3‘ {b n CHRISSIE. BY HAWORTH. I am thinking to-night of a lady, As fair as an houri, l ween; As bright as a vision of Heaven And as sweet as a poet’s dream. On her sweet face the dearest smile lingers, On her hair the light loves to rest, And her ripe lips seem fashioned for kisses—- Her lily hands made to be pressed. In her bosom all virtues are center‘d; To deck her all graces combine; In her heart‘s a fit dwelliu for angels—- A beautiful temple and s rme. . In the glance of her bright eye is beaming The light of a pure soul within, And her song, like the birdlings’, betokens A spirit that knoweth no sin. c at at t It it 4: Oh! I love you, winsome lady, More than miser loves his gold—- More than saintl hope of Heaven, More than all t at earth can hold! And my heart, within the shadow That must lie our lives between, Sadly will be brooding ever O‘er the joys that “ might have been.” Detective Dick; THE HERO. IN RAGS. BY CHARLES MORRIS, . AUTHOR or “WILLFUL WILL,” “NOBODY’ nor, arc, arc. CHAPTER XVIII. THE DETECTIVES’ RECEPTION. WE must leave Dick Darling awhile in his mysterious disappearance, and pay a flying visit to Philadelphia, to the residence of our government detectives, Jack Bounce and Will Frazer. Somehow we always find them at home and in much the same position, Jack with his feet on the window sill, in fat and hearty enjoy— ment of life, and Will in a lean fret about the desperate discouragements of business. Not that they spend all their time thus. They are expert and active in their vocation, and are shrewdly working up the minor clues which they have so far gained from Dick. As yet, however, their success has not been great. Sol Sly, in particular, has taken warning from his temporary arrest, and has fallen back into the mOst correct man of business. “It is devilish slow work Jack,” protested Will, pacing the floor in his uneasy way. “ I know the Jew has something to do with it; but we can’t nail him.” “ The whole crew of them have taken fright for the present,” was Jack’s rejoinder. “ Since that last note was offered they have gone back into their skins. They must have smelt a rat somewhere.” ' “ Not they. I have just heard that it has been set afloat on the New York market. A full dozen of them have turned up in the banks, and the Lord knows how many are adrift.” “ So much the better,” exclaimed Jack, rub- bing his hands with satisfaction. “How do you make that out?” Will sharply questioned. “The more daring they are the better our chances, that is all. l don’t like to see them drawing back into their holes.” “That boy is a shrewd young rogue,” Will suddenly declared. “ Aha! you’ve come to that opinion, then?” “ Yes. He has put us on the only track yet. And he knows more than he cares to tell.” ‘»~‘ All in good time. I have great faith in Dick. He has some big thing in his eye. ’ Their conversation was interrupted by a knock upon the door. Will hastened to open it. It was a chambermaid who announced: , “ There’s a lady in the rear parlor wishes to see you.” “Ah! a young lady?” “You, sir.” “ Very well. We will be there.” “That’s the way; as soon as a fellow gets comfortably settled,” muttered Jack, rising heavily from his chair. “ If it wasn’t a young lady, Will, I would leave you to see her, but you are too soft-hearted to be trusted alone with the girls.” ’ “I!” cried Will, laughing. “ Why, my heart is a millstone compared with the soft af— fair you carry about in that bosom‘ of yours.” “All right,” and Jack uttered a deep sigh. “ Slander won’t die out while this world lives. I suppose'l shall have to bear my share of it.” “ Ygs, poor martyr,” and Will slapped him heartily on the shoulder as they descended the stairs. “ Folks will never appreciate your pc- culiar hard~heartedness.” Jack looked with eyes of admiration on the beautiful face of the young lady who advanced a step to meet them as they entered the parlor. She was seemingly too nervous to quietly await their entrance. “ You will excuse my disturbing you,” she said, in a sweet voice. “ I called upon you re- garding a matter about which I have been rather uneasy.” “ Certainly, miss. We shall be glad to help you, spoke out J aok gallantly, helping himself to a chair, while Will, with greater gallantry, handed one to the lady. “I am told that you are government detec- ivea, and are concerned here in seeking out the counterfeiters, who have issued so many like no .” “I don’t know how you found that out, miss, ’ exclaimed Jack, in surprise. “People in general look upon us as two very quiet and innocent hotel boarders.” “ It seems that you have been detected.” she confessed, with a faint smile. “ My informa- tion came from a good source.” “So it appears,” admitted Will. can we do for you, miss?” “Of course you are aware of the arrest of Mr. Spencer, on the charge of being connected with these forgers!” “ Oh, certainly,” and Jack drew up his chair with quick interest. “I believe—I know he is innocent,” the con- tinued, earnestly; “but I am not conversant with the particqu of the charge against him. Will you be kind enough to tell me if it is a very serious case!” Her voice trembled .as she spoke. Jack’s face was full of kindly” feeling as he replied: “ I am sorry, miss, that I do not know more “What about it. This arrest has been made by the Pinkerton officers. I do not put much faith in it.” “I thought you would know all about it,” she said, falteringly. “No. Only the general features of the charge have been made public yet,” answered Will. “We know no more than you of its bid- den point, which will only come out upon the trial. Our investigations have taken a differ— ent direction.” “That was one of my objects in coming in her face. “ From what you know of the real criminals, from your long and close inves— tigation, you can point suspicion in the proper direction; you can assure me that the evi— dence against him is of no value.” Jack coughed in an embarrassed manner, while Will had sudden business at the Window, leaving his associate to explain the valuable rc~ sults of their researches. A knock at the door was a welcome diver- sion. Will hastened to open it, and found the same chambermaid who had before knocked at their door. “A letter for Mr. Frazer,” she announced. “And there is a man down stairs, sir, wants to see you both.” “ Very well. Tell him we will see 'm in a few minutes,” answered Will, impatiently, partly shutting the door, and hastening to open the letter. “ You know the charges against Mr. Spen- cer ’9 ‘ About the counterfeit notes being found in his room! Oh, yes." “ It has a serious look.” “ But I know it must have been the work of some enemy,” she cried, in an excited tone. " Excuse me,” interrupted Will. “ This is a letter from Boston, Mr. Bounce.” “ Ah! any trace of the parties?” “ Yes; the whole story is true. Mrs. Mil- ton still lives there. She was much excited by my agent’s questions. She still mourns for her lost son. He could tell her nothing, of course. She may come to Philadelphia to see us.” “ I am afraid we can tell her no more,” Jack , clared. “ The boy can. yfiick." it“ Excuse us for entering into a private con- gersation,” apologized Jack to the lady.‘ "It is another important matter in which we are interested. You think, then, that Mr. Spencer has been injured by an enemy?” “ I am' sure of it!” she responded, excitedly. “ Have you any idea by whom?” “ I cannot say,” she answered, more thought- fully. “Think a moment. Do you know any one who has expressed enmity, or who has shown an unfriendly feeling to him!” “ None who could have sought to injure him in this way,” was her slowly-given answer. “ Perhaps not. We officers have a habit of considering so many little points. Always hoping something may turn up, you know. Will you please name any person who has seemed unfriendly to him?” “I do not know that he is specially un~ friendly,” reluctantly. “ He repeated some slanders against Mr. Spencer, and even used some vague threats. It was but a momentary spleen, though.” “ Will you be kind enough to name this per- son?” “It was Mr. Andrew Williamson.” “Mr. Williamson?” spoke a quick voice at the door, in a tone of great surprise. “ Ex- cuse me,” said the speaker, entering. “The girl told me to come right up; and I inad— vertently overheard some of your words. What—Miss Andrews?” “ I am just going, Mr. Spencer,” she said, rising, while her hand visibly trembled. “ I hope my thoughtless intrusion has not annoyed you. You spoke of slanders against me, and by Mr. Williamson’s son?” “Yes, sir,” she replied, reluctantly. “ I know him,” he replied. “ He has seemed specially friendly to me.” “ Who is this Mr. Williamson?" asked Jack Bounce, quickly. “ He is an attorney, whose ofl‘ice is at Fourth and Walnut. ” “ Have you any other known enemies!” asked Jack, as he made a memorandum of the address given him. “I know of no others.” “ You must not take a wrong