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[Ulyggg OOD14W ,«ad tstttteougfc nature's by the sultry hours, 1«n«», on )Oiw*y; t4 . . tr*mt look lie tufttng spifc* >££$,»... 4p*«a*ba*N|*»»; ,.- AB«nflia«, to Ids bot domlalou letivw. ' • * •, • * • •• ;>*•' A ,.*#? Haw, ftualfct «VHM Mmi, ̂Malta into ftxnpM*£r tfc* ' ̂ asqsRserasE1* n* twe o( astui* shines, from where earth qMms rw«trateh*d acpo»4, *O «MM| the bending fgtepe. Half in * flush of clustering roses lost, L1 „ V !;,T '•.iSiS; > X k ' !•* «Dew-dropping coolness to the shade retires, . on Ok* verdant turt, or flowery bed, ' * ' By (sl id founts snd careless rills to muse;; || •^-•••1 <•» JPMhiU!'ii&3lw**» dispjreading through the |gft • JWuMfl* yfcfi M» burning Influence darti " Onman, and boost, sad herd, and tepid i * * • «• • * : ' Welcome, ye shades! ye bowery thickets, h|fiti ' *• IWBy pities! ye venerable oafest ' ; » Te ttihes wild, responding o'er the steep! J Q Delicious is your shelter to the soui, : 5 As to the hinted hart the sallying spring, ; k? ' Or stream full- flowing, that his swelling sidir^ ** ss he floats along the herbaged brink. Oool, trough the.nerves, your pleasing ooaM glides, AM Site shoots swift through '.limbs. ' • :«•:•• y•••'; ,... , is from the face of heaven the shattered ckmds , ' Tnmultuous rove, the intenninableaky ^ ^ • SubMmer swells, and o'er the world expand*: •;? * i'-'Jr* ^ P*i«!r wore. Nature, from the storm, * '* ,jL, ̂ Shines out afresh; sod through the */& A higher luster and a dearer calm, * BUTnsive, tremble; while, as if in sfea , yt s Of danger past, a glittering robe of joy, ;* j " j( Set off abundant by the yellow ray, , Invests the fields, yet dropping from distress. * • , >, Tis beauty all,and grateful song around, • Joined to the kine,and numerous Meat j ^ - Of flocks thick nibbling through the clovered *SUii And shall the hymn bu marred by thankless SitM, f> **bJj Most favored; Who with voice articulate « Should lesd th6 chorus of this lower ifwld? ^ ; Shall he, so soon forgetful of the Hand That hush'd the thunder, and serenes the sky, Extinguished feel that spark the tempest w^tsl,* That sense of powers exceeding far his own, " En yet his feebto hjwrt has lout its fears? ,t,.j rlw« ' "BY SIDNEY THORNR. •• «th- V li . iA, r ?•' f COVENTRY'S PLAM+ '/"ilT. . . . . . pm»M FSAXK; I have fonndairife tmjon at laei my boy. Yon remember when I coun ­ seled yon, >>flfore you left home, to find some good, sweet girl m& marry and settle down, yottoaid: "Fajfcw, you find me aaoh a one, and I' will abide fay your decision. * An old Mhooknate of your mother, Mra Bradley, and hp? nifl̂ oaUed on last wedt Bhewaa PMrin|.jftron î lha town, and, knowing we lived hec% found ^s out, Tour mother par- raaded them to stay two days with us. > Frank, her niaM is the girL They have promised to stay a alwfi -Mm? with ua again when they re­ turn from fl» dtyttiiky. I wmi yon to eoaie bafM in about flaw weeks, and, if you don't fill in love with the sweetest girl your old Mba ever saw, lie win disappointed. Tour affectionate father, F. B. COTKBTERT. The letter was lying in the loose ; clasp of ft yoirng mam fairly stretched ;«wl> in Hm sliadow 61 a large rock in x>ne of { natofe's most ddkions nooks. He was • tfine specimen, of graeefnl ma&hood mi profound ooinfort, as lie lay there with eyes closed, aad the soft breeze ruffling tte hair lrc«n hk ftoehted. He was evidently asleep, and the around,, entirely concealed ei li him. 6r«n yiew.; By his nde lay a port- r folio. % i' wjM , ^ . T • » . j i The sweet, ringing voice, saying these v*®1 f yoimg; j.W;yJ "Wf'H! • ii-w- l«'7# ; Alia, I mod to go vmi Che and *je *hat ir oh the other vW; , .