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The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31
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The telegraph. last week, gave full ac- counts of the suit against Rev. Henry W Beecher for Sro.ooo paid him by a certain book publishing finn for The Life of Chnst,' which he was to write. The d. vine took the spondulix. wrote one vol tune of the work. gos stuck on a hard word and took vacation. He stood the publisher of as long as possible. and when they brought the matter into the courts. seen- their lawyer and went .ern one better, and fooghs it. He beat the publishers soo. through a legal technicality. There was no question but what the reverend gentleman had made a contract which he never fulfilled ' but the point on which the case turned was whether he vas formally notified, afte. he had delayed six years, that if he d,d not go on with his work he would be re- sponsible for damages
 It IS certainly strange spectacle. to draw 1t mid. to see a professed moral teacher. relying upon the tcchnicalitics of the law to escape punishment for talk ing SIo,cc to do work he did not do. A hard-hearted world may say that it ism, our caf that has kittens that if wasn't our Sioycoo and 90 on stiIl, we can't heir but think that Mir. Beecher would have stood higher than he does to-day, in the eseimation of the public, if he had. either fulfilled his contract CT handed she little amount aSoremeutieood back.
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PART THIRD.
CONSOLATION.

 Low down the vaulted. crystal siom- A shade emerges from the foam. And stealthy through the hrmamcnt, On amorous designs intent, With many fond aiiuring sigh Steals softly o'er the sleeping sky. The Cupids who their vigiis kept Around their mistress as she slept Perceived soon a mellow strain Float from the dusky bosomed swain. And thus he strovc by verse to prevc The fcrvor of his ardent love. Wake, lady, wake, Inc day IS dead Weep not the vecrcant lover Red Another wooer knceis to thee O. chide not his temesity, But bid him live for love and thee In rapturous humility. Wake, lady, wake and share with me This hour of lovers ecstacyn The pcnsive beauty, half awake Surm,scd the course his song would take. And thinking things might we'll be N orse And liking well the sslvery verse peeped from her high enshrouded nool To view the form this stranger took The Sun departing leaves A glow His brightest ray can ne'er bestow: And day when blending with the night Confers . more serene delight Than when its boldess glare Is seen Frightening the shifting iandscapc's scene In dying doth joy impar
 That nlls the soul and sooshes the heart: That lifts our thoughts above the earth. Admits not grief. or noisy mirth. lmparts poece, instils joy That bcetIiag night will soon destroy: But sweetef does the present seem Because so transient is it's gleam. All day we work aad strive and crave, Aad Do but dig our hopes grave. And droops the heart that works and hsds Iss labor vaAisAed with the winds-- 0ua Essaisg lsads . mellowed ray On which we see them drih away With nind e ress ed seal d ease: And tAeagh dsaaA ef Aepes seAer please. ls seoeAes tAs nseass tAea uay not xrisve-- Siace thus they seAly sake Ger lesse. IAsies velce1e shea ils seoshing po~sr- Al had o tAee, sweet Twi1igAe Hour. fhss suca thsagAts perSaps. or such |
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31
PART FIFTH. RECONCILIATION.

Now to the sun our humble muse Her halting way again pursues. The 6rst traasporl3ag nomeass over This radiant, giowinG, 6ckle lover The fate that tore him iron the Sks~s Became reeectivs, ard reelection
 PAiaeed gu her moods perfection. He tonnd the watess owed their bright Ard slvesy sheen Q his own light. Aad tn the0sesves were oots mass Of iiqald aaseer pseaseA so pass Ineir idle si0e ia aiFsing free
 Wieh every 6eeese<hat fanned the sea. WAo knew no rsle bat tAsir oun wAim. And soi3ed oa Neptune as On hiu. Fhetr uneniasiog swell and play
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31
VII.

