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i chad • . ale. t'nlnrear Mall tee a»y l«ll-Ulo blnshw* •' i <1 v JNl|(ll9pi|la Meweet »nd in-id^v "*"r/ ' --*P4fa#f»t#a me, oh! *o dearly, $».« t «M*t wieo *he Mith. child- - •. * * "&<4«-<Ywi«iMdri*e4Nr «Mjr, nou^f, & Bet M ah* haapi npon the wfce^V 3;-; Aod»lnjr»tw?rbopel»w•orw% • ••• t.'r%^vljg«r»aur: Tftfc setting late, *' -*r«S6ase come around to-morroilfW •• ,,u'^ •*. ' v. And tlmre in rosy, rompin«r Bell*-- *<• *<\iK^g&AgS8fai ' Sail jwiiftltBelittle Delta; •v ft• - And I am wooed bjr Etdse. W<i i «Pb*M, too. Ujf Jwrifc,. M v ;v i t v WWtr&KBie fulls «p< n her ku<*M, , *• * 23d aEto charmlncr Bessie. - ^Slwie^iiUll another--home' y »to>. •. -f , The ir»':nt, uncouth Eliza-- ;*'f. s When flrst she cams a-wooing nfllriK-' ' • iJfcOfc. bow 1 did deaplae her! -iNt aaahc fondly lingered near * »* ta>J There loll, like dripping honejj,, . '• ®hl« sweet as?nr*iu-« on my eaiijp i She had n heap of money! >f £ go, thonffh I stab for Jennie's cujUfc't Alid Delia sol mpassfrned, * t,: » - And banker for th-> other sr rl* ^ , Suaweetly, grandly laahloned; t mens de reed that I #honld imt From all these charming witk'hee; Hi And merifloe my manly heart ; ^ «2«irr^.0 i^nntEltfa'a riehnO Fi«td, fit Chicago JV«cs. I LAWYER'S %&'• m it : */ fam a lawyer, and the adventure I %'p^I am about to relate befell me some eight v " ov time years ago. I. was struggling t\ hard then to make my way through the ' $f•* world, and gain a good position in my «««» profession. I had a case intrusted to me which P1"0111*8^ of difficulties. I did fpf^not doubt of ultimate success, but the 1 ;M-matter was BO hedged in by technical •: i^l^mberraaements and nice poins of law ; •• ' that my whole time and attention were •£.<'a" occupied with it. $; • Bocae details of this business neoessi- 1 tiled my takin tr a journey to the North, >£",• «nd late one cold December afternoon I ** v .^alighted at the station of a moderate- sfeed to «rn in Yorkshire. Clowford was * •" not my destination, but as the train K • service ceased there, I had no choice jfS^ot to seek some other mode of con- ^ veyance to Blockstone, the village for which I was bound. But to meet with ^'|#*We, I found was much more difficult I had anticipated. ̂flwekstone, I was informed, was a , . <n«dl and isolated village, the way to i tj|. which was across a bleak barren moor, f • I was told that 1 was too late to go \ then, for a fall of snow was imminent, 3[«<s«iidto be caught on the moors in a f :W ̂ ow-Htorm was a risk too dangerous to : l»e lightly incurred. The next morning js/wT could have both a man and a vehicle <0 take me whithersoever I might wish. 'I ' , r listened to these objections with pa- » tipnee. I had much work on hand, and i/jftfV was anxious to return to London, and I quickly decided that I could not afford U/ x to delay. At length, after a good deal •k' of solicitation and persuasion on my }*. k*ti jk>Mt, and a considerable expenditure of .* l**argument and protestation on his, mine M* frost of the A agreed to li good man % peafced wi say journey Inn" reluctantly have a horse. The his conscience by re- and entreaties to defer but I was strong of limb and stout of heart, and, being furnished with explicit directions as to the route, X set out, mine host said hostess stand- w at the inn door and witnessing my .departure with many dismal shakings -v> of the head and doleful prognostica . i"'m% tMms. . . . . ': r My horae was a steady-going sort of « ' ' * au animal, and I jogged along comfort­ ably Enough. The lights of Clowford soon disappeared, and before long I found myself on the moors. The wind Ttfii' M "f®8.! piercingly keen and cold, and I li - fcuttVned my coat more tightly, and 1 torned up the collar as a protection •X Against it. Twilight had fallen before the town, but the stars were twinkling brightly, the way was clear, *3 *ad l congratulated myself on my re- •oent display of resolution. Musing on my errand and its prob- results, and all the possibilities and "Otftingencies attached thereto, I let my tPf Iwrse pursue his course without much ^guidance from me. We had gone, I suppose, about a third , ^,-of the way, when I awoke to the fact that the darkness was momentarily deepening. I looked about for the f - I OBQse, and found that the friendly stars * 1 f ̂become invisible by reason of a i; ' "1 pall of lowering blackness which had , "'*>£ ,< - overspread the sky. The wind, too, y:tt , ; : was increasing and blew in fierce, sud- 4 den gusts, and presently there came «wirling against my cheek a few feath- fiakes of snow. -M >lr '• :A»n proowdad from the wlndow of * had a deaolate forlorn ap- I did not atop, however, to ion, bu inspection, with my t knocked at almost-frozea "By jove, the old fellow was right!" I muttered, urging my horse to a v ,gillqp. %> The snow came down faster and faster, i 9&Hag on the brim of my hat, elfnjging to my coat and covering my beard. ' '* Suclt personal discomfort was bad , j •tiough, but I was more concerned at v observing that the gTound was assum- , 4 , s, vr. ing a bewildering uniformity of white­ ness. If the remembrance of the cosy parlor and blazing fim. I had left l»e- hiud at the "George" made me repent > C of my temerity for one moment, I dis- ;T ^ "if «nissed the reflection the next and kept 3 my eye employed in searching for land- iii jnarks. I had to look out for a sign- ^5 post, which, as yet, I had not perceived; 5•'•>•?«& wnt the swift silent downfall of the snow prevented me from seeing far in ad- f' & -twice. I kept up my spirits by hum- n.'