Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1894, Page 18

= . VILLAGE OF ENTRETAT. ETRETAT VILLAGE A Tiny and: Quaint Place in Old Normandy. a - THE FRENCH COAST IS ALL WHITE Something About the Inhabitants and Their Customs. Ladin Heit tena ANCIENT LEGEND Pers vee Teme 7 Tea ¢ of The Evening S| > France. August 13, O: HE CO. S ISO. heuses. clustered ciably together, as if s0- Sg! Rétiving comfort = -from- the close e -& tact.. Throw a stone, Sa. they say, anywhere in+the-town, and it wil go outside of Etretat. Be ihat as it may, although small, it is most beautiful. ‘The cliffs on either side the miniature horseshoe bay are high, rugged and white—ter} white, with yel- low patches when. the sug. warms them with its light, and gray, with bluish tints, when in shadow: An odd thing about the French coast is this: It is all white and bold as long as it is Normandy, with high eliffs, jutting. out- irregularly. into the sea, forming a succession of horseshce bays, in each of which Hes a little fishing village. On account of this womierful whiteness the fanciful, graceful French minds have called Normandy “the blonde,” while Brittany, its sister, and lying by its side, is sad and black, and this they have named “the bru- nette.” Strange freek of nature, to put the light and the dark side by side, yet each distinct and separate from the other. AM the women of Etretat live by wash- ing: all the men by fishing, bringing in each day their little boats, with red brown sai laden with the products of the se. fish, unknown to us, but eaten with much relish, just the same. A crowd always awaits the arrival of the boats, as one of the events of the day, and cluster eag around the piles of fish, to see if their f. Vorites are there, and t» call out their biis at the auction which takes place at ouce. Here one sees the neat, trim cooks (who over here do most %f the marketing for the household, as they get.a good commission on all they buy), the thrifty housewives who market for themselves and the biz, coarse market women. No men, except those who auction off the iish, for men are scarce In Etretat, all being needed for the fishing; and waen on shore they are busy mending nets, repairing their boats, &c. for the morrow’s catch. So the women do the work we see done by men in America, and most of them are fent and aged from their lives of toil, long and hard. ‘The Cross and Chapel. On the top of one.of the cliffs which shel- ter our little town are two objects of inter- . est. One is a large ¢roxs; with the Savior on it, end the other is » little chapel. When the fishermen are out and a violent storm comes up-alh the women leave their work, go. up to the crots, kneel around it and pray - fervently :that “their husbands, lovers, brothers, friends, may come safely into pert. The men, -meanwhile, way out to sea in the raging gale, are making a solemn vow titat ff they are spared and reach their bomes. alive. they will go, the moment they step foot on shore, without The Sea Gateway. waiting even to speak to or embrace their overjoyed families, straight up to the little chapel on the of the cliff, and there, devoutly faliing on their knees, raise thelr hearts and 3 in thanksgiving for their happy deliv ce. This is true of every Village on this coast, not of Etretat alone. The Devil and the Miller. Many years ago a lovely stream ran di- rectly through the village and emptied into the sea, cut'ing the horseshoe beach in two. A_ thrifty. well-to-do milier had a flourishing mill on this stream, and the story goes that the devil rode by one day and stopped to ask 2 favor of the mille-. ‘This gentleman haughtily refvsed, where- upon the devil flew into a rage, and, turn- ing fiercely toward the miller, cried out: “Behold your punishment.” Then stretching his band out toward the stream, he com- manded, “River. go!" and the lovely water sank before their eyes,disappearine beneath the earth, never te,be seen mare. ‘Thus was the miller ruined. The next day the dtscon- solate washerwomen, searebing in vain for fresh water n which to wash their clothes, iscovered to their joy that. way down on the beach, far out near the sea, their be- loved river rose again to the surface, trick- ling through the rocky shore. Here it did the miller no good, but the washerwomen had their water, There it stil remains to this day, and the women go down at low tide and dix a hole a foot or two deep in the pebbl which is instantly 1 with fresh, sparkling water. It is not only fresh, but as the water is continually running, it Fasses.. right through these) “home-made” wash tubs, joing, all the time, the double sevvice-ef washing.and rinsing most conveniently and expeditiously. ‘The iy ‘trace of the river to be secn is at low tide, but at any state of the tide,by digging down one foot, there it is, bub- bling and rushing on beneath your feet. Many Delightful Walks. The watks, too, how delightful! When one ascends a hill, in which the coast aboun one {3 sure of being ld by a lovely view of distant sea,-and a projecting cilff gleaming in the sunshine; and then when walking back, ovér by some field all rich with cultivation, filled with stacks of flax or wheat, or growing oats, red with pop- pies, over there beyond, where grows that group of trees, that is a farm. One always knows a farm, for the houses and barns are jealously shielded by trees, thick and close, which surround the