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Year: 1872

Mr. BOucicuuit ms Kerry and Mrs. BOuci-


cault as Jessie Brown.


The production OF two of Mr. Boucicault's pieces
at Booths last evening was an event of cOnsidera-
BILE interest especially in view OF the facts that hs
one-act comedy kerry or, Night and Morning.
was seen by New York audience for the first time
and that Mrs. Bcucicault appeared again after
many years in her favorite character OF Jessie
Brown. This talented couple were Of course the
attractions ofthe evening, and each play was only
what the Boucicaults made it. BY singular coin
cidence the hero as well as the heroine of the even
ing servants and the interest was made to
depend entirely upon the acting OF servants
"Kerryn Is a very simple picture without either
plot or story. There Is nothing in 1t except the
turn of husband supposed to have been lost at
sea, and his reception by his servant his sister and
his wife. SO little regard was paid to the details Of
this family piece that not even little children were
provided for the occasion, and aside from Mr..
Boucicaut's acting the rendering of the play was
very tame. In any other hands than his it
would have been failure; but as he rendered
the Old servant Kerry il was success
in character acting seldom attained on the New
York stage. Every movement was a study and
the whole picture leaving little to be desired.
The same thing cannot be said of Mrs. Bouclcaut's
play OF the evening. She, indeed, showed much Of
the power she exhibited In the piece at Wallack's
fifteen years ago, and rendered many OF the most
eHecGlVe pOIitS Ill Tile cHaTdCtcT OI jessie Brown
with force and effect. But "JesSie Brown Is not
piece which can be made wholly acceptable by
single character actor. The part OF Mana
Sahlb is itself character part requiring
much nicely and completeness of render
Ing as Mr.. BOucicaut bestowed on his Kerry.
At Wallack's, when the piece was first produced,
he acted the fierce Rajah himself, and 1t Is no in
dignity to Mr.. WheelOck, who took the part last
night to say that he gave IL with much greater
finish and completeness Outside OF Mrs. Bouc
cault's acting the success OF the piece was in Mr.
shell Barry,s Corporal Cassidy; He realized some.
thing more than the traditional British
and animation to the play. which
1t sadly needed, in spite of the thrilling scenes it
intended to depict. With two artists doing their
parts so well 1t only needed something of the elabo
rateness which Mr.. Boucicault gave to "Kerry
to have become one OF the most successful pieces
OF the season. 1t was not materially "cut," as 1t
was rendered last night, but preceded by
the pretty comedietta, which we should be
sorry to lose, 1t ran too far into the
night to be acceptable to most theatre-goers. To
bring IL within reasonable limits it will require
trimming that must inevitably reduce it to the class
of 0nc-character plays, and this is necessity to
be deprecated In every leading theatre. The cur
tain did not fall till after eleven O'Clock, hour
which Is too late for comedy pieces and II cannot
be shortened without injury to the piece.
Year: 1872

Ar a town near Boston. three young
ladies residing In the same house with
q well known physician, recently de-
termined to play \ practical joke upon
him. They made up a bundle Of dainty
linen, embroidery, etc, Ia the shape
OF an Infant, the total value OF the
fictitious child being probably about
80. They put the make believe infant
Into basket and tied the basket TO the
door handle. Ring %eit the Tell. and
the young ladies stood at the window
above to see the physician take In the
child aud be taken la himself. Their
horror may be imagined when they
saw a man deliberately walk up to
the bundle and as deliberately walk or
with IL. They ara. now mourning the
loss OF % yards or fine linen. u yards
of thread lace, 4 hein-stitch pocket
handkerchiefs and other valuable prop
erty.
Year: 1872

An acorn supeuded BY piece of
thread within half an Inch Of the sur
face Of water In u hyacinth glass, will.
In q fsw months, burst aud throw u
root down Into the water, aud shoot
upward Its stfalght and taperipg stem.
with beautiful little green leaves. A
young oak tree, growing In this way
on, The, mantle shelf of q room, is u
very elegant and Interesting object. 2
Year: 1872

Adopted by O Rich Lady, But Won't BE
n Gentleman-The Effects Of Bad Conn
panfons and Evil Habits.


