The Wyandot Pioneer, 1853-08-31

colder than death, more fearful than the grave desertion" -ja , j urff True true! Affection repaid by false hood, confidence by treachery,' idolatry by scorn ! O, how few of us i there j are j who can comprehend the terrible meaning of that word desertion ! Death mav come in and wrench away a link from pur' golden chain of love we know that it is gone lost vanished forever! ' We weep over it, mourn for it, lay it from our heart and turn again to the battle of life feeling'" that there are still other cares which de demand - mand demand our exertion; but to be deserted by the one we love the one in whose being: v we have all our joys for the present all. our hopes for the future! ' Q, it is so long. : before we can believe what we know to be i; true before we can bring our minds to to-the - the to-the utter desolution which has shadowed our lives! We turn with a burst of 'pas-. sionate weeping to the memories in 'comi mon with our happy past, and in the bit- n terncss of grief, believe that they too, will sometimes think of them and return to tisnl again. But it passes the wild, yearning, 'i hope, the bitter passionate sorrow, nor do -we fully comprehend our depth of stlffefo ing until lonely seasons have passed un- f "J til the sea of passion had subdued into' an :i eternal calm until ; joys beckon-to -us j wThich they might have shared -events? -1 past before us in which they would have have-played - played have-played conspicuous parts; anxieties throngr' around us which they might have allevia-''" ted till the smile ! of affection has long; 1 been unseen the clasp of love long uri- felt the words of fondness long been un- heard then, then we look around ' riponj i the world in all its phases, and realize the true meaning of that word -'harder than. ' fate, colder than death, more fearful thanJ- Gazing into the fond eyes which make ! sunshine in wiy home, leaning upon ' the" dear bosom which shelters my- happiness my heart goes out in sorrowful sympathy for those who have not found eyes to cheefi them, no sustaining bosom to rest upon,; and no reprieve trom loneliness and des-; olation till they find peace beneath; the; sod! God help the deserted, for they have need of help! ' ; ipr ; Upon a certain occasion, a court gentle-;, man, who is a physician by profession was called upon to testify before a jury with regard to the effects of a severe whip- ping given by. a woman to her ! servant child. The ' council for the1 ; prosecution asked him 1 - :.. " 'Doctor what, in your opinion, must be the necessary resultpf such blows as those you have heard the" witness" swear were given to .this child by the' "fespbrt1 dent?' Just as the doctor had begun'-16 make his reply, the defence objected to tlie? question as leading, and the' doctor ' was toldto.give no answer." ' ' ' "'"'1 " f The counsel for the prosecution,' bent on- ner or other, framed the question in a (lif (lif-ferent - ferent (lif-ferent manner, "and put it to thedottbr half a dozen times,' but always'' with the1 same result. Tired at last of being bacf bacf-gered - gered bacf-gered in this way, the doctor turned short round to the jury, and said ' '"'" " ' Gentlemen, of the Jury, if a jackass had the skin of an alligator for an overcoat, and piece of boiler plath underneath, and that jackass were to be, flogged one one-half - half one-half as bad as that woman whipped that child, :allcreation couldn't saved the jack jackass - ass jackass from dying!' ' ; I, ' . ' a m j : Not xong since at R , a girl, pretty and accomplished, attended a ball. " She at once, attracted the notice of atwo atwo-legged - legged atwo-legged animal, miscalled a man,, who pro-' posed to her , as .a partner in the dance.