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DOW A WO»AN *S I XtLVEXCB BAVSD 4 MiUt'aLIFE ; THE DEATH OF UUMB HICK.

OHAPT flB I.He was a stalwart young former , a

grandl y buil t man , with a handsomebronzed face, bro ad should ers, feet whichstood squarel y upon the earth , and a pairof fearle ss eyes. Frank Maxwell, agedtwenty-five , owner of broad acres , a phy-sical frame ia perfect condition, and awell-developed mind , was a man to beenvied.

She was a daiuty maiden with a grace-ful figure, a complexion of mingled roseaand lilies, and eyes as bri ght and blue asthe summer skies. Daisy Spring field ,aged nine teen , owner of a beautiful face,a glad hearted , sunny disposition , andcountless pretty dresses , waa a woman tobe loved.

It was something less than a man , butmore than an animal , with a face of satyrlike hideousne ss, a misshapen back , bowedlegs, and a pair of arms so long tha t thebands hung low like those of a gorilla.Pumb Dick , of age unknown , owner of ahalf-witted mind, a body of abnormalstreng th and ugliness , and a Serce andungovernable temper , was a creature tobe shunned and distrusted.

These were the invariable jud gementsof every body wto knew all three ofthem.

Frank was an orp han living oa his ownfarm , unders tanding his business and ca-pable of conducting it in a thoroughlyefficient manner ; just the sort of manwho would bo likely to out a very respect-able figure ia the world , and end.by leav-ing bia children more money and moreacres than his father had left him.- Daisy was the only daug hter of a pros-perous lawyer , a lit tle inclined to bo vainof her good looks, but good by natureand thoroug hly pure-hearte d ; just thesort of woman to make an affectionatewife, careful of her home, a comfort U>her husband , and a friend to her children—the model Bri tish mation.

Dumb Dick was presumably the orphanchild of a gipsy woman , who had broug hthim long years ago to the work -house andh«d died there. Be was wild and un-manageable , bad ran away and refusedall control and lived how and where hecould , picking up odd jobs and scraps offood , bu t shunning all human society ;jus t the sort of creature to commit someawful crime ; and it was shame ful that heshould be allowed to wander at large.

These facta and deductions were thecommon talk of everybody who knew allthree of them.

Frank and Daisy stood toget her in thepat h of a httle wood. Dumb Dick wasalso in the wood , but he was hidden by athick screen of haze ls. Frank and Daisyfaced each other , and Frank held both p!Daisy's little while bands in ono of hisbrown palms. They both looked veryhappy, but their happ iness showed itselfin different ways. Frank 's happ inessoveiflowed in light from his honest biowneyes ; but Daisy 's eyes were bent towardstho ground , and her happiness could onlybo guessed by the smile which trembledupon her lips , and the pre tty blu sh flick-ering over her cheek. Dumb Dick , allunseen , clenched his fist and ground histeeth in lury, crump ling up his face intothe new ugliness of mingled rage andmisery.

The little wood was very still , save fora sli ght rustlin g among the dry leaves, orthe crack of a twijr. ben eath the nwift footof u squirrel , or the occasional full of aripe nut. And in th e silence and theshadow JOYuuk bunt forward and kitjyedDaisy lightl y on the lips.

Th en the lovers walked away together ,hand iu huud like a pair of happy chil-dren.

And , all alone behind his screen ofhazels , Dumb Dick flung himaulf down atut full length , clawing at the brow n earthwith hiu huuda aud giving vent to his feel-ings in inarticulate growlu of rage , anddry choking aubu of misery.

Of course there was no ren non why thesight of a pair of handsome and huppylovvru should have made this minshup eucrea ture either angry or wretched. Huthe was bad ae well us mad.

At least , so people said.

CUAPIEU II.Frank boug ht a new dog cart , ft. light

and delicate turn-out of the Intent patera ,painted black and picked out with r«d{and with its polished lamps and now mlver plu tcd harness und its bli ght bay itlooked rather a smart anil showy ufl'uir.He drove round in triump h to SquireSpring Ueld' f , and hiu piido redoubledwhen ho saw Daisy 's delight. Hut whenhe had handed nor in, drained in herlatest and prettiest costume , and hadaprung lightly up in hie place heuid o hur ,ha fol t that bis piido and happ iness werealmost comp lete.

Ho gathered up the reins , clicked en-courag ingly to tho bay, and oil they went ,bowling along the Uuoh in splendid style,laug hing and chattin g, an only a hap pyIiair of lovers can when th e couruo (if theirovu is muooth mill pr osperous.

The llr ut slight chill of autumn waa inthe uir: the hed gerows were browning,anil tliu perfume of the flowers had givenjilac u to u faint ii eent of ilcnay i but itwas summ er in thu 'huaitu of the loveru ,and lu the Holflshii vH'i of their bliss thuyw«ro lKitiilliiua o[ tho firut eigiiu of theyours uiMii oiudiini r (tenth.

On a piiioo of common land which tikuted tin ) lit tle wood in which I 'Vunk hudI old Dui ny of hiu lnvu thorn wui.i iiiiinyolmupu of biuokin , uoiv in |>iouemi 01oliiuigii from ginim to ruilil y gold. In tliuinlilnt of ono of Mm Iiii'guul of thniiuulmnp u lay Dumb Dick, lie ucuiuod toti n inicoiiiioioiin , mill hn nii ((lit have ht'imcitlii»' ill unit or ulrnp iiig naturally. It.wiiii tn lie rxnonl uil in homo miiiiIi wuy .Alli um!" urn hupment when ontinu; or tinlimp i iiml why not Dumb 1* «k 1 Onl y it,Willi mom likely tlnil. Jhuub Dnik Iiml lieimovor drinking Hum oviii' imtinu /, hoeuu iint.lit i thing nan lie douii ut cheaper tula .'Din only thing that waa uiart nlM wan thatliu lay iipi uwling upon hiu fauu in the al-lowing braokoit , with Ilia long ann uiiVriil oht id nut on »lllii>v nltlo, apreitd eiijjlefiiiililii n , iiml hiu (Informed bank liuiu iiodup tow ni'd a the nail autumn uUy.

i'rcnuntl y llno.i wio) « sound of swift l yu iiiuoaoliiiig tWi.wl a gritting aluuu tliuliii ul , uiiil thill ) tliu sound hiinumn mii l i le i i -ly iiiii lllud , as 1( tliu tohlolo wi .ii linin gi l i iv t i i over ttiO f-i tkUH. Iiuiig lilui' mid theiioinul of gluil vntium ailunu. i led , uuil l> ,yluiiu it mag ical power thuy pnn ulr atnil to

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A Strange Story of Three. adise. Deep in his dream be heard themusic of a woman 's tnoios, and he saw theradi um ueouty of a woman 's fans: andthn—a nd then—stilt in hie dre am—somettt fiAu, viced seized bis vrri»V An fch*gra spof a rcl-Uoth and , and he awoke is agony.

A io,ir of anguish ' burst frora DumbDick an he leaped to his fwt holding biswrist , and stamp ing madly about in thebracken. . ;;; - , -.

