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THE GOLDEN LOCIC
& 1NCIDENT IS THrT-IFEOF A FHYSICIAN.
BY WILLIAM A. HAMMOSD, M. D.
Copyrig'd, 1SS3.
Itwaamidnight bv the clock of Egyptlan deaign
that stood on tho mautolpieco of my library. 1 had
boantoadinner party at which there wero aeveral
jntellectual men and two or.three lovely wou.en
an.l had on mv return thrown myself into tho uioat
luxurinm chair in the room. Then I had lighted a
eigar an.l boi UBMBIMJ mysolf to think for hall an
honr before going to bad. I bai a goo.l deal with
which to occnpy my thoughU. I waa *___"-_
book on an aMMM Hiibject connocted with tht
mind:a patient in wliom I was greutly intercstod
bad not reapon.led as decidedly as was desirable to
the remclics I was gtrtM him ; and then-and truth
IIMHll me to saythat this was pre-cm.nont-tho
Toung lady I had oscorte.lto the dinnr-r-table w.mld
not get out of mv MMM- viii-.n. although I hone.stly
trird mv heat to baniik her. Fit.ally 1 gavo oa tho
attctnpt and allowod my iiragination to run lnoae
with all KffM of erratic idoas, of which she fortn >d a
l.roniinent featuro. I bafM then to thmk th;it I
?was in love. and if so it was the first timc that the
faintcst gleain of the MMMM passion had evor shono
in my hcart. I was M old baeholor-so called
thotigh untler fifty. Man.v MMBttO, so I ha.l bM
told, had boon mado on Hf c-lihaey hy daaigntBI
maminns working bi the intore-dB of t heir dan |bters.
but I had gpUaatty baU IM altadel of My ntie.tions
acainst them all aad had about reached the cou
clu-ion that 1 ihonld re.niiin iuirIo all mv Bla,
Socloty Boemedto havoarrived at IM opinnui ihat
I was not a " marrying man." and hence whon 1
went to recoptions and dinners antl halls, as I dH
verv often. it fell to my lot nsually la laak after the
dowagers and other wall-tlowers. I was always will
jng tomake myself usefu! la this wav.and therofore
I waa a wolcomo gOBBl wherever I wotit. I was well
to-do as tho worl.l looks at inatter*; my practiee
was excellent: I hold a pillfBMMBhlp in a noted
medical coUogo nnd I had writton several works
that had beeu well roceivctl bv tho profMBton.
Besides. I had a snug little fortuno that my fathor
bad left me. But I was in lov.? with my prof.ssion.
an 1 wheu a physiciau gets iuto that stato m which
he r'nda something moro in his studios than Ihr
? broad ati.l l.utter." he is not very apt to bo leil
astraybythe blandishments ofwonien.no inatter
how uttnutivo thoy may be for inankiml in gencral,
or how as.iduomdy they may niako tiso of tlu-.i
charnn. Now, so far as I knew, 1 was lo love. aiul
that too with a wc.iu iu th.it I hal nover BBM
beforo that night, of whom I Had M other knowl
?dfl than that donvod from throe hours'conversa
tiouand olmrvation. and of whoso nntorodeuts I
vasi.lt.>g.-tli?r IglMWMl excopt that, nnn timr her
in uooil s.niety, I was baiwd ta take it f<>r grantad
that she BMBlady. I had alw.iys prided myself
on my kuowledge of waaaan, aud if 1 aaaw aajr
thing at all 1 knew that do oiio of the sex rareaJl
her true naturo to a man durnu the lir>t IhlM hoail
of h?T aOHBlbltaaM with him. 1 was MBMiOM,
therefore, that I was inaking a f?ol of mys.-lf, and
actiiium appaattttM toBomoof my moH eheriihad
pnnciplos, in boing caught in this ignommious
uiannor. Trne, she had m:?de00 etlort, M far M J
could perceive. to c.ipturo uio. I ha?l fallon into
thepitsolely through my own woakness, und that
made it nil tho worse. I was oM MMgb la havo
known better. Well, many a wiser MM than I had
botu MMChfl iu fully iweasy anil idiotio a wav by a
prrtty faoeaud ongaging maniiers. If thete WM
any consolation in that kuowledge, I had it la
abuuilanco.
I had not thought her particularly attractivo, aa
we talhed toge?,her in tho dnwIop/TOBM before
going iu todiuuer. She had. it II tiue. B beautiful
face and ligure, but tUou^U 1 '.va< au old fool. prob
ab.y, I waa not such a big diio as to t>e cauglit i>y
allurou.onts of that kiud. Sho aad not talke.l niucli.
aud what she had aaid waa B-TBgy UttlaeeOM
quence. I was not nuite snre that she was not
weak-minded, for there was a certain iaglM of
abatractiou in hor ma.incr that had Dieventel h. r
lepiying at onco to my MMM?a >She had MJpMMd
to me to bo iu a kiml of reverie, or rather of tiiental
iuaction, from which she ha<l to rouse luiself iiel.
?he could gather hor tboughts toa.thor s>. aa to
couiprehend my speechea an.l frame snitable
reflpouBOS. Her brain had Btruck me fm being one of
thoao slow working ouee bo often met with iu
persons who, without heing absol.ito idiot", are
nevertheleas uot far retnove.l froni iinlieeihty; ln
whom the ceiebrul cells are uever reauy for a< i i.-n,
and ia whom some extTaoiuiuary cxcitatiou ia
neceiwaiy to start them gomg.
Beahlos this, there was a look of surprise in her
face which was altogether incnngrimus, for there
was uotbiug in her stirroundingi at all MiMlalfli
to develop wouder or ast mishui-ut. Tlie leu.aik-,
that during tho ten miuutos sub?oc|uont lo my
preseutation, and tho Bignal from tho hosteae that
dmuer was rcady, I had addressod to her, W8M of
tho most coinruonplaoe descriptioa, and yet aaak
timo that I had apokon to h.r aho had raiscd her
cyebrowB in aniar.euient, and then, after a half
minute or so of apparcnt mcntal vacuity, had fet.iii
nierod out some Bimnle response, geu(rally a "yes"
or a k uo," or a few worda not ao docided la their
nioauing.
Ktill, to a certain extent, she liad faacinated me
from the very boxinuiug, without at ihat timo
exciting my admiratiou. Into this fecling thero
cntered a stroug degree of protoaiioual intcrcst.
There was something morbid about hor; ul that 1
waa sure, and I made up my miud to studyherao
far as I could consiatently with the roiiuiroments
of poliUMicss. Certaiuly aho was beautiful, but
then, as 1 have said, moro facial beauty did not go
for uiuoh with mo. I was cou.stant.y on the look
ont for exprcssion m tho facea of tho men uud
womeu that caine in my way, and hors was not of
the kind that pleasod me. Ouo featuro sho had.
bowever. that was inaguificent. an.l that was a
bead of golden-red hair, nowhero observed in such
perfection nowadays aa iu Lombardy aud \enice.
I could aee at a glanco thu,t had she let it down it
wouid have. reached to her feet; aud as to tho color,
it was Bu;<erb.
I was appreliousive that I wouid pass a sttipid two
or threo hours at the swoll diuner that was about
to come olf, but my anticipation was agncably
diaappointed, for a tnore charmiug cumnanion it had
never been my good fortune lo mcet than the one
that sat uext to me at that tablo. No sooner h.el
she eateu tlie half-duzen oy ters l.ofore her, und
drank the glass of Chablis tliat was pourcd out for
her, than an ontiro chauge ensucd in her m.mner
aud inental charactcri>tica BM MlMM vivaeious,
quick to disce'ii the ilrift of my reiuaiks, MOdf at
repartee, witty to a denroe that I had never seen
aquulled in a woman, whii. ln i face lighteo up with
an iuvelligen.?<? that astouished, wliilo it delighted,
nie. 1 waa enraptiirod, overwhelmo,!, enthralle.1,
?ubjugatod, ?verything. in la. t, that expiessoa the
eauplute siipreniacy that ataat bad aeqairad over
me. an.l that i? nidicativo of the do.ninanco of love.
Ab theiliuuei went ou there was uodioiinutiou in her
How of Hpiiita, or iu the appositouoas of eve.ry word
nhe uttered?Moir bM waa beautitul: now thore wan
Mpraaalaaia all tho MlnrM variatp af whMh tM
buuiau laco is (apab'e, und when 1 haudod her into
hei . ?arnag'. I f.lt suro that my huppin. s> for the
MMpiratlralj fmrjntiri itl lifo that y.t romilnad
to mo (lepouiiod ou the la.-t of my beiug able to get
bor for my wilo.
?Mary i'lowman wns her namo. I sent mv
broogiiam BWB1 and walkeil hoiuo iu ti.e cold
wiuter air, hoping to cool mir bead and . alm the
beatnijs of iny old lieart. 1 did not smceod very
well, aud therctore. when I threw mvsell iuto the
big chair and etrotchiug out my lega pulleil away at
the Btioii-ost cigar I could liml, my thoughts all
went to hor. Thirty years '. MT8 her. A inature
woman, iiiat aiioiit of a snitable ugo to bethemie
of a mid.lle-aged man like myself. liom lunk
lianiKx k she oauie, ao sho had tolrl mo, and was
atopping at the Windaor llotol, where I waa bv her
peniiLssiou going to uall on the followiug day.
vVlicre waa Tunkhanuockt I had nover heard
af the place beforo. 1 had au i.le.i, howover,
that it waa souiflwhere in the oil reglou of
founsylvania. but in this Iwaa mistaken. Igot my
ga/etu-or uud huntod up tbe namo?" A villugo in
Wyooiing (Jounty.l'eiinsylvania. I'opulation, )i.r?:i."
