U1 " 1 ' a 1 ' ijej -' -S' 1 r-v 1 . FnEE SPErxir, Fitr.K Pre?, Fkkk TmpLE. A Jonrrwl r the Teople. ' DeyoteU to the Interests of Hamaali". Independent In Politics and Ileilgfon. Mire to nil Live Issue, and Tlmnmgiily RniHcnl In Opposing .nml RxpoAtg the "Wrwts litis- A. J. lil'M WAT, lillicr an4 Proprietor ori'ICE-Cor. l'ront mid. Mark Streets. TE1UIS, IX ADVANCE: ot the Jlnwes. - - One yean. -$3C0 Six lnotillw ., Three month .. 1 (0 Correspondents writing overawtimed signa tures must make known their names to the Editor, or no attention will be given to their ADVKflTIREMKVreiiMtortfHlon rteftsonsule TOLTJ3EE II. POT5TI,AJVI, OKEGOIV, FKIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 187a. TSTOrOER, SO. communications. Keep It IteKiro the Veojilp. Keep before the peoje, that thts trortd Is moving on. That dnrkii. t. f:it in fading ana light will yet he won; The darkness .l pat age sltall quickly flee way, And God's own linht Mlnmlne ttte jmre and Ierr"-t .lay. Keep it Irf-fon- the uniili yel; Wratg khall i..i Hue liMii leople, ihtU Htlit shall trl- ilwajra ptocper, lot Ood the That oliH-k- its onward Miall thou go; iartlier Tlioo shalt not tempt thy toother to iJeeT si n and wot Keep it Lcfore the people, the Sabbath shall be blei-t To tl..- who keep it Woly, tor worthli) and for ret ; Not Sr ri..i ing and drtnklag "MM that day be e'er profaned; Not wi:h xut-li a u : rk ntK: feorrt mtot-mir nation's name be iod lives and rnleth ever, Utooftt InMelft may plan. Though politician barter the heaven-born rights of man; Though brother tempteth brotlter to wtcked- ness and crime. Hit ear in ver open, and He watches all the time. . Keep it before the people, that Hit name must he revered ; donation evr shall pmparnuleaa Ills iwwer in feared; No nation e'er shall ftmutafc unless IIU laws are loved, But by trials, wore and grerfcms, will it loyally be proved. Uae the bloody lewon taught u all M una vail Jng been 7 Are ns tenons an forgotten when by us no longer seen 7 Thai we turn from one oppiw-kHi only to op press again Other victims with a bondage born of paeefon, sin and pain 7 Shall we pnnlsh still the tempted while we let temptation lie wnere his daily footstep paaaeth, and the tempter meets his eyeT trinity we, lr thus we suffer Satan still his snares to set On our streets, and lanes, and alleys, where the crowd is dally met. Then rouse, ye noble-hearted ones! eomo forth in power and might; Raise the sbirry (tanner high, and battle for the right; Keep it before the people, that your motto e'er will be, "The Sabbath shall be holy, ami the drunkard shall be freer' SOKOEA HEWITT. KT MKS. RVKIK WITHKHKLJU Knlaiadtfi-ordlngta the Aetof OiHicress.ln the yertnn,pf ilta.SulVUberen,ta the Of fice of the librarian of OongroM nt AValiliiglnn t'Hy.l CHAPTER XI.T. BKATH Or OATHKKINE DK MUX I. It was about four months after the events recorded in the last chapter. The holidays had been spent with all the gleo and varied pleasures which so happy and united a family were capable of enjoying. The Christinas garlands of evergreen were beginning to look faded as the bright spring sun shone in at the win dows of Colonel Hewitt's comfortable and magnificent library. The trees were once more waving in their vernal splendor, while the perfumed atr was redolent with the breath of crocus, hya cinth, marciscus and many other sweet spring flowers- The grass, which had just sprung forth into new life, here and there disclosed the retreat of the little violet, seeming almost afraid to lift its gentle head for fear of mooting with a cool rebuke from grim old Winter, who often, loth to leave us, retraces his steps for a day or two, leaving the marks of his icy touch on the hearts of some of our fairest flowers. The old halls at Captain Marsh's had again echoed to the tread of youthful feet, aud the walls had once more vi brated to the sound of the ancient sire's voice as he laughed a heartier laugh than usual, while the lively jokes were handed about, and the cup of foaming cider was drained in honor of the New Year. All had been life and gaiety, and grandma Marsh declared she felt as young as in the days of "sweetsixteen;" it did her so much good, she said, to see the dear children enjoy themselves, aud to show that she really felt as she said, she and grandpa had kept time to the tune of "Come, Haste to the Wedding," much to the amusement of the young people, by wlrom she was nearly idol ized. All this had passed by, aud though there were less signs of merriment, aud quietness seemed to reign within the homes of our friends, yet they were not idle, nor were their hearts so inflated with past pleasures that they were in capable of enjoying the present; on the contrary, all seemed to feel new life and vigor as the feathered songsters warbled forth their glad peals to welcome in the nrst mouth of spring. It is near the close of March that wc again meet our heroine. Once more we find her in her little boudoir, where we first became acquainted with her. Her