Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 15, Number 21, Jasper, Dubois County, 18 July 1873 — Page 2

General Miscellany. SUELUSQ FBAS.

rink-ftunbonnrt hanirlnc dow ir a Uir fin b-f frown ; 1 - k. ..a , I ii iun knr kl)t. JlklUUI WMavj wa ff f liOnkin o'er the garden wall, X oulhluJ tture atrai:hl ami tall, Ixmnirea wTih earvwaa irraee, Mnw ht jiulilcff aunnr lace Ami a .ir of Uijr eyea lxxik with 1 ami cJra nrprts n the tinier ilumn an J while Shelling itm w ilh il Uiiir imght. 'iirh a little bunjr b. lut to ham or Uiriftleaa roe!" An l a rawn, half niiele, halt rv', To Uk-m wonli give aign and teal! r:uk-untM)ii-t nU aamnt, Kingrra fire the jk1 a rent. A though saying. "'Wire thee you, I'd aoou chow you what 1 J iV' 'So vou think I ovcht to W Vuite ahmel of thia r me,' ho lit-wail la l"t, Ami to better it txiea not ?" Piiik-tunlonnct fire a nol, riwk a freeh nrw glirftrnin pod, Which es i'ulinx a-em to aav. Answering lor tier, boldly, 4 'yea." T.ay-ere dart quirk look , Naught but ulrnct will Ui'-jr brook; lU ndiDf cloaer they yvx down Wrath the bonnet's rluuuy crown. J 'I would toil and tri re ra'b hour, Working with a will anl ;wer, Hal 1 auht to vork kari for tuiue iitrt bright reward in store " Fink -sun bonnet Utif ha out nowj And Uie face ia all aglow, A she answers, pointing down To her banket, with a frown "IU of ahell and little pea! Vcrls arc ire!! and j'! But word are ihrll iu fmir we nred ; Talk ia f ay prore by deed ! Quirk the lary-eyes faith Are, And their owner bend down nig her, 1 ill the color in his eherk Fades and Oickcra aa be toeaks 'Ah. but 'ti irilhin the ihell T hat the -rfeet rruit flnat d wells ; AUmj word I'll oroveright true, If my rneard may be you!" rmk-Kiinbonnet'ii till and dumb, ltuoy Angers quite o'ercome; lrot the baket off the knee. And down roll the half-shelled pea. "See, you work In rain atone Mav I then through our lir I litt'pmatt to you loyally?" Two brown band c.lap fingers white; I.azT-eyra f row clear anil bright; 1'ink-ounlxinnet, 'gainst her w ill. Looks up with cheeks pinker atill. And af ain it gle a nodThen a noiw! Waa it a i! Sonrthtni aoundtM. A you lrae. It all hit ilH-d ahellinf a! Ftrmry! H'etkly Prru. JOE (;OKTON'S FISSOGEK. The dsy wa dm win g to Its close, chill and nw. Ike Villajre was almost always jifty, but usl now the winJ wa. having It own way more than usual, and any pascr through the lonjr, bloak utret't, haptfiiinjr to plance In at the window of the little waU-r-siile tavrn, mijrht well have bt-en U mpted by the brlpht fire and good company innlde the bar. They were the usual afternoon loafer, with the exwption of one f mall, wirylooking man,atranjrer,who had stopped to tAke a pla. ol "OHiethinjr hot, and who at the moment, wa evidently the center of the general lntt ret. But what U it you know, anyhow, tranjrer?'' akel one of the group. "Come, now, among friend.'