I knew onough of googruphy to know that vN yo
nuug Couuty waa in tbe coal district. Douhtleas
aho ownoii it'iines of coal and irou, else why auoiild
ahe i.i e in .ui iasiguificant village such aa Tunk
hanuock certainly waa f
Thero waa Boaiethiug Btrnnge about her; some
thiog that iatorested me inteusely, aud nt tho aame
time frightened me. Why bad the mental inertia
ti'saviuiaroil aa sooc as ihe )>egan to oat and drink 1
V'hy had tliere Isson any mental inertia?stnpultty
ki really waa-at all 1 Why bad ahe beeu ao pretor
natnrally bril.iant.at the table! Which waa hor
normal condition t Perhapa after all ahe had onlv
been meutallv preoecapied and a gl-vaa of wine had
excte.t herbrain to new thouglita. Clearly Iiera
waa a caM? to Btudy. and 1 resolved to atudy it, but
1 waa none tlio leaa in love,
So I went on tliinkinir und nmokin_? till 1 nniHUPrt
my ciirar. aud tlmn tfctting up lahorionaly from tlie
comfortahla cluiir, made ready BO iro upatatra to
bod. I waa juat about tum.iij. out tho urgand
luii i.er over tbo talde., when a lo.nl rinir at the .loor
licll, Boiinding in the atillneaa of tho niB.it witli ten
ioll ita ordiiiarv londncaa. BBBliM me for tho
iiioinent almoat out ot my wita. All BBB **__**_*
had honrt. ago gone to bod. so I wulked thron_.li tho
loi)_.pi.89a_rewiiv x-ith no pleasant feelinirs m my
ho.it tovvard tho uiiM-aaonalile intriidor, and ready
00 aliKlit O-OIOOattBB U> troat him with BBOBt
Ooortoay. Ithrew opou tho BBBB. and thoro on tho
BtoBO stoad a woaaaa. . ., ,
"I wiah tom>e DooBac Waldrou imuiodiatuly. ?no
said in (piick. sharp tonoa.
" 1 am Doetor Waldrou." ,
u If I amto talk with vou I would liko tocomo in.
a Very w.-ll. o_aflom" netlimr out of tho way aa I
apokoiiud thiia aBowing harto aotor. ??ooae '"?
i.y all lanana it ia ooerly i o'ehmk bat .lo.-tora
u.uat exaoot to h.ivc ooaoaaooahlo riettpte.
"Ofooarao. lt peopla had Ihoiroholoo m taa
mattor. thov woul.l prol.al.ly picl.-r tO uet aick
during ihe dayttiae. Thia visit r bbbbbb you ua*
ttiaaarcoabla to mo oa it la lo yoa. .
1 ofletad her a chair aI slio entoie-d tho rooin, and
when she had takou it, etiiliia.-ed tlio OffOBMBUy
of lookiag at her. ... ? __i
Bha waa hftji ot looot, and had tho oaaaanooa or
beintr a honaAKeoper ar aaaaa other -Und ol opper
a.Tvant. There waa aothiaglo her {oofca tae_eite
intereet ll<-r expreeeloo waa one ot ommiieaaeau
digoitr. Mvpniiio ebjeeftwoate not rMoffeoraa
aoon ao aooaible. . ... .. ,. ?? ___ /lf
"Now in-idam." I aaid with 0 "bl-'ht BOBOOt of
i,?|,':it.ciiceiu inv voi.-o. "I shall be ?bl>-.;d to yoa
if vou will to 1 me the objei t <>f your visit.
Bha made oo aoowor ia wordo. but plunfftng. ner
hondiotoo poeketof lier froek. prodaeodooaioJI
pockogO. whicli slio Iai I on tlie tal.lo.
- 1 have heerd that you gira apeclel attention t<>
dia.-a.scs ot the l.rain. au I tl.at jron ai? very siii-c.ss
lui in iiiicnveriii-t their tnu cliaraclor. 1 vv:sli yoor
ae-Tieeeforopatteot who is und.-r n:v Immediate
cliar-re und who ia vcrv deof lo mo. 1 am her gojr
<.rneea gnoi-iau aod ouree. I am ao thoroagnly
arauaiated with hereymptema that I c.-m mve tbara
to y.-it witli abeolata lidclity. ao that it will not ho
iHinnaaonr for v??u IO soe her. Youi ?
"S4M.il y.ui akam, I axclalmed. l nevor
under any circiiniatanceH eive an opinioii of B
patient that I have not tlior.u_.lily peraonajly ex
aii.inol. If vou wiali ine to breol tl.io.i_li thia rul ?
you mav oBToyooraeU nuther troui.io, EerlaaaB
not violato lt now."
" I au. prepared for thol objeeti >n. ahe auawwed
wiih anttie oompoeore. "Inm a Boooiou. and in
my country thora aro pbyaisiaoa?and aendarfnl
mao they aia. too thot aio ohle t? diaoero tbe
nature of a maladj frwm laapeeting, not aaeaaaanu
the whole body, bol o portion <d .1. I do ool rapnooe
t ti.it the American doctora ore their inferioia, and I
have beea led to aappooa thot jroo ore atill mora
akilfnL I cannotailowjroo at preoeotto aeomj
chartre, but vou can now, ifyou chooao, inapeota
portii.n ol her body. 1 Imvo it bere in tlns pa. ka.-.
"i.icat lioavi-n!" I tiiou_'lit. "wboto bombla
woii'ii'i'" llookedol tbeamoll aareel tbat la-, ....
ihe table. Itwaalaraja eneoch to oontoio oo cye,
afloger thetoogoo,oooar. I was aboekedo youd
meaaure uoi onlv al tbe neld-blooded ravelatioua ->i
tb. won. ni. imi at Ihe aiviut ignoraaro oo i aopor
stilion tl.at ll.cy Iraplied. That ahe bad 10 aome.
iray mntilated tbe poot woma.ider her control i
hadnodonbt I turued my ajrae tcward het .."-l
ii.<a I ont-ced wbat I had aol a.-e.. befoi-, tbe
i'aitar cast of h-r io.iturcs. Slio nitMOd my in ;??
t m.
u I am a Ooaaaek."oaaaold, proadly. "My father
waa a prince. Vou aro lioiri!i?--l at what I 1. ivn told
vou, Imt yo-irI'li.otioii leentiialv mtoplaetd. >..-'"
' Asahe apoke tha laat wordo, aha tere opeo tbe
nackaae ah.- had broagbl with ber, ond dlnclo mi to
inv oetoniahed goao a lon.; lock of goldoa-rod hair.
gbe draa It alowly between her nogeea aa thou?n
admiriag n. bat aeanand i<>st io *> aa batonoa
tlioii_;!it tli it the i onteii.pUlt.o:. stiKi-CaU-al.
I broke tbe aileaoa.
14 And vou o\|.c.l me to ).r.-a. r.b.? for n patient
by aimplr lookiog at o ioch ol ber liair I I am aoi i v
to tind thal fo i btb ao Igaaraai and eredoloha as to
beliere thol auch a thin.: eoa !>'? dono."
- [gnoranl ou I arednlooa I may ba," an- anawaiad
aritbaabarp t^>n of oantampt ui ber vaica, ? bol 1
kt.ow that tl.ero aio phraieiona la mr conntry who
coi.ld i.y incrcly looklng at theae few atrooda,
diacovor all the phasea of my d-iiln._('s diacuta, ita
caiisea, its h.-ut, a-i.l ita nara, aaa are aup
poaed to i>e eolightaaed; yoa hora miero
aoopea nud tihoaiioal Bmta. and Qoo onlv kmu..
abat alaa, aad yot wbaalgire yoa n l.?.k oi hair
thal ?iew not hall 00 n.d. froa I h<> a;.,.t Where
my poor cliild antera tha moat ogonisloi paia. you
eaa t'-ll me nothiag.n .?_',_.
? i;iv.< me tlie luir." I aaid, aa an idoa llaalie.l with
tlu-rapiiity of o atroha <?f li_;iiti.iii_: throogliO-j
iiiiiid.
" Yca," abe cxclai.i.e 1 willi .-a-.-.-rii-ss. uTak?it.
I am .siire y.ui can lind out aomotli.nK, You will
aaro hm from death or," hIu- Bdded, ? (zom wuat ia
aroroa. a laoatia aavlum.''
| tooB tbe loogeilken treaa ia my boo-I*. I' waa
of .x.iitlv tlie a.i.ue color aa tlie hair I Im-I a? nillcli
uduiiival Uu houra l_elor.- on llie bood "I M.aa M..rv
Plowuuin. It vv:.afully lour Icet IU k-lintii. I waa
?are ol ita uleniity.
?? ll.uv did roo gel thiat" 1 iii.jinred.
" I . ut it ')!.. oi OOOIBB "
" wi.v eoa 1 not M-e tl.e patienl T"
" Becanae lu-r father _ml aaothec hara ealled ia
two olle-i phl aiciaiia ahoal-Boa with l.cr. and
they would objeot to your aeuinir her. I ina-l.- an
oxoaoa for heiog ahot Bt aml, takiog a eorrtoBe,
oame bere le eonaalt yo'i."
MTheaoa ahe haaaedieo. attoodoaee. I eoonoi
mterfere. M iy I ask tha patteot'a aaaaa f
" V.ui in .y a-k w iai y..ii pleaaa. l.ut aa vou refna.
t ? h. -lp iu.-. I shall hav.i ii .tuiiik' furtlnr to .lo a it.i
you. Qire ma booh tha hati aad let me _;...'*
Bho Btfetebed oattief haodaad aaiaiag the lock,
hofoa ie drow it Ihioagii _ay laora. oo the laat
part of it aaaopod my graap 1 fc.t thal tlu- oud.
were roaah.
">top!" I aseloaood. "Lat mo lo..k otthioooe
molllellt."
1 held it under thn full glare of tho nnraiid
hurncr, aml f?i? kin_r ur> B baad leoa tl.at Iny ou th.
tahio. looked tbroBgh it at the iiuiK i. ot aaaa
? Vou did not cut tlna hair," I aairl, aoreialy, " for
it I'-ih l^eu toru out by the roota, every aiogla ?tiai.d
of it."
? Then you can t<-l! aOBBBthiBg after all lioin look
lag at u Im k of hair from a vvo.iiuu'a liead. Ua, Ii i!
I tbouabt vou w.-re wis.-r tlia.i you irave fOOiaalf
credit fOrbaiag. You aoo.1 kaew yao bettor than
you knew rOMOOlf. >lmll I t.-ll vou aoiuethiui.
elso! Yca, I will. You Meogaiaatha hur. Iteoma
from tlie hcid of tha wo.iiai. vou love. I n:iw it in
your .-yi-". Well, alie haa juat two Inm died und
aeveuty-niiM- -tran.la lesstl.an wl.en yoa laat BOW
her. I piili.-d tbeca out aooheotoapeej liahtly from
lu-r eorriaga, and I ooooted ererr ooewthem aai
ranio li<-re. Two l.uiidre.l und BeaentT-iiiuo.
