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• NO. 702. 1

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"Wit and Wisdom. BOSON-FKINND* — Studs. A crjmaon mine— Carmine. 8ATXN0 and doing da not dine U> Birrrr.it eaclrewed than chewed— tobacco. Us la a rich man who baa God for hi* friend. He la the beat acbolar who ha* learned to lire well. A handful of mother-wit t* worth a boehei of learning. knjot what little you hare while •he fool to looking tor more. ■aid to work, when he plays? What would b* Ittely to give the beat report of fire? g powder-maga-Thk man who foilowi the *e* think* he ahall get up with it mum of thcae days. What ihould a man do when hia boota Irak? Take to hia pnmpe, or It la aoppoaed that the man who . left the bouae wait not able to take it i with him. '»i - - . YnnAor YtwiW to.feftiwrmthe. . root, (bund it en the ground «hortly afterward. " Let me collect myaelf," aa the ; man said when be wv blown up by a You had better leave your enemy , something when you die, than live to taeg of your frisnds. A FEEXCItMAjns definition of Love , —Two desiring to became one, and , a dm bat many or our aonndest financial mao wsnt to smash yesterday ; . but It wa* neatly " brandy -smash. " B» neat without gaodboto, genteel without affectation; for a salt that fits 1 that which aeta well on the body! 1 Old tame should be driven by ohl ! people. CTB you .have bad the rbeumettom youredf, yen cannot properly lympathiae with the spavin. of other*. THE local of the ML Haaaant Jo. r- , •a! amy* there la a man in Burilngtoo, Iowa, aomtogy that he picka the flka , oot of the aagu^bowl and bruahea the , JiSSk?: what be ttafs sfllku. moans, and fc* that's *j*aHo' Asms- hen what h** morefe* to* winter, noticed a little boy iHlhialBa Uw -dmratt.

jgiswlUiuflttfi. - CHARLES TH£XII. IN LOVE. "Would you like to be a queen, ** Christine? " That wa* the quoation addttaulby anold man, wbo*e»unken eye* were fined upon a chcaa board, of " which the chessmen were scattered here apd there— and teatifled to a long ieadou at cheaa playing— which had " wearied oot the patience of hte pretty '• "Queen" -of Heart*? » aaked the „ graceful child, without lifting up ber head, which waa supported by a rich cushion of black velvet, on which aat also a frightful -little bull dog, which i. abe loved to distraction. "Queen of Hearts, my child I that * empire la yours already," replied the a minister, who always laid aside hia gravity in the presence of the giddy Christine, nis tone was careless. He played meanwhile with a magnificent - snuff-box, garnished with large dto- , moods, the present and the portrait of > « very homely king. "But," continued be, ami still in a tone of affected | influence, "is that your only admiration? " "Why should I extend my sover- 1 , eignly any further? TJiarc more subject* now than I know how to govern. " | , "Ob, oh! I shook] not have thought. ' my dear that you had ndtf'erf*. Yon ' are prudent enough not to encourage their homage, ch? " "Beally,1' replied Chriatine, trifling ' with the little IxilLjiug, which had he- 1 gun to snap his teeth, " I am under no obligations to them fur the homage , i which is my due. There is only one the wurld whose love creates my ' tendcrest gratitude." The brow of the Prime Minister of 1 Sweden became clouded, i " Who is that person, Christine ? " " Christine blushed, looked at her ( and re-don hied hercarreww nf her snap- ' pish little bull dog. The Count, in a ' sterner tone, repeated liik question. " What is the name of this person, 1 Christine? " "Whom, should it be, d<ar father, ' Adolphc de Hesse, your handsome ' ncjihew? " " You have not been so bold aa to contract on engagement with that boy?" "Boyl— be is eighteen years old, fliiher. He ia my oldest friend; I study with him; I cannot remember 1 when I began to lore birn, it was so ^ " This is all folly— you were educated together at your aunt's— it ia 1 limply a sort of fraternal love." " Not at aDI I hould be very aorry ' if Adoipbe were my brother." " l nave oone auiuk serve htm. * He is without fftrttlne; ho has nothing to depend upon pat his commission and my bounty." " Your bounty is very great— most ■ "tour county u great— most

