Arabesques.

tfhen all the panes are hung with frost, "... Wild wizard-work of silver lace, ' I wheel my sofa on the rug, ; !i Before the ancient chimney-place j ■ And, basting in the fire-light's glow, I hear the hemlock chirp and sing, As if within its ruddy core __ It held the happy heart of bpnng, Ferdousi never sang like that, \, Nor he of Shiraz, I'll ba sworn, I lounge, and blow white rings of smoke, .; And watch them, lightly upward borne. * The curling; wreaths like turbans seem •Of lilent slaves that come and go, ■j Or viziers, packed with craft and crime, Whom I behead from time to time, With pipe-stem, at a single blow. And now and then a fragrant cloud /i Takes gracious shape at my desire, - And at my side my lady stands, Unwinds her veil with ■nowy hands— A shado ny shape, a breath of fire! : Ob love! if you were only here * Beside me in this mellow light, -Though-all the'bitter wmdß should blow, And all the ways be choked witb mow, 'Twould be a true Arabian night! ■ • — T. JB. Aldrich.

Oliver Cromwell's Head.

AcoBMSPONDENTdraws ourattention (says the " Jlmpire ") to a strong corroboration of ; the incidents of the story lately told in 'these columns respecting the head of the iLoTd Protector Cromwell, to be found in the " Fifty" Years' Recollections, Literary and Personal," of the late Mr. Cyrus Bedding, and resting on the authority of Horace Smith-, one of the authors of ♦'Bejected Addresses," ,&c, Eedding Writes, under date about 1821 or 1822:— '*. Horace Smith was; acquainted with a medical gentleman who had in ; his posses sion the head of Oliver Cromwell, and in order \to gratify, my curiosity he gave me a note (of introduction) to him.. There accompanied the head a memorandum relating to its history. It had: been torn from., the] "tomb with. the heads of Ireton and .Bradshaw after.the accession of Charles Il^tinder a feeling of impotent ■vengeance. All three were fixed over the entrance of Westminster Hall, the I other^bones of those three distinguished | men being interred at Tyburn under the gibbet—an act well bofitting the Stuart character. Dnring a stormy night," he adds, " the head in the centre, that 6f[;Crbmwell, fell to the ground. The gentry on guard beneath, having a natural.: respect ! for a heroic soldier, no matter of> what party, took up the htad and placed it under his cloak until he went tiff duty. He thea carried it to thel jEnssels, who were the nearest rela tions of Cromwell's family, and disposed ©£lit to'ithenijo It belonged to a lady, a descendant of the Cromwells, who did not likft to keep it in henhouse. There was a written minute extant along with it. The disappearance, of the head (off Westminster Hall) i»-mentioned-in some of; the publica tions of the time. It had been carefully embalmed, aSjiCromweU's body is known to have been, two years before its clisinter ment.; The nostrils were filled with- a substance like cotton. The brain had been; extricated ,by dividing, the scalp. The membranes within were perfect, but dried up rand; looked like parchment. The decapitation had evidently been tiei-formedfafter death, as the state of the J flesh over. the !: vertebrae of the neck plaioly "shftwedi. It; was hacked, and the ■eyeranee had. eyidently ? been done by a handnojfc used to the work, for there were several other cuts j besides that which actually separated the bone. The beard. of naj?,ohesnut colour, seemed to >; have grown b cfifter -.' deaths 7 iAn ashen j pole,, pftjnte&cwijih irpti* had, received therhead clumsily, j impaled upon, its point, which I came out an inch or so above the .crown,1 rjißtji7andtitae-worni.!: The wood, of; the staff and the skin itself had been perfora ted by the C9mmon iWQod-wormi-> Iw,rote tQ] HqrattßdSmith thfcjb I- bad Been the, head and deemed it genuine.: b Smith replied, *Sl a#i [gratifiedtha* yourwefe pleased with Crpmwejl'ii iieatliiaa^l: waa when I; ■twit, bpiogfelly persuaded^ its iden tity."' It' reiliftinsyjtMn, 6n*ecd?d, thWi! tttp^persoftsj^both mm of fthe wqildfand o^jargeijejiftejdenc^iiand? jjetj'flo 4iffftfieme! frpm^each /Other. ,in ;i chara(jter as Horace-, ; JS^kitjb; and Cyrus Jleidieg, were, satisfied: ■with* tfiefevidfeftee brought before-jthemlto ;being -gejiuip^.nearly, &Q years •l(o. ci '■naiog ixili K aamßtabsjmx} ii

The Honest Thief.

A 'ißawbK'^llUirti' Stoutt ob < iiar 'York Ltis.

NewTork city sonic 'day¥Btoce,*Wh!ieh'h"aß not1 y&fo^aoito ■ waiy iuti),the newspaipejr. This lady i« widely known,.: though in^a'qatet way, for, her many oharitiMiiiiln fact-, f she has »ne,nt!;ther greater part of h6r life And a,large part of her; money ; although the is not by any nmni rich, among the ppor of this city. - She it not one wbo"marblie*.' Wldly through tene i merit hquses,;, lifting ttieproflCjepan lids^p.see what tiife fcimties arp ( going^d .hare fo? their, dinner; neither doisi ite lteTe'a tract wheri; • %£! yiiild be moVe; kcdej>\Mile. ITaturaJly enough; ttiii^good 'wofiato^a: very' popular i j ■witti1 the' elait of' people amprig' whoni ■ she labort, and has always been kifadly^receiVed when making her round of Tifits. Some time •iOCeihe got up a vfalr in the infcerestf of her ■Mriy otturitiei, by which she made some $700 ---! She had the money, in bask-notes and checks,' ! oafifullyj stowed-*way incher ] purse, and was I taking it home, when her pocket jjrjap picked i of e-rery penny. As you may imagine, her <, diifcrniwaßltreat^for>he couia ill afford to i irpay th» Toß».'«eTo >ecoyer a stolen poo^ket - book in a city likei|Wew;_ Tqrk.'being next to impossible, she made heir inirid up io the worst. A day or two after'tneiheft/herifront door •i bell'-farig rather f»goi*pu«ly, »nd *&*> »******> r came' up ilairif and "tbldh'e^' l*at ]a rough- I looking fello*;wanted to %ee-hW in the parlor. I She -*a»inot utilised to the CTiiitji of poor people, who came to hertfor money or advice ; so she came Sown stairs to a«e her Tisitor, thinking that he moat: be one of that sort. tlie entered the room, the man said / $iat he wanted to. see her alone, and would v;Se to baye, the *9,cr,ant withdraw. . When -■' isS*^'^*^ relirei}i%f cr,OBSeJ the "room and I sSjEHti^J,4lie ( &°ov>^^ t»ep," adyaac-mg to the come- Mj?lfe. 1: "it ';parploied" la'Sj,.. h»; satd »■ ■, Xv; ' *^"M.t6.~-^—-,'l. belierc'- joxl Jp|t your poci'et- I book, containing $700, the other day; here » It i«," I:;;-. Tho Jadj was aLoufc to oia^a some reply, ■ 'hft oMd : - ■'/.■■■■.■,,:.:y.:,i,.y V „■.-.;•, V * I %Sh* ,Frataro%, Madsrc, desire me to jl you are known and &.i}<rdvt>A by I J 11*"*' *od that tha aunoyanco you hi»vo au£ f wy*4 owing'to ■•jt **"''' ' "' ' ' " " '' ' ' ■''■ ' r :'"11' '■'■l-1' '' 'll ■ -■■■'"' " -'"''' '"" Ui >:': I" :^'^

