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lTO BE CONTINUED.)

jim Smith was noted auctioneer.
One day tc was selling farm stock.
Among the articles to be sold was a
heifsr, very ttractive in her appear
ance, AID consequently "Jim' dwelt
quito extensively on her many excel
lencies, winding up with his eloquent
flourish that she ives as "gentle as a
dove" Thereu2on, long, sabsided
countryman, whose legs were some
twelve inches longer than his pants,
approached the heifer and stopping
down commenced handling her teats'
Bossy, not relishing such familiarity,
lifted her hoofs aud laid "Greeny"
sprawl,ng some ten feet of: There"
said Jim, "tbat shows one Of her best
traits, she'll never allow strange calf
to come near her ~ ssGreeny" mean
while picked himself up, and giving
his busy pate narrowing scratch, ex-
claimed: "No wonder, when her o,rn
calf has been Iledting around her all
day
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purpose; but what prevented you p
~"Kate came and called me. [ think
was insane, and look back upon it oil
With shudder, feeling afraid Of nv.
selk think l shall all my life feel
that. my conduct depends more on cir.
cums:ances thaa % myself, since I
could once be 50 unlike anything I once
dresmed of being. 1 was at least a
murderer in heart, and why should I
judge sternly Of the fault Of another !?
I sometimes even wonder If under some
kind Of influence, I might not have done
all that I 80 much condemn in Miss
Ironton."
~ should not think it likely, and do
not wonder at your. disposition to kill
Tviozy. Some one should have killed
him long ago."
She was silent several moments then
"And who knows what evil influence
made him what he is? We need to be
very merciful to each other"
"You do not appear very merciful to
Miss lroBton or Mr.. Twinzy either"
he replied with an effort at cheerful
ness. :-. S--Tt 1,-. =;
"1t is mercy to her to take away her
power to do wrong-to deliver her
from temptations she cannot resist-as
it is mercy to restrain lunatic from
injuring himself and others but if it
we're not, the greatest good to the
greatest: number requires that others
should be protected against her evil
passions: As for Twinzy, it does him
no real harm to humble his ridiculous
vanity, y and help him if possible to a
little self knowledge but if it were ev-
er 50 wrong | could not help it, for he
would provoke me to speak before I
could reflect"
After they had walked back and
forth on the quiet street until both
wcro calm, he went with her up to the
door, and as she stood on the step and
gave him her hand at parting, ho drew
Oft her glove and pressed it to his lips,
saying:
III am never to call this mine
other than as brother and friend, may
at least seal that compact thus
STOPPING, she kissed his hand in re.
turn, saying:
"And this shall be to me the hand
OF true friend and, big brother. l
a. am to be the little brother you know
if I am good"
With smile which was not all a
smile, he turned away and she went,
with sad heart to her room, but not
to sleep.
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-:Walt Whitman" says = Wash

-'Walt Whitman" says = Wash
ington letter, "although really Demo
cratic, still retains his old desk in the
Attorney Generals Office. Age is tell
ing on the old man, and his disor-
dered hair aud heavy beard grow vhiter
aud more patriarchal every day. After
Office hours in the afternoon he saun-
ters slowly up the avenue, or mounts
the platform of street car for a ride,
sometimes going TO the cad of the route
and returning on the same car. He is
quiet, benevoleutlooking, blue-eyed
old gentleman, who makes but few &C.
quaintances, and eschews parlors a.
together for the promenade. He
writes now entirely for English peri
odicals, believing his productions bet
ter appreciated in that direction than at
home"
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Victor Hugo's new story, "The
Man Who Laughs" is no laughing
matter. The title of the story is drawn
from one of the most horrible events
Of French history-tbe DETACHMENT Of
the children Of certain prescribed class
es and rhon.nac qui rit is a man who
had been 50 dcfaced in childhood as to
present constant grin upon his coan-
tenance. The story, so far as it has
progressed, is filed largely with Hugo's
philosophy, and apparently random
speculations.
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n -o ~>aA1oul m

