Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1870, Page 2

and expression of yande: se the Hoob's man, ‘to ‘tother side of _EVENING STAR. © post.” A melancholy-looking cow was tied to ‘yander post, and a few chiek- ings, (to " quote again — fro: the SPILLED MILh. strayed disconsolately— round. We “had i Weeetake a gamer deta neon | oe ™ stove was put ap; also, = floor; alsa, (and he jott-d « on IN CALIFORNIA. his fingers the various emumeration:); also, a — bedstead, through there hadn't ag beddia’ ar- Carter |. Fr tiv.” John's mining claim was xt Greaser’s Fiat I scowled at “the man” who was lounging out: lee Forge. Both were un- side; but calling to mind bow persistentie i a the agent whos had thm Ba te nine how perststencly 1 by country, felt sherseting frum < mper. Determining not to ment, [ t Me on the but the ecler “Treally think I shall like it ever #0 b moni pe reae dl h, John, when I get a bath and some of this an dust washed off. But where is the bath-room?”’ gravel was be , Hobbs’s man, entering at the moment, chimed in: *- There ain't none in the house. 1 kin get | | 2 wash-bowl down to the store, howsomever, of yeu object to the pump.” baih-room. Jolin, what shail “1 could a tak @ contrac’ tg hey one male,” | sald the dreadral man, “ef Hobbs had told me. City iotks always wants ‘em.”” Hobbs everywhere, eu in the bath-tub. I began to feel as if he owned us; and the idea of a made it impor Present wast sont. B t at tritst- and I would ad- | - ji met fora while. | contract for so small an item as a bath-honse —_ speculate rush in and buy a nveyed a sickening impression of the small- Sg prices what w ssn.” | ness of the place. Yankeo’s Forge. Who was hese letters varia- | Yankee whose spirit seemed to pervada the at- tions, for six me ently fist- | mosphere? Nobody kk me gambler, Taaivds for mone: carry on the ally conver John wis they said at the hotel, where we resolved to stay | until we could get housekeeping articles froin | “the Bay,” for there were none to be had in the be sence of items. Knew ther e rich diggings at Gr Fist. One man there had teken out h ft thousands. He h If you had not insisted upon selling all onr things, John, now just see how easily we could have sent for them: the chest of drawers, and pope BO the book-case, unt ” pola cor > enough to interrupt me: ow the use of erying over spilt denied ourse denied ourselves Carrer IT. Hobbs's man was a perpetual source of annoy pa Sneiversary; During our stay atthe hotel he under- ying. and visited seldom. too to ‘fix’ the cottage fe nd called e estion of threadbareness in | hour, on the smalleetnrctest’ nt ey PO Watt roliee Bacatbareness it | hour, om the smallest pretext. incaawhbile, became so ‘hat salaries were retrenched, while the power of absorption in the munes was not in the least dimini«! takes so much to work them,” wrot “and the men must be paid.” World he furnish tacks for the carpet, or should he have ‘em charged? ‘There was a good S42 | store, an’ he'd guarantee they would trust for Hobbs | 2Ryjob be was a “*bossin.” How about the crit- So the money 22, Hadn't she better have mixed feed; an ruining claims, John’s face wore an anxious | fence, and was ropetin ‘gemeon em, on: to ek chile mine lengthened visibly. Hobbs | Green's perches. Didu'tt I think he'd’ better aa gut down our names in two or threo other | buy a Shanghal foster, 80 ae to Keep ’can io big things owned by companies; and these | pUy,3 Shang , eP Yielded. in assessments, at least #* to the ton. y le spoke of having secured us some hundreds Ot feet in th Silver Spoon,” im the manner of one conferring a favor. He regretted he should have to borrow money to pay his own assess ments, but it was like throwing away a fortune -pelibes 2 not to bold on. Having already invested so | Gov," peqsities in the wionaly wo tating uch we held on; while Hobbs took advantage | manners toward Hobbs’ man, as & means of re of an opportunity to sell out on his own aceount, taining his valuable services, { pretended the continning to ‘manage” for us—Jobn having | Lalt-sd half recipe wes oor the time, unlimijed n him. | “ > ° r " ‘The scales began to fall trom my eyes. Iin- | not tave any reqeonaatiey:s fe oe ee tet ouired of dohn if he had entire confidence in : < = the business eapacity of Hobbs, and pat ths | Sted in alluding to John asa mere male, when win | “Ob! yes; get the Shanghaf, by all means;” though it was rather a new idea Lor the rooster to be considered the domestic tow! of the family. “And how about that mixed feed, marm®? Lhbad not the most remote conception ot a sinuation of his honesty. | Mr. an. 3 “Woman. dent knew sauch Poor John! He was fidgeting over the mine. | eax Dont these | qt was badlyconducted, he thought; and as tind- > at ere was also a | ing this out, cost a surrender of home for three had better attend to and nights, and was likely to lead to pro- as implied in the uplifting of | longed absences, I dreaded a more thorough in- the eye-y nf shrag of the shoulde is | ventigation. anwhile, Hobbs’ man hay- annoyed 1 1 mea female ing, as he considered, settied us, akduot besuub- | me’ that he had “laid in cons: emittin’ butter as he reconed w cluded te proceed to Greaser’ Hobbs had always been a myth to me tuilinching sweet- | was giad that I should, at least. have a re held at least the sting | tion of him, #s a tangibility the mine, which I had hitherto dered did not give me as 1 any thing about hemg embar- almost wholly belonging to m tee ity