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MY LOVE.

"Two letters for Mrs. Aylmer. There,
take them, Annie, and read them, while |
run over my correspondence"
And, with a tender smile, my husband
he who only yesterday had borne me from
the altar a ~loveless bride-passed over to
NE the letters he had just received from the
hands Of the conciegre Of the Partisan hotel
where we We're staying on the first stage of
our honeymoon trip.
1t was the first time I had seen my mar
ried name boldly inscribed upon an enve-
lope, and / think only then fully realized
that l was Philip Aylmer's welded wife, to
have and to hold until death did us part.
Was it this thought, or the sudden sight
of a handwriting strangely familiar, which
caused me to shndder and grow pale?
One of the letters was from my mother.
it-how she would tell me over and over
again the old story OF the nobility Of the
man l had married, and her JOY that my
ship had ridden into such safe anchorage.
The other-why was it that, as my fingers
touched it, my husband raised his eyes to
see the ~tell-tale flush their glance brought to
my cheek.
GOOD news, my darling!' he questioned,
tcnderly."
81 have not had time to find out" [ an
swered, curtly. 81 like to read my letters
alone"
A hurt look came over Philips face, but
he said nothing, and half an hour later | was
alone and had opened the letter from the
man | loved.
Yes, I was a wite-a bride, in fact but
my heart had never been given unto my
husbands keeping.
L did not pause to think which of my gods
was the more worthy. | only knew that
Vane Marston's eye had burned their way
into my soul-and yet was another mans
wife.
How did it all happen? could hardly
tell myself. [ knew Vane loved me he
had told me, but he never ask me to become
his wife. And now | held his letter in my
hand, and the content, which, during these
three quiet days, had crept into my heart.
vanished in a maelstrom OF anguish. Thus
began the letter to me, another mans wife
my Darling-They tell me you are mar.
ried. cannot, dare not, believe it."
Thus it ran, a series of mad reproaches
tor Inconsistency and faithlessness, until
could no longer read, and, with the sheet
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THE H0 nj { CIRCLE
THE GRIST MILL,

II. II.
The gri5t mill stands beside the stream,
With bending roof and leaning wall,
SO old, that when the winds are wild,
The miller trelnblc lest it fall;
But moss and ivy, never serc.
Bedrock it Ger from year to year.
The dam is deep, and welded green;
The gates are raised, the waters pour,
And tread the old wheels slippery steps
The owestr ound forever more.
Methinks they have d sound of ire,
Because they cannot climb it higher.
From morn till night, in autumn time,
When yellow harvests load the plains,
Up drive the farmers to the mill;
And back anon, with loaded wains;
They bring a wealth OF golden grain,
And ta+e it home i'll meal again.
The mill inside is dim and dark;
But, peeping in the open door,
You see the miller fitting round,
And dusty bags along the floor;
And by the shaft and down the spout,
The yellow meal comes pouring out.
And all day long the winnowed chat
Floats rouud it on the sultry breeze,
And shineth like a settling swarm
Of golden-winged and belted bees;
Or sparks around a blacksmith's door,
When bellows blow and FORCES roar.
love our pleasant, quaint old mill!
1t minds me of my early prime;
Ills changed since theu, but not so much
AS | am, by decay and time;
Its wrecks are.mossedf from year to year,
But mine all dark and bare appear!
/ stand beside the stream of life;
The mighty current sweeps along,
Lifting the flood-gates of my heart;
1t turns the magic wheel of song,
And grinds the rirened harvest brought
From out the golden field Of Thought.
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vICIssITUDEs OF F

