to the staddird Writers OF gruut merit, whose written words overshadow tyes and generations, with solld i struction; but I bold that books of intlnitly less merit ure usunily the “nearest und denrest" to individuals, always, of course, excepting that © Hook of Nooks,” which to read asin duty will sooner or later develup Into n woll-spring of pleasure. + “ When to the sessions of sweet, allent thought 1aummou” up the bouks | bave rend, how many pleasant pussuges stored In memory comu flotts Ing ucross my tind. Desultory readiug (snob tho most useful, Lam well aware, und yet thoro ia on ochurm in reenliing — jittle cholee selections from different — authors, where wo found, perhups, our own crude thoughts crystalized Intu & yom by some muaster- hand, Lite rivalets of thought from a thou aund sources that magnetized nnd excited to mental netivity the mind, Ieecher nv Hibriry anecossity and not nw luxu caunnel of thoukht since that n part and pare Audit the habitual insetle ind, Ie rending bo u luxury, itis necessible In a greater or less degree to all’ clussea in tite. Channing hns anid: "God be thunked for books! ‘They sco the volves of tho distant and the dend, andinake Us heirs to the spiritual Nfe of tho past nyos. Books ure the trug travelers. Thoy gly to all who will faithfully uae them the soctety of tho Lest and greatest of our race. No mattor if tho prosporons ofiny own thue WHI not enter my dwelling, If tho Bucred writers will ontor and abldo thore; 1f Milton will cross tho threshold and sing to ine of Paradise, or Suukspenre open to me worlds of linaginition, or the workings of the human beart, aud Franklin enrich me with hls practical wiagom, L shall not pine for want of compiuntonship.”" In my obin in, goud reading Is even mores necessity for wonien thin men, because upon wontankind fall those minor dutles of life, which, adthough of tho highest impore tanee, ure narrowing in their tond- ency and contracting “In their tnituenies, uniess tho mind be ulavated by futellectunl food; for good books do wtrengthon the mind a foud strengthons the body, Govthe says we should every day read a yvod poem, soo a tne victure, or hear a noble song, lest the spirit grow dead to Impressions af the good, the true, und tho beantiful. And, as our thine i3 Himited, a incastre of value ts the frst reguisit required, Our rewding should help us to Ilye better lives and think botter thoughta, Mishop Potter hus given theso rulea: First, to read thougbttully and critically; secondly, in company with a fricn! or ono’ familys ‘und, Inatly, with pen In bund. hus tho mind bee comes garnished with many bountiful passages from ditferont authors that unfold to us new incanings Ag we recall them at diferent times. To philosophize; life Itself ta a hook, and we turn tho pugea day by day, ‘There are muoay Itty erased paragraphs, privite entries, and blotted words, that niny never be fully comprohonded bore. Huppy tho manor wouun who can trice thon ning of tholr life story, who ls natiaied with the past history, and looks forward without. dread to tho future chapters. Ints, ORLENA, A LETTER Phos WET, ‘To the Editor of ‘The Chleago Tribune. Cricaqo, March 2.—Theso are the tifhes that try mons souls,—thoso whidy, stormy, treacher- ous daye that glvo usa winsome emilo and a merry greathig in tha morning, and cre tho curtalns of ulght are fulded around us throw tho yuuntiet deftantly in our facos and Involve us Ina quarrel In whieh the cholce of weapons, tho titno, place, and all tho proliminaries ure Bottled without Ao much as “ by your leave, sir." What yg sudden and mighty chill hasswopt over the apirit of iny druums, It fa tho drew and ghastly chill that accompanies the sound that ali atones reaches tho brain with its wild clang, clang, cling, 3 it gearchos wvery nook and cranny of the’eity with tts knoll of doom to some poor heurt—the fearful solind wnat sunt. Buch ibject terror to the beurt of our duvoted populace nearly ton years ago, heralding the doom that tid ovr beducital elty In usbed and Houded the workd with fugitives and surrowing oxiies, Lt is the clung and righ of the fro on eines; tho balti, hurrying to und fro, and din of many vuices tell but too plalnty that tho remorduless tre king baa obtalned a foothold somewhere th our vicinity, They rush to the fire- plugs beneath our windows, aid before our startied genses can Krasp tho Tull moaning of the uproar hive four brave eagines iiboring beside us. Now thy pitiless Hames burst from the yfant structure at every available point, and tho hinmense four-story buttd ds doomed, Myrhuds of lurid tongues dart ye and the many whud whiuatly spectacle. are kee umuusly Forth, ws are brilliant with tho ‘onderous vouuies of water t constuntly playing througn the brenchos, yet sull lt gains int intensity of brill taney, But: our brave piremen have snatched up tho gauntlet thug rudely thrown down, end thoy will never fulter until the epeny | conquered, Onee tne urmy of the ttre icing overwhelmed thom by the fury of the onset and tha advantage Of position und elreum- stances, but tenting at a disadvantage und bes {ny worsted by the enemy has taught thom oa Jesson, und thoy have donned the arnor of hover-dy'lug colirage, resolution, and