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Hack to Griggsby Station.
By JAMES WI iTCOMB RILEY.
got. bis.- patent. right, undl i7clz as al
creation ;
But where's the peace and comfort that we
all had before Y
Let's go-a.visatin'-baek#e-G•niggsby-Station—
Back where we used to be so happy and so
pore !
The likes of us a-livin' hero ! It's just a Mortal
pity
To see us in this great, big house,withcarpets
our the stairs
And the pump right in the kitchen ; and the
oily-l-ei _
And nothing bu the city all around us
every whores !
4.f
Climb clean above the roof and took from the
steeple,
Ant eieeer -ee rabi::, r:er a beach ur z11=
tr' !
And ri ht here, in earshot of at least a thousan'
ic,ople,
And none that neighbors with us or we want
to go and see!
t 6 o a -visa in •ac -c o hgg's.y i ion—
Back where the latch string s arhangin' from
the door,
And every neighbor 'round the place is dear as
a relation—
Back where we used to be so happy and so
pore !
I want to see the Wiggenses—the whole kit'and
bilin'
A-drivin' up from Shallow Ford, to stay the
r
A FINISHED PRAYER.
Sad Parting Scene in the Sick Boum—Papa's
• The [sick room was very still ; the night
lam i burned low, and the watchers made
antastic shadows on the wall,- but no one
moved or spoke. The doctor said this
was the turning point of the disease, and
there was nothing to do but to wait—wait.
The boy slept and his father kept his eyes
fixed upon the thin, wasted features .and
watched for what he ho ed would •rove a
new lease of life. The mother had gone to
lie down and rest. The nurse sat near and
dozed. At last the sick child suddenly
opened his large bright eyes and said in a
clear veiee :
” Papa."
" What, dear boy ?" answered the father,
softly.
" Is it near morning ?"
Eall tra ll'3 ` •y�1'�1"'c�Itaid.11l''t'IZZOIM=_.rraaT-+�.: I••L•T}10-M
" And will I)?e well in the morning ?"
" I—I hope so," sobbed the poor father,
faintly.
There was a long silence, then the sick
child moved restlessly on his pillows.
" I want to say my prayers," he mur-
mured.
The father beckoned to the nurse, and
AMONG TUE FORTIES.
A Sunday School Lesson in Which the
Alrtin el s are a�k"d
FA73:'
" How long at the deluge, children did it
rain ? " Ee� ty dayts •
"Hpw long till the ark was opened after
then? " Forty days.
" How • long upon the mount did Moses
fast ? " ,Forty days. '
"How long did the embalming of a body
last ? " Forty .days.
" How long in the wilderness_ wa.R neje,
sent ? " Forty days.
" How long gave Johah Nineveh to re-
pent?" Forty days.
" How long did Eesns in the desert fast? "
Party days.
"How long did the wandering of the
children last??" . Forty years.
"How long was it said Israel should live
in sin ? " Fortyyears.
law's and pillin'
Out there at Lizy Ellen's like they used toad!
I want to sec the piece quilts that Jones' girl is
makin'
And I want to pester Laury 'bout their
freckled hired hand
,And joke about the widower tila►e.come purt'
nigh !akin'
Till her p p Pot his pension.'lowed in time to
1 Nave hi $ Tend.
Let's go a-vihlitin' back to Griggsby Station—
Back when s nothinaggorvatin' any more,
She's away safe in the wood around the old loca-
tion
Back where wo used to be so happy and''so
pore!
I want to see Merindy and help her with her
se win'
And hear her talk so lovin' of her man that's
dead and Bono,
And stand up with Emanuel, to show mo how
he's growin'
And smile as I have saw her 'fore she put her
mournin' on.
And I•want to see the Samples, on the old lower
Eighty,
Where John, our oldest boy, lie was took and
buried—for
His own sake and Katy's—and I want to cry
with Katy,
As she scads all his letters over, writ from the
war:
„ What's in O this grand life and high situation,
. And nary p'nk nor hollyhawk bloomin' at the
door I. •
7.et A go ai-�bath to Criggsliy "S'tialdii- -
Back whe sed to be so happy and so
pore.
