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II thought maybe you had been, that's
all, remarked Tom, dryly, as he looked
for place to sit down.
Nellie quietly resumed her work.
Presently Tom said, sPaper come this
EVENING""
':No. yet" answered Nellie.
Tom gave half sigh.
ssNelie, met Granger Jest now, and
he said he would call round this even
ing"
"Very we'll. Probably he won't come
befor, dinner. 1t will be ready soon, .
said Nellie, working in demure inno-
cence.
Hadn't you better put things to rights
before he comes?" said Tom, glancing
| uneasily around the room.
"Oh, no. Just let 'em lie,' answered
Nellie, sweetly..
"But they look SO bad," said Tom.
con, no, they DON'T" said Nellie, as
sweetly as before. "a thing looks as
well in one place as another
Toms face Redeemed.
II never saw your room look like thus
before" he said, hesitatingly. s'Ishouldn' t
like to have any one step in"
"Why not?,' said Nellie. "We might
as well keep things handy. What's the
use of having a house if you can't keep
things where you want to-"
Tom s face got redder and redder. He
tried to look serious, and then broke into
laugh.
ooh, that's your game, is it?" he said.
Crying to beat me with my own weapons
are you little woman3''
"Weil, don't you like the plano" said
Nellie, demurely.
mo, by George, / ion't" said Tom.
"Well, then, I'll make a bargain with
you. AS long as you will keep your
things in their places, I'll do the same
with mine; and whenever you DON'T
ooh, I will!' interrupted Tom.
"Come, Nellie, I'll confess like man
you've beat me this time. Only Just put
things right in this awful room, and III
never throw anything down again. There
now, let's kiss and make it up, as the
children say
Nellie rose, and laughingly held up
her sweet mouth for the kiss of peace
And then, under the magic influence Of
her deft fingers, confusion was suddenly
bapished; and when Mr.. Granger came
round to spend the evening, he decided
that nobody had,a prettier wife or tidi-
er home than his friend Tom Carter.
Wise little Nellie having gained pos
session Of the matrimonial field, took
good care to keep it until Tom was quite
cured Of his careless habits. Sometimes
he seemed threatened with a relapse;
but Nellie, instead of scolding, only
had quietly to bring something Of her
own and lay it beside whatever he had
tossed down, and it was sure to be put
away Immediately, for Tom seldom failed
to take the hint.
And if some other little women, as,tidy
and as wise as Nellie, takes hint also,
this little story will serve its purpose.
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length she had to be driven out once
more, and this time for good, as a ruler.
tnough she now and then revisited Spain
as tourist. The palace was almost az
tired OF her as the country, for there had
been frequent chickering's in the ROYAL
family through Isabellas want of resnect
for her step-father. When Isabella was
bat Queen she had to speak oc aPana
Rlanzares'' with every show OF dutiful
respect; VIXEN she became both q queen
and woman she could venture TO give
the words an infection of disdsin that
turned them into a nickname She re-
sented the mesalliance and drew great
comfort from the reflection that she
would never commit herself in that wav.
1t was rather shocking to remark the
| frankness with which the mother subse-
quently talked of the other WAYS in
which the daughter had done worse. and
see her with the lmpartiality of Judge
marking shades of blame among the fay-
orltes who had brought contem OF on the
Royal name. Chat poor Marfori. He
was the only honest one amoDo them
and he has been made the scapegoat for
al. their ofenses. he ruined himself for
Isabella. The rest have nearly made her
ruin herself for them! And the papers
treat him as the vilest of mankind. New
er talk to me OF public opinion after
that!n
Rlanazares WIS never known TO saw
anything on the subject; he kept his own
counsel in family matters. 1t was a Sc
cret between him and his cigarette. For
all the humility of his origin, he was of
the pure race of Ccnsort- Princes, and, like
one OF the most illustrious of them, he
had wife who thought he wosld have
been in the right place if fortune had
only permitted him to take hers. Chris
tina carried out this disposition in all
things, down to the end OF their welded
life, for she would have gladly changed
roles with him in bereavement in 1873
when he died at the age Of sixty-threc,
her junior by three years. From that
time flattery itself could go longer deny
that she was an old women. Her silvery
hair, indeed, could grow no whittier, but
her piercing eye lost IFS brightness, and,
II she retained her curious smile, it was
| somewhat changed in character, as
though in derision of the emptiness of
lite. Rianzares may have been worthy of
the love OF such woman, but, like the
rest of us, he was hardly worthy of such
womans love. She adored him to the
very last, and there is just this to be
SAID IN his favor, that he bore her no
malice for it, if he did not yield her a
full return.-Pdris Cor. ". 7. World.
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The Hot Season."
By OLIVER WENDELL HoLMEs

BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
at last two Fahrenheits blew up,
And killed two children small
And one barometer shot dead
A tutor with its ball.
Now all day long the locusts sang
Among the leafess trees;
Three new hotels warped inside out
The pumps could only wheeze;
And ripe old wine, that twenty years;
Had cobwebed DER in vain,
Come spouting through the retten corks
Like July's best champage.
The Worcester locomotives did
their trips in half an hour;
The LSwell cars ran forty miles
Before they checked their power;
Roll Drlmstone soon became drug,
And locofocos fell,
All asked for ice, but everywhere
SaItpeter was to sell.
Plump men of mornings ordered tights,
But ere the scorching moons,
Their candle molds had grown as loose
AS Cossack pa ,taloons!
Inc dogs ran mad-men could not try
II water they would choose;
A horse fell dead-he only left
Four red hot, rusty shoes!
And all about the warehouse steps
Were angry men in droves,
Crashing and splintering through the door
10 smash the patent stoves!
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To-Day.

Creeds live and die; faith follows faith
Deeds prove but mockeries of the will;
And dreams that were to-merrow's are
To-morroW's still.
sub.ly, in all our good, the thread
Or i'll is wrought; our fairestfair
Is dragged to earth in being ours,
And trailcth there!
Light follows light, and each grows dim.
The present will be as the past;
Wave breaks on wave, and each is strong
As each is last!
Lie leans on Faith, and presseth hard.
Faith cries to God, and only stands
When, bearing Life upon her breast,
She clasps Gods hands
The distant bills are darkness; but
The morrow brings the morrow's light;
This much is ours-to day to do
The present right.
This much is ours, and things beyond
In Loves old wisdom hidden lie.
But this lies close at hand-to do
His will, and die
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THE THIRTY-NiNE DOLLAR HARE

Some years ago, while travelling ID the
State of Maine, says q correspondent of
the Spirit Of tile Times, 1 CHANGED to halt
at al the way tavern in those parts,
in the bar-room of which, during the eve
ming, I heard the substance of the follow
story related. I. may divert portion Of
your readers, and SO write it out for
you.
"Speaking Of horses" remarked the
leading talker of the evening-"speaking
OF horses, reminds nae OF mare I knew
q long time ago, when three minute-nags'
weren't so plenty as we hear tell about
nowadays.
"There was blacksmith in the town
where then lived who was very fair
judge of horse, and who generally own
ed a 'rusher,' for those times-thouoh al
most his entire fortune was ordinaril, in
vested in his Crab He sold his mare
one day, and kept his eye open for an
other beast, when the right kind of an
animal might fall in his way.
SIT CHANGED soon afterward, that there
came to the door of his little shop, one
day, gray mare-a long, lean bodied
wench--the owner Of which desired to
have her shod. The blacksmith looked
in her mouth Gas horsemen sometimes
willy, and then he tried her dock. He
stood in front Of her, and then beside
Of her, and then examined her feet-and
then went to work to shoe her.
"'How old is she?' he asked, quietly,
as he proceeded to pare and trim her
hoofs.
"'Nine years come spring. said her
owner.
"The blacksmith looked in her mouth
again, and said, Yes, you can warrant
that
Warrant! well, she's a good beast,
anyhow responded the other.
lis she sound?'
"sAs a fresh hick'ry nut
(. "sKind2'
''sAs a cosset Sheep
Maybe you'd sell here continued the
blacksmith, slowly, as he finished her
last foot
Eyes, replied the owner, handing the
blacksmith, a dollor for his job. Yes,
I'll sell her.
"'How much money, cash down?"
Forty five dollars
"'Five and forty? She must be a
good un, then
'''She is good one.'
Say forty, stranger, and I'll venture
to take her.
s'The bargain was closed, and the
stranger walked away with his old sad
die on his arm, and the gray mare walk
ed into the blacksmith'slit little shed stable.
1t was heap of money for him to put
into a single horse, but he thought she
had points in her making up, notwith-
standing the fact that she hadn't been
overfed of late, Or too carefully groomed
"a little care and grooming soon
developed her more satisfactorily, aud
the purchaser, CHANGING to be a dozen
miles from home one night, hurried ul
her cakes on his way back, and led a
noted three-minute pelter straight iEtc
town. like open and shut.
Swell done, we'll done, old thirty
ninev said the blacksmith. enthusiast
cally, as he applied two huge straw wisps
to her reeking sides, nor left her while &
single hair. was turned upon her BODY
We'll done, old oman; I'll take vol
round Walnut Hill, and we'll see abou
this
"And he did take her therc--once
twice, thrice-htty times; but he sale
nothing, only that the mare was gooc
creetur to draw. and he was content Will
her.
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Now that archery is becoming fash
ionable amusement, it is we'll to know
that the Piute bellies of Nevada are ex-
pert shots, and adopt q sort Of Creedmore
posture, throwing themselves on their
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backs, placing their feet in the bow and
drawing the string with both hands. A
Nevada paper says they will thus send an
arrow clear through the body of deer
at great distance.
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HOW Private Mun0z became Duke Of
Esianzares and a spanish Grandee.
The New York herald., 1878-02-21
DEPARTMENT OF DOCKS.