* <• aaing the refrain of some jovial Ger- K man drinking song that I had heard " when a student at Heidelborg, keeping '•wanwhile a sharp lookout for the sign- p^it which was so long in making its ' appearance. Suddenly my horse stumbled and fell, pitching me liead-formost into a snow­ drift, Beyond a passing giddiness. I was none the worse for the tumble, but the horse, I found, was mortally hurt. What was to be done now? My position was decidedly an unpleasant one--alone in the middle of a wide unsheltered heath, with no habitation t^iat I was •ateare of nearer than the town I had lit or the village to which I was jour­ neying. Well, it would never do to stand still. Jlmusfc be moviag one way or another, lgh my hopes of reaching my destin- that night grew faint indeed. The lment of a shelter from the bitter 1 inclemency of the weather was just then my chief desire. I heartily wished that I nad a pistol with me, so that I might tare put the poor suffering brute out of M misery; but I had not; so with great evmpunction I left it to its fate. I walked till my legs ached and my flMpda grew numbed and insensible to 4ft feeling. The many stories I had ttad or heard respecting benighted travellers being lost in the snow or fall­ ing asleep, to wake on earth no more, •eoorred to me with unpleasant vivid- Bepe. At last I espied a faint gleam at a^ie distance on my left. I made my way quickly to the wel- 40pne li£ht, whioh I found, on approach- 'A.wV:* FT® make a the door knuckles. The light was moved, and a woman's voice said: >, "Is that you, father t" ' "No," I answered, "I am a stranger. I have been overtaken by the storm, and beg you to give me shelter for the night." "I am sorry," was the startling reply; "butit is impossible!" "Impossible!" I repeated, with ar. impatient kick at the door. "My good woman you cannot know what yon are Baying. Why, it is certain death to me to refuse to admit me?" . ^ Some low indistinct words were the <fcjly answer my outburst received. "For Heaven's sake," I cried, return­ ing to the attack, "let me in till morn­ ing ! I want neither food nor drink, only a root to protect me from the weather." There was the rattling of a chain, the door was thrown-open, and a woman, with her head muffled in a Shawl, appeared before me. "I must apologize," I said, as courte­ ously a9 my chattering teeth would al­ low, "for my unceremonious request. But you see for yourself what sort of a night it is." "Yes, I see," she tittered slowly; then reluctantly--"You had better come in." I did not stay for a more gracious invitation, but, shaking myself free from the snow which had collected on my outer garments, followed her over the threshold. No sooner was I on the inside than she shut the door, fastened the chain and slipped a great rusty bolt, and, going to the window, put up shutter before it. Then she turned to me pad said, in low, hurried tones: I will give you the shelter you ask; but it will be but a poor and comfort­ less one, for my father and--and oth­ ers will be home presently, and they must not find you here. Yon see that trap-door," she continued, pointing to one in the rude raftered ceiling--"it leads to a loft. There you will be safe. I will give you a wrap or two, and, at the worst, it is better than being out of doors on such a dreadful night as this. But you must not in any way betray your presenoe, and in the morning wait till I let you know it is safe to de­ scend." "You may rely upon my prudence and carefulness," I returned earnestly. She accepted my assurance without remark; then pointing to the fire, she said: *• "Sit down now and warm yourself. You must be nearly perished with the cold." I obeyed gladly, and as I stretched out my hands to the ruddy blaze, I gazed alrout me curiously. I was in a large low kitchen, the walls smoke- stained, and the floor composed of un­ even red bricks. The furniture was of the barest and scantiest - a massive oak table, three or four chairs--and there were a few cooking utensils. My protectress had disappeared; but she speedily returned, bearing a plate­ ful of bread and meat, and a tumbler containing a small quantity of brandy. To the spirit she added some boiling water from a kettle which depended from a hook in the huge cavernous chimney, and then set both the food and the brandy on the table beside me. "You must need it," she said, when I would have refused the refreshment. "Take it at once; there is not much time to spare;" and she cast an anxious glance toward the door. ' , She had laid asidtf the shawl which had hitherto covered her face, and as I made a hasty c'earance of the comesti­ bles with which she had supplied me, I regarded her furtively. She was a slen­ der slip of a girl, not more than nine­ teen or twenty, with fair hair simply braided, a thin colorless face, dark eye­ brows and large dark eyes. There was an air of dignity and refinement about her, and I marvelled greatly how she came to be in her present situation. During my repast she was evidently ill at ease, listening and starting at the slightest noise, ana it was with ill-con­ cealed relief that she saw me rise from my seat. After I had mounted into my retreat, she handed me up a pillow and a con- pie of rugs, repeating her injunction as to the need of caution. When I closed the trap-door, I found myself in almost total darkness. Ap­ parently the loft was extensive, but empty. The storm continued with un­ abated fury, and the nipping wind found its way in between the loose tileB, frequently accompanied by a plentiful sprinkling of snow. Although it was a dreary gruesome place. I was better off undoubtedly than I should have been out on the lonely moor; neverthe­ less it was by no means a pleasant or enviable position for a respectable hard­ working lawyer. I wrapped the rugs around me, tucked the pillow under mv head, and endeavored to make myself as comfortable as possible in the unto­ ward circumstances. I had begun to doze, when I was aroused by the noisy entrance of men in­ to the room beneath. Amid the loud talking and boisterous laughter which ensued, I could now and again distin- gnished the girl's gentler accents. These presently ceased, and I imagined that she had retired to rest, for the laughter and conversation became more and more uproarious; there was a con­ stant clinking of glasses, and the fumes of tobacco and spirits ascended to mv hiding-place. By-and-by, however, grew accustomed to these sounds and dropped off to sleep I was tired. I bad perfect health and a clear conscience, and I slept on till gray dawn was creeping through the many interstices in the penBroof above me. I listened intently; silence reigned below. I became impatient as the moments passed. Every hour was an object to me, and, had I not been restrained by my promise, I should have attempted a descent, let the con­ sequences be what tlicy might--danger appears so much less formidable in the morning than it does amid the sombre shade of night. When the suspense had grown almost intolerable there wai a gentle tap, twice repeated, at the trap-door. I im­ mediately lifted it, aod saw standing beneath me the young woman. "Come down," she whispered. * In a few seconds I was standing be­ side her. The room was untenanted save her; but traces of the previous night's orgies were discernible in broken pipes and empty glasses and bottles. "Drink this," she said, giving me a cup of steaming coffee; "and then you must go directly. See--here is some bread and meat for you to eat on your way, and I will give yon any directions you may need." I drank the beverage as desired almost scalding my throat in doing M X34r.\bi sat do*a to empty the oap, fMtihing me intently as she asked tiBe question. "Sfoept Tea," I answered heartily: "I slept the whole night." "And did not the noise here disturb you?" "Not at alL I slept as profoundly as though I had been m my own bed at home" Her eyes drooped, and she grew red and white by turns. "And--aa« you did not care to listen to their conversation? It did not interest you, I suppose?" Her agitation revealed her fears, and I hastened to assure her that I was too wearied to feel interest in anything but my own fatigue. Then I would have thanked her, but she interrupted me. "No, no; it was the barest act of eharity. I would have done more had I been able; but I c<Ald not. If you are grateful, show it by forgetting the whole occurrence; forget that you have ever been here, and, above all, for the love of Heaven, do not mention a word about it to a single person." I kept my wonderment to nfyself, and gave the required promise. Now, go," she cried with feverish anxiety--"go, go! I am in terror While you remain." When I had reached the corner of the house I turned back and saw her standing in tho doorway gazing after me. She waved her hand, as though to hasten my movements, and I, setting my face in the direction Bhe had point­ ed out, looked baok no more. The storm was at an end, the wind had sunk, and the sun presently rose, causing the crisp unspotted snow to sparkle with the brilliance of myriads of diamonds. I stepped out briskly, and in due time and without further adventure arrived at my destination. There I, transacted my business in a satisfactory manner, was driven back to Clowford in the afternoon, indemnified the landlord of the "George" for the loss of his horse, caught the up mail- train to town, and the following morn­ ing was hard at work again in London. Two years slipped away; and, in the hurry and press of business--for I was rapidly rising in my profession--my1 adventure on the moor was almost for­ gotten. One day being in the neighborhood of one of our criminal courts, and wish­ ing to see a celebrated Q. C. who would, I knew, be pleading there, I made my way into the court and waited patiently until I could have an interview with my friend. A case of great public interest was being tried. A gang of bank-note forgers who had long escaped convic­ tion had been captured, and their trial was then proceeding. While I waited, my attention was attracted by one of the spectators --a woman plainly dress­ ed and closely veiled. She betrayed no emotion; but I could perceive that not a single detail or word of the evi­ dence escaped her. It was evident that her interest in tho case was far deeper and more personal than the morbid cu­ riosity which had prompted the pres­ ence of many around her. Something--I know not what--in her bearing touched a chord of memory within me. Surely I had seen her be­ fore! I pondered and reflected, but could not recollect when or where. Piqued at this freak of memory, when she left the court I quitted it also. She crossed the pavement and entered a cab that was waiting, and obeying a sudden impulse, and forgetful of the appoint­ ment with my learned friend, I hailed a hansom and desired the driver to keep in the wake of the other vehicle. After a short drive the cabby stopped m a shabby second-rate street in the neighborhood of Holburn. Jufiaping out, I perceived the object of my pur­ suit ascending the steps of a house which, from the fact of a card inscribed with the words "Furnished Apartments to Let" being suspended in the parlor window, I concluded was a lodging- house. Still obeying the impulse which had mastered me, I took a turn to the end of the street and back again, and then, knocking at the door, requested <to see tho lady who had just been admitted. "Miss White, I s'pose you mean?" responded the sluttish servant. 