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vOL. Vll.i SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 1859. N 32.

TERMS. .--4R -L --L------T ATTRACTION!__:!_ O·32

TERMS.

...r. - .\t.1V TE .N is publishtd wer kly atT'IIH EE

., intI, payable in advance-fourdollars

in iof subiscriling. Persons wish

S , e ult give two weeks' notiCt. No

,r ' ept at the option of the publishens,

S ra.c arec trid.

TI r . iii' erted at the rate of ONE DOL

\' Cfor the first insertion, and FIFTY

I i ,,,ubs eq ne. TEN .iNt, or less,

, i,, r. L.beral dtdu lctionsnlade tothose

e t te year.

J. P. BENJAMIN,

p ~l Y ' A'I' LAW, No. 49 Canal street,

a Willalso practice in the suprIei e

C. IIOSELIUSI

N y ,Nl) COUNSELLOR AT LAW,

fri' ii" " et, New Orleans.

(;.'L. KOUNS & BROS.,

.M ~ i RECEIVING & FORWARD

' t-. N. 2 Front street, (opposite the

ry, New Orleans. Particular attention

C' ; . i i~ npping orders for \Vestern Pro

,,o t Agents Upper RceRiver Pac.

';rncrl', I !antti on supplies, 1Provisions, \'esatern

aprl4

A. D. DONOVAN,

(T I Ai -'(' TOR, Commnission and Forwarding

},, m:cht a, No. 51 Carondelet srrt tt, (Unionj

imarchl7-ly

J. B. VALENTINE & Co.,

i;RL ( U.111SSION MEIlCIIANTS, 51

I i iianii-e, New i )rlhani. C ,:,h cting, Re

land FIýai iar d .i. , and Platters' trdteIs special

THOMAS L yVIIiE,

1 , '!,'. , -·rI..:, . or i d~|lool r hl.low~ the

S ,,' tl '' ,r- l' i k,' New O ieans,

lofokeller a Stalionl'r,

V . ý 1 . . M .-c, . -,.: , ,en. a,,td Schol IBl, kn

Sri.p, Pa t, % , " , I t r and note. a irap

: , var,.,u, y tah'lr , ; ' '< t,"ul pen- nk.

.of C h l s. Country

' ,:C!'i]!q md a 'hoa" are requested to call and ex.

Cu .t .. .. .

i F. FIOLGER & CO.,

Hardware. Iron. Ship Chandlery. &c.

N, w Ie're and Tchoupitoiilati sts.,

i net,.., (;riNhier and P.i'dras

A---ea- fr Strauh's Celebrated quern of the South

orn and Wlheat illk. iniv2 -l

TIEFTS & C OLIEY,

,c, ...r- to Neilson, W\lrdweli &. ( Co

• - lv riqI-'- ol AND DEAiLTRS IN l,1uI.N

Sa d I ))llh lh

IIARDW ARE, CUTLERIY,

HEAVY GOODS,

. , ,i -, n a, Nt s. 7 a n d 9 B a rc layh tr, h st ,N w,

.:, :h, l: ,u , N ew YUrk.

r. .... . +. ]clh ry 9, 1 35!

TAYLORt & CHIURC'HILL,

TAYLOR & HARTT,

II I)' A ED E A ALERS,

- ndt, )id r idll I ,. ' i..

S& (;ri, ,ld.

. . r., i. Esq e,' 10. 1":56

ItIIMOV..i

'I'.AYLOR . RADDIN,

S I)FrAL Tns i' BOOTS, SlHOIES, III'S

"11D (l l'S, have rein., d frm N.. 41 Maia

., ,. . t> , t~t. ;n[,° i'r, f' rlle l,] e lo {in s tro 'es N os.

S":az!,e :i0 47 CoIIn ,i l-tre:r.

\ wr ..., ý,{7u.l, mbcr 3'), 1x57-1y

'I'IRRILL & BATES,

31 '1 r and I holne-:al 1, h, r- in I

_ B0001T, SHIOES ANDl) II.TS,

1 l.,, 9 ,Al :.'-zina ýtr,eet N ew (I'rleall-. "

' it? e.mouth, 11at:. mlrirch id

SF'ILINT & JONES.

"hi,. 11 1& t Royal treet, h.ew Orleann.

tW,.Lo inure thl attention ol'

'th i" lti, ndli and ille il ('i F to ,

thir lar and w, ,'ie r ' ied

,I - ,iU t IaUll itiIurl'e' lil' ine wii l '

c'a' ,-Ito , x1,ilutt the hi -t and m .un t varim',l

', 'binet Furniture ever olered for sa]v

", '..l , li -i ; l.\u'ythi - Iine ''-arY . t l thel

":.:.. , I, 1.Fur iture, e k,'tp for :le IPhal l u' ,

' i ; h, h i (lhh, (;'u p, Cord, Tl'a. . l- 'rim:,.

-T ., Va isýh,";!, te.

`Prin-. Mair aund ?0Ye 7Ialli't'-es

lied D.tt.,lUs, a new rud (o ,ou l

3MIIIi(IRS OF ALL SIZES,

S": .,,~ : in and 'heckid India M a ILo'.

. ; id-, together with Ice Bux'

rrfuI aind scurIIy pa k.ied for ship

..v ý:..; , ;, . ,.h, .,- w ill -w a , ' f ind our

, r tr , Ir iil] ci oin. avid ire Cordi"iTy II

S , -1 ,, lt n an ex:.aN iiC for theilvl s .T'

,I EA 0 V A L!

DI). KELLIAM,

FURNITURE STORE.

", ant, No -. 43, 4.1 aind 41 l~iensill'

stnr et, to

No. 53 Royal Street,

rT IW RI.. EA

A i i i a 'ly n b',a d a

b Ir ~ r 'A: n e 1 1 o f , F uii

""+· \' "". liii . 1 iii.,r i 1)I. pK1 I

'1. r D E Oi -i hi .ll

" . .. A, " hentr e T eal ,

I ] [ : ' " r r] . A I : li i i A h X 'han ' :1 l irge

yard d , i

Iii k Caeese

'" ,, :! l Ft; i:,i , eIc. l i ii

r ii ii.l win ice i

S iiIr air d ll il s ilft

:i' i' .. I nn iellhand w L w,. .d choice sn

!." Fi ni r hali

T l \ - rI On ilr inonl ClstiE Ih, nWARi', -

' iie, .i.lie, whth ie t ii anu

t., W O,r n h i, fri gl . d s rin d th e

i: . tln iTe ha removed la an d

' . - I,. f Furniture to the Sp4nis brickR

,ii, hy Messrs. Buckner and Cnt

S, ren i'cuied by Mr. Reynolds, where

I pr.p: d to tunii i ,.very, article in his line.

