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t 7 v v VOL. XXXIX. BRATTLEBORO, YT., FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1872. NO. 17. THE VKRMONT VIKKXIX. rubliahed every Friday Evening by PltOUTY fc KTKDMAN, OOlcoN'a. OOranllp Kow, Msln M., F-rattleboro, Vt TERMS Yrftrlv 111 mttinrn. In rlnl,- 1 Ml pie subscribers who rrctfo their pane rs through the. Tout Office, $2.23. Thte ttrmi art Jniariably in nrf yanct, and when not m paid, fifty cent's additional will be charged at the end of the yar, HATES OF JnrKRTISINtLTwtUQ lints or one Inch rpaceor less one week, 1. Co; each after inser tion 25 cents. Advertisements in editorial or local commns cems a line no charge less than fl. Obituary notices 20 centa a lioe. 1J us in cm carda cii first I'igo JlOOa line per year. Brattlcbovo J'ost Ojjlcc. Winter arrangement, 1871 Xov. 1 to May 1, Open from 7:00 a. m, to 8 i m.; Holidays from 8 to 11:30 A. U.tuid 2 to C r. m. Arrival and Departure ot Mails. OUXIIEUM Mil LB. Close, Open. ,. ,. , , a. u. r. m. a.m. r. . .-few lurk and Scmtlieru Slates, 8:15 2:43 11:30 sua Albauyand Wisteru States. 8:15 2:45 11:30 S:ifi MUthma bct. ttratt'o&K, York, 8:13 2:13 11:30 6:13 Aaouelotn.lt.. BticsHS a ia Now London Northern it. It., 2:43 n :30 riSTCItN MAILS. Boston, IHiodoI-IanJ, Lastcru Mass., Mo. k S. K. New Hanip., 8:15 1:15 11:30 BU5 and 2:43 Yt. k Mn. n. n.t u:i5 ui3 1 :oo ana fills n,)iton, Clinton k Fitcbburg 11. It. 1 :13 l :oo HOnTlItllN HAILS. Vermont, Western New Hamp Hblrc At Northern N. Y. 10:15 3:45 0:15 4:00 Dummerston, w. Chesterfield, i N. Putney, Cordon, lie I- lowa l uu, uuariesiown, n, ii., Hpringfleld, Claremout, N. II., Windsor, Woodstock, North June, k towns on West t. II. U.J 4:00 0:13 Kccnc.N. H., 10:13 2:43 4:oo and 5:15 PTAOi: 2JAILR. Wt at Bratlleboro, 10:304:00 8:43 Towusbend, WUJJamsvillo, Fay- cttevllld and Jamaica 4:00 8:45 Wardsboro (cliwn Tu.( Th. k Hat., open Mon., Wed. Frl..) 4:00 8:43 Dover, Tn., Tli. k Sat, 4:oo 8:45 Bennington way, , 1:45 10:30 North Adam, way, 1:43 10:30 Ch 'KterfWld k C. Factory, Mon., Wed. fcTrl 1:43 0:40 Cilifimln, overland, daily, 2:45 5:15 Foreign mails clone 1 "43 r. SI. day pre Ions to sail ing of steamer from New York, 11. W. Clarke, r. M. BUSIXKSS GAUDS. B J3X.T. It. I.IFK AMI t'lKK INSUtAMF. AliKM. KcprcBentlng Cunir-anleswbcse A.scta are over SEI'ESTr-TllttEE MILLION DOLLARS, Onire In Thomlon A Itano-rr'a Work, next door to riiecnlx OMrc, BnATTLEBOIlO, VT. ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, ASP SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY AND BANKRUPTCY, BnATTLKEOMO, VT. O. K. Field. J. M. Tilcn. (1 M. HUSSELl. kCo., Villmloeton.Vt., liooae y.ot tbotargitancl beBttclcctid ctockiuf oeked ai. MEttciKNDiME In Vlndbtm County, con.lstlog of oprytlilng usually kept iu a first clatMcoiiutry atorr. New Uootl. received from lloalcu&lid VwYork weekly. AenH for (Irovfr k Baker and Grcili Moiiutalu hewing Macliiue.. 5i?"t)rilera for Country Trodm e aollclttd. All cliean for ltkADV 1 AY or ou good credit. siionr TIME. At 11 mini Iu Alvord'a ltlock oMio.ite, a full a.aorl luent of COfFlNS AD IIUIIMI, CAbKlZlHor WT uuit.lrr. All klud of ood rcialrlUK iiromltly done. C. M. IIUKSLLI.lt CU. Wllniiiitlu, Vt., II. c 1,11)11. ADA.AIH CS11-V.A, r. J., J M'htfiirimt ftntl Sitrt oitt miATTLKliimo. VT. Onioc, r,ooiu N. 14, llrattlcboro House. 171 C no SHY k CO., CominlMlon Merchants, and li. Wholevale Dealt rs In FLOUIt AND UltAIN, Urttleboro. Dr. DEAUBOUN, M. I)., Homcoiiatbic 1'liyilclau and Sury-ru, Drattleboru, Vt. OHico one dcor north of Congregational church. Office bourn from 8 too a. h,, and 7 to 0 1. m. n. D. HOLTON, M. l).t PhytfRlun and tSurgtou, UrattUboro, t, Ullice at residence, corner vt Main and Walnut sty. At home before 8 a. m,, and from 1 to 2 & 0 to 7 o'clcck v, m. i j i J CARI'KNTCIt, Maoket Dlock, KUiot Street. JJJ Dealt r in Tuj. I'ancv Good. llfoLt. Btallon. try. Nenirapera, Magaxluis end 1 rIodfcaIs, bub serJiitions rewind for the prlrci) al Nentpapcrsand Magzints, and forw arded by mail or otherwise. rpOWNSHEND MAItllLG WOIlKS, Towuibend, Vt. X E. II. FESBENDLN, Manufatturer k Dealer in all binds Marble and Cemi tcry ork. All work done In a neat and workmanlike- manner at prices which defy competition and warranted to ghe tntiro satisfaction. TIC. AXiTI3X. Dealer In Lumber, lias constantly on band all kinds of Building Material, Clapboard, bblnglcs, Fence Foits, Latb, &c Urattle boro, Vt. arVXniH Attorney V at Law, Dtllows Falls, Vt. Ckosut liLocsj, DnATTLxiiono, Vx. "YTKW WOOD YARD. A. E. Doolittle, rroprie X tor. High fitreit. filoe woodcr all kinds and itimcnsions on reasonablu terms. Orders left at C. 0. Frost's btoreoratmy resldencerpromptly attended to. UTIOIAL TEE jq. FITTED TO THE MOUTH. SimplejCompoundiRoot&Contour FILLINGS INSERTED IN THE BEST AND MUST AMKOVKI) STYLE. ETHER, or LKJUIl) LAUGHING UAS, the latest tiling for the t x traction if teeth without patu Klveii when desired, aud all work Uunn in the most TlIOUOUOll manner by a cimiptteut workman of Detcrul jrurs eipurltnce, CLARK'S DENTAL ROOMS, CROSBY BLOCK, over VT. A.l ''. 1IA J'K, IlltA TTI.KIiOllO. STEINWAY PIANOS. "Tho Heat la tho Chcapoat." f piIE STEINWAY FIANcS.for Fullkkss, CLTAlt X KKfsand Pun itt ok 'lour. and TitniioratiNKss or WotuMtxawr, aki; umjjuai.j,i;w. The majority i f the h adiri; artlili, throughout tho worUtPff'Ttbem fortb-ir wnuse, and concede, to tbem t lie 'iiufSl nearer oi anueucr tlffallind lainliief- rymirsehes. 