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Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07
POSTAL CARD JOKES.
intiisnt. Of III. Cheap Dlnusion OF intel
llgtnfs.

Tbs n'w leYirr oI Postmaster General
t1 .65.. tbs postal cards. went iu,o pir.
.'rtsn Yesterday y tbs have kfcu
,naeN6a, c,atenidy lr,yltbrl in thr
Washington ,re,l ai.patsuc, i7r the Ia,
>et.la Wr,as. iti, MT necessary t. - IN.
10 rTlicg,ls here Bs.lrs. nearly q.
nry t4ly has seen Ihem, aud knaNs how 10
t.a. if ihrm himself Bat far i general
deception il might b. sn'l ilt4t they ar
lr-igEal l1r fbs distribution ni intvll.
: ues aHong tte ma-,e, al une thir the
I>Jal f4;c Ia can write almost ans.
ding sau phase ou a postal card - thu,
it l.pt tn1 iaur that /. to ny, the anti.
,I ttat i, written liut there arc sanl"
ihias, which d not r,al well on postal
card Iakr faf u,rIure a large boarding
house where tlh lanllaly take. clre a
il,r m4ti until tie taarlrr> Gull ttr il
Ihj, sam,,mrs make. the diffusion uf IN.
lcliieentc among the masses tribe too
iilusr ibr rtnintt TIE pHEtman come.
- the door with an armiul ui postal cltl.
The lui.dildy relieves hlm oi lltr burden.
goes in aud st> down anl begins TO sari
lhrm prer ir the ynrian, boafdrr. Pres.
eul.y she strikes one which real. thus:
81 Lorrs. May Il
VI, bcrr 7Aeaph Come tonight a,
halt past 10 SIDE gate opeu Bull dog
chainel up in tn basement l.igh, in tho
window for You Yours swcerly + B |.
Lanilady turns to tic other side OF the
card She reads the superseription
Nh TurorulLrs MrfrLrensrK
W 1870 Hash avenue, Ci,y
Lanllady rests her check On her lcii
hand aud muses pa,Siaa l.anllaly So.
ts: @Wcll, naw, did ever: Who'd u
thought that Nr Muillcrhrrk was that
kind Of mang Came here. TOO, with the
highest references from his last place Il
Pays his board regular eysry Saturday Ut
tea Belongs 10 our church too Read.
again lialipa ten dear me, aud
always thought he went to bed regularly
81 half-Pa-' uian Bull dog chained up
in the basement, We'll. never III
keep a lirrle watch over Mr MuAiecheck
III expose him before the church Then
she draws long sigh, and proceeds with
another card. Reads
ST LOUIS. Mny l.
Nir-I have now waited four weeks for
the balance on ,ha, suit Of clothes. need
the money Must have i, Monday.
Yours, NiMpLESrgpLE
Turns to the superscrip;iou and reads:
Mn JERoME B SuSrLowrR,
No. 1875 Hash Avenue
Well, II ever heard the like in my
life MIR. Sunilowcr is such nice gen
,icman. And be uses such elegant per-
fumcry. Let me see: he owes me for
two weeks board. Told me this morning
he was expecting check from home.
must 60 to his room and see how much
baggage he has. Dear me. folks arc 40
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Like Master Like Man.

\ correspondent 4 the Ssw Ymk TIL
'neident "a tn put history 81 the M9ltr-
nat uulIke lhr rscsif trtAliery of capt
Jack. ouly the ttelehafy "a that occasion
wa, on The ptrt oi the white. rweni,
}etf> ago, nhen the whites brean Ia s.t.
tie IN ths ntiGlIh1fhaod 4 Nrcka. ihe
Nplac,, then tlall,hug aud wariNr
irthe. rcseHiei the innovation aud SaIlnil
IT, wagon, 4 ihr immigrants. Ia ON Ia.
,tanee mnssacrrlua esery INN, woman 5ud
chtld. with i slurie exception Of 4 train
The eXn,refafcd setiiers ipfmel enmpl.
Uy u punish rhi, cfasl and e9wurdIg ut,.
aud. under The command Of one Wright
-lattrd IA pursuit which WIS led by u
ehlel Schaaehiu the father 81 lin II the
anne name who WIS chief unicr Jack
Wright proposed u invite tha Indians to
a ltiendi, tsast 10 Kill thcm all hy feeding
them un taa,tri aN. the Ar,h 1T which
hil been poisoned But public ,cnfinlrtlr
was against this method of exttruinaiipn
and i, vas abandoned Al length Wright
came up with band at time when their
bow strings were wei aud useless, aud pro-
posing conference he oii,rct. hi, hanll to
Schanrhin u. token of amrg Then .ad.
deniy drawing his pistol, II. Jack iui his
upon Grn tanby. he sho, Sehouchin as a
,lenal to hi men far general sanshtc:
as .llck's shooting Gen Canhy wa, sig.
ual 10 this Sehnnchin,s 5 son and the rest to
murder the commissioners Thu. fn,
twenty years the Maiocs had rcmrmbcrc,
the ircnshernus lesson VI the white men,
aud "brtierei the example in the reccn,
massacre.
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07