Noii.ln-roiie.iiore, in.rou.. leaa. lt wiw ? liorrul tl.ii.K
to do, wasii'tiiT V\ liat a nit.-o.ia crv ahegOTOP*
__M la-i.t liTwai.l 08Blm utt'-red tMOa lasl v. i.r.ia.
and peerad intomv fooa with a look <>f malirlona
onaningoo bereonnteooooa thotwoooo dlabollcai
u one as 1 had over BBOB.
I w;_a almoat oaercoaaa with boroor. IIow my
dtirli.iK muat horeonflerod aa taa irietched woman
ti r.- from lo-r leoder akia tbe ailken atrooda tl.at,
lay boforc OmI 1 lookod at them Bgaio alinoat
azpeeting to aee o portiao of tl.o aealo haaging t<?
th.-in. Hut I did uot waate maeb ti........ ladm tio...
u You vil>- moi.at.-r '" I cxcl.-iiiued. aa I mae Iru.i
my chitir and pallod down the I ? _.11? - l.-ver of tlie
dlatriet teiegropb appoiatoa and khv.. theeignal
lor a policoiuun. " Vou are prob.il.ly inaanr. hut
liinatic or OOt, l'm uoinit to have you t ikm eoiO of
for tlie niiri.t at l.-aat. Su.li t i)_ie.sea n*. you aro uot
to 00 allowcal tO run at lurue to lottOlO woinei. aa
you by your own conf.-saiuu have torturcd Mias
I'lowman."
u A lunatic!" Hlicaliri.iUc.ii; ? atnl vou've, juat found
it o.itl A protty diutor you are! Yea, l'm a
lunatic, and that hair COOM from Siir.ih BhiO_r_
baod. Sln-'a the cluof 00100 ioWord Numl.tir tt in
tlu- Wo.iian'H Lunatic Aayluin, on tlie Island. l'm
tha cr.zv Oooaoek prineeaa. Ho. hn! Miss
Plawaaoal Hho'othogtriyoo-aialoaa with. Pto
found out all your aaeiata. and now l'm reudy to ?o
baek 1 bcurd them tnlkiui; ahout yoiiaaanroiitmad
doctof. ao I thooghl I'd K<-t out un we for inyaeli.
Aml I've seen eiiouitli, l've tokoo your meoeOIO.
an.l now ln no 'iii.-k. You dou't enra ho mu.-l.
al.out the hair now, do you? Well, ncithcr do I.
Keop it, for j_od.I lu.-k. Siirali wou't bogradga it
to you. Th" r.-'s \ our i.oliceiuaii," aa tho door BOU
ruiie. ? Q-OBB alonn!"
She le<l tho way to tho front door, aud I after
BWfchag a ahort atatoment of tlie facts iu my
poaaaaoleo. aud my iafafoaoafl Itaai thcm, gavo her
iu oharge.
1 .ln! not aleep aoundly that niglit. but I waa still
?n love with Mury I'lowman, und tlio loir? lock of
I'oldeu icd hair atill lay un my lihrary i.i.i..
WIJEX SHALL ?/; TIlREi: MEET AOAIXt
A ateam-pipe .ittcr, ifaaaod in hia workiiif;
rlotaea, e.uploye.1 on tho elevnt_a<I rullrna.1, wna vrnrklni.
iii.ilcr tbe atruoture at the Houlh i-'erry yeatenlay nfter
noon, trylng to thavr out n draln j Ipn whioh had neeoice
frozen. The nre iu the aboel iroi. |,,il_, a.ta|>emloa' under
iii-th ihe plpe, U .?! rieudeued, und ihe tneelmme hud
cllintx-d the euluinn to atir It up, and u? thi yeilow flmiic
burat upwurd one or twu f.-et ll reinln.led oue of the tlre
ln tho nuldron ln the flrat aceue ln "Mu-hcth." Wlthout
any wurnlnn tho enjrlneer of a looouioilve whlch lo.d
hiclied up rtlreetly ovorhe.id itioi l Im ;. .. -lv oj ,? ,, I i.
waier-valve nnd u volume or water from the eoudouaed
rit-.i.u waa aliuwnred upuu lh? u.isu-;,i?eii.._r iu t.-r lio
roured ln Uii(.iia_;o neith -r el?i;ai.t uor inild, and a
fn.oloils.i-.il iiiiaViiipu'M/.lio. iiersi.ii calinly OIKlKllI, us
he kI-uuc- upwuru wilh olenehod haudat
? When ahall we three ment uiraln f
In thuuuer, ItKhtuiiii; or tu ruln I"
Thedrenehed meehatiio droi>po.l a plpewrenoh. ana
ll,., .-lii.ko-I.eaieai eulhualast hurriad hla atepa toward
the I_urj;e Offloe. _
An Arkanaaa man waa beaten fer Uuitod 8tatea Sena
tor one day and bia taveni waa hurnad down tha noxt.
When croaa-eyod Destlny reaehoa for a mau in Arkanaaa
ahe hlta .'..... all over.?.PblJadelphla I .aaa.
THE AMERICAN.
A JUSr KNOUSlI VIBW OF IIIM.
RinRICIIARI) TKMPLIt I.KSCRIIIK.3 OUB OHARAnTn
I8TICS?SOMK CI.KAR-SKMITID OU8KRVATIONS.
Copyright, UM.
The leading truit of the American character Is
gonerosity. This ia to tho American character whnt
the uppo'r shoots aro to the growing tree. those
shoots that riae towar.1 the light and air. **M?
mining tho diicctiou the growlh is to tike. To BM
other metaphors. it is as the loav.n afiVcting tho
wholo dispnsitiou of the poople. or tho fouinlatioii
that undeilios tho National character. Thero uiiiy
hediiliciiltvin dolin.ng this noble qu.lity af BM
orositv. but the fi.ll iu.port of |M t-rm 1-MldjltfllT
str.kos thoKnglish oye and .ar. Tho \uieric uis.
BM genoio'is in tlie lunrest MMM Of IM MTM IBbI
is. they are laiM hllBllad, bmin. iful. daattMM M
pleaao, ready to forgivo, MBffB lOlMBM la adversitv.
fro.! from pottm-ss of so.il. The MMMl that have
pioiliicodtliis charaeteristio Nlltfl partly to IM
fllrilliaitaantl al UM country. au.l partly to IM
history of tho peopln. Tho h.ibitiblo iirea of tho
cotilini.iit. richwith nvnrietv of MBBOIOM unpar
?lklhta in the histnrv of any aingte N.itiou. IM
exliaiislle^sahiinilanro of naturo. tho Bi>MMBmMMMMMM
Of territorv mviting UmMMBBMM af iinnun.i.orod
MU?MM, MMtapM a o.iist.ntl V iMgthMlBg r_M
to 11.yes of tbe peoplo, :1111st tender their IhMgMa
free aml fresh as tho Atlanlic MaaMB, nnd must
Maaa th-.r brmmm Mava with patriotti aaairatia ns
Such MMM are nece-sinlv condiicivo to BaOMMlty
?i |?npar. Bat, bmcc than all Ihat, them B M?ah
in tho National hist.rylo Eoatat this nol.ility al
sentinieiit. The sirmrgles of tho early setth rs with
tln- Mrajery of antota an.l IM antaMMrdaonrea
nessoftho Indiana. the unming of.tM BBlMMtfl
uuder a sense of wrong inHicted bplM mollier
couiilry. tho happy is-ue froni IM atixcii'-i au l
perilsof that MMeatOMII. iM MBBBIlfal unioii
01 sr-lf-gnverning Stat-s. HM vi-torio M MCMHIBl i?u
aftM Olrll War. BMrtlapaaeaaaiaa and diaraotiaa,
tln. bliaaad iHmIbhIbtmi af IM "?? nnjafltiflnldi
iiiNtiliit,,.n which WM M B plag.u'-M' d ta IMbodV
p iitie, |M MMaaiyofaraatleM BaenBeM Mdnrad
f..r IbaM aii.loth.T riahtaoM aada,?Mnat, m IM
inost onraacp rati.Mt, liil IM Mindaol tiie |Mapla
withaprotid MHIMIOUMBM oi MMBaM, aud pr-dis
B0M iheui t-> lakfl a L-eiieioui vuw ot lunnan attair*.
r..r tln- bbbm raaaaa, IM total aHaowM al {aalaM*
isiein.iikal.le. It ia one.-va .le. f-.r IbbUBM Ihat
?MM ..I tho BaropaM Wationa? with miBmlaana
hvntianUMaflaad.or aot mukl by aa? ulaai
pllVMir.ll line. wllh po'.v.ri r.s.tivelv .I il an I
araM Ini ipabk af am BMaidarabk aapaaaiM -bm*
1.0 niiittially joalous aud MMtroatfal. May. Ml
avowedly hill a.tii.illv grnu I Bf 1 BM BOOtMf -
good laak, at rafotM over onaaootbar'i ravaraM
Bnt tho AMariaaM wai tbat thcir fntan Bm
. \.t wl leoiapj praapaet, tii B tMlr raea m irabM mi
triilliiphiug and to 11 'Mi.iiidi. II. il thair new-woil.l
N'ati.ui ia iii.iltiplvirir faflMC aad ffl Mr, r.d .tivelv
t . tln. 1.1,l wori.l NatlaM IImm thoraia gaaaiM
lil.eralitv iu tlieir doetflM af liM aad M li^e.
araaparand lal pcaapar.darelopand hal davalap.
ruailiMiini is am ni ; tl.km! Mlianl af tM
Aniernaii charaetarialIm TM Macnil idi ..f daf. n
bIti arm imi'iits Ii a itrihiBg (aalara ia iM n itlaaal
life of BarOpa, Mtauiag m riflaM ala un ati itobi
nnd MMltiMllB rflliag M tlie Mtakrablfl I'h'i
Bgaaay af dBBtraatMo, Inytoad af daeraai i| ? Ui
tlie p.Vl.e ililo inllil"BOM ?f eivill/ it o'l. il
Betualljr t<? a Ivance. la a s'-ii-der ni innar, togctber
with IM gaaeral arugraoi af affiiraiatMa i
Uanth cnt'irv. Baropeaa NotlaM mb allMirear
Imb firful <>f tlnir BMgbbon, I'h.'V rto.ild -1.
