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" But I'se so tired of tho kitty, >* Want soin'o ozzer ling tt do. Writing letter?, is \ui, mamma! Tan't I writ" a letter too?" " Xot now, darling, mamma's busy ; Run and play with kitty now." " No, no, uiamuia, mc \vrite letter ! Tau ii \m will show mo how." I would paint my darling's portrait .As his sweet eyes searched my face Hair of gold and eyes of azure. Form of childish, witching grace But the. eager face was clouded, As 1 slowly shook my head, Till I said, "I'll make a letter Of you, darling hoy, instead." So I parted hack tho tresses From his forehead, hiyh ami white, Ami a stamp in spurt 1 pasted 'Mid its waves of golden lightT~ Then I said, "Sow, little letter, (,o away, and hear good news ;" And I smiled, as down the stair case flattered loud the little shoes. Leaving mei the darling hurried Down to Mary, in his glee, " Mamma's writing lots of letters ; 1 ;'l'se a letter, Mary see !" ' ' No one heard the little prattle, As once more he climbed the stair, Reaching his little cap and tippet, Standing on the entry stair. Mo one heard the front door opeu, No one saw the golden hair As it floated o'er his shoulders In the crisp October air. Down the street the bidy hastened Till he reached"the office door. " I'se a letter, Mr. Postman ; Is there room for any more ?" . " 'C'ause dis letter's doin' to papa ; l'apa lives, with God 'on Uiiuv . Miflntlia sent me for a letter ; IWs 'on link 'at 1 tin go ! '.. Rut the clerk .in wonder answered', ".Not to-day, my little man.". " "Pen I'll tind anur^er olliee^ -' 'Cause I must do, if 1 tan." { Fain the clerk would have detained him, "^ Rut the pleading face had gojie,., "And the little feet were, hastening I>y the busy crowd swept on?-. Suddenlv the crowd was parted, V People- tied to left ami right. As a pair of frightened horses At the moment dashed in siuht. No one saw the baby ti^urc f^" No one saw the golden li.lir. Till a-voiec;of frightened sweetness Raug.oift on the autumn air. 'Twas too'latc a moment only Stood the beauteous'vision there,. Then the little faec lay lifeless ; ' Covered o'er with gohb-n hair. Reverently they raised my darl'lig, .- Rrttshed away the curls oi gold, Saw the stamp upon the forehead, 4J rowing now so icy cold. Not a mark- the face disfigured, Shtiwiu^'where a hoof had trod ; Rut the little life was ended " I'apa's/lettcr " was with God. Bcription. Ho Baid nothiDg; but he thought a great deal,' and by- imil-hy ho Lad arranged a fine, plan He banded it to hor, and taking out tho stopped' yho held it for an instant uudor hor nostrils. A to bo carried out if his mistress ' faint oJor of oil of bitter almonds; hoitld die childlcim/ I waB immediately diffused about hor, " But ono day hia usually steady noi'vea rceeivod . a . violent shoelc. He was waiting pn liU" master in his privato chamber, when tho family physician was announced, i| who entered radiant. Thoj-fauiily physician begged leave 'to con gratulate Sir .Frederick. If Pro- / f and perfectly satisfied, sho return ed it, kuw it rolled up, and- payina what he domanded without ques tion, took it and quitted tho shop as! hastily as she had enternd it. Tho boy wont to tho door and watch 3d hor .crossing the Btroet. "Ah lia !: .mademoiselle," said videnco continued to Bmilo upon lie, chuckling aa sho disappeared, him thore was little doubt tint thoi,'" you think I don't know you1! By houso of St. George would tin due ' " timb bo blessed with, an heir !, And J still radiant, tho family physician bowed himself out again, for his pocket was rather more heavy than when he went in. This news, however it charmed Sir Frederick, pleased his valet not at all, and the. wolf began to mako lovo to the C3t with gi-oater ardor than over. JThe cat othorwiae Annette lo Strange did not, at first, see tho niiittor in tho salne light csHho more rapacious animal. Sho was quite contont that her mistress should havo an heir, oven a fenialo heir ifTTferild doubtless increase her perquisites. But. a certain conversation that her ljver held with he, in a dark corner of tho great picture gallery, whero no ono could overhear them, cl anged her views considerably!'