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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-03

Figures given in another column show that
81 costs about $500 more foE an S00-ton ship
t. get a cargo of grain at NewYork than at
Philadelphia. in spite of the tact that towage
up the Delaware is much more expensive than
into our harbOr. Excessive charges have
driven to other ports much OF the gram trade
which used TO come to New York. Our COM
mercial advantages over other Atlantic coast
cities are unquesuonably great, but there is
such thing as taxing vessels 80 high that
owners will prefer to forego them and seek
for cargOes elsewhere.
The twenty-eighth annual meeting OF the
Association for the Advancement of Science
was brought to u successful close yesterday
The honors of the last days proceedings were
fairly carried off by Mr.. Edison, who gave a
highly interesting account of his experiments
with platinum, and threw food of light upon
the new properties Of the metal which were
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21

s,ss. uo .1d the cheapest, for old and sou'g' G O.
then the pobbiest styles and the lo"es' of';5 a, o.
DEAIHAM's. m 62 Kiug st., coTnsr '' fs't''@'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21
FISH
DOTOMAO HERRING,
eIws,CEKIEs AHD LIQUORS.

Z RRODERs & CO.,
Wholesale Dealers and Jobbers in
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, FLOUR,
SALT AND FISH.
A full line of celebrated pure, old Whiskeysr
Brandies, Gin, Rum, &c, Massey g Co.'s Phila-
dsphis and Ciaagetfa Baltimore Aes, ana i.5g befg'
Agents FOR James S. Welch Best Family
Flour, james s. Kirk g. Co.'s Standard Soaps,
Dupont s. Co.'S. Sporting and Blasting Gun
powder, snd Baltimore and Potomac hlVer
Steamers
Orders promptly attended TO- and conslgn-
ments solicited. No. II Klng street,
oct N-tf Ale1andrla, va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21

Avoid the very appearance o, nGI'u uy ""r. a.
your stoves stored aI1 az Kna Hsp a,a Columbus St,
Cal and zee their new Ie7o'V'us iVp 1% JSoA
Stove. -----.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21
BEDFORD (vlRGEHiA)
Alum and Iron Springs Water,

1T ~
MASS AND PILLS,
For certain forms of dyspepsia, Diseases Pecu.
lisr to Females, Chronic uisrrhoea, 6roncnlsl,
Scrofulcus and Cutsneous Affections, Disorders
of the Liver. Kidneys and Bladder, Ueoiiity'
Malaria and Hesdscne,
"Eousl to sny Wster of its class known to
mel BUsTED MCGUIRE. NJ. D., w.
Unsatisfactory in Uterine Diseases and in ha'
lsrioas conditions" g W. Vail NJ D. ONO.
efficient is Dyspepsia snd Nervous Dl3eases
arising from impure blood"
q. T. HARRISON, N. 7.
Used with SUCCESS in certain ei'ssseT psSSu1AF
Beneficial in Mslsra FeEer y nnDds and GGlpn' DIP
Invaluable in scrofula"
w. j. GILBERT, M. D., y, c.
Recommended as prophylactic IN yellow
Fever Districts D. 4 FAIREx, M. d., La:
The Summer Season of these Springs begins
June let. Terms $50 month. Carriages meet
visitors at Forest or Lawyer5, each miles from
the Springs, upon advice Of arrival. Accom-,
modatons unequslled. All the comforts ana
attractions Sk,llful resident Physician
sHa hal. ss boes e I 81 q for gs css
S4 for 10 gallons. 81 for 20 gallons.-on Dosfo
cars at Lynchburg, vs..
MASS so cts and 81 bottle, 81 30 end 50 tor
doz-sent post paid. This Mass is the Water
rolidifed and contains all the curative proper
ties of the water in reduced space.
PILLs.-26 cts. so cts, and 81 package, OF
sI25. $3.50 and S. post paid (hese pills consist
the Mass in sugar costed pill form to suit del
icate conditions.) Sample supply sent free to
any physician desiring to use it in practice.
Pamphlet free upon application. This remedy
of Nature is endorsed by the Medical profession
and sttested by results in thousands OF case: ns e.
during the last q years. Address a. h.DAVIES
Pres't of the Co., 78 Main st., Lynchburg Va.
Round trip tickets from points North anc
South st reduced rates.
Sold by JANNEY & CO.. Agents, Ale5an
dris Va. splo'3m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21