1)14) KitWVUI ( I.Altk, High St., ltrutilcboro Also fluent for the Uthnlog At Kllx I'lanoa and (be Elloy OoltngA organs. GRANITE WORKS. II. 3. Il.lII.Ill', Iruirlrlur. West lMimmtrittou, Vt. Oranlto work (u all varletlcaof aliapo aud flnlab, on. to order, at rrl"" Mch defy ctnrelllicn, and warranted to glte entiro tatUfartlon. Cln&S REPAIRED t'roiupity ami ht a $atiftrlory manHfrt J. MARSHALL HALL, Itfjlkrr'i Work, llralllibmr, IV. Brattlailxirs, M. 31, 1873U8 Bucccssors to l-I. OLOVRH & CO., De alrrs In PLOUR, HltATTLKUORO, VT. nillE Subrcrlbera would Invite the attention of for- X mcr patrons and of tho publlo In general to ineir largo auu well sciecicu stocK oi UHUCi:i(Ii:u, conslstlngof tf St.Louis, Indiana and Michigan rxiOTjria, W. W. Carr'a Oilebrated OltAIIAM U.0Un, by tho barrel, balf barrel or round. BUCKWHEAT, C01IN, RYE & OAT MEAL, freah ground ; I'OIITO III CO MOLASSES of icry aurcrior qualify j SYlltll'H t f all graden ; HAW ANIJ ltCFJNKU SUdAHS, ete. Special atlenllon Malted lo our atoek of TEAS! Conal.tiDgof JAPAN, OOI.ONfJ, IINC.'MHII IIKIIAKI'AST, or,y & Yoimc hyson. All of tho very flnert grade a Imported. PURE COFFEES Of all grades ground to prdor. SPICKS OF ALL KINDS, Strictly pure. KA1SINS, OimilANTS, I'ins. NUTS r Evr.ni VA1UETY, FOREIGN 1 DOMESTIC FRUITS. HUTTiiit, fiinr.si:, i.auo, uobs, hams, salt risii, Kerosene and Sperm Oils. A large etock of ST0.E A XI) WU0UEX WARE AT VERY LOW ritlCES. Ageuta for tbc rale of J. H. CAnu'a Doullo Eitra onyvcicEns. A full line if TOBACCOS I AND cioahs. rw.oniLLAHD'S TOBACCOS at Mbeleiale It rttaiL Aiwa) on band a complete apaorlme nt of HEVOLVEHS, PISTOLSiS: CAUTlilUfiES; FOWDEIt, SHOT, CAPS. OUN WADSj 10 WD EH AND MIOT FLASKS. PttrflVM Hlkliliitr Illuntliiu- I'ouiler liy tlip (iiunllly- tan itt hiiiiiillt-il. ALL THE ABOVE NAMED GOODS WILL BE SOLD AT VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH. N. D. Our Flours are manufactured from t bs choic est wbt-at, arc recoiled direct from tho mill, and will bo aold ut a cry low margin. CIvo us a Call ! Spring Styles ! PMTT.WRMT&CO. Have Juat received a largo etock of Oooda for tbo STOISO ll SUMHEn CLOTIIINQ TKADE, conaist. lug of American and Foreign Cloths, Cassi mcies, Doeskins, Scotch and Fancy Suitings and Vcstings roic tiii: ciisto.1i ticade. Ready-Made CLOTHING ! ron MEN YOUTHS & BOYS, IN OllEAT VARIETY. GEM'S FUnXlSHIXG fiOODS. Ladies' & G-ent's TRUNKS, VALISES. TRAYELIXG & SIIOITIXG HAGS ! ! UmiTbrellas, ALL SlZEHii QUALITIES. GEXT'S I'ORTAIILE WAIlDltOHE, iixii niiiiitn .m.iih; T4 iiii:ii AH tbo above irooda will bo sold at the lowest prices for cash. Pratt, Wright AO, .1 UIlAXITi: JKMV, BRATTLEBOHO, VT Poetry. TII0 Cil.llt.MCTHltS. Twin dropa together fall from beaten, And ttriko upon a farmer's roofj Runderlng they ran, till one, aloof, To tbo Atlantic deep Ii giveo. And ono to tbo 1'aciflo rolls So to a far and alien sky, Two Infants from ono cradlo fly, With different birth-mark on their sonls. 1. We meet blm; In bis cordial look Wo sco and feci a new sun rlie, Which sends an added glow to aklca Whence sorrow half the rplendor took. Tho cloud-racks hold a brighter gold, New perfume wings the blithesome braeze And even in blackest clouds, bo sees The lining which tbey shall unfold. As turns tho sunflower to her god, Our pplrlt In bis smite cipambt, And loosens round It all tho bands Which held tit captive to tho aod. Our better angel seems to plead Foi virtues wintry skies had sealed Tho violet goodness stands revealed, wttcu Ummirm nnrif a common weed. Ho puts a life In everything, In Hope, in Faith, and last In us; And glittering In the iky wo swlog The sword he makes victorious. II. The other's eyo diminishes Tho world, which it can darken too; Lena sweet tho heaven's discouraged blue, And shadow alt around us lies. Ills owl-like wish proclaims the night, Even where the Imperial rplendor pmllef, Ills look the Innocent Joy denies, Which thekens in untimt ly blight. IIo oees tMs world a whittling bait, Sent eplnnlng on through cheerless space; And life to man, an empty chase For donbtfnl good, If good at a I. His supine spirit shames tho brutes, Who circle grateful througli their days, Ills eye on mirth can look dipgracc, Aud make the ell It imputes. There sits au cer mocking rprite, Whoso Rwlfteht comment Is dUpralse; Who by a glance the heart betrays, And su'llea with a stain the light. Ho dwarfs this fair romantic earth To a shop-counter, where the shares Enchantment offers lose their worth. And spleen sees always gaining hers. How through his talk the fluffy air Thickens, where spindles ring In rows ; The belted wheel, which near him glows, la scarce of vital warmth more bare. We har the hum of swarming towns; Crash through tbelr streets the Iron trains I W bat matter 1 wood cr metal gains If ho his youthful dreams renounce. Ood help them both I Impartiilbne Shall couch the blindness, nor condemn The faulty eye! for Iwth of Ihcm Ono perfect sight In realms above. T. O. A. Vtom old and New for April, The Leisure Hour. noif run iK.fr.rii wit'it .v. TIlOltVVKlt TIM fJK.ICO.V. IIY NEIL MAconnoou. Duaeon Flint lmel decided to move ; liad dccldcel lo mora to C. ; liad decided locoin iiiciico tnorlng ut precisely fire, o'clock, Monday morning, July I8II1 ; and so on that Identical Monday mornlneryoti might, liad you lioen an early riser, liaro scon tho Deacon divested of hlsroat and his Sunday dignity, shaking tho best room ctrpct In tho back yard. Thcrolsno need of saying what ho did next, or what Mm. Flint van doing. They went through (ho toarlng up pro cess, very much as other pcoplo do i and not being endowed with an ovcr-abunelanco of this world's goods, tho last load of fnrnl- turo, consisting of tho Deacon's wife and baby, tho twins and the best room looking- glass, was on Its way to tho depot at flvo o'clock r. M. lllcsscd bo nothing I" said tho tired I It tlo woman, as tho Deacon helped her nut of tho wagon. "If wo had boon Squlro Han som's folks, Samuel, wo wouldn't liavo boon moro than a quarter through now, would wo? My I how my poor bones would havo ached though this tlmo to-morrow night, I'm glad tho Lord knows what's best for mo," sho added, taking tho baby from tho Deacon, looking around for tho twins. It was but a few hours rido lo C, and Just in tho coolest dusk of July twilight they walked up tho street lo rielr now home, very tired and thankful; thankful they woro not "Sipilro