Saturday morning Ivi.i,ed Gov Walker
in company With lion. Eli Salisbury OF
Delaware The Governor is very fue
looking gentlemen. aud said that ,hr
State deb, Of the two Virginias amounted
to SIS 900. 900
lie spoke very hopeful Of the election
this fall. and said the Conservatives woull
carry il beyond u doubt He said TIE
question Of raco aud rulur would uec,ssa.
rily cnier into the campaign, and sat
uriay's Rictmomi Enqui.cr stated the
truth so poiu,edly will rcc,e shor, ex-
tract from its editorial. II SAYS:
The Democratic party has acted frank
", fairly aud justly toward the negroes
IL has enforced tho laws imparrially ; il
has made them no promises il hns not
kept. 1t has recognized and respected
their rights, It will continue To do 50
But i, has maintained. it still maintains
aud it means TO maintain forever that
white meu should not be ruled by black
men
White voters of Virginia the issue will
be before ynu at the fall elections Black
nr White; which race i, To govern IN our
Commonwealth FIR the sake Of both
races let u have the same vcidic, We had
four years uga.'
nl-o called on ex.Govcfnnr Wise.
whom found in his aw office preparing
brief llci is about 81 years Of age, and
Looks fresh aud rnsy
As one of The commissioners 10 locate
the boundary between Virginia and Mary
linl be sent lnst year. Il messenger t.
England, and procured nine volumes and
among thcm was one containing in naun
script the CORE. pondrncc between Lord
Baltimore and WiIlam Penn. dated MAY
9TH 1923 Il was surprising TO see how
we'll The rrumau,hip was executed !
wa, amused ~ hi, ramafk ia reference ~
prun be- said h. wa. the greatest " sam
Slick and The Slcac,, sam be lad
ever read after
Parting. he remarked. from the prop.
crty h- ancestors, was The greatest >trug-
glc If hi, lifr When n,k,d how long II,
had been n the family he rrfl,sl f'r 100
years. InoIss
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A Sad Case.

