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TWIWEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, S. C., FEBRUARY 26, 1881. VOL. IV.-NO. 182. THE FIRST FALL OF SNOW. We woke in the morring We found without warning, The Aelds oud the woodlands were white wth the 9110 1 it caan all un-idden The brooklet was hidden And huihed in the ho low below. Softly, s'lently, white and fair, Floating along thro' the frcsty air, Swirling, wbirling, Shifting, dr fting, Came the glitter.ng snow. A poor little robin Stood silently bobbin' His wee little hiad in a pitiful way; The obickens, with wonder, Stood ellently under The homely old shed over the way, Softly, silently, whito and fair. Floating along thro' the frt sty air, Sirling, whirling, Shifting, drifting, Came the glittering snow. The North wind was blowing, The cattle were lowing; The poor sheep were bleating, about the old * shed, The horsos were noighing, All seemed to be sa lug. . "We want to be sheltered and fed," Softly, silently, white and fair, Floating along thro' the frosty air, Swirling, whirling, Shifting, drifting, Came the glittering snow. How Mr. Jerome Mordaunt Squared his Account. "And he really oswes all this moncy ?" said Mrs. Castle thorpe. She was a tall, portly, old lady, with a false front of intensely brown curls, a fresh complexion, and spectacles that seemed to gleam at you like twin moons every thae she looked your way-and she always wore satin, with a neckerchief of white tulle, and a heavy gold chain wound round and round her necm and falling in glittering festoons across her chest. "Yes, ma'am," said Mr. Audrey, her legal adviser, "I'm afraid he does." "Then," said Mrs. Castlethorpe, "lie's a downright liar." "Very likely, ma'am," said Mr. Audrey, dryly. "Young men have misrepresented facts before now, and will again, I am afraid.'' "But he told me that the last eight hun dred dollars would settle all his debts-and here is a washerwonian's bill, a tailor's ac count, a bootmaker's little memorandum, and thirty dollars borrowed of Higgins, the jeweler, on a set of ruby shirt studs; to say nothing of these other bills," and Mrs. Castlethorpe nodded her head to wards a pile of slips of paper that lay under an Ivory weight, at her left hand. "Why, It's perfectly disgraceful I ie has teceived me I lie has perjured himself out and out I" Mr. Andrey looked wooden an imiper turbable. To him every phase of human roguery and duplicity seemed not o'nly possible, but probable. "But I won't stend it," cried the old lady, growing more and more excited, "I'll teach him a lesson P" "You will cut off supplies, ma'am ?" said Mr. Andrey, interrogatively. "No-oh, no l1" said Mrs. Castlethorpe, scratchiug her nose with the p~oinlt of her crochet needle. "I'li let him have the live hundred dollars I promised him. I am a person of my word, whatever lie is," with an accent of infinite scorn. "But, Andrey, I haven't told you about the worst debt of all I" "Indeed, ma'am ?" "His landlady's daughter-a poor, little blue-eyed thing, with her head hanging down, and the prettiest yellow hair I ever saw-came here yesterday. Ho owes her a heart 1" "Borrowed, ma'am ?" said Lawyer Au drey, with a twinkle of his dark ever. "Well, yes," assented Mrs. Castle thorpe, grimly. "Engaged himself to her while he boarded there. Dropped her completely when he was ab!e to remove to more aristocratic quarters. Broke her poor, little heart. ien / he shall mend it again." "Do you think it is probable, ma'am ?" asked Mr. Andrey, rather dubiously. "I will make it probable P" said Mrs. Castlethorpe, resolutely. "You're not en-. gaged to dinner for to-morrow evening, are you, Mr. Andrey ?" "I believe not," "Pray, give us the leasure of your company, then," said Mrs. Castlethmorpe. "At six precisely. Th meet my nephew Jerome, and a select few ole friends." "Full dress ?" asked the~ lawyer. "Oh, of course!" said Castlethorpe, briskly. And Mr. Jerome MordIaunt, lounging over a French novej In thu elegant seu sion of his apartments, w&M puzzled at the note he received fronm his rich aunt. "Dear Jeromc : Come to dinner at six to-morrow night, and we will have a little talk ovejr your aUairs. The five hundred dollars will be ready. Your affectionate aunt. CoNSoLAT~oN CAS J~rnomsE." "The old lady Is coming to her senses, elh?" said lie folding the billet into the shape of a cigar lighter, "Well; I'm glad of that. I couldn't have kept up the can paiga much longer without ammunition I I'll be there punctual to the minute, dear Aunt Conny may be quite sure I" Hie was as good as his word. At six to the second, lie bowed himself debonairly into Mrs. Castiethorpe's old-fashioined dining-room old-fashioned, but eminently comfortable. A fieo anthritecoal glowed and crackled in the grate; wax candies shone with white lustre in silver cautlelibra, and a large centre-piece of flowers decked the middle of the board, while solid silver, glass ornamented with a monogram, and painted china were ar ranged to the best advautage. Mrs. Cas tiethdrpe was rich, and she liked to show it. "Oh Iit's you, Jerome, Is it I" said she. "Pray walk in. Take that seat at the head of the table. You are my guest of honor to-night. Jones," to