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The best sketch of the “ beautiful duel)- 053 of Devonshire ” when she was in 1111 the bloom ofbaauty, in 1791, is given by the vivacious Fanny Burney, whose admirable ,. . i A. w “I, “mum”, u... -e H“ , and lively andJ most dramatic smiles and partmits are scarcely appreciated as they deszrvc to be. She was paying a Visit; to Lady Spencer, then living in B11611, during the season : “Presently followed two ladies. Lady Snencer. with a lculc and manner warmly W ESPECIAM FOHTHELAD1ES Sugcstions for Those W110 Laugh or Cry. ~â€"Home Toiletsâ€"A Beautiful \Vo- “Presently followed two ladies. Lady Spencer, with a look and manner warmly announcing pleasure in whth she was doing, then introduced me to the first of them, say- ing ‘ Duchess of Devonshire, Miss Burney.’ She made me a very civil compliment upon hoping my health was recovering, and Lady Spencer then, slightly, as if unavoidably, said, ‘Lady Elizabeth Forster.’ “ I did not find so much beauty in her as I expected, notwithstanding the variations of accounts; but I found far more of man- ner, politeness, and gentle quiet. She seems by nature to posaess the highest ani- mal spirits, but she appeared to me not hapâ€" py. I thought she looked oppressed and thin, though there was (L native cheerful- ness about her which I fancy scarce ever de- serts her. . ... y n 1 an no “Vi . “ She now convcrscd with ma wholly, and in s:) soberiy, sunsihie, and quiet a manner, as I had imagined incompatible with her powers. Too much and tor) little credit have variously been given her. “’0 talked .‘ .. ‘ A LL A “w .MNM. .,_ , a over my late tour, Bath waters, and the king’s iilness. Tlus, wluch was led to by accident, was here a tender subject, conâ€" aideriug her heading the regency squadron. Ifaney that no one has just in the same way treated it with her grace before ; how- ever, she took all in good part, though to have found me retired in discontent had perhaps been more congenial to her.” The lady “ho V'as wiLh her, and her bo- som friend was a. person of no ordinary at- tractions. indeed. she was so allurng that Mrs. Gibbon declared that no man could withstand her; that she 001ml make the Lord Chancellor come down from off his woolsaek, This lady was destined to take her place and to succeed her as Duchess of Devonshire. uv v V.N.... u The poorhcauty was at one time drawn into a strange Entanglement which had well- nigh produced the most serious family con- fusion. She haul two little girls, and was elgcr for a. son and heir, and it has been often repeated, and there seems little rea- son to doubt the story. that she arranged with her friend to Vexchanga children. and the (luchess to rccuive her friend’s boy. C. uuv uuv“ N- cw . l , V, v Thus some such story was connected with the lute Duke of Devonshire is well known. It is public property that the perpetual ce- libacy of his grace was the result; of an ar- rangement by which he was to wear the ti- tle by consent for his life, it then passing to his cousin, the rightful heir. Lady Char- lotte Campbell burned : “ The present Duke of Devonshire appeared for a. length of time to have a strong aversion to his 1no~ ther-indaw, the sometime Lad y Dover, and one day, when she hung over him and kissed his forehead, the duke turned away as though he had been touched by a. basilisk. But, subsequently, after his repeated visits to her when she resided chiefly at Rome, his manner entirely changed, and he evinc- ed the utmgmt pleasure in her society and the greatest affection for her person. it was said that this change in his feeling toward her was wrought by the (luch':ss having: de< uu- . eluded to him the $5KJI‘LE of his birth, and his being h-i'own child. It; is also said that this great 1mm can not marry. Rumor says the duke is only sullered by Lhc rightful heir to enjoy the title and estates for his life- time, in order not to disgrace the family by his disclosure of the truth. hit possibly the whole of these supposition; are false, and perhaps the duke has never married be- cause he would not be espoused for the sake of his great name. and fortune. This re- mance in real life was once dramatized un‘ der the title of ‘ The False Friends,’ and that by a friund of the Cavendish family ; yet, strange to say, the anthoress of the play did not incur their displeasure." Special attention has this season been ob- served in the artistic construction