ftlrimness, which, udded to a more completa sysieu of manugement and Heparatins xives thom the prestige of the world in their tmmediate yoous Mon. 8o, while tho clamor rages and our heroes are straining overy nerve to conquer the dread ener my, Ewill reatime iy musings that wore go in olmoutously broken In upon, > ‘Thess ure, tadced, thy tines that try all moon's souls and gome women's, Judging from the im patience ininifested on the incoming train from ibe Wet to-day, of whose inauy passengers your dumble servant was one, feay the lncoilug train, ag 1 am not certain but at wns tho only one in existence, for we wore always waiting for something that never caine tn ylew,—pussibly anothor tral ot cara, ‘Those long walts Ina crowded couch are inter- estlug, Very,—provided you are tn nu hurry to. wet to your Journey's end, and huve nothing of More Conequence ta einploy your attention than stuns tu the Jutublo” that is soung on around you. In the coach in question were seated a fuunlly group ot the shoddy deserp- tion, Whose loud talk und continual titering #uve One HO Alternative sive that of lstening, to the exclusion of mutters of individual conaur quence, Now and thea the rustle of tur-lined wraps, and au capression of Inpationee, showed of bow inuch finportince an hourar two ay peurvd to thelr expectant woule. ant ba Tam afraid bs all the digmonds 1 wiel ‘vy tine to purchuso vald one, © i al Us ‘é golng to puties buck terribly in our shopping mut te “Yes, aad I don't wear noy of your poor trash, now L tell vous td unother, chy sho deliberately bought tio apples, and, divide og thens tn bufves, offered a wiice to euch of the ladles tn the noxt seut, Who, to tholr credit bo it said, decllzed to roo Ker of the Juxury.- iy-aud-by alive axuun of wmaurucrs gauie ; A dungcon hurrivie on all sidos round, sumed THE CHICAGG TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCI. 12, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES. aboard, For 1 momont tho titteriig cet and the foud conversation was hushed. Presence of tho t nad a Volcetess sorrow comininds tho respeet of tho inost thoughtless and yay, for wo tall know fhint sooner or late It must come to tt when the tomb opens for we to onter at Laat diamonds, costly rolies, and elojant surro Ings must be cast nsito for our six feet pf enrth; the suing meagre imenstons that the poor toilor whom wo might have benefitted with what wo must cast asiie will Inherit, ot Tho Home readers will remomber our ot cons tributor, Harmonte, of De Knib, iL, whose genial reitings Rriced our cohimns in the days of yore, ter body fa resting silently jo the vitilt at that pinee, to whose quiet degths wo removed her one stormy day lust month, leave ing her beautitul honto to be invaded by Rtrag~ gers, tho works of her loved hands to be folded tondorly away forever. She died Feb, a, 18, leaving a heartbroken busband and a baby toy Oweeks pf age, Thus itis. We nover know at what mark the shaft will be directed when unco and the bowstring 14 ro tonsion, ‘The victim ikely ta be ono near and dear toss to ‘bo kelected from tho midst of some other family sirele. At best, sumo ono's heart must fect the ating. A glanco from the window shows me tho same Drillinet spoctacly out in tho street, and tho censelees pull and clatter of the many engines, and the wild whistle and climer for more coal tell the tule of tho atubborniess of tho fou that fs waging such terrible warfare against our de= voted tremen, But they have Itcontined et last inside tho walls of tho vablo structury, and the morning Hirbt will glance down upon a binck and shanelexs mmssof rubbish, where before was heard tho busy hum of mugsive muobincry, itt wd, Tie MOTHERHOOD. SOME THOUGHTS CONCERNING IT, ‘To the Editor of The Cateago Tribune, | CatcAgo, March 4.—The thought of a beautl- ful young mother with ber first born nesting 1 hor loving bosom tate my peu «uneasy, and n Uttlo proso-poom was tho result, but asf re- peated ft to mynelf to-duy for my own criticism the thought came, How far the worda [ havo used fall short of expressing the sublimity and magnitude of the tove of mothorhood. Am, following thia thought whithersvover It listed, £ econvluded that words tenn nothing to those who do not understand thom by tho light of thelr own soul's intultion und experience, ‘The grand old Great poet Homer might sing in my ears tho Jvelong day, and ft would be a mean= Ingless Jargon to me, for Lam no Greclan. ‘Think you that tho soitr-fileed, lonr-visnaged, heti-breathing doguatist, who ‘sees in every> thing In Nature and revelation tho judgascuta and dispensitions of an angey and ofended God knows ut all the meaning of the inspired words, “God Is tove"? . No words, bowover grand, nro algnitiuant to us of our own honrtado not Intorpret ude, iso, that the most Inspired pons have failed to put upon paper the full penuty of thor convepiions, Poo dressed his loves in vestal purity, and sang whuut thon th tho iost oeatatta language, ind Yet never left for ugsun adequate duserip- tlon of bis lova tor his Virginia.” And when ho sald of Virginia's inothor- My mothor, my own mother, who dled ently, Waa tate thy mother of inyaslf, but you Ava the mothor tu the ond [loved 6a dearly, And Thusieo duuter than the mothor 1 kuew Hy that intiatty with seniieh my wity ‘Wns dearer to my soul than fis own soultifo— ho failed to express thodepth of his tove for Mrs. Ciemin, the mothor of hls Virgsula. So, When Byron “t hls harp to Da’ sad wail of lament.—* By the waters of Nabylon we satdewn und wept,'—he ines us tho faintoat idea of tho sad burden of the long yours uf bund: age in which tho captive Jows mourned for the aI abe of Jerusalom, «When Rulwor lt up with bis vivid finagina: ton the darknoss which vells the hist agonies of Pompeil, you enn feel tho heat of the onrushing: stroam of fire, but still can you oven dream of what that terrible day was to Pompeii? Milton, when be ascribed to Deity tue suprem- ney with which tho Church has acarcely credited Hin, and condoned the aggressive Devil to Aone grove furnace Vet. frum those tines ny deht, bat rather darknass, Served only te discover slyita of wo : und 80 on to the end of * Paradiso Lost,” be still failed to delineate the bullish aganies of the “fre which is mover quenched,”* Kralic sus his lovely, womanly, pationt * Hannah,” who by dally serving and ininisture ington man (who, though adinirable tn mutiy respects, was still very wenk) bucume possossad of agrout, strong, enducing love. ut she did not excel iiuy women, whom seeing evory day Wo know not, who serve, und love, and walt, 8v, when Tt wrote my apostrophe to Mothor- hood, I failed to express u fraction of tho rapt- ure which t know when For tho iirat timo I folt My teat born's bronth, TRUE MARRIAGE. A HOUSENOLD NONENTITY BPEAKS, To the Editur of The Catcayo Tribune, Broomtnuton, ill., March 6.—Sfr, Scott draws fA milsorable pietirg of marringo and hume, If the sole purpysé of matrimony be to secure a homo and n support, if the marriage relation be nssumod thoughtlesly und inilsursetty, bts picture Is true ono, If it be the result of af- Mnity, cungenlallty, acmiration, trust, love, what will be the partioulur galn? A partner? A purtuer for better or for worse; one who loves. ta aymnpathtze with you In all trata; one with whom itshould bu a plensuro to shure all Joy: who noble will atlinulate you to better, thoughts and actions; who witl edeourige, Btrengthes aud wid you to dive on purer, tr and higher fife, Love? Surely, if gontle charity, fith, and confdence in cach other exists betweon tho busbund and wits. Congeniauty? Without douot; if similarity of tustes, hopes, alms be considered in solevtlig a husband and wife. Compantousuip? Whore true love and congentallty aro found, there, not- withatunding intruding domestia and busine alfnirs, will be found the wirmest, closest coms pantonship, Such compuntonships and their re- sultant happiness will not be seriously warrad by the Introduction of a house and a servant irl. Wx tho firat certain loss, he mentions freedom, if thore be mutual ungellishnoss and rospeat for the rights of ench other, freedom will not be entirety lost. If love, con+ xentallty, companionship bo tho a resultof the union, freedom will ba realigned with joy aud pleasure in such uw degreo ns fs necessary. ‘Tho second loss ho mentions {s one's tastes and tal, Some, ocouputions, if they be ime after marriage, continue teac! vatice a muysical oduoation, write, sing, pulnt, nequire other accomplishments, onnge 0 other mental occupations, ‘Chere are also dome Unmarried people whose opportunities to te dulge thelr personul tastes are tmited. Can you convinco mo that Intelllyonco and genius hecesaarily untit ono for a true und happy home-|ifo? itis not the marriage relation, but its abuso, that Brouuues go much Unbuppiness aad misery, Marriage should be more respected aud rovered, ita atandard ralved higher in unison with our advanuing elyllzution, and then our homes will be more peucoful, sontunted, buppy, and one nubling. Seotting und ridlguling whut shanld bo the most loved spot on carth, and the hollest, most snered human tle, seoms akin to seolling: and rldleuling Heaven, and Our Fatnor whieh art In Heaven, Weroyoung people nt all times truo to them: selves, Inore frank and honost with euch other beture marriage, many bitter disappolniments and mut uubappluess after marriage inight be avoided, When young peoplo discover that tholr tnstes and alms aro different, that they arc not adapted tocach other, they should not aasuclute the! selves intimutely and exchange aitections to ro- pent at some future day. Adaptation of tom- porament, coogeninilty of tastes, the sterling Quuiltica bf muntood: and woranntood, shouted reculve the most serivud thought before enter ing upona unlon so suicmn and binding. Were these things more xonernity consitered of pure mount linportance tn goleeting i partner for woul or wo, tho apparutua which you. term “ugly” would bo transtormod tite a beautiful and bolovod one, and marriage would becamo tho paradise of which we dren, A Houszvonn Noxestity, HAPPINESS, For The Chicitgo Tribune, A youth saton a sofa wido, Within a perio din; Az ho maul who Jugured by bis sido ‘Was all tho world to bin, What brought that glad light to bia oye— ‘that cadunce to ify tuna? even Why burna the Ininp of Lovo so bigh, ‘Though iniduight'’s hour bate howat ‘The clock nbova the plowing: Rrato Har ppped at half past 3 And, long aa that youry mun may walt, Tt will not strike siia, ‘The arttul maiden knows full well What makus tho oluck act so, » And why no curthly power can tell ‘Tho time for him to yo, Although the deop-toned yilnwe-chimes Have long ago struck two, Axd anndry cocks at divers Uuies Aro muking loud ado. But Tino stands atill, with gracious mien, | Nor weems to think It muct i Taut cruel Fate abould Intervene ‘To breuk thelr vigil sweot, ‘Tuo soon tho struuke of opening day Light up the Busteri oky, n As tendorly be steais away, . ‘And whlupers, * Lovo, cood-by} 7 “Tho ancionts sought for carthly bliss i On sucred mountaln- tops: But the secret of true bupplnoss | Lice in a clook that~atupa! 