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Increased Supply Of Paper from the
Board Of Traae-.-Exchange
Weaker.
Condition Of The Bank Of California. ...EntouragiRg
Prospects Of tho General Business Of
the Country.
The Produce Markets Slow--Proyiaions
Easy-Breadstuhs Very Dull, but
Wheat and Corn Firmer.
Progress Of Packing---Wheat Coming
from Europe to America.
FINANCIAL.

The banks had little demand for their loanable
funds. There was slight increase in the supply
OF paper from tho Board OF Trade on account of
some new operations there but in general the sltu-
alton was unchanged. Tho Wholesale business of
the CITY is not active, and the mercantile demands
upon the banks ure not large. The miscellaneous
applications for accommodation arc not numerous,
1nd only those Of frst-clags character are enter
taineJ.
Rates OF discount were 8G10 per cent at the
banks to regular customers, and per cent md up
warsls on the street.
New York exchange was sold between banks at
parG525c per 81, 900 premium.
The clearinss Of the week were reported as fol-
lows by Manager D. H. Hale, OF the Chicago Clear
inr uOuAe:
, 1877-02-18

| 80" t'pfAoPA4"s~ 1~sot"tAo4
aoopseu III regard TO ms memory
"ontsoHefs nFosnef' te'esEapheo us frtda.
from new o'k tnat waeat was being offered there
eesa'ppeo from tne tnateo hfnsdom- saturda.
sofne operators mere telcsraphed TO the seaooar'
'os inlotma14oa' ana received 1of reply the etate
ncnt tnat su1a4' casso Oh tole) Caicaso NO. na'
| just arrived ffom glasgow, and was offered 10
safe under 81. 10, with more for sale to arrive
| Anothcr dispatch stated that So COO bu Of tha
wheat was offered tnos shipped} at current prices
and that there were offers to sell wheat in New
| 1ofk from Germany and California. Some peop1
here thought the wheat was brought only as bal
lasf others Italy was the proper country to which
| to credit the honor OF the rctrograae movement
and still others thought that the facts are omnou.
| OF big changes in prices here.
We note that some people are discussing tho ad-
| visibility OF building new grain elevator On the
| line of the Chicago & Alton Railroad. They couli
| probably bur the 4'Cnion' elevator much more
| cheaply than build new one.
The practice Of hnstling, or rushing, is usually
supposed to be confined to the young folka Dut the
anti Dung party ipdulged in it Saturday.
The leading produce markets were quiet or
Saturday, in the aggregate. Provisions were less
active than usual, and grain was extraordinarily
dull. the volume Of business transacted being very
] smal1-there not being enough doing to establish
an important change in prices Whea, came almost
to staud:tilt from lack OF confidence in the deal,
and other markets followed suit, though the for
eign advices were rather favorable to holders. OF
course the shipping movement dragged badly. The
weather was fine. but tho receipts were again
small except In corn.
The d-v.1ood. ,o,rl,,+ u,,,+;,,,,oa q, s,s.7, l..
gree u acttS that Is unusual at this stage OF the
season, and the tenor Of prices continues very firm
Staple cotton productions both white md co1orea
were rc1ntivclr thc most artiro thoroh dxo.s
..oas r~,.. 49, ~ s's' eaoas" ufee9
gooas' hosiery, sna"'e' anu notions were distr1b~
uted In liberal quantities. Groceries were only
moderately active, and values were not subjected
tn anv ;nnort,nt chance Sinners -;.1 noToaa
s.,a 49, -. ..p.s 49,, o"s"' .'eS, eoHeeS'
anu tcos were hrm' other lines nominaly steady.
In the drcd-fruit market fair degree Of activity
was oseryab1e and for most Gcscrinttons the feet,
ing waa firm Fish rontinre nc,;ro o+ f,11 rrico
Thor. wos NJ ,,ranonn.aa a,,a.aa: 49, .x!n..t
IH.'e "as ~ psonoahcca cnanse IN Inc situation
OF inc outter ana cheese markets, the latter beng
firm, and the former casy for the grades below
, 1877-02-18
Withdrawn from store during Friday for city