Hansom's folks," but Just thcmsolvos, If they did havo to work lalo that night putting up tho kitch en stovo anel unpacking dishes and bed ding. Tuesday was a tlay of many troubles. Tho babies wero tired and fretful j day light revealed a coating of dirt on doors and windows, tho depth of which thoy knew not heforo; and tho heat was Intense. lint tho. Deacon, possessing untiring en ergy, and his llttlo wlfo tho sunniest of lompcrs, thoy succecdod so well that, by Thursday night, as ho camo into tho kitch en with au ariniui oi wooei, wnoro ins who was washing dishes, sho commenced sing ing: "Tbo Peacon tblnlea bla work ia most done, But I feel aa If mlue bad Juat begun." "Did you hear that, SanuiolT" eho said, laughing, and turning around lo look at him. It was prayer-mcL'tlng nlghr, ami tho Doacon went to prayor-niecllngfortho ilrst tlmo In C, look an aelivo part, anil after meeting walled to shako hands with tho minister, and sumo of tho brothois, an swer Inquiries, and present their letters. IIo had Iho satisfaction of feeling on his way homo that hohid luadoa gooit impres sion ; II pleased til lit j It would have pleased lis; and ho told his llttlo wlfb that night, In his grave way, that lio "hoped, coming as ho did, In tho midst of u slrnngo people, Ihoro might nover bo any occasion for re mark against htm whllo ho remained a mong them," "I'm suro I Impo not, H.tiiiucl," sho said, locking Innocently up In his f.ico, and ad ding as sho nestled her Utile head on his shoulder, "I don't feol very much alarmed about It." Tho noxt day, Frhl.iy, tho Deacon went back lo ills old home, having somo business settlements to mako there. "Can't toll certain when I shall bo back i probably not till Monday noon ; guess there's weiod enough split to last till then Oood-hye," ho said, and wasgono. The weo woman wont singing back to her half washed dinner dishes, and with ono foot on Iho cradlo rocker, sho soon led tho knivos, whllo sho told tho story of "Jack and Jill" to tho twins. Whon tho last kottlo was washed, tho kitchou stovo and tablo brushed andsoour ed to tho usual shado of black and while, tho baby asleep In her llttlo nest of a cra dle, "bloss liorl" she washed th. pretty twin faces till they lilusliod llko rod pep pers, then settled them In their Irundlobeel for a nap. Dear llttlo woman I sho did look sn tired as sho camo out from tho bodroom, and1 slopped lo brush n fly from under the) intis rpillo net over tho baby, It would havo mado your back neho to look at her. Hut Iho chcory heart In tho weary body assort ed llsclr, and sho smiled Willi Iho thought or all sho would do beforo tho Doacon came back. "I nuiit slick my hair oror nlllllo, so If any one should eoino I wouldn't kpoll tho Deacon's reputation," sho said lo liorself, going up to tho llttlo glass that hung bo tweon tho kllchcn windows. Just then a gom of a sunbeam flashed In at the window, and seemed to tanglo Itself all up In tho wavy brown hair. "Oh, how prclty," sho said, with n blush and n laughllkoachlld's. "Guosslf somo body'd been at homo I'd had a kiss, then 1" mid off she (low to hor work. How llko magic tho whlto curtains wont up and tho cobwobs camo downj how tho best room looking-glass shono aftor hey pollsnlng, and tho old daguorrootyp.1 oi. "Samuel in his bost days," never shono through so clean a surfaco as It did on that day. So tho tlmo flew, bringing tho Dea con's return nearer. Ono morning sho wakened early, entire ly frco from a wretched hcadacho sho had tho day boforo. "Now for tho washing," sho said to herself. "I want to havo It all done, tho kitchen cleaned up and my dress changed beforo Samuol comes at noon." Quietly dressing so as not to awaken tho children, sho slipped out into Iho kitchen, built a lire, and commenced operations. How sho did work I every step told of somothlng done, and at half past ten, spllo of all her hindrances from baby, who was cross, sho was hanging out tho clothes so snowy whllo they dazzled her eyes as tho sun shono on them. Ono end of tho clothes lino ran nearly out to tho front fenco through tho sldo yard, and tho whitest, nicest clothes wcro hung thcro of course. "How many pcoplo aro passing," sho thought to herself, "and how they all staro at mo ; guess It must bo tho clothes though Instead or mo," and sho tenderly pinned tho rear of ono of tho Deacon's shirts to the line. "Hark I who was that at tho front gato?" IScfoio sho had tlmo lo turn around tho Deacon's energetic strides had brought him closoto hcrj but what was tho mat ter "Martha Pendleton Flint I" ho ex claimed; "what In tho world aro you do ing Como straight Into tho housol" With a look that defies description, tho llttlo body straightened Itself up as high as It would go, as sho. said, "Not till you speak lo mo different from that, Samuel, and tell mo why," her lips quivering. "Don't you seo Iho pcoplo all going to meeting, and you hanging outshlrtsf It's Sunday morning I" Such a laugh as rang out (hen on tho Sunday air, I'm suro tho good peoplo of C. never heard beforo. "O, Samuel," shosald, holding her sides, "It's so funny I no won der tho folks stared at mo and my clothes. Oh, Oh, Oh 1" anil she sank down on the grass in a convulsion pf laughter. Tho poor Dcaeou was scandalized I "Mar tha 1" ho said, In such asadlv anxious tone sho only laughed tho more, and it was not till sho looked up iu his faco that sho real ized how ho was touched; then sho stood up, soberly, and walked Into Iho hotiso with him. Tho door closed behind Jllicm, sho went up to him with a little caress, and said : "Samuel, kiss mo and forglvo me, and I'll goto work and ravel It all out. I truly will!" and sho laughed again with tho thought of what sho had heou guilty of, till tho Deacon kissed her, aud laughed too, in spllo of hlmsolf. Then ho walked to tho window and looked out. "You'ro not going to let thcin clothes hangout thcro all day, aro you, Martha Flint?" "Of courso I am ; you don't suppose, now I'ro