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A GHOST STORY.

\ curious circumstance happened to
my father when he was a very young
man. lie lived at some distance from
the dwelling OF the girl who afterwards
became his wife and my mother. He
had to work and wait for her for several
years, and as for her sake he applied very
closely to his business. they seldom met.
But occasionally. after his days work
was over, he took 4 very long walk into
the next county. to get glimpse of her
fair face. and perchance the treat of a
quiet talk On one of these rare occa-
sions he bethought himself of short
| cut through Il village churchyard. 1t
| was not very easy of access, for the gate
was locked, and brook of some depth
swept round part of the outer wall; but
he was young and active. and eager to
gain time: so. after Il somewhat stiff
| climb. he found himself within the limits
| Of the consecrated ground.
1t was a clear moonlight night. and the
| tomhStoueS stood around him in close
and venerable array. Suddenly he saw
something which made him start and
| pause. From beneath the shadow of the
church wall, a tall white figure glided
stealthily out into the light. My father
| quietly retreated behind Il tombstone and
watched. The figure advanced: he scan
ned it carefully: and beneath the white
robes tiuttering in the night air, he be-
held very substantial pair of boots.
Said he to himself: ''Do ghosts wear
| boots ! wonder who makes them -
and he decided on having 4 closer in
| spection of this mysterious churchyard
apparition. The figure moved on; my
| father quietly followed. keeping well in
! the shadow of the tombstoneS. After
some little time spent in this kind of
dndging. the ghost advanced to a part of
the wall overlooking the road and the
stream, and took up its position on the
top of it, In second my father came
! behind. and with i strong and sudden
push. tripped the unlucky ghost into the
stream which rippled below. lie heard
Il plunge and shout, waited few mo-
ments to see that the fellow had strug
yled safely to the other side, minus his
white sheet. then turned and sped on his
way, rejoicing AT having hit on SO novel
and expeditions a method of laying
ghost.
Years passed away. My father mar
ried the lady Of his choice and they
shared the usual course of life : vicissi-
tudcs together. Long after her DEATH
he took me to visit the scene of his early
wooing and the home of her grlhood.
On our way from the railway station we
drove through village from which a
funeral procession was issuing in SOL
emn pomp to the churchyard. AS we
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-09

TWO OF THEM.

In the farm house porch the farmer s,tr
With his daughter, having Il cosy chat;
She was the only child, AMI he
Thought her rs i;tIr as Il child could lie.
\ wee bit jealous the cid man grew
Ii lac laucit,t any ,nIght come IL WOO:
His one pet lamb and her loving car"
He wished with nobody else to share.
There should be two OF you, child" salt
he
&c There should bG two To welcome me
When | come home from the field nj night
d Two would make the cd homestead bright
, There's ncighbor Gray with his children
four,
To b" glad together. Had one more
y proud old father I'll be. my dear.
With two good children TO greet me here
Down hy he gate meath HE old elm tree
Donald waited alone: and She
For whom he waited his love call heard,
And on either cheek the hlu>lrS stirred.
- Father She said. and knelt her down,
Md kissed the hand that was old and brown
Father, there may he TWO if you Will,
.Nn1 l--Ycur oui> daughter still
two To welcome you l,nrne II night:
Two 10 nak,. the old homestead bright;
l-:ui Soln,hodv else - =. see.
Iaid the farmer; ''and who may some
badly le""
;,i the ,linlrlrS in EeSSic'S cheek,
That played with the bushes at lIiGeand
seek.
Away tron. his gaze she turned her head,
:. ON" of neighhor Gray's children" sht
SAID.
" II m" said the farmer, make il plain:
l. it Susan. Alice or Mary Jane -
Another kiss on the aged hand.
To help father to undrrstandCD
- II M said the farmer: yes, | se,a--
1t is two tor yourself and one for me. -
Eut I:eS>ie said, There can be hItt one
For me and my heart till life is done.
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Dangers of Railroad Work.

