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Th's Pap^-i i'5 ni'-il, ->nii msy I e seen IVi-f r-l ehjrge,al Hoi.n way'« I'li.i. and Oixtiik.st E»- t.b;.imhmi.;st, 2-1-1. i-sTiiANi). London, wbcie Ad- v-r;i.sem:-nis an.I Siib.sciiptions will be receivei. or thi? Perii'.iicai.
a fireman's caji—it sva.< the same—an anchor and a cross! That Inrm, ii could be no other, the face was turned towards her, it was the stranger fireman! His very dress bespoke i!i? niiiii, as uiih folded arms tiod .soleiau tiead he lollow¬ ed in the funeral cortege.
That evening Hal  Dekincy  returried home,  his   countoiiaiice   beaniinir  wilh
he iioiiis il; llii-'  luxuriant  draw-   ready engtiged
den Is
iiig-iOoi!i of Jlr.  Edgerioii.    May  anil
he ir'gciher  re^nl   their favoriie    poets
nd thus she \vouid save |     " P him in part from the   anger   of his   pa-! tied rents.     Why  did  not  Mr.   and   Mrs. ]
ay us up a
WQ. n
and the old cl.issic wrilers. his daring j Slierwood frown and scold at May's mind stored with |>hilosor)hv,guiding her ' poor taste ? Why because they loved wild -maginaiioii, her g-nile goedness | their son Marion quite as well as his/;a?f- iiegiiilliig nis bolder th.-uiihis iiiio the |/"'o^/is'", W'alter Cuuniugham, and were [liiihs of virlite. O, il was blissful ihus '.o mino-le iheir   dav-dr.-'iinis.   encirclinc
lov, in slianoe contrtTst wiih iha   gloom j themselves in rainbows of hojie an.l siars
From the Flag ofour Union.
Tim FIREMAN.
of ihe dny.    "May,  lu; is safe  again!"'
was   his first   exclamiition.    "He   is  a
peilect Neptune-; Vulc:in, itiasier of fire
and flood.    Neitb.er  liie surging eddies
ol (TiH'l   Giite,  nor   i;hisl ly flames   and
crtishiiig b.i'tii.;? ha\e been abl-" to over-
C'-inc him.    Iiow he escaped he scarce-
Iv knows, tiiiil vet   he does   not bear  :i
sciii.    .S.i skiiMnl, so aL'ilo, so brave, so
doiiiinaiil   oyer   ail  dangers,    we  easily
iiiiuht iancy him one ot ihe old hea'hen
^l.'^Ii.-s! *
I      i he nexi dav ilure   was to hi'   srime
i p>i;'lic litt'i'iiry exercise al the university,
: I.' uhicli ihe iililci man's iinuily hiid in-ei:
iiivned      Mav reiiu-mben d  Ilnl's  once
siyins ihiit he saw ihe firemen  disnppenr
lii bv each oiher's eves, al
«Y   m.iS.   v..  ft  MON'T'IGNE.
n'semWii:"
bii I
{Concluilril)
Ail I'iuli! loiiji llie S'liliieiii-d. Iiorii'ii',1 fireiiH n v\iiiki-<! in subiiuini; tbe Ihiiiu-s and cvtiiciiting tbe hruiseii bi)ilie.>. of ilie viciims. Some sliil breatfieil, others j were Init sli^btlv injiirid, but inain iimre were dtiuvn lo.ih whose lips u tie (iiili ill <j.-;i:'i. their br.ive arms nerveless. antl th.-ir het^.s [uiiseh'Ss lorever, O. il was a iiioht ol a;;oiiv, i>| terror nnd .lis- iiiHV ! The firemnn's risk of Iil',- is no' poeiiy. IIOI-a romance of z<-al. i j.i','- lure wiiiuirhtbv the i:iiai;iniili.in I' \* an e.'irnest, S'llemn. teirili!.- iliiiii;. ix thi-\ could witness wlni stood mound tlfcjse blackened corses on inal mnlni'alit oi woe.