got them out, Goel's going to bo grudgo mo tliu Hunshino to dry them with, becauso It's Sunday, do you? Why It would bo wicked to bring them In beforo sundown. Hut sco here, Mr. Deacon, It's about tlnio I called you to account 1 think. How camo you to bo travelling lo-d.ty? Guess thcro's a llttlo Sunday-breaking on both sides, Isn't thoro?" Tho Deacon turned slowly around, and s.it down. Then perching herself on his knee, sho took his honest brown faco In her hand", anil said ; "Ilo a good boy now, and tell all tho truth ; rcmoniborGoorgo Wash ington, dear." Tho Deacon smiled, Just atracoof trouble In his smile, aud taking Iho handslhat held lit in captive, in his own, said : "Well, liltlo woman, I had orcrythlng finished up last night ready to start for homo on tho II vo o'clock train. Somehow, I must have been uncommon tirod, or clso it was tho heat, leatlways, I dropped to sleep In tho depot and missed tho train. Then I thought I'd tako tho nine o'clock train and get liomoat midnight, so's you wouldn't bo so lone so nio Sunday, but wobrokodown, audjust got hero a half hour ago. Thou to think, alter walking through town, from tho cars, aud folks a looking at mo on their nuy to church I" "To think, Samuol," sho broko In, "aflcr that dreadful trial, you should walk Into your front gato and find your wlfo hanging nut clothes In your front yard, aud you a Deacon of good standing In tho church 1 Dear I doarl what do you Ihlnk tho Lord will do to mo for thinking It was washing day ? I don't think," sho added, "ho'll bo rory hard wllh mo, becauso yesterday was my Sunday, though I had such a sick hcad acho, It scorns I didn't know much about tho day. I'll loll you what, Samuel, I'll slay nt homo with Iho babies to-night and you can go to meeting, and thon pleco out your Sunday to-morrow, won't that do?" Hut tho Doacon eould't get over It ; his heart was heavy ; and whllo his wllo was busy In tho kilchon ho put on his hat, and wllh his hands clasped rovereutly behind him (his Sunday way) slowly and solemn ly ho walked out to tho clothe line. Meist of tho clothes woro dry, for tho sun was vory hot, and ono by ono ho dropped tliu snowy things Into the basket, uncoil selously humming to himself, "Havo pity, Lorel, O Lord forglvo." Mrs. Flint waswashlngdlshos, and near ly dropped her bost glass dish when tho Doacon walked In with tho clean clothes. "I couldn't stand It, Martha," ho said In oxplauallon, "Ouoss I must vprluklo aud Iron them to-day, Samuol, would you ?" sho said arch' Tho Deacon moroly ejaculated a dhup proving "My dear I" and wont Into tho oth' or room to read his Sunday paper. Ily and by tho peoplo began lo cuiuofrom church. What a sudden, surprlsod lidor est they scorned to havo taken In his houo hold premises t they gazed, and stared, and looked back, and gazed again. Hut tho Deacon was n humble man, It didn't Mailer him ho l oad his paper and sighed, opened Ids Itlblo In lead, and sighed again, and then "fell lo Ihlnklng." A llttlo whllo nDcr, two arms slolo softly around Ids neck, and n dear volco;salel, "Forget all alioul It, dear, and I'll" a knock at tho door Interrupted, and sho went lo open It. Mhu had brushod her brown wary hair, and dressed In a cool whlto muslin dross, wltli far I etweon dotllngs of pink, and looked not n bit llko the guilty llttlo wash erwoman sho was. Sho opened tho door, and Deacon Frost and Klder Cummins In troduced thomselvos and walked In wllh stately bows. Doacon Flint rose from his open Hlblo, mid moro Introductions follow ed, whereupon Filler Cummins cleared his throat and In a piping voice, said : "You must excuse, Deacon Flint, our cotnln'jmi such n day, but we thought It bost that soino explanation should bo made boforo our peoplo again galhor for ovcnlng service-!" "Oh, I know what you moan, I guess, Elder Cummins, you want lo know why I l:opl.TOslorday fir Sunday, Instead of to day, don't you? Well, tho fact was, tho deacon was away, and I mado a mlslako In tho days somehow, I was so busy settling, and so yesterday was my Sunday, though I was In bed nil day with a sick headache, and so didn't find out my mlslako nt all. Then, wasn't It funny? I got up at fivo this morning and went to washing, Ihlnk lng It was Monday, and I'd got all througli beforo tho Deacon c.iino homo; Ideclire, I've laughed so about It I fairly ache," and tho Utile femlnlno offender laughed again, and so contagiously, that tho llireo laughed wllh her. "1'vo hern so good, though, F.lder, the rest of Iho day, I'm suro Iho Lord has for given mo for II," and sho smiled so sweet ly, thoy both weio completely won. When Ihcy rose to go, Deacon Frost salel lo Dea con Flint, "It Is our missionary meeting to-nlghl, mother, and a liltlo explanation from you thcro will set Iho matter right, I guess," Up spoko tho femlnlno volco again. "Oh, yo., Deacon Frost, Simuol was Intending to explain lo-nlht. I only wish I could bo there, but I can't Icavo tho babies." "If you havo no objections, Mrs. Flint," replleel tho Deacon, "my Suslo will eomo and slay with them, and lot you go, sho would no so delighted." "Oh, thank you, thai would bo so nleo; yon aro very kind I" and sho bowed them out of tho door. "Ain't you glad you married me, Samuel, Instead of Abigail Howe?" said tho small woman smiling up to him. No matter what tho Deacon said and did. As sho was setting tho (o.i tablo (hat night, sho broko out Into another morry laugh. ' "What's tho matter, now dear?" said tho Deacon. "O, Samuel, I was thinking how you must havo looked, coining up tho street wllh your Sunday walk, your hands clasp ed solemnly behind you, till you got totho gate anil saw mo hanging up your shirt in tho I rout yald, thou how suddenly you ltiko inlo your week tlay slrldo'!' Hal la! and they both laughed together till tho (ears eaine. Supper over, dishes washcel, baby asleep, Suslo lolling slories to Iho twins tho Doa con and his n IIo slarled for church. "Don't bo loo humble, Samuel," sho