of toilets intended for home wear and for the various social entertainments, such as lunche‘, and teas, from which gentlemen are generally excluded While these dresses or gowns can be duplicated in inexpensive fabrics, the model garments are of very handsome ma- terials, most elaborately garnished with rich laces, ribbons, and other decorative articles. In a. recently-completed home toilet the skirtis of turquoise blue sill; and a. fine wool- en fabric. Isis trimmed with three deep< plaited ilounccs and a deep gathered rufilc, headed by two deep puflings, the top of one being finished by tiny shirrings. The over- garment is of fonlnrd silk, with rich cream ground, covered with bright hued, variegat- ed flowers. It is made in the W'etteau style, with full plait in the back, which forms the graceful drapery, while the front is slightly pointed. The collar is in coat- shape, turned down, and the sleeve is fi- nished with a gauge and frilled cuff. This graceful overdress can also he made of satin or velvet, Rather more original is a, dress of dark rich crimson velvet, combined with a. soft hroended silk in one of the mode tones, with illuminated floral figures in olive and crimson. The lower edge ofthe velvet is fluted, while the skirt above is arranged in box-plaits composed of the two materials. the brocade is raised out on the velvet and secured like a long puff about the eighth of a. What if a girl whistle? "i‘wou’t make your hair bristle 01- scratch like a thistle. A whistling lassic Need not to be sassy. 01' Vulgar. 01‘ brassy. No psalm or cpistle Has thrown the first mis:i13 At women who whistle, it‘s quite as becoming As singing or humming, Ur playing: or strumming. Be just philosophic. 1) men. on this tropic; Not, misogynistic Nor grumpy nor mystic '. A Beautiful Duchess man.â€"Chit-‘ Let Her Whistle. Home Toilets. yard from the end of the silk, giving the plaitedcfl'cct at 'the lower portion. Thu tunic also of the brocade is draped and rais« cd high on the left side beneath a silver buckle. The velvet; bodice is tight-fitting, pointed and short in the hips. The collar is turned down and a cravat of the brocad- cd silk is passed under it, arranged in full puma over the bust, with the ends pointed and fastened down on th: corszbgc beneath crimson roses with olive green leaves. An elegant tea gown is a combination of Copper-colored plush, salmon-pink satin, and cream lace. The drapery is short on one side, is caught up with a satin how far hack on one hip, letting the plush fall part- ly over the satin, while the satin falls over the lace ; and on the other side the satin is arranged in perpendicular plaits, which meet the plain falling plush. The waistcoat of cream lace half conceals the satin and is caught together with satin hows. The pet- ticoat front is of satin, covered with lace and trimmed with satin hows. Most becoming is a. simple morning gown of cnir-colored cashmere, trimmed with a deep inching, of blue-corded silk. This trimming is passed around the skirt and twice up tire front. A broad sash of the blue silk whichis satin finished, is folded and s0 arranged that it shows across the right hip and front, then is hidden arm 11g drapery until it again appcars as a large bow and ends on the right hip. Lace finish in neck and sleeves. 0n the birthday of the queen of Portugal a ball tool; place at Lisbon, in a temporary ball-room, on a terrace fronting the sea. It was hung with red and white striped cloth, and decorated with suits of armor and ban- ners. Baskets filled with flowers and vines hung from the cornices,and the walls were fes- tooned with vines, interspersed with dahlias of every conceivable hue, while large vases of flowers were placed at intervals around the room. The prevailing flower was the dahlia, which in Portugal attains to a size, beauty, and perfection of colors unknown in colder climates. The queen wore a scarlet corsage and train, the latter over a petti- coat of white;watered Silk, riohlyiembroi- dered with silver. She were a girdle of sil- ver cord, finished with two large tassels. Her diamonds were of great size and beauty. The dress was made high, on account of her delicate health. Owing to this the ladies present all were high-necked dresses. The hall did not break up till half-past 4, as the queen wished to see the comet, and no guests left till after their majestics. The making was present. His second wife, and consequently the