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aaain uron Woodf.ll. determined jrn,,,i.
HE. IA 6s, him fl, mnip coma ,c-l,oWI.lra.
ment Of the deb, before fine clerk. and ,lon
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all .rLnovlrlo,,oo, LsI b.,n msslo p,t
Woollall was too vide awake for lin: be-
took es loclal care not to commit himself In
the smallrs, degree.
Fooled in this aticpnl. he brcamc anrry.
and sid rather hard limos Of his r]r~ii7ar'
who took it all very kinllS. When jacobs
went out, Woodf.li went with him, and after
they were beyond car.shot Of any one. he
said:
.You necdn'ttrvt to make me acknovnaac
that debt: | am too prnlcn, a man. To be-
caught. Bot | tell yon now, as | did before,
thal Won Shall be paid every cent
But why dop', you show yonr willingness
by doing $ melting for me uOw Yol are
able enough
lon ray think 50, but | am the best
judge OF that
You are building "a house,
rue WI, II IS an III 'FhH'' u0h nave
10 ply s'"s'' '"'''f III cA>,'
D'' III sure 70" "'s"' spare VIC Il
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have n,tiepro.'
.Iri. ,erv hard FIR , mn, to L,ye n,tioore
yhon lie secs Lipsalfon tine var,a of ruin
ri cant oct a rrl. m,n,,v T rusl sell INV
horse. and then dear or,v knows vhafJ sl.il
Id,,
AN sorry for Won. Jacobs, and will d.
something soon, depend upon il. Krep un
a brave heart; you will comc out right al
last
mo tlanls,o vop,' muttorcd the creditor,
as no tur"cd Oh his heel and abruptly strobe
Oh.
SEQ here, Jacobs, cried coI.a'. alter
him. Jacobs stopped and looked rouHi,
When are Won going in the direction @.
Mi'ton again I!
The dy alter 10 morrow lc. lied Ja-
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A City at Night.

There is something strange and So
lemn in aspect of a large city viewed
at midnight; we are surrounded by
thousands Of living beings yet all
wrapt in silent unconscousness "'tis
as the general pulseof life stood still.'
At intervals among the silent man.
sions, some window emits a light, and
our thoughts penetrating the curtain,
imagine the cause. y = Ma
ny are the romances, might we but
read them acted within these brick
walls. What wild hopes, what fears
and anxieties may agitate the bosoms
of those slumberers, for it is one of the
often observed mysteries of our being,
that the heart wakes, and grieves, and
trembles, even while the senses are
locked in sleep! What an inexpli.
cable theme is this! How ap-
dropriate is the expression ola heath
en- writer, who called sleep one of the
"Iesser mysteries" so like to death, it
would seem almost provision to re-"
mind US at least within the space of a
day, that we must die-so refreshing
to our wearied frame and spirits, as to
intimate the sweetness of a better
restl and, definite in its durationf to
cheerus with the image ola brightec
awaking from the repose of the tomb.
Mrs. Hale.
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calmed the apprehensions of her COM
Panions, by exclalming, "Its only a
Dutchman.''
Clerical Wit.

Watty Morrison, Scotch clergyman,
was man of great laughter and humor.-
On one occasion, young orncer scufTeo
at the idea of it requiring so much study to
preach, and offered to bet, that he would
preach half an hour on any passage in the
Old Testament, without the leas, prepara-
tion. Mr.. Morrison took the bet and gave
him for text, "And the ass opened his
mouth and he spoke.' The boasting Off
Ger was 10th TO employ his eloquence on
that text; and the humorous Morrison won
the wager and silenced the officer.
On another occasion Mr.. Morrison en-
treated an officer Of Fort George, to pardon
poor fellow who was sent to the halberds.
The officer offered to grant his request if
he would, in return, grant him the first
favor he might ask Mr.. Morrison agreed
to this. And the officer Immediately de.
manded that the ceremony of baptism
should be performed on young puppy -
The clergyman agreed to it; and party
of gentlemen assembled TO witness the no.
vel baptism.
Mr.. Morrison desired the officer to hold
up the dog, as customary in the baptism ol
children, and said, Gas am minister ol
the Church of Scotland, must proceed
in accordance to the ceremonies of the
Church,
"Certainly, said the Major, expect all
the ceremony"
"Well, then, Major, begin by the usual
question-you acknowledge yourself the
father of this puppy9' A roar of laughter
burst from the crowd, and the officer threw
the candidate for baptism away. Thus the
witty minister turned the laugh against the
infdel, who intended to derde the sacred
ordinance.
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MoekDeeSS.