iii.it hard ?rpmmbm bm m.11<* |Mm m Etm
England, with all h.-r IbmIm Mlf?iallawM, i- raM
fulof lofllag ii'iv part of tM dafwbom with whiah
n ,t irc bai and iwad Mr, ao I ii i>- ?> "i lorbidi tM
oaailninllaa af a taaoal andarnoatb the Britlah
ChaaaaL Bat IM aaaarMaaa, tbaagh aad bbIbt
ratlaolMTalM af dafflMira anaiMiaM, do aal
l.ivii it nooMMfy to iiitiir |M Baat <?f m tial dn bi
eitner nn artiiv or B navy iu M? MBlidan da
atraaffth. Tbat appanntly awrac la an IMIi
inonoy aml lahOT froM baing e\,,<'il i .;i BM-p.o
.iu : ra MrrloM. and ta lal tMtn raomroM ir. f?
la prodaetivaaaMrpf?MatMaM.rnaaiag whatovM
riakaaay MMaalrad Ihania i '??>? cau aitard tn
do MM, thoiiL'h otli-r Natl-Mi? ??iriu >t. Tl.-v a_?a
wi.rt.iiig' from t ti." to MMM r.-ttn llafl IM4bBMM>
1 bm -t it-' af thair -? ib i >r l. h il tha lf !?? r, ir.< nol
aroaaad (heraby, lii.-vi.e.ibar Mwm IMoat
iraak of IM Clril War tbaii Mlitart aapri.. ?? I
no.s was m io tnrnad IbIb \>r ;.?...?',?-.-. aadlbMgb
t ,, . would adruil thfl BXMBlbility Of rnt"rv lu tM
beg iiiimg of .1 war, ih<v wonldBopi la ataro lariaa
ii.Ii in tln- eu 1. ladaad, than B Moob nmm f??r
thla ho|.eof thatra, Md fo Iha faarlMaaoM iMraby
engeniliT.il. It ia pcaboblf th s Ihat MBkM Iheui
tliiuk that. as therr vit il mt-r.-s? 1 are ?%?-11 ingh 1111
Baaailabla, It il batlw IMI tMy aboald Boatiaaa
ntipreiiarel. s. that tln> Baaala bMII M abligad M
baail Ba bafota Mgag ng la waf, aad dallbai ila a
t. wMthM th? supr-'iii iitl.iti.i 111 .t carin.U lu
MBM MB ma be avoidel.
It wi.tiiil ahnaai ? dlaw haM tM faraparog that ?
eogriate .jualitv af IM N'lim | in, w.ll M I imbir.
Souie Natiotin inav 1.1 MBMrnll* IBBBTfad m BpBMb,
or, while iu MMI MM.tl voluMe. will iu ot Mn M
reticont. liut IM AbmcIiibi ara altwifotbai aaadid
and ontspoknn. Iu Kurope our n.-i ,'li'n.r-. pro'.ai.lv
feel surpriso at IM MBBBBT iu wliieb tiio Bagliab
lind fault w"h t'li-iiiii'lve-., iu r llaaalf Ml fortfa
tbairawa ihorteoMiaga, mbM laakflloth f t th-ir
own waarinn, aad ipraod aihet forlbaMMlfM t<>
ait npon. TM Bofftiab do thla, Mltatriag tbal a
frank laawajiillbin of ertlii IM flrat Maptownrda
reinely. rel v in % alM 011 Ibfl ti ,1 .! WOrtUaBM of t Ii.mi
rirtaaaadm tMatability ol ti. ir reputan ui. In
tlin ieip"'t. boWfltar, ??Mvi the Rnglieb. ae ool
stnppcd by tM AMariaaM la Ibair praMaad ia
their public ut 1 ,-r MB) B, IM lUMriMM BMMM
tire.iot ahoitlagat firlly fn iti tlight. af arnggiug
hiddeti Miadaada laM IM gfan <>f aril alMt,ofda
tioiiiieing ciilo-ts.il wroug-i, so h.it iM bratga baarat
or rea ler is at lirst MtBBMhad. ln a N.itiou like
tlieirs, full al active virtu?? au.l huritiug with
eii'rgv, thero muat aaadlbeaaoM of tbOM count'T
viiilu.g faults tn whiah all hOMM MMathM are
li.il.li-, homBth ng ol llafl mt error. ab-uirditv. or
ivrong. llenoe thore are donbtlaM s..nie graaadi for
BMM donuiiciaiions i but they wil! proliahlv he
fniind to M tuiged with aiagaarntlaa, The
iiiiiiioderate uso of siiperlativoi dlltOrtl the vision
aml daatrayi wantal aarapn tivo. lt i< abaioM Ibal
just raprobatiM Imm bom af its (otm from
heing guardoil in substaiico aud mea-nir.-d 111
expression.
It ia uot that the Ainerii-aus are wanting in
BJational prido. They are reputod to havo Imen
foruierly over -ten<itive lo criticivii. I.ut are
appureiitlv inuch h-ns so nowadaya. I.ik" the
Kuglish, they nre contident of the pBMMI BIMUmbB
of tl.eir institutio'is. aud the satisfactnry rato of
their pn.greHS. BMM they tl.iuk, aud with reason.
that tho linger iiiiylieput uiispariugly 11p.11 the
known defec.ts, aud the prol.o appliml iiutliuchmgly
to tho plagil'VHpots, willioiil tlie e.'ti.tt of the whole
being impaired. It often happens that an Amnrieau
sfter explaiuiug to a straugnr tlin evils (clneily
politieal) with which his country ia uihicte.l, aud
intiking ont an apparentlv foriuldahlo citaloguo,
en.la by saying that. iievrtliele>s, tho country ia
woiiilerfully well governed bettor goverued. he
MppaaM than any other 011 earth. Deapito tho
grave faulta that may be diseovernd, and tho nerils
with wbiuh societv uin MaaBaatTaMp UmMMad,
he will say that a loriu of govoruiiiKiit inu-ituitl
mat.dy bo teited by ita r.vsi.lta. 1'or such resnlts?
whilo ii. 1 it 1111111 u- that gaiint, griui, degrading
poyerty is beginning to appoar in IM MB wori.l. ua
it haa already appeared in the old?ho wotild |iomt
to the aocial condition of a largo MBM ainoiig the
pooplo. Ile would dwoll on their induatry and MM
prlso, their oduo ition, trainiug aud latllllg.",
thelr forboaranoo aud sulf-couiuiaud, thoir sound
aousn, thoir oboilieuc.o to tho law, their fiillilinetit of
puhlio obligations uud dutiea, thuir rospo.t f ( r tho
Uonstitiition of their oountry. rerhupssouio considor
that evils are inaoparable lrom tho constitulion of
thinga, aml thoteforo neod hirdly ho NgMflai seri
onsly; whllfl others are dispoaed to extonuite or
minimlzo. Ilut thero are many sovoroly conscieii
tious iiion. whu, without any disparageinont 01 tho
iiniloubted meritfl bv which the proneut or.lor of
aftaira ladiatingnishod, and without lulnptni,' iny
Utopiau staudard of roforiu, d* display thu ibaPM
teriatio of candor ln tho huheet de_;roo. Snoh men
Will depict political orila without tho leaat oxtenua
tio.i, ofteii e .prnc.ui-. the graveat alarrta at tbe
growth of povorty in citio., at the daurtors of
univeraal aultra_,o if the inultitudo ahall become
ignorant __nd deba.od, at tuo provalouce of oorrup
tit.n. aud tlie Uke.
Under all tho c.ircnmatancei of the time, the quea
tion will au_t_re.it, itae.i aa to wlietber ambltioo is to
ho fookeaej omoag Aoaaalooa ohaoB .toriatics. For
?BBtaaaa. HM Proaoh?.la iaotaiag to found a
coloiiiil diMiiinioii in diata.it roijions, while their
owu aoaaaryla not ovnr-ponulatnl, aud whiioat
hoaaa thera ia no ptaaanfB driataf Ihe peopla ta
BBBiffatB -iro 08880804 bf ainhition. Tho liiii .iatu.
when aaooriog.?.ii-mim.>.f larnlaty la oddlMoo to
au aroa BBTOOdy va-tt. hut bOBOfiaaBly oco.ipie.l. aro
atirrod by itinliiti iii,>uioii_? other mitives. Hut
t haa .ntii_li of thmr aroa ,a for MM paoBot p irt ot tho
y.vir aaaw-ala I or fioat beuod. oo.l aoaoogaaatly
Boaoioao loag lor eoaae ol tha aaeJeload beep-toble
cliin a bovond theii o#u orlgiaol lnn I.. Iu tlie
oataMialnaooi aa i oolorga aoai ol a tereigo oaap-io.
ao oa etooaoa <>f tha Ko rii.h aro eiv-t iloly oatbitJ tao.
ihoogB tha atiibitio i ia raatrolood by other elooaoa
itut tii -ii tho Britlah paoplo aro oat|wiwlo| thotr
coii|)irativ,-.iv little btend. oo<l tho praeaaiaal
lio no ia oeaoMmalOB argiog thaaa oa ta eolooiio
tiou. iu tina so ., i smi. of t io 4 ii -riiMii KoBaa 000
I. ivo alao baao. aad ai.il ?r?. a a otloai; hut oewo*
dojratha maiortty >?t dmorioooa le a .1 aaom io bo
m ivei hy tarriterial ombtiloa. Paay oppoor lo ho
iu no thi. mtisiii. l hv thaaaooooaiao al wooothat
fail letueir letalmual aiahiai eay Hatloool adort
ou t'.eir pirt. Theyrag-wd thairowaropidospoa
aiou witu a aeft of a u ta? oo it. vv 10 loiinj; what tha
on l will be, or -v .on iiie ii i ii gnal m ll ba leauhod
fh ir tiioii.its tu a nt'it tivi.-d thoaoaaelldo*
tiou in 1 -a ? t ? 1.? ii i:11 of tha doui ii-ii'i th'V alroadv
have, llia.it. llio ac<|ilsitll)ii of Irosli poss-ssions.
