THE VOICE, Fail) x 1

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A HOUSEHOLD PRAYER.

From a rusty needle, 3 point-ha pin.
A button minus an eye.
A torn out. wornont buttonhole,
Both now and by 1nd by.
From a rotten string or shoe lace weak.
Collars that button hard.
Heckiws that turn "hand side before"
without the least regard.
Good bard. deliver us!

from a shirtless, thrittlms. drizzle-Is VIII.
A mother who doesn't are
Whether she tldily wars her gowns
Or rarely combs her hair,
From a husband who doesn't see or know
How dirt tracks up the floor.
A father who thinks it foolishness
For the little ones to more.
Good bard, deliver mil

From a lazy man. a needless woman,
A thoughtless boy or girl,
Who turn the world halt upside down
With a whirr. a whzsk. a whirl—-
From such all. these and many more,
As we go on our Way,
That we may graciously be free
Forever, “but us pray."
Good Lord. deliver us!
40121: Wentworth in Good Housekeeping.

TAKEN BY A GIRL.

BY C. B. LEWIS.

The first time I had Speech with Gen~
era] Grant, though seeing him on a dozen
occasions before. was about two weeks
previous to his move against: Lee in what
is known as the Wilderness campaign. He
had settled his plans in a general way,
but wanted more details and particulars,
and of the 36 scouts and spies ordered to
report at headquarters I was one. Each
in turn as he arrived was taken to the
general’s tent for instructions. These were
more often given by our chief of scouts
after he had thoroughly posted himself.
but now and then General Grant insisted
on talking with each man in person.

On this occasion be briefly but plainly
instructed each man. Ten of the 36 were
to go as spies. the remainder as scouts. I
had been put. down among the latter, to
my great satisfaction, Not that. I would
have hesitated to dirguise myself and at-
tempt to penetrate the enemy's camp and
taken the chances, but soldiers did not
take to spy work. No army could get.
along without their, and as a. rule they
arc the bravest men, but; spy work has al-
ways been and always will be considered
degrading. Asa smut one wears his own
uniform and is provided with. n. pass and
in case of capture is treated as a. prisoner
of war.

“You will leave camp as soon as it is
dark and take this road,” began the gen-
eral as he pointed to the map on the table
before him. “When you reach this cross-
road. turn to the lcft. At: this road turn
to the right. (Jot; as close to their pickets
and czunp as possible and hear and scc all
you can. .‘Iotc which way any force may
be moving. and if rc cuforccmeuts are
coming up try to ascertain their strength
Scout the country thoroughly along the
roads and try to be back within four days.
You arc prctty young for this business. "

"l lzavc boon at it. a year, gcncral. "

"Vi-cl]. you Ollzhc to know smuuthin':
about it by this 12!. c, then. Carry out my
instructions as faithfully as you can and
as soon as possible.”

I was not going to detail all the inci~

dents of the next two days, though all
wcrc interesting and some of them full of
peril. So far as I could make out, Lee was
not bcing re-enforccd, though he was
changing the position of some of his troops,
throwing up iicld Works and evidently on
the alert for any movement on the part of
Grant's army. I had scoured all the in-
formation I could hope for under the cirv
cumsranccs and had set out on my return
when I had a close shave from capture or
death. An hour afrcr daylight, as l was
crassing a highway in the thick woods. I
was observed by a dmachment of cavalry
whose approach I had not heard. .-\s I
left cover and stepped into the open road
the head of tho column was not. a pistol
shot away. A dozcn \oiccs called “linltl”
and as I bolted across the road and run
into the thicket a scorc of «turbines and re-
volvers \vcrc turned loose on me. I ran as
fast. as I could, but I believe that; a bun-
dred bullets were sent after me before the
firing' couscd. Three of them cut my
clothes. while a third went through my
cap and others cut off twigs and limbs all
around me. Some of the men dismounted
and pursued me, and. though they did not
again get; sight of me. I knew that a gen-
eral alarm would be raised, the roads 3.11-
trolled and I must go into bidim: for the
day. Afters run of smile or more through
the woods I came upon a clearing and a
farmhouse. I found a hiding [lace in a
bed of weeds, and during the next two
hours I peered out at. inn-rink. but failed
to see any one moving about. Evcryxhing
Went to show that the place was deserted.
and at length I decided to make a move
which turned out to be a very foolish one.
I had passed the previous night. in the
woods and with scarccly a wink of .I-‘lvcp
and was also thirsty and hungry. I should
find water at the well. Fulllf'thlllg to eat
perhaps. and the floor would do me for a
bed While I caught a few liuurs' sleep.
When I had mado up my mind about it. I
left my hiding place and boldly zulv::n.-cd
to the house. The front. door >f01):l partly
open, and that was one of my runs». .4 for
believiin,r tho place deserfld. As I r :-‘:c.l
the door I looked in and saw in: . aw:
and realized that the people n.u<t. l -
Still. I was hesitatin: what tn. :l
the door was pulled wide 0;. cu u '. 23
about 12 years old stood lu-quw . .-
WaS poorly clad, and hand» a. .: -.-
not overclcan, but. her eyes .~ .. “n
intelligence. and her faci- xva: ; 2

