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-|^ K . c. a. CLOVEI : , i D K N ' T 1ST , 123 S CHEMERHORX S T ., Brookl yn. Jtfear Smith St. All operations performed in the mostsldUial manner £nd at moderate lirie63. 14tl A Cbristmav Story. Out in the fields— ' mid the ice and snow , \Where the Xorth. wind sang its song of woe ; Where the stars oi heaven looked coldly down. And the Jloon ' s pale face was marred with a frown; ' Where all was dark , ana drear , and Wealc— little Mary lay fast asleep. The child had wandered with weary feet , Ali day through the city ' s busy street , Seeking for food , and shelter , and home; Seeking— alas ! but finding none. She had seen the light from the windows glow , Had heard the merry ri p pling flow Of childron ' s voices , sweet and clear , As the y sang their songs of Christmas cheer ; Had heard the psal of the great church bell , As it rose and fell , with a clanging sweil , On ttie frozen air oi the winter night— And it Ailed her little soul with fright. Away from the fearful swell she fle£ , O' er the froz&n stones of the street she sped. Out to the country ' 3 solitude , Where the way was dark and the wind was rude. By cold hunger and fear oppressed , • She has Jain her down in the snow te rest. She dreamed of the city ' s street. Again She seemed to wander in grief and pain. Till at last, she found a soul more kind , Who took her in from the piercing wind. She tiioushtahe stood in a lighted hall , 'MM a throng of people , great and small . Whose eyes were fixed on a Christmas-tree , That glittered and shone most glorionsly. Then beautiful presents were given to some , Bnt they passed her by—for her they had none. And she wondered then in her littl e heart , Why she had in the common joy no part. And a feeling of sadness and loneliness came Over nor heart , and she sobbed aga ' n. Then the Christmas-iree and its wonders rare , Melted away into empty air. And she saw a stall in a stable cold ; And an infant wrapped in a swalddling fold ; And kings and priests andjgray-haired men . Bend their old heads in worship. Then Gave to that little one presonts rare , G o ld o f Ophi r , frankincense and myrrh. Then the babe had grown to a man ' s estate , But is shunned by all , by the poor and great. Then is seized by the soldiers and crucified , But he looked at Mary before he died— Such a loving look ! It seemed to say, * «\Tis for love of you that I die to-day. \ . / ' A tear of joy from her eyelid creeps , Then heaves her breast with a gentle sigh— And littiQ Mary her Christmas keopa With the auge!3 in the sky. *3 i O i rj II — Tlie Gondor ' s Manifest . It was eight o ' clock at ni ght , and Mark Oonipion , the confidential cleric of Griffey & Co ,, Commission Mercbauts , fonnd himself alori e in the counting-room of tbe firm. He felfc comfortable , with his feet so near the grate , and listened to the howling Novem- ber winds with a smile. The firm had re- tired to coej parlors far removed from the bnsiuess quarters of the river city, and the key had been turned in the front door b y the clerk. He had received instructions concerning certain correspondence which had to be ready for the morning mail , hence his presence in the counting-room at the hour WH have named. • \With his accustomed promptitude the letters had been written , and. for rest and recreation , the clerk had flung himself into an easy office chain His presence was not demanded anywhere , and he did not feel like deserting a comfortable fire for the wind-swent streets . * \The Condor is coming up, \ he said in an audible tone to himself ; \ and , by my lad y ' s love ! I forgot to look at her mani- fest this J$Ol*U!Ug. \ A dail y journal was within reach , and the nex t moment the confidential clerk was run- ning his eye down the column of