a mistake. The person who took it did Hot recognize you. Further, that you nted never be worried, should you lose ■money in this city again ; and if you do lose any it will be by accident, and will certainly be restored to .you, aa- this has- been; Appreciating your good deeds, the Fraternity take the liberty of idding $100.to the.amount returned, and now I will bid you good dayl" With that; the man took his hat and disap peared out of the door and up the street, be fore the lady had time to recover from the surprise his strange words had caused her. ■ - If this remarkable story had not come to me so very straight, I might have doubts' about its truth ; but I think that the fore going: are the, true: fact*. . However dishonor able the profession of pocket-picking may be, this proves that its followers ara hot all' Fagins, and.that,like the ancient knights of the road,. they are not without a^ touch of chivalry.— Boston Saturday Gazette. / .

A Story of Sir Walter Scott.

Whew Mr. Lockhart waa-appointed! editor of the Quarterly, Sir Walter,; while rejoicing athis promotion, keenly1' felt the loss which the family circle would sustain; and could not make up his mind whether' to accept congratula- ■ tions or condolences-. Mr. XockhartV friends resolved to give him a farewell banquet. Sir Walter was present, and on his health being: proposed, rose with some emotion to return thanks. After a few common-places he proceeded, "I intend, on this' occasion, as on many others, to. escape from a difficulty by relating astorj. A Highland chief, being informed that, on,e of his neigh bors had lost his wife, sent for his clerk, and began to dictate a letter suitable to the melancholy event. The chief walked up and down the room, i anil the clerk repeated1 his words in'an undertone., The chief began,' My dear i>ir.' The clerk repeated* 'My dear Sir.;' *I beg leave;' '-JL'beg leave? <to osngratulate you;' 'to congratulate you y.'.on the death of your beloved wife.' Here the clerk interrupted him, 'Sir, since she was a beloved wife would not the proper word be condole rather than congratulate.' The chief took several turns, muttering to him self, ' congratulate,' condole/ 'condole, 1 'congratulate;' and then concluded, ' they are synonymous terms, leave the* words as I have given them.'" fcir Walter then ooncluded:l—-" Gentle men, in my present divided state of feeling, I have been running over tb,e changes of condole and congratulate—: congratulate, cqndole—till I am as much perplexed as the ■■ Highland chief himself, and have no resource but to pronounce them synonymous terms." — Sinclair's Old Timss ard Ancient Places. •". /

How to Save One's Bacon.

