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-IT MIGHT' HAVE BEEN
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WILLIAM ELLIOTT TOiD.
When, atii'ght I cease my labor,
- Flee -from toil, and seek remise,
By the he rth-side oftI ponder, .
- O'er my blessings and my woes
Sad thoughts steallike silent shadoWs,
-Far too often o'er the scene, --
And I sigh -in secret sorrow,
As I think what,migikt have been, •
Friends who llied but to delude me
WiththeirPI tnian-ta es .by day.
.In my night of fallen.. fortune-
une by One have slipped away.
Those who'valued MOSI my friendship
Pass me by as though nn;.cen; - -
Leaving the to sad rt fteetion,
• And i sigh, It might have been."
Where the perfume Of tha ilow'rets
Lingers o'er a lo..vly grave;
Oft the sun's last .ays forsake me.
L As I watch thegreen grass wave -
Wave in .sadnees, as thmigh sorrow
()based its beoding blades to lean, .
Sorrow.for the false -
' Vere she true, "It :„-igtit have been."
From the marble -terraced. palace, -
Fram the guaraded prison. cell, '-
Through theerOWded streets of cities,
O'er the rustic hill and dell,
. E'en fr m Neptune's bring bosoin
Where the waves roll darkly green, -
Sad -ton edvoices seem to wt.isper
With rsegret,.` it might have been
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A T4IFLE.
MORTIXER COLLINS:
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They loved and 'aug,hed, they -kissed and chatted,
They tkrew the happy hours a as:
That's the way the world goesrounu-
' That's the story of Yesterday.-
•
They talk Of fate, and calculate, .
And keep:Accounts, and_measure, and wh
That's the way the world goes round,- • '.-
g hat's- the -story of To -day.
. •
They'll gee on high in yonder -Sky
.,The.Ood wi3Ose power destroyeth sorrowl:
That's the -way the we?Id ,Ties ronod--,
That's the story of- To-motrow.
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Y. SON VICTOR.'
[CONci.UDEnj.
"ProbaNy,7., WAS the brief response.
Then .followed a Space of . silence in Which-
- beth Meii. kept up a vigorous thinking - The
• elder, his fnaO radiant: with Smiles,- felt -con4
vineed- alinost.'beyond A doubt :that the inter-:'
*vied -note Written • by his -son had :been !acl •.
-.dressed to Mrs. Dana's own. daughter. ..He
was. too 'shrewd to he blinded by that jlady's
prevarications as to the - .".daughter of a
---friend,7 or by his son's indifferent manner:
The only 'feature of. the ca4e that annoyed-.
.him was, that the two should keep their
- -quaintance. secret, evidently for no .reason,
• except-, to conceal it from their parents.
• Since listening to hisfather's revelations,
Victor gave up all hope of seeing the trio at
_
•
the desired place of meeting; and- i was . over,
Whelmed With-'-inortification at having anb-
-lected..Miss Dana to. the Unjust imputations -
_that: he felt sure had. already. beenheapedOn
- her.; That Wise Dana Might misunderstand-
er beroifende& at his presumption,he well
.knew; and that she *Mild revisit the nook at
- his repeat he :could hardly: have expected. -
:Still he did- hope that:the honestandsincere,
-
desire that possessed his -eWn --heart for her -
80 to do; would reach 'mid influence- her own.
He realized that he risked. -Much in sending
her the -second note -it Was, something like -a
.personal in the. ziewspapere---.-it was neither
• like .hirii. to end it, .her to respend.'•to
it, he felt Mire.- Yet-- he had -Made-the.
ven-
• hoping for. a:happy result.-
.:-A; the two. gentleinen Sat down to dinner
. on their 'return hoine;-.the father .found anote
-from Milt.- Dana at his plate; Which had been
leftsoon after his departure, -asking him to
call again- the day.
- - -
•
" .acconuting. for the Caprice of - we,
inen7r - remarked . Brooks, ' Senior. " Ma-
•• dam- Dana :evidently thinks I bear My_ithree-
- aeore7yearnand::five AS lightly as a ,bird does
its .,feathers, -1 But I 'ann. too faggedoutto. go
Siftiing --pardon te,night; Her .highness
.inuat- wait until to -morrow. - .-Meantinzel:-. Will
send Jerirwith- a note." -
"As to that, father, I am going'in
that di-
rection myself," said his , eon; "and- will
leave -the -message yourdesire'for Mrs. Dana."
With .a. - "'Very the matter was not;
again referred to. :
".If -thereix,Any truth in my suspicions," .