the old'butler, "show In my other friends." And while Jerome Mordaunt was mar veling what this unusual politeness could portend, old Jones throw open tile 'folding doors, and In marched Lawyer Andrey, followed by Stitchem, the tailor,' in lils Sunday's best; Mrs. Riordan, the washer woman, in a surprising mob-cap. Lastly, the consumptive little bootnaker; Higgins, the jeweler; Pricken, the cigar-mi chant, I and Spill, the wine-dealer. While last, v but not least, followed Mrs. Nuttingdale, the boarding house-keeper, and her pretty, blushing daughter, Ruth. Mrs. Castlethorpe stoad in stately dig nity at her end of the table, while Jones 8 marshaled the miscellaneous crowd of guests to their seats. Jerome s)raug from his chair with a low, muttered exclama tion at filrt, but seating hinself again. z Evidently he was "in for it," to use a popu- I lar and most expressive phrase, and the only way wias to make the best of a bad bargain. The dinner progressed. Fish succeeded soup-gamue and entrees fellowed fish elegant side dishes came and went, and I with the grapes, pine-apples, and ices, came rare wines and champagne. Mis. Castlethorpe rose with the dignity of a hos- t tess of the old school. "A health, ladies and gentlemen, " said she. "Fill your glasses all. Are you ready I Then I propose the health of the man who pays his debts !" It was drunk with acclamation. Only Jerome Mordaunt ediored, and hesitated. "Jones, " said the old lady, '3leais hand these five hundred dollars-in small bills, Jones, take particular notice-to Mr. Mr daunt. Gentlemen and ladies," to the guests, "pray present your little accounts; my nephew is ready to audit them " Mr. Mordaunt opened and shut his mouth E two or three times, in a feeble, gasping way, like an exhausted fish; but lie uttered no audible remonstrance. lie knew it would be of no use. "Of course," lie said, I shall do as my I aunt advises." One by one the hungry-eyed guests ad- i vanced, presented their little accounts, and retired, with satisfied countenances, until not a personage was left except Lawyer I An~irey, Mrs. N uttingdale and her daughter, t and the hostess. "Now for the last settlement of all,"said Mrs. Castlethorpe, with an Inexorable countenance. "Jerome, I believe you are under au engagement to marry this young < lady?" t Jerome Mordaunt, face to face with I poor, pale, trembling little Ruth Autting- c dale, could not deny It. "Jones," pursued Mrs. Castlethorpe, "ask the Reverend Mr. Tyson to walk in. Here is a wedding ring, my own forty good f years ago, and I hope none the less lucky d for that. Stand up like a man, Jerome and you close to him, my dear. Now we are quite ready. Mr. Tyson, if you please." < And almost before Jerome Mordaunt t realized what was going on, he was mar ried, safe and sound, to Mrs. Nuttlagdale's blue-eyed (laughter, Ruth. "'I congratulate you, my dear," said '] Aunt Castleihorpe, with a sounding kiss. t "I wish you all joy as Mrs. Jerome Mor daunt--and here's a check for one thou sandi dollars to begin life with" "Thanks, dearest aunt," smiled the~ t blushing bride. ( "And now you are square with the world, so far I as know, Jerome," said thef old lady, austerely, to her nephew. "Sec c that you remain so for the future,.for you'1 5 get no more help from me. And now I'll i bid you all good night, for it's getting late, and I need my after dinner nap." And so closed Mrs. Castlethorpe's din ner party, with an impromptu wedding, a Under tuo UItoe. C The true origin of thme tcrm ''under the a rose" Is undoubhtedly to be sought fromn the very oriental connection of that flowert with the rItes of the worship of Venus. In ij all the early mythologies, the irose was em- a ployedl in crowning thme Queen oi Love, or I her wordhhpers, and in mnaniy instances it is a symbol of the divinity hmerself. 'The se- r crecy with which these religIous mysteries < were veiled, wouldt suthleiently indicate the e reason why the symbols connsected with it g were also typical ot silence. There is abund ant evidence that the use of thme rose as a f symbol of silence is of far greater antiquity a than the days of Romnans or .Norsemeni. There has arisen much petty controversy j: aboti the common expression "under the r rose," anid two different origins have been i assigned. 'Go~m'm personis assert that It f ought to be spelt "under the rows," for that In formner days alnmost all townis were a built with tihe second story projecting over a the lower one-a so~rt of piazza, or row, as M they termled ia, and which may still be seen a at Chester anid song other ole ianglishi a towns; and that, whilsat the olders of the, e family were sitting at their windows,grave- j ly enjoying the air, their sons and (augh- I ters were making love whore they coui not r see them, "under the rows." '. iie othier' Is a much more elegat Cupid it is said, gave. t a rose to kiarpocrates, the god of silene; g and from this legend originated the prac tice that prevaied amongst Northern na- t tions of suspendmg a rose from the ceilIng over the upper ents of the table, where at was intended that the conversation was to be kept secret; and that it was, according r to others, which gave rise to time phrase, g "under