stepmother of the present king, is an American lady, formerly Miss Ehse Henssler, of Boston, who made her debut as an opera singer some thirty years ago. A Cigarette young man writes t3 the Philadelphia Times about the girls: “ As for theirnot kissing a fellow because he smokes cigarettes, let me give as my opinA ion that the girls are about as ready and eager to kiss a. goodâ€"looking young man, cig- arette or no cigarette, a3 the young men is to have them. If the young man would stop the kissing untilnllowcd to smoke any- thing fi-om a. rank pipe to a first-class cigar, they would not have to wait very long 1111- tilthe girls would say: ‘Smoke, do any- thing had you choouc, only kiss me.’ ” The shorterthc tunnel the sweeter the kiss. “Time works wonders,” as the woman said when she got marnod after a. thirteen years’ courtshxp. A South end woman keeps only one ser- vant to do her work instead of two. She says help is always leaving, and when you are left alone it’s much easier to do the work of one servant than two. “ What kind of a picture would you pre- fer, miss '3” inquired the photographer of a. young lady custom r. “ Well,” was the icply, “ take me with an expression as if I Were \vri ing a. poem on love.” “ Julia, my little cherub, when does your sister Emma return?” Juliaâ€"“I don’t know.” “Didn’t she say anything before she went away Y” Juliaâ€"“ She said, if you came to see her, that she‘d be gone till doomsday.” A very pretty girl prevented a collision by waving her apron. Had she remained out of sight the result would have been the some, however, as then the engineers would have been \thhinq the track instead of looking at the pretty girl. From singing-school the lover comes. His girl 11%on his urn). And sittcth y her father's fire, And waiteth to get warm, A fool; at half-pest one is heard. The swain doth quickly scoot, For fear of being: too wellwarmed By her fond parent‘s boot. When Mrs. M.â€"gave apaekage of patent French cofi'ee to Bridget, the cook, she said : “ Remember, Bridget, that two boils are necessary to make it right.” Brid- get retired to the kitchen, but came again within a. few minutes to Mrs. Mâ€" in an up- perent state oi excitement. “ Sure, mum,” she said, “ an’it’s insulted I um I I never had a. boil in my life, and I don’t intend to have two ivry mornin,’ jist bekase yees wants yer patent French cofl'ee.” The Countess de G, who regrets her young days, conceals her age as much as possible. Not; only doas she have recourse to all the contrivances of art, but each Win- ter she calls herself one year younger than thcprccedingyear. Shebetrayedherself how- ever, at the opera. the other evening by one of those expressions which are so common. Meeting Mme. R. the countess said to her : “ Ah, how are you? It is a centnr since 1 have seen you." “ You see," sai one of her friends to another in a low tone, “She acknowledges her ago now." Mr. \Yuhe, engineer of the River \Vear Commissioners, and Mr. Irish, manager of the Northern District Telephone Company, in England, have made some interesting ex- periments in the use of the telephone by diva-s. The length of the cable connecting the receiver in the (liver’a helmet with the transmitter above water was 600 yards. It was found that the diver could converse with ease, and 3k for tools in any position in which his work mightrequirc him to place himself. The Cigarette Young Ma Talks. A Queen‘s Birthday Party. CHIT CHAT. A recent writer on the mysteries of mes- - merism says 2 “ I lay it down as a matter which can be verified by all who are curious enough to try it, that the mesmeric condi- tions can be produced without the supposi- tion of a subtile fluid, without the use of cabalistie {asses of the mesmerist, Without the bouquet, the magnetic rod, or any of the mysterious means employed by the pro- fessionals to heighten the effect of what would be too simple and too unattractive if performed straightforwardly. The direc- tions are these : Place the person tn be operated on naturally in a chair. “'ith your leit hand suspend by a string, about a foot from the eyes, some small object, a dark marble, or a bright steel ball, or a diamondâ€"it matters not what, though something bright is, perhaps, preferable. Direct the subject to fasten his eyes and coutentrate his attention on the object. Slowly raise your left hand until the object is as far above the eyes of the patient as is compatible with his gazing