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Year: 1873

That evening father came in white
and trembling. There had been an ac-
cldent at the factory, he said. Ike Jones
had been killed, and poor. Bob was so
terribly injured that the doctor thought
he must die.


/ neither screamed nor tainted; did
not even cry, though every other girl in
Fremont did. / went out and sat on
the doorstep where Bob and / had sat
together, and / gazed across the mea-
dows to the Dalrymple homestead with
wild eyes, and felt as if my heart had
indeed turned to stone.


saw them carry a dark body, cover
ed with shawl to hide his distorted
face and mangled limbs from sight. [
heard Mrs. Jones shrek as it was borne
across the threshold of the house oppo-
site; but I never moved until night had
fallen, and then my strong brother Tom
carried me to my room.


What / suffered during the long
weeks which followed, when Bob's life
hung trembling in the balance, can be
imagined rather than described; and
when mother came home from the Dal-
rymple's and told me that Bob was 60
ing to get well, she said / looked as pale
and thin as he, and petted me as if /
was child again, and cried with my
head in her lap and felt better.


WAITED until half the people in the
village had seen Bob, and then / could
wait no longer, and one snowy afternoon
/ ran across the lots and knocked at the
door of the red farm house.


There was no answer, SO [ entered
and passed to the sitting room to find
Mrs. Dalrymple / did not want to
speak to Bob, only to peep through the
doorway and see him, to convince my
self that he was alive; then to run
home to sob out my thanks to God,
alone. This was my plan but l did not
follow it.


Bob lay on the chintz covered lounge.
gazing sadly out at the snow; all the
sunburn had long ago left his face, and
he was terribly thin and white, his
cheeks were hollow and his eyes were
sunken.


A great lump came into my throat and
I turned to go away, when he sighed
long and YEARLY, as if he were so very
sad and lonely, and / could bear it no
longer. In an instant [ was on my
knees by his side, crying as if my heart
would break.


why, Mollle, my dear little MOllle,
he said, joyfully.


told him all, why I had slighted
him, and how my wicked silly pride had
come between us, while he smoothed
my hair with his thin hand, and called
me by every loving name he could
think of. p


$50 Mollie will be the wife of fac
tory hand after all, " he said, when I
arose to go home, and kissed his white
forehead and said yes, and SO We made
it up.


1 met Mrs. Edward Norton at cousin
Mays wedding, with diamonds in her
hair, and rich lace enveloping her like
cloud, and did not envy her at all and
when I watched VIII Ellis escort Sallie
Tremaine home from church last Sun
day, [ looked from him to my tall,
husband, and wondered
how 1 ever could have put him between
Bob and me.
Year: 1873

To express the precise nature of the
difference between American and Eng
lish ladies is extremely hard; it is some
thing too subtitle to be represented by
any combination of epithets. You are
sensible of q sort of a charm which is
wanting here; you do not miss another
charm which is present here; you do
not know which is more to be desired,
but you doubt the possibility of COM
bining them. American girls are GER
tainly more independent than ours are I;
more accustomed to take care of them
selves, think for themselves, decide for
themselves not less really domestic in
their hearts, but less tied to their
mothers apron-strings franker in their
speech, and more ready to tell you
about themselves, their circumstances,
their families. There is kind of
French nerve and force about them, but
there is also Teutonic truthfulness.
Then there is a nimbleness and versa
tility of mind, as well as a self-posses-
sion of manner, which puts stranger
at ease from the first. Where an Eng
lish girl throws the weight of the con-
versation on her partner, an American
girl takes it up, draws him out, perhaps
chaffs him in a genial fashion, and ex-
presses her opinion freely on all the
topics that turn up. English ladies of
the old school would be apt to disap-
prove of her on slight acquaintance.
But when they come to know her better
they would perceive that she is, in es-
sential matters, decorous as well as
refined. American ladies who have
mixed in fashionable society in London
may often be heard to say that they are
astonishrd Mt the quantity Of scandal
they hear there and 1t is certainly true
that one hears very little in America.
In such places as New York and Chica-
go there are, of course, fast sets, Just as
there are in London and Liverpool.
But in point of purity and real moral
elevation the society in America is pos
sibly superior, and at any rate equal to
that of our own upper classes, while
the American middle class is certainly
more cultivated, more interesting in the
"things of the mind, than the com
mercial class in England.-COrnhtu
Magazine.


What is Expected of Americans Boys.


