The Sauk Centre Herald (Sauk Centre, Minnesota), 1868-01-16

              VOLUME I.
SAUK CENTRE, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1868.
NUMBER 32.
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PTIBL1SHEP   EVERY   THUJtaHAY   MOBNINQ,
A.t   Sauk Centre,   Minn.,
BY J. H. & S. SIMONTON.
4@- Office corner Third and Seventh streets,
one block west of the Sauk Centre House.
Subscript' on:
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Illegal advertisements 75 cents per square for
the first insertion, arid 37^ cents per square
for each subsequent Insertion.
Special place advertisements Inserted at
rates agreed upon.
i Yearly advertisers to pay quarterly. -
Strangers must pay in advance, or give sat-
lslactory reference.
JOB PRINTING}
of all kinds executed on shqrt notice ln the
best style.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
JB-fv. I-I.  MUSTER,
Attorney
BUSINESS  CARDS.
SAUK CENTRE HOUSE,
(GeneralStage Office,)
SAUK CENTBE,       -       -      MINN.
E. P. BARNUM, Proprietor,
Has been thoroughly refitted and furnished
throughout, under its new management.
The comfort of guests ■ will at all times be
made the special oare of the proprietor, and
no expense or pains will be spared to give
entire satisfaction to boarders and travelers.
Excellent Stabling attached to the premises. E. P. BARNUM.
and    Counselor   at Law,
Public and Conveyancer,
Votary
Special attention given to proceedings in
Bankruptcy in the United States Courts,
gaufc Centre, - - Minnesota.
Offiee over the Post Officfe.
Ecl-wai'cl  O.  Hamlin
—HAS BBSUMED—
The Practice of Law
' IN ST. CLOUD, MINN.
Special attention given   to  proceedings ln
Bankruptcy in United States Courts.
Office in Alden's .brick building, up stairs
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A MERICAN HOUSE,
Corner Idandoth Sts., SaukSentre, Min.
DAVID   FRANKHAUSE,  Proprietor.
The proprietor, having just completed this
large and commodious building. Is now preparedto% accommodate the traveling public.
&g- A good barn connected with the building. jyl8-3m
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SCHILLER'S JOY HYMN.
TBANLATED BY BTJtWER.
Oct. 1, 1867.
TV*. B. NE. PALMER.
PHYSICIAN &■ SURVEON.
Jm- Residence near the Mill, Sauk Centre. "ffi»
AUK CENTRE
Livery, Sale and Feed
STABLE.
Office on Third street, one door west of the
Printing Office,
Having  our Stable completed   and well
stocked, we are now prepared to furnish
those who wish, with good
Horses and Carriages or Sleighs al all times
on reasonable terms, so that
can   Take  a Ride.
II. DOTY & E. L. WRIGHT,
n^ . Proprietors.
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I,. \Y. COLLINS.
<&  Collins,
ys   at   Law,
mis County, Minnesota
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LIAM J. PARSONS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Gormalne street, over Burbank Bros.
I at. Cloud, Minnesota. a
business cards:
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Watches,  Clocks  and Jewelry  carefully repaired and warranted.
«B- All work from a distance promptly at-
tended to and safely returned.
Puotogr
Sixth street,  opposite  the Americun House,
SAUK CENTRE,  MINN.
Spark from the Are that Gods have fed—
Joy—thou Elysian child divine,
Fire-drunk, our airy footsteps tread,   •
O Holy One! thy holy shrine.
Strong custom rends us from each other—'
Thy magic all together brings;
And man in man but hails a brother,
Wherever rest thy gentle wings.
Embrace, ye millions—let this kiss,
Brothers, embrace the world below
Yon starry worlds that shine on this,
One common Father know!
He who this lot from fate can grasp—
Of one true friend the friend to be—
He who one foithful maid can clasp,
Shall hold with us his jubilee;
Yes, each who but one sinful heart
In all the earth can claim his own!—      |
Let him who cannot, stand apart,
And weep beyond the pale, alone I
Homage to sacred Sympathy,
All ye within Creation's ring;
Up to yon star-pavillions—she
Leads to the Unknown King!
