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3 } t T W . H. THOMAS, Editor. VOL. I. D E V O T E D T O H O M E I N T E R E S T S , L I T E R A T U R E , A N D G E N E R A L IN T E L L I G E N C E . •1.50 a Year, In Advancc. WOLCOTT, W A Y N E CO., JST. Y ., ;THUKSDA.Y, FE B R U A R Y 11, 1875. m 19; W h a t M i^li I U c D o w . '' '^Wljai might bo done i f men wcro wise— sab»« What glorious doeds, my uuIToriiig brother. ... Would they m iito ■,1» iovo n:id right, j- And coii'io their Bcom o f ono another ? I. tlOpproiwion'H heart m ight bo imbued - With kindling drops o f loving kiudncs3 ; !•'' ' And knowlodgopour >». ta.... From shore to shore, .. Light on tlio eyes o f mental blindness. i, AU ¡dcvoiy, wnrfaro, lion and wrong«, ¡2 * $ ¡¡All vico and crimc, m ight dio together; T l i o captain enrao on deck w ith n bottle ill liis hand, corked nnd scaled tigh tly “ I havo w ritten our report,' w ith dnte, latitu d e , mid longitude, oil a pieco o f n igii.„ when— the A jax, laden scuppers-to paper, bottled it up, nud hero g o e s ! \ lie w ith o ily treasure. backed lior m a intop- shouted, ihrow ing it at tho same tune sail to speak a p ilo t-b o a t o(V the E n g lish o v e r tlio quiirter-m il into tho sea. const. B u t tho j o y o f the bronzed mnri- “ W lin t ’ U y o u bet ou our hearing o f it ncrs swarming on h e r dock was equaled again ?” b y tho astonishment o f the pilots nt “ ’Tw o u ld be srifo enough to bet hearing the answer to their inquiry, a g a in s t,” said tho lirst oilicor. “ I j “ W lm t bark is i t ? ” . . ^ ; sh o u ld say tho elmuees wore about equal “ Y o u must bo j o k i n g , ” said 11 voice, N o you n g man’s heart over bent h igh e r i not, as yet, that tlie'ro p o r t was a false w ith lou d anticipations o f happiness than one, b u t (supposed tlio ship had boon did that o f our sccoud m ate on the m orn- I s a v e d b y something, akin to a miraelc. ---- i i . t ..................................... 1 H is touguo was loosened at ouce. “ J a u c ,” said lio ,1 \ I alono mn to blam e . .1 was gu ilty of a foolish act, for w h ich, G o d knows, 1 havo suffered al m o s t as much as I believe you have. A w ick e d act, too, though not dono with crim inal intent. Wo^iievcr w e r e ' iu nny d a n g e r o i f G o o d Hope; but w h en that m And wino nnd corn To e:icli imui born, ' , Be freo as wurmth in summer weather ^ ^f.U ic lncaneet wretch that ovor troil, . ’ The deepest «unit in guilt and sorrow, » » ? f S ’ Might stand erect G tjtu m j l n yolf-rcHpcet, And share tho teem ing world to-morrow. H 1*- What might bo dono ? Thia might bo done, z[ ’ A]Lil nioro this, my buiTeriug brother, ..... Moio than tho touguo > \ l.'c-r r,aid ur sung, $ ^ , _If men woro wirso and loved each other. ■■■ to m y being turned into a whale. 1 “ I3nt wo do hear reports o f vessels I iu that way, now and then,” the captain j sn id; “ though, o f coursc, the chauees aro si m illion to one against it, in any particular case. N o w , you throw another overboard, or nny ono else that lias any e m p t y bottles on hand. L e t ’s m u ltiply tlio chances, just fo r tho fun o f tho th in g . ” D o w n wont tho mates to ransack for bottles, mid in a short timo somo six or o.0 ig lit, each containing a written stnto- reeogm z e d ns that o f tho veteran pilo t w h o took her ou t w h en she sailed “ T h o A jax wont to tlio bottom oil' G o o d H o p e , mid tlio insurnuco m o n ey lias been paid upou her lo n g ago. ” W lin t could th is m ean 1 m entally in qu ired every man on board eavo one. I t was trim- they had cruisod on unfre quented w h aling grounds, and had n e ith e r snut n o r received jotters sinco speaking a ship w h en three weeks out from England. lin t how should they rcporfc wns written, jffsi o lyin g beealnied in tiio m iddle o f tho,South A t la n t ic !” S lio looked at him 'iu utter astonisli- m o n t. : •1-’ “ D o n ’ t interrupt-ime, Jnne, ho coc- tinued. “ I havo.bpqu. tovturcd by.ro-. m o rso evcr suice; ,but I. liave gou o ^ m m y w a y , strivin g to d o 'rig lit; and i l i aU ro- speets, stive’ orip,'liavó;.bcèn ' prospcroua' -^ u t o r a t lm n I denorved^.-T’ h u róisouglit y o u ou t tliis oyeniiig, . thiukiug you lene w tlio truth already, to ask i t i can bo fo r g iv o n ; nini if so, to ask, nlso, if tho _ ..v, ....... ...... .............0 .. .......... ........... . kn o w nt homo h o w and where sho was ! r e m a in d e r o f a life dovotc'd-to you r liap- nient, w ith em b ellishm ents to suit tlio lost? if, ind»?d, she. had not been heard | p inesn m ay bo offered as an atonement ! fa n c y o f tho w riter, v e r o com m itted to ! from at all—a case w h ich was not w ithout | fo r tho ono groatt w rong o f m y you th ?” th o ocean. ! precedent thirty years ago, thou “ ' ‘i l ’ v(> reported Ilio A jax w ith five hull-i h a r d ly possible nt tho present A iiO l T L t t AN 1 ) I T S V f t 'T l M S . “ Pshaw nays Urn im patient reader, _ flirting the page o v e r , “ a total abstinence ' .tract!” -.-¿ M y title is perhnp.s an unfortunate one, aiul iv r u i n ly v.-unU tin- utlrucliun o f ■ .novelty; but as it expresses my m eaning, I Bhnlt lot it stand. ( , ;.,It has never been m y lo t to m eet w ith .„’¡more domcstio happiness under ono ro o f ' than is to bn found ill the fam ily o f lu y f;1'pWK)sito neighbor, Oaptniu lieu b o n a;,. Wanslo\v, a bluff, gen ial, hearty gen tlo- ;,..m »tl, of iift.y or m o r e years. H is w ife, ■till a iiaudsomo luatron, from w h o m a ^uiet cheerfulness, -u) to speak, seems to Bkliate throughout tho household, ia, in V ^ e r e r y respect, w o r thy o f her partner. A ',*00, grown to y o u n g m anhood; tw o •' iaVel.V blonde ilaiigliters, and little /.^George, who had Hashed, unexpectedly, -. like a nuusot ray, in t o the afternoon o f - ; their 1 ives, are still nt home with the > JMircnts; w h ile th e ir married daughter '.