Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1877 — Page 6

!-»«* i. ■<; w> ugbiWi i. i «aM»fctefc£M« Mi lovely,wltk a ftxtnnest **•"•«?* •*■*■«**' M (Wr wooing. end *h* c*™d ffwtfAtotf.brtri* Meat. wltk a h»eghty hJ toe mw Ms* WUl.wlUi VUteSoMatoUskm majantic curved the *o»< AaiJuotfcw MtinTLtelhl, and with longtnc a* OMMI a Uftf7d»re«4 watte thee I come and hooeata, *ongfet in vain KyueeentoSt theirtdlUac gtanoee, manly Agaree Alt tn^£hw P S£la U*cj*J*> ***** <W Aagmatua (naate aa highbred H Kite loose * What a pity trait man* apoii H hy that vile cognomen, Bnool* / Thll, with raven lock* soft whtatwaa, sari met potent eharm of nlbf- i # • tenin noee, wboee grand proportion* held her Wed, need* no telling; each eecmed to the other drawn, _ ' TalktefjWaWng. gsarin*. dancing, aeon the Ooloa«i Angutfa°°in the grateful role Seraphmapwng fondly at the noee that towered Heeling apon mooting followed; lnckle** lover*, fcnwyWd ere .lege wa. ■re the wiat r *now* had vanlahed. ere the biosof 0 prinf, t At har aide hi* noee wm* canted, on her dnger shone hi* ring. v*tu the disappointed anlter* who for Seraphlaa <mgU to »ch«nj<» of vengeance had de- - Word* y 7 e^t^. l “ 1 * W,r,<i “ **“ *• Word* are neelee* while mjr rival Haunt* that BttSSiSS* *— c .Si inch foreboding* darkaod deep a* hi* despair. Ant same evening seraphiaa nnd her charming Montagu, Tired of crowd gw coafurioo, aloie an boor <jfcga<l*aplnff. he then: She, enraptured, aoftly righing, " Who that know* thee could ear nay t" • - In that moment, hark! a footetep, then a hand *ih - MfrStesMn*r eriee th* aaalden; “ nnexpected pleunre this— Colonel Baook*-«ogl*d to *ee yon" (though she didn’t look her Dll**). FM the chair the would have, offered, he bad reached tee Colonel * doe. Something strange in hi* demeanor thrilled poor Seraphinae heart __ With a sense of c miog evil, hot In vain her •cream and start Saraphtaa, I have lost yon," Simpkins matters, “ WdrfVknow* wh*t cams between n»"-wlW!y cause of all my woe, PmH that noee once; then, contented, I could from mswttT hand Is lifted—he has waned id lovely noee— See! he starts! he poles! he trembles! see his awrvcless grasp unclose I While poor Montagu Augustus, groaning, sink* into i chair* With too little nose to speak of, and a face of white despair. Bat the crumbling sawn fragments, as from Simpkins' hsndthey fell. And were scattered o'er the carpet, had their own ud tain to toll, Seraphina's scream of terror died In anguish sore “Wherfi*year neeef" she questioned, faintly, MM w deadly swoon she lay; Bar the fearful truth had emote her, aa aha eanght the Colonel's eye— Afis hed lost hie nose In battle; she had lowed a waxen lie! - Harper'e Uagaxit for January.

ONE FARTHING DAMAGES.

CHAPTER I. In adarkaaed chamber, dark with the -awful shadow still more than with the lack of Material light, four persons were gathered round a bed, on which lay a man bearing in his thee the unmistakable signs of the summons which none can refuse to answer. A weeping girl knelt by the bedside, her face bent oyer the nerveless hand which lay upon the coverlet, and which she held as though by that convulsive clasp she could hold her father still >to life. The doctor and nurse stood quietly aside, aa having done their part and waiting for the inevitable end. A shaded lamp cast a ring of bright white light Amid The surrounding gloom, and within its gleaming circle, at a table covered with papers and writing-materials, sat the dying man’s solicitor engaged in the preparation of his will. The instructions were short and simple. Bernard Hope had but one near relative, his daughter Mary, now kneeling by his bedside, and to her, as was natural, he desired to leave his few possessions.

