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George was busily engaged In turning mwmr the aafay earth of a new field for tue reeeptkm of the need for oar staple pre duet ion, wheat. He had rigged a gang plow which woo Id eat three furrows at once, or six at every round, and Imd ar ranged a iir of wheels, with a spring seat above for hi own convenience, from which he conlH manage his four-in-hand witli perfect confidence; and so bia work was progressing rapidly. Much as I dreaded marriage on gen eral principles, I was at last, and in spite myself, becoming reconciled to Ibis man's prospective union with Ethel, and I had taken him into my heart as only a loving and devoted mother can. And now that I was in trouble and perplexity unspeakable, I looked to him as my only earthly refage. I am proud to say that I loved him; indeed, I would have been the basest of ingrates bad I felt otherwise than devotedly attached to him. The man who demands love, respect, and confidence where be evokes none Is simply requiring the impossible, and folly deserves the failure in hie expecta tions which is sure to follow all unrea sonable exactions. It was no more the fault of myself or him that I loved the betrothed of mj darling than It was our misfortune that I eould no longer love or honor Gerald, my once lovable aud honorable husband. George saw us coming, and reined up his horses to await us. Ethel blushed ae he raised bis slouch hat from his broad and bronzed forehead and turned bis kindly eyes inquiringly upon her. "Anything wanted r he asked, earn estly, and I knew that it was only be cause I was present that he did not eall my darling by some pet, endearing name of love's own eoiniog. "George, do you kuow whether or not Gerald filed or legally notified upon our claim in the laud office as be agreed, and as I gave him money to do, when I found I could not do It myself because I wasnlt tbe head of a family V J asked, somewhat incoherently. "I suppose he complied with the law, as a matter of course, though I never examined the records. I might have done it when I registered my own claim had I considered it necessary." "But suppose be failed to register? what thetfT" "The claim would be vacant, of course." "And could another person notify, register, pay fees, ami possess it?" "I suppose he eould, if he were the head of a family." "Then I am again a pauper!" " Why, Mrs. Grey 7" "Because a burly, ignorant animal, with a wife who Is quite as much a beast as himself, has filed upon this farm as vacant property, and 'jumped ourolalm to It." "Impossible." "But true, George," said Etbel, qui etly. George dismounted from his seat on the plow, and stood for a moment re flectively swinging bis wbip. "It all may be just as you say; for If tbe Captain took a fancy to spend the -turn you gave him to legally secure tbe bomestead for whisky, cards, or women, be would uot have scrupled Uxio it, aud the chances are that he did so ehoose, and so did not scruple. Very strange hat I did not think of this before," he .tdded, musingly. I wrung my bands in silence. I was getting along somewhat In years, or at east in decrepitude, aud I locked the hope and elasticity that had sustained meander similar am! yet diflerent ex periences iu San Francisco, Nevada City, Xnd the valley of the Willamette. George unhitched the horses from the plow, and gathering tbe reins, drove them before us toward the house. "Ikm't worry, mother darling," lie f saw, tenderly. "Surely it Isn't as bad as-aaapaay." "ftas. ray onit wastbe first time I bad called him though ne i,al , aalred me "mother" often-"! have no raom to hope for anything better. It's .Ifeeold experience over and over again." "jioi no man ww is a man at all would thus deprive you of a home and - Wpe means of Subsistence, mother dear." "Men, clothed in men's habiliments, and eudowed with men's power to make laws, Have several times thus robbed e of my all; and denying that they are en does not deprive them of existence, or lessen their power to rob me," I aid, bitterly. George agaiu endeavored to reassure by declaring that bis faith In hu man nature would Dot allow him to im agine that a thing so perfidious as Bill McCarty could be allowed to live In tbe garb and guise of a man; but I shook my bead and set my ilps nrm,y t0 gather, and endeavored to prepare my m.nd to endure tbe lot of a woman who struggles for a livelihood under tbe re publican form of & government that professes to "guarantee to all Its citizens the equal protection of tbe laws." i George went out alone to hold an