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THE COUNTY PAPER.
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IN SCHOOL 1IAY.S.
joiin u. wiuttikii.
.Still hilo the nchool-limifc liy tlic roml,
A rgl bepfcar sunning;
Around It ctlll the mmaclis grow,
And blackberry vlrirs are running.
Within, the maun r's desk Is occn,
Deep ecarrcd by nips official ;
The wurpliiR floor, the battered wills,
1 lie jick-knlfc's carved Initial.
The chtirtoal frescoes on Its wnllv,
lis ildor'd worn till Ix-lrnylng
The fwt that creeping alow to nehool
Wont dtornilng out to playing.
Ijntig year nirn a winter Mm
Sbonoover It at t-ctllnt;!
Lit up ltd western wlmlo.v uin-
And low cave' Icy fretilnn.
It touched the tangled golden curN
And brown eye?, full of Krlcvlna,
Of one who otlll her teps delayed
When nil the fcliool were leaving.
Vnr near her f food the little txy
Her c1i1M1p.1i far or ulngled;
Hbi cap pulled low upon hi faec
Where prldo and Miamc were mingled,
Pushing with rcstlcM feet tho snow
To right and left, he lingered,
A rcatlewly her tiny hand
The blue, checked apron lingered.
lie aaw her lift her eye; he felt
Tho soft hand's light carrcjulng,
And beard tho tremble of her voice,
An It a fault confusing.
"I'm sorry that I spelt tho word",
I hato to go above you,
ltocausc" the brown eyes lower fell
"Because, you see, I love you!"
Still memory to a gray-haired man
That sweet child face In bIiow lug;
Dear girl, tho grasses on her grave
Have forty years been growing.
He lIvMtolenni In life's hard school
How few who pas above him
Lament their triumph and htt 1ob.,
Like her becauso they ,Iovo lilni.
O0R COLONEL'S STORY;
Or. u Slip Twlxt (he Cup mill the Up.
Ivniloii Boctclf.
'You nil know Sandy McPhersonP"
said our colonol. .
"Jntiniatclyl" "Porrectlyl" "as well
n my own brotlior, sirl" most of us re
plied, though, if tho truth bo told, there
was uot'.a man at that moss-tiiblo who
Imil ovnr Iinnrd of Mr. MePIierMnn lio.
fore. You sco it was tho commanding
ofllecr wiio spoke, and it was always
riskv sayinc liim nay when ho oxpoctcd
you.
"Thov used to call him. vou recollect,
'tho Great Unwashed;1 a vulgar but ap-
propriato sobriquet nevertheless,11 eon-
tinned tho chief. "Great, on account
of his burlv and preciously uclv person:
unwashed, by reason of his accredited
scant ncquaintanco with brown Windsor,
snrintr water and tho functions of tho
dhirzcci nnd ilhobics, i. o., tailors und
washermen of tho land.
"On his cofleo cstato in tho moun
tains, nwd among his undrnped and tin
scmbboil coolies, this disregard for tho
comforts nnd conveniences ot life went
for nothing, perhaps it was even In
kcenlnrr with tho surroundincstbutwhen
ho camo down to this elty, walked in its
public gardens and cspinnaitc, or snow'
Wwith its swells nt tho band, his appear-
anco wris something too outrageous, and
Ills brother K. C. 1J 1s, meaning Knight's
of the Cotl'co Horry, and not, as you
might supposo, oi tno urueroi tlio uatti,
dressy men horoabouls, cast him com
pletely Jnto tlio shudo by their get up
and irorccousncss.
"As for splnstors nnd young widows
o'f tlio station, by "Mars, liucchus,
Anollo. vrorum,1 as Colonol Damns In
tho play puts' it, there was searco ono
but 'who fought shy of admitting him
into her nrcsonco as a morning visitor,
much less a suitor though many of theso
blooming ladies wcro on tno sharp look-out
for tlio silken chains of matrimony,
ami iiarKi3, mat is to say, oiorucrson
was. as thov know, wlllinc.
"Hut disadvantages of person and at
tlro notwithstanding, ho was a right
good fellow, mis samo gcnticmnn. lie
was honest, hard working, thrifty, sim
ple minded; and from being a mero ad
venturer without interest, friends or
money, ho had, sclf-hclpcd only, saved
up tho bawbees little by little; had
bought patch after patch, aero after aero
of virgin land; cut down its timber,
cleared it, planted it; and now ho had
squatted down freo from oncuuibranco
on Allsa Craig as lio called his property.
as previy nun un liuiuui u mh;ui coucu
estate as could bo found in ono of tlio
.... l r ;,, ...
picturesque
land.
no districts of this lovely is-
"I wish I could Ktvo you even n faint
idea of tho cxduislto beauty of Its seen-
cry, as I stood on a range of lofty hills
clothcS to their vory summits with hoary
inL-tnr? mtr nn suit tiwrnr'r mm nm tic
-forest trees. I wish I could paint that
mighty waterfall, almost beside the
house, as it camo tearing over beds and
bowlders of rook, tumbling with an in-
ccssant roar into n foaming river below,
T wnlllil T U'APO nlilnfn nb'tltrn tlin alnrme
green wltJi6ccntcd grass, tho fields whito
ai one season wun ino snowy uiossoms,
.and at nnothor red with tho ripening
fruit of tho cofleo bushes, tlio towering
crags glowing wiui origin, tropicni now-
ors, at tho steep declivities vordant to
tneir very oaso witn ferns and lichens. 1
canH do it boys and I wonH try. All
that I, want to lot you know Is that It
was a duccd nlco sort of a place this
habitat ot tho MePhorson: nnd that to
bo settled thero with ouo housohohl
goods and cofl'oo selling at 70 or 80 shlll-
ings per Jiundrcd-wcight In tlio market,
would pay a precious deal better than Ho cast into tho limbo of things dono
docs her most gracious Majesty God with his course 'cumlles,1 rough 'dun
bless her! and tho command of this garces,1 and other country clotTilng, and
qcur om corps vtuu iui uuruiy biius.
