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/" And This Should be His Customary
Attitude"

The favorite standpoint of the male
aesthetic is the chimney piece for this
attitude: Lean the elbow on the Chin
ney-piece. Turn back the open hand SO
that it may comfortably support the side
of the jaw. The head is thus thrown
back, and the nose is well in the air. It
is one Of the first lessons to be learned by
the novice in 8estneticism to wear the
nose thus The back is slightly bent and
one leg is gracefully curled round the
other The thinner the legs the better.
The aesthetic lady begins by getting her
chair close to the wall, and then sinks
into it sideways in such way that her
drapemes leave tho outline of her figure
plainly visible. Then she leans her head
against the wall, making the throat as
long and the back of the neck as short as
possible. Next she stretches her arms
to their utmost length and crosses her
hands so that the fingers droop in lank,
detected outstretched way over her knees.
Having completed her attitude, her i'm
mobility must strike outsiders as some
thing to be wondered at, and she must
remain thus for an hour at time
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Putting the Eyes to Use.

An amusing story was popular years
ago. called ''Eyes and no Eyes. 1t told
a number of curious incidents where
two persons saw precisely the same
things. On the one no impression was
made, and what was seen was soon for
gotten. The other noticed carefully, was
led to think and to act, and won either
fame or fortune. Mr. Ruskin says genius
is only superior power of seeing. Great
discoveries see little farther than other
people
Columbus, when his men were in mu-
tiny to return to Spain, saw weeds and
plants drifting by his ships, and knew
that land was near Watt saw the steam
lifting the lid of his mothers tea-kettle
But he saw beyond that fireplace the
steam-engine propelling ships and draw
ing cars.
Newton saw an apple fall in an
orchard But looking beyondth orchard,
he saw the wonderful law of gravitation,
by which the sun and the earth and other
planets are kept in their appointed
places. Galvani saw frogs leg twitch
when two metals touched it, and he saw,
at the same time, the possibilities of the
galvanic battery.
Sir Samuel Brown saw a SPIDERS web
floating across his path one summers
morn, and he saw also the possibility of
suspension bridge spanning river. 1t
it well to train the eyes to see all that
may be seen.
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How Some Famous Authors Worked.

