Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-04

uounced it. On another occasion Rochefoucaud
! crossed the street to greet him: Brancas said,
! God help you, my poor man!' Rocheioucauld
| smiled, and was about to speak, when the other
| interrupted him: 81 told you that had nothing
| for YOU; there is no use in your teasing me;
| why don't you try to get work ! Such lazy
| oilers as you make the streets quite disagreed
! bic" ROcheioucauld's hearty laugh at length
| aroused him from his reverie. Men have been
known to exhibit such instances of absence of
mind as the following: Taking out watch,
| looking at it, then asking, whats O'Clock p
! going TO house where friends have lived, and
| forgetting that they had removed; going up to
| dress for dinner, forgetting the main purpose
in view, and getting into bed instead; taking
| imaginary piuches of snuff while talking, for
| getting all the time that the box is empty,
AN ADVENTURE WITH THE PRUssIANs.-
Now and then Prussian soldiers presented them
| selves and claimed quarters, but soon withdrew.
On one occasion Louise and myself were sum-
moned INTO the stable yard by the cry, Here
are the PruSsians," and arriving there found
half dozen dragons irving to turn ont our
two old white ponies and insinuate their big
horses into the little stable. | sent a sister fly
ing for the safe conduct which was kept at Sic.
Marie, as most exposed to danger, being on the
high road from Glen, and told my friends they
could not come in there The sergeant, boy
of 1S or 90 persist ted that he would. The weather
was bitter; his horses must have shelter. |
went into the stable, seized the brides Of our
two ponies, who had only just been taken out
OF harness. and said they were for the service Of
the ambulance, and should not he turned into
the cold. The sergeant grew furious, and in
sisted on going into the gardeners house,
small one-story cottage, TO see if he could not
screw his own special great beast in there. l
told him that that was the house for smallpox
cases. he was welcome to sleep there HIMSELF if
he liked He replied, "He would not do that
he would not be murdered; but his horse should
sleep there | grew tired of all this nonsense,
and said, "'rO finish this affair, get out, horse
and ALL" On this he drew a remarkably long
sword and brandshed it ferociousy about me.
Louise stood by, watching the scene with much
amusement, and SundrV sisters chung round her,
declaring should be killed; but she knew bet
ter, and coolly said, ooh, dear no; mademoi-
Sele is quite competent TO fake care of herself
| felt very indignant, and, Selling the boys
wrist, | twisted his sword out of his hand with
a Jerk. Ii was quite new and very
bright, and l gave it back, congratulate
ing him on the opportunity he had
of trying it for the first time on a woman.
His companions began to laugh at HIM,
and Just then the sister arrived breathess with
the safe conduct. Now" l said to the sergeant,
'you see might punish You very severely for
this. You saw the red cross marked on the
doors, and the words Ambulance Anglaise;'
but if YOU will 90 away directly, shall not
complain to Prince Frederick Charles" He
hesitated, and seized his horses bride and led
him TO the gate "Get out" said, "and never
let us see you here again, you stupid boy!' He
did get out, and his companions followed him,
and never from that day had we any annoyance.
The poor sister gave a sigh of relief Louise and
| retired upon our laurels to the calm Of our own
room, and so ended the defeat OF the uhlans in
the convent of ST. Marc.-"O1F adventures
During the Var" By T~o English Ladies.
An ingenious method of performing needle
work, styled photographic embroidery, has been
invented by an English mechanic, which is
quite a curious device. A number Of Joint
frames are employed, each carrying a tambour-
inc or sewing apparatus. They are so arranged
and connected together that the needles they
carry may be made to traverse in any direction
over the surface of the fabrics to be embroidered
and that the movement Of the several needles
shall be simultaneous and similar. The needle
frames are also connected with pantaTra PHI
having tracing point capable of being led by
a woman over the lines of the pattern which it
is desired to copy, and when it is done the nee
dies will each travel in and work along path
similar to that passed over by the tracing point
Thus each needle will produce embroidery re-
sembng the pattern, though not necessarily of
the same size; usually it is preferred that the
pattern should be on a somewhat larger scale
than the work that is accomplished by its
means.
Solubility of metals in ammonia is an impor-
tant discovery recently made by Prof. Seely,
which promises to lead to important results
lie prepares the ammonia gas IN an iron genera
tor, TO which is attached a stout iron tube con-
tanning the metal to be subjected to che ammo
MIA. When sodium is subjected by this appara-
tus to this condensing ammonia, before any am
mOnia is visby condensed to the liquid state,
il gradually loses its luStre, becomes of dark
hue, and increases in bulk. The solid then APP
pears to become pasty, and at last there is only
Il homogeneous, active fluid During the lique-
faction, and for little time after, the mass is of
a lusuous, copper-red hue. The condensation
OF the ammonia and its mingling with the liquid
steadily goes on; the liquid is progressively di-
luted; and, passing through variety of tints
by reflected lights at last becomes plainly trans
parent and of a lively blue. On reversing the
process, by cooling the ammonia generator, the
ammonia gradually eyaporateS out of the liquid,
and the changes observed during the condensa-
ton reappcar in the reverse order, until at last
the sodium is restored to its bright metallic
state.
J, P. Hall & Co. will sell household furniture at
auction at their saesrooms to-day, at ten A and