HAVE YOU missed something? You vii II
YOU do not buy your Dry Go0Ds a.
~" ~ |. EICIBgRd's.
;.o2u Successor to Slsymaker 4 C''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21

w KTLErJ'S PEARL and NATION
AL BLUE, in sitting boxes. For sale to the
trade st loves. figures.
MCLEAN s. UHLER,
;e16 IS King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21

SPECIAL NOTICE. TO tha ladies': we haT1
now % in store a large etock OF ladies'. Mr1-
sOd Chdrens Low onaTer sh'is sh3S .is saasS b
It .TrI i' handsome and durable. ard will be s'id
.s al such prices as cannot fail to please AL 10
~ont It viii please call and examine for themselves
ia ll0 King street. w. y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21
JUNE 81, 1879.
BAKERS AnD CoNEECFIoNEes.
SU NJ NJ Err At BREN GLE s
ICE CREAM, FRBSE MILK,
BERRIES i CREAM PIE AND MILK.

HENRY BRENGLE will add this week to
his establish ment, 10 King street, the
WEST GROVE DAIRY,
supplied twice day.
BRENGLE'S MILK and CREAM STAND
IN THE CITY MARKET "a. Simpson, Nan.
sger,) will offer the richest Milk and the purest
Cream ever produced. SEQ ard you'll agree.
Try and you'll buy. Fresh Milk will also be
kept on draft and Ia ice at his King street esssb-
lishment.
Black, Fruit, Pound, Jelly and Fancy Cakes.
Pies specially, Fruits, Nuts, Confec!ioneries,
Water Ices and all the delcscies of the season.
He caters for families and entertainments, and
supplies families with milk. my 20
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21
SKINNER REaGHTS.
SPRIN GS,

SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va.
The FINEST COLLECTION OF MINERAL
WATERS IN THE WORLD FOR VAL
UEAND VARIETY OF MEDIOI.
NALPROPERTIES.
The ChalYbeste, Alum, Sulphu: Iron Sui
phur, Healing, and the renowned Bear WslloT
Spring, all having distinctly different medicinal
progertiss, are found in the otkney s9,,eeoa
F1EsT-cLAss H4TSh TGcSs AocoAAoDA'
For seven hundred and fifty people; Co!; j.
f. CAKE, late Of Congress Hall, Cape Msy.
now of Metropolitan Hotel, Washington City,
Manager, ,oo,
Fer private teams. ard q we'll supplied livery
for the use of the guests
MINERAL BATHS.
Trb, Shower and Plunge. Every facility afford
ed these seeking Health, Comfort and Pleasure
THE WONDERFUL LURAY CAvERNS
are Situated within few hours drive of Orkney,
TO which line OF Park Wagonettes will run
dsily.
Board per day. '''""' ''""s 0N NS
week. '.'.. '....'''"if ~
month h..... ......... ....".., 40 W.
Special contracts made with families and parties.
FIVE HOURS BY RAIL
From WashiEgton via the Baltimore and Ohio
or Virgini. Midland Railroads.
III RO UGd " hOO NJ 1nIL 41oA ~ -
Issued from all points North West and South.
Good from June 1st to November lst.
ROUND TRIP TICKET
From Washington So; do. Baltimore $40; do.
Ale1sndris ST 30
Tor private carriages to order) will Ds in waiting
on arrival Of trains 1t Mount Jackson, to convey
passengers over shady and easy grade turn
pike road to Orkney.
SEASON OF 1879.
Will open June 18th. Address for descriptive
pamphlets and other informstion the Proprie.
tors at Orkney springs or the Manager at Metro
poitan Hotel, Washington City.
JONES & PARKER,
ape ljyl Proprletors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21

MARINA COLOGNE, Fine English nI;,a, ;no
z French Tooth Brushes, Colgates unhs dUts'
:;oap, Flesh Str sps, Eair Brushes ana ooH'o''
Digls is - Toilet Z 0"'s'' "f +. srAB1EE s. 90.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21
MINERAL WATERS.

