Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 11, Number 5, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 31 July 1880 — Page 2

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THE MAIL

PA*PE4 FOR TI1L PEOPLE.

TERRE HAUTE, JULY 31,1880

THE KINO'S SHIPS.

God bath so many ships upon the sea! His are the merchantmen that carry

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treasure,

I The men of- war, all bannered gallantly. The little fisher boats and bartcs of plea* are.

On all this sea of ttmo there is not one That .sailed without the glorious name .. thereon. ')$• The winds go up and down upon the sea.

And tome they lightly clasp, entreatin, m. kindly, And waft them to the port where they /s**." would be '^And other ships they buffet, long and blindly,

The cloud cornea down on the great sinking deep. $ And on tne shore the watchers stand and weop.

And God hath many wrecks within the sea. Oh, it is deep!I look in fear and wonder, The wisdom throned above is dark to me,

Yet it is sweet to think bis care Is under. That yet the sunken treasure may be drawn Into His storehouse when the sear Is gone. Si

Bo I that sail in peril on the sea. With my beloved, whom yet the waves •a may cover, gay God hath more than angels' care of me,

And larger share than 1 In friend and lover. Why weep ye so, ye watchers on the land This deep is but the hollow of His band. .,f —Carl Spencer. tWWt®

EN MASQUE.

-A STORY BY B. J. FAKJEON.

Jackass Flat, a large plain in the vicin tyof the Castlemaine gold field, was riddled with holes, each shaft employing two men, who worked from sunrise to •unset, in the hope of coming upon a rich pocket. As a rule they bad little to

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at. the first rush set in, half gold miners working on the flat succeeded in unearthing some tolerably large nuggets, and were making a hundred pounds a week a man. All were not so fortunate, but there was scarcely a claim on the. flat in which fair wages were ndt being made, sufficient to

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for meat three times a day, drink, bacoo and for an indulgenoe in tbe newest fashions in water-tight boots, fine flannel guernseys and cabbage tree hats. Tbe sinking was shallow and easy there was no rocki or tough form* I ation to get through, and the golden gutter was generally reached at a depth «, of from twelve to twenty feet from tbe 4 surface. It occupied but a^few hours to peg your claim, dig youjj shaft, erect i" your windlass, and lay bare the precious 4

gutter in which tbe gold was found. Some bf the wash dirt yielded two pennyweights to the tub, some two ounces. On Jackass Flat there'were many prizes 6 and few blanks.'

As a consequenoe, therefore, everybody was in tbe best spirits, and men sang over tbelr work,, Tne finest singer *f on the Flat was Shad Ryley, whose top would have made a professional tenor's mouth water, Sbaa did not know tbe value of that C, as be had not been brought up to the stage, but there is no

Jonbt that, had his voice been cnltivated. be would have made asens*ti6n In fashionable circles. He bad everything in bis favor—voice, figure, face, He stood six feet in his stockings, was broad in the shoulder, had an eye as

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bright as sunlight, and a laughing mouth that women that way inclined could scarcely resist. Between him and his brother Pat there was a wonderful resemblance, but Pat was built on a smaller scale. He stood not more than five feet three he was slimmer in limb, and bis features were not more delicately

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important gap in the ages of the brothera. Shad confessed to thirty, and Pat to not more than twenty, though the young fellow was rather shy about bia 1 age boys like to be considered men before they have arrived at that estate, and 7 that may have beeu tbe case with Pat.

He dtd not look twenty, and it was

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im bis to grow. Shad had a fine pair of them, and oould have grown a noble mustache. Perhaps it was vanity that prevented him it would have hidden bis laughing mouth.

The brothers were among the fortunate ones on Jackass Flat. Their claim paid them at tbe fate of twenty ounces per week, and their hearts were light and merry. The first fifty ounoes of j, gold they made went flying ®way across the water, in tbe shape of a draft, payable to the order of a certain Matthew Brady and its mission was to bring out whole family of Bradys, blind mother, lame father, their son Matt, and not fewer than seven young Irish lassies, every mother's daughter of them With tears and smiles they bade adieu to their native land, and then turned their faoaa to the gold fields, where they were to make their fortunes, and live happy aver afterwards.

There wore no greater favorites on Jackass Flat than the Ryleys, and it was tkleasant to see the care the man took of the lad, giving him all the light work to do, although Pat was not behindhand in willingness.

