Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 28, Number 44, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 October 1879 — Page 9
S B N T I N E L S jU P P jli -E M B N T.
CSBEE THE LEAVES.
Bright trees ktni from tbe ft brown earth, . . Happy spring time hmth called them forth; ' Flrtt taint prom tee of ommer bleom. Breathes from the fraeraut, sweet perfome . Vnder the leaves. Uftthem! whet marveloDt haniy lie Hiddt-n beneath from our thoughtless ejee; . May Hovers rosy and par- at shite Lift their enpe lo the eaaden light . Cader tbe leave. " Are there no lives; whose holy deeds, - 8e by uo eye, eave Hie who reads . Motive and action in silence grow Into rare beantv? and bod and blow Coder ihe leans. ' - Fair white flowers of faith and trnat. Springing from spirit brnised and crashed, , Blossoms of lore, rose tinted and bright Touched and painted hy Heaven's own light. Under the leares. Full fresh cl out era of duty done, Fairest of all ia that shadow grown; Wondruns fragrance, that sweet and rare Comes from the .flower cups hidden there Under the leaves. Thongh nneeen by onr vision dim Bud and bloom are known to Him. Wait we content fur Hie Heavenly ray, Wait till onr Master himself one day Lifteth the Iravrs. ADVERTISING f OR A HUSBAND.
BT PR. TT. c. COLBT.
'She is just the one if she will only ton sent.
and if Mr. Frank Kay captures her he may well thank you, for there is not a better girl in the academy."
i. he next evening found me at the W idow
O.'s in close conversation with her daughter.
and &Ar two hours time I had (rained Car
rie S acceptance to go with me to L and meet
the expectant husband. '
"lou must remember, Harry W ., that 1 only go to please you, and after we have seen him request that we return immediately."
- All of which 1 readily agreed to, and thus
we arranged our journey. With a fair, sunny face and golden hair, there was not a rjrettier eirl in P.: and as
"Will had vaid, I knew she was as good as she
. was handsome. It was true her mother was
in moderate circumstances, but with her wealth of womanly virtues I knew she was
worthy ot any man s esteem. It frank Ray, as the law student had signed himself.
was all that he claimed to be, 1 felt no hesitation in my course, while it was one of my purposes to see that he did not deceive her.
The next day found Carrie G. and myself at L., waiting anxiously in the depot for the coming of the train.
My companion bad the shoofly pinned
upon her shoulder, and, as the cars came rushing into the place, I saw tbat she was greatly agitated.
"Oh, Harry r she cried, "what Bhall 1 dor I begin to realize what I am doing. Come,
Our word for it, gentle reader, what we lot's go away while we can." are about to relate are scenes from real life, i lt's too late, now," I whispered. "See, "Will D. and 1 were students at the old the passengers are getting out. Keep up Congregational Academy, and a more wide- courage a little longer and it will be over." awake couple of fellows it would be hard to j I saw that she was extremely nervous as find. ( we watched the crowd leaving the cars, and Like the majority of our age and situation trying to soothe her as best I could we walkwe were ever on the alert for some means of ed slowly along the depot, amusement. The last ones were stepping out upon the Thus when we had exhausted all our other platform and no one had appeared with a resources, we advertised for a wife, and in shoofl v. answering the many communications that we . Had ' Frank Ray" failed to keep his received we found ample room for divertUe- ' word? mcnt. I Suddenly Carrie gave a low cry and atHowever, the best pleasure will grow stale tempted to" tear the budge from her shoulder, after a while without some innovation, and but I caught her arm and prevented it knowwe tired of our correspondents, to finally di- jne that ihe had discovered the object of her
vide our sports in tliethapeof letters, photo- expectations. graphs, etc., and drop it altogether. I Then I saw a tall, gentlemanly-looking "Let's ad.' for a husband now," said "Will, young man, with regular, handsome features, with a laugh. dark hair and mustache, coming slowly that Catching at the suggestion as novel I -aay with a mark of recognition similar to quickly assented, and in a few weeks in an- the one worn by my friend, swer to our appeal our letter-box was filled i "'Tis beT' she faltered, as be passed us. with carefully-written epistles from eager After going a short distance" he returned, swains scattered over the country. , ' and approached us, raised his hat politely, But when we came to prepare our replies introducing himself as Arthur R. from we found ourselves in a dilemma. I Albany, who had come there expecting to Of course it was necessary our letters should meet a young lady with whom he had carbe written in a woman's hand ; and as neither ried on a correspondence under the name of of us could imitate to perfection what should Frank Ray, and hoped my companion was we do? ! the person"
"I will tell you, "Will," I advanced, "let's j, Alter assuring him that she had come there
have so more to forgive than you, dear wife, for I am guilty of the same course. It was my chum who wrote all the letters, but after he promised to meet his correspondent at L.,
bis courage lauea mm, and ne hired me to go
in his place. If I gave a favorable report of
her, be was to go the second time. But 1 liked your appearance so well that I resolved to win you for myself. There, darling, in our great happiness we can not have wished it otherwise, can we?" In answer she nestled her head closely upon his bosom!
