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Men Of one Tdea.

II has been our fortune more than
once to encounter men whose minds
seemed sothoroughly perrneated and per.
yadsd BY one idea. that, whatever topic
might be broached in Conversation, would
be sure 10 bring in their pet notion. We
recollect farmer who may serve as N
illustration. His hobby, strange as It
may seem, was comprised in the plebeisn
word " sausage OF Ibese he used an.
nualy to manufacture. large quantity,
and with an absence Of false shame Wor-
thy Of all commendaiion, so far from
keeping out Of sighI the stuff which had
aided him TO competence, was somewhat
too forwardin oblruding Il upon his AZ
quaintances.
"Good morning. Mr.. Jones" said We,
on one occasion. "Fine weather we are
having just now"
Eyes" said he, earnestly, capital
weather we have for making sausages.
If things turn out well, | shah have
hundred pounds to carry TO market.
You wouldn't like few, would youl"
We hastened to inform him that our
larder was fully supplied, and not feeling
particularly interested in the turn he had
given the subject, endeayored TO broach
another topic. E
"The Allies fndit difficult matter
10 take Sebastopol, Mr.. Jones. Isuppose
Won have read The latest accounts from
the seat ofwar!"
"No'" q
"The Russians have gained a decided
victory. II is thought, however, that
there is possibility Of the supplies being
cut off. SO that the garrison will be
compelled, by fear Of starvation, to capt.
ulale." ~
You don, say so ~ returned Mr..
Jones, WONDER" he continued, after
a pause, his eyes lighting up with new
and brilliant idea, Al wonder whether il
wouldn'l be good speculation 10 send 4
cargo Of sausages to Sebastopol There
amt nothing more wholesome. and il
they are in danger Of. being starved out
they'd be likely 70 pay pretty well.
We ventured io suggest that the allied
squadrons wonld be lriaing obstacle ia
the way Of this otherwise feasible plan.
The next time we me, Mr.. Jones, was
; after the death Of his wife. There was
sorrow in his eye. and black Grape on his
hat. Our sympathies were touched.
"Mr. JONES'" said We. "we have
heard Of your misfortune. I. is indeed .
heavy cross to bear, but you must sum
mon. up all your fortitude."
4" You dom. know" said he, grasping
: our hand. how much. You never can
i know. Such a treasure as she wal" /"
said he, concealiig his face in the foldt
: Of his red bandanna. ~ shall neosr get
! any body that can make sGusagss Hke
, her-neUer !p'
: Mr.. Jones seemed ovsrpowered by his
grief and walked sadly away. We fell
3 that we could offer no adequate consola.
ton to one whose sorrow proceeded from
such cause. and did not attempt il. Y
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8 Ga,lo6 Storg.
s' g'Yii From Peterson's Magazine.
"PLAYING WITH EDGED TOOLS
CHAPTER 1.
BY MARY W. JASvRiy.

= .H.
How strange it is, reader, that there
are some who seemed to be loved and
peied, 10 trile and flirl, to make sad
havoc, a Ia Cupid, in other hearts, and
never feel The boy-god's arrow in their
own! Seem, ! say, for do you believe
atthey escape unharmed! | don't.
Never yet was there little witch ola
firt, who slew scores with the glances of
her bright eyes, but some day got her
reward butsoue day found herself ir-
retrievably enlangled in the meshes Of
hesnare woven for Others. Yet every
community has its Helen, for whom
countless Trojan wars--on . smaller
scale have been fought, and still will be
on through all coming years, SO long as
women are bewitching, and the lords Of
creation continue so excessively foolish
Ss TO become their victims.
@And.now, "a propos, . story to the
point, promising that Nellie Winslow
was, par ereelieSce. the coquelte and
belle, of the pleasant village Of Maple
con.
Yet she was no dark. stately, beauty.