•(M m . T u r n e r ) lives but a few doors olV 'B h e is in and out at all hours o f the day, ; ,*PFeimi|i? i '> hrtve tw o liiiiuiM, aud to bo '»'¿qn a lly happy in both, .C' l s a t eoin v r s in g w ith the captain and .•iU i.w ife, one evenin g , as was m y w o n t. dved barrels,\ said tho third mate. ' “ T h a t 's only anticipating a little, i f w e haven’t got it, w o want i t . ” T h is was not said in thn captain’s lien r in g l i e supposed that all the bot- ' ties contained bonn Jh h • reports, though Jio d id not ask t o lu o l; at their contents. “ M y story is,” said one o f tin m e n , “ that we have lmd a terrible m u tiny on board , that b ig black Sam has -(<oi com - | n iand o f tho ship, and has driven the ■ captain into the g a lle y to cook fo r him .” “ AVhat did you w rite, M r. W inslow ? ” th e ch ief mate asked. “ I'm not g o in \ to tell. I f m y bottle grea wrong or m y y o u th . S h e bowed her head am o n g the bright day. * c u r ls o f her little daughter, w hilo W in- K e tib e n Winslov,- alono hold the k e y to ! s low , in silence, awaited her answer, tho m ystery, and his heart beat y e t m o re i “ Ilou b o n , 1 have l-oeti m u ch sur- w ild ly with a now fear, as conscience i p r is e d — and, I cannot deny it, shocked sent the blood tin g lin g to his checks. | — b y what you have told m o ; for, until W lm t m ight have b e e n the etl’ect o f tho news upon the g i r l ho loved i was his next thought. A few words fro m the pilot-, who th is evening, I thought tlio fault had lieon nil m y own. I t scorns w o both lia v o erred, and both havo suffered deep ly in cousequenee, I'o r you r w rong is boarded tho ship, explained the w liolo 1 n o greater— indeed, it is not so great— aa m iaundeistnndiiig. 15nt in most t w a 1m m ino e m mnvryiug AtidvmvMornHon whi-i no harm had been don e but such ns could > I n e v e r truly loved him. F o r you know, be soon repaired. T h o u g h friends had | H o u b e n — indeed, 1 could n e v e r conceal m ourned them as dead, the j o y w o u ld be | i t from you— that m y honrt was yours tho greater ut tho now s o f tlieir resurree- i first, hist, and always. L e t ou r pa^st er- tion, and the novel circum stance w o u ld : r o r s bo forgotten, thou, on both sides •Tom M a rshall’s P led g e . Th e follow ing extract from a speech made by Tom Marshall nt a m e e ting of tlio Congressional Tem p erance Society in Washington, in M a rch, 184'J, w ill bo read with in terest: “ M r. President, the pledge that I havo taken renders mo secure forever from a fate inevitably follow ing habits liko miiio — a fate moro torriblo tluvn death. That pledge, though confined to m y s e lf alone, and with reference to its effects only upon mo,’ m y mind, m y heart, m y body, I would not oxohango fo r all earth holds of brightest and o f best N o , no, s i r ! L e t the banner o f this temperance oauso go forward or g o backward; let the world bo rescued from its degrading and ruin ous bondage to alcohol or not— .1 for 0110 shall never, never repent.w h a t I have done. I havo often said this, and I feel it every moment o f m y existence, wak ing or sleeping. Sir, ’]'. would not ox- clmnge the physical sensations— tho mero souse of animal being which belongs to a man who totally rofniins from all tlmt can intoxieato his brain or derange his nervous structure, tho elasticity with which I 10 bounds from his couch in tho morning, the sweet ropose it yields him at uight, the feeling with which ho drinks iu through his clear eyes tho beauty and the grandeur o f surrounding nature— I say, sir, 1 would not oxohango m y con scious being as a strictly tem perate man, tho sense o f renovated youth, tlio glad piny with which m y pulses now beat A V E A H F U I j F A T E . in m m arryin g AndrowMorriHon when healthful music, the bounding viva c ity with which the life-blood convsos itü ex u lting way through every liber o f my frame, tho communion high w h ich m y healthful car and oye now hold w ith ail the gorgeous universe o f God, tho oplen- A > l«1n *r nn4 I l r r E i i k t ('lilM r r n lliiriirU (• OiMtih III i h t 'i r N u rrow ICmsiin* o f tlio KtuHcr. I t was a sad sigh t , says tho M ontreal ll'/V/icwt, that m e t tho gaze o f thojo who, after plodding through the snow from Lou is liaeicot’s residence, stood around tho smoking ruins o f what was once tho homo o f Pierre D u liu le and his fam ily of nine. Tlio d w e llin g , which stood on'tho second concession back o f iloiichorville, was about, th irty years old, of wood set ou it solid stono foundation, and exposed to the full sweep o f w inds from all points o f the eouipa's— that district having been at ono tim o burned over clear of timber,'niui henco nam ed “ l ’ays l?rule.\ N o thing rem arknblo «u s to bo seen in tlio pile o f stone, mortar, and burned debris o f tho d w e llin g ; but a lilllo to tho southwest, iu tlio carriage-house, was 0110 o f the most horrid sights (hat over m et human gaze. T h e r e 011 two boards about three feet w id o aud ttix fe. I long, lav fourteen pieces o f what wns sim p ly roast llesh, all that could I 10 recovered (if tho remains o f M r s . Dulude aud her oiglit children. A n odor of tho kitchen pervaded tlio g lo o m y shed, mid despite tho knowledge that thoso pieces o f cinder w :ro human, it wna hard to realize tho fact. Most o f th e remains were o f non- ilescript shape, curled, twisted, and j bound up in black lum p s or balls. The I mother's remains w o r e barely recogniz able. The remains o f ono o f tlio younger Y I X 111 llOb gOlllf| LU Leu. lu y UUtllU UUIl, Him lue HUVUl c u c u m s ia u c o WOIUU l U l « 110 lOlgOllCll, tllCll, Oil IJUUl MUOS, m u „m u - w u U1 u n ii, wiu Ji \ is picked up, it w ill nstonisliedtho tinder I s e r v o as a good jo k e to be laughed at in ! and i f you wish m o to bo ” — Sho placed dors o f the morning, tho softness o f Ilio m o r e than nny o f them . But, pshaw ! ivo never shall hear from any o f them a g a in .” “ N o ; there’s n o t much danger o f it,” wns tho careless r e p ly. T h e y watched tho bottles, bobbin g up and down in tho swell, for some little 1 . tim e ; but, gradually carried to U 10 w e s t - , o rphaucd bride. years to come. B u t W in s low , ou m a k ing 1 h e r hand in his strong grasp. 