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)Zt9 in iU ' national Ein. Saildlöff, nr."S of sL-scniPTioWi p,5D PER YEAR, m abVavcr. 13,00 ir vcT f ito IV asvavcs. 17 postage en papers delivered within this County. RECONSTRUCTION. View of Major General Pope. ' The following it the full letter of Gen. Vope to Gen. Grant on Reconstruction, of which we have .already' published a telegraphic synopsis : lInDquiaTiia Tmio Miutait Djituct, ,,. (J comi a, Alabama a& Florida. . Atlahta, Oa,, Jal 34, 1886. General: I have the honor to lend Inclosed a newspaper containing a epeech tnade in this city by B. IL Hill, of this Bute, late a Senator in the rebel Congress. This person only a few weck since was pardoned by the President, and, in comtoon with almost every pardoned rebel, this ia the use he makes of the clemency tf the Government. You can readily see from the speech itself the character of the wan, who is the representative of a large las, and the hopelessness of any satisfactory reconstruction of the 8onthero States while saoh men retain influence.,. It hau been and will continue to be 'my course to permit and encourage the widest latitude or speech and of the press in this district consistent with the lsw and the public peace. ' I do not include among those who ore permitted to exercise this latitude of speech the civil officers of the I provisional State governments already prolibited by my orders from using any influence whatever to deter or dusnade the people from taking so active part in recon structing their State gove rnnits under the IfpfnnitruplJop AlC to mv fi(i. reiniicy Uli ywiih the miMci ' to ensble them k reconstruction fross, it is betnow it beforo f the tfouth- - Xwould not ,t speeches Mlent-ing dished a of the yrobably Mn a reII II U I wj'li"M mint i4v are suffered to reuä Ja tetter that the country - tho truth on this auljoct now than run the rUk of learning hereafter that an lrr.iv parable mistake has been made in the jilaq and execution of the reconstruction X need scarcely repeat that reconstruction tu be in the pirit of the acts of CW Teita and 1 to be permanent must bathe act of the people themse'vea after the fullest and freest -discussion.- Congress has done wisely ia enabling them to make thia'fiht by disfranchising the leading rebels, and at least making it impossible for them to vote or hold otfice. It would have been still better to enforco their permanent ataence from the country. The personal influence they might bring to bear if they were candidates tbemselvea l thus greatly weakened, and they are fored to discus issues sod not appeal to personal feeling in their, own favor. The people are, thus left freer than they ever were before to choose their own candidates, aod are forced to think for themselves, as they have not hitherto done. ' ' ' 8o far from being willing to see the disfranchised clanois relieved from political disability, 1 consider these disfranchising clause of the act to be among the wisest and best considered provisions. . If they do no other good thao to relieve the people from the incubus of the old political leaders they have accomplished itcalcularble serriee.- If i not- doubted that taaoy worthy od ow lojal men who could be safely trusted are disfranchised PJ fheM cUuaes or the. Military bills; but such si result was unavoidable, and can in their eases be easily remedied. It will no doubt be wl.e at an early day to relieve ,by came such of the disfranchised persons 14 have hitherto proved, or ahall prova by their conduct in the course or the- next tix mbntbs, that they, are worthy of it. -While it was ' unavoidable that aoma good men would be disfranchised by proviaiona f Uw against classes 6f persons, the reme dy ia easy. To undertake the converse of this that ts to give general amnesty 'and, except individuals by name would certainly result in leaving large numbers enfranchised who ought not tobe. Such improper persons might decide tho com

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VOL. (5, NO. 30. ing election before their unfitness could be ascertained, and even then it would be more than difficult to remedy the eviU I consider tht method set forth in the Reconstruction act by far the wiser course of the two, and I can hardly understand how any man familiar with the facts can think otherwise. These disfranchised persons include, generally, the whole army ofthoye who now bold, or hsve hitherto held office. With few exceptions, all these persons were active rebels, and are bitterly opposed to reconstruction. under the acts of Con gress opposed, in fact, to any reconstruction whatever, except such as would leave them in precisely the aamo political con-. J?