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THE SUMTER WATCH3?AN, Established April, 1S50. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's, and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 1866.
Consolidated Aua. 2. 1881.1 SUMTER. S. C.. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1881. New Series-Yoi. I. No. 6.
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nn??S PLANTATION KNOWN AS AN
J DERSOXVILLE, ir. Ch.irioston County,
eighteen miles above Moun: pleasant, most
desirably and beautifully situated oa See
Wee Bay, with a good landing for ves?
sels of 4 to 6 feet draft. The place is quite
healthy, with fish and game in abundance,
and the soil quite productive, being adapted
to both Cotton and provisions. The finest
quality of Long Staple Cotton has been grown,
upon it. It contains between eight and nine
hundred acres, a large part of which is well
wooded and timbered. Tbs place is in need
of repairs : but it has on it a dwelling house,
in good condition, and som * out-buildings.
To a good ier.aGt, who will obligate to put
the place in order, a favorable lease will be
given ; or if preferred it will be sold for a
fair price.
For further particulars ai>i>Iv to
X. "G." OSTEEN.
_Sumter, S. C.
F. H. FOLSOM, L. W. FOLSOM. !
FM PIP %?W ? H?ft i
Native-born Sumtonicns.
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General Repairing done at Conscientious
Pri?es.
Give ns a call and be coe laced.
Oct 25 _3m
GEAH?trS^ST?BL?,
REPUBLICAN-STREET,
JUST A QUITED
One Cir Lc.id of
Old Hickory wagons.
Alan ufa ein red by thc- kentucky >Vr.;'on Manu
facturiog Company, of Louisville. Ky.
They are ready of the best material; by
skilled workmen. Every Wagon sold guar?
anteed for 12 months. They rm lighter, and
are in every respect as go-.'J as any Wagon
made, while at the same tim?, their price is as
low as Wagons cf inferior gr;'.?:*-.
Also, on hand, a fin-: assortment of
BUGGIES.
OF ALL STYLES AND GRADES,
At prices to suit the times
JUST ARRIVED ONE CAR LOAD OF
Fine Kentucky Horses,
some of them extra good drivers-se'ecied
with care for this market.
ZS?m^^. _ ^W. M. GR AI ? A M.
C K E RA W AMD DARLKSTON AT-!Q CH?RAVY
AND SALiSBURY RAILROADS.
P?,ESI?>EA?*? OFFICE.
SOCIETY iii IA. S. C., May 2" ISSI.
ON AND A FTE lt Iii ISDATE, TRAINS
on ihesc Rc.-.i'is will ru:: a. fallows,-every
except Sunday.
Leave Wa??$b?>ro. ? 40 a m
Leave lien ne ti's. & '.IO a ra
Leave Morren. J? 15 a ns
Leave .VcFusIaa. 25 ? m
Leavs Cheraw.~. 10 i 6 a m
Leave Society Rill. 3 0 50 5 m
Leave Darlington . ? ! 35 ? tu
Arrive at Florence. 12 10.p m
ur.
Leave Florence. 12 ?0 p m
Leave Dprlingr-?n. ? 20 >..
Leave Society H?H.. 2 lt* p ai
Arrive at Cheraw. 2 50 &
Arrive -U Wadcsboro. -1 -."> ;.>..
The freight ^n trill !cuv*.- Fiore a cc at 'J :z) A
M evary Say cscent ??:.-. ; . : making !he rsuad
;;;; to Cheraw every day. ?n-i ^adys&^o as
ofcea xs a*-y be ns?y. .-";?ry-keepit-g cu;. ''* i:><:
?vay of-gassenger train- 1
.'; fi TOXVKSEXD. PiasMer.r. !
PAVILION" HOTEL, j
CHAR LES TO X , S. C.
THIS POPULAR AND CENTRA LLV '?
located ?OTEL having bec:; entirely
renovated during the p;:st Summer is now
ready for the reception of tbetraveliag public.
Popular prices ?'2 and 2.50 per day.
Soecia; rates for Commercial Travelers.
E: T. GAILLARD,
Oct 25 Proprietor;
Tfi?~~?R??D CENTRAL HOTEL.
COLUMBIA, S. C.
TT AVINO renewed my Lease of "Tho Grand
J ? Centn;! Hotel13 for a term of years, I
beg leave to inform the PuhHc that the House
has boen thoroughly re-painted, and i-; now j
furnished with new and improved Black ?
Walnut Fur:;;:ure. Wfrj Spring Beds with
best Hair Mattress* s, Ve!v?t and Rrusseis j
Carpets. Electric Annunciators con nee: with !
every room, and the Hotel is connected i
through the <Telephonic ICvehi.ngf j
with " every prominent plate of business!
throughout theCity. These advan tage, with i
competent attendants, warrant me in assuring j
the traveling Public as gooc accommodations j
as the Son;'.! cana??ord.
JOHN T. WALLEY, Proprietor.
Sept 20
COLUMBIA HOTEL
R. N. LO ^: ii A NC h. Proprietor
COI, Vii TJA, S. C.
Table, Rooms and Servants First-lass,
RATES REASONABLE.
Sept 20-Sm i
""ROBERT mm & mm, i
IMPORTERS AN if DEALERS IN j
Mi 1? m Wm,l
4^So''.f?-Stf cct. baltimore, Md. j
December ? - ?
Practical Watchmakers and Jewelers
Main-Street, opposite John Reid*,
DE.VLKnS IS
GOLD AND PLATED JEWELRY, !
S?sctacl5s, Si:??r aad ??s?sZ *STars5
FISHING TACKLE,
Sevsin-j Machine Needles, Oils, Eic
WILMINGTON. COLUMBIA AND
AUGUSTA R. ll.
ON and after -Jan. 1st, 1SS2. the fellowing
schedule ".viii ho ra:: va this Rteul :
NIGHT EX rn uss AM? MAH, TRAIN. (Dally )
(>:.>.. 47 West ?od ;S East:)'
Leave Wilmington..10 ?5 p m
Arrive at F?oresco. 2 20 a sn
Ideare Fi- rcr.ee.. .. 2 50 a IU
Leave Sumter. 4 20 R rn
Arrive a: Coluaibia. 6 Iii a ra
Leave Cc'ctabis.10 00 p m
Lo? ve Sumter.12 OS a m
Arrive at Florence. 1 34 a in
Len ve Fiore.?ce. I 52 a m
Arrive nt Wilmington...... G 20 z m
This Tram stops only ai Brinkley,, White
ville; Ftbrningtw. J_ air R!uT. Muri-;:.. Floren ec,
Tiistu'trnsville. Maycsvfilcj Suinter, Camden
Junction and Bastover.
rsitoucn FREICST TRAIN.