river news. Gaffey & Co., were the largest commission dealers in the city, and almost daily receiv- ed consi gnments from the South. These consi gnments broug ht work to Mark Comp- ton , and therefore the river column always eiioited his especial attention. On the particular ni g ht with whieh we deal , the \ manifest \ of the .Southern boats soon greeted the clerk' s eye , and it was while running over it that he almost started from his chair. \There must be \ a mistake somewhere , \ he exclaimed, with his eye still riveted on the T>age before him. \Who could be send- ing such an object to me from the South— from anywhere ? Thei-e surel y must be another Mark Compton iu the city I\ With the paper iu his hand , the clerk rose and opened the ponderous \Directory \ on the desk. A moment lato.r he was running his finger down the list of Comptons , speak- ing audibly after this manner: '<Comptou , O. C; Compton N athan , Compton . Mary ; Martin , Maxwel l P. The mischief take it! I' m the onl y Mark Comp- ton in the book ! \ He closed the volume greatl y perp lexed , and looked at the paper again. \By George ! I' m goiug to claim that portion oi the Condor ' s manifest marked to Mark Compton !\ he ejaculated. \I' ve heard of real life mysteries , and , as this may be the onl y one I may ewr mu against , Fro going to make the most of it. \ Havin g reached a conclusion , the confi- dential clerk of Gaffey £ Co. , donned his overcoat , lowered the gas , and left the storts He mad* his w&y to the wharf , and inquired at the steamship offieo if the Con- dor had arrived. \Just in , Mr. Compton . answered the nigh t clerk , who knew him as Gaffey «Sr OVs \right-bower , \ and Mark at once pro- ceeded to the accustomed . landing of the particular packet. Straig ht to the office of the clerk of the Condor he made his way, after obtianing a foothold on the boat , and was soon looking over the bills of lading. At that moment the boat' s clerk entered the apartment. \Thirty-two barrels of oranges for Gaffey & Co. , \ he said , nodding and smiling to Mark ; \ and a consi gn m ent to you , Mr. Compton. \ \Yes , \ answered the clerk , gro wing pale. - \A relative, I presume. \ \No ; a friend. \ \Ah ! yes , the best of friends must par t , \ said the Conder ' s clerk , with a show of sympathy that almost made Compton smile. \Do yon ' \wisli the—the deceased to- ni g ht ?\ \1 have come for the bod y, \ was Mark' s rep l y, and having si gned the recei pt he hurried from the boat. On the wharf he met favored- draymen of Gaffey & Co. One of them he accosted: \There ' s a box on board the Condor , for me; see Marley , and bring it to the store as soon as possible. The mac comp lied by moving toward the boat , and Compton returned to the store. \I' m in for it now , \ he said , with a ouri- ous smile , doffing his overcoat. \The dick- ens knows what' s going to come of this , and if there ' s anoth er Mark Compton in the city wh y I may be reminded of a law to punish fellows who obtain goods tinder false pre- tenses. \Wel l , if the tiling shouldn ' t be min e , there ' s a train go ' ing out of the city before day, \ and the clerk laug hed at his own words. It was this announcement that had first startled the clerk , and he found it in the report of the Condor ' s manifest : \Mark Compton , one corpse. \ Brief as the sentence was , it was enough to startle any person , and to say , that Gaffey & Co. ' s confidential clerk was astounded and mystified would not be describing his feel- ings. Who would send him a corpse ? !More than one hundred times had he asked himself the question since reading of the terrible freight consigned to a man of his cognomen , and as often had' he fail- ed to answer it. Finall y he had resolved to await the arri- val of the consignment without bothering