After mi Interval of silence, broken only “by the suflprtesed sobs of the weeping girl and the monotonous scratching of the attorney's pen upon the paper, he paused -and inquired in a harsh unpleasant voice: “ What names shall I insert as trustees? You should have two at least," The dying man paused ere he replied with anefiort: ** Geoffrey Howard, Major One Hun•dred and Eleventh, non? in India. I have no other friend." “ In that ease may I venture to offer my tumble services, subject to the usual proviso. >1 should be delighted to be useful to Miss Hope; and if your friend Is -abroad there may be difficulties." "True, Slythorpe, I thank you. Make yourself trustee, then, with Mai. Howard. Legacy, £2OO for your trouble.” <T Nay, my dear sir, quite unnecessary. [ really ” But again the ready pen traveled over the paper; and a quarter of an hour later Mr. Slythorpe announced that the document whs' ready ter execution, and in a low mechanical monotone read over its provisions. The sick man seemed more than once to lose consciousness during Hie reading, but at the close he appeared to nerve himself for a supreme ofibrt. > .. * .I*. “ Yes, that will do. Give me the pen,” he said; and with a shaking hand affixed his sigMSare, and with eager eyes watched the doctor and nurse as they added their ownaewUheSsfis, after which he sank back exhausted on his pillow. "Thank God, that’s sass!" he gasped. “Mary, my child, you and Geoffrey—yOu and Geoffrey! What was l saying? God bless you, my darling! God bless "

with hstf-ckiaed eye* still breathing, bat oast all aonachMiaoeas of earthly things. ?£ducto#stepped noiselessly to the bli«idc afid laid a finger ou the fluttering pulse, no# beating with nnnaturai quick ness, now failing altogether. Another quarter of an hour passed—a quarter of an hour which teemed an age to the anxiaaa watchers—tiisd * men the doctor laid down the thin white iund and tenderly touchfeibe head of the orphaned girf, nld: **•*'s/? * ** ** f ‘♦My dear, the tod gave, and the tod hai taken away. Tour father has passed