'intised the father,. the leas- internieddling
thebetter. venture .no more ..cOminents-
- until 'T haveisomethin,„„ti definite."' :-As he tat
•• ..quietly enjoying the after-dinner hour,. a and -
den. thoughtseethed to strike him; and he
rang for Jerry. -
You were not here -last night,- Jerry,
• when I rang for you 7".. he said, as the :old
servant- appeared:: .. • ••
" No . sir - I 'went: outonan errand -for-
- t Mr.. 7Vietor.7
", And: wheredid:mr.'-Vieterliend you ?7
TO 'Spring Garden with a. letter; around-
:it:I-Mk& Dana'a." • •' - :
• "And was the letter for Mrs;. or •Miss
• •_Danfrr
For Miss -Eleanor Dana, Sir: 7.-
:
_Hum And you carried another early
this morning _
Yes', sir;--abOlit-.1141.1 Past; eight o'clock."
"All . 'All rigt,- !Terry. 1 wanted to- know.
seinothing about your habits. -I didn't know
• but. you Were getting unsteady in your -.Old
The faithful -domestic laughed, as if--
•ihalfabaShed, and withdrew.
"There is longer any _doubt about that,"
. - • .
said the lawyer;' u -Day Son Victor is in .IOve,
-
With Miss. Dana, . But,. the sly 'Minxes, whY.
• allithie.Seerecy ? Only trouble can grow out
• Already Mother -in -Law Dana is in
• towering rage.. Now that I'vehad My din-
ner; and had a :teat, I: feel. better, and. I'll:go
• -around - and -see how.: the 'scandal' is pro-
gressing. There .must be an upshot of. seine
• . sort by this And a- few--rinoments.
later saw Papa Brooks following in the foot-
steps...Of his son.-
. Although the "awfulnese"--onMrS. Dana's
-• face; as Eleanor expressed it, haa*gjVenPlaee
to a mysterious -and Unmistakeable determination, the -usual sociability and. good-hu-
mored raillery_ between 'Mother and daughter
was -by• no means: fully .restored. :Eleanor •
and her ..gneSt.had.l.made.no pro -Vega -toward
solVing morning, the event of the:Mor- and • .
Mar-
garethad been further mystified by Eleanor's
asSertion that their conversation ofthepre-
vious day had' been overheard: -How did she
.know.?' ".0h, she. felt Sure of it-Lsoniething
• had_happened-to '.convince- herof it." Her
guest began. to . think; there was 'soinething-
--back of all their movements.
-- •
- • , . • .
. If Mrs. . D.ana's... ultimate - conelusion that
the -guilty. parties .in the secret correspond.'
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•
•soil had.laeked in strength, tthe. rap dip:she
:enee,- were her -daughter - and iher la, wyers
., .
ceeding-eventa- of the 'evening 411004 ,r•ati
1- 1 .
fied- it. When Jane brought her a card. -801Y-
xng it was for Mrs., and Miss Dana; -land he
read the name on it; "Mr. ;Victor, BrOOka,"
.-she_said to herself: :fc. Nok:findiug the Tfine
Eleanor at the charming nook at the l natal,
hour, he his ventured to cOnie here- fot an
-
explanation. -- -Jane .probably - misunderatood-
him in thinking he asked for Me tOO.1.. AA.
so. rizuchthe, better; . the *young gentleman-
- will learn that =Mamma Dana's. ideas of metal:
propriety differ differ very:decideclly-:from those:el,
Papa BroOlts." '• She paid herself the usual.
attentions- before the inirrer, gave a I pt :or-
•
: - , - ._
j
: Brooke,"she Nith keeningdignilty,
two. to her grenadine - dress,.. and;. with . he
statdinessef %Roman dame,. swept' into . ,he
• presence .of,'.M..,Vieter Brooks.
"'I ani.4.not- 'surprise l at • this' :Visit, r.
"f- If I ainriot iiiiStaken, sir, you are- tile :au-
to --M
or of an-anonymoire note addressed
;diughter-thie merning.?"
.".Yen are not mistaken:in that, rnadai
but allow Me_ an explanation of this.
,••
•
InfOrtned you, I stippf)se,-"that your: iiiote
Of rendezVoua,mste-ad Of reachinAray•dadgh-
ter, 'fell intd. :my -hands. : -My eons ternatiOn;my ',4
humiliation, upon finding thatilniy datigh
ter was holding a secret corresP94eilee.=---1"'
I beg You,
"With an. anonyniOus .note -Writer
vontined without heeding the interruption,
"was so extreme that I lost My temper, 'and
treated Your father very rudelk, this Morn-,
ing.ihoto' r-aTbliteeraeoiliteatinbe,olitM
othis painful
oneBrooks,1::.4iuflii4ia-biuit
your relations to my daughter Warrant the
intimacy of :Private nieetings; • it is 9i44e:
tiniiinore than tiine 47that . they be -justi-
fied- in the one and only -manner, rrvol,
un-
doubtedly you most desire, and whichnuiSt,
of course, suggest itself i to the .mind: of, an
honorable gentleman: As you are doubtless
anxious. fOr -the'.."-earnestly-desired Meeting;':
which failed to -day, 1 Will no :longer, delay
what must be in extreme pleasure-. to two
slich. very intiluate fii#nds. as. M. Brooks
and Miss Dana. Have . the ..geoldness to
4, - 1 • r -
excuse me, Sir, and will -send yuy• ,4aulhier
beyou:)_
" But - I 'Dana -there :is -a
great misunderstanding here:. Your daugh-
, •-• '
I '
What mismiderstandi• • - '
Mently :interrupted the tlady. " id you
-not Send her the notes of this -.MOrning; and
last evening ?" . : • .
