- THE NEWNORTHWBST, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1881.
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TUK RAIN. k
1 MMM W. BUST.
Mr very soul smiles as X lUtertto
"" The. low, mysterious laughter, of ths rata, '
T Poured musically orer heart and brala,
:.TUI weary cart, soaked with It through sad. through,
. aiaka, aad, with wings wet with It as with dew, t
My iptrtt flutters ap, with every atala r
rf Washed from Ita plumage aad aa whit again -
Am wbea the old laugh of the rain was aew.
Then laugh on, happy rain I laugh loader yet ;"
Laugh out la torrent buret of .watery mirth i ' .
. .Unlock thy llpa of purple cloud and let -:
Thy liquid merriment baptise the earth "'
And waah the aad face of the world, and aet
Tha nnlverae to muele dripping wet . '-
TWI LLO WGRANGE. 1
A Btobt or Lifk.ix Easterw Qre6ox.
7J , BT BELLE W. C30OKK, v :
AUTIOl Or "Tlill A YIOTOBT.
atered la the Offlee of LtbrariaiTof Con great at Washing'
ton, D. O, In the jreer WW.)
CHAPTER XIX. J
Does baby know .
. That undr the snow
The vtolrU bl ae are bgl n n Ing to grow T
That by and by
They will open their eye,
1 In glad eurprla,
' When the while ettow flies r
"JCol but baby snows
That under the ow -Of
hU mother! breaat hU Edea
,;... And hts little hand
la finding the land J '
" Where the sweeta are his." -
. "What an Eddn our home seems to be when we
eome back to,. If after aa absence, b It long or
, abort t" said Bertha, a few day a after they re
turned.
""I presume that no other; persons but we two
oould ever see it so. Perhaps that Is the meaning
of the story of the garden. "Is hot every home to
the two lovers that God has made for each other a
Paradise, whe.compared with the rent of the
"ntWty-TldattTJu
if we are driven out ?" said Earle.
Terhns the two-edged sword of the Angel was
a woman's tongue; who knows?" said Bertha.
.;. "And perhaps the honeymoon was over, and
they Jiad toeomejilowir tojraetlcal hard work,
when they ate bread In the sweat of their face,
and sorrow was multiplied," pursued Earle. ' "IH
see mi to me the story has been repeated many a
time since; but we are not yet driven out of the
garden, and may the "day when weahall be, be
long In coming." ' '
, ,4.We. must lie careful," said Bertha,."ot4ouch-
,ng the forbidden fruit which M-Iflshnes and am
bition would crave, If we would stay and be happy
in Eden theblcat." - 7 ' - ' "
" "We are very free from temptations to ambition
here," aald-Earle. "As for selfishness, I do not
think we can ever run away from . that." -"I
do not know .about ambition," answered the
-wife.4' -think-1 have-asmueh here a I could
have anywhere. I am working in the hope that
one day, somewhere In the future, when our little
yTjcgoni fTd'iPBodgtf tdetldrlety W61r
ration, we may go where we shall have, what we
"Ho am I," said Earle. "But that is surely a
harmless, praiseworthy ambition."
. "If It does not lead you to think of taking unfair
advantages of your workmeii7of cheating in trade,
or any other of the myriad devices of the serpent,
then I should think It harmless,; and I pray It
rmay beao," said Bertha, very solemnly. r'
" Every day the sweet ways of the dear baby be
came more engaging jand. jryery week Its little
JtobroundedjpL
upple, till Its growing beauty seemed to fill the
atmosphere of home with the radianoe of Spring
, sunshine. Tlie winning ways andknowlng looks
were multiplied, till the whole household were
fully aware, of the wonder of It. . Greta and Julia
became Its willing slaves, and Johnny stood at a
distance and admired It In see ret, aa though the
child were of a higher order of beings. Its pure
white garments must never be sullied by contact
with his clumsy, weather-stained hands. M
- The whole Winter waa enlivened by the bright
young life, as a dull day of gray clouds and gloomy
rain may be lighted up by a blooming rose-tree or
"carlcfrircTanium -which -stands ln the light; nd
protection of your window." '
' Cleaveland still remalnetl with lUtrlc, but be
seldom worked In the house now. The willing
proficiency of the young girls prevented the heces--sitr
of his so doing, and Bertha waa herself be
coming an expert 4n hourhold economy. Suffi
cient unto itself was the little colony of workers,
aad with books and music In tlie evening, and
the baby and the flowers of .the window-garden for
decoration, there was little to be desired for con
iented souls. ) '
The Spring days came on apace, and Improve
Uient waa vlalble on every bnd. . The veryhllli
and tree about the Blrd's-neat became leas wild
and wayward in their looks. TaaU and Industry
bad come out to conquer the wMueroesa, ana uiey
ralinlnclbls-.mmanders, wbtjmarshale'l
their forces with skill and peraeveranoe. Culture
did not stop at outside work, however, but carried
on Its war within the house aa well as ta the fields,
tiid Greta and Julia In their study of grammar, aa
well as In the art of butter-maklnf, were making
rapid strides under Bertha's generalship. Bhe,
too, with her microscope and botany, her natural
history and geology, was progressing. v
"I do not see," said the, one day, to Earle,
"why people need to be Ionefy or complain of
nothing to do aa long as there Is anything left to
study.'! . ; ), - ,
44Tbat is a discovery which you ought to have
patented," said iarle. ,4,Few of our country folk
have ever found out how to people the wilds with
familiar faces. The beautiful eyes of that gray
bearded moth Which you were examine last nlshL
and the dellcatp wings of 1 the beetle, will always
make them acquaintances when we meet them
agaln," .'