This is so great duty, that Christ
makes it the distinguishing character
of his disciples. None is more likely
to become possessed of it than he who
makes it business to consider it's va
rious eXcellencies. Some even of the
heathens we're celebrated for their
virtue. To possess it is 10 nave the
mind which was also in Christ Jesus.
1t prevents the great evils produced
by sudden anger, it secures discretion,
and adorns the gospel; melts the often.
der, and wins more upon him than all
other means. To sc meek is to be
like God, and confers a greater honor
than the greatest victory. 1t brings
peace and satisfaction to the soul;
and the blessings it entails are innu-
merable. These things rightly con.
sidered would tend 10 promote this
most amiable virtue.
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The Confession.

A cloud was seen 10 pass suddenly over
the fair features of Maria. The Iusre for
sock her dark eyes. Her spirit seemed
troubled.
"Triumphs the lily now on that young
cheek,
Where bloomed the rose.n
Ten times that evening did Edward i'm.
perfume her to acquaint him of the cause
from her fair lips. Sad and silently she
sat.
Sand now and then sigh she stole,
And tears began TO flow.''
"Breathes there wretch so base as to
injure you, by word or action. Tell me,
and by thine heart, as pure as heaven! l
swear never to rest till I've redressed thy
wrongs! Is any awful mystery locked up
in that bosom that must not know? Tell
me the secret-and by the rlnglets of thy
hair! I'll swear never TO reveal it, though
the blackest morments rack me! Pour
out thy soul, tell thine own Edward what
lies heavy in thy breast.''
She blushed-she placed her fair hands
across her bosom-looked languidly in her
lovers face, 'like the last low breathing Of
an expiring sant"-she thus confessed:
"1ss them ere darned Green Apples
Nedt'
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Fever and hgue.


Mr.. Rowe, in one of his letters to
the Belfast Journal, written from
Wisconsin, gives the following very
excellent account of the I" sensations -
experienced by person under the
operation Of this epidemic:
A person troubled with it will get
up in the morning and feel as we'll as
he ever did, and perhaps in an hour
after, in the hottest days of summer,
will begin to grow cold, his skin will
assume yellowish pale color mixed
up with blue, his blood will settle
under his finger nails, like that Of a
dying person, and in ten minutes he
will tremble and shake so with cold
that if his boots do not fit him particn-
larly we'll, he will be very apt to
shake out of them. Should he try to
warm himself by the fire he finds that
the more wood there is piled on, the
colder he grows. He. finally becomes
sick at the stomach, and obliged TO 60
to bed, where he is at it were, surroun-
ded with ice for about an hour. Then
the chills gradually leave him, the
trembling ceases and warmth by
degrees prevades the body. But in
stead ofstopping when the limbs assum-
ed their natural heart, it continues to
increase until the blood almost boils in
the veins; the brain throbs as if ii
would burst; the sick headache comes
on; the pulse is rapid and irregular,
and the eyes roll so in the head that
you would think the person could not
live half an hour. But he is far from
being at the point of death. The
fever continues about an hour, and
then leaves him good deal weak
ened, but as we'll as ever. have
known persons whom, to look at, you
would have said, had they appeared SO
in New England, TO be in a fit of Sc
we're sickness, aud would not leave
their beds for months, if ever, in half
an hour after get up and go to a ball.
and q" "Sucker" Illinois ball at that,
where one who cannot dance from
3 o'clock, P. NJ, until the next morn
ing at breakfast, is considered nobody
at all.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
The Perjured Husband.
CHAPTER l..
The Htroduct,io
BY JOSEPH ". SMITH.

