Grey Highlands Newspapers

Flesherton Advance, 30 Oct 1884, p. 6

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-...inn. i I - U*lBfj. BY UKOBOE AUKOLU. bummer 11 fading ; tbs broad leaves that grew S<> frMhly grtwu b*u June wasvouuf are fall- *naa?lth whuperbaunwdforert through, The riwllets bir<i m saddcued tone are call Krouli * uttMUK haiol copae an 1 Uugld dell. Farewell, sweet nuuiiusr, Prajgnat fruity tuuimex, S*ol farewell!' Upon the windy hill, in many s nelrt. Tbe buuuy be hum slow al ove the clover. Ulemiiuii th latel iw.ets iu bloom cau scud, Aud kuowing that their harvest nine is uuar, Biui! naif a lullaby tad half kuell. Karovell, sweet lumiuer, Houey-latleo summer, bwreol farewell '" Tbe little brook thai bubblei mil tbe terns, O'er twiiunl roou and sba,ly suallown playing. Beema tarn :<> huger in its nliliod lurim. Au.l with a plaiutivu, purrin* voice is saying, twdiiei aud aweett-r tuau ui> noun can Mil. Kurt-well. HWeet BUiuuier, \\ .inn aii'l dream) taiuuitr, bwMt farewell : ' Tbe ntful breeze sweeps down tbe winding lane, Wun gold ami emus >u leaves before it flyiun ; Iu tiusty laugbtarha* uusigu of paiu. But iu the lulls it tiuks iu geutle signing, aud uiuurus tbe tuuiuinr's eirlr brokeu span, " Farewell, a *et tututuer, Bo*y blooming summer, bweel farewell!" Bo bird and bee and brook and breeze make Vv'i"n*molancholy long tbeir lou complaining ; I too, wuii join ib>ui. aa I walk alone Among the aighuaud aouudiof summer's wan- I, too. uae love.l the ea*.n puling well t>o. " farewell summer, t uir but failed auuiuier, bwt farewell! 1 I'*.. !. * r me Klrr ! Tlsae. Ob a wonderful itroam is tbe Hiver Tims, As it ruui tbrutuh tbe realm of tear*. With a Unities* rhythm aud a musical rhyme, aud a bnader sweep aud a surge sublime, As It bleuds ith tbe ooeau of yean. How tbe winters are drifting like tlalei of snow. An, I the tuuiuien like budi between : Aud tbe year ID the iheaf BJ tbey come nud to Ua the river's brvul. witb it* ebl> aud flow, As it glides iu tbe ibadow aud sneeu. Tbere's a magieal in e up tbe River Time Where tbe soft mr. are playing , T here's a cloudlet* iky and a tropical clime. Aud a eong ae sweat aa a VM|mr cbiuie. Aud tbe tuuee with the) ne ale staying. And tbe name of th: isle If the I.onf Ago ; An, I we bury our treasure* 'here ; Tbere are brow* of beau y au I bosoiui of snow ; Tbere are beauaof dust, but we loved them so; Then are triuketi aud tie. sea of hair. Tbere are fragments of song that uobodr Sings, Aud a i'rt df an infant's prayer ; There's a lute uuiwept au.i a harp without strings, Tbere arevjwa an,| pieces of ring* And IbegaraieuU thai sue uol to if ear. There are hands tbat are waved when the fairy Hy tbsmiraxe it lifted in air ; And vtc ioiiKtiuie hear tbruugli tbe turbulent roar Sweet voices we beard in tbe day* gone before. When the wind duwn tbe river la fair. Ob. renumbered for age be the blessed isle. All tbe <lav of our life Illl uigbt ; Wben tbe evening coiues with iu beautiful Aid our i->es are closing to slumber awhile, slay tbat "Ureeuwoou ' of soul be m tiKbtl -By !'">} * Tavlar, fvrmtrlv editor CHuayo Journal. ^ (I.U.I (.. txmiewbere tbe li'umuls says, there lies a land OMer than nilenl Ksypt whuae dm coast No liuuiau foot ba<! iro,j. uo eye baa scaimed ; Wlittre ntvrr niarmnr was tmpest-t<>*M*tl, Mor pilgrim faiud along tbe lonely straud Ami where in I >r itmi.mK clatcrn* hyaline, KlaabM'ht- luiiutain of uterual ymiili \\ i .