PERVERTED VISION.
A Ten -Year -Old Girl Who Reads Printed
•]►latter Upside Dow7n. Only.
, A very peeuliar-_cas of perverted vision
has been presented to Dr. E. W. Brickley,
an oculist of this city, writes ae orleacor-
respgondent of the Philadelphia Press. A
little girl of ten years, the 'daughter of one
of4this city's most respected citizens, was
discovered by her school teacher to be
• unable to read her reading exercises unless
. the book was held' upside down:, .,The
• teacher, Miss Busser, immediately com-
municated the fact to her parents, and they
became very much worried. •
The oculist was called in and an.exemina-
• tion made of the child's eyes. They were
found to be entirely normal. The only con-
clusion arrived at was that the. strange freak
• of vision was the result of a habit of trying
to read with the book pages in an unnatural
position,. a •habit contracted some years ago
when the child was first sent to school. At
this time the child in writing numbers upon.
'a slate always made them upside down, and
'.asit was never observed or corrected she
gradually drifted into the habit of reading
the same way.
The only means of cure possible is to
teach the child everything over again; as
though she never knew anything before.
This will be carefully done, and a cure of
this really phenomenal case is anxiously
looked for in the near future.
NOTED TOUGHS -FIGHT.
Probability that One May Die from injuries
Sustained.
A New York despatch says ; It is re-
ported that " the", Allen is dead. While
a game of cards,was in •progress in a saloon
in Bleecker street early this morning a
quarrel arose among the party, -and John
iarreero, known as the "Jap," attacked
Allen, and bit off a large piece of his •nose
and stabbed him in the back and face with
an ice -pick. 'The Jap was pounded. by
Allen's friends until he became unconscious.
He was afterwards removed to the hospital,
and Allen taken to his brother's house on
45th street. The latest report is that Allen
is in a dangerous condition. Fifteen years
ago while Allen was keeper of a faro bank
on $roadway he shot and killed Edward
Mailer a private detective and gambler.
AI n said the shooting was accidental, and
as re were no witnesses• to contradict
Win he escapeal punishment. For years he
kept the, " Mobile " on Bleeeker street, the
most notorious 'resort for dissolute charac-
ters in this city.
Forty -Four Stars.'
Here is theaarrangement of the' forty-four
stars n the new flag as it will float on d
after `to-day.'he new star stands for
Wyo ing,, which was admitted.„ into the
union Justin time to' be too tato' for the re-
arrangement of the stars which was ordered
a year ago. Every flag floatingas the
sign of authority of the national government
will henceforth conform to this order. The
old flags will not all be condemned,', but as
new emblems are called foe, this new ar-
rangement will be observed. • 'Rah for the
old flag and its new setting. --Boston Herald.
The en,sealties from fast driving in Lon-
don last year were 250 persons killed and
(1,000 injured. This fearful total is declared
to be the direct result of smooth, hard
pay ernes ts.
" Lift me up," said the dying child in a
full, clear voice ; " hold me, papa, while I
say my prayers."
He clasped his little hands together and
repeated like one who was dreaming :
" Our—Father—which art in heaven--
hallowed—be—Thy—name—Thy
eaven—hallowed—be—Thy—name—Thy kingdom
—come—Thy—kingdom—come—"
" Papa, I can't remember ! I can't re-
member !"
• " No matter, dear boy ; you can finish it
in the morning."
Again he lay among the pillows like a
pale lily, and his eyes were open wide.
" I can't see. you, papa," he murmured.
" Will it soon be morning?"
" Yes, dear boy."
And will I be well then ?"
The poor father could not answer. No
one spoke and a faint light soon stole into
the room that drowned the flickering rays
of the night lamp and shone rosy on the
wall. Then suddenly a little voice filled
the room. It was so sweet and clear that
it sounded like a strain of music from
celestial spheres. It was the dying boy
finishing his prayer ! When he came to
the last clauso he seemed groping in doubt.