himself further with the perplexing interro- gation ; but , like the ghost in Macbeth , it wo ul d not down. It tormented the poor clerk , and his torture was reachin g an acme of terror when he heard the dray at the door. The sound was a relief , and presentl y the long suggestive box was in the counting- room of Gaffey & Co . After its reception Mark dismissed the drayman , after whom he locked the door , and , returning to the little room , took up a formidable-looking screw-driver. But he did not attempt to use the instru- ment un til he had spelled arid respelled his name on the box . There were the letters that spelled Mark Compton , and they were arranged in proper order. The lid of the box was well held down by screws , and at last the little shining heads received the clerk' s attention. Having doffed his coat , the young man stooped down and worked with a will and in silence. The screws came out without noise; but the sweat dropped from the worker ' s brow. . Mark Comp ton ' s face was white and al- most expressionless , and he never removed his eyes from his work. At last the las t screw was drawn , and the lifting of the lid revealed a handsome me- tallic coffin. At the si g ht of this the confidential clerk of GafiV.y & Co., started back , saying in a voice very husky now: \A corpse it is , by heavens I\ He rep laced the lid in one corner of the room and returned to the coffin in the ob- long box. But aver it he hesitated , while his hands itched to unscre w the lid that his eves mi ght fall upon the face of the dead. The coffin was extremel y large ; it measured at least six feet in length , and the - clerk thought he could lie down and roll over in it with ease—i t was so wide! *. Until the lifting of the lid of the box Compton had p ictured to himsel f the co?.d but beautiful face of a young girl , pillowed iu the case ; but wlien tbe dimensions of the coffin greeted his eye , such thoug hts vanished , and he felt inclined to pursue them with a laug h. But at last he again fell to the work of revealing the dead face of his consignment , and he heard the ticking of his watch while he worked on the silver-headed screws. The minutes were such that * Mark Comp- ton would not live over again for the world ; and when he put aside the steel screw-dri- ver , he drew a si g h of relief. Slowl y the heavy lid was lifted and—what did he see ? A white fabric , seeming l y very fine , and underneath the faint contour of a face heavenward turned. \This is a mystery of the dead !\ said the confidential clerk , drawing back from the concealed face. \I' ve a mind to shut the thing up again and get John to cart it back to the Condor. It isn 't mine , I know it isn ' t , aud the sight of the face uuder the sheet may haunt mo through life !\ But talk and argue as ' he mi ght , Mark Comp ton cojuld not overcome his curiosit y ; and unable , to restrain himself , he bent over the coffin aiid' his fingers gently touched the shroud. > j.;. ' ,U' ; - - . ' - ' Slowly hej liftedat , and saw a face that seemed toi griuiat him with all the facial humor of ajbircus clown ' s. Instantl yj tha^heet was dropped , and the clerk starte^ back ' /with a gasp of horror. ; There^;Wc|f^oiTrustaking the fact that the mystery of . the grihmiig dead-face had fri ghtened Mark Compton. After a long while he crept toward the coffin again. The shroud in falling from his hands had left the face partly uncovered , and whiles ptoop ing to remove it altogether , an excla- mation fell from his lips. \Corpse , the dickens !