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A Parable.
I built a house for quiet and dim peace,
A place whereto when weary I might go,
'l‘o sit alone, and let the pcnt tears now,
And feel a little while their bitter case.
i built my house, I l'ingedjt round with trees,
And often when the sun and winds were low
I sat and mused there, while there seemed to
grow
A rest begotten of dear memories.
But strange unholy shapes with snake-wreathed
brows
Did throng my refuge and defile my STOW-
So now no more about that house I move.
Still it looks peaceful through Its shadowing
boughs;
But voices from within the calm disprove.
What say you, then—shall I not burn my house?
W
A Heroic Defense.
In the month of January, 187 8, Mr. Max-
well, his wife, daughter May, and four men,
started from Miles City, with the intention
of settling on the Lower Missouri, near
where the old Stanley trail crosses that
stream.
They had thirteen pairs of oxen dragging
the w‘agons, and the progress, as a matter
of course, was quite slow. However, there
was no occasion for haste, and they jogged
along steadily for several days, until they
were nigh the O’Fallon Hills, when Mrs.
Maxwell called attention to a couple of ob--
jecis ahead, which she believed to be an-
telopcs; but when her husband brought his
field—glass to hear, he pronounced them In-
dians.
This was alarming, for whatever abori-
gines are encountered in that portion of the
Northwest may be set down as the most
deadly kind of enemies.
Maxwell immediately halted the teams,
and devoted an hour or two to ascertaining
the precise status of affairs.
The result was the startling discovery that
he was in the neighborhood of a hostile vil-
lage of forty lodges. There was but one
thing to do, and the wagons were instantly
turned about, and the party retreated to«
ward O‘Fallon Creek.
The Indians followed, at a respectful dis-
tance, but did not attack; and, having
reached the timber and water, Maxwell went
into camp.
The site selected was an admirable one
for defense, the ground being high, while a
ravine ran around three sides, so that it was
cmnparntively easy to guard against an at-
tack from any direction.
The sun had set and it was growing dark,
when the whites went into camp ; but, con-
fident that an assault would be made, the
entire night was spent in making prepara
tions for it. The bluffs did not run close to
the water or timber, and the position was
about two hundred yards from both. A
goodly supply of water and wood was laid
in, and the party waited anxiously the attack
which they were sure was to come.
The morning dawned without bringklg
any signs of the Indians; but when the
forenoon was half gone, the works were
finished. The wagons formed one side, and
logs, sacks filled with earth and sand, the
others. Caves were dug for mother and
daughter, and strong rifle-pits were con.
structed on three sides of the camp.
The Indians were discovered approaching,
and the siege began on the day succeeding
the arrival of the party at the point.
The cattle was kept ill hand until night,
when it was necessary to water them, as it
was out of the question to preserve enough
of the precious fluid for so many capacions
stomachs. Accordingly, they were driven
down to the creek, bllt had scarcely lowered
their mouths, when the Indians made a dash
and captured them all.
There was no way of preventing the cam-
trophc, nor of repairing it, and Mr. Max-
well took it philosophically.
The works were completed, and when
night set in, the bellowing of the cattle
filled the air. The Indians were driving
them through the wood and round the camp
in the hope that the whites would venture
out to recapture them; but Maxwell and
his friends were too wise to attempt any
such rash exploit.
The leader of the party, however, could
not shut his eyes to the fact that the situa-
tion of himself and friends was perilous in
the highest degree. The Indians for out.
numbered them, and commanding the sup-
ply of water, could reduce the whites to
terms, by simply holding them where they
were, provided they should fail in the direct
mault.
A long and noxious consultation was held,
and a characteristic strategeul was arranged.
It was a bright moonlight night, but the
savages seemed to have decided to do noth-
ing except by daylight, and all was still
around the belcagured settlers. Finally, one
of the whites crept stenlthily out from be.
bind the intrenchments, and by great care
and patience succeeded in reaching the
woods undiscovered. Rising to his feet,
he immediately started for Fort Keogh for ,
hel .
Mixwell and his friends listened intently,
and without the slightest unusual noise they
drew a sigh of relief and hope, confident
that the messenger had got safely through
the lines.
This reduced the garrison to six persons-
Mr. Maxwell, his wife, daughter, Mr. Bon-
ton, George Parland and Jester Prudcn.
Through the night, the sontinels heard the
Indians riding up the ravine on their horses,
and in the bright moonlight they were dis-
tinctly seen while at a considerable distance.
When they reached the creek, they dis.
mounted, tied their ponies, and began
crawling toward the fort.
The rifles of the whites were breech-
loaders, and they were confident of making
a rattling defense.
When the Indians were within about fifty
yards, Maxwell gave the word to fire, and
the fight opened. The bullets went down
the slope with such dreadful rapidity that
the savages immediately broke and fled;
but two Of their number were seen to fall,
and a third dropped close to the works,
where he lay in plain sight.
“Hold on! " he called out in broken
English. Don‘t shoot. I’m hit—I'm good
Injun.”
It would have been the easiest matter in
the world to have finished him, but the
whites could not have refused his prayer for
mercy, and they refrained, making no reply
to him, however.
The warrior lay still awhile, and then
said:
“ Come help me; I’m wounded.”
“ Crawl in here, and we'll look out for
you," replied Maxwell.
“ No, no! Injuu come carry me ofi."
None of his brethren, however, ventured
to his assistance, and after awhile, he rose
to his feet with great difficulty and sing.
gored down the hill some, distance, when
'two Indians ran up to meet him and helped
him out Of. sight. '
The reception of the savages had been of
a hotter nature than they had counted upon,
and they began packing up their things and
made a great show as though they intended ,
leaving, but the whites were naturally aus-
picious,
Prettyvsoon they started, and shortly af-
ter the cattle were heard lowing again, the
‘ purpose of the red-skins being to persuade
the whites that some of the animals had got.
ten loose and were wandering about the
woods. But our friends could notbe tempt-
ed by any such transparent artifice.
Finding that all efi'orts to deceive the emi-
grants failed, the Indians were filled with,
desparation, and charged boldly up the
slope, yelling and firing their guns as they
. ' poms. '
They dashed at each side of the fort, but
the defenders remained cool, and fired de-_
liberately and effectively while the shots of
the red men did no damage to those who
were so securely sheltered behind their
bl'eastwork. '
This dccultol'y warfare was kept up all
night, during which more than one of the
assailants was forced to bite the dust, while
the emigrants received not so much as a
scratch.