.'. " It must bo done," said Wil liam Brant, "voii must do it." "And, ns previous, via cherc the powers ! Frenchwomen are not so plenty hero as all that. Won't you bo surprised, my lady, that's all!" - * * Midnight by tho castle clock, 'whoso hollow booming had just rolled away over tho placid lake liko a'knoll. Midnight and utlor darkness, for oven the stars had withdrawn bnhind n dusky cloud, 6n if loth to look on tho sins of men. Darkness every where, save in my lady's chamber, whore the dim ray of tho night light shone on hor fair face as she lay calmly sleeping, and, from tho smilo that played about her pouting lipsij ed land bordering the elm groVe. He would have seen this spectral spark approaching, steadily and rapidly, toward the tomb itself; and, if ideas of corpse-candles and witch-lights had left him suffcient courage to abide its closer coming, he" would havo discovered that it gleamed from a dark-lantern, borne by a man, indeed, but one whose pallid viaago, staring black eyes, and trembling form might well have warranted tho belief that he waa an ancient corpse .which had accidentally wandered! from the tomb, when it was opened for the funeral that day, and/ :wos now endeavoring to regain its shelter, having been frightened by the' sights it had witnessed during its short visit to the living world. The ghost, or the man, which ever it was, advanced till he reach ed the newly bricked-up entrance to the. vault, and his subsequent proceedings would havo .bfen a still stronger justification for the fantastic belief I havo mentioned, for he was evidently ondsavorins to gain access to the interior of the tomb ! William,Brant for it was the wolf himself Bet his lantern on a Circumstances Alter Cases Tho other day, while a Vicks- burger was riding toward Juckson in. his buggy, ho saw a long-haired young man sitting oh a road-side fence. There was such, an air of utter desolation about the country man that the Vicksburger drew rein and inquired : " For God's sake ! what ails you, young man t" " NotlnDg, for God's sake !". was the meek reply, " But is any one dead i" " Hain't heard of anybody but old Matthews and he went off two months ago." " _ " Are you sick i" " I feel kinder bad." " Well you look bad.: [In fact, you are tho worst looking young man I've seen since the close of the war." " I was all right till a month ago," said tho young rimn looking still 'more solemn. " Whal happened then V " Woman went back on me !"'. . "Did, eh? Were you engaged 1" ' " T'd hung around there for a year or so, and we'd hugged aiid weui; eet to_i . yet to know! A door slowly and noislessly opening on a well-oiled hinge ; a lithe, dark form stealthily crossing the thickly carpeted floor without n sound; a white face, of which Villiam," returned mademoiselle, | the most distinct feature was- the emphatically, " I tell you I vill not j two startlingly staring eyes, peepr dt> /inn. ; What is to mo your in2 >n at th= half-opened door; future) You will not: marry mo;, a white cup raised to tho level of lam noting to bo to you.' My j tho light by ft whitor hand, and position content? me.". | the flash of crystal, in tho faint " But you care for your oicn ray tts another white hand pour- Tuture, mademoiselle," hissed the e(1 something from a vial into wolf, bending close tocher ear. Of TinG |ne citi*. rprigkk 1?.. f i'sl Yo- <?* i interwt-^ ;- NeW Jereej BOMIMOX UOTEL. Acton, Robert Agnew, r'roprieior.Trils new Hotel Is fHtd up in first-class . style with new furniture. 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This well-known house has recently undergone a thorough renovating and repairing', is now furnished with new ud modern furniture of tlie best des cription, and- is prepared to provide lorst-class accommo'U'ti.oli -to the.