"Coming events cast their shadows before -
Dear me, Arabella, did you hear that
Augustus Snooks was introduced 10 Julia
Singers last evening, at Mrs. Fitz Fad
dies party:"
ola, me, you don't say?'
"Emily Pumpkin was telling me, she
says that old Smashpipes, whom you know
lis as blind as bat, intended to introduce
young julius Numbscull and mistook Au.
gustus for julius, and introduced him to
the handsome Julia as his friend Numb
scull--"Happy to have the honor of your
acquaintance," said Augustus, s'my friend
Smashpipes has made mistake however,
my name is Snooks.''
"Indced, what will Angeline Smkins
think when she hears it.''
81 guess she won't like it; very singular
introduction, wasn't it?''
"very."
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HaM 10 giya Advice.

The most difficult province in
frindshipis the letting man see his
faults and errors, which should ifpos-
sible, be so contrived, that he may
perceive our advice is given him, not
so much to please ourselves as for bis
own advantage. The reproaches,
therefore, of a friend should always
be strictly just, and not too frequent
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The Belle and The Student.

AT certain splendid evening party, a
naughty young beauty turned to a student
who stood near her and said, "Cousin John,
| understand that your eccentric friend
L., is here, have great curiosity
to see him. Do bring him here and into
duce him 10 me. F"
The STUDENT went in search of his old
friend and at length found him lounging on
sofa.
"Come l., said he my beautiful
cousin Catharine wishes to be introduced
to you"
"Well, trot her out, John," drawled
l. with an affected yarn.
John returned to his cousin and advised
her to detor her introduction to more
favorable time, repeating the answer he
had received. The beauty bit her lip, but
the next moment said, "Well-never
fear. shall insist on having the intro
duction.''
After some delay l. was led up
and the ceremony of introduction duly
performed. Agreeably surprised by the
beauty and commanding appearance of
Catharinc, L. made profound bow,
but instead of returning il she stepped back
ward, and raising her eye glass, surveyed
him deliberately from head to foot, then
waving the back of her hand towards him.,
drawled out, "Trot him off, John! trot him
off! that is enough"
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that fought agin the Britton., / have
got your grandfather's three cornered
scraper, blue coat and buff facins, his
tew edged sword, and you ken have
them to wear in kongress. Your mu-
ther has darned up all the moth. holes
in the coat, SO that she thinks that il
looks jest as new as it did when lef,
tenant Pickleby wore it tn the battle
Of White Plains.
shall send you by male, new
pair of blue mixed stockings, and a
pair Of knit suspenders that are kin
der easy for polytishun to squirm a.
bout in. Your mother would send
you pot Of pickles and a cheese,
but the stage driver says its agin the
law. q
Read yourBible, Jabeze, study the
laws Of Moses, and don't repeal any
on 'em, mind the ten commandments
tu, and the 'leventh likewise, and
don't sell the birthright Of the yankee
nation for mess Of potash; and the
day will cum when you will be min.
lister Of a penitenttary, or secretary
Of legation.
PICKLE PICRJ.ERV
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Puffed I'D.

Soap bubbles are airy things, but
they soon burst; just SO it is with men
puffed up with vanity. They make
show for season-sail on the cur
rent but soon burst and nothing is left
of them. Petty pride is an ingredient
that is never found in exalted human
nature. 1t is mixed in the compost
ton of fools; a man who has a mind to
cultivate and heart to improve, never
finds time to be arrogant, puffed up
with little self-important vanity and
pride, or to be dandy.
A vain pulled up woman is worse
still, and her soap bubble of high
pretension dissolves quicker than the
mans.
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A certain lawyer had his portrait
taken in his favorite attitude, standing
with one hand in his pocket. His
friends and clierts all went to see it, &
every body said, %, how like; tits the
very picture of him." An old farmer
only dissented. ''Taint like, no faint
said he, drily, looking out the corner
Of his eye. 'Taint liker exclaimed
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PICKLE PICRLEBY.
Gambling.


