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E epdt. dMi, St.. J . Y . • m , n, iSts. r eaent : t , )NDS Y . , Coal i # , t S RIVEli THE RAY VOL. II. WHOLE NO. 86. TROY. N. Y.. DECEM B E R 17. 1887. $1.00 PER ANNUM. THE I'KLTAIL El.E.MEXT. TKOV INVADED BY SINO MING’S URADL'ATKS. W h a t ••UaiiU” Thluks of the Men Who are Taking th« Rlaoe o f the Girls lu Hume u f the Collar Hhopa. While takiug n stroll about tono in t1 e earl; purt ot'tbe stcek I bappeoeil io the oeij^bboitkooit »t Hutton and North Puuitb streeD. On the (bird floor of a Urge brick bnilding, occupied b; l<le dr McLeod, I saw MTerai men (?) engaged io I'jcaorkof irouing and etirching, ami upon inrestigation I learned that those ‘’ttiugi,\ (aa ibe; ihoald be proper!; call ed), were working piece work at the oc cupation tuiit the girls and women of this d l ; d'-p nd on to earn their liTelihood. Some of those mi'^erable beings are ;oung men living down town who once held a somewhat il“ 0 >-nt and respectable stand ing m social circles, but nbeii the; sacti- . flee ail eo^DhooJ aod bou> r and tak-i the places of the working girU of this eit; tbdr Iriemis know them no longer. Just think of tliOBS rats going to work at that part of the collar and cuff in<lustr;ot Tro; which has always been assigned t<> the girU snd women. 1 often wonder if those people will ever tewliz'-their p-si tion. What would the; think if the Chinamen came to Tro; and drove their sisters ont of employment? Would the; growl ? Is it uut enough lo make a blush mintle the cheek of an ; one who looks at ihis slate of affairs! Would it not be far more honorable . for tiiem to scab a job that had bcuu struck by a bod; of working men than to follow in the pur- soil they are n.iw enga.;ed 1 Yes, it would be far more honorable in the writer’s sslimation to do that aod not be a oM in d iw o t people’s eyes. The sues emplo}e<l are rencent abont the compeu- SB'ioD tb r ; rejeive, bnt Ilesrned fiom outside sources that tbe; receiTe on an average < f flf per week, but they work until about b o’clock at nignt for this. But it is to be hop>-r1 tliat the proprietors of tLisenneem wi'l discontinue ibia way of working and hire girls to do the work, and not be sending their work through the '-ouutr; done by these wieicb>-8 when they have obtained a record of pioduciau w.irk dom* by Tioj’a working girls, for if this 0 ntinuos the collar and cuff industry of Troy will reoeivo a set-back throngli- oiit the country. Tro; cannot afford to lose iis name in the collar indu try b ; aneb work as this, and I hop«- if those thingx have any manhood left that tbe; will quit and stiip >v>;iitselTes of the Chinese and unson g> b and aive the working girla of this city aebaoce to earn a decent Kriog. H ask Free OplBlomt. All original thoughts must Come from indiviiliiala. All great moral and social VeformerM must receive their 6rst impulse from tbe tew and not the many. Nothing, therefere, is more imperatively demanded than the freest uud fullest expression of those opiniiins, which clash with tbe orthodox ..ml conservatism of the day, as a couuieri Oise to tbe tendency of an.r MR. POWDERI.Y STILL VERY ILL. lie Uaa Another Slight AlUM-k— Tukous of Sympathy, A special dkpatcb to the New York World, dated Sorantoa, Pa., December 15, says: Dr. Allen mad anesrl; visit at Mr. Powderly's residence this morning and tuiind ih.<t, his pstieot had been resi- less and leveris'i during the night. There his been no return of the hem<>rrliages, and tbe doctor, while 6xpressi::g suiprlse at ibd uuravurable symptoms wbicii have now deveiooe:, gives it aS hisjpiniou th.it there will be a rapid convaleacence if there is uo farther weakening by ex cessive loss of blood. Dr. Allen ssys that be sadden change in the weather has cansed tbe ilepreasioo in the condition of Mr. Powderly to-day. A heavy snow storm broke over this section of tbe coun try during tbe night. Tbe General Mis ter Workman told the World coriespoi<d ent lo-uay that be hoped to be in a condi tion to r<Slime his duties in tbe course of a neek, hut the physician says that Mr. Powderly ni ed not attempt to leave his .room for several weeks. It is open lo doubt whether bis physical pow is are adequate to the inevitable demands that will be made npou them. Mr. Powderly is bleiwed with a robust consiituUoo. and cannot be ooovinced that he is seiiou'-ty ailing at present. lAter in the day Ibe patient w ,a seizeil with violent pains in the sbimach anil suffered greatly until