consumption: Il, B78 bu wheat, 3. SAL hu corn,
2,:s.l bu oats 800 bu rye, ., $40 bu barley.
The following Grain was inspected into store in
this city on Saturday morning: cars No. 2spring,
Il cars rejected do, car grade 10 wheat); 25
cars hgh-mixcd corn, II cars new do, 90 cars
new mixed dc, 10 cars No. 2 corn. 45 cars rejected
do, cars no grade t15:s corn>; cars white oats,
5 cara No. do, ~ cars rejected do, cars No.
2 rye, cars rejected do; 3 CARS No. barley, 10
cars No. 8 do, II cars rejected do. Total, 2334
cars or 06, 600 bu. Inspected out: 2, 5G4 bu
wheat, s. Jos bu corn, 4, 292 bu oats, 420 bu rye,
s, S07 bu barley.
The following were the receipts and shipments Of
brcadstuIs and live stock At this point during the
past week, and for the corresponding weeks ending
M n foi.
, 1877-02-18
lfoftf 0y c. HxJ7cF-
(ol 17-13 looks good here, but will only draw

:fd} At this point the game IS the same as game
No. 23 In the match between Co'ttcrd and Martins
in l84D. t,oltherd moved -2J and had IN inter-
csting time to make draw. l think, by playing
1:}-ll above. he would have put Mr.. Martins to
the trouble Of showing how to draw. II. II.
, 1877-02-18

HOG PRODUCTS-Were comparatively quiet, except
In meoss. and irregular The market nr,n Mt tho
outset, In sympathy with hoas, which quoted 10c
pcr 1uo ~ higher, but there very little demand,
except for transfers. and pork and lard eascd OF towards
tue Close. though the posted stocks quite
large 90 expected The adyccs from other points ud1-
Gated little change except that lard cascr in Liver
pool but buyers are afraid Of the future though the
work os packing is slow.
The Daily (omnercsat Eat!estn gives the following
Is the progress Of packing at the points named:
, 1877-02-18

man who had been ordered to arrest certain
person in his room, meeting with resistance,
rushed down stairs with the person after him.
The cries OF both policeman and the cxciteu per
son whom he would arrest were hastily sup
posed bY the officers in charge Of the soldiers to
proceed from revolutionists, and orders were
issued to fire upon the crowd. Fortunately,
although repeated, these orders were not
obeyed.
, 1877-02-18
COMMERCIAL.

The following were the receipts and shipments
OF the leading articles Of produce in this city
during tue twenty four hours ending a. o'clock
on Saturday morning and for the corresponding
dny last ycur:
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NEW YORK

NEW ToRK, Feb l7.-Cor7ox-sIarketd dull At r. t3.rs
a.: 15-1sc; futures closed barely s.cay: FeLruazy
T. 17-3sl2 lo32c: March. i: l1-1g@1a .3.c: April,
IL 1o-10S12 31-32c; May. 1919 5-,c; Jnnc 13 q.
Jul5 10 i3.acs13 ..Iec: August. 10 l5-3.@
1916; September, l3 7.31a13t5c: October. 12}4a
u e'-5c; November, 127@fa 1t-1ec; December, 12Js
&I2 II-lec-
fLouE-sttady, With fair demand; recefptz II. COO
, 1877-02-18
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
To the following gentlemen, some OF whom have
sent US valuable contributions. others useful in
formation, and sll their good wishes for the sue
cess Of onr column, we return onr acknowledge
ment and warmcst thanks: r. E. Bowen, ]. D,
3anvier. NJ II. Z. WardeN, II. D. Yates, A. J.
Dunlap, J. Dempstcr, dr.. X. 1iofnsann, !.
Schaefcr, c. n. Fotterdon, James Hill, d. G.
Merry. c. T. Davis. H.. D. Lyman John John
son, Mr. Lightfoot, G. 4. Allen. Q. P. McIlrath,
Henry Hutzler, ". N. Purcell. ". d. Fonvil1e,
F. 4. Fitzpatrick, and ". E. T1ua1.
, 1877-02-18
RAILROAD TIME TanrS
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE QP YBA|1|g}

E1pIanattnn n Reffyence N1rks-t s.ter..
cepteu. Sunday excepted. Monday ercen,aa Z.
rive Sunday 1T q. m. : Daily ~~~8s*e+ H.
CHICAGO Il 0RTHWE2TERy RAELwiv
Ticket Offices, q. Clark>st fisherman Eon...t.
C31a-st-, Corner Madison. ana u. Tie Ienf. xta}
, 1877-02-18
}Vi1ltt.
White to move and draw.

