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ANU'E'-AN'D HENRY- LEE;
OR-
,Tli Sphere
of the
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i Kmpr&d, Bacon! Ine to Aot of Consrv8. In tUej
year x7, By jis. A. J. jminwuy, u jnc poitnor
1 lie TJtrfarata or Oratress at Wellington City.
CKAlTr.B .
GreaMs the Interest that is usually,
aken hy-rtlral people In a neighborhood L pressed, hi lips and gave
uneral omat terif hosuflbrer hosel.. PpT0,0Bgea sonorous groan.
P,fr,.mat1rla.l,,.'fe.h,aS, 'John-Leo. reached forth his trembling
cuuuu.ui.e.HAu.u. rwgniiis.
almost , wholly neglected by .the-hard
svorkingmelghborR, just aa soon as it is
known that Hie breath has left the body,
the family and Ihe deceased become ob
Jeots e-f deep and suddeu interest. The
aisose is filled with lite sad faces of weary
women and their numerous children;
the yard is full of men in holiday
clothos, lounging agaiust the fence?, or
reclining on the grass in groups, while
teams by the dozen are hitched among
the bushes awaiting the commauds of
their ownors.
The funeral of Mrs. Leo created even
more than the usual stir. It was well
known that the head of the family, who
had been badly in his cups for weeks,
was but broken reed upon which the
children might rely in vain for support
and protection; and "what was to be
come of the children V was the all-absorbing
theme of out-door discussion
among the men, and the equally im
portant topic in the cabin among the
women, who spoke in whispers notj
meant to resell the ears of the bereaved
household, yet much more distinctly I
heard and understood by them than or- i
dinary conversation would have beeu.
Nothing will Caleb the ear and enlist
the hearty attention of children likelaui1 dle'- But 1 kow better. Mi-
guarded whispers among adults.
"If it had only pleased the Lord to
take the man," said Bill Sykes' mother,
as she worried with the orphaned baby,
whose gums were badly swollen, her
own rollteklngj'earling having been dis
posed of on the bed; "if it had only been
John Lee Instead o' Sally, that woman
could a kept the whole band together
easy enough."
"I'd like to know iiow she'd a' done
it?" said Mrs. Green, "if a man dies,
the law 'ministers on the estate, an' di
vides it up. "They've got a big bill
agin' John Lee for liquor at more than
one den in Shyaterville, an' if hc?d a
died they'd all a' got tholr money.
Thiw wouldn't a been mucll left for
the wife au' young uus, I reckon."
t.tt.w fn ma " sntfl Am In
"'V, ;,,,;,
taking the fretful, everb-h child n her ;
tired arms, as with aching heart and ,
bead aud feet,
elm wntinnrfMI itnurn tun t
bill and across the rivulet, her only aim
being to get away from her assiduous
neighbors and be alone.
"Only think," she soliloquized; "they
cnnot wait till my poor mother's form
la buried out of sight, but they come
rU"t hero and discuss us all over her
Jead body, and they talk about 'who'll
keep us,' and 'whal'll become of us,'
just as if I hadn't arms and hands aud i
head and will!" . i Remorse was tugging away at his con-
Silting down with her burden upon I science, but he had noidcathatany of his
tho spot where she had last held an In- , neighbors would believe that he had
tervlew with Melvin Hustings, Amie literally murdered the poor patient,
gave way to an uncontrollable fit pf ' matrimonial martyr, who had borne tho
weeping. The child looked wonder-1 burdens of his weakness uncomplain
ingly In her face, not comprehending ! Ingly for a fifth of a century. But his
the trouble, and lisped in baby language . mind was now sorely troubled, aud he
the endearing words, "Ilove'ou." doubtless felt a selfish sorrow for his
"Yes, darling, and your sister will be! bereaved condition, aud some real so
your mother from this moment!" I Hcitude for his motherless family. But
straining the child to her breast in her;
60 re bereavement, and allowing him to
caress her face with his dimplpi!, baby
hands.
A team was now coming with a plain
pine coffin, the undertaker's family and
the minister.
With a frefeh outburst of weenimr.
Amie followed them to the house, and i
with all the children cryingaround her,
Of
watched the transfer of her mother's re
main;? from the rough board upon which
they had lain, to the rude casket, into
. nuiuii mey
long sleep.
were settled for the last, j
The
men from the outside detached !
themselves, one by one, from the groups !
of gossipers, and with heads uncovered The neighbors kept talking among
in the lowly cabin, listened to theopen-l themsolves over the strange conduct of
ing prayer. John Lee sat stuplfied with ' Amie upon the day of the funeral and
his potations at the coffin head, his John Lee became the unsuspecting ob
nervesall unstrung, his head bent for- .ject of the Grand Jury's solicitude."
ward, aud his bloodshot eyes cmlltlnga A ul of Indictment for uiiinW
peculiar dullish gleam, as though he
were an idiot.