Frank pulled in his bay."Hello , Dick!" heVafc ^ .-Fm afraid

you are hurt Did tttS; wheel go overyour wrist 1 How coudd J tfujb esuch anass as to stick your hnB&oui ,t_;. . «•

In his momentary 'exoitemeiit Fran kpoured out questi ons ligonotje >bo haduo power to answer th/»B£>, '^a. fat DumbDick, he turned upon hi* qacDtiooer witheyes which blazed with fury t hic\ for amoment , he looked rody to; drag himfrom the car t and tear ^im in pieces. Buthe caught sight of Daly's pityin g glance ,and instan tly the fire, did oat of hiseyes. . '' . . ' . , . •

Without any warnin g Daisy. sprang tothe ground , and, timidly approaching thespot where Dumb Dick stood, aha laidher hand upon his .wounded , wrist Itwas as cool and white as a snow-flake up-on the hot hairy hand ; and he at oncesurrendered to her will. '. Showing no signof fear or disgust , but with- only tenderpity in her glance, Daisy examined thegreat hand, knotted and. clawed like thepaw of a wild beast. She saw that , ligh tthough the wheel of the dog-car t was, itsiron tire had cut the flesh nearly to tintbone ; and taking the white ' silk scarffrom her neck , she deftly bouud it roundthe wounded wrist , and stopped thebleeding. .- ; , '. . '

By this time Frank was standin g byher side. . ..' .

"This isn't work for you, my ! darling, "he said ; "let him go to the' UoSreSt doo-tor. Here , Dick," he added , "boo bowsoon this will heat your c^S1-^

As he spoke he tossed Mut fli'aoverei gnon the ground at DuifibV/JD sfck'u feet,slipped hja hand throu gh Diisy'g arm ,and dexterously lifted her back into herseat. In another memerit the cart hadbeen driven away.

Dumb Dick watched it until it washidden from view, and then he stoopedand picked up Frank' s half-sovweigu.

There was a sudden flash oriUght, anda tiny disc of gold went si§gusj| throug hthe air in the direction of tfet roood.

Durrb Dick's next act was to tearDaisy's white (scarf from tjaJi aMBt; andthen he Walked . away alo»jg''4he road ,marking bis track with blooa. '"

Ingra titude ? Unkind aefsT'Of course ;what else could be expected from such asDumb Dick? ; . ¦,

CHAPTEK IK. '¦ ; • '; r :

The fiery fing er-marks of antumn holonger lit up the faded foliage of the. littie wood -. only a few brown laavn clangto the skeleton branches of the trees, therest lay in ro tting heaps ai oundthe roots,fi tting grave clothes for the dying ferns,till the chill blasts should arise again andscatter them abroad. ] ] ',

Approaching the same spot along widelydiver ging paths came two figure *, theone tri pping lightly, and the other aloaching along with slow, limpin j strides.Thoug h the method of their advance wasdifferent , the rate of- their progress wasabout equal , and they met just at thepoiut wtiere the two paths formed ajunction wi th the main road.

Daisy, who had all along had her eyesfixed upon the last visible point of thesteep ly sloping main roud , looked up whenulio heard the shuflliog footsteps, and ,with a start , recognized Dumb Dick.

Dumb Dick , who had seen and knownthe first flutt er of Daisy 's dress ', in thedistance , now halted ; and his red eyespeered ou t strangel y from the tan gledrniiB SOH of hair which bung over bis face.

Daisy knew tha t Dumb Dick wan feaitfdand shunned by everybody t she hadhoard evil things reported of bis doings,aud she was not n little uturtlod at finding hersel f ulonn with him. She wishedho would pass her j but ho xtood quiteatill , and Doomed waiting for her to speak.

"Isy our hand bettor , Dick V she asked,touching her own wrist.

Ho seemed to understand , far he thrustMs hand ctamaily forward. An ugly,deformed and much knotted hand it Was,but , to her mirpris e, Daisy not iced that itwan now quite clean , aud its great elaif-lilio nulla hud been closely cut DumbDink pointed to a purple seal' on hit wristwi ll) the linger of his other hand , andDaisy saw that tl iia other finger was bothdiity nnd clawed.

Hlio looked hack at Dumb Dick's blink-ing rod eyes and uuiil od. A slngl* gUnoeut that one clean hand , misshapen andugly thoug h in was , hud driven all fearfrom her heart. I t wim an if the wing ofAii l l bud suddenl y sprouted from (lieuhouldvr of Caliban , and Minimi * , felt autj uiigo throb of joy, for her woman'sinstiuiit tolil her that she had some .my*,teriouu part in bring ing the firut si^n oforder in to this human chaos.

Hut liurk 1 the sound of a wildly gal-lop ing horuo and the swift roll of wt iMlt l

Dniay looked up thn »tu»p inolloa oltli u road , and mm tha t Frank and hiu dog-curt w ere in night, lint no Hinil * of joy.fill welcome appeared on her face | sheturn iid uh pulo mi death , nluupud her handin mi involunt ary attitude of prayer , andcried out sharp ly In hnr deadly fear, JTprher ftiat gUuvpRu of Frank had uUqwn herthat lie wan iitiiu illiig up In liiu cart nV»»y-ing to anil fro , mid that , although no stilliuilil the tig htly gut lmroil r ni iiH , tie hadlout all control of thn b iy, whinh sodinsdto lio running to Inevit able (hinlruutiim.

OiiiiiIi llielt hiuv Frank' ii purl l uuiluiul«i» (,(ioil to a» iuuta ul, tliu cduuU opliBwliicli ini i i i t ocoiii- ,il, lliu liottom of lluilull ; ion) , lluij; iii|-: bin louif iiiiiiu wildlyul iovi) hiu hiiiul , hn Inoke forth into Mhiileoiin oaeklo of lnu /( lil ci' .

A new tenor nci/.nd upon DuinyVliesrtat I li e iioinul , lull , with it , u now tlioiightentere d her inl iul . ttml , without lunlta ioo,nhii I nitl ) iei luoid upon Dumb I>ioU '» »rmanil nliooll it liei 'cely.

"Hav e him , Di ck I Have liiiu l" aimoiie i l .

No utiuiiur did her himd louoli Hln 'arwthan lie t inned to look ut Inn' , und , al thniii |; lil of her pul o uuil u goiilKiiil fan*, hisliiii (!hi (i r ui - ii i i eil. Thou -.-mi readil y *»any Uuli ioi t l;iil |/lil or ((.illu iit |(outle manof i i l i l -Dumb l>l c|i leiq iiiinloil lol|yrWll ,uuil ho ol ie i l lent ly leiq il. into Iho Hid IdUot tin , loud , uiwl uwult iul th e tmvua l i olthn l e l l i l lc i l l l l i l l i e .

II- win ) a ni ut> i qu i) ll |t>n e, ili'en linn |n»l,th e ]vid ,i nliy, clocked ami twii i tw) «» » niimI ill 11 J t mi in nl u ll e i i l l l cu ((Oil | llllt t i leonly oudlil ie i | i n i l l lv it held lu lt,i 'J»» ,ae^ eii w uii ( . l lui . ii i U i m m I nn wi cii l ioiilif anddc ulli. 1

Nearer and nearer came the horfe , andFrank swayed more and more in the cart,till at last ho was so near that Daisy couldsee the terror in M a eyes. Then with aseries of awkwa rd leaps. Dumb Dicksprang to meet him j two long armsswung upward i, there was a whirl ofdust , a wild beating of hoofs, a sickenin gcrash , and all was still.

