Indianapolis Sentinel, Volume 34, Number 81, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 March 1885 — Page 10

THE INDIANAPOLIS DAILY SENHNEL, SUNDAY HORNIN&) MARCH 22, 1885

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WHAT WAN 1IL! The wind Me fi't ; th un w rd And mow covered ftrets and moor Supply of coal an-! rnet and bread fie left at low' door. Tbn wa hi lel And dii well. Hhat was nil crei? 1 cannot tell. II gntlf raprd at th door and turned As it opened, and walked away. And which were the happu-r team that burned On hi r th widow' che-k that day? 1 do not know, ' He spoke no word ' nly whirring dow la the wind was heard. Where Qt and hunger and cold abode li befer fur away. And w hen the chime in the tower were tollsd lie never wm heard to pray. Yet jnto the box His alms betow. Hi-faith? What was it? I do not know. lie knew n sect, Jew, Greek or Moor, Nor Christian, nor church, nor race, But '.he way to the homes of the attic poor Atid the basement damp would trace. In heat or cold, I'.y night or day, Iiis creed; What was it? I cannot say. For the hungry poor he believed in bread. And clothe for the ragged and cold. And fuel for hearths, where coals were dead; Aad hearts that never grow old. His sect? Iiis creed? His faith? Who knows? Tis the "nrreatest of all" Iiis warm heart glows. The Cowboy Clood Points. The impression is quite prevalent that the cowboy of Dakota's plains is a "bad mau" bat Mr. Reed, father of Reed Brothers, of Cheyenne Hirer ranche, in consequence of a recent experience, 'u of quite a different opinion. . Kot long ince, Mr. Reed came up from the ranche, and on the road lost a valice containing many useful articles. Ben Wilkins, well known to most of our people, happened along the trail soon after, and, finding the valice, opened it to ascertain to whom it belonged, and carried it on his horse a distance of forty miles to Rapid City and delivered it to its rightful owner. Such an act of disinterested kindness by an entire stranger strikes the average Eastern man as something new and novel, and the cowboy will hereafter find in Mr. Reed (who, by the way, is a regular correspondent for an Eastern newspaper) a staunch defender of the universally kind-hearted and generous, but much abused fraternity. ' Reply to a Bo jr. Lewis, in Detroit Free Press HIS LETTER. You have told a youth who has 20 ($100) and no trade or profession how he can utilize his 20 and make a living at the same time, viz., by starting a news agency, etc Now. can you suggest to me some thing in the same line as what you have hinted to our moneyed youth above. I have no trade or profession, and have saved up 8 only. I have a fair educa tion (board school,) past the seventh standard, and have for the last three and a half years sat in a merchant's office at the desk. I have a fair idea of what would be required of me if I had a small business. My age is 16. Could you suggest anything after the style you iiint to boy with 20? What lam thinking is that 8 won't secure me. on the sp me scale, the advantages that 20 would. M. L. You must realize that the conditions are not the same in England and Amer ica. Five out of every seven of our rich men began life as poor boys. Five out of every seven in ingland have inherited their wealth. A boy of 17 or 18 in this country can take $100 and start a news stand, or set himself up in the stencil-cutting business, or become a manufacturer of wall-brackets, or make his start as a stationer. There are fifty ways in which he can use that capital to start him in life, more depending on his force of character than the amount of ready cflsh. It is doubted if you can take $o00 and do as well with it in Logland, where many of the businesses share monopolies in the bands of tne rich. LINCOLN'S LAW PARTNER. (Washington Cor. Cleveland Leader Leonard Swett, the old law partner of Abraham Lincoln, is still practicing law is Chicago, and he stands, I am told at the head of the bar of the west. He was, during Lincoln's life, his most in tiruato friend and confidential adviser. Many times Lincoln called him to Washington to talk over matters which he did not dare trust toothers, and to take advantage of Swett's hard sense. Several weeks before the emancipation proclamation was issued, a friend of Mr. Swett's tells me, Mr. Swett received a despatch to come to Washington at once. He did so, and went directly to the White House. President Lincoln re ceived him with open arms, and took him into his private room and shut the door. He then took a letter from his locket and read it to Mr. Swett. It was a petition signed by Lloyd Garri son and a number of other abolitionists urging the proclamation of exaancipa tion. It was a strong paper and enforced its ideas with the best arguments that could be made for them. After he had conclude ed it Mr. Lincolu took out another letter which he told Mr. Swett was written by a patriotic and liberty loving Swiss. This letter, which he read, presented just as strongly the other side of the question, and urged him as he hoped to save the Union not to drive the border states,now practically neutral, into the confederacy Dy such an act. The president then took up the whole subject, and went over its every point to Mr. Swett. Ha did not decide in favor of either side, c? did he ask Mr. Swett's advice. After h had finished he dis missed the subject and talked of other matters. The next day Swett went back to Illinois. The president had merely called him here for the purpose of having a talk with one whom he knew he could trust. He had already decided upon the emancipation, and had at this . -r . : i : 1 :. lime, 11 IS BJUU, U19 pruciauiauuu v nucu. "It was Swett and Judge David Davis," continued this gentlemau, "who did more to secure the nomination of Lincoln in I860 than any other two men in the country. Mr. Swett told me the story. Illinois went into the convention with little expectation of securing Lincoln's nomination. The dele-idoa hid