MINERAL w ApEesS.
TUFTS ICE COLD SODA ARD V1cHY'
4 Saratoga, Excelsior,
0aweso, Deep kcck,
Wisconsin Wsuketha
Bethesda Penn Bedford Wster and
Boukor's Celebrated Root, Erich and
Cider Beers ou drau2ht,
AT5c. PER GLASS At
LUNT q DAVlOSON'S Drug store,
Cornor King and Washington sts.
Rsdford. Bethesda and Sarstrsa Water i,seh
from the springs ct COc per gallon. ny -
TANNEY's BRANCH STORE. n. W. corr
u ner of King and Royal streets. The follow
ing Mineral Wuter on draft st five cents per
glsss, sll ice cold:
Vichy,
Sel.zsr,
Congress,
Bedford IVA Alum and Iron,
Bedford Springs. (Ps.)
Buffalo Liths and
Deep Rock (Oswego.)
And in bottles, Saratoga A, Congress, EXCELSIOR,
Geyser aud Hathorn Springs Waters all from
Saratoga Springs. New York. and the genuine
imported Hunysdi James. and FLiedric6shsil
Rit,er Water. JANNEY & co,
ry2 Druggists, Nos. 70 ard l45 King sts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21

NEW AUCTION AND COMMISSION
~ HOUSE.
We have opened st No 22 ROYAL ST. An
Auction and Commission House.
We are now ready to receive all kinds Of mer-
chsndi;e and household goods on consignment
or purchase the same
We think it may prove an advantage to per.
SONS who have PRODUCE of any description
10 send it to US. Located Immediately opposite
the main entrance to the Market on Koysl 81,
goods can be exposed every morning at public
Suction. when the best prices may be expected.
Prompt returns made on sales: -,
Persons having FURNITURE for sale will
And it to their advantage to give US call.
We will attend to suctioneering at public sales
of property, and respectfully solicit share OF
nnhlic nst.onaoe. UNEAL q LUCAS.
EAuction goods constantly on hand and for
,sIa nov 5-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21

HEMENT FOR FRUIT CAN5-We hsVs
in store large stock of the above. " Mich
We are ofIering cheap Dealers will fad 1t TO
their advantage to give US call. ~
MCLEAN q URLER,
;o16 f6 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-21
The Man from the Rear Gar.

pecial contracts will be made with yearly "a
vertisers.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-27

'A'ASS yo"AhSAA ny 6AfHS hAhi q Iinis
Mrs Dr.. Mayer while on her way home
from the Christmas exercises last night, fell
on the pavement near Remaley's saloon
striking her head with great force. The
shock. was so great that she was insensible
for some time. ... aes.
A horse and buggy stolen near Jefferson
vile, Ohio, are in the custody Of our Mar
shal. They were brought here and put up
at Breese's livery stable yesterday morning
by two men, who. on learning that the Mar
shal was looking for them, skipped. and
have not yet been captured. The Marshal
received information Yesterday at noon
which led him to suspicion the two men.
The $50 reward offered will doubtless prove
an acceptable Christmas present.
sPRINoFIELD. q.
The mercury stopped at 40 above zero on
Friday morning. .ft...E .at.
Whitley, Fassler & Kelly have shut down,
to make some pecesssry repairs. They
start again on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aman, Of Dayton, O.,
passed Christmas lay with their friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh, Of South Scott street.
The people Of the Christ Church Sunday
School entertained the little folks last
evening friday with q Christmas tree and
SKIPPER. A royal time indeed was had.
The young men Of the Central M. e.
Church presented their pastor, Rev w. A.
Robinson, on Christmas Day with 4 beauti.
ful wolf robe. He was also remembered
by the official board, who bestowed upon
him an elegant suit Of broadcloth. ~
Ths great American truth teller, that Is,
out fat friend and jurister Dave Cornor. oi
the Enquirer, feasted his carriers end news
boys at his residence, Scott tstreet, on Christ.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-27
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial River Dispatches to the stat.l

