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-" OF the grass and flowers and trees,
OF the singing biIds and the humming bees

Not a bit of it! He would have "inter-
viewed" old father Muller; would never
have cared for his own "sisters proud
and cold,'' or his "mother vain of her rank
and gold," and instead of stupidity "hum-
ming in court an old love tune he would
have been besiegng Belle, and won her by
gained Mr.. Timothy Muller's consent, he
would like young Lochinvar, have snatched
Belle up to the crupper Of his horse, and
stole wife worth having, for Belle was to
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Beautiful Moonlight.

Oh, the light the beautiful light,
Shed by the moon in the stiffness of night;
Rays that are mellow and lonely and clear,
Driving away all that's lovely and drear.
Beautiful light that streams through the
trees,
AS gently they nod, famed by zephyr and
breeze
Shining alike DER the valley and hill,
AS they sleep on in solitude lonely and still.
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tB A lady had several hundred dollars
worth of point lac, clipped off her clothing
by an adroit thief while she was at church
singing "strip me of the robe of pride,
clothe me in humility"
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-" Her brier-torn gown,
Aud her crar etIII ankles hare aud LrnM

Would he not have been head and ears
in love with Belle? 1t was while spread
ing bread and butter that Werther fell in
love with his Charlotte and hinc lila laehry
ma.
Think you the Judge would then have
kept foolishly smoothing, his horses
NAME" and philandering in silly maud
lin way with poor Maud.
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Maud as star to glow worm. Wespeak
very confidently of this for we've seen
them both.
Young Thornley, saw it plainly, too.
After meeting' he rushed forward to
escort Belle to the old dearborn but, con-
sternation, a rival law student, with the
vulgar name of Joshua Boggs, was before
him. He called shortly after with his father
at farmers, probably to talk over
-" the haying, and to wonder whether
The cloud in the west would bring foul weather"
Belle was cool and wary; she was gra-
cious but reserved, and actually patronized
the rich young Edward Thornley,, turning
him over to Maud; who, shy and mopish as
usual, was pairing apples and playing DOM
inoes with that very "man, unlearned and
was the father of the "many children that
played round her door," and quite good
enough for his wife, too.
In word, the more Thornley, saw of
when he observed, as he could scarce help
doing, that she had ambitious aims far
above and beyond him, he took to bis studies
''like Whitehead Belle soon went off to
complete her studies, taking whole course
at Vassar, and came back a finished young
lady, skilled in dumb bells and the use of
gloves; rowing and French; pistol shooting
and geometry, flirting and logarithms.
Roa6arc won cbonI5 ba M caap Tborplay
when Belle came home in vacation. Try
hard as he could, and he sat up very late O.
nights, he couldn't keep up with her. Oh,
but she led him dance. He was by this
time a flourishing lawyer, just always
"lying around :" for cases, and we can an
swer you she kept him at his full speed,
but she never, no never, consented to be
Mrs. Thornley, till gold spectacles renewed
his impaired eyesight, and till Judge Ed
ward Thornley, was engraved on his brass
knocker.
And SO, when Belle wanted Judge, she
made one, while Maud lost the very one
whom God threw in her way, but whom
she had not the wit or the spirit to catch or
win. With the former, what "might have
been was made to be, but the latter went
dreamily through all her days-and she
lived to eighty four and six months, and
was like ''the old woman who lived in a
shoe as to bairns-whining out that most
lachrymose and cowardly of all refrains:-
For of all sad words Of tongue or pen
sadiest ll
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sy-A correspondent sends US several
verses on the moon, which show considera-
BILE talent for jingle and some fancy, but
lack the labor and finish to fit them for
publication. The following verse will serve
to show the spirit of the rhymes:
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ty-A man may forget his business, his
family, and all his sacred obligations of
life, but lie always remembers where he
got that counterfeit bill.
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~ BY taking revenge man is but even
with his enemy; but in passing it over he
is superior.
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Integrity of Dealing
Or
ONE PRICE.

OF course to do this We
" must figure closely,
rive wouldlose ourtrade,
but we always were will
ing to sell cheap.
This is the complaint
other houses make against
us, but we do not care,
and therefore mark the
price on the tickets, for
that is the only way peo-
pie can be certain they
buy at like rates with
their neighbors.
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Giving Satisfaction.
Refunding the Money.