tbe arrival of Dr. Allen, who had been baatily summoned. Mwige-s full of solicitude aod aymp.itbj still come pouring In Several were received lo.day from ilelegatea attendiag tbe trades couference in Balti more, others from public men outside tbe movement, aud not a tew from clergymen of differen dcO'iminations. Tbe following despatch was received here to-dav from a promini nt public official: “My friend ship tor Mr Powderly must be my excuse lOT wiring you. 1 see by this moroing'v pap«rs an iccount of his sudden illness, and I take lb - first opportunity of srnd- ing him an exprrwion of my bearifelt condo ence aod hope for bis epredy con valeMCDCe ana abeointe rtcovery. If be is ab^e to receive any communlciitiou from tbe outside world tell bim he musi live. Hii- works, so far nobly done, are to he crown>-d with success, and the children of those Kho love him for what he is al ready rise up and call him blessed. Ma> God bleB^ him and keep him Is the prayer 'Tone who has watched ois long, ardaoiis public career with muen satisfaction.’’ All the teleiirems and correaponden e are writti n io tbe same kindly spirit, and manif>-st in au emphatic m lunei ike great admiration and es'sem in which the popu- arbitr iry iiud despoiic public opinion to make ull tliink eLke, and thus ] “intel'iHiiial j>eac<? at the price tellectiiil d>aih.’’ It is not simply the right. It is the duty of those in ailv.ioce of their fellow-men to speiE tbiir honest thoughts, and in i way Ui be undetsioo-l. Loyalty to coDvic ion aod c urageous devi.ti >u to the h-gbe^i c-iuceptioD'* of troth, regardhss n fpu lic”P>n«in or per- Bonal luteres: is a dema’ad of the times, both in pubth; am) invate lile. Thete is a vast amciuut of Uuih not likely to be popularly receivid lor a L tigtiie', usd they who defend it iu spite of tbi' pres ure Of public opinion perform a service the value ol whicii ciuDOi he oven siiiim'ed.— New Bri'sni (Conn.) Indepeiidcut. l.lkua and D lallkes. “I s’puse you like d o t >m>-rK that pay as they go,’’ said a luspicious party as be registered his name. •‘Yes. ' replied the ho'el clerk, “if they’ve got ba page. li l ’ ry haveo’i, we like ’em to pay a- ti.ey r< me. Two dollars, pka-e ’’—Exchange. KalghtH of Labor, Aicantlun. All L och I Assemhlirs in the city, al- tacheil to D. A 68, ar<- o dered to meat at Steph’ns Hall, on Saturday ev, ning. Do . 17, at 8 F. u- Bukim as of import ance lo be transacted. J ar . A. B cck b m , D. M. IV, 68. Jos. B M asmoh .D . R, S. 08. —The Idea o fa goveinmeut lulegiaph liue is gaining iu popularity, and it not buy out tbe watered stock of tbe Western Union either. Borne of tbe papers express fears lest tbe telephoni monopoly be broken also. &nd why abuold It not, as well as tbe railroaii riog^ oil trnsts, coal combinations, etc.- A Prlntwr Reporter. One day during tbe encampment tbe » \jii ing the foreman of the composing room, be requested bim to take notea ol a company drill, onu this is the wny he “Promptly at ten o’clock the company marched upon the ground and was re ceived by a burst of applause. Immedi ately the father of the chnpcl called time, and tbe foreman of the company began to Call off by dugs When De called out ig 1, they UDl ^room b tbe com p a iij Was made f nta, there beiu| ol a minion one, side of a nonpareil :i>-roaa » rout in aloDgaule ind a brevier boy along- rell one. In company was very unevenly just- ung a thr „ . e em space I numbers, while betwi front the li others was a three em quad. In plati movements the fellow who acted as right hyptien slipped l elow ibe line snd all three proof readers cummenced to mark errors. In wheeline left in circle, one handful got badly rquaobled, and when began to c <11 I S a ptiHianx of <ndd to thee ceiitreeidre thehe wholehole funrm to sen to th c t w fu got I'ied and the proof-readers and copy- hold'r» agaiu got their work In. In m-<riblDg 10 Columns of fours aootl (ad company eiroriror wasas made.e. Soi 1 company e w mad Some •nghi they Lad gut a price-und a half le off tbe file, while others evidently thought they had strnrk fonr eoinmns ot flgurcs and wi-rda, and put in a period wbeu they should only have uoed a comma, in mskiug time aronnd driil- ground. When the hsdstaut oreman was onter>-d to make up a four-paga form he made a serious error, having only a pica betwi-eii two pages, while between others there was four-tine pica. In marcb- . ich is not in accordauc-o with laciics. The foreman, Hiisisiaui foreman, proof readers and