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VOL. XLI. BHATTLEBORO, YT., EHIDAY, MAY 29, 1874. NO. 22. Till. VERMONT PHiENIX. P.iblUh.-d every Friday by I U1INC1I A STI2DMAN, OB. N 0 1 ran lit- How, Main St., rirattltborr.Vt. TCR 115. To elaflto subscribers, by niallI$2 23 per annuiulitaltAticp; in clubs, $3.00. When not paid In a 1 rani ,3 lets, additional, per year, willbo charged, tl trt.S OF AnrEHTlMXU. one Inch rpace or I a, oie weeV, ?1.S0 each after Insertion, 23 cent. U it nry u tlcm 10 ctn. per Hue. O.I, 1 rtmch, D.Il. Btedmam. C.F.THOIPSOK&CO. HUE roil SALE A ITLL STOCK Or Him Seeds. Or llMT QUALIIV, CONSISTINO OF IH'.ltllH t-ll.tNN, n.onm, m:i ti, Ollt'll.lltn (.HANS. iii ;.viiia., vsiiiti: :i.evi:it. Thi quality of our .ceil ll of t'ac VERY BEST. A o lu stock a full liuo of con axii .iiiit:m. txu htii:it- I'llOII-ll ati:, ( iiicaco iii.i; niui., hunt ii hi: miva niotia im. iwri:it, C V .M II l: II 1. 1 TO II ACt'O i;iihkii, IlIll'Vl.l.Y . ClXf. Wo aro sgeats for the Wtiitli Is UNEQUALLKD as a butter tnaktr iui but ter worktr. Wcliavc PLOWS Of alt sizes an J kinds for both level laud aud rldc-hllt. At..., minions, hcmi'Eiis, & coun tlantkus, SHOVELS aud 1 01IK8, HUES aud C1A11DLN ItAKES -a fall hue at v cry low prices. T1UYE11 SCYTHE GO'S BEST CAST STEEL SCYTHES, IlI.A.Yt'Il.VIlI NCYTIIDN. v .lTer best terms cm nAum at wholesale. (iemiinc Vitrilicrt Drain Pipe, POTASH, SPRUCE & IIEULOGKSIIIKGLES In a Id.tlon to above we hive our usual full Hue of HEAVY AND SHELF Bill;, Inn ai 5!d. Doors, Sash and Blinds, LIME & CEMENT, WI.XDOW & PICTURE GLASS, PAINTS, OILS, And VARNISHES. GROCERIES. TEAS AND COFFEES, SUGARS & MOLASSES, FLOUR! &c, &c. Oer Motto-" The Bet Gojdaalthe Lowiat I-rices." C, F. THOMPSON & CO. O TO NEWTON & ROSE'S For Pure and Fresh Drugs I Medicines. OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE, EMD2ACIXO HAIlt BWJSHKS, TOOTII UHUSIlES, NAIL liltUSH E3, HAT B11USUE8, HAND BKUSIIES, CLOTH MtUSHES, VELVET MlISHES, &c, 4c. i SOAP, 1NQI.ISH AND FItEKCH, BPOSOES, COJIB3, TOI. L1.T SETS, TUKOENTS BOTTLES, I'F.BFUUE BOT TLES, rEnrujiEMY, tomades, cosmetics, buff boxes, rurr, tooth towders, bath towels, U ITU OLOVE3, 8YIIINQE3 OF ALL KINDS, NASAL DOUCHES, NCUSINO BOTTLES, aud all other art! oli'D found In a first elaits drus store Cholcn Clirurj. mill Tolmcco, Confection 2r rreccrlpltooa carefully compounded, and under theixrunalsiipcnlcloncf Da. S. C. Ncwioa, who hi leea iu active rractlco aud dispensed bia ovro ru Jkiao for tho jait twenty year. NEWTON & HOSE, Main St., or-poslto High, BBATTLEBOUO.VT, "i:V AND 11A1U. Greenhouse Plants. My Greenhouse: have been much Improved and en urged to give room for tha OIUJ.VT VA1UETY 01' KUW PLANTS AdMto my collection. I offr the following serjr -iTtccu selections my cuoico oi varieties i C Ever-blooming Hosts, differont, 13 Verbenaa, " js ' a Fuachlaa, " a Otranlurns, " 18 '. ' it 8 Coitus, 11 8 Basket Plants, 18 ii Variegated Folia,. I-lsnts," 100 I'hnta ..sorted to bloom continually thronghout tb. aeaaon, CO Plants, aaa.rted. do, do, No caarge for boxing. Prompt auction to ordera and Inquiries, Cataloguea mailed toallapplicanta. $1 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 a oo l oo 1 oo 2 00 1 00 3 00 0 oo 4 00 IV, II, 1IAH.EV Flattaburga, N. Y., Nuraerlea. .118 ami if,, in. mm lew In Store BUSINESS C Alt VS. B13NYI. It. .JI3N3V33 it CO., MVK AND FIRE IXSl'IUNCE AIJE.M.S. RepreaentlngCompanleawhoaeAaietsareoTer $7.1 OOO.IItlO. REAL ESTATE AGENCY. TENEMENTS TO LET. OlBco In Thompson & Rangrr'a BlocV, celt door to l'hipnli Oillcc, BBATTLEBOIIO, VT. 17, C'noNIIV A C'., Commiulon Merchauta, .lli. and Wholeaaic Dealer. In FLUUll aud UltAIN Brattleboro. 171 J. 'AIII,i:.TS:il.MtVfllllnrl.KlHnl Kt. lit Dealer In Toya, Fancy Uoodf. Ujoi., stationery, Newapapcra. MaRazlueaaud Periodical., hubperinlioni recei, eil for the prluclpal Newrpapcra and Magaziuer, and forwarded by malt or otherwise. CIIA.T.IH.12H 1. JVOVJJW.droeerand Jobber In l'LOUR, LIME, OIL ft FEHT1LIZKRS. E V. M1'011A11I, ATTORNEY h COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Urattlcboru,Vt, O. I'hyiictait ami Ntirgeot ELLIOT SlItUET, UitATittBono Vt, W INHLOW H. vCV3Gltfcl, Attorney at Law, ueiiowa i auv, i. A 3. I'UTNAaM, DcntlM, I CBOaiiY liLCCK, llr.ATII.ItOEO.VT, jyjILON' DAVIDSON", ATI0KNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW, TOWNSIIKNP, VT. M A.irjL'irs- iiitrci:, ar. ir. vit x'sivt.t.y .i.vtt svnovo.v. OfflcowituDr. Uolton, corner Main aud Walnut Htp.t la ba uraiueuoro, . I. OlniHlltTll A Dt.KM'ORT, neneral Inaurance Aiteuta, are attcuta for the FAaMEtia' Mutual Fire Iu.urauee Co for Windham Cour.tr. and for t'hiatrr. SnrlncfiilJ. Ludlow. Audoer and Wiatou in Ulndeor Oj. OClicla Urdm Blotk, Ersttlcboro, VL 11 MiATTLVllOUO Kuuintuti jDfvcctovj). Name, Husiiicss rim Locution of the Icatlivg Jluiincsa I routes in lirulllcloru. :7"CtlI THIS OUT J'OR CEFwUEKCE. A u; rlc il II Ural Iiiiilrnunf C. F.THOMPSON Ji CO., Williatou'a Stone Block. WOOP&MAUSIIUX, Eaebonge Bloei, MalnStreel. l;. a.(;i.auiv, i j ler a uioca. nliirbanilllia. ISAAC D. BAILEY, Elliot St. lloob.rllrr. uml Hlullonrra. CHENEY CIAPP, 6 Crolby Block. w. ri:LiU. it LU., a urooKa iiou.e. J. KTF.F.N. Fl.her'a Block, Main St. F. C. EDWARDS, 1 door north American Home. Hook uml Jlub Irliillnir. UNION PRINTING- CO., Market square. Hoot, nnil ptlior.. A. F. BOYNTON. Marshall J: liiterl rook'.blucV.M. it. T. A. STEVENS, risk's block, Main itrtet, up stairs. Hoot uml Mioi Iti'liiilrlnc. II. F. STEVENSON, Ra'a bloik, Main Itrwt. f'lotlllrra. F. S. Bit VCKETT k CO., k 5 Uranlto Row. PRATT, WltlOHT k CO., 3 Uraulte Row, Main Strcit. ltuui K MCUr.Ar.ir, corutr aiarn and High sis. U. E. TAYLOR, 3 Union Bio k. Cuniela C. L. BROWN, Marshall a: Esterbrook's block Ma!n-st. J. RETTINI1, Hiiih-at., adjoining Brooks House. O. J, PRATT, t Uranlte Block. Cliutiit-r Ni'ls. C. L BnoWN. Marshall !trjtrbnok,a blnck.MaIn.it. J. RCTTINO, Hlgh-at., adjolulug Brooka House. dial. r. K. BARROWS, ord;o with 1. IUrrowa. C'ofUua uml CiiaLrla. C. L. BROWN, Marshall ti Esterbrook's El k, Main St. ContriartorH tmtl Hullilcr.. UIQLFY k CHURCH, Elliot Street. (Irockrrr uml Cllua. Wurr. M. T. VAN DOORN, 7 Crosby Block. IMnlujr Ilooma, E. L. COOrER 0 Brouka House. Honrs. Maall uml IIIIii.Ih. C. F. THOMPSON 4 CO., Wllliitou's btoue Block. 