"1 frankly confess; -Mrs, 'Dana, to have
done so; .
Quite •• enough, - sir. Any. further', ar-
rangements you May. have tie:make with
daughter I trust will not require the seal .of
secrecy ;" and she quickly the reorn.-
I the " young :man comprehended- the Isitu
ation at'ence; but he -scarcely :had time to
cOnsider whether it Was Upon the -whole to
his liking or not,when; his beautiful -Elea-.
nc;)r, -a lovely Vision draped in white 'illusory.
stuff, "stepped (Illicitly and lightly into the',
room. Upon seeing a Stranger, she suddenly'
stopped, softly-
- "1 beg your pardon-, sir! but marnMatold
ine I Was to And A friend; An intimate friend.;
I am Eleanor -Dana; :and 'Whom have. I' the::
honor - Of addressing?"The : . - -•
discoverer of gUripetider, Miss Dana;
the 'framer,of the 'Justinian' laws l".! • '
But I -do not understand !" Said Eleanor,
• slOWly, as if trying to colnprehemj Borne -
!thing diffienit: "1 have the honer: to ad-
clress--." • -
"A millionaire . of. intel4geneen -
-tVitOr r ,exolaillied the _gentleOlao,:sOfil.
Ah, me l'':eirclainied Eleanor, threw
'for i: a moment, - her lot_ply bands over,
'still lovelier, • blushing: face.
-ashamed beyond expression for my di
1'4,1 Wagging tongue! I- beg you.par
a thousand tithes, Mr. Broeks;g:but 1 I
ymr.ean'never forgive- me ;" and she in
unitarily extended • her hand which' he
not slow to hold for a moment in hie own.
* "-I have nothing to forgive,- Miss -Da
but A thousand . pardons, to entreat of yoArstl, for :listening to your cohveraitlin
yesterday, which . 1-foundcharming, b
WhiCh you believed no one -could overhea
again; for presuming to Send you an anon
MOUS note this morning, .asking you: to be
the "charming nook' to -day - at the:
us
time; but which was . intercepted yo
Mother .; and the result, both- ludicrous a
deplorable, places Us in *a situation
*mita never imagine."
Ah exclainied Eleanor, taking . -a lo
breath, "that explains the .4/watery of It
day.' Mamma has actually a ephi4-
.iiteouiprehensibility: - has'rmittere
Strange things about ;secret Correapondenc
private meetings, etc., accompanied with
oac es - and insinuations that passed
ken. lint you; have seen!' her. What di
she y ?" - -
6, She was so possessed by one though
that I found it impossible to explain th
truth to her and exonerate yeti."
And. what was her one thought ?," eager
ly_queried-Eleador; _
-,f‘: This : that the Only: thing left for th
guilty parties of a secret intimacy "---andth
young man fine eyes- gleatneclIwith- 'the
mor o the sitilation=" is att: inimediatte
ar-
range ent Of. Marriage. :It most
I- " he continued, observingEleanor"Sa
• bltishe . and -confusion; "she is -under the
impreseiOn- that We -. are,. • intimatefriends, and that; for some as yet unexplained'
reason: we. have ;kept our acquaintance se-
cret. Andmyfather-[ thinlOthat. heii:in
the I."-
•
"Well, -my children,' began Papa Brooks,
as he entered -the. drawing -room, 'you're
pair of sly foxes 'ken know I always want-
ed you Ifor My daughter, gleaner. : If L had
had the whole management, I ceuldn't. have
been better Suited. - Rut there Was- no ineecf
to keep it from Me. Victor is good .boy;:
but I never thofight he would fall in love and.
Stay in it 'precisely this fashion.. Ceme.
now, children, tell me all about it.: rye
-borne this suipenSe ten hours. and a 1414.; an t
an old man, yeti know."
He seated hithaellon a-, sofa, and Sat 106k-
ing at "the children,"- who:gazed at each
other,- then at lire, and finally' broke Out in
a Merry strain, of laughter. The -Old man
looked hurt When Eleanor tried "to explain.
why; Papa Brooks you are mistaken!
Everybody's mistaken! You son and I. -are
•the :merest. -strangers. There's no engage -
Went. between Us
Mr. Brooks looked ques fumingly at his son,
- who added: . • :
r am sorry that _What:Mita Dana says is
true; but you are laboring under a mistake,
father." - , - - •
" Oh; nonsense exclaimed the father,
_ . .