Seeing
School
AXECDOTES OF A A It OK BCRR.
get Elder C's daughter to help us; she is a
pretty writer. "Do you believe she will do it, Hal?" "1 know of noone more likely to. Trying, you know, never was beat, and it will do no harm to ask her." "I am agreed ; but as it is your idea, of course you must carry it out." Now the Rev. Air. C. was the Congregationalist minister in the place, and I knew I
in answer to his request, I was introduced as her "big brother," who like a dutiful boy, pleaded business and left them to form an acquaintance. Rejoining them soon after, we all repaired to the hotel. "He has invited me to ride," said Carrie, soon after, to me. "What shall 1 do?"
Under the circumstances, I told her that
she could do no better than to accept. Mr.
had no verv desirable job to get his daughter H. arjrjeared like a eentleman. and as he was
to assist in a rather questionable correspond- there in answer to a proposition of matrimo-
ence, though we never intended more than ny, of course she ought to learn as much of
a little harmless amusement. him as possible. I put on as bold a face as possible, how- I Accordingly she went, to come back high ever, and persevered, winning, alter over- j ly pleased.
coming her scruples and many protestations, Thus, while I troubled them with my
31 IPs C s consent, upon the condition mat we presence as little as possible, the afternoon
should carefully keep it from her father's passed, and at their leave-taking Arthur R,
austere knowledge. H. promised to call at her home with his
KJl course we agreea w iiiav, aiiu aiiairs mmci, wj "i,v " w went n awimmino-lv Miss C nroved a answer to his proposal.
nli.rmino assistant, and from the volume of I During our drive home Carrie said but
Wirier ..niatli we reulied to. we can but little. 1 knew she had been favorably ira
tli ink- that more than one forlorn swain found presed by the stranger, but it was so sudden
at leat temnorarv iov. I that she hardly seemed to realize anything,
For a time we were in our element of sat- "What shall I tell mother?" she a--ked
iafiiot ion hut it made us a deal of extra work. I again and again, "iou have got me into
and we feared lest the sharp eyes of the elder ! a nice affair, Harry "W.l Here 1 have been
would find us out, so when at last those anx- to see an unknown person, and tne same as ious lovers sent in their "photos" and re- promised to be his wife," and she burst into
n nested oiirs in return, we decided to call it tears.
sauare and let the matter rest.
Accordingly, I went to our fair copyist and informed her of our decision. ; To my surprise she requested that we should continue writing to one of our correspondents, who claimed to be a law student in the city of Albany. Nothing loth, of course I consented, gently hinting that there might be an unexpected ending to our meaningless commencment, "Hot that," she replied quickly, blushing deeply, "but he writes speudid letters, and I wish our correspondence may continue for mutual improvement." - The Albany student of law did write capitally, and thus he became the favored one, while all the rest were left out in the cold. Again everything went on smoothly, until Miss C. sent for me one evening, and, with tears in her eyes, told me that her correspondent had proposed marriage, and actually set
a, day for her to meet him at a railroad station some 15 miles distant. "I know you may think this premature," he wrote, "but from your letters I know I shall love you, and that we shall be happy together.- "I am in good circumstances, and have a bright future before me as regards my profession. Please do not look upon my offer unfavorably, and be sure and meet me atL. , , . Frank. Rat. . P. S. If you come, please wear the shoofly I send, while I will have one to match it, so we shall have no trouble in recognizing each other." 1 ' "What shall I do?" she asked, as I laid the 1 -i .1 iT AA .m tliii T
should not have continued." "Miss C," I replied, "why not accept his proposal so far as to meet him at L.? His letters have ever been gentlemanly, and I do not doubt but he possesses those sterling
Cheering her up as best I could, I told her
I would make it all right with her mother, from whom we bad carefully withheld the
object of our visit to L.