11. A. CLARK, Titer's Block UIOLEY & CHURCH, (Manufacture-) Elliot Strci t. Ilrwr trials. I. N. THORN k CO , 3 Crosby Block. H. (,'. WII.LARD k CO , 1 Brooks House. NEWTON k HOSE, Main St., oprroslte llifcb St. II ry Clooil. P. BARROWS. Main Street. orposPe Brooks House. O. I. PR ITT, 1 Oranitc Block. IVrlillliTS. O. F. THOMPSON k CO., WlUlstoU a Slouo Block. C. 1). NOYES, Thompson S ltangir's BKck. 1'lmir uml a.ruln. ESTEY. 1 ROST CO., BHdge it. BUDD1NUTON & WARNEB, So. Main si. A, C Hirer. I'lirnllure. i. RETTINn,IIigb-st., adjoining Brooks Ilon.r. C. L. BROWN, Marshall k Estcrbroot'a Block, Main St, f2ranltt. Il'orba. O. BAILEY, Oak street. CI racerlea, A. C. DAVENPORT, 3 Crosby Block. J. W. FROST & CO., 8 Crosby Block. FR INK a. HOWE, Marshall ar Eaterbrook, Msln-st. C. D. NOYKS, Thompson k Ranger's Block. U. 1 i'11-r.lt, curucr t-.u.i uu aumu .n.iu cm. J. n. TAYLOR. 3 nrooka llouie. O. F. THOMPSON 4 CO., VlUl.ton'a Stone Block. Uiin.. I'latot. uml Altinillnllloii C. D. NOYES, Thompson A Ranger's Block. Iluir iVorli. MRS. S. E. BALDWIN, nearly opposite Brooks House. llur.lvur. Iron ami rileel. II. A. CLARK. Titer's Block. 0. 1". THOMPSON S CO., Wllllston's Slone Block. Ilarui'aa MurWrra. HEUSTIS S: BURNAI', Main Slreet. llats. Capsunil Furs. II. E. TAYLOR, 3 Uuion Block. Ice I'renni lluoiu. E. L. COOPER, 6 Brook l House. Insurance Ajre nts. CUDWORTH & DVVENPORT, Union Block. BENJ.lt. JENNKi CO., Thompson At Ksugrr '. Block. MOODY & 1IOWI", Sailncs Bank Block. JTrsirIliT. THOMPSON k RVNOER, 7 Orrnitc Row. Jolrlilii&r. H. F. MORLEY, Centre block. Mirkcl square. II. B. SOULE, Fiik's Block, Main street. 1.1s itrr uml I'l'tMllngr MluMt. F. II. I'ABR, Blrge Streit. J. W. SJIITII, rear Crosby Block. I.e-allirr ami lllilis, CHARLES TOWLER, opposite Amirltan IUuse. I.II lllI.IT I. E. ALLEN, Flat street. .Iluclilulsl. L. II. CRiNE, Canal Street. lurliln ll'urki. BUTTON tc KATIIAN, Bridge St., near Ir. R. Depot, islurbiet (2urdimr uml Florist. C. E. ALLEN, Canal Street. Tli'ut 31 urLa-ts. W. V. RICHARDSON, Market block, ElUlt-st. II, 1IADLEY, Main Stmt. Jlllllnrr' uml l'linry Gooil.. MRS. E. M. FARNSWORTH, I Crosby Block, 3d floor. MISSES MARSH at BALLARD, oier hteon's Store. MISS M. H. PICKETT, 0 Crosby Block, 3d floor. MRS. T. AVERY, 9 Crosby Block. O. J. PR ITT, 1 Oranite Block. I'ulnts uuil Oils. O. F.THOMrSON & CO., Wllllston's Stone Block. B. A. CLARK, Tyler's Block. Paper Ilanjrliift untl IVIuiloir Mli-ail. J. 8TEEN, Fisher'. Block, Main Street. SI. T. VAN DOORN, 7 Crosby Block Pbotofrruiilisrrs. D. A. HENRY, Cutler's Block, Malu Street. O. L. HOWE, Union Block. Fttorr uml Tin M'urs.. A. V. COX k CO., Reiere Homo Week. WOOD & MARSHALL, Eichange Block, Msln Street. Viiili.rtul.0rii. C. L. BROWN, Msrshall k Eiterbrook'a Block, Main at, II. B. SOULE, Flak's Block, Main Street. Uiliolsti.rr.. O.L. BROWN, Marshall I: Esterbrook's Block,Malnat. J.RETriNQ, High at., adjoining Brooka Hcuse, ll'ooil Tnrnlnu. II. F. MORLEY, Ccntro block, Market square. SALEM LEAD COMPANY. Warranted IM'JIi: M 1I1TI; I,CAI.-WeU kuowu throughout New Uugland u tho WUITEST. VINKSTand 11 EST. Ll.'AII XA I'll, 6-8 iucli .vlJe. on rcela for Cur tain rttlcki. UAU JI I IIIIO, from a 1-2 to 8 luchet vide, od reek for Uuitderi. LIMIt J"llU.ofanysizeor thtckoesa. At loweat market prlcci for gooda of equal qtulity, 13-24 Addreaa HALKM LEAL) CO., Balem, Maia. jgnATTLKBOHO FISH MARKKT. A. PETTED, Wholesale and Retail Dealer In all kloda of FRE8IT. SALT, SMOKED AND PICKLED FISH, OVSTIiUS, LOBSTERS AND CLAMS. Eatcy'a HalldlDg.orPOiUe Brattleboro Uoom, Urattleboro, TL Poetry, Tlio lllilr uf Collin OrittrN. An Incident of tie Flood in Maesichueettf. May 10. 1674. DT JOIl'l DOTLC O CBILLTi No long of ft suMIcr rid i dc down To tho raging fight from Unchettir town No long cf a time that shook tho earth With the nations tin dp at a catlo&'n tilth ; 1J lit the ongcf a traro man freo frtm fear Af ShnlJftn'a at If or Paul llcttrc; Who risked nhat they Hiked, free from ttrtfo And its promise i t glorious fsy his life. The peaceful valley has naked and stirred, And the answering echoes of Ufo arc heard; The dew still t lings to the trees and eriti, And tha eaily toilers smiling patr, As they glance aside at the nhltc-n ailed Lore is Or up the valley, where merrily comes The t rook that fpitrklealu diamond rills As tho sun con.es over the llamnihfre LtlN. What was It that rasieJ like an cmlnous Lrtath, Like a shiver ef fear or a touch of dt ath 7 What was It ? The valley U peace f ul fclill. And the leaves are afire on top of tho hill. It was net a Found, nor a thing of stnue, Hut a rain, like a rang of the short tufner.ee That wrai s tho being vt those vhoue At thdr feet the gulf of clernityl The sir cf the talloy has felt the chill ; The workers lai.ne at the door of the mill; The hiunwifc, Luu to tho shlTeringair, Arrettls her fuut on the cottage stair, iLttlcctirdy taught by the mttherdote, And thinks cf the sleeping ones atovel Hhy ttait tLe UstiUirs? Why does the courso Of tho mill-stream idu7 Is It a horse? Hark to the sound of hU hooff, they si), That gallops to wildly Wllllameturg way 7 Ood! What was that, like a human ilrkk From the wlodlog alley 7 M Lobody speak ? Will ntb.-.dy aciw er tLcse wemen who cry As the awful wartlug thur.dtr t y7 Whence cc me thiy ? Listen 1 And now they Lear The sound of the galloping horse-hoof nearj They watch the trrud of the late, and rcc The ridt r, w ho thunde rs so menaelugly, Willi wavlcg arms sod warning fccr.atu To the home-filltd lanU i f the valley ctnatu. He draws no rein, but he shakes the street With a shout and the ling cf the galoping fut. And this the cry that he ftlnga to the wind: "To Mr kith for your hut ' Th flood h bthind!' He erica and Is gone; tut they kuow the worst Tlit lrtcbrtoti WllUkmaburB dam hmm tuirl I The Uln that nourished thtlr bat 17 homes Is chiuged to a demon It comes 1 It comes I A mcntttr lu aspect, with shaggy front Of shattered dwelling, to take, the brunt Of thcdwell'ngs they shatter; white maued and hoarse, The mtrelless terror Alls the course Of the narrow TalUy, and rushing rare, With IK ath on the flrt cf Us hi-sing water. Till cuttage and street and crowded mill Arc crumbled and crushed. Hut iL ward ttill, In front e f the roaring Head Is heard The gill c ping horse