New-York tribune., 1879-02-01
GLNEEIL NOILS

An amateur roer-sLatoT at the PHILADELPHIA
Skating RINK, Thursday morning, made Ten he
Journey over the a-Dnaum pavement in foryesh
minutes. lie now announces t1aJ he VIII sboitS a'{
tempt lo skate 100 miles inside OF ten IouT>.
Gambettas recent reappearance in the courts
of PARIS a an advocate was rend red worthy by
h- declaration of policy in regard to the law Of uDel.
lie had taken a brief from 'r,ud wlo 'almcd 5000
aamag = a newspaper which described An iastiy
As Il gambler who did not paw his debts. 10 lu-Lhca-
Ton oncred,aud the tribunal aY roei 9 damages
GaM1 TIA advocated a resort 10 IN En-i-h >Fsem
ln.cr vhicn ibellers kent IN chec> Dy he 'A ~
pecunary pavmenls 10 the victims, ma maintained
ihat tnIs practice would suppress ine t'i Much more
surely tnan degree "t severity In TIE crimlh 'W
4 sea captain who does nothing but pray in
te CABIN when ship is ia danger ouSlt 10. ~ "e en-
coulaaed. even II hi, prayers are answered snip
named ne Kt-e Kelock sustained severe damage On
recent voyage san Francesca 10 IL" >"y. During
heavy storm tAe captain rr,d into the cabin "th h3
wie md renamed praying uutl the gale had SUD
sided when ne returned deck and resumed his cJn'
maad II was commended behalf Of the Board Trade,
thar the capt lin was default IN giving mp the Dhr@"
OF the ship: the other hand, II was ureed 'ha' II
could not considered an act OF negligence Tor hlm %
resort 80 prayer iOr IN all prooa)liy II vas ~ the
,,fvrr mai tlc escape ~ the snip Cue. Ihr Wreck
commissioner sald il was almost HcOnceltdpit una
master OF snip should nave ao'eu So nc @ h"I eH |
guilty # the iu..gst misconduct. ana L." court gg-
leycd hin-Jo Le totally unfit todlschaige the dulles ora
master.
There are some superstitOnS that never die
ONT Belief m the dyining power OF key placed on
Bible is still common among the humber classes from
one end Of England to the other. fortnight agoa
married w0miu in the borough of Ludlow complained
that while >nc carrying pali of water through the
amen street one Of her nckbprs stopped her an ac-
cu>Cd heg of havng s.O'na sAec Ii seems that the
lady who hat lest the sheet resortc 10 the very ancient
and SUPERNATURAL test Oi the Bible aud the KEY" n
order to discover The guilty person. Armed With copy
of tn Scriptures ana key, she prranoIided LnHo"
turning the key the book near several h"nse';
and il wdS alleged that wteu sDe came 10 tle copdh
ants house. the key. with much aa"ritv began oi S
own voon to turn. The owner Of the lost sheet hen
uttered the complanant's naHe aloud. wa reupon the
Rbp turned comnlrtcly r0und aud fe ont her hnnd-
n wa, explained TO the Drucn That thc mOoc oi ".a
tlon was t. place the key Yer he O!en blo ai me
word " hithcr thou gocst / will 20" tRu loD, tae
fingers Of the persons making the investigation hego
di O,ed 90 Orm cross. lnc person ru'p'''u "a vi
,,ionesy W s thcu named aloud. and n oraue were
really thr EdllF person inc h'b 0H"'" l'i'""''" '-
to Jump aDout on the open page
4 fast Young man who had lived hard and
wasted splendid constitution ia an at Rome. Al one
moment /, was thought ae would die. His disease was
contagious. s friend, tl.d from him with fear Nheh
na rpco> cred from the danger which threatened he W"
blind Whcu nc was told would be blind for life ne
cursed Heaven. Iell aud Earth! His curses wero
answered by an angels voice and woman's hand
gently sIuoo,hed his pillow. Never had voice so
toucned his heart. Who vas this woman who was car
ing for HIN when all had fed VINO was tnls minister
in. angcl He told that she was tn dau2nter ora
FAMILY IN the house and that when she heard OF MS
dcsoate puSition she would have no nav, but Sn"nt
her days and nights by his bedside never seephs'
never ccas!ng her watch, unu hc was OUT of danger
When ne heard this he forgot the terrible Misfortune
which bal struck him. lie forgot that be wa piihu
He forgot everything, The girl who had nskt heE
life or him aud this time he blessed Providence Tor te
inrxlrc,sible boon gr rnted hiI-a trde womanS owe.
They were married But each time taat the poor pima
man said love you darling! Love yoh more than
ever loyed b,lore Nor did 1 think ! c)uli love so
rnucni "-ract time nc spoke - love, Cich time Ir
pressed her his arms The poor wife felt her heat peS'
loudly in breast and ber CHEEKS grew red as hfe
Why! Because she was Ugly and knew IT, You Me
beautiful my own" hc would ,ay. No, am usy'
she wouI answer, IN tofc iiugh while tear of
something ,kc shame trcsed down her cheek He ony
iouh 4hr WIS testing be Kissed hef Az the moro
Rpsitl,s waat dld It ma Ter Was he not DHhd Anu
h.r ice " the very sweetest OF anY ne Iah ever
heard Several passed ihu', ycdr' "t uhtOiu mar
iur,s to r LOVING WIe, Who, Oh 4tcOunt o. h'r hOh'I
hes. mad never dreamed she could bc loved. Bur sad
Iruly one J.N her husband exclaimed, see ! Noi'
Ice WIS only the average brute Oi man. A. soon az l
found out that she nuncN Le sea 10 love her huu
resumed NJ old ltfc Of deDIuch hely. sne mas te crosses
and sun rings OF au abandon VIE. lrr onl hOp't. -
that Ler husband may again lose h!S SiSht ana ''un"