Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 19, Number 29, Jasper, Dubois County, 27 July 1877 — Page 2
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TTMK roa ItuHum Mimm lwH; k uuirVirv ia llr jam lw a tret ! I wk ot Uh tiprn sih, That kiiMlrKt wN4 mr ami s wwt, flMM twain h toHfy mfud in . Thy mltfkt U vmhI from pole, )tfafcTllv thr all Ow yeaw apart ; ttlttiNMMWMt tim RHd MMMM t Wh heaw was in WHti oImk-s heart. He iwve4 a tr of that h oM Wh wHvy wraatha her forlnwl jfrnewl, KmuM to anwtf Uw 1K. h eiil A l Hboat tor watt. frem fht, Hoaght wKw. if Igh kwt ami gtroajiiKl t HMMiWH9M awl trath, IftW the hour, ami stayed lnilml ( The tw roll, ami J'r arala Trim fae to fe 'tw8 their to stand : Yet )Mart to heart tlny walked Ow world 0 to the goat, the Mteat taad. O cUt of gtfte! A aoWe soul That wraps mr owa 1h fall emfcr&ee, Till all hwhh thing ia love's iprwat oa Arelot,aRdsonhahHOorphw. GVwf Went. MRS. HAWS, XEK DOVE. A hawk oaee eourtl a lie white (love. With Mte seltotrt ol wings and a voice !h11 of love, Ati the hawk-O y. a other hawks go Was a well enough hawk, for aaght that I know. Well, e warried the hawk; the groom was deMffhted, A fat was prepared, and the frieml all invited. Thea he w to his aeet, with the dove at liU Aad mhr aU t be rwt took a $qttiHt at the bride. A hawk for hk father, a hawk for Wit mother, A hawk for hU idster, and one for hk brothf r, Aarf KMkii ami aaat there were by the Aid oh, sweh' h MMiahor of hawks for Me eoairfitg? If a thought of her peaeetal, far away neet Jlver ):aHted hor dream, or throbbed i her Xe bird ever knew; eaeh hoar of her life Kiad, gwwU stl true, was the hawk's dove wife. Bat the detleate aatare too sorely was tried: With no vteible 4eknet) the dove drooled and died; Then toad was their KTiet, and the wieh all Te eall the learned birds and hold an inqnest So ah the birds came, bat each hook hk head; Xe dh-eaee eottUL he name why the dove shoakl lie dead. TtH a wrtee old owl, with a knowing look, Stedthk: " The case is ae clear as a book; "Ve din one do I Had. or aeeidentV hoek; The eawe of her death was too mh hawk I Haw k for her father and hawk for her mot Iter, Hawk for her siHr and hawk for her brother I "She wr nurture! a ilove; too hard the hawk's Hfo; VeM of kia4aw and kve, fntl of harhneM and strifo." And when he had total them, the other bird knew That thte n the ca, and tUm verdict wa rnel p A Till LOVER'S WRAITH. " Now, girk, if you waat any beauty sleep, tow had better go to bed," sahl I Mrs. Caway. ! Mrs. Conway's house wae decorated j with ieetoons of eversrrsen studded with se.rl Wrfco. us of spun nigxr and wreaths of frosted ni, wlrlv in ! i"orin, affair, with glfetdtiiiie silver chains and ?,n.;mone 1 pendaate of cut glaee, wae wroatlied with priBCdssepine and " velvet ran." for Katie Conway wae to be married the 1 aext day. She stood before the fire a tall, sweet-1 lacea gin oi i, her golden brown hair j ooiled in rippling waves around her I 1J .,1 L,' 'l 1, . , head, and her larze blue eves shinmir like asiire jewels, while tlie three bridesrT"' :, ;aw'B. who, in aoooruof hoaer about their queen. u Dear me," said Koa Finlay, tf'a . past ii." " And my hair not crimped vet," said Josey Dale. " Aad I've got the blue bows to sew on ay white muslin draw," added Lucilla Wharton. " (iofMl nurht. vrv luwlv " t Anu so me merry iitwe groan 4...1 . J?..' J . i ilttM frrrK'.n raf. tered to their various rooms. Katie Conway herself went last of all, bet she did not go inmmliately to lied. Was there not Robert Falconer's lat letter to read over, owe ag ala, In the glow of the the fire, while Bessie, the maid, who wa waiting to brush wit lier ToeHg lady's hair, glaneed askance at Xtes faee, ami thoaght how alee it meet be to hare a lover. Seddenly Katie started up. "HowMlfWh I am!" site aaid.apologwtkally. "I forgot thai Bessie was ",r" " "jc imihihw iw ihniu w is-1 A ki 1 1 m Mu.i m.;..,!.. II... , 1.1 ... 1 ' f mml, and Katie wae all alone, with the lamp burning softly on the table and the firelight glancing on the gilded arai - ' a owqeee oi ine uiimeee folding screen, that shut all draughts away from the hearth. Almost at tbe same time Robert Falooaer, just arrived is the hue train, was standing out in tbe frosty mooHllght by the stable-yard of the "Bolton Arms' aad close to him sood a tall, handsome b, leaning agaluet the gate-post, and smoking a cigar. "Well," U said, airily, "tine is a aurprke!" "Idoa'tsee why it should he," returaed Falconer, " I am to be married to Uim Conway to-morrow, and I deckled to com oa to-night itwiead of Raiting for the morning train. 1 shall give them an agreeable surprise," and
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jranjmsRsu vu tme iirsv wouuing in ineir ; arounu your winuow , lei aionc tne spar- ild Biv raaks, clastermi around lier like maids ' row's tracks. Sure there's never a foot- i.