Daily, except Sundays.
Leave Florence. _.ll 40 p m
Lear? Sumter . 2 25 a tn
Arrive at Columbia. 5 30 a tn
Leave Co???cbia. . 5 00 p ra
L?a.ve Sumter.. S 20 p in
Arrive at Florence.ll 10 p m
LOCAL FREIGUT-(Daily except Sunday.)
Leave Florence. 6 Ol) a tn
Arrive at Sumter..0 05 a ni
Leave Sutntcr.Il 40 a ta
Arrive at Columbia. 4 00 p m
Leave Columbi.-. 7 00 a m
Arrive at Sumter.Il 15 a ai
Leave Sumter.12 15 p UJ
Arrive ai f lorence. . 5 10 p m
A. PO?-. G. P. A.
JOHN F. DIVINE. General Sup't.
Conimbia and Greenville Bail Hoad,
PA SSEN GER DEF A HTM ENT,
COLVMB;\. S. C.. August 31. ISSI.
OX AND AFTER THURSDAY. September
1st, ISSI, Passenger Trains will run as
herewith indicated, upen this road and its
branch es- Daily except Sundays':
N<>. 42 Up Passenger.
Leave Columbia (A).ll 20 a m
Leave Alston._.12 20- p ia
Leave Newberry. 1 21 pm
Leave Kodgcs;. 3 52 p tn
Leave Bilt. 5 05 p m
Arrive at Greenville.-. 5 27 p m
No. 4>! Down Passenger.
Leave Greenville sr.10 53 a tn
Leave B-7ton.11 57 a tn
Leave Hodg-s. I 12 p in
Leave Newberry. 3 -?7 p m
Leave Ai-t?f:i. 4 4? p tn
Arrive at C_ia:ab:.i (F). 5 50 p m
SPARTANBCRC. UMON & COLUMBIA lt. R.
No. -12 Uo Pa-se?igcr.
Leave Alston.!.!.. 12 40 p m
Leave Spartan burg. S U Sc C Dcp?t (B) 4 03 p ul
Arrive Spartanburg R _ D Depot (LJ 4:12 p m
No. 13 Down Passenger.
Leave Spana-iburg lt Sc D Depot (il) 12 4S p m
LeaveSp:irta_burg S U & O Depot (G) i 07 p tn !
Leave Urd-n..'...*.. 2 30 ?, m j
Arrive at Alston..'. 4 30 p in ;
LACRRNS RAIL ROAR-.
Leave Newberry. 3 55 p to ;
Arrive at Laurens C- Ii. 6 45 p m j
I.c-'ve Laurens C. II. S 30 a m j
Ai rive at Newberry.il 30 a ra j
A3_!;viL:.R BRANCH.
Leave Hodges. 3 56 p in j
Arrive nt Abbeville. 4 4? p tn i
L-:ivc Artbev-Ule.12 15 n ta j
A:river:.t Hodges. ... 1 05 p m J
BLEE R?BGE ll. R. & VNBERSCN BRANCH. j
Leave Belton. i I'S p ra i
Leave Anrf-'.rs'-n. .
Leave Pendlet?rt..
Leave Sottaea (C)
Arrive at Walhalla
Leave Walhalla.
Leave Seneca (!>)....
Leave Pendleton .
Leave Anderson.
Arrive at Belton ...
On an_ after above d:itc through c ir? will be
run between Columbia and iicnderscuviim with?
out chango.
CONNS _rio_T5.
A-With South Carolina Kr.:I Road fr-,~
Ch_r!o"f.-r! ; with Wiltningtoh Columbia " Au
gusta R R from Wilmington and all points north
thv-rcof: with t karlotte. Columbia ? Augusta
Rail Road fr- ';- Charl.tte and points north
thereof.
B-With ?shcvwle ? Sparenburg Rail Road
for p?lt:r.: in Western N. C.
C-WiOi A. A C. Dir. it & h. R. K. ?br ail
poiitts S t:rh and West.
.; -Wit-, A. A C. Div. R. ? D. R. ll. from At
santa cad beyond.
E-W|:h ?. & C. Div. R. A D. R. S for ail
p. iii:? S .uta ard V?*est.
K-Wi;:. Si.u.'h Carolina Bail il'ad for Char
lesion;; with Wi?asiagron, Cohrcbia Sc Augusts
Rai! Read wr Wiltaiagtrin and 'ae N"T>h '< v;? b
Charlene, Colutubis Sc Augusta Rail Road lot
Charlene aud the North.
G-Wirli Asheville A Spartanoorg Rail 3oad
from Hendersonville:
li-Wit:, A. ? C, Div. II. ? D. R. R. from
Charlotte ? beyond.
SraD<I:::d time used is W;vsbTr.gton, IV. C.,
wbfeliis-Sfteen tu;?Utes faster r:i Columbia.
.1. W. FRY, Sup'-.
A. POPE. General Passenger ?.gent.
South Carolina Railroad,
CHANGE OF SOR El? ULE.
ON AND AFTER OCTOBER Ifith. IS?!,
paiseagcr Trains oa Camdon Brartcb wiii
ru:: as follows, until lartiier notiee:
EAST Vb COLUMBI V - DA?tVY KXCUI'T >CNI>AYSl.
Lc ;ve C.'tndetV:.:. 7 40 a m
Leave Camden Junction. S 45 a m
A/rive at C-ditmbia.-..I i 00 a iii
WEST K;: -M COLUMBIA-BAILY EXCKIT St-NDAvi.
Let:ve Columbia. 5 15 a rn... fi DO p m
Arrive C:.i:u';<-:: junction, li i'? a m... 7 4n p m
Arrive at Camden. 1 LO p m... y 45 p in
EAST TO CHARLESTON ANT? AUGUSTA.
(Daily except Sundays:)
Leave Cam-te;:. 3 50 p m
Leave Camden June". 5 :>7 p m
Arrive ot Co irle--- n. !<' 30 p tu
Arrive at Augusta. 7 40 a m
WEST t*R??M CHA UL ESTOS ANB At CI'STA.
(Daiiy except Sundays.J
Leave Char?e-t ?! . 5 30 am [
Lettve Augusta. 7 00 p HI ?