"It lsa grand thing," said Bertha, "for you and
I to have the opportunity to study and read In our
young days out here where we are free from the
requirements of society, and have the leisure and
opportunity for It. We can accomplish what we
never could have had time to do had we remained
In the town."-'4" - , " : ' :
"I am glad you have the sense to see It," said
Earle, "and are not all the time mourning to go
Back " . -..-j . .
"To the flesh-pots of Egypt," said Berth
laughing. 'But I must go," continued she, "when
ray girlie Is old enough to need better teaching
than I can give her. Hhe can never get the cult
ure I wish her. to have without, better associates
than she can And here." '
"I do not know about her finding those who are
so much better than her mother," Maid Earle.
f--"i am oniy one: ana you and I together cannot
be a world for her," replied the wlfe.BuLdb
you know, dear, that we are likely to have a visit
from A n Ice this Hummer? - She wrote as much in
her letter last night. I Intend to write and urge
mother to come up with her. You know she has
never yet seen Willow Grange." -
4lI Jiope they Mill come . and enlarge, baby's
world," said Earle.
The visitors enme, and were very agreeably sur-
prlmnl to-see such a hbmc-like plncr. They ex
pressed themselves dellghtel with the surround
ings, ami more4h4iHati4flcd with the 'hiterlof of
the boil?. ,
"I hd no idea you could tnske your home so
TbTOMwlth-Tioitttl(nntrenn
can buy," said Bertha's mot lief. -
4'There are some better JhlngS; than any that
money can buy foT home furnlrthlnp,'!nld Bertha
"I U'lleveyiu have more at theliome atmos
phere tlian-I4iave,y said Anlce. 4My home is In
a rented" house, and I think one seldom usees such
place thoxqiiglily home-like In smaller towns.
My slttlng-njpm l-not as cosy a yoursthough I
lave more furnkwre.V - 'z
44Vou lack the 11 Ice t piece of furniture .that the
whole world can supply our baby." said Earle,
"rtho makes It home-like: sh-4.sun''hlne-IntB
lark place." I: . , - ''
"! not sncrlfiee the facts for the fake of a quo-
atlon," said Anlce.
"! cannot ny It was a darlj piu'eo .before jdie
eame," replietl " lrw ; "but It mojj eertnliily
woulil U one without her now." . -.j.:
44Vaennt chairs nuike ilurk houief," wild Bertha;
i'iiudl nmafrald ours wllLhujlarkeued if you Jiru
to K". away, as you arc talking of,-up into the
Hue Mountains with a band of wheep.". " -.
aimrmiMaTTrirmyTiii.T K..ri.., "11. Mt it
would he better for me to go while your mother
Aii I Anlce are here, amiy ou ,caiuhav a com 1 any.
sTfaliiojpremahi very long. Cleaveland will
take as gtMxl caro of the sheep at I would, ami the
reason I wlidi to go Is to help look out a good lo
cation' -r- '
4,I suppoMO If you inuwt go,"' replied lertha,
this will le the time I would have the' bct .com
pany to console-me foryouraletiee. Yon know 4
you have never been away but one night when I
w at home while we have iMfn living nere, and
hat, was. a fearful .one, , which I CBiinot Ix'nr to
think of." .