The minister dwelt long nnd earnestly
upon the mysterious providences of God
who had seen fit In His wisdom to re
move this mother from the bosom of her
affectionate family to her Father's man
sion in the skies. He grew powerfully
pathetic over the sorrows and loneliness
of the bereaved husbaud, to whom an
Omnipotent God had submitted, for
safe keeping, this precious family of
immortal souls.. He pictured in glow
ing colors the great need that a mother
should be spared to bring up her chil
dren, hut decided that, urgent as good
Sister Lee's earthly duties were, God
knew best when He whispered softly Iu
her car, "come higher." He took occa
sion, also, to picture, In its most glow
ing heat, the sulphurous fire of hell, and
warned the husband and children in
flee from the wrath to come, closing his .
oration uy a request that each member
of the family should arise to his feet,
and thus, give promise that ho would
foreako the paths of eim and Mrlvo to
T
meet. the loved and lost one i In the
realms of bltss: ' All arose to. their feet
exceptAthle: Holding her baby brother
In a close .embrace, fche safcnrltli. her
head bent dver the casket, weeping con
vulsively: The congregation wns appropriately
shboked. Elderly matrons shook .their
iMturffirnnrt nmlrrnrl anfOi other in linrmr
A wimto rt?,t rfl.r In . wfHli' nnr.
. ,,,,,, ,liu..iannl
d and. seizing Amie by the wrist,
sought by -this mute command to force
her to her feet.
Then the preacher, in tones of atern
rebuke, hia oily features lighted by a
sickening smile, said sepulchrally, "My
daughter, do-yoa not wlslr tomcctyonr
dear departed mother in Heaven 1"
There, was no response eicept a fresh
outburst of sobs; and ItHI Sykes, more
considerate than others of the many
well-meaning persons present, said to
his mother, ''What a shame to torture
her so!"
"Let us pray!" said the preacher, and
for a full half hour, poor Amie, with her
sorrow and care and obstinacy, and aw
ful danger of the yawning gulf, sat still
and listened to most powerful appeal,
denunciation and warning in her be
half. The- prayer being over, she arose to
Iicrfeet,her baby brother clingingciosely
to her neck, and turniug her flashing
eyes upon the multitude, said earnestly,
"God did io take my mother! I deny
the whole story. If I believed that He
willed that she should be taken from
these little ones, who have no protector
left, I should be tempted to curse Him
mother had been dangerously ill from
the effects of hardship imposed upon
her by man not God and this man,
my father, is her 'murderer.' Oh, my
God! what have I said?" she exclaimed
frantically, and throwing up her hands,
she fell In a swoon upon tlio coffin, the
baby still clinging to her neck.
A sceno ensued 'which beggars de
scription. It was long before Amie was
restored to consciousness, and the belief
that the head had really murdered his
protected (?) charge grew so strong
! that the head was vigilantly watched,
lest he might attempt to escape.
A rude litter was mode, upon which
the remains were placod, and, borno by
six strong men across the ravine to a
deeply shaded covert In the forest, they
were laid away, to bear privation and
sufrering and sorrow nevermore,
,
tho
'
neighbors betook themselves to their
homes and their business. They had
many cares and but little time to be
stow upon the living outside of their
own homes, but death occurred in tho
new settlement so seldom that it was
not hard to give a day occasionally to a
burial scene.
John Lee had been horrified by what
Ms daughter had said at the funeral
his potations grew deeper than ever,
and delirium tremens, that horrlblv
real hallucination which so often at
taches itself to long-contiuucd debauch
eries, marked him for its prey. It
filled his muddled brain with terrific
imaginings, set snakes to writhing in
his boots, made ghastly demons gnash
t,ie,r tect'1 at "Ini and fiery goblins
orcatuc sickening sulphur funics Into
ins iace, wnne pinioning ills Hands Willi
thongs like scorpions.
The children were often compelled to
"ee rtn tho house in terror. His un-
cartuiy yells wero perfectly unbearable,
a"" Amlo was the only living soul of
whom he stood In awe.
lounu against him, nnd greatly to l.i.
own consternation nnd the relief of the
family, although the disgrace was pecu
liarly trying to the older children, tho
family head was conveyed to the county
jail to await his trial at the next term of
the Circuit Court.
Amie entrusted the following missive j
to the care of Bill Sykes. It was writ- (
ten with a kind of "keel," or chalk of a
naie ruu cuiui, luai nuouuueu in tuc
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. - 1 1 41.. l . 1 , .
ueiguooriug " t"e..y-icaves
of a dog-eared spelling book furnished
tho paper.
"It is ail over, dear brother Henry. Mother
couldn't surrive the ahock or your Bossing and
flight, and po she Juat folded her hands and
went to sleen one night, in asleep that knows
no earthly waklne. The Kevercnd Mr.tVlIUns
preached the funeral sermon. Ho talked so
long aud boisterously about a "visitation 0
God" that I cot np In a frenzy and said some
awful thine. 1 ! God didn't kill mother,
but father did. Oh, llonry, I was stark mad or
I would have hold ray tongue. But the people
and the preachf.naJSftl.neJnto paying IU
"Kather hia tremens for several days. 0n7
my! luover saw anything like It, and hopol
sever will again. Itwasawlni: The cblldrtu
art all afraid of dmnai now, but thr wer
more arrald of father till lh6 authorltle took
him than of arthlng clip.