-' This individual had great respect for'po" sitiou in. society, so after some conversa conversation - tion conversation upon different subjects, he asked our young lady, what profession her 'father followed. She fully appreciating thi mo motive, - tive, motive, and replied that: he was a "'wood "'wood-sawyer." - sawyer." "'wood-sawyer." This was altogether too much, for the two-legged animal, and he bolted, noticing his acquaintance again for. the evening. v The fact was the girl was the daughter of a wealthy gentleman wfio owned some extensive saw-mills. The bolter subsequently found cut how beau beautifully - tifully beautifully he had been taken in. -,i The Girl One famous for hunting up enigmas, philosophized 'thus:'" rWhat strange creatures are. Offer one of them good wages to; work for you, And ten chances to one if the old woman can tpare any of her girh hut just propose matri matrimony, - mony, matrimony, and see if they don't jump, at the chance of working a life-time for their vic victuals - tuals victuals and clothes!' , A queer way; of est!- mating things. . Long and Short. A marriage" took place in Williamsburg, with the following peculiarities: The groom ; measured six feet four, and the bride four feet six". If this is not 'the long and short' of matrimo matrimony, - ny, matrimony, we don't know what is? that's all. 'Wonderful things are done ho w-a-days,' saidMr.Timmons. 'The doctor has given Fleck's boy a new lip" from his cheek.' 'Ah, said his lady, 'many s the time I have known a pair taken from mine, and no very painful operation, either. ' A Slippert Replt; -'Have you much fish in your bags?' asked . a fisherman,',. who was returning home, 'Yesa' gooi eel was the rather slippery reply. -

4iH BY ALEXANDER 6M1TII. . Poor child, poor childf W set in dreadful Bilciice with our sin, Looking each" other wildly in the eyes: McUiOXight I heard the gates of heayen close, Sho flung herself against me; burst in tears, Asa wave burstsin spray. Sho covered me With her wild sorrow, as an April cloud With dim dishevelled tresses hides the lull; On" which its heart is breaking. She clung to me With piteous arms.and shook me with her sobs, For she had lost her world, her heaven, her God, And.nowhad, naught but mo and her great ... .VfnV ' ' She did not kill me with' a single word, ' -' But once she lifted her tear-dabbled face face-Had - Had face-Had hell gaped at my feet I would have leapt Into his burning throat, from that pale look. SU11 it pursues roe like a haunting fiend: It drives me out to the black moors at night, Where I am smitten by the hissing rain. And ruffian winds, dislodging from their troops Hustle me shrieking, then with a sudden turn Go laughing to their fellows. Merciful God! Itcomes that face again, that white, white face, Set in, a night of hair; reproachful eyes That make me mad. ' Oh, save me from' thos They will torment me even in the grave, . Anil burn on me ia Tophet; " THE FEMALE BANDIT. VtiV BT 1IEUT., MtTRBAf . olden time there reigricd a beautiful young queen, in Portugal who was no less "romantic than lovely. At an early age called to discharge responsible duties of. the P throne she brought to the chair of state strengthTof 1 mind . and power of judgment that' placed her councilors often at , fault, and carried her triumphantly through many tryingscenes and emergen -cies."A' As pure in, character as she was be autiful in person, she was possessed ' of the most unwavering courage and strong in conscious purity of purpose. She ven ventured - tured ventured where" others' might well have hesi hesitated! - tated! hesitated! before 'they advanced. In short Maratina was a queen in every sense of ... ,. . i, V;- : U , ; . the word. . r , . , . . , ....... i Ai th' time tojwhich ' we refer, Portugal as well as Spain, was overrun by predato predatory - ry predatory bands of robbers 'and bandittiagainst whom rthe efforts of' the government proved utterly powerless.' ; These bands, knowing the power of combination, and indeed that an organized connection be between - tween between themselves was their only salvation . became I knit together by the bonds, of icpmmon interest, and were so. inimitably touted and so' well disciplined, that gov government - ernment government was actually at a loss how to pro proceed - ceed proceed against them. ' The regular soldiers 'were tired! of fighting after, the guerilla style that was necessary in such warfare, threatened opened revolt if brought again Into the service against the banditti. " " ' Matters were in this condition at the "time our story commences, and into one of 'the mountain