New York Clipper (Mar 1877)

AtABCH 31, 1877. J' 'A. TO^MY AND TO-MORROW. »om TRB imr tou curmt, BY R. MOR MAM oi minBoy. OnedjT tha nir together met WlttOQt a elude of eonow. bright TimIbj felt tome regret ^.Tr **tlie y moet pert to-moirow. M»w ewCTt T(Ml»y: "To-momw, dear, »5^S?'™ •"y fondettgreeOiigl For nil not odea m the year Th«t w« may hare a meetliicl'' "Bat, aUter. >■ thin life la brirf, Itaobleeta worth pfmalnje, WeH do today .what bdlcf a«im» Die ahoaM be doln^ We*Te many a settlement to make And Time b onward Ojinit: Adranta^ of the momenta take For all the houta oro dylo^in "Ahl iiweetTo-dayl" To-morrow caM. _ "ITby haste and ftet and worrJr^ Soffldent Is oar dally bread without thlA eonaciuit harrr t To buslneis wonta we will att^d. Andnot a tnmbte borrow— '^^^£.Tc'Sli''iS&o^?.!"""'= %'SS^'jasrtS-isj=,"'-^' And pnoijis-oa' la not the way To flnUh work, my neJchbor"' TO-morrow only shook her head, ]Her cai^cn OogCTB dmmmin;*; ^ae momlD^ hour ban Rone," she nld • Another day Lh couln{r!>* A"d so To-m orrow uhlrkcd each tank That pmeot care was ne^lnjr; Toeverythlnir To^lay could fuk She naed this special pleadUur: "tio^ Is sweet! .WTrrvsweetl ■ Why should we trouble borrow T " Uiere are thorns to prick onr fcet Weni tread on them to-morrow !*> They parted. Working, sweet T<Mtay •"rew Into strensth and beauty. While slack To-morrow had her way. -•^ffal'jaya shirked her doty. And this Is why—u yon may rness— _ 1° •<»>«• of Joy or sorrow While slipshod goes To-morrow. "TOTSYs" ▼*ITTD FOR Tn» XEW TORz curm, BT ma J- w- Fox- "Oh, my! alnt that too sweet 7 If a ]aat loTOIy; an' that's me o-Bettln'at the plan- ner, a.«lngln' as load and —■" "Oh, yes: and that's me a-dancln' around with thatsweet,.pret- ty gent all dressed up to the nines, an* we're both fine ladles a-bavln' a tea-party Oh-h-hl alnt It ele- gant?" Tbo ea^r doUght ot the shrill, child- ish yoloes brought me to a standstill In front ot a Broadway show-window, where, . . „ _ . In all the glory otfuU •ranlng-tollets, elaborately dressed flaxen hair, and other goigeonsneaa In general, a doU's t>all was In full owing. Kot so tbzt nnllke the real thing either, tor a oeremonlotia atumess and a genteel ^ or boredom was apparent In the whole party. We a re all doUs, more or lees, and some ot us ai« Tary peroeptlbly mied with sawdtist—traceable, psrhape, to the tact ot their being bo many block- heads looae on the world In generaL The speakers were two Uttle glrta, i>oorly clad, the elder ot the two thirteen or thereabouts, rosy and hsppy-looklng, and carrying a groat bosket that tried her yoimg strength to the Qtanost; and her companion a child ot eight or nine, with a dark, shrewd Uttle face, a crooked shoolder. and a cmelly-twlgted loot. In aid of wtUcli a Utile crutch- stick was deftly managed, and thumped emphat- I cally npon the pavement as the glorloos vlalon proved too mucn for Tertukl expraealon. "Oome on. Totsy; we must go," said the elder reluctantly, Hhlftlng her harden to the other arm. "Comoon.'' "OhAdear,". sighed "Totoy," "I wish I could Uto right there torerer; but maybe they'll be there when I come next time. Do you tMwfc- thev will. Sue r* I followed the pair, my Idle steps tending no- where In particular, feeling a curious sympathy tor the contented chlld-mlnd that could look en- Joylngly on the glittering attractions ot the ooeUy toys wlthoat the natural chlld-Ionglng to possess them. "I nsTer see rail ladles a-dandn' round like that. Did you ever, aaer* qaetled the shrill tteble of "TOtsy." "So: I never did." slowly answered her com- panion; "but I see'em once a-gettln* out ot their Una carrlagea. an* a-goln* In a grand house, to a party, I guess. Just like that one, an' they was dressed beautiful, an' such lovcdy cloaks, an' there was carpet for'em to walk on, like aalf the ground wazn't good enough, an' " "Oh-hl look here," broke In Totsy, and the Ultle crippled fl^oxe made a bird-like dart to tne pavement, and she picked up a bunch ot early Tlolsts. fragiant. though somewhat the worse for wear, with the pin stlU sticking In the stems, as It had fallen from the heedless wearer. "Jlst smell 'em. dol" and the Uttle noee was burled In them In keen enjoyment of the rich per- fume; and then Totsy pinned: them carefully to her faded shawl, while patient Sue stood by, bent all to one atde with her heavy basket. Thay_pazted at th» eoinsr. and Sne was lost In ^e humanstzvam. and IfoUowed thecrutch-stlck. ilattering down the pavement to one of the leaser parka. lAiere Totsy sank on a bench wtth a long sigh ot relief, and, folding a pair of grimy hands In a grimier lap, sat looking at the sunset-light on the treee. and evidently awaiting someone- An orange offered her at this Juncture and a quiet question or two looeened her tongue, and soon she was talking volubly, with a cnrtons ad- mixture of childishness and unchlldllke wisdom, quite In keeping with her small, shrewd face. 'Ke aa'JIm live at4ao street, thtrd-Ooor- back." she aald. "No-m, we alnt got no parents, bat MlSB BUey she takee care ot us, an' oh I alnt ahoaaliarp'iml She washes for a Uvln*. she do. an' while she's to work I has to mind little Ted an' keep blm oatot mischief; an* he's the trylng- eet baby sometimes, when he gets mad an' puUs my halrawtol, an* It makee me oy; bat then he docnddlsnpao connln* and say so cute: Ted sorry. TMsy,' that I ]Ist love him then- Jim says I mnsnt never git out of temper with him an' pnah ''I" , 'cause I might hurt him bad, an' then I'd be BOtiy forever-n-evar; an' Jim knows, for that's the way I got this," with a light touch ot the crippled toot; "for. yon see. Jim got mad at me an' pushed me down Into the airy, ever so far down, an'I didn't know Jim nor nothing for ever so long—but he didn't mean to, an' he's sorry all the time," she added. In quick alarm that I might blame "Jim" byword or look. "An' yon don't know how good he is to me, an' he says there's them that knows how to tintwlst crooked f oet, an' stialghton up bent shoulders, an' when he gets to be a man. an* has his pockets full of money, hell hate 'em untwist mine, an' then I'll be as nice an' straight as them Ilctis girls ot youm," glano- Ing wlattmllyax my little daughters, who stood looking'with pitying eyes at this new phase of childhood. "ThenT can roll a hoop an' Jump rope, an' dance, too, maybe, an' " She "f°»«>rt speaking, and sat looking dreamily forward, lost In an effort to realize so glorious a pmepecs, but for you, poor, patient Totsy, never, oh, neverto bel" I recalled her from dreamland. "Do you like flowere, Totsy J Were you ever In the ootmtry?" . "Oh. don't I, thought I never was In the coun- try, but," with- a gleeful laugh, "I was to Central park oset." "Indeed,"! said. "Tm, Indeedy," she oontlnned, her eyes kin- dling at the remembrance. "Ton see, Jim he runs arrantB downtown all day long, an' he has to glTB all Ills pennies to Hiss Blley, 'cause there's a-many of us tofeed, an' we don't hardly ever have none to spend for ourselves- But one Saturday evenln', Jim he was a^goln' on a arrant as hard as ever he oould pelt, when he see a gem drop a par- cel oaf en his ooat-pocket. ThegentheWBSarwalk- la' taat, an' ho never mlsswl It at aU- Bo Jim he picks It up an' runs after the gent, an' he had to run so fast an' so tar he couldn't hardly speak when he hatched him up. But he gave him the par- cel, an' was comln' away when the gent says he's a honest boy, an' up and gives him a dime—a whole dime. Then Jim says to himself, he says: •Now Totay shall have a treat. I'll take her out to Central TaA. an'she shall see how It looks In the country.' Well, the next day waa Sunday, an' there wasn't no arrants to run, so Jim says: Ton save a piece of yotir broad at breakfast, Totsy, an' pnt it In your pocket—an' I did. An' after Uttle Ted was got to sleep, an' UIss Blley had gone downstairs to a neighbor's room, Jim says, soft like: "Qlt yotir hat, Totsy, an' come with me.' " A long panoa here. In which my eldest girl— rather a dainty Uttle damsel—looked askance at the battered arxangemont ot straw and ribbon that perched Itself on Totsy's thick, block locks. "WeUr* aald L "Oh, yes," said Totsy, suddenly aroused from a dream. "He an' Jim stole downstairs real easy, an' when