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A Five-Foot Headstone and q Ready.
Made Angel.

Sc Some queer characters? Well, ]
should say so. We meet more oddities
in this business than you would believe.
and see side of human nature that is
not shown up in any trade that l know
Of"
The remark came from an old marble
cutter, who was busily engaged recently
in chipping out ferocious looking ami
NAL. presumably lamb, on Hat slab of
snowy marble. The lamb stood out in
relief. and in its unfinished condition
bore strong resemblance to a hump
backed buffalo in pantaloons.
That stone," said the man, as he
carefully dug out the lamb seye with the
point of a delicate tool, "was ordered by
woman who is character in herself.
Her husband died nearly three wears AGO.
She came to me last Monday week, and
spent just five hours in giving her order.
| had just finished chiseling out beau
tiful figure of an angel when she came
into the yard. She has thin, vinegar
ish face, squeaky voice, and pair of
eyes looking two ways for Sunday
- What'll it cost? says she, sto have
headstone made for my ole MANI He's
been dead goin' on three years now, and
his folks are complainin' because hain't
had it done before. To tell the truth he
didn't deserve it. He was the ALFRED
est meanest man you ever see. Still.
it's got to be done, and wish it as cheap
as possible. Now what II it be with his
name and some words on it?'
'..Well, madame said I, it all de-
ponds on what kind of headstone Won
want-the size, the lettering, and the
amount of labor required. / can get up
very nice stone with a ready-made
angel or an All-Seeing Eye, for about
$50. But if you want a first-class angel,
long wings, full robe, and carved out in
the highest style of art, it will cost
good deal more. Or if you want nice
lamb lying down or standing I'D, or
"'Now look here said the woman,
getting angry all of sudden, who said
anything about lambs or angels or any
such trash? just want what told
you, something good and cheap
$50 we argued for an hour, until she
finally made up her mind to have foot
stone, with lamb at the top.
That's only to please his old maid
sisters, said she, as sour-like as YOU
could imagine, for he wasn't any more
like lamb than IN like lion.'
''But, pshawr' continued the maker
OF tombstones and epitaphs, ..there's
lots more like her, only worse. Some of
them want one thing and some another.
It's little curious, too. how long people
wait before they think of marking the
resting-place of their dead. A year is
probably the shortest time at the out
side. Two years, ordinarily, and some-
times half dozen, before it is thought
OF. Then they goto the marble cutter and
haggle about the price. The first idea
is to have a monument, but usually they
end with fiye-foot headstone and
ready-made angel. "-Pailadetphia Press.
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was intensely surprised at the diappear.
ance of the travellers. and at the spirit.
ing away of some harness that belonged
to the young Viscount Dare. He stood
in the stable yard talking with his ostler.
''But for me his lordship's boss would
h gone, too" cried the ostler stolidly.
when see one o. they two gents a
poking and peering about here last
night under the cover o. the dusk, and
see him gazing at the fine animal with
hungry eyes, and next watched him a
lingering the stable lock, it struck me
what he might be after-the wanting to
have try at changing their own sorry
hack for this one. So the last thing at
night, before turning in, changed the
bosses; putting thern in the best stable,
and t'other here, and made him safe with
my bar and paddock which can't be
picked. And they've just been and gone
away with their own"
why didn't you change the harness
as well?"
"Well, / never thought O. the har-
ness"
But in the course of the day mes
senger brought the harness back-and
did not wait to ask for that of the travel
ers.
So the landlord, by the bargain, got a
set of plain harness, which really was
not bad, and he let the unlucky thieves
Argosy.
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ministration 80, 600 Democrats who voted
for Hancock in 1890. Perhaps they de-
serve no better treatment than they
have received; but Malone now assumes
that they are willing to be sold as polit-
ical slaves. If these $4,000 men were
not Republicans in 1880, they are not
willing to become Republicans now:
There has been no change of party prin-
ciplcs, and, unlike their master, they
will receive no personal reward for a
change of faith. On the other hand, if
they can understand anything they must
understand, all local questions apart,
that they have been betrayed and are
now insulted by being transferred bodily
in political sale from the party of their
faith in 1880 to the party they opposed.
