shown to the world, finished in the brain's great 
workshop — transformations more wonderful 
than the story of Prometheus, or the fabled 
exploits of Aladdin. It may be but a few short 
months and the words “Love one another” will 
flash from heart to heart all round the world. 
There is a strawberry festival to-night, where 
I drop in a few moments with the Colonel. He 
kindly shows me all the array of beanty, in face, 
dress and art,—only his opinion and mine differ 
widely regarding most of the various excellen¬ 
cies. I somehow don’t reach my abiding place 
directly, but veer off to take a quiet home-walk 
—loitering here and there, thinking of nothing, 
troubled by nothing, a perfect nobody, and yet 
eD joy log everything. It is a glorious night. Who 
is it says “They that be wise shall shine as the 
brightness of the Armament, and they that turn 
many to righteousness as the stars forever and 
ever?” But one can’t go very far in the dark, 
unacquainted -with localities, so I practically 
range over a square circle, and bring up in front 
of the hotel. 
—Another day of looking and lounging—even 
into the country, which I didn’t like at all. Na¬ 
ture has been having the hlues, and some evil- 
disposed clouds trying to weep, but soon the 
glorious king of day laughs them to shame, and 
they incontinently depart. 
It is sunset now—solemn, quiet sunset. I sit 
by the open window, watching heaven’s golden- 
tinted ileeeincss, as it sobers into twilight. My 
thoughts are drifting whither the wave of mood 
carries them, now on the calm tide of joy and 
hope, now over the rough crests of unpleasant¬ 
ness, now into the peaceful harbor of rest. 
Rest—what an infinitude of bliss do those four 
letters wrap round! 
“ 0 for a aoul-slcep, long and deep and still! 
To lio down quiet after the weary day, 
Dropping all pleasant flowers from the numbed 
hands. 
Bidding good-night to all companions dear, 
Drawing the curtains on this darkened world, 
Closing the eyes and with a patient sigh, 
Mnrm’rlng 1 Ou r Father ’—fall on sleep till dawn.” 
O von K. 
Written for Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
A BACHELOR’S DRIFTING. 
V.—A Wink at Detroit. 
In the glorious summer suulight, past an 
infinity of golden meadows, through the shadow 
of nodding forests, flies the snorting horse of 
iron, screaming with the torture of the fiery 
spur, that drives him on forever. Sometimes 
the track leads to the far country of Eternity, 
sometimes so near the dark river of Death that 
we can hear the sluggish rippling of the ley waters 
as they sullenly beat along the strand of life’s 
farther shore. Ah, it is a wonderful journey, on 
the two black parallel lines, which, contrary to 
all our mathematical theories, meet in the dis¬ 
tant horizon. This score or so of miles an hour 
would girdle the earth in a score and a-half of 
months, giving time, too, for occasional stop¬ 
pages for refreshments. But it is nearly noon, 
and our horse’s last snort is in the midst of an 
immense mass of brick and rubbish, what was 
once the great Miehigan Central Depot. 
And this is Detroit. But there seems a hush 
in the air—a stillness in the street. One or two 
great flags arc at half-mast. And further in the 
city, stores are closed, buildings draped heavily 
in black. I cannot think what it all means, till 
suddenly a flash of intelligence whispers— Lewis 
Cass is dead! 
In one of the large store-windows there is a 
life-size, life-like picture of the old statesman, 
craped in the beauty of delicate taste, with the 
motto : “ Thy face ou canvas ; thy memory in 
our hearts.” And this is thesadness that broods 
over everything. I have found one or two let¬ 
ters waiting for me, fragrant with the breezes of 
the home city; hits of news, flavors of spiciness, 
breaths of love; but the tinge of sorrow is even 
on my own exultant spirits. It was ten years 
ago that Frank Taylor thought aloud some¬ 
thing that I think of to-day: “ And the stroug 
man armed, who has fought the good fight, and 
has kept the faith, when they that sustained his 
extended hands through the battle are depart¬ 
ing, and no Joshua to bid the declining sun 
stand still, as he looks beyond the rugged hills 
of the world and sees a window open in Heaven 
and a wounded hand put forth in welcome, lays 
aside the armor he has worn so long and well, 
and going down the dark river, utters, with a 
hope glorified to faith, ‘ I shall be over the 
Jordan to-morrow ’ ” 
John is an editor, up a pair or two of dark 
stairs, on the street with the portrait in the win¬ 
dow, the same unassuming, undemonstrative 
fellow as when we were classmates together. He 
doesn’t seem as many years older than we both 
were that blazing summer day wheu we spoke 
our pieces on the commencement stage, so long 
ago. And yet it is a wearing existence, this 
editor life, fail of types and shadows and driving 
urgencies, “ and a mighty voice like the sound 
of many waters is continually saying unto him 
—Write!” Little knowledge, and probably less 
thought, have too many of the way the news¬ 
papers are made, —of the thousands of little 
gladly do so. “ And then, you know, dear Wil¬ 
lie,” she added, “ perhaps wo may change them 
from enemies Into friends.” 