How Some Famous Authors Worked.
The fluent and graceful literature the
world admires was by no means as easy
to make as it is to read. Pope IS az
6rmed to have kept his manuscript
year or two for study and alteration,
and even then his printers proofs were
so full of alterations that on one occa-
sion, Dodsley, his publisher, thought 1T
better to have the whole recomposed
than to make the necessary corrections.
Goldsmith considered four lines day
good work, and was seven years IN beat
ing out the pure gold OF the Deserted
Village" Hume wrote his " History OF
England on sofa, but he went quietly
on correcting every edition till his death.
Robertson used to write out his SEN
fences on small slips of paper and,
after rounding them and polishing them
to his satisfaction, he entered them In
book. which, in its turn, underwent con-
siderable revision.
Burke had all his principal works
printed two or three times at a private
press before submitting them to his pub
Usher. Akenside and Gray were indie
fatigable correctors, laboring every line;
and SO was our prolix and more mag
native poet, Thomson. On comparing
the first and latest editions OF the
"Seasons," there will be found scarcely
a page which does not bear evidence OF
his taste and industry. johnson thinks
the poems lost much Of their raciness
under this severe regimen, but they
were much improved In fancy and dell
cacy.
johnson and Gibbon were the least
Iaborious in arranging their copy Tor
the press. Gibbon sent the first and
only MS. of his stupendous work (the
Decline and Fall'O to his printer
and Johnson's Understanding sentences
were written almost without an effort.
Both, however, lived and moved, as 1t
were. in the world of letters, thinking
or caring of little else-one in the heart
of busy London, which he dearly loved.
and the other in his silent retreat at
Lausanne. Dryden wrote hurrledly, to
provide for the day. st. Pierre copied
his "Paul and Virginia nine times.
Rousseau was a very cOxcomb IN these
matters he wrote on fine gllt-edged
card-paper when he could get it. Sherl-
dan watched long and anxiously for
bright thoughts, as the Ms. OF his
"School for Scandal" in its various
stages, proves. Burns composed IN the
open air, the SUMMER the better put ne
Iabored hard, and with almOst-unerr1ng
taste and judgment, in correcting. I
Lord Byron was rapid composer,
but made abundant use of the pruning
knife. Sir Walter Scott evinced his
love of literary labor by undertaking
the revision of the whole of the ''Wav-
erlv Novels" The works of Wordsworth,
Sonthey, Coleriaga and Moore, and the
occasional variations in their different
editions, mark their love of re-
touching. Southey was unwear1ed
after his kind "a true author OF
the old school. The bright thoughts OF
Campbell, which sparkle like polished
lances. we're manufactured with almost
equal care.
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| the man, because, by his words and his
manner, fancied he had the packet that
| you wanted about him, and I offered him
| what you told me if he'd give it up, but he
wouldn't; so told him what you said, and
| there was only one course left, and then"
She stopped him with an imperiOus ges-
ture of her small hand
Enough she said; ''you did as told
your"
eyes, madam"
tEro the IetterT"
s"To the letter, madam" answered the
man, still looking down
She waived her hand haughtily, and the
man crept toward the door.
'9Stopp she exclaimed. "Come back;
have something to say"
The man returned and stood awaiting her
pleasure as before.
81 have said nothing to you," she MUIR
INJURED slowly, "of keeping the secret of this
nights business. I have asked no oath
from you, for l know that such as you break
your Oaths as lightly as you take them.
You have been well paid for what you have
DONE have you not?"
ayes, madam"
"And it was done of your own free will2"
= ''Yes, madam"
''You will keep your secret then, remem-
Der, for your own sake, not for mine. You
understand me2"
''Yes, madam, answered the man, lifting
his eyes for the first time, and looking the
woman full in the face, 81 understand you
perfectly now, and shan't forget word that
you've said
$50 then" said Miss ovington, coldly,
F'since you understand Yet stay-one
word more. On my marriage, you will
leave my fathers service and enter that of
the General. You will be better paid than
you have been here"
The man bowed low.
"You are very good, madam" he said.
81 want no thanks; goP'
She followed the servant to the door and
closed and locked it as noiselessly as she
had opened it.
1.-THE General will not see the traces of
to-nights business in my face tomorrow.
am safe now!"
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CHAPTER III.
az An SAFE NowI"

Miss Maud Ovington had returned at half
past one o'clock from ball given by one of
the leaders of fashion, and wore her ball
dress of floating azure gauZe, Topped here
and there with water-lilies and diamonds.
! This pale and cloud-like dress gave her
the appearance of some beautiful water
nymph newly emerged from her crystal
| fountain.
Her long yellow hair hao iallen loosely
over her shoulders, and hung about her
waist like a shower of golden rain. Her
! large blue eyes were unnaturally dilated,
and shone with feverish light.
| Sometimes she clasped her small jeweled
hands and lifted them wildly above her
head
''Will he never Gomez" she cried, again
/ and again. rs this suspense to last for
ever
Al last, exactly as the hands of the time
| piece pointed to ten minutes before FIVE.
cautious knock sounded upon the panel of
| the gIlded door.
AT lastr' she exclaimed sat IastP'
She sprang toward the door and unlocked
| II almost noiselessly; then, opening it with
the same caution, she admitted a man
wrapped in heavy great coat, and with his
! chin nuf1ed in a cashmere shawl.
| Gold as the night was, heavy drops of per
| SEPARATION rolled down his swarthy face, and
his breath came short and quick, us if he
had been running.
''Well!" exclaimed Miss OYington-"wellT
The man hesitated for some moments,
l&wisting the brim of his hat round and
round in his trembling hands, and staring
vacantly straight before him.
Then, with visible effort, and without
locking at Miss Ovington, he said, slowly:
Il We done everything, madam, according
as was arranged"
Miss Maud OvingtOn drew herself up 10
oil Df, IL
joy and triumph shot across her expressive
countenance.
81 am very gIldEH she said.
There was something almost terrible in |
the slow, elaboration with which she pro-
nounced these few words.
"You have done me great service, sheadds |
ed after long pause, during which she had |
seated herself IN a thoughtful attitude before |
the costly oilet-table-''you have done me |
a great service, and / will not forget my |
promise"
She unlocked her dressing oase, which
was massive casket of ebony inlaid with /
gold. She pressed spring in the inner
part of the casket, and a secret drawer flew
out, disclosing few neatly-folded papers
and roll Of bank notes.
Miss Ovington took out the roll of notes
and handed to the man.
''Iske this" she said. ''It was to have
paid for my wedding dresses, but Stewart
must give me credit for those Who would
imagine, to look u this room, that there is
no one in this great city more in need of
money than the Honorable James Ovington?
But what of that2" she added, with sudden
change of tone. ''GiYe me the packet, Will
iam-the paeketI'
The man Tecolled q rev paces
I'm very sorry, madam, he answered,
looking down, as if afraid to meet
the eyes of the beautiful creature before
him-''Tm very sorry, but couldn't get
that"
''You have not brought me the packet"
''No, madam"
'.He hadn't it about him, thenP'
mo, madam"
''And yet you"
81 did as You dirActAd. madam. +" replied
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TooNTINUED.l