timiable lege. Hobbs | an exalted idea of luvs capacity 96 manager; and vi Sheng #s he made continual reference to the company, “iL should rather think he did,” diluted with | when alludi ng to the ‘one at Greaser's F ied | if there is any thing provoking to tined sighs, border- i trom this expression John was, resolved to ‘bic! thought he had duped John into a partnership arrangement which would eventually prove ruinous. Now be sure you receive him pleasantly, Berenice, it he arrives before my return. Your | surmises regarding him { consider wajust, and “if you are not 4 eenwarcay — ugnal penetration. and take I promised, with inward reservations. Pend- aud with that suggestion ing his arrival, and during his arri ing John’s absence at the mine—which was six uules from Yankee’s Forge—I employed myself in the tinal arrangement of the cottage, ant in xing the half-grown Chinaman, who was our servant. It was a new idea in my hoase- hol experience, but having so frequently heard ot the adaptivencss of our moonfaced popiilation, 1 telt rather glad ot Bridget’s abdication in ta- vor of Wo Sin. ‘The mornin; npon our firs band-box which now constituted our f © had decided to occupy it immediately upou hn’s return; and rose at the unprecedented ¥ Of 5a. m., to walk over before the weather stably hot. The auroral hues of ud-picture were exquisite; the birds sang ; and soft, tremmlous sweeps of odorous tly stirred the dust, which enveloped us itling atmosphere at every footstep. I through it, lifting ancle high th: white morning put wonderi ic ly alicoes be ng style ourselves, x the offic ved that our little differences of thing so nearly a ange from city to put, remained with | ¢ ened in the evenin; - We will go to on «dst inwardly; it will not much expense, and John certainly can better than Hobbs. | > inan angelic frame of mind when he €xme in to dinner. I enchanted bim by arming amenity of my manners. £ was bri tant agreeable, and feit how much £ could >a social power it we oniy had money. A | } nd or two dropped in, and our pleasant home |} adiated by Hashes of wit and humor. was very lovely which beamed day's entrance into the was Yankee's Forge end the mines reeeded from menu and the star-lit present was: transitory. suorning bre and means. Business _ plowe + aSsessments continued tu "s tone was not quite so confident, It would cost [ess to live ther: ignore the demands of fashion; sell urniture ({ wanted more stylish pat- F mines paid); keep a cow and and, in short, havea very pleasant ving with: “And see to the mines dohn, you know; you are such - o ss wan, and J really bave no As Johir professed utter ignorance of all dairy matter, I voluntered to teach Wo Sin the ait and inystery of milkin, it done, 1 ne dou taking down the brig! follow me to “yand construction of a 5 temporary compound f i most of our “ First place Berence. I ppertunits of rising in busi g comfortable, if not up. and made a > it it were a mi The expense at ng is beyond expression, and [ a few months the foothold it to regain. 1 thi e first less the lay asesments, and bag at a church f 4 nd turning t! I the this all. s The creature, at the interruption to her morning gave me a kick which sent the bucket the fenee, and indented my arm with her | ungainly hoot. ‘Wo Sin stood at a cautious diy hn through 3 of rasping | tance, but bearing my discomnfiture as though it ances ot rivet for som | was the merest trifle, said: + Now you take the ing, is to announce the result. | bucket and milk he a right silver quarter. Heals | "He shook his head. “ Mle so sabe milk; him heads down, the Forge. Yankee’s | cow too muches kick.” Nothing would induce the cowardly Wo to Caarren If | come to my relief; and I went, storming, ints And now esme t ity. Yankee's Forge, | Jolu, flushed and soiled, and in a positive rage, as wen at a distanc mines yielding their | expecially as neighbor Niles was peering at un: Precions treasu ightful freedom from | from over the way. ; glittering ores, cows, bed-rock, | sulphure it melted John, not into convulsions of uncontrotla- ‘The unw compassion. Litresh but 1g | ble laughter; and my sufferings were aggravated ~tete ue past few weeks | by reghbor Niles, how fully awake tothe scene, lomerat ity. Bat when John | shouting, as only women in the country can ie of ber marm: you mast gmy downheart ever mind, you can soon } always go "tother side.” Whi "tot Was right or I tte inqui nl as the $ this afterinod | performonce bad tu be repeated morning and Have the family | evening, I mentally resolved taking care ot cows ad that if John and We Sin could not manage the creature, L would John’s fevening experience was worse ot n of the morning, for Sukey seemed aware Piniella > | that she bad fallen into green hands, and tried perhgee compeegy | ker power. IfJobn went one side, she turned sheer round ‘tother. If he got his little stool camp down and bucket ready, the merest touch sent ber whirling round again; and her tail did such good service, as a whip lash, that he could not approach her from bebind, while her pointed horns were menacingly dangerous, whenever he attempted cenciliation by “ So now, Sukey! whoa Sakey!” John Blankman, I am proud to say, is pos- sessed of ag uncommonly amiable temper. But | he beat thatcow. He threw clods of dirt at her be swore roundly that she was the d—l of a brute; and I grateful for the sympathy of the is. ancl, soiled fin; worse a good re you from the country?" I in- feeling a sudden interest in