“Tom is a very disagreeable boy; he always 
teases me, aud cheats mo at play when he cau.” 
“Well, dear child, you have been better 
taught than poor Tom. The blessed Saviour 
said, ‘Love your enemies,’ and He died for His 
enemies. Let us ask Hint to make our hearts 
kind and tender, that we may love even those 
who do not love us.” 
It was not long before Willie had an opportu¬ 
nity ot practising his new lesson. The two hoys 
were at school together, aud both were cypher- 
ing. Tom finished first, and, scampering off in 
high spirits, seized Willie’s pencil, and ran off 
with it. It was a sad aunoyanco at first to the 
poor little fellow; but he soon borrowed another 
piece, aud, as the afternoon was to be a holiday, 
he was soon iu good spirits again. After dinner he 
started with several school-fellow3 for a country 
ramble. It was a beautiful afternoon In the 
autumn; everything was rich and ripe; the 
golden corn was waving in tho fields, and what 
was better than all besides to our young friends, 
there were plenty of blackberries on the hedges. 
Each boy was provided with a hooked stick: the 
larger boys helped the smailor ones, and all were 
full of fun and glee. In the midst of their mer¬ 
riment, who should they see coming towards 
them but Tom Webster. He joined their x>urty, 
but could not reach the highest and best, black¬ 
berries, as he had no stick. Now all of these 
boys had, at oue time or another, been unkindly 
treated by Tom, and not one was willing to oiler 
his stick. When Willie first saw Tom ho natu¬ 
rally felt angry, remembering his unkindness in 
the morning; but he soon thought of the Scrip¬ 
ture text, and his mother's words, and running 
up to Tom, gave him his stick. The hoy was at 
first ashamed, but the open, pleasant counten¬ 
ance of little Willie soon made him feel at ease. 
He took tho stick, roughly expressing his 
thanks. They walked home together in the 
evening, and Tom could not help asking his 
little companion how it was that ho had thought 
of lending him his stick. Then Willie told 
him of the struggle that had at first passed in 
his mind, of the words of Scripture, and of his 
mamma’s Instructions; and as Tom listened, his 
heart softened. He asked Willie to forgive all 
his past unkindness, and promised never to 
tease or cheat him again. Aud from that time 
time they were on the best of terms. Thus did 
littlu Willie change bis enemy into a friend.— 
Children's Friend. 
Dean Richmond was so prominent a man in 
financial and political circles, and so universally 
respected, that his death is regarded as a public 
loss throughout the Empire State. At the time 
of his death —which occurred on the 27th ult., 
after a brief illness, at the age of G2 — Mr. 
Richmond was the popular President of the 
N. Y. Central Railroad Company, of which he 
had long been a prominent oilieer. 
Mr. Richmond was a native of Vermont, but 
came Syracuse at an early age, and while still 
a youth engaged in the manufacture of salt with 
marked success. By force of character and un¬ 
tiring industry and energy, he rapidly worked his 
way to both Influence and fortune. He success¬ 
ively embarked in enterprises which increased 
his means and enlarged 
a position which he held until the retirement of 
Mr. Corning, when he was elected President. 
As a politician Mr. Richmond was prominent, 
and his career no less marked than in business. 
He was a llfe-loug Democrat and wielded a pow¬ 
erful influence. He was an active participant in 
the receut National Union Convention at Phila¬ 
delphia. 
Mr. Richmond was a powerfully built man, 
aud his personal appearance such as to render him 
noteworthy. Our engraving portrays him as he 
appeared when we last saw him alive—only a 
few months ago. 
— We have already noticed that Mr. Rich¬ 
mond’s fuueral was largely attended by promi¬ 
nent citizens of Western New York, by whom 
the deceased was sincerely lamented. Aud we 
repeat what we aald of the obsequies, that we 
never witnessed so creditable a demonstration- 
such an ovation of respect, by men of rank and 
substance —on any similar occasion in Western 
New Fork. The ovation —for It was nothing 
less—was a splendid tribute to the worth, 
usefulness and memory of a remarkable self- 
made man. 
PEARL-FISHING IN CEYLON 
At ten o’clock In the evening a gun was fired 
at Arippo. It was a signal that the boats might 
start; and setting a sail to catch the land breeze, 
then fairly on its way for the sea, wc started. I 
had consented to form one of the ten of a boat’s 
crew, whose duty consisted in managing the 
boat and looking after the divers, and on our 
firet excursion out, Senor Manos, who had com¬ 
manded the brig, was our Undid or pilot. 
