Plymouth Weekly Democrat, Volume 14, Number 39, Plymouth, Marshall County, 3 June 1869 — Page 1

PLYMOUTH WEEKLY DEMOCRAT.

VOLUME XIV. PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1869. NUMBER 39.

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TOO LA Tbl. BY T1 Dl OH LI DLOW " Ah .' si la (hmssj MMV -i (a rl-UUsst pourait .'" Tiiebs at und old mau on a rck Ami ncMMtag bewailed him of Fate That concern where we all mut take stock Though onr vote ha.- no hearing nor weight ; An t the oUi man eanir him an bid, old sons; N.rver sans oice so clear and strong Th it it coald drown the old man'- long, For he !ag the son M Too late I Too late r 44 When we want, we have for onr pains The urom!se th if it we but wait Till the want ha tmriied ont of our brains Ewrv means shall he pre-eut to nat; ; While we send tor the napkin the soups gets C .Id. While the bonnet i tximuning the face ?rows old. 'V ien we've matched our button the pattern i sold. And everything come- too late too late ! m When i-trawborries -eem''l like red heavens Terrnpln stow a wilri dream Wh -ii my brail was at ixes and sevens If ray mother had 1 folkc ' and ice-crein, Ttan I L'.red with a lickeri-h fiaoesf At the restaurant man and fruit -monger BiC h! how I wi-hed I was younger When the gMÜM ill came iu asiream in a stream ! I v.- a wplmnW bio ir, hor-e. and a liver Thai '.' J tr- Into I rtnie to trot ; Mv r w-hoat's the .era of the river (in maKes everv lin nckle H knot ? I can buy bount'.ie-!' credits on Pari- and Horn , But M palate for WHM-M eye.- for a dome I) belonged to tt.e youth wlio must tarry at home When no home b-t an attic he'd got he'd got. M How I iousred in that lonest of garrets, Where the lilea hak- d my brain all July, tir ground to grow two pecks of carrots, Tjto pi-c- -f my own in a -tv. A ro?e hu-h a little thatched cottage Two spoon--love f ha-in of pottsge ; N w in t're ctotie I -it and my do age Wita a woman - thatr empty elOM by close ly ' Ah I nrw. though I sit or a rock. I hve h-trvl one .-eat ith the reat ; I havej-at, knowing not of th-- clock, Ol Love's high throne of state. But the l'p- that klstsd and the arm- that careered To a month grown -tern with delay were pri'--e). And circled a breast that their clasp had hle-sed Mad ih'-v only not come too late! too late!" Jl'irfß-r'x .t'Ujizitif for J tint. Selected iilisrcliami. 11 1 VIM. PATIENCE. "Don't tk on -ibout it, darling Don't, pray. Have patience, and all will yet be well," whispered Grao; Row. leaving her untouched break foot and kneeling at her husband's feet, so thaf she could lav her haids upon his breast, and let her blue ey s lo k up appealittgly in his. The Kss folks, as tht people in Elderby called 'hem, were i-i sad straits. Some to pean heftve, with a little money in haitd, John Rom had come to settle with hi-, young wife in the pleasant eountry town, hvin made his calculation that he would get no practice, as the new doctor, for the first year at least, none to signify but that he could furnish his house quietly, aud live decently for that first year, while what little he did earn would 30 to his remaining stock of cash, aud add to what he gained during the second year, which he hoped would be something. If not considerable, at least enough to enable them to what he called " rub along " But J. hti Rom did not know the prejudice of small tnwns, and he soon fouud that he was looked down upon with contempt by the old practitioner; not known by those who considered themselves the gentry of the j-Iaee, ami viewed generally with f-uspicion by the poorer and middle Clashes. He might have possessed the skill of the Royal ('-liege of Bargeon C -odensed into one man, but the people of Elderby would still have shaken their heads at him. And knowing all this, Tompkins, the old surgeon, Med to chuckle and rub his hands, killing simp and curing other, and year b)' year growing richer, telling himself that the new man would sooa grow tired and go, for, after all said and done, it was a trreat piece of impudence to tome and set up in elderby wi tont his leave! But ih'iiirs had gone very crookedly with the K-tss people, and in spite of every exertion, John Rom found himself, at the end of two years and some months, penniless, ami without ft chance of bettering his position. It seemed as if the people w-uld have none of him, and again and I L'tia he wis for trying some other place Bat after a long diocnomon, bis wife and he always bore in mind the old proverb of a rolling stone gathering no moss, and knowing that it would be like going through their troubles agnin without m mey, they concluded that it would be hottOff to tight on hopefhlly, keeping their p verty hi-iden as much as possible, aud waiting pa!i -ntly for lietter days. Hut though it was (OW nough to talk of keeping their poverty hidden, that is no slight Boat tor in a c ' v town; and if John R ss and his wi. uld have known all, they would have fcmud t hut the Elderbypeople generally knew the extent of tluir wardrobe- ; bow much to a shilling, they -.wed the baker tad batcher; how that their landlord tuilv expec ted they would tfive him niioa from qnaiter to (, 1 rter, and had promised the first offer ol 'he house to some one ele. In short. thlr atlirs were made to be so bad, that people u-ed lofthfthc their heads and wonbV r how folks could be so proud and keep up appearance-as thern RflMM did, when they were almost starving, Lord bless you. .lohn Boss would n ver take- any notice ol the mall tattling of the people, or he might have resented the fact that Tomp ki'is had spoken very disparagingly of nojBouny. Doinewnatoo wise a man. lie hop. t) thnt times would mend, and yave every spare minute to the Otndy of hn profession, working late every night , and merely taking meh -xercise as was absolutely MNSMftaTJ t"r his health. Iut it must not be imagined that no p tact lei fell to hi share, for the fioor fl cfnd to him in spite of the ill success tt.at attended his ffortd in the firtt year t hi coming, a foot) Tompkins made greU cardial out of the dealh of a fever patieni whom Mr. Uoas was Calle 1 in to atte id, when the ymmg surgeon had told his vife that no human power could have save- the stricken one. However, people would talk and shake their heads, and say what a pity it was that uch an inexperienced person had been failed in, &. : ; and it was not until the v' ung surgeon had performed several 1 l.-ver eures in gratis cases, that the poorer people favored him with their patron tfe, giving hirn MMjh trouble, few thankf, ami tteldom any pay.