was long Master Of the Ceremonies,
and 10y courtesy "King Of Bath"
was sleeping partner in one Of the
most thriving Of the Bath gambling
houses. Connected with his transac-
tions in the line we give the following
curious anecdotes, which will show
that whatever were the defects of his
head, his heart was always in the
right place. The Earl of +,
when young man, was inordinately
addicted to gambling, and in particu-
lar loved to have the King of Bath for
his opponent. He was, however, no
match for his Majesty, who, after win.
ming several trifling sums from him,
resolved to attempt his cure; foresee-
ing that otherwise he would fall a
prey to adventures who might not
be SO forbearing as himself. Accor.
dinghy he engaged his lordship to
play to very serious amount, and
won from him first all his ready money,
then the title.deeds ofhis estates, and
finally the very watch in his pocket,
and the rings on his fingers. When
he had thus sufficiently punished the
young Nobleman for his infatuation,
Nash read him lecture on the fla
grant improperly Of attempting to
make money by gambling, when pov.
erty cannot be pleaded in justification
of such conduct; after which he re-
turned him all his winnings, merely
extracting from him a promise that
he would never play again! Not less
generously did he behave to an Ok.
ford Student who had come to spend
the long vacation at Bath. This
greenhorn, who affected to bea game
ster, was lucky enough to win large
sum from our Beau, and after the
game was ended, was invited by him
to supper. "Perhaps," said Nash,
"you think ! asked you for the pur-
pose Of securing revenge; but l can
assure you that my sole motive in re-
questing your company is to set you
on your guard, and TO entreat you to
be warned by my experience, and
shun play, as you would the DEVIL
This is strange advice for one like me
to give; but ] feel for your youth and
inexperience, and am convinced that
if you do not stop where you now are,
you will ipfallibly be ruined" Nash
was right. A few nights afterwards,
having lost his entire fortune at the
gaming'table, the young man blew
his brains out!
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Deacon Pickle PicklebV'S hetter.


The following letter is worth the
price ola years subscription to any
newspaper. 1t relates to the career
Of a young man, bern in Lltce6eld,
Ct., who emigrated to the far West,
pedagogued there while, became {.
lawyer next, was subsequently joined
in the holy bands of wedlock with
Miss Fawn Greenbriar, and a plan.
tation and seventeen negroes, after
wards served two sessions in the legis-
lature, and finally made long stride
into Congress. When old Deacon
Pickle Pickleby was advised Of this
last good fortune of his hopeful son,
he devoted an entire day to writing
the following letter.
To THE Hon. JABEzE P1cKLEBY:
DutJul Son:-By the blessins Of
providence you be despotly prospered
in this world. Your poor old daddy
when he was boy. had but little sku
lin, but good moral instruction was
meted out to him. was taught tu
train up child in the way he should
go, and did it, but l never expected
to see him in the Federal kongress.-
Jabez, my son, don't be proud and
lifted up, for there is no knowing
what you may cum tu. You have
heard tell Of Aaron Burr and Bene-
dict Arnold. Your mothers rumity
pains are better and / have put a
new futter wheel into the MILL
Seth Phelps has married Nabby
Dobbs; he had tu du it tu avoid costs.
There has been fine crop Of garden
sass and buck wheat this year.
lmust admonish you agin tempta-
ton in the Federal city. They dew
tell me that it is Babylon ofa place,
and that kongress men never mind
pains and penalties, and drink nigh
on tew gallons of blackstrap, or some
thing stronger every day Of their lives,
and 60 tu theatres and other carnali-
ties. Dew for marcy's sake, Jabeze,
eschew evil company. l bought
new calfskin quieu as soon as ]
heard you was married and going
tokongress, for / kalkilated you would
bring your rich maum hum tu see our
folks. Your mother has put up bran
new curtins tu the spare bed in the
parler, and squirmed ribbens all a.
round among EN-. She has got tew
new strings of blue and white birds
eggs hanging under the luking glass.
and the brass hand.ilons skowered up
SO that you can see you face in um.
When you glt tu the Federal city,
dew try tn give sumthing tn the wild
ders and orfns of soldiers and sailors
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Il Nice Distinction..-Some En-"
glish ladies bathing at the Cape Of
Good Hope set one of the party to
watch, in order 10 guard against in
trusion. The sentinel giving the a.
larm Of masculine footsteps, one of
the fair bathers raised her head, but
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every body,-.just show us wherein
faint like 'Taint like, no, 'taiot,'
responded the old farmer; sdon't you
see he has got his hand in his pocket;
would be as like agin ifhe had itin
somebody's else pocket.
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MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI, APRIL 25, 1916.