When daylight came, the Indians d'le'ew off
again, and, going in among the hills, built a
~numbcr of fires. It was not long before
several thin columns of smoke were dis—
cerned in the distance.
“ Those are signal fires,” said erwell.
“ What do they mean? ” asked one of the
men. "
“ They are calls for help, and those re-
plies announce that it will be sent, We
shall soon have the hottest kind of work ; so
rest while you can. "
Maxwell was correct in his conclusion, for
at the end of a couple of hours reinforce.-
ments began arriving from the south, and
joined those in the hills.
Not long after, a number approached the
fort, and called out :
“Howl how! Come out! Give up! "
“ We will give up, never! " shouted back
Maxwell.
If you like it, give us some more! ”
The Indians accepted the invitation, and
began crawling through the grass, sheltering
themselves behind. every little mound or
clump of earth which came ill their way.
“ Observe that rascal,” said Maxwell.
He has flattened himself out like a window-
pane ; but I can fetch him, for all that! ”
And thereupon he proceeded to “fetch "
him.
The firing became rapid at this juncture,
and continued with scarcely any intermis-
sion for two hours. It was eminently wise
in Maxwell to take such care and pains in
the throwing up of his intrenchmcuts, for
he and his party would have been over-
whelmed, despite their brave defense, but
for the very great effectiveness of the means
of resistance.
As it was, at the end of a couple of hours
the savages were within an ace of getting
inside the “fort.” They steadily pushed
their way forward, and for a few minutes it
seemed as iflthey were certain to succeed;
but the breech-loaders in the hands of the
four brave men were terribly effective, and,
at the critical juncture, the red-skins sud-
denly broke and rushed down the hill
again.
They now gathered in the woods for con-
sultation. It is hard to guess ~what their
conclusion was, but they divided into five
parties, went on the hills again, built large ,
fires, and encamped.
A half-dozen warriors, at intervals, saun-
tered down toward the “ fort,” and showed
great solicitude for a “talk," but Maxwell
warned them to keep away, or he would fire
upon them.
“Their object 1s to find out how many of
us are here,” he said, to his men, “ so keep
close, so as to prevent them. It will be to
our advantage if we can quadruple 0111' num.
bers in their eyes."
One of the warriors was determined to in-
terview the whites, and refused to take
warning. When he got too close, Maxwell
winged him, and he went limping oil, howl-
ing with pain.
Mrs. Maxwell and her daughter were fully,
as brave as their defenders. They cooked
food, and carried it to each man, who took
it in one hand while he held his rifle in the
other.
The situation remained thus for the rest
of the day and through the entire night.
The Indians sat around their respective
camp-fires, and now and than made all inef—
fectual effort to open conversation with the
white men in the intrenchments.
The next day had scarcely opened, when
the savages once more renewed the at-
tack. This time they Surrounded the fort,
and the charge was most bitter and deter-
mined.
It continued for a half hour, during
which the bravery and coolness of the
little band were developed in u still more
astonishing manner, and the result was the
assailants made as tumultuous a retreat at
before.
It would seem that they ought to have
been satisfied with what they had done—or
rather had attempted to do—but they showed
no honest intentions of giving over the
fight, even though they must have come to
believe the number of the garrison was much
greater than was the case.
The Indians now resorted to the artifice
of firing arrows into the camp—a practice
which was a great deal more dangerous than
the reader would be who suspect.
The red men have a fashion of shooting
these missiles in the air, so they will des-
cend almost perpendicularly, striking very
close to the spot intended.
That it was exceedingly dangerous will
appear from the fact that, while none of the
whites had been wounded up to this time,
it was not many minutes before one of them
was 1‘ adly hurt by one of the arrows, ' they
having no protection against that sort of an
attack.
They improvised such armor as they
could, however, and no more damage was
inflicted, though the curious method of as- _
mull: was kept up for a considerable time.
About noon a curious thing occurred.
An Indian, who had been smoking, started
at adeliberate walk toward the fort. The
whites were in no mood for trifling, and, as
the warrior 'lmew the risk he ran, they
opened upon him. Nevertheless, be con.
tinned steadily forward until within nearly a
hundred feet, when he dropped dead.
Maxwell suspected he was a medicine
man, who wished to show his brother war-
riors that no bullets could injure him,
though it was not at all. improbable that it
may have been an aboriginal method of sui-
side.
It looked as if but the one recourse rs-
maincd to the Indians, and that was to hold
the pioneers where they were until hunger
and thirst should accomplish that which the
warriors themselves were unable to do.
They made no more charges of the des—
perate nature described, but, lying down in
the grass, kept up an unremitting watch for
a shot at the brpvc defenders. .
The appearance of a head or hand was
sure to bring a dozen bullets whistling
around the intrenchmonts, and it certainly
is wonderful that none of the whites were
killed.
But the emigrants werq equally vigilant,
and they did telling work. One savage be-
came somewhat careless of exposure, and
Maxwell himself bored him clean through
with a bullet. Another, upon a pony, was
fired at, but the animal was killed, and fell
so suddenly that it was all his rider could do
to clambcr'ollt of danger.
The great peril of the party was from the
want of water.
without this, and a passage was dug under
the breastworks, and one of the men suc-
oeeded' 1n crawling out, and, with the asslst.
and returned without detection. Another
gathered a lot of wood, both exploits, of
course, being done by night.
In the morning the besieged built a fire,
and a tent was put up, proceedings which
must have astonished the Indians not a lit-
tle.
At any rate, they were so infuriated that
they opened a spiteful fusilade against the
fire, which was kept up for half an hour,
but did no damage whatever.
They continued circling about the fort,
firing into, or rather at, it, than such' a do.
ammunition was giving out.
At noon, on the third day, they draw. 01!,
one of their number calling: -
‘-‘ Good- by! We go now! ”
“Who are you ‘1’ " shouted Maxwell.
“We like this kind of fighting!
They coqu not get along'
slice of cover, got a supply from the creek, '
sultory manner thatMax1vcll was Euro their“
“ Sioux and N01: I'crct:.~‘,"
swcr.
There was reason to believe that the env-
ages were actually departing, but the whites
dared not ventule out. it would ce1i: lillly
be' meaning it great risk, which was un-
necessmy.
Oil the fourth day, Colonel Baker, of the
Second Cavalry, with u stlmlg force, was
seen approachilg the fell, under the gold
once of the rllnncl who had stolen ‘cut on
the first night from the fort.