-rmblic. .- The present proprietor has rectivsd a ' 'license, ami he will keep the bar well " applied with the-very best of liijuors and ci;/ars. The stabling is Large and well-titted uj) ; also ample, shed-rooni. The patronage of thepublic is respect- " oily solicited. J' ' 'JOHN MANEYj Acton, June 2G, 1S77. : m eo The undersigned begs leave lo inform the people of Acton and sur rounding neighborhood that he has procured a magnificent HEARSE. And is prepared to attend and con duct Funerals on the shortest notice and most moderate terms. - Caskets, CoJJinSj Burial Robes, And all kinds"of Funeral Furnish ings keptin stock, and supplied on the shortest notice. Hat Bands and Gloves supplied when required. JOHN* SPEIGHT. Acton.Feb. 10, 1877. . U can buy .first-class Pianos and Organs cbeaper of DAN IEL F. BEATTY, Washing __ to.i, New Jersey, than any other manufacturer in the United States- Why? Because he sells only for cash, talfes no.risks and las no book accounts. Every instru ment is fully warranted for six years as strictly first class, and are sent on from 5 to 15 day3' test trial, money refunded and freight paid both ways by him if thc.y are usatis- f;ictory. Send for Illustrated An- vertiseb (Catalogue Edition) and read testimonials from his patrons, some of whom you may know. Ad- dress 'DANIEL F. BEATTY, Wash- ingto ,New Jersey. JOB PRINTING of allkinds neafly ml promptly executed at tli FREE PRESS OFFICE; Nexl -i PoU Ofltce Mill 8trcr. . r. OUT OF THE A Legend of Killarucy. - {Continued.) Only seven months before the event we have just described, Sir Frederick St. George had married Lady Eva Gordon. She was the only childof an impoverished duke and the last of her race. There was but one circumstance relating to her marriage tkat was at all singular, and this was tho. contents of the will of her maiden aunt, from whom she inherited tho pro perty that enabled her to marry at all ut least to marry the man of her choice. This aunt had herself inherited the family jewels at one tiiue_considered tho finest private collection'in Europe and influenc ed by a whim, growing from family pride, sho had determined that they should never be possessed by any one save a direct descendeut of her house. , Eva wfl& the last of the ruco in the direct line, and of course she left the jewels to her, together with other property which enabled her to marry Frederick -St. George, ( Jthen a *second Bon and poor, but 4 shortly afterward succeeding to his father's title and estate^ by the accidental deaths of his parent and his brother. The conditions of the will, however, were that if Eva died unmarried the jewels were to1 be buried with her, and if she wedded and died childlesH, the same condition'was to be.fulfilled : but if she had'a: female, .then the jewels were entailed on her as a direct descendant, in tbe female line, of the Gordons. Some ..time after the marriage this secret become known. to Annette Le Strange, the" maid of the Lady Eva.and she, in a mo ment of confidence, imparted it to her .lover, William- Brant. No result followed for many months, but the valet had-never foigotttn the information, and caught hiu:- sclf reflecting upon it~veiy" often. In the event oLtho lady's death without children, though the jewels would be." no more his than thewere befpre, yet they would thei belong to nobody, for they wotili be buried with a dead woman win could havo no ; use for them. L appeared to the wolf that such a tomb would be peculiarly the pro " How would the pretty Annette look picking oakum in Dublin jail?" Le Stningo started violently. Thcro was not sufficient light in the gallery for either to'r.seo the other's features. If thcio had been, perhaps tho wolf would have started in his turn at the look: she fixed upon'him. " What mean yon, coquin 1" she hisstd between her clinched white teeth, after a moment's pause. "rl mean that I know ull about your goings on at Mad; me DcU>rocheW