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her at this season. In fact I think It hardly safe 
for anyone, but he was obliged to go on business, 
I believe." 
very impatiently, but with all outward calm, 
Lord Almane awaited Cora’s entrance. Twice 
the door opened, but it was only a servant brlng- 
lug afternoon tea on a massive silver salver, 
served in cups painted In the brightest and most 
vivid colors. But as tho man was leaving the 
room, ho stepped back, holding the door open, and 
Cora came In with a slow, gliding step and haugh¬ 
tily erect head. She was looking a little pale; 
and In her eyes Lord Almano saw some uneasi¬ 
ness, and a hardly defined expression of fear, but 
her answer to Lady Lucie’s greeting was quite 
composed and graceful. 
Then Mrs. Colston, with no small Importance, 
was about to present his lordship, but he Inter¬ 
posed. 
*• i have had the pleasure of meeting Miss Sin¬ 
clair be tore,” ho Said, holding out bis hand, and 
taking Cora's unwilling little fingers. “ indeed, 
I owe her and her brother a large debt or grati¬ 
tude for kindness received. Lucie," be added, 
turning to Ills yw«>. “You were wishing one 
d iy you could know Miss Sinclair, and thank her 
personally. I did not dare to hope that you 
would so toon have the opportunity.’’ 
“ I am very glad, Indeed, to have It,” answered 
Lucie, simply. “ Stanley has told me of all your 
goodness to him, Miss Sinclair, and 1 hoped that 
some day we should become friends.” 
Lucie had risen, and taken Cora’s hand In here, 
looking eagerly Into her face. Both girts were 
about the same highl, but there the resemblance 
ended. Bom In face and dress they presented a 
perfect contrast. Lady Lucie wove a complicated 
and be-furbelowed dress of blue silk, while Cora's 
simply-made soft gray robes lell gracefully 
around her, and hlghteued tho beauty of a form 
which needed no embellishment. 
She was silent for a moment; then, lifting her 
ey«s, met the gentle blue orbs wbleb looked into 
hers, and a smile, very sweet, but very sad, came 
to the sweet Ups. It was enough answer for 
Lucie; sho bent forward, and touched her Ups to 
Cora's, and from that moment the girls were 
friends. 
“ Will you give us some tea, Cora?” said Mrs. 
Colston; and while the girl set about her grace¬ 
ful task, she resumed her chit-chat with Lady 
Lucie, and Lord Almano was at leisure to watch 
the graceful, deft Utile hands as they moved 
among the gay cups and saucers, and then he 
moved forward to take them from her hand as 
soon as lined.—[To bo continued. 
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NEW POTATIES. 
t. o. sullivan. 
Welcome to our homes once more, 
Fairest Rift of bounteous Erin; 
Joy comes in on every floor 
Upon the date of your appearin’. 
Ocb, the poor old spuds were gone; 
Black and blue they turned completely; 
Out of every ten, not one 
Could mortal man make U6e of lately. 
Welcome, food lor younpr and old. 
For rich and poor for lords aud ladles. 
White as milk, and bright as gold. 
Bursting-, laughing, New Polities. 
ii. 
Many fruits our island yields 
Above the soil, likewise below it: 
Gardens, orchards, parks and fields 
Are full of sweets, and well I know it; 
But go praise them all who will. 
I’ll maintain, for that I’m able, 
'Taties, sound and clean, are still 
The pride ami (dory of the table. 
Welcome, food, for young and old, 
For men and babes, for lords and ladies, 
White as milk and bright as gold, 
Sweet and wholesome New PotatieB. 
III. 
I’ll make bowld and free to say. 
Despite the way some people go on, 
Bits of bread and drops of tay 
Are not the things for men to grow on: 
Oeh, ’tie quite a .-artin case. 
There must be matchless sustentation 
In the food that feeds the race 
That’s plainly balin' all creation. 
That’s the food for young aud old. 
For sick aud hale, for lords and ladies. 
White as milk and blight as gold, 
Healthful, beautiful New Potaties. 
IV. 
Men there are of pampered wills 
Who feast, on viands strange aud various— 
Ah, but then come draughts and pills 
To cure some ills both sharp and sarious; 
Not a thing with ’hern goes wrong 
Who use the simple food of Erin; 
Lives are theirs serene and long, 
And virtue’s bright beyond comparin' 
Welcome, Joy of young and old. 