- -
SOn
jag.
heram-
ead-
don
ear
vol -
was
• 1
naf
of
u f
ut
r;
37-
at
ual
ur
rid
ou
ng
he
of
e- -
y:
niPatiently, rising to his .feet. "There's no.
ense in trying to blind -my eyesiany. longer.
en love each, other.; you Were made -for
,each other; - -Yen ought to ,be niarried.----, You
lhave earried on this fol-de:Trol Secrecy long
enough: Coine, up. ! it is cruel
f "-tease your oId' father in this Way when
know it to be the,orownink wish.1of his life;
to see you two married."
'But, father -4-=2' - -
"Let's have but fathers I beg
Where is your mother- Eleanor ?T asked,' the
:senior Brooks, half atigiily; 1 -
left her on the: backporch a few min: -
teal age with. Mimi Stone,1 sherepl; ; and
he Strode indignantly in that direction.
You_ comprehend :the sitt4ion, Miss
ana ?" said:the- young niau; breaking the
silence that followed - his father' exit.
lig -Tr'
4
What are we to dol”
I .dim't know."
"My father's heart is set,, as you See, upou.
-
aVing you. for his daughter 4 - It is you v mo -
h r'S wish that Our relatiOna should be *M-
r% bly sanctioned,' I have no wish to take
ny Undue_ advantacre- of this' -situf4ion; 131it
egini to:feel, I think-,.:aa.didl. Moes when he
• thegoodly promised 414 aud_feared_he ,
QoIjld:neyer reieh F.1
•1:11--ITIe peke& _deeply :inte Eleanoryeyes She
:inek: his :gaze calmly, simptyisayirg, L4'‘..:1 do
,underatand-yen." • --(, - •
".%%that- ene:nanst feel --whew -he- Sees the
sWeieteSt: boon. of life, Maybe in his reach,
prove illusion, to but taste the Wine
6 Ilife 1 when'a draircilit'Would
t give him
inuiortalitY) to- hope !or what is. precious,
andt,inpat dear to the - heart; I and, to. be tor --
ter ed :dienbts-L-ozth • yen: Understand
t or., .- ..1 . ..1
Ir Do you mean- hehesitated; and her
face Paled. -. 1 _. , -1 -,.[ -
Da a ?" . -
. 1 ‘•
iiThat I love : you is What fI mean, Alias
while, When. a -gleam of her fun -loving nature
' he stood silent, with bowed had, for a
_ '
sPa' ' ed over herlaci, 'and she looked archly
up. I • ' • - ' .
"With :this dreadful tongue lof mine, Mr:
1 1,,
. With that dreadful tongue, Miss -•Dana.;
L 'fl. the dynamite, thelpop-gun; au the tin -
1 der -lir ! - Mars and Apollo Shotilll not be
1-afEialii4„nrorlaintly smiled, and walked slowly
li "What -would you require 4n youlr wife,-,.
Inpla d down' the long parlor.; then She re-
ttirpedto where her lover Was standing.
Brooks ?" 7 ---74' - :-.- .
"That She love me with her Whole heart."
"r, 4!nd what can She expectoPyo ' 9".
The- very samei with. my hand I offer
- -
Oty, JOie. you give me As much in
;return •
•
Aft' a pause, that seemed an Jageto
she Spoke: •-•
"Nay, Mr,. Brooks, think Well -what you .
de_ emember-"--stid: her ;.voiTce reSumed-.
you a that I have of good, or truth of loy-
• its won 'Id roguishness-- "rethember that our
-Sequaibiance only be:mm.411e short • space -of
-half - a0.1 hour ,ago, and-. that, s although we
-.1". Womescil jitunp,.. at concinsions; *t Thihink,
_.in. an 4:1t r of this magnitude.:.a little: Maids,
-lOgie would not ..he- unwholesoine.F. I friiiikly
:OOnfeSsitlikeWitorida, `,1 have no 4. ish to -see
a 9oOdl er. man f but neither you nor 1, Mr.
Btooks:It.v.ish to repent at leisure, -v-eri to.
- P.I*P'- our two friends on the backl-porch and
bii- altogether romantic. -: -I. appreciate! very,
-deeplY.4telur..donfiderice, but I am' sure -" and
she hesitated. - • - -- : ' i ; ,i i-
i.1"-Ure, 61 what, Miss Dan -A r--- ,
- '.._!` Sure .hat I dieuld ::appreciate. a. cenfi-
de‘ce efilseinewlist_ longer dnratiorlitill.iiitore;
Me.: Brooks. r--, .1 . ..
, '-i` Hcith long, .Miss Dan?" asked -Victor, -
ainilina. "I .believe„flike. nett*, that - we
liv0:b.fl *, net years; aPti it.. has been a
liMidred
loggand a large day since yesterday."1-1: -
"Long;' 4 ,large -,,-as -a day :inay::116, Mr..
Breokii; i think I wOuld•needat-leaSt three-
-i . - - •• :1 ..1- •
d sixty-tiire Of thenrinsi-Which to
Ankont ' iether I -cofil&-- give ..Yolil a .fitting
retiliniforgll that you have offered. ii,T.,of
:i0:41-; 4 t ': : , of loyalty, Of love."