The Indians did not molest them, and the
colonel conducted the little party back to
Tongue River, where they stayed until fully
“'34 me [Ill-
1eco1 cred from the excitement of one of they
most heroic defences know 11 in the history of
the frontier.
OM
A STRANGE ROMANCE.
One of the most remal'kable stories out-
side the regions of fiction will engage the
attention of the London Probate Court early
next session. Tho circumstances of the
case, stated in a brief form, appear to be
those: Some time ago a young gentleman in,
accordance with the provisions of a will in
his favor, inherited an annual income of
£25,000 and a large estate situated in a by
no means unimportant county in England.
It was distinctly stipulated that the £25,-
000 should be the amount payable during
his celibacy, and that from the day of his
marriage, if he contrach a marriage, the
sum should be increased to £50,000 a year.
Naturally the fortunate heir had a decided
desire to obtain the full amount to which he
was entitled by wedlock, although he enter-
tained the strongest objections to compro-
mising his freedom by marriage.
.The ingenious youth fully and anxiously
considered the situation, and at last deter—
mined upon the course which he would pur-
sue. Proceeding to tho Huymarket on a
particular evening, he meta young female
whose acquaintance ho had only made a
short time previously, and whose position
was far removed in a downward direction
from him. To this woman he made over.
titres of nmrriagc, promising her an annuity
of £2,000 in consideration of her considering
the marriage tic dissolved a week after the
performance of the ceremony. The offer
seems to have been rejected and an alterna-
tive advanced. The woman, it appears, sig-
nified her willingness to consent to an ar—
rangement by which the estate of her suitor
was conferred absolutely upon her for six
months, at the end of which period it would
revert to the assignee, and she would then
be entitled to her annual allowance of £2,-
000.
Finding that she would not recede from
this proposal, the youthful millionaire re-
luctantly agreed to it, and in the course of
time the marriage ceremony was performed.
At the end of the succeeding week, the fickle
youth, as determined upon, left his spouse
and betook himself to his estate, and there
developed an illness from which he never
recovered. His illness having occurred
within the six months \nftel' his marriage,
" his whole estate has passed to his wife, and
his rclatives'have had resort to the machinery
of the law to avert the absolute succes-
sion. The case, Illudela tand, is likely to
come befole the Probate D11lslou of the Di-
vorce Court.—-L07'1don 097'. Aberdeen (Scot.
land) Journal.
%
THAT STUPID BOY.
Never set a boy down for stupid because
he does not make a figure at school. Many
of the most celebrated men who have ever
lived have been set‘ down by some conven-
tional pedugcgudr' as donkeys. Oho of the
greatest astronomers of the age was restored
to his father by this village schoolmaster with
these encouraging words: “ There’s no use
paying good money for his education. All
he wants to do is to lie on the grass on his
back and stare at the sky. I’m afraid his
mind is wrong.” Scientific men have often
been flogged for falling into brown studies
over their books, and many an artist of the
future has come to grief for drawing all over
his copybook and surrepfitiously painting
the pictures of his geography. Your genius,
unless musical, seldom proves himself one
in his childhood, and your smug and self-
sufilcient piece of precocity, who takes all
the medals, and is the show scholar of his,
Echool, often ends by showing no talent for
anything beyond a yardstick. Sir Walter
Scott was called stupid as a child, and it was
not even considered to his credit that he was
fond of “ sic trash ” as ballads, and could
learn them by heart at any time. That boy
who really worries you by being so much
unlike his bright brothers, may be the very
one who will make you proud and happy
some years hence. Take that. for your coul-
fort.
-——o-o—.-.-.—o-o—
THE DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII.
In a recent lecture 11 clergyman said that
in 1748 the spade of a Spu‘uish engineer first
struck upon the buried ruins of the city.
. The city was buried at ll depth of from
twenty-three to twenty-six feet of ashes and
volcanic mud. The lower half of the de-
posit consisted of dry ashes and small stones
or scoriaa. Then comes about ten feet of
volcanic mud. ‘This was caused by the
heavy vapor of steam in the atmosphere
“ which converted the showers of ashes as they
fell into a plastic mass. Above this lnud
are the scorize and whes of later eruptions,
and the soil which has accmnulatod upon the
surface.
Nothing, or very little, was burned in
Pompeii. The heat was not sufficient to
change the colors of the frescoes on the
walls, and the woodwork was carbonized by
its long emtombment in such a soil. The
lecturer defended the city against the charge
so commonly made that it was an immoral
and vicious city. It wasa city of art and
culture, and was inhabited by men of wealth
andmretaste. If our modern cities were
to be blotted out as Pompeii was blotted out,
the future discoverer would find beneath
their ruins Svidenees of vice and licelltious.
nesstowhich Pompeii can give but little
comparison.
*OO—Oo-
PREFERRING DEATH TO DIARRIAGE.
A young Chinese widow publicly an-
nounced that she would hang herself rather
than yield to the wishes of her parents and
marry again, and the sacrifice was actually
consummated in broad‘ daylight. A crowd
of the woman’s friends and admirers assem-
bled, and the tragic ceremony ‘wns preceded
by a reception of visitors on a platform
erected for the occasion. After lecoiving
the mingled applause and condolences of her'
friends, the young Creature mounteda chair,
placed the rope arbund her neck, and swung
herself 08 in the presence of the gathering
‘W .
President Lincoln once said that some
people not only believe that the earth
moved on its own axis, but. that they were
theaxis. k
We..—
There were eight thousand six hundred
> and fourteen deaths' 1n Chicago during the
year 1879.
It is of dangerous consequence to name.
sent to man how near he is to the level of
beasts, without showing him at the same .
.timehis greatness. It is likewise (longer-
one to let him see his greatness without his
meanness. It is more dangerous yet to
leave him ignorant of either; but very bone
-MI_nl that he should be made sensible to
bolls—Pascal.
““0--.—
A' young girl,‘nt Sandy Hill, N. Y.,- ran
into the allies of a staid old lawyer, kissed
him, and said that she accepted his offer of
marriage, though he hadn't made any. Sits
had gone crazy.
AN IMPRESARIO’S' TROUBLES.
