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GEORGETOWN, DEL., WEDNESDAY MARCH 16, 1864.
VOL. vn.
A Mystery on Skates.
t,„l looked at mvcompanion, hie eye»
Mnßiig, a id his face flushed with ex
alternent, 1 half yielded to hia entreaties-1
H« noticed my irreselution and oentiiiu.
■T ROSA I. IK GRAY.
"Com, Bob," said Jerry Coetae, ae
ghe entered my office, 'put down those
stupid law-books sod go skatiag with
«M.' *
••Lganît.' 1 replied, Will turning ovor
la. roar as of a ponderous volume. "1
bay* i punting case here which requires
* im media te attention.*
"Nonsense! man, let the oaee alone far
this afternoon. There is splendid skat
ing up at the park, for it'a sa cold as
blazes, end the ice is jest like glass, it is
so smooth.'
m
ed,
Come »long, Bob'. You ars getting to
he so old and grave, ever tbeae books,
that you will p»«« for a sedate man of
fifty soon, instead of a young fellow ef
thirty-five."
Jerry had ignored five years of my
age, and I glaueod in my old bachelor
looking-glass—an article about a foot
square, whioh was hanging ever my ba
sin—to eeo if I really looked as youug
as he represented me. Sly companion
notieed ibe direotion ef my eyes, and he
neD t on;
"I'll tali yen what it is, Beb, it reju
viaates a man marvelously to have a lit
tle relaxation from business onej.-ÿu
awbile. If you'll only,go skating.» tew
times, you'll gelte bo so handsome, soon,
that you'll hardly knoTf yours«! f;^n<l
you'U be paid fur going, ia another way,
too,for liier« is a most bewitching little
ereatore who is always tbete at mis hour;
shs skates splendidly, and all the feilewa
, arc half-crazy about her." »
"PehadV 1 replied,Contemptuously,''
«1 dou't eare a straw fouall the girls i|h{.v,
Ohristendoui!' But ai*tBe'same UmlÇ
unocaseiouslr. I turned back to
rush my hair and put en a clean collar.
»«Jerry aj»d I ««re walking along to
- Tim aired, "What is the name of
Htlo beauty of whom you speak''
1 ' n » t know,' he replied; 'don't eveu
now that ehe is a beauty, for l havo
never seen her, rxoept when elosely vj.il
od' but she has the dearest little foot
and tho prettiest figure 1 have ever bo
hold; and then sbo is so graoeful, and
ahe glides ovor the ice with suoli an easy
motion; there isn't a fellow up there oan
equal her in skating."
Finding that there was an tir of rays
♦erv about her, I became more interested
{„her and 1 asked, "Docs she oeme
elonel' 1 -
»'Yes always,'was the reply. '1 have
nsver seen her with any one.'
We reached the pond, and Jarry poin
ted to a petite figure that seamed to be
Eliding rapidly over the ice, without any
apparent exertirn, and remarked,
"There is our little mystery. la ahe
sot divine?'
The bright ertmeon balmoral oame to
the tope of her gsiters, andîisplayed two
tiuv feet firmly stripped iu a pair of fan
oy 'skates, and lookiug most eoquettishly
tautalizing. There was sometiug so fas
» «mating, to me, about this unknown he
roise, that l stood for a few moments
watching bar, quite forgetting tbe pur
pose for whieb 1 bad come to the pond;
but a friendly slap on the baek from J er
>1 r y brought me to myself.
A "Put on your skates, man, and eome
•long! You will freeze to death if you
otand there, and, as to watching that
- - veiled mystery, it will do you ne sort of
good; no one ever Tet made anything by
it. for she pays uot the »lightest*attontion
to any one.