impression concerning Mr. Williamson,” remarked Miss Andrews, with nervous intonation. “I am sorry I used his name. He is a gentleman—hasty and prejudiced perhaps, but, of course, in- capable of anything criminal.” “ There are many things of course to young ladies that are not of course to us doubting Thomases,” Will Frazer reminded her. “ I must go now. I am obliged to you for your kindness. Good day, Mr. Spencer.” Will politely opened the door for her. Harry Spencer stood irresolutely for a mo- ment, then—saying hastily to the officers: “ l will see you again”—-—hastencd out after her. Jack Bounce twisted himself round to look at Will, with a comical smile on his face. “ That’s a kind of thing that don’t often get in our way. A sort of pastoral poem.” “ There wasn’t much said, but wonderful expression of looks and tones,” replied Will, laughing. “ Spencer has a hankering for her, that’s sure,” declared Jack. “ And I fancy her taste runs to Williamson.” " Not a bit of it,” and Will spoke indig~ nantly. “ Spencer's her fancy, or I don‘t know the signs. It looks like a case of jealousy with this fellow, Williamson.” “ He needs looking after, Jack. ” “I think so," replied Jack. “If Spencer is innocent, then the man who is working against him is our game. ” They were surprised by a third knock at the door, and the reappearance of the irrepressible chambermaid. “A lady wishes to see Mr. Frazer,” she an- nounced. “ Very well. Show her up. ” “ Hadn’t I best rotate!” demanded Jack, laughingly. “ When ladies inquire so particu- larly for Mr. Frazer a chap of my size might be in the way.” “ You can hang round the door long enough to see her,” suggested Will, with kind permis— sion. “ I should like to have your critical opinion of my taste in ladies.” “ I am a harsh critic,” averred Jack. turn me out if you wish to escape.” Before Will could reply the door opened, and his new visitor entered. She was alady some fifty years of age. She was very richly dressed in black silk, and had abOut her a striking dignity of manner. In face she had once been very beautiful, and was still a markedly handsome lady. Lines of sad- ness deeply channeled her face, showing prin- cipally about the mouth and the deep-set eyes. Jack Bounce hastened to hand her a chair. “ Thanks," she replied with dignity of tone. “ Which of these gentlemen is Mr. Frazer?” “I am he,” Will responded. “ You wrote to Boston lately, inquiring about a Mrs. Milton?” There was an intense feeling in her tone. “ I di ” he replied. .. “I am Mrs, Milton.” I’Ve must refer her to “ Best CHAPTER XIX. AN ANIMATED BARREL. BACK again to Dick Darling lads the course of our “ ower true tale.” The parties who had felt so sure of finding here ” she now answered with an eager light . D ) him in the old house were obliged to swallow their disappointment as best they could. They steed awhile talking of what they would have done if they had only found him, and debating as to how best to continue their Search. Then one of them went heavily up the stairs. The other two remained talking for a minute. “Is he in it?” ’ :J. . ; “No,” said Cap. Parker. “He is an agent in another business in which the old man is interested. Be careful with him.” “ Of course I will,” replied the other. night then.” - “ At what hour?" “Midnight. Let us follow. He may sus- pect somctliing. We will meet here at the time the ghosts walk.” With a laugh he led the way up the stairs, in response to the voice of Joe Turner, who called out: “What is keeping you two? Going ratting are you'.’ It ain’t such a pleasant old cellar.” “Taking another look round, that is all,” was the reply. ‘ Their footsteps sounded loudly in the empty rooms above. They seemed to leave the house with reluctance, as if their search had not been complete. Nor had it been, for light steps echoed their heavy ones, and boyish eyes peered curiously through one of the open windows after the de- parting men. ‘ ‘ “ Call romid this way when you come back again," cried out Dick, mockingly. “ If I ain’t to home I’ll tell the folks to treat you well — to hot water and pitchforks. Let’s see, that’s Cap and Bricktop, sure enough, who’s t’other? A well-built chap, good lookin’, black mus- tache. Wonder if it ain’t the critter that sent the express package?” Dick’s eyes continued to follow them, until they were out of sight from his point of view. “ Good-by. See you ag’in to—night,” he said, with a courteous wave of the hand. “ I