Then came a cry—"Hel p, Daisy 1 Quick!"It was Frank 's voice ! Thank God! he

was safe IDaisy ran forward and found Frank

bending over the motionless , figure ofDumb Dick.

"Quick , Daisy ! take my hat and ranand fetch Eotne water from the nearestditch. "

Daisy obeyed ; and then, kneeling inthe road , Frank opened Dumb Dick'scoat and course shirt , aud thrust in hishand. The hunch back s heart had ceasedto beat ; but when Frank withdrew hisband he drew forth ' a white silk soarfstained with' blood. He quickl y replacedit, and then ran to meet Daisy, who wasreturning with the water. '

"He is quite dead , poor fellow I" saidhe.

Then Daisy seized Frank' s hands andcried—

"Who was that it I saw standin g overyou as you knelt beside his body I Frank , itlooked like Dumb Dick himself , but itwas stra ight and beautiful. "

"I t must have been your fancy, Daisy.There was nobody there. "

And , of course , Frank mus t have beenright; for what had Dumb Dick to dowith strai gbtne ss or beauty, either iu lifeor in death ?—Albert E. Hooper, in theQuiver.

Sag-Harbor Hoys and Girls One Hvmd-dred Tear e Ago.

Hit. Editob. —Among the relics oi an-tiqui ty which we have collected , are listsof the scholars that attended the schoolsin the -town of Southampton in the year1795. The following may be of interestto your reader s.-

Vfu. S. Peixetbbau.Names of scholars that attended the

school of Sag-Harbor , from Sept. let,1795 to March 19, 1796.John Atwood , Ledowiok Hedges ,Lorenzo Bates, Maria Howell ,James Beebee, Nancy Halsey,Jason Beebee, " J ohn Hick p,Asa Corey, Sylvanus Hicks ,John Corey, Betsey Havens ,Latham Fordham , Mehitable Hildreth ,Pelletiah Fordham , Kebecc * Jermain ,Sybil Fordham , Alanson Jermain ,Charles Fordham , Julia Jermain ,Austiu Fordham ,. Sam'l l/Hnmm edieu ,J eremiah Gardiner , Sully L'Hommedieu ,EHphal et, Halsey, Polly L'Hommodieu ,Kuth Latham , Edmund Rogers ,Abigail La tham , Iasiah Kogers ,Sully La tham , Sayre Stuart ,Wm. Parker , Garrett Satterly,Win. Woodruff , Stephen Satterl y,Kpbruim Nilea , Nancy Satterl y,James Parker , Sally Topp ing,Simeon Parker ^ Ju Ub Topp ing,James Rogers , John Topp ing,VCm. Fordham , Edmund Dennison,Samuel Eells, Geye Lugar ,Huldab Lincoln , Christo pher Lugar ,Polly Hall , Clarissa Hand ,Luorctia Hall , Howell llei igop,Elias Howell , Howes Howell ,Reuben Cone , Phebo Foster ,

Francis Duvall.SlUUKL Il'HoMUEDlIEI! ,Hekivy P. Demno,Noah Mabon,

Trustees of the School of Sag-Harbor.Jessie Hed ges (toucher) '!

Can any of tlio re aders of tlio Exchkiutell us who was the last survivor of theabove list t

SouTHA J ir roN, Hoa Neok , Mar. 14, 179G.Thi u is to certif y that Samuel Waters ,

ot East Ham pton , has taug ht this schoolsixty days , wtioh began J un. fith , 1790,and tho terms upon which we agreed forwjiiou is 10£, Oh , Od per Quarter. (826. )Austin Davull , Chavl ua Payne,Itebtcca DavuII , Kzekiel Havens ,Jeremiah Payne , Sully Havons ,Byrain Havens , Samuel Itidor ,Nancy Havons , Silas Havou s, . \Polly HovenB , Thomas Itidor , ¦', . '¦David Havens , Harriot Davull , '¦">Mehituhlo Payne , Timoth y Itidor ,Selab Payne , Minerva Gardi ner ,Wilson Payne , Kobeccu Uur iliiioi',Marey Pnyne , Zoruich Payne ,

Clarence Payne ,CONBTANT HaVKMH ,John Pavnu ,PllWKAH 1>AVA1.1,,

TriiHtee n.

Tlio Eo". Petor D. Oakoy.Al the recent annual meeting of the

Long Inland Bililo Society, ut Putchog iie,a oommittoa was appointed to pr epare aui*uK>iinl ininiito in ruferenon to hiu lifeand especiall y his extended and buo-ful ooiineotio ii with thiu Society. Theyreport as follown i

Tlie Long Ixluuil Uiblo Society w «C|lodthia year to recor d tho trim nla tioii w thnchu rch triiiiii phiint of oni well-bnl iiviidbrother and father in God , Knv. PeterDavla Ouk ey. For » fuw years jiunt heuna been uimued fro m our ooi| Wl« i hiaseat ban lieeu empty . Hut l..*iru eiimemeaiagen from him to uh , of Hiu uubuteilInUre nl iu our wor k , and we limit to himrevaren t and Ioviiik groetingii. Now, hewho walked uo clouidy with God , in not ,for Clnti has taken linn . The ueivant iaWith hiu Muster. Mr. Oakey linn liccnIdeiitllled with th n work of tliiu Hoeioly,Far longer tliuii uiiy other now on itu rollH wan bin privil« uii t» upend ne arly allIlia inlnliileriii l life wi thin urn- Im u iikIii.All euil y puutorutii iu the HcfoliivvdUlllllcli , ut IliooUville , niur Oyiit nr liny,wan foll owed by til e twenty yearn ' piiiiti n-at * of tlio IVi ' iiliyteiiiin Church , ut J iyOI*l>«. Afteiw ni' iln hn wim /.iiiitm l.li j v-tetln jii.ivi ii of tliu ripii iiK lnild (Ihiinih ,which nan thn out growth of hiu own lic-lOVed Jaiii uiOa. Itvyuu not dul y u I"" !?Service which Mr. Oake y guvn to th euhuruli in (J ) ii ( ii ) ii» (lininty, Im t it wyu onoabundant iu lalior for tliu J lili lu flaui ie.01s paii uliloniii n knew hniv (leeji£ thuirpast or lovoit hiu work. Aluny n^J ni.,K ntlous on our Inland litaird hiii fflKu ^ i eiitlaatiuiuny to tlio powwr of tJ BBwiittouword. To liia wjau(loiiii aul »(MJ miH1 i luiei<dl oi(li , an u loeoilm" of •'' 'ttPP'ii ' < -.i1 1 ivnCommi ttee , ruiuili of our auMM^ii mi u nonitty, in ilus. Ho mats fiO KW ,' !,,,, Inb orn ,which «<»« (nhoia of love , {$„„ ¦„ l„. (.uiin*rl ,v I n life, and emling oflj y Xvhui thohu »" Oiiit i lHa wau aaid- lfi '„ win lot fo!1,. .. I •)... >-..!. ,lt • ¦

linn * to follow hiu).| It wan kliiyiiUrl y fi lling i) , , , ) „ ur ,. nl

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such great activit y and of such charmingChrist-likeness , should have ended in nuobcalmness and will full oonsciousnee s.Mr. Oakey was talkin g with his wife aboutthe "paseing ov*r"—how tha Fatherwould still the child's fear. He ceasedspeaking, He had crossed over. He hadfallen asleep in Jesus.

