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Their scent abides on book and lute. On c a r l a n d flower ; an d . -witU ita mntn Than we are wont to feel. Thepost office a t Oberwiile, a small western town in'the United Spates, was ft Tsrjr important |dftce. The worthy postmaster itept ft country store» where he dispensed goods of every descrip- The district was comparatively new, and formed one of those prairie villa- go* which spring into e*;isteace miles aivfty from other towns, and ara a sort of miclens or trading post for a large estent o f conntry* Saturday was the principal trading day, and Mr. Har mon, the postmaster, and his assist ants, were always averwhelmed with busihess on that day.^ . -fiot on ihe ^ r ticu lar Saturday af- ternooa of which we. Wish to s^eak, trade had slackened earlier than usu al, ^nd the proprietor and iris men were enjoying ft breathing time and chatting with several rough looking bilftfiee to apread wide of its intended victim. On through the gloomy woods, and out again upon tbe open prairie, dash ed the horse with Its double burden, while the robber struggled like a child itor.— neck 'S ^ fallows who had gathered about tfa« Btote, many of them heifig for a strau^rftttraoud little notice in that community of new comers. •“ Here comes Charley Gilbert, the very man I want to see,” remgrleed E^emob^'^ a horseman dashed jxp to the door and dismounted. He was a tall, hroad-sbooldered young Herecules, and the large bay horse ha rode ioakod well adapted to -icarryih^ sncit a weight, h a d exhibited due etuine pride in serving hisyonug master. Both horse and rider were well knownthrOUghoaHhessttfeciient. Leafing hfil w e ltoined animal stand- _________ ____ —...... iDg^-nnMtcbod, U h a r l e y Hera he WaS Mlfely hdUdi. store. - I ^ tBinkXTiayB oeea' **,You are just the person I wanted to see, Charley,” said Mr. Harmon. Angular,” said Charley. “ I should ihitth you would m h e r not see me, as you know the object of my call. Pedpjf ire i^£ g ^ r a l l y so' welcome When they (Ootae for money.” “ Well, Jam an exception in this instance, for I ftm anxious to get rid of tbe amount I owe you. Fact is, there have been burglars about, and they tried to break into my store last nighti but'were lightened away j so I prefer you would hold this money agiii . . - . - against a more s u c e ^ h ir attempt of the kind.” And Mr. Hai^^mon pro^Cuod to count out a large roil of notes, which Charley placed very carefully in his pocket. “ Kow, Charley,” said neighbor Hill, one of the party.seated around re aliusio slight blush tu Chai rell-kno' Bon ao?ra o a r ohoeks as we behold Oar faded lavender, _ “FM R IllA.” BT W1BX.IA3C CA?3B* Land of tlie oraBi^e, a n d li^aatifal lloverSa Where tbe rich olnsteriflc c rape enoombers the And the old* Spanish, moss festoons the biowl W ith bea’rd lone and gray as the “ old man ef the sea.” ^nd of the lemon, the date and the palm, W h e re^ld Oceaa soothes the,roach wares to a As the swift fiowiuc tide, horn M ezioan seas. Warms the cold winds to a tropical breeze. Land of the olive. the‘^c. and t i e Time. W h e r ^ ^ e old '* Spanish fort” wists n ot o f the As it sweeps throoch the a*est an ever-piwent Is the faithful old cuardian of S t. Augustine. Land o f the citron, the almond, and plantain, Where the clear “ Silver Spring.” a perpetual fountain. Lanzhs a refrain like the Minnehaha. As it miocles with the hood o f th e OdhtaWaha. Land of the pawpaw, cocoa ahd ^am . Where chodiirkf bbonr fiMw of the descoadant of Glows with d elicht4c its homoroas clee. As h&thiaks of h is home o n the‘*riberSwanee.” Land of the nutmeg, the sage, and castor. Saturday evuttiug visit to a cor. I f Cheered by the smUes of his young dusky tain yoUDg school nuStress, who dwelt iu the neighboring settlement. ** How do you know I am going to Granton ?” asked Charley. Well, I only suppose so, ’cause I’ve heard say you do go that way about this time o’ weeks,” aud Hifl winked to the crowd, who laughed ; and Charley Gilbert, not wishing to discuss tbe matter further, left store, aud mounting old Hei soon out o f sight. ** Mighty fine chap that Gilbert is,” resom^ HUl to bis fellow loungers; been iu the army and won his way, and now he has got his allotment of land out here, and will soon have one of tbe finest farms in tbe coun try.” , T U short autttmB day came to ~a close and it waa long after dark ere Gilbert reach.ed bis destination, and received his usual hearty welcome from Sarah Denton. Saturday nights were the bright spots in her dull life as a school mis tress, and were, sure to bring her Charley* Old Hero bad carried his master