The brakemen on our roads find it
quite difficult to get their lives insured.
1t is estimated that there are at least ten
brakemen killed throughout the country
every day. The reader of the daily news
paper learns how this class of men are
killed or manned while coupling cars and
making mp trains, while others are
knocked from the tops of cars by bridges,
or slip or fall, OF are injured or killed in
collisions. Then there must be at least
three times as many brakemen injured as
are killed, of whom the public hear little
or nothing.
At the lowest calculation, if ten brake
men are killed every day, that would be
equivalent to 1850 during the year,
which, added to the number injured in
various ways while on duty, would give
the sum total of deaths and injuries about
IA. 600 year. These are frightful figures
of Il fatality, loss Of life or injury to the
body that is attributable either to care
leSsltSS. negligence Vi .tCtl,'ShIS ihHciSi'
in the business.
We therefore venture to assert rs a fact
that the public has no idea ofthc number
of accidents that occur on the various
railroads throughout the country every
day: and that it is also true that there is
no vocation SO fraught with danger to life
and limb as that of the brakeman, par
ticularly on freight trains; men on pass
enger trains. having great many lives
entrusted to their eareS and consequently
have 4 greater responsibility resting upon
them than that which rests with freight
men.
Indeed, the life of a freight brakeman
is precarious one. Insurance agents, in
some parts of the country, do not take
risks on employees on freight trains: but
conductors and brakemen on passenger
trains are insured by their paying extra
hazardous rates of premium. Railroad
men say that only about twenty-five pei
centum Of the brakemen Of freight trains
die a natural death; also that the average
life of the brakeman, after he goes or
the road, is about ten years.-Bostor
Commercial Bulletin.
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returned, we stopped for an hour at the
inn and ordered luncheon. Like most of
his class, our host was chatty and COM
municativc, and at once entered into con-
versation. Pleasant weather, gentle
men. We have had large funeral here
to-day: the largest known in these parts
for many year. We all wished to show
respect to our oldest inhabitant, William
Dawkins. A very civil fellow was Bill
Many story of the good old times he
used to tell. And he had some queer
adventures Of his own. too. to talk about.
You'll scarce credit me. gentlemen, but
It's fact that that man had seen
ghost
4 ghost exclaimed my father,
whose natural scepticism on that subject
had been long since strengthened by the
incident have related. "He dreamed
of one, | suppose, or an extra glass of
ale had gone to his head
Nothing of the kind. sir. replied the
itithlt' WIFI sitii otllciiSiltSS. iDill
not only saw ghost, but felt it. and
that pretty sharply, / can tell you. The
way he fell in with it was this. Some of
our lads had gone to 4 fair that was held
Il few miles away, and Bill wanted TO
brighten the young fellows on their way
home: So he Just climbed into the church
yard, wrapped sheet about him, and
waited about till be thought they were
close at hand. He was standing on bit
of wall Just above the road, when he
heard a stealthy tread coming up behind
him He turned around quickly, and
there was dark figure at his back; but
before lie could move, it made one rush
at him and knocked him clean over into
the stream that runs below. The fall
and the fright took away his breath: and
between the terror and the wetting, he
got such scare that he never ventured
near that churchyard again after night
fall. lie said it was dangerous thing
to play at ghost. for no one knew how
near the ghosts themselves might be, nor
how angry with any one who dared to
play pranks in haunted places
1t cas a strange story We said: but
our host thought it stranger still when
my father related his share in the adven-
ture. The coincidence was cert linly Il
curious one. and affords specimen OF
the kind of foundation on which many a
popular and well authenticated ghost
story may be built.
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Mark Twain'S Last.

The Hon. Demshame Hornet had
very unpleasant experience lately. Mark
Twain was advertised to lecture in the
town of Colchester. but for some reason
failed to get around. In the emergency
the lecture committee decided to employ
Mr. Hornet to deliver his celebrated lee
ture on temperance, but so late in the
day was this arrangement made that 10
bill announcing it could he circulated, and
the audience assembled expecting the
celebrated innocent. Nobody in the town
knew Mark, or had ever heard him lee
ture and they had got the notion that he
was funny and went to the lecture pre-
pared to laugh. Even those on the plat
form, except the chairman, did mt know
Mr.. Hornet from Mark Twain and so,
when he was introduced, thought no.
thing OF the name as they knew Mark
Twain was NON. &c plume and supposed
his real name was Hornet. The deoue-
mcnt is thus told Mr.. Hornet first re-
marked: "Intemperarce is the curse of
the cpuutry." The audience burst into a
merry laugh. He knew it could not be at
his remark and thought his clothes must
be awry, and he asked the chairman in a
whisper if he was all right and got yes
for an answer. Then he said Rum Stays
more than disease louder laugh. He
couldn't understand it, but went on. at
breaks up happy homes, still louder
mirth at is CARRYING young men to
death and hell"'-a perfect roar aud ap-
plause. Mr.. Hornet began to get excited.
He thought they We're guying him, but
he proceeded
eve must crush the serpent tire
mendous howl of laughter. The men on
the platform. except the chairman,
>quirmed AS they laughed. Hornet could
not stand it. what I'm saving is Cos
pei TRUTH he cried. The audience fair
" beloved with mirth. Hornet turned
to a man on the stage and said. do
you see anything very ridiculous in my
| remarks or behavior" Yes, ha ha-
it $ intensely funny-ha ha ha. Go on!'
| replied the roaring man. This is an
| INSULT cried Hornet, wildly dancing
about More laughter and cries OF = Go
on. Twain" And then the chairman
| cot the idea OF the thing, and rose up
and explained the situation, and the mer
on the stage suddenly quit laughing and
blushed very red, and the folks in the
audience looked at each other in q
mighty sheepish way, and they quit
laughing too. And then Mr.. Horne,
being thoroughly mad, told them he ha'
never before got into town SO entirely
populated by asses and idiots, and having
said that. he left the hall. And the as
semblage then voted to censure Twain
and the chairman, and dispersed amidst
| deem ploom Mar York Sun
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WHAT is PUBLIC WORSHIP ?