Acconllngly, Earle and Cleaveland started wUh
their sheep for a wild ranche in the heart of the
Hue Mountains-as soon as the. necessary prepara
tions could be made. There are clear streams
running between the spurs of these mountains,
With occasionally 'little 0en-valleywherc-the
uneh-zrass grows to a wonderful height. In the
J rand Bonde Valley It Is often high enough "to
hide a horse at a very short .distance." .The moun
tains themselves are covered with scattering
groves of timber and groups of low busies, ami
afTord much rich pasturage. The Umatilla 4n-
dlanaJlaveneJjandaofJiorseshatJXainer
gave graphic accounts. . He had selected a choice
place for his aheep, but he had come near having
trouble with some Indian campers, who had
large band of horses, and claimed the valley for
themselves.,
"Well," said Bertha, 44dbt4t belong to them T"
"Oh, you know the Government has given them
a reservation, and thinks they ought to be sat!
fled with that, and give up all the rest of the land
that! they formerly claimed; but the bargains
witn trie Uovernment are all made, by the chiefs
ana trees,' and there are many of the rough,
war-like fellows who do not know much about the
terms of the bargain who cannot get It out of their
heads that all the land belong to them still, es
pecially the places where they have been used to
pasture their horses. These' are the Indians who
have disputes with the settlers, and, if they are
not very carefully dealt with, somebody shot,
and then we have an ludlan war' "TT";
"I hope you wasfone who deall carefully with
them," said Bertha. .
-4I have always thought," said Karlethat
people who pretended to be Christians, who have
the history of that ineffably glorious Life that
taught and illustrated the Golden Bub?, and pro
fess to be governed by It, ought to exhibit, a little
superiority in their dealing with the wild Indian.
But the instances in which they have done so are
ft'WIJiopeI-deaIt-honestIy ..and honorably by
them. I was not satisfied with doing simply what
thought l ough t to do, but tried to do as theji
thought right. 80 I made a bargain with them.
hnd gave them as many sheep as they considered"
satisfactory for their claim on the land, for the
privilege of using that valley for pasture grounds
as To'ng as I chose to do so.. -.This course of dealing
nade them my friends, because I recognized their
claim, and erhaiMi also on account of Its being
unusual, and they helped- us hi many ways, and
will, t -presume, continue to doj."
"I thlnk,""saKr Berthaynhat you. did Just a a
Christian ought to have done, and if all men In
itgs'Vith - IntHans-would - p'ursae-the
same course, we should not haveso much trouble
with the Indian question." . V .
"It I the policyhat William lenn found suc
cessful," said Earle; and yet, I believe there are-
die, even, if jneed ,be In order that they may be
lifted op r'4 . ' ' ... . -. ' 1'
"Vou are .earnest," said Anlce, "and I do not
know' but you are right But our minister wag
eloquent, too,' in his showlrghow wrong It was to
suffer the dregs of heathendom to take away our
Inheritance, to come In and overpower us on our
own ground, to sit supinely and let the devil take;
-ti i- . - 1 it
aw our uerenaes anu ruie tauu.
-"Indeed," said Bertha, "I agree with him there; '
and it is because the devil is so strong, and has to
many servants within our lines who are traitors
to truth, that the Nation Is In danger of being be-
travel tn Ita ilrtwnfall If Jlldita it tin !.
carry the bag, and men of his type contlnueto hold
places of trust In theGovernmeiit There would
tint h an much dAnsrvr. .As It Id.-1 think' thr !
1 . . A .. - 1 .1 . I V - . I .1 UtA f A.
uui vue lanauuu iui mc .inuuu, uu lutt is vo
arm the whole carrlson for defense : to irlve to tha
rui v s vs-a v s wmi vuiitij s v n 1 v en eUU
mothers a share In its councils and deliberations;
to. do in fact for woman what it professes to desire
toydo for, uian--render perfectly eiual rights to
all."" . - - -
"Amen I" said Anlce.
"Brt vo !" said Earle. "God speed the day I"
I ' - To be continued.)
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"Laiv." As a rule, women are active and not
afraid of lalor.. .They-are, lnileel, prone to exceed
uie mutt 01 iiieir auuiiy. luereiore, Miien you.
an habitually industrious woman, feel a"lazv fit"
coming on, you snouia rest awnue.. I'ernaps a
day cannot be spared, but,, why should you so.'
ruuge an iinur lor anaiiernoou nap wnicn you
may so great ly tieeti, or a tiair nour for a nook or
paper you would so much enjoy? There are
women to wimm it would come almost like a'new .
revelation to know that it was "riirht" to stoo In
the midst of the busy day and listen with rapture
to the oriole'a-song in tlie plum tree,-or drink in
the beauty and fracrranee of abed of nansles. or.
watch, the drti)4ng rain-dronsr"'anrorijr the foliaee"
of the maple by the whylow. They put . back the
sweet thoughta tnut come like strains of music to -the
soul, and turn aain to their cumbering cares,'
witn the unsitoken thouirht tliat "time is too nre--
tious to "Tirw,asteTT'lnus "driving naiii In thelr
own conlus." .