copy holders all bad column rules, which some them breodished finely. Alter ited StaU-s pt oof-readers were tlir>t United StaU-s pio< marking errors tbe company passed amid a storm of applause. Time, 37 i mes, 11 64 seconds\ And he drank k nothing bu t beer, either. BEAUTIES OF THE LAW. MR. .lAKE SHARP AND HERR .fOHN MOST. Most Convicted for Hoinetlilnv ITe Did Not Do, iimt Sharp Releuauil for Hoiiietblnir He Did Do. We have no sympathy with John Moat r his silly utteraucea. We believe it is all bosh to talk of the necessity of uring force, in ibiv country, to right labor’s Whom shall we fight? The government? We arc the government. Whatever wroi.gs there may l<e can be righted at the ballot-oox. Any other method would be at this time criminal But while believing all this, we demaud to the fullest extent the right of free speech. Let those who believe in the efficacy of prayer, pray publicly or privately, to God o the devil, as may best suit their Let those who befie\e in Ibe dynamite of ideas, agitate iu this direction for better social conditions. Let those who believe in tbe necesrity of force, talk as mneh as they like, fur If left to themselves they will only make themselves ndienlouA We most have abeointe free speech. Therefore tbe conviction of John Most for what be said at a recent anarchist meeting in New Yors is an outrage ju'tioe, and eveu threatens tbe stibiiity of Americau iueiitutiuns. Even tbejuigs said be failed to find anything in Must’s speech that was criminal, yet the jury convicted him. Jake Sharp, on tbe other hand, by liis own sworn admissiou, is goilty of bribing the aldermen of tbe city of New York to pve him a stree He paid somi this purpose. He admits it himself, and some of the aldermen who received the money admit And now conKS tbe Supreme Court of tbe State of New Yolk and aa-s: “You cannot convict Mr. Suarp of bribery from his own admisAions, or from the ad- Oreat is the lai Let us tall dowi irteadmony from other sources.\ and worship tbe law. Plate Bin with goM. and the strong lunce of justice burtless breaks— Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it. —Michigan Advance. No Hcrtke fkir XVoman. Amid tbe Industrial revulation now going forward everywhere .tbronghont be world woman has pliyed an import ant part; but her work ha« been for the moat part a sileut oae- She has risen from oppression that would have cinsbed mar. She has borne (tripes nbi-se scars time can never heal. Bbe has starved and died silent, aod no lips spoke of heroism, no lear betrayed sorrow, no monuiBent per petuated her name. ’Wherever civiliza- tioQ spreads her banuer is heard the wail woman. it ii destitution, prostitution, starvation and the potter's field. There is no strike for noman. They are all men’s strikes. She has stood by man in the contest tor nniversal nght—a aus- -aiuing power, a silent, suffering aid. But there has been no wi man (trike. She has soffere'd wrongs that are nnuti rable Men strike for l>etter wages. That is right; but we would like lo see s stnke for woman. A strike that sbould be for a belter life. A strike that shonld take her ODt of tbe cold, nark, desolate gsr-et of the boarding house. A strike again-t the nerve.destro.ylog te < and baker’s loaf cif I he wretched tenemeut. A strike for rights inherent in humanity—for food, for clothes, for juat wages. A strike against tyranny iu every form, whether it be in tb« home, the workshop, the store, the office or the msrt of literature where iffen wrongs as poignant as that of (be defrauded needle-woman. Every where is to lie found tbe silent woman doing her workfor humanity aud wntbing under the heel of the tyrant who holds iu his hand the breed tbat stands beiween her aod perdition. There is no strike for Oman. —Journal Of United Labor. B rllllaot FlnaaolerlDg. Tom Aojerry, one of tbe most dissipated students at the University of Texas, was by Hostelter McGinnis on Pecan it the other day. Tom bad a big bundle under bu arm. “What have you got there ?\ asked McGinnis. “These are unpaid bills tb&t have been sent by my creditors here in Austin.'’ “What are you going todo with them?” “I’m going to sell them to a I’Utcber to wrap up meal in and then ITi have money to persuade my washerwoman to bring !k my other Sturt.” PIIILADELI'HIA LEnEK.:'”, ENORMOC8 AMOfNTOrk-OAL OVER PENNSYLVANIA ROADS. The Lehlffli Valley Miners’ Claim Rn- doraecl—The Bufldiiitc T rades Conn ell—O ther liiiportant News. The heavy tonnage passing over tbe Pennsylvania roads at present is unprece dented. Sixty thousand tons of coal have been shipped over the Sunbury Diviston ot the Pennsylvania rai.road doring tbe past week, beudes a large increase in other freight and passenger traffic. Tbe week previous was almost as large. This divisiem has sdded greatly to its force, and tbe rolling stock has been taxed to its utmost. The shop mbn are ke >t bosv keeping the engines and cars in mntfing order, and a large new bfiilding l.us been added to the shops for tbe purpose of re- pairlog oars. Many additional hands have been employed by the Pbiledelpbia and Beading Hailroad Company, and if tbe rush continnes it is said many more will be needed this week. Thirty-six coal trains were sent from the Palo Alto station daring la»t Baturday. Twenty-rix from Creesona with three regular trains from Tamaqna. making a total of sixty- five trains, averaging 110 cars each, equalling a grand total of 7,150. There has been a slight redaction in tbe size of trains owing to tbe severity of the vrntber. Arrangements are said to have been mode fi>r the transportation of much more coal by impresslug freight engines into ser vice, but the refusal of the Broad Moun tain railroaders to work on Sunday broke up the agreemenL It appearing tbat a large number of coal dealers in Inis cltv •rerewilliagtoex- press thrir sympathy for sinking miners of ihe Lehigh Valley, a comnittee frtsi the Philadelphia and Reading Rai road CkMDpany representing L. A. 5890, Knights of Labor, began the work ob taining signatures Huodav last to Ibe fol lowing document; We, Ibe undersigned coal dealers of tbe city oi Philadelphia, believing in tbejos- t ce of the miuets’ demano, and also be lieving tbat to iosnre general prosperity, tbe strike now in progress in the authra- cite region shouM be arbitrated snd brought to a speedy termination: theru- we, tbe undersigned <al dealers in the city of Philadelphia, itors whose miners Besnlved, Tbat request the members have been in different parts to the interests writing alt have returned excepi General Mas'er Workman Pow ’criy, who has been p evented by ill and A. A. Carll H Gener m vsriuos parts c in various charso'ers of bus- g the thiogs to be consider- applications from the textile work- -••iiog Riilroad employes, i rubber workers and strei pcct to a orers mast not ex- mdition tbe momeui iperators wi >D htnke to pay , the increase of 8 1-2 per cent, de manded by tbe miners, knowing that the coal trade as earned on at present will warrant aaid increase. T>n of tbe largest dealeta have already appended iheir slgaatores cheerfully, and express the hope tbat it may have the ef fect of bringing abont a speedy and amicable s-ttlemenl. Tbe miners are as firm and determined as at the start to seenre simple justice. Money keeps ttowing in from all pans of this countiy and even the Kuights of Lab -r in England are interested and have already forwarded many pounds to ud their striking brothers on ihis aide of the Atlantic. The means being suliscnbed at present are said to be ample to prevent any great amount of safferiug, which mikea tbo miners more jabilant and the hope is freely expressed if this state of affairs cuutiouee until tbe middle of Jannary tbe operaiors will be torcelfi into coocediuK i and wife, turned to the Mayor, and sskrd commi ntry and Among ' Reading Rulroad employea, cigar- makers, rubber workers and men for National Trade District Charters < he feeling among members of tbe Board seems to be mot-t harmonious, and unle--s -omething other than tbe interest of wage workiug hmnanity and fur whose t enefil ibis gieat and miwl powerfnl orgaaization was ins'ituted, intervenes, naught but harmocy and the exercise ot tbe wisest judgment should prevail. Tbat each may ever and alw <ys in t j s future be found to exist is the hope of Faxx. Philadelphia, Dec. 13, 1887. ALWAYS LOOK AHEAD. HelflMhneSH Is W hat Keeps the Labor- We are often asked why it is that tbe laboring class are so Olsinteresten in their own welfare. This is a question tbat we con answer in only one way, and tbat is that they are not capable of seeing a day snead. Sufficient fur the time is all they seem to care few. If one is getting fair wages to-day, he cares not what a brother laborer may be receiving, he takes no ibougbt of protecting himself for Ibe future.' We hesrd of one the other day who said be did not cars a d- — n what wages his children bad to work for when be was gone—tbat it wis sll he conld do to k>sk oni