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NOTES FROM LONDON.
MARKERS IN JOURNALBM-TITB NATIONAL
" LIBERAL CLUB-LORD ROSEBERY.
ta-oM thb Enotn_uico__-Mi-osi>itirr os ?a -jaiwrmsul
v LoVDfiM, Feb. 18.
The newts*. Joornallsm of London ls, I suppose
HO be seen in Mr. T. P- O'Connor's poper It
linds critics, ond Mt- O'Connor nnswera the critics,
fcord Northbrook observed some time ago that
lt was personal. Mr. O'Connor made answer tliat
nothing who too bad to be said of Mr. Balfour,
whose iniquities he catalogued and set forth
ofrosh at Borne length. But he misses the point.
Lot us agree, for agreement's sake, that Mr. Bal?
four Ib a monster in human form. The question
for those who think him such is how to do him
moot harm with the public, and how bo to weaken
Pta that his wickedness shall not avail to the
oppression of the good. It may answer very well
In Ireland to call him bloody and brutal and
lily livered and all the rest of lt. I do not know,
and I offer no opinion. But I do not tliink this
method of invective, if invective it be, effectual
In London.
Mr. Balfour quoted yesterday In the House some
brilliant examples in the same lund which had
appeared in the Dublin paper edited by Mr.
William O'Brien. Tbe Chief Secretary WOO there
.escribed as one ? who lusted for slauuhter with
a cunuehized imagination." In the days when Sir
george Trevelyan boro rub in Dublin under Lord
Spencer, Mr. O'Brien said, " If nuturo has denied
to our Chief Secretary thc resource, of the skunk
and the cuttle-fish, art has enabled him to supply
their place." The Gladstone Government was ot
that time to Mr. O'Brien * the foulest brood of
Minsters that even English rule in Ireland had
over produced." He compared .Slr William Har
Oourt to a hangman and Mr. Gladstone himself to
Judas Iscariot. How foolish tbls must seem to
Mr. O'Brien now that circumstances have changed
and he heaps eulogies instead of insults on these
same men. But the men have not changed.
Slr nenry James, to tate- another ease, is depict?f*d
By Mr. O'Connor as H the wretched creature who
has blacked Lord Hartington's boots for a quarter
sf a century, and whom a duchess's smirk makes
0 century and whom a duchess's smirk makes
happy for a week." This also may be true. I
flo not pretend to know Sir Henry James so inti?
mately as the writer who gives this account of
him, an nociant which I om sure he would not
give unless ho hod token means to ascertain be?
forehand that it was accurate, and unless he had
convinced himself that it was for the public
good, thnt so painful a disclosure should be made. I
can only say that I never saw Slr Henry .Tames
in the act of blacking Lord Hartington's boots;
pcrTiaps because it ls only in private, or only In
Mr. T. P. O'Connor's presence, thnt Slr Henry
performs this scrvico for Lord Hartington. Nor
do I know as a fact Just how long a duchess's
smirk makes Mr. Gladstone's ex-Attorncy-Gcncral
happy. I bow to Mr. O'Connor's superior In?
formation. It is not thc accuracy of it which I
call in question, or tho good taste of this style
of Witting. The only question I put, and that
?with diffidence, is whether the effect with tho
public?tho English public?is quite what Mr.
_T. P. O'Connor supposes, and what he wishes it
to l>e. I Might ask the same question with
reference to the tone which the chief Gladstonian
rrt'iin has recently?I nvan since thc Home Rule
dispute pr-cw most bitter?adopted. Tho lea.ling
. article in thal paper now reads us if it. also,
?were writ ten by un Irishman. It is rhetorical in
n high degree; full of an acrid cleverness; marked
by what seems a wish to give pain, or to degrade
persons whom the writ! r dislikes; very OOtnbnlive j
perliajis wanting in delicacy and wanting in re
nerve. To know what suits nn -English audience
is, of course, the business of tho editor under
whose direction theOO articles are written and pub?
lish <d It is not my business, nor can it bc possible
that a fotoignot should be so well vers"(] jn these
mysteries as thc Englishman himself. Still,
there ls. after all something international in
journali*-m. and even tho foreigner may (Ogtot to
Bee a decadence in the tone or style or temper of
any important journal anywhere. Is Mr. O'Connor,
or his pottom and prototype, Mr. Stead, cither or
both of tin in, to give the note of English journal?
ism ? Is lt to bc henceforward "quite English"
to speak of the police as " Warren's minions,'' of
Mr. Chamberlain as "a clever hucksterer," of the
ni.-icistr.itc who sen-enced Mr. Fyne as " Mr. Bal?
four's local poppet ;*? or even to nnnonnoo to un
astonished public that Sir Walter Bottelott
?Ofl-teaoOfl are but " vociferous maundering'' ?
OolflM] Saunderson, the TTlstermnn. fdic of the
favorites of the House, is. according to Mr. O'Con?
nor, an impudent brapgart. Perhaps this is not
Mr. O'Connor's real opinion. Perhaps it is only
un expression wrung from him by the exigencies
of party journalism. The constituency to which
his popot appeals has a pnloto sensitive to nothing
less than pickles and cayenne. Colonel Saunder?
son is. in fact, a favorite not, only with the House
in gflttfltal, but even, in a sense, with the P.irnellite
section of it. He is a hard litter, but his blows
never go below the bolt, and there is no malice in
him. He is i capital speaker; not an orator, but
O good debating speaker, ready, humorous, with
thc secret of delivering his shot at his enemy's
weakest spot. Ile can tell a story; he hns wit
?OOi, brisk wit, though I suppose he ls n Scot bf
descent. It may be said of him that he is equally
feared and liked; feared us a political opponent
and liked as a personal friend. When he once
told the Parnellites that though he opposed them
be hud no ill-feeling toward them, they shouted
pleasantly back across the gangway: " Nor we to
you." Why cannot rwilitjcs bc carried on in this
amiable U-mper, even iii print?
An inspired pangrnph in the n-afisinnlan or?
gan referred recently to the KMionn] Liberal
Club. That club was ftewribed In the reports of
tho Sullivan-not .J,,'-.- L.-rcccption as baaing
an of-ieia, plaefc or part ?? Monday's proceedings.
It had -.ot and could not have. Now eoflnta tho
?_?__.__] statement, or perhaps semi-official, that
it was not a deputation from the club whick
took part in Gie reception, " but tliat what hap?
pened was th.it a number of member, by pri?
vate arrangement met at the club anil proceeded
In carr ages to Luston Square." Perhaps you do
not greatly care for this rectilication. But, the
position of this club is anomalous. It was
founded at a time when the Liberal -tarty was
0 party, and not two parties. When Mr. Glad
Stone split the organization into two unequal
halves, the National Lilieral Club was found to
C"r;!.iin a majority of Glads!,.niansj perhaps tho
only largo political club in London which does.
Il bi filia a sort of Heme Pule headquarters
Thc Horne ljulvrs were freely elected in-mtiers.
Presently thc majority made an iffoft to capture
the club It hud I ?eu fltniliill as a lighting
nm. Time. Why should it Iv neutral in tho flgb!
now going on ? The sober heads saw tb.it. the
Step proposed would break up the orpuiization;
that th" .'monist niembi-rs would resign if the
club hoisted the Green Ping, and. as an i,rgani_a
tion, went in for Home Uule und took jiait in the
fifi..ml eottteito. So this scheme was defeated
by a gn at majority at a _j>eeial meeting called to
consi'lt-r thc subject.
All tin se laois nnd many more were published
in tbe pagan at tin- time. E.cn a n port of the
piietiiig WM published; o novelty in duo life in
Loudon. 'Ihe National Liberal, however, con?
tinues to bc a sort of rendezvous for Home-Kule
Liberals, and the more tag i -.pints of this wing
did, I believe, BBtBBBB in a body on Monday as a
delegation from the Nutional Liberal Club, and
had places assigned thuin us _uch Hence thlfl
little pani'-raph above quoted; inspired, I pre
Siioie, by the committee as an antidote to BB in
dir-crvtion. The committee la tho governing
body of the club, and has no dc*ire to mee it go
to piece- on u snit, i__,_.;.