Lumloy details hdw he was persecuted
now by a noble Duke and Duchess, who ill-
sisted upon the more frequent appcalance
of certain singers; now by scv entecn in.
fillential subscribers signing a loluld robin
and demanding an important ‘chunge' 111 the
cast of an opera that had been announced
for immediate representation. A lady w10ie
to express the dissatisfaction of a my 111
Duchess with the cxl'sE'ir‘ig al'ral'lgements, and
suggesting the production of more attractive
opelas than had been announced' m the pros-
pectus; otherwise, urged this correspond-
crs to consider their position ill regard to the
.kncxt season, for it was better to be without
a, box altogether than to be so contilfuahy
disappointed by the entertainments provided
by the manager. Gentlemen, “ who would
have blushed to ask for money at his hands,”
pressed upon the manager engagements in-
volving not only large outlay, but disastrous
pecuniary consequences; - the indignant dil-
lettanti,,in the event of refusal, vowing ven-
geance against the offender, and the exercise
of all their power and influence to his pre-
judice. Now demand was made for the re-
instatement of certain members of the corps
do ballet dismissed for insubordiuation. Now
a subscriber, for tho gratification of his in-
dividual fancy, called for an extra bullet for
the exhibition of a particular danscuso “ who
ought not to appear before him in a mere
divertissement.” “ 01d subscribers " in-
sisted on changes in the performances, and
announced their displeasure if the demand
was not immediately met. Clubmen pro-
tested agninst operas that they considered a
“ bore.” Men of influence wanted the chief
singers, their other engagements nothwitll-
standing, to appear at private concerts. In
addition, there arrived hosts of anonymous
letters of advice and denunciation, promising
legions of concealed enemies if certain steps
were not taken, or if a particular course was
not abandoned. Natlu'ully, Mr. Lumley of-
ten found the difficulty of complying with
the demands :of his subscribers quite insur-
mountable. “ How I was over able to
thread my way through this entangled laby-
rintll," he writes, “can only be understood
—if understood it ever can be—by those
who have themselves ventured upon sim-
ilar paths; and, in the midst of all this cm—
bllrrassment, quarrels have to be settled
with influential nobleman, because their
friends or members of their family have
been refusedentrancc for not being in strict
evening dress."-——Belgram'a.
*—
THE SPEAKING DATE.
The automaton I shall now describe is a
huge carbuncle, in form and appearance
just like an ordinary date, such any one
would handle and attempt to eatwithout
suspecting deception. It was owned and
and cxhibitited by a Hindu ventriloquist,
who was also a jugglcr, and he called his
carbuncle “The Speaking Date." When-
ever 110 spoke to it, the answer came
promptly and appropriately, as it seemed,
from the very heart of the date, which lay
on a table, several feet from the exhibitor.
It was not always, however, an obedient
servant, for sometimes when the master gave
an order the date argued the point, making
objections, offering excuses, and finally
yielding, as it were, under protest. It would
complain that it was “ sleepy, " or “tired of
doing the some thing over,” or “ the people
were not paying attention.” But all this
only enhanced the interest of the occasion;
and when, at last, the rebellious little thing
concludcdtodoas it was hidden, the au-
dience was in ecstacies. A tree__made to
grow, in our presence, as if from the very
heart of the date, putting forth its long,
boughs, then the dainty blooms, and,
finally a clump of the luscious fruit. But of
this we were not invited to eat, for it disap-
peared suddenly, and only the single little
golden-brown (late we had seen at the first,
remained. This was, of course, only a spe-
cimen of the sleight-of-hand “tricks " that
Hindu jugglers know so well how to per-
form, while the apparent speaking of the
date was the result of ventriloquism—the
juggler being able to make his voice sound
as if it came from where the date lay, and
soindnce the audience to think that the
voice came out of the fruit-like carbuncls
itself. But after this, the.stone jumped,
walked, ran, and finally, with head and
wings suddenly attached, flew across the
stage, and alighted between the conjurer's
joined hands. This was all accomplished
by means of maphinery adroitly hidden be-
tween the~carbunclc and the golden tripod
upon which it lay. Curious and startling as
were the movenié'nts, they were wonders of
mechanism, and)? Of course, had nothing to
do with the supernatural powers, such as the
ventriloquist pretended to possess—St.
Nicholas.
HIWWVIGS Afil) DIADIONI)S.
' Time m‘s’wlleu the Duke of Brunswick
was a figure in London society; and I dare
say there are some who still remember the
tall thin figure, with the saturnine face and
the wigs that defy description. He had a
complete assortment of wigs, and his dress-
ing-mom was like a pm'ruquz’er‘s shop. His
wigs were all of the same color,‘ black, but
of different sizes and shapes. Those who
knew him well used to declare that they
could tell what mood he was in by the wig
he wore. When he was particularly irritable
and out of temper, for example, he invari-
ably donned a wig of closely-cropped hair,
which made him look a sort of cross between
aprize-fighter and a convict.‘ The Duke's
diamonds were even more remarkable than
hiswigs; they were the finest, I suppose,
in’Europe. He was very chary of exhibit-
itin'g them, and kept them jealously guarded
under lock and key. His English valet
once swallowed it set of the Duke's diamond
shirt-studs, whether by accident nor design
was never satisfactorily explained; but, at
any rate, the Duke recovered them bya
process similar to that by which the cat' in
Mrs. Gasdell’s C’mnfm'd was made to dis.
gorge the swallowed lace. A powerful
emetic was administered, and, without en.
tering into further details, I may say that
the Duke ever afterward yore those studs as
buttons to his boots. —London Society.
THE POINTS OF LAW.
“ You see, boss, dar’s a nigger iibin' up
my way who orter be tooken car' of," said an
old darkey to the captain ut'the Central Sta-
tion yesterday.
“ What's he been doing now? ”
“ Waal, sah, 1118' fall I lent him my ax,
and when I wanted it back he braced right
up an’ tole me that possession wasniue pints
0’ law, and refused to give it up. ”
H Yes I,
“ Waal, dc odder day I sent do ole woman
ober 11nd she borrowed his buck-saw, an’
when Julius cum for it I 'tolo him jist like he
answered me, and stood on’my dignity}!
it Well '? ll
“Ihadluillé points 0’ lhw, didn’tI?" ’_
(I Yes H
“ An‘ how many pints am do law com-
posed of ? ”
“'I don't know exactly. " V
“ Well, dat’s what boddcrs me, fur dat
nigger saw dem nine pints, shot up dis lef’
eye for me, pitched de ole woman over a
barll and walked ofi wid his saw an’ my
snowshovel to boot I If I had nine pints
he mus‘ hev had ober twenty, and eben den
de did’thalf let himself out! ”
' ”0..-#—
Friendship does not consist in' words, in
great dinners or unrneaning smiles. Show
me the man who will breakhis last loaf with
me, and I will call that; man fn'end. \
eat, it would be necessary for the subscrib- «
‘
FASHIONS IN GRAVESTONEB.