noble lord! and he is brave and magnaninfoua. As ftnyme, when I found out how much handsomer his eyes hod grown since he wa^a child, and how much better be talked than many who " are much richer, I did not trouble myself about his lack of sreaith." " My daughter— you must forget him," said the Count, pawing his arm r affectionately around Christine's waist aa she sat at hia fret. , " My dear fiither, I cannot even try to forget, for I do not know how to begiu— beaidea, you love him, too — " ' " Not enough to make him heir." " He would be your heir, in apite of e everything— were I to die, fhther." The minister looked fixedly at the 0 fresh and youlhftil face of his daughter, as If to read her very soul; and the s wrinkle which ids paternal terror had . made upon hia brow disappeared like lightning. , " I sec nothing here but Ufe," said , he, tapping Christine's forehead.— "That being the case, I shall busy ( myself in marrying you off, you ' """^knti you will make us the meat miserable creatures In the world," ' answered Christine, whose Made eyes t sparkled through iter tears. "M, loor chihl— you have been are asking what ia impoasibk. IV . reasonatde; and to amuse you a little , longer— your aunt shall pre*eul you at court. T ou will see many fine sights. You will become acquainted with our young king— if you will but be ' raaaeoable! " "The king la a rude monster! "' cried ' Christine, rising with Impatience. "I do not wish to sec him— every one *ajr» "That la a calumny: he lain love with one." " Is alie handsosne? " | " A'* handsome and wicked at Tour- , »tt" , "As myaalf?" The Count began to laugh; Chriatine's penetration awoke —to r ahe answers* after a moment's 1 thought— "Ihsve not even wen him." " But he has B*n you, and he says" " What dees he ay. dear fiither? » " What doc* it matter what a mon- - ator, a women -hater, says? " " Ah! ah! — hut he is a Mug, What I does be ay? Tell me; what can he » ay? I want totaqw, dear fkthor— do tell me, that is a good fhther." But the miniater had made up hit mind to In ailrnt, and neither the rn- ^ him by Christine could exl^l ^ word more. ' ly, « ir^L Jri^Z^toTwMd! h. had nearty Ihnrettcn to mention, \ "I»baIlhetog«.oacer hemetuteke ■hall be yosir linaband." s "I wept bar. h3m!" cried Chria- . tine, running after bcr frther *s be hjft iSSSsSiSSCr-"* , "Lore grant thypraycr, fciroo«ln,'>

tiic last quarter of an hour. "It ia sweet to play tbe spy to hear one's — cause pleaded by such an advooate as 3. thou art— though' in so desperate a " Desperate!— how mean you?— the n battle is half gained. My fhther'a rf anger ia like the summer shower upon a the grass; a single ray of the sun enures It to evaporate; do you know that, j Adoipbe? I beg you do not sigh so, ^ the with that ■ofim.ti air; I do ^ not feci like sighing myself; I want to be aroused. I wish there was a toll * to-night ! Well, weU! lore wlU lead t the o rcheatra, and wc will dance gaily l( on our wedding night! " " You hope too much Christine; I , know your fiither better than yon- do. e Oh! my beloved," oontinned Adoipbe. B looking at her beauty with a sort of terror, "you will not have the courage ' to refute the magnificent plaything , which he wishes to give in exchange for your cousin's ardent and devoted ' Chriatine, in bcr turn, looked at her I lover earnestly and her eyes filled with tears; but as she could not endure a serious thought fur more than an instant, she protended to be angry. "Y'oa do not think me destined to ! , swell the list of IhithfUl lovers, it seems, in spite of the last proof which you ' have managed to procure of my good , fhllh, by spying." i " Dry your tears, Chriatine, I am , , not stoic enough to need such eloquence . ; si theirs." , " Why did you make me cry?" said ( Christine, smiling at the same time; I " was it for the childish pleasure of | , drying my tears by your warm kisses? j or are ypu really jealous of some im- | r aginary rival? Who may it bo? Tliat | antidote to tender emotions. Count , , Ericson, perhaps? " I "Ericwm docs not please you— well, | that pleases me; he Is not richer than , ' am, I imagine; but Christine what , you sighing for now— your Citlier , evening, and I shall be forgotten." , " You deserve to be forgotten, fur ( saying so, for oflbnding me with your t suspicions; but you ore my cousin, and i I forgive you this onoe,,' said she, put- ( ting Adoiphe's hands, which slie held, i upon her curling locks. t "Do you really love tnc, Chris- | tine?" i "I have told you so* hundred time*, > ungrateful one! you must be almost t stunned of hearing anything repeated t many times.'' t "It it always delightftiily new to f me." " ] " Well, wo lore each other, that is ] certain; but as my fiither will not give his consent to our union, wv must t """ Bot, If be never consents-" J " Never! do you fear that?" t •'Christine, alas, I doT' 1 " Well, then, I shall always remain an 1 am: haoninevs never results from t aa

. an art of disobedience." j " I think as you do. * • * And you ore so liappy now." J "To be sure i am. Do I not sec yon every day? What better could we wish?" Adoipbe looked thoughtfully at the 1 object of hit passion, without answert ing at first; then he sighed and said: "I think you are amazingly prudent." [ "I do not wish to wound a father's " Bat you do not care for wounding ' " Adolphc, if I never become your s wife with my lather's consent, I shall always remain single; but this is the I extent of all I con promise you." j The young soldier's face grew sad; , be walked hastily across the roomstopping now and then to look at the I lovely tyrant who held him so carelessly in her chains Christine tried to . look extremely grave; but two beauti- \ fill dimples, which adorn, -d -hcrjovcly mouth, were on the point&f appearing [ with that joyous laugh which was so < natural to her. Adoiphe's heart did , not beat so gayly; he Was a jealous lover, whose Imagination saw inChris- , Une a treasure guarded by two dragons , ready to devour love Itself, namely; . Ignorant of her fiber's designs, con- , tiding in tbe affection of a beloved pal rent, the innocent daughter of a crafty . fhther still saw now no efamd In the r future; she was, on the ccmtnry, very . inacfa amused at ber lover's poqttng. Adoiphe's eyes flashed fire, but-hb^id I not dare complain again; reflection op- [ pressed him, and, almost betide hlm- , self, but too unworldly to be able to struggle against hit cro«l thoughts, he ■ still feared to disturb Chriatine's hnpptofot, and b» ravwgad himself far not being able to find bult with ber by . Taking himself to task. " I have beau very foolish," cried he, , "I deserve ail that ha* happened to . me. By Heaven! to have allowed an i absurd passion to get .the master of me. • Come! there mutt be an end to this! • I thafi not repay your father the debt ■ of gratitude which I owe him by rob- . bing him of his oolychild; adieu, Christine! I am going to join my regiment. I And I brant upon the ill fortune of , win think with some Utile regret of the dead!" , . H3a- voice was broken. Christine . uttefCd a cry, and her tears burst forth , abundantly; fur Adoipbe waa kneeling s pi ber Ret and begging her perdou. His warlike rmohrtirm had melted . away like dew before the sun— anil I be ■ Christine would not hare liked to die ,, MWou Oaf contrary, ahe wished to b ite take, and to be violently • separated from tbe object of .sincere - rn>d early s&ction, would have raibil1 ~,a0d , a* tapnatfou Btri-thia couM not be, thef Mould fan always rnw sod, f E^EEEE: —— j

