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TrE one. Circle.
The Bitter with the Sweet.
(From tho Pacific Rural Trcn,
Amid th Chang-Inn acene n ol Ufa
That cheer the earning view,
Tha falrcut prcwpocls that apjwar
We hasten to pursue:
Hut yet whatever path we tread
Obstructions we will meet,
And taUi among tho fruits cf llfo
llio hlttirwltli the awtct.
The wealthy neck In pleasure's lip
The Joys that few can fltul
And poverty ran only hope
Oontentinmt of tho mind
Vt hatever cait our etefttlnr
Miy fling unlo our feet,
Tim brat and kindest will Imt turn
Tho bitter with the anect.
Tho young look forth with fervent liopo
For all the Joya of wealth;
The old look hark upon tho pint
An I only auk for health.
Youth will delight III aiiiiny skies
And all tbo heart wouM Knits
Hut ago haa w n It all and drank
Thoblttcr with tho sweet.
When fortune) smllrs upon our lot
How Mnoothly flows the stream I
There's not a ripple to ill.turli
Tho sweet and happy dream;
IJut when uilarortutio m nda hla blast
Our blrsMngs to defeat,
Oh I then wo drink In every cup
Tho Idlltr with the avveet.
The weary heart mar yi t grow light
Intruding rarea succumb.
Though time's caprlcloui hand iliould fall
To strike their tirrors duiuli,
TIk ro Is a hi avcii altove us all
And love without iloer III
Hut, while on arth, wn all tnuit taato
Tho hitter with the sweet.
Farm House Chat.
At Inst thero enmui. Itinut, will ilavored with
popper nnil Hplcc, from l'otter valley, juat nit I
begun to four n fcanity of those pungent con
diments. Heading now ngnln tho avveet Htory of tlint
good old coitjilo whoso broken liven mill broken
goblet hnd hum ho beautifully mended wllh
"pttlty a lid piilltncc," I mil led to miiko special
effort to recall examples whero inurrlngu has
resulted In IIUo hurinoiiy, 1iiiiIii(sh mid Hwcet
rontont.
Nearly nil my examples nrn nlso very old.
Why tjiiiHt Ihej ho ho old ? In It that thu "war
fnro" being almost ctidcel, they are willing to
forge t how bitte r him bee n tho early Mrlfo, how
fractious mid fiery, or hiiIIcii mid hulky havo
been tho lll-miitihid pair who hulid Ihoynku
that lit Id Hum together, and the stent, terrible
strength of It ?
lint thu liiinl roml of lifo mi long nnd ho
rough will Anally tiro thu fleetest foot, qu m h
thu highlit and haughtliHt spirit, Andpiiieu
comes with plentiful gray hairs.
Tim husband, will cHtahllshtd In anlhorlly,
become h n lltllu less urhltrary, u litilu moro
tolerant, llu illtuly tie rceives that a woman
ovt'ii though hlri wife Iiiih of net friidly an in
dividual iliaraute r, and pi rhaps, juh, perhaps,
it ought to ho consider! d and somewhat ns
pectud, Tho wlfo Iiiih cultivated iiulilUrcncoiis a hIow
hut Hiiro euro fur thu pain of an endless regret.
And hii they glidu into thu hiipiilliissiif old mho.
llappliie kn I nay, rutin r tlio Inmriicm of fatigito;
the philosophy of Huhmissiou; often thu dead
luvel of stagnation.
Not much of thu hrlght sparkle of happiness,
hut no longer tho sharp Ming of misery; and
for harmony theru in finally an absence, of dirt
cord; and for MYveet content theru Ih palu and
fadid resignation.
When thu riica wan ho nearly run, even "IletHy
nnd 1" (ould "iiinkii it up" mid ngrtu to jog on
toge tlier to tho end. And' this would lie tlio
general verdict, that when man mid wife havu
"Mood it" fur half a llfetimu thuy slioulil man
ago to worry through and uiaku ho ohtiiislve
fuss. '1 ho iutc reHt of children, or of a church,
or of society demand thin, and very few will
reliel. l or wliat can Ho elono with u life more
thuii half worn nut mid shaped uiichnngiiibly
to tho hurdetiH It Iiiih ho long borne 1
'I ho tendency of popular agitatioit jttht now
U to foster disconli lit and create in nil circles
nriHth'KH dcslru for change, mid the instant
griitltlcation of each personal auihltion; the
dear, ihlightful crowning of Nutuhtr Uuo I
Hut in our great nation of sovereigns how
fw can ho real ly crowntd, and how cry few
deserve it I
Hut If not holly captivated hy tho bewilder
lug popular clamor, wu may look hack an far
im memory can reach into tho drowsy, old-fash,
ioued da), nnd whlhi realizing how many
hiirdshipH heset tho old fashioned lives it will
still M'e m that they were happier lives than
ours, liecausii better couttnttd,
'I heir religious faith was ho much more aim-
pie niul comlurtlng than ours; they leaned upon
tho Lord and took thu good and ill of life di
reitly from his hand. Would a wifu complain
of her hualuud while she felt sure that all his
grutl stinginess, nil ma u. gleet of personal
nt atui'Hs, and his general and I articular hate
fulness, were ho many special trials Mint by the
loving Lord to discipliuo hir houI for heaven ?