"Of no distemper , ot no blast he died ,But tell like aut umn fruit that mellowed

long. "

Chrysanthemum Wedding at East-Marion,

One of the pret tiest home weddin gsthat has ever occurred in East Mariontook place at the residence of Mr. N. B.Schellinger, on Thursday, Nov. 21. Thecontracting parties , were Miss CleoraSchellenger and Mr. Eugene Hawkins.

A large number of relatives and friend shad gathered before the appointed hour,so that by eight o'clock the spacious par-lors were well filled with invited guests.

Promptl y at that hour Mrs. Geor geTheringer , who presided at the piano, be-gan to play the Loheng rin Wedd ingMarch, and the bridal party marched in,led by the bridesmaid aud groomsman ,Miss Anna Tuthill and Mr. Wm. Seed-linger. The bride and groom were next ,followed by two pages, Master Herber tficbellenger , nephew of the bride , andMaster Carroll Spicer, who carried thebride 's train. Key. A. J. Allen performedthe ceremony in a very acceptable man-ner , after which the Baptist choir joinedin singing a selected verse.

The bride was very beautifull y arrayedin a gown of elegant white stri ped satintrimmed with muslin de soira and pearland rhinestone ornaments. An exquisiteveil of tulle fell gracefull y to the end ofher long train. She carried a char mingbouquet of very large white chrysanthe-mums. The bridesmaid wore a lovelygown of brocade silk, prettil y trimmedwith silk lace, and carried a bouquet oflight pink chrysanthemums. The pageswere dressed in Little Lord Faun telroystyle with black satin trousers and whiteblouso waist elaboratel y trimmed withembroidery and large black satin collars.Their ties and sashes were of yellow silk.

The ' five rooms were very elabora telydecorated with beautiful palms from theSouth , ferns , and most lovely chrysanthe-mums—all colors and varieties—tastef ul-ly arranged by a florist , Mr. Keuhne , as-sisted by Mrs. Halsey Wiggins.

After the many congrat ula tions choicerefreshments , consisting of the following,were served :

Sandwiches , Chicken Salad, Coffee.Cake—Fi g, Pound , Black , Frui t.

Fruit—Pears , White and Dark Gra pes,Oranges , Bananas.

Lady Fingers and Brick Ice Cream.Immediatel y after the wedding break-

fast Miss Louise Farrar and Miss Ber thaNewart presented each guest with a boxof black cake,' tied with white ribbon , asa gift from Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins. Amusical programme was exceptionall ywell rendered by the Baptist choir of whichthe bride was a member. The followingwas the programme :Duet Instru mental

Cha s. Horton and Mm. Goo. Thorlngor.Quartette Three Doughty Men

Mrs. Chas. Gardiner , Mra. Ed. Itacketl ,LoulH Kaekott , I. W. Tuthill.

Solo In ntrinontalHis. A. J. Allen.

Solo My Pretty Iriah MaidMr. Hoiburt Schalllngor.

Duet , voeal Gypay MaidMrs. Gardiner , Mr. Baokott.

Duet .'InstrumentalMrs. Tlierlngor , Mr. Ilortcn.

Tho following is a list of some of thepresents : Very largo handsome famil yBible, pup ils of the public school ; elegan tsolid br ass and onyx Htand with banquetlump, Baptist choir ; large black marbleclock with ornament , NVm. Scheuin ger ;ono dozen solid silver teaspoons , Mrs. (i.D. Rockott , Colorado ; beautiful secretarybookcase , F. Milton Walch , New-York •,solid silver water pitcher , B. C. Tuthilland family ; lar go white onyx and brassSwiss clock , Mrs. B. Edwards and famil y isilver knives and forks , Mrs. Geo. Haw-kins ; silver teaspoons, Mrs. Wm. Spicerand son Carroll; beau tiful china and gilttoilet sot , M. C. Schollingor and family ivery hamisomo nilvor cake plate , Mr. andMrs. F. Robinson ; solid oak oliuir , Mrs.Julia James ; beautiful band paintedcracker jar , Mrs. J. S. Buckley ; silver nutdish , Ernes t Nowart and muter; handsomewoolen comfortable , Mrs. Jacob Strong \nice puir woolen blankets , Mr. and Mrs.Cleveland and Mr. and Mrs. Tabor i solidsilver lamp with shade , David Welch,New-York ; silver cocoa spoons , Mia * AnnsL. Gruy ; beau tiful silver and glass fruitdish , Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Philli ps i silvercocoa pot , Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Clark ,Brookl yn j very nice largo oak rocker,Mius Ilottio Suhellinger -, duAorated chinaand nilvor coffee pot , Mr. and Mrs. Geo,IS. Hoholliu ger j chinu cocoa cups andsimoom, Mrs. Uaunuh Winters , Brooklyn jsilver berr y spoon , Mr. and Mrs. af. E.lluwkinu i silver bread tray, Mr. and lira.O. W. Tuthill ; silver pudding spoon,Goo. Tuthill and fladiu Devoa t oak table ,Poroy Jumou , Brookl yn I decorated whitechina clock , H oi hurt Jaoiss and family ;nilvor bnrry spoon , Mr. and Mr *. 0. M.liver , nix nilvor hurry fork s, MisaM Ariuund KIU o Uawkimi i silver bnlUr knife .Mm. Muiy G ould i betutlfii' cracker jar ,Mr. ami Mrs. 0. 1'. Tuthill ( silver celerytray, I 'Vunk Tiillilll and family | silverjelly upoon , Mrs. Anna V, Taylor i verynice traveling oaM , silver napkin ring andau gur nlicll , J. Winters and /amity i chinaberry nut , Miaa Annx Tulh lU i lmndiumioporcelain clonk , CI, It Norton ; iitiiudardwork banket, J - Clark and famil y i Iieiiu-l i ful liiuid imiutluj f, framed. Mian Limi neFunur i uilk oof* pillow, Mr. and Alio ,Geo. (I .uy i largn nluul sugrav iiig, fra med ;with ciiu. 'l , Mr. ami Dlr/i. ,!. Hildruthhaiidiiiioio u'loqubtt e rug, Miu o Ida Wi |J -(j ilui | chi oino , / i i i i ncil , Me n. 1;. I liiokettuuil Minn Kat e Putter i velvot iiur pnl rug,M r. ami Mm. 1'!. ( ' nrwi )i ; carpet owue|ier ,I I . Hclielliognr and family ¦, ti ny cloth ,Mm. ,I. I I . I l ' i i id ; nilv.ir nut. pioliii amicrueller , A, W. Tuthill ; pair woolenliliinketii , C. II. Tutliill ; huiiiluome uhiuu,Ii oiiI ioii diuli , Mi nn (1 inn IdioliuU ( lurg iicher ry rooioir, Williml It luk ett end fami-ly ; bou ntifu l puir vuiieii , Minnie uuil Itei -iin tto Kickot t ; nilvor lu i i i y upoon , Mr.uuil Mni. duo. A. Tuthill.