fastnesses of the robbers we ' wish to conduct the reader, while we in- ' . i i troauce some oi our principal cuaraciers. It was the latter part of a clear Sum- mer.day, . The sun was warming, with r its genial rays, a partially cleared spot on (ithe mountain side, near the town of May May-yence. - yence. May-yence. The spot r was an area of some ,- three or four acres, and about its grounds ; were lounging, carelessly, a score or two r of, brigands. Most of them bearing anriS v about their persons, except the short car carabine; - abine; carabine; common , to that period, land they were stacked together in a pile before the , entrance of what appeared a rude cave, nhalf natural, half artificial, over the door v of .which appeared-. a rude crucifix and a . niche, enclosing a grpupe. of saints tlx,, In. the- fore-ground, there sat upon a stone a young cavalier, who seemed to be hatU ng quite indifferently with one whose '' dress-betokened him chief of those rude ;' mountaineers. ' . A glance showed that "he was a prisoner; there just before him Hay his open Valise, the contents quite gone " '.and' different members of the troop were '-regaluig themselves with segars of quite zi too fine a brand to have into their posses posses-'rsion - 'rsion posses-'rsion by-any. ordinary course of events. -!xThough the cavaher was prisoner, yet. he ji .'seemed, to -accommodate himself to cir cir-- - - cir-- j icumstances, and very philosophically made the best of his situation. He was a fine, manly looking fellow and bore the unmis unmis-w"itakeable - w"itakeable unmis-w"itakeable signs of a gentleman. ' f 'How long do you propose to detain ,me?' asked the cavalier of the captor. " " '.'Until our leader the fair Inizilla, shall arnve.r'-;' s. That is strange!' - 'Not at all.' : .r 7 n'I)oes6he lead you in your predatory ....excursions?', . ' - c;. lw 'No.bjut govern us. '. Her wish is r,,0,l7IIfAii4 how many do you number?' :w-,l This immediate band numbers but half a Hundred, but all the mountaineers oi Portugal are leagued together, and she is mistress of the league." ' 'This is strangeK I Bhall look with not a little1 interest for her arrival. No less on 3 ' account of 'herself than my own pros pects of release.' 1 . " No doubt she will release you. She always doe thaC, but leaves the plunder I to us. III .v Whd is this mistress of the banditu?' .;, ,,r., , .'None know, save "that she has gained t.,.. the control of us all.' As .the dusk of the evening began to , enroud the sky, there came into the open areh a couple of horses and riders. They

erations. A few evenings since he arrived at his boarding house in what is politely called a "state of inebriation." He had a servant, a small negro boy, with whom for some trivial cause, he became angry and attempted to chastise him, but with the assistance of the landlady, the boy got out of his way and hid in the kitchen, un under - der under the table ; Robbon pursued and com commenced - menced commenced a search, and chancing to stumble over the stove, fancied, it . was his boy, knocked it oyer, and beat it furiously with a chair. ; Finding his mistake, he became infuriated, and returning to the landlady, struck her with his hand. A young man named Taylor, who does business in Cincinnati, witnessed the blow and immediately attacked Robbon, but the atter was armed with a cane, and knocked him down. Taylor rallied . and returned to the charge, and was again floored. The blows were by no means comfortable, and he drew a knife with the idea of sud suddenly - denly suddenly putting a period to his antagonist's demonstrations. But a better idea struck him, and he did not use the knife, but held it with his left hand, while he fought with his right. Presently he brought Robbon down, and a long struggle ensued on the floors Finally Robbon got up, and as the room was by this time filling with people, he ran out and to the" first turn of the stairs, taking with him a solid and heavy chair. Planting himself on the stairs he swore that there was not men enough in Kentucky to take him. The crowd in creased rapidly, and the excitement wras at a high pitch. At length it was resolv resolved - ed