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PUBLISHED EVE EY THURSDAY , a SOUTHOLD , L. I. TERMS: $1.00 a Year. L. F. TERRY , Publ i sher. UBS. AHDBEWS. ' It ' s no use. I can ' t pat it off another day, ' 1 I roma Acd mor e to myself than my great lazy bi other , who b.y stretched out on t he library loun g e , just af ter breakfast readin g the newsp.tptr. \ Cnn 't put what off?\ lie inquired , tossing the carefull y pet used, sheet on to ths floor—his nsnnl lialit. \ Can ' t pu t off having my d r esseas made , \ I re p lied , a li ttle petulantl y, I am afraid , f< r>r i Kt»ew my answer would dis- a ppoint him. lien jicnerally have very li tt le sym p a t h y with housekeep in g and d re3s making tri als—at least my brother had none. \ Women spend alto gether too much time over these things , \ I had heard Mm say time and time again , and naturall y was vexed at myself for giving utterance to thi s thought bu ' . ' ore him. \ Oil , dresses- . '' ' ho replied , in his us qal tormentin g tone when n subject didn 't p lease him . \ I thou ght from your man- ner that it was something of importance. \ \ Ver y probably , Mr. John Uittin ger , \ I answered , wra th fully, \If you hadn ' t a decen t coat U> your back , you would think — \ \ That it was a ma tter to bo attended to immediat ely, \ ho interru pted. \And l slv.mlil go at once to my tailors ' *; bu t then I should never wait to get in such a lis. \ Oh , the tantalizi n g manner wi th which this was spoken ! If you had heard it you w ould linvo longed to bos his ears just as I did, •' It you had n bab y to tako caro of. and a house to atten d to , and all your own marke t in g to a tt end t o , \ I be gan , mv burnin g cheoka fully toslifving to my vex- ntion. Hut ho a gain stopped mo with . u J f I had a bab y to tako caro of. and a nursa to do it , and a house to attend to , with an experienced housekeeper at the beau of the esta blishment , I don 't think I e lioii hl have any excuse for not having n decent dress to my back , or for being eerve d more than onco wi th rump-steak , cspcwmlly when I paid for porter-hou se. \ T his was a sore spot , nnd John knew itj mid I thou ght it was red hateful of him to revert to the mntttor again , especially ns Bo much fun had been made of mo in the past; but one enn never bo an gry with . Tolin for more th an a minr.to—at least I never could. Ho saw my roi! face , and conclud ed ho had gone about fa. * enough , tor , jum ping up quickl y, ho pulled mo down on his knee (the great , rough , slmg- py itllow ,) and said , while both arras held mo ti ght. \ The llttlo woman cnn 't fnk' * n ,joko nny bettor now than before sho was a matron , 1 discover. I was oily in fun •Kate, Pull m y whiskers. b X mv ears. do anything you ohoose-on y do some- thin g. Tlioro!\ — or I noiildn 't liel p lau ghing to see how much In earnest ho was growing. , \ Now it' s all ri gh t , Isn 't It? She sh all bothe r about dross maki ng , nnd bur tou ch fcteak , nnd bo just ns rJi liculout ns she chooses—only she must nov«r on nny ac- count bo angry with hor brother tor more than a second nt n time . And now whnt kind of droB« e» ir- , ?!,. . going to buy, nnd how Is she going to linvo tliom mntlo ? Pompadou r and polorino nnd flounces , nnd nil that , sort ot tiling, I suppose?\ \I know esnotly how I want litem mn«o , \ I replied , Imifllilnir ; for this was an urn mal condescensio n of John ' s. \ Tho only thing that bothers mo is who I enn got to mnk o tho rn , Somebody told mo nhout , n Mrs , Andrews who fitted beau- tifully . \ \ .Mrs , who did you any f\ Inquired my bro ther , looting his liold of mo , mid look- ing into my faoo ongorly and almost stern- ly, l thought, \ Mrs. Andrews , \ I Answered , wonder- in g wlint In the world lind come over him. « Hut. what uinl tos yon not so tun- ny about I t ?\ \Funny? •' bo repented niter mo , ball musin g l y. \Do I act funny ? I did n ' t in* an t o. Hut trul y, Kate , if there is one name that I hat e more than another in the whole vocabu lary el nnrne^ , tha t oue is Andre ws. \ \l iut smel y. J ohn , \ I snid , \you must have a reason for this What can it be?