We did mke it all right with Mrs. li as
far as it concerned her daughter, but she for
gave me with an ill-grace fur the part 1 had acted, and said she would not give her consent until she knew more of the man. Before the time set for Arthur R. H.'s visit, I made inquiry in regard to his social position and means, to find him in every respect more than he had represented. That was in his favor decidedly, and when at the appointed day he came, both mother and daughter received them cordially. His father came, too, as he had promised, and we found him a genial, courteous gentleman, who seemed well-pleased with his son's choice. "When Arthur renewed his offer of marriage with candor and affection,-I do not think Carrie hesitated longer in her reply. Perhaps I felt justly proud of what 1'had been the means of consummating, for in my heart 1 knew it waa a good match. To the surprise of her neighbors, Mrs. O.
sold her small place, and with her daughter left very suddenly.
Accompanying their new-formed mends to Albany they found them among the first families. As Arthur lacked only one year of finishing his law course, it was decided that he and Carrie should be married at once, and I had the pleasure of acting as groomsman. After their marriage Carrie received instructions in . music from a highly accomplished teacher, until she graduated with nigh honors. Employed soon after by the city to defend
an important case, he was successful, and his name has ranked ever since as one of the
President Hayes About a.
House.
f Detroit Free Press. Yesterday afternoon there was one man in
the crowd around the City Hall who said he
must have a personal interview with the
president it it broke his suspenders. He had
come 23 miles in a lumber wagon on purpose to seethe "old man" and have him settle
a neighborhood dispute regarding the loca
tion ot a school bouse.
"You see," he explained to an interesting knot of listeners, "the Thomas crowd are
bound and determined to locate the school
bouse down there by the Widder Hull's.
which is the worst place on the hull road, while the rest of us want it up on the Jackson bill, which is airy and salubrious and' handy to two creeks and a mill pond. The Thomas crowd are cracking their heels just now, and they think they've got the bulge on us, but I
rather think if the president of the great
United States decides in favor of the hill the school-house will be planted there. It's a little dodge of mine to see him. The Thomas crowd don't even suspect what I'm up to, and when f reach home to-night there'll be wailing and gnashing of teeth, and don't you recollect it!" There were men in the crowd who sympathized with him and were willing to aid him in securing an interview. It took only about 10 minutes to so arrange matters that the school-house man was walked around to the southern entrance of the ball and introduced to ex-Coroner Cahill, who looks as near like
Hayes as one pea resembles another. The
'president" bowed, shook hands, and with a kindly senile, inquired:
Well, Jlr. Mummer, what can 1 do for
you? Don't be afraid to speak right out; 1 used to wear old clothes and carry a red nose
myself, and I am ready to sympathize with
you.
Jlr. Mammer winced a little at this per
sonal allusion, which was responded to by a horse laugh from the little crowd, but he soon
got his breath and began :
ell, you perhaps don t know the 1 nom
as crowd?"
Yfls, 1 do you bet I do!" responded the
president, "and they are a mighthy good crowd of boys, too."
"1 hey are ehr slowly inquired Mr.
Slammer. ""Why, I don't think so."
I can't help what vou think," bluntly re
plied the president, as be cocked his hat on
his ear. ' l tell you the bovs are all right,
and 1 11 bet on em every time. You can t
give me no wind on that crowd no sir!"'
"lhen then you ve heard about that
school house trouble, eh?" gasped Mr. Slam
mer.
