Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 19, Number 41, Jasper, Dubois County, 19 October 1877 — Page 6

rHJC SVUQTM MOTHER. It U NhM I a Frntek life erf All Ph (miM Mr, lkwMW lawf W tkU lyrte) OuU nd of Uw Sultot wmn. oh tk MtviMMw f tb Turk.4 troops lnu U Wanted tHm imh& m a wfty 44441 tUfWHilv, with thr cknunw, Mm Um ew Wtew, to hvoW WowIhk tk ttuvtitot the en-May, tM toUMMt UM4M 4 WKy AtMt t ck-r W Mcy ; A M4T Ntt WIW OH hW CHK, And h tUrk rt in eye. It Ukh hkj thm, bey?-rtroHk tk IH tteow whws tkw fowmw'a nrew H tfeou t'twfkt tke mWmmh of tke eotMpwr Mv tmtw, tkt I erdl4 oh my wet 1 Would tfcon HjrifrH thyotHr'i Hntw with Jov? That kiith eot tk st father, boy t" For in the rocky strtttt beneath, Lay Hliolo4reRaMH: Tlwy Imd l.ea'd high the pUe of deaUt IMkH-V tllti ,MtW WH won. " They Have eross'd the torrent, and on they COHM : Wee for tho inouHtMin krth Hmt koine J There, wkwu the hunter InM by ki Hr, There where tke lyre hath been swwt to There, where I en the, fair babel to Xkutfht Imt rttti blood-stain onr trnee shall keep !" Ami now tlw horn's kr.nl Wat wa heard, Awl now the cymbal uIkmk, 1111 even tlw upper air wasrtlrr'd, As cliK Kiwi hollow rang. " IIrk!tlwy brinxwMsto, my kyou child! Whatsalth tlio trumpet to ball's yrUili

Ioth It light tulue eye with hmiuick a .s if tit a ulance of tl nine armed s4rc? Still! be thou still! t Horn are brave men low I Tho woaldst not .smite couldrt thou see Him nowl" flat nearer eatwe the clash of steel, Awl kinder swelled the horn, And farther yet the tamVoar". lel Tkrongk tl i"k pnsa w borne. "HcarBt thou the tximd of their envage mirth? . ... Kovl tkou wert free when 1 gavo thee birth Free, and how curt'd, my warrior's son! He too hath biased thee, as t have done! AV, and imchulnM iwwt his loved onus be Freedom, young Sulloto! tor tlwo and nt?!" And f nm the nrrowy peak she sprang, And fat the fnlr child Ixire: A veil ujwn tho wind wh llung, A ex3' and all w,- o'er, , OCTOJJEll. Jiendliw beneath lib load October co men, Witli dreamy depths ot ray-blue sky, And smoke-wretiths tloatiiiK over iulet hon.That in the valleys lie. Ainoiic tho fuw lone flowers, the houey beos Uoam restively, nnd frtll to tlnd The summer morning dewN rich, fragrant leert Jnne'atros-C' held enshrined. The purple grape hung ready for the Ki ui n.u up: ,in..t.T tliiin tlielr wino: And mid tho turning leaves they soon will The erim-on appW shine. Liiidly through the soft and Minllt air The great hawks fly, and give no heed To the sweet ougtu, that towards the fair, Far lands of summer ed. Along the kilt, wild asters bend to greet The roadside's wealth f golden rod ; And by the the fences, tho bright auwack meet The morning light of l.od. Slowly the shadows of tho cloud.- drift o'er The Hillside-, clad in opal liaae. Where gorgeous butterflies seek the rich -tore Of .h.wer-imoiit summer days. All clad in ducted gold, tho tU elm sttind JuH in the edges of Ike wood ; And near .lie chestnut oeiitlnebi the land, And shows Us ruswet hpod. The maple daunts its scarlet banners where Themar-'h lies elad lit shininx lt; The mountain oak shows, in the clear, bright itir, Its crown of amethyst. Whin. ltke a silver Uc-.t he 8iMrk'(wr stream Flows murrn'ring through the medws brown, Amid the radiance, wemtng a sad dream, A sUille.-s boa floats down. AH day and night a glory seems to fold The wide land where October stand. "With" leaves of green ana scarlet, orown ami jjOICl. Fast falling; from Ms hands. Ills Is tke pre enca tlmt with icladnoM crowns The 1wik, lont: days of toll and eare; Jlis brlKlit funile shining where November fmwns, With snow rime In his hair. Thomat .V. ColHtr, m tkt Co44t rtt. - ' A GOOD LITTLE SASLtRITAN. Miss Betty Van Dyke had curled her self up in tlie corner of the capacious window-sill in her mother's kitchen to watch Fifine tiute tins flounces of her India muslin. Miss Betty was as pretty ami fresh as a rose ; her eyes were of heaven's own blue, her hair like threads of sold, her cheeks 44 like a Catherine ter. the side that's next the sun Fifine was nothing more than a bundle of old bones wrapped in a piece of parch ment; sno w as a iihuvu oi LiormuiB, and had latelv married an Englishman, familiarly known as 41 George," whom she had loved for many a year. Mis Betty wsw romantic, and it so delighted her when Georgo at last yielded to the idolatry of poo riDn?, that she coaxed hor father into leasing a bit of scrubby w'oodhiitd, with a tumble-down 'house upon it, to Ocorge. so that he couki haea trarden and potato patch, and raise some chickens, aud take nice care of poor Fifiue. Miss Betty even condescended to go to them during the honse-liulshing and the honeymoon, and assist Filine Tn her little domestic furnishinc and adorning, aud advise George in relation to his garden, his potato patch, his chickens, and woodspljtting, m . . Hut, , trutlt to say, ueorge nau so stmlkd the character and attributes of thenoblo Indian that lie modeled his life upon it, so far as resigning all do nicstie dube- to rifine. He gave over to his spoase the entire supervision of the garden, potato natch, chicken-rais ing, and even the wood-splUting. He was of a dreamy nature, and would sit for hours on a rude bneli he bad placet noar the water, and there he would smoke and meditate until Fifine hat tidied up the houst, and fed the chickens, aud hoed the potatoes, and washed a couple of dozen pieees for one