'I'Iiii In l i l i i ami orooiii leluloed Hal ill -ilay fr om thuir t ri p to Nui kioc , mid ik iveial other eilin a , 'J'huy inteinl viniti ng\Vh " Iiiii | ;Ioii duri ng Mr. I fuwki t i a ' holidayvacation.

"I t. Viiucn more ' Uuiiu divoi enn to loulieuii uidrciie ," uuiil ,ti\jf hiu torio lady, whoIiml iiii vci' wedded other limn Jjur in t.

tin ii. "V ou 'vo |riil , to lliive tli u hlinhi inil ' llinf orn you can gal til* itlvoiaaa. "

Wrlt ttn tor tho Sag-Harbor Espresa.HAB?£ ST HOME FESTIVAL

measure, grew oat of that very manner ofcuttin g the grain with sickles. Thenthree gallon jugs of ale in every field orsection of a Held, were another necessarypoint in the grand drama. Another enstorn was for one 's neighbors to be on thenatch for the last load of grain takenfrom the field to the bam or riot, and aahe drove furi ously throug h the villagestreet to shower him and his load withbowlfuls of water. Some of oar farmersin this day would charter a fire engine toaccompany thia load horns as a counterirritant to the crowd. And then in theevening, or afternoon towards evening,would be dancing on tho green and heavyfeasting as only our English ancestorscould feast.

But the possibi lity of ada pting presentconditions the central idex ot a halt inthe labors of the farm to celebrate thesuccessful resul t of plowing, and cultivat-ing aud gatherin g the harvest—half un-spoken thanks giving and half merry-mak-ing and social visiting, is something wor-thy of consideration.

They celebrate now at Soatuo ld an-nnally the ingathering of harvest by whatthey call * Harvest Home. It seems aproper thing to do, and affords an oppor-tunity for all the people to meet, exchangeviews on all topics in the public mind, forlight gossip and mer ry-making generally.They lit o it and there is no good reasonwhy they shouldn 't. Is it a good thingto spread T To be adopted in agricaltur-al communities f

One thing, however, is quite certain.The people of to-day, In America, cannotcopy in detail, the old English custom ofharves t home. This always involved !thin gs not existing in our days. Thegrain fields were then oat with the sickle.Fancy a dozen men and young women,for thesa were always among tna reapers ,attackin g a field of a hundred or a thous-and acr es of wheat. Or even imagine afarmer starting out with bin Sons anddaughters and hired men to rea p with asickle, a little four acre field ,of wheat,Bnt the ceremonies and festivities , itf 'a

When I waa a young man in my teens ,runnin g my father 's farm, he away in Cal-ifornia with the forty-ninere , the sameidea came into my mind, and I "talked itup" with a few of the staid middle-agedfarmers. They fell in with the projectand told me to go ahead and make thearrangements. I notified the communitypersonall y and by committees and on thisday set there met for the first , and per-haps the last time at Long Springs , amultitude of all ages and both sexes, andmany assure d me it was the most enjoy-able outin g they ever experienced. Itwas a pic nic of old, middle-a ged andyoung, and just alter the oat harvest ,when a lull in work gave opportunity fora day off in the woods. If any one thenpresent ever doubted that Long Islandwomen knew how to cook, bo nar ver.doubt-ad after that. Nothia g otr oogar thancoffee in the way ot drink , «u aarved—but then the coffee waa almost divine.There is no reason why snob an annualnio-nic might not bo held and contributemuch to the hippiness of Urin e an thesocial life of the communit y. And some-thing miglit be said or done in the trim-ming of the vehicles, the tables and theperson to show it to be a harvest homefoitival, tho crowning day .ot the year'slabors , hopes and expectation *.

If any one suggtsu that this aeeaa tobo a substitute for Um annual KovemberThanksgiving it mast b» kept mindthat the central Idea of barred K -j i*rest after labor, and a merrv- malring r*tat that , oat in the open air in the longwarm days of summer. The oontnil ideaof the November Thanksg iving is givingthank * to the Almighty for personal andnational benefits. The first is secular andhas reference to man's personal exertions,and the second ii an act ot religiousthanksgiving for what God has donathroug h the operation of his universallaw* or otherwise. So that the two donot conflict nor can one be a substlte foethe othar.

Qzonoi Rooms HowKi.r..Albany, Nov. 28, 1895.

TA»rs in Kentuck y.Ltxnraw , Ky. , Nov. 17.—l)own hers

in Lexington my Democratic frionds WatHardin, Joe Blackburn and Col. Shellyfeel vary aad. 'With tears in its eyes ourantir * Democratic party says : "We weresnowed under by our friends. Carlisleand Grovor did it."

"Yae," said Col. Shelly to-day , as hisMpo trembled , "Graver Cleveland threwtbs race. He's done a good many foolishthings , Grovor has, and some nickedthings , but thi s froening to doath thoDtiniooiutio [hirt y of Kentucky is tho dog-onilvnt )>ie«o of political rascalit y sinceClin killed Abel."

"But you freo coinage Democrats didn 'tstand by our Grover ," I said.

"Wo didn 't hoy f Why, we followedhim , right or wrong, for years. We fol-lowed him when it broke our hearts withahamo. W« clung to Grover when hakilled our dear old Hmuocratia Moiuoiidoctrine, when ho trie d to sink thaHawaii and put a nlggor on the llirono.Wo went back on our platform and thegood old Hundall tariff for revenue andutood hv him till we've got a 9000,000,-000 dmlloit in the Treasury. We've killedour Kentucky nho ep anil lot Grover paytflO.OOO.OOO in gold for wool in Asia-yes, mid borioiv this gold of IOiigland topay it, Wo »ti>od by him when ho nailedtho liiilniDiit boy into him room and gavohim ii tflO .nOO .OOO oontr nnt for gold with«l ti ,0l)u ,0M> protlt iu it. Wo dulu'lu|iioul then anil wo don 't nqu cnl nowwium (Julia utj ko for (lib union belligerentli ^lit u tliut Mpuin gave to Joff .Ouvin , hop-iii|( to kilt our Dmiiorrutiu Government.Hut w e imt imd. Wool down to 11 omits ,corn to 17, uuil our splendid Kentuckyh oineii ({Ono to nothing noil thn wholeUnite |(i»i» Uej iublioiui—and Grove r didit. J li)(jmi l"

"Hut Orov or 'n l>.>iiii>oi*tln parl y illd' utruin (In ) prion of horau s, Goloiiol ,' 1 said.•' That , wan canned by the trolly ami cabincam mid the bi«y«Ui-- "

"No, it wasn 't ," brok e in till) Coloml."It wau (Ilevdland ' ii Dnmo oiutli i party ,l ie inuili i nil coiiup ii o ii|(uiiint tliu lionmtill our lU niniiointio party went unit put nmule i n tho White Howie , mid now lio'ngut ja nliuuuei i iu hiu (luliiiiot. Von hearuio 1"

^I' li.i r uuiiiM '.