" Forever and ever—forever and ever—"
and with the words on his lips he drifted off
to--sleep-again; _ ___
The rising sun ,shone into the room and
lighted 'up its dim obscurity. It lay in
golden • bars on the white pillows and
touched the little face with a mocking glow
of health and strength. Perhaps it wakened
him, but in the valley of the shadow of
death he could not discern, and with wide
open eyes-. hat—saw—rat--hei,''Yi urniiu.e
plaintively :
" It_is_.nearly morning,_papa-?"
" It is morning now, dear boy."
A smile trembled on the closed lips—there
was a flutter of breath that came and went
as the child clasped his thin hands together.
' "Forever .and ever—Amen !"—Detroit
Free, Press.
IIO'W CERTAIN FiSHES EAT.'
Its Teeth in It:v-Throat—Chewing ,N1'ith Its.
• Legs—Queer Habits.
The carp carries his teeth back' in his
throat, so that when he .has a sore throat he
does not know whether to send • for the
doctor or the dentist.
The horseshoe crab chews its food with
its legs, which is a very curious thing' even
for a crab to do, while the oyster feels with
its beard.
The jelly -fish hasn't any teeth, .but uses
himself just as if he were a. piece of .paper
when he is hungry, getting his food and
then wrapping himself about it.
The starfish,.on the contrary, turns him-
self inside out and wraps his food around
hum, and stays that way until he has had
enough.—.Harper's Young People. •
• A horse Story.
• A remarkable illustration of equine intel-
ligence is reported from Buck Hill, Ohio. A
man named Marshall was driving into, town
with a two -horse team pulling a load of
hay. He fell asleep, leaving his,team to go
as it pleased. A hired girl of one of the
neighbors had been trundling a little child
in a low -wheeled buggy, and while stopping
•to chat with to • ii•iend carelessly left the
buggy in the middle of the road just as the
heavily loaded hay waggon. came along.
The driver of the waggon was suddenly
awakened by the waggon coning, to a stand-
still. The . sleepy fellow rubbed his eyes,
and saw his two quiet and sensible horses
calmly investigating the buggy 'find its
infant occupant, which was directly in their
path, and which they • had refused to run
down. The child's buggy had been struck
by the waggon tongue,, upsetting it, and
throwing the child ender the wheels.
Points About Finger Nails.
Broad nails indicate a gentle, timid and
bashful nature.-
Pale or lead -colored. nails indicate melan-
choly people.
People'with narrow nails are ambitious
and quarrelsome.' •-
Small nails• indicate" littleness of mind,
obstinacy and conceit.
Lovers of knowledge and liberal senti-
ment have round nails.
Choleric, martial Hien, delightirfg in war;'
have red and slotted nails.
Nails growing into the flesh at the points
and sides indicate luxurious tastes.
,cal Classics.
All the fashionable women who wear
those great' softly -becoming chiffon bows
tinder their chins tie a corresponding colored
ribbon bow on the stick of their parasols.
For instance, one of the '" tall an lovely
peeresses" wore a brown foulard gown and
a pale blue necktie, and on the stick of her
•white lace parasol was big bow of the same
color. It looked very pretty, and the idea
was improved upon by an Americanbeanty,
who had her pink ribbon tying a big bunch
of mam,aison carnations.
Mr. )Christian .Iielglson, of Thingva la,
near Langenburg; Manitoba, !vac! shooting
blackbirds on Friday, and Miss Thodhorg,
Trusteitnsdotter, passing 50 yards. from
where the lairds! were, was struck in the
head by one gra,iri, frinn tite effect of which
she died on Saturday. The coroner, on
hearing the particnlars slid not deem it
neeessary to hold an inquest. .
reign?'.' Forty years.
" How long did David for his people
grieve ?" Forty years., •
" How long did Absalom to David cleave?"
Forty years.
" How old was Moses leaving Egypt's
land"
"How lona slid Othnef!1' keep his Lord's
- ow ong 111 . on a ge was u a
Forty years.
