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w The Laiisingbmrgh Courier. D H V O T E 3 TO T M E I N T K R i s ^ l S ' O E - t S j E D I S T E I C T . VOLUME XVII. LAKSlfeBURGM, N. V., THUB^AY, JUXE 15.1893. NO. 44, NEW'DISISIS m My Spring stock of Wall Papei and Borders is the finest ever alwwn in this vicinity. All the Patterns are New and P retty. I f yon want wail paper I can s u it yon w ithout a doubt, 3,ieiiismrEyiLfHn At 3 C e n t s p e r Pioli. AMO A IiINH OP LUCAS PUBE LINSEED'OIL Tinted Gloss l i q u id P a ints, Aud a completo stock of Window Glass. &c. H0U8K AND SIGN PAINTING, laTiing,, WaU H'nting, Paper Jone neat, qui sonable rates. aiORGE A. RIFENBEROH 890 2d Ave., lansingbuj’gh. ( opposite oasino kdik .) C I T I Z E N S ’ L I N T 3 . , TB O T & KEW TOKK Palace Steamers lySmTOGft&mfOFTlQY^ NORTKERH’^PrNE lEBEOV jr. S. I/EAVITT, MRS, M31LY FERGUSON, Troy, N, Y, The followim tribute to DANA^S poioer over OLD OHItONIG COM- F L A IN T - ■ ’ ™ \ Old CSiroiiic Complaints DANA’S SAKSAPARII.LAI and am better than for years. . IT KAS BON£ IPt'ONBDBS TOR M£. I can eat anytSxin$? 1 want and It does not distress me in the least. ~ Yours truly, Ti'ov, N. Y. MRS. MILLY FSERGUSON. DANA SARSAPARILLA GO., BELFAST, ME. ; dream of “ Oh, dear no, sir,\ hio was promptly assured, with a twinkle of fun in Mrs. : Jones’sI optical organ. QUANDT BREWING CO., EXPORT lL M ^ G r :E S : E L T ile S c ien c e o f B r e w i n g TItT A BOTTI.E. Offli'.': Cor. Glen iivo. and Biver st., Troy. Bn wery., 810 to 800 River bt., Troy. issacliusoits SALESiieEW . Energetic men wanted. Free prepaid itfit. One of our agents has earned over $20,000 in five years. P. O. Box .1371, NowVmk. GfiiieiYiciLis rn Do you want a high grade. Diamond Fram e , Ball Bearing all around, $150 Bicycle, nay down cheap? I f so, get our cata logue, We want agents in every tou ii in t h e United States W rile quick for circulars and term s . We also m anufacture Brewster’s Safety Bein Holders, Champion Stove and Grat ^(|U Heaters, Oarringes, Eoad Wagons and Carts, Medicated Elec tricity, Brewster’s Lightning Soap, Champion Kitchen Kmvei. Sewing Machine Fans, Indian Magic Polish, Blanket Fastners, Fence Building Machines, Sewing Mechines, Tea and Coffee Mak ers, Needle Books, Parers and Corers, Sewing Machine Belief Springs, Cream 'lesters, Coal and Ice Tongs, etc., etc. When ^ajjjO you write please mention this paper. BREW STER MANUFACTURING CO., H O L L I. MICH. mm, MccoLLW CO., STEAM CBACKEEI BISCDIT HaifactircR \^SCELSIOn\ HEGISTERED APR\- SIXTEENTH ST , AN!) SECOND A V E , LANSINOBURGH. N. I. E s s m for Infants and Children. >itevis fe so well adapted to oliUdren thal lamend H as superior to any presoriptloi i to n»3,” H. X. AncHKn, II. D., lU So. Os*wd St,, Brooklyn, N. Y. . Now York aty. hoM.I<Mti»r Blooisingdale Beformed Olraroh. T hk CauraABn O owpa * s , W M urba * SwaiM, mwf Ypsa. u.v„.;..uvn.„u !t. Few ore the wbo do not keep Oastoria 6 aikq . 3 MAtms, D.D., Now York City, lale Eoformed Oharol Oastoria earoe Colte, CemstipaMoo, Sour Stomaoh, Dtan’hrea, Hraotaltoa, Kills Worms, gives sleep, and prorates di- Wii^St^uriouB meiKcatioa, B dwih V. PAapoa, U. Dv “The Winthrop,\ lectU SWtot anAVtfa Ave., ELY’S CREAM BALM KATAB OH, DARLING, WHEN YOU l.OVE ME. Oh. aarUpK, when you love me The sky Is soft and b right; Life asks.no troubled question. The world Is-safe and right. ' I whisper happy seorota W lthevery flowerand tree, And lark ahd thrash and linnet Sing all their songs for me,: Oh, darli u g, when yon chide me The world is numb and cold; The mists creep up the valley, Apd aU the year Is old. The fields are black and sodden, The shivering woods are sere; I see no face In heaven. And death is very near. Ob, darling, always love me I The song birds look to you; The sklos await your bidding t To dome the world with blue. Then keep the rose in glory. And make the swallow stay. And hold the year forever A t summer’s crowning day. . - v.. ME NEXT DOOR TEflANL m'istako about it.' disovddred night- f r.riS i 'S 5 ? p ‘s2£!'4- ?