thme rose." EhaaItv -%well ilven. William Morgan was born and reared in ttiluence, and had never realized the con lition of want. He had frequently read tbout the cases of suffering in his own and >ther great cities, and, being of a synipa hetic nature and naturally tender hearted, hought one day he would visit for his own pratiilcation the lower districts of the me ropolis, and satisfy his mind as to the ruthfulness of the reports. He lad been an attenant of Sabbath zchool from his early youth, and had given 'reely of his surplus change to ward foreign nissions. He finally resolved to becine a tome missionary. le would relieve the ieedy around him. ils scheme seemed feasible, and to carry L into effect it would be necessary to have i reliable agent. In recalling to mind the lifferent persons with whom he was ac Luainted, who would be likely to suit his nirpose, he thought of the Rev. Adley bloo'e. William Morgan's acquaintance vith him was slight, yet he thought, judg ng by the reports lie had heard hii give, ud the speeches he heard himi make, he vas just the person to employ. He called ipon him one evening, and, after a few nomenta' ordinary conversation, stated his ibject. "You know what the friends of the 'oor aid," was the reply of the reverend gentle auh. '.What shall it profit a man if he ;ain the whole worla and lose his own oul ' "Mr. Moore," quietly said the young aan, "I have no fear of my soul; I have leen'left wealthy, my parents are wealthy, ,nd my desire is to do something for those vio are needy and autering around ine." "You remember the injunction: "Go Lli all thou hast, give it to the poor." Vhen I speak of the poor, I mean the eathen. There are many poor in our own and, but they are made so principally by rime. If you wish to put your moaicy out n interest to the Lord, bestow it to carry he gospel to the hea-" "Mr. Moore," interrupted the young man, "I did not come to hear stereotyped mguage buzzed into my ears about the eatt-en, when our city and State are be oming heathenized by the pressing and [ten inordinate demand for money from hose who are chirch-goers, by the ones vhose duty it 1s to attend to the Christian nstruction and amehoration of the needy ,round us. It is the needy ones I wish to seist. I have it scheme in view; it is tecessary to have some one to help me carry into effect. It i my intention to esta. ish a charitable institution and enlow it with a fund sullicient to maintain it." "Your scheme is a noble one, young ian, and though you cannot give relief to ,11, you can to a great many." "My intention is to afford relief to as nany as I can. You shall be the super ntendent, if you will accept the situation; ,nd for your faithfulness you shall answer o your God." "I will accept," said the philanthropic nissionary, touched by the young man's vords. A site was selected, and the institution vas soon in the course of erection. WYil lain Morgan's friends had endeayored at heir first knowledge of his purpose, to di 'ert his ndnd from it. But unheedful of he discourage ments received, the work oroceeded to completion. Many half naked hildren were clad, and provided with food nu( facilities afforded for a respectable ducation. lie frequently wandered through he by-streets and alleys, and was sur r'sed to ace no diminution of the cases of harity. One day lie found himself in front of a ieon looking tenement house In a by-street, nd saw a female whose appearance de oted distress. Her form was thinly clad, nd her face was emaciated and as pale as oath Touched to the heart, the young ian spoke to her. Hie soon learned that hre had been Out seeking enmploymecnt, and ad returned unsuccessfula. Within was a hild who was ill from lack of food, and ie poor mother had no means to procure "'Come with mc, madam," said he. Entering a grocery store, be purchased a asket and had It filled with provisions. 'aking it in his hand, he told her to lead ie way to her home. Tihat night there were fervent prayers tiered un by the bedside in that poor welling, lie hind not only relieved their resent wants, but had left enough money > keep the wolf from the door for many aye to come, it had been his intention ) visit thenm again, and make arrange ienits for their permanent relief; but mile artuine caime even to him. Ills property onsisted of real estate, and a large fire wep~t away not only his, but millions rorth of other property; andl, unfortunately r him, the companies in which lie had eeni insured declared themselves insol ent. "Cani it be," said he to his agent, after final examination of the books andI inven ry of lisa property, "can it be that all isi one ? Pay or turn over to may creditorsi very cent that is left, even If it leaves menc 5 poor as those living on my bounty. Thme: institution Is chartedl and uinder the diree ion of managers. Though 1 have been isalppoinmtedi in the person I selected for1 uperiniteiident, I will seek an asylum with its walls. But how lIttle we know of our fellow iortals I lie enteredi the oillce of the rev rend gentlonman whom lie had installed ini lucrative position as an humble apli~canit r adlmisslon. lie was treatedi as If lie ,ere a perfect etranger--even worse, lie alt himself humilated