over the ro$d so often that he kndW juW what wan rgi|Ufred of him, aird needed no urging. It was late when Charley took leave of bis sweetheart. *‘lfow, do be careful,” were her last words, ” for you know there might be danger qu tbe road, so ma- ' ' ' haro been committed in the powerful grasp of his espt A closing of the fingers over his soon reduced.Mm to quiet, and held in this manner, he rode an unwilling captive, and a t last the lights of Ober- ville appeared, and in a short time they were in the village. A taw o rdftom his master, Hero siopp^ in front of the postoffice, from the windows of which a cheery light shone, denoting that tbe assistants •were still busy in replacing the goods that had been taken down daring the day’s traffic. “ HillOft!” cried Gilbert. A head appeared at the door, and a voice answered: “ H illoa ! Who’s there ?’\ “ It’s me, John, apd I have got something nice here; come help me With Dharley. Gilbert^” said John, address ing his ftflotr shopman. “ What’s that you’ve got, Charley ? a saddle of venison ?” John asked as he ap- prowhod, - “ Better, than that, John. It’s a real little live dear. Come and lift him down, but hold him fast,” said Gilbert. Tho astonished Bbopmen gathered about, and Charley told them.'of his advdhtuid. Soon the robber was re leased from hi» unpleasant position on the saddle, and* taken into the where bia captor ihllowed. le store. fore,” remarked John, as he took a survey of the captive. “ He is the stranger that was sitting at the stove here when Mr. Harmon paid you the money, Charley.” Let’s seircVhfm, and see what __ r- the trae Jie«t64 d ______ _______ , H e the strsnzer.rezardlMS o f birth. Land of the oak. which for handreds of years. Withstood the lade blasts ot more tforchern Transplanted* to thisxinore zeniiliellme,, Is a green \ l i r e oak” for eenturies o f time. Land o f the cypress, cedar, a n d pine. Where old Fonce de Lepn.dn the old. olden Songht to subvert the' teaehings o f truth. In his wUd mad search lor the fountain of Land of the holly, magnolia, and bay, W h ich ^ ^ the March breeze with the fragrance As through the deep woods, with a halo o f sheen. They speftk to the h e a rt o f p erennial green. THE S e S S e T f LOTOBS, Bv jiXvnnisv sjciVH. sort of pi udder he has about him,” one of the shopmen. The prisoner’s pockets revealed a small flask of liquor, a pack of cards, a little money, and a savage looking dirk knife. ” Hilloa, what’s this?” exclaimed Gilbect, picking up a piece of paper that fell ou tbe floor, add opening it, he read: “ One thonsand dollars reward for the capture of one William Jjarkin, the supposed leader of a gang of rob bers aud horse-thieves. He is a short, slim man, about five feet six inches in height, dark hair, heavy black eye brows and moustache, and peculiar looking, aman, n i s iarey e s .\ ----------- **^D8wer8 the description to a T,” broke in John. “ Aha, William Larkin or Curley Bill, I’ve heard of him. Charley, you are in luck. This fellow is a prize, indeed,” added one of the as-, sistants. “ Yes; this placard ia from the sheriff of St. Joe, and is dated only a week ago,” said Charley, after finish ing tbe reading, “ Gentlemen,” said ^ e robber, “ you have got the original Curley Bill, and when you deliver me up you will get that reward. I am in your power; but these strings are bound around my wrists most unmercifully tight,”—with a grimance of paiii.-j- 'Oan’t you afibrd to make them easi er r “ Yes, let them out a little, Jones,” said John, addressing his fellow assist ant. “ Make them safe but not too tight, and I will watch the bird mean w h ile .” So Jott^ proceeded cautiously to remove, the bonds of the THS BBNSATIQSr OF BYlHO. A Vivid DeaeripUon o f Death in Well- KnowB Forms. I was crossing a bridge over a wide but shallow stream, iu a lonely place, and accidentally fell off. When I gay shallow, I mean for such i| wide, body of water. It was over my head by. twp or, three feet. I saw nhbody near me, and could not swim a stroke. I knew bow deep the water was, And gave myself up for lost. The quick ness of the senses when sodden death seems impendjng^has frequently^ been noted, but stllli 'wilfioiit \experience no ope can realize it. It is as if one’s whole Iife%as spread out ifl a panorama before him, every portion of which was visible at once. Every minute detail of things long forgotten, and which when they happened were so triflings that they apparently made no impression on the memory, stand out in sharp and bold outline- I remem bered for instance, games of marbles when I was a boy, and a futile , at tempt I once made to transmute a “ commoney” into