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i .01, -_141elv.:r so- long as that, Miss Dana !
il.S odd jarry-,You off. vi et arnais; beforeirni-
'Ye are .4i) • h a htindrd,Itachels;ither.offore
ig1;_tshe Hebrew patienceet JaeOh: _ Put
answer only A Week; he ne, - at the;'far-
'. 1.
Bre I. ' ' - '' ' • ' - ' - :- . ' ' '
k! eu rogardthis matter toe lightly;
. tat:
-
you
the
•
Mr;
ay • my soul is in it. When, you
ur hand, it must be for all time.
t can only be loosened death -
.e last day of June, and I may
ye Inc o
lasp o
It is no: t
olm
1" ome
0911n
may
days
14nne, July; August,"--Tland she
dithe .MenthSoff on her fingeral-" yen
come in iNovember, 'the-. melancholy
l' " Smile,d Eleanor..
f -I stliVe Iso long. !" sighed Victor. - '.' You
be sure: I .will come to -Morro*, But
new; go to our parents ;" !arid lie d ew
• : ;:i we i fp:had enotigh -Of --thent.- ,
'l
nd through- his arm. :
.,
or inor - reprbaches?." she archly asked.
i iOnie; . father, mother," Victo
as thy :eMerged. :through the Wind° W,
f' to_ announce__"... , -' ; ; --. . ".•:-: .' ' t .
: --- Bali before e Could add -the arinouneement,--
Whie Pertai._ j4 solely to misunderstandr.' -
Ing.0 . the 'Thsecret correspondence" Papa-
Brde . :had bounded from his chair and taken
Elean 'r to -hi' ;lams. . She felt lie tears frem
•1 I- i
Miley a falling fast on her cheeks, ' While..n•
-164q.e.
a ,Vfiic choke& with emotion, he. said, with
4, i' : . 4.- .- . - .,:4-- - - ..? - - -
te.ristic (antithesis:: , :
. ' 1, ne 'eyes i have beheld My- salvation -4
and y rs, -too0171ptcir.:, ,- God bless you, .inyi
boYV.,tiy eLhill:F;e411'1. .:.I... • canforgiveYou . all a ?olery, now. '[here's nothing like al -
• centen , ial; Mrs; Dana I
- Tho -- /V.4's. : ana. and Margaret tedstered 1
their ongrattillatiena -... in: quick .-succeisiou;.. 1
while:' hurried from Victor, whispered t
in ',EI oes ear, not to "spoil the. joke"? .
.,,
constrained: he -"..dreadful . tongue" to say, ,
gayly --.: . 1 ' ' ' ' = . ' . ' 1 1
, .q. ' . . '•
. . - :: • . '
j : !‘ kk- mainma, I never'theught yOu.Wotil 7,
intercept a letter." - . - - :-- • - ...t _.-. .
' F "A.Sitatepr fon Offence madam," remark- s
: ed the iiVoyer,._ judicially. ,, , - I
‘i.1 -4-i; 0 8.7,28e :e -most glaclhogi:don, adcuct _
i ,
Victor, with siificalit emphasis. ,
1 4. , .
'.f...FI-6 :$0 ?' 4 ked his father. -- -
Alth Ugh- th. :children are - new - oir .fo
.. .
,f...di1.0:
has not
I "'Tli
-Brooks
let -aUd, 'Africa," :his questio
et beeii answered. _
Se _rsly ffikeslheld a Secret yet;" Pap
Wten
T is a bat:.?'""asked a conteMpOrar
y.
:our e kication'-extencls,- a_ bat -a
A& •
denie,ourage a cat to *get -off- a' back
i.cOraposed. of half a brick.
.
CUItux
The 1: mentiug
-.to remember, his,
otherSpend
be employs . in t
:his rival's -.Me*
eir always
et
Yk
Of th7-11,eine
-i
feoruthe felloWin ,•condensed
.4elphia ihsrfilisatdh:lieaoic:tk:11-
.-.seevnes
Xii
recitation cc
room, .my
• -
. It is: a comidiin. idea that go9
is a 7
oado4Yfe-nlisuo
adeevg .f__Eit,b-,thweliatid
ich•NivItkther
callyothers._ •
garrison sallied out ireinl-he :west
tat:e4.14
centre of the column Coflsisting of *god
1501189 women, -and children, Who .wcre pPer.ed on all sides by deterniiiied
with ar& _
fr.n
arms in their hands;aiid R.Oefl,-Ni4Dy
knowing them to be -treacherously -disposea
The
ifedunnalSi ittrreoo9ppgs ,0*; xitvi
.were-dseparateracawuv:anipryin4;ibvaistitolne avrraasy,paoss:er
-:the _divisionS. on the south ,froot „while
a t
e:pme.g;ilasnlidin;:ag:4:014uptsgo ittivy.48-ord.47 :ttheeplarafe*,_:310ahit,t:aintd,:
- The rebel loaders And the desperate -4,04_84- 1
. go his troops 0/1 to Mahe .a. .ttlfill at ilhet.