Arrive Cumdcn June!.il Illa m i
Arrive :?.i Camden. 1 10 p m '
. :??>\VECT^.Vf.
Columbia a:;:l (>rtcnv-:-t;e Railjoad b?ih way--, ?
for ali p'j?ri?s on !'? a-i :L- Sj.-?r
iaiibttrg. Un iori an-l Cidixmbia Spartaitbiirg .
A.-:ivibv ::.*xir.>:i-l>. also with tho ?'t.ar
;-.;r? ?oluitib-?n :tt:d Augusta i?::lir??:;ii t > :?;i>i
froaj st M JJ iT?; - -.'..r:!i by :;-::ir-s '.?::\'::-^ Cttiuden i
vlt 7 ;: ::i. i:"'' arri vii-g : . > 15 ]? rn.
C .:.:.-..;:..:<- :">-'le at August :.. ;>ii pidntf 1
.Ve * <5 <': :-s . s?: ?.'h:?:L*.?ton v.-?? ': ?
St?&^ New YofK r--; r;.,r;-:a- oa Wetl- ;
ncsdavs aToi Saturday?
Cu Satur-.;-r* R''v'ND TRIP TICKETS are ;
i to and frvul S:?tioi:s:tt one first ebi'S j
t-.,re for*:hertr?:.-titk-ts U:\u* goo<l till !
>:ond?v t:-?..o. to .-refu'-tt. Kxeur.M?u tickers j
.I for I? diivs are r':i*Lv ":i ?:,:C f" :xn '' \
from all static?s at ? cents i ,-r i:?l!c r"l!,, {
trio. , . . !
TH ROU?;D TICK ETS to J*H pom??, car? be
Prelis -: by app?yiog to J?mcs J- Agcwt
::. Ca::: ie:.. D- C. .-.
(iencrnl Pas-crger and Tb-!to?. ''.g';?i
JOHN PECK. Gct;cral Sa;'r,
Cbarlesron. S. C :
N08TS-S?STERH B, 8. 09,
CIU?EP.TNTE?"T;CIJNT'C OFFICI:,
Q N'J RTM E A STERN RAILROAD C< >.
("itA?LKSTox, S. C.. Nev. 20. LS^3:.
On anil after this date the f,dk;\vi:?g Sche?
dule .vii. tu t;t:.n, Sundays ir.v.'nded :
Let? vc ri^triiviou. Arri v.- Florence.
3 Ot) A. M.?li 55 p. M.
4 5'; |\ li.1 1 55 I* M.
H 55.1*. ?i.1 A.
:. :.:v-: Florcu'-'t*: Arrive Ciiarlestbn^
2 40 A. .".!.C. 45 A. M.
1 05 f. M.5 35 i- -M.
? <)'.) A. .-5 45 A. M.
Train Icaviag Fbjtence al 2 A. .M. will
QOt Stop for v.av pasia-'ir-.ers:
!.. E. DiVINK. iletn Ku;.t.
P. ?.. CLEAPlHl.r.en'?. Tickel A trent.
EUEBIE STAMPS
F?AME ams FBK muiss CLOTHING
v. '.:h i::dcliibio ink, or ?br }wi?:titig vi-iliag
cards, an 1
STAMPS OF AV Y ?!NX>
Cai! ?>& c. p. ?.ST:;?:>..
At tue Wu'cLiran and Southr?.is O?ice.
THOUGH LOST TO SIGHT, TO
MEMORY DEAR.
Perhaps nc familiar linc is more frequently
quoted than this. "Though lost i;> sight: to
memory dear," aud yet comparatively few
persons are aware of its origin, it will be
found in a song composed of two stanzas
written about the year I TOO by Ruthven Jer
hyns. a peet entirely unknown to fame, and
puplishcd in the G:eeawich ''Magazine for
Mariners."
II. C. DAILEY.
Washington. August 9, 18S0.
Sweetheart, grood-bye, the Sutiering sail
Is spread to waft me far from thee:
And soon before the favoring gale
My ship shall bound across the sea.
Perchance, all desolate and forlorn,
These eyes shall miss thee many a year.
But unforgotten every charm
Though lost to sight, to memory dear.
Sweetheart, gocd-byc ! one last embrace I
O i cruel fate, two souls to sever !
Yet in this heart's most sacred place,
Thou, ihou alone shalt dwell forever j
And still shall recollect on trace.
In fancy's mirror ever near.
Each smile, each tear upon that face.
Though lost to sight, to memory 'lear.
[From the Detre:t Free Press.]
OLD JOHN BROWN.
His Imprisonment and Last Days.
A SUPPER WITH HIS WIFE IN CHARLES?
TOWN JAIL.
Many Facts Xever Before Made Public.
In ten minutes more the clucks
would have struck ll.
Thc watchman who was patrolling
the bridge at Harper's Ferry heard
thc footsteps of men corning from the
Maryland side, but bc was not alarm?
ed. Who would want to do him in?
jury ? In that time of profound peace,
and in that singularly quiet neighbor?
hood., who could have suspected such
a plot as old John Brown and his
band has been hatching ?
THE FIRST PRISONER.
The footsteps came nearer, and
presently a score of figures came out
of the; darkness and surrounded the
watchman. He was seized .:md
bound before he had recovered i rom
his astonishment, and then he was
hurried along towards the Virginia
shore. Stevens,lone of the leiutcnants j
of the little band held a bowie-knife
to his side and whispered :
"If you give the least alarm Fil |
push this knife to your heart !"
There was no other watchman j
abroad, and the sentinel within the j
arsenal ground:; could neither sec nor !
hear what was groins: on outside.
The band readied the Vitginia side j
and stationed pickets in every direc?
tion, while John Brown headed the
small squad which broke open thc
arsenal and took possession. Not a
vestige of this building now remains, !
the site being covered by a lot of poor !
structures used for storing coal and
other things.
COLLECTING HOSTAGES.
An important factor cf the plan
was developed as Brown had secured
a footing. This was the capture of j
prominent citizens to be held as hos-j
lagos. Several of the leading cit:-1
zc-n> within a radius of six miles were i
taken from their beds by small detach- j
ments sent out fur the purpose, and ?
before day broke Brown had a dozen
such with him in his headquarters.
His base ingratitude, and also that of j
Cool:, one of his leader.-', was shown j
in the fact that they took care to j
bring in men who had rendered them
favors and been their best friends.
These men were dragged from their j
beds with savage hands, refused any j
explanation, and most of them expect-1
ed to be shot as soon as pulled out
doors.