Neither had she a slender form or deli
cafe features for the latter was as un-
classical as possible. as the little nez re-
troasse plainly indicated; her hair was
neither raven nor golden. but Of that In
definite hue poets call |" brown in the
shadow and gold in the SUM-" and her
eyes neither black nor blue, but hazel
brown. 70 BE- sure, one poor fellow,
whom Nellie had tilted. said that, for his
parthe cOuldn't sec Why folks called
Nellie Winslow pretty, with her red hair
and grey eyesl" But, In the name oi
Hirtation, how could he be expected 70 be
an unbiased iudgei s
Certainly. the girl was no fairy; bol
then she bad an irresistible /" taking way.
withiher, that quite stole your heart Be.
fore you we're aware in fact, like Ger
tain old warrior Of m arlialFenown in the
dass Of Grecian and Roman Prov
eSs, che = came, and saw, and conquer.
Cd"
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CHAPTER II.


A group ofgrs we're, gathered on The
steps Of Mapeton Seminary and Nellie
Winslow come slowly down the shady
road, coming her French exercise.
"0h! Nellie, Nellie r.. exclaimed vi.
vacious George Lorion, Fastening 10
meet her, and winding her arm about her.
:" Let old AlIeudorf and Corinne alone |!
Just listen | You don't know how shame
fully Phil Pember,on has been using your
name. You remember, Will Waters in
troduced him to you, at the grove the
other afternoon, at his own request, too |;
and he told Will yesterday, that he had
found Miss Winslow a lively agreeable
girl, just the one to get up Arbitration
with! It's shameful, l declare. The
conceited dandy! Shall we strike his
name off the list of invitations to that
picnic, Saurday?'
"Ah so Mr.. Phil Pemberton thinks I'm
just the one 10 flirt with, does he r., re-
piled Nellie; coming up 10 the group.
Well, l hope he'll find it out to his
satislaction II before long but, indeed, girls
l wouldn't have him omitted from the in
vited for the world--especially, now |
know his Aattering opinion Of me. /
think | must show him how we Yankee
girls can Airl !" was her reply in a gay
mocking tone-although flush Of often.
ded pride and modesty msnlledsher
cheek, and her eye sparkled with unwon'
ted FIRE.
"Good r. Capitall" "won't we
have sport" "were the school girl like ex.
clamations of the group, while Nellie
walked slowly into the seminary, with
face still flushed.
BUTT is quito time the reader had
been introduced to this young gentleman,
whose protensity for flirtations seemed
quite Of piece with Miss NelIie's.
Phil Pemberton was the only son /oI
q wealthy Southerner, who, having grad.
ua'ed al the University of his native state
had come North to read law with Squire
A., the somewhat celebrated lawyer
Of Mapleton; or perhaps, | should say
as was nearer the truth, 10 enjoy life in
this quiet rural, village, to ride, walk
-Airl, 'or study, at his own easy, careless
good nalured disposition permitted him
Pemberton. had many noble qualities
and generous disposition that made hin
la general favorite with the young meu
and Academy Students Of Mapleton
His happy, care-fres. social Temperament
won many acquainlances. He Joined al
excursions invited his friend TO take /
smoke, when in his. own rooms at hi
hotel, he puffsd away At 4 German nsedi
schnitn,, with his feet elevated at an angl,
offorty-fye degrees; or. with the tastes
trotleF and lighIesl ph@ton from Allen
livery stable, dashed away on a drive I,
the pleasant suburbs Of the village. y
Thus il was that the young mel
declared Pemberton. "a dsuced goo.
fellow;' bht lhe ladies--how with them
Well, certainly, ifit be true, as some
body has said, that time ID to.be reckonel
'."by deeds, not years. then indeed hat
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CHAPTER v.

And now, perhaps it might be more in
consonance with the style Of modern ro-
nance writers, were | to represent my
heroine as growing thin -and shadowy,
till she died of broken heart.
But shall do no such thing for in
this very matter Of fact sort of world,
everybody, let them suffer never 80
keenly. does not find time to die for love.