answered Willi: ni Brant, slowly, " and I can provo what you did with tl e child " " It is enough," sho jcried, ibd- denly interrupting him. " T will, j do your behest ! Comniand nie." "j God alone knows what f'ea ful secret was thus stifled, but1 it was something that made her tiemble in every limb, and: crouch bi fore him; like a beaten hound. For nearly an hour they remained alono int the'dark gallery converting in earnest whispers, and, at the end of that time, tho woman left the house, cloaked and hooded in her meanest garments, and took tho way to the village at tho foot of tho cliff. Doctor McDevins, as he was popularly cnlled, tho apothecary of Heronfecliffe, was an easy going man who loved the mixing of poteen punch better tJian tho com pounding of drugs. Consequently as his business was by no liieanb confining tho easy going doctor: was generally to be found in the bur parlor of tho Heron Inn, the landltdy of which was a, " comfort able" widow. His apprentice the "boy," as he usually called was now- nearly out of his time, and the worthy apothecary felt that he ought to be trusted-in order to give him confidence preparatory to his becoming a full fledged chemist himself, - During the aftornoon, succeed ing the conversation in the gallery, this young man was idly killing flies with a bistoury on hia moater'ri best palletlo, or pill-tilo, whon'a young woman, enveloped in a faded cloak ar/d a large hood, entered hastily, and, in' a slightly foreign accent, inquired for tho apothecary. Singulurly enough she seemed tather relieved when she was told ho was not in, and immediately requested tho " boy" to put up for her a quarter of an, ounce of hy- drooynanic acid. To thefereat credit of the teach ing of the easy McDeving be it recorded that the boy really kr.ew thatr this particular acid was a deadly poison. He felt that it would be a responsibility to dis pense such an article in his master's absence; but he was'.fond of re sponsibilities, as Ithongh ho had already become a chemist in his own right, and besides it would not do to lose a cms otnor. He questioned-her pretty c'.osely, but tpparently her answers were satis factory, for, at lust, ho selected a clean vial with a glass stopper, and .loing to tho back of tho shop-tilled' "t with a' liquor nearly colorless, xcept for a slight straw tinge, lie brought it back and was about .oiling it up in pup sweetly dreaming of the joys that"! stone near the wall and producing she had known, and, perhaps was\| a short crowbar, .of the kind tech nically culled ft "jimmy," at ouce attacked the upper row of bricks. From the fact that they had been so recently set, the mortar was yet soft, and, after he had broken and I taken out tho pieces of] the first brick, his task was an easy one. He now worked rapidly, and one by one removed the courses until he had opened a spaco sufficiently largo to enable him to unclose the upper division of the' ironiJ door, which we have 3>efre 'described. This was. locked, but ho had brought the key with him it hav ing been entrusted to himafterthe conclusion of the coreniony in tile morning. Applying., this, the iron valve swung open instant^, but with a harsh clang. . TheMioise appeared tq startle him, for he glanced around him apprehensively ; but no other sound ^met his ear, save tho sighing of the wind in the willows,, and tho mournful patter of the rain. No living being, he thought, could possibly be near even the toad and the owl bad sought sjielter from the furious storm ajid, after one shrinking glance into the interior of the vault, ho .took the lantern in his hand and'climbed, headforemost, through the opening. (Concluded next week.) loved and hooked fingers, if that|assured as Ao the An Autographic Felice. A gre*t tnaiiy anecdotes have - been told about the liandwritingof Itufus Choate, tho eloquent Boston lawyer^ But-not one is so humorous.' or so de^ciiplivo of tho-appL-itivuiCu of his written woids.as the follow ing : j ' It seems that JMr., (Jhoate want ed a new "feuee ai-oiind the honio lot. So he called in'his oirpeutt-r, and had u talk with liiin iib'uur. thb work,'and the next tin to Boston, he got his archit__ . make him a rough sketch,, showing his ide;4 of how fence>to be built. 