The sweet emotion, the vivid dreams that
glimmer in the far away future. Cherished
hope, passionate love, and vague fear, are
inspired whilst the innocent babe is yet i'll
its mothers arms. This little being is the
Joy and pride of the household and watched
with tender care as we watch over some
cherished flower. 1t gladdens our hearts
and brightens our homes. How soon those
days will come, so full of childish merri-
riment, so full OF innocent glee; how, when
long years have passed away, we look back
upon those childhood's happy days; and
when worn, and weary, and tired OF the
worlds cold and pitiless gaze, we, with sad
heart, long for those dear happy days again.
Now the time has come, and we must pre-
pare ourselves, we must learn the many les
sons that the great battle of life demands of
us. Each has his or her vocation in lite.
Some press ever upward ane onward, whilst
others never look above the common level j;
never aspire to what is good and great !;
never Took to one side or the other to see
what lies in their path, as they glide through
the great river of time. While those who as
| pire to greatness become useful members of
society, their %watchword is onward. What
a mystery of darkness this world would be
were it not for the adventurous spirit who
seeks to unshroud all that is obscure and
mysterious! Such are the thoughts that are
instilled in our minds during our school
days. Our school days are over. Have we
accomplished anything? Is the world any
better off for our having lived? No; we
have only begun; we have left our paternal
home to begin life. We know not whether
it be a lite Of honor and fame, or sorrow and
shame. We know that we have begun.
How many lessons haze we got to learn,
that experience alone can teach us? Oh,
how bitter sosne fall upon the heart, when,
above the din of human discord, and in the
midst of sorrow and anguish, WE learn the
these sad, cruel lessons! Are our lives puri.
fed by sorrows? Are we better fitted fol-
our future lives? 1t must be so, for Cod
has endowed the human soul with the righl
TO struggle through all conditions of being
and we should ever pray for the better, the
higher, and the holier, that we may be bet
ter able to help those whose feet are stray
ing into darkness and forbidden paths
What next? Two mortals have outgrowI
the first condition of liie,-two souls, two
minds are bound together BY a DEVOTION 81
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GREELEY ON LAWYERS.

AAis 0lCClCy, Suh i illIuSCs lIAS 40
Denslow, a young attorney" Greeley
a short grunt of recognition, but did
even look around. /. embarrassed,
shrunk away to one corner and took a chair.
He went Oh around the room, looking at
pictures and what not, and in about tive
minutes, when his back was turned on me
and | thought he had forgotten me he sud-
denly, without looking at me, said HEN!
So you're an attorney, are your" / con-
tessed it. IL hate lawyers!o he exclaimed
emphatically. ~ hate lawyers; they do
more mischief than their heads worth.'
ST suppose they are a necessary evil,"I
suggested, deprecatingly.
aWholly unnecessary" he insisted.
IL suppose you will acknowledged I
said, that they promote good order and
remove impediments to good government
"Just the contrary! just the contrary"
he squeaked, in his old f~alsetto; they
cause disorder, and they are the chief obsta-
cles to good government,
| thought the man was crazy. perhaps
you will tell me" | suggested, show debts
would be collected without lawyers?"
Don't want 'em collected! don't want
'em collected!' he squeaked; if A let's B
have his property without payment, I don't
see why y, d, Il, +, and all the rest of the
alphabet should be called on to serve as i
police to get it back! No debt should be
collected by law. It's monstrous! Let a
man trust another man at his own risk.
Even a gambler pays his debts that he isn't
legally obliged to pay, and calls them debts
Of honor; but men will put their property
out of their hands to prevent the legal col
lection Of their grocery bills. Abolish all
laws tor the collection OF debt, and that
would abolish the most of your lawyers
good radiance !'-Indianapotis Jonanal Let
ter,
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pure, so holy, that q dew-drop from heaven
would not mar its hallowed tenderness by an
immense friendship that yields to death
Young and hopeful they journey on through
LIES ever changing tide, until youth is
TRANSPORTED by this pure and holy passion,
and by heavens help they have built their
own earthly paradise. The hand of time has
dealt roughly with us, and the vicissitudes
of life haye silvered the hair and lett thier
marks of sorrow and care upon our wrin-
Killed. brows. Have we realized any hope
that cleaned in the glorious future? Have
we accomplished any deed worth a nook in
tame? Have we lived up to our best know
ledge OF purity OF principle? Have we lived
up to what the Golden Rule teaches-"Do
unto others as you would that they should
do ante you;'' and if thus we nave lived,
the sunset of life is crowned with peace and
happiness, and when death calls us away
we can say, III work upon earth is ended,
and we are ready to meet our friends IN our
eternal home.
Death! Who has not felt his cold grasp
robbing us OF some treasure? What home
has not felt his chilling presence? What
heart has not been wrung by a terrible grief
at the loss of some dear friend? All that
: we love, all that we cherish, all that we hold
most sacred and dear, fall victims alike to
. his mighty prey. Cruel death! No matter
: how blighting thy sorrow, how deep thy
9 anguish, time will in a great measure hea
the wound. until it seems as though we haC
< awakened from some sad dream of the past
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
MUNICIPAL NOTES.