With everybody who knew them it was Pataud Shad to their faces, and behind their backs they were spoken of as tbe Ryley boys. Shad of course stood for Shadraon, and Pat for Patrick, but to have called either of them by tbelr lull Christian name would have been like giving them a alap in the face, which would lead to a shindy. They bad Irish spirit with their Irish blood, although singularly enough, they hadn't much of the brogue—lust the slightest touch of It, to render It captivating to the

fljft The favorite resort of the gold diggers after sundown, when their work was done, was the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle, a wooden hotel, tbe master of which

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a woman. This was as it should be, as most of her customers were Irish. She herself, Rachel Cary by name, was a woman of Devon a comely creature, not more than twenty-five yearsi of age. Her brother had buUt the hotel in the townahlp adjoining Flat, and, catcbing colonial fever, died of it. HotefUbe hotel to hla slater, who proved berselfa

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SS^!4amrock and Thistle with spirit. She was not exactly a Boadlwa, tor she waa tender hearted andbad fallen a victim to the wares rCopUi. Shepined to change ber name. Cary was good onoogh in Its way, but not to be eon* oamfto Ryley. Myoa have an idea that SJeSuin lovewitb tbe proper tuanof the two, the one who wsa salted wiber in Tears and strength* yon are mistaken. ShetolUo lore with tae wrong man-too often the cats with wilful women. Orer head andean with Pat Ryley she Ml, SSJfoollabcreature, £, at the circumstance of bis bsAn*a 1^ while she waa a full men# stripll»gi

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order of things, bnt what an five years, or fifty, for that manner, or five hundred, if you please, when Cupid is playing pranks with yon! It is a game, however, that two nsust play at if it is to lead to agreeable and satisfactory results.

Rachel Cary made hot love to Pat, and Pat blushed, and twiddled his fingers, and held back, and was ashamed— as sometimes, not always, happens with raw lads—and absolutely bad not a word to say for himself. What made tbe matter worse was that it might have led to a oollision between tbe brothers, for Shad Ryley was as much in love with Racbel Cary as that headstrong woman was in love with Pat. -li was In every body's mouth, and no nan on Jackass Flat could see how it wis going to end, Sbad Ryley told Racbel so. •Everybody's talking abont it,' he said to her. 'Let them talk,' she replied, with toss of the head.

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'They say tbey don't see bow it is to end,'said Shad Ryley. 'I know bow it is to end,' she said softly, and turned away with a sighnot an unhappy one, by any means, for she bad made up ber mind to be Mrs. Ryley and, deepite Pat's shyness, she was confident it would all come right. 'In matrimony, I suppose,' Shad Ryley. 'It shan't be my fanlt if it doesn't,' she retorted as bold as brass.

They bad grown into the habit of talking to each ether in this fsahlon. She knew well enough that Sbad Ryley loved the very ground she walked upon, and that she could be very saucy to as she pleased bnt she had discovered that it would not do to be too soft and confiding with this strong man, who was resdy to take advantage of any feminine weakness into which she might bo botrsydd* 'Rachel,' said Shad, 'don't you see that Pat isn't—that is to say—' 'Isn't in love with me?' interrupted Rachel, defiantly. 'Is that what you are trying to ssy?' •Yes that is what I was trying to

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'Don't you think I can make him in love with me?' shessked, turning ber melting eyes upon Sbad. 'Indeed, and I think,' he replied with much tenderness, 'that you could mske a stone love you if you oared to try.' 'Well, tben,' she exclaimed, as though that settled the question. She was secretly pleased with him for his flattery, which was at once insidious and sincere.

He grew cool, presently, and returned to the sttack. 'But don't you think, Raohel, that ou area little too—that is, that Pat is a ttletoo-'

She helped blm out of his difficulty again. 'That I am a little too-old for Pat? Is that what you are trying to aay

He nodded, somewhat terrified, for be expected a storm. No small matter to trifle with a woman's age. But she met the attack bravely. 'That is our affair. Pat's and mine. If we are satisfied, whose business is it 'Nobody's,' said Shad Ryley, 'and I'm a fool for my pains. Forgive me.' He held out bis band, she accepted it. He gave ber fingers a brotherly squeeze she returned it with a sisterly pressure. 'So you have finally and positively made up your mind to be Mrs. Ryley 'That is just it, Sbad.'

Say it again!' be cried. It was the first time she hsd addressed him by bin Christian name alone hitherto it had been Shad Ryley or Mr. Ryley.