Thus auth the sun when once again His yellow rays flashed OCT the nlain When each exultant. radiant beam Fell bright on woodland copse and stream. A warmer grew the golden hue l hat flushed tho earth to life anew And flooded seas and rosy skies With many tint his Joy supplies. Thus with tAe Sun, for when he fonnG He was not in the pillows drowned But kept advancing t,ll his eyes Once more beheld the beaming skies He felt more rapture in a minute Than all the past could hold without And rushing upward With bound Diftused his radiant beams around In thankful smiles that all his fears. l hat all his sorrows. all his tears Resulted and oonyerged in this One moment of supremest bliss In vatn Aurora tried her charms. He rcd the dainty msiden's arms. His only thought was now to gam What oneehe held in weak disdain. His only wish. to prove how we'll Her memory in his heart did dwell His only hope to find her soul Responsive to his fond control. His only prayer sob 10 prove More worthy of her matchless love. l hey meet, they turn, they glide n one The glowing Skies. the flaming sun Aurora views with wistfui eyes The r@pturous lovers eestacies. Then with soft. dim, dreamy glance Dissolves within the blue cxpansc Earth dries her tears. her dews ascend With irredescen, clouds 10 blend He sciyes each liquiescent gem And melss them in dladem Gives to their pearls thousand d,es And crowns with gold the biushing skies: And oh, the JOYS compressed within That rapturous present we'll atone For all the griefs that Fate may bring And all the woes the past had known.
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PART FIRST.

PART FIRST
 THE DEsERTioN. 1h-. sun oag welded to the Skies Ear=ook her to her mute surprise Across the flaming vault he iiew ! e md lore m oceans blue. Ite lovely skies in wild surprise b secting form pursued with sighs,
 i9ard. alas That sighs were vain ] , orIng me rccreant back again. . when sas maiden Gre at loss f means her lovers Hh.ms to cross Aad does not every husband know | -n2Ton> they yet wiser grow smooia-d ou, her Srinkled bro~s. | smiles replaced her vengeful VOWS: >se ased her pou,ing. April sho~ers {: ! < -.ash>d her head Mifh heecy flowers. ! i v,h -cli assumed laughter T st-rioal. she followed after.
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And leave us wondering al the love That once our inmost soul did move. And once an idols oVer,hrown. Be it of tissue or of stone,
 4 thousand arts cannot restore That image where Il stood before. And never can renew the spell
 That thralied the reason ere it fell.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31

-O course" said Mr. McCin like to see people enjoy Chrisemas dinners. but Sor ooe to ct b glusRinous manner without seoppimg b mascerase tAeir sood. . swfd and 6onidsB iG hEin9s oa diso- dnn in tAe sao0AcA and ensuane2rv canzi th.i 1e.d b ds.sA aad dyspspsiar-Afay- akkas xsketeskesa
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31

One of the saddess moments in li6e is wheE man is locking through an old vest and thinks he has iound a ten-cent piece. which, when brought to light, turns out to be . cough lossnse.-zxe kzke.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31

AClevea.nd paper says: A nm vAo gets reputaeioa for eccsntricisy viii nos be expecaed so return bossewed money. Wont ehg Then where does the ecces- tieify come in:-Ssssvsizk in IsvssL
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31
A MlDsuMMER's DAY DREAM

sY .Hs AurHoR OF THE FAoToxs OF eiyiLI-
 RATION.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31
FART FOURTH. Kkt kEATfoA.

Ne softi, shimmering, siivery beams. Thou cause ot more ecstatic dreanl> O rise within the youthful mind Than sun and Moon and Earth combined Bright, seintillating, twinkiing lights. Like tabled fairy elves and sprites You save your capers for the nights. For well yc know you do not dare o face the sober noontide's $ glare But hold your follies. like us mcrtals, 'Iili dusky shadows gloom your portals. An. sadly sweet our memory smile With recollcesioaS of your wiies, When n our youths exaltant glow We looked to you te ease our woe And sought from thee sweet inspiration I O help us through each fresh filtration. Ah, fl those eyes could read the verse. To thee alone we dared rehearse, They would have twinkled yc, more jolly Al our adolesccnf folly. Those blissful days of sweet illusions. With all their fond and false deiusion< Have vanished fore our ripening gaze Like mist before the nosntide'< blaze At least xe fancy sad experience Has quenched our thirst for tender dalllanee 'Till some particular form inspires With more than all our youthful tires.
  When rosy youth from mortals ny. That pure affection may no, glow Because ~e laugh and jest no more Love is a shrine where mortzis bring Full many gift and offering: Like pilgrims on foreign shore Upon this shrine our gifts we pour. To bribe the Deity and iearn What he nay chanee bestow in turn Vet there nay be one votary there Wncse only oAering Is . tear: veho giving this, gives all his store, Vet signs that he can rive no more Love is stream whose flowing tide Expeetant thriA will olten guide, % thai enriched, each hioominx 6eld Witl yet greater harvest yield. And vAile the generous waters pour fee ad4ed treasures O his store. lt also sefves to Aanuaifv The iaadseaps fer Ais critic eye. Love Is bsook vhose msrmurs iii Ihe teafy voodlaad vish iss trsll, yncAeekeA, uAsusuEned ia iss 6prce, Ns1nges aleae, airsses h eosrse. Nue Gte hons tAis 6suoklee siaR An4 eoAeA eaeA Geaele uns1nsiae. WheA uigAt h lSe161ngutk tAe day. Aad nisey laadscapD ssresch asay
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II