1 inqu iries o f the o ld p ilo t, learned t h a t , “ i ’rom m y heart and soul, I do ! ” ( ; w h ich hurled him at once from h a p p y , “ 1 shall put trust in you, ns I have anticipation to hopeless despair. Jane , a lw a y s done; aud m y child ” — A tlion m had been m a rried but a w e e k 1 “ Shall bo mine— ours, Jalio !” ho in- before, had closed tho eyoa o f her father, ' terru p ted. “ Sho shall know no other 1 and had gon e aw a y w ith lier husband an ' fa t h e r .” A n d u n til grown to wom anhood, she w a r d by the forco o f h a d all passed out o f th e favoring breeze filled tho sails o f the bark, and she again pushed forw a rd 011 h e r coursc to tho cruising grounds about N o w Guinea and tho Archipelago of S o lom o n ; where, cut o f f from all hut tho current, they | M e chanically ho attended to his duties view lon g before in w o r k ing tho ship up tho channel; but tlioro was 110110 o f his usual spirit iu the orders which he g a v e to the crow ; 110 hearty response 011 his part to the joyous greetin g s w h ich saluted the return o f m en risen, ns it seem e d , from an ocean n e v e r did. The younger branches o f tho fa m ily aro still ignorant o f tho facts w h ich t have here related. ìn e r e lv aceidcutnl communieation w itli I g r a v o . An_ ou tw a rd bouud slnp, nll th è civih z e d w o rld, w e lonve hcr nnd ber ready for sea, la v m uored 111 tho hticam lm r d y crow to pursuo tho objects o f their 1 as t licy passed 111 The ilaughter a n d h e r luisband hnd go n o i ndvoìiturous em ise, and to battio w itli ! “ Sho wns ready t o sail threodays a g o ,” bufc a fow ininnt>'s before.nnd l von- I Lovinthnn 111 his nativo olement. rem n rked Ilio p ilo t , “ Im t lier m ate wan ' Stored a rem a r!; u p o n a subject w h ich 1 had many times occu p ied m y passing , ?4bonghls. ::... . 1 ..-\ W h a t a ihller^nen is sometimes to bo : observed iu features and com p lexion 1 ’ >am o iig children o f tho siane parents !” in a half m e d itative way. , ' , W inslow m o s t opportunely had '.business to attend to upstairs at tliiü m o - M o n ths passed away— long, weary m o n ths to tho true-hearted g irl, who v a in ly besieged tho local post-otlice— va in ly swept her eager eyes over tho m u rine list o f the B ristol jic r c iir;/ , only to m e e t with disappointm ent. O n ly 0110 letter, w ritten three weeks out from hom o , hnd reached her , a true seaman’s love-letter, tilled w ith tho outspoken affection o f her stout-hearted whaleman, - mcnt, and left us alone. 1 lmve sinco thought that her fi nuiuuo perception I w ith confidence iu her enduring tiuth, ^-i,Ul»y have divined m y meaning. A f t e r 1 w i t h pride in Ilia noble vessel and ship- retired, m y frien d looked in m y 1 m ntes, w ith sanguine predictions of face with a strange kind o f in q u isitive 1 m e r it e d success am i trium phant return. 'M m ile. Y e s , ’ .v'^MÄWcr to it que ' .that while all you r gl I b h r ih iu g ly said, as if in imi. “ I was th in k in g oilier children so ■troiigly ivs’ombin each other, Sirs. T n r - - v n e r , though quite in beautiful andattrac- 111 her way, is totally unlike them MMore o re like her m o ther, perhaps,” su g - f d you. “ Ç ’, Rested i l i e captain. •‘ Sho does resem b le hcr m o ther in K p le respect«, I a d m it; but still I can- ! , ‘ nfclt h elp thiulung 1 * strange there sh o u ld I ‘ be such a m a rked contrast betw e e n - n j t t t and the y o u n g e r members o f th e 5 « sfciuily ” “ I t ’s not strange to me at all,” said , /-.he, dryly. “ I t w o u ldn't bu stran g e \ ' t o you if yon kn o w wJiat 1 am g o i n g -to. tell you S o p h 'n m n o t m y da u g li- 1 ter.” “ N o t you r d a u g h t e r 1” I exclaim e d , , . in surprise. “ I ’ll warrant you havo w o n d e red a hundred times how sho could be nuuo, | ' and now you nro y e t m o r e astonished to 1 . .. learn that slie is n o t .” I ■>,1 had been intim a to with tho fa m ily | d iA r .s o v c r a l years, was present at S o p h ia ’« , ■■iarriago, know tlint sho had borno tlio ..-■•mo o f W inslow , and how tenderly sh e , had always been loved , at least, apparent- 1 both paionts, .i:ul now— whp.t c o n U l i .’ \■■\fclnoau?” 1 j \ ‘ Sho was b o m , ” said the captain, .. '.«rio u s ly , “ w lulc h e r m other n n d l w e r e ! ' ,.;both victim s o f tlio b o ttle.” I - I wns conscious o f having acted fo o l- h h ly enough b e fo r e ; but now t was a • * e r o driveller. I f I had “ put m y fo o t ••...'•‘ill i t ” nt tho o u t s e t , ! ^¿•jkprically apeakm g , stru,ggling .......... . „ i j w e p. Could I b e liovo that tho n o b le ■•■‘ ^ la ii before me, or, atdl lcs3, his g e n t le, V. lady-like w ife, had cvar been debased \i-i^-intcm p eraiico? jMy neighbor en jo y e d perplexity fo r a minute, nnd then, .'..’ ^ irstin g into a la u g h : “ C o m e,” said : ;‘^he, “ sincc I havo g iv e n hints enough to a j c ito you r curiosity, it is but fair th a t I .•'.'.^ijpould explain m y nieauing. I onco d id y\)!4S-'-very foolish act, iu a m om ent o f ;iVrfthongIitles?ncs,il w lu c li cost both m y '¡'■'ij'fcar Jauoand m y s e lf yeara o f m is e r y . \ f 'T U e captain gave m o iiis story, m a k in g » ¿sbrief as possible ; but nt subsequent '.Yi?;Hwe3 I learned all the particular!', and, 0 ; Ai with his perm ission, w ill give it to th e w a d er in m y own waj-. 