All beings drink the mother-dew
Ofjoy from Nature's holy bosom;
And vice and Worth alike pursue
Her steps that strew the blossom.
On us the grape—on us the kiss-
On us is faithful love bestowed;
And on the worm the sensual bliss;
And on the Cherub, room by God!
And wherefore prostrate fall, ye millions?
No, starward lift adornig eyes:
For throned above the star-pavilions
Dwells he who built the skies.
Joy is the mainspring ln the-avhole
Of endless Nature's calm rotation;
Joy moves the shining wheels that roll
In the great Time-piece of creation;
Joy breathes on buds, and flowers they are;
Joy beckons—suns come forth from heaven;
Joy rolls the spheres in realms afar,
Ne'er to thy glass, dim Wisdom, given!
Joyous as suns careering gay
Along their royal paths on nigh, ,
March, Brothers, march your dauntless way,
As Chiefs to Victory!
Joy. from Truth's pure and lambent fires,
• Smiles out upon the ardent seeker;
Joy leads to Virtue man's desires .^
And cheers as Suffering's step grows weak r.
High from the sunny slopes of Faith, ''
The gales her waving banners buoy;
And through the shattered vaults of Death,
Lo, mid the choral angels—Joy !
Then bravely bear this life, ye millions-
Bear this for that beyond the sod,
Assured that o'er the star pavilions
Reward awaits with God.
And fair it is like gods to he.
Although their gifts we ne'er requite;
Go, sooth the pangs of Misery—
Go, share the gladness with delight-
Revenge and hatred both forgot,
Have naught but pardon for thy foe;.
May sharperepentance grieve him not—
No curse one tear of ours bestow!
Let all the world be peace and love-
Cancel thy debt-book with thy brother;
For God shall judge of us above,
As we shall judge each other.
Ins   vancc
Sauk Centre,
.Minnesota,
nd most reliable
Represents the soundest
in re, Life and Accident Insurance Com
■ panics of. the Eastern and  Western
States:   Office over the Post Office."
SALOOI
g-jsILLIARP
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A. DE GROAT, Proprietor
Third street, Sar-.'c CenfrooMtonesota.
'   Has first class Phelan A Collender Billiard
Wines,  Liquors,  Ale,  Porter  and
The undersigned would respectfully announce to the public that he is now prepared
to accommodate all who may desire anything
in the line of Photography at reduced prices,
dozen 84 50
— 2 50
3 00
2 00
Oval Guilt Frames 5 00
"   guttapercha do 3 50
~Fram.es and cases ot all descriptions constantly on hand and for sale.
Specimens of our work may be seen by
calling at the Gallery,
A. J. ELLIS, Proprietor.
Carte de Visites, per
'" A "
i^size Gems, per dozen
1-1B' *'4 " "        "
M size Photographs in Ov
12 s*i«e- .
WHITEFIELD,
House &*■ SSIgrii Painter,
raining, Glazing, Paper Hanging, &c, done
with neatness and on reasonable terms.
Work warranted   equal in quality to that
Teed upon or no charges made.  -S@? Paijit
* &0p next door to Thomas & Ob's.   H
Sauk Centre, Minn., June 5, -1SG7.'
SAINT -FATJJLi
IS & Mariiie
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ST. PAUL," MINN.
Joy sparkles to us from the bowl-
Behold the juice whose golden color
To meekness melts the savage soul,
And gives Despair a Hero's valor.
Up, Brothers [—Brothers all; arise,
And fill the goblet to the brim—
Now while the wine foams to the skies,
To the Goon Spibit this glass—To Him !
Praised by the ever whirling ring
Of Stars and tuneful Seraphim--
To the Good Spibit—the Father-King
In Heaven!—this glass to Hot!
