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T HABEAUDIL
If all the. woeld were mine, JerKt,
nIfroin Speedo watitea of snow
Molonea speoy isies, my pet,
Where bellow breezes blow—,
Fran fair Aetna% laclettea vine
To Jet glassine wetere blue
And, 0a;Moroni% golen uiiuee
Ilmow what I vvould do,
I'd give lit for vane spree. Janet,
Ayie eyen more than thui ;
I'd throw lean UWAY, my pen
For one immortal 'else
To daily with mu; treaties. rare
What at the enelight thine.
I'd gunny gam the world so eelte
If it were male in hie 1'
if eau were maid or coy, damn
And would not list to me,
My Weasure all the world, my pet,
To gate
you. f would free,
And in the happy e ears to come,
Love% chaplets Z d entwine.
..Aind crown enu ie. our little hotne,
or wadi the weal wore mine 1
I emooth your dalaty locks ot, ;told,
1 take your snowy hand
Tee littleflogers that I hold—
None tearer in the land,
I look into your eyes, Jatiet.
With nierpitnent they thine ;
What pleasure I would buy, my pet
ef all the woild were mine!
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MEG'S ADVICE.'
It wee the day ate e the party; and call
any day ever be more utterly vvretohed ?
I ;amen, of °warm, to the people who hays
given the party—espeolally when, like my
uncle and aunt, their are of quietgoing
habits and moderate means, and mut let
their gueets dame hi the dialog -resin and
have supper in the biggest bed -room.
It was the day after the party, and every
individual be the house waa naiserablo,
The days borer° the party had not been
remarkable for comfort, but they at /east
had been tinged 'with the radiance of hope
at d bright anticipation, while now nothing
weinained but " dregs and bitterness," and
to elan away and get the houee into order
,again. Thia werdd have seemed rather a
dreary teak in any circumstanced, I dare
eay ; but it was greatly aggravate el by the
fact that we were all in very low splrite,
or, te put it honestly, in dreadfully bad
tempera, having each and al/ a epecial
grievance ef our own.
My uncle's household consisted of him-
aelf and my aunt, Mn and *Mrs. Gibe;
their twe sone, Christopher and Peter,
'their two daughters, Lottie and 5ephy,
and myself, Meg Merton the orphan
ieaughter of my aunt's only sister. My
mother had died when I was eight years
eld, and my tether, vyleese habits were by
no means of a domestic hind, sent me to
school, and allweed me te teemed all my
holidays at my aunts ; and, vtnen he died
and my achool days were over, my temperary home became a permanent one. This
came to pass quite naturally, and was
taken aa a matter of course by my kind-
hearted cousins ; and aunt Charlotte, who
had always regardedmo as ene of her own
children, never menaed to suppose that she
was conferring any pertionler favour upon
me by giving me a happy home amenget
them all. But 1 appreciatee it, and en.
deaveured to prove my gratitucie in every
way portable. I was eider than Lottie and
Sophy, and left seheel before they did;
and I became very aseful In the home.
Aunt Charlotte was ef a nervous thnid
nature, and, as I happened to be golf-
possemed and ceel and decided, she soon
cern, to rely entirely en my judgment and
, energy ; and in a year or two I was house-
keeper -ha -chief, and my advice was asked
and pretty generally taken en mattere bath
small and great—indeed " Meg's advice "
became proverbial in the hounhold.
Natimally I grew a little dictatorial, for
I, often wonaered what they could have
done without me. Chris wee the only ene
I could net manage.
"Bully the ethers as much as you like,'
he wruld say, "but you shall never bully
me ;" and somehow or ether I never felt
Inclined to try.
"Tiffe " occurred amongst us now and
then ; but, en the whole, we were a very
happy family until the day after the party,
when, as I have said, we were each and all
miserable, My uncle was confined to his
room with a bilious attach, where he lay
groaning and anathematising "that cham-
pagne." My aunt looked very haggard
when she firat came down in the morning,
and mid her head aohed badly; and her
appearance did net brighten as she and I
inyestigated the state of the crockery,
et ccetera.
"1 ebail never give a party again," she
said quietly, but it was the quietness of
deeper. "Nine champagne gleeses broken,
two ;sherries, and three of the best china
plates, and a great stain on the drawing.
room carpet! We might have been enter-
tairie g a tat ef barbarians
Christopher and Peter, usually the most
affectionate of brother; were now not en
apeakieg terms with each ether, as my
aunt and I at bre/Wan-time ; and, instead
of going to business together, Peter linger.
ed until Chris had gone, and then started
about five minutes afterwards. This ma-
friendlinese arose, as I well knew, because
of a stylish disagreeable London belle,
whom some friends of ours had brought
with them to the party, and whe had
flirted deeperately, but with maddening
impartiality, with both my deluded cousins.