Of rich and poor, of lords and ladies, 
White asmilti and bright as gold, 
. Grand and glorious New Potaties. 
[Dublin Nation. 
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WASHINGTON LETTEE. 
MARY GAV ROBINSON. 
Washington, d, C., March 0. 
Society now goes to Congress for Its entertain¬ 
ment. The exquisite toilettes of the ladles for 
hops and levees have been sorrowfully laid by 
for the presmt, and st reet, cost umes are made the 
most of with the touch-up of white kid-gloves, 
white lace veils and dress hats. In the senate or 
House-galleries on pleasant days—and nearly all 
days arc line now—are. to be seen tho most 
fashionable ladles, their cards sent, In soon bring 
to their sides the legislators who are their special 
friends, and they eDjoy wit and conversation 
quite as much as at tho evening parties when 
dancing Is the rage. 
The galleries watch the game of legislation aR 
if it were a game of chess, but only those who 
have once been In the melee or arc now In It, Cun 
fully understand w hich way the wind blows or 
where Ibc ship of State Is heading to. In the 
mens’gallery the most august visitor yesterday 
was Eagle Plume with his young American In¬ 
terpreter. At the far-oll door there entered the 
huge blanketed figure which was at once shown 
to a seat. Very soon executive session drove all 
visitors out, but the delay, to watch Eagle 
Plume, made obedience to the order, “ Clear the 
galleries” slow. The Indian Chief was bare¬ 
headed, his long straight hair hung down on each 
side of Ills broad face and a small braid fell Over 
behind. This face in expression was placid aud 
blank as the windowless side of a house, tor out 
or the eyes, the soul's windows, there looked forth 
the spirit of a great Infant that bad been led 
thousands of miles lo sec tho face of the White 
Father and the white leaders of the mighty 
Yankee Nation that has been swallowing up the 
Indian for the last few hundred years. 
JCagle Piume had but a rew minutes to look on 
the Senate to-day. That look brought wonder to 
his face. No doubt the statesmen appeared as 
strange lo him as if they had been inhabitants of 
the moon. Ladles Stopped to admire the Chiefs 
costume, which consisted of red woolen-plaid 
shirt and trowsers, Immenso blanket, strings of 
wampum, sliver ear-rings with many pendants 
that almost, touched the shoulders, and moccasins 
handsomely embroidered with bright-colored 
beads. There was the making of a distinguished 
man, brains enough but they were dormant, 
strength enough but unskilled, shut out by the 
little gate of speech from making any communi¬ 
cation with the crowd about him. 
Eagle Flume Is a Chief of the ICaw nation, In 
the Indian Territory. Government built for tills 
people brick cottages in good style, but our 
Indian friends took off doors and windows, sold 
them to the nearest white people, stabled their 
cattle and horses In the cottages and put up the 
wigwam for their own abode. Civilization and 
Its customs do not go on as easily as one might 
imagine: nur aboriginal friends take the vices be¬ 
fore the virtues of civilization—our least valuable 
habits first. 
A noted writer says, “Every one takes care 
that his neighbor shall not cheat him; a day 
comes when he begins to care that ho does not 
cheat his neighbor, then all goes well.” We have 
not quite reached that day with the Indian, 
therefore we have had trouble—neither have we 
reached It with the Chinese, or the strikers. It 
Is not the thing to listen to loafere who Insist 
upon it they starve while Chinamen earn the 
bread they wish to earn—rioters who hinder 
honest workers and promote strikes. Tho world 
is wide and broad and no race of people are 
pushed taster upon new and unwrought fields 
than there is need. The best opinion on the 
matter seems to be to modify tbe treaty with 
China. Wernust not permit slavery on our shores 
or allow the stave owners of China to work tlnlr 
slaves on our land. General O. O. Howard is 
now In the city, just arrived from the Pacific 
Coast, lie believes In limited immigration and 
tells ot converted Chinamen aud converted In¬ 
dians that there Is plenty of hope for them If 
Christianity will only do Its duty. 
Among the speeches in Congress this week, 
Senator Beck of Kentucky made a long one advo¬ 
cating the doing away with the sinking fund. 
Senator Beck is a large man with curling black 
hall’ and gray beard; he Is the mo3t rapid talker 
In the Senate,but reading bis speech made him 
a little less rapid. He Is a Scotchman by birth 
and in the days of slavery was Superintendent of 
a Southern plantation; now with Senator Mc- 
Ckkeky he Is Superintendent., In a certain sense, 
of the whole State of Kentucky. 