resolved that the rascal should be taken dead or alive, and a number of brave men started up stairs to make him a prisoner. He stood on his defense like a Spartan, and as the storming party could come at him but two abreast, he ' knocked them down as fast as they came within reach, until near a dozen had fallen badly bruised, wdien the assault ceased. Several times was this scene enacted. Robbon fought with the fury of a tiger, and so battered the men who rushed upon him that they became dismayed, and a temporary panic possessed them. But it would not do for one man to defy a hun hundred, - dred, hundred, and they renewed the attack with the utmost desperation. Stones were thrown in volleys at the desperado, who was fighting with a gallantry worthy of a better cause, yet all was in vain ; he with stood the storm dauntlessly, beating back the crowd with a chair. - At last the lights were blown out, and two of the bravest of the throng, one a po policeman - liceman policeman and the other a true Kentucky "blood," ascended the perilous stairs, holding chairs over their heads. So tre tremendous - mendous tremendous were the blows that fell upon the policeman that he was knocked, chair and all,' headlong down the stairs, but at the moment the "blood" grappled "with Rob Robbon, - bon, Robbon, and a terrible fight ensued. For several minutes the crowd stood at the,.foot of the stairs, listening with awe to the blows given, and .the groans and curses that responded in the struggle going on above. ,...-.... The "blood" was victorious, however, for when the people recovered their senses and went to his assistance, they found him uppermost.. Robbon wTas, in the heat of the moment, unmercifully beaten and then dragged to jail. His wife has punished him most severely by refusing to. live with him, though she, like a true woman, wait waited - ed waited on him while he was sick in jail. . If lie would go into business and quit drinking for one year, as anjearnestof his intention to. .reform, she .will live -with him again, and on no other condition. He had bet ter accede to her terms and become what a man should be. Any one who can make so valiant a defense against a multitude as he did, has something in him worth preserving. Fortunately and strangely, none oi uie persons w no ieu oeneain ins blows were dangerously injured.: Remedy fok Cakcer. Col. Usscry, of the parish of Desoto, informs the editorof the Caddo Gazette that he fully tested a remedy for this troublesome disease, re recommended - commended recommended to him. by a Spanish Woman, a native of the country. . The remedy is this: Take an egg and break it, pour out the -white, retaining the yolk in the shell, put in salt and mix it with the yolk as long as it will receive it, stir them together un til the salve is formed; put a portion of this on a piece of sticking plaster, and apply it to the cancer about twice a day. He has tried the remedy twice in his own family with complete success. : Wouldn't Hinder Providence. A blacksmith in Erie Co., was requested by a wealthy distillery. The honest son of Vulcan instantly refused, remarking to the whiskey maker, 'If it is the Lord's will to send a streak of lightning upon your dis distillery, - tillery, distillery, I am not the man who would do anything to avert it.' This blacksmith is a member of the Ohio Legislature. : The Logan Gazette, says a man recen recently - tly recently poked his head 'from behind the times' when it was taken off by a passing event.

BT CHARLES RAND. The following narrative a true one- describes a scene that actually took place, not many years since, in a country town in the State of Maine: ;1. One evening in the month of December, 1834, a number of townsmen had assem assembled - bled assembled in a store of ' a Mr. Thomas Putnam, to talk over "matters arid things" smoke drink and, in short, to do anything to "kill time." ; . . Three hours had passed away. They had laughed, and talked, and drank, and chatted, and had a good time generally, so that about the usual hours of shutting up shop, each of the party felt particular particularly - ly particularly first rate. t . : "Come," said Charles Hatch one of the company "let's all liquor, and then have a game of high, low, jack !" "So I say," exclaimed another, Vwho's got the cards?" ... , . . 