old friend sits beside her in a cozy little rocking chair, looking so ethereal that you would seareely recognize the once jay auu tuougUlleSS Blanch. A ,..t sad smile rests upon her lips, and the little spot of crimson deepens upon her cheek as she listens to the words of So- iinro jioW mucu lias ped within the last three years-much of joy and much ITT . oi x ouon mink, dear Blanche I am not half thankful enough for the share of happiness I have been permit ted to enjoy. Our hearts by nature are so selfish anil prone to tlo that whleh i nora, ami whispering a few words to sinful that it requires more self-denial ' ltbwey, among which might bo distinct and prayer than I fear I have endenv- ly heartl "ghosts" and "Injins," and ored to perform. I feel sometimes thnt , I permit my mind to become too much engrossed by worldly pleasure, think ing too little of my Maker, and there fore fall in my duties toward Him. Oh, would that I were more worthy!" "Oh, say not so, dear Sonora. If you feel so unworthy and inadequate to the task you have chosen, how is it with me I who would have-been so sinful? who had it not been for your sweet and gentle Influence in leading me to seek a Higher Power, would still have led a re bellious and useless life? I who would have crushed all your earthly happi ness? When I think of all the misery I would have brought upon you, and did in a mcrairej I feel as if nothing could ever wash away my guilt, aud for you still to remain the same loving and aflectionate friend, I can truly say that you have indeed heaped coals of fire upon my head. Were you to withdraw your friendship, I fear I should sink into such utter insignificance in my own humble opinion that I should be less prompt in the discharge of my du ties towards my Father than I am now." "You know what the apostle says. dear Blanche, "There are diversities of operations, but it is the same God that workoth in all.' Think always of this. Do not take me as a pattern. I may have more power given mo over my feelings, more capable of controlling my passions, while for you it may be a more difficult task, and consequently you arc deserving of far more credit. The divine power operates on different minds in diilcront mauuors. It is not the most gentle and amiable who are deserviug of the greatest praise, but ho who of the fiery passionate nature keeps back the angry retort, oven though it be at the expense of lacerating his own heart. Such, my friend, will have thoir reward." Blanche made no reply to this com forting remark, but sat almost motion less with her eyes fixed upon the car pot, looking so sad that Sonora could not forbear putting her arms around her as she said: "Oh, wc shall be so happy, dear Blanche, together In our Southern home. There is but one dmw-linck that is to leave my parents and yours, but then we can often visit them, and dur ing their absence we shall be all in all to one another, for Clarence snyH you must be our own dear sister. You i 1 ,, , ,. , aiiuuiu ubh null it'll now no nas a suite I of rooms fitted up so comfortable and prctty, with roses and jassamlno trained so gracefully over the windows, on pur- 1 poso for the reception of somebody. The windows of the little slttlmr-room look 1 out upon ono of the most fairy-like w i lakes, upon whose surface floats the most graceful craft you ever saw; and guess now what the name or it is? Why, Grace, aud he says it is entirely yourown.for he knewyou would love the name. There! shall we not be happy? And then you know we are to have aunt Maggie to spend part or the time with j us. Oh, I shall be so happy! I fear I am getting too glad to leave my dear old home," and imprinting a kiss upon the cheek of her friend, Sonora pcr coived not how Blanche bit her lips ai sho forced a smile, nor how great was the effort to keep back the tears, which swept downwanl and clustered round the heart, there to sink deeper the sor row already implanted. "I shall be far too happy! happy in deed!" was hor reply as she returned the kiss aud arose to depart, saying she feared she had kept her grandmother waiting already too long, as she had promised to return very soon. Sonora refrained from urging her to remain, knowing she would bo depriving her grandparents of a pleasure which they highly prized, of having Blanche with them all they could before she left for her new home. Blanche had hardly dismounted In front of her own door before Jinks, the still faithful lover of our sable friend Rissey, came up, respectfully saying: "Miss 'Blanche, jist now as I was cummin' past dat little hut where Cato used to live, I hecrd sumfin' offul. I hain't a bit 'fraid or ghost', nor nuflln', so I done gone right in, aud dar on de bed layed a woman, white 'null to be a ghost sure 'nufT, sayin' all kinds or tings 'bout you and Miss Snory, and lots ofde restof us. I run jist as fastasdese old legs could take mo to git some of you to come dar ritequick aud sec 'bout it. I told her I'd git my young missus, 'cause I know'd you was