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WILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON MARCH 24, 1882 m )Inj ifjtnnc irclij, Edited by tin Harriot T. Clarke. WAITUfO FOR THE TRAIN. He thoughtfully paced the dust-lined car As it came thundering out of the west, IIis eyes swept down the long line afar And silently said to his beating breast, I "This fifteen minutes seems long and hard ; Before I shall meet her. But face to face, j The long years' absence shall reap reward in tne ugnt 01 ner smiie at vua uiu-uiuv place. " The trees and the grass and the blossomy field), Re gave them no thonght as he hurried them Dat. Only silently said to his beating breast : "Hut fifteen minutes! at last! at lastl" She leaned far out on the garden gate, And the trees bent over and touched her head, "There is fifteen minutes for me to wait Only that lies between us new," she said, And she held her watch to her beatinir breast, And the moon glowed brightly on the scene. "We both will watch, but I watch the best The fifteen minutes that lie between." A sndden swerve from the swaying bank, A wrenching and j irring that tore the air, With fatal swiftness the night train sank And lelt but tne silence and moonlight glare. How flushed grew her face at the garden pn'c; How ghastly his own gazed out of the green; Alas! Who can tell thee how long to wait? vr wnat an eternity lies neiwcen : THE FLOWING TIDE. The slow green wave comes curling from tho bay, And leaps in spray along the sunny marge, And steals a little more and more away, And drowns the dulie, and lifts the strand ed barge. Leave me, strong tide, my smooth and yellow shore; But the clear waters deepen more and more; Leave mo my pathway of tho sands, strong tide; Yet are thy waves more fair than all they hide. Augunta Wehster. A TALK TO GIKLS. The general health of American women is certainly deteriorating with every generation, so much so that it should be a matter of seri ous investigation to find out the various causes which have brought down women's physical being to this low state. It would seem as if the many inventions of a labor-saving kind would hare made women's work easier. Tho mothers of fifty years aeo raised large families and lived to a good old age, giving to their children corresponding vigor of mind and body. Now, large families are sel dom found, except among the foreign popula tion, and this fact is no credit to our national ity, though modern views in regard to families tend to discountenance the advent of little ! children It is just as well that it is so in cases where such fools must claim tho mater nity, and it is better to let the race die out naturally. There can be m more beautiful life than where there is a house full of joyous young lives of children who have come with 'welcome to the home. A large family where there is not much means requires hardship and self-denial for a time, but the years soon pass, and each child can do something towards expenses. Poverty chills; yet even with scant means, if there is love to warm the hearts there' will be a way provided to live and a place for each one to fill. To make a perfect home "mother" must be self-sacrificing and loving, for it is mother's voice that tunes the whole household; so it seems necessary that women should be carefully treated, for without good health it is hard to keep np a cheerful, happy frame of mind. That the women of to-day are not robust is conceded; then what can be done to build up again to the old standard ? ' One case of diminished vigor has been early marriages, with small pecuniary means to begin on, which makes it necessary for the young wife to exert herself at times when na ture demands rest. Woman's work in the house demands constant vigilance; she cannot put off her household duties; if she does, it is only to know that there is double work to mono w. If there had been a law-that men should not marry till able to show an income sufficient to shield the wife from overwork, this generation would have been stronger. Jewish people do not thrust themselves on "Providence" in marriage as Americans do, hut they take the best care o their wives, and do not marry till assured of keeping a wife well; consequently, it is almost an un known thing to find a sickly Jewish lady, or one who is afflicted with the endless complica tion of "diseases that afflict women of our na tionality. The children, too, are rugged and healthy, growing up with strength and health to enjoy the good thing of life. All this is due to the ease and comfort which is given to the wives and mothers, while young