1 V % T M t the nge o f twenty-five, R e u b e n ! j ^ Winalon-, a reckless, care-for-notliing o f N eptune, w a s shipped as secon d I*. < 1 . ^ 1 ____ _«• T> - Tts Huccessor cam e not; nnd tho Ajax had been abscut nearly a year. Still, •Tauo did not ccaso to h o p e —for her fiithor, who lmd follow e d tlio sea him se lf, but hud given it up 111 conscqiuuico <>f fa ilin g health, still thought that they had found a profitable cruising ground som e where by them selves, and made a p o r t nt Koine ou t of-thc-w a y inland. “ W h e n you do hear from the ship,” said he, “ she w ill be doing woll, depend u p o n it.” Th u s matters stood when .Jano ono d a y bought, as usual, tho M i r i'u r y ; and hastening homo w ith it, paused not even to rem o v e shawl or hut, but tearing it open, sho cast lier eyes upon tho ship p i n g intelligence. W ith riveted gazo upon thcpaper, andtiiejialeness o f death c h a s ing the rosy bloom from her checks, she dropped into tho nearest chair, and m echanically read 011 , “ W h a t is it, Jane ! N e w s from l’ eu- ben 1 ' N o reply. T h o breath cnmo hard and th ick through tho parted lips, tho d i la ted eves wandered not from tho item I Spring lints. I T h e new hats, says n fashion journal, ‘ lire far larger llinn any that have been , w o r n fo r many years, and chip is tho fashionable material o f w h ich they nro com p o s e d . Tho felt hats now 111 voguo g i v o B 01110 suggestion o f tho spring shapes, but tlio new chip hats arc still la r g e r than these, nrc assoft asauyslouch hat, havo high crowns, aud w ido brims capriciously rolled, tinned, and indent ed, and in siza tlioy nro liko gentlom n n ’s lm ts, ve r y slightly moditiod. Im p o rters cla im fo r llieso mammoth hats that they nro n o t only becoming; hut sciisiblo;’ ns th e y cover and protect tho head, tho Int te r assertion is truo; and a?i th e y soon w i l l b o considered stylish, tlio form e r is a m a tter o f coursc. T h o chip o f which these hats arc made is exceedin g ly lino, nnd ns s o ft nnd pli- , , . . . . . . 1 a b le as felt. T h e y aro shown 111 white h igh e s t recom m e n d a tions from his cap- | chip> blllul5i tlnl.k ¿ u l l)rowllj umi 1)alo fcun, lio wna just tlio ltmn w u ited ; | lea t h e r color T b o variety o f slmpes ih oile r was a lib e r a l one, fo r tim o ’ oven greater than is seen in tho hats o f 2 >rossing, a few hours suflieod to m ake , Sum0 o f tllem ]mv0 taken i ll at tho eleven th hour, aud hnd to g iv o up the vo y a g e . Sho is only w a il in g now to ship a m iito.” “ I ’ll go 111 h e r ,” said W inslow , des perately, \ i f th e y ’l l mako 1110 a good o f fe r .” “ D o you m ean th a t?” asked tho pilot. “ Mean i l l Y e s , ” was the d o g g e d re p ly . “ I ’d sooner g o to sea than g o ashore now.” W ith in an hour it was known at tho oflico o f Messrs. W i n g k Co. that tho second mate o f tho A ja x was up fo r a b e r th at the shortest notice. W ith tho rou n d crowns, w ith three-inch brims, 3 , oth e r s lmvo tho w ide straight brim s seen I llasliing jewels. Lea v in g out o f consul- /111 /lu^a ” in l'nnil un milt’ tri t. A>* __ J - __ II..» ... J .-.f » . <• C it..-. all his arrangem ents, and tlio next, m orn in g » sun saw K e u b o n V, iuslow at liis I .«jl¡tjlitly- y e t evenly rolled all around; p o s t between tho knight-heads o f the I - - ■ - .................. ’ M o g u l, talcing h e r anchor. A changc camo o v e r the w h o le man from that day— a clm n g o fo r the belter, how ever. W ith a keen sense, o f his ow n wrong-doing, ho lived fo r atone m e n t; tlio reckless, im p u lsivo b o y wns lost in the sedate, thou g h tful mnn. I 11 devotion to the active dutio i o f liis profession, lie hnd no'superior. Th r o u g h ou t the w h a ling ileet, whether “ 011 J a p a n ” or “ oil- sh o r e ,” it wns w e ll known that 110 inoro evening sky, the bloom, tho ljcauty, the verdure o f earth, tho music o f tlio air aud tho waters, with all tho grand asso ciations of eternal nature reopened to the tine avenues o f senso— 110 , sir, t!ioug?i poverty dogged 1110 , titoligli scorn pointed its slow finger at 1110 as .1 passed, though want and destitution nnd every element o f earthly m isery, save only crime, met my waking oye from day to day; not for tho brightest and noblest wreath that ever encircled n statesman’s brow; not i f somo nngel commissioned by heaven, or some demon, rather, sunt from hell to test tho resisting strength of virtuous resolution, should tem p t me back with all Ilio wealth aud all tho honors which a w o rld can bestow; not for all that timo and all that earth can give, would T cant from 1110 this precious plcdgo o f a liberated iniltd, this talisman against temptation, and plunge again into tho dangers anil tho terrors which onco beset my path. So help me IFeaven, sir, ns I would spurn beneath my very feet all Ilio gifts tho universe could oiler, aud live and die, 113 I ani— poor, but sober!” A Costly Charity. According to 11 careful estimate tho aggregate value o f tlio dresses worn at the great Charity ball in N o w Y o r k was SS-,135,5iG7. T lio net proceeds, “ for charily,” aro a few figures less, amount ing to about §21,000. T lio costumes nt tho ball wcro unpre cedented fo r richness and nxtravngnnce. There wan 110 suggestion o f hard times in tlinso cranny silks, im perial laces, and 011 “ flats,” turned up only in front, or I perhaps slightly toward ono side, ami 1 s t ill oftoner in tlio m iddle o f tho back; 1 s o m e , again, have pointed brigand | crow n s , with flat straight brim s; others, m o r e bounet-hko in shape, havo medium crow n s , with brim fronts throe inchcs w id o , and only an inch broad behind, ! -while- a few retain something o f tho Eng- ! lis li wnlking-lmt shape, and