BROWN'S ELIND HORSE.
Several months previous to the out?
break a man who is yet living within
a lew miles of Harper's Ferry, and |
who was residing in the village '
at that time, 6old John Brown ai
horse for a small sum in cash. The i
animal was old and used un, and he ?
went blind after a few weeks. It,
seems that this fact worried old Brown !
a good deal, and as soon as he cap-1
tared the arsenal he sent a squad of ;
men after the horse-trader, and declar?
ed that he would shoot him with his j
own hand as soon as he was brought j
in. Fortunately for the citizen he j
was absent from town that night, bat j
the squad pulled his family out of bed \
and made a thorough search bef re j
they quit the premises.
WU KN' DAYLIGHT CAME
Brown had pickets on all the streets [
on thc lower part of town. Not a
gun had been fired or a shout raised j
up to this time. Men and women
had slept peacefully thc long night i
through ii: houses not 200 feet away, j
anti not a householder had the faintest !
idea ol" what had passed.
i
THE FIRST VICTIM.
Iiow singularly inconsistent that;
the iirst victim of this band organiz- j
od to give freedom to the slaves was j
himself a slave, lt was an old color- !
od man who had some sort of employ-:
mont about tho bridge or the build?
ings close by. and he was making his
way there when ono of the sentinels
challenged him. Supposing that1
?Xtine one wrns making game of him
the old man rei used lo halt and was
nt once sind d'-ad. Then began an
iiidiscriV.'iieate ?h ing upon all eitizeus
who showed themselves at windows
or-upou the streets; lu one instance
two shel s were ii Jed al a boy 7 years
(dd wi-- was crossing tue suoct, and
John L>:o*.vti hi.uis.eii ?ired a shot ai a
woman who put Inn- !. ad out of a
window, und mutt '?"ed his chagrin
when he found that his bu?lct had
missed.
WAKIN'U LT.
An hour after daylight the citizens
had come to know the situation and
were taking steps to "icet it. A few
days previous io this there were fears
cf an ovciilow of the rivers, and a
lot of finished arms had been remov?
ed ?Von: the arsenal lo a store house
hark np the ni':. About twenty wit?
zes.s i'd by some ..-''..ir: ;.;ov? Luc.ni ,
oilicials. and soon assisted by Capt j
j Joh ri Avis of CharhjStowsi, thou
I ing ci-arge of a part of the wc
i broke into this storehouse ami ar
! themselves. Thee such a brisk
j was opened on Brown's pickets
,' ho called them ail in and changed
! quarters from the arsenal to the
: gino *honse. it stands to-day jus
j it steed then, except that the il
; have rotted out and door-ways
j windows are boarded up. Tester
I counted a dozen spots where
I lets plowed thu brick wads, but
! may look in vain for further evider
of what took place in and around
It was culled an eugine house
cause it was used to store a si
hand fire engine belonging to
government. In a room about 20.
were crowded all the hostages
the dozen men left of Brown's ba
Four or five had been sit?t down
the streets before it was deemed I
to retire to this stronghold.
NO SURRENDER.
John Brown could not have b1
lunatic enough to believe that
would be allowed peaceable pos:
sion of Harper's Ferry. That
counted on a fight was shown bv
arms he carried. Indeed he ope:
the fight by shooting down un arr;
citizens at their own doors. But h
ing captured the town, wlmt was
to do next If he issued a proel ai
tion to the slaves there were no ha?
to spread it. Ile and his men 1
been tampering with the blacks
miles around, but it is doubtful if
ty black men had pledged themseb
to revolt. No one can say there wi
ten. IL is not believed by these w
talked most with thc old man af
his capture that he had any hopes
a general revolt. Ile hated slave
and determined to strike a blow
show his hate. Ile would have sirs
with four men if no more had folio
ed him. His spirit is shown in 1
refusal to surrender alter he kn
that he was penned up and surrour
ed, and that in's case was lost. 1
would listen to no counsel looking
surrender, and he had no care for t
safety of the hostages with him. I
knew that assault and capture mi
come, but he wanted to shed all t
blood he could bcibre that hour can:
A FADING HERO.
Men have worshiped the old m
as a hero. Authors have had to sk
incidents lo make him a martyr. '.
a bundled citizens of Harper's Fer
and surrounding countrv John Brov
was a revengeful and malicious o
man. While he hated the institu??
of slavery he had no love for ti
black man. He was none too hone
in his dealing-? with merchants, uoi
too truthful in deal h jg with friend
and mistrusted by many who carne
Contact with him. So s.O" citizens <
Harper's Ferry to-day, and they ii;
a chance to know him well.
THE CAPTURE.
The capture of the engine how
was made by a party of marines soi
up from Washington. Arter Brow
had been repeatedly called upon 1
surrender, the doors of the bur! di ii
were battered in with a heavy lucTdt
and the fight ended.
TAKEN TO CHARLESTOWN.
I write this within 200 feet of th
site of the jail at Charlestown whet
the wounded and bleeding remua!:
of the baud was conveyed after cai
turo. Tho old jail got so many har
knocks during the war that it w;i
torn down when peace carne and
new structure erected on its found;
tions. The same may bc said o? th
Court House, and tire sp.ot where th
gallows was erected is now lost sigh
of in a field of clover.
HIS JAILER.
The uh de r-sherili- atthat time wa
the Capt. John Avis before mention
ed, and he resided in the jail, and ha
sole charge of Brown and all the otho
prisoners. He is now a magistrat
in this bright little town, and, a!
though 02 years old, he has not foi
gotten a single incident connecte;
with that situation. There wasgrea
excitement, and the air was full o
threats, and it secured almost lib
taking his life in bis hands to shov
humanity to the prisoners, but ('apt
Avis defied public sentiment. Ht
has one of the kindest faces J evei
saw, and though he was a strict jul!
er, he granted the Brown band o:
prisoners many little favors in defiance
of the strongest public ophion.
JoiiN CROWN'S CELL.
Tho old mau waa confined on th G
first- floor of the jail and his cell wa?
a very roomy one, being twelve ot
fourteen feet long by niue or ten
wide. It was comfortably furnished
and many little articles were added
as soon as called lor. Brown had
many visitors here after his trial,
and oo one who had business with
him was refused admission. The sur
g'eon in charge of his wounds was also
a kind and considerate man, and lie
gave tlie old mau tue very best atten?
tion. Ail tiie other prisoners had
cells on the next floor.
DYING FOR JUS TiiEOKIES.