him. and enfiysa my reveoge. ‘ito ‘ald’ he would a, Seu, Malai, and L wish we'd never left | Conquer or sell bers es n Francisco: but, you see, mother was s0 ; ‘ Lent on going, L But the children don't | pile, id conaaer her, thus demonstrating man gare in. have chances there, sol told mother we'd better make a break, amt come back.” “And bow did you like it?” £ eagerly in- uysicial superiority’ over the weaker vessel. Butts was under good neighbor Bint cai ; eon o cose ee LT ain v ve in ‘ad te our ions a t cam make all the butter you » ie red. need for a Weil. Ishould a liked it better if the mines | use, and have plenty for winter.” ee had a peid; but mot! it of conceit of ilk is nutritious and can be converted into "t get uobody to help her | s variety of dishes. But let any one to do chores, an’ it come mighty hard on the old | strain and skim it, and it for butter, woman. Sut it ain’t ne usc to ery over split | and the ehurni be a failure, and the weather milk; ani 1 gness mother’ll be all-tired contented | so hot as to it before it is needed for use; to get sueh @ nice little place as this.” He fooked round with a satisiied air, and bade an abrupt good-by. My heart mi we me, but I resolved to a Dis proverbial philosophy, and busied myself ar- ranging matters for the auction fale, which was to take place in a day or two. over the agony of that day of sale. The packing of what we reserved was caretully ac let any one oversee the scalding of numberless tin-pans, and the ablution of buckets and churne—and the gallon taken at the door from the “mik-man,” seems = ny Spine Bie Divine in the country, with help scarce, reduces the romance of keeping one’s own cow wo bin segesteg apig ss @ remedy for the daily waste which the afiuence of Sal ren- me | complished by rt, and the trouble to us | dered necessary; job proposed a found- individually was trifling, but tho expense was | ling asylum. fearful. box and nail, every wisp of foun levity, however, received a check, straw, every piece of bagging and shect of | when Hobbe ({8.quote from his man) pat in an wrapping paper cost money, and I thought if | a le individual arrived one eve- our mines yielded in proportion to the re~ , about ten o’clock, hai done the odd Sun, wewhian mos ke ree. 2 miles ‘between Yankee Forge and Ex route at last. As far as Auburn on the | Gresser's Flat. in. @ “b” Z two railroad; acquaintances on board, and adelight- | -m’hares,” as he ealled the weak-looking fol trip so far. Our spirits rose. It was pleas- | team in which he came. He wasalong, greedy- ant after all; though after leaving Secramonte looking man with florid i and pro- weather see: to get suddenly hot. From | tuding eyes. The shake of band was de- its clamminess. One of Auburn to Yankee’s To de- uppleasant in scribe the dust and Septem- | those Undedned and ber ride ts Lhadnever encountered | over me in his any thing like it. Two Chinamen occupied the | belief in seat facing me, goed 8 wronaa , iehod at prvoke Cog are east a ton, spre: ‘ul ponderosit: moral ey the midrile seat; an Indian girl’ “packed” her | bet bis: Wass rena baby tor who enlivened the way with sun- | ga dry vells suggestive of the influences | than distinet ef fhis nurses. Jobn bore it uatiinchingly, smart, but J not 1 reverted with tender commiseration to the | w: ; sharp, iudividual broiled at the stake, in Fox's Book | way of ubisling pow of Martyrs.” The thermometer stood at 96 de- ie ae grees as, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, we ar- rived, weary, vexed, and exhausted, at BF dee Ufobbe bad sent “bis man’ to take a house for Greaser’s-Flat concern was doing splendidly; he had given almost undivided attention to that. itie men had assured him there never had been a process§so complete for the extraction of goid,as that which he was at present employing. It involved great expense; at— jothing venture nothing have.”* ‘* What scientific men haye visited theming?” Linquired. } “ Nambers, numbers, madam,” (he invarla- | bly repeated tho first word of his sentence), and drawing out of his pocket @ fine specimen— “That, Mrs. Blankman is a trifle | brought over | for you. It is one of the finest we have ob- tained.” The heavy earth, stratified with fibrous gold, | was, indeed, beautiful; and, as Hobbs assured | — — at over = He ——e it) as though it was an entire! 1 gift; and for the Seotentt I forgot that one-fifth of the mine only belonged to him, an‘ that, probably, $20 of it, at uld be credited to the com: pany. in generalities, it was impossible to obtain snything like statistical information from him; and yet, he contrived to throw sach | air of veracity into his manuer, that it was almost impossible to doubt bis word. I did, bowever; and urged Jolin to visit the Greaser’s- Flat precinct as soon as possible. * The claim at Yankee’s Forge,” I mildly ob- ferved, ‘does not come up to our expectations.” “Indeed, indeed. Well, my dear madam, I am rejoiced that yout excellent husband is right here on the spot. It will be a great relict to me, and afford me an opportunity fo furcher the in- terests of the company in our other claim. But, have no fears; everything will come out rig such material as this'—aud he produced a smalt botyle of blue gravel, flecked with minute par- ticles of gold—‘1s evidence of richness. Y. are, ‘haps, impatient—the harvest is inevit bie; but the honest miner learns to possess his soul in Patience," The fatigue pleaded by Hobbs, and the late- ness of the hour, precluded