a white alley” by greasing it with lard, wrapping it in a rag, and roasting i t in the fire. I re- njembered bow the Tnarbre bursted in the operation, and how a piece of it struck and cut the cheek of the boy who beguiled me into the experiment, and the satisfaction I experienced at the feiribatiye juitice. It sieiaed ae i f e v e r y t h i n g I L a d e v e r ddne^ s u S e r e d or thought, was presented to my memory at a single flash. Then I struck the water, and a my ears and stunned me with its over whelming, Volume. I remepahered a brief instance o f straggling and clutch ing, and then a sensem sinking—sink ing—sinking—until I had reached a depths of thousands of fathoms. I neither suffered pain nor felt alarmed, bnt had a vague feeling of being irre- sistably Jjorne to some catastrophe, the climax to which would be terrible. Suddenly I found myself possessed of the power Of floating or wafting myself along by mere volition. With a de licious feeling of languid indolence I suffered myself to float about—not in the water but iu the air—skimming over the surface of the ground in whatever direction I chose, hither and thither, as a wayward fancy lead. I was coh^ipos that it was a new pow er, and'l exulted in its possessiou and reasoned on its nature. I found that the air in which It moved, and _ thistle down, would feel as I did, if pos sessed of consciousness. Then I wr~ roseate When the man went out and found that it was our own horse, and that I was in the wagon apparently dead and frozen stiff, he made an outcry that soon brought.outth» household. For tunately my wife had recently been reading o f the proper mode of treating persons partially frozen, and there fore knew that I must not be taken into a warm room, but uiust be rubbed with snow. Plenty of snow had fallen, and I was stripped and well rubbed with it until I began to show signs of animation. Then frictions withnoarse cloths were used until I waasuffiqient- ly restored to scream with the torture they were putting me to. Every por tion of my body seemed as sensitive as aboiK F feltasifllm d been stung all over with wasps or hornets until I ivas a awoilen puipj, ready to bufrst at any point like an over ripe cherry.— The joints of my fingers, toes, ankles. wrists seemed as if screwed red hot vices till the blood was ready CUBIOtrS THIirGS. . Among the many curious things we find everywhere, it may be interesting to notice a few of theps. Suppose we inquire into the origin o f certain Words, customs, etc. Take, for instance, tbe wow) IviVVYvKiVrw T-f aa a __ ___ 0 word humbug. It is a corruption of Hamburg. At one time during war on the eontinent of Europe, so many false reports were fabricated at Ham burg, that finally, when any one wished to show his disbelief of a state ment, he would say, “ That came from Hamburg,” or,“ That i's Hamburg, or Humbug,” which thus came to implv onbdief.or incredulity. The world lady is derived from an Augic-Sax'on word, and signifies giver of bread. It originated from the cus tom which prevailed among the weal thy English people of early times of distributing money and food to the poor, ^ .Certain days were set apart for this distribution, which were called lady-days, or gift-days. The word puTse meant a receptacle for alms, and was not invented to mean simply a place of safety for money. Gloves were introduced into Eng land in the tenth century, but were I could scareely persuade myself that wy finger and toe nails were not being forced off by the pressure. I soon be came delirious and a ranging fever set in, from which I did not recover for weeks. But when I did recover my physical condition was better than ever before. I had been slim and al most puny before, but now I became hearty and robust as yon see me 80 that at sixty I am\ strong and tive as most men are at forty. I at- ti. A— _ ___ 1 ____ ___ L '• robust as yon see m now, T a ac- tribute it to my having been frozen to the vergq o f death. \ . BSMB Pit YOSR TAXES. The Schenectady Union says: We are glad the Council saw fit to extend We are next doer^^toTtEe^rea^^ office. About one half of the honest taxpayers drop in\*on us. It varies the monotony of life immensely, to have an individual rushing into our sanctum ©very few minutes,-with his teeth set andJ a roll of notes in his W e may b© in the midst of copy' on politics or fresh groceries, but tbe eight of ^them stamps’ awakes us to the emergency. “ I want to pay my—” “ Certainly—snbscription, o f eourste. Take a seat, madam. Beautifel day out—that is, if it wasn’t so d—wasn’t quite so cold.” “ How much do I owe this year, see, ma’m, where do ' a’ M j the water around