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M V E f f i E K 224855. , M * i 'x' M uygg‘ 7 \I6 _ • _ • • . . _ - -ur -- to know the cause of h e r drspleasure-; i.(..i . j j -t sro jirs sYHPATun • W h e n E dw ard re tu rn e d hfijtofei^tef« t nigM M iis wife secmqd t b ‘ sl«b,,.*hd lic re U rh H o ise lc ssly to b & i n g she w a s s tru g g lin g ^ !! jjjj# .tiitto to su p p re ss th e fire o f h ei| resoiifment, in h e r natqrSlly gen,tle an a lq irlM b tg irU On th e follow ing morn inE i $ W V cr'c qalpi, b d t .jioth lyeye silen t.^ m \v .# rd , as soon as breakfast was over, mquftted his hoYsd a r id ’■ rode 'off, to en ter *'■\ field of p'oliifical strife. ; .Lizzie .was,' lg. h e r noat sifting-,'room ■mth.thq^winaowsf-open t o tho wartp sun, andthe?blBlmy 'breezeB 'fnom,the garden blowing, ip upoh h e r pjieqk, when she re- ceived a -call from Airs, Stump. f. Lizzie h ated th e sig h t as well as tlie sen tim en ts of th is g re a t femalo Whistler. M rs. S tu m p was a n ete rn a l talker, and s h e sometimes drove th e poor wifo to a s t a te b o rdering on distraction. , . ...... . .. .1 t h e scenes of life/ h e a d y ahv.ays appear t o disadvantage on paper. _ The tru th is w h e n w o rd s alono aro .usee! to describe w h a t the soul feels, a failure is t h e com sequence, nnd w h a t is really sublime a n d noble in .h u m an ity often dw indles i n to a w e a k sentimentality,* Therefore the reader m ust b e left to uuagino th e expressions of tenderness a n d joy which followed ; for .those two hearts w e r o u n ite d now niOre firmly th an th e y hnd even -been hefiye. . ‘ “Had you trium phed 1 should not h av e com e,” said Lizzie, wiping h e r eves,' and-sm iling like th e sunshine stream ing through a mist. “But I could n o t boar th o th o u g h t—” Hero 's h e choked again ; but h e r hus- b an d ktxew what she would say. .1 -<SLJ,K-:’ ; “Nb said o q i . „. .,. to opr question, •“ To. te ll thb .truth, it became discon r a g e d by a slightm iscon- crptlon, w hen I w a s a y o u n g rijah. % wasn’t ap p re c ia te d , you know, a n d all that s o rt of tilin g ^ And over our friends large,’, honest face, stole a look o f quiet drollepy and' amused recollection, w hich rotisqd ottr* curiosity. , ’ . “W ell, you see, said,B e ip re p ly ,to ' another question,“ I t was about tw e n ty years ago, when I was stu d y in g lavV., and m y brother w a s a tttedibal stnden^,- tlint w e both fancied we Und a wonderi; fill talent for music, So J o6h^ b rought a flute, nnd n fiddle, and tu rn in g on e b f the a ttics into a study, wcfrproctised there half the nig h t through. V^e didn’t want any one to know ab o u t it, espebl* ally o u r father, w lio had v ery s tric t nth) tions ns to the value of time, a n d to make him think u s usefully employed,-1' hnd quantities of law books heaped up, and Jo h n hnd a skull, an d nil so rts o f bones scattered about. W o khew th a t up in our “study.,” no one ftm ldhear US, but Bei.-ey, the housekeeper, and as she was our ifid nurse,w e felt suro she would keep our secret. One morning after wo had been w hiling tho long night hours nwny with our music, to opr ow n mu* tutil delight, w e came down la to to breakfast, looking I-suppose, aonldwhat unrefre.-lied. “Y o u m ustn’t study to o h ard boys,* said our fat her, considerately. “T ( s -Tv-T su iil T, g ru v e ty . J u s t then B etsey appeared a t tho door, and looked mysteriously a t m y mother. “Wluit is it ?” said m other snrnrised at BetscvV excited mdnncr. ' “W h a t is it B.-t-eV,” “Well, mu'mo, I wish to Say, m a’ma.’ Betsey nlwnvs spoke in that sh o rt nip- ping wav, when she w as what Bhe call- ed ‘worked up.’“ I m ust leave you ma’* P d o n ’t jfi&y on afty-lnstm inenf,? \ r frien d I ’ o b i Pringlo,. in answ er of Lenvc me I wIt v?” nsdeed motlior.- “.Ye-i, nia'inn. it's twenty-five years that I've been w ith you, mn’ina—and it is t|io bin s at lust, ina'ma. I can’t stand it, an d I ain't go in g to. JtJs n o t Chris* tinn-like, uiu'tmi. ‘‘W hat li.ivr t b e boys been doing?® aftko<\ muUuT. ... ......... A w ord from her mqt)jer,A siqglo word ffom the lips of her stern father, might have mude peace between-h ilt,and her husband : b u t against the la tte r t h e in- dignation/m d anger o f both w a s arouScd, and to them the nwful step taken b y the daughter w a s a.sort of .triumph. Lizzie trie d to console herself w ith tlio reflection t h a t she had done her d u ty ;, khe was v e ry wretched, a n d before-she slept again, in the silettco o f hor cham- ber she regretted w h a t sh e had done.— However, culling p rid e to , her support, 8I19 saidio hqrself,.