---!4.l- J t . 1. . I, t anion as u mere naa ocen no reoeiuon and no war. Even such a reconstruction ss this they would only accept aa a necessity or the 'Situation, with the purpose to re new in congress, and perpctuato among themselves aa nearly as possiblo the same coouiuons woicn exisieu ociore tne wsr. With these resctionista dominant in the Sooth, freedom of speech snd of tho press will not even exist in nsme. Tho Union men, and even those who were soce-sion-ists, but have advocated reconstruction under the late acts of Congress, would find no peace and protection in these State. The last condition of tho frcedmen would be worso than the first. I need only point to thia speech of Mr. Hill, his numerous letters, the letters of Gov. l'erry, of South Corolina, of Herschel V. Johnston, of Georgia, end many other such men, for sufficient evidence '-svo not overstated the caao. n aro the representatives of a Tiitumrfiil nlimnt linl tn rnit. they have been in the habit of 'llng the Doutliern whitca. lljr .Lopposite sides of a political queyiey have in times pact divided the rn whites on purely pcrsonsl Vs, and have thus croated the Ima a . a noa eisewnere that amoog trie maxsca there was a political question decided instead of a pure'y personal one. United as tbey now are against reconduction, it is wise to ascertain how far their influence can prevail with the people. The dia franchising clauses f the acta of Congress put it out of the power of theo men to lc candidate fur office, One groat element of, their strength is thus destroyed ; nnd the people, left to chnnso other leaders and vote for other candidates have really a freedom of action which' they never had before, and find thcmci'Ivcs under a necessity for thinking, which tliey had never heretofore felt. Congress bus given them this privilege and Imrciml upon them tlil salutary necessity. It remains tobe seen how tliey will use them. If they ran win the battle againat their former loaders after an oj.cn fiht, all may be well in the future. If not, then not. 1 do not at all ng;rno In the opinion that there are nut enough competent men In this district tu tmld the civil ofllrea, who re not disfranchised. I have, I think, ronton to know otlicrwlci. Hut oven admitting that It la o, it la hotter to have an Incompetent but loyal tnun In office, than t.) have a rubel of whatovor ability; in fact, the greater tho ability the greater the dinvr of mal -administration. Tho nitration at Uauo under lhes acta of Congrea, are tht mct niftiuentoua nver pre united to a je iplo. The results for good or evil wilt all-el all part tf the euunlry with more or la force, and will leave an Morass upon nur liistilullum which will remain. It la eay, undor aaUtloj atmccs, to win the first vl't.ry and vruct these Slated under tho acts of . Hut thia victory I only litt iti of (he contest, od utile It bo try, openly and fairly won, and very ) In its reaulta, it may prove nut Millie, but absolutely destructive, tain ia to perpetuate rtoonatruo spirit and on the principle 'ian alone asiure ft eo trover it matt t. r-r.uuri -o tfj'oet reeoiitruetlon even aHer silencing the open opposition of the old political leudor, we stund committed to admit the reconstructed State into tho Union. Once admitted into the Union, the power of Congress over them is reduo1 practically to the general power which that body has over all States In the Union. By admitting these Southern States, after silencing the old political leaders, snd neutralising, for the moment, bid po lilic.il influences, Congress and the people disarm theraaelves. The moment ad tu ismission into the Union is accomplished, the military power ia suspended, and without all restrictions sre removed at onoe, these old political leaders, and the old political and personal iofluancca, will resume their activity, and we may fiudtoolttc that tuch reconstruction as we have tnado is not only not what was oeoded and expected, but whst will simply recuU in a reproduction of the-same condition- of affaire which made reconstruction measures at all. i Freedom of speech and of. tho press, education, equality beforo the law and in political rights and privileges are the essential of any satisfactory reconstruction in the South. Without securing these we hsve secured nothing! How can we know that' reconstruction will acoom," plish these remits unless wo know in advance the strength and the power of those who oppose it? Reaction is certain unless the reconstruction party can win the battle by decisive majorities over all the elements which oppose it, left to develop themselves and apply their, full force tu the contest. If the reactionists thus left free can defeat snch reconstruction as this we then know what Co do what, in fact, we most do, if we desire to perpetuate free institutions;' It is best to know all these things before ' read m union into ' the Union is' granted. It will be too late to learn them afterward. Now is the time and thia ji ;the opportunity to complete this work so that it will stand.,' Every dictate of wisdom and patriotism demand this work at our hands. ; If hastily or partially done, reconstruction will drag with it a train of. evils to thia country which can never be remedied. It is not necessary to say that however we restrain tho