John Broadway o young man twenty-five years
OF age, whose appearance and manners betokened
his good breeding, was arraigned at the Yorkviile
Police Court yesterday on charge OF larceny.
lady OF middle age was his accuscr. She testified
that her name was Mrs. Catherine Humphrey, re-
siding at No. IS West Fifty first street. and that the
prisoner bad stolen from her s4oO worth OF jeweIry.
when SHE missed the property she accused him OF
the THEFT, and he admitted tile charge In his ex-
animation ut the Court he denied the charge, how
ever but was committed for further hearing this
morning. The history Of the prisoners life is an
interesting one, and was given to the Court by the
complainant herself, whose grief at the young
mans folly was unaffected and deep.


Mrs. Humphrey, it seems, Is q lady possessed OF a
considerable share of this worlds goods, and,
although married, she has had no children OF ner
years ago, while one day visiting the inmates ut
The almshouse, her attention was attracted by
ing around the place. On inquiry she learned that
he had no parents alive, or, II ne had, tney were
fancy to the child she determined to adopt him as
her own. The child was accordingly removed 70
Mrs. Humphreys, and by her reared and educated
with the same love and care that she would II he
were her own nesb and blood. But her tender solicit
tude and nothcrly affection for the wall o. probably
a degraded origin, had been unattended with that
success she 80 Iondly wished. Instead OF being the
solace OF her declining years, he began to plumber
and rob her OF whatever he could lay his hands on.
Several times she forgave him, and for while he
would restrain himself, but would again break out
as before. Bad company and the evil in his very
nature led him from bad to worse, until nnaily ne
found himself the inmate OF prison cell And
even here the great afrecti0n his more than mother
had for him came between him and the fate nc SO
richly meriteu, and he escaped. This is the second
time he has been under arrest on charge oi
felony from which he will not so easily get iree.


The places where he had pawned the leweIy
were visited and the property recovered, not,
however, without having the money advanced on
them paid by Mrs. Humphrey.
Year: 1872

The bodies OF two unknown men were taken 10
the Morgue yesterday; one from pier No. North
River, and the other from foot OF Stanton street,
East River The first was Ave feet seven inches in
height bald, and at,red In blue flannel shirt,
striped pants, white cotton socks and laced shoes
body much decomposed. The other was about
thirty years Of age, had dark hair, mustache and
poatee; dressed in dark clothing and had left leg
amputated below the knee Joint. ..f
Year: 1872

Here is a story Of love and con-
stancy which has made material for
a few days gossip at Washington:


Ten wears ago the daughter Of
one of our naval officers stationed
at San Francisco became engaged
to a handsome Young officer Of the
Russian fleet. The lovers were soon
separated; the lieutenant sailed
away: the lady in the course of time
came with her father to Washington.
A correspondence was maintained
regularly. but there was no oppor-
tunitv for 4 meeting. Finally. the
officer was ordered to a distant post.
where mails are unknown. No word
was heard OF him for three years.
In spite of the remonstrarcts OF her
friends the lady trusted and waited,
and a few weeks ago a letter came to
saw that he was on his way to
America to claim the fultillment of
her promise. He brought with
him a sister. Of whom report speaks
as the most beautiful woman ever
seen in Washington. and the other
day the constancy Of ten years was
rewarded by quiet welding at
GeorgetOwn.
Year: 1872

through the sunshine OF Spring. Their
son was coming to America to gain wealth
and home in the land Of promise, and
then was going to send for his old parents
to give ease to their declining years.


They parted, and for years the old folks
struggled on alone, and the Loneliness only
seemed lifted from the hearth when the
regular letter came from the son inforrc-
ing them in glowing words how we'll be
was succeeding and giving proof in the
remittance it contained.


Then came the long looked for letter
telling them to come on and he would
meet them in New York, and together
they would 90 to their future home in the
West. The little possession in fatherlsnd
was sold and the sacred things-"the house
hold gods"-were packed in the old family
chests, and bidding farewell to the only
scenes they had ever known, the two old
people with their hearts all aflutter with
hope and expectation embarked for New
York, and landed, the day before l saw
them.


Kind reader, have you ever experienced
all that warm glow of excitement and
expectation at the meeting of some loved
one after long absence, and all the sweet
charms OF peace and rest that hope
breathes from repose. Then yours will be
heartfelt sympathy.