Say what again?' she inquired, startled "lis vehemence. -e, bad.' •Well, there—Shad! What barnr is there in it? We're going to be brother and sister.' 'And there's no turning you You are determined-to be Mrs. Ryley?' 'If I am not I'll live single woman all the days of my life.' 'There's no help for It then,' said Shad, with an air of comic resignation. •Give me a kiss on it.' He took one without waiting for permission—a loving, warm kiss, whioh made her palpitate. 'You are a wdman of your word, willy-nilly, I must be satisfied.'

She did not quite know what to make of this. He accepted the loss of her too lightly, she thought. He should have sighed have

and pulled a long fhee be should

have gone on protesting and appealing. •I'll punish him for it/she said to herself. 'He shall have no more kisses.' But his ardent embrace had disturbed her never in her life hsd she been more passionately kissed, and she could not help thinking that Sbad Ryley was a proper man. If it bad been suggested to her that it was possible a woman could love two men at one time, she would hsve indignantly repelled the Insinuation. It is really an open question. Love has never yet been properly analysed, nor have its limits been acarately ascertained and defined.

From the date of this conversation the aspect of affairs underwent a change. Pat became less coy. though he still held off but be appeared to be warming, and Racbel Cary absolutely forced a kiss from him-that is to say, she shamed one from him. She had to thank Shad for it He twitted his brother in her presence of his over-modesty, and said that women loved men either to treat badly or to be a little too hold. Either oourae set them on fire, if they loved a fellow and Shad declared to behave as Pat was behsvlng, neither one thing nor tbe other, was absolutely shameful. 'Give her a kiss, Pat,' he cried 'for my part, I don't care a fig!' Here he anapped his fingers, 'I love her better than you do, though she'll not believe it, 'But what caret how Mr she be, if she be not made for me?' That's what tbe old song says, isn't it Look here, now, I join vour hands—Pat has a pretty hand, nasnTt he ?—and give you both a brother's consent and blessing. Will that aatisfy you, Rscbel Gary? Giving my heart away so freely? Bat I wouldnft

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you to anybody but my brother 'at, Mind that! Ifd fight anybody else for you, that I would, he were tbe .best man in tbe world! But I can't gght my own brother Pat. even though

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ou've set your heart on btm, and given the place I ought to hold. I know, by my own feelings, that love can't be controlled. You do like me a little bit donH you, Rtchel •Yes, I do* Shad,' she said, sraiewbet confused, 'more than a little bit,' And she cast sheep's eyes at Pat, who waa looking earnestly at the pair of them, 'I must be contented with that,' said Shad. *1 believe if Pat were out of the way you would aay, •Shad, my man, here's my hand.' For you axe bound to become Mrs. Byley—you've pledged your word to it. Gome, confess—If yon were not eo much in love with Pat

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should stand a chance. or I'll never woman •Indeed, Shad Ryley,* aaid Rachel, overcome by his vebemeooe, *yoa are not eatirely wrong.' •Which means that I am eni Kls* ber, Pat. and seal the turn mv head.'

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Rachel looked no bewitchingly at Pat. that he mustered OMBM, and kiased heron tbe cheek. Now, Shad bad kiajed her on the Upa, aad was altogether bolder and more manly. •Well,' reflected Rachel, 'Shad ia bigger, aad socager,

and older—more used to it than Fat.' The young one would improve in time she woald help him to. And she triec to make herself believe that she did not eare much for a man who had such spice of the devil in him as Sbad Byley had. Then, why did she keep thinking of bim so much Woman's a riddle.

But, notwithstanding that all waa settled, there was no regular love-making between Pat and Racbel. Tbe brothers never missed an evening at the Hose, Shamrock and Thistle, ana 8hsd wonlc sing his songs there, and make the walla ring with bis fresh, clear voice. Nothing could induce Pat to sing. His speaking voice was so musical that it was next door to a certainty he couldelng a beautiful song, but he could not be pfrevailed upon. Rachel pestered and coaxed and worried him, until he was at last compelled to give ber a promise. 'I'll sing you a song,' said Pat, 'when the Bradya come out.'

Everybody on Jsckass Flat knew •bout tbe Brady's, and a score of young fellows, fired by Shad's description of his friends, bad made up their minds to lay siege to tbe seven Brady lssses the moment they set foot on the gold diglngs. It got to be tbe saying, *When be Brady's come out.' When tne event occurred, so much was to be done—this, that and the other. Shad and Pat were already potting up a tent for them. 'There will be seven wives for the seven best men on Jackass Flat,' said Shad. 'There will be a regular happy family of us.' 'I suppose,' suggested Rachel Cary, with a slight pang, 'you will be marrying one of tbem yourself, Shfd Ryley.'