If the 81, 900 Republicans of Virginia.
including such men as General Wick
ham and Congressman Jorgensen, who
under adverse circumstances and in
hopeless minority have for years
worked for Administrations" are
now to constitute the strength
OF the administration party but to
receive no reward therefor, they also
are but chattels But both these
classes must consent to be sold if the
Readjusters maintain their strength
until the election of Congressman.
This sudden change to administration
men" is made the more CALLING, too,
to both parties because it is nothing
more nor less than proffer of tho
$4,000 Readjlster Democrats to the
Republicans if the stubborn Repub-
lican Senators Of Virginia will vote for
the infamous Redistricting bill which
will come up in the Senate this week.
Otherwise Parson Massey may be elect
ed to Congress-.
One bargain has had to follow so
hard upon the heels of another, and one
piece of treachery has 50 often had to
counteract another, that the predica-
ment of the ''reformers'' of Virginia is
hardly encouraging to their brethren in
Georgia and North Carolina. The
Democratic party sincerely congratu-
lates the Administration on its new
acquisition. Y. World.
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Anxious for His Morals.

"Ephrahem. boy. come var. Whar
Bin outwid de Publicans. ole wom
an. ~
tYou is. eh' See : ar. chile, You
broke 700 ole mujder' hears and brung
her,gray hairs to de gray wild 700 reck-
luniness an carryins on wild ebil assocy-
ashuns. Hadn't raised you up in de
way you should oughter gop''
"Yassum."
"Habn't / bin kline an finder Wild you.
an treated youlike me own chile, which
you is?''
..Yassum."
!" Hadn't reezened wild you, an de-
plored de good Lord to wrap you in his
buzzum?"
q Yassum.'' 4kf ~
.sAn' isn't 700 material detectcr an
guardeen fo' de law?'
I" Yassr1m."
"Well, den, dou s'pose Use gwine to
hab yo' morals ruptured by dat Public
an trashP No, sab! Yo' git in de house
dis instep, an eff eber eotch you 'mu-
nicatin wild de posegate party any mo-,
fo' de Lord, nigga, ole as You is. I'll
break yo' black head wild "a brick yard
y ar nies' TIA g q
''Yassum. "-St. Josenh No. Gazette
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Senator Malone, of Virginia, an
nounces that hereafter his party of Re-
pudiators will be out-and-out Repub-
licans, or as he calls them admins
tration men," In an interview at Rich
mond. recently, this great apostle OF
reputation and political spoils said of
his followers: q They have been the
friends of the Administration, not only
OF President Garfield while he lived.
but of President Arthur now, and the
friendship has been reciprocal and use-
full. The Funders of Virginia at first
used all sorts CT abuse in speaking of
our friendly relations with the Admins
tration, with The idea of compelling
Democratic Readjusters to abandon
their Republican allies. They relied
upon the old prejudice against the term
Republican, which had long been deep
enough to accomplish such division
by the mere. mention of possible alli-
ance. The only hope CT success for the
Readjuster cause was in a union, and
the leading men in the movement saw
it. The assistance rendered by Presi-
dent Garfield was exceedingly valuable.
If he had not been shot the movement
would have gathered strength much
more rapidly than it did. When Presi-
dent Arthur found opportunity to ex-
tend sympathy and help to the Read
justers he did SO, and the effects of his
acts have been of very great conse-
quence. 1t has become apparent to
some of the Readjusters that an at
tempt has been made by un.
friendly Republicans to ally the
opposition to the President with
the Fundcr element in Virginia
At this juncture, therefore, and
when some of the most important of the
measures proposed by the Readiusters
were about to be passed by the Legisla-
ture, it was regarded as an excellent
time to declare policy by which the
progressive party in Virginia should be
guided in the coming canvass. Next
fall you win probably see two parties in
the field, with candidates for Congress.
