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. VOLUME XVI

CAPE MAY CITY, NEW JERSEY. THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1871.

WHOLE NUMBER 814.

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Misciiiatrr. \ A scientific man in Chicago an- ' ixHmcr* to an aatoulsted world (hat 1 wo have all been grosal y durcl red about I tbc planet Mercury, lie an: "It ta r mllv 1IU1* mora than I.H aa heavy , us the earth, or. In round number, Ef?,-, - iU),i*KI.OuO,UOo.«IU.lWU loov!" Some-* thins °r other la wrung about ihla bus 1- ■ none. We hare nlwayi l.ad the lata- i preaeliai that the actual weight waa i «7 an.uOO.OUd.OOO.OW.lTP too*; but there may hare been aooia dcrwngeum61 if Che actloa when we aatr It < weighed. We are courioo-d, however i thai Hie earth la mooh heavier proper- , ttnoaldy than th ■ Uhnap- Bin •-•• lie urolatblv forgot to make an allowance for the !.«• of weigh: by Ihe a.- 4 rcnslou of the Parte halloona and the ' I a aahlnif away if the Reach Drive but . sl«ruut Tina matter ought to be hi- . \ rail gated by Congress. The Govern - nwmtowrw ,{ toTu.ll™ to discover the ! t man who haa robbed Mercury of thoan | O.IB tuna, and ahonM bt tin law take t lie roarer against him. t Vbe Odnem out lit California an I f henomta* raosttragaooaly lninll that 1 they will red now permit Httle boye. J t 00 their way to Stmdsy-eehonl to lie ! , deed rata to ttatr I|»m* and thru" . 1 hem down on the pavement aad beat '■ them In the (Ma wltn paving-stone- '• and ahiunir. more tlian a balfan-hour i,tl a lime without rotating: It In char , mn imiH tarroedntaiutrh of msiihordluatloa la erttahad, and the right uf thoae riunday-school boys to maagi. 1 UWnaman la rlodleatad. iV.rae heathen ; £ will destroy our llbenin Wo call upon the A Mi-Coolie Uairitt to oon- , aider this .Ubleet In that Inu-lligral L manner which was tilth rt.. d latin- ' " gnlabed it* tleUbfratlooa. and to do- y ma nd^ that Congrvs^ 1 wherewith to jasahesc sLmtfirairad v luring-stones. Utilne lhi» 1» denh n inuuediately. v. MMtWUlK- J tot Washington died ia rain. „ "IfeartfeaDriit" s^fottTStoring li « Web be UJhmd ban noeer baaa in ft ivrfaruisoce arriiad the naton wrrc w th- piaoei waa Inetrueted t. -go through lb-. town, and proclaim ilial there • !' wouMteooprrformanron i that era®. « log. became aiwne ef tbe ] -layer* wot fc out of Iowa: but that .« ll ■ tx-xlewm- „ lug would be played. **Th W«t In- ' ^i^x^jLissSi . time: "OwbT to aura uf the aether* | bala* out o turn, there'll bo no par- ,, saggae® : s SKSEur&Trs : berxS&S&A : ar>'aK*aj^ra; JSIY ^!UVT. rl" i tlii; •- loartv M-a '■* W , rnulind i-> • *»• th'* 'tannuer •hHa »fht lu a "

CMTOfQ DOWN. ZT. 1 do not think ItqaiHc fair that big [ men with braid ahouldun and ataeclra ■ »f Iron abould alwayi ha the heroes of I atorkn. Mm of amall or raixllufn eta! ■ 1 ura. and without aarhrcV Ve Mwprok , 'ill; convli I utl IbfVrhil- majority of • manlrlad, and aa the world gum on. j ! and the population nlrcadj Incraaalni, ' I it la to berifppoecd thataUrtr aumle-r j uf young lailiee are tbundirlai arc will- ! log to ho wtvea to ana who are not I Admirable Crichlon*. At any rate the prvmnl alory rclau-. to a man whom any ot theee athletic giants would hare coutemptuoualy npokrn of m a muff I am norry tliat it abould be no, for I frel that than flank conf.-e.ion will deatroy all lalcrcat In tbe ntory to a large proportion of lady reader*; but ll cannot he helped. Incdune I moat keep lu Iketn. Rev. Richard Hallown wan a man I a little under tbti medium height, wan I plain rather than good looking, ami i *" wore apcctarka. He was a clever, for I htf had brcn a fellow of hit college, al- « though the honor wan attained by hard « reading rather than by talent- Two < yean after be had obtained bin fellow- a •hip, a small living In tbe gift of the c college became vacant. Several good j living* being rxprct. d to Call .in at an f early dale, tbe cure of Kanlako waa contrmptantiely refund by all the aen- n lor feOown, but readily accepted by c Ufa; bard Hollo WW. Aa it wan worth b three hundred a year, with a bouar \ and very amah glebe. Halloare* though: I U better to take ll than wait for year* until hi* turn tame for a richer gift. " Karalakc wa* a toail-raml parish.— nl It ntood o|«in the confine* of tbe great ai coal diatrici of Stadhvdtldre; but, ah h though there were two or three colliery clilnraeya lu tly valley, theae did not at alfcet the general rural aspect* of the lu country; and it wa* only by aaornding W to the brow of the hlH that the drill Naokc-cloud which ever hung* over the fa mlnlogdintrictirm* visible. Tfaemlncr* la Inhabited little village of Hair own. It built for them clow to tbohaft*, and th wen- principally »irangcia, having lit- th tie la common w ith \hc r untie popula- th ' hion around them. m Karalakc itself wa* a qutMUUl* lowti •landing upon rialnu. but not high ah ground, lu popalation wa* uulrr • wi , thousand, but it waa seallercd over a Al large aurfkee; fbrVlth the exception of Hi ' tlic main nlrrei. It wan n tarelem. •Haggling place, most of the bonne- Hi having small garden plot, altnehcd.lt waa. In fket, a village rather than n 1" town. wt Rev. Rlehanl Hallo* e> hadno*. been 1 •rtlled three months Irfuo: he come t > very neriou>Iy to tbr caurl union that it was hla duty to marry. Ho had always been of opinion, wry rightly, un thai a clergyman in charge of a parish, sr. Pi l«r of any real utility, .buuhl b married; oud he had also a very strun.- un . wmiku; oon in na.1 &iso * very i