The recent fire in t he barber's shon attached to
the House of lteprewnfatlves burned much better
than it knew as Mr. r-merson might say. It cast.
n. l...li.l. ... 1.1.. . -1 ilirht um" IIlut hitlmrt lint twu-n urm.-Htt urn.
entlmental one that Is too Wt- Yu,u n l,,e Val,.ll'-' I nere are, as everyone
romantically sei
ieartel to4e practical or practicable 'nowadays."
"Of course,'1 said Anlee, "It W one that would
require-all -the men M-ho hail any dealings with
the Indians to'be equally honorable and pure, and
as this la Impossible, I suppose it is rendered vir-
ually Impracticable In practice, though right In
theory;" -f 7c.ir.;: v ' "" "'":r".
'iI do not believe, anything is right tn theory
that Is not so in practice. It is only a failure be-
causejft Is not praetletHl," said Earle. ' . '
" el.l," said Anlce, "our mlniidcr, In 1 grand
eeture on the Indian question, took the ground
that the Indian, on account of his laziness and lib
nrbarity, his treacherous cruelty and disregard of
God's law, written lii his heart, forfeited hid right
to this giMtdly land, and the mistake that had been
made by our Nation was lu ever a.-know'iMlglng
that be had a right to the land in the first place."
Lguppqgc!Lan 1 1 J rletl'nu:t-there is a chanco
r an argument ofjhat kind, but I think that
when It came down to peirson'al contact of-man
with man, that, there would be a feeling tlmt the
person who was uorn and had oeen raise! in a
ertaln region had more right loJiold It aa hb own
TliauinfeWCOTilerwao wouTday claim to It be
cause' of a superior goodness, unless, Indeed, tlie
Mule parable of the talent's, ' where 'From him
that hath-not shall be taken away even that
which he hath,' means an excAise for Christians
to claim all that Is ghod In the world witliout'ref-
rencjito-whatthe-unenllghtened heatheii Is wont
to recognize as Justice. But I cannot believe that
God ever sacrifices justice toward any of hls-crea
tures to exiKHlIency in his management of the
Though It. niTglit svefa to a wji
orld s a
mi
rs.
standing high above all that it would be letter for
the world if the Indian and all other wicked rtien
ereVleprlved of their birthright, and even, extern
mlnattHl, (od Is higher still, and can seehow to
make even the evil, tlie-wrath of men. 'to praise
dm.'" -.. --.'' V-!
the hill and valleys and are handsome, plnnip
animals, that recommend their pasture grounds.
During Earle's absence, the women were left In
the care of the shepherd. Johnny Thomas quite
felt the responsibility. 'Will' Hander had long
sine been discharged,-and now' there- Were three
men required to herd the several bands, while
Johnny worked at the farm work. This kept him
around the house, and he slept InCleaveland'soId
room, opening from the kitchen." ".' '"-
Lively times were enjoyed by the girls, who felt
little more freedom when the men were away.
They dressed up In comical ways, and made
flights of themseivea T for the amusement of the
older ones. They acted charades which were pro
posed by Anlce, and had a good time generally.
Mrs. Wills and Anlce enjoyed the milk and
eggs, as well as an occasional wild bird which waa
brought In by the herders.
WhenEarle came home, he brought jrenlaon
and bear meat, for they had found gamorery
plenty He had a delightful trip, of which, he
"It seems to me," said Bertha, "that the Indian
and the Chinese questions are tests, placed before
us as a Nation, to call out our humanity, and see
If we are, caiable 'of crucifying our" selt-lnterest
and beffug great enough to even snflVr Incalculable
peril for the good of tliose who are down hi the
.Jopt h!U It-ia-what lheNorth- ha asked tf tlie
8outh."They have said: ' Vliosty ouj -humanlty-rioW,
and admit the negro to an equal place and
opjKirtunlty with yourselves. Is he not a man?.'
