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, 1869-12-25
a YOU'UH IN TROUBLE


from tAf LdafsEg Efput tftc1n.
Soutse1ners fail1uto blnnuer in prunoanc4,v
shc uan.t Of tnis state. They call is Hieh 1V~n.s
a1d tols peculiar and aWSwafl pn,cnnre1sann
Naa The means, dur1pg the dying hours o{ The re-
eea!en' o. bringing dangerous rebel spy 10 de-
Mr: ChsEies Hammond, COW resident Of Par.
sn,ta,s yasasoa E9gat5. xas PIRATE IN Company 4.
isr Of 1sGi-s. wbs!e rhe Twenueln Eas mn O;
bnfEAdes Army Corp, and was nelp.nR IN the
,ns 2oas ~ l aS e Sn.s our ,oa o.
aod ena9Ee OF squad Of men who 9aa1lcI a
drove oi neel csftlr. ror far irou, Petersburg.
Ut une meIcing tai. tprneeIooAtng young fellow
the place where Mr. Hammond was staiIonCt. ard
rn1 man.ea 70 nn5 nsefa Liver Thlcn hat just been
81 M hut Ths
t!lmmtnRs, and said he belocged 70 the Tenen
New fork Cavalry lie o1lersd half 4 dollar for
'san money, tender1r9 at ihs sa@s III tiius e % ays
collar oul on the Erie and kalamazoo, or euu,n
other worthless wildcat bank.
States cofterc1; so the it1luT rad htnn 4 f4iv
ceEt 20. tai 1ota for the liver.
before a'low1r him 10 depart. Mr. Hammond
ttefsn pronunciation Of !" hlteh ixaa''-4nsited
tue caSaifyI IN to tGke b1eakfass; and the hos.
r1:asls ouer sas accepted. While be Was n,aE1n9
aety cota1Ied.
Wben Nj. Eava'rJmau came chec.3ully On. VIII
ttuIsch full Of good Union ratlons h. Wa*
st6preh for lew mlnuIea' qutNtouin7. Mr.
nalamnnd asked him tue name oI his coloaeI, the
.'Gcr questions, which he answered either eyas-
..ysfy or w1ocglJ- He was, therefore, NJ; urder
a,5est, . q, acd II M spite a some blus ef aud much
tets-
: .is!d seerca of nls p<rson b, tho Provost Mar.
plans Of fteScFal OF our 1cost tmpor; ant fortldra
uons, On tasne Paper, stitched IN the collar OF his
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SIRE, bat don't see ai tt can te helped I'm !. !
straight fo,lod bs.f eea uan an' don't see ~ l!
cat be keIPed.". 4
Mn. salisbury was compelled to ad1it Ibis mex
srcho'y fact. =. -;
"so I was a,moa. an E:eeh' Arden" eald the
Doctor, eth a!y nuU or,
Hardly, !" sald hts wtfe-. =
IA ra1row cacape," sald L -
"Yee, very nlIreri" extla!ued Ar. P1dse1-
" For ny part l door see low you ever went
Though 80 lunch. I'm q selEnsde man myself,
bat 1 Ecscrhad Go secn adventures. shoun y
ree1iy thought you'd died, Though thera's othez
parties Enat1 Jump >: the ofrf made fust to
Mis- Sau1ibuTy."
"Yes str, no doubt os that, !" 1ep1s=d Ds. saal1-
bury, warmly.
And 70 It waa. Ia SIX weeks Mr. P.dger WAS
married 70 Miss QaactennosS, and Suaie has al-
vsya declared TINT hhe tGuped as ni1s On thst
men orabIe night The 1asS knew OF her sue
bad modified her plans for e7a7atlpR the rnce into
tae more practical process Of eleyatng ous snan
FdkeF, who WILL, II there Is aDyshiug in heretits-
~ transmission, develop Htta time me-
" "ss1a}gbtf fcr.od business nan. r.
