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me that | mad been laid H., ~, y Lri-
time, during which my enemy had been
kept in prison, until growing weary Of
continent he had confessed all to Mr.
Turton, and being allowed to plead guilty,
had been transported.
asked what time of the year it was,
for | saw through my bedroom window
that the branches Of the trees were bare.
| was told it was October.
Then came back to me the bitter thought
that the year was nearly run out, and
was as badly off as at the commencement
of it. | saw I had lost all chance of win
ming Polly. Nay, my long silence might
have led her to think me fathless.
The worry and disappointment brought
on a relapse, and for anothcI month lay
at deaths door, and was another three
weeks ere could muster strength to rise
from my bed.
Then wrote to Mr. Turton to ask him
for the wages that were due at the time
of my illness, and to thank him for his
kindness in providing me, as learned he
had done, with nursing and medical at.
tendance.
In couple of days | received letter
from nm lnclOSlnE me Il CllcCk lOI Inou'
sand pounds, with the thanks of the com,
pany for my fidelity and vigilance in their
interests. They had raised an immense
quantity Of treasure.
| need hardly say how grateful l was,
or how soon | gained health and strength
then. made my way up to town as soon
as I could, and went straight to Polly.
1t was the day before Christmas day,
and she was putting up the holly. / saw
her through the window; so | slipped In
quietly by the back door, and crept up
and caught her in my arms. 1t was 3
foolish trick, for she just gave me one
look, and then tainted dead off.
But no harm came of it, and Well,
sir, the thousand pounds satisfied the
farmer and we were married. And a bet
ter wife a man couldn't have.
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l''N0."
Will you make it a shilling ?"
CuriOsities of Animal Life.

"THERE can be no doubt, " writes Mr..
Darwin, THAT dogs feel shame as dis
tinct from fear and something very like
modesty, when begging too often for food.
A great dog sCOrns the snarling of little
dog, and this may be called magnanimity,
Several observers have stated that mon
keys certainly disliked being laughed at,
and they sometimes invent imaginary Of
fenses In the Geological Gardens | saw
a baboon that always got into furious
rage when its keeper took out letter or
book and read it aloud to him, and his
rage was so violent that, as | witnessed
on one occasion, he bit his own leg until
the blood flowed" Allanimals feel Won
der, and many exhibit curiosity, the lat
ter quality afording opportunity for hunt
ters, in many parts Of the world, to decoy
the game into their power. The faculty
of Imitation, so strongly developed in
| man, especially sn barbarous state, Is
present in monkeys. A certain bull ter
rier of our acquaintance, when he wishes
| to go out of the room, jumps at the handle
of the door and grasps it with his paws,
although he cannot himself turn the
handle. Parrots also reproduce with
wonderful fidelity the tones Of different
speakers and puppies reared by cats have
l,been known to lick their feet and wash
Neir faces after the manner Of their fos-
| Gr.mothers. Attention and memory also
| Ne present in the lower animals, and 1t is
impossible to deny that the dreams OF
|nrs and horses show the presence OF
Imagination, or that certain sort OF ren
Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-187?, 1872-02-23
VAN ExtortionKe Cabman.

WH2ir has become of an odd specimen
of ansextortionatc cabman whom il was
our lot to encounter three years since ?
II h6 be still in the trade, some of our
readers may have CHANGED upon him, and
may Recognize him by our brief dcscrip-
ton. ,.
IN Thelan was character and his meth
cd Of procedure, at least in the instance
fwhichswe are about to quote, was novel
and original lie was short, hu'l-ncck
man, of some 50 years or age, with red
and nubby countCnancc, and two small,
twinkling gray eyes, set far back in his
head he was lame, and wore black
glazed hat, like Il French coathman's
his language was fluent, personal, and
marked with the strongest adjcctivcS ;
and there was rum in his whole system
at the time we Glanced upon him, jogging
along in distant suburb, Notting.hiI
way at five in the morning. We had been
at a friends party, and had not provided
for the return Journey; we were dlscon-
solate, and six in number and the man
saw our position, and volunteered with a
considerable amount Of politcncSS then, to
drive lis hOmcward. The cab was rOOmy
cab and would hold the six Of us quite
comfortably only try it. We did try it,
for there was a dri"zling rain descending,
and no further help in sight. We gave
our address and were driven of, mass
Of distorted humanity, until we finally
reached our destination in the broad day
light, with the rcproachtul eyes OF II po-
liceman upon us as we struggled from the
vehicle and stroVc to assume our natural
conformations.
The scttling,up question cane, and we
are of opinion that il very handsome DO
nation, that made amends for extra dis
tance, extra weight, and left decided
margin for the driver was rendered on
that occasion to the eccentric being WboE
we are never likely to forget. But ever
with a policeman before him, he fell into
)Sition, and launched his language Al us
lie wouldn't touch 1t; he wouldn't lay
hand upon it, He wanted double tht
".nncv, list double the hlCssCd-hC die
fN 81 W T.. lid say
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A Mothers Love.