American women are compelled or allowed by their hus bands to drag themselves about in the kitchen and at the wash tub at a time when they need the raoit tender care and attention. Much misery would be saved if we could impress upon the .girls the fact that marriage was not the great aim of life, and that they had better live single than marry badly. Any girl can find a fool to marry, even though he had not money to buy a Iisence. Young girls are too redy to fancy the first young man who is attentive to tier, and ready to imagine him a hero, but marriage soon strips off the illusion, and she finds it is only hard work be fore her, and generally a cross, disagreeable man to please, too. A girl at twenty-five is still young, and her-chances to marry well art much better than at sixteen; then, too, she will have had all the pleasure of girlhood, and willing to settle down to sober life, with abil ity and health to enjoy rationally the happi ness of married life. Mothers are to blame often for allowing their girls to yield to foolish fancies, allowing them to marry before it was possible that they could have judgment of theirown. Very seldom does anyone die of disappointed love, and no girl need be afraid that she will have no more chances. f girls are pleasantly employed at home, thero is lit tlo trouble to keep them heart-whole girls. Never niarry at alt, unless there is a fair sup position of a good living. Better be an old maid than to find yourself an old woman with a family of children, no home and no com forts to give them. Poverty is no school for the graces,, and is calculated to make people ugly. "When poverty conus in at tho door love flies out of the window" is an old saying, and there is no truer one. It is no disgrace now-a-days to bo an "old maid." Now it means a wise, elderly girl who has laid up a little money, has a little bank account, dresses pretty, and all her relations are rather glad than otherwise to have her visits; she travels when she is not pursuing some avocation; she don't have to sit unwelcome at some rich rela tive's fire-side aa in old times, when it was a term of reproach to be called an old maid. But good health and independence is a deal better than a husband, poverty and worn-out bodily health. CHOICE RECIPES. A Plain and Excellent Pudding One cup of sugar and half a cup of butter beaten to a cream; add three eggs, well beaten, one cup of milk, three teaspoonfuls of Royal baking powder and three cups of Sour; steam one hour. Serve with cream or any sauce to taste. Salsify Boiled. Scrape the roots, cut them in short lengths and throw them into vinegar and water as they "are being done. Boil them till tender in salted water, drain them into a saucepan with a piece of butter, a little lemon juice and some minced parsley; add salt, and serve. Plain Pie Crust. Three cups of flour; one cup of shortening; rub lightly through the flour; wet with cold w ater; mould it as little as possible. This makes crust for two pies. Baked Apple Dumplings. Pare, halve and core the apples; put a tablespoonful of baking powder and a little salt into one quart of flour; mix into it a teacupful of butter. Mix still with milk. Roll out ant' cut into strips and put aronnd the pieces of apple. Into a pudding dish put one quart of water, one tea cupful of sugar and small lump of butter; set it on top of the stove and let it come te a boil; then put in the dumplings. Bake in the oven. Gin6er Cookies. One quart of New Orleans molases; one pint of warm water; two tea cupfuls of lard; two tablespoonfuls of soda; two tablespoonfuls of ginger; alum, the size of a thimble. Jelly Cake. Two eggo, whites and yolks beaten separately; two cupfuls of sugar; one cupful of sour cream; one cupful of butter; one teaspoouful ot soda. Stirred Cake. One cupful of sugar; one cupful of sweet milk; one cupful ot butter; three eggs; one teaspo ntul of cream tartar, and half tcaspoonful of soda. Flour to suit. Sea Foam To Remove Grease From Clothes, Cut four ounces of Castile soap into shavings; put it into one quart of soft water, and set on stove until dissolved. Then add four quarts more of soft water, four ounces of liquid ammonia and one ounce each of ether, glycerine, and spirits of wine. A Valuable Secret- It is related of Franklin that, from the win dow of his office in Philadelphia, he noticed a mechanic, among a number of others, at work on a house which was being erected close by, who always appeared to be in a merry humor, and who had a kind and cheerful smile for every one he met. Let the day be ever so cold, gloomy or sunless, the happy