Early one fine morning, as Terence O'Bleary was hard at work in his potatoe garden.be was accosted by hia gossip, Mick Casey, who he perceived had'his Sunday ' clothes on. - ' > ' "' <J . i "God's'bud I Terry, man what'would you Ibe afthur doing there wid them praties, »n ; Phelim O'Loughlin'a berrin' goin' to take place? Come along, ma buchel! sure the I praties will wait*?" ... ... r . j; . ~ ■ " Och! no/ bib Terry, r<-^ must digqn this jI ridge for" the childer's brakfast, an' thin I'm igoin' to confession to Fajbb,er.. Q'HSggin*,/ who 'holds a stashinjbeyont thereat jjis own house." | "Bother take the stashin!" sis Mick, "sure jthat *dd' wait too." But Teirence waa not to Jbe persuaded. Gi t ; BJ iJ I Away went Mick to tha berrin'; and jlfereneoV. having finithed, "wid the praties,". as he said, went down to Father O'Higgins, | where he was shown into the kitchen, to wait ibis turn for confession. He had not been long •standing then?, before the Kitchen fire, when his attention was attracted by a;nice pieoeot ;bacon, which-.[hung, in, (he. chimney-corner. ! Terry looked m itr again and again, and ( wi§hed ;the chiller "nad-jt at home.wid the.rpraties." j "*• MarAher ; ali"ve7";Ba^.^;^yM take'it?; fSure.the priest Sinipaxfin),, an it VouldVbe a [rate thrate to an' the gorspons at home,-, •to ?say no'lJhin* iv myself, whio hain't tastecl the ■likes this manj's the day." f Terry looked at it again, and then 'turo&l^awiyij' 'iiying— '*' I won't Utk&it~±mby wah'd? I,' ah' it not rniiio, [but the priest'a! an? I'd have the sin iv ii;.Btrre! I wonittakßiti" r_eplied?he,■>• «n its'-p'othirig. but the-Ould'Jßoy himself that's timptin' me! But sure it's no harm to feel it, a|piy way," said he, taking it into his hand, and locking ear nestly at it; "Och!' it's %bf^a|y,;ji.ajjd >hy Wouldn't I carry it home to Judy and the chil der ?, An' sure, k won't b«». a «in af ther, I,con fesses it ![''„.. \" .; i); .; ; cj-'-: Z"^,,.:,..'[' „, t,r.,, j r Tv*ell, into'his great coat pocket ,h« thrust j itj'^ and lie had ' scarcely done so ; when.tjbe. paid catae in and told him that it was his turnfor cMfesaloni (; ,t Ga ■ *r;-!'- u' <i -"■'■*■ | alive'! I'm l^ilfc tad rtofn'd!,' hoVfe! and'foot, ifowj joy; Tert-y f 'whkS'lt'l' fto in thii' quandary,.*ti«llf, 'at-till. ?i >->Bf- garinies PFmuit :j thry an' make the best of it, any howj" says he to himself, and in he went. -. ■''/-* " \ He knelt to the priest, told his sing, and was ak>ut to receive,' absolution, when all at 'once ixef seemed to recollect himself, and cried out; I | ,i'p^! i stop.r T ssc>p f Eft^iß.r O'Higgins, 4ear,i for goodneßß sake, stop ! I hare one great big tin:to tell jit'; (ijAj^iyc, |'m frightened to telX id, in the regard of never haying done the lUke : i afore', *VLvJnvtm\" x ' {-. -f*"" '"- ;' v " .^ ".'',." ',■ .i « Come," laid Father10'fliggini, " you'must tell it to me." "• ;jo'C^ '/ *-a; J JJj';, . j ,"Why t :Jthen/yourßrwrinje f I willteTiid'j Buti Bur^rmjashamedilikeF"^: Ui'd .J ; " Ob, never mind ! tell it," aaid the priest, ",Wkjj ;then, your Riverinoe, I wenfcoufc one ( day, x fcp. a. gin tie man's home, upon a little bit of bi?syic«B, an. he ; bein' iogaged I was sho wed into the kitchen: to ,wajit., ; Well.; AyVit) there I saw a beautiful bit iv bacon hanging in ih^ chimblyicorner. 't looked at id, ( your, |livei'it»c<s,"an'Imy /teeth began to wather. ,1, don't know how it was, §ur, but I Buppos# tho Divil tin1 pted me, for "I put it into my pocket j ■but, if "yVu paJse^Bur^rll give it toi jou,'"^ad he put his hand irito his pocket. • "Give^to me!'! said Father O'Higgitis'; " no, certainly not; give it back to tho owner hofit." ■■■• ■ V K : , • ;„.• ... j •» * Why^ihen jy^UR:>Eiverjn,Q#, ( .B^r, I;;offered I id to bisfl, and he wouldn't take'id.'" \ ; "Oh! he'wbuldn\ ? wouldn't hop",Biiid tho priest j "then; -take it homipi eirid 'ekfeifc jrdur-, selfl^ith yourfatnily." , fj'! "ThanJt your Eiwrinoe^iindflyl^aayß^Teir^ enoej : I*ll db that sanoe im'meqiatdly, piaize Q-od : but s rat «nd foremost, I'll hare thevabßplutioa, if you plai«e,-..ijur/'j,' , ; - ■ 1 jrence recieved absolution, and w#nt home, ' rejoicing that ihehfid been »bi«']to;|*»i%^ii<M)tti;" and his bftcow at ttsjam*tinw* . . ;;,; - ;. hi ..■ ."••"; ■■, ~«;■-.■ ~. ',i ':.,!,. .'. : i\> ■,"■■ i ( ; f'^: ■ -."te-EJ'"*'? *"'. *'"i - * '■ ■' ' *::■.** , '. :\

Hearing Him " Elocute,"

A " GOAK " BY ABTEMTTB WaED,

The " Fat Contributor," in some recollections of Artemus Ward, tells the following story : In the Spring of 1859^ I accepted a proffered- Bidtorial position on the Cleveland National Democrat, and renewed my acquaintance with Artemus.

On the first evening of my arrival he volun teered to show me around—a very desirable achievement, as I was to fill the position of city editor.

Ho " showed me around" bo successfully that about two o'clock in the morning I began to feel almost as much at home in Cleveland as if I had lived there all my days, to say nothing of my nights. Artemus invited me to share his bed with him for the remainder of the night, and I.accepted. Adjoining his room lodged a young pro fessor of elocution, who waa endeavouring to establish a school in Cleveland. He was just starting-out in business, and Was naturally anxious to propitiate the press.

" Let's get the professor np," said Artemuu, " and, Lave him orate for us. M

I remonstrated with him, reminded him of the lateness of the hour,^ that I was no'i acquainted with tile professor, and all that; but to- no purpose.

" He is a public man," said Ward, " and public men are glad to meet representatives of the press, as restaurants are supposed to get up warm meals, at all hours."

He gave a thundering rap on the door as ho shouted, " Profe9sor-r-r-r !"

"Who's there? What yee want?" cried a muffled voice, evidently beneath the bed clothes, for it vai a bitter cold night in Feb ruary. . •■;■•'

"It is I; Brown of the Plain Dealer," said Artemus, and, nudging me gently, in the ribs, lie whispered, " That'll fetch him. The power of tha press is invincible. It is the Archimedian lever which . ■

His remarks Were' interrupted by the open ing of the door, and Icould just discover the dim outline of a started form shivering in the doorway.

" Excuse me for disturbing you, Professor," said A.rtemus'in his* blarideWmariner, " but I am anxious to introduce you to my friend here, the new 'local 'of tbe Democrat. He has heard much of you, and declares posi tively he can't go to-bed until he hears you elocute." :.'..'•

11 Hears me what ?" .asked the Professor between his chattering teeth.

" Hears you elocute — recite — declaim! Understand ? Specimen of your elocution !"

In vain did the professor plead the lateness of the hour, and that his fire had gone out. Artemus would accept no excuse.

"Permit me.at least," urged the Professor, " to put on some clothes and, to light the gas," "Not at all necessary. Eloquence, my dear boy is not dependant on gas. Hero," (Straightening up a chair he had just stumbled over), " get right up on thiß chair, and give ua ' The boy stood on the burning deck,'" adding in a side whisper in my ears " the burning deck will warm him. up."

