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WATERFOWL, Dec. 3, 1872.
AMOUNT OF LIVE STOCK AT MAnHET.
, 1872-11-24

81 REV. PROF. ". 8. BLANCHARD.
No mora the warbler's grateful song
Is heard the forest-aisles along;
=, The nightingale, with pensiye sttaiu,
Sings not from hawthorn hedge or plain;
No iark, with note high o'et the 1awn,
! Rises to hail the early dawn;
The 1ed-brcast robin far has flown;
The gaysome swallows trills unknown;
The cuckoo's mellow voice, 50 dear,
Is heard in distant hemisphere;
Carols fiat filled the joyous air
Are numbered now with things that were.
Sweet hues Of Summer fade away;
'Tis Autumn's stern, it's rigorous day.
seze, dark, and cold; the lonesome ground
Shadow and barreuness surround:
Yet cen stern Autumn hath its pride;
In. crimson robes and garments dyed,
With streaming lustres, glories grand
Blazing long vales, DER mountaln-land.
With ruby, gold, with scarlet ravs,,
It decks, sdorns the shortening daJs-
Aurora rides her blushiug car, =
Flings DER the North her burning hair.
Though the sweat sougsters all have fed,
The world in grandeur lifts Its head
Unspent its power, It's living force,
Nature imperial holds her course;
Imperial draperies shroud her form,
Warmed by the sunshine, purged by storm
Flaming her diadem shines afar,
Magnificent with Orb and star
With prophet ken, glances her eye,-
Tells, though the vernal sweetness die,
And ghost1y Winters desolate train
Sweep ruthless DER the land and main,
New Life, with resurrecton-power,
Shall soon return, wake smiling flower;
Der sl1 the empire Of decay;
Light chase the darkness, gloom away;
Through opening gates Of pear1y nom,
The world In sunshine be reborn,
Nature renew her triumph, reign,
And al be bloom and love again!
, 1872-11-24

On the box beside the coachman, and when there
is notroom for him there, he rides On horseback
BY the side OF the carriage: No fuss attends the
Queen. An outrider . little in advance Of the
royal carriage clears the road, and the Queen
goes quietly On her way, with q smile and 4
nod for any one who chances to meet her.
But, as' q rule, Her Majesty is not intruded
upon when she ventures beyond the royal
domains, unless on Sunday, and then it is stran-
gers only who run after her. The cottagers do
not annoy her; and she comes and goes Without
molestation. Indeed, they make point OF keep
ing out Of all way when the white horse Of the
outriaeE appears in sight. Should the Queen,
subjects by Ueeside, she is deferentially &C
knowleaged: TIE Queen. and her ladies fre- ;i,9
side, should it be handler. Materials to make
fire and cooking utensils are taken in the car.
riage, aud tea is made on the green sward and
handed round in rustic fashion, without any
ceremony. At these afternoon "teas, the
Queen has no special chair of hon or. Her scat
is pretty often The clump OF a tree, with her cup
IN her hand Or any other casual restingg-place
that turns up conveniently. Excursions are
made also to various places Of interest, and every
corrie and glen within reach has been V4slted by
the royal family.
, 1872-11-24