We reached our station, twenty miles distant, 
a little before sunrise, and prcqjarations were 
immediately commenced lor business. Tho 
divers divested themselves of all clothing ex¬ 
cept a small place of calico about the loius, and 
to a belt around tire wast each fastened a small 
net to hold the oysters. Each had a piece of 
iron weighing about ten pounds, t.o which was 
fastened a small line with a loop, In which a 
foot could be Inserted. These weights were to 
enable them to descend with greater rapidity to 
the bottom, for a3 they could only remain under 
water from one minute and a half to two min¬ 
utes, It was necessary that no time should be 
lost on the way down. 
One end of the small line attached to the 
weight was retained in the boat, to enable us to 
recover the weight after the diver had reached 
the bottom, and withdrawn his foot from the 
loop. 
Although there were ten divers in each boat, 
only five went over at a time. This enabled 
each to have a rest, and still kept the work con¬ 
stantly going on. 
Each man before going over, had placed 
around his body, under his arms, a line by 
which he could he pulled to the surface, the 
end of the line being held by one of the crew 
in the boat, and, as au additional precaution 
against danger, a line was hanging from the 
stem of the boat, and sunk with a weight to 
the bottom. 
With a knife in one hand, and firmly grasp¬ 
ing the noose with the other, five of onr divers 
went over the 6ide, and rapidly disappeared 
below, while those in the boats saw that the 
lines attached to their bodies ran out clear, and 
stood ready to pull them up should the signal 
be given for us to do so. 
This wa3 the first work of the kind I had 
ever seen performed, and the minute and a half 
or more In which we waited for the shaking of 
the lines, which was the signal for us to haul up, 
seemed to me a period of nearly ten minutes. 
AU came up within a few seconds of each 
other, and each had not less than one hundred 
oysters in his net. The -diver attached to the 
line I was holding was the first to make an ap¬ 
pearance, and required much more force in pull¬ 
ing Mm up than what I thought was necessary; 
but as he reached the surface the reason of this 
was immediately 6een. He was bearing in his 
hand a mass of oysters adhering together, which 
he had succeeded in detaching from a rock with 
his knife. The mass could not have weighed 
less than forty pounds. 
The other five divers immediately went down, 
and in this way the work was carried on until 
noon, the divers having gone down about forty 
times each since the time they commenced in 
the morning. The sea breeze had then com¬ 
menced blowing, and we started for the shore. 
Thus far we had been fortunate; and yet there 
was a possibility that in the many bushels of 
oysters we had secured there might not be a 
pearl of the value of oW shiUing. But with 
this possibility there was another —the cargo 
we had procured might be worth five or ten 
thousand pounds. 
On reaching the shore the oysters were taken 
Lisiness, and soon 
f-* 
became noted for his busmesa capacity, gene¬ 
rosity, and manliness of character. Mr. Rich¬ 
mond removed to Buffalo some twenty-live 
year3 ago (though a resident of Batavia at tho 
time of his decease, ; and soon became a leading 
operator in Western produce. When the Cen¬ 
tral RaUroad was consolidated, he was unani¬ 
mously chosen Vice-President of the corporation, 
from the boat, put into a pit, and then covered 
over with matting aud some earth, there to die 
and decompose. The shells would then be open, 
when they would be picked over, and the pearls, 
If they contained any, would be extracted.— 
London Leisure Hour. 
FACTS CURIOUS AND VALUABLE. 
Noah’s ark was 517 feet long, 91 feet broad, 
and 51 feet high, measuring 72,625 tons. 
The difference between a water level and a 
straight line is a departure of 8 inches to the 
mile, which furnishes, by a simple proposition 
In geometry, a method of calculating the earth’s 
diameter. 
A soap-bubble may be blown so thin that it 
would take 2,500,000 layers to form the thick¬ 
ness of an Inch. 
Average quantity of blood in the body in 
health, is reckoned to be 3S1 ounces, or 24 lbs. 
Avoir., or 20 imperial pints. 
Quill pens were first used in 553, A. D. Me¬ 
tallic pens came into use iu 1630. 
A pair of rats, well situated and left entirely 
undisturbed, will, in three years, have increased 
to 656,808. 
Small- Pox is not contagious over thirty feet. 
The yellow Is the illuminating ray of sunlight. 
Water constitutes nearly four-fifths of the 
weight of the animal body. 
A good-sized mature brain in man weight 3 
lbs., 8 oz.; in woman 3 lbs., 1 oz. 