A THING immortal time cannot change
it death cannot qucnch it! Eternity
cannot waste nor destroy From the
cradle to the grave il CompaSscs us about,
growing stronger when temptation bcScts
us, becoming holicr when adversely tries
us, and more God-likC to save when the
blackncss of despair gathers its horrors
around us Forsaking us not, though de,
serted by all Others it ClingS to us with Il
spell which no charm can dissolve, with
strength which no power can sundcr.
In the morning, at MONDAY, and at
cyGntide, it is always ours; and though
the dear heart whose every thrOb was ac,
tuatcd by it is hushcd in that bosom for
ever though the once soulful eyes glow
not with it now, and the mute lips breathe
it no morc,-yCa, though the coffin and
the throud, the cold clods Of the valley,
and the long grasses of many year hide
from our tcar.bcdimmcd eyes the sweet
form that was cvcrtranSfigurcd into angelic
radiance by its presence, yet from the
shores of the rCccding past this mother
love drifts over to us with all the vivid
ness OF the DAYS when she was with Us ;
and It comes back TO us from the bCautl-
full beyond, in its infinite tenderness
still yearning over us, and bringing us
hope as we struggle in the close contests
of life
Going not out forever, and setting not,
tis a guiding,sta by whose far-rcaching
light we may pilot our frail barks from
hillow on to billow across the stormy sea
of Time, and anchor at last at the fade,
less shore of a country whose mansions
are Home indeed, hallowcd and made
pure by the prayerful vigils born of a
mothers love. .-fTunccS LamaytiHc hcclcr.
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Marriage in Russia.