Hut arhoth r taa reatoa i >io a ohitioa al Imeriaooa
I. ? -..it- ir.-l or n >t. their apiril of enteri.rso is
apii iMiitlv Inaetiable, ln no reepaet are they m ir..
e .in.-ut than in enterprim. Qraat Britola bae?al.,
witli her woil l-omir.ii'uir n in.-atioin. ia hardly
n >p. ouioror.-iu., tlia i bac rlgarooi progeny icr .ss
thoAtloatith As the I. usis ot' eaterpnea tho Aawr
n- m. ii ivo ateorieo ? i aeea n ilat "1 io the old world,
anl lli-, lauli'ilv i.spirn t> acliicvo aOOMthiog
!..-tter atilL liiis aepirati-io is tareredhy th?ir
aiirro in liu^a, l.y Iba nuvo ty ot tli i umit.a.is
i'ii > iir whioh t'u-y ,-ir,- tlio.va, by the uaprece
? l -i.t.-.l au l anporollola I adraat t_am th .t aotora baa
doneatth~ir feot, <?.- panred ioto t ie.r lap. still.
hUtory ottord. m >re thoa ooeotomoleofopeople
v,-; i, itaopportooitioa anl faillngto otiiiaotha
li.i.luty of i'rov. io.ir.i, |t la no or so with tlie
Viii-iu-tis. They ara atlrwd by araaaooabiaraaa
l---:ieis a-i 1 hy a natu il diaaootoot vvtiovory
tblOO th lt e\,<ts illii .1 .1 i.e I. Olt-M N.lt.oil. c in
i. m ili ? ii ive thia fealini ia tho aome degree; thougb
? ol ih.-ir im .r ive ne .ta hivc heoo broo bt
obuat rapiilpi yai their prueooa of ehange hae boen
aradoal. lalthoy are ewmparatitaly eaalleaa iu
almt' n ; Ir.-Hi i.i,-n. II.u Iba Am ?iic.ii.s liavo
wiineaae.! eaeb epee ly Iranefortn tt.ona thot tluur
Ibotigbta Ii -."iii i 0 .ii- irJioorilv raeeptife af oew
iioiis. Thia eaterprieiag tomper, a la opero
.it. ia one ef the faotora lo taa Notieool ?u<.-.-i of
i be Imei I moa
It foUawa that indiridoaliti loo morkod fo.iurein
tbe \ nerieeo eharaeter?thol ia. a ame'a peoerof
llrbtiaa h a awo b .ttlc af e imu u aai bia <>wa fort
i ,. i ,i .i -..- 1 ..-I. iu> aud soh h i ,i.ci.i_; ... i.i...-r. of
. i ; t li- . ii >i, sa ol !.is own ... id on a irround
? . . ? , I' ua ii ?a lo ._; bee i K i nv i a. ,i llniisli
. Ii in t-nat a lu '.. l'l? i>nH ol th ? world. and lt ta
nteaiadv .|.\ .-lo ..? I in th ? ir.i'i -at l-iutic aect ou of
. . . \ , ?i ,. s lon r ie -. lt w n ,-f <? oir .<? t'ie c ir linal
in litiv >.f the aarlj aettler. or i oloniata; by them it
. i ? 11 i is i 11 ? I io 11. ? tiaane mi r i..m ; and It haa
leeii.s : _ i.y tbe -ui. ."iu -ut airoaamtaaooa ol
lh N.i oi. 11... i ;i> i> : ..a ?. -wi'.e l laea new tbaa
r'\ a no'in I-..?..? .1 l.r HtOtOi 0 I h- I 'iiiou I liat
baveatta iad im-tora growl i, if is aowty ercr
,-? ? i ui l c ui.-1 iai > ii'- I. "lav in the rtelag BI n?-s
?f t!i- VV.-.t. I'lim ii . I ..,--. iro u-'v-r al-OWad ta
-li. ii. m. ie.r Itavitalitv ladee i>. I'l.1 ? iadlai laality
? ?( . Ii .ra lar Ot linar.lv rii.ni Ani-r c taa to ba ao
!!,. ,? ??? | ,u t . -ir |.r: v lta i'l . a M to oo te...porar.lv
i idiilniant t . pohlif a laira t.n-at pelit eol wr.>n.'a
.ii,...at,-r .'-.is a t'u ra wtl. a r.mk lut.iriauce,
..i.-ked p.lticuua llour s!. liko thagnWO biVtree.
lh .? B'l.ii to1 il of evil thoa '.r-, r,".t il.o.it iii .v ha
v i-i iiio.iielv, bal fortu . it.-lv it aiaka ia mtgne
lu |.. vl.-. . ...iii.rnl wlh thn entir?ty of tho
SitM'iai Iii". I1-- tbe e.ii wi.it la ,ii iv. at.ll tue
-,. 1,-liiuerv of aoeiely vr.r... ..i.'..i|..-d-d : atill ,n_.i
c.U.ire -i?re_ Is. aod ... lualrma aro in llliplle.l ; -till
f-rt.ioa.tl.in airik**. iI--;i.t bo i deener Into the
n ,;, .1 if or ,,| in.1 anlig toi ii.ii.I -?? ,. ,-ii,-a furtli.li
ii.d fnrl er ii.to . Ii" a i.i.il f ilirui. nt.ll the at .o.in.i
ll v ii . ui I vi.>r,>.s i|i. ? laiiion iu tho |.|>I..
.. atrononc aud atiaogar, Kai a while thera
ui iv ii<-w,i:..|.i. it tlio paUaOOa w.th wln-h tho
i? .;.'. en lar.-.ilui-ea that have baan fe .rlossly ot
,, ? .,| aid d--i.uiio.il. Kv.ni t'i-.t wh C. .a
iii.- llv lyraioiv iiiiiv l?i aet ili". the nriliiral
i......i . ii ,.' iiuiii i.iiiai.... iv l> ? Infrinaad. the rig ita
,.f itoe p.iiil.e m iv hediaragafded, aml Inqalran miv
-ilnv laag will s.i uu aai ui to Niicli tbioga
laat f" I ba I a. t ia. ll. .1 t (??- p ople. con .iioiis uf t lu
per e. t ni iseiv lli -. ? ui .-\-rt al will. iiiiiv not fet
I. .aa aorod 11 inm oai lo fre a other oeoopatioaa iu
ord.-r to ii|i|. v tbe eh ik or thn r.Iv. Yet. after
a v-h.io. e-viide-ra |.ere?.ve th.ii tho aaomiag in
d Baf-Boe haa b aa hul latapirary. aad taa people
raise tli-ir str..ii.'ri.-lit arm lo baal down thn evil
.is .. il. i ale.l_.c-lii.ui.ii.ir, or Hwoep it aw.iy ua witli
i i. aaaa.
\, .. ,1:1,0111.laat of thia in lividualitv of ohar
u.-t.-f. ti....-ia Illl.-I. >itv. Allh ?<!_,< an A1.1e.ua 1 la
atrainl <_r hia < iae in m inv diiaetiona, aml loraa lo
bave ?a ...my ob ????ta .?s poaaii.li. under bia keo
smiull in-oualy, al.ll hn M Opt at beodiog hia miii.l
-tuctly to eoeh obieel m turu i_.it>I lnog hia
tli..u_.hts closely apoa it. Mia pursuiia am inaiiy
?.i.i.-d. vet neaeet-Ogall of thomheta Intenaa. At
t lie aa<ne t....... Ibaia ia .n eleiaal of raatleaanaea lu
1,,. v.ii rcii obara 1 -r a t-indoney B? more lio.u
plaee 11 place. lo eaa 1 a ? obadaa, to turu Iroui 000
i.urau.t tu atmther. Phe willlnximss loderote a
iireti.iu! to a aiiurin braaeh or wora. allottn.l aooord
iugttia iniiiut ? a ih Ii. iai oo of labar. tha habitode
oi.-tii.h_. in a on t.-iil ir .siiot and eonoootrattog
11 .01. thol tli.iloviii-t.areaud tlio varicl rcaoiirc.
of aev-iiii gnnaratioua, wl.oh are oit.n aeen iu old.
i oiiutro a. w.li I..- found hut nttlo in Aun-ric.-i. TBO
a un.- 1.1. i mi i a aml li.ii.itudca inav be peiaeatlbia
ui Sev Kngland and tbe Kaatera Stetea, bal io ihe
Cent. ,1 aud W.-atern Statea they ar.- aoboaorgod by
tbe ' 6 -t ui il'.w of tbe homoa Ud*
<l w,.i.l.l be >iip.-rlliioiis ;to iidl IhOt, wilh such a
peopleanorgr r. apanradiag abarootariatlas forlo
i.u'iiall thaqotlitiea .ndfaeoltiea areeuergixeds
\ei thaenergy if Impeteeea. is ool tomaltoooa,
i.assi .ua!.- ..r ill-reg.llatail. Ilaste may bo aliavvn,
biil there w ll bometbod la it. aml axeaaaof aa"
will ... aarhad by aobnety ol calcnlatMia, I
iliouuli a.. A111.-1.c1n may n?t l.y ootore ba dlaooaed
10 p.nnut daliberatton, or tooioely balaoeedeal
.-ul it.on. y.it bo >a.I baaded und Iu1l.1tu.1llv eom
manda hia praaei.f raiiid, ao thal wbeoaver o
..lier.-v.ir pnaaptltode is required. be rapidly graao
the a tuation aud acta eoerg.-Hy. witbool beim
lluiric I or i-onfiiNC.I. That tho Ainoricana Hhoiild
b iv.. tha faeoitv <>i -_Bif4oraramaat m h.ich dearroe,
ia 11 n itmal aaooenoe. Thia taudeiioy, iao. i.ua beea
aromotod hy all Ihoif p?ditieoi orrangiimeato, bt
ih.- g. ti.-i.-il coiist.t.ii.on Bceordiog to wbiea eooB
Btete gorerna Itaalf, whlla aeoepuog thoUaa tbot
bia l all ih" statns togatoer lo tbe 1 atoa, by taa
... mner in which atoa* pablw dopartmaate, aooboa
cluc itmu. mauaitn t.iouiaelvo- ln no other country
oienni eivdiaation a etl.aUbliabioanm for tbo
et.lorc. inent ol int.-roal o.der conducted on aOOOOO
oinical aaealaaa ia the Uoil-d Btatoo. dathoritioa
do imt a..e,u tebaaspeetad to onawartor order
thero in tlm aan.c ,le_ri-eo aa elacwhem. I Ite pul.lio
apnereiitly bohta itmlf to a largi eateol onawerable
for tbat People loyolly ?t?P_? " ?~fn? _____
-eives toiexecutlllir tbo l.w. kOOWlOg thal ultlio.l_;h
thera .a .1 roei oooaeo forea i.ei.nnl, them iabato
Hiiull nxecitivH lorco 10 th" iront. A aeepiy
grouaded eouBdaneoexiata to theefleel tl.at, what
erer_naybetide ,.. tha a-oyef diotorboaoo, tho
isnioaofeoi.a aaaaa praaidiog <>v.-r tho .Nation
will evei.tiiiiiv aaaaa te tha reaaoa. .. ._._
In th-- inielleciiiil as aopan-ta from tho mora
eliar.ci riali.aof Aiaerieana, the ...ost^piom.iinnt
raotora B InreuUvoneee ln thia very important
reap.-ct theAineiicana are emioeol The Hntiali
arntlie 01.lv iKmpl.) tbat could now ho ciupared
will. them in rogord m aomhor aad. roriety of
inveiitiona; aad il is donl.tliil WbOtBOI m tiiw irrnat
....itlnrthn mighty parmii ia doiiiK aa miicli aa ita
heiciean oflapnnc ?>i all Ihe ootabla aigbtata
Ai.ienca. thn 0110 moat inatructivo and auunoative, to
11 foralgaar ia tho I'utent Oillco at Waahingion. Ilo
who would BM tlm workin-B M tho American mlnd
ariifht, muat via.l that reuiarkahlo olllce. Irroapno
tueof tue aaanhlag aod Boaapaahaoalyo mooirv
wliich ia tli-ro mado l.com palonts arn isaued, aii.l
whi.li isuaiKiiiil esamplnof tho Ainoricaiicapacity
for aduiii.istratioi.. tlm apOOteflM conaiata of tlie
noa bea and rarleti of toreaBoaa. fayarna tho
whole riinstn of miinii'fiioturea from tlie lartfo.st down
to thn ...inulesl aml nio8tdnlicateol.jeota.IbO
Amnncau. iiromukiiiK alinost ovnrythiiiK tl.at la to
I... mail. BBdet the aiiu ; und 111 whatevnr thev'caaay
to niaUo. tho tirat tlnt.lt tm-y do ia to liiv-ent aome
nov.d promaa. Aa workera. th?y aaaiimo that whiit
evnr a ia not. tho beat; tb.-v aro noveraatialied with
aoythiag th..t ia ooimprored 1 tlio prootteoblMtfet
,,??oveinetit ia 0 eardiool tenot It U tlua coiidition
01 .uiti.l that pfodaoaa tho eaUrlog logeaalty W_*_*\
rendera tbemaeinveutora gaodoll rouud-that ia, all
ronud tha apbova of proetioaj work-and loavea
them BBaarpoaiin. aml rorolf ??|uaiiod, iu thia
deportnmiit ol bomoo thoaahiV .
