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THK M IK.MIMC IIOIKKMHS. Fhe wai learned In ull tlio lor 01 srivnco, and tier itoro 01 attainment win bowilderinj andsrand; Shu could tell you lmt to cat; Krmn ceroul to inunt, And imalyxo all eutublu off-hand Sho loved iv li-iirniMl inun On tlio Ht iontillc plan, And the coujilo luriavd u partnership tor life. 8ho coikn tlio family faro In u way that iniikcci lit in awcnr, And very niton K-ad to vulgar strife Tlio moat in burned and tough, Tlio pnstry in vilo tuff, Tlio vi-u'tublua urn always undordunuf . Hut in bnkiiiK wretched bread That Ib licivicr thiin lead Tliia Bcivtitillc Kuiiuin tuliii the bun. Now York Kvotiiug Hun, jim rouuw irs mistake. . A riraoant HtorrorXtw lerwy Mr. A pleasant balmy day in May. The windows oi the railway car were open. There was a breezo stirring; and though a cloud oi dust wan blown hi, it was also blown out, with the ex ception ol a tired portion which stop ped to rest on the clothes of the pas tengcrs, or burrowed forits own safety in their ears or nostrils. There were only two vacant scats in the car, and at Pankehap station two per hoiih came in to fill them. One of these was an old man on a second look, he was probably not over 50 with iron-gray hair partly covered by a slouched felt lint, and clad in a new auit of gray stuff that seemed to have been made for some one else. With him was a young and very pretty girl, whose dress was of ordinary stuff, but well-fitting, and who was well-gloved uud well-i-hod. The observer would set down the 1 wo for a well-to-do larmer and bis daughter, who were traveling for bus iness or pleasure. The mau looked around. The two vacant seats were on opposite sides of the car. Iu one of them eat a young, well-dressed, and apparently self-satisfied gentle man, and the space by his side was occupied by a handbag of crocodile leather and a spring overcoat. Jn the other was another young man, not quite so extravagantly dressed, though neatly clad, and not as hand some as the first, though he had an open and intelligent countenance. The fanner looked around, and, mo tioning his daughter to the vacant seat, said: "There's a place for you, Lucy." Then, turning to theyoung man with the satchel, he asked: "Seat engaged?" The young man looked tip, curled bis lip superciliously, and said: "Man to fill it 11 be here presently, I dare ' say." "Ah!" said the farmer, coolly remov ing the gripsack and overcoat, and placing them on the young man's lap; "then I'll occupy it until becomes." And he seated himself accordingly, while the young man glared at him. The one on the other side looked amused; and then rising said: "You had better exchange seats with me, sir, and then the young lady and your self will be together." "Thank you," was the farmer's to ply; and tlio exchange was quietly ef fected. Tlve two young men were evi dently acquainted; for the courteous one said to the other, in a low voice: "Jim Poulder, you made a mistake there." "I never make mistakes, Frank Boiling," replied the other. "I dare say you'll make your fortune some of these days by being polite to the grander population; but my fortune is already made." The first speaker said nothing more, luit drawing a nowspaper Ironi his pocket, opened and ran his eye over its columns. Poulder yawned a little, and at last said: "This is too dull for yours faithfully. James Poulder. I'll go in to the smoking-car and take a whiff. Have a snifter?" he inquired, produc ing a pocket-flask." 'No, thank you," replied Boiling. "That stuff is rather to liery for me." "Here noes alone, then. That's a fine brandy as ever crossed the ocean. Day-day! Keep an eye to my traps, will you! and oon't give up my seat to every country yokel who asks it." The elegant young gentleman shook himself, and made his way forward to the car especially provided for fumi gation. When he had pone the old man leaned over the arm of his seat and addressed Boiling. "Excuse me, sir, but didn't your friend who has left say that his nanio was Jameo Poulder?" "That's is his name, sir," replied the young man; "but he is not exact ly i friend of mine though we live in the same place, and I know him very well." "May I inqurie where he is from? "Yes, sir; Careybnrg." "Son of Peter B. Poulder, the great pork packer theie, isn't he?" "Ye, sir." "His father should deal with him. It would le quite in his line." "Oh. papa! ' said a sweet, reproach ful voice, a those near who bead the colloquy tittered. "It is a fact, Lucy,' rejoined the farmer. The old man, who was evident y in telligent, entered into a general con versation with the younger, and soon showed that ho was quite well inform ed. Boiling was glad ot a conference so entertaining, especially when, as his eyes were bent in that direction, he saw the young lady was an inter ested and he hoped, a pleased list ener. There was something very sweet in the expression of her coun tenancean unmistakable impress of modesty and innocence on her fea tures. They chatted away, and the