Some 20 TO church just for walk
Some TO stare, and laugh, and talk
Some go there to meet a friend,
Some their idle time To spend:
Some for general observation,
Some for private speculation;
Some to seek or find n lover,
Some courtship to discover;
Some 90 there to Use their eyes
And newest fashion criticise.
Some to show their own smart dress,
Some their neighhors TO assess.
Some to scan a robe or bonnet,
Some to price the trimming on il
Some TO learn the latest news,
That friends ut home they may aGu>c
Some to gossip false and true,
Safe within the sheltering pew:
Some 60 there to please the squire.
Some his daughters to admire;
Some the parson go to fawn:
Some TO lounge, and some to yawn.
Some To claim the parish doleS;
Some for bread and some for Goals;
Some because it thought genteel.
Some to vaunt their pious zeal;
Some to show how sweet they sing
Some how loud their voices ring;
Some the preacher 20 to hear,
His style and voice 10 praise or ecr.
Some forgiveness TO iInplore,
some Their sins 10 yarnisb Ger;
Some to sit, and do2e. and nod,
But few to kneel ana worship God
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The Rhombo CcphalIac Nonsense.


The RhOmbO CephalIac Nonsense.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Before the prosecution had Guiteau meas
ured for hat. prominent Philadelphia halter
sent his notebook, with diagrams. to The
Ledger. in comment on SpitZkas theory. This
hatters notebook appears to be study of great
criminals. 1t is singularly like the notebook of
fancy pear-grower, too. There is scarcely a
head in it. in fact, that is not pear-shape OF the
widest variety, unless in the few that have a
remarkable likeness to the outline of the sole of
Well-worn slipper or equity shoe. 1t is a mon
strOus study. in fact. Of what appear to be alb
normal crania. Sometimes the unbalanced
bulge is in front, sometimes in the back-but no
two sides are alike. Here is a head that looks
like msshapen flint arrowhead here is a
mOnstrOus prOtuberance behind the ear; here is
one that is knobDy as a potato all round this
must be a nurderer's skull and this an idiots
Unfortunately for the theory. they are the
hatter's best custOmers-all of them highly re-
spectacle family men. and some of them distin-
guished in public and private life for their abii-
lty, intelligence and worth A number Of them
are dead. and their accounts made I'D for this
world so that they are beyond the reach of out
breaks of disposition. The seeming murderer
was prominent judge, the idiot was COVER
nor of distinction. the knobby potato. all gone
to one side. was genial. enterprisng merchant
vice-president S head diagram. which is in the
collection, would lead any court. were the
Spitzka test applied. to send the owner to an
insane hospital One of the nearest to balanced
heads is brilliant, but most eccentric physician
long dead. who. by the hatters line, would have
been a very safe man Of affairs. Here is cler-
gyman. who gave the calmest advice to his
flock, but his head is shocking in its one-sided-
ness.
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Christmas Song.

Ger the hills night shadows steal;
Scarce a light breeze stirS;
See the Virgin mild
Clasps her new born Child
Round the manager shepherds kneel-
Humble worShiperS.
HaTki angels sing
Round their heavenly King!
'TiS for man, and not for them,
Sleeps the Babe in Bethlehem.
Thou whose head to earth is lowly
Bowed in woe and shame.
When no help seems nigh
To thy piteOus cry,
Think! 1t was not for the holy
The Redeemer came.
Hark! angels sing
Round their heavenly King,
For earth'S sinful and defiied
Comes tonight the Saviour Child.
He who to the cradle brings
One pure, generous thought,
To the infant there
Brings a gift more rare
Than the gold and myrrh the kings
or the Orient brought.
Hark! angels sing
Round their heavenly King!
IT'S for man, and not for them,
Sleeps the Babe in Bethlehem
CONSTANTINE E. BROOKS, en- HGrper'S Magazine fol
january.
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Prom the Boston Transcript.