One of these parties will nominate men
avowedly opposed to President Arthur
and the progressive measures adopted
by the Virginia Legislature. In the
other party will be found not only the
men who are pledged to support those
measures, but also those who are at the
same time determined to sustain Presi-
dent Arthur as friend of the Readjust-
er party in the State"
This is as it should be. Malone and
his party of Regulators. or "Read-
justers," as he euphoniously terms
them, belong in the Republican ranks,
and now that they have formally taken
their leave and openly joined the Re-
publican party, the Democratic cause in
will gain new strength. OF
course. the negroes, the bulk OF the Re- |
publicans, and a handful of Democratic
spoilsmen will cling to Malone, but the
better classes of people in Virginia will |
be in the Democratic ranks. They will !
have hard fight to overcome the |
negroes and the spoilsmen, backed, as |
they will be, by the entire power of the |
Federal patronage of Virginia, but in
The end Malone and his motley gang |
will be buried at the polls by an i'm
nense majority of the votes ofIthe.re-
'pectable and intelligent voters of Vir.
yinia. -NeD Haven Register.
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A Dogs Funeral.

Nearly year ago agentleman died in
aifiuent circumstances at Kirkwood, and
left childless widow. The husband.
who never enjoyed the proud distinction
OF being called father, lavished his sur.
plus affections on fine shepherd dog by
the name of DASH. This canine was
provided for in his masters will by the
setting aside of a certain house and lot.
the monthly rent from which was to be
appropriated to 'sDash's sole benefit dur
ing his natural life'' In this way the
dog 8 days were comfortably provided
for, and the gentleman S wife was named
as Dash's guardian. Shortly after her
husbands death the lady went to New
York to assuage her grief, but she didn't
take the dog along. In her absence
Dash was taken very sick. and tele-
gram informed her of the animals aflic-
ton. True to the last will and testament
OF her late husband, she telegraphed to
employ the most eminent physicians for
Dash's treatment, which was done by a
faithful servant. In a few days the wires
informed her Dash was dead. She adj
mitted of no delay, but Immediately
started for st. Louis to conduct the OBJ
sequies and again act as chief mourner.
Arriving here, a costly coffin was pro-
yided and hearse conveyed Dash's re-
mains to Oak Ridge Cemetery. At that
place they were inferred with due
at the feet of his dead master
in the presence of the widow, now in
for him. A $500 monument
suitably inscribed, stands at the head of
the husbands grave, while less pre-
tentious one, costing $3.50, rests at his
[eet to mark the place where Dash lies.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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ACROSS THE GARDEY VAIL.

Hooked across the garden wall,
And saw her there-I see her yet,
"A little thing that played ut ball.
What mattered fright? what mattered fall?
cliabcd-I broke the pcach-trecs net
Z looked across the garden wall.
And. curls and pinafore and all.
Behcld her-never to forget
A little thing that played ut ball.
Grave has she grown, discreet and tall,
Since, when the morning dews were wet
looked across the garden wall
since she was fve-years old. and small,
With slipping sash all crooked set,
A little thing that played at ball.
But still, sweet wife, when recall
How first we loved, how first we met,
watch across a garden wall
a little thing that plays at ball.
5.s -Mdy ProbUD.
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"A Cincinnati body-embalming firm
offers Mrs. Samuels $4,000 for the BODY
OF her son, the outlaw Jesse James. with
a share in the proceeds of the exhibition.
which they estimated at Sl00, 00O.-
Boston Post ss..s (,
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1t beats me hollow" returned Jim.
his crestfallen tone betraying some alarm
las to being mistaken in him / know 7
never was; there. Something extraor-
binary must all the horse"
he jumped out of the gig and beoan
feeling the animal with his hands. At
the same moment the coy moon burst
out from behind the clouds and shone
down in all her splendor. Jim felt the
horse, stared at it and stared again. The
other one in the gig was also gazing Gu
nously. simultaneously shout OF dis
may, followed by an imprecation, burst
from both of them. They had stolen their
oaOn horse. ''''''
some mutual recrimination ensued.