I did as my friend advised, and was
aoou shooting rapidly over the iee. I
kept as unie!] as possible in the direotion
pursued by the crimson balmoral; but it
went so swiftly, and turned so suddanlv
and frequently, that it became a hope
lass task. Haw I wished that she would
faint; that the iee would break; that she
would slip down; that the straps of her
skates would beootne loosonod—anything
that oould aflord ms an opportunity of
assiiting her; but my wishes were in
vain; her skates had been seonrely fas
tened, and «'ae was as sure-footed as a
dear. ' 1 could not offer her any assis
tanei without an evident intrusion. Fi
»ally she left- How lhaddengei te have
bar raise her veil! But my wish was un
gratified; I was unable to oateh tba slight
est glimpse of her faoe. After she bad
laft, skatihg suddenly iieesui«,'te me,
■"rr dull and I «»on followed bor ex
'
bachelor apartment had never look
ad o eloomv tome *» 't did on that
tienlar e veuille, and I never before
u , realmug aeoae ef the utter
f eli-**® aud forlorpness of my old
k* B *slor «late. I glanced around my
*°tary apartment, ahd wondered hsw it
J anid appear lighted up by «oui» Bright
... Than I fall to spaeulating abont
tba vailed myatary an tba iaa. I weadar
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ife> Jl
nuances ev«r the Snety-sbapsd brad,
a matchless eonfplrxton, -nr WtrteU
ed how ab« looked. She wee beautiful,
of eouree—that faaltleee figure, end ti
ay feet, and »imitable grace, must be
accompanied by a lovely face.' She was
a blonds, probably, (that was my fsve
lite style for a lady,) with eyes of the
deepest bine, hair golden, and waving in
rich
and a
the rose and lily were blended,
enly been an artist, I would have paint
ed her picture as it existed in my inunag
iuation; or, had 1 been a poet, I would
have written her some lines, expressing,
perhaps, tbe ardor of my feelings; 1
might have managed to convey them to
ber; but I was ueitber—1 was merely a
plain, matter-of-fact lawyer. 1 next be
k»« to wonder what her character was.
She was coquotieb, evidently, her tanta
liziogly thick veil proved that. Weh, 1
liked coquetry; a girl that could be had
for the mere asking was not worth) hav
ing. Tbe question then (arase, wlie te
she? and whence did alia come? She'must
be an erphau, I thought, and without
relatives, else she would oot always be
alone; this idea enlisted my sympathy,
and I longed to show her souio kind
Had I
I
mv eigar was out,and that my
rapidiy departing, and 1 set about pre
paring to place myself in the embrace of
that affectionate old gentleman—Mr.
Morpheus—who appears to have bis arms
al ways extended for tbe reoeption ef|slee
(tyfinortals. I smiled at iny own simpli
eity hi being so easily oarried away by
an unknown lady whose faoe I had never
|«*-ou. "But I hen," I argued, "her situ
ation is so lonely and unprotected!' It
scented lo be a direol appeal to my bo
Devolenoe, and I retired with the eritu
aen balnioral and tiny foot flitling bo
f° f ®. my mental vision*
On tbe afternoon of the next day, Jer
was eurpriaed«to see me preseHt my
serf ia'bis bfiioe, wkhimy skates, ready
for the eoad , __ . ,
'Why, Bob!' he exclaimed,'how come*
this! Yesterday I was obl'ged to expend
all my oloqueuoe upon you m order to
get you off, now, bore you come of your
own aoqord; and—bless my stars, man,
you have beon rejuvenating, havou t you?
Don't know when 1 ever saw your whis
kora so nicely tr.mmod, and that front
look 6f yours .. really bewitching' But
you don t expect that little mystery on.
the pond to sse all this through her veil,
do you?'
'' S,u ? »'• '!>•« nonsense,' 1 replied,
'a»d come along, if v»u are eoroing. I
oan't atand here waiting tor you all day.
"Ob, well!'he exclaimed, guod-humor
edly, 'this is the first scrape of the kind
yeu ever got into, I suppose, so I shall
have to pul up with your impatience; but
when you bave tumbled m love and oui
again half a dezer limes, a» I have, you
will learn to take things more coolly—so
cerne en. This way, Bob. ilnveyeu
fergottan the road so saon? 1 suppose
J ou 10 'k" 1 ® on your head wbeu
we reaoh the pond.'