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krtt, Karll Porter." If" The young maa'a eyes turned evasive i WIim wud t.hjii wonuiii YOU Wftrti t4tlking to whu 1 first chuw i?" cart'lwwly quteUonwl Falconer. ShoswunHlan - Hovotl or ary." rorler latigheil ajfHin, uiw ume mere constrainedly than before. It's only a woman from tho other 04id of tlte town," sid ho. ' I've paid her pretty daughter a few naseing attentions, and .she want to take the matter m striem. These country people are so desperately In earnest. Here oomea the hostler: now you'll be oft'." But fate had ordained otherwise. The only horse left in the stablee was hopelessly lame. But if the gentleman could wait an hour or " "Wait an hour!" echoed Mr. Falconer, " and it's after 11 alromly t JsTo, thanks, my good fellow. It's an easy two miles. I could walk it in loss time than that." But it's a bitter night, sir, for all the moon ikbMS so bright," urged the man, and you'll be famished with tho cold." No matter. M3 friend here will lend me his fur-trimmod Ulster eh, Porter?" laughingly demanded Falconer. "With all the plesure in life," Karll Porter languidly made answer; "Unit is, if you are actually determined to commit such an eccentricity." ' Wait until your wedding-eve comes, and see how you will feel about it," retorted the bndegmom-eloct, as ho buttoned the long wrap about him, and turned up the rur collar to protect his neck from the cold. 41 Well, au revoir. I shtdl expect to see you at the weddingbreakfast to-morrow, remember." And with the long, swinging stride of a practiced walker, he disappeared down the roau. Alltl.Sctr-nlrn.laff.lMtll.HO n,l , the little alabaster clock on ways mantel pointed to 12 precisely, when, still brooding.over Mr. Falconer's letter, something like a tremulous quiver of chill air across her made her start instinctively and look up. The lamp illuminated only a small portion of the room, but the silver radiance of the full moon, shining in through the casement across which Katie had forgotten to draw tlte crimson draperies, made all as light as day. And there, standing lean ing against the long French casement. i-neciucui, lnnS fS 55 ISl? T. ZZl r i nSSl ill ltftu SS-hiJ iill?nA.S inarble, save one scarlet spot on the left tmt,le She Marled un with Inw- rr. and at the same instant he seemed to beckon her to come to him. And even s lie beckoned the bell in the old church-tower struck 12. Katie ran to the casement, Imt when 1 site reached it the mootiliirhtand Histensnow of the untrodden lawn, ami inovig shadows of an immense old tree that grew close to the house, were 811 could" bo seen. For an instant she looked with wild, startled eyes out upon tbe snovry silence, sd tlwn. wniiran to iei nwHher's room. . Sl , Ro1 Call Michael to unbolt the doors. Quick, Z' S " Thi " M ? mamma, quick." And in live minutes Michael, the old man-servant, had unfastened the pomlerotis front door and was looking out. j " Did you say it was at your window you saw him, Miss Katie?" he asked, " Yes ; close to the glass beckon! rrlaoa lM.ckonirnr . " " t? , me to come." "But.it couldn't be, miss," protested uve man. - i.ook a me smootn snow. t print touched it since me snow leu, i -i thron ilavs utrr "For all that I saw him," sho said lifting a blanched and haggard face towards her mother. " I saw him. Oh, mamma, mamma, nut away the flowers and the bridal veil. I shall never Imj nmrrlnul rw." ...... " iMrnng," Hootiiea her mother, " you aronen'ous. It wae only a dream. Go to lied now and