me hi ___ bided the silken lashes. And fiMtened the teader eyes, ..n d the peace which passeth knowledce. Lay like a rin* of light. Fresh ftom the hand o f the erowner On h er brow, uniined and white. She lay while we piled the lilies. Like drifts, of odoyotis s no* <0n the breast, whose thonzhts were whiter Than the niilklest flowers that blow. B u t the lily dropped its petals la vain, o n the uPtuyned & prisoner. white the others gathered around him. With a sudden jerk af prodigior'* strength, Curley Bill got his han( free, dashed his fist into the face of ©nfelt, wore the *oeDtodku«M i • , Ot thaitaw e rzthatleldit p m ^ r brow; And she who had yearned for their continz, Heslocted to praise them n ow; S h a t la v lik e a track o f beauty. from tie brow to the uMhod feet. And she uttered no word of chiding. When we«ru8k«d*»ssa in enr kaadt fitt we knew by these sUent tok*ps. ,<? She h ad zone to .the unknown land-. Then we kissed-theiiairoa her forehew. And gathered a tress to k««P And then with the rest of the flowers, We lefther tesijpae* and sleep. prang to I bad not been locked. So sudden was |iis movement that ere the rest of the group could com prehend the scene fie was clear of the store, and as Gilbert reached the door he saw the robber spring into the saddle on old Hero’s back and dash Pursuit was not to fie thought of, but Charley placed his fingers in his never feair, , Sarah ; old Hero will take me home safely.” ^ . And with a good-by kiss he mount- THE MTTLE SOY THAT BIEFB. loclt’a dull tick lArfr the only •ottuds X heat And over my *ottl in itg jwbtL, . SwcetfeeUhzacfgadaesBrixde. ^ , Mor my h e a r t a n d my eyee ate full when I thinx D f the little boy that died, I went one nifht to »y Other’s house- W e a t iioiaeio the dear one» a ll— ^ J « d t o l i v t K f t w f n f S S h r t i r * * ' l l y mothercam* Out to meet h er ion— a S W wept F o r the little boy th a t died, I shall miss h b a whin th e flowers cPme, In the garden where he played; 1 a h a llm u a h im m o rehy tha flreside. w boa the flowers have aU d w a y ^ . . 'I shaU see hii toyi knd h u illptir flhur. And the horse h e used to ride. And they will *p»k with » silent speech, OfUie little b«y that dted.- We shall zo home to our Father'* koose— And bathe in its Wfesfaltidet . ,, , .. And oco of the joys of oar he»T«B sfesll M Of the little boy that died, - ed and rode away. The aiafit was dark— no light ex cept tbe star© that spafkied crisply from a clear sky, but bad it been ftver so dark it \would have made no difler- ence to Charley* His thoughts were of the sweet .giri he had |«st left, and paving no i^tteuiion to his horse, he rode slowly along, iatesp upon plans for the future.^ ^ . “ The money I hitve received to-day will enable me to complete my home; tbeu Sarah will be my wife, and we shall live qb the farm, such ft happy life,” he miis^. A long, dark patch of forest loomed ahead, toTOd&h which the prairie road ran, and aofe until he had entered its dark «hadowa4id tile hoiflimfu arouse from hia blissful reverie. ** What i f I should be^ attacked F ’ be thought. “ 1 have notbing tedefend myself with, and enough money to make it a «m4 heskfor auch gentry. Humbug 1 I don’t jflftny danger—” « % a ltr’ And two dajrk forma sprang into the road, celjed hia bridle, agd the: steely gHttejr f if pistoTs leveled a t h m •and within ft few feot o f his breast. Startled him* X*ike m. flush his good right aritt stsack the weapon from the hand of the robber, and fell bcatlly »a the irfiosildep of the fellow, and with a sudden j*rk Of ^bf«rfoi *rm he was faauiud over the saddle fiojy, while again, and everything bad a roseate hue which speedily changed to green, then to violet, and finally to utter darkness, and then all was blank. As I subsequently learned, some men in a skiff a half a mile away had seen me fall into the water and hurried to my assistance, but I had disappear ed long before they reached the spot. Many minutes elapsed before they found me, and full halfian hour after wards before the physicians, who had been summoned, arrived. They pro nounced me dead, and tnat they made any attempt'to resuscitate me was due solely to tbe persistance of an inti mate friend, who bad accompanied Nearly a dozen years after the above experience I became a citizen of the West, and commenced opening a new farm in a sparsely settled coun try. The place was about ten miles from the nearest town, and one pleas ant day near the last of December I went to the latter in a light spring wagon to get some supplies for Christ mas festivities. Tbe day w&8 so mild .that 1 did not even wear au overcoat. About the time I started home, which was a little after suu-down, it began to grow suddenly cold and presently a Storm almost amountiiug to a hurri cane broke from tbe north,-bringing with it the temperature Nova Gambia. In this region of marked climatic vicissitudes 1 never before or since knew any so great. 