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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-12-26
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VOL. /.
AT FAIR.

At Vanity Fair, as we bow and smile
As we talk of the opera (after the weather),
As we chat of fashion and tint and style
We know we are playing IA part together.
You know that the mirth | wearI borrow:
l know your smile is a mask to sorrow.
We know that under the silks and laces
And back of beautiful, laughing faces,
Lie secret trouble and dark despair
AT Vanity Fair.
At Vanity Fair, on dress parade,
Our colors are bright and our sabres gleam-
ing
But you know my uniforms worn and frayed,
And l know your weapons, despite their
seeming,
Are dull and worthless and badly battered,
That close inspection will show how tattered
And stained are the banners that tiaunt above
That comrades hate, while they swear they
low us;
That robed like pleasure, walks gaunt-eyed
care
AT Vanity Fair.
At Vanity Fair, as we strive for place,
As we push and jostle and crowd and hurry,
We know the result is not worth the race,
We know the price is not worth the worry;
That i'll lighting FOR sell we must Wouhu etch
other,
That much of our gain means loss for another;
That the crown of bay leaves fades while it
presses
The brow of the victor, with thorns not
caresses:
That honors are empty and worthless to wear
At Vanity Fair.
Yet, at Vanity Fair, as we pass along,
We meet brave hearts that are worth the know
ing;
'Mong poor paste jewels that deck the throng
We see a solitaire somewhere glowing;
We find grand souls under robes of fashion;
Meath light dcmeanoIs Turk strength and pas
sion;
And fair, fine Honor, and god-like Resistance
In halls of pleasures may have existence,
And we find pure affairs and shrines OF prayer
At Vanity Fair.
Ella Wheeler
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AT SEA.

Far on the grey sea glooms and glowers-
Far off the salt winds vaguely stray
And through the long, monotonous hours
My thoughts go wandering on their way
Go back to find that earlier time
When, lingering by Il bluer sea,
A poet wooed me with his rhyme,
And all the world was changed for me.
The winds to music strange were set
The sunsets glowed with sudden flame,
And all the shining sands were wet
With waves that whispered as they came
And told a tender, low breathed tale
Oflove that always should be young;
Dear love that should not change or fall
Such love as lovelorn bards have sung.
Pale roses bloomed by that far sea,
And shivered at the sea-wind's breath
4 bird few low, and sang to me
'.The end of love and life is death"
left the pale rose where it grew
would not heed the warming bird
Ofau the world /, only, knew
How sweet the music l had heard
How dear the love, how true the truth
My poet uttered in his rhyme;
And how it gave me back my youth
In that deep-hearted sumner time.
Then winter came-the pale rose died,
And to the South the wise bird flew;
And I-ah me, the world is wide,
And poets love while love is new.
Louise Chandler Moulton, Jan. Cottage Hearth
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The holiday outing is ready to greet the
new year with a feast of jollity and good
cheer. THE Wheelman's Vision starts in
symbolically with an appropriate poem, and
All engraving from a painting 10y George X.
Barse. Jr. Mr.. Arthur Gilman goes Al
ter the British on a Tricycle. in a sort OF
historico-humorou fashion thai is delight
full. and his paper is effectively illustrated
by Edmund II. Garrett. Maurice Thomp-
sons exquisite .'Tangle-Leaf Papers are
continued. John Boyle O'Reilly writes en-
Enthusiastically of his summers voyage
Down the Susquehanna in a Canoe, IN
the course of which he discovered a won
derful singing beach. Edith NJ. Thomas
contributes a charming poetical coneeIt,
under the title of st. Johns Eve, Al
bert II. Munsell, the artist, illustrates his
own paper ON "A Municipal Regatta in
Boston Harbor' in a way to win applause
from yachtsmen and landsmen alike. Ruth
Hall has a bright little poem, Only a
Girl" There is a very clever story by
Edward B. Getze. "A Fugue and a Wheel,
and a personal essay on John Burroughs.
that gives artistic glimpses of the man and
the writer. by Henry Litchfeld West. In
Ell Dorado is a sketch of a pedestrian ex-
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Caroline Smith. The Amenities depart
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We have received the January number
Of the Cottage HEARTH. The frontispieee,
representing bell ringers and Christmas
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Abby Morton Diaz. These are announced
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Stories, in the course Of which Mrs. Diaz
will give vivid pictures Of country life, the
scenes being laid in an old farmhouse.
presided over by a quaint AUNT Cynthy.'
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(Scituate, Mass.1, where he lived. This
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Illustrations by noted engrayers, and carries
n pack to the days when he used to
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of the cool water tina. tasted SO good after
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Three original Christmas songs are con
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''Yes, brethren, says the clergyman
who is preaching the funeral sermon, Our
deceased brother was cut down in a single
night-torn from the arms of his loving
wife, who is thus left a disconsolate widow
at the early age of "a years" Twenty
two. if you please. Sobs the widow in the
front pew, emerging from her handker-
chief for an instant.
William r. Travers is noted both for his
wit and his stutter. The last sets off the
former to advantage frequently, but never
more appropriately thar when he said in
reply to a lady who asked him If it was :
o'clock: 'tIt-it is n-not s-seyen O'Clock yet,
but it will be b-b-by the t-t-time | can
s-s-sa-ay t.
Josh Billings was asked, How fast does
sound travel?" His idea is that it depends
a good deal upon the noise You are talking
about. THE sound of a dinner-horn, for
instance. travels half-a-mile in a second;
while an invitation tew git up in the morn
ing | have known to be 3 quarters NY an
hour goin' 2 pair of stairs, and then not
hey strength enuff left to be heard.
Mamma said a little boy to his moth
er the other day, s.let me see you break
Maud SIS record; will you?' What do
you mean?'' asked mother. why, said
the boy iunocently; papa says you can
talk faster than a horse can trot.
There is a man in Leeds, England, who
signs himself IT. Pott." 1t is said that
the least thing makes him boil over.
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VITAL CHANGES IN WAR.