VALUE OF ACCURACY 
It is the result of every day’s experience that 
steady attention to matters of detail lies at tho 
root of human progress, and that diligence, 
above all, Is the mother of good luck. Accu¬ 
racy is also of much importance, and an invaria¬ 
ble mark of good training In a man—accuracy in 
observation, accuracy in speech, accuracy in the 
transaction of affairs. What Is done In busi¬ 
ness must be well done; for It is better to 
accomplish perfectly a small amount of work 
than to half-do ten times as much. A wise man 
used to say, “ Stay a little that wc may make an 
end thesooner." Too little attention, however, 
is paid to this highly important quality of accu¬ 
racy. As a man eminent iu practical science 
lately observed, “ It is astonishing howj few 
people I have met in the course of my experience 
who can define a fact accurately.” Yet, in busi¬ 
ness affairs, it Is the manner even in which small 
maud's are transacted that often decide men for 
or against you. With virture, capacity and good 
conduct in other respects, the person who is 
habitually inaccurate in other respects cannot be 
trusted; his work has to be done over again; 
and he thus causes endless annoyance, vexa¬ 
tion and trouble. 
RAILROAD SIGNALS, 
The varieties of the “toot” of the locomotive, 
aud the gyrations of the arms of the conductors 
by day, or lanterns by night, are about as intelli¬ 
gent to most people as first class Choctaw. The 
following will give the reader a correct idea of 
their signification: 
One whistle — “down brakes.” 
Two whistles— “ off brakes.” 
Three whistles — “ back up.” 
Continuous whistles — “ danger.” 
A rapid succession of short whistles is the 
cattle alarm, at which the brakes will always be 
put down. 
A sweeping parting of hands on level of eye, 
is a signal to “go ahead.” 
A downward motion of the hand, with ex¬ 
tended arms, “to stop.” 
A beckoning motion of one hand ‘‘to back.” 
A lantern raised and lowered vertically, is a 
signal for “ starting; ” swung at right angles or 
cross ways the track, “to 6top;” swung in a 
circle, “back the train.” 
A red flag waved upon the track must he re¬ 
garded as a signal of danger. So of other signals 
given with energy. 
Hoisted at a station, is a Bignal for a train 
“to stop.” 
Stuck up by the road-side it is a Bignal of dan¬ 
ger on the track ahead. 
Carried unfurled upon an engine, is a warning 
that another engine or train is on its way. 
VALUABLE TABLE 
The following table will be found valuable to 
many of our readers : 
A box twenty-four inches by sixteen inches 
square, and twenty-eight inches deep, will con¬ 
tain a barrel. 
A box twenty-six by fifteen and a half inches 
square, and eight inches deep, will contain a 
bushel. 
A box twelve inches by eleven and a half 
inches square, and nine inches deep, will contain 
a half bushel. 
A box eight by eight inches square, and eight 
Inches deep, will contain a peck. 
A box eight by eight inches square, and four 
and onc-cighth inches deep, will contain oue 
gallon. 
A box seven by eight inches square and fonr 
and one-eighth Inches deep, will contain half a 
gallon. ✓ 
A box four inches by four inches square and 
four and one-fourth inches deep, will contain a 
quart. 
It may be very well to go your own way, but 
you had better first see that you have a way to go. 
Advice to Those who Need It.— Pay your 
debts as soon as yon get any money in your 
pocket. Do without what you don’t need. 
Speak your mind when necessary. Hold your 
tongue when prudent Speak to a friend in a 
seedy coat. If you can’t lend a man money, 
tell him why. If you don’t want to,‘ a do the 
same. Cut any acquaintance who lack9 princi¬ 
ple. Bear with infirmities, but not vices. Re¬ 
spect honesty; despise duplicity. Wear your 
eld clothes till you can pay for new ones. Aim 
at comfort and propriety, not fasMon. Ac¬ 
knowledge your ignorance, and don’t pretend 
knowledge you have'nt got. Entertain your 
friends, but never beyond your moans. 
Early Printing. — Printing was gradually 
practiced throughout Europe from the year 1410 
to 1500. Caxton was a wealthy merchant, who 
in 1464, being.sent by Edward IV to negotiate a 
commercial treaty with the Duke of Burgundy, 
returned to Ms country with thi3 invaluable art. 
Notwithstanding his mercantile habits, he pos¬ 
sessed a literary taste, and his first work was a 
translation from a French historical miscellany. 
Honesty.— As there is no station in life, 
however exalted, which can secure a man the 
approbation of the wise and good, when he de¬ 
scends to mean and dishonorable deeds, so no 
condition in human life, however humble, will 
prove as a barrier of true eminence, when virtue 
and honorable principle are the mainspring of 
our actions. 
It Is astonishing, as well as sad, how many 
trivial allairs even the wisest man thinks he must 
attend to in a day; how singular an affair he 
thinks he must omit. 
