Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-08

township Of osborne matters went 50 far that a
vigilance committee was forn e :s the the Lat
ment quietly and save trouble; but they did not
heed the gentle persuasion, and persisted In
continuing their t work Of grace despite TIE
time, had used no violence toward one of the
sect. The members of the vigilance commit
tee became exasperated at the conduct of the
posters, as they termed them, at ali hazards.
Accordingly, about two weeks ago, the chosen
few, who had been deputed by the residents of
the neignborhood 20 clear them out, come what
may, afterward asser ! and proceeded en-
masse to the place wi re the "saintg' were
holding forth. The latter, however, were made
acquainted with the intentions of their oppO-
Mnts, and had the doors of their temple Sc
ciireiy barred against intruders. The yigilants,
IN consequence: failed to secure admission, and
could not carry out their intentions. with a
dertaking, they again assembled ON THURSDAY
evening, the 9th of January and notwith-
standing the inclemency of the weather patiently
await the return of the pilgrims from
them, had them bound securely, assisted them
into sleigh which was in readiness to receive
the saints, and then drove off to a thickly-
wooded forest, few miles distant, where
plentiful supply of tar and feathers had been
previously prepared. On the road 30 the bush
the captives made night hideOus with their
hands of their captors, but the vigilants turned
deaf ear to their supplieatiOns, and were about
to present them with a coat of tar, when q coun-
cil OF war was suggested, and at which it was
agreed to cease bostilities, provided an assur-
ance was given that they would cease their in
fidel teachings and leave for Nauvoo, or some
S Th; place, with as little delay a. possible
commiffee) that they would not IN the future
annoy the inhabitants Of the district. 4 -
Are Animals Governed By Instinct.
The Popular Science Monthly has this to say
st net? 1t ss'the faculty Of performing com
plex acts, absolutely without instruction or pre-
viously acquired knowledge" Instinct, then,
would enable animals to perform spontaneous
~ acts which, in the case of man, presuppOse
ratiOcination, logical train of thought. But,
when We ties. the observed facts which are
usually put forward to prove the power Of in
sue. 1t was ON such grounds that the song Of
birds was taken to be Innate, albeit very ready
experiment. would have shown that it comes
last century, Harrington brought up some
lhlnets, taken from the nest, in COM
pany with larks of sr,ndry varieties,
ard found that every one of his linnets adopted
completely the song of the master set over him,
so that now these linnets-larks by naturalza-
titn-formed a company apart when placed
among birds OF their own species. Even the
nightingale, whose native song is so sweet,
exhibits, under domesticatiOn, a considerable
readiness to initiate other singing birds. The
song of the bird is, therefore, determined by its
education, and the same thing must be true as
to nest building. A bird brought UP in cage
does not construct the nest peculiar to its species
In vain will you supply all the necessary ma
te'1as; the bird will employ them without skill,
and viii Oftentmes even renounce all purpose of
building anything like a nest. Does not this
well-knOwn fact prove that instead of being
guided by instinct. the bird learns how to con-
huct its nest just as man learns how to build
house?
TennysOn wearing Out Hts welcome.
Few poems have ever been taken more into
the heart OF generation than the first !dyls of
The story of Enid might be homogeneous and
amless, the story of Vivicn ''improper," as
many people thought, and certainly Disagree
able; but the milk white visionary maiden
Elaine and the great imprisoned woman Guine-
we're were pictures to last fovevef; and 80 was
that sad, wonderful creature Lancelot; the most
perfect creature of modern poetry, and an Mr..
TennysOn's own; for the LancelOt of the ancient
story has little in common with that truest and
falsest of knights and iovers-that wonderful
representation of honor and dishonor, most
pathetic of heroes. Most readers must have felt
a certain rang of disappointment mingle with
their eager anticipation whea a second volume
of Idyl was announced to us; and when, after the
"HOly Grail !" there comes vet another last ap-
Pearance, the painqute predominates over the
pleasure even in anticipation We will not say
We are tired of Arthur, but we are certainly a
little offended, little grieved and half ashamed
of this oft return to the exhausted. tale. Mt.
Tennyson has right, as the first of reigning
poets, to have his way, and take his own course;
put, ioyal As We are 70 him, his way troubles US,
and distnrbs, not our allegiance, but our salts
faction in it. Is this indeed the very last or
may there yet come again another and another
to disturb our mind and our latest editions? We
hope not. MIR. Tennyson is still too rich in yiQor
and power to cOnfine himself by anything but
caprice to this well-worn field; and we trust he
will listen to the whisper of remOnstrance, hard
ly loud enough to make itself publicly heard,
which is rising family all over England.-Black-
Goods Magazine.
An ADVENTURE WITH WILD CAr.-On the
Saturday evening train from Port Jervis was
Jerry Richards, of Tuttle's Corners, New Jer-
sey. He was bringing Che carcass of a large wild
cat to the city, and he told this story: On Thurs
/ daY we killed a beef and thouRhf to take a