" Look at that," Mid John Rom one day, as two nurses passed the window in charge of a perambulator fitted with an awning, and containing a fine-looking boy of seme months old " look at that," he said bitterly ; " why, I should think what is spent upon that child in nurse and drugs would be a comfortable income for us. It is enough to make any man envious to see how unequally money is distributed. There are those people the Westerns, rolling in wealth, and without labor to gain it, while the more I fight and struggle, the worse off I am. What do they know of trouble? Grace, my girl," he cried passionately, " I wish I had never married you, to drag you down to this povertv F 44 Hush ! oh, hush !" sobbed Mrs. Ross, the tears streaming down her cheeks; have we not been happy through it all, and have I ever seemed to mind ? Be patient, and times will brighb.ii ; but please please don't speak Mrs. Ross could say no more, for her sobs choked her utterance. Her husband's words had seemed to cut her to the heart, for of late he had grown more bitter and less hopeful. Instead of flying to his books for comfort, aud studying hard, he had grown moody and peevish, in spite of her loving attentions; and many a night, while he slept had her pillow been wet with tears as she vainly tried to pierce the cloud of gloom that seemed to close them in on every side. " What a bear I am, darliDg," he cried, "to mope and growl as I ao, envying, baling and maliciously regarding my neighbors because they make money and I don't. There, never mi-id. I'll make old Tompkins want me for a partner yet." An hour after he was making notes, and eagerly studying up a case reported in the medical journals, now shaking his head and calling his wife's attention to what he considered fallacies, or great blunders, and pointing out what would have been his course under the clrcum stances not dwelling upon it with any show of assumption, but proving all he said step by step from the experience of those learned in the great science of inedi cine. And in spite of her aching heart, and their poverty, Mrs. Ross' eyes lighted up, aud her thinly-cut nostrils dilated with pride as, letting ber needlework fall in her lap, she gazed upon the higii, slightly bald forehead and deep thoughtful eye of her husbaud, as, wrapped in the case betör him, his whole being seemed to dilate, and he in fancy performed some great cure. 4 If he had had opportunitv," she thought to herself, and then sighing resumed her task, one that betokened a change at hand in their little household, with helplessness and expense attendant, and she sighed agin. but only to check herself, and look anxiously to see whether her husband had noticed her despondency. Bat John Ross was too busily iutent upon his studies, toiling on eagerly until called to visit some unrcmunerating pati -nt, from whom he had returned weary and worn to renew his work. Two months had glided away, and their affairs were at such a low ebb that John Ross would have given away utterly to despair had he been left alone. They were seated at breakfast once more, when Mrs. R ss spoke : 44 Sueh bad news dear." 44 What is it?" said her husband, not raising hii eyes from the paper. 44 You remember saying that the Westerns, with their wealth, did not know care " "Ah yes! one says plenty of bitter and stupid things when in trouble," said John Ross. 44 But what is it?" 44 Jane tells me their little boy is dying. " What, that fine little fellow that looked heartiest of the hearty?" 44 1 fear so. Jane heard it from one of the nurses, who says the Westerns are already heart broken, and the poor woman sobbed herself as she spoke of it.