-iuof l,,, .In kmball know not any -iu Of f aiiiuk cbeelu or |mNy parched luuutu, Or aite's long alow languor aud decline. Some aay beyond the aunnet'i latest ray. I r ,|owu tbe ocean's azure brtuk it lies : And oft times I have seen at close of day btraiiite xeuiblauce*. reflected In tbe ikies, Iu cloudy patfuaui toon dissolved away. Domes, temples, palaces aud misty (fleams Of aliaprn were far lint lid tbin, purpie veils, \ lit** ot hnls an, I plains and windluK iitiuaius, Dnskl ; . lesand panMral daki. Hweet haunts of ijuistnca* and p.eaaaul dreams Surely tbe nH bellof waa not In vain! Tb' r< niiiht be ultimate, divine rupee* Ami luvi that ,!ieih not ami i -i I of |>in ; But mine have found beyjad the tiliht' IMS, The bid'kii highway to tlialdlm domain. Yet tbe rslcntleiistiiriii -il an I . Tbe iuln rn feverous craving ami tljx hinfi . Th- wlugeil Kinrii. primmed and oppreiMed, Urge Distill forwinl t,,ai,| the ideal life, '>uaiil lorttur in uulirmu ,| >eat. ' Hayatinr. - * K I -- II,-, " What keep* Hettie so Inngat tbe well 1 .'" aft itber wondern. but cannot tell, out by the Well curb Hennie >tan Is ; Tbe pitcher gra|>d )>y her cLubby baud la empty still, while many a trace Of aiifct-r vexes the childish face. If / were a boy, I wouldn't tea>e. Leave uie alone now, Hobby, please.' Upon the well-curb Hobby sits. A rogulib smile o'er his brown face fliu. " I ami your kin, I of a boy. you (te ; () i ve mi- tbe kiss and I'll let you be. You're welcome to dram the old well dry. Hut a kiss first, (Jessie, so say I " Aud Hobby is master of well aud rope, So bow can Bexie for v ictory ho|>e '.' slowly homeward little Itatsioea II. i aiiftrhxek hluibliiK like any rose; And Hob (the little vexed heart beats fasti Mm tbe pitcber In full to Its brlui at lait Tbere'i uuioss growu well usar by, and to-day I beared a gray-halre 1 woman say, Wbat keei a Beanie so long at tbe well "" Ab ! /know, but 1 wouldn't tell. For what If two by tbe well curb stand, Bobby and Heihaud ID band I Wbat if a pitcber forgotten lies At tbe N-i, nt i,i,th : and II two blue eyes See only the glance of another puir, \MI| if tln-iu Hra usury llpi that dare T.. ask for a kiss : \\liu t harm, pray tell, If Uewiie should linger at the well ? M. D. lluisi:. The amult made by Lord Marcti* Keren- (ord on Thomas Gibson Bowles, of Vanity fair, arose from articles in tbat paper attacking Lord Oerenford's trusteeship of tbe properly uf a Mrs. Trevelyan, recently tent to prtHon (or theft. Lord Marcus Beresford waited near tbe door of the cflioe of tbe paper, aud wben Bowles appeared attacked bim, xtrikiug him ou the nose aud eyeu witb his tiits. Mr. Bowles made no defence and was knocked down. Members of the staff rushed to tbe editor's USHJHI. anoe, aud Beresford made off. One of the Int -I I,M>IH"H ^jveu to articles witb tbe apparent object of attracting attention to them is " Liquid bread," a food Hurposed to base UH nuxtainiag pro- perties upon a mall extraot. Lapps, acoordioK to M. Nordenskjold, are able to attain au average peed of over nix miles an hour witb their HI,OW shoes. liaoes to determine this point were instituted at yaiokiook, in Lapland PATJLHSTE. Yet, I suspect none would have taken as (or a newly married couple. At any rale there were no uudgiugs aud sly glances among our fellow-passengers. The cere- uiouy bad been so hurried on tbat uo attempt bad been made to invest Pauline witb the usual bridal accessories Her dress, althou^M becoming and fashionable, waa tbe one in which I baa seen ber several times. Neitberof us bad any brand new belong - i jg to stamp us as being bouud for a honeymoon ; so tbe only notice we attracted was tbe nolioe wbiob was due to my wife's great and uncommon beauty. The carriage was nearly full when we started from London, aud as the strange- ueas of our new relations prevented our conversing in an ordinary way, by mutual consent we were all but silent ; a few soft words in Italian were all I oould trust myself to speak until we were alone. At the first important station, tbe first plaoe at v inch . the train stopped for aay time worth mentioning, I exercised a little diplomatic bribery, aud, ohaugiug our oar rlage, we were installed iu a compartment the windows of wbioh bore the magic word "engaged." Pauline aud I were alone. I took ber hand iu mine. " My wife I" I said paasioLately, " mine, only mine