Ho delicatrx, however, are the relations between
the two sections of the Liberal party in thc Na
tional Liberal that plainneaa of flfoooh is thought
dangerous on either side. Lord Granville pro
aided there this week over what ia called a hou*
dinner. He had to make a si-cecii. He is a
11 mira Killer, and therefore he -.ml he would
Apeak against Home Huhs. Ho this uoble Lurl,
Ba nporters aud bis fellow-peers call him, ex?
plained that he waa opposed to Home Uule be
gau-?. the Irish were Inferior to thu Li.gla_.l_, aud
ougbt bo oontlnu. boj beoause the Hottentot*
were not flt to govern tkeniselves, and therefore
the Irish could not be; because tho Irish (Colonel
Nolan, who wot present, excepted) had turned up
noses, and talked with a brogue, and no tuch peo?
ple eould have common sense or common capacity.
This thin vein of ironical nnd all but imper?
ceptible humor was supposed to spare tho suscep
tibilitiee of any Unionists who might happen to
bo present. But Lord Granvllo is capable of
much better things.
I quoted not long ago from Slr Frederick Pol?
lock's "Personal Iiemeinbrauoes" a glory about a
Fourth of July dinner in London, nt Lord Hough
ton's. Lord Rosebery was of the company and is
reported by Slr Frederick, In answer to a question
whether he understood tbe tAlk referring to Amer?
ican Independence, as saying, ? Oh, don't IP It
ls all about tho bird of freedom and that, tort of
bunkum." Lord Rosebery tells me thnt nobody
could be more surprised than ho was on reading
this story. Ile has no recollection of saying any?
thing of teij,c kind. Whether he said lt or not does
not greatly matter. Tho dinner took place many
years ago. Then, ot now, Lord Rosebery was
known as a sincere friend to America; a country
which he has visited four or five times, where ho
has many friends, which he admires as heartily as
anybody. If he said what Slr Frederick makes
him say, it was a pleasantry that ought, never to
have gone further. No American, I am sure,
could be dull enough to tttko offence at such a
remark. ________ G- w- 8
TUE ETHICS OF STREET TRA TEL.
THE CLOWN AJJD THE IGNORAMUS.
HOW TO AVOID DANGKR AND INCOyYENIKNCn IN
ORTTI.VO ABOl'T THK CITT.
* It always does me good to do thtt." laid a friend
to a TiUBUNg reporter, M he trod hetvllv on iho
hool of a man who had rudely crowded psst tnd
placed himself squarely In front of tho two pedestri?
ans. Tho offender turned around In a fury, but bs
coming conscious either of the unequal match or of
his being In tho wrong, ho transferred tho " Insult"
from his heel to his pocket snd walked off.
"These big fellows seem to think that they own
the town," contlnned tho triumphant social reformer.
" They elbow their way without regard for others.
If they aro behind you In a donio crowd they press
you oloselyi and they never seem to like It when you
turn your aldo to them, put your htnd on your hip
and gtvo them tho,point of your elbow to Impale tnetn
lelves ou. In a street car they will back up to a
six-Inch Interval between two passengers and settle
Into lt, leaving their neighbors to choose between
standing tho eruih or making room to tho right and
left Tho fact ls, there ls a great deal of Ignorance
as to how to pet about In a big city like New-Torlt
wllh convenience to one's self and deference to tho
rights of others. Clowns Uko this fellow do not
moan to annoy any one- only to make their own way.
Hu! lhere ls wldesproael Ignorance as to what ls polite
and proper, what tactful goiad sense requires, what Is
Rafe or dangerous, In using tho crowded streats and
public places, and lt ought to bo a part of a common
school education to give a l'ttle Instruction and lay
down a few general principles that ought to be, but
aro not, universally accepted.
" PAMKKOI Its OFT FIRST."
"Von hoar tho elevated railroad hands rofrularly
call on! at a station ' Passengers otf first I ' lint at
Fourteenth st. or Twenty-third si., whore, there ls
usually a crowd of ladies walting, lt ts a bold man
who will Insist on lils light ol debarking before they
get aboard. I always do lt, but I am a bold man.
'M rhty polite, Isn't h<> I ' li an exclamation 1 have
heard from- moro than one pretty ghi (to whom I
would not be discourteous for tho world). Just because
I coniilbutod my share to tho orderly and convenient
handling of passengers. Men aro bad enough, hut the
wo,nen aro worse, in this paittcular, simply because
they havo not cihor by Instinct or training tlie notion
of tho ' movement of troops.' A lady will always In?
sist on getting ol! a street car on the side toward which
sho wants to go, and will force hoi way through a
crowd of moil tallier than alight, unobstructed on th.
opj Mite side.
"Men have rather confused Ideas as lo what defer
enc* they should pay lo lari es In public placet, lt
ls well understood that In tho elevator of a hotel a
man should conduct himself as ho would In any other
room?tho parlor, for Instance?of tho hotel, and should
liso and stand uncovered when a |ad| enters tho
elevator. Hut In tho elevator of a downtown building
tho conditions ar? changed. That ls a public conveyance
not an apartment, and In II a man may do exactly as
b. would In a ht reef car. The rights sud privileges
of iierb'Slrlans a.*o very well defined, If people only
know lt. That lubber whoso heel I Just scrunched
Iud a perfect right to pass me, but be was bound lo
hevep ahead. I eau"! stop walking Just because ho
chooses ta got lu front of ino. I usod to do to, as
most people do; one lastlaetlvely draws up ia'1'i
flian stop on anuihe:-; but I have oonteleatiousrt
trained myself out of that habit, and now I raihor
' step out' than stop short.
HWIVOIS.) DOaUg AN'i) RT-ctTl r-iS DRITRUl
"Very tow peoplo know how to look out for them?
selves about tho city, and most of them j.lunge Into
Inconvenience and even danger which a little head
work would avoid. Ninety nine men In a hundred
will lurry forward ro catch a swinging door before lt
closes behind some one who has just passed taronga,
and run ibo risk of a brohea wrist In receiving Its toll
woight. They don't Room to think that If tlc-y |<i
lt swing freely toward thom lt will immediately su gg
bach again, when they may gsa. through tlmotl With
out touching their hands to lt Bal the beal way ls to
dlTogasd entirely tho door that another baa Just pawteo]
through?use the other, and let tho His! ono sw Li;-, \,U
Ile hinges If it will.
"A Now-York American has no need, ta bo In a
hurry In order to laka tremendous. risks in aaeaaaiag
tba itroet. Ho never sill totara thai lhere ls niot?<
room behind a moving vo'.:'.clo ihan la fi ont of lt, and
ho dashes over *i.;a.Areratly for tat DMie tUtoftetloo
of vcoiniUjshing a lea*. Tho Mow-York driven are
not o/'.'it,o so reckless as Ihe l'atis cal,nie, wi,,, aro
sa..,i to run a man down Whenever they can; bm even
in New-York a podostrlan hat few right, a driver ) us
bound lo les poet, and tho best way to deal With lbs
case ls to glvo the truckman Ihe tight of way. Oc?
casionally an imperious old gentleman, bke tho JMr.
Gould who was run over ami killed at Broadway tod
Park-place a year or two ago, tdvanOM boldly Imo
mid-street and holds up his cane to slop the tpproteh
lug express wagon. It may work am! ii may not ;
but ta bo sure of lt ono n-eds to be a pollceinaii'arnii-d
with the rattan of obi dal authority. How many an n
have narrowly o-cai ed braining by bale aad bone,
dropped from a hatchway holst? And how many,
even ol throes who understood the danger, teeni**, theil
peace of Mind by adopting the only Infallible rule ul
Safety, never to pass nuder a holsl I There ls always
room to go around tho hatchway, and I never tail
io do thal.
HUT TIIK. PKOPl.K AltK PACER. TO ? CIT THAI!."