." Never you mind," angwered the mm aAldreptHl, "I know enough to fhut i:p John Swyer a pn-ttv ell. if not to make Mm wlnz. and I know how to tell It when the right time comes, don't you be alra!d for thnt. The day 'a getting on." he added, abruptly, ri-ing and turninff toward the window, ,land your duckpond there don't look OTer-agmable just now, "Who's a good boatman hereabout? for, if I'm fpilt, I can't wim." "Joe (Jorton'syour man," was Uie answer : "h couldn't tip over If he tried, couldn't Joe." " Why tlon't you wait till to-morrow, f tranjrer, if you re afraid o' the weather and them cloud over there do look kinder pesky," said the landlopl of the Lakeside lIoue, turning a practiced eye on the gray minjrling outlines of lake and skr. " Well, fact is," said the other, " I'm acquainted over in Milham. and. if it's all the sanu to you" with a wink "I'd rather be there than here; so, If you'll hunt up this Joe What's-his-name, I'll be oblifr-d." The lam ilord. resenting the wink and Uie implied Insinuation, opened the door and called out, rsther sulkily, to some one In the next room: "Margy. run down to the water and tell Joe there's a passenger here." In another minute the house door closet!, and a tall, slight girl's figure, with a ahawl over it head, might have been seen hurrying down to the water-side. Joe Gorton, busy alout his boat, beard his name called, and, looking up, saw the girl Margy. The sharp wind had blown out stray locks of her crisp, black hair from unicr the red shawl, but the hectic In the ehovk, and the feverish bri?htness in the dilated eyes, were not all the wind's work. She came close to the young boatman, who raised himself up, lacing her. "Joe," she said, ' there'a a passenpr waiting up to the house ;" she laid her hand on his arm. and planned cautiously round before adding, Ina whlper : "Joe, If once that man reaches Uie other side, It's all up with father." "What's that, Margy T said the boat man, looking wondering!? at her. "1 tell you I heard It: he'll bring it home to him. he says so, he s come a-purpose. It's father's chance clean gone if ou take him across." ",Po you mean I should refuse to t&kc him, Ma'rjry ?" said Joe, slow ly. " What good would that do?" aald the girl. Impatiently. " Kelley or some of Vm would take him fast enotich ; what's father's life against a fare? No, It's you must tak him, Joe, and then, if anything happens," sinking her voice to a meaning wliirjwr, " nobody but you and rue's the wiser." Joe started bark. " Margy, w hat's Uiat you're thinking?" "I can't help It!" cried the girl passionately, twisting her fingers la the shawl-