AID now that Christmas Eycnas come agato,
and re ara alt SO prosperous aud happy. have,
IN c5npsiarco with request Ct the Doc!cr,E,
written ont the. stofy Of "WidoK Saulsonry,s
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.. 1.~ =. re&sL.-4
saa s1 Iar r ~ nncehccs nT.ssrt,a er,,.n.
tant. IMn e,lt eea.u8 alu lea ss,ves easaA CO -
NotL: iot aeh. .H.seH.1a1!inx ttuau t"o ~ Aso
tatCs peoRie SVtio uass uuaes " n1s "
sAo.sLes aA4 !aAGs ss-n y .uat an4 ln
st,IAron r enooR Ra-nnox - sne nU1sa %' aes fna-
cet* LIE uesue 10y auaossJ "as aH'lsR toe taste
tereo loto oe.Heeo zoe pnoNc aha ana 1as pfo-
piis'Gts , q t1e po9alakssanoe- aoussA I!qe
tAid me IQfmefs anything you please 10 eas, 50
!oIe ae on Hun-iVhe y into several con!sss.
ato Iend ~ slan Rate 70 ear q Hta-" very
Mtn aepAed loe 9Itef. Hnat Jou WANT q 70
stlse YOU eamptnoat!}, nontlsn fou upon saucss,
SEQ coarRe 3on cae9P; oo1y lt's agreed that you
are 10 qneetl0ns at2 d0uE CoDPat1 Of Gn6
ecoitIJ. The nntHal compact WORKED
adE1aply.. Wien the IallHsy era
WIS ipsrxurated, and etrauEsrs
the nunber of great cooss had already dwlnd1eI
down TO q surprising extent Where Wa3 the
sstsActton IN being able to tE=at one,5 guests to
dishes with 1igh-soadtn3 naE.2 when tue poor.
ettco1etrr roy coufU boast that be had diuet o1a
ssiaa se"if Whese, ca the other hand, WAS the
The public silently. aNE slowed aoJlalng tpas wa5
set h6;cre 1sem o long a. It was or,Y cheap aad
cn11fftntd with q poIpqu3 title. Now.n-faTs
pf cp:e still islk Of Ere11h cookery frum hab.t
iahUxICus II g deeper rooted Iaan they seami but
IN 6Dher lacs there are LsE1oa c!nbs Waeze q mau
fItt Of Paris restsuranfa ao1'
certainly fsr more cheaniT. rvrsnr
those OF the yer4 fras order the rrs,srrs,11s- srs
ipt+ nor 10 opr cinA. The nf5nary ,Itnino s,cnsaS
Of London are tup ever fnfer1nr IA fhose ~ IN
fsar rank in Pafts T,Fen ali ~ Mi Ersncs mov
Is no Vofse in n6trt Of cnoter1 ,naa Fnn1aud ~
Germany INF at ia hnrtfv hetfer A1nornsr pI.,sh
tfaYejIrfs there ar,. of,ii fsw an.nn.f..< I,s
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A Skefch nf rnc t.,,,

pnrt.r cz,-
nI1t t.'a a w! "eatA tne t17ple ctoFn On the
s,a .sa aau M Il alss so!eMn occasions; for exam
a.s . = n ~ Gslta Y Ms palsnqlin or aeiln
ysstd ~ ~ n .ne q peacocka festhe1a
neTn- ~ h oeen .aAen iEuu temple Of Jup!e11
~ntSs,, ,tn1 " ~ 11 oesses the clsy and the
sa3ah-r alou w oMeonJ Of u PetstA When he
e sh, pon.aclai aea mass ~ s. PaesH.
,.hsn IN ~. - "1as ~ ooJ a7 eplscopaI tnlsfe.
~ nie,n h1s.s s.,s - naoWI ioSas ate ctoWaou
es.re.e ~ un aaMua.ss.p. ~ Mntca 1a al5o ha
ies ts.5e eups H. a. Aaa saticaa, nut fnete
~ fra nras.. 9- ~. ~ ,, ~ 9ssuoooA saose! Hal
fhe - Rarhar ~ t, t' !, Mutu oJ D9n 6istssa IN
lLsteod ot blscr Ssavar wnen ~ ,b eiPsoa @ Seises
INN, hts carrte1s t, Masa toe tope alfgata
ntonenade an ihs rg pfn.'s3, , aos9 during
frire # poms W sI t, his nta n, tae Ayoe Park
nn1s ~ ~ e1i,Sdn ~ ~ ~ sSntJ 1Eeel doHp ue
u xh1fc dann 81 nn;tsc,nt er ,aut tucss np 1i5
hAn,nntp .n hassg,x *n9 , tooks aooat stning
neef,ua ~ 6. ~ sssc;i =, r., 81 aMlable az ne
sh4 - W seese!., g! fsIsstl az Apallcans who are
h1s -. cu1feItttl Cn',nse. sncefsn9y. 70 say.