Tbe briglituiwa uf uiind aml mlelloctual rirm-ity
tl. ,t Btaad 001 cloorly BB-mOg/UoOrioaO cbaraoter
iatieaaro dotibtlem aitrihutable partly. tbough of
courae not eiil.rn./. to tho climata aud tho pbyaioa^
Burroanriinga. 1 e dry, cloar, pure atmospheru of
the American contiuent excitoi the brain nnd
electritioa the intelligence; the brilliant weather
Cie.vailmg througiiout a fair portion of the year ex
ilaratea tho spirits. The rapid play of thought
conduroa to wit, fanoy, aud imagery. The coiupar
ative f.ieuli y is evoked. and tiiiugs that are prima
fucie diasimilar aro brougbt together by interestiug
cninhiuatious. Amoricau utterances, whether oral
or wntion, formal or informal, pulilio or private, aro
r.iuarkablo for illustratious, similos. images, ligurea
ofspoocb. Ideas aro thus ouibolied and couvoyed.
| or MMMM l'uuiu'.ate.l, with aptuoas aud
I facility. Natural!v thoreisfear lest this facility
, should prove lutal by leadtng t<> extravuganco and
, by siiiniug agaiust tho canous of taste. tustances
of verhal exross may have occaaionally beou rile,
any may yet. apoeur. Hut year by year. as the
National iudgiuout ripens, and aa truo cultiire ia
dittusod, thoso extreinos will be avoided and tho
hypnrhnles will be touo.ldowu. Then, as such faulta
aro reinovod, tho nativo vigorofthought and ex
prosHion will retuaiu iiuimpaired. It is lm|>os.siblo
to Maaa am >ng Ain.-rioans of alm>>st anv BMM with?
out lieiug -iru ?? l.y the aparkle ot their wit.
.Soldoiit is au argumoi't ivldressed, oitlier l i writiug
or spoaking, wituout bmnir ipiced with .vitticiBin,
and thfl moral of stern tacts ia point.'d wllh buiiior
ous iliustrations. TM Aiueric.iii wit is uot so
poUabfld aud rapiar llha as the Kreuch, aud dopen.ls
les* npon doliMtl turus of relinod exprossious ; lt
is uover |i ni I.-mi i., hut is ofteu what would be
tcrmod dry, uud h alwavs directly telling, like the
wiugod -ni 11 r dyiag Mruiglit t<> its miirk.
A natural hreadtli of tlioiight. ai apfitude for
beiidiiig t io in.ud t<> tbo conteuipiatiou ol th;ngs ou
a gr.inil .seilo, a facilo cotiiprchension of maguitudo
in overv forni. aro to bo rockonod auioug American
?haraotarlsBioa Those qaalitiM aro nurtur.-.l
.in, Nt t.ie pliynicai surroiinilings of the poopio ; tho
uiajosi.ic iiuoiou whioli IM Ainericau continent has
Mm ai i out i>y n.ituro?tho toag itiatih of aaaati
the expimive l.avs. IM statoly nvors, the lakes like
iiilaud mm, thfl honndlosH praines, tho priimvat
foroata thii bmiimmi diitanoM batwaM thoa.-vora!
partl of tho contiuent. iu tho rapid tneutal grasp of
Large aoBoapthMM, which from thoir rary Immmm
woiii i bo hard of eoMarabaMioa Mdinaruy, ia pre
souting tliein w.th clearly deliuod lonns, and ui
ci.ithing tiioui witu laaaaaga tbat laataatlyatrikM
tM BBT OT the eye, t ho Auioricaiisaro surpassed by
fow, I'rolnbly iu no ciuntry is thegiltof tluent,
iiiii.roiii|.tii alaqaaaM more, wi.lely auHaead lhaa
iu the linito 1 UtatM. Ou tue other haud, no peoplo
BM Um druaiuv, or MB dispmod M BbfltrBOt S|?ecu
lation ta it laadi to no oetoal ramlt. DmMIbm the
ontest with natiire iu thocolonial times .{iii.-keued
IM iatnitirs faanltMB an.l ibirpiaad iMiaatlneM
of tho \iition. Althougl. this contost has long
aaaaaaiatM oldar BlatM.wbara ivorythiag has
Maa suiiiliied by ovili/.atiou, it is still going ou
tliroiiKlni.it tM vounger rlfutea and tho Territories.
It is tliis BtraM <?f necossity that has produ.odthe
?hmwduMfl and acuteno-.s for which the Ameii
.?.iii-i iiavn alwavs baM difltiagaiehad.
lu s.iort. all tue o unlitions of Ameiican llfa havo
(?oinuiiiod r,o iinpart a practical hcnt to tho National
iiiiml. riouio Naiioiis liav.igrowngia lually, together
wuh thoir opport initles; aa their BMflMltMM
Mtbered raand them, so theiratraagtb and ribrti
hicauie Ii urdflBfld : aa thoir lal.or iinTeasod, so their
raaaoriM mnltiplMdi iaflaatM infaat UarealM
w iriuod to Ins work hy degTBM. Hut IM Ainorioan
Nation is Mko a lull-grown lierculos confronte.l at
on o with all hM laaori and andowad with Might
aquni t'? tM sild lenness of the va.st oeeasioil. Tlieil
tinre uai I. MB tln: instant need ol a takmg un anns
a-'ainrit a MB of iroiililo," troiihle, bowever. through
wliii'h a iia-.-t.igo .an be, and has beeu, viotorioiiBlv
Ior e.l. Ihin it is that IM AwHfiMBI boTB MM
Miapallad MMaaiM a araattoal ffatten. Hesides
tlie i[tnr of n..saity, thero lias been tho aliiireiueiUB
ofaooMfla TM MMbiaad raaalt has excite.1 tne
poopio with a wi.iiderful sfiiunlim, and iiulti. nd
lli.-ni BOt i.lllv t>> wurk hard. Imt .-?* hoiij." think. to
ovorwork tbanaolraa Thov aio Mlhwradbf more
th 11 one philo-.oj.hie anthority to l?e surteriiig from
hiab-pnoMn Md avaratrala. No .loubt wtta such
alifoMtMiM ti.oro is danparlMl IMyaaoaldM
lo 1 lo foroat tho ultiiiiate auiMot the highost liuman
cXISt.'UCO.
Kt propter vltam vlvendl perderfl eausas.
liut prol.aiilv this tendoncy will baaaMMdJMlallbed
astho N.itiou l .nsoli latM it-udf. Thero has he.ui
heret .foro a want m Amonea of ? leiaurod classos,"
of indivi luals i..t preoecupiod with practical caros.
:tid froa to '-in.ilov th mnol ?M in tho nur-uit of
?oatnel trath, of IM baaotifnl in art, of alaraaad
rerinfl io it, of sporulatiro abilaaopby, in sh.nt, of
ov.r. thing ooraprabaodad la IM indafloita but
BaggMttre torm of " culture." It imut bo admittod
that m vet b bmm i ii bf irom i.oing abraaat of tho
foromoat Kuropoan Vations as regarls culture ui
tho i.o.t lanaa. Bnl sh<> is daabtlflM gatniaa ground
ta?ti Mr lilaratoM ia mmIj if not nt all. hranobM
is growing apace, and In some is alteady splon.lid.
A Ulaarad alaM is springing up und H recoiviug
ooiistaut iicc.iis-.ions.