The statement of the condition Of the city finances
for the week ending December 81. made by City
Chamberlain Tappsn. shows the following: s:-Balancs
December 2l, $5o7s545 81; receipts. $2357.s .s6l u;
payments. s5.ssa.o71 25; balance December u.
S1.552. 1856 49,
CORPORATION Attorney Boyd yesterday paid TO the
Comptroller the sum Of $547. penalties collected dur.
ina the month of December.
The Council of Political Reform has appointed
committee to wait upon Mayor Cooper to-day "
uratulate him upon his accession to the Mayorslty
and to pledge to him the support Of the organization
in Whatever efforts he may make To advance the inter
ests OF New York.
Mayor Cooper. attended by Mr.. Morrison his pri-
vate secretary and Colonel Tracy, arrived at the City
Hall yesterday about eleven A. M. The party had
hardly entered the Mayors Office when q number OF
natives of the sunny land of Italy presented them
selves, the two foremost of the group--a blooming
maiden of sixteen summers and burly son Of Tus-
cany-stating that they wished to yet married.
Mayor Cooper quietly called for the book containing
the ritual used on such occasions and proceeded 10
make the two one. When the Mayor camo to that
part of the ceremony where the groom is asked
whether he will "love, cherish and honor" his wife,
tho Italian, who rc1oced In the of Niconi Sa-
vino, did not appear to understand the question. At
length, however, IL sudden light had been shed
the subject, he said, In half musng way, 'Yos,
promise 10 support her ~ far = my means viii
allow"
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
VERY DEAF, INDEED.

Edward saylcs appeared yesterday morning in the
Harlem Police Court with shoe one foot and
stocking ON the other He IL very deaf.
"You were dry last night, Edwardg queried Judge
Duffy.
"All jargon to me. Your Honor" Answered the
prisoner.
Sergeant Barrett at tho request of the Court then
placed his mouth TO Sayes and left his own open
to Judge Duffy.
Eyes. things are pretty high" replied sayles to
the question first put.
"Where IL your homer
"Never was in Rome the reply.
"Where do you live-al?" called Sergeant Barrett
with peculiar emphasis.
Nothing the matter with my liver"
"rell him he Is fined 50" cried the Judge. "and
see II he understand that"
"He says your fee is too high, Your Honor; in
other words. you. charge too much." replied the
Sergeant.
well then. ask him what would be proper thing
to pay under the crcumstanccs.'
The Sergeant tried to beat this latter idea into the
prisoners brain, but rewarded with vacant
stare. The Judge then ordered sayles to go home.
and the latter tor deaf person seemed " osteh very
readily at the idsa.
The New York herald., 1879-01-03

ished and three new established increase OF
one only over the number existing previous to the
passage of the act. This act of 1875. which SIMPLY
designated by law the polling places which previously
existed by usage, Mr.. OConnor charges was'intended
by the radical leaders to afford the amphst facili-
ties to theirkolowers for repeating. and therefore
soon the democrats got possession OF the Le9s-
lature they passed the act of 1875 which, he says.
'reduced the voting precincts throughout the state
and designated for Charleston county. exclusive OF
the city twenty-five and for the city eleven making
together thirty three"
Because the act of 1878 reduced the voting precincts
in Charleston Mr. OConnor has taken it for granted
that the act reduced the number throughout the
whole State. Had he examined the two acts before
writing his letter he would have found that while the
precincts in the large republican counties OF Charles
ton, Beaufort. Orangeburg and Colleton yet it in
the polling places in nnSor osnly sny
six less than was fixed by the preyi,,
Gus act. Either the democratic Legislature did
not concur In the opinion that the Act OF 1875 af
forded the amplest facilities for repeating else
they concluded that the facilities for repeating in
certain counties were not sufficient and they. there
fore. while aboshing forty-sx. precincts, mostly in
the four counties just named. established forty new
ones for the purpose of afordng their followers ad
dtional facilities for repeating. The fact that one
halt OF the polls abolished in Charleston county
shows plainly that the main object Of the Legsla-
ture was to strike ut the republican votes OF the
largest republican county in the State by locating the
polls there to virtually dsfranchse hundreds OF
colored voters. For not only did this abolish
polls which had existed for ten years. but
located others beyond the reach OF those voters
for whom they intended. and even left some To-
calites without any polls whatevertor instance st.
Andrews. on the main. This much have deemed
necessary to say In reply to Mr.. O'Connors cham
ponshp OF this disgracetul piece OF legislation by
opposing which the Hon. j. Is. Campbell, democratic
Senator from this county, incurred the bitter hos
tility of his own party.
AppARESrLY uNANswERABLE FACTS
have devoted SO much space to the frauds In
Charleston county that am compelled to refer very
briefly to those in Orangeburg county, where the
system adopted was the same that employed to
change the result in the country precincts Of Charles
ton county, and which have already described in
another part OF this letter. The number OF ballots
found in the boxes invariably exceeded the number
Of names Of recorded the poll list US will
be by glance ut the figures at eleven out OF the
nineteen polls la that county, as follows:-
No. Of Names No. Of Bal Excess of
Poll Last Re- lots Found Ballots
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
ALMOST A LIFE.
1 PISTOL FIRED AMONG A PARTY OF LADIES ON
NEW YEARS NIGHT