“What do you wean“ elll‘ .
we had’surveyed each oz'icr (m

“I WADE something to eat him . .i'
you for it, " I replied.

“Father is away. and I'm all
you are a Yankee.”

“Well, what of it?”

She looked me over again from
1003 and no doubt. wonder-ml :v-
thousand what my ermmi n:.~ .
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I went to the well and satisfied my
thirst and then entered the house and sat
down at the rude table in the kitchen
where-on the meals were served. She put
on aplate. knife and fork and a can of

milk and then brought me some corn‘

bread and cold meat. I trial my best to
engage her in conversation, but she either
anv-vcrcd in monosyllanles or was silent
~‘he know.- all about. the warn of course.
"1d lx‘lflf; southern born she had no love
.‘or the blue. I could and did make allow-
mccs for this, and when I found that she
.vu sullen and uncommunicativc I ceased
o annoy her with questions. When my
up wan empty. she took it and went down

cellar to refill it. I heard her down there
and heard her ascend the stairs. and
though shc did not immediately appear. I
did nor. misc my eyes. A minute later she
spoke, and my eyes lifted fast enough. 51.0
was standing in the door bet“ ccn tlxc
kitchen and what farmers call the “from
room.“ and rhc had a shotgun lcx‘clcd at
my breast from a distance of on 13: ten ICLE.

“Yankcc. you are my prisons-rt” sht-
quictly said.

“What do you mean?" I asked as I rest-
ed my cllluws on the table and stared at
her in surprise.

“Just. what I said, air! You are my
prisoner. and if you don't do .5155 as I tell
you I‘ll shoot! Stand up!”

“Don’t be foolish, child." I said as l

tood up and smzlcd at her. “That gr I:
isn‘t loaded. and even if it was you \vnu d
not darc fire it. off. Put it away and bring
the milk."

"The gun is loaded, and I'll shoot!“ she
exclaimed. though her voiCc betrayed that
she was frightened. “Do as I lull you or
I will fire! Go into the pantry."

I had a revolver in my holstcr under my
coat, but as i looked into the girl's face I
knew that she would pull trigger if I
made a motion to get my weapon. It was
absurd to let a child like her make me a
prisoner, and yet I was forced to realize
that she was as dangerous as a man—per-
haps more so. The result was that I backed

up to the open door of the pantry. and as 1

she advanced upon me I stepped into the
little room and she closed tho door and
fastened it; with a. button. My idea was
to escape by the window before Elle could
get out and around the house. but I found
tho opening a small one, with wooden
bars across the outside. I could not have
escaped that way had I been alone in the
house. Drawing my revolver I fin-d
through the door and made throats. but
the girl‘s voice was firm and dctennincd
as she answered me:

“If you fire again, I’ll shoot through
the door, and there is a big load of buck
shot; in this gun.”