Another Southern Senator. Matt. W. Ransom or 
North Carolina, served throughout tUe war in 
the Confederate Army and was promoted to be 
Major-General. He was almost shot to pieces iu 
the war aud now suffers from the effects of 
wounds and Injuries. Whenever he speaks ho 
gets so w rought up as almost to die; he Is taken 
Into the cloak room, rubbed down and a physician 
sent for, and slowly he recovers from the unusual 
excitement. Senator Gordon or Georgia carries 
a deep seam la his face where he was wounded, 
and It la said his wife was one of t he most heroic 
women of the S >uth, following her husband from 
battle-field to battle-field, reiusing to obey orders 
to return, declaring, “naught but death shall 
part thee and me.” 
Congressman James U. Blount of Macon, 
Georgia, like most, of tae Southern members, Is a 
flue speaker. lie is more temperate, less im¬ 
passioned than a good many, does not getcarrled 
away by too much excitement.. He said he 
Wished to see, In regard to Southern interests, 
the spirit of fair dealing—not of war—and his 
w hole speech was Lo that Intent. Mr. Blount Is 
now r on his third term lu Congress. 
The Senate adjourned from Thursday to Mon¬ 
day but tho House has worked tlx days tills 
week. If they wasted less timeUlllbusterlng they 
might do their work in live days at longest, but 
when measures do not go 10 suit them three hun¬ 
dred legislators teem to find no other resource 
i hau that one party weary the oth< r by delay aud 
sublet mgi>, so that they cannot accomplish what 
they ure selling for. The first experience In 
miibustering must, take by surprise a dignified 
clergyman just graduated into tho estate of 
legislator—we should think he would prefer to go 
oack to the pulpit, where his authority seems un¬ 
disputed. 
Every Wednesday Vinnik Ream holds her re¬ 
ceptions In the evening, conversation and music 
render the hours delightful; for she has the rare 
tact of malting every guest feel perfectly at home. 
Colonel Boudinkt. the educated Indian half-breed, 
wltb two other gentleman, sang finely, quite 
eclipsing several ladles who sang opera solos; 
the popular ear Is much better pleased with 
simple ballads sung by rich voices with Bomo 
soul behind them, than by all the vocal gymnastics 
that were ever performed. Vinnik Beam sang 
and played upon the harp, the special grace of 
which consisted In her easy unaffected manner: 
she is more sculptor thnu musician. Her recep¬ 
tion rooms weru draped with dark worsted cur¬ 
tains that give h room a warm look in winter and 
Serve as a most favorable back-ground for 
statues and works of art. As we pass out, the 
door Into the studio Is open and we arc Invited to 
come and see her at her work. Vinnie Ream’s 
statue of Lincoln Is one of the ornaments of the 
Capitol. 
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Tut? Roman Catholics use what is called the 
Douay Bible. Few know why It is so called. Ac¬ 
counts of the edition of the Douay Bible will be 
found In the General introduction to the Sacred 
Scriptures, by Dr. Dixon, the Catholic Archbish¬ 
op of Armagh, aud lu Dodd’s Church History of 
England, vol, 11. p, 121. The New Testament was 
published at Rheiins tnlo$2 ; the Old at Douai In 
i ii09 and leio. The New Testament was after¬ 
wards published In a smaller form at Antwerp. 
In 1750, Dr, CUaUoner’s eaillon of the whole 
Bible, with the phraseology modernised, was pub¬ 
lished In London. This Is the Douay Bible gener¬ 
ally In use among English Catholics. This edition 
consequently is considered the standard. The 
original editions of both Old and New Testa¬ 
ments received the approbations ot the Ecclesias¬ 
tical authorities aud theological ductors of tho 
Universities of Douai and Rheiins, which are 
prefixed to all the editions. 
RECENT LITERATURE. 
Letters of John Keats. New York: Scribner, 
Armstrong & Co. 
Who killed .Toon Keats? 
“1,” says the Quarterly, 
So savage and Turlarly, 
“ ’Twas one of my feats.” 