Especial River Dispatches tn the statl
BRowNsvILLE, Pa, Dec. 27-l0:30 A. M
River 13 feet 6 inches and failing.
Weather clear. Wind south.
HINTON. W. Va. Dec. 27-11 80 A. NJ
New River 8 feet inches and falling.
Weather clear.
!. On CRY, Pa, Dec. 27-1063 A. M
Allegheny River 2 feet 4 inches and station
ary. Weather clear. Wind southwest.
PIrrsBURe, dec. 27-11 :O4 A. M-River II
feet s inches and falling.
Boat Hands Gossip.
The Potomac, for Pomeroy, and the fast
B'stona for Huntington, will be tie two
side-wheel steamers for up river ports to
day. The former will make all way land
ings desired, and the latter will connect
with the C. & o. Railway for all points East
and on the Atlantic Coast.
The Cons. Millar will be the regular
packet for the Lower Ohio and Memphis
this evening, to be followed by the Andy
Baum next Tuesday, leading off in the tri
| weekly line.
The magnificent Guiding Star will leave
at her advertised time this evening for New
Orleans Mr.. Jno. s. Jones will give pas
sengers firstclass hotel accommodations al
second-class rates. .......
The side-wheel Fred A. Blanks deferred
her departure for New Orleans till 3 O'Clock
this afternoon. Her appointments are su
perb.
The Robt Mitchell, which arrived at
| o'clock yesterday afternoon, will return Il
New Orleans next Tuesday.
The new Wyoming will pass down thi
evening for ST. Louis. She has monste
| trip on board.
River 43 feet at noon, and swelling very
| slowly. The water is up to the curb at th'
foot of Main street. 1t will not get int
the houses.
Wharfage space is very much restricted
on account of the high water and half tn
space is covered with freight discharged
| from recently arrived steamers.
| The Eldorado put off a portion of he
cargo at the foot of Ludlow street, and
discharging the remainder at the foot o
Main street.
The Bostona exhibited some speed oil
her last trip up. She made the run from
here to New Richmond 20 miles, in on
hour and 81 minutes, against rapidly risin,
river and heavy DRIFT. She can do it in on
hour and 30 minutes easily. The fast es
time ever made before was one hour ant
50 minutes. .... ......
Business is very active on the wharf to
day, and all steamers departing will hav
excellent trips. Rates to the South OF
heavy freights vary from twenty to fort!
cents per hundred.
The new Wyoming arrived from Pitts
burg this morning and will proceed to st
Louis this evening. She made the ruI
from Pomeroy here in 20 hours and lande'
four times to discharge freight. Sh
had on board 1850 tons freight
according to her bills of lading, ant
was only drawing feet forward and fee
aft. She can carry 1,500 tons She put o.
Is tons here, and is taking on an equs
amount Her pilots to this point were Ii
ander Patterson and James Hamilton. Th
latter will be relieved here by Ed. McLear
The towboats Robert PEBBLES and Georg
Matheson will not start up the river til
Monday.
A towboat and barges landed opposit
the foot of Central avenue about noon, SUI
posed to be the Sam. Roberts.
The Onward will arrive to-day from Pitt
burg with coal,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-27

the colored people have been dissatisfied
with their school for number of years
That is true. We are not satisfied, and do
not mean to be satisfied with anything less
than right and justice.
CohoRED PARENTS.
AvoNpALE, December 28th, 1879.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-27