fringe so that It snapped ; "he's roy father, and uever w as a U-tter but for the drink you know your If, everybody says so and, if you could bear that man up there laughing and boaating he'll bang him! Joe, vou'd find it hard to kee p your hand ofT of him : but I dont ask you to do so much as touch a linger to him, only, if the boat turns over, be can't swim. I heard him sar so, and then father's saved, an I nobody the wiser, far the best U-at-man that ever was miirht have an accident on a squally evening like this. "There, there, Margy, be still, poor girl, you don't know wht you're saying," interposed Joe. " es I do," said she passionately ; " never you think that, Joe uorton. 1 tell ?-ou It lays with you to save father or kill dm : ves, and me too, for if they hang him I'll never live over the day, and that 1 swear, so you chooe Ntween us. Hark '." she turned to listen. "I can't stay." She pressed her hand hard on Lis shoulder, looking up piteously In hi faoe. Joe. if ever ou cared for me, save that poor old man I" And before be could an

swer sne was gone, leaving uici t.wa.ii: after her like one in a dream. The clouds ware getting lwer and heavier as the boatman set off with his paenger. Iook as if we should have a spell of weather," said the latter, glancirg from the leaden sky to Uie leaden water. "Hope you're w hat Uiey cracked you un to be, ior if I got a ducking here l'shouldnt fird mvs lf again In a hurry." "Well, I'm as rood as they'll average, I reckon, misu-r I didn't hear your name," said Joe, looking up Inquiringly. "Peter Groom is my name, and one I ain't ashamed of; it'll be prttTy well known in these part by this day week. I'm thinking," and the man smiled a feblitC! ZtOt pll4hM4t 3 &CC "How's that?" said Joe, anxious to betray no previous knowledge. "I've come to give evidence in a trial that's coming off in your county town." answered Groom, motioning toward the Milham shore. "I've traveled nigh five hundred miles on purpose to do it, and I'd travel five hundred more if 'twas needed." "Is it the Sawyer trial you mean?' aked Joe, carelessly. "People have been saying there ain't evidence enough to make a case, but I 'spose then there's something new turned up?" "I should rather think so; something that'll make a case'U hold John Sawveras tight a his coffin." Joe clinched his hand on his oar. He was beginning to understand Margy's ratred for this man, wiij Lis open exultation in the ruin he was going to work. " I'm sorry for the old man." he said, after a paue, " aod so are the folks about here. 'Hson waa known for a bully, and, if Sawyer really done it. twa that that and dnnk, for when he's himself be wouldn't hurt a worm." You've no need to tell me what John Sawyer is," said the other. shoerJv. " I knew him before yoa wa born, beiore he ever came to these parts." " Well." said the boatman, " you've a Sneer notion of old acquaintance' sake icn. that's all." " I'll five him a swing far old acquaintance' sake, if I can,' replied Groom, with a scowl. Joe drew a quick breath. "Tan you do that?" he said. " That or a lifer. I Ull you, my man, I saw It done." "You saw Sawyer kill Wilson T eiclainieil Joe, stopping short on Lis oar. "I saw him strike Uie blow that killed him. and that comes to pretty near Uie same tiling. 1 take it." I5ut how is it you've kept Lck all alon??" " Well, it's like thi," said Groom, who appear to be in a more communicative mood than a while tefore. " The day of the murder to begin at thebtginninz I Lappened to be passing through Miihaia, and stopped over a train there to se a man I hai dealings with. He lived a littieout c f the town, a lonesome road, part of Uie way across some fields. I did my business, and started back arain alone, as I hal come. Half-way, or therealout. I heard a kind of cuing and quarreling in the next field tljrht close to my ear it seemed, onlv I couldn't see anythinz fr the high hedg. 'W hat's up!" thinks I. 'might a well take a peep.' Twas an uncommon fine evenizz : moonlirht you could almost s to read by, and I knew J sawyer as soon as l set eyes oa r.:m. ins lace "was turred exactly "to me, and uzly enough It lookd then. The next minute I saw hirn strikeout, and theoUicr man went down like a log. "And you let him lay?" Interrupted Joe, in excitement. "ou never called for b lp. nor nothing?" "What for?" said Groom, carelesslv, "I thought 'twas just a drunken quarrel I knew what Sawyer was and I kft Vm to s tUe it between themselves. I Lai to look sharp for the next train, so I huri led back to the hotel, and cone too soon either. I never thought again about the matter, till the other day I happened to hear that John Sawver was going to be tried for murder, and. talkinz this way and that, I found the time and the gen'ral circumstance agreed with that evening so, then, I knew I had seen the thing done." Groom paused a moment, and when be resumed It was In an abstracted tone. "'Twan't particularly convenient for me to leave my business just then ; if It'd been anybody el. I'd likely have left the poor devd to sink or swim as might be, but John Sawyer ! I tell you," be continued, throuzh his set teeth, as, catchinz the boatman's eye, be appeared suddenly conscious of a listener, "I'd let all I've got go to rack and ruin for Uie pleasure of seinz John Sawver stand there, a dis graced and convicted man. and saying to hln Twas me that did it !' " There was something In Joe Gorton's breast on which the fierce words and manner jarred painfully. He was no preacLer. this poor untaught boatman ; be did not know how to tell the man before him Uut his promise! revenge was cruel and cowardlv; but yet be felt that, even setting aside Margy's Interest, there was something In it w hich nued all his Instinct of resistance. He shook his Lead as be thought about it. That's a fi ling I can't make out,' he said, half aloud. "Can't you?" sail Groom, shortly, supposing the remark addreed to himself. " Have yon got a sweethrt yourg man r he added, abruptly, after a short pause.

"A sw;Leart? repeated Joe. start- ! Irg at the a.voriiioas eon'jertcd i:h It -iurtAn. an J the who p-t it.