1 acquiesced in her supposition. "Drawing-room," was her laconic di­ rection, with a jerk of the thumb to­ wards the stair-case. When I reached the first floor- *1 tapped at the door facing me. There was no response, but the sound of smothered weeping fell upon my ears. rapped again more sharply. Still there was no answer. I opened the door softly and advanced into the room. A woman lay on the sofa, sobbing con­ vulsively. The slight noise I had made aroused her. She sprang up, dashing a handkerchief across her eyes. Yes, I was right. In the pale face, swollen with crying, in the dark eyes and fair hair, its smooth bands rough ened and dishevelled, I recognized the heroine of my adventure on the moors. Thp recognition was not mutual, and she stared at ir^e in indignant amaze ment. In a few words* I explained who I was, and added that, in return for the kindness she had once rendered me, I had come to see whether I could not now lie of service to her. At this she burst into a passioi) of tears. I waited till her grief had some­ what subsided, and then by degrees drew from her her pitiful story. Sup­ plemented by what I beard later on, it was a» follows: Her father was a man of good family and excel lent education, but with an in­ nate predilection for knavery. He was a gentleman by birth, but a rogue by in­ clination. He had a handsome person and an insinuating address, and he had married a pretty delicate girl, who had been devotedly attached to him. She died broken-hearted when her daughter was ten years of age. Her love for- her hnsband had never lessened, and on her death-bed she made the girl solemnly vow never to forsake her fath er, to stand by him in good or ill for­ tune, and by her influence to endeavor to wean him from his evil courses. No­ bly and faithfully had the girl kept her wordi She had been ever at his 'side, unceasing but unsuccessful in her ef­ forts to gnide him towards tho path of virtue. He had been in hiding with his con federates when she gave me shelter, and her fears that night had been two­ fold. She had feared for me, lest I hould be discovered; in which case uspect--though she has never owned to so dread an anticipation--that my faith would have been decided in ac cordanoe with the pithy axiom that "dead men tell no tales." She bad also feared that I might suspect who and what they were, and give information to the police. During the Interview L gleaned furthermore that ahe was now utt rly friendless. Ixetanwdtoa^ chambers, meditat­ ing deeply, and the upshot of my eogi tations Waa that on the following day I called updtt an old friend, a lady on whose baMvolence and liberal warm­ heartedness! know I could rely. She had an interview with Ellen White, and took the poor girl home with her, re­ taining her first as a visitor and after­ wards as a salaried companion, though the relation between them soon grew to bo almost that of mother and daughter. White and his companions were sen­ tenced to several years* penal servitude --sentences which the public at large considered they richly deserved. I do not known when I first began to he haunted by the visions of a pale face, lighted bv large dark eyes and framed in a halo of golden hair. Nor do 1 know when I first found myself looking forward with pleasant anticipation to frequently recurring evenings spent in •Mrs. Palmer's cosy drawing-room. I was awakened to the truth by a few Jdainly spoken questions put by my old rietid. Half an hour's serious, sober reflection and communion with my own heart enabled me to answer them as frankly as they had been put. Yes, I did love Ellen White honestly and well, and, her past history notwithstanding, I was truly anxious to make^her my wife. Mj wooing did not prosper, however. Ellen declined my proposal. She was a felon's daughter, she said, and union with her would disgrace 'me. On that one rock of objection she took her stand and neither my pleading nor Mr. Palmer's persuasion could move her from it. I would not despair; "Nil desperan- dum' had always been my motto and it remained so in this instance. I dropped the question of marriage for a while and returned to our former friendly re­ lations. My patience had its reward in due time. Barely three years of his sentence had expired when George White died. I allowed a decent inter­ val of mourning, then renewed my suit. Ellen's opposition had become weak­ ened ; a little judicious persuasion and the victory over her scruples was com­ plete. A few months later, in a quiet coun­ try chtirch, we were married; and now no woman in England could be more beloved or respected than my dear wife Ellen. THE FAMILY DOCTOR. AcaMtfrrtLT. A4rio» to tha Marry FOB WHOOPING COUGH.--A writer in the Inter-Ocean offers the following as infallible remedy for whooping oough: "Crush a teacupful of sun­ flower seeds; put them in a quart of water; simmer it down to a pint (keep­ ing it closely covered), then add £ pint of brandy and 1 pound of loaf sugar, then bottle for use. Dose, from a few drops for an infant of a few'weeks to a teaspoonfnl for a child of 12 years, Give, in severe cases, one in two hours until it affords relief, afterward not so often." ANTIDOTE AGAINST INFECTION.--It is terrible to read of infectious diseases with which we are still troubled.