No, in the ceaseless round Of active du.
ties, they must forget--or if not forget,
crush back the memory. Of a FIRST sweet
dream-Md toll on!
Three years passed, when all Mapleton
was thrown into excitement, by the apri.
val at the village hotel of no less a per-
sonage than Phil Pemberlen. Various
reports, and " they says" Immediately
started upon their rounds. One said he
had come North to win bride, the fair
daughter of Judge Denuing, in an adjoin-
ing city, where Of old he had visited /;
another contradicted the story; but all
agreed in plying the poor fellow. whose
right arm hung shattered and helpless at
his side, for in that terrible steamboat
disaster, he had received an injury that
MANNED him for life! Poor Nellie
Her cheek grew psler than ever, when
they spoke Of his engagement; but tears
sprang to her brown eyes, wheu they told
her OF his withered arm and paid face.
Well il went on for week. He had
called on all the old friends, chatted with
the girls who were married, and tossed
their babies on his knee, still retaining
much of his old geniality, they said; buI
Nellie alone was neglected. And then il
was reported that he had left Mapleton
and that without calling on her.
One day, Nellie aud / were together
in /" Chestnut Grove" at the twiligh,
hour. Already the young moon stood high
In the eastern heavens, like silver scim
eter hung aloft but the sun had MOI
wholly sunk in the west, and the COLDER
arrows fell slant through the long, din
forest aisles. A little brook gurgled or
its way, leaping, pratlling. like a happy
child; and The oliole twittered in lhi
branches overhead.
We had been talking -ialking--all tha
long, bright summers afternoon; bu
Nellie studiously avoided that which lay
nearest her heart, just then, when tn,
sun dipped his kingly, head behind tn,
rim Of the western horiEon, and one las
golden beam fingered on Nellie's burnish
ed hair. just then, and to this day l can
account for so a propos a happening, ex
cept on the principle that cit is always
darkest before the dawn" at that hour
when the sweet girls thoughts were sad
dest, a thin, pallid hand, .whiie and deli
cate as a lady's, parted the branche
away from the little nook where we sal
followed by a form and face l had sesl
often within the past week, but on whicl
Nellie had not looked for three long years
Phi, Pemberton was before her |
Reader, / remembered, Instantly, tha
my straw hat and a copy Of aMrs. Brown
ing's Poems" had been left en- the o,he
side Of the brook, and | set of to rscove
them. mentally resolved moi to return.
| OF cotrse. ] never knew how Il cam
about. How they got over smbsrassin
Epau6es, broken sentences, and awkward
naes ne thar anco,,y,,nr Ncv hcrs r,.,,,,
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q RAGAN Editor and Proprietor,

Wicked Nellie 1And ilyetit was not
her fault, if the village bsaux would fall
in love with her! il the clerks would in-
sist upon carrying home the. bundles, Ia
roll Of ribbon, or pair Of gloves, perhaps!)
when she shopped. Neither was she 10
blame, because 1.-The academy students
would call so often, " just to leave book
for Miss Winslow, Tennyson's Maud, Or
Alexander Smiths Poems,'' which, per-
haps, she had expressed desire toread
nor could she be so un.ady like as to say
nay, when Frederic Ellison, son of rich
old Squire Ellison, who owned the three
story brick house on the hill, and several
well-filled stores on Winter street, who
came home on long college vacations
would invite her to ride so often in his
new buggy. which was the admiration Of
all the village beaux. 40.