to have some catfish for breakfast, will you
get up early in the morning and purchase
some? dearest, wlll,' answered the
husband. Nay, replied the fair vile, you
are such vile deceiver, can hardly be-
lieve you. Hear me swear, said Augustus,
by yoDder moon swear that you shall have
half dozen catfish for breakfast; let the
oath be registered"
CHAPTER VII.
The Perjury.
"Take them; I implore thee, take them"
Blythely the young wife rose on the
morrow, to breakfast which she deemed
would be happy. Augustus came-in his
right hand he held string of fish, but
we're they catfish? Stand aghast, ye hea-
vens, when you hear it-they were perch!
Julia caught one glance-her delicate sys-
tenn could not stand the shock. "Perch!"
she wildly cried, and sank lifeless upon the
ground.
CHAPTER VIII.
The Denouement.
"Man's inhumanity to CONAN makes count
less thousands mourn"
Sadly they bore her to her long home,
flowers were strewed oyer her grave, and
the faces of all her acquaintance wore a
lugubrious aspect. But there was one
man whom that sad sight struck down to
the earth-it was The perjured Augustus.
Wildly he rushed forth, and sought consola-
tion in the bowl-it avas not there-and
goaded TO frenzy, one day he walked calmly
down to the Navy-yard and enlisted in the
marines!
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2 o B U r z .
The Old Clock on the Stairs.

BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.
Somewhat back from the village street
Stands the old>fashioned country seat,
Across its antique fortico
Tall poplar trees their shadows throw;
And from its station IN the hall
An ancient time piece says to all
"Forever--never!
Nevcr--forever!"
Half way up the stairs il stands,
And points and beckons with its hands
From IFS case of massive oak,
Like monk, who under his cloak
Crosses himself, and sgbs, alas!
With sorrowlul voice to all who pass
"Forever--never!
Neyer--forevegw
By day IFS voice is low and light,
Butln the silent dead ofnight,
Distinct as passing footsteps fall,
1t echoes along the vacant hall,
Along the ceiling, along the floor,
And seems to say, at each chamber door,
"Forever--never!
Never--forever!'
In that mansion used to be
Free-heartcd hospitality,
His great fires up the chimney roared,
The stranger feasted at his hoard;
But like the skeleton at the feast,
That warning time. piece never ceased
"Ferever--never!
Never--foreverm
There groups Of merry children played,
There youths and maidens dreaming strayed
Oh, precious hours! o, golden prime
And affluence of love and time!
Even as miser counts his gold,
Those hours the ancient time piece told
"Forever--never!
Never--forever!'
From that chamber clothed in white,
The bride came forth on her wedding night,
There, in that silent room below, a.
The dead lay in his shroud of snow; o.
And in the hush that followed the PRAYER
Was heard the old clock, on the stairs
"Forever--never! -..I
Never--forever!"
All are scattered now and fled,
Some are married, some are dead;
And when ask, with throbs of pain,
"Ah, when shall they all meet again?
AS in the days, long since gone BY"
Ahe ancient time.piece makes reply
"Forever--never!
Never--forever!'
Never here, forever there,
Where all parting, pain and care,
And death, and time shall disappear.
Forever there, but never here!
The horOlogue of Eternity
Sayeth this necessarily,
I< "Foreyer--never!
Never foreverr' "t
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Sectarian Rebuked Where was your
faith before Fox's time? said pugnacious
sec.arian to an honest Quaker. "Where
l fear thine never was, friend, in the
scriptures"
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Respect for the Ladies.


| have found (says certain ~riter)
that the men who are really most
fond Of the society Of ladies, who
cherish for them a high respect, nay,
reverence, are seldom the most popu-
lar with the sex.-Men of more assu.
rance, whose tongues are lightly hung
who make words supply the place of
ideas, and place compliment in the
room ofsentiment, are the favorites.
A true respect for wsman leads to re-
spectful action towards them. and res
spectful is usually distaut action, and
this great distance is mistaken by
them for neglect and want Of interest.