A RUSSIAN MARRIAGES. alwaysa weighty
affair, the ceremony at the church con
suming at least twoShQnrs; but thai E.s-ri
being the climax of the happy event, i
is in nowise considered irksome. Not so,
however, the preparatory arrangements
The trousseau and the collecting of house
hold goods are affairs of serious moment
to the young lady's family.
Not only garments of every descrip-
ton by the dozen, or, so to express H. by
the gross, are required, but all manner o.
crockery, silverware and household fur
niture in the bargain.
For young couple, as In this country,
to wait until after their marriage to fur
nish the house, would never be coun G
nanced. The bride must bring every
thing with her as nearly as she cal
Among the indispensable articles are
The house linen, kitchen utensils, table
services, and piano, and in order tt
provide these articles, parents of limited
means commence from their girls earliest
childhood to lay aside articles for thai
purpose, and often, long before any at
tention whatever has occurred, undergar
ments are made at odd times and reserved
for the hoped-for event,
Among the wealthy the outfit is tire
mendous, the quantity of clothing, linen
and tableware being sufficiently large tt
last throughout the lady's own life, ant
give some of her daughters, when theil
turn comes, comfortable setting
up"
The husband elect, however, contrib
butes his share in the way Of jewels, or
naments, ETC., and not unfrequently, in
the old days Of serfdom, with maid from
his own estate.
After the marriage festivities are owe,
and the young pair retire to their new
home, the chattels follow in the lumber
ing wagons peculiar to the country
Eighteen for the bridegroom and sixteeI
! for the bride are the earliest ages at whicl
couple may be married, and eighty fol
a man and sixty for a woman the latest
Fourth marriages are not lawful, and
third is considered anything but proper,
To belong to the Orthodox church u
almost compulsatory in. t%sdssia, and
| seoupntlv every act of 4 Rrr Ssia
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- ."!"5 ~. ,nIngs
- mhcH 40 pen Is powerful enough ~
HtScmpe our cabman' $ rage ana mo[tii'c3-
s~pli, anu Stil'lIi H!''c VI NV"Hu'U ',Ii
.ngs. lie tossed ms Shlhy na' mo 'hc
roadway; he executed a mah'ac2I !alcG;
ne cursed us Tor nlrlng him' anu hlm''l
for being hlrcd; ne startled MS observers
considerably ny Drawing from , ms ll"tNg,,
q huge cIaSp-knile, Whlcn ne "Pchc4 a'''
flourlShcd round MS h'ad; as an lhIl'Hl
savage might have Drandiahcu II, "hoh
scalp-coIIccung'. =,
Nlm not Il gong 10 hHI' you, ne Sa'I
to the policeman, 'or 'hrm' NOV l. l
knows my place 700 VT" ior mat III
not agoing to take lheIr o.'SSca ,I rpItasc ;
consider "bIcsNs' was moi (mc aujcc'''T
employed again ana ne"''y lllo"'E.
make em present re nno of ,Ms It 'nyrr mere ,ni,I nna
amt a-golng to nave inns poor a'''hal
himposed upon l'c ShaH nave ,n1, ,nc mus. us.
fortune OF craving Such IL; lncISH ,UG %;
ever again; l m aSolhS 10 'uo l'S '.IoHI, w.
lie went WIN Soieillii S'Tlu'S |" we
front OF ms morse, as NlrEIhlu' hliGh'
have done toward ms daughter, ScI1Gu q: ln'
pride, heId tllG Nllile 10 'nc "n'l'i' SJusu-
lar region, and pauScd' =,
"Are you going to pay up he ASKED
in tragic tone.
No, we were not gong TO pay up any
more. =.
| "Then this poor cMttcr must nave MS
throat cut You am a-golng TO dfaW
| such mCaSly lOt again, ora morse II
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Poetry.
TUE DRUNKARD.
BY FRANCIS 5. SMITH.

BY FRANCIS s. SMITH.
noPELEssLY wandering through the cold street
Ills clothes all In tatters-nO shoes on his feet
With cOuntenance blOated and rum-frenzied eye,
Tired OF living yet fearing TO die
How the crowd jeers AZ he shuiiles along,
No look OF pity or love In the throng.
llow his heart burns as he looks on the scene,
Thinking OF what Is and what have been.
Once he was youthful light hearted and gay
Life to him then seemed long summers day.
Now he il penniless, friendess, and old
And shakes like a reed in the pitiless cold.
Once he had encrgy-freedOm from fear
a bright bcamng eye and an intellect clear
Twas seldom that sorrow or trouble would come
Jlll he gave himself up to the demon Of rum.
Drink was the serpent that wrought his first pain
ANA hXed on his record unsulliCd, stain;
Drink that he hailed as friend in his glcc
I'M on, what fcnd did that friend prove to be!
slowly, but surely, with deyilish art
II palsiCd his streng frame and ate out his heart
brow,
And made mm that wreck OF a man he is now.
oh, yc who are under the rum demons spell.
And pour down your throats his vile poison OF
hell
or his subtle arts beseecb you beware,
despair.
D. may fight him awhile, but believe me, at length
ne strongest viii fall and a.tcumb to his strength
II you court him at all you will struggle in vain
10 break the strong links of the rum.dcmOn's
chan.
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is made of the end of a SPOOL Being Of
the least value in the game, the paNnN
To complete the set yon need only the
two kings. And having had some cNpc,,
ricncc in making the others, you should
make these look the best of all, Fir. 10
is side view and FIG. II front view Of
Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-187?, 1872-02-23