It seems that they wanted to have more advice, but Mr. Tompkins said it was not necessary, and now it seems It is to late." 44 Poor little chap !" exclaimed Mr. Ross, dropping the paper and gazing where his own child lay, by whose side Mrs. Ross was now kneeling, to assure herself of its safety. -4 Poor little chap f he muttered again, and then aloud, 4-God forgive me, Grace. What blind fools we are! and I was envious of those people." Father and mother were bending over the cradle, when there came a rattle of wheel, a horse was dragged upon the haunches at the gate, the beil rang furiously, and as Mr. Ross hurriedly opened the do r, the rich Mr. Western seized him by both hands. 44 For mercy's sake, Mr. Ross, pray come ' My poor boy's dying," and before he could recover from his surprise the surgeon was hurried hatless into a brougham, thrust in almost by the excited parent, the horse was fl -gged, and John It on j ist had time to wave an adieu to his wile at the window before the carriage was turned, an 1 thev were going at full gallop through the village toward the hall On their way Mr. Ross learned all the particulars he could respecting the child's illness; how the family attendant had treated it as of little moment, and the child had gradually sunk, till as he finished his account Mr. WWern exclaimed, in a voice choked with emotion 44 And now I fear we are too late. Oh, that I had come last night !" 44 Calm yourself," said Mr Ross. 44 It may be that I could do no more than your regular attendant." 14 Don't tell me that, sir '" exclaimed the father, angrily. 44 My child has been neglected -shamefully neglect ed. That man came to my house last night from some public dinner, and I feci sure now, though I did not detect it then, that he was ignorant of what he was doing. But quick, sir, follow me!" In another minute John Ross was in the chamber before the little sufferer, lying pale and wasted upon its weeping mother's knees. For a moment the young sur geon was alnmtst unmanned, when, looking at him as her last hope, the weeping woman raised her red eyes, and joined her hands supplicatingly, as if to say, 44 Oh! save oh, save my child !" Wealth was there, glancing from every article of furniture in the handsome room, but the cold grim shade that visits the palace with the sams stern justice as the lowly cottage seemed tobe there waiting for a few brief moments ere he claimed his own. For a moment John Ross thought he was too late, and his brow knit with disappointment ; but the next instant he drew a long breath, and, as if nerving himself to the struggle with the destroyer, he threw oft his ciat, knelt down, and softly lifted one blue lid, to gaze In the contracted pupil of the child's eye, and to listen to its faint breath.

"Cold water towels vinegar," he then Mid in quick, firm tones. 44 Now brandy. What have you there, arrowroot ? Yes, good. Now the brandy quick ! " Father and servants rl -w to execute his commands, and in a few seconds the tightly closed lips were parted, and with difficulty a little brandy and arrowroot were swallowed. Towels saturated with vinegar and water were wrapped round the little golden head, and extemporizing a fan from an open book, the young surgeon placed the father at the child's head to keep up a sharp agitation of the air, and ran himself to throw open the wir.dow. Directly after he was back and watch ing the child with an earnestneess hardly equaled by its parents, as at intervals he spoke, after drawing out his watc.1, and re ferring to it from time to time. 44 Look," he said, in short, peremptory tones ; 44 the and eyes unclosing, the pupils dilate already, there is a little more pulsation that sigh was stronger." Fresh applications were made, and then another anxious interval ensued, during which the dark shadow of death seemed to fade, and in a wonderouä manner light the faintest, dawn of life seemed to return into the child's face. "Good, so far!" exclaimed Mr. Ross, while father and mother watched him with an aspect almost approaching to the veneration that must have beamed in the face of the Shunamite woman when the 44 Man of God" raised her child from the dead. And truly this seemed almost a miracle the miracle of science given by the Great Creator to those who will 9tudy and learn His wonders. But now Mr. Ross was at a table, hurriedly writing out a prescription on a leaf of his pocket-book. 44 Take that," he said to Mr. Western 44 Take it yourself to my wife, and bring back what she prepares." 44 To your wife," stammered the father. 44 Yes, to my wife," said the young surgeon. M There, man, I'd trust my life to her accuracy ; so do not be afraid." With the obedience of a servant Mr. Western hurried from the room, and in a few minutes more the sound of hoofs was heard upon the ground as he galloped off himself to fetch the medicine. In less than half an .'our Mr. Western was back, to find that the poor child had shown further signs of returning animation ; the horribly convulsed look had left its countenance, its breathing was more regular, and already, with tears of gratitude, the mother wis whispering her thanks. But Mr. Ross only shook his head, saying that the danger had been staved off for awhile, and that it was still imminent. Then tahiajc the medicine from its bearer h'j tasted, nodded his hea l in token of satisfaction, and with his own hands administered a portion of it. 44 Now, Mr. Western," he said, fanning the child's head as he spoke, ' we have done all we can lor the present, the rest uust follow, and all depends upon good nursing. With your lady's consent, then, we will divide that between us ; but I feel it to be my duty to tell you that the child is in very great danger, and likely to be for some time. What we have to do now, is to try and make up for the waste of nature that has already taken place." Then followed instructions for preparing the juice of meat, arrowroot that an ample supply of brandy should be at hand ; when, just as he was in the act of administering a little in the arrowroot, the door opened, aHd in walked the great practitioner, expressing great astonishment at seeing Mr. Ross there. 