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A Rough translation.

A young lady moving in the most ex-
Alted social circles, of Galveston. after
much toll and practice at the piano,
learned to play with considerable dexter
ity piece entitled g Picnic Polka. It
is something after the style of the cele-
brated 'Battle of Prague The listener
can readily distinguish the roar of the
artillery, the rattle of the musketry, the
shouts -ef- soldiers and the groans of the
dying. In the ffPicnic Polka the noise
of the wind among the trees and the
Joyous carols of the birds are reproduced,
the finale being a athunder-shower which
disturbs the sylvan jewellers. 1t happens
that a country cousin is IN town Just
now, and the young lady thought she
would play the piece to him and hear his
comment. He is plain, simple-minded
youth, and although. not very bright is
very appreciatiYe.I She told him what
the piece was and then proceeded to give
him the Picnic Polka. The first notes
are rather slow and hesitating, the idea
sought to be conveyed being the solemn
solitude of forest through which the
gentle zephyr (not heifer) sighs. After
she got through with, this preface, she
asked him if he did not almost imagine
himself in lodge IN some vast wilder
ness. He replied that he thought all
that slowness meant the delay In getting
off. Said he: fs There is always some
darned cuss who oversleeps himself and
keeps everybody else waiting. ;"
She did not care to discuss the point
with the ignorant fellow, so, to conceal
her emotions, she once more let herself ]
out on the piano. The woods were filed !
with music. The mocking bird whistled
as if his throat would split, the cuckoo !
filed the sylvan bowers with his repeated
cry, while ever and anon the mo1lrnftil
eooing of the dove interrupted the matin
song of the lark l.cfsT Tor uc1
"There, now, guess you know what
that sounds hke?" she said, as she
paused ~.
s'You mean that .tootle, tootle, tootle. 4
ching, chug, chug2 You Just bet / I'M
derstand that Many is the time at a
picnic I've heard it from the mouth Of q
demijohn or the bungholebfa beer-keg. p
Her first impulse was to hIul the piano
stool at him, but it passed of, and once
more she went at the piano as if it, was !,
the young mans head and was insured
for Z. double its value. 5 The thunder
growled, the lightning flashed Cfrom her
eyes) and the first heavy drops are heard
upon the leaves. She bangedan mauleda
the keys at fearful rate; peal after peal |
of deafenipg thunder perturbed the
and re-echoed in still louder
reverberations until itwound up IN one
clap as grand finale. Then,
turning to the awe-struck, youth, she I
said: 81 suppose you have heard come
thing like that before?' sa cfw
Eyes, that's what the fellow with !,
linen pants said when he sat down or. the |
custard pie . m
The audience found himself alone, but
he picked up his hat md sauntered out |
into the street, dense1y unconscious that |
he had said anything tiof the way. nsf
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-05-26
How They Travelled in the Good Old
sl Time,

In the sixteenth year of the reign Of
Charles II. of England was established
the first t1rnpike-road where toll was
taken. which intersected the counties OF
Hertford, Cambridge and Huntingdon.
Until the middle of the middle OF tho
eighteenth century, however, most OF
the merchandise conveyed from place to
place was transported on paek-horses
through short distances. Between dis
tant places cart was used, a pack-horse
not being able to transport sufficient
quantity of goods to pay the cost OF the
journey. The common carrier between
Selkirk and Edinburgh, a distance OF
thirty eight miles, required fortnight
for his journey, going and returning.
In 1878 coach for passengers between
Edinburgh and Glasgow, a distance OF
forty-four miles, was drawn by SIX
horses, and the journey to and fro was
completed in six days. In 1750 the
coach took thirty-six hours to the jour
ney. In 1S49 the same route was made,
by route three miles longer, in one
hour and half
In the year 1853 there was but one
stage-ooach between Edinburgh and
London. This started once a month
from each of these cities. It took
1OEbIl&ub W pcI1O4lA bAA0 lOuAcys
In 1885 seven coaches started daily
between London and Edinburgh, which
performed the journey In less than for
ty-eight hours.
In 1853 the number of passengers by
the coaches between London and Edin-
burgh could not have exceeded about
twenty-five monthly. In 1886 the
coaches conveyed about lao passengers
daily. a1alw
Until the close of the last century,
the internal transport of goods in En-
gland was performed by wagon, and was
SO expensive as to exclude every object
except manufactured articles and such
q, being of light weight and small bulk
in proportion to their value, would al
low q high rate of transport Thus the
charge from London to Leeds was at the
rate Of ELS ton, being 13ld- per ton
Der mile. Between Liverpool and Man.
chester it wes 40s. ton, or 15d. per
ton per mile. Between Liverpool and
Manchester it was 40s. q ton, or l5d. per
ton per mile. Heavy articles, such as
coal and other materials, could only be
available for commerce where their po-
sitioa favored transport by sea, and, con-
seduentiy, many Of the richest districts
of the kingdom remained upproductiye.
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ReyengefuI Camel.