of Iter imtroiw, hikI split oim wihmI, HHtl got liiimer Hn tke Ubl; tkn (iorjra would come in Htul mt dinner with Fill , Httd tell Iter of nil he hud been tkiHking nbout wkile sitting; there upon tke lench under the treett. FiHne was verj kuppy. Site knew tlint George wm superior to her in mind, Imt he hed told Iter time Hud Rgxin ihet it wtui right he should be her superior, Htul he lovel her nil tho better for it. But Misa llettv had her misgivings, Mud one ilny, when she whs curled up like a lovely kitten upon the window sill, she Mid to Fifine, "What doe George do, Fifine, toward the support of the household? It seems to me tlmt you nre Rlwys slaving and toiling. Whatdoes George do?" Then Fifine shrugged her shoulders, which had becemo somewhat crooked

and bulgy from the heavy burdens they , ha4 borne all these years, and elevated. her evebrows, which were rather sera:rv and srav. and said, with a world of feeling in her voice, u What does he do, my angel? He gives to mo the happiness wnich is my all ; he gives to mo the conversation which is beautiful ; he tells me of what is going on in tho big busj world; ho pities, ho consoles ah, my little one, he loves mo!" Miss Dotty blushed and was silent, and thought, foolish child, that, after all, this was every thing. She left Fifine to iron the tucks and furbelows with which Mrs. Van Dyke delighted to adorn her would talk to her asrain. would tell her ' of the big beautiful world once more, if ho would love her ah, what would she J nnh l. .rlait tn in rot rn t si,' would work for him av. she would ' work her slim fingers to tho bono, only, j of course, he wouldn't let hor; lie was too noble and generous and thoughtful. But if the necessity should arise, how srlad sho would be to do even like poor Kifimi. if onlv ha would love hnr in raturn. But, alas! the superiority of mankind . . . ... was here also pre-eminent. He was the new minister, the Rev. Reginald Roake. Tho consistory had thought it best to get a young man, so that he could board, afomuramong the parishioners, and thus save the rent of a parsonage Captain Van Dyke, Miss Betty's father, , uau itiougiiL it ocst to economize m ieery way that they could, and had even taken the young'man to board at first. le told his wife they'd scarcely miss what the parson ate, and the church must lie helped along as much as was :mident aud possible. imag: tion and quick in thought; his sermons were speedily prepared, and the long summer days had so many sweet hours to fill! Miss uetty's dut? were also ijrht: her mother was still aetiv ctivo and dv voungi ;s tlie ocrowut: there were two sturdv

