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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-10
HOLIDAY eooDs
EouRQuREAS, PRICE,

@>|><e'sr<1Nf.'vvedS.rr>7
FouaauarAs, PRICE,
TEMPLE CO..
.as EAST BROAD STREET.
We sGer few timely HATS to the Christians
buyer:
JAPANESE TRAYS. riN-cUstiIoNs. DRESS
ING.CAsEs. GL0vt- and hANpkEk-
CJllEF.BoxFs. FEATHER FANS. GRIP
pAt,,. eoRTE-MONNA1Es, PLUSH EN-
BHoIDERkD CLoAKs, novelty IN LIQUOR
SITS
PocKET.BooKs, a superb assortment, 2se. TO
HAND-sATcHELs, soc. 10 %, Offering best
vrlues
HANDKERCuIEFs.
EMBROIDERED WHITE HANDKERcHIEFs.
26c. to sc;
PLAIN HEMsTITcHED HASDKERCHIEFs
12,fc. to $3.50;
CHIEFS In endless variety OF co and color
ing.
REAL LACES.
DUCHESS LAcEs In JILETs, TORsABDEs,
COLLARS, cOLLARETTEs, and HAND
KERCHIEFs. we are Offering al fabuously
low figures. We bespeak The attention Of all
intelligent and fas'idious buyers.
Many rare bargains can be found In real handsome
SPANISH and EsCURIAL LACE sriARF5
and f1CHUEt.
for RECEPTIONS, THEATRE. CHURCH, or
EVENING Uss. Csc. to sl5 apiece.
TABLE AND PIkNO-COvERs.
OF these goods. in JUTE and FANCY EMBR0ID-
ERED. o large consignment has been put into
our hands. To avoid sending any back, rarest
values ma y be had. Cost fl.25 to $40.
Something suitable fer holday-gift.
GLOVES.
JERSEY, BERLIN. KID. DE SUEDE. CASTOR,
CAPE, LAMB-sKIN, FUa-LINED, IN all
grades and price;
CENTkMERl, DELORME, JOUViN, and other
standard grades Of KID GLOVES.
The CENTKMERI GLOVE, In all grades. Is
strictly confined 10 US. Like all other superior
articles, tie rery name Is closely Unlisted 0y irre
sponsible dealers The only GENUINE GLOVES
bear the full name of
p. CENTEMERI & Gle, MILAN0.
WRAPPINGS
of all kinds must move of now. PLUSH EN-
BOssHD VELVET. OTTOMAN, EMBROID-
ERED CLOTH, and other varieties are offered
at cost for many, and at great reductions for
all.
CARBOLIC MOUTH-wAsH.
PEARS SOAP.
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FASoY-CARD NOVELTIES IN boxes. from 25
cents TO s5, at L. LEwIs's, 912 Main strecs.
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DoLLsl DOLLS!

ALBUMS AT l.. LEwIs's at one Ea'fth usual
prices. A full-size Plush Album at 81; Others
from 20 cents upward, at l.. LEwIs's, 9l2 Main
street.
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SMOKE TalxY CIGARS.

FRISGyD CHRisTAAs-CARDs, from 8 cent
upwards, at l.. LEwIs's, 9I2 Mals street..
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UNIQUE GOODS WORTHY OF PRESERVATION.
Books. best and cheap. for old ani young. pringed
Chris mas-Cards, Sc. TO 60; Bibles, Prayer and
Hymn Books, Albums, Toilet Sets, and Dressing
Cases, Desks and work.Boxes, Games, Opera
Glasses, and an endless variety Of Fancy Goods.
Call and you will be sure to nd something suit.
RANDOLPH 4 ENGLISH,
1892 Main street.
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SsioKE TRIxY CIGARS,

Two DOLLARS worth Of fCbristmas-Csrds for 80
cents, at l.. LEwIs's Fine Art Gallery, slz
Main street.
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'l'HE NEW YORK TIMES

