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THE WEEKLY UNION RECORD. VOL. 11. THE UNION RECORD. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING lit, mkdstkrr. a. w. smith. c. n. woodma*. publisher* sod Proprietors. Oftca Bird Street, between Myert «i»«l Hantoou St*. TERMS. Oae year per Mail |.i 00 Bi* Month* do 300 Three Months do 2 00 Delivered by Carrier per Month 50 Single Copies 1° ADVERTISEMENTS: Per square of ten line* or less, first insertion .13 00 Each subsequent insertion 1 50 nr A liberal discount will be made in favorof these who advertise by the year. nr Business Cards inserted on reasonable terms BUSINESS CARDS. H. VAN ALSTVNE MBIT,I. D. Physician and Surgeon, Will practice his profession in OROVILLE AND VICINITY. Cm b« consulted at his office as follows: Butt* Bounty Hospital I At Ms office on Mont From 0to1« a « I gomery street from Ito 2 and 6to 7 p m. wishing to be treated for any f"rm of disease, will \te furnished pleasant rooms at the Hospital, at a moderate charge. F. M. SMITH, ATTOKVEY AT LA W. Office, up-stairs, Himtoon st, Oroville A. MAURICE, JR. ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW Will practice in all of the Counties of the Sec ond Judicial District, and in the Supreme Court. Office—on Uird street .between Huntoon and Myers •treats. OaoviLi-K. sep.Mtf. E. S- OWEN, attouxey at I.avv, Forbestown, Butte county, California FAULKNER &. Co. 88.-m ,-m k Corner Myers and Montomery Streets, Oroville. B. LANK. {j.COSLT E. LANE & Co. BB .MS -■»’ Bos BC B« SB , Montgomery street. Oroville. a.O. 9ILPSOM. \ \ TUOS. CALLOW A. G. SIMPSON, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in HOOKS VXD STATIONERY. STAPLE AND FANCY ARTICLES, Theatre Block, Huntoon street. Or ville. E. DUNHAM; S. Assessor and Collector OF BUTTF. COUNTY, CAL. OFFICE—On Mj'rn Street, Beticern Montgomery and Bird Street ... OROVILLE. THOMAS WELLS, Attorney as Law ,V Xm'ry Public OAlc—li% Theater Building. Has resumed the practice of Law in all the courts of Justice, in Bitte and adjoining counties. CHARLES F. LOTT, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Or'»vtm.k Berra Corsrr. Office—Bud st.. between Mversand Iluntooa. J. M. BURT, Attorney and Counsellor at Law Practices in the courts of the 2d Judicial District ami in the Supreme court. OFFICE -In Burt's brick building, up stairs,on Surd street. Oroville. O. C. BURLINGAME, DENTIST. OFFICE—In Mathews* Brick Build mg, on St.. between Mont •gomery and Bird Streets, OIIOX 11.1.1-'. W. PRATT, M. D. Physician & Surgeon. Hock f rrrk, Butte Co., C nl. S. ROSENBAUM, ATTORNEY AT LAW. OFFICE -rot RT HOI SE, OROVILLE JAS O’BRIEN. M. D. Particular attention paid to Chronic Disease*, and nil others common t.» this country. Has had Urge experience in hospital and family practice, and confidently hopes for a share of public patron OiUff—Within tw-' doors of Clark A Bro.*» store, Myers street. Oroville. J. BLOCH & Co, DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND M NX IS SUPPLIES, Montgomery street, Oroville. GEO. C. PERKINS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEAL’* IN GROCERIES, PROVISIONS AND l'R( PD E, Corner Myen and Montgomery street*. Oroville. Pay Up! fMIHOSE who owe me axe respectfully and ur- JL gently requested to ‘ pay up.” without delay as lam going away. ’ THOS. WELLS.” Oroville. Feb. ?o. i«si. HOTELS, &C. International Hotel Corner Montgomery and Lincoln *U., OROVI EjljE. RALPH BIRD, PROPRIETOR. THE PROPRIETOR would assure the residents of Oroville and the traveling public, that no means will be left untried to enable him to deserve a share of their patrunage. THE TABLE Is supplied with every luxury of the season, and every thing will l»e d«»ne to insure the comfort of the guests at this house. THE BAR Will always be supplied with choice liquors and cigars. Single Meals 50 Cents. Loclglrfgs 50 to 75 Cents. The Office of the California Stage Company is at the International. if Stages leave this hotel every day for all parts of the country. RALPH BIRD. BARNUM EEST&.TJHOT! for. Montgomery &. Hun toon Sts., OROVILLE. t THE L'XDF.RSIGXF.n. FRO prietor of this establishment.'^*' hereby informs the Public that he is prepared to furnish meals at all hour, day and night, composed *>f all the substantial* and dtdica cle* of the season which the market affords BALLS, PARTIES, And Assemblies of every nature, will be supplied with Dinners. Suppers and Colla tions, in the best style and on the most liberal I terms. Connected with the Restaurant is a BAR. where can always be found the best and every description ot Liquors. TERMS: Hoard per Week §.** 00 Single Meals 25 Hoard per AVeek with Lodging. . A O^i Lodgings per Mglit 25 aplOtf J. REYNOLD, Proprietor. ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL, Oroville. rjAHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT- I fully inform his friends and the public gene rally that he has rented the “ ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL ” (formerly kept by Prank Johnson,) in Oroville, and he would l>e pleased to see his friend*, when ever thev will give him a call. ROBERT O'NEIL, Proprietor. Oroville, June loth. I>G3. What Cheer House, oROVI L L E, Montgomery street Between Myers and Huntoon Street s . tWSHF SUBSCRIBER RESPECTFULLY IX- I form* his friends and the public, that he fur nishes at the above house th* best board and lod ging for the following prices: Board and lodging per week 00 B->ard per week . *5 00 Single meals 25 Beds 25 and 50 A Splendid. Bar Containing the very best of Liquors and cigars has l»een added to the establishment. Call and examine for yourselves. R. OLIVER. GOLDEN GATE R t^STAURAXT, Corner of Montgomery & Huntoon sts., OROVILLE. THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING PURCHASED THE entire Imprest in ihii< establishment. f.e is now thoroughly repairing sad newly refi ling ev**rv depart ment. i«*r the aocoramodatiou of all who may favor him with their paTonagr Having been engaged in the basinet for the t »«t fif teen years he hope* to give general satisfaction to all. Opou Dny and KTißlit. Board ran be had by the day or we*k. oa the most reasonable Meals at ail hours,da» night April M 564 I. KW IS CARP A N ETO. CAL. NOR. RAILROAD MARYSVILLE & OROVILLE REGULAR TR AIXS LEAVE MARYSVILLE for Or*»ville daily—connecting at Oroville with Stages *»: the Calif >rnia Stage Company for Shasta, and the Northern Mines. Leaving Marysville (Sunday excepted) at G A. M. and 3 P.M. l eaving Oroville (Sunday excepted) at S A-M. and G p. M. Sundays—l eave Marvsvill at 3 P. M. Leave Oro ville at G P. M. Freight reaching Marysville by steamboat, con signed uv Care of Ra«lroad."will be received on the cars at the >teamb»at Lauding, and forwarded to Oroville without cost for forwarding commission, or dravage. At Oroville. merchandise for •* up country" will be stored in the Railroad Depot, and delivered to order of owners free of charge. feb?otf ANDRFWJ BTNNEY. Sup’t. OROVILLE, SATURDAY MOIRZSTIB6-T. Room for cue more among the dead ? We ask oh.earth, to-day ; Now when the year is crowning thee. With garlands bright of May. Make room for one so late released, _ From weary months of pain : Xo other boon of thee oh, earth, Will he e’er ask again. Borne hither by no kindred friend, He claims from us a tear : For we who fashion now his grave, May sometime need it here. Earth's common sympathies and woes, Our hearts together bind. We stand here for the absent sire. And friends and brother kind. Xo more from El Dorado's shore, His coming will they wait; Xo white winged ship may bear him through Pacific‘a Golden Gate. The cherished plans his youth had formed, The joys he toiled to win. Have vanished and the unseen world Through death he enters in. Take him oh. earth, now when the hills Are newly clothed by Spring ; When ail the air is tilled with songs Uf wild birds on the wing. For Tis not Age with hoary head. We give to thine embrace ; ? Tis youth along whose future way, Seemed many a shining place. Waft to his fair Wisconsin home. Ve balmy winds of May. The tidings to the sorrowing ones, — The burial of to-day. A dirge for others raoldering forms. The sheltering pines here sing ; Oh, may some kindly passing breeze. An added no:e now bring, For him who finds an early tomb, Far from his kindred dead. And earth, with all thy kindest care, Pillow his youthful head. E. “ Let former grudges pass.**--Shakspeare. Be not swift to take offense ; Let it pass. Anger is a foe to sense ; Let it pass. Brood not darkly o'er u wrong Which will disappear ere long ; Rather sing this cheery song— Let it pass, . Let it pass. Strife corrodes the purest mind ; Let it pass. As the unregarded wind. Let it pass. Any vulgar souls that live May condemn without reprieve ; ! Tis the noble who forgive. Let it pass. Let it pass. Echo not an angry word: Let it pass. Think how often you have erred; Let it pass. Since our joys must pass away. Like the dewdrops on the spray. Wherefore should our sorrows stay? Let it pass, Let it pass. If for good you’ve taken ill; Let it pass. Oh. be kind and gentle still ; Let it pass. Time at last makes all things .straight; Let us not resent, but wait. And our triumph shall be great ; Let it puss. Let it pass. Bid your anger to depart ; Let it pass. Lay these homely words to heart, Let it pass. Follow not the giddy throng : Belter to be wronged that wrong; Therefore sing the cheery songs— I et ii pass. Let it pass. Remarkable Vision. —The Dublin Univer sity tells thi^story, and believes it true. If Macbeth lived in these li. ties, be would not be surprised at people icfu-i.ig to stay dead after the brains were out : A solicitor, resident of the Isle of Wight, had business at Southampton. He stayed at one of the hotels for which the town of mail steamers is famous, and after dinner he was looking over his law papers while he sipped port. He was aroused from his foolscap and red tape by the opening of the door; his wife [whom he had left at home in the Isle of Wight) entered, gazed at him steadfastly, and passed through the opposite door. He nalu rally thought u was a hallucination, and resu med his reading, with a wondering smile at his own weakness. Hut within a quarter of an hour, the very same thing occurred again; and there was the countenance of the spectator an imploring look which terrified him. He at once resolved to return home; with some diffi cully he got a boatman to take him across; and when Uc reached his house he was struck by Hie ghastly and alarmed look of the maid servant who opened the door. This woman was so frightened at his unexpected return that she spontaneously confessed her intention