won’t go back on the ’pointment, if ~ you don’t.” As if thinking that he had had enough of the haunted house for one day, he made his way out. “ Must be supper time,” he said; “ ’stonishin’ how soon a feller gits hungry, in these parts. Guem it’s the country air. Didn’t pick the back-bone of my dinner very clean. Wonder if they’d mind if I come back to finish the job. ” Dick made his way to the fishing-grounds, where he found the men through with their day’s labor, and. about partaking of their even- ing meal. “I hope you put away the balance of my dinner,” called out Dick to the old man who had been so friendly. “ Come back to finish it.” “I’veanotion you put it away yourself,” and the old man gave a hearty laugh. “ No matter, we’ll give you a fish-bone to pick.” “ Make it the back-bone then ; there’s better chance for polishin’ on that.” “ You were in the old house?” “Guess I. were.” “ See or hear anything 3" They all looked up with interest _for the answer. “ N othin’ but mouldy walls and rotten floors, dead carrots and cabbage in the cellar, and not the whisk of a mouse’s tail about the house to skeer even a cat. It’s jist the biggest sell of a ghost’s country seat I ever run across.” “ Don’t expect to see anything there by day- light,” added another of the men. “Come at night, say about midnight, and see if there won’t be enough to take the kinks out of your hair.” . “ All right. That’ll save combin’. Mebbe I’ll try it on. Like to see a first-class, prime, A No. 1 ghost. Bet I’d have him bottled up in lavender and showed round for a :cur’osity. Were that the supper-bell I heered? Yes, I’ll draw right up.” The rough fishermen were amused at Dick’s free and easy manner, and at the fresh flavor of his remarks. They attempted to banter him a little at the supper table, but soon found that they had the wrong customer to deal with. Dick was more than a match for the whole party. “ Yes; they called,” admitted Dick. “ I treated them to my room. Set them out an air lunch. Hadn’t time‘to stop round to do the honors.” “Are they the men you swam ashore from?” asked his old friend. -» “ J ist the same. If I‘d wanted their comp’ny, wouldn’t emigrated then. Some folks take hints like they take pills~very hard to swal- 'ler. No, not all that. Jist a trifle of the tail end, cut outer the middle,” and Dick passed up his plate again. “You’re a pepper-pod of a chap,” said his next neighbor, as he poured himself out a lib- eral allowance of whisky from a private bot- tle which he took from his pocket. “Have some?” “ Guess not. Much obliged.” “ You’d best. There’s nothing like it for washing down fish—bones.” “ Never drunk nothin’ stronger than water,” avowed Dick. “‘Don’t keer ’bout pourin’ bot- tled lightning down my throat.” “That’s right, my boy,” exclaimed his old friend, approvingly. “Keep clear of it, and you’ll make a man.” “ Sooner drown myself in water than pickle my brains in whisky, any time,” observed Dick. “ I’m a Good Templer, I am. Solid, clear through, and calkerlate to keep so. ” The supper ended, as all suppers must, and Dick, after a general good-by to his new boss, and a particular adieu to his old friend, took his departure in the direction of the neighbor- ing town of Chester. Here he spent a few hours around the streets, investigating the place, its advantages and dis- advantages. But a later hour of the night found him wending his way back toward the haunted house, whither we will precede him by a few 'minutes. it was clear moonlight, and the scene around the haunted house had that peculiar luster which lacks the brightness of day, but dispels the gloom of night. The fields seemed bathed in silver, and a .-.._~li glow ...; l.‘,)§)§l lilo rippling waters of the river. Had any of the hard-worked fishermen but turned their eyes in that direction, they might have seen more than one ghostly figure ad- vance toward the old house, and disappear within its portals. But the drowsy fishers had other business, in gathering strength for the next day‘s harvest through the medicine of sleep. And if they had seen these gliding figures, the strong chance is they would have had pressing business in another direction. The two figures which last slipped ghostlike into the old house seemed rather substantial for wandering graveyard sprites, and the tones of their voices had something decidedly human about them. “ Are the others in?” asked one, whose voice sounded decidedly like that of Captain