we got outside Jim says, says he: Totsy, I'm a-goln' to take you to Central Park-' An' ht didP' oled the Uttle thing Joyously. "An' we went In the cars like the rich people, and Jim he stood oulBlde on the platform, like a man; 'and, when the conductor came round for his money, Jim he pays mm as grand as he can. an' esys, Br- polntln' to me: Tfaaf a my lady, sir.' And every- body laughed. But I didn't care. Jim knows. I gneea." "What did you see at Central FaAr' "Oh-h-h, my I I don't hardly know," she said slowly, aa the tinwonted beauty ot the eoene ro- postod Itself In her memory. "I don't hardly know—most everything In the worid, I guess. I saw the dear Uttle rabbits—Sac ansa, you kitow— an' blrda an' trees an' bright water, an' such lovely flowera—seems to me I can ameU'em now— an' lots of an' darlln' Utfle ohlldren. We didn't say nothln' to nobody, but I jlst looked an' looked an' looked, an' when a beautltal blue bnt- tstnyllBW by me I forgot I was lame, an'I tried v> mn—an'—I couldn't, and I 'moat a4ad; but Ilm he says: "O Totsy I you don't want the hutter- ' By. Why, you'd km It in no time In your hot Uttle hands.' Then he showed me a place la the bushes *here we could alt down an' eat our bread, an' ■hue was a Uttle bird oome, on' wegavalteome '^■mertoo. We ■(•red theie all dar, an', when the moonlight came an' made everything wtUto, I Biioied aU over for falry-rlnga. but I couldn't And DoneL" "Jalryrlngsr J^os, fairy rlm(a."wtthawlaa Uttle nod. 'Don't Too know? oidMls' Krily, who Uves on ournoor, ^ti BO old she can'tdo nothing but alt In her ^*er and smoke, ahe aaya alia oome from a plaoe ^VoTCT the sea the big blue sea that sparfclea S~;;*a' Bhe ssys the falrlea danoe on the grass by 2°°hUgbt In rings, and they an all beautltal an' r^-Uke. Bat she says she nsver seen none, ^r~*oahe vam'tliomonaSnnday. An'maybe I r^t bom on a Sunday, an' that's the reason I g/^uh t and 'em, 'cause she saya no one can see "ixT?" '"lout theyte been bom on a Sunday." „^ how did yon get homer' I asked. vvJL'U. me and Jim walked homoL iMatitlse, gTOI waa tiled Jim eairlad me plitelMdl.an' fte^Z ^«lncUi' in the ehuiehee, an' we aec on w»s to listen, an' the otan ire8»«]ilnln', on' JiT" beauUfnL An* nlghta when my shoold- J"„»»o. «a' UtUs Ted hnnches me, I Jlst think of Itauan go off to sleep so nloe you can't think." "And what did Mrs. BUey sayt" "She waa pretty mad, an'scolded dreadful; bnt Idldn t mind It mu^ then 'onse, you tec, Fd Poor Uttle phUosopherl "Do yon often come here, Totsy?" "Sse'm, as often as I can, when Mis' BUey let's me. She's real good, too,-lf she does scold, an' she let s me come real otton. Jim likes to have me come an' wait for him here. He says he likes to think when he'e tired and hungry: 'Totsy's SrwalUn' for me In the square.' An' Jim soye whenheglta to be a man he means to be Prcsl- J^^V."?"^ he wiu be, too, for he says It don t take nothing to be President bnt a heap ot Cheek, an' blowln' round, mokln' (oUcs think yon ro somebody. An' you needn't have leomln' ouse you have a man to do aU your readln' an' WTltln for you. an' you don't have to do nothln' ?kI,.?1 °. 1?. ouilaee, and smoke (but I shouldn't think they'd want to do that—It's nasty, think; I tried to smoke once a stump I found, aa it made me sick-awful sick). But Jim says wys ^'"^forever In the country, 'an he \niat other delights Jim may have hod In etore wm never be known, for Jast then a boy of lour teen or so turned Into the square—rough-halred freckied, pug-nosed,shabby astohtsattlro. and al- togothor homely as to his appearance; and with a cry ot dollght Totsy pattored off to meet him, the crutch-atlck beaUng a pitiful tuno on the uave- ment, and tho poor, Uttle, shrunken foot hang- ing helplessly down. I heard the delighted "O Totsyl are you here?" I saw the loving kiss pressed on the eager toco upturned to his, and I noted the protecting clasp of hie hand as they pasaod down the street away from my ken. O poor Jim I Only on ommd-tny, hard-worked S?* ,"?,'le'Pa'<>. 'rtth a life-burden ot sorrow In uie Uttle Bletor. crippled forever by your anm hMid—trying all your benlghtod best to be to her wiiat she can never be to herself—who shaU date to say how your account may stand at that I^st Day? Poor, patient Uttle Totsyl The sunsot gleams died off the tree-tops, a low stare came out In the tar-off blue, as, taking my Uttle danghior's hands in mine, 1 walked slowly homeward through the mUd Sprlng-evonlng. THE GOLDEN DATS or eOtJTH Cj^SjOX^ITHA^ wwrrBX FOB the hbw tore clipper. HS' le" A'iBTista, Georgia, on Bun- day, JaiL 30,18S3, for Charleeton, South Carolina, under the conductorshlp ot Captain Jim Slorl- deth, carried as merry a crowd as ever I«tt the Bouthem bank ot tho Savannah River. Among those who stepped on board were Mr. Mark Lewis and his twin triend Ike EvereU, bound to get even on KUzabeth McNalry U poeslble, and determined to send Jake Fresh on a walking tour by break- ing Oat tpaut Which had more bars on Its Ivory ball than oould be counted In the whole dty of Augusta. Fiiii ot fun, becaueo the mischief which was In their heads was all Oxed In college a few days be- fore, they took seats alongside of Jim England and Jake FTeeh, and became attonUve listeners to the numerous stories told by Mr. Jim England who was noted for being the most cqAltaPynm- splimer InaU that section ot country lyUg between the Patuxent River and Mobile Bay. Mark would get his oar In every now and then to roUeve the fall- ing voice ot Jim the BUntorlan; and when In the nature of things there was a few moments' qalet In that section of the car, TIdmarsh of Boblnson's Circus would woken the tmyn and sot thom to roar- ing with langhter by tolling of Pat Flannlgan and his pitchfork, which story he repeated at intorvala seven times during the ride, and each time with the same effect. Poor 'Tld" has handed In his checks long ago, and la now planted on the banJks of the maddy Mississippi; but no doubt there are some Uvlng who remember him for his genuine wit, and the "pllot-flsh" of John Boblnson's famous clrena. Afl for Ike—qnlet lie, Mark called him—when- ever ho had a chance to get In edgeways "I'm off for Charlestou early In the morning" was heard throughout the coxv, waking up thoee who ware trying to get a few winks: but one and all seemed eo pleased with the song that an encore was caUed for, which genetaUy ended with a soUd ^oros, and a Jamboree to back it. AU this pleased Old Jake, and more espodaUy the song, which generaUy called forth from him tho foUowlos comments: "My young friends," speaking to Mark and Ike, "you are Iwund to make your mark in this world, no matter whether It Is In dissecting some old spori, or In beating the spout." This was said so often that quiet Ike once re- marked: "DncIeJake, It would bo funny If somebody beat your old spout Just once," There was no heed token of this romaric, and the night was spent ss described, and the next morn- ing early the train arrived In Charleston, with Us passengers aU safe and sound. Mark and his In- separable put up at the PavlUon Hotel, kept by one Butterfleld, a prince ot hosts, and thoroughly posted in aU things oonnectod with ntdng, and who received a uoto from the proprietor of The Augatta aioU, saying: "Take care of my bays, and. If there are any points to t» glveii away, don't tor^ get them." The boys were aU right, tor the note did It; butstUI they had a hankering after their friends, who scattered around, and they were more especially oonoemed atiout the wheroabouts of Jake Fresh and his spout; nevertheless, they werehappy.for Jake was sure to lliid them. After breakfast the companions In mlsohlef took a stroU to the Ksgnolla Baee-traok, which was an' easy walk from the ^ty, and on arriving there were sur- prised at seeing so nfany hoisea, for every boa had an occupant, and ths^stahles that were In ABgusta the week betore haa-greoolved acceeslons. aqd one ocshnpi bad tieen.a '< '"p »ut omf u^,,_. hers, bat In another way, which was kept- dark even to the tackeis dt Oold Pin. i On Tuesday. Feb. 1,1BS3, the regular raceaover the Magnolia Comae commenced, and thoee who have been fortunate enongh to attend the meetings In olden Umee will remember the sport, and never forget