7 "Fetch on you keerds," drawled out a third, his eyes half closed through the ef fects of the liquor he had drunk. After drinking all round, an old pine table wras drawn up before the fire-place, where burned brightly a large fire of hem hemlock - lock hemlock logs, which would snap and crackle crackle-throwing - throwing crackle-throwing .large live coals out upon the hearth. " ' All drew round the table, seating them them-selves - selves them-selves on whatever came handiest. Four of them had . rolled up to the table some kegs, which, from their weight, were sup supposed - posed supposed to contain nails. , "Now," said Hatch, "how shall we play- every one for himself ?" ."No-have partners," growled one man. "I say every one for himself," exclaim exclaimed - ed exclaimed another. "No, hanged if I'll . play so," shouted the former, bringing his fist down upon the table, knocking one candle out of the stick, and another upon the floor. "Come, come," said Hatch, "no quar- reung- O 1 all :who say for partners? stand up." ; .., . . Three arose. : - ,., "Now, all who say each one for himself stand up." .,. The remaining four immediately got up. "You see, Barclay," said Hatch, ' the majority are against you. Come, will you play?": . - . "AYell, as I don't want to be on the op posite side, I'll play," answered Barclay, somewhat cooled down. ' Mr. Putnam, who was not in the store that evening, and the clerks who were busy behind the counter, had taken very little notice of , the proceedings. About half past ten, Mr. Putnam thought he wrould step over to his store and see that every thing was safe. As he went in he walked up towards the fire. When within a few steps of where the men were sitting, he started back in hor ror. ' ' Before him sat seven men half crazy with drink and the excitement of playing at cards. There they were, within a few feet of the fire iust described- and four of them seated on kegs of powder f 1 Barclay who was a very heavy man had pressed in the head of the keg on which he sat, bursting the top hoop and pressing the powder out through the chinks. By the continued motion of their feet the powder had become spread about the floor, and now covered a space of two feet all round them. Mr. Putnam's first movement was to wards the door, but recovering himself,- he walked up towards the fire. 1 Should either of them attempt to rise he thought, and scatter a few grains a little further into the fire-place where lay a quantity of live coals. At this moment Hatch looked up, and seeing Mr. Putnam, with his face deadly pale,, gazing into the fire, exclaimed "Why, Jrutnam, what ails you, and - - . v r ... . ... . . . at the same time made a motion to rise "For Heaven's sake, gentlemen, do no rise !" said Mr. Putnam- - "Four of you sit on kegs of powrder ! it is scattered al around vou one movement might senc you all to eternity ! There are two buck ets of water behind the bar. But, keep your seat for one minute and you are saved move and you are jdead men !" In an instant every man was perfectly sobered, not a limb moved each seemed paralyzed. . In less time than we have taken 10 de scribe this thrilling scene, Mr. Putnam had poured the water and completely satura ted the powder on the floor, and extinguish ed the fire, so that an explosion was im possible, lhen, and not till then, was there a word spoken. 'What on 'arth ails these ere shirt but buttons, - tons, buttons, I wonder? Jest the minit I puts the needle through 'em to sew 'em on, they splits and flies all tu bits.' 'Why, grandmother, them isn't buttons, they's my peppermints, an now you've been spilin' 'em. f A man going to town with a load of pork, was met by a young girl, who gen gen-teely - teely gen-teely made, him a very low courtesy. : He exclaimed, 'what! do you make a courtesy to dead hogs?' ' 'No sir,' answered she, 'to the live one.' : - . . , ; - A man once went to an ecceritrte lawyer, to be qualified for some petty office. Said the lawyer " Hold up hand, 1,11 swear you,but all creatian could'nt qualify you.