\ and I . -U ppsd off his knee on to the lounge and mad e preparations to listen comfort- abl y to a lung stor y ; for my brother !-ad been a grea t travel er , and had the power , when ho felt like it , of tak ing his h e a re rs with him to every place ho had visited. 1 soon found that this was ouo of the Wmes when ho didn ' t feel like it , for he said , with a smile and a good-natured shrug of bis broad shoulders. \You i:ot all fixed for it , didn ' t you , little euiiosily- shop ? but it' s no go! I had a friend omv who bore that name— t J- at ' s all ; and he disgraced himself and His ' l.ame , and caused a few of v.s ^ good deal ol trouble , ' t hat ' s the sum and sub- stance oft: but all this happ ened a gjod while ago . a nd it isn ' t wortli thinkin g about. - Come , o ff with you to your dress- maker of the odious name , whil e I g o down town and sec what the news is. \ It was natural , I sup po se , that I should speculate a little about this secret of John ' s —!or that it was a secret I was quite sure b y the way he dismisse d inc from his con- fid e nce; and s o as I rod e al o n g t o the street and number where I was directed to find thh wonderful d ress-maker , who could fit without measurement and fiim without patterns , I ima gined all sorts o! strange adventures for my brother , in which everything conceivable fi gured , pistols and coffee , etc., etc.; in short , eve ry- thing except love. That could never have befallen hjm , o r I shoul d have heard of >r. True , Joh n had bee n a way from u s for at l e;ist five years , and durin g a la rg o p o rt ion of that time we had scarcel y heard f r o m M m . Still , had he bee n throug h, any love a llair , we should certainl y ha v e kne w n i t ; and t hen , again , John w as n 't the kind oi a man to fall ir. love , anyw ay. He had been always extremel y re:-erved in society, in- va r iab l y prefwri n-r companion shi p of his own se x , much to my discomfiture , who had ma de at least ha'f a dozen sp lendid m atches for him. In the midst of my reverie the coach- man a pp ea re d , saying. \ This is the house , madam ; \ and I found tint I had rolled int o a quiet , clean s tr «e t , and had s t o pp ed before a plain two-story frame houso , bear- ins tho number I was in search of. A wh olesome , motherl y-look ing won.pn open- ed tho d oor , and In answer to my call for Mrs. Andrews directed me up stairs to the •' second s'ory, front , \ and there 1 found her. 1 v is h ' l c ould give you even a sli ght ii ifa of the figure that greeted my eye as I entered the room. She was ab out me- dium he ' mht , w ith a slender , graceful— wonilr ously Graceful—figure. I thought then, and I say now , t h at she was t he most bt-n v.tUul womim I ever beheld. Such ex- ceedin g symmetry of face and form is hard- Iv met with more than once iu a lifetime. I t is no u*c to attempt a description H' . >r eyes were dark blue , veiled by long, sweep in g Ir.sbes , adding to tho look of pa- tien t sadn a-s expressed in every feature. She l ooker abou t twenty, t hou g h I f o und nft n rward that she was something older than tl\. - . \Mr s. Andrews ?\ said X. interro gatively, as sdio opened tho door to my knock. \M rs, Andrews , \ shn answ«r«d with a smile—a smile so sweet and rare that I could have cau ght htr»5n my arms and kis sed her without further parle y. •'The dress-mnker?\ I a sked asam , c olon.. , '' to tho roots of my hair without the least nnson in the world. \Mr s. Andre ws , tho riicsvinxlcer , \ she rep lied , wit' i digni ty, the smile fadin g from he r fa, e, ''Can I do any thing for you? ' 1 In '!vo minutes moro I had explaine d my business , nnd welted to see whnt she would M»y. \J have engagements for nil this week , \ she said , in low , sweet tones , glancing nt her memorandum book. \And then , A gain, Mrs. Sinclair, I never go ont. M y work is nil brought to mo here , am' when it is finished , my customers \ —hero she turned her bead , nnd looked out of the window tor n second - \my customers \ — this time more decidedly— \ send for it. \ ' •You do not mean to sny that you never e.o out of doors '?