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l)rass, which obstinately refused to
lose itself. As I held it up to the
light, Terro laughed again, and
then, from the depths of her skirt-
pocket, produced a box of Light¬
ning Salve. It AA'as the identical
box Avhich I had presented to her
on the piazza of the Eagle Hotel.
I kneAv it at a glance, because I
Tised to sell bigger boxes ten years
before.

"Well, I'll be bloAved!" said I,
not knoAving AA'hat else to say; and
just then the car came along.

We got aboard together, and by
the time the ferr3'^-boat ran into
the Brooklyn slip 1 had heard Ter¬
ro's entire history, from the night
she left me Avith a box of salve as
a souA-enir to the time of our meet¬
ing in the EoAvery. She had acted
upon my suggestion, and ran aAvay
from the sIioaa'. Good fortune had
throAvn her in the AA-ay of a noble
woman—whose name is familiar to
every reader of The Clipper—and
she had been educated for the stage.
Her success had been moderate;
but just at that time she AA-as made
miserable over the loss of an en¬
gagement, which left her Avithout
means of support; and, in the ab¬
sence of her kind patron, she was
going to Brooklyn to remain Avith
a professional friend, AA-ho had gen¬
erously offered Terro the hospitality
of her home until things should
better themselA-es. This Avas her
histor3' in brief But my dull pen
cannot catch the grace Avith AA-hich
it Avas told, or attempt to picture
the beauty of the teller.

"And Avhat do you think my
name is now ?" inquired Terro,
when she had completted her story.
" My stage name, I mean ?''

Of course I could not tell.

''Henderson!" exclaimed she
archly. "Terro Henderson. Isn't
it a pretty name?"

I thought it Avas—a very pretty
name. Exceedingly pretty. So
pretty that, after some months of
persistent pleading, I finally in¬
duced the young lady to accept of
it for life. And I presented her, on
that happy occasion, AA'ith an old
brass locket and a new gold ring.
 

Non-inflammable Fabrics.

The following formula is given as
having proA-ed efficacious, and Avill
simplify the application: A con¬
centrated solution of tungstate of
soda is diluted AA'ith water to tAventy-
eight degrees Twaaddle—an alkali-
oameter, so called—and then mixed
with three per cent, of phosphate
of soda. This solution is found to
keep and answer aa-oU. The solu¬
tion can be applied to any fabric.
It is only necessary to dip the
cleansed article in the prepared
fluid, and then drain and dry it.
For clothing, if prefererd, the solu¬
tion may be incorporated with the
starch to be used in the stiffening.
The lightest materials, when sub¬
mitted to this preparation, may
char and shrivel, but they will not
blaze.
 

Malezien says he has seen living
animalculas 27,000,000 times smaller
than mites.
 

THE MAL POET.

MONUMENT    TO    McDONALD    CLARKE.

THIS monument, Poet's Mound, GreenAvood, Avas erected on a small
knoll on the northern edge of Sylvan Water, as a tribute paid by
friendship to the memory of a child of misfortune. "The poor inhabitant
below" Avas the possessor of talents Avhich, had his mind and affections
been better disciplined, might have aa'ou for him distinction. But his
efforts were desultory and unequal. He became an unhappy Avanderer—
his own and others' dupe—^till at length reason tottered, and life sank
under the weight of disappointment.

" Unskillful he to note the card
Of prudent lore;
The billows raged, and gales blcAv hard.
And Avhelmed him o'er."
The monument is of Avhite marble—a square block, supporting a truncated
pyramid.    On   the northern face of the die is a profile  likeness  of the
poet, in high relief.    McDonald Clarke was born June 18, 1798, and died
March 5, 1842.