44 You here, sir," he exclaimed. 44 This seemä to be a most astounding breach of professional etiquette. Perhaps you will step with me into the next room." 44 Mr. Tompkins," exclaimed the father angrily, 44 1 entrusted the life of my sick child in your hands. You neglected that trust whether from ignorance or carelessness I will not say " 44 Oh, indeed!" blustered the surgeon loudly, 44 I can see through the trick ; charlatans ami pretenders are always waiting to seize their opportunity ; and good heavens!" he ejaculated, as if in horror 44 a dessert spoonful of strong brandy to a tender child like that." Mr. Ross turned upon him fiercely, but recollected himselt directly after, and kneeling down by his little patient, he proceeded to pour in the (Hinted spirit drop by drop, between the parted lips, watching eagerly the effect ; every tiny drop that trickled down Morning to brighten the eye and give new life, even as when the effect passed off the eye grew dim, and the life seemed slowly sinking away. The old surgeon made some fur ther remark, but Mr. Western sternly ordered him to leave the room, when Mr. Ross rose from his kneea. 44 1 could not speak before that man, sir," he said, 44 for he has heaped too many insults on me since I have been iu Elderby ; but I think that any,, with careful watching and treatment, there mav be some hope for the little one; and if you would prefer that your old attendant should take my place I will directly leave." As Mr. Ross spoke, his eye lighted for an instant upon Mrs. Western's face, in which consternation was paint i most plainly, but her husband took the young doctor's hand, and in a broken voice said something respecting gratitude, and thanks, which he could not finish, for worn out with watching and anxiety, he Sink into a chair and wept like a child. Anxious hours followed, life appearing to be sustained by the prescription administered at intervals of ten and fifteen min Utes, and then the flume seemed to spring up vigorously, but only to slowly decline and then begin to flicker and tremble, as if waiting for some stronger blast of air than usual to extinguish it forever. And so on at every qusrter hour the little sufferer seemed to be snatched back, as it were, from the hands of death all that night, and again the next day ; and during that space the young surgeon never left the child's side. The next night he lay down for a few hours, but only to be awakened at 4 o'clock by the anxious father who dreaded that some change for the worse had taken place. Hut the alarm was needles, though Mr. Hobs once more took up his place at the side of the little cot, working incessantly at his task with the earnestness of a man whose soul was ir, his profesnion. Efo night seemed too long, no watching too tedious, in his anxiety to get the belter of the great enemy with whom he was con tending. If he was away for ten minutes ho was restless to return, lest any change shonld take place in his absence, and truly it seemed that, but for the loneMUfl care and attention, death would have gained

the victory. But science conquered, and from incessant watching, Mr Ross' attention was reduced to visits three times, twice, and then only once a day. From the inanimate pale face the dark shadow had been

effectually chased, and divers signs of amendment set in, one succeeding the other rapidly. All danger was quite at an end. And now the change had taken place ; for, instead of sitting at home hour after hour, neglected and longing for a patient, the demands upon Mr. Ross' time grew incessant, tul with a pout on her lips, but joy in her heart, Mrs. Ros9 declared that she could never be sure of her husband from one hour to another. For the fame of the cure had gone forth with all the exaggerations common to a country place. The Ross family found fast friends in the Westerns ; and It was at one of the dinner parties at the Hall, after seriously speaking to his friends of the debt of ob ligation he was under to Mr. Ross, and thank'T.g him again as the instrument, undr God's providence, of giving them back their child to life, that, to give a livelier tone to the conversation, the 'Squire related an anecdote he professed to have heard a few days before, in an encounter which took place between the sexton of the old church, and the old gentleman doing duty at the new. Said the first, chuckling with triumph, "you don't have near so many funerals in your yard as I do in mine." 44 No," said the other, 44 and somehow they seem to be falling off year by year. My place is hardly worth holding now.