FLEMINGToN, HunterdOn Co.. n. 7.
DIR. r. v. PIERCE Buffalo, N. Y: Three months
ago was broken out with large ulcers and sores
on my body, limbs and lace. l procured your
Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative Pellets.
and have taken six bottles, and to-day | am In
good health all those ugly ulcers having healed
and left my skin In natural, healthy condition.
thought at one time could not be cured. Al
though can but poorly express my gratitude to
you, yet there is a drop OF joy in every word
write. Yours truly, JAMES o. BELLS.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-27

The following are the opening and the lis D.
M quotations of the New York Exchange
By Lea. Sterett 4 Co.. % West Third
street. -'' 81
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-27
FINANCIAL

CINCINNATI Dec N-2P.M
New York exchange in moderate demand and
steady. Rates unchanged. Dealers buying at u
discount and selling at par. -.
Sterling quiet and unchanged. Sight at "A SIX
and sixty days at n 81 per 6.
Active demand for money to-day and supply
ample at 697 per cent
Government bonds Quiet and NO quotabls
change in local rates. Buying and selling here
M fol1oyyR.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-27
For New Orleans.

SATURDAY. 9th. at 6P. NJ. POSITIVELY.
- nGUIDING STAR, W. & Miller. Mas,
teL For freight or passage apply on
board. or 70 Royse q Mossett hgenta
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-27

For Memphis.
SATURDAY. 9th. at 5 P. NJ. POSITIVELY
~ y CONS. MILLAR, W. G. Tichenof. Mas.
ter. Apply on hoard, or to James
- 9. Wise, supt, No. II Public landing.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28
A Hygiene Liquor.

Afriend of mine, who has Just returned
from Germany, invited me to q dinner
party last week, and at the close of the
dinner-which was a singularly good
one-an unknown liquor was handed
round, which was particularly recom-
mended by the hosts, and which no one
could name. 1t turned out to be a new
" German notion of applied science to
gourmandism. The liquor was a "pepsin
essenz," invented by Prof. Oscar Iub-
ruck, of Berlin, capable of digesting
cast-lron, and with which the epicureans
of the German Empire propose to insure
that good digestion shalt wait upon
appetite. On this occasion it did 50;
but whether the cook or the Professor
must bear the palm,I can not decide. I
have seen an Alderman include dinner
pills among his dessert, and over this
the pepsin essenz, which had the flavor
of delicate hook, has some obvious
Observation-Disclosures Truth.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28
Remarkable Experience Of IN Aged
COlOred Han.

The st. Louis Republican of the 18th
says:
Mr.. William johnson. colored man
now residing in Alton, called on a friend
at the Repnbiican Office yesterday, and
IN course OF conversation related some
rather Interesting circumstances in a not
uneventful life. Mr. Johnston was born
in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1906, and his
accent is Enthusiastically Scotch, with no
touch of the African in it. When a bow
OF 10 he made the continental tour a.
servant to George Gordon, MARQUIS of
Huntley, and acquired some knowledge
OF the French and Italian languages.
He saw Lord Byron on his last visit to
Aberdeen previous to final departure
from England, and heard him make a
few remarks to the eager crowd from
the balcony of Marischal College. The
personal appearance, voice and words
OF the great poet are still wildly re-
membered. In 1922 he resided in st.
Louis, and was engaged in walling up a
well on what is now Morgan Street,
when the earth caved in upon him and
he was buried alive for thirty-seyen
and three-quarter hours. He was
brought out insensible, and waking
from the swOOn, found himself in .
room with large number of white
people and one cOlored man, the lat
ter, the founder and pastor of the
First African Baptist Church in St.
Louis. Johnston fancied he had arrived
in heaven, and that the reverend gentle
man was the devil, come to carry him
to less comfortable quarters. He recol-
lects that he begged piteously to be
spared the transfer. His experience in
the well cost him the SIGHT of one eve.
several severe wounds, and permanent
internal injury. He was, however, soon
able to resume his trade. After doing
some work on the old Courthouse he
was engaged in the construction of the
Catholic Cathedral on Walnut Street.
and laid the last course of stone in the
tower-nOw surmOunted by wooden
spire. Good stOne-masons were scarce
here in those days, especially for such
lofty work; and when he had put the
final touches to it and descended, Bish-
op ROsatti gave him five-dOllar gold
piece and liberal amount of wine. He
soon afterward removed to Alton, where
in 1887 he buried Elijah p. Loveioy, the
now famous first martyr in the Adolf
ton cause. He also Officiated at the re-
interment of the remains some 20 years
since.
Mr.. Johnston, though somewhat Grip
Piled in body, is sound and clear in
mind, and cOnverses intelligently upon
all subjects with which he is familiar.
He was admitted to the ancient and
honorable order of FreemasOns in Aber-
deem, shortly after he gained his major
ity.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28
Indian Relics.