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opposition party now, the moment recon-atruction-ia accomplished this ' party will regain its activity, and we ought to know in advance whether it possesxes the pow er to undo what we thought we bad done. I do not mean to intimate that it would be possible tore-establish slavery; perhaps it. would not even be practicable to take from the frecdmen the right of suffrage, though this latter is doubtful. Tbeso politicians aro wily and sagacious. They will make no laws which are not equal on their face to all men. It is in Iho execu tion of these laws which seem to bear equally on all, that wrong will be done, and a condition ol things produced which beara no resemblaoco to free government, except in name. Social exclusion, with drawal of business relations, open exhibitions of hostility, if not, indeed, actual hostile acts, interruption of or interference with the frecdmen's and other schools maintained by charitable contributions from the North these wilt be the weapons used sgainst Union men and tho colored race. Acta of wrong and violence will meet no sufficient redress, if indeed, any redress at all in the courts. These are acts which cannot be reached by the General Government, and yet which quietly and ilcntly render justice Impossible, and establish discrimination againat classes or color, odious and unbearable. I lay, then, again, that unlesa reconstruction is accomplished after the fullest development of all tho influences against it, by decisive msjorities, we will simply have reproduced and perpetuated in the South what we sought to destroy. We ought to know in advance, If possible, whether the presence of the leaders of tbese incurable reaction iats and their active influence in this country, are compatible with the reace of the country and the security of our institutions. Another qnostlon ought to be, and probably will bo decided in the course cf the coming canvass for snd against a Convention. That question is this: Hove the sluggishners of mind and body, and the tendoney to assail by violence the right of opinion and discussion, engendered by habits acquired during the existence of slavery and the system of politics In the South, unfitted the people for such elfgovernment as is implied by free speech, free press, and the fullest peaceable diaoussion of all public questions? This is a most important question, and one which, il answered in the light of existing facta, must bo answered unfavorably. Not only do the reactionary anti-reconstructionists UiO all the Instrumentalities I havo named except such aa they aro restrained from using by the military authorities, but there is little doubt lint they would resort at oneo to the intimidation and violence which long practice bos made a habit, if tliev dared to do so in the presence of the military forces of the United Htatcs. Candor compel tue to say that this tendency to repress freedom of speech la not confined to cither party, but prevails, though to much less extent, among tho rcconstruetionitts, whether they have been always Union men or have lately Joined tho ranks uf tho reconstruction parly. It heeoine the Government ol tho UnlU'd States to frown upon such measure, by whstdver parly exercised, and no robuko i salutary or o pregnant of good result can le administered as for the Kovcrnmont to protect all parties In the exercise of free peeeh. . Jtesulla will ahow what we iuut titptot In Iho future by establishing In the Mouth what are cardinal prluoitilcs of our Government. Iho foregoing remark refer exclusively to the white raod In this district. The eon. dltioti and the future of the colored race are far more hopeful and encournulng. The tarnest and touching anxieties of tho freed people to Icurn can not but make a profound impression upon the mind of any one who haa had the opportunity to obieiva i', It may pnfcly be said that the marvelous progress made lu education and knowledge by these people, aided by the noble, charitable contributions cf Northern soeietle and individuals, find uo parallel in