Ithenv mati, r,r. nemeun.,ts with nithern manufac'

c,.. - . p , . he .an sell as cheap a- any.

GREAT ATTRACTIONM

EE THE FINEST, THE CHEAPEST STOCK

r 7'o be found in Shreveport!

Ij" CLOTHING AT COST!j8

?.ANNA & SPOR,

Texel street, between Spring and the Levee.

H i It.ls, received large additios .

'I ntiter Goods, It'v" r 4 .

. Tso e 11 '7 ,

Ti,

I- I

all

, D ,l . . . r :..

''Dl

Fri:

e French, E,'glish and American ru. t....

a Sice-script, flounced, figured and plain Silk D)res.

SPatrt ns, of all the latest styles;

- Silks, Satii and Velvets, of all kinds;

Satin dte C me, Drop Chilien, Barpucrs;

Pohiu., ips, English Crape, Zepht r Goode;

La ie:' t.: poke, Mantels, Tahnias and Shawls;

En.,briderti Jaconet and Swi.s collars;

Rihii Swtl- , 'flule and Jacolet sets;

Vauencicn:* and Point Alencon collars and set.;

Rich : a'' t.nd Emnbrid'd linen camut. handkerchiefs;

La,.'es, I'E I: tgs, and Insertings, of ail kind,;

Enaihrtideoi d kirls and Peignoirs;

Hloop "nd EPlstic Skirts, in great variety;

Cord, GallCuns and Fringets, of all kinds;

Tm'rmnint'-, Ribbons, etc., inll gliat variety;

Ladies', i:: ..es and children'. (lho.ers;

Irish Ilrie-: lace, muslin and damasik curtains;

Sheetings, tshirtings, furniture prints;

Linen daniasks, table cloths, napkins;

L)iapers, c..-lh, toweling, etc.

Lo eils, ds niims, stripes, bed-ticking, .cotlnades;

Flatnnls, ,f' I all quahties and colors;

Chlichs, of tll kinds; Linseys, Kerseys;

Kentucky ,.,ansJ . Salinet, and Cloth, of all kinds:

Blnr:kets. .f all qualities, sizes and colors;

La ie.- ', 'ni;-e.e' and children's Shoes, all sizes;

'rTo!ether Witlth very other article usually found in a

1:ige' '.-tabli thn! enit, Iti order. to reduce out stock,

t 1 msake olnto for the comingi spring and If'esh sup

plies of .in 'asoable goods, we will hereafter sell our

•rWINTER CLOTHING AT COST!.

'l'it a-sort lent is very large, made up in the latest

andi mtst - shiunable styles, of the Ibett material and

woksutnins iitp, and consists in part of supt r black and

fanacy coluro'd c:oth fruck and dress coats; office and

business ca:is if all kinds; sealskin, lionskim, lambs

wolt!. ptio tcloth, pelersham and blanket overeoats,

all iinds; ine broadcloth bt'aer cloth, doeskin, cas

silnerr amIl lati t coats, trock and sac styles; double

cials; tin,' talmas, raglans, cloaks, monkey jackets; an i

etn Ictre i teIety .' o ther coats. Black doeskin, fine

blal k and ull tl y caSsimlere, cloth, cailm t, jeans, cut

ton ade a I oth, ' r ijantalions. Fine silk, satin, plush,

vnl+, ,t, ci t -!i, 'a.:hmelre, doeisk'un, M.ar. l:es and other

;ves '-; hb'' ;i, I pl arly Vests. Plantation and negro

cloitn.. ,,' cry descripton. Boys' clothing. W hite

and f:tt' nien and mu-lin shiuts made tp in the best

flmsies; .11 tuel, oenck and hick,,y ,hirts, of all kinds;

slIk, aflat, t. t ,, E ,'. cotto' I ant s al ton trlts, .1 under

Shillt andi t l;,wer,; Ilellus shls.3-. C'avats, h;lla0ker

chi, " ;.,nc s, ho'siery, lhas and caps of all kitnds, car

p t ' , w'li. 'trunkst el tc.

- nd a Brrogans, of every description and

siz, fr i 'ti :: , d ,, s. Negro shoie and sh~cs for

tali tlttn ,ea r. In d ia ru b ber iover l 'Ies .

A.s.,--,A c ltsMete st;ock of Hardware, Iron, Cast

l". Nals Cutlery. Crocke.,ry, Bom., Glass and

1 ,i, n Wa:e, fancy and stapie ro.eri es and Pro

visi uns,, t : , i v.hl ch wiL be soh~ t a the lowst pri e.

1' iatci:,, , n mirll y IllUlhhtl l: . :i!d prir hasIe s gem -

'allr ;,r ~ tlEd to give u is a ca! h i:'t o liing t Ise

i', i.t,'t, e'i l iStu.itd t) it i al l 1 r I s 111, IPer

nOeiltre A ll u0t1 1)" faifth:ul'y and p',n i,'u.tv till, d.

J-, ,LANNA & al't:.

,tILMIDT & ZEIGLIE, l1

IV I:III"..LI" GR;IOCE;RS, f:,

I't ....T . t ... 1. i :l , . 175

liet~v, n n It -pital and Hlarra<ck strec ts.: ,,w , ,.twat, . ei

A.r.irlyh receivina from Europe and the- North b.

th, (hli-cest Liquors, It inas'. Brandies anti

Cror.rtiie, to wnh , ci l rie Acr ttn

,nll n , il , l it nl ei i 'Otl tlry ll ie the ' ite.-

"FI., f, "u,,v, ,:.:<,tonlri-es ,n:y a +-imall p utl.ll ,et tht rt

X1

l .' ct '-'- ('inr:t W ine; yj

1 i i ' . 1 bii te XW ine, \ ia i S utt erne:. ]

c . 'k, A t utinder S, lu i tie C., nti';

, d -ui- L,-.het.,n, I-{}5~ Co ugnac 1!