"If people aro foolish and untaught about tb. avoid
ance of daugei, bow much n.oro so tte they regarding
the avoidance of inconvenience 1 Nevor a train slops
on the elevated road or tho Illidge but there ls a pro?
cession of gaeta, eager to alight, standing In tho aisles
of tho cars, ready to bo pltchoU, first headline- and Lhen
backward, yanked to and fro, OljaMalOg Wildly at the
door-trames and at their neighbors, as lim on^ineor ap
plies the Jerky slr brake*. I usually got oir th. ca:
ahead of most of them, altho.igh I remalli seated milli
the train comes to a full slop; for I sit n-ar the door,
and when 1 gol up I rise In u.y place In ihe very van
of tim procession. A little head-work saves a treal
deal of leg-wort, Tana, people maand me ol the
Wetter, boat club that ssUinisbod people ai tbe I en
lem.,ai lace*, at l'hiladeiphta, lu 1.-7H. The) Were
cA.t.,1 ihe ' Kiiocwitcoiiieii'-.-,,' or toothing Him that.
ah th- other erews bad theil peeuliar strone -the k*n|g
ati'oko, tho Harvard ttrote, the Knglltb stroke, ami so?
on. The ("hoewacoinotti-s, who pulled a sort of go
an you ideate itroltt, ware mked what th > called it.
? wo tail u th- gu tim itroke,' wa, tbe appotlM re?
ply, 'lhat ls wnat leads people In the*'- cm,nw fol
lies lu niaking their way ghoul town the one kio. is la
git thar,' ui. I freq;-iitly they fall ta realise even
that. lt 1* Hi" same, way on Ike torry boote. I
mario a bot once thal 00. coahln't tone lu* Stand MT*
where on tho boat wit bom SelOMbOdy'l Wanting lu
pass bim. My friend though! ho had bm 'hen be
posted himself on Um rodder-boll ai the stern and i
thought bo had inc. too; bat tb- imail boy who WM
h.ailing tho circuit ol tbe aftcr-deck saved mo my
money."
SHE BAD "111,11" AND WON.
From The Battas Adcertittr.
VAo bean! a rather illustrative stoij lately from lino
of our DelghboriBg faitoiy 'owns. y\n old-fashioned
ITank o ol tjii.ikcr stock, who ian a Miall ibo* Ia, lory,
Indulged in a litton thai nothing eould pty out ol bis
ii.v.,I ilial a lui raf wiling via- m nu .'mw pc. p iiaiiil
upon iho cummininy a! laig- If a woman vcr, dion d
to cain al, >vo a stipulated sum taoh week Al shu
help ways paid by tba ptsats, and he had to beep lally
in the ma-n with entreat prions, be lon,cl inls rathar
liard to manage at time*. The BWUtnetS of one young
woman especially troubled hui. git-atly. BaM would
P cist In running financially ai . I of others. ,-V last
he made ,, .iio i J ciudown In her prices, and li ld li t
why ho ltd ll. Hbo gave him a balelul glan, e. Ugh!,'ti d
her lips and went on working. !,., -saturday night
lie-il. ile... pl tn tho Cntriown, |ge] in;.lo 1" cl nt- above
the wonk Italore. Another wick w'-nt by, when he
her i.own still more. The damsel still pioved
game ariel ria* te. Die oe. aston. After a week or moto
ihe Quaker eansojent-n grew "acaiori" nial ask'-it hr
whit .ha iii*,ty|it. "It mcnaB,'' kairi ihe gl| I, " (hal yon
may keep on aad I'll ktvp de nil sou have a corpse
on vi.ur bett,ri. In Du, vivi kn,,, tn, foi I'm gill and }?n
lan't conon r mo I" Tin race ended theie, and tho
girl waa allowed normal pay. I
A CASE OF STUFFED BIRDS.
WINTER NOTES IN FLOE-DA.
ran sj-Kkius AOt-.iT ? mm. t.mon's favorite
BF.MKDT.
FxsNANDiifA, Fla, Fob. 13 ?The real estate agent
In this town la a man who does not think lt worth bia
while to smile, or he may have conscientious scruples
against inch relaxation ot h's facial muscle*. If you
have ever talked with a person who has this peculiarity
you will know how very embarrassing lt ls: you are
lome way Imineillately put at a dil advantage. You
unconsciously and .ervllely keep smiling yonrself
until you feel like a Corker; you are almost willing
to make a buffoon of yo-ii-self If tn that way you could
cause the man', face to wrinkle rlslbly, or even affably.
Mut na It li weil for your self-respect -that you are
convinced that all such efforts would be frnltlesi.
I had been up and down Centre-st here Inquiring for
a book, or something, that should Rive me a little
definite Information about Fernandina. Having de?
cided suddenly that this Southern seaport should be my
destination, 1 ha.1 had no time to ? read up" concerning
ihe locality. Therefore I had only a dim Idea that
the place was settled by Ihe Spaniards, but 1 did not
know whether that bloody Mencnde_ hart done any
wholesale murders here, and 1 was uncertain on many
nth-T points. Naturally 1 wanted to know how to be
affected when looking at certain spots In themselves
without Interest
There was a place, said to he a circulating library,
to which we were directed, but which was not ono.
The man there said he " wa'nt runnln' a llb'ry i.ow.?
I asked If he had any hook about Florida, or even
about Amelia Island. No, h* hadn't. Tie had thought
nf pettln' tn a book about Flortdy som-* ttme;*bnt h*
hadn't got lt In yet; still ho might De reckoned they
had bach books In New-York. Should he send for
one! No, he need not send, nut had he a map?
No, he hadn't got a map; there wa'nt much call for
maps, nore a young female voice from a place un?
seen behind a curtain called out,
? Paw, you know Mr. Newton's got a map. I
reckon he'll Iel the ladlee look at lt. If they wants ter."
I waa grateful. 1 followed their directions, and
tims we came to the office of the man who will not
smile. Hero, Indeed, we found a map of Nassau
County hung on the wall near the door.
Wo stood looking at lt, and presently Mr. Newton
came solemnly forward.
"Did we wish to buy any Undi* No. wo didn't
want land; wo only wanted a little Information about
lYrnandlna: we wore very Ignorant; we had heard
about the Spanish settlers, etc. Without knowing why
we should do so, we yet tried to propitiate this person
Immediately; we prostrated ourselves metaphorically;
wo were very humble and very Ignorant.
Mr. Newton evidently did not know anything about
tho town, but he waa quite Irnprc.sivo In his manner
of speech.
There was no possible way In which we could learn
anything concerning Fernandina, he said, unless wo
went to Colonel Kay nh am who knew all the old tra?
ditions; who was. In fad. a walking encyclopaedia.
Was Colonel Farnham a resident of this town 1 Mr.
Newton looked at ns tn pity as well as surpiise. Pld
wo not know the Colonel lived heret
Moro deeply al.ashed than ever. I repeated what I
had previously told him, that we were strangers,
entire strangers. I then flaked about I'unKoness, and
apologized fop |g many questions by hinting that per?
haps 1 might write an article if i could got a slight
framework upon which to build.
"There ls nothing more to write about Dil age 0000,*
ho Slid decisively. " Everything his been wiiilen.
You would not think of a<1< 11 npr anything moro Ha
sides, you would not, I hope, try to go thens without
permlSS-Ofl from Mis. Carnegie."
I said wllh humility thal 1 knew a good deal had
been written on the subject sad well written; I did
not say wh.it I f ? lr. that. I was ashamed al having
thought, for a moment, of adding lo the Dungeness
literature.