"How old was that lame man whom Peter
healed?" Forty years.
eL How long did Egypt's desolation last ?"
Forty years.
" How long did Israel keep her idols fast ?"
Forty years.
" How long were the spies in searching
Canaan's land ?" Forty days.
" How old was Caleb when he joined their
band ?" Forty years.
—J. P. Parke, M. D., in Troy Times.
AMBITIOUS TO BE AN ACTRESS.
How Love May Change Into Hate by .iJn-
toward Events.
Toronto World : W. II. Sanderson and
his wife, Nina A. Sanderson, are evidently
not filled• with that affectionate regard
which ought to exist between rnan and wife.
Sanderson is a well-known commercial
traveller, while his wife is almost equally
well known by reason of . her handsome
dressing, her exceedingly blonde locks and
her histrionic aspirations. Her first at-
tempt in connection with these longings
was as a member' of an amateur company,
of which A. H. Collins, Bromley -Davenport
and Grant Stewart . who subsequently
jor:ned— tlie`` Rosina Vokes Company, were
members. When this organisation followed
the way of all one-night.stand combinations,
Mrs. Sauderson'sw ambition still remained
unquenched, and for the purpose of slaking
it she 'repaired .to that lode star of
aspiring genius, . New York. She re-
turned the other day, and this is • the
-way her husbarrd weelero-rrted tier -Home ;
•T IIEREBY NOTIFY ALL PERSONS THAT
X front-th-L4 date -I will Iiot bo-r`esvonsible-Tor
any debts contracted by my wife, Nina A. San-
derson. Dated Toronto, June 30, 1891. • •
W. II. SANDERSON.
A. blonde of Mrs. Sanderson's type is not
the kind of a woman to be bluffed in this
way, and she got back at her hubby in the
following eloquent terms : • '
TDESIRE TO CALL ATTENTION TO A
notice recently published by my husband,
W. II. Sanderson, and to say that for the future
I shall decline to pay any of his debts or other-
wise support him.
. Signed,' NINA A. SANDERSON.
Then •followed legal proceedings: Mrs.
Sanderson claims that certain household
goods which her- .hus'band'sold are her per-
sonal property, and she has instituted pro-
ceedings to recover them. • She joins P. M.
Goff, a friend of her husband, as a defend-
ant. In her complaint the wife•makes seri-
ous allegations in regard to the. morals of
her husband. Mr. Sanderson slid his friend,
Mr. Goff, could not be foand by the lawyers
yesterday..
Queer 'Arithmetic.
A strolling, brass band of four or five
pieces had just got ,ready to toot in front of
a house on the avenue, the'ot',her'fav when
the owner came out and curtly asked the
leader ;
" How much to plav ?"
Five cent," was the reply.
" How much not to play ?"
" Ten cent."
" How do you figure that ?"
" Why, if we no play we no hear de
moosie, you see 1"
• Force of Habit.
A lady who wished -•to weigh her baby,
two months old, but who had no scales at
stand suitable for the purpose, took the child
to a neighboring butcher shop. •The butcher
put the baby in his.epring scales, looked at
the dial, and remarked :
"With the bones and all, mum, it's four-
teen pounds and a half. Shall I—?"
".° How dare you snake such a suggestion,"
screarned the woman, as she snatched her
baby, and rushed out of the shop.—Youth's
Companion. I . 1
Two Points of Flew.
The papers spoke of him as a " genial,
witty man about town."
A writer of Sunday school books took him
as a horrible example, and described flim as
"a drunkard, gambler, blasphemer, liar,"
etc.
In reality he was an ordinary, common-
place individual.
Cutting Her Off. ' •
" Safebind is having the telephone' taken
out of.his house, I see."
" Yes. He is married again, yon know."
.: What has that to do, with having the
telephone taken out of his'hous+ ?"
" Why, he married the girl at the central
telephone station." •
A Talk With Pa.
George—I had a 'talk with your father,
this morning and he read me a regular ser-
mon. . •
Ethel ---What was his text?