buildings— these buildings with their old thatched roofs, the moss of ages green and thick upon’ them. Happy is ignorance! For here reign con- tentment and satisfaction, and yet how lit- tle these poor people have! The summer is, of course, a rich harvest for them, for although Etretat is six miles from the rail- road, and no boats touch here, still the English and Americans have found it out and flock here—by their lavish expendi- ture of money making it possible for the poor to live, not only te live, but to save up for the inevitable “rainy day.” Of course this place has its Casino, like all the resorts which strangers visit much, and there one gambles, dances, goes to the plays and chats with one’s friends—quite the thing to do. There is bathing, natural- ly, and it is marvelous to see the French women. How French Women Bathe. They come mincingly down to the edge of the water, tightly wrapped in a peignoir, of- ten with a large hat on, trimmed with a fall of iace to shade their eyes. Then, too, their bathing suits aze,sgmetimes elaborate- ly trimmed with lace, falling tn ruffles over arms and knees. Very often the young wo- men have their faces painted and powdered and wear large diamonds in their ears. But when they reach the s2a; they throw aside The Shore Laundry. the peignoir, dash boldiy 4m and swim nim- bly and gracefully about, their large hats nodding and the lace trembling in the breezes. They are. wise enough to stay in only a few minutes, when they run out, hurry into their peignoirs, which they have left at the edge of the waves, and quickly disappear. How sensible,it is that they should all learn to swim when they are children, instead of having it so rare a thing, as it is with us, that it is looked upon as an accomplishment. ‘The small children here, girls as well as boys, go fear- lessly to the end of the spring board, jump or dive off, swimming away, only to return and repeat the performance. Such is Etretat—dear little Normandy vil- lage, so full of interest and of>beauty, and with such power of attraction, that those who know it come back to it forever and forever. é C. M, DERBY. ——-—+ 0+ NEW IDEAS FOR FAIRS. A Recent Bazaar Had in It Much Sug- wextive Material. From the New York-Times, A recent fair to raise funds for a church organ was so spirited and original in its des'gn and carrying out that ft was not only unexpectedly successful in securing the entire amount needed, but made itself a model for other similar entertainments. There were eight booths, each trimmed in some effective tint of the cheap art muslin whcse beauty, fortunately, does not de- pend upon its price. The fair attendants at each stall wore gowns of the same‘ ma- terial and tint as that which trimmed the booth, and, care’being taken in the juxta- position of colors, the effect was very charming. * Next to the blue stalJ, where the pretty girls wore a delicate shade of that color, with white fichus and hats trimmed with white wings, came a pink and black ‘one. Here the stallhoiders were all. dressed in pink muslin, with black satin shoulder straps and rosettes on the. shoulders, and black ratin Swiss belts, with big black lace hats crowning the pretty toilets. “The pink draperies of this stall were caught up with binck satii rosettes. A white muslin and silver booth came next; the drapcries were of white caught with silver ribbons, the muslin being powdered with real butter- flies. This stall had a large white-and-sil- ver “cakes” over the top, its business be- ing entirely to sell Iced cakes and plants in artistic pots. ‘ The ref-eshment stall was draped in yel- low, with bunches of real-ivy, and the at- tendants, although in green and yellow, were anything but- melancholy: A dairy booth was in red, white and blue, and gay with flags. z _ A crimson-draped booth was very effect- ive, set off, as it was, by loopings of black ribbons, and attended by pretty girls in gowns of the soft sheer black muslin, with big bunches of crimson carnations at their belts and nodding on the big biack picture hats which they wore. The scrapbag was in the form of a huge three-tiered English wedding ike trimmed with orange blos- soms. A smail aperture permitted the hand to be inserted to draw out a prize aiter th? “slice” was duly paid for. Little folks were delighted with a big white swan, who, at the command of his master, a smail boy dressed as a French cook, spread its wings and let a bag of bonbons be taken. This is the moment for many quickly ar- ranged sales and impromptu fairs. A “but- terfly tea” at a summer resort last week puzzled the readers of its announcement uniil the day arrived. One of the hotel parlors was hung with dark red cheese- cloth, on which were strewn innumerable gilt and silver butterflies. The tables were in the shape of butterflies two feet square, and were merely stands with tops cut from large sheets of pasteboard, which were covered with crepe paper of different hues. ‘The only things sold were butterfly cushions and sachets, fans,‘ and hand screens, and especially the candle and gas screens, so prettily evolved in that shape out of crepe Paper and gold and silver dust. A golf stall is suggested, now that we have adopted this game. It should be made gay with golf flags, and among the articles to be sold should be. -balls, ball cleaners, puttees clubs, niblicks, cases and gloves. Score cases and golf manuals, and bags of all aad will also