forever !" ller band lay listless and unresisting iu my own. I pressed my lips to ber cheek She shrank not from my kiss, neither did ha return it she simply suffered it. Pauline I" I whispered, " say onoe, ' Gilbert, my husband.' " Bbe repeated the words like a ohild learn - mg a new lesson. My heart sank as ber emotionless accents fell on my ears. I bad a bard task before me ' I oould not blame ber. Why should she love me yet ? Me, whose Christian name, 1 tbink, she beard yesterday for the first time. Better, far better, iudiflerei.ce tuau simulated love. She bad become my wife simply because her uncle wished it. 1 c )ul i at leant oomfort myself by thinking tbe marriage had not been forced upon ber ; also that, so far as 1 oould see, she entertained no dislike to tne. I did not for one moment despair. I must now woo her humbly and reverently, as every mau should woo bis love. Certainly, at her busbaud, I did not stand in a worse posi- tion than wben I waa her fellow -lodger aud old Teresa was following my every move- ment "lib ber black, suspicious eyes. I would win her, but until I oould claim the rights wbioh love would give, I resolved to take none of those with which tbe law had iuvested me. None save thin, and this only onoe. "Pauline," I said, "will yon kiss me.' Only onoe 1 aak it. ll will make me bap pier ; but if you would rather wait until a are beltjr acquainted, I shall not com- plain." Bbe leaned forward and kissed my fore- head, ller young lipk were red aud warm, but tbey chilled me in tbat kias there was not a suspicion of tbe passion wbiob was thrilling me. I drew my hand from hers, and, still sitting beside ber, began to do my beat to make myself agreeable to tbe woman 1 loved. It I felt duusssed aud somewhat disappointed, I concealed it aud strove to talk pleasantly aud naturally tried to ascertain wbat manner ot woman I bad inarriid- to get at her likes and dislikes to study ber disposition to determine her tastes learn her wishes read her thoughts, and eventually to make ber regard me as one who would spend Lis life in rendering her happy. When was it the idea first struck me tbe horrible idea that even tbe ptojlisnty aud novelty of situation oould not alto- gether account for 1'auliue's apathy and lack of animation tbat shyness alone oould not be entirely responsible for tbe difficulty I experienced iu making her talk to me, even iu inducing ber to answer my question*? I made every excuse for ber. bhe was tired ; she was upiet ; she oould think of nothing else save the rash aud sudden step taken to-day more rash for ber than for me as I, at least, knew that I loved ber. At last I, too, sank into silencx. and miles aud hours went by, whilst the. bride aud bridegroom sat side by side without exchanging a word, much leas a caress. It was a strange situation a strange journey ! Aud ou and on tbe train rushed north- ward ou aud OB until tbe dusk begau to creep over the flying country ; and I sat aud looked at tbe listless but beautiful girl at my side, and woudered wbat our future lite would be ; but I did not despair, although tbe rattle of tbe train as it whirred along seemed to resolve itself into a dreamy rhythm, and reiterated without ceasing old Teresa's sullen words, " She is not (or love or marriage not (or love or marriage." Darker and darker it grew outside, aud as the carnage light (ell on tbe pure white (aoe of tbe girl beside me as 1 watched its never changing expression ; its beauti- ful but never varying pallor, a strange feir came over me a (ear lest she was wrapped in an armour of ice whioh no love would ever thaw. Then tired, weary and almost dispirited I sank into a kind of sleep. The last thing 1 oould remember before my eyes closed was tbat, in spite of my resolu- tion, I took that white, well-shaped, unre- sisting baud in my own, and slept still holding it. Bleep! Yes, it was sleep, if sleep means anything but