Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 28, Number 22, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 May 1879 — Page 7

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THE NIW WATS IN RELIGION.

c-usy Ive been to meeting, John, h . To bear the parson preach, - " ' nt how they've changed since we were young In all they do and teach. - They say that we're old-fashioned, John, And don't care whet we say; v " Bat my old heart can see and feel Whene'er they change God's way,-! i . . . A hoarse machine now grinds the tunes, -, , -A godless choir joins In, , .-.it, - . t: Bnt neither one can tell of joys , iThat comes from pardoned sin, They sane God's praise when we were young Because the tr hearts were blest; A well-paid choir now chants their songs, And so the church has rest. 1--.;i,i,, J- ,. -: v - My heart was pained to see the shwr'- ' i: ' '. They tried to make in dress, ' All Unified from top to toe, . And some looked like distress, :? -- With frills and flounces, toeks and crimps; - They seemed almost deformed;" . ...-. And many had the Grecian bend, , j .,- With camel's hump all formed, .,..) . Tls sad, when all the world runs mai';,,,, In foolish, vain display, ... , , To see the Church so fast and glad ... - To ape them every way. ' , '' The Church has changed since former days In all they say and do. ' . " .- But give me back the olden ways; J do not like the new. i -;. They're strangely bent on pleasure now; They meet most every week, To have some sort of lively spree That worldlings love and seek. But whether 'fia a festival, . -j Or sociable, or lair. Or Christmas tree, or other scrape, " - ' v . : The Church will all be there. ,; ' ' "Wltli lotteries and grab-bags, T! , And other tricks and games, ' They make God's house a den of thieves, Without a blush of shame! ' ; Lord of the temple, come with eeal, As thou didst come of yore, . - . - With scourge in hand to make them feel, ' Before their, day Is o'er. . '( - ' They all attend such gatherings, , But when they meet to pray, , There are but few to venture out, " Ana they 'ye not mnch to say. - -. They lightly speak of former days, When Christian men were true; : " But give me back the olden ways; -. lCa not like the new. t , ! ", What means this strange departure, John, t And when will they amend ? God's day of wrath is hastening on, ' f When all earth's shams shall end. ' That awful hour is drawing near; Its signs are gathering fast: ' - - The judge of all will soon be here, To scrutinize the past. Our records then will be made known, Our habits, thoughts and aims; ' - And some must hear from God's own throne "You've brought my cause to shame." Ah ! then what grief and sore regret Will reach them in tJat day, '-.'" Because they've chosen worldliness, And scoffed at God's old way. y A WOMAN'S STORY. BY DR. ECQTT PABB. . I should have been better. I might have been worse. - How much better, how much worse, the story will disclose. , ; -. ' I had just entered my seventh year when my father, M. Viele. gave me a new mother, in the person of the handsome and imperious widow of one Colonel Lalor, and a brother jn Mrs. Lai or s only child, a boy of 12. - Albert Lalor, with his handsome face, strong will and pleasant ways, soon became my master, ruling my impetuous spirit with success that no one else could. Madame J Viola looked on' with a proud, self-satisfied smile, and more than once I heard har murmur in her sweet, imperious tones; -- "They must marry, Philippe. - Your .Vi must be my Albert's wife." And my father would laugh and nod his head approvingly, . evidently well pleased with the idea. , But these happy days slipped by all too rapidly. ' . My father died. Albert wa9 finishing his collegiate course. I. in accordance with my father's will, was sent to Paris to be finished under the care of his old and valued friend, Madame Dupont - Four years later I returned to my stepmother. " ".. . It was near the close of a bleak winter day that I reached Gray FelL Bat bleak as it was, my handsome, stately stepmother met me on the steps of the great pillared portico. "Ah!" she exclaimed, half under her breath, as she held me off a moment and keenly scrutinized me with her great, lustrous black eyes. Then a warm smile parted ' her lips, and kissing me tenderly she added: 1 "Von ard beautiful, my child far more beautiful than I imagined. Albert will be