" w rii. you Uaie do caie iO w j owning iu" said Groora. who tai c-tx-ed the Bjovenjent- 'A sweetheart, when se ih nght sort, is what r maa ed b ahamed ef. 1 li one aytmrj bea I was your ajre " he stopped a norr.i -I knt j-o vwi'dortrti see br Lke. never did. There wj a giri cp at ttat T.la.v that Lavern there. Lai a kti of . ..... . -..... .i 1oa4 of btr ahout the eyra ar.1 f.eefc!, ; but Doth:r.f to cocarw-T I haJ a rrteaJ too well, it nint oaeh o a srory." Groom tre.ke o2 w.Uj a dry la-rt. -and I da't Lari'y k!w why I Ml it at all, otly. r&ayt. itll he!p yu to make out what ec to pui yoa. Tle lorg asl the ihort of it i-. that niv friend Ciusd that, yoarrter! oj friend cheated me ott of ray sweetheart. 1 ain't Oi'A-h to Kx.k at. l"kw. Dever w as. btt 1 could care for a iua ju.? a much &s if I'd be-n -:x fx ti'Ti. ai fresh as a rose, and I'd tike ct emh she I cared fcr me too. till he ct t-Cwx-n cs ; with a f .1 tnrierv. motifh to tra asv 'rirl's bead. Weil, be coie off r-t tt ; . . . i. f swore liven. tv " sai I Grvi, kki2z larkly in l.; u.eur erticJ uor. :f ever mv dav cme. I 4 r even JohnrNawytr; I iver thooj:: "XwoaM. ) but it La., and do yea U.ik 111 let ny chance slip cow? X!" ar3 it man! brought down Li fi.?t wi;h a fvrre that shook the boat-d-ie- ' said Joe, thocrtrully. tt. Mr. Grwra, you was speaXiir; jit mw of a gir! cf at th ravern tlirtv fie ct sw-erttear:. and." added the boatman. s!ow!y, -h"s 5awver"s r.rl. Li orJr chili. "ko!" TcLkinied Groora. er Vt :lr ttMivl by the ir.41irerjce. "Uecty sl

enua. lie muiUrrai ut L .el. ur.;j f a-rrej vrv.ra. mu.bu.uj . j child !" ' I do proose. there's bit hand on it.' " Ye." said Joe. easgerlv. Joct ferret j A rieara ' intense dVl ztt f r the mo whose child she is. aixi that voall cxake meet almost drove the death-hx k from hersuffVraiorgwiUithetJiiraa." i Joe s face. If all rizht, Margy." he "Ah." said Groom, "that's all very wryU. wtl-pered s. -ftly to tim.--If, and Lud hi but I don't forget Drirher w hose chLJ she ! Lel tci araia. Is on th otiier side. No! Pra s.ry lorthe j Ye, it waj all rizhr. as IIaven es girl, aad for you. yocnrr. 1t you've I rxt- When John wyer had N'en dian interest ia her. but I'd Lave try fay , charge.! fr wact cf evidnc. when the out t4 John Sawyer &ow. If 1 wa to dje Lake Village go-:p. won.lerinz over the lot it." I strar jer's d-r pearance. concluded that Joe's grap rizhteced corrilsively oa 1 LiUN.t. hal been mere idle talk to make