"Yes, I have, and you've got to come right
down off the roost! That school house is going to be built down by the Widow Hull's,
and don t you forget HI "What! down thar' in the holler?"
"Yes, sir that's the place for it; can't get
me to favor putting any school house on your
internal old bill. "Waal, Mr. President, I'm sorry that '
"Sorry be hanged!" interrupted the 'Chief
.Magistrate' in a grun voice. " W hat do care how sorry you are?" "Why why !"
"Don't you why at me, sir don't you do
it! Although I'm the president of the United Status, I'll ullow no man to why at
me! "Why!"
"You villain!" roared the executive, as he made a grab for Mr. Slammer's collar, but Mr Slammer stepped back about 10 feet at
tbat moment and was hustled around the
corner.
"Well?" inquired one of the party as they
came to a halt.
"Waal, I'll be durned!" hoarsely whispered Mr. Slammer. "Why, hang it, 1 not only
got bilked on the school-house business but come mighty near gettin' blazes knocked out
of me. "Something wrong, somewhere," sighed one of the jokers. "I'll tell you what it is," replied Mr. Slammer, striking his finger down at every word "he's been sawn! Some o' tbat Thoiiias crowd has got in ahead of me and cut all the wheat!"
Some Reminiscences of Things Not Inclu
ded in the Biographies. (.New fork Evening Post. There was one New Yorker of a former
generation who possessscd individuality enough to be vividly remembered by the
present, and tbat person was Aaron Burr. Other famous men of his day were as closely
identified witb the city a history as be, but their personal memory seems to have pretty much faded from the minds of its citizens. With Burr, however, the case is different, and there are scores of grav-baired gentle
men in the city, and some old ladies, too, who
remember him perfectly, and if properly approached will entertain one for hours with
vivacious gossip and anecdote concerning
him. Many of these anecdotes were, of
course, collected and published by Burr's biographers, but some have escaped their notice. Among the latter are several related by an
old gentleman occupying a responsible post
tion in this city, and who was an intimate
friend and connection of Colonel Burr, which
refute some assertions concerning him made by historians, and, as tendingatu help the public to a juster estimate of his character, are
worthy of publication.
I give them very nearly in the words of
the narrator, permitting him to speak hereafter, but avoiding double marks of quota
tion:
When I first met Colonel Burr, he began,
be was an old man. and as you know under a
cloud, not bowed down and decrepit, as I ex
pected to see him, but ruddy and lair-faced,
with the brilliant eye and erect carriage ot a man in his prime. Our leave-taking on this
occasion most impressed me. "lou must
come and see me oiten,' said he. "I am an
old man; you are young, and my ex
perience of the world and among men has
been such that 1 may be of benefit to you.
Tbat Washington disliked Burr is a matter
of history; this was due partly to Hamilton's
influence, hut chiefly, 1 think, to Burrs ireely
spoken criticisms on his generalship. Burr, thought Washington a poor general, and con
ceited youngster as be was, was quite out
poken in his opinions. He never sought to
m press bis peculiar views of the man upon
the young, however, as an incident which I can relate will rhow. In our intercourse as
cordial and unaffected as that between father
and son he was speaking one day of the
battle ot Monmouth, which be characterized
as a succession of mere skirmishes, magnified
by fulsome historians into a battle, and which
he said, might have been won for the patriot
arms on several occasions bad Washington and here checked himself, and, after a mo
ment, added: "Let us stop here; I would on
no account destroy the veneration and es
teem that you have for the character
Washington."
other, "here is a cast of Colonel Burr." "And
what of that?" was the reply. "Ah I my dear," said the old lady in an indescribable tone, you never knew Colonel Burr. 1 met him often in society, and I am sure he was
the most lovable man 1 ever met. -
Some assertions in an article on the death
of Colonel Burr, which appeared in the New
York Times during last summer, are
prejudiced and untrue. The article speaks of
his terrible outbursts of protanity while on
his death-bed. and asserts that he died de
serted by his friends and bereft of human
sympathy, riow 1 happen to Know mat tne
reverse of this is true, uoionei Burr aiea.
as you know, at the Continental Hotel, Port Richmond. Staten Island. His disease was
Daralvsis. a comDarativelv painless malady,
Judee Ogden Edwards and wife, own cousins
of Colonel Burr, were then living in the old
Dougan Manor House, on tbe island (which, by the way, has a history), and devoted themselves assiduously to the care of their aged
relative, and his friends in xsew lork were unremitting in their attentions.