-v . !H tjtfi "i J brook aidje/ff,..! ,. -mi' • ' i "TK vtlMr I i^ant me to car-"lT^rl r me w car- V IvktJ?fjfR itey Stones, yon little Wall, telMy your arms tight^yi^ tietft. « Htee we go." the wde of the rock, $he flvtiafc (lor so he was) saw a far pret- tier plott|« thaE al| his smamey's ram- found him ' " *" '"'> w ; A young gM was half way acrosa the •tepooki-toliich purled quietly along. The smp^j%0tMe of her figure was perfectly iilrtflid by the attitude In which she hdMing the little laughing , fwe was turned away, but the ely head, crowned by soft braids of L«tti the tiny rings, curling so soft- tbe white oeok, left the ob- > dooMlmt that it would be a to "the until the trees hid tibeir from his view, and portfolio, went around spot wfc#re Ihey must Frank took from k l|icay of wild roses, f-opeii {Mges. As homeward he #li^red«n^ seen wdftld come lie knew it fj^airy boqk-r^ra i ;< ^ -jT- - - m wondering last he was child* were jour «X1 lilfle sister gleefully unbndding, and twisting around her Jngers, the soft hair. FnoUl's wtist wff eaw>t- ured. The faoe was evrai fairer than his ideal. After one long look, he reso­ lutely took a book, and resumed Ida usual laaty poedtion. ' " I jun a mean fellow, to pefcp at a girl when she thinks so one is near, and I won't do it again. I oan't very well go now, as they will bis startled; so 1*11 stay until they go." The young man in listening to tbeir srtlese conTersation--uoticing the ca­ ressing fondness of the olde*, and the clinging love of the younger sister- learned more of the lovely character of the girl near him than if he had met her a dozen times in society, , And so the time passed. Frank <bb- oasionally saw the sisters at a distance He did not go to the rock again, as it was evidently their favorite retreat. One afternoon, as he was watching a lovely little bit of scenery in his port­ folio, be heard a scream. Springing to his feet, he listened intently for a mo­ ment, and jkhen started iu the direction of the brook. On the bank stood the young girl, and, struggling in the water, some dis­ tance of£ was the little sifitcpt Without stopping to speak agonized girl, just as he was, Frank sprung into the water. The brook was not wide, but deep; and, encumbered as he was by his clothing, and hindered by the little one's frantic straggles, Frank had difficulty in reaching the bank again. But he was fidly repaid for his exertions by the look in the hazel eyes which met his own as he placed the ohild in the arms outstretched to receive her. < "Oh, sir! how can I thank ysuf Jkjfy dsarKng!" " "* Here her voice broke, and Frank, taking the little girl into his own arms, said; "I need no thanks. II you will show me where you live, I will carry your coster there. She may take cold." It was no time for ceremony, and, as they walked rapidly along, she told him how the accident happened. She had been reading, and had al­ lowed her sister to wander off a little way in search of wild flowers, when suddenly she heard a scream, and, in­ stinctively knowing what was the mat­ ter, reached the brook just in time to see her darling struggling in the water. She had tried to cross on the stepping stones and had fallen. , When they reached the house the young girl turned: • "I should like to. .know the name of my preooos. sister's deliverer. My aunt and mysettioan. never repay you, sir." *... Taking the soft hand extended to him Frank raid: , "My name is Frank Coventry? ^ ,lu * And mine is Ella Merrill" Taking her sister in her arms, die left iim and entered the houSe.'v ! When he arrived home Frank sat down tod thought it all over. The hand in "which the soft fingers had rested so short a time felt very strangely. The letter his father had written him came to his mind, and with it a feeling of distaste which he had not felt when he read ii Ail ! Frank, the i-osy boy Was mis­ chievously aiming at you from among the boughs over your l^ead that day, when, from under the shadow of the rock, you watched the graceful figure wending her way .qyer the stepping- stones. .. . And Frank, as he arose from thinking it over, knew what caused the thrill in the hand, which had never thrilled un­ der the touch of any maiden's fingers before. The next day he was to start for home. Going out in the morning, he gathered a cluster of wild roses and violets, aiid took them to the home, which now held all the brightness in fife to him. He inquired for the child, and, learning she was quite well left the flowers for "Miss MerrfiU." 