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n... Ebbfng Tide.
Flowing, flowing, ever flowing.
Slowly outward ebbs the tide ;
new the shoals are small and narrow,
There the sea runs deep and Wld&
Etbfng, ebbing, ever outward
To the rolling, boundless sea,
Wave on wave in such succession
Scarcely is a vacancy. '
Flowing, flowing, in such numbers,
Can there any diffcrancc be
In their form, or hue, or motion,
As they flew to the same sea 7
Ay. some waves rise from their comrades,
Flowing onward to the strand ;
Others froth in warmth and anguish,
Break in moaning to the sand. ’
On the ace an of Forever,
Some will sparkle in the light ;
Others dwell in depths of horror,
In the son's dark, myless night.
And so pass the generations,
I Moving outward to the sea,
.a” Out on the ebbing tide of time.
Flowing to eternity.
The Expiated Crime.
I hadhad atrying day. Something
had gone wrong—I knew not what—in
the large warehouse where my brother
Robert was master and I was head clerk.
Robert, always stern and imperative,
was, this day, insufl'etablyfio. Jihad
never seen the temper which my. dying
mother warned me against irritating so
bitter and cutting as nOw. Why was
it? True, I had won the love which
he so earnestly coveted; but was Ito
olamo because Olive Stodghton liked me
cotter than him? lazwas but a poor
clerk, and lion Striving, prosperous
mun, able toQ'Igivc her a splendid home ;
but shehcarcd more for the little cottage
which alone I could afford to livein,
z1nd which already we were furnishing
for our future residence.
I had lodged with Olive's mother for
five years, and Olive had ever been as
a dear sister to me. When Robert, who
had seen her but afewtimcs. but was
struck with her innocent beauty. wanted
to make her his wife, she came weeping
to me. Her mother had urged her
earnestly to marry him; but she could
not love one so cold and stern. Would
I please to go down and talk her mother
into reason? Would I tell her that it
was not right in the sight of Heaven to
to. m such an alliance ?
Before this I had felt quité content
that Olive should look upon me can
brother. The thought that she had been
so nearly lost to me _madc me know
that this relationship was not all I
-. coveted. I loved her as one who should
be my wife ; and when' I went down to
talk to Mrs. Stoughton Itold her so,
and she, who» saw in my future a.
counterpart of my brother’s success. was
persuaded that it. was best to consult
Olive’s own inclinations.
That night the weeping girl confessed
that she refused Robert for my sake;
and as soon as I was able, by close
economy, to take a small house in the
suburbs, I did so. We were to be
married in a week. Something had kept
me from telling my brother, but I pre-
sumed that he knew it from another
source. Perhaps I cannot make anyone
understand how much I stood in fear of
my brother Robert. He was seven
years older than myself, had been the
tyrant of my boyhood, and the scourge
of my mother. When she died he was
my guardian -; and although I suspected
' that he appropriated the little. she left
me, 1 dated not ask him any questions
lost it might irritate him. Onher death-
bed my mother had charged me, and I
had promised novcrjo oppose him—
'always to give way tohim. My poor
mother! ahc,vwould.,not have done so
had she butkuownall. He took me
into his" warehouse when I was fifteen,
and I had been the slave of his will ever
since, never daring to cross his path, _
until, armed with the desperate courage
of love, I had rivulle'd him in the heart
of Olive Stoughton.
0n the morning of this day I had
caught a malicious gleam in Robert's
eye.
He kept me very late at the office that
evening, and sent me afterwards on an
unnecessary errand connected with a
bill of exchange.
When I went to the counting-house
the next; morning, Robert looked up
withthe Old " vc stare, now so familiar,
and said. “ ere are two bills abroad
this morning of the descriptippof
that which you took away ”3181377qu-
one of them is, of course, a f0!8......91.16.-
Someone here has done it
self f’.‘ I
I was thunder-struck, but. [recovered
myself sufficiently tosay, “How do you
know that it was‘donelhcro 2'? ' "
“ Because our own paper. was. used-
the blanks which~ we had" express1y
engraved for our bills. No one has had
access toil: but you and Imysclf,‘thcre-
‘ fore I accuse you i'"
“But, Robert, you do not belicv
that I did this?" '. ' =
"What else can I think? Here is the
bill which I have had to redeem. Look.
at it."
“Nay, I see that it strongly resembles
my writing, but it is only a resemblance
—I never wrote it. Robert, you are in
jest ; you do this to frighten me. Look
at me. Do I look like a guilty person ?"
He colored, bit his lips, and did not
reply.
I said, "Brother, someone seems fir -
mg to do me an injury. I swear faith-
fully that I will find that person out
and expose him, even if it is years and
years hence. No matter who it _' ' I
will do so. . I would expose a man w
would do that if he were my own brother. "
He started now and looked very
angry.
“ Edglu," he said at last, " already the
police are in pursuit of you to answer to
this forgery. I can assist you to elude
them; but if I do, you must promise
never to come back——you must promise
to go alone, and that you will communi-
cate with no human being here after
you have departed. I have all things
ready. Go at once, and you are saved ;
stay, and you are lost !"
“Fly from the consequence of a
crime I never committed? Never! I
will stay, and, if possible, prove my
innocence.”
"You cannot," he said, coldly.
“Perhaps I can discover who has thus
injured mo."
Another of those strange looks came
over his face, and-ho “chirped loudly
and hastily, "Take your choice. A
residence in prison must. have'charms'.
for yen!" ' ,
It was a terrible thought indeed, but
I trusted inmy imioccncc. I did not
believe that Robert would allow my
nonmtobe thus disgraced. Alas! he
had already permitted the police to
exacting" $11.8 different handwriting of
the clerks, and mine had been selected
astheimiI fun of hisown... And they
were stills-In , the building, ready to
pounce ,upb'n him who had forged the
bill. '
Robertwos pale now. He had not
calculuteti‘upon my firmness; 'he had
dependfibibfi"‘my flight. He implored
me no to] secret myself, but I was
obstifiatc.‘ tWh'en my voice was raised,
he untreated me to lower it, and pointed
to the other room; ~ In my desperation
I flew to ”the '.-door_,_ opened it, and,
strong in my innocence, I paid. "I am
' had selected the spot years before.
have counselled me to keep back his
‘ my mother’s picture. A sad, sweet look
»_That look arrested my up-liftcd hand
which I had raised to strike him, so wild
imitates: m'y handwriting,”'savc‘your-i W191 =Wbl° We“ “'9 ”will?“ 111°“
‘, SoliIk‘ejmy dying moulds; felt sure
macho was dyingtooI It softened,
all my anger melted. I saw, not the ‘
' villain who had thus wrought the. evil of
. out hisown ’in scrrow for the past. All "
hero to answer to my good name. My
brother wishes me to go away, but why
should I? I am innocent, and will bide
the result.”