At pro ont, men aro wondering whether America
will ovolvo a uow eivilization. and, lf so, of what
sort it will bef Is th"r* really "a coming raeo ' f
If so, ii that rac.e to anso ou the Atlantic IMM aaw
BMOi i.it" I w th uio'uorios that are classic and hls
torio coraparad With the now social fonnatmns iu
t!ie We.t. or ou the hro.td basm of tho Mississippi
?ad tM MiMMUi, M in the bBBMB of tho Kocky
HooataiM, or in the'racitio seaboardt Some Ingh
authoiitie-i auticipato that America, derivmg
sta ii,na uot oi.lv from the United Ktugdoni, but
alao fron Soandinavia and (lerniany, roceivmg, too,
so un blood Iroifl Friuce aulltily, will croato a
fvp'i af oiviiiaatloa aakaawa bafara, As yot. how
evei. Amonea may lw deeinetl bOtmI Ilritain inten
BiBMi hor eivili/ation is as yot un einauation lrom
|M MOlMr land ; hor virtuos. evon when disjihiyiMi
iu au BBtlMM uiantior. aro aftor all very Hriiish
ind.ol: her fitults MB oither of Hritish parentago
or an Brltiih qaalitiM galaaalaad into an axeaaaiTi
fore.ifiiln.n-. lt will bo a inatter of tho liveliost
. urio-iity to Hritish poople to see whether sho
ptoiii-e-, w t mi her Ii mts a form of civ ili/.atimi
aoattaiaador aaattaioabli alMwhara. lt will be a
Mi.iireeof prido to thom if she continues to niovo
along linea. or in grooves, similar to thoso of the
ui ithor-land. At prcient all \morican eyes geein
tarofldtaward *BM gr?at Wost," aa tho land of
niomisfl. The comparatively old country MtWBM
the Atlantic aud MM .Mississippi. apparoutlv is pro
paring |o lowor ita proud atandard beforo the
rising glory of thfl country hetweon the Mississi].pi
und thfl I'acilic. It is <m the Intiir-stretehing slopes
af the BaaBf Banatalna east aad waat, thai the
Auiniioau characteristics-open heartediiess. iiiveu
tiveuesi, raaaoraifalaaaa, Mtarpriaa, aaaray, soif
roliauco?aro bcing eviuced in tho utinost degreo.
KlCIIAKI) Tl'MPLI.
MAXORA.
Forty ilawns have toucheil with llcht the masthcad,
And forty cvcnln;s rmldeiied rmin I the prow;
I'.nii they havo known, h.ir.< Ihlrstel and havo fastod,
Bai they have won a MBBlM Imrhor now.
A flcckltmsky, far tuuuiitains cle.ft with valioya,
Htreanis atarred au.l forcaU never tuute?
Hcrul.in.Ie.1 they, then hurueil thelr faithful gallcys,
Aud Htill to westwanl turued they roauluto.
Thrnugh w.MHllaiida went tbey, tbo Ixiuicha close wovei.
ii'oi tliein;
Tlir.nigU h!aiil"g plalns that shtmuier In tho heat,
l'lll r.ipt In inlsla IM m.untaina roao bal'oro thoui?
A uiigiity i ivor rollliii.' at the.r feet.
Yet battlliig with Titanlc natiire fon'os,
hiiii aadlMBByai araaantad in their .tuest.
They aaw the BBB coiuplete a thuuaan.l couraoa,
A thimsiiiul twilU'hts deepen lu the west.
Tiu- someNvliere 'inul tho'e niountiilns scarrcd and hoary,
laBMWbBM li.'iieath that scorelunir troplc suu,
Mnnoru lav. IM eitv rr.iwned ln atory,
That many illed for, l.ul M man has won.
T. O. WATERMAB.
-?
TO UT nWEKTUKART,
WtTH SOUB WIIITB VIOLaTS.
O happy buila of vlolatl
I give ibeni to my swoet, and sho
Puta them where aoiuelhiug aweeter yfll
Muki ovar uo.
Whlte vloleta flnd whlter reat:
>'..; falrcal dowera how falr a fatfl 1
tmx tue r._*lu, O fraarant hreaatl
Invlolale.
al.iuimai COU_~.
A SEA STORT.
Pflenea A whlla aico
Phrleka want up plerelnglyi
Bm now U the nhip gone down |
Uood ahlp, well niauued, MM ,_,__
Tbere's a raf t that'a a chanca of Ufe roTOM
1 hla day upuu the sea.
A ehanoe for one of two:
YoiiDff. atronr are he and na,
Juat lu thelr manhood'a prme.
The oouieller verlly ____? a_
For tbe wreatle with wlnd and weatbar M?
Iu tha llfa upon tba aea.
One of them haa ? wlffl
Aml little chlldren thref.
Two thai can toddle BMMM
And a MafiMj ou the knca
Hoked thfT'll ?o and bunaor IOMI
It be be lost it aea.
One haa a rtream of home,
I drearu tbat well may bfli
H* naver haa breathe.1 It yel,
Bbe never bat known lt, ane.
But some oue wlll be alck at beari
II be be laat at aea.
- Wlfe, and kida. and homel"
Wlfe. kid*. nor home baa hel?
??!?? ua a ehanea, Blll i bo,
* All rtiht, Jam '?" WoJeUy
A ruan aivoa up hU Ufe for a ?>??__ _ m,__T
X_a day upon thaaaa. itKtVt H, HK-BT.
jir.
BballWB grow old togathflr f
Kay f Ibpngb 'M wlutry weatbet
^ Tbe>BTt> awaltl the aprlrtft
Wban aoaa ahall warm tbe haathef)
Waen blrda wlll moult and feaUer,
And bappy tblu?B take winjf?
And thou and I t.>gataor,
Bfltflog wlatry weathar,
w V*. too, wlll walt our aprlag.
-^Louuib Oua_D_?a Mooiyroa.
CURRENT ANECDOTES.
TBE F0881V8 TALK.
rreulilntftnn Uttrr to tht PUUbura Timet.
One Of tbe old ruaslls about the Departuient of fltata
who, from oiitel.te appearauces, looka as If ho mlxht buvfl
reeelved bls appolntment during Jeffersoii'a Soerrtary
abip, aaya that wlthln the last two yeara more praackera
have applicd for Consulates than ever bo/ore. They ar?
eapeclally BlM to MMM Coiivulahlpa at tbe pre?enl
tbue. " If I wero I'resident," the old foaall coniiuued,
" I would troat all such apollcanta as Jaoksou oua
t i-eated s preachcr who applied to him for a forelgu ap
pointment."
" W'hut'a your profesoioul" Jackaon aaked or tba
nilnlster.
?? A preacner," the latter replled.
" Then," aaid tbe I'lvsldent, "you hold a better ap?
polntment than I oau glve you."
"The preaeher," my lnforina.it contlnueil, " looked at
Jackson for a inomeut, tiirne.l ?i>oii his heel an.l left tho
room. Ilo mado uo moro appltcatioua for forelgu ap
polntii.cnts "
8on.e very queer letters come to tbe Btate Departmonl
froiu Indlvl.luala who aspirn lo go abroad. One a.nbl
t.ous but honest Domocrat deglres a forela- mlsalou. Hfl
aaya: " I cau BpMk tlvo languagoa ttuontly aud ln?a
crliuluately."
THE TWIS8.
From Tht Jietroit Free Preti.
" B.iss," he whlrtperv.l, as ho leaued over the connter,
' de ole MMM wanta aomo tea nilKhly b.td, an' I haan'l
got any uioney."
'?Caii't help tlmt, slr," was the reply. ?? I'm glvlnf
more thau I can atlord to without Ukiug on any now ap
plieatlons."
??'/... tiy, hor.*?I preautnc ao. Boss, pleate give ma
your fnll aamfl."
?' Ma V. Hiunk."
" An' dat of yer p.irdner."
?? II s MMM Is VYilliam J. Jones. What doyonwantof
our namea I"
?' Wail, I ili lu't get d.. ten, but you used me I'ke a
gcm'len, un' lieln' as we ha- |M twlns In our f.iiuily 1'ao
gwine to namo 'ein arter raa an' your pardnor."
" ()h ! you aaid tea. eh ? Why, ye*. III be happy to
put you up liair a BfllM Orcon or Jap m I Twins eh I
llopo the niother la doing well. Bay, lf you waat ??<?
i.o.-, to i.i.iKi -in.iit, men itlve 'eui atnart iiamoa. 1(1
wero you I'd call 'eui Wa-hliutton aud Jefforaon."
HR. COLL E r S XA R E.
From Tht WatUington lOa.) Oaz-ttt.
Ashort while slnceeurly oun iiiorniug Mr. II. O. CoU
lev's ni.ire was Uu ned out ?f the stable to iet her exer
elsa beraelf iu the lot. The moruiiig was tlne aud fniily,
uu.l tho nniro waa frlsky and frolicksome. Bbe wenl
-c.nnpcrlnir over the lot enjoying her fre.-dom, wheu ta
pawilng the inilcb cow, ahe playfuily ralsed her hoela
uud Kave a ku k, to knock the slupi.lity out of the cow,
and ni'ikc her Juin In tlie fun. It prove.I a OMMM ah >t.
for tbe cow was xtruck in tho heud, and fell over as dead
iialf.-lieliaitl.eell shot hy a rlfle. It Is thought thorfl
was uo mullcc iit.ir.-ihu i-'iit on the part of the luaro.
A L1VF.LY OLD LADT.
From the Mun'eiuma (0a. I Ilteord.
There was au old lady iu towii Wodnesilay frim near
the lower liue of Dooly Cotiuty, wuose remarkahle ac
tlvlty doserve* inendon. Hne Is now atxty-tlve yeara of
a?e, ploughed tno entiro day last Mouday, aud aaya sho
never lelt better or moro aprightly ili hor llfo. Tho old
lady eanio to town to do aome ahopplnr. and dr-.vo uu <>x
cart lrom her home, u dlstuico of ahout tblrty mllcs. B M
hoiiglila buggy. two sots of liarness, a lot ot dry gooda,
BIOQBlMI nnd other supplles, fur a porlton of whleh shfl
pald cash and tlie r. raainder sho had charged to her ao
BOUBt, wliien Is i.ti evl tenee that sho la iu goo l etreitn
atancea. rho old lady certainly iMissessos a wonlerful
vitaliiy. and Is a " hetter in.,11 " nowihaii uiost of thfl
young men raised la iowii. Thero are very few old moix
who plougb lu the tl.-ld at her a;e.
TIIE PI-.llTIOSER.
from Tht H'uthing'on Hitrhrt,
Hennfor Cockr.-li, of Missoiirl, la iindouhteitly the mnst
thoroughly bored with offlce-acekera of any tunn ln pub?
lic lile. Ile la hounded ai every st.-p Iiy uien wlio w.mt
pl.tces. .Mi-s.,i,i i s.-.-ins to Ii . vi- in itrabiille.1 all of hor
i.L.ee. iimitera :,n l aeM tlieii to W'lHiim ,-ion ou ,>.|.- day.
i'm- BflMtor Is so hc.iie>,'e.l at tlie ('upilol tUat lio alaya at
hoMoavorjr alght tamC araafc But they Mal himup
uud present thelr little petitlons hy thehundre.l
A slx foot brulssr from " way baek ' entervd his houso
the oiberevening. He. was ouc. of C'ockrell'a conatitu
eni?, but no sooiierdid ho set eyea upjii b!m tii.ni ba
niade up his uiliid not lo indirse him.