whlsporod at tho door, "work iu a llttlo spice If you can, and I'll step em ydur corns when It's time to stop." Tho meeting was opened as usual; then Urother Dean was called upon for a roporl from India. A. llttlo wiry, black-eyed man roo anil said, "Hrelhrcn, It's not much uso rcpoit Ing from heathen countries, when right In our midst Deacons travel on Sunday, ami Deacon's wires wash and hang out clothos beforo our very eyes as wo walk to (lie houso of God I I call for nnoxplanatlon." Deacon Hint tried to rise, but somebodr pulled him down, and tho noxt mlniito tho whole congregation was electrified by the sound of a sweet womanly volco saying; "Now, o Lorel, establish thy word unto thy servant, so shall I havo wherowlth to answer him that reproachcth me, for I trust In thy word. " Then turning to him. sho said, "my biother, you shall havo an explanation," aud In a simple, nlniostchlld-Ill-o way sho told tho story of her mistake, and Iho Deacon's delay, then added, "My brother, Judgo nothing boforo tho time, un til tho Lorel come. 'For wo shall all stand beforo thojudgment soat of Christ, and or ery ono shall giro au account of himself to God ; let us not theroforo judgo ono anoth er any nioro!' Your sleep will bo sweet lo-ulght, my brpthcr, If your heart is at po.ieo with God, as luluo Is, for 'I am per suaded that neither death nor life, nor an gels, nor principalities, nor powors, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature. shall Iu able to separalo mo from tho lovo of Goil which Is Iu Jesus Chrlstour Lord.' ' Tho nexlinoriilngthoHov. Honry Drown and his wlfo called very unceremoniously on tho now Deacon. "Wo knew it wouldn't bo washing day here," laughed Mrs. ronn, "so wo camo early. I could hard ly wait lo get horo and talk over tho funny affair. Henry said aflcr you sat down last night, ho felt llko (Inviting you Inlo Iho pulpit." "Why, bless mo!" said Iho astonished liltlo boely, blushing llko n girl. "I felt so ashamed of mysolf after I got unilcr tho Deacon's coat I 'twas tho first time I over spoko in my life," "I bono ll won't bo tho last, Mrs. Flint. If you alwayaspoak as much In tho purpose as you did lat night!" said t'lo mlnlslor coming 'eirward. "Yes I" broko In his wile, "Henry said ho'il always ndroeato wouion's speaking In lnecllng after this." "It was capital I" said Mr. Drown, ro crossing tho roemi to whom iho Deacon stooel. "Just what Job Dean has needed for n long lime, a gooel reproof, but no one had Iho esiurago to glvo It to him. Your llttlo wife has dono Just what tho wliolo parish will thank her for." "Hrerybody I've scon since. Is Just en rapturod wllh you," said his wlfo to tho laughing heroine, who had bcon rehearsing all tho funny passages to her. "You havo mado yourself famous look out for plen ty of calls this week I" "Oh, well," sho said tossing tho baby, "tho washing Is done, and I shall haro plenty or lliuc." Mrs, Drown laughed, ami said, "I think I shall send you word next Saturday night, that the next day will bo Sunday, and you had littler not wash till Monday." ".Mrs. Flint," said tho mlnlstor, "I think you fully oouipelont lo inanago your own alfalrs, without any of my wife's Intorfor- enco," and so laughing merrily, thoy uo parted. "Rjinuol," said his bonnlo wlfo, as sho closed tho door, "don't you HiliiK rvo 111 troduced you pretty well? will you over call mo 'Martha Pendleton Flint!' ngaln when I'm hanging up your shirt In tho front yard?" Somebody was chased out In tho kllchcn Jut then nnd louihed so loud It wakened tho baby. Chicago Advance. i minnowrvj. scu.ru. Tho following scono In a New York pawnbroker's shop is described by au eyo witness : "I had scarcoly mado my busi ness known at tho first of my tinclo's es tablishments No. street) to which I had been dl-celed, when a mldjlo-aged man cnlcicd Willi a bundle, ou which ho asked a small advance, nnd which ou being openod, was found to contain a shawl and two or thrco other articles of femalo appar el, Tho man was stout and sturdy, and, as I Judged from Ids appearance, a mechanic, but tho mark of tho dostroyor was on his bloated countonanco. Tho pawnbroker was examining tho offered pledge, whon a woman, with a palo faco and attenuated form, camo hastily Inlo tho shop with tho single exclamation, 'Oh, ltobcrtf darlod rather lliati ran lo that pnrtof-tiio counter whoro tho man was standing. Her miser ablo husband, not satisfied with wasting his own earnings, and leaving her tostarvo with her children, had plundered oven her scanty wardrobe, and tho plttanco received was to bo squandered at tho. rum shop. A blush of sliamo aroso even upon his de graded face, but It quickly passed away; tho brutal appctlto prevailed. 'Go home,' was his harsh exclamation; 'what brings you here, running afler mo wllh your ev erlasting scolding? Go home and mind your own business.' 'Oh, Hobort, dear Hobert,' answered tho unhappy wife. 'Don't pawn my shawl. Our children aro crying for broad, and I havo none to glvo thorn; or let mo haro Iho money, Hobert, and don't lcaro us lo perish 1' I watched Iho face of Iho pawnbroker. 'Twelve shillings on these things,' ho said tossing thoni back to Iho drunkard, with a look of perfect In difference. 'Only twelve shillings 1' mur mured tho heart-broken wife, In a lono ol despair) 'Oh, Hobert, don't let them go for twolvo shillings. Let mo try somewhere else.' 'Nonsense,' answered tho brute, 'It Is ns much as they uro worth, I suppose. Hero, Mr. , glvo us tho change.' Tho money was placed bofoio him, and the bundle consigned to a drawer. Tho poor creatine reached forth her hands toward tho inonoy, but tho movement was anticipated by her husband. 'There, Mary,' giving hor half a dollar, 'thorp, go homo now, and don't make a fuss. 