Firm mind to bear what fate bestows;
Comfort to tears in sinless eyes j
Faith kept alike with Friends and Foes;
Man's Oath eternal as the skies;
Manhood—the reign of Law to girth,
;   At whatsoever cost the prize;
Success to Merit's honest worth;
r-erdition to the Brood of Lies I
Draw oloser in the lioly ring,
Swear-by the wine-cup's golden river-
Swear by the Stars, and by their King,
To keep our vow forever!
Assets over
1530,000.
ptottaug.
OHN CHRISTGAU,
1 Boot «&■  Slioc 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.
Insures Buildings, Merchandise and other
Property, against Loss or Damage by FIRE,
at Rates as low as other first class Stock
Companies;
Particular -attention given to  Insurance of
Farm Property,   Isolated Dwellings
■ * and tlieir Furniture,
FOR ONE, THREE OR FIVE YEAR .
Also Inland Navigation Risks on Cargoes or
I -Freight.
BOARD' OF DIRECTOKS,
Theo. Borup,
Peter Berkey,
MY LOTTERY TICKETS.
J. C. Burbank,
John L.' Merriam,
W. W. Eastman,
John S. Prince,
Horace Thompson
Wm. Lee,
John Nichols,
W. F. Davidson,
W. P. Murray,
Geo. L. Farwell,
E. F. Drake.
|~<ITY RESTAURANT.
JOSEPH GOYETTE, Proprietor,
Washington'Avenue,  St. Cloud, Minnesota.
A ladies' and gentlemen's Ice. Cream ..Saloon has:been fitted up in first- class style on
the second floor. Ice cold Lemonade, and
Soda.Water flavored with all kinds of syrups.,
Fresh and Canned Fruits, Confectionery,
and Nuts-of all lrlnds. 5
Hot Meals, Lunch, Coffee, Tea and Pastry
urnished to order.
DWARD DREBLOW,
Cabinet Maker,
Main street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
Keeps constantly on hand a complete stock
of Furniture, Coffins, Ac
All orders will receive prompt attention.
J. C. BURBANK, Pres't.
JOHN NICOLS, Vice Pres't.
S. S. EATON, Scc'y.
W. -A. WELLS, Gen'l Agent.
N. H. MINES, Local Ag't.
SAUK CENTRE, MINN.
^V^WW%>^'%>^  A   only one dollar, an
Maine Street, Sauk Centre  **>»>>"   l read the
Merchant
and Dealer iji
Gents' Furnishing Goods,
(Next door to the S^-itk Valley Drug Store,
SAUK CENTRE,  MINN.
eeps on hand a choice stock of
Cloths, Cassimeres, Tailor's Trimmings.
Fashionable, and Business Suits made to
order and in the latest styles.
Cutting done  to order. dcl2m6
MRS. SEAMAN &
MRS. VANSAUN
Would respectfnlly announce to the Ladies'
of Sauk Centre and vicinity that they have
a complete assortment of
MH-JLiUNTEUY  GOODS,
and fire prepared to accommodate al
those wishing anything in that line.
Also a good assortment of
CLOAK I PIGS,
Cloaks, Dress   and   Cloak   Trimming,
Furs,  Fur Hoods,  Zephyr Hoods,
Fur Caps, Gloves, Nets, Combs,
Handkerchiefs,
And all .articles usually kept in an establish-
ment of this kind.
DRESS   AND    CLOAK   MAKING
Done to order.
Sauk Centre, Deo, 19,1887.
It was Saturday night, and the little
woman who bears my name and mends
my stockings was Sitting ou her low
chair by the fire zealously putting a
patch upon the knee of my little Tom's
trowsers, turning the piece of cloth
this way and that, and holding her head
on one side to watch the effect. But
the stripes would all run the wrong way.-
while the colors were provokingly
bright compared with the faded old
garment.
" Never mind that, Mary," said I,
"here is a chance to throw away your
patches. Hurrah for a lovely country
seat on the Hudson, fifty* shares of bank
stook, a house in town, or anything
else you wish, and all for the sum of
one dollar."