THIS suits US, because
/ it is fair and honor
able, and we are willing
to take any pains to reach
the highest mark of mer-
camille dealing. We pre-
fer to have our goods back
promptly, and hand back
the money to those who
are not fully pleased.
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MAUD MULLER'S SMART SISTER,
BY MISS ARABELLA WHITTIER.

"For of al sad words of tongue or pen.
The saidest are these: 1t might have been
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-" the haying, and to wonder whether
The cloud in the west would bring foul weather
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AN EGYPTIAN RIDDLE.

For of all sad words Of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: 1t might have be,
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high tree, using branches and twigs plas-

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, 1875-03-17
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den 2den September 1874 afsagt
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C Il
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torerne i navnte Bo til at give Mode
i en- Session paa Boet Onsdagen den
7de April forstkommende Kl. l2 slet
midday.
Christiansteds Skifteret den I3de
Marts 1875.
G.. SARAUW.
SRtteskifteforvalter.
, 1875-03-17

Sunday evening about 6 o'clock the
dead body of a Coolie was found on the
public road in the neighbourhood of the
Estate Barren Spot, On the left side OF
the dead mans breast there was a wound,
which is supposed to have caused his
death. The corpse proved to be that of
the Coolie Rampaul from the Estate
Diamond & Ruby. Suspicious were at
first directed against some Coolie labour-
ers, but the Police Investigations have
since taken another direction which, it
is to be hoped, will lead to the detection
of the perpetrator, and we doubt not that
such exemplary punishment will be infict-
ed as would tend to put a stop to the fur
Their outbursts of the british and murder
Gus propensities, which have of late been
too prevalent among our hitherto compare
lively quiet and peaceful rural labouring
class.
, 1875-03-17
THE AVIS"
~GHRfSEfANNTEB, SF. &R0EX.
Wednesday l7h March 1875.

1t will have been noticed by our readers
that we have kept ourselves pretty much
in the background on the Central Factory
question in this island, at least of Late
We supposed the question to be fully I'M
derstood from the discussion it has been
subjected to at an earlier stage in this
paper, and from the papers and documents
accessible to the public.
We have accordingly considered it super
iuous to go further into the question in
, 1875-03-17
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SHIPPING INTEL ZEN CE,
CHRISTIANSTED.
ENTERED.

4I1U'NS
; Dan. Sch. "Vigilant," Pentheny, Mas
ter, from St. Thomas.
Z Dan. Sch. "Lizzie,' Nc. Gregor, Master
from st. Thomas.
5 Dan. Sch. Hugo Akai, Master, from
West End.
II Dan. Sch. "Vigilant," Pentheny, Mas
ter, from st. Thomas.
10 Dan. Sch, "Lizzie," Nc. Gregor, Mas
ter, from st. Thomas.
Is Dan. Sch "Vigilant," Pantheny, Mas
ter, from St. Thomas.
, Dan. Sch "Lotus," Nc. Caul, Master
from West End.
CLEARE D.
s Dan. Sch. "Vigilant," Pentheny' Mas
fer, for ST. Thomas.
" Dan. Sch. "Hugo," Akai, Master LOT
West End.
9 Dan. Sch. "Lizzio," Nc. Gregor' Mas
ter. for st. Thomas.
70 Dan. Sch. "Vigilant,' Penth8ny' Mas
ter, for ST. Thomas. ~
q Amer. Baroue "Princess Alexandra
W, IT. Davis Master, for West End.
IS Dan. Sch. "Vigilant," Penthcny' Mas
ter, for ST. Thomas.
g Dan. Sch. "Lotus," Nc. Caul, Master
for West End. A..
16 Dan. Sch. Lizzie" Nc. Gregor' MAS
ter, for st. Thomas.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-06-04
The Old Garret.