-- There are whole districts now trembling for fear the smallpox will invade them or spread within them; towns are dread­ ing the coming malarail fevers; others are already suffering under diphtheria, while scarlet fever, measels, etc., are not even mentioned. We thank that a certain class of antidotes have never become sufficiently appreciated in these cases. There is one especially which e would wish to mention--the fumes of boilmg malt vinegar. They dispel infectious particles rapidly, and kill their v;rulence, particularly if used in time. Where these fumes are used, windows and doors should be- dosed. After this time the freBh air can be freely admitted. When these fumes are used repeatedly, disease will' as­ suredly be kept off. This is also an. excellent preventative among eat He and sheep against infection, and even a curative in certain cases. The great power of acids to dispel and kill ma- arial particles is not sufficiently appre­ ciated, and any one can make a trial in the simplest form, by allowing the fumes of boiling vinegar to spread about.--Hearth and Home. SOBB THKOAT.--As is the state of)' the stomach, so will be its index, the throat and the back part of the mouth, and tongue. If the one is inflamdd, has-red and angry patches, the other will have similar looks, and if much canker is present, we may look for the "sfcraw- jerry tongue," cracked, spotted, and angry, with a tbin, white coating, or, injoma cases, the coating removed and •fue whole tongue red and angry--raw. In this case, gargle the throat with alum-water, borax-water, as often as convenient, avoiding the use of the ir­ ritants, and improve the state' of the stomach--the cause--by the use of plain and simple food, taken only at meal-times. Great relief is obtained by conducting off the local heafc by the et cloths worn at night, and still more by producing an irritatiomon the surface--by adding mustard, or still better and more thorough andi comfort­ able, cayenne- pepper, a tliin coat sprinkled on, the whole well-covered by dry flannels. But lemqmber that the Veal difficulty is at the stomach, and that care of that will remove the dis­ ease. Tho same irritation at the "pit of the stomach" will be serviceable. Them is a> more putrid form, a ma­ lignant sore throat, or puitrid sore throat, in which ulceration! <H the ton­ sils may occur, which, after a few at­ tacks, becomes more or less a habit; such persona having a return at almost every attack of colds; while in such an event there is danger that the inflam­ mation will tend downward, if not reach the iuagfk This form is fonnd amou« the serofuloiiH, or those who are no4 careful in the matter of diet, especially the users of pork, lard, too much grease of aagr kind, those not specially cleanly, or the children of suc&L Such will do well to be much in the air and sunlight allowing the neck to. be exposed to the sun» It is possible to remove the ssrof- ulona taint in inheritance, though persistent effort is absolutely needful, making over new** Let no on* sup poae that an inheritable disease is in curable, since all diseases are More or less inherited. With some it is the custom to remove tho swollen part bjr the knife, er to clip the tonsils, whieli may and does afford a temporary relief; and yet it is claimed that no permanent good reanlts. It is- far better to remove this temporarv swelling by a oare of tho health--re­ moving the cause--crowding out dis­ ease by promoting health.--City ami Country- An awful Chicago doctor aays: "Tripleta,under oi dinary circumstances! may not be worse than an ordinary in­ fant, but there is liable to be an added frequency of cherubic serenaders." IT was Judge Hoadly that gave to Cincinnati the soubriquet the "Pajft of " * '• "Is this where they edit?" "Yes, ma'am," replied the hone re­ porter as he looked up and discovered » timidly-built young lady standing in the doorway. "This is the very spot where right, environed on every side by intellect, deals telling blows* against wrong and injustice, clad though they be in garments of might and oppres­ sion. Armed with the lanoes of thought that glisten brightly in the sunlight of reason, the editor stands ever ready, a helmeted knight in 'the holy cause of justice, full panoplied, and With weapon in couohant poise." "That wasn't exactly what I wanted to find out about," said the young lady. "I am going to make a crazy quilt, and mamma said that an editor could proba- bly tell me all about it"'--and a be­ witching smile illumitated the features of the fair visitor. "Our insane bed-clothes editor," said the horse reporter, "is not here at pre­ sent, and the rest of us naturally feel somewhat diffident about intruding upon the domain of quilts which are suffer­ ing from temporary aberration of mind and pillow-shams concerning whose mental condition there is doubt." "J hardlv think you understand me, sir," continued the young lady. "A crazy-quilt isn't really and truly crazy, you know--it is simply called so be­ cause, being made of silk of different colors, it presents an outre appear­ ance." "Presents a what?" "An outre appearance--looks rather strange, you know." "O yes; sort of dizzy looking yon mean." "That probably expresses the idea, sir, although not perhaps in the most choice language. I should be very £lad, though, if you could give me some information about this matter, because it is necessary that I should begin the work at once." ^Making this demented quilt for your- "No, sir--that is, not exactly," and a vivid blush suffused the young lady's features. "But I want to have it done before the 1st of January, because we won't have room for the frame in the other house." "Which other house ?" "Why, the one I--that is, we --oh, I think you're awful," and more blushes ensued. "The 1st of January is not generally considered the most