rest aud peace. Never, since the night I beard it, bad that woman's stifled moaning come back to me HO clearly ; uevur bad my dreams so nearly approached tbe reality of the terror wbiob the blind man bad felt years ago. Kight thankful I wan when tbe haunting ory rose shriller aud shriller, aud, at last, culminated by resolving itself into the shrieking whistle, which told me we were near to Edinburgh. I loosed mv wife's baud and recalled my senses. That dream must have been a vivid oue, (or it left me witb the beads of perspirstiou clammy on my brow. Never having been to Edinburgh, and winning to nee something of the city, 1 had proposed staying tbere (or two or tbree days. Duriuit the journey I bad Huggeoted thin to my wife. Hlie bad agreed to it as tbouub place or time was a matter of little moment to ber. Nothing, it seemed to me, awoke ber interest! Wo drove to tbe hotel and Rupped together. From our manner we might, at tbe most, have been friends. Our inter- course, (or the time, being confined D the usual civilities shown by a gentleman toward a lady in whose society be is thrown. 1'auliue Ibauked me (or any little attcu- tion to ber oomfort, and that was all. Tbe journey had been a long and trying oue she looked wearied out. You are tired, Pauline," I said, " would you like to go to your room ?" I am very tired." She spoke almost plaintively. " Oood-nigbt, then," I said ; " to-morrow you will feel better, and we will look at tbe lions of tbe place." Sue rose, we shook bands and said good- night. Pauline retired to ber apartment whilst I went out for a ramble through the gas-lighted streets, and witb a sad heart recalled tbe events of the day. Husband and wife ! Tbe bitter mockery of the words I For in everything except the legal bond Pauline aud I were as far apart as we were ou that dsy when first I saw her at Turin. Yet this moruiug we bad vowed to love and cherish each other until death did us part. Why bad I been ranfa enough to take Ceneri at his word ? Why not have waited until I bad ascer- tained that ihegirl oould love me, or at least ascertained tbat bhe bad tbe power of loviug at all? The apathy and utUr mdif- fereuoe she displayed fell like a chill upon my heart. 1 bad done a foolish thing a thing that oould never be uudoue. 1 must boar the oouatijueuoes. Bull I would hope hope, particularly , for what to-morrow mubt bring forth. 1 walked about for a long time, thinking over my strange position. Then I returned to tbe hotel aud sought my own apartment. It was one of tbe suite of rooms I bad engaged, aud next to my wife's. I dis- iLi-.ni J, an well as I oould, all hopes and (ears until the morning came, and, tirttd witb iba day'* events, at last alept. My buie and 1 did not visit tne lakes as I had planned. In two day H time 1 bad learned tbe whole truth - learned all I oould know all tbat 1 might ever know about Pauline. The meaning of tbe old woman's repeated i> irane, " She is not for love or marriage," was manifested to me. Tue reason why Dr. Ceueri bad stipulated that Pauline's husband should be oouteut to take ber without luquinug into ber early life was clear. Pauline tuy wife my love, bad co past ! Or no knowledge of the pat-t. Slowly at Ural, then with swift step*, tbe truth came home to me. Now I knew bow to account for that puzzled, strange look in those beautiful eyas knew inn reason for tbe indiflereuoe, tbe apathy, she dirnlayed. Tbe face of the woman 1 had married was fair as the morn ; her figure as perfect as tbat of a On-run statue ; ber voice low and sweet ; but the oue thing whiob ani- mates every charm the mind was miss- ing How shall I describe her ? Madness means somolhiug qjite different (rum her itate Imbecility would still lees convey my meaning. There is no word I can find whiju i fitting to use. There was simply soiuetbicg miHxing from ber intellect as much missing an a limb may be from a body. Memory, except