Hal se.iiclied Willi u..(riv.iinislie.i c.ie ,
for ibe   iiotile   st|-ai!^ei-, until   Itis   woiti |    ''     I
id sublimilv
somewlii'ie tiKiunil l.h.il veni-rable litiild- iiig, K.i an enily hour found h>rs;e;iied al her father's side in the si'li-mn-lo..kiiig eh.i|iel, watching llie 111 lival of the spec- lii'ois, lull more pariicular ilie entrance of ihe sindenis. The exi-icisis com- nii'tiotd, Slill may hid discov.Mcd no fncc
le   iirciir.in acre
SHVrra! essiiNS   acre   pr'Hioiinctd vviih
i «:ise aIKi grace, :ii,(l tile aldi-l iliim   look n fi'iinti orcasl.Mi lo nifikr a compbmeiilii IV r..-iiiiii k lo one of ilu iiiSiiliition   who   « " Exiicilv, exacilv.
breathing up¬ on them boiiuiy and l.ilessings. May already wreathed the unknown fireman in ull ihe atiiibutes ni' vir:ue and of in.m- liiiess; happy w.is >he lo find iliem re¬ alized in Marion. Aiid he, when silting in llie shadows of ihe old. mtirble pile, gazing up ai the biilliani sky, had pic- tuted a being beautilnl and good, ¦vho.se soul could coiiijiiehond the yearnings ol his o'.\ i!, ;md tilts he found in May. Thiis llicir s.'ul.s gtcw togetl'.er, uniil Iheir th..uohis. their hopes, iheir very lives soenied one.
Win-n i\I;ti'ion .Sherwood requested ol nvlr. Edgcrioii the hand o( his da!!<;hter, and learned  iluti  she   was not  liee. ai le.ist uutd she had met ii ceiiain uenile- niaii who vvas  every  dav  exfiecied, h's Soul ifccailed  wiih   a  sudden   sling;  he had so   leaned  njorK_^iis staff of happi¬ ness, a d now il beni like a liagile reed iMfiy kiughed  in soorn thai   sliCshouVl [iiei'cr iiiiy one loIMarion, bni lie learned 'liut the siranger w;is lalcnled. huiiflsome, wealihy, eveiyihing   ihat  a lady   luoykl desiie 111 her lavoriic suitor.    If he did 1 compiimeiiiii-   not leiease her, ^^ was not   free,   and fFieeis of the ill-   cou'd he,.be ada^^^ to  ihe captivating charms ol guileless,  ipii it'itil, .beaulilid Ma3 ? \ouiig   Sheruooilj     Scaiccl^' had a da\  p.,isscft after Mar¬ ion—whom  May  anJ'.Jicf hiiher   laicw • n.'ly <-.s one Ol NtUiiies noblemen—litid d news Which   sank a   poisoned  diigger, •^1   arrived    which    bore W;dterCuiininlJ'|rn, his m  ilicr and ste )-
'f li'-r diciims
s   seated   near   him. eclioed  the   firofes-
easily reconciled to the change of suitors especially when they learned Walter had already secured a most estimable wife.
Mai'ion had heard that his brother was engagled conditionally to some "proud, beaut.I heiress" of New York, and v.as not at all displeased to have him renounce all claim to his promised bride, when he found to his astonish¬ ment thiit it was his own May Edger- ton, whom Cunninglnim confessed it would have been no difficult thing to love.
"Oniy to tliink of May Edgerfon marrying a fireman !" exclaimed Hal Dekincy, in great glee, at the wedding, which passed off as all weddings should without a clo'ud iijion heart, face, or sky.
May blushed and wh!sp;'r"il lo Marion that if ever there was a benevolent, no¬ ble trust-worth}' nr.in upon e-'trth, it was a true-heui'tcd firem;;n.
If my recital has enl.^rged one con¬ tracted soul, has persuaded one mind to thi-ow "aside false prejudices, has taught one child of luxury to look with sympa¬ thetic admiration on thos^who devote themsek.-cs so nobl^to the public good, has en8«iir;;ge',! onl%okl heart to labor with nToi'^rxha-dlled zeal in the cause of Jjjnnnnity. thi.i,,"<'*'^e'r true tale" has not liecirf^^iiten in vain^.
when   ihe  xcs^T arrived
lor  Ihe   nolile   sti-an
eiieruit's reqinred icpo.ie. in > ain lini ! he gaze upon the r.'C.iv.-i i-il b..ili(S to find ihal (.1 the liremiiii ; il was not ihen- T()v;ards inornins; Ml V foun.l iiiii cap; they knew it by ii-'sir.mire d i-vicf^ihe anchor and the cross euilijtizoi.eil on its Ironl. above Ijii iiuniorr o! his com- paiiy.