" Now, Thomas," said she, and when
she wishes to be particularly severe she
always calls me Thomas, "what are you
thinking about?"
" A gift enterprise, Mollie • tickets
d sure to draw a
prize." 1 read the heading and displayed the long list of prizes. " What
do you think of that?" shouted I, triumphantly.
scbool.bill comes in next week."
I laid down my paper and tried to
speak convincingly." Now, Mollie, it
is all very well to jog on day after day,
earning and spending just so much,
but one likes to venture once in a
while, just for the excitement of the
thing if nothing more."
" Yes, Tom, don't you remember the
share in the oil  well ?"
" Y-e-e-es," said I, slowly, for it was
rather an unpleasant topic of conversation to me. I had invested the little
sum left me by a maiden aunt in an oil
company against Mary's good judgement. Capital, a million of dollars,
more or less, oil wells flowing night and
day on the land of the next company,
just over the fence. I was very much
elated and promised Mary, among
other things, a new black silk dress we
had seen displayed in some show windows. -"Well, they bored and bored,
throwing up a great deal of dirt and
water, but not a drop of oil; and just as
they were about to begin a new spot,
the treasurer, or some one else, ran
away with the funds, and that ended
the whole affair. Mary, like a good
little woman, never reproached nie,
but when I came home one day ana
found her turning her old merino in
side out and upside down, I felt—well,
I» can't tell just how ; but I thought of
that black a ilk dress that she was to
have.
" And oh!" she continued, "don't
you remember the patent flour sifter ?"
and she laughed outright. So did I,
when I thought of the spectacle I presented when I chanced to turn the
crank the wrong way and the flour
flew- in every direction.   ■
But I had made up my mind to buy
one of these tickets ; so, though Mary
sighed, she said no more. I invested
on my way down town. I thought I
might just as well buy one for Mary
and one for little Tom, too. I showed
them to her when I went home to
dinner.
"Not   three?   0,   Tom,  how  could
you?" and she looked   really   grieved,
while I, thinking it a pity if I must account for every penny I spent, assumed
the dignified air which the   occurrence
seemed to demand, and the meal passed in silence.   I went home   at night
to find her sewing as   usual.    My   conscience gave an uncomfortable   twinge
as she looked up pleasantly, and   then
turned to the great   basket   of   work.'
If she only  had- a   sewing   machine!
Perhaps I should draw one, and I grew
happy over the thought, imagining her
surprise when I sent it home unexpectedly.   She would not  think   me   un-
wise then in having-bought the tickets.
Little Tom interrupted   my   reverie
with—" Oh, father, old Susan, who used
to work for us, has been   here    to-day.
She has burned her hand so  she  can't
work.    Mrs. Briggs gave her  a   dollar.
Mother said she couldn't give her   any
money ; but she put some salve on  her
hand, and gave her something to  eat."
I did not look at Mary,   but contrived
to turn Tom's thoughts   into   another
channel.
Nor was I any more comfortable the
next day, to. overhear, when passing
her in conversation with a friend.
" No," she was saying, " I shall not
subscribe to the reading club this winter. I can't very well spare tho two
dollars." -w
Well, the days went by without our
saying a word more about" it. I grew a
little nervous as the time for drawing
the prizes drew near, and opened my
morning paper with some trepidation.
At length my eyes were greeted with a
long list pf the numbers which had
drawn the larger prizes. I read them
all over carefully from first to last.
But in vain; my numbers were not
there.
In a day or two another list   appeared, which I read with the same   result.
At last, among   those   which   drew   a
th less than a dollar, I   found
but I thinK it will be my last, as it- was
my first experience in lottery ticitets.
CARLOTTA.
Visit to tin* Lunatic ot Castle Terva«-
ren.
prize wor
my own.
" Tom," said my friend, whose office
was next to mine, " don't you think
Jones was fool enough to buy a ticket
in that enterprise ?"