his oar. Wa the -m crazy, thu to make a tast f the clery Le worl ; cause t f re ore whose advarTjj ai ' opportumiv it alike Ut u..rr Ll , Siience? wLo had Lira a!nt a eotnpVte- ; IvaT lilt merry L re on this crfas-.IILir eleok-ct a Lf Uy two Lad tn alooe ia j all the earth? Cf Le were to d 1yr it ! ; Lvery plurze of the dark water seod to tie rerear;r.z Ujose wori. The bettsua rou--d hiini-elf with a start at the sooi of Lt passer zvr's voi e. "You're a pre tty frUer.ala't yoa.tw. saii the lat:-r. resuxairx the Aij-vt ia a lighter tone, war.tirz to percOe xue to ciie-at justice aXVr thai tai.a "A lor t.i J.f- "voa savl. w . , , , your?t.x.u n r-ax itn asywy yer you wou.ia't have troutt to tizt him down, anl I cani as t-a: a-.y Vner noon of jasuce Uiaa rr. - sides," Le added, gravely, "the oil tsaa's got Lis death sentence a rea t. if ta: wnat voa want ; what with a- drjt. I ain't the man Le used to be. ar J the t:xt: t the quarrel be got a coixh that's terixg rum aj to irees : z oxzecs say te cin't live lotr. rx-ho - He'll live k nocxh to roake the aquaiitaxice of a rc-pe"eti. I rekc-." said Groom writh a e-are lauh, -aol that's all I care aV-t. The brutal wori avl rrvuireT roced the larkirr devil ia Joe Grtoii"s hartHe stamiEierfi out a curse, ir.irt: ; for pas-n. i "llhr sil Gnxo. catchirz the souTid. t-tt Dot the woris, "w hat that you say i" ; The lioatmaa stopp-J rowizr. az ? ; leaned forward till he alrrt Ux:.hed Groom where be sat- " J net put your-l la Ue o". 1 caa's j place for a rxdnute." be tjra. wlih aa J effort, epeakir.z qtiietlr. " poe there f wa somet-aiy'd got the charge azi the . will to r-t shut o' jrs. jist a jv9 Lave I of ol d Niwyer " ' " What are yoa drivirg at row?" :t r- ) rupted Grm. "There aii't azyS1y. ; as I kiKiw of. La g-x e:-Jr c-.-re Iuk for me I" be eVd. w-:th a lairi- i " A in't Uere ?" sa; 1 the Vtvn sl"w- ; ly. "You talk axit ja:. Mr.Gnxa." be resumei. "bet it aia't jite you've; set out to d it's murder. You've rX Ue law oa your side, as it happen, bet i ail the SAiae, fr a yca"re o-rxmed. j it's murder. a. bai. f r wVat I caa j a if soraetody a it eight t me ii i Joe, l-"kirg fixedly La toother's te i through Uje growfrz dak. S"C S'y i with motive. r matter what, f r war:-' leg to t ril c4 yoa. rettir r yw ali al- ne ' a tt c:rht here out c s:rht or Leip. shoull just put yca q-iietly otj: of tLe wit-" "Hey: d'ye mean to threaten cried Groom, syr.-glrz cp- J tra thebreakirz zst snxk sharp c-o tt boat's side Uut. lft to LT on frzilxarr, bad drircd round ; she gave a I-rch aai a bound that sent Grooa. who, la starts-z back, hid lost his balance, overVr J Lke a shot. Joe stared for aa lncar.: a: the empty place opposite, hardly eoexprehe&i.rz what had Lapp ned so qui-k!y.then.-a ilea a the ligh ti.icg dartirz throort the black sky atove Lim. it fLahei irto Lis cia-I Uiat bere were sitiee arl aitty. aaJ tlat through no act r 4 hi. "tt bToot prci: by the acrid it W hy not, ta the man's own st'irit, in Li verr wcri ieae 1 thought tha hai bee in Li heart sirred t . JL .w., .rv-.-r ror,! iirt4tr.ir.zd:' Mrir t eodVl tear t ekoi L Lai throwa Lira -elf after Grooa. Win a the two roe t-ir:hr. tie boxt wa nowhere in sight. There wx t:hIr.z now rr it t-t to strike out t t the shre. Luki:r. the M lra si wa r..t

to sirk or fw.m, as rtigTit ter 15 J' 1 "i." . ,., . , could do mon be de,ved ty Lis own. J; Tye-r.bs I cricl than bv others' sr hitri-s ; a Voice wlU- 5,wo rpointed zuest. in him'rried : "If yoa Wv; thU cvaa to ""l' 7t lA w.vVnl ! die. you are Lis murderer r A zr-a: I Tl? "I"1 tU loTC

now very di-tar.t; stul.it was a Larlftwo hrothr. ore eizhty-fxir and the rrctoh through the tusicrz water, ea-lecher eighty, aad alo a conla who Is cumtiel. as he wa. wi:i Lis Lavy Jriety years of ag all residicz in the

ci ''th:r.g an 1 the weight tt Groca. wto, moreover. himslf ciLVrJilj L:'p. Ik Id him with a Dervw cl-t. h that half strantle-lLim. Bythetiave Uy xveare-I the shore, his strecrta wv prt:y wU per.t. but growi'-Z Lights zr Lira Lvart again : Le rested aa Lutav. for the dial

poll, and! J-it then it w a Uut the zut eurd hid. unprepared, and whirled him T troca tie ini he wa making tor.