The crimson balumral w-.s, of course,
the first object that my eyes sought when
vra arrived at the poud; there it was, and
the little mystery it contained >vas float
ing graeofullj over the ice. Fur some
time I tried to follow her, hut this was
rather unsatisfactory, and 1 resolved to
s»J something to her. 1 was approach
ing her rapidly, at the same time won
dering hew 1 eould best acoost her, When
—glorious opportunity!—she dropped
her handkerSliief. 1 sprang forward,
pieked it up, and presented it to her with
what I considered .my best bow.
put forth a little gloved hand to receive
it, whispered a 'Thank you,' from under
* n ® thick veil, which sent a thrill of rap
ture through me, and, glided swiftly by,
«h® was some distance beyond me before
X oould recover myself snffioiemly to look
atouud. ieongratulated myself upon be
ing » l««ky fellow, for I kliew that there
were many on tbe pond who would have
give« eonsidorably for the opportunity of
showing any attention to our little veiled
nass.
I started from my reverie to find that
fire was
She
mystery.
After this 1 had several opportunities
ef doing «one little kindness fer eur he
roine of the pond, and very aeon sba fa
vored me so far as to bow to me when
ever w* met. Ina« a happy mau non—
the most favored one of a'l the rkater«, I
thought. I began to feel that the little
mystery waa almost mine, and Iwfis rath
er* indiguant when any an« else paid her
little gentlemanly attention. I felt that
they were infringing on my rights. Bv
degrees I became bolder, and ventured
to address some conversation to her.—
She replied to it in a low whisper, whioh
was exceedingly flattering to me, as, »«
cording to my interpretation, it must
mean that her words were intended for
tuy ear alone.
Going te the park every day, new, be
earn« as much a part ef ray programma
as going to my diener. 1 had never bean
abla to prevail upon my little myataiy ta I
raise bar veil; still I fait fully assured, in I
my ow» mind, that a view of bar faoa
would only iioraase my admiration of
lier. Slight twiegei of jealousy would
sometimes assail me when I eaw that sh^
was ready 10 converse with ethers ae well
ae with myself: fur »he seemed now te
be overcoming, in a measure, tbe ex
treme timidity which had, at 8r»t, made
her so cut
«I.« sartsTso
peered to listen to me With deeper inter
est, and that »lie evinced greater plea
sure in my society than in that of ethers.
One day a group efus were standing
together on tile pond, and tbe question
was asked, "Who among us is the swift
est skater.
irely reserved. JWR I bed
iW of rert-ctlng that »be ip
"I am," replied tbe rsilgd mystery:
'and whoever can overtake me, »ball
have a kiss,' and instantly tbe erituson
balnioral was gliding swiftly ahead of,
and far beyond us.
All started in quick pursuit. I had
always been a good skater, but now I
had something to utge me on to greatar
efforts than 1 had ever yet made. I felt
somewhat startled, it is true, by the very
Übetal offer made by my little divinity,
fer 1 had always been very particular
about tuck matters, and •! admired re
serve, above all things, in a lady; still,
I reflected, thie was. of course, intended
for me elope; she expeoted me to out
skate all the others, and 1 felt that my
chivalry—to speak of no softer feeling—
was calling up me to exert mysslfte the
almost.