After Iiis trial and sentence the (dd
man saw things in a little different
light. In Ids talks with Capt. Avis,
he said that the court had no other
way than to convict him, and he la?
mented the fact he had been the
meaus of bringing others to the same
condition as himself, (.loins: back
over his plans and theories, he point?
ed ont where he had made mistakes.
On one occasion he said to his visi
; tors that lie might have had better
success as a secret instigator of rc
' voil? among the slaves. He plainly
saw th.it rio such movement as he had
made would ever accomplish the
' sought-for oV.fcct, and yet ho never
wavered in ids mah: principles, ile
haled slavery, and he thong-;st ii o
punishment too great for slave
: holders.
LAST DAYS.
! The last days of November passed
: swiftly by. Tho day ol' ox< cation
: was s*.-t foi' December 2, and the did
man had no hope There might I?1 a ray
' ol hope for some ot! those who bad
boen influenced by him, but for the
chief there was only the rope and tho
drop. Two or three days previous
to the ii'Val date, his wife arrived in
Ch lesiowti. her adven; being know:,
\\t - > ie:in ;.aU ? O'l/eu persons.
Capt. Avis admitted her to thc jad 1
..md showed };er every kindness,
lowing her to pass !iour3 at a t
with her husband.
Tr.?AH LAST SUPPER.
When it beemne geuoravly kuc
among iii j military ru rhe town gm
?vg the jail Mrs. Brown was ;
sent, lhere ivas an outcry, and
received positive orders thai
?1:list leave tiie town on thc night
fore thc exception. This was, \
haps, because thc military dreadet
scene when the doors should
thrown open and thc old mun ?
forth for his ride to execution. Th-:
fore, on the second night preced?
the exec u t i o n .V rs. B t o w n was adn
ted fortier last visir. Capt. Avis p
pared a good supper in his own d
iug room, removed tho irons from
prisoner, and himself and wife ;i
John Brown and wile sat down
gc li) er at the same tabic to a ni
lasting' about forty inmutes. Bro'
ate heartily, and while lamenting
coming /ate, because it would sc;
rate him from his wife, ho was ci
stantly encouraging her to be bra
aud io nerve herself for the com:
climax.
TO HARPER-S PERRY.
The next day Mrs. Brown depart
for Harper's Ferry, there lo renn,
until all was over- Il was agreed I
tween her and Capt. Avis that 1:
husband's body should be sent lo li
at the Ferry, and she received it
the day of execution.
XEVER FELT BETTER.
The fatal 2d of I>eccrnber dawn*
clear and bright. John Brown ii;
slept well and was early aw ak
Others were to hang after him, ai
he was granted permission to h
them good-bye. J Iis last breakfu
was a hearty meal and when he h;
fi ni sh ed it he remarked that he h;
never felt in belter spirits.
T?IE CROWD.
People had been pouring in
Charlestown for two days, and on tl
morning of thc 2d there was a crow
estimated at 20,0u0 people. Co
and crisp as thc night had been, hu
drcds of farmers had slept in thc
wagons, and thc town was so crow
cd that many strangers were compe
ed to walk about all night.
THE GALLOWS.
Tho gallows tva-, erected about ha
a mile southeast of tho jail on a nil
road. I saw the spot yesti -daj
though there is nothing to mark i
and the Ii cid has been plowed agai
and again since those Decensbi
days. The exact site of the "gallon
can however, be located by sever;
peopie who had. cause Ut rem cm bc
it. It was built by David II. Cue!
erill, tiren, and now a resident of iii
town.
TH:-, LAST DRIVE.
When the hour carne a light wage
was driven up to the door of iii
jail, and old John Blown took a sea
between the High Sheriff and Cap!
Avis. The military formed fer th
march, and the procession sei out io
the gallows. lt was a beautiful
smooth road, with orchards and" pa?
tilers and well-kept farm-houses, ant
as each new sigh- met his eyes iii
old man would remark it to his tw?
guards. Far away thc crest of tin
Bine Kidge rose clear against tin
winier sky, and as he lucked upo;
iL th . orisjticr said, as if to himself:
What.a grand picture that won U
make V
THE LAST ACT.
As the procession turne \ into th<
field of execution to the left of thc
road, the old man had a fair chance fc
see tine crowd and estirqate its num?
bers, and he lucked over it as one
wiro was making sud. an estimate.
Directly around the gallows was
cordon of military, and then came
citizens packed in until the circle
spread out fur a haifa mile. Brown
ascended the gallows with firm stop,
leaning slig.'fy on the arm of Capt.
Avis. He had several times been
asked if lie desired the presence of a
clergyman at the iast moment, but he
had always answered in the negative.
Therefore, during his last, moments
cn earth, he stood on the gallows in
company with Capt. Avis. After his
arms and feel had been tied thc Cap?
tain asked him if he had anything to
say. The old mau drew himself up
to his full height, cast a long look
around him and answered :
" Nothing-be quick /*'
The black cap was palled over his
face, the signal was given and the
High Sheriff, stationed below, cut
thc rope which held thc drop and
launched the old mau in eternity, ile
died with scarcely a struggle-much
easier than any one of ti.ose who fol?
lowed him al a later day.
THE OTHER PRISONERS,
Stevens, Conk, Ceppiek, Hazlitt and
tue two or three colored men whose
names arc lost in the long past, were
hanged at a later date, and in two
parlies. All died stoically seemingly
without dread of the future before
them.
'.HEADS, i wi:-;.'"'
One day after the hanging of Brown,
Capt. Avis noticed as he entered the
ecii occupied by ?levens and Hazlitt
that they were tossing up a penny.
As he stood there Slovens tossed thc j
coin again and called cut :
"Head or tail
..Tail shouted Hazlitt.
"ifs he,el-Tve won !;* exclaimed
Stevens ns he went over and picked
up the coin.
.' What have you won V: asked thc
jailer.
''The privilege of selecting you lo
put the hangman's noose around liiv
m ;d: V waltho CoK? -,?-ly.
Tm; j sit cr's kindness liad made a
deep impression on both men, and
they haii been wrangling over lire
horrible ijuestioi: as to which should
bc the first Io be nuosed hy iii-'; hands
in ease both wer;- bung together.
Stevens han won, and a* they mount?
ed thc gallows in company lie- whis?
pered io tile jailer. ;
'.('.-?o; iii:, if member thal 1 won lite
first elli iee !"