"Ivyoil read' the PdrUraouth japori T lt w
ybn will lrootr that 'ra -wild wordi at lha
fanenllcamwl father Srrtt, and be I now In
jail, airalllnff hi ulaL Well hare air jnontaa
of security, at leant, and we do oofd Jo
Uully at home. Como, won't you T
fill lonesome.
"Tell hie ahoutIr.HanUDn. Doen.h.aTer
speak of mo? The children Join medn lore.
Thin paper U full, and 1 bar no other, ion
lonely, lovlnaIter, AJitjtBTC-
Henry Lee had so far ovorcome h(a
repugnance to menial labor around the
Hastings mansion that ho was becoming
quite a .favorite with the household.
Mrs. Hastings had decided to keep him
during the winter and allow him to at
tend school, taking care, however, to
keep his pleblan mind imbued with the
idea (hat there was a wide, social- gulf
between himself and her family, which
he might never hope to bridge.
"I have news for you, Harry, my
boy," said Melvin, holding a coarse,
yellow envelope between his fingers a
he spoke.
Henry had just finished grooming tho
horses, and was coming from tho stable
with a strong odor of his work about
him. The papers containing tho ac
counts of John Lee's indictment aud in
carceration had been studiously kept
away from him by his considerate
friend, and the letter from Amlu was
indeed a budget of news.
Tears blinded tho boy until he fouud
himself unable to read without his
friend's assistance. When the letter
was finished the poor fellow dropped
down avong the calla lilies and gave
way to heart-rending sobs. Melrin
Hastings tried in vain to comfort lilui.
"Mother might havo been living yet
if I had only been patient and stayed at
home!" ho wailed.
"Hut, Henry, remember Unit you have
often said you would havo been happy
if she were only dead aud out of John j
To's fluf Mips I
Leo's clutches." j
"Ti.nrA mfnri i .!. J
nlatmnd. r u ,.l,In'f ll h.r l.l. If X I
could."
Melvin went into tho parlor nnd In an
earnest manner broko tho news of
Henry's sorrow to his mother and sis
ters. For a wonder Hastings senior was
nt home and ready to lend a listening
car.
"Of course tho boy will want to go
home," said he.
"I really think he ought to go, fath
er," was Melvln's reply. "He was very
unaccommodating with his sisters when
I was nt hli home, but I think it was
more because ho was outraged over that
prospective Hogging than because he
meant to be bad."
"Well, Melvin," said his mother,
with tho alrof one who had been abused
until she had become reconciled to her
fate. "I" Pllem wn'll lmv In inn lilm
but I wish we'd kept Ah Ho! Servants
are dreadfully unreliable. If I had my
way, I'd never have another white per
son, whether man or woman, about the
house as a menial."
"Hasn't Henry satisfied you, mother?
I've heard you say you liked him first
rate."
"J like everything except giving lilui ,
...... ... . . ..
up, now that he has the run of
hls
work, but I suppose there's no holp for
that."
"Of course you nccUnU spare him,
mother," said Alice. "That Is, not un
less you want to. Where's the use of
being rich if you can't havo everything
you want ? And what's the uso of poor
folks if-they're not to wait upon you
when you think it's necessary ?"
"Why, Alice!" exclaimed Melvin, In
astonishment, "if May had spoken like
that I shouldn't have thought of remon
strance, but it's very strange that you
should think and talk so."
"I'm only acting out tho wealthy
idea, Mel. It's true, I remember very
well when our brother Henry died.
That was twelve long years ago, nnd we
had llocks nnd herds, hard work and no
money. It was very hard that tlie rich
est rauchemnn for miles around couldn't '
spare Melvin to come home and comfort '
us while father was away, but then, It
was all right, for hadn't Almighty Dol
iar Smith more monoy than we had?
and wasn't it our duly to consider his
interests rather than our own ?"
"Al.'s memory la one of the torments
of our existeuce," said ilay. "Tho
other evening, when we were all at Mr.
Fitzfoodles', at the grand' masquerade,
after we'd taken off our masks and wero
all chatting as merry as could be over
the ludicrous mistakes we'd made iu
guessing at each other's identity, what
should AL say but that sho'd havo
known mo anywhere by my gait, be
cause I had gone barefoot in my youth,
and learned to step flat-footed."
"Wasn't it true?" queried
though astonished.
"It's in tlie past, at all vnt. rf
ii, -oi,n,ni . i " .. . '
1 1 m ashamed to have you allude to it"
The mother heart of Mrs. Hastlngshad
t been touched ' sl,ne9Han
"Call Henry to me," she ald. feol
ingly. The boy presented himself before her
with a bashful, awkward bow. His eyea
were swollen with much weeping, and
in his hands ho grasped the letter as If
loth to part with it for an instant.