'On the clay appointed for the*- I work, to begin, Air. Choate pulled ! the plan out of his vest pocket,] and hurriedly delivered it .auiiS drove off to catch the train. '* Returning after an absence of two weeks, 911 approaching his home, he- was filled with- amaze ment, and lod to doubt -w;here he- lived. His liojo'e lot was'sty-round ed by a zig-z:ig fence of extraordin ary design." 'Wiieu.lie Ktiw the old Cii.rpeiiter ;poundiug Itj.stily aw.iy, he-i'elfc re- be 'desired tlV the cup 1 Tho cup is lowered and set steadily oh the small tablo at the head of the couch ; the lithe, dark form rocrosses tho floor, the white face disappears, tho dark form g'ides out into the kindred dark ncss beyond, and the door once more closes 1 Closes*, with a Blight jnr that disturbs the sleeper ! Tier form turns uneasily' on the couch, a half-surpijise'd yawn breaks the stillness, land a delicate hand is stretched iforth from tbe curtains and grasps the cup ! Let fall tljja curtain, lily hand! Hide thy sparkling faces still deeper in the dusky gloom, O star3' Toll once again, O solemn castle bell! The deed is dune.' isn't being engaged, then ? don't know."-. _' ', "And B.h.9 backed out?" "Yes." "Well, I've been through the mill m3-self. I had a.w'oiban go back oh me in that v/ay three mouths ago, and didn't lose a bit of sleep over it." "You didn't?" - '. "No, sir." 'fBut then," sighed the young mm oa he hitched along on the rail, " the woman you loved didn't own sixteen mules and have a. cleau 1 hundred bales, of cotton to sell ide. ntity oi the tho WhE A Love Epistle. It is oertainly unfair to betray ' place, .but), most puzzled by marvelloiip fence. s ' Hello !'. he - shouted, are yon doing I' ' Doin'!' said, the carpenter, smashing iii a tenpem-y nail with . one blpw; 'we're doin'some: pooty tall work. We've slung this fence Jogether in .a bit less than any similar slingiu' was ever' done in the Commonwealth of Massacbiiv Setts. WVre two days uhead -of contract time now.' ' But what sort "of a fence is'it V ' Don't know. Thought when Ijou gi' me the plan it wag the ' 'ijue'eresfeTenoe-1 ever heard of, but I suppose you knew what wanted:' you idien the CHAPTER II. " Strange things, tho neighbors say, have happened there ; Wilk shrieks have issued, from the hollow tombs, The dead have come again and walked about." '77ie Grave.-.Blair, j " Oh, answer mo, Let mc not burst in ignorance ! bat tell - Why thy canonized" bones, hearsed.' in death, Havo burst their cerements !" Hamkt: .Siiakesi'eare. The night following the funeral was wild and stormy; tho lake foamed beneath the' scourges of the unpitying winds that howled in glee to see its writhingsj tho sturdy elms in the park groaned as if in torture as the blast swept by their, and the drooping willows above tho loiiib sighed, in concert with J their weeping, as tho rain-drops plaslied noisily on ; its moss-grown roof. ' . Few men, who loved their ease, would havo voluntarily encounter, ed the fury of the merciless ele ments on that tempestuous night, but had any houseless-wanderer passed over tho summit of Herons- oliffe shortly after midnight, fear would have been added to his in centives for seeking shelter and the companionship" of his fellow man as soon as possible. In the 'estimation of7 the simple inhabi tants of the barony, the vicinity of the niunsoleum on_the cliff was an tvneanny spot, even in the broad daylight, and not five men could havo been found in the county who would have passed a-night, even a clear and moonlight night, sitting on the t summit of the tomb. Legends, such as -are common in the annals of every ancient family, invested the place with a peculiar solemnity, and among them