. George—Behold how great a fire 'a little
spark kindleth,, .
Gen. Harris, the Republican nominee for
Lieutmtitt-Governor of Ohio, is 111 years
old. He entered the Union army as a
private soldier at the outbreak of the war
and Haft the service a brigadier -general.
\1`illiam Reed, a newspaper compositor
in New fork, dislocated his jaw the other
ight while laughing at. a joke which he
was putting in type.
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ?
A Few .last' Cauundrus mto Test Onc'!i
Extent of Information.
" General ignorance questions," as they
,are_ealledebeing---now- in -favor- with- -these-
who are entrusted with the duty of edu-
cating our boys, says the Loudon _Yews,
the • private schoolmaster has taken the
trouble to suggest a string of appropriate
tests of knowledge of familiar things.
The chief of these are : " Why does an
eple-fall,-l;--to--the--geoun4Wtaat---ie-a
jury and how are ,furors elected?" •fe Ex-
plain as you can the action of the electric
telegraph." " What keeps the earth in
position ?" " How would you spend, a
present of five pounds sterling in books ?"turn" Why do most leaves tuicolor in
autumn ?" ." What is the difference between
tradition and history, art and science, par-
able and alleeeee n i r 1 r 1111/1
o' ii
'" dssi ul'a ion ii +ani
" Name some of the chief English daily
and weekly newspapers." " Name some of
the -planets that move round the sun."
" Why does marble appear colder to the
touch than wood ?" " How many senses
have we ?"
The author of this little plot does . not
conceal the fact that he looks forward to
ewers."
1 CAN HE CALL DOWN RAIN ?
An Inventor Testing the Efficacy of Gas Ex-
plosions at high Elevations.
A Washington despatch says : Col. Dyren-
forth, of the Department of Agriculture,
with two assistants, left here to -day for
the interior of Texas, where they will make
furtherexperiments in the feasibility of
producing raiu-in\arid regions by exploding
balloons charged with oxygen and hydrogen
at a considerable height in the air. Tests
will also be made u exploding dynamite
attached' to the tails of huge kites, in con-
nection with the theory that rain may. be
produced by the concussion of high .explo-
sives in mid-air. The dynamite: is to be
exploded in the same manner as are the bal-
loons, that is by a slender wire leading to
the kites, and connected with an electric
battery worked on the ground. Col. Dyren-
forth will seek some sequestered ,spot in
Texas where the noise will not disturb any
one, and will make thorough and exhaustive
experiments.
DOSE TREES WITH SULPHUR.
That's the Way to Get Rid of Caterpillars
and Such.
The tying of a piece of wool round a tree
stem to down the bugs and vermin is a poor
idea, betanin , it is based- on the. supposition
that all these nuisances ascend from the
ground, whereas in most instances the eggs
are laid in the foliage above the [supposed
uard. The only actuel.pzexentixe.inve ••
a delicate operation, which, however, can
he successfully _performer. 'by- a man with -a
steady hand. It consists in boring a small
hole in the tree near the group(. and filling
it with sulphur. The sap carries this
'over the • tree, and there will be
few insects settle or crawl on atny part of it.
=St. Louis Globe -Democrat...
Reading Aloud.,
Too little attention is paid nowadays to
the superior advantages to he gained from
correct reading aloud. In• the schools this
highly necessary branch.of education is too
often considered so simple as not to require
any attention, and the practice of reading
aloud in the home circle has graduallygiven
way .to what • is considered more elegant
recreations, .but 'the truth is that it is an
accomplishment • far 'more indispensable
than almost any other, for itis a known
method of averting consumption or'•enter-
tainitag one's 'friends, and of shoving the
true: duality of the' mind. it is one. of
those exerci"es which conibine mental and
muscular effort, and hence has a double
advantage. To read aloud $well one should
not only understand the subject, but should
hear his own voice and feel within him that
every sylidhle is distinctly enunciated..
