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Counting Under Difficulties.

They were counting under difficult
ties. 1t was in room through which
the members of the family were con-
tinually passing to and fro.
Dear Alice" he said, II can not
longer labor under this sus-"
(The old man appears.)
pension of banks is due to the
unwise policy"
(Old gent passes on.)
IL was going to say, my dear girl,
that hope you will promise to be
mine, and name an early day for the
bonds"
(Old woman happens in.)
should never be paid in gold
alone"
exit old girl.)
Name the happy day when may
call you my own, for l can not believe
that you will think it pre-"
(Old man slides in asain.)
sumption can not be SO soon &C
complished.
(The intruder retires.)
IL say can't believe you are en-
tirely indifferent to me, but will soon
grant me the privilege of calling you
wi"
(Old lady on deck
"- life giving the financial question
much study"
"Old lady slides off,
'1f you love me just ned your head.
- ~ o. =
one sweet-oh hell ="
Irrespective father-in-law.)
according to eminent divines, is
myth, a superstition"
(They were again left alone.)
The old folks conclude that Alice is
safe enough in the company Of q young
man who can talk nothing but finance
and theology, and so relax their vigi-
lance.
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He Won the Wager.

A stranger dismounted at the door
of the River Hotel, and gave his horse
to the officious waiter. The bar-keeper
opened the register to take his name.
''You are right" said he, "a single
room would be more agreeable" and
he walked into the supper-room, to
which the crowd of boarders were pass.
ing. The bar-keeper ran after him,
screaming in his ear:
"What name did you say?"
"Thank you," said he, II can find
the way; don't give yourself any
trouble"
On his return into the bar-room a
waiter took up his saddle-bags, and
told the deaf stranger he would show
him to his chamber.
"My friend who will spend the even
ing with me, prefers pale sherry said
he. You may send up bottle and
few cigars"
Il did not" said the bar-keeper,
''exactiy understand your name"
Il think little ice would improve
the wine" was the answer. "And now
l think Of it, you may put the bottle in
wine cooler"
His friend now joined him, and they
walked to his room together. The deaf
lodger patronized the house to the ex-
tent of another bottle before be slept.
The waiter who brought it up ventured
once more TO inquire his name.
"Nothing more" said he, except
slice of cold ham, pickle and little
bread and cheese"
The next morning, after breakfast,
when the strangers horse WAS at the
door, he asked for his bill. He was
told it was six dollars and three-quart-
ers.
You are very kind" said he. II
had expected to pay you; but if this is
your custom to charge nothiug for the
first visit you shall lose nothing by it
all my friends in Spongevi!le will
certainly give you at least one call
when they come into the city. Good
morning" ,o,.,,
before you co. screamed the bar.keep-
er.
II am obliged to you," said the deaf
gentleman. 81 can put them on > and
ne took up his saddle-bags and depart
ed.
AS he mounted, the bystanders be-
gan TO laugh immoderately at the awk-
ward embarrassment which afflicted the
bar keeper, who was in despair, while
be bawled after the delinquent, who
continued bowling and repeating the
assurances that he would certainly re-
member the accommodations, civility
and liberality of the house, and recon-
mend 1t to all his friends who might
pass through the city. The gentleman
who SO well affected deafness won the
wager he had staked on the success of
his scheme, and paid his bill the next
time he visited the city.
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And Mrs. Barstingiow did keep it
up. She kept it up and listened to that
phonograph swear and shout and howl /;
she heard it shrek, "Oh ! my eye my
eye 20; she heard it tell some one to let
some one else shave it again in the
same place; she heard it warn some
body to "hold his head over the stove
hearth and not let his nose bleed on
the carpet :" and, at last, as it assured
her very thickly and with some diff
Guilty that it was "a ban of jorry goof
fuf-fuf-fellows," and that it "won'-hic
won g 'ome till morning." she ground
it into silence and sank back speech
less and breathless. while Mr.. Barstin-
glow took the phonograph out into the
backyard and smashed it into so many
and such small fragrants that it
couldn't reproduce even steamboat
whistle.
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Our CARDINAL.-The aHectionate man.
ner in which the priests and people Of New
York welcome back the first American
Cardinal shows the depths Of religious
faith snd the intensity Of Catholic love for
the heads Of the Church. The CARDINALS
answer to the address was couched In sim
pie and beautiful language. In the words
OF warning on the subject Of Communism
We see the fatherly supervision OF the good
Archbish0p. As the head of the Chnrch In
the United States, he soiemnly warns its
members against 1.-The tide of irreligiOn, In
fidelity. socialism and revolutionlsm that
has begun to undermine not only the found
stions Of civil government, but Of society
itself, and threatens us With greater calsm-
ities," and he recognises the fact that ''mis.
chief 10 brewing from the elements Of Com.
munism and revolutionism even on this
side Of the ocean," The sppositeness ol
these remarks h no less striking than the
force with which they are uttered. Com.
Ing from Prince Of the Church, who fol
the first time 10 this country speaks with
authority second only to tAat OF the Holy
Father himself, the Cardinals counsel and
warning are equivalent 70 . command, and
will be received e such by all the children
Of the Charch.-[ TAs lvisA DemOcret.
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postrp.