Some women are remarkablyJUke the dog In the manger. They wtm't have a man themselves, and they don't want any other woman to have himiley i—I defy you to match her. A complexion like milk and roses!' 'Bless my heart!' cried Rachel, in a tone so tart that it must have deprived her blessing of much of its sweetness. 'Then it's Norab you'll marry?' 'I will if she'll have me—and if yon don't see sny objection.' 'Oh, never fear me, Shad Ryley,' exclaimed Racbel, loftily 'I shan't oDject.' 'I shall ask you, anyhow,'said Shad, 'before I ask Norah.'

I might do worse/ ssid Shad 'the] are comely lasses. There's Norah-

Suddenly, one morning, it waa an nounced that tbe overland mail was signalled from the Heads, and Jackass Flat went wild with excitement. That was always the way when the mail arrived from home. This present mail bad met with mishaps. The steamer had broken ber screw, and there had*been a delay of nearly four weeks. Here it was, however, safe at last, and it brought a

letter from Matthew Brady, saying that he and his Seven sisters and parents were in the good ship Joe and Willie and the

IU »UO jgvsvrva OUIP UVO «UU TV iitiv* WUT suv very day after tbls letter was delivered came the news that the Joe and Willie was in port. 'Pat,' said Shad Ryley, putting his arms around his brother,'God. bless you.' 'God bless you Shad,' said Pat.

If you think there is anything unmanly in two brothers kissing each 6ther, you are, of course, welcome to your opinion. In certain established forms of manliness there is a dash of snobbism, which, on occasions, oould be advantageously dispensed with. Anyhow, a very tender feeling existsd between these two brothers, and there was nothing unmanly in their kissing each other at this moment.

Two days afterward Shi himself at tbe Ross, Sbsmv tie at an unusually early hi

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He presented himself at 9 o'clock to the minute, and arm in arm be and Rachel walked from tbe township to Jackass Fist. It wss a beautiful night the air was sweet, and before in the clear sky shone tbe Southern Cross. 'Which is my start' mused Shad aloud, looking up. us it that one, (he pointed to tbe brightest in the heavens) or that His outstretched finger traoed the swift falll chasm of space

descent of a star falling into tbe black

It is the bright one,' said Rachel. •I hope so.' •You are full of hopes to-day, Sbid.' 'You never spoke truer words, Rachel. There's the Bradys' tent.'

It had been set up on an elevation, and through the canvas walls came the soft glare of lights. •Any one in 7'cried Shad.

He was answered by a chorus of joyful voioes, and be and Raohel were cheerily welcomed. She was st home in a moment. She kissed the girls and the mother, and shook banda with tbe old gentleman, who was brimming over _i.L «... who

forward a lovely lass of eighteen, whose saucy eyes bad already made many a heart ache.

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the side of Norah she was number two. •But, wbere's Pat?' she asked, anxiouslv.

The centre of the tent was divided by a green baixe. •Here,' aaid Pat, and at the sound of his voice Matthew Brady stepped to tbe partition, held it aside, and led forth a pretty, demure girl, so like Pat that Racbel gazed at her in bewilderment. •Pat she exclaimed, potting her hand to ber heart. 'Patay, if yon pleas*,' said pat Ryley, with a wistful look at RacbeL 'Will you forglva me? It isn't mytetlt that Irm a woman.' .. 'Thank God you are one!' cried Matthew Brady. 'How could you be my wife if you were not?*

There waa a silence for a few moment*. Rachel Gary's eyes were fixed on the ground ber fkee and neck were covered with bluabea. Patsy stole to her aide and put her arms about her, and when Rachel had tbe courage to look up only ahe and tbe Ryleys wen present. The Bradys bad retired behind tbe green In1** •Ton might have told me, Patsy!' whispered Racbel. •Ah, bat forgive me!'pleaded tbe girU •If it had been known that I was a girl, how could I have continued working with Shad? And tben my sweetheart waa in Ireland, and I dldnt want to be 11 alii ni with other men. Ssy yon forgive me!' 'And me!' aaid Shad.

She turned to him. If he had looked wickedly or triumphantly at her, his «baiMe would toave been gone. But his

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love was too sincere and strong, and she saw that hia eyes were moistened with tears. 'Ill keep my word,' she said, with a tigh of mingled psln and joy. 'I'll be

He caught her in his. arms, and almost frightened her by his violent embrtkoe. •You picked out my star for me tonight,' he said.