Tho Dock Commissioners held u meeting yesterday
and received reports concerning progress
OF different works under way. According to
these reports tho principal work being carried
Is the piers the Erie Railway al the loot Of
Chambers street, North River. When this work Is
completed there Will be 500 ieet OF stono wall A.
present department building the first section OF
100 feet Under the con tract the company is to pay
sos, OOO por year rent after the completion OF tho
work. which just now is progressing more slowly than
usua owing TO fact that the department cannot
interrupt the business OF the company by working
upon all the sections sih uitaneously.
Another work, now being rapidly carried to compile
ton Is the stone bulkhesds extending from the loot
oi Canal street to West Eleventh street. The entire
wall has been completed with the exception OF that
portion OF pier No. ~, when IL owned by
the Iuman steamship Line. TINS portion oi the
work be begun until the city acquires the right
TO the per.
some time ago, II will DO remembered, Jesse Hoyt
and o,her prom nent business men petiUned the de-
partment TO h In Coenties slip, now used by canal
boats and extend south street across IT. The Corpo
ration Counssl has gwen decision In effect hat
under act Of the Legislature the department can
not OF wharfage to bc used ny the
canal boats aud hence the proposed filing IN Of the
slip can only be done alter authority has been 0U
tanned IRON the Legislature. In consequence of this
opinion the department. has abandoned the idea OF
complying with the Prayer OF the petitioners.
The department recently advertised Tor bids for
pairing piers at the loot oi West lhrtoth Thirty
Forty-sixth and Ftty-seveDth Streets Yesterday
eiyht biis wero opened. the prices ranging from
IS $50 to $4,000. fLc award made TO Noses
Engie, the lowest bidder. at 5000.
The New York herald., 1878-02-21
KINGS COUNTY CHARITIES.

MIR. Ripley Ropes, member OF the State Board Of
Charities Kings county, l. l., stated yesterday
relation the alleged deficiency the salary
Of the Kings County Charity Commissioners that such
q condition OF things was not new TO the Board For
.hs fiscal year ending July, 1875, there was a
deficiency OF $109Oo, and tho Board then
helped out by the Supervisors This, NE Ropes
considered, WIS unlawful. aud In his opinion
the Commissioners and their bondsmen liable
for the deficiency In relation 10 she present aiuoncy
Mr Ropes considered u wiliuI squapdering OF the
money raised by taxation for the support poor.
In comparing the Kings County Department OF Char
ies With thai 0I New York county Ar. Ropes stated
that wnile the expenses Of the former amounted
to nearly $70.OO0 per annum the pay roll
ot the latter amounted TO less than 500, 0V0
per annum. In this city there were but tnree
Commissioners OF Charities, whose salaries
In the aggregate amounted to $l6500, while in Kings
county there nve the salaries OF whom amounted
5000 He thought there had been some unneces-
sary Increase made salaries and nun Der
OF employees OF tho Kings County Department 0 Char
ties, sui ne wasgreatiy encouraged by The presens
outlook bellows that there would be change
and that pauperism III Kings county would decrease
The New York herald., 1878-02-21
COURT HOUSE VENTILATION.

The committee Of the Kings County (Long Isand)
Board OF Supervisors appointed to investigate the
allegations OF corruption Ia connection with the
tilaton OF the Court House, met yesterday morn
ing. Alexander Gillespie testified that he was
poycd by Mr. Pell on the carpenter work Of veutilat
ing the County Court room, and that Peli said ho
understood that $500 would have to be paid, had
been paid, secure ap prevail of tho work Ogden
Pel testified that he got tho gnment OF tine CON-
tract ventiate the court room IRON Mr. Merkle to
II had been Unsigned; he took 1t In October In
1876 and finished the work IN the latter part OF No
velnber; no never sad u word TO any one about
money; witness heard however, that Supervisors Cur
ran and Coates wanted money before approving 1t !;
heard that from Mr. Black; his (wness) ciam against
the county was 81, 00O and tho work WIS properly
done the contract he never had any conversa-
ton with either Curran or Coates.
william Powers q County Court officer, testified that
Black offered him 900 70 get Judge Moores sigma
turc before alter the elect0n witness
mentioned II to any member OF the Court House Com-
mittee-
The committee viii meet again on Monday morning
The New York herald., 1878-02-21
TWEED'S TROUBLES.