the hoepltaUtyot the people and endless pleasure during the camlval-week of the Charles- ton races: but to the f oUowers ot racing In the pres- ent age It may not be amlaa to say a few words about how racing was conducted In the Palmetto State In the good old days gone by forever. The dub waa compoeod ot tho moat woaittiy men In South Carolina, and the purses given wero bound- less In UbeiaUty. which attracted the attention ot hoiaeownera aU over the South and Southwest, thereby bringing the best hoisee to compete against one another. Ot course, the prizee to be run for In thoee days did not represent as much In Oguree as they do at present; but money then seemed to have a greater value; and. In proof ot this latter fact, tho general admission to the grounds ot the Magnolia Coune was only Ave cento, giving everybody, no matter how poor, an opporiunl^ to enjoy a day's recrea- tion and sport, thereby tnaklng Ave holidays In eaacesslon. which Is weU known everybody In large ddes stand much In need of. To be sure, every man and tila mother-in-law took advantage of the situation, for It only came once a year, and those who oould afford It and were, like "Barkis," wUUng, oould get a seat on the stands by paying a Uttle more; but the purses came out ot the club's treasury and entrance teee, and to a stranger It would seem that the races were gotten up for the purpoee ot amusing the multitude. Among the noted horses on the grounds at this time were Jeff Davis, Highlander and Ellzatieth McNairy, whoes portormance In Augusta a week betore In beating Oold Pin. a daughter ot the renowned Boston, eeemed to scare them aU; and for what reason can- not be eeen, for the time made was terribly slow in three-mUe heats—6 30, 6:55; but at aU events they scared worth two cents, and Jeff Davis won the flrst race ot the season, and on the next day Highlander went to the front, leaving people to think that, for the Jockey Club race of three-mUe heata, the two that contended a week before would try conclusions once more; but, as It turned out, Oold Pin did not run at aU during the meeUng. The boys wagered a Uttle on Tuesday and Wednesday's racing with various results, except Jim England, who was blessed with the knack ot picking out the loser right straight along; but the twins tiad other mutton to try, and were waiting patiently tor the great day, which at lost camo- But ooi the night before, when the nominations tor the grrat race were handed In, everybody was surprised at learning that C. Oreen wotUd not start Oold Pin, but. Instead, a three-year-old bay colt by Pamnnky out ot Sarah Washington, named Escape, and his only competitor would be the conqueror ot the Virginia stable In Augusta—Eliz- abeth McNatry. Bo It was the same old Oght— Virginia against Teimeasee. But ot this young repreeentattve ot the Old Dominion the general betting pnbUc could tell nothing, and the only conclusion they could come to was that he must be a dark one. But, dark as he was, the backers of McNalryhad great oonBdence In her steylng quaUtlcs, and backed her to win. Among the othere who were troubled by this change ot base In the DoBweU-Oreen stable were Mark Lewis and his side-partner Dee Everett, who, as soon as the entries became known, hied away to And Mr. But- terfleld and get his opinion ot to-morrow's race. They found that worthy gentleman enjoying a game ot whist, but at their eoUdtatlon he excused himself tor a few moments, and retired Into a pri- vate parlor for a brief consultation. "What Is Escape, and what are his rhanrwi ot winning the race to morrow, Mr. ButtorAeld?" queried Mark, who generally did aU the talking, and left the to his friend Ike. "Well, my young friends. In the Arst place Es- cape is a hoTBB; in the second, be Is out of Sarah Washington, and was bred near the Slaahes, which la the birthplace of Henry Clay; and In the third place, bewiumn, for the names ot Washington and Olay in this coimectlon are a sure omen ot suooeae, as those two namee are bom wlnnere, by the Great Eternal I Bnt don't ptunp the weU too dry. Only remember that the name ot the wlimer ot the Jockey Olub Purse wlU be Escape, and there Is no escape from It tmleea he ahould be poisoned to- night, wtilch I do not fear." "But, Mr. BatterAeld," quoth Mark, "what do yon know ot thla horse'a pulormancesT" "Don't ask me too many qneatlons, my young friends, because It might lead to a breach ot oon- fldenee; but bet your money on the horse that waa bied In the "««»'»», and I wlU take half ot aU you wager." "We wOl abide by your advice, Mr. ButtorAeld, bnt prefar imt to out It up In three parte. Bo we WlU not count yon in. Qood-nlght, air." "0(X>d-nlght, my young friends; keep out of mlsohlat, and bet on Escape." Wlth^hia advice Mr. Butterfleld returned to the whiat-roem, and the twins departed on a jAlsBion whldi to ihem waa nppeimoei. and which ^SBS planned In Atigusto, but this night or nevar ItwuBto be pnt Into executtqn. Walkliig down MeelLIng street elowly. they Anally reached the theatre and began to reooimoltra, when, as luck would have It, the fliat house they entered waa the one In' search of, and where they found Joke Freah, who received them with aU that suavity of manner he paseeflsed; and. as be waa not engaged narttealarl/theboya got him into a converaatlon- aJmood, and retired Into a side-ioom to enjoy the dose that klUed the Kentncklan. ' . . - "How, nnole Jake, where la that I>aU ot yours, for I want to look at It?" ^_ "Why, certainly, my boy, you can gaxa on ite beantlM aa long aa yon want to:" and, so saying. Old Jake went after the baU that waa the eause of aamoA anxiety to Mark and Ike. Itwas brongh^ and Unela. Jake deeoanted on the beanly of Its Shane, and the erenehaiUBS of the player,;an ot wbldi Mark took In. and banded the bolltolke, WtM toyed wtth It ae a UtUe gin doea with a play- thing, while Mark, In the meantime, got the qld mantotoU that story aboathlshorseJeimy which he commenced In Augusta, but never Anlahed, Jenny was a weak point ot Jake's, and whenever he told the story he became exdted, because be was completely wrappM up In that subject. WhUehewaa pouring forth his eloquence, quiet Ike was working that baU In a way that waa cruel, for the young Imp had some kind of preparaUon In his pocket with which he daubed aU over the black "bars" in an artistic way, and never touched the other colors. When Jake finished his story Ike had Anlshed the baU, and after a Uttle more sucking through straw, Ike handed the lump ot Ivory to Jake, aaylng: "Mr. Froah, I came near putting It In my pockeL I am so forgetful." "AU right, my boy. Before I forget It I wlU put it away." And ho did. Then, after a few .minutes' dbn- versatlon about the relaUve meriuot the contend- ing nags In the next day's race, the trio separated, and the boys returned to the pavilion. "It's all right, Mark," says quietike; "Imade a good Job; and. If Old Jake don't And It out by to- morrow, we WlU make It red-hot for him:" and, SO aaylng, the pair turned In todream ot "spouts," "baia," racehorses, and any numberof Old Jakes. The morrow was ushered In bright and mellow aa the skies that hoverod above the Palmetto State, and from early mom untU noon the road to the race-course was thronged with people; tor this was Oie day ot all others, and the scenes on the road and iDsldo tho grounds reminded one of Asqulth, near Liverpool. The twin companions wero up early, for the tear of the "bars" being rubbed off or <liscovered rDbl>ed thom of their sleep, and Im- mediately after breakfast they departed for Mag- nolia on toot, where, upon arriving, the llret ob- ject aoaght was the horse Escape, who was to bat- tle for their money as well as otheie, and Mark feU Id love with him In an instant, as he stood out- side of his box, undergoing some preparation tor his coming strnggle. By noon the crowd on the Stands and grounds was Immense, and the bet- ting was even up, and plenty ot It. Mark and Ike got a good aUoe otlt, and then, with cautious stops, thoy entered the booth to make a trioniUj coll on Undo Joke, who greeted them in his luiual man- ner. Being satlsAed that no sharp eyes had cast any affecuonate glances on those "bars," they buckled in and bet on the black, and black she came- With