'The mercury fell in an hour to ‘forty degrees below zero. Under ordinary cir< I could easily have ma( home in that time, but X was going the teeth of the wind ; so that 1 could make but little over half the to throw himself from the saddle, but usual speed. I suffered severely froi in so doing his feet caught in the stir- the. cold but not more that I ' rider, suddenly wheeled the game wild gallop started back to hiB master. Seeing this, Corley Bill attempted rap, aud he was draped helplessly over thp ?oa^. Foytubjitely fpr the poor victim of this mishap, the distance Was not great, or the result might have been far more seriouB. How often it is that the most tri fling accident contributes to the end of Jaiticp. yilla|oi majr suoceisfally carry on their work for years, f nd in their fancied security forget the fate that mu8t eventually overtake them— a slip, an accident, and the law claims her priffl, Gilbert hastened to secure his horse, and the iogenaible form of Curley BUI wm again carried into the store, where an examination revealed a broken arm apd feaetured leg, which would deuin tfieVy)j| 80 oer af efspto^Uj aa In a few day# tbe sheriff cafee up from St. Joeeph, and mok charge of many a time before and have many a time since, but as you may imagine was anxious to get home as quickly as possible. When I had got w'ithin two miles of there, I found the weather growing pleasant again. My ears that had stung and smarted with the cold, DO' longer troubled me. My hands, thongh still numb, had grip 6f the lin©jf, and feated in th© bottom of tbe wagon with my back and shoulders resting on the seat, I would have bceu quite comfortable, except that I was 8o drowsyi that 1 could scarcely keep awake, il com- Mr. Massey ?” “ Yes—let’s ____ , -you get your paper ? Lord a’ h bu t— these people don’t know is- “ I think—” What is the name ?” turning to hundred who are three years in ar rears. ‘ . tifirii'at once.” _ “ D o r t M i.-, “IrJtSilsrfeti In a shbrt time andther 'feefile rap kt the door. “ Come in.” Another tiifiid rap, “ Come ia f a trifle louder* . Then a .pauBe^'-difrin]^- f?imh write two • lines iwith a ehort breath, tbga come another knock, i Then We knock over the iokstabd and shout: • “ O p ^ '-isrl” Y : , No answer. ^ Wo ^rasp a poker and „ i for ibat-ddoi.- Theq nw© gently turn the knob. r . : TfaefeS :yoh^g lady very filack cyci flfldf ,^6^^ = rhd- lipe,— There’c a y^oung man there ^ o , with a poker iq bhe'hhnd And ink down his shirt cuffs, very red in the nose and face, , rerisofficef i. - “ Not quil 0 ”^th»trd(?oT, madam— comes withto^mq of Ttr—^isn it was.” And W0.^o-4ack to copy again with the-determiuatioo to puji out mir edi torial hair And knock qvqr forty ink bottlfis, a n f f ^ ^ e l y run- our pen through-aii im^ilMry Ttei^UfOr. HOT A CmCKBir. Froiii the Detroit Irae PreM. A t precisiely iiifo if clock by the ;ta o “ S e n i r s ’gi;v?roi.a y ^ i pines of ** P ia or- jginated in somewhat the same man ner. Bins were so .costly that money spent or laid aside for them was called “ pin money,” and it became so im portant th a t i t grew into the name of dowei-, which was settled upon the lady at her marriage. ^ A ttar o f roses was discovered by ao- cideot. The wife of an Eastern logui had a small canal of rose-water, tbe water, which proved to be an oil made by the heat of the sun. The Egyptians were very famous iu the manufacture o f perfumes, and' at the museum in Alnwick there is some oint ment preserved in an alabaster Vas# which still has a very powerful odor, notwithstanding it must be between two and three thousand years old. The word herm it comes from a Greek word meaning a desert place, because deserts were generally sought in order to avoid persecution. Sandwiches were named from Lord Sandwich. It is related of him, that one day in a gambling house, being very much fascinated by play, for twenty-five hours he was-unconscious Thibet are not satisfied with devout prayers, sacrifices, offerings to the gods, etc.,:but they also pray by ma* chinery. They have a square post eight feet long, and near the centre is fixed vertically a wheel, which can be reached by the band, and which- moves in an axle passed through the post. On each of the three spokes of the wheel twoamall rings are strong. Every person who turns this wheel as he pa^es by is supposed to