"Sit dowu, my boy. They tell mo
you have met with a sad bereavement
and want to go homo for a while. You
havenit been hero a full month, but I
will pay you a month's wages, because
you havo been a very good boy. I hope
whan you go home you Trill be vry
kind to your brothers ahdtsisters; and
remember thatj!ou.-alialtthav.e a posi
tion Jioro' If offer a-cu; -shall' want it
gain.' x'
"Bat Henry can't go tof-nlght, moth
er 1" enid Alice. . a
"Of coureo not, but -be .neetlu't work
anymore.'
"Who'll milk the cows, and' feed tho
oblckona" to-night ?" aaiday. .
"will!" Aald Alice, "ratherithan see
Henry burdoued with another job to-
dav.Ji i
- .
"You're a good, noble woman," said
Melrln, as he started out vlth her to
porformHenry's unfinished, work; "butt
I doubt If anybody has (bought that
Henry'a pretty sister needscHplte from
toll or duty during any parlor her great
"Take care, Melvin ! I verily beljevo
you're In- lovo with that woodland
maiden, and that is why you take so
much interest In her brother."
"Well, suppose I should be! What of
it?"
"What, Indocd! except that there'd
be such a buzzing around your earn at
home as you never imagined if you'd
think of bringing her here as your
wife."
"Would you object T'
"How do I know, when I have never
eseuhcr? If she's any tiling like Hynry,
she's ignorant aud homely.and awkward
enough to make a splendid match for
Patrick; but I'd feel terribly to see my
brother mate with Patrick's sister,
Bridget."
"And I don't know that you would
have any right to object, If 1 should
deem it necessary to my happiness to
espouse JsnugcL to-morrow."
"It would be just like you to do such
a thing, If you thought we were all op
posed to It."
"Then I am something like my sister!
, . '. , ' . ' ' . ULC "y
Ili.t c:l r ,..
'ntcrcsteii u mie i.ee man any otuer
&M 1 CVOr mct- 1 cMeil 0 I
O'Toodlea' sister. You know my hon-1
! orrnl fathnr 1 ronnuTlnnaHiif rcln1.1 I
. u.uo . ,
find connubial attractions there. The ;
girl Is as insipid as skimmed milk, aud '
will be as fat and stupid as her mothorl
by the time she's forty. Think of tlie
the future Mrs. Hastings becoming the!
exact copy of Mrs. O'Toodics, the
present."
Allco laughed heartily.
"You know, Sis, that you aro often
the ono way which alone would satisfy
my being that I have felt as helpless
and restricted as any rich man' daugh
ter, and much more badly fettered than
ant tutnp mnnlB ain ...tin 1 . .. .. 1 '
his n,8JorIti"
I am suro I do not seek to fetter yon,
brother."
"Oh, no!" bitt-riy. "You only join
with tho rest of them in making com-
mon cause against me."
"Melvin, do you really wish to marry
I that rustic girl whoso father is iu jail,
.j.i ,, r ......
ini, KiLiiiir n:i mr luiinmr nun u'linui
I t,,.n, ! .ini.i i . . !
. , , . .. -
I a niuu iiiuiu
coarse ana ignorant man ncrseii V"
"I want to give Amie Lcc sucli ad
vantages for education nnd culture as
my sisters possess, and then, when she
has become their peer, it will be time to
tnlk of marriage."
"You told me once that you couldn't
think of marrying her."
"I tried to think so, Sis, but really, I
can't think of marrying anybody else."
"Then I suppose we're to have a bach
elor brother on our hands for good and
all."
The chores were finished now, and tho
brother and sister returned to the house
to find that Henry had retired to his
room. Tho next morning, before any of
the household were awake, the lonely
and anxious boy was plodding his weary
way towards his home lu (he forest.
(To be continued.
All Honor to tiik Noih.b AVojien
ok Camkohnia. Tho womcu of our
sister Stato have demonstrated to the
lords of creation what a power they pos
sess when they once bet themselves to
work.
Wo havo never been an advocate of
Woman Suilragc, but we have about
arrived at the conclusion that if we arc
cvor to have Intemperance tho blight
ing curse of humanity baniancd rrom
our midst, we must place the ballot iu
the hands of the Indies.
The moral iullucuce which they are
wielding is great, but it is not sufficient
to bring about the mighty and radical
reforms for which they are to-day go
ably and heroically fctruggling; hence.
we favor granting them the largest
power that can be given, that will aid
tncir moral inuuence wuen mat proves
insumciciit to
accomplish tho moral
I renovations ho mucu needed in society,
iffer1a In liolinlf nf fill If Ml linmntnti. !.
talking of freedom, and what you could I hi' loK ' Ptieiit labor accumulated femaies the
,n if vn,. nniv wr mn r .of.. In !ei- enutigii io purciiase a small pctcnts, and yet
..j j i)ou tt,j 0it Wneu hue toot to lterself i ;,utatIou in the
juiA uu u.ti 3.UUC a bu aiuiu ixciuiu ,n inisUaiiil l jtzerous Jjunas "to rule ; j,y personally
feuun nuvt powerless x was to niu ner in : vt-r iin. nuiuo (luiiriuiaeu ucmonstnttlug
ladles deserve the sympathy aud aid or. Fifteen per cent. Multiply by ntim
tho moral irtlon of every community. ber of days and divide ly 27.