"A fiiiiiiL' ihaili hir him lo die !" s;iid ciei'iivmeii. as ihey lecalled his unesain- pled bi'.ivei y, the oiiijesty ol' his mien, llle tieiieVoU nee ..i every nclion.
The n-ws oi ihe disasier spread through Iht- city wiih the speed of light¬ ning. Friends hastened to the spot, and O. what joy lor some to fir.d the loved one sale!—what worse than agony for others to U'lze upon ihe features of iheir search nil locked in ghastly death ! With confliciinc emoiioiis, Delancy told May Edtrer'on ot last meet ng with the strange fireman.    A ynsh  of ilLinklulness shoi
vv;;s   called,    and
heavy f lids of ilv i learned this vvre ciiitaiii ilnTt liii(-nriin''Si enlirely conceal- ¦ into his   hcan edhim, a siudeni who advanced wilh the 1 dignity of a Ju|iiler and ihe gr;ice   oi an Ap 111).    Duly   was   his   iheme.    The wfiids llowed in a resisdess lorreni   iiom IS.     Everv ihouo;ht breathed beautv every   gesture   was  ihe "poetry   ofmoijoii."     Mope   than once did the entranced May   Edgoiton  catch ihe (lark eyes of ihe orator-tixed wiih an niiii'.si SCI iiiinizii g gaze upon  her face. The w„alls rnng wuh applause as   he   re¬ sumed his-seat; bouquets were shower¬ ed <.t his fit by beauty's hand, the  exci- stiidcms Ci.iied  out   "Nherui»i<d,jSher- wondl". he had surpassed himself * Mav scarcely   heard  a  word   lliii    followed. She was   delighted   to   find   thai she had not deceived heiseli',  that in inieikciua! strength he equaled   the promise of his noble daring.
A GHO.ST STORY.
latl'.ej- from FRiiice. \A   few   miseiable
diiys  passed—luise'rable   they   were   to
Miij- and Alaijoii, and Ihe  evening  was
aiipoinied   when  Cunningnam  and   his
i j     ¦ parents  shoMd' call   at   ihe akhrinan's
and Miiy's lff|j, in part, at leasi, be deci¬ ded. Mi.rio i'l.also was.to be ilnrc. lie arrived ea.'ly,.^iiiknovv.ing ev.'n tlie name
• r.
lis   rival..'' iie''|C..iiC'C'a!cd    himsell
mg ilitj»'flov\-#is fu, ifi.^ c#»sei'vatoi-_w
lacino^ffi an Jow-fi ih« iia'jr.'i.uf.'Cmbow-
M'pdA\;iiks vviili  Inisn slap aifa'*ftn^ious
"""S^Zkin' ofsperits, re.mmdsme o'mv experience  in  thai   line,"   said   Suiler. gravely, slinking llic ashes from his pipe. " Let us hear if," I said. ^
" With ihe oreaiest pleasure, Caji'en. My fiilicr, you sec. had beei^ undei; the luifii cood many yeirs. 'lie w^n't a hiid i\i»R, by no me.'ins ; a kiiuler heaw never bt^i than his; but he was uncom¬ mon foud o' teriiacker. He'd smoke the day out and ihe day in. He hadn'i tin equal in ihiii  way,   except   old   Sam
" With pleasure," says he, and so lie struck up.
" Tliai's rather melancholly s.iy? I. "I know ii," says he;  "buiil's all on account of iho lerbaikcr. '
"I'll yet you some o' the r.ial pigtail," says I.
" So do, ar.d I'll play you somethino livelier next time. "Good niglit, son¬ ny," he added, in a a more cheeiful lone.
"(/ome Again," says I. " You may rcK on't," says he. "G.iod-night, then," says 1. "Don't hurt yourself doing ihe miscellane.nis work, and I'd recommend you to brirg a better insi rumen i when you come agiiin. And with that the old gentle¬ man hui ried away.