elder, so dexterously that the youn:?er never perceived it, drew out of the other Iiis position, prospects and in tentions. Boiling was frank by nature, and the questions of his interlocutor, who was as ingenious as tho other was ingenuous, were craftily put. The sharp granger soon learned that Frank Boiling had beon engaged for some time in the study of the law; but that his father having met with reverses, and having two younger daughters to educate, the young man determined to make his burben less, and had set out to support himself, abandoning his law studies, and tak ing a situation as salesman atacoun try store in Grillton, a thriving town about five miles from the main line. "I get but a beggarly pay, of course," nnid Frank, gaily, "lam only a raw bund; but I liave a promise that, when I am better qualified, my wuges will bo increased." "You aro rather a singular person, said the fai mly, blulfly. "Most young men would have talked of their Bftlrtry "1 rather prefer the old style pf En plinli," said Boiling. "I am to be a hireling ; and the compensation of a hireling is called wages. But wages or salary the terms are indifferent to nie-" "My placo is within a mile of Grin ton, " f-aid the old man. "I havo a notion that I knew your father once. Wasn't he at Harvard, in his time?" "Yes, sir, and bo was I. We are alumni of the nme school." "1 wonder if he remembers his old chum there one George Carter George St. Leger Carter, as they have it on the rolls. " "Yes, sir; I've hearu him speak of him oftn, though the two have drifted apart Bince then. Judge Carter, you mean. He lives at Grillton. Do you know hini?" "Uml ye-es! After a fashion." "Papa!" whispered the young giri; but Boiling's quick ear caught her words; "I know the judge better than you do." "Be quiet, Puss, will you?" replied her father, in tho same tone. "1 am told," resumed the young man, "that he has left the bench, and, althoueh quite wealthy, has gone back on the bar. I have a letter for him whic h my father, recalling their youth ful friendship, insisted on giving me; but 1 shall not present it. - "Why not? lie nngiit oe oi service to you." "Scarcely, sir. i'ou see, if I am to be a salesman in a country store, 1 had better accommodate myself to my position. The judge, even if he re membered old college friendships, wouldn't be likely to consider me a welcome addition to his family circle as visitor, lie is rich; and then he is said to have a very handsome daugh ter, who would, no doubt, look down on me. I have my bread and butter to earn, and had better confine my self to it." Possibly you are right. But how came your father to lose his money? I thought he inherited a fine fortune." "Yes, sir; but he was drawn into incurrina responsibility for a relative. He is not ruined by any means, but is merely hampered, and thinks he will pull through in time with a little economy and prudence; and I have no doubt he will. But I am only m his way or I would havo remained." "Have you ever thought of trying farming?" 'No, sir. I have no capital, and know nothing of it." "Do you know more of selling gro ceries and dry goods?" "Not a bit more; but, you see, I am paid something there while I learn." "Your friend, or your acquaint ance, as you call him, goes to Griff ton, too, does he?" "Yes, sir; but he goes there in a dif ferent capacity. 1 believe he repre sents his father in some transaction about property with the judge, and is to remain there some days as a guest until the affair is closed. Possibly, as his father wants him to marry, he may be on a tour of observation, and take in the judge's daughter. Though that is impertinent of me, for he has said nothing to me on the subject." "Do you think he is irresistible to be able to pick and choose at his pleas ure?" inquired the girl, looking quizzi cally over her father's shoulder. "lie can be very fascinating if he choose", I am told," replied Boiling; "and as he U handsome, an only son, and his father worth millions, he is at least what elderly ladies call 'a good catch.'" "He puts up his fascination along with his courtesy, I supuose, and leaves both at home when he trav els," said theiirl. "Lucy! Lucy!" cried her father. "Some thoughts had better be left unspoken." The conversation turned into other channels. But th old iarnier pursu ed his queries in the most artful way. There is a strong thirst for informa tion in the rural mind, but in tlii in stance it seemed to be personal. At last the eie.'ant Jim Poulder ci.me back from the smoking car, with a string nicotian aroma hhed dina its If from hie persnn. Ho broJ'ht eomeihiiv mor with him. Bis voice had that thickness which told of the drainage of his pocket flask. He was jolly and confidential. "Sorry, old fellow," he said, "to have left you so long. Been bored tc death for want ol company, haven't you?" "Oh, nol I have enjoyed a very pleasant conversation with our genial neighbor over tho way." "Genial! Well, of all the queer chaps for picking up all low acquaint ance, you beat 'em, and