, . 8, , and ahopi s04 0- men:cbeheadedil:d-t, charge,children,
:l41.:H4.,: ,r. : :,_ n:t,and1.300rifol Ido :t.i. upblii:haini :::: 17:14was::::; ::::: t::
but the so -styled General of the ieNis, jio i
trenches. ' -:14 Rio -kung instantly order
whereupon their lives 'Should Still be spare
time -ordered to go forward iankcallp,at:
,iiiiiioy.iiam swiaexdy firedoffA t 8.
•adVa_ncing body to throw. _down the.'
iii,t,,p_ -0,11,91:
:hinifielf with:a pistol, and every ,tnan
: rebels; -Se'oing that *11 no„Pe was los -I;
1 i-tilinnyawt -etrheeierob:eglk:;,-a_1,7.7157:44.eg v,'!eriiropitii:.
-• sword. One of the to -styled ,sreater Mirubor of them Were Ina _to 16 .4
ilhAer, Kin Shun4s own foomniand,,,:.; 0f the
e 4ore6,- i
_
scattered -host was vapturedundbeheadea by .1
40,T
e - or in
otherfa,o.oft-rsrmeanwhiletheeavairy-liact
ivisiouiz
,d uti6.
upon and executed all the rebels _rem. -
-within the city, -Espating the -w.onien_audelit.
;dren and aged _persons, who were -exerripto
' f 'railer leaderstllsis *;9eireli capturedb°tin. alive, *.,i.ardnv_ltd,..
_being examined before Kin 'Shun '.and )48,:_:
colleagues, were put to death with the ex.
treme of torture. - The corp es of Ifane-Ifing,
'nun& lleh-tstin,-And .otherl:eaders„
-:-. ._ ...,_.-..t:o
:.::.::
with remains.othe.61g:ea::;the PuritRe4giOn); • 7044.1i; Noe.%:r4bed.°utande;humed74n;:ut.0i:06
al4pubiio,6ampiT:48.the1-
sNovember,tr_0YeanCithtelL8:ruftoh11-4t;wYe, ::,'037te-7.41a. Vtased; 11
captured, the leadersiZf the insurgents -4
• . _____
, Now, the truth is that thd. me- cry'f.'s- a'
.041doWntent, but it Itch48any
.-13t Tre°48
of
faculty thwel iiiidih, :_. -
capaZity IS to -114 0-88
greater -itt:10'ine au in ,Othcrs 13 - tPral
fofatenitiniettliagfeinuegttZwnwtail is
differenceii-causedibsyl I et- P•tic5i ;
iog practical.,emei .tpl7O'ree'ters,th:r-Poiifirr.r°10'7t. I-
-•:,4t. hc:onti nat , no fa tfuarcat,181iy7. . ,..1 ,,:: life'srwrireso:inti-mgh-esi:u:i6c1,10.0herorx r14' : 6%1 .1 T -9' mintPe e1 l' : 411;1.415'---4-1-:at
:OP:pifialy)iaetepdf 4.rinitealsnioinr ' - i '
any kindthreivn t gether at =rand* With- ,,
ge of
i -dial
1
.01ii y- reaping .1. any . ly netit, eit er int
power or the cond t . of affairs; bn [When
the:Memory:has be !Ilse- trainedast tretain-
Whatis confided- to litin' classified orlccr-Aiiil
ed •
•make it available a
jts value cannot- be
Like all our otlie
strengthened' and d
weakened hy:dien
tion we make const•
responds Obediently
dif4culty in rem
q.u‘lities of goods in
slam easily -recalls
hisilPitient • the
• the ,functione of h s- various tools.-
. same conditions, dai y repeated; will
invriably-bring up orresponding ideas
in oiir regular emple ments ,w•e,seldo'
occasion to bompla.12 ' of a poor - indirerY.
This may afford a cl e to the cultiva Ithr of
this faculty indirectens where it is ri
. . _ _ _ _
every. moment ro
Feres.timated.
-pOwers,- the me_
Velopedhy..,exerpi
e. ifi. • whatpveit
nt demands. upo
..-- The iiierchant--
bering the pric'
liii-own line ;- the,..: -
"tel:thaile'''lliieildYo-essY_InnPott:41.'firs-;_eil.
* The -,
st
11
.fective. - - If we . wo
serve.- Us, we. Must
The fame attention -
daily, business, and
call its detaile:With_. so Ininchi, -ease,
.ii ' -
equally. effective -if 0 ercised in othe
.ters. 1 To -strengthe the .memory O
givenl-peint, the 'first qUisite is -to he
our mental energy4o ear upon it; 'T,i
charged. With some conimiation; per
which we promise in- 11 good 'faith ;t6
cute, 1 but not: bein intheline :ctt
thoughts, it passes o t 'Or our minds 4iI i_
unfulfilled. We -:Const pouly excuSe...ourtk: Veiii
for such dereliction, ii the groundthtywe-
are unable, by 4droff_. rt -a the will, t(f.
