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Purchased Titles in Brazil.

A few days ago 1 was served with
coffee in q small hostelry, consisting
Of a low cabaret and q corncrib, by q
dusky young man in cotton trousers
and carpet slippers (nobody wears
stockings and but few wear shoes in
this country, except the a~ristoclats,
who live in Rio JaneIro, Bahia or
Pernambuco). After helping himself
to the first cup he informed me that
he was not IN the habit of entertain
ing travellers, and had only consented
on this occasion because the hour was
late and the next village three or four
hours distant. The fact was, be was
the son of the Baron de Mouteverde,
whose noble fazenda stood on the
banks of the Rio Verde. I afterward
saw this noble fazenda. 1t was a
ruined hut, almost twenty feet square,
with nothing inside of it-not even a
bench-except filth and vermin.
At another place where ] stopped
my dinner was cooked by q lady
also of dusky hue-who was the
Baroness of R. These titles cost
about $500, and can be purchased by
anybody. Fazendinos who send their
sons to school in England or the
United States-a few are able to
afford this advantage - commonly
purchase titles for their young. men
before sending them abroad, in the
hope Of their being able to ''catch"
some blonde and confiding heiress of
those wintry climes. | met a young
English lady in Rio who had been
trapped in this way. She said she
had had $4,000 In funds, the pro-
ceeds of a legacy left her some years
before by a relative, and that she had
met a Brazilian ''nebleman," the
Baron de B., In London at a re-
ception given by the Brazilian Minis
ter that deceived by his title, his
apparent good standing In society and
his oily manners, she had listened to
a proposal of marriage from him, and
had married him, otter a conrtshlp of
three months. Within y month
alter the marriage the "noblemann
ran away with her money and she
lad followed him, As she supposed,
to Rio, there to hnd that he had not
returned to Brazil, aud, worse than
all, that he was a iourneyman barber
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4ayrnJ sne queries.

Lre&ta SIG qucflC1s
Perhaps; anyway. 1t is a big
place."
Carefully she wraps his cloak about
him and leads him down stairs. The
dim gas light in the streets only
makes the cold seem more biting.
The snow has stopped falling, but the
wiHtry blast that whistles through the
l~eafiess branches Is as penetrating.
Leon involuntarilv draws back to-
ward the poor shelter the house af-
fords, but his companion, taking bis
hand, Loldly plunges into the heavy
drifts. They walk as swiftly on as
they can until the child's limbs, half
stiff with cold, refuse to do their
office. Without a word the IA
lifts him in her arms, and thus en-
numbered by her heavy burden de-
terminedly fights her way o onward.
They have now reached a better
portion of the city. Most of the
houses are brilliantly sssLs-a --a
FROM 80 ne come sweet strains OF
music. Through the half open shut
tiers ladies and gentlemen may be
seen dressing, amid shouts of laughter
and gay conversation. the tall, green
esergreens.
Before q larger house than the rest
the woman stops for q moment to
rest. AS she stands there one OF the
O windows is thrown yiolentl
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open and with y merry ringing laugh
q young girl runs out on to the bali
cony. After a moment she Is followed
by a gentleman, who smilingly, but
still resolutely wrests from her cling
Ing fingers a spray Of mislletoe and
holds 1t VIGOROUSLY above her head.
She tries to bend far from him owe
the edge Of the balcony, but his firm
grasp draws her nearer and nearer to
him, until his moustached lips almost
Craze her cheek, when with n rapid
movement she frees herself and with
q saucy glance that challenges him to
follow, runs back into the house.
With a half sigh the woman quits the
scene, the boy on her breast crying
p~laintively with the cold, and she
gently hushed HIM To rest, at last
they reach the Everett House. Half
afraid Of the answer she may receive
she questions the waiter and finds
that fortune has indeed guarded her
steps and that NJ. Lsgardere is still an
inmate OF the hotel. The weiter, who
instantly recognized Leon, showed
them into q private parlor while he
informed the child's father.