“ he has wronged my father—ho h a s wronged me—and h e can- not-expect m o to re tu rn home u n til ho has re tra c te d his words. And b e will do t h a t 1know —for he loves me.” L E?) “I t is a subject I hopod never tpfhep- tion to you.” she r e p lie d ' w ith & her dark e y e s“ b u t sjqce yog hflfiW drawn mo to i t -rft--1* .'Italia'* V ^ 5a n d fo u4.tains, T h ou g h y e bo, i i lo v e m y (o arin g m ouhtains A n d foregtsio^re fh a h y c ; . A nd ffidfc&h,* ch^aniy ^ c a tn c s s .r is e cloudy years, ( . *■ Jjiko h U iiO ttd iB ttn t^ ito rm y Blilea, ■s 8 e e m ^ W f tf f i^ g l ^ |f a t u r e ‘fl Wars,. StUl, teftyqq n ^ t o f yejjffs o f old, —; , O f a n c ic n th e a rt an d fclim o ; [O to* is th e l&ndfiand ag e o f gold, A n d ours th e fiallpw’d tim o ! ‘ E,’IAE'1i§'V§\f§‘E.'.'3'm \ Or,\1 of. A 3 ykendaie. :\ '95- - the to w n of Hackendalo b o asts of tw o newspapers. T h e offices of th e \O ld Stager,” aka tlie“ S team W histle” frdwn silently upon e a ch other, across th e main street o f the village. The editors, too, froWn upon e a ch other daily from thoir high; d tts ty Window^, an d the r iv a l devils ihjeJt'ui thff'^'iiblie.siijiaro tw o d r three titnes’a w i‘d k /td contest; tlio g r e a t polit- ical'qu'estionS'at ifestie, with fisticuff?. For t h e“ Old S ta g e r” aM th e“ Steam. W histle” are t h e organs of tw o fierce parties, between which exists a deadly hatred. They a r e both going to ruin t h e country, and b o th are 'going to save it. The o l d Stagers are c o n se rv a tiv e ; th e Steam W h istlers arc radicals, a n d while tlio form er are a t least half a century* behind tho age, the la tte r will b e quite as far ahead o f it. Meanwhile, there is no hope of their ever coming to an agree- ment ; for the opposing factions in th e hot b lo o d of strife, p ush their principles •farther and fa rth er to extrem es continu- ally. I f , however they should sometime happen to m eet, it w ill bo w hen th e y shall havo compassed each one half t*hp circumference o f the globe in opposite directions, w hen the rival offices shall have crum bled to thegrounfl w ith years; when t h e rival devils shall-have eaten each o th e r, like gladitorial cannibals, in tho.patella eq u a te • , \When tlio rival e d it- ors s h a ll linvo frovppoU-cncVi o th tr l a t o food f o r worms( mo W ith a desperate\gesture slio showed him th e re p o rt of his speech. # “Tell me if you e v e r made n?e of §nch words as these—if youtpleaso s h e ad- ded in an excited to n e . 1 T h ere was not a m am diS parm er and -—~ —-------*•“ ’-^ lio W histlo more generous feelings in party, than Edwfird iBotterihg ; b u t ho was proud, 8d t in his opinions, and com- bative J n his disposition. N o t even from hi? Wife could he b e a r such treatm ent, with perfect equioim ity of feeling. A fter glancing his eye nt tho passage which had given Lizzie offense, he tossed the p a p e r contemptuously upon t h e -ta- ble, and said in a careless to n e j “Since th e roport'seem s t o b V i n tliV W histle, I supposo of course I must have said som ething of t h e sort.” Lizzie’s eyes flashed ; she b it her p re t- ty lips ;-hcr bosom heaved with passion —b u t she w as silent for a momont. The provocation, however, was too g re a t for her spirit. “If you said so, s i r ,” she burst forth, \-you spoko falsely o f my father. And you know it 1 lie is honor itself. I —1 —I only wish there w a s a m an—one man —in your, p a rty liko him.” ** Edw ard’s face flushed crimson, then b e c a m e 'd e a d ly pale. He took u p the new spaper without a word and b e g a n to re nil , but. Viio h m ill WHS ogltatofl, with a feeling nnd Lizzio saw, o f np-wou T he jew ell’d crown ontf*f>ceptrc O f Greece h a v e pass’d a w a y ; A n d none, of a l l who w e p t her, Could' bid h e r splendour stay.\ , T he world has shaken w i t h tlio tr e a d - ' O f Iron-gandall'd crim e— A n d , l o l o'enshadowlng aU tho d e a d , . T hp conqueror stalks sublime I ^ h e n ask I not* for erowix and plum e T o hod above my la n d ; T h e victor's footsteps p o in t to d oom , Graves open round h is hand, Rome 1 w ifh t h y pillar’d palaces, A n d sculptured heroes all, S n atc h 'd , in th e ir warm, triu m p h al days, T o A rt’s h ig h fe stiv a l; R o m e ! w ith tb y giant ‘s on s of pow er, . y £ m p i& B S s te i -> O n-yet-unliuri^l)<m c a ^ ' -^ __I w o u ld q tftlin v o m y li ^ a lijc if th e o , So softly—y e t so c o l d ! ' Re h e rs a low lier majesty/ I n y e t a n obler mould. Lizzio hoped, b u t trembled. \Well m ightshe d re ad the consequences o f her conduct.. S h e knew that hb r husband's firmness w a s liko a rock, which some- tim es not even tho natural kindness and love o f his b re a st could soften. say. “Aiid our E dw ard” he murmured, “where is lie ?” • \Edw ard, what--do you mean ?” she cried w i th a sta rt. * On th is occasion it w a s worse than ever_-M r8. Stum p had come expressly to tell M rs. B ettering ihafc Mr. Bettering h a d been shanifully ab u sed in the last num ber of the“ Old S tag er.” She bro’t a^ S p v w ith her, an d v e ry kindly offered to lend i t io her yomig. friend with the aftvice t h a t it should be shown to her husband. “H aven't you seen him ?” \ 1 ? 