the hUtory of mankind. If continued, it must be by the aamo means; and if tho mues of the white people ex hibit the saute indisposition to be educated that they do now, five years will have transferred intelligence and education, ' ao far as the massci are concerned, to the colored people of this district. The social and political results of such a change cannot fail to be important, and, to a great extent, decisive of the questions which we aro seeking to solve. It becomes us, therefore, to guard zealously against any reaction which may and will check this most dcoirable progress of the colored race. In this view, also, we should a; euro ourselves that the reconstruction we are attempting to set up in tho South is of a character and possesses tho vitality to encourage and maintain this progress and maintain this progress and perpetuate its results. " - These, General,' are briefly my views upon the condition of affairs in this District, and they furnish the resans why I am pursuing the course in the administration of my oHlce which I hare indicated you. It is not improbable that I may: be mistaken, and that reconstruction, forced and hurried, may finally result in equal good. It seems to me, however, that we will incur a great risk by departing from the course I havo marked for myeelf; and if, by carrying out other measures we fail to accomplish the results we all have at heart, we will havo entailed endless evil upon these people and upon the country, and will have disarmed ourselves of the power to remedy it. l am satisfied that reconstruction will be satisfactory accomplished in this district in spite of the open and active opposition of the disloyal reactionists. ' I can safely eay ' that Alabama will give no lees than 10,000 majority of white votes for reconstruction, and I think it may be said with almost equal certainty that Georgia will give a wnite majority it) tho same direction. Not less than three-fourths of tho colored voto ia each of these States will bo cast for recon

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struction. The same remarU are substantially true of Florida. If I HTeaoearnei. tly invited your attention tahhe danger of opposite results, it has o-.y been to furnish the data necessary to c;eet the case and to justify the course 1 1 4.e thought it tudieiona to oursne. At! 3 facts that can bear upon these questic t shall continue to report as they con? y knowl edge. It is, however, rrj -tyto state that in mv indement the COC . 3D of affairs in the Southern States even auld reconitruction be satisfactorily ;omplished, will of necessity be a reprf :ttion, in a more or less modified degree ?what now exists in Tennessee, unless e.-ai measures are adopted to free the count-r of the turbulent and disloyal lesders of ;:s reactionary party.; While these p' :ns remain in the country to exercise -tWhaaeful influence the undoubtedly p'j!ce2lhero can be no peace, I believe that in Plodda and Alabama the danger from this cause is less than in Gcorgis; but in all tuee States there is so much danger of the disorder aod vialenco which makes the daily history of Tennessee, that it would seem wiso to adopt whatever measures are practicable to remove from the States in process of reconstruction the causes which now endanger loyal government in Tennessee. I did not venture to suggest st remedy for the evil that may be developed. Such matters merit, and will, no doubt, . command patient examination and cateful action; and having laid before you the fa its and my own general views upon them, I consider my duty performed, , I sm, General, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Jon I'oi'E, Brevet Major General U. S. A. Commanding. General U. S. Grant, General-in-Chief U.S. A., Washington, V. C. Internal Revenue Decisions. The following decisions of the Commissioners of Internal Revenue will be found of interest to various daises of dealers: Tho special tax of a retail dealer ia at the rate of ten dollars per aanum; that of a retail liquor dealer at the rate of twentyfive dollars per annum. All special taxes becomo duo on the first day of May in each year, or on commencing in any trade, business or profession upon which such tax is by law imposed. In the former case the tax is to be reckoned for one year, end in the latter esse proportionately for that part of the year from the first day of tho month in which liability to ticciej tax first commooccd, to the first day oT May following. (Section 74.) When a retail dealer changes his business to thnt of a rctsil liquor desler, ho should roassessod in an amount equal to .Iho ' en to between the tax imposed upon vtctail liquor dealer for the remaining