I d, ('. -illn C ,guatr 2

S d, , J iohn orr , 1 15, C gn ;

i) ia k ck a Ca tlinpagne, pint.t an i ,lualt;

.'+Pi do Ann 'evte a1 i asaorrtd Coldi:hls;

2.i ia iit il i randi Cherries,

ifl3 do Frita in brandy, and in thiJr own Jtcte;i

S ,:,, S -s C'hee .-ii ;

l0 I, i w - ira, r Chie .ic;

0n kegsi Illanlld licrrings; br

15U catan - . rine-;

(oshcn ainl \Vesti-rn l uttir and Che r,,(;

I it, crr.ilied, powdered and ihr ken Sugalr; e

lit, liat. ai and Jlava (oi .,le; tl

ie ntt bi ,ck '1'i as, ,If every quality; a

']" br',;o, cnallehs, S p s , spcee-, plic'kles. ketchlp,'-, a

sau s, intt-ard, petpp r,. precervns, lava-,a -wu t

nw it., oli , r pers, ancrhovies, altnonds, raiins, ligs,

pru'tt "< Ianll]s, dates. filberts, che('enu.., crtlnblr- -

li':, , wk, r ,wal non, b1 aiz lti-b, iI ,kw.he;-t. s d.

iv, I i ad "i-, s gar- ured h: I-, i uii io tongues,

'l l;r il,( 1, [ +pork, ' t' ., al. of thie .e-t qualhty.

O)rdl r- trii the uonlltllr punctti: lly and careifully Ri

ti a. ',' it" icrnc!:i s ant d l ti-ers i-itting the city

tit+ n, r ll +,,"d i , .x-ill ýat 175 O hl i, . ,e sirs =t

:ar, hla SCHIMIIII & ZEIG LIiR.

J. WATERMAN & BR3OTHIIER,

II.IRDI)WARE MERCHIIANTS,

('Corner of (ommon iu and 1iMagazine streets. New Or1leann.

-. vE iii land :i nd i re dutiiy ---

dil-io i tic arrivals a gene- i

ral airsorttilllt ,-, artiiels,clomprising in part is iollown :

FiHardware, Cutler}', &Ac.

Iron. St i 1. N\ ls, Rope.

A es. "C insi. Scythes, d

Corprn ter a ITools, compht to,

C.-peir's Tools, cour plic.,

A nvi!., Vices. Bellows,

Stack and Dies, Screwpisates ,t

Ploughs, IIay Cuttr:s, Corn Shellers, I

Agricultural Implemen its

Mill, ('ross-cut and Pit aaws, t

(Ox Yokes, Bows, inigl. trees,

Turning Lathes,

Plantforii Scal,5s, I

Corn Mills, Cob Crushers

hloire', Hu. r , Silc ls and Spades.

tudirtc. Feinders. Shovels and Tongs,ii

t'hinese G( neties. Iroan ied,.ailits,

hittinnia and Plated IWare,

3Ieait Cutters, Sausage Stufli rs,

Stnck Kettles. Portabie ForC 's,

ay 1., . 5 Seirnei Fishing Tackle. etc. etc. a

Drugs, Medicines. &c.

rIIllE- -i Icr.hlr halningrecently been supplied with f

Sa lai!I an d fresh 'toci of l)rugs, Medicines,,

Chi , "it l , PIer-funcry, etc., would respectfully notify

all couniti ' :lirchants. planters and physicians that I

every :hi, :nti my line will be sotild a. very small ad

va ce I :" ,i :- a .I. Or city' a ceptances. Beliow are a few

of the aitth, l on hand:

900 oz . u 'ph: quinine. :3i10 lbspow'drhubarb,

1(41 "" ., ph: ui trphipnl. 2(1(1 lb- iprecae,

10 " I .i+chaine. 5110 lbs senita,

1I0 " ,.ate' silver. 2i1i00~ atls tim arahii.

i bhii lid pca lmphor, 6111i lbs tartaric acid,

1t1) k, lip-cr:da, ite 3unt i A.

10 ibts i"ta tartar. 3110 b.is calomtlt. I-l.A.,

210 , !- -,eun sal'. 101f11t is iitdigt.

ill blhi' ,,-apperas ih(,'i (1 ubs t iadder,

15 '.r '. -isdtu . 50It, cllororfform.

210 bib i- -<u r ar-i Tr i .id'z powde.rs

2O1) hlb p:i turpentine, 2c ( " yca= t

"0 lb!s itrohol, 25 "' soda

40 k4ee salt lptre. 40 gross -ngarlemons.

20()10 he drt r ruiists'nlassware, patent niedicines,per

funmer, inm ,dicine chelts. instrtimentsi etc.. etc.

S "" MORISON, Wholesale Druggist,

dec , b57 12 Magnzine st., New Orleans.

. cooters at Fifty Cents.

A LARGE supply of the monst approved

Plough Scooters kept constantly on

hand, and for sale at fifty cents each,

1 at the Shreveport Foundry.

All kinds of agricultural implements repaired, and

mar,ými.et .1 ,to ,nrd,,r. r aprt4 ' iv..I,1N S.

Sealed Proposals

W ILL be received at the office of the Commis

sioner of the Third Swamp Land District, in

Shreveport, La., until the 23d day of March, 1859,

for Contracts for REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS in

I he bed of Bayou Pierre River, and Counissnia Lake,

secording to Survey and Plan in the Commissioner's

Office. ranDS.

1st. Deepening the Bed; commencing at

about four hundred yards (more or less)

below the first. or Axley's falls, where the

water shoals, in ascending, to Axley's

falls, viz: 400 yards by 10 yards wide,

and 2 yards deep, - - - - 8,000

2nd. Cutting through the lower, or Axley's

falls, from the point at which the deepen- 1

ing of the channel described in the first

paragraph shall cease, viz: 420 yards by

10 yards wide by 2 yards deep, - - 8,400

3rd. Outting through the second, or Mor

gall's falls next in ascending, for the dis

tance of 200 yards, viz: 200 yards, by 10

yards wide by 2 yards deep, - - 4,000 C

4th. Cutting through the third falls, next

above Mrs. Cox's plantation, for the dis

tance of 150 yards, viz: 150 yards by 10 t

yards wide by 2 yards deep,- - - 3,000

5th. Cutting through the fourth falls, in as

cending, for the distance of 100 yards,

viz: 100 yards by 10 yards wide by 3 1

yards deep, - - - - - 3,000 1

6th. Cutting through the fifth falls, next in

ascending, for the distance of 150 yards,

viz: 150 yards by 10 yards wide by 2

yards deep, - - - - 3,000

7th. Cutting through the sixth falls, next

in ascending,for the distance of 200 yards,

viz: 200 yards by 10 yards wide, by 21z

yards deep, - - - - 5,000

8th. Cutting through the seventh falls, text C

in ascending, for the distauce of two hun

dred yards, viz: 200 yards by 10 yards

wide by 2j2 yards deep, - - - 5,000

9th. Cutting through the ighth falls next in C

ascending, for the distance of one hun- C

dred yards, viz: 100 yards by 10 yards .

wide by 2)ý yards deep, - - - 2,500 1

10th. Cutting through the ninth falls, next

in ascending, at the upper end of lake Lo- a

rig, for the distance of one hundred yards, r

viz 100 yards by 10 yards wide by 2

yards deep, -2,000

11lth. Cutting through the tenth falls, next

in ascending, near the mouth of Black

bayou, for the distance of one hundred

yards, viz: 100 yards by 10 yards wide by

2O deep, - . 2,500,

12th. Cutting through the eleventh falls, in

ascending, for the distance of hundred

yards, viz: 100 yards by 10 yards wide,

by 2'. yards deep, - - - - 2,500 j

13th. Cutting through the twelfth falls,

next in ascending, near the mouth of i

Squirrel bayou, for the distance of two

hundred yard:-, viz: 200 yards by 10 yards V

wide by '21! yards deep, - - - 5,000 o

14th. Cutting through the thirteenth falls,

next is ascending, near the mouth of

Black bayou, for the distance of one hun- C

dred yards, viz: 100 yards by 10 yards c

wide by 2t . dieep, - - 2,500

15th. Cutting through the fourteenth falls, n

next it ascending, hear the mouth of Bull

bayou, at Mr. Young's clearing, for the U

distance of one hundred yards, viz: 100 hI

yards by 10 yards wide by 2 yards deep, 2,000 i

16th Cutting through the shoal in Couniss

nia Lake, known as "La Coupe," for the

distance of four hundred yards, viz: 400

yards by 10 yard, wide by 2 yards deep, 8,000 r

-e

Tot al cubic yards, - - 66,400 b

(J-'iThe.work above required, will be given to the

lowest bidder, after examinini g tie proposals, to be

cpened on tlie23d day of Marchli ext. Ihe Commis- b

,iontr re-erving the right of postponing any portion a

of it over ten thliousand cubic vards. lThe work to1

) et co inceltd at next low water stage of tihe river, s

and to be perfected with all de- patch. The earth

runov,-d will not be required to le thrown at any r

greater d -tance than to be entirely out of the ch ian

nel.

Good and sufticient bonds will bei re iquired for the

faithfil performanrce of the work. ti

l'ayvments to be made by Warrants on the Treasur- s

ir of thIe Stat. n- the u ork progre-ses--One-third to

be reserved until the completion of the work. -

T. 1'. HOT''CHKIIS. .

Coummissioner :3d Swamp Land District. n

Shlreven, ort, TJanuary 26, 13,59. I

Cottage Grove Female Seminary. P

Six miles south of Col' nsburg, at

Bossier Parish, Louisiana.

Mns. Lovris. 1. RItc s, - - - --- - --Principal. t 1at

Mut. L c. )ois - - - - - -, - - - M- - - - eon.

Mt. Z xc. Doors,- ........ . .. Agent. f

Terms peir Session of F".ce Months: at

1 at Primary Depart lwent. . - - 0 5

2d do do - 15 00

1st Academic Deartment, - 20 o0

2d do do - 25 00

Contingent Fee, for each pupil. - - - - - - - 1 00 tl

Music on Piatno, ]arp, Guitar. Melodian or at

Violin, each, ----- --. ---- - 25 00 a

Use of in-trurnt, --- - - - - - - - - - 5 00

Emblride rye, Drawing, Paintingt, Wax Fruit b,

Fliowers, French and Latin, each, - - 10 00 w

Boarding. per monthtli per session - - - - 40 t0 d,

bioardingi , ipayment required one-half in advance, it

or uote to draw tilter-t. I.

itvy, under twelve years of age, will be received t

into the school, and when the number shall have a'

reached twenty-five, a competent male teacher will w

be empl,'oyed and the boys taught apart from the fe

males.

I'upils will be received at any time, and be chira- 6'

ed froin the time of entering, yet all will see, at once, o0

that the sooner they' enter the better for themselves' .

as tile claw-es will be formied at the commencement Ii

and advance steadily all the time.

D. E. I)ICKSON,

,1OSIlUA J. LEWIS, Trustees ht

SI. A. CII1LDERS.

IteFEtENCES:

G. W. Seutell, (I. Nattin-Colliusburg.

A Hughes, James H. Hughes, and B. F. Stewman, a

Rocky lMount. S

i. F1. Looney, K. P. D. Taylor, Setntell's Store. It

W. A. Kelly, W. C. Mitchell, Bellevue.

James Cooper. Shreveport. decl. c

COLLEGI. TE INSTITUTE. c

iT0s lnstiute. situlted two miles froni

thrcr,,prt, re-opened fo: the reception

of ptptls ion 1i day.4th (Octi, r. 1i

C:rcumitancett hat- , 'usplh d the pro- a

p s t ,r to change tite order oft hii tet; iii

lishtnent in some palticulass.

11e will strictly limit the niumber of hii pupils, anld

recetive day schnifrs as well as lOarders.

ltC0 prtra to r,:c, ie pupil- (rent 1i to 16 ears old.

His riates f t :on will in ail caoes be twenty-five

dollars per s-sson of live tonuths.

For modern languages, viz: French, Spanici, or Ita

lion, extra charges will btie ade.

For board, tuition, wa-hing, foei and lights. nie

hundred doliars, per session of five imalth, i.r two,

l huinred dollars per year of ten monlths.

iThe course of studien will b- i ,at hi as is unifiorm.lutL

pursued in our best high sclhols and cillhees.

No pupil will he received for less than five ninths. I

Charges must, without exception, be strlctly paidii

half in advance.

- Boarders must conie prepared mwith a sullfieini, l

annount ohf bedding, towels, and clothing, properly

marked. S.P. . EI,ME. A. II.

Octrnht 6. 1r50.

PORTABLE AND STATIONARY

STIEAM4I ENGINES.

Hoard & Sons' Southern Depot,

.)OR the State; off Lou,-isna, Miosisippi, Alabama,

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How We Settled with Bettie.

It was after tea, and the "Sans Souci club"

were seated around a table in my own little

room. Sallie was lazily turning over the leaves:

of a picture book. Bettie hai qjst finished

descanting on the pleasure she anticipated from

the visit of a certain Mr. Algernon Smith,whom

her father had invited to his house. Mr. Al

gernon Smith was the son of an old friend of

Mr. Mulligan's, residing in Texas, and Bettie

had never seen him. Ellen yawned, and de

claring "the club" intolerably dull, begged

permission to go down stairs and sit until bed

time with my mother. Sallie's eyes sparkled

and twinkled, and fairly danced in her head as

Ellen left the room.