110 !’’ “But I sent him to you near half nn hour a g o !” “Sen t him to me ?” O n the following morning a letter came requesting h e r to re tu rn t o hor husband’s roof. Edw ard might have w ritte n nn appeal tlmt would lmve draw.n her w coping and humble t o his nrms, w ith o u t saying a w ord for wliiph liis m anhood could blush ; but in his anger tie ft-roto a comm and unworthy of himself—of l i e r ; an d olio se n t b a c k nn indignant reply. ■» “Sbo would not return I” \Yes by Thomas ; a letter w ith him.” “Oil, th a n k -y o u I thank y o u 1” sob- bed Lizzio. T h is kindness atones for everything. I t is more than 1 expected — more than I deserved.” “Aiid besides,” continued Mrs. Stump, after filling Lizzie’s cars with political new s o f the most exasperating kind, “people soy a duel is inevitable.” “I know it m u st bo v e ry distressing to yoti, a n d ybu havo all tlio. Sympathy ; b u t if the& dop’t ftctaallyJii4i l .i t w ill ho solofy from fear of laws. Air. B ettering itp b a b ly klll_ A trr01rtght at\thr> ' ..1. X Al_k. J 1, ^ more \I —I wus resolved to go from this town forever,” replied Edw ard.w ith his U eartiu his th ro a t. \Hut I Imd already baiii.-lictl every hard feeling towards you tro in my \\onrt. 1 w ished yon to r e i m 't r r b t T T u e -k tttr H v — — — 11 ------ T^ire the hum bled politician fairly brake dow n, b u t his credit ns an orator w/is aa.ved by th e ab ru p t entrance of- the m an Tlionms.with a boy in one hand nnd a le t t e r in tb c other. W hile poor Lizzie was clamping her child t o her h e a rt, the mnn passed his hand bashfully across Ids eyes, and said to Mr. B ettering. \G o t thero to tho house, s i r — inquir- ed Mrs. B. and th e folks snid s h e wasn’t to be found. B u t Mrs. 0 . found a paper on tlio tabic, t h a t ’s it sir, and went off into liighstrikes, screaming th n t her dnuglitvr hnd com e back to v o n .” -foi-s It M • | A n hour after, w ith n c r y of despair she fell u p o n the turf, h a lf way down th e aVenue, ohd la y there liko one dead; up frpffi t h e path where I10 was a t play, an d borne off before her eyes, screaming for help t h a t she could n o t give. F rom time immemorial, political feel- ing h a s run h ig h in Ilackendojc. Of th e two f i r s t settlers, one wns a t heart nn OldStagcr, nnd the o th er a S team W his- tler. Thero is Steam W histle chapol a n d 01(1 S ta g o r c h u rc h —then t h e r e is th e same distinction in public schools. T h e children follow the patriotic example o f tlioir fathers, a n d wage intestine war in Hnokendnle. The little Stagers nnd t h e little W h istlers pelteaeh other with snow \balls a n d nick names from Decem ber to Morch, nnd engage in pitched battle ev- ery F o u rth of Julv. The sam e feeling extends to th e -dogs. Tlio im-idcnc is unknown when nn O ld Stager car lias mot on e df th e W histle breed without attacking him. Torn-ears nnd bloody jaws a t te s t th e w arm th of politicul feel- ing am ong tho canine race. N o t .oven th o women, it is snid, a rc cxompt'from th is animosity. Kvcry s e w ing circ le is distinguished os being a Stngcr ,or a W histler. There ore Old Singer bonnets, nnd Stonin W histle enps. Mrs. Stum p, a noted femnle in Ilackcn- dnlc.'u.dbptcd th e fashion of bustles; an d to th is day not alndy Stager is seen’w ith this p e c u lia rity , nor a Indy W h istle r without. prehension, th a t th e ro was a red, unnat- ural light in liis eyes. She was busy u ndressing her bright haired boy, tho domestic h ad cleared tho sittin g room of the re m n a n ts of th e eve- ning meal, when Mr. Bettering laid down the paper, an d said in a calm and deep tono : ITM ' • A I 1, A 1« ..1. X Al_k. J 1, ^ first firo. lie is tho b e st slidt1, nnd be- sides lie h as justice on liis side you know. How v e ry distressing all tliiq m u st bo to you, Mrs. B ettering ! I thought I ’d ju st drop in and offer my condolefftent. 0, th is political feeling is a horrid thing!— Xow h o w should you feel if y o u r hus- band should actually shoot ynqnfather? O r if y o tir father uhould put ^ bullet (how it it makes me shudder to flunk of it ! ) into your husband’s h eart? I am really anxious to know bow it will affect’ O i l . 