Gen. Sheriden calls attention to the vast
change which will be brought about in the
future conduct of wars by the use of breech-
loading rifles, cannon, and other destructive
agents. Armies can no longer come near
each other. They must fight at a distance
and behind intrenchments, says the general;
the larger force will have to encircle the
smaller and starve it out. Continuing his
forecast. he says. this will make wars so
long that they cannot be endured in that
form, and hence we shall find men waging
war, under a new code, on the enemy's COM
merce upon land, Nations now attack
each others commerce upon the seas; in
future they will also destroy one another's
upon land" This state of
things, according to Gen. Sheridan, will
neccessitate the use of cavalry, which will
be used to cut telegraph lines, destroy
bridges and railways, and commit depre-
dations on private property. War in past
ages was bad enough: but under modern
conditions, with the possibilities of destruc-
ton, it will be criminal to engage in one.
The moral sense of the civilized world will
revolt at the carnage and the destruction
that will follow any appeal to arms in this
age of murderous inventions.-Demorest =
Monthly for January.
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Sixty tons of rock are reported to have
fallen from the Natural Bridge in Virginia,
the other afternoon, with a deafening roar,
but the curved lines of the bridge were not
disturbed. This is said to have been the
first fall of rock from the bridge since it
was struck by lightning in 1879.
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off its hinges, and dragging down my last
log, ! propped it in its place as | could.
1t was now four O'Clock in the morning,
and, with a feeling Of the most intense re-
lief. | lay down beside the little child who
had peacefully slept the entire night.
When | awoke, Jake stood beside me.
Darling, what has h~appcncd?" he ask
ed, his face ashen, with fright for my vel
fare.
repeated what l rave told you. and to-
g%etler We went down to see what had been
wrought. On the ground lay eight dead
Indians, and six having arms or legs torn
off, and here and there on the ground might
be seen severed members.
you're a brave little and I'll
never leave You alone at night again if the
mines go to ruin. Thank heaven for that
dynamite!' said my husband.
And, though many years have passed
since then, Jake has kept his promise.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-04