An English barrist,r, Henry Weight.
mau, driven by want. ,ttlc valuable law
hons from the inner Temple Library and
,u!i Il He tnrh va, traced to hinl aud
as NJ, triel Tor tn offence The Jury
tgani him enii'y "a; recommended him
. mgcy llu tDvn s.lI; " rise TO ask
your Lprdshap seriously 10 disregard the
generous recommendation l. mercy.
allow my DOOM is liked | believe your
l.priship has power h sentence ne to i've
!efs penal srr.itud eeur; that sem
tcuee eanuu; ,uiigr more than | have
,4tlpfrl have gauc tar weeks anl
months without any dnGes. living upon
btrni aud tea. have sDlI the coat lrutu
my thrk, the >hirt from my body. L. sut-
pls my daily wants, but | have never he,a
guilty. of dishonesty Gu the shelves Of
The lnuer fenplc Library there are blak,
h which am the author. and whch
presented 10 the Library, OF mose value
than the odd volume which has iogmel the
SUBJECT of tie charge against M ! h4vo
dous all that mortal man could 10 10 oh
tain au honest and honorable livelihood.
The character have miuiancd n. 4 ni,n
OF honor being now cut from under m,
cah never again associate with gentlemen:
.lllll bl only too glad it your i.ari.hip
viii lnlcI upon me the full meci Of pan.
l'hm,ni IN your power, III the hope that
belafe the eSieI, Of It has elapsed may
iini IN iSlon's grave thu repase which I
have Sainly sought in the pur,ui, OF life F"
The JUICE said he would disregard the
plea Of the prison against mitigation Of
his sentence, aud IN aliiion 10 being dis
barred, he WAS sentenced 10 six mouths
Imprisonment,
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las, absurdiiy made the cup Of the skip-
rer's path nee overflow sliogether. " ie
drunken rascals = he growled under hi.
breath, ''jo ye think any man wud put
III, bed through room house or iha, the
blackguards eau be frich,i, like craws in a
fcldy It's enough TO make them board
us at once, for daurn' to max fulrs o
them -
"ship ahoy what's your name 2
The sharp, stern call fell across his
mu,ierings like the cut Of sword The
captain started aud answered, The Car
ron from Glasgow : What's your cnr-
go?' Goals. (There's nae 20 ID tclin
them. Master -, that we hac Manches-
ter goods aboard they wad cut our tGrotis
for the half of them. y Where ARE ye
bound for = Rio dc Janeiro ihcr.
was another pause: and then came u
searching question ID, you reckon by
a chro0ometer or by time = by time ="
Then cnsuci deep silence; aud in
'hnt dead hush Of expectation could al.
most hear the beating Of my own heart
The Captains face hooked pinchc,i aui
drawn like u three days corpse. aud rhr
surgeon, who was standing near me-. biz
his lip till the blood ran down II wns
not the thought Of trng killed that ,rnu.
b'cd US bu, 10 die butchcrcd like sheep
without chance Of resistance. was NOR
than we could bear We could see that
there was discussion going on among tn
pirates, and that many of them were for
boarding Us ut oUcc. Hands were point.
cd at us agan aud again. and voices ro<,.
MP high and fierce in a jnrgon Of all
languages at once. till NJ last Eve seemed
20 have lived lifetime ia ,hn,e few min.
ate. 81 heard the order given to put
about. aud the pirate began sloSly To-
draw u!i Then We knew that we wcrr
saved, and cv,sy man drew hong breath.
a. Il ~ had risen from the grave But
as the pirate were round a. though >hc
bad ,fitl QUE more iA-r la store Tor u,
! ,aw -amr.lltI 10 'ha ai,tr part uf her
that na5e ID, blood ,gn cold She ul.
'u-t cumits 4bsui. and her cubn hatch
TIy VS., rIdt opposite m.. whru >ualdeu.
ly theT, rose halt wy ~ ii tie fcr ol
a. Young gitI, tcanifi exceedingly
hat With q horror = utter despair to
cyogy feature that madc mr', Hr,h orarl
fu laa at The lace of Mvlu,l va. NJ
sha.i.,aror moro horrible lad as for br,
ee 'bu sometimes 10 ns iryvu,
,tu A.n ,6e .lN me lpbin. j.
aer 8a Fris vee 81, ferWali, and
ea4, n -yc tha' ,he wt. fhau-I. 81.
.rt pl Err rtals aul booked ap
"fia aith go lac lo,, sau
.aaiue ii, lat sl,uee a heaven aud then
vanished o. ,he hai eame lry1sy
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07

unaccounfable z" Come. to another:
Ny Dear Spr'ggins--Just deposited to
your credit in the Twelfth National, four
hundred. Draw on me ut sigh. for The
balance. Yours. Is. W, *.
Turns to the superseripiion and reads:
j. pgpsriELp Spniooixs. ESQ,
No. 1875 Hash ave. City.
Gracious me, How much like NJ.
81 higgins own handwriting that il. Sin.
galar that two persons should wriic 90
nearly alike. Let me sec Mr.. Sprig-
gins told me be expected some money to.
day
Enter spriggins-'Good afternoon '
Landlady dy--"l Here is a postal card Gr
you"
Sprig -"Oh. yes" Reads to him
slf - That's MI righ, By-,he-way,
madam. have you money enough in the
o s. TO ci.h n tfy.dollor cheek. It's
a'lr' banking hours. AMI jus, received
Telegram from Kansas City. aud must q,
III the nigh, train
Landlniy-'l'll 70 right away and
l"nk IN my bureau drawer I reckon I
cnn accom"ia's you" Lauilady returus
with roll nf bill.
spris Here. I'll just include that
three weeks board in the check aud mako
'evrniy-ive Balance will be FIFTY
L'ndlidy counts out fifty, which Sprig.
rhurs's into his vest porkc,. goes up stairs.
gets his valse aud starts 10 catch the train
Tor Kansas City Landlady viii! dsoaves
Tomorrow that the similarity between Mr..
Spriggins' handwriting aud ,ha, on tho
pos al carl isn't such a singular circun.-
lance after oil
Il only cost Spricgins one cent to raise
the wiid These postal cards arr an in.
calculablc convenience to the ,oiling mass.
cs
VARIATION
Postman rings at modest looking
mtn,iou o. Locust street Scrvaut..ir
ranfs tn the door Postal cards for the
master nf the houSe. who has only been
Marie! couple of years Srrvant-girl
Itl''rr' III postal cards 10 young wife.
loung wife reads
ST Lnuis. May II.
bear .t,e--Will be ut the corner Twelfth
nj Pine, hick. half.pa.t nine. First
las r'rty ot boy. Bi on hand Half.
pa'' u'nr. sharp. Wake en- Up OK.
Young wife lays down the postal cards
rul ,t, trs her cyr. brow, Mr.. Crcs.-
Wells cheap method NJ dilIn>iug intclli.
s'ne, h'' let food of new ligh, in upon
htr MUD
l1uog wife. s}ss --"Sa this i, the
e'At. i.itf Riding araana town in hacks
= night with Iatty of tif,i.cia,s Lhyy
ua dear. Oh dcnr Then She weeps
rarion''y ami signs dcrr, She will 60
home t. her mother The ,5rY next dav /.
She never WIS % wrong-i anil outraged
iu ber Whole life Weep, again passion
ally. AMI seek. the csnphor bottle -
Young husband. all unconscious, eo,ues
aeme - supper Tablcau
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selett poetrp.
A SAD STORY.