always d'lighted to go where dar was any de stress, so I told her to stay dar till I come back. I -don't reckon she could git far 'way, anyhow," and panting for breath, Jinks waited for an answer to ease his wondering mind. iitTll Tlail-a Tnm rrlrul vaii tlt.1 nnf 1 ? J" . . " flee from signals of distress, but stopped to learn their cause ; and now hasten over to Miss Hewitt aud inform her of It, aud ask her to accompany me to Cato's cottage. Be as quick as possi ble." Before she had scarcely given her or ders Jinks was on his way, not only glad to ho the first to inform hcm of "sumfin' offul," butalsotogeta glimpso of his adored Rissey, who was soon to become Mrs. Jenkins Bradkins. After delivering his message to 80- easting a very loving look, displaying a double row of ivorys, Jinks was soon on his way back, while not far behind him rode Sonora and Clarence. Blanche and Cordelia were already mounted waiting to receive them for a rldo to the mysterious stranger. They were not long in arriving at their destination, and Clarence led the way Into the little cottage, which, notwithstanding its poor and dilapidated state, stilt retained fore, become self-supporting. Inmnot about It an air of comfort and neatness. I as well acquainted with the dispropor Lookintr about them, they espied I n fJ? tho United States; through a half open door the form of a .... . .. , . . li rnn rrl linlf nnnn ilnnr tlm form Ar n I woman stretched upon a bed. She seemed, to have just Iain down, a3 she was still-dressed, thouch her long hair hung in disordor over her pillow, as she i lay with her faco turned from them. As j they drew near the bed she started and ! looked up, when judge of their surprise to behold the emaciated form of Cather ine do Midci. "Do I again behold you, my own dear, dear friend?" exclaimed Sonora as she clasped her thin and bony hand with her own. "But how came you here?" "By cruel, cruel fate!" exclaimed Catherine passionately, endeavoring to rise upon her elbow, but which was too much for her strength, and falling back upon her pillow, she continued : "Yes, by cruel fate, which deprived mo of the only boon on earth I craved, of sleeping beside my Lcnardo and my precious White Star! Who says aught of my spotless child? Who dares to say the grandchild of a Volcrio docs not claim equal honor with a pale-face? Lcuardo! Lenardo! avenge my wrongs!" aud thus raving, she would have sprung from her bed had not Clarence gently held her back until she became quiet. "Be calm, good woman! Wc are friends aud come to comfort you. Lis ten, and let mo point you to One who will lend a pitying ear to all your sor rows. Do you not remember me, whom you once saved from death? Let me In return point you to a life eternal to One who is willing to save all who trust in Him. Will you- listen while I pray for you?" es thouMi 'tis nselo? " mtirinnml I lCS, tnoilgll IIS useless, murmureu "Y the unhappy woman. j fabor. Aud yet.by the wav, we are : Our young friends knelt while Clar-'. told that women-caunot serve In liaber- I ence poured forth his soul in nraver foriers shops, becauso thoy are too i i.:.: . .--jkL 'jiireaK to nit uieiua es oi trooiis. in i r. iL.-r . - ,,. . iiaif Liverpool and tDnblln women earn six before her Maker. As they ar03e rromp7ncc a aay uy carrying immense loads their knees Sonora approached the bed, of sand; nearly 50,000 hawk fish, fruit endeavoring to spook words of comfort, hardware through the streets of ! but all to no purpose. She who had ppent po much of hor ,ife in sJnful 5S- !"onwlcc Iolm" 100 ln,c ,1,al ,,nP aim , pomfor'' ,,,ul unwilling to I 1 Jl. ' l.t.l r at. Bnil "t pruimees neiu lorut, was d'inS' as slle hai1 llvwL Throwing up 1 I 1 M il her hands wildly, she exclaimed "Who would have thought that Cath erine Velerie would have died without a priest, alone, among strangers, and In a distant land! My father! Lcnardo! White Star! Oh, save me ! save me!" Then, completely exhausted, she closed her eyes, and for a few moments they supposed her dead; lint presently her lips moved, and Sonora, thinking sic ', ,. '., , ' ,. , I might possibly recover, whispered to Blanche that she had better go for a physician, who lived but a short dis tance, but as Blanche turned to go Cath erine, who was conscious of all, made a motion for her to remain, and opening her eyes, desired to be raised up, which Clarence kindly granted her. Taking ouc of his hands and one or Sonora's she placed thorn together, and murmuring some unintelligible words, said, "Be fallhrul," and releasing them, bade each good-bye, as she closed her eyes again, laying perfectly quiet for a few seconds; then with a scream which seemed to curdle the blood of her listeners, she ex claimed: "Lenardo! White Star! you arc avenged! I die faithful to my vow!" With the6c words her spirit went to ! ",cet lts1Go,l1 l by Him for For a few moments sobs only broke tho silence. Then Clarence and his young companions knolt around that bed of death, aud in the little wayside cottage was offered up prayers of sincer ity for the spirit of the departed, and that thoir own hearts might be made purer. Cordelia, who had always been very 1 worlli!i' and llever ""S"1 nl"ch about j religion, was very much affected, not only by Catherine's melancholy death, but also by the impressive language of Clarence as he petitioned at the throne of Grace for her, and ns they arose from their knees she formed many good re solves for the ruturo, asking Divine Help to aid her. The next day was appointed for the burial. Colonel Hewitt attended to everything necessary for tho iutermeut I OU3 consequence of the restriction of of one who had been the means or avert-: Yomen .to. V10 i",funor "ches of In ingso much miseryrrom his lov Clones. liJVX and through whose Instrumentality his I child was once more restored to her home in safety. The Hewitt's and Marsh's followed as chief mourners, whllo the neighbors who had known of the circuinstaucos connected with the unhappy woman attended also. The uimuiuv w funeral sermon was preached by Clar- ence at the request of the pastor of tho chapel where tho services were held. 1 . . . . ..... ... "For there is nope or a tree 11 it oe cut down that it will sprout up agaiu, and that tho tender branches thereof will not cease." (To le coDtlnueJ.J "Working "Woman. ukt! bis vdvantag is .the ktbccfji.e for i:xistesce- Miss Emily Faithful expresses in the Fireside Companion the following opin ion of the disadvantages to women who seek to earn a livelihood here and in England: If any one could give a satisfactory answer to this question, he would de serve well of the whole human race. In England or, Tshould say, GroatBritaln we have 913,112 women who can never, by any possibility, find husbands at home. These women must, there out aiiiiougit iiitru ia au excess oi men. r t l , i r ... . ' I have already learnt from what I have seen in America that there is the same necessity for enabling women to earn money nero as m the old conntry; though to some 4teot it seems to me that they have already a better chance of doing so. For instance, while wc count our female doctors on the fingers o hand 1. 1 Jgh principal cities, and while a few female writers in iMigianu are occasional con tributors toour daily ami weekly papers, I find them in New York recognized members of the stall'. Gradually, how ever, even in conservative England, the old assertions are being abandoned that woman's claim to fair chances of livelihood is a morbid aud an exagger ated one, and that young men struggle with equal difficulties. I'eoiilo are be ginning, though slowly, to acknowledge Uiat cllorts maiio to enable women to take a larger share in the industrial pursuits of their male relatives arc not I IliU made with a view of removing them from their "proper sphere" and natural duties, but in order to savo them from positions Into which they are now actually thrown, to the destruction of their highest instincts aud their physi cal lipiiltli unil iln.vpIonmiMit. Thorn li:t. never boon any dislike in England to the employment of women ill the lowest branches of industrial callings: tho ob jection is their introduction into places of responsibility and trust. Until my friend the Earl of Shaftesbnry brolight the matter before Parliament, women were .allowed to work In mines in Staf fordshire; they prepare, to this very hour, the clay which is to be converted into porcelain. Only threo months be fore 1 left England, I spent a day in our potteries, and there were women and girls turning heavy wheels aud lifting enormous weights; their physical strength was being drawn upon ad lib itum, but they were carefully excluded lrom tlic ligutcr branches or the Imsi npss: tliov worn freelv lisel ns lio-ista nf , burden, but no encouragement was,, Many a good woman's character has .i,m , .tool- -i.t!ii I heen ruined nml iw hfart lirokon hv ;i i "V ' L1"1-'. cT'r..;'"" v,,rJ-i"g Numbers throughout the country weed, dig and hoo potatoes, pick stones out of the soil, spread the manure, reap during harvest, and load the wagons in all weathers and seasons. Women are to be found In the lowest and worst-paid departments of our cliomical works, glass-houses, rope-works, paper mills, glue-works and nail factories, as well as in our brick fields and nursery gardens. In hundreds of factories where women are employed there Is work going on of a less unsuitable kind than what they are actually doing. T was once going over a factory of this description, and, leavinc a number of women employed in work of the coarsest sort, I emerged into a clearer, quitcr atmosphere, to lWl men engaged in what seemed to mo quitea feminine branch of the manufac ture, "is not tins worn women couiu do?" I asked. "Certainly," replied the foreman; "but we apprentice to that." "And would you apprentice girls?" I inquired. "Wc have never done so," was tho reply. This is the root of the whole mischief. No skilled work can be done without apprenticeship. It is not customary to apprentice