1 ,1 T h y marbles—works o f w onder! I n th y victorious dayB, Whoso lips d id seem to sunder Before th e astonish’d g a m ; W hen^statute glared on statue th e ro , T h e llrin g -o rrth o d e a d ,* - A nd men as silen t pilg rim s were - Before some sainted h e a d ! O, n o t fdr faultless m arb les yet W ould I th o light forego T h a t beams when o ther lights h a v e set, A n d A rt h erself lies lo w 1 TUB ELECTION-. If Mr. E dw ard im agined this stop to recover tho son, would have tho effect to b rip g tlie m other t o terms, ho w as gront- ly deceived. lie could liuve done noth- ing so well culeuluted to s tre n g th e n her in h er resentm ent, nnd to fortify her resolution. 111wish to know i f yon meant all your words expressed, a few moments since, Mrs. B ettering.. S uch language I d o not think proper for a n y wifo to use t o her liu“bnnd„nor for an y husband to h e a r in silence. I hqpe you did not mean i t .” B itter n s her anguish w ns nt th o be- reavem ent she arose tearless from Ihe t u r f where slio h ad faliou. and entered the house, which abo now declared slic’d be lier homo forever. Thus Airs. Stum p ran on, to th e dis- tress o f Lizzie, wlio could with tho u t- most difficulty restrain her feelings from general outburst. W hen you spoke, I did not really* be- lieve yon snid of my father wlmt is put dowu in tliis report !” said Lizzie, rc n ty to b u rst iuto tears; \1 don’t believe it now. You couldn't b e so unjust —” • Lizzie felt 110 farther com punctions of conscience, until lier sense o f ju stic e wns once nmro awakened by bearing the m ost aliomVtmliln fnlrolioofls nil o u t licr husband. According to tlio Old Stag- e rs lie was tho vilest w retch alive ; tho bluckest hearted villain in existence; the c ru d e s t husbnml and (lie worst father tlm t ever w as tolt rated among a Chris- tia n people 1 A dnuglitvr \A ltd how enrne you bv (Lis paper?” \W h y , sir, Airs. (). dropped it, mid I thought unvtliing thnt could kick up such a fuss, m ust tic of cousecpieiKO. IliotnoH paused. Alia employer was readinfg. D, ours a hollcT hope slia ll bo T han consecrated b u st. S ome l o fti ermean o f memor y T o snatch u s from tlio dust. A n d o n r a j ta t c m u n r h th a n Uiia. S hall fix o u r Imago h e re ,— T h e spirit’s mould o f , loveliness— A nobler B n v in n u s I But sbo knew w h n tc re r emotion she b etra y ed before th a t sym pathising crea- ture, w ould By on tlio vvTngA o r wind, ' h ro u sh Uackcndalo before noon, arul “bo ‘nanaged to keep the tem p est of h e r soul until h er friend wns gone, wncn she gave c n tto h er indignation an d di.-trcss in a flood o f tears. It w ould seem tlmt. sh e Imd nlready suffered sufficiently from the ( vehement o f her feeling to nvoid further cause of agitation ; but it was impossible for her t o refrain from looking over 1I10 paper Mrs. S tum p hnd brought. The result was fatal. She renil w ith inli u-e inter- e s t the defence of her father, nnd grave chnrgcs o f falsehood o g a in sth rr husband, which serfned .but too w ell founded! A > . -e in- orm.” wjio h a d felt no se ru p lc in nl tempting t o crush w ith a pinss o f lies, the heart o f n“ venofablc old m an ”—oft<-r the lat- t e r had in tru ste d to h im the happiness o f nn o n ly child—served ns a grand -cli- max to th e m ost cxaspcrnting circum- stances th a t had ever moved th e young wife’s resentm ent. u i w v i i / u b t v u i t v i l | i i u n v i < < ». p a ra g ra p h w h jc h .sp ^ Q of the bm -o g ra titu d e of the being in human fin 11 n . 11 ev * VTlint I niay h a v e said o f your fath- er uulilio.illy. rjin Lave nnthhitt t o do with domestic relations, Elizabeth,” said Edward. “It's Mr. .lolin, ma'am, nnd sometimes I think Mr. Tom helps 1dm. H e’s g o t some poor cretin: up s ta irs, nm’nm, and lie tormi n t-h im awful. 1Ic screaks and groans nil th e night through. I t is worse than tlie heathens, l’vo Stood it for nmre than a week. I didn’t g et S d id wink of -I, ip h is t night, nnn w h a t t h a t poor rrru iu rc w e n t through w as dreftd-_ ful. I know th e y say th a t such things must In-done b y doctors, but I ain’t go- ing to stay ivln-rc it is,and I n e v e r tho’t John w.is the o n e to do it. 11D ear father, mother : Forgive me, but I i i r s r g o to my husband ! lie has been u n fo r tu n a te —he is unliuppy—I overcome pride, everything, t o fill’ the neglocted duty of n repentant wife, nnd Your nfflietionntc duiixliter.” Thom as then slipped into Lizzie’s lia n d tlie letter her busbnnd had w rit- ten, a n d fieling symptoms o f .melting, escaped in 11 cow ardly m aim er from the room. T hnt—th n t is n o t my way of think- ing,” cried Lizzie, ptu>siomitHy.