We find this Eastern story illustrating
the camePs malignity and passion not
withstanding his patience and good ser
vice when well treated: On one occasion
q camel-driver had insulted the animal
Ia his charge. The driver, from the
expression of its eye, saw that there was
mischief in it, and kept sharp watch for
some days. One night before he retired
TO rest, he left his cloak spread over the
wooden saddle Of the camel outside the
tent During the night the camel ap-
ptoacled the cloak, and, believing that
its master was fast asleep under it,
Law down and rolled itself backwards
and forwards over the cloak; the saddle
broke Under its weight, and the animal
was evidently much pleased at what it
thought Yas the cracllusand breaking Of
its masters bones. Aftera time it rose,
andlookingyithc contentmento ON the havoc
it had caused, retired from the spot. Next
norning, sthe driver, who had heard all
Tint JjseeaDel bad done, presented him
self ntoa tie duimaf Tue disappointed
camel <tas IN siIch 3, rage mt seeing its
master safe and ell that it died.
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parr crockett in Camden. n. J.

The venerable President Gill, Of the
National State Bank, tells this anecdote
of tha eccentric individual whose name
heads this article. It is remembered of
Col. Crockett that he was very skillful IN
the use of the rifle, and that he won
much Of his fame by the dexterous use
of that firearm. About the year 1881 or
1892 the Colonel visited Camden for the
purpose of giving an exhibition Of his
skill in rifle shooting to a few of his
friends, as we'll as TO astonish the ma
tives by some crack shots. The ground
selected for rifle practice was that near
whol che county Court House now
stands, and in full view of the then Gam
den and Amboy railroad During the
progress of the shooting, the first loco
motive on the road, with which the en-
gineers were experimenting, passed
along, and when the sight of it broke
upon Col Crockett's vision he irrever-
emily exclaimed, Hell in harness"
and for moment gazed in sstonishmsnt
az the moving wonder. Wherever \,
appeared Cci. Crockett was lionizec
but he found it impossible to Withstand
tle growing popularity of Gen. jackson,
and going to Texas he cast his fortunes
with that State, in its contest against
Mexico, and was murdered by the Mexi-
cans after he had surrendered with ak
survivors of the attack upon Fort AL
amo.-W West Jersey Press.
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Wild Pigeons Nests.

One nesting of wild pigeons is about
the same as another, and the first meet
you come to like the million others IN
the vicinity. When theBe migratory
birds have mated, decided where to SET
TO and staked off their claim, they pre- :
ceed to construct about the slightest
nest that will hold an egg and bird
"Three sticks and feather" oonstitut,
about the material, according to one All.
thority. The feather is often wanting
but few more sticks are generally adj
ed. The nest is placed in the crotch
a tree, on two forked branches, or an.
where else in the tree where suitable
support can be found. Cedar trees
along the river'bottoms seem to be pre-
ferred, but when the nestings are large
beech and other trees are occupied.
From half-a-dozen to fifty or sixty nests
are built in tree, and only one egg il
laid in each nest.
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TO THEONE.
III MRS .. v. Il. xooxA

