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TIE SLACK DOLL,

Dot ".s lhl.c g.I Eve years Oh, the only
child .a., 20 her parents, whose other children
all lay .e.P!Hg 70 still sOunder sleep under
four ting mounds O, green turf The parents
were pom, and lIycd in one poor room over
the waller, hat is on the Surrey side of the
Thames The mother did what She cOulG
with her needle and her scissors and her iron
70 increase the means of subsistence earned
by her husband, who piled some mysterious
vocation N the riverside, and when he was
not engaged IN that vocation, performing
~Odd jobs" in n! pats of London. And some
Of them were line odd jobs. He was one of
those men who are very useful when you
have something TO &c, rid of, and are at Your
wits enc q, hnow what to do; when, for in.
stauce, goug little dog has died, and you don't
know "aat 10 Go with the body; or when
there ls 20 contagious disease abroad, and II
seems advisable Ia have certain things dIsin
fected or destroyed. On all such occasions
Potteu WIS your man. He would DO any
thing for next 10 nothing, or at any rate for d
mere 'riic; anything, at least, that was not
dishonest, for more honest man than Potter
did not cX,s. Nor had the repulsiye nature
OF the work Oh which he was frequently EN-
ployed resulted ia any corresponding repul
sivenesi ~ the man himself He had a sal
low, gaunt zee, II is true, for the lines had
not iaiien unto him IN pleasant places but he
smiled when he did smile, very brightly. and
his manner, especially toward children, was
very winning. No doubt his heart was I'm.
der the sottening influence OF Il double mem.
ory-0f Dot and OF the tiny graves Blu, Pot.
ten had certainly one unpleasant peculiarly
there were times when he looked the very in.
carnaliOn Of skepticism; disbelief stood con.
fessed in The twinkle Of his eye, in the wrin.
kle around his nose, in The lines about his
mouth, in the sound of his Singer Sternly
admOnlsh HIM, tearfully beg OF MIN, solemn.
iy adjurc him to be very careful and 50 take
the greatest precautions on his own account,
and his wiic's, and his children's, If he had
any; and he would answer impatienty: "All
right, sir; to be sure will, ma'am; don't you
go TO be afraid" but all the while his man
ner and his laugh were as much as to say
'4Tut, tut It's all pack Of rubbish; no harm
come 10 ne" Thus does familiarity breed
contempt Who is il that lights his pipe over
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tavern carrwng pail OF water, in which, As
the poet neatly says, "thc shifting sunbelm
danced
"You Pat! goa pat" cried Mrs stavcrs
severy, "Why 80 you 70 looking so? You
ought To he ashamed to lee seen in the street"
Never mind how look" says Miss Mar.
tina with mr.ry laugh, letting slip II saucy
brown shoull,r ont If her dress; II shall
ride ln my c.Tiut SIT, Han'am,'
Fortunate ro,hccyl Martha went to live
~ syrvau g'rl with Governor Wentworth
n, Ajs'nansion at Little llarbor, looking GU,
to see. Seven years passed, anG the thin slip
ola Girl" who promised To be no great beau
", hud q wcred INTO the lovCliest of women
with ip Ike cherry and cheek like a
Rosa ~ instinct, one of Natures own
ladies'. .ua Governor, lonely widower, and
not lJa .DpHE, tell in love with the fair
maid Without stating his purpose to any
one, o.rrung Wentworth invited number
Of friend, among others the Rev Aurthur
Brown 10 tiAc with him at Little IGarbor On
his bir.Ll... After the dinner, which was at
q very elaborate one, was at an end, and the
guests were discussing their tobacco pipes,
Martha Hilton glidcd into the room, and
stood blUShing in front of the chimney place.
She was eyQuiSitcly dressed rs you may con.
Cciyc, ard wore her hair three stories high
The guests stared ut each other, and particu
llrly at her and wondered. Then the Cover.
nor, rising from his seat,
"rlaycd Slightly with his ru!Iics, then looked
down,
And said to the Rev. Arthur Brown:
This i, my birthday; ii shall likewise be
Ny "yd'ig day; and you shall marry me-"
The rector vas dHmbFounded, knowing the
humble footing Martina had held in the house,
and could hink Of nothing cleverer to say
'h3a, "Io wuuu, your cNccllcnCyY'
80 Ibis lady, replied the governor, taking
Martha Hilton by the hand. The Rev, Aur,
thur Brown hcsilated AS the Chief Magis
trale Of New Hampshire | comn,aHd you to
marry me" cried the firm old governor.
Ana SO it WAS done; and 50 the pretty kitch-
en- maid became Lady Wentworth, and did
ride in her chariot, after all. She wasn't Il
woman il She didn't drive by Stayer's Hotel!
Kaga=iae.
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q.
y record Of the scents, tragic and agmor
Gus, that have been enacted within this old
yellow hyu q on The corner, Nouid mii vol.
umc \ vivid picture OF the social and pub
lie life of the old time might br painted by a
skiliiul hand, using the two Earl oi Halifax
inns Tor back ground The painter would
find gray and sombre colors ready for his pa.
latte, and hundred romantic incidents. wait.
ing Tor his canvas one ct these romantic
episodes has been turned "a very pretty nc.
count 10y Long.ellow in his last scriJz ~ -.
Tdlcs II lpdystjs Ian the MARRIAGE ui
Governo, Beuuing Wentworth villa Martha
Hilton, IA second edition OF hing JopnetUe
and the Beggar Maid.
Martha Hilton was IA poor girl, whose bare
feet ankles and scant drapery when She was a
child, and even after she vas in the boom of
her teens, used 10 scandalize the good Dame
Stovers, the innkeeper's wife Slandinr one
afternoon in the doorway of the Earl Of !Iui.
fax, Dame Stayers took occasion 10 ramon.
strate with the sleek limbed aud lightly urau.
cd Martha, who chaaced 10 b. passing the
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PROVING THE BRIBERY