I was making the bsst speed of whioh
I was capable, when, te my mortifieation
and chagrin, I saw another fallow shoot
triumphantly past me. 1 called into re
quisition all my power«, and, finally, left
him behind. Tbe little divinity was but
a shert distança in advance of me, and
I felt eertain of viotory, ^rheu a break
in tbe iee put a stop, fur a moment, te my
progress, and my rival passed me, iron
ioally h^okoning me forward as be did
so. I was soon again in full pursuit, but
oh! misery! what did 1 see? My rival
had reached the object of our pursuit,
amVwaa in the lict of paum* rortu al
arms to seize the prize! I would have
given anything I possessed to have been
able to stay his arm, at that instant, but
it was not in my power. One moment
ef dreadful suspense, and the petite fig
ure had glided out of the reach of its
would-be captor, and the almost trium
phant vietor had slipped, and was lyiag
prostrate on the ice. Thera still was
hope for me, and I shot eagerly past him,
too intent on securing the reward of the
ehase to waste any time on iey prostrate
fellew-omnpetitor. Tbe_ distunes be
tween the crimson balmoral and myself
was lessening—1 took oourageand pres
sed on. Presently a half-suppressed
laugh from iny mysterious divinity rea
I eked aiy ears This was cheering to me,
for, of courso, it must mean that the lit
tle angel was pleased because 1 was the
one most liksly to'win the reward. One
moment more, and my arm encircled the
graceful figure, while, with tbe other
hand, I proceeded to raise the veil. Ob!
blissful monism! Wa»,ever man so bles
sed as 1? But, heavens and earth! what
did I see! Not the «harming faoe ef
beauty whioh I had expeoted—but in
stead, tbe most roguishly uiisahiovous
face of a little boy, who slipped quickly
from my loosened grasp, and, with a loud
laugh, shot triumphantly on, leaving ms
paralyzed between astonishment and an
ger; while' my companions, who, but a
moment before, bed felt disappointed at
my succès», now heartily enjeyed the
joko of which I had been made the vic
tim.
Tha "veiled mystery" disappeared
from view; no one knaw where it want,
tier waa it over sasD theta again in re
cognizable guise.
I returned te my baohelor quarters,
and triad ta face the cheerless apartmeut
bravely; for I made a resolution, then,
that I weuld nevar agaia give any one
the opportunity of playing a similar joke
upon me. Vnd 1 have kept my resolu
tien bravely, for I invariable aveid eve
rything that wea-*« skirts.
For twq yeara Kitty Ward had been
earneatly »trivin* to be good. She d«ai
r# d, beyond all things, to be pure in
heart, true in motive, singla in purpose,
But the result did not satisfy hgr. To
her very great mortification, she wee for
oed to see that the real obstaole was
self-love. The issue of all this was the
following insertion in her diarv:
Resolved: . IJitb the help of my hea
venly Father, I v^ll seek te do good
wbera and i" what degree I can, with
out any thought or hop» of reward or
return in any way.
At this juncture a pleasant voie« from
an adjoining room called,'
"Kitty lave!"
I "Yea, dear wethar."
I "Haraara tw» iivitatians far yon."
Kitty spaced ona, whieb rap as fol
•f
Kitt j Ward'» Resolution.
BY »ABT I.KS PERKIN«.
lows:
I
"Dear Pcs»—P ack up your pret
tiest dresse*, and bring them, with your
sweet fees, l-er to VVoodlawn. 1 want
to borrow yns for a month or two. Bring
all your »i-.'nny of merry smiles, bright
looks. Set ting ways; for the Maroe
|-au», Li t.. **, u u4 L.*oa are here.*—
Also, my disAb.vs bleu, bung all your
wisdom: for lirsà Major is eomiug, the
last of tbe mouth. He cares for uotniug
tarthly but learning, and never opens
hia mouth to ** U^y save to growl. Per
haps 1 should rtplain. By Ursa Major
1 mean Ur. A£,'$ir, the great savant,
who, by the
is likewise a great par
ti. 1 will aetlT the oarriage to tbe de
pot for you. Uood-by, dearie.
~ Cousin Alice."
The second note, from a good old Qua
ker aunt of hpr father's was in a differ
eut strain:
1»W».
To the doctor, Kitty was a revelation,
He hal never had much time or oppor
tunity for kuewmg ladies. liew as not
at all versed iu their ways or manners.
He tkougbt Kitty's beaming faoe
like lunshiue; her tuerry laugh like rip
pling waters; bar voica was malody.—
Ha toted her wamauly way«, bar gantla
nass, her kindusas. Ha found bar ' nav
Mr DeIr Katharine —Will tbee
come and ally with thy old aunt a few
weeks' 1 am
sorely afflicted with rheu
matism, am) quite helpless. I luug for
thy bright (a
thee will cane, tbee will be doiug a
great ktudqess tu ihy afleotonate.