Said one of the leading marble men
of Rutland to a visitor' 1n his sol sr 1n,
“those turn 11 monuments arc 'uits
showy apd are comparatively cheap, work
canbe doli'd' m a lathe pretty economically
—bllt there' 1s not much sale for them now
Only a little while ago we made a greal
many of them; they were very populul
demand for them at all. Five 01' ten
years later they will come in again in new
sections of the country. And so it is
with this square monument. It is a sub
stuntial thing, you see , heavy, not very
lligll, and extremely neat' 1n design. We
got it up ourselves, and it ‘took’ first
rate—for a. while we couldn't make them
fast- encllgll—-anll then the sale dropped
all at once and you couldn' t give one
away, and they have been dead stock
ever since. They went out of fashion :
that’s what happened. You may think
it sounds strange to talk about fashions,
in gravestones, but there really are fash-
ions in them, and Isometime's think that
they are more arbitrary than almost any"
others. There" 1s constant Changing, and
we are all the time trying to get up some-
that' 1s ‘taklng.’ in the shape of a monu-
ment will become the fashion, and then
go, and sometimes come and go again,
just as. a certain kind of bonnet might,
and just as absolutely and arbitrarily so
far as you could see. But then there is
some reason for it. You see, the great
bulk of marble goes to small country
cemeteries—the proportion of grave»
stones ill all the large grounds is com-
paratively small, when you come to think
about iii-and a dozen monuments just
alike make a good deal of a show 111 the
small cemeteries So one kind of monu-
ment comes in, people like it, and others
are bought, the cemetery fills up with
them, and they grow monotonous. Then'
somebody puts in one of another kind
that is taking, and others like that follow,
and so it goes; and it seems to us as if
they all changed at once. Of course
there is always 'a. market for plain white
slabs—they are the standard goods, you
know. Fashion doesn’t reach everything
in any business. It is with marble fash-
ions just as with any others—the changes
come most in the more showy things.
Almost anything except a plain slab has
to go, but Lhere is one odd exception in
these little lOw stones for children with
a lamb carved on top. There seems
never to be any end to the demand for
them. Possibly the reason is that they
are so small as not to be conspicuous in
a; cemetery, but certainly they sell;
your after year, without much change.”
a—oo—O'OO—H
THE STAGE FEVER.
“It is a curious thing,” said :1 WC]!-
,kllow theatriCal'mauager, that people
who. are affected with a desire to go on
the stage, or to write for the'stage, never
locovl. r if the craze gets a firm hold of
them. The ranks of the profession are
thickly sprinkled with people who have
£01 Silkell high social position for the sake
of being on the stage; but the most
striking case that ever came under my
personal observation is that of the young
Englishman, who, for a long while, for
three years in fact, acted as a super in
the Lyceum Theatre company. ‘He is
the oldest son of a. Baronet, and blade. _
sire to go on the surge was so thoroughly
uncontrollable that his family, after no
end of trouble, agreed to allow him to
work out his fancy. When I was in
London, in 1870, he had just effected a
lcconciliation with his family after hav-
ing run away and traveled with the
Provincial company for two years. His
father lcsolved to let him go upon the
stage, and the young man, who was then
22, lived at home and drove down to the
theatre every night after dinner in his
mother’s brougham with two flunkeys on
the box and the coat of arms of his family
on the doors. ‘He has been at it ever
since. He still plays charactervbut little
above the level of the supers. He is now
37 years old, and is as enthusiastic as
ever about his profession. It is an actual
impossibility that the man can ever be-
come an actor, and yet no power on
earth will ever Convince him that he is
not destined to be one of the greatest
actors of the age.
“Amateur tlleutl'icals are responsible
for most of these woes, and the number
of applications which the New York
managers receive from amateur actors
and actresses are so numerous that they
have to be ignored. The greatest mis-
fortune thut can befall an amateur is to
make a success of any character. Then
he becomes a pest or a nuisance to pro-
fessional managers everywhere. The
assertion is often made that certain ama-
teur actors and actresses are as good as
professionals. I could run over the
names of one or two men and two or
frequently said to be equal to profes-
sionals. Whenever you hear this asser-
tion, putlitf down as nonsense of the most
unmitigated description. I' have been
in the theatrical business for thirty years,
and £119” glow all about the amateurs. I
have never seen an amateur dramatic
performance which in any way ap
proached the professional standard, and
I know of no amateur actor who 1s fit now
to go on the professional stage. One
swallow does not make a summer, and
because anamatear actor plays one part
acceptably it does not follow—that he is
fit to be professional. ”
———+O-.
00—60——
TENNESSEE’S PICTURE!) ROCK.
hundred feet. As to, who pointed it is a
mystery which I believe was never unrav.
sled. Many think it was the work of the
red brother, centuries ago, perhaps. But
. there the sun and moon shine out in all the
freshness and glory of new point. They are
located midway the clifi’, and stand out in
bold relief. As to how any human being
over reached the spot is a question which, I
believe, has never been solved. It is » sup-
posed that in those days they had no giant
ladders; and could not 018in have reached
the point from below. The only natural
ropejof that timcwas a wild grape-vino, of
which Tennessee is so prolific, and some In-
dian might have been by this means let
down over the dizzy bluff, and when he had
fi'l'ushed his walk had again been let down or
pulled up. At any rate, these pictures are
there on the everlasting rock, and are likely
to remain for futufe ages—C'inct'nnati 00m-
meroiai. ‘ , .
MOO-oo—
Farmers are the worst poachers. They
fields, and an incredible number of birds
equitable arrangement should be made, by
which they may. be taught that game on
their farmswillproduce more dollars from
the sportsman than can be derived from
sharing.
We seldom find persons whom we ac.
knowledgoto be possessed of good sense,
except those who agree with us in opinion.
-—La Rochefmuht.
The road to fame is paved with lost char.
actor- and Norwich? how
everywhere ; but now there is hardly any ,
thing new, as if. we were milliners—there , ,
is a constant demand for it. Something '
three women, all society people, who are '
Not 100 miles bCIOW Nashville is a curious :
spectacle, known as the “Sun and Moon.” j
It consists of a painting upon an immense ,
rock which rises to an altitude of several "
allow their boys to set snares all over their.
are destroyed yearly in this way. Some ,
fluence of mOistnrc.‘
of manufacture,
valuelcss. ‘
NEVER LflSNS STRENNI'H.