May they persevere in their attempts to Eighteen percent. Multiply by nurn
dethronolving Alcohol until they shall ber of days, separate right hiyid figure,
havo attained the uraud object for wiilnli mill illviflo li
I ... . , .....,
; nicy are so urueiinj Birivnifr. jana
i ntPublican
Children. Mot all children begin j
school llfo too soon. Before tho age of
iwcivo tney grow more rapidly than at
any other period of tholr existence, and,
while tho body is working so hanl to
fortrr and assimilate, new material, tlie
child should not be kent i
long at a time, lest deformity should re
sult. By giving girls lessons at home,
exercises can bo varied, mental and
bodily fatigue avoided, and tho bad In
fluences of foolish companions kept
away. 1
LETTEE PBOMSAHTA ORUZ.
TTitr KBrronoPTiiKNnw-NotrrliwjWT:
Your excellent paper, which come to
hand weekly, is a silent reproach to me,
inasmuch as I had promised, at our latt
talk together, to work for yduf paper
and keep you advised of every tiling of
Interest that transpires In our littlo
town, which was so signally electrified
by your soul-inspiring words upon the
temperance reform. Domestic cares and
physical prostration must plead for my
silence, add now that the eonlest U
over, the battlo won. oven bv mnil
majority, what can I say to interest
y0u, except to tell you what a good
woman said yesterday: that sho won
dared at herself for having been so long
blind to the trutli which this temper
ance question has shown her. She now
knows there la need of equal rlghtsfor
all. Sho said there had been many con-
f verta in the Churches, who, but for this
I movement, would have continued on In
' the old way, sa
i . ,. ,
iiiicunuii mo oiie-siiien
condition of affairs. Sho could not sub-
i sjcribe for tho paper now, for she "feels
so poor, and besides, finds no time for
reading tho papers she now takes."
Can It be that people only need food and
raiment for the body and let their souls
tarve ?
There is every prospect of another
election being held in this place, owing
to some quibble in the law. Thewhlsky
men contend that tho voice of the town
proper would strongly favor license. We
shall see. If we triumphed before when
they thought there was no such word as
fail for their side, they may yet find
that dignified women may be compelled
i to stoop to electioneering to conquer.
Many jioor victim of the saloons are
athong our champions, because they
know how they have been tempted to
part with their hard earnings there.
Mrs. Kirby's excellent article In the
CoMimn ttcnc Is probablv before vnu
. . 1
ore tins.
jiojmig some time in me iiuuro 10 ue
of service to you in some way, I remain
Yours truly,
Xki.t. Van.
Pnnta Cms, Cal., June 10, 1S74.
. !
j Woman's Eights.
The Woman's Journal illustrates tho
I injustice of our laws concerning tho
I rights of married women, by the follow
ilnir touchinc narrative: Dorcas Acres.
tof'Turner, Maine, a tailor by trade, had
aitcr tuc marriage; witli tlie money
Dorcas had earned with her needle.
The husband was in feeble health, aud
could earn uothing fur their support;
Dorcas worked on at Her tmtle, and sup-
ported Iter lui-dmtid also, telle nursed
him when ick, paid his bills, and
buried him respectably when he died,
asking no help rrom his relatives. He
left no children aud made no will, and
Dorcas, being iguorant of tho law, as it
atfects married women anil widows,
nupiiueti milk uu- ii.iuio ivi mi d, ui-
j catifc she liad paid for it with her own
money, bo sue kept right on making
coats and garments, like mrca.s oi old
uappYi no unuui, in mo cduii worii uuu
. .1 1& ;.. . I . 1 l
I.. . - . ... . ... ....
T . . 1 1 1 "
. . uui. uu. uu-.
. ".".ims tieeiis" wnicii sue did.
gtaio or tilings could not last, unc two
! orotners oi tne dean iiusuanu soon oegan
to exercise liieir control over Her, as lu
duty bound. Tlie woman must be pro
tected, if not by licr husband, then by
his nearest male relative. So Dorcas
received notice that she could only have
her "right of dower" in tho little
home "the use of one-third" "the
widow's Incumbrance." Now Dorcas
wns only an ignorant woman, nnd
could not understand the justico of a
law which could take two-thirds of her
earnings from her and give them to the
relatives of iicr dead husband. So she
refused to take any legal action In tho
matter, but as time passed on the broth
ers made it so uncomfortable for her
that she dare not live in the house.
But still disdaining to recognize tho
law which men had made to suit them
selves, sho set fire to tho home and
hurud it down. She said: "If I can not
hare it, they shall not." For which
crime sho was sentenced to the State
Prison, and served out the time of her
sentence, which, I believe, was two
'. years.