' Gently, yet firmly did Artemus boost the reluctant professor upon the chair, protesting that no apologies were necessary for his appearance, and assuring him that "clothes didn't make the man," although the shiver ing disciple of Demosthenes and Cicero pro bably thought that clothes would make a man more comfortable on such a night an that.

He gave us " Ca9abianca," with a good many quavers of the voice,- as he stood quak ing in a single Bhort, wkite garment; and then followed, "On Linden when tbe sun was low," " Sword of Bunker Hill," etc, " by oarticular request of a friend," as Artsmus Ward said, although I was too nearly suf focated with suppressed laughter to make even a last dying request had it been neces sary. It was too ludicrous to depict—the professor, an indistinct white object, standing on the chair, " elocuting," as Ward had it, and and we sitting on the floor holding ourselves, , while A. W. would faintly whisper between his pangs of mirth, " Just hear him." ; It wasn't in Ward's heart to hav^ hia fun at the expense of another without recom ipenßo ; no next day I remember, he pub lished a lengthy and entirely serious account 'of our visit to the professor's room, spoke of his wonderful powers as an elocutionist and expressed the satisfaction and delight with which we listened to hia " unequalled racita 'tion»." ' . r ;., '':.'. ' The profeitior wa§ overjoyeS'and probably is ignorant to. this day that Artentus waa " playing it on him/ 1

Trying to the Temper.

pJuromTlNpipjp?! of thb Sxowy Sbasoh.

jWx hope that with, tho passing away of the know will disappear all temptation to repeat fcbe (disgraceful scene enacted on Munson-afcept Fri day afternoon*, As near as we oan ascertain, the particulars are ac follows : v ' Mr. Kobinaon, who occupies the house next of Merrill's grocery, -was engaged in shovelling the anow from the roof into the BtreetV ]Durin.g the work .'he,'heard, ,$ scream jFrom belo^ir, Vand looking over the cornice, he law a mail with hair, neck arid clothes full of mow, dancing up and down on the walk and jhak'ingr hit. fist towards Mrfjßpbinson. ~: : < ,■s/>) ,tpyt , mepn"sy. throwing moWjiOTerma'?.", "gasped,the stronger. ,\ ;■;",, mj "Wjib threw snow op .you ?". YeryiUaturaJly, inquired. Mf. Rpl\ipso : n, i ''t^re cbeipg.eyeigr, probability in the yorld that it was thrown, on him several days before. ~, ; h.-ni f> j "Tou ; did^ just this'minit," asserted the itranger,.u-inp;st p/JsitlTeiy. *'" :' i!"'. ' l,'';,^' ''" r1 ] "Well, I'didti't1 mean to throw i'^oii you., How'd I kia^w '. you were 'there f" .said Mr Robinson, feeling that the occasion called for iomt firmness. ■ '■■"',., ;.'"'.,-./"':" /.''•;'. «• . \'y , «*«Whyih thunder'"ain't;, you^ looting" to see what you're doin', and no'fi übe fliaging yotar ■now all OTer creation, burying tip respect able people ?" demanded the stranger^l ; l- ff Who areybtf, anywaiy?" said Robinson, raiting his voice to Jthe key adopted by the stranger. '":' c -- - ul :>:" '' !-';'" f, fU .;' ' | 'M'll teach yow who I am, if you douse me with your avalanche !" screamed the' stranger. i Bbthi men wer*e: now talking at the to^ of -their roioef, being •ome. fr#enty feet apart, and i several windows Jin the neighbourhood .Wentupl'.' '■ ' wftia »iJa: ni bjift •-!;y: |i' ™ . ' "What do jou mean talking to me that Robinson. d ':! ' m lif you'ootne down herej , ybu i dough-faced guillotine," shrieked the .stranger.1 '. ■ :<v ■''' ;-■ ' : "Don't you jail n*e'names/'f w»ared RbbinV son*"orl'lfcome'dowiP'tWwe^d ipilit ydur head open with' this snOw-BhOTell >fr ' \ J 1 "0, just you come, just you feome," screamed tlie straoger with th« snow in'Ms Wok, going passionately through the (Motions ot iblaokening » pair of imaginary eyes. Tjiat'(< |all 1 1 n»k aCiyo«i >.fm apek-eyodi b«d btotJ" J ''' ■■) i^'V* ; "*' '■■■•'■■'■ "Stipp'youp holliorfng arouud h«r*t yo« bdw'.^gwft-wptito/^^eWd-lßopinsouj^ancinjr1 on tbp ed«'o/ tho roof ,i» «o #o«t*()y of rugo, : Ottfc. ; ,of ; you L ;i)ii abotftft-"-. Murdar! M"»-" , ' ;■•;■ 'Anditowinifonfe th«-Mgtjtew «m.JW|| ! •*{»»«" td^iras**! ■wfttK,i'/ w*cUy«li*wJtJg1 tp »it with; a put* of legs ftnd r long.hwxjdM tnbW'Uhmm, ' Th*» momi^hW of th« wl*hww# •eat up a sor^m of homjrt w*»U* *w**i* ~;. ■ •.■;■;;.,''* .. ';: ' ~i,t f-.'.-v.! ■.■.■.'.'!■■■ j;,!l^'' ;' !"r>-,i*'-w:!f''; ']; '•■>,

vidualonthe walk" gave one'frenzied glance at the approaching spectacle, and turned about and fled distractedly up the street, shouting "Fire!" and <• Police!" at every jump. Eobinson struck into the snow with a velo city that nearly unjointed his neck, but he was on his feet in an instant, aotiTely warding off the blows of an imaginary assailant, and cry ing at the top of his voice: "Keep him off'n me. Help! help! for the sake of my family, help me." Mr. Merrills, who had been attracted to the door by the noise, came out and took him by the arm, and told him the stranger had fled. . .

" Gone ?" quioklv ejaculated Mr, Robinson, looking hurriedly around. "Gad, it is well he lias. I was coming for him, Merrills; coming for him hot, and I guess he saw it." — Danbury News. ' ■< ■

The Man who Swore off.