The ancestor from which our present chimney
Dot hat takes most Of it's characteristics is the
broad -bfimmed, Iow-crowned hat, with an i'm
nense plume falling down to the shoulder,
which vas worn during the reign OF Charles =.
at the end OF the seventeenth, and during the
eighteenth century; this hat was varied: by-the
omission Of the plume, and BY giving Of the brim
various "cocks.'' That these "cocks" were
formerly merely temporary is shown by Ho-
garth's picture Of: Hudibras beating sldrophel
and his man Whacum, where there is hat, the
brin of which is buttoned up in front to tho
crown with three buttons This would be hat
Of the seventeenth century. AfterwaEd, during
the eighteenth century, the brim WAS bent up IN
two or three places, and Notwithstanding that
these sscoclia'; became permanent, yet the hats
stiil retained the marks OF their origin IN the
button and straps on the right side. The
cockade,: 7 imagine, took it's name from its being
q badge worn on one OF the ''cocks',
anomalous shape, proves, On examination, to be
merely q hat Of the shape above referred TO-; it
annears. further that the right side 'was bent up
af an earlier date than the left; for the hat is not
,symmetrical, and the. "cock ~ On the right side
forms straight crease in the (quondan) .brim,
and that on the left Is bent rather over the
crnwn. thus, making. the right side Of the
hat rather straighter than the left. The hat
band here remains in the shape Of two gold tas-
gaIg which are just visible within the two points
Of the cocked-hat. -
A Bishops hat shows the transition from the
three-cocked hat to our present chimney-po !;
and because sixty years ago beayer-fu was the
needs wear silken imitation, which could de-
ceiye no one into thinking it fur, aud which ia
had to resist the effects Of weather. Even in q
lady's bonnet, the elements Of hriun, crow1, aud
hat:band may be traoed.-:Popuza' Science
Monthly.
, 1872-11-24
No Woman Punctual,

paper called the CiuiHan, edited by some
wretch, has the audacity to say that no lady is
motest idea OF the duration Of five minutes or
an hour, OF: any other longer or shorter space Of
time. Indeed, the supreme Indifference OF
woman in a matter in which men are taught
to regard as Of vital Importance at once
stamps the superior sex as above and
beyond the control OF mere conventional rules.
Time never enters into her calculations or .occu-
pies single moment Of her thoughts. She is
always Late when she keeps an appointment; she
1eyotes pre.ious hours to dressing, and will any
day l.se train Tor the sake OF putting on her
g1oyea. The odd hing is that she never thinks
Of the irritation which she causes by her disre-
gard for the rules OF punctuaity. 4 gentleman
who gTumbles because he has nao to "alt an
ting On her bonnet is - brute" The ahe1ra-
tions of the feminine mind, like the movements
OF the spheres, admit Of some approach to cal,
cu1stion; and! although the most experienced
observer may sometimes fail to tell what portion
OF her orbit SHADY may occupy at any gwen hour
gsesfal s1sfsl s1s'ss sa1s of S e
of an hour or two. to admit OF the fair
eomet coming to her right place II the social n'a
Gent margin, provided she has not particular
REASONS for being very much behind. You may
always predict with absolute certainty that she.
will be quite ready to 60 to the theatre when the
her into the concert-room just in time to discon-
cert or annoy the finest soprano on the plat
form. f the reader has ever had the pleasure
OF going shopping with his wife or sweet
heart, he will understand what ne mean> You
are always dressed and ready few minutes after
the fatal expedition has been arranged and you
stroll about the room, Killing time 81 best you
may, until the lady appears. You kick your
heels, and swing your umbrella, until the fatal
truth breaks upon yon that you: have sacrificed
the best portion Of an hour. When the fair one
appears she always has to. put h.r gloves on in
the lobby, while {ou stand with the door half
open in your hand, and il you grumble about
minutes over her toilette.
, 1872-11-24