1 he town gets a deal too healihy. 44 It does so," said the first speaker. 44 1 am nearly ruined, and can't make it out anyhow can you?" 44 4 No,' said the other, 4 it's past me ' and then the two fellows went chattering and grumbling off," continued Mr. Western, 44 and if any one wishes to know the reason of the falling off he must ask our friend, the doctor there, though he will be sure to deny that he has had anything to do with it " 44 There's the bell again, dear," said Mrs. Ross, "and if it wasn't for knowing that you are wanted for some poor suffering creature, I believe I should ex claim against it as being a perfect trouble. You never seem to get a meal in peace." 14 Oh ! yes I do," said Mr. Ross, smiling. 41 The bell does its share of work, though, certainly. By the way, though, my dear, you never feel any dread in having the bell aitswered now, do you?" 44 Dread? no, what a question!" said Mrs. R ss. 44 What made you say that?" 44 1 was only thinking of a few years ago, when a ring at the bell sometimes caused one's heart to beat, lest it should be some hungry creditor." tftni Ross sighed, and then smiled, saying, 44 and all the rest has come of patier c " ' And work," said her husband. 44 But I don't think," she whispered, creeping closer to his side, and drawing one strong arm around her as if for protection 44 1 don't think, dear, you will ever again say that the rich have no trouble." John R ss was silent for a while, as he recalled the loss he had so nearly sus tained, and the scene at the hall, when the hope of two fond parents lay dying, and then he answered softly 44 God forbid !" Singular Historical Troths. A coRKF.spoNDENT of the Athol (Mass.) Chronicle gives the following, which is qu'te in the style of John Phueaix: The origin of this river is not mentioned in the history of Winchendou. Tradition states it as follows: 44 Years ago, before Jupiter and his brother Neptune let loose their rivers and poured them over the land, their lived a man named Miller, immensely rich, and possessed of very valuable lard, comprising 80,000 acres, phe land is called Winchedon at the present d iy by geologists, historians, highway surveyors and scientific men of the presen' age.) The old man was a great agriculturist, and took pride in carrying to market the largest and best vegetables that ever were raised. He raised hogs so large that he took the bristles for building rail fences; his beans, peas and corn would run to seed before they could be picked ; cabbage put forth not only heads, but legs, and walked off; cucumbers encumbered the fields and chased the cows around the farm; turnips grew enormous one grt w so solid that it sunk in the earth never to re-turnip again; another grew so large that it moved the dirt for more than twenty miles it moved the buildings on the farm ten miles in all directions. Those on the north side are called Rindge, on the south side are called Templeton Center, on the west Royalston; his cattle were buried in the dirt, which mound is called Tallow Hill; the turnips continued to grow until they formed two immense mountains, the one on the north is called Monaduoch, and the south side Wachusett. At last they 44 burst up," and exploded with terrific sound, tearing the farm to puces and filling the air with earth for days. The old man was engagi ed in conversation with Gulliver, who was ' canvassing for the Arabian Nights, and hearing the report, walked out, aud seeing the condition of his turn sat down and wept the second d.ty he wept words could not be found to describe his feelings the third day he wept and stood in about four feet of water. The fourth day ; he was drowned in hll tears! and formed a larye iiond, which is etile. 1 4,Monomoimck." And the river is called Miller's which tl ws through the village of Waterville." An llusatisfactorj Customer. F HOM the story 44 Doubles and Quits," ir BUckwo(xl'n Migazine, we take a little 1 etch that is worthy of Dickens. Mr. Finney, the principal character, is visited t by a lawyer and friend, for the sake of . eliciting some information from him in regard to a suit : 44 Good evening, sir," said the lawyer, blandly, on entering. 44 Evenin'," said Mr. Finney, without raiding, but staring like the sphynx, and inserting a huge wedge of soap like cheese into his mouth. 44 And a lovely evening it is," continued the lawyer, cheerfully. 44 Aint been hout," replied the carpenter, tbickly, through his cheese. 44 Y ;i're Mr. Finney, I think?" said my companion. 44 Hivery man 'as 'is himpressions," said Mr. Finney, washing dftwn the cheese with a mouthful id' beer, aud keeping his winkless eye upon us. 44 Sometimes they're kreek sometimes not kreck." 44 Quite true," smiled my friend, humoringlv. 44 but I know you're Mr. Finney." 41 Why do )ou ask, then " 4 Only for form's sake, my dear eir." "Oh !" and he went on munching and staring, like n cow chewing the cud. 44 Mr. Tho nas Finney, I may say," continued the lawyer. 44 Oh, you know that too, do you ?"

"Oh yes, my dear sir, I know that too." " Then you didn't want to ask me the question, I expect?" 4 No ; but I know more about you than you think, Mr. Finney." 44 P'raps you're a hextra clever man f I hope so ; it's my business to be clever." " P'raps you know more nor there is to know." 44 Oh no, no!" laughed the lawyer, as though much tickled with Mr. Finney; 44 but I assure you we know nothing that isn't to your credit." 44 Don't-you, now?" "No, indeed, we don't. You've had your misfortunes, of course." 44 Of course, of course." 44 But you've got over them all." 44 There's no more a-comin', then, I suppose?" 44 My dear sir ; let us be serious ; I am here as a lawyer." 44 Tnat'a one misfortune I ain't got over, then." 44 Ah, Mr. Finney, I see you're an incorrigible joker, like all you dramatic gentlemen. Will you answer an honest man a plain question, joking apart, now ?" Finney took a pull at his beer, and replied : 44 'Oos a-jokin'? I ain't, nor this 'ere gent, as I knows on, and I'm not aweer as you've said nuftiak hextra comic. I ain't larfed, as I knows on. 