ls San, eNaiting tc he Tree, sept down upon thc western sea
 paused one moment 10 admire a dazkiing bluc and gold attire.
 2 dancing, ttful flashing foam. -r slaneins wavel-ts ripping home - siixrr crested. crystal tides
 lpI Up in glee to lave his sides. . ' t.E;s is bliss indeed. he cries. .tue @sses love, not paling skies : zeir Niidl3 throbbins breast dcciarc ' N mach of passion lurkeih there.
 sink mo their deep embrace
 d IT ;heir hiioas cool my face. .-if a.Fslnrins mus charms mine ear Id Iacfmaids shall our couch prepare ' ac moment only thus he hung 9 catch the strains divineiy sung- A.hcn uinglcd with the sounds that iur-d ,.otheE yoier behind he heard scass, h- sh,ank behind a bill hli- his blush oi shame. ! = r.uitlng Nases for once were stll
 ed ny h. cheek of aam-. < .O ssek hc iooks and 70 his eyes - sAdi snr bloom appear the Skics : alrai blush Safused her face .=i asa49si tempted hls embrace.
 =1 thousand taSs played round her form q every beam revealed a charm. V 3i.- round her head like golden gautc T thousand clouds espouse her cause
 He er slld she iaucr seem ] m ID ,ai, last. departing giesm.
 'ea asf Tolee m duicet strainS
 picr-, hf> swift return again.
 ame back come bscn - she softly slahs one back. nv ,ose.' entrc4is her eNcs e=A. le.sr not alone m voc > 5ce .ifc !s nIs Istt without thy glow
 8fue eaC. my radiant lover. come As1 Ugh, ia. shades within my dome sag knovs 10 strain 1 will not sing inon bat stay thy iruant wing
 Snle back, my lord and lover see.
 n neM have but smiles for thee .=.s, naA.niis eiy the beauty eries N n broken soice and isngu,d >ighs, ! .t nnt nn t-srs could no, recover = sasit aeeedng isithlc< lover :. many aHotrct gan to seoid, .-i nuuHd : hear; she could not hef
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31

Which pleased because he though, tha, the, Were due to his impressing them With longing for caressing him, Became monotonous and tedious. Their senseiess babbling simply hideous; He eurst the wildly throhbing breast" That never knew a moments rest, And damned the Ocean whose deeeptions Gave him cause for these reaeefions. Then sinking heath the treacherous tide He thus addressed his absent bride: 70, theu my life; l little thought When from thy arms by Folly caught blindiy rushed to rsrer bliss That all my hopes would end in this; And o ny lost. ifeven nox could attain the bliss below That hfful fancy falsely painted. would renounce with cheerful brow Each ecstzcy thus fouiiy tainted With damnablc inconstaaey For one repentant hour with thee; To prove by acts my eveg will Is subject to thy virtues still; To whisper once again the low Sweet melody of ioser,s VOW: To press thy yielding form again In ons long, lingering. farewell strain. To drink again and qua6 anew Ecstatic draughts from lips of de~. To seek deep down thy iimpid eyes Forgiveness for my treacheries To ind within their ehastened fires One glimpse oflove, ere love expires. Drowned in the tears my folly drew From osbs as bright AS heart vi as true Once more, O Love- one moment moTr Is all ask. Is mercy fed Is Fate coniemptuous. Pity dead. only ask an hour to pour The deep contritien that an age Of peni,ence could scarce assu&ge Within thy breast, And then depart | Cn1 orthy. yet with broken heart" Then turning on the darkening flood Ar eye enhzmcd bv rrzshfui biood d=s-=--- He hereely swore hy every flame Thatwreathed around his molten frame That not one ray of his should light Inc wanton Oceans baneful sight. 'en though die. submerged beneath I ny siin,y depths. my latest breath Sha. be one fiery curse on thee To scorch through all eternity: While trembling prayers and bursting signs Break from my breast for thee. o, SkIes; o, may uy death more fully prove Than did my life. hcW deep my love. lie sad and sank. thc fading light Aiics;s his form s reirea,ing flight IpsIS NusnSQ HIS DO ~tcEolS 1FcaE Stillrd hs the majesty of death. Ihe dusky shadows grope around The dying orb in awc profound Whi. restless sea bird, ply then A tn. With melancholy cries thairins Tn mournfui cadence Ter the sea No@ drapcd in deep obScurity.
 '. Thus aorid Fancy ferveat flight, W ;ii often mar our pure cclghts By picturins rarer raplures wait Beyond the portals ofthe gate c! our experience, for the sbFase-- Who dare 10 siezc. or will to have The melting pieaSrrcs Faith has s:Femn The distance ofthe sweet unknown
 VI. Who dicth not will never know The rdpturcs Paradise hestow Who suffers not can negcrtcii The happiness of being we'll. Who sinneth not. hath nor his mooo Trans nogrihcd by doing good And he who loves and loses love Can best attest the joys tha, move His palpitating being when fhr fovcd one Is hrs own again.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31