give 'em six in the game." "Sh! They'll hear you." "Let 'em, who cares? Goiugtostop at the Junction?" ' "No; there is a one-horse sort ol connecting t rain, I learned, and I shall push on to Grilfton at once." "I shan't. I'll lie overa day. Pro sort ot worn out, and I'll come over tomorrow as fresh as a daisy. Hope j you'll have a good time among the cneese ana canaies. i lntenu to iuuk in on you before I leave, and see 'how doth the little busy bee improve each shining hour.' " "Thank you; you're very kind." The brakenian craned hia neck in the door, and uttered some sounds, apparently "Grittin Juxsh'n," which the experienced ear under stood to be Grillton Junction, and the travelers for that point left the cars. Poulder mado his way, with his lug gage, to the littlo hotel there, while the farmer, and daughter, followed by Boiling, made theirs to the single car, which stood waiting. There were no other passengers, and the three hud the cars to themselves. Come over here, Mr. Boiling," said the old man, after the car had been in motion a little while, "I want to talk with you a bit. Turn down that seat. That will do. You said yon had a letter from Judge Carter, and did'nt intond to deliver it." "Yes, sir." "Did it never occur to you, young man, that ib was your duty to obey your father's orders?" "1 trust, sir, that I'm usually obe dient. It was not a positive order. I shall write to him and explain." "I tell you that you Bhould deliver that letter to its proper ownor. You are only a trustee in the case. I am Judge Carter, and this is my daughter, Lucy. Hand over the paper to the court." "I beg nnrdon, sir; but I" "You want identification, nere, conductor! Tell this young gentleman who I am." "Judge Carter," responded the func tionary, a little curious to know what it was all ahout. "Thank you, Phillips. That'll do. Now, sir." Boiling, not a Utile bit astonished, took the letter from his pocKet-book. "If you'll permit me," said the judge, as he opened the letter, and glanced SZSsH4tMlciits.iUe gives you a good character, and wants me to look after you a little. An, now times niesi Lucy, this young fellow's father and I had such good times in the old day. How long did you read law, Boiling?" "A littlo over two years, sir," "Like it?" "Very much indeed, sir." "Whom did you read with?" "Spense & Sullivan." "Good men. Sullivan put you through the office business, I fancy; that's his way. Now, I've been put ting you through an exhaustive ex amination, which is my way, and I think you will do. Let old Bragg find another salesman. He's not dying for you, and I can get hini a substi tute. I have two students in my of fice. What they are there for is their own business, but they'll never make a great success at the bar unless they change their ways. I want a clerk to manage my office, and to boss around while I am off on cir cuit. I'll give you a living salary not too much, and you can read Inw meanwhile. You ought to be able to pass in a year, li yon turn out as I hope you will, why, when you get your sheepskin, we II see what can be done. What do you say to it?" Say to it, sir. What can I say but yes. and thank you for your offer." "Very well, that's settled. Here we are, and there's our carriage. Give your checks to John there, and he'll bring your luggnge to the house, along with ours. Show your gallantry, and hand Lucy into the carriage, Jump in, I'll drive." The next day James Poulder, Esq., made his appearance at the Carters' in a state of elegance, only matched by that of Captain Cuttle's famous watch never equalled, and rarely ex celled. He was usheted into the drawing-room and received by ayoung lady, whose st le suited even his fastidious taste and whose features had a dim familiarity. When the judge oame in, the young man's recognition of the firmer in the cars was complete. He stammered out an apology, but the old man relieved him. " "It could hardly have been expected that you should have known us," snid the judge. "Let all that pass. You are quite welcome. As we have two hours before dinner, we'll go to the office and look over the papers to gether. Miss Carter will excuse you, meanwhile.'" In the office Poulder found Boiling, who was busy at work on a declara tion. Why, Frank. I thought you were going into the grocery business." "I've changed my mind," replied Frank, resuming his work. James Poulder stayed his week out, and then took the cars toCareysburg Frank Boll nj did not make the sRtne trip until two years after. Tlun he went to visit his father, who had ;ot over his peeuuiaty troubles, and ;o s :e his sinters, II J liad been ad mitted to tho bat' meanwhile, And Judge Carter, whoso favorable im pressions time had - confirmed, - had taken him into partnership, lid had iono into another partnership just) before he left. He was In high spirits on that trip. He was not alone. Miss Lucy Carty, that had been, Mrs. Francis Boiling then, was his travel ing companion Independent. Ex-Senator Tabor's rivorced Wife. Denver jtter to Utlca Obsorvor. A