The Sauk Centre Herald (Sauk Centre, Minnesota), 1867-08-22

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VOLUME I.
SAUK CENTRE, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 186T.
NUMBER 12.
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A.t   Sauls Centre,   Minn.,
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
m H. MINER. H. WREN.
Miner <Sc Wren,
Attorneys and  Counselors at Law, Notaries
Public and Conveyancers,
. '"Special attention, given to proceedings In
Bankruptcy in the United States Courts.
•Sauk Centre,        -        -        Minnesota.
Office over the Post Office.
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R. B. R, PALMER,
PHYSICIAN <& SURGEON.
s*Sg- Residence near the Mill, Sauk Centre. -©»
ILLIAM J. PARSONS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Saint Germalne street, over -Burbank Bros.,
' St. Cloud, Minnesota.
CHAS. WALKER,
Attorney at Law.
R. P. EDSON,
Attorney at Law and
Notary Public.
Eclsoix & Walker,
*EAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Office over Philadelphia Store on Third street,
Sauk Centre.'Steains County, Minnesota.
. Business Property, Houses and Lots, Farms,
Farming Lands, etc;, etc.; bought and sold on
commission.
ATTENTION!
Is called to the fact that our facilities for making out Pre-emption papers and for locating
'and entering Government Land with Cash,
■ Scrip or Land Warrants, are- unsurpassed by'
any office west of St. eioud, A large assortment of Town Plots for the use Of seekers of
Claims on hand and kept constantly corrects
*d by correspondence with the Land Office.
■We have in our hands for sale some of the
fth&t Farms ahd Farming Lands in this
upper eountjy.
'business cards..
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J
OHN CHRISTGAU,
Boot &  Shoe Maker,
-Main Street, Sauk Centre, Minn.,
A complete stock of Boots and Shoes kept
constantly on hand^ and made to order on
short notice.   Good fits warranted.
Repairing promptly  done,  at reasonable
prices.  All kinds of Shoemaker's Tools for
sale.
LAND OFFICE & REAL  ESTATE
AGENCY.
IS". H.  Miner,
Lands sold on commission. Farms" composed of Prairie, Meadow and Timber Land
tor sale.
'Persons desiring to enter Land, with Cash,
Scrip  or  Land Warrants, or to file Pre-
-Emptlon claims, can do so at my office
and avoid the time and expense of
a trip to St. Cltfud.
.' 'Office over  the  Post Office,  Sauk  Centre,
Minnesota. ,m»
K
P. EDSON
Is Agent for sound and reliable
FIRE,  LIFE,    ACCIDENTAL    LIFE  AND
5-IVE STOCK INSURANE COMPANIES.
He insures Live Stock  against  Death and
Theft, in the Hartford Live Stock Insurance
Company—the  soundest and only reliable
Live Stock Company on this continent.
If;
H. MINER,
Iiisuranec Agent,
•Sauk Centre, - - Minnesota.
Represents the soundest and most reliable
Fire, Life and Accident Insurance Companies of the Eastern and  Western
States.   Office over the Post Office.
'J^DWARD DREBLOW,
Cabinet Malcer,
Main street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
Keeps constantly on hand a complete stock
of Furniture, Coffins, &e.
All orders will receive prompt attention.
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ILLIARD SALOON^
A. DE GROAT, Proprietor.
Third street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
Has first class Phelan & Collender BHlard
Tables.
,, tjhoioe Wines, Liquors, Ale, Porter and Cigars.
^ALOON AND BAKERY.
O. M. RENNOE, Proprietor.
Mali! Street, Sauk Centre,   Minnesota.
Bread, Cakes, Pies, 4c, always on hand  Hot
Coffee and Meals at all hours.   Good
Wines and Liquors and the best
brands of Cigars.
"|1T   J. WHITEFIELD,
House &, Sign Painter,
Graining, Glazing, Paper Hanging, &c, done
with neatness and on reasonable terms.
Work warranted equal In quality to that
agreed upon or no charges made. >8@> Paint
Bhop next door to Thomas A Co's.