nj, Iehonohy: nopouy mas efera word to say a3atnst
Fto No9o. nts aanu II .Gpen % day to melting
enatny. ue IS 90 eooa 70 the poor, who dog his
ntVuAtEps e'el5Hlel anu lay wait for him on the
S,N SCaa KeEia, aAa a. me appro1ches 10 the Cap
s, .ua Iaonnc. unta mel gre dtisen a*aE BY the
aMias 11A1ak. t1as Lne coance Q! hla giving away
Als heao, we're !oote, y anythlrE but Eemoe
p1uSaun!.y. u rdtet ue ehdmore oEte asked him
!os n!,s i!anca 70 GUY 8 cozen satrts TOR poor
uAn "Ch1e IL f0rtTo 7" hWh0 Is the Door
man ~ okIed the rupe, the tear OF comoasb{on
trembling OF hll e5eHQa. ATour Hnineas p r.
Piled the ratrt Ge ehambre, "5ou are alwa5a piy-
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rsc1ons look. hut did not follow her. Arrived ia
AsRer'A they were married. and nsd lived 10
flasc Ct hsppsnets which wonld have becq ootn.
pe'c hat 1oI the pAtnfu& Idea that her noof na-
rentl were ln oonslan, anxiety about her. In, n,
ehth OF child had Induced her to w.1to to her
iarcrtS aud 10 !ur1oro their forgiveness, The
ply II hut too happy 10 Know that bis dau9a
'ef Hhoul be bnd mourncd Us dead, was still lty.
irc. and has started Immediately for her new
GGuae.
Rat the mattes does NOT end lne1a Tho su.
tbtrtffcs have taken :hc matter In haud, aud IN.
teEd 10 prosecute the two hrutheta and Marie for
the deceit riacIscd on the police BY assuming
lalse names aud travc ling under false passports
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An amusing correspondence has passed b..
tween Willie Collins and the Dutch publishers
Beltnfante Broa, Of The Hsgue. It appea{1 tnat
70 ttpubllsh In 1t his story OF u Man ard wife.
they wrote to him. undressing him rs "5Iadatue.tr
requesting his permission TO have II published. It
mad alteauF been translated They presented him
with specimen number Of the EeHspspes. this
did not 6attaty hlm, naturally enough. His tissxt
Eiaction found SeLt IN 3 letter which Was cha.ac.
sef1ttic. Al the outset he pnts them right IN ref
cteIce TO little matter Of detail" lie wz1ses:
aVoW 1t With slncere regret, but the interesta
men, naa plased the Wong tuue IN your aar1. 1
hare, vote in Pa.llament; I possess :
Tbs 11tie error aet r,ghs let us tesurn 70 bust-
ness." He then observer thar, IN place or fne
II agazine which they 80 kiadlJ seat hiu, he
would prefer little none5, and he asks them to
PROFITS, II you like, q thl]l1ug week, and glve me
tue iLdeEcpahle Satisfaction OF seelns, for thtrly
or forty weeks 10 come, t11s entTy IN my baukertd
took: By Ae.srs. Re!,nf4nte Brotners, Sense OF
Leipzig, reprints my books for continental ctIcu-
1att0u. He Il not obliged By law to par me 4 rax-
hing for dong 20 hut he Invariably does pay me.
aess!ieele1s =. Hs own sense Of nonoE Is law
nlfz. Is their own sense or honor Dot law
erou9h, In this particular, for Messrs- Be1lnfaute
This Led to como further coElespon-
dence, which resulted IN lne pu.chnea ootatninx
1pK promise that the prul:s would be dirsued-
THERE'S = suggestion Of honesty In thts wnsc1
naJ be real oJ Others DOT withou. p1ool.
tributes new term to lne "S1aog Dicto2fI."