BY ANNA y. BURNHAN.
"Ain't any iins in the world to plsyi
Ev'yfng's old and b'oke!"
Grumbled the little ones, in the way
Of all the worlds little folk.
So sister thought up wonderful game,
And told them all to bark"
1t hadn't any particular uame-
She called it Playing Noah's Ark"
"we'll take this tub for Mark. you know,
And then the animals come.
Two by two. ~ they used TO 60,
I'm Mrs. Aethuselum;
And Teddy, he's Father Noah, we'll play;
Well get iaside, and marx.
Right down In . register book. the way
You all come into the Mark"
Wed better have some preachiu', l hnk;
Noah prob'ly did. guess"
So Mrs. Methuselum In pink.
And Noah in his baby dress.
Preach and preach to ",o the wicked folks"
''Bs dood!- and "Love my Lord."
mind your movver." aud "Go TO shurchr'
But, alas with one accord.
They laugh Ia his face-poor Father Noah,
Preaching with might and main.
"Dess AT we've seen q shower before!
Who's rysid Of your old wet rainr'
The kittens think II the best Of jokes;
Old Rover begins TO bark.
They're playing they are the wicked folks
A-left out Of the Mark
There's smother tub on the edge Of the sink;
IL falls with splash, and thud.
Poor little wicked folks !" Didn't fink
Old Noah meni truly fioodr'
Wide ArGke.
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The Vision Seen by Old Charity
Sturges, Aged LOG.

The following story, never before In
print, has been repeated by the people OF
Poplar Plains for nearly two generations.
Ii is the experience OF Mrs Gould Jelliffe's
grand mother, Charity Sturgis, who died
at a great age in 1927. The story Is from
The lips of Mrs. JeiIife, herself we'll ad-
vlnced In years. Mrs. Sturgis was a de-
vout woman, and towards the latter part
OF her life had great desire to see tue
New Jerusalem. Her wish was gratided
through the medium OF vision, during
which a lovely being from another sphere
appeared at her bedside and offered TO con-
duct her TO the gates of the beautiful city
She feared TO undertake the Journey, as
che had not walked in the street for more
than twenty years. But the visitor reas-
sureJ her, and said: Lay hold on me and
l viii take you safely there" They went
in company a long. long distance, and
finally reached a lake where there was q
great multitude OF little children, each
with Il silver cup, and drinkina from the
water OF the lake. She asked what this
meant, and was told the children were
those murdered oy Herod in his attempt
to kill the Saviour, and that they were
drinking spiritual water. 'Oh!" she said
.'how wish | could drink OF it," You
may" said her guide, when the childr ell
come this way"
They soon approached and she Quenched
her thirst from the living water. Looking
at the opposite shore OF the lake she saw
three persons in bright ralment, and was
told by the guide that they were Joseph,
Mary and Christ. Continuing the Journey
| they passed along steep and narrow way,
| and came to door, whicE opened aud
they entered. Inside she beheld count
less happy people, among whom were
those sne had known in early life, and who
had long since died. While addressing
them and listening to their answers she
| exclaimed, 20, what beautiful place
Would that could stay here!" Bet the
| guide said, No, not now, you must 20
| back to earth for awhile, and then you
| may come and live here always"
Thus pacided, she set out on her return.
passing over giddy heights and through
valleys filled with rocks snd crags. From
xn eminence she caught :sight Of dread
| full looking spot, and, on asking the guide
| its character, was told it was the everlas.
| ting abode OF the wicked. Wearied with
the effort thus far made, the old lady cared
TO see no more, and wished to return. Al
my.teriOusiy as he had come. the guid.
vanished and she awoke but to fiud her
sell in her apartment and safely 10 bed
The strange part OF this tale Is yet to b.
told. =.
As has already been stated, Mrs. Stur
ges had not LEFT her house for more thai
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Unto the Desired Haven.
Psalm crii.