The soul is indestruotible, and its activity
will continue through eternity. 1t is like
the sun, which, to our eyes, seems to set in
night; but it has in reality only gone to diff
fuse its light elsewhere.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-22

He who does not look out for himself
knows not the world. He who does not look
into himself knows not men.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-22

A SUSPICION is feeling that impels
you to try to find out something that
you don't wish to know.
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REVISED VERSION. COMMON VERSION.
Matthew vi, s-l3: Our Matthew vi, els: Our
FatheP which art in heay- Father which art In hesv
en. HaIlOwed DO Thylen. HaIowed be Thy
Name Thy kingdom come. name. Thy king on come
Thy will be done, as fn Thy win done In earth,
heaven, so on earth. Givelif Is in heaven. Give
as this day daily this dAS cur daily bread.
bread And forgive our And forgive AS cur debts.
debts, also have for as forgive debtors,
given our debtors. And and lead US not into temp.
cad US not into tsmpta-tation but deliver us from
ton, but deliver US frcmleYn
the evil enc.
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1he Lord,s PRAYER ReYIsed.
coAlMoE VERSION.
REVISED VERSION.

s. The following are the changes made
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The Morristown Gazette
Fatal Mistake
BARRETT SYLVESTER.

s.FGrTERED, xRT RKKR.' % "cLouDs AND aUSHHT5I-
"EsTELLE's ERROR" FALSE PRLDKy"
STRICKEN DUMB ETc.s EEG
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A Helping Hand.

The poor give more than the rich.
This proposition holds good as gen.
eral principle. Money is by no
means the only thing To give in this
world; neither do large gifts necessa-
rily contribute more to the happi-
ness Of the receiver than small gifts.
Go into any country and converse
with the people. Ask who minis
ters most to their happiness. You
will very likely be told of some ven
Grated clergyman, whose salary has
never been more than enough to
barely support him; or some poor
widow, who goes from house to house,
like u ministering angel, wherever
sorrow and suffering demand conso-
lation and relief. 1t is astonishing
how much one without money eau
give. A kind word, a helping hand,
the warm sympathy that rejoices
with those who do rejoice, and weeps
with those who weep. No man is 20
poor, as not to be able to contribute
largely to the happiness of those
around them.
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Never Too Late.