II is about an ancient cinnihal man
Who cainr from m island near Japan,
a cannihal man who was ,0ugh aud old
When Birsum houghi him aud paid in gold,
Aud whether the man or Ratrum was sold
You will learn 10 this solemn story.
His teeth were sharp US 'hc teeth Of a saw.
md lie had Two rows in his lower Jaw
Filled and polished aud ready for use
uu any customer full 81 iattc.
Or the FIRST tue baby that lay nroun loose,
For babies were all his glor,.
But Birnnm kept his man in ragc.
Though hc felt quite surr A the fellow sage,
That his caunihalisiic ichis wcrr dome,
Unless he should 'r,t uiHn 'or iun;
And oGcc on the SIS he ted him onc
Which WASH 4 wise proceeding.
For having tasted a Whit. man meat,
lie wits aiNnys read, 10 hll aud eat.
And lie laoktl with lungiu. ~ rosy eirls
Who eaino 10 ihc slipN Ia .,tjuiu! curl.
With checks lie peaches and teeth like pearls
And be- wnnd,rcl hoH they tasted
II htpprucl once, when the t,sh was weak,
That hr snhch,d = II, from ROSY el,ck
When Birnum catered the ctgc 10 hel, him,
The ,aHn,hal thought be had come 10 tic.tt him,
And So str,lghiway began 10 81, him,
without cteu ssii or pcppgr
Aud though he was siriu.,g aud awful tough,
For q Loud 'qHaic m"al ,te ltntci enough
Alas aiatA What trtt3blr umcHs
Il trahcs "a women rs Wril as 10 shawmcn.
That whr,hrr cannih,l tiicra OF Rom.n,
lie ever su old, yuu ~ trust 10 nan.
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07

\ lad, recently requested her husband
TO 60 10 the ircssmaksr aud tell her tha.
she CHI, wiir) bad changed her mind. and
would have the wuterci silk made up in.
stead Of the poplin, md tina, she thinks |.
would be better with bi rs Aounces without
putting, and box plea,ed below the equator.
which should be gathered in hemsii,ched
guigcons up and down the seams, with a
gu.set stitch between. instead of au,iuv
the bobinet insertion, aud piecing out
with point applique. ms | suggested yes.
'crday. The MN is now a raviug ma.
nac.
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07
Pasture Lot For Rent.