no heart in their work, and Davi and Swett were the only two real workers in the delegation. They braced up the others, and they eecured Lincoln's nomination by promising cabinet places to other states if they would vote for Lincoin. Before the convention met they were sure of Illinois only. As soon as the delegates had arrived at Chicago they went to the Indiana delegation and promised Indiana a cabinet place in cae Lincoln was elected, if Indiana would vote solidly for him on the first ballot, and stick to him thereafter as long as he

L seemed to have a chance of being nomiuated. lue Indiana delegation consenieu to the agreement. Keutucky was fixed in the same way, and they then approached Pennsylvania. Here the trade was more difficult. Simon Cameron was a candidate, and he had his state solidly for him. At last they persuaded Penn sylvania to go for Lincoln on the second ballot with tue promise tnat Cameron should go into the cabinet on his elec tion. The result was that with Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky polid they re ceived enoueh scattering votes to run their total on the first ballot to 102. Seward had 173, and Cameron 60. On the second ballot Peunxplvania came in for Lincoln, and it became a close ficht between Lincoln and Seward. On the third ballot Lincolu waa nomina ted. "After the nomination Davis and Swett told Lincoln how it had been ac complished, and urged upon him his duty as to carrying out the contracts which they had made. He objected considerably to some of them. As to Iudiana,' said he, 'Caleb B. Smith I kuow is a good man, and I would be glad to have him id mv cabinet. I don't object to James Speed, of Kentucky, but I don't know about Simon Cameron. Either justly or unjintly.Cameron has been charged with being accessory to certain jobs, and I am making thi campaign aa "honest old Abe," and I want to avoid even the appearance of evil.' . "It was a long time before Davis and Swett could persuade Mr. Lincoln to nay that Cameron should have a place, lie did so finally and in the end gave him the war department, bmith, ot Indiana got the interior, and as to Kentucky, its fiartof the spoils was not given until ater in the administration, when James Speed, of that state, was put in the place of Bates as attorney -general.' lie Forgave Iliiu. Boston budget. One of Mr. Lincoln's anuoyances was the claims advanced for having first sug gested his nomination as President One of these claimants, who was the editor of a weekly paper published in a little vil lage in Missouri, called at the White House.and was admitted to Mr. Lincoln's presence. He at once commenced stating to Mr. Lincoln that he was the man who first suggested his name for the presidency, auu putting irom his pocket an old, wurn, ueiacea copy or nis paper, exhioilea to tee President an item on the sub ject. lo you really think," said Mr. Lincoln, "that announcement was the occa sion of my nomination?" "Certainlv, said the editor, "the sug gestion was so opportune that it was at once taken up by other papers, and the result was your nomination and elec tion." "Ah! well," Baid Mr. Lincoln, with a sigh, and assuming a rather gloomy countenance, "I ani glad to see you and this, but you will have to excuse me. I am iust eoinir to the War Department to see Sir. Stanton." "Well," said the editor, "I will walk over with you." The President, with that ant eood na ture so characteristic of him, took up his hat and said, "Come along." When they reached the door of the secretary s office Mr. Lincoln turned to his companion and said, "I shall have to see Mr. Stanton alone, and you must excuse me," and taking him by the hand he continued, "Good-by. I hope you will ieel perlectly easy about having nominated me: don't be troubled about it. I forgive you." Some ACdoant of Ylrnua. Exchange. Travelers scarce know except by act ual experience, what a beautiful and attractive city Vienna is. The small river Wien, from which Vienna is named, flows through the city into the Donau canal, which is an arm of the Danube, and divides the city into two parts the greater and the less. About two miles away, and easily reached by trans-car, is the "Blue Danube," beautiful with everchanging tints of colors. The new bridge over the Danube is a mile in length. Most of the bridges are of stone and are richly ornamented with statues. Extending between the Donau canal and the Danube is the Prater, which is the largest of V ienna s many parks, and belongs to the imperial family. This park contains over four thousand acres. There are beautiful groves and thick forests within it, as well as lovers' lanes through double rows of chestnuts, poplars or nines. There are also buildings, statues, artificial lakes and fountains. Two of the large buildings which were erected for - . tl 1 0"0 f - t me great exuioiuou oi ioo. wue vi these was machinery hall. The other. which is immense, and finely adorned with statues, is the rotunda, or ereat ex hibition building. The people of Vienna are courteous and kind. The ladies are pretty and dress with taste and elegance. They in'du Ige, however, in tight-lacing and tiny i3 -l Ti - i; nign-neeiea snoes. ine leunese are lovers oi music ana uanciog. ie iuucerts are very fine. There is always most excellent oana-piaying ai tne soi dies parades The Doom of. the Banjo. (Prof. Armstrong, Philadelphia.) "There is a noticeable boom in banjos, which I believe is going to assume large proportions. The real value of the banjo is not yet widely known, and cannot be discovered from the use of it on the atace. Its finest eflects are not seen there, even in the hands of the most artistic Dlsvers. The public needs tobe edu cated to its superb range of tone, and to that end I am introducing a musical novelty in the shape of a banjo orchestra. No other orcheitraof the kind, I believe, exists anvwhere, and the audiences we appeared before were delighted with the muaieal effect. We have twelve banjos, which range in size from the small pic- . v: r...;.-i COlO DanjO VO luv uij yruicaswuai u atruaent."