when from HES dun and prosy care
Ny weary spirit turns
In quest Of hoior rest elsewhere
For love Ike thSt which burns ~
Within my own heart, then quar-
From the fount OF poetry
Full many fresh, nectarian draft,
TheOne, and think Of thee
Because feel thy soul hath felt
Its sweet. enhancing power,
Before its shrine that thou hast knit
At tWilight's holy hour, - 1itk
And, while thy spirit upward soarDd
In deep devotion there, siFt
To God thou'st hy1nned thy praise and poured
Thy heart in fervent prayer. fa'tfo
That thou hast, in lies lonely hours,
Oft wandered forth and wreathed tl.
Fresh flowers from thoughts ambrogid boUoz'
Andsweet aroma breathed
From all the nectared dewB that shine
Upon lfe's howery shore,
And felt that none but hands divine
Such baimy drops could pour.
That thou hast nestled lovingly
fa On natures wooing breast,
And felt while there . sanctity,
A peaceful, quiet rest, ~
That nothing else, no other place,
To thee could ever give;
Nor I'LL tly thirsting heart with life
'Twere heaven ON earth to live.
In deep and prayerfuI tenderness
My heart goes forth to thee;
Thy faith and love ana gentleness
Are full Of poetry.
Though severed here no more to most
TIL earthly ties are rfven, ~
Together still up there our feet
Shall press the paths Of heaven.
Till then III trust thy love and thea,
Nor doubt heart like thine;
I'll pray for thee, pray thou for me,
Theone, and trust thou mine.
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A Peculiar Fitness for His Work.

Many Australian shepherds are con-
victs. A sheep farmer had ten, and he
used to describe their peculiarities in an
amusing manner One was a clergyman.
He was idle, sat down, and let the sheep
wander. Another was an English shep-
herd. He could not adapt himself to the
vagrant ways of colonial sheep. Another
was murderer. He drove the sheep
too hard. The best of the whole ten was
a London pickpocket. In the exercise
of his profession he had been observant,
cautious, and dexterous, taking constant
note of persons, peculiarities, and dress
He had to estimate the value of his
victims, and to obtain his object with the
least disturbance to their sensibilities.
He watched the sheep carefully, knew
what each had in its pocket, and did his
best to secure the prize for his employer.
Such is the power of personal attention
and discrimination lo
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" What dreadful thing r. exclaimed
pinala Ann, who had feeling heart with
all her curiosity. aoit9
cay, tits. 1 think I'd like a snack ca
cold beet, Dinah Ann, though tits late.
| got talking to your brother In his Of
fee. and missed my tea, SO I've had
nothing since l o'clock dinner. While
PNosbe puts it III just 60 and take .
look at White Bess. rcHe s f
"White Bess is all right" said Mrs.
Harbury. Somuch better that Evan
thinks you might have ridden her in to
day No need TO go and see her now. :"
II '' Better, is she? should like to
give her O look T tasf 20
He took up his hat, which still lay on
the table, and went out. Mrs. Harbury's
eyes followed him !; they were full of
speculation, and her mind also.
Sc don't believe he is gone to look at
the mare, ;" soliloquised she. ''Hed not
disturb her, now he hears she is all
right. And how absent and fdgety he
+ seemed I There is some mystery agate,
and / should Ike to know what it is. j
wonder whether-I should not think
no, should not think he can have stolen
out to meet somebody she concluded,
( her tone dubious in spite of the stress
laid ON the "not.
Stepping lightly into the kitchen and
giving her Orders to Phoebe about the
supper-tray, she caught up an old water
proof cloak that hung in the back pas.
sage, threw it ON to hide her light dress,
and crept out after her husband. 1t was
axeEy light and beautiful night; in fact
it could not be said to be yet as dark as
it swonld be, and that is never dark IN
the fine nights of summer.
as For. him to lose his tea" ran her
thoughts, q Of all things 1t must be
somet iinconrnorly urgent business to
induce James to forego meal of amy
kind. I do wonder what-secret they
have between thenn..zs Not Ia word, for
you life, mind, to Dinhh Ann, cries he.
No fear, niisweI, Harry. know Whist
women are. and She'd be for revolution
izing the house and herself, too Yes,
that / should, but it's them I should
rsvolufionize, not myself, she emphsti-
cally pronounced. -" 1t may be that old
love affair cropped up. againi that wom-
an who Threatened to bring-an action for
. br Zach Of promise. when Ja1neg married
I'm 4 Z 1pealsaps isheE las been &Titing let
+. tiers to him y Mind dHon1lolft let Dinah
Ann find it, says Halryss or dperhaps--
perhaps James has been foolish enough
to let her meet him. Haffy, not q msr-
ried man himself andsoa 1aWyerg would
lend himself toany earthly thing without
scfuple. Ar lsyg efs desxD
This rural district, remote from the
]. .haunts of WHY men Of the world, was
given over entirely to farmers and farms
ing interests ;7sinpl minded Kna simple.
mannered people, who live on their nm
eyentfuI lives in the routineof daily dp-
ties. ,The.smallmalket town Of Ncrthain,
four miles distant, was sleepy and
primitive, never awakening from its
slumbers save ON the week lE market
dny. 1t had IFS parson. its doctor, and
its lawyer Harry I,eate alt three, OF
them being nearly as simple as the
! farmers Not simple in the point Of in
tellect, it must be understood but as to
life and manners. o ssgzg o1oa
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THEREwas an embarrassed young usr
ut Bowling Green, KY, who escorted ia
preasher's fair daughter TO church
Sunday night and arrived late, to hs
the reverend gentleman read from I.
Bible as the couple marched up
aisle My daughter is grievously
mented with a devil" which vers q
ours in an account of New Tes ~
miracle. The congregation sm-aa.'Sa ;.
it would be hard to tell which felt woIa
the preacher, his daughter, or her escort.
Constitution.
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Ex ArrLroE =. arAHB1.H