daughter liettv, ami went out under the ears, ami sno steadily retuseu to put ner mo minister new a uuncn oi nny, wwi " - ,.w u, grapevine, and walked to and fro, and work aside. forgot-mo-nots as blue as Miss Betty's mind were cultivated by every ndthought that if somebody and here she " You are a little gooso," said tho oyes. j vantage of education, so that at trenmled and blushed at tho thought of 1 1 widow at length. 44 Must I toll you, The widow drew up hor pony, and 25 she was a, woman of rare and reMa imnm if ho ivmilil n.uil it linr uirMin I tiinn. tlmt wn shall livnsnmn nhnrminv badoMisoBottv irotin bvher side, lest i markablo fascination. At this time,

But tko Cantam. alter a fow months. ; bv the art and industry of poor fcitme.

suddenly changed his mind. The young j The netting was not a heavy burden, minister was vein fertile in imsMrina- but she earried also a kettle of ice with i

casional artistic work of Fifino. The ; not save her from tho stings of slander i stopped at i nines, i no poor creature Captain's sight was keen and strong; ! and reproach, she should at least be free : was full of adoration for you, She callwhen ho was out sailing in the bay he from those of mosquitoes. , ed upon every saint in the calendar to could see a couple of figures bending to-! At last through thetrces she could see j shower blessings upon your head. She a....... .. ........ .1... - .... t l1. A.... T-ll!... . I ......... 1.1... I l.-.aa.l 1 ft ,1 l,lll 1 1 , 1 1 fll f ltlt T CH.ITlII

'fVri.lV.ll 111 AtVimif lUVd IIIU i utuur over some imhjk in uiu sumiucr ; ouse, or wandering among the rocks t or along the sands upon tho shore. The Cantata would come home hot and vexed, and take his wife to task for this misdoing. hanging around my danglitor," said the Captain. " i don't want sun tHMw&riv tmrsons "hi rrnMl lil- nrnnhl ook vrv nine h shocked, ami really tremble in her heart at tlie Captain's temerity,forshe thought . r? - it was almost temping rrovidence to cast a contemptuous word upon the clergy ; but she had that wholesome fear of the Captain that she had never ven tured to remonstrate with htm. bne sighed in secret with her daughter when the uaptain managed to transfer the preacher to the care of a wealthy and comely widow in the neighborhood. 44 He can poach all he pleases in that domain," said the Captain; and shortly after, ho was delighted to see the reverend gentleman riding out with the fair widow, and gathering grasses and ferns in tho pretty woodland haunts about Granville. " We can't keep a parson single," chuckled the Captain at his dinner-ta ble: u.nm women won't let him alone, do what we may. But the widow Benson owns her own house, and that will save rent for a parsonage." The morsel upon Miss Betty's fork remained untasted, and the Captain in this way spoiled many a meal for his daughter. And so the summer waned ami September was at hand September with her soft blue haze and rich warm sun shine; and though the widow had a brilliant garden of her own, she was fond of the wanton wild llowers thac grew so luxuriously in too woods ot Granville. She ami the young minister filled the house with great clusters of golden rods and asters and big purple pokeberries. One day the pony phaston stopped before the door of Captain Van Dyke, and the widow was led into the sitting-room, where she found Miss Betty almost hidden by a mosquito netting which she was busily patching. 44 Conic, child," said tho widow, "put away that rag, and run get a pretty dress on. I've promised myself this many a day we should take this drive together, and I declare to you it shall be the rarest one you ever had in your life, The day is made richly to order for it; the lmlmiest air, the goldenest sunshine not a cloud in the sky I Kun away, and make yourself look as pretty aa you can." 44 You are very kind," said Miss Betty, with a little trip of cold jealousy on her i tongue; 41 Imt I must mend this netting