II is a realm of darkness and thick
dust, and shroud like cobwebs and dead
things they wrap in their gray folds.
For garret is like a seashore, where
wrecks are thrown up and slowly torn TO
pieces. There is the old cradle which
the old man you just remember was
rocked in; there is the ruin of the bed
stead he died on; that ugly slanting con-
trivance used to he pnt under his pillow
in the days when his breath came hard;
there is the old chair, both arms gone
symbol of the time when he had nothing
earthly to lean on; there is the large
wooden reel which the blear-eyed old
deacon sent the minister's lady, who
thanked him graciously, and twirled it
smilingly, and in hitting season bowed
it out decently to the limbo of trouble
some conveniences. And there are old
leather pOrtmanteaas, like stranded por-
poises, their mouth gaping in gannt
hunger for food with which they used to
be gorged into bullying repletion; and old
brass andirons, waiting until some time
shall revenge them on their paliry sub
stitutes, and they shall have their own
again, and bring with them the iorestick
and backlog of ancient days; and the
empty churn, with its idle dasher, which
the Nancys and the Phehes, who have
left their comfortable places to the Bridg-
cts and Norahs, used TO handle TO good
purposes; and the brown, shaky, old
spinning heel, which was running, it
may be, in the days when they were
hanging the Salem witches.-[O. w.
Holmas
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ParlOr Chairs.

The Rev. Mr.. Murray, Of Adirondack
fame, does not put any over high esti
mate on parlor chairs. In his new lee
ture he says:
Il have had experience with such
chairs, and speak feelingly on the sub
ject. They know me and ! know them.
We hate each other. Whenever / meet
-uch a chair ! approach 1t suspiciously
The four little legs grin malicious vel
come at me-the slender back fairly
laughs in Impish anticipation; the little
seat, about as large as an old fashioned
pancake, defes me. Oh, yon great big
fellow, you murderer of my companions,
! know you. Sit down in me If you
darel But what can ] do? The sofa il
occupied, the piano stool is under the in.
strument. must take my chance.
Covering my venture by joke, sit
down timidly; before all my weight il
on it, il. begins to crack and threaten,
The lady of the house begins to look
alarmed. / get off another joke, and
draw my legs up under me to be ready
when the crash comes, and there sit
like the Irishman's dog, who sat down
when he stood up. and stood mp when lie
sat down, in deadly terror lest the pesky
Thing will give out under me, and nc
man under heaven can have a chair
break down under hinin parlor before
the lady of the house and not wish him.
self dead. II is bad enough for a man
Of short stature and nimble, but for a
long, clumsy fellow 10 have a chair &c
down under him with crash, is death
There is such a short distance TO fall
and so much length Of limb and body
10 dispose of, that il is impossible TO do
it gracefully; and that the most pItiablt
sight in the world to me IL to see long
legged man lumber up from a parlol
floor before the company after such 4,
catastrophe.
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Woman.

cruel joke at the expense Of those
ladies who are perpetually striving 20
gain a hearing in the press has been go
ing the round Of literary circles, 10 the
effect "that they look much better IN
muslin than in print"
The Parisians say they have had
enough Of the high-heel-boot fashion
for ladies. They assert that IL hings
them too much forward, hurts the spine,
and reduces the size Of the calf The
doctors recommend the reverse fashion,
very low heels indeed aud high Holes,
for time, 80 a. 10 lling the body back
ward from the hips upward.
"Going to leave, Mary?'' eyes, mum;
4 find / am very diacontented. 'If
there is anything / can do 10 make you
more comfortable. let me known" No,
mum, it's impossible. You can't alter
your fgger, no moro'n ] can. Your
dresses won't Ct me, and ] can't appear
on Sundays ns used to At my last place,
where missus' clothes ltled 'znotly."
A lady who was urging SOME friends
10 dinner felt disEusted when her eight
vear.old son came in and said; Mrs.
Jones saws she can't spare no bread, and
Mrs. Fox ain'ta At home, 70 I didn't get
Rnv butter" The friends thought they
had better dine elsewhere, and the lady
thought 80 too; bat she taught that boy
that the wsv Of the trHnsgreeaor was
hard.
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How to Make a Home Happy.