That peculiar swelling OF the knee winch Csed TO
b. called the "housenafu'5 knee" IL no9 Known
au 0De surge aDs as the " r!aualstac knee
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HI CLAAhNI L. Au0Hk-
Twas The niant before Christmas Wien ali shro
Not creature vas stirring, Tot even mouse.
The stockings we're hung By the chimney With
III '"rr~ siat st. Nicholas soon would be there.
The ch!ltren were es'Ied all snug In their beds,
Willie >1sions Of kugur- -p1uns danced thro' thet
hCadA
Had jusi seille,. our brains Tor long seinter,s
Zap.
When out on the lawn there atose such clauer
Eprang from my bed to Fee what was The matter
Away TO the window new like nash.
Lore upeu the Shutters ana threw tip the Eash;
The HOOD on the breast Of the new-fa,len snow.
Gasr the iustIe Of midday to objects peloR.
Wien rhat to my wondering eyes should appear
But miniature sleigh a1l eight tiny reindeer.
With little old driver, 60 lively aud oulca.
knew, In moment It must te st. Nick.
Mo.c rapi.l tuau eaeles. lla coussers, tbey cane.
Ard he Hhlstled, aid shouted, and called them br
Enne.
"Sow Dssher! Nov Dancsr! Nov Prancer!
On Comet! On Cupid Oa Donde1 and Dlixcn.
T" 'he top Of the porch, to the top of The wall:
NOW, tash away, dash a My, dash away all!'
As leaves that before ,lc wild hurricane ny,
Wner 1key eel With UT obstacle, Moant to the
tky-
50 up to the 'loutc.top the coussers thes ncw,
With thtslc:Eh full Of toJs and ST Nicholas too.
And ther, IL twipkliDe, heard on the ROOF,
The prsEcine and paving Of each little hool.
As drew tn n5 head, and was turning around,
Down the cllinLey st. N!cholas cane with
bound.
lie was dressed all in fur, from Ills head to- his
Ard his clo.tcs wire all tarnHhcd With ashes and
FOOT;
A bundle Of toys he bad dung on his hcck.
And be !ookcd lee pedoler just opening hia
rack.
Ills e{es.how they t~ink'ed: HIS dimpea-how
HIS chctss ncrc lie roses, his rosc like cherry;
His drsll little Month was drawn up like how,
And the beard On his chin was as white as the
sIoK.
The stump Of prc he held tight in bis teeth.
Aid >hr smoke, II e-cre'ed hts head Ike a wrea.n;
lie rad h1caA face and little souud pel,s,
Inat EEooi, Whcn ne laughed, 1lke boRl full OF
Jelly.
lie wns shabby and Pump, and right Jelly old
elf;
And iaushed, when saw him, in spite OF myself.
A WINK CT his eye and Q twist OF Ets head,
Soon gave NC to know had D0lhing to dread.
lie tpaEc not word, but went straight to his
work,
Ard nllea au the stockings; then turred With
jerk,
Ard lsy,ng bis drRer aside OF his nose,
AND EfFiDG q DQ1, pp the chimney he
he sprapg to his sleigh, TO his tenn gave whistle
AID away they all llew like the down OF the
thlsties
Dui heard him exc1alm ere he drove ont Of sight,
Happy Christmas TO oil, nud to a1 good niHht!''
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sal6. ard ginning feariuuy.
'Why-h0w re1J kind Ia you. Mr. Pidger. II IL
most acceptable, assure you, aud thauk you q
thousand times, - said Mra Salisbury, warmly.
Nj. pdger blushed up to the apex Of his chg
aon, and united the bundle before our adn1riag
eyes twas nne turkey without doubt, and
didn't wonder that its recipient VAS delighted.