is given thatavcnlng to some new friend, t and consulted his wishes by adding to is her toilet every ornament which could ' please a father w l*o feU the greatest I pride in the beauty of hia child. YYhen ic she entered the room which had been •a liea ted and perfumed according to ber o orders, and where supper waa prepared a with a degree of magnificence not often t, seen even nt the house of the opulent ), minister, site shone upon the solitary | o UaxxUng to merit th* homage of a < 0 whole court \ li Nothing could exceed Christine's - J uiger and astonishment, when, instead ) of the distinguished stranger whom she t iad expected to strike dumb with her I ( 1 .-harms, she beheld, iu the person who | ■ rose awkwardly nt her appearance to , , conduct her to the table, the odiottt , f Ericson, the object of ber greatest river- c p sloe, and the d**pi**d bolt oTIimnmU- j 5 clous sarcasms. , e "What made my father amuse him- ,, i self thus at my expense?" thought she j to herself, looking sidelong at the dc- , r tested face; " It is really thai eren^ 0 i tare," thought she, stifling a sigh and f " What docs that ugly captain come r i here for, with his china blue eye* and t , Ids hair in such boyish looking' curia?" , I Her dislike did not exaggerate the I [portrait which she was drawing in her „ own niind, of the tall, gaunt and Inch- t ' with his largeacqaiiiue pose, hia ruddy checks, and wltli a rude sUire In his I soldier's eyes, which seemed to devour r I the charms of tbe proud and sensitive I" girl; sncli was indeed the picture of the ' individual who had for some weeks J, ■ been the most constant visitor at the j ; prime minister's house, and who writ , - often closeted with him by the hour. „ vain did Christine— in des|Kiir nt n having wasted her delicious toilet— re1 sign' herself to listening to his rude gallantry, and hearing his vulgar ad- . ' miration; the warelike machine would „ 1 hare remained a week before her with- ■ out uttering a single complimeut. The only manifestation which he made of the admiration which he felt, was loud v at his own stupid words.— t • restrained by her respect for s her lather, seemed to seek some door j, through wliicb to disappear and spare h the ennui, mingled with indignation, which the presence of such a , suitor caused licr to feel. He? heart, filled with a pleasing image, and irri- B tated at the [presumption of tills uglyrival, bounded angrily within her.— j ielt ready to exclaim, "Count 1( Merciful Heavens! Count Ericson!" And, aa if the insupportable Ericson been aware of these hotile refloc- u Umw, 00 attempted to display nil his " powers, and moke some way in the h good graces of the silent lady, by oakher abruptly : " What la youropinion of Alexander j, " the Great?"