for poor Fifine. She U sick, with a fever, and the mpsquitoe are dreadful down there in the wood. Mamma says I may have this netting if 1 can make it do ; it

is badly torn," said poor itetty, "and so Mrs perplexing! But I could not .sleep, i. Denton," she added, with an airof if gentle dignity, in which tlu.'re was also a slight sunt of reproach4! could not sleep in my own bed of luxury, and know that poor Fitino was languuhing there, a prey to fever and mosquitoes." If the widow had thereupon ottered to drive to town with Mis Hetty riuI buy for Fifine a brand-new canopy, Miss Hetty would have put the old netting aside ; but she waa at heart Vory glad ( that tho fine lady onerod no such sacrt fice to charitv. for she could not bear to I find her altogether perfect. Tan nhnnnM in nnn. mv dnar." snid ! the widow . . ... r ' J . . .1 r, "vouMl have your labor for , s. These poor creatures are i rstitious anl queer, and don't your pains vory superstitious know what is best for' them I've no doubt, in any case, she has pretended to bo sick to got rid of some cloar-starch-ing for your good mother. Fifine would rather work at homo, so that she can bo with that lubberly lout of a husband of hers. Sho is tho linos t and best of laundresses, and sorry should I bo to have anything befall hor; but you must not believe all that those wily Frenchwomen say." The color mantled high in Miss Betty's cheeks as those slanders fell upon her company with us? Wc are to stop at ! my house fr Mr. lloake there, now, Miss Botty, run away and dross." Th eoW llml from "Mis lirtttv's t cheeks, and the ncedlo trembled in her! tlnwnrc. As liraisf.il l.nr lilnn nv.va tn f tho tine black ones of the widow, a tear 1 or two trembled within them. ! " You are welcome to your charming company," sho said. " L will go on with mv work for noor l'itine." The widow laui'hod heartily and wont 1 . . n " . : away, leaving poor Miss lietty to Strug- 1 r) nil uL'lrlt tint i ivhltlllri.iiftw ilcL- llitftt was more and mora irksome now that she knew how some othor people were spending their afternoon. As rent after rent yawned before her, and her weary little fingers grow less and less nimblo, more than once the question airse with in hup u'hthir it wti hi.lt nr 1i ita aii Since nobody cared for her, why should she care for any bmly? But her generous heart conquered all these bitter sho ran up stairs to slip on the pretty muslin robe, all smoothed and crimped hor and a not of iollv. Sho took the road through tko woods, and though it was growing darker, and her heart beat raoidlv. and she could not brush the mosquitoes away because her hands were so full, yet she was uphold bv the thought of rescuing poor Filine. Since she could ' ' " .vw.aaa. J ' -' avi waa.v.M waav . I . m uivm!iii;uuui riuuu, ini.wuiiamj was at tho poor woman's belide. The heart of Miss Betty was fired with indignation when she remembered tho cruel words of the widow. Fifine lay upon a I rude bed in tho comer. Always thin 1 anu orown. sne mit'in now nave oeen I taken for an exhumed Queen of Egypt, 1 and Miss Betty could not imagine how all these mosmutoes eonltt ixl it in I . . .,. ineir anatomy to prey upon poor mine wbfn thp. f.iL ami itnetiinim sjnhsf ntien nf Georgo was temptingly at hand upon ... .... the bench outside, where lie was enjoying his evening pipe. Miss Betty stooped over the sick woman, and said, 44 1 hayo brought you some ice, dear Fifino." 44 Ah, my angel! my angel of light!" said Fifine, 44 thou hast of hearts the most merciful; but, alas! I can not have tho ice. I am too cold already, my little one. There is a cold hand at my the heart. No, no; I can not have ice." 4- Verv well. Fifine." said Miss Bettv. putting down the kettle which had been i i a i.it sucn a nuisance to nor, "you snau a nuisance not bo troubled with the ice; but hero is some jelly." f 44 Ah. mv blessed ono!" cried Fifino. ' 'thou art Tike a saint from Heaven ; hut i talk not to me of jelly. 1 hoy have given me of jolly many years ago, after .some bitter medicine, and I have since that time no hunger for jelly. Ah, my' reso of the wlldwood ! it makes mo sick to think of it." 44 Then do not think of it, Fifino," said Miss Botty, putting aside the jar, that had grown heavier and heavier at every step of the journey. But these dreadful mosquitoes, they are devour ing you." 44 Ah, jes, my adored one, they are j demons without mercy ; they have drawn all the blood from my hotly, and their dreadful song is madness to my brain. But rest tranquil ; death will soon put an end to my misery." 44 But sea hero, my poor Fifine," cried Miss Betty, cxultingly unrolling lior precious net; "now yon can sleep in peace. We will spread this over you, George and I, and not one of the monsters can reach you. See, my poor Fifine, wo will draw this over youso;" and suiting tho action to the word, Miss Betty pulled tho net over tho high post of the bedstead, when suddenly a terrific look upon the sick woman's face stayed hor hands, and she cried out to Fifine, in dismay, 44 Don't you want the net over you, Fifino?" Ah, life of my life I" said Fifine, " it is sad, it is terrible! I know not how to deny thee, after all thou hast dono for me; but, oh, my UUU one, I can not have it over me. I have tried, for thy