to murder her mistress, and her confession was confirmed by the fact that she had concealed a carving-knife under her pillow. What an Old Salt Lake Lecher said about Women. — An inquiring visitor to the great Mormon city a~ked Elder Heber C. Kimball how “the Church” could supply the Mormon male increase with a sufficient quantity of wives? * , Wby,’’said the old man, twinkling his little black eyes like a godly Silenns, and nursing ore of his fat legs with a liquorish smile, ‘ isn’t the Lord Almighty providin’ for His beloved heritage jist as last as beenyways kin ? I bis war’s a goin’ on till the biggest part o’ you male Gentiles hez killed each other off then the little handful that’s left and comes a fleein’ to our asylum ’ll bring all the women o’ the nation along with ’em. so we shall hev women enough to give every one on ’em all they want and hev a large balance left over to distribute round among God’s saints that bes been here from the beginrin’ o’ the tribulation.” Sayings of Josh Killings. — We often bear ov men who have come within an inch ov dic ing. and i haint any doubt lhare iz snm that every boddy woold lik tew hear had cum with in an inch ov bein born. If lhare iz ennyihing on this arth that an gels kaut imitate ’tis a v art nous young man trampling under hiz feet. Truth iz the onla thing that i kno ov that kant be improved upon. If you want tu git a snre krop, and a big yield for the seed, sow wild oats. Fame iz jist about az mutch use tew a dead man az 5 2Us wud be. interest payable in gold. In tew many kases marriage iz onla bein bappee akordio la law. Whisaee, I am told, sells in Richmond bi the wholesale at 10 cents a smell. Courage is a power which strengthens in proportion to the jeopardy, as the tree’root clings in the swaying hurricane. How can slavery be abolished all over the world, while there are serfs of the ocean? The softer the head the harder the work of driving anything into it. For the Union Rxcord. “EAKTH TO EAKTH." LET IT PASS. [From the Atlantic M y ] The Qneen of California. The Queen of California, of whom we write, is no modtrn queen; she reigned Seine eve hundred and fifty five years ago. Her precise cotemporaries were Amadis of Gaol, the Em peror Esp'ar.dian. and the t-nitaa Radium. And she flourished. as tbe book? say. at the time when this Saltan made bis unsuccess.’-, attack on the city of Constantinople—ail ol which sbe saw. part of which she was. She was not petite. nor blond, nor golden haired. Sbe was large and black as the ace ol clubs. But the prejudice ol color did not then exist, even among the most brazen faced, or the most copper headed. For, as you shall learo, she was reputed tbe most beautiful of women ; and it was she. O Californians, who wedded the galiar.l Prince Talanque—your first known king. The supporters of the arms of the beautiful shield of the State of California should be, on tbe right, a knight armed rap a pie. and on the left an Amazon sable, cioihed in skins, as you shall now see. E. E. Hale, of Boston, sent to the Antiqua rian Society, lasi year, a paper which shows that the name of California was known to lit erature before it was given to our peninsula bv Cories. Cortes discovered the peninsula in 1535, and seems to have called it California then. But Hale shows that, twenty-five yeats before that time, in a romance called tbe "Deeds of Esplaudian," tbe name of California was given to an island "on the right hand of tbe Indies.” This romance was a sequel, or fifth book, to the celebrated romance of "Amadis of Gaul." Such books made the principal reading of tbe young blades of that day who could read at all. It seems clear enough that Cortes and his friends, coming to the point furthest to the west then known— which ail of them, from Columbus down, sup posed to be iu the East Indies—gave to their discovery the name, familiar to romantic ad venturers, of California, to indicate their beliel that this was "on the right hand of th. Indies.” Just so Columbus called his discoveries "the Indies,' ju-t so was the name "El Dorado” given to regions which it was hoped would prove to be golden. The romance had said that in the whole of tbe romance island of Cal ilornia there was no metal but gold. Cories, who did not find a pennyweight of dust in the real California, still bad no objection to giving so golden a name to his discovery. Hale, with that brevity which becomes anti quarians, does not go into any of the details of the lile and adventures of the Queen of Cali fornia as the romance describes them. We propose, in this paper, to supply from it this relicency of bis essay. The reader must understand, then, that in this romance, printed in 1310, sixty years or less after Constantinople really fell into the hands of the Turks, the author describes a pre tended assault made upon it by the Infidel Powers, and the rallying for its rescue ol Amadis and Perion and Lisuarte, and all the princes of chivalry witu whom the novel of “Amadis ol Gaul” has dealt. They succeed in driving away the Pagans, “as you shall hear.” lu the raids: of this great crusade, every word of which, of course, is the most fictitious of fiction, appear tbe episodea which describe California and its Queen. First, of California itself here is the descrip tion : "Now you are to hear the most extraordinary thing