o f tho R u bens lints Dint aro closely turned upward i oration tho modest toilctto o f m ost o f tho younger ladies, a city paper doubts if thoro was a dress worn that cost loss than two or three hundred dollars, .whilo the great m ajority o f them cost from five to ten times that amount. Som e fow of tho most expensivo costumes attracted moro attontion by their barbnrirs gorge ousness and great co3t than U icir good taste Tlioro was nn unusually lnrgo number , . , nervous nrm or on pnc], Im porters predict th a t 1 o f velvet dresses. Iloufiuets were not ) i UeV r >nc<i>\as ^ u n d than that o f | w j j i t 0 chips w ill bo tho favorite, yet black , generally carried. T h e y form a vory the M o g n l’s inntc. A n d when, b y nn ; ljonucLs ^ o always stylish, lm d the | S y a d j n n c t t o the ^ t o ilet, but aro accident, lie w .n liused to tho suprem e | b rmvn shades will bo chosen to I dreadfully in the way. Munv ladies wore command, no y o u n g officer could havo 1 m n t c h HuitR, , ^ lm „ c h yo f roses tucked ‘ in the bell, d e r h ! i e elmrmi the’1 v o v a S »” v-m r a w ' ' F o r y o ' l,' t! g ills lllld missos1stra'1V lm U | w hilo corsngo bouquets, onco universal, d e r 1 is cluugo, the voyage was prose- | n.,e show l, in ftu improved sailor shape, [ v,,eru few flu,i fn r ‘ between. V e r y few ( . , , . ., . , , outcd tt> a successful end m threo years, , ^ now n jjn, Leopold. T lio crown is ; ladies woro their hair powdered. M o st till the last cruel w o rd was read, the l a s t , and his em p loyers \'e r e ready to start , rollnti i instead o f being square and flat, ■ 0f tho newest dresses w ere nmdo with spark o f hope d y in g out w ith it. Ih e , him again, with his ch o ice either o f tho fts W ls ^,„1 the w ide brim is tlio now corsot-waist, so called, which is p a p e r fell to the tloor, anil the insensible I sam e ship or a n o w 'one. I tu r n e d upward all around. '¿ 1 0 edge is 1 vc n . becoming to m ost figures, nnd a iv l was caught 111 the feeble arms o f her i B u t a now f e e l i n g o f tiim n ltw a s s irred , bou n d J th b!llt;k or bluo gros promises to e im iveraally worn Ln- ■fiithor, ns she snnk under the 1 blow so 1 w-ithiu hun by.a f e w w o rds spoken b y an 1 .ain ribbon ,ln’a tho lm t-band <1 • - ■ y heart-crushing, so suddenly inflicted. \ old acqnauit:uico w h o m lie m et in B n s - stream e r o f ribbon to match havo bars \ e v e r aud delirium follow e d ; nnd fo r | to] Jane M o r n s o u had returned, a „ „ a triangles o f g ilt or silver. W h ito scvoral days Jauc Atlicavn s h fo wftveroa w idew , to hcr olcl liom c m tho neighbor- Riraw T.prmohl« nronvpftHv frim m nil with in the balance. B u t nature, aided b y in g villnge. H e could g iv e no dotinito biu o ^ illlw n t i a t is n l i ^ s t black, m edical skill nnd tho caroful nursiug o f rep ly to the fla tterin g proposals o f hm I nn(f ornamented with stamped bnrs of lie r father and his kin d neighbors, ut last trium p h ed. W ith tho captain’s permission, I havo ow n ers until she hntl answered ono ques- I tion fo r him. W i t h tho entire earnings ' o f two good vo y a g e s fitnuding duo to g i l t . .» |H|| 1 «xvv I - --- --- -- 4 . -- - - --- ---- 1 - - - - — . .. o Y ® - ----- r_^ wns now, m e ta- ' co p ied from tho pu n ted slip which ho 1 him , w ith health, strength, reputation ¿n i kn e e - still carefully preserves, as a remindpr, as an officer, and tho high road to i Sensation of tlio Guillotined. h e snyo, o f the ono great fo lly o f liis 1 w e a lth open b e foro him — was the one life : I g r e a t void in his liea r t to be fille d or “ S ad M ahtxt } D is a s t e r .— P non.umtt | n o t ? L o s s o p t h e B a t ik A j a x , a n d aj / l h e r C r e w .— S hip Condor, w h ich an-ived at this port yesterday, reports, March lGth, w h ile becalm ed in tho B ig h t o f Brazil, p ick e d up a ju n k b o ttle sealed tightly, Sorrow And to il had w ritten their m arks upon tlie pleasin g features o f tho y o u n g widow, w h o sat ben d in g ovor lior w o rk, with a b r ig h t littlo g i r l o f two ££ £ 'p »to in the bark A ja x , o f Bristol, fo r a I g o o d condition, and still perfectly legi- »vV. «jtn K iiM ... ___ A . i i . . -r_. . 1 : _ . . . . I 15« 1 111/» iinM'oonnmla w e ll w lu c li appeared to have been several i y e a rs playiDg b y h e r side. Svhen left, m o n ths iu tho wnter. O 11 opening the ft.s si,0 waSj m dostitu to circumatanccs, b o ttle, tho follow in g report was found: - - - - - - - ‘ B a r k Ajax, o f B r istol, at sea, near tho C a p o o f G o o d H o p e . A u g . six feet o f water in the hold, and gain ing upon u s every hour. W e havo just got tho foresail’ on her to sctul before it, but the gale, which lias blow n for two days, is s t ill incrensing. T h e r e is little or no liop a fo r us.— I t . W . ’ W e lm vo copied th is from tho paper itself, w liicli is in foipkaliug voyage to tho Indian aud P a - «M e oceans. B u t , fo r the iirst tim e in ivA 'h is life, he found, as the day o f sa ilin g near, that he could not leave lio m s is his usual indifferent, thoughtless m a n - Hn had 110 parents or ‘ near r c la- livin 6 . ,Jut he had given a ll tlio .■-v .|.i»e a lth o f his g i ’oat lieart to Jano '.-'-^■’Atheam , receivin g iu return tlio assu- ‘ ,*u ice that hers w o u ld nccompnny Iiim , ii-,';ttiroiigh storm nnd calm, w h e rever tlio yj^ y t o ut A jn x m ig h t wind her d e v iou s “ >urse. R ich in lovo for each o t lier, bio. Tho handw riting corresponds w e ll w ith tho signature o f tho second officer, X r . Reuben W inslow , on tho duplicate o f the ship’s articles. H a d sho reached eith e r Cnpo T o w n or Mniuitius, tho new s must lo n g a g o have transpired. T h e r e can bo no doubt thnt tho ill-fated bark has foundered in tho gale at sea, w ith all 011 board.” B itterly and sincerely Jano Athearu m o u rned the loss o f the mnn sho loved, fo r m any m onths after her recovery fro m the first grea t shock. B u t other ^.jiB u t poor enough in w o rldly chattels, 1 cares stepped in ; the fn iliug health o f Viy.ttu-y looked forw a r d -with high hop e s to ! lie r only parent dem anded lier attention -yjij'their union at tho termination o f th e : and sym pathy; liis anxiety to see his dar- f'fitjoy a g e . 