Royal Baking Powder always Fresh, Pure,
and Wholesome.
It has been found by both practical and chemical tests that most
of the baking powders, although they may possess a considerable
amount of strength when first made, lose their leavening power, and
become worthless, when a few weeks old. As is well known, the
leavcning‘gas' of :1 .bakingpowder is produced by the action of an
acid upon an alkali, and this action is brought about through the in-
W'llen, therefore, through imperfect processes
the water, which is always preSent ill the ingliedients '
from which they are compounded, ‘is permitted to remain in the fin-
ished baking powders, it causes the action of their elements to set in
at once, so that 11 hen the y come to be used they are found to have
lost their strength to an extent corresponding with their age.
As the lionsckaeper has no means of knowing, when buying
baking powder from the shelf of tho grocer, how longit has been
llladc and its,cou¢'..cqucntstrength, crime 'of the tests made by the
Government: chemists, showing the difference in. strength between .
the some brands when fresh and'wllen old, are given.
From three
to eight per cent of water was found ill all the fresh samples except
‘ Royal.” To this fact, together with their imperfect combination,
is to be attributed the loss of strength shown in all other grades.
Cubic inches of lcavening gas per
ounce of powder.
Name. ' When fresh. When not fresh.
Roy :11 Baking Powder (absolutely pure) ............ . ... . 127.4 126.9“
Patapsco (alum). ....................................... 125. 2 72.3
['Iol'si‘ord’s (Phosphate) ................................. 125.’ o 32.7
llani 'onl’s .............................................. 121. 6 84.35
Charm (alum). ..---. .... ...-.. .I'.. .116.9 69.05
Cleveland’s (contains lilue).. ............................ 110 8 61-2
Dr. P1'icc’s............. . ..........................-..1033 53.08
Iiulk baking powder .. .. .. -.. .. .. .. -. .. .. .. 75. 5.
* This sample, from the shelf of a retail grocer, was over five years‘ old.
The remarkable fact apparent from the above is the perfect keep~
ing quality of Royal Baking Powder, which it ' was found had
practically retained its strength 01' loavening power, while all others '
had *lost so much of their leavelling gas as to be comparatively
This great superiority of Royal Baking Powder arises from the
perfect purity of its ingredients, the extraordinary care in its manu-
factors, and the scientific principles employed ill its combination.
The ..rticles used are tholougllly dried by Lost before being com-
pounded, by 1vlll'c11 the uloistllle is entirely expelled, and are so pre.
pared and coated as to prevent the action of the acid upon the alkali
prematulely, 01' except under the influence of both water and heat
necessarily used 111 cooking or baking. '
The Royal Baking Powder will retain its full strength for any
length of time ill all clilllatcs and under all conditions of atmosphere,
and will be found, whenever used, to possess the full leavening
power it contained when filst made.
O. E. WILSON,
General Insurance ii Real Estate Agent
Money to Loan.
Room No. 3 Gazette Building, Norwalk, Conn.
Sole Agents for
TNA IS URANCE Co., of HARTFORD
incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $8,902,372.64.
Insures against loss and damage by Fire,on
terms adopted to the hazard and consistent with
the laws of coin nsation. COWLES & MERRILL,
email: and vicinity.
To Rem.
Three Rooms suitable for a small family on Main
street, Borough. AJples. yto
BELLs, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
A Small House with about one acre of ground at
Broa‘d Rllwter. Opposite Mrs. James Panton’s.
DP 3' 0
A Small Cottage
With plot of ground at Winnlpauk, ForSale Cheap.
Enquire of J. B. ELLS, Furniture Dealer.
A Small Farm
For Sale Cheap. The old Benjamin Bishop Home-
stead at North Norwalk, or old road to Silver Mine,
consisting of Plow, Meadow, Pasture and Wood
Land, will be sold as a whole, or in parcels to suit
pt'ml'mm' A good chance to secure a home-
s ON
Apply to J. B. Ens. 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 otB
B. Enos, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
House and Lot opposite residence of Charles E.
St. Joh ,Main street, Lot 70 feet front.
Ap l'y to J. B.Et.1.s, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
The Homestead of the Subscriber, No. 8 Camp
street. Good, new House and- Burn, 100 feet front
on street. Apply to
Successor to
E. Quintard’s Son.
AT THE OLD STAND
opposite Horse Railway 00pm,
Parlor Suits,
BUFFALO' LOUNGES.
RA'l'I'lN allil RRRD ROCKERS,
Folding Carpetf Rockers.
Walnut Chairs-8. Rockers.
Upholstered Easy Chairs
Chamber Suits.
CYLINDER ROLL TOP DESKS, LA-
DIE’S DESKS, and DESKS and BOOK
CASES COMBINED, LIBRARY, MAR.
BLE TOP, CENTER, and WALNUT and
ASH EXTENSION TABLES.
Plusll' Top Stands
FOLDING BED, .
woo Beds'anll Cots.
Mattresses, Pillows, Bolsters, &c.
Husks, large or small quantity
Live Geese-Feathers.
Call and Examine when in' want of
" _ anythlng in my hue '
J..B ELLS, Furniture Dealer. , 1.
Hair, (lotto... Wool, Rattan and Excelsior
Joseph B. Ells
THE
Norwalk Fire Insurance Co.
nus now completed its,
i8ih SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
or claims for losses.
for [638.
W. QEnsrr, Pres. s. E. 011mm, Tress,
Giro. It. Cowman Secretary.
,..
.A' "CARD.
Having purchased the ‘
No sound company immres
' FURNITURE BuslN ass,
Recently carried on by WILLIAM Localwoon at
- No. 36 Islam srnEE'r.
-I am prepared to meet the wants of all prospective
purchasers of furniture, both STAPLE AND
ORIAIENTAL. I have on hand _a large
stock which I will sell
VERY CHEAP F011 CASH.
lshallbepleased to meet all old or new friends
and: will guarantee satisfaction In
every case.
GEORGE H. RAYMOND.
F. H. PEC'KWELL,
ARCHITECT.
No; 7 WATER grocer.
AGENT FOR ='- ‘
Gilbert Lock Company.
Dibble Manufacturing Company's door
knobs.
New York Wood Turning Company.