" Yiu ," uuiil mi old >»un , "I huv rt t nl-wnyu found it limit to l" iV oaun. I havej mii i I , .1,1, 1 .•/. uV/i .H I I I I ' K I •" U"v KOI. Ill ,-

wife. I tt <it her fof UKiLl ilnii, , mud she istho ilwiroiut thing I (leer got. ''

Sag-Harbor Union Bohooliteport of standing and deportment in the

Union School tor month ending Nov. £9, 1895.Standing below 90 and deportment below S5-not reported .

J. J. HARRISON , Princi pal.Stands Dwt

Arthur Edwards 98.3 117Grace Bodfiold 97.8 90Marie Slate 96.8Mamie Fordham 97.5 9«Cortland Kiornan 95Samuel Cook 99.8¦Walter Cunning ham 91.4Alloe White 9$Hellle Cunning ham 90EmlUe Kluje 90.5Mable Hoslctngs 97Marlon Field 93Havelock Cook 93.8 98Jennie Fenelon 90Hu tU Leek 95Mamie Sullivan W.8 97Sophie Sohomm er 91 WAnnie Page 96.Wllllo Sehaetor 90.8Ollle Nlokerson 95

OBlKMiJ l DKPiBTHKHT.Mary Evertsen 98.1 98Clara Warner ~. 97.8 98Pau lino DoerBlnger 97.7 100Carrie Dlppel 97.5 100Minnie Foster 97.4 100Ernest Halsey 97.1 97Howard Cunnin gham 95.8 97Herbert Hall 93.6 98Edith Austin 93.2 99P« My Sherwood 91.8 98Bertram Burtaell 91.1 86Olive Wells 91 98Nellie Corcoran 88Harry Mott.: 97George A. Ktern an 85.12 100Harold Cunning ham 95.2 09Daley Harrl e 84.7 98Nellie Bysn 93.9 98Eaymond Vaug hn 93.4 99KogorMar ron 92.9 98Annlo Gordon ... 92.1 99Thomas BIsgood 93 98Annie George 91.2 9KFlorence King 90.7 90Albert Tabor 90.1 99Leo VonHou ten 99Howard Eldred ge 98Mary looker . . 97Margaret Bledonhopf 98Eddie Walch f 99Timothy Cocoron 98

SHTEBM KDIATE DErAXTM EHT.Sidney Addicott 96 98Bertha Beck 98 99Howard Beckwlth 98 100Floyd Carey 97 99Agnes Fulton 92 97Bertrand Fordham 95Hattie Hall 97 100May Hall 98 97Magnhild Llnstedt 93 99Otis Norrls 99 99Leroy Bedfleld 99 100Sadie Shaw 99 100Jessie Shaw 98 100Olive Slate 99 98May Smith 91 90EllaMlUer 99 98Fred Behaeler 98 98Char les Batea 94 98Harry Bauman ." 91 95Oeorge Bloomlngburg 94 97Lucille Beebee 95 100Chae. Butts 99Hattie Corey : . . 95Erneet Everteon 96Minnie Evertaon 86 98Eena Fenlon 98 100Paulino HoBkt a i) 90 100Frank Hlne »3 98Kay Hildreth 99Annie Johnson 95Charles King 9BJohn MoMahon 99 99Peter MoAIoon 09 10X1Goorgo Merklo 95George Mott 95Jake Moyor 98 90Badlo Nlokerson 90 9(iEdwin Parka 98 98Viola Bobm 99 97John Shaw 91 97Amanda Sohommer 98Nollla Smith >95Foulmor e Hmlth 95Nellie Thompson 91!Stuart Tabor 02Beatrice VanHouton 00 95Harry Wallace 90 100Laura Youngs W 87

Austin Uorbin's Pamp hletHit AMrrW KilT I-OK k TBAKSATUUrnO LtNC Bt>

raratt vout fond b*.y ikd htlvobdurn—BOW! rOI KTS AGAINST it.

from tho New-York Tribune , Doo. 4th.An article writt ta by Austin Corbin in

favor of\tiWsa»laBMeUne between FortPond BaV Long Island and MilfordH»v«, ^Bb^ilaBi smi wihUaUAdr ecsiat -Win Tto JVoit-fA iww^wnJIaW rw. Mr,Oorbin has now hM oMOu a artiel t in an•xtMaalj hawdaoafts) paniktils *, printedand lUustrat ad la sanptooas siybt. Boha* presente d therein all tna MJraaras tothat oan iMadbly he htoofht focsrard lafavor of a new 4r*HssUant<e ) routa ba-tween Fort Pond Bar and Milford Haven ,and he has expressed those araauianta inthe mout forcible and attractive mannerpossible, but, of course, the question is ofno practical interest whatever. No Irani -atlanti c fiptj is ever ; likely to run steamersfrom Fort Pond Bay, Long Island , whenit can obtain the enormous advanta ges ofthe ute of tho facilities afforded by thechief city of America. New-York will al-ways keep to itself all the most importanttransat lantic Hues. If , however, therenhould be a chan ge it would certainly bea change to Iloston , lidd not to Fort PondBuy. It is true that many millions of dol-lars would bo required to deepen tho chan -nel in Boston harbo r so is to eiiaWo ves-sels of tho else of the Campania , Lunsuia ,Teutonic , Muiostlo, St. Paul and St. Louisto enter and leave the port of Boston withentire safety and secur ely. But Ilostonis nearer to Eng land than Fort Pond Bayis, and if any of thn (frost transatlanticlinen nUonUl decide to tr ansfer all tliulructiviticu aud all tUfilr business trowNow-York to any other harbor in America , itis much more probable that thoy wouldgo to ItoHton than to Fort Pond Bay.

I'hn jiooplo of Boston sro extrumelyuiuiou b that thsFsijeral Governm ent ahullappropriate several rallUoim of dollar n fortlio iniprovuineut of Boston Ilarl ior. ItIs not probable , however , tliat Weatntnand Houtlioiii Oongr easmea will ooiiuiiiiLto tho expenditure of several luillloiiu of(lolluiu of the public funds upon theha rbor of Boston.

Takin g all UiUio,n UUo aeuHiinil , it canhardl y ho expected tllut tliu lliiuut undhhrguat trunui tllan tln sUtiuinru will bntuk «iu away from Now-Vor k to uny otherAuwrla att port.

Air. (lorbin 'a «iitftf «a|ioiis sio Inillla iitand able , but naturall y lie cuiniot bo eonnidorod tt iliu liiteK wUd r«in»(mer in thininatt nr. If thmpropon od tr simatUiilioliiinfrom Fort I'ond Bay to Milford I iuvonehoulil ho vaUbllaheil, the |«uaeii((eru andfrei ght for that Hue mint lis transportedover tho Long Island Itallro ad, wlilnh lat«»iitii)Uwl by M». <)orbln. Hauduoin n »»Mr ^orliiii's pamphlet |s slul |njj«tloiiiiue*nro tin. n ftumu itt a which lin pn uienl n ,ther o ill little ({round for <mtiolp»tiiitf tli ut«r.iHt 00 , .11 Hfo a iiinh ina will tie tr av olllnilbotwoiiii if 'ort Pond Iby, und Jllilfordy-yon at any tiinii in tl itn oentnr y or tliu

, tJ .i-1- ii vi uitor — ••!(€>«* wn/it yon did\ ^i|{ that hint uitirdnt'ort , l>id ho «aK 1 an nl l l i i t" « • • :..! ¦ •»». . . . ¦-.•- ,H,.i. 1, Wh ensWlff WDl 110; I

I wasn't t li.i

HEW-YORK FASHIONa.EVLNISJI DaiSSBS—POM—BOV SLTIW IS 0(

LAR^TTES, BOAS OB SOA1U7S—oaSClTlK.FiuaaKTs.