find easy sale at such a stal oo-—______ Ichabod. From the Pall Mall Gazette. Where baby oaks play ia the breeze, Among wool-sorrel and fringed fero, ‘Through the green garments of the trees The quivering shafts of sunlight bura, And all along the wet, green ride, ‘The dripp -beughs bet The spotter sti with prides”. Stands guard before the egluntlue. Sweet tnuts droop their long, ‘sharp Ieates, 3 ed tree roots, mossed and Urown, the honeysuckle weaves iden, Wild-wood crown. By ki iad whh ts seen ¥ Ros i Southern From Life. An Incident in the Dark Days’ of | the Mexican Republic. i SECRETARY SEWARD KEPT IN THE DARK The Confederate Army and the Cause of the Royalists. ae MAXIMILLIAN EPISODE Written Exclusively for The Evening Star. OOR, UNFORTU- nate, mad ex-Em- press Charlotte is dy- ing. Maximilllan,Na- poleon, Bagaine and Juarez are all dead, and now the last of those directly con- nected with the Quix- ptic attempt “to” es- tablish an empire in Mextco is passing away. The announce- ment of her ap- proaching end recalls the part played by the United States in the final overthrow of «Maximillian, and how President Lincoln and Gen. Grant kept a great state secret from Secretary Sewara, and how the author of Ben Hur was sent on a secret diplomatic mission to the struggling Mexican republic. The secret was well kept until some three or four years ago, when ig was disclosed in a personal letter from Gen. Lew Wallace to President Diaz of Mexico. The records in the War Department show that in 1864 Gen. Wallace was in com- mand at Baltimore, and while holding that command was detached, with orders to proceed to Texas to inspect the post on the American side of the Rio Grande river. At the time it was looked upon by those not in the secret asa mission simply to get rid of Wallace. Maxinitftian was seeimin, ly well established on his-yew throne, while the representatives of the Mexican republic were fugitives, hiding’ in the mountain caves and among the chapparal. The troops of the republic were treated as brigands by the imperialists and French. a — ing to Napoleon against usurpation of American territory, and was opposed. to. any positive steps which might by any Possibility involve us in a war with Frarice, or give that government any pretext to acknowledge the southern confederacy and thus complicate our affairs. The United, States had declined to recognize Maximill- lian, and continued to acknowledge Senor Romero, the representative of ihe strug- gling republic. : OL the occasion of his secret mission, Gen, Wallace, in his letter to President’ Diaz, referred to, says: “In 1864 Gen. U. S. Grant foresaw*the collapse of the southern confederacy and thought it not impossible that the adher- ents of the ‘lost cause’ might, in large bodies and with their arms, cross the Rio Granée and join the imperialists of Mex- ico. In that event he saw a possibie ne- cessity for the government of which he was the ablest and most successful sol- dier following them. He also foresaw the, enormous cost of such a movement, since, besides an indefinite continuance ‘of the war In which we were then engaged, it would certainly lead to hostilities with France. Gen, Grant was more than a sagacious soldier; he was a just and gen- erous statesman, especially scrupulous where the pride of a friendly nation: was’ concerned, as will be seen in the course he decided to take. He was then at City Point, where he was conducting operations" against the confederate capital, while I, as major general commanding. the middle di- vision and eighth army corps, was at my headquarters at Baltimere, state of Mary- land. He sent me a note to come and see him. After repeated interviews he gave me’ an order in writing, which I was at liberty to make public, directing me to go to Bra- zos Santiago, an island near the mouth of the Hio Grande, and inspect the federal post cn the American side of that river. The suggestion that Brazos Santiago was our only post, the rest, from the mouth ef the river to Brownsville, thence northward, being in possession of the enemy, will con- firm the statement that the public order was but a cover for something of greater importance.” A Secret Interview. La ‘The letter then recites that Mr. Lincoln and Secretary Stanton accepted the views of Gen. Grant and agreed with him that the time had ccme in our 9wn interests, as well as those of Mexico, to help Juarez, ut least privately, and that the President and War Secretary gave Gen. Wallace his final instructions, which were kept concealed from Seward. His instructions were that upon arriving at Brazos Santiago he was to put himself in communication with the nearest reliable representative of the lib- eral government of Mexico. and in what its authorities were willing to do if confederate troops cro: the Rio Grande in armed bodies to unite themselves with Maximiliian. If he found they were- will- ing to arrest them he was to ascertain what they required in the way of material assistance to carry out such a policy. If they only required arms and war material he was to help provide them. Gen. Wallace at once proceeded to San- tiago. On his arrival he found the whole left bank of the Rio Grande in possession of the confederates, while the right bank was held and patrolled by the forces of Maximillian. He soon found an agent who knew where Gen. Carvajal, the nearest Mex- ican officer, was, and who agreed to carry a