Sank Centre, Minn., June 5,1867.
SHALL   "WE   KNOW   EACH   OTHER
THERE T
When we hear the music ringing
Through the bright celestial dome.
When sweet angel Voices, singing,
Gladly bid us welcome home
To the land of ancient story,
Where the spirit knows no care,
In the land ofllght and glory.
Shall'we know each other'there?
When the holy angels meet us
As we go to join their band,
Shall we know the friends who greet us,
In the glorious spirit-land;
Should we see the dark eyes shining
On us as In the days of yore ?
Shall we feel their dear arms twining
Fondly round us as before?
O ! ye. weary ones and lost ones,
Droop not, faint not by the way;
Ye shall loin the loved and true ones
In the land of perfect day.
. Harp-strings, touched by angle fingers,
Murmur in my raptured ear;
Evermore their sweet tone lingers,
We shall know each other there.
A HARVEST SCENE.
Fair and fresh the winds are blowing,
Brightly shines the sun to-day
Over the meadow, hill and woodland—
On the newly gathered hay.
White and purple, green and golden,
Fleck the fields afar and near;'
While the harvest hands are singing,
" We'll have well filled barns this year."
Hear the winding brook that ripples
Thro' the meadow, copse and glen,
How it murmurs as if answering
Back the joyful sounds of men.
Now in sunshine, now in shadow,
Winding out and winding in,
Like a mirror It refiecteth,
All day long the harvest scene.
Length'ning shadows now from woodlands
Over brook and meadow creep,-
While behind his gorgeous curtains,
Sinks the harvest sun to sleep.
Giving promise to the reapers,
After labor, rest shall come—'
Tired hands be calmly folded,
'Midst the sacred scenes of home.
Patiently the farmer waited—
Worked and waited like a man, :
Never doubtl.ng4.hat the Master
Well would end what he began.
Now he hath the promised blessing,
Fruit for all Ills honest toil;
Never lord was half so happy
As the tiller of the soil.
pi^d-tof.
PARLIAMENTARY  CEREMONIES.
Tlie Inner Life  of the House of Com-
*mons.
From the New Jersey Magazine.
OPENING THE SESSION.
It is half-past three o'clock; and as>
the House, when fairly at work, in the
middle'of the session, meets precisely:
at four, it is necessary, in order to witness the entrance of Mr. Speaker, and
other formalities which are part of the'
evening's proceedings of this great national council, that we take our stand
in outre or " stranger's lobby," where,
there are already assembled the numerous parliamentary agents, clerks,
and other functionaries interested in
the " private business " of the House ;
some to canvass members for their support of private bills—others .to influence their opposition to such measures.
Precisely at ten minutes of four a
voice is heard from the corridor leading to the Speaker's room, announcing
the approach of " Mr. Speaker." The
inspector of police, who stands where
the corridor enters the lobby, cries out,
" Hats, off, strangers," and every man
is immediately uncovered. The doors
of the House are then thrown Open,
and- preceded by a, messenger of the
House in full dress, with his silver gilt
badge suspended from hi3 neck, and
the Sergeant-at-arms, im: court costume,
with his massive mace on his shoulder,
" Mr. Speaker," in his robes, and accompanied by his chaplain, is seen approaching, his sweeping train being
borne by another messenger in full
court livery. On the Speaker's approach to the door, the principal doorkeeper proceeds to ^hg-bar and calls
out, " Mr. Speaker," whereupon the
members present at once fall into their
respective places, and standing uncovered, reverently bow as that functionary passes.
PRATERS.
On his enhance into the House "Mr.
Speaker" does not at once take the
chair, but .stands at the table while the
chaplain reads the prayers. When
prayers commence the doors of the
House are closed, and the door-keeper
announces that "Mr. Speaker is at
prayers," and at the same time rings .a
bell) or rather sets going a machine
which causes a simultaneous ringing of
bells in all parts of the House where
members are likely to be. In about
seven minutes "prayers are over,"
which fact is formally announced by
the doorkeeper, and the bells are again
set in motion. The doors of the House
are then opened, and as soon as " Mr.