Rharmed. Ah! ablush, dearest? You have not forgotten my old hope, then But come, rnmn dear, the air is bitterly keen." And gathering up the shining length of her ' black satin she swept queen like before me, pausing only long enough in the hall to allow a kindlv word or two to the assembled serTantfl. Then .'with a rare condescension.' she led inn nn stairs to mv chamber. A a we entered the dressing room she " glanced at the timepiece and turned to my maid. ... -.r "Tk mademoiselle's wraps, Manton," r.klv and imperiously, "and - then lay out some of her handsomest . mJ' andinir. smilingly, as her eyes returnexdtome: "I shall superintend your toilet t&fssevening, my dear. Dinner will ' Kb roved iri less than an hour, and I want imn tn anoear at your best when you de- . irmA to the drawing room. Albert shall be . ia7lt at first s.etlt." - I bluthed, and, with a low, happy laugh, she kissed me and patted my burning cheeks. The business of the toilet concluded, ' iLr.ri.mit Viele stepped back and eyed me critically. A glowing soul directly attest a -har entire satisfaction: but she cried . Svnn m elorious. Vi! simply glorious! A very Eastern princess from your tawny head to your fairy feet! That ruby velvet, : ;h it. rif.h laces, becomes your splendid v.nnatt. he.-.itv rarelv. while those creamy white roses adorn your dusky locks ni03t faultlessly. Ah, child, I am proud of you! You are sure to charm my noble boy. But nme. dariins;." she concluded hastily, "he ...T.ri from tows some time ago; let us When we entered the brilliantly-lighted drawing room it was tenanted by two persons a handsome, kingly-looking man, whom I recognized at once as my step-brother, and a tall, slender girl with heavenly bine eyes, pearly skin and a shimmeiing crown of pale, vnlrlen hair. A faint damask tinted the girl's cheek, as , we entered, and I noticed that the gentle- ' J man arose with suspicious haste from the chair very close to her own. I fancied too that he had even more hastily dropped one of the dainty white bands toying with a bunch of blue forget me-noti that matched '. a tiny cluster half hidden in the flossy , gold of her lovely hair: 1 had heard of this fair girl, and that her . ' home would henceforth be at Gray Frll. But, for the first time, it occurred to me - that aha might be destined to step between me and the man I had slowly learned to think of only too tenderly. With a sharp, jealous pang I extended my hand to Albert Lalor, who had hastened to me, bis fine eyes glowing with admiration and Dleasure. - - f - . . - ,.. His greeting was cordial, and evidently nleased his mother. - - . "But why ion' t yon kiss her, my son, as - in the old days." she smiled, eayly. - And with in answering smile, Albert beat his grand head and pressed his bearded lips lightly to nine. "Ah I what a charming blush!" laughed my stepmother, touching my glowing cheek jsareaainglY with her soft, white ftnrers. - . 1 smiled, but aty heart throbbed painfully under the ruby velvet bodice that became . me so well. Benaath the pressure cf those " bearded lips my wayward woman's heart had leaped from tenderness to a full, fierce, passionate lore. I lifted my eyes, lustrous with new-born

feeling, to the . handsome,. . smiling face of my brother, and .'again my heart, swelled with jealous pain at sight of its unruffled But .the. next moment .Madame viele claimed my attention. : fj.t- -iiintu : 'Vi, dearest,- my great-niece, Peri,!Holbrook.'' She smiled. " . ' I turned, my eyes from, Albert's face to meet the- eager, half-affrighted gaze of. the golden-haired girl I eocjd not but admire. I bowed, and somewhat coldly accepted the proffered hand, and answered.' the few musical words of gentle welcome. Then I involuntarily flashed swift glance at Albert.' ' -. ' "!- :'-- '-:' t;" Ah! how the blood leaped through my" veins! And . how I - hated , the charming