Moire in new patte rns , is now broughtout as a rival to satin for evenin g snrteand is welcome as a change , since Velvetwhich is extremel y fashionable, is tooheavy for many persons and moteorexwhen plain , is usually made up in entiredresses and beautifully lightened by oar-sage additions of silk, satin , laoa or pas-sementerie or combin ations of each eoooavsories. Lovely moasselines for evenin g,show laee in applique and equal ly prettychiffons or mousseuneB have embr oider edsprays at intervals , while extremel y ef-fective gauzes of comparatively heavyquality, are brocaded in floral pattens.

, FOBS. 1 - . ,O. C. Shayne , a well known autocrat ofthe fur trade , exhibits an unu sual varietyin capes for street and evening wafer.Chinchilla is once more very fashionabtoand in soft shades of gray, commends it-self especially to lovers of ths aeatb etie.Other favorite furs are mink, otter .andPersian lamb and there ia a great call fopundyed Hud son Bay otter , not only be-cause of its richness and lastin g qualities ,bnt for the reason tha t it harmonizes withsty lish br owns. The ra ge for cor- jadornments and addi tions , extends '&, furand has induced a great demand for

FAUCI collahettxsand especially neck boas or scarfs. Thetwo latter ere now by the use of successivetails , made often to cover the entire chestor again, the boa is of fisher fur and insuch size as to impart great warmth with-out the favorite finish. Twelve mink. «rsable tails, four in a row and togetherreaching to the waist , are extremely richand from this extreme , various modifioavtions are seen, snob as a cluste r ot differ-ent lengths branchin g out from the neckor a bunch that extends from the collarof a lar ge cape. Some boas show ia ad-dition to tails , extendin g legs and clawsand there ar e varieties havin g clusteredtails at the back. An obvious reason forthis enlar gement , is that

JACKETSopenin g to show fancy fronts , lteve thachest exposed. Collarettes to be wornover cloth capes or pickets , are sh^wn instylish shapes and there ju -o elegaoVoBeahaving long ends in front that sometime *reach almost to the bottom of the atirt.Jackets of shor t fur , especially Persianlamb or seal are delightful wear beoauMclose fittin g aud an admirable protectionfor young women when engaged in ontdoor sports. Of course they close tightly.Many small fancy muffs are seen, bntsome new ones are slightly larger, thoseof last season however , being quite ad-missible. /

CHBIS'rUA S PRES ENTS. Iwill soon be in order. Handkerchiefs ana favorite reminder of friendshi p or si-feotion and this season again , a finish ahemstit ching or embroidery or both , . ailofteneat noticeable. Hand embroideilwithin hemsti tching, is reckoned ve«choice and the more elaborate styles blcome quite expensive , High grade pelfumerv is always an acceptable Ohriatm aoffering and in this line, nothing oan suflpass Murray and Lawman 's Florida wVter. It is a moat appropriate present fdVeither a lady or gentleman and in conjunc-tion with a half dozen han dkerchiefs , oneof the many atomizers of artistic designor a pair of toilet bottle s, of wbioh allleading stores make a fine display at thisseason, it constitutes a refined and wel-come gift. Combination s of glass andsilver aro the correct style for toiht bottle *;and minor articles as well, such as po-made, salve or powder boxes or any otheraccessory of the . toilet.

Looy Oaiitih ,

AulM fbr CkjtuMH .Th« New-York M(f«, of «<n. 4, **t^

very amusing article on "LoswJM A;Sportsmen, " fcar tesa,ojBf ttwf p wffidUf.'f ul Mm and their actual MblnajaiutavIt print * tha -followtagi J»jm "SaMirwhich bos MUrleal landlord haa poet **up in his hostelr y :

Always keep your gun loaded.Always keep yo.ir gun cooked.If you are with others , bo sure that the

muzzle points toward one of them,In getting over a fence , climb over first

ami pull jour gun a,{U>r you, lnustls fore-ffiOHt.

'When you see a suspicious movementin tho bushes , fire at ouoe. It may beone of your comrades , but you may nothit him , and you can't afford to lose anychanced of game.

If a shell should miss tiro, get one ofyour friends to look down the muzzle «fyour gun while you try again. He maybo able to son what is the mat ter.

In oaho of a kicking guu , hold ths •tookabout four inches out lu front of yourface. In this way you sro further . swayfrom tho kick , than if you held tho guntif/btly to your shoulder.

In boating for dunlin , rest your weaponnwiMlii downward. It in vx pooled thatyou Univ.v how to swim , uhouid the gu>go off and blow 11 hole throu gh the boat.

Always go on tliu supposition that yourgun isn 't loaded. In «aue of doubt , Youcan easily uunor Ulii by pointing it at theneariiiit mini und pulling the tri gger.Hhould tho mini show perforation * aftertlio •xperimont , yon may conclude tbabit was loaded , but you can always sayyou thou ght it wium 't.

A Hook Worth $126,000.Tho onl y (j old-uud i (Ivor bound , (Ik-

lumul-i noiu n lnil book : u tho world wanlatel y eindiiiiiinl in thn inly Molmuiniml ancity of IiiiiaieKuic.il , l'einia. 'J'hn book is,of eoiirui -, 11 eoiiy of thit Alkor uu , nud la a1( 1 ft from -Vl>d ui-ltulimi ni , Kiitir of Af-((an in tun.

Thn oovein of thin million volume, theBiiitn of whiol i aro UJ f, by i luolius , ui o ofiiolld ({old platftu oui).tii f{htl) nf uit Inch iuthi oUiumu , liiiiiil with nilver hIiiwIu of theoiiiue thlnkno ss. /

Tho ceiitntpisiMi, luilw nll uu tlio oornm s,ur n ayinliolio drulomi, wrou ght in dla-nimidv , niliiea mid [kiiiiIh. Thn ooiilcr/l ((iiio in u nro scoiit , vi lli a nlar lietweonilu poiu ta , tlio wh ole (luui gn lielii|{ oolu-piiiiiul of 101) Hiuall illain oiiilu , 1117 ponrl omni I'.V.) riibhiu. The diamonds on ««(iliooi urn' , whioli are ulminit hidilun in tliylrU nlilen uoltiii(( , und the orange onlo|«itlin jiiiir with whloh thuy uro fuit«uuil , areiiiivh VM irih ulioiit ifii ,(l(l(l .

The tiook itii ul f in on imrolntiiuit , an-, - - i . u , , » . . j) . « . ' ..