Eighteen pounds, aud 11at as fat As butter, y
exclaimed Mr. P1dser. "1ts aii MICS au' sEeel
too, emelt Of the iuearls before took IT.
alsus do: 'tatn't safe to buy EN- Without"
"uow yety considerAte In you. Really, don's
Know how to thank you, MI. Pldge1. Such unex-
pected klEdress quite orercomes me- satd the
widow
aon, don't talk 80; 'sain't rotn,n' much, not
conpa1etl TO what I'd lie TO do II could, he re
Piled, with hesitation.
"Its great deal for n, indeed" said abe.
ssEoinin' compared to what ID likt to do II 1
could-I mean 1t you'd allow me, +" he repeated.
Ars SaulsbuEJ locked up quickly. he dropped
hi4 eyes, and sat down IN great confusion, blow
Ing his Lose ard striking his chtgnon-
"PTettJ cold today" he began again.
Mira Salisbury faked the flre1 and put on
aone coal
.Rather hard times JUS: now" continued Mr.
P1dge1.
"so suppose" replied the widow, With such
dignity as to dlsarm all suspicion thas she knew
AnJ LWng 3p0QI II eAccpt ItUW nearing
A long pause ensued. in which Nj, PdSel's
red isee grew momental1ly reddsr, and bis Keen,
blue eyes travelled over every thing IN the room,
At last he faced squarely around, and I, who had
scented mice for Aome time, San tnat his ttme hsd
cone to Epeak.
"Mre sanlsbury, could have"
The widow tnnoccut!y raised her eTes and
Spoiled thst sentence. After a choking Interval,
pending which hta face seemed 10 ba on the verge
Of spontaneous combustion, he tried once more.
81 Was gong to ask foz 4 few Minutes private
conver.auou-"
1uose directly. and had reached tho door, when
Mrs. 6aulshuEy stopped me.
"Mlsa Paiks u confidential friend" said SHE.
"ll 5ou have no objection l should Ike to have
her remaiu.'
Poor Mi. Pidgef cbozed agsln, Aud WAS about
to aay that .asusdnt RtaT, Hoen N appeal feoQ
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Ptdger could have grown 20 denonstrartve. In
another lostant the door wAs dung open, My nrst
thought nas that Dr.. Sau1sbury's portrait had
taken advantage OF the dim twilight to slip unoa.
sersed from 1ts f'ame and surprise rs all By walk
lrG In at the front door. She knew better. With
4 faint crJ she sa1k into his arms, and eto,e
lcok around to the pictured face the wall which
was Emll1rg sererely down upon its original.
l suppose We all lived through It Eomehow,
though iur a while matters were quite mixed.
We settled down at last, and when the boarder5
came houe they found Dr.. Salisbury With Frank
on his lsp, aud ats, w1fc AID S1a,e 20. icconveut
eEt!y far aEaJ, 1extemporlzed supper for them
cur Of the remains Of the turkey, and, leaving
them 10 pour their own tes, has;ened back to hear
The wonderful story that tie Doctor was telling.
How he had been wrecked and almost peIlshe0,
sud Was 1ually picked up and taken to an obscure
little port Oh rae southern coast Of spain. where
be !sy through Sickness OF three months, With
cut soul about him who kneT word OF Eng
llsn- low, long before be became abls to travel,
he had written letter after letter, and waited In
vain for replies, And how when, nnaly, after all
LIS per'!s By lard AID sea, he arrived at home Il
wss to ind The chip IN which be had been surgeon
reported losr, hlmself reported dead, aLd his
family reported gore '.our West''
SO he had travelled for nFteen months from
cne Western city to another. advertising
eteryHhere, mlrghpg In every crowd, and
sight, nlsttrg Egu1e In black would make
him tIenhle Etth hope, Till be bad been 50 often
disappointed that it seemed a. II he were des-
tined to be mocked BY snadows all hts iite. And,
hpalIJ, when he bad grown almost desperate,
how he 1ad happened TO be on the hotze-car
when that blessed Bridget had the exquisite good
fortune toa aprain her ankle. OF course, Al he was
q su1geoo, he set 1t for her, and dropped In On
Christmas Day to ZEE how abe Nas getting along,
z In r1nfa arYr
turkey which the "widder salisbury, the sWate
c1ashure, " lad Just sent her. ATS little enough
she nas Tor he1telt,r Observed Bridget, "and set
she dces be thickin' Of the nkes Of me- Do yon
suppose the Doctor Was long In getting the direo-
tiou, or in fol1owipgit7
There, loo, vas MI. Pidscr. Just as the Doctor
nnlthed his story that ardent ad4irer Of tae late
Widow Saulsbu1y appesrei upon the Bcene. To
do bin justice, he behaved admirably. never
cav damaged hopes and 1acera,ed affections en-
Cured more heIdically. We all realized tho DELI
cac5 Of his position, and took courage at Witness
irg bis foltitude. Even Mis- Q1ackenboes seened
touched. After the frat sncck. which must own
had a terrible effect on his chisnon, Mr. P1dger
etteted fully into the spirit Of the don, and
r.s'pg above hts private feelings, maguanimouAIy
tent out Ter n1e to treat the company.