When the great steamship reached her
dock, and relations and friends were greet
ing each other, the old father and mother
strained their eyes over the crowd but no
familiar face met theirs, the greetings were
for Others not for them. Shall tell The
son was dead. He had come to New York
bringing all his money with him, was
taken sick in some unprincipled boarding
house and died, and no one claimed to
know where the money went, but in a
pauper grave the only son was laid and
that was all


The old couple sat upon one Of their
chests with taelr arms locked about each
other, and only moancd low in their heart
broken anguish. Oh, pitiful Was the scene
No consolation could give relief 1t
would have been blessing could death
have come to them and kissed away their
agony with their lives; but out OF their
little means they will 60 back to their
old and desolate home. childless, helpless
and heart-brokcn, and wander abo1t its
old scenes in a dreamy kind Of way, and
then relief will come to them, and in the
little church-yard By the moutain side
the villagers will point to the rude stone
that rises above them, and tell their chill
dren the same sac story I've told you.
Year: 1872

At some distance off, says Porte Crayon,
in one of his letters, perched upon dead
tree which commanded view of the pro-
prietor's meadows and stack-yards, we
observed bald eagle sitting like statue
of Liberty, his golden head shining IN the
sun. 1t was proposed that Adam should
try the range of his long rife upon him,
which he prepared to do; but ere bead
could be drawn, the eagle swept from his
perch and sailed grandly over the mead
ows, and then poising himself, made a
swoop at something near the stack-yard.


"There goes a good hen, the thievin'
devill" spitefully letting fly a wild shot
at the rising robber.


The eagle evidently had something in
his claws as he rose; and, strangely
enough, after the shot, instead of sailing
off to some comfortable mountain-top to
enjoy his dinner, he continued to rise
perpendicularly, wheeling in rapid circles
upward and upward until he was lost TO
view.


Old Adam chuckled as he observed, 81
think that chance shot spilled his fun for
him, do" And so we all strained our
eyes into the blue armament, endeavGring
to see the eagle, instinctively the while
riding towards the stack yard. But it is
useless; he's gone, and the shot only
frightened or crippled him. Then we
were astonished at hearing a rushing
sound through the air, which rapidly
neared us, and the eagle came down like
a falling star, striking the earth a hundred
yards ahead, and about the same distance
from the spot where he struck his quarry.


We dismounted and rushed forward to
verify the marvellous shot, but found an
other explanation still more curious. The
eagle was stone-dead, without the mark
of bullet about linn; but under his
thigh was q hole eaten into his very
heart. A few yards off weasel, torn
and bloody, but still alive, trailed its way
through tue grass with broken back.


"a QUARREL among thieves" said old
Adam, "and the chickens will git their
due now"


But some OF Us, not so materialistic in
our views. pitied the weasel, and regret
ted that, after his sublime ascent and
heroic defence of his life, he had not es-
capped safe and sound.
Year: 1872

CREAM PIE.-To make cream pie, beat
two eggs we'll, in coffee cup of sugar
and one of thick, sour cream. Stir till
thoroughly mixed. Add a teaspoonful
of extract of lemon or vanilla. This
quantity given will make two pies. Bake
with two crusts.


FLOOR CLEANING. When a carpet is
taken up to he cleaned, the floor beneath
it is generally very much covered with
dust. This dust is very fine and dry,
and poisonous to the lungs. Sprinkle
the floor with very dilute carbolic acid
to kill any poisonous germs that may be
present, and SO thoroughly disinfect the
floor and render it sweet.


DUCKS IN VINEYARDS. 1t is mentioned
in THE Grape Culturist that q large vine.
yardist in Illinois keeps each season not
less than 100 ducks constantly among
his vines. He says it it wonderful with
what diligence they dar; after all kinds
of bugs, thrips, flies, and small snails,
and he considers them among the best
ofinseat ex ;erminators. They lay good
many eggs, too, and are not bad to take
when roasted.


APPLE JAM.-In making apple jam,
the apples should be ripe, and of the
best eating sort, and being pared and
quartered are put into q pan with Just
water enough to cover them, and boiled
until they can be reduced to mash.
Then for each pound of pared apples, q
pound of sifted sugar is added, sprinkled
over the boiling mixture. Boil and stir
it well until reduced to a jam. Then
put it into pots. The above is the most
simple way of making it, but to have it
Of the best possible clearness, make q
thick syrup with three pounds of sugar
to each pi1t Of water and clarity it with
an egg. Then add one pint of this syrup
for every three pounds OF apples, and
boil the jam to q proper thickness.