in terview with my new des poller, and Ethel and I entered the house with hearts so full of indignation and outrage that we eould neither talk nor weep. Alice, more Impetuous than either of us, readily found her tongue. "Men talk about tbe freedom and jus tice of American Institutions !" she er- elaimed, liolly. "Why, I'd rather be tbe blackest slave that ever pieked not ion in Cuba, or the poorest chimney sweep that was ever stilled in the Hues of Ediahurg, than to be the wife of any man hi Oregon !' Why, Alice?" asked her sister, who for obvious reasons did not harbor her objections to matrimony. "Because in marriage take mother's ease, lor example a woman loses ber identity and becomes only tbe legal mistress of a man 1" "Absurd!" said Etbel; "you shock me!" "I speak tbe truth, sister. How do you know but tliat youradorableGeorge may wrong you some day just as badly as my father has wronged my mother?" "I know he won't because I've tested him, and I rely upon him as a man of honor and philanthropy." "Silt suppose he fails you? what then? What redress have you? You surely will not want to seek relief in tbe di voroaoou rte ?" "George McDonald will never betray my trust," replied Ethel, loftily. "So my mother once imagined," an swered her sister, quickly.- "But when be did betray her trust, she had' no pos sible redress under the law, as his wife. Her only hope for Justice lays in the in tbe probability of his death, -or the disgraceful disclosures of his meanness that will make her a grass widow. Sup pose tbe man who had so wronged ber had not been her husband. Don't you see that she might then have restrained or, through the law, compelled him to respect her rights? I, for oue, will never marry till a woman can be herteff and yet be a wife." While we were discussing tills ques tion? George returned. His fae was pale and his lips compressed, ami I knew he was suflering from Intense ex citement. "Anything Dew?" f asked, tremu lously. He si took hia bead. "I wonder where fa ther is," said Ethel. "Oil somewhere drunk and asleep, as usual," exclaimed Alice. It was Idle for me to reprove that girl. You might as well try to stop a whirl wind. Ami yet I wasn't sorry that she had so much spirit. It made me hope that she would never be imposed upon as I had been. Gerald bad not been at home for sev eral days; but his absence was nothing unusual, and we were generally only too glad to get rid of him to concern our selves about bis return. Just now, how ever, we wanted to see him badly. I think," said George, "that be is over at the village. You know that's a great plaee now for drunkenness, for there's a host of miners In to spend the coming winter. Guess I'd better take a horse ami go aud fetch him." None of us objected, and he was toon mounted upon one pal fry aud leading another toward the distent village. As soon as he was well out of hearing, the new proprietor nnd legal owner of our real estate approached the house to take a closer view of tbe appurtenances belonging to his farm. It must be admitted that his in' ventory was a pleasing one. Every one of our rambling rooms was carefully papered and primitively finished. The walls were frescoed with autumn leaves and the windows festooned with grow lug vines. Comfort and thrift ruled everywhere. How our hearts throbbed with indignation as he consulted with his stoical spouse, admiring this, criti cising that, and exulting over some thing else. There's no use In talking," said Allee, vehemently, as she watebed their boorish behavior. "I know that no man has any more claim, In fee simple, upon tbe acres or God than he has upon tbe air of tbe globe. Under a natural and therefore equitable ruliuc of eartblv aflairs, possession and cultivation of the soil would constitute the right tooecunv and control, but never to own U; aud never under any circumstances should one person be permitted to drive an other from bis own borne because of some written technicality that lies hidden away in the archives of some stupid court. There is in tbis broad country land enough for all, and tb only reason this fellow wants to occupy this homestead is because we have im proved it; and the only right he has to it is vested in a false conception of honor aud justice." Her words attracted tbe attention of tbe legal proprietor of our bomestead auQ ue, Knowing there were no men upou the premises to protect us by physical foree, grew suddenly brave aud virtuous. "Miss, do you mean to insinuate that I am Dot honest t" be asked, with lordly air. "I don't mean to insinuate, but