Hence their coldness towards each
other this morning. As for Lottie
and Sophy, I wished, before the
day was ent, that they were not on speak,
Ing terms, for they were nagging at each
ether all the time and finished just before
dinner with a downright spitefui quarrel;
and aunt Charlotte cried. Their grievance
was about two brothers Tom and Harry
Newill ; for Lottie liked Harry beet, and
Sophy liked Tom ; and, with the usual oon-
trariness of mankind, Harry was desperate-
ly in leve with Sophy and Toni with
Lottie; se it was usual, after every merry-
making we might have, for Lottie and
Sophy tofall out abeat them, I felt vexed
with everybody ; batI think I was quite
aatiefied In befog se, for they would all
persht Itt believing—or saying they Willey-
ed—that 1 was in love with ridiculous
John Howarth just because he happened
to be in love %with MO, and took care that
every one ehould knew he was to! I did
think some of them at least might have
had mere seam. And now tide fine Landon
belle had appeared on the Emenc—ah, I
felt tempted to break another best china
plate and all the remainiag eherry-glaseee
as I thought about it I And, if aunt had
only known the state of mind I was ira she
would never have trusted al te we'them
up and put them away. Even our New-
foundland dog seemed to share the general
dissatisfatition, tend kept oomin fr
.1 My Aunt and 1 hed been up ea early ea
meal, th ie monaing—we had too math
to do to He in bed, Carle and Peter
et oeuron wantedAhoir dinutir at the ;tonal
hour, ane tIteir lionoheene—whion they al -
wept teok With teem, and at in &little hack
otterdi la sit ail al ar tveet tilegratioeni r tsi4or own ge tteettnh ezeiheonatioeed,
"'inn at the t ffiee—Mue tin) and then When
Y t
We alwAys dined at at o'clock, and it was
nearly that hour before we had anconded
in ;educing the house to anything like order,
Then. Lettie and Sophy had their quarrel,
in to roedet of' whioh Chria and Peter alley -
ed,, end we went to dinzur,
Chrie folded his alma and put on a dogged
and determined look aa be teok hie place at
teble.
"1 brealefaeted off cold fowl," he eald
gloovelly—ii I lunched off cola towi—I re-
fuse to dine off it."
My aunt grew tearful again.
" nis le not cold fowl, she aneweeed ;
"t is turkey, and you might eat it. Cald
beef will keep a day or twom-fewle asod tut..
keya, with settee over them, will not, Bat"
—turning to me reeignedly--" ring for the
beef to be brought in Mag; we have hed
enough unpleasantnewa ter one day."
" How is it idlers is a whole turkey left 1.'
inouired Chris, eomewhae, mollified aa the
beef appeered,
"It was Mg'a fault," replied Aunt Chard
lette, "She put it en that dark sheli be.
hind the cellar door, and I found it there
thee Morning quite forgotten, But I wonder
Meg, you did not notice that there were
only tWO turkeys at supper; this wield
have been eaten if it had been there."
"1 did net have any enpper," I said,
"for I thought thire would net be mem"
"That Is merely an excuse," interpeeed
Lottle ; "you were spooning with John
Howarth in the conservatory all aupper.
time." '
I meant to look defiant, but I may have
looked guilty.
i' Did he propose to you ?" ae/xed Sephy
Oaring at me.
"I will put a step to this noneense about
John Howarth!" I said determinedly. "You
shall all know exactly how the case steads
and then there will be nu further display for
stale *it at our expense. Aa Sophy sup-
periea Mr. Ilewartla did propose to ms hot
night." ,
"Oh, aerie," interrupted Lottle, "how
could yen hit my oat in =oh a es,ve.ge way 1
Corne here Tip—poor pussy 1"
"You should teach per oat not to stick
his claws into one's legs at dinner time,"
retorted Claris; "then he wouldn't get hit."
"Ho was not touching yen 1" returned
Lottie warmly, He was begging quite in-
offensively,"
" Ha woe sticking his °laws into my leg,"
reiterated Chris, with quiet and moat aggra.
vating obstinacy.
"Now don't you two begin quarreling,"
said Saphy impatiently, "But let Meg tell
as about Mr. Howarth. I have often read
about proposale in tales, but I have never
heard a real bona fide ene described. Do
tell us every word he amid, Meg 1"
"Did he go down upon his knees? asked
Ctris, "Far, if he did, I wish I had been
there to ate him."
"1 shall not tell.yett whether he went
down upon his knee a or not," I answered
inanely ; "nor shall I tell:you what he Paid.
Bata I added with sentimental meditation,
"he meld mine very nice things indeed to
me—me—nicer than yen could put tegether
Carle if you tried for a hundred years,"
"1 can assure you I ani net going to try,
even for a minute " answered Chide giving
me a most eavage leek.
My aunt auddenly buret into tears.
4' This la the finishing blew," ehe sobbed
—" Meg going te be married I will never
give another party as long as I live It was
again my better judgment that I yielded
thie time, I did it te please you. all, and
this is the reeult—furniture ruined, eatateles
wasted, your father Ill, you all quarrelling
like this, and Meg going to be married I
No, never another party in this house 1"
"'What—not even -when Meg marries
John Howatth 7" sneered Chris.