some few exceptions, when It came red. blue, or bar either, black came to the reecue; but, to avoid suspicion, tho studente would at times take In the red or blue. When the nnit heat ot the race was called everybody rush- ed out, ot course, and Ike and Mark, In looking over their spoils, discovered that they were ovor one hundred dollara winner. This was only a l>o- glnnlng, tor the Ume tor them to make it hot for Old Jake was between heate; and now their whole Interest was centred on the race: but Just before the horses started Jim England come over to the boys, and, shaking a "century" In their faces, dared either ot them to cover It against McMolry, which proposition was received with thanks, and covered on the Instant. To an even start both hoisee Jumped away, and It was not long betore the Tonngater cut oat the running and made the pace eo terriflc for KcNalry that her Jockey come to think that no Oold Pin was In that race- All tho waiy round, from start to finish. Escape kept the lead, and It looked as It he wero trying to distance her; but'a poultice ot whip kept her Btialnlng, and at the end she waa three lengths behind, looking fearfully distressed, and her sides puAlng like beUows, while the young one went under the string, winning the heat In 6 :il, which was very good time for thoee days; but he looked quite tired. Mr. Butterfleld spied the boya from the members' stand, and, mshing over to where they were, exclaimed: "My wartlal did you iMst your eternal toriune on that Bdon of Old VlrgUiin?" "We have bet considerable money on the race, sir. But what do you think ot It? For It Is not over yet." "Think of It, my boys? Why, thera Is only one thing to think of, and that Is that the mare Is al- ready l>eaten. So, U you have any more money, lay it out at three—or even Ave—to one, and you'U make money." But Mark's Ideas were not running that way, for they were a kind ot frah Just then, and he, In company with qulot ike, gave. Mr. Butumeld tho Blip, and entercKl the haven of wealth once more, when, with no more ado. they anain ♦i^'-^^imI that color on which there were no "bars." tor there was no time to be lost, providing Mr. ButterAeld's opinion was correct. "Bar Blue" came only once during the time botwoon heats, black without a "bar" constantly showed up, and Ike kept his word by making the old man red-hot- It was the warmest game for a short time ever seen on the Charlostoa race-track, for the boys would "porrel- lee," and Old Jake's mouth was going as If he wero chewing a tenpenny nail, and at last, un- able to keep In, he shouted; "Boys, I've been playing this ere game, man and boy, tor many a year, and I've never seen such Infernal luck be- fore. What have you been doing?" "Doing 1 Why, wo have been botting on Escape. That's good enough, alnt It?" says quiet Ike. But still It came black, and, when Mark request- ed Old Jake to spin that yam about Jenny, the lat- ter retorted by saying: "D n Jenny. And I mustaay, toryoung men, you have the most aU-Ared Impudence I ever eeen to ask a man to spin a yam when he is seven or eight hundred loser. But, as I romorked once before, you two are bound to get along in this world.'* And with this speech old Jake shoved tbat baU up the spout with extra force, when down she came, and, after wriggling atx>ut In the bowl for a tow seconds, turned up—black I Jako was wound-up; but the boys did not know It, as Just then It was aimounced that the second heat was about to commence, and the uaual ruah waa made outside. But as the tnys were going out ot the door they heard Jake shouting: "Don't come near me any more to-day. If yon love me, tor I am mined; but to-morrow I'U give you all another food." At wttlch the boys laughed, and said to them- uvC' When the horses started for the second heat, the mare had a little the boat of the send-off, and kept the load tor some time, making it appear as It broken heate was to be the result; but the Jockey on Bscape was holding him l>ack, and saving thla pet ot the Slashes tor the Bnlsh, which soon came. As they entered the third mUe the horse waaglven hts head, and t>efore they rounded the Arst tum he passed tho mare, and she immediately pulled up, completely played out, and Escape went round the circle at his leisure, winning the heat and race In e rOS. Teimessee returned the honors borrowed In Augusta, and lowered her colore to Tirglnla; but it was a sad day to the backers of McNalry, and Jim England commenced right thereand then to drown hla looses in wine, whldk he Indulged in so freely that, by the time he arrived In the dty, he waa In a aeml-consdous state, and, although very peaceable, was very sleepy-looklng. During the week there wss a wild mmordrcu- latod around the prlndpal reeoria that gold In abundance was buried on the Battery; but very few believed It, and very few had the courage to attempt any digging on the beautiful promenade where the reeldenta of Charleetoa took their dally walka and breathlnga from the sea. But it was left to those wUd coUege-lmya from Augusta to And a way for more mischief, aa they were not satlsAed with what they had already done to Uncle Jake. So they saw TIdmarsh, and the three went down to Jack Smith's, on the comer ot Market street, where a lantom and a spade were left for a special purpose; thon, wending their way back- words, entered the box of the Charleeton Hotel, where Jim England was seen walking up and down aa If In a dream. They approached him, and he, after a apeU, recognized Mark by saying: "You are the young feUow who won my last hundred—lend me a twenty.'! 'Why, certainly, Jim; oncTyou can have more If you want it, for by to-morrow morning oU the boys In the secret wlU have more money than tboy can carry, and at twolvo to-night we are going down on the Battery after that gold. All of our lamps and spades are now In Smith's, and you can bet we are lucky enough to And IC" Mr. Jim England caUed for another bottle, which, being punished, he excused himself, and bade the boya good-night; but the boys were not far liehind him when. In his maudlin stete, he started down Meeting street, and Into Smlth'a he entered. The trio stood In the market, waiting for Jim's reappearance; and they did not have long to wait, for out he came, with lantern In hand and spade on his shoulder, steering leisurely for the Battery, and they followed at a reepectttU dis- tance. As eoon as thoobjoetlve polntwBsreached, Mr. Jim Fneland made his way to the eaatem end ot the Battery, which satlsAod the boys that Jim was jMited. as that was the Identical spot where the gold was said to be buried. Placing his lantem on the ground, he pulled off bis coat and oommenood to dig in eamoet; bnt had hardly time to get warm when a rough voice reached his ear, saying: "Who are yon, and what are you doing here?" "Worthy friend, my name Is Tlmon, and I am turning over mother Earth in search ot that Althy stuff colled gold; and, U I am lucky onough to And It. you shaU haveltaU, tor I want none ot It." Mr. PoUoeman, for such he was, had no rever- ence for Shakespeare, even If he had any know- ledge ot such a person, for he said: "Mr. Tlmon, I'm sorry to disturb you In your excavations: but you must come with me to the callboose, and we wlU see about this gold," Poor Jim, qulot as a chUd, aUowcd the poUca- man to lead him; but he held on to the spade and lantern, aaylng: "These things belong to a most worthy man named Smith, who was kind enough to loan them to me." It waa a funny sight to see Jim England enter the calaboose with spade on ahoulder and lantem in bond; but It was no fun to him; for, next to killing ono of the buzzards around the market. It was a moat serious offense In the eyes ot the Chorlestonlans to attempt the destmcUon of the Battery, and Mark rushed off for the FavUlon Ho- tel and aroused Mr. Bnttemeld—who waa dream- ing of Henry Clay—and enlisted his services In behalf of Jim England. "It Is a most grevlous offense, my boy, and how came your friend to act so foolish?" Mark stated that he and Ike wanted some ftm, and, falling in with TIdmarsh, they, played this Joke on Mr. England, not dreaming ot the resole When Mr. ButterAeld entered the cala- booee he explained everything to the offlcer In ohaige, and