Of Grey Hounds rider, who was To- IcceIve
5000 10 throw oil the race, having received
$3.50 in advance and that Grey Hound had
been turned into The field the night before.
lie again called ON the parties to appear and
cCuh,ruct the proof and viDdicatc their In.
h"rC"ce. They failing To appear, Gen Jack.
son told The court that the proof was closed,
and Tor them to render their Judgment IN the
premises, which in Il few moments was done,
:" accordance with the facts proved. was
still on the fence forming one line of the large
pound containing the property bet on the
race. Each man was anxious 10 Cc, back
his property. Gen jackson waved his hand
and announced the decision, and said, "Now,
gentlemen, "a calmly and in order, and each
.&ic lis own property When the word WAS
"i""n the people came in with rush. ltwuS
more terrible than an army with banners.
They came bungling against the fence, and
in the struggle to get over they knocked il
down for hundreds of yards | was over.
turned, and was nearly trampleI To death.
Each nau got his property, and thus the
fraudulent race was broken up by an exhibi.
ton Of the most extraordinary outrage. He
dill that day what It would have rcuuircd
1000 armed men 10 have elected. All this
WAS ELECTED by the pres nee and action of
one man, and without the drawing of one
drop Of blood.
GEN. JACKS Pr -EyrISG \ COURT.
l w!ll give you another see ne in Gen Jack
sou .lt Gen. jackson was Attorney Gen
cLal tor all Middle Tennessee. The two Kirk
endalI' were the great bullics OF that creek.
They were spirited and powerful men. They
held that the sitting q! the court taking such
jurisdiction invaded their dominious. and
they went in bullying manner and dispers-
ed the court and ordered it never to meet
again Gen. Jackson heard of il, and attend
Ell the next term, carrying upon his arm his
saddlcbags, containing his long black bull
dogs. He placed his saddle0ags in a corner
of the house. The Justice took the bench,
and the Sheriff proclaimed the court open
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~fou hav" sawed wr, my love and uly daring,
On an4.ae gud wUuianly plan;
Go bao,, in 'uHr home till | seek yOu
In ta- ..l a.l strength of Il man
lseel 'a,. r.u. !.tr lu.t Monday.
,, Loo..A .'.N. ali handsome aud game;
lie waa "ae.H' Hy.a'r'-. gentlemen,
And 0 baby ..s ..-s Go. ...-.
--bGa .,fs r...s.
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. hi. :3uH hc did not even know his name
$ N"i . Nt, faUrn.
An. d., 2dy and the little invalid went
. to Nh, "n.a. ana the Iai''r grew strong ana
. plum. nI 3d. again.
} Aud auly.. ana i"r man were clean for
gouc".
! Meanwhile. Dot hld bern getting on r.
7 mou-ly with dear b'tGNi'.' NO doubt Can
. dace, queen Oh. i"' -'A''Pi"nS' hau iaiicn
: considerably I'D '"r ''|i'i scale; out II Is IL
5 question whether ri' hau ever before been
I treated win '' ."N,n "'le'GHce' hot never
| did an$'hiH- H'.,,Ti consulting uear I'Iach'
l ic. H"r "D'"'n" 'I'' SIolc parsonage per
p mission o,'"'e sle even cared 10 put mo hcr
noun S,"-'c P''Cc u "'E@" ".' N"l'cF OF u