Psalm crii.
BY ASsoS u. RANDOLPH.
What mstter how the winds may bow.
Or blow they east, OF blow they west
What reck how the ,ides may how,
Since ebb q food alike 10 best
No summer calm, no winter gale,
lmpedes or drives me from my Way;
i steAdfAsi toward the haven sAn
That lies, perhaps, no, far Away.
! mind the weary days Of old.
When motiouIess see med to lie:
The nights when ceroe the pillows rolled,
And changed my course. 1 knew not why.
! feared the eslni, feared the gale,
Foreboding danger and delay,
Forgetting Was thus TO sail
To reach what seemed so far away.
l measure not the loss and fret
Which through those year. Of doubt bot c
! keep the memory fresh. and yet
Would hold Gods patient mercy more.
What wrecks have passed me in the yale,
What ships gone down on suDmer-day;
While I, with iuried or spreading sail,
Stood for the Haven far away.
hat mst,er how the winds may blow,
Since fair or foul alike Is best;
God holds them In His hand. know,
And | may leave TO Him the rest.
Assured that neither calm nor gale
Can bring me danger or delay,
As still toward the Haven sail
That lies, know not far away.
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II suppose you have been to your
lodge" she scornfully inquired when she
opened the door upon him suddenly at
midnight. The door had maliciously re.
fused responce to every effort he had made
on the lock with section of . pretzel he
held in his hand. No. no, my DEAR be
replied with gushing caodor, "you see ]
stopped at a ,hic) strawb'ry fes'v'l on my
way home-t' help church long, you
know-an' the (hic) berries soured on my
stomach. Coniound strawb'ry festivals,
anyway s'uriy in the season; last one'll
take ma in."
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How TO SUCcEED.-Betore departing for
his foreign home, Bayard Taylor made the
following remarks respecting the rules OF
success, that are worth their weight in
gold to any and every young man, Us the
experience Of one whom all delight to
honor:
Il have always reverently accepted
them; first, labor; nothing can be had for
nothing; whatever a man achieves, he
must pay for IL; and no favor Of fortune
can absolve him from his duty. Secondly
patience and iorbearance; which is simply
dependent, on the slow justice OF time.
Thirdly and most important, faith. Unless
. man believes In something far higher
than himself, something Infinitely purer
and grander than he can ever become-un-
less he has an instinct OF an order beyond
h's dreams, Of laws beyond his conprehen-
sion, OF beauty, and good, and justice, be-
side which his own ideals sre dark, he will
fail 10 every loftier form Of ambition, and
ought to fail"
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Vol. XIV. Whole No. 1872. N. Is.

twenty years. Indeed, she could only
walk by the aid OF q crutch and cane.
The absence 0fthese articles was the first
thing noticed by tho attendant, who call.
ed In the morning to wait upon her. The
clay pipe she was in the habit Of smoking
had also disappeared. On being question:
ed as to the whereabouts OF the missing
articles, the old lady said they were lying
on the ground under large tree.
Repairing 70 the tree, which was nearly
a mile from the house. crutch, cane and
pipe were found In the very position indi-
cated.-Mrs. Sturges was never sick day
in her life. Death came finally like gen.
tie sleep, when she was in her l06th year.
and she passed through the gates she had
seen in vision, and into the real New Je-
rusalem. Her ashes rest Ia the old ceme-
terry at Poplar Plains.-Ovcr them, . mar
BILE slab, sculptured aud properly inscribed,
is about to be erected by her many descend
ants.-Nor7cdik Gazette.
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Booth, ~ OtAs1lo, lett the imprint Of bis
painted m0ustachs on the lips Of Desdesso-
na, In Dalsluovo. SAe tried TO wipe OF the
oiack. mark bat only spread 1t over her
face. sid TOT oscs Tie Wr0ngsd wife died
amid upgoariOus laaghtDr.
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NEIGHBORLY LOvE.-Genuine neighbor-
ly love knows no distinction Of persons.
IL is like the sun, which does not ssn On
what it snail shine, or what It shall warm !;
but shines and warns by the very laws of
its own being. So there is nothing hidden
from light and heat.
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s Dom Pedro is growing uneasy again
and has decided to visit the Paris show.
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THE SCIENCE OF LIFE;

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National Republican., 1878-04-22
THE CRY OF political FRAUD.