note to him. The note was cautiously worded and simply stated that the Mexi- can general might find it to his interest to visit Brazos while Wallace was there. The messenger found Carvajal in the mountains with about 300 men, whom he was drilling and exercising with bows and arrows, hay- ing no firearms. Carvajal accepted the in- vitation and visited Brazos, passing through the French lines, disguised as a Texas cat- tle buyer. He had with him a document constituting him a commissioner, with high powers, on the part of the Mexican repub- lic. He assured Wallace that-in case arm- ed confederates attempted to cross into Mexico his government would do all in its power to arrest them and prevent their Joining the imperialists. Wallace then suggested that» Carvajal visit the United States and have an inter- view with President Lincoln. On thts point the letter of Gen. Wallace says: “At once I proposed that he should a¢company me to the United States. He said he could not abanjon his men. I replied that his chiet duty wes to his whole country. He said he had no clothes. I offered to furnish them. Such a commission would expensive and he had no money. I offered to set him down at the door of his legation at Waysh- ington, after which, in concert with Mii ister Romero, he could issue bonds. and raise funds and purchase whatever might be needed to advance his country’s cause. Finally, upon a promise that I would as- sist in placing the loam: and making the purchases, he yielded to my importunities, and as there was a steamer in the bay specially at my orders, I gave him a state- room and passage across the gulf. When I set him down in Washington, outside the legation, nobody, except Gen. Grant, Sécre- tary Stanton and President. Lincoln, knew of his arrival or of how he came.” War Material Secured, . Gen, Carvajal remained in this country for some time, endeavoring to float his bonds and purchase arms and munitions of war, but without success. During the time Jvarez kept up a sort of desultory warfare in Chihuahua, the only state left to him, all the rest of Mexico being overrun by the French. They were dark days for the xican liberals, but such patriots as Romero, Carvajal, Diaz, Juarez and others did not despair. Every effort. was made jn this country to float bonds and purchase the supplies reeded, but in vain. Finally Wailace suggested to the Mexican repre- sentatives the employment of Gen. Her- man Sturm of Indiana. To illustrate the desperate condition of Mexican affairs at that time, the following extract from a let- ter of Gen. Carvajal is given: “Two facts alone almost crush us, Our enemy is the most powerful in the. world, eng ectually holds our cities and the ports derive our revenue, vernment, with his of the most distant without money, or $'in his efforts to iia- from which we cl And the head of oy Sorgen a the ite of e rept ereait, or army .. Sturm was ene in the matter, and, a loan for the libefi< New York capiftal- A President Johnson government néver" - dey" the pay vas made, the pay- Mould be secured by treaty, they would ‘purchase them. Owen ad a lengtay inttryiew with President ohnson, who authortged him to say to the New York bankers that he could imagine no circumstances that were likely to arise which would induce him to recognize Max- imillian, but if he did so recognize him it would only be after he had pledged the Payment of all claims of citizens of the United States against Mexico, including the bonds. Sturm interested himself with several state legislatures and secured the adoption by those of Massachusetts, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and other states of resolutions against the empire and in favor of the re- public. The bonds were successfully nego- tiated, and our own war being at an end, practically, Mr. Seward soon afterward sent to Napoleon his celebrated note of” warning. Gen. Sheridan was sent to Texas with a-large force. - The note of Seward and the menacing attitude of Sheridan Ly induced the French emperor to order his troops to abandon Mexico. With the French out of the way, and with the new arms, and being well supplied with all the war material necessary, the rejuvenated repub- lic soon proved itself too strong for the im- perialists, and the latter were defeated in every engagement. At Puebla Maximilli was captured and soon. afterward 5 tenced to death. His misfortunes helped to pull down Napoleon and drove Charlotte mad. After Mr. Seward’s note of warning there was no attempt at concealment of the shipment of arms to Mexico, but vese. sels were allowed nly sail from New ¥erk, and the bonds of the republic found ready sale in the money centers. e War Avoided. Yet, when Gen. Carvajal was brought to Washington by Gen. Wallace he was too poor to pay his hotel bills, which were dis- |* charged by Wallace and charged to the contingeat fund of the War Department. Had the defeated confederates been ‘per- mitted to escape into Mexico and maintain Maximillian on the throne we would have heen compelled into..war to maintain, our, Pacific possessions. At that time no fail- -roads spanned the continent, and the trans- portation of large bodies of troops across the plains would have been impossible, It is altogether probable that the dynasty of Napoleon would have eventually fallen, but there can be no doubt that the failure of his. attempt upon Mexico hastened by sev- eral years that