steadily at it. Watch his 1 yes. At first you will see the pupils contract, but after a few Seconds they will expand rapidly. \thn they are at the point of greatest expansion, more the first two fingers of your right hand from the object directly toward the eyes, the fingers being separated, fork-like to embrace both eyes. As the fingers approach the eyes will close, and the subject will be unable to open them. After aquarter of a minute the subject will be thoroughly under control so that the operator may make him believe whatever he tells him. Left quiet the subâ€" ject will sink into a profound tcrpor, during which his cars may be pierced, his cheek sewed to his nose, and even a finger cut elf without pain. To arouse himwâ€"and this is an important stepâ€"wind, either from a hand-bellows or a fan, should be directed against his eyes, or else his eyes should be tickled with a feather. The rationale of the method is simple. The fixed stare of the ‘ subject fatigues his retinal nerves, and, when the operator’s fingers approach the eyelids close, as eyelids always do when the eyes are threatened. But the fatigue of the nerves has produced muscular fatigue as well, transient paralysis in the eyclids has resulted, and they cannot be opened. The eyes being then closed, the delicate frontal nerves being exhausted, and the mind made vacant by monotous attention to one sub- ject, the patient is in a condition to fall asleepâ€"and he does fall asleep. He is now ready to dream. The only thing remaining to do is to make him dream. But how is this to be eiteeted? Dreaming, as has long been determined, is the result of external suggestion. Dr. Gregory, to illustrate, havmg been thinking of Vesuvrus, went to bed with a jug of hot water at his feet and dreamed that he was climbing the sides of the burning mountain. Dr. Reid read a. book on the Indians, put a blister to his head on retiring, and thought in his sleep that he was being scalped. Both of the dreams, as all others are, were caused by suggestions ofl'ered externally. These suggestions,bemg received while the directing powerâ€"~the coihmon sense of the mindâ€"was in abeyance owing to sleep, were interpreted very or- roneously, yet according to plain laws of association. The hot water in the one case ' ‘ ' I . L' L A . . . ~ Lb ussumuuuu. LAAV uvu "w.-- .7 , cailed upon the previous subject of tnought â€"-Vcsuvius ; the stinging blister, in the other,the equally stinging scalping‘knife. it is now easy to see how the sleeping subject may be made to accept as truth whatever he is told. A Night's Adventure. One cold, stormy night, about twenty- five years ago, a. tremendous ringing was heard at the door of Dr. J., just as he had composed himself to sleep after an unu sual busy and fatiguing day. On opening the door, a man appeurcd‘ out- side ev1dently greatly agitated in his mind. “ Doctor,” said he, " I want you to come to our house just as quick as you can. Our little gal is awful sick. I dunno but she’ll die. She has swallowed a. brass thimble, at least we think that is what is the matter. The thimhle is lost and she is dreadful sick. You’ll come right off, won’t you (loc- tor ?” “ \Vhere do you live?” queried Dr. J. “Land! I s’posed you knew me,” was the reply “ I live over the hill beyond Squire Benton’s. It’s about four miles over there.” i L'XIUAU- The kind doctor hastily dressed, and or- dering his horse, prepared to face the storm. The road to Tim Jones’ was a. very bad one, and the horse, already tired, seemed little disposed to enter upon the journey with spirit. A dismal and tedious hour passed before the doctor, henumhed with cold and almost exhausted, drove into Tim Jones’ dooryard. There was no friendly light at any of the windows. All was darkness and silence. \Vith some difllculty the doctor succeeded in fastening his horse in a shed, and making his way to the door through the muddy dooryurd, hoping to find a comfort- able tire inside, by which he might prepare himself to endure the jaunt home. “ No answer was given to his knock, and while he waited in the blustering wind and sleet upon the door-step, he began to think there might be some mistake about the house, when suddenly a. window opened over his head, and a. voice said ; “ Oh, doctor, is that you? Well, they found the thiinble afore I got home, and the gal seems well enough now. She’s asleep now and it’s a. pity to wake her. I guess she’s all right. 