1 lin g m arried before ho lo f t tho -world o f I wo m onths later, the Ajax, h a v in g I course had its w e ig h t w ith her. Sho < ^ a d e good use o f th e tim e, lay b e c a lm - j listen e d to the suit o f A n d r e w M o rrison, in the broad A tlan tic, nearly u n d e r | captain o f a coaster, and tho close o f the -t;i;|ho Southern trop ic. I t was S u n d a y , | n e x t year saw h e r united in m arriage to ;r i g « n d there was no w o r k goin g on; b u t officers, w ith clean shirts aud n e w ly - faces, w e r e talk in g o f hom e , a n d * Hi _ — A* — _ a T _ __ A. kb ■ «.I.A Val»' ï,-ÿï|jwherwise Jolling time as best they might. h im at tho -wish o f her d y in g father, -whose lost conscious act was to invoke a blessing upon t h e union. * T * * » ' .f she had naturally turned ngain to tho hom o o f hcr g irlh o o d , and had sinco la b o r e d early and la te fo r the su p p o rt o f herself and little Sophia. Sho laid aside h e r w o r k to answer a knock at the d o o r ; and n tall man stood b e foro hcr, w h o apparently m ade an effort to conceal h is face, ns he asked : “ I s Mrs. M o rrison in ?” “ Yes, sir; th a t is m y name. W i l l you w a lk in, sir ?” T h o stm n g er entered, rem o v e d his hat, tlirew back h is overcoat, nnd turned liis face fu ll tow a r d s her. “ J a n e I” cnid he, in a trem u lous vo ice; “ I ” — “ Reuben W i n s l o w ! ” T h e r e was a touch o f gladness in her tones, as she spolce liis name nnd offered her hand ; then the old re g r e t camo back that ho could be noth in g to h e r now, 'and tlio unbidden tears started as sho resum ed h e r seat. “ Oh, R e u b e n , th a t w o should m e e t thus !” -aho w e n t on. “ B u t I thought y o u were lost; and i f you knew all, you cou ld not blam e m e m uch.”. _ _ W in s low w a s p u z z led. A t fin d in g him s e lf face to fa c o w ith her, ha know n o t how to b e g in w h a t ho wished to say; b u t hero was a n e w phase o f tho m atter. B e f o r e lie had m a d e u p his m ind h o w to rep ly, she asked: “ H o w did you esenpo fro m yonr g r e a t d a n g e r ‘ o f f the C a p e o f G o o d H o p e ? \ . ' • , ' ^ H e com p rehended a ll now. Sh«r£ncw T h o London L a n c c l pretends to know h o w n man feels after his h e a d , is cut off. I t says: Our ronders m a y rem em b e r thnt rather less than fo u r years ngo w e had to refpto tlio theory o f -D r . Pin c l th a t Tropm a n n ’s head, Iia v in g lost un d e r the guillotino tlio sources o f common sensation, yet retained hearing, sight, an d sm ell, with the wholo apparatus o f consciousness and intellect. T l i o trunk, lie maintained, died q u ietly and ‘ pain lessly from hemorrhage iu tho eourso o f a fe w minutes; but tho brain, shielded b y atm osphcnc pressure, retained its b l o o d aud consequently its life fo r 110 fe w e r than three hours. I t is still neces sary, i t seems, to reassert th e fact thnt w h ilo the bm in possesses a considernhlo q u a n t ity o f blood after décapitation, the. b lo o d rnpidly becomes venou s fo r want o f oxygen , the condition\ b e in g like thnt iu com p lete asphyxia, in w h ich con sciousness vanishes in n in e ty seconds. T h e physical shock sustained from tho g u illo tin o would o f itself, m oreover, pa r a ly z e all nervons fo n c t ion 'to o com p le t e l y to admit o f consciousness taking placo during the brief in terval necessary fo r th e thorough deoxidation o f theblood in the brain. Beyond tho - m om entary im p a c t o f tho descending k n ife on tho fe lo n ’s throat, no farth e r sensation -can b e f e l t . __________________________ A ' W e d d l n o i x a P z x i t e n t i a * ï .— A b o u t a thousand persons,\ including m e m b e rs o f the G eneral Assem bly, m unicipal oificcrs, and citizens, Tisited th e chapel nt tho O h io penitentiary to w itness tho marriage o f Thom a s M iles a n d Nancy Scott, two convicts', whoso term fo r burglary hnd ju s t e x p ired. The p a r ties were engaged to bo m arried at th é tim e the burglary w a s comm itted, an d rather than bo »eparated fro m her lo v e r , Nancy, pleaded g u ilty , nnd.-eon- scntod to an irapnaoanjent o f tw o je a n . Why Soldiers Desert. A n enlisted man, g ivin g a reason why so many desertions tnko plnco iu tlio U n ited States army, says that tho men have no opportunity fo r com p laint i f in justice is dono them. W i e n the inspec- tor-genoral visits tho post, which occurs about onco in six mouths, ns a general rule, ho w ill mako known to tlio com mand beforo his departure that ho enn 1)0 soon at tho adjutant's oflico nt a enr- tnin hour to henr any complaint:) they may havo to mnko. B u t what does it all amount to? Tho inspector-general w ill listen very nttentively nnd cncourngc tlio I soldier by promising him thnt lio w ill see ' thnt he gets justico done hereafter, but thnt is tho Inst over heard o f it, and from tUat moment tho soldier’s into is sealed. H o w ill be watched, nnd tho lirst oppor tunity thnt offers w ill be sent to tlio. gunrd house nnd punished. T lio injus tice, o f the tiling provokes him , and nt tho first opportunity lie deserts. AH a Mistake. A M r. Tuttou, on tho Baltim o re and Ohio railroad, placed his satchel, con taining about 87,000, in tho racki abovo his scat in tho car and fe ll iuileep. A rriving at tho P o in t o f Rocks ho woke up and tho satchel w a s 'm issing; -Lato in tho day detectives, b y means o f the telegraph, recovered tho satchel and money at Winchester, Y a . I t had ltccn tnken by mistako b y a gcntlom an from Illinois, who changed cars at H a rper’s Ferry, leaving liis own satchel in another rack. W h e n arrested he had not dis covered his mistake. T ro uble .