WAX BEAN.-This snap bean, but re-
Gently introduced and not yet generally
known, is one of the very best for gar
den culture. When planted and cared
for in the same way. the wax is 10 or II
days later than the Early Valentine but
in every other respect it is superior to
either this or that other excellent variety,
The Refugee. The vines grow longer
than other kinds of the snap beans, pro
duce more beans of larger size, more
brittle, and of better quality. Those
who are fond ot young snap beans plant
seed three or four times during the
Spring-say two weeks apart-so as to
get 4 succession for table use. Where il
will take four paintings with other kinds,
two paintings of the Wax will be found
quite enough, because this variety will
keep tender just twice as long as the
sorts commonly grown for home con-
sumption. The pods of the Wax grow
long, thick, tender, and'of waxy yellow
color.
Year: 1872

FIsHING IN JAPAN.-The japanese have
rare sport at certain seasons of the year,
catching fish by the bushe], as fast as they
can gather them in. In the spring, when
the fish are in the rivers and making their
way down to the sea. the young men and
boys throw into the water the pulverized
bark of a certain tree which has much of
the spicy qualities of pepper. The poor
fish take it in greedily, and then to cool
their burning mouths they drink such
quantities of water, which is now i'm
precnated with the bark, as to prevent
their swimming to purer places in the
stream. They drink and drink, making
matters worse and worse with every
draught, till they die, and are picked up
or hauled in by the boys to land. The
bark has no injurious qualities, so that the
fish thus taken are as nice for the table
as if taken with the hook or net. An
other way to entrap the unwary tribes is
to gather certain kind of green persim-
mon, which is the strongest possible as
tringent, and cast them into the river.
The fish swallow them, and are instantly
affected as if by paralysis. The fins drop
down powerless at their sides, as if they
were dead; and then the young Japs
wade into the stream and help themselves,
either by picking up their floating vic
tins or by nets.
Year: 1872

Strolling down on the Battery tew
days ago-and here let me preface this
incident by stating that since tie com
m mendable improvements Of the Park Com
missioners, the Battery again smiles in
beauty and invites the lover Of fresh sea
breeze to stroll over its fire walks, and
grassy plots, under its shady trees, and
around Its splendid sea girt wall. Such a
stroll II was taking near old Castle Garden,
wn2n one of the policemen, knowing my con
necton with the press, said to me, "Come
and I'll show you subject for a news
poper paragraph" and following him he
lei the way into Castle Garden and show
ei mo an old man and woman apparently
near their three score and ten, and this is
the story that makes up the last chapter
in their old weather beaten lives.


They are Swiss, and passed the limits
Of their humble lives in the mountain
fastneSses of the land Of Tell, and amid
its green valleys tended their little flocks,
and ~ their little cot of moss covered
stone, one child blessed their lives and
grew up to manhood to lift toe burthen
Of toll from their shoulders. They were
happy with only the care that "a few
paternal acres bound" The same little
chapel, in which they stood and pligbtcd
their faith in the morning Of life, still
reared its modest spire beneath the gran
deur Of Switzerland'S mountains, its sweet
toned bell still called them to the simple
worship over green heather and through
worr paths in the rock that their parents
before, them had trod, AUD the rotine Of
their humble peasant lives wore smoothly
on. And then tears of sorrow came
through smiles of hope, like April showers
Year: 1872

Says the Washington Star: "The
latest thing in spring bats for young 10
dies is to nave the rim SO bent and
crumpled as to be suggestive OF late
supper, an over.portion of champagne
and a general mussiness. Jaunty, but
not judicious.
Year: 1872

T $500 PER MONTH-A VERY COMFORTABLE
n three story high soop House Fory-ftth street,
near Filth avenue rent fully and perfectly furnished


small family tits clean from the cellar to the roof andis
Tow Co. No Pine stTeet and B East seventeenth
Year: 1872

GENTLEMAN OF GOOD CHARACTER, IN GOOD
n business and every way worthy, has resolved upon
the married life and seeks to nd young lady qualified
In every particular to make home happy and attractive.
Address ECGENE CARRIN0TON. Herald oflce.
Year: 1872

The other morning an elderly gentle
man started to walk up the c. & P.
Railroad track from Bellair to West
Wheeling. In the neighborhood Of
Whisky run he came across three rough
looking young men,who were sitting on
the end of the ties of the road taking
consultation and fusil oil by word of
mouth out gallon jug. AS our old
friend was passing them, one Of the
three, youth of about eighteen, hailed
him in the following manner:


Here, daddy, come and get a drink,
won't your


The young man was informed by the
old gentleman that drinking benzine
was not one of his accomplishments; >
but the nearly intoxicated youth was
not to be put off in that way.