" I winced, but said nothing, and he
went on. "What do you think he
drew ? A dauby print of Washington,
and a pair of eighteen-carat brass buttons ! He consoles himself with the
adage, 'live and learn,' but I think 'a
fool and his money,' etc., more appropriate."
I made some reply and left him. I
thought I would not carry home the
newspaper that night. I was ashamed
to have Mai-y see it. But as we sat before the fire after tea—
'•" Why, Tom," said she, '-"where's
your paper ?"
I had intended to say" that I forgot it.
But I defy anybody to look into Mary's
clear brown eye and tell a lie. So I
just told her the whole truth.
I believe if she had scolded   me, ■ or
said :    " I told you so," I should   .have
put on my hat and left the house; bu,.
" Never
" I think," said she laughing, " that
ifyoumakeso much noise you will | her only remark was :
wake the baby." Then seeing that I
looked annoyed : " But I do not think
that lotteries are just right, especially
forehurch members.    Do you ?"
"0, nonsense ! I never saw a church
fair in my life that did not have grab-
boxes and lotteries I shouldn't dare to
•say how many dollars . have spent on
them, and never drew anything
either."
She looked roguishly at me. " Don't
you think you are most too old to begin ?"
" It may as well be I as any one, and
it is no great matter—only a dollar."
" I know Tom," and the wise little
woman looked grave, " but we haven't
many dollars to throw away," and she
held up baby,s socks with a good sized
hole in the heel.   "And   little   Tom's
mind
Tom; we'll know better another  time.
Do you wonder  that I   think her  a
wonderful little   woman?    I   made  a
great resolve that night,   and   I   have
not bought a   lunch   down   town   nor
smoked a cigar for a month.    Even my
pipe and paper of killikinick are   laid
away on a high shelf out of the way   of
temptation.      And   when   Mary   asks
what has become of my   pipe,   I   look
sober and reply that I  think  smoking
disagrees with me ; but I laugh to   myself as I think of the  sewing  machine
that will stand in the   corner   by   the
window before many months,  and  the
rest, will some to those busy fingers,    I
even stepped into Brown & Smith's  to
inquire .the price of  their   best   silxs ;
but that I dare not think of at present.
It has been, after all, a good lesson ;
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
A Frenchman who lately visited Castle Tervueren, the asylum of the unfortunate Empress Carlotta previous to
her removal to Castle Lacken, gives, in
the Paris Figaro, an interesting account
of the impressions which he received
there:
" The apartments of the Empress
Carlotta are on the g ound floor. Her
sitting room has three parts, is very
pleasant and well lighted, and opens
upon a large lawn. The Empress likes
to sit here at the window, leaning on
her elbow, and to enjoy the beautiful
view, on whioh occasion she plays incessantly with a ringlet of her hair.
The room, a mixture of luxury and precautions, is hung entirely in white. A
network of yellow satin runs as a botf-
der around the whole -ceiling, and is
turned down in the corners. All reliefs are carefully avoided) or disappear
under soft cushions; neither knobs
nor keys are to be seen at the doors ;
for the rest, the rooms lead into one
another, and are connected by portieres;
in order to enter, you merely draw
them aside. Her bed is lined with
curled gauze; the curtains descend
from the canopy like clouds of -gauze,
forming a transparent mist. The Empress sleeps under the eyes of those
who waiah her.
A table of lapis lazuli stand under the
luster of her writing desk. On the
sides of the bed are to be seen the life-
size portrait* of King Leopold I. and
Queen Louisa. The portrait of the
present King, .a splendid photograph,
adorns the mantel-piece, on whioh
stands also a beautiful clock a la Louis
XVI. Opposite the mantel-piece is a
glass case of ebony and gold, whose
tone is not exactly in keeping with the
tout ensemble. On the wall opposite the
bed, between the two windows, is a
Christ of ivory on his cross of ebony,
over aprie dieu bearing the escutcheons
of Or eans and Belgium. This prie-dieu,
already worn out and faded by the
knees and tears of Carlotta and her
mother, ia the same on which the
Queen,the daughter of Louis Phillippe,
used to pray.