I do dentore that you are a villain, a thief, and a-robberl" replied tbe spirited girl. I really feared that he would strike her, a9 I knew we were in his po.wer. But he quailed and his voice falred, and he becan some tame apology. "Bill, are you golu' to take an Insult from a chit of a gal like mat ex claimed the hitherto silent spouse. This taunt nerved him. There Is nothlug that wakens the "bully'' In a coward like a reminder that he deserves the title. "Bo you mean to call me name, you vixen?" he roared, as he clenched bis fist and approaohed Alice menacingly. "I mean to speak the truth and shame the devil!" replied the girl, undaunted. Again the lawful owner of our home stead cowered. Then he began to argue the ins-e. There aiu't no roan on top o' dirt can say I ever failed to keep my contraats to the letter! There ain't no man that holds my note for a penny, and there ain't no man that can say I ever owed him a dollar but what I paid It." "But you owe my mother ever so many thousand dollars for this farm, and yet you take it from her without so much as saying 'by your leave;' and you refuse to pay her n cent for It." "I don't deal with women, but with men. If your father hadn't got drunk in Oregon City, and had 'tended to his business when he went down to notify, he'd have been nil right. My dealin's Is with him. I told him the other day that I'd jump his claim. I give him fair warnin', aud if he didn't choose to take it, it's bis own lookout," "But lie isn't the party concerned. It's my mother who does the business, and your dealing should be with her," said Allee. "I'll let you know that I don't wear petticoats, and don't deal with women," replied this shining example of the aristocracy of sex. "You look likea protector of women," said Ethel, with a sneer. "Ami so I am; so lam; that It, If they behave themselves. I told your mother a while ago that, if she'd submit peace able, she should have my symjiothy. But I won't stand no dog-gone foolish ness." "And what good will your sympathy do my mother, sir? She doesn't want She doesn't ask you for it. She only demands justice." "Justice Is for men; oh, Nancy?" The woman grunted asient. Evi dently she was not strong-miuded. 'There's no man liviu' can beat me lovin' women; that Is, in their place, liut deliver me from business womeu, or women that dabble in law or polities. Give me your woman who believes that everything a man does is right. Eli, Nancy?" Again Nancy acquiesced, or pretended to; though she afterward told me that she was obliged to have no opinion of her own, or appear to have noue, in or der to live peaceably with this lover of her sex. . j (To be continued. OUE WASHINGTON LETTER. . j lo th K Editor or th k New J okth wbi : All quiet on tbe Potomac." This response to the query for news Is as ajnopot now as during the first years of the war. We, however, have recently passed through a state of Internal war, but are now at peace among ourselves. Since the weather lias been warm enough to permit a crowd to stand upon sidewalk to be harangued by any jackanapes with sufficient sense to open ins mouth, a set of traveling agitators have been constantly firing the ml mis of our unemployed and hoodlums with all manner of incendiary utterances. Chief among these is one Cohen, a German Jew, who, In broken English, has continually inveighed against capi tal and the wrongs It has done to the laboring man, until he has succeeded iu surrounding himself with a horde of thieves and shoulder-hitters as dan gerous as men dare to be. Recently the contractors for excavating the founda tion of the bureau of engraving build ing began work with laborers hired at seventy-five cents a day. At this Cohen led his mob against these men, and, with threats of violence and death and cries of "$1 50 a duy," drove all of tbem away from their job. Notices were posted tbat no man should, under penalty of death, be allowed to work for less than $1 CO a day, and a perfect Pandemonium reigned until the police were massed, and, by vigorous resort to clubs, pistols, aud charges on horseback, succeeded In dispersing the rioters and iu arresting the ring-leaders, Cohen among others. When Imprisoned he wilted, and, in perfect keeping with his past character, which led him iuto pluckiug poor men of their pennies for his dailv subaUtnnpp. lost nil his brae- gadocio, and whimpered like a whipped - --i - " truant school-boy. The police judge nned him five dollars apd dismissed hlra. We presume, after a few days of liberation aud further filching of pen nies from his