American boys are expected to be-
come manly men. The mother Of every
bow is expected to teach him to obedi-
ent to parental authority, to the civil
law and to acquire an education, a
business, a trade, or an art, something
for which he NAV be best adapted, and
by which he may obtain an honest living.
This is a privilege, nay more-it is a
duty-a duty to self, to family, to
friends, to the state, and to the nation ?
When this is done, society has a guar
anty for the good conduct and useful
ness of each of her sons. When it is
neglected, and boys grow up in ignor
ance and idleness, society is taxed for
their support, either in her reformato-
ries, her jails, hospitals, or asylums.
How much cheaper it would be to have
every boy properly educated, trained
and disciplined, so that he would be
blessing instead of a curse to the world.
He is sure to become one or the other.
Year: 1873

Of all the public conveyances that


have been constructed since the davs of


the Ark-we think that is the earliest


on record-tot the present time, commend


us to an omnibus. A long stage is not


to be dispised, but there you have only


six insides, and the chances are that the


same people go all the way with you


there is no change, no variety. Besides,


after the first twelve hours or so, people


get cross and sleepy, and when you


have seen a man in his night-cap you


lose all respect for him at least, that


is the case with us. Then, on smooth


roads people frequently get prosy, and
tell long stories, and even those who


don't talk may have very unpleasant
predictions We once travelled four
hundred miles, inside a stage-coach,


with stout man, who had glass of
rum-aEdn = ater, warm handed in at the
window at every place where we chang
ed horses. This was decidedly unpleas-
ant. We have also travelled, occasionally,
with small boy, of pale aspect, with
light hair, and no perceptible neck,
coming up to town from school under
the protection of the guard, and direct
ed to be left at the Cross Keys till called
1OI 1LIo tNGl NOIbS
rum and-water in a close atmosphere.
Then there is the whole train of evils
consequent on the change of the coach
man ; and the misery of the discovery
which the guard is sure to make the
moment you begin to doze-that he
wants brOwn-paper parcel, which he
distinctly remembers to have deposited
under the seat on which you are repos-
ing. A great deal of hustle and CROP
ing takes place, and when you are
thoroughly awakened, and severely
cramped, by holding your legs up by
an almost supernatural exertion, while
he is looking behind them, it suddenly
occurs to him that he put it in the fore
boot. Bang goes the door the parcel
is Immediately found off starts the
coach again and the guard plays the
key-bugle as loud as he can play it, as
if in mockery of your wretchedness.
Now, you meet with none of these
Affections in an omnibus, sameness there
can never be. The passengers change
as often in the course of one Journey as
the figures i'll a kaleidoscope, and,
though not so glittering, are far more
amusing We believe there is no
instance on record of a mans having
gone to sleep in one of these vehicles.
As to long stories, would any man ven
ture to tell a long story in an omnibus?
and even if he did, where would be the
harm nobody could possibly hear what
he was talking about. Again children,
though occasionally, are not often to be
found in an omnibus and even when
they are, if the vehicle be full, as is
generally the case, somebody sits upon
them, and we are unconscious of their
presence Yes, after mature reflection,
and considerable experience, We are
decidedly of opinion, that, of all known
vehicles, from the glass-coach in which
we were taken to be christened, to that
somber caravan in which we must one
day make our last earthly journey, there
is nothing like an omnibus.-Dicke'aS.
Year: 1873

sought thee oft, but found thee not,


Thou blessing of an humble lot;


Sweet wayside blossom, blooming free,
Thou rarely yfound-Simplicity.


I sought thee mid the young and fair,
Alas could not find thee there


For Fashion, with her hand of pride,
Hast spurned thy gentle form aside.


When Sabbath bells, with silv'ry chime,
Proclaimed the blessed service-time,
In pulpit high and spacious aisle
1 found thee absent all the while;
From poverty, by earnest toll,
A rich man smiled amid his spoil;
Yet what to the orphans cry


Or pleading widows fearful eye?
stood beside this rich mans bier,
I saw affections flowing tear,
And in that city on the hill,
Where every heart lies cold and still,
They laid him down, his work was done
Twas finished ere twas half begun.
The nodding plumes, the gaudy train,
Acknowledged cen not here they reign.
1 saw a form where age had cast
Infirmity, aud bound it fast,
And here, l thought with foolish pride,
All falsity will be denied.
Dut age was scOrneu, ana JaWufy tHluBs
Filled up the minds imaginings;
Death was a dream aud a life song;
And stubborn pride grew rude and strong
One summer hour, at close of day,
I saw little child at play,
And in its merry, cheerful smile
/ marked thee living all the while.
o, We whose search upon this earth
Is in pursuit of simple worth,
Go find it in its native grace
Upon an infants smiling face.
Year: 1873

The great objection, however, to the
| theory that certain dreams have been
! intended to foreshadow real events, is
the circumstance that the instances of
| fulflment are related, while the in
stances of non-fulfIment are forgotten