Speaker " has ascertained that the requisite "forty" members are in the
House, he takes the chair. The doorkeeper then calls out, " Mr. Speaker is
in the chair," and the order of business
for the night begins. It sometimes
happens that when the hand of the
clock points to four there are not forty
members present. In this case the
Speaker at once adjourns the House.
This never, however, occurs on Government nights, or when the Government
wants to " make a House," for on these
nights the "whips" always take care to
secure the attendance of the requisite
number.
NO   QUORUM.
The circumstances under which fail
ures to " make a House" occur are
generally these : It is a public night,
which means that motions of private
members takes precedence—-there is
nothing important on the paper ; on
the contrary, there are several notices
.of motions but there be members bf no
standing in the House, which it is
known will lead to nothing but hours
df"dr,eary,t&lk. Of course, as the Government is not interested, its agents
will not " make a house," and when
those who have .received notices have
not sufficient influence to secure the
attendance of forty members—and the
members generally are not disposed to
waste a night watching proceedings
which they care nothing about, and
they know will be perfectly fruitless—j
it often happens that out of the six
hundred and fifty-eight members, it is
[impossible to get forty to attend. In-
jdeed, sometime we have known ah active canvass to keep members away;
and it is no uncommon thing to see a
hundred members in the lobby when it
is found impossible to get thirty in ths
House. The failure to make a House
is often a severe disappointment and
mortification to those members who
have motions set down. Fancy a man
spending weeks in pouring oyer blue-
books, extracting their contents, 'elaborating his speech, and then hurrying
down to the House on the great important day, full of his subject, he'finds
the doors shut, and learns from the
solitary policeman who paces the lobby
that there is " no House."
The " count out" is another favorite
and not uncommon mode of getting rid
of a dreary speaker and a disagreeable
subject. It generally takes place between the hours of seven and eight,
and is managed in this wise : The time
we will suppose, is half past seven. The
honorable member for has been
up for an hour, and the wearisome tide
of talk shows no signs of exhaustion.
Most of the members- have gone to
dinner at their respective clubs, or at
the dining room of the House; and
now there are not more than Sttrty.five
or fifty members present. There is a
general disposition to get rid of the
speaker and his motion. The Govern- (
ment will be saved the trouble of reply,
which, by the way, is very convenient.
The young members want, perhaps, to
go to the Opera—the old members will
be glad of a night's irest and see that a:
holiday may be i secured, without any
injury to the State. -
The •first symptoms of a "count" is
the oongregation of a dozen or twenty
members in the inner lobby, anxiously
peering through the glass doors. Some
knowing hand slides in and sliding up
to different members in the House,
tells them what is afoot, and-then
glides out again. Presently others are
seen quietly leaving, one by one, with-1
out any apparent concern. Some member then goes to the back of the Speak:
er's chair and counts the members
present. There are just forty;with
" Mr. Speaker." There are too many
for the count to be attempted, as others may drop in. Another leaves, and
then another, and so on, until there
are only thirty-two or thirty-three left.
The member behind . the chair then
comes forward and calls " Mr. Speak-
ei 's" attention to the fact that there
are -not. forty members present. The
Orator .drops down: in the middle of his
harangue ; the clerk of the table turns
a three minute sand glass; the doorkeeper rings the bell, and when the
sand in the glass is run out " Mr.
Speaker" proceeds to count the members, and then, if forty be notgreSeht,-
he declares the house adjourned.
" WHO   GOES   HOME ? "
The cry of the doorkeeper, ".Who
goes home?" which he always Shouts
out when the House rises, is said tp
mean, " Who goes home with the
Speaker to protect him ? " and has-descended down from those troublous
timeB when it was not safe for " Mr,
Speaker" to go home alone.