t the rovk-trdgw pitting into U. ttut ca:-it a3d t:rvd faira po.r Joe. He waa vecioui when they took him cp. bet there wastl k In hi fare that foeeWJ the ead. even N-fore thedoe-tr did. As l-r Groom. he La.1 t n hteldel I j Joe's tly, and. fcniti and wiry a he u, was scarvly Uie wi.re f r the whole alTt.:ure. when he heari what thev were saying about Joe, he bur;t out with an o:. aaa nurnri io w crr ue uy. H til, Gortoo. and how U it with you?" he tal-i. affrctmg to srak cheerfatly, thocgh struck at or.ee by that lok of deaUi la the "Abojt a bal a it can l. Mr. Groom," answered Joe. Intlr. The old txnil and 111 t down tivgthr'r. I reckon." "Now. Devrr yi talk that stu3. my maa," a;d Groom, ka almo: a bl;t:er.n wiv. r'rtM to cenal a certain un- !- ot vuw. "I owe you a Ii.v. i - . ad 1 aiat oce to rest till Pv.- paid i:. if it take all the doctor from here to Jerkko. I've roc oeun.. I tell ve." ' "oo.Mr.Ora. .-u.woe,-iriere 1 - - ...... .k -rKj.'j I t mxljfl lM'de f me. Hat lok here,' aai he intiiCtive!T lowered Lis Voice, with a gLar.c at the attendant, thouh thrre w a L::le fr-ir of tbit broken w hUprr rva. Lir any ea.r but those clo; to it. i;" what 1 wanted to speak to you ahoc: vou owe me a Lte. vou say; mine ait yexir to zive but old Saw-1 wer it Groom's fVe dirkmes!. " I swear I'd ' a.'n-: raJir jou aked for my own." he 1 mitreredi Cat voull promie. Mr. Groom ?" sai 1 ! Joe. in ti earrrv manazin; to half I raie tirn.-'f. vou U pronuse : We-ii I a'pose 1 an'l got no choice." a senau. Margy could have told Uem tter. he knew how it was Joe hail did. she k!-w that a U hxl ler. paid fv Lr lUx'i ; 1 1 a hcrt jc.enei It ftiia she a:know.fe,I that her prayer Lax hea ar.iwerv.1 Ln Gls own way. KcU ffw 0rjd,v AppUijn' J r A Marrlirf With pire-KIV Tw ryzrz people cf the provin of Larjriedoc love-1 each cher tenderly ; bat Excey te eterrl enemy of love op-po-d itIf to ttir Lapptne. The father cf Mlemotlle Yictorine i re-d t giv- her to the youthful . 1 .. w . .. i.ni 1 e,J ' 1 4 lii- J vv.Li. i wh-e affeetiva was Li sole property i vrwriir cf soOnin the old m.vn. the kver. who were in nohumor to wait. , to e- jj3: vousg Uly w as j Trtr, c : lo avoid t -q. cf action. Paul arrar.d w.;--r, who were ar-prised o the 1 1 r. where the meetinz of the . krvr, -j rat woul 1 occur. , ii,. a c.f jj frr exertions. the vocrz Lair wa. not able to attend at the ar pointed time; the witnesses grew imp-!, an-1 went off. and w hen . tie tw arrived out of breath cpoQ the , Sorre. Ciev f-nr.d the pLk de-serted-; LxZ sh-xild be d-Ee? ; M. Pai or:di"l hi well-Nioved to a firm lx:-? a: a little dLstance. and then ' ran e ff la searrh t f frh witae. It wa. jat diy-break w hen the lover ; ra.'hoJ the suhurtH c-f Pari. ' Dt gl f.rtu3e aa Individual came a.-c'z. and Paul ivan-ed towarl hinx. . "rvr." said he. "so yoa like .' yaux ra."-r:T! m l enure rt.-tr - ! Ye. ir." ar.wervi the gentleman. nrrnwaar.'yii-nei. "Will voa come and at otn with me?" " I .".Xk't know you.' - We will make a-j'iaiataioe." "Yoa will ptivr "Trtat I prf ct!v un.lrrUwl. an 1 I shkll b- ir.dz::e!y obiil w yoa." -AU right; le-l u g." anwerv,l the c-Vsown. Lahi.-.g: "I agree to perform thi rv-e f c you." "Give me y-xfr tame ar. 1 your ad Ires, if vra please." The two frVn.! man-hel off zaily together, when Paal perceived a gentleman a fc-w p-vr .Jltat. "VotiM it be repuznant h you." said Pas!, "if thi gentlecx-ia coming towarl u wv invited to eat aocrie tf the sparer.h "Cy rczj. provide! he doe not ca-TToff aav part of my share." "fear nxhi that sort." "But to what end do you ask this of or "Yoa shall kaow It soon." sai l Paul, hi' v nir: z frwarl to the new arrival, and matin r hi proposition anew In rezard lo the iVa.it ot spare-rib U w -iu. The LxviiAtioa wa azaia a."ceptd. So lauzhing and joking tegether, they soocx came near the farm. The two nnknowa beheld with surprise a youcx Lady cocninz towarl them, and throwirx herself upon the nock of their conductor. And their atoci-hment was greatly increased wten the young people cried out : "Meiiear. be ye witxe. Uiat we are earryicz each other off;" and they Jumped into a carriage, whkh wa driven away at a nrl rare. r " ftx oeen kept, i ne courie. directly after their return. ma.l a splendl w,tiiEZ tVast; an 1 th two witnesses ui uj fjx 01 nocor. r me t aprr, General W2ra Q. Butler, of 5Iexlcaa war celebry, who has lived at Carrilton. Kr for seenrv-ix Tears, kas same town. Ia l-, and while la Mexi co, th Genenl was nominated as Vice Prtsiient en thetkket with General Cas. He Las since been remaining quietly at Lis home La Carrollton. and although La Lis eighty-thirl year, never walks leM thai six mis a day for exercise.