offered to be responsible for the prla- onors appearance at court; and TIdmarsh, who wasasweU known in Charleston as In any other dty, told the story In his own tunny way, which resulted In the rtlsmlBsal ot Mr. Jim Eng- land with a reprimand. . "Tld" did It, for pollco- ofliceiB In the South alwaya had a weakneaa to- wards a drcuB-man. Mr. Jim England was taken to hla hotel—the Charleeton and, after being put to bed, Mark went ..to the clerk and handed him a lU^-doUar note, to be given to the gold-dig- ger when he got Sober. ■ "What name ahaU I mention?" eaked the derk. "Mr. Mark I«wls, If you please." •1 ShaU do so with pleasure, Mr. IVewla; and, whUe I think ot It, I would aay that it wlU be to your advantage to leave this dty aa aoon aa possi- ble, unless yon want to shed blood; for there waa a man named Fteah around here a while ago, In- qolxlng for you and flourishing a pistol, on wbloh he said there were ao bars." "Ike," said Mark, "there Is no use In getting Into trouble with Dcde Jake, so we wlU 6ir blm by skipping on an early train tor Angustk" Which they did, perfectly watlslliwi wi th the trip to the Charleeton CUPP EB VABIE TIES. Comprldng Ne^o abBtreby—Sentliiiental Ballad8~^iiilc Songs—Theatrleai Jokes Cfrens R«inhitmtticeB~01d Playbills—Baqjo Eceentrlclties, Etc. - wainas txn couanD roa the itww vobe oLima. ■liiKiii^ll'iLL'lHi S'li ,7 WITU THE POBTti. BY NEt B otraa —Mr. Johnalng, does yon lub poetry? IMTEB.—Tee, Bones, very much; It Is the object ot my eepodal adoration. Bones.— It is, eh? Who's your favorite author? lyTEB —I have no especial one—I rood them ^l with dellghL Who Is your favorite author, Bonee? B oiras .-Mother Goose I IMTEn.—Howoddl Kevorthelesa, she was a poet. B OMES .—Yes; and she wrote about de minstrels. IKTE8.—How so? Boms.-Don't she say: "Hark, borfe, de dogs dey bark; de beggare hab come to town?" IJTT EB—How con you have the Ifarte to say that? Tenob. —Those words you wlU havo to Ckaucer. Taubo. —His ITontiuwrlA nulllu to us; don't mind him, INTS.—It la his language that Aims. Takbo.— You can't get orUmg.feHoa, wld us, et you talk like dat. B0NE8.—Well, den, I'll Btait up, on' hab some- tbl n' nic e tor my nex' quotaUon. INTZB.—Yee,do; say somethln' H-UMur next time. BOKEB.—I'U say somethln' Moon soouble, thus: De minstrel boys hab come to town, Dressed In their nicest salts, Wld shiny hats and waxed moostache And neoby tiox-toed twots; Ob. dear, they look so charming, Those hlffh-mlnilsd nloots. IKTEB.—A rather doubtful sentiment. Bones. Who Is the anther ? Bomea.—Mel I'm him. Oh, I'm chock taUof It. I've got one for everybody. INTZB—Ah, Indeed? Then favor us with a vaiae about Tambo. BOXBB.—Wld pleasure: Behold his Rorgeooi makeup, HlsheadTlkeatoxeen; nifl diamond ring am fluhy As he plsys detambonrlne. IitTEB.—That WlU do, aU but the dlamond ring. A]t'EAiii.TBi8BB.—Ahotiaeinaldboaatlngiot bar- Indnstiotia bablisaald she rose at tour, mode a Ate, put on the kettle, prepared IhotgeaJrfaOt, and made aU the beda before any one In the bouse waa tip. Lot the gentle-voiced tenor be the subject ot your next spasm. BoilEB.—Yes.'sar; here goes: Hie giaceAll tenor gaza upon— nis voice la wondrous sweet. He cultivates a dlamond-pln And prides himself on Rct; For style and cducalloa With Evorts he'U compete. INTEB.—Good enough; that will do for you, Bones: we wUl ' BOMES--Hold on, Mr. Johnalng, I hab one for you: you can't get off dat way. INTEB.—Oh, very well. Bones: I don't care. Go ahead. But, I wamyou,play lightly,ordoarshaU be the penance. BONES.-Who'a afraid ? Hera's at you: The motlol IntArtoeuCor A man of talent Is; Dey say dat he's a noblemaiy- - you «an t«U It In bis "pbls." He dotal npon the ladlas And andentands his "biz." INTEB.—You let me down quite easUy. But have you nothing to aay ot yourself. Bones? BONES.—Oh, my, go 'long; I'm too bashful. Bnt If I must, I mtist. Here it Is: Marvel of modesty, beanty and wealth _ lOmfOBn groan). The very incarnation of health (AU^"SBan HI/";, AU nature smiles as yon pass by (C<i£M of "Udpl UetpP'), Yoa in the qraoeure of beauty's eye. INTEB.—There, there, therel What havo we done that we should be aflUcted In this maimer? TAKBO.—"AU nature smUee" to see what big foo-foo yon la. Dat's de fust time I eber heard of beauty habin' one eye, IMTEB—Do not tie too critical, Tam.; he wUl soon be over that At, and In the meantime, to allay the exdtement, let Signer AlforgotU favor the audience with the new and plolnUve ballad: IK>VKLT T.-n.w.m j/ri^, HvLjmeX^Ie, my UUleX^le, Was lovely as the rote. As plsdd ss the ev>nlng star At twUlgfat'ri chsrming elose: The snowy plume her bat displayed Waved not more pure and lair, Ber sparkling eyes were floating gems- Like gold, nerauborn hair; " The moes-rooe, slumh'ring In Its bed Ne'er woke a sweeter smile; But now, alaal she's lost to me ■y lovely UllleLyle I Chonu.-O lovely Llllle Lyiel However Car sport, ' Kethbiks I see tlictt umll^ The smile that stole my beart. Ucr &lry form I oftbsj^old On ef'ij fciiMliis brecsc. Her songs of sweetest lore I hear Oa qnlv'rlng thraogh the trees: Bar merry laughs ring In my ears Just as they often rang, And 1 behnia In mcm'iy still The mellow lips that sang; Bnt now, alas I her thrilling glance No more mine eye* begalla, ToTihe It gtme and lost to me— My lovely LlUleLyle. • Oonu.—O lovely Lillie Lyio, ete. Tea, though her heart's another's now, And bests no more Ibr me. Yet I wUl taieh my seal to piay That aba may happy be; And though she may bestow no thought Where onee her imllea were cast. Id mcm'iy^ garden she shall bloom tttui lovely tothe last: thla twisting heart shall ever fcel The beaaty of ber smOe, Though shala gone and lost to me— ByloVtly uDle Lyie. CAonu.—Yes, lorely I,llUe Lyle, etc IN FR£DERIClf«BVRO, VA.,?ir Il>ie, Edwin Brewne contributes an advertlatTment which he cut from an old paper In the dty above named. James H. Caldwell made his flrst appear- ance In America, in Charleeton, S. C, In Novem- ber. 1818. InUlTbe managed a theatre In Wash- ington. D. C, and In 1818 built a theatre In Peters- burg, Ya.; In January, 1620, he engaged the French Theatre In Now Orleans, La., tor Tingllsh per- formonoee, and commenced buUdIng the flrst American theatre there In 1833, and opened Jan. 1, IBM. He bnUtother theatres, as foUows: NaahvlUe. Tenn., 1826; St. Louis, Mo., ISTT; Nalchei, Hiss., 1828; ClndnnaU, O., 1833; and the Bt. Otiarlea Theatre, New Orleans, Ia., 1839, which waa de- s tioje d by lire v^-r^y* la, letx He retired Crom the stsge Jon. U, IBtS, and died In New York City Sept. 11, 1863. Mr. EntwlsUe, although a good actor, marred hla Impeisonatlon by indiscretions, and flnaUyoommlttod suldde in New Orleans, Ia. THEATR E. FB KDEIUCKBBDRO. IJtSTWEBK Birr TWO. The Isst time of the mdodiamaa of "Blue Beard" and "Inlueper'a Daughter." TUIB BVENINO. OCT- 2. 1810, will be prteented the melodrama of TBE IN-KKEEPER'S DACOHTEB. Richard 3Ir. CaUwcUIITsns Kotiler Oitwlstla After which will be seted the petite comedy translated ftom the French comsdy of ADOLFRE ET CLARE. Delavd Mc. CsldweU Deddy Flu Gtalsgfaan MeHalllnaeh 0<Clogborty, Mr. EntwlsUe The whole to eondods with the diamatio romance of BLUE-BEARD, Oa FBSIALE CURIOSITY- Shickaback Mr. EntwlsUe In preparation, 'Hmoor the Tartar, or the OeoiBlao Piineess." For ftirther partlenlars see hills of the day. Dooia to be opened at <t and the curtain to rise at 7 o'clock precisely. _ Tickets te be had at Mr. J. Toong's snd T. Bank's Tav- enu, at Mr. Wm. F. Oray'sbookfUre, and at the theatre. • ■i^XI t t ' ti. DAVID OAIUUCK'B FIRST APFEAR- AHCES OH ASIC 8TAOK. We present onr readera with a copy of the bill which aimounced the debut of David Oatxlck. A copy ot the orlgtnal playbiU waa made between the yean 1T8S and 1790 by the father of a weU- teown clergyman In Philadelphia, Pa., and sent to him. The latter hss permitted a triend to copy It and send It to UB. GOODMAN'S FIELDS, October 19l Via. At the lata thostie In OOOOMAN'S FtBUH, ihls day. Will be perflirmed a coneeft of voetl tod initnimental ma- slc, dlvldad Inw two parta 'nckscs at three, two and one shilling Places Ihr the boxes to be taken at the Ftecee Tavern, near the thsatra. N.B.