Two medical men were recently
called to decide the cause of illness of
a very sick man. at is severe case Of
typhoid fever" said one III think
not" said the second. They disputed
and discussed, till the first said "Never
mind, We shall fld out when We make
the post mol tenn examination" The
sick man did not smile.
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Him whom We both believe 70 have
been the only perfect man."
He bowed and after silently toying
with bis watchchain With The hand
which rested on the piano as he leaned
on his arm, he continued:
care you not very determined wo-
man, Miss Merlyn ~
~ hope s."
"And you would carry your point at
all hazzardsY'
II should try"
"ln this case you will carry it though
Hiss 1ronton lay in your path, and you
must trample her life out to succeed"
II think should cot trample any
living thing unlsss thought it dau-
gerous reptile. l do not find Miss
Ironton PROSTATE, bat erect and defiant,
a powerful oppres OF Of ths weak, aud
as such 1 deal with her"
"Yes, and in your stern determine
tion you forget that she is woman"
"No, DR.. Drcamin :, nor that her vic
tins arc babies-are of those little ones
of whom our Lord shall say, In as
much a. ye did it unto one Of the least
of the,e ye did 1t unto me- Miss Iron
ton is totally unfit to have any power
over children, and if ever you again
place her in position to exercise any,
she may expect to meet and count me
her Pbilippi."
She waited for no answer, but left
the room and the investigation was end
ed.
(rn pr CnNTTNrYpn
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THE BUa1ED ORGAN.
; fpr ~u sAkEs PIA17

Far In valley grsea aud lone, bi';.,'@A
Lying withia sems lssendold. .s,
Sometimes isasasd an Organs tone,
Trembling. into the si'sneenlrd: :,
In vapish'd ysars (the legend staads)
: TO saveit aom the unhalowinx prey
, OF fosmsns sasrihglous hands,
= Tho monks their Organ bore away
:" - t''. - -; ;
None knows ths spot wherein they laid
That body Of tho heavenly sosl
OF Music: dse1 N forest shads,
Forgotten, Lies the grave they stole;
But oftentimss, In Morning goId,
Or through tho Twilights hulhing sir,
Within that valley green and old,
The Organs soul arisss there.
Oh, low and sweet, and strange and wild,
1t whispers to the holisr air,
Gentle a. lispiugs Of child
Mild Is mothers bresthless prayer
While silence tremblss, sweet and low:
Then rapture bursts into the skies,
And chanting angels, winging slow
On wings Of music seem to rise!
The berdsman sometimes, all alone.
Il lost within that haunted air:
he bears the buried Organs tone-
His hands are cross'd, his breath Is prayer.
And, while into his heart it steals.
With hushing footsteps, downcast sye
some grand cathedrars awe he fesls-
A church Of air, and earth, and skies!
Often. when the sweet wand Of sprlns
Has 6ll'd the weeds with flowers unsovn.
Or Autumn's dreamy breeze's wing
Flutters through falling leaves, alone
I wander forth. and leave behind
The city's dust, the sultry glare:
A lonely dell. faroiI, I find
know the Buried Organ thsrel
Within the citys nsisy air .
1leavs the erseds their Sabbath bells;
cross my hands, my breath Il prayer,
Hearing that Organs mystic swslls.
Tho sweet birds ding, the soft'winds blew,
Tho faowsrs have whispers low, apart;
All wake within me, loud Or low,
Gods buried 0sgAn-in ny hsaxti ::
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HENRY W. WEARY
~~CARRIAGEMAKER.7