Ilred and H utter. He w ho dont kee p hiz sekn t iz unw li, but he w ho truU hi happiness to another li a downright tdiool. Thi hat always bits the rule, and alwu will tiev no man 1 rof unless he Lz Jivf. There iz more weak m n In thi world than there it wicked ones. I luv tew se a little dash ov coquetry In a woman; It iz kind ov natnd tew thetu, and the-ti it make a man less afradu of thetu, and at the same more polite. The man who knows hw and mhtn tew ackt knows enuff. Manner lz more powe rful than matter esju-eiaily In a monkey. Gravity iz a kind ov mrst rious wisdura. Fiae writing konsit In gitting the mit thought Into Uie shortest and simplest frux. There l only a phew men in this world whoze opinyun 1 veiie-rate', and yu, my friend, are one ov them. Then; are pholks who had rather Nhted Uian loved, and 1 for erne don't lelieve ia tru ing tew convince suteh pholks f their mistake. When a k mining man git kitizht he I like a fox in a trap, he haint got no friend. Old age haz but phew friend-, and iz liable tew loze them at enny time. Nu-epaper kritieks never made enny rvputa-hun for a wan yet, nor robbe-d him enny. He who don't luv himself vents his spleen by luting everybody fle. If we listen tew the diktake ov emr cotisiiem-e and reason, it iz almost luipwble for v tew tie rong. It Lz the little thinjr ov thi lif that stir u up so mutch ; thare Ik 10 cliatu e ov beiny stung bl a hornet where then? aint one ov being slept on by an elephant. When fi-ar takes the place ov hope In a man be needn't expekt tew be enny more miserable in thi life. We often meet people whom we Uiink are richer than we are, and even more intelligent, but we seldom meet thozewhoin we think are happier this iz nice, aint It? I hav seen men who waz tv hry tew set in a boat and tl-h; they hadn't presence ov mind enuff tew twite a hook. I would like tew be a boy agin on one condUhun, that I could forgit what little 1 kno now. JwaA lidlingt. How the Ladies of Pompeii IreMiI The f.Ir Pimpeiian laved her l-v!y ia warm, seente-d baths of as-s' or goat's mi;k, lying In luxuriousnes for an hour nay. an hour wa the merest ioiut oi Utue with her w ben so employe! ; often a hath occupied the entire morning. In conequ. iiv, her l!eh w a a delicatelytinteil white a the Inner leaf of a newly opened tea-roe, of satbi-like texture as the petal of a calla lily. Venus Aphrodite, coming In all her" lovely porf-tr.es from the sea-fiai, wa. heress ntial type. These ame Ponipeiian Nautie.. by the way, dresed. walke!. talkl and strove to be enchanting aAer the Greek styles a thorvMighlv as any of our own fur ones strive, to-day, to emulate the seductive graiv cf the ParNienne. Next to the pkin.the N'lle of that buried age, and their Greek mkls also, wore a garment of cambric; then a band called strophium. which supported the bosom w ithtut confining it, since nothing would