creature - atanding before me, so regally graoefsl and sweet. Yes, I hated her; for there could be no mistaking the brooding tenderness and passion with which my stepbrother was regarding her. i But only for an instant did his eyes betray him;, and, as the pleasant hours of the evening flew by, I ' grew halt disposed to laugh at my jealous pain. Nevertheless, when my stepmother followed me to my room I smiled lightly. ' .' '. ; ' ..''Peri is very lovely, mamma,, and "'Albert seems to admire her." : . ' Madam Viele turned a glance npom me that covered my face with a flood of color. "Nay, nay," she laughed softly the next Instant, winding her arms caressingly about me. "You have no cause for , jealousy, my love. Albert is heart-whole,ead knows well that it is my dearest wish ' to-. see him your husband. Knowing this," she added, with haughty sternness, "he would not dare brave me by loving another." Then, with a swift return to her former tenderness, she continued: "My dear child, I trust yon can make me happy by loving my handsome and nobleson?" - -...'. I couid not b ar the gaze of her penetrating black eye, soft as it was, and my face drooped biushingly on her friendly shoulder ' ' ' - - "I am eloquently a'bswered, love," she whispered softly;, and let me say that, with your rare beauty and winning grace, you are sure to garner his whole heart. May Heawen bless you, my dear!''' ' T.en, as she kissed me good night, she cried earnestly: J .-. "Don't rush intc jaalousy, VL Pen is a good and beautiful girl, but Albert gives her only a cousinly affection. Though she is in no way dependent upon ms pecuniarily, I promised her dying mother to give her a home at Gray FelL as you know; and you can see, my love, how very unpleasant it would makd it for you to brood over foolish jealousy. So, dear, put all that nonsense out of your charming head and rest assured that I am right, 1 My eyes are keen, and in the 18 months she has been at Gray Fell must inevitably have penetrated a secret of that kind." VOf course mam ma is right," I murmured as the door closed on her imperial form, and I summoned Manton. 'But. mv maid dismissed. I sat down in my dressing -gown and, stared at the glowing coals, my thoughts and feelings in an anxious whirl. Alter a time l rose, signing impatiently. ' " . vi cin't sleep, I will go down ana get a book." , - With the words I crept out into the hall. I had traversed half its length, when the sound of stealthy steps on the stairs sent me With bated breath behind the neavy nam as k curtains of a window near me. Burglars were in my mind, but I made no outcry. The next minute the steps passed a few feet from me, and 1 was quickly unde ceived. , A voice I well knew, murmured In hushed tones: "Don't grieve, my darling, it will all come right. Only be patient,- my own." And I felt more than heard tne soit kiss that finished the sentence. " ' ' ' ' ' It was Peri's voice that answered: "Oh. Albert! Albert!" she breathed, falteringly. "Where is it all to end? We have done very, very wrong, devest. " And oh, Albert, she loves you! I saw it iu those great, passionate. duky eyes of hers to night, and in a vagae terror of the future I stared almost wildly at her as Aunt Ray presented me. nonsense! Do you want to make me vain? laughed my stepbrother, softly. And then he murmured in graver accents: You say we have done wrong, darling. Remember that we had to choose between two evils. , Remember - that my mother possesses an iron will. Bhe would have ground us both to powder rather than con' sent to what we " "Yes, yes, I know," sighed Pert, before he could finish the sentence I was panting to hear. Then cease to grieve,' darling," he whis pered. "And now, once more, good night." And I knew he folded her close to his heart for a brief moment. - As their doors closed noiselessly upon their retiring forms I crept weakly back to my chamber, bride, anger ana despair clutching at my heart strings. - - With astined cry l nung myself passion ately on the rug before the fire and buned my face in the tiger skin covering a pile of soft, yielding haasocts. ' - "Lost: lost to me!" i moaned in my nerce agony. And then starting upright, I panted Lta vengeful oreatn. "tsat wnai meant that unfinished sentence? Can they And then I paused and stared breathlessly at the glowing coals. Ahl iwillwatchl 1 will watch!" 