obtain credit in heaven for as many prayers as the number of revolutions which are marked on tbe post. The object of the rings is, that as they jingle they are believed to secure the attention of the Diety, and the greater !he noise the Qore certainty that it will be listened o. Some of the inscriptions on the post are worth knowing. One is, “ Wise men and fools, are in the same boat; whether prospered or afflicted, both are rowing over the deep lake; the gay sailsjightly hang to catch the autumnal breeze; then aWay they straight enter the lustrous clouds and become pa.rtak^i;j^ o£ Eteaven’^ Lnow- ledge” Still another; “ As the float- ing grass is blown by the gentle breeze, or the glancing ripples of autumn dis appear when the sun goes down, or as the ship returns home to her old shore, life ; it is a smoke; a moornifig tide.” —JSmma L. Lander, in Boston Advertiser. HSIHG HIS IHFIHENC®. From the DetroifcBroD ?rsj3. A g o ^ citizen, who h&o the cause of temperance at heart, was yesterday traveling up and down Michigan Av enue ^~%atcfi, for topers and to coax them to sign the pledge and mend their ways. He got hold of three bard cases at once and took them into a boot and sboe store to argue tbe loint. They were willing to listen, flt obstioaf'* — P< bi m went out to secure more influeoce. s met a butcher, whom he had long known, and, esplaining the ease to him, the butcher replied: “ They won’t sign, eh? Well, now you see if they don’t ! They know me, and' they’ll put their names down like a streak of lightning I” Entering the store he unfolded ihe pledge, and to the first he said ; “ Tom, I want your fist to this,” “ I drutfaer not,” “ You put youj II give you the ' replied Tom. name down here give you the worst thumping y< ever got, and don’t forget it I” yelh butcher. led w ». » waavj au Xf UAIO V bis staunchest friends was tbe old Mo- hawk sachem, Hendrick. Sir William had great confidence in the old chiefs without consulting him. “If they are to fight, they are too few ; if they are to be killed, they are too many,” was his laconic response to Johnson’s question touching the propriety of sending out a small body of men which he had organized against an ex pected invasion. a certain occasion Sir William wls nodoing a large box of clothing which he had just received from Eng land. Headrick chanced to be p r^ ent, and was particularly .attracted by a richly embroidered coat which he saw brought forth and shaken out in all its glittering splendor of gold lace and gilded buttons and bright silk facing. Tbe old Indian’s eyes spark led, and he could- scarcely keep his eyes from the coveted prize But he to be brought, which proved held back and held his peace for the *t- - Jf-lX ---- r ~ • w- - -tire chieftain waited upon the Gover nor for a purpose, as. was evident indwiches, and in his memento he declared this act to be the most im portant one of his administration.. The origin of electing' members by ballots came from the Grecians.— When a member was to be elected, each member threw a small crumb of bread in£o a basket, carried by a servant on hia head, and whoever differed, flattened tbe pellet at one side. Fortnight comes from the Anglo-Saxons, who counted time by night, and means fburteen-nigbt. Merry pin means merry mood, and originated in the custom ,of dividing tankards from each other by pegs or pins, and obliging each one to drink precisely the next pin. It proved to be more than some of them could bear, and thus came the expression—“ He is in a merry pin.” Tbe invention of the game of chess fa claimed by the Chinese and tbe Hindoos, with more authority in favor of the latter. The Hindoo version is as follows: A certain Hindoo prioca oppressed his people in a most cruel manner, and Nassir, a Brahmin, deep ly grieved at their sorrows, determin ed to try if he could not prevail upon the prince to brraore lenient. With this idea in view, he invented a where the king, weak in should be protected by bis subjects.