1 s’pose there isn’t no use in yer comin’ in. The fire's out and we’ve all just gone to be( .” I ,L,._ L1,. ‘\Aâ€"hl .- o’ The doctor turned to unfastcn his horse and take his weary way home. Just as he was driving from tha yard the window opened again and Tim’s voice was heard shouting; “Halloo, doctor, see here, you won’t charge me nothin’ will you, eeein’ yer didn’t come in?” The reflections of the dootor as he drove home may be imaginedflop I am sorry _, V. , The reflectlons of th drove home may be imagin to Lay, this is a true story. 'Ilze “'estern Editor. A \Vcstem editor received a letter from an indignant subscriber, who said : “ I don’t want your paper any longer." To which the editor mildly replied ; “ That is all right. I wouldn’t make it any longer if you did, because in that case I should have to buy a new press. The present length just suits me. and I am glad it suits you." ltis sun/b luv. uuu L unu bu“- .. .4. J ,, to be hoped this “soft answered turned away wrath.” How to Mesmerize. his horse The most appalling accident that has hap- pened on the Great North of Scotland Rail- way since it was opened has occurred, says the London Telegraph, on the Macdufi' and Turifl“ branch of the line. The accident oc- curred at a point on the line two miles from Auchterless station, and about the l same distance from Fyvie. The custom of i this railway is to run mixed trains of wag- gons and passenger vehicles, and the train l which left Macdui‘f at twenty minutes past 1 four, due in Aberdeen at six o’clock, was of this description, there being three waggons in front or the carriages. After leaving; 1 Auehterlcss the train passes through a. level country for about a mile and a. half. At this distance there is a level crossingcalled Gate- house. From this crossing the line rises till it reaches a bridge over the Ythan, a. river . about thirty feet wide. A few hundred yards further on there is a. bridge (161055 the Tu~ iif turnpike road. It is an old structure built more than twenty years ago. It is made ofiren, with wooden crossbeams, and there Was no railing at the edges of it. The heith is about eighteen feet from the level of the road, and its length about forty feet. The train came to grief at this point. Tele- grams from the spot state that the engine of the train and the guard’s wn had passed over the bridge in safety, but when the three wagng weremossi. g the bridge gave way and the vehicles were precipitated on to the road beneath. 'l he carriages, in which there was a. considerable number of passengers, were pitched by the force of their motion into the chasm, timid ascene of confusion and terror which it is impossible to describe. The vehicles were 'piled in a. heap. One t11ir( -class carriage remained for a considerable time on the l.>K‘llll(,l)lli3 ul- timately fell on the top of the debris. The vehicles thus thrown on the reed were two third-class carriages, a van and three wag- gon.. The only first-class carriage in the train remained on the line, owing mainly to the fact that the vehicles in front had filled up the gap. The engine remained on the rails about two hundred yards forward from the bridge, but the force of the falling wag- eons had pulled the tender ofl‘t11e line. The scene of suiiering and horror that was wit- nessed by the engineman and survivrug pas- sengers when, amid the confusion, they had sutiiciently collected themselves, was heart- rending. Mangled bodies were seen among the debris, and the cries of. the Wounded for help were piteous to hear. The more so that succor was not at hand. The spot was in the midst of arurzrl district ,und only a. few seatti red houses were within a couple of miles. Information was at once Wired to Aberdeen, and as speedily as possible a special train was sent out with medical men, the manager of the line and his assistants and a. number of persons to attend to the wounded. “mmd o. < @»> oohâ€"A A California Tree. There was recently felled in Sonema County, California, a tree WlllCJ Cut up as" follows. The Petaluma Argus says that the details can be relied upon. The standing height of the tree was 3-17 feet, and its di- ameter near the ground was 14 feet. In falling the top was broken oil 200 feet dis» tant from the stump, and up to the pomt of breaking the tree was perfectly sound. From the tree saw-logs were cut of the following lengths and diameters: lst, 14 feet long, 9 feet diameter ; 2nd. 1;! feet long, 8 feet