" Fiut." said Mr. Newton with even more seriousness
than before, "If yon vant ta find saSBOthJag new,
comji'.'-tdy new, taho tho steam"-.. Marthy that goes
np tho St. Mary's, herc." pointing oa tin- map. Here
he Intcri-upled himself to tell mm thar tho lop of tho
map was alwa.s north.
wi.en you an* growai o] and have left leonel, it is
exaspeiailng to bo told Ihal the lop ol the map ts
alway. Darth 1 had ? sirona desire to inform this
gent less an that i was ewan of ihe bot ilia' ho had
just stated. More, I knew also Ihal when foo stood
With yo ir face tousul the north and your bach to ihe
?.nulli, your rlt-'tit bnn'1 Will ba toward the ea*! and
ymir left hum) Inward the weet. I wa* loafing to
toll him this, but li" was talliln- on about St. Mary's,
lt va; "a beautlfOI town, n lovely ipot, hut much
deserted linea ihe wah. ibo river abo "-.a* beontlfoi,
deep aiul aarrer, it was th? very oppoetts of tho BX,
John's which hail been ko mneh spOhoo "' thal WO!
a vast expanse: bal the st. Mary's, though deep, \\\i
aarrer. .huming high booka Groot hi-torie in
t-r'-t coiHiectcii un ii this sti'catn. nnd entirety new."
it seemed as I listened, Ihal this liver bet wera
Florida anti OeorO-fl bod Josi I.'I discovered, and that
if i wo lld odly take the " Marthy11 ap to Kine's Ferry
I should be able to be th" tnt lo gtvp a description of
Ibo Bt. Mary'* to the world. In short I was given
pcrrnls<?!on to write atmiit this fortunata river, althoigh
I here vi us an Interdict on a word about DUOgoaBOB.
I thanked %Wr. Newton with a craven profuseness,
and we lefi bis olllco, receiving from him a serious
t, 'ell. ibo moment I was In the stied my Inde?
pendence returned to me. and I stopped smiling. My
Mend drew a long breath and remarked that tko only
t tiing- we appeared lo have dhcovend won tho pines
on a map which is north, and that the Kt. Mary's ls
aarrer. Those, of oontoo, wen- Intonating toots, bm
Obey WOW not calculated to go a great WOyS In a gen?
eral estimate of gOrnandloa. Such ts tho contrary
Spirit of linrnnn naluro thal Mr. Newton's word, about
Dungeness had glVOO ABO, now- that I was not under tbs
spell ..r his pmeeoeo, a violent wish to compose and
put forth a compielo and ornate description of that
lovely boase, as if it had hitherto lacou as unknown as
tho St Mary's River.
lt ls good lo be out of-dnors In this old town; If,
would he better still, If one dbl not h.ve a leoline that.
Whoa ono has como to Florida. Il ls wicked nol to lie
out all tho Hmo when on" N not Blooping Tho senso
that lt ls a linty to 1,0 under the mild skies of course
detracts something from the pleaOOIO. Kven with tho
drawback that thlO-Senso of doing richi g ves. to us
WtOhOd luman In-lries, lt U a happiness inc.. prosnlblo
for Bl to bit on a pile of lumber OO UN Whorl here anti
sun!! up tba BOltnOM and the sweetness. There ls tho
perfume of yellow Jessamine abroad on the air now.
Hut If I go on In th's Wai I -liull be reminded that
Mr. Newton would probably tell me thal Florida air an.l
she's havo been a.. much arrlttofl about a_ Dungeness.
Tba temptation lo i;lvo tho rein to ny pen and lo lao
even more of a boro than usual ls very preat wh"n
1 am wandering about In such un air as this ls. Thora
ls a good odor of turpentine from tho ban-cls on the
wharf, and :i groat .dur of fr. i hard ptne fium the
lumber. Sauntering aboal at one end of the wharf.
W0 caine upon a nook made bv the planks, and peeping
round the corner, wo found four children the - '*'ro?
biaclo- directed hy a small ragged white giri >?,.
earnestly tall-leg ultont Iho way In which a collection
of shells slum;.I bo arranged In tho small apaitmeni.
On ono end ot tha plants near UH entrance was fast?
ened laboriously wllh huge n ,ty nails a largo square
piece ol palletioard. evidently the side of an old box.
OB thl. placard was jinnted, an children print, wllh
much uso of Ink and periods, this announcement j
"They. that. have. pim,, como.
In. and. buy.
Th rn thal have. none.
.tami. of. and. cry.-'
I cannot account for tha BUddOO lapse in grammar
In the sea omi line aller such a bravo begins nc, As
ive had no pins wo stood of.
? 'tii'-r enJldraa apparently knew of thu sai? nf shelis.
for while we rOUMlaad a trll'.o al .of but Oatehful half
a donas btaeh and whits ? , ,, ,,tll| ,?,?,,.
purchases wnii pion, ami ara son oona reduced to tho
alternative ut tbooa who had oo pins.
I oavi d ii' ?? eote Bros ? tgabooda -siitzi.tly. is it
not such a_ thu-0 who gat tko full benefit of Clorida
tiri
We have a furnished room. Tn truth lt ls fiiri.l<*he>rl
moro than any apartment we have cvt neenp1. ?!. |fl
that lt tn. fl iorgo0000 of stuffed hird! In lt. Tho rase
ls so trill and so prominent that When w? i;r<t |ool<c! in
at tho door am saw nothing sion, lt does oat give us
a bome-llko sensation, it makes tis f,-,| as if ??,.
wen living la Batumi histor] roon* My (Hoad mg
looted to H." I." MM ? ?'?' thal wo OUght be J,i,r flt
comfortable if she should remove t!,u ease, bot Mrs.
'Jul,or replied Ihal (the reel,om d flha Wouldn't iii.iv,
ii. br *i.e nail ii hera be tatt i. ?? i?,ni*, flo, ot Booran
111 Addition to our oil.cr emotion* OOOOBItilga thl*
ohje i, w? M rmponolhtt ttt -ttaafoty. i know that
tho lime will come, when one of us will nm apa"rnt
this thing and it will Bruah "vr on to the floor. 'I hen
tho tWO d'H't. which lg, uripiolccted by glass, on the
lop win roil off and their ant ban, aroa aaa luaaenadi
will all fly away. I am OOOStaatfy wondering how
largo a sum it win mouin lo li daaanlfy Mis Tabor Im
the loss of tho duck- along. Ml what I- the average
pile., of a siui"eil flMOktm bud. ami a brown tlii.t.h.r.
S robin ami a bluejay, together with smaller Lim..
anaugoU on a miniature tree wllh liuba IL..' branch
with perfect regularity, with some moss and shells at
the roots t What ls thn eipense of these luxuries t
for tho destruction of these ls sure to come.
Between the two ducks on the top there ls a large,
flat glass bottle that was plainly blown around a
ichooner rigged craft which was evidently whittled
out "by band.-* This must be a very precious me?
mento of lome ono; this also will be destroyed In the
genoral wreck which we are foreordained to make. At
how much will this be valued! lt ls dreadful to be as
penurious as I am now; I feel that I must hoard all
the money not neeegsary for food against tho time when
we shall be Obliged to purchase a new case filled with
birds. And lt will never be the same case, cither.
Tho other furnishings are a ventilator In tho colling,
and a framed print of a tambourine girl with a smirk
and many rings. The ventilator, Mrs. Tabor ex?
plained as being neoasssary for those pooplo who would
go to bed with their windows closed.
"With this ventilator." she said triumphantly, ? thoy
git a drop of air In spite of thetrselves."
I wished that such an arrangement conld be Intro?
duced Into tho bedrooms of some old-fashioned Now
England houses. Rut the old fashioned New-England
man and woman seem to have been formed so that
fresh air was not necessary to them while asleep.
At least, they throve so well without air that lt almost
appears ridiculous to think that their descendants need
lt
I do not wish lt to ne understood that our room
here contains no other furniture than that I have
mentioned, but theio are the most salient mau res, and
occupy our minds more than all the rest tn tho room.
Mrs. Tabor means to be very kind and attentive to
us. hut Sho ls not weil. The oth?r day I asked her
what she thought was tho trouble In regard to her?
self, physically. Phe said ihe knew exactly what was
the matter. She had got all run down In the lint of
the winter, and her systum needed calomel. Rho said
she reckoned lt was years senee her systum had boen
?o entirely out nf calomel. Slr* stood leaning against
the door with a broom in her hand as sh" spoke, lier
paleness and thinness so emphasized her assertion that
she was all run down, that my friend asked her why
she did not tako her favorite medicine.