During these last days Burr lay every day
in a sort of stupor until about 3 oclock in tbe
GLASS STAIXIXO.
Bow Cnnrch Windows are Mad to Clow With Color. From Chalmer'a JuarasJ. Nearly contemporary with the revival of
Gothic architecture applied both to ecclesias
tical and secular buildings, tbe taste for the enrichment of such edifices by the introduction of coloted and painted glass has revived and flourished. The secret of communicating to glass the exquisite and glowing colors so richly and harmoniously blended in the few uninjured specimens that remained in the mediwval churches of Great Britain, if not absolutely lost, was long buried in obscurity. Another most serious impediment was the difficulty of producing a pigment which should possess sufficient affin
ity with the glass to be readily incorporated with it, and yet be capable of a reduction to a consistency favorable to its use as and an ordinary kind of painting material to be laid on, and variously treated, according to the necessities of the manipulator. But these and minor other obstacles gradually disappeared before the searching
investigation of enthusiasts in' an art tbat had
aiMsrnwm, wou.u ao lon,Un net. Wted
vivanoiia attonri ttk hia hiiRineAA anaira. r-ea1 I o c .
the newspapers, and receive such visitors as
might call. Many did call, and among them Rev. Dr.Yanpelt. of the Dutch Reformed
church on the island, who was frequently at
his bedside. Colonel Burr trea-ted his visitor with the respect and courtesy due his calling, and the doctor was much pleased with hiui. Thev conversed freely on religious topics.
i p i i t 1 v : . V...1 :..r
in the essential doctrines of Christianity. At J''li'f P
Let us now follow the art of glass-staining
through itc chief stages. The design of the window being determined upon, and tbe cartoon or full-eized drawing prepared, a kind of skeleton drawing U made, showing only the lines which indicate tbe shape of cacn separate piece ot glass. It is apparently not generally understood that a window is not
one piece of glass, to which are applied the
number of
united by grooved
Lm M trHDqUiUy ChUa ',nkS ! leTdP;cTr;clor each inSuaTft
into slnmber.
In conclusion, allow me to notice a very
pleasant and mysterious story told by Mr.
Parton in his "Life of Aaron Burr," concern
and that each different color we see is the color of that particular piece of glass, ' the only painting material used being the dark
toil 111 111a -AMiv 01 avu uuii, wiit-cru- 1 " ' . 1 j , , . . . . V . : brown niPTficnt used to dennA th mrne neh-
ing tbe erection or Oolonel Burrs tombstone , . 'i , . . ., , , in the Princeton College churchyard. Mr. I "f uUs leU,ls- Ths skeleton or
Parton says that this stone was not erected .T"i? luH"? w cuvung
until some time after the colonelV death, and 'XiL l"Z 1 1 S !7 - very, Kmr then under cover of darkness, and that o h . v8 J rckV.e5h one know, to this day whose was the band ! J,ume5fr Wh". "J tbat performed the lriendly act. But this ! 'nt " nn- TJwS tengnumbeted story Untrue, The facts of the case are ! J JZ?lt nV1t ' S f "T f - . . i frame containing all niAfMt nf eron? haHo
these: V ben Colonel Burr s estate came to ' ., . , , T " , , 7
OHM V.A , U uuiUUTlcu aUlTJlUlllK lit UQ IBtfc
be settled there was found a large number of ,
Hhta and aom nf tW after the Mtta containing tne glass 01 mat color, tne Use OI
t. ., r ,i, t,.j this frame renders unnecessary the tedious
;;rdthVexecutoH cme to ludge Ed- ' P. f f J?? ? ?Z wards to know what should be donewfth the .l'tJnJlhut money. He advised them to use it in tbe fXJkX P,ec1 Durchase of a suitable monument to Colonel u hen cut.to the qd shape by means of
Burr's memory, and the stone was erected ,
without any pretense at secrecy.
of
a diamond.