^ 4 rS£* 2 ® - M f f i S S ieu'are'dead gont -oa my little aalf, - m He was the veriest old baohelor that, er wore shoe leather, was Mr. George.. Harnet—eoceatrio,Barnet—eooentno, preciserecisi aad oh, eo p ........ proper 1 Why, bless you, he wouldn’t nave taken Mrs. Jones’s room at all if she had been youngish and tl good-looking. The first thing 1 her was if she took in ladies. He took in ladies. H e coal n o taking lodgings there if r no, sir,\ ho , “ 1 never take no . jom would slip put of tke house pres- ' “^o(^d ^hcfavens! ’ y h a t a shainefnl Scandal the wlidle tbing is 1’^' gasped poor Mr, Barnet,* ereeping badk inW bed.’ # h a t ooal4'‘he do but ’ fipeak id Mi-si Joues ? Aipd yet, hpw could he frame Words to eveh dUude to such ludaoioUs imj^rOpriety ?. Tap-tap-tap I “It’s 10 o'clock, sir,” caine Mrs-- [onesGe«onantdPudi outside the door.. ‘ “Eh—ah—uo-^Otir , me---ye8. I ’ll bo down soon, madam,\ cried Mr. Bar- net, starting up iu alarm. ‘ Mr A. Joues ratroaWd, giggling, but she looked as solomu' as a judge when later Mr. B'ai^net sent for her, and with mnoh stammering got out that she was optical o “ 1 ladies; they’re too troublesome. Mine is only for gentlemen.\ On which Mr. Barnet permitted him self to be shown the front parlor and the first floor back room, let with it for a bedroom, Mrs. Jones marohed in, throwing back the coverlet to show that the bedding was spotlessly clean, but her invitation to \ Stop in, sir, and see for yourself,\ had the reverse effect, for the old gentleman, who had peeped blushing timidly in, had backed out, and stammering: “ ThanI nk you, ma’am— what they i Mrs. Jones to twofri answered: ly be ront rooms and inquire( and who lodged there. gentleman, had backec er—-yes, yes. qnUe nice.” lat thi •‘This door, sir, next here is a sitting- room and that is the sliproom (a bed room). A young man has them two rooms—a most quiet be’aved, respect- ' able young man he is, sir.\ \Ah—h’ml I hope so ma’am; I hope so. I could not remain where my very next neighbor was irregularly con-; ducted, you know.’*\ \Ob no, sir; but that ain’t Mr. Welby. He don’t interfere with no body,” The old bachelor took the apart ments. Before long, being, of course, ten times more curious than any woman, he managed to encounter bis nextroom neighbor in the passage. He was a dasbing-looking young fellow who stood aside for the old gentleman with a polite “Good morning\ and then ran lightly upstairs, \By Jove! What a queer old party it is, Mrs. Jones!” said he that eraning. \Looks to a T the awful piece of pro priety you said. Ha, ha! You didn’t tell him what 1 am?” \Law sir—no! He’d fly out of his skin, let alone the house. How are you getting on, sir?” added the land- \Oh first rate, Mrs. Jones. I shall soon have all perfected, and I think the entertainment will be i heard last night, ‘‘hear midnight, ma’ am, a girl’s voice—yes, it W^ a inusio hall girl, Mrs. Jones i” and theii the old gentleman told her what he had heard, to his u tter scandalization. Mrs. Jones oonidn’t believe but Mr. Barnet Was mistaken. Mr. Welby was oer- taiuly not married, and couldn’t be guilty of such improper oonduot as having in a lady visitor So Vte. “Mr. Barnet. ‘‘Ppttie was her name. .Good heavens 1 What is that sedmp’s ! icupation ?” \Why sir, ho’s-au entertainer, then —that’s all, and must have been re- le entertainment will b