Following what appears TO be q stereotype periodi
city oil events in the recent legal history Of W. NJ.
Tweed there was died yesterday tho County Clerks
Office a judgment against him for 81. 100000 This
Judgment was IN SUIT brought by the Attorney Gen.
era on behalf OF the Supervisors against Tweed Re.
Gently Mr.. William Edeistein, the present counsel OF
Mr. Tweed, made oner to confess judgment. which
accepted Tnis judgment makes about SIS 900 900
Of Judgments against Tweed now ON ME IN the County
Clerk d Office
some time siDcc as Is well known, suit was
brought by George w. Butt. creditor OF Mr. Tweed
ana one y, the original "StaUe Gang" with a view 10
bring about assignment of fweeu's properly his
creditors as step toward his discharge under the In
solvent Debtors act. Tue matter to nave como
yesterday before Judge Dononue, in Supreme Court,
Cha bers Tor argument Mr. Edelstein appeareI IA Dd
stated that tho adjournment OF Tue case had
been arranged between himself aud the opposiug
counsel 10 discontinue the proceedings TINS, ol
course precludes any further act IN the and
thas would appear, this last attempt to accomplish
the release OF Mr.. Tweed has reached rather lame
aud lm potent CONCLUSION.
The New York herald., 1878-02-21
MUNICIPAL NOTES.

Comptroller Kelly Will to-day pay the rents Of build
ngs the city used Tor educational purposes for the
quarter ending February !. owing TO the difficulty
experienced in making up the rolls accordance with
the scale recently arranged by the School Comms-
sioners the teachers have not becn paid for the
month ending February IS.
proposition has been submitted through Alder
man Morris Tor the CITY to purchase Manhattan
Market loot oil Thrty-i0urth street. Tor arinory pur-
poses IL IS understood that the property pur.
CHASED Tor 81, 1000, ana that IL viii accommodate
the whole First uIvislon OF the National uuard.
Superintepdent OF Buildings Adams reports to the
Aldermen 10 the necessity for thorough repairs TO
the sixty-ninth regiment arnory, over Essex Market
The trustees OF the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday rc-
ccived S50,0U0 from the Comptroller.
Tue deadlock us 10 appointing "a supervisor OF the
City Record still continues IL appears that Corpora
ton Counsel hitncy anu Commissioner Cam pboi
IN favor OF designating one OF the book
to do tho WORK, winch would save the Guy 3,ou0 per
annull.
The New York herald., 1878-02-21
THE ERIE WAR.

The matter OF the suit OF the Farmers Loau and
Trust Company against the Erie Railroad had further
hearing yesterday morning before the referee sx-
Judge Spencer, In the Chambers street oics Of the
company. Mr.. Atterbury appeared for Receiver
Jewett Mr. Henshaw Tor she Farmers Loan aud
Trust Company, and Mr. Arden Tor tho judgment
creditors Messrs William Zagss Charles Zasgsl and
George Talbot
Mr Attcrbury moved that tho objections
offered tor the judgment creditors BY Dir.
Arden DO overruied aud that The account.
ing be proceeded with. Judge Spencer thought
1t would be well Tor Mr.. Atterbury to put his
motion and objections In writing, whersupon long
discussion followed The reicres SAID would be his
duty either ovsrrulo the objections and go on with
the accounting, receiving all objections 20 that they
might 20 Court else no would stop the testi-
mony ut once and send the whole matter before tho
Court without an accounting. consequently tue
answers ought be IN writing and appear on the
minutes.
4. Mr. Arden wanted 10 know II the referee intendoe
to overrule the objections and compel them W pro.
coed with the cuunting before tue evidence the
question wis put IN.
Judge spencer would not decide until the answers
were submitted IN wiring.
MIR. Arasu now objected 70 going with the ac-
counting IN such form, as u was Impossible, he
Thought. TO protect the interests OF his clients
MI Atcruury having signihed HIS intention 10
present answer, the re,ercs< adjourned further
I proveedings unth to-day vt eleven vslosx,
The New York herald., 1878-02-21
THE MINKE HOMICIDE.