for comparatively reoeut events, she seemed to have none. Tbe power of reasoning, weighing aud drawing deductions seemed beyond her grasp. Bhe appeared unable to recognize the import- ance or bearing of occurrences taking place around her. Borrow aud delight were emotions she was incapable of feeling. Nothing seemed to muvu her. Unless ber attention was called to them she noticed neittiur persons nor places. Bhe lived as by instinct rose, ate, drank and lay down to rest an oue not knowing why she did so. Buob questions or remarks an cams within the limited range of her capacity she replied to those outside it passed unheeded, ur else the shy, troubled eyes sought (or a rnoiniul the questioner's face, aud left them as mystified as I bad been when first I noticed that curious inquiring look. Yet she was not mad. A person might have met ber out iu company, and after spending hours m ber society might have orned away uo worse impression than tbat she was shy and reticeut. Whenever she did tpeak her words were as those of a perfectly wane woman ; but as a rale ber voiae waa only beard when the ordinary necessities of lifu demanded, or iu reply to some simple question. Perhaps, I should not be far wrong in comparing ber mind to that of a child but, alas I it was a child's mind iu a woman's body aud that wjuiau waa my wife ! Life to ber, so far as I oould see, held neitber mental pleasure nor pain. Con- sidered physically, 1 found that she was more influenced by heat and cold than by any other agents. Tbe sun would tempt ner out of doors, or tbe cold wind would drive her in. She was by no means unhappy. Bbe seemed quits content to tit by my side, or to walk or drive witb me for bours wilbout speaking, ller whole exist- ence was a negative oue. Aud she was sweet and docile. Bhe fol- lowed every suggestion of mine, (ell in with every plan, was ready to go here, there, or e very where, as I wished ; but ber compli- ance aud obedience were as those of a slave to a new master. It seemed to tne that all ber life she must have been accustomed to obey some oue. It was tbis babit wbioh had so misled me had almost made me tbink tbat Pauline loved me, or she would not have consented to that hasty marriage. Now, I knew tbat her ready obedience to her uncle's command was really due to tbe inability of her mind to ofler resistance, aud its powerlessness to comprehend the true meaning of the step she was taking. Buoh was Pauline, my wife I A woman iu her beauty and grace of person ; a child in ber clouded and unformed or stunted mind ! Aud I, her husband, a strong man craving for love, might win from her, perchsuoe, at last, what uiixbt be compared to tbe aCfectiou cf a child to its parent, or a dog to his master. A) tbe trutb, tbe whole truth, came home to me, I am not ashamed to Bay tbat I lay down and wept iu bitter grief. I loved her even now I knew all ! I would not even have undone tbe marriage. Bhe was my wife tbe only woman I bad ever cared for. I would fulfil my vow- would love ber anrl cherish her. ller life, at least, should be as bnpi>y as my oare oould make it. Due all tbe same I vowed I would have a tilting reckoning with that glib Italian doctor. Him, I felt, it was necoasary I should flee at once. From bim I would wring all par- ticular*. I would learn if Pauline had always been thu Mine if there was any hope that time aud patient treatment would work an improvement. I would learn, moreover, tbe object of his concealment. I would. I swore, drag tbe trutb from bim, or it should coat him dear. Until I stood face to (ace with Ceueri I should find no peace. 