Fe bad been in the habit of taking three or four "nips" per day for the last fifteen years, but on New-Tear's morning he arose i and said to his wife : ■ " Mary Jane Shiner, here I've been squandering at least a dollar per week for more than a dozen years !" " But I thought you said a glass now and then aided your digestion, "- she replied. <f All fudge and nonsense, " he con tinued ; " that was only an excuse to satisfy my own conscience." '.' And I've heard you say that it made you sleep better —helped you to have a clear head," she said. "^Nonsense —worst kind of bosh ! I've drank up $800 in the last dozen years, and it hasn't benefited me one cent."

"Well!" :"Well, I'm going to quit. I'm going to commence now. No more drinks for Shiner after this 1" "G-ood boy—noble husband," she said patting him on the chin; " now you begin to talk like a Roman—now you are going to test your stamina I" Shiner felt puffed up with pride for an hour or two, and then began to feel a goneness along down his throat. He drank water, cold coffee and milk, and got through with the day; although when he went to bed he dreamed that he was a flask of brandy and that a member of Congress was carrying him in his coat-tail pocket At midnight he awoke with his thumb in his month, just on the point of taking a ten cent drink, and at daylight he inquired of his wife whether it was the year 1875 or 1876. That forenoon, while he sat in his office, a meek-looking stranger en iered, took a paper from his pocket, and said tfiat Tie was soliciting aid for the Kansas grasshopper sufferers. " Grasshoppers be hanged ! " ex claimed Shiner. • " Ihe next fraud who comes in here will get his neck 'broken ! " His chief clerk spoke to him about ordering some goods, and he whirled around and said he wouldn't order another i dollar's worth of goods in ten years. A young man called to secure1 a place, and Shiner threw the coal-stove shaker and hit him on the ear. When he went to dinner he flattered himself a little that he had succeeded in curbing bis inclination to drink, and his wife patted him on the shoulder and whispered: " Samuel, you have got more stamina than the Czar of Bussia ! " "Going down again he entered a saloon and asked the saloon-keeper if he honestly thought that a moderate amount of brandy would affecfc the , health The saloon-keeper was sure it -wouldn't. The bottles looked good to Shiner, and there was a pleasant smell as he leaned over the bar. ! When he reached his office he kicked ja chair oVer, hoisted the Spittoon across 1 the loom, and eat down and dated a letter 4877. A lady called to have him subscribe something for a new Sunday school, and he'bristled up and felled : , ''Tfo, i sir, not a red! Sunday^ schools kre killing the business ihr teifests dtthißf country" !."'■" : '. ■. : , - i After* about an. hour he, went out nd asked a doctor, if three drinks of gin ;per diy would: hurtrany■ one: The doctor thought not, if they were light drinks. Bettirhingl :to the office, Shiner hunted, up'an old brandy bottle and sat and neld it 'for Cfy long titne, and wondered frqw they Mers mase> an# then threw it into the coal box and went out on the Btreet, and asked a life insurance agent if two or three drinks a day wouldUurfc'a man. VXS£ course they wouldn't^'. replied,,tho agent. Going home*¥o r'supper, Shiner asked three more men, and they all replied " no." Whea 'Kb reached hqme f he, said the biscuits wjrn't fit for cannibals, gave the girl warning toleatte,; and called his wife's brother^ ,who (was itHere on ar visit, a hui»p-bacMed, Wilful liar. '; ';' •"; ';; '. ]!' ' ' When Shirier went flown town ip the evening he asfced thjee more doctors if a little brandy waM hurtful. Then he went into a saloon and asked for some pop. He was a good while iii drinking it, and ffcheii he asked1 to look i"at the ■ label1 f|>n. 'a' ;i.bijahd^ bbttli^ uWhen he hadf^§|id itiie ipoked to seJB,, if the cork was in very tight, and asked the salo6^-fee^p^r,;if brandy would^ hurt any one. : : [ ~ if^hen^.Siiineijlr.eaciheil^ljoiwo^ tbafc night ho threw his wallet at his wife, iqld' ■ fch©,,"hir<JiEt- girl she mtyhb stay iior© U, 000 yow9, begged Ss wife's (feijotih©^!- pftraort,'-an<i^ij.^'turned,i' bftndsnriog intlio parlor, he b^olsa p^|t= with *« '".'; ■■ . 'iii'^j) plli^. /|> w-y t''\>{' ■> , Toil mnit do ilvtt H\ , -a ',<•■ ':■.,■''■ i,'■' !: i:"::' ' i!:V A '" "!,'*■'■■'' '^feaSjillf'-' ' , ■"'".;.

Too Good a Joke.

It rained hopelessly. The clouds came down in sheets and sluices Monsieur de H ,an elegant "of the first water,'* found this second water too wet for him. He was islanded under another man's portico, and not a public vehicle near. Sud denly round the corner comes a plain citizen, housed under a protecting canopy of blue cotton and whalebone ; but, under this enviable umbrella, walking alone. A thought seizes Monsieur de H -. He rushes to I the citizen's side, and seizing him affectionately by the arm, commences the eager narration of a touching train of events. >ot giving his aston ished listener time to respond, he hurries him along, sharing his um brella, of course, as he goes, and inging closely to his side, and vociferating the confidential com munications till they arrive at the boulevard. He stops at a cafe, and then, for the first time apparently, takes a surprised look at the face of his umbrella lender. Overwhelming apologies—had wholly mistaken the person—thought it was his most intimate friend—-begs ten thousand pardons—and dodges into the inside of a coffee-house. But the fun was to be in the telling of the story. To a con vulsed circle of delighted fellow dandies Monsieur De H was telling of his adventure, when, by chance, placing his hand upon his heart, he missed the usual protuberance in his vest pocket . The valuable gold watch was gone. In his close clinging to the apparently plain citizen the gay joker had hugged a pickpocket, and " consequence was " subsequently was not fond of his joke.

Dr. Loring and Gymnastics.