1UV, WAS11IXGTON MOVEMENT.

In tili, onytudie-i majeMy! Speak not the name that shall endor U ailent orator! bland pure And proud and silent, while as he. Point upward, through the purple dornet Point upward! Aye, point eer to The imperial star, the imperial blue. The imperial splendors of his hornet Mkd'i path is upwar.l. Youth or ae From far about the land shall trace Thy finger, pointing to LU place Of proud, et-mal heritage. Joaquin Miller, in Independent. Keverie of (he Church Sexton, Exchange. "Splendid day! We'll have quite a turnout, There's nothing like sunshine to draw an audience. It's better than all the popular preachers that ever were born. 'Ohl there's my memorandum book; I'd like to have forgotten it, aud if them directions hadn't beeu attended to, rnst likely I should have lost my place. Takes out a memoranda and read : "Ey order of Judge K. the woman who squints and eats cardamon seeds is not to be put in the seat in front of him. "By order of 'Squire B. the young man who ogles hH daughter and wears plaid pautJ is to be put somewhere on the other side of the church. "By order of the wealthy Miss Pru dence Prim the young man whose clothes smell of cigars and brandy shall be set bthind her. 'Tbe request of Mr. A., mechanic.that strangers be not shown into his pew to be attended to if convenient. "Quite a chapter anyhow. But ieople are begining to streak in. There's two young women waiting. Common sort of folks.I guess; gentility don't come quite so early as this. Have a seat.marm? lie siys with a bow, 'if you please, air. No matter; politeness is a cheap article; it don't cost nothing. So here goes the two women into one of the back wall W a . pews. Here s two more oirds ot tne same feather; woolen shawls, straw bou nds and cotton gloves; wall pew, second from tne door, good enough in all conscience. "Ahl there's a bride. Satin.velvet and white kids; fine broadcloth aud white vest. Shall I have the pleasure of showing yourself and lady some seats? They must have some first-rate seatsjor they are evi dently somebody. What a difference there is in folks ! "Now there's a dressmaker aud a school mistress nobodies. Back seats, good enough. Two young lawyers somebodies I must hud a seat in the middle aisle. A broken-down minister, coat rather seedy, cravat rather coarse nobody side aisle. Six fashionable boarding school girlssomebodies middle aisle if possible. Rouged cheeks.but a splendid silk cloak. somebody middle aisle. An apprentice boy, decent-looking, but a nobody side aisle. "Who'll say I ain't a judge of human nature? Don't I kuow who a man is the miuute I see him? "NW there's one of our seedy-coated old fellows coming. Don't I set him down as a nobody, and won t he be glad to get any kind of a seat? I'll show folks that I understand my business. Have a peat sir? "Confound my ill-luck. Just as I was puttioz him into one of the poorest seats in the house, alone cornea Judge R., who spying him, comes up snd says be, 'Ahl how dy e do, Governor 13; lake a seat wiin me, sir; my wiie win rejoice vo meet you Shaking hands with the seedy coat, he looked daggers at me, and I'll oet a fourpence I ve