"Bettie," said I, "from what your father

said yesterday, lie rather expected Mr. Smith

last evening, did he not?" "Yes he did, but

was disappointed. I shall look for him all this

week." "Perhaps he arrived this evening."

observed Sallie carelessly. "I hope not, and

father and I both absent. He'd feel so lonely

with nobody to entertain him. I hardly think

I have done right in leaving home to night,

under the circumstances," rejoined Betty un

easily. "Mr. Smith can sleep off the effects of

his loneliness if he has arrived. I wonder if

he is any kin to Smith's arithmetic? I wouldn't

make his acquaintance if he is?" said Siellie,

and the conversation on that topic came to a

close. About fifteen minutes after Ellen had

left, Sallie seeing that I wished an excuse to

leave the room without exciting Betty's suspi

cions, very considerately remarked that she

could enjoy a drink of fresh water, and request

.ed me to down and have some brought up. 1

hastened down, and after giving the necessary

order, I opened the door of a small dressing

room and entered, but gave an involuntary

start, and Ellen exclaimed, "Now I know my

disguise is complete." "Perfect," I replied,

"why your own mother wouldn't know you!"

"How am I looking anyhow?" "Admirable."

"How do you like my moustache?" "It's just

the thing. Where did you get it?'' "Stuck it

on with gum arabic." "Where did you get

your black hair?" "Pa's old wig, brought it

in my pocket. Blacked my eyebrows with this

burnt cork." "You make a handsome boy,

Ellen, rather precocious though, in sporting

whiskers. You'd better darken the lower part

of your face a little more to correspond with

the moustache, then put on lightly a little pink

chalk and you'll do." "Do you think I'll suc

ceed?" "Yes, if you can manage to change

your voice." "O, I'll do that. i don't talk

naturally now; no wonder. I can hardly use

Imy upper lip. When I open my mouth, it feels

like it goes up over my nose, when I shut it, it

feels like it had a bullet hanging to it." When

I'ientered the room Sallie was practicing a

waltz, and Bettie tuning my guitar. Sallie then

requested .a song; Bettie sang one of the sweet

est airs I ever heard, and at its close the door

bell rang. "Somebody's come," said Sallie,

"who can it be Mollie?" 'Really Betty, I

havn't been down to see," 1 answered with

assumed indifference. "Perhaps Bettie's mother

has sent for her, or sent her word that Mr.'

Smith has arrived." "0, yes,perhaps so! please

run down and see Mollie." "Indeed, aIittie,

it may be some negro having ground peas or

something else to sell, besides--" "Miss liettie

young gentulmun in de parlor 'quiring for you!"

said Jane, the black-girl handing Bettie a card.

"For me!" exclaimed Bettie taking the card,

then reading with surprise the name of Alger

non Smith. "O, Mollie, he has come!" '"Who

Bettie'?"' "'.Why Algernon-- I mean Mr. Smith.

Please run down Mollie, that's a good girl. I

am not acquainted and you can introduce me."

"But who is to introduce me, pray?" "0, you

are at home you know, and it will look better

for you to go tirst." "Very well, but mind

and bring Sallie with you." "Never fear Mol

!lie," said Sallie, "I'm determined to see Betty's

young cJcphant!"

Bettie did not keep lMr. Smith waiting more e

than half an hour, ere she made her appear- v

ance, followed by Sallie. Introductions passed tl

and after much bowing and scraping, Mr. Smith a

began to apologise for not having patience to e

wait until next day to be presented to BettY',

declaring that he felt so lonely and disappointed

in not being able to see her before retiring, that s'

he was confident he could not have slept a wink s

all night, and so made bold to cail while she it

was visiting and present himself.

After thanking him, and expressing her re- P

gret at her father's absence, Bettie branched "

off on another subject, in order to relieve the ii

young man of his apparent bashfulness and e

timidity. Sallie and I joined the conversation t

with much spirit, and Mr. Smith very soon made s

himself at home as if he'd been born in that very a

room.

"Yes'm, there's a good deal of fun to be seen

at college," replied the young gentleman in an

swer to a question from Bettie, while he stroked c

his moustache with a self-satisfied air. "'We

have lots o' fun every night. Oyster suppers, a

champagne parties, cigars, cards, and all that I

sort of thing you know." '

"isn't he handsome? said Bettie, speaking

low to me, "I declare I'm desperately in love t

already. low nicely he dresses, and what alt

dear, sweet little moustache!" Ther turning

to Mr. Smith, and complacently smoothing t

down her collar said, "1 like college students t

they are so merry." "'Jolly dogs, all of 'em;

wish you could be one-have such jolly times!"

"I believe I would rather not be one," replied

Bettie reddening. "Clever fellows!" continued

Mr. Smith. "Come round to my den every

night--roast eggs-drink up all my wine

smoke up all my cigars, and all that!" Bettie

moved uneasily in her chair, and again whis

pering to me, said, "perhaps, Mollie, Mr. Smith I

may be a little tight!" "'No such thing! Take

him to Texas." "flow do you like Texas, Mr.

Smith?'" "Fine country! splendid! such fertile

lands-such good range for cattle! you ought

ito go out there!" Bettie bit her lips. "No

doubt about the range being excellent for calves,

judging by a specimen," was Sallie's pert, and

unexpected rejoinder. Unexpected, because

ballie was never heard to say anything so sar

castic before; we didn't suppose she could.

Mr. Smith didn't seem to "take," Bettie, did,

and a titter proved it. "O, yes, never saw

such a country! magnificent prairies, covered

p all the year with millions of wild flowers, of a'

e thousand different colors! Black, brown, gray,

( green, red, blue and white!" "Indeed such

S colors are very rare." Is Texas healthy?"

S"O, yes. People out there never die, except

with old age and some other diseases. Healthy

country! Doctors all starve." "Don't they,

have chills occasionally?" asked Sallie. "Don't

notice thlem, get used to 'em at all. Last one

I had shook off both my boots, then shook olff

my pantaloons!"

"Why, Mr.;Smith!" "Fact! Prove it by Tom

Jenks!" ' Who is he?" ".My old chum from

Texas. Only two from there in college. Tom

and myself. Extravagant dog is Tom. Spends

so much money. Got more fine pantatoons

than all the boys in college! Boys call him

Beau Brummel!." "I wouldn't suppose his

, father would encourage such extravagance,"

Sremarked Betty. "Aid! his governor come s

t down handsomely." "Who do you call his

governor?" "Who? why the old boy who has

the honor to be his father, to be sure!"

S"Betty," said I, seeing that she was half

vexed, "why don't you, or Sallie take him'

among the poets?" "Mr. Smith," said Sallie,

Sg',w do rou like the Caledonian poet?" "Don't

know him. Writes for the papers, don't he?

Poor business-don't pay. Tried it once my

self--wrote a whole page--"Lines to Jane."

Editor lit his cigar with it!" "I allude to

Burns." "Burns, eh! don't like 'em at all!