"No, net even then," replied aunt re-
doubling her sobs,
"Well, don't ery, auntie," I Interposed,
"for I am net going to marry him. I gave
him a very deolded 'Nee
Chris here gives a quick oovert glance in
my direction; after which hie anumption
of perfect indifference seemed to me a trifle
overacted.
"011," laughed Lottie "that explains
why the poor fellow ate' trifle inatewl of
fewi with his boiled ham, and never found
out the difference. I thought what a curi-
ous taste he had,"
But aunt refused to be pacified; she had
reached that state of mind when troubles
are pesitively preferred to blessings.
"S tying 'NM te Mr Howarth will net
buy a new drawing room carpet," she said,
"er eat up all the tarts and custards and
cakes. I am sure "—warming to her sub-
jeot—" the waste has been shameful 1 When
tbe confectioner's man came this morniag, I
had not a Edit& cake er jelly or blanc-
mange to send bank, tor every one had been
broken into And I saw yen, Chris, take
just a spoonful out ef that expensive per-
oupine, when a plainer cake already com-
menced was obese by you."
"Oh, don't blame Chris for that auntie 1"
exolatmed. "It was done for Miss Jones
If he bad the pewer, Chris would cut a bik
eff the Kohdinoor !Melt if she asked him."
"1 would," said Claris; " the is worth a
handled Koh -1 noon."
" Realiy1" observed Peter, around at
lest from the gloomy lethargy that had pos•
sassed him all dinner -time, and addreasing
Chris. "What a pity ehe dees not regard
yen In the same light I She told me last
night how she hated dancing with you, say-
ing that yeu were so clumsy yeti were con-
stantly getting your feet on her dreaa."
"Indeed I" retorted Claris. "She told
me the same thing about you "
"I don't believe it," said Peter,
"Da you mean to say I arn telling lies?'
demanded Chris,
"Another quarrel 1 cried my aunt. "Oh
dear, dear, what will be the end ef it ail ?"
"The end of It all might be ,pleasant
oneugh," I replied with energy, ' if only
every one of yon would display a little cone -
mon -sense. I am out of patience with you
all I"
"Well, Meg," said Lottle cahnly, " you
generally seem to conaider yourself capable
of setting the world to nights; oe can you
set our little world straight? It seeing to me
we are all miserable. What mat you sug-
ges to make MI all happy?'
"Common sense," I repeated—lit:ally
conamexasenee. Take my advice and peace
tered at once,"
s have it then," mid nay aunt
y.
t Uti have Meg's advIce' at once!"
brie again, " Row is It we have
ht of this panacea earlie r'
commence with my uncle," I be-
, " Let him—at least, make him
odor to -night, and he will be
re morning,"
',geed advice enough," mid Aunt,
11 tell him."
you itint—go to bed at onoe and
worries, We well start b
will be me
"Let u
tpuntulonsi
011,lo
kennel as far as ohain would permit (sheered
and uttering long and cliental howl T net thong
cook eald that it was the gign of a death ; e wen
but the housemaid pere.sted that it form gan firmly
told a wedding, I did not feel as if I oared —see the d
mach which it WOO or what happened-- better bete
only I think feit more inolined kr a That 1
funeral than a weddivg, eeptioially if the "and I tvi
wedding entailed breakfait and another "M for
party, forget your
eoription-liet fox' you, which I will head
with five ehillbajel ; and, if the o
with egeet itimettlity According
rileeeet you W411 be able to repla e
hrokencrookery and have the will
rut( eleaned alto.
titers give
tat:eat:7: lee
stelle Thole Oheuld be well eired And kept
it the Sphie rooms ithentid foe en the weeencl
oomfortobig epee '
I will do Floor einolothe eimuld lie gone over light,
obliged te thereughly before applying the varnieh,
embrolderecieloth, moder the tea, set
eevere before the mietrem is pretty and neves ehe
ling with tablecloth. Viridee, Tarkey teed and perme-
6ttev turn tient blue floes is suitable fg the work,
nyecwry poor
Meanie's MOLASSES CARE -aai)ae oup of
nigi4° on qmuglit4e'e:euip'' land and butter aaur nite4akaPonegat
o then," soda, We eggs flier to make OM thi0h aff
oUp Oahe, .
'a pang. It is 'Bela that women never embezzle for
ow whet the reason that they are not truoted in re -
ng homey aeon:111de ',outdone without mincingly° eel-
te you, denim of their reepeote,bility. Weth men it
id leeve le different.
." eaheamer Menents,--Talre .one egg, one,
r .aeked plat milk, one pint floun,. a pinoh of salt
ider tak'd Beat egg light, •add Part ot the • all
t atneat- the, flour, then add reet of milk. Bake
• eiventy . mictutea in,' buttered tins,
looking hot,
up poet' ien exeltange recommends a solutIon of
o levees. 'calledion aleehol, to. keep silver from
like you tarniehing. Paint the silver with the solu•
; and e Mon which is easily wateted off with hot
pleas in water when the diver is needed for n30.