1 mut tered later. And I shivered at the sound of my own low, relentless voice. I did watch. Madame Viele never dreamed of the task that engaged me; nor did the victims of my pride and love. I took care to be always gay and charming, so bow could they suspect But sometimes I marvelled that my keeneyed stepmother failed to observe Pen s pal lor and evident sadness. "Ah, well." I laughed, harshly, to myself. she will see it all in good time, and then let them look to themselves!" So I silently shadowed ths pair. JNigbt after night they stole an hour oi blissful peace in the ante-room of the dim old library, and night after night I was ruth lessiy on their track. But in vain 1 listened to their fond speech. The unfinished sen tence 1 had caught in the hall above remained unfinished. , - Bat one wild, bleak night, a month later, I mjr task was ended. With stifled breath I noiselessly crept from the library to my stepmother's chamber. Bhe sat in her dressing gown before the fire, lost in an enchanting book. At my stealthy and unceremonious entrance she glanced up. Great Heavens!" she cried, dropping her book and staring at me in alarm. - "Are you ill, VI?" I laughed a harsh, short laugh. "Only transformed into a Nemesis, mamma. ... . "A Nemesis!" echoed my stepmother in slow tones of profound amazement, - the next instant adding impetuously, "You look like a beautiful spirit from Hades!" 1 shrugged my. shoulders with another harsh laugh. . "Come!" I said imperiously. "Come and I will show you my Hades." She stared at me wonderingly, and half shrunk as my icy little hand clasped hers. - "Softly, madame!" I whispered, as we left her room. Directly she was standing at the slightly oten door, at which l had so often stood. I felt her nails sink deep into the palm of mv band as her blazing eyes rested on the scene beyond. I heard her breath come in swift, anerv gusts. For a full minute she stood thus. Then. droDDine mv hand, she flung back the door and swept into the dimly-lighted room. The Mir sitting so lovingly before the fire started to their feet,' Peri with a sharp cry of anguish. Albert's nrst woras were given to her: "Be brave, my love!" he smiled down upon her in accents oi melting tenaerm

But his lips were white and his eyes

glowing. - "What means all this?" demanded Madame Viele in awfully hushed tones, gazing from one to the other with an anger before which .van mv finrAA .nirit mi&iledIt means this. , my , mother. replied Albert, unfalteringly, as he stepped a. pace forward and circled more closely the slender form of the pallid girl beside him.' "It means tbat for three months Peri has been' my wife " '''. :' "" ' " ' '-- Wife!" gasped my stepmotner, staggering back as if she had received a blow. . And then she screamed, pleadingly: "Not your wife. Albert?" . -- ; , "Yes. mother, my wife,;' he, returned sad ly and firmly, while great tears rolled over Peri's white face. "We grieved to -do it cretly, mother, but " ' .-; - My stepmother lifted her hand. '"She had quite recovered herself now. t 1 V '.y. 'BUence:" sne commanded, in those aw fully hushed tones. "Ask no forgiveness! Ask no blessrng: fen, go! L.enve this house, now and forever. . Go, and may my curse follow you to the last hour of your life! i Albert, you are my son. Go or stay, as yom will; but know that from this hour I never , speak to you again. From this hour know your blessing my bitterest cursor- . Mother. '. : . .... ,t . Silence!" again commanded my step mother, in fearfully concentrated tones. Gc! Not a word! Put that creature forth at once!'! pointing her white finger at Peri s bowed head. . . . Say you forgive, mother,!.', pleaded Al bert ' Say" - ' - , .. "Silence!" almost - thundered 'Madame Viele, her face ghastly as the dead. . ' . , He turned away then. "Come, my darlinp, we will go," he mur mured, with Infinite tenderness, to Peri. And catching up. a cloak and cood sue had cast there only a few hours before, he wrapped her tenderly in them and led her to the door.' .. .-t There they paused and looked back at Madame Viele. ,., - : - "Farewell, mother." they said, softly, "and Heaven forgive us and youl" - Madame gaz9d stonily at them witnout word or gesture, and they sighed and turned away. "".,'. ' -:- " Directly . the hall door clanged heavily after theai. As it did so my stepmother turned calmly to me: 1 I am sorry lor you, Vi,' she said, oneny. in stern, even tones. "Let us go to bed." And with farm step and erect form she led me up to my room. There she kissed me good-night, saying calmly, as she closed the door: From this moment they are dead to us! Never mention their names again!" It was all over now. I had sated my vengeance. - It is well!" I said, as my head touched mymllow. ".'"