. "So, no doubt, too, thought Its owner
as ho lolled and smoked nt his cottngo-
toiu ami gaeu ni mo wuver inoom or
the.ruddy clierrica of his trees growing
, -nlmost up to tlio vory door. Hut it was
i apoorungarnlshcd comfortless hlgglcdy
pigglcly sort of a homestead that samo
.luwclling-houso; for whatever elso friend
, Sandy had dono toward beautying and
fertilizing oi ins land, ins rooi-treo, uko
'His waru-rouo, nan iH-on uueriy neglect-
ed, Uoth wanted Just exactly what ho
thought thoy did tho wifo element to
.'ual tfinm cilitnulinnn and tirncntitiililn mifl
( ,VV VUVUI BHipHHJIU ...... .. V I.W ... H ...W ,
as you havo hoard before for Hint desid
eratum ho was on tho qui vlve,
"Now, youyoung gentlemen who are
!n tho habit of lawn-teiinlsliig, afternoon
fining, talking, opening, walking,
Urlvihg.wltli nil tho ieuuniues,piuin and
jlored, of this place, and
who think
hat vou havo only to ask und bo re-
joived which I nog and ontreut you
VjU not put to (ho test, cutting up the
iicss and so on can't perhaps reaiizo
i youreolvcs tlio uliUcaltles the worthy
I nm spcnklng of lmtl met with In oven
thlsovcrstoekcd mntrlmonlul emporium.
Tho Anglcfrnlls, tho Hunters, tho Hook
ers, lots of girls whom I will not name,
Usui snubbed or turned up tlteir pretty
noses nt hlmwhcnhcciimcnMoolngtund
Muokus votens, ho remained n bachelor,
iinnthcnintlzlng his Ill-luck, nuil venting
his disappointments upon tho backs of
shrieking and recusant Tamil coolies'
tho roeognl.eil natural enemies of coffee
and tho scapegoats of Its cultivators.
"Then us a last rcsottreo ho sought
among his brethren of tho berry around,
counsel its to tho most advisable method
of getting tho so-needed helpmate! and
tno ursi man no consulted wits nerr
Thaler, n successful and rich Gorman,
whoso estate bordered on Allsa Crnlg.
"'So, sot' said that personage, 'ere
Is noting more easy, avo oil zat rag
get beard, burn In zo lire zozo old clothes
not lit lor 'Uimiisiiiioii or any itiucn
Strnsso. buy von hlgtob, tnieufreud.gct
sotuo Eiimpeonustcr coats, and zon re
turn lo ze frutiloltw and vhlderfrnus vhl
u monlsh bug In zo'itnds. If zoy will
not 'ave zou, ze vlll take zo rupee; trott
'em for at, my zon.'
"Hut the recommendation was un
palatable, and to a grout e.Mcnt Im
practicable, so anotheri'7'M ArhnlM was
aipeiiled to ono Jack 'h Geste, a man
much addicted to chull' and practical
joking.
" 'Fu this land of pearls and precious
stones, no go, dear liov, said sir. lo l
'Front Domini Head to Point C'alamero
north, south, east, west the women
won't look at you; that you have found
out lomr ago. Cilvo up hunting, then,
in these ot't-lrod Colonial Holds, anil
draw tho homo cover. Don't you ban
pen to know any bonnlu lasslo In jour
own 'Caledonia stern ami wini,' or n
itrettv colleen In tho olslo of shclllelahs
and shamrocks, who would ho glad to
shnro eurrv and rice with you? do anil
try those parts; If not, havo a haphaz
aril shv at where 1 hail from tho Chan
ncl Mumls. Snlns. nv, and precious
good-looking ones, too aro as plentiful
there as cocoanuts are here, and maybo
ono of them might bo induced to clear
out in your favor tailing tneso isiois,
I know of no other dodge than Indent
Imr noon onu of those co-operative nsso.
eiations which furnish everything, even
to a bet or ha If. nut minu, old man,
tliuv keen n roster for foroign service in
their offices: first lady on tho list, plain
or pretty, nrst for duty: you pays your
money but you don't tnKoyoitr cnoico.'
" Mint tneso suggestions also were
considered miens uic. ami m i isiuo.
Presently, however, a thought struck
AlcPhcrson.
" 'Lo Geste,' said lie, 'when I was a
boy thero lived in tho neighborhood of
mv father's manso n widowed ladv with
two ortlireo then wee, very wee, daugh
ters. From what I can recollect of
tliont their means were cramped, not to
say scanty, but they wore of gooi' 'ood
'""I form. Ono of tho ohildre,. .ho
oldest, if my memory serves m was
called Elllo Necdum, and promled, to
ho bonny, for I can faintly recall her
"1" eyes, llaxen hair, rosy complexion,
jl"M Uttlo figure Jf sho bo alivo
"st uo cioso on :ju. ior it is many
years sinco I came out here as as , g
" was cininna uora lAnyiiccxuuo
ninstcr.l on tho Paycock estate,' my
kind employer styled that property.
flirs. iseedum Knew mo wen bettor,
Indeed, than I knew her. I wonder If
sho and tho bairns bo In tho land of tho
loal or tho llvins.1
'"Wrlto indirectly and Inquire
"And Sandy did so, and ascertained
that bis old acquaintances, Miss Ellie
included, were stilt alive, anil nroudlv
bearing up ngniusl tho res augusta rfomi.
Armed with which intolllgcncu liu onoo
"S""1 returned to lo Geste.
" 'It is all right, now, Mae,1 said ho:
'your course Is as clear as day. Send u
etui' to matcriamiua? ,.; tell Her that
you aro well-to-do lu tlio world, own
lands anil cattle, men-servants and
maid-servants; that you want to sottlo;
that as a whipper-snapper you liked
no. better sav loved Miss Kfllo. nnd
ask her in plain English to come out and
marry you. Above all things, though,
uo sure and send your photograph; you
aro not such a very, very bad looking
chop, Sandy, if you would only dress
like n Christian, and not llko n coollo.1
"So tho letter was written, submitted
to loGesto's inspection, sealing, posting
nnd in duo courso was received by tho
Xccdums, in whoso little household it
created no small amount of astonish
ment, and was much spelt and pondered
over, especially by tho damsal most
concerned still a comedv. if ovon n
somowhat passa body anil who, after
a wiiiic, consented. to go out and wed
nor suitor.
fter all, mother" dear,1 sho mild
'ho has house and homo for me; mavbe
Jiy-and-by, for you too, Jennie; and I'll
do what 1 can to nein you. it's tlio
best tiling for me. And really, Mr. Mo
Pherson or I supposo I ought to cull
him Alexander is yet young and not
bail-looking. Quito tho contrary very,
verv nice-looking: sco tho photo hu lias
sent us.1
"And Miss Jennio miito agreed witl
her older sister that Mr. MePhorson was
iii.nitt-
" 'Well, my bairns, said tho old ladv
'I can1 1 gainsay you but tlio portrait i
winsomo' and douce enough; but as I
cull to mind tlio boy Sandy, tho son of
tho minister, lie was not nearly so seem
lv nnd woll-favored. Hut It is, indeed.