114t6hr 'jean° eb ing, water over them, !ening them stand.
rarineos To 'STONE RAISIN'S Resume—Pater hoil-
a mement to eoften, then pear it off. The
y advice
atone may then he easily pinched hut at the
and 8aY stem end by giving an "extra tenet" to the
fruit. ,
EaOL.
"That is good advice too, end
()chattily," iyiwitle white varnith Melee e year, Olean
rayia prwarntt nzieJitegat47 abinadmtmoilm
ou, Meg."
" Ae for you, Peter," I eoetinn
ly• think, instead of quarrel
Chao about Mite' &nue; yeu had b
your attetition neaten; home, k
little Kitty Reynolds weuld near!
GYM out when she got home last
rathet tide morning,"
"You know more than d
retutned Peter.
"Ye, I do ; for I am, in Kitty
denoe, and you are not; and I lin
Eittey mid to me when elle was goi
and you do not. And my advice)
Pater, le make it up vvith Kitty, a
Miss Tense for thoee who want her
"Capital Oslo ! Bat t neve
you for it, you am ; ao I don't one
self bound to take it ;" and he wen
leg tart!.
" And now, girls," I continued
at Tattle and Sophy, make
minds to the inevitable, and ohang
They are twine and so much a
cannot always toll which Is wletch
think it must be merely contrar
you two to pretend you like eit
better than the ether; and "'—w
O orwelme glance at Ohris—" coot
never pays in the end, So take ni
--treader your effectiona quietly,
no more about it."
Then I helped myself to eome
mange, and went on eating my dime
"But you have forgotten me," o
Chrio ; 'pray have you no advice fe
I hesitated a moment, then toe
him defiantly,
Well," I said, " I think the a
have given Peter might ale° apply t
insteed of reeking youreelf ridiculous
Mies .Tones I think yeti might find
one to admire nearer home.'
Thep, owing to Peter's" de
"Brae Meg 1" and Chris's steady
I had a senaation that I had never e
ended in all my self-poseessed life b
I think It evao embeiramment—aad
hastily from the table and left the
presumably to see "why that deg it
se." And Chris must have felt curl
the point too, for he also left the tebl
fellovved me to Nero's kennel.
When we came in again, Peter was
ing in the hail with his top coat on,
lag his hat very carefully.
"Why, Peter," I exclaimed, " who
you going ? I should have though
would have been more inclined fo
than a walk. Whore are you going 2"
Peter looked at us with a curious
tare of definite and sheeplahnesa in
premien.
"I am going to see Frank Reynold
said. " He told me lest night that he
a little terrier he thinks I shall like, a
said he would let me have it cheap;
am going te look at it."
But," remarked Chris pitilesaly,
know that Frank has gone away from
to -day, and won't be book until Mon
and your journey will be utterly frill
will it nen if yen find only Kitty in
I shall see the terrier," muttered P
putting on his hat, "and Mall leave
whether I will have him or not,"
"011, 1 have ns doubt it will b
right t" I remarked, with an fnnooent a
Peter looked at nae, and then /mid—
" What was th • metter with Nero ?"
"Oh—his chain—I think—hie ooll
I stammered, taken aback by the arid
nese of his question, and ending by
appealing &roe at Chris.
Never mind, never mind I" cried Pa
waving his hands. "As you said, Meg
have no doubt it vvill be all night;
leap -year, you know, and Chris has o
acted 08 007 other mon—' Here P
darted through the hall door, and 'slam
it after him, otherwise the hat -brush we
have struck him.
When Chris and I entered the din
room, aunt was there,
"Your uncle hail jest seen the dont
ahe said, smiling a little as elm kiesed
before aaying goad night; "and, if au
the ethers have been as ready to act u
your advice, you can lot us knew in
morning I think we are all reedy for
te night."
" I shall have to sit up for Pater," s
Chrie.
"Otte of the servants Can do that," e
aunt,
blano-
POOR MAN'S FRUIT CARE,—One and a
or.
}nerved
half mem brown sugar, two of flour, one
each of batter and ohopped ralabas, three
ked at eggs, three tableepoons of sour milk, half
teaepoon mile, half oup bleekberry jam,
&vice I This ie exciailent as well as economical,
a you; Whoever tam the following preparation
about for oleaneing Wirer will never aelx for an-
sorne other ; two ounces ef ammonia, two of pre-
pared &talk, and eight ounces of rain wa•
lighted ter ; apply with a telt fiennel and rub with
chamois skin, Far the filagree worn use a
eptearrie.
silvembruah,
efere—
I rose Bread, in Persia, mile for ane oont a eheet,
which about ao thick as sole leather, and
oired as large as an apron. It is baked on the
floor et the oven in a few minutes, and le
"0 el; then epread out ta cool. It is sweet and
e anti wheleaome, and with fruit and vegetables
stand. forms the chief article of food for a great
brutal.' part of the pesple.