portion of the spoclal tax year aod that imposed upon a retail dealer for tho tame time. Suppose the change bo made in September, the tix on a retail liquor dealer for the remaining portion of tho special tax year Is 910 OCjf, that of a retail dealer fur tho amo period 190 (JÜJ$10, the diflVroneo between thse two sums, Is the amount to be assessed. An auctioneer should not be required to return for tsxatlon, under soolloo l8, tho laloi tnado by him tat the United States. The regalias or trspplngs of Maaona, Odd i'flllowi, cr other similar organlm tlona, are not clothing or articles of dreaa, within the meaning of the internal rovehue I a tv, but iro rrgarded si merely or nainenta, or artlclse for a particular uae, and taxible at the rate of five per cent, ad valorem from and after March 1, 18(17, ia a manufacture not otherwUo provided for. Money paid by pasaengsri for food can not be regarded aa constituting a part of the gross receipts of a steamboat or other vccl for their transportation, If separate and diatlnot autna are paid one lor transportation and the other for food the amount received for the latter need not be returned for taxation under seotion 103. An excessive charge for food, however, and t corresponding low charge lor transportation, should be looked upon as an attempted evasion of the law, and as a fraod upon tho revenue, If the amount paid aa passage money covers both transportation and food, the whole should be returned, and the amount actually expended for tho food of the passengers should then bo allowed as a deduction, and the tax of two and a half per cent should be assessed upon the balance. The special tax of a keeper of a hotel, inn, or tavern, depends upon the yearly rental, or, if not renreäptpon the estimated yearly rental of tho housoand property Intended to bo used for hotel purposes. The term property, ss used in this connection, docs not include household furniture even though the hotel is hired furnished. In such cases the Assessor, in fixing the sum which Is to determine the amount of tax, should deduct from the yearly rent, or rental, for the furnished hou.e so much as he thinks to be a fair proportionate amount for the use of the furniture. An express agent is not liable to a special tax as express carrier or agent, unless his gross receipts from such business exceed one thousand dollars per annum, but be is subject to a tax of three per centum upon all his gross receipts from such business, regardless of their amount. 1 ' Are Robins Useful? . A correspondent says: Tbe robin devours more fruit in the course of the season than all our other birds put together. Most, of the birds, however feed . more or less on inseels which are iojurious to fruit, but not so with the robin. He lives until strawberry time almost upon angle-worms and the rest ol the season on fruit. From investigations undertaken by the Massa chusetts Pomological Society iq 1863,, it appears that scarcely an insect injurious . .m . 4to truil was lounu iu tue craw. 01 lue room burins thjo entire saasou,

C t M E N T 0 F TUE LAWS Araby'a Daughter. . The followlof charming axlrtet, from Lallah Rorkh, shall loaf b rtad at od of thamoiteaqalilt prodaetloni ia or laDfUtgt! Parswalt farawall to thta, Araty's Daobterl . (Tho warblad a Tart baaaatb ta dark ;) No pearl erar lay, ander Oman's groan water, Hör pnra to Its ihn thaa tby spirit la tkss. Cht fair at tho ioa-flowr cloto to thoo growing How light was tby bsart 'till Love's witchery earee, . .': Llks tbo wlndef the sooth e'er a sammar lata . blowing Aad haihed all Us mualo aad whher'd its fraud Bat long, upon Arabv'r green sunay highlands, Shall maids aad their lov'is remember the doom Of her, who lies sleeping among tho Pearl Islands, With nought bat tho sea-star to light op br .. . ' tomb. . ' ------ , Aad still, whea tho merry date searon la bamlog, And salts to the palm groves the young aad the old .. , The kspplest there, from their pastime rotnrniag, At sunaet, wlU weep whea thy storj s told. , , Tho yoang Tillage mil l, whea with Sowers the dretres IIr dark flowing hair for soma festival day, Will think of thy Ute till aegleetiag hertreeiee, She mournfully turns from tho mirror away. Nor (hall Iraa'lelov'd of her Here! forget theo, . Though tyrants watch ever her tsars as they start, Close, otoe by tho side of tht Here she'll set thee, - Embalmed la tbe laaermoit shrine of her heart. Farewell bo It ours to embetllth thy pillow ' With everything beautloua that grows In tho deepi Esrh flower of tho rorh and each gem of tho billow Shall sweeten thy bed and llluailue tby sleep. Around thee shall gtlttea the tovelleit amber That tvsr tho sorrowing sea-bird has wept; ' With