di- ameter; 3rd, 12 feet long, 7 feet 7 inchesdi- ameter ; 4th, 14 feet long, 7 feet (3 inches diameter; 5th, 16 feet long. 7 feet diameter; 6th, 16 feet long, 6 feet 10 inches diameter ; 7th, 16 feet long, 6 feet 6 inches diameter ; 8th, 16 feet long, (3 feet 4 inches diameter ; 9th, 16 feet long, (1' feet 3 inches diameter ; 10th, 18 feet long, 6 feet diameter ; 11th, 12 feet long, 5 feet 10 inches diameter ; 12th, 18 feet long, 5 feet 6 inches diameter. It will thus be seen that 180 feet of this re- markable tree was converted into sawlogs. Firing of a Gun Loaded with Rattle. snake. Cosmus Eekenrode. who lives on the Blue Mountains, was out hunting on Monday last. As he was crossing a small clearing he laid down his gun for a while to gather some Blue Mountain tea. Shortly after he picked it up again and was startled to hear very close 1;.) his ear the peculiar whirring of a rattlesnake, and saw the tail of the snake protruding from the muzzle of his gun. lie dropped the gun quickly, but in- stead of coming out his snakeship crawled into the barrel again. After fruitless eiforts to dislodge him Mr. Eckenrode resolved to fire the gun, which was loaded with powder and shot. This plan was very sueceasiul, and the snake, after taking a trip in the air came down badly used up. Matrimony. The essence of matrimony of the period, according to Joaquin Miller is ; [love you, Love : Ilove you, Love; But, on ! you must have money. This is pure cynicismâ€"thatis, for the lower lake region. There may be more truth than poetry in it for people neither very rich nor very poor, who are so unfortunate as to be obliged to live in New York City. But then, Joaquin Miller has had hard luck in matrimony himself, and is not a. generous witness. \Vhatever the proportion of truth in his gibc, we don’t like his bald Way of utting it. “The Autosrat of the Break- ust Table” hit it off better when he made some body say ; “ Don’t marry for money,” my boy, but 7be sure the girl you fall in love with has money.” The centenary of Montgolfier’s first hal 10011 ascent at Avignon was celebrated on Nov. 18 by two banquets, representing the two sections of French aeronauts. One of these inclines to the discovery of apparatus imitating the flight ofhirds; the other to the steering of balloons. The former section is mostly composed of engineers : the other consists of disciples of the late M. Gifiard, who succeeded, by a, screw worked bye. steam engine placed in the car; making the balloon deviate slightly from the direc~ tion of the wind. But though pressed to continue his experiments, he always post- poned them,a.ml died some months age withâ€" , Ac LLnt'mJflm,‘ nan n pUlluu Llluul,wlnl uh.“ mu.” .. w _. out even Icavmg any of the fortune acquir- ed by his patent director to the furthering of balloon experiments. An immense bal- loon, however, is now being constructed wih a steam screw, and will shortly be sent upon its trial trip., Two of Montgolfier’s descen- dants were pl‘cscnt at the banquet of this section. The Bridge on the Ythan. A Steam Balloon. “TIM; oialy thing I have against you is that you'spegzl my fiowls.” v1~ -. n ‘11 "If that’s all we can be Friends,” replied the Fox. (K HOW?71 “\Vhy, I am ready to promise that I will never again disturb the peace of your Hen- Roost.” “ Honest?" “Honest Injun," said llcynzu'd as he laid his paw on his stomach. A Fox who had gorged himself with three Fowl was sitting in a fence comer with a, disgusted look 011 his Face when along came 2L Peasant, who said : A Two days afterwards the Peasant was crossing his Fields when he suddenly came upon the Fox devouring one of his finest. Hens. “Hm ! but it is scarcely fortywight hours since you promised to let; my Fowls alone !" "Yes, 1 know,” replied Reynard as ho gulpcd down aleg; “but just then I was stuffed with Chicken and could hold no more.” Don’t expect that what aman promiscs on a full stomach Will be canicd out; on an empty 0110. A Shepherd was eating: his fiinucr besid a Spring when .1 \\'o f walked out of the For~ est and coolly inquier 2 “ Well, how is the \\'001 and Mutton hus'- 11053 fiv‘r‘rlr’retty fair,” replied the mtonishcd Shepâ€"119111. n .. .- ‘n " I have come to tell you," continued the Vs'olf, “that the My '11st have {0 ‘mcd a plot to break into your Sheup~f01d to-night, and to offer my scrvicm asul’ri 'ate “'zchhman.” “ And you just; leave the gate open and go to bed fooling perfectly safe. Tm: first Hy- ena who comm fooling around your Mutton will find his heels breaking his neck.” ~ 7 y “ 1011 are ever so land to glveme thls warmng. " After some further cobversation it was agreed that the gate should be left 0pm and that the \Volt' should sfand guard.