Hem OMELET.—A geed omelet is made of
ra are emelt pleme of ham and one egg, a pinoh of
t you soda, one teacup of milk and flour enough
r bed to make quite a thick batter, a,nd a little
- Beau the egge, thou add the milk,
mix. flour tied stela, pour the batter over the
his ea plena ef meat and you have a cheap and
economical breakfast
s," he Pare glycerine has au witived affieiby for
thta' water and if applied to the heti& absorbs
u" "Te the moisture of the skin, Increaaing instead
8° of allaying irritatleu. By veaehing tend
only partially drying the hende before put-
' you
home ting on the glycerine the diffieulty is avoid-
ed. Or the glycerine may be diluted with
daY ; one fourth its bulk of water. •
dam,
The detection of aluna fn bread is accent-
eter, nliehed as followa A plece of gelatin
word (free from alum) is immersed ha a cool in -
Melon of the suepeoted bread f or twenty -
o all four hours, The gelatin, upon being waoh-
ed eff with distilled water to whieh has
been added a little ef a ten per cent. solu-
tion of logweed tinotare and ammonium
ar 1" oerbonato, ehould not show a blue coloration
den- if the bread is free from alum.
an PINEepPLE ICE CREAM,—One pound of
pineapple grated fine, yolke of eight eggs,
Von, one pound ot sugar, one pint of milk and
I one pint of cream, a little salt. Bell the
milk end cream, that the pineapple may
nly not turn it into acid, teen add the yolks,
Mar well beaten with the sugar, and grated eine-
med apple, stir all toseether over the fire until it
uld begius te thicken. When beginning to
tett in the freezer add a pint of whipped
Ing- cream ; this is a great improvement but
may be emitted.
How great are the responsibilities of
meet housekeepers 1 &matinees an indigestible
artiole of food, by its dints upon a king,
has everthrewn an empire, A distinguithe
the ed statiatielan nays, that of ono thousand
bed unmarried men there were thirty-eight
au criminals, and of one thousand merried men
ie only eighteen were oriminals. What a sug•
geotion of home influenoes Lat the moat
be made of them, Housekeepers, by the
food they provide, lay the couthes they
"No, they are all tired out," answer
Claris; "and I shell like to sit up, just to
eee poor Peter's bewilderment when I a
him what is the oolour of the terrier."
"Oh, he won't be bewildered at all 1"
put in. "Holl answer in all simplici
'Plum -colored' er 'Navy-blue,' and th
wonder why yen leek surprised,"
When aunt had retired, I noticed th
Lottie and Sophy were busy doing min
thing to their photograph -albums, and,
serving them quietly, I saw them exchan
twe photographs, I said nothing; bu
when we all went up -stairs together, th
were merrier than 'lanai, and quite friend
again.
Thus the day began se distnelly ende
right happily; and its resuita were happi
still—for Pater and Kitty are married an
happy now; Lottie and Sophy are whiams
Mg together about a ferthoolning " doubl
wedding; and Chris --having also oond
scended to ta,ke " Meg's advice " for , ono
—has a wife who worahipa the very groun
he treads on—and he deeerves it too.
ecl spread, by the books they introduce, by
sk
Taken From the Gibbet and Broturbt to
Life.
There was a youtm man residing in Wake
county by the name of Fitzgerald, Re
Delving information that his mother 'wee
lying at the point of death and wished to
speak with him, he made imnaediate haste
Ilia horse beoarae exhausted when he arrzy.
ed at the Catawba River, He applied for a
freeh horse, By' centraot to return it in a
special time he obtained one, leaving his
town until his retatne He found hie Mother
still alive and oonvoited with her, She
soon died arid was buried, and he, re-
membering his appointed time to return his
horse, being behind time found a State
warrant against him for home stealing, wars
arrested, committed to jail in Statesville,
was ptoseouted with all hatred, malice, and
vengeance, oonvided by the law, and cIt`o.
anted by hanging, and pronounced dead.
Hie Mende obtained hie body from the
gibbet carried it a Acid distance from
Statesville, to water, applied the proper
remedlea, restored the body te /Be, and re-
turned with it to Tensiesdee. Ho there
married end mime an interestiog family,
highly intelligent, wealthy, honeet, and
re t bl '
h cannot be toe widely known that meat
s sometimes made unwhoieetzMe by the nee
„ of ocirtain kinds of wooden skewer's.
I mietres
the influence:3e they bring around tiaeir home, mem ey,
are deciding the physical, intellectual,
mere', eternal destiny of the race, I
TOE B ani OF BLOOD,
Caen, or Woman's Cruelty.
About the yeer 1010 Eifeebeth Betheri,
tilister of the king of Poland and the wife el
a rhea and powerful linugerhin Inagnetet
watt the pelaeleal Rotor in the moat Singular
and herrible tregedy mentioaee in lifotory•
She eoeupled the oaetie of Coicjta, la Tran-
eilvania, Telke meat other ladies of that
peeled, uhe eurrounded hy a troop of
yoeng girle, °generolly the deughtere of
poor hut honest parente who lived in honor-
able 'servitude, in return for whioir their
edueetion was cared for and their dowry
eecured.