“ I know som ething o f mv father's honor, nnd I will not lic.ve it insulted—n o t—not even iy you.” T tteh le t th em bind w ith bloom!ess fioircrw T he busts a n d ums o f old,— A fairer heritage be our*, A sacrifice less cold I Givo honor to the g re a t and good. A n d w re ath e tho l i v i n g brow, K indling w ith Virtue’s m antling blood, And pay th e tribute now I “My p o o r Edward !” s h e cnuglit her- s e lf saving one d a y —\ t h i s is to o bud ! should n o t blame him fo r anything lie m ig h t do, nflor ffpch provocation !” Thus Lizzie’s h e a rt w as considernlilv softcncd before the election. S h e knew t h a t notw ithstanding her rcrilonstrnnces h e r father liad done nnd s a id m any un- u s t things to injure his opponent. Oh, how u tte rly in her heart did a h c /fonthe th e low selfish p n rty feeling that -engen- d e re d so m any lies. iy you.” Edw ard wns calm ; calm nnd d a r k ns the cloud th u t holds the terrible thunder in its brea.-t, ns lie drew tlie c h u ir to Lizzie’s side, and to ld her to p u t the child to bed, for ho wished to talk with icr SuCli bcfjjg the s ta te of political feel- ing, I t is stran g e th a t the d a u g h ter o f Mr. Q lriglit, n staunch Old S tager, should over s o far forget tho honor of the fam i- ly ns t o accept the proposal of n m a tri- monial alliance with .Mr. B ettering, an active W histler. Slio r e a d : “My-injured Wifi' ; I send you our child. I t is all I can do to atone fon the misery I have caused you. I ruiinot nown-^k you return to my wretched home. I'or I nm now in disgrace, nnd you w ill lie m ore honored u n d er votrr father’s! rnnf I only ask you to think kindly o f me. And perhaps -prrlrnp3 we ma v some day meet ngain. ’ A nd Hi t-v g a v e njv brother a look Of ■withering cond«'innntion. So, when the good nnd g reat go down, T heir sta tu e s shall arise, T o crowd th o se temples o f our o w n , Ob i fadeless memories 1 A n d when th e sculptured marble falls, a n d A rt goes in to die. O p r form s s h a l l Uvc i n h o lie r h a l l s , T he ftmthcffm of th e sk y I Tri milling with ngitntion.sho obeyed, and sa t down again by his side endeav- oring to appear no less calm Ilian he. • \T h is domestic e v il s Lou Id he crushed at oneet’’snid he.“ It m ust he crashed; onr happiness, m y happiness, th o wel- fare of our child depends unon it.” W ho tow ed t h e seed oT the evil?” cried she w ith a w ild air. My nmilrrr iv a s ncutc enough to seo that soini thing unusual was going on in o iirs h u ly an d telling B etsy sho would l i n q u i r e into it, dism issed her for tho W ifti youthful, romantic attachm ent liartteyer,I lm vc nothing to do. Suffice it t6 S a y that tlio friends or b o th p arties Wfire bitterly opposed to th e m atch.— filzzie Olright became Mrs. B ettering, and le fta g o o tl Old Singer home,for th e roof o f ‘a S team Whistler. Ono even ing a shout o f trium ph was bo rn e in Lizzie'* e a r. T h e content wns over. Tbc Whistler* Were rmiiwl, and th e S ta g ers triumphant ! Mr. Olright w a s elected hv a small m ajority ; his lo Wns thrilled with the bursting passions o f party. A shout wns borno on th o evening a ir to Lizzie’s car. S h e understood i t well. She knew her fatlmr's friends w e re com- ing to besiege him in h i s house \V1tI1 t h d r congratulations. S h e sickened a t th e thought. son-in-l/uv wns defeated, nn d llnckendn e pres< nt. Thnt u ns the end of o u r musical prac- tice though not th e end of the story, for our father ^><>k care w e should not for- get it. I t was a long tim e before wo heard ilit^ i.-t about“ th n t poor crctur up s ta ir-.” - .V. Y. ])i.tpatch. Ba t h t x o.—T h e tru e w ay to keep t h e akin Io a h e a lth y condition nnd avoid cold internal congestion, is to b ath o tl ie whole body over in w a te r bolow its ow n tem perature, and generally below th a t, of th e atm osphere m which y o u b ath e,, tak in g tho b a tb quickly in w in te r a n d more m oderately-as tb e w eather is war* tncr. One of th e best methods of bath- ing is to have a large tin or wooden ta b . ■or one df In d ia ru b b e r, to stand in , And th en after w ittin g th e wh’olo head, to takd a large sponge, stand up, p rte s the writer from it over th e b a c k o f t h e neck, so as to let it ’ r un til over . i h e body. Then ru b b risk ly fill 'Over w ith toe sponge, th en the crash tow el, nnd i f yon like, the flesh brush. I h a v e known the m ost delicate ladies, asthm atic an d consumptive, t q take such & bath a s this in winter,every morning, o fte n w ith tho w ater skimmed w ith ‘Ice — not o n ly w ithout