e g success.” Mr. Barnet was appallingly regular he did ; the routine of one day ~lth the rarest variationI, : every day. Ha was to-bo-pitied creature — a ba the rou- the most- moderate For a whole led himself creature — a baohelor of lOans and no occupation, whole fortnight Mr. Barnet bus- imaelf trying to find what that next rpem tenant did for his Myii By dint of a score of devices known the ourioQs he discovered that young Welby came in and out at all hours. As all was comparatively quiet in the front room in the evening he fondly took it that the tenant thereof not only \came home to tea,\ but stayed at home studying till an early bedtime. \ Really a most properly oonduoted young man,\ said Mr. Barnet to him self one evening a t about the end of a fortnight, Alas for his premature approval; only two evenings later it was some what disturbed, He heard young Welby come in alone, but instead of there be ing only slight movements overhead there was something of a commotion. The table and chairs were moved about. Then the lodger himself walked about noisily and the deep mutterings of his voice penetrated to the puzzled listener below. Good gracious 1 ing to himself, tc whom ? Was \ than Mrs. Jo- Was ha tall iself, to Mrs. Jones, or to as it possiblelossible thathat anyny othertl t a o ■ No, no ; the thought was too awful. It quite took Mr. Bar- net’s breath. Besides, ho would have heard the most fairy-like footstep or rustle of feminine garments, as his door was ajar. It always was, by the by. Why, there was young Welby go ing out. Yes, the door shut, and what was more, it hadn’t opened again to that young man at 10 o’clock. This ■eally lookini tired to : a quarter of an hour late. \ I shall just lie awake and watch,” muttered the old gentleman as he got into bed, which was next the thin par tition wall. “ If that young scamp is going to—ahem—keep all sorts of im- proper hours—really anything might happen next and my character be con promised.\ But Moi rif L of li _ room neithia apartment. Mr. sat up, rubbing his eyes, utterly indig nant at such nocturnal orgies. He had indeed aotually raised his hand to give an angry knock against the wall, when a sound broke On his ear whioh made the remaining hair on bis respootabla old hcAri stand on end vr^b Uono^ ’ fAt leheth * Thejmbsigrown Doam'Rkstoit from above ' l8W,Mlfln.Ufe, i%fafi«9£.o»elloT8. „ her, my wife. ' Df e ’S LQTO. Ti^d'DaVtona lived in a oomfortable bftV'pralielliB the suburbs of B--—-. n'Otiiing pretentious about tki'^punds.' '’There were several little with' grdp'ds; and roses climbing iheitfi , and eh'ougb of evergreen it^ b b o r y i o ’give coolness and shadow, ^ o l l y and Mattie were sisters, and ’were the light and life of the house as Itlilby.flitted about among the spacious Vooms. 'They were pretty girls, and had plenty of lovers—indeed, too \I^e hardly know what to do with thom,*',said, Dolly, tossing her head coquei|ishiy. ’ One lover in particular Dolly cer- tainiy did Pot know what to do with. $bat Was Fred Crosby. Fred was handsome, but notblueblooded or rich. The latter fact made him very undesir able in foolish Dolly’s eyes. She was determined to marry a wealthy hus band. She • iter fact made him very und foolish Dolly’s eyes. She why shouldn’t she? Dolly asked self this question every day. s^lf khe really :ry a wealthy 1 was young and handsome— ihe? Dolly asked ber- qiiestion every da Still, liked Fred, and if ba was one time and flirted outrageously with that rich old Pinkham the next mo ment under Fred’s very eyes. Then JVod would go off and sit in a corner 08 grave ^ an owl. Fred couldn’t flirt S r i ly, sir, he’s-au enterta lat’s all, and must have b hearsing over by h iiself for his n tertainment.\ She was smiling. \Good gracious 1 A play actor, you mean ?’’ cried the horrified lodger. \That’s it, then. By himself, indeed, Mrs. Jones! I heard the woman’s oioe and words. It’s a scandal. very voice and ma’am, and I v \Well sii won’t stop.\ I’ll just be on the watch ■ jp landing, and if you >ar anything again, step out and call up to me and we’ll see for ourselves,\ said Mrs. Jones. Mr. Barnet agreed and Mrs. -but up to the first \Well sir, I ’ll just to-night on the to p li hear anything again, Joues retired—b u t up to the first floor lodger's room. If worthy Mr. B. had listened be might have heard peal upon' ' of stifled laughter. listei \Mrs. J-on-es 1 quwk 1\ Come — he-ro—- Time, near m idnight; the sound, a want his hard, shocked Whisper up those qpM r shrubs.\ stairs. Down came Mrs. Joneu to Mr. . \Whatd Barnet, who, also dre*9«d, stood' i t ^ - his door, trembling, scarlet, but trinm- ^ “Now, ina’am, will you still believe I was dreaming ? Listfin at that repro bate’s door.” \Ha 1 ha I my dear boy,** osme silvery tones of “Dottle\ from wit ___ \I’m such a nice little sweetheart, eh ? But I must play lead, yon kaow mind the wife. Ta-ro-ra——r\ JL/VVVIO MAWOA • and from the other end of Bother her, she can’t act. “There, ma’am,\ whispe hat do yon say nc we’ll see with our own eyes, sir. Hush 1 He won’t hear the door. ” She softly opened it wide enough for them to peep fa—she over Mr. Barnet’s shoulder,houlder, perhapserhaps to T. Barne ill herer faace. s p to concea h f hH. Barnet nearly stiffened where ha stood. His worst fears were confirmed, [ood backing the door. Tl d chairs were pnshed asid _ __ __ and fro at the p t W end of tL_ If' space was gliding the prettiest, tiniest i * lady, scarcely four feet high and richly dressed. She turned slowly each time; waved her tiny hand, said “I leading lady ” and glided aoros ing again in the same way. It much for Mr. Barnet’s propri morals. You barefaced, audacious s old bachelor cried, burntii imp!\ right hbuso h a shameless Whew! ’■ said Mr. Welby, swjnging nd with dancing eyes and loW bow, as—the fair Miss Dottle, leading lady : Welby’s troupe of automatic phono- rapbio marionettesj ’’ Tableau and collapse of Mr. George: arnoL—Chicago NewAp A t tlie Bottom of the. Bsa, If the Pacific could bS laid bare we should have a most singular spectacle. There would be a number of mountains with truncated tops Scattered over it, and those mountains' would have an appearance just the reverse of that p re sented by the mountains we sea o n ’ shore. Yon know ,that the mountains on the shore ura covered with vegeta- “ islioi tion at their baaeie, while their tops are, if you barren or covered with snow, b u t these ehquld mountainsountains Wouldould boo perfai^lyerfeeitly bareare att you sh< barren or covered with snow, b u t these m W b p b a their bososjand allround their tops they ■ would h.oe covered,wilUovered, beautiful vege-; tation ofof h c wl ^oral polyp GUPlD’fi\ LQOKlNG-GLASa~~ tmetimes when Dolly had been 0 ( od with flirtations and various fen affairs for c become desperately veral days, Fred irately anxious tc lecome des He had even taken a car out itering the sacred . . _____ Daytons, and e „ ving in a lady visitor So la premises, bad prowled around hoping \I heard it, malam, I toll you 1\ cried, to catch a passing glimpse of Dolly, f. Barnet. \D ^ tie was heif name. The window of her room looked down upon Ure front of the lawn, and several timesimes whenhen thene shadeshades badad beeneen care- t w t s b b lessly loft up he had caught a glimpse of her shadow passing and repassiug the window. It fully repaid him for bis trouble in going out there. That he was cutting a most ridiculous figure posing about the grounds never oc curred to him. One fateful night when Dolly’s maid approached the window to draw the curtains she happened to oatoh sight of a tall form skulking about amid the shrubbery. She shrieked an alarm. It brought the household to investigate. Mr. Dayton felt you sure it was a man? ’’ he [arm. I t bi _ ivestigate. Mr. Dayton felt very anxious. •• I ’m sura it was somebody—looked like a man In one of those long ulsters,” replied the frantic maid. \ Short or tall? ’’ was the next ques- ' \Ho looked, tall, for all ba was orouohod over. He eotedted as if he didn’t je No s .,„ .» id ha appear to be doing? m i q h V(By was he looking ?\ \Doing nothing, only lookii Highest of all in Lsavehing'Dower,— Latest U. S. Gov’t R e p o rt p i m e we shan’t need lisCar_. ______ - it Company, e diet not tell the family about the vope, but she laughingly told them she meant \ to hunt the burglar and then ring a bell for help 1” They thought it all a joke and mirthfully assured her they would all run to assist her. At lust Mattie’s watching was re- 'aided by a sight of the mysterious giiro standing almost in the same spot whore he had been seen before and looking gruosomely towards Doll ■dow. Mattie knew she mi - ■ ■ . She softly <pened Mattio mado a quick gi‘asp for then socejifof rope, which shO shoreled ’’No. indeed, Jim shall not bav in the arbor nearest where Lhay had thorn. I mean to keep them as a n the kespasaSr. A discarded dinr, ^ caught m^ Later on the old dinner bell was handsomely decorated and figured con spicuously among Mattie’s wedding gifts to Dolly.—Chicago Xewi 'S ickly and quietly. She softly o I®' Ldo door on the veranda, She hur- [ I t ■bor near and got her a side door fied to the little arbor near of rope, making sure to have one Next, the belL iroving the Opportunity, >man of forty who clings to irs and graces whioh made her ling at twenty, and still expects take an active part in mistal The ety to t ising her, ilightful an who has sometl „ The maiden of eighteen charms by her many, even eminently selfish, ihe man or wor g to give : charms by h freshness; whoa these 1 have faded, if she be wise she offers something else in their place or something more enduring and euolmutiug than mere surface graces. Forty is not twenty, says Bfcznr, neither onglit it to wish to bo. At forty a wom an's sources of enjoyment should bo double what they are at twenty, twenty, she is selfish; at forty, i should have learned s th e belL This she seized by the tongue instead of by the handle, lest it might speak and betray her. Bound the hedge of shrubbery ’ ‘ ■ the work ( of rope over his head, his hands ad feet. The nooturnal visitor did ot oven attempt to run away, Mattie ing her bell vigorously and shouted: \Oh I’ve got him! Come quio' ’ ‘elp! Thieves!” • , , , - “ For heaven’s sake, don’t,\ exclaimed the intruder, trying to drown the sound of Mattie’s shrill call. “ Do let mi explain,” he begged. Blattie heard the words, but in her excitement did not recognize the. voice. “ You can explain later on,” declared Mattie, resolutely. “ Do you suppose we are going to allow you to scare us all out of our senses and r fuss about it? Yon are sal now, at all events,’’ she said, panting from her exertions and gazing with sat- isiaction on the tangled form. c o . . ,ter e . ,o ami two of the house servants. The opmions. Hut the single woman-may man was bundlod unceremoniously into suecos-.fully cultivate a certain brighu- tbo arbor near aud Jim held up his ' f appoaraiico wliicU results from lantern searcliiugly near the trespass- I gonuiuely lut.ro.stod m the great er’.i face. They all gave an exclama- ^ ^ h a p p o m n g s . Remlmg tion of recognition aud astonishment. hviH do much oi-one, but reading alouo 11 wa.s l’re.1 Crosby. not snlhciout. Interchange of thought, \I told IMiss Dayton I would explain i espj’essmu of opinion, , bulsb-nvoukln’t wait,\ exclaimed Fred, ' tarn flavor of keeping in t, his teoLli chattering with e.xoitement, i some lessons of aelf-sacrifloe aud their rewards, and these lessons should make h er—indeed, they cannot fail to make her—a more agreeable friend, a more valuable com panion. But in the uncortniu period, a woman too often falls a victim to cer tain other temptations. $ho is tempted by hobbies. Ten years ago, her little opinions were listened to with gay raillery or tender seriousness and re spect. Now, it she is at all in advocating ducing those i has given mat satior. become avoid hobbios, ii ticularly if they opinions. Hut s at all strenuous jiersistent in intro- tbomes to which sho re thought, her conver- wearisomo. $ho must iu society a t least, par- iiin to fixed m, a cor- 1 touch with all Liattering with e.xoitement. ' , ^ igns ana pleasant' Ihiugs. rvill servo came several nights ago ?\ i fpint. and a nappy woinan is sure to \1 suppose so, sir. I confess to hav- I '''ins its ■ _ j. way anywhere. A cultivated and . avowed tab 1 supjiosa so, sir. ing boon hero a great man; hero iu the grounds, I meai \But I thought yi ifess tc mt almost invariably Fred braced\ himse\lf f e r t i l e great 1 \Doinino.tliihg only looking straight Up a't Miss Dolly’s window 1” .\O h , my 1” wailed Dolly. “Why at ^ine, I yonder ?\ and she clung with iiq.rrpuB ir'ahds to Mattie. 7\Save ybti much jewelry and fixings in yoiir room, Dolly ?\ asked Mr. Day ton, anxiously. \‘•■Why just what wo usually have. Mattie and 1 keep ours together, and it is in my room.” \I don’t believe any one would try to rob us of such things. If they know anything about us or our habits they would know we haven’t much. We are not rich,\ said quite matter-of-fact idattie. ^ aat nig .ocked the nervous Dolly retired. Everybody peeped out of the window, bui traces of the supposed burglar woi be seen. A few days passed, and family had almost forgotten the inci dent, when one night Dolly herself saw theulstered form standing in the shade. She caught her breath with a quick gasp. He was turned a little from hor as she stood by the library window, but, oh, horrors 1 He was looking di- ’ up to the window of her room 1 _____ ry of alarm brought everybody to the window, and all saw the same mys terious form. \And there isn’t a man in the house, of course 1” sobbed Dolly, wild with The man suddenly turned as if to move away, and for a moment he stood as if paralyzed, for ho could plainly see the faces of Mattio, Doll’s^ and three servants at the brilliantly lighted win dow. He turned suddenly and disnp- There was not much sleep in ______ ISO that night. But the practi cal Mattio said he should not escape so a third time. \ Third time,\ echoed Dolly. •• How do we know but it is the fiftieth time ? Nobody knows how often he is here prowling around, only we don’t happen to sea him!” \ I ’m gbing to keep watch for awhila,\ said Mattie. •• Oh, liow dare you ?’’ cried Dolly, i shouid be so afraid ! Now, Mattio, sliouid see him and tall me I id to death ! And if Miss Dolly.” \To see Dolly 1 Then why didn’t you come in ?” “Because—well—fact is, I ’m in love with Dolly and she doesn’t care for me” (this with a reproachful look at poor Dolly), \and when I ’m inside she makes me miserable with her coolness and flirtations, and wlien I’m outside I can watoh for hor and see her with’ some comfort.” \Then it was Dolly you were after, and not the spoons ?’’said Mr. Dayton, quite as sternly. “The spoons ? Lord bless you, I never thought of the silver ! 'Why— did you think so ?’’ Aad than the seriousness of the sit uation dawned uiion the idiotic young man’s mind. ' Why, of course, we thought you were a burglar! What else should we think? And poor Dolly has been frightOiod almost ill because you seem- pocial design upon eil to have somi euoyi Mattie only am n reply. Fred grow pale. \And I have doing all of this mischief, and never thought of anything except to see Dolly’s shadow once in a while.” The scone grew humorously pathetic. \Well said Mr. Dayton, moving to wards the house, \you had better coma inside now and get off that har ness,” and he looked contemptuously at the limp figure beside him. Another glance aud he burst into a hearty laugh, I declare if this isn’t the best joke I over hoard of! Hope, boll, lover and all,” \You needn’t think I shall apologize for tying you up, .Fred Crosby,” said Mattio as tbe rope foil to the floor; “you deserved it.” ‘•So I did—and worse!” Fred was flushing rod and white by turns. All. this time Dolly was weeping quietly into her handkerchief, which had liloi'ally become a wet mop. Poor Fred! To be so disgraced, and sho the cau.se. His devotion to hor and her shadow touched Dolly’s heart. She stopped bravely over to Fred’s side aud said softly—yet so they all heard —ovou the servants: \Fred I ’m sorry. I didn’t know you would feel so badly about my flirt ing. I’ll stand by you now! ” ‘■Bless you, Dolly,” cried Fred in transports of joy, upposo that means you ■Hiking ai|ound outside to ciacea anu sougne aiier. a piuaBam, story-tellor, who has the discretion to tell short stories and adapt them with tact to hor audience, is a winning companion. The grand tiling to re member is this: If you wish to be still beloved in '•■ociot;' ainl to find your in vitations still numerous, you must have Bomothing to give in return for social favors. Some people have good looks, an honored name, a long purse, a tal ent for being agreeable, or a distin guished grandfather; but tact and kindness are fair rivals for the distin- guished grandfather, and often win m the race for socio,' popularity. It is sometimes the fault of young people to rely too fully upon their own opinions and impressions, and there are grown people wlio are quite too sure regarding matters to which they have given little attention. A passen- ir on a French steamer tells this hour. Our mariners wore deceived in their calculations, and as the lead didn’t indicate tho proximity of the coast they were not expected to ap proach, they concluded tho currents had carried us into the channel. One rning at break of day I hoard the itaia exclaim: , : see breakers through the miatl\ :. de TAiguille, an officer of supo- nevortholoss displayed nuoh of the confidence .ile: capk M. de FAigui rior merit, who f youth, replied with a smile: “Those breakers, captain, are no- rhoro but in your glass.” \Young mau,\ said our old captain, with a tone of anger, “you are major- general to the squadron and may give it the orders you think propei*, but I know what I have to do. It is I wlio answer for tho safety of my ship. I shall, therefore, give orders to taok, for there is not a moment to bo lost.” He accordingly gave that order, and during its execution, tho fog having suddenly cleared away, we perceived, at about two hundred yards from us, tho rooks against whioh our fleet would inevitably have perished. For tunately the whole squadron imitated the movement of our vessel and all danger was over. Tua young officer lost no time in thanking the captain for his wiso re proof, and for his adhorenoo to the du ties of his position. ointiug to tliQ rope ai s oa Indiana first utillaod jietrQlQnjUiisii