Whavever adversely may have
overtaken him, or whatever unfortu-
nate habit may have fastened upon
him, no one is too old to take a fresh
start, and again make a man Of him
self. To all such as are deferred from
making further efforts against fate,
by the feeling that they are too far
advanced in life, we would recon.
mend perusal Of Samuel Smiles
writings, as proof of what will and
determination can accomplish at any
age of life. BENZ. Franklin was fifty
before he fully entered upon the
study of natural philosophy. Dry
den and Scott, erernet knewn as au-
thors until each was in his ffttieth
year. DR.. Arnold learned German at
an advanced age, for the purpose of
reading Niebuhr in the original
Handel was forty.eight before he
published any of his great works..
Alfere was forty-six years old before
he began the study of Greek. James
Watt, when between forty and fifty,
while working at his trade Of an in
strument maker, in Glasgow, learned
French, German, and Italian, to en-
able him to pursue the valuable
works on mechanical philosophy,
which existed in these languages
In his old age Robert Hall became
desirous Of accurately judging of the
parallel drawn by Macaulay between
Milton and Dante. He accordingly
proceeded to learn the Italian Ian
guage.-Agriculturist.
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A Wonan's whinns.

The Empress josephine had 100000
francs for her personal expenses, but
this sum was not sufficient, and her
debts increased to an appalling de-
gree. Notwithstanding the richos Of
her husband, she could never sub
NIT to either order or etiquettetin
her private life,
She rose at 8 o'clock. Her toilet
consumed much time, and she Law
ished un@earied efforts on the pres.
eryation and establishment Of her
person. She changed her linenthree
times day, aud never wore any
stockings that were not new. Huge
baskets were brought to;her contain
ing different dresses, shawls and hats.
From these she selected her costume
for the day. She possessed between
three and four hundred shawls, and
always wore one in the morning
which she draped about her should
ers with unequaled grace. She pur.
chased all that were brought to her,
no matter at what price.
The evening toilet was as careful
as that of the morning-then she ap.
peared with flowers, pearls or pre-.
cious stones in her hair. The small
est assembly was always an occasion
for her to order a new costume, in
spite Of the boards of dresses in the
various palaces. Bonaparte was ir-
ritated by these expenditures, he
would fly into passion and his wife
would weep and promise to be moro
prudent; after which she would 60
on in the same way.
1t is almost incredible that this
passion for dress should never have
exhausted itself. After the divorce
she arrayed herself with the same
care, even when she saw no one.
She died covered with ribbons and
pale rose-colored satin.
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Bridget, "what q fright you have
given us!"
But Mr.. Brookstanbaugh stood,
looking rather embarrassed, in the
background, while Miss Fielding ac-
cepted the arm Of her other suitor to
walk to the nearest farm house, Aunt
Bridget having already set forth with
Mary the chambermaid, Honora, the
inebriated cook, stood stupidity un.
der the nearest tree, staring at the
consequences other own carelessness.
Mrs. sweetloyes, the farmers wife,
received them with warm hospitali-
ty;,6ut the accommodations we're not
extensive, and Della and Aunt
Bridge. were quartered together in a
little room, all curtained with white,
swhichsslhelled of dried lavender, and
roseleaves.
Aunt Bridget Rugged the girl fond.
ly when they were alone together,
"My darling-my darling!' said
she, II never knew how dear you
were to me until-until l feared /
had lost you'll"
Della burst into tears.
aunt" said she, 81 We got a secret
to tell you. ! have promised to mar
ry Major Silverpen."
"Whatl to.night~
"Yes, tonight"
"My DEAR" said Aunt Bridget, ',if
you had engaged yourself to that
Brookstanbaugh l would have disin.
herited you. As it is 1 believe you
are going TO marry a mani"
$50 do I, aunt" said Della, laugh:
ing and crying.-HeIcn Forrest Graves,
IN Saturday Night.
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He Squirmed TO Wigglc.