It was inevitable, however illogical, that the death of young Gushing from .injuries received in the gymnasium of the institute of technology should ; arouse great controversy as to the value of gymnastic training, and Dr. iLoring gets his word in; first in a jserious communication ijp the Adver tiser. Dr Loring objects most 'decidedly to the attempt of young men to carry on severe mental pro cesses and exhaustive physical exer cises at the same time. Few con stitutions afford the nervous power to imake the 'student and the athlete in one organization at the same period. Ue cites " the sad experience of one of our most important and useful public educational institutions, when hard mental and hard physical labor com jbined quenched the energies of many young men beyond recovery, and left them with an enfeebled mind in an enfeebled bddy." Dr. Loring also gives. his own experience in terms which many of our. readers can affirm ■of themselves. He says: —" I know that in my academical and college days, I coula not have endured such violent, and protracted effort as is now recom iunended by the advocates of gymnastic exercises. Possessed of that physical jstructure so common in New England, tall, slender, and naturally enervated, i found it necessary to^ avoid the physical exhaustion which attends toil some and violent exercise. I found it impossible to recuperate, after confine Jnent in the school-room by an hou an liwo of wood-tawing, or by thr felimb ing-pole and the parallel bars. But when I allowed the study of Natural hisltory to carry me into the woods and fields, my mind found relaxation and my body found refresh ment the-e. When I was in College I gr^ew intimate .with the fine view of autumnal and winter sunsets from I^inter -hill,-in order that I might inflate -my lungs with the fresh air and invigorate my limbs with a brisk walk from the:university tm this neigh bouring height. Later in life, an hour's ride on, horseback, immediately after breakfast, gjave me vigor/and strength for the long days oE confinement. I exercised forr recreation and repose, and not far exhaustion. And the rule has worked so well in my base that, ! qut of at^ery feebid: constitution in the beginning, _I have built tip powers of \ enduranrie at which I am sometimes astonished.'' , I)r' f spring's, tempera, mentr and; youthful. <• slepdevness are shared by a large proportion of the New England; youth} who;, neverthe less attain a pretty vigorous and robust manhoods It is, a serious question whether such cphatitutiqnsVareratrajl, benefited by acquirements-pf musqular vigor in the gymnaßium,-anci .whether the slow development arid hardening of yearj, together with plenty of open-air relaxation and the geueral observance of good hibitsi is not of more impor tancejfeo theril 'in the long run. ':

~ Saved by His Wrrai-e-The captain of a 'British, frigpte, whb had a great anti pathy to oats, having sentenced .a;sailor to be; flogged for some miadetaean'or re mitted the punishment on ree'eiving from _ the* offender the following.' ifitty .plea.for forgiveness': * '•-'.'•'."' :..' '..:' '';By your honor's .command 1.;'»: *'': [ jk.;lbUlpriV:l-'stand--1; ' '' J ' An example to all the ship's crew ; • ;J v '-I'am pinioned and atripl;, ■'."■■'-' :il And condemned to be whipt; ' '• - And i| lam flogged 'tis my due. ,~, ■ ■ ,ji,,oat|rX',Rra""toid| ~•. . ~;. ■. •■..... j: « :■- V wß ln,»bhor rence r you hold ; r, - Your'iio^r'* aroMion ii mine j ; ... ; . /_..', S: 'II n'oat witli one tail, .. '. Male* your stout heart to fail, , '.! . r Vrt O» «•*•»• from on* that has iw««." ,'■ - ■ ■•■•vi'.:;,^ '' ' ■■• ■■ ■■

Essays in Natural History.

BY LITTLE JOHNNY.

GOTES.

These is nannigotes and billigotea, and; the little young ones is a Kid. G-otes is good to give milk, and they ■ will pull a four weeler if its made to there j mesure. "Wen a gote as been tot to were a sad-j die and be rode by a monky it thinks; hisself better than the others, and stomps, its feet like it wasent satisfied not to-be r hewier on the groun. When a gote is shirvid it will but. ) I see a little feller once wich was havin' his own. fun with a gote by gittin down on his hans an nees and stompin and! shakin his hed like the gote, but the gote; dident like it, and goin roun behine that' boy it let drive crewel were the boy set: down. : The boy was pict up some dissancej away and took in a house hollerin. <■ ; Then the gote wokt up to the door and; lookt in and shook its hed slow like a! doektor, as if it said I think its meezils, ■ he mus be kep in a dark room and hay penner oil tea. Wen we wag movin out of the other house to this un Billy had took ■_a, big; lookin glass to the, van and leaned it agin the weel wile ■he handed up some thing els, aud while no body was a lookin a big he gote come up and saw feissef in the glas, and that was more than he would! stan, so he backed of and took a run and' a jump with, his hed down. The glas was bust all to pieces, but the gote was cot between the spokes of the i weel and hel fas. • When it was tuk out ifc ran to, the other j side of the van, and lookt acros the fiels, and shook its hed like sayin you got away this time, but you wuldent if it wasent for the waggon bein in the way, and you batter not let me cetch you in these parts agia, mister. . Gotes has beerds, but if I was a gote Ide shave, cos I think beerds and no mus tach look jest sick, They chews cuds like cows, wich issent a nice thing to do, they may say wot they like. The kind of gote skin my mother keeps for clenin the silver with is shammy, but if I was her Ide have the real if it cud be got.

THE SWOLLER.

This is a bird wich needs a deal of exercise to keep it helthy, but it is funny to think it all ways takes it at meal time, wich is like it wuld be if I was to box with Billy a eros the table at dinner, and I know that wuddend be helthy for us if my father was to dinner that day.

The swoller has a forked tale like a fish, but no scales,

Wen it comes on cole in the Winter the swollers git to gather, and roll up in bails, and lies at the bottom of the brooks, under the ice, till Spring, but uncle Ned says no, thats only fit for ole womens; but I doat think its as fit for them as for the swollers, cos they haint no fether a to keep out the wet.