From the ST. Loui8 Democrat.
The underscribbled does not propQse to 20
into definition Or m anal lyRis Of wit concerning
which too much nonsense has already been writ
ten, but will simply state, as positive individual
opinion, thnt good play upon words, il it is not
wt, ls so closely allied to it is that is not worth
while to split hairs over the question. Aperfect
thing OF its kind was that which wis run upon
Horace Greeley during the Scott campaign, when
the philosopher declared that he execrated and
spit upon the Wing platform. It was 3 Western
New York editor who remarked that If Greeley
spit upon the Whig platform, he couldn't e1-
pect-to rate as . Wing. This is confidently re-
corded here as being. the best jeu de mot within
the memory Of mau.
Similar, but not 80 good, was one concerning
Colonel Asper Of this State, who was reported,
at one time, IS being indignant because he, ,waa
not returned to Congress.
sis the. Colonel angry2' one Of bis friends
aaked another. -.
! "ot course" WAS the reply, 'he is e1~Asper-
rated"
It might have been added that he had lost his
Better than. the last was one perpetrated by
Billy Hume, OF side-shoW notoriety. Billy was
prone to drink Of the cup that cheers, aud fire.
quently inehriates, and Was too fond Of swing
round the circle OF the bar-rooms in the towns
he visited. Once when he was on one OF his
"periodioals," he, was: approached by an &C.
qnaintance, who took him to task for his be-
hayior.4 - -
g You will kill yourself, Billy" he said, tsif
YOU continue to 60 on in this way. You ought
70 quit it entirely, and join a temperance So
ciety." = -, .. =: T.. Il
"Temperance society be- blowed,''' replied
Billy: II belong to better society than that. :"
ssWhat society z"
"should think you might guess--the Hume
on-a-tare-ian society,"" i..
when horse dies Of the prevailing epidemic,
might not the inscription on his tombstone be
properly termed an epizootaph; I : n,, <. ,.,, =.
WITH some degree Of plauBibility, that raising
hair is an Indian summary proceeding. -
, 1872-11-24
cauee. tho light dazzles my eyes, but can dis

cause the light dazzles my eyes, put can dis
tingUish nothing
Iorrini then begged him to come round the
table and choose more favorable point of OBJ
seryation, and, as he moved, dexterously slipped
the resorye watch into his pocket The Cardi-
nails chronometer had now been reduced to q
small insot. Holding it up before the specta-
ssI viii now restore this crude mass to its
original shape, and the transformation shall
take place during its passage tq the pocket Of
. person who. cannot be suspeeted OF compile
"Ah!" said the Pope, with. an expression Of
jocular incredulity, that is promising a good
,d4 dsa What dg should d you do if asked you to
"The orders Of your Holiness shall be obeyed," !"
signal from the Pope, took the ingot in his
fingers. showed II, to the company. and uttered
the word "Pass!" when it instantly disap-
peared. Plus VII. with an increaulous express
sion OF countenance, put his hand into his
pocket. He had hardly done SO when ho showed
signs Of confusion, and, drawing his hand ont,
brought with it the WATCH which he.4uickly
passed to the Cardinal, as if afraid Of, burning
his fingers,
=. There was great establishment among the
dignitaries OF the Church when His Erninence.
on examining the WATCH. declared it Vas the
very one that had been made for him by
Breguet, and which they had seen crushed to
pieces by the conjurer. The mystery VAS in
creased when Torrini declared that he had full
filled bis promise, and had only tested the su-
The next day the Pope sent him q rich dia-
mond snuff bog, with thanks for the pleasure hiH
performance had afforded. His fame was now
al. it's height. Attracted by. tho news Of his
wonderful. exhibition, crowds focked to see the
magician who had accomplished such marvels.
They did not, however, have the qualification Of
witnessing tie famous trick Of the '' broken.
watch" Tor the expense of Undertaking an, ex-
pertinent which could never again be- repeated
ranted only by the which: origi-
naly brought together the Pope and the conjn-
er.-Agpleton's journal.
, 1872-11-24
A.Questfon of .orthography.

F7tHs ne d1d712EZH {GN,} J0HF71d9.-
h1r. Sims, 4 schooEteacher near Ball Ground,
Cherokee County, one day last week, while
hearing q recitation, differed with q young lady
persistently- insisted that the other was IN er-
FOR. The young. lady's brother, Mr. David Da1.
BY, learned Of the difference OF opinion, and
visited the achool-teacher, and, in IN encounter,
put him to fight. At corn-shucking that
night at Mrs. Carpenter's, . large crowd assem-
seated in the house telling how be made the
, 1872-11-24