1 * • • * * * <p,.' " My dear son, how glad ¥ am to see you. It has seemed very lonely all summer without you." " Dear mother, I «ft glad to fee home." Ji "Frank, Mrs. Bradley and her nieoes are coming to-morrow. I so wanted 709 home to help us entertain them. I have been worrying for fear something would detain you." : "Father, you only mentioned one maoe.** "DHL If Well, there are two; but the yonag lady --ah, Frank, your moth­ er and! are sure you will Ml in love with her. My first impressions sever deceived me, and she is an angel!" "Stop father, I must tell jou some­ thing. I am sorry to disappoint you; but--I am in love already." The old gentleman fixed an incredu­ lous look on Ms son, and his mother'* sewing fell from her hands. "Tori in love, Frank? why feat* you ig >ve for "Well, wife, tibia is too bad. Bo* " XIM bast laid-#chemes o* mice an' mett 5 : 'r-' Gang aft aglei *At any Tste^ I am not sorry awe oalled him home. It's but a dull bottn with­ out you, Frank, and w® want to make their risitpleasaxifc.*91 • • The next evening Mr. Coventry looked in the otaj library, intltted ug tor a drive, "v4 :t "Have a good hot Supper ready, wife; they'll be famished. Good-by, you dis­ appointing boy.1* The train roared into the depot, and whizzed out again* leaving oil the plat­ form three travelers--^two ladies and a little girL "Ah, Mrs. Bradley, I'm glad to see you, and your niece, too. Come Tight along. Dennis, drive closer," They were soon in the o&rri&ge, and driving homeward, and th@n the old gentleman learned that they had just left the place in whioh his son ]had just spent the summer. - On his asking them if they had met ft young artist named Coventry, it all came out about the accident which had befallen little Bessie, and that the de­ liverer must have been his son. Mr. Coventry watched Ella closely1 as her aunt was talking, and smiled to him­ self with delight as he feaw a tell-tale blush rising over the pure cheek. He guessed that this was the girl his son loved fes though he "had known her for years," and his plans were not to be disappointed after alt. He only said he was pleased they had met, and the con­ versation turned to other subjects, When they arrived at the house, Mrs. Coventry took them light up to lay off their things, and Mr. Coventry went into the l ibrary. . ;• v*;/ 1 - " Well, father, have they come?" * Yes; they are tip stairs with your mother. Now, be scute and make your­ self-agreeable to the youtig lady." *But--'* • "Tut, tut I ' But me no buts.'" As Ms mother and her guests came into the library, the room suddenly whirled around before Frank's eyes. Before he had recovered |4s compos­ ure again, his father said: " Miss Merrill, this is my son Frank. I think you have met before." Old Mr, Coventry's plans did not go "aglee," and, before many months had passed, a quiet country place in the bo­ som of the Connecticut valley saw a bridal couple straying along by the biookside. "Ella,it was hero,.crossing this stone, I first saw yon." • : "My dear, here is § wild-rose spray. Does it remind yotf bf"-4he 6ne flou plaoSd in niy book?*7 >«].? Drawing her gently to him, Frank Coventry locked dbwn into the happy fade of his young wife and %oftly said : "Yes. I little thought that spray of rose was my first tribute to her who was, to be my'queen rose olf the rosebud garden of girls.'" SHRO vt. AU PUMCXOMKNOM* ^ William Langley, a cotton planter. of of {Grwinnett county, Oa,., was standing in a field on bis .farm* Around him were seveial men, %- woman and three children, all breaking the aoil for cot­ ton. The sky was clear and the air quiet, there being about both * hint of sultriness The children had : |ust stopped Wotk and thrown theknselVes, tired as tired obuld be, on the top of a pile of guano sacks, when a peculiar roaring was heard in