ESCAPE ANI? REC.V?T?RE. :
Coo]: and Coppiek were tuc most
ib;.>0:;ratc of the winde gltng. Boui
i'eught ;!:>:jeiat{;h. :\i tjie sioiiurtuv
of tho eugine house al thc ferry,
and neither showed the least wea!;
neiss during the triyl or while wallia
ibr deal;! on iiio gallows. The vails
o? their eel i were composed of ?bur
i?ch Lir:.b?. ?", m-id in place hy bandi
of i rem. Untier one tu' thc ?Hiitlitws
the com motor had made a poo r job <>.
it. Tiiis ?.he prisoners discovered and
i?0k.. ad vantage of. The piador ami
orioles removed were hidden in their
stove, ami on thc night bel ore their
oxeen!ion they tore away the tim?
bers and. passed out ia Lo the yard.
They mounted the wal! at a comer,
Cook first, but were seen by the mili?
tary guard outside and fired on and
driven back. They made no resis?
tance, whoa approached iu (he yard,
but seemed Lo look upon the whole
matter as a joke. Whole being re?
turned to their cells Cook called out
to his comrade :
"Weil Coppy, wc didn't save our.
necks thal time !:;
rrNo,77 replied Cuppiek, "but we i
gave 'em a big scare, though V
Next day they rode out to the fatal
field, reckless and defiant, and even
as they stood with life ropes around
their necks thc spectators failed to
detect one single sign ol breaking
down.
PLATX FACTS.
As a reader i was never satisfied
with the historical accounts o? the
John Brown raid. As a journalist I
have for years been determined,
when opportunity offered, to dig
down below the general facts present?
ed by historians ami secure such par?
ticulars as have been given above.
At Harper's Ferry J talked for
hours with men who met Cook almost
daily fer two years, ant! who knew
John Brown thoroughly. They sold i
kiar goods, toanedhim money, are at !
the same table with him and had ids j
couiidenccin everything bul tins one i
wild pian. No colored mau at the !
Ferry will say that Brown or Cook i
ever gave him even a kind word. No j
white mau will admit that cither man
had anything of a hero in him. Brown
received several mysterious boxes
there, and deliberately lied about lite
contents. While they contained arms,
he went out of his way in several in?
stances Lo fell citizens tnut he was
prospecting cu the mountains and
had received mining tools. Cock
married the Ferry and hung around
there lor two years. Men knew him
for a surly, cross grained fellow.
Wiiat 1 have written id' Capt. Avis,
lue jailer, lias never soe;; print before,
but can be relied on in every particu?
lar, if I have crossed the th euri es
and facts set forth by tho seo"'? of
writes before rue, I am willing to be
attacked-, andi I am able to prove that
thc men who knew Brown the best
and had tho best chance io glean par?
ticulars ive:"o interviewed yesterday
for the first time since the old mau
hung between the heavens and. the j
eat Ut a limp and wounded and lifeless j
lump of human olav.
U. QUAD.
Charlestown, Va.. Sent 2!, LSS1.
What She Saw in Church.
IT;- staid ai home am! she v.vnt tv
church. After dinner Kc asked her:
'What was the text, v. i ft- V
'0 SOI:: SOmCvhefC in Gcn
cr::??e-;;s : L'VO foresten thc chapter a?d
ve:-.-e. Zilus. ii:::'; ??:*.t right before im
with a Motlier ET:: btu: rd on-rn ot om
How could \ hear anything whet! I
could nos even soo thc minister? 1
wouldn't 'snre worn such a thing i'>
church if i'd hud to irone bareheaded.'
'.flow did you iike thc new minis?
ter T
'0, ho's splendid '. and Kate Purlin
was there in a Spanish lace cape that
never cost a cent less than tifty dollars ;
and tliey can't pay their butcher's bili's
and l\l wear cotton bee or go without
any first.'
'Did he say anything about the now
Missieu fo.nd V
'No ; ami thc Jene?, girls were ali
ridged out in their yellow silks made
over; you would have died laughing
to have seen them. Such taste as
those girls have : and the miuis'er gav/;
out that thc i>ore::s Society wi!; meet
nt sister .fonc?' residence-thu: old
poky place.'
'ii seems that you didn't henr much j
of the sermon V j
.Well, i'm sure it's betfer togo to
church, if you didn't hoar the sermon. J
than to sta}' at home and read the
papers: audO, Hurry! the new minis?
ter has a lovely voice ; it nearly put me
to sleep. And did I tell you the Rich's
nre home from Kurope, and Td rs.
Filch has a real camel's hair shawl on.
and it didn't look like anything on
her V
A long silence, during which Harry
thought ur several things, and his
wife was busy conten? plating tho
sk}- cr view, when she suddenly ex?
claimed :
.There! I knew Fd forget to tell you
something. Would voa believe it,
Harry, the fringe on Mrs, Jones- para?
sol is an inch deeper than mine ami
twice as heavy 1 0 dear : what v- world
of trouble this is.'-UrfroH lfcst and
T'-ihnur.
--??- - -.- -cac?
Manuring.
As bei ween these two methods of ma?
nuring- -one for the crop, but tending
to exhaust ike soi!, and thc 'dee- ti. iu
orvi'se rho p- ...ii.-.n-nr. fertility cf the:
land.: ho first is altogether?preferable.
?t is pro-h.ddo t::.-?; on no lam! can good I
crops be produced !*>r a suee-.'ssmn of .
ears wi;tue;* addling to i's fertility j
Vivha't is taken fra ai the s;?ii hy making
its plant food soluble is ir. ore tba ii e'l-et
liv -viert i- ad red in even tin mos: u'".
ce nt rated Ria tin rp: soo vc what eau to
asi d Tile uso of guanb ie:'. bean cn- i
doomed ' y sonic farmer: ^eeaase :
after ;: tow v: rs ir leaves the roil se j
poor tba! notlna-; i ill grew Bu! iiio
lauii is :.or ia iv.l.a: added to 'lie soil
to make thc crop. but. in failing to
return io ile* soil what has Ivos: taken j
therefrein. Ceiling everything oil tho
farm where guano has boon used to
gn-w rho eren tcv'ds ro stOri?iry }>ct
so also :t woai : he ii ibo saum mon? v
ww:' expended io buying stable ma?
nure, eut making noue upm !;;.? farm.