WADE accusing Jim of having made a
mistake and opened the wrong stable.
jim yowing by all that's blue that he had
opened the right one.
pleaded Jim ''''''
The remark caused Wade to turn his
eyes on it; its silver points were glitter
ing In the moonlight. A closer Glance.
and then another angry shout broke
Look here, you fool--here's crest >,
"Hey-what ?" cried Jim, turning
round.
Sure enough; the silver-mounted har-
ness bore family crest with its Latin
motto, and could no doubt be identified |
Certainly this nights an
ncipated spoil was not lucky in any |
way. Wy
Next morning the landlord Of the inn |
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-. L. Barnum has purchased about
900 volumes of new and valuable books
az cost OF about $1,000 as present for
the bridgeport. Conn.,, library. -
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The Party Of the Administration. -

Senator Malone a few days ago left
Richmond for short visit to Washing
ton, whittier he goes sometimes, even
during the session of the Virginia Legis-
lature; and immediately after his de-
parture the Richmond Wing, Read
juster newspaper, declared that hence
forth the Readjusters shall be known as
the party of :" the Administration" The
paper was shown to Senator Malone,
and he is reported as having said. after
manifestations of great surprise and of
much satisfaction, that it was MASTER
stroke-indeed, the only proper thing
to do. Did he approve of It? En-
tirelr, entirely, and the Readjusters of
Virginia, Democrats and Republicans.
will henceforth be known as Admins
tration men," 1t is no news to hear
that Senator Malone himself is an "Ad-
man." in spite of an ap-
parent contradiction that a conscien-
tious person might find between that
position and the position indicated
by the following letter: 10 si4Ss
s "CoMnTTEB Rooxs.
READJUsTER ORGANIZATIONS,
. RICHMOND, Va, October e, 1880.
A.. .scs isic aSSu.c you, rs l DO confidently,
that our Electoral ticket, headed by fameron
and Riddlebergcr, and pledged to Hancock,
will carry the State by plurality Of $500:
that IL viii beat either the Funder or Grip-sack
tickets by this vote-not less. Rely on this.
WILLIAM MAUoNE." :.
But not content with his own adjust
nent to perfdy and profit, by which, of
course, he betrayed the silly Democrats
whose votes elected him to the Senate, /
&c now proposes to deliver to the Ad-
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| tone more of disappointment than of
welcome But scarcely had Mrs. Lock-
wood opened the door TO her husband,
when vehicle stopped at the door, and
Charlie lifted n woman up the steps,
whose hood falling back, disclosed the
pale face Of N0rah
The poor girl said nothing, but crouch
ed down on the stairs the instant Char
lie released his hold, and rocked to and
fro as one in the extremity OF grief or
pain.
"Oh, father, for Heavens sake don't
speak sou he interpos'd to Mr., Lock-
woods angry demand for m explana-
ton OF her appearance in his house
again, 1T was me; got there Just as
she had her hearing, and told them so.
Ii was me, father. She's suffered enough
already, poor thingN'
And more than enough for pure
minded, innocent young girl, shut up
all day, with the heavy accusation. and
the anger and unbclief of her master,
hanging over her. with the worst of
oilers and vagabonds, and even crim-
mails, and nothing before her but the still
darker prospect of conviction and Il
prison.