that ever was heard ol in any chronicles or m llie memory of man, by which ihe city would have been lost on the next day, but that where the danger came there the safety came also. Enow, then, that on Ihe rigot hand of the Indies there i- an i-iand called California, very close to the side of the Terrestrial Para dise,* and it was peopled by black women, without any man among them, tor they l.ved in the fashion ol Amazons. They were of -trong and hardy bodies, of ardent courage and great force. Their island was the strongest iu ail the world, wiih its steep cliffs and rocky shores. Their arms were all of gold, and so was the harness of the wild beasts which they lamed and rode. For, in ihe whole island, there wa ne metal but gold. They lived in caves wrought out of the rovk with much labor. They had many ships, with which they sailed out to other countries to obtain booty. "In this island, called California, there were many griffin-, on account of the ruggedness of the country, and its infinite hn-t of wild beast?, such as never were seen in any other pait ol the world. And when these griffins were yet small, the women went out with traps :o take them They covered themselves over with very thick hides, and when they had caught the little griffins, they took them to their caves and brought them up there. And being thcm-elve quite a match lor the griffins, they fed them with the men whom they took prisoners, and with the boys to whom they gave birth, and brought them up with such arts that they got much good from them, and no harm. Every man who landed ou the is.and was immediately devoured by these griffin-, and although they bad had enough, none the less would they seize them aud carry them high up in the air lu their flight, and when they were tired of carrying them, would let them tail anywhere as soon as they died.” These griffins are the Monitors of the story, or, if the reader pleases, the Merrimacs. Alter this description, the author goes ou to- introduce to us our Queen. Observe, O reader, that although very black and very large, she is very beautiful. Why did not Powers carve his statue of California out of the blackest ol Egyptian marbles? fry once more, Powers! We have found her now. “Now, at the time when those great men of the pagans sailed with their great fleets, as the history has told too, there reigned in this island ol California a Queen, very large in person, the most beauthul ol all of th-, m. of bloomingyears, and iu her thoughts desirous of achieving great things, strong of limb and of great courage, more than any of those who had fi.ied her throne before her. rrhe heard tell tbui all the greater part of the world was moving in this onalangbl against tbe Christians, ahe did not know what Christians were, lor she had no knowledge of any parts of the world excepting those which were close to her. But sbe desired to gee the world and its various people; and thinking that, with the great strength of herself and of her women, she should have the greater part of their plunder, either from her rank or Irom her prowess, sbe began to talk with a!! of those who were most skilled in war. and fold them ihat it would be well, if. sailing in their great fleet-, they also entered on this expedition, in which all these great Princes and Lotd were embarking. She animated and excited them, showing them ihe great profit- and hon ors which they would gain in this enterprise— above ail. tbe great fame which would be theirs in all the world: while, it they stayed in their island, doing nothing bat what their grand mothers did. they were really buried alive— they were dead while they l.ved, passing their days without fame and without glory, as did tbe very brutes." Now the people of California were as willing then to embark in distant expeditions of honor as they are now. And tbe first battalion that ever sailed from the ports of that country was thus provided: "So much did this mighty Queen, Calafia. ♦When Columbus sailed on hi- fourth voyage. in which he hoped to pa— through what we now know a- tbe Isthmus of Panama. and sail northwe-tward. he wrote to his King and Queen that thus he should come as near as men could come te "the Terre-triaf Paradise." say to her people, that she cot only moved them to consent to tbis enterprise bat they were s : eager to extend their fame through other lands that they begged her to hasten to sea, so that they might earn ail these honors, in alliance •nth such great men. The Queen. seeing the readiness of her subjects, without any delay gave orders that her great fleet shoold be pro vided with food and with arms 'f gold—more of everything than was needed. Then she commanded that her largest vessel should be prepared with gratings of the stoniest t mbtr and she bade place in it as many as five hun dred of these griffins, of which I tell vou that, from the tune they were born, they were trained to feed on men. And she ordered that the beasts on which she and her people rode should be embarked, and all the best-armed women and tii -se most skilled in war whom she hud in her island. And then, leaving such a force in the island that it should be secure, with the others she went to sea And they made such haste that they arrived at the fleets of the Fagans the night after the battle of which 1 have tbld you; so that they wore received with great joy. and the fleet was visited at once by many great L rds, and they were welcomed with great accc-ptancc. She wished to know al once in what condition affairs were, a-kiug many questi- ns, which they answered fully. Then she said : “•You have fought this city with your great forces, and you cannot take it; now. if you arc willing, 1 wish to try what my forces are worth to m >rrow, it you will give ,-rdirs accordingly.’ “All these great lords said that they would give such commands as she should bid them. 'Then send word to all your other captains that they shall to-morrow oa no account leave their camps, they nor their people, until I com mar.d them ; and you shall see a combat more remarkable than you have ever seen or heard of.’ • Word was sent at once to the great Sultan of Liquid and the -Sultan of llalara. who had command of all the men who were there; and they gave these orders to their people, wonder ing much w hat was the thought of this Queen.” Up to this moment, it may be remarked, these Monitors, as we have called the griffins, had never been fairly tried in any attack on fortified towns. The Dupont of the fleet, whatever her name may have been, may well have looked with some curiosity on tbe issue. The experiment was not w holly successful, as will be seen. “When the night had pass- <1 ami the morning came, the Queen Calafia sallied on shore, she and her women, armed with that armor of gold, all adorned with the most precious stones — which are to be found in the island California like stones of the field fir their abundance. And they mounted on their fierce beasts, capa risoned as I have told you; and then she ordered that a door should be opened in the vessel where the griffins were. 1 hey, when they saw the field, rushed forward with great haste, showing great pleasure in flying through the air, and at ouce caught sight of the host of men who were close at hard. As they were famished, and knew no fear, each griffin pounced upon his man. seizid him in his claws, carried him high into the air. and begun to devour him. They shot many arrows at them, and gave them many great blows v, l;h lances and vi'li • words. But their feathers were so tight j mud and so stout that no one could strike through to their flesh.” [This is Armstrong rosins Monitor.] “For their own party, this was the most lovely chase and the m -st agreeable that they had ever seen til! then ; and as the Turks saw them flying on high with their enemies, they gave such loud ami clear shonts of joy us pierced the heavens. And it was the most sad and hitler thing for those in the city, when the father saw the son lifted in the air, a.'d the son his father, and the brother his brother; so that they all wept and raved, as was sad indeed to see. "When the griffins had flown through the air for awhile, and had dropped their prizes, some on the earth and some on the sea, they turned, as al firs!, and, withi tit any fear, seized upon as many more; at which their masters bad so much the more joy. and the Christians so much the more misery. What shall I tell you? The terror was so great among them all that, while S' me hid themselves away under the vaults of the lowers for safety, a.I the others disappeared Irom the ramparts,so that there were none left for the defense, t j teen Galatia saw this, and, with a loud voice, she bade the two sultans who commanded the troops send for ladders, for the city was taken. At once they all rushed for waid, placed the ladders and mounted upon the wall. But the griffins, who had already dropped those whom they had seized before, as soon us they saw the Turks, having no knowledge of them, seized upon them just as they had seized upon the Christians, and. flying ihrough the air. carried them up also, when, letting them fall, no one of them escaped death. Thus were exchanged the pleasure and the pain. For those on the outside now were those who mourned in great sorrow for those who were so handled ; and those who were within, who, seeing their enemies advance on every side. Lad thought they were beaten, now took great comfort. So, at this moment, as those on the ramparts stopyed, panic-struck, fearing that they should d;e as their comrades did. the Christians leaped forth from the vaults where they were hiding, and tjuickly slew many of the Turks who were gathered on the walls, and compelled the rc?t to leap down, and ihea sprang back to their hiding places, as they saw the griffins return. “When Queen Calafia saw this, she was very sad, aud she said : U ye idols in whom 1 believe aud whom 1 worship, what is this which has happened as favorably to my enemies as to tny friends? I believed that with your aid and wite my strong forces and great munition I should be able to destroy them But it has not so proved.’ And fbe gave orders to her women that they should oiouut the ladders and struggle to gain the towers and put to the sword all those who took refuge in them to be secure from the griffins. 