injury, but With g r e a t re lie f and p erm an en t advantage. * — — ----------- ’ KmvAUn. Lizzie dropped the letter n n d sprang to her husband's tender ciqhrace. Here the c u rta in falls. Header th e play is closed. A w o r d more ! do you Insist upon it? YVcll, I come forward m odestly ns the author o f this little piece, to g ratify you with t l i e intelligenee thnt nlthough, pol- itics s t i l l rage in Hnekendale, Mr. B et- tering lias abandoned the field forever. Ho lirc-s roost happily with his exerilent wife, a n d num bers among h i s firmest friends!, his old enemy, Xenntor Olrigiit himself. So l*<'ro tlio author makes liis how and re tire s for th e present frorn tbe foot lights, Worm w ith the hope t h a t he hath not labored iti vain to please. A n d a h a p p y alliance it seemed to^be notwithstanding the evil influence of p o litical feeliiig, instilled into th e hearts of tlio y o u n g couple by tlioir separate fam ilies. Mr. a n d Mrs. B ettering wisely agreed io IcL ihe question o t issue re s t, old t o banish everything like discussion from tho household hearth. Airs. B et- tering however, wns still at h e a rt an Old Stager, and Air. Bettering k n ew it. H er fooling of veneration was strong, and she rovercd her parent, whom she consider- ed a s tlio w isest nnd most conscientious Of politicians. Mr. B ettering, who w as a k in d nnd in d u lg en t husband, winked nt t h i s slight deviation from bis ow n way o f thinking, called his p artn e r a ponce maker, and often jested about see- ing t h e two parties united some day through her influence. T H E FIRST QCARREr- I do not blame you for loving yntir fatlier, and venerating him ,” snid Ed- ward, ns if lie bad n o t heard her. ‘‘Have I ever found fault w ith you for it ?” ' \Xo TR E DF-SEirttON. Mr. B etterin g waft n o t expected to re tu rn hom e until n i g h t ; and at noon Liz- zio said t o Thomas, tho hired man, when iie had finisbqd his dinner : ------------------ fltir-lt U said that E ld er K n ap p , th o eccentric und eloquent revivalist, related the following anecdote to a la rg e andi* n e e , to iliu.-trnte the m anner in which some p e r s o n s mi.-quote tb e scripture : A pious old la d y who was too unwell to a tte n d m eeting, used to send her thick headed liuslmnd to church, to find o u t w hat the p re n ch er selected for tho foun- dation of liis discourse. The poor dunco was rarely fortunate enough to remem- ber tho text, o r even th e chapter an d erse where t h e y could Jnc found, b u t one sahhnth lie ran hom e in h o t h aste nnd with a sm irk of self-satisfaction on his fucc, inform ed liis wife th a t ho could- repeat every w o rd of th e text w ithout missing n single syllable. “Have I ever snid a wort^ ag a in st him in your presence P your presence ' X-no.” finisbqd “B rin g tho carriage to the door in half a n hour. I am going to make a call.” Thomhs thought from her appoarancc th a t th e re was som ething w rong ; but lie wns accustomed to obey without yvords, and the horse was harnessed ac- cording to orders; At th e door, Alts. B ettering gave him a bandbox and a carpet bag to put-in the carriage, then got in herself and took her child from liis hands. The man looked a t her in asto n ish m en t; for she. w as pale and resolved. Very well, then you liovo no* occa- sion to find fault w ith my dom estic con- d u rt in this m atter.” Aly poor husband 1\ s=lic murmured,, nnd sobbed with M-mpathy and sorrow. “-Blackened by falsehood—crushed by disappointm ent—reviled b y his conquer- o r s —0, m y Edward,” she snid, when the shouts of trium ph enrne in dcafi'iiing penis to h e r cor. An houfClnter, a confused multitude w as assembled in front o f tlie house, re- joicing, drinking, feasting and listening to bombastic speeches ; and ^ d a rk , si- le n t fenrate figdrc stolofrom beneath the shadows o f tlf? -rear gable, glided into t h e orchard gloom, nnd flitted in tb the open fields 'beyond. “B u t your public course —” “W ith th a t,” s a id Edward, checking the passionate remonstrance,“ w ith that I judge you have nothing to do.” N othing to do !” echoed Lizzie, in- dignantly.“ Nothing to do w h en you insult the noblest o f men 1 w h en you dishonor, or when you attem pt t o dis- honor—my father before tb c ^ v o rld .” “I am opposed t o a m an in t h e field of politics,” said E dw ard, calmly a s be- fore. T hat man unfortunately happqns to be your father. AVhat I say o f him, I say out of your sphere. You a t e not obliged to road m y speeches ; and if you do read them i t is not my fa u lt,” lie added firmly.