PROBLEM No. 9.
BY r. Hofmann. N. 7. City.
R1ack-Men on 10, II, a1.d 2s; Kings on 30 and 81.
Whitc-ncn on IL, Ii, is and ;'2; King on 3.
Black to move and white to win.
, 1877-02-18

*,And interest.


NEW YORk.
NEW YoRK, Feb 17.-Go1d opened at 105X md
declined to 1861, the closing price. Carrying
rates, 81 10 per cent
Silver unchanged at London. Here quotations
arc: Silver bars, sreenbacks, l1s; gold, lei. Sill
yer coin, par:
Governments dull and steady.
Railroad bonds firm. This afternoon the largest
business WIS in Chicago i Northwestern conso}-
idatcd gold coupons, which advanced to 80a, and
were in demand at the closc.
State bonds quiet and nominal.
The stock market was irregular in the forenoon,
little better after midday, but closed active and
irregular. During the day Delaware i Hudson
advanced to 81. New Jersey Central to 11lk,
Northwestern preferred to 4D14, ST. Paul pre-
fcrred to 461as, ohos to 5&, Union Pacific to 65A,
and Lake Shore to 5lst. New York Central closca
at DTS, Western Union quiet ut GOsa9C01, and
Michigan Central at 44;.G44a. Atlantic 4 Pacific
TS1egtapa aoi1 g rsenysfsd fcom 1s to 1s. Pacac Mail
rlt,ns. ~ WIS officially announced at the Stock
fated f;ase the order to show enuse why q
d Hudson Canal, tho same having boon erautcd
under misapprehen4ion.
WITT uTansac,sn III oo shares Of which TOO
M Island, Il 600 st. pna1s, 10, 200 Western Cnion,
,o09 Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, 4, 600
i;eT. ne% oefscy Central and $4,000 Delaware and
pttae mercantile paper ID Il: pcr cent. p' ~'A''
Mnstom - rtceipt., S543, 600.
The Assistant Treasurer d.sbursed sTD 0Do
Clearincs. slJ, 0uD, 900.
Sterling dn;l: lon., 4B4; short, 4a5x,
Ine weekly bank statement l. as follows: Loane,
1ne5ease 1ns ;n,,s zoo; specie, decrease 400;
crease, $u2, 200: circulation decrease, $50. 700:
reserve, decrease, 81 OS5, 425.
, 1877-02-18
SIXTEEN PAGES

11,,,.a s,a+.,.. so,< Chicago 4 Alton. =; .1o2M
HnHeu~ sts3. oSH Chicago Alton pfd- .l09
E. Ert l. IL Ohio & Mtastssfppl.... 81
Erie pfd.. !s ~ ~ T.tccrrnh II
4tat!cii tS ks 1aissourl Pacific.
iaHaNs ~. Gantrni 44s Iudlnua Central. ~
Panama ....4sss, IN. Too ~
Union Pacific s554 tt nan1 po.inc hnnia M
nnfrn1 52 Uninn Pacific bonds.. to
MHnpts + ttshurr Ras IT, r. land grant. .lo1
EEn1+hnes,ern EssTn 315 u. T. xinktng- fund.-. 96A
Northwestern pfd..... 49Hi
STATE RONDS.
Tennessee Bs old... 42la Virginia y he"'.-.'. y
Tennessee 6s new... IN Missouri
Virginia 6s old........ 80
. FOREIGN. .....
Lospox, Feb. 17>-Cansols, money and account
American securities-65s, 1054; 1915, look;
1O-IOs, 10S1x: new IS, 1071z.
New York Central O5; Erie, 8h; preferred,
10; Illinois Central. 81.
Paris Feb. I7--Rentcs, 1867 o1c.
FEASkFoEr, Feb. 17.-United States bonds
New 81, l033s.
, 1877-02-18
THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS.

Communications intended for this Department
should be addressed to TIE TRIBUNE and Endorsed
stCheckers."
cugckER-PLAYERs' DIRECTORY.
Athcneum, Nos 0} and 05 Washington street
Checker. Club rooms No. 1876 South Clark street.
pNonLEA No. l.
BY Charlie Hefter. Chicago.
, 1877-02-18

WF'kcnd'E
Feb. Is. II
Sin wk 76
Slnret}ct.
,'78...,
S'met1ne
tY5.'n
, 1877-02-18

sa1es G5, consideration, so43, $50; north of city
limits, sales 2, consideration. 81, 700 south OF
city limits sales u, consideration. sa6,s75. To-
tai sales, So; total consideration, s2.992e 70
, 1877-01-07
MUSIC.