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dear sake, to bear it. I told myself that ' I would ay no word against itat least . till thou wert gone, when George could null it away but 1 can not even for one tittle moment. Ah, mv angel, wait until

I am dead, and then they can draw over me tho pall, and put caudles at my head and feet, and tio with me what tnuy win ; but while I am yet alive I can not bo Misa Betty said no further word of ; entreaty or remonstrance, but lot the miserable lllmsy thing fall out of her smoothed Fifine's pillow, and held some ... . .. ... ' nanus upon uiu nuur, mm iiutuig milk to hor lips, and promised to come again iu tho morning, Miss Betty took tho woodland road homo again It was now quite dark, and big shadows soomed to threaten every stop of her j WR Hor heart was hoaw within llOf, X . ..... . , ami nor poor lime toot sooineu scarcely ablo to carry oven hor light weight j along. AVhat a wretched, abortivo at-

tempt had been hers to alleviate tho , tinguished institutjon of the kind in tho misery of poor Fifine! It was ius the" country. It drew to this bleak Nuw beautiful widow hail said, she had had Kngland village the young men of tho lier labor for hor pains tle beautiful, ! best families throughout the country, mocking widow, who was no doubt rid-1 and one of its most honored teachers ing homo through tho gloaming with f was Judge Beers. His daughter was a tho Rev. Reginald Roako. beautiful blonde of tho rarest typo, with At that very moment Miss Betty 'waving hair of palo gold, largo blue eyes, heard tho tramping of hoofs behind her, ami a figuro remarkable for its tall and and stopped aside to let tho liglit-limbcd slender grace. Added to these natural pony Of tho widow pass by. The basket t gifts, she possessed also a lino voice of sides of tho phfcton wore tilled with remarkable power and compass, which wild llowers, and tho white hands of'shu constantly improved by training,