Christine could not help iauglting In d the fiice of ber guest. " I never think about Alexander Ihe * Great at all," answered she. "I ree member tlial when I was reading about r- Ericson began vehemently to defend the most renrnrkabio courage ever a<li- mired by the world. "If lie had been as prodigiously wire's as he was prodigiously courageous. he would have learned to govern himg self before undertaking to master the tr Ericson blushed Ui ihe roots of his il frizzled ted hair and answered angrily, ie "Can a woman penetrate the depth of the secret of tbe noble frvcr which leads 1; a man of courage into a thousand dap- - per*, ami makes him despise life with ie all iU insipid joys, to merit the crown »- of immortal renown!" ■o "No," rcpUed Christine, with sini1- [ilkflty, " I have no such fever and no ly sympathy with destroyers. If I thirsted ig for celebrity, it A-ould bo tho fomc of 10 having acquired khc blesainga of those d aqipng wliom Jy life was-|W»r«k<r-is Yea, my dear fnfhag" cofitimu-d shc^ ■ •- without heeding a wa?Mng look from ia the minister, "I should rather that f: such live to Lisas me Uian to die curs- - mg)nic" 1 ms 'msuuin wtmn*"w ■ i- these slayers of men. Do not speak of l- tluim, sir, but let us pray Heaven to y deliver tbe earth from them all." ie " Child, "muttered the tortured miuy later, filling El-tenon's giaas and trying p toattracthisattention. "Totheglory d of Alexander, Count." >- "Well said,"' cried tho warrior, 1- quenching hia anger in a glass of delia clous wine. " Come, little savage! to » the glory of Atexaoder!" and he struck >■ Christine's glass so violedtly as to >t shatter it to pieces. 7 "I have no thirst for such glory," replied tbe saucy girL "I will Dot >, drink to one of those malevolent phe- « n omens who hide a tiger's skin under 0 the royal mantle. " " My lord! my lard!" interrupted tin- •! courtier, frightened at the rising anger * of his gumt, Whose eyes glisteunl like »• the blade of a dagger. "Can th* aal- *• lira of a young girl wound your feelt- ings? fihe is pleased only with her »f little dog, which she suffers to bite her 1 with impunity, and tear her fingers * which are as weak as infonfa-see!" continued tbe minister caressingly, arete ing tbe soldier's anger diminish at tin h sight of the chiM-iike hand which he « held under hlsrough moustache. "Her x war-like knowledge is confined to the d march of a game of chess; that narrow ie sphere it her field of battle," said he, 11 approaching the table where he had ' cntra-d to W pfcwed a set of chess men, ie (for chess was Ericson'tfovoriU- game.) « "She fights Die general so courageously ly that even tut old soldier, like myself, ■ finds some honor in bringing down her ►- womanish pride." i- Nothing, to all appearance, conk) be * hotter calculated to compose the rulRed h dignity of Ihe nooath Ericwm than

!, she had iupposed him capable of show - , inc. J: •" Bat— if I betet you?" seid she gaily, tf " ItViU notbeatcbcss alone that i you aw nty conqueror, (air and wicked i onci^andWered be, looking bcr directly r in the face and pressing her hind so I hard as to thako ber exclaim. Chrisi biutW and cast down her eyes, not t without having given a disdainful ' glznoe at the awkwora soldier. But i (TOergod from the cry talis— he met liesprond look with another look, as if be i doubted her sincerity. I "There is more fire in the automa1 than I had suppoecd,". thought in coufusion, "and my is forcing me to play a hazardous gome." She hid her blushing cheek I with one irand, fixed her eyes imuiov- j ably on the ciiess board,, determined, j a fierce fit of obstiuacy, to play as | as possible to mortify her proud j adversary. But this was a superfluous j precaution. Tbe little field of battle | trembled under Ericson 's shaking hand > and he could scarcely tell one piece another, and played every way but the right one; his ill-adjudged attacks were so easy to repel, that the learner, with the innocent joy of mated, by tlse queen " "Cruel one!" nnsweml the count, striking witn Ids list in tin- midst of the- board, which blow made tin- men make the king your slave?" "ButI do not prevent bin. from astonished at sach rudeness, and stupefied by the calmness of her father. distinguish tbe gnmc." continued she, trying to set up the king, queen and knight* which were all mixed together. "Do not try! do ndt dry!" cried pushing the' chess-board over so that it foil on the floor. " The gn uuls decided— you have checkmated mc completely." Then suddenly, as if oshnmed of his violence and of the power which so trilling an occurrence hud over him, lie went out with the most dejected air imaginable, knocking his swonl agninst legs, and swearing internally at his caused it. "He will not come buck, I hope," said Christine, seeing her father return again after having disappeared with whose footsteps' he had folOS if lie had licen the most agreeable guest imaginable. " You are mistaken, my dear," answered tbe minister, who sccmcil deUglii*d, ' LeiauBXIous to return, and is inconsolable at not having spent to advantage the enchanting oven- " Enchanting— what ! is It thus tliat speaks?" answered Christine with (

astonishment. "Oh, Hither! 1 feel 1 I know not how!" interrupted she, seeing her fiither laughing nt n moment ; !! when she would have preferred Ids re[irooches. "It is to try me, is it not, , tlrnt you make me believe tliat such a ' man presumes to aspire to my love? - I think he is more in love withvUcx- ! under than with me, ami lie has chosen ; wisely." "His enthusiasm is praisoworty-in a < c warrior of nineteen years of a^e, whose '• savage nature you are taming. He is i 'J in great distress, which should. j* very ' ' flattering to a young madcap like-.you —but you should put limits to voir*. _• s waywardness— do you hear tue, my 1 ' dear? lie is brave, rich and nobly ' born— what wonld yon have more?" i "I wonld have hiy cousin, ' ' auswer- I j, ed Christine, with spirit, " my brave i n Adolphc; much braver than he is, lam « sure, and as honorable born as you are, ; my noble parent." I 0 "Go rest that wiiftil liule head," ' j said her fhther, kissing her forehead, i ,f "and pray God for your Cither's i e S'OTT-" Christine prayed fervently and with ' > .ail her heart for the paternal glory, i q afteorhich she prayed witli eqifal for- ' t vorfoi'Adolphe'a happiness, whicliihe I h did notcousider to l«- distinct from her < ,f She was, for several days too much i 0 occupied In tormentingthe lover whom I she detested so frankly. Meanwhile, ; _ Adolphc, prouder than Christine, lie- ; cause he was poor, was unwilling to play any longer the slavish part allotted him by his mistress. He had the great courage to absent himself from her t ' abode, leaving Christine in cons tenia- ' tion, thinking that she waa given up ^ by ber cousin to iler richer snitor; and ■ D whon he re-apjiehsAti, during short ' visits, n-ecivid somewhat coldlyjiyjrt* I „ uncle, who was frozen b}- diplomacy, i t ho kept himsdfao far aloof from Chris- i h tine, who was now in a fit of poata, < r than she saw no other way to recover I repose and Adolphc, than by putting ' e an end forever to the audacious pre ten- ! r siona of the count. e One morning, when she wished, per- 1 I. imps even more ardently than Eritson 1 p himself, to be left aKtr witli liirn, after ' t having foUow.-d her fiaber with her r eyes to th* end of a long gallery, through •> which he disap|iearcd uuder pretext of '» an important dispatch to teexprdiated, ' s she waited with anxiety for him to a speak, to repulse hit addrtases so effee- 1 e tually as to be rid of him at onoe. in ir vain. The thoughtful suitor seemed e to have lost hit voice. Christine was * dying with Impatience. " I dreamed of you lust night, " said d she, in order to excite a decisive quarrel. " I hope that in future yon will not ,) have the [ireaurapttan to trouble my y slumber by your presence. I thought f, you very impertinent in daring to dleT tiirb my dreams." "I hdR a dream, too," answered . e Ericson iimfutedly, for be had only d nudatafod the first phrase of this aaucy a sally. 1 dreamed that you looked at '. me with a autiie, and a long time— and , [ 1 i » she Wife ferocious aimpUotty; "and I

r- know better, waking or sleeping, on whom to bestow my smiles." y. . "How did I happen to appear then I st in your dreamt?" asked the Count, ' id 'with* surprise which ChristinFthought I ly very stupid. » . '"In a nightmare as intolerable as i t- yoiir pnasuee when awake."' i A " 8aucJ- girl! testeh mc to make love i il to you," cried Ericson, Imprinting a t U kiss on lips which were purple witli 1 r- Tills freedom, which Christine could t ib not endure, was repaid by a box on the i ear, so/prompt and fierce that the of- t ^ fender, rubbing his scarlet check, was e It astonished that such a blow could have i: been given b) fingers "as weak n* an t , Infant's." A bomb would havesur- t ^ priacd him less. x a , I "YoarCithcrhasdoceived roc," said n , I lie after a long .silence, and in a stem B j voleo, "he led me to Micro that you j ii j did not receive my visits with, indif- 1 f llbrcnce." ' p eJ "My father does not know much n j about such matters.'' said Christine, t with courageous indignntiou, "or he c would never have iutroduiBd his ii _ daughter to so rude a youfig niaff. As " b for tlie rest, he told you the truth — for f you are not an object or indifformc to " mo; Count Erieson, do you hear: you a cannot be that"— " Here Adolphc, who was again play- o ' ing the spy drew back at these words, t f and then buret hurriedly in upon an ] >' " with Jealousy. T j » savagely . and witli such an air or an- ■' . thoritv Uiat Christine would haw likud 1 " A soldier," answered Adniphe. is- I •' and throwing il on the tahh-; "u »..!• j r I Erieson. extending his hqnil. c r "Wc are rivals," answered Adolplw, li e drawing back. d " Site Imar said so, %|ch -W the reS suit nf faith plniasl in a young girl. 1 e enre and'Tvlrid "ron 'mv " wlih ' C II » To the king! " answen-d Adolpls-. " going towards the door ill dispair. 11 Christine fell into a chair and hiii ! 1 lier fliee In' her luinds. il " Reiiinin Iwre," cried Charles the ° I- Twelfth, in a thundering voice. , - The young man obeyed, biting his ^ lips so that tile blood cuno to Ilium. I ' "'it has been forbidden me slucc you ' - "I have aern you somewhere. Your Ii officer, who died lighting for you. lie ™ I who died you. lie '

left me miacry and his widow's tears." "Who told you that 1 was not 1 " My eyes— for 1 recognized you i also." i Charles the Twelfth approaching the 1 ' young soldier, whose eyes glittered like - a pantlicr-v, was struck by a sudden ' your left temple? "' i "At Narvu, sin-, where, withn bandI ftd of men, your majesty defied the 1 j Russian army. ^ l jiitii joy, as if lie smelt th- smoke of ' kittle. Then flingiug his nriiis around Adoiphe's neck, and pointing to the scar, "Y'ou neod no other [uissport tlian this— even to fight against me — • us I dare say you would like to do— for, i on tlie day you speak of, I learned, as , you did, the soldier's part and man's true dignity. By the thousand bombs ' which lell about us — giro me your hand , brother— for wc have been baptised i in blood together! " Charles the Twelfth appeared at this i time as grand aa a war fortress. Then , suddenly turning to the young girl, . whose curiosity had suppressed her • tears, he said to her witli graceful gair cty. "By my sword, Christine, I am t a (till Hillnr; nnn. lilnwi ft— j pons , t has set to flight all the loves who i betrarod me. Speak as frankly as , act. Do you lovo this brave r " Irrecoverably, aire." I " What preront* your marriage? " "Count Ericson't proposal, which : fiither has been threatening me . with." i "Oh, oh! I see into things now," I said Charles, smiling. "Tho king 1 will forgive the Wow which was meant i for the conrtier, Christine," added he , resuming his tone of command, "your . Esther refuse* to give you to the o%Joct , of your preference; you shall marry - nevtrthelen, alnre I wflHt Ad- . mit that if I wot your nightmare as a . 1 am your friend aa a king." ;■ I confess it, on my knees," answered tho proud girl, kneeling with her happy cousin. Charles, bending r over the Washing Christine, united [ imprinted upon the brow of Christine f the last homage which his lips cror ' "Doesyonr majesty forgive mo?'1 asked the trembling culprit. "If I had known that it was the king, I • should not lisro boxed your ears to ( hard." "I revenge myself thus, Christine. Then, added he with a feeling of indefinable sadness, "my only mistress ' shall lie the goddess of battle, and the ^ shailcrownmeamidahoutsof victory." ' evening, a contract of marriage, not by Charles tho Twelfth. Two days after he was present at the sumptuous ' wedding <4. dristiue and Adoipbe de [ Hesse, who wens noble order*, and the ' minister alone, who smiled, notwithstanding, found the reality' less royal i a fast book— the Rating Calendar.

i Oyster Packlpe. 6n the recent return of the steamer i GsizcDo bj' the inland route frotn Jjgw i , Y'ork, slw put into the Pfttuxcnt river : niaki' harbor during a storujR uiglit. As morning dawnefe the capuin obi served a beautiful isla'ud a few miles distaut, which hp at first took ur be a i watering pine*. Curiosity led him to down upon tbe island, where lie landed. He was received by a geiitletlmt the nnnic of tlie place was Solomon's Island, of which he was himself ' tile proprietor, ahd which he had [mrr ' chased tlyo or threr years since. The island consists of about twenty live or ' thirty acres of alluvial soil, "a large ' or |ieach and fruit trees in a high state 1 i tlie inciting of oysters for tlie Call- ! Australia nutrkels; forwhicli Uie most extensive arrange- 1 menU have been eonstnicted. Some 1 thirty or forty soil of vwselt are always employed duriug tlie season in bringoysters from Taugier sound to Sol- 1 onion's Island. Tlie oysters are taken the wharf by a' railway to the 1 "opening house." in this building 1 long troughs for opeuiug them. 1 which can be made air tight. The 1 ) is turned On, the shells open by tinj tliein for exportation are mpfoyvdj alsmt I.," hundred [s-raoii-.^nen. w^ [■earunee of a watering pU.l.'wiiteb • deceived the en|italn of the Gazelle.— ' I Cure Cor Consumption. 'jlf l'h>'""'lnl, If Ves the | Km all Ilia I the apgielite requires of ' beef. lamb, oystere. raw eggs, fruit. : I vegetables, and three times a day take glass or egg-nog. made as rieli as tlie ■ patient can Is-ar. Bath, twice a week daily in llic o|sii air: walking is tlie best. Stand erect; exercise tlie arms and lungs fively , keep the mind clieerfid. take freely uf the best cough nudlciue, and consumption will be n stranger to your liousehold. •mnee of fink seed: simmer together iu one quart of Vater until the strength

, well together; and when cold, boule " tight. It Is the cheapest, best, nnd|the . safest medicine for coughs, now orever " , fill ut a time will nilcvUte tlie most \ , and allays' irritation, and if continued * . breaks up entirely tlie whooping cough, J? , astiimn. bronchitis, and all affection* f y«ir by this cheap and simple remedy, tv t chase of nostrums, which ore both use- h . less and dangerous. e. , . * u ' These coo! mornings and evenings a are very suggestive of fires and fidl q j clothing. Now is the time for provi- n J dent house-keepers to fill tip the# coal u j bins, while prices "are yet reasonable. t And in buying, two feets should bo # remembered. Tlie first foct is that tlie 1 nearer tiic approach to a square fine- » turn, or a cubical shape of the lump, ^ the bettct is the coal; slaty coal shelves off in slabs and irregular pieces. Fact t; s. giiasv- Of course to , {liis'di" lump sFoiilii luiv. ili.-'.'ii'ng.i..: s dust aud dirt taken off; if, after doing this, the snriace docs not nib off on the band, it ia a favorable sign. An l observance' of these two things will save many from the annoyance of haV- , ing an almost dally cleaning out of the ' S grate, incident to using slaty coal A Westebn- correspondent Mycin a district in the Ur West we iuid a 1 I gentleman teacher who thought it ad1 viaahle to giro some lessons in polite0 ncss. Among other things be told tbe 1 r hoys in addressing a gentleman they ' ' should always My Sir, and gave them " ' examples, and nuide quite a lesson of " jt. One boy wm particularly deiight- ' ed, and took occasion to speak to his 1 teacher often, to show be profited by 1 lilt teachings. AVlicn he went home to r 1 dinner his fhther said: " S " Tom, havo some meat?" c * " Yea, Bir, I thank you." J1 1 Tho next thing the child knew his " father's hand came whack on hit ear, r and his ihther's voice thundered forth, c "IM1 teach yaw to sass your dad!" r Tom gave up being polite. i [Enter Rich Ukhirbs.}— "Good " o morning, aunt, how docs thee do?" r " Very well, I thank thee. And how I. does tboo do?" "Very well. Does 1 - thee sec my new diamond ear-rings?" ' s "Arc they real diamonds?" "Yea, e II I I II li I ill I llllll I ilull My ' " lover gave them to me. How3?)B*lhee t like tliem?" " Well, I must bear my li il and I must My tliat I would rather g S know thai then wore clean linen, than « ■ to see thee with those diamonds in thy c can!" Curtain foils. p ® f'o e* indulges tn these: — j The loudest tiring going—" Hogte c Trimming." c "Comfort for the blancbod-hllKd I . ladles: Whcmrthcgodsloredyeyoung.'' •

Whence IkcMBferial for False r llrad-dresses C omes. M. Pierre Vsron supplies some Inr b resting, if not WaRI&pects satizfiie-' | _ i tory and comforting inibnitation con- " . wrniug the origin of some of .the head- t , drosses worn by the Gishionable of tlie <1 , day. It seems that long hair is ex- , pensive, costing as much as lOOf. a v s, [lound; sliort lutir is to he had at from t . lSftoSflf. One of the principal dealers f I iu i Pari*,- y . five stories higlt, entirely to himself, n C and last year ho did business to the * - -amount or 1,233,0001. The capillary u . fitciai executed among the peasantry [, . longer suffice to meet th* enormous c , demand; and— well, there is no use' d , adopting ii round-nboi|( way of statiug y . the nuitte; -the lutir cut off the heads, « of dead [lemons in the lios^tals comes i |< . So importations nre had recourse to. c , Fair liair is bought from certain Gere j . mail provinces. Whole cargoes of 0 . black liair is received from South j , America, "while." says our author, I * . made up into head-dresses to North J o , America." .The dearest liair is tlie n . completely white. H i» hardly to he a , found long enough, and ii chemist has n underUikeii a series (if rx[H-riments to n . take tlie color out nf dark hair. Ik a . Wc haw recently seen a statement to s - the -effect tluit tlie Coimiuehe* and r Apaelirs - the wild, savngv Indians of * I the notlM rn provinwa of Mexioo and ), New Mexiro - have sold scalps of their t] , ] tortured and murdered victims to the , agents of the linir innniiihrtursr*. s ' SnVll l.Alt Kx I'KltlMKNT AT I i A VltK " ' | eomppniiHl by n friend similarly attired, ^ erect altitude, the miter only up to the ' breast, lie aud his friend ate aud 0 drank provisions which they had taken j • witli them in a tin box tliry fired off f pistols, hoisted a Rag upon the box. lay , • laud. After an hour Mr. S toner's ] : of th!' waves having tuade him feci J ■ longer and went out a long way to sea. y • When luqrelurncd on hoard he took off , . lib sea-going costume and tlie saudab, i , loaded with hail, whirl, kept him in a \ . vertical position in tlie water, and ap- , . pro red in lib usual dress, which had , Talent and Genius— Industry is 1 ' tlie [ceuliar characteristic of talent. ' j Intuition belongs to genius. Ta|etu, | capful stitily. discovers tiio trutii, while ''

stands revealed forever. TaLnt ac- c eagle descends from tlie latest sum- ° mil to grasp ills legitimate prey — " the one patiently collects lluiM^ ,f' "*'* f"r11J"U,K "trU|""1^ wh^hbma5" ^ nuissiveuess, tlie other uttera its uracu- '' the electrical [lower of its^volitiou. J u THE eloquent preaclier of Scotland, Rev. Dr. Gntiirie, thus speaks of his q advancing years; "They My I am » and there are crows'-feet u|ion my fore- p and my step is not as firm and t clastic as of yore. But titey nre mis- [ taken. That is not true. The knees brow is wrinkled, but the brow is ! not inc. This is tho houso in which I c But I am young — younger now a A collar for a neck of land. , A quizzing-glass for an eye to buaiA rocker from the cradle of the deep. ' A fiftv leant from a weeping willow.' 1 TTmie ilcniii rroTii'tUelidsiiiii of alike" ■ A feather from the crest of the wave, i Some quills from tlie wiqgs ol the t " Dn> you take the note, and did you , see Mr. Thompson, Jack?" "Yea, sir." "And how was he?" " Why, he looked pretty well, but ' very blind." " Blind! what do you mean?" " Why, while I wur in tho room, axed mc where my hat wur, and | blessed if it wur not on my head ' ■•"•JT An Irish priest, wishing to explain 1 the nature of a miracle to a skeptical 1 parishioner, gave the wretch a Ire- 1 mendoua kick- "Did it hurt ye?" asked the reverend father. "Hurt?" 1 exclaimed the victim, tenderly so lac- ] the aggrieved region with his hand, ' "Be my soul, I should think It did." ' "Well, then," said the clergyman, J complacently, " It would have been a ' miracle if it hadn't hurt, ye!" 1 An exchange states that a rapid and ■ emphatic recital or the following nar- , retire will generally cure lisping: J llobbs meets Snobba and Nobbs. , bobs to Snobba; Hobbs nob* ] with Snobbs and robs Nobbs fobs. , "This Is," rays Nobbs, "Ths worst of , Hobbt Jobs," and . Snobbs sobs. / , ■ Punctuation, — A teacher in a pub- ' school gave uentence to be written ' and properly punctuated. The boy the following "M the result of his ^ Tho quality of mercy rays, " Shaks. 1 pcare is not strained." , J "The only liberty-imp, "~ray» a 1 clever and witty author, "is a night- ( cap. In It men visit one-third of their ] lives, the land of alecp-the only land where they are always free and oqnaL"