El zebeth wee of Revere and (mud dis-
position, and her haudmaidene had no Jay -
one life. Slight feults are said to have been
punithed by meet meridiem tortures, One
day, as the ledy of Csejte was admiring at
the ',mirror those chaiwne whioh thet
faoth-
tul monitor toid her were f ust waning, she
gave way to he ungovernable temper, ex-
cited, perhape, by the mirror's unweloome
hint, and '
STMYCIC HER UNOFFENDING MAID
with such force in the Lee ao to drew Wood.
As the washed the stain from her handl) the
fancied- the part which the blood had touch-
ed grew whiter, miter, and, as it were,
younger. Imbued with the ineredulity of
tier age, tihe believed the had discovered
what NO many philosophers had wasted
years in seeking for. Sne eupposed that in
vIrginti blood she had found the elixir v14 te
—the fountain of never falling youth and
beauty. Remoreelees by nature, and now
urged on, by impreasible vanity, the thought
no sooner &arose her brain than her
resolution was taken ; the life of her luck.
lose handmaiden eves not to bo compared
with the preoieur boon her death promieed
to secure. Elizebeth, however, was wary
aa well as ortfel. At the foot of tee rook on
which Caejta stood was a small oettage, in-
habited by twe cld women ; and between
the cellar of this cottage and the cantle was
a subterranean pump, known only to ene
or two persons and never used but
IN TIMES OF DANGER,
With the eid of these told aroma and her
eteward, Elizebeth led the poor girl through
the oecret peesage to the eoctage, and, after
murdering her bathed in her bleed. Not
atisfied with the arst eiaay, at different in-
tervale, by the aid of these accomplices and
the secret passage, no lose than three hun-
dred maidens were paorificed on the alter of
vanity and saperatition 1
Several years had been occupied In this
pitliese slaughter, and no suspicion of the
truth wee excited, though the greatest
amazement pervaded the country at the
diaappearanoe of so many persons. At het,
however, Elizebeth called into play against
her two paeslons even stronger then vanity
and canning. Lave and revenge became in-
terested in the disoevery of tho mystery.
Among the .vietimo of the effete was a
beautiful virgin who wao hived by and
BETROTHED TO A YOUNG MAN
of the neighborhood. In despair at the
loss of hia mistrees, he followed the traces
with such perseverance that, in spite of the
hitherto anoomesful caution of the murderess
he penetrated the bloody secrete ef the cas-
tle, and, burning for revenge, flsw to Pre.
burg, boldly ammeed Eezeboth Bethori of
murder before the paleeine in open court,
aud demended jadgment agalnat. her. Se
grave an amusement breught zigainat a per-
son of such high rank demanded the most
serious attention and the palatine undertook
to investigate the affedr in person. Proceed-
ing immediately to Ciejta, before the mur-
deress or her amomplioes had any ides, of
the asomation, he discovered the still Warna
body of a young girl, whom they had been
destroy!ng as the paletine a.pproached, and
then had not time teedispoue of before he
apprehended thorn. The rank of Elizebeth
mitigated her pnnishment to imprieenment
for life, but her companions were burned at
the stake.
Logal documents still exist to attest the
truth of this circumstance, Paget, a dis-
tinguished traveller, who visited Caejta
about fifty years ago, says "With this tale
fresh In eur minds, we ascended the long
hill gained the castle and wandered
OVER ITS DESERTED RUINS,
The shades of evening were just spreading
over the valley, the bare gray walls atood up
against the red sky, the eoiemn stilineas of
evening reigned o ver the scene ; and as two
ravens, which had made their nests on the
'satinets higheet towers ca,me towards it
winging theirt heayy flight, and, wheeling
once round, each cawing a hoarse weloorae
to the other, alighted on their favorite tur-
ret, I could have fancied them the epirite
of the two oronee, condemned to haunt the
scene of their crimes, while their infernal
a wee expiating her murders by mine
retched doom,"
Enna FOAM DESSERT,—Soak half a
package of gelatine in half a cup of oold
water until soft When the gelatine is soft,
heat to boiling; two and one-half cups of
rod raspberry, currant, strawberry or grape
juice. Sweeten to taste and turn over the
soaked gelatine, Stir until perfectly dim
solved, then strain and set the dish in boo
water Ms cool. When it is cold and begin-
ning to 'thicken, beat the whites of three
eggs to a stiff froth, and stir into the
thickening gelatine. Beat thoreughly with
an egg whip or beater till the whole is of a'
mild foam Miff enough to retain its shepe.