1t is a mans own fault if he is not
happy with his wife, in nine cases out
of ten. 1t is very exceptional woman
who will not be all she can to an at
tentiye husband, and more exception
al one who will not be very disagreeable
if she finds herself willfully neglected.
II would be very easy TO hate man
who, having bound woman to him,
made no effort to make her happy;
hard not to love one who was constant
and tender; and when n woman loves
she always strives to please. The great
men of this world have often been
wretched in their domestic relations,
while mean and common men men have
been exceedingly happy. The reason is
very plain. Absorbed in themselves,
who desire the worlds applause were
careless of the little world at home;
while those who had none of this egot
ism strove to keep the heaxts that were
their own, and were happy in their ten
derness. No woman will love a man the
better for being renowned or prominent
Though he be the best among men, she
will only be prouder not fonder; and II
she loses him through this renown, as is
often the case, she will not even be
proud. But give her love, appreciation
kindness, and there ia no sacrifice she
would not make for his content anC
comfort. The man who loves her vel
| is her hero and her king.
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shot r.rt whislling through our fore
sail At the same instant, the tarpau
lin w.s thrown Of, with loud shout,
and some thirty fierce and savage-look-
ing rulfians displayed themselves 10
view They Immediately saluted rs
with a volley of their small arms. which,
however, did but little damage, though
] saw one of our men fall. The others
were with difficulty restrained from fir
ing upon them-the black cook now
hrandishing his heated poHer. But the
captain shouted out, 'Forbear. not a
shot till give the word.''
The pirate boat rapidly approached,
and her crew fred another volley upon
Us; bat firing upward. and our men be-
ing sheltered by the bulwarks, no dam
age was this time done. The rufians
were now close upon us, and | could see
their cleaning pixies and cutlasses, the
pistols and long knives in their belts,
and their revolving looks. There was
faint scream of the females on deck.
power.
But onr turn for action had now
come The boat had almost struck the
ships side, when the clear voice of the
captain was heard.
Now, men, steady! Run out the guns;
mind Your aim! Now, Blacky, with
your poker"
The guns were run out through the
portfolios in an instant, and one fiery
steam of death after another was poured
down upon our assailants. At least
three or fonr heavy shot went through
the boats bottom, when she almost in
stantly filled and sank, leaving her crew
in the water, struggling and swimming
for life. a cry Of horror rose from
among them when the first volley of
grape and ronnd-shot crashed into their
midst, and they howled for pity and
mercy. But there was little time for
consideration now; and one by one, the
swimmers disappeared. Some sunk,
others seemed to be suddenly dragged
under water. Two sharks, which had
followed the ships wake for some DAYS,
now enjoyed high carouse. There
was an occasional splash, an upturned
belly, crunching of bones, and in
moment all was over with the victim.
And what of the pirate-ship-th first
object Of our fears? What was our sur
prise to find the stranger ship sheering
off Most probably our warm reception
of the Cuba Fishermen" had shown
them that we were fully prepared for
resistance. However this might be, GER
tain it is that they parted company with
us forthwith, and troubled us no more
The joy of the crew and passengers,
thus rescued from perils so imminent,
need scarcely be described. The cap
tain was quite beside himself with joy,
and seemed almost inclined TO embrace
| the black cook SaInbo for his gallant
handling of the poker. Double, if not
treble allowances, of grog were served
ont TO the men: and we reached port in
safety, without further incident, about
three weeks after this adventure with
the pirates.
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How an Absent-Minded Gentleman
was Made Unhappy.