rest." Hut Katie keot on saying, I shall never be married now," Early the next morning old Michael set off to the florist's for the freshly-cut flowers which had lieen ordered for the wedding breakfast. But he had scarccly reached the gates when the outline of .some thing dark lying m the snow caused him to lvauso abnmtlv. It wan tlte figuro of a man, his white face turned upward towards sunrise, and a tiny crimson spot on his left temple the . I 7 I II. 1 I ., ,. nji wnre a oouei. nau sani)et nis nio fwinueatuyaiin. Ann mo pros- .... . 11,. , a uiuu ugmo wae wrappeu. ii in a ' hl. with a long, fur-trimmed coat, j m W l-1' l l?neiX w.11,01'1 J ! ch??1: ,lt slsMr: Falconer, just iraiu iiifurB wae wrapneu. as u in - . m. . Miss Kate saw him last night." It was quite true. Robert Falconer had been assassinated on his way to the house of his britle elect on that moonlight midnight. And a veil and a tattered shawl caught in a bush near by led to tho almost immediate identification of tho assassin. " I didnt't mean to do it," said Margaret Hull, Sullenly. " It wasn't him as I meant to hit when I fired the shot. He had Karll Porter's fur ovorcoat on, and I sutmosed he was Karll Portur." she added, with a savage light In her ; eyes. " So if that makefl murder, I'm a murderees, I followed him, on tho sly, all the way from the Bolton Arms,'
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"Ok, we lawyers are hr ami who ka md 1ov to my rwnpy.aml sum) vtrywhre. I've hatl a lilwl wtj;lft her likeawwot-oft'toy. Ket him look 1 tHo Uiwa, awl it Imw brought mm ot for himlf, for I'll kill him yet" down ocalHlly.M I The poor, Iwlf-eraiwu cmtturn wa
ni(M)nlit I .spHt-H by tbe iTHttw, the ciiuron eiocK oh- ' ... ...II. .....1 I U l.lfW. gait in Mime ij nun jwi iv iiijwu. Now1 my time.' Ami 1 tired and I see htm (Iron: hiu! all the time I supIIIHtlt committetl to full, ami thoro wh h fil nural at tho Conway llotiw. lnstoail of a l wedding. 1 " MMinma," wailwl mor Katie, u did 1 1 not iun you wr. uw imi. w IUU Hi wiu iHuuiuiu 111 wiuuii iv niw mi free from tlte body." Whether it was a dream or a reality no one ever know. Katie Conway persisted to the day of her death that she actually did see Robert Falconer's wraith. And overy year when the sad anniversary came round sho watched at her window for another glimpse of her lcwt lover. But the .spirit of tho murdered man nevor came again. Hnglish THE OEM OF THE SIERRAS. A Laku that Never Krrcwn, and Never Give Up It Dead. From the Salt I-ake Herald. Truckeo is a thriving railroad town, and tho starting point lor LakeTahoe called tho "Gem of tho Sierras." The road from Truckeo winds along Truckeo Hiver up a canyon bearing the same name. It is fourteen miles long, and a succession of fine views the Whole length of the road. Tho snow-clad Sierras are on our right', and beautifully timbered hills on each side of the river. A few miles up the canyon a successful fish farm is in operation, where tens of thousands of trout can lie seen m evenstage of a trout's existence. As wo : read of tho cauvoiiiwo find we are also at tno outlet, or Head of tho lnickee Kiver, whoso waters, like all tho other rivers of Nevada, are lost in sinks. None of them havo an outlet into tho ocean. Tho view as we emerge from tho can yon is beautiful The broad exoanso of 1 i..i. is-. .... "1 1 WUU IIIIvU lll llIUIO US, UIIUUenng r, Half of the lake is in Nevada, tho other half in California. It is 28 miles long and from 12 to 16 miles wide, and has been sounded to a depth of 1,600 