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Forgetting grief that its and that has been.
wit“ CooLuni'rn.
A PATRIOT Minion.
In the summer of the year of grace
1776, when the American army was ntn-
tioned in New‘ York. the commander in-
ehief, Genet Washington, was indulg-
ing in a briu resting spell after dinner
when he was approached by an order! y,
who saluted and said;
"A young woman who call-t herself
Betsey Ann Blessing would have speech
with Your Excellency.
“Betsey Ann Blessing," repeater!
Washington, with a momentary shrug
of irritatibn; “who is she. and why may
the not defer her business until to mor-
row't I warrant me that her lover is a
prisoner of war, and she is ready to
swear that he is aloyal Whig. What
think you, Holdfast't" .
"If you please, Your Excellency, she
is well favored, as for an I could know
irom her crying, for she is in sore
trouble."
“Aye! I am a true soothsayer! Cry-
ing, is she? Show her in. IIoltlfa-tt, and
see that the guard trouble her not. l
miudoubt my own judgment in giving
nudionce‘to strangers in these troublomi
times. It mayhap that Mistress Bless
Rug prove a. traitor in disguise".
“Tho orderly soon returned. ushering
in it girl so young she appeared like a
child, and indeed, acted like one. for no
sooner did she stand in the presence of
the great man than she seized his hand
~—tltntltand of stalwart. proportions—-
nud dropping on her knees kissed it with
the urdor of a devotee. Meanwhile the
tears streamed down her face in pitcous
torrents and her form shook with sup
pressed eutotions.
Washington but] a tender heart and
he was greatly distressed by this un-
usual scene.
“You have smoothing to say?" he
naked gently. “Speak on. but. I be
my child, that you centre weeping."
"Uh. Your Excellency. you are too
kind," said the girl, and. rising to her
%..
n‘
a.
cunt face, which glowed pink and dewy
through her tears like a rain washed.
sun kissed rose. '
"Now, Mistress Blessing." said Wash
ington, in his kindest manner. “tell me
wlint'briugu you hither and what your
errand may but"
"I came hither, to save Your Excel
[WWW life!" .m. diluentoxtling re-
ponsc.
“untried of laughing at the apparent
presumption of the Weeping girl, he
bode her tell him everything, promising
her immunity from pumalnnout in we
llt'l’ news was not on weighty as site an-
ticipated.
Thus encouraged, she began her story.
"0n the niot'row. Your Excellency is
to dine with several ofilccrs of your
command under guard?"
"How know you that, girl?" asked
Washington, muchturpriscd. ‘
"Your l‘lxccllcnt‘y will lay certain
plnna ngninsi the enemy before the cunt-
puny‘t'
"Proceed!" commanded Washington.
atefltly.
"Among the dishes wet before Your
Execlloncy will be it new vegetable of
which you are very fond."
"Ali," laughed the (ictiernl. “you
hnvo lost or forgotten an order from the
kitchen. Ilcru is indeed a new version
of the mountain and tho mousc."
"i know not. gracious sir. what mean-
ing that built of tin- tnountnin and the
[nun-i0," cried lit-isi'v. "but if n mess of
green [innit he served ut tnblo on the
tuorrow I be: and Inas‘ccCh you. sir, not
to tit-tie of ihetn'"
"Whnrnforo, Mistress Blessing?"
suited Washington in his eta-roost
mnmn-r.
. . , l
"The pens Will he priimnml' '
"How know you this?" dvnmndcd the
gonornl in the tone which made his uol-
dii-raqunil when they heard. "Spunk
and mm that yott trifle not with me.
Nny. child, do not fe-nr! If what you
any bo true. not you. but the irnitm
who plunni-d tho drutnrdly llf‘t'll shall
suffer!"
“No! no!"
girl. "no one mum suffer!
rotor-ted tho trembling
In it not
it lion'n jaws to tell of the depth to ctr
Now that I have warned Your Exvt'lE
dintmgniiho-d pro-tonne."
dtcrs responded.
"Arrest this girl!" he said rturnly.
lunlt!”
foot, she uncoveredat bountiful down- .
enough that. l have dared to come into
turn unfoty for the designer tin-roof't
luncy, permit me to retire from your
Uunernl Wu-diingion gave :1 signal
‘ and instantly an armed guard of soil
"ntltl Ito-up her under guard until Mich
time an NIH! send for me to confuse her
"That will I never. though I die in
courage, sweetheart!" ‘ .
“if you would befriend mo. betnke
yourself to some safer place." whispers!
Betaey'o voice through the barred win
dow high above him.
or suspected. and listen—if your done
takes effect, you are no longer a lover
of mine!"
The youth went away. grumbling
about all being fair in lovo and war.
If Washington was different from hi.-
usunl self at that historic dinner, the
fact has not been r corded. There
was much secret discussion of weighty
affairs with lilaguoata, but he gave close
attention to'the viands not Indore him.
It was not, however, until the Vegeta-
bles were served that he made any al
luaion to the food. When his favorite
vegetable, a dish of green peas, was un-
covered, he demanded attention, and
when all were silent remarked in a loud
voice:
“There is death in the pot !"
A great excitement (ifrllf'fl; the
guests, who were in full uniform, drew
their swords and murmurs of “death to
tho traitor!" were heard on every side.
Then Washington sent for Mistress
Blessing. who came with n defiant light
in her eye. and was given the seat of
honor at her host's right hand. She
took it with a dignity that called forth
approving and admiring continents.
Soldiers are proverbinlly gallant, and
those of "76" were no exception. to too
mic. ~
A servant was next. sent out by the
i(.‘onnnnnder-inst‘ltiel’ on it peculiar cr—
1 rand. He returned, bringing with him
alive and particularlyactiVo chicken,
which partook eagerly of the dish of
peas.