There is another curious ceremony
which is occasionally seen at the House,
and, as it once led to a laughable scene,
it is worthy of notice. When her Majesty gives her assent to bills, either in
person or by commission, " Mr. SpeaK-
er" is summoned to the House of
Peers. The summoning officer is the
" Usher of the BlacK Rod," who, in full
court dress, marches in grand state,
with a blacx rod on his shoulder, to
the door of the House of Commons.
On his approach the door is locKed by
the Sergeant-at-Arms, and to gain admittance the usher has to KnocK three
time, which he does .with grave solemnity. The door is then thrown open;
the doorKeeper walKs to the bar and
shouts, " BlacK Rod," and the usher,
accompanied by the sergeant with the
mace on his shoulder, marches up to
the table of the House, both bowing as
they advance. At the table the usher
holds his rod upright and delivers his
summons, and then, still accompanied
by the Sergeant-at-Arms, bacKS out of
the House, stopping at every three or
four steps to bow. Having arrived at
the door he turns round, and; followed,
by "Mr. SpeaKer," proceeds to the
House of Peers. There " Mr. SpeaKer"
hears the royal assent given, and then,
in due state, marches bacic to the House
of Commons. When the . BlacK Rod
leaves the House of Commons the doorKeeper calls out, ■" MaKe way for BlacK
Rod;" and then, on the approach of the
SpeaKer, " MaKe way for Mr. SpeaKer.'<"■
On the night alluded to, when
"BlacK Rod" arrived, Lord Palmerston
was answering Mr. Disraeli, and was
speaKingin a more impassioned manner
than usual. The House was crowded
in every part. All was silent as the
grave, excepting the noble lord, who
had just said,  "Is this  the party—?"
when, before the sentence could be
finished, the dborKeeper.. started forward and shouted out, " BlacK Rod."
This noble lord drooped as if he had
been shot, and the laughter long and
loud, now sinKing afld now rising again
in a fresh peal, rang through the
HouSe. At first the noble lord seemed
completely stunned, but he soon recovered and joined ' in the laughter as
heartily as any one, and even "Mr.
SpeaKer" could hardly draw down his
risible muscles'to a due tension, as the
BlacK Rod marched up the House.
HOW TO LIKE   ONE'S OWN  HOME.
From the Boston Journal,
Not long since a gentleman who owns
a country residence became dissatisfied
and concluded that it was not the place
that suited him at all. He talked with
his wife, and she gradually arrived at
the conclusion that the lawn was not
what it,!should De, that the trees were
not sufficiently umbrageous, and that
various details were wanting to make
the place acceptable. The couple.having reached this Unhappy frame of
mind, became daily more dissatisfied,
and it was finally concluded that the
estate should be offered, at •private
sale.
After some delay the owner acci,
dentally met Mr. Samuel A. Walker,
the well known' auctioneer, and informed him of his intention, stipulating, however, that the advertisement
should give a full description of the
place.
"You know," he continued, "that I'
don't want Tom, Dick and Harry running down to inspect the place from
niere curiosity, and as my Wife Says she
will not consent to a public auction, I
propose to sell it at private sale."
"I understand," said Mr. Walker. "I
will announce it in such a way that,
without naming' the locality, it will attract the attention of any one in want
of such a country seat, and then they
can apply at my office,"
"That is exactly what I want," replied the gentleman, "and you bad-
better drop down and dine with me
and look it over, go that you can give
it a good description."
"No need of that;" replied the auctioneer, "for you forget I sold it toyou,
and I described it then, and I never
forget a place I have once seen; of
course I shall allude to its present condition."
"Certainly," replied the gentleman,
"and I leave it entirely in your hands,
though there is. no immediate hurry, for I cannot give possession at present."
In the course of a few days the gentleman took up a newspaper and -read
a description of a place which Mr.
Walker had advertised. It was in the
peculiar style of the'auctioneer. After
perusing it carefully, and making note
of the "grassy slope," the "splendid
vistas," and the "conveniences which
grace the country residence of a gentleman of wealth ahd refinement," he
read it aloud to his wife.
"That is just the place we want;" she
said.