But at eighteen, despite numberless
flirta,ions, and the gossips ofall the match
makers-at eigh.een, Nellie was un.
married, and fancy free, and as gay as
ever. ,sa'tI;2 y
How they did talk about her, TO be
sure, The, young minister, it was said
had glanced toward Uncle Winslow'.
pew" ofiener than was consistent will
his calling, until one Sabbath, looking
paler and graver than ever, he did moi
look in that direction once, even, during
three long sermons ; it was reported, too
tina. for the past fortnight, rich old bache
lor farmer Jankin's span Of black horse
bead not been to the gate Of uncle Win
slows farm house, and he had actually OF
fered himself to, and been accepted by
the rich widow Mills, whose farm joine,
his own and then it came out somehow
that the young collegian had been over
heard, late one night, as he walked hom
from tha, same farm house, TO give ven
to language neither choice. nor classical
as he rallied at the fickleness Of women i
general, and at our friend Nellie in par
ticular. And yet. wicked Nellie! Nc
whit thinner or paler grew she, not
dance or pleasure party did she foregc
nosa bit less shelaughed, sang, or ate
from which it may be reasonably infer
red. that she had not ye. been actually Il
love-" .
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fSnll Femoerton lived whole age IN
Cppid's camp during the few first months
ofiiis stay III Napoleon for already had
he made the acquaintance Of numberless
pretty girls firted for the whole space Of
q fortnight with black-eyed Belle French;
driven down to g the beach" with Geor-
gle Lorten taken countless moonlight
strolls and sails with Katy Vim; and
now" last not least" turned his rowing
heart TO Nellie Winslow.
Certainly, this was; as some one ex-
pressed it, "doing business on the high
pressure principle;'' he had already shown
much greater proficiency in the arts Of
laltery and flirting than in conquering
the lore of Coke or Blackstone.
Reader, female frts are TO be expected
in this world Of ours for bas it not, from
time immemorial, been laid down as an
axiom, that a woman has no higher am
bition than 10 add to the list Of her VIC
Tins, until the poor maligned beings, have
no alternative but to Airt in selEdefence!
But from a male Airt "teliver us -
Was there ever so pitiable an object
such perfect anomaly Of creation
Never had sweet Nellie Winslow looked
loyelier, or more saucy or piquaat, than
on the day Of the picnic, II was anus
ing to watch the quiet gleam Of mischief,
sparkling in The merry girls eyes, as,
with very demure air, she accepted the
invitation which made her Philip Penn
berton's partner for the day. Her words,
"I'll learn him how we Yankee girls can
firt!" seemed in fair way to become
fulfilled. aa
How very gay Nellie Winslow is to
day. CALCULATED naughty, black.eyed
Belle French to Eva Dustin; for my part
! don't see how she can swallow whatht
said about her, and laugh and chat with
him so. She can't have any PRIDE"
ooh, you let Nellie alone for that
replied Eva. "If she don't read tha
conceited fellow lesson, before She,
done with him. then I'm greatly mista
ken. that's ALL" '' '''.
Now, reader mine, please don't fancy
Nellie wild, hoydenish romp, who, il
order to crafty her spirit Of mischief
and be revenged on The person who hat
expressed so public an opinion of her.
compromised herself in any way, eithe
by meeting or openly encouraging hi
advances, Oh, no. Nellie was none such
She understood herself and the game sh'
was playing; she knew just how far t.
advance without crossing the Rubican o
maidenly modesty-to show faint man
ifestation, SO faint that il could hardly b
called a preference, and yet certainl!
could not be construed into dislike--jus
when to
"Givea side glance and louk down."
All yes, indeed arlfal Nellie Wins
lows eyes we're wide open that day, II
warrant.
And so, before the day spent in III,
din, shady old woods was over, Phi
Pemberton was out generaled--or, il
plain English, "over head and ears il
love-" much to the delight Of the schoo
girl clique, and, doubtless, to the satislac
lion of Nellie, as she bestowed parting
mischievous glance upon the merry,se
when her smitlen cavalier handed. her 4
his carriage to drive her home to he
Il E,thar'e lnw roofad farm hnuae
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cHAprE,R ly.

- u.
When next day, it was told that the
first morning train bore Philip Pember-
ton from Mapleton, the usual quGntcn,
su6icI of gossip was set afosb while
Belle French. was heard TO sxclaim,
Swell, anybody could have foresesn
Just hew it would have terminated.