After the glass is cut it passes to the paint er, who, laying it over the drawing,; traces upon it with bis brush all the details of features, folds of drapery, foliage, etc as designed by the artist. But as the action of the weatber and continually varying conditions of tbe atmosphere would speedily remove
My Childhood Home. Exchange. The house, only two-stories high, was
olaced back from the road, and surrounded '
Anarew jacKson, in nis younger aays, was hy beautiful trees. Ihe bouse was built lor t a,.v ration nf n.;nt if inft ; v,;. Tto ;
an ardent admirer of Burr, and was to have comfort more than elegance, and occupied a necessary to subject the painted glass to the been tbe latter s most trusted lieutenant in large space of ground. There was no place tjon of ht,at bv vaclDX it for several hours the proposed Mexican expedition. He also amidst tbe pretentious dwellings tbat had in a kiln, under the influence of which the stoutly defended him at the time of his trial sprung up around more beautiful than those paint is fused into absolute affinity with the for treason in Richmond in 1807. Twenty- about the secluded white cottage. The lands , an(j becomes absolutelv incoraorated
one years alter, in 18'J8, their positions bad were terraced and planted with vines both ; witn jU substance. After this burning prochanged. Jackson was the Democratic can- useful and ornamental; here arose a little , cess, it only remains for the different nieces
didate lor president, and Burr was living ob- arbor from a mound of flowers; there the . t,, be united with the grooved leaden frames scurely in New 1 ork, poor and under acioud. stream from the mountains meandered on its work which binds the whole together The
mej were uuv luBii uu e1nTaa.mS im. course to ine great waters in tne vaney. x ne pieces where the leads join are then carefully Huir had letters and papers in his possession rude, pleasant kitchen, with its many win- soldered together, and nothing remains but that w ould have nipped Jackson s presiden- dows and its sunshine; the large sitting-room, ! thoroughly work over the w hole surface tial aspirations m the bud; he also held the with homely well-polished furniture, made with , thick kind of cement, which fills up fate of more than half the political aspirants ; for use; the parlor fitted-up with some pre- any interstices between the Haas and lead, of the day at his disposal, and I often won- ; tensions to elegance, with good pictures on nd renders the whole panel perfectly waterHArH ut. hid f4.rh4-M.r-H n 'ft in Tint UHintT this tha wtilla tha littla AAmB fnr n riuv nnmaUM 1. 1 .. - J
7 . o . I 1 - -' -w"- -.w, ..got ana wetuner-prooL
he might have cleared himself. But I think pleasantest tor winter use. others for summer; fidelity to friends was one of his most striking then the airy chambers looking out upon the traits. I beautiful meadow and forest. Birds were
Burr voted for Jackson for president, and ' singing in the leafy branches, and fragrant . . . . . In , 1 . , . tt a? 1 j
Bis appearing at the polls 1 remember perfectly. The polling places were then in Bow.
ling Green, near the battery, and on this
Qualities. It certainly need not revert in ! ablest and most highly rewarded practition-
any barm to you 11 ne laus to appear, or you should find yourself disappointed in him." "I can not," -Ahe.'- exclaimed, firmly. "I know I have done wrong, and I heartily repent of it now. Is there no honorable retreat forme?" . .. ' In spite of all I could say, I found her de. cided in her purpose, and finally with the request that she should let the letter remain unanswered until she received word from me, I repaired to my boarding-place, to tell the news to my room-mate. , "It's too bad!", muttered Will, when I had finished. "After all she has led him to expect, to go back on bim in that way. But I more than half suspect it's the way of the feminine world." "Look here. Will," I rejoined, "I have a
ers in the country.
