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not bear to see the man dying before my eyes from
sheer want Tor he could not eat the ordinary coarse
food, and took nothing at all. They received alt
my gifts almost without thanks, and never stirred
hand or foot to get anything for themselves until
the day when YvOnne bought the white bread.
Well, on that day when her mother was raging, she
crying into the kitchen, and told my DOaHe how
she was tried. The bonnie told me at once. and pro-
tested that ought not to keep sending food 20
rich man, who q mser and surrounded by two
misery women when real poor might be stretching
out their hands for help replied that had never
refused to help any real poor vet, and that nten-
ded to continue my help 10 Jean, Notwithstanding
his misery behavior, az ] conld not see man die
of want while had enough. But told her 10 scOd
YvOnne well, and to tell her that she ought TO do
her duty by her husband and II necessary turn her
mother out of the house, especially she was rich
woman and well able 10 keep home of her own.
Now mark Yvonne's reply: "Ah, can't do that, be-
cause my husband may soon die, and then shall
want my mothers help Mark, | say. this reply
its utter seshness and say is there any real depth
any real worth in such characters as thesef think
not.
The weather changed and Jean has for n little
moment got better, but he cannot live many months;
already he has been ont in the ram and in few
DAYS will be IN bed vomiting blood again When
very bad indeed, his wife besOnght me. as was go
ing TO the doctor ten miles away myself to AJAX for
some remedy to stop the blood-spltting OF Jean. l
did so, and explained also the condition of the house
and family The doctor, who is very clever fellow,
told me that he knew them all we'll and that there
would be q very evil day for Yyonne soon. SAID,
"Will the man die very soonV "YesW said he.
but that is not the evil day mean there will be
n far more unhappy day for her when she comes to
me after he is buried to pay my bill"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-04
HOW C0BBETT LOOKED AND TALKED

From he Memoirs OF Dr. Robert Blakey
Mr.. CObbett is now in his sixty-seyenth year. lie
is above six feet high, stout made of plump.
mddy cOuntcnance, and has a most winning ana
engaging smile His hair Is as white as the driven
snow. His whole appearance is of the most eDgag-
stemOus and temperate man never eating any
thing after dinner, with the exception OF ntte
bread TO his tea He avoids spirits WINE, ale Dor
ter His disk TO all these things - so great that
he will not sit down room where they are used.
His common drink rs a little skim milk. lie goes to
bed at or O'clock, and rises by or IN the
morning. He keeps amanucnsis, and dictates all
his Ueekly Registtr to him. Mr. CObbett stayed with
us all night, and was early up this morning writing.
We had some extremely interesting topics OF con
ycrsatiOn through the course of tho day. with
respect 10 what he said on politics ! VIII
relate nothing, as the substance may be found
in his works. lie told Ge the plan OF IN,
intended new work. to be called 8" The Poor Mans
Bible" which will be pTcfaced with an essay on Inf
dcliiy He is firm and sincere believer ~ the Divine
inspiration of the Scriptures. and processes 10 be-
cve in all the doctrines of the Episcopal Church of
England whose form of worship he thinks the best.
| was particularly pleased with the extent of his
knowledge with respect to the external history Of
Christianity. He had read, apparently with great
care and attention. all the works OF the most emf
ncnt of the Christian fathers. and frequently
quoted Justin Martyr. ST. ChrysostOm, Ambrose,
and -. Augustine llc expressed TO me IN strong
terms great dislike to those reiOrmcrs who reject
the Scriptures and he observed that, as far as his
experience IN life went, he had always found that
such persons were at the bottom very concerted,
and not unircqucnty proflIgate and immoral
in their behavior; and above all. he always iOuhd
them very dsagreeablc companions, and avoided
thcir company "a much rs possible. lie - partcu-
larry hostile to Unitar3ns, ahd maintains they are
only Delst5 at bottom.
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TIE AUTHOR or mr.. SMITH,