"My son." said a Mulberry street
mother, 'go down to the grocery and
get me can Of condensed milk"
81 should squirm to wiggle," an
swered the boy.
go on, tell you"
81 should limp to jump
"If you don't go this instant I'll
tell your father when he comes
home"
~ should blow to tattle."
"Never mind, sir"
81 should whoop to squeal."
When the father came the mother
said; 81 wish you to whip Tom. He
positively refused to go down to the
grocery, and told me that l was u
tattler and that he would jump on
me if | didn't mind"
"Tom."
"Yes, SIR"
"What was that you said TO your
mother?"
"Never said nothin'."
Then l am story teller and you
are pretty boy" said the mother.
"Look here, young man; if you
don't behave yourself I'll thrash you.
Do you hear?"
81 should litter to snort"
Come here to me, sir" and the
young man squirmed to wiggle,
limped to jump, blew TO tattle,
whooped to squeal and Uttered to
snort.
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A Negro Girl Turning White.

One of the grandest curiosities be-
longing TO the human family ever
seen in these parts, perhaps, was on
our streets last Saturday evening. 1t
was in the person of q little negro
girl, aged about seven years, who,
about year ago commenced to turn
white. Her forehead, from the hair
of her head to the bridge of her nose,
extending around on either side of
her neck, is perfectly white, while
both cheeks are almost jet black
Her arms, feet, legs and hands are
covered with white and black spots,
the latter apparently the most nu-
merous. She has a heavy head of
hair, which is almost as thick as that
of white person, but it is very
coarse and nearly all white, it hav-
ing commenced to turn gray at the
same time the skin commenced turn
ing white. She is perfectly healthy,
as her parents, who were with her,
Informed US. Her mother is very
black, but her father is between a
copper color and q black.-Latdyctte
(ALa.) Sun.
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4 ttorneys and Counselors at Law, Point Plea
SON. the United States District Court for West Virginia
and in the Suprcms Court Of Appeals of Yves, Virginia
Hr Prompt attention given to the collection Of claims
entrusted 10 them. Address, Point Pleasant, ". Va.
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A California editor last week start
ed to accomplish the oft-attempted
feat of eating thirty quail in as many
consecutive days. The experiment
failed in consequence of the singular
behavior of restaurant.keeper who
refused to furnish the quail for moth.
ing. Thus it is that the progress of
scientific inquiry is defeated and re-
tarded by the narrow prejudices of
tho ignorant and debased
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". Il. CHM.

A ttorncy ut Law, Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
Il Practices in the Courts Of Mason COUNT ,bc
Court Of Appeals Of West Virginia aud the United
States District Court for this State Promp, attention
gwen to the collection Of claims. Office near the Court
HOUSE, jan. 49, I8So-Iy
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UNIVERSITY.
WEST VIRGINIA
u N I'VE R "a VFN

Mn" departments or study textbooks furnished at
cost calendar arranged to suit teachers expenses for
thorough. Fall Term begins September iii, 1881
Attendance last year from 90 counties Of West Virpinia
and from States and Territories: Number Of students
larger than for ten years previous
20 For catalogues and other information. applv m
The Acting. President ID. u. rurintOn, Morgant6wn,
West Virginia. Iiuns s,",u,S ~
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ONE DAY OF CT IEss.

One day OF gladness make mends
For all the i'll misfortnne ft IS.
As one full-leayed and I'D flower
Rewards us for each alixio6 hp1f.
Zen as the sunshine flood ID plain
And dries all traces Of tho y,
So joy upon our path appe
And leaves no yestigesof tl
Though sorrow to onrsida ay slip,
And give us close companiqnyhip.
Wliileround about deep ST lows fall,
One day of gladness bright s all,
Though we with favored b abide
Securely on life's sunny SD
One day more beautiful ana blesty
Exceeds in splendor all tho sts
Or, when the past is in rerii5f
And cares seem many, conf ts few,
How are the troubles that 4l|hoy
Extinguished by a CLEAN 0l 6y.
For all the so,rowso 81 this (. Si
) SFor.all the. .sufferiDRs and 3 = {.
In bliss that earthly bliss tfaiiscends,
That glad hereafter makes amends
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j. A. GIBBOSS.

A TT0RNEY AT LAW, Point Pleasant, West vir.
q gina, will practice in the u s. District Court in
the state Supreme Court and the Circuit Courts OF the
7ih judicial District. Office i'll The Court House.
mch 75-Iy.