Then the three kissed each other all round again and again, and Rachel was obliged to confess to herself that Shad's kisses were infinitely sweeter than Patsy's.

ANECDOTES OF ACTORS* Detroit Free Press. Any actor who has been long ou the road has a fnnd of good atorlea to tell about the stage. Most of the companies are now broken up and it is possible to find an actor with some leisure to tell these anecdotes. A theatrical company is like a bomb shell: it takea its fllghi going rapidly over the country, an when its journey Is over goes to pieces, Its fragments scattering to all ends of the earth. The moment a theatrical company has finished its season escb particular member takes his or her valise in hand and is off, goodness knows where, until next fall, captured Mr. McCoanell. Looking the door, and quietly but firmly placing two revolvers on the table, I said, "Mao, there are more falsehoods told about actors than any other class of people. Now, I want to break into this custom and tell a few trne stories about them. I want you to tell me some that have never been in print, and to give the names, time and

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rived, and are now in their tent,tatting things to order. Pat can't leave his friends, aad be wants you to come to the Bradys thl» evening to shake hands with tbem. If you like, I'll be here at nine o'clock to show vou the way.'

Thank you kindly, Shad,' said Raohel, •I'll be ready for you.' 'You'll be a happy woman to-night,' said Sbad, in a tone of tender regret, for, says Pat to me, Shad, if Racbel Cary, in the presence of the Bradys, asks me to marry her, I'll not hold ont a moment longer. I've behaved cruelly to her.' What do|you think of that, Rachel?' 'Pat's an angel, replied Rachel. 'Was right or wrong in saying I'd bear no other name than Mrs. Ryley?' 'Right, I hope,' said Shad, softly, sji he took ais leave.

laces, not necessarily for publication. as a guarantee of good fsitb. Will you oomply and I toyed with tbe six shooters.

Something in my manner reassured him, and he said he would if I would never breathe his name in this connection. Of course I promised. "You see," he explained, "they would be after me with a shot gun." This is undoubtedly true, and on thinking the matter over ft strikes me that I have to ohooee whether the Irate actors will pursue me with the aforesaid shot gun or whether they will chsse MoConnell. So in the hurry of going to press I have hastily resolved to give Mac the preference. Gentlemen with firearms will please take notice that I have personally nothing to do with these anecdotes, but will cheerfully furnish them with McConnell's address at the shortest notice.

SEIZING OJBSAB

In 1875 John McCullough had a benefit In tbe California Theatre, San Francisco. It was a notable occasion. The beneficiary was Brutus, Booth was Antony and Barrett was Cassias Edwards jlayed Caesar, and our two oorpulent .riends, C. B. Bishop and Wm. Meatayer, were Plebs. When Ceesar, in the second scene of the first act, said, "Let me have men abont me that are fat," Bishop and

fairly shouted. McCullough was the author of the interruption. A BI9 ARMY.

McCullough is noted in the profession as being fond of "gagging." A number of years ago he and Barrett were playing together. When they were in Virginia City the whole mining regions turned out to hear them. There waa hardly a "super" to be found. The play was "Richard IIL" Barrett was Richard and McCollough was Richmond^ The army that followed tbe latter was composed of one hostler in the hotel that tbe

aotors stopped at, while the forces tbst fought under tbe royal standard of England were two bartenders from tbe same establishment. When Richard, in his gloomiest voice, said, "Who hath descried the number of the traitors?" McCullough stepped out, before Norfolk ooula answer, and cried, "I have, Sire. There's just one." Barrett was petrified and missed his lines, while the other members of tbe company began to snicker. Only McCullough had a sober faoe, and tbe paper next day said that while McCullough was a grand actor In every sense of the word, Barrett spoiled the piece by his palpable ignorance of the text, while the levity of the rest of the company showed tbatthev did not appreciate the play in which they were engaged.

ACTORS CUTTING W,

At this theater the was verycon traoted. Barrett and McCullough alayed the first engagement in the new theater, and this partly accounted for the great rush that night. The manager repeatedly called the actors'attention to the "new and splendid scenery" which be thought was pretty good for a plaoe so far West. The scenery, however, on account of tbesmallnees of tbe stage, interfered with the actors, but they bad their revenge at the final oombat between Richmond and Richard. With every aweep of his sword MoCullough cut into the soenery andthefliee above until they hang in ribbons. They were even worse used up than Richard.