"My idea, to a dot," added the husband, "of what a place should be. I
will call in at Mr. Walker's and inquire-;
about it this very day.
Mr. Walker received his visitor/and,
anticipating some congratulatory remarks, asked him to take a seat.
"Mr. Walker," said the gentleman,
you have advertised in to-day's paper
just the place I want."
"Just the platfe you want to Sell,"
added M5. W.
"No, sir, the \rcry place I want to
purchase," replied the gentleman.
"Which one do you mean?" inquired
Mr. W., handing him a paper.
"Why this one, to be sure; don't you
suppose I read it?"
The auctioneer adjusted his spectacles and looked broad at hi8 latest literary production. His spectacles fell
from their place to the tip of his nose,
and peering at his visitor, he burst into
a laugh, exclaiming, "Why, my dear
man, that's your place."
"My place !" reiterated the astounded ownerj "my place; let's see, Jgrassy
slopes,' 'beautiful vistas,' 'conveniences
of a gentleman of wealth,' etc.
"Why, yes, haven't you a charming
view of the ocean? don't you look from
your dining room window upon the
most beautiful lawn you ever saw?"
querried Mr. W.
"Well, so I do," added the surprised
individual, and after a moment's hesitation, he said: "Just make out your
bill for advertising and expenses, for,
by George, I wouldn't sell the place for
three times what I gave for it."
When Marshal Bazaine left the City
of Mexico with the French army, his
nephew, Lieut. Adolphe Basaine, "was
about to be»married to a beautiful Mexican signbrita. In the hurry of their
departure, however, it was not found
convenient to oelebrate the nuptials.—
It was, therefore, arranged that the
wedding should take place there.—
Meanwhile the Liberals closed in upon
the retiring French troops ?and occupied the whole country, stopping the
mails and travel. This was a sad state
of things, but nothing is impossible to
a true lover. Armed with a passport,
which stated the object of his retrograde journey, the young Lieutenant
started out alone for the City of Mexico, passed through the Liberal army
and numerous bands of banditti, which
chivalrously openeo right and left to
letj him pass, and bore off his bride
safely to France.
About the age of thirty-six, the lean
man generally becomes fatter, and the
fat man leaner.
AST INCIDENT IN THE CARS.
On the whole, pleasant traits and incidents are not common' on the cars, I
think. This opinion I expressed to my
friend Sumers the other day. ''-Th reply
to\fflj" remarks he related a little adventure, which, as it is apropos, and,
moreover, involves a little love and
sentiment, I give it without apology,
and In his own-words. It appears that
in the most unlikely places love and
sentiment may be discovered.
" I was escorting home the lovely
Charlotte D-——, to whom I was at the
time quite devoted; Charlotte could
scarcely find room to-spread her crinoline and arrange her voluminous
flounces. I stood up near her, there
being no vacant seat.
After a few minutes, came in a poor
woman,: who. deposited, a basket of
clothes on the platform, ahd held in
her arms a small child, while a little
girl hung to her dress. She looked
tired and weury, but there was no vacant seat; to be sure Charlotte might
have condensed her flounces, but she
did not. Beside her, however, sat a
very lovely ahd elegant young woman,
who seemed trying, by moving down
closer to others, to make space enough
fpr the stranger .between "herself and
Miss D—■—-. At last she succeeded,
and with the'sweetest blush I ever saw
she invited the poor female to be seated. Charlotte. D—^— drew "her drapery
around her and blushed, too, but it. was j
not a pretty blush at all, and she looked annoyed at the proximity of the
newcomer, who was, however, clean
and decently,, though thinly clad.
The unknown lady, drew the little
girl upon her lap, and wrapped her velvet mantle around the small, half clad
form, and put her muff over the half
frozen little hands. ,£k*
So great was the crowd that I alone
seemed to observe. The child shivered—the keen Wind from the door blew--
upon the unprotected neck. I saw the
young lady quietly draw from under
her shawl a little crimson woolen shawl,
which she softly put on tne shoulders
of the little one, the mother looking
on with confused wonder. After a
short time she arose to leave the
cars', and woUld have removed.it but the
-unknown gently whispered, "No, keep
it for her." 'The Woman answered not,
the conductor; hurried her out, but her
eyes swam with tears. I noticed her
as she decended to a basement, and I
hastily remarked the house.