lost my place. Who u have thought the old fellow was an exgovernor? TWO VALUABLE MAXISCIIIPTS. Literary Life. A LETTER FROM LONGFELLOW. The following letter is ouly another instance of the kindly notice extended by the poet, Longfellow, to unknown correspondents. How much of his valuable time be must have given to those who really had no claim upon it; and yet he seemed ever ready to say an encouraging or sympathetic word. If all his words of kindness and good will should one day be brought together, these, I am sure, would not be among those that were least appreciated. The letter was written in a beautiful, clear, round hand, very carefully punct uated a good model for any school boy and such "copy" as a printer would delight to see. A graduating class at a public school in Chicago formed them selves into a literary society, which they chose to call the Longfellow club. At the request of the club, the lady who had been the teacher of the class, wrote a let ter to Longfellow acquainting him with their proceedings. The following was received in reply: Cambridoe, April 6, 1879. Dear Miss If I had time I would write you a long letter in reply to yours, which has greatly interested me. 1 But alasl I have not time; for though, as the Indian said, I have "all the time there is," it is not enough for the many claims made upon it. I can only send you,and the boys under your care, a friendly salutation. To those who ask how 1 can write "so many things that sound as if I were as happy as a boy," please say there is in this neighborhood, or neighboring town, a pear tree, planted by Governor Endicott two hundred years ago; and that it still bears fruit, not to be distinguished from the fruit of a young tree in flavor. I suppose the tree makes new wood every year, or that some part of it is always young. Perhaps that is the way with some men when they grow old. I hope it is so with me. I am glad to hear that your boys take so much interest in poetry. That is a good sign; for poetry is the flower and perfume of thought, and a perpetual delight, clothing the commonplace of life "with golden exhalations of the dawn." Give them all my sympathy and my good wishes and believe me yours very truly, Henry W. Longfellow. This is a truly beautiful letter and the "boys" will ever treasure it as a special message to them from America's most popular poet. n illiara S. Lord. A LETTER FROM BRYANT. Long after the sun has disappeared behind the purple hills, we ofteu see the clouds reflecting the varied and beauli f ul colors of his imperial rob, u if to

recompense us for his departure. His track gleams with light, and golden are his footsteps. We watch with raptured vision til! the last burnished cloudlet has disappeared. So, when from the g;rand literary Armanient a great intellectual star sets, he leaves above the mental horizon a glowing track of beauteous thoughts behind, a legacy of uutold value to his race, a if to reconcile us to his exit. A poet is an intellectual philanthropist, scattering our . paths with flowers as ho passes along the highway of life. These are some of the thoughts that crowd my mind while gazing on a letter

