Star of the Cape, 25 December 1879 IIIF issue link — Page 5

TIm Sight Irfirt CMM. CP llll I • - Mat s nan was etlevrtg. sot . 1k*iH«"" tang to «ta «fa»ssy wkb 7 Is to. Ml* ill —n rortd to %. Thmm MUrl wassasrtbd d^kiu •WtartdL O^ilMtocW fa .ta., ■i • t*ta mtetasl nUd,s»<! I fy >.WJM«M«totol..k^tori V" ■ to ton itotv MM Ml i etater, i A—** inrlilktotolk.to.toi. 3>w W*U 'to status! ni tton sg IW ■A j \ j Tto aqm*. V .to tf— rttta ss.-wjta. DM . ta*ta-ra to%b. to Hlto u-x ta.- ' J^Tto a Mb tUCtorer. M Urslp rod qrtrl. . I fcWta* Mflta.sl II — t to to. Kkh. Ito ttorilu ssgtes to* mum. tew Oi Casnsr CM, Onpid! ro, Demise to V» fftd mp *4 tto psssb. t» tto top Ml tto , " Ktototo tto. bstore tlx wto to/ricm GLL *• .•to. Itarmpstafch MtotoMMI to fcrt to*, Wtottoto^toHM/lMJ. Mto Bt. WktotoM, Ato tto. la m twinkling I tanrd .ttorM Tto ratotos tod r>«iMc Ml Mb UBiM toe*. Am 1 ton to wT band. mmI « t*r.n« II. ~M hM.1 .P. i. tor TMM to. tasd tS to. »d tartottas « AtototoattDr.totodtoMCtoto.tori. i ' • ' ' ' *" - | | - | • i *i _ ' ' I •■*■ " vtthwm to. il h twtoktod' to. ■ |li to* ntotyl Hta link «... VU imm. to.to.ltot ■ ■ **•■ Mb dmft Mttl. msuth wm dan sp Uto . Ato tto totod .nJdLua' wk totto Tto ... I a t Hp. to toid licto I. to Mil, toM«y. B.— tototcndil ,n . ,%to taBy tod dfc> . , Ato < to» ■» *A» 1 to.toM.to to AHtodtonttoitotdtotod, too. |>n t^kssw | tod mUK «• j .. - Ato totod to tto II II U ; ItoMtoto Y »J-k. v Atotartocfct.drBM-todM-ld.nM. * Ato inr tto* to to* Mto tto dm .1 • •todfc-yto. ^to*to e. ta» *to* m • •toe* «wta «U.i to to ■ *od Mcto" , awtddto. ■trtsret ira.ld'1 Cfcriilmar, ^PlSI Sgfi rang . Wtortbmaktogyou * Tto ctatod^ltol bw^btod .gala* Mro itaarrapta^ba sauvrauaffiro. to* Mn ■ -

TfaromB.lto footmu. WatjtMWdtttrMl toe Uto latter* ha tto table V tto Wtrpcto of mailing »Ui »' but MarM KtotoJ wlt» Mntotdia. -ntatotttot I* a tatter to my to, S^S ZZP *omi *"m ^ ki"4* toto quieCy upon Uto ra.lt ato burned *" briorr Itonm'i ryes m tor ltafctrd rt tto no ud i penned. with trembling k»to*trl. aacttxr whir* tout go fa Its P'lSt (ton war* dry. awl Ux pattest dmatd^tv -Mi*. M. Araold. to -Mr Daiojm Motitcx : f thooctat to torad thU Cltrfctm with aoa. bat tbtor drarWto - what ricbi bar* ** to ratotar la ton. what ri«t>U harr id Uto poor to amy l!mr. boUmtF Dor. tbtarrad tototol,' WtoL toy bran hi. I aratot «! ta ratoj a^Uaat tot. a Mttta to- i M JXIU. Utornb, b. "■ arss^'s; Umtc b* «Mb a Ada. w «tor Bfto. n " To*™. Mimcm,. Tltta Irttrr «u arat to tokad Mar 1 4 pM DO* avaltrd CbrtotaMM aa ttanach 1 tide Uto ptowiac raata. Dova at atn l ' Bfifmteaigjaie; ; •• JtzgpvgiZSzsr. \ TO^iiauiTbti i — • taOtaad which rtoatd tor to ahln* I and inoaa yto tbrrr wrrr thrrmds ol * toy mad happtoea. whica ato mold < ftotor up aad wravr backward aad lor a ward oatll the oidttoja. wbra ato llrad to aaaahtor aad efarar. wrrr idmW i „ vbok acato; aad .he ii red th-tn ottt • to tor aanimy till ato fmr tain u>d • qwtrl. aad tto .Id ptoa dradeord bom- < " ' i. tba too Hard da J*hur oT tor wrallhj i parrata! Aad Uwrr bad brat trwt aad < aobjr brarta laid to tor fm rrr Uw bad '■ " aaca tor twraly-dm birthday ; bat tor « wowaa'a bran tod cbowa dalr to yield < * ItarU aad lt» tort to Howard \ftolbrop, l a yotaur bookkranr to tor klW. 1 firm. Without the mraaa aoMcWnl ' .ifg^Jg: ton a ctotnrof a ttoara rick toDowa. i d why. I atoat hinder, ao toy aa to la a • rood frllow aad buambir. " I , I ff.'SSMKS'C; I gW M-l H MUkTlTS I " "*d a wblla. Jack, art toffttaa , . atoaay will to mito la aood ttoto, rat k thaa yoa will ara bow iwaob lor* ooaaaa \ lor la ay opiate*. A Mtew raaH lira ! wiUwatMay, aad ifapratty girl ml ! ■t Tt*r*. Wnmraur." J Marram bad lorad wrf] aad ttaly; i bwt bteb lalrhul aa ato waa by aaturr. aad acoratog -dawtot aad aBworthiarat j (hn th< hottotn od tor ao*U tor pride 1 raald aot brook the toaaU of tbia letter. , 8ba