: i.O llmeroPOO IS t:: V. Mj-O <-!:.'?!.. i;::;
... . ... ... ;
slower, r v uiL aian;
wooster ana ?jnoa*<?.
j'iiir?y year:: a?;?, when a g? og ni
of A rn horst (hdWe, J remember
going OTcr *vii!. severa] ef ?ev ci.ae:
.: .lie? \:> ?\ .? ri ! ii> iv. p \ "oil, where J}j??5<H
Webster and Rf?fi?* Ghoate wese the
oppos^g !:i\vy.;;s hi ??-e g;?.:,[ (diver
S ed.* h e.ir'.c. I :-.!?al? never forge'. thc
impression made hy ?he great contrast
between tho manner and gesiiemia
iiofrs o? those two distinguished
pleader* in their closing arg a tn s a ts.
The C0uVi-r;-.>rn vas or-,v j- J ahnest
to suffocation, and the imhve.afce ri.tzr
esl involved, together with the high.
reputation of the opposing counsel,
combined to excite the attention nod
interest of ali to a remarkable degree.
Webster's gestures, as wei' as his
words, were comparatively lew, but
weighty, massive; the very eri
bodiau-nt of dignity and conscious
strength. Most of the time during
this haif-hoar agament he stood per?
fectly motionless, !os body slightly
bent forward and his hands behind
Iii? hack
Chonte spoke for nearly two hours
in a maimer the very counterpart of
Websters, and yet equally appro?
priate to the spenker's individuality.
Ile was ali alert, every vein swelled
to fullness, every muscle at its tit most
tension. lie advanced towards the
jury and retreated, tie rose on
typtoe. and several times in his excite?
ment seemed to spring np entirely off
his feet, ile ran his long, nervous
fingers through his dark crois, and
anon &he:'?? thew in the air above his
head witii so swift a motion that they
seemed to inn into each other like the
spokes of a spmeiug-whccl. His
plea lasted two hours. Thc day was
hot. and when he had concluded ho
sank into the arms of his attendants
in a state of perfect exhaustion, and
was borne out in ic thc lobby like a
corpse. Tao excitement in the court?
room was intense, but Webster's
culm, stern logic carried the day over
Choate's brilliant and fiery rhetoric.
The verdict was for Webster and the
will.-S. F. Butler.
An india ?tubber Pig.
Th ? Jvjtegh i?hcs and Observer is
responsible for the fd'"wing porcine
story, which is certainly entitled to
tho 'pastry:'
Wake County : 1 wa-y-s pa's uer nest
foot foremost as the p.: shicer: of carl
osiries, a *.] S'iu?l Creek township {
nev conies tr; '-bc front as the birth- j
place of the india rmdocr pig, This
porcine ph en unction was ?.?om on
October ord. and si a cc birth has been
pi : fe-:ily hairless, tho skin looking
precisely i:i:c india rubber. The tail [
ot ibis tiny porker is only two inches j
in length, bat its elasticity is wonder- j
fut. The owner of the pig was in the
city yesterday ami ho declared that
by ta kin? hold of the rip i<f tho rail
and letting the pig pull, the caudal
appendage will stretch to a lengi.h of
from ->.,..T.;y-i-.ar to thirty inches.
Thc other day piggy by so;ec moans
l-oemr.:: fastened iu tho crack cf a
fence and a n^o man went to its !
rescue. Ile seized tho hine legs and
.mah repeated orfer?s to pail it oat,
hat tho bede stretched to euch a
Ibn'gfh that it frightened him. Sadr
dedly tv Iva dag his holt cu tuc leg?,
piggy ?h-.iv back v ir h saca violence
as ?0 F?resk a plank in tho fence. Thc
further dov.-h?r-:iioa? ef tisis reavarka
ble animal is aw::ke? with interest.
Pattering Fordtry.
INO fowl over two years QVI <\\r'-i\-l lo
kept in th-'" vionlrry yard, except for
soma sncviai reason. An e::rra ?oed
motlier ur a freely feathered hird that
is desirable as a breeder, may bo pro
sot ved until ten years old with advan?
tage, or at least so long as ?ho is ser?
viceable. But ordinary fowls should bo
fatten d nt the ona of tho second year
for marker. Whoa th."re is a room or
shed that can be closed, thc fowls may
bo conSaod there. Tho Moor should bc
covered wit!; two or turee inches of
lino sawdust, dry earth, sifted coal
ashes, or cleon sam!. The food should
given faur limos a day, aaa clean
water bo always before the. fowls. A
dozen or moro fowls may bc put in this
apartment, so ?hat there may not be too
..nany ready to seil at enc timo. The
host food fur r-pid fattening, fe- pro?
ducta?; weil flavored fiesli and rich fat.
is buckwheat meal, mixed wi:it sweet j
skimmed milk, into a thick mush.
A teaspoonful of salt should bc stirred j
in tho feud f>r a dozen fowls. Two
w-'oks feeding is sunicient to fatten tho
fowls when th.-y should be ?hlppod for
salo without delay, and nnoiher lot nut
up for feeding, ff the shod is kept
dark and cool. as it should bo, the fowls
will Cat ten all. the -?u?ckorfor it:-/V./o
TliO Decay of Conversation.
Tho nn.cient art of talking is falling
into decay, it is an ascertainable fact,
that. in. nroportien to tho increased pop- I
ulation, tiic aggregate bulk of coo ver?
sai ion is lessening. Poop!* nowadays
have something else io do but talk :
not only do they iive in such a hurry,
that there is only leisure for just com?
paring ideaseis to th: -v?. a th er. but they
have each al! a gre~s uu i ut itv of road- j
in -; to ?ha iviiieh pifds miking eut of the i
eucstion If parsons rea- vu at home. :
they read : if rimy ; ?urn 03 hy rail, they !
road: wc have mot i-rv's^uided indi vi-j
da d.. out in thc ep"n ([.?;?.:;? with hooks :
in band ; young folks have boen seen ;
stretched andernoaii: trees and upor.d
tho banks of rivers. peering over thc
en. O' il page : <n- the raps td mountains,
la the de-eid. :"::?? wit1 in J* rc^;s-every- j
'.vi,; ? . men vow pail print* d ?-hoots frota ;
their pockets ann in the otu liest, h-ror!. ;
highes! oeca na; hms ai this lifo they roatt. ;
Thc fact ts in eon: esta hi y true tim; tned
eru men and women are reading thom .
solves into:: C'0.,--n::;o',iveiy silent rare. ;
Ive.ulihg is thc groat deluston oi ter prc- :
s-o'f tin- ?: ii hr - bc-...mo a sert ef lay
piety, according iw v. kiels the perasal of
V-'lnr.H'S rOak.e.is. ::.? gard ?.-ks : it is. in ?