TOOK A TUMBLE.

It takes eight hogsheads of dried leaves to scatter on tbe etage in the first act of "Davy Crocket." Tne leaves are atbered In the fall and stored away for uture use. As soon as the curtain goes down the stage men open the centre trap, or grave-digger's trap, and sweep the leaves into it, while the fiends down stairs store tbem away. When Frank Mayo was playing here during bis first engagement, he was in a hurry to cross tbs stage after tbe first set, and accordingly atrode through the pile of leaves in the centre of tbe stage. Before anyone oould stop him he stepped into the pile and instantly disappeared amid a eloudof leaves down eighteen feet into the depths. Tbls incident seemed to displesse Mr. Mayo, for when one of the company said, "You took your'leave' rather suddenly," Frank never smiled.

A GRAYS ERROR.

The centre trap, as before stated, la generally known as the grave digger's trap, as that gioomy individual uses it in "Hamlet." When Lawrence Barrett waa acting Hamlet at Fort Wayne, Ind., aome time since, Walter Lennox was Grave Digger. Some sharp thing that Barrett had said te Walter irritated him, and when he got throngb with hia grave business, instead of coming out of it as he ought to have done,

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under tbe stage and went to bis dressinroom threogn tbe grave. To tbe a ence it eeemed aa if he had into the ground. To aay was mad does not do justios to tbe situation. If be bad caught Lennox that night be would have asade a grave poeitive luxury to him.

UOOOKT DOWX TBI BOttO, About twenty yeara ago. when H. A. Lanadon ws» younger than be is now, IM played in "The Ostaract of the GaagmP at the Winter Garden/New YorkT The scenery sms gorgeoaeand ia one aesus l*ngdosi was ebainedto an immense granite pillar in a "dungeon eetl," or aome amah a place. a» —•»??!•?». cfcainaaad reecaesiAngaon. xney nan anal trained eiepbanTno paateboard buslnsai. and the act took immensely.

One night aome villaina gave the ele-

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hant two bottlee of whisky, and the brute got beyond control of its keeperrinfact* it begin to ehaae that estimable individual around the back of the stage. Meanwhile the chained Langdon began to get anxious, as he stood bound before the audience, hearing crash after crash behind the scenes. "What's the matter?" he cried in a hearse whisper to a man in the wings. "Elephant's drunk,' laconically ahouted the man, as he sought a place of safety.

The elephant made a break for Langtriel to release his chained hands, but oould not, Down oame the wing next to him ss the elephant came through it and as there was no time to lose, Xangdon strode out into the orchestra, carrying on his back the pillar, weighing hundreds of tens.

Since the time Sampson brought down tbe house, there never was such hibition of strength. It wsS with a tumult of yells, and was 1 cess of the evening.

ROST-CHEHKED WOMEN.

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THEY GRADUALLY THEIR THINNESS

LOSING

The New York Times asks the question: Are not American women losing their thinness snd expresses tbe belief that they are losing it Bteadlly and perceptibly. Observations shows that it is so, especially in large cttlea, where there is more ease and material comfort, more freedom from anxiety and petty cares, than there can be in the country. Our women do not look as they used to twenty-five, or even fifteen years since. Their proportions have visibly increased, as most any one may see who will use his eye. Formerly, a really stout woman was pretty apt to be a foreigner. Now, stout, native women are very common, well-nigh too common to be agreeable. And round, plump women of Anglo-Saxon blood and origin are conspicuously plenty. Tbey are numerous on the promenade, at plaoee of amusement, and at private entertainments. Fullness of contour Is no longer the dividing line between other nationalities and our own. We are getting more and more like the rest of tne civilized world. Tbe lsst charity ball—as fair a representation as any publlo assembly csn be of the average condition of the lelaurely, prosperous class—certainly denoted that leanness was not a trait of our women, many of whom are physically affluent beyond the need of becomingness. The pallid complexIons, narrow chests, flat bosoms, angular figures of which we were wont to besr so much from Old World sources, were hardly perceptible. They diminish every year, proving that the general health of the country is far better than it has been, and that we more clearly understand nature and nature's laws. Tbe present danger is that women may acquire, in a few years, more adipose matter than may be attractive. Tbe tendancy Is obviously in that direction. It may not be a great while before thev shall compete in corpulency with their English, French and German sisters, not to nsme those of other lends. It appears to be the rule that women, in and after middle life, grow stout when they are comfortably circumstanced and mentally at rest and there is no manifest reason why Americans should be an exception. we hope they will stop short of European redundance-but, whether tbey do or not, tbe meagreness of tbe daughters of the republic Is unquestionably a thing of tb* putt