I.
had dream last night, my dear,
A pleasant dream of theS;
thought We lived IN quiet honae,
Beyond the crystal sea;
In land where the cir was very mild,
And it e'er was endless spring:
A land, too fair, it eeemed, for earth
The land of which poets sing
II.
Oh for those moments Of fancied bliss
To be again in that home,
Where all wes golden happiness,
And sorrow might never come
would lay me down on the cold, damp ground
To-day, could dream once more
That dream, and be again in that home
With thee, ON that quiet shore
An the idea has o cotI7lterpdFti
Somewhere, IN the days which lay Is
Before me, In the path which go
This have felt alwayi sf
Therefore wait, with gIadness, the time
That shah dwell with thee,
In the home saw within dream,
Across the beautiful seal
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THE HUSBANDS SECRET

"Not word, mind, to Dinah Ann :"
Ann herself, the speakers wife,
having strolled down the garden in the
sweet stiffness of the summer night,
heard these suggestive words as the gig
pulled up at the gate, and her husband
descended from it. She was pleasing
little woman of seven or eight and thirty,
with dark brown eyes, q bright, fresh
face, and a natural propensity to take
her own way, In the house and out of it.
Drawing back from the gate behind the
well-kept hawthorn hedge, she waited
for what was to come next.
"Not word, for your life, mind, to
Dinah Ann !" rsnR5
'sNo fear ~ repEeda voice, which she
recognized as that of her brother, Harry
Leete 81 know what women are. Shed
be for-for revolutionizing the house,
and herself too, once let her get an ink
ling of this. No fear, Jamest Take care,
on your side, that you don't lose that
or let Dinah Ann find it," m f.5fU
IN take care. When are you COM
ing to smoke quiet pipe with me?
shall want your advice as to ----"
''One of these evenings, interrupted
the lawyer, as he drove up the lane.
Goodnight !" IS sis faf Ae
James Harbury, substantial farmer
and agriculturist, came through the gate,
and turned to fasten it. Had he turned
the other way, to the left instead of to
the right, he would have seen. his wife,
standing against the hedge as close as
she could stand, almost into ii. He did
not see her, and went straight up the
path to the house. When his footsteps
had died away, Mrs. Harbury wound her
light summer gown over her black silk
apron, caught hold of herlilac cap strings,
lest the cap should fly off, and ran swiftly
up the narrow sidewalk, got round to the
back, went through the house, let drop
her gown, and entered the sitting ng-room,
all calmly, nearly as soon as her hus-
band. Sea r id3 @ au,.l s-sl.,
- g Got back r. she exclaimed, with
quite look of surprise. sa ai.s1E3 go,
"Just come.p replied the farmer;
I" Harry drove me in his gig."sg u-T1
"What brings Harry up here in, his
gig at this timer And why did you not
come back with, Hall ?" inquired Mrs.
Harburv, who liked to be at the begin
ming and the end of everything. $3.50
Harry had to come" said the farm
er, who seemed to be walking about
rather restlessly-an who never
tnOugnB Oh Sdcn bIllnB thS Iotll6luSo W
satisfy his wife's questions stHe got
messages from the Down Farm, to go
over there without loss of time.s I
thought I might as wei come up with
him, Dinah Ann. sa As to- Hall, I left
him, stuck in the tap-room of the Taw-
ny Lion; he didn't order his gig to be
ready before 10 o'clock.,,s % s0 ,.-o.
p 90 Just Like Peter HALT You'd have
taken the reins yourself, James, I reck-,
on, had you come back with him." 9,
% Oh, he'll not get SIS bad as all mat
But, I say, Dinah Ann, it's 81 sad thing
about Partridge at the Down Farm. A
day or two ago he went out with his hay
makers and you know what q man he
is to work when he does set about it,
got into heat, and drank @ lot of cold
cider. 1t struck to him for death, they
say and Harry is gone to make his
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8 - Mr.. Harbury reaciyed the impulsive
sWish With aFfsl 4 look, and had no
ready answer at I'D =. F--,s -
want to buy new silk gown, and
TO order q best cap, and ever SO many
things Yes, I viii osMith you, James.
4 won't be five MINUTES getting ready. +"
But-Dinah Ann-not to-day. !
can't take you this afternoon. You shall
90 tomorrow, instead" /"
I, = - g Why can't you take me
.6i |" Business" he;shortly replied. And,
his gig being Just then brought round,
White Bess in the shafts, he got into It,
without more ado, and drove away, call
ing out /" Good-by II to his wife
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-05