\ he cried. \It' s some of Colby ' s doings. I'd forgotten Jam . '\ The next moment Mark Compton ' s hands seized the laug hing face , and had flung it across the room. Where it had Iain was a letter , lifting which the clerk caugh t sight of the illumi- nated ends of several cigar boxes. The coffin was filled with the best brands of Havana ci gars. \Luke Colb y, I'll pay you for this if it takes a century of scheming, \ ejaculated Comp ton , calling to mind the jovial mem- ber of the Southern branch o£ the house of Gaffey & Co. - Luke Colby. Undoubtedl y at that very moment , in some.rich parlor in New Orleans , he was laughing over his hoax. • Til p lan my revenge in the smoke of his ci gars , \ said GaiTey & Co. ' s confidential clerk . \If they kill me they cannot torture me more than they have alread y. This is the g hastliest joke on record. Confound you , Luke Colby ! May your grandfather unexpectedl y visit you some day in his ^Stooden doublet !\ ' ' The next morning Gaffey & Go. , discover- ed the joke , aud the counting-room rung with boisterous merriment. The laugh was on Compton , and the poor fellow , pufgng furiously„ou a cigar , swore revenge ot> , the inveterate jokers who had fri ghtened him \ almost out of his boots. \ Whether the t ables were ever turned . on Colby I do not know ; but I have tol d , as best I could , the 6tory of the Condor ' s Manifest. A Coiirisliip us it Wasn't. [From \Gabriel C' onroy, \ Bret Harte's >ovei , in S CKIB - KEK ' S for December.] Oily had drawn a small box , her favorite seat; betsveeu her brother ' s legs , and r , ested the back of her head comfortably against his waistcoat. When Gabriel had li g hted his p i pe at the solitary caudle , he gave one or two preliminary puffs , and then , taking his p ipe from his mouth , said gentl y: \Oil y it can 't be done. \ \What can 't be done , Gabe?\ queried the artful Oily, with a swift preconception of the answer , expanding her little mouth into a thoughtful smile. \Thet thing. \ \What thing, Gab e ?\ ' • \This yer marry ln ' o ' Mrs . Markle , \ said Gabriel , with an assumption of easy, busi- ness like indifference. \Why ?\ asked Oily. \She wouldn 't hev me. \ \What ?\ said Oil y, facing swiftl y around. Gabriel evaded his sister ' s eyes , and , looking in the fire , repeated slowl y, but with firmness: \No ; not fur—fur—fur a g ift?\ \She ' s a mean , stuck up, horrid old thing ! said Oil y fiercel y. \I'd just like to —why thar ain 't a man az can compare with you , Gabe ! Like her impudence !\ Gabriel waved his p i pe in the air depreca- tingly.yet with such an evident air of oheer- ful resignation , that Oily faced upon him again susp iciousl y and asked: \What did she say ?\ \She said , \ rep lied Gabe slowl y, \thet her heni't—was—g iven to anoth er. I think she struck into poetry and said : — \My heart it Is another ' s , And it never can be thine , \ Thet is , I. think so. I disremember her special remark , Oily ; bnt you know wira- men alius spout poetry at sech times. En- nyhow that' s about the way the thing pan- ned out. \ ' .Who was it?\ said Oily suddenly. \She did' nt let on who , \ said Gabriel un- easily. \I didn ' t think it the square thing to inquire. \ \Well , \ said Oil y. Gabriel looked down si ill more embar- i-assed , aud shifted his position. ^'Well? he repeated. \What did you sr.y ?\ gaid Oil y. \Then ?\ \No , afore. How did you do it , Gabe ?\ said Oily, comfortably fixing her chin in her hands , and looking up in her brother ' s face. \Ob , the usual way !'* said Gabriel , with a motion of his p i pe , Jo indicate vague and glittering generalities of courtshi p. \But how ? Gabe , tell me all about it. \ \Well . \ said Gabriel , looking up at ' the roo f , \ wimraen is bashful ez a general thing, and thar ' s about or»l y one way ez a man can get at ' em , and that ez , Oily, when I kern inter the house , I sorter jest chuck- led Sal under the chin that way, you know —and then went up and' put my arm around the widder ' s waist , and kissed her two or three times , you know , jest to be sociable and familiar like. \ • •'And to think Gab e , thet after all she wouldn 't hev ye , \ said Oil y. \Not at any price , \ said Gabriel positive- i y- '/The disgustin ' /beast !