girls, anil so it is taken for granted that they cannot do skilled work. An English factory woman labors under adverse iullucnccs. The men of her own rank are jealous of her competition with them. '1 ho overseers and higher workmen are jealous lest in any department she rise to their place; and it is tho employer's interest to keep down her wages. But I still think that theso difficulties ariso from want of thought rather than want or heart. I cannot persuade myslf that men would deliberately oppress women through any selfish fears; at tho same time I must admit tho determined opposition of the ribbon-weavers, at Coventry, to the admission of women into the higher branches of their labor, aud the threat ened strike of the China painters of Worcester, IT women were allowed the use or the maul stick, which alone ena bles them to do the best work, and con sequently get the best pay. I wish, em phatically, to point out the necessity for (icnuiic training. unii-u are aircauy extensively employed in various indus trial pursuits; they ought to have the advantage" of special training, aud the most lucrative braneliesof thoiroccupj tions ought to bo opened to them. They should not liud themselves shut out from any post merely "because they are women." Neither are we-justified in drawing upon their physical strength and Iguoriug their mental capactity re garding them, in short, as mere mechanics, hands without heads. I cannot enter at length on one very scri- prives tho workwoman of tho stimulus found of value to tho most conscientious and cultivated man in tho kingdom, and It prevents the younger women from having tho supervision of their own sex. If girbfsaw older women in posi tions of trust and authority they would not only be eucouragcu to develop that ; buslne.1Ik0 opacity and those quall- ties of mluI without which they must remain Individually and socially in the I lojrest scale, but they would feel them- selves far mora nroteetea than thov can , do at preseuti we Ulcy havc nolher safeguard than their own prudence. When meu urge that the introduction of women into trades and professions will diminish their wages, it Is necessary to remind them that the progress of science , l r r t . . . uuu new- ionus ui u.Mbieiice nave given into their hands the former -avocations of women. The baking, brewing, spin ning and weaving have been trans planted from the homes to the manu factory; machinery spins, weaves and grinds, and men undertake to work in connection with labors which formerly occupied all the women of the homes, and enabled them without leaving its sacred precincts to contribute to the support of the family. When every garment was spun and made at home domestic duties consumed the time of all the women in the household, but in I the substitution of machine for hand labor the clas3 of women requiring out side remunerative pursuits has grown larger and larger, and has latterly in creased at an unparalleled rate. Our Ideas, language and arrangements have not altered in any corresponding degree. We have forgotten that this woman formerly contributed to the support of the household, and assumed that every woman has been sought to be main tained in Idleness by her father, hus band, or brother. In the ranks of the English aristocracy some provision is made for tho female members of the family, but when you quit the narrow confines, of this clas3 you find hundreds of women compelled, like men, to seek their own bread. "Aud it is a terrible incident of our social existence," says tho London Times, "that the resources open to women or gaining a livelihood are so few. At present, the language practically held by modern society to destitute women, is: Marry, stitch, die, or do worse." 1 proiosc, in a second article, to refer to the special directions iii iuuu vtuiucirs liiuusiry can te wen I -'"i""."" Iti:ms Evkuy Max Siioui,d Buad. Wc have probably all of us mctwith in stances in which a word hcedlesslv spoken against the reputation of woman has been magnified by malicious minds until the cloud has become dark enough to overshadow her whole c.xislcuce. " those who are accustomed not necessarily from bad motives, but from thoughtlessness to speak lightly of women, we recommend three hints as worthy of consideration: Never uso a lady's name in an im proper lime or in a mixed company. Never make any assertions about her that you think are not true, or illusions that you think sho herself would blush to hear. When you meet men who do not scruple to make use of a woman's name in a reckless and unprincipled manner, shun them, for they are the very worst members of the community men lost to every sense of honor, every feelinjr of Humanity. ,iei manufactured by some villain and repealed where it should not have been F1'.1 in t,,e presence of those whoso little judgment could not deter them from circulating the foul and bragging re port. A slander Is soon propagated, and the smallest thine; derogatory to a wom an's character will tly to the wings of