gives him the right to consolidate the
Tehauntepee railway. now being con-
structed by Learnerd and others, with
the ship railway, on such terms as may
be agreed upon between them, and in
such event the location of the Tehaun-
tepec railway may be altered as desired
by Eads. The Tehauntepec railway
company has subyertion amounting
to about 81, 800. 900, to be paid by the
Mexican government in custom house
certificates, and has large land grant.
In case of the acquisition of this rail-
way, its obligations to the Mexican gov
ernment are to cease and subvertion
would then attach to the ship railway.
The duration of the grant is 80 years,
at the termination of which the govern
ment is to take possession of the works
and pay two-thirds of their value. Per-
mission is given to Eads to hypothecate
the revenues of the railway to any other
government which he may select to aid
him by money or guarantees in its con-
structior, the intention being to secure
the cooperation of the United States
with Mexico in the control of the
works, as this is regarded by the lead
ing men in Mexico as the American
route across the isthmus, and the one
in which these two republics are most
vitally and directly interested.
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THE UNION PACIFIC.
Extracts Prom The Report of the Govt.
Directors
How the business Increased During
the Past Year.

New York, Jan. 4.-The annual re-
port of the government directors of
the Union Pacific railroad, states that
the gross earnings of the company for
1880 are estimated at $25, 900, 900, of
which the branch lines earned about
$3.50. 900. The Union division proba-
bly, earned SIS, 750, 900, and the Kansas
division $3.50. 900, showing an increase
over the previous year of 50. .549, 900 for
former and large proportionate in
creas for the latter. This is account
ed for by the fact that the consolidation
stopped competition and allowed the
business to 60 into its natural channel
of transportation. The operating ex-
penses for 1880 are eitsmated at forty
four per cent ON the Union division and
about fifty per cent. on the Kansas di-
vision, including renewals and taxes.
The Pullman sleeping car contract will
expire next year, and unless new con-
tract can be made on liberal basis in
which the railroad company will be
largely increased in the revenue re-
ceived for the use of cars before the ex-
tension Of the contract, the railway
company will consider and determine
the question of running its own sleep
ing cars.
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A chinese Counsul for Denver.

New York. Jan. A Herdld's Den
yer special, says: Chin Foo, a Chinese
resident of Denver, has recently re-
ceiyed letter from Consul Bee at San
Fransiseo. saying that he has made an
application to the Chinese government
to have Chinese consul appointed for
Denver, and that he had recommended
Chin Poo for the position should it be
created. Chin Poo is an intelligent
Chinaman, and is well acquainted with
the English language, and is versed in
American institutions. He has been a
resident of this city for several years,
and has during this time been recog-
nized as a representative here of his
nationality. Con- bee also says in his
letter that the entire fle of Chinese
claims for damages sustained in the
riot which recently occurred in this
city, has been forwarded to the embas-
sy at Washington, for presentation to
the American government. He also
says the United States will be COM
PEELED TO pay the claims in accordance
with the provisions of the international
treaty, and he holds the opinion that
the damages can be also collected for
the death of Sing Lee, who was killed
in the riot. He cites the case of the
murder of an American in China
several years age, for which the Ameri-
can government collected $3.50, 600 from
China, and thinks this is a good oppor-
tunity to get the money back, and alsos
presumably to teach 50 Mellican mani
a lesson.