Every public speaker ought 'to know,
.whether he is•distiilctly heard by the far-
thestauditor in the room ; if he does not it
is became he sloes not unelerst•cnd the proper
use of the voice, Reading aloud helps to
develop the lungs just as singing sloes. The
effect is to induce the drawing of long
breaths oftener and deeper than is done in
reading avithoutennnciating. '.These deem
inhalations newer fail to develop the capa-
city of the hangs in dir'cc,t proportion to.
their pilled cc. —.IF.Hilo,-.;;'n:.
Too SIriet.
•
In Germany the police regulations arc
very strict, and any e iolation• of them is
promptly punished. The people have a holy
terror of the la w. '1'tvoge•ntlenicn happened
to meet in Berlin and the following conver-
sation took place :
Have • you heard the dreadful news
abott!�t \filler?"
"iNo, what is it?"
" He was in a boat 'op the river. He fell
overboard and was •drowned. • The water
was too deep."
Didn't he know' how to swim?"
" Swim ; Don't you know, that all persons
are forbidden by the police to swim in the
'rivet." •
•
The Baby Bushel.. -
A nice present for a little.irl is a baby
basket for her doll. Every lithe girl enjoys
Washing and dressing her doll, and .1this
basket is just what she needs ; it can be
easily glade. Buy a small basket and line
it with $ome pretty shade of satine or silk ;
around the. sides of the basket make pockets
to 'hold the small cake of -soap, the comb
an dl brush.
In the centre of the basket make a piri-
•
cushion feqtr the babies' pins ; tiny towels
call be ma41e for the basket, and a sponge or
small wash -rag, used for washing.
Around the outside of the basket gather
some pretty lace, and tie a bow of ribbon en
one of the handles. —Doll's Dressmaker.
Mr. 'Felix Dclenze, a wealthy Parisian
widower, adopted twelve• years ago sixteen
orphan'girls and gave them homes under his
own roof. Five have married comfortably,
each bride receiving $4,000 as a dower ; t 11 n
have taken the veil and nine remain. Such
Delenvitens saver •u life,
—Many poor people, ambitious of social
distinction, are kept down by trying to shadow of en overhanging bank, ready t,•
keep up. teresh him who sits beneath.
HOW THE JAW VOTES.
Canadian Smile.
The polls had opened at 8 o'clock, and u.
—haat-come
' r
one the a,p.cnese--h t come straggling in
from the surrounding country. The greater
'number gathered in the small- meeting, hall
just outside the polling room, whence arose
a quiet buzzing. It was a reminder of the
gathering in the churchyard on Sunday, in
Old times, between the morning and the
al-
-ternoon—
—~-servicesr—There-was lithe
laughter, less loud argument and no angry
disputing. Every now and then, like bees -
leaving a hive, a figure was seen to separate
from the rest and move off toward the poll-
ing -room. r
A gentleman in every act, the Japanese
voter bows as he enters to the oftieial at the
door, carefully writes his ballot and affixes
'on
gag
•
IgaM•LrAS'tt'+Y'.6Mfg I.r ? •n u.t•:rm„.!, �r ran w:,uta sax.nn.• I.>•47,,.rasx�:a'�rd:r;> :•.4
1_t and places • it 111 i% ' ong o cia u en-
velope. When this is finished the long-
sleeved voter walks over to the tee-hie/nine or.
inspectors. Here further effusions of polite;'
nese take place, while the voter gives his
name, number and address, and is checked
off on the register. Then, with another gee -7
ture of courtesy, he turns to the ballot -box,
and wit a..how, perha sin du ligate to the
carefully'deposits his ballot and 'quietly re=
tires by another door.—Sacribner'e Magazine.
A LITTLE CHINESE BABY.
A Daughter Born In the Family of the
• Minister from China.
The birth of a girl baby in the family of
the Chinese Minister has been the subject of
general rejoicing at the legation for ten
days. • The tiny maiden is kept in the
strictest seclusion for the first month of her
existence, in accordance with the laws of the
Celestial Kingdom, which also require the
seclusion of the mother for the same time.