'Oos a jokin f 44 Will you answer a question, then ?" 44 1 ain't on hoath, I suppose ?" "Certainly not ; it's a private question all among friends, i only want to see if you can tell me something I know all about already," said the lawyer, rather outdiplomatiing himself. " Ah I see it's a k'nnndrum ; but I give it up never could make nuffink of them." The lawyer looked at me in despair. 44 1 think you had better ask the question straightforwardly," I said ; 44 there is no reason why Mr. Finney should object to answer it." Mr. Finney looked perfectly wooden and placid, and browsed at his bread and cheese. 44 Well, then, straightforwardly, Mr. Finney, are you a married man?" 44 Well, then, straykeforwingly, I cau't tell you." 44 That's odd : were you ever married lJ" 44 Yes, I was." 44 A widower, perhaps ?" Mayhap." 44 You don't know?" 41 1 don't know, and I don't bruise my boats, and I ain't a-going to Rosherville, and, wot's more, I don't care ; and now, please to tell me wot this ere lark is ? Wot are you comin' a-nigglin' and a nagglin' at me for, and disturbin' me at my wittles? 'Oo are you, you white-faced cuss ?" The manner was as calm as ever, though the words were strong. 44 1 aiu't a goin' to sit hargle-barglin' with you all night ; my time's hup it is. Oo are you?" and he rose.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEHS. The German pictorial papers have a wide circulation, one Leipsic publication issuing 280,000 copies, of which 115,000 copies come to the United States. Council Bluffs objects strongly to being spoken of by papers east of it as in 44 the Far West." The Nonpareil says that is only the point at which travelers gather for the purpose of starting West. A s up and stationery vender in Philadelphia rings the door bell, and sends up his card to the lady of the house, waits in the parlor till she appears, when h greets her warmly, like an old acquaintance, passes the compliments of the season, and asks her to buy a cake of soap or box of stationery. " How much money have you ?" said a rich old curmudgeon to a gay young fellow courting his pretty daughter, 44 Oh ! I haven't much of auything now, but I have a rich prospect ahead " The wedding occurred, and the old chap learned from his fine son in-law that the rich prospect was the prospect of marrying his daughter A vine disease of a new character is reported to have attacked the wine-growing districts of South France. The disease is attributed to minute insects found n the leaves of the plants, and appears to follow the course of the Rhone, having extended a distance of niuety miles from the mouth of that river. An old stable builder in Baltimore his come to the conclusion, after twenty-five vears't rial, that a two inch white-pine plank floor, laid level, with a square iron two-by-two aud a half grating, so placed as to receive the urine, is the best arrangement for a horse. Clay, stones, concrete, etc.. he rejects. The width of a horse-stall should be four feet nine inches. Near T)domorten, Lancashire, England, recently, a man was observed descending a declivity at a terrific pace, on a velocipede, which had bee me utterly uncontrollable. He was uttering the most heirtrending shrieks of 44 Police," 44 Fire," 44 Stop me," until, fortunately, both he aud the vehicle rolled in the mud, whence he was picked up in a damp aud miry condition, but mm broken as to his bones. Dr. Oppolzer, of Vienna, says that "It is certain that every over-exertion of the muscles, especially such as is necessary in the management of a velocipede, which requires so great an over-exertion of all the muscle, causes not only hypertrophy of the muscles and of the heart, but can ul timalely induce the moit various diseases of the heart. Even aneurisms are no longer rare phenomena." Fanny Fern says that 44 A woman by taking a big basket in her hand and leaving her hoop at home, and pinning an old shawl over her head, and tying a calico apron round her waist, may walk unmolested at any hour in the evening. I know it, because I have tried it when I felt like having a 4 prowl' all alone, and a good 4 think,' without every puppy saying, at every step, 4 A pleaant evening, miss.' " By-AND HY There's a little mischief making Klfiti, who in ever nigh. Thwarting every nnderiakln. And bis name is By and by. What, we ought to do this minute, m Will be bettor done," he'll cry, " If to morrow we'll begin it ; " 4' Put It off," aays By and-by. Thoe who heed bis treacheron wooing Will bis faithlesH KnManre rue ; What we always nut off doing. Clearly we cball aever do. We shall reach what we endeavor. If on Now we do rely : But unto the realm- of Never I -M'lr the pilot By-and-by. In Paris, recently, the young daughter of a peasant was tried for infanticide Her father, who is quite rieh, but a miser, was urged to go to a lawyer aud ask him to defend his daughter ; but knowing that, if he left his child without an advooate the court would appoint one for her, he re

fused to do so. So the court chose a lawyer to defend her, and the lawyer pleaded so eloquently that the jury acquitted her. His eloquence and ability made so deep an impression upon the heart of her father that he went to the lawyer and pre eotod him with a dozen of eggs. A young mamma, on the important occasion of making her little boy his first pair of trousers, conceived the idea that it would be more economical to make them of the same dimensions behind and before, so that they might be changed about and wear evenly. Their effect, when donned by the little fellow, was very ridiculous. Papa, at first sight of the baggy garment, burst into a roar of laughter, and exclaimed, "Oh, my dear, how could you have the heart to do it V Why, the poor little fellow won't know whether he's going to