I ltmrr emit alnmt T cut nvna nn 1it,n n.wi
likoly ho has got handsomer as ho got
older; soma men do.'
"Tlien over tiling being settled, Miss
Necdum nccopted her kismet, agreed to
go out, ami nor lover opeii-naniieii
honorable, true, as I havo already told
you ho was sent thu wherewithal for
pussago and outlit
"And pending tho many, many weok
tkat elapsed, and while tlio good ship
Queen of Serondlb was sailing round
tho Capo for her destination, n chitngo
a radical ehango, camo over tho life am
habits of our bride-expecting friend
i uursi out inio ii.urope-inusior linen,
tweeds and serges. Ho purchased larms
ly houso furnituro and nlek-niieks; "ie
uougni a iiiuy's norso and a rent s side
saddlo; ho whoso ooulno proclivities hai
never extended beyond a shaggy juouu
tain pony, nnd a tattered-auil-torn pitr.
skin. Ho' told his old flames and chums
that ho-was going in for tlio Henedlct
and bashfully listened to tho 'riles1 and
jeors ot tlio ono, and tlio oliail and lung
oi mo outer.
"Hut, bailing 'Tlio Great Unwashed'
himself, no ono wus moro taken aback
at tho course of events than Tamby, Ids
Idng-servlng 'oppo1 or butler. That
functionary saw coollo after coollo ar
rive nt Ailsio Cntlg with load upon
load of unknown, and unusual goods;
and although in tho 'Lines,1 and other
nutlve resorts, ho might havu expressed
ids bewilderment, vet in his master's
nreseneu ho reserved u stolid slloiico.
Hut when one day a Mrlug of biuuilps1
(carts) drew up, and from beneath their
Jeuf-eovered tilts thure were dragged
out mutts and curpow, sofita, chairs, tu
bles, whatnot, then his apparent IndifT
erenco and his 'nigger' tonguo could
hold out no longer.
" 1 Wliv, master, kick up all dis bob
bcree? What for lio want all dose tings
on wattlo?' (estate) ho inquired.
" 'A young lady Is now on her way
from Scotland to niarry me, Tamby'
" ' Marry! Dorry (master) going take
wife after all ills plenty long time to too
well widout?'
'Yi.!'
' 'linn, umstor. tilease. 1 illsohurgo
vou, sar. No my custom stop wid lady
In liiinirnliiw. Master's missus come,
master s nppo go. easier iuko ciiuicu.
"As tlio time for the orrival of tho
(Jucen of Serlndlb drew nigh, awful
were the lldgets of our hero, and many
davs before It was possible for that slow
nn'd sure craft to reach her port, ho wax
ihnri! walkltiL' about with a biir binocu
. .. .......... .-I...!..-. 1
lar in his lmmk looking out Mnwnrd,
and entreating all soils and conditions
of men for the very earliest news of her
being sighted. The fact was that the
rough-seasoned old fellow win on the
tender hooks of anxiety and expectation,
as nervous as a school -girl, and behav
ing as such
"Then at long last It was told him
that the vessel was in tho ofllng, was
rounding the point, was at anchor in tho
harbor; unci in the Master Attendant's
boat, cushioned, Hugged and bedecked
ft,, it,.. miutitniiiiM fii'iMmtoti. Similv Me-
Pherson, INqulre, of Allsa Craig, planter,
rowed alonsido "samo llko tho Gov
omor." tlin native snoetator observed.
"Scrambling up tho sldo, ho took a
Hasty gliiueo at mo many passengers as
sembled on tho noon; and, Instinotivoly
guessing that Miss Elllo was not among
thorn, ho dived below and confronted
tho stewardess.
" 'Miss Necdum on board and well?
asked lie.
" 'Yes, sir, replied tho matron; "and
a very nice, good, Kind, pleasant young
ladyshuis, and I've taken tho greatest
care of her.' Sho felt sure that the
....t ...rtu ftuu T 'u Itiiulinml In Iwv )intl
llUllb 11 i. 1ilOJ A. tl ini.iui.il.. v ......
thero was money in his purso for a
gratuity, notwithstanding tlint, nccord-
lii!' to tho terms of tiio passago-monoy,
stuward's and stewardess1 fees were in
cluded; a fiction, gentlemen, a pleasant
fiction, which you will liuil out when
ou go down to tno sea in snips
" 'Take this card to her, said tho
palo mid trembling gentleman. "I'll
wait her coining up in tho far corner of
this snloon.11 .
"Glancing nt tho paste-board tho wo
man disappeared; and presently thero
nscended, slop by stop, from tho regions
below, first n neat straw hat, trimmed
i til bright ribbons, beneath that lint
faco somowhat worn with voars nnd
cares, but still fresh nnd comefy-enough;
men a siigni compact, nguro draped 111
plain well-fitting garments, shawled
and ready for the shore. Miss Elllo, In
propria personto, stood before her hnnd
8eeker, blushing "celestial rosy red.11
"lio advanced irom ins coign of van
tage to greet her; but as hodrownighor,
instead of a warm, affectionate1 welcome
he looked for, thero waSj a fixed stnrc, a
shudder, a busty retreat, and a loud
scream, which resounded from stern to
stem of tlio largo ship, and brought
everyone from decks and cabins into tlio
snloon.
'Miss Necdum Elllo. mv dear rirl.
what on earth is tlio matter?'1 hurriedly
stammered out tho astonished Sandy.
-onivur my uinuers, wiiilt. nils tlio
lassie?' put in tho Captain. 'Look out
for squalls, if you've annoyed her!' and
all the passengers echoed the words in
moro or less threatening terms. She
was evidently n favorito on board.
" 'Oil, lake him jiwavl' cried the lady
piteouny 'tako him hway irom me,
some ouo! I don't know him! I've
been misled, deceived! I can't marry
him indeed, indeed, I enn't. Hols not
Mr. MePhorson who wroto lo mo.
to whom I came out to bo mar Ho is
ugly!. Oh, such a drendful frigiit!
Pll return him his money! I'll work my
way back to my poor mother. I'll do
anything, but l can't bo his wife! I'd
rather dlo first!"