‘ Darkness was scarcely an hour old when a great outcry was heard at the Fold and the Shepherd ran out and discovered the \Volf in a. Trap he had set within the Pen. “ Is tillis the kind of confidence you had in me ‘1” howled the \Volf as he struggled to get ff‘ec.‘ , n. . n w 1 o 7 2[Hind plenty of confidence in you: ” replied the Shephesd, “but more in the Trap ! Fre- ‘a: para to die . Don’t lend both horse and saddle to the same person. Garibaldi‘s Dream. Perhaps Garabaldi’s dream, just'now pub- lished for the first time, may be interesting; to those readers who are collecting remark- able dreams, It IS extracted from Guizoni’s “Life of Garabaldi :” “I was ill With rhcum~ atiems, and in the midst of the storm fell asleep in my cabin, having lain down over the coverlid. In sleep I was transported to my nath place, but instead, of the heavenly air of Nice, where everything bore asmiling aspect, Ifound myself in the gloomy at- mosphere of (L cemetery. In the distance I perceived a melancholy procession of women carrying abier, and they advanced slowly toward me. I felt a fatal pre;cntiment, and struggled to approach the funeral train.but, could not move. I seemed to have a. moun- tain upon my chest. The cortng reached the side of my couch, laid down the bier, and vanished. I sought in vain to raise my- self on my arms. I was under the terrible influence of a nightmare, and when I began to move, and feel beside me the cold form of a corpse, and recognized my mother’s bless~ ed face, I was awake, but on my hand there remained the impression of an ice-cold hand. The mournful howling of the tempest and the groans of the poor Carmen beaten un- meroifully against the shore, could not en‘ tirely dissipate the effects of my terrible dream. On that day. and in that hour, I lost parent, the best of motheraâ€"Lcllcr to /L a London Spectator. The land of Mzab, which the French have just annexed, is situated in the centre of SE.“ ham, a‘nout 250 miles from the Mediterran- ean coast, to the southeast of Algiers. It consists for the most part of arid and rocky hills and ravines, the only fertile region be- ing the Valleys watered by the Quad Mazab, the cultivated part of tht country being It strip of land about twelve miles in length by one or two wide. The Mzabite population. numbering about 40,000 in all, lives in seven Villages and towns, the chief of which is Gurdia, with 12,000 inhabitants ; and the chief of the country is a chman, who has the management of public affairs almost un- restrictedly in his own hands. The M721;- bitcs, who are descendants of the sehismatie Mohammeduns who were driven out of the States of Barbary many hundred years ago, are very unfriendly to strangers, none of whom have been allowed to stay a night in any of their towns. As in all the other oases of Saharah, the cultivation of the palm tree is the principal occupation of in- habitants ; and 180,000 trees grown in Mzab yield in a good year about $150,000 worth of dates. A Dcndhcad‘s Scheme. A young man of Providence has returned froma- two years” trip in the \Vest. The peculiarity of his travel was that he invari- ably refused to pay fare. He usually rode on the express trains, because they make fewer stops, and he rarely found a conduc- .. . . H“: 1,,,.__ wwu atulm, auu An. uu-AJ nu...“ .. vv .fl, tor who would delay to put him ofl‘between stations. His appearance was rather effem- inute, and he made it a strict rule never to talk back, so that he escaped the rough usage most men would have received Occa- sionally he would have to journey in freight cars, and even on the trucks undemeath; but generally he suffered no discomfort, and was able to save all his money for food and lodging. But on a Mississippi steamboat he met with less success. Resolutely refusing to buy a. ticket, he was made to walk a plank which he S‘JppOScd would hear him to the shore. On one end set several negroes, to hold it in place, but when he got to the other they arose, and he dropped into mud and water at the edge of an uninhabited island, item which he escaped ‘ fiex'two days of star Mien. 9x: L0 ‘4 (IF (‘ONFIDI American Fables. The Land of Mzab. va <-m>> 0v MORAI MGR AL: