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A THRILLING SCENE.-The following
incident occurred during a general re-
view of the Austrian cavalry q few
months ago. Not far from 80, 600 cavalry
were in line. A little child-a girl-Of
not more than four years, standing in
the front row of spectators, from some
cause rushed out into the open field just
as a squadron of hussars came sweeping
around from the main body. They
made the detour for the purpose of sa
luting the Empress, whose carriage was
drawn up in that part of the parade
ground. Down came the flying squadron
charging at q mad gallop-down direct
ly upon the child. The mother was
paralyzed, as were others, for there could
be no rescue from the line of spectators.
The Empress uttered cry of horror, for
the child's destruction seemed inevitable
and such a terrible destruction-the
trampling to death by thousand iron
hoofs. Directly under the feet of the
horse was the little eOne-another instant
must seal its doom-when a stalwart
hussar, who was in the front line, with
out slackening his speed or losing his
hold, threw himself over by the side of
his horses neck, seized and lifted the
child, and placed it in safety upon his
saddle bow; and this he did without
changing his pace or breaking the cor
rect alignment of the squadron. Ten
thousand voices hailed with rapturous
applause the gallant deed, and other
thousands applauded when they knew.
Two women were there who could only
sob forth their gratitude in broken ac-
cents-the mother and the Empress.
And proud and happy moment it must
have been for the hussar, when his EN-
peror, taking from his own breast the
richly enameled Cross of the Order of
Maria Theresa, hung it upon the breast
of his brave and gallant trooper.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-03-13

ENvY.-The moment man achieves
success there's always somebody at hand
to tell how poor, how obscure, how mo
account" he used to be, and to express
wonder and establishment that he should
ever have amounted to anything."-
The fact that he has amounted to some
thing, that he has proved himself sue
cess, seems to make some of his acquain.
tances feel that they have been robbed
in manner, ana that by so much az
he has risen above them in position or
influence, by SO much they are dwarfsd.
Men who have CROPPED b.indly to find
fitting place for the exercise of their tai
ents, find 1t, and with it come naturally
apprecia ton, money, influence, pros
perity. Can their good fortune cause
anything but rejoicing in q magnani-
nous and noble mind? There are very
few men Of note before the public who
have not fought their way up through
poverty, obscurity, disaster and count
less oppositions Of adverse circum-
stances. In fact, almost rybedy "that
is anybody" has had to fight for his
everybody rejoice with him? Doubtless
there's many and many a rough dia-
mond that is never polished and set,
but lies buried in mountain gulches COW
cred with mud; many "mute, inglo-
rious Milton" sleeps in quiet country
churchyards; but the world is flashing
with light from diamonds that are set,
ringing with melody from Millions that
are not mute. One thing is certain the
man or the woman who is occupied in
picking to pieces the crown lawfully
won by asuccessful neighbor is not like
ly ever to wear one; for the time thus
spent is worse than wasted, and the dis
position that can find pleasure in em-
ployment so ignominious and degrading
can never find those aspirations, labors
and tolls congenial which bring de-
served reputation and honor aud sue
cess.
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LIGHT.
LIGHT.
BY WILLIAM PITT PALMER. -