2” | Tito. ‘Trouble from n Gralu of Wheat, Co A Bis N Me Our friend, FG, Newel, Gonoral Westorn weil of the MeCorinlok hayVesters, experianced recently, and wiille looking over the farm and inapecting the pratt of ane of ts farmer ¢ tomers, he eqrelosty tossed a handful of wheat Into his manta and prbceevied tehuw ft up. The heard adhered tothy getin and tho tlekilah ttle thing lodged in his throat, fi aday or two afterwards Frank begin te foal considerable pain In his throat, whieh was followed by a swelling of the tonsil, ‘Tho trouble Increased untll Mr, Newel contd not cat or drink. and for ne thine could senrcely breathe. ‘Two physicians were called, and after consultation conciided to aublect the patient to a thorough “atoning,” whtet hid the desired effet of reduaing tho awolllng and cnsing a relaxation uf muscles, Mr, Newell wng ont nu tho streets yeaterday, Dat anys he don't want anothor such an ex- perlence soon, and that in the future ho will give nice-looking wheut the go-by. CURRENT GOSSIP. FAITHFUL. Tove Terry Canké tn the Independents A long bavo ward tn tho hospital; A dying girl i tho nuremw beds A nitrag, whose footsteps Nghtly fall, Soothing aoftly that restless head. 2 Slaln by the nian sho learned to lovo— Beaten, murdered, and thing away; Nonv behold (t hut Gad nbove, And sho who bore It, And there sho lay, A little dein of water, dene?” Slowly tho whito lisps gasp and aip. “Let me turn you over, so you can hear, While [ let the Ivo on your tumple drip.” A look ol torror disturbs her facos Firm and silent those pale Ups close; Astrunger stands fu the nurse's places “ell us who hurt you, lor no one knows." A ulltter of Joy {3 tn her oyn; Fatntly sha whispers: | Nobody dd” hd ond tear ahristons the for bie He From thy beart tu that wounded bosom bid, “ Nobody dla It?" sho says gains “Nobody hurt mel" “Hor eyes grow dim; Burin that spasm of mortal pain, Sho says to borsel! V’ye saved you, Jim!" Day by day, ns the end drawa near, ‘To geutle quostion or storn demand, Onty THAT one respunso they hear, ‘Though she ft te Heaven her wasted hand, “Nobody hurt mo!" They seo her die, ‘Tho sumo ‘stilton her latest breath; With at tranqnil smite she toils her lic, And glad goes down to the gates of Death. Beaten, murdered, but falthful still, Loving above all wrong and wo, If sho tits gono to a world of Il, Where, O autnt, shall we othors go®* Even, 1 think, that ovil man Hits hope of a better Ife in him Hen she so loved bin her Inst words rns “Nobody burt mo! I've snved you, Jim!" Mo; URDERS. * New York Sun, Over 851,000,000 in hard cash passed through our hands last yonr,” sald Mr, Wiillam Piimley, tho General Superintendent of the Monoy-Ordor Departmont in the New York Post-Oilice, yester- day. “By our hands I mein the whole depart- iment. New York dues about one-elghth of the entire business of Amorion, I can safely say that the systom naw in vogue 1s ns perfect as wo enn reusonutly expoet it to be, no matter bow much polishing we give tt. “ It seems Incredible that this vast attaly is 60 young Inyerrs, It wus only alxtocn years ago that C, I, MeDonatd concolyed and started the {den of the Monoy-Order Department into life. Lotore that It wus only by the most claboruto enre and lynx-oyed preenution tat oven small aimounts of money could be sent from one polnt to another with any certalnty of safe carringo; but now its safety has becomo such an assured fact thit peopl never cousider the Iden of los- Ing their money at all, but simply make out an order and send It on ite we Who ovor hoars of n Joss nowadays? Mr. MeDonnld, the originator of the scheme, Is now at its head. Ho js the ebief of thy mone: A rovont reer churged for sounding money through tho mites -Orde Department ts a reduction from 1 to five cents on Amounts Not exceeding $5; und on orders over §5, and not over $10, 9 ro- duetion trom ten cents ta cight cents, and rn extension of the Iinit of the amount that may he sent In any one cuse from $50 to 8100, Foam In fuvor of Chief McDonald's recommendation, and think, though I'm by no mens sure, tint Postiaster dumes, now that ho ta fn the Cablnut ay Mostinuster Gonernt, will view it favorably also. © What 1s tho smallest ainount you ever mado out an order for?” Mr, Plinitey considered 8 moment, and thon touched ua fittio alecteio button on the alde of his desk. ‘Chis desk js curfosity. It hus a row of oignt or ten buttons down each sido, with a bronze pluto aver ench one, sotting forth In Diack tetters exuctly which.clerk [nan indicated department muy he