“How is this, Mr. Bernard ?" asked
one of them. “Did you seek to deprive
the law of its just pray ? You who
were so eager just now!"
Robert wiped his eyes. I do believe
the men gave him credit for brotherly
affection and sympathy. But he had
shown it too late. I was taken away
immediately and put in confinement.
And Olive would hear of my trouble
from strangers! And how—oh! how
would she bear it? So near our great
happiness, and now!
There was no hope. It was useless
to record my trial. Even Robert, ro-
pentantas he must have been, could
not save me now. The bill was too
faithful a transcript of my writing. No
other olerkwrote in imitation of Robert’s
hand; and my counsel's suggestion that
Mr. Bernard might have written it him-
self was considered too monstrous to
have a moment’s sway with the court.
My poor .Olive! alas! she had no
one but myself to care for her. But
there was a deeper grief even than this.
The blow was struck by the hand of
my brotlwfi—for I could not but doubt
that Robert had done this. He hoped
and believed that the witness of his
guilt would pass unsuspected; but in
case it should not. the responsibility
must not in any case fall upon him.
I was in prison five years. Three
of these Olive visited me often. The
fourth, she wits wearing away to another
land; and, before its close, she died.
What cared 1 then to live? I would
not have raised my hand for a release
from prison. Another year went on, I
never heard from Robert, not even
when my Olive died. It would injure
his resppctability to show any sympathy
with a forgcr.
Well, the day of release came. I was
indifferent to its approach. I even
lingered after I was told that I was free
to go. At length I walked out onch'
more into a world which had taught me
such bitter lessons. I hurried out of
town, and sought my old home—tho
home which had been shrincd in my
heart as a picture for five long dreary
years. I throw myself upon my Olivc's
grave. I knew where to find it, for she
Even this scene did not melt my
heart. I was hard and cold still. Olive’s
sweet life had been sacrificed; and mine
—oh, what a bitter, bitter offering had
been made of mine to him who had
made it so dark!
With this thought came one of deep,
fierce revenge. What right had he,
were be twice my brother, to throw this
shadow and darkness over me? Had
my mother known how he would repay
my devotion to her wishes, would she
dark deeds, and sacrifice myself and my
family to him ?
I do not know how I reached the
suburban town where Robert had always
resided since he left my mother‘s roof.
He was a bachelor, living alone, except
for an aged woman who took care of his
household matters. To this day I never
knew what streets I passed through to
his dwelling; but I know that I was
filled with a fierce ungoverned revenge.
I found myself in the- dusk of the
evening opposite his house. A dim
light burned in one room where the
window was slightly raised. '_I deter-
mincdio go in, and charge him with
the forgery ; and I had some unformed
idea about denouncing him to the life
he had cursed me with so long; or—
worse still—the dreadful thought of
killing him on the spot.
Let me here acknowledge all my guilt.‘
I did think of this. How madly I strode
across the street and entered the house!
I went directly to his room. On a
couch, pale, haggard. and emaciated,
lay the wreck of my brother, once a
noble-looking, handsome man. He was
praying when I pushed open the door,
but hisvoicc was weak and low; still I
caught enough to know that ho was
asking forgiveness for the injury he
had done to to. Over, his couch hung
such as had haunted me flveyears in
prison pervaded the face; and Robert’s
had softened down from its proud. hard
expression into 'a resemblance of hers.
one who had thus ,Paisoneil my
' But when I saw that look,
disiflfied Ills-'1
A. m0_m.°nt after he, discovered 111°.- 1
cannot describe his cry”;" it was like
nothing earthly. As he reached, out
his thin, emaciated arms towards me
my lifo’but the wretch who was wearing
my mother's teachings occured to me
as if spoken by her living lips.
All that he had done had beep for the
hope of winning‘Olive Stoughton's love.
He did not give up the hope until he
heard of her death. and know that she
died of grief for me. Oh, the shame,
the agony, which his confession em-
bodied! Sickness had shown all his
guilt in its true light, and for many
weeks his great and only desire had
been to see me and to be forgiven. It
had wrought upon his feeble nerves to
that extent that he had that very day
decided to give himself up to justice,
wcak and dying as he. was; but {be
deadly lunguor that crept over him
made it impossible. He written
his confession. and begged me to have
it published. He died that night.
Could it wipe out those dreary prison
years? Could itrcstoremy Olive? Alas!
no; better that our name should pass
away from the memory of those who
know its stain.
And'so, witha miniature taken from
my mother's portrait, -I came away ,
under an assumed name. I entered in-
to active, stirring, outdoor life in my
new abode. Robert's property was now'
mine; but I preferred to work, since
labor alone could drive away the
phantoms that troubled my life. Ono
phantom, however, dear and beloved,
has never left me. It is that of the
risen angel that would have soblesscd
my lot—who still blesses it, although
unseen by mortal eyes '
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A TEST NR PETROLEUM.
Herr Montag, 'a German chemist,
gives the following simple test for
ascertaining whether a sample of pe-
troleum is suficiently volatile to be
dangerous Fill a glass three-quarters
full with, the petroleum to be tested. ,
and fill up the gluswith boiling water.
at the same time holding a flame over
.it lithe. .vaporfiissnsssed becomes,
considered
when:
mtoleaex
Mrs. Filkms says that.» m91°_ap-
propriate name for stag ,partie :ld
bestaggcrp'artiés. ‘ ‘ ’ -.
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A HAUNTED CLOCK.
Close to the station at Devon and well
known in person to most of the summer
residents at that famous suburban re-
sort lives Adoniran Latch. In the old
gray house of his mother, whose place
he forms, is a very ancient corner clock,
with which is associated one of those
singular and romantic“ revolutionary
traditions that this region of country
around Valley Forge abounds in. When
Howe's army was in Philadelphia,
among the officers who came out on
smiles in this direction was 001. Norton,
a handsome English officer. There
lived in the old house with farmer
Howell his beautiful daughter, the
widow Jarrett, whom the colonel no
sooner saw than he fell in love with her
and she with him. Farmer Howell did not
like it, and did all in his power to dis-
courage his daughter's infatuation, but
without avail. There wasa high wall
about the house with steps going down,
and here the farmer stood until late in
the evening absorbed in thought.
The night he proposed to her, as they
came out, a. drum was suddenly heard
in the distance. All three stood still,
the colonel trembling in every limb. It
drew. nearer and nearer, until the sound
appeared to be right under them, when
it seemed to pass by and then gradually
(lie away. Nothing could be soon,
though the rattle of the drumsticks
seemed to have been just by their
Sides.
‘ "Curses upon it," the colonel ex«
claimed, moving in the direction the
sound . had taken, “must' I’ have it
always at my heels ?"