the field. The sound bore 8om0 resemblance to that of an ap- proaching train, but, as no railroads were near, the woil^ei^ look«(d ^t one another in amazement. In a moment they saw: * small column, not larger in circumference than a barrel, skim rap>- idly along t^e ground, The wind-col* umn or spout appenred to be fiJled with dttst, and in the center , contained what looked like a ball of fire. The mother rushed towards the children, who crouched low in fright, but before she could reach them the pile of gaaoo bags, children and all were scattered right and left. In its course, always eccentric, the column struck a stump fairly from butt to roots, and tore it from the groujbd, the wood splitting into three pieces, and dropping twenty eft thirty yards away Mr- Langley was sucked in as the whirling thiqg bolted by and thrown into a plowed gully some distance away. In the next in­ stant the atraupe visitor had, gone, passing up over the tops of the trees It was seen plainly by the ladie* at the Iiangley H<xis*% appoartug fc^lhem like the smoke that ruabes ap in- oircolsr volumes from the smmbe-etadk of a loco­ motive. ' '< • • •'« IK neither Indian ootp, nor potatoes, nor squashes, no? carrote, nor cabbages, n^r turnips, wjera known till after the begitiiiiug of the sixteenth century, and Queen Catherine was obliged to send to Holland for salad to supply her table. The poor peasants subsisted chiefly on bread made of bar- ground in the handvmill, and the tenant peasantry had nn »«e<;nrity what­ ever for their pr<»ix»r«y till after the middle of the fifteenth e^uttuy. FBUGALITY mends th«) garments which 5-- ,'5r STBAJTOM llAPrKiriXGS. A MBDAL should be presented to the dog in Norwich, Ct., that rushed into a stable, not long ago, and drew a burn* ing blanket from * horse and carried it into the street, Iraxniag himself severely while so doing. Two MEN traded horses on meeting in the road in Newburyport, Mass., and while making the exchange one of the' beasts fell down and died. Then both claimed the live horse, and they had A fight about it, with a lawtpit to follow. A REBDSVII-LE (S. O.) lady took a Btroll through a piece of woods near the town to gather flowers. The Democrat, of that place, says that wlien about two, miles out she saw a coon and a polecat engaged in a terrific combat in a little dell, mossy and clear of brash. They fought "for who lasted the longest, evi­ dently," as neither wo^ld gjve in. The coon was not only whipped, but was torn to pieces. . . > THIS gets ahead of the rain of sul­ phur and shower of fish: On Bennox creek, whioh passes through Burksville, Ky., on April 24, great rocks were sud­ denly thrown into the air, and, from the openings thus made, petroleum began to flow at the rate of 500 barrels a day. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga­ zette says: " The oil is flowing down the principal street .of the town. Nu­ merous buildings were injured some­ what from the shock, and are consid­ ered in an unsafe condition. There was a similar outbreak oa Crocus clreek about a year ago." A COLORED sexton has been arrested in Albany for insisting upon the abate­ ment of a flirtation in church. During the service a young man was observed to be paying marked attention to a young co1 ored women who sat opposite. The sexton put a heavy hand on the offender's shoulder. "Boy, am you aware dat dis am de Lord's house?" The youth replied: "Yes, sah, I am aware ob the character ob dis house," and was informed bluntly "dat no sush work am allowed here." The young man insisted that the lady was an ac­ quaintance of his, but the sexton dragged him out of his seat and threw him on the sidewalk. A roxnsa Jewish lady of rich and re­ spectable family was recently on the point of being married, near Cologne, in Germany, when a peasant woman en* tored and forbade the ceremony. She said that twenty years before she hnd been the nurse of the child now sup­ posed to be the bride, but had accident­ ally rolled over upon it and smothered