The buisness of swollers is mosely to atten the funerils of flying insecks. ! It is essimated-by competin othorities that a average swoller eats five hundred millions of insecks before it dies, and the .book wich this from says that shos how bounty fall nature is inprovidin for the support of life. A swoller likes to skim along the sur; fice of the water, but my mother she likes to skim along the surfice of the milk. Billy says its all very wel to tok"'abou't. skimmin milk, but she dont, »he skins it. ■' ■•;": ' ''= :'-"/"'--

He says swollers is the sea gul of a fish pond. If ees a goin' in for nattel his9pry Ime game for jography, thats hb^ it is.. ; cf' ii-' '■ "•'

Ive see it some were that one iwaller 'dont make a Summer, but my father lie sayS that Summer makes one swaller. I gpose he means driak, but he dont wait for Summer I can tell you.

THE HYENA

I dontlike this beast a bit, nor the way ( it gits its livin if wot they say is all true. One day ole docktor Bolus was to our housed arid tie ahd uncle Ned was a talk ing about Injia, where they both lived, lincle Ned a sojering, and the docktor was a surgeon like he is here.. When they spoke about hyenas the docktor he said'that one dark night he was in the cemmetary in Injia. standin by a new made gtave with two friendly and they herd feet steps, and hid %here'selves to see who it was! ' ' \to'': '"l.^R'-3

But it Dwas.a,hyena, and it come there and begun to dig", jus think of that! ' The doi'c ktor said he was never io horri fied and disgussU in all his life, and-he Crep up an 4 kild it. .. ' \ ■ i TJncle Ned said doektor wat did ybui kill it with, and the doektor he said a spade. ■ Thin' uncle N>d he said how' Fortunate, if; wa,s'you.had brot a spade, and laft, but I was so fritend that wen the doektor said Johnny,,fetch. my 'nat and."stick, for he must be goin, I wuddent leave the, room to'git 'eku.'.','''.,''.',' v,-,".,, ';,

THE ZEBRY.

To sho,you wot a goose; my sister is, wen she and me and father was to the Zoo we see the tiger, and about a hour after wen. we com.to the zebry, and I wanted to stop she. said oh, com along, you tejua boj; we se'erhim once before, f •

Now wot is such agirl good for is- wot I want tipkno. ■•-.• -i* ? t ; \

In the pictur aphlabet the zebry is al *(ay» last, but if I made it Ide hare him first cos he is nicer than a apple or; a ape; | Once I was to Ja show were they had wilennimils. It was a bout to begin, but II and some other boys was outside the* tent^ryin to peep under,, rand .J herd the man say Jim, have you waked up the lion ? and another jnan'said.he had „ And hare jfVL curried the Royel Bengol f tiger? the o|her man said he done that,, to. t, • Then, Jim, thehedshoman said,'jus rub u|) the dediy cobry. a bit, and wen the, frpcious" gorilly gits ; done paintin., them; zdbrys you help him into his skin. 'The 'wile zebry is said to be,the swiffest of air animals, but r"d6nt see" how *ny body could measure of the groun andtime ,'ejn. ;' . '','" . * ■' •v- - 'jlde back Apology against the best zebryon the turf, for its juaf my blief that speed issent wot -they runs to. -• n;' i ? * Ide ast my siiter s ydunjf man only he' , dont oom« to our houw no more, 001 wen

he was here iast Week he saidlie didenl like dogs, and my sister she said anybody wich dident like dogs wasent nice, thata wot they was. ' Then he said ho knew wot made her like 'em, and that was cos Mister Chumly Perkins was '.so good as to wok home with, her from church. \

Wen he' said that you never see such a angry girl.

She said if you dare to tok that way about my friends you better not, <iaui went out of the room. Then he laughft a little, and wissled a little, and stroked the cat a bit, and said was I pettin on with my animils, and got up tb look at a pictur, and tutohed th<» piano, and ast if uncle Ned: thot, it was Nany Sahib,'and wakled out in the yard, and was intressid in compairin the ever greens along the wok, wich are all alike' Then my sister she come, back m the room, and went to the windo, and stud their all the wile he was in site, a peepin threw the curtin. ' . , ,:

Then when I said I wondered if zebries was striped a. like on. both sides, dident she jus give me a jolly good wig'gin!7 But it was fan to see her a'cryinia sfed of me.—Londbn Fun.