aud the warning word. ThiLk God that the brae man's life Is spared! Frcm WmUmiUrg town he Lcbly dared To race with the flccd ted to take the read In front of the terrllle swath It mowed. Fcr miles it thundered aud cr&abed behind, Hut be locked ahead with a steadfast mind; "They n.uit bt uarntd ' u all he said, As away on his tt rrltle rldo be sj ed. When heroic are called for, briog the crown To this Vanlec rider: send him down On the stream cf time with the Curt Jus old; Hit deed sa the Ilinian'a wa LraTe and bold, Atd tho tale can as u.ll a thrill awake, Fcr he e fit red hit Ufe for the pi epic's aake, Ilviton lUtct, The Leisure Hour. A 1.1TTI.U l'QOL. rioiiEco Itecd was tlio lilllo Cool, ami Julia Willi", l.cr cousin, It was who callctl l.cr to. Yuti i:in Jmlgo Lctwccn Ilium IT ton like : It Is a toiy (hat will not lake Iuiik In tho cllllij?. ritirtncc or I'lorr.v, fur nobody eer diramcd of calling her any thliij; else l'lony Jtml wut nut In tho leatt what ono would call n beauty; but then she had tho sollcst eyes and tho sweetest lips In tho world. SoiiKthlng at least to that elleet Charley Dennis hail been hcatd lo declare, and II Is c ry much to bo.bclicved that he rpokcus ono who should know on thUsub jcol. The two had been luvcis Tot quite a while; lovers in tho bnd, ns ono may say, and ev erybody knows that the bud Is tho sweet eat prut of the whole blossom-season. The ptaclleal, cutiimoii-pl.ico slaso of deelata 11 m had not yet been rcachod ; it was tho llmoof brol.cn hints and scciet hand-pres-sute, of ololcn kisses and general felicity, l'lony walked on air, and forgot that it wan not her tiatiw clenicul, till one unlucky day tho clouds inelled under hor feet, and let her down lo earth again wllh a rude tliuiup. It was the d ty tl' a celebration given In Iilackvillo to eommciuorale souio cant poiTcelly unltitci.cstlng to tho world at large, but of the very last Inipoi lanco iu tho eyes of tho IllaeU illians. I'or, thnugli Iilackvillo was a llltlo place, its Inhabitants were men and women very much llkoolh or people, and ineasurcd Iho unUerso on the Illaekvlllo yardstick after tl o orlhodox aud proper fashion. TLio lesthlly, beginning wllh an oration, ended wllh a picnic lu u grnvo just outsldo tho town, a niagnlilccnt maple grove, wlioao inlct-vc'cnled solitudes it was almoit a sin to prufjno with tho clatter uf hardwaro and tho popping of glngcr-boci' corks. Char ley Donul and Flurry woro lliero together, as they wero together everywhere. Hut unfortunately for Florry, Miss Adcla Ilrcnt was there also. This young lady wan not Jllackvllle-born. She came fioni a much larger town, a town which would havu turned up its noso very high indeed at poor little ISIackvillc, had It happened to bo aware of Its cxistoaeoat all. For whlcli reason tho lllaekvllllans natur ally looked Willi admiring awe upon It and all that pertained to It, Miss Adcla then, being a visitor Just arrived among theni, her uYoiit was an event second only to tho great event commemorated by tho day. Sho was not prettier than half Iholr own girls there present, but sho was wholly un llkotliem In dicss and style; lu a word, sho wits something new ; and If novelty, Is ono of tho greatest of all charms anywhere, It certainly Is not the least so In a small country town wheroa wholsonto foar of his neighbor holds each in deceut restraint. So all eyes wero fastened on the stranger, when, at a rather late hour, sho imulo her appearance on tho ground, which In no wiso discomposed her. Sho settled herself and her flounces, gave a final loss to tho frizzy wilderness surmounting her llttlo head, and, turning back her fau-parasol looked around her wllh much tho air with which a traveler stranded among savages, might observe their barbarous customs. The first of tho natives on whom her glances chanced to rest, wero Florry and Charley, and sho vouchsafed them a pro longed examination, under which Florry's oyos fell and her color rose; whereupon Adela, who had already menially Invento ried her as pretty, but deplorably without style, regarded her anew, with amused compassion, m a girl who ould actually blush for being looked nl ! Charley did in I blush, though. On tho continry, ho relumed tho gazo with ono which might havo ubashed some gills, lint Miss Ilrcnt was a young lady not easily nbashed, and if tho very evident admira tion lit tho handsome savage's black eyes an'ectcd her lu any way, 11 was certainly nollhcr to embarrass nor offend her. That was plain from tho tnanuor iu which sho received his advances lalor; clso the two would not havo mado so rapid an acquaint ance, nor hao been missing when, by-aud-by, a stroll through the grovo was propos ed, so that Florry was obliged lo put up wltli Iho cscott of her cousin Fred Willis, a necessity considerably more agtoeablo lo lilm than to her. Oh, what a cloudy ending for the day that had begun all stinshluol Florry won dered plleously, when, tho festival nl end, theydrovo back through tho evening to gclhor, could this be the samo Charley, who, on that very load, only a few hours before, had said well, It was not so much what ho had said as tho way, and especially tho look, with which ho had said II, could this be tho same, (his abstracted Individu al uho had to keep rousing himself out of sotuorevery over what? Tho charms of Miss Adela Ilrcnt? Florry greatly featcd It. Yes, that was It. New brooms sweep clean, and Miss Adela's llounccs and friz zes had swept Charley qnllo away from Ms mooring'. In a week, sho could turn hint round tier llltlo linger; In an- liter, ho had ascomple.cly dcscrlctl "Iho soflc-t eyes and sweetest llp," as If that aud many n like speech had been but empty air. If Florry had been a heroine, sho would plot ably have broken her heart; hae tak en to willing Itctry and reducing her weight at tho late of a pound a day. Hut then she was not u bltofa heroine; an army of llltlo hiothcis and slslets to nlleirWo loll her no time fur poetry-willing, while Iil.Kkvllle, although as bcfoio staled, an In'IgnlfH'cnt place, had a bracing mo ititaln air whleli foiceil pcoplu lo eat in spile of llictiisclve". So Florry, e.e'cup!ed Willi small frocks and stockings, did not loo her prelly color or roundness, and If Iheto were sometimes tears In the "softest eyes," and sighs on Iho ".sweclcst lips." whv. Hint