-' The days came and went.. My step-mother was erect, cold and impenous as ever. JNot by word, look or tone did she betray her secret saflenng. But at the end of a year she had lost every vestige of youth and health. A pale, gaunt old woman, she sat in her easy chair now. - One morning she called me to her. - It was on nrv nineteenth birthday, Vi," she said, curtly, "it's all Dead sea fruit" I gazed at her, dimly comprehending her meaning. Then she said "They have a little daughter, V i, and they have named her after me: Kay Lalor, u Shall we have them back. i."' She, looked at ma wisifally. There was a brief strife between the good and the evil, and then I replied "It is Dead sea fruit, mamma. We will have them back. I can look upon Albert as my brother now.". Thank - Heaven!" . exclaimed . Madame Viele. And three days later Albert, Peri and the little Kay were established at Gray t ell, .... . . The Way to Dq It. " ,'..' Begin by borrowing a quarter, which, of course, you need never return.'' The lender will consider it money well Invested. Always manage to smoke at somebody else's expense. . You will be able to get be hind unusually good cigars in this way ; much better than you would buy yourself. If you notice anything in a show window order it up to the house, regardless of the expense. The merchant is always anxious to work offnis goods, and it is your bonnden duty to help him. Be especially careful never to return book that a fnend lends you. ' It will look a great deal better on your table than his if you are shrewd enough to tear out the ten tale fly-leaf. . - , , . . Your wife and daughters should dress in silks. Not tbat they can afford it or that anybody expscta them to, but it' is sort of diBtingue among strangers . to wear good clothes. ' ' Recollect that yon always promise to pay a bill "next Saturday," and go fishing all that day. Any suspicious looking person that comes around the corner may be a collector, and it would be well to cross the 'street He will cross, too, but you will gain time to invent a new lie about your financial cir cumstances. Doctor's bills are never to be paid. This is on honor. "Folks that's rich can pay them fellows they have a mighty easy time, and get their money without trouble." Talk very loud about your "business'!; and the great things you are doing and your plans for the.future. - People will gain an impression that your "capital" is employed, and that you are an enterpnsing, stirnng sort of a man which you are, in certain lines. House rent is of no consequence to a land lord. It yoa occupy his house it will give it an "air of business-like respectability." Yon may get "warned out" after awhile, but you can always have the satisfaction of calling him a "mean, stingy old curmudgeon, that never kept the house in a condition ht for a hog to lire in" notwithstanding that you lived in it yourself as long as he would allow you. Subscribe for the daily papers ail rof them. You will thus be kept informed of what is' going on in the world, and can talk intelligently on all subject. Drop in occasionally and make a suggestion or two as to the course the paper ought to pursue. It will be considered an equivalent for the monev in advance. ' - - About two years of this sort of procedure will serve to bring you out as a "man of mark" and a "dead beat" of the first water. TriBes. Some one has said that "It is hard telling what a trifle means." - Everything in nature seems to be closely connected with every thing else. An undue preponderance of one force sets In motion all other forces. The eddying of a tew particles of air may give rise to a tornado. A few aroos et on slowly leaking from a cask may seem of little account; but in due time the vessel will be emrHy. A small pin, bolt or screw out of place may stop a -powerful engine. A particle of dust may render a chronometer useless as a time-keeper.- The prick of a pi a In a balloon may destroy it Another writer has put the thought in a still stronger light: "There is no such thing as a trifle." Any person who has lived many years and been engaged in the transactior of daily life, will certainly appreciate this quotation. A nseless expense ot a few cents daily to a laboring man will amount te no small sum in a series of years, while a ju dicious expenditure in the same way will be exhibited iff a few years in the general ap pearance of thrift all around such a man. To know how to do things in the best possi me manner involves a knowledge of thousand little things to insure success. A gentle person is like a river flawing calmly along; while a passionate man is like the sea, casting np mire and dirt con unuauy.