Aunt Ruth "
Kitty wap thoughtful far soma tune.
"Mother, what shall 1 do?"
"What Jo you wish, my child?"
"Do you not think oousin Sarah would
Ruth?" shoaaid, after a pause.
and cbeenful voioe. If
go to auut
»
Very $hely.
Eagerly; "Oh! mother,I should like so
mush logo to Woodlawn. It is so delight
ful there. The company is always re
fined, intelligeat, and entertaining. It
improves my French so uiuob to talk
with the Mareeaus. And Ur. Muller is
te be there. He has been abroad'for
yeara, engaged in scientific researches
eonnectod with hia profession. He
knows everythingV
Mrs. Ward sawy-Z; well the strug
f n uer uotigntar •*«» tmiUigulug, bet
•he oily said,
"Deoida for yourself, my dear," and
left her.
Kitty ran up staira fully determined
te go to Woodlawn, but tbe firet object
that met ber gaze was her diary, and
ibe resolttion.
Then domuiencad a sharp ooufliot.—
The many and varied delights of Wood
lawn passed before her, the rides, the
excursions, the boating partite, the fetes
of ail kind«, and the eleganeo aud reliua
rneut of its eurrouudiuga; aud, in strong
eontrast, was patient, suffering aunt Ruth
in her quiet* little home, widowed and
ehildiess for years, with no company,
nothing cheerful.
"Well, now, if ever there is a.eliauce
te uot upon my Saw resolution-" and,
to avoid further temptation, she wrote a
regret to cousin Alioe, and au acceptance
to aunt Ruth.
Aunt Ruth took tff her speetaolee,
and wiped her eyes, when aha read Kit
ty's nota, audaaid, "The blessed child!"
and then handed it to tho pbyaioian, by
her bodside to read. This physician,
a grava, quiet-looking geutleiuau, with
a broad, whit« forehead, and deop eyes,
was the child of a dear, early friend of
aunt Ruth.
Kilty cam# at the appointed time, and
within a week the house waa a obanged
place. The door* and windows were
opened, the tweet air and bright sun
shine let in. Bouquets were icattered
hero and there, freshly arranged each
day. The rigid arrangement of tbe
furniture was broken. Aunt Ruth's
old piano was turnsd, and drawu up near
the doer ef her room, that Kitty might
stag old hymns to her. Aunt Ruth's
good old hsart was greatly rejoiced by
all this change, and the doctor wonder
ed greatly. • Ha saw the effeot, ami
knew Kiltr to be the eauae, but the
means was to biui a mystery. From
day today he «pent much time, wuuder
iag what change suoh a bright spirit
would nieite iu his grand, but aombre
«IS plaee. a mile nr two distant.
Nothing could exceed Kitty's amsze
ment wbsn she found that aunt Ruth's
friend, to whom she had written so often,
•f whom she talked so much, was the
grgat Ik. Muller. She did not talk
mueh in bis preseuoe, for she stead in
rant awe of him; but delight was un
speakable in listening to bis conversa
tions wilh aunt Ruth. His vest knowl
edge, hie varied experirnees, his great
and gotd ideas, ware wuudarful to her,
aud sLa congratulated hersalf many
timas teat she knew biui sa much batter
her« than alia could have doue at Woed
vu
Well, it fell out ae Kitty bad predict
ed. Aunt Ruth grew rapidly better.—
So, after ell, Kitty went to Woodlawn
aboat tba time Dr. Meller did. But,
for soma reaeon, she did not enjoy it ae
ahe bad done in feruuu; rim»». Ever*
'T u*,'T f;
looked back with a sieh to tbe quiet con
versa.,on in a.ut Ruth'. aick-room— !
She saw but little of Dr. Muller. He
seemed engrossed by tbe gentleman.