"Wel, Mics SaulanuTy, :" said he, holding 1!ass
half rEed with ale In oIe hand, and arranging his
chignon With the other, ~ mus say this Husloe1s
amt tu1red out IS I expected. think you'd d
lked than tttngs spoke Of, ant wish twas %
Jou eScld hase IN. Is5mea!o.1e with you, I'm.
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pfeniaole b02tuer, for he WRa never in I'LL lutr at
night, and only came IL breakfast, but said moth
trg nbout q reduction on that aceount, For one
short Weck We cherished this delusou, A, the
end ci that time cur fragrant i1iecd appeared o1e
morning, hsa usually beamiug face cloudeI with
a Shadow Of rcs1ee. he had "gns to 60 to
I1t.tbItRn! Was H'ghtSeony! DIDN'T expect to
ertoJ hitutelf SO vel there; bat. business was
business. A1ad so he nlusL" We be vailed our
teases, and eusted f'tfsbureh. Presently oar de-
parting guest canc down WIFE his salise, and an
Eonncea Ais 1eauness 70 ''Aetuc coaldot
help cakting cosefous giances at tue huge package
Of greenbsc1s an'ce lined hs capacsous pocket
poot. LIE handed on. t"eas5' neg ana rasthns'
Aatht sn3!olrG amalcf' feaA9' Aoped It male
10 d!osfenee'
Flankie cooln S'er out euo r. u caaneed.
ea'a Nfs~ sau'spos1. "oas No. -Don put a'n 70
tGat tFooo!e' - ao'at of t*o WASH "o31n na'aa-
''R. auo eoutu -. .la>o - eoa1e as'e ue9s I"
"onta oe alt sfsntl
A1A saunpatJ tooA w. het on1f o'''' teo'
"a'en "as ~ W !et tsas .na. sAn'' o4y, eou oos.
so"'ns WV aton ue' ~, eN1uopeet plouvauseu
~ 4ulse uea snoas"' @au o0ae ~ y A@s'' suoosa
an.euon1ss i0e" e..
Aas. saitant sse"rpe..uou n,"t,.,ua.. 49, su'
aau oeakiu ~ S.aNo,,, .s,.- -.
!aa'est ouf .s,o o.e % soo" ~. "
sn r. i.oge'. s soe .,o
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Dui heard him exc1aim ere he drove out OF s:Rht.
Happy Christmas 10 oil, and to a1 good night -
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AE<ACA w A&C %004Ef A13AIE Alukt 4u14u butt4QWS
all about the roou. On her knees. her
arms crossed upon char, and her eyes liked
nron the picture Of her dead husband was Mra.
saulstury. She WIS not weeping, bat counter.
at &C Of such despair never cav. It Has liked,
stony cooperation, like one OF the FaSes in uaE.
01e. tayc seen picture OF The Women at
Lhe Sepalcb1e,'' which has such face In 1t. II
was striking scene, this UNCONSCIOUS tablesu.