Prom the Boston Transcript.
You come too late;
TITS far on in November.
The wind strikes bleak
Upon the cheek
That careth rather to keep warm
(And where's the harm:)
Than o. ablte
One jot Of its calm color for your sake,
Watch. See. i stir the enber
Upon my lonely hearth, nd bid the fire awake.
And think you that it Will?
'Is burned, say, to ashes;
IL shoulders cold
As graveyard mould
lwish, indeed, you would not blow
Upon 1t 30.
The dead To XII!
say, the ghosts OF fires will never stir
Nor woman lift the laShaS
u eyes Wept dim, hOwe'er yours shine for love OF
her.
All, sweet surprise!
dft hot think such shining
Upon The gloom
OF this cod room
Could fall. Your even, strong, calm breath
Calls life from death.
The warm Hight lies
Al your triuInphan MT feet, faint with desire
To re.sta YOU See! The lining
OF yio.et and OF silver In that sheath OF fire,
II you would care
Although IL Is November
j viii not say
A bitter nay
To such gift for building fires
And though II tires
Me To thiRk of IL, I'll own to you
Qf you can stir the ember)
IL may be found at last Just warm enough for two,
ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.
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1--WE Fighting Miners Roll 800 Feet
Down a Mountain.

A Leadyie special says: Tom Cox and Jim
Null are two miners working far I'D on the
bleak. snowy slopes of Mount Ebert. near Twin
Lakes They slept in tent. near the mouth of
the Go.den lode, in which they are working.
Yesterday morning the two men, who had been
working all night, went into the tent for the
purpose Of going to sleep. One of them got in
bed, and, envelOping himself with the blankets.
was snug and comfortable and drOwsy in a
moment The other, not in so great a hurry,
noticed that the melting snow was dripping
through the roof of the tent and right on the
spot where he had to sleep. He couldn't stand
wet couch and, arousing his companion.
asked him to get up SD that the bed might be
moved to position where the melting
snow would not touch it. His sleepy
partner growled out refusal There
was hot reply. and i'm less time
than 1T takes to write it. the two men
were engaged in a fierce personal encounter
They were both clad in their night shirts alone.
and snail tent is but limited space for two
angry men to fight each other in They had
hardy clinched before one carried the other
through the front flaps OF the tent Right here
1t is necessary to say that the tent was pitched
on the feariuliy deep slope of Mount Ebert,
and there wasn't more than two feet of level
ground between the front of the tent and the
precipit0us slope of the mountain. This slope
was covered with four feet of soft Snow. and it
extended down Tor two thousand feet before
there was resting place. In the fierce fight
between the two miners they were carried down
the dizzy slope and with their hands upon each
Others threats, they went whirng down
the mountain like pair of bOulders
They had gone but short distance
when their anger vanished i'm the presence
Of u possible death. and each man turned
his attention TO the paramount work of
saving his life. Down they went along the
fearful slant Of the great mountain and at each
revolution they sunk in the soft Snow. some
times head first and sometimes feet first They
were paTalyzed with fright. and no sound es-
capped their lips. The further down they went
the greater the momentum of their bodies and
when about i've hundred feet from the point
where they started they bounded in the air and
alighted In the snow deep that they stuck
fast After arduous efforts they managed 10
extricate themselves and get back TO their tent
bruised and bleeding ald their quarrel healed.
No matter what the future has i'm store fol
these two men, they will never forget the time
when they were whirling down the Snowy slope
OF the Continental divide of North America
and q snowdrift saved them from landing fif
teen hundred feet below. in a condition in
which none but the coroner and undertaken
would feel any practical interest In them. The,
are the best of friends now, and will doubtless
continue SO.
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OLD WORLD AFFAIRS IN BREF.-The London
Standard states that the Queen will not open
Parliament in persona destructive gale swept
over England on Saturday aud yesterday.-It is
reported that another mining plot to kill the
Car has been discovered I'M Russia. Several
arrests have been made The London Observer
crticizes ex-Secretary Blaine 8 diplomatic policy
with reference to Chill and Peru. The same
journal saws the Gniteau trial is public
scandal-Seven hundred and ninety-four lives
were lost at the Ring Theater fire i'm Vienna
Nothing definite has been heard from the miss
ing balloon containing Walter Powell, n. p
Disorders continue In Ireland. The authorities
have seized quantity Of revolutionary mate
rial In Dublin.