Published about 1910 in the Southern Literar,
Messenger copied into Bentley's Miscellany, an,
from thence into Lttell's Museum.
L)ye |. sat in ms bower one summer day,
Ald care, with his train, came to drive him away
II Will not depart !" said Love
ana an Use selZing MS lute with silvery words
lie ran his fingers along the chords,
ANA played so sweet, so enhancing an air.
Ihat grim smile lii up the face OF Care
".i"dy, array ~ said Love-
Nay. nay-I have friends - grim Care repIied.
'Behog here is one-and his name is Pride -,
r., on 81 .I,, care not for Pride : said Love.
Pfl1e soon forgot his lofty air,
And selHlng the hand of a rustic queen,
Laughed' gam6olied and tripped ii DER the green
"Ahd' dhd :" said Lsve
Away with your jeers! !" cried Care, "if yot
please;
"herc's another-lank, haggard and pale Disease .
81 care not for him." said Love.
~ Tnen touched strain so tender and weak,
Ihat flush passed over his pallid cheek
And Disease leapel up from his couch of pain,
Aud smiled, and re-echoed the healing strain,
"WcI done for Disease :" said Love
,,,Pshaw, pshaw said Care "tHis squad one see
HOW llkst thou the gaunt look OF Pogerty!"
81 care not for him." said Love.
Then struck such a sound from his vol's string,
That Poverty shouted aloud ~ an KING -
Tue lewelled wreaths round my temples sha,
For the sparkling gems of Golconda are mine :"
"Ag ag-ccry true - said Love.
"NW 5oaSt "'t," said Care, "there is fretful Olo
Is;
Beware of his crutchcs, and tempt not his rage :"
al care not for Age" said Love,
Then swept the string of his magic Tyre
TIL the glazed eye sparkled with youthful fire
A2d Age dropped his crutches, and, light as a fav
Llughed capered and danced, like child at play .
"BTdro, sir Eld." said Love.
"A iruce,' cried wrnkled Care, "wth thy glee!
NOW loon on tllls last One-'tis JcdiOUSU ;"
IAN me ah me :" said Love:
utr green eye burns with quenchless fire.
dle die )" Then, dropping his Tyre,
Love new lar away from his cherished bower
Ana never returned from that fatal hour ~
AldS for thee, bightsd Lore
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the staircase 10 dinner, with his fourth
wife, Louise de Coligny daughter of the
Admiral, who fell in the massacre OF ST.
bartholomew on his arm. He presented
nlspassport and begged the Prince to sign
IL, but was told to return later AT din
ner the Princess asked William who was
the young man who had spoken to him,
ior his expression was the most terrible
she had ever seen. The Prince laughed,
SAID 1t was Guvon, and was ms gay as
usual Dinner being over, the family
party were about to remount the stair
case, The assassin WAS waiting in dark
corner at the foot of the stairs and as
William passed. be discharged pistol
with three balls and fled. The Prince
staggered, saving, 81 am wounded ; God
have mercy upon me and my poor people. j"
His sister, Catherine van Schwartzbourg
asked, "Do vou trust in Jesus Christ ?'
lie said, "Yas' with feeble voice, sat
down upon the stairs, and died.
Balthaaar cached the rampant of the
town in safety, hoping to swim to the
other side Of the moat, where a horse
awaited him But he had dropped his
hat and his second pistol in his fight, and
SO he was traced and seixed before he
could leap from the wall. Amid horrible
ttocrtures, he not only confessed but con-
tinued to triHmphin his crime. His judges
believed him % be possessed of the devil.
The next day he was executed. His right
hand was burned off in tube of red-hot
iron the flesh of his arms and legs was
torn off with led-hot pincers; but he
never made % cry. 1t was not till bis
breast was emf open, and his heart torn
out and flung in his face, that he expired.
HIS head was then fixed on pike and his
body cnt into four quarters, exposed on
the four gate. of the town.
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tained from France, and carried off to
Wisconsin as spoils of war, but restored
by the Historical Society of that state to
Louisiana, have been valued so lightly
that they are now lost. and the venerable
historian Gayavie laments to me that the
historical jewels ever returned from their
northern captivity.
But take it for all and all, / am san
guine regarding New Orleans. It's draw
backs are eddies, its progress must be
like the stream of its own matchless river.
Before experience l could not believe it
would show to me, who saw it last of our
twenty five foremost towns, so much both
new and notable to as 7 have daily here
beheld. Notwithstanding. while having
both hands full of discoveries, can open
only my little finger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-04
VIRGINIA OYSTERS,
something About n Lively Elizabeth
River Industry,