AN HONEST AND FEARLESS NEWSPAPER.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

prr aun,u will Lo ol1ol =.
and int.rr.t and ,o ho,, n.,'I
totoI nf Sl7 7En tha, a,r ,o 49,, 49,,
mu-t 1nnc, ,nnnaIiy '',' - !, un, " i",'' ai''t
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matter ,nnorcI, i, ' ,hn f&ann, & iV.". w." '".,
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ritv lnc,Iod -. il =, ''"-
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ri-t.l.r. ar, ,nn,I,' h.. -. ,,'a ,,.;,,
tnkr - r".;ti"" in cn,,,nor'i.I M "i.' ' .uI
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nrr .t.t. WanIJ !, ,,,', H., in,,i. 49,,
h,,,l ,Lo.,I.o 49,, .,, ,...,.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

the gambling table The danger lies
IN its very scductiveness as II pa-time.
There is something IN deck Of cards
other than the nnoccntly grotcsquc
figures by which they arc adorned.
There Is principle or n passion in
almost every human breast which
crave, the unhealthy excitement of
gaines of chance, cards especially, ~
there il in every human stomach
that which Graves artificial stimulation
Like the thirst for alcohol, the thirst
for gambling must he fought on the
hrarthStonc. II one always wins
some one else always loses, 50 the
misery of gambling alway, attaches
to every game. There are no inno-
/ cent or harmlr-, gaines of cards They
are all sinful, brcau-c los nttacho, to
and attends each Evcu "for fun"
time i, wasted, time which. especially
+ To the young. j. money.
Now, rs in the ease of drinking, the
7 evil il nearly always fostrred, or nj
least first seen and iudulgcd in at
home, or at the frc.id-- Of our friends,
in the light of the smile, of fair
women and with all the charms OF
domestic life thrown around it. ltit-
hidcous features were exhibited there
if the nights Of -ipntion; the drink
inc which i, always ut
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

The EXAMINERS sermon, ON the
sin Of gambling may not be greatly
relished in certain quarters, the paper
itself may be torn and abused upon
occasion, but for all that we are in the
right, and will continue to preach just
as long as the good people will listen,
or there is any promise at all OF good
resulting or Of evil being les,ened.
We are no better aud no worse than
any body else in this matter, but OBJ
seryation and experience both have
taught Us al least, that there is danger
al the card table.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Nr. y \. Novel;. san Antonio
say: Drown, Iron BitterN has II
reputation in our family which will
outiyr all other medicines. | am "a
railroad man aud from AN accident
my system was almost destroyed
This valuable remedy made man OF
mo uuutu '
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

We win resume control of the
Austin House" again the lst of
January, 1883, and will make it first
class; the bedding and furniture al
brand-ucw. Tho. j. NEAvIrr,
Austin, Texas
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Mr.J. A. IIosack Of Ilo,ack X New
ton, ~rn Antonio. say: II have used
the justly celebrated Brown, Iron
Bittrr> in my faulty with favorable
results. My Witr and daughter, have
been benefited by it and esteem it
very highly
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Mrs. Annie Bicring, COS f. Broad
way, Galveston. says: II used Brown :
Iron Bittcrr IL a tonic and appetizer,
with the most satisfactory results"
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

VTII STOTt Il THV NTHCt.
Il. r. >turgi- N Go.

Mrs. Y. Biron, 562 Mechanic II.
Galveston, says: "Brown'> Iron Bit
tiers has been ,urcc, ,fully used in my
family. can therefore coi>ci"ntiOu>-
ly endorse it a. most reliable ucdi-
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

We actually sell better bouts and
shoes for les, money than any house
in Waco. Every man, woman aud
child in thi, section will bear witness
for US, r. T., Sturgis X Co.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

To the Editor of the Examiner
l. it to the interest of our citizens
10 bond our city tor the purpose OF
building opposition water and ga>
works!
In my humble opinion / am free TO
say no The works already built may
pay fair dividend ON the investment,
to the respective stockholders
but it will not pay to dupi-
cate these work, for one-half
the income the present companies
are now receiving, is 10y liberal CON
,truction OF the matter we will as
sumo the city will do one halttnc bust
ness now done 10y the company.
This would prove very disastrous
to the present companies but would be
equally SO TO the city. suppose, tor ar
gumonts ,akc,We draw on our lmagin-
alton and IuakcH few figures on the
subject not guaranteeing ANY to be
right, but Will say they are not far
wrong. suppose the water and gas
companies receive from ALI private
source, say as follows;
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

"Doc McBWuEot the Statesman
breaks out periodically ON cholera mi
crobes. II j, am Interesting subject
these days
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

The diamond display in LevinSki II
Nbea', show window surpa>> any
stock of diamonds ever exhibited in
Waco. They justly claim To possess
the finest stock of these goods.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