The ST. Lonis Republican tells the
following pathetic story of gen.
tIemsn whose name il does not desire TO
give, but who, it may be stated, Is the
Deputy Clerk Of the Court of Criminal
Correction in that city: He is gentle
man ripe in years and experience, and is
not only possessed Of kindly disposition,
hut is courteous and polite to an excep-
tional degree. Yesterday he was down
town, and the expenses incidental to his
pergrinations were such that when he
entered car to go home he found that
he had only ten cents in available funds
This would not buy slip of tickets, and
one-half of it would not satisfy the con-
ductor for fare, so here was a go.
While Mr.. Blank was studying this
problem he saw a gentleman about to
bny slip of tickets. and approaching
him he requested that he be accommO-
dated with two tickets for his ten cents.
The gentleman was agreeable, so when
the conductor came around the slip was
purchased a ticket was handed him for
Mr.. Blanks fare and a second ticket
was handel to Mr.. Blank by the gentle
man. Mr. Blank had his ten cents in
his hand. but was engaged in thinking
of something else at the time and in his
absent-mindedness he received ticket
With blind ''thank yon," rolled il mp
with his ten cents, and put the whole
in his pocket. He then smiled his us
ual smile, and looked for all the world
As though he had just paid for the bal
ance of the passengers. The gentleman
who had bought the tickets stared hard
AT him, and undoubtedly placed this
occurance on record in his mind az one
Of the most cheeky performances he
had ever witnessed. The stare was
maintained for the balance Of the trip
ITS indignant expression continuing ac.
cordingly as Mr.. Blank smiled and look
ed contented. IL was not until some
time after Mr.. Blank had left the car
that he discovered the ten certs and the
ticket, and he now occupies his spare
time in hunting for that stranger
Should he fail to find him it need moi
surprise the public to hear Of the sud
den decease of one of II servants.
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Peculiar People.

A Boston letter to an Eastern newspa-
per relates that upon ono of the fashion
able South End squares Of that city
there has lived in a swell front, four
story brick house, until very lately,
woman who has hired for her servant
her own sister. The latter was treated
in all respects as a nIenlal, and though
the woman and her husband, having no
children, dined alone when there was no
company in the honse. they never per.
mitted the sister TO sit with then. Not
only this, but the sister servant was kept
at work from early till late, and there
was ma such thing as leisure for her or
particle of the consideration due from
one so nearly related to her. Finally
the woman moved ont of town, and the
sister determined to find an easier place.
Accordingly she engaged togo to sum-
mer resort as pastry cook in fashiona-
bic boarding house. Now it has trans
pired that her sister and former mis-
tress has engaged board for the warm
season not only at this very resort, but
also at the very house where her sister
is to furnish the daily pies and pud-
dings
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A Punctual man.

Mr.. Higgins was very punctual man
in all his transactions through life. He
amassed a large property by untiring
industry and punctuality, and at the
advanced age of ninety years was resting
quietly upon his bed, and calmly wait
ing to be called away. He had deliber-
ately made almost every arrangement
for his decease and burial His pulse
grew fainter and the light of life seemed
just Pickering in its socket, when one
of his sons observed, Father, you will
probably live but day or two; is it moi
we'll for you to name your bearers"
ITO be sure" said the dying man sit l.
well thought of, and / will do it now"
He gave list of six, the usual mum
ber, and sank back exhausted upon his
pillow A gleam of thought passed
over his withered face like a ray of light,
and he rallied once more. My son,
read me that list. Is the name of Mr..
Virgins there?" at is, my father"
"Then strike it off," said he, emphati
cally, "for he was never punctual-wa-
never anywhere in season-and he might
hinder the procession a whole hour!"
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snake.Charmers at Benares.

One morning two snake-charmers
called at the hotel. Around their necks
huge boa-constrictors were twined, and
each carried jars of smaller snakes, and
one of scorpions. The performance
consisted in taking the venomous snakes
from the jars in which they lay coiled,
and, in picking them up, the men plac-
ing their fingers in the reptiles mouths
wrapping the whole about their heads
and necks, where the kissing, writhing
mass presented frightful spectacle.
A cobra bit the finger of one of the
men twice. and each time he immediate
ly made use of various charms-placed
small rodnd stone over the cut flesh,
smelt of piece of wood resembling flag
root, and then used it for marking a cir
Gle about his wrist: This he told me
would efectually prevent the absorption
of the poison into the system. The
stone draws out the blood, and with it,
of course, the virus. 1t Is generally
supposed, however, and with much rea-
son, that the poison glands of the cobra
have been removed in the first instance
by the crafty snake-charmers. Several
times the cobras advanced until within
a-foot of my chair, but turned back at
command of their masters. During the
entertainment one of the men played at
intervals upon a sort of f1ageolet. The
scorpion advertisement consisted in
stringing numbers of them together las
the whips of the Furies were made),
which the men then hung upon their
lips, nose and ears Il Frank Vincent
Jr.; Scribner for June.