1 told Paulina it was necessary we should return to London immediately. Bbe betrayed uo surprise, raised no objection. Bhe made ber preparations at once, aud was ready to accompany me when I willed it. This was another thing about ber wbiob puzzled me. Bo far as things meobauioal went, she was as other people. In ber toilet, even iu ber preparations for a jour- ney, she needed uo assistance. All ber actions were these of a perfectly aaue per- son ; it was only when tbe mind was called upon to show itself that tbe deficiency became at all apparent. It was a gray morning when we reached Eustou Station. We had travelled all night. I smiled bitterly as I stepped on to the platform ; smiled at tbe contrast between my thoughts of to-day aud those of a few mornmgi <;o when I banded the wife I bad so strangely won into the train, and told myself, as I followed her, tbat a life of perfect happiness ;was now about to begin. And yet how fair tbe girl looked as she stood bymyb.de on tbat wide platform! How strangely tbat air of repose, tbat sweet refiaed calm faoe, that general appearance of indifference, contrasted witb toe busy scene around Us * tbe train dis- gorged iu contents. Ob, tbat 1 oould sweep tbe clouds from her mind aud make ber what I wished ! I bad found some difficulty in settling what course to pursue. I decided, after venti- lating various scbemes, tbat 1 would take Pauline to my own rooms in Walpole street. I knew tbe people of tbe bouse well, and felt certain ae would be taken care of during my absence ; \n after a few hours' ropoui, it was my ILI jutiou to start iu search of Ceneri. I had writtuu from Edinburgh to Walpole street, telling the good people tbere to be ready for me, aud whom to expect; moreover, 1 bad again appealed to my faithful old lervaut, Pris- cilia, aud begged ber to be at tbe bouse await.ug my arrival. For my sake, I knew sae would show every aiuduefs to my poor girl. Bo to Walpole street we went. All was iu readiness for ua. Priscilla received us witb eyes full of curious won- der. I aaw that her sympathies were at once enlisted by Pauline's appearance. After a cup of tea aud something to eat, I begged I'naoilla to lead my wife to ber room, tbat abe might take tbe rest she needed. Pauline, iu ber childlike, docile way, rose aud followed tbe old woman. " Wbeu you have seen to Mrs. Vaugbau's comforts come back to me," I said, " I want to speak to you." Priscilla, uo doubt, was only too eager to return to me. I felt she was brimming ovei with questions about my unexpected marriage ; but I coecked ber volubility. My faoe must have i )ld ber tbat I had nothing pleasant to communicate, bbe sat down, and, an 1 desired ber to do, listened without comment to my tale. I was compelled to confide in some one. The old woman, I knew, was trustworthy aud would keep my affairs secret. Bo I told ber all, or nearly all. 1 explained as well as I oould Pauline's peculiar mental state. I suggested all tbat my short expe- rience brought to my mind, and 1 prayed Prucilla, by the love she bore me, to guard and be kind in my absence to tbe wife I loved. Tbe promise being given I threw myself upon the sofa aud slept for several hours. ^ In tbe afternoon I saw Pauline again. I aked ber if she knew where 1 could write to Ceueri. Bbe shook ber bead. " Try aud thiuk, my dear," 1 said. Bhe pressed her delicate tiuger tips agaiustuer brow. I bad always noticed that trying to tbiuk always troubled her greatly. " Teresa knew," I *wd to assist her. Yts, ask ber." " Hut she has left us. Pauline. Can you tell us where she is?" Ouoe more she shook ber head hopelessly. " He told me be lived iu Geneva," I said. " Do you kuow tbe street .' ' She turned ber puzzled eyes ta mine. I sighed, as I knew my questions were U(4 less. Still, find him I must, I would go to Geneva. If tne man was a doctor, as be represented bnusxlf, be must be known there. If I oculd not find any trace of him at Geneva I would try Turin. I took my wife's baud. " I am going away for a few days, Pauline. You will stay here until I return. Every oue will be kind to you. I'riscilla will get you all you want." " Yts, Gilbert," she said toftly. I had taught her to call me Gilbert. Then, after some