OF course hisintentions was not serious 7
But Nellie no one was whit the wiser
for "a word she told than !; for she wisely
kept her own counsel. t
One, day there came sad report, that
spread. like wild fire through Mapleton,
There had been a terrible steamboat dis.
aster on one Of the Southsrn rivers, and
many killed and wounded. Philip Penn,
berton's name was published among the
list Of the latter--reported /" dangerously
injured" The sad news was read first,
al. merry afternoon party, where Nellie
had been extravagantly gay. Will Waters
came in with the open paper in his hand,
ItfelIlik 4 thunderbolt on the gay cir.
Gle. "A.
.nPoOr fellow y Z" Poor PemberIon. =
itWill he die o. /" Does ii say danger.
ously injured i'swsn, fromlip to lip.
eyes, z replied viii, reading The ar
ticle aloud, Sperhsps fatally injured
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3T Good men are human suns! They
brighten and warm wherever they pass.
Fools count them mad till death wrenches
open foolish eyes they are not often
sung by poets when they die; butthe
hearts they heal and their own are their
rich reward on earth, and their place Is
high In heaven. ms
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RE Don't you think my eyes look
quite killing this morning i''said dam
dylto,a smart girl and be twisted his
Missionaries in most cruel and fascina-
ting manner. |" They remind me-" said
the damsel, sofa Goldfish dying OF the
tooIhache.n =
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EE The Picsyuns nays, tho hast
subsiitute for food is victuals Physi.
clans have recommended other things.
but this is the only one we place any eons
fidence In. & y
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,safistiabY ALICE DE WE'RE. ,littay -
sN' Cottage by the hillside, n q. .
Time, nigh unto dark, ,dr-
.sig,a Dorothy beside the fire,
,y,al Waiting for her spark. ic
,t Old man by the chimney N l,.
nv Reading Boston paper;
taH ni0ld lady near the table
Making Sal a cape, or 's a 'tf
Some other peculiar kind Of garment.
,5et! Very cold without, and
Wind a shrieking-howling;
tbn3t0wls up in the orchard,
a,, Out, perhaps, q fowhng,
Rap,.tap at the kitchen door,
1H' Dorothy looks pleasant,
Jonathan" she whispers sly:
Rot noe if it 'tisn't, f
or else some fellow that don't want to see."
.,t1 Door is open" Jonathan
Why, how, how du ye do r Itet
We'll, Dorothy, I'm purity well,
|'"i'g A seein' how it's you"
.u3fa Old man stops his reading,
TO- sS Old lady quits thesewing Ar .1
Both remark to Jonathan,
"Well meow how it's blowing,
There's going to be some tall weather yet.
bWeOW. 'E|'tA fff| "''f' .-a| t'..it'
Salutations over;
Jonathan is mum
10t Wishes over sundrytimes
,.I That he was to hum. "a,
.. Old folks getting sleepy
- Gin to nod the head a,s... f.
Dorothy suggests, that they
Had better 60 to bed
And prcdigious grin lighteth up Jonathan's
physognomy.
IN Old folks snoaring soundly. :"
Young folks-close together
Jonathan and Dorothy ...
.Y Talking bout the weather.
sNa Jonathan is thinking
4 -nici& bow to pop the question; -
,ee But his heart is humping 30
Can hardly keep his vest on, ,assa
And his tongue cleayeth to the roof of his
mouth.
Dorothy looks slyly-
nEG Knows there's something coming;
bgi Looks around at Jonathan
st He feels much like running.
... Dearest Dorothy he says,
And his heart beats faster
re !" "Spose that you and would 60
..a Down to parSon Castor,
And get linked in the sveerlasting bonds o
matripony,' t.$
ts.tl*' *s# r
s,. Years have passed away,
Down within the valley,
Far away from city,
rs Street or dirty alley,
''' Stands a little cottage,
" White as snow in March;
Jonathan and Dorothy
Sitting OIL the porch,
And half dozen white headed youngster
around them. q [Pittsburg Union.