! will let OIL, al q moderate rent, until the let
OF October, the pasture connected with the Rec
tory OF 81. Ann's Church, Appoqninimink. at
low price. JOHN COLLINS McCABE.
pay 3l-:w.
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07

The Fort Wayne tlnd Sentinel very
'cr,ely aud elegantly says of late rail.
road accident ''lla was fast asrep, firm.
" cln.pcd III the arms of both Morpheus
and Somnus. and wa, only awakcd by the
glorious light that shone from the judg.
moui seat in the world beyond the river :"
Now if the Sentinel will only tell us II the
man was much hurt or not, our anxiety
will be relieved.
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07

The Boston Pos, says: We scarcely
know what additional article the ladies can
suspend from their waist bells Fans.
umbrellas, sinnigrcttrs. handkcruhefs aud
card book, now danelr a, their sides vi hen
prpmcnadng W. ourselves knaw of
nothing more appropriate than wash.tnb.
cnokng stove aud a sewing machine.
With written instructions us 10 the best
method of using them.
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07

GErNnLiNG EXrHAoEpi>kKY - Some
time ago there lived in EdiAburg we'll
known gtnmblcr named Sandy Back.
wlsn-c uitrn recurring its of sulcru ,r ia.
Dig >tiun Produced some upu,iug scenes
at >rt-''lr>> irtiiuhiiify which were highly
rclshrd ty all but the bru'c's good
pnliru, lttle wiir One morning. SANDY
rn>c, lieut. an a quarrel The hallics
autl r.I were ,Ncelerut, dant 10 turn.
and had been ordered by himself the Pre-.
Won, even NJ and breakfast past wthou,
The lo"kcd.i1r complaint,
"Whai aill jau base f,r dinner sandy"
,lil Mr- Bllek
~ chicken, malam," slil the hus.
band
Roasted Or boiled Z" asked The VIII.
"Canf'unl il, madam. il yen hal been
a rand aud cau.ierate Wit you'd ha,t
kuown before this whut | iacl. sandy
graw'el out and ,ammiug thr door b..
hind him. lrft the house l. was IN IT,,
spring unl friend who was present
hgurl thp ii,tla wile say
'Sluiy's heu' on di.turlance ta..,ay.
| Shall MT please him d. what I eau
lhr dluuer timt clmr. and sandy no
hi. lri.ul 81 luwn t. dinner
The h.h @err ctieu in silence. anl on
g.a-,a. 'he encr q. tae ij.h before hlut
iu 4 towering Ia-.ius hr cafi.i out.
Boiled e.,teu hate Il malam
\ shica.r Sized i, chicken .reil,d "
lmmeIurs n cover was raised for
another ru.aHu roasted t1a 'erH
Nutw "an't eat roasted chicken.
raara! sn.lt. 'al auow haw i ,hau.i
npye hrru 4k
Ai'uaa.uut atf.j,al ebj.kea auh
mushrooms ua. fis Hn H. ual#
Ar.#a s lea- raal the
stu@tlp
lIre t.ay are. my lesr" ,nil Nr.
Bl4t
IIoH dare you spend alg money 10
tbat vHy
Thy aare present. sail the wifi,
in'erup'ia. hin
Eai.Ia. trm Ii, chair. anil rnsbin.
fraaa The taeal amid r,ar Of h8sbtcr
f-em hi, hisnls ls glpuched hi, d.ts aud
ID uiel
@Ilaw dare YOU receive a present with.
oui my lea.s
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07

A Minnesota farmer lost gimlct. three
years ago The ether day he out down 1
tree and found in it three-q garter inch
nuger' SO much for putting q thing oas
at interest.
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07
!. The agricultural interests which are

pie The agricultural interests which arc
the mnin stag OF II government like ours,
hreome otrophiei under It's parol, zing
grasp. This is he evil, and the people
are waking up to the fact They see The
cause OF their difficulties aud they know
il. remedy They have but to give il
their nrajorily, TO put with their strength,
aud prosperity will once again SMILE upon
rhcm Hui this ring gotcrnmem 10 it.
destruction. Hide It from sight. Not
only excise the canecrous erowths which
appear everywhere upon the surface. but
r'', out us cnrrup,inns even TO HE extent
Of complete evi.ceraiipn. il need be- Let
the work DO begun, conducted aud hu.
i.hed at the ballot box Ilenccforth, let
ihr war cry OF the Democracy be " Free
Trade aud Farmers l,ight..'
Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07

courting across the gate will scou b
in order again.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-12-28
Australian Floods.