attention to busi- ness that night; and the next morning John was ‘too busy for: g Tound at the one butcher's stall for pro’ to give much attention to our friend before breakfast. The minister and afew of the neighbors were coming—self-in- vited—to spend the day, and my hands were full, for Wo Sin was inadequate to the toil of a dinner-party. Hobbs was in his glory at breakfast. The appetite of a guest is always a matter of uncon- sciousness; but Sot of coffee, ‘gulped,” rather than swallowed, have the effec to awaken observation; and the broiled spring- chicken was shoveled into his capacious mouth indigestil on the pointed knife-blade, wit ble rapidity. “For sake, do not bring him back to John, as they started He is a cormorant.” hat reminds me Berenice, dear, I couple of pigs to-day, and Wo Sin can in the chicken-house till we back, and give them plenty of sour milk. have nothing to do with them.” “ Of ali daysin the year to goand get pigs, when I'm expecting company, and shall need Wo Sin every minute.” « Well, my love, I am sorry it so happens; but I had to secure them when I could.” Tbe pastry: and restaurant belon, older civilization than either Greaser’s Flat or Niles’s Corner; and the trying experience of jug every atom of cake, every mold of jelly, pies and conserves, soups and salads, falls to the lot of the unfortunate giver of parties, in- dividually. “Don’t make the least fuss—we are just com ing, ‘sociably,’ was the request of the lady who planned the visit. But, of course, coming from the Bay, it will be no efturt to you to entertain company”—this by way of coimpliment; but it‘! ‘ou need toan conveyed the idea that a San Frauciscan was |- supposed to have everything especially nice, the scarcity of material seldom being taken inte consideration. I resolved on broiled chicken my main dependence, in the bill of fare. ang to get these ready was fatiguing toa degree I had never experienced. Without the opportune | help of neighbor Niles, I should have been completely discouraged. The dreadful pigs having «rrived just as Wo Sin had housed the chickens for catching the whole brood got loose and scampered over the back lot. Of course, the oldest and leanest being unable to ran, he succeeded in capturing a half dozen of them, ly wringing their necks, and adding their shrill agonics to the tormenting squeals of John’s last purchase. But Neighbor Niles com- forted me by a prospective of spare-rib and sau- sage, ham and lard, as she beat away at the eggs with the energy of desperation. It was noon, and very hot, before preparations were | complete, and I was just Preparing for a good nap. when little Jim Niles appeared at the gate, hallooing to me: “ Here they come, six of 'om.”” And as they arrived, ponting: “Oh, Golly; but ain’t mother’n’ Miss Blankman been a makin’ cake an’ things. Miss Blankman said she did hope you wouldn't come till she’d had time to cool off; an’ one of the cakes got all smashed acomin’ out of the stove, an’ we eat it. You bet, it was good!” My face was crimson with mortification; and. notwithstanding the great help neighbor Niles had been to me, I could have ae her hope- ful heir with absolute good will; but 1 managed to appear at ease, and ‘slipped out to make iy | toilet, as soon as possible, after receiving them. | Society in most of the mountain towns resolves | itself into an annihilation of all social distinc- tions. Education, wealth, and culture, meet on common grounds, ignorance, impecuniosity, | and coarseness. The saloon-keeper and the mbler are on @ par with the merchant and the jawyer. The daughter of the clergyman and the physician have no greater social advantages than the servant-girls who wait upon them The names of Thomas, Kichard, and Henry, rapidly assimilate with those of Tom, Dick, and uty. In the ball-room, the vis-a-vis of the istress is frequently the maid. Democracy tnles; yet, gentle breeding shows itself in indi vidual reticence, and that nameless quality of sel:-assertion evident to feeling only. The minister of the parish had originally been brought up to atrade. A sudden conversion to the Methodist faith, akened in him an am- | bition to go on a circuit; and, after the asual | tormula of the anxious bench, experience mect- ings, and love feasts, be attained the climax of | an appointment to preach. Widow Bedbottt's | -Elder Sniities’ was no caricature, in eonsiderae tion of his style of handling the Scriptures. His weeping capacity would, have turned a imill- wheel. He bad no need to pray that his eyes | might become fountains of water, fur the un- pleasant moldiness of his appearance indicated a continual state of dampucss. To-day, perspi- rat on took the place of tears, though little Mra. Murray—ayoung married lady, recently from New York—assured me privately that he would be primed for a good, wholesome cry after sup- r. Phe iee once once broken, Inatviduaal traits displayed themselves, the minister indulged in promonitory sniffs, and Hannah Jane Par- rott said she'd found out all about the young | man in tights, who was waiting on the Smith | irls. This subject discussed, it was remem- € that IL had not been formally introduced to Phebe Nash. She was called ‘peouliar;’ and, it her dress were index to her character, 1 quictly resolved not to pursue the acquaintance. | She was not positively dowdy, yet her tambied drab-s!!k, and the coarse, tan-colored net she wore over black hair, were careless and un- | «From Coon county, way oat