Corner Blocks for window casings.
Round and Square Turned Balusters.
“ Newels.
Plain and Double Moulded Stair Rails.
Also Flat Moulded Door and Window
Casings furnished at short notice.
R. B. RRAIlFllllll,
Insurance, Real Estate and:
Investment Securities,
at Main street, Norwalk,
AGENT FOR THE
American ins. Co., of Newark, N.J
Assets .............................. 3 1,721,424
N srthem Assurance 00., of London ..... 15,225,422
Germania Fire Ins. Co.,' of New York: 2,700,076
Montauk Fire Ins. 00., of New York. 339, 666
Jersey City, of Jersey ................... ~ 316,863
7per cent. Bonds & Mortgages
. Of the Equitable Mortgage Co., of Kansas, and
6 per cent. Bonds
Of the Middlesex Banking 00., of Middletown,
Conn. Princi al and Interest of both guaranteed.
Securities 0 all descriptions bought and sold at
New York Quotations.
Alarge number of desirable dwellings andl farms
for sale. _. ans
ll. A. BLARKMNN,
Phil ngiaphei
ALL WORK FIRST LLASS.
Lilli NRNSNRNNN [illil‘fllllliflll
l TRIM IS Sflllcllfll.
. V
i
, JollN : l1. 'snlflflls »
FLo R I ST,
OF RAILROAD,
City of South Norwalk. Con...
PlantsaFlowers at all seasons
Flowers for Funerals furnished and tastefully
arranged to order at short notice.
346
And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid losselrv ":2
No. 11' main St._. Norwalk, coil...
EAST stun 01' MAIN STREET, SOUTH
on
<,/ “Loggia/y} v
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
' '15:. sowmnever varies. nmarve. or pure
“than a ordinliry' kinds, and cannot be boldin Com
petition with the multitude of low test, Ibo
weight allum or phosphate powders.
Rout. Baxmo PownnnCo.. 106 Wall “31,45
17
REAL ESTATE.
For Sale Cheap.
WILL be sold at a Bargain, if applied for soon
- a small, neat Cottage, of six: ooms,in
neighborhood and three minutes’ walk of the
Bridge. Apply in GAZETTE omen.
Building Luis
0n Wilton Avenue
'\ Apply to
B. J. STURGES. or 0. E. WILSON,
GAZETTE BUILDING: 4t!
Money to Loan.
quulre 0130. E. WILSON, No. 3 Gazette Bulld-
ng, orwalk, Conn. tits
For Sale.
A Chestnut Standing Desk. Apply at
. Tnls Orrlcs.
For Sale.
ADOUBLE BARRELLED RIFLE made by John
Blissett, London. Will be sold cheap for
cash. Enquire at this office.
FOR SALE,
NE two seated square box side bar wagon.
Ono light lumberbox wagon.
One second-th square box wagon.
One one-horse cart.
A. LYON. Knight Street.
w. s. QUINTABD,
FURNISHING UNBERTIKER
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R. DEPOT,
Residence 14?. Main Street. Telephone Connection.
GE 0. WARD SELLECE,
unnususnoox's stocx. mu. smart,
FAMILY GROCERIES.
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of
Pianoforte, Organ and Musical
Composition,
Lock Box3 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
1. BELDEN HURLBUTT.
Attorney and 8111111101 at Law,
Room No. 4, Up Stairs.
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN
BERNARD COHN.
"i—MERCHANT TAILOR,—
WEEK'S BUILDING, WALL STREET.
A FULL LINE or
Imported and Domestic Cloths.
Of the Latest Styles, constantly on hand.
NoveltieslnScotch Suiting. Satisfaction guaran-
teed in every particular.
FOR SALE.
A STYLISH
VICTORIA,
Newly Trimmed and Painted.
A Fine Family Carriage.
Will be sold at a very low price.
HENRY TILLY,
CARRIAGE MAKER.
' 5-" I‘S'OUTH NORWALK.
KEEP IT PURE
The Life is the Blood—Prevent Disease—Surgery
tile Last Resort—A Telling Letter. ‘
It is conceded that DR. KENNEDY'S FAVOR-
ITE REMEDY, of Rondont, 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 1s more than likely that If the writer
of the following letter had bad habitually taken
“FAVORITE REMEDY” ten years ago, he would
never have suffered from Cancer:—
Prrrsrllzm, MAss., March 22, 1834.
Dr. D. Kennedy, Random, N. l .
DEAR Sln :—_About six years ago I was obliged
to resort to external treatment for the removal of
a cancerous growth on my lip. On my return
home, 1 Dec ame sensible that 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-
inlr that I resolved to try it. I did so, and the re-
sult surprised me, it was efi'ected so quickly and
REMEDY, " which I 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, ac.
MATTHEW FARREL.
24 Adams Street.
In all cases when a consultation is deemed de-
sirable, addressz—Dr. David Kennedy, Rondout,
N. Y., but if you have not done so adopt, “FAVOR.
11's REMEDY" as a household Friend.
=MALARIA.
As an anti-malarial medicine
on. pain) KENNEDY'S
FAVORITE REMEDY
has won goldenopinlons. No traveler should con
alder his outflt complete 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 {3“ ur reach. It expcls ma-
poisons, and is the reventatil e of chills
and malarial fever in the vvorl. It is especiall
fared as a trustworthy specific 101'- the cure of K1
and Liver complflllfls. Constipation and all disorders
arising from an impure stats of the blood. To women
who suffer from any of the ills peculiar to their sex
fivorite Remedy is constantly proving itself an un-
tailing friend—u real bless! tell ro ric-
» r.Dr D. Kennedy, Rondou't N. GY- Ol ho 10'
“by all droughts.
; m presentll (liven away, send us 5
0 J0“ cents postage, and by mail you will
get free a package of goods of large
value, that will: stun on r: that will at once
bring you in money aster than anything else in
America. All about the $200,000 in presents with
each box. Agents wanted everywhere, of either
sex, of all ages, for all the time or spare time only,
to work for us at their own homes. Fort nes for
all workers absolutely assured. Don’t do ay. 11.
Hanna” A: 00., Portland Maine. ~
E: o r a e 811061113.
WM. MCCORMACK.
No. 111 IAIN SR, NODWALK.
Shoelng in all its branches guaranteed tobedons
in the best manner. Special attention paid to in-
terfering, or tender footed horses. All work war-
ranted. lee as a call. lyso
of;
l
h, and wholesomeness. More‘econolnio‘
' dies.