But not Lord Byron’s satirical rebuke to the 
critics, Siikllky’s Elegy nor Lord Houghton's 
Memoirs have, it seems, secured for the poet, 
after life’s fitful fever, that Immunity from dis¬ 
cord and t rouble that was denied film during his 
vfre. Now he is exhumed for a post mortem exhi¬ 
bition, and the editor ot this volume lays bare 
with ruthless scalpel tho heart of hearts of the 
Poet to the gaze of an Indifferent tlirong, who 
can have no possible Interest in the matter either 
lor Instruction or entertainment. Even one Im¬ 
pelled by a morbid curiosity to learn wherein 
differs the love letters of a dead poet and-his 
own, perhaps, shrinks with an instinctive con¬ 
sciousness of treadiug Irreverently upon conse¬ 
crated ground. He has before him tho most 
sacred and tenderost emotions, the moat, delicate 
sentiments, Intensified and refined by the essen¬ 
tial elements of a pool’s nature, given expression 
to but lor one heart out of all the world—the only 
one ot all tho world capable of comprehending 
and appreciating his confidences, fils hopes, his 
fears, bis egotisms. 
In the Introduction we are told there were some 
facts considered too sacred for revelation. We 
are at a ipss to conceive of what nature these 
facts could he. Had all the letters been sup¬ 
pressed, the introduction could have been pub¬ 
lished In better taste. 
Hound in Honor. ByJ.T.T rowbridge. [Cloth, 
$1.00; paper, .00 cts.J Boston: Lea & Shepard. 
This Is one of the author's most fascinating 
tales for boys. It. Is a story of a youth with many 
manly and noble qualities and generous Impulses 
who, In an evil moment, allows himself, through 
the Inlluenceof bad company, to become Impli¬ 
cated In a disgraceful “ scrape.” A false sense or 
honor entails upon him many others—as Is fre¬ 
quently the ease—and he becomes a fugitive from 
borne aud friends. His adventures aud experi¬ 
ences are entertaining and often amusing, until 
the prodigal returns to find las fault condoned 
and rorglvcn, and resolves to reap a rich harvest 
of experience from that early crop of wild oats, 
and to sow no mere. Callow youtn is naturally 
prone to tread the primrose path, aud is more 
susceptible to good or bad Inlluencos than Later, 
when contact with the world Uas taught him dis¬ 
crimination. Throw the Influence of bad com¬ 
pany Into the scale with youth aud exuberant 
spirits and health, and right and morality are apt 
to kick tho beam, however strong lu honesty and 
principle the Individual may be. 
Good Old Times, one of the same series, and 
unllorm in binding and price, Is by liev. Elijah 
Kellogg, and Is a stirring narrative of the strug¬ 
gles of the early settlers In Maine, and their ad¬ 
ventures with Indians—their hardships and pri¬ 
vations, and tho shifts they were put to preserve 
their scalps Intact. 
Hector Servudae. By Julks Verne. [Cloth, 
gilt; $.'1.0:1. illustrated.] Mew York: Scribner, 
Armstrong & Co. 
The Munchausen-Uke audacity of the author Is 
pronounced In this story. The reader Is carried 
with Capt. Servadac, a young French officer on 
topographical duty In Algiers, near the Mediter¬ 
ranean coast, his orderly, a Russian count, and 
their friends, through a series of varied and mar¬ 
velous adventures, Inaugurated by a convulsion 
of nature which, wltb Its consequences, none but 
the brain of Julks Verne codld have conceived 
or, with any degree of plausibility, described. 
Throughout, so artfully—not to say scientifically 
Is the line of demarkatlon concealed between the 
probable and the improbable—or rather between 
the possible and the Impossible, for the author’s 
genius spurns the limits of the merely possible— 
that the reader’s Interest and wonder go unques¬ 
tioning with the characters unfiagglngly to the 
end; while the quaint, and Inimitable lipmor 
which crops out, ever and anon, adds an unspeak¬ 
able zest to their adventures. 
We forbear gtvlng an outline of the story, as It 
is replete with surprises, which to anticipate, 
might detract, somewhat from the reader’s Inter¬ 
est, but those whose privilege it has been to read 
“ Ten Thousand Leagues under the Sea,” “ A 
Journey from the Earth to the Moon,” etc., will 
readily understand the characteristics of this 
work, and ha prepared to find It equally wonder¬ 
ful In conception and exeeulton. 
The Devoted If ride ; cr. Faith aud Fidelity. By 
Sr. George TuckE it of Virginia. [Cloth ; $1.00.1 
Philudelplua : T. B. Peterson & Bros. 