The woman was young, polite, and beau tiful; her attendant, a man of some forty years was of extraordinary strength, and stern, fearless bearing and, even beside those of the band where he dismounted, he looked as thouarh he might have mas mas-tcred - tcred mas-tcred a score of them single-handed. All rose as the lady dismounted, and shouted - . Our mistress ' Inizila! Jong life to our loved mistress!' . . - Waving a kindly response to them she approached the leader, and taking him one side learned the particulars of the capture of the prisoner. , ;Then turning to him she told him in the sweetest voice he ever listened to that he should soon be placed at liberty again, but that it w'ould . be necessary for him to remain a prisoner' until the morrow' when he should depart once more on his way. Don Ileranzo was a noble Spanish cav alier who had travelled and seen much of ' . ': n the world, and yet he gazed upon the. beautiful woman before him as though he had never seen one so lovely. . f 'Do you not fear to be among such peo ple as these?' he asked of her. '"; 'Fear?'. ;" ' , 7 " 'Yes, lady.' ' ' . " " I fear nothing, sir,' she said, touching" significantly the jeweled hilt of her stilef-l to. And then these people are my friend they .would risk life and limb to serve 'But, iady, your beauty extraordina- ry .. . .. :; 'Nay, hay, sir, ' you are complimenta complimenta-; - ; complimenta-; 'Only honest: I assure you, for till ' this hour I never beheld one' - Tut, tut, that will do for the present, interrupted the lady holding up her riding whip, half, vexed, half pleased at his words. . .' - ' ' Presently a, rude supper was prepared and while Inizila's seat was placed by it self, and .her repast arranged alone; the rest of the band threw themselves upon the green sward and partook of their supl per. Inviting him to ioin her, the mis tress of the robbers talked pleasantly and most agreeably, to Don Heranzo until as astonished - tonished astonished at her, intelligence no . less than her beauty, he felt the moments gliding with lightning speed. . "' :-. In vain were his entreaties to induce, her to abandon the mode of life she io io-lowed. - lowed. io-lowed. He told her he was but an humble Spanish cavalier, but if she would swear upon the cross to leave the wild associates about her, and-be his fathful wife,, he would bind himself to her on the spot. How dare you propose to one whom you do not know?' she asked. 'I know that no deceit, could lurk. be beneath - neath beneath those eyes, he replied; that no guile could be harbored in that bosom, or cruel ty find a resting-place in your heart.! 'You have known me but three hours.' , 'True. : " '" .... 'And would bind yourself to one for life, when you find me engaged with such associates.' .. ' 'Yes.'. . . . ": 'It is strange,' she replied, musing to herself thoughtfully. . 'But there is a price set upon my head.' I care not,1 1 will protect you, and in some other land lead you into that class of society you were born to ornament.' A gratified ' smile overspread her feat ures, but still she replied: 'This cannot be, or at least we must talk no more of it now: to-morrow, per haps, we shall meet again. Whither do you travel?' .'"'' 'To Lisbon.' " ' "fis well. Now sir good n ight.' , 'One token of remembrance,' asked Don Heranzo. ' - '- 'I have nothing - unless it be this call,' she replied, unscrewing a silver whistle from her riding whip and handing it to nim. The cavalier took the token with thanks and did not fail to kiss the little hand that presented it. J " : On the morrow "he awoke, his horses stood at the entrance of the cave, ready for his departure. His valise was there, too, with the contents returned, all save the segars that had been consumed; 'How is it, that I find my property re stored ?' he asked of the chief. 'Our mistress ordered it.' r. ' 'Indeed!' 'Yes, it is often her way.' 'Can I see her?' V 'She departed last night.' 'Where has she gone?' , 'I know not. Her movements are all secret, sudden, and untraceable as those of the wind.' ; . . . . WelJ, adieu, captain, and thanks for my nights lodging.' -" ". Saying , which, the cavalier mounted his horse and was soon wending his way down the . mountain pass towards Lis Lisbon. - bon. Lisbon. . " ' ' " ''' i "' Don Heranzo, after passing a few days in the capital, he found himself quite miserable. He could think of nothing but the beautiful female robber, in the mountain pass. He was dull, stupid; and those to whom he had brought letters in Lisbon 6et him down as either crazy or half-witted and felt relieved that he sought their society no more than he did. At last he resolved to seek the robber's retreat in the mountains, and strive again to see one who had so completely bewitched him. .