From The Literary World
IL was said on the appearance of her first complete
hook. Mr. Smith: Part OF HIS Life which was
published about five years ago. that the " L. Is. Wal
ford" on the title page was "a nOn-de-plnme as the
author was q sister of the unfortunate Sir James
COlduhOun, Of Luss. who had been drowned M Loeb
Lomond shortly before This was not the case,
Mrs. Walford being the daughter of the late baro-
nets next brother WHO IL now heir presnmptiye 70
the title and estatcl, aud III 500 she married
TO Mr.. Alfred Saunders Walford. a member of an old
Essex family, and now settled In Cheshire, near
LiyerpOOl. She thus writes under her own married
name Lucy Betnia Waiord. Beginning early to
write. her first short tale appeared IN The sunday
Magazine ledted then by the late DIR. Guthrie, and
was entitled The Merchants Sern on This was
m $50, and in the following year II was reprinted
and enclosed in small volume witt three others.
MIR Smith a Part of His Llie' next appeared, IN
the Autumn of 1874. published by the well-known
firm of William Blackwood Il Sons. IL was fol-
GOODS Ndgds'neD IN 1877, and lastly 10y "Cousins'
In the present year.
Shorter sketches also have from time 90 time APP
reared in BlackwOOd, and have been reprinted IN
the new series Of the - Tales FROM Backwood.p
Tales of more religious tendency have come out
rous magazine with an enormous circulation. In
her writings Mrs. WalfOrd aims 10 I'LL the gap be-
tween literature of a directly prOiliahle on instruct
i've nature and trash The love Of field sports and
Caparity for describing them. 20 be found ~ Mrs.
Wallonls writings, may be traced 60 her father ho
being the well-known author Of The Moor aud the
Loeb q standard book on such subjects, while Der
four brothers are also ardent spOrtsnen Naler-coor
drawing Is "A ftvOTite indoor pursuit of hers aud she
exhibits occasionally in different acadcmies, bat the
calls of authorship. society, hospitality, anu home
duties Mrs. Walford has -four young clnldrenl do
not leave much time for tins or other arts new
uuvcl is however, now In hand, and divers short
sketches will appear throughout the coming year.
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from Po,msby Hpqh Conieag.

From P0tasb y Tfugh CoHirqH
Whitc-fob,d she comes, nv love, my own,
Yet purer than the robe she wears;
White flowcrs she holds the falrest known.
We; swceter than the flowers she bears:-
So white, so sweet, yet could seek
And find, beneath thar white veil hid,
Loves hue upon that gentle check,
Loves light beneath that long-frlngod lid.
Clash uut brave bells Ring far and wide.
And laugh the piping birds 10 scorn.
Fmr unsmcn, kiss the bOnny bride,
She wamdcrs far with me this morn:
And # her eyes are dim with tears,
erudge them not their tender rain,
Nv love can chase the misty fears
And kiss the sunshine back again.
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VOYlN SUFFRIGE IN THE SIXTEENTH
CENTURY.
From, IN, Pan Mall Gazette.

From The PAU Nall Gazette.
IL would seem that the claim OF ladies to elect
members of Parliament is not altogether novel
one and moreover that the claim more easily
substantiated three hundred years ago than now.
as the following extract from the parliamentary
wits preserved in the Rolls Chapel may indicate:
ITO all Christian people to whom this present
writing may come l. Dame, Dorothy Pakington,
lord and owner of the town of Aylesbury send
greeting Know We, We, the said Dame Dorothy
Pakington TO have chosen, named, and appointed
my trusty and well-belOvcd Thomas Lchtield and
George Boredom, esqs., to be my bnrgesses OF the
SAID town of AyesDury and whatever the said
Thomas ana George burgcsscs, shall do In the SER
vice of the Queens ighness in that present Parlia
ment TO be holden at Westminster the Bird May next
ensuing the date hereof, |, the said Dame Dorothy
PnklngtOn doe rattle and approve To be my own
act "a fully and wholly as If | were or might be
present there In witness whereof 70 these presents
have set my seal this 4h day of May, IN the Jour
tenth year of our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth by the
grace of God, etc"
The lady's dates are somewhat vague; but the
names of "Thomas Litcbfeld and George Burden,
esos figure In the list Of members for Ayesbury
in the Parliament of 1871 both names being differ
emily spelled). Thomas Lichteld was the son-in-
law of the energetic Dame. Her second husband,
Thomas Tasburgh was member for Aylesbury in
1854 Another Thomas Tasburgh. probably his son.
sat i'm 1900 for the boTough and Sir John Paklng-
ton Bart, sat IN 1910. The family appear TO have
retained influence in the county until Sir John
Darlington, In 1s02 sold the manor of Aylesbury TO
fine MARQUIS of Buckingham, grandfather OF the
nTesenf Duke This Sir John PakingtOn was the
nnelo of the present Lord Hampton.
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IN IN IRISH CHURCHYARD.