West, | graceful. Sister Blankman,” said the minister. Nash, relate some of your e: ctures, Sister Blankman.” ‘0 on, Sister Nash; don’ And with alternate encouragement to Sister Nash, and little explanatory phrases to me, he worked the company into a fever of anxiety to “hear all about it.” The result was, et course, a dead failure, succeeding an awful pause. Poor Nash | scemed all ‘net;’ and the wide, cotton bobbin- | collar, the old-fashioned kuitten mitts withoat | fingers, the open-work stockings, andthe big, twine pudding bag she was making, suggested the idea, as she looked askance at the minister, that she was a fisher of men. Merry little Mrs. Muri dreitly punned on her occupation, e was too obtuse to reeive it. Niles said, “ Al! mdeed;” or * ‘To be sure,” in a variety of accents, determinately non-committal. Mrs. Moshier, wh prided her- selfon her musical abilities, e air of a bussar, and with loud-voiced coarseness quite ing of Mrs. Bradcourt, who, I ined, had planned this visit, | by way of celebrating the ninth anniversary ef her- ay, bringing with her Charlotte Corday and Beatrice nel, and leaving her other six children to take care of themselves. Mrs. Murray informed me that Jndge Slocum had been ited to name the twins; and, as the Bradcourts had squatted on his land, she avp) d he had wreaked his vegeance one their detenseless heads in these names. Fa- miliarly, they were Cord and Chenna and were nO cherubs. A thin, — woman neighbor more ee than in har- monizing the elements which I failed to assimulate, for my last charming hould have memory would re- evening we had spent the ladies exerted them- F ‘The minister asked laborate blessing, and bbed up his ig bandanna id kerchief, while Chench dabs at the cot- tags chews, and Cord @ tattoo on my best chi with a 1s ied r) is Hobbs?” was first question. “Be b’broke, snd his oe stall- ed, and I have had to waik ten ister frown, oe Tons Peranny soning “Human natore is weak, AA, » i iJ | ing to Lave sa | complacency as a self-m: Phebe N: | bie, and I urged ber to | man! she never did know anything about cook- s genuinely polite, and endured the minis-er, : pbably as conducive to the coming weight of glory. ‘They went at last: Cord and Chench ob ately refusing to be protected from the cx night alr, and fighting rebctlousiy wita cloak id hat-striugs; Phebs Nash having secured we recipe for the chicken ointment, and Dtrs. Muscher the opportunity to sing. Lypited up a basket of eatables for Jim Niles Sandy Crup; and, shutting the door upon the Iast guest, turnod upon John and said, se | worely, “Those pigs came,” as it their arrival was the last teather in the back-breaking pro- cess. un's reply was foreign to the subject believe that Hobbs isa rasca!, Bere: The man tell me they have, not been patd some time, and everything is at loose ends. «What does Hobbs say?” “ He is plausible, and makes the worst appear the better reason. He wishes to defer matters. But Lam determined to push inquiries.’ Six months—a year- away; and one fine Foard October, Hobbs was among the missing. ‘Tbe funds of the bors oes were at the lowest ebb. It was ascertained that the mine at Greaser’s Flat had been mort; ry the fraudulent x fat beyond its value, and affairs looked discouragingly blue. John’s immediate supervision had rendered that at youenes Forge remunerati’ 4 But = penses were so heavy, repairs were so frequent demanded, and mo: was obtained at — high rates of interest, that the pecaniary reali- zations were small, in comparison with the for- tunate investments he had frequent opportuni- ties of making at the Bay. I felt as if we were deteriorating every day, from the want of moral instruction, and intel- lectual stimulus. Siang phrases no longer red me, and I became to habits Of expression which were unretined and inele- ant. Music was neglected, and the only draw- ings { devoted my time to, were caricatures, for I meant to Prepare, as a bhristmas present for John, an illustrated manuscript, to be entitled “Cream” a country sketch, vetoes my domestic mishaps—which were rion B in the abstract, but demoralizing to my aimtabiilty. Realities pressed hard upon us both; but we were young and hopeful, and found many re- deemii ints in the litewe had chosen. We thoroughly e the mountain air; and tramping over the hills, gun in hand, beside John, shouting quail and rabbits, or galloping with him on my fleet little pony, had become a daily exercise. The longing to return to the city was less unfortunate: and, but for an acci- dent, we might still haye been indulged in it pects ky ikee’s Force. ade iu expectations at Yan! Neighbor Niles had promised to lend her ready help when kilh came. The tirst pig had been sold, and replaced by another, who waxed fat as his end drew near. Hobbs's man having returned to the Forge, we hired him to butcher the poor thing; and at- ter aday spent at the mine, we came back, to find the corpse stretched froma rafter in the barn, with a ghastly slit cut lengthwise through its carcass, and a corn-cob inserted tantalizingly across its mouth. “Miss Niles said as bow she'd be over in the mornin,” ma’am, an’ I'll see that she’s cut up." Of course, he meant the + but Hobbs’s man was not choice in his modes of expression. Alas for human expectations! Inthe morn- ing Jim Niles was struggling with cholera mor- bus, and the pain drew the confession from him t ‘andy Crap had feasted on canned ‘lice of fruit cake, cheese and in t attention to him, I had quite torgotten id thing at home waiting to be converted into winter stores, A severe indisposition pros- trated Mrs. Niles, and L searched Yankee’ Forge over for ‘kelp,’ remembering ‘mother’ having to do all _her ewn chores, with tearfe! forebodings of disappointment. The only wo- man in the place who wentout I had morially offended by not asking to partake at my table when I employed her, and Hobbs’s man had gone up to the canon for a week, having first ‘out ber up.’ Fragments of pork were laid out in every con- ceivable shape in the kitchen—bams, shoulders, headand feet, chine and spare rib; slices of white fat were piled in a tub, and a large iron caldron had been borrowed from the butcher te ‘bile down the lard.’ «Ts this all one pig, John?” “Certainly, my dear. I always tol! you hew profitabie it was to keep ahog!” “* | wish we had continued to keep her, then, for I'm sure I don’t know how to care her, now she is dead.” ‘An ideaseized my good lieg: the lard the rest, “You make nd sausage, and the butcher can doal! all we have to dois to melt it and put plenty of sage in the sausaye.” Wo Sin began to gather up what was to be seut tojthe butcher, while [ took pride in the thought that L was quite equal to the prepara. tion of therest. A large package of pulverized herbs hung in the store room, and carefully se- lecting one marked, ‘sage,” L awaited the chop- ped meat, with which my handy Chinaman ere long returned. Emptying the contents of the package into it, with abundance of salt and pepper, I made little cakes of sausage, witl: contidence in their excellence, directing them cooked for i Sg and leaving the lard for next morning’s work. “Thope you are hangry, John. Wi for supper, and some to neighbor Niles, and to the minister, and all round; we have such a qvantity. “Hungry a3 hunter,’ was the response, as the stzzle from the frying pan and the smell ot coftee permeated the whole house. We sat down. A successful achievement in culinary matters was always anevent to me, for in this respect I was sclf-made, and had as much ade man. awe drew up to the ta- Stay, for she was such a tattler I knew she would tell how good they were, and I had not forgotten her enjoyment ot the chicken gravy, we had ever since called ‘ointment.’ Jobu helped liberally, and I watched for his verdict. It was Nash came in iven in a sudden contortion of counte- nance, followed by aspasmodic heave, which induced a precipitate retreat. Phebe tasted, and followed, though I thought it strange she should run after my husband in that way. Bat Theard John exclaim: *‘ Tansy anc rue! by all that’s good.” Uplifting my morsel on the fork, Texercised my sense of smelling upon the aspi- ration of the day. Tansy and rue, sure —— And the bitterness did not eu!minate here. ty rapid {thought dwelt for an instant ou eaci neatly-covered dish I had sent round with my compliments and imagination pictured the commuiserating tones of— Poor Mrs. Blank- ing”; or, ‘ That's what comes of bein’ Jiterary;” or, worse still, ““'Tis no wonder Biankman don’t make a good livin’ with a woman always drawin’ and paintin’ and leavin’ things about the house to her Chinaman!” I thought I should sink, and although John tried to cover my mortification, it was evident his appetite for home-made sausage was gone forever. fiew to the pantry to inspect the herb-bag. There w sage neatly marked, while a sig- nificant * minded on the torn wrapper con- taining what was left of my seasoning. “Only a mistake. Don’t you feei glad it was not poison?” was the charitable comment of Neighbor Niles. But no one else alluded to sausage in my presence, and the empty dishes were returned without thanks, The lard ruined us, or liberated us, I have scarcely made np my mind which. At all events, it ended the experiment of living in the country, and was the indirect cause of John selling out his mining intorests at Yankee’s ‘orge. Wo ‘Sin bad set it away in an immense crock to cool, and tinding tin cans more easily man- aged, I told him to melt and pour it into them. ‘The process was goingon. But just ashe was dipping the first Iadieful into his can, T hap- pened to jostie against him. The only fluid touched the stove, and leaped into fame, kind- ed, as I leaned upon the manly breast that had always been my earthly strength and shelter, that jes as God spared ry otber I would not “cry over spilled milk.”— Overland Monthly for November. i INSURANCE. \ Loss by Fire. OFFICIAL. | Convention Between the Genera! Post witice of the United States of America Office of the the Gener: gg — Hingdem of reat ‘tain ed and Ire ‘The Genera! Post OM.» 9! the United States of INSURE a tT America ant the Genes tthe Gaited with =| oh ts x ans ted States mail packets p). hd Hong Rent, ort ¥ . A. 5S. PRATI 4 SON, Bombay. and athorteed for that p the following articles polttr No 3, ¥ MO. &. BUILDING, IREMEN’S INSURASCE COMPANT or WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN, | Office: Boom Bo. 1, over the Bank of Washington. | CHARTERED BY CONGKESS 1931, | and addressed Mats Settlements or to the originating in the Br: Settlements. ndiesor the Str sdirewed to 1 and the ° ominniaie CAPITAL AND SUBPLUS, $270,000. he ce veyed br Unite: " cise Insures all descriptions of property in the Dietriet by eal ere ‘Of Colsmbis. Nochargs for stamps or policies. “AnrTiCUE ir 2 ee pinecroRs: ed in the Dnited States thes sil, fe, Johnson, W. R. Howard, sfidresssl tothe Stratis | Beam pleural, o, Joerter £8 wilt, Wf an ouace in Shoemaker, A. Rethweil, BB. French being charged in propo of Georgctowa, Md. Clark’, Chas. W Dav newspapers or prices current ington See ack JAMES ADAMS, President. ABEL G. DAVIS, Secretory, _octemwfam | not exceed og charged in proportion: ounces for newspapers, prices samp! id shall be delivered at fh United stetes from all charge Ti" NATIONAL METROPOLITAN | FIRE INSUBANCE CORPANY oF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ORGANIZED AUGUST 26, 1878. CARH GAPITAL. 