" I am a c iiidl.late for postmaster In our little towu,"
siil.l the Mlsaouriaii. pulling forth MB petltlon. "aoll
want you to iiidor.se me and tako my peilllon to thfl
i*ostiuaster-(ioi:eral."
s.-n.ilor Coekrell took tho petltlon and rsn his eyea
over lt. MB ui.ii.ter of foriu, tho.i laid it down, over by
bis countituent, a* wuch as to aay " 1'iu douo wuh lt,
takfl it up"
? llaveaclirar." sald tho fienator, handlair the eon
^tituent i. l> ix of flve-cent'ra. " Oli I take ? MM" ho
iu.si-.ted, ii-i frieu I heing mi liis feet ready to leave.
TM tall and lank fedow took in the sttuatlon, sat
ilowii, imiillred tor a UMteli. Ilt hla Clgar. put his fo?t
upon nmiti.er chair, leaued Uack, aud oouiplauanUy iu
qulred :
?* Seiuitor, havo you annther hox of clgars T"
" You c.iu't siuokte liut two clgars at ou e. can you 1"
" No, one Is eiiotigh. but I'm a great sinoker, and I pn>
po-e MMl bflf ? and sui.ike uulil I get au auswer froia
you about that petltlon."
The Honator hll his rlttar ln two, took up a pen. algaed
the petltiou, uud aaid, " ' < ?."
STRASOK BOBIES IS TIXIiER,
Cumb'rland hUpateh to Tht lltilaiUlnhta Prtt*.
CorneituaMnith has tlie coutract for aawiug Mfl luna
her a large nuinoerof logaout froiu troos staodiug on
th,- neldsof Aslletaiu al ihe lline of the battlfl tU.'il. Ho
sayatkat all aorts of tuis-ileH, froni eaniion mMmMBM
ahot. are aliuosl daily M wit.. ln the tlmUer, aud thai It
I, reully d.mitoroua to alaud uoar tha saws lu hla ui'll
wheu ,-iKli luinher I- in-lu -? cut, a numher ?f aaws ha\ lug
heen sniipped Into fragments, wheu ruimliiK at a Mgi
rute of apeod. Iiy atrlkliuc irou ahot imlio.ldn.1 iu the l,i<i.
A laree, angiilar fragmeat of a shed was xtruck hy a
saw a few daya a<<>, an l a perfe.-t shower ol s|.arks
raiaad about the Mil from the eontict of tho i ei.?..-. tha
?awlieliiiffln.illy8iiap|?edliiaevcr.il plccca. In BBSlMB
luataiiee aitrape shot waa cut thr.iirgO l.y asaw, lnuvlng
a i.right, no i-h.i.l surface ou eaeh heuil-phere of thfl
ml-hlle. Sl.i ,y 'e.nlen Imllots. which offer little or no re
aiatauce to tbe saws, ?re revealed iu boards and planka.
MR. WASBBVRM-rs FMMDIOAMBWT.
From Th* Ht. l.mii, i/lodt-MhM
Prohahly one of the grealu.st MMIbMH we ever had
ahroad was Waahhurtie at Farls. He ui ide BMM inoro
of a n.ark for aiMflflU la uiodern Bmm tiiau uny Miuiatcr
VflMroBMtMBurOM. Yet Waslil.tirno was thehero
of aa ineldeiit of aoehil uitsfortuun which would havo
driven auy of the dcllcate BMMM now awarmi >g after
n lorel^n place to t oiiiii.lt suiclde. If they Md BflM s m
ilarly unfortunale. Waalihurne waa onn evenlog at a
courtdiuuergiven hy Napolcon III. U was ihe in-ttoiii
at these dlBBflM wh.in the Kmprrsa aroae lo rrtlre with
the la?lles. for the <.-n( l.-ineii to rlae froni thrlr seats and
Kt.p hack in.ni 1 the i.iiile so that aho could pasa
down the llue I'et A'eeii them. Ii> this all ?? uiiil avold
turntnir thelr Irnck upon the Ktupn'siS.
W'ashhi.iue had vurv ten.!er foot. Pi.rlng the dinner
hla feet g.ve hiiu a great deal of anuoyance. To easo
himself he had quictly sllppad off his paUmt leather
piimps iiiuler the Ulile. lie waa absorbed ln MMMM>
tion MWard the close of the ilinner, aud Wiis cail<lit uu
awarea when theKiupress _ade the slxual of departure.
He w.m uliiiRed to slo,. haek wiiho.tt liavii.g timo to put
ni. his piimps. Ile BMM iu hla atockitiK-fuet, Kr.vo,
dlgaldfld aud aalf-BSMMMd, la Iba row of grlnnlng dl
pu.iuats wMMaad at hia riKht and loft. Ile betrayed
uoue of the cu.l.arraH.sinuut that ho muat have lelt, aud
waa never board to alludo to tho iuclde.it hy any one.
A LITTLE OOXTBAAT.
>V?m Tht San Francltean.
Rtrange people aro the faaulou repor.cra. I raot one oa
Keurney-st. the other day. Beinif a woman. of eiuirae f
never notloe what o;her womnn wear ; so I nierrly ob
Mrrad cur-iorliy that she wore a rjray acrge of the twn
bit varietv and sa.lly lu want of butioua au l rep.iir.
worsted itloves, uutidy shoea aud ahagry uuihrella, a h.tt
of two acaaons ago, and a clu.tk that aflBBMd M hata had
all MMMM MTM own, und bore thelr linpresn ou iu
Hhiiiing-urfiico. This eiilleing and coatly outflt waa
vivlilly recailod the next Sund.iy iiioruln.- as I peruaod
her fiifthiounal.-s, froiu wklcb I take an cxtract at raa
d.mi:
" These goods come at from *7(> to *73 i>cr yar.l,
thougb thoj may bo h.ic aa low a8|?)0; But aince only
eltthtien vards ,<rt> reipilred for the sult, lt la beat to get
a good article while a out lt. Very ko.mI loxe, of coiirso
n..t the genulne, lo accouipanr the above can be had for
$:I7 ftOper yard, 4.V) yards bflMg qulte siiflicleut for a
linly of uioderate auo and pretenslona. To suil thf puraefl
of tho-e of .slenilernieans ihei-e aro cbeaper grades al
from $r> to $10 ; but It Is queatlonable whether a clieap
lace l? ever advlaable. either as a maltorof laate or of
eoouomy." Aud so lorib, M MMM
OOLOSEL UVDERW00IT8 EI88BA
From Tht Fituburg Ditpatth,
"Of courae."aaId tbe ( olouel. laughlnc. " KentneM
la a great Btate. Wa bavo the bsBd?oiii?a|
won.en tn the world; we make the beat wliUkry.
have the most fTtlle landa. ralae tha beat hor?e? sn?
have the pure.t alr. What more could be aokrdl IB
adaitlon to ibat our people pall together. but they don t
like snobhlshnesB. Ireincmber oue time I wr?? stumja.
Ing enr of tbe monnfaln oottntlea. I bou?ht ??o w , 5
of niekola and put tbem in my aaddlivbags *vei~ loa
cahln I would come to I woufa rlde up and aak r?r a
drlnk of water. Wail. out would eouie IJHMM ??
flrl wltb a (toord dlpper of wann water. I would take a
wallow, then drop a nlckel ln the dlpper. The 1 tlo
one woiilfl run ln and I would go on. Tha eBllda
mother would oome and have the fat nentleman polntea
out. Tbe conae?ience was that I got the vote out ot
tha. house. Well. one morulaa I rode np to a MMM
a little *1rl brourtt me out a dlntx-r af water. I 'elt ia
piy pocket and dlacovered that I badn'i a eopper. I.1M
ile gtrl.' sald I, ' I aenerally have a nlckel aom*wtiera
?bout ma. bnt I haren't to^lay. *o I'll MMMBl
tbe next beat thlug for r, tflrl. aud thal'a a kl?s. BOJ
rot down off my horae and klaaed hor for my own UltlB
Dlue-eyed gtrl at horae. ?___ _
" Another little blaek eyed flrl hera shewed up aolj
I hid to kiss her for a nelce af mlne wbom abflj
looksd Uke Br thla time anotber littlef\r ahowed np
half a head taller than tbe reat. aad not M be n?
parllal I klased her, when I found that four or flve otheB
?1rl? had gathered and I saw I waa lo for lt. Bo biM
fl i.im wltb tha sioalleat I klaaed eacb on* Iw]
change ln aUture waa ao aradual that I dldn't notlM
that the laat one waa a full grown woman and rlgBJ
hand-ome at tbat, ontll I haa klased aer. Lo.jk.na up I
a?w that there wero two or tbree ?Id ladlea l?a?UItt/__
rie. aad thlnking I had msde a bai break. I llfted ma
at to tbe young Udy aad txwga.1 her P?rd?n. *n^ ?xi
plalned how It waa. Bbe dldn't aeem to mlod ll-"^.0**]
fhe old ladlea kept laughlng. and I trled toexplali.it whaa
ppe ot them ?aiL_' Wby. aarn lt, Je-tge. abe s Dlll a wlfa/
Well, 1 thouahtTl'm In for lt Tbat kuocka put my votM
ln thla nelghborhood. Wail. I Inaulred lo the nexB
houae who Bill waa and waa told that lt waa nucar
nolaiea, tbe bardeat eltlaen lo (iarter couaty. aext aa]
I bad to speak at the oourt-hooae, aud when I eaote up
cotlo?d a ?ana- of about 30 rounhd.?Jkln? fellowa off al
?nealdeaadabhjilx-foot tallow waa Ulklng to taef
and aeaUoulatlug wltb ho?b haudr * Who I taatl
Inqolrfld. * Tbari Dack Holmea and blagang,' wm M
reply. ?Tbo cold eblUa bagaa rnnninf up m? bael
and I'aalftod my tw olrar aronnd up wbera I aetua
>^ ? irun in; row. -u "u?u ?"?'. b??-?~;? w*?^
FiOBklaaapoor maa'A wlffl m a rlflb M_B ay
bat aettled it. I got 160 mora TfltM la laat M
taaa My othflTMM m IM Oc_aU*

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