I sip "i io''N "Hu "%I," -\Ay; me maternal
authority Est'l ma" 10 DC |HcNLu up ny inc
influence 81 |'t IU' queen O"uu"cr' Oh me
iHH" rt,l'HS q. 10Y ''s@''H,'1 OF 'i'r urea
'o,r,- r'T, i''' y =" .' o'"' d!al goo"
&", y. ~ -. - y'," ,"'I' p,..,.,, ~.
al we ~ ", ~ o'"' "'Hi DLachte ~
n,"I, ',' 'I' S,'I '.,u VA"',",'
LUZ ~, ",''' ,., ny W. mus" y" W
"%y ",i Ia,,, ~, T' dan. p,,o,.;o,, =,
~ p ' ,,IaL ''I ~, ,I "OAto
H'S, "','H IrP!I,,1 l"i SIC was Nia"' ="
urRI' ana Jualcl2 1,, out iirm mother ~.
;, - l"aI ~ 'u ot w.
says we'd better go to bed tonight, and sit up
! l"i VA SUM o'i 1i, nt%". ., ...., W..
Tr%, " ""' 80 i,.
her obedient child
And Dot, ere she closed her eyes in sleep
T' ',Ci "J''' '''t" 9'' Do'i "'7"'
rnat sc o,nrin,. A. po,o ,.n
i"' ~ IN. o',rH il"'' "'I,
,,,i'9 I'm nJ'-'J az
opportunity OF observing DOT and her ways
was treated Oy hcr TO a niue comedy, winch.
he, @s father, found more laughtermoyiEg
man anything ever performed by Ltston,
Wright or T0ole Dot was restless, and woke
up while her father was taking his pipe ana
drop OF brer.
And Dot insisted upon sharing his pipe
ana beer with dear BIachic," who she as
scented, had always been accustomed to tobac
co in "Bldckic's land,' and liked beer "trol.
.ed up or, as Mr. Pouen himself expressed
H. with head on So dear BiacNic' WIS
placed IN sitting position upon the table,.
was cropped up against a caHdlcsIcl, aad
In silent language, Interpreted by Dot, con-
.triJGicd greatly 10 the A.lariry OF TIC even
ing
Lord love her little hearth exclaimed
Potlen, rs lie wiped the tears Of amusement
rom his eyes when Dot had sunni exhausted
10 sleep; "s.iu'3 Us good as any play; that ere
dolIsA FORUM tous.'
Bat the next evening Pol.cA was not So
vel! entertained. Dot, il appeared, had baa.
stiIea with .EiTcring fit, and was now sleep.
ing heavily, breathing Stcrtorousiy, and to--
sing uneasiiy, with q skin as Lot and dry as
a burning coal. But poor people shrink from
t expense Of a doctor; and the PotteU, o..
solved to see what a night would bring forth
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Then he r,a up, A's lace Ike tempest,
Aud EoaG .he glass Uut Of her hand,
And sllhg - away stern and savage
And tell you his manner was grand,
And he says, have done with It, Nelly.
And I'll turn from the ways have t.0l,
anu III live TO be worthy .! you, dear,
10 help me 20 mercifu God,
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hey noticed (I'm rather obseryiuD
That them that is cheerfullest here
Is the sort that is sedomcst given
To indUlgin' themselves in the fear
That they amt bein' thought Of sufficient
Whatever the company by,
Or that somebody, or other,
Is toppn' Of EN- onto the sly.
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But he got t. iucrcasin' his doses,
And took 'Cn more often, he did;
And it growed on him faster and fastcr
Till inter II hummer he slid.
| was grievcd TO observe this here Teller
A shown hissclf down the grade,
And lcctured him onto it sometimes
At the risk Of its sp'il!lD the trade.
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Yrr TO FLIGHT 10000 MEN.