were not wanting tales of ferocious barons, doomed to walk the earth its penance for their cruelty, or; of unfortunate maidens who revisited tho spot where they had known both hnppiriiss and misery in days long passed away. It wak riot probablo, thorofore, .that any -human being would be found passing through the park, near the tomb, on such a wild and turbuhint night, yot tho visionary wayfarer I havo alluded to would have had causo for his fear, more palpable than is the usial basis of such terrors. Ho would have seen, indeed, a stranger and iautaatic light,-that appeared to riso and fall, with a singular dancing motion, as Plan !' said Rnfus; .'plan? love-confidences, but the following ' \eifa 8ee'the plan 1^ And when the genuine effusion from an amorous ;"carpenter hauded ft over the fence, swain in the Black Isle, which has ! Ml"- Choate recollected that in his c,i' haste he ielt in hia wrong pocket, come into our bands by means, . . o i. * . . ; and handed him, nut-tbe plan,, brvt which ib is unnecessary to divulge, ...... '-- is too good to lose,: ' B Jauthjl3 1878 Notice Dear liellaVj tuck the" Pleasure of writting you this feu Lines and I hop that you are Verry a note in'his own handwriting After Dinner Speeches. It ib liot every orator wto .tan make a snccessful after-dinner well Pleased in your iVluce but my ; speech. It requires more wit than Self is verry dill and ill saunce you jeloquer.ee, ami an adaption to those Left us and Mind and come home [ who, being full of turtle and turbot, A Pilgrrlm. Goorgo Green uppoared at a houso on Third street at midnight, and instead of knocking on the door he pounded on the aide of tbe house until tho proprietor raised an upper window and shouted. "Who in Halifax, Nova Scotia, are you, and what in Halifax, Nova Scotia, do you want 1" "I want to be an angel!" was the thick reply. Tha.household poked aboufcjjojir- ton feet of the barrel of an old shot-gun out of the window, and and backed it up with such blood curdling threats, that Green walked off. He was absent abou% fifteen minutes, giving the citizen time to get nicely settled in bed, when he returned,and pounded on tho house, again called out: "Fire ! Fire !" " Whoa 'where is the fire ?" shouted the citizen, as he leaped out of bed and threw up the window. j " " T11 tho infernal regions !" was the sober reply. " See here, you old flat-headed hyena I'll shoot tho top of your skull off if you don't scatter out of this !"" shrieked the indignant- citi-: zen.. i " I scatter !" was the soft reply, and Green took a walk around the .block. v The citizen was. beginninc to dieam wpen ho jheard that sa\ug poivnding on tho side of the house, and a Yoice cried put. " Awake Awafie 1" , " I'll kill that hiitn as shure's I'm a siuner " howled'the g4od man as he left his bed once more, but as he raised: the sash a thick voice asked : " Didii't you say yoii'd shoot tho top of my skull off!" " Yesj I did, and I hope to be sawed in two. if I don't, do it!" "Hadn't you just as lief poison me !" tenderly asked tho intruder as lie looked up at the gun. All this was known to tho Court and when Green wulked out ho was asked : " What is your business 1" " I'm la -pilgrim,' sir," was the meek answer. " Goo]l ! They want you at tlie Houso of Correction to put tho soft, tender tints on veranda chairs. You will pleaso step up there for three months.r Wouldn't ' ' ~ u'L for ride V slo wly at the Turin aniid then I will have Bult up the Now house by that Time and be sure and dont Stop all winter I Lost all My Cui-'-uge when you lift me Mind.and come back x + [We presume the crosses are meant for kisses !] Dear Love I have no mt re Kxperements News this Twister Till the next Time and- I am Tring for a Ring a per of Earings and a fine Luvar watch you muat try and got to the Match Itnid [Masquerade, wo presume] the year 1877 is Gono and I mist r;et Some Patent Lozengers at Long List I did go to the Establisch Church Mind and answer me