expected to answer, On tho top {5 another long row of buttons, and at ench end are more, elht and nine being xrouped, to- gether on one plate in somo Instances, While the Genern) Superintendent talked to the re- porter yesterday hiy buaiiess went on as usunl. fv Louched one button, and in & momont aclork appetred with a bunile of checks and hnimedi- ately withdrow, Mr, Pilmiey signed two or three eheoks, touched Ww button, aud they wore taken: away by anotker clerk. He went righton and signed sevoral moro, touched a third button, when tho third clerk appeured, qnd go on throuxh the whole interview, Mr. Piltuley now preased one at the inystto buttons, and in halt a minute @ unitormed olerk stood by bis side. “What's the smallost money-order over sont?” Ine cent, slr,’ ™ Many of them?" “ Very fow, hae wore probably sent for a Joke, Quitonnumbor have been” sent for 5, 40, or He centa, but poople in general full ta sve fie Freda of poying a feo of 10 couts for aond- iy tive," * Vers rood.” The clerk bowed and withdrew,and Sir. Pilmiey turnad to the reporter and said; © The inerenso in the umount of money wo handle will interust if not astonish you, ‘The number of money ors ders issued during the tiseal yeur was 00 for the whole United Bites, ‘This it metioy renwhed the charmous Sum of $100,418. Over a hundred mllians passed In absolute safor ty through pur hands, ‘The feos puldto tha Port Otco Department reached the aggregate of $010,152.80, For tha transaction of all this an finmenke amount of correspondence fs neces. We wrote nearly 40,000 letters Inst yeur." ou apoku of tho lnercise.” Trae. If younre not tired of Ngures t will give you sone nore, In 1870 wo had 1.101070 transactions, amounting in money to $4,052,271 a7, ‘This was an inerense over 1874 of 100,110 Ernnsietions and SAWN, | ‘The noxt yunr, 18S showed Listous trangactions, amounting in all to SHAN U0L This was a guln ovor tho pre: vious year of 189,520 trananouons, and tbe 6.07." ‘Tho work is constantly fncreasiug, Tho averixo of all the ordi $y" THE PEACOCK AND TIM OYSTER, Detrult Peco Press, Ono day an oyster sot ont to cross a neok of lund to save himself a long swim around it; and, ashe Jonrnoyed along tho dusty highway, con- tont with tho weathor, tho cllmute, aud bis sur- roundings, bo suddenly heard a burst yotco ery- ing out for him tobalt, As he roiled into the shade of a pigweed, a peucock advanced with a lordly atrut ond demanded: “ Low now, sirrah? Where aro you golng, and Whut fa your orrand 2” © Tn simply crossing from wator to wator, and tired enough Lim, Lbullevo I have been threo mood hours aking bull a inile.” “'Phroy hours? Why, T could strut over the distaneu in three minutes! At mo, but you don’t amount to much for ¥iz0.” “No; a ebilit can swallow mo ata gulp." t, * And you uren't the least bit pretty,” oe tro, My shull is coarse and full of rhizes, “And you can't slag?” “Nota note," * Nor tly. Nat te ty! “Well. well, T really pia you, Now, then, If you,want to seo somothing gaudy, Juat gaze on 0 ‘The bird strutted up and down, head oR and tall Bpread out, and the oystor was compelled to buy that it wasA sight to do Bore: eyed goed, cue you crcep, I walk, atrut, and ty.”” va!" : “White you whispor, E sing.” You “While (out tunble around in the mud and sand, I retfect all tha colors of the rulnbow on. the Iawn, “ Epst adult (t “And white a plewee wlters you, it takes whole upple-treo toglyemeshude, You sso——" And tue oyster daw. An eagle ind been look ing for a breakfast, The humbly oyster, hidden away vunder a weed, cacaped hia pioretng glances, but tha son quous beavock was lustantly ween and spatted. Thore was a while, a screum, and the ugle hud vecondud with to valoylorivua bird fast In hiv clive, “Como to think it over," gad the oystor, as bo squintat bis tarbourd aloft, “it's about as well to bo an oyster under a bipwoed a4 a peu covk In the claw of an ougle. Cgucss 1 move on." Alorat—Those who wero born to strut should not oxult over those were born to creep, Iyhed the oyator, WAILORS’ PERPLENITIUS, + Detroit Ne ‘Tho other day 4 man came [nto my store and ordered u sult of clothes, Uo remarked, whoa 1 was taking hia measure, that bo never bad o sult mude in Dotrolt that titted bin. He sald bo was very particular about bis clowies. When T went to take bis incasute, bo straf~atened up a8 fe rved, unnatural position, like u soldier on dreas-parade, sud Tuaked ult to rolux bis mus- cles, 80 us to get o botter fit, * No, gir,” be ro- plivd teutily, thut ta the way I always stand, and I want my cout to it me in this position.’ Waen the cuat was doisbod. bo came arguud to try {t on, and stond for sume time admiving hiinsele in front of tho ginas, Of cotrac ho AB. sumed bla formor position, and tho cont seemed to fit hin Nke a charm. Ho pid for it, ant went home tmmensoly pleased, Then after hoe nthome and the novelty wor off, ho assumed his usual rotind-shoulklered, loose shape, and the Coat made a korry appoagineo. ‘There wae n ridge across the back betweoR tho shoulklers, and itdidn't ft bln well tinder the arms. ls wife noticed it, and next day both of thom camo tlown toseo the poor tailor, Tho wife of his bosom spoke firat. “ Womanas Tam,” eho sili, “Tecan tell at a glance that iny bushand's coat doean't Nt hin, ete,, ote; it ought to bo nls tered eo and an," ete. otc, | Well, the clothes bil been secepted and paid for, but, asa matior of necommuatatton, the poor tallor agreed to make the alterations suagested by the Indy. When this had been dong tho garmont didn’t ft blor well ns inthe first piace. Tho poor tattol terviewed agnin, ‘Tho customer snd: This cont [a spolled.” Aral unter such clreumstanees tho poor tnitor deosn't tike it back and mnko another, nd apologize for apolling the first ono, he fa overinstingly biowed by the customer, nnd tan the plonsure ‘of being ubused nil aroun own. A GIIOs STORY, Lancaater (0,) Corresyondence Cineinnath Commerctal. Tho tucale fs the old Foglesnng road, which tends north from this oity out past tho Fair Grounds, and tho legendary Mt. Plensnnt; out past (ho ald Van Pearse homestead, ip thorocky hilland through the oak woos, by tho Stull- Houre Hollow, and out throuzh the benutifal reaches of woodland and meadow beyond. Tho timo was, more thin a half a contury aince,whon Lancaster was a backwoods hamict with a howling wilderness nll round about, Thon tho old Fogleadng rond was hardly more than a brldte-path, and tho rocky hill soxt to Impassa- bio on account of {ta she and nugniar projec- tions, ita offacts, deop Turrows, crevices, and irregularities, and the sturdy old farmers who Jived up in that section invarlatly mado tholr trips to town on horacbaok. Tho Still-Houso Hollow was a deep, dark, heavily-tinbored, forblading ravine, nt tho head of which, woll hidden In tho rocks and exuborant vegetn- don, was an old log still, owned and ran by & mysterious speclined of antiquated hi mant amied Crowley. To was n durley, une cominunicative dog, with scowling visage and repetlant aspect, aud the farmers always wave him and bis 9 wide berth, much preferring to zo through the hollow in the broad gtare of the sun fhogtter tho shades of evening hind begun to taf” One night, when the chill November winds wore whining and moaning through tho leatlesa oaks, and tho first great flakes of winter wero dosventing, a murder wis committed tn tho rooky pass by the Still-louse Hollow. ‘Tho vice tim Was Joh Ormedorf, o recent settler to the vicinity, who came froin Ticking County, and who was a stock dealar, and fu thoso days nino of money. Tsay it was murder, but that was nover tully demonstrated, yet all tho wood peo- vie of the roglon were fully ngreed upon this point. Mis horse came hemo rideriess, with ompty saddle-bays besmeired with blood, and braing, aud hatr. A great crowd visited the epot tho next inorallg, and by tho marka on the ground they mude out where Ormedorf fad fallen from bls horse, just at the brow of tho Lill, where tho rocks began to show thom- selves from out the soll. Tho meu discovered by tho bloody trail where the body had been dragged from the rondside, into tho bush- us, down the hotlow toward tho old log-still, and up to Its very door, which was closed aud barred, Hut the rugged yeomunry who were there wero not to bo frastrated by bars and bolts, and a few vigorous strokes with ax noted ike tho open seautie of the Forty Thieves, With bated breath thoy entored tho disinal aboile of the old benzino-maker, followed tho bloody track neross the main room and into a smuller and rear upartment, where tay, before tholr oyos, covered and badabbied with blgod, tho lifeless corpse of=a yenrllng steer! - The old furmers stood aghast! What un- sou trick was this? And thoy gazed In apecehless wonder tnto cach other's faces, Seurch wus then made throughout tho still, its crumpod iittle cells, dirty, dingy, and smoke= begrimed, but nothing ‘was found. Even old Crawley tlimeelt tid disuppeneett as thoroughly and completely ns if ho had been ro- solved into original eloments, The very atinosphero of tho shanty emacked of the devil's domlcillum; tho grent cracks in the walls looked us If nbout to open and swallow the in- truders, and more than one averred, atter wull out on tho hlbway ayain, that thore wus a Bul- phurous smell about the plice, Days grow Into months, and montis Into years, and old Crowley was never heard of again, nor ‘wits tho mystery of Ocmedorf's murder ever ex- plained, ‘Tho old log hut etlll went into ret and decay. The logs tumbles down, and the en- tranee became choked with brints and bram- bles. The wolf hid her litter beneath the moldy floor, and an owl made his hubiration in tho grucsome gneret, and finally, under Time's cor roding hand, It melted away and disappeared on- tlroty, and a thicket of haw and dogwood sprung Up on Ita Eito. Tho old Foglesang road over after that, to tho farmera who went over {ta rocky way, Wasa haunted spot, and In the wailing winds of au. tumin itis usserted that tho mourning tones of poor Ormedorf have beon heard, and sume even declare that the wild shrick hu uttered when tho death-bilow descended has more than once been heard echoing and quuvering up and down tno dismal detile, It was many years after boforo anything was actually seen here, nnd tho first man who en- countored the unearthly thing that was sup- Roce to haunt tho spot was tho venerable Jacob Spangier, of Pleasant Township, who can be seen In the city here any Saturday