,000. Thoie ia said to have b*sn100,01)0 vi'oitot s ptwuant iu laww-

a f.lm (lay the liolyr elio wjk onahr iind,

L

Co&i«, joung folks all and leara my rhymeWr ft ilk« tha one of oldon tlmo.FoiJ llnkSd'together , aame to name ,

»Ih *.whoae.» suier'place .will claim;And arml y In your m|nd shall standThe aa$e?.of.those who've ruled our land.A nobi*ftst: .Goorgo Washington ,John Adams , Thoma s JeOereon ,James Ma dison and James Monroe ,John Qain oy Adams—and belowComes Andrew Jaxikson In hto turn.Uartln TanBur en next We learn ;Thea WtlUaro H«n ry Harrison ,¦Whom soon J.ohn Tyler follows on;Aral after Tyler, James K; Polk ;

- Then ?aobarYTaylor rate d- the folkTill death. Then Millard Fillmore came ;And frankl in Fierce we next must name.And James Buobanan th«n appears ,TheaJAtaahafa Unools throug h those yearsO* wfc. - Aadf when Ma Ufa was lost.Twos Andrew Johnson filled his poet ,«hetK^8:' Qrant aad B. B. BayesAnd Jaoies A. Qarflel d each had place ,And Chester Arthur —and my rhyme

I Ends i now. In Grover Cleveland' s time.Ben Harrison has come since thee

, AsdOroVerOle veland 's in again.' •> , . fl^aWngton Slor.

To an Infant.01 bawlin g child , with leather lung,• masTfoa In every Idle freak .Be warne d by one who enoe was young,

And never , jiever , learn to speak ;For though your words aa gome foretell ,

Hereafter be as Solon's wise,Ihey 'lY nover serve you ball so well

As do your most discordant cries.Entreated oft with fondling kiss.With women at/your betsfc and call ,If I wero you, oh I well I wish ,

I'd not aspire to grow at all ;Else haply In the days to be,

\ - Ttoao aelf-eame women-folk you 'll find

To prove—nine llho laohra nuB—Full often otherwise than kind.

O! feeble rover , wherefore squallBecause a tumble makes you smart?

Who trl «8 ta walk muat learn to fail ,And rlak * bro ken,head or heart;

For eft the feet are apt to slipThat down life's pathway wander far ;

So, bawling infant take my tip.And stay exactly where you are.

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^tJ8T OF fBESTOEFTS.

The lawyer lieth on flowery beds offees.

• A retired fireman calls himself on ex-j spurt.

\ "Quite a cold neap, '' as the fox said\ when the tra fj took him in.\ It was a young pnnat sr who called bis% stung finger a buzz sore.^L Will somebody please tell us why our

- ' . «| lawmakers are never arrested for passing) % wortlileaf bills f

/ ' m « ¥P' ** °' til0 °Pml0D '*¦*' courting' jv M wy f«w»light is inexpressibly sweet, not-

n 9m . , . Wt Wadjng it is only a fine night pleas-

I . Hid a nU tspible thin g to get married ,"' F «»id tbe jfcr to her daug hter. "Yeo,"

' , 'thiogoot danghter , '-but it's a terribler

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««?r,,|,*I» lb* Methodists are the only^S2 ^ttM that are polite enoug h to

WPW fJr f*ja kn when he delivers a good') n*OWraar> f»-tt«<w. . " -Bo«J l|_J |fjy«; ,, I h,va found a niokle

» m-v^ahi .-- am ; :JW aler—Oh , that 's nilright, '.I'j l. n.p|. it tlferhf '1 ih\juBht ,i'dgive yosi alittlo change id your diet.

Kaoul—lmtd ftdog who attacked allthe raso *la. Bia fri»nd—What did youdo with hiaa t Baool—I had to get rid ofhim. fie waa everlastin gly bi ting me.

It is just poastUtf that there is a youn g•man who is too luzy to raise a moustach e,color a nieeiscbauin or draw his pay, but

' we bad not seen hiu up to the time thiswan written. ,

Mr. Bikoleigh (taking his first lessonon the wheel)—Am I to keep on ridingtill you t*ll rue to stop T lusti uctor—Yes.Keep ob as long aa you can. When youunu'i, get up and start again.

Mrs. O'Brady—Gov ' me a ticket ter" JP att rnou. Agent— Excursi on T Mra.O'lliady—It 'll nohe av yes business wbi th-

, er it 's an excursion or a picnic, or phut'it 's f r i just gimme th' ticket.

A high personage , on viaiting a smallcountry place, asked the siudooo, "Howia it that all the children go barefootediu this lisigborhood f" "U«g your pardon ,excellence , they are born so,"

¦'•V!ho waa it," »»V*4 the pretty school*ms>ai, "who said, 'Give me liberty orgive i w»„ death 1* " , "Patr ick Henr y,raa**,** repltod a small pupil. "Andwhich did he get t" "Both ma'am."

"Your little brother is bettor , I hope 1""Yes bat thi wetting ho got gave hiu asevere cold. Some more boys and hewere playing at who ' could walk nearestthe edge f itThs cans! with their eyes shutand lis won."

"I am very old/' said the veteran , andI have ihu many a fight." ''Pid youbesr arms in eighteen hundred andtwelve T" aeJwd tha boy. 'No, my boy, "returned the old man i "it was just theothw way. Arms boro me."

, Mr (Jqiir$a«7 (flattering ly) -I had theWilts when I came here toni ght, Misslfi»l*r, but »b»y ara id) gone now. Youare as good am medicine. Alios Fisher sUtile brother—V ea i father hjras alf saysalio'l i be a drug lu the maiket if shedoes 'nt «i»Ujh ou to some fellow soon.

' fJuptain ( who ia (iu»stIoniiig hiu «»'-pauy on diffurent sulij iot x) -Now , ihu ,r lniffpowder ,1 Wh y should u aolduu- neve rloan tits btsil io a. battle T Private Hiutrpowder (mistaking the question)—W hy,air, booau ao lis wouldn 't have no place toallak 'is bloouitu' 'at on, uir I

A man name d Hiuuione is said to huvndenliuud lo tieooinj) the privat e sourotur yof a man nauistl (lieon for a pomiliur rnuu-oii. Tlio salar y wuu temptui| r und thuwork would bsvo boon light nnd ugroii -uhl u, but then , es h(V oald . ho oouldu 'tbear tha thoug ht of siguinK hi"ors :"(J reon , per Hhuiuo im. '

"I .Will bet you » hat that you will ooinu

I down ollf Uialt i phsir , before I a»k you' vviU',', «tkld 1 » K»W'V««"" >. "O oin.!" »*-

(il sluicil III * fr lat iil. ' ¦Oouio down I" onJiuJtho other. ,"I Will MOt oiled hiu friendWi lli rulioh (J bullliaoy . "Thmi atop ti» Iank yoil a dooond time." said Iho other.I'aiouiviiig that h« would novor bo asked

• anooiid tliir , thn geutlsinan l» the ohairwu« du«n tu * double smiso.

An old mini w»» <"> tb« wituesu nluiidund wan itelnis wnlu-viaiuiind by th elawyer. "You «ay you urn a doctor I""Ym, „Ii -, yij ii, air. '1 , Wha t kin d of n doolor T" -a mak e 'intiii ertt sir. " "And whatiuyour oiatiusn t «»»¦> 'or '" "iCu «'"" 1 ,l"nib on tho linad «> slr«ng th «m tho mind. ''•Ol il whuUMinl would i t have If you won,to m|> •»»>• ((lJ tdu my houd » '" "Non a ut

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