And the same North, the grand embodiment of
that Idea of equal rights to every man, of what
v'vV-k I ililr-trlbee-jnaybeaays'tothe
laclflo Coast: 'Is not the Chinaman a human
being? and has he not the fights of a man ? Is
not the Indian the rightful owner of your beautlr
ful valey and hills? Is not -the world wide
enough for all God's creatures to live In peace and
harmony? And who tnaketh you to differ? It
is the same question, placed before us In different
phases. It appears to the people of the North in
the shape of the Ignorant European immigrant;
and still the question cornea to wealthy, to n-"
lightened humanity V 4Can you hold yourself to
your principles against the tide of ignorance and
vice that flows through the lower strata of society?
Are you able, O man f to live the Christ-life and
keep yourself pure among a world of sinful crea
tures, and suffer wrong and be magnanimous
does not know, t wo barbers' shot in' the Capitol v
one for the use of the llcpreseiitative.- and one for
the use or the enatos. ineoaroeroi the lower
house earns his living In the usual tonsorial way,
and every Representative whom he shaves, or
lui'mH)o, or whose lialr lie cuts, pays him the
current price for his services. .- The senatorial bar
ber Is, however, suported ly the Nation.'- - He re
ceives a salary from the general government, and '
his soap, razors, .tonic and other tools are paid for
by an animal appropriation. The Henators pay
nothing whatever for his services. They can be
shaved, Clipped,.: shampooed, iciirled and dyed
without incurring a penny of .personal expense.
Xcip 1 'ork Timet. ' - --- ''
CiuAnrrrrKs. The following from the Han.
.Francisco lhtily KjrvUnnpe is-nothing but the
truth, and ' yet not a youth of the country will
smoke a single cigarette less because of the truth :
i'Kor .the benefit of young gcntleifieii to whom
clga n't tes are dear, the way In which many of them
are prepared Is submitted. '1 hc-diligent China"'
1111-11 liiiv iliviilmt tlio I t nf tlilx -ltv lminnor
themselves, and at early mornlngwhen the splt
tHus are cleaned out are always. on hand. The
.. 1 . . . ..ll.. .... . I l Ml . I
sorttnl. . A-iHirtion are tilaetMl In a tub of water,
imps out-the-
uiid In ttit-1
juice for the puriiose of dvelng the -paiM'rs of the
rchdi'blate-colored eitrarette. - T1k 4ther nortion Is .
mtnleil for the tilling. Now, 'boys, smoke your
cigarettes and be happy." .
j " . -' :, ..
'. IVrseverance is tlie mnjn thing in life. To hold
on,- and hold out to tlie end, is the chief matter.
Jf the race could lie won by a spurt, thousands
woultl M-ear the blue riblmn; but they are short
winded, and null un after the first callon.) TheV
tiegln with flying, and end in crawling backward.
hen It conies to collarwork- many horses turn
to jibbing. If the apples do not fall at the first
shake of the tree, your hasty folks are too lazy to
ll'ttll ta ft A 11 Vl f Ill arF iiiuvil ' W iiui 1 ftit
till the fruit is rljie enough to fall of Itself. The
hasty man is as hot as fire. at the outset, and as
Cold as lee at the end. He Is like the Irishman's
saucepan, which had many good point about It,
but It had 110 bottom, lie who cannot bear the
burden and heat of the day U not worth h's a't,
mucli less bis potatoes. Sjurgein, "
I a . 1 . . . A ..... til A .
i .ovm. r..ui.-E. a motor yaeiu wiinout
steam now makes her way about Boston harbor.
It illustrates the worktnir of a compressel air
lietmleuiii engine. No smoke-nipe is visible', for
there is none: nor any need of any, for there is
no smoke, and not so much fire as the flame of an
omiuary Kemsene-iamp 1 ne-wnoie cninne ana
trunntng machinery are contained In a. long, low
tox in the iKttom or the inat, occupying seaneiy -TnnrePWiTltian
would be nquired for the ballast
of a sailboat of its size. The ecullarity of this
engine Is that a common match brings it In
stantly into run working power." 1
- . neii ' '-
4,Chlmney Hweep" Is the name of a trotting
horsev It issablthst in his last raoelw fairly flUe
A'wrw mtinet. Which didn't soot the backers
of the nag that had a brush with film. Alw York
AVirc. tSort of put a damper on their spirits, eh ?
-AVlr VanliMi la at rupk hv a thnntAV.tAlt mnA
knocked endways clear across a ten-acre lot the
only regret he feels, upon recovering conscious
ness, is the disheartening fact that be can't cap
ture the bolt and exhibit it for money.- - . -
A New Orleans athlete. In onler to convince hit
in such a way that it had to be amputated.
It is no more than fair that a saw-mill should
run by water, when water always has a chance to
run by the saw-mllL r
A mince pie at bedtime is the shortest route t J
the menagerie. , , - - ,