many a shell, la whose hollow-wroath'd chamber W, .Peril of Ocean, by moonlight lme slept. We'll dive where tho gardens of oral lies dark Hai, And plant all tbe roilcit items at tby bead; We'll seek where the sands 0 tho Caspian aro sparkling, Aad g ether their gold to itrew oTer tby bed. EWrewell farewell an til Tlty'e iweet fountain Is loat la the heart! e f Iba fair and thebraro, They'll weep for the Chieftain who died oa that mountain, ' They II weep fur tho lialdea who sleeps la this wave. THE LEAP-YEAR PARTY. ejaaanMa aw. "Cousin," inid Madge Carlton, sudden ly breaking off in the miJat of a merry too'', 'Cousin Grace, I am going to have - ' -Bp venr ball.' ir i'ii r a a " ''Its, Tims 'irtLifPJt&pn I atain to have some fun out of it, 1 will iue invitations for a ball to the ladies; each one shall then select tho gentleman she will escort, call for him, bring him here, furnish bis. bouquet and give him her arm to enter the room. Tho ladies shall Invite the gentlemen to danoo, tuako love to them pass the refreshment at supper and, finally escort (he dear creatures home." 'It will be splendidl Ol' course there Is no objections made to a serious proposal If any of the ladles are NO Incline!.'" Not at all. Now, to make a lUt, and tli on get pit to consent, Cornel" . Medico Carlton was the gayct Utile brunette that ever fluttered, butterfly-like, atnotttf Iho ilowcri of society, JUdo wm an hoire, a oouetle, not a flirt for aho would not Intentionally have wounded any one for worlds, but site could not help being pleased with attention, and ahowlng that ahe was pleased. Madge was liny, beautiful, sparkling, loving and lovely. Madge Carlton had two lovers. Of admirers he had a score; bat there wore two men who had made it the first object ofthoir life to love this blight little Mad.e. One loved hopefully earnestly endeavoring to win a return. The other loved ssdly, silently, not daring to woo the tiny fairy. Harry Wells was a handsome, talented, rich, a good dancer, a perfect gentleman and a gay idler in fashion's haunts, Lawrence Hayes was also talented, but quiet aud reserved, lie had been Mr. Carlton's clerk for several yean, and had loved Madge when she was a winsome school pirl. lie never 'made love' to his idol, lie was a poor, shy and frond man; and could not stoop to try to win tho heiress, but he looked on when Harry Wells courted her, trying to think he should be happy if she married and was happy with his nval;cruhing back his own ardent unselfish love into hopelessness and sorrow. Wbich did Madge prefer? She knew these tien loved her. Lawrence had never spoken, yet with a woman's quiet instinct she felt his love. She flirted gaily with Harry; rode with him, accepted his attentions; yet, with a perfectly frank, easy manner, she kept a wall of Ice between Harry and herself: and while he could not tell what prevented him, he still felt that he bad best not tempt his future yet. She was not eo free with Lawrence. Gay, laughing and reticent, she had a pretty, shy manuer when alone with him. lie attributed it to nis own ten years seniority, aod longed for the frank, girlish manners she exhibited toward Harry; yet, when he conversed with her, drawing out the treasures of a welt stored mind, and a pure womanly heart, hidden under her gay manner, he sighed to think how great was the treasure be covetod. Sometimes he wiebed poverty would come to his employer, that he might gather bis treasure close to his heart, shield her from every sorrow, and prove in adversity his great love. ' Under the grave reserve of bis manner, none auapeoted this burning pasfcion. None? Madge did! It was the evening of the ball. Merrier laugbter was never heard, brighter blushes never seen than thcae in Mr. Carlton's parlor on the evening of the leap year ball. A gay group of young people had collected near the hostess, who : was the brightest reveler there. Lawrence watch- ' ed her from hU coiuet wbera It stood

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WHOLE NO. 21X5; toying with some ornament upon the mantie piece. Harry was, as usual: in .such scenes, close beside her. "Miss Carlton," said Mr. Harding! one or tbe group around Madge, "there is one condition in your invitation not complied with." ; . , 'Indeed! Rebellion in this camp must be put down! What is it?" ...... 