Is ouly what Is l.apicnlng every day to eyes and lips thai nte ncllher sift nor sweet. No, Florry had no notion of silling fur a picture or despair. She had a stout little heart tf her own, as brave as It was waitu, and whatever the trial, sho "grinned and bore II," metaphorically speaking; Xa lino iu bestowing on her a pair of dim ple;, put the giln sardonic out of her jiower. Il was vciyhard, very pro voking, very nut I of Charley, no doubt, but still it was Charley, and she was not going In make an eiutcty against him. That was Flony's way of looking at II; there ate such people now aud then In this med ley of a world. Hut hcrcousin Julia, Fred Willis's sister, was quite of another mind. Julia was a young lady who had opinions and liked lo spe-ak them. She conaldcird that Charley Dennis was bol.awng himself In a weak, nicked, and altogether disgraceful manner, which Fluiry was bound to resent; anil this qulln apart front her pet plan of mak ing a match between her cousin and her brother, lor Julia, If prejudiced, was hon est. So tic had no meicy for tho truant Chatley, abusing him asoflen and as open ly as Floi ry'.s rcservo would allow, till ono day the bat rlcr broke down, ar il let the full tide of her w lath sweep oer. li eel was ileiciibluga pailv of the pre vious evening, at which neither of Iho girls bad been present. "I supposo that Mls Brent was llreio as large as life?" said Julia, whoso habit It vta to tie the pronoun of ccnsuic In lefer llug to Adcla. "Yes, sho was Ihcie1," ausweted Ficd, and laughed to himself for a moment. Then, aloud, "Tho fool Charley Dennis makes of hlimelf with that girl I" ho said. "And what he can sco In her !" exclaimed Julia. "She Is no beauty, certainly." "Oil, as to that, she's pretty enough," said her brother- iBa-eullne and feminine eyes are sn apt to seo till- matter dlllercnt ly "but as out-and-out n llltlo Hlrt as I ever saw. Ftlend Chailey 'II tiud himself nl the end of his siting e.iio of these days, or I'm much mistaken." "And eivo him ilghll" pioiinuneed Ju lia, wllh vicious emphasis. "Why servo him right?" hole unexpect edly put In Flony, wllh more spirit than was usual to her soil voice-. "Why should anybody object lo Charley's walling on Miss Urent, If ho likos?" "Oh, If it suits him, J'vc nothing In say against It, I'm suie," was it 1 1 Julia e-ould say in answer. Each one of lire three know qulto well what had been meant by Ids be ing sci veil light, attd each knew that tho others know, but still It was thcthlng to lg nolo it iu Fie'd's presence, so Julia could only look the pins and needles sho longed to spejk. Hut tho moment Ficd was gone, she In demnified herself for this forced clemency. Sho pounced down on Florry, and nover left hur till she had worried her into teats and confession. Then she paused, half In triumph, half in pity. "Now, don't bo a goose, Floiry," she said, soothingly, tapping tho bit of flushed cheek not hidden lu tho clasped hands, "if thero ever was a man worth crying about, I'm sure it Isn't Charley Dennis." Florry mado no reply to this, but the lilled her head and selsomo stitches rather blindly lu tho embroidered Ir. ck on her lap. Hut it is lucky that Master Harry, for whom it was destined, was not a connois seur in llne-nccdlo work, elso ll is to bo feared that that collon rose-; pray would have been a Ihoin in hlssldo su lougas-any thing remained of it. "Depend upon it, Florry"," resumed Ju lia, aflcr a pause, "you'io woll rid of hln,, If you only would llilnkso. A man that don't kuowhlsown mind belter than that I Why, I do bellcvo It's a full month sluee ho has set his foot lrisldo this house ho that used to bo In aud out, till I was fairly sick oflhe sight of him. I only wish," went on Julia wllh energy, "ho would oouio again, just once, Just to seo how much dlfisroiico it makes lo us-aud I declare," sho broko off abruptly, looking out or tho window, which sho faced, "if there he Isn't this mluuLe) opening tho galol Woll, tlio what-you-call-hlm is noar when you talk about him, suro enough I" Charley It really was at tho gato, aud at the gate wo will now bo Impollto enough to leave htm, whllo wo explain how ho came to bo there Just in tho nick of time. Ills a vory common rural custom "to Improve tho shining hours" of tho full moon, not, Indeed, as "doth the little busy bco," but after a fashion quite as agreeable, If less industrious. Each Jack, with his chosen Jill beside htm, bowls along tho open country roatls at a paco to bo settled by Ills own l.tslo and the powers of tils horje. Now, tho Illaekvlllo moon being just at piosont nl tho Hill, a jollification of Mils sort had been arranged for tho morrow evening, and Charley a cordlngly louk an early oppoilunlly to make suro of Miss Adcla Ilrcnt. Hut, I f the truth must bo told, Miss Adela was growing inthor Hied of this rusllc homage. Add lo which, that her own par ticular "young man" hail just como fioni town lo sco her, and It will easily bo per ceived (hat Chatley's chances wero not so t,-ri(,d as ho fondly Imagined. Tho pair stood In tho poic'.i watching htm as he ap proached, and Indulging In cj.ntnents which, If thero beany tritlh In provcrtr, should haxo mado his cars llnglc, "Oil III Is us Father Noah Intends iron oilng wllh a lsll," tenitrkcd Mr. Waller Wilmington, when Chatley's "ark," n tho other had Irreicrentlydubbsd his cantage, ill cw up before the sale. Anil lo leave you tn a telc-a-tcte, Adela?" "Oil, for mercy's sako nol'' answered Adela, "or ho Is such a bote" (p-inr Char ley ij "ho would slay forever I'' So Charley walled iu vain for Mr. Wtl tnlnglon lo go and givo him a c'.ianco I" make known his errand. At last, as It ba cuiiio ctldeul he did not Intend going, and Charley could with decency wall no longer, he opened the subject wllh an Inlioductory remark on tho fineness nl tho w rather. "(ood u rather for green things," non chalantly observed Mr. Wilmington, wllh a gl lnce al Chatley easily uncertified, "Kqicelally the eat rot crop," returned Clnrlev, with an equally Intelligible look at his new acq.ialnlance's perfumed luxu riant locks, which undoubtedly did bear on tho auburn. Aflcr which llltlo exchange nf civilities Mr. Wilmington retired Into lire privacy of ids segar-smoke, and Char ley proceeded lo inako his irqucsl. "Well, I don't