Soon after my unknown also arose
to depart. I was in despair, for I wanted to follow and discover her residence",
but could not leave Miss D .
How glad, then, I was to.see her bowing, as she passed out, to a mutual acquaintance who stood in the doorway'.
From'him, ere many minutes, I had
learned her name and address.
To shorten the story as much as possible, that lady is now my wife. In the
small incident which introduced her
to me she showed her real character.
A few days after our marriage I showed
her the blessed crimson shawl, which
I had rede*emed from its owner, and
shall always keep as 'a memento.
There are sometimes pleasant things to
be found in unexpected places; certainly I may have said to have picked
out my wife in the cars."
THE ETERNAL, WORLD.
Cases for Accident Insurance Co's.
The "BreaknecK Accident Insurance
Company" wrote to the "Fat Contributor" not long since to work up a column'
or so of inducements for people to take
out policies.   This is the Way he did it:
. Everybody should get insured against
accidents. No matter if you belong to
one of the "best families," accidents
will-happen to them.
Get a policy. The old proverb says,
"Honesty is the best policy," but that
was before accident insurance compa
nles started; Now the-best policy is a
policy in the "Breakneck."    .
The other day a man in Chicago fell
out of a fourth story. He had no insurance and consequently was killed.
Another man on the same day fell out
-^■with his wife. He was insured in the
"Breakneck" and is now ready to fall
out again.
A lady driving a spirited horse in St.
Louis, was run away with. Being insured against accidents,* wasn't alarmed
a bit, stopped the horse, and came
back. Her policy having run out, she
neglected to renew it. Shortly afterward she was runaway with again. Her
husband's partner ran away with her
this time, and she hasn't come back
yet- Don't wait to renew your policy,
particularly if its in  the "Breakneck."
Near Paris, Kentucky, a man, while
engaged in running a circular saw, had
his arms taken oft'. They consisted of
eavalry sabre, and a double-barrelled
shot gun. The man who carried them
off had an accident insurance and he
hasn't been, caught yet; «£;
In Utica, New York, a man accident-
ly got married. Being, insured in the
Breakneck he will receive $15 a week
until he recovers.
Near Portland, Maine, a poor man
fell from a loft and broke his neck. He
received his insurance, $3,000, from the
Breakneck, with which he was enabled
to set himself Up in business and is
how doing well;  .
A boiler exploded at Memphis, blowing up the engineer into the air quite
out ofsight. He will receive $15 a day
until he comes down again.
A hog drover in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, was very much hurt by a fall in
pork.    No insurance.
 ;   .1     W	
Cato, the elder, said, " That wise
men learned more from fools than
fools from wise men;"
No fragment of any arrny  ever survived so many battle* as tHe  Bible: no.
citadel ever withstood so  many .sieges;
no rock was ever battered  by so  many
storms.    And   yet   it   stands.    It  lias
seen the rise and downfall Of Daniel's
four empires.    Assyria bequeaths a few
mutilated  figures to the riches of our
national museum.    Media and   Persia
like  Babylon, Which  they  conquered,
have been weighed in the balance, and
long ago found wanting.    Greece fain'
ly survives  in its  historic fame : '"T
living Greece no more;*' and  the irof
Rome  of the Cesser? is.lield in precar'
our occupation by a feeble hand.    An
yet-the book that foretells all this stili
survives.   While Nations,  Kings, Philosophers, Systems,  Institutions, hav<-
died away, the Bible engage? now men';i
deepest'thoughts, is exaniihed by "thd
keenest   intelects, stands revered before the highest tribunals, 'is more devoutly loved and  more vehemently assailed,  more  defended' and  more de-
nied, more -industriously translated and
freely given to.theworld,.morehonored
and more abused than any other book
the world ever saw.    '
It   survives   all   changes,  itself un- .