'The Ladies do not make love to us." "No they do not!" echoed several of ihe gentlcmen. ! J 1 ''' : J" ;' ''Shocking! Do they want an example? Mr. Harding, will you take my arm for a promenade?"; , , "Mr. Harding looked down from his six foot bight to the tiny little witch beside him, and then offered her his ' arm. "0 take mine! Mr. .Hardin!'1 a ißb. : "Miss Carlton ere you ill?1 . r. ' "No!" anoter sign; "not ill when you smile upon me." ' ; Everybody laughed at Madge's proton ded lore-making.. :,:-' 'Ladies!", said Madge, ,'take your partners for the first quadrille." There was plenty of blushing and some pouting, as one or two of the most fascinating beaux pleaded prior engagements on a third or fourth invitations from some fair ones. . . Who would Madge choose? Harry of course! Lawrence was watching her little figure flitting from guest to guest, finding places for dancers and with merry grace putting bashful folks at case, intro ducing couples, prompting timid girls. T carryiog amiiea everywhere, leaving a atreak of sunshine wherever she went: She stood before htm. Tho smile died out, and she blushed erimson. - "Mr. Hsyes, shall I have the pleasure of dancinz tho first nuadrille with you?" ' Lawrence bowed, offered his ' arm, snd Pi Sea am - . ' IK lead her to a plsce. lie thought: ' ' "This is her dutr dance. - fche knows I am grave, and would not win tbe admiration of tho gay beauties hero, so her kind heart prompts ' her to danoo once, .with me 11 Harry was Msd?o's next partner: then Lawrence again; then again three times, but others come between, and Lawrence sighed aa he noticed how gay and. chatty she was with others, how quiet and reserved with him. Tho evening passed on; it was quite late, and part ef the guesta had taken their departure. Some, however, yet lin gcred, dancing in the large parlor. In a liltlo Horary on tho same floor as the ball room, Lawrence was sitting all alone, when a fairy-like figure appeared before him. "Truant," said Madge, "what are you doing here?" "Have you missed me?" There wis a deep thrill in his heart, a tremor in his voice. . ."Oh!" said MsdflC, gaily, "you .wish to remind mo ' tf my otiiisionaaijve dsncod with you, handed you icea, sent you a bounuet, but I havo not made love to you. Khali I begin?" l'here was a deep silence. The merry word she bad ucd to many of her guests failed her now, 1 1 vr eyea were flied upon him sorrowfu 1 lovingly. Mho softly rpt up etosi to him, saying in a low tone: "Lawrencct'' Ho started bock, "No, not do not trifle with met do not make a Jost of my luvet My lovel Oh, Madge, do not tempt mo to" A strong man was Lawrence, but atgrcat choking nob Interrupted lit m. Mid;'i low, iiilt ypIoo Mole in on hi heart. "Do you love me, Lawrence?" 'Lovo fou, Mftdtfd -Madgo-I bavo loved you fur aevea years better than my life." She tili crept closer to Mm, till ber bright bend was pillowed on hi manly b04oin. Was It tili a Jet, a girlish freak? 'Lawrence! Lawrence!" It was la tp year, and she noitled close to him daring bar fate.. He poured out the full flood of his love in strong, burning words, and tho merry heart was bound to his, tho liny form was clapped lighting hi arms, tne words or love were eenocd at the bull given in Leap Year, Pruning When Transplanting, From tl New York UorlleulUrUt. ' We consider it important to shorten back all fruit trees, shrubs, and vines when transplanting. It lessens, by reducing tbe number buds, the demand for supply On the roots o soon si that laid up in the bud is exhausted, aud it gives incieaiad vitality and vigor to the remaining bm'e by (living to them a supply that would have boen devoted to those removed, had ' they been left to remain. Thero ia, hew-, ever, room for study In the practice of heading-in, because of tho vigor of growth and the flower of producing strong new shoots being much gieater iu some forts than others. The peach, for instance, may be cutback to within two feet of the crown, leaving not a limb or twig, and yet the tree in the ensuing fall will be found under good cultivation, to have made four or five strong shoots, euch as many feet long, and with abundant lateral branches. Pursue t ie same course with the apple, and nine timet out of ten the result will be only a few feeble shoots uf four or six inches, with a dead tree the following spil 11;. The pear when worked on the quince will bear more severe pruning than others. The grape, when cut back to two or three buds, grows vigorously; but if left unpruued, it struggles a year or two, produces a few imperfect bunches, and is dead. These are some of the many variations that an observinehorltcruHuriat will notice on fihoit practice, and which will soon cause hnn to, feel connJcnca in the transplanting of trees ' at any age, Drovided he bo allowed to prune them back according to tbeir ago aod habits. "w s)n 1 ' - h l. .a jtgy-A hard-working, eminently pious woman once said: "I don't want to go to heaven as soon as I Tio,' but .rather to sleep in the grave a thousand year or eo to gel rcsteiJL .