tho hobgoblins of the wood should dovour hor; but tho young girl stoutly refused, nor would sho bo coaxed from her decision. "I am not afraid of hobgoblins," she said, think n sr in hor heart there could bo none so greedy and rapacious as tho beautiful widow herself. Kiu- what, is to bo done with this 1 , . , In,. ... , .1 !.,..... ,1,1... oosimato cniuir sain mo wmow. uiu I minister had long since leaped from tho wairon and approached Miss Betty: but sue turneii ner iiacg upon mm, perunps . , . , ,. , .... ., i to hide tho tears of wretchedness which were falling out of hor eyes. 44 Pick her up and put her in hero by me." said tlie widow. 44 1 am myself a littlo afraid of the satvrs of t ho .wood. Come, child, do riot boa goose and get jealous of your grandmother. The gen - t Ionian there has gathered a pretty nose-1 rav of forget-me-nots for vou tha't wore gay of forget-me-nots for you that wer left over from spring. We have bee looking for you far and wide, and he lias done nothimr but talk to too of his j love for you till I am sick of the refrain, 1 Betty turned a swift, melting glance Demnd nor. in a iwniKimg'ine minis ter had lifted her to tho widow's side, and forgot to take his arm away. It was nuite dark, and the only star that ! shone in the sky was that of Venus, They drove rapidly on, Miss Hatty's ! heart thumping in unison with tho i hoofs of the pony, 441 U)ldyou," said the widow, "you'd ! have your labor for your pains. Wo ... t . , T sni i.ni ni ..i.j,.... ..v.. ni-...v. j beautiful ice and some delicious jelly, and a net that was most wonderful." i " But she refused them all," said Miss i Betty. 44 Ah, yes," replied tho widow: 44 hut Georsre did not refuse them. Ho had , chopped up the ice in his milk, and had spread all tlie jelly upon his broad, and nao wrappen mmseii up m ine inosi uuu netting, ami my upon mu iwuv ueu ..... ... " , ... , . . ' wo entered, snorinir. as Fifine said, like t 1 IVfl ...f.l. an an ire l Fifi io was parched with fever and devoured with mosquitoes, but she declared to me that sho was quite comfortable and happy. 1 do not understand it." But Miss Betty did. She nestled closer to the arm about her, and lifted i ner nustied and radiant lace to tno one I above her own. iviy sweet nuic aamaruan s ' no whispered; and although the widow could not understand the happiness of Fifine, it was quite clear to the heart of Miss Betty. Harper's Weekly. i Taknlar Freight Cars. Among tho latest improvement in railway rolling stock maybe mentioned the iroVfroiglcars, turned out by the Rational 'Jube Works Company of Mc - Keosport, Pa., two specimens of which, iinh. a fiat and a box car, arc now on the ISoston and Albany Railroad tracks, corner of Harvard and Ttica Streets. Tho framework of the freight car is made of wrought iron pipes and steel rods and covered with sheet-iron, no rivcl.s being I used. It is put together without nuts, 1 bolts, mortises or tendons, and it is j claimed that every part contains the rcngth of the material used-no wlwilr, nfrnnirtli narf Iitntri.i0.f.rwitttknnil. 'I'lin nln.m ! . i.. i!?. ,i. i..,:i.i.. , ,i..,i thnrn .1 savinir bv thoir wrmorht-imn cars of at least 23 per cent, in dead I,-,.!, rl. I nvnv ,nV,nnvv u-nAilmi frnitrl.l cars, but the oapacilv for earn ing Iheavv freight is increased at least 50 per cent. In the matter of repairs, it is also claimed mat the cost win not uo one-fourth of that of wooden cars. Another obvious advantniro is that those. iron oars are practically fire-proof, and will last very much longer than wooden cars. It is evident they will never telescope like ordinary freight cars. Tho cars on exhibition arc worth a visit by all interested in the subject of transportation, A u-)car-old girl, daughter of Mr. Harris, of Oakfinhl, Kent County, Mich,, accidentally hung herself while playing in a wood-sheil. Hor bonnet-strings caught on a nail, and she was strangled.

ArckhiNkep llaj ley's KewMHce. The death of the distinguished Catholic Archbishop ot Baltimore, nays New York Graphic, recalls to tho mom. ory of some of those who remember him iu his youth the romance of Ids curly life. When ho decided to leave tho Kpiscopal ministry, for which he had been trained, and study for the uriest-

