The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-12-01
ONLY A WEEK AGO.

ONLY A WEEK AGO.
Only week ago the warmth and glow
OF sweetest summer time;
Only week ago the bud and blow
OF some fair uOTi" cline,
Only week ago and now the glow
OF feryid heat has turned
To wiutTy snow, ani fhnrp winds blow
Where iropic spiendors burned,
Nv cherished buds are lynsi
So low, so io~, do not know
II they are dead or dy ing.
So low, SO low, drunch,t aIl with mire and snoWi
Their beauty enriched with earth
So low, so low-only G"is breath can blow
Th,m back TO irc5her birth.
THE earl of Albemarle describes the
queen of England when a bright, pretty
girl. seven years Old rs she day after day
watered the plants under the palace
window, where he watched her: " 1t
was amusing to see how impartially she
divided the contents OF the watering pot
between the flowers and her own little
feet. Her simple but becoming dress
contrasted favorably with the gorgeous
apparel now worn by the little damsels
of the rising generatiOn-a large straw
hat and a suit Of white cotton; cOlored
fichu was the only ornament she wore"
SEVERAL, Frencn exhibitors show truf-
fes. and lest the American visitor should
be in doubt as to what they are, it is ex-
pIained that q truffie is a species OF
mushroom or fungus, which grows be-
meath the surface OF the ground, and
piyes no Indication above ground. 1t is
used i'm SOUPS and the preparation Of
several dishes. They are found not by
diving rods, but 10y hogs, whose keen
scent and muscular snout find and un-
earth the esculent morscis, The truflle
hunter goes out with his trained hog and
a pocket full OF acorns and the beast
roots the ground for the truiiie. AS
soon As il appears in sight the Vlgliant
hunter raps the hog on the snout and se~
cures tne prize, rcwarding the dlsap-
pointed beast by an acon.-PhitadelPhta
Lager.
THE congress of French workingmen,
which met recently at Paris, listened TO
an immense amount Of talk, much OF 1T
practical and sensible. Committees we're
appointed TO draw up resolutions on the
various topics which might come before
the congress, and their reports were
adopted without exception. One recon-
mended the establishment Of trades
unions amongst women, reduction OF the
time of labor to eight hours a day, sup
preston Of night work in factories, equal
wages for men and women engaged IN the
same business, reform Oh tHe It"s lcldVihB
to the employment OF children in manu-
factories. institution Of workshops to
compete with converts where work is
done. and the creation of society for
the protection Of the young. Others
reported in favor OF the abrogation OF the
laws controlling the rightof meeting and
association. a more liberal constitution of
courts of arbitration, with viewt TO have
the interest Of the workman better repre-
sented, free secular and compulsory
education, and of direct representation
of the workingman in parliament. On
the subject Of cooperation, on which a
great deal of difference Of opinion had
existed. the committee advised the
enfranchisement Of labor by the CO
operative principle, the creation Of an
imper-onal capital, the right Of public
meeting, and an income tax. The last
commission recommended that the rep
resentatIve trade bodies should have a
right 10 examine apprentice contracts.