smile danced like a sunbeam on his cheerful countenance. Meeting him one day, Franklin requested to know the secret of his Constant happy flow of spirits." "It's no secret, doctor," replied the man "I've got one of the best of. wives, and when I go to work she always gives me a kind word of encouragement and a blessing with her parting kiss; and when I go honie she is sure to meet me with a smile and a kiss of wel come; and then tea is'sure to be ready; and, as we chat in the evening, I find she has been doing so many little things through the day to please me, that I cannot find it in my heart to speak an unkind ward or give an unkind look to anybody." And Franklin adds: "What an influence, then, hath woman over the heart of man, to soften it, and make it the fountain of cheerful and pure emotions. Speak gently, then; a happy smile and a kind word of greeting after the toils of the day are over cost nothing, and go far toward making homo happy and peaceful." Animal Friendship. The strange friendship that is often formed between animas of different species finds a good illustration in the actions of a dog and cat delonging to a family residing on the 'east side of the river. .The dog is an intellgent specimen of the brown spaniel breed, and the cat is an ordinary maltese of the feminine gender. During the winter the cat aid dog occupy the same bed in the kitchen, the latter drawing himself together after the manner of canines, and the former nestling into the space between the dog's leg and head. In this manner the cat's body is concealed from sight, her head alone projecting from the to her comfortable bed. Early in the morning the dog leaves the cat and goes to another room for a short nap. When the members of the family arise, the cat arises also, and seek ing out the dog, proceeds to wash his face. The dog lying down, the cat takes her position in front of him, and by mears cf her fore paws and tongue, makes the dog's toilet in good shape. If the latter attempts to get up before his face is nicely washed, the cat gently fastens one set of claws to the dog's ear and holds him until the toilet making is complete. The facial expression of the canine while undergoing the tonsorial treatment of bis feline friend is a study, and has proved a great source of amusement to the family and to friends who have chanced to see the per formance of the two animals. Itnehuler Union. Just received ex steamer Oregon, a new sunnlv of Crown sewing machines of superb styles at Garrison's Sewing Machine Store, lt7 Third street. 11 Srso name and address to Cragin 4 Co., Philadelphia, Pa., for cook book free. 4o,i fy 4MUMfc MY LITTLE MILLIONAIRE. Twas ono gnld blue day in the mid-June w cnther, Out of dnnrjt in tlin trrAv.uAon rmaa vm I. My own little boy and I together i wivn my ureams and he with his play. "Don't cry, dear mother, there is lots of money," Close up to my ear his little voice said; And he gave me a kiss as sweet as honey, From the two little lips of melting red. He pointed me off to the meadow splendor, Where daisies and buttercups countless grew, And said in a tone so arch and tender, "You dear, pretty mother, it's .all for you ! All the white are my silver, dear mother, The yellow my gold 1 Wishl You needn't care. " You can have one thing aj well ni another; i can pay it an," slid the millionaire. So I kissed the lips that were sweet as honey, Ana i wished tor all that could never be; He paid for the whole with his flowery money, And just as merry, as merrj were we. I have hail, little man-, my share of pleasures. Life has given me much to have and to hold, But oh, you paid for my s ects with treasures Of daisy silver and buttercup gold 1 OUR LETTER BOX. We are always glad when the day comes around that brings to us the duty of opening, arranging and reading the letters from the deal little folks who write so honestly and sincerely, and wish that we were able to write to them in some waythat would imprcs their little hearts and minds with sentiments that would make them grow up to be honest and upright, that they would go out into the world better men and better women. We will keep on hoping that some little seed that is scattered may take root in somo of the hearts of our little readers. A child's mind is as plastic as clay in the moldcr's hands, and a few words might influence a whole life for evil or for good, a child is so trustful, leaning implicitly on its protector; then how carefully should the first.impressions be made, ard how carefully tho example should be set before its eyes. If parents would look closely into their own actions, would they not find that they often punish, criticize, or find fault with the children for things that they do themselves and think nothing of it. Children are close observers, and can see inconsistencies quicker thin grown people. Lizzie is only 9 years old; she sends a very nice letterfor one so young; the house must be lonely indeed with the dear brothers gone from home. It will soon bo moulting time for Dick, and care must be taken to feed him well, giving him chickweed and plenty of coarse sand. .Birds do not seem to like to bathe bo well when they are losing their feathers; they are. 