ONE of Boston's wealthy men was ap-
preached, the other day, by real estate
operator, who wanted to buy three acres
Of marsh land ownei by him out in
the direction of Brookline. He replied
that he had forgotten he owned any land
in that section, but he would look over
his papers and see about it. An examin,
ation of his papers showed that he did
OWL such parcel of land, the original
cost of which to him was $500 The real
estate operator, at the next interview, IN
tinated that he couldn't afford to pay
over $50, 600 for the land. " Isn't that
rather low asked the owner. All |
can pay,' said the other. " You
may take it, said the capitalist, and the
land was transferred at price one hun,
drcd times as much as it originally cost.
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rfee-anything and then she burst
out crying, and went into Mysteries. That
touched the old man bit, and somehow
or another, after q long time, he consent
ed to give me II twelvcmonth's grace. If
| could come back at the end Of it with a
prospect of earning fair living, | might
have Polly. But she declared that
shouldn't be fit to work for some months
vet, and that the twclvcmOnth should be.
gin from when | was well and strong. Sc
her father said, "ltHutumn now III
give him a twevcmonlh from Christmas!
And with that he stalkcd out of the room
to give orders about the cows medicine.
Polly and had long consultation, and
persuaded her that the sooner | started
the better was my chance of getting q
GOOD position. So she very unwillingly
gave way to my going at once. So
packed up my few things in a handker
chief-my bag had been brought ashore
from the wreck of the schooner at low
vater-aDd with couple of pounds ir
nv pocket, which Polly had insisted or
my taking of her, if only as loan, | sci
out to London.
'I shall come, never fear " said |, as
turned from the door.
$50 will Christmas !" said the farmer
crustily, as he came in at the gate just as
got to it.
so will the Christmas after !" said |
and l strobe out with the appearance o.
hope and cheerfulness | could muster, un
til l was out of sight. Then all my pluck
left me; and l tramped along drearily
enough, till at length | saw the long lines
of gas lamps, and knew | was in Londor
streets once more.
They're uncommonly hard and pitiles'
things, the London streets, as | fount
them. All that autumn tried my best tc
get something by way of employment
But it was all no use. applied over anC
over again, but was always met with tn.
same remark, We want man will
some knowledge of the business" as /
every body mustn't begin at some time o
other. Men can't be born with "a know
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= stem N0inl m INC
Fj% l. direction Of the
grain Of the shinglc. Cut to
your marks square across, and
shape the sides and round of
thc corners where it is ncccS
sary afterwards. Fig. $ shows
a knight when done.
There are sixteen paWn> to
,,olyo bavinr bases like tn
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filled with fire; my breath was chokedi
my brain began to swim.
Now or never, thought |. After some
vain struggling | managed to hold the
knife against the timber with the back Of
one hand; and with the other opened lts
blade. Directly 1t was open thrust "
into my diving dress, which with the
pressure of the air was distended like q
balloon. With the bubbling sound that
denoted the escape of the air through the
hole thus made came an immediate sense
of relief. The hope of escape from such
imminent peril gave me new courage and
fresh strength, and | Speedily released
myself from my bonds, and was saved.
The hole had made was In the leg q
my trowsers. took sQipesuf the cord
that had bound me, andA .er r(yjng III .as
tight as | could round my q dtQfe the
hole, was able to turn on aregtlaf pss
fs!ssy,,1, fSps yaIye and esss SssHs''
dcess, sand; ciosing ssv-, rY---, .,.,,.,.,s
borne to the surface. II caneup just uf-
der the quarter, and as / laid my hand on
the ropeiladder to climb up the. side, |
heard Blegg's voice:
Governors long time down, Some
thing queer there; wouldn't let me stay
down-signaled me to go up at once.
Found the swag, pTaps, and wants 1t for
himself wonder when he means com
ing up?"
"Now!" said I, climbing up, and show
ing myself over the bulwarks. Bleggs
fell back as if he had been shot.
"Scize him, and bind him hand and
foOt!' said to the men, who obeyed me
with some wonder, and not very readily
Luckily he was too surprised to resist
When told the story of his villainy the
crew were for throwing him overheard
then and there, bit this | positively for
badc.
At this moment looking In the direc-
ton of our fisher FRIEND l saw him pre-
pairing to slip his cable and make for
shore. Immediately ordered three of the
crew into the boat to give chase. They
caught him after a smart race.
To make a long story short we traced
the stolen treasure to this mans hut on
the opposite side of the island to ours
and he and Blcggs were taken before the
nearest magistrate, and the whole case
laid before him.
ThcnI learned the manner Of Bleggs'
rapid return. Apparently guessing my
suspicious, he had gone to the island in
stead of the Observation-Disclosures into
the stores, and found the paper, This he
showed to the man who was with him,
saying he fanccd he had seen some, and
that must have overlooked it, and so of
course there was no need to 60 on shore.
The magistrate discharged Blcgg's ac-
complicc. The treasure-ships were not
our property, and the man was not in our
employ, 50 there was no case against him.
But with Bleggs it was quite another
affair, said the justice ; though it was un-
necessary to go into that part of the ques.
ton, as he should commit him for trial
on the charge of attempting to murder.
As he said this my ovcrpent feelings
gave way, and turning round giddily as t
in search of support | fell all i" " hn'
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why girls should not learn how to use a
lack knife too.
Thc fret tb,rr to he done is TO Morb,h
1,0ly EDjf Then take the two largest
SnooIs Of 4 nearly equal size which you
can fnd-thoSc that measure an inch and
three quarters in length are a good size ,
and lay them aside for the kings, to be
whitfield last, as they are little hardcrlo
make than the others and begin the set
by making the two queens from SpooIo
little smaller Whittlc out each queen
from single spool in this
%( \ = shape Zig. y; the dot'rQ
\ lines showing the part to be
: cut off. Then cut out hrad
for each queen like
Fig >, from Il stick Of
= pinror some other soft "
Lin wood leaving the low J
cr, straight part just (
large cnough to fit tightly into the III
hole in the spool, and hold the head Fin.
and body together. Fig ;. shows
the shape OF the queens
A when DONE Like all the
y other figures, it is drawn
| about half the actual size Of
the chcsSmrn.
The castles, or rocks, aN
they ar" sometimes called,
\ a~' o.v - ma kc, and in the,
GU. 0cNt IN value to lhgI
.upuH. here are tour OF
U them you want
,.. c'.Isted 7r""Is :,
"..N .'" little room Tor
winding mr .N. IA are uScd Tor
.,rl, i,h
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Miscellany.
THE DIVERS STORY.