fellow-men, he will be as blatant as ever. It Is settled here by this case tbat men may work for what ever sum they can get, and we have hundreds who would gladly accept seventy.flve cents a day for their labor If such plug-uglies as Cohen and his mob would permit. Though "all Is quiet on the Potomac" at tbis writing, yet we are not as roueh assured now of Its continuance as we were when grand reviews" and grander promises were the order of the day in 1E01 and 1S02, This fellow, Cohen, is of low, square, unprepossesslngappearacce, of coarse, offensive address, and wears shabby, filthy clothing. The Gerniaus, Israelites and trade unions disown hlra, and he seems the veriest outcast, fit only for stratagem and spoils. He says he left Germany because !io could uot talk treason and violence on the side walk. Scbuetzenfest was completely stopped at its opening by the heavy rains, which barred all out-door sports, but the succeeding calm weather enabled the Germans to turn outas only can the patriotic, beer-loving German. He takes his wife aud children every year with htm to this souvenir of his "fader land," as.relli;iou-dyr tbe Jew of old took himself and family to the feast of the Passover, and the offerings of lager in one case are as fervent and devout as were tho offerings of the lamb or the first fruits in th6 other. This Is the week for camp-meetiugs, anil It is rarely that they In combination with Scbuetzenfest, do not give us a rainy season like the one just over. The Po tomac was nearly as high ns last De cember, but subsided without doing muoh damage. One of our citizens, Columbus Al exander, of whom we wrote last week, always has an eyo open for tho main chance. Ho refuses to pay his taxes from principle, aud realms payment to the last, and this obstinacy made him quite a thorn in the side of the lawyers who are so glibly swallowing down the remains of the Jay Cooke estate, so they bought him oil by paying face value for his claim, which principal and Interest amounted to about $13,000. Our people are asking the commissioners why he should receive In full, when they must be content with a flve-per-cent. divi dend and rendered lawyer's bill cover ing the remainder? The failure fell heavily upou our people, for there were sufferers who lost tlweir all, aud it gives no comfort that a curb-stone broker and money-shaver should be made an ex ception. Felix. Washington, D. C, August 9, 1S7S.. Eapid Advance of Women in Easiness PnraaiU. It is very curious and interesting to watch how fnst and how far the work of the world Is falling into the hands of the women. Is it because women are very gradually but better learning bow to do it? It is true that man as yet act main ly as proprietors; but how long will tliey continue to do so after women have ob tained a thorough knowledge of the trades, businessnud professions to which they can obtain access? One woman in Mn-wachusetts and two in Connecticut areannounced as eiignged tompply their husbands' pulpits during the absence of these for a vacation. Fresh signs con stantly appear over stores and business houses which give the nomenclature of a woman instead of a man, and women of education have entered business within the past few years who, twenty fiveyearsago, would nothaveconsldered such a step possible. A grocery store upon a populous avenue has for twenty .years displayed the name of n man upon Its sign-board who has been dead for the past five years, duriug which time his widow has taken his place, acting most elliclently, ami Keeping aud increasing the business, which is a large one. Quite recently she had "Mrs." painted lube- fore the Christian name of her husband. whose simple Quaker cognomen had oc cupied it before. When tbe matter was iokincly referred to by a customer she remarked: "I did not do it before because my frietids thought It would Injure the business, hut now I Know It will not, People are just as ready to buy and sell with a woman as with a man, and I think it Is more honest to let It be known tbat it Is I whom the public have got to deal Willi, anil not my husband." The other day a very nice-looking young woman called at the house of a friend to execute frome orders in regard to the covering of furiiitureand the put ting up of summer window curtains. Ilernppearence was so thoroughly good and fitted to her work tbat my friend could hardly believe she was the person. It is expressed, as she phrased It, too much "culture." Sheproved, however, to be the woman superintendent of the up holstery department of one of our most fa