auspicious season of the year for moving," said the horse reporter. "The blithe carol of the plumber and the low, sad wail of the man who is trying to thaw out the water pipes with a two-inch candle and a jug of hot water, with which he will eventually inundate himself are about the only features of prominence con­ nected with domestic life in Chicago at that season of the year. Why don't you wait until May--joyous, happy May-- when the buds are bursting and the robins tuneful harbingers of the sweet June days so soon to come, are twitter­ ing on every bough ?" "That's just what I have said all along," replied the young lady, "but Charlie declares he will never live in the same house with mamma, and--now I shan't say another word," and more blushing ensued. "Oh," said the horse reporter, "yonfrre going to be manned, are you?" "Yes, sir. That is, Charlie said?"-- "I know what he said. He leaned you up confidentially against his sua- ponder and, speaking in low, tremulous tones, asked you if you felt that yoNi could leave parents, brothers, sisters, fish-balls on Sunday, and all that makes home at once the altar of our affections and the joy of our lives, and live for- evermore with hiim And you yanked him out of the realm of doubt so quick that it made his head swim. Isn't that about it ?" "Why, yes, sir--that is, I said"-- "Certainly. Yom said that when & girl, standing on the threshold ot Womanhood and watching with wistful eyes for the mists-of futurity to lift,, sees advancing the one man to whom she can give her lioart, all her doubta. and fears disappear as if by magic, and she knows only that a great happiness and holy content enshroud her being: Charlie then kissed you warmly about an inch below your nose, and broke haimself the next dagr buying an engage­ ment ring. He calk at the house every night now, and when he says to you1: •"Myrtle, do you love me as muoh this evening as you did', last Thursday after­ noon ?' you look at-----" "He doesn't call me Myrtle at all," interrupted the young lady. "My name is Edith." It's the same thing. A rose by any name would have as many thorns. When he asks yomif you love him aa~ much as you did last Thursday, y.ou olamib up a little higher on his neok and want to know how he can ever doubt yon. It's all rigliit, though. Be a txue and loving wife and perhaps some day Charley will giw*you a quarter to spend: without requiring an itemized account sworn to before a notary, as to where sncli a vast sum: has gone. Cherish hia- iove as you would a tender plant thob the rude blasts of winter would destroy. Make your whole life a constant en­ deavor to promote his welfare* bufc ate not finish the quilt." "Why not, sir?" "Because,'"was the reply, "it would recall to liim- the happy pasfc.":--€hi- cago Tribun*.' Tame Spldere. It is a wiall-known fact •haksgjiatn have poweir of discrimination, aod are able to discriminate between friends and foes, appmaaching those whom they have found to be friendly, while- avoid­ ing strangers. One lady succeede^o well in taming spideia to recognise nlr, that they came down* to be fed when­ ever she entered the- rooms wh»re they were kept. Dr. Moschken, o£ Leipsic, relates that in Oderwitz, wheve ho lived for a time, he noticed one day in a rather- dark corner of the aafete-room a tolerably large spider's web,, in which a well-fed spider had made hie home, and sat at the nest opening, eaily and late, watehing for some flying or creeping food. He was accidentally several times a witness to the craft with which it caught its victim and rendered it harmless, and it soon became a regular duty to provide it with flios several times a day„ which he let down before its door with a pair of pinchers. At first this feeding seemed to aroune small confidence, the pinchers, perhaps being in fault, for it let many of the flies es­ cape again, or only seized them when it knew they were within reach of its abode. After a while, however, the spider came each time and took the flies out of the pinchers and spun them over. The latter business was done so superficially, when fiiea were giv^o quickly, one after the other, that sqgne of the already ensnared tiies fonnd time •nd opportunity to wcape. TfcU game was earrled on tqr ku - for as it seemed ««rtow. B .. when tbe apider appeared and regularly fiew at each fly offered to it, ho beganteaatarit; as soon as it bad got hold df l̂ luect, he pftUefi It back again with the pincers. It took this exceedingly ill the fifraf time; how­ ever, as "the fly was finally left with it, the indignant spider managed to for­ give him, but when, later,, he took the fly quite away, their friendship was de­ stroyed forever. On the following day it treated the offer of flies with con­ tempt, and would not move, and on the third day had disappeared from its abode altogether.--Month. Jekes on Law and Physic. There are two professions whose ser­ vices inconsistent human nature avails itself of, and then lam^ooons--law and physic. If a man is sick, he straight­ way sends for a doctor. When he is well and is looking at the bill "For medical attendance," he is likely to ask: "Doctor did you ever read the epitaph which one Dr. I. Letsome wrote for his own tombstone? Let me read it to yon: "When people's 111, they come* to I; I physios, bleeds sad sweats 'em. Sometimes they Uvea, sometimes they die: What 8 that to I? J. Letsome (let's 'cm).'" An estate was once advertised tor sale, and to the description of its ad­ vantage of soil, climate and scenery there was added, "N. B.