afternoon, and who will verify, along with many other good, retlablo citizens of that nelghborhood, tho facts we are recording. Itwasin tue melancholy November, a clenr, moonlit night, not # fitting timo for ghost or goblin, when Spangler mounted bla horse and Kturted for town in guest of medical ald fora siok member of his family. A cold chill ran up. his splue whon he remembered he must pass tho Btill- House Hotlow, Now, Jake 13 a8 courngoous asa Numidian lon, and In those young duys a great, strapping big fellow, of prodizicue bodlly Btrength, lke some of the quadrumana wo hear of iu Central Africa, and be wasn't afrald of tho Devil himself, but, he acknowledges, the Hkellhood of meeting old Crowley or Ormadorf on the lonesome roid “mado him feol at least akittish, and ho would much rather have remained at bome than make the trip. But thoro wns no help for It, and ho rode quictly nlong at a gentle canter, cogitat+ ing on all the Uncanny stories he had over heard, and thinking particularily of the old whisky- maker and tho ill-fated Ticking settler. Now he wlanced furtively on this site, now on that, then watched the grent shadowy phantoms staking athwart tho highway as n ticecy cloud flouted between carth and moon, when suddenly, na he nearod tho rocky declivity, tho stretch of murky woods through which ran tho Stil- Mousa Atollow, hia horse gave a loud aitelahtad snort, then fixed his fore feat and atood stil, quiverin, In every nerve, Jacob bont forward and loka: nherd, and there, standing sidowise in tho tmlidle of tho narrow highway, warn yeucling steor, witn glowlug eyes and preternatural tong hale. Spanglor boldly endeavored to urgo hls horee forward but he would not budgo, about to turn and sco would othor not | go tho way, when ho felt something selze his leg, and, xuzing down, he suw tho steer elinbiug up, Bo was bereft of the power of motion or sound, and tho next moment the long-haired and juvones- cent bovine bid taken a sont bebind him, with its forelewa restinge upon bis eboulders, and thus it rode with kim untill the southern boundary of the wouds was reached, when It leupod down aud disappeared into tho earth or faded awa into thin air. Spauglor burried on to town wil foelings castor (mugined than described, and an hour tater returned with an old physicina of thls city, long since dend,and again they saw tho myativ sioer standing by the roadside, near the spot whore Orinsdort had beon murdored, lhutus thoro were two of thom it mada no ut. tempt to ride, For years this atrango and incomprebenalblo creatiire bnunted this gapot, and scores of men hayo seen It and ridden with it; and to this day thoreuro a number of the older residents of tha township who will make atfidayitto its exiatouce, —— UIs. Tho old freezo-oll party—Tho Esquimaux, Thoro aro a great many substitutes for tobno- co, Wo know of a wan tn the country who sinokes huins, A countryman from New Hampshire, who had nover heard uf a bluycle, came to Boston, and when be bubeld a youtn whirling along upon one of those alry vehicles, ho broke out into solil- iat that queer, Who'd oop skirt. — American Queen, A photographer recontly noted as master of coremonies at a friend's funeral, and n@ ho Mfted In-lld for the muurnera to look at tho remulng, whiyperut te tho corpso, “Now, Took natural.” Forcuof hablt,—Hruoklyn Unton= yus, A wizon-faced man with a hand-o: soro-eyed monkey attuchmount stood for five minutes ou a street-corner yesterday, and warbled a few notes from the *Deud sarch.” A #ympathlalng publio contributed 77 conts to bolp: pay bis bousu-rent, while tive able-bodied men worked for en hours not a dozen yarts away, aod rovelyed 75 cents for thelr labor, It fan't Quaguity, its quality, the peuple caro for.— New York Exprese. Young mun, don'tawearl Swearing nover waa good for a sore tinger. It never cured tho rhen- matism nor belped draw a prize tua lottery, It jan’t recommended for Hver complulot, It isn't sure against lighting, sowing-iachine agents, norany of the ila wolch besot people through: tfc. ‘fhero ia no occasion Cor aweurtug outside Of newspaper fice, whora itis Useful fa proof reading und iudiapensably necodsury tu getting forms to press, It bas been known, a teriatly aasist the editor tn looking over tho pi Der ufteritivprinted. But othurwiso it isa very footish aud wicked babit.— Washington iepublic, ——————— Ducl Hetweon Army Oficers, A Hetiring Board ts uow in soasion at Omabu toconsider the cuse of Cupt. Western, of the Fourteeuth Jofautry, who was disubled In a duct with Surgeon Lecompte at Fort Douglas, in Utah, on the 26th of March, 1880, and who bus becu summoned before tho Bourd by bie Col- onel. ‘The duel arose ovor a lady, the protty but bigh-tompered wife of ono of the otficers of post, White the oflicers apd their ladica were julng one day Dr, Locompjcoawkwardly stoppod in and on hor dresa and recelved aah whereupon lio tpologized. Capt WyeUke for it drawn into the quurce ern we and the Hurgeon wert achallonge wet argo anil after u ring. The Cry dovtnra thcht I through the the Sufoan’a bullet “moiseod ttm tine geele | tho Cape ctor atin Haven od the ee ce that thine tan. Hestern Ta ‘eon uel uically neapacitated for aut; ong: ae leave, Ts belong on sick next © RUrKLON' AHOU Rhiattored tolo'a urn, and the next entered the slito, The Captain fell, and the. De pistol hand wean wounded, 4 — THE MAILS, Tho Ratlway Mall Service and cont Siow Blockades 2° Hee TM the Editor af The Chicago Tribune, Cmcado, Murch 1.