w*H aaiatotid tow owily tto 1 ■tatakr bad topaaaad. Doabttoa tba , • tanar wbteb tod braa totradad far bra 1 For oar aaraant tto girt ataod Hto . ato*-. with dry err. aad paia. an tew; J ( Una nrairbt to bar tehrr tto we* v. f . aad laid tto Intra be fan hto. 1 r . Ia law Itoaa boor Howard Wto- "! u ttoap mairrda Intra Irota Mr. Amid. * V lai hiaiac owe tea Mirwrrt. la wtafata 1 ■ topraaind hla diaatouJ. toth taraa toa 1 .itoatioa vta tto dm aad (ran Mar- • , Mimn • ' 'Sa&!at£Si - rato^ra^tovtoe^r^aUr. were > i tdca-egs-t : f fa^*. that they wkbdt i w facca aatdaty- r I Mr*. A two id antW tonatf te ear c < S * ""***• * [ K* ! Hiii *ta8ratag ato nra- • §fc-b^r^sls * ; h! ftS^TSd u r wtothar S drawn Aower ta tor tour. "

I to aa crraad. aba .be U detain rd ; aad 1 i ayvva1^ ss - Aad aterwrad. wto id too miod cotu f teg (town to toip It.be: aad to. - I Head drera far tto party at Miaa Howa-af Toor taate U good, yw* r aaaaadraally nitorray toacbdbligad. r I'toSh ^ dnti" b^' r " I'll oblige yoa. eartalaly. a>ad«a. if t yo* think aw competent to aorgret in i the muter ol inm," rrpQed MacgneC I And abr pot the little oaea to bra. rrI warded far bra car* by Urla Harry', t toad wb taper to Stale, thai "bethought ■ Uto Arnold th orrttlrat lady fa the world, aad to wiaited ato waa bb own I titter, 'tirad td lubrl/' aad went down r tojto^dmalag-roorna to balp laatol aad There the warned mure of their prima a&in than iatmatrd tor; but if -c > talked to each other of tbia aad ttoti. 1 quite Ignoring Margarn'a pnwenra. aad ■ dw knew ere loot that "Mr. Uam'i-1 ■ Weatoawu dead ia fare with Mi<> i Berk I, ".-lubel'. friend and gam— i Alao. that "to wu toPoS?*k**ttotn i that evening to attend the party : tliat - 1 be waa baadaoaw aad rich aad apleb1 j dl" W*toa weir married. I near to , travel all orra Europe." uud Mi.. . Brakly. while Margaret knelt txeide bw I aad looped bra rich orraakirt of face a , trifle higher. "MvUttemtpUd IeatoU" too arra't I engaged yet. aad I may win him away from t oc know." " There. Ml. Arnold, you may r„ now. nTbaak you. Toe tore rcry g-od Aad Margaret gladly returned to bra ; echoolroom aad booka. -WaH. Iaahel Graagrr exclaimed tor gaeat. JrWiitgPr. "you may juat thank your atan Uiat your gr.Trrnraa will not be oo exhibition to-morruw when Harold Weetoe come, to din-'. I i tell you. neither you nor 1 would con ; treat favorably with lira. I never aaw audi a parted tew; aad tboar eyra r " Thai girl pma oo air. raougb to make our aiek of her." waa laator* amiable reply. "One would think bra a born due aaa. to aae tor manner, at Une.! I do wlab that aaaauaa would aead bar away P Tto door-toll put a atop to further* XZSZiJSfcSZLS' It WD late that bight err the partygoer* returned, aad Margaret wu dreaming of tor mother, aad the »id day. of happiae* before the learned that a man may teem to to all that b noble, aad yet be a riltala. She waa dreaming about Howard WhrtJgop. wmi- that bb ram* ware about tor. wbra the aonad of roiera In the tower hall arnuerd tor. She Inn Mr Wretoua "Oood-algbt- aa Iratol aad bra friend prated from bim at tto door; and anmwlilig la bb rotor mln- 1 rird with th* draam abe had awakened I from, aad thrilled tor lour after the j with tor* aad traat may differ from trine, braees know."' ,he thought, and fiatd taaotorbatoi again. But tola time abe dreamed oely of Ux raaai fatter, aad when moralac dawned ato awoke with teara la bra eye. Tto gnmd Chriatmaa dinner waa orra 51SU,S,S'«S?,ibTS otnmgara. tod darljaad to dine down .tali*, aad aba. with Harry aad Efaie. had aataa their own good dinner U uw auraery: all tto plaaaaalir bermuae ■lam the uaailain rtiearrii of the large table, llnrold Wratou tod enfayed tto two young lad tot made the fnae orra him which It fa perfectly natural raj araa abouid Uto. itot. truth to ten. hb bran w*a I. ao ^&MteBrtl^.5&tel1Sr faaafaa to laatol. irarhteg bb etaactod to true womaahood. and torarae tour ago to bad derided all women unworthy k^faugtodta£di thT.