Mrs. Tabor then came Into the room and sat. down
on ono of our trunks. Phe said that was Just lt.
(she hadn't nn time to take calomel; If she took lt
she was down sick, and had to git some ono to como
and ti.h.- cate of the children. But 'twould come t-i
that she knew.
I suggested that, perhaps, something that did not,
make her quite so ill would answer tho purpose. This
remark brought a show of energy to hor manner. Sho
stood upright, against her broom.
" f,or. not" she cried, "I don't wttnt none of your
stuff 'thout no st_?*n*th to lt. Now when I tako calo?
mel I Jest know for oertaln 1'vo taken somothln' ami
I take to my bed; 1 have to. That's the kind of
medicine I want."
We did not argue the question with her. Flow
could we dispute the fact that calnm-1 makes Itself
known "for oertaln" when you take ttl Mrs. Tabor
ls a young woman now. I have a scientific curiosity
to know what she will he at forty. If this drug ls
pariahes of as a favorite medicine .luring Iho coming
years.
A few days after this conversation, a small blach
jrlrl knocked at our room door and, on being admitted,
Bbs said she had come to do up our work, for Mrs.
Tabor was sick.
We asked if she was very sick.
" Yes. pow'ful sick. She's been taktn' a dose ol
camel an' H's Jes' took hor right down." ?ald the giri,
"(inman rv'cher takln' care 'v her. Mrs. Tabor hn|icd
as you'd s'ciiso her. Kays camel allers takes her right
down."
lt was plain that this little darkey had a respect
for any one who conld fake a doso of anything which
?ahould havo such an effect.
This town does not see.m tn be sought by people
who Hock to Florida for the winter. If they contr
heis* at all if I* only to leave a boat or a train and
Walk across th" wharf to take Immediately another
train or boat l hat .shall convey them to som" resort
in another part of the State. It ls partly for UiH
nama that we like it. It ls trna thal than are very
lew anpaenenta bon, beyond the amusement ofTereii
by climate, and that ls rather soothing than entertain?
ing, Es rybotly who makes a stay hero has not thc
permanent occupation, when In their rooms, with willoi
we ar>> blessro. When wo havo reail anti Writton
leticrs. and walked flown Heventh-st or fentras-at,,
iinf'l even tho climate wearies us, wo ear always dis
cn-s where ls the safest coiner In the ap.1i tim-nt foi
the egsc ,,f staffed buds. I would ivit dare to say how
nany times wo have moved thal case. Bach time
there seem to ire the most valid reasoM why wo shall
t>e less likely to knock tt over if wa put it somewhere
oise. We have had lt by the ttoor. up nest to the
stove, and between the two front windows, taking
tho bureau away for that purpose. We havo pulled
our largest trunk out from the wall and pul the ra<e
In I hind lt. Thia last operation was attended with
peril and some dneh feathers lbw snoot while wc
were thus encag'd. Th'To ls one curious thing about
this case: wherever lt ls ammn io he the most promi?
nent location lu th? room: lt is the ons place _? 'Bl
winch WO an called constantly. I don't know hon
v.b tn going to ,-'??? along wiiii ii during ibo coming
two or throe Brooks, I dream about it univ last
Right mv friend waked m? to sav thal she nail) be.
lieved -lie had thought of a place where tho Muir.-ii
bl rds could l.e pet. aud where then would not be the
sll-litest dangar 10 them. In th" {.''oom of th" nlirht
Bet proposition learned radiantly feasible, On th!
mornlug. directly wo eame from breakfast,
wo ma.lo Iho change and the i av itandl
rs th.-n moved at this writing. Though
re-liber nf us baa disapproved audibly Ol
tl I ,s| to timi. I am sun lt li In the wont -i"it of all.
We can now hardly button our boots ar brn?h our
teeth, with those Urds when they sre. I begin lo
know how monomania-* fool: I shall never again
wendar at the'r ragsrtoa, )>o you rat thal von think
I hiv.- tja*-rit altogether too m.inv words about a nen
trifle Uko a eau. of siuff-d bluebirds and things 1 ll
; >,i should loot; In upon us while Hie ra* ? ls In |tH
firo*?rit point i f rani a US I do not think you would siv
Int volnin s nf words could B-PrO'l our I Illation.
Of ronr*e we've f?..t to nov- the, ra** aeon. Mv
bark arbes si Ihe pr .-peet, but the tension on my mind
i* fir worse to hear.
A- I '""!' np from writing these lt'v*s mv f.'end lavs
down her booh and rises tn her feet. Slr Spcn's
wini sl.e ''v- I*- tm*'' 'if Kn rabor were not
nally ?? kind In no. and If she hadn't ben all mn
down for lik of calomel, and then all run down ho?
rans" she look ralonwtl, i uould certainly to down
si dn this u ii,'te snit s-y ti lu r nu thal 1 'c: about
thl. casa, of stuffed hints.? I lay aside my jen and
i.S'i rise to inv feet.
"I suppose you know one thing." I say wllh tte.
elslon, "and that is that itv* ease euri stand when
lt I aa Instant Imirer. Will yo" help ma move lt '"
lt nilc-ht hive been d'fTer>nt If oilier "f u- h id been
tuarn With any Inclination for natural history ; if but 1
dar* aol go oo with tl.is mhjert.
V hen 1 beg iii Ibm letter I Inten'ted to tell now dtfll
cull w- found lt In JaOtaonvIt-* to | am how to get
to Fernandina, but tho birds gained control of me.
BE. WABRTRBtlW COtri.D WOT HICK OUT.
From The Chtetiio Tribune.
"Are von in earnest, Mr. Man' luoonl"
Thfl b've'v girl who Baked the question Of Mar?
cellus tfquhlOBon sa,t bchnd ihe eentre table witt
hor hands la hor lap, and regarded the yoong man
I..
'lu OOrneuta Irene?" he exclaimed, pale vlth
emotion and ehronle dyspepsia -"the whoo han
piri'-s' of nv nie t* wropped up in vii- answer to tin
question I have asked. If you will trust your future
iii m\ bands my life shall be devoted to the task ot
making you bappv. it w ll be rn\ ? le n'tn to shield
von from the red- b'ast-. of a't aUers'tv. to mooth
your pathway through tho wold, to Interpose my
righi arm between you ami every danger thai threat?
en, to distort yOOf peaco, and
"If I listen to your suit." Mr. Hankinson, In?
terrupted the yoting lady, caMIng h?r eyes with sonif
timidly and eonfn lon to Ihe floor, "yon may regret
lt =oiue ila'. You wou'd fled BIO Ignorant o' thr
pia''I'cal dude, of hOUSOl ee-> mg, and Without? "
Pa tl al dm In of ho s k-onlngl" broke In 11 <
on'hsiastic, youth- "von win barn no practical duffel
of that k rel. As mv wife you sholl not be a drodge,
Vnii shr-P bo th'* i|"0"ii of my home. You OOUSenl
do you not, mv dar??
'? Wall a moment my dear Mr. Hankinson. I am
afraid you wou'd find nv thnughtleai and extrava?
gant tri a g'-etl many things."
MKxtravagan1 t irene, it will be the lev of mv lf>
to P'ir ble von with whatever may gratifv pom
slightest whim. You can never malo a nnoesl Ot
me thal ' would not, lejolc.o to anticipate and giant
beforehand.-1
" And von would bo willing lo spend all vour even
In
? Ny angel, 1 novar would wan* to Ipend them any
whei-e else."
'? You would never break mv heart by Joining t
l,-.,-nntabl" club or breaming a drinking man?"
'?Hear me. Irene' 1 promise iiev-r to do either I*
'?l>t tee s-r " -a'd the vntine ladv. meditatively'
?? i |bink that la alt Ol You will agna to have the
wo -tl 'ol "??? 'i " out of my part of the marriage
-erv e", w.ll roo. Mr. llanU'nson '"
MOfcerl Hal ha' "'hv. mv own, certainly. _ an
, ?. n wiring 1" prom se to 0> ev vam |"
? Thi" war-eHiM." -a'd the l.e els girl, HA- Knf
Ufied a fol -?""" ?" phooognph ol? bar lop. looked li
carefula* in a draper of iho leeretar. thal stood
? tV- until, turned up the ns, and beamed In I
sweet vet buslneaa-llka manner upon the terror
stricken l"U!'r; man, "1 am yours!"