Mao dicth not will never know
 The rapturcS Paradise hestow Who suffers not can negcftc.i
 The happiness Of being well: Who sinneth not. hath nor his mooe Transmogrihed by doing good And he who loves and loses love Can best attest the joys tha, move His palpitating being when
 fhr toved one Is hrs own again
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31

ihus aorid Fancy ferveat flight N iii often mar our pure cclights By pieturins rarer raptures wait Beyond the portals ofihe gate 0!-our espe fienee. for the bfase- Who dare 10 sieZc. or will to have The melting pleaSrrcs Faith has s:rem T The distance ofthe sweet unknown
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31

Which pleased because he though, that the, Were due to his impressing them With longing for caressins him,
 Became monotonous and tedious. Their senseiess babbling simply hideous; He eurst the wildly throhbing breast" That never knew a moments rest, And damned the Ocean whose deeeptions Gave him cause for these reaeefions.
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and the sophomore struggling in the
coils of 4 huge black-and white ser.
pent
For a moment all vas confusion,
but the stranger, who had just re-
turned sprang like tightening to the
breakfast table, filled a cup with
milk and set it in front of the snake.
Instantly the latter unwound itself
from its captive, who reeled helpless
ly against the wall.
"You're more frightened than
hurt young feller," said his rescuer
cody, ''for this snakes quite harm
less, and as tame as a pet cat in the
bargain. / kept him dark while !
could, for l didn't want him hurt,
after stumpin' all Louisiana to get
him for the London Geological, but
you'd best not touch him ag'in, for
his breeds mighty fond of a fool,
and | guess that's why he was so
fond to git hold of you.'
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Rochester Sentinel
"Buckwheat Cakes and the
Measles"

When a young husband had
gone FROM home, and with fnutt
solicitude t~elegTapned his little
wife, what have you for bre- X
fast and how's the baby?"-he re-
ceived the brief Suggestive reply,
buck wheat Cakes and the
Measles" We have the report of
q case in our midst, not where
Measles was in the bill of fare, but
where Sciatic Rheumatism con-
flned Mr.. j. Dawson, the we'll
known druggists to his room for Il
long period. Ii was stated To our
reporter In the following wOrd~:
TIE senior OF this firm WAS a,Iack-
ell with Sciatic Rheumatism De-
cenber last, and for four weeks
could scarcely leave his room He
used st. Jacobs Oil, and IL now
able to be at his place of business,
feeling no worse TOR his recent al
hiction, The Inference il couvinc-
ing.
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Joaephine's Extravngance

The Empress Josephine had 600,-
600 francs for her personal expenses,
but this SUN was not sufficient, and
her debts increased to an APPALLING
degree. Notwithstanding the posi-
ton of her husband, she could never
submit TO order or etiquette in her
private life. She rose at niue o'clock.
Her toilet consumed much time and
she layished unwearied efforts on
the preservation and establishment
of her person. She changed her lin
en- three times a day, and never wore
a pair of stockings that were not
new. Huge baskets were brought to
her containing different dresses,
shawls and hats. From these she
selected her costume for the day.
She possessed between three hun
dred and four hundred shawls, and
always ore 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 even
ing toilet was as careful as that of
the morning. Then she appeared
with flowers, pearls or precious
stones in her hair. The smallest as.
sembly was always an occasion for
her to order a new costume, in spite
of the hordes of dresses in the vari-
Gus palaces. B0naparte was irritat-
ed by the expenditures. He would
fly into a passion and his wife would
weep and promise to be more prud-
ent, after which she would go on in
the same way. 1t is almost incredi-
BILE 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 rib
bops and pale rose-colored satin.
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Female Complaints.