by the reception, ad a few (lay's so~journ made him feel that fe anywhere else and in anmy position was 1 referable to the one lie led beneath the1 of his own money had buiht. lie deter ilned to leave it, never to cross its thresh Old again. lie wandleredl forth among strangers and~ ught emuploynient. But Ihis health was tattered by thme dilicuilties lie had uindier one, amid, unused to labor, lie was toldhlia ar',ices were not reqjuired. At last, weary 11d discouraged, lie founmd hinuielf at the lose of (lay in front of a large mnansign$ Le sat dIown to l est hris aching llmb, ,his cad .bowed cown in his hiands, axnd sad allections coursing through his umiind. lie it near a gate that was at the entrance a the carriage drive which led to time mau-. ion. Finally lie was disturbed by his medita ions by the noise of w heels, and looking p, saw a carriage stop. Trho only occu ante were the driver and a lady. As the idy glanced at his countenance she recog ized~ him as one whom she had met be ore. Nioticing his forlorn appearance, she Idled himi to thn carriage a.nd i..md why he was there. In a few words he !in formed her he was lookig for pmploy ment, but could not find ny. Directing himt, to walk up to the hou , she rode on. f0 Alighting at the door, se alted until he s1 came, Invited him Into the arlor and told g1 hin to be seated for a sho time. Some fifteen Minut'es, psed, when a ai woman in an old, well- orn, but clean at dress, appeared on the tht'eslihold, with a basket on her arm. She turned up the gl light, which was burning faintly, and be- tt fore him stood the womani whom he bad met in the by-street, In the same garb she wore at that time. He recognized her, at and also recognized her as the lady whom c< he had seen seated in the carriage. Tak ing him by tjie hand, she' said she had hE never forgotten his kindness. Soon after O1 Le had relieved her wants she had fortu nately met a man she had known in early o days, and whom she declied to marry for one more favored. He was wealthy and I single, and site being a widow, he renewed his proposal of marriage, and the proposal w had been accepted. ex William Morgan and the lady's husband were introduced. A friendship sprang up ke then and there, and in a few days a profit able position was wndered Morgan in the ge enployment of tl'e latter. Eventually an sk act of the legislature for nialfeasance of the intent and purpose for which the benevo- w lent institute was erected by those in charge was procured through the influence of Af Morgan's benefactor, and it reverted W igain to its natural owne. 8oon after the State purchased It for nearly its full value. h1 William Morgan once iore walked erect imong his fellow morlalse, and though lie 60 Lias not lost his desire to be of use to the acedy, he no longer truits his means to :>ihers, but acts as his own agent, and per- Si forms himself in person his many deeds of tv Jonevolence. lui so Visiting Card,.. st fb When ordinary calls are made, it Is cus oinary, of course, as it has always been, at .o send in acard by the servant to announce your name and presence, and to leave your kt card, if the person visited is absent. This W1 is comion-sensible, and all true etiquette is founded on comnon sense. But where nany visitors are anticipated, as on New Year's day, or at general receptions, it is ::xpected that cards shall be left, and they St ire left in a very irregular manner. It is latural to hand the card to the servant (Ic who opens the door, and most persons at would do so at once, especially when they lie iee the servant armed with a card tray. d' But when the company is large, and has II een formally invited, it seens superflu- ui >us, if not absurd, to precede yourself !" ivith a card; nor is it supposed that you ill. Nevertheless, it is presumed that you will drip a oard on leaving, or before i caving, ind you comply with the fashion whether you approve it or not. On New Year's day, for instance, some servants are an provided with trays, and, on admitting . rou, receive your card. Some of them " mrry it into the drawing room, and you ox nstinctiveiy wait in the hall until it has )een delivered, for to accompany your hie :ard renders the card redundant. Again, he servant informs you that the ladies are 'eceiving, and asks you to step m,retaining pa four card, so as to make you feel, if you W ire not familiar with, or independent of, Y1l -tiquette, as if you have made a mistake. CO IL, other piaces the servant has no tray, md you are privileged to leave the card in he basket, usually standing in the hall, Of :ither going in or coming out. There is 1o positive rule on the subject, but it is " renerally more convenient or less awkward ,o leave the card coming out. At kettle Irums, which everybody pretends to dis ike, and yet which continue in vogue, de- na ipite numberless manifest objecions to hem, the same custom of leaving cards wi irevails, and of leaving them in fr< lie samie uncertain way. At evening parties ' >r private receptions cardls are never left in mithough there is just us much reason for Br caving them there as at kettle-drumus. The thi uxcuse offered for leaving cards on New "" car's, at kettle-drums, and general re-li ~eptions, is that the hostess may know whio has called, or practically accepted her co nivitation). But she has the same cause, h mud, doubtless, the same desire, for knowv. ng on any other social occasion. Etiquette wi s often very fantastic and finical, butla Iound~ etiquette Is, we repeat, so based on a :oimmon sense that it may generally be hymied by a delicate instinct, in regardh o cards, no nman or woman of fine ap >rehension or goodl breeding would thmnk >f leaving a card at a general assembly of thi may kind, unless before entering a drawing- ro -oom, and tIs is unuestionatbly the bet an ule of the best society. I, tli Th'lomas Hallowell, who resided in More- so and, Montgomery County, Pa., shot aii gmi agie in the spring of 17718, that had car- an 'med awvay from him several young lambs, be aother was shot in the same township in if $817, that measured seven feet nd t wo s'A nches in the extent of its wings, and a veilhed eIght andI a quarter pounds. Sam- wi iel liobensack, so long a resident niear the a I lummuit of hluckleberry 1l1ll, a trifle over wo miles southeast of latboro, where lie hot one in 1843 that measured in expanse >ver seven feet. Jessie huor, quite a founmg man, now long dleceased, shiot one iear lis father's place inm the eastern cOrner >f Upper Dublin townishmip In 1848, Lft, fri nieasuredl seven feet andl hour inclhes-Whlat w was peculiar with this eagle, hiisI6diy was ountd full of parasites as large ,.as honey- i )eces, se'veral of which have,)een preservedl~ )y hIs bi-other, Samuely)/omer, Esq., now IJ >f biorristown, and by entomologists pro- fo ionicedl rare insecJ. In the sp~ring of mi l85~2 a pair ofAfages were seen daIly for sce ibout a maonth'nyear the summit of the hIll last of WW w Urove, aim It was supposed se nust hJI.Ye had a nest somewhere ini the ,. ,voosds of that vicinIty. hBeing observed so an ,tqiumently induc~d many sportsmen to be be an the alert, anid at hmca on the Sist of May of that year the umahe bird was shot, I~y William '1 homas, a young man in thme mighiborhmood, that measured six feet andl u half in extent and1( two feet five mm anches ini length. Shortly after this the da female, which was much the larger is- li[ lippeared. Dr. WillIam ilallowehlliot near 11m1 us mill on the Pennepack a line specImen eu H1ay 1856, that measured seven feet. lie en was hat on one of lisa wings with small is miot, whIch crippled hIm ,so that lie was us 3aptured alive. Being kindly caredl for oii ldis wing soon got well, and having kept, th aim for some tIme he became tolerably In tame. be Te Tan Haru. "Is this a barroom ?' asked a strapping Ilow In a coonskin cap and a butternut 9t, as he eyed the piles of glasses and ittering bottles. "Crtainly, sir; what'll you have, sir ?" iswered and inquired the white-aprone& tendant "I reckon not,'' responded the coonskim, ancing around suspiciously. "Where's e barrels you sit on ?" "We keep the barrels in the collar." "Where's the gang sittin' around the ave and ready to waltz up at the sight of in?" "We don't allow any sitting around ire. When a gentleman drinks he goes '' Where's the man with his eyes gouged t " demanded coonskin, in a whimper. "We don't have such parties here. Can lo anything for you ?' "Ain't ye got .any odd noses some [iere ?" asked the visitor, with a worried pression. "No, we haven't," responded the bar eper firmly. "Will the man who tomahawks stran rs be in directly ?" interrogated coon in, after a short pause. "Don't know any such man. If you int anythiig ask for it." "But the fellow thalt shoots the glass out your mouth without spilling the p'ison; here might he be ?" "Perhaps you had better go away from re. I think you had uetter go out." "say them words again, paidner. That uinds like it.. That's natural. "Gct out, or I'll throw you out." ''Oh, now you're whisperin', stranger I ng it over to ne. Utub ine once or ,ice. Put a bullet through this nigh ug. You're a shoutin' now I Ulmine me judgmient suirise. Talk to meu ain. W hy didn't you declare yourself fIrst, pardner ? Why did you hold Ok I Throw me the tan bark. And lie poured out an allopaitlic dose d drowned it, paid for it and walked off. A Montana wan can't enjoy his whis y in a barroom that doesn't in someI ty remin(d iin of hoie. The Nag of Coli. Mr. Winman found a bag of coin on1 ite street, Chicago, and piously raised i eyes and blessed Providence for sud uly raising him to opulence. Arriving lisR abode by a long and circuitous route, found said bag to contain exactly nine llars and sixty-five cents in filthy nickel. en Peter smote his brow, and quoth lie to himself: "Lo, am I not above cor ftion ? I will return this d-- unto owner." And lie advertised the same, i the owner thereof appeared and took iway, yea, and was exuberant. And in those days it came to pass that friends of Peter heard of this thing, i they lifted up their voices and said: "Blessed is lie that has done this, tor Iced is lie hionest, and the saie shall be .dted. 