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host. al cmpot," was the reply 81 know
abstutence-l know excess, but know no
mcdiiiim. Lang since Ircsolvcd, as / could
not drink n little wine, would drink mono
ut all" "A man who could thus support his
resolution 10y action, was u man Of cndn-
rance, and that element is as we'll displayed
III this incident as in the compilation of his
great work. When Richard Brinsley Shor-
idan made his first speech in ParIiament it
was regarded on all hands as n most, morti-
Tying failure. lie was urged to abandon II
parliamentary career, and enter upon some
hc!d better suited to his ability. "No," said
Sheridan. mo, it is in nc, and it shall come
out ~ And it did and he became one of
the most Splcadid dchators in England -
Loyola, the founder of the Order of Jesuits
the courtcr, tho man of galantry and dis
sIpaton, obtained such mastery over him
sell by labor and endurance, that to illus
tratc the fact, he stood several hours. anpa-
rcntly unmoycd, in pond of ice and muddy
water upto his chin. Perhaps no other ma
ton in Europe at that time could have won
the battle OF Waterloo, except the British,
because no other could have brcu~ht 10 that
conflict that amount of endurance needed
to win. For many hours that army stood
mamully before the murdcrous fire of tho
French column after column fell while
not gun was discharged on their part
One sG!!en word of command ran along the
line as thousands fell "filo up flo up !'---
"Not yet not vetw was the Iron Duko's
rcplv to earnest requests made to charge and
fight the foe. At length Tire time of action
came. The charge was given, and victory
pcrched upon the standard of England"
TnE INDIANS IN WAsmNGToN. The Indi-
ans now in Washington, says the Union, are
indcfatigable in "sight-sceinc," and have
visited most of the public buildings in a body
In the apparatus room ofthe Institute, II mum
Der OF them were induced to Join hands, and
y severe galvanic shock was given thcm-
Some Of them gave vent to the significant
ugh, " indicating their surprise, and turned
ferccly about to discover the person they
supposed led struck them others rubbed
their arms and elbows, and from the
! altalk IN their own language, one would
suppose they had entered upon q scientific
discussion ofthe nature of the Singular mani
icstation. Afterwards several of them took
shocks singly, and it was curious to witness
| the grim determination with which these
| stolcs OF the wilderness undertook to assume
| that air OF impassiveness which tradition as
| serts they maintain when undergoing torture
as captives. But it was no go; they had to
| knuckle to science, aid as one after the other
1 OF the astonlshed braves was doubled up,
! tumblcd upon his knees, and Knocked into
| a heap generally Ivy the powerful battery. he
! was s0lutcd by most uprorious iecrs and
laughter by his fellows. Somo of the party
mounted the high north tower of tho lnsti-
tutG but when at the top, oply oHc Of them
could be prevailed upon to approach the edge
and look down the DIZZY hcight-inost orthcm
squatting down MS soon as they reached tho
| summit: One of them was observed placing
small pieces OF tobacco on the parapct The
interpreter explained that this was intended
as an offering to the Great Spirit, and tho In
! dians believed that at this height, they were
nearer the Deity than they had ever been be-
fore. On descending, the Indians had n
grand war dance in the lecture room.
THE remarkable mldness of the season
is n common theme with the newspapers.
/ Nothing like it has been experienced for
many years Here, on Monday, the atmos-
phcrc was dsagreeably close, and but for
the rain, open windows would have been
cndurablc, if not desirable Nota particle
of ice has been seen in the rivers or harbor.
and unless we have change soon, it is doubt
ful whether the ferry boats will have any
use forthc "cuttcrs' with which they have
been prudcntly provided In the country.
winter seems to be breaking up, instead of
but just beginning, ~ Y E,prcss.
KIND WoRDs-Wm USE TurM.-l. Be-
cause they always cheer him to whom they
are addressed. They soothe him if he Is
wretched. They comfort him if he ia sad -
Ehey keep him out of the slough. of aespond.
or help m'n.ont If he happens to ibein.
Z. There are words enough of the opposite
kind lying i'll all directioi,s-sour words
cross w0rds-fretful words-nsulting words:
oycrhearing words--rritating words. Now
let kind words have n chance to get abroad,
since SO many, so different aro on the wing.
). Kind words bless him that uses them.
A sweet sound on the tongue tends 10 mako
| the heart mellow. Kind words react upen
the kind feelings which prompted them, and
make them more kind. They add fresh fuel
to the fire of benevolent emotion in the soul
4. Kind words hegef kind feelings toward
| him that loves to use them People love to
see the face and hear the voice of such man.
Kind words arc therefore, of great value
in those hard times.
TALE BEARING. Never repeat story
unless you arc certain it is correct and
even not then unless something is to be
gained, either of interest to yourself CT for
the good of the person concerned. Tattling
is mean and wicked practice. and he who
lndulges init, grows more fond of it in
proportion as he is successful, If you have
no good to say of your neighbor, never re-
proach his character by telling that which
is false, He who tells you the faults of
other, intends to tell others your faults, and
so the dish of news is handed from one to
another, until the tale becomes enormous
! A story never looses anything" is wisely
remarked; but on the contrary pains i'm