"Did you pl.'ice the' pigiail on the window sill!"' I asked.
"Ill couise I did—the raal gine'.vine. " " And did he come alter it ?' " As regular ns the night came. I ! ncvei knew him Io fail, and an uncom¬ mon sight o' the siff he made way wiih. ILidi mv icla'ioiis had come back, and H|^^wucli of Ihe weed as he did, 1 should liav^^fepHnJead broke."
"And wini kind of lobacco did Sam Flint smoke at ihat   lime?"    I   contin-
S^|(N-, with aj.iok  irresl^iblv   comical.
"How was ij/;ib<)t^'**iur faiher's ghost?' I'^tietfrine day«^i Sutler as we wct e iiloiie. ,
" Tlie lact (>' the case was," he re¬ plied, "I found it look off the change like all naiur' lo keep my faiher in ter- biiiai^ so I told Flint all ^oui   il, and
uu.jm^ 	
SJie lis up she .lid, her f ice as   red as
bilcfln[)eai. 'Seth Stocks,' sez she, and she clukln't say any more, she vvaa s.. full.
' Won't V^i'^'^ bridesmaid ?' sez I.
'No,' se^^e, and she buist rite ou'.
' Well thi?n.' scz 1, ' cf you won't be bridesmaid will you be the bride ?
She looked up at nie—I s'.van I never saw anything so awful party. I tuck rii'ht hold of her hand.
' Yes, or no,' scz I, 'rigiit off.'
' Yes,' scz 'ihe.
• Thai's your soils," says I and I gave her-a buss and hug. I soon fixed mai¬ lers wilh the Squire. We soon hitched iraces to iroi in double harness for life ar.d I ncer had cause to repent of my barsrain.'
a.xaBfftm if he couldn't   supply  the  oli
•genlleman with a plug or iwo occasion- -rtlly, for old acquaintance sake.
" I couldn't think of ii," says he, "I've got a large family lo supporl, and I use i^J-iW awful sjiarklin' of the weed myself. But I've got a ponnd or two I'll sell you cjje a !>,'¦''. •¦^'Vhat kind isjt?" I asked.
"Pigtail," said'l^eX
" Bring II over,    says 1.
*' Wilh pleasure,"   said   he.    And  so
His Foot out of it.
'.All mon Dieu! mon Dieu!' said Monsieur Melemots to his friend Snuf- fins, 'swaei-heart have me de mitten.' ' Indeed !—h.uv did ihat happen I' ' Veil, I touglii I musi go to make her von vissees, before I leave lovvn ; so I step in de side ob de room, and dare I I.ehoid Jier betiuliful pairson stretch out on eon li.zy.
' A louTifie, you mean.' 'Ah, yes—on von huingc.    And   den I make von ver polite branch, and—' ' \ou mean a polite bow.' ' Ah, yes—van   bough.      And   den I SMV Ivas  sure she  would   be    rolton, if I did not come to see her befoie I— ' You suid what ?' ' I said she would be rotten if—' ' That's enough.    You have put your foot in it,' (o be sure.
' No sare. I pul my f >ot out of it, for she say she would call her sacre big hruilder, and kick me out legar ! Ihad Jon to say morlified, hut I could k of de vor#, and mortify and rotis all same as von, in my diction- aire.'
Ol UOtlCI
¦^^¦
e heart
o^er
'ci^jiat ted jois
Flint, our neai-es! neigiibor, and he  was j die next day he brought   it over,  and I jest ,'iliojn< his inaich ; ond ihey  used   lo ke and lell iheir louyh stories evenin'
Ilie
\Ta
Sherwood would have hastened 'atway, but the chancellor deiained hini ''Al¬ derman Edgerjon desires an introduc¬ tion to you, sir,'' deliberaiely^emarkVl the chancellor. M.iri..ii bowed. The alderman, after the first gr.;eiiiig,«c;Jght through her heart thai he   had not   per-| his hand.    "Fcannot-be deceived,  sir;
you are llie gallant youlh who nobly rescued my daughter from a terrible de-alh." Again Marion bowed, hesita¬ tingly, striving to v.'ithdraw his hanrl from ihe ufierman's grasp. "Will y.iu noi permit me at least to ihank you?" sai 1 Mr Edgerlon, in a wounded tone. YoUi g Sherwood had not the sliglnest itii-eniiori of offending him, and wished ti> hastened awa}'only to escufie oliser- viiiioii.     Now, however, widi his usual
khed that dark night at Hurl Gate, that he had met an honorable doom. Hal preseived his cap as an inceniive n. goodness, and greatness, and Ionised to be woithv 10 place on his own ihe mys- icrious device of ihe siianoer.