I coaxed and attempted to bribe, but she
refused to hold any conversation with me
I hoped that; she would lcuvc the house. in

which case a couple of kicks would have ,

sent the old door iiyinu, but she out do“ u
in the kitchen to guard me and wait for
some one to come along. It. was llllll()~‘l
noon before any one arrived, and then it
was a guard of cavalry beating up the
country in search of mo. They were pass
ing the house when the girl called them
in, and as thi‘ lcadcr opened my pri~on
door and commanded me to stop forth ww-
en or eight, soldiers had their carbincs lcv-
elcd at me. They joked mo and mid
much in praise of tho girl. but, she some
1y uttered a ward in reply. I Was first
taken to General Lce‘s headquarters to
be questioned and later on was sent to
Richmond. where President; Davis did me
the honor to confine me in a dark cell of
the city prison for two weeks as a spy and
to inform me that I should eventually be
hanged. By and by I was transferred to
Libby prison, and later on to Anderson-
ville, and it; was within a few weeks of
peace before I recovcrcd my liberty. Long
after the war I revisited the farmhouse
where I was so i‘gnominiously capturcd.
I found only an old man about. and of
him I queried:

"You lived here during the war?”

LLYCS'YI

“You had a daughter?”

“ch, Nancy. She married two years
ago, but has been dead for six months
She was a good girI——.\'ancy was. She was
also brave. Right yen: in this house. when
she was only 1:3 years old. she captured the
most daring spy in Grant's whole anny.”

Soldiers‘ Beds.

The soldier’s bed varies notably in the
different European armies. According
to Dr. Viry, the following are the prin-
cipal varieties, in which, perhaps, we
may see the reflection of national char-
acteristics. In England the bed is hard.
The soldier lies on a thin mattress that
rests on canvas stretched over a frame.
In Spain the soldier has only a straw
bed, but he is allowed besides thisapil-
low, two sheets, two blankets and a
covered quilt,~sometimes even a cover
for the feet. It is almost sybaritic. In
Germany and Austria he has a simple
straw bed with one or two covers,
neither sheet nor mattress. In Russia,
out I recently, the soldier slept with
his clothes on on a camp bed. but now
ordinary beds begin to be used~the re-
sult of contact with more civilized
countries. After this it cannot be doubt-
ed that the French soldier’s bed is the
best of all, with its wooden or iron bed-
steal, a straw bed, a wool mattress,
:bccfs, a brown woolen cover-let and
an exrra quilt. for cold weather. Thus
the b. d of the French soldier is the soft-
83. of all soldiers‘ beds, as that of the
Funch peasant is acknowledged also to
be the best of all European countries.—
Brizish Medical Record.

 

Bough on the Unmarried.

The North Frisians are very name:-
cit-cl to people who don't marry. One of
their legends says that after death old
mu; < are doomed to out stars out of the
sun when it has sunk below the bori—
zcu. .zud the ghosts of the old bachelors
lll:.\: blow them up in the east, run-
.-. like lamplighters, all night up
ms”; down a ladder.

 

-lrl rain has been uncovered on
.qui reservation in Arimna and
200 pieces of perfect pottery

 

THE SUBJECT WAS DROPPED.

m: a 3 Banquet. Between ho' Well
Known Men.

“That reminds me, " remarked an oi
pioneer to aSan Francisco Post rzg . : 2
when General Hall: ck‘s name \v.:~ :v.
tinned, “of the banquet \ve c. -.

180]: in 1865, when he returned LL ..
war. The people here were pi: m .
him, for he had more than regs-1:. . : .
laurels he lost. at Corinth, when n ;
mitted the enemy to escape and r :
cover of a big battery of wow u .:..
that had been made out of 1055 on: .;.
the night. ,

“Among the friends of Bullock \vm‘
met him at the banquet was ‘ puny
Waterman, the old sea captain, x...o in
early days commanded a clipper >813.
plying between San Francisco and :.
York. On one voyage he had laid u x
wager to beat a rival clipper, hm: “hm.
he found on going to sea than some of
his crew who had shipped as amt-bodied
seamen were incompetent he was so 1.) n‘.
be hanged three to the yard. Just how
many were hanged was never known,
but Waterman was tried for murder and
acquitted.

"During one of those silences that.
will fall over the merriest of buuqm 1:
General Haileck called to Waterman.
who was at the other end of the room:

“ ‘Now that you have been tried and
acquitted. Waterman, won’t. you tell us
how many men you hanged on that: voy-
age?”