event. The unfortunate Maximillian met his fate like a brave many» in the ccuntry whose government he had usurped. Napoleon died an exile. Juarez maintained the republic against numerous revolts until he died suddenly in the midst’ of his patriotic caree1 ‘At the time when the French troops with- drew Secretary Seward was negotiating a treaty with Juarez, by which this govern- ment bound itself to ald the Mexican presi- dent with troops, if necessary, to expel the .French. The action of Napoleon, however, rendered such assistance unnecessary, &s the liberals were entirdly able to cope with the imperialists in thesabsence of Bazaine and his forces. Hag; that treaty been com- pleted ard Sherida: n sent into Mexico it would have been’ Anannunciation of the Monroe doctrine of*#ttth a character as to warn all nations in thetfuture that America was to be left to American: Ce ‘GOOKING EGGS. ETHICS OF May, Deane Alike Eye, ate and Pigestion. From the New York Time During the warm weither eggs are a most wholesome substitute for the hearty product of the meat stalls.’ Guod authorities claim that at all seasons, eggs are cheaper than meat. They are at,onge the easiest to prev pare of all cooked foods and the oftenest pcorly prepared, yet perfection is the only excuse for their bettig ‘encountered. ‘ * ‘English chatelaines, with their capacity. for taking pairs to do a small thing well, provide themselves with all sorts of at- tractive egg services for use on the table, and thus are enabled to prepare the eggs in an appetizing and wholesome way. _At is said that it takes a woman of in- telligence to trim a kerosene lamp; it cer- tainly takes such a woman to cook an egg properly. Yet almost any cook, the niost fvexperienced, will unhesitatingly say phe) can cook eggs—it is the comparatively few who bear out the statement with facts. Tcugh fried and poached eggs, leathery omelets, dry curds for scrambled eggs—who | has not been offered any and all of thése? | The chafing dish is affording relief from, such ills, fortunately, but to those who have not yet adopted this emancipator, it ig worth while to study the ethics of ccokery. A Frenchman has been able to. Include in a cook book of his preparation over 100 ways to serve this nourishing afti- cle of diet. The Art of Poaching. Poached is one of the most delicate and. digestible ways to cook an egg. The slight- ly salted water should be at the boifing* point, but not bubbling. That tears. the. white to pleces and makes “rags” of it. The egg, broken first in a saucer or cup, should ; be slid easily in, and the hot water heaped ever the yolk as it cooks, to hasten its covs ering while it is still soft. A flat perforated cream skimmer is the best utensil to take gut the egg, and it should reach the table, on a square of hot toast from which the crusts are cut, and on a hot plate, thirty seconds from the moment of its leaving the water. The egg poacher is not liked by, all. cooks. The egg comes out in a beautiful circle, but before the yolk has whitened over it has hardened beyond the perfection point, the metal ring probably somewhat tempering the heat and action of the water. ‘The poacher is useful, however, where a number of eggs must be done at once, though they need very careful watching. French cooks poach eggs in a ball by glv- ing the water a rapid rotary motion with a fork, and dropping the egg in the hole center of this swirl. Scrambled eggs are only eatable when done soft. They should be taken from the fire while still soft enough to run, as they cook a few ceconds longer, and even retain @ hardening heat on their way to the table, all of which must be allowed. The French chef author has not disdained to make the frying of an egg to serve with a "* of broiled ham material for a consid- er paragraph. Into a hot skillet are put a. iew drops of olive oil—enough to grease the pan thoroughly and prevent burning— and “ “ter » moment the egg is dropped in. A quarter of a minute suffices to set the egg so that it may be skillfully turned, and @ second quarter of a minute finishes it. Serve on a folded napkin, which is essen- tial to absorb the oik'With this, although the cook book does:mot say It, shouldgo a slice of ham, thin asta ribbon of the tas- seled corn, pink asthe heart of a ‘June rose, broiled, juicyiand succulent, over a clear fire, and sentdtozthe table on w “hot Platter, with a bunaht of watercress in re- Hef against its blushing perfection. ~~ F —_—seg____ -. Are Frilled Shirts Coming Back? From the London Sket a I hear that frilled ghirts are once,more: to grace the manly’ chest, and humbly hope that. it is only ong, bogies, which, like the sea serpent, great Sooseberry, and othersannvals of similar growth, haunt the?sMly season. To*‘him boasting those gergrous proportions which the ribald understand asa “corporation,” there might be some consolation # the method, probably, and frills above would Presumably restore the balance required by rotundity below; but for all the moder- ately-fed community I can see no redeem- ing reason for the frilled shirt front. ‘To eat an egg one would be obviously un- able, and to attack the savory soup plate one might easily be afraid; in fact, any at- tempt at “figure” had much better be left to the ladies, who understand the habit ‘so well, and flat-fronted man be allowed ‘to: gae his unessisted “gait” in peace. as ——+4s—___ N The Sare Test. From the Chieago