The night they were married the
“Phantom Drummer," as the family
have always called him, marched by
again, beating the same tattoo. They
settled down. Col. Norton deserted his
regiment, and while hidden away amused
himself in making the clock already
mentioned. He was very ingenious,
and had a mechanical turn of mind.
Some of his descendants were buried in
the old Baptist graveyard hard by. It
was learned many years afterward that
Co]. Norton was the younger son of a
nobleman, and before coming to this
country had been acquainted with the
wife of a drummer whom he killed.
Every year, about the time of the phan-
tom drummer-'3 march, the old clock
behaves strangely and cannot be made
to go.
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FBEAKS 0F \VATCHES.
A lady school-teacher had a delicately
made little Swiss watch set in a. bracelet.
The face of it is about the size of a dime,
and the works are protected by a thin
disc of glass about the same size on the
under side of the bracelet next to the
arm. In fact, it sets right over the
young lady’s pulse, and the watch is the
wonder and admiration of all her friends.
But the little watch never did keep
time, though it cost five hundred francs
in Paris. The jeweler to whom it was
carried, told the lady that she ought not
to expect a. watch the. size .of a peanut to
keep time. One workman said Such
small watches had to be bought on the
principal of a chance in a grab-bag, as
they sometimes turned out good time
pieces, and at others were wholly unre.
liable. The young lady noticed, how-
ever, that whenever she loaned her five-
hlmdred francs bracelet to her sister, the
watch kept much better time, and when
she kept it locked up in her"jc"we1-casc
it kept the time almost as well as any
ordinary time-piece. . A well known
physician had his attention called to the
matter by the young lady’s mother, and
explained it in a minute, from a
physiological standpoint. He explained
that the springs and enginery of the
watch were so delicate they were affected
by change of temperature and feeling in
the young lady’s body. When she
became excited the watch doubtless went
fast, and in her calmer moments it went
slower. Upon investigation this hypo-
ihesis was verified, and the phenomena
excited so much curiosity that the young
lady gave an exhibition to a few friends
of the manner in which the watch was
compelled to answer to the effect of the
change in her various moods.
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EARLY HIPPOPHAGY.
The reason we know so much about
the horses of the cave period is, I am
bound to admit, simply and solely be-
cause the man of the period ate them.
Hippophagy has always been popular
in France; it was practiced by pre-
glacialman in the caves of Perlgord, and
revived with immense enthusiasm by
the gourmands of the boulevards after
the soige of Paris and the hunger of
the Commune. The cave men hunted
and killed the wild horse of their own
times, and one of their remaining works
of art represents a naked hunter attack-
ing two horses, while a huge snake
winds itself unperceived behind close to
his heels. In this rough pre-h istoric
sketch one seems 'to catch some faint
antique foreshadowing of the rude humor
of the “ Pctit J ournul pour Biro." Some
urchmologists even believe that the
horse was domesticated by the cave men
as a source of food, and argue that the
familiarity with its form shown in the
drawings could only have been acquired
by people who knew the animal in its .
domesticated state, and they declare that
the cave man was obviously horsy. ' But
all the indications seem to me to show
that tame animals were quite unknown
in the age of the cave men.
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TEE PARADISE or snarnns.
Holland is the paradise of skaters, if:
highways being cdnals' which are
covered with ice nearly half the year.
The ladies there go shopping on skates,
boys skate to and from school,-older
\membcrs of the family go to church on
Skates; the postman delivers his letters
and the doctor visits his patients on
them, . and even the solemn pastor
moves ion skatés when he visits his
puishfoners. Dairymaids skatetotown
with full pails of milk, of which not a
drop isbpilled, and farmers' daughters
skate to villages with a full basket of
eggs in each hand. During the Spanish
invasion several victories were won by the
native sal'diers who, on skates, suddenly
moved on the forces of Alva, and as
quietly retired to their own camp. For '
a period of more than four hundred
years the soldiers have been trained to
perform evolutions cn skates.
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AFRICAN EXPLOREBS’ SUFFERING-S.
Sorpo Pinto, the celebrated African
traveller who started for Central Africa
last fall from Mozambique, came near
starving to death not long after he
began his march. He and his comrade,
Lieut. Cardoso, were stricken with '
fever ina district where famine prevailed.
They could buy little food. and being
too ill to be removed, their party were
soon reduced to core straits. The
Governor of Mozambique heard of their.
"distress. and bout a relief party, who
“ ,iremained with them until the explorers
'wcrc able to push on to ample food
supplies beyond the famine district.
Pluto is leading into inner Africa one
of the best equipped parties that have
ever left the coast.
‘swonnsanN on Tnniiianii.
Imagine whales fencing with. one
another for amusement! It seems as if
such a. thing could not be; and yet there
are whales of a certain species winch
not only fence with one another, but
use their teeth for swords.
It is the narwltal that fences. One of
the teeth of the male narwhal always
grows through the upper lip and stands
out like a spear, straight in front of the
animal.
It seems as if all the material that
should have gone to fill the narwhal‘s
mouth with teeth had gone to the one
tooth that grows out through the lip, for
sometimes this tooth is eight feet long.
The animal itself, from head to tail, is
seldom more than sixteen feet in
length.
Of what use such an enormous tooth
is to the whale no one knows.
Some persons say it is used for spear-
ing fish; others, that its use‘is to Stir up
the mud in the bottom of the ocean in
order to scare out the fish that may be
hiding there; and one man says the
tooth is for the purpose of breaking
holes in the ice in winter; for the nar-
whal; like all whales, is obliged to come
to the surface at intervals to breathe.
Whatever the tooth is intended to be
used for," it is certain that when the
narwhal wishes to play it finds another
narwhal of a like mind, and away they
charge at each other till the long tooth-
swords clash together. They are active
as well as frolicsomc, and sailors tell of
seeing them crossing swords in this way,
‘ thrusting and partying, and rolling and
darting about with marvelous agility
and grace.
The narwhal is light gray in color,
and covered with black spots. For a
great many reasons it is valued by the
Greenlanders.
quality of oil, its flesh is used for food,
and its skin, made into a. jolly, and
called numb, is considered a dainty too
choice for ordinary occasions.
This “swordsman of the deep," as I
have called him, is a warm-blooded
animal, and must not be confounded
with the saw—fish or the swordfish, both
of which are entirely different from the
narwhal.
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“(NV TO BE INITIATED A SIOUX.
The Indians were armed with sticks,
moccasins, and everything that could be
used to strike with of a nature that
would inflict pain without doing great
bodily injury, but chiefly with a kind of
cat-o’-ninc-tails used by the Indians in
riding their ponies. This is a ten-ins
weapon, having a large number of
strings, on the end of each of which is a.
large chunk of lead. There were a large
number of squaws in the lines in addition
to the braves, who appeared-to take as
strong an interest in the matter as the
latter.