But there is in this room nothing,
nothing whatever recalling Carlotta's
husband, Maximilian ; and yet there is
blonde hair in the golden locket hanging on the nail that pierces the feet of | carrr
Christ. It is the lock that Maximilian
entrusted to the priest who comforted
him on going to.his execution..
; For the rest, Carlotta never seems to
occupy herself with him, at least not
in the presence of witnesses. Has God
in his mercy extinguished her memo-
T- ''
The Empress   rises   early, her sleep
being very restless. She goes to bed
at ten. She hears one mass daily;
her devotion is touching.
She takes a very light breakfast, and
also a most unsubstantial dinner. Fruit
and milk are her favorite food. - This
diet, which she adopted at Miramar,
and from which they try to wean her
at Castle Tervueren, adds to the blood-
lessness which haa so fearfully undermined the mind of tbe.PriBceaa-
She chats, she reads and writes, but
never to- her husband.
I was so fortunate as to obtain one of
her pens, as well as a sheet of paper on
which eh* had written all sorts of incoherent sentences, the whole being
signed !.' Carlotta." What a difference
there is between this and her former
handwriting! Everything in her is
but the shadow oi what she was.
Her sister in-law, the Queen of Belgium, leaves her only from time to
time in order to embrace her ohildren
at Oatend or Brussels. How much
kindness and tender solicitude, and
what an angelic protection surrounds
this august and interesting victim I
What efforts are being made to conceal
from the poor sufferer the fact that she
is a prisoner, and to hide from her the
grated windows of the mansion of Tur-
vueren ! During the very rare absence
of the Queen, instances of her trying
to make her esoape have occurred ; the
motive of these attempts, she says, is
to " fulfill her mission."
It was only the other day she disappeared, and hastened through the forest. She was finally found, exhausted,
her dress torn, her hands bloody,.at
the door of a dairy farmhouse, which
vou may see on the Lemoen road,
through the clearing of the forest j. she
had. offered herself as a servant girl to
the proprietor of this farm.
Previous to this last attempt she had
once deceived the vigilance of her
guardians, under very mournful «ir-
cumstances. This was her first esoape.
What an excitement did it produce.
How anxiously was she sought for I
She  was  found in the same forest..
She .was speaking to the trees, some of
which she had adorned ; and she took
from her  pocket sand  which she: distributed liberally, like ounces of gold.
She would not leave the place,  and offered the  most  violent resistance to
those who removed her.    It was dreadful to see her stamp the ground with
her feet, and hear her declare, with
her  arms  stretched  out   imperiously,
that she was waiting for the large oak.
The people  of   the  village  and the
whole vicinity  adore her.    Whenever
any of   the villagers   meet  her, they
smile immediately, in order not to give
her any cause of apprehension or anxiety.    All speak with profound emotion
of her ohildhood, and say that although
»he appears more majestic, she haa in
herited .the- -virtues of her excellent
and amiable mother. It was not until
I and my influential guide had visited
the pavilion and her rooms that we beheld-the Empress. She had just accompanied her uncles a short distance
on their return from Terveuren. I
saw her drawing figures with her foot,
while they took leave of her, and suddenly, bursting into a flood of tears,
throwing herself into their arms.
The face of the poor lady is fearfully
emaciated. It exhibits the angular
features of the late Queen Maria Amelia, (consort of Louis Phillippe) but
with a blank expression of utter lack
of thought. Her hair, which was parted in the middle, left'her prominent
forehead uncovered; I could distinctly
see the sunken temples, with the-blue,
violently throbbing veins, and the protruding cheeka, which are always flushed with excitement.
She wore a light-colored dress and a
rose-colored necktie, which, I suppose,
is the best refutation of the assertion
that she is aware of the execution of
her-imperial husband.