Parker. “ Yes; a half-hour ago. They are at work by this time.” ‘ N 0 need to set the ghost-making machinery at work,” declared Cap, with a laugh. “No 6‘ To- investigators on hand to night.” “ No. The last entertainment we got up for visitors was so alarming that no one has ven— tured to try it on since.” “ If they only knew the joke we had on them! W'ell, let’s in.” They were now in the cellar, into which the light of the moon dimly penetrated, leaving its recesses in deep shadow. They moved on into the square olfset al- ready mentioned, within which they disap- peared. There was heard a peculiar knock- ing, and the sound of low voices. Then a creak as of hinges, -: 11M: dash of light, and all grew dim and still again. But now a strange thing occurred, that might have alarmed even these ghost—makers, had they seen it. The inanimate things in the cellar seemed suddenly to have acquired the functions of life. The old flour barrel, which had probably lain for years undisturbed and immovable in its corner, suddenly grew rcstive, and began to glide, with a slow motion and frequent i11- tervals of rest, across the cellar. Its motion was between a bitch and a glide, but as silently made as befitted a decorous old flour barrel. This strange acrobatic feat con- tinued until the whole length of the cellar was traversed, and the dark corner in its opposite extremity reached. Here it came to a rest, and settled down into its former immobility. This seemed one of the freaks which nature sometimes takes upon herself when perfectly sure that no prying human eyes are about, to account scientifically for what is only one of the vagaries of the inanimate. Whatever the cause the old barrel seemed perfectly satisfied with its success, and became again thoroughly docile and passive. And the world moved on in its quiet way for near a half-hour, with not even a mouse to break it: tranquility. Then came a new footstep on the floor above, and a cautious descent into the cellar below. A substantial-looking specter moved quietly through the faint moonlight, and passed with a quick step into the darker alcove of the cellar, in full view of the ghostly old barrel. There followed a peculiar system of signals, consisting of successive knocks upon what seemed a hollow portion of the wall, replied to by similar dull — sounding knocks, which seemed to come from within the wall. A word was now spoken from within, an- swered by a password from the new comer. A creaking sound followed, and the vitalized barrel beheld with wooden wonder a portion of the stone wall, as it appeared, swing open, letting out a quick flash of light from some secret place within. A faint and peculiar series of sounds were also audible, as the new comer passed quickly through the opening, and the wall closed and became firm and dark with all night’s gloom again. Something very like a chuckle came from the unseen lips in the comical old barrel, and it sprung into instant life, executing a sort of silent war-dance, or what might have been a triumphal waltz, across the cellar toward its old location. It reached there in less time than it had oc- cupied in its former journey, and now, in- stead of settling down again into the restful- ness which should be enjoined by law upon all empty old barrels, it very quietly tipped over, showing first the shoes on which it had exo— cuted this odd journey, then a pair of attenu- ated legs, and finally the body and head of What might have been the spirit of the barrel. It was certainly its moving spirit, though incased in the mortal form of a. sturdy boy. This individual at once- restored his temporary habitation to its former position, and then be- gan a very cautious movement toward the cellar stairs. Keeping in every bit of gloom he could find he soon gained the bottom of the stairs, up which he went with a caution that no ghost could have surpassed. This noiseless motion was continued until the open air was reached. The boy now circled very quietly around the house. as if in search of rays of light from some hidden windows. He then crept with infinite caution through the open moonlight, putting the body of a tree between himself and the haunted house as quickly as possible. v Not until he reached the railroad ridge at considerable distance from the deserted man— sion did he pause. Then a ringing laugh came from his lips which might have been heard as far as the old house by any car sufficiently on the