Never had but one. Burnt my leg once, very

bad burn, all the skin peeled off!" Sallie means:

Robert Burns, the Bard of Scotland," explained

F Bettie with ill-concealed vexation, "Who old

Bob? O, yes, Bob's a fine writer, very, don't

understand him though, couldn't'read him if I

did-don't like his slang." "That Bill Shaks

peare's a right good writer, aint h'e? Writes

capital plays sometimes." "Which do you like

best, Mr. Smith?" "O, Robin Roughhead by

all means! splendid thing!"

"When do you expect to settle, Mr. Smith?"

enquired Bettie,giving the conversation another

sudden turn.

"Next summer. Shalllook about then fori

somebody to take home with me. Wouldn't

you like to go?" and the young man winked

furiously at Betty, who blushed quite as furi

ously as she replied, 'I would not go under any

consideration!" 'Sorry,' was his brief reply as

he heaved a sigh and rose to depart. "MustI

go now, guess your old mother's waiting for

me-told me not to stay late. Well, Miss

Bettie, when are you coming home?" "To

morrow afternoon," sung out Sailie, making a

horrid ugly face at Mr. Smith. "Guess I'll

get along pretty well till you and the old man

come home." "Mr. Smith," exclaimed Sallie

seeing Bettie's eyes flash at the disrespectful

mention of her parent, "I have been so agree

ably edified by your flowing descriptions of1

the "far, far west," and life, that I hope to

have the pleasure of cultivating your acquain

tance." "O, yes, fine girl coming to see you

soon. Where do you hang out?" "I thank

you sir," replied Sallie with pretended asperity

"I don't happen to hang out anywhere, I re

side on this street however." "Eh! beg your

pardon; put my foot into it then, no mistake!"

and Mr. Smith bidding us good night took his

departure.

Once more in our room, and Sallie said,

"How do you fancy him, Bettie!" "Not at RI

H all! the ignoramus! I wish him at Houston! I in

am surprised at fgther, inviting him to our;

house! lie puzzles me exceedingly." "Who a

Bettie!" "Why Mr. Smith. I sometimes think

I've seen somebody like him, in either manner, n m

features or expression. I can't tell which, for

as soon as I try to locate him, I lose the restm- n

blance entirely." 'But, Bettie, you don't re

ally think him at all verdant do you?" I asked. j 1

"Green as a patch of spring turnips!" was la

Bettie's decided answer. "Well, upon my

word!" I exclaimed suddenly, and pointing C

toward the door. Bettie turned to look and hl

was immediattdy clasped in the arms of tlr.i d

Smith! "O! my gracious alive! Unhand me w

you scoundrel! Please release me, Mr. Smith." d

"Kiss me then!" "Never you wretch! I'll inform Ii

my father of your conduct sir! I'll-I'll-How

dare you enter this room? Leave it this instant! fi

Mollie why don't you knock him down? Why tiI

don't you choke him Bettie?" By a desperate

eflfort Bettie disengaged herself from the arms a

of Mr. Smith, and stood facing him, with a

face as red as a peony, exclaiming angrily, rt

"Mollie, I'min surprised at you iand Sallie. laugh- fc

ing like a couple of tiiines.

Sallie' caught Mr. Smith's coat tail and cons- ]

it-enced pulling him towards the door. 1 caught hl

a lock of his black hair and pulled off his wig.

and Ellen's luxuriant curls fell in glorious con- s

fusion about her neck and shoulders.

Betty dropped into a chair, vcridently feeling p

I very much like the little boy the calf run over. a

Ellen dirested herself of her masculine attire, r

t and washing her face turned to Bcttie wwio stil: a

r sat in sull#en silence, and said, "I!ow did you a

I like Mr. Smith? sweet little moustache! so hand

some, and all that sort of thing! Clever dogi n

wasn't he?" "'Ellen Saulslbury!" screamed u

Betty, "I never will forgive you the long- L

est day I live!" But she did forgive her that i

very night, and good humoredly acknowledged

that site had been considerably "taken in," and y

i as Mr. Algernon Smith would have said, most, p

> egriously "sold."

According to the lavre lpapers, it would

seem that captain Stiphens of the American

ship Johannisberg, and crew have been show

ing the liHavre folks a little life.

''iihe Johannisberg was about leaviug the 1

port, when some of the sailors, flushed with

I wine, got into a row, which subsequently drew

into it the captain. One of the sailors threat

ened to strike him with a bar of ir'on, on which

the captain seized a ihandspike, and sent him

sprawling on the deck. A French surgeon got

on board, and there that muss ended. Just ats

that rmoment a steamer was ·aearing the ,Iu ty, '

which led a lieutenant in the government ser

vice to order the pilot of the Johannisberg to

j cut loose and let the steamer in. The popular

c version of the sequel has it that Capt. Stiphens o

answered the lieutenant in any thing but com

plimentary terms, and let some pieces of wood

tly at him. 'Tlhe captain, after explanation,

mnade cut that it was not to the lieutenant that

Sthe lang-ua'ge nor the wood was addressed, but

a to his own agent standing on the quay, for

having sent hiin drunken sailors on board. Be,

that as it may, the crowd on the quay thought t

that the lieutenant had been the target of

Swords tand w.vd,and with that impression every t

stone come-at-able was fired at the Americans

a :nd they in turn sent back again whatever they

d could get hold of-bottles, pieces of iron, wood,

&c . The "tug" got orders not to take out the

lJohannisberg, on which Capt. Stiphens cut

e loose, set sail, and with wind and tide cleared t

out, taking his position on the quarter (leck,

Ii pistol in hand. The rumor was spread that he :

e had tried to use it, but the cap exploded, on

r which the French crowd recommenced the!

e babble and seat a new shower of stones at the

it captain and crew as they passed along. The

I sFrench doctor returned after the Johannisberg'

o got into the roadstead, and reported that the

d sailor struck by the captain was not dead, as

e had been supposed, but had his left arm broken

. and his head severely cut, and that he had also

had to dress the wounA of the sailors struck

• by the stones and missiles from the shore,

w Several persons were wounded on shore,several

d 'arrests made, and an inquiry ordered by the

a central commission.