This country here is the land of the oyster
and millions OF bushels arc raised yearly,
writes correspondent from Fort Monroe,
Va. They grow in the salt water at the mouth
of the Elizabeth river and naturally fasten
themselves to the rocky parts of its bed.
During the season, the river swarms with
boats of all kinds for them. They are
caught by kind of rake or tonSs which the
oyster catcher thrusts down, catches hold OF
them, and pulls them up into his boat The
business of catching them is done chiefly by
the colored population and fish and oysters
form the staple diet of the negroes of this
region. 1t is good business, too, this CATCH
ing of oysters, and many of the oysterers
make good wages. A good catch is always
salable, and the river is free to ALL After the
men have caught boatload. they bring them
to the oyster packers and sell them. | visited
the largest of these establishments here to-
day, and watched their preparation for the
northern market. scow containing about
500 tons of oysters in the shell, all OF them
dirty and Shiny, piled up like a bi, lot of
stones on its floor had Just come in. These
were unloaded by means of a derrick and 4
bushel tub with an iron handle. The oysters
were shovelled, still dripping, into this tub
and after landing were wheeled into long,
low shed. Each tub was worth 81 cents, and
they were counted as they were unoaded
Stepping inside the shed, l saw two rows of
narrow stalls with sort OF manger in their
front end. Each OF these was filled with n
big colored oyster shucker The oysters were
emptied into the managers and these men,
with n small hammer and short t-bladed
knife opened them, took out the oysters and
threw them into bucket the size of com.
mon wooden pail. First, they would lit up
the oyster she'll and break off it. end with
the hammer, then inject the knife into the
broken place and pry it open. They worked
very fast and as they did so their queer
southern songs mingled with the short ham
mering OF the breaking shells. | ate a few
OF the oysters just as they were opened, and
found them to possess delicious flavor
which | have never found in the oysters of
the North
When n shucher has filled his bucket he
hands it over to the washer, and this man
implies it into a large vat of water where the
oysters are washed and drained of their liquor
before being sent away. The shuckers sort
them as they open them, and put the little
ones into one pail the medium ones into an
other, and the big ones into third. They
are paid 20 cents bucket, and sometimes
they make as large as 50 day. Many of them
save their meney, and find here the same
report found on the peninsula, namely
that the colored people of the South are do
ing we'll and that many of them are acquir-
ing property. After the oysters are washed
they are packed in tubs and shipped. When
packed, there is no liquor in them, and am
told that oyster sellers in the North often
water their oysters before selling
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The Painted CUP.

Inc fresh savannas Of the Sangamon
mere rise IN gentle swels and the long grass
Is mixed with rustllug haZels. Scarlet tufts
Are glowing IN the green, like ndkes OF ire
ihe wanderers OF the prairie know them we'll
Ana call that brilll ant nOwer the Painted Can
N)w, II tbon art poet, tell me not
Ihal tnese bright chalices were tinted thus
70 hOld the dew for fairies, when they meet
on moonlight evenings IN the hazel bowers
anu dance tlll they are thirsty Call not NJ
hm1 mus fresh and virgin solitude.
Ihc iaded fanCles OF an elder world
But leave these scarlet cups to spotted moths
vi June, ana glistening dies, and humminQ birds
10 drlnk from, when on all these bOundess lawns
ne morning sun looks hot. Or let the wind
oefurh In sport their rud ly brlms and pour
a sudden shower up II the strawberry p"nt
10 swell fhe reddoning fruit thar even now
b. Gaines slight fragrance from the sunny slope
But thOn art OF gayer fancy. Well
Let then the gentle ManitOu of Mowers
Lingering amid the bloomy waste he Loves
lhnlgh an lss'arihv wnrshipners are GONE
slender AMI SWi'l MS 'ouud" h.rg all brown
Ana lu'iI' W IN ~" "a .hii ; ! hIiu come
'h summer mornings, when the blossoms wake
ana part win little hands The splky grass
~ '"n M ~ l rh"rv -. me cd,o
q Ih'st b'igiu h,d ~ dram Inc gathering dew
-bdliam cullen Brydnt
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IL Was Sent to Her House.
F'om the Albany Argngl

A certain pretert ous shopper after teas
ing the clerks of dry goods store beyond
the forbearance limit, pompously ordered
spool OF thread to be sent to her house. 1t
was agreed that she should be made nm cx-
ample OF aud a warning to her kind Sne
was surprised and her neighbors were in
tensely interested shortly after she arrived at
home A common dray, drawn by four
horses proceeded slowly mp to her door
On the dray, with bare arms, were number
OF stalwart laborers. They were holding on
vigorously to some object which she could
not see. 1t was a most puzzling affair. The
neighbors stared. After n deal of whip
cracking and other impressive ceremonies
the dray was backed against the curb There,
reposing calmly, end up, was the identical
spool Of thread which she had "ordered' 1t
seemed to be coming all right With the
ald OF plank it was finally rolled, barrel
fashion, safely to the sidewalk After a NOR.
tai struggle it was finally "up ended" on the
purchasers doorstep. The fact that the
purchaser came out IL minute later and kick
ed her own property into the gutter detracted
nothing from the scene.