- other.
completely. I soon got over the depression pro- . _’
duced by the operation, and since the “FAVORITE * '
45
PUNISHMENTS IN COBRA.
—s—-
A Japanese paper publishes the follow.
ing descriptive sketch of Corean pumsh' .
ments, by a gentleman of Taushnnn ' who'
resided in that country for several years:
The punishments are divided into
seven classes: Decapitation on the high-
way, simple death, and exposure of the '
criminal’ 5 head to the public, exile,-
flogging, confinement and confiscation
of property. The first two punishments
are, according to the established custom,
only permissible after the sentence had
been reviewed by the king; but the ex-
traordinary course is sometimes followed
of executing the sentence first and mak-
ing the usual repléasentation as to the
crime to the king afterward. Provincial
magistrates, as well as governors of small
towns, have thus power over the lives Of
the people, and, in consequence, bribery
and illegal punishment prevails to an
incredible degree. All death punish-
ments are executed in the months of
September and Cotober. _ . :
. On one occasion, when a 'petty official
was to be beheaded on the highway for
. peculation, the official who pronounced
the judgment left the scene of the excel»
tion before the sentence was consum—
mated, as if afraid of the horrible sight,
and the executioner, in the attempt to
behead the criminal, cut deeply into a
large bone in the man’s left shoulder, and
could only extricate the blade by placing
his foot on the body, while the unfortuc
nate victim was shrieking with pain.
After repeated efforts, the head at length
fell to the ground.
The criminals sentenced to exile are
transported either to some uninhabited
islands or to the small isles in the juris '
diction of Chol-la—do or Ham-gyong—do,
to which criminals were transported
from very ancient times. ' There are
three different methods of flogging. The
simplest process is to beat the criminal
with two slender sticks, held in both
hands. The stall-beating, or flogging
the back of the criminaI with two thick
sticks, is a more painful punishment, and
in nine cases out of ten the criminal
The third process consists in
beating every part of the body without
intermission, so that even the most
silently-built man suffering this punish-
ment is maimed, if he does not actually
die afterward.
If the punishment accorded to misde-
meanors with the professed object of
correcting the future conduct of offend-
ers be so severe, we can safely assert that
the real purpose of Corean punishments is
to kill the ofi‘ender. There are no
definite periods of confinemenfs estab-
lished; the prisoner is often lettered and
supplied with scanty food, only to wait
deathin his cell. Confiscation extends
to real as well as movable property, and,
in consequence, when one member of a
family is sentenced to this punishment
all the rest are compelled to starve.
Punishments are reduced several degrees,
according to the amount of the bribes
presented to the subordinate officials,
who confiscate the property of the others,
not in vindication of the law, but for
their own selfish purposes. Many peo-
ple have lost all their property through
unjust judgments of the authorities, and
are wondering about in poverty. Even
this may be pardoned when the accused
has really committed certain crimes; but
persons who have made fortunes by their
own exertions, or who do not allow their
neighbors to share their wealth, are not
infrequently summoned on false charges
and sentenced to confiscation. There-
fore, rich people are always compelled to
bribe the Governors.
NAPOLEON“: TRAITS.
The Emperor walked everywhere, speak-
ing to right and left, preceded by some
Chamberlains, who announced his presence.
When he approached there was dead si—
lence, everybody remained perfectly still,
the ladies rose and waited for the insigficant
and often disobliging remarks which he was
going to address to them. . He never re-
membered a name, and almost always his
first question was, “What is your name?"
There was not a lady who was not charmed
to see him depart from the place where she
was. His Ministers, for himself and in his
presence, were nothing but agents more or
less active : “I should not know what to do
with them,” he said, “if they had not a cer-
tain mediocrity of intelligence of character.”
If any one them felt himself superior in any
point, he would feel it necessary to dissem-
ble, and, perhaps, as the feeling of danger
warned every one, they generally afi'ected a
feeblsness or nullity which did not really be-
long to them. In a fit of franknessin which
he sometimes indulged, I heard him say
that he did not like to confer glory except
on those who could not carry it. Hence, ac-
cording to his political attitude toward the
chiefs under his orders, or the degree of
confidence which they inspired, he kept si-
lence about certain victories, or changed
fm'lure into success. Sometimes a General
leatncdin a dispatch an action which he had
never performed or a speech which he had
never uttered. " * ‘ It was in vain to
protest against neglect or misrepresentation;
the past had already been wiped out by
fresher news, for the rapidity of Bonaparte
in war brought something new every day.
He imposed silence on all remonstrance, or,
if he found it necessary to appease a Gen-
aral, a. sum of money or the grant of some
favor ended the difference. " * * I can-
not say whether he was a deist or an atheist.
He was ready to scoff in private at every-
thing connected with religion, add 'I Ithink
he gave too much attention to all that hap-
pened' in this world to care much about the
I would venture to say that the im-
mortality of his name seemed to him much
more important than that of his soul.—
Hemoires of Mme. De Remusat.
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LOOK AT CARDS.
One word as to luck. Whether we be-
lieve in it or not, there is such a thing as
luck. We see one'man for a season persist—
ently holding bad cards, losing rubber after
rubber, and invariably being found by his
partner with nothingin his hand. Nor is
such misfortune due to bad play. As long
ashonors count for what they do in the
rubber, a first-class player, it is calculated,
has only the advantage of one pointin the
game over an indifferent player. Still, in
spite of men grumbling 'about their look,
and insuring everybody that they invariably
lose, take a cycle of three years and it .will
be found that luck is very-even in its opera—
tions. I have seen men who have lost
steadily throughout a whole year, yet in the
next year they have more, than recovered
their losses. I have seen a man lose thir—
teen rubbers running, yet shortly afterward
I saw him win every night during a whole
week. No man who has made legitimate
whist the occupation of his life has ever
come to much grief. The men who have
been “broke ” are those who have not the
funds to stand a heavy run of bad luck; or
those who, not content with the points, bet
largely, backing their luck when they win,
and plunging deeper and deeper to regain
their losses when unfortunate. But legiti—
mate whist—that is, whist at pOints that a
man can afford to lose, and no bets—is the
cheapgst pleasure that can be indulged in.
It offers one an agreeable rest after the
day's labor, a healthy form of excitement,
and intellectual exercise without fatigue.
My advice to all is that of Talleyrand,
“ Play whist, and you will be spared a sor-
rowful old mam—W Society.
Norwalk Chronicler