The genial warmth Of the room
rouses the boy, and his blue eyes are
wide open as his father enters. With
q joyful scream he rusbes forward AID
is clasped in q warn embrace. For a
few moments neither think of the
presence of the tall, straight, black
robed figure, standing by the freside-
Leon is the first to remember.
"You must thank madame, "he says,
drawing bis father gently forward. 1
think l should have died If it had not
been for her."
He has faken thefhand of each as he
speaks aid is standing between them
his chpdish face full of pleasure.
How car / thank you," Lsgardere
says earnestly, "words are too poor,
but If I can in any way repay you"
Her fingers closed convulsively over
Icons hands, but she makes 10 reply.
III L cOulu rove
But the sentence is meyer finished,
the woman stretches out her arms to
him, and sinking on her knees cries
! p~iteously:
pardon, only pardon mel" The
veil has fallen from her head dragging
with it her wealth of golden hair, and
there c%rouching at his feet, after three
long. weary years, Leon Lagardere
sees his wife.
II should never have left you" she
! goes on rapidly. 81 was so foolishly
proud and l thought you had lost your
love for me, now
But 1t is her child's voice that breaks
through her words.
"Papa, papa! / did bring manma
back, and never knew it."
The childis arms are around her
neck, his fresh Young lips clinging to
hers, and when her husband raises
her, 1t Is with Leon still in her arms.
Gently he takes the boy from her,
drawing her to him he has not
spoken, but the loving, worshipping
look in his eyes seem to safety her,
for, dropping her head on his shoulder,
Adele regains once more the peace she
lost three years ago,
AS they stand there thus reunited,
the Christmas chimes ring forth, tell
ing us that Christmas Day has come
bringing with it "Peace On earth and
| good will towards man,
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Rriss Kringle walked the city,
Ablaze with glazing light;
1 would see" he said, show mortals
Keep the Christ-ohild's memory bright"
He sought a stately mansion;
within, a giant tree
stood ioadeI down with costly gifts.
a goodly sight TO see.
Above a white dove lowered,
Below the candies shone
Through crystal globes, where changing hues
Mocked every precious stone.
But Kriss KringIe's brow was troubled,
For greed on every side
Robbed the fair gifts of their blessing,
And love was lost In pride.
And pampered menials, %jeering,
Drove the beggar from the door.
"He hath no share in Christmas-tide
Who thinks not OF Gods poor"
Mused the loving spirit sadly,
As he plunged into the nighti
",TIs the light Of love III kindness
Keeps the C~hrist-child's memory bright"
III.
A crazy wooden shutter
Fenced a cracked and dingy pane,
From the nercest OF the weather,
The full sweep of the rain.
Some twipkling rushIights glimmered
In the bare and lreless roon,
tiny n~r-branch shimmered
Mid the h~alflighted gloom.
bore four rosy apples.
top, q knife, a doll,
UGH as the poorest purse can buy,
Rough, poor and tawdrY all.
Yet Carl and Hans and Gretchen
Capered and laughed with slee,
At the unwonted radiance
OF the blessed Christmas tree.
Kriss Kringle saw the mother
Give the poor gifts away,
Till the last and largest apple
Hung twirling from the spray.
You can cut that" said the father.
But little Hans spoke low.
Poor Wilhelm has no mother,
she died six days ago.
"He mas Nc apples, father,
No pretty Christmas toys.
No candles bright. to give him light,
Like all the other boys"
III.
Then honest Hans, the porter,
Laid down his pipe, and kissed
The plying child then straightway sought
The orphan, as he wished.
How the children gave him welcome,
ind the poor gift made him glad
HowAeahile the flashlights lasted,
Ahsrzy romp they had.
IL was too long TO tell you,
But still / fam would say
What good Kriss Kringle uttered,
As he smilingly turned away.
"Blest is this house foreveri
For love and pity greet
Tne ever-loving Christ-child.