1 bey obeyed their Queen's command, dismounted at once, placing before their breads such breastplates as no weapon could pierce, and. as 1 told you. with the armor all of g-'.d which covered their legs and their arms. Qtickly they crossed the plain, and mounted the ladders lightly, and possessed themselves of the whole circuit of the wails, and btgi: to fight fiercely wilh those who had taken refuge in the vaults of the towers. But they defended themselves bravely, being indeed ia quarters well protected, with but narrow doors. Aud tbo-e of the city, who were in the streets below, shot at the women with arrows and dart- which pierced them ihrough the sides, so that they received many wounds, because iheir golden armor was so weak. (This is Keoank vs. Armstrong.) "And the griffins returned, flying above them, and woaid not leave them. “When Queen Calafia saw this, she cried to the Sultans. Make your troops mount, that they may defend mine against these fowls of mine who have dared attack them.’ At once the Sultans commanded their people to ascend the ladders and gain the circle and the towers, in order that by night the wb he host might join them, and they might gain the city. The soldiers rushed from their camps, and mounted on the wall where the women were fighting— but. when the griffins saw them, at once they seized on them as ravenonsly as if all that day they had not caught anybody. And when the women threatened them wi'n their knives, they were only the in >re enraged, so that, although they took shelter for themselves, the griffins dragged them out by m ,io strength, lifted them up into the air and let them fall—so that they all died. The fear and panic of the Fagans were so great, that, tnucb mere quickly than they bad mounted, d d they descend and take retoge in their camp. 1 1 e Queer . seeing this rout trilhrat re reedy, font at once to command those who held watch and guard on the griffins, that they should recall them and shufthem up in the vessel. They, then, hearing the Queen's command, mounted on top of the mast, and called them w ith loud voices in their language: ai d they, »s if they had been human beings, si! obeyed. and obediently returned into their cages.' The Erst day’s d!lack of these flying M 'niters on the beleaguered city was not, therefore, a distinguished success The aatb t derives a lesson from it. winch we do not translate, but reci mmecd to the students of present history. It fils a whole chapter, of which the title is • Exhortath n addressed by the author to the Christians, setting before their eyes the great obed.cnce which these griffins, brute animals, rendered to those who had instructed them." The Sultans may have well doubted whether their new ally was quite what she had claimed to be. She I - ■ . ' . -Since my coming has caused you so much injury, 1 wish that it may cause you equal pleasure. Command your people, that they shall sally out. and we will go to the city against those knights who dare to appear before us. ar.d we will let them press on the most severe combat that they can. and 1. whh my people, will take the front of the battle.' "The Sultans gave command at once to all of their soldiers who had armor, that they should rush forth immediately, and should join in mounting upon the rampart, now that these birds were encaged again. And they, with the horsemen, foil wed close upon Queen Calafia. and immediately the army rushed forth and pressed upon the wall; but not so prosperously as thev had expected, because the people of the town were already there in their harness, and as the Pagans mounted upon their ladders, the Christians threw them back, whence very many of them were killed and wounded. Others pressed forward with their iron picks and other tools, a d dug fiercely in the circuit of the wall. These were very much distressed and put iu danger bv the oil and other things which were thrown upon them, but not so much but that they succeeded in making many breaches and openings. Put when this came to the ears of the Emperor, who always kept command of ten thousand horsemen, he commanded all of them to defend these places as well as they could. So that, to the grief of the Pagans, the people repaired the breaches with many timbers and stones and piles of earth. ‘•When the Queen saw this repulse, she rushed with her own attendants with great speed to the gate Aqnilena, which was guarded by Xorar.de!.* She herself went in advance of the others, wholly covered with one of those shields which we have told you they wore, and with her lance held strongly in her band. Xorandel, when he saw her coming, went forth to meet her, and they met so vehemently that their lances were broken in pieces, and yet neither of them fell. Xorandel .at once put hand upon his sword, and the Queen upon her great knife, of which the blade w as more than a palm broad, and they gave each other great blows. At onre they all joined io a melee, one against an other, all Si confused ard with such terrible blows that if was a great marvel lo see it ; and if some of the women fell upon the ground, so did some of the cavaliers. And if this history d 'es not tell iu extent which of them fell, and by what blow of each showing the great force and courage of the combatants, it is because their number was so great, and they fell so thick, one upon another, that that great master. IMisabat. who saw and described the scene, could not determine what in particular passed in these exp its, except in a few very rare .".