-viand the power of -znmory. .. Yet ha
_ by a strong self-control,'fixed our -.atten
- wholly upon. the 'mat r When presente
US, hid we -dismissed -a11 _Wandering thou
And - concentrated ,.-our Mental - renergie
the time upon 'that orie thing, the .iiri
.sion would have.',ee.n.. e.strong that;:. 1
probability,:it.WOuldhave -been:reline:lib
' and accomplished, .: T is ..mental. -conce
lion- is the first and motiMpOrtant ilea:
improving the memory i • It is largely -
in our Own .powers :sof- will: to . enforce ip
•.
and he who in conscion : of neglect in thii
lipect: cannot daunt() =b - excused for -for
,
fulness* . - - '• -_- . . ' -
Another valuable :in thod of trainin
Meniorg, -is through t laws of-associati
Qur:kn'Owiedge *net b4 arranged and c
fied if Ws would reCall,i with :,facility.
muet.-baoe rules_ upon pilinciples, and e
upoiteauses, if we Wouf. iMprint them
e I
y--en_-.enr minds. That this -4 not done ,
aufaeient, thoratighness is ' the ..chief ca
ledge whioh--W4'.
e EMperer. N
Most marke4a
d,, used to -se
"
eadt4. r-h-eWha'sad'.-!01111 i
-0Penthe-proper, drawer - nd all that he
• acquired on that ,stibjec was at, once
- sented before him.
greTaht°ne.e'isdrin44Oliwie.-i;ihei7ene before hinted,
li.ii2Jed'-64-.
tion. : To Jake :iip 'a •rsin le study leieur
presenting to the,:stud tit - in all ;its r
tions; 0.4 leading him to trace its princi
from- their foundations . u ui to: their •lAg
known restate, is of far - re real value, --b
• as - a mental -discipline, - nd as ,a-perinati
acquisition, of knowledge, Ian to akin' --o-
_tihh;_niettatildn,oewiotfhtraceinatYteicibiraa ehc:ts„..eosr, :rotiVie"rlioab. '
*g no Apparent -eonnietie
and thus fixing no tenacio-
mernory. _.: - ::-. - ..
. Cu 1TtihvearteiOin4 ' (• 71‘oil, tgthe71.1.1nneerYil.
- .- _
the work will grew easier :
- -.
If we patiently and;steadi
tion on every subject we -
powerofconcentration Will
Id have • fai
eep. it in cOmitah
hich we bestow
hich enables ns
•-•
:are -
T.
why so much of the kno
quire passes from uS,
_leen, who was one of t
stances of a retentive n
himself that his -know
away in drawers and
with each -0th'
e,grasp upon:
'ragement to
in the fact tha
th-Over.y effo
fix our atte
sh, fie .t
become habituaJl
If we constantly 'arrange- nd classify-
_ _ _
oir
knowledge, it - will .'groW, ore and nio'
available.
-
How Rebels rare
End of the Manas Insurre
ere and Torture -Dead
tion Massal
dies Exliu
• Gen. Kin Shun arrived *be ore- 1V_Iaiias 6
the::-thicl:Of S.epternber, 1876,-.1and five days
1-eaaftsetri roegpieenoefd:tahIv
n artillery • i_filiiiii not
i.nnthreooia-nporit ''
late e
a detailsftef
after breach
of the was- .ili‘eaici :Ifift,a40.4e, -.asit stahul
after assault repelled; 'during the peried.,:b
tWo1119othfor which it laste . . -At length
during the first days of Nov mber, sortie
were. attempted by the garrii ri, and aom
prisoners who were taken; sta ed.- that, _th
: the 4th f November of the garrinon'bei g.,exhausted1
theieleader had sent ;:theln out.to see hoW,
matters. ststood, with a . vie* t seizing •an:
-opportunity Of getting away. ; terex,amin
.ation the :-prisoners were beheaded. 'At
length, at Midnight on
the Moharaineclan; General. Hai -yen himself
came out and begged to be -per itted a surii
'render. 1 quote the languAgi-of: the mei
1 morial itself as to what -folloiWed. -
• "Kin !I . .