i An Ealtly Wobub by " Mark Twain." At the dinner givtm by the Ooncspondentt' Club, at Washington, Mark Twain was called oh to respond to the usual toast to." Woman," which ho < ill the following characteristic style : Mr. Presidents I do not knowwhy r should be singled out to receive the greatest distinction this evening— so the office of replying to the toast [Applause.] I ibhnot know why. I have received this distinction, unless It be that I am a trifle less homely than the other members df the club. Be this as it may, Mr. JrroiiI am proud of the poaitiop, aiid could not have chosen any one who would have accepted dt more gladi or labored with a heartier good-will I io no uie DUDject josace, man I. IV--i sir, I lore the sex. [I-aughter.] I I love all the women, sir, irrespective | of nge or color. [Laughter.] ' on our buttons, (laughter,) she mends our clothes, [laughter,] she ropes us in nt Uie church-fidra— she confides In us; about the little private aflkirt of the neighbors ; she gives us good advice- - and plenty of it ; she gives us a pieee of her mind sometimes — and sometimes ail of it ; she soothes our netting brows; she hears our children— quyis a general thing. In all the relations of life, sir, it is butjust and a graceftil tribute woman, to say of her that she is a [Great laughter.] Wheresoever you place a woman, sir— in whatever position or estateshe it an ornament to that place she occupies, and a treasure to the world. [Here Mr. Twain paused, looked inquiringly at ids hearers, and remarked that the applause should come in at this point. It came in. Mr. Twain resumed bis eulogy.] Look at the nonames nf history ! Look at Cleopatra 1 look at Dasdemoua ! look at Florence Nightingale ! look at Joan of Arc ! look at Lbcrctin Borgia ! "[Disapprobation expressed.) Well, said Twain, scratching his head doubtsuppose we let I.ucretu slide.— ' at Joyce Heath ! look at Mother Eve! [Cries of "Oh!" " Oh I "] You need not look a* her unless you want In ; but, (mid Mr. Twain^rertco* Uvcl/, after a pause,) Eve was ornainentrl, sfr; particularly before the fashions changed ! I repeat, sir, look at the Willow Machreo I look at Lucy Stone ! look at Ellzalieth Cady Slan- ! look at George Francis Train !— laughter.] And, sir, I ray it with bowed head and deepest veneration, look at the mother of Washing- ! she raised a boy that coutd not lie— could uot lie. [Applause.] But , never had any chance. [Oh, Oh !J It might have been different with him ho hod belonged to a newspaper corr respondents' club, [laughter, groans.

looked around, placidly, upon his excited audience, and resumed.] I ir|«it, sir, .that in whatsoever poworld. As a sweet-heart she has few equals and no superiors, [laugh'ter ;) as a cousin she is convenient— as a wealthy grandmother, with an incurable dis-teinper, she it precious— as a wet-mime she has no equal among ! [laughter.] What, sir, would the people of the earth he without woman? • * • They would be scarce, sir— almighty ! Tlicn let us cherish bcr— lot us protect her — kit us give her our support, our encouragement, our sympathy— ourselves, if we get a chance !— tori] , But, jestiug aside; Mr. President, woman is lovable, gracious, kind of beautiful— worthy of all respect, of all esteem, of all deference. Not here will refute to drink her health right cordially in this bumper of wine, for each and every one of us has personally known, and loved and honored the very best one of them all— his own mother ! [Applause.] Rising In the World. A , You idionld bear constantly in mind world, born to gain a livelihood by the : sweat of the brow. What reason havo we, then, to presume that our children t are not to do the same? If they be, as now and then one will be, endowed with extraordinary powers of mind, those powers may have an opportunity of developing themselves; and if they never have that opportunity, the harm ia not very great to us or to them. — Nor does it hence follow that thedcj seendent* of laborers are always to be ' Tbe path upward to steep and long, to be sure. Industry, care, skill, cx- , relience, in the present parent, toy the I inundation of a rise, under more fovor- . able circumstances, for the children. > The children of these take another rite, , and by-and-by the descendant* of the . present laborer become gentlemen.— ThlS to the natural progress. It to by > attempting to reach tbe top at a single leap that so much misery to produced , in the world; and tbe propensity to make such an attempt hra Been cherished and encouraged by the strange 1 projects that wo have witnessed of lato ' for making the laborers virtuous and happy by giving them what to called education. Tb* education which ' 1 speak uf, consists in bringing children , to labor with stomHnera. with care, and with skill; to show them how to do M many useful things as possible; teach thani, to do all to the beat to set than on example In industry, sobriety, -IranHsHto and them, so that they shall never be Babir fon into the contrary; to tot them always me a good living proceeding (rem labor, and thas to remote firm them the temptations to get at the g6od* of others by violent and fraudumeans.- We. GsMsO.