But where His coming feet
Find that no human sorrow
Can. pass the Jealous door,
Therein His Fathers wrath shall ind
A ready threshing floor.
Better this gloomy howell
Than the palace bathed In light,
Since in 1t owe and pity
Make the Christ-child's memory bright
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Thurlow Weed ana bis Sweet.
heart.


When / was working in Coopers-
town." Mr.. Weed said, II and two
other young fellows were arrested for
insulting some girls while going home
from meeting. l WAS never more in
nocent Of anything in my life, but I
had no friends and was threatened
with jail. Suddenly a man whom 1
did know stepped forward and gave
bail for me, and a lawyer whom / had
bArely seen of, red TO serve me as
counsel. My trial came on, and the
girls completely exOnerAted me from
having had anything to do with it. A
year or two after this / fell In love
with Catherine Ostrander, of COopers-
town, and married her, and a better
wife no man ever had. 1t was ten
years before | found out how I had
been defended. Meeting the lawyer
in Albany | asked him. "Why," said
he, "it was Catherine Osir4nder's
work" Sac had feft rather shy and
had not told me in all that time. But
the next year that lawyer was sur
prised by being nominated and elect
ed Attorney General Of the State. Not
altogether because he had interceded
for me he was just the man for the
place. very rarely had q man elect
ed or appointed TO ohce for reasons
personal to myself"
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Christmas Chimes.

SNOW snowl snow uhoer ioo'' oi
the wet slushy pavement, overhead,
weighing dowa the leaden like Clouds
min the air, almost stopping ones
hfeath by it's dense, cold white flakes.
Ever since morning it has been
showing, ever since the sun rose-or
rathar where it should have risen, for
after a few struggling attemps to shed
its rays on Neither Earth old Sol wise
ly concluded he was defeated, and re-
tire leaving the snow master of the
fieId-ever since then it has been fall
ling Ia a perfect misty sheet. Through
al this cold and sleet comes q woman.
Her clothing none too warm, entirely
fails to protect her delicate, frail limbs
from the exceeding severity of the
weather. The cold has drawn blue
lines round the sensitive mouth and
the transparent hands in vain seek a
shelter under the threadbare shawl /;
her step Is tired and faltering, but in
spite of the contending elements she
pushes bravely onward; at least she
pauses as If vaguely uncertain of her
way. While she stands a shrill cry is
heard and q small child tries to hide
itself IN the folds of her scanty dress.
Involuntarily the woman o w so as
to screen tbs boy.
Hardly had she done SO when a
man brushes by them with a mutter-
ed oath and disappears down a neigh
boring street. and as he passes them,
the boy crouches more closely stu to
his protector. When the sound OF
his footsteps die away he commences
30 speak. the impetuosity of his words
S well as a slight accent ~betraying his
oreign origin.
Chow can I ever thank madame;
at man I think would have beaten
to death il he had caught me
Us. maintenant LIE suis sauve."
Et pourgnoi ?" she asks, shivering
y though the very effort to speak
Aate her more cold. In his excite
the boy does not seem to won
1t she has answered him in
but naturally he continues in
guage.
|? ALL because / would NOT
lie
wist I'd .Sau to tell a false
Ranaas..s blackburn
least, that he is willing to CO me
anybody to beat Randall. No., 3fL
the animus OF this? Blackburn
Randall, degraded him ON commit
1t is hard to realize that pollticlai'
Sould be statesmen could use +"
..y% had 55ssasct elAAslr psle,D she
savs presently IS he shows no signs
..oan.t go with your" he asks.
A half smile crosses her lips, he is
su,h a little fellow. Tenderly she
las her hand ON the curly head and
hr lips tremble as she answer him.
My home is a very poor one."