^^b-. Aad praaraily Hole Harry raa from *iih wblU " It la far Miaa Arnold.- to explained. H A^ wbo^ to | ^1 inn Arnold r aatod " Oh. ato'a a beantifbl lady who teactoa to taaaoaa aad bawfullt awec t!' "Only tto children's govern cm." r.-' plained Mr. Gnawer, and tto ooarenatfcm turned ea other aaMecte. Bat a liUla later aa Margaret, who todgwedowato tto dining -room far teto^tthprafartT Hra5d*WmJr^r Ss-iAS-"-— - At tto a ma J of tor eatee.be started fxmiljr. think lag I ooaM aadly find h ' Tto*. aa Margaret raised the light, to stood tetoadtorijted "Furttea me, I Md aot kaow yoa -Ob. Margarte. fa k rmlly yem whom 1 aar at taat-at teat r Harold laterra*a.aad th»faotoa|apathtmllmilly. " Are yoa not Mr. We.uu' J thoagbt toteat. ta wimdarital tejto rraraahlara^ ■tea. wheto F had aot aa for— far— maay m tolha —d yuar*." wMm

1- rtefbly aa to took, after kmc year*. ■ oara mote tto Uttfa palm wtthla hit I *Mrtrifnrtot flUrrt. Mfaa Arnold r. ' A man out far* aa I bar* loved bat i- tmo* to bb lifetime .God bfam yoa! a Ttoa to heat ottt of th* roots, aad, D pleading rotor exetoe. left the botoa at 1. aa early hour. And yet, totorv the door had torn flee mtotoaa ate ato upua him. Mnrgarat if iouad tto misting atel, aad wept there n oa her knra. aaabe rvODgniaecf a Uttle t. gift abe toraelt had teaqi eg* given him c- aad forgot ten. He had onriullj prvi aerred it ia a rirb truing after the term it ofa^aral^M"! all tbiae remr. bad carried a ll^to,ote' fare, faux baa abed, waa not n alow to well up In Margaret's bran d again, aad chance favored an etnlaanUon totWua tto two ere many dmja— i- aa explanation which made the two 7 torar. happy beyond measure t. They never knew, fait we ran point d out the rejected lorrr of that " long ago" -1 who ooococted. out of bb fool bb envy » aad jealousy, the arie which ao cleverly - imitated Howard*, pro man. hip aa to " hrinr mberv upon the two who were n all la all to each other. it But Margaret bad faith to bcilcve far i- lover's word, aad the glad Christmas 1 time waa true to the motto of " Pence 0 oo earth, gaud-will toward men." aad i n t ho flrvt day of Kew T ear aaw aa engage- ; r tsrnl ring upoe our Margaret', finger, which drove Uatol nearly wild with t Sim Berkly'. visit wu suddenly 1 r.ydcd. Nobody darvd hint why, but laatoi knew It waa pique that riled her „ friend, aad the con lag lot did not eirape d beraelf. Margaret aad tor buabud went to Europe oa a wadding-tour, aad r M. . Granger b looking for'a govrrnera d Haw Emigrants are Bacrlrad la ilew Tart. ■ When a Trawl arrive, having on board r a lot of emigraata. officer, from CartJe Garde* go aboard aad check all thcii . baggage, wbteb 1. then removed to the ■ great baggage- room of the garden Then the emigrant, are remoTed n to that depot, nour bring allowed to go - a»hora until all hare pawed through tto a routine ol regfatralioa. «qc, Alamtrvrrj i proper want tto emigrant) raa hire may d to rail .fled within the building. Ttote ' 1" a restauniat, at which they may get r> plain aad wbolraome food at vray rea- ■. Mtnble price. ; there are exchange offi era, at which they may exchange their - foreign gold and paper into American . money ; there air railroad aad atgambnal 1 affirm. — which they may engage tnut«i portatteu to every part of tto reentry ; . there iewbuadaat .pace oa large rtleri aad clraa floorgior them to spread their j tod. ; there i. a branch of the nutom e boom where they may rattle their doe. i with lea— karoo Teairoc*; there I. a buai pitalla which th% sick are Immediately ' 1 cared far: throe are interpreter, to give r them any Information they may dcitr*. i - I aad through whom they n reive letter. 