--There is not a lawyer within ten miles of the place." Yet the owner would have ridden fifty miles if his rights had been invaded, to find a lawyer to secure him justice.. When Peter the Great visited Lon­ don he noticed a number of people swarming about thecourtof law. "Who are these?" he asked. On being told that they were lawyers, he replied, "Lawyer! why, I have only four in my kingdom, and I intend to hang two of them as soon as I get home." The adecdote is musty, but it points a moral. If the Bussian despot had en­ couraged the growth of a learned and courageous bar, his descendant would not be cowering to-day before Nihilism. Peter believed that Czarism, or the will of one man, known as the Ozar, was the best government for Russia. Burke said, "Force must rule nntil right comes." Peter said, "Force, di­ rected by the Czar, shall rule, and not right." He. therefore, allowed neither a con-*1 stitution nor law, and least of all, any interpreter or defender of human rights to come between the Czar's will and its execution. The Czar issued the ukase that ruled the subject; the Czar inter­ preted the ukase when its meaning was disputed. Czarism begat Nihilism, the protest of Russia blood and bones against a despotism which acknowledges no rights save those it has created, and no justice except that whioh it decrees. "These two are just equal to one highwayman," said a wag, as he saw a lawyer and a doctor walking arm-in­ arm. "How so?" asked a friend. "Because it is- your money or your Lawyers and physicians may smile good-naturedly at aueh witticism. They know that every man whose good opin­ ion is worth having believes that the two professions are indiispensable to good government and ahiglki civilization. The bar is a barrier to despotism and anarchy. The good physician prevents more disease than he cures. Therefore neither profession, albeit unworthy men are found in both, need be afraid to stand the test of ridicule.:-- Youth's Companion, Mad Anthony Wayneu Gen. Anthony Wayne, who-was born and reared within sight off the old Forge, doubtless urged Washington to select the sight for the encampment of his army in that terrible winter of 1777- 78> Among his desoendknfcs in this neighborhood is Capt. J. W. Wayne, a member of the State Legislature and the legal executor of the old' family es­ tate-. A eurious story ia toldi about the re­ mains of Mad Anthony, who, it is said, could swear longer, louder and more ef­ fectively when alive andi angry than any trooper in Flanders. He is- said to have been honored with aifewo-&>Id bur­ ial--his flesh in Erie and: liis s in eastern Pennsylvania. This- 1B- how it came about: Wayne died a# Erie in December, 1796, and was buried at the foot, of the flagstaff near the- oltl block houB«. In 1809 his son gave directions to< a physician in Erie to take up the remains and send them- to> tlii» county (Chester) for reburial. On opeciing the gnaore the body was found'to be in a good state of preservation.. Itt being very difficult to forward the remains by the routes and means of conveyance then in ase he proceeded to- outr. the flesh from the bones, boiled tiie bones in a lafge tin kettle, and, when properly ctoaned, boxed them and; forwarded them as directed. These beoes were coffined and honorably buried! at the old liiMne of the General in Chester county. The flesh, together with the* two knives wed in the cutting, wene replaced in the coffin in wihich the bod,y was found, and reburiecL in the original grave. The two knives, all rust- eaten, are pre­ served-in tho-frame containing the re­ mains of the coffin lid. The iron kettle which the bones, were boiled is an heirloom in a family living in the vicin­ ity of Erie. The old block house at Fort Erie has passed, away, together with the flagstaff andi all traces of the- general's gpave. An, old woman, re­ membering the fact oO his burial, pointe ed out the location. Search was mad<& remains si the dccayad ends of the flag­ staff wer» found, anii near it the de­ cayed parts of a coffin, and two knivas. The memory «£ brave Anthony Wayne-revered iVr the good people of Chester county andi of Pennsylvania. The Legislature ef thie State scarcely did tote fair thkig< toward her gallant son Bk sending, down to the liaJl of stataee in the japitol at Washington the>3»arble figuses oI Fulton and ilnhl- en>e*g. Wayne and Franklin would hwre represented the revolutionary his tor-r of the Keystone State much better. Valley Fomyfe Letter in national Jfrpublican. --- wfc . • Restral Pleasarei Says John Buskin: It is ofcfe thing to indulge ia playful rest, and another to be devoted to the pursuit of pleas­ ure ; and gayety of heart during Hie re­ action after hard labor, and quicke»ed by satisfaction in the accomplished duty of perfected result, is altogether compatible with--nav„ even in some sort arises naturally ovt of--a deep in­ ternal seriousness of disposition. ACCORDING to a deeission oi German courts, the manufacturer has to provide safety spectacles for the protection of his employes, if their work is injurious to the eyes. Any neglect or violation of this will make the employer respon­ sible for the damage done to thft to%Uh of his IftbQNta. " • fliftat* of a planet is hp* mining of a Mint or an . . .Nil Irfed of life} we^inotie^iiSilC^r^Mfafenor •**« recog­ nize in plant life. But it is Hfe, *11 the same. It has had a beginning, «ll things which exist; and lifc* »U, it must have an end. The lifetime of a world like our earth may be truly.mid to be a lifetime of cooling, Begjnafaig in the glowing taporous which we see in tho sun and orb in space passes , condition of a cool, non-luminous masa, and thence, with progress depend­ ing chiefly on its size (slower for the large masses