it while sleeping. Fearing punishment, she substituted her own infant, and allowed it subsequently to be taken from her. "Of course I am much obliged for the education and rearing the child has re­ ceived," said the woman, "but yon can understand that, as a good Christian, I could never allow my daughter to be mltrried to a Jew." < A NEGBO living on the Brazos river, in'McLennan oounty, Texas, concluded to go fishing, and with this view in mind entered an old fioorless shanty and began to dig in one corner for worms to use as bait. He presently un­ earthed an iron pot, covered with a lid. The darkey was surprised. Taking the lid off his surprise was turned to amaze­ ment, for there in the pot lay a heap of gold coin, American gold, in $10 and $20 pieces. The whole sum was $8,065; all in gold, The negro secured the- gold; and next day went to Marlin, where he gdt to drinking. His lavish expenditure of money excited suspicion. Whisky had loosened his tongue and the whole story leaked out. The money is supposed to have been buried there by one McKissick, a wealthy bgK&elor, who was murdered in 18€[5V , IT seems that ayoung man and woman of Bucksport, Me., were not so touch married as they thought they were a «hort time.ago. They met and were each charmed by the other's qualities. A mutual friendship grew up, which in a few days ripened into love. It was agreed that they should be married, and after a brief lapie of time they visited a well-known Justice of the Peace in that town and were married, or supposed that they were. Two weeks paused on and the discovery was made by the sup­ posed Justice of the Peace that his term of office had expired prior to the mar­ riage ooremony, and that the couple were not legally married. The surprise of the man and his affianced when the state of the esse was told them can hardly be imagined. They had lived together as man and wife for two weeks, and the announcement of the fact that they were not married created quite a little sensation. But the sequel is even stranger than what went before. The would-be husband said to his intended wife that they would go and see some one who was really a Justice of the Peace and get legally married. She said she believed she did not care to, that she had had enough of married life for the present, and persisting in that opinion she left town the next day for Boston. * ' 1 .. f ! • ' , > - THE gold veins of Gilpin oounty, Col. ale vertical fissure veins of gold and •Silver, whioh are believed to extend to the very center of the earth. Some of the mines have been worked steadily for sixtesn, eighteen «nd twenty ytars. A true fissure vein, oentajninggood will last many lifetimes. ORIGIN OF K188Wm Might Kindt Mentioned in 9eript*aNR. Oae may know Djr your kiss that yoor gin to «jc> cellent.--Beggar's Opera. Kisses, according to the scripture, are divided into eight kinds--the writer cannot find mention of mori--vis.: Adoration, I. Kings, xix. 18; approba­ tion, Proverbs, ii. 4; reconciliation, L Sam., xiv. 33; treachery, Matt., xxvi. 49; salutation, Sam,, xx. 41; affection, Gen., xiv. 15; subjection, Psalms, iii 12, and valediction, Buth, ii. 9. Kiss­ ing is a very dangerous subject for an old bachelor to write upon, inasmuch as the freedom of a fair maiden's lips is often the provocation to the commission of matrimony. But, lest the reader be disappointed that we have no personal recollection to unfold, and therefore disinclined to read this article, we may as well remark that it is intended more to collect others' xmr TWO ammts, : 1 tm • WJUn I tea* ponng." it the pt&g "A^tiw»Iah*;n>PrtK»gsadwis., " ... When I»nt a man!" . . , " When I was yoar.g," the cl4ma& " Bravely the lark *&d linnet SUfig «crar*a«et snt^4MU i ~ When I nas young!" 'I- *; " When I'm a man, I shall tw free t; i To guard the right, thotrnth up^OM." " When I was young I bent no knee <9».gwm«iou.