mous furniture and decorating houses, and lightly climbed a sten-lailder and proceeded in a workman-like way to get on theoutsido of n window in the further ance of the object she had to accomplish. My friend, who Is a lady of observation aud Intelligence, became very much in terested in her, and noticinga plain gold ringon ber fiuger, asked If she were mar ried. "No, thank God," was tho reply. "Why are you thankful that you are not married?" asked Mrs. H. "Because I have two sisters who are married," she said, "and I have to work, not only to support myself and my mother, but to help support their chil dren." This will be found about tbe position of every superior worklngwoman in New York, and tells the story why the Stew art house had to remain empty or be tilled by persons who had no claim upon it. Few men marry now-a-daya with any intention of fulfilling their natural ntitliratlons and properly supporting a I wiic uu ' j ' ...... - " wife and lamny. tvueu iney are run. ancient widowers, who can aflord to hiiv a vounc eirl as a luxury for their old ace. they are generally thoughtless and selfish young men, who would rather be taken care oi man torceu to assume nnv responsibility. The majority, who are capable of earning a livlne, do not even contemplate marriage. The clubs ofler them the "comforts of a home," and they prefer to spend their money upon themselves. This Is well enough, sofarasthevare Individually concerned, until they have reached tbe age when-a personal sympathy and companionship are worth more than anything else In the world, and then they begin to regret their lost opportunities. Baltimore American. Middle Morgan is the cattle and stock reporter of the New York Times, rides a horse to perfection, and makes admir able speeches at agricultural fairs. THE INDIAN WAE OP 1855-6. Soon after the death of Mox-mox, a number of Indians appeared on tbe bills at a safe distance from us and indicated a desire to see the Interpreter. McB accordingly rodo out toward them, when they Inquired for their chief, and were told that he was even then per ambulating the camas-covered vales of the "happy hunting-grounds." On hearing this they simultaneously dis charged their muskets in the air, as a signal to their comrades, doubtless, and, wheeling, dashed oil among the hills, and Immediately we wero fired upon from rifle-pits, sunk during the night, on all sides of us, as well as from the dense thickets of willows that skirted the several small water-courses in the vicinity. Nor wero they con tented to act ou the defensive only, but charged our position repeatedly during the day, aud, though we had a good po sition for defense, they evinced a bravery In assaulting us that quickly disabused our minds of the Idea that "one white man is equal to five Indians in battle." It is a thrilling sight to witness a charge by a band of yelling Indians. Let a hundred of these moun tain scamperers, painted and bedecked in their gaudy and fantastic manner, mouuted upon steeds that for speed and sureuess of foot are not excelled any where; let them come dashing directly toward you, carrying aloft their crim son streamers, brandishing their glit tering weapons ami cleaving the very heavens with their demoniac yells, nnd you will be satisfied with tbe first per formance, and will 'not encore them. Often during the day did daring sav ages, singly or In numbers, dash toward us, almost with tbe velocity of the wind, whooping in a manner tbat is alto gether indescribable, and must be heard to be realized. Then, throwing them selves ou the sides of their horses, dis charge their fire-arms, and, wheeling, be out of range almost before our ejacu lations, consequent upou the resilience of our antiquated muskets, bud died upon the air. It now seemed evident that the In dians must be driven from their strong hold, or we must speedily be cut to pieces. Accordingly Captains Bennett and Laylou undertook the hazardous task of driving them from a log house, while Captain Wilson and Lieuteuaut Jeffries charged upon a denBo thicket, from whence they were pouring n steady, telling fire upon us. I can never forget the imposing appearance of Captain Bennett as he started upon his march to death. Taking his position at tho head of his handful of men and swinging his sword aloft, In a shrill voice be gave the command : "Com pany F, forward ! double quick ! charge !" And up tho gentle slope he led tbem. Suddenly a blinding sheet of flame darted from the crevices of the cabin, aud our gallant leader fell to rise no more, Lieutenant Burrls