We were stripped naked with the ox-
ception of breech-clouts, which were
given us. I was placed first in the line
of twenty-five, the run being made by
all together in single file. This was a
decided advantage to me, as I could go
as fast as I liked, not having to depend
on the speed of others. A friendly V
Indian signaled me, giving me to
understand that I was to run as fast as
I could. I did not need the advice after
I got well started. but it served me until
I got past the first dozen, as I started
» while they were chatting among them-
But the rest of thowuyI gOt'"
solves.
it, I tell you. I just ran for dear life,
taking theblows as they came. I could
not repress some ‘exclamafions of painas
the whips cut into my flesh, but I
managed to keep from disgracing my-
self in the minds of the Indians. None
missed after the first dozen that I know
of. They laid on the blows just as hard
as they could, but conformed strictly to
their law, which is not to leave their
place in the line'to inflict further pun-
ishment.
When Ireached the end of the line
the first time I was covered with blood
and completely winded, being scarcely
able to stand. We managed to get.
through with our lives, not one of the
twenty-five falling or giving up. We
were then admitted to membership in
the tribe.
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FLORIDA. SAURIANS.
Some interesting discoveries have
been made in Florida by Prof. Lawrence
Johnson, of the United States Geolo-
gical Survey. Just south of Alachua
county line he found several specimens
and skeletons of animals which relatively
belong to a not for distant period. In
piles, and somewhat mixed, there were
the remains of a mastodon, two or three
specimens of the rhinoceros, a large
stag, a camel, fully as large as the
Arabian camel, but in structure more
alliedto the llama; also a tapir, very
much like the South American tapir,
which lives in swampy places; two teeth
of some carnivorous animal allied to the
tiger and panther ; one set of teeth and
bones of a hippopotamus ; several
cfocodiles or alligators, and innumer-
‘ able other bones not identified. Ap-
parently, the territory south of Alnchua
was at some time a large fresh-water
lake.
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A THUNDEBSTORM THEORY
At a recent Germany Scientific Con-
gress, Dr. S. Hoppe, of Hamburg,
endeavors toprove that the electricity
of storms is generated by the friction of
vapor particles. This view was strength-
ened by experiments in which com-
pressed cold air was allowed to rush
into a copper vessel containing warm
moist air, a large amount of electricity
being thus produced. He concludes
that the rise of a column of warm moist
air into the colder atmosphere above
will be followed by a thunderstorm if it
acquires sufficient velocity to prevent
neutralization of the electricity gener-
ated by the friction‘of the air. Hence,
he regards open districts as more liable
to thunderstorms than wooded regions,
where the trees prevent the rapid rise of
liumid air currents. _
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A BLACK CALCULATION.
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‘ It hasbecn calculated by Sir Henry
.Bessemer that the out-put of coal for
the single year 1881—154.000.000 tons—-
would studies to "build fifty-five great
pyramids, or torebuild the great wall
of China and to add a quarter to its
length. In 18_83 the out-put was 163,-
800,000 tons, which would form a col-
umns mile square and nearly 164 feet
high ; or would build a wall from Lon-
don to Edinburgh, 400 miles long and
45' feet 0 inches high and thick ; or
around the world, 24,000 miles long and
5 feet 11 inches high and thick;or, if
the Straits of Dover are 21 miles across
and600 feet deep, would'make an em-
bankment. across them 22yards wide;
while the total output for the 80 years,-
1854—‘83, would build a round column 0
feet 44' inches, in diameter, which would
reach 240,000 miles high, the distance of
the moon.
———IO.-.O*'.O——-
A million and a quarter of cat
are used annually by furriers. ‘
It flu'nishes a very fine '
skins
A rac'ronv ON THE WEST coast.
The name factqry, as applied to these
trading establishments in West Africa
is rathera misnomer, and suggests to
the English mind a hideous brick
buildingflof several stories, with prob-
ably three or four tall chimneys belch-
iug forth volumes of black smoke.
Nothing could be more unlike the
reality. The West,African factory con-
"sists usually of acne-storied house, sur-
rounded bya veranda or piazza, and
standing in- the midst of an inclosure.
Nothing is . manufactured in these
places; and thcyxare, whenall is said,
shops, in which cotton prints. mm. gin,
powder, beads, and cheap muskcts, are
battered for native produce, and some-
times sold. ' The traders, however,
speak of themselves as merchants, and
though theywiIllsell everything down
to a penny worth of rum, would con-
sider themselves greatly insulted if
called shopkeepers. , The ground floor
of the building contains the shop and
stock in trade, the agent and his clerks
live above, and the; casks of palm oil and
bags of palm kernelsIare stored up in
' sheds in the yard ,ready for shipment;
There is no buSthum ,of-workpeople.
Perhaps a native-will - arrive at'!'the
factory with :1 ethics full of kegs'of palm
oil. He sauntci‘ fish the, house, has
rum lavished if him to. create a
generous spirit, and. after u time, for he
does nothing in a hurry, he mentions
that he has got so much oil to dispose
of provided Ithat’ho can get in exchange
so many cutlasp'es,’ so much powder, and
so on; Then apou'ple of Kroomen lazily
roll the kegs up from the beach, gauge
them, examine’ the quality of the oil,
and in the course of an hour or sore-
port progress to their employer, the
agent. Aftertllisla little haggling, such
cient energy to indulge in, takes place,
with the result that the native hands
over his oil at“ a nominal price per
gallon which is about half what it is
which are ratedland exchanged at about
200 per cent, above their value. so that
in one way or another the trader makes
rather a good thing out of it.
CUSTER’S coNI-‘Ennnn'rn FRIEND.
The Seventh Cavalry were scht to guard
the engineers of the Northern Pacific
while they surveyed the route to the
Yellowstone. The party of citizens
joined the command a few days out from
Fort Rico. Gen. Custer wrote me that
be was lying on the buffalo robe in his
tent, resting after the march, when he
heard a_voice outside asking the senti-
nel‘ “which was Gcn. Custer's tent.”
The General called Out: “Halloo, old
fellow! I haven’t heard that voice in 13
years, but- I know it. ‘ Come in and we]-
come!" Gen. Rosser walked in, and
such a reunion as was had! These two
had been classmates and warm friends
at lVest Point, and parted with sorrow
when Gen. Rosscr went into the South-
ern army. Afterward they had fought
each other in the Shenandoah Valley-
timc and time again. Both of them lay 3-
bn the robe for hours talking over the
campaign in Virginia. In the varying
fortuncs'of war sometimes and had got
possession of the wagon train belonging
to the other. I knew Of several occasions
when they had captured each other’s
headquarters wagon, with their private
'in retract, befOre he went into camp he
wrote ii note addressing the other as
“Dear friend," and saying, “You may
have made me take a few steps this way
today, but I'll be even with you to-mor~
this little gift.” These notes and pres-
ents were left at the house Of some
Southern woman as they retreated out
of the village. Once Gen, Custer took
all of his friend’s luggage and found in
its new uniform coat of Confederate
gray. He wrote a humorous letter that
night thanking Gen. 308801: for setting
him up in so many new things, but
audaciously asking himif he ‘fiwould
direct his tailor to make the coat tails of
his next uniform a little, shorter,” as
there was a difference in the height of
the two men. Gen. Custer captured
his herd of cattle at one time, but he
was so hotly pursued by Gen. Rossar
that he had dismounted, cut a whip.
and drove them himself until they were
secured.