LIGHT.
BY WILLIAM PITT PALMER.
Pronounced by the most eminent critics in
Europe to be one of the finest productions of
the same length in our language.]
From the quick ned womb of the primal gloom
The sun rolled bleak and bare,
Till wove for him q vest for his Ethiop bl east
or the threads of my golden hair;
And when the broad tent of the armament
Arose on its airy bars,
penciled the hue of the matchless blue
And spangled it round the stars.
painted the flowers Of Eden's bowers,
And their leaves OF living green.
And mine were the dyes on the sinless eyes
OF Eder1's virgin queen:
And when the fiend's art on the trustful heart
Had fastened its mortal spell.
In the silvery sphere of the first-born tear
To the trembling earth I tell.
When the waves that burst DER a world ac-
cursed
Their work of wrath had sped,
And the ark's lone few, the tried and true,
Came forth amongst the dead,
With the wondrous CLEANS Of my bridal beams
bade their terrors cease,
As wrote on the roll of the storms dark scroll
Gods covenant of Peace.
Like pail at rest on a senseless breast,
Nights funeral shadow slept
When Shepherd swains on Bethlehem's plains
Their lowly vigih kept
Then flashed on their sight the heraldfs bright
OF Heavens redeeming plan,
AS they chanted the morn of Saviour born
low fOy To the outcagt mani
Equal favor show to the lofty and low,
On the just and unjust descend;
Fen the blind, whose vain spheres roll in dark
ness and tears,
Feel my smile. the blest smile of a friend;
Nay, the flower Of the waste by my love is en-
braced
As the rose in the garden of kings,
At the crysalis bier of the worm appear,
And 10! the gay butterfly wings.
The desolate morn. like mourner forlorn,
Conceals all the pride Of her charms.
Till l bid the bright hours chase the night from
her bowers
And lead the young day to her arms!
| And when the gay rover seeks Eve for his lover
And sinks to her balmy repose,
wrap the soft rest by the zephyr famed
West,
| In curtains of amber and rose!
From my sentinel sleep by the night-dreaded
deep
gaze with unslumbering eye,
When the cynosure star of the mariner
Is blotted from out the skyl
And guided by me through the merciless sea-
Though sped by the hurricanes wings,
His compassless. dark, lone. weltering bark
To the haven home safely he brings.
waken the flowers in their dew-spangled
bowers
The birds in their chambers of green,
And mountain and plain glow with beauty
again,
AS they bask in the matfnal sheen.
o, if such the glad worth of my presence on
earth,
Though fretful and fleeting the while,
What glories must rest on the home of the blest,
Ever bright with the Deity ,s-smile! -~,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-03-13

A CONSCIENTIOUS JURY.-An cd
story is we'll retold in recent issue of q
southern journal, as follows: IA jury
in Alabama had been impannelled in
the case of Mr.. Johnson, charged with
killing his wife. The evidence was DOS
tive and conclusive, leaving no doubt
of his speedy conviction. To the amaze.
ment of all, the jury, afteAa short alb
sence, returned q verdict, Guilty of
horse-stealing.' The Judge, astonished,
asked an explanation, stating that the
indictment was not for horse-stealipg.
but manslaughter. The foreman, with
his hand upon huge law book, and
with an amusingly dignified air, inform.
ed the Court that it was not case sf
manslaughter, but womanslalghter, for
which the law made no provision. but
being satisfied the man deserved to be
hanged, they had brought in a verdict
OF horse stealing, which in that country
would be sure to hang him."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-03-13

GooD YEAsT.-Take twelve large DO
tatoes. wash them well, and put them on
in a gallon of water, with a handful OF
hops when the potatoes are nearly done.
Let all boil together until the potatoes
are cooked. Take them up, peel, and
mash them well then strain the water
upon them, and add one teacupful OF
sugar (white preferred) and one of salt.
Two cupfuls of sweet yeast to start
fermentation. Set it near the fire until
it begins to work, and then put it into
bottles. Cork, and set them in q cool
place. You should put water enough
when done boiling to make q gallon OF
yeast. Do not use particle of flour in
making this yeast. 1t will not bubble
and ferment as much as common yeast
but is lively nevertheless. You must
remember to use less salt than usual in
making up the bread.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-03-13
Let your NeighbOr Alone.