hood, lie made sacrifice;! that few men , are cuiieu upon to cnuuro, lie gave up J at once not only his social position, but the great fortune which hiti uncle, Mr James Roosevelt, after whom ho whs .1 ! A .... .1 .1 ... 1 .1. t.t . mimuu, imuiiuuu iu umiu;;uii nun, mid, worst of all to some hearts, ho renounced the woman whom he loved. One of the most famous hollos that Now hnglnnd over produced, was Miss Julia Beers, a daughter of Judge Boors, I !...!. u i-ue years of Idtchliel of Litchfield, Uonn. During the first !H) this century tho law-school of itchlield was considered the most distier uiiu imuuiii during a summer piciuuru trip, she met tlw young hpiscopal c ergy man, anil tho i two became engaged. 1 ho Rev. Mr. I Bayley was, at this period, n strikingly i handsome man, posseting mialitics of , heart and mum sure to endear mm to those with whom ho was brought in ' contact. They were,indeed,a remarkable man and woman who met m mat long past summer, and sho, who had been inditVeront to a hundred adorers, listened with pleasure to tho addroj-ses of a man who felt that until now he had never mot a fitting mate. But, powerful us love might be in an organization like his, the honesty of religious conviction was still dearer to the heart of the 1 voting clergyman, and alter hH transi ference to llagerstown, Md., where ho ' met the present Cardinal MeOloskey, Mr. Bay ley resolved to become a Catho ! Ho priest . This decision was a death ; blow to Miss Beers. Sho herself, persuaded by her love, embraced the faith ; f the Clmrch of Rome, and for a while took refuge in a convent. This depart ure of one of society's ornaments to the gloom of a cloister produced a great sensation among the fashionable circles ! of that day, and when, altera brief peri- ! od, she, under circumstances of jvecuj liar romance, lied from the convent and returned to her friemls.all sorts of spec ulations' wore atloat. tor a few years sho led a life of retirement at her home in Litchfield, and then fell a victim to consumption ami perhaps to a broken heart. Do Net Face tke Light When at Work. Statistics kept by oculists employed in infirmaries for eye diseases have shown that the habit of some persons in facing a window from which the light falls directly in the eyes as well as on the work, injures their oyes in the end. Tlie best way is to work with a side light, or, if the work needs strong illumination, so that it is necessary to have the working-table before the wiu- , mm, me mc. .1 . .1... , nortion of the latter i should be covered with a screen, so as to have a top i ! .. a.... tl -l.a. .. , . light alone, which does not shine iu the eves when tho head is slightly bent over and downward toward the work. In the .schools of Germany this matter has already been attended to, and tho rule adopted to have all tho seats and tables so arranged that tho pupils never face the windows, but only have the sido lights from tho left; ' r .. .!... .. .1.. ii. ......... ami as a lignt Miuuiuiuuous.y i.uiu from two sides gives an interference of shadows, it has been strictly forbidden to build school-rooms with windows on both sides, such illumination having also proved injurious to the eyes of the niiiula Wn map uitil n tliiu tin, Ullvll't1. ,llli. va .i.nj r..m . v. ,i.v . . -. . . not to place tho lamp in front of you ...i..,.. ... : .. i... i,.,t u l!nln f " ' J " Z ? 1', X T S o ' f. ft, fn ft! v s'V is . ,, tn , Ulo i ,.r-.:v :- . . .... present time, when Kerosene lamps, with their intensely luminous fiames.ficcomo more and more common Meat' cat Journal. PhetograpJiiHg the Heart-Beat. Ono of the most remarkable applicaturns of photography is that hy which it " now made to register, and iu thomost I tlCCtlttltO mallllcr, tllC mechanical ai mowhich t tinn (if f tin limirt. Tim doviro bv - this result is attained is, indeed, a tri umpli of inventiyo skil . a l llll Illdia-rtlbbor b.'lg a short glass tube is attached, sull i iciit i mercury ,s poured Into the appanvius io I "U tho bag and a portion ot tno tube. ai"i"w ' ' " . i""vv" , i the heart of the person to be examined. Arranged in this manner, every pum tion of the heart is indicated by a cor responding movement of the mercury in the tubo, and, by suitable photographic apparatus, provided with a moving sensitive slip of paper, a porfect registration of the extent ami rate of the pulsations Is obtained. The interesting fact is made known by this process, that the fall of the pulse sometimes takes place in successful horizontal linos, and sometimes in ascendant lines, tho column roascendicg two or three times before falling altogether.