Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-02
WHOLE NO. 1888

the fellow was going mad. He clear
ed that sofa with one bound; and the
next thing / knew my dress maker
was in John Bittingers arms.
What did it all mean? you ask.
Only this, that my brother was for,
merly in partnership with a Mr.. And
rews. This Mr.. Andrews was des-
parately in love with the lady John
was engaged to. He succeeded in
parting the lovers, this very letter fig
uring conspicuously in the separation.
This John (who, it seems, mp to the
time must have placed entire conf
dence in him) placed with others to
mail upon his desk. Andrews must
have withdrawn it--not being able
Just then to deslroy-and mixed with
other papers. This letter explained
the whole situation, which Andrews
had been for some time shrouding in
mystery. At any rate, he made troub-
lie enough; and my dress maker mar
ried the wrong man, and the wrong
man drank up all his money and died.
She is Johns wife now, and am
happy, for they both love me.
BAsKET-MAKlNG IN THE SAILORS
SNUG HARBoR.-The greater part Of
the ground floor in the main building
is occupied by the hall already dcscrib-
ed, which is used in the winter months
for religious services every morning and
night, thus obviating the necessity Of
heating the chapel on Sundays. All
the buildings are heated by hot air
from furnaces in the easements. To
the left Of the hall is the reading-room,
where all the leading dailies, weeklies,
and magazines can be found; and be
bind that is the library, well stocked
with books, mostly consisting Of mar
ratives of travel and adventure, and
books of voyages and exploring eXpe-
ditions On the opposite side, to the
right of the entrance, are the Office and
private room of the governor, and up
stairs are the sleeping apartments, fac
inc on the gallery. In the basement
are long airy corridors and work-rooms,
where great part Of the inmates are
occupied in basket-making. This in,
dustry is carried OH TO very great eX-
tent in this institution, as it is easy
work, requiring no strength or special
skill, and a pursuit in which the blind
can also engage. The Importance Of
this industry may be estimated from
the fact that during single year bask-
cts were made by the inmates that sold
IN market for very nearly $4,000, av-
eraging an income of about $75 for
each inmate. These baskets are bought
up mostly by two large New York
houses, and a considerable proportion
of them, as also Of the mats made
there, are shipped to and sold in Bos-
ton. The materials used in the manu-
facture Of mats and baskets (Spanish
palm leaf and rattan) are bought by
the inmates themselves, and the whole
profit belongs to them individually, and
is for the greater part spent for tobac-
CO and in the purchase Of minor COM
forts. One old salt from New Hamp-
shire has acquired a private library,
numbering some forty odd volumes,
which he had in his room, nicely ar
ranged in a bookcase of his own man
ufaciure, with glass doors. His latest
acquisition was the "Historyof Julius
Cesar" by the ex-Emperor Napoleon,
bound in green and gold.
Besides basket-making the old sail
ors have other means of making moll-
ev, one of the most common Of which
is fishing Louis BAGGER, in Hd,per's
Magazine for January.