Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-02

/ g Il mere was u ftlO11enGs SilSnCe. One
] hundred thalers ~ at length cried the
anxious. -t. -ra-. -'i 7'ine '--.
d, 90. Two hundred I" Hte rf'
! !" Three hundredr' g.
70 " Four hundred - r2 H
Some thousand thalers u 50 BE-.
| Another profound silence and the
crowd pressed around the two oppo-
nents, who stood opposite to each other
with flushed and angry faces.
The tall stranger bid fifteen hundred
| thalers. a- .4-.. --. ri ir
| Two thousand thalers I" thundered
the picture dealer, glancing around him
triumphantly. r..-.i i,s -.EHr
"Ten thousand vociferated the tall
man, his face crimson with rage, and his
hands clinched convulsively.
The dealer grew pale, his frame shook
with agitation, His voice was suffo-
Gated but after two or three efforts he
cried out: s.ar. ~.t.-O
Twenty thousandr'
His tall opponent bid forty thousand.
The dealer hesitated. His adversary
! laughed n low laugh of insolent triumph,
and the crowd gave murmur of adj
miration. The picture dealer felt his
reputation at stake, and called out in
sheer desperation-4-s ~ -iHt" -"l'.eHi
/" Fifty thousandln
The tall man hesitated; the crowd
was breathless, At length, tossing shis
arms in defiance, he shouted; 5ii..'>
One hundred thousand ~ adding an
impatient execration against his adver
sary. The crestfallen picture dealer
withdrew. The tall visitor bore away
the prize. He.passed through the won
deH1ng people, went out, and was going
along the street, whena decrepit, lame,
hnmpbaeked wretch, lettering along by
the, aid of a stick, presented himself.
before, him. The stranger threw him 2
piece of money, and waved his hand.as
if dispensing with thanks. a'i -s tii@j
/" May it please your honor, persisted
the supposed beggaE, am the painter
of that picture" He rubbed his eyes,
for he had hardly vet been able to per- !
suade himself that he had not been
The tall man was Count Dunkelsbach,
one of the richest nQblemen jim GerI
MANY = Hefstopped and Questioned the
bystanders. Being convinced of the
truth of the statement, he took out his
pocletboolz, tore out a'ileaf, and wrote
on it a, few lines. rl5asr sot. fttf
!. /" Take it, friend,'' he. said. It's the
check for your money. Good morn
ing" 7ersa ..fo' i
=, Duhobret invested his money, and re-
solved to live luxuriantly. for the rest of
his life, cultivating painting rs a pas
time. But though he had borne priva-
ton and toll, prosperity was too much
for him. Indigestion carried him of.
His picture had an honored place in the
cabinet of Duke Dunkelsbach, and the
curious incident of its purchase was
often related. 1t afterward passed into
the possession of the King OF Bavaria
= Catholic. World. - - III
GEKMAN EXPECTATIONS IN, GREENLAND. /
Our readers will remember that the /
German .exploriug expedition which |
went out in 1860. for the purpose of |
Arctic discovery has lately returned |
home, the sailing vessel of the expedi-
ton having been wrecked on the coast |
of Greenland, her entire crew, however,
being saved. The steamer returned in /
good condition. Enough of the results |
of the expedition have been published |
to- furnish the means of judging, to |
some extent, of the advantages secured, /
which are thought to be of great inter /
est; not the least being the acquisition
of a foethold of property in the north,
possession having been taken of pre-
vioqsly unoccupied portion of the coast
of Greenland; extending for about thirty
Gernaan miles, on from latitude 75o ITO
latitude 774. An apologyoiso made for
the absence ofany considerable amount
of actual discovery, on account of the
excessive rigor of the winds, this being
very much greater than that expert
enced, in the neighboring regions durlI
ing the previous, explorations on the
part of English vessels. The portion of
explored by this expedition
is characterized by a very deep :tiorot
the head of which was notreached I'M
distance of over eighty miles ). and ite rs
to be not impossible that 1T -eAst
tended all the way across to- thevwater1
on the opposite side: qil,nrp 90 ri
The most interesting feature of the
land, however, was; the occurrence of
extensive, meadows, starred with
with butterflies and bees play
ing about them, and having large herds
near by of reindeer and musk
oxen The lowest temperature expert
enced was about $50 Fahr., this occur
ring on the 2lst of February, 1870: The
wind was found to be of extraordinary
severity, Robinson's thermometer indi-
eating a rate of velocity of sixty-seven
miles IN the hour, which, it was be-
lieved; would render sledging parties
impracticable. The aIroral
light, to the surprise of the beholders,
who expected TO see it, in the west or
southwest, was actually in the south
east. 80 ia yaa nf- -"t .7 i'H
Among the geological discoveries were
beds of brown coal; nd numerous fossil
Semains. rDeep-sea soundings were
made, and collections taken from a
depth of / 800 fathoms. One important
conclusion arrived ut by the expedition
was that small vessels were suited for
polar exploration, and that it would be
to attempt, as, is proposed by
the French, theuse of a thousand-ton
ship. Steamers, too, we're believed to,
be the only form of vessels suited for
research on the EASTERN coast of Green.
land, any thing like reaching the coast
N sailing vessel being entirely'out of
he ouestion.-Editor' Scientfc Record u.
Hayper'S Magazine for February. II
HoME MiRrH.-Don't be afraid of a
title fun at home, good people !! Don't
hut l1lp your houses lest the sun should
sade your carpets, and your hearts, lest
!, hearty laugh should shake down some
of the musty old cobwebs there. lfyou
want TO ruin your sons, let them think
that all mirth and social enjoyment
must be left on the threshold without,
Yhen they come home at night When
Ince home is regarded as only, place
20 eat, drink and sleep in, the work is
begun that ends in gambling houses and
.eckless degradation. Young people
must have fun and relaxation some
where; if they do not find it at their
hearthstones, it will be sought at other