4 PISTOL FIRED AMONG PARTY OF LADIES ON
NEW YEARS NIGHT.
Quite commotion created on New Years
evening in the apartments of Mrs. Crowley, who was
receiving calls ut No. 221 Broome street. number
Of her lady friends with her. and among them
were Mrs. Williams and her daughter Kate. Nothing
of special moment had occurred all day until young
man named Frank Ballard, an insurance broker
entered to wish the ladies happy New Year. and
then Mr.. Charles Engel alias Seymour Butler,
had trouble with him. Just how 1t all
came about and who to blame was not divulged
yesterday the parties interested present at the
time OF the occurrence positively declined to say
anything about it. All that is known may be summed
up IN very few words. MIR. Engel objected to Mr..
Ballards presence in the house and it is alleged.
pulled pistol. which went off, the ball partially in
1uring Mrs. Williams in the arm. Engel fled during
the excitement which followed. and there
great deal of trouble anticipated Officer Lano was
called and arrested Mr. Frank Ballard.
Yesterday afternoon Ballard arraigned at Essex
Market Police Court, before Judge Kilbreth. and
fronted with Mrs. Williams and her daughter Kate.
There was good deal of unwillngness displayed by
these people to afford any explanation of the nntoward
affair. But enough was learned to show that Charles
Enge and Mr. Ballard rivals in love. At all events
1t Is claimed by the Williamses that Kate is the
wife of Engel, and that she has been very much an
noyed by the persistent and unwelcome attentions of
Mr.. Ballard. The difficulty which occurred at Mrs.
Crowleys Is believed to have been caused by Engels
jealousy: but while pistol shot fired from the
weapon In Engel's hands. il will be almost impos-
siblo to get any one to swear that he pulled the
trigger with felonious intent to do Ballard
or anybody else harm. Mrs. Williams slightly
wounded: but she said yesterday she would not
make any charge against Engel. who is still at large
because she firmly believed that the injury to her
was accidental. In this state of things Judge Kill
breth compelled to discharge Ballard and the
others. Still he has ordered the arrest of Engel.
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
A NEW FLOWER.
From the London Glnhn. |


The italian Fdgtuiid records the discovery Of new
gigantic flower which is of such amazing splendor
as well size that the Victoria Regid and the Raea
Av,oih appear dwarfs by its side. The for
tunate finder of this remarkable plant IS the renowned
traveller and naturalist Odoardo Bcccari, who has
chiefly earned his by his exhaustive researches
In the East Indian Archipelago. This hitherto un-
known flower unfolds its mighty chace bud
IN the forests OF Sumatra The discoverer at
tributes IL 10 the family of AmorphophdLus aud has
given II the specific Of Titdnun. The diameter
Of tho flower when full blown. averages thirty-three
inches A peculiar misfortune has happened TO tho
roots of the Titan" which Signor Bcccar has de-
spatced 10 Europe Six chests of bulb roots arrived
at Genoa on board French steamer. addressed to
the Marquis Corsi-Salviati, OF Florence who Is fa-
nous hOrtculturist and who had prepared special
culture houses for the plant. The customs officers
OF Genoa. however, out OF terror of the dreaded
I'tynorera have been prohibited from admitting
any living plants into this port. The rule
prevails ut present throughout the Italian
Kingdom. lest the terrible little foe of the
vineyards should be housing himself in the immi-
grant plants and the harmless bulbs of the Titan
were excluded In obedience to the strict letter of the
law. Notwithstanding this law, the Fdy'dd de-
clares that vnestocks from Bordeaux arc being con-
stantly landed In Genoa The importer declares that
his bundles Prc wanted for walking sticks and UNI
brea handles and under this alias they escape the
scrutiny of the customs officers, who never think
that the wine louise" may be sccretng himself in the
innocent looking bundles. What has become of
Signor Dcccari's important cargo the Italian journal
dos not yet know.
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
QUITE A LIVELY TIME.
w. Ich bin die landlady. shure 1"