tall, fine-looking, well-dressed wom an was sitting near the fare-box in a broad-way street-car as I entered it. 8he had a high forehead, dark-brown hair, black eyes and remarkably in telligent funth res. A friend at beside her and to him she talked ploasantly. Her tones were low and her English was of the purest. She was apparent ly about forty yearB of age, and my attention was first attracted to her by the fact that she had overpaid her fare, putting in a dime ior a nickel. I made this even by giving her my faro instead of putting it into the box. As sho left the car I learned she was a woman with a history, and that sho was no other than ex-SenatorTnbors first wife the woman who mado his big strike for him by taking boarders and keening the store which supplied the feed for tho prospectors who struck the Littlo Pittsburg mine. This was the woman from whom Ta bor got his divorce, and it was this woman he left to marry the present Mrs. Tabor, whom he first wedded at St. Louis, afterward another marriage ceremony was solemnized at Washing ton. She does not look like a disap pointed woman, and she is by no means one of the frail reeds of the fair sex. I don't think she would have disgraced her husband at Washington, and I find that here at Denver her Btanding ie very good. She is in good circumstances, the property which Tabor gave her having largely increas ed in value. Sho, is worth at least $500,000 to-day, and she lately sold sixteen lots out of a piece of forty which Tabor gave her for$00,000. She has left twenty-four lots and a house upon them that cost $ 15,01)0, and she still owns the La Veta property. This last consists of fourteen three story houses, built in the best man ner, and forming good renting proper ty, worth about $200,000. AVnjrcs In 1800. M.-istor'a Hintory. The condition of the wago class of that day may be well examined; it is full of instruction for social agitators. In the great cities unskilled workmen were hired by the day, bought their own food, and found their own lodg ings. But in the country, on the farms, or wherever a hand was em ployed on some public work, they were led and lodged by the employer and given a few dollars a month. On the Pennsylvania canals the diggers ate the coarsest diet, were housed in the rudest sheds and paid $0 a month from May to November, and So a month from Novemner to May. Hod carriers and mortar mixers, diggors and choppers, who, from 1703 to 1800, labored on the public buildings and cut the streets and avenues of Washington Citv, received $70 a year or if they wished, $00 for all the work theycould pel formfrom March 1 t o Do ceniber 20. The hours of work were invariably from sunrise to sunset. Wages at Albany and New York were 3 shillings, or, as money then went, 40 cents a day; at Lancaster, $8 to $10 a month; elsewhere in Pennsyl vania, workmen were content with $6 h summer and $5 in winter. At Bal timore men were glad to be hired at 18 pence a day. None by the month, asked more than $C. At Fredericks burg the price of labor was from $5 to $7. In Virginia, white men employed by the year were given 10 currency; slaves, when hired, wore clothed and their masters paid 1 a month. A pound of Virginia money was in feder al money $3 33. The average rate of wages the land over was, therefore, $05 a year, with food and. perhaps, lodging. Out of this small Bum the workman must, with his wife's help, maintain his family. A Diamond Woman . From thcJewelry New. The costliest necklace of diamonds ever owned in this country was worn by Mrs. Mary Jane Morgan. She had a real passion lor diamonds and wore .them in hairpins, brooches, bracelets and rings as well, but her special pet was a necklace, a riviere of diamonds, which cost her originally perhaps $30, 000, and to which she had various additions until its total value was $200,000. One day she astonished a clerk at TiffAny'sby bnyingar'iamond for $48,000, and ordered it tobe set in her riviere as the centre stone. Diamonds that once glistened in her brooches, hairpins or bracelets' were transfered to this necklace.'and dia monds that no longer pleased her in the necklace were reset in the brooches, hairpins or bracelets. To her it wai a perpetual pleasure to see the mag nificent necklace increasing its mag nificence. When sho died the lamest ot the stones were sold singly, but the necklace without them was so valu able that Messrs Tiffnny bought it for $00,000. Soon afterward they broke it up, an 1 for many months it has ceased to exist. Ail Old Li'ttor.' An old letter, written Id Chicago, Octobor 20, 1835, by Mr. LamburO Hitchcock, a chairmaker, of Hitch' cockville, Litchfield "county, has been preserved, with other old letters, by' his son, Mr. Henry P, Hitchcock, iner-i chant tailor, ot this city. Extracts from this lotter will be interesting to our readers. It was written on fools cap, postage 25c, marked on the: out side, and paid on delivery. Had it been inclosed in an envelope the post age would have been 50c. It was doubled so as to make