opposition to the government; but still it was a secret what mind had controlled the robbers and who it was that had act acted - ed acted as their mistress, a person as little known to the robbers themselves as she was to the councilor himself, that it was very important for the government to know und ferret out this woman, not to harm her, but that she too might enioy the general pardon, andjbe induced to ex exert - ert exert her powers in some more virtuous and worthy channel. The privy council no longer solisited any anxiety as legarded her safety that he might speak and be himself free. " " ' ;. . 'If she desired to be known,' replied Don Heranzo, 'she would have sought t$e general pardon graciously granted by the queen. . ' 1 'Perhaps she does not understand its import. I cannot speak for -: her,' replied the cavalier, 'but she trusted me,' and no power shall make me open my lips about her. Though truth to say my lord, I can give you no reliable information about her.' ' ' " ' " ;" ': -:- A wave of the queen's hand cleared the room of all save the privy council lor. ' ' ' ' ' - - -' ' : 'My lord,' she said, 'you may also re tire.. . We would be alone with the pris prisoner.' - oner.' prisoner.' ' ; J':.;':.' Scarcely had the door closed behind the councillor when her majesty rose, and throwing back the viel from her face, turn turned - ed turned him: ' 'By the hope of grace, but this is ; no other than the female bandit!' 7 'Hush Don Heranzo!' 'I am all amazement!' ". f . 'I wonder not. You and one faithful follower ' are the only two beings who Inizila and Martina the queen to be the same. Your steadfastness, your honor and faithfulness have mademe your friend. It has been more than my councillor who have urged you thus. - I would p"ove one who has pleased me so well at first. Henceforth, Don Heranzo, you are my friend. 'Your . majesty overwhelms me with honor,' he replied. 'But what possible object could you have in the seeming life you led?' . . ' - ' ' ' ' , " 'All efforts to break up the robbers had failed. I resolved to learn their secrets; to be their true friend and finallv recon recon-cile - cile recon-cile them to the law. This I have suc succeeded - ceeded succeeded in doing, though my secret must rem ain sacred. To you I need hardly say this. I have found you actuated by true honor.' ' 'But why do you look so sad Don Her Heranzo?! - anzo?! Heranzo?! asked the queen. '-.. 'Your majesty I am sad that find you so far above me, now that T can never hope. As a wondering mountaineer, I loved you.would have wedded you; but as Queen of Portugal your majesty sees at once what change comes over the spirit of my dream. . , 'Don Heranzo,' said her majesty, 'I have taken care 'in the short iritermine of our acquaintance to learn who you are. have tried your personal good qualities I need say no more.' As she spoke, her hand, the same he had kissed in the moun mountains, - tains, mountains, was extended toward him and pressed to his lips. ; Don Heranzo was nearly a year pass- mg through the various grades oi honor near the throne until he filled the post of privy councillor, sanctioned a union be between - tween between the young cavalier, who was a prisoner in the mountain pass, and the la dy who ransomed his property from the banditti. . " ' The Advantage. Two gentleman, Mr. D. and Mr. L., stood candidates for a seat in the Legislature of New York. They were violently opposed to each other. By some artifice Mr. D. gained the election. When he was returning home much elated with success, he met a gentleman and ac quaintance of his ! i. ' ' Well, ' 'says . D . ,r "I h a ve got the elec election - tion election L. Avas on match ,for: me I'll tell you how I flung him if there happened any Dutch voters, I could talk Dutch with them, and there I had the advantage of him. If there were any Frenchmen, I could talk French with them, and there I had the ad advantage - vantage advantage of him. But as to L., he was a clever, honest, sensible little fellow." "Yes sir," replied the gentleman, "and there he had the advantage." - ; A butcher's boy, carrying a tray on his shoulder, accidentally struck it against a lady's head. -;. 'The deuce take the tray,' exclaimed the lady. . - ' - - : Madam,' said the lad gravely, 'the deuce cannot take the tray. Come, sonny, get up,' said an indulgent father to a hopeful son, the other morning. Remember that the early bird catches the first worm.' r ,A tree was blown down lately by a strong ne-spaper puff. The roof of the printing office suffered much damage, al also, - so, also, at the same time. j JEST'Flattery direct seldom disgusts."