”co—O I ”0——
SLEEPING-DRAUGKTS. ‘
A word about sedatives, or sleeping-
droughts. Itisimpossible to speak too
strongly against the habitual use of
these. They should never be taken with-
out a doctor's orders. Chlorol, though
not producing the ill effects which follow
opium, is depressing. One or two tea-
spoonfuls of the‘syrup is the dose for
an adult. '“Chloral drinking” is afoot-
ful evil, against which none can keep too
sedulous a guard Of bromide of
potassium, five to twenty grainsis the
ordinary adult dose. It is a. powerful
sedative to the nervous system, but
Should never be used as a habit, for,
beside other evils, it leads to.an eruption
of the skin. Laudanum is the prepara:
tion of opium most employed by the
public. Children are exceedingly sensi-
tivotoit. One drop of laudayum has
killed an infant. It should never be
taken without a doctor's prescription.
Dover's powder, a ten-grain dose for an
adult, is useful in checking a cold.
Every ten grains of this powder con-
tains one grain of opium. Therefore
it should be used with great caution.
Wewarnmothers against all manners
of syrups for their babies, unless such
are ordered by the doctor.
' W
DIED 0F LAUGHTEB.
_— \
Chalcas died 'of laughter at the
thought of his having outlived the time
predicted for his death. A fellow in
rugs told him that he would never
drink the wine of the grapes growing
in his vineyard; and added: “If my
me as your slave. ” When the wine was
made Chalcas held a feast and sent for
the fellow . to come and see how his
predictions had failed. When he ap-
peared tho soothsayer laughed so im-
moderately at the would-be prophet
that it killed him. 'Crassus died from
laughter on seeingan ass out thistles.
Maggiore, died of laughter on seeing a
monkey pull on his boots. Zeuxis, the
Grecian painter.» died at the sight of a
hog he had just depicted. A’poculiar
death was that of Piacut, who dropped
dead in the act- of paying a bill. There
are many men to-day, however, who
would probably die of surprise if they
found themselves doing the same
thing. ' -
'_-M. *9
A rcligious_pa r offers to any nice
little boyapalrI Ibrcnze turkeys as a
premium for Sohoitmg subscribers during
this Summer. Tins seems like a foolish
resent. Emmet; little boys mother
oesn't keep a ding-house. _
“I say, Jim, do .you know the. diner-
ence between a fish and a woman 1" “Not
pcrzactly.‘ ’ What, is the difference 8"
" There is no diflbrence ;Ithcy is just the
same. If you drop a has to either of
them you are apt to get them on the
string." ,
as the climate has left the trader suffi- '
really worth, and gets paid in goods -
» 1y29
;, O on d mLcuenln ._ Sundaysifllfl . ..
luggage. If 0.” @Y§»Whnek7‘ "1511b!i'slicil‘vfl’»8 years. B1531: ior2cent stani’p.m
row. Please accept my good wishes and .
words do not come true you can claim '
Marguttc, the giant in the Morgante ,
PETER L. unions,
FLORIST lllll 8+ Ylllll.
UNION AVENUE,
North of Norwalk Cemetery,
NORWAEK. . CONN.
Dealer in In Green House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Ornamen
in! Trees Shrubbcry, Vines. Cut Flowers alwuy
on llilllll and all sorts of designs in Flowers arranged
to order. 41y2
Grading and Re-filling Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
S. B. \VILSON.
Carpenter's Builder,
Steam Band 8:; Scroll Sawing,
WindowFrames, Blinds. dzc.
Packing Boxes, Mouldings and
Brackets Made to Order
Orders by Telephone or Mail promptly attended to
”REAL ESTATE.
ForSale Cheap.
ILL be sold at a Bargain, if applied for soon
a small, neat Cottage, of SIX! coma, in good
mignborhood and .threc minutes’ walk of the
Bridge. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE.
Building Luis
On Wilton Avenue
Apply to
B. J. STIIRGES._or 0. E. \\'II.SON,
‘ Pll‘Sl-ClflSS Turning [10118 if] Ulllflf. GAZETTE BUILDINW 4“
Shop and Residence, 11, Summer, Street, 1:": , v
“’3” Norwalk Conn. "
ROOMS TO LET on moddrate terms ifb illfl’right M oney to Loan'
parties, in first-class neighborhood. ' A ly to Enquire 0‘ 0- E- WILSON, NO- 3 Gazette Bulld-
, S. 1:. \Vl’BSON. ng. Norwulk, Conn. ”13
BERNARD ,COHN, For Sale. .
*M‘ERCHAN-T TAILOR,__ A Chestnut Standing Desk. swag; orrlcn.
WEEK'S BUILDING, "' WALL STREET.
A FULL LINE OF
Imported and Domestic Cloths.
0f the Latest Styles, constantly on hand.
Novelties in Scotch Suiting. Satisfaction guaran-
teed in every particular.
Seven Years Experience in U. S. Patent Olllcc.
Geo. R.- Byington,
SOLICI’I‘OR OF
Frrmnon’s Insurance Building,
WASHING-row. o. 0.
Extension Cases before Corina. :s u Specially
Poor, While all Giuliani],
BAN REES.
Orders executed for cash or on margin
for all securitcs current in the New
York market. Correspondence
Invited.
MEMBERS or run NEW YORK STOCK Ex—
CHANGE, AND PROPRIETORS or “ Pooa's
MANUAL or Runwavs.”
45 Wall Street, New York. lytil
DRUNKENNESS ,
Cured in its Various Stoves-
Desire fur stimulants entirely removed. Home
treatment. Medicine can be administered without
knowledge of patient, oy simply placing it in cof-
fee, tea or any article of food. Cures guaranteed.
$l00 Will. BE Pilll
ior any case of drunkenness that Golden Specific
\vll not cure. Circulars containing testimonials
and full particulars sent free. Address,
GOLDEN SPECIFIC 00.,
. 1I85 Race Street, Cincinnati, 0.
RUPTURE
CURED.—-—PEET a (90., 501 Sixth Ave., Cor. sou.
St., New l'ork. New Method. Holds any case
with ease and comfort. Relief at once. Parties
attended to and rel urn home same day. Also, Vu-
ricocele Without surgical operation.I Advice free.
ryo
"W. 11. 111112117111,
‘ 54 Main Street,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.,
Practical Plumber,
Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Plumbers’ and
Steam Fitters’ Supplies, and Gas Fixtures.
Jobbing promptly attended to. 1y21
G. A. BLAGKMAN,
. nugra er
ALL won FIRST CLASS.
All Satisfaction [lllillfllllflflll
A TRIM l3 SflllBITED. _
No. 11 Main St. Norwalk, Conn.
PENSIONS
And. Government Claims my
Sole 3us1nsrs. Thousands have
Rights Neglected.
ADDRESS, Free of Charge,
G-anW'. E. NOBLE, Bridgeport
W. B. HALL 81 00..
BRIDGEPORT.
Wondrous Bulletin of Bargains!
We have again been fortunate in the purchase of
several hundred pieces of Dress Fabrics for 8 ring
wear. and also several cases of Colored and lack
Cashmeres. We shall consequently, on Monday.
commence a special Dress Goods Sale which will
continue through the week.
The leading feature of the unique sale will com-
prise an unequalled display of Black and Colored
Gros Grain Silks, Summer Silks. Black and Colored
Satlns, Surahs, Rhadamcs, lindzlmlrs. Black and
Colored Brocadcd Velvets, French, English, Ger-
man and American Dress Goods, comprising the
latest noveitles in Plalds, Cashmeres DcBelgs,
Nun’s Veillngs Shoodas, Albatross Cloths, Yacht-
ing Cloths, 'l‘rlcots, lite. A rich and varied exhi-
bition of Black Dress Fabrics, embracing French
Cashmercs, Nun’s Voillngs, Buntings Henrietta
Cloths, Tricots, All WooLGi-enadines, do, no; -
To those ladies ntemplating their usual outfits
for Spring and mmer this will afford a. rare
opportunity to 0 am the newest and best fabrics
at prices far he! the cost of production.
We have only pace to mention a few particu-
lars : One case mer Cashmercs has twenty new
shades, besides no regular standard shades. These
are 38 inches wide and are not now and never
were sold elsewhere elsewhere at less than 62)“. ;
One lot of sixty piecbs 1,1.1’ yards wltlcethe regular
dollar quantity. These are marked 02540. ; One lot
of Satin-faced goods, made to sell at a dollar, are
in all fashionable shades. We have marked them
851).; One lot titty-live pieces Annures, best sec.
quality, 46 inches wide. price 75c. ; One lot beauti-
ui Serges at 75c. Extra Wide
Camel's Hair Serges.
One lot of 20 pieces, 66 inches wide, two inches
wider than' Ladies Cloths, especially for draping—
these were intended for $1.25 serges, but we are
going to run them at only 756.
Broche Cloth Suitings.
A beautiful single fold fabric, on a canvass
ground—ordinary price is half-a-dollar; we have
marked it 170. One lot Broche, also on canvass
grounds, to be sold at 250. One lot double wide
Suitings also 250. One lot fifty Inch, almost cloth
width, well-known as The. goods; these are marked
50c
' raou nu: MANUFACTURER Dinner,
Three thousand six hundred yards of
. Beautiful Sateens,
In lengths from three three to eight yards.
These are remnantsof the-160. and 20c. goods.
We sell them at 10c.. a bargain indeed. Elegant
Satecns at 12x, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 37%.
Foulard Cloths. >
A perfect copy of Foulard Silks, 12,140.
Short Lengths ofg aconets.
Two thousand yards of Handsonie Plaid J aconets
and Swiss Checks—the quality of the 25c. goods.
Price 12x13. » '
Ladies’ Tweed ClOthS, _ ’
A beautiful article for dresses. Will not kink or
tumble and are usually sold at 150'. We have
marked them So. Come and see our various styles
of Dress Goods. ‘ 1 43 .
w. B. HALL a. ab.
Its-m ’
For .Sale.
DOUBLE BARRELLED RIFLE made by John
Blissett, London. Will be sold cheap for
cash. Enquire at this ofllce.‘
, FOR SALE,
NE two seated square box side bar wagon.
One light iumbcrbox wagon.
One second-hand square box wagon.
One one-horse cart.
“46
a
A. LYON, ngn‘t Street.
W. i ii. QUINTARD,
111111131116 011131111113
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R. DEPOT,
Residence 143 Main Street. Telephone Connection.
o
unanssaaoox's BLOCK. mu. smart,
FAMILY GROCERIES,
ALEX. s. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church. -
Teacher of
Piauofcrte, Organ and Musical
Composition,
Lock Box 1‘- P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
.1. BELDEN HURLBUTT. _
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Room No. 4, Up Stairs,
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN
,F’I‘NA IS URANCE (30., of HARTFORD.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $8,902,272.64.
Insures against loss and damage by Fire, on
terms adopted to the hazard and consistent with
the laws of compensation. COWLES & MERRILL,
Solo Agents for N orwalk and vicinity.
THE
Norwalk Fire insurance Co.
this now completed its
1801 SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
01' claims for losses. .\'o sound. company insures
for less.
W. C. STREET, Pres, S. E. OLMSTEAD, Tress.
GEO. R. Cowman, Secretary, .~
'O. E. WILSON,
Galen! Insurance ll Real Estate Agent.
_ Money’ to Loan.
Room No. a Gazette Building. Norwalk, Conn.
A CARD.
Having purchased the
FURNITURE BUSIN ESS,
Recently carried on by WILLIAM Locmvoon at
No. 36 MAIN STREET.
I am prepared to meet the wants of all prospective
purchasers of furniture, both STAPLE AND
0RNAMEN'I‘AL. l have on hand a large
stock which I will sell
VERY CHEAP FOB. CASIL
[shall be pleased to meet all old or new friends
and will guarantee satisfaction in ' '
every case.
,QEORGE H. RAYMOND.
F. H. PECK WELL,
ARCHITECT.
AGENT FOR
Gilbert Lock- Company.
Dibble Manufacturing Company’s door
knobs. .
New York W’ood Turning Company.
Corner Blocks for window casings.
Balusters.
Newe‘ls.
Plain and Double Moulded StairiRails.
Also Flat Moulded Door and W'indow
Casings furnished at short. notice.
Round and Square Turned
I U (I
(f f
IMPORTANT ,
———' TO—
Carpei Buyers;
unanimous.
During the Month of April
WE SHALL CLOSE OUT,
REGARDLESS 0F COST! .
Our Entire Stock 'carricd from last season.
This is an opportunity rarely offered,
and should not be neglected.
Canton Mattings, Linoleum.
Oil Cloths, Druggets. '
Rugs, Mats; die.
In great variety, can be purchased from
us at lowest cost.
onnnns EXECUTED IN CITY on
comnv AT snon'rns'r norms.
JOHN AND JAMES
DOB SON,
MANUFACTURERS——
40 (lb 42 West _1 4th St,
NE\\' YORK. 1319
R. B. lllllllFllllll.
Insurance, Real Estate and
Investment Securities,
3! Main Street. N‘orWalk.
AGENT FOR THE
D
American ins. 00., of Newark, N. J.,
Assets .............................. 3 1,721,424
Northern Assurance 00., of London ..... 15,225,422
Germanic Fire lns. 00., of New York. . 2,700,076
Montauk Fire Ins. 00., of New York. . . . ~ 339,666
J erscy City, of Jersey ................... - 310,863
7 per cent. Bonds & Mortgages
Of the Equitable Mortgage 00., of Kansas, and
6 per cent. Bonds
Conn. Principal and Interest of both guaranteed.
Securities of all descriptions bought and sold at
New York Quotations.
for sale.
.n"
GEO.WARD BELLECK, '
And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid losses '
No. 7 WATER STREET. '
_ conundrum:
Of the Middlesex Banking’Co., of Middletowu,‘
Alarge number of desirable dwellings analgayms '
- t c
' .
. 1- " -
V 3-5 .
l I)
Absolute! Pure.
_ . Y -
This [owner never varies: Amarve. or. pure
strengthr and wholesomeness. More economic
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in com
pctition.with the multitude of low test, sho
weight allum or, phosphate powders.
Y Rout. BAKING PownsaCo.. loo-Wall at, N.
. ‘ ' 1v43
*« To Rent.
Three Rooms suitable for a small family on Main
street, Borough. Apply to
.l. B. Enns, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
A Small House with about one acre of ground at
Broad River. Opposite Mrs. James Panton’s.
Apply to J. B. ELLS, Furniture Dealer.
A Small Cottage
With plot of grotmd at Winnipank, ForSaie Cheap.
Enquire of J. B. ELLS, Furniture Dealer.
A Small Farm
For Sale Cheap. The old Benjamin Bishop Home-
stead at North N orwalk, or old road to Silver Milie,
consisting of Plow, Meadow, Pasture and Wood
Land, will be sold as a whole, or in parcels to suit
pturcpasers. A good chance to secure a home.
8 eat . - -
Apply to J. 13. Bus, Furniture Dealer.
Building Lots
Within 1 mile of the Center. A number of desira-
ble and eligible Building Lots near the residence of
Chas. Kellogg, Esq., and Broad River District
School. Enquire of
J. B. ELLs, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
House and Lot opposite residence of Charles E.
St. John, Main street, Lot 70 feet from.
Apply to J. B. Enns, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
The Homesth of the Subscriber, No. 8 Camp
street. Good, new House and Earn, 100 feet front
on street. Apply to
'- Bill
Successor f0
- E. Quintard’s Son. ‘
AT THE OLD STAND
Opposiié Horse Railway hepoi,
Parlor ”Suits.-- ._ _.
BU FFALO LOU NG ES.
nun and 111111 nexus,
Folding Carpet Rockers.
'-WailltltChairs& Rockers.
Upholstered'Easy Chairs
Chamber Suits,
CYLINDER ROLL TOP DESKS, LA.
Duns DESKS, and DESKS and BOOK
CASES COMBINED, LIBRARY, MAR-
BLE TOP, CENTER, and WALNUT and
ASH EXTENSION TABLES.
' ,PlushLTop Stands); -'
IFOLDIING BED,
, _ Wire Beds and (lots.
Hair. Cotton, Wool, Rattan and Excelsior
Matti-asses, Pillows, Bolsters, &-c. ,
Husks,‘large orsmall quantity
. LiIVe GeeseIFeathers.
..Call and Examine when in want of
anything in my line.
JOSepll B. Ells,
KEEP IT PURE
The Life is the Blood—Prevent Disease—Surgery
the Last Resort—A Telling Letter.
It is conceded that DR. KENNEDY’S FAVOR-
ITE REMEDY, of Rondout, N. Y., is the most
effective preparation now in use for all diseases
arising from a foul or impure state of the circula-
tion. Hence it is more than likely that if the writer
of the following letter had; had habitually taken
“FAVORITE REMEDY” ten years ago, he would
never have suffered from Cancer :—
. - PI'l'l'SFiELD, Mass, March 22, 3884.
Dr. D. Kcnnedy,Ron(lout, N. l’ - I
DEAR Sm :—About six years ago I was obliged
to resort to extern eatment for the removal of
a cancerous growth n'my lip. On my return
homeJ became sensiblethat my blood needed a
thorough cleansing. My whole system, too, re-
quired toning up. While casting about for the
best , medicine to do this, your “FAVORITE
REMEDY " was so highly commended in my hear-
ing that I resolved to try it. I did so, and the re-
sult surprised me, it was effected so quickly and
completely. Isoon got over the depression pro-
duced by the operation, and since the “FAVORITE
REMEDY," which [have continued to take in
small doses has kept me in such health and
strength as I never had before, nor expected to
have. It is the best blood purifier in the world.
I am sure of that. Yours, .vc.
. ' ' MATTHEW FARREL.
24 Adams Street. . .
In ailcases when a consultation is deemed de-
sirable, address:—Dr. David Kennedy, Rondout,
N. Y., but if you have not done so adopt, “FAVOR—
1'1‘E REMEDY" as a household Friend.
-M ALA-R I A .
As an antiimalarlai medicine
DR. DAVID IiENNEDY’S
ravens-rs REMEDY
has won golden opinions“ N 0 traveler should con
alder his outfit com pletc unless it includes a. bottle of _
this medicine. If you are exposed to frequent
changes of climate, food and water, Favorite Remedy
should always be within your reach. It .cxpels ma- ‘
hrial poisons. and is the 'st rcventative of chill!
and malaria! fever in tho worl . It is especial! of-
fered as a trustworthy specific for the cure of K! hay
and Liver complaints Constipa'tidn and all disorders
arising from an impure state of the him. To women
who suffer from any of the ills peculiar to their sex
favorite Remedy is constantly proving itself an un-
failing friend-a real blessing. Address the roprie- ,
cor Dr. D. hearsay, nondou .8. Y. Sltbo c, crow
1
$200 outcome postage, and by mail you will
i getfree a package of goods of large
value, that will start on in work that will at. once
bringyou in money aster than Ianytlung e.sc in
America; All about the $200,000 In presents with
each box. Agents wanted everywhere, of either
sex, of an ages,” for all the timcor spare time only,
to,work for us at theirov’vn homes. Fort I_ es f r
all workers absolutely assured. Don’t do ay. 1 .
Hannn'n' .v 00., Portland, Maine. '
Ho rs e Shoéing.
WM. McCORMACK.
No. in mm so, normals.
Shoeing in all its branches guaranteed to be done
in the best manner. Special attention paid to in-
terfering, or tender footed horses. All work war-
ranted. Give us a call. 1y39
flayed the dead dodge.
MR8. CARLYLE.
She wasa helpmate to Carlyle in every ,
way, shared his studies, entered into his
literary ambitions, and often wrote his
manuscripts. Her calligraphy was good;
it wasa clear hand; I always found it easy
bread, and whether she recorded trivial
matters or "serious ones she always man-
aged to make herself deeply interesting.
Her very sudden death threw a deep gloom
over the hearts of her old friends in Had-
dington', her native town; and it was to the
house of one of those that her-remains were
brought from London and-kept for a night
till the funeral took place.‘
The epitaph on her gravestone is in
every respect a true one. Some years after
her death, her husband made ajourncyto
Hoddington that he might revisithcr tomb,
and when every . one was wrapped in sleep
he came and walked =round'the old house ,
where his wife was born, and which had
been so dear to her own loving heart.
. Mrs. Carlylc’s sudden death had some-
thing singularly pathetic aboutit. Afriend
who had occasion to leave London for some
time confided to Mrs. Carlyle her pet dog.
Driving one day in Hyde Park about four
O‘clock, she was greatly alarmed to see the
liflc creature, which had been following
alongside the brougham, run over by a.
carriage. It was lifted in beside her, little
the worse for the accident, and the driver
again moved on. The latter. however, rc-i
ceiving no call or directions from his‘misl
tress,-.as was usual, stopped to discover the
reason, and‘was alarmed to find Mrs. Car-
lyleLas he thought, in afit. He drove ag'
bnco to St. George’s Hospital, when it
was discovered that she had been dead for
some time. Her last act had been an im-
pulse of tenderness toward a dumb ani-
mal.
This and event took place on 215i April,
I866, while Mr. Carlyle was in Scotland,
whither he had gone to deliver his rectorial
address to the Edinburgh students. He re-
turned immediately to London after the re-
ceipt pf the dreadful news, and we can pio-
turc to. olirsclves the wild desolation of her
husband’s stricken spirit as he looked upon
all that was mortal of his beloved wife.
The quick, impulsive heart that made her
so lovable, stifled for ever—"the light of
his life gone out," never to be kindled
again. '
. Charles Dickens held Mrs. Carlyle in high
esteem. His last interview with her was
only a few weeks before her death. It was
at the house of Mr. John Forster, and she
came in flourishing a telegram in her hand,
which she had just received from Professor
Tyndall, telling her in a couple of ardent
words of her husband’s success in the deliv
cry of his rectorial address at Edinburgh;-
[n the course of the evening she ccmmuni¥ ’
acted to Dickens the outline of what she
considered might be made the subject of a
nove!,from what she had herself observedat
the outside of a house in her street in Chelsea;
of which the various incidents were drawn
from the condition of its blinds and cur-
tains, the costumes visible at its windows,
the cabs at its door, and such like; and
the subtle, serious humor of it all, the truth
intrifiing bits of character, and the gradua
progress of a half-romantic interest, en-
chanted, says Mr. Forster, the skilled nov-
elist. This ideal plot was to be completed
when they met again, but this never took
place—Okambers‘s Journal.
THE RETURN FRO!“ DIECCA-
While at Damascus I was fortunate
enough to witness the return of the pil-
grims from Mecca. The whole city wasin
hc streets, a bright sun lighting up the
brilliant variety of dresses and costumes
which jostled one against the other. Now
and then a clerviah would force his way
through the crowd begging alms, or a con-
fectioner would pass along with his tray bal-
anced marvelously and immovably on the
hep of his head. The procession of the
pilgrims was heralded by the sound of a
trumpet; then. marched the troops, travel-
;tained and “shabby,” who had formed
their escort on the way; after these came
sboutahundred of the garrison, mounted
on horses, with swords drawn, and a few
cannon, and the Pasha’s palankin in their
midst. Next followed the sacred copy of
the Koran beneath its canopy of green and
gold, under the folds of which, as it swayed
uneasily to and fro on the camel’s back, a
boy’s head and shoulders appeared. Be-
hind was a. second camel, bearing the green
and gold banner of the Prophet, and ac-
companied by the three sheiks in white
turbans banded with gold. The first was
enveloped in a robe of purple and. gold;
the lastinonc of green and gold, marking
his descent from the family of Mohammad.
After the sheiks came the pilgrims and
their families on camels, all equally rugged
and dirty. These were followed by the
band of the garrison, and a company of
foot soldiers brought up the rear. The
procession was not, perhaps, avery *ik-
. ing one in itself, but the crowd which had
flocked to witness it, filling the streets and
shops, peering out of the windows, and
lining the flat roofs of the houses, was
sight well worth traveling a long distance to
sea—The Athe'mwm. '
—_—_..._....—o..———
‘.. RULE BR‘ITTANM.”
Just one hundred and forty years ago,
when the beautiful mansion of Clivedcn
was the residence of Frederick Prince of
Wales, a fete-champctrc was held inthe
gardens to celebrate alike the day of acces-
sion of the reigning King, George II., and
the birthday of a young Prin'Eess. Aniasquo,
called Alfred, was performed in a thea_
tre temporarily set up in the gardens. The
story and words of the masque appear to
have been the joint production of Thomp-
son and Mallet. Evidence exists to show
that Mallet wrote a patriotic ode, which
was introduced in it, and which sis no other
than our famous “Rule Brittania." The
umuque was set to music by Dr. Arne, con-
sisting chiefly of the ode, and sung by one
of the characters as a bard. The masque
itself Iwas performed by Quin, Milward,
Mrs. Horton, and Other members of Drury
Lane and Covent Garden Theatres. Inthe
next following year, “Rule Brittania” hav-
ing made a very favorable impression, was
-_ntroduced in another masque, designated-
;he “Jungment of Paris." Alterations
were subsequently made in the song, some
of the former verses being omitted, 'and
‘ three others by Bolingbroke introduced, but“
itisbelieved that our present popular ver:
sion is nearly identical-with thatof Cliveden
renown—All the. Year Round.
———o~oo-—o-o——
A nmn-cawcumc. CAT.
On. the plains of Nevada, a mile from any
house, a gentleman noticed a cat, a huge
one. It'layon its back; its feet uppermost,
and‘was apparently dead. Around it, feed_
ing unsuspectingly,‘ was a flock of sum]
birds. Just as he was thinking how much
easier it would be for the anirflal to feign
death and catch a bird by deceiving it than
‘by slipping up to it, he was astonished to see’
‘ * " ‘thecat suddenly roll over and grab one of
I. In ])l'€sellls given (1an2]. send "5 5 ‘
the feathered tribe that was very near. The
other birds flew away a hundred yards or so
and alightcd. The eat only made one or
two mouthfuls of the game and then crept
around to the windward of the birds, laid
itself out again, and onccmore successfully
"w .
A joke never gains an enemy, but ’oftcr
loses a friend. '
0 'WM
Ajoyful evening may follow a sorrowful
morning.
Norwalk Chronicler