No peoples are such thorough nuisances
as those who are perpetually meddling
with the business of their neighbOrs-
who are always on the alert for any
thing suspicious-always ready to be-
lieve the worst of everybody. Reader
if you belong to that unfortunate class,
we pity you. As it is impossible that
you can find out anything that is going
on in your vicinity. you must be in state
of continual torture. A prying mind
needs food, and, without it, suffers
Then try to conquer the unhappy pc
culiarity. What is it to you if your
neighbor does bring home a brown pa
per package and covered basket? You
will live just as long if you never know
what they contain. It is none Of your
business. And if your flighty neighber,
Mrs. Lightfoot. indulges herself in a
new bonnet while her devoted husband
wears patched boots you need not fret
about it-he is the only sufferer, not you.
No need of making hue -and-cry over
her supposed extravaganza. The money
did not come out of YOUR pocket, and
consequently it is nene of your business.
What if the minister does call on Ann
Smith twice a week? Why exercise
yeur brain about it? Let him court
away. Suppose she has an awful tenn
per-and powders her face, as you say
she does-her temper will not trouble
you. Mind your own concerns. What
difference does it make to you if bold
Maria "cuts out" modest Mary? You
need not torture Mary by long stories of
what you have heard concerning the
matter. II thought I would tell you,
my dear. speak for your good. Some
body should put you on your guard
against that treacherous girl" AS a
natural consequence modest Mary, her
womanly pride aroused, shrinks into the
back ground, leaving the field open to
her victorious rival. So you crush a
good girls heart because you will not
mind your own business. What if they
do have three pairs of stockings over at
Squire Hills? Haven't they got right
to? AS long as you don't do the wash
ing, it need not trouble you at all. What
right have you to watch. their clothes
line? Employ your time better. 1t
may be perfectly true that dashing Mrs.
Gay signals to young DR.. Wilde from
her back windows. But who gave you
the privilege of watching lady in hel
own home, where, if any place, her pri-
vacy should be sacred? Her disgrace is
nothing TO you; it is none of your bust
ness. If we had our way, meddlers
should be punished like any other of.
Tenders against the rights Of others.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-03-13

BEAUTIES OF BIBLE LANGUAGE
Ii we need higher illustration, not only
of the power Of natural objects to adorn
language and crafty taste, but proof
that here we find the highest conceivS.
BILE beauty, we would appeal at once to
the Bible. Those most opposed to its
teachings have acknowledged the beauty
of its language, and this Is due mainly
to the exquisite use of natural objects
for illustration. It does, indeed, draw
from every field. But when the emo.
tional nature is appealed to, the reference
is at once to natural objects, and through
out all its books the stars, and flowers,
and gems are prominent as the illustra.
tions of the beauties of religion and the
glories of the Church. "The wilderness
and the solitary place shall be glad for
them, and the desert shall rejoice and
blossom as the rose" ''The mountains
and the hills shall break forth before
you into singing, and all the trees Of the
field shall clap their hands. Instead of
the thorn shall come up the fir-tree, and
instead of the brier shall come up the
myrtle" The power and beauty Of the
same object appear in the Saviour's
teaching. The fig and the olive, the
sparrow and the lily of the field give
peculiar force and beauty to the great
truths they are used to illustrate. The
Bible throughout is remarkable in this
respect. 1t is a collection of books writ.
ten by authors far removed from each
other in time, place and mental culture,
but throughout the whole, nature is ex-
allied as revelation of God. Its beauty
and sublimity are appealed to to arouse
the emotions, and to reach the moral
and religious nature. No language can
be written that 30 perfectly sets forth
the terrible in nature. and its forces, we
hear, when God answers Job out of the
whirlwind. No higher appreciation of
the beautiful, and Of God as the author
of beauty, was ever expressed than
when our Saviour said of the lilies of
the field, II say unto you, that even
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one Of these" and then adds: "If
God so clothed the grass of the field"
ascribing the element of beauty in every
leaf and opening bud to the Creators
skill and power.-Prof. Chad6ourne.
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"WHo IS GREATER THAN GRANT?

w dO Is JREATEK THAN dRANT g.
"A gentleman, says the Louisville
Courier Journal, undertook last Sunday
to deliver lecture before certain Sum
day school. After the children were
gathered before him be began his re
marks by observing that there were
some very great men in the world. "For
instance" said he, 1.-THE Governor of
Kentucky is great man. Now, all of
you who have seen the Governor OF
Kentucky stand up" Seven children
arose. But" he continued, "there is
even greater man than the Governor
of Kentucky. That man is the Presi-
dent of the United States. How many
of you have ever seen the President OF
the United States?" Two children
arose. "Now," the lecturer proceeded,
dropping his voice to solemn key,
there is some one even greater than
the President of the United States. Do
you know whom I mean ?" Half a
dozen voices chirped out, "Tilden Til
den ~ and then every body smiled. and
cardinal-red flush mantled to the roots
of the lecturers hair.