,... un _ ereuponicomma
i- deliver up- the horses- and. -arms-
' rison, and to ihand_over,,:in be_
, .ers of the rebels;:afterlyhicli he
up_ •-hets of the remainder of t
ded. him to
of the gar-
s, the 'lead-
. eiarsntuOindbraer7
. .
w o were - thereupon- •be ca1Ied !Von to
answer to 'their naines, and be 8 Yere4rlielt
- With, according to cirmimstance „-3nHai-yen
agreed7-agreed to de this'. .1 At `daybreak
- of November a body of1,900 or ;900 of the
4
One Teirlble Adventure.„
The Dangers _ of Travei on the Pia
From Unseen Foes -Indian 'Peroeity
Wyoming Territory Territo17-Ambusli-
ed, Shot. Scalped, and Mutilate:I.-A
Narrow Escape from a Horrible Death:
•
r.From the Chicno,Times.3
1.1341 5, last, a, train left Cantonment
eno, Wyoming Territory, for _Fort Fetter,
man for -grain. They encamped.,at the _pry
Forks of VOwder River; about sixteen-m:11u
-from the icantantnent, the first night out,
several -citizens whe had been working*
Reno, . and Wile:had:been disczarged acenre.
anying the train. -Vreek's trail runt in la
he Yorks, and the next morning the citizens
eft-the:trail on 'the Fetterman :read. .They
tarted for Deadwood en the trail via -Pimp.
Buttes, and "'Inyan Xara,-"-A Soldier of
e Ninth Infantrtai.l_Companying their), he
airing left the train without _authority. 0,n
second =day out, about lour miles -north.
east of the buttes., about :five o'cleek iu the
Afternoon, they were tired upon by_auibasted
Indians: To use the. survivor's words,. -7
"-The -first. J. knew .waS: like an :explosion,
rack : .crack! _Smith and 1 were walkj
side by side, and old man Rand Vas 1
ad
is -packed animal. Smith. was :gilled it-
tanitly, the shot striking him in the ikackfaf
the head, coming out Of his forehead. .1.311e
d man was Shot iiitke left lung; and, =Won.
rinl, to Lsay, the shot strum - mj
y gun just
,
backof the .head, glanced down trierainreil,
-*truck the trigger guard, entered the shonl•
er,, inflicting -a painful wound. As 4004 as
_1 Could realize my position, I iminmediatelf
-Jell fiat -down and loaded my _gun:- -linfor,
unately for the old man he was in an, ex
Osed position, and 'being Severely wounded,
could not crawl to the buffalo wallow which,
lortnnately, was only a few feet to the left,
When the Indians-firat :fired they were only
about two hundred yards from us. As 1601i
as the old man had been killed the firing
eased, and; thinking that they were try*
Surround me, I ran about forty feet -hir-
er to .a.raVine, which subsequently prove
0 be the only possible safe place. for me,
he- sun was now nearly_dciwn and I was
ery-faint from the loss of blood, when, pro -
looking
dentialllooking around near -feet was
- - • _ - Aly s
some snow water, from which I--refreala4
- -
if. -
'soon as the -sun had gone -down I made -
reparations for my _escape, but :some.
told ml had 'better stay. - About
k that eMing I saw two tires 100 yards
on the :knoll, and twelve Indians esme
to where' the bodies Were,. carrying the
-which Seemed to me to be composecl-of
resinous matter. Theyall:onnied their
With -them, and wereon foot; Alcorn;
_ th-e-b-Odiek they set their tires down,
•oceeded to scalp and mutilate the be.
f companions.:
fteen feet -froln them. I •conid have
two of them easily, butfknew that
be sloe :death to Me, 'an they would
eld a :council And starved me out. Al-
tting and -hacking the bodies .forabout
ur, they retired 'behind the .knoll.
egan to feel 7 -very -.eld and weak.
coat on-; Said only agovernmentehirt,
was -afraid would catch cold in •ity
. I began to consider what -I had
hgae.: 011! la:It k4:4111t d'ISfilaf4t;Ye-.474niles to walk to be
if civilization; with
ul wound. 1 C0fl
„finally, to stay tilt- early ..daybitaki
en: to -take chances. Iaecordingiy
till-Abou ast for o'clock, -idea
ed out ti the h, , that liact made,
oki-Tratjjaeon ha and kness, went to
w•Of--. LIM - To ray intenge g
Myse
As
_ ' P
thing
o'zcloc
- away
-down
res;
-some
_ ._ _
- timi-
ng -to
Arid p:4les .0
only fi
hilled
'would
haire,-11
ter cu
an ho
now b
had no
and I
-wound
better
fort, t
nothin
chided
Iand th
waited
I crawl
i'andrac:i.
I saw the Indians about a quarter of -a wile
away, ,aggeeinnicy-7,..rhinavtchne odi.roitbitor_ithoef theRed
were Cheyennes, for they were very- large
/nen, not one of them being leas than Baled
inhiegh. elmitiartp:rdyfer eleivoeurligjahgt -away, and
at
htt
ahlt:h:i yn 0. raks and
got
tot into
ReantotohsecZelckt
day at 12-6'clock, nearly dead with pain ina.
chal-
lengevDerr 8. '4a 37 fAhl:dlifilsle discourse,
r Boston,
:um° itd; Joshua'siirr tse ti ifaNl
only reply now is .to adjure any Dia% w°”
man, or child, in the body or out, Whom _I
tievheirv o
efr 11-ai etieY orletter, haveter; bwrongedtegl ga°pe
orhurt,
t e 1)1 ey-
phekteneen,,tohell,hirugtospeak
h any medium from earth, Or
ol
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