Iur TO FLIGHT 10000 MEN.
The occasion ~us this: Grey Hound, a Ken
lucky horse, had beaten Double Head, Ten.
n"Ssgc horse and they were afterwards match
ed for - 600 q side, 10 be run on the Clover
Bottom coarse. Ny uncle, Josephus H. Conn,
e.rrrd mr "n horseback behind HIM to see
the raco He set me on the cedar fence and
told mc to remain until he returned There
must have hccn 10000 people present. |
never witnessed such fierce betting between
'hn States Money and negroes were put up
\ large pound was filled with horses and ne
-JU., hrr ON the result Of this race. The time
had no" arrived for the competitors to APP
pear on the track. | heard some loud talk
ing, and looking down The tack, saw for the
first time Gen. jackson riding slowly on
gray horse, with long pistols held in each
hand ! think they were as long as my arm,
and had mouth that ground squirrel could
enter In his wake followed my uncle Conn,
Stokcy D0ncison, Patton Anderson, and sew
rr'I ,;I.ei,, "A, fierce as bulldogs. As Gen
jackson led the van and approached the
Judges stand, lie was rapidly talking and
-r1lruol'"@. As he came by me he said
that b" had irrciragahle proof that this was
To- n' jockey race; that Grey Hound was
>.rn in "a wheat tcld the night before winch
hrt N#iIH"l MN 10" me race, ana that his
rider "as to receive $500 to throw him off,
and by the ---- he would shoot the first
man who brought his horse upon the track
t.ut the peoples money should not be stolen
from them in this manner. He affixed inces-
,lat!y while the spitte rolled trom his mouth
H.t jaa I'll. from his eye. have seen bears
na wolves pat al bay, but he VAS certainly
.a' m",. trp@'ons looking animal that | have
cN"r seen. His appearance and manner
slrnrh terror inIO the hearts of 10000 people
Il they felt rs did, every one expected tn
b.. Slain. lie ANNOUNCED to the parties If
'a.. "-"..d some lead In their hides, Just
hrln2 their horses on the track, for by the
H.r"ai Hc would Kill The first man that at,
.r."! ,J o. POI. There WIS no response to
,... Bod .r.-,, @'J- alter waiting II long time.
...", ,n,y ,tl,,n- io appear, Gen jackson said
% "n~a great mistake in the opinion of some
iunl ne acted hastily and without considcra-
ton. lie would give the acoundrcIs "a fair
'u.r .ni 10 tA&! end he would constitute a
court 10 investigate the matter who would
hear Tie proof and do justice to all parties.
Ihc.-uPun he appointed a Sheriff to keep or.
Ger, aau five Judges to hear the case. Proc.
l&w2'!0n was made that court was open and
was ready to proceed to business, and for the
!-.': t. appear Gad defend themselves. Not
GcH. Jackson introduced the wit.
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You are bound ga a terrible bondage,
And ! come, 1--we, 20 share it with you;
Is th-!r Shame 1 the decd; | can bear il.
For az l-sL ~ my love am true;
have tarnsd from TIE hone Of nay childhood
And ! come 10 lover and friend.
Leaving comfort. COutcutmgnt and horror:
And u stay TO the terrible end.
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and she -iiicd right up 90 the table
And took the glass gently away,
And she says 10 him, George, ii is over,
am only woman today
rejected goa once in my anger,
But come tUyOu lOwly aud meek,
For ! can't live without you, my darling;
thought was strong, but I'm weak
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But this chap that | mentioned was plcasin'
And neither stuck up nor stuck down,
And was thought to be jolly agreeable
Whenever he went around town.
lie used 10 come in for his beverage
Quite regular every night,
And took q considerable interest
In miNIu' the thing about right
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The Ear-rendsrs Story.
Ely pELrG ARKWRIGMT.