The poor, neatly kept room, the widows fair DELI
cate, grefsticken face, and her sca.t5, carefully
uade drese, which told at . glance the story Of
her poverty AID her pride. And the beautstal,
caam portrait smiling down Upon her with that Pc
calisr, sympathetic quality which have described
1s be!org.ng to tt-Nhile the dtckefing, dim lamp.
light threw its varying, llfe.lke shades upon the
face. 1t al came over me al stood the1e IN the
chill Of tra! December midnight 1telt the ex-
qntlse nature Of this woman, and the power Of
her kelf- sacrifice as saw beg on her knees With
that beautiful, tender face before her. fe1t that
for her cbildrtn'A sake she had determined upon
Ee1f-lHmoiatton, aId that this was the breaking Of
the last tic which had bound her to the sweet,
1ored past. oh! the hernisms Of lie are not, NJ
ter all those tnaE most talked about and print
ed In sto1y books. It Is in quiet chambera and be-
hind c.oaed ahuttefs thst the teserest struggles
are fought out Knew this woman would jo5-
tally hare died rather than go forward In this
courte which, for her chtldren'a sake, she had
chosen; tn&t the bitterness Of death would be
sFees IN contrast with the bitterness OF the life
before her, and Is stood and looked On to zee
her self conquest, that little room seemed holy as
shrine, and should hAye thought It quite In
character Il angels or the spirits Of Just men
made perfect nbd suddenly become visible there,
The spell OF the scene and the hour WAS npon
ne for many minutes. I never knew how long.
Gradually, as stood and gaIed 1t that alendeE,
halE.prostra,e dgu1e Ibegau 10 feel protest rls-
VI ha+,n TN hd afyrh
, 1869-12-25

WA0tS AAA hI1HAEuE ul1tu Il 10 LIKE Tue 1GnAlQ-
Get ct The Hc1ld clasurg. Ftauce aud Spain,
lfal5 srd STitztIlAud hn coo.bt I'd. aru not tu bb
eul lpsEta to Ertn, 10 which the arEels would de
=ce: II sheS ;: hot lnow they would die there CT
racess Ut hhtpnes'.
TLut is the style OF Irish Crators, wrlters and
7cc:r. std after allowing ter reasonable auouut
Vi L55e1he!c, ne have right tu look for IN ex,rs-
";clLaTc Csuh'tJ. lave Kept my eyes aide open,
uu coEsscnt tlEalu even, siace cnteeg this land,
ln tilscoytH ta bt6pt1eA and i's wonders. They
s'i1 r.un.n .Esls,n!e, though no oEe has worked
harcCE 10 tnd theu.
f1C.aLu Is uhiostuLatc Particularly In the SOUTH
-5h Iar;, 10 more wa5s than one, and hss doubt
leg. s'.EeEed 1any ard et1eyous wro,g.. Sac has
never prctpeEeo, ard It would be ld.e therefore, to
expect haEdsone to%ns OF cities, high cultivation
or At Site tastes III ally large casa Of Its popula.
tien- l do not speak noW OF The peope, many OF
Nho1 a:c Only to be pitied, tnt Of the eol, the
-cehtrJ. the conrguralfon CT the cuun:ry. Tnat Is
Lot at alt whnt It should he 10 make good any
'ithe OF what s ptrpetuallJ sa'd Of IT, In the nrss
place, 70 for as Gnu Judge, Ireland Is By no means
ltIte. II Ia trave1sed irom north 10 south By
tatge CT mountains, mol lofty enough 10 lie grand.
Hor Varied enough TO be picturesque, but quite
sEttslent to create aserilNJ. Take out the Couu.
lies OF wicklow aId Kerry, whera arc the Lakes of
kii!srney, ard lhe scenery Of the Kingdom Ia Of a
ytry ordinary Kind 1t IL little tAore than an ex-
sendea e. ep farm, without variety or picturesque
LcsA Mic atser nile II thows the same features,
until the tourist Is oppressed BY tie monotony. In
at ad OF being absorbed by the contemplation OF
dowsrJ ra!es, charming gens, sod graceful rivers.
or tltlt!ed ~ E0nndlpg catnractF, awful noun.
aims md savage gorgea. he Ia overcome With
wea'iLess. and anxious 10 etcape from the endless
ttpcliIcn Q! common. places
TIE rRo1LE. =
II wc nrc to speak II humanity. haa'ts and nac-