V. WO! :. 'he s ij c;.-tit?< 0 of the JiinotOC'llil !
_.... . .; ,-r-- ..,,.,? :
J.'s *.V S 1 T ?i M ? .
-o
Thc Standing Committee of rhe Ep?5
eop.-ii Church ii; Maryland have dec-Hn
?. i lo rece :n m cri? for ordination Mr C.
Bishop, of l'a?Mim-rc, the first colored
~rs.?i:\''> cf thc L?Cneral Semt-ary, in
>k - xor!:. Ti; . . essen for this action
. : net made paoli".
Of thc one hundred end sixteen miu
iiters of thc Presbyterian Church
North, who died last year, two were
over ninety years old, nineteen were
between eighty and ninety, thirty-five
were between seventy and eighty, and
?If; y v.-ore under seventy,
? resident Garfield's tomb in Cleve?
land ki kept eimrtantly covered with
flowers rbi-1; rmicvred c dly. Thc
funeral car stands wil e in a glass house
ar tko base . f thc bill on which the
mourne*) ? is to be placed. A detach?
ment of Hinted S;ates troops still guards
Lee vault, which is visited daily by
hundreds of people.
The coldest place cn ?he earth is said
io he- "I er'cojairsk, in Siberia, lyi?g in
dT? cortil latitude* Iis lowest mean
winter temp?rature is 48.6 degrees be?
low zero centigrade. The place is a
considerable distance from the Siberian
cv.st, which possesses a comparatively
milder climate. Thc North Pole is
probably outside thc line of greatest
cold. it is well known that in the
tropics the greatest heat is not at thc
equator, bat some distance north and
south cf it.
Sir Henry Bulwer, just appointed
Governor of Natal,, is a nephew of the
late emmcnt Lord Lytton and of Sir
Henry Bulwer, afterward Lord Dalling,
tue friend of Webster, and for a long
tiaie Minister at Washington. He is
40 years old. He has been private
Secretary io the Governor of Prince
Edward Island, resident Commissioner
in the Ionian island, Treasurer of Trin->
idad, Administrator of Dominion, Gov?
ernor of Labuan, Consul at Borneo, and
Lieut-Governor of NataL
Toe London Truth says of the report
of an impending lawsuit between Baro?
ness Burdett-Coutrs and ber sister,
Mrs. Moncy-Coufcs: *'There will be no
litigation whatever respecting ' the
settled estates devised by the will af the
Duchess of St. Albane. A synod of
eminent lawyers having decided that the
husband of thc Baroness is an alica, the
Baroness wisely resigned thc property
involved, and her sister has made over
two-fifths of the income from the batik
ferd fur life, bat she loses ??75,000 a
year."
Tanah Brooks who visited the Cot?
ton imposition rho other day, :3 possi?
bly -ko olde.:- colored woman, if not the
oldest person in America, having reach*
ed the remarkable age of 123 years.
She was born in Roanoke County,
Virginia, in ?75S, as is shown in the
Bible record of thc family of Thomas
Yancey. She was thc property of Wil?
liam Yancey, and at his death was
given re ii is sea Thomas Yancey, for
a house servant. A* the death of
Thomas Yancey she was transferred to
one of thc legatees of thc estate Aunt
Tanah is the mother of seventeen chil?
dren, rei of whom reached maturity.
Uer baby son, who attends ber, is an
old white-headed man, GO years old.
Bronson Alcott's latest instructions
for bis aesthetic disciples is that the
purest food is fruir, md that, if animal
foo/1 be eaten- at ali, it is best in the
mild form of oysters and eggs. "Beau- .
lira; dior, beautiful form," be exclaims.
'All pure poa-s im vc abstained almost
entirely from animal food. Every ant?*
mal feeder is sometimes a tyrant. If
one would abate ?hat fate he must emit
ir entirely, but- by a gradual process
Compare a table of the present day with
rna' spread by the hands cf Eve in
Paradise ro feed, her ctherea't guests.
Then was gathered together a feast of
tue purest, a banauit of right. We are
composed of a?oms, and every atom
must be mu^al and tremulous with
harmony thar is mcical.
In connection with President Ar?
thur's recant visit ro Now* York a stal?
wart dinner party, given by ex-Presi?
dent Grant at his palatial residence in
Sixfy-lhird street, is of interest. The
dinner is said to have been of a most
supevh character aud the liquors the
finest- rc:-sibie. None but "Stalwarts
of the Stalwarts"' were invited. Among
che di.-idngui.-died gentlemen who
graced the festive board were Presi?
dent Arthur, cx-Senator Conkliag,
Toni Platt. Jesse Seligman, ex-minis?
ter E. 0. Sionghion. ex-United States
Judge Picrrepont, William H. Van?
derbilt, George Jones, es-Gov. E< D,
Mei gan. 'Seo.
It will be interesting te those who are
a??cted with Bright's disease of the
kidneys tv? know that General Schenck.
ex-minister to England, has been cured
cf t'.iis generally fatal disease. For four
years he had been suffering, and much
of that time has been confined to b?9
bcd. having given up all hope of recor
ery Pr. V. W. Johnston, of Wash?
ington, commenced treating him six
me?ins ago. and has been giving him
mining but milk. The gen; ral, al?
though seventy *years of age. h ? recov?
ered mest of his sire;.gib. and :s now
abie to be about as'usual.
Sarah Bernhardt appeared on Pee. 20
at St. Petersburg in "Les Dame aux
Cam el-ins,v :nd met with a very cold
r?ception, partly due *o the fact that
tire St. Petersburg public thinks much
poor:- about wno the aetrcc-s is than how
sh? acts, mm partly to the shameful
Sree:ng whmh most of the audience
ha ; undergone in the long process of
dhtambg sea's. It was net until the
end f .: k . piece tba- tao applause be?
es mo gene: al. The patriotic Kovoe
:;?!::>?;<: remarks that the coldness
shewn by the public decs it honor.
Mlle. Bernhardt esprcs^ed the hope
i hat she might yet thaw the Bussian
snow. She relates with much vivacity
how. at Odessa, the Jews pelted her
with cucumbers for'nong a Christian,
uh'.!j ino Christians stoned her for
beleg a Jewess.
The difference bot ween riding a
;::<:.;.> ano riding a hobby consists in
v ! . ;: g rm . can L t off a horse at
: \ lim . 1 .tv once on abibby, a man
e m never get Oe".