While his son bad found a happy home, Mr. H. who had been a widower for several years, began to feel that he needed a helpmeet at his country residence, and that of all persons Mrs. G. was the one whom he desired. ' Telling her as much, she gladly accepted, and the four, whose lives bad been so strangely brought together, began a new existence full of happiness, with a future as bright as a summer sky. ' - Elder C's daughter, dear chum Will and myself, having been instrumental in producing so much happiness for others, hare remained in single blessedness. It was sometime before Carrie could, sum-
' mon courage enough to tell her husband the
Kot by Chance. Perhaps in some isolated instances a man may become wealthy through a series of circumstances very much resembling "luck," but as a rule, those who would enjoy success must work hard for it Twenty clerks in a store, 20 hands in a printing office, 20 apprentices in a ship yard, 20 men in a village all want to get on in the world and expect to do so. One of tbe clerks will become a partner and make a fortune; one of the compos .tori will own a newspaper and become an influential citizen; and one of the apprentices will become a master builder; one of the young villager will get a handsome farm and live like a patriarch but which one ia tbe lucky individual? Lucky! There is rarely any luck about it. The young fellow who will distance his competitors is he who masters hit business, who preserves his integrity, who lives cleanly and purely, who devotes his leisure to acquisition of knowledge, who gains friends by deserving them, and who saves his
spare money. I here are some ways to fortune shorter than tbis old. dusty highway; but the staunch men of tbe community, the men who achieve something really worth having, good, fortune, good name, and serene old age, all travel in this road.
Be Tonnr While Yon Can. ' Springfield Republican. When girls midway in their teens throw off their natural, girlish habits and attire, don lor.g skirts, shoot up their hair, affect tbe airs and dress of young women, they would often be surprised to know what their elders really think of the improvements. One such miss went to the depot recently to meet an aged friend of the family, and was surprised to find herself not recognized upon greeting the visitor as . she stepped from the car. "Don't you know me, auntie?" "Why, this
isn't Maria, is it7 "Certainly; don t you
think J. look better than I did last
occasion there were gathered very much such a turbulent crowd as now disgrace our elections. At length Colonel Burr, accompanied by a friend, one of the Swartwouts, 1 think, drove up, and it was soon whispered about tbat he was present, livery one seemed anxious td see him; the noisy demonstations of the crowd were hushed, and a lane was formed, through which he advanced to deposit his ballot; tome of the citizens even lilted their hats in spontaneous tribute to the man. There was a presence about Burr rarely met with, which made him a
marked man in any company, and preserved him from personal insult. Indeed, I never knew an instance in which he was insulted personally, though he was so often and so grossly assailed by persons at a distance. Another thing not generally known, I believe, is that Burr once projected a comprehensive work cn the men and events of the Revolution; bis more intimate friends, however, knew this to have been one of the most cherished plans of his later life. For it he had collected many letters and paper of value, which at the time of bis flight to Europe were sent for safe keeping to his accomplished daughter, Theodosia, in South Carolina. When she came to meet her father in 1812 they accompanied her on board the ill-fated Patriot, and were lost with her in the ship-wreck of tbat vessel off the Hatteras coast. Hence tbe project was abandoned, to the incalculable loss of American literature, for Burr bad it in his power to give a truthful history of the great contest, and could have
fortified hia position with the necessary papers and documents. I am certain that he would have disproved many of the assertions of biased historians, and that a juster estimate
than is common of some eminent characters migbt have been gathered from hia work, esoeciallv of Jefferson and Hamilton. Burr was
never himself after the loss of tbe Patriot; be
was more affected by it than was generally supposed. I think he was heart-broken.
Often be was urged to reply to the calumnies circulated concerning him, as a duty be owed to himself, to his family, and to posterity at lartre. "Ah!" he would say, "of what use are
words? All my papers were lost in thesame shipwreck that bereft me of my daughter; let
them do witn tne 01a man as tney win. -
Of Colonel Burr's politeness and courtli
ness much has been said, and be probably
excelled in these qualities all other men of
his day: courtesy and grace were innatequai-
ities with him. and he had opportunities for ac
quiring polith denied to most public men. 1 think, however, that it was his personal magnetism which gave him his great power with women. In this connection let me relate an incident which occurred some time after his death. ; I was passing the office of Fowler, the phrenologist, in Fulton street, in whose window a plaster cast of Burr's head had just
summer
aMiemA in mind ' Sunnoie we vet some one ilnnentinn she had riven him. but like a du- when VOU were here?" "No." renlied the
else to go in ber place? How is he to know tiful wife, when he placed his first earnings honest soul, looking the girl over, "to tell the been placed, and noticed two ladies, richly the difference?" I in her hands and said it was her wedding truth, I don't. Go home and let down your dressed, standing before it; one was young, "You are a brick, HaL But whom will present, she confessed all and craved his for- hair and be young while you can, for it will the other old. As I passed the young lady said you get?" : 1S, , i 1 giveness. not be many years before you will be glad to triumphantly: "Grandma, what is there not try Carrie G.l" . , Taking her gently to hia arma he laid: "I have people take you for a girl.7 ( ,, ' bere to interest you to?" "Why" said the
How He Got a Wife. Detroit Fres Prees. ' . , . A man named Dunn, aged 64. came into A J r j 1 1 ...