EXf:EM.ENT ISTEHEST Kki.es. To
find the interest on any principal for
any number of days. The answer in
cacli case being in cents, separate tho
two right hand figures of the nuswer to
express in dollars nnd cents.
Four per cent. Multiply the princi
pal bv the number of days to run; sepa
rate right hand figure from product aud
UIVIUC OJ i).
Five per cent. Multiply by number
oi days and divide by 72.
Six per cent. Multiply by number of
days, (separate right hand figure, aud di
vide by C.
hignt per cent. Multiply by nutnuer
of days and divide by 45,
I Nine per cent Multiply by number!
of days, scparare right hand figure, rind
' divide bv 4.
Ten per cent.-MuItiply by number of
days and divide by 30.
i Twelve per cent. Multiply by num-
! lt..t,(n I., n
1 -
Twrntv pr cent. Multiply by num-
I ber of days and divide by IS.
In a Sunday School tho other day,
Tvlion il. li.. ,vio linnriml rnlllid fOC a
. I 1 1 - l. IIIU IJI.WS ' 1
' ..... i. fl.A fnflinr
was somewhat surprised to find a ban!
note In It. Closer examination revcaie
the fact that It was a counterfeit. Ih
cuuccuoti ior me iiwiiwui v . , T
inn
led
was a counterfeit, llie
Inquiry among,Uic boys nniug it to i -
front ono who acknowledged 'V
handed In the spiirious scrip, "ilia jou
know it wascountcrfeit ?" rati'? f;
tlon. "Yes," said lie. "ui i u u
think it mado any difference to the
heathen; they could paiB It off.
The Petition cfthe Misses Smith,
i Miss Abby Smith and hersister h.ivn
bocome famous within the last year,
They were the first to force upon thj
malo authorities of the town of Glas
tonbury the Issue of taxation without
representation, and by doing this they
nru tlie real .pioneers in the cause -of
Woman iinllrstRo, for In no other town
orStato was this practical test npplied
previous to its introduction by the
Mise9 Smith. In resisting the pay
ment of their taxes upon, what mav,
or may not be, just grounds thoy trot
only attracted the attention of the pub
lic, but they forced on the governing
porer me ntxessiij oi using arbitrary
That the Misses Smith feel keenly the
ilegrailattou or lliuircondition is evident
from the pertinacity with which they
follow the patll they Struck out for
themselves. It cartii'ot be s'aid that
they are striving after notoriety. Both
of tlie ladies are past middlengc, are mod -
est, and havo lived all their lives in. the
: eclusion of a country town, looking af-
, tcr tlejr estates, and devoting them-
s'lve to quiet literary pastimes. If
they had sought notoriety, their social
position aud wealth would have opened
the way for them long since, and their
accomplishments would have secured
them what they desired. Willi intel
lects of a lluer quality than is generally
fouud among women or men, aud with
a knowledge of language not commonly
possessed, they set about the task of
.translating the Bible from the original
texts, aud constructed a divine history
of their own. This, if it had been
litiifoil nlmnt would Invn mviii Mii.iii -i
milled noout, wouui nae gn tu lliem a
vtuiiuLTiui iiuiui iclj, uui nicy ijuiuiiy
contented themselves witli whut tliey
had done merely for amusement aud
pleasure, nnd not until they tired the
hearts of all liberal-minded people by
their bold stand for equal anil exaet
justice did their many sterliiigqualities
and accomplishment-" bewMiie iienerally
Known.
nlin Tiaene tSriiltli nt. tiirvi.i.j1 ! n
flglt for principle. Prominence i not
.what they seek. If they obtain this ;
j 111 l!'eir strugcle for the gnat principle i
of W"raa"'3, "'8jt, it is because they
are the first to inaugurate a. .practical
' crusad.e against tho unjustness of our
taws, u e asK, in tuc name oi common
sense, why women, capaiileofpresentlng
their claims before a legislative com
mittee in such an able manner as was
dono by these two ladies yesterday,
should be debarred the privilege of
the franchlf-e. There Is not a lawyer
iu the Assembly, no matter how great
may bo ids ability, who can overthrow
the logic of theirnppcai. The very fact
that two such intelligent human beings
are placed on a par with the . beasts of
tho field, by our one-sided laws, is a dis
grace to the State, to Christianity, aud to
'civilization
-Merely because tney are
State brands them as incom- I
they hurl back the hn- ,
face of our law-makerS, '
pnearlng before them and
that tney linvo a liichcr
order of intellect that many of tlie mem
bers of the Assembly.
Thetfime has arrived when such ap
peals as those of yesterday cannot be.
ignored. If the Stale Is not willing to i
go the whole length, it should go as far
. a3 tlie British Parliament, and allow
women who own property to vote upon
an matters in which they are directly i
interested, such as the selection of;
school boards aud the levying and dis-
position of taxes. Tho Smith sisters!