— As soon as the prince heard of the new game, he seat for the inventor to come and teach him, Who improved the opportunity to make known what the game really taught. Another ac count is that it was invented by the Queen of Ceylon in the second cen tury, to amuse her husband with an ital from the intensity of his look. “ Sir WilUam,” said he, with wide open eyes, and a general expression of wonder, “ me have a great dream last* night. Me dream that you say to me, “ Good Hendrick, you haye been my friend, and now I will reward you.” And jfou gave me the new coat, with the bright gold on it, that came in the box.” Tbe baronet reflected a few mo- mements and finally said : “ I t is true, Hendrick, you have rifinfi. TK a neat ia veiira.” , and the man of meat, crooked his finger at Jim, who didn’t hesitate a minute. The third one didn’t know the butcher, and he s.aid ha wouldn’t pledge for no man. “ I guess you will— I guess you will I” said the butcher as he rolled up bis sleeve. “ I ’m coming now!” He took the toper by the throat, floog him over a box of boots and in to a corner, and in thirty-nine seconds a the first dash the toper called Let up on me and gimme the pen I” H© signed, and then placing the three ia a row in front of him the butcher said : “ I ’m temperance all over, and my Whole heart is in this work. If I catch either one of you guzzling any more drink I’ll tie you in a knot around a lamp-post and pump you out with afire steamer! G’lang now, ®od see if you can’t convert some one HOW SITTING BUUi SAISED AN AEMY. From the S sb Francisco Ckroniclo. I t is not generally known among \le Sioux country the great Sioux chief, Sitting Bull, originally acquired the little band of desperate men who follow him maintamoo his Habroken ir.e. Ever since Sitting Bull first'declared war upon the United States in general, and the whites about Black H ills in particular, he has constantly extend ed invitations to the Sioux on the res ervation to-join him with their fami lies. - amoDL as before stated, ..a o » luui, ivented nearly all from enroli- imseives under bis banner, and Sitting Bull has been compelled to rely for.recruits on the indians who have committed crimes in the settle ments, and who have been forced to leave the jurisdiction of the white man’s government. For instance, when a Sioux engages too extensively in horse stealing, or in a heated mo ment murders a white man, he flies to silting Ball’s camp, where he is al- great chief for a uumber of years, and thus he has cootiouously, although slowly, added to his forces the most desperate men, who dare not renounce their allegiance, no matter how mnch they desire, for fear that when they return to the reservations they will be punished for their crimes. image of war at the time his capital was besieged. From tbe word chef' ur English word check, ai comes our Engl also exchequer. There are certain fashions prevalent among difierenl nations which seem to us very absorb. For instance, the ladies in Japan glid their teeth, in the Indies they paint them red, in Guzerat black. In Gtegnlaad the women paint their faces bine and A few days after that said Sir William to his dusky ally : . “ Hehdricks! 1 had a dream last night.” . “ A h ! And what did my white brother dream ?” “ I dreamed that you took me by the hand, and said to me, *Sir William JohusoD, you have been my true friend- and I will give you proof of my great love for you,’ And yon gave the tract of land on the great river and Canada Creek, ’ describing a square territory embraciug nearly one hundred acres of choice land. The old chieftain was for a little time utterly confounded. This was the fairest of hia domain. But he was not to be outdone in generosity. “ My pale-faced brother, “ he at length said, “ the Ignd is yours.” And after a pause he added, with a significant nod; “ Sir William, we won’t dream any more. You dream too big for me.” The title of the land was confirmed to Sir William by the British Gov ernment, and called the !|^oyal G rant. The laud was north of the MahaWk, and lay mostly iu what is now Herkir mer County,—Hartford Times. , young gentleman and his lady love were oat riding and enjoy ing tbe loveliness of a magnificent June evening, Tbe gentleman took out bis time piece, and seeing tbe lateness of the hour, said to his com- patnon, in an affectionate tone. “ My dear, it fa eleven o’clock.— How quickly time flies when you are in good company.” The lady, who had been silent for some lime, answered: “ I wish I could say the same.”- “ Humph!” replied the young man, “ you could if you’d lie like the deuce, as I do.” eaughti sighi, o f »,*iifigro who was women paint their laces blue an skulking along a fence, aud lifl dilled yellow. The Feruvians and otin upon'him to #too. * Indian trib.s flatten their head thfi forted myself, with the reflection that I Would soon be at home snuglj tuck ed in bed, where I could sleep |o my heart’s content. While indulging in this pleasing reyer” ^ and whai followed my family. They had conelnded that findiii] tha Buddeu ebangoin temperature l}ad either determined to spend the night in town, qr bad rotuyned there fof that purpose in case| ha<^ started home before the cold began. A t e ij ^ t o’clock, having given ma up, fOBleen.