100,000 herds Building. No. 90% | nds Building 5 Penner! Office in Shepherd's ranta x OSES KELLY, . renin avenue. | WM. B. TODD, Vice President. Secretary. wntry unpaid or jasaf- t tination with mount that would b charge oa a lette ti Tike w ight posted for dis- SAMUEL CBuss, cra a itch in the opposite direction, together with a fine DIRECTORS. ssixpence In the Straus tertemmete cn tke Beiten ‘Wm B. Tota, jast Indies, or uf tw: ents in the United States, Charles Jast, RTcLe It. Metzerott, 5 Leomaa, The exchange of the correspondence raferr Keily. Article 11, preceding. shall not. give ris oold-tt | counts beiween the Br j ost offices. Each of : teollects. Fire: Fire! ARTIcLA IV. Every letter, newspaper, price-current, book pack et.or of patterns or samples, di«pate bed from RECENT H. vv LOSSES Hats ther sal 4 mont | "AE SEN PROM ¥ AOTUSTED aisenn bon nd upper corner of akiress the dated stamp of the office at wh Articre V. “ INSURANCE BOOMS it was posted. or 1.M. HANSON AND B. LEWIS BLACKFORD, Dead letters, newspapers. &c.. which cannot ba d= live: z. din i € HM be mutually turned, without char: m as fr-quently asthe regulations of the respective offfves will pec 619 SEVENTH STES mit. OPPOSITE Post oFFics, WHO KEFER TO THEIK 4.009 POLICI HOLWBES iN TH15 DISTRICT, AND WHO INSURE PROPERTY (N THE BEST COMPANIES AT LOWEST BATES. EVE ARrict The two offices may. by detailed reqnt first day of at any month: + by ety ue in duplicate, and signed in Wash the 2ath day @ A.D. 1338. and in by RANDAL, THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. CASH ASSETS...... THE OLDEST COMPANY 18 T STATES. AND Tix W! THINGTON OFFICE AT THK INSO. BANCE BOOMS OF . HANSON ANDB. LEWIS BLACKFORD 619 SEVENTH STREET. The dividends for this have varied f: eee rites tererecet ener “LIMITED AMOCHTS OS BUUND LIVES AB STILL ACCEPTED. 0» SOUND LIVES ABE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C@., MILWAUKEE, Wis. J. 8. VANDYKE, President, HEBER SMITH, V. Pros. AUG GAYLOBD, te ASSETS, $5,000.000. POLICY HOLDERS, 35,000. the lith dey of August, 1358 {=EAL| SEAL. i $3 ALEX. W taentt ‘ast MONTROS fonaster General of hi ant z tien eal the seal ot th "ANDREW JOHNSON. SEWARD. tary af Stais, By the President, Isean.J Wasur ws ABD LIQUoRs. WILLIAM aasa, TON. July 2 FINEST QUALITIES AT LOWEST PRICES IMPORTED CHAMPAGNE, DEY VERZENAY—CARTE BLANCHE From the old house ot Bouche, Fils & Uo., Mareul at old prices, with the additional cost of freight ad ded only, on ‘account of the war. SUPERIOR OLD WHISKIES, Celebrated brands from celebrated distillers ‘The location of this Company givesit great alvan | OLD PEMBRUKE, Sep BakKER, MOUNTAID eee Soiree mi — ‘aoesiooe OLD ROCOCO, MILK-OF-KENTUCKY nigh —ss aT LOW Paices the tollowing Agusee 7 7 moe ~y _— COGNAO BEANDIE! 1,00) invested for firty years at OF GUARANTEED Punity | sereeot ind itore CALIFORNIA AND CATAWBA BRANDIES Hs CALIFORNIA WINS, in variety. SCOTCH AND IRISH WHISKIES. JAMAICA, ST. CROIX, AND MEDFORD RUMS has never lost a dollar of prin: SHEREIES, PORTS, AND MADEIEAB, fee a lew Tote of mortality the bark of i | Fron tow vo tien frets peta ie Weir ce tie ban | BURGUNDY, CLARET AND RMINE WINES | (5 d2ew cat np of the cnplngs of the THOMAS RUSS: ors ~ “Considering these Successor to E, C. Dyer € Ob that the Northtwesterm must be ab! Ro! 1213 PENNSYLVABIA AVENU: T EDW. CLABK. ‘T. B. CROSS, Jr, T. EDW. CLABK & CO., DEALERS IN LUMBER, WUUD axn OOAL, DOOBS, SASH, BLANDS, MOULDINGS, &., &c WHABF. DEPOT. and PLANING MILL, foo: of 4th street east, near U.S. Navy Yard BBANOCH YARD, Virginia avenue an 9h atrast east. nod-tJanl “FAMILY SUPPLIES, ETO. Choice N. Y. Butter. JUST BECE(VED, Naas ROCKY MOUNTAIN TONIO. PRICES MODERATS. SOLD AT ALL THE PKINCIPAL HOTELS RESTAUKANTS, GROCEKIES AND DRUG STOKES 1N THE DISTRICT OF COLUM BIA. JOHN G. WILBON, Agoat, Boom No, 8 Colonization Building, corner 4i< ree } street and Penn. avenue Cu - - | No. 743. By rae rarshixt or tas oxitep STATES. iJ law. 1, Urvssts 3.Gravrt, 4 ident Of tho United States of America, de hereby de gle and make Enowa that ® PCBLAC PA WE wil eld a fore ; STATE OF MINNESOTA, 8 riod herein. at the period herem- after designated, to wit : At the Land Ufice at Taylor’s Balls, commancing on MONDAY, January 36, 1571, for the di-posal of vacant lands in the even ered sections within the uudermentioned townships, which remain to the Chited States within ten miles on each side of the railroad from St. @anl to Lake Superior. kaown as the * Lake ba; and — Railroad.” sub ect. as reuired by law, to a minimum of two dollars and fitty cents per acre, vi NOKTH OF BASE LINE AND Wesr o#! FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ‘Townships 44 and 45, of range I7. Townships 41, 42, 43,44 and 45. of range 18. ‘Townships 33, 39. 40. 41,42. 43. 44 and 45, of range 19. Townships Si. 32, $3, 54, 85,57, 34, 99,40, 41, 42 4 and 44. of range 2). ‘Townships $1, 32, 33, $4, 35, 98, 37,33, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44, ot fit 2. + 31, $2, 33, 34,35. 