^ said , Oil y. \I'd jest like to ketch that Monty hangin 1 round yer after that!\ she continued , savagel y, with a vicious shake of her little fist. \And just to think , onl y to-day, we g ive her her pick o them pups ! \Hush , Oily, ye musn 'fc do anything o ' the sort , \ said Gabriel hastily. \Ye must never let on to any ODO anything. It ' s con- fidence , Oil y—confidence , ez these sort o ' things alius is—atween you aud me. Be- sides , \ he went on reassuring l y, \that' s nothin ' . Lord , afore a man ' s married , he haz to go th roug h this kind o ' tiling a doz- en times. It ' s expected. Thwe was a man as I once knowed , \ continued Gabriel , with shameless mendacity, \ ez went throug h it twenty times , and he was a better man nor me , and could shake .$1 , 000 m the face of any womau. Wh j' , bless your eyes , Oil y, some men jest like it—it' s excitf-ment—like perspeetin ' . \ A LECTUHE BY PKEXTICE MOI/FOim ON - THE CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA. The Chinese in California were lectured about in Trenor ' s New Hall last evening, b y Prentice Mulford , who aims at establishing Sunday evening popular lectures. He said that the Chinese first entered California in 1830. He trotted patiently niter the white man , and the two fulfilled the fable of the hare aud the tortoise. The Mongolian has carried back to his native land uncounted millions of dol l ars. He does not assimilate with us , does not even use our groceries ; dess not allow his bones to rest in our graveyards. 'The Chin aman is found in nearl y every avocation except law and di- vinity. He built the Pacific Railroad. It had been said that the Chinese coul d not blast , because that was a process requiring skill ; but the Chinese proved his ability by making fifteen tunnels throug h the Sierras . The Cliinaman does three-fourths of the laundrying in California. -Previous to iron- ing the cleau clothes he fills his month with water , and with a great noise diffuses , it over the clothes , like a spray. There are 20 , 000 Chinese in San Francisco. Their quarter has the Mongolian architecture , the Mongolian garb , and Mongolian groceri es. Their food used to be called \heathenish truck. \ It is true that the Chinese , from their dense population to be fed , have ac- quired the faculty of utilizing as food every nutritious substance ; and while much of their food wu should , consider unsavory, if not unwholesomel y gross , there are some articles eaten by them which we mi g ht well adopt—for instance , a soup made of sh ell- fish . The .Chinaman is a recreative -barbarian . He p lays more and preserves the sp irit of his youth longer than we do. In California he has theatres in which a drama occup ies months , like a serial story in a newsp aper. He never dances , and thinks dancing is an indication of Aug lo Saxon insanity . He flies kites and p lays battledore and shuttle- cock. His eveuing meal is prolonged , aud he is not a g loomy, silent eater. He is a good agriculturist. With our comparative- l y wasteful farming, and our comp letel y wasteful sewage of cities , how would China have fed her three hundred millions of peo- p le? He does not adopt otir rel i gion , and has little of his own excep t belief in God and the devil. He pays more attention to the devil , as being more dangerous. He has distinct ideas of an immortal state , aud believes it to be like earth l y existence sub- limated. So he spreads out a feast for the beloved dead , believing that they eat the evaporations or exhalation of the viands. Many loads of salt pork have been drawn in funeral processions to be