It is known that instances of the latter
sort are very numerous, but what pro-
portion they bear to instances of the
! former sort is unknown; and, while
| this is the case, it is impossible to form
any sound opinion on the subject, so
far as actual evidence is concerned. It
must be remembered that, in this case,
we are not dealing with theory which
will be disposed of if one undoubted
negative instance be adduced. 1t is
very difficult to draw the line between
dreams of an impressive nature-such
dreams as we might conceive to be sent
by way of warning-and dreams not
specially calculated to attract the dream
er's attention. A dream which appear
ed impressive when it occurred, but was
not fulfilled by the event, would be
readily regarded, even by the dreamer
himself, as not intended to convey any
warning as to the future. The only
way to form a just opinion would be to
record each dream of an impressive
nature, Immediately after its occur
renee, and to compare the number of
cases III which such dreams are fulfilled
with the number in which there is no
fulfllment. Let us suppose that GER
tain class of dreams were selected for
this purpose. Thus, let society be
formed, every member of which under
takes that whenever on the night pre-
ceding journey he dreams of misfor-
tune on the route, he viii record his
dream, with his ideas as to its impress
siveness, before starting on his journey.
A great number of such cases would
soon be collected, and we may be sure
that there would be several striking
fulfllments, and probably two or three
highly-remarkable cases of the sort
but, for our own part, we strongly en-
tertain the opinion that the percentage
of fulfillments would correspond very
closely with the percentage due to the
common risks of travelling, with or with
out premOnitory dreams. This could
readily be tested, if the members of the
society agreed to note every occasion
on which they travelled; it would be
found, we suspect, that the dreamers
gained very little by their warnings.
Suppose, for instance, that ten thousand
journeys of all sorts were undertaken
by the members of the society in the
course of ten years, and that a hundred
of these journeys Zone per cent, that
is) were unfortunate; then, if one-tenth
of the journeys "a thousand in alD
were preceded by warning dreams, we
conceive that about ten of these warm
ings, Cor one per cent would be fulfill
ed. If more were fulfilled, there would
appear, so far as the evidence went, to
be balance of meaning in the warn
ings if fewer, it would appear that
warning dreams were, to some slight
degree, to be interpreted by the rule of
contraries but, if about the proper
average number of ill-omened voyages
turned out unfortunately, it would fol-
low that warning dreams have no signif-
cance or value whatever and this is
precisely the result we should expect
Year: 1873

"A physician connected with Guys
Hospital, in London, has discovered a
new method of treatment for cases of
hysteria, which is gravely published by
Guy's Hospital Gazette. He states
that he has found by experience that
when young woman goes into Mysteries
and commences yelling and refuses to be
comforted, all that has to be done is to
seize her by the throat and choke her,
and the fit Immediately passes off,
Erchange. It would be interesting to
see a physician try that remedy in an
cold and aristocratic family.
Year: 1873

Exalted personality is not egotism !;
for such men, possessed by their idea,
gladly give their life to seal their work !;
It is the Identification of the men with
the object which it has been embraced,
carried to It's last extent. It is pride to
those who see in it only the personal
fantasy of the sounder it is the finger
of God to those who see the result
RenGn.
Year: 1873

Florence Nightingale urges women
to put themselves in training, precisely
as men do, for special lines of business.
This is exactly what all wemen would
be glad to do, if they were permitted,
and what many of them, we are inclined
to believe, are doing, in this country, at
this time,
Year: 1873

Reflect that sound mind and body arc tho
most necessary requisites to promote connubial
happiness. Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and filed with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
annthnr is blighted with our own.
Year: 1873

CHICAGO, Nov. 7, 1873.


Since telegraphed the HERALD relative to the
effect Of the panic upon Chicago have learned
some facts which, occurring since the date Of my
despatch, put less hopeful view upon the appear
ance Of things. The North Chicago Rolling Mills
Company has shut down on its steel works, ON two
Of their blast furnaces and on two OF their iron
mills ana probably win not open them during the
winter. This action throws nearly 1000 men out
OF employment, who unaided, have no hope OF
passing the winter without distress. The CON-
pany has not wholly shut down, as
rating one iron min ana blast
furnace. It hopes to keep this force constantly at
pension OF all operations for the rest OF the winter
The company will do what it can to alleviate dis
tress among the operatives, and with that view
week and another % the next next W There has be- been ma
reduction in the price Of iron, and in consequence,
ten per cent. I The managers mana @ Of S the Company
state that this curtailment has been brought
about by the annulment Of q large num-
orders. When the panic came the company had
IN hand sufncient number OF contracts
e e
ORDERS alleging an inability TO pay for them II they
were executed. The railroads are making only
necessary track repairs, having decided to aban-
don al track extensions and such new sidings as
could be dispensed with.


le0rn also ynat tno Union hOlNng Mills COm-
pany, whose works are located in that portion Of
the city known as Bridgeport, win close its steel
works this week. This win take employment from
about 100 men, unless. as the company hopes, it
will be able to md workNor them In the iron de-
partment. The company, at present writing, ieels
that It win be able to keep It's iron
mills in operation during the entire winter. Wages
have been reduced about fifteen per cent, but the
men recognize the necessity for the reduction and
enter no complaints. Meeker's iron and steel
works at Joliet are under iul headway Fifteen
hundred men are on the pay roll, and only slight
reduction in wages has been made. 1t is hoped
that the hres win be kept up all winter.