—Between the two ptiti Of the GooeeitwUl be pre- sented a historical play called *Trhe Uto and Death oT Klnir Richard HI," eontainlng the distresses of King HeU' ™- - -■ -Titionorr ■ — - :inrBdw he Earl of Richmond, and the death ly VT, the artful acquisition orthe crown by nnguchard, the moider of nnng KIncBdwoid and his brotfier In the Tower, the landing of the . of Kliw Rlchardln the mamorahle battle of Bosworth Fleld-Iielng the last that was fought between the hooaea of York snd Lancaster—with many other true '■'^".'■n' The part of King Richard I7 a gentleman who never ap- neaiea on any stage. King Henry......Mr. Olfford Mr. MaiahaU MIssUlpplsley MIssNaylor Richmond Prince Henry. Dnke of York. Duke of BueUjuhami llr. Pattenion DnkeorNorlhlk..Mr. Blakaa Lord Stanley Mr. Paget - - ■ .Mr. Vautfm Ozlhrd — --^ and the part of Lady Anne by Mrs. Oltford. With entertainments of-dancing by T~ Madame Duvalt, and the MIfis Oianler. Tressel Mr. Olfford Catesby Mr. Marr Ratdur. Mr. Crana Blunt Mr. Naylor T yir el Mr. Pnttenham Lord Mayor...Mr. Ounstau The Queen Mrs. Steele Duchess of York.. Mrs. Yates dug by Monsleor Ftomet, To which will be added a ballad-opera, of one act, called "The Yligm Unmasked"—the part of Lucy by Miss Ulp- }>lsley. Both of which will be perfbrmed gntls by peiiooa tor their dlvenloa. The conceit will begin exactly atalx o'clock. PAST m. BAWJO MEDliET. BonK ot BoBgs* AiR-^oe Bowers. Mother, Is the batUe over? Says tho spider to the fly- When Johnny comes marching home again, Oh, how Is that for bUrhr I am o'er young to many yet. Bays little Mwde May; I'm Captain Jliiks of the hone marines. Ten thoussnd miles away- I'm sitting on the stUe, Mary— Oood-bye, sweetheart, good-bve: The boy stood on the horning deck. His name was Pat Malloy, In the days when Z waa hard np, fTwas In the oottsge by the sea- Pm lonely sines my motoo died— Shoofly, don't bother me. Don't be angry with ma. '^■*M«g, Says Annie of the vale, AlouK with Old Bob Ridley A-rldlng on a rail; Oh, Champagne Charley Is my name, Acraas the seas I roam. Oh. put me In my UtUe bed. With the Uttle one's at home. Oh, I love yoo, MoUle darling. Bays Old Black Joe; Way op In that balloon, boys. Don't yon go. Tommy, do&tga When this cruel war la over I'll paddle my own canoe— Mr Johnny was a shoemsker Whan this oU hat was new. [Here the performer goes oil; ss though the song we ended. This is the cue lor the audlenee to applaud.] (TIno-aAUio-alinQ.y Boenter Mister Black Man. Oh, I wWi I was an angel, A<oinlng thrangh the lye; Meet ms la the lana.1ov<b When the swallows homeward 0y. Silver thieads aaanc the gold; Voa>iebaaB aMsad to me— Oood^v^ Joha. doat stav long,' Oottalhe aetk ' my.pr ayar. nsgln s to Isive .^-walkingdown Broadway; ■. Perhaps bA SB the railway, ... My oen; my (Uldlag star; OfeLUstea tetha mo«ng hud, BayaPatorMnUlacir. J. M. Dmniao. BERIO-COmC BONO. DxnicATSD TO Mms Ida Rxvikovon, BY DAVID PAULDINO. "OBEKB DB LA CRBHB." Aa I stood St the dossing, waiting flsr a ear. A nlea yooiw man aatoted me by bowing ITom afar; I rscomlsed hlaeooitesy by nodding of my head- He quXehly waltead up to my side, and thus to me ha sold: "lUe my arm, tnlnk no harm! We'U go and have some cream— You'll quickly iind I'm ever kind, hr eacellesce—'oeme de la oeme.'" (iraik aaddaaee:) I oakhlsarmathlare<raest,and with wllehlng smile He alkedof many snlOeets thatserved the hoaiatolie- guUa; . He waa "par oudlfnoe," In tket, the very prince efbeanx. With dalntyhaBda and charming feet and *^""lnlr*i noee. BrcaUkestara, lovely moostache— -I tanild Hla attln neat ^ Bla every movement did proclaim Ihathawai"eremadalaerema." ' (Woicaaddaaac.) An hoar or two ahoot the town did we aereoaly walk— Ofthlathlngandcf that thing did we pleaiomly talk; Hatrlmcny.however, waa touched botfrom afar. For ftfsln^jrpung men this was the anlding star, "yes, he'd alwaya reoialnsfngls— ■ ' Wooldnt maxTT o'oi a qocen." J . ^ Go 1 Qnlek bade him "Good.moml^g.'* ThU'I Irt my "creme de la oema" M«»-« (Wot* aaddaaee.) ODDS Am KBDfl. Hatub^amd ABI>-A man In the ondleoee at Betasburk, Va,, during, the last aot ot "nie Two Orphans,''^ could oontoln himself no longer, and yaUed.oot: "HurrahI cripple, btuiahl KlU the -^nsooL" The lemark, audible , to aU ot the biOiise, pTodnosd a ripple of eadtement that waan't .dntlteiirocrainme. . 'svnpr moasNOB.—A Uttle glxl vent with bar mbtlierto aaoldeneconaert. wium that lady and the aai ohorua vpeared; the Uttle girt In the aadl- enoa looked at them a moment, them said: "Mam- ^111^ ave those wamen ready for bed now r' ' ''Jnymus.'"—An actor, a young married man wfab ldayea juvenllao. on being aaked by a romaa- tlo yoong'Iady: "Why he did notseoure some fOnd one's company In his voyage on the ooeanot llfef" replied: "I woiud, If I were sure soch an ooeon wonld be podflc." lIDSOKn UIUS~CUPPEB SERIES, 10. I. FAinrr datenfokt. '' In the' finished engraving on our flrst page wUI readily be recognised the dlsUncUve features ot the leading lady ot wliat, regarded for the latent strength and endless resources ot Its com- pany. If for no other reason, perhaps deserves to be daased as the leading theatre of America. A biography of Miss Faimy Davenport scarcely needa the prelude that she comes of dramatic stock, or that her mother was an actress ot mark in En g lan d before being wedded 'to Edward I~ Davenport, himself a promising and favorite American actor before he went abroad In support of the late Anna Cora Mowatt, although he did nAt attain to actual greatness In his prefeaaion untU after he had been singled out to second the late William C. Macready in the letter's tareweU tour through Great Britain.' The eldest of the Ave Daveniiort girls who have already appeared before the pubUc, Fanny was bom In I,ondon, but has been reared In this country, to which she came with her moth- er In the Summer of 1854, at the Ume that E. L. Davenport,-his English triumphs thick upon him, returned to his native land after an absence of soven years. .As a Juvenile, her stoge experi- ence was gleaned mainly at the Howard Athen- ffium, Boston, and among the almost InfantUe im- personations charged to her account at tbat house ore the child In "Metomora" and one ot the tod- dling schoohnlascs in "Pocahontas." Also to her Infantile record may be added her meagre ex- perience atBunon's Cham bors-Btreet Theatre, this dty, during the period when E. I.. Davenport and Harry Watklna were no more suooeaeful In man- aging It jolnUy than others had been before them. They christened It "The American Theatre," and opening It on Feb. 33, 1857, bapUzed It with "Tho atar-spangled Banner," In the chanting of which Mr. and Mrs. Davenport, their eldeet daughter, and tbe rest of the company took part Thus, as a feeble vocalist, "Miss Fanny," as she was termed in the bills, made her metropoUtnn debut. Before i^f.S1li."£f*°" «:>"«<«. "ho moy have, played a smaU speaking-part or two. it not, then she was flret seen in this dty ss an actress at NIblo's Gar- den on Feb. 14, 1883, when she played Charles I In "Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady "to the Buy Gomez ot her father, for whose beneflt this special bit ot play ot hers was devised. Bhe bad mean- whlle been of the stock at the Howard Athensum Bosun, and tor years after her praiseworthy effort as King Charles at NIblo's she'was attached to the Philadelphia and Boston Theatres, besides elsewhere for a time playing WllUam to the noto- rious CapL CrosBliee of Stuart Bobson In tho weU- traveled burlesquo of "Black-eyed Susan." It waa In the Fall of ISe9 that ahe made a start- Ung leap forward, bounding from soubrette at the Arch-street Theatre, Phlladolphla, to the dowiung belghtof Lady Gay Spanker at the Fltth- avenue, this city, six weeks after that house liad come under the ngls ot AugusUn Daly. With her father as Sir Harcoiut, she played Lady Gay sev- eral times In September, October and December ot 18«» at Daly's, and ahe has since won applsueo In It at more than one playhouse In New York, as weU as In other dtles. During the seasons ot 1889 to 1673 she was also ot rore sorvloe at the Fltth- avenue as VIoletta in CoUey Gibber's "She Would and She Would Not," Lady Mary In Mrs. Inchbald'e "Maids as They Are and Wives as They Were," and Miss Richland In Goldsmith's "Good-natured