IL hid them, father, to tease the girls
for being so careless. They are in my
dressing-case," continued The generous
fellow, with vehcmence. won't YOU
speak to her, father, and tell her SOP"
But Norah had fallen in strong con-
WILSON'S on the floor, while they were
trying to comprehend her innocence
and brain fever was the result of the
day. Every one in the family minister
ed to her, from Mr.. Lockwood, who
called in his own family physician, to
the good-hcarted cook who had so un-
Willingly given evidence against her;
but ii was many weeks before the con-
scicncc-Strcken Charlie saw her creep
Ing slowly upand downthe stairs a!uin,
IA g and emaciated. tho very shadow Of
the blithe young Irish girl who came
there to find a home. She was forgiv-
ing and grateful to all of them, but her
langu0r and timidity remained per-
petual remembrancer of the wrong so
heedlessly inflicted.
The faithful Norah's presence in the
household-for Mr.. Lockwood has of
fered her home as long as she may
need one-is check upon his rash iudg-
ments of the actions and motives Of
men, upon Charles wanton needless
ness of the feelings of others. and even
brother Jim's sublime seliishncss. AS
for Isabel and Miss Lockwood, who
tended her through her long illness as
II she had been q sister or friend, they
have almost come to consider her as
such, and both try to exact a promise
from her that she will take charge of
their homes, now that there is near
prospect OF two weddings in the family.
But Norah inclines TO Master Char
hes" offer, to wait till he gets through
his law studies and takes Annette for
oG:ter or worse. So in the end poor
Norah's misfortune proved a blessing
In disguise.
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M0mnln, 8 Nlnary.


Mabai va, delighted one day when
She saw Mrs, Carott, an old friend Of
her mammals, coming mp to the sitting
room and bringing Mamie Curott with
her.
Mamie was n very quiet little girl, who
never had anything to say for herself,
and perhaps that was the reason Mabel
liked her so much.
She could chatter away to her for
about an hour ut time when she had
the chance, though all the answer she
received was, NO or YES or "Eh-
h-hrs
Mabel threw herarms around Marnie's
ueck and said, over and over again, 80
Mamie. I'm SO glad you've Gomez"
while Mamie hardly moved an eyelash
in response, but only just stood and
stared with her great light-blue eyes.
"HoIe. Mamie, here are all my things"
said Mabel, as she took her over TO a
corner OF the room where she kept her
treasures, You may play with them
ever and ever SO long. Won't that be
niCc?'
Yes" said Mamie.
Mrs Carolt and NIabers mamma were
talking about a chiIdrcn'S hospital, and
at first did not pay much attention to
tie two little girls; but after a while
Mabels voice grew louder and louder.
She was II little chaticrbox at any time.
but just now she seemed to be talking
on Withou, u stop.
Here, Mamie she said "see my
Noah S ark. took the roof off SO Mr.
Noah aud the elephants and things can
all get out without any trouble. Have
you got Noah's arkP cause maybe if
You haven't, somebody might give YOU
one If you're good little girl, Mamie;
and you mustn't make any noise,
Mamie, cause my mamma don't like
noise, Does your mamma Ikea noise?"
MabePs mamma had spoken TO her
little girl several times because she was
talking so loud that's interrupted Mrs.
Carott, who was giving very interest
ing account of little lame girl who had
been lately brought into tho hospital
but Mabel chattcd Oh just the same as
before.
Now, Mabel" said her mamma,
waxing up large newspaper near her,
81 have spoken to you oftener than /
meant to, and | am sorry my little girl
is so disobodient this morning. You
know when your birdie sings too loud
we cover him up with paper, so am
going to iry the same remedy with YOU"
Then mamma spread the great newspa-
per over Mabel so that she was entirely
hidden except two little feet that man
aged to peep out.
Mamie opened her eyes wider than
ever, but Mabel was so taken by sur
prise that for wonder she did not say
another word,
When Mrs. Carott and Mamie went
away, and mamma uncovered her little
girl. she found that she was fast asleep,
and she came to the conclusion that the
answered as we'll for her
birdie AS for MabclS. -- YoutNS Coo,pan-
ION
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