for nim^elf and they might do tbe same. Bat sneu cases of total disre gard for one's own children as this, are rare we believe, yet the majority of laborers have this same selfish teeling in regard to iheir brother workers. A ms Jority of them don’t care whether their neighbors have any dinner or n ot if they are able to gcvge themselves to tbeir bean's content; and it is this “don't care\ policy that has brought the laborers to their present condition. White etch oasis fur himself only a fewcanmase quite a decent living provided siuknew docs not rob them of tbeir job and e.,rii- ings, but history should teach that this policy is out safe. Tbe mao who has a good job to-dav, with big pay, m«y to murrow be out of work and next week out of money. What the workingmen should do is to unite tbeir mitts by or ganization and try and hiing the poorly paid wage workers up to a higher stand ard and better pay, tor just so sure as this is not done tbe best paid will be brooghi down to me-1 the cheaper ones. This practice has be n going on for the past 10 years among all classes of manufactory. The manufacturers are organjzeJ for this Very pnrpote and they are working bar* mouiously together to effect ibis result, and the tal oring peoile mu$t tini e to resist it. TLe mauufacturer-, do not ex- aciompUsb their ends in o ,«o—ano ’ ■ prct to i-etter t ley form a labor orgaUiaauuu. are ifinoraat ol the first principles leptned in the fight against orgai Capital, snJ for this i«a.<H>u sboufd nc pect to put in oue dohat aud take ou accuuiphsh our ohji Condemueil to Mary. A strange sc<’'oe occurred at a wedJii before tbe Mayor jof Praakfort-on Main the other day. Tbebrid^oom the imcnt theail-impurunt “yes’' had been loonnoed aud made tbe '‘onple man edJing the demands of tbe During tbe past week scvml sessions of textile workers representins District Assemblies No. 1 of this city. No. 2 of Southern New Jersey, No. 190 of Keu- singtoD, No, 214 of Chester, Ps., have been held. Tbe objects are to bring Into closer relations all the textile workers now scattered among different organizations, to gather statistics, to discuss trade m li ters and finally bring about a nniformity in ways and woik-m different localities ApplicsiioD will be mad< tonal Distni mg to nnmerous reductions or being made by the U-xtiie made to tbe GenerkI tbe Knights of L>bor let Cbaner. It is re- *'“'Tb city threatens to boycott < handle coal 'be Building Trades Council of this ns to tioycoU coal dealers who ... . mg from mining corn* Dies holding out against tbeir striking nployes. Tbe General Executive Board of tbe B of Labor is In aessiun this w^ck headquarters, 814 North Broad “ \■ hold regu- 1 A-aembly a t Mionenp- Iis ■tober last; a o d i * ----- ------------- street. The Board proposes to Ur monthly sessions, aud this ond one held since tbe Gener 1 A-sembl October last; aod it him loudly what steps were necessary to obtain a ditorce? Tbe bridestarted, t;.e bridesmaids tiiiert-d, all the wedding party p esseJ clorfr in amazed ciriosiiy, while tbe man pf the law explained the necessary formalities. Excitement rose tbits utt>rmo-st height when the newi.t married man delib. raiely m <de applica tion in due fo-m for u divorce. “But your reason, air t\ asked the bBloi.Ulitd Mayor, and tbe bridegroom replied: “1 was Condemned to marry, or else lose 10,000 francs, so, baving uo other al'ir native, 1 have espoused ibe taiiy ~~ lised; hut now I masn lodi n without the delav of -Boutbero Workman. Imirce hei —A new rubber shoe manufactory with ample c.ipilal and to employ 1,000 bands is to be bnih in Naugatuck, Conn. New York capitabsis are bsck of the enier- pri»e aud tbe fa<'tunee to be used will be ready for occnpuucy next spring. —The brewery engini-ers io New York City, who left the Knights of Labor after the fsllure of the longshoremen's strikH, have been for S‘>me time trying to gain admi-rion to the <!)eutral Libor Uuioni tor diocns ant matters will be prc eioQ iu reference to the fuiore . . der. Since tbe last meeting of the Board ' thei anil on last Sunday it was decided n <t to 'admit them- Tuey are now isolated and - will have to go it alone unlese tbe Knights ihem tiack or the Central Labor a reverses i't decision and to repreaeotation in that bod; STORY OE A (HAST. A VARAKLE NOT IN THE GOSPEl-V THAT WILL REAR REFLEtTION. 