"Yaw, Ich bin die landlady shure r.
''And your name il p
"Mrs. Opperlnan. Ich bin pardner by Mr.. Ruth in
dot saloon broadway. We hev Elm boarding house.
too. Yaw."
"Do you know Lewis and shaughncssy. the pris-
oncrs at the bar 2"
"Yaw. Dem como by mcin bar und make droubes." !"
''Do you know them p
81 bet you'll See here vunce. Dem come by mein
house dwo weeks ago und say to me. Mrs. Opper-
man. We like dot We stay by your house; want .
bed Elm bedl' sacht Ich Youm dree fellersY
You see, Judge, dere Elm audra feler: his name
vas MacCormach. Och, dot man. no dc vurst
loafcr of de whole pizness. vell dey tell mo, yaw.
dey vaIft bed for dree. Und f dem dot bed for
dree for fer toer week. But dem fellers don't got
don't care much aboud dis; but dem fell
lcrs dem comm by mein place efery day und
cat up mcn sassage und salad una herring
und tings und never spend cent. Yaw das list
Den dem gon oud und spracht INNER base aboud mo
und den gettcn mad. Mr.. Lewis sacht Ich gest-
FREQ lunch. dots bcsscr dot you goin oud. don't
want dot you stay by men blace. You pay me nod
ing und you'm baser carl, und want
dot you lief right away Das list allie.
Veil, he get mad und call me names
und slowk me auf dot kopf, und den mein bardncr,
shout NIT his voice. Let de woman co. but iif do
Dutchman hellv Den dere vas var. bet you. Bates
und dishes und glasses fly und Mr.. Ruth ho shoot
NIT his pistol und dem fellcrs runned away. he'd
Lewis und Shaughysy arrested. but MacCormach ho
get away
answer and they were locked up in Jefferson Market
Prison.
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
VISITED BY A LUNATIC.

About halfpast nine o'clock in the evening of New
Years Day man Of respectable appearance called on
Mrs. Post. residing at No. 1Gi Duied street. Brook
lyn. and represented himself friend of her hus
band. After sitting for short time near ono of the
parlor windows the stranger asked Mrs. Posts
son, Zebulon, nine years of age. to stand by
his side. As the child proceeded TO comply
with the request the drew old table
knife which had been sharpened in the form of u
dirk suddenly from the pocket of his coat and made
desperate thrust with IL at the lad but fortunately.
missed him. The little fellow greatly terrified
and ran screaming from the room. Mrs Post rushed
into the street crying for help. The stranger. be-
coming alarmed. left the house and made his escape
first throwing the knife into the arcaway. Mrs.
Post described him to the police about
forty-two years OF age having black mustache an
black hair. 1t is supposed he is insane.
The New York herald., 1879-01-03
u VUlIB III tIIut county, Ub IUIIUWbs-
No. Of Names on No. Of Bal Excess Of
I10u List Re- lots knu2ld UuLL0LS
Total. 5,O48

These figures the democratic managers of
elections will not deny. Does it therefore require
any additional evidence to satisfy the country that
frauds committed at these eleven polls, where
the ballots in the boxes exceeded the names the
poll list by onethird II proof is needed to
who committed tho frauds it will be found i'll the
fact that ut each of these polls all the managers
democrats. tnat in each OF these boxes
small tissue tickets bearing the names Of the demo-
cratic candidates found in numbers about equal
to the amount the excess, and that in CT w.
ing out tickets SO to reduce the number Of
ballots to the number of names the poll list the
managers invariably drew out majority OF repub-
lcan tickets. III regard to the remaining eight polls
III Orangeburg county the state OF facts existed
at nearly all OF them. In Clarendon county, though
a different method adopted, frauds equally rs
shameless were committed though not on great
scale. the vote of that county is not very large;
still the frauds sufficient to transform repub
lican majority into q democratic majority
But it is unnecessary to dissect them as, think
have stated facts enough to convince the most scep
tca person that th charges OF fraud in regard to the
late election in this Congressional district not
baseless fabricatons These charges cannot be
by general denials evasive explanations. 1t will
not do to say that the election here "the most
quiet peaceable and orderly ever held" Whether or
not it quiet, peaceable and orderly is matter
importance in this connection. Admitting, fw
the sake OF argument, that it was, 1t is
the charge that gross frauds committed. Ro-
spcctfuly. L. w. NJ MACKEY.