Man," comedies whose produc- tion at that time brushed oft an antique hoar that had been gathering upon them In this d^ for from eleven to flfty-two years. Theee aged unfamlllan were from time to time re- Ueved by her Polly Eoclee In Bobertson's "Caste," that social marvel Mrs. Madison Noble In OUve Logan's "Surf." AUoe Hawthorne in "Old Heads and Young Hearts," the tastefuUy robed and ever- jolly Effle Bemlngton In Bronson Howard's "Sara- toga," LeUtIa Hardy In "The BeUe's Stratagem,' Boele Farquhere in Bobertson's "Play." NeUy Wlkotf In "Diamonds," MIstresB Ford In "The Merry Wives of Windsor," the witty and ramoree- leesly-dressed Baroness de Mine In "Article 47, Georgette In the Bardou-Jackson "Femande"—_ part that fltted her as U she had been moulded for It—and the sprightly Lu Ten Byck In Daly's "Divorce," Temploton Jltt's institution of practi- cal "contemporaneous human Interest." This play, which had the honor of twing acted by the aams members Of Daly's company at the Walnut-street Theatre, PhUadelphlo, on the afternoon of Feb. aa, 187a, and at night at the Fifth-avenue, this dty, and which had the added honor ot being played two. hundred times hand-running at the latter house, was honored the more by Miss Davenport's starring in It as the unhappy Fanny Ten Ey<^ AU things must have an end, and between the mimic "New-Year's Eve" and the real New-Year's Might ot 1873 the pretty Uttle theatre In Twenty- totirth street l>ecame ashes. The Constance How- ard of "New-Year's Eve" bad no lodging on New- Year'e Night, and ashes, perhaps, 'was that envied maroon-velvet worn by Fanny Davenport, the Con- stance of that play. Bnt there was shortly a new lodging found In a fresh "Fifth-avenue Theatre." opened In the stale Old Glotw, where Lucy Bush- ton, hnmt-oork, tan-bark, sterootary aromas, and other eoulne smeU-feasts had held ravel for half- ardoaen yean or mora, and to this rafuge the flre- driven actore were tranaterred. MeanwhUe a bet- tar "Fifth-avenue Thoatte" was building nearer to Fifth-avenue. In Twenty-eighth street; and at iU opening Fanny Davenport waa seen as Kitty Oompton, the pretty housekeeper. In James Alber- lys "Fonune," Thera she bos been almost ever slnoe, charming select audlencee In roles ranging trem the sad-fated Ophelia in "Hamlet" to the guileless but unwise eonntry-glrl who was old BIr Peter's young Teazle. In the interval, which baa also embreoed some few and brief starring 'ventnree, she haa given a treeh Interest to such other old taoes asTUbnrina In "The Critic" al>- rldged, Bosallnd In "As Yoo Like It," PegWof- flngton In "Masks and Faces," Nancy Bikes In a novel veraton of "OUver Twiat," Pauline In "The I^y ot Lyons," and Agnea Eihel'a grand role of OUbeite In "Frou Fron," and has created audi ■siiTs i * -Bj on.Ei»tlftJn "Wii i A Ai»a«_'.'.B«ii VanBenB- olne of the pi>ari-gray In Daiya "Two wldows,- the Btately Duchess de Septmonte In Dumas-Daly's "Ttie American" ("L'Etrangere" In Paris), the IdoUaed Eugenia Cawallader In "The Big Bo- nanaa,"the too squeezable Mary Stark In "Lem- ons." Mabel Benfrawtn "Pique," Helen Gaythome In "Weak Woman," the poor but often-toUeted Mary Melrose In "Our Boys." Dlanthe De Maree In "What Should She Do?" the Jealous Ume. Onlchard In "Mens. Alphonse," and Boaallne In "Love'e Latmr'a Lost," new because then Orat seenmthisdty,aeoordlngtotheplaybUls. Bo wide a range of eharacters, from the standards ot the old legitimate to thoee ot the sodety-playa ot the new legitimate, twwimnkn laimy Davanport'a ca- podty. That she haa led so strong a oompony al- most nnlnterruptedly for nearly eight yean em- phaalxes that capadty beyond the power of added wordstodo. AngustlnDaly, aaamanager.ahonld be happy In'her pnnnmntnn SAaCITKI. p. SVlCKHE'r. Cisci'fiUTi, O., March 20, 1877- FasjiK Qomv: Father died this monungat 12.40^ aged Bla^-nlna Fnnsal Thnnday. Bobt. Bncxjm. Shriveled at last Is "The Evergreen," as he waa flrat styled twenty yean ago by the few who knew the more than ripe age that lay behind brown hair tmmlxed 'with gray, eharp eyes, an erect yet pliant form, a springy step, musdes as sted, skin without an extra otinoe ot flesh weighting It, In fact an Inn oonstltuUon. A rib-breaking fall on the Ice, a few 'weeka of pain and Inaction, and then death. Bo vanlahed one ot the oldeet drcus-rideia In America, U itot actually the oldest in either hemisphere. The generation ot to-day either know ot Samuel P. Btlekney not at all. or know of him only as man- ager or as ringmaster, yet aa a hoteeman he had done good work. He had also boon a fair actor In legtUmate plays. He was bom in Boston early In 1808, and scentod sawdust In his boyhood. The drcus was thou a rarity In that quarter, the flrst regular one having been eetablisbed In 1809 at Charleatown, Mass., by two Frenchmen, Peppln & Breschard, The last time we had the deUght of listening to Mr. SUek- ney'B endless pleaaantriea of chat, and exhaust- leaa anecdotes of professional travel, was In 1870 or 1871, In a bllUard-room In Third avenue, and be then cnwually told us when and where he made hla lint bow. We shaU regret the more having forgotten lioth, in case his son Boben Is unable to supply a serious omission. 8. P. Btlekney had made his mark as a rider as early as 1824-8 at least. He was of the oompany with which Joe OoweU opened tbe Olympic Circus, Ninth and Walnut, PtUladelphla, Aug. 28, ie3S. Before he was twenty years old he was In partnership with Jenunloh Fogg; and the legend runs that the twain owned the second draus that ever crossed the AUegheny Mountains. After showing tor a week In ClndnnaU, they went by flat-boat to New Orleans, taking in the Important towns on the way. "This was In the Bummer of 1827," says a Olndimatl paper; "and after arriving In New Or- learns they took tho old American Theatre thera, and ran It very sucoesstnUy for a season. After that they etarted northward again, playing as they came, and In course ot time arrived here at Cincinnati, where they leased .the old Co- lumbia Theatre. The next year (1843) Btlek- ney went Into partnership with Dnele John Boblnson, and whUe with him he became the pioneer In the tour-^otae act, which Is now one ot the Indlaponaablee to every drcus." Let It not be Inferred from the foregoing that Fogg & Btlekney remained South and West from 1827 to 1843. He r«>de In this dty In 1839, and in 1820-30 Fbgg k Btlekney were leasees of the Washington Amphitheatre, on the York road, at the Junction ot Tammany and Bnitonwood streets, Phlladel- Idila; and they were again together in 1838, when Bttokney waa making a feature of his trained horse Champion. In 1844 he waa manager at the fhllodalphla Amphitheatre, and In 1846 he was proprietor ot the Amphitheatre In New Orleans, In January ot which year he also started a riding- academy in tlutdty. Later he leased the Amer- ican Theatre, opening It Nov. 1, .1348. He and his famUy took up their reeldenoe In that hotue, and there young Boben, who made hla debnt aa Oora'B child In the arms ot Edvrln Forrest aa BoUa, wss bom the day Intore the toUowIng Ghrlatmaa. ASBOdaiad with dther Joseph CFoetaror othen, the dder Btlekney waa a dreus-mansger in that dty for many years, chiefly In the estahUahment at the comer of Poydraa and Baroime streets, which at least aa late as 1848-9 was called the Olymplo Circus, a nams that had been randar- edtamlUarto New-Yorken at the Park Theatre nearly a deeade of years before. On April 39, I8S0, June ft Oo.'s Circus opened In thla dty at Bghth street and Broadway, where now looms the BIMb Honoe, and Btldiney was with them. In UlO-Va he was with tbe late Bnfus Wekdi's Ko- ttonol Olrau, Ninth and Chestnut, Xhiladelfkhia, SKhlbltlng his new trained horse ffl mWuHpfrtiy" and also doing the stx-horae act known aa "The Courier ot BL ntanbntg," tntiodudng the boy Bohert OB Hie Oourler ot uuipui, m Uoa-M he 'was at the Phtladdphia Circus, Walnut above wjghth^ and there was doing hla drunken-aoldler equestrian act known aa "MontlaeUo." This was. perhaps, hlsIastsaastHi of eaultotlon. Having long betore removed his tamUy from New Orleana to-Phlladel- phla. In December ot 18S8 he opened the Pluenix Baloon, a publlc-houae at Oil Chestnut street. Ilkls new love did not long attract blm, and