There ought

to be more of them. A rosy complexion, if it be natural, makes tbe plainest face beautiful for with it, we find tbe sprightl ringing canse ol in women ia often unsuspected even by themselves. It Is, in too many oases, a derangement of tne Kidneys, Bladder, Liver, or Urinary Organs. For these diseases, HUNT'S REMEDY, the Great Kidney and Liver Medleine, is a sure cure. HUNT'S REMEDY is safe, effectual, and pleasant to take. Try it. ladies, and bloom again. Sold by all Druggists. Trial size, 75 cts

A Wosiderlnl Care of Co«iWes*ii. ST. ALBANS, VT., Feb., 12th. DEAR SIRS:—After nesrly sixteen conseoutive years of prostration from spinal disease, my bowels becoming more and more constipated I was forced to resort to tbe dally use of the most approved alteratives and cathartics prescribed by the medical profession which however, seldom produced an evacuation more than once or twice a week—and not even tben, without resorting to one or two injections before any relief.

Possibly you can Imagine—I bone vou may never experience—my sufferings from Piles and otherwise, in consequence of oostiveneas and partial paralysis of tbe rectum. Such waa my oonditfon when by tbe advice of my pbysielan I commenced the trial of your Kidney Wort some three weeks ago. Since tben I have taken nothing else excepting one small bine pill. Now by the use of one or two spoonfnlls each week of tbe Kidney Wort, the evseastions are sufficient and without suffering. Such a medicine is of priceless value, and I hope you will spare no pains in making known its virtues for the relief of suffering humsnlty, Respectfully Yours,

XBLSON FAIBCBID.

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THH GREATEST

KIDNEY

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EVER KNOWN.

HOTS REMEDY 1us tared from lingerfcgr dbmw snd death hundred* who

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HirSTS REMEDY encourages deep, creates aa iqmetUe, fences op tbe system, and renewed health is tb? rcsalt. nrxrs

BEHEDr cores Pain in the

Sidf, Back, or Loins, General Debility, Female Diseases, Disturbed Sleep, LOM oT Appetite, Bright's Disease, aad all Complaints of tbe CTriao-Oenital Organs. tofnrrs REMEDY quickly induce* the Liver to bcsiUtr action, MWHSK tbe erases Hot produce Bliioaa Headache. Dyspepsia,

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Branehitls, PnmssiUss Sf Consumption, Is characterised by catarrh, Or inflammation of the mucous membrane of the air passageF, wjlh cough and expectoration, short breath, hoarseness, pains in the chest. For all bronchial affections, sore throat, aphonia, or loss of voice, coughs, Dr. Bwajrne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry is a well known curative,

HOMC TESTIMONY.

Asthma and Distressing Cough Cured.

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torns became very alarming,short breath, pains and oppression. Dr. Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry gave her imtime restored

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mediate relief and in a her to good health, H. MEYER, Grocer. 17th and Carpenter streets, Philadelphia.

Price 25 cento and 91 per bottle, or 6 bottles to. The •--v ic&l. Sold' Buntin A

Swajrme's Otstascst *nd Pills, The greatest remedies the world has ever known, curing the most inveterate oases of skin diseases, suoq as. tetter, salt rheum, scald head, barber's itch, sores, all crusty,

and Sarsaparilia sick and nervosa headache, dyspepsia, In. digestion, ward off malarial fevers, cleansins the system and bowels of all imparities, restoring to healthy activity every orr gan of the human body. Price 25 cents a box, five boxes, 81. Ointment, 60 cents, S boxes, 81.23 Can be sent by mail to any address on receipt of price. Address letters, Dr. Hwayne & boo, S&J north Sixth street, Philadelphia. Sold by all leading druggists. Tern Haute, by Buntin A Armstrong.

ItchisR Piles

Is one of the most annoying diseases in the world, and yet all can find sure relief by the use of Swayne's Ointment, it has been tested in thousand of instances, ahd invariably makes a sure cure. The symptoms are moisture, like persplratlou, intense Itching, particularly at night, when undressing, might think that pin worms were crawling in about the rectum the private parts are sometimes affected. Procure this Ointment at once and be cured.

SKIX DISEASBS.