-^ Ahbqt pine a’iploffk spy wife was iw$kfi0«d by tbe yepeatetl wWonyiog __ _ _ _ _ I of a howe in front of the hqueer She t a r Said a cobbler, who had just never suspected tbat^it our», but set u p ^ busine##: « My first pur- took it for a stray, and from motives chftseMB j«j humanity called up one of tbe men paainied man, aud through his confeiaiott many of bis gang of des- peradow were kiUed or taken, fnfl ibf cpautrj freed of thrir pr^ence. (parley Qilbert received hw wfcu- upoo him tosrop, - “ fze in a big hurrw to keteh de mawnfog 'Crsitt fur Tofedo ?” oslled ^^Ihe b ^ ^ ’S a t e n e d to shoot if ds did writofe inAtlbfeftfcuJker |i||t©d. officer approahhfed, “ Yca'rir-that’fl ex M y what I imagifle.'\ . . “ And if I hazen’t got a chicked. I kin right down to de depot, kin 12\ and the upMfo updpf arreft, ami tbeyictim was yesteij”^— - |‘*Whar*s dc use oi ^ al|ngwid dem p’licemeu? De best w|y is to drop do sqoiB an’ make foy d|yQodi” !p“ Thie i# the iatest form of wed- difg invitations: “ Gome ftrouod and se^ fee capture a mother-in-law at 8 o’dock, sharp.” heads, while other nations maltreat their noses. The Chinese sbaxe off theif hair, and allow their finger nails tn grow to a great exteqt. They wear tbil© for ipoU*‘oing^ they drink their wine warm and their tea cold, and pupil reciting turns his hack to tl teacher. They also cramp the feet of the women, II; is gtated that a oertaiu Emperor thought the ladies too fond of calling on each other and gOssipping, and in order to- keep them more at |OD[ie o p g e d them to'udopt this.cus- The Hindoos believe that after death the soul passes into the body of animals, to Ilyethrough auothyr term of probation on earth. Among tbefe thU ebW and the mpakey are sacred. The Mahometans are Very Superstiti ous coacerhihg tb^ ieafd. They be* Ife'te that the dlviqe Imege reztft and that the angels have Ahirpoffifefy Jiaif.. Ttocemuriei ago car ahc^tqrs nsed, to wear paste- boa'rd eov«r# ovhr their beards iuthe night,; list they should turn upon them and -rumple them in their sleep. and the ¥ SHE DIDN’T STAND BP. * At one of the Detroit churches where a revival was in progress the clergyman asked those who wanted tq be prayed for to stand np, quite a number rose to iheir feet, and .after services were closed one lady was heard asking another at the door. “ Why didn’t you stand up?” “ Ob, I didn’t want to,” was the re ply, . - “ Why, you are' a very foolish wo? man. 1 wotildn’t have missed the op« virktsfiffrtw •t?” ., Dg up there and showing off yoU* seal skin sacque.— There waen’t another in the whole church l” The Japanese and the fehabitonhl of other candidate anyhow.’ • e r “ Th© baby has got a new tooth, but the old lady is laid up with a cold in the head,” remarked « gen* tlcman yesterday afteraoun ta a de feated candidate. What the—— do I care!” was the reply, “ Well,” sidd l(b« gentleman slowiy, before tbe fe.ectio» you used fo titke me to one Bids ind Mk me how my family was coming on, and H’vubcen hnniing you all over toWA to toll |ou, the way you talk fe -:p.qt|t don’t la^e Ipiy di^rohc©. i voted fer the feer candidate anyhow.” ■ A commercial traveler banded a merchant, upon whom he had called, portrait of his betrothed, iostead-of his business card, saying that he rep resented that estsblishment. The merchant examined it carefully marked that it was a fine estab moot, and returned it to the astonish ed aud blushing traveler, with a bop© that be would soon be admitted into partoership. was painful- 18 of a tune organ on the front platform of a horse car, when an agonized passenger exclaimed to Spicer: “ What is that fellow grind ing out the tune the old cow died ofj for?” “Fur his calf air do wfl town, I suppose,” was the bulldozing reply. little girl whose papa has recently been under the influences of Moody and Sankey, wanted a second tarir at supper \and was refused it.-— “ Papa,” she said abruptly, “ why do you slug “ ‘Feed me until I want no more-?* ” She got the tart. A school teacher got the boys down on him by taking their apples away from them when they had them around iu school time, and eating them ^ himself, but he looks a t them yery carefully since he ate one charged with red pepper. Were you drunk?” asked a lawyerof a witness.' “ Well,’’ was tbe reply, I had been drinking so much I conldn’t tell whether I was sober or not« Wy* Beligions newspapers are dis- ouBstng the best way to pronounce the bciaeflictioo. We would suggest pot ting the accent on the thir^syllabl^ i » “ Prosperity seems to be scarcely safe, unless it is mixed with a little adversity* When la a candle like a tomb- sloael When it is put up for a late husband. t S t A greengrocer—One who trostsv