dead by his side. For a while the column wavered. but when Lieutenant Fellows sprang Into the breach and shouted : "Forward and avenge your leaders !" all charged forward, not a roan faltering, and gained the cabin to see the last Indian escaping on horseback. I cannot recall at this writing the names of those who perished or were wounded in that fatal charge, but I doubt not many will read this Imperfect sketch who still bear marks received at that cabin, or who will turn In memory to the time when the sad news reached them that near and dear friends had perished while gallantly contending against four times their number on that November day. Night at length mer cifully drew her sable curtain over us, and we addressed ourselves to the sad duty of caring for the dead and wounded, many of the latter being in the agonies of death. We had gained some advan tages during the day, but at a fearful cost. Bennett, Burrls, Laytou, Miller, Jeffries, Drew, Snooks and Gervais, all gallant officers, whose advice and ex ample we so greatly needed, were either still In death, or so severely wounded that they could not participate In the morrow's struggle. And when it is known that the Indians seemed to be receiving reinforcements all the time, anu that those we were hourly expect Inghad not yet arrived, it will be seen that our prospects were by no means cheering. Tbe third day the Indiaus seemed more careful of their precious lives, and, though the day was signal ized by many daring exploits of some of their number, they generally kept at a respectful distance from our venerable smooth-bores. During the day an In dlan ventured too close, and his horse was shot from under him. He then at tempted escape on- foot, but was soon run down, and, after being shot through the spine, continued, while resting on his elbow, to discharge arrow after arrow with surprising rapidity, until a ball from a revolver not nine paces dis tant dispatched him. Ou tbis day Lieutenant Shepard, of Company F, was severely wounded In the arm while charging "some rllle-pits, but be never left tbe field. Iu one of the companies was a Cris pin who seemed to wax desperate, and determined to cut himself loose from all restraint and put an end to'the conflict at once. He accordingly proceeded to thread his way along a narrow trail to a patch of large trees on tbe hill-side, Hpre no took nnoalnnn nnd nnmmAnnA i .. .mju(cumu pegging away at some red-skins full forty rods distant. Turning his head however, he caught a glimpse of a scar let streamer floatinc in the air at no great distance from him, the Interval speedily lessening. Hieti, to his ex cited eyes the environing bushes began to bristle with savage lances. Thinking the Indiaus had tbe upper-hand of him. that he was completely "sewed up, and that hour was to be his last, his heart went down into his boots, and he heeled It down the hill with all his might, measuring eight or ten feet at a stride, and reached his quarters out of breath, by a tight rub, as be supposed But a it was generally known that the single streamer that had' so suddenly dissipated his bravery was carried by the friendly bauds of Captain Con noyer"s bcouts, the boys eagerly grasped the opportunity of bammerlDg the poor soul in a manner calculated to rasp the feelings of anybody who was not as obdurate as a lap-stone or a pair of pincers. Tbe fourth and last day the Indians had dispersed into small bauds, and our boys scattered over the valley, each squad fighting in their own way, and, except the capturing of a few horses and the "t'ousan"' Indians the half breeds slew, the day was immeasurably barren of results. Next day uot a hos tile was to be fouud. Why they 'had withdrawn when they had been proven fully able to hold us Iu check, if not-l eventually to completely overthrow us, was a mystery. But, when scouting up tbe valley of Mill Creek we found where their village had stood but a few days previous, we understood all. They had completely outgeneraled us. While we had been beating about, misled by false reports as to their whereabouts, they were removing their families and property out of the country. And, al though we did not see It before,-it was patent now that the reason why they so stubbornly contested every Inch of ground with us when the four days' tight began, and gradually became less and "less determined, was because tbe danger to their property and their fam ilies was diminishing with each suc ceeding day, and at length disappeared altogether. But if any proof of tbe du plicity of old Mox-mox was