A late number of Ha,per's Maqazine
says one of the greatest archaeological
puzzles in our country is the large fake
flint, usually called 1eaf-shaped imple-
ments. They are from four to nine
inches in length, three to five wide, and
about half an inch thick, round ut the
base, and very Obtusely pointed at the
opposite extremity, the apex being
slightly on one side. They show no
signs whatever of use; all are found i'm
masses from a few to many hundred.
Mr.. Thos. Rhodes of Akron, O., has
lately discovered cache of these OBJ
jects about three miles from that town.
under an old tamarack stump, about
two feet below the surface, in peat or
muck. There were 1871 in the nest
the largest eight and One-half inches
long by three and half inches wide;
the smallest, two and half inches long.
They are manufactured out of ebert.
and that of which these implements are
made has an infisorial origin, and
abOunds in the sub-carbOniferOus rocks.
and also in the cOrniferOus coral-reefs.
Two of these implements have been sent
to Mr.. William Clifford of this county,
one of the best-pOsted authorities on In.
dian and geological deposits on this con-
tinent. After careful examination he
pronounced them to be Indian plows.
and he pointed to the bottom of each
implement, which shows an unmistaka-
BILE earth-polish. The squaws, it is well
known, used to raise corn, and the
ground was scratched over with these
stone Plows. They planted their corn
year after year in the same hill. An
old Indian corn-field was to be seen not
many years ago, a few miles above
ChillicOthc. The hills were still stand
ing, and were about two feet high.
These stone plows, or hoes, were used
to scrape the earth up around the hills.
This is no doubt the true explanation.
and the reason why so many are found
together is that the discoverer happens
to unearth the place where the Indians
placed them after the season was over.
Peoria Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-28
THROUGH THE WOODS TO SCHOOL.

Long, long ago, in the glad spring weather,
When skies were sunny and winds were cool
We rOmped and ran through the woods to
gether,
Jessie and l, on our way to school.
Down through the boughs, the sunlight, break
ing,
Sent trembling shadows across our way,
And dear little birds their homes were making
With busy journeys from spray to spray.
But Jessie and l. that fair May morning,
Went hand in hand in u headlonS race,
And heard in the distance the. school bells
warming,
Calling us each to our empty place.
day, in the mellow autumn weather,
The sky was cloudy, the wind was cool,
We walked in the woods, we two together,
And talked OF the happy days ut school
The beaten path to the school yard gate,
That seemed to lengthen, across the meadow
TOtwice its distance, when we were late.
This grown up Jessie is calm and quiet,
stylish maiden, demure and tail,
Did she remember the old time riot,
The cry and scamper, the shout and fall?
She held her fiounces above the clover,
And glanced about with an absent look,
And waited for my safe escort over
The stepping stones in the meadow brook.
And I, it is true, let who will deride me,
felt the tears from my heart arise
As looked mt the cool pale face beside me,
The languid figure, the listless eyes.
A pretty lady, and learned, very!
But lOnged, like sentimental fool
For the bright little playmate, swift and merry,
Who ran with me through the woods to
school!
Mary Ainge De Tere, in Youths Companion.