feet. Its waters are a beautiful ultramarine, and it may bo called the purest water in the world, containing by analysis only 4 per cent, of impurities. It is so light and mobile as to lie easily lashed into foam, or calmed to a mirror-like sur face. In the early morning it is like a looking-glass, with surrounding objects n-,v,r: ...sii ;r sveral steamers of small tonnage arc navigating it. Its altitude is Ria always cool and ,,,.; a L.itt ti.. lcSnt in the hottest weather, I he iiininiiiitr n(nr.ir lake never freezes, and never gives un I its dead. ' No person that was drowned has been known to rise to the surface. Wood, as soon as it is saturated, sinks to the liottoni. The water is as clear as a crystal, and huge rocks fifty feet down are plainly discernible. In fact, it is a marvel.atul tho very contrast of bur own bait Lake : for that is M 1 f dense and sluggish as to otter great ro-: i sistauce to the human body, and every I il.' ..I... .1..L.'II It.... I t. iwTiIiim U1.kn .s Fmndd , , , , f A vorv IHlJlf Sence n'a clad summits of the Sierras for a liackil.t ...511 il,.... ound, and a magnificent waterfall for the middle distance, Tho foreground is every thing an artist can desire. Near by is the beautiful little islet Called the i Kmerahl I.ciln. nit wliuIi un nlil cU pull. I (Ml Sailor Dink hinlt. a hnrtu anil a crravn where he intended to lie lmrietl should f ln llwi fin lanil linf 1 am neoilil iK in.-. 1... .i .l I .1 lUllllUVI lllHi. I1U XUt OH lU IIIIKUil SIIIUO i. . t i. The property is'now in charge of auothcr gmm called Sailor Jack. He may called the hermit of Emerfor there in the deep recesses fiilmnf fda cvftnK-r.f unv ti.,. I -t v.? ii wav i'tvivij em? r avt ,,,, hQnv. ,? onlv eomnanioiis beI . .. . " . . - ---j -- ----- --- mg tnree tiogs and four cats, lie is indeed a curiosity, but tho soul of good nature. Old Dick's fate scorns to havo set him thinking, for he is a total ah stainer now. The story of his conver abHorv of his conver sion is worth Iwing told, lie relates that on one occasion, when crossing tho lake, a squall upset his small boat. Down he went with it, ho says, seven feet. Ho swam to tho surface and grasped firmly his demijohn of whisky P.. i..i -.i ... ii s .i... tit nniiii nuti viu iij.tvv ifunv in iiiu other. He thought, " Now this might Imj my last drink, and as it is cold I will take a swallow" He then took a look tnrow awtv So mmh good Houof, and thinking it was cold thought lie would at the favorite mittle and hesitated to try yet another, and there, on a cold dark night, with tho prospect of death staring him In tho face, he vowed to take his last drink of fire-water. This resoiiit?i i, i,ua o,.,i, i-i ,iv ..rj iiiiiiif nvi'n A cascade of surprising beauty is scon (.ii,.i1.,imui,. "n t nv n v LI 111 t A I ll Lilt! m lb Jll Jf at tho head of tho bay. ft!ot w lu T)l0 toweJrIntf on eacfi side make a beau this 8hower of pearls. masses of rock beautiful setting for Emperor Dom Pedro hadn't patience enough when he visited Pompeii. An excavation was, as is tho custom, made for him ; nothing was found, and, after some hours of fruitless shoveling, the Emperor, tired out, departed ami the workmen stopped, leaving one little corner untouched Afterward there wen) found in that identical neglected comer three lovely little silver vases, one covered with repousse work, representing a combat of Amazons. And if he had wailed five minutes longer he might have had them.
an' when I saw him eros- the sjme by th gnttw, tbt church e
ONLY A HllHk.