DR.. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N.
Y: Dear SRI write 10 tell you
what your "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" has done for me. / had been
a great sufferer from female com.
plants, especially dragging
down." for over six years, during
much of the time unable TO work.
/ paid out hundreds OF dollars
without any benefit till / took
three bottles of the "E'avorite
Prescription" and / never had
any thing do me so much good in
my life. / advise every sick lady
to take il.
MRS. EMILY RHOADS, Me-
Brides, Mich.
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Pretty Close Work.
Little Rsck Dispatch

Little Rsck Dispatch,
j. NJ. Davis, a renowned hunter,
on Fifteen-Mile bayou, in st. Fran
els county, on Thursday morning
last had a thrilling encounter with
a panther. Davis was out hunting
when the animal sprang upon him
from the lower limb of an oak tree.
Fortunately it yaulted over his head
and recovering from his surprise he
shot at and wounded it badly. The
panther, however, crept along the
ground toward him, seeming deter
mined to Stay him. Davis fired a
second time and the shot proved ia
tai, the charge lodging in the pan
theirs head, and killing it in a short
time. The animal was unusually
large, measuring eight feet five
inches from the tip of the nose to
the tip of the tail. Nearly a whole
deer was found in its paunch. 1t is
pronounced the largest of the kind
killed thus far in the State during
this season.
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The crop of Democratic presiden-
tial timber for 1884 promises to be
abundant. The woods in Ohio are
full OF them. Pendleton, Thurman,
Payne, Jewett and Others. Ohio
seems to have more statesmen than
followers in the Democratic house,
hold in that State. This is simply
the advance crop. The tout putt
for 1884 promises to be unusually
large.
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Persons and Things.

An honest man is the noblest pur-
suit of woman.
A little land is not enough to build
a house on, because a man wants a
lot.
What is it that no man wishes to
have and 40 man wishes to lose /? A
bald head.
The Chief Justice of Alabama is a
printer by trade, and formerly work.
ed at the case.
They were twins. The parents
christened n Kate and the other
Dupli Kate.
General Hancock has declined to
call a court-martial to try Sergeant
Mason, who shot at Guiteau.
Captain De Long, of Arctic fame,
was an otice-boy at three dollars q
week, in New York City, twenty
years ago.
A Philadelphia Judge says he can
see no difference between gambling
in stocks and gambling of any other
kind. Probably he has lost in both
ways.
A Chicago girl has sued a man for
$4,000 for hugging her twice. The
man who would hug a girl only
twice deserves to be mulcted in
heavy damages.
A Texas paper suppressed the
name of a man who Kicked a blind
man off the walk, because he is a
prominent grocer and only sends his
bills semi-annually."
1t is about time for some antique
old aesthetic after the mother Shipton
pattern to rise up and say: There's
going to be a hullabaloo. This world
will end in '82.
Voltaire had his cynical dab at
doctors when he spoke of a physician
as "a man who pours drugs, of which
he knows little, into bodies of which
he knows less"
The young women of Chicago have
organized a Margaret Fuller Society,
and it is proposed to make it a soci-
ETY. for gentlemen, as they generally
leave the club fuller than the wo-
men.
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A Dallas paper, referring to a CON-
ing theatrical troup says: Prepare
for a treat" There is no occasion
to publish any such warning; up in
Dallas they are always ready for u
treat.-1epas Sittings.
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President Andrews of Marietta,
Ohio, says that more than half the
time of the schools of that State,
outside of the cities and large towns
is given to arithmetic More time
says DR.. j. B. Peaslee, is devoted to
this one subject than reading, writ
ing, spelling and grammar together;
none to literature and composition.
And what is true of the schools of
Ohio, in this respect, is true of those
of most, at least of the other States.
Let the teachers of these schools cut
down the time given to this subject
to within the bounds of reason; in
troduce composition, letter writing
and business forms; let them stop
working puzzles in mathematics,
which are about as profitable as the
famous fifteen puzzle, and turn their
attention to reading, to improving
themselves in literature to acquaint-
ing themselves with the lives and
writings of great authors; and let
them take the results of that work
into their school-rooms; and they
would revolutionize the country
schools of the United States.
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John, my dear, said she tender
ly if you do not buy a bottle of DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup Immediately
| will go home to my mother; i
can't stand this coughing any
longer. He bought a bottle.