38, 97,33, 39,40, dLand of rang ‘Townabips 30, 31, 2, $5. 34, 35.35, 37,38, 29 and 4, of Townships je 23. "Also, at the same time and place, al! the vacant public lands in the even numbered sections outside ofthe aforesaid limit of ten miles, aud within the townships; subject to the minimum price of one and twenty five cents per acre, viz: ‘Townships 43 and 44. of range 21. Township 43. of range 22. Hanee agproveioted law tor the use of schools. Indian, mi . . be = ry Age purposes, will be exciu @S00EB AND “T” MERCHANT, I MASONIC TEMPLE, onysa Ora ano F Srazsrs, | Dried Beet. CHOICEST, TENDER SLDB. | SELECTED ASD PUT UP BY ABDERBGG a BOTH, OLNCINMATI. ELPHONZ® YOUNGS, GEOOCER AND “T” MERCHANT, | MASONIC TEMPLE, ‘The offering of the above lands will be com on the day eppointed aed will vtech nw menced | roceed fa the order Oounzn Ora ann F Grazsre | they aro advertised, until the whole shall o he _ thas closed; but the than two weeks, Also, on Hand and in Ex bet es aus. And all other Py Gog at New any cf the latds witha tae towsahipirand ames or | —ccu-eoldt + Heh theebumme 00 the eatiniection of ter tegtan ei re Usable alter seeing tale notice aad eaters Sars All grades for families egy CHOICE. for the commencement of the public sale | ueavy MIDDLINGS for horse tent SeaA aie lee SEA EEF vey oto ines Commissioner of ths Gensral Laat oilice vent LOW EASES. Coe Re i nob-tt W. M. GALT & 00. coUsT, * esr eee | Wa oe Mille Terupiice, through the pert on corner 8th and Lats pi i ma Bled lf exehemcenne Farner, ji Tea ete : = i ay 8 Hi pes a f ¢* J r ACES, &c. ND ORIENTALS. : 7 NING STOVE i) THE MABKET, a Onl! at S HEAP STOVE STORES CBFISSREB'S © tee T= WILLIAM PENN wONITOR af OORAL COOK STOVES are the best fm the market—to be bad at low Picseat. ESELLY, TROMAS & 00." e. oct erent ‘2 LTY PARLOR COOK, I PA BLOB LIGHT. FIRST-CLASS STUV ES. rice, at, BEBLY, THOMAS & Co's. and other For sale at the low, oc3l Im” The Morning Glory BASE BURNING STOVES, PARLOB AND PORTABLE BEATERS. Borw ati the was tn the coal, and all thecon! to aaner Withott waste, thas producing what bas oerer be tore been accomplished, PEXFECI COMBUSTION OF COAL Jonsequemtly with bsif the fnel, they will double the Beat of any other ecntrivance for arming ever invented. ‘Their operation is ample, end hindling an anoval ceremony only Light a fire © entumn. replenish coal and remove the mbes once d@.ly, end they @ om barniag usu erring T even, £23, and hesithy beat, ill "briskly by Gay and Hy AY hated the room, and areas a2 an Open (Fo. hey radiate with none of the fron usual ip commen is wand can Tegal Sone ae it of heat req in any climate. ‘Fiey vesiae ar © Mlumiuats entirely of cast fren, and will not rest out as will ebeet tron stoves, 5. F. siMrson. Blow, lowe Agency. 1006 Poon ave., bet idth and llth HE CHALLENGE with Syphon Fine, BASE BCBNESB, 5. F. simpson, Btewart Stove . 1903 Penn ave.. bet 10th ané I BAILROADS. Bavtmons AND OHIO RAILRUAD Ww. ie IsurON sof BA TINORE Sop 3-4 gad WASHINGTON and WEST are bow ruc a8 follows, vi on my train Throngh tickets to the Weat bad at Washington Station ‘Ticket Oflice at ait hours in the or Now York, Philadelphia, Boston, vertissment of = Taronga Line Fe _ lester of Transportation. LB. OOLB, General Ticket it _Gk0.8 KOONTZ, Gen tag t: Washington. jate BBOUGH LL BETW: WASHING ‘To *piitabacnia SD NEW Pons Waskixs Ton, Jane 8, 1870—g00n. WASHING Tan SEW yosk follows, viz FOR NEW YOR. withont change of cars Lew ly (except Sunday) st 5 08s.m.,1 » “FOR PEILADELPSIA. u cept Sunday at 00 a mgs ia at = "bineping cars for New York on 9 p.m. train only. Through tickets to Philadelphia, New York. or Boston can be bad ai the Station Office at ail hoore Do ae t= oye Bepolis. }) aad the Weet. Somer of ‘Transportation .M. COLE, Ganeral BO ONTOS eee WEE vets ineton “THE CENTRAL RAILROAD OF 10WA, CONNECTING ST. LOULS AND ST. PAUL. W NEARLY COMPLETED. This road ts bailt by a ise, wuo Lave pustied their rate. 7 Ce of strong apttal- “work forward a rapid MILLION or THE FIEST MORTGAGE BONDS of the Company remain, which are offered et the very low rate of 90 AND ACCRUED INTEREST. The road hasbeen bunt only the trom having been maaut (or Hate much + pai 4. it ome throngh @ most superb agricultarad cor ata. Is has groat advantages to carrying coml North stb. Ths Bortgnge is aly S18090 per mil while b a 3 oaly i. Mmavy other rosds are bonded to double this amount Sth. The road fs principally owned by bankers end ‘other capitalists, bare invosied a large gum in ite constraction, and who have every reason to take care of its obligations. Tth. A First Mortgage for so «mail an amor pon ry 0 near Completion, amd in wach #1 Rants, may well be considered @ perfectly safe 7, eecurt We belteve there will be no more favorable oil Governments, #ed bay real y First chess Toad Becuritiee—such @* these—than the preseut. Waub or, further deciine an Gold, Governments mast decline wiso. Bubscriptions wt! bo reeetred tn"Washiugton by JAY COOKE 2 00., of whom pamphiets and full information may be had. W.B. SHATTUOK, Treasurer, 32 Pine street, New York. After a fall examination, we ha geceer for the Sais « SAY COOKE @ Co., BO Wall Street, New Tors. The Maryland Freesione M and M Co i eau bodeiibes, Feks. StErs, PLATFU q ‘Also, ROUGH DIMBBSION STONE to order. mg enter A ogre ca for 1579, call st Office. 26 [ard, foot K street. Rock 'O. W. HATDEN, Secrets olaw aw . Bee MIND THAT YOU Cau GET TEE finest 7 and 7% octave Tail PrIanos, AND TRE BEST ORGANS, SRE re: ty somtar tr oe