theory of th*Und of woman a lio might I to tc rector's wUe-a kind-brarteil, motherly nort of wotmm, wraest in as-' sistiug her bushaod, inlebUgable among the poor, and a peacemaker t- I the whole pariah. | Now, om of ten or twelve young la- ■ die* of Karslake, there were three ,.r i • four who came tdrly up to Mr. Ilol ■ lowrr*' ideal; either ortlie MlnsStuitjrt*. • list Doctor's daugfatrr*. or VI in* Her* i 1 let. or Mine PeOTOw. Kiuld do. They I ' wrr* all quiet, snrsllde girt*; any one ol tlirm u ■ -lid, the Rrv. Richard ac- I know led grd Pi bimsvlf, nuke him a r very exeeUeut wllk; but he lutd at pres ent made uo step whatever toward n esliiing tlic .vltei rem- of aithar of thr« i ladies. Not errn the goasip* of the n place oould Hod the smallest pretence ' j fur coupling his name with cither of I tlicm. j Tbe Her. Richard albmesl anotbrr * I Ulrsoaiontbntoelapw . and waa still, to - own adf reproach, aa Car off a* srtr i . making bin choice; and yet he t quite allowed kdmneif that these were 1 the only tnur young women of the t neighborhood who w ould ho at all like- r ! ly to torn out good wive*, acvordiug ! to hi* ihwory of a good wife; and that i none of the other*, least of all, Laura | would au'.t him. r Him , Laum n-runhn*. r wa* nnqaas- I liifimhly the telle or Kmwhska. Her f j was the proprietor of one if tte n : collieries, and she had been sent to a 1 J fashionable school by the seaside to he 1; j educated, and bail come hack, about n I before the advent of Rev. Richurii o llalWwtw . -u Hnlahcd ronog lady. Ijntra Uernnlmwr, was undoublwlly I very pretty, and uisfsubtedly nte was f rather But - the tallies oT Karwlak- - Said I dreadful fast; net that they Tir — ll vhr i wwrd But but what (texilidnwy maul * pretty wall the same thing. [.aura * wa* fond of riding, aha was n food of ilaneing; *te could pull an oar c In their pWa*are-buat on the canal al- t most a. w«U as her I wot her; she muld t -wiai it was mid, like a fish; and she c ; certainly a flirt,— altogether a ' i jmtmgtadyaskujomovad fttmrtte tdoal t. of Itov. Richard HaOowes an it waa a ; poaalble to te; and yet— «bu for the X weakawwof hnman itaohmsI-H.- coo- tl taMQevqn to hlmaeir that tkl> -iri, n ; With her bright syce ,aod hec mucv o taugh, sent a thrill through him. which ] s! | seriooa ranvenalloa upon parish Hut. 1 1, with lite Uiu -Stn.ru. MtasPso- v rows, or Mm. Hrndet: n-< that h* f,r li a taaa»nl allowed that te had auj In- ; li leatieu ef devtattag free, his origlna! 1! rwwslve. II i: only ailtnlUad rim had h b* teen dlVmuly ptaiad, be should p cwrtaioiy Ian admired :1k' girt wry I. moch. As it waa, the lew. be mw of ; fL her the tetter- au eje- ICwl reaulnth.u; naW Mimeh -w or other he bad * great i: ■k-al to nwy lu Mr. llrrwhtw. Opmt Uv sul jret -f sdwad. far the children «* . the f-JUer*. aad as p. the sum wad ,1 oe.,-M*if* Of the. men -le iterirv. or h their wives, ia •taka-s*. After there a inlervtaws what soaalamlaa thai Mr. H HHHHI

Willi July came jtaginakl Hcrn- . slutwc. Laura'* brut her, a year older lip than herself, who was Uns ulucatr-1 re j al ("ambridgr; tte fallowing conn-raw | Poo, which occurred after our of ihe it- rector"! vUita, ahowi that Mire Ilernik j shawe bad no mora Idea of marrying of lie*. Richard Hallowes than lie had of i. i marrying bcr. I. | " It is loo lad, Laura, going on so :r : with our little parson." 1-1 Poor little man!" laum laughed; it | '"lie ie very hannlere, Begy." "That in all very well, missy. He I w may te barmlcw, but I dooY thlnl . c you arc; and! araqultesurt hcdocsn't I j think »o either." i t "My dear Reginald) how am I to i s help it? I don't run after him; and If J - he chooses to come here, I mint te t - dril to onr rector, yvxi know?" I "Yon are on arrant flirt, Laura; I i that'* what you are. However, I hope • you wool do Hallowcsany barm, for te fi i really a good little fellow; and 1 tear r > him very well spoken off all thruugh tin- h place. 1 don't think you will, though; b when lie dined here the othrr day, tl and you Iodic* had onus up stain, he rc waa explaining to falter what hi* ideal fi «f a country clergyman •• wits ***1 » and I can assure you there wa* udt rv tingle point of rescmbtaucrv to hi yourself. I rxpeet that one or the rl S:uartgirUwlUte theteppy woman." a-. '•I dare say either of tlicm would or •lilt him very well I am sure 1 don't hi wluiu he marries; all I do know ! ar it won't te inc. No, thank yon — J hj When I do nrarry, it will he some one III can look up to." iai "I understand." ter brother said; quiet nereulc*. who con ride and bc and do everything better linn one ctac; If with n mystery about "1 him. much the be Usr— eh Laura?" I

Laura toastd hrr houl ggoln, and < aahl, "Nouaeaac!" Hut her brother " jiretty accurately sketched her 1 for all that. i The brother and ulster were my f ind of getting into a «mall boat, [Hill- t some mile* up the canal to where i ran through a thick wood, and then ( they would gel out and cat tbc lunch i carried with thorn. Sometime* i look a friend or two with them; I often they went alone. t Upon one occasion, a* they had ju*t t started they saw Mr. IlalloWM, who a coming along the toning path.— After the Brit greetings, Reginald c Hern shanc aaLod, , t "Where are you goiug now, Mr. o Hallowes?" a "I was going Pu-k to Karslake. 1 o Just been down to rtail pv an old n iu one oT your cottage," « 'Then you havr nothing particular I to doV-" o "No; nothing whatever." g "Will you gel in, then, oud go with P Us? Wo have got lunch with us, uud golug to tlic Manger." I Mr. Hallowca Assented, although an i' war-l monitor Whispered to him that * i uionuur wmspcreu to mm that

tell better Mi\. As the boat drew iKup-teAjje shore. Mia* Heraahawe said. "Will yon now toko my oar, Mr. liallowra?" "I nhotild lit- Very liappy , MusUeroshawe, hut i tvallr know nolhlug of rowing; I never bad an oar in my hand in all my Hfe." v Laura Hernsluuo'* law certainly eX|irswsl a rather coutemptuoa* piiv; she only said. "Very well. Mr. Hallowes; you take Hi? rudder strings, Regiuakl 0ml I will poll; I like It above all things." Mr. Hallowes' steering wa* little. If at all. above hla rowing, and the hoot undi i hit guidance mule such sudden and abrupt rushes, first to one hank and thru Pi tte other, that Reginald was oblige to request the rector to leave the rudder string ah-me and only to puH them when Pdd to d- «•- and to let item know If anything In their course. Under this arrangement the teat gilded quietly upon ter way, and Bar. Riehanl IIMlowc gave himself np to the jdcaaurse of tte moment, aud, chatting gaily with tte and stater, totally forgot tte injunction Ui look ahead. From this Idauont r.itgetftitacM ho was ruddy rn-,:>.-rl l-y ihe tramp of hoTw> upon tin. iowlng ptlhboslde tlm.liy aYTmdl from tte driver of "Jllnd the ropcl" ami by a simnluiieotn order from Reginald Hernshawc to "Hull th* right hand string!" Tte Rrv. Richard in confusion pnllcd tte left, and in another moment the rope bad aught tte UwiL and she wus tettum upward. Laura Ilrnuhawe struck ont In-bratly shore, a* did her brcitter, knowing lusura could swim nreC. Iutura after tlic first stroke or two looted round, and taw tte rector's (tee apiear a!»v» th K.Her with a despairing look upon itand 1 quickly iltaapiiear. Willi a nhary. ' lu her brother, who waa nearer to ; the shore than she was herself, si., turned al otooc, and caught hold ©TUB clergyman a* te again nppcamd.— '•Keep qnlct!" she rxctalmcsl; "don't 1 taks huld of mc, or -we shall both 1 •ink!" Tte sonnd of water wa* In J Mr. HaUowcs cam. howevor, and, with 1 i instinctive impute- of a d.- iwulng ' ) he clung to the girl, and she had | only Hinc to rry -Reginald!" before 1 task under the water. It was bui 1 J a UKaMoi, for ter brotfatt wn* doee to I | and selting them both, te toon. : "I"! thrisstlslanraaf lanrs.snii iilal 1 : gaining the lank with the ohnost ' ' Invaslbk- driryiasi. It wa* ' I little tin., te&wv ht quite recovered < .1 and tte Brst impete- waatoqx- 1 ;/!»*. l.P regrets* hi* owuslupidlty ■ coualng tte "jut, and of thank- • ! t s tbem tt? iu, rvactw ' . " It taao use talking about it, Mr. ' ' 1 r. Howes," Air said; "the q ration ' - is, what is to be duo.? DMaraar) 1 '«o re* such a figure a* I am?" and 1 could not tel.. laughing as she 1 listed dnwn altered! "1 bak lilt. ' reuadv tethin.; v. -mao. temktere. ' I wrwld ,.-4 bare all tte. ' -

— ~ I- burgo-peopk-, mntf make ttem protntae r not to talk about it; It wpald bs dreadd ftd." i - ► By (hi* tiaw lLo baruanah had got e tte teal to tte share, and had emptied :- ii of tte water. ; "Tbe beat thing to do," Reginald r said, "will te for me to ptu Mr. Hallowes serosa to the otter aide. It Is ■ three miles from bare to Karstate; tte path lead* through the fields, aad he ; win te pretty dry by the time te gets there— at any rate, dry enough not to ! noticed If te 1s lucky. You and I. Ltura. had heller go to that httle firm -bouse there, aad yon can borrow clothe* nil yon get your own dried Cocoo along. .Mr Hallowca, In; I want to got Loom's thing* The programme was earn d out, and another quarter of an hour Laura < sitting by tte kitchen fire ol ll>* i -house, dressed in tte Sunday clothe* of tte farmer's daughter, while i own were being dried; meanwhile " brother, attired In the tanner's own i which, as far as girth was coo- ■ cv-rnrcl, were ridlculouriy targe firhfhi. ■ and Laura wrrc- both ratter I out of temper, bat for tte different c Reginald wa* angry at what t considered the gross stupidity of tbe ' in upactting tte boat and :i gelling Ijtum wet; while Laura wo* h only thinking how intnur-ly disagreeshie It would te If it got to te known h ami Hiked about in Karslake that she y swam back and saved tbe rector's a A I la*! »he burst out Inn (It of L K "What are yon laughing at, Ltura?" f., 1 wither asked In astonishment. "I can't help it" Laura said at Lit;' p. tic vrr than fbrget It— the little man's | face when ho came up, like n half '

I diowned terrier, glaring through bit - clacks; it waa the funniest Udng , - ever saw; and slw laughed again j till the tears came into her eye*. The brother conld not help laughing j • too, and by tba time their clothes wendried, they had quite tccovered their good temper. Theo asking tte farmer's wife, who of coarse knew thorn, to so.) nothing about their having had a dockas it might make Mrs. Hernshawe uncomfortable If It came to her can, they went down again to their boat, , ami polled home. I -aura gained ter rn.uu without bring , uCJord; ami so no one knew what had ■, tak--u place, except that Laura's moid. | observing the perfectly unstarched , appearance of ter dresa, auuc to her i own conclusion that ter yonng mistress , must have somehow, slipped into the . water. Aa tte rector had atau gained . , the parsonage unobserved, not a rumor , of the occurrence reached Karslake, ; , greatly to lams llerosb lire's com- , | The retaUou* telwe-.-u tte Rev. i i and tte young lady were not . by tteacciikuL Attbellrst , •ubasqnrnt iotervlcw he made soma ,

attempt to express his gratitude, hut j sra* completely pooh poohed by tte young Ldy, whose quiatly amused look . >lMwr.limmtatakcably that she regarded tte affair In tte light of acomlclnd- . dent. Tbhr recrpti on. added toon unf easy feeling In bv* own ml ml that they I had reversed their proper position*. and that ll was a degrading thing for f a man to te indebted to a woman for ; his life, caused the clergyman to drop tlic subject hastily, hat left a Very son , feeling upon hi* mind. Certainly, ha I thought to himself. I -aura llcroshawr f good clergyman's wife It was bled, t however, that be should te abk to cao- , ecl the sense of obligation. JIs was E one day wolldag la a Una not far from I the Hernshawe*' and seriously reaotv- , I rig in his own mind tte argent naces- , flty of his settling which of tte few , suitable young tadte* of tte place . should te tte (huur. mtalrcu at tte | icri-.vu from the fieUIclosc by. Ite^u , to tte next gate, and, looking over, , saw a sight which caused him to climb . —he woe not good at vaulting— over , tte gale. I .aura llrrnsliawe was , standing in the middle of tte field, ter , Hack toward him, and her whole atti- , tude vxpressing hclpkaa terror. At a • standing with hla" head down, evidently , meditating a rath. I aura waa in alt moat every respect a remarks Sly fear- , l.-se girl, bat she had a horror of bulla. , Asa little girl ahc bad ouce teen frigfat- ! coed by one, and had ucver recovered from the impression. She had been . out r.ir a walk, and waa talc for dinner; •lie bed tten-foru taken a abort cut - acres* the fields. It wa* nut until she I had proceeded *ome distance that ate remembered having beard that a very I savage bull was kept In one of tte fields , through which (be bad to pasa. She did , not know which field it re, but bearing that it was the last which she vonld hare to pass through before reaching tbe rood, she had resolved to ; make a driewr before aire arrived there, i avoid rasoing through It. However. , just a* she was in the middle of the , third I Wild from the main rood, the was . siarUed by a sadden roar aad looking •und. wws stnpefi- l with terror by . . obnerv ing the bull advancing from tbe corner of the field, where te had been , grating. She tried In vain to turn and flr; she gave urn scream, and then stood in helpless terror gating at her ! enemy, who era* rapidly approaching , She felt ter Unite giving way , bcnralh bcr, and would iu another moment hare (alien, when a man ran •uddenly peat her Coward the bull, , •hnuiing a* te did so. "Run. Mis* , U crush* wc. run for your Ufo!" Tin epsU which ted opprened ter scrmrd I breken, aad wlOioul a aeeskiiw . tUostght. without aeon knowing wh-v , the gate, nvw one- look.ng r.und tlU tte screwa wbicbT^TteW "pi 'w« stified by her horrrr. Tte ball had f w ' , X'i itai^il,vtU*te i

»e! lowered his tend, stamped fiercely d- upon tbe ground, and In another instant rusted apnk tte -dergyman. An >d active sports, might no doobl have elndad the charge. The clergyman d was neither, and te stood perfectly still 1- awaiting the rush. In an Instaat Mis* Is Hernshawe saw him thrown many diet io in the stir, and (Ml heavily upon tte « ground. Then her scream broke out * loud and piercing, and tbe buU. sUirtlqi a by tteir sound, and remembering i. hi* first foe, left tte pastral* body, to e which be W*» returning, ami galloped v furiously roand tte field. Miss Hero- , ance; (Ire or six laboring men ran np. ■ and armed with tbe Corks and spades with which l key were working, went I iuto thu field, drove tte bull lolo a t corner, and osrted ofl tte iownsiUr i clergyman. Be was carried to the ' Hernshawc*' m tbe nearest hoove , ami i a surgeon was soon in attendance.— i rector had by this Hum somewhat i recovered hi* coasciouioci*. but the after an examlruuiuu pro- I nouocvd that two oT lib ribs wrre llro- ' ken. Thl*. howerer, although a reri- ' matter, did uot confine tte- rector I his bed after tte first day. Mr. und ' Hernshawe had done everything " their power for him, aud after he ' breakfast, Mrs. Hernshawc .aid, 1 "I-aura wants to know if you can see 1 her, Mr. Hallowca; ate want* to thank • In person." Not wnitiug foe ati ' she went out of tte room, and 1 ' aura a minute or two after came in. 8he bad evidently been (Tying, and her •' wo* pale and sad. " "O. Mr. HaUowre." she began, ' ► "uliv. ran I say to tliauk you?" n | "My ih-ar Mivs Hernshawc. ' tte • • I *»y near aires iicni-iiavve. I lie- •

11 j rector said, "there ore no tbanks due. P ' j 1 was before under a deep, indeed a » £ I painful obligation to you. 1 nni very. * ' very happy to have Iweu aide- I- dis- Ii ; charge it; so now really i here (• uo *i ; i ilianks due from either *i<k-. You savi' 1 ed my life; I, by Hod's luurcy . bare tl r i saved yours. We are quits. ' ai 1 1 I-vura would have prototcd against /i i tins view, but tte rector would Rot w - hear ter; and feeling unable to *pcnk wi wilhout crying, ste left tlic room hast- It . lly. Tlic rector was soon iu a con- » > dition to return to tte parsonagv. and ll ' of hi. injuric. a speedy * This u I affair osuld not, as the previous one qi . hail boso, be cuuccaled from tte public M i of Kurstakc, and great indued was tte- to ' talk of tlic geasipa over it. All sorts w I of rumors were rurrettt. and Laura el i Ucrtrehawr na» rafidacxcnslingly un- se I I comfortable thereby. Tbe rrertor tiow m 1 ; seldom saw ter: the rumor* which he | a* wrll a* lien-elf knew wtrc current, di ' i annoyed him even more than they did ju i her. Much as be now acknowledged ts I to him.clf that te cared for ter. he th ' j would not purchase tte pleasure of L 1 meeting ter at the prioe of giving goe- T 1 sipiog tongue* occasion to wag over fc ■ sipiog tongues

1 his visit there. And so te kept away. ■ He knew that he loved I -aura Hern- s » shawc; hut he did not drcqlve himself g '* now at least to the (act. lloknowlhsi • before tte aoetdrat she bad looked upo| t liim with perfect ludlfibrencr. Hews* T wall aware of Hie sort of ideal she t • would I lave pictured to lirrself, aud I: r how little that ideal resembled KlmsrlL s r As long aa te had not really loved l 9 Laura Hernshawc, be had thought • oulv of licr feelings toward her. tint of I1 hrr'* toward him; nowjlhat ho did love a ■" her, he raw that she lad care.1 nothing t 1 for him. had Uktd hlm, i.-rhaps; had • been very chatty and kind, and had I ' even flirted with him s little, bat had s 1 never seriously thought of him. The a 1 fact of this accident, although It had u no doubt changed ter. feelings toward ' him, had yet in no way altered or Im- ■ ' iwored his chaoeea of being lovedi lie d ' was not blind to the Gut that Laura's r ' luauuer waa changed to him; that tbc 1 no longer talked gaily and lightly with t 1 blm;tliat ter color went and earoolffte r ' chanced to thest him suddenly; but be £ ' told himself and thoroughly ta-licred |, ' that this waa gratitude, not love; and * ' although tte thought would occur to him Hot abo might periapt marry » ' him from gratitude, he would dismiss . ' tte Idea with angvr. Mir could not a > We him, and te waOM BBt K«pt d ' from gratitude what ho could not gain c ' from love, not even the hand of Laura ' Hernshawc. Under these drcum- p stances, therefore, Rev. Richard Hal- a ' loww began to revolve In his own mind 1 whether it was really necessary for a „ ' rector to he married at nil. He could * 1 not have tte woman he lovod. .and, ' after loving I aura llcnulawe. It was « 1 or.t of tte question that he could think " ' of marrying sitter of tte Mtas Miliaria, *, ' or Mlsa" Ileralet, or Mtaa Penrose.1 No; be really got on very well and te a; 1 waa not at all sure that a clergyman w ' waa not more uacful aa a single man (| 1 than he would be married— at least. be bad more Have to hlnoelf. Now the - 1 rector, dearly aa te reasooeil, and ) - natural a* erefe hla conclusions, was m ; at taulL Laura Ucrnahawe had u 1 long seen that tte rector admired her, > but altlumgh alio Uked him. ate had t| ! never allowed to herself tte possibility of ter loving him. like most othrr (| 1 high-spirifod girls, ate fell tte want of ,, u master spirit, some one ste could j, I look np to. Ste thought the rector a _ p>od man, and no doubt a clever one, and likely ta many, nay, hi met re•pccta, to -y.k— a husband any woman might love and honor. Bathe wanted manliness. A nun that did not ride. ; v or pull, ur sarim, who had to be piokrel , , out of tte water by a woman, ostist „ i necessarily lo a poor erratum whom it | u 1 would be impoartbie ever to respect.— 1 ttr action by which tte rector had j a 1 ri-ked his Hfe to savs ter own ted j u ' altered all this, ll had supplied tte „ 1 one thing which had teen previouW ., wanting — th* part which was with , j I I .sura an otenlBM reerestty. Now ate | ^ ' trc^ - this man wa^hTwlu caps- ! ^

ly her place. Now»ltaura reproached n- herself hllteriy v ste thought of thu .n halMisgnistd contempt with which lo ste had rccdvtdhb attempts at tliank* re after tte adventure upon tte .water, n and of the way In which ste had at ill first, ste now acknowledged.' flltU.1 m with him anil then openly shown ter It indifference. Wtenw jdrl lite I ,j:i ra « Hernshawc Gvk .tliat sBp has cjfm" It mlttid an ininttfec, -lu, it' unhappy i until ste repairs it, aad ih way very g soon real love, and not gratitude^ which 0 site felt toward ter perscrvcr. j j As the time won- dp, aniL-Mr. Ilalh lowcs still kept awsy frocn tho house, . -tr, at any rata, called a* seldom a* te , could, I auira began to S-cI that ste had a lost Mr. Hallowes. Women are far 1 keener judges In these matters than a men are ; she saw that te loved ter ! r still, but tteu slw felt that before the r accident be had seen that ate had only i I been playing with him. and that be te- I . lirvtd now that, at brat slw felt only I t gratitude towards him. Poor l-aura • i was now really unhappy. 81k) wanted i . to make the rector happy, aad she ' . wanted - yes, she acknowledged she i . wanted —to te happy herself ; but this ' ■ former trifling of Iter own stood as a 1 between Item, n barrier which ' ste felt certain tte clergyman would I break dawn. How long this ' would linvc lasted, or whether it would ' remained for all lime, it L lnqios- t tible to ray, bad not an event occurred 1 which changed the whole current of ■ tteir lives. t Tte rector was walking in iu* gar- £ den one Saturday morning, and for ' oo<r not thinking or lamra lleraaliaw d te was arranging tlic heads of his C next morning's sermon— when te was 1 •tartl-sl by a dull, heavy, muffled rx- r

plosiuu iu tte valley, and saw a cloud 1 of smoke ascend ftouj the hollow in ' which wa* Mr. Hcnuhaw's colliery-. I waited not for his hat but ran I straight down lo the |>it. Five minute* had uot elapsed since ' the explosion, but already tte wives ' and familicsof the miners had gathered 1 yoirad the shaft. Women were there ' wringing their liands and set taming " wildly ; some sat in atony despair gar- 1 log at tte fatal shaft ; others had talat- c cd. and happily oblivious for a time to < their misery, lay unheeded by tte Iran- '■ from the work, and asking excited ' questions. It was sonic lltuc before '' Hallearts could obtain any infor- c mation, or learn what numter of men * were in tte pit, or what was tteir d c banco of life. At last, seeing an over- ' turn from speaking to some of the '' ho approochr.1 him. • There arc nigh sixty turn and hoys ' Sir," tte man answrred. 1 have come from the other shall ; about * bare come up there, but I fear 1 Is no hope for the rest. Tlic rope 1 down now but no one haa pulled il. * force of tte fire was at thl* end. I • tteir Is no hope." •

Al this moment a boy rau up and • I K»ke to the overseer. Tte tqan staggered bock. "My Ood !" he explained, "the inas"Yes." the Iny raid, "I ciuncupnl' tte last gang, ami I raw the master io little room at the bottom of tte shaft ; te wa* talkin' to .lark Wllklos, tte trier. " "Canuoltdng te done?" Mr. Halasked. "This is dreadful !" aud shudder ran through him ns te thought of 1 -aura's distress. "Nothing, sir," the man si! "Look there;" and te pointed toa light smoke wreathing up from tte shaft ; "she's a-flre now, and may blow up at any moment. 1 1 would be madness. ' • The men standing round murmured assent. Anything that mcu can miners will dare to rescue comrades , but this sra* too modi. At this moment there was a stir and tte crowd bock to let a wamai; It was Laura Hernshawe. llcr face was aa pole aa death, and ter hair broken from lis bonds In tbc sgsxd with which she ran. "I hear my father is in tte pit," sbe gasped out . "1a ll true ?" A dead silence answered ter. 8be sank down upon the Lalk or timber lo and IMn rising Bgdn.lMtflLimed Wildly : "He may.be aHre still. A thousand pounds to any one who will go dnsrn and bring him up !" "It U impossible. Miss Luna," the said : "tte pit L on lire ; »te will Mow again In a minute or two." "Fire thousand pound* to nhocrer will go down !" ate said frantically.— "O men, if you te men, go down and tee If any live 1" Tte men drew back, but one ur two spoke together, aud were coming forward, when the women noted upon "No, Jamie— no, Willie, you don't go. Onr two boys are down now. off shan't go; I will not let yon; what is money now ?" and clinging to the tbey dragged Item away. I aura Hernshawe sank back u|«a balk, despairing now, lor she felt ste cook! not press the point Daring tteir colloquy Mr. Hallowes bad teen earnestly questioning tte boy, nod now t|«kr to tte foreman. Tte lattar a start oT surpri-c and made a gesture of reload. Then Mr. Hallowes spoke aloud : j "1 shall hare m) owu nay. lam • Gud'* miuisier. I have no ouc in the I world to lament roe. U ia my duty to I try. at feast. Get tte nq® ready at I and lead me a thick cap to protoct my head, and a flannel Jacket." laura Hernshawe haJ start.*! up jand exclaimed. "No, no !"— then *te bseu sllenL Without a word ste ! *tmid lootknk** while tte clrtgyman ; pal the miner's clothes over his own ' ■ amid a Aad slkaca from all arono'L Mr. Hallowce wa* very pale, bat : perfectly calm. When te was ready. up iteTopr, which they had lowered after tte axpfoeiun, for tte proper gear was- Mown away, laura weal np to

<1 i turn a small- woodcu pny-vfiLe clueo lo in til- shaft's month. Tlic clergyman fa .followed ter, and dosed tteiloor. Ste ;* look both his hands, aud stood for a r, moment still and silent. Then the it said, "May Ood In llravcn Mats and J protct you! Yoariwcd uo earthly r "trmgtli ; but IJR ean cheer you In this a fetfriul danger)' tliink that I. who wait iM fo-re to pray for yon, have two Ilvta I y live at stake; tut If you come not bock j I shall b* for Uib a widow ai well a* an k orphan. God bless you, my own dear love ! Nose kiss mo and go- " He drew her lo him. kissed her once. , and then opening tte door of tte shed. - said to tlic women oulaide, I "look to Mis* Hernshawc, slut ha* r tainted. XuW, men. let me down at I quickly us you can. I kuow what I i Mr. Hallowes was outwardly aa quiet ■ and calm as when te entered the hut; ' > the men noticed that lie had a 1 bright, steady Ughl in hi* eye; that , while before te might hare looked' like 1 : a martyr walking firmly to the slake. , now he might have been a soldier lead- 1 a forlorn hope. As he was lowered ] i down i®> outer diukucm, the clergy- j might be truly said to have felt 1 fear. He knew his fcarfu! danger; 1 knew that at any instant the blast of fire might come which should semi 1 body a mangled cinder for upabove 1 lie mouth ot the shaft. But be knew ' now that Laura Henisluiwc loved him ' ' anil very fervent were his silent prayer* ' that te might te spired tocojjy tte * great happiness. Then, us te knew ' by the slackening of tte speed or his '' he was near tlie bottom, te | r gave a but appeal to God (or protco j r Hon, and prepared for his work. Al- ■ " ready the smoke was oltiK"! sliding. ; r'

I aixl would have been quite so lout be . , not kept a wet cloth with which he had provided himself jieforc starting, pressed across his tnouth und nostril*. In hl*!olhcr hand ha held a safety lamp tut the sharp daring explosions withthe wire-work, as well a* ids own difficulty of breathing, told him of Unnature of tbc atmosphere around him. Now he w as at the hot- ' and his great fear was that te might find the entrance to the work- ! ings closed by the falling Jairu. To , great joy he found it coiu|strtir<'1y | lamp-— the danger fr mi which wa* ! enormous— his Instruction, bring so 1 clear that te needed it no longer. So i sliding did he fed tlie air lhat'te lay and crawled along ti|«>u hi* It was but a few pacts; then he , felt a door, lie gave a low niufllid . knocking within. Tlank God! Mr. Ucn\*ba»r wo* ' ( alive, sheltered iu the small room from tte violence of first- blast. Tlie thought* of laura'* delight gave a new | ' strength lo him, and revived the coo- ! , sciolism-** which had a moment-before [ seemed Cut deserting him. Feeling ' •ncmnl last deserting liim. reeling, 1 *

j upon tte ground be fouud that some ' ,. pieces of tlic roof bail (fallen and Mocked the door. With a short prayer for' ^ strength ■ te began to remove them ; several time* ho desisted, and lay al- ; ji most insensible but each time tte . n thought of Laura seemed to coll hliu . back to life. As te removed the last . q piece, aud felt' tlie door purled open from within, life saemcd lo leave liim, |. and te became unconscious. ,1 Terrible was the su*pcu*c upou the r surface after tte clergyman bad disappeared. Very rapidly the men let the j ^ rope slip through their finger*. Every j , instant they might bear tte low rurnb- 1 y ling sound, follow, d instantly by a rush of flame, of stooe, otul of all tluil j remained of the brave man who had „ ventured dowu. No one spoke. Iu spite of tte danger, one of the men leaned over tte shaft, and his raised j baud and attentive eye showed that i, tte light still buroeil. More slowly T now tte rope was run out, for they r knew ho was near tlic bottom, which j might te so filled with rubbish that j even a foothold might te impossible.— I f The light had disappeared, now lost in tte thick vapor; but sUU tte ro;c c ran out. Presently it stopped. Now 0 was tte- question, waa te Insensible al. .. ready? Tbo man a oud fay tte rope. . ready to run ll over tte sheaf as qulrka ly as poaalble, and all stood breath Ice*. n In a tfiomout there waa a faint but decided Jerk at tte rope. r "Thank God!" broke from ail stand- „ ing round, and tte roj*i waa slacked , .. to allow the adventurer to |irocecd into r tte workings. AtthL moment afresh _ spectator was added to tbe* around j tte shaft, loans Hernshawe had recovered from bcr tainlirife, and had re- „ fused to listen lo tte prayer* of th- .. women to atop where ate waa uutll tlie „ result was known. Ste had listened as if sire had not heard, and then had t risen and walked in among tbe group, ' who separated al her approach. Ste [ una red the edge uf the shaft, ami then I' e without a word dropped upon bcr kueea, and with her bee pale as marj Me, bcr lips moving in prayer, hut no [ sound issuing from thcui, ste watched j the mouth of the shall. a AU was hashed around; tte women , lad cram! their walling cries, and for r tho moment forgot Uirir own grief in ' , tte tarribfe Interest of tte scene, Tteir ) ' sympathy for ter overpowered for a i , time the thought of tteir own woe.— j a One minute, two, three passed; and j | B then tte men began to murmur among ! . D ttenyelrr* that thu clergyman must j , long ere thL be Insensible, and that ! ' tbey ought to bring him up before tbe 1 _ dreaded explosion came. Another j minute passed, and then tte foremen _ spoke. , "It's no use, Mlas; te must be iu- ; > t sensible now; the choke-damp will have " , done it." A sharp tpaam ur anguish paraol . over bcr lace, then ber lips moved — f "One minnte more!" Il seemed an age. J [ It passed; and then th* ovenarc re- ] j InctanUy, for the intanae anguish of c r tte silent fees awed Mm. gave sign* to J > the men to t-npam lo bout. J ust at this moment one of tte men , cxdMmad, "Ste shakes!" There waa 1 a pause, and tten a stronger pull. A , c

lo deep snpprreaed cheer, or ratter, ejartv a talion broke from the throag. f "Qufet huts! quick, tel stcodUy," , thu overseer cried, and tte rope ran . ,e rapidly over the sheaf, d Then were too tnauy willing hand* '. y attached to It for any one to be able to ' : i» my whether one or two bodies were at- 1 it tacted. It was a moment of ftarfbl suspense. Laura had risen now, and 1 k stood with both hands pressing ter 1 n hair back front htr temples. . IL-r 1 r breath came iu short gaspe, aud ber ' figure swayed to and Tree Each rao- 1 , matt _lte men who had quietly sta- ' , tloord thctnwlvr* u|km>"cacli side of , her thought ste would tall. Fast tte 1 , rope runs over tte *heaf, aud. now the , overseer, who L peering oxer tte jdt, | exclaima: " I see him! I »re him! Thank Gud ! , there arc two! Steady, men, steady! ' . they are both InM-nsible. It la tlie i Now ready hand, lifted tte bodies ' . from tbe shaft; and the dw-tor who has ? I wen standing in rosdinrss, puts bis «r . to their hearts, "Thank God, they are ' I both alive!" Despite tteir own dead ' , tte pit. a cheer broke from all; and ' ; laura Henisbane fell lnscti.iiili by J ; the side of tte reseued men. It is a year since lie- great [dt ex r plosion at Karalakc. Tte rector u * n married a man. Tte lady driviug him In Ids pretty |».ny carriage is "j wife, aud a prettier and happier i. not lo te found in lite mid- " land couoti. e, uor one more proud of £ husband; trad a* for the rector, he come to look u|*«i hi. early tlieo- *' ric * as ridiculous drlu>iuu»: and 1* now r' ready to nfilrm that u womau makes *' j uot one bit tte worse clergyman's wife ' J U-iug able lo ride and to sw im, or ®' ' cava to null an oar utMm iIm- rie. r e to au oar river.— '

' ) Is l'ottsvillc. when auyllilag la|>- 1 jicus, the people consider I list a rcli- ' _ | gious duty devolve* iqnu llietn to hold- 1 j a meeting and to pun rewlutioiis U[«m 1 , it. and ao strong ha* this habit become 1 tliat »omc ritlxen* of tbc place, w ten- 1 " 1 over the btvnkfiiat-U-il rifigs, call a ' [ ntoetiiig of tte family, elect odkvrs, j into tbc raua! and *ank. A large 1 crowd of men were rlamliug upon the ' j ixrak at the timc-auJ tbey Iti'taoily 1 !o1».s.urrew}Stftrawujmih}-r,r the ' | pur]*»-e of devising means for rescuing ' tlie woman. Altera spirite.1 tlehatc, a c ninu tmrni.1 Collin* was ckrtad chair- c ' i man.; nud, on taking his scat. Mr. Col- ' uot only tlianked tbe meeting very " ! i » armly fur tte compUtncnt offered him. 1 but lie made a loug *|*-ccilt iii which ' 111- di-ciirred the tariff, Hk-ccmI produei c for iSTo. and tte Alabama claim*. A ' ' «.-rles of resolutions were tten ofl'ered, ' I the acceptance of several amendments, ' ^ ! they were paaaret. They emlirncvd a ' _ j Iirotcst ngain.1 tte: depth of the canal. 1 1 - r- .-rrt* that all women are not tauehl ' ! r.-grets not

! j to *wiui, aud a resolve lo rescue the ! particular woman who had fallen ow ) , tevarcl. A committee of one si. np- ' p-iiuted to dive for hrr. Hr dovo aud ' I hair. Just then it occurred to him that te luid not teett ordered to bring h.T to shore. Si he- let her sink again 1 j and swam to the bank to report pro- ' gresa, and atk for furtlu r Instructioua. Action was taken on the report, and alter an exciting dismission he was directed to land tte woman Immediately. ' j He dove again and dragged ter out. ' j None of the women lu I'oltarllie cnti 1 | hold their breath more tten an boui " ! nod a half at a time, mi whe'n this ( one wus recovered she was dead.— I ! Tte inuctiug raid it was sorry but li was vastly more Important tliat thing, should be done decently and In order. J ' aud according to rule, than that the life of a woman should be saved. Tte ^ woman hanil expressed hcrvfewa vet. ^ | If wc understand tte Gennontown J "Iclejrapk, it is engaged In on attempt j to forte tte gentleman who are Inter •-sting themselves in fish-culture- In tte c Delaware to slock that river with salt ( mackerel and dried codfish. ThL L ■ all wrong; and, if tbo work is to te begun In such a manner, we shall havr • " tciy ltnor nape of it* torcR. nmx Iteu proved, by careftil experiment, ' : that niacki-r.il which have Iccn [srcketl away io barrels and kitU for scv-eral year* will not bread rapidly if tbey are . placed In fresh water; ami it Is a no ( toriaus fact that tlessicated fi»li, even j 1 when sown In quiet. Inland |oola ot I fresli water, rarely produce more tteu lexlf a crop of yonug. Wc adviso tlie i«-rsons who are to undertakwlbc task s of stocking tte river not to teed thr . | adrlce of thu alitor. What cau br i expected from a inau who is known to ( | have expended twelve years of Ms llf j and over twenty thoasand dollars in ' au unioccasaftil attempt to produce cattish by erosslnqaa tad polo with a \ ; Maltese klttru? Tbeatmkxt or Colds.— Tho moat ». UK-lesa thing that can 1«- done, upon taklpg cold, ami having a touch ol sore throat, la to bundle aud wrap il | up closely, thus overheating am. ' rendering il tender aud sensitive. \ aid more liable to colds and infiam- : illation than before-. Any person wb- ' ' look* st tbe matter for a moment will j aeeat a glance that if tte nock L kepi j overheated a portion of tte time, wbe. ; ■ ts expiwed auuM Him or disarrange ' , remit of tte throat will beapttooaea'. ! Tbe rule In regard to clothing the neclino Id be to keep it as cool a* romlbrt . will allow. In doing so you will suffer much less from throat ailment llian I | you are always fearful of baring a littk ; mid air come lo contact with your neck 1 Anyone who ha* teen accustomed t" hare Id* threat muffled abould be rarrful to leave off gradually, aad not all at ooor. Tte warm wraps should 1 te applied to tte feet and haads instead . : of the neck. Those who wrap their I necks np tte feast, are trouBJed tte i Last with colds. ( Happy la tte family who can oak ' , onion* lor*er - I

Nara Crrv, Qgr-. l»,-487n. ( Knrro* War*;— A «ow days ago a ■ copy it your dear family paper reached _ u» lu this land of tte sunset. How ] aitrmctlva Its pagu looked, how II rrcalied old memoriae aad (Heads. Next ! to letters from boms comes the borne : aad ttcy are mine* 'well . stored with rich pleasures. Wlilk reading II* cootenla, from buaiacs* cards to editorials, wc wondered if of the readers af tte WAV) would uft te Interested in rcadio£. few Curia about Odifornla life, a* sden ia tte beautiful Napa Yalky. Sinee last April we ban been has - ing beautiful, cloudless weather, ami it still continues; tbc olrhas that beautiful bin* hixy tint, so peculiar to our Indian Summer In IlUnou, delightful husking Weather, but not needed tel.-. as I have seen but ouc field of corn In this country. Rut to say that I ted seen no wheat would mean that I wa. Mi ml folded, for I am sure I never saw nich a display as one can see from the time of harrestiug until tte time for storing the grain into warehouses, preparing for the Winter rains. All the wheat, when threshed, is immediately put in rack*, nnd served up reedy for •hipping, the sack* holding from lOUto 1511 pound* each. Rut in speaking of the yield icing a certain numter ol.ni-t, to I he acre, on" hundred pouud sacks are always meujP. This year having l«t-n a dry aesuon. tteylcM ha* ten from ten to twenty sork* to tte hut then, a* farm*, or ratter itches, consist of from Iks I to lOtW acres, and sometime* even more, all lu one great wheat field, the amount of wheat Marked up Id tte opeu fields looks Urgr . IVrliap* »oiue Individual looks Lrgt I Vrlcip" •onw individual

w ill »ay, what n I!ik routitry for sup[•lying one's self n llh breoihlf wheat ia thu. exposed in the o|*n fields finweeks and mouths. Wc do hearoccasiunally of wheat bring stoko. but tte tliirves are sure of U-iug detected, farmer sells to lii* men iu sn 1 quant it ie* and even buys his own flouy, - - so. tte miller* kuuw- aloore the thieve*. And a* to carrying cfllargc quanlitk*. that is impossible, a* all tacks are branded with tte owners' mimes, and they are known at the warehouses where it Is sold. So that straling * Ileal is rather dangvrous buainc*.-. ami ts uot followed very extensive!) . ltoth harvesting and threshing are carried oil so differently hero tliat 1 must uot fail to mention thejn. Harvesting usually rout men or* about' thof June, although some season* it Is begun by tte middle of May. ami some Wicks, as grain In this climate can rlaml without injury after getting ripe, much longr than in the A few farmers- who see the ih - cosily of turning tlieir attention to tiling lie* hie* raisiug wheat tree tu rare tte stravr; but mu*i u«- "header wagons." which leave tte •traw- standing. After Ihe fiekiI

, have been run through by tbc "head- . rr*. " lire cattle arc turned in and they . are used as pasture* unill the scaiou I tor plowing. Threshing ii done fit •team power at the rata of from two , lo three thouraud bushels a day. Tbe . farmer engage* his thresher, and ha» | no further rare iu tte matter except . to feed the men, nteut twenty in number, who go with tte engine and »epI arator ns inseparable company. Tin men sleep iu tte straw or in tbc barn like tile rest of tte farmer's animals. Tills indiflervuee to what we consider , Hie uecrscltira as well as tbo comfort* . of life is quite a characteristic in , California. Many here boost, with pride, of not baring slept in a bed for , years. And one man, whu haa been , lie re long enough to have a family grow up around him boost* of tiaring | worn a white shirt but twlrr slocc a . n-sideat of ttL State, ouce when marncl, and again when his ohbwt child was christened, since which Uine no ( event haa aroused him to tliat degree of extravagance. Farmers sre now burning their fields, before plowing and sowing tteir wbeat, as tbey autlcipata another dry ^ season. Rat the prodactircnest of tbe Lnd liere to Gut being exhausted, ^ and farms wblcb oocc yielded one taBtatWtfi to tbfl acre will not yield oue-haif as much now in cou- ' sequence mortgage* are being put on the firnus year after year lo support tte extravagance of tbe farmers' fain- ' llfew. And in a few years tte farm goes from its old owner to pajr debts, ' and i* ilividoff and sold in small Gsrrns to industrious Germans, who, by care- ' ful handling, again bring the laud to a high state ol' cultivation. It would socm straugc to your readers to sec ' tliem plowing bere, as tbey are doing ' now, with tta ground baked as hanl as bricks. Yet they do it by using six aud eight horse*, breaking up tbc ' .urfaoo in lumps, which tte rain, of ' the Winter wash to pieces. ' Of fruit growing, which to so prominent an employment here, I will give you some acount in a future letter. Exkbald. II . ' A good Baptist dewcoo in TenncaMi , 1 In a sncLl mreriing. expressed his con- ' victioBs of dnty In tte following conrise and pithy manner: "Brethren. I hato made U|> my mind lo be religion*. I am getting along in yean, and ll sp1 neara welllbr old moo lobe religion*. 1 I am a ro*u of family ton. I ban bad n heaven, gpffltn'sa. brethraa, eyuf- ' »-•..«!•'— imrr~t't Jfegatiae. Tbc family headship to solved iu vfainr.. A pragresslre clerical friend, leairtng to kuow tbe views oTblspeo:ile lu regard to a church matter, reI unfed all brads of families to arise. )nly tte brethren responded to lb* apnea); ttb did ooi ratlrfy, and our enihueiastic mintotar hureiadly added! -'Now, will tbo— win the parti ot tbe wad* of GuuIHea rise?" A friend at our elbow says, peace earth and good will to men wohji greatlv promofed, if »«fli promptly pay tteir tetwwt ilebta.