'And his days shall be long In the house has rented, and his mother-in-law shall 'ell with him. "lle shall have a skating-rink and a liver 1, a kerosene stove and imuech beer, and o lernhardt tickets and be I'appy, t, and ear-mulffs shall be his, and the dI-mian anid the wicked plumber shall not 1 wvail against him1. "For shall we not go down to the house him that, has wrought this dead, and Le our wives and our children, that they ,y riot on his substance I C ''And Peter shall 8etumup, which, being erpreted, is Trcat." An they went down, and Peter, sur med Winman, Setumup. AntI behold, when the end of the week s come, Peter sat alone in him house, mi which the sound of festival had d' rted; his wife had lied with his miotlher law, and his miothier-in-law sojourned in adgeport, and the neighbors had broken I windiows, and Peter's substamnce was liausted, save indeed a little corn and a ,10 oil. Anid he put the little oil on the hittle n, and did it up lai red flannel. And he thought of his honest, deed, and eod up his voice and saidl dalmmitt, di being interpreted is bad. And his friends stood afar '>ft, and ighed, ha, hai, and threw dirt,, sa.'ing uJnalts. We know of no better way to expel g.'ats in to let a little smioke escape in theI >m. My brothlers uised to build1( a fire in' old pan and sit necar it con summer eveii s, when these little torments would leave 1 it lpart of the lawni i haste. To rid the ms they would hurriedly pass it through a house. This may be thought detrimon to wails, as8 it is slIghtly, but no nioro than the smoke from a pipe. Tio 91ire at bi1tes I know of nothing bot-t tia amomia. though a little sailt, ch can carried in the p)oeket, .il relieve, appled ftera a '.i itation of the ollen part. T1o preilnit gnats entering 'om, fly netting iQs/'iseless, very line re or cotton guid which is fastenued to ramie being afessary, f Ancient (Jroen isnths. e~f ruins of a onice magnificent bathing ~ablishment, have been recently discov id by Profess r (Jiuseppe Novi, not far >mf lerculaneumi. They aire coveredl th a layer of ashes and avai of ten mie s thickness. Whaimt has been brought to 'lt up) to the present, is suad to eclipse0 all u'vious discoveries of a simliar nature th in fIercumlaneum and Pomipen. Th'le iitains andf tanks of these "Terme'' are ide of Oriental gramiho anid adorned with ihptures. Thle floors are of colored glass isalc; unfortunately It is but, badly pro ved. The walls of the various buildings elegantly ornamented with paintings ti stucco work. Th'le excavations are to Ianens isnglish table-clothis for (innimers of core my are of very fine heavy white linen smask, made transparent in longitudInal es by Kensing ton drawii woi n laid over e redI cloth covers, while a third cloth of all size, of red velvet, oval shaped, and throidered In gold and cashmere effects, spreadf over the central part of the table, dear the opergne, which again Is placed an oval mirror bound with silver, OnI a mirror are swans and aquatic plants porcelain or bisque reflected on its toni. Anclent Burials in Orkney. Tihe plcturcsque island of Housay, in the Orkney group, bore no inconsiderable part in early Northern history. Iiee Jari Sigurd the Viking had his stronghold ; and here, we read In the OrkneyingO Saga, 1Earl Paul Ifakonson of Orkney was seized Dn the shore by Swein the Viking, son of Aiol, and carried off to Athol In 1136. rhe spot bears the name of 8weindrow to this day ; and seven hundred years after the event, a sword, supposed to have been lsed in the struggle, was turned up by the plough. Standing-stone", umdrground houses, and tumuli are found in Jiousay In oonsiderable numbers. The valley of Sourin, which divides the island east and west, teems, from chance discoveries in the past, to be rich in such ancient re aittlus ; and last atutuiun sonte researches were made in tunuli on the Corquoy farm, % short notice of which appeared in the Scotsman of 23d October 1880. The spot where the explorations were inado is at singularly beautiful and peace Ful one, A wide auplilheatre of hills ihuts out al view of the sea, save to the -ast ward, where a glinipse is visible, of 10nglishay, and Eday. Were it not for the dull roar of the Atlntic, heard over the northern hills, one wvoul searcely think the laud was sei-girl. about half-way up this valley may be seeu % group of five grassy nounds close to ;ether, the largest about live feet high, tnd fifty feet in circumference; the smuall st only a little above the level. On being pilened, each mound wits found to contain t stone ceflin or cist of the ordinary type, roried of six flat stones, ati1 averaging wo and a half feet by two feet, and one tud a half feet m depth. These cavities ivere partially filled with a heap of fine ulack ashes, mixed with calcined fritir nents (if Lone, all the surroulaingsl being .learly fire-narked. The most interesting liscovery, however, was that of an oval ihiaped urn or 'pot' in the cist of the larg. ist mount, heaped with ashes and boines, ind resting mouth upwards. The urn neasures-diatueter of miolth nille and ,hree-quarters by eight inches, height sevcn tad a quarter inches, diaineter (f base four ud a hall by three and three-quarter inches, thickness averaging a quarter of i inch. The greatest care wias necessary u extricating it, its it wits cracked in weveral places; but it wits secured in fair reservit ion, anid atlom1 with several bone ipeciieiis, is now placed