When she and her sister-in-luw had
left her uncles, the Orleans Princes,
she leaned tenderly on the Queen's
arm. " Why," said she, " did that excellent Aumale look at me so strangely ?" She then added, ." Ah, no, no!"
and burst into laughter. She waved a
white rose in her right hand, touched
with them the trees in the avenue, and
pressed the flower to her lips, and her
hand to her heart as if  to repress its
too violent pulsations.
Suddenly she seized her sister-in-
law's hand and—was it a swoon 1—sank
at her feet. She rose again and tried
to ran, but leaned again on the Queen's
arm, and said, "Come, Mary, my
strength is exhausted."
Two ho*ars afterward (toward three)
we saw her driving past in a carriage ;
she wore a garden bonnet adorned
with a wreath ef white roses, a light
grey dress of airy texture, and a white
j burnos with tassels of floss-silk. Her
Iface 7?as leas agitated; but the aspect
of this terrible calmness reminded me
involv. ltarily of poor Ophelia.
Thi friend who accompanied me
drew her portrait from memory. The
expression of this -gentle resignation
'and her vanished majesty is heartrending.
One of us two wore a very long beard
and a broad-brimmed sombrero; to see
the Empress better he was imprudent
enough to take off his hat. She jumped up, and pointing her finger at him,
exclaimed, :< H-al"''-
The Queen bent quickly out of the
ge in order to see what was the
matter;". but the man who had occasioned this incident had contritely
disappeared behind a grove of trees.
What a reminiscence may have flashed
through her sick head 1
She disappeared, and we returned to
Brussels.
Pat and tlie  Doacon.
Some months ago, as Deacon Ingalls,
of  Swampscot,   B.   I.,   was   traveling
through the western part of the   State
of New York he fell in with  an   Irishman who had  lately   arrived   in   this
country, arid was in search of a brother
who had come before him and settled
in some of the diggings in that part   of
the country.    Pat was a strong man,   a
true Roman Catholic, and   had   never
seen   the   interior   ef    a     Protestant
church;    Ingalls was a pious man.    He
told Pat he was going to   church,   and
invited his new-made friend   to   keep
him company thither,   his destination
being a small meeting-house   near   by.
There was a great revival there  at  the
time, and one of the deacons, who was
a very small man   in   stature,   invited
Brother Ingalls to a seat   in   his   pew.
He accepted the   invitation,    followed
by Pat, who looked in vain.for the .altar, etc.    After, he was seated he turned
[around to   Brother   Ingalls,  and  in-a
whisper that could be heard all around,
he inquired: . . •
"Shure, and ins't this a heretic
church ??-
" Hush 1" said Ingalls, " a-you speak
a word they will put ygn out."
" Diril a word will I speak at all,"
replied Pat. ,
The meeting was opened with prayer
by the pastor.
Pat was eyeing him very closely,
when an old gentleman who was standing in the pew directly in front of Pat
shouted, " Amen!"
" Hist, ye divil!" rejoined Pat, m his
loud whisper, which was heard by the
minister; "be decent and don't make
a-blockhead of yourself
The parson grew more fervent in
devotions.    Presently the   deacon
tered an audible groan—" Amen 1 .
" Hist, ye blackguard!    Have ye
decency at all ?" said Pat, at the
-time giving him a punch  in
which caused him to lose
rium. ,       l ,.
The minister stopped, and extending
his   hands   in   a    suppliant    manner
said: ^co     ,    ,
" Brethern, we cannot  be  disturbed
in this way.    Will some one   put   that
man out?" ,   _
"Yes, your rivrence,"  shouted   -ra1-
" I will do it."
And suiting the action to the word,
he collared the deacon, and to the utter horror of the pastor, Brother Ingalls,
and the whole oongregation, he dragged
| him up the aisle, and, with a tremendous kick, sent him into the vestibule of the church.
his
,ut-
no
same
the   ribs,
his* equilib-
»John, did Mrs. get   the   medicine
that I ordered ? "    " Wall, I guess  so
replied John, " for  I saw crape on th<
door next morning."
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