in theory par- taken of by, the departed ; and when its freshness is over be takes it home and cats it himself. As for his cooking, hu simpl y wilts his vegetables in boiling water , and eats his meat half raw . But ho has an idea of literature , and on his business si gn he p laces along Avith his name and business , a verse from his favorite poet or philosopher . His medicinal p ills arc about as large as walnuts. He is not allowed to testify in court , but when it is necessary to introduce his statement , the way to bind him with tbe solemnity of an oath is to bring in a living fowl and kill it. He has been taxed while other foreigners are exempt , but is not allowed to testify in court , nor his chil- dren to attend the public schools. — Sun. ¦ Willi I Q»- O II » A down-country farmer who pat in a half acre with turni ps last summer , says they didn ' t bring him a cent. He should try onions next time. They always bring a scent. A farmer in Oxford count y, Maine , tried to drive a bear out of his gardou , thinking it was a calf. He left a ya rd of pantaloon cloth in the bear ' s mouth. \Z'SieWays oi Cliiiitimei*. THE COIiStECTOSt . Ie published every Saturday morning in the Tillage of Sag Harbor , Suffolk &>. , by B. D. SLEIGHT , Editor axd FTOSTIAC?. i :- o-i — i Tsiucs. —S2.00 per annma payable in ad-' cranes. j Ofite —In the . Brick Block , on the west side of: &Lun Street , one door north of the Savings Bank ! lap stairs ,) Sag-Harbor . Long Island. j So paper discontinued until all arrearages are i - paid , except at the op tion of the publishers. THE ' LOHa ISLAND SAVINGS BANK , OF BROOK LYN. 342 and 344 Fiilton Street , corner Boeriun Place , near the new Court House. Open daily from . 9 A , M. to 3 P. M., anil Jton'Jays and ^urim. . I SQOl 1200 ? uyiR)FAhiH iJ$'si-i,y - w . . - . . f Y ^ ^ No notice can be taken of anonymous communications . We do not want the names of correspondents for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith. We can- not return rejected communications. Birth s , marriages and deaths , when ac companied b y name of a responsible part y, \~ j iiblished free , as news ; Obituaries; Tributes « of Eespect , Re charged atadvertisih gratcs. - ' BBIXLET ». SLSICHT ,. j NOTARY PUBLIC IN AKD FOR SUPKOLK COUNTY. . Xotes and bills protested , oatlis administered , and ac- knowledgements taken of deeds , mortgages , and other papers for use or record. * Sag-Harbor , April 1ST3. BUCKJc SOX , HiSKEHS. SAG-IIAPJJOP H X. Y. Collections wade in all accessible points. Dividends &nrt Coupons collect ed and all promptly accounted for. Orders promptlv executed for the purchase, of Bonds cua other Securities , information furnished , and pur- chases or exchanges of Securities made for investors. rpilOMAS P. BISQOOD , ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW , j O FFICE —Washington Hall Building, Sag- Harbor. BENSOX & WATrtvozsirsa: , IitrOKTEKS \OF • Brandies & Champagnes , Xo. 30 BROADWAY , NEW YORK , Sole Ageat3 In tne Halted States for tha WUiB EOU5E cf C. C. BSSfSON & CO., O F REIliS , COGN'AC AXD LOXDOX . Oar Benson ' s Fine Old Golden Grape Cojrnac is the finest Brandv ever exported from a French vineyard , and can be procured o:i!r from us. Price per case , of nrelve quarts , S?.0. Also Cha:ii:ia!rnes , Sherries sna Port* o£ the fln<^t flavors , and all from ilia viucv&rus oi C. C. Benson & Co . P RICE L ISTS sent free on application. 30yi . \The Boss Axe \ Of Xiong Island. EEISY HOPKINS' GOLDEN \ Locust Axe/* Sold by all Healers in Hardware . 