the last page a blank for direction, and sealod with a red wafer. The following are extracts from it: "I arrived in Chicago from Detroit after a journey ot thirteen days, wind ing through the territory from ono point to another. A month had passed since the time set for writing; stilt I found no letters from home. The mail arrived every other day from Detroit. I saddled my pony at De troit and took my departure for Chi cago. . I will give you some account of the territory through which 1 passed. The territory of Michigan (about to become a State), so far as 1 have seen it, is remarkably level. Nothing like what we havo in New England should call a hill is to be seen. Tho rivers and creeks are for the most part slow and sluggish, and this is one cause ot bili ous fever and fever and ague. Tho rivers I crossed were the Rogue, which empties into the Detroit lUver; the Hudson, which empties into Lake Erie; the headwaters of the Kalama zoo, which empties into Lake Michi gan, and St. Joseph's, which empt ies into the sume lake. I crossed tlio last-named river several times, tho last time at Ni!es, fifty miles from its mouth, the bead of the steamboat navigation. Small lakes, from half a mile to two or three miles in length, aro frequently to be seen. The lands muy be divided into about lour different kinds firet, tho heavy timbered lands; these are but a small portion of tho whole, and are for tho most part found on tho rivers and creeks, but not exclusively so, and embrace most kinds of timber common to the West ern country, with the exception of tiine, of which there is very little. Next is the so-called oak openings, land covered with oak trees from one to four rods apart. Perhaps three fourths of the land I saw was of this description. Then there are prairie lands, very level and free from timber and brush"; they only require fencing and plowing to prepare them lor a crop. There are a few small prairies of this kind from one or two to fifteen miles across. Next is tho marsh land, small patches of which are found all through the country, from half a mile to five or six miles in length. They have the appearance of once having been the bottom of email lakes. They yield a coarse grass, from which the new settlers cut their supply of fodder tor the Winter. Much of the land in Michigan is rich and productive. The" road from Detroit to Chicago, called the Chicago road, runs t hrough the lower counties of Michigan; is much traveled, but in bad condition. I traveled higher up in the territory, and also dropped down to the upper counties of Indiana. Tho settlers liv ed principally in log houses, and even the taverns and stage houses are of this description, except in tho county towns, where1 one or more good fram ed houses aro found, answering the double purpose of tavern and court house, which, with a log jail, consti tute the county buildings. The im migrants of this Territory are from all the Eastern States, but most of them from New Y'ork and Ohio. Very few inhabitants have been in Mich igan more than thrse years, and per haps most of them came within the past eighteen months. All is new and in a rude state. Spme of thoir build ings finished, with a small piece ol land under cultivation; are be ginning to bo comfortable; others are living in a half-finished loa house; others have just anived and live in a small tent or sleep in their covered wagons on the place where they intend to build a log hut. Most of tho Indians have left the Territory, yet in the Western part, on the St. Joseph's river, is a tribo of 300 or 400. They cultivate their lands and 1 t- T ;l.l . 1 ' ii i .aaii 1 I W L' kl and prairie hons are found in abun dance. ' In coming here I found only Indian trails for miles together, the roads gen erally are bad; but 1 occasionally fell in with Eastern men on horseback, and I accompanied two young men from New Yore State, who were going to Chicago, a part of the way. An Indian on horseback overtook us and by signs offered to carry our valises. But ve declined to trust him. He blew a shrill whistle and was off. Chicago is called by some ol the people here the "London of the West." The lanls in the vicinity of this village are not improv ed, and nothing prevents riding out in any direction over the prairies. rr-l.H . Imililirifta Iiai-a thftn 1 Auric nia 1 1 1 vy . v nniiii.i.fia - - - expected to 6ee, but tbev are poor ' . T. . ..I..... l woooen Duuuings. n m t jnws w considerable business, with 4.tmc or 5,000 inhabitants. It has about seventy stores, twenty or twenty-fiv lawyers, but they study sjieculation more than speeches; there are twelve . I I : . ' . ...... a .. .1 nan. ...I ...nrtlitiint rt ,.,o.li ,, i, m MltlDtl' 1,1 J VBltmiir. viimiincii, n.iv. .. m-nu-n fLrLiireflcii.-LirniH.keis. iihuim V. Smith is here in the grocery busi ness, and I think is doing very well ana 1 tmu a lew oiner aciuim" from theesft, Perkins, from Winsted la nnw in I rftan ntiil th'lll 1,1'Olialll remain. 1 snail pursue my way uow the Illinois river to st. l-oms.