'I'm going a liltlo war up tho street, and perhaps I'll bring you something from inirket, when I como home.' Tho hopeless look of tho poeir wo man as sho meekly turned totho door, told plainly enough how much sho trusted In the promise. They wont on their way sho to tho children, and ho to the next 'cor ner grocery.'" now ivt: f.i.vs.fi'ii nint cmi.o- IIH.Y. Yo all know that in tho civilized world au alaimlug projiortion of all tho children oorn uio miner llirce years or age. 1 lie reason usually given aro that teething, tho most trying process of childhood, takes placo during thoso years, and some of li0 acute diseases of ehilelhood, such as ehol-era-Infantum, lrcqucntly terminating In brain dllllcully, aro moio liable to occur tluring that pcrloel. Tho fact is heforo us, and mothers must alt bo greatly Interested to know how this utuitalllycanbolcsscned. Among tho royal families of Europe, wo find that a child's death rarely occurs. This fact leads us lo belicvo that It Is In tho power of human Intelligence and skill lo mltlgato tho evil that creeps into and sad dens so many or our homes. Tho usual mode or dressing children Is ono great caqso or lids tcrriblo loss or life. Tho fondness of tho mother for exhibiting tho dimpled anus and neck of hor baby Is oarly rebuked by tho closed eyes and life less form of her liltlo one. It Islruolhat fashion now sanctions Iho custom oT high neck and long sleeves, but it only allows Iho dress to bo or thin material a covering baicly. II this or that mother lolls us that her children havo lived, aro well, and havo homo the exposure, it Is not sufiliient argument In lis favor ir lliere Is a safer way. With a young mother's first anxiety Tor tho caro of my little boy, I asked my physician, an elderly man or long expert once, what mode of treatment weiulel mosl promolo his health nnd Insure Ills Hie, Ho replied ; "The caro given by tho mother or nurso is Infinitely moro Important than any medical skill; I cmi only say lo you, put on llauncls and trust In tho Lord." It seems to bo u mailer well, proven, though not understood by mothers so gon orally as it should be, that nothing so pro tects tho child from tho ellscasos peculiar to Infancy as flannel worn noxt tho body. This prevents tho child from reeling Iho chaoses or temperature to which It must bo moro or less subject, and also any child rrom dampness or tho clothos, as very young children, especially during sleep, freeiucntty pcrsplro so as to completely Saturate Iho garment noxt the skn. IT tills bo Ihnucl, tho child when taken up will remain warm nnd eonilortable, but cotton or linen will conduct heat much moro readily aud produco n sonsntlnn of chilli ness. During the winlor, tho body and llinbt should bo covered with Manuel. In Iho summer, full-blooded, healthy child ren may bo biirdoncd or overheated by It, and wo would then keep ll simply over iho boely. It Ileitis even moro essentia! that tho bowels should be covered 111 ll'io summer than in Iho winter, on account of tho disea ses peculiar to that season. Hut In climates whero Hie nights are much colder than tho days, tho limbs also should bo pre leetcd by long flannel night dresses. Fine, soft, delicate llauuel, no matter how lino and soil for summer use, should nlways cover Iho bowels closely. Moro do.iths, wo (Irmly bollcve, aro caused by lack of warm clothing In August (ban In Deconiber. Tho infant, requiring Iho tonderest caro and fooling tho least exposure, Is dressed upon a summer morning Iu a thin cambric diess with no oilier covorlug than lids upon Its neck and arms, while tho mother Is diessed hi a comfortable wroppor, lo bo laid aside, as tho warmth of mid-day may demand. lit consequence, tho Infant must bo kept Iu n heated room, with nil Iho freshness cooked out of 11, and so loso Iho best nf Iho day for gaining strength, or H submitted lo tho air, Instead or gaining hoallh, It finds only colic Flannol shirts and skirts and soft lamb's wool stockings for Infants should ncvor bo laid nsldo ot any season of tho yoar, and whon mothers como lo bollovo In and bo governed by Ihlsiiiln, wo shall sco tower doaths, and moro stout children among tho living. Do not dress your children In too thin clothing, and then talk or tho dealings or Provldoncn, Hearth and Home. .it rt. wii.i..titn 4.v run i i vn. sun fii' it itnroit.il. Amid tho shamoful opposition and ridi cule wltli which tho civil service lerorni movement Is met In Conircts, It Is with reelings or satisfaction and prldo that wo regard tho courso taken by Mr. Keliuunils In tho Senato and by Mr. Wlllard In tho House, In earnest and unflinching support oTn movement so Important to tho politi cal purity and well-being or tho nation. No ono who has taken part Iu tho debato talks moro cloquontly, moro camoslly, or moro boldly than Mr. Wlllard. Tho dan ger of delay In tho Inauguration nf reform was well presented by him In n sioccli elo llvcrcd a fow days since. Ho said ; Heforni has rested only In tho vaguo gen eralities orrcolullons and good determin ations long enough. It has bcon used ns a filr prclcnso qulto as long ns such a pre tenso can mislead Intelligent mon. Thoso who mean reform when thoy say rcrorm, havo rcacheel a point whero Ihcy believe It Is desirable lo ascertain who Is willing to act as woll as to talk In ravor of It. I will not stop to consider whether tho president's ndhorenco thus far to his determination lias qulto equalled our expectations. It ho has como short of what wo hopod, I am eharlt ablonnough to believe (hat the fault Is In finitely less his than that of tho Congress which ought to have given him an encour aging responso long before this, auel of sotno solr-opiolnted leaders or tho republi can parly who, whllo culoglzlngGcn. Grant havo nearly strangled tho mcasuro which ho so cordially and Tully cdorsed. I do not rest my heller or tho necessity or somo rcrorm In tho clrll scrrlco alono up on any array or defaulting and swindling olllclals; upon any parado offlgurcs show ing Iho grand aggregato of tho money wrongrully taken rrom Individuals under color or collecllons for public use, and rraudiilcntly and tcloiilously put Into prl rato