THE WlKEJOJaTEinPJapS;

l) if!Threa jCurdeiS ', bSeUgifllisPlMUct O-iU i t Twenty-nvo letri g 1 )! .'!' it i ra l " ' V;:f! i't l.v i tr-ii Tbo Pocawsett -Tragedy -Rivaled ,by New , - Haven, Connecticut Kill tinsiaftts. j, ' "1 S.l-.HJ r...- iiv Llr-i.-sr -;! v -.: Sew Haven (CU) Cor. New, York Times . . The recent murder' of little dith Free man, in Pocsssett, IXass.; By her father, ' and the circumstances. '.surrounding that affair; recall a ..series- of , terrible i murders in this city, at the end of the year 13M, committed by members of a Vand of religious fanatics. many oti whose , tenets and. practices were similar to those of thei'secti to which Freeman belongs. 5 These 'murders were called the Wakemanlte murders,, and . the circum stances surrounding them were so peculiarly horrible that they are still fresh m the memories of residents of New Haven.'" ' ' V -. 1 ' In 1855 there was in this city a small band of religious fanatics, whose leader , was Mrr Rhoda Wakeman, TO years old.', She lived in Beaver street, hear iix well avenue, and was known as a prophetess. She made her followers, who were - respectable farmers and farmers' wives, living in the outskirts of the city, believe that, 30 years before,. her husband had murdered her, in order that she might have an opportunity of visiting Heaven. She lay dead for seven hours, she said, during which time she journeyed to Heaven, saw the Savior, the apostles, the martyrs, the saints, and was sent back to earth and life by God, as. a missionary, to prepare the way for the coming of Christ and to usher in the milleniam. At times she claimed to receive messages from God.' Her followers were about 15 in number, and they frequently met in her house for prayer and .consultation. 'One - of these follow ers was Justus Matthews, who was about 40 years of age. , For some time previous to' his murder Matthews had not attended the meeting regularly. ' His conduct Induced Mrs. Wakeman to announce to her disciples that he was- possessed of the evil spirit, and was the "man of sin"' of Scripture. The spirit which controlled .Mathews, she said, was very annoying to her; it filled her body with grievous pains, and was the greatest obstacle which the-coming millenlum had to encounter. More ver, there was danger tbat it would cause her death, and if she should die, a general judgment of man kind would at once folio nr. without any millenium. The evil spirit must be removed, and Matte ws himself became con vinced that Mrs, Wakeman was right about this, and was willing to submit to proper treatment fur its removal. - On Sunday evening, Decern bar 23, 1855, he visited Mrs. Wakeman's house to see what coul 1 be done for htm, leaving his wife and famuy at home. There were gathered in that house that evening , the following named Wakemanites, some of whom are still living in or near this city:' Mrs. Rhoda Wakeman, Almeron San ford and wife, the latter being Matthew's sister; Abigail Sables, Josiab Jackson, Thankful a. ilersey, Israel Woodin and Samuel Sly, Mrs. Wakeman's half-brother. , A prayer . meeting was begun in an upper chamBer. When Matthews came he was put in a room on the ground floor, where a fire had been built for his comfort He at once expressed a desire to be relieved of the evil spirit ' That the spirit might be more easily handled, Mrs. Sanford, his ister,blinJfolded Matthews with a hand kerchief, as he sat in a chair, and bound his hands behind him with a small rope. From 9 o'clock in the evening until 1 o'clock in the morning be remained in that condition, while Mrs. Wakeman and her disciples, in a room above, were in consultation and prayer.- At intervals some one would vlsH him, and beg that he would give up and renounce the. evil spirit- Finally they told him that he ought to die, because the evil spirit might cause the death of Mrs. Wakeman, and in that way bring upon the world the general judgment He said be was willing to die, if his death was thought necessary. The prayers in the upper room ceased at 1 a. m., and one of the disci ples brought word that the evil spirit would r certainly ,. kiu Mrs. . w ate man unless " Matthews ' .. should be killed. 8ome went . home;, others remained up stairs, and , Sly,, Woodin and Jackson went into the room adjoining that where Matthews was sitting, in a short time those np stairs heard blows f and groans coming from Matthews' room. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford and Mrs. Davis went down and tned to get into it, but the doors were locked. Apparently feeling sure that the evil spirit had been removed, they returned to the upper room, and, alter a snort season of prayer, left the house. Sanford went to Matthews' bouse and returned with Matthews' son, They forced the doors of - the room and found the dead body of Matthews lying on the floor. The man's throat had been cut, and in his abdomen were 12 wounds, evi dently made with a common table fork. 1 ; The sheriff was informed of the murder,' and all who had been in the - house that night were arrested and lodged in jail. - A coroner's jury began an inquest the same day, and continued to hear testimony on Christmas day. On the following day Sam uel bly confessed to the inry that he had murdered Matthews.1- He had become convinced, he said, that something must L-e done to remove the evil spirit. A few - days be fore this he had procured a hazel-wood stick, knowing that when used with alderwood it wss powerful to- remove' enchant ments. This stick, one Inch in diameter and two and a half feet long, he hid in the cel lar until Sunday night ' That night he went into the room where Matthews sat, locked the doors and struck him on the temple with the stick. Ho-riow ttau. felled him he took out bis pocket knife and cut his throat Then he made the holes in the abomen with a table -fork, so that the evil spirit could get ont After half an hour he joined Miss Hersey, . who washed the blood from nia clothes. They burned his bloody shirt cut the stick in three nieces. and hid It, with the knife, in a vault- Then they joined some of the other disciples up stairs in prayer. - Mrs. Wakeman unfolded herdoutnnes to the jury, told them about her visit to Heaven, and promised that if Sly were' convicted the world would be at once destroyed. The jury one of the jarors being John D. Uandee, now editor of the Bridgeport Standard found Slv euiUv. and deciarea mi jaiss aersey was accessory be fore auu. aiter u met. . siy was not hanged because he was adjudged insane. - He was confined' until 1 his - death.-which occurred about five years ago. : But there were to be more horrlb tragedic ansing rrom me leacningsoi Mrs. Wakeman, and the bands of her disciples were to be laid upon upright men outside her little band of fanatics. The next victim wss Enoch Sperry, a godly man, without an enemy in the world, aud the father of Hon. A D. Bperry, lor many years postmaster of few Jtiaven, ana at that time Connecticut's secretary of state. Enoch Sperry lived on a farm in the town of Woodbridge. On- New Year's Day (Jannary 1, 1K56,) a week after the murder of Matthews, he started to drive Into this eitv. When a short distance from his home be met Charles kanfoid, la years old, a disciple of Mrs. Wakeman, the nephew of the widow of tbo murdered Matthews, and also the nephew Of Almeron Sanford, who tied Hatthews' hands, and who is now living near this city.) Young Sanford had an axe on nia

UiouiaerV ''With -this, -without warning, he struck the Old- man -on the -head, burying

u.maou nia onunv -ne iaer -WOK toe body from, the aleigh and cut Ua head off. Leaving t -e remains by the aide of the road. ,vwvwn. wuw.iumnBi auoiuer oiu I f.rm.f mnA m,m ...n.i. T TJmberfield. Meeting him in the house, he eneaewd him in MnmM.. killed him with bis axe. Um'berfleld'a head he also cut off. He was soon captured, but iter a uesperaie resistance. - The Spint, he raid, had told him to kill these two old men. us wuviDica sua sentenced to be. hanged, bnt a rUfnl cheated the gallows. ' -i.j PEARLS OF GREAT PK1CE."i'A . How Pearls Are Really Formed Their Fa;Tnloiu Price An Ancient SnpmUtion.'-' The Dearl Is a sntwtnnrw fnrmcwl h mt. bivalve mollusks allied to the Oyster, and consisting of alternate concentric layers of membrane and carbonate of lime.- The true pearl-oyster has an equival re shell, nearly senuciiqularln form, greenish in appearance wiiuout. auu ornamented wun .the most bjautiful nacre within. The pearl oysters live in the warm seas of the East and West Indies. It used to be a popular superstition, before science was brought into play to destroy the illusion, that Dearl are nrodnend oy me oyster swallowing the dew early in J uie morning, ana cms aew was then converted by the oyster into pearls. According to Dr. Biird, it appears that the ultimate cause of the oyster forming this beautiful substance is to get rid of a source of irrita tion. "bomeames." he observes, -"this hanpens from a grain .of sand, or some such small foreign body, which has insinuated itself between the mantel of the oyster and the shell, and which, proving a great annoyance, the animal covers with a smooth coat of membrane, over which it spreads a layer of nacre. At other times,.it is caused by some enemy of the inhabitant of the shell perforating it from the outside to get within reach of its prey. With a plug of this seme matter the oyster immediately fills no the ODenine made, and shutting out the intruder, balks its neianous design. - in both these cases we find the pearl usually adhering to the internal surface ot the shell. .- The best and the most valuable specimens are generally found in the body ot the .animal itself, and the source of irritation is here proved, according n inea ooservauons or mveara name, who has paid great attention to this subject, to be the ovum or egg of the animal, which, in stead of becoming ripe, proves abortive, and is not thrown out by the mother along with the others, but remains behind in the capsule in which the ova are generally contained. This capsule being still supplied with blood vessels from the parent animal, goes on in creasing in aise for another year, and then receives a covering of nacre,- the same as the animal spreads over the internal surface of the shelL' The pearls found in the substance of the animal are generally round, but they arfl occasionally pear shaped, in consequence ef the pedicle by which the egg is attached beiDg covered by the nacre as well as the egg itself." i . - v' i ... ' ' BKACTT ATCO VALCEOF FEABLS. 