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ag- The wearing Of hoops b. The 4!
dies has increased cOoperI wages fily
cents day. Should they lay atide
q artificial blashes,' it Il supposed
thai vsrmillion would islIin vslus ess,
hnIf.
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RT He who marriss for beauty only,
is like buyer Of cheap furniture--she
varniGh that caught the. eye win not en.
.durs the fresids blase.
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Esw If you wish to know what arc
the (" ups and downs oflifs." got drunk
some day when the sidswalks are covered
with ice.
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sTEUBENYILIE, OHIO, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY Is, 1857.

t is a sad thing, Phil was splendid
fellow"
All gave utterance to expressions Of
sympathy, save Nellie; YET her cheek
paled, her lips quivered, there was a
swallowing as ofsomething in her throat !;
and l, who knew her well, saw how she
suffered. That night as we walked home
together under the starlit skies, there was
a revelation made.
"Nellie, this is very sad news" / ven
The barrier Of pride and reserve was
broken down.
Dreadful dreadful !" she passion
ately exclaimed. F" II is killing me-.
to know that / sent him away-tha. it
was / who killed him ~ and her hand
tigbtened on my arm.
"NeIlie, you loved Pemberton. and yet
rejected him Z" ~:
eyes, yes! What began in banter,
grew to be earnest | graIi6ed my own
folly and coquetry at The expense ofhap.
piness. And now to hear-to hear"
but she broke down IN rushing tears.
PooENelie !! how very like to many
another, who, fer the momeniary .gratifi
cation Of an ignoble spirit Of mischief or
coquetry, has cast away her happiness
land with her own hands digged grave
for hope and love still carrying into the
world smiling face, but alas |! a withered
heart.
Poor Nellie il her penance was
wrought out by suffering, then was hers.
For weeks she lay in the delirium OIL
brain fever; and it was pitiful to listen to
herself upbraidings for she saw him dy-
ing, and accused herself Of being his mur.
derer and when she rose from that sicl
bed, and gazed from the little parlor win
dows, the SHOWS without were scare,
whittier than her cheek, and the naked
trees and leafless shrubs scarce NOR,
dreary or withered than her own heart.
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sa'hIltIjaIrrlpluls' 'IlIjIr y Qasttg.
YANKEE 9 .lCLOUR.Ts1HlIrP..

Iy ALICE DE WE'RE. {
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-31

THE REvttstoS N THE SUGAR M,Rxrr,--
Everybody bat few Spectators will rejoice over
the evident decline, and still downward tendency
Of tie prices Of sugar. We have complied, ind
publish in another column, the latest quotations
Of the principal sugar markets of the world both
producing and consuming, all Of which exhibit a
material falling OIL in rates, and continued
downward movement II is piaiu that the starch
has been taken out Of the sugar market all over
TIE world, and that reaction has begun Every
where there is hope Of IN abundant yield in the
countries producing THE staple. Louisiana
promises 800, 900 hogheads against les than one
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"e' Win saes CT crime rcrpsssac % rcd .. u as
- ~ ana s'uther, Do. a Q, % &, Is q 4Tk sni
VIM d. q 81 40 81 ,ik Corn vas arm ard ansivs
nsk ~ss reported TIE Fra Cana at Fr.ator. sa,s
roe Of Tics, which ssy iltstfers vita rsoslets
'S' some dana The s~iss " wesLsro sex were lave
Gd c'oiec al sskc Sec Pork comparatively nae
ove aess sod a. $50 aud prime o. s2l IS Sugars wore
SOLD ." The extent Of eo nnE-hescs. rates given an
ofer column. Ccise quiet, and dealers we're ds
l~d n aii Tie pnolo sale OF fc orr,e OF on Tees
DAY next ir' rrrAa Grs!r frcght, to Liverpool wrrc
arncr, vi err gemerts Of about 20 no bubel, a, sa
10 buzz, sSd ~ in ship. bags Engagements fer other A.
uc;es moderate