*T‘ • CMAPTBAU., t ■ A ysat hod yawed away ttoce Bernard Hope’s death, end Mary still remained so in mala of the house of Jin. Murgnteo/fi, the good woman whom we h»re seen in attendance at her father’s lari ilium* and who, to 14ft occasional oocupatiow as hum, added the more peqnanen| one of letting lodgtags. ManrJaawoet faoe «d gentle manner had quite won the heart of her good-natured landlady, who waa unceasing In her endeavors to soothe her grief and minister to hrs comfort*. Mary Still showed in face aod figure thetoken* ot the fieir trial through which she had pawed. Her slight form looked slighter still in her soft black drapery, and the shadow of an unforgotten sorrpw still rested on her delicate features, Mary Hope had been her father/* ceostant companion; and she sorely missed the happy noun in which his powerful intellect and varied experience had been unfolded for her benefit. But she -had, too, another trouble —none the less hard to bear that it was one in which she could have few confidante. Mai. Howard, of whom mention has already been made, Was not only her father's most valued friend, but had insensibly grown very dear to herself; and when, six months before Bernard Hope’s death, he was summoned with his rugU ment to India, he left Mary his promised bride. Twice he had written within the first few weeks of his departure, since which time there had been a terrible silence; and in the same week which left Mary fatherless, a second blow fell upon her. The One Hundredth and Eleventh had been engaged in a smartahlnnleh, the number of dead and Wounded being considerable. Maj. Geoffrey Howard was reported among the fallen; and Mary had to mourn at once her lover and her father. The death of Maj. Howard left Mr. Blythorpe sole trustee of Mr. Hope’awill. This to Mary was a matter of the most perfect indifference. Suspecting evil of no one, she was as willing that nsr little fortune, amounting to some five or six thousand pounds, should rest in Mr. Stythorpe’s hands as in those of any other person. But of late the attorney had begun to persecute her with attentions which under existing circumstances would have been distasteful from any one, but were doubly so from a person whom she could not help regarding with an instinctivedislike. And to truth Mr. Blythorpe was not precisely the person to win a fair lady’s fancy. Undersized, high-shoul-dered, with blinking, lashless eyes, and a general angularity, not to say knobbiness, of feature, he might have been expected to rise superior to any weakness as to personal appearance; but such was by no means the case. In Mr. Samuel Slythorpe's own opinion, Mr. Samuel Slythorpe was a gentleman of considerable personal advantages, and it was his constant endeavor to make the very best of them. He was obtrusively, we might almost say offensively, clean. His shirt front, collar and wristbands were all of the most liberal dimensions, and of in tense whiteness and starchiness, givinghim the appearance of being, so to speak, “all shirt;” while his hands, which were naturally coarse and red, were made still coarser and redder by peipetu&l washing. He was always profusely scented, and his short scrubby hair was tortured by the combined use of the brush and the poma-tum-pot into the semblance of the split almonds wherewith tipsy cakes are wont to be decorated. His hats and coats were always intensely new, and he perpetually creaked as he moved his patent-leather boots, maintaining a friendly rivalry in this particular with his well-starched shirt front. In his habitual gorgeous array—indeed, if possible, looking even cleaner and newer than usual—Mr. Slytkorpe this morning knocked at Mrs. Murgatroyd’s door. That good lady was at the moment engaged in dusting Miss Hope’s room, and catching sight of his approach, exclaimed: “Thera's that nasty worriting lawyer again, Ido declare. Blythorpe, indeed. I’d 81ythorpe him!” It would be hopeless to endeavor to express on paper the intensity of meaning Mrs. Murgatroyd threw into her newlycoined verb; but it was evident that “ Blythorping” included all the tortures of the Middle Ages, with a supplement of horsepond and other modern inventions. Mary smiled at the good lady’s vehemence. “ Mv dear Mrs. Murgatroyd, you really shouldn’t be so severe. Mr. Blythorpe is a little peculiar, but I have no doubt he means kindly, and you knew he is the trustee of poor papa’s will.” “ I know he is, my dear, and I wish he wasn't. I know he shouldn’t be trustee to a tom-cat of mine, drat him i” “ Now, really, Mrs. Murgatroyd, you are too bad,” said Mary, smiling in spite of herself. “lam sure poorer. Blythrope isn’t nearly so dreadful as you make out.”

At this point the conversation was interrupted by the entrance of the gentleman in question, and Mrs. Murgatroyd, passing him with a final sniff of abhorrence, quitted the apartment. Mr. Slythorpe, for once in his life, appeared til at ease. He was got up wifo his accustomed care, and the suggestion of scented soap which accompanied him was even stronger than usual; but his Usual self-satisfied air was wanting. He evidently had something on his mind—some piece of rascality, a physiognomist would have conjectured, which he either had receptly perpetrated, or was about to perpetrate. Let us hope thitt the physiognomist would have been wrong. .“M* dear Miss Hope," he began, after the first greetings had been exchanged, 4 ‘ I grieve to be the bearer of very unpleasant intelligence." Mary looked up with quiet indifierence, scarcely believing that, after all she had gone through, any news, good or bad, could have for her more than the most passing interest. Slythorpe continued: "lam sure that you will believe I did it for the best; but misfortunes will happen, you know, even with the utmost care and caution. I am sure I thought the investment was as safe as the bank; but there's no trusting anything nowadays." "What is ffie misfortune, Mr. Slythorpe, for you haven't yet told me? Nothing very serious, I hope." "Only too serious, my aearMa— ’’ he tried to say “Maiy,” but couldn't get it out, and substituted " Miss Hope "—“nothing less than the loss, I fear, of the whole cdt your little fortune."