before me, received a dozen years ago from the beloved and lamented William Gullen Bryant; a letter which I have not the least doubt your readers will be very glad to see. Before transferring it for tnelr persual and beneht, however, it may be proper to state briefly what drew it from him, and afforded me the great ssi r t l i . . privilege ui receiving it. x naa written a tsle in vers, for which I was anxious to find a publisher, and ho I sought his assistance, or at least, advice, and he wrote it in reply. New York, January 4, 1872. Dear Sir For various reasons I can not undertake to look over your manu script poem; aud among these there are want of time, want ot eyesight, and the conviction that anything 1 might say of it would do you no good. I have many applications of the same kind as yours; if I were to comply with them, I should have little time for anything else. 1 am therefore obliged to deny them, and 1 cannot make your cae an exception. Then, I have reached a great age, and cannot read a manuscript of any length; if others read poetry to me, I am not able to judge of its merit, unless it be very bad. I make no pretentions to the character of critic, and do not willingly judge severely of other men's verses. The publishers do not govern themselves by my judgment, as I have found when 1 have formerly given a favorable opin ion of the poetry of other authors. They have an idea that I judge good-naturedly. Every one of them has some per son to whom the manuscript is referred, and the question which he has to determine is, whether, if published, it will sell. I do not think that your book, unless its merit be of a very striking kind, and brilliant beyond the common run of poetry, would sell, if published, for the reason that your name is not known in literature. I have always advised authors, before publishing a volume, to make the public familiar with their names by writ ing for the monthlies or the literary weeklies. After they have acquired a certain reputation and favor with the reading public, they might venture to publish a long poem in a volume. 1 am, sir, Respectfully yours, W. C. Bryant. What words of wisdom and advice from a master mind I Frank Yelland. Among the CJ er mans. There are endless varieties in the so cial life of,diflerentnations,and we Americans may often take a leaf ' out of our neighbor's book, with great advantage to ourselves. The home life of the Germans is very simple and beautiful. They are not afraid to marry on a small income; $500 a year is considered quite sufficient for a newly-married pair to set up house keeping on, and they make life very endurable to themselves on what we should consider a most inadequate sum. The more children they Lave the better pleased they are. The German women are capital housewivesthere is ho pretention about them, they do not try to appear better off" than they really are. As a matter of course, they do housework and cooking, mind their babies themselves, are content with a plain, homely way of living, and look after the miuutest details of their households with scrupulous care. Living costs less with them than with us; everything is on a reduced rate. House rent in North Germany, for it is of North Germany that we principally refer to, is very much lower than in England; a small comfortable house can be had in the town of Bremen for $75 a yar and the taxes come to about $25. Going to the theater is a very favorite amusement at Bremen; the prices at the best theater (the Stadt Theater) are much moie moderate than in this country. There is a curious custom about engagements. Soon as the daughter of the house is engaged (verbolt.) a printed circular is sent round to all friends, announcing the event. Is is considered a terrible breach of faith to give up an engagement, as it has appeared in black and white, and every one of the girl's acquaintances knows all about it. There are sometimes very long engagements. As a rule, the North Germans make excellent wives, and are most affectionate industrious, and patient, putting up with really hard work, living laborious lives, and davoted to their husbands and children. There is something quaint in the German word for husband, "mein mann," "my man;" it is like the old Scotch, "my ain gudeman,"and gives the sense of proerty which every true wife ought to feel. Shaking Hand. (Boston Budget.) It it true, that, to a certain extent, a man's character can be determined by the grasp of his hand; but like all other indications, it must not be relied upon too absolutely, though Prof. Willis, the physiognomist, says : . "No other single act will give one such an insight into individual human nature as hand-shaking. In the performance of this social custom many peculiarities may be noted to perfection. Would you expect to get a donation from a man who will give you but two fin gers to be shaken and keep the rest bent, as upon an itching palmT 1 think not. Through the agency ot the fingers the heart can be made to speak its feeling. If vou doubt it stand by the bedside of a dying friend from whom the power of speech has eone. With what eloquence the hand will then echo the thoughts of the mind. As we shake hands so we feel, so we are. Make a study of the matter and you will find that neoDle of diflerent disposi tions shake hands very differently, come extend their hand and give good, sound, warm heart grasp. That if when their dispositions are warm, ardent and vigorous. Others greet you with a cold, formal shake, without emotion or warmth. Such persons possess a char acter in keeping with their clasp of the , una," .

"Watered" Ioctrin. Heber Newton. "Hard times come to the church as well as to the world; times when an excessive expansion if forms has to undergo a proportionate contraction, when watered creeds have to shrink, when Christianity has to undergo a process of liquidation the reaction from an overproduction of doctrine. The issue of such times ought to be not bsnkruptcy but spiritual soundness; confessions of faith representing 'no inflation of the imagination, but a solid substance of reason, a coinage of creeds having a gold baais.