in the Antiqua ian Museum, Edinburgh. The ashes in il the cists were most carefully searched, n the hope of finding somae articles not inl isual in such internents ; but in vitin ; iothmmg but ashes and bone fragmtents re nalued. It wais indeed strangely dificulit, azilng at these insigillceit relics, to con iect them in smy way with tile touch of leath ; the ltpse of centuries, no less than he purifying flame, had so completely 'obbed theim -f even the semublance of de sIay. Taking their general appearance and ituation of these nmounds into coisidera ,ion, it seems, even at first sight, a not uni Ikely supposition that they constitittetd he burial-place of it family. The absence )f any large tumulis or cairn over the ists again favors the idea, as idditions :ould theni be malde. front tite to time vithout much disturbance ; although there s no evidence existing ats to the length of lime bet weeni the first antd last of the five ntermuents. This hypothesis, if not alto. ,ether in accord with antiquiriaitn testi noLy, is at least not contradicted by it. LlchI 'small local cemeteries' it-e not un onummo in Scotland ; and some very ini creating exapiles have been found ill 1ife, Midlothian, 8elkirk. ltoxburgh, and atier countries, although belongiig prob Lbly to a much earlier age. Sonic of the ife urns having been found somewhat ichly ornamiented, it has been considered is likely thlat they belonged to somte lam ly of dlistinctionl who residied atnd had in luence in the neighborhood of tiheir site. It 1s evidlent, however; that am ani ini juiry of tis kind we are, even at the out et, on disputtle ground~ ; anid front the -emtarkable scarcity in Northierin cists of ndentlifying relics, such as glass bads and ther ornatents, weaplonis, &i., the ques ion of their history resolves itself in imost :ases into0 a balance of lncre prolbabiiities. i.t tis stage, in truth, we would faini allow Fancy to weiave thle web of the un yeittin past8, andi peole this fair valley Nith ant imailgmlary race. Our day-dreamt vould be unvexed by dlispilles regiarding Norwegian or Celtic origin, and free fromt he painfully comimonplace 1-',. ig Jarotis traits of these et r'Wftfmies. These burials, sav" "idr antiquariian Men ,or, are withouf( ,(h doiibt ihorweia >eogngt ' ater i roni Age, whlichI maiy >laceX bet -- ou A. D). and the close of hle el-- .ud cenitury ; thle identtifying link " -';s ai5(e IL bing the imaterial of the cine rary urn-stiatue or soapstone-fr-om a block of which the mirns have b~een gener ially hollowed out, with an iron chisel. Such stentitle urns, somiellmaes inivested over the gathered ashes after cremiation, somnetimecs heaped full withI thiemi, are lenilful lit Norway, but rarec in Scoitland, mtnd only roud im tihe latter ini the ar'ea ocoupied by thie Northmen. T1hey prove also0, We re l~ret to say, to have it more prosatic amind momely origin than we had atssignied to themi n our political reverie. We hiad p~icturIedl hemu as skilfully fashioned by loving hands~i ,0 conltain thei renmains of the dfepatrtedi; but t sems they had "contived a dhoubie dlebt o pity," being prlimrily employed as cli airy pots in domnestic use, I T1hmis, we fear, 5 unqueiitstioiiablly, many of tile Norway rirns, -atnd some few In Scotlantd, having ron rumis with Iro bow hamndles, arching Ite imouthi, like a modern cooking-pot. Iteecheor anaS spurgonm. The question what Paul meant by his eforence to his ''thorn in the flesh'' has for rears been the putzzle and the theme of heologians. Somec have thought it weak yes, others, baloness; others, lametness, out, stamtmerimg, mutilation, or othier modily aflihctions. At a recent, conference ~filBaptist elerirymen In New Jersey, the vhole subjeCt was discussed ; aitd the con lson reached that it was mental afilic ion which ho endured for the salke of his eligion. Some, however, argued that It vas a brand on his forehtead or htand, as a oken of fidelity, just as thle Indlin Brah ntlas burn a sign of their deity upon their oroltead. And onie member said that a hicago mister preached a sermon to >rove that it was some bodily infirmity, >ecause all groat preachers wore afflieted n that way. Even it this age, he said, 'JBeecher has the hay fever and Spurgeon ula t he gout." Sunight. The sun, if yot will only open your houses to him, is a faithful physician, who will be pretty constant In attendan::e, and who will send in no bill. Many years ago glass was sotething of luxury, but now we can all have good-sized wmndows, and plenty of them, at moderate cost, and there is no excuse for making mere loop holes, through which the sun can cast but half an eye, and from which onu can gain only narrow glimpses of tile beautiful outer world. If bay windows are too expensive, a very desirable substitute can be had by placing two ordinary sized windows side by side with a wide capacious ledge at t he botin forseats orplants.A room with,a win dow like this cannot fail to be cheeryand its effect In a simple cottage house is quite sumptilous. 