last instructions to Prisoilla, I ptartcd on my j lurney. As my cab drove from the door I glanoed up at the window of tbe room in which I had left Pauline. She was standing tbere looking at me, nud a great wave of joy came over my heart, for I fancied that ber eyes were looking sad, like tbe eyes of oue taking leave of a dear (rieud. It may have been enly fancy, but as I never before even fancied tbe expression tbere, tbat look in Pauline's eyes was some comfort to carry away with me. And now for Geneva and il dottore Ceneri I (To be continued.) < I . I I ..111 I|0,,,. " Conductor," said a Chicago mau ou board an Illinois Central train, iu a loud tone of voice, " are yon sure we haven't passed St. Louis?" "Yes, we are twenty miles tbis side, yet." " Tbis train stops tbere, does it .'" "Yes." " Well, don't fail to let me know when we get tbere." Then be muled himself back in bis seat, and smiled when a St. L.OUIH oiti/.in bent across tbe aisle aud asked him if any new buildings bad been put up in Chicago since he fire. The Emperor of Germany is indisposed. It is expected the difficulty witb the Boers will be settled without recourse to force. Anti-Ministerial papers in France denounce the practice of the French troops of killing the wounded Chinese. It is alleged tbat the officials of tbe Irish National League are alarmed at tbe spread of tbe laborers' agitation iu tbe county of Waterford. The six oflioers of tbe Russian army who were sentenced to death for political offences were executed yesterday at tbeBt. relerbuTK nit Jul. Madame \Volkeusteiu aud Mary Figner, the daughter of a priest, were also executed. A HOI'S AMBITION. Ta-r m>Morpa*als Irom Ike IMegi HIMI Were ( I MI, i Nearly everybody who is now a man, says tbe Through Mail, waa ones a boy. All these grown-up boys remember bow tbey felt the first time (bey evar saw a brasu baud. Tbey felt tbat tbe President of tbe United States was not to be compared to the editor of tbe baas drum, and that tbe drum-major was at least six inches above George Washington iu the temple of fame. Ob ! bow tbey did yearn to belong to a brass band, until a circus came along, and then, how they longed to be tbe (earless equestrian or tbe mau in tbe lion's oage. Congress bad uo oharmt (or mcst of its present members wben tbey wete boys. To be a bareback rider or drum -major was ii. finitely greater than to be a member of Congress in their youthful eye*. Then came a lime wben their hearts were set ou becom- ing a brakeman on a railway train, and when tbe vision of promotion to tbe con- duotorsbip of a train floated across their dreamy optics they were in tbe iiftli heaven of delight. Time wore on, only to rub tbe glitter of tbe railway service off, and supply its place witb grand aspirations for the position of umpire of a baseball game, which was rapidly succeeded by an inordinate ambition to be tbe victor of a prize-ring. After being knocked out in one round by nearly every boy in tbe com- munity, ambition again underwent a metamorphosis, and tbe one thing of all things desired was to be tbe reigning monarch of a barber shop, or tbe untram- melled commander of a volunteer fire- brigade. Iu due time all tbe tinsel of these bigb callings was but dross to them, and to die ou tbe battle-field, breathing some patriotic sentiment as the sands of life ran away, was tbe one high aim of existence. After one encampment with tbe borne militia, with beans and bard- tack (or menu, and bard-tack aud beans for dessert, and a tiuger accidentally shot off for fan, no further anxiety to mill blood by tbe gallon for tbeir country was manifested, and they longed for more agreeable pursuits incident to tbe tranquil burrouudiugs of peace. At about tbis paint tbeir desires took a different turn. Tbeir hearts glowed witb a nobler impulse, and there was a trifle more of a determination to do in tbeir com- position. Oue determined to teach