Floods generally follow droughts. On
the coast, the more mountainous tho ccun-
try the moro rarely are these extremes felt;
but no part of the country 10 free from their
visits. 1t isfin the interior, however, that
they have their home, and from that
stronghold the forces which call the floods
forth rule supreme, their power declining
as they approach that of the ocean. Here,
in the depression of the great plain, there
is most probably only one long drought, OF
one long wet season. Wet seasons, like
droughts, may lasts years; for the seas of
shallow water, the innumerable lakes and
marshes which some explorers in wet sea-
sons have found north of Lake Eyre, may
be years in cooperating, as frequent con-
densation must take place by the cold
southern winds. Aud this milder inland
climate will tend to mollify that of neigh
boring regions. But these two extremes
are overpowering; they mako that interior
almost uninhabitaole, and they rule the
character of the country, the produce, the
people, and the history OF the land.
The desolation of q drought is not less
complete than that of flood, and it per-
haps has more fleet -upon~the rsurvivors.-
For years these droughts gather in force !;
they multiply their action before they are
broken by the foods, and their termina-
ton is in melancholy, awfal landscape.
hot, parchsd, and cracked for months the
waters have ceased to flow, the trees have
lived, but not grown, and the sky has been
cloudless. The never-greea forest 10
| browner, sadder, and still, in the oppres-
sivs air the plains are bare and dusty !;
the watering places filled with dead and
the whole scene quivers before the eye by
| the great radiation of it's heat. Daily the
sun rises in q hazy sky, sails in white
heat through a cloudless course, and sets, a
| round, red ball of fire, on the edge of a
copper dome. A sullen, devices night
follows the dreaded day. The leaves Of
the forest, and the surviving grass of the
| field, glisten like blades of steel in the
glare of the mighty sun ; there is no green
| thing, nor sound Of life from bird, or beast,
OF tree, in the great monday heat.-At
length clouds mysteriously gather-daily
they gather, and disappear at night-at
last they form dense, low masses, thunder
breaks, and violent storms of wind sweep
the plains no rain. Again and again
these storms break before the longed for
rain comes and with it comes food. Per-
haps the rain, filling the northern streams
first, floods tho southern water. channels
before cloud is in their sky. But with
the foods destruction to lingering life, no
less than hope to whitening vegetation, is
brought down. Many settler has been
ruined by droughts but many flock
which survived that ordeal has been sill
entity, hopelessly, swallowed by the food.
l-Rdnken's "Dominion of australia"
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-12-28
Caravan Of the Dead.
cUlturist.

It was towards midnight, when We hoard
from the distance q monotonous ring o!
bells, and, as soon learned, this was from
u large caravan which had set out an bour
before Us. We redoubled our steps in
order to overtake it; but hardly had we
advanced hundred PAGES, when an insnp-
portable smell began to Cypress us. The
Persians knew at once the cause Of it We
moved faster, but tho stencil grow stronger
and stronger, and when, Influenced by
curiosity, 1 inquired about it, got for
answer that this was caravan of the
dead. A caravan of the dead, thought
that is singular, and I buried to my
neighbor to get an explanation. He called
out to me: $50 on, go on )" and, after n
powerful spurring Of his little asS, already
hard enough pressed, he came up to me, as
was joining the aforesaid caravan, which
consisted of about forty horSes ana u nlss rs,
laden with collins, aud accompanied by
three mouDted Arabs. Ever, body struve
hard to reach it, in order to get past it as
soon as possible.
shall never forget the sight that met my
eyes, when l came up with one of the
riders. His nosoeand month were covered,
his yellow faco showed yet more Rhastly
by the moonlight. 10 spite of the unendu
rable stencil, could not help askiog him
some questions. The Arab told me that he
bad already conveyed these dead ten days,
and had to conduct them twenty more, be-
1Or0 ne COulO TedCn hoEDNlA, tho bpoS
where these pious persons, who had died
for the love of Imam Hussein, were permit
ted to be buried. This custom is general
in all Persia and, whenever means per-
nit, they order themselves to DO trans
ported nom the distant KhOrAsssn 20
Kerbela, to be placed 10 tho 0ame earth in
which the beloved Imam Husaein rsAtS.
When We had left the caravan Of the
dead far behind US, 1 turned TO take q
glance at this weird procession. The
beasts laden with the long cOfans buried
their heads deep in their nScks the riders
occupied themselves with urging the horses
On with hollow cry. Such sigAt, In
whatever noighborhood, vOuld be gloomy
enough, but, in the centre of the desert, It
was something indeseribably mournf1l.
The Persiaus have thought ft to maintain
this custom for ak hundred years. For
whoever comes to Kerbela, has the sweet
hope of finding himself, on the day Of the
Resurrection, in the immediate neighbor :
hood of the holy martyr, and from hence &,
under his conduct, of passing to the ever
green plains of Paradise.-G0od Words.