-?
"SPA SK ill EASY. FA FA."
lYom The Holton cl..he.
otfl
yy | ttla cusin Louise was about two years o'r
vi,, n. playing witt, her connia, who scorned sleenr
?, -ail (th* mothers eve* an i.ivk)- Tome
Marv. Whf don't you bright up your eves tl',;,, i
scolding mamma r"
rrudenerr I'rndcnee f
In me'lo-tl.n, as in .,,* ,, else, prudence shoutrt be otu
rul.le. Vrt thensatnts nail lt ta tha winds. Y.terr new
u..-tnim flnrts IU patrons, th* ra*i1lf)-l empirics of every
fal..! ,. ho 1 h ro their trulls Every nhange in the gan-nt ot
luiiiii.'isia run? succM.fuilr-for a time at llBBl Ikl nil..
tarin- furnished t.y the -SBdUtBOa In h*ppr contrast to lh?
many advertised impos'ores ef Hie day alamil ito?tet:er'i
-Umaria linters, now In li* mirri ..?catie of popularity, ap
ISOtOi sud i.*-oru mended by physician*, IntUrsMl by Un
press of many landa, -flight ami pined by Invalid* every,
where. It ta an asrsrialne.1 epeciflc tor and preventive ol
roslarist disoa***, rhronifl Indi ???':,m. liver c*niplalrit ami
eoiiaiiMtl.in, flhgflfes Hie growth of rneuuniuui amt nkural
ii*. I* a pOOftflaa Inviaeraal and u**ful dlursUo. Ns rv um
people b?u?m by lt.
VON BULOW'S LATEST FREAK.
MIOTOaRAPIIY AND FORGERY-AJ DBDO
STOIiE PANIC.
'rsm- bm occasional coaatsroitiiKST or-rna Tninrrtrn.]
?lilt Feb. ld.
Thc peoplo arc so accustomed to hear of remark?
able things which Hans von Bulow does, that
surprise it hardly expressed ut instances of bis ec?
centricity. He continues to throw hisses to the
ladies, to declare from a publlo platform that his
muslo ennnot equal the silent toucs of their eyes,
to make, misappropriate political speeches and to
refuse to play a rival's compositions. But he eol
dom gives such a chance to admire his kindness
of heart as ho did a few evenings ago. It was ct
ono of the famous Phillmrmonlo concerts. Tho
programme was half finished, when lt was an?
nounced by the cnncllmeistcr that tho young vio?
linist had been taken suddenly ill and would be
unable to perform. He was tho star of tho occa?
sion, having mado a great sensation at tho Sing
Acadamio shortly before, and an unmistakable
look of disappointment fell upon tho faces of tho
audience. But lt wits of short duration.
A mau arose from one of tho parquet chairs and
started toward the stage. At first he wot nob
rccognl/cd. But suddenly somo one cried " Bu?
low I" and hit Intention being guessed at once, tho
wholo house burst Into applause, mingled with
BEEBEE. Ho strode on, bowing, waving his hand,
and pointing to his short round-about coat, and
shrugging his shoulders as If to say that he was nob
In a dress suit, nn action which, of course, re?
doubled thc plaudits und cheers. He took hit
place nt thc plano, struck ono chord, and silence
reigned over tho excited house. And then followed
a performance of Beethoven such as only Bulow
can give. And herc, Inspired by the reception with
which his act had met, he suriia&scd himself. Or?
dinarily Herr Bulow la beyond criticism. But
here, words nf pralso fall to do hm Justice. And
when he had finished them was a moment's silence,
followed by on applause thc Uko of which no ono
ever heard, and oven Herr Bulow had never re?
ceived.
At a meeting of the Berlin Chemical Society, last
Wednesday, one of thc professors mentioned a now
uso or application of photography, yvhich may be?
come of tho greatest importance in detecting forg
ory. The application was based upon the faot
that different colors havo different effects upon tho
negative, blue appearing, for Instance, white, and
brown almost black. (.'oiisoiiuently, where figures
or o name had been altered with ink of a different,
hue from tho original, this would bc shown In the
photographic impression. That professor cited two
Instances, which happened of lat-, in which forg?
ery was delected in this way. The photograph
showed conclusively thnt different colored ink hud
been used, though thc na.cd eye could seo no dif?
ference, and further investigation proved tho shiv
pot-it ion correct.
A lady entered one of tbe prominent drug-stores
of Munich, Bavaria,, the other day, desiring a euro
for a cold. Tho clerk, a man nf long experience,
reit heil into ono of tba chests for a popular remedy
which had been widely purchased during tho se?
vere weather Of the past month, and handed it to
thc woman, who went on her way rejoicing. A
few minutes later ho opened tho chest, again, and
to his horror, found it lilied with a poison which
had been plaeed there temporarily owing to tho
lack of lanela Tho police were Immediately note
Bed, hut failed to lind the tody in question.
t'riers were then sent nut who ran about tho city
proclaiming tbe incident, nnd telling all who had
purchased the popular remedy to proceed to thc
station to have it examined. Bed placards wore
planed upon th. hill hoards. " F.xtras" were thrown
about, th. city with sensational ln-ailings?" A Life
Endangered," " A Case of Poison," and the like,
until the whole town was excited, and the majority
of tho Inhabitant, seemed hunting tlie woman with
th. "popular remedy." The station was over?
crowded with people and invalids of all kinds who
hail come to have their medicines examined. There
wis moaning and gnashing of teeth, und hysterical
women declaring, despite ruddy clicks, that they
were at, the point of death; others ready to tako
farewell to their dear oms; in all, a se,'int lil;, a
mild pandemonium, frightening the poor poliee*
nn'ii out of their k,i sos. Bat though the Brm paid
over ono thousand nmrks in advertising, th. in?
vest it/at ion proved unavailing. Tho unfortunate
woman did not appear.
SHORTER THEATRIC IL SEASONS,
MR. PAI.MKIt's \KW COMEDY.
In addition to looking after his horne theatre and
two travelling companion, A. hf. Palmer li ta 1* 1 tv**" an
aotlvo Interest with Mr. Daly In the ".Vallack ben flt,
ls a member ot tho committee of tho Tony Hart
benefit, ls always occupied with tho atlalis ol tb.
Actors' Fund, anil ls pfsld'lit of tho new ?? Alana.-, ts'
Protective Association." It would bo hard to find a
busier man In this city, yet be can generally maho
Hmo to chat with newspaper men about Important
theatrical event*. On the day of tho fire at his old
theatre his Offiee WM fairly besieged by reporters.
Tho value of his record of his management was then
conclusively shown, aa thero was no: an Inquiry mad)
which could not bo nageered by a leferenee to its
pages. Tho material ac limul.in il ls already suth*
dont to lill twelve largo volumos. lt UMhletos every
cast, a biography ot every peison In any way con?
nected with tho plccoi played, and In almost all In
itanOM ha.s an accompanying portrait. In looking
over the records of Iho earlier ?"a*otis the reporter
was I tn pressed by tho fact that Ikey weio very much
longer than now, and Mked tor an explanation.
"It ls undoubtedly tho eve," said Mr. Palmer,
" that our seasons aro much shorter. I used to open
about tho middle of September and play till tho end
of tho Hist week In Juno. Now wo don't begin till
tho end of October and leave hero by th. Hrs! of May.