The Minister has already selected a name
for his daughter, but until the expiration of
a month this will be kept- a profound secret.
This is the second child born to the family
of Chinese nobility in this country.
The first child Was named Mea, which,
translated', is alleged to signify Beautiful
American. She was ,the daughter of the
present Minister's aged predecessor.- Wa•sh-
zuejton Special in New York Times.
Origin of the Song "Darling Nellie Gray."
•The old plantation favorite, ," Darling •
Nellie Gray," was published first in this
city. I -do not know by whom. I was at a
little_..nlusicale_the- other- n gh•tr-and-sorra----
folks were there who were better posted
about the 'origin of ;wags which have become
famous than they are about music. One of
the party said what ] have just' told you.
And then' he added some information which'
was new to rte.
He said that the author was Benjamin R:
Harnby, of, Butler county, O. I -Ie was a
preacher and an avowed abolitionist. He
xeaslan account,_..of._a_;young-•_.colored__girL.
whose nanie was Nellie Gray, who had been
sold and taken away from her colored lover.
He wrote a sone from the incident and sent
the words to 'a Chicago firm, but never heard
anything from it. • .
A long time atter the sending of the words,'
he was a visitor at the house of a young
lady who lived at Columbus, '0. He asked
hereto play something. She said she had
nothing • new except a negro song which
had recently • came out. She then played
and sang " Nellie Gray." Hamby asked
to' see the music, which was •granted of
course. He then pointed ,out his name on
the music. • She had not noticed -that, or if
she had, she had not connected the name
with the visitor.' It was the first time he
had ever heard it. Harnby wrote to the.
firm that published the,music calling atten-•
tion to•the fact;that he *rote the words..
The publishers sent hint six copies of the
song, which was all the pay he ever •got.
The' publishers, according to the gentleman
who told the story, made,a fortune out of it.
—lazlerz•'iew in,.Chieago Tribune.
• Novelties to Furniti>tre.
A hanilsome mahogany parlor suite is in
empire style, picked out lir gold.
A choice pure Louis XV. style is clone in
carved gilt,, with a delicate peach and soft
olive covering.
Dead gold combined with burnished gold
is. a distinct and 'strong feature in the finish
of the new goods.
• One of the most beautiful parlor suits is
decorated with an exquisite Watteau upon
the hacks of the various pieces.
Jewel eases of .the, daintiest and most
delicate forms, beautifully covered, • are
made particularly for "mamselle's boudoir."
An Egyptian booth, .with . elaborately
designed fretwork . top, is a striking oddity
for a hall stand, and a .full-length mirror in
the' rear reflects the fret to good effect.
A massively carved bull's head forms the
hack of a curious hall chair. The polished
'stack and seat and carved legs closely
resemble the cloven hoof of the bovine.—
G jilt l• torr.
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• • Something To• Re Avoided.
We would guard the young against the
use of every word that is not perfectly
proper. Use no profane expression—allude
to nei sentence that would put to bluish the
most sensitive. You know not the tendency
of habitually using indecent and profane
language. It may never •be obliterated
from your hearts, says the New York
Lecher. When you grow up you will find
at your tongue's end some expression you
'would not use for any stoney.. By being
careful, you will save yourself a great deal
of mortification and sorrow. Good men have
been taken :ick and become delirious. In
these moments they have used the most vile
and indecent language imaginable. ‘Vhen in-
formed of it, after arestoration to health,
they had no idea of the pain they had given
their friends, and stated that they had
learned and repeated the expressions in
childhood,. and, though 3,'ear6 had passed
since they had spoken a haul wh'rd, the early
impressions hail been indelibly stamped
upon the heart.
The Duke of Athol, the chieftain of the
Hurrays, adheres to the antique kilts -of
the Iiighlands. Once a year he gives a hall,
to lvhieh the chieftains of all the neighbor-
cl)tns (01(10 clad in plaids a11(1 tweenllet: iell
by tIn i1 Il!lal'ra.
--The ft•remiship of the bald is like the
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