Record. “How do you know he’s a‘ real profes- sional humorist How They Pr “Because he can never see anything funny in anybody else’s humo: —~—_ ++ __. Symptoms of Pare: Life. ' Travers—“Oldboy must be crazy Sellors—“What makes you think so?” Travers—“He is trying to push a rapid. transit sch ~4» Philadelphia.” - the many horrid | THE: AAST -OF THE -VARDENS —. »- OLD JULIETTE’S ‘STORY. Written Exclusively for The Evening Star. -In,4the peautiful valley of the Shenan- doah, with no sound to disturb the quiet of the summer day, save the murmuriag of the pine trees as they whisper to each other some tale, perhaps, of far other 'seéries"thah these, of days when the peace- ful valley was such a scene of human strife that the birds and bees, and even the sweet wild roses that thrived there in un- molested possession, disappeared, to return in after years and find a picture of utter desolation. To be sure, the soil had been enriched by the blue blood of the south, commingled with that of the brave boys in blue, as they fell together, fighting, each for a cause which each thought right; but the record of the brave deeds of those who perished then lives in history, while we have put behind us, with a determination to forget, ‘the bitter feelings of sectionalism which posseaged us for a time, and it is only now and then that some relic of the past appears td remind us of that unhappy period, and then our thoughts are only sad, not angry ones. It, was while sojourning for a short time in the mountains overlooking the Shenan- doah valley that | came across one of those living. relies. ‘She was only a poor old negro woman, who had been a slave, and who, even after a quarter of a century of free- dom, had almost failed to realize that she was free. There ‘was nothing particular to recommend her to one’s notice or call at- tention to her forlorn situation, She had been left. all alone in the world—in her own words, “The last of the Varden: and, jtidging from the grand air with which she announced that fact, would have scorned the'fdea that ishe needed sympathy or pity, as she stood amid the ruins of what nad been.a grand old southern home before the war—the home of the Vardens. ‘AN ‘that ‘rémained of the house, two tumbling chimneys, was overgrown by some kind of vine, yee wei of ~ turesque heauty to the forsaken scene. 2 ne ie t0 one jeft'and just in sight of where the house had been was an inclosure, in the center of which stood a tall monument .surroynded .by, smaller gravestones, mark ing the last resting place of the Varden: who seemed to have turned their back vpon their earthly possessions and laid their joys and sorrows all away beneatir the shadow of the great monument, leav- ing but one, poor, crooked, feeble remnant of their departed greatness to occupy the rest: of ‘the estate and keep their memory green in her faithful old hart. .) It-was-a warm day in June that I stood within the gates of Rocky Mead, as the place was called, and listened to a part of the family history of its former owners from the ‘ips of “old Juliette, who invited me to a seat under a large tree, then seat- ing herself near by, after apologizing for sitting In the. presence of a white lady, she said: “I’se powful glad to see white folks cep'n de common trash wat libs down in de valiey. De fus famblies is all dade Sampbelises. Dey place is nex’ to ur fambly war de bes’ in Fur- ginia.” As she said this she straightened Kersélf as much as age and rheumatism would permit. “But,” she continued, sadly, dey’s all gone; all but me. I libs down at Be, quarters, do da is'n much lef, oney one cabin, dat’s mo'n big enuff fo me, mos’ times; but wen I gits de raligy in less an’ han’s, den de worl ain’ big enuff. But I }has to stay an’ look after de place, kase I'se de las’ one lef’ ob de fambly, an’ wen I meets ole Marse Richard in de nex’ worl he’s boun’ to ax me bote de ole place. Fus thing he gwine say, ‘Juliette, you allus would be de one, but I reckon we's all together now, an’ we unite in prayer,’ jes as he uster ebery evenin’. Marse Kich- ‘ard wara mitey good man. Ole miss, she de boss, She uster say nobody eber gw.no conker her, an’ shore nuff, nobody nebber did. She done ali de conkerin’. It a long 0” her dat ‘my Miss Mary war forced (o marry Marse Campbell's son, an’ den ail de trubble come. » “My inarster hab two sons, Marse Dick an’ Robert. Dey jine de army one mornin’ an” Miss Mary tease de life nearly cuten me to go wid her down de valley whar de fightin’ war gwine on. She say she jis wanter see der las ob Dick and Bob. Ail de time I know she dyin’ to see Cap'n Hunter, kase she dade in lub wid him, an’ me and Cap'n Hunter’s boy, ‘Long Jim,’ was cotin’, too. But we all knowed ole miss don sot her min’ on Miss Mary mar- ryin' Marse Will Campbell. He war orful rich, but he war ugly as } fae, -Miss.Mary, so de young men fn lub wid her and she did’n’ care for none. ob 'em, only Cap'n Huntet and she say she gwine marry Jack Hunt ‘wr nobody. -Oleimiss say de Hunters did’ b'long to de fust famblies and ef Cap'n Hunter" ‘tempted pay ‘tention to ary chile ob her'n she ‘pozed to interfere. So cose ‘We’ das'n™ let” know at Cap'n Hunter ‘were down dar in de cave under de hill wid *Long Jim,” ’waiten for me to fotch him a fetter from Miss Mary, jes’ if he didn’t know she gwine break her neck amost to Cap'n Hunter war de grandes lookin’ man I eber sot my eyes on. He ‘eyesfairly- dance when he saw us bofe comin’ and he jes tuk Miss Mary up in he sarms-and hole on to her and promise never let_her go. no more. “But she -blwsh all ober her face, and he say Jim to take d*> horse down to the ‘stream ané@ cool him off; so we tuk de horse up in de woods back ob de cave and tie him to a tree, whiles me and Jim sot down on the grass. Bimeby we heard a big rumblin’, scun’ lek thunder, and saw de smoke itn de valley, and Cap'n Hunter comin’ runnin’ tedes us wid Miss Mary lookin’ like a ghose. Cap'n Hunter kiss her han’ and squeeze it tight, and sxy, ‘Good-bye, little sweetheart,’ and she say, ‘Good-bye, Jack.’ Den he jump on his horse an’ rode away down into de noise and smoke. Miss Mary watch him tll he all gone. Den I "mines her dat ef ele miss fin’ us out she gwine mek trouble for us. So we come back to de house. Aunt Maria met us at de do and sa ‘Dey’s company in de parlor.” De minister an’ ole Marse- Campbell wid his son and ole miss, dressed up wid her white lace ‘cap on. Ole Marse Richard away at de wah. Miss Mary say she want be by her- self, en ef anybody ax for her I'se to say she have a headache, kase she would’n see de Campbellses den. But, honey, ole miss didn’ ax me nuthin. She jess walk right in an’ say: ‘Put Miss Mary’s bes’ dress on her, Juliette." “Den she tole Miss Mary somp'n’ bote Ole Marse Campbell gwine tek all de laa sn’ de house kase Marse Richard owe him 80 much money, an’ den she an’ marster have no home in dey ole age, an’ it break her father’s heart ef he eber come back and de place gon’ out de fambly, an’ sue say ef sne love her father she gwine come right down an’ get married to Marse- Will. Miss Mary lub her father morn anything, an’ ole miss talk an’ talk, and Miss Mary keep her eyes on de big diamond ring dat Cap'n Hunter giv’ her in de morn‘n’, wiles de tears roitin’ down her cheeks an’ she ax es dey no other way, an’ her mother say dat wen she marry Marse Will he gwine mek’ her present ob de notes wid Marse Richard’s name on ‘em. Den de Campblleses place be jined to ourn, an’ it be de biggest ‘state in de county. An’ she teil dher how lek her father git shot in de wah an’ brung home an’ dey isn’ no home to come to, so dat settle it. Miss Mary sot crful still for a.minute lek she thinkin’, an’ den she-say: I'se ready for my father’s sake, jes’ for him. She wouldn’t put on no other uress; but; ske say wait for me here, Juliette, an’ she walk down in de parlor an’-E-went down and peep froo a erack in de do. Miss Mary hel her lef’ han’ behin’ ‘heran’ Mars-Will put de ring on her right han’. She. never look up once, an’ when ‘Ole Marse-Gampbell give her de note wot Marse Richard wrote to him bote de lan’ she han’ it to ole miss. Den Miss Mary ax ‘em all leave her aione for one hour, an’ she come up to her room. In cose I'se waitin’ for her. She lock de do’ and say: ‘Juliette, be qitick as you kin and hep me put.on dat gray suit ob Brer Bob's.’ I ax her wot she gwine do. She say, ‘Don’ ax any questions, I’se gotter hurry,’ so I hep her dress. We bofe so nervous dat we got -de close-on -backwards. She cryin’ kase ne feared de Campbelles would come to teh her fore But dey didn’, an’ ®o| Robert’s school unionform she look jess like he did«de last time he wore ‘em. Den ‘she say to-me: ‘I'se gwine down dar in de valley an’ I’se nebber comin’ back no mo’. I wants ‘yo to‘tell father dat I sole my han’ to Will Campbell, wiles my heart and sole already belongs to Jack Hunter.” “Den she put her arms roun’ my neck an’ cry lek a baby, an’ we bofe creept- down de.back stairs, and out froo de kitchen do’ an’ she say good-bye to me, an’ tole me ¢o | back toa .de.room an’ wait till her mother come there to git her. I'se so skeart I .} couldn't think. Presen'ly I hear old miss callin, ‘Miss Mary, Mary, come down,’ I jess keep: still as.de grave, till ole miss open d@e do’, an’ says ‘Whar Miss Mary?’ les 1 Den she skeart de trufe it all up, so dey couldn’ ‘say she gone up Ge hill, c to de right I say she went down todes time y nin’ & CHE Be, Sb de Miller boys come in and say dat ole marse done been Killed. Ole miss turn white sheet and pear like she gwine ter fall, an Ls po, lonesome dat I sot down in de do” and B cs “Jess as de sun war settin’ I look down de road and se? Long Jim runnin’ todes the house. I ax him ef he got eny news ob my Miss Mary, an’ he say Cap'n Hunter shot right froo de bress, an” jess as he fall Miss Mary run cryin” to him dat she, his little sweetheart, an’ beg him to doan’t die, He know her do she got on boy's close, an’ he smile at her till he dade. Jim drug de body onto de grass, an’ Miss Mary march right up to de front. Treckly she los’ in de smoke ob de cannon, an’ wen de ke clar away Jim he foun’ her body all covered with blood and dust, cn’ he lay her long- side de = “Soon after dat in one ob de big battles Mars Dick and Mars Bob both killed. No- body lef but ole miss and me. ‘aht Mary and Milly dun run away wid a nigger sojer from up norf, an’ one night de house was sot on fire and burn to de groun, wid all de outhouses, ‘cep'n de cabin whar I'se Hbbed ebber since ole miss she run out %b de house in her night gown, an’ got a fever and died at ole Marse Camp- bell’s, I’se de only. one ob de fambly dats f. lef. “I is dedazs ob de Vardens. “LOVD, HONOR AND”— VELL? The Doctriné of Yielding and the One of Gbedience. From the Phitedelphia’ Press. ‘Did you never,” the young woman asked. the middle-aged woman said, solemniy. “But you do promise?” her cross-ques- t hes nothing do with it,” the middle-aged woman's “tiusband was heard to cyniealjy observe, while his wife, with that nod in his direction which says: “I'll ux you’ later,” went on’ t6 say, with an in- Gulgent smile for the young woman: “No sensible man_ expects a woman to be bewnd+by that promise and no sensibic women does keep it, For my part, I'm Sorryst Weir theanMriage service, but so jong as one keeps the rest of thé vows 1 don't belfeve Sif néel worry over her moral responsibility for her inward dissent to that cne word ‘obey.’ Very tew husbands in ‘fewer get it,” was an imper- tingns interpolation dram the easy cha'r. here a wile obeys her husband it is begayse he, is inherently tyrannical and she is inherently meek, and the occurrence or omission of.the word ‘obey’ in the marriage vow has nothing to do with the case. Obe- dience,.indeed! To .join two reasonable, strong-willed adult human beings in the trying relation known as the holy bonds of matrimony, and then decree that one of them should obey the ‘other is to put a strajn on that reiation which would delight the heart of a divorce lawyer.” The young woman jgoked uncertain. I've seen You obey your husband,” she positive- ly asgerted, pensively twirling a solitaire ring round her finger. “Yield, my child, yield; never obey. I wear my rue with a difierence. Lots of squabbles sesult from people's misunder- standing of the ridiculously self-evident fact that subniission is not obedience, and that Where two strong wills clash one or the other-must: yield for the sake of peace, and ten times cut of a dozen it is the woman who gives in, owing to the—ahem! greater sweet- ness and unselfishness of the feminine na- ture.” ‘The easy, chair grunted—that is, its oc- cupant did, while the occupant’s wife con- tinued her lecture: “ICUs no more ‘obedience,’ though, when I submit to any husband for the sake of peace and family tranquility than when he submits to me in the same way for the same reasons. No, my dear, let me warn you et the start that your James or Jack, whichever he may be, doesn’t expect you to put much real fervor into the word ‘obey.’ ” “There was a woman, though, who lost paradise by not obeying her husband.” This was the easy chair. “it was Lilith, mother of the demons, whom the Talmud repre- sents to have been Adam's first wife: They soon came to a disagreement because ‘she would not e her. ‘I don’t want to rule yo! ‘nor do I want to be ruled ‘Dy “Very well,” said our first parent, ‘I'll find somebody who does,’ and in answer to bis prayers Eve was given to him and Lilith was driven out of paradise.” “Which Adam afterward lost through get ting a wife withoyt a will of her own,” said the middle-dgi woman, firmly. “Don’t talk to me of the woman who obeys her husband. There ain’t no such person.” ——_~29--——_____ , FACTS ABOUT BABIES. aoe It Doep Nog Foliow That the Biggest Are Always the Finest. From the SitWhuti6"Yournal, It isn\t always, the biggest baby that ts the strongest or finest, for firmness of flesh and “oné, witha steady, if slow in- crease in, yeight |, bulk, is better than any great stature or weight. Of course children are built.en-dierent models, and one cannog say that & baby should weigh just so much at such“and such a time, but some cnewhas gonexto,the trouble of get- ting —. averages with which mothers may le themselwes. when they have nothing else to think of. At birth a boy should Weigh some six-and a.half to seven pounds; a girl somewhat less, or about six to six"wnd a haif pouhds. Twins are al- ways, lower average weight and size than singlé Children, althonfh the two together rae ore than any single baby. In het a boy should méasure at birth on an avgage eizhteen to nintteea inches; a girl some half an inch’ less—the range of health dying betyeer sixteen and twenty- two inches. “The child grows with rapidity during the tivst yeas, faster than during any other period of the same length, so that it gains about eight inches, measuring when twelve months old about twenty- seven Inches, its weight being about nine- teen pounds. During the second year it gains only four inches on an average, and five pounds in weight, reaching a stature of thirty inches and a weight of twenty-four poun¢ But these figures represent only the aver age, the extreme ranging between wide limits. A fact that is seldom taken into consideration with children, with regard to their weight and plumpness, is that about their second year, when they are learning to walk, they become thinner, not because riorate in health, but through the increased exercise using up more of the tssues forming the muscles of the body. = A Rare Stam London Correspondemce Boston Traveler. An interesting and valuable edition has been made to the spleniid collection of stamps which is now open to public in- spection In the Philosophical Museum. It is a half-crown stamp lettered “America,” and is the sole survivor of those attempted to be forced upon ovr colonists at Boston who threw the chest of tea into their har- bor, for the colonists destroyed all the stamps as well, except this, which Mr. is fortunate enough to be . Another valuable addi- tlon is a series of fine specimen copies of Aust-alidn” stamps; “stnt by Maj. E. H. Watts of Newport. Acream of tartar baking pow- der. 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