{fairs, like this of the Queen and Xorandel, who both joined fight as you have heard " It is to the great master lleiisubal that a grateful posterity owes all these narratives and the uncounted host of romances which grew from them. For. in the first place, he was the skillful leech who cured ull the wounds of ad the parties of distinction w ho were not intended to die; and. in the second place, his notes fur nish the memories pour servir, of winch all the writers say they availed themselves. The originals, alas 1 are lost. • ■■The tumult was so great, that at onee the battle between these two ended, those on each side coming to the aid of their chief. Then. I tell you, that the things that this Queen did in arms, like slaying nights, or throwing them wounded from their horses, as she passed au daciously forward among her enemies, were such that it cannot be told nor believed that any woman has ever shown such prt wess. “And as she dealt with so many noble knights and no one of them let £ her without giving her many and heavy blows, yet she received them all upon her very strong and hard shield. “When Talanque and Mailed f saw what this woman was doing, aud the great loss which those ot their own party were receiving from her, they ru-hed oul upon her and struck her with suclt blows as if they considered her possessed. And her sister, who was named Cioia, who saw this, rushed in, like a mad li onness, to her succor, and pressed the knights so mortally that, to the loss ot their honor,she drew Calafia from their power aud placed her among her own troops again. And at this time you would have said that the people of the fleets had the advantage, so that, if it had not been for the meicy of God and the great force of the Count Frandalo and his compan ions, the city would have been wholly lost. Many fell dead on both sides, but many more of the Fagans, because they had the weaker armor. “Thus,” continues the romance, “as yon have heard, went on this attack and cruel bat tle till nearly night. At this time there was no one of the gates open, excepting that which Xornqpdel guarded. As lo others, the knights having been withdrawn from them, ought, of course, to have bolted them; yet it was very different, as I will tell you. For, as the two sultans greatly desired to see these women Sgbt, they had bidden their own people not lo enter into the lists. But when they saw how the day was going, they pressed upon the Christians so tierecely that gradually they might ail enter into the city. and. as it was. more than a hundred men and women did en ter. And God. who guided the Emperor, having directed him to keep the other gales shut, knowing io what way the battle fared, he pre-sed them so hardly with his knights, that, killing some, he drove the others out. Then the Fagans las' many of their people, as they slew them from the towers—more than two hundred of the women being slain. Aud tho-e within also were not without great since ten of the cruzados were killed, which gave great grief to their companions. These were Ledaderin dc Fujarque, Trion and Imosil de B rgona, and the two sons cf Isanjo. All the people of the city having returned, as 1 tell you. he Pagans also retired to their camps and the Qieen Calafia to her fleet, since she had not yet taken quarters on the shore. And the other people entered into their ships, so that there was no more fighting that day.” 1 have translated this passage at length, because it gives the reader an idea of the ro mantic literature of that day—literally its only literature, excepting books of theology or of devotion. Over acres of such reading, served ♦Xorandel was the half brother of Amadis, both of them being sous of Lisuarte, King of England. f Maneli was son of Chdant, Klug of Ire land. XO k -28 out ia la-ge folios—the yellow covered novels of the r lime—did the ibzarros end Balboas a; d I' rteses and other young' blades while away the weary h, urs of their camp ! fe. Glad enough was Cortes oat of such a tale to got the luble tame of his great discovery I he romance r -w proceeds to brirg the dif ferent pr.aces of chivalry from the West, as it ; - _ ;i ,i i from the Fa>*. As - i as ABiaitw arrives at Constantinople, he sends I r h:s son Fsplandian. who was already in a) iiaace w ::h the Kaipcror of Greece. The Paean Sultan of I.quia aid the Queen if Galatia, hearing of their arrival, send them the follow ing challenge: -Kadiaro. Saltan of Liqua. shield and ram part of the Pagan I-aw. destroyer of Christians cruel enemy ot the enemies ol the Gi Js ant the very mighty Q teen Calafis. Lady of the great Maud of Ca terr.ia. famous for its great abaodanco of gold at d precious stones; wo have to announce to yon, A madia of Gaul. King of Great Britain, and yon his son,Knight of the Great Serpent, that wo are come into these parts wi;h ;hc intention of destroying this city of Constantinople, on account of the injury and Kva which the much honored King Amato of Persia, our cousin and friend, has received from this bad Emperor, giving him favor and aid. because a part of his territory has boon taken away from him by fraud. And as cur desire in this thing is also to gain glorv and fame in it, so also has fortune treated lis : favorably in that regard, for we know the great news, which has gone through all the world, of your great chivalry. We have agreed there fore. it it is agreeable to you. or if your might is sufficient lor it, to attempt a battle ol our persons against your? in the presence of this great company ot the nations, the conquered to submit to the w ill ol the conquerors, or to go to any place where they may order. And if you reluse this, we shall be able, with much cause, to join all your past glories to our own, counting them as Doing gained by us. whence :t will be clearly seen in the future how the victory will be on our side." This challenge was taken to the camp by a black and beautiful damsel, richly attired, and was discussed there in council, Amadis put an cud to the discussion by say ing— [Concluded next w?ek.] Microscopic Revelations.