The Democratic press of the State of
Maryland have been lOud-mouthed in their
cry of fraud and corruption in politics and
government. Taking them at their word,
one would conclude that every Democratic
organ and statesman in "My Maryland is
political saint who is fully prepared in
perfection for translation to political par
adise, If any such exists The organs of
the party denounce the Republican Admin
istration as imbedded in official corruption
and the President as stupendOus fraud.
Mr.. BLAIR, the chief trumpeter of the Leg
isature of Maryland, has awakened the
echoes of almost every hill and val
ley in the State with his cry of
Presidential fraud. He has ham
mered the Legislature until to get rid
of his din, it has passed his resolutions look
ing to quo wGrdnto proceedings to oust the
President as fraudulent usurper Senator
DENNIS, to save the lapels and buttons of
his coat from disruption, presented the Ma
ryland resolutions TO the Senate of the
United States, and then "set down on them"
very hard. Thus that State has been more
prominent than any other of its magnitude
in the country in sending forth its srowls
against political fraud and corruption.
Now, State and party which is to be-
come public censor on such questions should
have very clean hauds We venture the
opinion that no State in the Union, great
or small, has more glaring sins relating to
political fraud and corruption to answer for
than Maryland. Its present Governor
would not have been inaugurated as execu-
tive of the State but for the shameless cleo
ton frauds practiced in the canvass by
which he was elevated to position. The
fraudulent voto cast In the city ofBaltimore
far exceeds his entire majority and but for
that Governor CARROLL would have suf-
fcrcd defeat a. he deserved,
Then, again, speaking Of official corrup-
tion the law is shamefully violated daily
National Republican., 1878-04-22

TME people Of the District owe a debt Of gratitude
to Messrs; HusIos HESDEE BtACKBURS, Town
SEND OF New York, and other members OF the
House who have 50 ably championed their cause
Washington &nr.
Which is the cause of all mankind who visit
the beautiful city. Their gratitude is un-
mixed though the recipients are queer mix
ture. HUTTON and TOWNSEND! Think of
it.-Richm0nd STAT.
Despite every consideration of fairness
and justice, political influences or prejudiccs
will crop out in every discussion Of District
affairs. Even the good-naturcd snecr we
quote above from our Richmond cotem-'
pOrary betrays the truth of this assertion.
But it is to be hoped that Congress will
cease to be influenced by such prcjudices,
and especially that citizens OF tho District,
whether in or out of official position, will
cease committing acts calculated TO arouse
them. What we all want, and what tho
Committee Of One Hundred, composed rs it
was by citizens OF all political crecds asked
for is definite adjustment of the relations
between the District and the General Gov
ernment. If we are to bear the entire
burden Of taxation for the support of the
Capital of the entire nation let US know it,
and we will cut our cloth" accordingly.
And if we are to be relieved, as we believe
We justly should be, of fifty per cent. of that
taxation, let us know that, so that we may
rise up and bless Mr.. HCETON or Mr.. Town
SEND, or any Democrat or any Republican
who successfully serves us in the hour of
our need. We want fair show at the
hands of the Representatives of all the peo-
pie, the people whose Capital we have beau
titled and rescued from disgrace to make it
the pride and boast of every patriotic Amer
lean citizen.
National Republican., 1878-04-22
A POLITICAL HANdAN.

Perhaps Senator CoNKLINa chose 8. J. TIL
DEN's special organ, the New York World, for
the publication Of his malicious spite against
President HAYES because he could find no re-
spectacle Republican newspaper to honor him
in such an exhibition.-Chicdpo TribEae,
The conduct of MINES in publishing to
the world in the World tissue of state
ments imputed to Senator CoNKLINa which
are In no degree authorized by him, and
which have never been uttered by him un-
der set interview, Is sufficiently reprchen-
sible and disgraceful, but II is slightly re-
lieved by the Chicago Tribune when it gives
utterance to the above contemplate mis-
representation Of fact. OF the two, MINES
is to be the most respected under all cir
cumstances He has no character to in.
vest in his enterprise, while the Tribune
has, and II should not be rs prodigal Of II
Us this instance reveals. The Tribune should
bc prudent even to parsimony regarding its
estate of political respectability, for 1t be-
came bankrupt in 1872, and has been
struggling to retrieve its fortunes ever since.
If 1t hopes now to build up its estate
by gratifying its petty spites toward those
who have never betrayed the principles or
interests Of the Republican cause by enlist
ing under the Democratic banner, ii mis-
takes its course. IL should not hate and
make war upon that excellence it cannot
reach, but rather show works meet for re-
pentence; fight tho common foe, instead Of
dealing its blows upon the stalwart Defend
ers of the Republican faith, and by life Of
modesty and n nursing Of good faith en-
deavor to assume a respected position in the
party it once betrayed. This would be far
more profitable to its future estate than any
effort it may make to detract from that Of
Senator CoSKLISG to enhance its own.
When Senator CoNKLING gives utternnce
10 his sentiments he seeks no immunity ;
but when the Tribune attempts to cram into
his pockets the stolen goods Of o mere pill
fcrer, it places itself on par with the thief,
only, perhaps, the latter has little advant-
age in the scale of respcctability