formerly Rector Of Aerstone, died lately: from
starvation at Camden Town. his landlady testify
ing that he had only tasted food once in the last
There has been considerable excitement in
church circles in England Of late consequent OF
in attack by London. incumbent upon the
Church Hymn Book, entitled Hymns, Ancient
and Modern" This compilation Of hymns which,
by the way, is extensively used in this country
as we'll as in England, was denounced as tsfull OF
the errors OF Popery,' and alleged to have Eesn
designedly introduced into the Church Of Eng
land to.serya the purpose OF htualsm and Ro-
other well-known clergyman Of the suburbs OF
London, and, after great deal Of small talk. an
open discussion was arranged The eyentfn1
evening came, and, after several volleys had
been fred, tho meeting, We are told, = "closed
with prayer" without accomplishing anything
"A Paris letter says: IN III parts Of France
one hears church legends 50 wild and improba-
BILE that ono stands astoInded. before the MARIA
tor. Down in Auyergne thera is a church with
q beautiful silver chandelier hanging in the CEN
de1ier is repeated everywhere. lady lost
child the exact image Of one Of Rafaels cherubs
in the a1tar-pfece.. She VAS de1out and re-
solved to ask miracle. hnessllng e. before ore
might be turned into q. lamp, and hung
forever before the image Of her child
After an entire night spent N prayer. her wish
Was gratihed; and this devout lady, or this sill
morning. Naturally, the first idea which strikes
thn mind is, that this man who tells, YOU the
story does not believe it himself, but ct The trs3
word OF doubt be ailences you by his earnest
Par6leul Isaw it with:ry'ovn. eyea! 's Yes.
saw The lamp, pard:. -::5int OF argu1aent
could shake that mans faith in the legend re-
psated to him by u: le Cure from his infancy.
OyAr ha had Raen tha.1smn.s ~ :: .:::..:
, 1872-11-24

school-teacher run that morning. Mr.. s. about
this time stepped in, and overheard the remark,
and said: '*fes. did run, but I'll not do it
again" Mr.. Darby then started towards him.
and as he did so, Mr. Sims drew d pistol and
fred upon him, shooting him through the right
arm, intiicting painful wound This Terminated
the difficulty Let this be warning to every
BODY to spell correctly hereafter.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-11-14
Abroad.

Thiers has informed the Princess
Clothilde, wife of Prince Napoleon,
that she is free to remain in France
without interference by the govern
ment.
Some eight thousand families, num-
bering fifty thousand persons, of the
Jews of Roumania, who have of late
suffered so cruel prosecutions in their
native province, desire to found a col
ony in the United States, and would
like the Land Office to give them title
to ESQ, 900 acres in one tract.
Miss Agnes Livingston, daughter o.
Mr.. Livingstone, has published lettel
from her father, in which he says; 81
have written two letters to Mr.. Ben
nett. 1 meant to keep the materials tc
myself; but because the expedition wal
expensive, ] gave Stanley what would
help him to write a book. In hi
hands it is harmless; for Americans
are good and generous friends.
Efforts to arrest the flood of the Pc
have failed, and it has submerged
Reggie, town of q, 900 inhabitants
the birthplace of Ariosto and Correg
gio, and the seat of numerous converts
colleges, q museum Of antiquities, ant
spubllo library Of 10000 volumes,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-11-14

coat pocket for the whole twenty
years.
al could never bear to put the lit
tie thing away" sid he, looking at
it tenderly.
The next day we came to port
with the sun shining and our flags
flying There was a furry of good
byes, n hosting of trunks, welcom-
ING of friends on tho shore, and a
glad hurrying to and fro.
Among the rest was an instant's
nesting of Miss Armour's lips on
my cheek, and little cling of her
hand in mine, the vanishing of a
smile-and she was gone, like the
flash Of a FREELY, out of my sight
forever. But wherever she is, and
however she fares, she has the daily
blessing of two middle-aged hearts,
whose way to each other she uncon-
sciously lighted.