nd quicker for the ones), it passes steadily onward toward inertness and death. Regarding the. state in which we find the earth to be as the stage of a planet's mid-life, via., that in which the conditions are such that multitudinous forms of life can exist upon its surface, we may call that stage death in which these conditions have entirely disappeared. Now, among the conditions necessary for the ^support of life in gefteral are some which are unfavorable to the individ­ ual life. Among these may be speci­ ally noted the action of those subterra­ nean forces by which the earth's sur­ face is continually modelled and re­ modelled. It has been remarked with great justice by Sir John Hersohel that since the constituents of the earth were formed forces have been at work which would have long since sufficed to have destroyed every trace of land, and to hove left the surface of our globe one vast, limitless ocean. But against these forces counteracting forces have-been at work, constantly disturbing the earth's crust, and, by keeping it irreg­ ular, leaving room for the ocean in the depressions, and leaving -the higher parts as continents and islands above the ocean's surface. If these disturb­ ing forces ceased to work, the work of disintegrating, wearing away and wash­ ing off the land would go on unre­ sisted. In periods of time, such as to us seem long, no very great effect would be produced, but such periods as belong to the past of our earth, even to that comparatively short part of the past during which she has been the abode of life, would suffice to produce effects utterly inconsistent with the existence of life on land. Only by the action of her vulcanian energies can the earth maintain her position as an abode of life. She is then manifesting her fitness to support life in those very throes by which, too many lives are lost The upheavals and downsinkings, tike rushing of ocean in great waves over islands and seaports, by which tenw of thousands of human beings, and still greater numbers of animals, lose their lives, are part of the evidence wliicfy the earth gives that within her frame there still remains enough of ' vitality for the support of life during hundreds of thousands of years yet to come.--Richard J. Proctor, iit Hire CQZLtynxporary Review. Laura Bridguuuu Perfeaps but very few of our young readers ever heard of Laura Bf idgmanv and wonder who she is. She was first introduced tie the public in- the "Notes' for General! Circulation," by Gharles- Dickens, on the occasion of his first visit to this country in 1848, an&the- brief sketchi he gave of her history created a profound sympathetic impres­ sion on the public mind. Laura Bridg- man was bora at Hanover, N. H., in 1829. She TRLS a bright, intelligent j child, but'at two years of age was taken down with a fever which deprived her of her sight and hearing. Dickens said the only senBe she had left was touoh;.| but this is* not- clearly avouched. In her girlhood her form was fragile, and inspired but little hope that she wouldl ever grow into that matured womanhood ] which she- has- readied. Sight andi hearing being' gone, she had literally] to feel her way--like Bulwer'slw*autiffl" creation of the blind girl Mydia--1 throughout' life;. She could find her| way into every- part of the dwelling she inhabited, and often ventured, out make visits in the neighborhood. SI learned to sew and knit, but' how teach her highest branches of i learning was a problem v which Dr. Howe, charge of the daaf and dumbaehool Boston, undertook to solve, and did solve most; effectually. The first at tempt was to -impart knowledge to he by arbitrary signs, by which ahe couM interchange thoughts with others. Shfl wasnext taugiitto read embossed lettei by the touch with emliossed words at tached to- different articles., and "sh| learned !to associate each word: with it corresponding;object." A pate on tl head told her when she wns right her spelling lessons. From step to ste| she progressed! in her education, unt she was enabled to receive inetructic in geography, history and algebra. SI could write at legible hand and re with dexterity. She could also well. W'afc ss most remarkable of i however, she-herself becams> a teaohj of the blind; deaf and diinub, and said to be- equally skilted with other professor in the vocation. Ms touching anecdotes are- laid of Lat iwhen she first began to acqwire the istruction: wthich has been: the only fort of her darkened, existence, yet although extremely- sensitive, i at times- petulant, she- 8©ems entir^ free frommnhappines&:--San Fran Call Sheep In the HawiMan islands.. "I kaaow a man," CSen. Comly aai« a Cincinnati Enqvm«r reporter, had I&JDOO sheep an one of the tvaiian islands, forr which he had offeaed a dollar a %end He refused] offer, expecting to do much better them; but thero was a drought, evesJ sheep died tor want of There was absolutely no way af t tlftstn. There are places on tho-i where enormoae piles of 1>onea the spot where eattle had bee* lwbit of drinking. The fountains < up, and they perished" HKV Spencer's Error. Herbert Spencer aays that American appears to have been! half an Uaor late, and to be trj make up for lost time." Herbert: cor is wrong. An Autariean raakd bones of catching up with a little] ter of half an lionr. The real cat his overhaste is that he is trying strip himself and tereryl>ody soon as he has run himeelf to d< haa accomplished the feat.--Bing\ tan Republican. PROF. WILLI.V* NORTH RIOS I the Connecticut river, between ampton and Meriden, was onoo 19 deep and fifteen miles broad. THE Hindooa believe that it < life to norUk ut&iiXtii