Fifteen minutes of good beating ought to
make it so. Turn into molds previously
wet with cold water, or pile roughly in
large spoonfuls in a glen doh, Set a way
into the refrigerater until needed. Serve
with a little vvhipped oream SOIMO plied
Ightly amend It,
Pouring hot water over china tenda to
Micro them Ocoee on which the steam
fails most suddenly. I a waahlog dishes, a
careful person fills the e bh pan with water
firet, drains every cup into a slop -bevel,
serapes every plate and dish into one dish,
to be emptied afterward inte tho garbage
pall; then commencing with the least
greasy, rub% eome seep on her neap or dish-
cloth, and dipping a glass, ottp or plate into
the water, rubs it lightly and leaves it to
rinse while she rube a few others with the
same Moth, One cent ef seep on a cloth
will time go rapidly over several pima ;
these may then be taken out, drained, and
more vvaahed, net having a pile in the dish-
pan at ogee. China, or glass °leaned vvith
soapeaude without being rinsed, never look's
aa oiear end sparkling as when rimed ; and
Malmo that are wathed in a solution of tea,
coffee, crumbs and grease, neither look nor
fool emooth to the touoln
If we find that our time pasties slowly end
heavily, we may be sure there Is tiomething
wrong withini Either WO havie not enough
to de or we work aneehanioally without
heart or energy, If past tithe looks short
and tmpty# it is became it leek° a distinct
mord of neble ahem, definite naives,
worthy endeavours ; If the immediate future
leeks tedlous anti uninteresting, it le be -
attune we aro hot liVing full, thee and earn.
tes1ive..
A Lon7 Sleep.
Endoxie Adelautn, ;he 'sleeper of the Sal.
petriare, has awoke from her long
sleep, which was continued, without a
moment'a interruption, for nineteen
days. She had had a slamber of fitty
days early in the year In the hospital where
Mao is now, and has been for many years.
While the was on both emasions sleeping
relays of medical men kept watch by her
bedoide, &me hours before her second
period ef eoranolence ended she elm wed great
nervous agitation often started, and had
intertnittent fits of trembling, She at length
opened her eyes in the meta of loud laugh-
ter, vvhieh continued for abaut ten minutes.
During that time she attired fixedly and
appeared, although laughing so hard, as if
under oeme initial apprehension, Then
Mao spoke as if o'ae wore addroming her
Mother, who was not with her, in an
endearing reuniter, and on being handed, a
glees amid the only eaw her mother% image
ila it. She haa since become quite cheerful,
but seeine to have hardly any idea exeept
those euggested to her, by the doctors.
Contraiy to what is ebeerved in meet
hysterical enhjects, ithe sense of taste re-
mains while she is under the influence of
suggeation. Thus if she is given aloes, and
told it is sugar, she will mallow it, but
makes a way face to show dislike. If told
to drink water from a ohampague glen,
Mao shows exhilaration, and if it pachet
which Dr. Voisin saps contains an emetic Is
put into her hand ehe has violent fits off
nausea
4—ase4oIa--ss.
Unless we are prepared to assert that all
goods:acme culminates in ourselyee read recedes
from other's in exact proportion to their dlr.
tattoo from us, we must admit that our feel -
lege are large factors of injuntioe in the
judgment that we are all of us only tee
ready to form,
We ought not to look back, unleos it is to
derive useful lessons from past errors and
for the purpose of profiting by dear -bought
experienoe.
"I believe you promised to Nettle iny lit.
tie account to -day," Bald a merchant to NM.
ger. "I think not," replica Niggler.
"You certainlybald yeeterdam unloose I
„ ,
ani 113110h Mlatairen." "1 "wombed to pay
yeti to -Morrow, but to -day is not tomorrow,
by any means." Ben ineyoliant itt divest,
Th B W9lairs P.VBSk
' F4rmer Taft, 'of Uxbridge, tiesc, 41 *
opeuirrioisieet, :0,e'ruar wmholie:inhhe'aldtrtavue" htotturh79. Me
tied witioh belie trotted, With four in the
woAre:laprpottoeleaftilag otiotioillietnedooleauindpemlaremoteulgthaet
Greve Clamp, Ohio; en Sunday, and in their
hurry to, get evirey thirtyttwo beggiee were
totally wrecked.
Mine,' Gudden, the wildlovi of Dr. Gad -
den who hae reeently been given X10;000
by tlielleverian Governnient, is an %whereof'
of ehildren's stories, end herself has eleven
children, e '
Sir William Armstrong et Co. helm jest
ohtain a very largo °entreat for the etipply
if their gene to the Ceineee Goverement,
They are wanted for the now fortification'
of Formosa, •
A Readout couple who have been on a
spree for three weeks have in that time
pewned every article of fluniture in their
roonue and, it they do not die ef delirium
tremens, will im sent to the ainaehome,
A Georgie fertner has a goat tat joina
and he daelinis after the unfortnnate bunny
gleefully evith a hound in hunting bhits. ,.
When on the trail he imitates the d ii ane'
runs with his nom to the ground, /au when
tho quarry is in view up go head, d tail,
regerdlem el hie oempaniene.