after a whUe he returned to the old. In the Autumn ot Iggi Im came to this d^ with his National Qlrana, and, leaaing the Bowery Theatre, opened It on Oct. n. Hla atuoeea was even greater than ha.bad hoped, and bla nelson did not dose until Hhndi 30^ isea, being doabtloas the longeot ever sus- tained 17 a dnua at any theatre in New York. Betare ,lt ended be eave a beneflt for the widow ' azid orikhan ^dld o* "^r**Vn Gordon tbi^alaver. on Karoh 8 be vas hlmaelf the eubject of noompU- mentary teettmoolal. It waa thcdu that he last ap- peared aa a rider In this dty. If not anywhere. Be hMl not ridden at aU In a long time, hoiA not Idddeda In this cltjr In thirty-two yean, and now dioee his favorite fonr-boraaaot, healing bla little daugbte r Emma on hla ah'o'tildera. But the age that 'would not teU on blm elsewhere betrayed him on boise- back. Hie companyiook the road about tbe mld- ^^of^PrU, and.aince.then, op to about 1874, be bad been ooimected with several drtmses. among them QunpbeU's and Lent's, with the lattar of which he had also been asaodated tn olden times, as he had Ukewlsa been with Van Ambnrgh h Eay- S°"*»',.»nd with Levi J. North, Jonee, Bobert ^lace the theatrical manager, John Eversal, and butafter 1862 behad not been eo f ™5 Ji^?* *° ""^^ to face with the amusement pubUc. In nearly reaching the sel- SSIfhit'I!?""'"^ throesoore, he had gone beyond 22 ^? average of Ufe with clrcn^people; and epitaph pregnant with moaning n.t,n®h?f*J?'^2i flashed the eparkle of romance upon hla marriage, which took plaee In PhUadel- EJ/fHif."""""?"' '"""y Meased Uie union. His l^L^^T^^^T^ Of his children who J^fJ^^IS profoaalon, BoeaUehas been dead twmtyyea.-^, OS for naariy that time has also been her husband, the brother of Toumlalre: Same, who mArled the sonoaUonal "Ella Zoyan" (Oinar Klngsley), separated from him legal^ an.: married WllUo FraniUn, Is no longer In ti^ pro- fession; Young Sam has been a down, and was treasurer for his father at the Bowery Theotn; and Bobert, who 'married the decoised daughter (Katie) of "Old" John Boblnson, Is now a drcus- proprietor, tteldea being stUI a rider and vaoltar. Of S. P. SUckney'e brothers. John the comedian died in Loulalana In tho Spring of 1845; Ben the equestrian, who went to E^land and mode his debut at AsUey's on SepC 0, 1830, la also dead; there waa also Otis, a imti-ytrntA^r and trimmer, and h"" too la dead; and Mr. Frank Whlttaker infoiijs us that there was yet another brother, whom he last saw in Harlem two yean ago. THE 6ABIE OF CHESS. To CoTxespoBdents. J. O. H. Tatlor. —^Yonr very complimentary letter Is duly appreciated, and for the elorlona oomtrlbnUon yoa ''^i;5?J"JKi?'"^*»- WeSimBtooarcorKi. lUBBH- METsa—Yon may set It down aaentaln that So"I'oia'' ''*°" neWem ".^"?'-;rWe cannot undertake te notify conaOmtos when their Ikvon wUl appear, and wecaimat nndotake to ITS^^S'urliifo-'tWsma Your last S-mover =, V??" H* (y"- Dlsgiam Itatnre eoBMbntlonj, If you ■"rifh them looked at. Si pleasa numtethem. J. C. CBAifXR.—We wUI lay your "bill sf Impeachment" ^S7v*fi".^^S= iJob.KoflloMi.iJi^'S.i^gaSffE c 5^£A?SS^-S:"*t.*'''^J we hope to see ywu DASm I JS-n""^ you/oT pains taken chesswanL •'■■OEa.—Your kmg letter, ftelghted wIthehM ln£>TmaUon.wasvetygladljrmelTal. ^'^"^ wimcn™ 1 i"- 'J^oo'?*.-Touia, with D. J. M.'s ililili mi— to SSVm f'^*"*' rou say to solvingPrehTKo. llSaSSiS 1 ms fil^-j'^t"'?*.—We, have nKeiamined Enlg. No. broken, ftam the second Whitekt, which U at KsTriim Kamarbesnreoritssoundaeii^ VnSi^fra^S- eBIICk iris to play* =ao« yoo imsg- series ofgames. selected own'nn^m. to'wS^ as space .permits, we shall from time to time treatoor I^fil-i tf««game«are aU short, and seieial of them end in highly Ingenloos annoonoed —-.-t COEKicnoy.—It seems to ui that we>va mwUeoed It ■ I not, Uie w-ord "Whlta" should be above and "KaS" be- low the diagram In Prob. Ka MB9k Tonrney 3. At any rate. It never made any trouble hosL .V Caira Stavk.— A coatribator, who wlthh<Ms his name, oows shout onr recant Probism TDomey, and cals- brates Heir Meyer's ootahla victory In Mdon oi ihlknra? live birds of vailed plamsie, trim and eager Swept lightly from Tax Curvm uluSn. Totest their dssslepowefa or altHaie: They upward aped, ofdlzsy heights unwary. And reached air's topB-—^^^ uonBcneoair-s topmost wave: ?""i'JP?'.'',l.'^"J'™««^ soared stin higher. And fairly kWd the sl7-lu name waa Mnm! Enlgms Ho. 1,080. We ar e enabled to present toonr~"^ « ..uwiira fcv irmcDb ujournansnthefoDowina Inurntlng miAj, the prfa« probism of Tbe mostrlttt Zel- h^^orLclpilgrorlM7,thVonchtha en^to^tfaS^ '^•^±±^ 4 1 1 atK2, KR4.QKtS, QBsq, K4, KB4, QBg^KBT. JL JL4ll% 111 34. ta. -_i mencing t move, ara thcreT The mates to be la atQS, KBsq, KBS; QRa, Q^QB^and& 04. K at 2- Whlte to play: bow many sohitlona, each commencing with a different nnrt move, ara thcreT The mat« to be In are moves. ProUena Ho. l,0flO. BY BKOK JOBA^VW BLACK. Game Ho. 1,000. *' Played recently at St. Neota, Eng., h et ae aa W. KaA —.» onr contrlbutorileir H. rL/MSer. SCOTCH OAMBIT. White. Mr. Nash. I..Pto R 4 2..K Kt-B3 3..F-Q4 4..KKt K P S..Kt-KB5 6..QB-KS 7..K Kt-04 8..KKtxKt(b) Black, HeiT Meyer, r toKs OKt-BS KPap KB-B4 P-K Kt3 KB-KtS(a) --KB3 P X Kt Hen Mnv- -rtoKBS KKtte&4 Kt^BS Whlta, Mr.NaO. l<..rtoKBl U..P-K B4 ie..KB a Kt n..K B-B 9 u..p^Ka ».. a.. _ a.-B-QKt^ 4-herBT' .KB-KtS QB?P Q-KB31 aadBlaek mates totwomovc4U' Wewoiild QB X B lur .P-K8 Q-KBd .r-KKt4W)<rxQBP S--QBXB(e)IlPXB 10..QKI-B3 KKt-BS Il--EB-Et Caatlia U..Ossllea QB-KS U-.Q-harl Kt-hlst _„ (a) The opening has assnmed a Msom shape have taken B. (b) Onr contributor Intemgatea thla move: It I hla best reaouroe. (c) Tills was dearly Infudldona. w) TbU mlscalenlatlon la lataL M And wins; (br, while White's advance Isof Uttle Im- nett^that eomaact phalanx of hiftntiy, whose way la now ™<™»'toidvaSo5 wotU be Invlndble-even were thoe no mere speedyrS toiy. eHEQUERS. H«'vlew or ClBBie Ho. **, 'Vol. S3. Ed. CLinim.—HSTlag overlooked Gam* Ho. 44, T<J. a; as played between Moars. Cpham and Hollaway, I n^ forward my vlewaofthe same. Mr. IMiam remarked that at his IS,had ha moved 15 to II. It wouU hoveatvea Blackadiaw. Ha played U tola and won. BuppaslKat Black's 2U mors he had played II to 18^ wouliTnS Dila have drawn? Bltoatlon at list move: Bladi men oa 11,1119)1 n indZZ. White men on X7,36^ s and SDL White king onft Black to move and draw, thna* Black. White. I Black. S..I1 to 18 2 to 7(0} B..B to 3* a..is 19 7 10 n..a a 2I..U S 10 14 Dmwn. ~ Uks-iS. Tonxa tm|y, . J. I^iaaoia. O..I8 2^ and draw L WhIieL 14 tea 14 a«siiB Ho. 1, Vol. as. Flayed betwee n Messn. C. D. snd O. J. Zacfaer of Btld^ "8IN0LB OOBNEB." White, Blacki - - - c r Tsrhsr Blacl^ C. D. Zaeher- I..11 U IB 2..13 3.. 8- 4.. 4 S.. 9 s.. e i'.'.m 9.. < 10.. 1 11.. 7 11.. 10 13.. 8 14.. 3 IS..II IS..I4 17.. 8 IS.. 9 11 8 B 9 S U a 8 10 7 20 17 U a W C. J. Zaehsr. ato IB S 18 30 21 a s 14 1» a 24 a IS 15 21 e 20 24 a 19 10 18 24 19 a u..ato30 ».. 8 n.. 9 B..I4 a..i7 24. .90 a. .a 2te a..17 3D..II a(e) 31.. a a.jD a..u 34.. 17 38..13 a.. aom BT so. g.) a to a Is the standard move here. ) Thesltnatlonaare pecnllarly ottlea] on both aldaaL the style of each player being bold and dashing (e) hofllnchtngbetel ^'hlte haa but one man la klag- row^and Black noael Bach warrior throwa away hla (d) White la now on tbe deftnsive, with an m»hlU-task. (e> White flgbts desperately, but It's ••aoe^ —I H I I - Solntlon ot Fosltlon Ho. 53, Vol. M. BV AlMmKt DB SOOSSI. White, Black, I Whltaw ■■: .Btoek, Mr. De Freest. Mr. Thonilon.|Mr. DeFteMt. Hr.Tha5tai. I.. 1 to « 2IO 9 I 3..II to-T- - SUlO 3..a a IS a |4..a. u -Whitawias. SolnUom of Bal«ma. Ho. Bfl, VoL. M. BT a. 1. DODakBBTT. White. Black. I IThlta. > I..Uto 8 8to 11 Is.'.lato • WMtowiaa Bnlcaam He. I, Vol. SB. Black men on X, 4, in 19 Black kings on a and 28. White men oa flL 9, n ami a White kings on 1 ai^ flL Wlilte to move and win. PoUUom M o. 1, V ol. SB. T OL w caaaiaq. RBD-OAMB, playe d betireen Msisn, nekartng sad *'-""'"'■* «l burg. Out. BI.ACK (Mr. MaDosaU). _. _ White to SSKand win. [Highly mstraettva, and very alagaat.—Ba.]- TBi IT.—A leetnker on opttos. in meobanlBm of the oisan of •'I^t any man gaaedoeely Into bla hit'Will — liliT.»^.iy liw>VI,ij trm rrm^tt ^j