| wAsa diver as young man. l may
" | was born a diver, for my father was
hefere'rn Yo,enh have heard of
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LAUGHING CHILDREN.

Give me the boy or girl who smiles IS 90
as the first rays Of the morning SUI giauca
through the ~lndOw, gay, happy, and kid
SJcb boy will be III To 'in Ike W" into .
man-ay lrart wlel cOutrAsse with su,len,
merose, "crab0ed" fellow, who snaps AID
suarls like suriy Cur, or grOwls and grunJs
like an untsm ID hyeua, from the m me ut
he opens his red and angry eyes till he is
''comf ,r ed" by bis breskfas5. Such = girl,
other things being favorable, will be good
material to aid in Il ,dieniag soue COMFORT
able home, or to ref e, CT iiZe, tame aud
humauizA n rude brother, making hm
gentle, af.ciionaIe aud Ioveabe. It is s
feast 10 even look e. such j3y-inspiring
girl, su n a woman bud, and see the smiles
flowing, so tos eak, from her parted lips,
displaying a set of clean, well-brushed
teeth, looking almost the persouihcation Of
beauty AMI goodness, singing, and as mer
nv as the ords, the wIde-swaks birds, that
commenced their N ,rning concert long be-
fore the lazy boys dreamed that the sun
was approaching and soout to pour whole
fiood # 'y-inspIring light and warmth up
on the earth. oucn girl is l,ks gentle
shower IT, the parched earth, best0wiRg
kind words, sweet smiles, and acts of mer-
cy to all around hsr--shs JOY and light Of
the household.
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FARM AND GARDEN.



It does not follow, says the New York Tr;-
ba,ss, that although we have plenty Of rain
abe soil win remain moist. Evaporation Is
very active beneath our hot summer suns.
Heavy showers tend to compact the soil
and render It impervious TO water which
remains on the surface until evsporated.
Little benefit, thea accrues, unless the
lard crust baked by the sun is broken up
and the soil mellowed by cultivation IL is
then rendered porous and absorbent and is
less inclined to give up Its mois-
ture at the demand Of the scorchiug heat,
while at night, cooling more rapidly than
the air, it recondenses and retakes in
abundance the moisture it has been forced to
give up during the day. Thus the crop
never suffers during succeeding drOutb,
for the soil is always In condition to sup
ply Its needs from the atmospheric when
denied supply of the clouds.