—OF atl branches of erninontal or olvly servicy tn this country one most benellting tho entire poopte ang Hil ubly tho one least understood by every ontn alda of Its officers and employés ts tho rain, mall sorvier. Ask an Intelilont Enlight respeotlug the postal service of his count§yo ho will explnin to you its entire work, itshisters and all its Intrieacios and ramifentiuns, aut an Amerienn and he will tell you that bis lottery and papors aro brought him by the postmen thoso he wishes to send away aro deposited id tha strect lutter-hox or the post-oflice, Io; - this be knows nothing, nnd bas wo ting ne7oa glluntion to negertain.” In tho innocence nt tty wart he guilulesly bolloves the fo i dogs ovarything. 6 faa cal Post-otig Hoentice distribution of the maf out the United Stntes ts under tho ecru of tho General Superintondont of the tulne Mall Servicound his division officers, whet the work ts ta bo performed upun the Tileet Mines or ip 0 pust-oitice. ‘To explain the intrieats working of this service upon the railway ines, tho system by whieh the tmillions of letters and papers passing through tho mailane distribute, cn routy by catefully-propared and conmuntes corrected “schuimes," and kept continualy uuder motion by it coinpligated system of tae, cunnicetion senodules, weekly orders, and were fusing labyrinth of pouch and sack exchanges, world necessitate more spnco thi any tiewe paper could afford to devote for the publlening of the information, ‘Tha recont snow blockade however, whteh pliced an emtiarzo upon nearly all business, ad foreod tho abundominent of ty many railroud tralns, but throtgh allot whee the work of distributing tho mutlswent stoadi; on, has cartsed mo to cull attention to thie Me {eg and [ts benelite atm timo of tratn cessation Chicigo fs tho headquarters of the Sixth Di: vision of tho Rallway Mail. Service, embracing Ilinois, fowa, Wisconsiu, Minnesota, Nebrask {ho Northern’ Pentnsula'of Miehlghn, Dakots, Wyoming, and tho Unton Pacitle tines from Otnahn to Oxden. During the recent biockads tho onfy Ine of ‘this division running to and from Chivayo whieh did not suspend or abandon any of ite mall trains wis tho Culcago & Alton, runing a day and night railway pest-olhico bee twoon Ubiengo and St. Louis. Through great good fortune the Wlforont Hnes had sever postal-cars at thelr devote in this city, and those ‘were at one placed {u sirch position as to en. nie tho mul wagons to rench them, tha jaded horses bauliug tue cumbersome-and overtanded vohiclea through soveral feot of snow and slush, ‘Thoso omployés who were Unfortitnate onough tohave heen caught in Chicago wero sev at work, and from ‘Thimrsday morning, March 3 until Monday, tho 7th, these clerks labored almost without ceasation.— thoso of the Chicago, Mitwaukes & Str Paul ine kept up. this driving labo, until Wednesday, the 0th. ‘Tho daily and other Papera were regularly printed: lotters, papers, and parcels were matted us usual, and iho i 4 ern rullrouds brought in thoir customary and heuvy matis,made up by States, and to be assort. ed and forwarded by tho clerks of this division, Ita {mposstbte to give un estimnte of the magy ultude of this work. As rapidly as the inal was distributed it was placed in pouches and sacks, tagged to its various destinations, and placed {a a taggage-car to arait the first outwant train} thut portion to bo forwarded by somo other line being cnrted across the city, placed iua baggage Soe at lle propor depot, and a kuard put over i Wheu the blockage was ralsed thls vast mali wus forwarded, and the writer of this saw four car-loals loave from ono depot and two from another, Just stop to think of this! Each Uitte package wili consist of from fifty to 100 Jetters; One sack contalns from 200 to 600 papers: each letter and paper 1g distributed separately; and bere wero suores of tons of delayed and neoutnuinted mais distributed by a syiall num bor uf employés of tho rallway mall servicsat Chicago and “Milwaukee and upon tho lines ss they slowly commenced opening during the weok succeeding tho etorm. Tho clerks, after this week or more of fearful labor and Inck of Trost, and even moals, are cou plotely, worn oul and same of them will undoubtedly fect ihold elfcots of tho strain for # long titne to come, "Tho elericul force of tho railway mail service ts, hy reason of insutiictont Rppropriation, entirely Inadequate to the proper handling of the mall in ita ordinary course; but at atime of such utter demoralization to ratlrond troing as has just been experienced the inbor required (9 something fearful, and is drended by the already overworkod omployés, who can reccive no ex tra compensation for additional days and ulghts of uncensing work. And yet ench of there men willatwoys point with pride to tho fact that he waa ono of tho unlucky few who were pul through ‘such a “cause of sprouta™ jn March, 1881, after tho big enow-storm, GQ ———— A Happy Family. 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