me wind ami mammy as it circulates, until its mnnxtrous weight crushes the poor unfortunate victim. Respect the nmne of a woman, for your mother and sjsters are women, and as you would have their fair name un tarnished and their lives unctubittered by the slander's rising tongue, heed the ill that yourown words may brinsr upon the mother, the sister, or the wife of some leiiow creature. Ixfll'ksck of a Smii.k. There rs nothing which makes the human face soattractiveasabright smile. It breaks over the countenance like the sun-light through the rain clouds after a shower, and it enlivens all upon whom it rests. A countenance, over so stolid and im passable and hard, often becomes softened, vivacious aud charming under tho influence of asmile. There issome- thinc indescribable about a smile, aud a great deal of character is often exhibited in it .So man or woman with a really bad heart ever possessed an open, smil ing face, which Drought peace and glad ness with it. Beware of the man who never smiles, for "the motious of his spirit arc dull as night, and his affec tions arcuis dark as Erebus." The smile of tenderness and affection from tho mother's face greets us upon our entry on tho journey of life, and the recollections of it lingers sweetly in the heart while reason lasts. The smile of encouragement in distress or sickness, is often wortli more than money or medi cines. In the domestic circle it lightens the burdttii or lire, and makes the hard est lot cheerful aud endurable. It is the offspring of' Hope, and tho pledgo of amity between friends. A broad smile was never inspired by a bitter thought or an uncharltablo desire. In tlic faco where smiles prevail, happiness reigns and a gentle human charity dwells in the bosom of such. A smile is tho lan guage of kindness and forbearance, and it emanates only from tlic soul in har mony with nature, and at peace with all the world. MAitr.iAan ash Women-. A recent writer has discovered an alarming de crease in marriages, and he says it is because women are bccomlngun popular. Their extravagance, their stinginess, also pride, lack or head and heart, and bigotry, these and other failings are given as a reason of the decline or chivalry and rise or dislike. There is probably one woman in tlic world whom the writer likes, and tho difficulty is the liking is not reciprocated. Hence, etc., But the Chicago Tribune holds that there is truth in the remark, and pro ceeds to explain it: "Whatever women arc," says the Tribune, "men are largely responsible Tor. The latter have chosen to make them dolls, aud they have, to say truth, offered no strenuous opposition. A woman who thinks is a womau who dares. Her efforts to be something more than a beautiful animal have been met with derision. Such treatment natu- ! rally drives her to extremes. She cul tivate3 the head at the expense or the heart. Then we sigh for the good old wife and mother ot a century ago, and iguorc tho fact that she was an ig noramus, who would bo painfully out or place now. It is a checriug sigu that so many women have overcome these obstacles, and foirly forced their way Into deserved prominence. The whole sex will follow them in course or time. Wo niav. iustly enough perhaps, sueer at the average woman or to-day, but her grand-daughter will uesometning more than a housekeeper or uurse." Chance Is an unseen cause. Silent Orators. a fine thptik, mn. mnicvi.n. It Is very well known that the Presi dent does not possess what is vulgarly called "the gift of gab." He cannot make an extempore speech, nor, we be lieve,, a speecn 01 any Kind. JUs life has shown that he can face a hostile force, when bullets and cannon balls arc flying about like hail, with ierfect cool ness and self-possession; but an array of upturned laces, tliougn ever so lrienilly, puts him out of himself; he hesitates, stammers, and, finally, retires as dumb as an oyster. There is many a shallow pa ted, empty-hearted fellow, who has never done a solitary thing to redeem his life from perfect contempt, who will talk on his feet by the hour, on almost any subject: and yet this silent, nuiel soldier of ours, who has performed achievements that will live by the side of the most renowned in history, is com paratively tougueleis. It is a great convenience- and some times a pleasure, to others as well as to ourselves, to be able to improvise a neat, facile, able, or even voluble discourse; but it is no demerit not to be able to do it, much less a disqualification or dis grace, home 01 tlic most mtollectual and cultivated men that the world has ever known have shared tho inability wun icss gmeu mortals, uur most philosophical and learned President. Jetlerson, whose .writings are regarded as models, changed ttie messages of the lixecutivo to congress lrom oral into written discourses, because of his aver sion to the former; while our most active and energetic President, Jackson, was almost as incapable of making a sieech as President Grant is. The most copious and graceful among our old authors, Washington Irving, could scarcely de liver an ordinary dinner toast with composure. J Iayrthorne, whom a large critical authority pronounces the best writer 01 luigiisii that ever lived, would run away rather than faco tho com monest audience, aud ono of our most illustrious poets makes it the condition nf lltC .1 f..t11,lv , ,1tl.i;r .tiling.