Tom Darcy, yet a young man, had fjowii to bo h very hard odd. At heart Ks mljfht have been all right if hU head and his will had only been all right; but theo being wrung, the whole machine was going to the bad very fast, though there wore times when the heart felt something of its oltl truthful vearnimrs. Tom had lotit his nlacu as foreman of tho great machine-shop, and w uai. inning no now unrueo uame irom otld jobs of tinkering which he was able 111 no unvu ami wiciu hi urivmu nouses; lor Torn was h genius as won as a 1110ehanie, and when his head was steady enough he could mend a clouk or clean a watch as well as he could set up and regulate au engine- and this latter ho could do better than any othor man over employed by tho bcott Falls Manufactur ,n5?!M:v , wan luiu iihu a juu iu uiuuu a broken mowing-machine and reaper, for which ho received five dollars , ami on the following morning he started out for his old haunt the village tHvern. Ho knew that his wife sadly needed tho money, and that his two little children were in absolute suffering from need of clothing, and that morning ho held a debate with tho better part of himself but tho better part of himself had become very weak and shaky, and tho demon of appetite carried tho day, ho away to tho tavern Tom wont, where, for two or thieo hours, ho felt tho exhilarating eftects of tho alcoholic draught, and fancied himself happy, as he could sing and laugh ; but, its usual, stupefaction followed and tho man died out. Ho drank while ho could stand, and then lay down in a corner, where his conmanion left him. It was late svt night, almost midnight, when the landlord's wife camo into the t,r-.ronm wi,t. kn.o !... im.imn.i . un .ui she ouicklv sawVon, ' I'nfnr " mini elm tint in u itlnuuanf mood, " whv don't vousend that miserable Tom l)arcy "homo? He's been hanging around hero long enough." Tom's stupefaction was not sound sleep. The dead coma had left his brain, and the calling of his name stung his senses to keen attention. He had an insane love of rum, but did not love the landlord. In other years Peter Tindar ami himself had loved and wooed the sweet, maiden eet, maidenEllen Goss her, leaving Peter to take and he won up with the vinegary spinster who had brought him tho tavern, and ho knew that lately the tapster had gloated over the misery of the woman that had once ( discarded him. 1 Whv ili".n,f vr.il sum! Iiitu lii.ii.pl demanded Mrs. Tindar, with au impa - T V 1 V' MVIItl ...... , Ucnt stHim) of the foo. I .... " liusn. ijolsv lie's roL money. him lie, ami he'll le sure to spendit be fore ho goes hemic. I'll havo tho kornal of that nut and his wife may have tho husk!" With a snift" and a snap, Betsy turned aWay, and shortly afterward Tom Darcy lifted himself upon his elbow. " Ah, Tom, are von awake?" "Yes." "Then rouso up and havo a warm glass." Tom trot, iiiw.n hiK fivt. rmil .ti.'iiliivl ' , . ! himself. "No, Peter,
I won't drink anv more to you tor it as Jong as I live. My remembrance of you will always lx re-
to-night." "It won't hurt glass." you, Tom just one "I know it won't!" said Tom, toning up his coat by tho solitary but-but-ton left. " I know it won't." And with this he went out into the chill air of midnight. When he had got away from the shadow of tho tavern, he stopped and looked up at the stars, and then he looked down upon I the Cartll. i . "AyV: 1,0 muttered, grinding ins - heel in the gravel. " Peter Tindar is i faL-intr ilio turn!, utnl loavimr nnnr I "V. f "' k nn m wnri i imt.. i.naV i.mr t,,s" worthless! and I am helping him to do it. 1 am robbing my wife of joy. roomng my near emmren oi nonor ami comfort, and robbing myself of love and wife iust that Peter Titular may f, ' " . . havo tho kernel and Elk'll tho hlUsk! won seel It was a revelation to the man, The lavern-Kccper-s unci spcecn, meant, not for his ears, had come IIUIJU his senses as fell tho voice of the Saul of Tarsus. 15 If en Ono upon " We'll seel" ho said, setting his foot firmly wemft ly upon the ground; anil then ho fed his way homeward. l the following morning ho said to On the following mornin? bo said to
his wife i i shattered condition of the young man's "Ellen, havo you any coffee in the i hat showed the point of egress of t he house?" ! fluid. "Yes, Tom." Sho did not tell him! It was believed that he was dead when that her sister had given it to her. She picked up, and for several hours after was glad to hear him ask for coffee, in- ward ho gave no sign of life. His steadof the old, old cider. t father started for this city to summon "I wish you would mako a cup, good 'medical aid, ami applied to Dr. Trqu-
and strong." There was really music in Tom's voice, and tho wife set about her work with a strange flutter at her heart. Tom drank two cups of tho strong, fragrant coffee, and then ho went outwent out with a resolute stop, and walked straight to tho great manufactory, whore lie found Sir. Scott in his office. " Mr. Scott, I want to learn my trade over again." " Kb, Tom! what do you mean?" " I mean that it's" Tom Darcy, come lmck to tho old place, asking forgiveness for the imst, and Iioping to do bettor in tho future." " Tom," cried tho manufacturer, starting forward and grasping his hand, " are you in earnest? Is it. really the old Tom?" "It's what's left of liiiii,sir, and we'll havo him whole and strong very soon, if you'll only set him at work." " Work! Aye, Tom, and bless you