know," replied Miss A de!a, languidly playing with her fan, "lirat soil or thing is fei apt lo be tiresome dun't yo.l think so?' Chatley, who certainly had not thought she round that or any oili er sol t of thing tiresome iu his company, icui.ilncd speechless while sho resumed, "I am i willy tifntld you must excuse me this lime Iml I da io nay, Mr. Dentil;, Miss Floienee Wells would be happy to If you osked her." The blood i ushrd lo Charley's fjco at this List pitco "f Iilltetiess, and ho look his lemo of Iho young lady, Inwardly vowing Ural he vt drill oxcu'c he r not only for that, but fur nil fulure time; that If she wero to remain fur the rest of her natural Ufo in I.hrckt ille, she should be troubled with no more llrc-binc attentions from him. "Florry, Indeed I ' lie said to hiin'clf, in dignantly, "She may sneer If sho like", but lre's not one-half so nle-e as Florry and, take away the frizzes and (Jounces, I do believe not erne-half so pretty !" lie really did believe It, nono Iho less that it was wounded v airily which had opened Ids eyes lo Iho perception. And, wllh all his anger and inertlficallon ihcrc was mingled an odd pii'c of relief, which would seem lo Indicate that II was nothing deeper than his fancy which had been tak en by Miss Ilrcnt. "What if I wele In ask Floiry?" tils ic tlcellnns went on. "Only It is so Inngslnce Fee been near lei. I!ul, Iho.-, she's such a sweet leini cud little tiling. I've Lair a niind lo tlsk ll." And the end of it was that he did ilsk It; and that wa. how he e-ainc In give Julia Willis occasion to quote a very unll.rttcrlng old pruvcib on his be Irall'. And i.ow, us ho has watted at tho gale quite long ctreaigh, we will let him In, and see lion he furcd within doors. It wa air iilnuidly constrained Inter view. Ne-Ilhor l'lony nor Chailey felt equal to beuting the buiden of the conver sation. Julia could havo done il well ei.i ui:l, ir she h!.d chosen, but she would not. S-'n 1 lie io ncie meaningless remarks, iuleispeistd Willi pauses longer than the esjde of ni ll-iegulaled society admits. "It Is quite a nlillo sinio I was he-re," blundered Charley after one of lhes', in sheer d-piir of any thing better to say. "I wotrder what you ait- hero for now?" iclorted Julia unable to keep silence, while Flurry siiu-hed as If fur dear life. Cn.irley could not very well answer tho truth, and, nut kunwltg what else to an sw i r ho held his tongue. Julia, however, had no scruples tn hold htt, which, more over, ut the-hcsl of limes was apt to be an iririuly member, so she said in her down right way, "I suppose tint .Mm Ilrcnt has hud enough of you, and given yon leave lo ic nrember old acqujlnlani'es at la-l." This hit the c.t e sj craclly, that It loft Chatley without n single word for himself. Perceiving which, Julia laughed In torn fill tiluniph, and, lisiug IViun kerseal, ad ded iionieully, "It is hard to lose tho pleasure of your society now Ural It Iras glow nsuch a tartly, bull havo an engagement, so I hope that you .v ill excuse me." With which par ling squib, ami a vvhlsjertn passing "lie firm, Florry 1" sho left the- loom. And we can not do bctler than to follow her. llav lug proceeded lo fulfil her engage ment tho rummaging of a ehc.t of diaw ers up-alaira Julia, who guessed Chatley's errand well enough, waited for him toiualtc it known and bo gone, l.ut never, surely, had a slinplo proposal lor a dr ive taken such a while In the asking and refusing! Kxaetly how long she had to wait, Julia could not say, but a very long time, in deed, measured by her pallonce. Just as the last thread of her patience was giving way, sho hoard tho outsldo door close, and, Hying to the window, saw Charley Dennis's head bobbing in and out between tho tall hollyhock birders. In less lluio than it takes to tell it, she was down lu tho parlor, wlroi e she fou nd Florry still stitching away, as If tho complcltnu of six-year-old Har ry's frock was Iho ono thing I'or which the vvholo tinlverso was walling. "Ah I" said Julia, exultantly, as sho ad vanced, 'rovougo Is sweet, let the moralists say what they llkol I haven't seen you, I don't know when, wllh such a nleo color. Well, I hopo you sent Mr. Charley Dennis properly aluut his business ?" "N no," t.ald Florry, with anlncieasoof Iho nleo color. "Nol" lepealcd Julia, looking doubtful ly at hor, "what do you mean by 'No?' What havoyou done, then novor promised to go with trim, suroly?" "I I'vo piomlscd lo marry him," an swored Florry, In a voice between laugh ing aud crying. Julia dropped Into the nearest scat. "Well, you eti'ca llttlo foot I" said sho, when sho could find her tongue. Was sho nol? Hut llicn, you see, sho loved htm; a poor excuso, no doubt; but Iho ouly ono her historian can find to offer In her defense. From the Aldine, An Indianapolis father shot six times at a supposed burglar, and was astonished to hoar lire follow ask, "Whazzor mazzor, fazzer; whazzer doing?" A Nliil-.r lift In- Thlc WHAT ONI1 I.ITTM-: CiIMj Dili. On tho coast of Normandy, near (Iran v lite, tho tlso and fall of Iho tide aro very great, being about forty-four feet at spring lidos. It comes in very tapldly, and In particular placos may bo Boon making up In a great wavo two or Ihico feet high. Two English goiitlcnirti had been out on Iho sands watching tho manner lu which sand eel f wero caught, when ol'a sudden, ono of thcin, w hoso natuo was Cros, shouted, "I forgot Iho tide, and hero ll comes I" Ills companion, whose naina va3 Hope, turned toward (ha sea aud saw a stream of water tunning al a rapid rale, and replied, quickly, "I suppose we had bcllcr bo off." "If wo can," replied Cross; "by cross ing the roeks wo may yet bo In time." They began to scramble up tho locks, aud walked as fast as they could toward the nearest shoro; but It was sonic) time bcfoio they icaclrcd the highest point. On gaining It they looked around, arid saw that tiro sand was not yet covered, though lines of blno walcr here and thero showed how fat It was rising. Tlrey hastened on, but had not goro far when they found that thu sand was lu narrow strips, wllh shccls of water between ; but seeing a girl before t lie tn win) was familiar with the beach, they crlrd : "Wo shall do yet !' and ran forwaid. Tli j gill, hutvc.cr, Instead of going toward tho slioie, was running to meet them, anil