have been considered more shocking than straightening up the figure in corsets, binding it up In whalebone splint ! the s.f:ly natural curves, the undulating swell, being thought the true line ut bea itv in all sort of artistic form, in life a well as stone. The m iker of the strophiunx wa a much prizd a the corset Maker In our day. Over thi band was always worn a jicket. with sleeves made of the finest wool. Then came the gracefal tunics, the length of which wa. evidence f the character of the d ame it adorned. Thi form of dre wa equally the costume among the Kotnan fairs, as arnonz the Gnek an l j'ompiian. A mantle! (tKear iticgrac In th arrangement ef whieiithe mot ct lebra'ed French modist of to-i!ay cannot equal), the manner of wearing which, under toe right brva-t, over the left, and thrown aero the shoulder, wa a unvarying a the color, which wa always w hite, and which one of their pt cal'iil woven wini-e!ou Is," wa the Invariable dress for walkir.g. Dampened 1'nergles. A Mabon correspondent write 11, sar the Halifax CAnWe, that "n-cently, as a numVr of men were engaged in constructing a pier of brea-twork lor the new channel In this harbor. Angus IcIllaii. of P.roa 1 t'ove. fell off the work into the water, a depth of ighteen lent, and having no experience In water, he of coure Immediately sank. Hi mti- ular strength, though prodigious, would not avail him. but hi utrsordinary presence r f mind did. There he lay on the bottom for sme second, pndering how he should go to the surface. Suddenly he bethought him he bad a small piece of corkwork In hi pocket to which he tied a string, and let it up to the surface. 1 hi string he pulled at short Interval, until the floating and sinking of the corkwood attracted Uie attention of some of the men, who Instantly divlnetl that a man wa below. A smart swimmer dived and found McLellan all but drowned. W hen brought to land he was wholly exhausted. All that human skill could do to resuscitate him was speedily done, and the haltdrowned man wa soon able to move h limb. He ha now so far recovere. I a to be able to walk sbotxt, and will soon resume work." It gives n rreat pleasure to record this miraculous ecai. hope Mr. Mciiellan will not think It impertinent In us to sugge-t that h might make a good engagement with Mr. onrnum. A man who can lie under w ater, eighteen feet below the surface, nd deliberately ponder how to get up, coolly take from hi pocket a piece of cork, ami calmly tie a string to It and send It up as anoUcethathe Is below, w ould be a lifting companion for the "man-tish, ana w ould make a fortune for a showman. Sutenftlon was; recertly before the Vermont Association of Congregational ministers. A committee was Pp14'.''' of which P.ev. J. Gilson Johnson Is chairman, to urge the matter forward. It wJ ascertained that It would require about twenty thousand dollars to bring the tleflcent salaries up to $ 1 ,000 each.