“ I forgive your hasty im putation of falsehood, and n e v e r let the subject be m entioned again under this roof.” j He look his lint an d w en t out. /F ig h tin g on Equal Terms. \D rive to my father's,” said she. Thomas drove th ith e r w ithout a word. H e took out the earpct b a g and bandbox and tb c baby, an d also gaVc his shoul- d er to Lizzie. \Good bye, Thomas 1” fthc snid in an ag itated tone, giving lie r hand. A fe a r glistened in tb e tyc of Thomas and he Said, after.choiring 4 Jittlc : \I shall conic for y o u about sundown, suppose ?” , s \T ell Air. B ettering thatyvhen I lii&’c concluded my visit, m y father will carry me back.” I w ill tell voq a little incident that oc- curred in Georgia m any y e a rs ngo.— Judge T-, (i eelpbrnted dueilist, who had lost his* leg, a n d who wns known to be a near sliut, challenged Col. D., a gen- tleman of great humor and attainm ents. The friends trie d to prevent t h e meeting but t o no effort. Tho p a rtie s met on the ground, w hen Col. D., w a s asked if he iv as ready.» T be words w e re as follows.—“ All An- gel cnme down from Heaven a n d took a live coal from t h e altar,” U nfortunately, after four h ap p y y e a r s 'had passed over th e young couple, Air. Olright and h is son-in-law beeam qoppos ing ca n d id a tes for senatorial dignity in the S ta te L egislature. All forces o f th e adverse factions w ere brought into tlie field. Tho columns of the rival editors were drawn up in battle a rra y | th e ir leaders flamed with patriotic zeal, an t the country rabg with electioneering speeches. M r. Olright and Mr. B ettering w ere “o u t.” Tlie dislike which these g en tle men--always -eherisliod -toward-each. o t h THE I.AST ACT OF THE DRAMA *© “And w h a t w ouldst thou do, D a n iel, if th o u couldst m ak e gold ? W hy, t would b u ild a great house, and fill i t With hooks, a n d have a s Much money a s t h e K ing, an d be os g re a t m a n as t b e &fpure% Mayhap, Daniel, in th at c a s e th o u Ivouidst care for books a s little a s th b Stpiifo, aftd have a s little timo f o r 'thfetoris the King. l e a r n in g is b e tte r thait-'botiBe a n d land. As f o r money, -^flou g h -is^-enough-j-n o m an—c a n e n jo y mP/e»J«<*nd th e tesshc can be co n ten ted with, ,the w iser and b etter b e is likely to be. The age of a cultivated m in d is often m ore complacent, and. even m ore luxur n ous th an th e youths I t is t h e rew ard •of th e dUO. tise'Of -the endowments b e stow ed by n a t u r e ; w hite t h e y ifcho in .youth have made n o .. provision f o r rnge, are left like an u n a l t e r e d tr e e , stripped Of i t s loaves and its; branches .shaking an d w ithering , bGfor&tlio-cold blasts of w in te r.' * -;• _ .Edward Bettering, the defeated enndi- d n te was alone in his stu d y . Political c a re s nnd domestic unhappiness had w orn him thin a n d pale ; nnd^his la s t g r e a t fuiluro had fallen with crushing w eight upon him. “Well let us havo th e text,” rem arked flic good w om an. “Know ev e ry word.” replied the hna- band. I am nnxious to h e a r it, continued th e wife. l ie was alono in liis room, seated ns on qp c other night, not v e ry long before, w ith liis clouded brow resting upon liis clenched h a n d ; nnd beads o f sweat glistened on his pale complexion, beto- icried lTio~iuipiI!Srroriiis spifih Edward Imd resolved to leave Ilack- endale forever. The scene o£ h i s politi- cal disappointment was become loath- som e to him, nnd for h im no moro t h e future b o re promise of dom estic bliss. lie w as sta rtle d from his mo.urnful re very b y a lig h t sound of footsteps w ithout t h e door. It opened ; a veiled la d y rushed In ; his wife was a t his f e e t! “My E lizab eth !” he cried w ith a jo y ful shock o f surprise. “E dw ard f Edward, forgive m o I” “W ith al! m y h ea rt, my best, m y dearest w ife 1” . Add h e raised her in his arm s, w hile u n w o n te d b ars sprang t<S his eyes, a n d fell iiOt-upon heir check and brow, ruin gled w ith hers. Sho clasped h is neck, a n d they sobbed in each other’s nhns. P erh a p s I should havo shrunk from d escribing th a t meeting. I am w e ll aware t h a t such scenes although n n tu r- as ready.» “N o ,” lie replied. “W h a t are you w aiting fo r then ?” inquired Ju d g e T.’s second. W h y ,.sir,” said Col. D.,“ I have sent my b o y into t h e woods to h u n t a bee to g iv e the J u d g e any advantage over me. You see hc’lias a wooden leg ? T h e whole p a rty roared w ith laugh- ter, a n d the th in g was so ridiculous th a t it b ro k e up' \*1110 fight. Col. P ., was af- terw ard s told it would sink his reputa- tion. \ “W e ll,” lie replied, “it c a n ’t sink me lower than a bullet can.” They arc n ic e words,” observed th e husband. Lizzie trem bled iu every