The depth of leaning and research
of the Brcnhmu Hannor ON the sub
jcct of commercial agencies, i, most
profound.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Mr., Gco. T. Miller. attorney-at-aw
and county judge, Hamilton, Texas.
SAYS: II used Browns Iron Bitter, III
my family for dyspepsia, nervousness,
and ~lecplc>,ncs>. and found it most
speedy and ctlcctual cure.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

MIR. j. b, Dixon, Austin. writes: Il
used Browns Iron Bitter~ and know
it did me great good. My father also
used it in hi family and We thiuk it
the best remedy in the world."
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Remember that our stock of carpets
barge tltpIr pricn, th' very low
,t. Stephenson. Tibbs X steiner.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

/, showing II .arge line # ladies and
gentlemen, fancy embroidered slip
pcr>, suitable and useful holiday prc--
cnt- Remember they are being sold
at cost at sanger Bros.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

We have had several illustrations
here of late of the dangers, mental,
moral and ply steal, which lurk round
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Hronuum continues to set up those
liue fat oyster, that have made his
parlor SO popular
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Those extra line Christmas goods
at DIR. :, Il lIpmlctt'> are greatly adj
mircd.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

The Meridian Bhdr has kind word,
only, for the ENAluNuU.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Who shall 90 from Texas into Mr.
Cle'rland's cabinet; 1t is uutty and
interesting inquiry,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

MIR. /; N.Cr>. Wrp, say.
"BroNu', Iron Bntrr, cured uc ot
dyspepsia from which | suffered for
over - muuth~ I'uN ,ician, triod in
vain to help mr."
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Folding Rattan Camp chairs at W
L. Martin X lilo
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

STATE Pass has one defender in
Texas.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Nice Marble top bedroom suits al
$40. at W. T.. Martin X Bro.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Nhou NuU u~A .nr licu~ol. tarclno
Porous HiH-'.r~ don't accept any oth-
oT> 8 ''iu>t 70, good - cents.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

80 90 to Il. f. Sturgis y co. and
get II line pair of shoes
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

"Iit,lc .lokor +, the hes; ,mokina
topacro.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

lNru the ,hirtics, i, our cotton re.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

WACO, rENAs. DEC. le 1881.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Our stock is the largest in the city.
X. Z. Nturgi- X Co.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

HUBBARD ought to come out of tn,
race promptly.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

SO Communications written ou both sides
1i the payer Will receive Vltc.tion 1t thi,
Office.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

The ENANNIH,,ill not bc held responsible,
iur any bills contracted >, cMiluycs uf thi,
oihc'. except ou IL written order 81 .,urd by til,
business manager.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

CLrAN no tnr -rrccr-.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

Mr. = y liclm. Waco say:
"BroWu> Iron Iittrr- dd m, good
service. ann old and intrm aud it
relieved me of pains which naturally
ut,9d the a@.t I gratefully rccom-
men. IT,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16

TEXAS will get cabinet position.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16
TIE WACO EXAMINER
"ART0W, tEAS,,>> LElCHuAN
ProprirIors.

Entered at the Post1Nec Mt Waco, Tex, a.
sccoud-close uHn matter
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-12-16
" &Ii.Is AND Z. -.

tuoI ERA feed, on filth.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-09-05
He Saw the "Guy'nOr."

The rural BOOSTERS" of Arkansas have an
exalted conception of Governors magni-
tude. Some time ago barbecue was held at
Grand Point, and, among other distinguished
citizens, the Governor agreed to attend. A
large crowd assembled, and when it became
known that the Governor had arrived the peo-
Pile were much excited in their anxiety to be-
hold the august ruler Old Sam Fellers, who
had walked fifteen miles to be present on the
occasion, turned to a friend, after an unsats-
factory search, and said;
HAS the Governor got here yit, Bill?"
Eyes, thar he STAINS talking to the county
ledge"
What p? that Teller with the red neck like
turkey gobbler?"
THAT'S the man."
IVY dog gone his ugly pictur' he amt as
big as l am. Been wantin to see a guv'nor
all my life, and this is the way Pm sarved.
Tother day was tuck down with conges-
tive chill, an was powerfully Altered that
would die afore had a chance to see the ruler
O the State, but now I'll be blamed eff don't
wish that had died. Look at him, will yer,
chawin' terbacker like goat an slobberin
like grasshopper. Pm er great mind to
jolt him all over this town fur givin' me SIGH
er disappointment. Wall, bieve I'll go
home.''
Sam, better stay an git some of the bar
becued shoat."
mo, that Teller has tuck my appetite. I've
come to the conclusion that the country is u
fraud. Governor" he said, contemptuousy
and rolling up his trousers preparatory to a
long journey, he departed, and without look
ing back, disappeared in the woods.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-09-05
Spider Life Wonders.

In lecture at the Lowell Institute, Prof
Wood dealt with the phenomena of spider
life The female is larger and much fiercer
than the male, who, while paying his ad-
dresses, is in constant peril, frequently losing
some of his legs. In one tribe the female is
1900 times as large as the male. The spi,
der's thread is made up of innumerable small
threads or fibres, one of these threads being
estimated to be one two millionth of a hair in
thickness. Three kinds of thread are spun
One of great strength for the radiating or
spoke lines of the web. The cross lines, or
what a sailor might call the ratlines, are finer
and are tenacious, that is they have upon
them little specks or globules of very sticky
gum. These specks are put on with even in
terspaces. They are set quite thickly along
the hne and are what, in the first instance,
catch and hold the legs or wings of the fly.
Once caught in this fashion the prey is held
secure by threads flung over it somewhat in
the manner of n lasso. The third kind of
silk is that which the spider throws out in a
mass or flood, by which it suddenly enveops
any prey of which it is somewhat afraid, as
for example, wasp. A scientific experiment
ter once drew out from the body of single
spider 8, 4SO yards of thread or spider sik-a
length little short of three miles. Silk may
be woven of spiders thread, and it is more
glossy and brilliant than that of the silk
worm, being of golden color. An enthusi
astic entomologist secured enough of it for
the weaving of a suit of clothes for Louis
XIV
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-09-05
Finding Ones Place.

A good many people spend all their life
hunting for place in this world that they
were intended to fill. They never settle
down TO anything with any sort of restful or
contented feeling What they are doing now
is not by any means the work that is suited
to their abilities They have a sunny ideal
of a very noble life which they would like to
reach, in which their powers would have free
scope, and where they could make a very
bright record. But in their present position
they cannot do much of anything, and there
is very little use to try. Their life is hum.
drum and prosy outline, and they can &C.
complish nothing really worthy and beauti-
full So they go on, discontinued with their
own lot, and signing for another; and while
they sigh the years glide away, and soon they
will come to the end, to find that they miss
ed every opportunity doing anything wor.
thy of an immortal being in the passage to
eternity. The truth is, ones vocation is never
some far-off possibility. Its always the sim
pie round of duties that the passing hour
brings. No day is common place if we only
had eyes to see Its splendor. There is no
duty that comes to our hand but brings us
the possibility of kingly service
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-09-05
The Burial at Sea.

There is scarcely any ceremony more im-
pressive than burial at sea; perhaps no.
where does man feel littleness more than
where the mighty ocean surrounds him.
The graves of the dead on shore in o measure
localize their inmates, and our associations
are fortified by the power of referring to the
departed as beings who slumber in green
places and are at all seasons visitable..
But II burial at sc is the launching of the
dead into infinity. The sense of his eXtinc-
ton is absolute. He is swallowed up and ami
hlated by the universe of water, which also
seems to overwhelm his very memory.
AT twelve O'Clock the body of johnson,
sewn up in canvas, with weight of lead at
tached to his feet, lay extended upon one of
the gratings ofthe main hatchway, one end
resting on the bulwarks of the ship, and the
other upon the shoulders of two sailors The
crew stood around, holding their caps in
their hands, and near him stood Mr.. Sher
man reading the burial service, The MOURN
ful and impressive spectacle was greatly
heightened by the tolling of the bell on the
quarter deck, which mingled its clear chimes
with the words delivered by Mr.. Sherman
The vessel was sailing on an even keel, her
white sails swelling and soaring one above
another, and forming lovely picture against
the bright blue sky. The water leaped and
sparkled and frothed against her clean sides,
and those swallows of the deep, the stormy
petrels, chased her flashing wake, and gave
by heir presence finishing detail to the
whole of the sunlighted scene.
How unutterable the mystery hedging the
motionless figure in the canvas shroud-his
name unknown, Il wait of dead humanity
snatched fora brief moment from the i'm.
perioRs deep, whose will it was to keep him
The seamen sent shrinking glances at the
bundle on the grating. That he had suffered;
that famine had made skeleton ofhim: that
thirst had twisted his lean face into an ex-
preston ofagony which death was powerless
to smooth out, was all they knew
ave therefore commit his body to the
deep, to be turned into Corruption"
The captain motioned with his hand the
grating was tilted, and its burden went like Il
flash from the bulwarks the steersman turned
his face upon his shoulder, hearing the hol-
low plunge but those on the main deck
stood without move among them, listening
to the final comforting, glorious words:
Looking for the resurrection of the body
(when the sea shall give up her dead, and the
life of the world to come, through our Lord
Jesus Christ, who at His coming shall change
our vile body, that it may be like His glor.
iOus body, according to the mighty working
whereby He is able to subdue all things to
Himself"
The reader closed the book E; the grating
was restored to its place; and the men in
twos and threes moved slowly forward, talk
ing in subdued tones and for the remainder
of that day, at least, no sound of loose laugh
ter or reckless words was to be heard in the
fOrprastlp
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-09-05
Knew Him.