1 from friend.; there are clerk, to examine i r the thkrti they hare bought In Europe ' i aad we that tbry hare But been • windfau; I r I but of all. when they are ready to go < , forth, if ttoir dertiaatka* are away I I from New York, there are barge, which I carry Utrta aud their luggage, at fire p o'clock every day, to tto principal rail- I 1 way*. II they drair* to remain in New York they are aided in finding ttoir friend*, or, l.cking friend are enabled r to get temporary lodging, from emii grant lodging-houw keeper*, who are i i licenwd aad told to the ttrirli — I re.pon.ibi lily far their hoaert treatment- ' . If they are Mck or dettllute they are wnt p to Ward'. Island, sad if tbey are in p want of employment there b * labor p bureau in tto garilra which fiad« work f I or great number* of domestic, aad lat bong*. Aad all this is without a > charg. of a siagleorot to tto unigraat.. i Even ultra within flee years they come > r bask to She onraml 1 li.nira W —faratlra. ' . lor car* or cure they are provided for «a . Ward's I .land free of charge. I' 1 ! Intelligent Elephants. U| I fas erralnr soon after my arrival It . I Eastern Aram, aad while the Ore ele- • pbants were, as usual, being fed ofpo- - site tto Bungalow. 1 otorrved a young aad lately caught one step up to a bam1 boo-etake from aad quirtiy pull on* of . ' the stakes Up. Placing It under foot. It , beaks a pier* off with tto trunk, and . after lifliag it to Us raouth. threw it ; • away. It repeated thbtwtes or thrice aad thro drew another stake aad begai 1 again. Seeing that tto bamboo wab ok ! aad dry. I ask ad u>e reason of this, aad , > was to d to wail aad sec what 1. would . ' do. At last It seemed to get a ptec* that ' suited, aad botetag it ia Ua' trunk . , > under the armpit, to to satmk. aad tor pan to trmlA with some farce. My sur- • , » erto rsatfasd its climax wto* I taw s > large elrphant-levch tell e* the grntiad. ! - quite six mcbra long aad as thick as , . one's finger, rod which from iu posit ttea. coafa aot rosily be dgtantod wUh- ! - out this smara, or sexTOoh. which wm . ■ moa ii man rots. Luth stiaaiti are , , ripi'^a-.'i^uSr.0: ; tirae of year wtoa the fagga fffaa at* so . , liumsatiag to aa efaptoal. I noticed ! L that the oas I /rode bad ao lea flgnrbp . tor to go to the side of the road, where ' SmmSag teTTmi lln* , , S^iramautv^n!1 rod m£kS!« *amZ \ , SSsSSffldrsS ! . faraartoaaad Iroviag sftra teach oa < . BijSigsljqags : the lower rod faroke off a toSdfal tea I . or switch about fie* fee t faag. tomdta 1 1 i f off on rock side evsryaowrol thro l . hay wfat w* may, tiimr mi bote raalfa I ■ stttftsr^stsssr" : - i 1 | , ted hat lug ■ lag nulla ay the riroa- 1 tor to the lower floor. Mr. Fmute « ' wbhlag to ^ to the appro floor, elaard > i hfa tori to the book of the ropete J

la all th* annals of the world's hie- 1 tory three ta recorded no ncliie vetaent 1 I which. Ibr genuine brorory ead torotem. . ; will compel* with the gnlfanl tends of i the Utile patriot toad that dsfroded the I Alamo. This msronrable event oc- | egTed fa tto laura garvrf tto wteur of ! i - Texas wee at that period engaged fa e j i ' gallant struggle to throw off the odious 1 1 1 aad opptssilT* yoke of Mexican rule, i I ' aad erect herself Into an indeprodrot I < ' republic — . struggle that eventually was i 1 crowned with succcw. Gen. Sam Hoax- i ton eras fa command of tto Texan lot raa. I l ; while Geo. Santa Anna commanded the i I Mexican army. Tto Alamo was situated i an th* San Actoalo rirw near the town i 1 of that name, ll was aa obtettg fort, i : about an acre fa extent, and ramMtodrd - by a trail right or ten fret high and i three tart thick, ften. Houston had I ' rimed tto Ion at "an Antonio to to dim I maat'ed. upoe which Ux Mexican com- . ; maader. with s large detachment of bb army, inverted Port Alamo. Feb tQ I IMS. The Trxaaa. I to strong, under Ux immediate command of OoOV illiaui ' B Travb, •etlrrd Into tto faro whtle