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':, Deeoher c'n CilI.'"J - .Mr. Bcccber. An his'oovel "of Norwood msksa one ofMhe ehsracters, an old saitcry discourse on"" batlcs" after the' fvliilrj1 fashion? - - 'nia O n' 1 t;::i Farson DoeU,.itV the nnaccoontaUtrj f thing what the Lords sends children into thia world for, considering what sort of k plsce 'tis, and what 'a time people ' tave 4 ' ' getting throrit. They'die off like if ;!eL bIosoms,half ou'em before they're birri'ai mice. And the rest of 'cm have , a bird ; ;

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tell em for that natter. ; 1 never see ba bies but I think how we used t to have birds come aboard our rhip way out to sea land birds, and. eo . tired, poor liltlf things, and hungry. You could to up to 'em and take 'em In your Tian'dj'a'nd nbey 4 tamed .up their bright eyes with such ' piteous look at you, ai if they had com from ever so far. and lost their way, and didn't know where they Wcre Wall, that's about , what 1 think of. babiea. What do they come off to this world for? Why dou't tbey stay where they're well our , . She Knew Him. , A v An Arlan;;.i editor visited a fortsae-. teller recently. I!? makes the following ' re rt of tic ',.-f.!'t!(.sv concern! d thai. et Y loul ... becoii' and ek ginetf and M thee of niC rcpinin-nno, lay 1her feet, be forgiven, an,. family of nineteen thildit at the age of ll. For the Won For ing receipt is said to bol sand dollars.' We give itlort of those housekeepers who hate tv cd it, and ask nothing for it tili itu-. have been proved and approved: 1 Take one pound of sal soda an d half'' pouod of slacked lime, put them In a gal loo of water and boil twenty minutes lei. It stand tlil cool, then driln off and tt:!; In a email Jug . or Jtr; ana joer dutyclothes over night, or. until they sre w through; then wring them out and t on plenty of soap and tu one boil." your clothe well covered one Ifaoupful of washing ( an hour briskly, then thoroughly through one s your clothes will )rk bv way of washing twice bei 1 '. jCJT'A Clcriijiinn Is tu ore skillful m as a preacher, havf nation with Mdtie tiR.) benefit of early i.e. aa an Instance, thai he na before brrakfdfct t"' kllUd a salmonbo plumed Minor) isrj "A. Wrel,' sU company, '! w men thanr f olt 1 rUs. in i . -uleman tempted to remove a larrre bug from tbe bonnet of a Mr who Mt in front 'of him at the theater in New ork. The teaull woe. ho unroofud all her back hair the bogVoriico Icing ta hold Lead and hair" together. " ' ' An Irishman being in one of our tili churches, whero the collecting apparatus resembles an election box, on its beinj rs4cd to him whinrered in tho carrier' ear that he waa not uaturaliied, and- could not vote, but ho was ready to1 njakesv speech. A young lady in a Boston sohcol, on being asked why, in Ltin. winds came tor . bo called masculiue, quickly replied : "I , du net know, unleaa it U because they are so fickle 1".: , The dog wood blossoms were unusually abundant this year. Tbis ia regarded by prognosttcators ss a euro indicatrou et s 1 heavy corn crop. "Aunly," laid a three yesr oldoneday "I don't like my apron to be staiehed sor much. So tawch itsrch noes aaake that stiffuetw srra'cS ay Hreiress. Tlw plcasanttst thing iu the world aret pleasant though'-; and the grcateat art ia lifo is ro have aa suauy ot tbeta aa poaai' 1 . -1 : tA lawjer. not. tynfreffueutly eome to ride in their own eaaruses from the clever way in wbicu..they have maftwged)' the convevaoces of their elieuts , . .. . ...', 5J"We are nevrr tatiffid that' a lad imderstiad- a kiss uiilcss:we have.k frort I her WujuiouAk-. - -t".'- ; -2 t c 'i

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