school or coming home!" A Mil. Waostafk, of Philadelphia, recently brought a suit against his doctor, and alleged that the said Esculapius had persisted in calling on him personally after he was raffed, which fees he refused to pay. Dr. F. denied the fact, and c tiled in a nurse who attended the invalid to prove i. 44 Is it true," aked the court, 44 that Or F. continued hia visits when Mr. W. had no necessity tor them?" " Upon my word, sir," answered the witn'ss, 44 a long as I saw the doctor with Mr. W. I thought he was in considerable danger" ; which naive opinion caused the court to burst into a fit of laughter. 44 Revenge," says the proverb, 44 is sweet." Different men have different ways of showing iL My friend Brown's way is haimless and humorous. Two Joneses live next door to each oiher, and having to call on one of them, Prown, of c urse, went to the wrong house. A crabbed servant answered the bell, and on Brown's asking, 4 Is this Mr. John Jone' V" she replied snappishly, as if she had been bothered with many such inquiries, 44 No, it a'n't," and slammed the door in his face. Brown walked on a hundred yards or so, when a bright thought struck him. He returned at once and rang the same bell again. Again thecrabbed servant appeared, 44 Who said it was" asked Brown triumphantly, and instantly walked away. A Loan Ofliee. We will supposethat a gentleman from the rural districts has been imprudent in his expenses, and desires to use his watch as a collateral for a small loan say fifty dollars. As he saunters up Broadway, wondering how his desire may be best accomplished, and with more than a little half concealed nervousness concerning the business in hand, his eye falls upon a sign which announces that 44 So-and-So, Diamond Broker," makes advances on precious stones, watches, etc. Evidently here is his man. As he steps into the office, the dapper young man behind the counter reads him at a glance, and his application for a thirty -day loan is at once assented to, as a matter of course. The money, a trifle less, perhaps, t han he had expected, owing to the somewhat old fashioned character of his time piece, is counted out to him, and he ag.tin descends to the street, witn his receipt in his hand. Now let him examine that same paper. No mention is made of any deposit or sale by himself to the gentlemanly 44 broker," but he holds in his hand an agreement from that person to sell him thirty days from date, at a price named, a watch whose number and description are only too familiar, while the bares'., trifle of simple arithmetic enabit s him to see that the iranshction nets the 44 broker" fifteen percent, per month for the use of his money. Tnere is no use whatever in storming. Even the lawyers and the police cannot help him. lie has gold hit teatch, and though he can buy it back again at any time within the thirty days, he can not hope to obtain it for one dollar lass than the price specified in his written contract. If his necessities continue, and the contract expires, he has no help whatever in the law against illegal pawnbrokiBf, and his watch is gone. lint he may have been an old customer of that same broker. He may have brought iu many watches, of various patterns and values. Some of them he may have redeemed, and others not. His very personal presentation of a security may be a reason for its speedy disappearance on his departure. Nothing need be said ; but on his failure to redeem, that watch will han'ly tind its way attain into the regular channels of trade. The cases go into the melting pot, and the works make their second appearance long afterward in fuch a guU4 that their own maker would not know them. With diamonds ami other precious stones there is even less difficulty. The settings are of comparatively little account, aijd are melted up at once, while the gems themselves are promptly invested with new clothing, unless any peculiarities render a trip beyond the seas advisable and is there not a good market in Europe Does not Europe find America equally convenient for similar purposes f But, as the diamond brokers and watch fanciers cannot properly attend to all the depart meiits of this interesting business, a goed ileal remains for the 44 auctioneers." liar pern Mayazine. TnE London Star says that great excitement was created in the Edgware Road the other evening by the appearance of a horse and jot key in full racing costume, galloping madly towards the Marble Arch. A hue and cry was at once raised at such a novel sight, but all attempts to stop the horsu were unavailing until the park was reached, when, Wie horse getting exhausted, the Jonhey managed to pull him up. On inquiry it seems that the jockey and horse were to have taken part in Mr. Boucicault's drama of 44 Flying 8cud," then being performed at the Alfred Theatre, but iust before going on the stage the horse trod on a bag of torpedoes, used to imitate the cracking of whips, and the loud bang of these torpedoes so alarmed the animal that he bolted out of a sidedoor, h aving, for the first time of his many performances, the race to be won by a dummy, ami the curtain to fall on an in glorious tableau. Tin: White Pine Nm navt: 44 Down on Chloride Flat there is a miner's cabin built out of chunks of pieces of high grade chloride ore, estimated to be worth over 9,008 per ton. The house is 16 feet square, antl the rock in its walls, if crushed, would perhaps yit'l! iu the neighborhood of $75,000 The miners who-own and occupy this valuable building, of course are doing so temporarily, and will have the ore of which it is constructed milled as soon aa practicable, or when custom mills are started in the district. Never before in the history of mining, we venture to say, did miners who reptir the seats td their trowseis with 4 self rising' patches, occupy such a valuable structure as this."