Mary turned vary pale, - but gave no other sign of emotion. "Howdid it happen?” she said, with an effort. " Your money was, as you know; in three per cents, whore it produced a miserable £l6O a year. In the hope of'doing better foe you, I sold out ana invested it In a new mining Company, the Wheal woold have jut* trebled your income. And this morning I am grieved to find from the Timm that tte ootnnanv is An of their mony."

'"is ail gone? Nothing left?” - XVG “ Not a sixpence, and yoti remain liable for oaUatoUw amount of Bp*P Kir Mary’s fortitude ouite Mara stay. ”Oh dear, -What shall I dot T havenH a ■friend in the world.” ln“J manner;'** it isn’t ns bad as that ebmre to. 1 haven’t disguised my own feelings toward you; and, though you’ve lost your money, you.know that needn’t make any differenoe between yofl and aa*. My JL faction ain’t of the mercenary sort; in fact, aa I gut ypv into the mess (though with the best of intentions, mind you), it’s only fair I should get you out of it.” Mary had hidden her face in bar hands; but she became aware, from the -increased intensity of the all-pervading scented soap aroma, that Blythorpe waa drawing nearer to her, and in another moment his arm Was round her waist. Bbe drew herself up proudly. “ Sir, I ant willing to believe you mean kindly, but your oner, under such circumstances is an insult. Be good" enough to leave me.” Blythorpe would have parleyed, but with Se air of an outraged queen Mary Hope ng the bell, and, obedient to the Summons, Mrs. Murgatroyd appeared. “ Open the door for Mr. blythorpe, If you please.” “ You’ll be sorry for this, you’ll find. Miss Hope,” said Blythorpe; but Mary vouchsafed no answer, and the attorney retired discomfited, Mrs. Murgatroyd holding the door for him with an expression of thorough enjoyment. As soon as it was closed upon him, she bounced back te Mary’s room, and flung open the Windows. “ Let’s have a breath of fresh air. for goodness’ sake, after that nasty, slimy, scented serpent. I always sees as if the house wanted disin—what d’ye call it?— with Condy’s Sea-salt or Tiim&n’B Restorer, or .some of them deidohzers, whenevever he’s been in H. Why, my dear lamb, Whatever is the matter?” Poor Mary’s overwrought nerves had at last given way, and she fell upon the sofa in a fit of violent hysterics. Mrs. Murgatroyd, with motherly instinct, let her emotion have its way, and she wggsoon so far recovered as to be able with many tears to tell the story of this new .misfortune, finally crying herself to sleep on the good old woman’s sympathizing bosom.

CHAPTER III.

It was two days after the scene reoorded in our last chapter, aad Mary Hope, with the Timet before her, was answering advertisements for a governess. Mary was not one to sit still under the pressure of calamity, however heavy, and having .got over the first shock of her misfortune, at once set about bravely to earn her own livelihood. With this view she was now seeking to procure a situation, either as governess or companion, entering upon ner task with a brave heart, though she well knew the trials to which such a position would probably expose her. She had answered three advertisements, and had folded and sealed her letters, and now, with her open desk before her, was counting her little store of ready money, and calculating how long she could at any rate subsist before she found employment. In replacing her purse, her hand fell upon a portrait, which she took out, and gazed at fondly. "Dear old Geoffrey, if you had lived, how different my future would have been! I suppose I ought to say God’s will be done, but, oh, it's vety, very hard!" A few moments she continue! gazing through her tears at the portrait, when a sharp knock at the outer door startled lief, and she replaced it in the desk. She heard Mrs. Murgatroyd in convemation with someone, aad then a quick, well-remem-bered voice said: • ‘ Where ? This room I” And in another moment the door was flung open, and Mary Hope was sobbing in her lost lover's arms. After the blissful excitement of the first meeting had subsided, a season of mutual explanations followed. Geoffrey Howard had been dangerously founded, and had been a prisoner for the greater part of a year in an Indian dungeon, where foe many weeks his life had hung on a thread by reason of an attack of malignant fever. His worn and sallow features, his skin bronzed to Oriental swartness, and the scar of a deep sabercut across his cheek, searce hidden by a rather ragged beard, bore eloquent witness to the perils he had passed through. He had landed in England but twelve hours previously, and had lost not a moment in seeking the presence of his darling and her father, for he was, of course, ignorant of Bernard Hope’s death. Mary, too, had much to tell, and nestling by Geoffrey’s side, her little white fingers hidden in the rugged brown hands of her lover, which held them as though they would never again let them go, she told him all she had gone through—the loss of her father, the bistory of the will, and lastly the loss of her little fortune.