'apt to get sick and die at such times if they do not have care. Put a white cloth in tho cage at night, and look early in the morning to see if there are any mites on it; these mites will soon kill a bird. If there should be any found, hang the cage in another place, scald it and keep putting rags in it to catch them. If a bird is very restless and flutters after dark, it is pretty sure there is trouble. Our little bird, "Chip," is a great pet, and now while writing he comes flying at my head, for I let him fly in my bed-room every day; I know he wants something when he flies-at me so. If there is no danger of cats or dogs, it is kind to let the birds try their wings a little. Our Chip gets before the looking-glass and plumes himself; we guess he thinks he has company. "Billy' the old canary, died at the age of 10 years, and we had him stuffed, so that he looks pretty natural in the glass case; so natural that Chip will stand for hours as close as he can get to Billy, chirping and turning his little eye try ing to get an answer. Chip seems never to get tired of waiting for an answering note. Dear little Billy was never once neglected in all his life, but had every care, and that is why he lived so long. Frank loves his dogs, and there is no doubt that he is a good master, or they would not be intelligent, good hunters. No one can have a first-class dog unless that animal is treated with consistent kindness. If a dog dodges as if he expected a kick, or slinks off with his tail between his legs when spoken to, then have my opinion of the owner of that dog. But if the dog comes up with a frank, fearless look, then I have my opinion that the man or boy who owns him is honest and straightforward, whose word is as good as his bond, and that pleasant words and kindness rule the house. Frank must tell us if his dogs trouble the sheep; if not, how he trained them to let the sheep alone, for it seems as if there were so much trouble in that way; and it has been a question whether, if dogs were regularly well fed, they would kill Iambs. Eva has a pet bird and cat too, so that her poor bird cannot have much of a chance to fly in the rrom, for little girls are forgetful, and doors will get open, so that there might be danger. Eva must write again. Mary opens her letter with a tall? about Sowers, and we are glad that she gives this idea to the rest of the girls. Cultivate flowers whenever you can, for they beautify a home, and those who love them are refined and gen tle in their natures. Mary talks about exchanging quilt pieces, -which will be a nice thing to do. Quite a lit tle roll of pieces will go in the mail for a three cent stamp. I hop the girls will try and ex change in this way. . Maggie has been a long time silent, but she evidently has not forgotten the Circle, for she answers some of the questions. Frankie has our sympathies if Enoch is sick. The epizootic is not often considered danger ous, but the horse needs to be kept under shelter, have a warm mash for one meal in the day, and a chance to get a little greea feed. He must be allowed to graze a little, and that will give his nostrils a chance to get clear, which could not be done if he were tied np in a stall. My horse'bad it ono spring, and I took great care of her; there was much of a discharge from tho no;c. You must not let the horse get hot and then cool off without a blanket or somo cover, or it will mnko him worse. Good feed and good care will cure him. Anna is welcome again; she is the one who so kin'Jly sent me the camus bulbs, and will she plefte send me some more, and "cats' ears." I intend to remember Anna better in eomo way for what she and her brother did in getting bulbs for me. Sho is correct about the events of the 8th of January. Eva joins the Circle, and has a question to ask besides answering one. She must ex change with the other little quilt picccrs and make a Home Circle quilt. Mary E. writes again from Mound Prairie. She must tell us how that name originated, and if there are mounds about, and if they arc Indian mounds. Rag carpets are very nice and comfortable, and if care is taken they can be made quite handsome. To be really neat the rags must be cut even and fine, and the ends of the rags where they join must be carefully fastened down. It is only a little more work to sew the rags well, and our girls must learn that anything that is Worth doing at all is worth doing 'well, and that it is always easiest and cheapest to do it well. Aunt Hetty helped make a rag carpet last year, and got so interested in it that the men folks said that they had to put their clothes under their pillows eVery night when they went to bed to keep them Wo have one very nice little 'letter from Tangent, but either we have lost a part of it, or the little cirl did not put it all in the en velope; any way we cannot find the last part of it with the name. Our little fr.cnd must write again and tell more about the birthday party. It was very kind to bind up the poor chicken's leg. Aunt Hetty once had a pet chicken, and an old hen picked the skin oil its head, leaving the skin hanging over its eyes; she cried, just as any little girl would do, then dried her eyes and sewed the skin together again, and put a little salve on it, and the chicken got as well as ever again. A good cat is a grand treasure, and we hope Brindle may have the niue lives, and live out every one of them. Two letters from "Delight" are on hand. We did not suppose any place could have such a queer name. We had not formed a very "delightful" idea of Kansas, with its storms, blizzards and grasshoppers. Some one must answer the questions that Lizzie asks. Oliver wants to come to Oregon, and Aunt Hetty hopes that some of our boys will tell him all he wants to know. Distance lends en chantment to the view, and no one ever leal izes their expectations in this life, yet we are sure that after a time any one would be satis fied to live in Oregon. But one must look bn all sides of the matter, for there are undesira ble things in every country. All in all, Ore gon and Washington Territory are good places to mako homes for any one. Dklioiit, Kansas, Feb. 22, 1882. Editor Home Circle : I am 13 years old and I have lived in Kan sas almost 1 1 years. We had no school in this district until last summer. If my papa can sell here we want to go to Uregon. l have a good gun and like to go hunting. Will some of the boys please tell me what kind of game you have and what kind of fish in the brooks, and oblige yours t-uly, Oliver M. Rose. Delight, Kansas, Feb. 22, 1882. Editor Home Circle: I have lived in Kansas three years; tho folks I live with talk of going to Oregon, and I would like to go with them. I would like to have some of the girls and boys of the Home Circ'e tell me something 'about Oregon. Whit kind of fruit do you raise there ? It there any prairie land in the Willamette and Ump qua valleys. I think I can answer Ella Rem' ington's questions. John Adams died July 4, 1826; Thomas Jefferson died July 4, 1826; James Monroe died July 4, 1831. Yours to spectfully, Lizzie M. Rogers. Tamoent, Linn Co., Feb. 20, 1882. Editor Home Circle: I am eight years old. I had a birthday party; several of the little neighbor gilrs came to play with me, and we had a nice time. I go to school all I can when there is any; there is no school this winter. Well, as the other girls tell about their pets I will tell about mine. I have a pet chicken that gut its leg broken; I took caie of it and it got well and will cat out of my hands; my cat is a brindle one; ma says we couldn't hardly keep house without him, he keeps all the rats and mire away from the bouse; he is older than I am. I Pa takes the Farmer and I wish it succors. As this is my first it may not suit you. Minnie Prairie, W. T., Feb. 11. Editor Home Circle : As it has been a long time since I wrote my last letter to the Hume Circle I thought I would write again. We are having disagree able weather here. Father is keeping 20 head of cattle; he has 54 head of sheep. I am stay ing at my sister's helping her sew carpet rags. We went out sleigh-riding Saturday on Mound prairie. School has been closed for nearly a month; I will tell, my studies, reading, gram mar, geography, spelling and writing; our teacher' name was Miss Luella Miles. I will answer Ella Remington's question, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died July 4, 1820, James Monroe died July 4, J 8.3 1. I will tell what I do to help my mother, wash, iron, sew, knit and do many cthtr things too numerous to mention. Well I will close for this time by