HAv E removed tcmy new sho pm ear
i TIC Bridge, where am preparedto 20 do
allkinds Of work in tho Csrriagemaking
inc. Wagons, carriages and sleigh made
n . neat and substantial manner stiow
ates Partieplsratte9tion Paid dtorsPsi1-
TfaIAGs a'TT.1I IIu3
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ing over the tragedy OF Cnrist oeatn.
. OLD MA1Ds-Embers from which
the sparks have fed.
will sticking stove-pipe In q
hole stop the hole !
If you and your sweetheart vote
upon the marriage question, you for ii
aud she against it, don't flattsr yourself
As to its being a tie.
1--WE see," said Swift, in one Of his
most sarcastic moods, "what God thinks
Of riches by the people He gives them
to-"
The empress Of Austria is called the
best dressed European princess.
Queen Victoria still wears the
deepest mourning.
The only protest against female
suffrage made to the Massachusetts
Legislature, came from women.
"A Shanghai rooster killed q small
child in Kentucky the other day.
Wade Hampton has been buying
thousand mules in Illinois, for use on
his Southern plantations.
by thoughtful, but hsnpe"ke
Old boy : In our sshooldays, the rule
of three" is proverbially trying-how
much harder, in after life, do We feel
the rule Of Gone !"
Joe Jefferson's income from Grip
Van Winkle" is about one hundred
thousand dollars per acnum.
Camilla Urso is negotiating for tho
famous violin once used BY Paganini,
and now belonging to the estate Of
French nobleman, recently deceased
1t is Cremona, we forget Of which
make, and il considered worth any sum
inside of $4,000.
"A publishing house Of Yeddo an
nouuces the issue of the one hundred
and sixth aud last volume OF an inter-
esting Japanese novel.
-Ihomas Mast, the artist, makes
5000 to $500 a week by his cartoons
and sketches for Harper's Weekly and
other illustrated periodicals:
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[Enterel according to- Act Of Copxress. BY n,a.
JaneG. Swtsshelm in the year 1858, In the Omoo Of
the Clerk Of the United Ststse for The
District Of Western Pennsylvania
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The "Liberal School" feel them
selves quite fortunate in having Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe as one OF their public
teachers. In her late Sunday discourse
in Horticultural Hall, she affirmed that
"the atonement of Christ, taken in tho
usual sense, is but a heathcn sacrifice to
a heather deity" and ridiculed the
Orthodox Church as "busied with act
ing over the tragedy of Christ's DEATH"
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ID ~ [01@ XTTH1e oy11ol
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IOuSnt war snrouS0 t0lS inertia OF the
materials Of which they are mainly
composed, aud the loss IL battle Of
the spirits which stirred them to resist
ance.
Margaret was soon assailed by en-
treaties to withdraw her charges, to
which she replied:
~ have stated the truth aud moth
ing more, aud shall never do anything
which might be construed into admis-
sion that l had bceo false accuser of
the Innocent. I cannot press the in
vestigation here, aud will let it rest,
provided Miss Ironton is not returned
to Tho Home or placed elsewhere in
charge of children. If she is, I shall
have her arrested for causing Peters
death, and brought before a court Of
Justice, SO that the public may be fully
informed of her character and child
rem protected from her cruelty"
After some time spent in discussion
Is to the best mode Of putting a go"d
face on it, DR.. Dreaming came to where
Margaret stood by piano, and leaning
on it, he brought his cynical face to a
level with hers and remarked:
"You think me a very bad man, Miss
Merlyn."
III think you very wroug-headed."
"Ah. When We meet up yonder in
our Fathers house, you will find me 4
very different kind Of fellow from what
you now suppose" Az he spoke, he
suroed his eyes upward and sighed.
She was startled BY his use Of the
word "fellow," as she had been in their
first interview by "fool," but afterwards
learned to account for these occasional
contradictions to the general cold pol
ish, or what a plasterer might term
''hard finish" Of his speech, as the
"cropping out" Of . contradictory char
acter. She replied to his strange re-
mark: .r
:' " 81 hope Ne shall meet there, freed
from dross, and roaeeting tho image of
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full Of glorious beauty and blesseduess.
was once very near being numbered
in the catalogue of those who are to be
without, for l was very near being a
murderer, and am often afraid I may
yet commit some terrible crime"
"You :" he inquired.
eyes. I 1once had 4 paroxysm Of
rage when I think I felt as the most
desperate murderers do, and was capa.
bic Of any dreadful, savage crime"
"How could that be possible 7 You
appear to have such command Of your
temper, if you have any. I am sure
throughout this investigation, your
good humor has been the subject Of
comment by every one" j" $3.50
"Nevertheless I have q dreadful
temper which borders on insanity when
roused. I never Vas angry but the
once, and trust Col I never shall be 50
again, and it was from no greater prov
ocatiou than that miserable 2puliug
TWinxy. While I va st Mr.. Walters
he came whore ] sWas and he had no
business to be. He made me very an.
gry, and there was a great hatche,
there that I had been using. I ncve,
intended anything so much as to kill
him and cut him all into pieces. Oh,
what dreadful, fierce, blood. thirsty
savage feeling II Was, and I was &C
long getting it conquered"
II think you were under strong NOR
al Obligation TO have carried out thai
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Eheo. muQenmeiffer.. Mcbafteur
ct. paul, Minne lota, ben 10. Suli 1869.
@atbpIti<ber &ireber=& alember.