alert. “If this ain’t a night’s work that’s worth a leather medal, then sell me for a kingcrab!” he ejaculated. “I’ve got them. They’re fist like a Skeeter between my thumb and finger, and if I don’t squeeze the song out of them, then there’s no such thing as rats. Want Williamson to git in the trap first. Ain’t sat- isfied with the mice while the rat’s out. Bet I ’stouish Ned Hogan, and circumfiusticate the two government chaps] Talk about your de— tectivesv-Dick Darling don't back down from the best of them. Oughtcr go back and tell the old shad-catcher that I've seen his ghosts; but guess it won't pay.” And with frequent bursts of laughter Dick made the best of his way toward Chester. (To be continued—commenced in No. 383.) Base-Ball. -.. BY HENRY CHAD‘WILK NOTES OF THE DAY. A BASE murder was committed by a base- ball player on July :26, during the playing of a game of ball at Fair Haven, Otsego County, N. Y. Two of the players of the contesting nines, named Wright and King, quarreled over the decision of the umpire, and in the heat of the war of words Wright struck King on the head with the bat he held in his hands, frac- turing his skull and killing him. Wright was promptly arrested. The Bostons had to ride on the mail car from Louisville to Chicago, no passenger trains running. The strikers let the professionals go through as a matter of favor to such a class of strikers. The Philadelphia Athletics had a close game with the Defiance nine of that city on the 25th, no less than fourteen innings’ play marking the contest, the Athletics winning by 3 to 2. only. The only players of their regular nine in the team were Reach, Fisler, Shetzline and Coons. Shetzline put out twelve players. Field, late of the Auburns, caught for them, and Lomaa pitched. In the ten-inning game at Cincinnati, with the Br0oklyns, on the 24th, Larkin made a three—base hit, which Would have won the game, but in running round the bases on the hit he failed to touch second base, and he was given out. In the tenth inning Ferguson made a wild throw to Start on Jones’ hit, and J ones : base, Burdock being ofl.’ the team‘ for “that day. I. H The Rochester Club returned home from their Eastern tour on July 25th. 5The record of their brief trip is as follows: July 21, Rochester vs. Live Oak, at Lynn ..10 2 “ 23, Rochester vs. Live Oak, at Lynn . . . . ..14 2 “ 24, Lowell vs. Rochester, at Lowell . . . . . . 6 5 The Brooklyn nine, in their game with the champion cite nine at Springfield, on July 23, defeated l‘fifchell’s team by 10 to 0. Ben I) )uglass, formerly secretary of the Hartford Base-Ball Club, is engaged in obtain ing stuck subscriptions to the amount of $5,Hf)0, to be used in forming a corporation and secur- ing a first class club for Hartford next season. The project has received liberal encourage- ment, and such gentlemen as Frank Brown C. E. Perkins, Mr. Bunce, S. R. McNary and others have taken stock. It is proposed to en- gage York, Higham, Carey and several others whose names have been long identified with the Hartfords. In many respects it will be the old club under a new management. Mor- gan G. Buckeley, the present manager of the Hartford, will not, it is reported, have any connection with the new corporation in an of- ficial capacity, although his counsel and advice could not fail to be beneficial, and will no doubt be frequently asked. The Hartford’s ball grounds will probably be leased by the new corporation. Barnes, the famous second baseman of the old Boston nine, in a dispatch from his home _ to the Chicago Club managers, said: “I sel- dom leave the house now. I don’t feel badlv, but I, grow weaker every day; nothing serious yet. The League clubs from the \Vest begin the games of their last tour East on August 17, on which day the new Cincinnati nine will make their first appearance this season in Brooklyn. THE LEAGUE ALLIANCE CLUBS. The three clubs which take the lead in the contest for supremacy in the League Alliance Club arena are the Stars of Syracuse, and the Indianapolis and Allegheny clubs. By way of showing how these clubs stand in their games together, we have prepared the appended list of victories won by each over the other up to July 30th. VICTORIES. May 15, Star vs. Allegheny, at S racuse . . . . . . . 5 2 “ 19 “ vs. “ at It aea . . . . . . .. 8 4 July 7, “ vs. “ at Allegheny...” 5 2 “ 9, “ vs. “ at “ . . . . .. 2 0 “ 28, “ vs. “ at “ . . . . . .. 6 3 April 25, “ vs. Indianapolis, at Indianapolis. 