'Miss Noedura, I don t Indeed under
stand this,1 said tlio taken aback and
completely flabbergasted, ono. 'Wlint
does It all mean? Aro wo not engaged?
Havo you not come out of your own freo
will to accept tho houso and tlio lovo I
ofl'er you? Did I not sond you my like
ness ?r
" 'No, no!1
" 'Surely I did. It was taken by Col
lodion, our bust photographer; and
when ho gnvo it to mo lie said,1 'Mr.
MePhorson, sir, there Is no flattery, 'ere;
your worst hencmles would hndmlt
that." wny, i myseit put u inside tno
letter to your a-other.1
" 'i repeal, no iteciiiciuy nnd em
phatically, no! Look at this,1 and
drawing from lior bosom a little locket,
she opened It, and displayed tho hoad
anil taeo ot a younger, mueli linudsomor.
and in every outward respect a moro
lovablo man Hum tlio scared one now
beforo her. It was tho counterfeit pre
sentiment of Jack le Geste, and I leave
you to imagine what MePhorson thought
when no saw it moro.
"How could It got into tlio lockot you
ask? Why, In the simplest way i.i the
world. That good-for-nothing fellow lo
Geste, when Sandy's letter came into Ids
possession, thought to "sell11 him, and
so hnd surreptitiously romoved his carto
do visito, substituting ono oi ins own,
and Elllo had worn it eve? since,
"The poor devil of a disappointed
bridegoorm pleaded hard, anil tried
overy argument to Induce the girl to let
mutters progress, but sho wus obstinate
und determined.
"Sho would esteem and respoot him
always, but nothing more. To let tho
cat out of thu bag, Miss Elllo had fallen
most desperately in lovo witii tho pic
ture of her supposed Alexander, und In
vulgar language had spooned over It
awlully during tho tedious and long
hours of a long voyage. Of courso, sho
imagined that It was her Intended nils''
band sho was approving, or sho would
not navo done it certainly not. i
"So. oulto ohonfallen and In the mad
dest of rages, MoPhorson returned to
his estate.
"Arrived thoro, ho cut from ono of
his oofl'co bushes tho thickest mid knot'
tiest of sticks, and proceeded with it In
search of lo Gosto; but fortunately for
tho Jester, ho had made tracks and was
gone.
"Then ho reverted to his old customs
and habits, sold his not now necessary
goods and chattols, and thought as Uttlo
us no could oi tno uuso r.inu.
A tlnklo and canrleious croaturo.
woman. Alston, gentiemon to nnotuor
exemplification of old Virgil's dictum.
"In tho samo whip In wliich, shortly
after tho breaking off of her intended
esnousal. Miss Necdum sailed for En
gland, thoro camo on board, almost nt
tho last mlnuto, n slim, durk-hulrcd,
good looking man, going homo, sumo
said lornenitu; outers, m iouruuu iruiu-
i :i .i . i..
bllng of nn irato cnlo with n hugo stick
in his hands. Ho this as it may, the
hoalth-seoker or the fugitive tako
whioh you pleaso, was no other than lo
Gesto; nnd, to closo my Mory, when tho
- , vossol touched at bU iioiona tor water
nnd provisions, ho and Efllo wont
shore and returned man nnd wife."
on
Vulcanic Eruptions nnd Earthquakes In
1880.
According to Horr Etiehs' annual re
port on tho subject, which has Just ap
peared In Dcr XuUtrfonchcr, tho activity
of volcnnoea In 1880 was rather small;
tho only rcmnrknblo eruption was that
of M4unn Lon, on tho Island of Hawaii,
on December fith, when about nlno kll-
meters irom tno summit, tliroo now
crntcrsscntoutstroamsof glowing lavn.
ehlelly to tho south-east and casi, and
tho efoitod soorla formed an omlnonco
of l:)0m. Tho eruption of tho nowlv-
formcd volcnno Hopango, in tho lnkoof
San Salvador, continued until tho ond
of l ebruary; thoro nro several eruption
cones, tho most active 20m. high. Ihu
volcano of riiego, In Gnutemnla, had
a mild eruption on Juno 20th, and
Mourt HuWr (a.f.8.). In tho United
Stittci, about tho,' middle of December.
siimH outburst of ashes took place
from one of the numerous solfntar.is
on tho fshiml of San Domingo on Jan
uary 1 ith. Vesuvhius gnvo out small
treauH of lava from timo to time.
notiibh on l'obrmry 8th nnd 17, Julv
.'Oth nnd '-Mth, Tho outflow waigrcat-
or after the middle of October nnd tho
glow could bo distinctly seen nt night
from Naples. The maximum was reach
ed on November Oth, when tho two
lava streams reached tho foot of the
cone. Slight earth vibrations woro felt
at the Observatory. Etna was also
active but without eruption. On Fob
uurv 11th. the summit being shrouded
In dense white miokc, ashes felllu Aclr
eale, dull sounds wero heard, nnd tlio
boat of the gioind melted the snow on
tho -summit- Liter, too, tlio volcnno
gave small shovers of ashes, and vi
brations wero c:perieneeil. Two sub
marine eruption: occurred during tho
year, one near tin Island of San Aless
andro, tlio otiierln tho Azoros group,
near the Island of St. George, The num
ber of earthquake), on tho other hand,
was remarkable. Of tho '.'Ob' known to
Heir Euchs, sevcnl woro of high Im
portance. Tlio n:st terrible was that
in Luzon, tlio elili! island of tho Philip-,
pines. It began n April in tho north,
continued with liercaslng violence in
May, Juno and try, and about tho
middle of July (j-18) dovnstated tlio
greater part of tliilslahd witii Manila,
causing great losj of life. Tlio most
violent shock, hoiuver, was outho 20th,
and seemed to coinlcto tho ruin. .Nono
of tho numerous jdennoes showed any
thing tmusunl. lib Agrnm cnrthqimko
excited great intjrost, but Its impor
tance, llcrr Kmis thinks, was exag
gerated, neither fho number nor tho
violence of tho
-m it- i
slocks being unpreco-
dented In the
Southeastern outlying
Alps; Indeed, plio-
parts of tho
nomena are
Hitrpasfod bv those
of tlio cart! make of 1870 in
Istrla, Croatia, inlmntin, etc., and the
Heltino earthqi iko in 187.'!. Agrnm
was this timo (flmn November 8, 1880)
very near tho riirthquako centre, nnd
ono uncommon f aturo was the subter
ranean noise (II o that of a train rush
ing through a liilmel,) which lasted foi
weeks in some Aiarts of tlio mountain
region near Agium without perceptible
simultaneous vbrntlons. Tlio most vio
lent shocks who at first, nnd tlio vio.