- ,li..f 1 shall not bo called upon to say a word. Artists, iiku literary men, arc supposed to have some degree of now, but who that has been invited to ono or their symposia cannot recall some pitiable night, when even the best among them has been got upon his legs? Eloquence is charming, aud tho faculty or easy anil graceful utterance to be desired by all men, just as every woman ought to wish to sing with ex quisite skill, but it is no more discredit able to a man not to be a Demosthenes or an Everett than it is for a woman not to be a Nilsson or a Lucca. . Something to Torcn Tirn Heart. Celeridgo relates a story to this effect: Alexander, during his march into AH-ica, came to a people dwelling in peacerul huts, who knew neither war nor conquest. Gold being offered to him he refused it, saying that his sole object was to learn the manners and customs of the inhabitants. "Stay with us," says tho Chief, "so long as it pleascth thee." During this interview with the Afri can Chief two of his subjects brought a cause before him for judgment. The i dispute was this: The ono had bought of the other a piece of ground, which, after the purchase, was found to contain treasure, for which he found himself bound to pay. Tho other refused to re ceive anything, stating that when lie sold the ground he sold it with all it might be found to afford. Said the Chief, looking at tlic one, "You have a son," and to the other, "You have a daughter; let them be mar ried, and tlic treasure be given as a dowry-" Alexander was astonished. "And what," said the Chief, "would have been the decision in your coun try?" "We should havo dismissed the par ties," said Alexander, "and siezed the treasure for the King's use." "And doc3 the sun shine on your country?" said the Chief; "does the rain rail there t are there any cattle there which feed upon horbs aud green grass?" "Certainly," said Alexander. "Ah!" said tho Chief, "it is for the sake of those innocent cattle that the Great Being permits the sun to shine, tho rain to fall, and the grass to grow in your country." A Child's Hoi. It was certainly pretty, but it was a vcrysoLer spectacle. Children are naturally gay. and they froilc and dance and romp with a will. But childhood seemed to have been eliminated from these little folks. Tiicy were sallow and anxious and worn nd how stupid and sleepy they must havc been next morning! And how un willingly, with no shilling morning face, they must have crept to school! nd what poor little abused bodies tncy arc, and how surely tho freshness and charm of life are being destroyed for them! Yet Mrs. Add sends her children. and what can Mrs. Bad, Cad aud Dad do but send theirs ? And If Mrs. Thomp son's daughter has a silk dress caught up and flounced with lace and flowers, 1 Know, my dear, that you do not wish to have your daughter disgraced, and I take care that our dear girl shall be as splendid as any of them! These are the lessons the children learn, and in turn, as parents teach. And it is curious that the American theory or everybody's be ing as good as anybody has this norvL-r- siou, thnt everybody must dresaand do as anybody does. Everybody who yields to the mania or extravagance for children makes it harder for everybody else not to yield. But there Is no use in preaching about It, if only the pleasure of your company is requested at a child's l.T. nil ..,,-oIF 'Pl.nrn ia II JUU SVU JUUiSHl. A " nothing more melancholy than such a spectacle at watering-place hotels. The forward rudeness or the poor little over dressed figures is pitiful. Tlic breezy bloom or neaitu upon mo ciicok, tho plain, simple dress, the art less ardor of all that is loveliest in the lovely age is wantingat the child's hou. Harper Jfafasine. The Boston Transcript remarks, touching the subject of "Noble Wives," that Mr. Seward's fame began to wane upon the death of his wife, to whom lie owed the vitalizing currents which bore him on. Disreali married in 1S30. nml at once he began to rise to the statute 110 nau reached. The V iscountess Bca confield is dead, and we shall sro lm.- much this extraordinary man also owed to the power behind the throue. How long must it be before great women can onngineir powers to bearon firsthand Gleanings. How to servo a dinner right oat. it. A belle doesn't always eivu thai best "toue" to society. Graves are butthc foot-stens of thean- gel of life Jean Paul. Miss Tennle C. Clntlin is nuLof the Colonelcy of her New York regiment. "fra Ctniln:.. 