and Give me some News I am going My Self next week to F ty and I hop thatjold grannie is Wall She is haddan well She has Plenty of Bread Scotsh good Night Dear Love from Love to Love and Love to you but Mind that the Sun Will not Spoil yon I am Sure that it ia "a verry Sunny Elace and give Some consent and now My Dei^v Bella think well whether you can trans fer that affection delight as a wo man which in your giilhopd was Mv chiefest delight we shall meet on at S. and then Prehapa- your hart may bo gladdened by.a belief That thiro is Something in First Lover Eagerly awaiting our'Meet ing ' and now Dearest Bella Believe me I am your Turly- af fectionate old Playmate Roderick F-------, B------, by M---- y and new Ljver to Miss R-------and would, father be pleased than in structed'. /-To listen to one who kiiows hoiv-jto ilo it is pleasant, but to hear a wearisome man stammer out dislocated sentences is painful. An English general at a public dinner was itslcrd to respond toft toast "couipliiYreiitai-y to the army. Ho was a hero iu the army, but so flan ic-stricken wax "he when stand- now My Bella I Must be givin you good Night and good By and 1 Mind and write ns Soon Soon | SOON and dear and Dearest Bella j , I Have no Mare news at Present Pookets Time I will have tho House up by. The .winter And then We will To' Toronto on'a Muringe Jant good f Bv and Rite Soon Fw F M-y. -.-..' ..- -: '-----4,;. . . Young men go to India ! It is the custom there.; fori' parents to pay men to niairyi thei.r daughters. [11 Calcutta,, a rich rliiidoo paid a man who came from iv family of considerable distinction",the sum of .-SSti.pjOOO'to marijy his daughter:' Hit" 'fellow married tho-ydiing-girl, a mi't^child in yqai.s.and pocketed the money. Within two years he had gambled away" all this money %[ZM ing 011 toasts at a dinner-table, that he said, 'May it please your Royal High-, nes/i, I rise the British ariny henry-hem,: / - Hi-re a friend pulled the gallant sohfier by tlie coat tails and whi*-; peredj 'thank the gentleman aud sit down.' . ; The-general obeyed. A'lo'ther distinguished officer, on a similiar occasion, knowing that he , had been chosen to return thanks for* the . army, instead of dining made pc'ncjl notes. He:may have outlined a good speech, but what he said was, i' 'My lords und; gentlemen, - my.; lords and gentlemen, -unexpected ly ca'lled,'- here ho loosed at his notes, - ->I say Unexpectedly called upon' hero thei notes dropped under the table, j.'England is an island,)-and here. he paused for some time ' and long may sho remain So.' Tight money. Ere long a donkey. ' . . Scotch yarns^ Scott's novels. Abstract knowledge Picking Interviewing rupoitera should . wear pumps. A. railroad 'meeting Tbe collis ion of two trains. ~ ' t An inteniper.-itt: printer is-a typo-^ graphical error. A man of standing The street car conductoi. ' ... I Certain euro for the Ooloi'ado beetle " '_ What things.dncrense the mor9 tbev are couti-aetod-;? ^Debts. An oxcbaiigetaktN.lmll'actijiimn to tell] "/What-wo <t ink," whereas per ty of beasts of prey 'of his da- young woman <* domanded to soo it.litcaino onward across tho plough- advisablo- asked tho prisoner as ho backed i the daughters are m.t marre 1 b and was in debt besides. In this i. iome Jfolks have siniplv to wiiik;at. ...:el.. ...:... .a... _:.., -- ' - - ' tllU I>tllkt;i'l).Cl-. ' "' , - " V Wo aro glad to learn that golii is dropping, though to bo surp, none of it seems to be dropping [around this way. ' f An ordirvftnee has been, intro duced, in-the city council of Galves ton, Texas, compeUing women to strait ho Kent tjhu girl, to her fathor's home, cleinanding 8100,- 000 more tw a condjtibn of Jiving with ihor any longer. The pro position was indignantly rejected, and the discarded wife now remains at 'her* parental stigma upon a home. It is a Hindoo family if away.. fore arriving at tho age of thirfc-ren.! woik out their fines on the streets, . ! ' fi-- . m ) mt :&\