16 y l GEO. B. WAPaT E Pv 'S - EXCHANGE , ' Restaurant and Billiard Room, WASHINGTON' HALL BUILDING , J 3LO.V ST.. S.IQ-HA3SOK. The undersigned has just openr-tl and newly fitted | the aoove Restaurant aud Biliiard Komn , and will keep ' ¦ on hand at a!i liui ca a choice assortment, of Liqnnrs of stll Simla , - C H . OIIMUWES as:l ItnuiE W IMJS , EoiSESTie aucl iarouTEp ALE . * , • , Bitss AJe on Drattslif , j Fresh and Cool La^cr , Oysters. Cold Cuts , j ilc , ' «. Vo, iVc. j The \ E XCHANGE Is also supplied with a new B EVELED B UJJABB T AEI -E of the best make. UEQ. B. WAKXER. Sas Harbor , May 11th , ISM. 49U r^o itwix's L. I. RAILROA D EXPRESS. O KFICK —Janscs Sli p Ferry House. New York. A. O. SMiTir , A gent , Sa^ Harbor. JOH NG.BUDD WITH ! COCHRAN\ , MoLEAST & CO. Imj'tiricrs and Joltbcrs oi DRY GOODS , Broad way. Corner of Grand St., Now York. 11 PETEK FKKMH. FI UK & LIFK IN.VJKAXCE AGENT , Sag Hurbor , N. Y. ^TXA FIRE OP HA11TFOKD. Assets iiMirlv So.OuQ. OOO IMPERIAL OF LOXDOK. Cap ital $S 000 00t>. GLENS FALLS cf GLliXS FALLS X. Y. Cnpitai $500 ,000 EQUITABLE LIFE Ar?UKAXC£ society of New Y«'rk, THE LOWEST riUCE LIST EVEK rUKLlSHEP OF BENEDICTS' TIME AN» AMERICAN WALT HAM WATCHES . From $19 Upwards . Sr ntl for I' ricc List. BENEDICT RROTHEKS . 675, UNDER GKAXD UEX TUAL HOTEL . Public Notice I CORPOKATIO-V OF SAG 1/AKOOu. All persoas are fc<?ret>v forbidden to nrc or assist in ; ariag anyGuu . Pistol, ur aai preparation of Gunpow- der , in any st reet or wtthta o:ie liaadretl feet of any butldius in thU Vjili^o under a penally of Sfseen dol- Tne Tru«te<;5 oall attention to the above and specul- a r rr.ya'T^* that tufv»riuati..u *.- furijl-he-d ri fT- iast nitv j»cr*oa or perstm* *S<»i>t»:t;r a: l.irds truiuu th£ Villase limits. By order of the Trusuvs . WILLIAM LOWEN. Clert . SJ»J HtrUar , SIsrcit 1 5th , 1STK uxi ELEAZEK !,ATHAiH , BEAT, ESTATE AGENT , SA G-H ARBOR , L. L , N. Y. Property Bonght , Sold , or Exchanged. P- o. Box 1ST. Corresnondence solicited. BR. E. a. IIOWAaO , D EXXIST , SAG-HARI50H , ~S. Y. ¦ Rooms over the store of Tooker & Frencn , Dmgsists; where , irith the advantage of superior convenience , lie win be happv to receive his friends and patrons All operat ions faithfully and thoroughly performed. R EFEUESCES . — Hon . TTm. 1L Gieason , Hon. II , T , Hedges , Iiev. W. G. Barnes , Br . P. Cre&Uer . Saff-Harbor , April 1S73. E3JGA5S. z. iiyrsx , LAND & B0AD 8URYEY0B , ' SAG-KAICBOK , L. I. -42tf GEOSUE 12. SIvl»MOStE , ARCHITECT , RIYEItnEAD , SUFFOLK CO., :S. Y. 42yl ¦ A , Lord H. was sitfing in the elegant dr , awl • ing- 'ftroms jjf the British , regaticjii ,wh gn a card was brought ill andfhanafid to tli e^ sol- ' J smu old subject of\ her CFRrcious MajR t^ \ . Supposing t hft.card to represent some one * ) of the several flistir)gmsliecT * AmericR«s to ' svJiom he had been introduced 'Outon sal c^ ^ \Show the gentleman in. \ \ ' ' *• ¦ • y This was not at all necessary, for the gen- L^ blernaa had shown himself in , being at the If * liGGls of the _ servant. Hs was a' elciide^; ifa keen-eyed looking youth of fort y or * therf- . / nbouts , and advancing brislrlv , he seized Outon ' s ri g h hand , aiid working it up j&d \lown like a pump haedle , he cried cheeja^ : ^ ^* * , \Ho w are ye , me lord ? Hope yfttr ' rev/ell. Hope me Lad y Houg hton is ¦ veil/\ ancL ^all /«^ ;h«- young Houtous , how are the}' ?\ ' /f ' ty Old 'Outon fairl y gasped for breath al> he n razed like a featherless owl at the * livel y in- ^ ruder . # •» J \Et'g your pardon , my lord ; 'forgot? tc^*, •ell you ; I am Jenkins of the —= dhil yp lewspaper—largest circulation oi any joiu-J . \ ial iti the world—was telegrap hed to day to '\ jjcit your views. \ \My views ?\ \Exactl y ; distinguished nobleman—name vritten in the annals of fame. American peop le anxious to have your views. \ \Gawd bless my soul !\ gasped the suf- ercr, \Yes , precisel y; no doubt he will. But ve did not want so much a theolog ical ex- pression of your views as a political or so- cial one , you see. Now what is your view is to the course of Eng lan d in case we call Spain to accouut for her brutal treatment jf Cuba ?