Teaching- Children. Phil-delphi Record. I A glance backward at the so-called good old times" will soon convince the veriest pessimist that in the matter of the treatment of children the world has advanced rapidly of late. There was a time in the history of Eu ropean civilizatiou when the father had the power of life and death over his children,and there are still parts of the world where this idea is not extinct. There was a time, and it was not very long ago scarcely a Jcentury when the only idea of the school was a place where a schoolmaster, armed with rod or whip iorcea unwilling youngsters to devour the contents of books with their eyes and regurgitate them from their mouth in vain repetition of words. This idea is not dead "yet, because the old style of teacher is not dead yet; but it is dying, as dies the darkness of night before the dawn of the idea that teaches that children must be taught to think, and that their weakness gives no man or woman the right to ill-treat them. The Teaveler. Rev. Edward Everett Hale, in the course of a recent address to the traveling men of New England, made the following pleasant allusions: Commerce, he asserted, was the pioneer of civilizatiou. No oue knew America better than the commercial travelers, many of whom could tell where Harper's geography was napping. He was sorry to say that little attention was given to the study of America. Too much was given to Europe. "You have the greatest opportunity to study that greatest of all studies, the study of America, a study neglected perhaps at Harvard College. It is only Buch men as you who fully understand what America is and whut it is going to do. It is characteristic of this age that goods are sent where they are needed, but something is carried there . besides merchandise you are carrying the best elements of civilization. You have more power in scattering morals and religion than the same number of clergymen. Your power for good or evil goes a good deal farther than you thiuk. For instance, were I to hold forth in my feeble way in the parlor of a Texan hotel on a Sabbath morning, and were one of you young fellows to give your opinion at the same time about the proper observance of Suuday, you would have infinitely more influence than I would. If you believe that the proper way to spend Sunday is in playing pokei, why, all the young fellows in the town will think that the proper thing to do for the next six months will be to play poker. If you drink whisky-straight in the morning, then the young bloods will think that the proper thiup to do for the follotviDg three months. (Laughter and npplause.) You have an opportunity to set the example, and you must expect that it will have an influence upon society. America should be known from top to bottom and more should be known about it." It was the commercial travelers who knew what America is, and what its future if. By their experience in the world, by meeting the sharpest and brightest men, they had a better opportunity to know what they need for themselves. "WHAT DOES HE SAT, J 191? Bill Nje, in New York Mercury. During the darker days of the war, when its holiday features had given place to genuine blood and universal sorrow; when the dazzling uniforms had been dragged through the dust and mud of many campaigns, and the soil of every southern state bad swallowed up the dear dust of brothers and sons, and when the roll of drums and the flash of sword, no longer won new recruits to death's grim carnival, there came the draft, with all the horrows but none of the dearlybought glory of voluntary service. Peter Du fly, an Irish blacksmith, with a young wife and a large family of helpless little children, was among the first in southern Wisconsin to draw a sorrowful prize. He felt that he absolutely could not go. He tried every way to evade the call to certain death, but met with nothing but chagrin, ridicule and defeat. One day, Hon. James H. Earnest was speaking iu the state senate, when a messenger came and told him that a man outside the senate chamber wished-to see him. Owing to some misunderstanding, Mr. Duff was ushered into the room. He had a good deal of hair, which he allowed to grow in wild profusion. He did not hold himself responsible in any way for that hair. His head looked like an old hair mattress that has been turned wrong side out by a cyclone and deserted by its friends. He became the cynosure of all eyes. The speech loet its interest and came to a close. "Now,Peter."said Mr. Earnest," what's the matter with you?" "Sinator, I'm kilt, I'm a cold corpse. Me wife is a widdy. They do have me crafted, Jim. There's only half a moile bechune me and paradoise. I want you to see the President, or Jiff Davis, or Gineral MickLillan,or some of thim bves and save me loife. If ye can't do it, Jim I'm gorn oop, and me wife is a weepin widdy bound for the poor house beyant. Hilp me out, Sinator. Paes a bill makin' it filony on the hoigh saze to graft an Irish orpan into this gineral massacree. Do that, Jim, and I'll pray for ye all me loife and the Lord knows you nade it too, and I'll do all yer blacksmithin' at hilf price." Mr. Earnest thought all those thiigs were impracticable. "Peter," said he "you seem to be elected by an overwhelming majority and I'm afraid your resignation would

not be accepted. Unless you fail to pass the medical examination, you'll have to go I guess." Then Mr. Duffy thought of something. "Sinator, to tell the trooth, I can't hear very well meself. Whin I was an apprentice, a red moo! knocked the day loights out of me aud impaired me listener." Mr. Earnest had never noticed this, but he really didn't want to bee Duffy go, and iu the kindness of his heart he encouraged the idea a little. He even went over to see Dr. Hoyt at Camp Handall, aud while they made some scientific enperi me 11 Li with lemons and sugar aud spirits, he drew the conversation toward

