, 1876-03-05


But each true wife had guarantee
By Conrad's word that they might hear
FROM vi. tho city househol-ware,
Or what they liked to PIT il s7cis,
And carry out upon their backs!
His word was giyeny and-4lack =
lie c,uld not, if he would, draw buck.
| The men were saved; and to this l*y
Those wunlea brave of Germany -,
| Hold in ita history place
That centuries Cannot eIacc.
| A NDERFuLtYPRAcT1cAL HUSBAND.
He was q wonderfully practical man {aays the
Daubury Ne,rs). and sho vas marrefously po-
| etical. To her, life had been dream edged
| with gold and filled in with the loyeliueaa ol
roseata hues. but TO him had appeared every
thing in the homespua gar5 of everyday life
He is country merchant, and buya his goods il
Now York. His partner always vent to the city
on business connected with the grocery, but the
partnor wns recently taken i'll, aud our extreme
Impractical friend was obliged to go. It was
his first visit to the great city and he was to be
gone tbroe days. It was momentoue event
to his fond wife. Do the best she could her
mind was troubled with forebodings. Il is diff
cult to tell just oxsct!v how he felt,
but whiio it WAS ovidant ho realized
the importance Of tue step he WAS
about to make, still he ueTer lost sight OF the
fact that q mighty responsibility was resting on
his shoulders, and ri,at all private eu1osiou must
be subservel to public interests. His carpct-bag
WAS packed and his hard on the door to pass
ou1 of tho house, when she bade him good-by.
She put both ar1ns around his neck.
..juhn,' she sobbcd, 'you arc going away"
This WIS so palpable that it would hare been
madness to attempt q denial, 30 be merely OBJ
gerycd:
.'Lcok ont for my collar, Maria"
''lou will think Of your rife whilo you arc
gone ?" Sue whispered huskily.
IJn riff ro rhA rraS nf
her arms upon his collar, but he spoke teassur-
ingly: -,
''You will think OF me as mourning your alb
sence and anaously awaiting your return?" she
murmurcd.
"lou can trust mo to attend to it," he re-
piled, with ss much tirmness as II it had been d
request for Elk barrels Of nackerci.
Aud you'll ba worry careful OF yourself for my
sake !? y she suggested. in broken voice.
II will SEQ it attended to, my dear; but it is a-
most time for Tie train," aud he grayely sought
to remove her arms from his neck.
''John ! John!" she conyusiyely cried, ''don't
forget mel"
.:Maria, he said, with tinse of reproach in
his tone, A. have tnadc memorandum to that
effect"
And then she let him go--stiIl tsarful, but con-
fident ii: Touid ba attended to-
A FEMALE "Po7PEa.'
There is q young gentleman in this town (says
tho Austin, Nev., ReceiAe) who is looked upon as
a sort Of wo:aan-hateE aud who, it was believed
until recently, would not marry tho handBomest
and best woman Oh earth il every ha,r in her
head WAS a Koh-i-noor diamond. On account of
leap-year, some yonng ladies' concluded to put up
. iob Oh this young mau, and arrange it for one
of their number to propose marriage to him,
while the others watched the fuu through holes
ooEoo IL !'a'u''o'a'
The gentleman was invited to call at the house
Of the young lady who WAS to do the proposing.
and on the designated evening be Vas there,
aaated in thn nar]nr whle t,,e acceseories to the
s1a.'o - w. ta, "anv 49,. sto ,'a,as stxa.
F'o' "o'N ~ 0A
and the club party. tho young lady suddenly
tiropned on her knoea before tho gentleman, and
in endenrine terms declared her passion
Darllng."' she snd- ~ long huve loved thee.
put tho cruel conseniionsntlos ol soc's:y nav nave
aolGGa lae ~ eocra. 10y pan1o .sn',,a. h,ossa
nr1yioee, is now l,ere, aud T take advantage Of
it to tell thee 1 ado1e thee. Loos not thus
co1d'y on me. dearest spurn ne not 1rom your
plebelIo' noo ..m .1e @ ~ s ra,t No
hi; h',5 mo k;ss from thnse univ 1ps: fold me to
thine arms and saw that thou wilt be mine;
mlno. only mine, forever and for aye"
contrary 70 esneetsuo .na sop"san a,,r?ra ti,e
psen uos e;ta, ~" I ,.as ~ .as eo,c,nloi bo
Went oyer to tie stove and, folding his hands
,,ndar lis coat-taiIs TINS reulieG:
uA' IN ~ Io1d ronr dai nrns hundred s1,ares of
North caTsnn, and tint yon'yn col two brndlo
hi, doon IN yonr own richt and without incnm-
hrnnce likawisa I'm informed Tint Won aro
1,onti ,,,nd maxim slan.;acls and biscuit that
soua ,t e,,s.n 1,n9 ,e;ct 1,v tho wsv IL NV
srf,i 1 eznanavo fhesa i,ar;l times. II view Of
ttasa farta consent mr., lnayo it to YOU to
.a99o 1n1oo ~ dac
naae anf.d ~ tho 1odr +,oa ~ axnra;n that II Was
all 3ohe. uut .ue .1'3ona hreacI, ~
an5 s.,;t 1',iass a,,a t,1.;i,a har nrn1isc in
',n oo.,. w iI tho naannra as Wit
naasas mm4sn '''A| Az MA 'oA1'''oA ~D' p'sf