wanting before, it was now apparent enough. The direction he attempted to lead us led away from, rather than toward, his native village. As to tbe comparative losses of the opposing forces In this engagement, I have no positive Information. Our loss was about a dozen. Theirs was es timated nta much larger number, but none certainly knew. I have sluce taken some pains to learn tbe facts from the Indians themselves, hut with indiflerent success. Stock Whitley, who led the Descbuttes Indians during tbe first two days, stated to me some time afterward that their loss in killed during that time was about twenty, and that his baud suffered most because led by the most expert and daring com mander. He stated that he was to have received a large contribution of horses for his services from the Uma tilla', but that they failed to keep their promise, and he withdrew from tbe al liance before the beginning of the third day's fight, aud had no personal knowledge of aflairs aft e" that time. To be continued. i ' Taking Music Lessons. The sounds of blows aud shrieks attracted a crowd before a house on-Mullet street the other duy, and directly a policeman' came sauntering along. He seemed a trllle anxious, but yet made no movement, and oue ot the crowd exclaimed : "Why, in the name of heaven, don't you stop that?" is it a iigniv" queried tue otticer. "Of course it is." "Are you sure?" "Sure ! Why, even a fool can tell that some one is being pounded to death." "Perhaps so," mused the ofiicer, "but vou can't tell can't tell. I lumped iu once In just sucu a case, as tins, ami found that It was -a young lady taxing music lessons instead of a row. Keep still, you boys, and let me see It 1 cau hear crockery Dang against me wan." The Sunday Voice. A Fact. An editor l9anian wliollves on what other men owe him, until he starves to death. A subscriber is a per son who takes a paper and says he is very much pleased with it, aud tells everybody else that they ought to "sub scribe." After he has "subscribed" about seven vears. tbe editor writes to him and asks him to let him have S3 50 (three dollars and fifty cents), and then tbe subscriber writes back to the editor and tells him notto send hlsold paperany more, for there Is nothing In it, and then the poor editor goes and starves some more. A widower bad five grown daughters who wouldn't let him take a second wife. He gave up tbe -wife, but bought a sav age dog, and now won't allow a man to cross bis door-Bill. If be can't marry, the girls shan't, he says. But the girls will givo In by-and-by. They cau't stand that sort of thing forever. Kimball, the church-debt raiser, was persuaded to attack the debt of a New York daily newspaper a few days ago, anu ne was mrowu seven to Itht H sustained a sprained hack and a fracture of the left clavicle. He says he is uot a nuiBuu, If poverty makes a man groan, wealth manes urm yawn. When fortune ex empts us irom labor, nature overwhelms us witu time. i When au old toper is completely I rnmiwl f,n nnanl'n I 1 1 t I 1 V J luahn u rye lace A Judge of Character. An attache of the Mercury office who is joung, ambitious, and persevering, bnnJT11!0 da."y lmPves his stock of letM 8vere application to . SfiM m" ble self-conceit, anartiole that does i, .! which every youug man ought to pos sess If he expects to make his way in tbis world. A person not fully eon scious or tils powers can never expeet to successfully buffet the storms of life Among other tbingo, our young friend has made human nature a study, and from tbe book and volume of his brain has evolved the proposition tbat be can determine tbe -character of almost any man or woman, not only by phrenolog ical processes, but by the person's hand writing. A test of this latter quality was clven the other day when be dropped iuto the olfiee of the oitMpsr intendent of schools. The latter had just finished collecting tbe bills for leaeliers' salaries lor tue preeeuiug mouth. Our character student saw bis opportunity, and picking up oue of tbe bills, on tbeoutsideof whioh was affixed the name In writing of the teacher, to gether with the amount of salary, stated that be believed from scrutinizing tbe dillerent names as written, he could give an exposition of each person's character and qualifications for teach ing. A bland smile played around the mouth of tbe superintendent as he sig nified his desire to have tbe trial made. The package of bills were placed before our young philosopher, and taking up the first one, he began : "Ibis writing, which is irregular nnd not sufficiently legible, denotes that tbis teacher is careless, I mlcht say slovenly. She hurries things through, doesn't give that attention to her call ing that the law requires, and evidently teaches not for love of the vocation, but the money it brings. "This one," taking up another bill, "Is of a different type. Look at the bold curves, the freedom and grace exhibited, aud you have a teacher who not only Knows now to govern, but possesses those faculties tbat must win success. That man is capable of explaining a problem in a manner to bo perfectly understood. 