OliiriiiM tit l jii 1... and tested to-day. Come with me," Tom's hands were weak and unsteady but Ills brain was ulnar, and under his skillful supervision the engine was Kit up mm uweo, Mm n. wai nut perfect j rhoro wore mistakes wliMi lie had id , correct, and It was late in theevunlii" when the work was complete. " "How is it now, Tom P" asked Mr ; and found the workmen rtmdv noon, as no came into tne lestiiiL'-hoiKn to depart, ma) givo j snu's all right, sir. You jour warrant without fear." "God bless you, Tom' Yon don't Know now iiko sweet music the old voice sounds. Will you take your place again P" " Wait till Monday morning, sir. If you will ofler it to 1110 then, I will takn It." - 1 At tho ! "uttering little cottage Kllen Darey's heart was sinking. Tlm morning, aiu r Tom Hail gone, sho had found a dollar bill in the collee-cup, Sho knew that ho left it for her Slio had been out and bought tea and su"Hr and Hour and butter, and a bit of ton1'or steak; and all day long a rav of ( . ... . . - I light had been dancing and shinunoriiiobefore her a ray frpin tho biased njJt J of other days. With prayer and hope (Miw iuui sou out 1110 ich tauio, ami wait Tom came. Eight o'clock and'almost I nine. ed, out tne kill II U'fllll lllivi', .ii. .1 Hark I Tho old step! quick, stroit". I for homo. Yes, it was Tom. with tne old grime upon his hands, and tho odor of oil noon ins irarinenbi. I havo keot von WHitino-. Wilt,, ' ' "Tom?" " I didn't mean to, but the work huti" 'on." n 1 Tom ! Tom ! You have Iweu to the old shop!" I Yes. and I'm bound in hav Hw ni,i t ,.iu,. .1 " il ,4 01, Tnmt". And she threw her arms around hw neck and covered his face with kiss. i " Nellie, darling, wait a liltlo,and you , shall havo the old Tom back again." " Oh, Tom ! I've got him now bless him! bless him! my own Tom! my husband, my darling!" i And then Tom Darcy realized the full power and blessing of a woman's love. ; It was a banquet of the gods, was , that sunner of tho household rods all restored with tho bright angel of peace and love and joy spreading their wings over i no ooara. On the following Monday morning Tom Darcy assumed his place at 'ho head of tho great machino-shop, and those who thoroughly knew him had no fear of his going back into tho slough 1 ami joblessness." j iuw uy later lom mei reier iiu-I-et dar on tho street. 4 r . .1 1... ,... ..... . "Kh! Tom, old boy, what's up?" " I'm up, right side up," "Yes, I see, but. I lupp y in h i' forsaken us, Tom." " I have forsaken only the evil u havo in store, Peter, The faet is I coneluded that my wife and little ones had fed on husks long enough, and if there was a good kernel left in my heart, or in my manhood, they .should have it " " Ah, you heard what 1 .said to my wife that night?" "Yes, i'eter; and I shall Ik grateiul j lieyed by that tinge of warmth and brightness," -' - - , InscHslble for 1( Hours from a Light niag Stroke. Tho Philadelphia Intmti'. -ay" In these (lays of frequent and vi-dent electrie storms tho following account of , what may fairly lie termed a roinarkaI bio case bo read not only with interest, I but, perhaps, with profit. A few days ago a young man named Warrick, who lives near Chew's Landing, New Jersey, whore lie and his family are well known, i was struck by lightning while in a field near his house. I ho stroke shattered a ; tree that was some distance from whore ho was standing, and prostrated him. When he was carried into his father's Inn i w u n fiVttiiittiitlinfi .sliowftd 1 1mt the ' ,,f,nfrln tlnlil Imil nriawl on hk left burning his shoo and pantaloons to a crisp, and scarring the flesh deeply, :i though a white iron had ueeii prcssw heavily into the flesh from his hip to hw ankle. Tho traces of t helium w:islos marked from his hip to his head, but there was a strip of hair completely re , moved from the scalp, showing where : the destructive agent had touched that portion of the victim's person. The portion of the victim's per hart, who could not leave the oily, but advised Mr. Warrick to return at once and apply to his son's spine and wnlst cloths soaked in a mixture which the Doctor made for him out of oil of cayenne and water, and of whisky, of which about three table.spootifuls were added lo tho cupful of water. Mr, Warrick did us he was directed, and h sou, although he had been lying in u stupor for sixteen horn's lieforo the application of the cloths was made, spoke In about five hours after tho first application. Ho 1ms since been progressing favorably, and it is not, unlikely that ho will fully ifceover. The oao will Improbably brought to the attention of the nmdicr.l universities of this city. ' Tho original American comedy of "Our Politics," written by Hdward Willett, Esq., of the St, Louis TYmf. will bo produced In Baldwin's Theater, San Francisco, on tho lfith Jflst., under most auspicious circumstances.
too! There I an