Advancing with volley of oaths fly
ing from his mouth, he informed the
old gentleman that he must drink or
take q whipping.


just as the young ruffian got within
striking distance of our old friend, the
latter drew a revolver, which he cooked
and held full in the face of the drunk
en- rowdy. To say that the rough stop
ped doesn't half tell it. He could not
have stopped more suddenly if light
ming had struck him.


Don't shoot, old fellow he stam-
mered, as he recovered from his aston
ishment.


Il meant it all in friendship


'Confound your friendshipr shouted
the gentleman, now thoroughly angry.
$50 get that jug and bring it here, or L
will blow you to kingdom come in a
minute


The completely cowed ruffian obeyed.
As he brought the jug full of liquor, the
old man said:


Now break it on that railroad track.
Break itr he shouted. Break 1t quick
Or


Before he had time to finish the sem
tence he was uttering, the jug was in a
thousand pieces.


'Now you internal, darned mean cuss,
get down OH your knees and apologize,
or I'll make your head look like pep
per box top


The fellow hesitated; but looking in
to the old mans eyes, saw that he meant
business, and dropping on his knees in
the dirt he abjeetly apologized for the
outrage.


Thinking him sufficiently punished,
the old man walked peacefully on his
way. As he passed up the track he
heard one of the fellows halloc out to
the other:


Il say Bill, that amt the man you
was looking for, is it,
Year: 1872

My idea is that there is not man on
earth who is not frangible. 1t is said
that every man has his price. Every
man, at any rate, has his place of
breaking. There is degree of temp
tation in the case of every man, which,
if it were brought to bear upon3him, he
could not withstand.


Take a hemlock log; five hundred
pounds will not break it, but thousand
will. Take a pine log; thousand
pounds will not break it, but two thou
sand will. Take an oak log; two thou
sand pounds will not break it, but ten
thousand will. Take an elm log; ten
thousand pounds will not break it, but
fifteen or twenty thousand will. You
can put weight enough on any log to
break it.


One man can not be tempted by lust,
but he can by pride. Another man
can not be tempted by pride, but he
can be by avarice. Another man can
not be tempted by avarice, but he can
be through his affections. Another
man can not be tempted through his
affections, but can be through his be-
nevolent sympathies. Another man
can not be tempted through his benevo-
lent sympathies, but he can through
his intellectual appetites and tastes.
On one side or another, every man can
be overcome by temptation. There is
no man who can stand up under all
circumstances without the grace of
God.


Measured by an ideal standard, how
poor thing man is. This world may
do for training-ground, workshop, q
school; but it is 4 poor world If you
measure it by higher conception of
manhood. 1t is an ark that is carrying
us over to flood. Our true life is not
here. We shall not reach that life un-
til we stand in Zion and before God.-
Christian Union.
Year: 1872

A good joke is told of young man
who attended social circle. The con-
versation turned on California and get
ting rich. Tom remarked that if he
was in California he would, instead Of
working in the mines, ,waylay some rich
man who had bag full of gold, knock
out his brains, gather up the gold, and
skedaddle. One of the young ladies
quietly replied that he had better gath
er up the brains, as he evidently stood
in more need of that article than gold.
Tom subsidized.
Year: 1872

A New England engineer lately
dreamed that one of the forward trucks
of his engine was cracked. When he
awoke he had a premonition lest his
dream might prove true, and thought
he would go down to see that every
thing was right. On examining the en-
gine at the engine house he found the
truck precisely in the same condition as
he had seen 1t in his dream, and another
engine had to be substituted in its
stead.


A fire at Dover, New Hampshire, re-
Gently DESTROYED xlnn 900 of nrnnertY
Year: 1872

OF the 12s members Of the New
York House Of representatives but
twcnty-three arc married. And yet


these industrious single fellows 60


right along with their stcalings just
us if they all had families to support
Year: 1872

Judge Mexican of Utah, whose soul
is so worried over the practice Of
poly gamv that he does not hesitate
sacrificing both law and gospel to put
it down, turns up IN Washington.
Would it not Lc well. now that His
Honor i here with some spare time,
to turn his attention to the grave
charges preferred against him by
Senator stewart msh others. Jump
ing lnnd claims'hy Judge is not so
bad. We admit, rs a plurality OF
wives, nevertheless it is awkward and
rather iInrairs the moral usefulness
of the fnnciionarv.