When llnowed him at first there was suthin'-
A sort Of Il general air
That was very particular p,easin,
And what you might call dcbonar.
I'm aware that expression is Frenchy,
And ruther high-daddy, perhaps,
Which accounts that | have the acquaintance
OF several quality chaps.
II,
And such is the way they convcrscs,
But, speakin' Of this here young man,
Apparently natur' had shaped him
On sort of liberal plan;
Had guy him good looks and good language,
And manners cXpressn' with vim
His BELIEF in hsself, and that Others
Was Just rs good fellers ~ him.
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AT last he 20. thundcrln' seed,

At last he 90. thundcrin' sccdy,
And he lost his respect for hissclf
And all his high notions Of honor
Was bundled away on the shelf.
But at time, he was dreadful rcmOrscfu
Whenever he'd stop for to think,
And he'd swear 10 reform hisself frequent,
And end by tahin' drink.
VII
What saved that young tcicry \ woman,
She done ii the singlcrcst way:
He come into the bar-roOm one cvcnin,'
Gle hadn't been drinkin that day,
And sot hisself down to a table
With a terrible sorrowful face,
And he sOt there groanin' repeated
And cai.in hissclf gone case.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-02

ALsACE AND LORRAINE IN THE GERMAN
REIcHsTA SPEECH BY PRINCE
BIsaARCK.-Be Berlin, November 30.--ln the
Reicbstag to-day the Alsace and Lorraine
loan bill was taken up, and gave rise to a
most interesting debate. The Deputies from
Alsace and Lorraine took occasion in the
course of the discussion TO declare that they
were Opposed to the high endowment of
the University Of Strasburg and to other edu-
cltional grants for the provinces because
they wee made in the interest of the EN-
pire, and not of the provinces themselves.
Prince Bismarck replied asfOlloWs :" The
question before us concerns Imperial inter-
ests. 1t is not a question OF Alsace and
Lorraine. The University is for Imperial
purposes. In well-fought war, in which
we defended our existence, we conquered
those provinces for the Empire.
at was not for sAlsace and Lorraine our
soldiers shed their blood. We ts&e our
stand upon the Imperial interests,
for which, and not for the sake of
their owe ecclesiastical interests, we
annexed those provinces. We have other
grounds for action than those people whose
past leads to Paris and whose present leads
to Rome. My own views respecting the
creation of an Alsace and Lorraine Parla-
ment, which at first were too sanguine, have
been modified since l became acquainted
with the attitude of the Deputies from those
provinces.
"Such Parliament will lead to continual
agitation, and perhaps might endanger the
peace OF the Empire. We shall doubtless be
obliged to take more serious steps in regard
to school matters there. We cannot permit
the existence of elements which strive to
hinder education. My action is guided by
Imperial interests.
Il shall not be frightened from my course
by reproaches, threats, or persuasions. Be-
fore advance is possible we must be con-
yinced of the existence Of trustworthy ele.
ments. We may expect better discern
ment in the rising generation, and must,
therefore, see that good schools are provided
for AIsace and Lorraine"
At the conclusion Of the debate the loan
bill was referred to committee.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-02

ACCIDENT TO Son OF GOVERNOR PER-
Po1ST.-[From the Fairmont Vlrginian.]-
On last Saturday evening Master Willie
Peirpoint, younger son of Governor F. II.
Peirpoint, was moulding some bullets pre-.
paratory to season of sport, we suppose,
when the mould becoming heated he dipped
it in water for the purpose of cooling, and
not knowing or thinking what might be the
result if the water was not entirely all out
of the mould, commenced operations again.
It'll quite evident that it did contain little
of the transparent fluid, for no sooner did
he pour in the melted lead than out it flew,
striking him in the left eye and burning him
severely. His eyebrow was singed consid-
erably and a hole was burned through the
eyelid but the ball of the eye was only
slightly injured. The burn was a Danger
Gus and painful one, and 1t was very mar
row escape from losing his eye. S.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-02

W. c., VIM, AND G. S. RAILROAD, OR
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RoAD.-The re-
ceipts of the company from the various
sources of transportation for the past fiscal
year amount to the aggregate sum of S97S,.
s43.69, of which S478. s21. 25 has been derived
from freight, 1885,, 999.61 from passengers,
and the remainder from other sources.
The working expenses Of the road for the
same period, inclusive Of trackage charges
paid to the Chesapeake and Ohio and Balti-
more and Potomac railroads, amount to
S577 1928, leaving as the balance of net
revenue the sum of $401, SS4.46. A COMPARE
son Of revenue and expenses for the past
year and the one preceding will show that
the former has increased BY the sum of S25.
ALT, and the latter diminished by S41,-
50271. Ratio Of expenses to earnings, SGT
per cent, - ii. ,4Nt.E st1ltt rE EE sEag
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-02

"Boss TWEED" GRANTED A HABEAs Con-
PUs.-Neu York, November 30.-To.day the
counsel for William NJ. Tweed presented to
Judge Barrett, in the Oyer and Terminer
Court, petition from William NJ. Tweed
setting forth that he is detained illegally in
the pcnitentiary on warrant granted on
conviction for misdemeanor by court which
had, as his counsel inform him, and he verify
believes, no jurisdiction to try the offence !;
wherefore be prays for habeas corpus, re-
turnable on Wednesday merning 10 the SD.
preme Court Chambers, commanding the
warden to produce him in that courtand re.
turn cause of said detention. The writ was
granted, 9.. s.s-H+ss H.