i th* Mexican army, numtori® 4.000. ' erected bat tcrira on both fidra ol tlx . I ' | river aad bombarded the fort cnutino I ! uuely lor twenty-four hours. Ihiring .hb tltn* too thrlb were dbrharged Into i > the fort, yet Dot x man wai in/urid. | white the Texan sharpshooters pland- ■ ing upon the rampart., were able to i 1 pick off man alter man of the rnetsy. ■ Several stain iu were now made, but in ; i eeery instance the Mexican, were re- 1 1 ■ pulsed with serere lota. CoL Travb i repeatedly sent couriers to San krlipe | I ' raking for ambiance, but only thirty- | two men .nccredcd in forcing ttoir way ' ' 1 through tto Mrxicaa army >ad reach- 1 lag their bmieged enmradra. By March i I. raarrity of provision, rod continued i watching had undermined the bralth of | the men. without, however, affecting ! i I their spirits Before daybreak oa Ux ' morning of March C a combined attack . . was made on tto fart by the whole Mexi- i ran farce. Twice ssrauKing. they were twice drie-n bark with bean Inm. Tto ■ ! brave Texroa. unable to load in the > hud-to-hand coafli' t which now en- . ■ sued clubbed their rifles rod fought with desperation until hot six of their band remained all re. These, including , C$r renowned David Crockett, sarmi drred under promiw of protectteu ; but. bring taken before Seals Anna, they wot by hb orders Instantiy rot tapteeea. i Col. Crockett tall stabbed by aftonrn I i tworda. Tto brave Col. James Bowie. ( 1 ill fa bed, wm then shot, after baring , kilted ervgrri of hb araallrota. Mrior Evans wm shot white In tto act of flring tto powdtr magaxine. Tto bodies of tto slain war* collated in Ux center of I the Alamo, and,- after bring horribly mutilated— in which tortnruus art i Santa Anna and bb grorrab joined— i they were burned. But three persons, a woman, a child, rod a servant, wrrr i spared. The Mrxicaa low wm over I l.flto ia killed, or nearly ten men far I cTray ocx engaged on the Texan ride . The massacre of tto Alamo was fal- . ■owed by th* battle of San Jacinto, tto defeat of tto whole Mexican army, rod the canturv of San'm Anna biurtrif with < bAt generals. At this baUte tto Trxaaa. with tto wmrcry of" Brmetnhrr the Alamo!" carried all totarr tans. In s to* *f Ire. Tlx whaling bark Helen Mar. which I arrired in San Francisco not long ago. i a terrible experience fa tlx Arctic \ raa. She. fa company wiUt tlx bark i Mer-ury. had bee* racking a homeward l passage, but the ice became so thick that the vrrarb were stopped. Uatt-r- i looked d tonal, aad liter prepared far i winter. The ships w*re la hailing db- i , tan c-e of each other. Tto listen Mar 1 I being a newer aad rtr-aager ship. It was I fZlV T">u! Ul..*l i th^M "* { cory. All that day rod the next both i I •Tews were rngmred fa securing pro- i visions, wood, rails and hluhner. Tlx i ice wm all Ux time glowing more solid, i it wfia getting cold, ami every hour their ebuces of rraapr from their ley prima i pew !em. One night it blew a gal* ' Irom tto northward, aad they never me i ' fie Mercury again. At the gale ia- I . rrrasid Ux ice began to crack, aad broke ! up around Ux lleten Mar. "nib gave i ttom hope. Tbey made sail and Worked < all night, some hours making not more i than half a mile, then again going three ! or tour ml tea. Tne Ire wm surging i aad grinding about ttom. and every I moment ttoy ex peeled tto erase! to he < cot through, fa which cam ttov must < ' Ineyitahly har all perished. Tto tee I was from six taebe* to a loot fa thick- i arm. aad -was fa small cakes joined to- < g'-Uxr. From that time for six days 1 ' . llxy were constantly working ttoir way ■ thrvmge tto We. sad hourly anticipating i that the wind might fail Uxsn. If it bad ever become calm, fifteen minutes , would tore sufficed to have froarn ttom fa ao solid ttet ttoy would tagrotov* | unable to move. TV test night tbey I wm la tto Arctic Captain IDckmoU • says was tto most tearful oar he ever 1 experienced ta that ma. It wm to- I tensely cold, rod tbrir rodder became < fruto* a* that it was impossible to Ride I i Use* aadfllliag tarir dtriusriu. tee. ' Ttog finally annulled In getting the I Origin df Christens. ! Tto Procter tot* of tto tadrittotea of ttadCtolil— "felval b tavoJeed fa obTwtotom fa^te^rito^ta^tote^* f: taltaUras addromad ta Pro* Tdlmphr- 1 ros. Who died A l). W It wm at firs'. | tto movmbta of Ckristfaa fcrol rais. rod | j ff^kZ£fS*eIT52? I ssifisjRca-^jrsts ^^5-5 1