, suuer a manliest injustice at tne nanus '
of tiieState every 5ay they are-excluded j
from participating, as voters, in the
town or wla3tonuury. They pay taxes'
tr siinnnrt (Im tnwii. :mil tlior whmilfl he
I 'I ... ' . -
pormuteu to nave a voice in tlie dispo-
sition of the town revenue.
Mr. Sheldon, iu introducing the ladies,
Iim(e It felicitous allusion to the words
of John Adams, iu the year 1763, repre
senting, doubtless, therein, as he said,
tho sentiments of his wife, Abby Smith,
to whom lie had been recently married.
His exact words, as recorded in his life,
j werc as follows: "We have always un
derstood it to be a grand and ruiulamctal
principle of tlie Constitution, that no
freeman should be subject to any tax, to
which he has not given his own con
sent, in person or by proxy. And the
maxims of the law, as we have con-!
: stnntly received them, are to the same
of what would under ordinary circuni- V?Aci,l!i.f?Je6,t,c,i,,I?r ' happy n nlF
stances be an indifferent common! v . 45 T,?.0" riK.w. " Inui
cllcct, that no rrecman can oe separated i "the fruit or tne vine," upon tne Xioru's
from his property but by his own act or ; -table, emblematical of that which will
fault. We take it clearly therefore to be drunk anew in "my Father's king
be inconsistent with the spirit of thojdom.'"
common law, and of the essential funda- j ""-
mental principles of the British consti- Postal FR-ct PodTorricr.GmjirnErQciB
tution, that we should bo subject to any ! blc .V Washington dispatch of Junellthsays
tax imposed by the British Parliament
because we arc not represented in that
assembly in any sense, unless i
fiction of law. as insensible in
urcomaoctnjunous m practice usiwt
rt ((JXrtfion stoulU 0C yrounaca on tr." men in varil)U3 parts or California and the
Abby Smith and her sister arc bat-, West, oiTeijns to testify to alleged frauds,
tling to-day for thisold principle. They j i.nttrell vouches for the standing and ropoa
are not, any more than the great sibility of the parties; but when lie asked that
body of our femaio population, repre- they be summoned, the Committee hesitated
sented in our system oi Ltovcrnmeui in anu mouieu. ) " ",""":iT
any sense, "unless it be by a fiction of his.Personal knowledge, these JJ.0?"
law" ns insensible In theory as it is in- t)V.. tnt". fft ta oui'e aiPL-
tnrln., and imtnst in nractiee. Wo I"", indignant, and there was que a m i
,Op0 tho committee, before whom the
hearing is being held, will report some
l. :n r...l.l.. ...t.l.i. ...Ill r,l.,
uui iiwumuiy iiii;ii lit t'uu-t: cuuii
women as Abby Smith and her sisteron
a perfect equality with their more for
tunate, because male, neighbors. They
ask this as a right and their petition
should not be denied. Actr ITctven
Evening Union.
A blushing maiden of forty summers
i r i i.i m in Wheel-
it y nd a3ked'
In a voice tremuiing wiui "B'""'""' ,
a licen-e The clerk took down the
name and address of the v1"
and address or the other part , af"
theclerk, "Faitl
me," repneu ino " ' , , "..
looked at lier ior ''r"''r .1"
her for a Mnwwf"
Ingly comp eted t e ' .'T." ne
ment, which be '
was astonished at . her '
. ... -f IlL nflllw
vl"Di":. r.r.i m Tir. Mfi.L -
ad presented her with marriage li -
cense, when it was a dog license she
wanted.
t fjiarcs Lamb was once asked by a
. fond mot,er how be liked babies. With
his Inimitable stutter
he replied,
i.B.h.0iled, Madam!"
1
Ouawhocan always get bread, when
I h knsadK it a baUor.
HOW' UAPPT I'Ll UK. 10
- - j j . iafi
A little one played anion; the flowers,
Ia the hlush.and'blooin.of summer.houN(o w
She twined the bud In a arland fair,, i, ,
And bound them up In hershlnlnz hair.1 1
"Ah, me," said khe'how happy-im be,
v hen ten years more have sone over me.
&i. J,am mnlden.wltliyoDtnirbrtKbt glavr
tlushlnrmj-checVand l!shtinsrmy-bTOwfa
A inalden muW In pleasant room. d i
W here the air was ailed with ro perfume.:,,,
uses wore -near or antique mold. f'ul
Ifc'uutimiplcturesmreand old; ; . , ; --jb
And she, pf all the I6vellnes there.
V. as By lar the lovllst nnd moU fntr. '
VA.h'"ie,"?ua-,'1,e'",mw happy lUlJiS -r
Whan my heart- true love come hoWtomV
I.lght ol lny iirt'.mysplrlfgpriUe.i; i
I t-oiint the day till thou reach m.ii-
X mother bent over a cradle nou.
Thytreii;thhalllemyitrensthnndtovfr
, ., . , ... ,. , , , . .:,
I ..J.