From The London World,
Amongst these graves where good men ile'
Mute, ozieT-bound, III dreamless Sleep
Above whose heads the browsing sheep
And careless painted butterfly
Pastures and sports in Summer grass
Brown Is the blasted Dead-Sea fruit;
AS banned to barrenness and dearth,
Behold Won patch of rusty eaTth,
WhereOn no turf has taken root,
No Summer shadows fit and pass.
Whilst here. garden neat and trim,
All fuchsa-friDgcd and pansy-starrfd,
With p1lded CateWays locked and barred,
And dOuhlc-daisles for nm
surrounds tomb, with foot ana head
Guarded by angel-iorms that weep,
In marble from CaTrards Mines.
Whilst Fame Il laurel-chaplet twines'
And golden letters craven deep,
Blaz1n the honOrs Of the dead.
lie died as clariOns smote the air
To tell of vict'ry and renOwn;
They brought him To his native town,
Near which the lands and lOrdships were
That owed him fealty III the west.
She died in those despairing days.
Bowed down by all the grief she had,
And only that they deemed her mad,
They buried her by no crOSS-wafS,
And drove no stake into her breast
She sleeps beneath yon rusty peat,
Withcred as 10y aVcuging fires;
Amongst the nOhlesi of his sires
lie lies with angels at his feet,
Ald golden gates to keep secure.
And 'twixt the two. all ozier-bourd,
Half melted INTO mOthcI-earth,
Scarce Two feet long. by one IN glrth,
A little namclcss baby-mOund
Pleads for the SINS OF rich and poor. V.
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of taking himself serious responsibility. Buc
the wedding feast ~ the thing.
The invited guests assemble on what answers 20
village green and set an their midst ~ canoe
the property of the bridegroom. Drumming with
palm wine sweetened with honey, aud thickened
with crushed pla ntans. The drinking cups are
caabasnes, which are set floating In the fragrant
liquor. and seated round IL. the company fall to-a
mark II pol'. -ness being 20 drink out ~ "a many
calabasbe that have been drank out OF by some
however. 10 the Towkans credit that his bride Is
not present at this tremendous drinking bout, or,
rather boat. She remains IN her parents hut aud
he takes his whistle OF bamboo and his tom TOM.
which Is a hollow little log. tied over at each end
with bits OF leather and, seating himself NJ the
peetive he commences to bang aud toote sweet
music until the heart of the tender creature within
~ softened, aud they let him In.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-04
LORD BROUGHAMS ODD NOSE.
From The Leisure Hour.

From The Leisure HOuf
When was a young man, my avOcauOhs Iu in0
frequently to Lincoln's Inn. would drop 9 ,,
sionally in at the Chancery Court, and nave looh
at Lord Brougham az he sat leaning pacKwaIu
with his eyes closed listening to the endless dion
ing and drumming of the lawyers montnlhg VI
rather mumbling their interminable pleas. Al IIst
sight his oIdship appeared to be asleep but ci1sc
inspection would show you that the muscles a' tile
tip OF his nose were in state OF rapid anu con-
tinual agitation. There was no motion OF tnc nos
trils not the least, but unceaslng vlDratlon vi
the small muscles terminating the organ, reinnuns
me strongly of a captive rabbit nOsng at the wires
of his hutch. Having once remarked 1t, naluiunS
looked for it at each opportunity, and never llsScu
seeing il save when his lordshp was vlsipy occu-
pied with the business before him, either question.
ing counsel witnesses or addressing lne cou i,
OF course he was not asleep as he lay Dack WIZ. VI
closed eyes; indeed. il was well known that 4.
such times he was wide awake and Thoroughly no; tord
ship;s ACCOMPLISHMENTS if it was one is by no means
common il is not so rare as might be supposed, anu
believe that many persons possess ana eAelcdsi io
without, so far one can Judge from ooseI'"'io"
alone. being conscious of II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-04
IN ARTFUL DODGER.