wishing long life to the Farmer Your true friend. Mary E. Rctleuoe. Acmuville, Feb. 20, 1852. Editor Home Circle : As I have never written to the Farmer I thought I would write a few lines. I live on a farm of 500 acres, eight miles from Salem, I went to school this winter; I study reading, spelliog, grammar, history, geography and anthmetic, our school closed on the 13th of February, I have pieced twoqiilt and arn piecing another. I will answer Ella Reming ton's question; it was about what three Presi dent's died on the Fourth of July; John Adams died July 4, 1826; James Monroe died July 4, 1831; Thomas Jefferson died July 4, 1820. I will now ask a question, "where was a gen oral blown up by a magazine at tho moment of victory ?" I will elo9c with best wishes to the Farmfr. Ella Lee. Tasoext, Linn Co., Feb. 18, 1882. Editor Home Circle : 1 am nine years old, and as so. many little girls and boys have been telling of their pet I thought I would tell of mine; J have a pet bird, its name is Dick; and I have a little calf, its name is Jane. I havo one sis ter and four brothers living and two brothers dead, one of-them died three years ago with typhoid fever, and the other one died last week with tho same disease and no miss him very much. I do not go to school now, as there is noue; there is ono within about a mile and a half from our house, it will he nt in March. My pa has got but one arm, he lost his arm about a year ago in a wood saw. 1 have pieced the blocks for three quilts, and am helping grandmother to pieco a carpet. It has been snowing here. Well, I cannot think of anything else, I guess I will close by wishing Farmer success. Lizzie C. Brvax. Yoscalla, Feb 18, 1882. Editor Home Circle : As it has been some time since I wrote to you, I will write again. I am not very little, but I still count myself one of the young people of the Circle, and hope you will be kind enough to print my letter. I will answer Ella Remington's question. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died July 4, 1826 John Adams said : "Though I die, Thomas Jefferson still lives." Thomas Jeffer son was dead at the time. James Monroe was a soldier under General Washington, and died July 4, 1831. Though poor in money, he was rich in honor. Thomas Jefferson said of him, "If his soul could bo turned inside out, not a spot could be found on it." Now I will ansti er Aunt Hetty's question. The battle of New Orleans was fought January 8, 1815, after which peace was declared. I would like seme of the little folks to tell mo which is the longest, the Central Pacific Railroad or the Atlantic cable ? From your trieud, Anna Lamb. P. S. We found a bunch of wild flowers. Can nny of the young folks beat that ? Acmsvillk, Feb. 10th, 1882. Editor Homo Circle: I am a little boy, 12 years old. 1 live on a farm, eight miles from Salem. As all the lit tle folks tell of their pets I will tell of mine. I have two dog; one of their names is Sounder and the other's name, John. And I have a pet kitten; her nnnie is Pearl, and three ducks of all my pets. I believe I think the most ot my dogs. I have fine times in the snmmer hunting squirrels, and my father has killed seveial coyotes with them. My father has a large band of sheep, which I attend to morn ing and evening. I will now close, wishing the Farmer success. Frank Hiatt. Wellr, Or., Feb. 20, 18S2. Editor Home Circle: Ab I see Aunt Hetty published my other letter, I thought I would write another. A little boy in last week's paper wanted to know if some of our little boys could find where the word "Senator" was in the Bible. It is in Psalms 105: 22. My uncle Tom is well; he shaved his mustache off, and I didn't hardly know him, nor disguise. Enoch tus got the epizootic what is good for him. Teedy rode him too fast and got him too hot. So good by, Aunt Hetty, for this time. Frankie Jones. Eikton, Feb. 17, 1882. Editor Home Circle: After so long waiting and neglect, I wi 11 try to write another letter to tho nomo Circle. I will try to answer Ella's qnestion according to history. John Adams and Thomas Jeffer son both died on the 4th of July, 1826. James Monroe died on the 4th of July, 1831. These were the three Presidents that died on the 4th of July. Wo are having some pretty cold weathar here this Winter. I will close for this time. Your friend, Mauuie Beoklky, Hazki. Dei.l, Feb. 19, 1882. Editor Homo Circle : I am a little girl 1 1 years old, Oar farm is a part of grandpa David Grant's land claim, which he took up in 1815. My ma was born on the form over thirty-four years ago, and was married here. It is close to