Several euateg havo conduced to this result. Ono ls
tko Inc,>,a.-,d Dumber of theatres, and especially of
those on Ute East and West sides whoso scale of
prices aro lower than at tho IJruadway houses; an
oilier ls tho Inrroassfl atractlons of limey Island,
and tho granter facilities that have be-n otlcred to
former residents nf this city to lind suburban homes
In many directions; but tho most powerful cause of
all ls unquestionably that, managers have found that
moro monoy la to be mad-', by playing their companies
in Pw ten, i hieago, san grane leon ami ntbar rttieg ihan
by keeping them here so long. This plan, besides
lacing moro prolltable, makes management more csv,
as wo are not, called upon to provide so nany plays
In tho course of a season. I wits tb. Brgt to lotrodoc.
this syst'Aiii by taking my company to stanton1 lu May,
about nine years ago, and since thou I have benn
thor, al tho .sallie tune every y-in m trhleh I have
controlled a tom pony. Thea baa Francisco is goori
for live or six weeks in Ike manner; Lo. Angeles a
a-eok; thu ago may be played as long as one has at
I lilli I ve piries, ami I hore are several prolitabio al ands
betvveon it ami tsan francisco lu must of ibeae
mies a Drst-olasa n-w sault tompany '-un play to
:*m,Odi) or aV.000 a week, ami despite all ex-yeote of
transportation a mat,ager tims nuke, ttore than ho
would Jo her', unless he had sion ? phenomenally suo
c-ssfui play, still lt emails a good deal of work
through Um .summer, ami Mr. Daly and I, aban talk
lng abott! lt a few days ago, boil thought lhat tn.
time waa near w hon We sim,id nut Continue to mai,,,
thew travelling se .sons a rule.
"1 have bough! tb. lights," continued Mr. Palmer,
"lo Meiihac's unmensels im ,?,-,, f, i cum,-dy, ? Deoo
ree,' and am having it translated, lt 1, wonderfully
witty In dialogue, and Ingenious aid aum-lug In sit?
uation, but win have to bo skilfully Sydantyod fer nm
public ah tte Preach critic, ball ii m ike tem. of
light comedy coiistruc'loii. Souey, tho leader of
them, says that Pail! has br years t*-i-n wailing for
His plana lt knew that Meilh.ic Was the man to
write li, and In h.,* mora than 'Og tl fled th. coiiMiloiioo.
Hy tb. Way, I havo Inti received i letter foin Man?
ager t olilied. In which he tenders trie services of him?
self and all his company to go oil as taper. In tli
porfoiiiiamo of ? Hamlet * at tho Wallank Moefii Ii
not that a paitlcniarly graceful and geiieroiis trlbuto
fi om artists who do not play In our language 7?
STARTING A WALER HORSE.
Prom The Bolton fnpt.
J passed a MOgMarabto Monk of street eats vaster
day to como np,,n thc cmitfl of lt, a balky horst), al
MM v-iv mom, ni viicii a bystander stopped ont imo
'l,? roadway and after a moment's manipulation *,-t
lb. animal going as if perfectly tontenl Wal Us work
The lureeas a,f tbe operation wa* to ItntjiedltM that
I ventured ta n*h how lt was don,.. *j i,? man ,},,| hllt
havo tho horsey look which usually accompanies., Iho
po*?SStoa of stable sex-rots, vt as evidently an anna
tour, and iib! not le- u.alo lu lesli mo at on.ro that ho
simply placed under tte- boise'* tungin, a chip of wood
that he p'rkod from tho sidewalk. " Anything else
w milli havo done as ".voil," ho wont on to explain " for
lt ls only necessary to dlvort the animal's a! tent lon
tor ix moment from til* fancied grievance*. A hot-so "
ti" continued, " ls a oroanna of one Idea for tho tinie
ranna; Ha can't think of mme thsn one thing at a
time. This ono, for some reason or another, had tho
notion that he would stand still Indefinitely, and
sverybadj about him was trying to convince him that
he was mistaken about lt. f only changed the currant
of hu thoughts; und when he began to wonder what
lt was that bet tart ll him so stranistly undor Ms tonguo
he lost sir-tit nf the other Ida* ol ttaudlug stllL tad
Wool ahead aab-araUr." '
MAJE? HIS LICK
BCBOFVLk
ef the
BONE fl UXDt
? UTHONIA, r.a.. August ll. 1*811
THR SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Oa.:
Genrlen.en-1 have been amieted with ulceration
Of the legs 'iver since 1 waa a child, the disease un?
doubtedly being hereditary, SS my mother suffered
tron. s.-rofuiou* lymptoma. Aa I advanced to man?
hood my aOllotlon lncrotsed until tho malady became
harassing aad painful b ?? ond the power of words
to dcscrlba.. My right leg particularly became fear-*
tully Involved, the .eft leg being lena painfully
SIT,.'tod. Finally, about fourteen years ago, tha
Ulcer* on my right leg bad eaten through the flesh
Into the boan. In order to save my life the doota.ro
determined to amputate my lug below the knee. Tba
Operation was succssfully performed by Dr. H. V. M.
Miller, of Atlanta, and I'r.w P. Hood, of I.ifhonla.
But the los* of my leg gave rn* only temporary re?
lief. The poison waa still la my lystem and soon
began to show itself again. In a short lima after
largo ulcers appeared on my left leg, myaring lt
fro-n the knee to the Instep. Frequently while
at work I could be tracked by tho blood which ooi?d
from the hugo ulcers, and the sore* snd rotfenlng
holes wero so offensive that ray fe!tow.workmen
could not stand the stench and would mon away
from me.
r.ast winter I was persuaded to try S. a. H. As
S last effort I consented to do so, and about seven
moe th* apo I began laking tho Speclflo. I moon.
began to feel the good effects of tho medicine, tha
offensive running began to grow less and leal and
finally ceased, tn* ulcer* healed, my Ceeh became
grm ai.l solid, and lo-dny, after using twenty-one
bottles, I am aa hale and stout a man of my aga as
there 1* In Georgia. I am seventy-one years old,
but fe-l now younger and stronger than 1 did when
X was twenty-five. I weigh about ITO pounds.
Nothing la to ho teen of tha terrible disoasea or to
remind me of tha torture I miTered for so many
years, except tba acer* or the p*rf*otly healed ulcers
I want the world to know of the almost miracu?
lous cure affected on me by 8. 8. S., and I call
Upon those who wish to know the particulars di
nelly from me to write and I will conildsr lt a
pleasure aa well aa a duty to answer their letters.
1 refer to Or- W. P. Bond, of l.irhcnla. as to the
truth ot my suta-mont. Very grui .fully your*,
ll DRAKE.
Treatlae on Blood and Skin Diseases malted tree.
TIU_ SWIJT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta. Oa.
MEN AND WOMEN.
TUE ROB ASOR OP WEDDED LIFE,
from Th* Holton Courier.
"James, dear, will you bring roo up a hod of ooal
from tho cellar l" said a busy wlfo.
?? That's just the way with yon," said .lames, with
a black f, own. .is bo put down Ins book and i-oso up
from tho lounge.
"Just tho way with me?'*
? Vivs," ho snapped. " A3 soon as you Bee me on.
Jnyli1'5 myself, you havo some clio 10 01 tair.ther tot me
to do. DlduVyou seo I wa. al.sorltocl In my read*
lug. r
* Well, dear, I will do lt myself."
'?Vis. and tell everybody, your mother especially,
thal you will have to carry your nun coal up from tha
cellar. No, I'll do lt. Irtit me mark my place."
Bo ho mark'-d tho place In tho book at which hs
had ceased reading and when ho went down to tho
cellar, grumbling all tho way, she picked up tho vola
niuo and found lt was a love story and that tho paj
sage hfl had b<:en absorbed In waa as follows : ?? My
darling, when yoi aro my wlfo I will shield ami pro?
tect you from every ca.-o, the winds of beaven shall
not visit your bee foo roughly, those pi-ctty hamil
shall never bo soiled ly menial lu_l_>, your wish shall
Ito my law, four happiness?"
lust then he reappeared, and dumping tho hod on
tho floor, said: ? 'i h -re's your darned coat olva
uio my boole."
lt lifo worth living!
A CASSY OLD TA DY.
Bollon letter to The Procldtnce Journal.