5 3 June 16, “ vs. “ at Syracuse . . . . .. 6 3 July 2-1, vs. “ at Indianapolis . 8 7 ‘t 2:), L» 5‘ a ‘L . 5 1 April 26, Indianapolis vs. Star, at Indianapolis. 5 3 June 13, “ vs. “ at Elmira ._ . .10 7 “ 18, “ vs. “ at Syracuse ,. . 5 0 July 17, “ vs. “ at Indianapolis. 5 0 April 23, Allegheny vs. Star, at Allegheny (10 i.) 3 2 July 10, “ vs. “ at “ . . . . .. 8 3 May 30, “ vs. Indianapolis, at Alle- gheny . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5 3 DRAWN GAMES. May 31, Indianapolis vs. Allegheny, at Alle» gheny (13 ins.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 2 June 20, Indianapolis vs. Allegheny, at Alle- gheny (17 ins.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 2 The summary of the above is as follows: .9: Ext 9 s as E l -. ‘ 5. 'gr 5’ .CLUBS. - 5:9 0" ‘v s a a Z ,=' .=’ 1. gm :2 _ - '__ _i_._I—}_ Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..i..‘415 9 Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..i 4'..‘ 0 4 Allegheny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ‘2 1l ., 3 Games lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l ‘. f USING HER FEET.-—Rev. Mr. Nightingale contributes to the Springfield Republican the following story of Rev. Dr. Lothrop, an eccen- tric person who officiated in West Springfield: “A young lady, a member of Dr. Lothrop’s church, went on a visit to a neighboring t0wn, and while there attended a party and danced. Tidings of her sin reached home before her. On her return she was visited and called to most severe account for the disgrace she had thus brought upon herself and the church, and which had been found out, notwithstanding it had been done among strangers. One staid maiden was specially earnest in her rebukes, and made the poor girl feel very bad. ‘ What shall I do?’ she asked. ‘You had better go and see Dr. Lothrop.’ She did go, and told him all about it. ‘ And so, my dear, you went to the party, and danced, did you.” he said. ‘Yes, sir.’ ‘Aud did you have a good time?’ ‘Yes, sir.’ ‘Well, I am glad of it, and 1 hope you will go again, and enjoy yourself. And. now tell me the name of the woman who has beenmakingyouall this trouble.’ She told. ‘Go 1. L? at woman, and tell her from me that, if she wants to get to heaven, she had better make more use of her feet. and less of her tongue.’ " MEANING OF Saxon NAMES.——-The words ael, cal and al, in compound names, signify all, or altogether. So [Edwin is all conqueror; Jil- bert, all illustrious, or bright; Aldred, alto- gether reverend; Alfred, altogether peaceful. Elf, meaning help or assistance, is combined with other words, as Ailfwin, assistant strength; ' flfwold, an assistant governor; Eelfnga, help-giver. Ard, belonging to or a natural disposition. So Godard means a divine tem- per; Gifl’ard, a liberal temper or disposition; Bernard, a filial disposition; Ricard, belonging to riches or wealth. Athel, or flhel, means noble; so xEthelred is noble counselor; zEthel- ward, a noble ward or protector. Bald signi— fies bold; so Winbald is a noble conqueror. Gen or Kin means kinsfolk; so Cenehlem is a protector of kindred. C'uth signifies skill; so Cuthwin is a skill-winner; Cuthred, a skilled counselor; Cuthbert, a skilled, famous, or illus- trious man. Fred means peace; so Frederick is wealthy peace; I’Vinifred, victorious peace. Helm means defense; so Berthelm is distin- guished defense. Here and flare mean an army; so Harold is general of an army; Harc- man, a chief man in the army. Hild is lord or lady; so Hildebert is illustrious lord; Ma- thilda, noble lady. Mund means peace; Ead— mund is happy peace; Admund, all peace. 0rd means edge or sharpness; so 0rdbright is clear or bright edge. Rad means counsel; so Conrad is skilled in council; Bad or Radbert, illustrious in council. Ric means powerful, rich; so Alfric is all rich or strong; Ricard is belonging to the strong or rich. Sig means victory; so Sigurd is victorious power or dis- position. Stan means a superlative man or thing: so Atheistan is the most noble; Wistan the wisest; Dunstan the highest. Wiht means strong, nimble, lusty, forming the first part of many names, as Wihtman. Willi signifies many, a multitude; so IVilli'elmus is a defender of many; Wildred, respected of many; Wil— fred, peace to many. Win means war, strength, or love and esteem; thus Winfred is victorious peace, as before named. 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