Prom The kfInddrd
| once knew an old fellow, Billy W, who confined
himself 20 particular species Of trickery for many
wears until indeed he retired from active life 10
take the command Of a clearinghouse of his own.
lie was little tight hmbed fellow, with face per-
fecty innocent OF whisker. Looking at him In hts
ordinary attire, when the days work was over
there was no telling his age. which might have been
anywhere between thirty aud sixty for aught that
could be seen. Billy would 20 out about 10 IN the
morning dressed IN suit OF shabby black. looking
the picture of genteel poverty. Getting into busy
quarter he would involve himself In crowd OF rush
ing vehicles aud tumble under the wheels and tho
horses feet as if knocked down. lie was little and
1.-THE and so adrot IN tins particular performance
that he cOuld-and did q thousand times oNer-go
within hairs breadth Of destruction without sus-
tanning any more damage than he wanted, as a
bleeding nose a crushed hat and few rents IN his
garments These last. II may be remarked, were pre-,
pared beforehand, so that a certain number OF
seams were always sure 10 be open on very
slight provOcatiOn indeed. Billy would be hauled
out of his predieament quite exhausted anu heip-
less-a pitiabe looking object IN fact-and he ear
ried 10 the nearest tavern. Here lie would receive
"A restorative, aud revive when the crowd was
thickest 10 tell some affecting story OF family dts
tress the thought of which urging HIM along tho
streets ObyOus of their perls, had brought abont
his accident. sympathy being thus excited. a col-
l. ton would be made, and Billy would limp on,
when not sent home In "A cab, very much the better
of his disaster Three hours later he would repeat
the performance somewhere else, this time IN the
guise of an elderly woman; and once again, as
night grew dark, IN the character OF newsvender;
or something OF that sort. His make ups indeed
were infinite and included all sorts of limitations,
from that of the seedy preacher down 10 the shoe
blapk and flower GIRL.
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BRETON PARSIMONY. q

From The C0rnhui.
JEAN our farmer, Is worth at least ZO'Ooo
francs or $500, no mean sum for nottingham
even In England. yet his one desire is 10 increase
his store, and he never dreams of procuring any
Winter comforts His is not at all special case, al
though he ls dying In rapid CONSUMPTION Two
wears ago the doctor told him that he must give up
expoSjng himself to cold and damp or he would soon
die; vet he has not given up, and as consequence
he IS diving A few days ago heard that he was
very III in bed, splitting blood, 80 paid him visit
and found him very bad indeed. His room was wet
as wet could be 1t had no curtains, the front door
was wide open, the fire few hot Goals of wood.
which wero kept there TO be blown into iame
when needed for cooking or farm purposes lie h9d
no medicine no special food but was living like the
others on black rye bread and buckwheat galettes
or pancakes told him how i'll Thought him In the
nresence of his wife. and in tho night he alarmed
her by vomiting blood, so that she came to me IN
The morning crying, and asking what she ought to
do for MIN. . 800.
sonp and other comforts. and she went just as far as
this: she bought two pounds weight OF Whiie
bread. When this white bread came home, her
mother Jeans moher-in-law), who lives with them,
went into passion and sulked all day long, as she
declared that il was wild extravaganza. You must
know that for days had sent him soup meat, anu
pastry from my own table, partly because felt thas
&c must have help at once aud partly because couiu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-04
TIE REASON or BIRDS.

spectator.
NAY tell yOu few facts 90 prove that birds can
he. like their human friends. both reasonable and
unreasonablef /. Several years ago "A pair Of my
canaries built; while the hen was sitting the
weather became intensely hot. She drooped,
and ! began to fear that she would not
be strong enough 10 hatch the eggs. ! watched the
birds closely, aud found that the cock was q
devoted nurse. lie bathed In the fresh cold water
| supplied every morning. then went 20 the edge OF
the nest and the hen buried her head m his breast
aud was re- freshed. Without hands and without q
sponge what more could he have dOncf >. The fol-
loving Spring the same bird was hanging IN a window
with three other calaries, each in separate cage.
! was sitting IN the room and heard my little favor.
tie give peculiar cry. looked up aud saw all
the birds crouching their Pcrches, paralyzed
with fright On going the window Ia ascertain
the cause of their terror. saw large balloon pass
ing Over the end of the street. The birds dit not
move tIll II was out of sight When thew all gave
chirp of relief. The ba loOn oniy within sight
of the bird who gave tne alarm, and ! have no
doubt he mistOok Il for "A bird OF prey. s. have q
green and yellow canary hanging SIDE by side.
They are treated exactly alike, and are warm
friends. One has often refused 60 partase OF some
dciicacy till the sthcr was supplied with II. One
day had five blossoms Of dandelOn 1 gave three
to the green bird, two to the yellow one. The lat
ter flew about his cage, singing m a shrli voice,
and showed unmistakable signs of anger. Ciuess-
ing the cause. took away one Of the three flowers
when both birds settled down quietly to ENJOY their
l.ua
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-04
Adm SuITH on DIR. JOHNSON.