Dallas, I havo t.ro sisters and one brother. My pa takes tho Farmer, and we like it very much. Our pets are a bird, a cat and a dog. This is my first letter to tho Farmer, and I hope you will print it. Yours truly, Eva Ki.kinh. Philomath, Benton Co., Feb. 17, Editor Home Circle: I thought I would write a few lines to the Home Circle. After some delay spring is drawiug near and I hope there will be plenty of flowers, although flowers aro not much of a rarity with us, still they are a nice thing to have, they make the garden look so well. I have started to read the Bible through. I should think the Bible would be very inter esting to anyone that likes to read. I am not going to school now, but I will go in the spring. We had two snow storms. I have pieced seven quilts, I made mamma a present of one; I have a friendship quilt; I will ex change pieces with Lizzie Robertson; I wish she would write through the Home Circle and tell me whether Goldcndale, Washington Territory, is her post office; if she withes to exchange pieces with me, send to Philomath, Benton county, Oregon, fur this reason I sent Clara Ward a star quilt pattern about a year ago, I sent it to the address that was at tho head of her letter and I guess she never got it. Hugh Luper wanted to know where in the Bible we could find Senators; it is psalms 105 arid 22d verse. I will write a llililo u-nr.1. whereabouts in the Bible can you find Thea tcr. I will close for this time. Succ ss to the Farmer. Mar,y E. Powell. Keep the Soul on Top. Little Bcrtio Blynn had just finished his dinner. He was in tho cozy library, keeping still for a few minutes after eating, according to his mother's rule. She got it from tho fam ily doctor, and a good rule it is. Bel tie was sitting in his o an rocking chair before the pleasant grate fire. He had in his hand two line apples a rich red and a green. His father sat at tho window reading a newspaper. Presently he heard tho child say: "Thank you, little master." Dropping his paper, he said : . "I thought wo were alone, Bertie. -Who was hero just now?" "Nobody, papa, only you and I." "Didn't you say just now, 'Thank you, lit tle mastc. ?' " The child did not answer at first, but 'a ighid a sly laugh. Soon he said: "I'm afraid you'll laugh.at mo if I tell you, papa." "Well, yon have just laughed; and why mayn't 1 ?" "But I mean you'll make fun of me." "No, I won(t mako fun of yon; but perhaps 111 have fun with you. It will help us digest our roast beef." "I'll tell you about it, papa. I had eaten my red apple and wanted to eat the green ore, too. Just then I remembered something I'd learned in school about eating, and I thought that one big apple was enough. My stomachy will be glad if I don't give it the green one to grind. It seemed to me for a minute just as if it said to me, 'Thank you, little master;' but I know I sa'd it mysolf." "Bertie, what is it that Miss McLaren has been teaching you about eating?" "She told us to be caraul not to give our stomachs too much food to grind. If wo do so, sho says, it will make bad blood, that will run up into our brains, and make them dull and stupid, so that wo can't get our lessons well, and perhaps givo us headaches, too. If we give our stomachs just enough work to do, they will give us pure, lively blood, that will make us feel bright and cheerful in school. Miss McLaren says that sometimes when she eats too much of something she likes very much, it seems almost as if her stomach moaned and complained; but when sho denies herself and don't cat too much, it seems as if it was thankful and glad." "That's as good preaching as the minister's, Bertie. What moro did Miss McLaren tell you about this matter?" "Sho taught us a verse one day about 'keep ing tho soul on top.' That wasn't just the words, but it's what she meant." At this, papa's paper went suddenly right up before his face. When, in a minute, it dropped down, thero wasn't any laugh on hia face, as he said: "Weron't these the words: "I keep my body under?' " "Oh, yesl that was it; but it means just the same. If I keep my body under, of course my, soul is on top " "Of course,' it is, my boy. Keep your soul' on top, and you'll belong to the grandest style of man that walks the earth." Bertie put on his coat and cap, and went away to school. His father took up the apple he had left behind on the table, and put it in his pocket. On his way home, late in the af ternoon, he called at Miss McLaren's boarding house. He gave her tho apple and told her all that Bertie had said. She could not eat that apple. 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