Generally the situation remains unchanged. No
unusual suffering is apparent among the poor. The
banks appear to be in excellent condition Pork
packing, our mammoth industry during the winter
MOnths, promises to be largely carried on.
Year: 1873

A story has gone the rounds OF liter
ary gossip about an attached pair Of
names not unknown to fame, who went
to board where people also went who
were literary and OF good taste. The
lady, thinking that as she and her hus-
band were all in all to each other, it was
as well they should remain so, desired Of
the hostess that there might be no in
PRODUCTIONS to the other boarders, which
was observed. Various tender passages
between the amiable pair on their way to
and from the dining room edited the
family during the season. In time a
Boston man came to board, and on his
way to the basement at dinner, going
down late he heard light laugh behind
him, and figure not SO light as the
laugh sprang on his shoulders and
claimed ride down stairs. The Bos-
ton man took things coolly, carried his
blIden down into the dining room, and
shot her into vacant seat at the table.
The lady looked up to find her husband
already there before her, aud every eye
was turned to watch these extraordinary
proceedings. There was nothing to be
done but to burst into tears, which she
did, New York Tribune. Il
Year: 1873

The San Francisco Alta, speaking Of
the Central Pacific Railroad, says:


There is continued and large increase
in the business Of the road, and the
earnings are very important from the in
creased amount oftravel in this direction.
The number Of persons who arrive in
California from the East by all routes is
now much larger than ever before. Both
the travel and immigration are greater
than when the currency at the East was
gold and, therefore, ona par with that
here. The travel to Europe this year
has been very great Notwithstanding the
rise in Gold. which makes European
trips far more expensive than last year.
IT Is the local business spriuging up on
the lines of the roads that adds mostly to
the increasing earnings, particularly the
movement Of the crops. The increase of
receipts OF the road for the first three
months of this year over the same period
last year is $4S1, ,513.
Year: 1873

SIMPLE REMEDY.-Dr. Blower, OF
Liverpool, states that be has for the past
twenty years employed compressed
sponge very successfully in the TIRE atment
OF ingrowing nails. His method is to
render the sponge compact by wetting
and then tying it tightly until it is thor
oughly dry. A bit of this sponge in size
less than grain of rice, is placed under
the nail and secured by strips of adhe-
sve plaster. In this way the point of
the nail is kept from the toe until the
surrounding soft parts are restored to
their normal condition by appropriate
means. Of course, there is no pain in
the remedy, and its application requires
only ordinary skill.
Year: 1873

Mr. Huff, living just oter the line in
C0nneiut, recently went into his cellar
to drive strange cat out. The eat be-
came huffy and drove Huff ont, and the
unfortunate man has since washed him
self with turpentine and buried his
clothes in the garden to make the grape
vine grow, sI
Year: 1873

THE New FooTMAN.-The great success


which attended the first performance of the
"New Footman" has induced Mission Lodge
to give repetition of the play at Arcana Hall
this evening 1t is said to be very amusing,
and good audience will undoubtedly greet it.
Ice cream and other refreshments will be for
sale
Year: 1873

PUTTING hoop on the family flour bar
rel is an operation that will hardly bear
an encore The woman generally attempts
it before the man comes home to dinner.
She sets the hoop up on the END of the
slaves, takes a deliberate aim with the
rolling pin, and then shutting both eyes,
brings the pin down with all the force OF
one arm, while the other instlnctively
shields her face Then she makes dive
for the camphor and unbleached muslin,
and when the man comes home she Is sit
ting back of the stove, thinking OF St..
Stephen and the other martyrs, while q
burnt dinner and the camphor are strug-
Cling heroically for the mastery. Els says
that if she had kept her temper she
wouldn't have got hurt. And he visits
the barrel himself, and puts the hoop on
very carefully, and adjusts it SO nicely to
the top OF every stave, that only few
smart knocks apparently are needed to
bring it down all right; then he laughs to
himself to think what . fuss his wife
kicked up over . simple matter that only
needed little patience to adjust itself,
and then he gets the hammer, and fetches
the hoop q sharp rap on one side and the
other flies up and catches him On the
bridge of the nose, filing his soul with
wrath and his eyes with tears, and the
next instant that barrel is flying across
the room accompanied by the hammer,
and another candidate for camphor and
rag is enrolled in the great army that is
INCREASINGLY marching toward the grave
-Ddn1uTy Netcs.