Fecble-and frail, thifraceiihe hftdTuii " JC '
! AHJ'ernfs'w.theitaikiini ,UlU
-HtaWy wi'&te : r.s
1 When the world rade. out with iu wery ktrif.
AndIS"arawaJ''' better life!- - -
rru thus
we Journey, from ouih to ng.
! Loir'hr to turn another page
strlvmsto batten the years away,
IJghtins our hearts with Futnreia ray;
Hoping on earth till its vIMont fade,
Wlkhlnc and waltlns through sun and ahad
Tumlncwhenearth'i last tlo N riven, , '
To the lieautlful ret that remain In Heaven.
Till Til lEKSlh SKXTIJIK.NT.
nv yitAxz.
'Three flhors went nailing out Into the west,
Out into the woilus the sun went down;"
They ehatled and laughed and enjoyed" the
breeze.
While each wife fried fish In a calico sown.
U - "r men liiut work If they're poor, you know,
Ktut WOIllen are slaves whereveryou so. ,
uu me naruor oarn moaninc:
Three wives sat up iu the llKht-house tower.
And mended old pnnW.Ly tho lamp's dnll
llsht.
nd they had no lime to look at tho shower.
For .slookincs were waltlncln hnrriblepllxbL
Kor men must work and women mmrurudge.
And the l'net't false Ffiitiiuent all Is fulls? '
While the women In thraldom aro jroanjnsr.
-Thtve corp.- lay out on the Milnns sanilf,
In Hie momlnx's sleant a the tide went
down; .
Ami the women are ualclnng and wringing
their hamln
Kor those who will never runic back, ptbs
town."
Korjvliat can they do, thee widows three.
To Vivp tlielr heaiN above poerty ?
Kor men make laws at which women weep;
And the sooner 'tis over the sooner toIcep.
oil the harbor bar it moaning!
"What does the "Gup" Contain ?
There are four passages iu the Scrip
tures descriptive of tlie Sacrament of the
lord's Supper, which wo print, and call
tlie special attention of our readers to
tlie phraseology:
"Matt. xxvi. 27-29. 'Aud be, took
the cup, and gave thanks, nnd gave it
to them, saying, Dring ye all of it; for
this Is my biood of the new testament,
which is shed for many for tlie remission
of sins. But I say unto you, I will not
drink henceforth of this fruit of the
vine, until that day when I drink it
new with you iu my tather's king
dom.' "Mauk xiv. 23-ij. 'And he took the
cup, aud when lie had given thanks, he
gave it to them and they all drank of It.
na lie said unto tnem, u nis is my uioou
of tlie new testament, which Is shed for
many. Verily, I say unto you, I will
drink no more of the fruit of the vine,
until that day that I drink it new In the
kingdom of God.'
"Lukk xxii, 17, 18. 'And he took
the cup, and gave thanks, and said,
Take this, and divide it among your-
selves; lor l say unto you, l win not
drink of the fruit of the vine, until the
kingdom or uodsnaii come.'
"I Coil xi. 12o, ai. 'Alter tne same
manner also he took the cup, when he
had supped, saying, Tills cup is the new
testament in my blood; this do ye, asoft
as ye drink it, iu remembrance of me.
For as often as ye eat this bread, and
drink tills cup, ye do show the Lord's
death till he come.' "
We presume many will be surprised
that the word "wine" is not mentioned
in these passages. It Is "thefruit of the
vine" which is iu the cup, and there Is
no evidence that the "fruit" contained
anything fermented. It is not the "cup
of devils." Alcohol is not one of its in
gredients. We arc glad to know that
an increasing number of churches are
discarding tho intoxicating cup, and
substituting the pure juice of the grape.
tne it mse ruaionice Lmnnuee, at ua session
, to-day. nianifcMed a repugnance make a
ror?tiiat Committee with letters from centle-
Be UsEKL'i-Resolve to be useful,
whereveryou may live or in whatever
vocation in life you engage. The success
nfn human life is commensurate with
UsusefXe'i Never let your dignity
or pnue prevt.-" f".
circumstances
nprform wm" .
I i-nll
Itesolve to make
j yourself a benefit and a blessing to oth-
t ...t vmi will be sure to beloved, hon-
impose u "
"red and respected while living, and
anmntiwl i t- I . .a
i your uoscm-c r,..ou
the ja0Ors of life are done.
'
t Variety. A word to the wise Keep
i it is orten a pleasure to incur the en-
! mitvof a fool.
A sneer is often tlie weak subterfuge
of impudent ignorance.
The pursuit of knowledge ought to
. What sortot a saint would aconvertea
, sailor make?
aolJ-
uy, an ancnorite, proo-
,
cup
Of
mnlfiQcnti nno nnr. nf hill Inr. OUO. CUP of
t water.' two cuus of flour, three eggs, one
f desert spoonful of soda, and .'one. tea-
spoonful of giiiger.
! 4 , n. who had a.doua-
i tlon tiafty lately, has beans enosn,w
i.i... ti.irtv.uvon years.
. IU9I II1U1 - jji
oi 1 i-
tprivsliiii? scene in tne loiuiih""- -
lew moments. "