leneo In gcnorll increased, while tlio In
tervals of quiet lengthened. .Distinct
shocks continued to bo felt in tlio first
months of 1881. The earthquake com-
meneing on July 4th in tlio Southern
Swiss Alps recalled the great Visp earth
quako ot 1857; it had much tho samo
centre and riuigo, but wus limited to a
frequently affected, but tho strongest
shock was leu mrougnoui Switzerland
ns far as Constanco, also" in Upper Italy
mil cct'ond l no St. uotuarti and the
Herneso Obcrlaud. Among nuuieroiji
other cnrthiiuakcs. that of Smvrim. on
Juno 2;kl, was conspicuous for Its disas
trous results. Tho devastation wusBtill
greater on July 2'Jth, when the shocks
oxtended to tho islands of Samos and
Chlo. Thoy did not ccaso until August
4th. Tho frightful ovent in Chlo in
April 1881, seems to indicato a long
earthquake period and a displacement
oi the centre of tlio disturbnnco from
tho mainland. December was tho month
of most earthquakes. The tide theory
would place tho maximum In January,
but in tlio present easo thoro woro only
IB earthquakes in January, against 31
in November and 13 In December.
April showed a minlmun Instend of a
secondary maximum. Two eruptions
of mud volcanoes occurred In 1880; one
at ino eastern baso ot Etna (r obmary
19th), and tho other near Yenlknlo. on
tho Sea of Azov (beginning of Decem
ber), forming a smalt island.
Krupp's 'Works.
J. S. Potter. United States Consul at
Crefehl, Germany, in a prlvato letter,
gives an interesting description of tlio
steel wo;ks of Horr Krupp, whoso colos
sal establishment nt Essen lie has re
cently visited. Tho average number of
men employed Is 18,.") 12, roprosonling a
population of moro than 80,000 porsons
depondent upon tho industry controlled
by n single man. Mr. Potter was par
ticularly impressed by tho perfect sys
tem, order and quiet whioh prevail at
tlio works, and doos not remombor hav
ing heard a single loud word spoken
among tho thousands of workmen as ho
passed through tho vast buildings, cov
ering 650 acres. Herr Krupp, who, !I0
years ago, was a poor man, provides ev
erything for tlio great community of
wfilch ho is tho center homes for all,
schools, churches, preachers, supply
stores', bnkorles, slaughterhouses, butch
crs, doctors, bathing establishments,
life insurance and fire companies, pen
sion institutions, hospitals, undertakers
and funerals, and all woiks ftmoothly
nnd well. In roply to a, quostion con
cerning tho tho vast responsibility, anx
iety, caro and difficulties in managing
such a complex and oxtensivo establish
ment, no said no nnd ntt-io anxiety nnd
no difficulty In managing his Increasing
business. Ills caro and responsibility
wero cmeiiy exorcised in tno soicctton oi
mon for positions of management Ho
nan no friendship for "bosses'' who
woro not fitted for tho position thoy
woro engaged to mi, and no raoroy tor,
thoso found negligent or Inoflloient To
his caution lu the selection of managers
ho attributed tho chief success of his
life.
Recall at night not only your busl
noss transactions, but what you hav
said of thoso of whom you you hnvo
spoken during tho day, and wolgh in
tno balancoof conscience what you havo
uttered. If you havo dono full Jastico
In all your remarks, it is well. If you
have not thon seek the earliest oppor
tunity to mako nmonds, nnd care fully
avoid a repetition of tho wrong.
Hefralu to-night nnd that shall lond a
hand of easyncss ti tho next nbstlnonco,
the noxt rooro onsv for use almost con
chuugo tho stamp if nature and either
curb iho dovll or throw mm out with
wonderful poteuoy,
AN AIRY YKP0X. ,
The Numpttnn, or lllow-rube, of MnUyn.
London Field.
Tho projectiles used nro darts, vary
ing from llvo to eight or nlno Inches lu
length. Tho Dyak wat dart Is tho short
est, and Is usually furnished with n
smnll metal arrow head. In this easo
tho shaft Is of light wood. Tho longer
tlarts, such as those used In Sumatra,
aro mado from a harder nnd heavier
wood, usually tho long spikes taken
from tho palms. Thoso nro loft thicker
toward tho point than nt tho other end,
so as to eountorbalnnco the woight of
tho conical piece of pith thoro alilxod.
Tills pleco of pith, tho broadest part of
which Is but very Uttlo less than tho
boro of tho blow-tube, Is absolutely
nn(c m for tho forcible propulsion of
the dart. As it does not fit thu tubo
precisely, there is necessarily some cs
capo of force. For this rca,on, when
vory hard shots aro desired, a small
pellet of cotton or other juiltablo fibrous
material is pit thehlnd tho dart. Tho
great secret In making tho darts Is to
Insure that thoy balanco exactly, t. c,
ono half must bo oxnotly 'tho samo
weight as tlio other. Under any other
conditions true shooting Is Impossible.
In Pndrung, Sumatra, Fwas much as-
lonisiicti to meet u man using for very
small birds darts constructed out of co
coanuttrco leaves, lio took a splko
of tho leaf, cut off n pleco about llvo
Inches long. Tho stnlk of this ho de
nuded of nil leaf except ono pleco an
Inch nnd a half long on ono sldo, tho
result being an nrtielo having tho shapo
of a quill pen. Tho Inch and a half
fragment of leaf that remained was
curled round to allow of Its admittance
Into tho blow tube. NVIicn wo remem
ber that It was n green lenf, wo can
form nn Idea of the force with which
tho darts aro propelled to kill. For
my particular amusement the sports
man, who was laden with a supply of
at least !I00 dnrts, shot ono of these
palm leaf projectiles over somo water,
and I calculated Ihat tlio rango was
well over 80 yards. Tho initial velo
city was so great that the darts could
not bo seen for tho first 25 ynrds. Tho
greatest adepts with tho sumpthin, es
pecially at tho present day, when Its uso
is so surely dying out, nro undoubtedly
tlio Dyaks. From what I heard and
from what I know from my own ob
servation, a Dyak would shoot a dart
150 yards to a certainty; nnd I should
not core to hot verv much nciiinst, 9nn
yards being accomplished by picked
men. This stactmcnt mnv'savor of thn
."traveler" ordor, but 1 fanev. most
Horne.in travelers will ngreo -with mtf.