AIM] in five minutes by the
lay dead in their millet.
Betsey Ann. Blessing married her
lovor._nftcr turning hint int‘onpairiot.
and Washington hiltmclf gave away the
bride. How much he knmvrcinainml
his own secret. but. grown pczu new-r
:aftcrwurd grout-.1 his. table or were al-
linlvd to in his conversation.~-~l)ctroit
Free Press.
TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS.
watch it
l-‘lrui Believers Expect ”p.000 Existence»
Iicforc Nirvana,
Firm believer in the doctrine of the
liransntiumtion of souls. tho Burtnttn
i holds that the soul must pus.- through
1140,00” cxisfcutjt‘ts before Nirvaittti. tile
lsublime condition of selflois. can be
reached. From this Weary round of
irnpcuted livt-s be c unot escrow. unless
thy some supremo ac of charity lio can
i achieve sufficient merit to pass at death
, at once into the heaven of the Nuts or
'Dmvnhs. (if such acts is iii" building
of n pagoda Tf'ille memory of the holy
Gautama liuddlu. Hence it is that
Bhruiuhris the land of pagmlns. From
the summit of every mountain. of every
. hill or hilloek. from above the clitIn and
rocks. and from among the woods of the
islands of the broad Irrawaddy, rise the
graceful forms and gilded pinnacles of
Lupin-rims pagodzw. ()ftcn tin-y arc
crowned by a golden trcc or umbrella.
I’agodns are rarely temples in the- true
.scnsc; tbcyare usually solid tapering
buildings place-driver real or imitation
relics. Close by. among ancs ”.I palms
and hummus. are generally to be seen
itlto carved unit swat-storied roofs of
thoKioungs or Buddhist monasteries.
ltiny and light-hearted as are the Bur
illi‘iils. they realize another. and future
lttxidcnci- m vividly us they do the pro-st
icnt lite. and the teachings of the great
i Buddha are ever present to their mind-i.
wind influence tin-tn profoundly. In tin-
liudiliiist religion tiicrv N no Hod nnd
lnopricsthtml; but till men are given
,tlwoppcrtuhtty of foilou'ing the grczit
,exnmplc, by retiring from the World in
iii) monasteries, renouncing tho- tempta-
iiiona of the fin-sh and illt‘ tin-vii, ilflil liv-
'ing an nustcra. scli’ denying life. cn
‘gngcal in cmitctnplntion. tlci‘ntiou, and
tuneltitig.~-Corninll Magazine.
l
A Ntmngc Spring.
A mile and a half from Franks, I. T..
a very large spring of clear. sparkling
wnlcrbubblea tip iliri‘utglt the gravel
.ut the foot of ltuggio Mountain. tum
blou swiftly down the hill» m’r'r tillttlt‘
rotor full-s and row a big llttliflliL: mill
at Franks for tln- lion. It. i". liyrd. in
tho watt-r is n substance that uttncIn-s
ital-If to the lillt'kt‘fri of n whwl. ittl‘lil'
ing it hard. stnmtli stoni- about tin-m
that lit“ in Int lirnltn'it “if t‘vvry nix
‘nionths with u litiiiililt'i'. Win-dc r bone
thrown into this Witft‘I' is petrified in a
very abort time. iillll many l‘Jl‘t' und ctr
rioua formations are to be m-n in and
about tint stream. Near tini mill thu
roots of :1 large {nib-n trcc. over. but not
[in the crock. are all turned to atone.
Dallas New».
Sober American Editors.
Rev. Dr. llt'iiry M. Fluid. i'-liifll‘ oftlw
New York Evunueliat. IIIIH notm an in
tmrntingfvnture of thc rcwnt meeting
:of tin“ Nntionnl Editorial Awu'litiitm at
St. Augustine, Flu” which he nttnndcd.
"Sitting Iit'iii' the "lithium! of tho hall.
and time seeing from end in und. i did
not. men single limit futit'li n glam of
“A halter will
be ready for your neck if you are soon
primm!" With the defiant reply. on the
girl. who had entered bowed and weep
mg rt ' on! her head proudly. mu! wullted
out w in tho etiltiiuu, like a young
nut-tn.
All Wii'i tumult in the kitchens at
Richmond Hill. and minim Wrr" running
about getting into one nnutbcr's way.
when it fair ImirE-d youth in the garb of
a serving mun Initvt't‘tl in and ironic his
way unolm-rvcd to the grant iircpincc.
win-relic,- uncovered the skillet! in which
the vegetablm were simmering on the
hearth. When he come to that one
cnnttining the peso he dropped in a
handful of mine condiment. and in.
«thinly took his departure.
fits twat nmwitranreivue under the
window of that room in which Mistress
winner mug of lager bout. Father Nu
gent, from Liwrpool. «who of it. in
unummeni.’ saying that in England,
if over till!) "I”! not iogwihv't' n! :"I tuiilc.
they Would u it ri-m up lu'fnrt' mine of
fin-m \vttttltl P‘Ilfl‘V ihc til-‘1'!“ of lily-ml
p nations. [conform I was mrprnwd at
what It'oultl lmt’c hntvlly lr'ltlcvod (‘ff
cr'p‘. for tho tin-tint my of my own
senses, but wlti'lt w.“ tun-i gratifying
not only for tbs- mlilr-rizti prwfcmun.
but. for the country which they n-prc
sent."
To Read Miller] Lam".
Thor-mitcnia of a sealed letter have
him photographed in Print-o in iiitwtt
soc-mile by the Hontgvn rayi. anci
open Iifltd with tin foil uro impervious
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