" I don’t understand it." said Geoffrey. “ The man has been playing some very deep game.” " Perhaps he really wished to get me more—whatdovou call it?—interest tor my money. I daresay it was meant kindlv enough, though it has happened so unfortunately.” “ I don’t believe it, darling. If he had really had vour interest at heart he would have’ regarded safety before all things. I strongly suspect that if all had gone well you would simply have received your three per cent., and Mr. Slythorpe would have pocketed the difference." “ O Geoffrey, Geoffrey! I’m afraid you have come home very uncharitable. Beside. what does it matter about a lot of stupid money, now I have gotyou back again ? Unless, indeed, you would have liked me better for having the money.”

There was only one possible answer to such an accusation,' and Mat. Howard made itr—that is to spy, he called Mary a little goose, kissed her, and dropped the subject, having taken care, however, to ascertain the address of Mr. Slythorpe and the name of the company in which Mary’s money had been leak On leaving her he took a hansom cab and drove to the office Of tee liquidator of the company, when, oo his stating that he desired to make some inquiries on behalf of one of their shareholders, Mr. Slythorpe, he was in. formed, td his astonishment, that there was not, and never had been, any shareholder of that name on the books of the company. He next inquired whether, perchance, the shares were standing in Miss Hope's own name, aad again was answered in the negative. Utterly be wlldcred, he drove to Mr. Slythorpe’s office. Mr. Slythorpe was at home, and he speedily found himself in the attornev’s presence. Mr, Slythorpe was a little nervous. He was always a little nervous with strangers till he knew their business ; and Maj. Howard’s announcement that he had called on behalf of Miss Mary Hope did not tend to Increase his confidence. He was, howevefr far from suspecting* for employed by Miss Hope to call him to