j la'hfa dScli^"rtoteteu Omttee ' says "The fapodankiiW : ! stmt beggars |y Ito oto role to which. | as y*t. there has bee* no known excep i , lloa. ioodon toggardnm b a ciosd cor , porntiou rod sltewt of no raw prtdr*-ii sterol Interloper*." This Uatrst olT| i Kew York - at II Is ol tto English tar , trroolk- Tto j rnfialiidsl beggar* Isrm , I * class as dbtinct u our fawyers. doc- < | or artists, aad almost evevyouejwbo • I solicits aim. ia our »tfe*ts belongs toft ' : rod follows this basiaew a* reg*«rly an i a carpenter or a r. sank practice, bit I I trade . There b. In South' fifth sveiitx. colony of French beggars, organ i red ,« I rtrtedly communbtic priariptea. which ] pooh its gains fa s common purse end , twerided over by s familiar paralytic, i who propels h imm II about tto strrats fa i ' s co-cart, worked by a lever like a tank | bicycle. The coteoy number, aenrly , ' farty people. Among ttom b ■ leglcs* , <r>rort player, who performs around ' 1 Washington square, and a queer pair at ' fellows, who drees like sailors, rod slug j , war aad French songs the streets. , with voices thai shatter window rbra I lb' concussion of s cannon shot I , Beggar* sre raid to actually emigrate from France, from iIjx to lime, to yoin tbb gang. The arm less woman of Grand street b I ■ a mem her of a German colony which OO- [ copies a Sheriff street i meorcnt. There j is s Cuban association of a similar rhar- ! srter located In Bleecker street, rod s 1 colored ,oteny fa s Thompeon strrri ] court. But even when Uieir favrterts are not bound together, m they are fa tto mn of I torn communist!- gatlxr I trigs, tto brggnrs rrrify the old raying. ["Birds of a feather Aock Uiptlirr ' Tbey lire fa gangs, frequent the same ! , rooro». and know rod respect one I I another's hntta. Once a professional , i beggar lays a route, it r> mains hi* till he , has exhausted it. Then he trades it with . ! some ollxr who has similarly played ht> . round oak All professional beggars. bate tramps. These are tlx re*, pirates of beggary, who be* wbererer ttoy ran. ud sre regarded as enemies ud destroyer* of the regular trade. Tbey are said to bare almost put ro end to professional mendicancy at night, outs tats richest field worked. Ttoy hang about theater rod hotel doors, rod congregate in a drove at the entrance ta concert gardens Ttoy accost everybody, but s gentleman fa company with n lady b their pet irey. Ms*, and particularly young always prafsr giving them sue thing uadcr ttrase rirtumstanees Ixte goers-borne from billiard aad bar-rooms, good-natured from drink, rarny fail to warm ta tto tramp's late of bouse less woe. So to has tto field ta ItimraH. About all tto regular beggars who work tto streets at night are the women « lio grind gaapy airs out of tto " wherncrs ~ at tto strrot eorr.ers At a rate, however. Ux regular beggars do not care to 1 work at night. Ttoy hare their on n amusements, sod rest after a ds\ s woi k , as acceptable ta them as it b ta » laborer who returns borne after twelve hours' boixst toi. - ' AVw Tort A'cs-i Carrier rig*dui as Fkystetri)' lai- ' Hals. A phyriciaa fa a tetter u« the I. ute.in Trujfraph says: I have made rahmbte ate of Ute carrier pigeon as u auxiliary ta my practice. So easily ace these winged unqualified assistant! reared rod trained that I am