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epnntas Aent sar ben &f se8eu bie falf&e
Rluatettber % cit. ST tn David Der Muftau tes
Rei@es Gtrifi rorsebilbet, 10 bietet uns bic 0ei&i&te Ter
86ntse mad Jpn, elm 8orbilt feiaes Sort. unp Nustaaes
bur& BE 3eitea. Die @eiat&te bes gultes Sirael il ein
b~eRdnbtser 8anpf sesen innere unb dubere 5einbe. Sn
dsnli9sr gDetfe III bic 1eldiate Der beilisen STRIDE en I'M
untertrudsner samYf ees Grl6iers sesen ben 5arfea tteier
gDelt. l~1uelaube, Srrslaube. eitt.nlofeteit unb falf4e
Detsteit fnb bic srinmisfen Genbe, wtl&e bic Stride nte>
berjufdmpfen bat. Simmer ,pieaerbslt I'D, tpas tn Davis
Sad unb Buee s~orsetittet 1T.
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&tr6lt6e 8eri9te.
SnlInbii@eS.

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be6 bfumenti1en @oncil6 bat BET bp1z
piiroisRe Gr;bil9of BON Baltimore auf
feline in &pm ein9e;psene Grfuncisune
bur9 ben @aroiral Barnabo u. q. bic
Musfunft erbalten, bab ieper 8ii9of &C.
balten ii, peri6nli9 ;u erideinen> prer
tren1 er taran 9ebineert III, einen prie<
tter ;u leneen, BET Jpn Yertritt unp ;u<
9let@ bic Mbwelenbeit teS 8il9ofes
re@tfertist. Sn GdQen, tpu belunoere
umitance Is etnem 8ilapfe ni9t mSsz
LID MAIDEN, feline Di6eele gu perlaGen>
bebdlt ber VI. @ater fi@ lelbi bic Gr>
tbeilun9 Der erforperli@en Deportation
Dor unp bat fi@ her betrefenpe prdlat
immerbin bierflr pireft at pen papit su
nenpen. @abr19einli9 pirp einem ic=
ben Gr3bil9ofe ODER 8ii1pfe bic Mnltetz
lung zines Tbeplo9en fit cas epncil
9%eftattet tpercen. 49,.
- ueber bic @orlelun9, uel9e Der
sor etniser 3eit 3ur fatbolil9en Stride
3urld9efebrte Or. &o9erS aus Tenneiz
fee porisen Sonntas in 8ufon, Mol,
uGber ben @erfau pes Yrotetanti6muS
unp ME ct (ber Neoner) fatbplii6 eez
,poroen"> 9ebalten, 1dretbt uns Elm
Greuno, rab bic sablreiden 3ub1rer
nt9t wuBten, mas fie mebr bepunoerr
1olten, ba6 berrli9e Nernertalent res
8prtrasenpen poercie 9epi9tise Wabrz
belt, tpomit cerlelbe penprptef tanti6mus
in 8ofpn, einem 9auptiibe eeibelte.
Buffalp. Gin @lpdenlpiel BON
43 @loGen, ba8 9r1bte in ben Secret
nt9ten Staaten uno baS brittsr5bte ber
@elt> tpurte 9eftern in Der ct. Srlepb
Gatbebrale in BUFFALO, q. ., einsez
peibt. Se@s Bii9bfe tparen su9e9en
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Mnod@tt9en an9efaQt.
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fa3ius<& Stride rurbe an, leBten Spnn<
tag Na6mittas ra6 163fe &inp in bic
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@&pn i'm porisen Sabre sdblte bic
so1 &eu. Spaloin9 ~patorirte @emeinpe
ber Garbisen an Der Gatbeorale 1900
@lteper uni. mte fart fie ausenblidli@
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be1erem Grfols unter ben S9war;en in
2puiSpiQe wirfen gu t6nnen> miro fit
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ben.
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MbYaeate" miro bic tatb. 8ep5lferune
2ouiSpiue's auf $4,000 sel1dyt lomit
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2ouispi1e's fatboliid. DaS uceutlde"
fatb. Clement let in Gtwas ftdrfer als
tas enslil@e fatbplil9e.
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ais bic Deutlden uno in en9lii9en So
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8erldumbun9en unp fallde Nnfla9en
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beut{@en @infelblatte.
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mad ga @rp0e @ise., Ser. Mi1.
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mad NemturG @albinetpn Gounty>
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Mustdnbif@es.