Mr. Dufly. The next day Mr. Earnest told Peter to come down to the Park Hotel and visit him at his room. At the appointed hour Senator Earnest produced a list of questions and told Mr. Duffy that he would have to answer thes satisfactorily. ratiently they set to work like a cla of students who have secretly secured a list of queries prior to the day of examina tion. Every day, after the legislative session bad closed, Mr. Earnest would repair to his room in company with Mr. Duffy, and they would go through the reheral. Finally, the time of Duffy's examination came, and Senator Earnest had to go to Camp Kandall to assist. A question would be propounded to Peter, and he would turn with great gravity and earnestness to Mr. Earnest, who sat by him, and ask: "What do he say, Jim?" Then Jim would bawl the (juestior into Dufly ofl ear. lue examination went on hrt rate only that Earnest nearly died trying to keep a straight face, finally came the last test, which generally caught the imposter. Dr. Hoyt turned with great dis gust to the other examining surgeons and said: "Gentlemen we don't want this bump on a log. He can't hear anything. I think we had better leave the blanketyblank wooden-head at home, where his family can attend to him and see thkl he don't miss the resurrection." This was said in a low tone of voice to catch the uuwary Irishman, but slowly he turned to Senator Earnest aud gravelv iuquired: "What do he say, Jim?" Then Earnest.red iu the face with hu re pressed emotion, bellowed into Duffy's best ear: "The doctor says you can't hear anything. He thinks you had better stay here--where your fam ily cau call your attention to the resurrection. The Stability or the Wantilng-lo-Slonntnent. Cor. Cleveland Herald. Col. Casey, the engiueer, says: "I do not suppose it is possible for man to make anything that will endure forever. There is no substance in nature that will withstand the ravages of time, and the marble and granite of which that shaft is composed are no exception to the rule. I believe it will stand as long as there is anything left of it. How many hundreds or thousands of years it will take the frost and storm and suu to wear away, particle by particle, that great mass of stone, it would be idle even to conjecture. It will be ho far in the future that I do not think there is any occasion for us to fell distressing apprehensions. Yet I believe that if the world and this nation shall endure so long, the memory of Washington will outlive the monument. This cannot be forgotten while we exist as a people; but the people must sometime yield to decay. The effects of time are already discernible on the old section of the shaft, built thirtyfive years ago. True, it is only slight, but you can plainly see it here and there on the external surface. It only enables us to imagiue what will be the result of the beating and scorching of the elements through centuries of time. Of course no engineering skill can provide against the contingency of earthquakes or other extraordinary convulsions of nature, but I am absolute in the belief that the broad and deep foundation on which the column stands will be firm and enduring, and that years will only make more perfect its stability. A Relic of Washington. Fort Dodge (Iowa) Messenger. In the collection of autographs which the Hon. Charles Aldrich has deposited in the State Library at Des Moines is an original official order in Gen. Washington's handwriting, issued from Valley Forge, March 9, 1778. It is a little scrap of psper, about 3J by 5J inches, and is as follows: Headquarters, Valley Foroe. March 9, 1778. Caleb Gibbs, Esq., Captain Commanding: Sir: Send Lieut. Livingston and 50 men to Norristown, as an escort to Messrs. Richards, Clymer, aud Potts, as tax as West Ubester; and with the in closed order for the transfer, to bis com mand, of the recruits, horses, and wag ons awaiting there, as escort to head quarters. Geo. Washington. Commander in Chief. The order is written on a piece of heavy, unruled, rather coarse paper, and is in excellent preservation, the ink having faded evenly to a dark brown. Mr. Aldrich says the commercial value of the document is hundreds of dollars. It is the property of the Hon. Charles B. Hichards, of Fort Dodge, whose family has possessed it about 107 years. A Dream of the Flnah Time on the Con lstoclt. 3an Francibco Call. Faro was well enough for a light diet, but the great game on the Comatock in those days was poker. The most extraordinary instance' I have known in a faro game happened to a man who used to work in the old Alpha Mine. One night he dreamed that he had won $800 with four bits as a starter. He had lost hia last cent at the came on the pre vious evening, and told his dream with a lauen when be started to wore in the morning. While telling it he put his hand into his overcoat pocket, and found there a fifty-cent check that must have been accidentally dropped by some one on the previous evening. Instead of going to the mine he walked into the faro bank where I was dealing, and staked his check. He won twenty nine bets running, then lost one and then won thirteen running, and at the end of a few hours raked in the last stake; that made him exactly an 1800 winner. He stopped right there, and the strangest thing of all, stranger eveu than the fulfillment of his dream, wa the fact that from that time on be never again gam bled a dollar cn faro.

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