— Brush a little ! of the fuzz from the wing of a dead butterfly and let it fall upon a piece of glass. It will be seen on glass as a fine golden dust. Slide the glass under the microscope, and each parlick of the dust will reveal itself as a perfect sym ' metrical feather. Give your arm a slight prick, so as to draw a small drop of blood; mix the blood with a drop of vinegar and water, and place it upon the glass slide under the microscope. You will discover that the red matter of the blood is i formed of innumerable globules or disks, which though so small as to be separately invisibla to the naked eye. appear under the microscope each larger than a letter o, of the print. Take a drop of water from a stagnant pool, or ditch, or sluggish brook, dipping it from I among the green vegetable matter on the top. ,On holding the water to the light it will look a little milky: but on placing the smallest drop under the microscope, you will find it swarm ing with hundreds of strange animals, that are swimming about in it with the greatest vtyaci ty. These animalcules exist in such multitudes that any effort to conceive of their numbers bewilders the imagination. The invisible universe of created beings is the most wonderful of all the revelations of the microscope. During the whole of man’s ex istence on the earth, while he has been fight ing, taming eid studying the lower animals which were vi-ible to the sight, lie has been surrounded by these other multitudes of the earth's inhabitants without any suspicion of their existence. In endless variety of form and structure, they are bursting through their ac tive lives—pursuing their prey—defending their persons—waging their wars—prosecuting their amours—multiplying their species—and ending their careers; countless hosts at each tick of the clock passing out of existence, and making way for new hosts that are following in endless succession. What other fields of creation may yet, by some inconceivable meth ods, be revealed to our knowledge? There are three instruments which the code of duelling recognizes—the small sword, the sabre and the pistol. In France, the first h looked upon as the natural and accepted shape the others are more or less barbaric and ex ceptional. Most Frenchmen are fencers, and learn that useful science as an accomplishment A French Father does not indeed, from his dying bed, press upon his child the duty of be ing -always ready with the pistol,’’ which was the affectionate testamentary farewell of an Irish gentleman of some repute in these en counters, but he will take care to leave fcis sod well grounded in the management of the ra pier, Up to a recent period, a Frenchman, when challenged, invariably selected pistols. Ax experienced cattle breeder, in selecting neat stock, says be seeks for symmetry of form and fineness of bone in animals of medium size, having invariably found these to be better feeders, and to pay better every way than coarse beasts. Deep chests, broad backs and full flanks are the most important points. With these he would like to obtain a barrel shaped body, well ribbed home, rather straight belly, a clean head and a bright eye. An an imal which is narrow along the back and a great sack of a belly swashing about is not a promising animal for milk or anything else. Major George -X. Lewis, of the Twcllh Connecticut Volunteers, is in Hartford, stop ping at the United States Hotel. His remark able wound promises to heal, and his life will be saved. Xot one in ten thousand would sur vive sucb a wound. A cannister shot, weighing four ounces, made a bole through him. shatter ing his collar bone and shoulder blade, and splintering his spine. It did not displace the vertebrea. which would have probably ended hi= life suddenly, but it has left a hole through him, through which it is said that even now a stick can be passed. A green customer who was a stranger to mirrors, and who stepped into the cabin of one of oar ocean steamers, stopping in front of a large pier glass which he took for a door, be said; I say, mister, when does this ere boat start? Getting no reply from the dumb reflection before him, be again repeated: I say, mister, wbeu does this here boat start? Incensed at the still silent figure, be broke on'i; Go to (hander! yon darned sassafras colored sbocki.caded boll calf; you don’t look as if you knew much, anyhow. Osian K Dodge was compelled to pay a li cense of Sl9. at Sacramento, and the Drum m- dary exhibition 522. Heavy tariff on fur ei.i talent, Habit in a child is first like a spider's web; if neglected, it becomes a thread <f twinejnext, a card or rope; finally a cable, and wbo can then break it? Detroit has became an active tobacco mar ket. sieven establishments employ three hun dred workmen.