' THE ,\LSiaNG;ON Hosije so.-We learn, says

the Mobile Tribune, that Mr. Sickles, having

treason to suspect some criminal intimacy be

tween his wife and Mr. Key, was on the look

y out, and Saturday last discovered evidence to

}t confirm his worst surmises. Still willing to

avoid violence, lie refrained from taking sum

imary vengeance. On Sunday, Key passed his

house and waived a handkerchief, which sig

nal was answered by Mrs. S. Mr. Sickles then

' purs.ued !Ke, and overtaking him near doctor

SPtlayne's church, accosted him with the words

, '1pretare to die." Key turned, and in doing

Sso, placed hIis right hand in his left breast, as

i if for the purpose of drawing a weapon, when

. Sickles shot him two or three times in quick

0s succession. Key fell dead in his tracks.

es The fearful increase of insanity in Califor

is nia is attracting attention and deserves the in

as vestigstion of medical inquiries. Is this result

to be chargod to the fact that migration to Cali

sf fornia has drawn from other lands a large pro

m portion of the predisposed classes, or is it due i

ie, to habits and modes of life and pursuitsipre

't ,ale-nt in California-or to bo!h causesin parts

?! Making Both Ends Meet.

- Richard Lane was esteemed a prudent, care- g

' ful young man, by all who knew him. His t

o father was a poor man, and unable to do any

I! thing for him than give him a good common t

y school education, which was was in itself a

S fortune. As a boy he had gone into a store

d ; and worked his way along by slow degrees, till:

d at the opening of our story he had a salary of.

'i six hundred dollars a year, as salesman.

I Three years before,he had made the acquain- it

tance of Isabel Walker, and from that time a

a new hope animated him. He thought of the 8

e future and the delights of home, his own home, o

with Isabel for his wife, occupied the fore- d

ground of his picture of the future. He had

an idea of domestic bliss, which he meant to a

r realize, and with this intent he saved up a por

tion of Iis salary every year, so that when he 5s

was ready to get married, he had $500 to go it

to house-keeping with. a

Isabel Walker was an orphan, with nothing i2

to depend on but her own earnings. She had b

received a tolerable education, and early ex- ce

hibiting a remarkable talent for music, some b

kind friends had assisted her to cultivate it,

and now she earned a very handsome salary a

as a teacher of music. Sie was a very pretty ft

girl, and her amiable character and pleasant a.

manners rendered her a general favorite, even a

in the circles of wealth and fashion. tc

Richard and Isabel wera married, and taking

half of a good house at a rent of one hundred It

and fifty dollars, they went to housekeeping in o

preference to boarding. Richard's accumula- a

ted fund enabled him to furnish his rooms very p

pretty, though not very elegantly or fashiona

bly; but Isabel was satistied, was delighted with I

x her new situation. tl

For a year they were as happy and content- h

ed as they could be, nor sighed for any of the st

luxuries or vanities which Richard's small ti

j salary did not enable him to buy. At the be- 'T

ginning of the new year, the young husband's o

I employers voluntarily raised his salary to seven

hundred dollars a year. t(

"Now, Isabel, you shall have a piano," said ai

Richard after he had announced the gratifying c<

[ intelligence. of

r "Oh, no, r.ichard; we cannot afford to keep s

a piano," Isabel remonstrated. rt

"I think we can; I know a firm that will trust

me for one-will give me six months credit. i!

"But Richard, you cannot pay for one in six o

months." I

"I can pay a part of it, and they will wait S

longer for the rest. I can pay a hundred dol- a

lars, at least towards it." Ih

'"I fear not. Why look at our account book.

Our expenses for the first year we have been tl

housekeeping are little more than six hundred g

dollais. If you had not had some money, we ti

would have been in debt. This seven hundred h

dollars will just enable us to live as we have h

lived. nothing more."

"There are a great many extra expenses the h

first year. It will be much better to pay for it st

than run in debt for it." oi

"Debt is a great bugbear to you, Isabel," ci

added Richard smiling. o0

"1 hope it will always be. I would much a!

rather do without the piano than to run in debt;

for it." q

'his was excellent philosophy on the part of o.b

Mrs. Lane, and it would have been wisdom in to

her husband to have adopted it.

"Don't you want a piano, Isabel?" he asked t]

somewhat astonished at her earnestness. y"

"Oh, very much! 1 have often thought how p

pleasantly I should pass away my leisure hours I

when you are away, if I orly had a piano. But. w

really Richard, I never thought of such a thing it

as having one. I can do without very vwell, II

and I beg you will not run in debt for one." a

"Just as I thought. I know one so fond of II

music as you are, must need a piano, very is

much, *nd you shall have one, Isabel," and

the devoted husband kissed her tentderly, for

he was very lbnd and very proud of her. Ih

"I will not consent Rlichard. I am ,afraid if a

you run in debt some terrible thing will hap- I.

pen.

"You must not be frightened by a bugbear.; tI

I have one hundred dollars left. I can buy a tl

good one for three hundred dollars. so I shall a

owe but two hundred, which I am sure I can t,

pay within one year. Nay, my dear, you must a

consent; for it will make nme so happy to feel

that you have no unsatisfied want."

"On one condition, I will consent," said h

Isabel, glancing archly at him. z

"What is it"'' it

"That you will let me sing in church."

"I am to priotd to let you do that." !

sYou must not be so proud. The society

has offercd nme a hundred dollars a year. I

could p.. so, much towards the piano."' i t

"I am able to stupport you, Isabel, and I r

don't want you to earn your own living."

Isabel pleaded earnestly and the husbandI

offered a great many objections; but at last Ihe

consented. The piano was purchased, and' I

Isabel knew no unsatisfied want.

The piano, it cannot be denied, was a great

luxury in the house of Richard Lane. it be

guiled their ev.ening hours and addod much to.

their happiness, for while the wife was a nis

tress of the musical art, the husband was pas

sionately fond of the divine harmony. Sbeh

sang and played, and Richard was prouder

than ever of the fair being, who had cast he;

lot with his.

"If the instrument should suddenly be de- t

stroyed, 1 should think that I have not paid

too dearly for the joy we have purchased" said

Richard, as he kissed, his wife one evening, at

the close of their musical entertainment.

"Perhaps not, if it were not for the awful

idea of be;ng in debt," replied Isabel. "I

Ssometimes think that it is not paid for, while 1I

eam playing, and I always lose a note when I

do."

c "Do not be alarmed, my dear; it shall be

e paid for in good time."

The first quarter of the year passed away,

and never were three months more heavily

laden with bliss; but to Isabel, who kept the

0 household accounts they brought an hour of

k reflection. Instead of being dimished, their

expenses had increased. New luxuries had

crept into the house. New wants had been

e discovered and supplied. When she had footed

up the column of figures, she found the amount

exceeded the fourth of hel h.usband's salary.

She was alarmed, and when Riclard came

; home that night, she called his attention to the

appalling fact. But he only laughed at her.

They had paid the wood and coal bill on the

o first of January, and this had been included in

the quarter's payments.

s "1 fear, my dear, that we shall not Le able

to make both ends meet, said she gloomily.