Swayne's Ointment is also aspeciflo for tetter, itch, salt rheum, scald head, erysipelas, barber's itoh, blotches, all scaly, erusty, cutaneous eruptions. Price, 50 cents. Three boxes, 11.25.- Sent by mall to any address on receipt of price. Prepared only by Dr. Swayne A Son, Philadelphia, Sola by all prominent druggists. At Buntin Armstrong's, Terre Haute.

Stop that Cough,

If you are suffering with a cough, o4d, asthma, bronchitis, hay fever, consumption, loss of voice, tickling ia the throat, or any affection of the throat or lungs, use DR. KING'S N*W DISCOVERY for consump tlon. This is the great remedy that is causing so much excitement by its wonderful cures, curing thousands of hopeless cases. Over one million bottles of DR. KINGS NEW DISCOVERY have been used within th» last year, and have given perfect satisfaction In'every instance, we can unhesitatingly say that this is really the only sure cure tot throat and lung affections, and can cheerfully jecommena it to all. Call and get a trial bottle for 10 cents, or a regular sise for SI 00. Gullok & Berry, Terre Haute, Ind. (3) For Fslliif, Premstsr* «r*y Hair

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London Hair Restorer. Insures new growth London Hair Restorer. Restores the color. London Hair Restorer. Exquisite dressing. London Hair Restorer. The only cleanly London Hair Restorer, and effectual Hatr

London Hair Restorer. Restofer iu market. A toilet luxury,entirely free flom all obnoxious or unpleasant odor. It thickens thin heir, restores gray hair, gives it new life, cures dandruff, causing the hair to row where it has fallen off or become thin, loes not soil or stain anything, and is so tantly prepared as to make _resaiug and toilet luxtuy. Price 75 conts, six bottles M. Sold BOIK ... —yBUUby ail ieau».

perfectly and elo It a lasting hair Price 75 conts, sl~ ... Mu A Aann«t.rott8» asewe aaute lug drugglits.

BROWNS

EXPECTORANT

The old reliable remedy for all Throat and Lung Diseases, is a sclentlflo preparation, compounded from the formula of one ox the most successful practitioners in the Western country. It has stood the test for tbe last twenty years and will effect a cure after all other cough remedies have failed*

BEAD THE FOLLOWING. HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES, IHDIAXAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 15,1871. DR. J. H. BBOww—We have used your "Brown's Expectorant" and take pleasure in saying that it is the best medicine for coughs, colds, hoarseness, and cheerfully recommcnd It to all who may be troubled with Throat and Lung affections.

WM MACK, Speaker House of Rep. ZKNOR, Rep Harrison county. 8 CAUTHORST, Kep Knox connty.

MOHTOOKBBY, Rep Johnson county. TARLTOH, Rep Johnson and Morgan counties, dcasLL, Doorkeeper House of Rep.

Ji»o W COPXKB, Rep Montgomery county W HEFw, Rep Putnam county. IT ACTS LIKE MAGIC,

I OFFICE J. M. and I. R. R. Co.. I JEFFEBAOHVILLE, Ind., April 8, 1S71. DR. J. H. BROW!*—Having suffered with a severe cough for some time past, I ws* induced to try one bottle of your "Brown Expectorant.", 1 unhesitatingly say I found it pleasdnt to the taste, and to act like magic. A few doses done the work for the cough, and I am well.

DiLiiARD RICJCETOJ,

President J. M. and I, B. R.

R£AD WHAT GEN. KIMBALL SAYB. IWDiAWAPOLia, Ind., Dec. 20,18«$. DR. J.

U. BROWK-After having used your

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success ia curing the- most obstinate cases of coughs, colds, etc. I have frequently sdmlnlstered the^Expeciorsnt" to my children, and always found it the very b^t as well as the most pleasant remedy of Its kl ad

NATHAK KIM8AI.L Treasurer of State. WHAT A CAttE OF CONSUMPTION 8ATS.

od wlth consomptlon for a namberof ywrt and during that time ban tbe medicines rewmrnended tor Ui&t dlsMUM vithotst ftSy fell®'*# VWl induced by tbe reeoimyKr'

a5n~conlWenf it wfll entirely^"restore hex health by Its continued toe.,r IT CUBES BRONCHITIS. •fnrvmntOH. Ind.. Atumiat 2H. 1S71.

I

wife is »ut» ect to

MM MtlsfSction. bronchitis, and I lave found no remedy eanal to ^BrownVi Expectorant." irecom-

Brown's Expectorant

IS POR BALE BY ALL DRUCK118T8.

A.KIEFER

INDIANAPOLIS.