A new prison chaplain was some time
back appointed in an English town. He was
a man who greatly magnified his office, and,
entering one Of the cells on his first round of
inspection, he with much pomposity thus adj
dressed the prisoner who occupied it: "Well,
sir, do you know who amp" mo, nor l
dinna care" was the nonchalant reply.
"Well, am your new chaplain" "Oh, ye
are? Weel, l hae heard O. We before" And
what did you hear ?" returned the chaplain,
his curiosity getting the better of his dignity
"Weel, heard that the last twa kinks ye
were in We preached them bath empty; but
I'll be blessed if We find it such an easy mat
ter to do the same thing in this ane"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-09-05
2netical.
For The A'giS d fntelligencer.
EARTHQUAKE.

EARTHQUAKE.
l heard beneath my feet rumbling sound, as if
the earth
Labored to give some awful fiend birth,
And groaned in agony the solid land
Seemed heaving to and fro. as If some demon hand
Uplift in anger smote it suddenly, and swayed
1t easily as we would rock babe, soft laid
Within its dainty bed; thought that He who
Our world within the hollow of His hand, whose
will controls
Its fair existence, had cast it with its direful sin
and woe,
Down into doomed realms where lcthean rivers
In dark oblivion; thought days, nights and life
are DER,
The end has come, and "time will be no more!
With what a hushed expectancy each mad
pulse thrills
And waits the angels trumpet DER the everlasting
hills
Sound its dread signal, and shrank in fear
OF all the ghostly dead, who must at that appear
To tread again familiar streets and olden ways,
Their spirit faces lifted up in wistful gaze,
Where shadows of the dark grave seem to keep
The same dread vigil as in deaths cold sleep.
Then thought brings up the weird procession of
past years
With ali their sin and wickedness, remorse and
A long, sad throng with faces turned to mine,
Each telling its sad story, we are thine!
l wept to see how few there were who bore
Good deeds to shine as jewels on the better shore
The burdens that they bore, some good, some evil
Some with heavy weight of golden sheayes;
More dropping only shreds of withered leaves,
The horror drifted from the trembling land
That free as it were from some ferocious hand,
Grew bright once more-beneath the suns clear
light
The phantoms of the years fled as do clouds of
night
Before the smile of morn, and sweet as Heaven
the birds
Sang all their olden lays to happier words;
The seepers Death hath laid in silent graves
Still slumbered on, the grass that lightly waves
Above their beds, the only movement there, save
oft
Dim, shifting shadows wandering light and soft,
Like human thoughts that linger, 10th to leave
The spot where living memories their garlands
weave.
The humming birds poised DER the lilies erect,
And gathered honeyed nectar; wild and fleet
The swallows circled in the lovely air.
And earth seemed answering to name, more
fair.
God spareth yet the land His wisdom made
Sograndy beautiful, whose firm foundations laid
BY His own holy hand doth bear the fine
Impress of a Masters skill divine;
He bids us watch and pray the end may come
To-day, tonight or hence thousand years;
But promises to all His own home
In rest, in peace where all of earthly tears
Are banished evermore, and tired feet may tread
The heavenly ways by shining beings led.
G. M. AMBERMAN.
Jamaica, L. l., Aug. 15, 1884.