almost nut of breath she cried: "Tho nave I Iho navel It Is coming. Turn, turn I run, or wo aro lost." They did turn, and saw out al sea a large wavo rolling toward tho shoie. Out of breath as tlrey were, they yet Increased thtlr speed as they retiaced their s,ep toward tho roeks they had Just left. Tho llttlo girl passed litem, and led tho way. Tho two Irlcnrls strained every ncrvo to keep pace with her, for as Ihcy neared the locks the wave still rolled towards them, the sand becoming gradual!) covered. Their last few steps wero knee-deep in tho water. "Quick, quick I" said lire girl ; "iheru is Iho passage to cross, and If tho second wave comes, no shall be loo late." .She ran on for a hundred yards till sho canto lo a passage In lire reck six or seven feel wide, along whlcli the walcr was rush lug llko a mill-sluice. "Wo aro lost!" said tho girl; "I cannot cros; It will carry me away." "Is it deep ?" said Cross" "Nol very," said she ; but it is loo sli ong." Cress lilled tho gill in Iris arm, plunged inlo tho stream, and (hough the water was up lo his wal-t, ho was soon across. His companion followed, and all three now stood on tho lock. "Conic on, como on !'' cried Iho girl ; "wo are nearly there!" and sho led tho way to tho highest point of the rocks, and on teaching It cried: "We ate safe now!" All wero thoughtlul for a moment, as Ihey saw tho danger which CJod had deliv ered them from ; looking around, Iho sand was ono sheet of water. "We are quite saTe lietc," said lire gill; "but we shall have lo slay tin cc or four bouts before we can go to tho shore." "What made j on forget lire tide?" said Cross; ".vou must know the tldo well." "1 did not forget il," she replied; "but I fearrtl a3 you were sltangers, you would be drowned, and I tan back lo tell you what lu do.'' "And did yon ilsk your life to save ours?" snld Hope, the tears starting to tils eyes. "I thought nl any rale, I should get here," she rrpllcd; "hut I was verv ncnrlv loo late." Hope look the lilllo girl lu his arms and kissed tier, and taid: "Wu owe vou our livc, you bravo llltlo maid." Meanwhile, the water was rising rapidly, till ll almost touched thtlr feet. "Thero Is no fear," said Iho gill; "tho points of the links aro always dry." "Cold eomrorl," said Hope, looking at them; "but what shall wo do for our joung friend?" llosaid to Mr. Cross. "If wo put all Iho money In our pockets Inlo a handkerchief, and tlo it around her neck, ll will warm her, I warrant, for sho looks cold enough." Onoof them had twenty and tlio other seventeen francs, and binding these in a knot, Mr. Hope passed it around her neck. On leceivlng It, she blushed with delight, kissed both their hands, and ciied : "How Jealous my sister Angela will lie, and how happy my mother!" Just then a wave rolled past, and Iho wa ter began to run along tiro llltlo platform they were sitting upon; they' rose and mounted on lire rocky points, and had scaiccly leached llicni when lire walcr vva9 a fuot deep where they had Just been seat ed. Another wavo came the water was within six Inches oflhelr feel. "It Is a terrible high tide," said the gill, "but if we bold together wo shall not be washed away." On looking to tlio shore they saw a great many people clustering togetircr on tlio ncarcbt point ; a faint sound of cheers was hcatd, aud they could seo hals and hand kerchiefs waved lo llrciii. "Tho lido has turned," said the gltl, "and they aro shouting to chear us." Sho was right ; in llvo minutes Iho placo was dry. They had sotuo hours lo wait before they could venturo on the sand; It was qulto dark before they readied tho beach ; but at length, guided by Iho lights on shore, they gained their own homo In rarely, not unmindful of II liu who says to tho proud waves, "Hitherto shall thou come, aud no further, and hero shall thy proud wavos bo stayed." Tho friends handsomely rovvaid cd tlio lilllo Ilshor-glrl lor hor bravery. 1'nor. Swing's Idea or IIkix. It Is cu ly a human religion such as that of Budd ha, or Thor, or Jupiter, that may fear tho growth of Intelligence, and that may fade as tho light of roason dawns; but of a reli gion from God, given by Inspiration, tlio first distinguishing principle must bo that il will reveal Its reasonableness as fast as man unfolds his own Intelligence, and still becoino more glorious where thero Is Ike most cullutc, Tho mcdltoval Christianity having been disfigured by ignoranco and superstition, Iho subsequent growth of ro llglon had to express Itself In Infidelity. When a Dante describes hell to mankind, and his frightful pictures becomo Iho theol ogy of Iho church, sweeping through Ho ntanism over Into Protestantism, until Ed wards says God will dash the sinner down on hell's lloor and stamp upon htm, then infidelity must follavv, not simply to savoa man ftom such horrors, but to rcscuo God's blessed name from such unspeakable Infa my, In ruch n hell as Dante's, it Is not man that Is punished it Is God that Is do. slroycd. From such Ideas wo must fly to a more reasonable religion, carrying tho cross and our holy faith away from such degradation, Wo must, Indeed, separate foievcr Iho righteous and tlio wicked; but, ns lire drunkard Is punished iu this world; unci as tho murderer accepts of his arrest without blaming God, ns the soul feels Us own wickedness and docs not teptoaeli tho Creator, so Iho lost vvotld Is a place, not whero God Is seen as a cruel monster, but whero tlio human ftcc-will slands foith In all its divine powers, and icvcals a self punishment over which wo can almost lm nglno Iho Heavenly Father himself to shed teats. Such Is tho perdition of reason, a placo not whero (he Savior and God become an inquisition, but where tho sinner's own will and own hcait havo woven Ihcmsolvcs garments of perpetual sackcloth, and whero tho tears of sorrow fall not from n malic ious decree of God, passed from eternity, but fall out of tho sinner's own wretched soul and misspent life. Thus, over almost every Idea of the Christian religion, thero Is lying a drapery of reason fresh from the God of infinite wisdom, and beautiful to man, tiro Imago of tiro rational God. From a lteccnl Sermon. .itratslr. mil iJoil. Agasslz was profoundly Ignorant of, or profoundly Indifferent lo, Dr. Hodgo's the ological system; tho Princeton "scheme or salvation," ho never