Lake Elsinore—a body of wataimeeven
mime long, three wide, and eighty feet deep
—is between Los Angeles and San Diego,
CAI. A oity is growing up all around it,
and steamboats make regular trips along,
the shore, and people °eh go from street to
street by water in a chermingly Veniolan
manner. ,
Efevv many people have any Idea of the
enormene capital inveated in British rail-
ways 2 The railway returne kid issued
show thet there was open for treffio at the
end of lad year 19,169, miles of railway,
that the oapitel authorized in railway stook
is 927,750 000, and the capital actually
toaia up t315,85S 955 The total receipt]
Iran traffii were £66644967,
Droltwith Church, which is one ef the
oldest la England, is to be pulled down, as
a recent subeidence in the ground has caus-
ed the building to become undermined.
This la the effect of the pumping for brine,
which haft eo aerietusly depressed the mil in
and about Deoltivioh. The fine old tower
of the oharch is of quite unknown age,
It escaped the great fire of 1293, whioh des-
troyed most of the beidy ef the structure.
During a railroad execution from gesday-
ettte, Incl., to Dayton, 0., the :other day,
the train was seopped as it °reseed the State
line, and David Clark alighting, stood in
Indiana, and Mre, Mary Hewkina stood in
Oale, and a minieter who wes present
itraddled the line and mauled. them ; and
then the SOO exouridonlate formed a circle
around the pair and gave them three cheers
while the band payed,
Helen H. Blanchard, the daughter of an
uusuceessful Portland merehant, failed as a
boarding house keeper In Boatel!, then bare-
ly kept eoul and body together by running
O sewing maohhae in a Pailadelphia clothing
home, and then invented an ever seam
stitch, and a patent sweat band for mon's
hate, and with the money from these suc-
cessful iaventions has bought back the old
Medue homeatead, where the ;fa' lived
in the prosperous daya of the past.
Henry Donnelly of New II even heard
cries for help coming from Mill River, ran
quite a distance at full speed, retiohed the
water in time to see a small boy sink for
the third time, plunged in breathless as he
was, witheut removlog even his shame fail-
ed te get the boy at the firat attempti dived
again, and jest managed to bear the appar-
ently !Walesa body ashore when his etrength
gave out. Dannelly was dragged out faint-
ing, the boy was resuscitated, and so was
his mother, who had In the Moen time aro
rived and fainted.
Another mono° that singe like a canary
is reported. This little follow was captured
by De Caldwell iof Santa Rasa, Cl,, whe
found it in a wire trap singing blithely.
He kept it for several weeks and then re-
leesed it, but the next morning 1 was in the
trap again. Again he Iet it go, and again
it came back; and now morale goes in the
trap each night and Is released each morn-
ing. When it sings it Sits on Its hind legs
and moves its head and threat like a can -
my. Its song is rather sweeter than the
ordinary misery's,
The Traveller tells of an Arkansas
mother who never has tremble giving her
children medloitte, "When I want Tone to
him mentor eil," say she, "1 pour some in
O glees and say, 'Here, Tom, drink this;
but you needn't ask for any more.' He
drinks it right down and alweem asks for
more." It was en thin same principle that a
farmer Induced his °tattle to eat buckwheat
etremn He built a low fence around the
stack and once, or twice a day clubbed the
cattle away, The strew was all gone by
spring.
In spite of all partial repairs, St. Mark's
Cathedral at Venice la slowly sinking into
the mud of the lagoons. The tide ebbs and
fiewa up under the great dome, and the
ether day the water was standing on the
hoer of the crypt, which was walled in ansi.
cemented only, a few years ago, it was
heped inopormeably, The earth on, which
Mao church stands is being slowly washed
out by the flow anil ebb, and tho founds.
time of the churoh are unequally subsiding.
The great meteorelogical ebeervatery en
the summit of Sonnblick, 10,177 feet above
the aea, and the highest in Europe, is new
in operation, The vtew from the summit is
magnificent, ranging over . a great part of
Mao Tyrol, Carinthia, and, Selzburg. The
roof is of copper, chiefly on account of its
eleetrioal advantage's, The situation is
very exposed, and is a soreoi centre for the
discharge of electrical disturbanoes. Te e• in
..,ti
graphic oemmunioittlen la maintained wi
the central Effie at Vienna.
Ida. Graaerath, a pretty tittle fourteen -
year -old daughter of a St, Luis boarding
house keeper, fell heels „ever head ,In love
with big Anton Pierre, the Canadian wreet-
len who boarded at her father's home. The
brawny athlete heel no idea that he had
made each a conquest until he was about to
quit Se Louis, when the girl weeping, begg-
ed him ito take her with him.. He maid thiit
he could not, beeauee he had no money ; so
O few days afterward she stole 00 if her
father's money and set out be find Anton.
Her father caught her at Indianapolis and
took her hente, but she nays that she wilt
yet go to the roan she levee,
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It is getting to be dangerous to walk
through the utreets of New York at night in
bot weather. A man on a root rolled Offend
killed a pewser-by %few nights ago.
Few companions are more 'delightful, as
few aleti are mere rare, tbati a sympethotio
person. So many good qualities Make up
Mao ideal sympathetio nature—taet, anise-
fiehneee, a knowledge ef many subject"—
that it ie not wonderful that g doh gifted per
eon should be the exeeptienit not the r40.