— A D e troit w ife refused to speak to her husband fo r several weeks becauoo ho went away to his business ono m orning without kissing h c r.good bye. Th e jok * o f tlio m a tter was that Inc poor man didn't know in- all-th a t tim e how he had offended her, I’ u r c E n g lish . Tho caso with which the English l.ui- gunge can bo acquired by forpigncrrf will lie understood nfter n perusal o f tho fol lowing : Wife, nmko 1110 some dumpling); o f dougli, They'ro hotter tlmu meat for mv cough ; Frnv, let tlipm bo boiled till hot through* l/ii: not till they’ro heavy or tough. Now—I must bo off to tho plouqli. And tho I hivr , vhon llioy vo had enough, Jlimt lieop tlio liics oir ivii'li n bough, Wliilu tlio old muro driuta (it tho trough. Items uf Interest. “ Guilty of assault with intenttdfrfght- eu,” is a Into Utah verdict. 1 I f you want your boy to.nmko n mprk in tho world givo him a picco o f .chnlk, Iu Italy 17,000,000, ontof n populntiou o f 2-1,000,000, nro unnblo to rend o r write. Tlio seafaring men of Newfoundland call pastors tlio skippers o f tlio cliurclieH. “ Sally, what tim edo your folks dine?\ “ Soon as you go nwny; that's missus' orders. ’’ I t is most fitting that thoestatoof Colt, tlio revolver manufacturer, should build nn orphan iisylum. The. good pcoplo o f Tliibot nnluto each other by running nut their tongues, instead of wagging them. “ M a n y a widower! N o t I \ wnid Ma tilda. “ Utibios aro liko tooth-brnehes. E v r y b o d y wants tlieir own.” _ ,. . . . „ •• Postmaster« aro hard to kill. A ll tho I bay« (it is thoiiffht) are paituiriy period, distinguished people wliolinvcbeetipost- I h i l t lo iT H . l t n i i s . j u k I h t ' A i l n v n i v u i i t i n r ' 1 ......... i . , , c ...... . 10,111 ............ c h i : . . : . . - . but ligH, anus, m id head m e wanting. nmsL'rof iJ<«taiimneel8ì'.lare still living, ilio romains w o ro buried in ouu colliu. I 'pi ..... - ..... - - t 11 ... : ................ p ..11 ....... . . Tho deposits 111 the Massachusetts sav ings banks increased uvei'Sl 1,000, Ul'Odur- T lii! names o f tho vic tim s are as fo llow I’ hilomeno D o s n iaitonii, thirty-livo, m o ther; Mario D u liu li', thirteen'; Jo seph Dulude, eleven ; Ernest Duliido, e i g h t , Fiorina, seven , Anna, six ; A l phonse, live ; Telosphore, four, mill Horace, tho baby, one. I ’ortions o f tho remains aro still buried in tlio ruins of the chimney, w h ich fell in shortly after the roof was destroyed. Vlorre Dulude, the father, the last to retire, went to boil about, twelve o ’clock, leaving a good lire hurtling in tho largo Hillhig-room stove. H o was awakened shortly beforo two a. m. by smoke, and hastily getting up, rushed down stairs to Mml tho e.irpet (thickly lined w ith straw) on tiro iiea.i the stove door ; u “ holder,” or cloth to handle the latch o f thu stove door, was in a blaze, and is believed to lmvu caught tiro from a spark fallin g through the damper. D u h ido throw tho only pail of water in tho house on the burning car pet, and then rushed up stairs, shouting, “ Firo is in the house , get up, quick I” W h e n he got down stnirs again, ho was mot by tho fire, w h ich hail inado great headway on all sides, and was fearfully burned on tho thighs, back, face, head nnd arms in rushing to tlio d o o r ; whether his w ifo attem pted to follm v 'llim o r not, is disputed. Jtaeieot, who lives nenr by, snys Dulude, nftor ho camo to his house, said his wifo fo llow e d him down stairs with tho two you n g e s t children in her arms, hut turned bnok ou hearing tho others screaming and crying, sa y in g : \ I ’ll ilio with m y ch ild r e n ’ ’— and sho did. Dulude, a fter leaving tho burning house, shouted : “ W a it a little, t’il get a ladder.” H o rail to tho barn, live hun dred yards away, mid through the drift in g snow, with nothing on him but liis shirt, and brou g h t back a lndder, but, alas I too late, ns ho raised it up to the ohiimbei' windows, and broko the glass over his head, tho Haines wcro ronring inside. Tlio n g o iiized father and hus band then ran to tho nearest neighbor, Louis Rneicot’s, nrousoil tho latter, nml as ho entered f e l l on tho floor, exclaim ing “ M y w ife mid children burning ; save th e m 1” H i s shirt, which was on fire, was torn from him , anil ho, bloody, scorched, and ludf-frozcu, was put in a bod, whilo R n c icot run to tho burning house, lie w illed loudly, but tho roar o f tho flames alono answered. H e , with somo neighbors that collected, then wait ed till threo a. jr , when tho house had burned into tlio cellar. The tragedy was over. A fter daylight, tho search for the romnins was prosecuted ; and about ono o ’clock M r. D u lude was carefully wrapped up, nnd carried into Bouchcr- villo village to his m o ther’s house. Hero M r. Coroner .Tones, assisted b y depnty- coroner Dr. Uoy, opened nn inquest on tho remains o f tho w ife ami children. Pierre Duhido was the principal witness. Tho iinfortunnto ninu wns frequently in terrupted w h ile g i v i n g evidence by pangM of mental as w e ll as physical ngony. Tlio jury brought in a verd ict o f “ nccidentnl denth.” D u h ido is respectably connect ed, a brother o f his doing business as n dry goods m erchant in N o tro Dnmo street. Th e iiro is a warning to nll to exercise m ore enro in tho use o f stoves, ami not leavo them unattended when full o f eombustiblo m a terial. J’reventlon o f Searlet F e v e r. W e feel that w c caunot do our readers a better servico thau to givo tho follow ing