ihe luneral obsequies of the deceased fiitnen weie celebrated hy all ihe ponqi esteem CAiiild propose, or mief bestow. Mary Edtierion stood by ihe window as the long ranks o! firemen filed round ihe park, all wearing; ihe hadiie of mourivinjT.   generosity, he f.og.ii his own   iiclina-
the trumpets wreathed in crape, the lianners loiveied. ihe mufiled drums heatini; the sad march lo ihe orave. All the flags of the ciiy were at half-mast, thefiie bells t'dled mournlully, and when wearied wiih iheir sorrowful duly, their cadences for a while died away in gloo¬ my silence, the hells of trinity took up the wail in chiming the requiem to the dead. Everywhere reigned breathless silence, broken only by these sounds ol woe.
As May gazed on ihe slow procession her eye was ailracttd by ihe emblem on
lions, and permitted himself to be over¬ whelmed wilh expressions of hifarifelt gratitude. lie suddenly check..Hl the alderman's loireni of eloquence by re¬ questing an introduction to his daughter who   stood   in   die   .shado-,v  uf a   'uUar
awai'ing her faiher.    May
Edgerion's
one litile sentence rif earnesi thanks, speaking through everv feaitire, was more grateful to ihe yonng student than all her faiher's woiiis. One muual glance made them friends in more th.Ui name. Now many an evening iound Marion Sherwood vvhilm;; away  a s u-
siap ana* aii^ious
ondiy imemoiy ro.ve(i''.)ack
¦b:'d piisi, ulisienidg  with
il  w   fearfully   imb^ina-
iiovi^snove Tier oirate the gloorny'fniure;
Iiow trenibiinWlv did he await the burst
ingsiojin ot liiiJ^'iackenVd present*
The guests hi» arrived, and Marion was summoned to the drawing-room. With jealous care he had dressed him¬ self in a fireman's costume made of rich materials, v.hich %fonderfull3^ became him, that it might remind May v. hat he h:id dared for her, and \\ hat had render¬ ed them so dear un+o eaefe oth.'^r. He stood with folcred arms, his eyes fixed upfti^Iay Edgerton, scarcely daring to glaiTcp ^.t the stranger. Suddenly he lilted his eyes to the pale face of his ri¬ val, which was bowed towards the floor.
" Waher!" he cried.
"Marion!" was the startled response.
" Choose, Mtiy ! choose'hetwecn us!" exclaimed%Iai'Ion, with glistening eyes and extended hand.
" ¥/ith yuur leave, Mr. Cunningham," she said joyfully,  speaking  to   Walter, but placing lier hand in  that  of Shelr-^ wood.
" Man proposes, God disposes." A weight was lifted from Cunningham's heart. While abroad, negligent of his promise to his parents, he had woed and won a lo'i'ely girl to whom he had beeii privately married a lew weeks before setting sail f..ii' home, with a promise of a speedy return. So desirous did he find his parents that may Edgerton sho-dld be his wife, that he did not dare confess his recreancy, but relied upou the hope that May's affections were  al-
lifter evenin' ther died.
nil that was afore   my fa-
Mv^'naTe'-al
iy> na^i Ffeiff'av
susceptibililies bein' fine, jpfe!t''f;iy iher bid when ihe old gen¬ lleman svcpi-'cd ouin used to lay awnke nighl after nighl and think on'i. One nioht ill the fusi ofthe evenin', ariei 1 hiid turned in, I heard ii slrange nockin" on the winder sill, and didn't know vvlnii on earth lo miike on't.
" Who's there?" said I.
" Youi faiher," says a voice.
" It  can't be possible!"  says 1.
" It's noihin' shortet," say.s he.
'• How do you like as fur as you've got ?''
" I'm not over an' above pleased," says he.
"I'm sorry to he.ir it." sa\ s I. "What's the trouble ?"