account. Maj. Howard’s next remark tended to confine that impression. m “ You stated to Miss Hope, If think, a couple of days ago, that the property bpqueathed to perby her father’s will had 1 been invited, U thq Wb«al Marina Company, which has just come to grief. You 4TQ of courefe aware that ah m*risttheht •Upon such w rotten security WW» breach of thist, for which you are liable.*’ . “ Not at all; the power of investment is 1 “ You are certaih of thntr'i <j < > ■-> ft * J u t :#^'WKW2 ; pose, inytmroWn'name.” '' W op, “ Yn-«a; in my name of course as sole trustee.” “ Then prfcy bow is H, Me.’Blythorpe, that I don't find your name among the list of shareholders of the company ?” . Blythorpe’s countenance fell. •'‘Because—because—l may an well make a clean breast pf it—to tell you the truth, the mctady never was id that company at all. It was a false alarm, a4k S false alarm.” “ Then where on earth is the mbnfiy; sir? And what do you mean by a false alarm t” , “ I’ll tell you if ydu’ll have a little patience. As a brother solicitor, I’m sure you won’t press harder on roe thiyi you’re quite obliged Mias Hope’s money is in the Wheal Mary Apn, one a l the most flourishing companies going, and her shares are worth just double what I gave for them.” . f . “Then what on earth induced you ” “ I’ll tall you. Between ourselves, I’ve taken an uncommon fancy to Miss Hope, and I had made up my mind to make her Mrs. S.; but somehow she didn’t take to me quiteas kindly as I could have wished. Now, the other morning when I took up the Timet, almost the first thing I caught sight of was the smash of the Wheal Marina, and the similarity of name gave me quite a turn, for just at the first moment I thought it was the Wheal Mary Ann. And then the thought struck me, “If it only had been, may lady, you’d have been glad enough to say ‘Yea’ to Samuel Blythorpe.”" And then I thought I’d try it. It was merely a little innocent -practical joke—a roose d’amour, sir ; a -mere roose d'amour." And Mr. Blythorpe smiled. “ You atrocious scoundrel!?’. There was a Sudden blow, a heavy crash, and Mr. Samuel Blythorpe measured his length on the floor. The clerk outside hearing the downfall, popped his head into the room, but seeing the state of things discreetly retired again, remarking; “ Beg pardon; thought you rang, sir.” Meanwhile Maj. Howard, having knocked Blythorpe down, proceeded to Sull him up again; and with his own andy cane, which stood by the side of the fireplace, gave him one of the most tremendous thrashings ever recorded in the pages of history. And the clerk in the outer office, who owed Blythorpe many a grudge for acts of petty tyranny, listened at the dnor, smiting pleasantly at each “swish” of the descending cane, and finally indulging in a war dance expressive of triumph and exultation round the office-stool. A fortnight later Maj. Howard, looking Wonderfully better tn health and strength, stood before the altar of a quiet citychurch with a graceful little figure by his side. And with no pomp or ceremony, no breakfast, ho speeches, no wedding guests, with only good Mrs. Murgatroyd for bridesmaid, the two true lovers were made one. And six months afterward, in the Court of Queen’s Bench, the great assault case of Blythorpe ns. Howard was triad. And when the lawyers on both sides had had their say,, the presiding Judge said: “ Gentlemen of the jury, it is not disputed that a very violent assault was committed on the plaintiff, and his is. therefore entitled to your verdict. But, in assessing the damages, gentlemen, you wm consider the general merits of the case and give the plaintif only such compensation as you minkhe fairly deserves.” And the jury, in awarding one farthing by way of damages, expressed their unanimous regret that there wasn’t a smaller coi».— London Society.

Cores Effected by Laughter.

Laughter has often ‘dissipated disease and preserved Ufa by ah sudden effort of nature. We are told that the great Erasmus laughed so heartily at a satirical remark that he broke a tumor and recovered bia health. Joubert gives two similar instances. A patient being very low, the physician who had ordered a dose of rhubarb countermanded it, and the medicine was left on the table. A monkey In the room, jumping up, discovered the goblet, and, having tasted, made, a terrible grimace. Again putting only bis tongue to H, he perceived some sweetness of the dissolved manna, while the rhubarb had sunk to the bottom. Thus emboldened, he swallowed the whole, bat found it such a nauseous potion that after many strange and fantastic grimaces he ground his teeth in agony, and in a violent fury threw the goblet on the floor. The whole amfir was so ludicrous that the sick; man burst into repeated peals of laughter, and the recovery of cheerfulness led to health. Another case recorded is that two individuals were lyiqg in one room very sick —one with brain rever and the other with an aggravated case of mumps. They were so low that watchers were needed every night, and it was thought doubtful if the one sick with fever would recover. A person was engaged to watch one night, bis duty being to wake the nurse whenever it became necessary to take the medicine. In the course of the night both watcher and purse fell asleep. The man with the mumps lay watching the dock, and saw that it was time to give the fever patient his potion. He was unable to speak loud, or to move any portion of his body except bii arms; but, seizing a pillow, be managed to strike the watcher la the face with it. Thus suddenly awakened, the watcher sprang from his seat, falling to the floor, and awakening botfi the nurse and fever patient. The incident struck both the side rnsn as very ludicrous, and they laughed most heartily at Jt forflfteen or twenty minifies. When the doctor came iaihe morning he found his patients vastly improved—said be had fiievCr kndWn sudden a turn ft* the and ihtjf both got wdL— Trey Tfaf- » »*< *■* '■■■-■ • J —The Sea-serpent hasn't turned up again, fitit one Or his ’ relatives ha*, if the Tmiladsiphia Preat can be believed. Ac-, cording to the Prett, a Massachusetts fishing schooner, while lying at anchor recently, suddenly found itself moving through the water at the rate Of fifteen kuqte an hour. When the crew recovered from their astonishment, they found that some monster of the bubbling deep, whose form they could dimly lined beneath tb& waves, had twisted ite ladl around the anchor cable ana-had gnaftawaaaaßE story teller, the cable broke, the monster carrying about 140 fathoms with him.

INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

—A.tedj in Borises re, NUY.4 Is stfnsataoffl&geufe ,ahe was frightened, aod continually insist** her sides nnd call upon her frteddsto Heip her catch the ret. Previously ahe. jwid evinced no symptoms of insanity. . —Big Lake, in Irwin County] Georgia, began to ju* irnt abom at an opening In the bottom abqut the size of a flour barrel, and up to »• Short while ago ran dowp from a mile , wijJe tq several lohg to the dimensions 01, a few acres, when the whole country, frfr and & a he could Carry away iff the finest dfees and qualities of the ffimy tijbe The basin now presents bjufls sixty odd feet deep, and will probably refill in the bourse of a year or two- M rxr .[> ; „ —An American lady who had been visiting friends in Canada, crossed the St.' Lawrence at Cepe Vincent lately, aufl, courteously invited the custom officer to examine her baggage. “There U nothxaEanowura officer unlocked the largest trank, i and, SJSSIi.T'J pounced’upoa a dozen bottles of ; French brandy. “Doyou call.this, wyarigg apparel f” he asked, sternly. “ Why, yes,” replied the lady, “ they* are my huebahd’a nightcaps.” . , , ~ /u< —The Silver C|ty(Nev.) Time t, of. * recent date, says; “ Some person in me mood of desperatiop attempted to >perpe-! trate an act whose results might .have been appalling, at shaft No. ,5 bf the Butrotunnel, last Saturday,. While Ute) engineer in Charge of the machinery at the shaft was absent, it is supposed in the air-compressor room, some one qqtered clandestinely and proceeded deliberately to fix things for a catalogue of accidents.He unscrewed pertain'bolts that mad# the brake poWerlCsa, disconnected the pipes that fed the boiler, and interfered with the operations of other portions of the machinery, so that if the boiler did not blow up or the cage fall down the shaft, something else of a serious nature would happen. Fortunately, the work of the villain was discovered before it had time to operate, and all parts of the machinery were inspected. It is not known who it was that resorted to such means for the working,of revenge.” —A savage Memphis (Tenn.) youth, named A. M. Band, shot and killed the father of his fourteen-year-old sweetheart, eighteen'miles northwest of that city, a few mornings ago. He was a wild fellow, of unsteady habits, and the father discouraged his attentions to his school, girl daughter. Going to the house of Mr. Hill, he fired a shot-gun at him, with effect, through a window; then jumped in and emptied into the dying man’s body; then seized the girl, placed her on horseback, mounted himself, and after the fashion of young Lochinvar galloped to a minister in the neighborhood, where he demanded that the marriage ceremony be performed. The frantic and horrified girl begged to be released. The preacher refusea to act, and called to parties passing to seize the desperate lover. The latter then shot and wounded a young man named Coleman, took a horse that belonged to one of the posse, Counted, and turning loose a Comanche yell, with a foul imprecation upon the people of the place, fled the scene and escaped. j 1 *» 1

How to Have a Pattent Husband.