1 h a H tralt-Ja o k e t th e Heat Rem e d y fo r th e C o n tortlouH o f th e Dllnd Hanisou o f M o iloru I n d u K try t Once upon a time there liv'd a great, strong, patientgiant who faithfully served some young princes of the realm. The princes ordered him about, sent him out on all sorts of perilous eiiandt, rode upon bis shoulders, and load'd him with burdens to cany, as though be were a pack horse. They knew be was oo strong that he could have annihilated them with his thumb and fore :nger, but tbey laughed at the idea, for he bad so long obeyed their every word; he bad been so patient, so eluyid and so uncomplaining, and he believed so implicitly in the divine right of the young princes (o rule him, tbey scouted the auggestion that his strength might some day prove dangerous (0 them. So that tbey fed him three times a day a huge solid meal aod gave him a rude place to sleep in at night he seemed oonlented. But as tbe princes grew older and more conscious of their power they grew more inec^nt and exacting. They began to torment and tease the poor old giant, to keep back part of hia food, ana to beat and whip him with their sticks. Sometimes he growled and looked mi-nacingiyoutof hit great, sleepy-lookiog eyes. Then they remind'd him of his duty to them, his masters, and threatened him with vague and unknown torments if he dared resiat them, aud ao quieted him again. Bat their own cruellies multiplied dny by day. The life ot the great, patient giant became a burden to him, but still be plodded on, tor he was proud of being called a good, ol edient and cfderly giant, and woi.Id not forfeit the name ev«i to reeent bis own wrongs. And still they starved aud beat and loaded him with burdens, aod taunted him with bn inability to feed himself better. When be Bst down to bis meager meal, li oking hungry and disconsolate, they asked him Why be hadn’t saved enough out of bis last meager meal to make this one buffi ieut, and sooielimes tbe slumd giant sigh'd and thought be had been dread- inliy extravagant somehow. Jnst outside hiB miserable shed were great storehouses ot food which he bad garnered aod preserved, and which he oould have ob- iiined with one torn of hia brawny hand. But the young princes had forbidden it, and he tbonglit be most respect tbeir commands. But one day be became exaapeiated, aud before a roc-mful of courtiers and subjects told the princes they were wronging bim, aod that it might be dai.geroua to continne their course. He demanded .be right to be decently pro vided for in return for bis Ktvlcee, and it not eomnlied with something terrible might bxppen to them. The princes were so an^cy and astouished at the giant’s audacity tha* they ordered bis longue cut out, so tbat he might never say such wO'ds again. Wiser men cxi ostnlaietl with the princ-'S, telling them there was danger in going too f<r, aod that it was lieat to gag him for the rest of his natural life. It was of DO u-e—4ue princes were -letcrmined. Even lo tnis ibe great giant bUbmiited witboni bnriiBg bis tormeutera, believing that his rights would be rec<^- n<z-d some rime, ii he were oily patient and orderly. Tuen the princes said: \There: Didn't 1 ti II you so ! We knew we conld carry out our will without any trouble or disturbance. Bee bow pt.Wrrful and great we arel ’The u ind great we arel ’The viai.t dares n<<t re- .iBt us—be is but a coward, after all.’’ Aud BO tbe lot of the poor dumb (iiant WU8 b irder thun ever. He conld not cry out, and the followers ol the princt s be lieved ho was cowardly, and so heaped ujiOQ him au> wioug thr y saw fit Rome few u-.tied him, liut consoled them^vea with Ibe idea that the giaut must have dtserved it or h r would not have received ■nt; of course, the priDoea aucb treatment; of cmld noi be wr >og. Andnd wut’ut’ wa the A w w terrible treatment, and was i r< sponsible f--r his acta. He rushed into he priucea’ palace one day ] : last the giaut grew insane over h: .ble treatment, and was no longer bead, and with oue sweep of bie g r ^ arms cru-hetl the lire out of princes, courtiers, and lolloweis; with uDotner the « -ilia uf the palace weie demolished and laid in a heap ot rums, with tbe Hood of the tyroouical prmct-s ooz n^ up through ii. The fields of graiu were destroyed aud the storebouse-t thrown into the sea with anoth' r wild rush <>f the raving giaut. KveryihiDK fH? before him, and when iiiere was uo louger a iiiiog thing to destroy h r tore a huge mountain up by its -< 0 oU from tbe bowels of the earth and iiurled it over bis heaJ, ui:d oO d<ed. And the whole couniry becam - a black, desolaie and lifrieae desert.—L M. B. in