" It's e'nennosi impossibie to gei any good smokin' terbacker,"  says he,  in   a
¦¦Hcjecten voice.
" That's melancholy," saysl. "Can I do anyihiiii; fir ye ?''
" Nuihin'to brag on," says he ; bui V.iu'll oblige me bv layinfr h good piece o' pigtail on the winder sill nights, when you !Z0 to bed."
" I'll do it," says I.
" I'll feelobleeged to you," says he.
" Noi at all," says 1 r "but if it's a fair queslion, I'd like lo know how yon pass your lime there ?"
bought it. Well, convl to look it over, I lound S'ime ofthe identical plugs vvhich I had laid on the vyinder-sill for the old genlleman. Upon careful inquirv I learned ihat he'd sold several pounds o' the stuff to the neighbors, and seemed to have plenty o' the same sort; although, afore .itiai, he used to be haid up on ler- bacca, fo'r he was as poor as Job. and an uncommon smoker. Alter that time 1 didn't lay any more plutts on :he win¬ der-sill, tninking it besi to let ihe old aentleman depend on his ow n exertions lor a supply o' pigtail." •
Yankee 'Enough for Him.'
Soon after th^ Ji^ly»»f»p,eacg be¬ tween England and America, the cap¬ tain of an American vessel in London fell in company with some sharpers, who urged him very mnch to join them in a bottle or Iwo of porter. He, however, no'v aware consented lo go to a public house, when, ;ifier they dropped off one by one, until ihe Yankee was left quite alone.
The innkeeper, coming in, s.iys to him :
"What! are you left alone?"
" Yes," replied the other.
Tlie innkeejier observed to him that he was not much acquainted wilh their " English blades.
" I am not," replied the American.
" Well," said the man of the tavern, "the reckoning falls to you!'' j"D.>esii?" replied the other, affect¬ ing surprise and clapping his hand into his pocket as il lo pay, but pausing said :
" W'ell, if this be ihe case give nie an¬ other bottle beiore 1 go."
The innkeeper stepped out lo get il. Ill the meaniime the American wrote on llie lable—
" I leave you .\merican handles for your English blades," and walked oft in his turn.
How (o Pop thf;   (Question.
Now thinks I, " it's time lo look after Nance. Next day down I went ; Nan¬ cy was all alone : and I axed her if the Squire was in.    She seil he wasn't.
'Cause," .sezl, (making b'lieve I w-ani- ed him) "our coll spraine.l his foot an I cum lo see if the Squire wouldn't lend me his mare to go to town.
She sed  she 'guessed hfe would—bel¬ ter   sit down   till   the   Squire  cum   in.        ]t is cusloniaij, among business  pe.o. Down I sot; she looked .<=orie o' slningc, j j,]^^ m square up ihcir   books and  take
account of stock     A well known   busi.
Ii's no offence at all,   sonny.    I   sei j mnnied.'
and my hart felt queer all round the edye.    Arier a while sez she :
' Are yegoin'down to Betsy Martin's quiliin ?'
Sed I, 'Recken I would.'
S-riys she, 's.oose you'll take Patience Di.d-i'e.'
Sez 1,   I mout and nEain I   mout not',
Sez she, 'I learn you'er   goin. to  git
on a sunheairi most o' the lime,   playing • >n the jewsharp."
'" If innsi be verv   amusin'," s.^s I.— " Haye   yoy   S'"    '•¦'^  "'''   thing   vviih
ye ?"  '   '   ~'   '
" I airi't gq{ pmhin' eli§i" said he.
Sez I, ' Wouldn't wonder a bil—Pa- liencie Dodge.'
I looked at her : and the lears cum¬ min.
Sez, ' may be she'll axe vou to be bridesmaid.'
ness man on , street, recently met
a fellow merchant:
" , hovv are you?"
"Oh, busy, busy, very busy taking account of stock."
"Are you?" was the lesponse; well; ii's a gieni bore, ain't il ? but thank God, I was saved of the trouble, the sher¬ iff' came and took account of all my stock last week!"
Romantic Truth.—A young poet out west, in describing heaven, snys " it's a world of bliss, fenced in with girlfl*.- Where's the man that vfon't rep^T.* - -v^