TIE Ess1PDFF CONCERTS.


The local musical record Of last week was
rather meagrc- Beyond concert by the Yale
College Glee Club, for the benefit Of their ever
lasting boat-house, and soiree by the Chicago
Conservatory Of Music, on Friday evening,
assisted by the pupils of Mr.. James Gill, "a
concert which. reflected the highest credit upon
all concerned, there is nothing to chronicle.
The event this week will be the Essipoff Con-
certs, at the New Chicago Theatre, On Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday evenings, and Saturday
afternoon. As this talented pianiste comes here
stranger, word or two Of her history will be
interesting to conccrt-goers.
Mime. Essipo1 was born in ST. Petersburg In
1862, her father being a Court Councillor, and
she entered the Conservatory in that city at the
agc Of 13, Anton Rubinstein then being the
General Director. She Is indebted for her meth
cd, however, to IL. Leehetzky, the director of
the piano classes, whom she subsequently mar
ried, Essipoff being her maiden name In 1872,
at the age Of 70, she made her professional de-
hut in Germany, appearing In all the principal
cities with great success. She afterward played
in St. Petersburg, Moscow. and Paris, but was
first accorded place among the few frst-class
PLAYERS OF the world after her London season,
which was one OF extraordinary brilliancy.
In accepting her engagement to visit
this country, she refused oilers to
make tour ofEngland and afterward appear
den, likewise an offer from. II. Pasdeloup. who
was negotiating for her appearance for tue
whole winter, at the Sunday afternoon classical
concerts in Paris. It is said that her repertoire
consists OF more than 200 works, which, IS has
only before been seen in Rubinsteu and Won
, 1877-01-07
ABROAD.

Costa is writing IN oratorio on the subject OF
stJoseph."
johannes Brahms has been appointed Director
of the Dusseldorf Conservatory Of Music
Miss Emma Abbott is soon to appear in opera
at the Academy for the benefit Of Dr.. Chapin's
Church.
Carl Bergmann's unpublished opera, entitled
"Ein Kirchwcinfcst in der Steirmark, X" was re-
Gently sold for S36.
NJ Maurel, the famous baritone, is singing In
Cairo, Egypt. He has been engaged Tor the
next season at the Paris Grand Opera
series Of concerts will shortly be given in
Vienna to secure funds for the erection OF a
monument to Beethoven, in that city.
The Handel aud Haydn Society Of Boston,
which gave "The Messiah u on Christmas Eve,
has performed that oratorio sxty-six times since
1915.
Liszt will lcaye Buda-Pesth early in Janu ary,
spend short time In Vienna and pass the rest
of the winter rs the guest of the King Of Hot
land. In the spring he will go to Italy.
An early onc-act opera BY Hero1d. Lies Tro-
urcurs,'' which had not been played since Its
first production i'll 1878, has been revived with
fair success BY n. Pizentini at the Theatre Ly-
riaue, Paris.
Herr Jauuer, the director Of the Opera at
Vienna, has issued his programme for 1877. At
least three novelties are to be given,-Wagner' s
Walkure,'' Saint-Saens' 'sSamson and Dalila,' ~
and Delibes' ballet sASy1yia.''
co,dn,u,- ,-,o soo,,ro5 e,oooes h., ,,;e
1nt ~ n,,ss ~ sheha ); is "t ..orl IN -
opeia, tne ~ ihea.t ~ 49, cnhr;aI t!oroa,
a1o ICY ons1 !. IT. argonants ;, iii he arst ne2,
formed in the Imperial Theatre in Vienna.
,,.,a 1on,v Va, zona+ Tho American ,>r;,,s
ne. ysy nya,,t1 WI T., pa,ris On rota r. Mi1a.
9p Spa, er;n1 "ss ~ 1ht. 1atter cttv her vnn1
Sne - b eo,d ~ ~ hara .t,, "r
% ~ ~ - u - e+1r ther for ,;,o Inric
voice. voice. anu "no - ~ o'uos 'ne'e tof 'ne > 1''
stage ...
: The wives Of great musical composers seem
tests music; Madame Verdi never goes to the
opera; Madame Gounod is deyout member Of
the church, and thinks her husband did very
wrong to compose anything Tor the stage.
, 1877-01-07