An amusing story was told ino recently as hav?
ing occurred lo ono of tl.,- minor Bootoo toe lot lea,
A worthy and moderately wealthy old lady in ivr
declining yeara occulted hei leisure in making *-iik
patchwork quilts. This waa before tho Idiocy of th.
modern "omay quilt" bsd been msg as a judgment
upon tho sinful world, and these production. w p)
ti! le ,os affairs wherein scraps of silk wore Ia' ur
lously patchell together In geometrical patterns.
Thone Wilta were regularly donated to tho annual
faii-s whereby the church to which the Old l.uly be*
longf-d endeavored to replenish Its scantily furnished
treasury kfobodv wanted to bnv them, and tlcy
w.-ro apt to ho raffled oif In Ignominious fashion al
tho cior.? of tbe f.i.r much to ths cheerio of tha
nice old li.Iv, who was deeply tinged with the femi?
nine feeling of emulation to have her productions
bought eagerly. Now tho nico old lady W0S 0 -brew il
pr fl oaany person, nnd one. day, Jn-f befoie ti,-a
tlmo of tho annual fair, she sent ur ber lawyer and
hut him add a codicil to her win. whereby tho sn-tn
of 82". tor eaeb q'tlt was be.|ti"ath"d to the person
who after that date should buy her quills at tho
chu-rh fain. Th.- lawyer was astonl-hed at tim
strans-ine.s of th- pro1, l-lon. and at first wondered
If tho old lady wera not iteginnine to tanais h 1
faculties On second thought, however, be Willed
to himself and dr'w the cotllcll as directed, cheer?
fully ass.iring his ellet, that her Injunctions to atrict
morney should be fal'h'uiiy observed
Tor six years the dear ol', lady Ilv.-d to l^stow
upon tho parish her blessing and a silk quilt annual*
ly, th- gift toing thriftily made to take Uv- plano
of lnru'-r donitions solicited If not expected Tor
six years lr w?s noticed that a sister of the lawyer
bought the silk quilt un tlie very :'? -.f dav of tba
fa'r. and when the cinnv old lady was r;ather?-,t to
her forerunners, the lawyer tnpposod he had seemed
for hts sister the sum of fl-w. lint the canny OM
lady bad anally cm the codicil from ths will. an.
hil sister WSS OOt of porh-t IhO price of six verv
nn*atisfactorv s'lk (|"llts. Tho tal" has no mord
except that lawyers are sometimes too clover by half
?
BE WAS DRAT ISO WIT'I A SCHOOI.itA'AV.
From The Dnt'nn fourier
"Yes," said the ronna mari as he throw himself al
tiie feet of (be pretty H hool tea: her. ?? I lu\o you an.l
Mould go lo tho world's end for you."
'? Vou could not go to the world's end for iii-,
.ttinu-s. 'Iho world, or tho Barth as lt ls called. U
rouod like a ball, slightly Rattened at rb- poles. Ono
Of tho Brat Ii'smuls In tho elementary geography ls du
voled to the shape of tbe giot-o. Vou aanat have
mulled lt when \o'i were a boy."
"Of BOUtOB I did. but?f
"And lt ls no longer a theory. Clrcumnavlgaton
have est i'd she,I tlie fact."
" I know, but what 1 meant was that I would do anv
thing fi pie OSS you. Ah: Minerva, If you knew t'n
nabing void?"
"Thora ls no such thing as a void. .lames. Nature
abhors a vacuum; bul, admitting ihat ibere eo?M ba
lueh a thing, how could tho void you spuali of bo a
void If thors was an aching In ttl"
?'I incant to say that my life will bo lonely without
you: that you are my dally thought ami my nightly
dream. I would go anywhere to lr- with you li
you wer" In Australia or at tho North I'olo I would fly
lo you. I?"
'? l-'ly 1 It will bo another century before men can
fly. Brou whan the law* of gravitation are sneeoos*
fully overcome than will stif! remain, san a late
sclent I Se authurlt), the dlr!!' ulty of maintaining a bal?
ance- "
"Well, at all events," exclaimed the youth, "Tva
pot a pretty fair balance lu tho savings bank, and 1
want you to ba BM wife. Th to 1"
"Well. James, since yuUliut it In that light, I??
I.et tho curtain fall. C
A COSTLY RAILROAD FAME,
Fruin The San Fr andie 0 I'tironn- >.
" I thought lt waa economy," said a man very moiien
fnlly the oiher day. "lor sin* was In-nt on .seeing the
Stale, and I thought it would savo railroad fare-, bul
she ls simply ruining BM since she pot a fro- pas^ all
over tin- p.iU'o. Von see, 1 did MUM little lervtce ta
the railroad people, ami 1 happened to awntlon that
my wife was going down south."
"Here yo,1 Bro, laid Hie railroad man. "We owo
you something. Hore aro free pooflfll for tho Btatl
for your wife."
"I took the blamed things homo and pave them lo
her. They hogan to burn her poehetbooi right away.
Next morning sue said : 'I guoss I'll go to Kan lose on
my tree posses.' -All right.' i s;ii<i. Mt won't eos! me
anything)' 'Ko/ said sh... 'isn'l it lovely not to hove
to pay any fare?' 'Beautiful,' said I. 'Now, dear, 1
want you to give me aid. I really must I, v s.,ir,?*
elothea to go to San Jose In.' 'Twenty live do'lar*!'
'.es. You wouldn't like to have your witta travelling
without anv style, would you c -Woll.1 I .aid. 'ls lt
quito necessary lor you to gu lo s.,n .io.No; t.ut
i might as well. I don't need to pay anything on the
train.' And at the Hist break that free |,_Ss ,.,,.,< tn(
IBS. weil, the itarted od to Seo lo e, and si,' ron
liniled she Would go on the broad gOnW) rs Od Whet
tho conductor carno along sh,- pullen uni lo-r pa-?
lt ??, UM narrow gauge r.,ad pass. Sb- hail lo pav
her fare When IM slatted to come hool lbs eon
eluded she'd Ioho iho Barrow gauge to Baa I'r nielsen
ami l.e forgot she had a narrow gongs pa-s uni!
Lough) her tickets. Tea. thelma pass u a vt oj aaa
noiiilcal thing for a vviuan."
--rn
*e
a cur el. cur el i.ipf.t.
Front Tht Cincinnati Commercim BBBbBt
If ls said, |inibably falsely, thar Mit. lox. wife u\
th" I'liiii _ai L'oogi s-iiiau. "im always beau rending
everj poper, magaslne or book tor tho anio purpoes ot
clipping Ottt the jokes, liven Joke, however fiai", BB?
Clipped out, and thou sim BOOtOd them in a lu mi ll
uiiiior approprlato headings. Bvory Um mot. every
wltlelsm, even every pun, hoWOVOT alcMy. Mt, lu
il' iv ;a 'iibie helpmate arranged In Its PfOOOr clv-s.
"lieu tho genial Sunni would is>ad up his Jokes, OOl
study thom, by no means, tor he ls toa Never, lim
witty, too original tor that; (mt he would lead tha-isl
pleasantries until he had Ihoroughlv ai-sorl.od them -
until moy hail persnootod him. Ami tln-n, on the lli-sl
OOeoalon, when bo wanted to say a bright, closer
thing, he ls so thoroughly Imbued wth all this hugt
?More of fun that the Jobes di op from his ready Hid
UhO laeailt,, so that Mr. fox haa won his reputation bl
lils uoikI wlfe'a caine*! ami t-tagci- seait-l, lo,- bapfll
WOMB, and hts own blight originality In turning tia.--aa
good apooohoa to account at tho prupor limo and il
tho proper place.
BE WAR AS EDITHE.
' From Ih* OMetgu Tribune,
Her leap-year loiter- l>ear 1 bartie, I enolose my
hand aud heart a* 00. 1 Hui'Ioih tu your fut,nc happi?
ness. Alan a two*-.on stamp If ant aroeptcd pleano
return ami oblige, yours In hope, ANNIR
II ? reply -Ilear Annie, I have examined your con?
tributions with pleasin-e, but regret that I mint
return them as 004 available, owing to the pre vs ure
of other matter upon tin- c.lnuiiw of uiy fniur? happl
Ossa. Yousa ta chainy, GUAltLlI