Tlio small dart Is, of course, not suffi
cient of itself to tako human life, but
tlio Dyaks poison their projectiles in
warfare, when a slight wound anvwhoro
is all that.is necessary. Mr., Paul, who
was sonio years in Hornco with Sir
James Hrook, told mo that ho once saw
a Dyak who put two darts into a sum-
pitan, ono behind tho other, und bv
some Inexplicable means shot out tho
front ono first, and followed with tlio
other afte an interval. This man was
doubtless a sort of Dr. Carver among
tho Dyaks. Precision with tho blow
tube is, as witii every other weapon, n
mero matter of practice. In shooting
smnll birds out of trees for collecting
purposes, for whioh services I recom
mend the uo of tho blow-tube, tho range
would never bo vory great. A bird 20
feet high in a tree is pretty high, con
sldering that it Is in tho lower, full
leaved treo that the birds congregate,
in preference to tlio higher ones. At
tills distance a little practice will make
It a certainty that tho bird will bo hit,
"j1"1 "'iiiiin, mo long dart will
of itself bo sufficiently cumbersome to
prevent tho bird Hying vory fur. As a
rule, tho quarry is transfixed, when of
courso It Is a ease. I givo 20 feet becauso
I always llko to bo on th
theso matters, but I myself, would cor-
uimiy unueriuKO lo nit lour times out
of six nt twieo tho bight. I havo fre
quently proved this by bringing down
tiny birds out of tlio betelnut palm.
Your renders will notice that I speak
of "hlght" and not " distance." Shoot-
hi" up into a treo and shooting at an
object upon tlio ground aro two difl'or-
ont matters when tlio projectilo is a long
dart likely to lie affected by tho least
wind. Hut still nt !10 feet, small bird
snouiit not escape very often from hori
zontal shots. For very tiny birds clay
balls may bo used: but. from tho fact
that they novor can lit tlio bnrrol pro
perly, moy nro not. so suro as tho dart.
An Army of Snakes.
tn Ellenville. N. Y.. lettorto the New
tork Hun says: "On Saturday Morn
ing lust us Jacob Uhl-. a farmer of Pros
pect Hill, with his 7-year-old boy, was
loading his wagon with logs from a pile
no uuu cm tiuoiu, a mile irom Ids nouso,
no neurit an ouuiIoih hiss and rati e.
I hen a monster rattlesnako tluust his
head out from between tlio logs: and
Mr. Uhl says that he then .saw what
seemed to him hundreds of tho reptiles
in mo woouptie. lie gave a leap from
tho pile, and tolling the frightened bov
to drive tlio oxen out to tho road and wait
for jhim, ho grasped a stick and began
fighting tho snakes, which secmeiito
eomo from ovory crack lu tho logs nnd
from tho rooky fedgo behind, .For threu
hours ho fought, iii a boiling sun. Hy
that timo tho snakes wcro pretty well
thinned out, and thoso that wore left
crawled slowly buck to their den under
the logs.. When Mr Uhl recovered from
tho oxhnustion caused by his hard fight
no surveyed me iiont ueioro htm.. Thoro
wero, according to Ids story, twenty-
cureu raiiiesuuKes, miriecn macKsnaKcs,
four pilots, and several adders and
other snakes, making fifty.four In all,
Ono of tho rat Herd had nineteen rattles.
and another had tile almost Incredible
number of thirty. Tlio others .ranged
from six to twclvo or thirteen rattles
apiece. Mr. Uliliaysjio fotind the fangs
of several Snake's lntho top of his boots,
which wcro of thick cowhide. ,Tho
only bite ho received was from a big
llhtnk MimUn nn lila loft nrn, 'I'lm nn.
........ . . -J .w.v . ... t ..IIU ,.,.,4
is swollen and somewhat painful, but
tho wound is not dangerous. Sovornl
years ago two hunters killed 107 snnkes
oi uiiioronc varieties in tho sanq spot.
A Dauclng Procession.
A correspondent of an English cone
temporary writing recently says: Not
fur from theso places of rendezvous for
nil nations of tlio civilized world u spec
tacle has been attracting tho curiosity
of thousands whioh leads us back to. tho
depths of the Middle Ages, although it
is repeated year by your. I am speak
ing of tho Village of Eohtorueh anil
Its far-famed dancing procession. From
16,000 to 20,000 pilgrims I.could not
obtain moro accurate Information about
tho numbers assemblod on somo mea
dows within Prussian territory, but close
to tho confines of thn Grand Duohy of
Luxembourg. The inhabitants of illiVur
ont'vlllagos mon and womon apart
oolloot behind their olergymon, and a
band of musicians is placed in tho front,
As tho clock striken llvo on Tuesday
I morning in Whltsunlldo a priest walks
up tho ttteps of a vudu wooden pulpit,
and thence ndtlrctscs tho multitude,
then alreattly swollen to un incrcdlblo
extent by sightseers, who como bv
special trains nnd every Imnglnnblo
vcciitoio to bo present at tho perform
ances. Tho Community which hnppncs
to bo nearest the road stands forth, pre
coded by their priest, who, however,
does not dnnc". Two vn or two wo
men hop away llrst two st mm In ndvnncc.
and then one backward tlio band play
ed a most monotonous tunc. "Abraham
had seven sons, seven sons; seven sons
had Abraham," aro the words to this
terrible melody, which each successive
sot, as they loin the procession, tnko up
with increasing vigor. Hour after hour
passes away beforo the last people havo
started ou their miles of way to the foot
of tho Church of St. Wlllobrod, whenco
thoy go up fifty steps, round nnd round
tho altar, nnd" finally descend tho fifty
steps. Nothing can exceed tho eveltu
ment nnd exhaustion among tho dancers,
old und young. Groat nro tho numbers
of thoso who, in spito of an occasional
draught of water offered by charitable
bystanders, sink down on the grass or
on tlio iluty road not to riso for hours.
Tho question Is naturally asked What
does all this mean? The answer Is! It
Is Intended to perpetuate the remem
brance of a frightful upldomlo of St.