school, and did so. To be sure, he wa( surprised tbat life was not one continual round of uninterrupted joy in bis new calling, but be worries along, and tbe next spring enters a law cllioe and becomes a disciple of Blaokstone. Tbe next autumn he reverts to school- teaching, and school teaching is sandwiched into bis life in various ways and at numerous periods afterward, until be becomes an editor, and tbe prize-ring experiences of bis youth are) repeated again. Borne years later he is elected to Congress, aud then ull tbe old ambitions are forgotten and give place to designs upon tbe Senate. Only a few of them ever get there, and they at once feel tbs hum- ming of the Presidential bee in tbeir bon nets, aud eventually become candidates before tbe national conventions of tbe great parties, and all but two get left ; and wben the election is over one of these two is also left. IVroiiHl (i-HM,raa>h>. Agassiz is still in very poor health. Cuarles Stewart Parnell has received at one time aud ana ber tbe sum of 1200,000 as acknowledgment of bis services in behalf of Ireland. Archbishop LAgbtfoot, of Wellingborougb, Bug., will not allow au organist to officiate in bis church because be has previously played for a Congregational body. Priuoess Wilhelmiua, wbose right to tbe throne of Holland has just been amicably settled, is a littlo toddler of 4 years of age in tbe royal nursery at Tbe Hague. Tbe youngest daughter of President Tyler is to be married in Richmond this month <o Mr. Kills, a member of the Vir- ginia Legislature. Lord -Mayor-elect Nottgste, of London, is &5, President of a photographic company. has besu au Alderman and Sheriff, is good- looking aud Liberal in politics. Tbe magnificent bequest of ?."<0 000 for s gymnasium at Phillips Eittdr Academy by the late Dr. Francis P. Hard, of Boston. makes tbe benefiting boys believe tbat it i( better to be heard than seen, sometimes. Marietta Btowe. Uelva Lookwood's com- panion in political tribulation, has been in politics before. Bbe was oue nominated for Governor of California, and also for Sjuool Director it Ban Francisco. After Dr. Nowebolmeon tea, Dr. Alfred Taylor now declares tbat every wife should give ber husband good coffee, and he alleges that " bad coffee makes bad men." Bad ocfloe certainly furniuties grounds for a great deal of bad language. Ma. GLAHBI.INK generally dresses a nly but, like the aloe, blooms once in the hundred years or so. Wuen tbat event occurs tbe splendor of bis blossoming calls for detailed record. Ou bis first drive into Edinburgh from Dalmeny tbe morning was bright and sunny be tlasbtd upon the town like a ray of light, and sat among bin sombre companions like a bird of paradise iu au aviary of jackdaws, clothed, like Tennyson's party in tbe pool, "in white samite," or what might bave been a coat of that material ; his waistcoat was also white, bis troupers a lovely lavender, his tie tbe hue of tbe pale primrose, while iu bis buttonhole he sported a rose larger than a cauliflower, but less in size than a drum- head cabbage. Add to tbis a hat of verit- able white, not tbe dubious drab which is tbe common wear, but as white as white- wash, and you have tbe figure which showed in the Bootoh capital as the eun in Turner'i sea pieees shows from surrounding clouds. A prominent citizen of Wbitfield county, Georgia, has had his grave dug and cemeuted aud inclosed with an iron railing. Although in the evening of life the gentle- is still hale and hearty, and likely to prolong his existence for years to come. Tbe removal of tbe tax on matches ban not, as predicted, itartdd many new fac- tories, but has brought into tbe American market tbe manufacture* of England. Sweden, France and Italy. These are said so cheap that further competition seems impossible. An agitation in favor of tbe Scott Act it about to begin in Montreal.

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