,Ah! what is the difference, If you
wi only take me there; | am so
co.,"
ne does not speak, but taking his
aald walks on, at last they turn into
Z y still darker street with rows of high,
6rty looking houses. II Is M of
thse she enters, mounting flights OF
sS-,s until she reaches q door OF
whih sne holds the key this room
the Two enter. The woman, after
shaRngN the snow from off her dress,
light q candle, nd placing a piece OF
dry bead on shs, table bids the boy
a
.,Rut where is your own su.na, .,
hyfqusstions.
~ have had Plsaty," she answers
Shortly. She watches himNfor a mo.
ment as he fairly d~evours ths food.
and then she turns hel ses tovssrd
the window and permits her s.obts
10 drift away. She is recalled,
e'er, presently, by . pair Of soit Srins
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Rabelais composed his life of Gar
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Roman cardinals, and under the eyes
of the Bishop of Paris. La F~ontaine
wrote his fables chiefly under the
shade of a tree, and sometimes by the
eide Of Racine and Boilesu.
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We were yesterday handed for inspection
new work published by the Anchor Pub
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entitled metropolitan Life Unveiled" We
had no opportunity to give it close in.
spection and do not know from what We
saw whether it would meet with favorable
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dark life of cities and emanating from the
iacile pen of the old war correspondent,
Mr. j. W. Buel, it is intensely interesting ,anc
is thorough expose of the holowness ant
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glimpses of noble struggles against evil
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Tho Election Cases.

CHARLESTON, April ?s.-In the United
States circuit cour, to-day the trial Of the
cas-, Of the United States VS., John 7. Hogs
and ir,y.cight other defendants, charged
with obstruc,ing qualified voters from vot.
ing at an election In isS0, was resumed. The
prosecution examined six moro colored wit.
ucsSvs, who told isc same story as those
who had preceded them. The government
then rested its case, aud the defense
had examined two witnesses up to
he hour OF adjournment. Witnesses for
the defense testified that owing to the
rotten condition OF the house IN which
they had held the election the managers
were compelled TO adopt rule that only
one voter should he admitted at u time.
With this object IN view two state consta.
olcs wcrc placed and admitted voters ono
by one, The white men got to the polls
lirst, and formed into line rs In usual at
elections. The negroes who had camped
all night near the polls, at daylight marched
to the polls In company front, and
demanded the right to vote. They were
told they could vote as soen as their
turn came. aud such of them as got into
line aud took their turn had every oppor
tunity TO vote, and did vote. Between
thirty and forty republican votcs were cast.
before o'clock an alteration occurred be.
tween q white man and colored man, aud
the main body Of colored voters, who had
Withdrawn from the polls and were stationed
about 100 ya,ds on, rushed down
upon the whites with yells and
pieces Of iron In their hands. By the In.
tevention Of white aud colsre4l men The
ow vas prevented aud no persona hurt,
abe difficulty lasted only i've minutes.
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The following from special correspon
dent of the Chicago Times is one OF those
queer kind of iantasms tia. somehow or
other find their way ENTHUSIASTICALLY into
the columns of u newspaper. Were the
said U. S. MARSHAL RussELL not at present
in too much trouble, he would doubtless
smile at the latter portion of the article, as
the citizens of Tcx;is, as . whole, will do
when they read the silly stun. But here Is
the wonderful bit of news, with its absurd
statements; "Ex-CoNeREssMAS llERSpoN,
Of Texas, is In Washington on business con-
nectcd with the supreme court. lie says
that SENATOR CoHris now enjoying his last
term In the senate; that GOVERNOR RoDgRrs,
though unpopular with the lawyers and the
press in that state, will be Ais successor. as
the entire agricultural element support
him. Asto EX-GOVERNOR DAVIS visit to
Washington, he said he went on the under.
standing that he could have full sway In
Che disposing Of the federal patronage of
the state, but AFTER lingering week he be.
came disguised and greatly disappointed;
that the ex-governor was at outs with MAR.
suAL RrssrLL, of the western district of
Texas, and tho latter, II Is understood, IL
the power behind the republican throne In
the Lone Star statc.n