l.tyeth II; Mrs seguin for 'sH He was Despised =
Mr.. Mans for ss Thou Shalt Break Them -; anu
Mr. Comfy for 's Why Do the Nations!" " Mr.
Balatka's sl,are in the performance, the Nflto
liea,. says: 1.-The work Of Prof. Hans bai;'ska
showed throughout, and especially in the i,1se
balance of the parts in the clloruses and III tne
expression which was given to some ot thc deit,
cate passages. Hc seemed to be well satisfied
with his work, and he could not but be satlsaeu
with the appreciation shown"
The second soiree OF the season by the pupils
Of the Chicago Musical College will be given at
the Methodist Church Block on Saturday even
inc, dan. 13, with q very attractive programme.
Tic pupils who will take part are the Misses
Agnes Knott, E. Lonergan, Claudio Buel, Zula
Goodman, Emma Rocmhcld, Mary Wishard, l1a
L. Pierce, Mrs. Leonard Amcs Dr., ant Airs. u.
W. PeryciI. Mr. Buisseret, one of the teachers,
will play Rust's senate for violin, composed in
1875, the senate being in five moyements-fuga,
gigue, chaconne, aud courante.
The programme for the Turner Hall CONCERT
this afternoon, under the direction OF Mr..
Cloudcr, will be Us follows: :" kEakowlak
March, ," by Zickoff; overture to ''Rosamunde,' ~
by Schubert; fantasie ttAwakening Of the
Lon,' by Koutzky; potpourri "Fronl NY Al,
bun,'' by Faust: waltz By the Bcautiful
Rhlne,'' by kela Bella; cavatina from, the opera
OF ssThe King" BY Heiue1nann, to be played by
Mr. Braun; overture to Suppe's Light Caval-
ry''; potpourri, "Tlc Grand Duchess" By o.
tenbach: aud Lumberje's Chicken Mask quad
rifle.
, 1877-01-07

taxes. making Sl.640. and now owns property
worth more than $3,000 and has no more 1ens
to pay in all future time No one VIII quest!.ou ~
thati propertyi Is purchased with wisdom anu tor
cash in the present depressed condition Of the
market, the purchaser will realize penents LUZ
enhanced values at the end Of eight years -
all the landlords in Chicago otter anu guarats e
to their tenants such terms and payments - IL
buyiug aud paving fur their property, there a1o
but few, I Will venture to say, who YOU'D NJ, NJ.
accent their offer at once. Now, ASK you aAu
vour readers if these associations do not encouf
arc the people to strive to obtain nomes. auu
produce spirit OF thrift and economy MMen -
not only a benefit to themselves, but to the per
manent interest and welfare Of our city: pe-
Iieye associations conducted On these principles,
which have been blessing to the industrious
people of Philadelphia for the past t"enty-oue
years, should become better known amons t1e ="
masses in Chicago 1t Is the best plan eyer de-
Yised for savings and loan institution II your
readers who think differently or are not conEer-
SAINT with their workings will Investigate them,
they will come to the same conclusions ~
NEW SUBDIVISIONS.
Two subdivisions we're filed for recoru tne
past week, viz: ~ l. plat Of Lot ~ fne
Grove. (2) A plat Of subdivision 81 Lots = ., .,
i. s, G. md I, ia De Stables subdivision OF LoI
SO in E. 11 s. ". 4 Sec 18, SO. Il, situated notIh
of Twelfth street. between Oliver and leav1tt
streets.
REAL ESTATE IN ST. LOUIS.
The building record Of St. Louis m Tor the past
year IS one which would be creditable even IN
better times than those we are now going
through Eighteen hundred buildings repre-
sent Al, incrcase in population Of 15000 even if
we make no allowance Tor the increase repre-
scnted By closer crowding in harder times. ne
average humber of Inhabitants to house in st.
Louis was, according to the last census, within
fraction Of eight, and the average would prob
ably be larger 1T present. Our buildings, more
over, arc all Of substantial character. and'
therc do not seem to be any more vacant now
thai, there were q year ago. II BY any lessen
inc Of taxation real-estate values could be re-
/. lfcycd, we would be justified In, saving that
the property interests of st. Louis had seen the
the Worst Of the depression.-St. Louis Giobe-
Democrat.
, 1877-01-07
Renewals OF Loans the Main
Business of Loan.Agents.
Rates Easy, and z Per Cent
Transactions Again Re-
ported.
One of the Dullest Weeks on Record In
the Real-Estate Market.
4 Defense Of the Methods Of Chicago
Building and Loan Associations.