studied ; but touch lil lis on tho point whether God Almighty should ba prayerfully iccognlzcd by Iho lnvostlgitors orhls works, and ho always darned up In eloquent oxpolllon or what ho called tho "Dlvlno Ideas" on which tiro whole cheme of cieallon was planned. God, Willi him, was always Immanent In Iho universe. The successor of Aristotle was an unconscious Ptalonlsl. "I don't care," ho seemed lo say, "how many sep arate ccnlets ttrero may have been of the creation of plants, animals, and tho differ ent laces or turn : that Is nothing lo me, as long as the plan existing In tho Dlvlno mini! was can led out ; and as lo any valid scheme or classification, I consider it nol as a contrivance of the human Intellect lo formulate Its knowledge, but ns a discov ery a means of Intercepting the Divine plan of creation as it existed In ll.o thoughts of God." The doctrine ol tho mere physi cal connection of animated beings by tho proco-s of reproduction and gradual varia tion of species through millions of yeats, Ire received wllh bursts of Homeric laugh ter ; he said, as a geologist and paleontolo gist, that the "missing links" were no vvlrcro discoverable In the geological record; but his leal controversy with Iho evolu tionists was in ids subordination of mailer lo spirit. The most exact ofobscrvcrs was an idealist. Ho did not bellcvo the world was worth living In If its operations wero not ditectcd by Iho Loid of heaven and earth. His science was curiously blended with a quaint and natural piety. Of Iho puzzling theological questions relating to the fall or Adam, ho knew nothing and car ed nothing; but ho excelled most clergy men In being a dogmatist on tho being of God, and ho never undertook an original Investigation Inlo tho realms of tho un known without instinctively breathing a prayer Tor aid to lire- Father of Spirits. It Is to bo supposed that this grand, genial, Jovial uaturalict, whoc mere picsenco in a company was, as Emerson said, "a fes'lvi ty," will, in the end, havo somo Justice done to Iho singular depth of his simple piety. He held Darwinism in a kind of horror, becauso Ire thought 11 would event ually lead to scientific atheism ; and, thorough-going scientist as ho was, he con sidered tire unptoved and, as he believed, disproved theory to be eventually fatal, belli to science and to religion. Mo t of his rriends scientific, theological and liter ary, tried to convince him that his fears ncie Imaginary and exaggerated. "Don't ticiiblcyoH.-ieirvvllh Darwinism, but pur sue your own course in your own way." Wo wero once present at dinner whero Ag-asslz was the inot conspicuous guest, and whero this advice was given. The great naturalist twit led his napkin iu his hand, paused, smiled benlgnanlly to all his friend., INtcncd somewhat norvously lo what they had In say, and answeted : "Yon don't know what this new tendency of sci ence will lead lo. God will go out of the universe as fast as Darwinism comes in. If the theory wero demonst laled by facts, I would bo lire first lo sustain It; but I can't give up God Almighty for an ingenious hypothesis, when 1 know lliero aio facts which contradict Iho hypothesis. Iain, first of all, a man or science; I follow wbitheiso evcr science leads ; but I get enraged when I am voted an old logy and a man behind tho age, because I decllno to accept a the ory which my generalized knowledge and my dally Investigations forbid mo oven to tolerate." Wo have sometimes thought that Agassiz would havo lived twenty years longer had il not been fiir tlio mental irrl lotion ami fret excited iu him by tho seem ing triumph of Darwinism. Thero was something amusing in lire glowing terms iu which he pralacd Darwin as a naturalist, who had added, by Iris original Investiga tions, tu tho facts of botany and zoology, as conliaslcd wllh tho lelcnllessness wllh which he rssallcd Darwin as n framer of theories J.'. J'. Whipple. A. to 3zut Cariients-r. Carpenter still remains tho most remark ab!o assortment of contradictions In public life, and will until the undertaker Is called in. Whclher ho dies llko a loafer or a gen tleman Is a pure matter of chance. Halfof tho visitors of tlio Senate go homo wllh tho belief that Carpenter Is a dissoluto genius, with an uncurbed rcdisposilion lo rowdy ism. Tho other half carry away tho Idea that ho is an Ingrain nobleman ; a modern SirltogerdoCovcrly; the ideal of all that Is enviable iu a .Senator, To-day bo was at Ills best. Ho was to solzo tiro Louisiana enigma, and wrench a manly solution from its mlserablo twist Ings. His carriago was Websterlan; his attlro as smart as Hoscoo Conkllng's, with nono of tho suggestion of tho privalo sala ried tailor so conspicuous In the clothes of tho Utlca Apollo. "Carpontcr looks as nice as Sumner tbo day ho was burled," said a fellow of hideous tasto in comparisons, be hind me. To look at Carpenter to-day, was to gazo upon an august Ilcprcscntatlvo of a great pooplo ; a senator brimming with tho carnesl dignity or a high station, and high er mission. To-morrow this samo man will slouch defiantly around tho chamber, with tum bled hair and shirt front; acoal old nnd misshapen enough for Iho back ofltiehard III, and slovenly vest and breeches which Goldsmith would have flouted In his seed iest days. The Carpenter eyes will glower; under Hp protrude, a la Moso; t'o walk will be a swagger, and tho whole bearing of the man will suggest what tho worldly call a "Ilo-Jcsus stylo." In tho chair Carpenter is tho samo strango fusing of tho admlrablo and reprehensible, although ho averages a bettor prosldlng of ficer than the sonata has had slnco tho days of Breckinridge. Tbo choking off of any objccllon lo his ruling, with a Joko or moor, Is ono or tlio singularities of his adminis tration. In the bouse, his retorts to mem bers would plump him Into lint water tho first days. Hut If ho was presiding over Iho house, ho would bo too shrewd lo com inlt tho blunder. Even In tho Senate, when his decisions aro questioned, ho Is citcfttl lo whom ho talks back, and Is as gravo as a stiprctno Jutlgo when respond ing to Conkllng, Thurman, Schurz or Ed munds far all of whom ho has a whimsi cal half awe. Hut to Buckingham or Mor rill of Vormont, ho Isas abiupt as a school master to dull pupils. Uy tho tlmo they havo pondered over the snub, and