Ik tins title Is suggestive of the Dime Novel or 
Yellow Back Literature, the reader will be agree¬ 
ably disappointed In the work. it. is a charming 
story, charmingly told, of the “ good old colonial 
times." The scene is laid in Virginia, and Mr. 
Tucker, himself a Virginian, takes an evident 
pride lu the characters aud incidents he depicts, 
it is a love story, of course, the Interest centering 
lu thu fortunes of the various characters during 
the famous Bacon Insurrection of 1670. The trials 
of the heroine win at once our affection and sym¬ 
pathy for her, wflilt? we follow tho hero through 
those stirring scenes with sustained Interest to 
the end. 
In the chapters describing the Ball at the pal¬ 
ace of the Governor at Jamestown, at which we 
arc Introduced to the Ludwklls, Berkeleys, Tem¬ 
ples, and others of t he old Cavalier stock, whose 
names have become identified with the early his¬ 
tory or the Colonies, we have depleted not only 
tho homely manners and customs of tho times 
and country, but the happily imperfect efforts of 
tile loyal gentlemen to reflect, In the yet unform¬ 
ed soelety or the Old Dominion, the follies and 
vi ;es which disgraced the Court or Charles after 
the Restoration. 
Homo Interiors. By G. C. Gardner. With Il¬ 
lustrations. Boston : Jas. It. Osgood A Co. 
There Is no lack of books on “ Interior Decora¬ 
tion,” and It may be that some will be disposed 
to regard this unpretentious work as a super¬ 
fluity; but our word for It, the hook Is a valuable 
contribution to t he It! > rature of Art, us applied to 
the household. Most books of tills class address 
themselves almost wholly to people of means, 
and they of the limited Income can only admire 
the exquisite illustrations, with no hope of ever 
beautifying their home In a ltke artistic manner. 
Poor folks can gather many useful suggestions 
from MT. Gardner’s book, lu his preface he says: 
“I have not attempted, in these pages, to indi¬ 
cate a royal road to the summit of fine art In the 
finishing and decorating of houses, but rather Lo 
plant simple stepping-stones lor those who are 
likely to be left somewhat behind In the headlong 
race tor greater refinement ot taste and a higher 
degree of testhotlc culture.” 
A glance at. the title of the chapters will show 
that Mr. Gardner touches on all polnto which 
can possibly interest householders. I'aper-hang- 
lugs, walls, floors, blinds, wood vs. palut, wall- 
painting, doors and screens, casings, caps, win¬ 
dow seats, stairways, tiles, fire-places, are each 
treat ed at length, and the final chapter Is devoted 
to ways aud means of renovating old houses, vari¬ 
ous decorations and tiu-nishlng. The author’s 
Style Is chatty, and those not posted need have 
no fear ot being confused by the frequent re¬ 
currence of art terms with which they are not 
familiar. 
Woman’s Words. An original Review of wliat 
the Sex is Doing,—published at Philadelphia, by 
Mrs. Juan Lewis,— deserves the generous support 
of the women of America. The March number 
contains a biographical sketch of Mrs. Clara J. 
Moore, the eminent author, with portrait, beside 
contributions from Margaret B. Harvey, Clara 
J. Moore, Mrs. l£. c. Lewis, Helen M. Cooke, and 
Others, The first Installment of the new serial, 
Link by Link, The Story of a Strange Inlierltance, 
by Col. J uan Lewis, also appears lu this number. 
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MAGAZINES. 
The domestic Monthly and magazine contains 
illustrated articles on Seasonable Fabrics, 
Trimmings, Hosiery, MlUluery. Coiffures, Ltnyer- 
ie, Fancy and Needle Work. fete. An abundance 
of fresh and reliable information concerning 
every department, or fashion Is provided, and the 
wants of ladles are Judiciously consulted. They 
will tlud In It every thing they may need for guid¬ 
ance and Instruction lu supplying their needs at 
this seas hi. Tho colored plate represents two 
views of a very stylish street costume. 
Among the literary contents, we find another 
installment of Mary Cecil Hay’s charming serial, 
“ Her Three Lovers;” several entertaining sketch¬ 
es, entitled “ Kitty’s Count,” and “ a Story or the 
Transvaalpoems by Sera Jewett, “Dorr,” and 
others, and No, 7 lu Ehkn E. Kkxford’s Interest¬ 
ing series ol “Flower Talks.” The ever-enjoya- 
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