preventive, communicated by Dr. P . O. Cherbonnier, o f Baltim ore. I t may bo added thnt a fter this communication appeared tho proscription was put up by various druggists o f Baltim ore, nnd wo learn that it is tho testimony o f every ono o f them thnt, at a timo when scarlet fever wns vo r y prevnlent, not a singlo case o f dentil occurred whcro liis pre scription was follow e d . D r . Clicrbon- nier is a grndunto o f the U n iversity of Paris, and is a m o s t skilled and accom plished ph y s ician: Extract o f bella donna, two grain s ; cinnamon water, 0110 ounco; idooiiol, ten drops. G ivo two or threo times a day. Doso, ono drop every yenr o f tho ago o f the child; ten drops w ill be tlio m a x im u m dose. ' T h a t Cough. Conghing in church ia often a serious annoyanco to th e couglier and to tho hearers. C o u g h in g seems involnntary, y e t i t is rcnlly m u c h under tho control of thn will. I t is related o f the fnmous Scotch preacher, D r . 31’Crio, that one Snndny, d u r in g th e service, ho wns much annoyed b y the inccssnnt cough ing, and the audienoo ovidently shared liis annoyance. Suddenly he stopped in tho m iddle o f a sentence E v e r y eye tnrocd to the p u lp it in wonder, and for a fu ll minute th e r e was absolute silence. Th e doctor than said, good-hum oredly: “ I «eo, m y frien d s , you can bo quiet when I am q u i e t .” There waa littlo coughing (lu r in g th e remainder o f the •em c e . ing thu yenr, making tho totnl gJ17,-t5J,- 120.81. SayBiin exclmngo ton correspondent: “ W o' do not purchase that ela-M ofm a ttor by tho column, but might at two eeiiti a pound.” inthroo yen re two r/its b ccom o CIO,SOS, and yet thu druggists look with suspicion on it man who nslts for n dune’s w o rth of strychnine. Dr. Glenn, said to bo tho largest farmer in California, has just sold his .use year’s cropof grain for nearly luilf a m ilion ilol- lnra gold com. A correspondent writeu us thnt ho o u g h t% fo have n pension from tho governm ent. W o should think, from liis manuscript I hat Ini ought to bo n pen slimmer. Doorkeepers at tho Pennsylvania Stalo Ilou s o iit ifarrisburg get eight hurtdred ilollurseneh for threo months’ service, nnd the hungry brigado ivisli tlioro wcro more doors. A Catholic association has just been formed ill Paris, 2'Vauco, tlio members of which bind themselves not to buy, sell, work, nor cauno work to bo dono'by .. others ou Sumlay.' ThoNiitionul Educational Convention at Washington, D. C., adopted resolutions setting forth tlmt the Federal Govern ment must let local authorities nlono in the management of schools. Tho Melcnli/lu A m e rican dopreeates the pruclieo o f promiscuous kissing among children, which, it urges, in a most successful modo of scattering diph theria through a community. 'L’lio only vacant seat in tho San Fran cisco Stock liuurd has been sold ’for SM.OOO. Thin is tho highest price ever paid for a seat, nnd is §20,000 higher than tho price about n year ngo. “ L can’t sny ho went to heaven,.\ re marked a Fort Scott citi/.en o f a deceased townsman, “ but he pniil a b ill o f cloven year«’ standing only tho day beforo ho died anil you can juilgu for yourself.” ; I t is estimated that in tho liillii o f Co lumbia county, N . V., there is a supply of at least 2f),000,000 tons o f iron, which could bo mined and delivered in boats on tho Hudson river, at a cost o f not ovor §2 a ton. ‘ 'C e n tennials\ now being in fashion, it is proposed thnt thnt o f D a n iel O ’ Con nell, the great Irish orator and patriot, who wns born in August, 3875, bo cele brated in this country, as well ns in Ire land. Eitinm ting ica to bo worth half a cent a pound, or foil dollars a ton, thn ice crop of 2,000,000 tons just harvested on the Hudson is more valuable by two mil lions dollars than either the wheat or tho com crop o f tho entiro Stnto o f New York. . “ Our professor docB wonderful thiugn lnuurgcry/'suul a young medical student; “ ho linsnctunlly made a n e w lip fo r a boy, taken from liis cheek.” “ A h w e l l ! ” anid his old aunt, “ many’s the tim o I have known n pair tnken from mine, and no vory painful operation either.” Tho champion deadhead has been dis covered in n legislator, who, having re ceived a freo pass .from a m ilrond com- pnuy, nnd not having occasion to use it, actually called at. tlio superintendent’s oflico nnd asked i f they were w illing to givo him tho vnlnnof tho tickot in money. A murderer, who hns recently been ex ecuted in England, was provided fo r uso at meals with a largo wooden spoon. On this he, with a pin, pricked a picture of a scaffold with a man hanging thereon, and tho spoourcmains a atraugo memento of a murderer's indifference to liis awful fate. Tho “ wickedest mnn in tho world” hns i>ccn found. n o w ent W e st, nnd swindled his pnrtner out o f nll the goods hn had tnken with him to sell; he desert ed his wife, who has a you n g baby; scoopod his father out of $1,000 aud his molhcr-riu-law out of a smaller sum, aiul wlion last hoard from was still going West. Tho frequent application o f tho title “ liis E x c e llen c y ” reminds a corres pondent o f a Bostou pnper o f the expe rience of a sturdy Quaker, who said : “ I onco had the honor to be in tlieco'm- pnny of a Highness aud Excelleney. Iiis Highness wa3 just fo u r fe e t eight inches in stature, and his Excellency win the most pig-hended, brntnl nnd dis gusting man I ever knew.” Thero is a good story o f a certain Bos ton Doctor o f D ivinity, whose name they spell with a \ P . ” A man o f tho wmio name died, and a zealeus newspaper fel low, seeing tho death in the papor aud thinking only o f Dr. P ., w rote a most enthusiastic obituary. A w a g m et Dr. P. tho next <lny. “ What, you a r e 'not dead!” ho said. *1 W ell,' then, y o o oo^ht to be. N o man can er * ? \ ! » * * , _ * 9 ¥!•* obitnary,” , - ,.iv