losolvcd it Inlo Its really tude proportions, Iho do bile Is so l.tr along Into somo oilier plinso that Carpenter Is saro from remonstrance Ho Is nover actually unmannerly while lu Iho chair. I think ho can (clt when his bad Ills aro coming on, as Swift knew when ho was lo bceomo Insane. When Carpenter scents tlio approach of ono of his Ilowcry spasms, he relinquishes tho chair, tempo rarily, to Aulhony, and rods off lo a cor ner scat. Anthony Is ono of thoso pinks oT Senators, who aro as lilllo apt to pcrpc tralo an Impropriety as Miss Corncy In "East Lynnc." Alter eyeing tho decorous ltliode Islander for half an hour, and won dering how long it would lako butler lo melt lu tils mouth, Carpenter icgalns con lldenco in himself, and icliirns to duly with Iho composure of a doge. Few Congressmen can claim the general popularity of tills bttndlo of Incongruities. He Is liked in and out of Iho capital. Ills stock of what, tar a better name, is called p:rsonal inognclNiii, waxes vvilh years, and he lias Iho Indescribable knack of turn ing a chance acquaintance Into a staunch fiiciulwllh twenty words. Less is heard of IiU bouls with tho botllothan formeily, and If the ninalivo light sllll burns, il Is hidden under Iho bushel of caution. To bo sure, ho Iras been on the side of but one de cent measure this session, and can only of fer bis courso in tlio Louisiana business as an offset for espousing lire salary grab, frank ing chousoandinllatlon. Yet "good fellows" arc thinning out, and Caipenter's Juley heait, leagued as It Is with great talent, may keep libit iu tho Senate until ho dies perhaps with his bools on. Wmh. Cur. Chicago Timet. Tun FinsT Yeah or Postal C'AnDj. Tho first poslal cards wero placed on salo in Washington a year ago yesterday. Tho first cards were Issued from the manufac tory In this city May 12, 1S73, aud the de mand then begun Iras continued vvitli un abated vigor throughout Iho year. It was estimated that tho country would demand 100,000,000 cards, the first year, but Super intendent Tyncr's report, May 11, 1874, gives 112,013,500 as Iho number of ends shipped, the first year, and 2,018,000 wero sent off, tho day alter the closing of the year. Tho dotnand has held its own, through the last three quarters of the year, although It was believed that tho first fu rious demand for postal cards would socn spend Itself. The figures arc : Shipments to Januaty, 1S74, 80,5S3,S0O; for Iho first quarter In 1S74, 19,414,700, and, slnco April first, 12,014,000. Tho difficulties in tho way of making tho cards havo been gradually overcome and, for several moulhs, there has been no complaint uf the work. The paper is shipped lo this city in shccls, the size of CO caids, 2200 shccls in a case. Ar riving i iho manufactory, tho eases arc rc welghe ' and lite sheets ic-eounled and ex amined as to finish; a e-aso at a time Is then given li tho printer, who, receiving 2200 sheets, Is obliged to return 30 cards, per fect or Imperfect, for each sheet receiv ed. From tiro printer tbo sheets go lo Iho slitter, a machine which divides each sheet into nine strips, and then a beauti ful llltlo cross cutting maehlno cuts off each card, dt ops them Into hojipers, and, when each hopper has 25 cards, a bell rings, the hopper turns over, and girls silling In front of tho machine, catch up these 23 cards, examine, re-count, and band them In packages of 23 each. Thtyree they go to tho boxing table, where 20 packs, 500 cards, no more, no less, aro put In palebord box es, ready for shipment. About 40 persons are employed at tho manufactory, many of them girls. Hoys run the machines, whllo the girls assort, Inspect and band the cards. The utmost accutacy is lequircd ; Imper fect cauls aro carefully destroyed aud a dally balaneo Is shuck between Iho cards shipped, on hand or destroyed, and Hie number manurueluicd. Nono or tho em ployes ere allowed to take away an Imper fect card, and, in every depattiueut, tbo utmost care is taken to protect tho govern ment from rraud. Sprinffflcld Republican lith Inst. What it is to nE a Widow. "I think it must bo ajoily thing to bo a widow I" I heard this remark tho other day, iu a group of laughing girls. 1 think I remember say ing such a thing myself In my girlish times. Do you know, girls, what it is to be a widow ? It is to bo ten times more open lo comment and criticism than any demoiselle could possibly be. It Is to have men gaze as you pass, fhst at your black dress and then at your widow's cap, until your sensitive nerves quiver under tho in diction. It Is to have ono ill-natured per son say, "I wonder how long sho will wait before sho marries again ?" and another answer, "Until sho gels a good chance, I suppose." It is now and then to meet tho glanco of real sympathy, generally from tho poorest and humblest woman that you meet, and feel your oyes fill at the token, so raro that It Is, alas! unlocked for. It Is lo have your dear lashlonablo friends con sole you after tho follow ing fashion : "Ob, well I it is a dreadful loss. Wo know you'd feel 11, dear." And in tho uext breath, "You will bo suro lo marry again, and your w blow's cap is very becoming to you," Hut it Is more than all this to bo a widow. It Is to miss the strong arm you havo lean ed upou, I'to Into faith that you know could nover fall you, though all tho world might forsako you. It Is In miss the dear volco that uttered your naino with a ten derness that none other could give II. It Is to hear no more tlio woll known footsteps that you (lew so gladly lo meet. To seo no moro tho faco that to your adoring eyes seemed as Iho faeo of tho angels of God. To feel no more the twining arms Ibat fold ed you so lovingly; tho doar eyes that, looking luto your own, said plainly, what ever it might seem lo others, yours was tha fairest faco earth held for lilm. It Is to fight vv lib a mighty sorrow as a man fights with Iho waves that overwhelm him, aud to hold It at arm's length for awhile, only to havo -In the hours of lonellucss and weakness the torrent roll over you, whllo poor storm-driven dove you sco no ha ven. JVcw l'orfc jTome Jounml. A teacher who, In a fit or vexation, called her pupils a set of young adders, on being reproved for hor sevoro language, oxplained that she only referred to thoso who were Just beginning their arithmetic.