'This handwriting shows intellectual capacity, the ability to understand thor oughly what is taught, but from the fact that the letters are far apart and there is a mixture of several systems of penmanship, you must understand that this teacher is a failure; she can never win the confidence of ber pupils, -she will not trust any one, has few friends. Is cold, distant, and reserved, and, I should jodge, an old maid, to whom the bloom and freshness of youth has long been unknown. "This," taking a scrawl of hiero glyphics, "Is a peculiar case. That man has no business to teach anything but scientific branches. He Is a born sci entist, ever looking beyond and above, aud caring little for tbe common ous toms and amenities of society; a genlus in tlie .rough, nnd destined to achieve honorable distinction. But don't let bim hide his light under a bushel. 'This belongs to a delicate, refined, and sensitive creature, who is so dainty, so allected, so so sugary, that she ought to be eaten and thus rescued from the drudgery and monotony of school life. She is too weak a plant for her present sphere, aud how she got there is more than I can tell. 'This one was born lazy, and ever since has been constitutionally tired. I will venture to say that if you go into berschool-room you will find her yawn ing, and ber pupils in a semi-somnoles-cent state. Should you remain there half an hour, the chauces are eight to seven that you will fall asleep yourself. She knows hut little, aud is not capable of Imparting that knowledge to others. It's a wonder she can get up gumptiou enough to draw ber salary. "This oue is a teacher par excellence. The writing exhibits grace, beauty, firm ness, and intellectuality; a capacity to grasp au idea, retain It, and afterward impart it, brilliantly elaborated, to others. She can govern a school; and the pupils, I'll wager, love and respect her." 'That will do," remarked the super intendent, whose face, for some reason, was as red as a beet; "I guess you've had a fair show." Well," remarked the other, "bow near did I come to the truth ?" The superintendent could contain himself no longer, but burst into au un controllable fit of laughter. "I don't see anything to laugh at," said our young friend, indignautly. "You don't ? Well, then, to show how smart you are, I will inform'youtbat I wrote all those names myself." Aud then but why harrow up the character student's feelings further? He got even, though. After peace had been restored, the superintendent said: "Now that you have made a failure, I will show you what I can do. I claim to possess that faculty myself." The young man happened to have a check with him signed by a well-known citizen. The superintendent looked at it thoughtfully, read it"D. M.DoBrass," aud gave it as bis opinion that tbe gen tleman was an ordinary business man, of limited educaliou, and very ordinary generally. "That's your opinion, Is It?" re turned the young man. "Well, then, that is the siguature'of one of the lead ing lawyers of San Jose," mentioning the name. "Is that a fact? ' exclaimed the suner- Intendent; and the laugh was on the other side. San Jote Mercury. Quiet men are painfully recular and puuetual, but never seem Dut out bv other people's want of order. Tbey are irequeutly consummate boTesat a dinner party, wet blankets at a Dlonic. mere sticks at a ball; but excelleut as officers. admirable parsons, and much sought after by match-making mothers. A man lately went Into a provision store to purchase a corned tongue. Tbe dealer handed him one, remarking that it was very nice, and, furthermore, tnai it never told a lie. "It is very evident, then," remarked the purchaser, "that It was never engaged in the provision business." There Is a Methodist church in Colo rado whioh has not one male n'e6 The business is controlled entirely by women, and there Is a balance in the church treasury. In France a party of editors have been bunting wild boars. Happy coun try " Over here tho editors are hunted by tame bores.