* u*.; * HMU shall I satttSr-iartfMI"* < • Too late I found how vain the goal j, " When I'm a man these idle toys Aside tor ever shall be flung." ; rf •• " Ibefe was'no poison In my jo^t Whan I was ?o«ng." , j J J •; n*boy% bright dieam is «itt befoi£ » 5 k, : j » juan'8 ronianoe lies he be l̂|̂ . .1^" i'. * Had we the present and no mora. ' - Fate were unkind. H in the eut there gleams a ligkt. Or In the west. m. opinions than to give Masmin<** our own crude ideas. We believe it will scarcely be disputed that the female sex is more fond of this harmless amuse­ ment than their sterner Isrethrejai. Vea scorn to kiss among themse]$a ̂* . And scarce will kiss a brother; V Wpmen want to klas so bad. / 't They smack md kiss each other t -Nor is this entirely out of nature. Were we inclined to be kissed---whioh by our own snowy beard is impossible --we think, nay, we feel positive, that we should prefer a youthful maiden to receive our salute. The insinuation that some young ladies are fond of mouths thatched with a hideous mus­ tache is doubtless a contemptible slan­ der. Their own smooth cheeks and rosy mouths are far preferable, and so they must feel. Sidney Smith says: "Theye is much virtue in a kiss when well delivered. We have had the mem­ ory of one we received in our youth, which has lasted us forty years, and we believe it will be one of the last tilings we think of when we die.** * This is no world, as Hotspwr said For kissing lips and maramets made. Yet how fond was Shakspenre of this "lip-business." You cannot read a single play of the great master without finding a world of talk about lips and kisses. There are an infinity of examples: : H( kissed--the last of many doubled kisses. We'll Cm but kiss Octavia, and we'll follow.' There is gold and herfc. , My bluest Veins to kiss; a hand thai mag* Have lipped, and trembled kissing. < Qive me a kiss--e'en this repays a^s. I shall return once more to kiss these lipsi This is a soldier's kiss. Commend unto his lips thy favoring hand; Kiss it, my warrior. Come, then, and take the last warmth of my lipi. All this, and more, in one play--and that a very deep tragedy. It is said that the true origin of this gracious in­ terchange of soul comes from the fax East, and that it is symbolic of the sun's rays greeting the earth: , . . ' „ , " Kiss, sunbeams, kittl ̂' , The dear old face of £arth, ? SIM bring the sap to the bursting baft, > -n • . . , ; And bring the flower to birthj :; j ^ KIBB, kiss, and kiss I PAPER-STOCK IMPOSTS, The total imports of rags and paper fit 1877. 6,186 6.065 8,80» stocks at the port of New York during the month ended April 30, as reported, were 7,001 bales, a decrease from the corresponding month of last year of 6,474 bales, and a decrease, compared with April, 1877, of 8,059 bales. There was a decrease, from last year, in rags, of 8 bales. Manila stocks show «i de­ crease of 3,896 bales, and paper stock a decrease of 2,575 bales. The total fig­ ures in each class of stock during the month of April for the years 1879,1878 and 1877 are as follows: » 187IL SlT̂ ;.-::.v.v.:r.::S US Manila stocks....,̂ ,... 048 Totals.............. J7,001 18,41$.,, 15,i«0 The arrivals from the different ports were as follows: London, 1,062 bales rags, 859 bales old papers, 801 bales Manila stocks; Liverpool, 80 bales rags, 246 bales Manilla stocks; Hull, 455 bales rags, 85 bales paper stock, 229 bales Manila stocks; Newcastle, 330 bales rags, 166 bales Manilas; (Glasgow, 73 bales rags, 90 bales paper stock; Hamburg, 39 bales rags, 24 bales paper stock; Trieste, 129 bales rags; Catani*, 504 bales rags; Shanghai, 861 bales rsgs; Leghorn, 1,084 bales rags; Ant­ werp, 228 bales rags, 108 bales paper stock; Port-au-Prince, 12 bales rags; Genoa, 55 bales rags; Bristol 92 bales rags, 174 bales paper stock; Halifax, 20 baleq rags, and Buenos Ayres, Ip.