me 9' . . 'Atihe-cave whercf "first met you.' - " I am seldom long in one place,' she re replied. - plied. replied. ' ' ! 'But I have found you now, and am doubly repaid for my trouble.' The lady who had drawn up her horse and was walking slowly by the side of Don Heranzo, looked thoughful for a few moments and then said: ; 'I am deeply engaged just at this time, Don Heranzo, and must beg you to leave me another time and I will ' : " 'But, lady, I find myself already mis erable unless with you. Pray do not let me again lose sight of one Avho- ' Yes. I know very well what you would say, but it is impossible for me to be longer with you, so you must turn your horse the other way, and. I promise, you at another time that I will meet you on more agreeable terms.' , . . 'Lady, I kniow not the reason why but feel ..instantly the inclination to obey your wishes though so adverse to my own. I shall leave you, but will not say" where can meet you? This doubt, this not knowing where to address you, where to find you in any emergency, is too painful for me to bear.' . .. . 'I will find the means for our meeting; enough; farewell.',.. 'Lady, I obey, however . unpleasant it be for me,' replied the cavalier, turning his horse's head in the opposite direction, 'Stay, Don Heranzo, Hike your prompt ness. As sne said this, sne ungloved her right hand and held it towards him. ' The cavalier dismounted quickly, pressed it tenderly to his lips, mounted once more; waved his cap in farewell, and dashed off towards Lisbon. . . . . . The next morning there paraded in the streets of the capital a large placard on which it was detailed that certain large robberies had taken place, and one in par ticular wrhich was named; and that it was believed that a woman was at the head of the robbers; indeed that affairs had as assumed - sumed assumed so peculiar a condition that any in formation which could be rendered to the government concerning the late operation of the banditti, or a description ever so tri fling given; concerning the. woman who seemed to act as the chief of the robbers, was of the utmost importance and value, and a princely sum was offered for any such information. When Don Heranzo read this, he kneAv full well to whom it referred. But though the sum' offered for a description of . her -"Whom only yesternight he had seen and conversed with would have filled his purse with plenty yet he only trembled for fear some one would be able to give such in information - formation information as . would lead to her detection and arrest. ' " , f Scarcely had he dined, before he was arrested by a file of government soldiers and thrown into prison, where the head of the police called upon him and declared that he was a suspected person. In vain did he offer to produce his letters of in introduction - troduction introduction to show who he was. Nothing seemed to satisfy the officials. . ' f Finally, after a couple of days passed here, it was made known to him that the government had certain proof of his hav having - ing having been in the robber's quarter voluntari voluntarily, - ly, voluntarily, and also of his having more than once met the leader of the banditti, who was a woman When thus charged with these facts, he was too chivalrous in his dispo sition to deny them, and frankly acknowl acknowledged - edged acknowledged them to be true. This seems to implicate him deeply, and his own evi evidence - dence evidence condemned him. His motives in thus voluntarily seeking out the robbers' abode were demanded; but without be betraying - traying betraying his love he could not divulge this, and therefore refused to speak. In vain were all the threats by the offi officers - cers officers and the threatened sentence of death by the queen if he did not speak out.' At last finding their efforts in vain, free par pardon' - don' pardon' was offered him provided he would write out a fair description of the personal appearance of the woman who led the banditti, that she might be brought to iustice. Though he suffered from ; the damp prison, the miserable fare and the prospect of even death itself, the young cavalier stoutly refused, and at last told the government official that he might save himself further trouble, for no earthly force could make him divulge aught of the woman to whom they referred. Still another day elapsed, and he was called before the queen and her council doubtless .to receive his sentence of death. It was a proud and stately presence that he was ushered into; and after sonje un-

With this purpose he once more sought out the path, and finally reached the cave but the robbers were gone. They rare rarely - ly rarely occupied one spot any great length of time and had been gone from this for days. Disappointed and. unhappy the cavalier turned his steps towards the capital. 7 ' He had proceeded but a short half league on 'JuVway, when there dashed across the road bya path, the figure of a horse-woman followed by a male attend attendant. - ant. attendant. The cavalier was a moment in dis discovering - covering discovering that the lady Was she whom he sought, arid dashing the spurs into his horse's sides, he soon overtook her. 'Ah, Don Heranzo,' she said gaily, 'what brings you again into the moun mountains?' - tains?' mountains?' V '""' 'Lady, shall I tell you truly?' ' 'Indeed, yes.' . ' 'Your, own bright self then naught 'And where did you expect to see