41. .1:.. T ! T. . .. f Edwin Forrest, comes into a large prop erty by his death. There are two things in this life for which people are never prepared,' and iney arc twins. An Arizona woman has had three husbands murdered within tho last ten years, but Isn't discouraged yet. Miss Phclp3 says there is no use nuar- rclliug with a woman, the nress. arail- joad company, or the telagrapb. A woman named Mary Tabor has acted as mate on a Missouri steamboat for two years, earning $45 per month. Henry J. Raymond died June IS, 106S): James Gordon Bennett died June 1, 1872; Horace Greeley diedXo'ember29, 1872. A young lady doing honors in the White House Is a novelty in American history. The distinction will fall on Nellie Grant. A crusty old bachelor says that love is wretched business, consisiug of a little sighing, a little cryiug, a little dyeing and a good deal ot lying. man named Page asked a hotel- keeper at Omaha what time it was, and being told that it was 11 o'clock, he shot himself through the head. Judge, pointing with his cane to a prisoner before him, remarked, "There is a great roguo at the end or this stick." The man replied, "At which end, my lord?" Havc you seen my black-faced an telope?" inquired the keeper of a menagerie. "jo,v said the visitor, who did your blaek-faceu aunt elope with?" "Don't you remember the next word in your lesson ? It's the word ' after cheese. "What comes after cheese?" "Mouse!" triumphantly exclaimed the puzzled pupil. A knowing one sny3 that it may be set down as a rule that the sentimental young ladies who scratch off" poems about death and the grave have holes in their stockings. Bulwcr says poverty isonly an idea in nine cases out of ten, and that there is really more happiness among the work ing men in the world than among those who are called rich. For the third time within a period of nine years the Illinois female College at Jacksonville has been burned. These repeated conflagrations are said to be the work of incendiaries. "Home is the place for boys," said Spinks to his eldest pride and joy. "Yes," said the youngster dutifully, "I like to stay at home all the time, hut ma sends me to school." Miss Alexander, who was formerly connected wiili tho California Theater, lias made a hit as a lecturer in Chicago. Tlia subject of the first lecture was, "How I Became a Mormon," etc. A young lady who was rebuked by her mother for kissing hor intended. justified the act by quoting the passage: "Whatsoever ye would that man should do unto you, do you even so unto thorn." Old lady toher niece "Good gracious, Matilda! but it's cold. My teeth are ac tually chattering." Loving niece "Well, don't let them chatter too mncli, or they may tell where you bought 'cm." A man, recently arrested for being the husband of four wives, says he has no recollection of having married so many times, and thinks it must have happened while he was away from home. A husband of six months' experience gives it as his opinion that wedding rings should be re-cristencd suffsr-rings. His wife says that site came to the same conclusion before she had been married two mouths. Jacksonville (Tenn.) young ladies tie up their taper lingers, and when the young gentlemen cnllers in the evening inquire tho cause, bhtshingly reply, "I burnt them while broiling the beefsteak this morning." "George," asked a teacher of a Sun day school class, "who above all others do you wish to see when you get to heaven ."" ith a face brightened up with anticipation, the little fellow shouted "Gcrliah." Mr. Spurgeon's sister is preaching af Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England, with such success that tho police au thorities there havc expressed their thanks to her for effecting a decrease in the number of criminal cases. Two elderly ladies came to Deerfield, Mich., and framed and raised as good a house as there is in the neighborhood not a bit or male labor being expended on the structure. They have now set about leveling the "primeval forest." A would-be school teacher in Alabama recently replied to a question by one of the examiners, "Do you thiuk tho world round or flat?" by saying, "Well, some people think one way and some another, and I'll teach round or flat, just as the parents please." After all, it is the best wisdom to front with absolute indifference or mnlnmnf i great deal that happens in this world of mtsunuerstanuings. .Let any good and well-meaning man reflect upon the blunders and slanders that assailed and possibly annoyed him a week ago, and consider how very dead they are now! biicli fruit of ignorance ami malice dies of its own rottenness. A training school for started in England, attanhml to tho Royal Iullrmary, founded by a wealthy gentleman who lost his wife, mainly be cause no good nurses could be obtained. An applicant must be over thirty years of age, rausthavea good character. She is first on probation for one month. If found suitable sho serves for three j ears one year in learning the nature 101 diseases, and two years lJjwP"!? "Jn vice and practice. She receives small wages from the first m"""? more. The EnsliBhtaf tlwt people should learn their btuiuees.