“ ‘Yes, general, I will,’ responded
Waterman, ‘if you will first. tell us liov
many wooden guns stopped you at Coi—
inth. ’

“The subject dropped there."

An Acid Proof Glue.

The following has been recommended
as producing a cement which will fas-
ten glass or porcelain, etc., together
firmly and will not be affected by strong
acids: Mix together two parts of pow-
dered asbestos, one part of barium sul-
phate and two parts of sodium silicate of
specific gravity 1.50. A still firmer glue
can be made which is particularly valua-
ble, since it is not attacked by hot acids,

by mixing together two parts of sodium ,

silicate, one part of the finest; sand and
one part of finely pulverized asbestos.
If potassium silicate is used instead of
the sodium salt, the glue will harden
immediately, but otherwise it will re-
quire about an hour to set—Exchange.
Dressmakers’ Superstitions.

Theatrical folk are generally supposed
to take the palm for superstition, but
drcssmakcrs are not far behind. .\'0 mac-
ber how gilt edged and “madamcd” and
given to big bills and scornful of anybody
who comes to her afoot; she may be. and
especially of the somebody who can‘t afford
silk lining. she wouldn‘t dream of sewing
the glam while upon you. “Take a stitch
while you‘re trying the drcs: on 2" she
crics. "Mercy, no! I wouldn't dream of
such a dreadful thing. Don't; you know
what it Inca us? Every onc of those stitches
would stand for a lie that somebody was
telling about you. and the longer I‘m: stuck
the bigger the lie. ” That is what she will
tell you if you ask her or any of her aids
to takd the least: little “tack” in the gar-
ment. “Well, I will if you're willing to
run the risk,” said one of the profession
resignedly. “Yes, I know I can’t do it so
well off you, but it’ll take at least. six
stitches, and that: means just six lies——big
lies, too, for the stitches are awful long.”
She regarded the customer who was will-
in;r to fly thus in the face of fate as noth-
ing short of a marvel.

Another superstition of the dressmaker
concerns basting threads. Busting threads
in a finished garments are a sign that you
haven’t paid for it. It doesn’t do the
slightest good to produce the rccciptcd bill.
The drcssmaker may have rccciptcd the
bill herself, but. if she finds 1). str. y “bast-
cr" anywhere in the garment; she has all
the air of doubting her own memory and
signature.

Another superstition is that when a
customer “tries on” a dress skirt and the
hem at the back remains turned up in a
great peak it is a sign that; she hasa "new
beau.” The deeper the turn up the bigger
the bean, or rather, the more cpris is he.
Nothing can convince a. drcssmakcr to the
contrary. and as it is a case where no re-
ceiptcd bill testimony can be called into
play it is even more useless to argue about
it than about. the “busters. ”—New York
Sun.

 

Be \‘Vould Do For a. Portmanteuu.

On bearing his sentence the captive‘s
heart sunk and his knees shook like cas-
tancts, but. rapidly recovering his self pos-
seSsion he saluted {lie African despot With
a. courtly bow.

“Sire,” be begun, “while nothing could
give me more pleasure than to grace your
majesty’s festive board, yet. it is my duty
to warn you. ”

“Of what?”

“That I am a commercial traveler. As
your majesty is doubtless aware, mem bers
of my profession are universally conceded
to be as tough as leather. Fearing that. I
should cause serious disturbance in the
royal digestive regions, I respectfully sub-
mic that your majesty might utilize me to
better advantage than in the culinary de~
partment. ’ ’

“ Your solicitude, ’-’ replied the chief with
emotion, “is extremely touching. To
show my appreciation of your disinterest-
ednc<s I shall do as you suggest. Your
name shall be stricken from the menu."

"A thousand thanks, your majesty.
How shall I ever repay you?”

"Don‘t. worry about that. my dear sir.
If you cannot serve me in one capacity.
you shall in another. I happen to be bad-
ly in need of a new portmunteau, and my
stock of rhinoceros hide is completely ex-
hausted. From what. I have read in the
comic papers your skin. I am convinced,
will prove an admirable substitute."—
Strand Magazine.

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