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T\7"AIWERA: f HOT SPRINGS, TO THE SICK AND DEBILITATED; Follow Shakespeare's advice, "Throw.Physio to the dogs," and visit the Waiwera Hot Springs. The healing virtues of th,ese famous aprings border on '<■<; the miraculous, scores of persons afflicted -with . Paralysis, Bheumatism, Eruptions, Contracted and Stiff ■ Joints, Gout, Lumbago, Skin Diseases, Sore Heads, and: varieties of painful diseases have been ; restored to perfect health through bathing in these : marvellous springs, and drinking the mineral water, ' who gratefully bear testimony to the fact. The water has been pronounced the most remarkable healing water in the world,, and effected most wonderful cures. TO THE TOURIST OR PLEASURE* SEEKER IN LUSTY HEALTH , ! the Waiwera Hot Springs will be a source of amaze ment aad delight. The scenery in the neighbourhood is diversified and picturesque, and affords abundant material for the Botanist, Geologist, Painter, Poet, or Recluse. . • : .. THE FAMILY HOTEL Is fitted -with every convenience for comfort. A: we! supplied table is provided, and this, coupled -with excellent accommodation, attention, civility, and y moderate charges, leave nothing the most fastidious can desire. A Yacht is kept for the use of. visitors. There is ■•■■ . fishing, shooting, and other-pastimes for the stron 4 or convalescent. Steamers leave Auckland (which is only 24 miles distant) for the Hot' Springß twice a week, and there are two conveyances twice a week overland. 'Wakefield-street, Auckland, : : December 14, 1874. Sir, Having derived mucK benefit from bathing in your Hot Springs, "Waiwera, I think it is a duty that I owe to the public—especially suffering humanity that.my case should be made known. - Before I went to the Springs I suffered for more than a month the most excruciating pain from'rheu matic gout, had to be lifted in and out of bed, in fact was unable to walk without the use of two sticks. It took me an hour to walk from Wakefield-street to the 'Lady Bowen.' After getting to the Springs I. bathed twice a day and drank freely of the mineral waters, at least a pint each day, and after Bix days I t _ - felt quite well, free from pain, and can walk as wen , as ever I did. It is now eleven days since I left and f have had no return of pain. If this should induce . any person suffering as I was to try the hot baths, I;. >~; feel sure they will get cured, and if so, serve the object I have in writing to you.—l am, sir, your I be dientservant, ;.,■ s Thos. Weaviho.;, v Robert Graham, Esq. Auckland, January 5,1875. . Mr Robert (Jraham, ..'.'/• - Sir,— Understanding you are the proprietor of the Hot Springs at Waiwera, I think it is only due to you to give a short account of my successful, experience of the efficacy of the Springs in the cure of Rheuma tism. I had been suffering from Bheumatism sines the year '69 contracted through cold and wet work-' ing on the West Coast, and from that time until I•. left the Springs I had suffered periodically from tha ; same. The second bath I took brought back all th«" rheumatic pains I had ever experienced in different parts of my body. At r the end 6f a fortnight I was free from all pains, with the exception of the anklea-!; (which was always'the worst part affected), and with the exception of my feet being very tender from so , t much hot bathing lam quite a new man; I have not , the slightest pain of Rheumatism about me,' not even- } in the ankles. To parties visiting the Springs I,r should advise them not to feel alarmed or disap-* pointed if they find themselves worse the first day or"?; ~ two; according to the general opinion it shows the action of the waters. Also I would recommend the , drinking at least two or three1 glasses of water both . on enterimyind leaving the bath; also, sweating in ' the blankeWfot which accommodation is provided ; in each bath; and to parties affected with acute >■■;;■ Rheumatism I think the more they use them the > mora speedy win be the cure. ' • - ../ I remain, sir * Tours respectfully, , '?■ ■ ~ ■ o '.'-.- . > IC. H. 'WrLLonaHßt. : ; . :• '. Auckland, 10thJanuary, 1875. Dear Sir.— . . ■ >..'. ; , ,:j : , :,; ■ In the interests of those who may be similarly 4-c afflicted, and in recognition of the bensfite I derived I at your sanatorium, the Waiwera Hot Springs,-, »|« ■ desire to record the efficacy of' the'baths and water' ~ in the cure of Dyspepsia, from which I had suffered • ■ many months. Thanks, however, to the virtues of > g the mineral waters, together with a free use of baths,, I was relieved of the distressing symptoms, and have.; <{ since enjoyed the best of health. ...•.-■-,.. ■•sip.--', ~ . : ; Yours truly, ■'• - ■'••'. ■'"■ John Best. * Robert Graham, Esq[. h :?■ :. I ' - ""™^" ■ . ■ , [ Robert Graham, Esq. •■ .'""' | Dear Sir, —Having suffered from rheumatism fpi-.t some time past, on the recommendation of my t medical adviser, Dr. Turnbull, of Christeharch. I ; visited your Hot Springs. After three weeks' bath* s ' ing and drinking the mineral water, I am restored to - •perfect health/ In fact, I have not felt so well for fears as I am at present. The trip altogether has! D been a most enjoyable one. I found the hotel com- : fortable, excellent table, attendance good, civil ana. . obliging, pleasant for the. invalid seeking health, or , the man of (business requiring laxation. Iknowof noi place in New F Zealand where a person could pass a. f . few weeks more agreeably than at your Hot Spring*' i b Yours faithfully,: v J. J. I'TTzGrsßoa I Postmaster, Chrißtchurch. !.■ .: > . -.'• .-• -■' New Plymouth, /_ n; ■ ,':..; .. : .. .. ,-ji ■ j.ijf:- . ■■ ■ 27th ApriL 1875. tJ :i ,' : Sir,—l desire to bear testimony to the efflcacvoi, . the Waiwera Hot Springs, and as my case is » peculiar - one, I shall briefly state it. About four years agol;: had the spine of my back dislocated, in consequence ... of which I lost the pbwer'of my limbs from the bW* : downwards—lost all feeling in them; also, wasang < and loss of flesh on my legs. I was quite;una)».»+; walk, and was in this state "for about three y**™"? cpuld not tujn in' my bed without assistance; I«** - Qctober I went.to the Hot Springs, Waiw«»i an* , bathed twice each day, and drank at least l^pints of ■ the water daily;f A?ter<. six" week's ,bathing;l H""™ the symptoms-of life return to my legs. I^uld liltj^ and use my legs as well as ever; gotffong and healthy; all pain and: weakness left me Owingxo the dislocation of my back I still use or/tches, butl<>i havenbdoubt I shall, shortly be able-o dowithout - them altogether, as I can now ■walfeiOO yards at » 1" time i without ihem, I consider tb> cure a_nu»t;4? miraculous one) and feel sure thousiWls would,*is».,:' the Springs if they only knew its viable properties. £ take this' opportunity of express my grateful "» thanks to Miss Homo for the great. kindn«ss_,l ; . rWved while at the Springs, alg) Mr Home for the + * kindness and attention paid to n« by him. " - Robert Graham, B«q. - • ■■■■.■'■'■ "■ ••.-■•"■■ AucJland,,lßthMay f 187«.i ; jSir.—l desire to give piblicityto the wonderful.'! cure I Kid Whlle'at* your Waiwera Sanatorium. I waß suffering from Bteuiptio I"ev.er;iwas six weeks ■ ia thq Hospital under nvdical treatment for same.jr-j IBU*«rTa r greatpalnwiiHrßwellings and stiffness In my joints. 1 waS unabl'to-fake Off my own boots, -■ * and had to employ a <yb -to cmc to the steamer;j .5 (Whenl had made^ np r>y mind to try your Springs. ~r After one weeks bating, and -drinking the water, I got as well as e,ver iyas. and have had no return of ttie piiii, although^iß now two* weeks* since my re- ~ | cdvery, which I loo} upon ahnost like a miracle. : - s ••-* ■ " * -lain, Sir, ~ ■ -- ; . ■ . , '■;'•?s j i :■■'■• ''?",''Yours respectfully, -? I". , ' , /- '■< ,-■■'- GEOBGB BEYXBIDea. ITo Robert Oraiam, Esq. _; ;> •■, ■ -^,; : .