FACTS AND FI L RES. Stewart's income last year was $8,500 a day. Mrs. Colt, widow of the pistol man, has a $400,000 income. A family of garbage pickers in New York report $10,000 in bank. California shipped $4 000,000 worth of wheat and flour last year. A N English exchange heads its financial column : "Other People's Money." Thb number of students at the Continental Universities is estimated at 65,000. The New York Cititen has passed into the exclusive control of R. B. Roosevelt. Thb State of Massachusetts paid $3,580.782 for educat:onal purposes la.-t year. John C. Hernan, the pugilist, keeps a liquor store on Union Square, New York. A claim against the Mexican government for $185,000 was sold in New York recently for $19. Dt'RiNO the yar 19G8 there were 786,156 births, and 480,677 deaths in England and Wales. Mr. Whiting, of Springfield. Mass., has nine sons, and the initials of all their names are H. L. W. Jame9 Wkbb, Jr, one of the shoe kings of Portland, Me , begin business five years ago on a capital of $150. The great Melbourne telescope, recently purchased by the Colony of Victoria, Australia, cost $25,000 in gold. Rochefort, the Lanier ru man, it is said, has secretly visited Paris nearly every week since his first departure for Belgium. The editor of the Willimantic (Conn.) Sentinel is only fifteen years old, and his only editoml assistant is a younger brother. The receipts of the American Tract Society of Boston for the past year were $131,000 The publishing busi ness pays all expenses. Nashüa, N. Y., has 3.600 volumes in iU public library, and 1 526 persons take out books As yet only one book has been lost, and that was destroyed in a burning house. The use of gas has been discontinued at New London, Conn., being found too expensive, and the streets will hereafter be lighted by kerosene. A man in Newburyport, Mass., has ten acres of land in onions. The ten acres give eighty miles of onions, and in planting, hoeing, weeding and gathering require a thousand miles travel. In New York, the other day, Judge Dowling discharged two men, captured with carpet bags lull of burglars' tools, on the ground that it was no offense, legally, to carry such implements in the day time. The number of paupers receiving relief in England and Wales at the close of January, 1869. was 1,020,977 being an increase of 2 per cent on the number at the corresponding period of 1868. Col Ch affin, a Virginia dwarf, 43 years old, twenty-tive inches high and weighing twenty five pounds, is accompanied in his exhibitions by his brother, who is six feet four inches high. There is nothing like sticking to one branch of business, however small. A man has peddled pop-corn on the Fitchburg (Mass ) road, tili he is worth upward of one hundred thousand dollars. And he still keeps at it. The school children of the Qaaker Citv have, by pen ay contribution1, raised sufli 'ient money to pay for a monument to Washington, which is to be placed m front of Independence Hall on the coming Fourth of July. The dead body of an old negro was found near New Orleans, the other day, hanging by one foot in the crotch of a mulberry tree. The old man had climbed after fruit, slipped and stuck there, head downwards, until he died. Theke is a conductor on the Fitchbnrg Railroad in Massachusetts who always carries in his mouth or about his person a blossom, fresh and perfumed. The spirits tld him that was the only condition by which he could expect to moet his wife in heaven. Within a mile of Elko, on the road to White Pine, is a large natural swimming bath, where visitors can choose their temperature, from tepid to boiling. The depth is aaitl to be very great, and some say that at 200 feet n bottom has been found. The New England Agricultural Society will hold its annual fair in Portland, Mc , from the 7 th lo the 10th of September. Ten thousand dollars are offered as regular premiums, besides outside purses for horses. The Maine Slate Society will exhibit at the same time and place. The New York Legislature, at its recent session, passe! an act which provides that on the trial of indictments and in all criminal proceedings, the defendant shall, at his own request, be deemed a compe tent witness, but that his neglect or refusal to testify shall not create any presumption against him. - Some one has collected the items of expense for music in nine churches of San Franci. co, and finds that it averages f J 75 t in gold considerably more than in nine leading Congregational churches .f Bosten. which average $1,900 in cur rency Three Unitarian churches of Boston pay from $5,000 to $10.000 for mui-c When the Emperor Alexander the Sec ond was in Paris in 1967, there were ad dressed to him so many begging letters that they had to be sent every morning on four small hand carts to the hotel where he stopped. The Czar is said to have wondered greatly at these manifestations of devotion and respect, all the let ters which were opened alluding in the most pathetic terms to his magnanimity, his humanity, A At the last meeting of the Manchester (England) Literary and Philosophical So ciety, a member reported the results of a number of microscopical examinations ol street dust collected in June, July and August last, as also of the particles contained in the rain water after a long drouth He found that, in every instance, molecular activity was abundant, but the animal life was very variable iu amount, depending on localities, altitudes, and other conditions ; the greatest number of moving organisms, as also the hvget proportion of vegetable matter, being in dust collected at a height ot five feet from the earth, that is, about on a level with a pedestrian's mouth. At this height in thoroughfares, where there are many animals engaged in traffic, nvt of the fine dust consists of vegetable matter which has passed through the stomachs of animals, or which has suffered partial decompositwn in some way a fact pleasant to reflect upon, and which may offer an explanation for the origin and propagation of some disease.

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