"Certainly we shall. 1 wish that bugbear

r'did not frighten you so."

Is "I can't help it."

"I am afraid we are running behindhand,

i Richard. We must reduce our expenses. I

sn am afraid we are living too high."

k "Nonsense! Play me the waltz, Isabel."

She complied, though she was far from being

satisfied with the prospect before them.

Another quarter passed by, and the expen

a- ses came a little inside of the fourth of the

It salary. This was hopeful. but not a dollar

i- could be paid towards the piano. The fond

a- wife was really disturbed at the state of things.

te Richard laughed at her as before, said he

e- had procured an extension on the time for pay

(I mig for the piano.

"But how can you ever pay for it, if we are

going on this way? We are saving nothing

towards it," she said gloomily.

"Well, my dear, if we don't happen to have

the money, why, I can borrow it."

"But you will still owe it."

"Shall I, indeed?" laughed he.

"I wish we had not bought the piano."

"I don't Isabel. I s;m sure the enjoyment

we have derived from it has more than paid for

it."

"If we had already paid for it, perhaps it

would. I feel very badly about it. If we

once get in debt, it is hard to get free from

debt."

"My salary will be raised again, next year,

and we can easily pay it off then."

All that he could say however, failed to

satisfy his anxious wife; and for several days,

in spite of all Richard could do she was sad

and gloomy. The husband, too began to real

ize his folly, and wished the piano had never

been bought. But as time passed on she be

came cheerful again, and everything went on as

before.

One day Richard happered to go home for

a bill at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and

found his wife absent. This was unusual, and

as he was passing down tne street, he saw her

approach from the other side of the way, at

tended by a gentlemant

For the first time in his life, a pang of jea

lousy shot through l h heart. le stopped to

observe the parties. Isabel entered the house

and her companion, politely touching his hat

passed on.

Richard was alarmed. Could his wife per

mit the attentions of a gentleman? Two or

three times after this he went home at the same

hour and found the door locked, his wife ab

sent. But she was just as loving and affec

tionate when he went home at night as ever.

There was nothing to indicate the diminution

of her affection for him.

Still he was not satisfied, and he ventured

to say that he had been home, several times,

and found her absent in the forenoon. She

colored up, much to his grief, and tried to turn

off the subject. He permitted her to do so, re

solved, however, to probe the matter to its

roots.

One morning, instead of going to the store

as usual, he remained near the house. At nine

o'clock he saw her come out, and he followed

her to an elegant house in a neighboring street.

She remained there an hour, and then went to

another house, where she stopped another

hour, and then went home.

She had ntver spoken to him of visiting in

these families, and his suspicions began to

gather considerable weight. He became posi

tively unhappy and in spite of all his efforts,

he could not wholly disguise his feelings from

her who was most intimately interested.

He was not yet prepared to expose her, for

he had not yet fully satisfied himself that,

say the least, she flirted with gentlemen, for

once again saw her with him who had first e

cited his suspicions. Home began to lose sot

of its charms, though Isabel was the affectio

ate and devoted wife.

While these things were pending, anoth

quarter day came round. The expenses hia

.been somewhat reduced, but there was nothi .

to pay for the piano.

And another quarter came round and st,

there was nothing to discharge the debt.

year had passed away since the pinno had bet.

purchased. Richard was glooi.yrn

Ile could find nothing to prov' thiT T . "

was inconstant; nuthing in her manner, even ;

indicate it, yet that dieadful suspicion sti.

haunted him. Shu was young and pretty, an".

a splendid singer and rianoist. She migl

have been led to think tnat iet husband wa

not all-in-all.

lie often asked her where she went ever

forenoon, and she always; answered him, he

lie was not satisfied with her replies. Th

apple of discord was sown in his heart, ye

Isabel was merry, chee:r fal and happy as ever

One morning, just as Richard had gone t

the store, a man appeared, who informed he.

that he was a deputy sheriff. He had come t

attach tile piano for the unpaid debt. He wa

very polite, and dischliarged his unpleasantduty

as gently anid inoffensively as pos-ible.

"But I will pay the debt," said Isabel.

'I have no authority to settle the account,"

he replied. "I must put in a keepe'r; but if you

wish, I will inform the firm that vou will pay

it."

"1 will do no at ence, I have the money with

mnie."

The sheriff departed, and in half an hour cne

of tile piano firm aLppearedi , upolo,'ised for the

trouble he had caused, received the money and

receipted the bill, and in the lurry of dealing

with a lady forgot all about the costs. He de

parted taking the keeper with hiren.

When Richard camnne lime that night, Isabel

hIanded him the writ tire slierill hadii ft. 11

was astonished andl cronfourldel

"rThey have dunu,:d ;.it . dozen time- withir

a week, but I did not think cf th!ei: ding this."

"II have been afraid <f it fr:: somee time,

added Isabel. "Such ti' i:;g, alwrays go with

these debts."

"But where is the kee'per "

"He ihas gene."

" ;uone!"

"'Here, and she handed hlm tihe receipt for

the two hundred dollars Ahe had just paid:

"What does this mean."' hie asked bewil

dered.

"It means that ha c eaid for the pianc.'

"Yes," and she laughed with a men y twin

kle in her eyes.

"And how could :.u ray i, it"'

"I had the money."

"Where did you get it."

"One hundred dollars I got fir singing in

church, and the other hundred d.,llars I mad"

by giving music lessors. '

"Music lessons! . v,. .

She mentioned the f.,milies tr. whose liousei'.

he had followed her. tie fully understood hl.r

1 now.

"You have saved me, nmy dear, from I know

not what difficulties," lie exclaimed, pressing

her to his heart; and then he confessed his

tjealousy, and mentioned the genltleman lie sus

oected.

"Tlie gentleman ,a, the father of a little

girl to whom I gave :essons," she added, mis

chievously. "''We are not only out of debt, but

c ut of jealousy."

"Bless you, my wife. Y ou were right. That

debt of two hundred dollars might halve ruined

me, for I tried in vain to bon tow mOney to pay

it."

r They never got .n debt again and Richard

was never jealous again. Ifis saa;ry was raised

and from that time, they not oni lived within

their income, but sarvtd a sinal! sum every

year.

An ingenious plan for bribing the police to,

g do their duty, has just been suggrested by the

association of taxpayers in New York. The

police do not enforce the city ordinance rela

e tive to street obstructions; the association pro

,r pose that the laws be amended so that the fines

d collected for their infringement shall go to the

s. fund for the widows and orphans of police

e men killed in the discharge of their duties. If

r-'this passes, theb ''rcet- will bh' kept in veri" ex-