4 4 ; , From the earliest times -pearls, from' their pure, lustrous beauty, have always been held in the highest favor, and, although their intrinsic worth (that is, pearls - ordinaire,) is usually placed next to diamonds, extraor dinary specimens, either for size, tint or nacre, are by many considered lully equal to them. One of the most, rerrarkable pearls on record was purchased by the celebrated traveler, Travernier, at Cal;a. in Arabia. ' It is pearl shaped, regular and without blemish, and between two and three inches in length. It is valued at the enormous sum of $500,000 in gold. The next in value is the world renowned "Peregrins," considered the largest and most exquisite single pearl ex tant It is the size of a pigeon's egg, and was brought from Panama in 1560 by a cavalier named Don Diego de Tennes, who presented it to Philip IL of Spain, Its value has been variously estimated at from $250.000 to $300,000. It was exhibited at Seville as a cariosity. A negro boy was one day paddling about the coast, doing a little fish ing on his own account, when be brought up a small oyster. He was about to toss it into the sea as worthless, but on second thought he determined to open it He did so. and there within was the "Peregrina." . His good fortune procured him his freedom. Another one of extraordinary size, although of inferior quality to the marvelous "Pere grins," is also among the Spanish crown jewels. . It is pear-shaped, and weighs fully 460 grains. . ,, . - FORTDKATS OWKJCRS OF PEARLS., '.. ' Many of the world's literal pearl paragons belong to the crown of f ranco. - Among them one especially; described as being of superb "orient"' (nacre and lustre,) weighing 27 5 10 carats, is valned at 200,500 franca, Two exquisite pear-shaped earrings (said to be the identical ' earrings of Josephine's time) which, when weighed together turn the scale at 99 and a fraction carats, are estimated at 300,000 francs. There are about 70 more very fine specimens among the jewels of the French regalia, some pear shaped and some round. ' An enormous pear-shaped pearl, brought from Berlin, was exhibited at the Paris Exposition in 1855. . A most superb peal necklace the gift of her brother, the prince of Wales was worn by the prin cess royal of England on the occasion of her marriage with the crown pnnca of rusaia. It was valued at 500.000 francs. The queen of Prussia has a necklace of pearls, each pearl alike in size and beauty. - This has grown from one pearl, presented to her by her husband the first birth-day after their marriage, followed by a similar one on each succeeding year. If the royal couple live only a few years longer the superb cordon will be long enough to make a double row hanging to the waist . une of the large pearls in the Engiish crown is said to have been found in the river Conway, and - was presented to Catherine, queen of Charles IL " " LABGK, BOUND PEARLS BAKE. . Round pearls are more rarely found of a large size than those that are pear-shaped The most perfect round pearl hitherto discovered measures an inch across, and is valued at $250,000 in gold. Several years ago mere was exhibited in the city of Aew York the marvelous "crown peari." It was a most extraordinary freak of nature, and consisted of one large pearl resting upon three smaller ones, forming a perfect crown. Julius Cte3ar is said to Lave presented the sister of the great Cato with a single pearl of the value of 200,000 francs. Eight million francs are said to have been worn in pearl ornaments upon . the. person of the wife of Caligula on state occasions. Caligula also placed a collar of pearls upon his horse probably the identical animal for whom he provided gilded oats in a hall of tortoise shell studded with emeralds and topaz. And in those days of ancient Roman luxury the noble ladies wore their slippers incrusted with seed pe rls. Heliogabalus was not satisfied wlth his sandals unless they were adorned with pearls and engraved gems. Nero's affections were shown by the number cf pearls showered on his mistresses. And at a later day the duke of Buckingham emulated bis , folly by distributing among the ladies of Queen Anne's court fin the time of Louis XIII.) pearls to the value of nearly l.wu.ow francs. . - - - . Rational Amuiteinent on Sunday. lNew York Herald .1 Our people ought to get used to this idea ot having open on Sunday all places in which the people can bave a few hours of rational pleasure, and used to the idea of having music on Sunday in the popular pleasure grounds. -Puritanism will oppose ft strenuously, bnf a liberal and rational view will triumph at last For every librarian kept on duty on a Sunday 20 barkeepers will have a holiday. . "Dasbaway" all opium preparations give only Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup to end ths babies. It is the only remedy which con tains no opiates and is reliable.

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