Vltus's Dance, which carried off hun
dreds of victims in the neighborhood
referred to somo time during the fif
teenth century; to oiler up prayers and
vows to tno patron saint; to roeognlso a
miraculous cessation of tlio epidemic,
and it Is a fullilmcut of vows then mado
that in gratitude, thorn should bo year
ly dances performed two hops for
ward nnd ono backward, ns closely ro'
sombling tho visitation from which
Hoavenliad delivered them as rhythm
ami goon tasto would allow. During
tho French occupation In 17C!l tho pro
cession was forbidden, but tho easy
going Dutch Government of Luxem
bourg havo allowed It to bo rovlvcd.
To judge from what could bo scon tills
yenr of tlio drunkenness nnd debauch-
urv in Mm nnni'inrlrwn lMil'illc.lii-iiiqni
frequented by tlio pilgrims after tholi
long lasting mid exertions, 1 nm inclin
ed to think it would havo been hotter
lo havo continued tho prohibition.
The Land of Kliem'.
lllackwood' MKazlnc
At tho station of Wnsta, fifty miles
from Cairo, tho road branches oll'lo tho
rayoum. Hero wo nro delayed a con
plo of hours to wait for tho down train,
and seated in a (Into grovo. ov dentlv
consecrated to ttlfrcfco meals, to judge
oy mo greai quantity oi snoiis oi nard
bolled eggs, which tiro strewn around.
wo prepare our afternoon tea by tho aid
of a spirit-lamp, to tho intense Interest
ot tho spectators, and sketch tho curi
ously shaped Pyramid of Meidtim, rising
in stages behind tho villngo of that
name, some four miles distant Intoros.
ting as having furnished, from tho nd-
joiiiiug iMiistubas, tho oldest sculptures
In tlio world, and tho earliest existing
examples of tho art of writing. AI.
Daminos, tho French Egyptologist, who
unearthed those statues about ton years
ago, gave mo an Interesting account of
their discovery. It seems that the sheik
of tlio vlllago of Alciilum took tho un
precedented stop of sending a nicssago
direct to Ismail Pasha, tho Into Khedive,
to tell .him that lie had found caverns
full of treasuro in his neighborhood.
Tlio Khedlvo referred tho iiitelllgeneo
to tlio late Marietta Pasha, who did not
attach muoh credit to it, but dispatch
ed iMmmiM lwy, who was then assis
ting mm in ins antiquarian researches,
to verify it. On arriving at tho spot,
D.'iinlnos Hp.v fnuml tho ohcllc In oon
siderablo trepidation from tho threats
of ono of tlio local officials, who resent
ed his having reported to tho Khedlvo
direct instead of through tho rccnihir
channels. However, ho was comfort.
oil by a decoration and tho promise of
protection, nnd was requested to lead
mo way to tho cavern. This turned out
to bo an unimportant littlo holo, but
(aminos uoy saw otner indications in
the neighborhood which induced him
to bolltvo that-excavations might bo at
tended with success tho moro csnecl
ally as ho had got his excavating partv
on tlio spot, and was unwilling to re
turn re tnivctit. lio therefore set his
men to work to uncover ono of the
mounds, and thov shortly disclosed a
slab which appeared to form part of an
opening lending into n tomb. Soon the
leaning Aran, who had crawled Into
tho aporturo, reappeared in tho utmost
tttarm, saying mat thoy woro living poo
plo inside. AI. Daminos at ouco climb
ed up tho mound, and, siiueezin
1 lt,,Ulf.li 111., ft, , mil, in. 11', ia .tii.ltml 1...
the life-liko appearance of Iwo seated
figures with sparkling ovos and llcshllko
tints, Thoy woro a young and hand
souio couple the mule painted a red-ilish-brown,
tho female a light yellow.
In their u es were crystals, which im
parted to them u peculiarly living ns
pect. Their features, whioh wero oalni
and iligiiilied, woro us perfect ns tlio
day they wero chiseled. Thov had been
seated in this chamber, hermetically
sealed from tho outward air for five
thousand six hundred years, when tho
garish light of nineteenth contury civil!
zation was let in upon them, and aro
now preserved under glass in tho Aluso
urn at iKiuuiK, wnere thoy aro among
its nwst valued treasures. Thov roprc
sent tho l'rlneo Uiihotop, son of King
Seiicforoo of third dynasty, and his wifo
JSoiutt, who bom uiyoung,
The Utter Gait.
TlmfushionablCguit af tho utter young
girl at this season, snvs a New York pa
per;. Is an importation, like most of lior
articles of clothing. It is supposed to
oo nti ouspriiig ot igj utterly utter man
ners of tho Loudon (esthetes, who have
set the fashion fo languid, willowy,
woarv wabbles, nifnr tho rami at mnnv
fashionable gatherings among young
women, wno, m rspirii. oi iiuciisc until.
tcraulcncss, gnz into tho depths of
now bom lily oijroso, or silently study
tho heart of a Hold daisy, Upon tlio
nvonued, liowovoU tlio great public sees
tho aesthete walk uudlinmed by tho
mellow light of a dOving-room, and
mmmelloratod bntho rlclxcolora oi Per
slim portieres I nil Doghosian rugs
When tho rcstlLlto appears, upon the
front doorstop villi hcrLangtry hat, sh
shakes out tho ltjngla- on her bracelets,
pushes into boidjr piVlllou tho Jacquo
miuot roses at her beV, or tho ilold-dal
sen in her fourth button-hole, thon
stakes out tho puttings of lior noloualso,
raises a balloon parasol with Its ivory
handle carved like a calla Illy, and pre
pares to got Into shapo for tho fashiona-
oio gait, for mo space of a minute
her body scorns to work upon oxecntri
oltlos. Her Insteps go In with a ierk,
lior hips 11 v bnek. her snlnnl column
shoots forward at an angle of about -lit
degrees mid romalns rigid; .lior-nook
lifts, lior chin goes about an Inch and llvo
eighths above Its normal lino, her nose
naturally follows, and perhaps Improves
upon tho incline, lior arms to tho olbow
points img ner stiios uko wtuow branohe!
. whilo thu hand that does not one-airi
Jtolf with tho parasol hangs limp and
Umguld, It requires two teeters to give
tho shape inertia, and off tho nrsthoto
goes. Iter progress dofics Accurate de
scription. It has boon corapHrcd to tho
nmhlo of tho kangaroo, but tho natural
ists insist that'tho kangaroo's niorementa
havo"Bomo clement of grace. Others
say it Is very llko a duck which flaps its
wings, but tho duok docs not Iibto
French heels. A man of sclcnco says
that thero is nothing llko It in tho ani
mal kingdom, although the sea gulls on
tho Paclflo Islands havo ti similar mo
tion in their walk.