surprised they tore not torn brought Into g.sirral use by the DTO'vesioe 1 belong to. My method is simply thb: I lake out half a doane birds, masted together fa a small basket, with me on my round*, rod when I have seen my patient, no matter at what disfrom home. L write my pros-rip tiro cm a piece of tissue paper, aad hsvfag wound it around tto shank of tto bird's teg I gently throw tto carrier up fata tto air, la n lew minute* it reach i • lino* ' tto prrrioov evening, much delay it enters tto tr ta «age out--netting with its loft, where it it gt oivv ' caught by my gardener or dbpetus-r. who knows pretty,srrll Ux tiux for i-s arrival, rod relteros it ol its 'dispatch's. medicine is immediately ptepmr- ■! rod sent off by she messenger, who te Unas tared several hour* of waiting, rod am enabled to complete my morafag round of visits. Shou dany patient be very 111. aad I am derirawef having ro early report of him or bar nest morning. tee re a bird ta bring ta« the lidtai*. A shot t lime since 1 tack out with nx Six pair* (ff birds. I ttffig pair off from each riling* 1 had ni'rarinn to visit, every ottor oo* bearing a prescription. Itom my return I found *11 the pre ro my desk by soy dispenser, who had already mane up tto A Itori Lark. A tetter ta th* Oiirsro Times says : is cm bnppymro ia Laedrilx u»-day. Tba ftm of Ua week to came •"*> H^fW^dtety^sto peaaiteav SSSKfi He cotxeqsratiy got nerrared and lorf. 1 as drank aad dxorderly, flu aad casta Harfag ao money to pay the fine, to seat ta ttodty jaUoaff tbenerto tto chain-gang, to work It cut oa Ox streets of lxndrlli*. He bad drrrrd port > of hb tigs* whoa tofuortvadacallfrom • a party of rapitaUete from tto Clarendon hotel. A claim la wbteb to oarard aa 1 fatersrt had atrtsek it risk, and tbrae grnttenxn had united to offte him the tasWUBkrHMfan. It isatud- i I teas to ta* that Use offsr wan accapted. i 1 I paid his flat, ririted thebslh hoam rod 1 . d^fag stace. ^aad-[-riepA ^^Umt jalgtoat i Iriotbrtaad tof hi. ^[hT mfadTto 't?- ! d»rtd a nsrriage, visited tto sbssx of IA* | late humiliation, nad paid Ux fine* of I hb former rrasgsdlnro in misery, aad . sent ttom on their way rvjoicfag. He b ! s xr&ttzesftgs. but thb tort doss aot yet dbtnrb Ux srrroity of tto aaa who baa r ums «p out af tW deptto aad kaped. ash wm*. : 1. II «MV. How hmawstota that LAW Coaled ' ■Bte. Tba gesseral riritad Ux mite- , sci-iifajetisr i z ' usroder tetasp^Tlrt tt sroxroTS f < ; ;

A letter from Etoirs, N. T-. ta tb York Horror Eltnirs's stixax for aawaumcat ta Adam b boctaiag. and facetious sditors. who 1 marine the prqjeet only exbu fa ttoariatooftto 4 newspaper men. who hare poked fan at U from lis tort Inception, will yat firs to era an appropriate shaft erected lo tto of the late laiimulrrt msrirtor of Ed ex pi rotation. Tli* Idea oririaated wiUt Rev Thomas E-Brarixr roSkUrk Twain. At flrrt It waa pooptesd to ! fit. wo"; but st doc so much IstjdJftol hera maalfcled bv tto mooaM^tatauf thb evty. tto original suhtcripEoa book has been dratroyrd and a row one op rand. A secrrt meeting of those fa. crested ia tto affair was V Id rOertjj st tto broking-house of -Mr. Flank G. ' Hath eexol the prime movers aad Hardest workers fa tlx matter. A reporter •if Use Har .-nllcd upon him this mornMr. Hall smiffagty Inrtted the rv ! pcetrr fata hi* private npnrtmswts. rod | said there was mn mwh ta main poSUe | at pevseal. A meeting had been told at 1 I which a committee of three consisting lef Rev. Thomas K. Beeclier. M H. ' trnot rod llcmy F. Drake, were ap- . point' d ta rormpond with tbe eminent sculptors of thb ■•ountry lew npyepri1 ate dswlgns for the proptoed mooamrm. fix meeting then adjourned suhj-ct -a ' l Ux ewli ol tlx committee. *1 ' "You rrally meen business, thru, in i | 'til* undertaking?" said the reporter. " ll ta generally thought ta be s big ' bosx by people outside the city." ' Certain I V we do: we propose V ■ raise » purse of not tes* Utro ftUO 000 ta be de voted ta Ux purpose." " What is your idea as to th* design ' of tliemonumrntf" ' 1 " Well, as ta that I hare nothing ta i say. The committe* were instructed to ' secure a design s* near I be rtjMj tlx I original man at ro artist cadKibly create. It b to to of broosraadfrected h tumewtor* la tto city limits an a site to i br selected toraafter. In all pfobabilit) next June will see our ideaa eonsum- - mitrd rod tto mmumraterarted. Mark > Twain b ta deliver tlx dedicate t. „r»- * ! tkm. and prominent men from ail parts • of the country are ta be invited, u> be ' present. We harr • mlnrkcd in Ux 1 enterprise solely upon patritsUr pnnci- ■ pbs aad a drain ta perpetuate ffs^i cm i oryof amuctoafaoaed man. At Ux next I meeting some definite steps will proba- [ bly to taken which I shall be pleased lo - communicate ifyou will call again Tbe rroortffftrxt paid a visit ts M H . Araot. 'i link man of Ux committer sp > rotated lo corns poo <i with tto scalp. ' tar*. Mr. Arnot said ttoy had already invited several promfaeot scalpvora i bo«h fa tMeewuntry and Europe, iu run - > ) tribute designs, but declined ta give i heir names at present. Tb'ry are to funrWl. dfaltng lor tto proposed m.«o- » meat, end it Is expected Ux eammiUee > [ will make a select too from somen those t , rrvcirrd. lie thought the thing was i Mi assured success, rod said Uxt it <-ould bot fxfftor waul ot i'unda.k<therr Iter. Mr. Ilsecbrr is u enUiusitttc i mortr fa tto -matter, and in reply to queries Upon Ux subject said be taw no rraaor why Adam shouldn't bshoni orvd squally wfth General Rulli e»a rod > tiie ram of aha tnumn txrufk ft ' A Curiam Custom. ' lib a custom fa many Swiss villages whm amaiden beiongfag to the psnsli . sceepta "afondgacr"— a* fahaollaatof some other parish— as her faidrgrvnm I to oo-iipsl Ux raocsssfui suitor to re- ; deem hb bride from tor own native community by paying ro indeoniiy ta money ta the young o.ra of Ux place This uargsld. or ransom money, is u»u- ' ally demanded Imnxd lately after tto marring*, wbsa Ux bridal maple are ) I raring Ux toideS vi.iagc. A ehaia or rop* is strvtetod ai-ross tlx ruwdiairont • "fUwbeta.1 srsgun; and It not removed itaUl tto husband hss |auo to t to young ; ; mate reprrarataUvra .m thtofW^ the pri Jt of tto dsugUt- - « bom he b s hoot • to carry away Tlx .-u.tcrn has Ixes •ouch eorrantci in Ux courseof lime r aad tto muaxy is now not unfrvquraliy • xtorted front Ux fatlxr a Into* about . 'O bag hb dauglitar^fa-xtGd*# bring J ilemaadsd. whk WhkaHf immemorial uawrbten right and a >tx>w of fori*, from the husband, who has robbed the ri!b«* of a mat-rise --.'il' maidr*. In ' Vllbrs b Grand.not far from Avenctos. ; tto riling* youth met in council. «nd , reaolrsd thai tto CaUxr of a departing Iwide should to made to pay Ux sum of ' ten dollars. sS a fine lor marrying his .'laughter ta a taceigrxr A deputation , was scat ta him. which after informing l.lm of tfib mohitlon. tbrsaieaed htm 1 wtaft a "afturienri " fa tto event of hb •ufBclsu .unffftw three successlrr nij his tto young men rod fads of tto rtllsg* . exscuted a tearful "cats' cou**rt " un- ; draroath hb daa hter's window. Tto ud lomrof tto ringliudlTi. fa spiw of ; tlxlr pica st eustaut. Were condemned ta •re days' hd| rinswrat, a fine of five ; sj-jf""''*'— ffUUted Aflsw aa ImerieaaVMrxivU Id-U troh tftteg far au latprtDoa! . foruteMr toaaiM a child altar an AmeriUnited Btatra nary ton nesivrd from 1 Inlplsri, East Prussia, wkemn aa i uuywusdrotod utorai Is to «krit4'rlng b set faith. Tl iwii<tbt thb furrigner aad hb wibaaid a riait ta Ux Toiled jssy&riC issjatsts. I Bute girt Th* detiiriluail ii thus ' *to s^ hgUx^'rttte roa^ta he ro , Mariou. whisk Ux i tkn waa rnuriflituild ll— ggldg of ■ sfftoT W* torn frigro. liulnitadl Ikdr 1- 1