From Inc 'tTsGtT
The following Is quoted from the recital Of per-
son who heard u from Adam Smith: zone ancc0oie.
remember he told iue of DR.. johnson, OF whom
Smith entertained very .contemptuous opinion.
j have seen that creature, sand he, bolt up IN Tue
midst of mixed company, aud without any pre-
vious notice fn upon his knees behind u char. r.
peat the Lords PRAYER, and then resume his seat az
the table. He hIs PLAYED TINS freak over ana over.
perhaps five or sX time, IN The course of au evening.
Ii was not Smith observed, hypocrisy, but mad
ness. Though an honest man himself, Ec was always
patrOniZiug scoundIc-. Savage, Tor instance
whom lac 80 'Judy praises. was "a worthless fellow
His pension Of $50 never lasted him longer than
few DAYS A. "a sample Of his economy Won may
take circumstance that johnson himself once told
Adam smith. Il was, al that period, fashionable 10
wear scarlet clOaks. trimmed with gold lace, and
the Doctor met him one day Just alter lie had re-
ceived his pension with one OF these ciOaks upon ms
back. while at the same time his naked toes were
breaking through his shoes"
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THE rood or TIE DIMES.

Prom LOndOH S0clcy
The Danes mostly make substantial breakfast
about a. M, and dine at 3 in the afternoon, the
cravings of hunger being subsequently alaycd with
sehnapns. beer and slices of brown bread and but
ter, covered with piece OF smoked salmon or some
similar decacy. Every true Dane delights to begin
the day with basin of 0lbrodsuppe, composed OF
black beer aud cream with slices of brown bread
floating therein IL is said 10 be very nutritious. The
strangest compound OF which IL ever became our lot
TO partake was called " kumpsuppe," and was com
posed of milk, rum and preserved cherries, made hot
and whipped into frOth. AT n dinner commencing
with such DISH II may be supposed that II was a
difficult matter TO choose what to drink. and the
be described. Several Danish dishes look more pc
culiar on the menu than they do upon the table
Roget Gaasebryst" (smokcd goose-breast, etc.
The proyerbia honesty of the Danes shows itself on
the tariffs in the restaurants, where LATTE fig
ures at francs per bottle" Real Lahtte ii francs.
and Il
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quite without precedent. and not even contem-
plated. How great was then the general consterna-
tion when young Countess Hardegg, the belle of
Vienna's hdate cole, the richest heiress, and[as
the name shows-of the buest of blue blood, fell
head over ears in love with-my pen almost revolts
at having to write it-her foOtmaDl
parents and in vain did her other relations wiring
their hands The young Countess was just twenty
one, she was very determined, and Joseph Kammel,
the footman-oh, terribly lOw-soundiDg name =
held tight her heart. They married The proud
ReIchsgr;ifn became vulgar Mrs. Frau-Kammel
and the compile retired to one of the brides country
the Emperor to grant the noble suflix Edle Won
Hardegg," so that their daughters gentle birth
should not be at least lost sight Of. The pair lived
5e known how happy they were. So great was this
ostentatous hrusting forward of connubal felicity
that one cannot help doubling if the assertion did
not cover world of regret and repentance, winch
blue blood " was too proud to acknowledge. Ch
Ia
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MRS. TON SHERiDAN'S GENTLENESs.

FSorn The Lfs Gad Correspondence" Of Moak" L>ei
Mrs. f. Sheridan is also here ut present, very
pretty very sensible, amiable aud gentle indeed
so gentle that Tom insists upon IL that her ex-
treme quietness and tranquility is defect IN her
such an extreme apprehension OF giving
friends trouble ihe says II amounts to
fine cook has forgotten Der duty, and no dinner
il prepared Mrs. Sheridan says: 'Oh! pray don't
get dinner on purpose for me; III take dish OF
tea instead" aud he declares himself certain that IL
she were 10 set her clothes hire, she would step
TO the bell very quietly, and say TO the servant,
with great genteness aud composure, Pray, Will
madam; but | eau soon get some" "0h' dear.
no il does not signify; dare say the fire will go
out of itselfV
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GENIUS.

Far ont az sea the sun was high,
While veered the wind and tapped the sail
We saw a snow white butterfly
Dancing before the titful gale
Far out at sea.
The little stranN2x who had lost
HIS way, of peril nothing knew;
Settled awhile upon the mast,
Then fiuttered DER the waters blue
Far out at sea.
Above there cleaned the boundless sky,
Beneath the bOundcss ocean sheen:
Between them danced the butterfly,
The spirt-ife in this vast scene
Far out at sea.
Away he sped with skimmering glee.
Dim. indistinct. now seen, now gone:
Night comes. with wind and rain. and he
No more shall dance before the sun
Far out at sea.
- IS, unlike his mates weeu;
Per- APPS not sooner nor worse crossed;
Ent " hath felt and known and seen
4 larger life and hope, though lost
Far out at sea. IL. Ill. HORNE.