In the loan market, the year opens very favor
ably, when the extreme destitution OF rea1-
estate operators is taken into consideration.
Both the number of transactions and the amounts
negotiated are in excess Of those Of last week.
Loan-agents report that renewals form q large
part of their business, and that these are done
at u lower figure than the original loans where
parties have secured a reputation for prompt
ness il paving interest. There is no dearth OF
7-per-cent money on good improved property,
several loans at this rate having been consum-
mated the past week.
PAYMENTS are improving from year to vear,
and the complaints on this score are growing
gradually fainter. The large number OF fore
closure-sa1es reported in the yearly statement In
last SUNDAYS issue must be chiefly credited to
the failure of real-estate operators, and not to
the failure OF legitimate borrowers. Specula~
tors are being gradually cleaned out and there
will be probably fewer foreclosure-sales the
coming year than during the past. There Is
very fair inquiry for money in the offices OF all
our loan-ascuts, and anticipatious Of a remun-
eratiye business encourage the capitalist.
The following transactions indicate the state
Of the market:
State street, Fl feet, west front, between
Washington and Madison streets, with improve
mcnts. s250o0 three years, at per cent.
West Twenty SECOND street, 1873 feet, south
front, by a65 feet on Airport street, SIS 900, two
years, at Q per cent; unimproYe1.
West Madison street, southwest corner Of
Dcsplaines street. Il 42100 feet by 100 21o feet,
$4,000, eight years, at ~ per cent; improved.
West Erie street, 96 feet, south front, between
Lincoln and Robey streets, $1,000, three years,
noTf n
ness.
West Adams street, 173 feet, north front, be-
tween Throop and Loomis streets, S225,0oo, five
years, at per cent. = ooo ,.ou
Lots at Evanston, $4,000, five years, at 10 per
cent
West Madison street, $50 feet, north front,
between Sacramento street and kedzie avenue,
S3l, 900, payable within ilhree years. at s per
cent This is to secure an Indebtedness.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FOR THE WEEK ENDING
, 1877-01-07
4 DREAM.

It Was midnight stood by my window, alone,
Ny forehead pressed closc to the pune.
Listening to the voice Of the thunder without,
And the fast-falliug drops Of the rain.
When close to my window there glided face,
So pale 70 death like and hollUw;
Then IL white e-robed form, which beckoned to me,
With its long, bony finger, to follow.
Through the darkness and storm followed the
form.
And It led 1ne away to the shore;
And there, by that dark rolling river, heard
The dip OF i boatman's car.
So far Ind silently followed my guide,
Without stopping to think. or ask why;
But now, on the hunks OF that darssurging stream,
There arose to my lips u wild CRY.
The lightning flashed out bright, livid flame,
Revealing form on the eanui
And knew it was her loved dearcr than life,
by the ring that she wore on her hand.
With my pulck ear pressed close to her heart;
But silent the beating had oft loved to hear,
And cruel the death that had torn us apart.
kissed the dear eyes that were now glaze6in
death;
we9t ger that face white ri ard a. 'airj ur..
Her wealth Of beautiful hair.
kissed her cold lips, that would speak -. -rznore
And my poor heart was dumb In its pain;
For knew that my darling was sleeping the sleep
From which she would wake not again.
And louder the voice OF the naddening storm grew;
10 shield her my efforts were vain,
And down on the unsheltered form Of my lore
Fell faster thc pitilcss rain,
And nearer the shore came the sound Of the oar;
Then my guide held me firm BY the hand,
While the boatman In white bore away from my
sight
The form I had found On the sand.
Then sprang in the water, and loudly cried,
''Stop! Don't take my dnrling awAy!"
But the wutct was cold, and 10: awolze,
And the sun was SOME hours on its way.
Ispraug from my bed, wiped the drops from my
head,
Plnched myself to be sure 1t was me-;
Said THANK Cod it's dream!" How unreal a1l
things seem
When y0u wake, from pain and doubt free.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Jan. 4, 1877 S. 4. 7.