The fa et was, be avoided her; for when
ha saw her so sought by her yonug
friend», no party being complete without
her, the delight and joy of all, he began
to fear that the society of a dull student
like hims-lf must be irksome, and he on
ly then discovered what it would he to g
him to have her always.
Toward the close of the visit Dr ,
Muller proposed that tht party should
transfer themselves to hU pla.e fora
weekorso. This invitation was bailed
I
a
a
er weary ef welldoing, never eesking for
her awn."
orally cuvarad with red hair though
with delight, for tbe old Muller place,
with its majestic trees, beautiful views,
long avenues, grassy lawns, and, above
all, tbe grand, mysteriona rooms, closed
sinco bis mother's death, were objeots
of interest to all. Not tbe smallest of
Kitty'» pleasure was that she found dear
aunt lluth there, but yat she earned a
dreary heart the while, for it seemed
to her that all the interest in lift was
concentrated in this one »pet, and how
soon ska was te leave it.
One day Ur. Muller sat in his library
alone, bis head buried iu bis hands.—
Aunt lluth came softly in. She saw
his loek of wretohednsss.
"Thee ought to bo a happy man, Her
mann, with these broad lauds' and thy
great opportunities to do good. But
tbee does not look so."
"Aunt Ruth, 1 would give all of this,
and tuera, for the one little ewe-lamb
that is not mica."
"What daes thee mean, Harmac?"
"I maan that my selfish haart, old
grava', am! full vf fSirta*4ta* y un
little Kitty."
Auut Ruth walked out of tba library
with more celerity than her gentle nieve
mente usually permitted, went to Kitty'a
room, ia a manner that might be oailad
excited, and said,
"Katharine, go te tbe library; tbe
doctor has need ef tbee."
Kitty baatened, a little alarmed.
"Aunt Ruth says you want me, Dr.
Mulior."
"I do want yau, I do. What olsa
did she tell you? That my whole being
ie crying out fer you, that my heart is
hungry and insatiable? But I did not
mean to disturb your lits. 1 did not
mean this knowledge to coma to you."
Kitty turned ber sweat, true faoe full
Dr. Muller, ia all tbe
upon him.
world there is nothing I would rather
bave than your love."
She has been his wife now six
months.
Mrs. Mullet is u good and noble wo
noble
man, Dr. Muller is a good and
man, and there is no rsason my thsy
should not lead good and noble lives.—
Aunt Ruth olosod her little house aud
ie their honored guests. Kitty still
strivss ardsntly to kssp her resolution,
but her husdand thinks she nevsr had
need to make it.
Ike's Composition. —Ike Parting
top is well advanced in bis class He
he is in some thing« beyond the
teacher's art, and could, iu fact, give
that functionary some lessons in arts
where he is perfect. Ike dislikes
"composition," where a thirae is giv
en out to be written upon by schol
ars, aud his «redits are not very
great in that direction generally, but
the other day lie astonished the toas
ter and every one in the scheol by
an elaborate article on the horse- He
was called upon to Vead it aloud to
thu scholars, aud upon getting upon
the platform, he made'a bow and be
gan: "The horse is a quadruped,
with four logs, two behind and two
before' He has u tail that grows to
the hind part of his body, that na
ture has furnished him with to drive
the flies away. His head is situated
on the other end opposite his tail,
and is used principally to fusteu a
bridle to him by, und tu put into a
basket to eat oats with. Horses are
very useful animals, and we couldn't
get along very well without them es
pecially truckmen and omnibus dri
vers, who don't seem» to bo half
grateful enough because they've got
them. They »re very convenant
animal* in the country, in vacation
time, »nd go ovar country roads
whan the boya stick pin» in them
—a opecies of cruelty that I would
not anconraga. Horses are go»
some are white, others aie gray and
black. Nobody ever saw a blue