Always be a minute behind time in everything. Patience is a great and glorious trait of character, and almost all men lack it. Keep them always waiting, and patince will, of course, ensue. * If he scolds, as very likely he will, tell him not to be in such a tantrum—it is not becoming in a man of his age. When he wants to read vow some interesting item in the daily paper, tell him to wait just one minute, while you do this or that. Newspaper paragraphs will last, and if his interest In having your . sym- 1 pat by in the bon mot dies out with ing, why let it dielf he is going away qn the early train; and asks you to sew a button on his shirtcoliar, let it alone till morning. There is no hurry, The .later it is sewed on the less likely it will be to come off before bp returns. Ybn can tfo it In the morning' while he is swearing over those cuff-but-tons, which will not go in to their appropriate button-holes. Even if he docs have to run to catch the train, never mind; it’ll do him no harm. Running is good exercise, especially when a person him a satchel and umbrella in one hand, and an overcoat end two paper parcels to manage with the other. . Make him wait for his dinner. He will, have a better appetite. Nobody relishes a dinner half so'much if it is all rdady. He can whistle the tunes he knows, and trot his toes, and drum on the table with his knuckles, and indulge in various other soul-elevatifig amusements, while he is waiting. Aruf patience will bd doing her work all the time.; Ye*, tf;bp|

- If he ventures to remonstrate, fs per;, haps he will, wither him with a look, and tell him that men should have higher SubSets of thought than the mere filUag ot eir stomachs. * 7T If you ore at all religious, yoh can throw in something about the -“eternal interests of his soul,by wav of a clincher. Hungry [men generally like lu have theological questions brought to theit notice. A man's head Is clearer, our physiologists say, whep his Stomach is empty, / If he is going to take you to ride, be a few minutes behind time, especially if he has a fidgety, herto. ..jMkpt then like so wait at the front door, with the horse cur? veting, and backing the buggy over the 3SM teiaiSgjfflsaap ana snaae-irees, ana pawing up the gravel, and making thibgs.generally lively.v ! f Let the horse qrait; it will teach him to Horse* Were made to Wait; it is their duty,'and they should be broke#' so that hoise-flies, as large as bumble-bees, may crawl ontheta by the quart, and th# qevijr lift a tail by way of raUtHartoh.' > When you are going to church with yrf#r husband.-contrive to be a little bethjfee gtray lecfes el hair -ÜbSyb ybdr eye- 1 wefl- ‘ drover yiSSr chignon, whim y|Sta are about it.” Yortr husband must learn to wait. . . v „ }\ And when you go Into church, the. services will pfobablv have ConrtßfenOfedvand jptt£gha:te99r&: Rev, Mr: JuntpW* prayer, Which wifi be ,to«fradedTor fne Interruption. j&me him wait for everything, on aigP occasion, and by the,time you have drilled him for fifty yean, or lees, he will either

have developed a pa Meat disposition, or

A Dangerons Enemy.

' . With sunshine and an open fire, there, hi oiri^ffhe’fa* $4 rid of in the e fixed wash-stand.: This machinp is steefnl enough in y/utUie and restaurants—but ought to jte.,faanteh r , ed. both for sanioS?®Metfe rIEX] «om oui\dom«4|cflite. LthHntf o*'«f ?p e .®'ffi^ihg U ‘in I WblSfafd 1 efils water mM «ftfi«f>p»ltw ahSWfft^l disease of/ otor citfc»*, Aarf> otmltebmar country towns CohvTnced of this, and, swing no-derfah* jlrevtfM Wr<! up fixed washing-stands aßcibther; awiy in their native slop-jffi!—Ulikmias fryfofrs/fr J&WKnr t 1 .o> GnßtfMft M tbff’mittagt gflkwse Aner> piisedi 9,tfis! Miiles/ and Hied aertrpahy i* comffletedi will make tie system UmJ jSiou. .yuinuub la*l ,t*aioii o;i/inn

A Valuable Medical Treatise.

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THE PRODIGAL.

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