pockets; upon any list or schemes prcssod In Congress and state Legislatures which, under prclcnso of tho publlo good, pour into tho colfors or rich corporations and Into tho prlralo hoards or unscrupu lous men, the wcallh rung at last rrom those who can 111 afford to contribute of their scanty substance to gild the palaces or tho strong. Tho ovll Is not merely In administration. It Is not alono that hero and there our method or administering government glrcs us nn incompetent or a dishonest official it Is that this system Is nt war with orery principle of frco govern ment, and IT not torn up by tho roots and utterly destroyed, will destroy tho govern ment llsclr. If the spoils of a slnglo stato produced a Tweed and Hall and Harnard In that limit ed field of operation, what alarming propor tions of villainy might not bo devoloped when tho spoils or four hundred millions or rorenuo aro turned Into prlralo and paity channels, and "tho whole unbounded con tinent" glrcs scope for tho expansion or schemes or plunder? Wo shall haro more Tweeds until wo stop sowing tho seed rrom which Ihcy sprung. So far as tho republi can party permits such practices whllo It has control oT Iho government It deserves J.o baeondeincel ; aad IT It cannot rcAirm It self, anel banish from its iielmlulstratioii eif alfalrs tho pestilent anel Infamous dnctrlno of Iho spoils, It will sooner or later be dis owned by tho people, and will meet, as It will merit, an orcrthrow as signal anil as crushing as that w hleh has befallen Tam many. Tho New Yolk custom houso ll appears had two collectors, tho nominal collector, Mr. Murphy, and tho real collector, Mr. Clinch. Mr. Murphy was a reptiblcan, and could mauago u primary meeting or a convent! ill satisfactorily to his employer, and Mr Clinch was a democrat, and could attend lo tho business or tho ollleo and bo "a great relief and c unfurl to Iho collector." Mt. Murphy had a salary and perquisites of au iuelelliilto amount, and .Mr. Clinch had a salary orjjOOU annually. Mr. Clinch administered th'o law and Mr. Murphy the politics of tho office. Mr. Clinch has re mained In Iho ollleo thirty yoars, and Is probably now no richer than when he first texjk tho position, and In tho mean tlmo very likely a scoro or political collectors haro got rich out or tho place. When Mr. Murphy was asked ITMr. Clinch was "per mitted to serro tho public and yet main tain his personal Independence." ho an stvereel without concealment, "Yes, sir ; ho Is an exception to tho general rule." It Is posslblo Mr. Murphy believes tho "gener al rule" a trllle moro oxtcuslvo In Its oper ation than It really is, but ho certainly gavo It ns iio understood It. Tho general rule is that a person must asreo politically with tho party controlling tho government, and with the particular faction of tho party In power, or ho is removed from olllce, no matter what may bo his Illness for tho po sition. Mr. Clinch fortunately Is not tho only exception to this, rule, ns many de partments of tho public scrrlco can show similar Instances, Many such raluablo public servants hold their places while ad ministrations como and go, nnd thoy hold them not as personal favors but lwcnuso ll'Olr experience nnd knowledge cannot bo spaied ; tho heads uf bureaus anil depart ments would not know what to do without them. And If Mr. Clinch should not bo trncd out of his ollleo as assistant collector for being a democrat, au "enemy er tho geivornnunl," Is there any gooel reason why nny ono should bo removed from or lleo for that reason ? And If Mr. Clinch Is tho ical collector of tho port or Now York, so Tar us tho business of tho ollleo Is con corned, can any ono giro u goeiel reason why thcro Is any need of a political collect or at all ? Let the next republican national conven tion announce as (bo first article in its creed, "lo tho victors lwlong tho spoils," and see what progress they will mako In tho campaign. Let observations bo mado ns to tho numhor or lionpst voters In New Haiupshlie, or Connecticut, or Pennsylva nia, who will rally enthusiastically at that buglo-call. l.ct thoni call their campaign clubs, auxiliary branches or tho great "broad-anil-buttcr brigade," of which wo hoard something In President Johnson's time. Let them organize their army with tho bummers and camp-followers, tho men who aro after tlio.''plunis" and "moieties" aud "commissions" and othor "general-order business" at tho front not tho post of danger, but tho post ol profit and then ask tho pcoplo to fall Into lino and help that movement on lo victory. Mr, Speak er, Iho peoplo would turn rrom such n par ty movement wltli iullulto disgust and loathing. Thoy would do no moie; they wetild llud somo way or overthrowing it with troindous vlolouco at tho polls; and If packed ballot-boxos and false counting, tho natural rosort of such political villainy, wero Interposed to orrost tho results or tho pooplo's righteous Indignation, a storm or revolution would como llko that which has many limes lu tho world's history swept rrom tho ollleo tho corrupt tyiants who have endoarored to pcrpctunto themselves In piwcr. Shall Iho told that Iu lids I am condemn ing Iho republican parly ? Well, sir, I am condemning tho republican party so far as, as an organization, Itlsgulltyoftliooffcncos Idoscrlho; I am condemning tho republi can party 'o farns It Is following tho cor rupt and corrupting example or lis politi cal predecessors In tho control or tho gov ernment; I am condemning tho republi can party sn far ns It Ireats ofileos as tho re ward nf moro parly scrvlco; I am con demning tho republican parly so far as It assorts or acts upon tho theory that a party or a man beaten In nn election Is on that account to bo treated ns nn enemy conquer ed In war; I am condemning the republi can pirty so far ns It upholds or defends tho system which gives millions annually In molcllcj, perquisites, and profitable Jol lo political friends ns a reward for