horse, which is considered very
strange by eminent naturallists.—
The horse is a quiet and intelligent
animal, and can Bleep standing up,
w |,i c h J s „ very convenient gift, «S
oci ,n v wh9 re there » a crowd, and
«■ ■-* amc»H « get a ebener -to y '
, ■* , . , -
! b "' 1. a great variety of
ho|,,e *~ fu * t " 0 1 r,ei * r,d s,ow horses,
hoKi * niackerel, eaw herses, horse
flles * horse chesnut, chestnut horse,
and horso radish. The clothes horse
is u very quiet animal to have a
round the house, and is never known
to kick, thongh very apt to make a
row
BU1 e may be said of the eaw horse,
whioh stand, without tying. The
10rse fl . , yic jou. b „„ t B * d vtry
. . _ « e\
^noymg in the summer, when a fel
low is in »wmuning. Horse mackerel
don t know anything abont, only
they swim in the water and are a
species of fish. Horse ahestnuts are
fine to pelt mickiea with, and horse
radish is a mighty smart horse, but
bad to have standing around where
there are children. The horse is
found in all countries, principally in
livery stables, where they may be
hired by the mile, and a't considered
great luxury, especially in sleigh
ing season. In South America they
grow wild, andlthe Indians catch
them with nooses which thsy throw
over the homes heads, and which
mnet be thought by the horses to be
a great noosenee.
when it gets capsized. The
noxt.
A Wifb's Cure for a Bad Habit.
—A newly married wife, livihg in
Now Orleans, recently discovered y-'
that hor better half was disposed to'
come home frequently 1st« at night;
tn a state of oblivious forgetfulness. "
«Vve?-<2ned . "7s , hin^yof hi»
ha'uit. About..two week« ago ho en
tered at midnight, and staggering in
to the bed chamber was soon fast as
leep. The wife v said nothing, but
when she thought he was sound as
leep she procured a large darning
ueedle, and threadihg it wirb »
strong piece of twin«; sat qnietly at
work sewing him up in tbs blankst, p
Site tewed good and sttong, till, as
the grey streaks of dawn began tu
lighten the east, lior task was done.
In this condition she left him, and
repaired to the dwelling of a friendly
neighbor there to await the result.—
About ten o'clcek persons in the
neighborhood were startled by tho
sound of the most distressing cries is
suing from the house; and rushing to
the icscue, supposing that murdtr
was being committed, they forced tho
dour, aud there found the poor man
bound up ns tightly as a bale of cot
ton, in the blanket of his own bed.—
He begged thorn to release him. as he
was dying from thirst, and conld not
The neighbor* stood aghast.
They thought him tho victim of sums
terrible plot—some burglar's seheme;
but, as they wore intho act of extri
cating him in rnshod hi» wife and or- •
dered them to desist.
"Cut not a thread," she cried. 'I
did it; and he shall lie there till ho
makes a solemn promise never to
come home drunk again."
He declared he would in futuro
keep heuer hours and drink less
rum. In future, all tho wife has to
do when Iter husband is ditpossd to
take a little too "much, is to show
him a darning needle, ami say 'Takè
care, sir, or I'll sew you up."
A Good Hit—The Cause of the
War —The Boston Post contains the
move.
following:
Sambo.—Wei!, Gumbo, ,dey say
we can't atop die here war widout wo
'move do cause, and slavoty being
dat caus«, consekrently ivo must
'move dut. 'Purrs to ma dat logic
good.
Gumbo.— Dat do treo principle,
sartin.
Sambo.—But, den, ^Gumbo, dis
nigger's mind's somewhat 'bacure
dis pint. If <le troo principplejbe to
'move de c.usq, why den if dey find
it hard work 'bolishing slavery, may
he doy look for do cause ob dat, and
sartain dat bo do nigger hissolf.
And dsn dey say, "bolish him!"
What! 'bolish do niggor! Gollv!
You' principplo a werry dangerot a
ne' Sambo! l'se 'fraid;k>gtc's nchbar
'ranged for brack folks. But, dan.
who's de causa ub da nigger, hey?—
Do white folks Tl want lu 'bolish bn»