'There is likewise in its favor the fact that it is less expoied than the deep bay window to outer heat and cold. In a kitchen or in a child's bed-roo:n or in an attic where the walls are low, two half windows set side by side and made to slide or to open on hinges, admit a broad, gen crou light, and pleasiug rusti air. Let the builder endeavor to have all roons in daily use, especially bedroins and sitting rooni', well lighted by the sun. %1'o slee) on unsuned beds and in unsunneri chambers, and to work day after lay in unsunned rooms, is the unropented sin of half the nation, "vigorously alleins a protn inent writer. But this should not be said of that part of the nation living i the country far iromn those towering brick walls whose steps take hold on basement kitchens, and in whose depressilg shiadosV many lives must necessarily be spent. In the country, with a whole sky to draw fron, let there be lightl if any rooms in the house must look solely to the north for Illumination, let thein be the parlor and tile spare chamber. People who come and go can be cheerful for a while ini a north-win dlowed apartmient, but the constatit dwel lers in a liouse need its sunlntest rooms. A Relic of 1812. Before the flagship Lawrence was stink in Erie bay, after the battle of Lake Erie, Sept. l0th, 18142, the furniture was taken 0o1 by Captain DobbinB, U. S. N. aiid sold at auction, Captain D. bidding in most of it. Aniong the relics preserved, his son, Uaptaia Leander Dobbins of Eric has kept the liquor case which was In the ship's cabin, and recently, Charles L. Webster of Fredonia, Ohio, who had occasionally taken a look a4 the old relic with longing eyes, 11111( i succesful negotiation for it. The case consists snnply of an oak box, about one foot In Width, the same in depth and twnLty inclies long, iron bound and locked with a heavy clasp lock. On the cover the words, "Brig Lawrence," are Inscribed with brass-he.aded nails. It contains six large decanters, holding a quart each, six smaller ones about half that size, two tumab. lers and three wine glasses, each litted in separate, cloth lined departmeits. All this glassware is gilded and fine, with ground glass stoppers to tile bottles. It is recorded in history that Uen. Harrison visi ted Commodore Perry's fleet, previous to tile battle al( was entertained in the cabin of the Lawrence, when this case probably :id service in tile hospIlities of the ccl iion1. Inl 1821, when G0en1. La Fayette visited this country, Ie was treated fron tils case, ulsing one of tile W*vne glasses to toast his fair hostess, Mrs. Dobblns. As a souvenir he gave her two quaint bOtItes of cologne which he hao brought froin France, and one of these bottles also graces Mr. Webster's collection of antiqui lies. The few last remining timbers of Ale Lawrence are in Mls. Webster's posses sion and from a portion of thei he 18is m1ak ng Ciptain DJobins an elegant writing liesk. A Il,iirad on Ic. A railroad is to be built on icc in Itnssia Uronstadt Is Ii1ye mliles from the coast, and u'ighlteen from thle capital. In thme suimmer Lcoiiimmuniation Is easily and cheaply malin.. Lained by meianls of steamners, but when thei GJuif of Finlalnd becomes coated withl ice, U'ronstadt 11as to depend for tranfspo'rtatlin to and fI 0om the liandl uponi a numiiber of rough little sledges, never truistw.rthy and idways dear. Thle inconvemeonce of this lylstenm has 1led thle Baltic liailway Coim pany to obtain p~ermlissioni from the gov L'rnimnt to thlrow a hgeht .line of rails across tile icc to the~ islandi. Trhe undegtU.~ and it is believed that it cani be0 successinLlly accomiplshed in eighit or nine (lays. As soon as the Ice is rep~ortedl sufflliently stronig by the engineers, gangs of laborers will p~roceedl to liay dlown sleepers oni thme fla,i Irlozen surface, fre'ezig theml Into positioin by meains of a few bucitets of waters. Thue r.II whlh then be lixed on, and light trainis will convey passengers nd goods direct, to their destlmation. The only real dilliculty about, the enlterprise is the ability of the ice to support heavy weighits, but as It is rarely less than ai yalrd thick in thIs quarter of (lie (Julf of Fmnland, anid Is suipported at iitervals by sandbanks, tile engineers themiselves anticipate no0 trouble on this score. A Shuort Vhristmaa Mtory.. A ro~mance : It was Chlristnmas eve. Streets-brllantly lit, shiop windows toys-gay crowds-snow oii thle gronud everybody out-Christmsas turkey. Jane Al llone-wand(ered alone-crowd -sweet, sad anid wistful e yes. Five years before, James G)oodygoody CJhrlimae eve-betrothed to Jane-sailed away-mndia--ship lost-never heard of foundered on coast of Africa. Jane held on to hope--never would mlarry-pinedl away, etc. WillIam Badybady-rich, corrupt, dissi pated-muortgago on Jane's mother's house -foreclosure. A way, villain I Rather poverty. Crisis, &c. Turned out of doors-homeless. D~own by tile dark river-Pier No. 8. Shle was about, to miake the fatal plunge. In fact, Jane Ahialone did. But just, then the ship withl Captain Jamnes GJoodygoody, which 1had not been-lost at all, caime sail ing up to the (lock, loaded to the Water's edge with cina, silk dresses and tea. Cap tain Ghoodygoody saw Jane struggdang in the water. He fished her out with a boat hook and hauled her aboard. "tMy Jane I" "My James!" The cook dried her at the galley stove, They were married on Chiristmats,