changed;   it move's all minds,., yet. js
moved   by none; it sees all things de^,
cay, itself incorruptible; it sees myriads,
of other books engulfed in "the stream
of time, yet is borne along triumphantly   on   the  wave; and Will be • borne
along, .till the mystic angel shall plan'
his foot upon the sea, and swear by bin
Who liveth  forever and ever that tim
shall be no longer.    "For all flesh is a*
grass, and. all the glory  of man  as th
flower of grass, r The grass witheretb
and  the flower  thereof falleth   away;,
but the Word of the Lord endure th forever.' '-^- Christian Observer.
Mr; Smithson (an improvement on
the celebrated name of Smith,) wished
to taKe Miss Brownly (another improve- '
ment) to the opera. He had been on
terms of intimacy with the family for
about .five years, but "never sppKe ,of
love;" on the contrary, he had frequently declared his intention of leading a
bachelor's life. Once he put his his
hand to the bell-handle and was admitted, ,.., -
"Oh! James," exclaimed Miss Jane',
"where haveyau been so long?"
This tooK Smithspn a little by sur-'
prise, for he.had spent the preceding
evening With the family. Before he
could answer, however, Jane's, brothers
and sisters, (eight or ten ih number.).
had gathered about him'. Summoning
all his courage he said:   .
"I have come to asK you— "
"Not here, James; not—now—oh I"
"That is'," stammered Smi'thsOn "if
yo'd'jje hot,engaged "    """.'
"Oh! oh! water—quicK!" .
"What's that?" enquired her father;
"who says engaged?"
"I did not mean " said Smithson;
in confusion.
"Of course not," continued Mr.
Brownly, "you've always been pur fa-
voritel" Then advancing and "grasping
poor Smithson by the hand, he said:—
',Take her—she's a good girl, and
loves you to distraction'. May you ever
be as nappy as the day is long!"-.- 3
And thereupon father . and mother
and all the children .crowded around
'Smithson. and wished him joy,, and
company coming in at that moment,
the 'a'ffair'Vwas.; told to them as a profound secret. So Smithson- got a wife
without poppi ng the question, and almost before he was aware of it himself.
But we cannot help thinking ho- was
hurried into matrimony.
COLOR IN DRS3S.
A good natural figure, and taste ih
the -shape of dress, may be wholly
spoilt by inappropriate or ill-harmonized colors". Remember that white increases the apparent size of the wearer",
while black diminishes it. Remember,
also, that stripes add to height; while
cross-bars lessen it. Large ohecks are
invariably in bad taste, unless a person's figure is so bad that it is sought
to be concealed. Never wear a dress of
many colors; and, when you hav.e.more
than one, take care that they are-what
is called complimentary. Thus green
and red are complimentary. : They
harmonize well;" so do yellow and purple,, orange and blue. Blue and. green
are utterly inadmissable together.—-
Thus, too, theS'e strong colors ought to
be chosen with resp86t to -the color of
the complexion. Green gives a rosi-
ness to the face of the wearer, .while
red tones down the redness of the skin';
Blue assists the beauty of a blonde,
yellow that of a brunette. White vivifies a bright complexion, black subdues it. Thus a negress can wear a colored dress which- would 'be Intolerable
on a white, and an Indian nurse or
ayah,, however old, is becomingly cloth;
ed in muslin, which is unsuitable to
any' but a youthful European.—Leisure
Hour.   '
Experience has demonstrated pretty thoroughly that marriage without
the existence of love between the patties, seldom, if ever, results, happily. A
union entered into because the judg:
ment of each party was that the other
possessed the qualifications of a good
husband or wife; as the case may be,'
has sometimes engendered love and
been happy; but the chances are that if
you should marry without the essential
requisite—love—you would find the trials of matrimony, tod much for your patience arid regret tlie step when too.
late; not to mention the . possibility of
afterwards finding your "affimiy" arid
the lamentable position iri which ybd
would, then be placed.