\ I Inquired , nfth n shud- der. Some way the idea ol this lovely wonin ' ; forever shut up wi th her work in this Ij nely htroe t was more than I could bear, \Oh no , \ sho answer ed , smiling ngnin , vory much to my delight , •'! only mean that I never go out to wo. 'k. \ \Have you miv especial reasons for tills?\ wns my next quo. 'y. \Do you : .,ot llnrt it equally remunerative?\ \Oh , it is no t that ,\ nho :e pHod, quickly ; \but l hnvo a liltlo unby girl , not quite two yo.i rs chl , whom I find it impossible lo l.vavc, \ \J3nt rlmfc w. !ll mnko no differonoo to me , \I interru pted , warmly. \I tbfnl c I should quito enjoy having youf li itlu. one with up , Sho w \l bo i-imr ony for my bab y ; n 'ul, my dvir Jitt 1 -' .v oron n , I vonlly bollovo tho o i>n»^ w^uld bo good for you both. I think I enn snlely promise not to overwork yon, \ Dobcnto , sweet , Intly-liko ns sho M'n s , kind word s wore evidently stronger * to her oars ; for, niter n moment' s nilencj , sho snid, with a choking sob sho vainly endeavored to hide , \You nro very good to mo; wo will oom o «nxt Mondny morning. That wns nil—(.vory word , I never no t ' issngod for power to express my sym- yntth y i\nd dos tvo to bo ot nervine as at tbnt inomout , but nil I could do wns to press her bnnd warmly , nnd. pvomiso vc> send tho t - Ingo fur her. How valaa - lens words . o nt nii nb tirao n ! John XiM homo befor e mo. Great , Inzy follow 1 bo lind nothing to do but look out n littl o for tho pn>l>orty bo lind niwis&ofl. Ho bnd mndo lieaps of money, invostud il. wisely, nnd tho result M'ns not only physical inactivity, but n mor- bid mental c ondition which seemed to me , a s in my lo v e I wat c hed him more cl osel y than anyone else , devel op ing in a matked and J isagrecable avoidance o f ¦ all soci ety. He rode alone , walked al o ne , s at in bi. \ room and read and studied nnd smoked alone. He let nic in , however , at all tim e s , and seemed desirous of makin g me happy. My husb and at this time was : * road , so I suppose he feit some obl i gation con ^' .Til - in g me. As usual , i found him on the library loun ge; reading, \Oh , J ohn !\ said I , \I have lots to tell y ou. Guess where L have been , and wha t I h a ve found ! Oh , such an ad- venture as I h av e had. \ \Ad reuture ?\ ho repeated , with a lau g h. \Adventure ? why, bless y our heart , l it. 'le sister , womeu arc al ways having adventures. Don 't ask me to bother mj brain about such a common- place subject. \ » \But gu- a? where I have been. \ \Shopp ing , of course. 'What did yon buy iue , Kate ?\ ¦ 'I haven ' t bee 'a shipp in g at all , \ X answered. \I>r .n 't yen lomember wbr.t we were talkin g about this morning ?\ \Oh yes , \ s a id he , \I reffifim bcr. You said you couldn 't p ut it off another day ; and now I su ppos e you h u ve been cut and fitted in. - . truly Parisian manner , and will outdo jind over whelm, every lady of your acquaint ance. \ \That ' s as muc h as you 1-now , *' I in- terru p ted , wrathfull y. \I hive t oned a dress-maker , John , just the sweetcs ' , cunnin gest—-I'll tell you all about it— \ Aud while I sto pped a second to take breath ho broke in , al most l.axsh l y. •'Th » dress-maker you tpok o of be- fore j ou wen. 1 , out ? Is her name— \ \Andrews—Mrs. Andrews ,\ I sns - gesl(»d , in my enthusiasm quite for get- ful of his horror of the nam* . \And sho is coming he :e , \he i-Ou- iinued. ¦ \Yes , next Monday. \ \Well , now , Kate , \ said h e , while his eyes looked straight into min e , \I never want to be com pelled to irijet man , woman , or cbiid by tlmt nam e. So yon . will pleu.se bear in miud that while tuat woman is an inmate of thfc houso I shall tako my meals in my own room , or af t er y ou have finished. \ \But , John , \ I entreated , \have you ever seen this woman ? Can it bo that any reason for th is aversion has orig in- ated in her ?\ \ Good Heavens ! no. What possible connection do you sup pose could ever have existed be tween your dross-maker and m ysel f ? I thought you had some sense , Kate , It was a r.iau who made me a, monomania c on this ui'bject , so don 't ask any more questions. \ I ilirln ' i ask nny more question; nnd what was more , I firml y decided , that my brother and his freaks were quite beneath my notice. But I did make ready for my dress-maker , dedicating to her use ns p leasant a room as I h ad in the house— one that I knew she would enjoy herself in when her day ' s work was done , and sho had time to fold her baby to her heart nnd rook her to sleep, ns J did mine , in the dim , beautiful , twili ght. Mondny morning enmo , and with it Mrs. Andrews and the littlo one , the last a goldon-haired , bright-fnoed , syl ph of a child, just a miniatur e cop y of her moth- er. Day after day passed ; and , vexed as I was with John , L couldn 't hel p en- joy in g and laughing heartily at the com- ical situations ho not infrequently found himsel f in. It seemed to me that bis principal business consisted in dodging this poor inoffensive little Mrs .Androw s. Sho know I had a brother , and niter tho first day or two gave up wondering why ho did not como to tho table , I know It botbfcred her at first , although sho bad too much g ood bzrse to put hci- thought into words. \ Sho was a strange woman to mr.unge. That sho app reciated my kind- ness was vory evident; but no argument t hat I oould use wns sufficient to induce hev to sit with me of an evening in tho parlor or library. Sho was my dress - maker—that she wns vory anxiou s to im- press upon ray mhid , much to my nnnoynnoo. 'i'ho only way I could ove r got her to ride with n»o wns to invent some excuse for shop ping, and iuolr u ut tho conchmnn to dnro to tho park after- ward . At such timos , nlthough certain sho was mndo happy by tho obango .yetthoro seomod to bo nhvay s somethin g oppress- ing her. Onco I said, pushing her gently back among tho cushions , \I wish y iw* would try and onjoy this , and got all tho good out of it you possibly can. See whnt a good timo littlo Maud is having. \ (Tha t was hor b.iby ' s name.) \I do enjoy it , my dear Mrs. Sinclair , 1 ' sho replied very sweetly. •• At tho sumo time I' do not like to fool that I am nog- looting your work. \ Tho ntmosphoro of reserve with which she surrounded hersel f wns ns impeno- trablo ns it wns incomprehensible , Hor littgungo wns choice and cultured, but she soern ed to koop double guard over hersoU lost sho ' -honUl bo betrayed into r. convor sntinu on oilier subjects thnn dTnss-mnhing. Onn ovunlng as I np- pronohod her room intending to sit with nor a while , I honrd hor voice , nt first I thou ght in pra yer , but after n Bwjond I stoo d spell bound , ns shn recited in tones I nu.ill novor forgot, (ho following: \1 think w» nr« ton rondy with complaint In this Mr world of onrs. If au we no hop* , In deed, Ix . vond the zinlth And Iho slope Of yonder gMy, blank Hliy. wo mi ght rtow faint To muss upon eternity ' s constraint Hound eur si plr unt souls I hut nlnen the scope Mint wlrt«n rnrly, is It well to dro op I' .ir a fsw (lays consumed in loss find taint? O p'ulllau ' tr.uua hear t , ho comfor ted, And ll lio a oanr ful traveler :il(« the road , Binning bomrio tho hedge, What if'ho broad lie hitter in thlnr inn , and then unmiod To moot tho flints ? At leant It may u< said, DceanJ \ tho way l« short , I thank tiioo , God, \ I went back to my room aud had a good cry. Bef ore I had half finished a servant ente r ed , saying, \Mr. Joh n wants to see you in the libr a ry. \ So down I wont , nnd presett - ed myself to m y a stonish e d bro t her wi t h a face swollen and red with weeping. \Why K a te , my dear child what is the ma t ter?\ \Do you reall y want me to tell you ?' I sobbed. \Wh y, of course I do. \ \You never le t me speak of her , \ I continued , bury in g my head in his neck. \Who is hor?\ he asked wonderin g l y. \M y dress-maker , y ou know. I— \ And I was go i ng on , when he interrupt- ed in<* with , \I Ttnew y ou would have trouble with her sooner or later. You w ere bound to. Any b ody with that name— \ A nd as true as I live my br other suddered so that I felt myse l f growin g chilly too Irom m ere sympathy. \ Oh , it isn ' t at all what you think , \ I managed , to say ; and afte r a good many attem pts I made him understand the situa tion. What was my astonish men t to hear him say , \Poor little dress maker ! She has pr obabl y had some irr/ . -at trouble . I am g lad you havo been so kind t.-her. If my life is spared till to-morro w morning I will lei you introduce me at br3J ikfast. ' : \Wli al was tho reason , do you think , that I never loved my brother in all my life as I did at that moment ? u nd the great , bi g, sha g gy fellow knew it too ; for he kissed mo over and over a ga in , tellin g me all the while what i good lit- tle woman I was , aud that ho wns just as ashamed of himself as he could be. Af- ter a while he got at tho busin ess about which he wished to consult me. He wan ted mo to look - hig box of his papers , selectin g ah ..u; .. jearing a cer t ai n name and d at:. \ T here is nothing private about them , \ he said ; \but I . cannot bear to touch them , and it vill hel p me. I - jhall be so relie ved- My answer was to order the box sent to m y room immediate l y, After this I ventured to call u pon Mrs. Andrews. \Just como he re , \ said I , b y way of introduction , \ and see what a job my brother has given me ; \ and I led her to the box. \I believe E will let you hel p me to-morrow. \ \ Why not to-ni ght ?'' sho asked. \ Perha ps ho is in a hurry for them . Trul y I do not feel in the least sleepy. \ Neither did I; so at it we went. \And is this man your brother ?\ she in quired, holding up a hill , and g ivin g m o a look I shall never forget to my d y- ing d ay— \John Bittinqeh ?\ \ That' s his name , \ I answered , fri ght- ened half out of ruy wits. \But why do you ask ?'' \ Tho name is very familiar , \ she ex- plained , in n quirt voice , and thon bent over her task , determined upon guardin g her score ' ; with her lifo if necessary. Suoh a pale , set , earnest wretched fneo I never looked upon be fore or since. I took no noti c e , for , you see , a glimmer- ing of the truth had dawned upon me , and , althou gh cne;er to know , t could aff ord to wait. Fifteen minutes , I think, passed in perfect silence , our hands busy all the time unfolding and sorting anew. \ What iu tho world . is this , do you sup pose ? Hero is a letter , a love letter— it cnn 't be that Jehu Bittinger ever wrote a love-letter—directed to Misn Maude Fanning. Isn 't this funny ? Here is th» way it begins : 'My own darlin g. ' Oj , isn 't this iuu— \ \ Stop, Mrs. Sinclair I\ said my com- panion , caking the le tter from my hands nnd holding it cl ose to her hear t . \That is my letter , and I claim tho ri g ht to read it nlono. \ And without waiting for an- othe r word , sho turned away and walked like a queen into hor own appnrtment. I nut like one spoil-bound until sho re- turned to my ro#>m. \ Whore is ysur brother ?\ she said. *• ' Down stairs in tho librar y, \ I an' sworcd. \ Tuko rno to him , \ was the next sen- tence she uttered. John lny just whero I had loft him on the lounge. With a si gh , which was nl- most a groan , sho walked to his aide , and said , \John I have juse received your letter. \ It you could have scoa him then , you would Lave thou ght just ns I did. that tho fi-l lov, ' was going mud. Ho clenred that sofa with o.\o bound ; and tho nest thing I know my dress maker wns in Joh n Bittingev ' s nrras , What did It nil mean ? you ask. Only this , that my brother wns for- merly iu partnershi p with n Mr. Andrews. This Mr. Andrews wns dosporntely in lovo with tho lady John was engaged to, Ho suoeoedod in parting the lovors , this vory letter figuring conspicuously in tho separation , This John (who , it seems , up to tho timo must bnvo plnood entire confidence in him) plncod with others to mnil upon his desk , Andrews must have withdrawn it—aot being able just thon to destro y—nnd mixed with other pn- pors , This letter usplnlnofl tho wh ol e situation , which Andrews had boon for some time shrouding in mystery, U any rnt o , ho mndo trouble enough ; nnd lny dross maker marr ied the wronginan , nt.. ; tho wrong ninu drank up nil his money nnd died, Sho is John ' s wife now , nnd I am happy, for they both love me , A letter fro m Iromnd $nyn : \ Tho whole county of Wexford hns boon esoitod by tho reported oloporaont of Miss Agnes Bnrry, only daughter of the lion, Hugh lifirry nn ox-membor of Parliament , of Nevtou Harr y, with nr> Amerlai tn tourist , a Mr, FJts slionry , of Boston , Misn Bnrry is tho nbnolutu possessor of (ho richest ostnta ii, ht* country, nnd U ht- i c uss to o. 'ir £0 , 00 ,. 0 sterlin g, n snm represented uy 91 , 600 , - 000 gold , wl' .iuU sho Inherited from her undo. A F rench architect in. Boston declare s that the Mansard roof , c o-caIled in Amer- ica , coul d no t be buil t in any p o rt ion o f F r ance , as i t is a fraud and a scandal. Ti?» Mansard roof of Franco is always fi re-proof , bein g buil t in accordance wi t h French law , of iro n , b rick and mortar. In Ge r man y , to sa v e valuables at fi r ss , t here is a la rg e bo x of strong sheet iron , say, four feet wide , s ir foot hi g h , a n d ten feet lon g , wi th a doot , wi t h lock , be) ' nd well secu red on two axles and drawn iiy four horses. Oa alarm of tiro tho car- riages , each under the su per i ntendenc e of a ser g ean t of police , are drawn nea r the fire ; all val u ables , such as boo k s , mone y , jewelry, &c , are p laced in t he box and t aken to tho police station. No perso n is allowed to touch anything until all tho p ersons having property in it ar a present. The Xew York Tr ' thune i n s p eakin g of the roo f says: The indiscrimiuating out- cry agai nst tho Maciard roof , no t bo- cause ill-buil t , bu t me r el y as a r oof ( t he editor w rites), is no t to be wonde nd at, thoug h it is q uite i rra t ional. * * * The r oof is no t a t all a t fault. Tho faul t is in the municipal law of Boston (as weh as New York and all other Ameri can cities), which pe r mits a n y roof , Ma n .ard or o t her , to bo superposed upon a frame- wo rk , and bossed wi t h fila g ree o r naments of kitidlit ' g wood. The Mansa rd joof is handsome ; it lends grace and adi.remen t to eur thor o u g hfares. It libera v ize» and ailj rnsthe p i jhed and rec tangular archi- tecture of oj r cities. It amp lifies nnd renders more commodious any j structure which it shaiters. It has everything aes t he t ic and useful in its favor , and t here is r. \ valid ar gument against it. Let it be buil t solely of materials that won ' t burn end it becomes a helmet of protection worn gallantly and gracefully upon the brow which it pr - ' teats and decorates , iu stead of an unkind torch read y to sprin g into p lumes of fire at a touch . The M. said Eenf. JOB FEINTING Done at SLcsrt Kotico rnil at prices that dory competition. Correspomlenis and Canvassers wanted in ev- ery village. Time is the chrysalis of eternit y. The be st inn for a poet—inspiration. W hat is that which goes up the hill a nd down the hill and yet never moves t Tho road. Dobbs thinks tb nt instead of g iving c redi t t o whom credi t i s due , t he cash bad be tter be paid. The bes t conundrum out: In my fir st my second sat , m y t h i rd nnd fourth I a t e ? Aus. In sat-I-ato. An E vansville , Indiana , toother lately sacrifi ced her own lifo in saving her child from the flames. •The remn ant of the Seminole tribo in Florida is divided in to three families of about twenty pesous each. A littlo civl was lately fri ghtened to death iu M' oui guu b y t wo boys , while on h er way ho^ie from school. A Chicago young mnn wns rece n tly •jm te smitten b y a nei g hbor ' s wife. She tcuoto him with a rolling pin. A St Louis g irl b us inherited $5 , 000 , - C00 from her bt-trolhe d lover who was an officer iu the Spanish army. A new use has bp .en found for mion. It is no w attrac t in g p ubli c attention as it material for roof ing buildin g s , for which p urpose it h a s been found to bo p ec u liarl y adapted. The most, notewor th y zoolo g ic al cir- cumstance if tho season is that of the enthus iastic inve sti gator who bus been su pping [on Welsh rabbits for a waek past . in oifler to ascertain whether ni ght- mares are subject to the hors e disease. A p ainter bein g asked to cstim a to the cost of painting a certain house , dre w f orth pencil and paper nnd made the f ollowing calculation : \A nau ght is a naug ht ; three into five twice you can 't; I'll p ain t your bou s e for fift y dollars. Sergeant Bates , th o Am erican who st arted to walk fro m Glasgo w to London , beari ng unfurled the flag of his country, is on his journ ay, e verywhere ho is greet- ed wi th the cheer s of iho peop le, lie re- ports rhat ho has in no way been molest- ed. Those bsautif ul li ttlo creatures , fl ying s q uirrel s , are now bred iu ca g es by tbo itinei-aut dealers who display them iu tho thoroug hfares. The onc;i bred in ccp t ivity are perfectly tame , allowin g themselves to bo handled even by strnn- geio. \ Mn , why don 't yon s peak ?\ n «ik eil little Jako. \ Why don 't you say Biithin ' funny ?\ \ What ' can I say ? Don 't you s «»o I' m busy fry in g doughnuts ? Say something funny, indeed I\ \ Wal . yer mi ght say ' J ke , won 't yer hev a cake ?' That ' ud bo funny. \ Some practi cal joker suggested throug h , the SciC7it>Jic American th.it riibbino - lnu beard off with a pumice stone \n filj would answer the same purpose ' /was a much bett er way thnn, t aking it off with a razor. Some fel l ow hnd ihr. nerve to try it , and t he result was that ho got his beard oJV , and skin , toe. A Colorado man makes this terrible suggestion : \ Why not have n, wholo city furnished simul taneou sl y with tlio latest telegra phic news upon tho instant o i its arrival b y means of a steam whis tle or whistli 'S , or n gignutic speaking machin e , instead of waiting tor it to go through the tedious v l ' OCCB8 a£ ^P 0 \ scttib g, printing, folding, nnd distribu- tion by tbo carrier ?\ A romowclcss Torre Hnuto r.iwi • ' is keeping a dhuy which was commenced b y his grout -grnndfr.Mior in England , continued by his gra iuita lher in tho same country ami ou the voyage across tho Atinntio t «' this country, unci by him Vi«y vt \\y» v\\ tlw United StuXos. till ja&t before his dentil , when his son , the fnlher of the pr esent dinrist , took u p tlm task nnd brought it down to W27 , when the present keeper began it , Broviies. Til '\ morning blooms 'm ' .he f rosty height** , Gat!i ' ii nj rj thc nii&ts in tia golden hau^s , > . An d slowly t o view i n t ho r osy li g hts r The shadowy accne , like a d:ca m , expand:* . [N o eoiind t- i ' adden the drear , bright air , (Vhiob , but fur the silence , were soft and warm , Sivo a far-away note from eha-nUelcer , Or a housc-Jos ' s l; ark from tha distant far m. Wiien suddenl y, trilled from a thiekot den«c , i A. sonf! pours -rat froir aa unseen birrt , Tliat sooths th>; ear an 1 charms tho aeiir;o With a cad'?*' .ci: s weo * as e ' er mortal heard. Scarce a leaf lias- P.c stiod the wouj a with grc . , «i . A nd the ilcldtf s:re atill dark in their sobc- f h uef . ! Yet with color anil licuuiy and joy the kc.juo 'that woudi. -nJ ul , luautiful voice iiubues. • I know not the name of the feathered kin* , ' , J f Not n g li mpse i.:iii I got of liia lifted crest , f Jiul'liis song is the soul of the breaking Spring, And il linda a response in my weary bre ust. Louder and clearer ; the whole ivido air Willi i t. -i i nfinite , rapturous joy it fillr , Till soft slow the brattc ' i ca.browti ai;d bare , And a green shape accms to cover the ' rills. The littlo brook from ira ico chain break? , A nd laughs in hi* , sleev e as he leaps a ' ong, And tkc frost y worll to beauty awakes , In th e spell of tho unsj ou herald' *;ou g King .. ut , oh , darling of field cud wood! Our Uoarls , that were dreary, with thec must sing. Thouhas caught the key of our hopes renewed , A'iu thy so n g is the soul of tho breaking Spring. The Invisible Songster , Som*} twenty-five years ago , w hen I was pastor of a chu rch in , I took occasion one ovr ijng to attend ti social mooriii tf I n th \ el,arc h in that plnco. Ai is their custom on suoh occasion i , one after nnotlu -r rosa and gavo in his or her ojcpaiinnoa. After some time a man in humble circumstances , small in stat . iro , and with nn oflbmlnato , ar j ncnking voice , rone to give a pioeo of his experience , which was done in tho following manner: '< Urothorn , I hu *o boon a m -rubor of tho chwroh for many yonrs . I have soon hard times ; my family has boon much .ifflierod, bu' I have for tho 'ftVit time i.i iny life to see my pastor uc nny of the Ir nsUios Ql this church cross tie tliv&a* hold of ny door. \ Ni-floonor lind ho uttered this part of his experience than ho w,w middj .tfy in- torrnpt sd by one of tho trustee s , it i ngod mnn , who rose nnd sai l in a liui , firm voieo : ••My d. 'ir br alior , you romt pu: the dovil behind you. \ On tnking his «oat, the P' -itor iu charge quickly rose , ..id tlso replied to tho littlo mnn us follows ! \My dear br other , you must wrn om- bor thnt wo shepherd * nro nenl to the ?•> ¦ \ sheep of the house cf Israel. \ Whore wpen tho littlo man ro \o agai n , and In answer , said , in a vory loud tone of voice : \ Yes, hnd it I <l bion a M cno , you would have found « s Jong rja. \ TIjvj offoot apon too aud ience can bo better imagined than described, Tiie \ Fat \ Cihoop, . The A-ne rican Naturalist has the fol- lowing interesting particular s concerning tho habits o£ the opossum : Tbo ani- mal is widel y distributed in the Uni ted States. It dwells in hollow logs , stumps , and in holes jt the roots of trees—does not burrow, but takes possession of holes already made. Into tho .jo ho will carry loaves , usi n g his tail for tho purpose , and provide himself, with a , comfortable bed when bad weather threatens. It does not hibernate , but hunts its food at all seasons , is slow of foot nnd n ot very wild. It will eat bacon , dry beef , nnd cnrrio ii ; nny kind of fowl , rabbits , any kind of small game , almost nil the insects and fruits of every va riety, being especially fond of mush-melons : nnd it is eaten in turn b y many peop le , the flesh being considered delicious. This has a flavor resembling thnt of the flesh of a young hog, but it is sweeter nnd less gross. Negro es and others nro ex- ceeding ly fond of it; dogs , howciv er , hold a vory difforent opinion , and will sooner starve thnn consume it, Tho ani- mal i;i habitu ally incautious , nnd when attacked seems to possess li ttle power of resistance ; litornlly suffering itself to be eaten alive by tbo turkey buzzards , while it lies on its side nnd protests ngaln st tho proceeding b y rt sitocossian of grunt?. Exceedingl y tenacious of lite , it will sur vive n severe crunching by the d ogs , when it seems ns though every bono in itn body hnd been crack ed, Al- thou gh sometimes found concealed under tho floors of bouses nnd out-bui ld. ' ^gs , it refuses to bo domesticate d, and is be- lieved to dwell but a short timo in nny ¦ lie place. Movin g Wjist, —Ma ther tho most novel mode of emigration by rnil , combi ning econ omy and ooratovi. is mentioned by nn Eastern cotempornry , Mtno hod to i. th rough freigh t train wns a cr mmon cur . containing a man and his *v'!o with -til their furniture nnd houn nhr id gnwjn , be- sides their fnmlly hur t a md oii .Ty-nll. Tlioy wore emigrating l\ >r» Boston to Nebraska , having chartere d tills freigh t « .nr to take them thro ugh for $300, -1 thoy moot with no uncommon deten- tions , there scorns to bo no mason why they mny not mnko a plonsnnt tri p of it, If Rueoos sful, thin way bo the inaugura- tion of still another now wny of doings ; and tho time may bo nonr nt hnnd when (migrant cars , fitted up with spooinl re- ference to tho acoor/v , ' dntion of emi- grant families, mny bo sot a running over ou\ Western rnilwiiyn , nnd become , ns familiar to the public as sleeping enr s or Pull nan ' s pulnoo ! A .ion! mini) was Inand ntod In Stafford - shlro . England , drowning twonty -two men. E leven wero rososcd, Habits of the Opsunm.