^les JP'LBASANTJtmS, * - > I \ ' Nr. ̂ rJ V" i>iT >v) HAWGiNatvis too Moo$ ft* M^oent chromo. WHEN everything else wilts, the let inarket braces up. • " " BEWAEE of dried apples; they Uve not wisely, but to swell. You may talk about Communists, but the person who chiefly desires that the ruler be done Away with is the school­ boy. . AN Irishman tells Of a fight hi whioh there was only one whole cose left in the whole crowd, afid that belonged to the tea kettle. SPKAKiKo of the ^voices of nature,' if you will go into your garden on a soft, balmy summer night and listen,' you will not only hear the beanstalk, but cauliflower. ' A BACHEIOB has left a Hoarding- house, in which were a number Of very plain-featured women, on account of the miserable "fair" set before him at the table , i • : • • S : , ; f - "A SLIPPED in the hand is worth two on my feet," says the stern mother, as she doubles her youngster into a para­ bolic curve across her knee. Then knee sets up a howl. WfV 'j AN ethereal maiden oalled Maud. ; ̂ v -Van suspected of being a i j crnmb wassheabis'v,i u! Y • To eat at the table-- 1 - Wf t "gat in the back pantry ̂ * $ --Cincinnati Enquirer. 4 v/ GOOD COMPANY. Much of your own excellence or the reverse depends upon the company you choose; therefore be wary and shy choos­ ing and entertaining, or frequenting any company or companions; be not too hasty in committing yourself to them; stand off a while till you have acquired of some that you know by experience to be faithful what they are; observe what company they keep; be not too easy to gain acquaintance, but keep a distance till you have observed and learned touching them. Men or women that are greedy of acquaintance, or hasty in it, are oftentimes snared in ill com­ pany before they are aware, and en­ tangled, so that they cannot get loose from it when they would. | ' TH£ finding of a bbi^ %i k" icfrowfied man in the reservoir from which the town is supplied With, watef.wil| undo all the good work the temperance oause has accomplished in five years. IN wedding invitations a la mode, the cards admitting guests to the church .are made in the shape of a horseshoe, which, it is conjectured, gives horse- shoerance of connubial bliss. f "Ml? ^ A MAN who went to LeadviUjS ^ while ago and advertised to teach the guitar was notified by the aesthetic residents that if he didn't leave pretty quick he would guitar and feathers. He left. Siif gave him her fingers at parting, J^Dd he tenderly pressed their tips ; * And satisfied not, as he bolder bebatae " • > E6 lifted them to his lips. ft His grasp grew ardently tighter, ̂ , And her face flushed rosily red, , ', • And he swept a kiss from the proj ̂pxii|i>)u . . * From hand to mouth,", he pj^d.,, ̂ y --LouUville Courier Journal. , , . ' •" » . . .. r 1; , A MAN came to the late Duke of Wel­ lington with a patented article. "What have yon to offer?" < "A bullet-proof jacket, your Grace." " Pat it on." The inventor obeyed. The Duke rang' a bell. An .aid-de-camp presented him­ self. " Tell the Captain of the guard to order one of his men to load with ball cartridge." The,,inventor disappeared, and was n?yer seen again newr the Horse Guards. Ne money "Tilt in trying that invention. " '• A Jew • -. Some beer Tor chew. Did sap It up, And said, . "My hsad,] If not tight* Israelite." '•*in(ff : •ilpifeB"- FWTXIMESTINO MXPJBMtlMtSNT, • onrious phenomenon of the diflhao* tion of light may readily be observed by any one with a lamp and two visiting cards. Cut out of one qf the cards * •slit about one-tenth of an inch wide, with straight, even borders. Then take a position about twenty feet from a kerosene lamp, with the edge of its flams standing edgewise toward yon, look at the flame through the slit in the card, while you slide the edge of the other card across it till you the slit in the card quite narrow. Yon will then see the central bright band of the flame flanked on each side with the colored diffraction bands; and, if yon look successively through red, green and violet glasses, held between the eye and the slit, you will observe that tiie bands are separated by the greatest spaces for red light and become closer when viewed through the green glass, and closest when the violet orbluegfauw fclteUbeftaralfeasyft, •