An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner woItman
into the circumstances attending the death Of Anton
M,nkc, who was struck ON the head with bottle by
one Of a gang Of rowdies on New Years night and
died about month atcrward IN Bellevue Hospital.
H. wil be RENE mbered that MnkGwas a baker at No.
% avenue b. anu was assaulted by some young men
because he demonstrated with oil thcm for strk-
1ng his htlle pet uog. There were n number OF
nesses examined before the Coroner, none OF whom
could STATE positively who II was that had struck
Minke with the bottle or had thrown II at him.
The Jury rendered the following verdict
We lind that Anton Mnke his death by abcess Of
the brain IRON fracture OF the skull by being
the head with pote In the hands Of
unknown the corner OF avenue and Sixth street,
January l. 1878, and hnd that Edward Perpeet and
Charles Pepenbing should be held for iurther invesgs
tion.
men the verdict $500 bail TO DO ready
the call Of the Grand Jury.
The New York herald., 1878-02-21
BONE BOILERS.

Al the last term OF the Queens county, L. l.,
Court OF Sessions large number Of Indictments were
found against persons charged with maintaining NUS
within the lims ot Long Island City, as Dutch
Kills and elsewhere on Long Island. In the shape Of
bone boiling aud rendering establishments These
persons were all arragned, and proceedings against
them were suspended upon neir promise TO sbate
nuisancos within sixty days Those wno nave Jailed
to Keep this promise are Michael Fceny, Ann Brcn-
nan, Mrs. Mccormick, hugh i. Tierney, Patrick Me-
lntyre James Okseic, Adam Wrignt and Henry
E,kns, ana District Attorney Downing, IN accordance
with the order OF the Court, has now taken action
abate the uusances orders TO tn effect alreauy
been Issued 10 sheriff Rusnmoro.
The New York herald., 1878-02-21
TwENTY-THIRD STREET FIRE.
CONTINUATION OF THE INVESTIGATION BEFORE
THE FIRE MARSHAL.

CONTINUATION OF THE INVESTIGATION BEFORE
THE FIRE MARSHAL.
The Fire Marshal yesterday continued his invest-
CATION into the cause OF the nre In Twenty third
street by the examination Of Charles Meyerhon, the
engineer OF the Excelsior Building and Joseph HART
tho fireman and porter Of the establishment.
Charles MeyerhoG, OF No. PA Seventh avenue, on
being sworn, said:-I am the engineer OF the building
Nos ZIG 10 226 West Twenty.third street; was en-.
ployed by Dir. DAVIS, and had entire charge oi
engine and boiler; made all repairs TO steam
my engine room IN she basement ol
the main building aud the boiler room was
boiler room except from the iactory; there was both
an iron and frame door between the boiler room
and engine room the shaving chute enp.ted OUT
side main building into tue space between II and
the building: this space was roofed with glass
was IN the building from eight until one o'clock On
Sunday last my fire was out on Saturday night when
1 sh Ut down mad nre on Sunday; was IT work
cleaning and 1xinR my machinery ON Sunday, and
packed valve the sixth door occupied by DAVIS;
was IN the basement; do not know WHISTLER tho ele-
vator doors and traps were open or closed; Doencn
used the southeast corner OF The BASEMENT storing
his wood there aud sold u for Kindiing pur-
poses; do not Know how much was there on Sun.
days. there consider erable lumber in the basomeut
my engine enclosed by board and glass
PARTITION; was not in the building after one O'Clock
work IN their shop on sunday; saw them working
just before | camo down stairs to go away; QUE VI
Roux's was at Work ON the SIKH uoor aud seve-
raj on the fourth floor; saw MI Boiler; he csmo
In the engine room TO see me about twelve
O'Clock lwent out oil tho building found the rear
door unlocked and the Twenty-socond street gate
locked; any person could have entered the factory
without detection; lett tho rear door OF the building
unlocked; locked the Twenty second street gate;
wus the factory Saturday night last until alter
hali.past ssven Hart icIt before me; there
eral oi the elevator trap doors broken OIL, II was done
by stick or something else In the elevator
catching them ana tearing them looss; there was .
trapdoof the stree. aoor tho elevator close
to the wall that there was room tar door; there
dry room In the building except Roux's; all
the done by steam heat; Roux's men form-
ery used Kerosene lamps 10 ight them down stairs,
but latterly We havo mad gas fixtures put on The
stsirways, so they had need to lamps; can
not account lor- the nre; do not know wnas would
make fire occur there at such a time.
Joseph Hart OF Sixty-seventh street and Ninth ave.
nue. being sworn, add am employed us porter;
lett az i've O'Clock on Saturday; II was part OF my
work to look alter elevator; the doors on each floor
aud all the DOORS tho trap door tue
sixth floor broken and tho nrst had none; planks
were lard over the hole; never 90 there on Sundays
except when asked TO do So