political fervlco or political Infiueueo; I am con demning the republican party whenever and wherever It takes from tho treasury or the Unlled States tho money which belongs lo tho wliolo people, and should bo used In relieving tho heavy burdon of tho publlo debt nnet to lighten tho load of taxation un eler which tbo nation labois, anel puts that monoy Into tho pockets of tho political or personal favorites of anybody, or uses It to mako up an election fund with which to carry on political campaigns. Tlllt y.f.T.T.f.VJ' SOCIKTW Tho Tammany Society, or Columbeau Order, Is doubtless tho oldest purely self- constituted political association In tho world, and Ins certainly been by far tho most Influential. Heglnnliig with tho gov ernment, for It was organized within a fortnight of tho Inauguration of the Ilrst President, nnd at a spot within tho sound oT his volco as ho spoko his first official words to his countrymen, It has not ouly continued down to tbo present time through nearly thrco generations of men -but has controlled tho cholco of at least ono President, fixcel tho character of several national as well as Stalo administrations, given pseudonyms lo half a dozen well known organizations, and. In fact, has shaped tho destiny of tho country in sev eral turning-points of its history. Few suspect, much less comprehend, tho extent of tho Inlluenco this purely local as sociation has exerted. To Its agency more than any other Is duo tho fact that for tho last three-quarters or a century New York city has been tho most potent political cen tre In the world, not even Paris excepted. Greater (ban any party, Inasmuch as It has bcon tho master or parties, It has seen poli tical organization afler organization, In whoso conflicts It has fearlessly participa ted, arise, flourish, and go down, and yet lias stood ready, with powers unimpaired, to engage In the struggles of tho next crop or contestants. In this oxperieneo It has been solitary and peculiar. Imitators it has had In abundance, but not ono or thorn has succeeded Iu catching that secret or po litical management which has endowed Tammany with Its wonderful permanency. What is that secret? It Is unquestionably to bo traced. In uirt. le tho &acly which Tammany's leaelcrs haro alall (Imosshown In force'.istlng Iho changes or political Is sues, or availing thcmelres of tho oppor tunities afforded by current events ns thoy hivo arisen. Tammany has not only furnished tho most capable politicians tho country has possessed, but has managed to ally hcrscir with tho shrewdest ones to bo found outsldo or Its own organization. It lias always shown a willingness to trado In tho gifts at Its command, and rarely Indeed has it got tho woist or a bargain. For tho last twenty years It has at no tlmo num bered an absoluto majority or tho voters of Now York city In Its own following ; and yet during tho whole of that period it has contrived to retain tho lion's proportion of tho power through a system of comprehen sive trafficking, sometimes with factions or Its own parly, and sometimes, when they have not proved sufficiently pliable, even with the common oncniy. Its established tollcy Is, when no other road Is open, to boldly buy Its way to tho seat of authority. Its theory or political action has, from tho days or Fernando Wood, been that New York was lo be governed from below, not from above by tho weight or Us Ignorance and tho strength or Its corruption, and not by tho lorco or Its Intelligence and vlrlurj and has governed Itsoir accordingly. In tho unwashed aud spotted rabblo of tho great metropolis, whose ehlefost element it has sedulously cultivated without giving o lie n co to any other, it has found an army or adherents capablo or being disciplined and maneevrcd to an extent that no other community iu this country would enduro. Hut more than all'has Us success depend ed upon tho dual character or Its construc tion. Through Us General Committee, or outside organization, It is a public body, to whoso ranks all havo admission; and at tho samo lime, through Its Interior, or sec ret association, which only a trusted row aro permitted to entor, avd in whose hands all tho Society's property Is retained. It Is a close corporation. Noverwas there a moro Ingenious contrivance for efficient political control. Huua Home, in Har per's Magasincfor April. iNCItUASK OV THIS FRENCH AliMV. TllO tremendous under-current of Intrlguo and preparation for another deadly struggle which Is going on In Kuropo was never bettor Illustrated than by tho recent an nouncement that Franco now has at her disposal 871,000 soldiers, all ready for ser vice. This statement, which was at first received with tho Incredulity which It ap parently merited, is nevertheless, copfirm eel very authoritatively. Tho army which was Imprisoned in Germany, nuniborlng about 380,000 mon, Is on a vory gooel foot ing. Sobered by Its long and shamoful captivity, It has prepared llsolf for von gcilco. Thcro aro also 03,000 rcservo troops of really excellent character and 423,000 gardes mobiles, who have "seen servlco," but who cannot exactly claim tho distinc tion ot being veterans. The men aro not to bo disputed, however. Thoy really ex ist as an organized force, and as a force willing and anxious to fight. Franco In Intcnils, within tho next two yoars, to bring tier regular strength up (o half a million or men ; and to thus havo two arm ies, ono or votorans and regulars, and tho oilier, llvo hundred thousand In number also, or militia, at her Immediate command. Her artillery Is still In bad condition but groat clforls aro In progress for Us renova tion and Improvement, Germany has found It necessary to vory much Imprnvo her own artillery, and will no more than oqtial Franco In tho vigor or her ameliora tion of that clfcctlvo arm of tho service. Franco Is still determined on a spcecely and lerrlblo vongoanco upon Gormany, and tho wUo may not bo able to restrain tho ovor- 1 Impatient.