Nom. Der bell. @ater erfreut ii9
mad ben neuelten Na9riateu elmer
a~usnebmeao 9uten @elunobeit uno te>
t,uBt Die 3eit, pelde er nidt ben @pr<
arbeiten fir pas Goneil picmet, ~
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-09

quantities Of freight, and prospects
Tor a good trip this evening were good.
The small business transacted by
the Cheek summed up the business Of
the day.
The tOwbOat Fulton brought Capt.
Larry Harmstad's new wharfboat
here yesterday.
The Mississippi Valley Tranporta-
ton COmpapyss steamer Atlantic
passed down last evening with q big
tow.
The Belle st. Louis, Capt. Zeiefer.
Is the mail packet for st. Louis to-day.
The Great Republic, Capt. ". B.
Donaldson, will be down to-day on
her way TO New Orleans. She Is an
elegant steamer, and offers superior
inducements to passengers.
Items were scare at the landing
yesterday.
The Ozark was receiving freight
handsomely.
The Lady Withaup left last evening
for st. Francis with a barge in tow
loaded with produce and merchandise
The Cheek brought six bales OSaeW
/ cotton to the city yesterday. \
The Cora 5. i expected in port to-
day.
Low water in the Ohio has lately
caused an advance in coal.
The Arkansas is down to three feet,
and sO is the Ohio. Steamers Of light
draft are in demand.
The following correspondence has
been handed US.
Editors Appeal: It was only a day
or two ago that some of our most
prominent merchants and steamboat
men were deplOring the loss and still
rapid encrOachments on the leyee by
the eaving in of the bank, and most
undoubtedly what little ievee room
We have remaining should be kept
clean for our local packets, and not be
numbered up with an old worn out
wharfbOat that had to be pumped
some half dozen times TO prevent its
sinking during her voyage 70 this
port. viii our city authorities per
NIT such a wreck to remain at our
levee. LOCAL PACKET.
The new steamer Gladiator passed
down last night. She is destined for
Red river.
The Nick LOngwOrth L. due this
morning, on her way to New Orleans.
Capt. Lew Hates and Eugene Bowers
are her chief officers.
The Guidon leaves for the Arkansas
tomorrow, in the interest Of the Ar
kansas Packet Company.