blossoms adorned the tur How dimly do ne wanted to get
they come to me now through the distance. I , , , Jr , neowneo . . ful-ITI nf I Kit .OIMMI tlOOP llavt... Anil a-.-.l1
Bright, happy faces gathered around tbe 7 " r: .r'V ' .
fireside at night; happy schooldays came and , u" "y' oecoming tenaerwent; what a bright picture there was before "f He. w J?. to P"
But alas, what a change! It was not j ,iM W, . . ' ,"f
in the garden, barefooted and bareheaded, but
come
in, you. 1 ou ve got to get married." Kan
dropped her hoe and replied, "All right.
me.
mam, and proceeded to be interviewed. The meeting was highly satisfactory. It was a case of "Maude and the Judge," with the sad part eliminated, for after the girL aged 16 had dressed her feet, combed her hair and washed her Ce and hands the twain proceeded to the office of J ustice Lamb and were made one.
GREAT INLUCE1IENTS.
in the springtime when tbe springing grass
and purple violets trembled beneath a weight !"lne gen, oareiootea ana enreneadet of dewy gems, but in the bright summer I i bother called and said, "Here, San,
became motherless. 1 be shroud was folded over the still bosom; the eyes closed in the last dreamless slumber; she was lowered into the dark grave. Oh, how dreary 1 how deso
late was that homel Sisters and brothers met
around the family altar. But there was ever a vacant chair; the light of the family circle
bad departed, long. weary months rolled by, then another came to fill tbe vacant place; but how different from the one that had left us! Where wasthecalm, sweet face, which ever reproved with love? Years fraught with much grief and little joy have passed away since then; my daily life was marked with life's severest trials and disappointments. I do not often think of ut this evening it comes so vividly to my Qnd it makes my heart ache and my hand tremble. Thackeray and Boston Society. Boat oa Tinea. When Thackeray came to Boston to deliver his lectures he had made an agreement with a friend, a Boetonian whom he met in Germany, to go and hear Theodore Parker, but was advised by his newer acquaintances here not to do so, as it would not be thought the proper thing, and might possibly hurt nit lectures. It was in the winter, and one Sunday morning (there had been a rain and the streets were glazed with ice) Thackeray started with two friends, a gentleman and his daughter, for church, they to go to Music Hall and be to St. Paul's. It was uncomfortable traveling, and of a very different sort to which the great man was accustomed, but be made his
way by taking tbe gentleman arm and
placing bis otber band on tbe lady a snoulder. When the entrance to Music Hail was reached his friends were about bidding him good morning, but looking about bim, he said: "Well, if I go on I shall certainly fall . and break my neck, so I must go in with you." It happeued to be Parker's sermon on Amos Lawrence. Thackeray was immensely pleased, fascinated. The same evening a company was assembled at the house of a distinguished literary gentleman of this city. Thackeray was of the number, and could talk of nothing but Theodore Parker; he was all aglow with enthusiasm and admiration for him. Presently the host remarking the blank countenances of his guests, slowly said, "We don't meet Mr. Parker. He moves in another circle." i There was a pause, and the great satirist, straightening himself up, said: "I begin to think I havent seen the best company in Boston yet."
End of a letter from a young lady in the country to a sohool-friend in Paris: "Finally, my dear, every day we have magnificent burials, which amuse me enormously." French Newspaper,
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