limb with passion, as she fixed her burning gaze on the door which closed b eh in d him “la m glad y o u r memory is im proving; b u t don’t keep m e in suspense m y dear.” “J u s t get y o u r big biblo, a n c t l ’w ill say tbc words fo r I know them b y h e a rt. rV by, 1 said th e m a hundred tiutek 011 my way home.” Well noiv l e t ’s h e a r them.” Ahem,” 6a i d the h u sb a n d clearing his throat. “An Ingen-cam e d o w n from jNew H a- vcn, and took a-llve Colt fry t h c tail. ahd^ jerlccd him o u t o fth e halter.” - / By th is time h e r venerable Tnother tot- tcred to the door. T h e tw o fell into each other’s arm s ; an d TTiomas. kiesingIT Edward, jumped into thccarringe, crack cd his whip valliantly, and W ing driv- en down the avenue, a n d got out of sight, cried a n d wiped his e y e s with his sleeve, like a child. T h a t night Edw nrd»returned and found his hom e deserted. A \chill liko that of death fell u pon liis heart. The news stru c k him dum b ; and after read- ing th e letter Lizzie h ad loft for him, he appeared so desperately Calnj, th a t poor Thomas, who loved and fcspficted both trem bled w ith apprehension of some terrible result. er, w a s now w arm ed into a more a c tiv e feeling, and poor Lizzie revering th e one, and loving the other, w a s reduced to t h e greatest distress. S he endeavor cd t o silence h e r swelling h e a rt, although she f e lt th a t licr husband w a s doing h er father a g r e a t injustice. B u t at l e n g tl she could contain herself no longer.— Glancing h e r eye .over th e columns of the Steam W histle, she saw a synopsis of a speech Mr. B ettering h a d made on a r e c e n t occasion.' Tlicro W a s a Booer nt her father’s honor th a t w e n t like a n ar- row-t o hcrJicart. ' Q »his return-hom e t h a t night, Air. lietteritjg fo u n d her exceedingly ta c itu rn a n a 'e ftd e h tly angry. S h e pbured hia t e a in silence, a n d an- sw ered his questions in monosyllables. w a r anxious a t first o n account of He . _______her singular conduct ^ d m n 'h T b d g fin to be h u rt. H is m anner changed from gay to grave ; t h e smiles d ied on his lipi H e forgives;” she m u tte re d , -“ h e have w a ite d till h is forgiveness was asked. Ho insults m y fatheT and forgives me 1 He sh a ll find I do n o t for- give so easily.” And Lizzio, w ith a desperate a i r , tpok up th e new spaper, and read falsehood after falsehood, in s u lt after irSult, dircfit- 'c d with keen malice against t h e honor of her father u n til tho blood ra n in her veins like'fire. I t is tru e , she should Hot su sp ect Ed: w a rd of writing o r dictating any o f those vile articles or p arag ra p h s, b n t’h e was praised in th e.sam e lines where h e rfa th er w as villified, a n d she could b u t link him with every u n w o rth y sentim ent u t tere d ag a in st his opponent. ^ m i g h t “l i n t ,” urged his friends,“ the papers will b e filled about you.” ' “W e ll,” sa id he, “I would rather .fill fifty p a p e rs th a n one coffifi.” No one e v e r troubled t h e Col. after tlmt. > - -------------------S - ? , , . v . fl y O a f“ P a d d y , my jew el, w h y , don’t • you get your e a r s cro p p ed ? TheyM ttq en tirely too l on g for a m f t n f ’\ A n d y o u ra to o short for a n ass,” rep lied B at. ifiS^Mere personal beauty, w ithout lii* teU cctual attainm ents, a fund o f comitton sense an d moral w o rth cannot p ro v e , , lo n g attractiv e. T h in k of i t , yc B ene- d ic ts in sc&Vcn of connubial falicity. ' i Vi »* I —■• «■■■ .- .- ...........' ' 465*' Two m e n w e n t to Ealifoyniii. O ne re tu r n e d .w ith o u t & f a g ou h i s hack,, an d t h e o th er c a m e ,b a c k -wUJi nothing;.but -rags. W a n te d to kqow. w h ich , dial th * J>cst, ‘ RETALIATION. < , W h ile the-desertcd husband-was th a t qher, hi? night sittin g in his lonel dark Brow leaning upon InsJifHcDclicc hand, his eye burning, his features work- ing, a n d his chest heaving w ith thfe fidfee passion of his soul, his wife Was Ita the heart of her old home, receiving th e con To e Logic o f Me d ic in e.—A.n Irishman called in g re at h aste upon Dr. A bcrnetbyt s ta tin g t h a t :“ Be dad, me b o y Tim has sw allow cda m ouse!” “Then b o dail,” sait ths D octor,“ tell your hoy T im to sw al- low s l cat.” W hile t h e la tte r had a ll her sy m p ath y the. fire o f indignation was kindle^ against th e former, as if h e had been th e leader in, and instigator o f all th e wrongs of which his p a r ty was guilty. a ‘. ll; . \ ' 'ISF\ L az y rich g irls m a te rich m e n poor, an d industrious poor .girls m a k e poof men rich .. jBSY* Tbe m o s t cort;ective punishm ent is kindness.