.
Energy on Tap.
Brooklyn Knslc
"I sco that a Frenchman has got a
indent for canned energy," observed
drs. Spoopendyke, us sho picked up a
lot of cut-steel beads on a ncddlo and
began sowing thorn ou medallions for
dress trimming,
"Got a whnt?" interrogncd Air.
Spoopendyke, who was blacking his
boots.
"Yes; ho says ho can put strength up
In bundles nnd send It anywhere, so thoy
can run ships nnd things without steam.
Ho scut over so much over to Scot
land." "Whntclrcusblll havo you been read
ing now?" queried Air. Spoopendyke,
glaring at his wife.
"It's so," sho replied, "I saw It In
tho hiiilc. Ho doos it up liko preserves,
ami It lasts over so long, nnd it's just
ns fresh and strong when thoy open it
us u was ai nrst."
"Who puts it up? Who'ro vou talk
ing about?"
"A Frenchmnn. Ho gets a lot of stron-ith
and fixes It with electricity, nnd yon
can buy It nnywhore. I'm going to get
somo mid tnko it. It'll bo fust as good
as going in the country, and may bo
it'll help my headaches. I supposo tho
Governmont will buy a lot of It for
tramps.1'
"lottgono crazy again?" demanded
Air. Soopcndykn. "What d'vo moan
by putting strength In boxes? Think
energy is somo kfiid of dod gastcd flsliP
S'poso you can put main strength up in
a bottle liko a measly shrimp? If you're
going to rend, why don't you read
straight?"
"Why, I did. Holms some kind of a
mnchluo and ho makes energy so it
will last, and then ho solders It up in
uns or somcimng, so you can Keep it.
In tho houso. I'm going to hnvo somo
to do tho washing."
"Doos It strengthen up tho mind of a
dod gastcd idiot?" blurted Air. Spoop
endyke. "Can Itmako a measly Spoop
endyke woman talk senso?"
"Tho paper didn't sav: but If It is all
thoy claim for it, it will bo a groat holp
In Iiouso-olcnnin" nnd moving tlio stop
laddcr around when you want to hang
pictures. Oh, you ought to read about
It! They say it's tlio-greatc3t invention
of tho age."
"D'yo mean to tell me that thov'ro
selling mttsclo by tho keg? Want mo
to understand that sorau frog-eater is
keeping industry on draught? Think
I'm nn ass?"
"That's what tho F.ayte says," rojoin- '
ed Airs. Spoopondykc, with woman1
Implicit rolianeo on anything In print.
"And thoy can make it in any quan
tity clionp, so wo o.m havo all wo want.
I wish you'd get somo right off, and
woMl try Iton 1-riday's sweepings."
"ifutti" iiowted mr. apooponiiyKO.
"Stop making an idiot nsvluni of your
self! S'poso you can make mo b liovo
that house-cleaning comes in lugs?
Think I'm going to b1 liovo that a week's
wasn comes in a uox, uko mcasiy outs.-'
P'raps you want mo to think that your
dod gastcd stuff will pay tho rent and
run my business! Next timo you strike
com saivo you road it uuderstand-
ngly. yo lioar hnergv bv tho pint!
Strength by tho yard! Got that rip
sowed up in my pants?'1
"Yes, dear." murmured Airs. Sooon-
ondyko, mcokly; and Mr. Spoopendyke,
wiving urrayou mmscil, plunged out
of the houso and mado for tho ferry
boat. "Hollo. Snoonondvko!'1 salntnil Ida
frlond Speoklowottlo; "Sco this thing
In tho paper about tho Frenchman who
is doxi ng up energy F"
"Yes, certainly"' replied Air. Spoop
endyke; and I've been all tho morning
trying to explain it to my wife, but
tneso womon can't understand such
things. How's stocks?"
A Deserted City.
Situated on a bonutiful bay. whioh sots
in from tno Gulf of Alexico, nnd Indents
tho western coast of Florida, writes a
Florida correspondent, thero nourished
about 18U7 tho ptosporous city of St.
Joseph. It had many attractions. Tho
location was charming and tlio climato
delightful. At that tiiiio it was fast bo
coniing a business centre Tho first
runway in tno htato was built from St.
Joseph to a point ou tho Chattahoochee
river, tlio lino harbor for shipping being
tlio inducement,, nnd largo quantities of
cotton wero sent from uothorn Florida
and Alabama to bo shipped to northorn
and Europoan ports. Receiving and
transferring those largo amounts of cot
ton was tlio chief industry of tho place,
and mado business vory active dulrng
tho winter mouths. Cnpltalwas Invest
ed In warehouses, stores, dock, etc.
Just as prosperity and happiness seemed
assured, tho yellow fovor mado Its ap
ponranco, swooping the plaeo llko a
scourugc. Thiswasthosurumorof 1841.
Whole families died In the midst of thoir
lovoly surroundings. Atany lied terrifi
ed and novor returned, seeking thoir
fortunes anuw elsewhere. Business
firms und families were- broken up or
wholly destroyed, and the city was left
a scono of wreck and ruin. Fivo years
latorlt prosonted a melancholy spectacle,
jet strikingly plsturesque. Tho skeleton
warohouso, costly and capacious houses,
now doorless and wlndowlcss rose liko
spectres on every side, many of tlio
houses being- almost buried in tho tan
gled mass of vines, llowors and shrubs,
cultivated and wild. Now and thon
parties of hunters from ndistnnco would
tnko possession of somo of thoso ruins
as headquarters while seeking door and
other game with which tho woods not
fur oft' abound. But after a while oven
these occasional visitors ceased, as tho
pUco becamo moro and moro desolated.
Tlio last residents wero an old mln nndi
his daughter, who lived entirely al
subsisting on the resources of tMbr
garden, tho fish of tho lako, and tha.
gnmo of the woods, and depending for
othornooossarios upon tho salo of shell
work, mado from tho exquisitely lino
shells found in nbundnnco along tho
lovely beach, to which they made oc
casional trips a point twenty-fivo
miles .distance AL last ho old man
and his daughtor leri nnd nono now re
main to Jell tho story of a onco bright
and promising city.
Largo ns this world Is, it is nothlug.
after qjll, but n moro rostrum on wider
thu immortal mind spouks its pleco.
If tho principles of contentment nro
not within us, tho height of station nnd
worldly grandeur will ns' soon mid a cu-
uu o a man's fiuuuve us to ins hntmln-
noss,