\ Lord Houg hton gaeed about him bewild- ered. He was alone—rather old and fuff y. [fc was dreadful—worse than a first class carriage with a woman in it. The reporter mistook the look , of course. \Oh , never fear ; we are alone. Thornton won 't hear us , and it makes no difference if lie did. Now , what course will England tak e in case wo rnak o the tlGinand \ \Gawd bless my soul , \ responded Lord Houghton , \I don 't know. \ \Exactl y—that' s it exactl y; wait a bit nrhile I note it down. \ Aud then he wrote. \STow , hero if; is . \ he added , reading : \Lord Horcg lifcon says that it is extremel y problematical what will be the course of the Eng lish Ministry in ease the Govern- ment of the United States should demand a 3essation of hostilities in Cuba , or belli ger- snt ri g hts for the patriots. \ Then the reporter added : \You see , my lord , I like a gentleman I interview to read ill I report , so he - can have no cause for 3omp laiut. So much for Cuba. Now , ray :ortl , has the visit of the Prince of Wales to [ndia any political si gnificance ?\ \Gawd bless my soul , how should I •mow ?\ \There , there—all ri g ht; \ and lie wrote: \Lord Houghton says it is not known to '' • ¦ \ \\ —-\ ASSETS : \ - ¦ - Cash in Banks and TrustCompames $482 , 327 , 62 bonds and mortgages , being 1st lien on Real Estate , worth $.t . * 759 , ti' . 0 , 1 , 850 , 849 , 57 Loans on .Stocks ,payable on demand market value of Seem it iea SI41 , -16'2 , 110 , SCO . 00 Q. S. Stocks (Market Value), l . tifi.0 .357.50 State Bonds , (Market Value) , 60.100 , 00 Balance in hand of Agents , 247 .88-2 ,75 Other Propurty. Miscellaneous Items , 251 , 020 , 00 Total , $4 , 672 , 043.5\> Lt BILIT1E. J -_«^^ 8G34 021 ,52 . \Wait a bit , my lovaT^TTi^f ^ Wf S W^^^ of importance ; and then he wrote and read : \Lord Houghton , however , said further that the supposition expressed that Wales had been sent ont of Eng land to break oil' a tender but disgraceful domestic infideli- t y \ . At this point poor old Houg hton felljbnck in a fit , fortunatel y tumbling into an arm chair. The enterprising reporter hurried to a table where a bottle of wine and some g lasses were. He drank tliree and threw the other in the face of tho lord. Lord Houghton revived with a yell that brought in the entire foroe of the legation. \Lord Houghton , \ said the reporter .pnfc- ting away his notes aud taking his hat from, the iloor , \had an attack of a2)op le;sy while giving me some very important views ; bet- ter put him in mustard aud a hot brick to the small of his aristocratic back . He 'll be better iu a clay or so ; then I will call and finish the interview. \ And then he witli- ilrew . leaving the diplomatic Buils in a per- fect maze of astonishment. — Washington Cap ital. O EI / EKY . — The habitual use- of celery IB more beneficial to ns than is commonl y supposed. -A writer who is familiar with itjj virtues says : \I have known many men , md women too , who from various causes [iad become so much affected by nervous— less that when they stretched out their lauds they shook lilut aspen leaves on windy lays , and by a moderate dail y use of tho blanched footstalks of celery as a salad , they became as Btrong and stead y in limb •w other peop le. I havo known others so aervovis that the least annoyance put them in a state of agitation , and th«y were in 3onstant perplexity and fear , who were also sffectuidly cured b y a moderate dail y nse of blanched celery as a salad at meal time. 1 bave known others cured of pal p itation of the heart. Everybody engaged in labor weakening to the nerves should use celery jaily in season , and • onions in Us steaa when not in season. \ Lord 'Outon Interviewed.. - •* - \ \ * \ ' _. \ \ -