And the hubaud, whoso dailj life was chas
tetieil in a providential way bj the grievous
dispensations of a Hcoleliug w Ite- could lie not
comfort himself that ho wan becoming betttr
nnd better lltttd for tho company of saints nnd
luartjra?
A mother of twelvu children was almost ills
courage 1 with much idrkucKH and tho heavy
pro.suru of domrstlo duties. Talking with thu
motlit r of but one child, alio sal, I; " Thu I.ord
has favored) on, and j our llfo is pluasatit and
chy, l cause jou have but one child."
"Uli hoi" luughed the mother of one, "do
you Imsgino tho Jr,l sent ) on all these chil-
iirenr ' u is ntxiut time ou sliould git over
such old-fog notitciise as that 1"
Swift nnd silt tit in her wrath uprose the
mother of twilve, mid never after willingly did
she hold frirndl) intercourse with her sceptical
luighlsir.
Hsd she not received them nil as from the
lordf And how should she bear thu weight
of miiivj sorrows and carca if tho stud of her
lauti was struck avvajr
ture nnd appreciation on the part of thu hus
band which tho wifo did not share; but she
enjojed it In bolDg proud of it, nnd her whole
heart was in harmony with tho sunshiuo of his
nflection nnd genuino goodness.
Thoro was no mlBlnking her deep nml real
happineiB nB nho said " Why, toy hnohnnd
never snoko n cross word to me in his lifo; mid
ho thinks thero is nothing too good for me I"
I'.ven his best manners wero not too good for
her, and ho would no more bawl out rudely to
her than ho would to other Indies of his ac
quaintance. I should judge, too, that if ho per
ceived words nnd wnvs of his nnnovinu her. ho
would desiut rpiito ns rendily as though Bho
were Homo lady who would cut his ncquatntanco
in caso no utcamo ungeutleuanly and disagree
able. All this wna worth going n great wnys to
seo.
In tho second enso tho rather reticent little
wlfo beamed with tho Bamo expression of happy
content, and I heard nnain thu sama wonderful
words as before, only so gcntlytspoken as if
buou joy must not uo too troeiv imparted.
It was ovldent that tho husband cared more
for his wife's comfort nnd happiness than the
accumulation of dollars; and ho cared for the
1 ist that ho might tho moro generously provide
for tho first. Ills heart seuntd filled and satis
fied with wife, children nnd pleasant home;
nnd tho sympathy mid harmony between the
two was boaiitifttl to hcc, mid behold tbey nro
still rpiito young I Not many of us can ho wiso
mid huppy nnd young. Pacific Itural J'rtim.
CouiiTsinp 1'aiii and Sou-auk. Ono lonir
summer ntternoon there ennio to Mr. Davidson's
Ihu most curious spiclmon of an old hiclulor
tho world over hoard of. Ho was old, gray,
wrinkled and odd. Uo hntcd old women, espe
cially old maids, nnd wasn't nfrnid to say so.
Ho nnd mint Putty had it hot whenever cbnnco
threw them togotlier; yet still ho camo, and it
win noticed that aunt Patty took unusual pains
with her dress whenever ho was expocled.
Ono day tho contest waged unusually strong,
and aunt Patty left in disgust mid wuut out in
to tho garden.
"llm licurl" bho muttered to herfclf, oh sho
stooped to gather u Howe r which attracted her
attention.
"What did you run for? " nld n gruff voito
behind her. '
"Togi t rid of ou."
"Vou ilidn't do it. did jou?"
"No; jou urn worse than a bnrdoik burr."
"Yim won't get rid of iue, elthir."
"I wont, ohf "
"Only In ono wnj"
"And that?"
"Marry me."
"What I us two fools get married! What
woulel pioplo Miy?"
"Ilmt'ri nothlu' to us. Come, sny yes or no;
I'm In n hurry."
"Well, no, tlitn,"
"Very well; good bje, I shan't como ognin,"
"Htop it bit what u pucker jon'ro in."
"Yusor no!"
"I must consult "
"All right; I thought jou woro of ngc. Good
Iijii."
"Jahev. Andrews, don'tbo n fool. Como hack,
I say. Why I beliuMi thu critte r has taken mo
for earnest, .hibc. Andrews, I'll consider."
"I don't want nny considering; I'm going.
Ileeky Hastitigi Ih uniting for mo. I thottcht
I'd givo jou tho flrt chaueo, Putty. All right;
guoei i) ev
".InbiI Jiibez! 'Thnt htnck-tip Heck Hast
IngH Hhmi't huvo him I Jalev, jes! Uo jou
here Y-e-s!"
Who SUiik It. Sir Isnno Nov. ton, n uot
moro wlsn than godly iiinn, was examining n
new and lino globe, when n lieiitleinan eanio
into his Htttdy who did not believe iu it Ood,
hut declared that thu world wo livo in camo by
chance. He wan much pleased with tho hand
Homo globe, and asked, "Who mado It ?" "No
iKJily," answered Kir Isnno. "It happened
hero," Tho gentleman looked up in amaze
ment at thu answir, but hu soon understood
what It meant. Tho biblo nays: 'Thu fool
bath Haul in hU heart, 'theru it no Cod.'"
Must not that man bun fool indeed vv he can
nay this beautiful world camo by chance, whon
hu knows that thero is not n house, or ship, or
I in nire, iiraiijiiiiug in h, nut uns nail a run
e r V Wo mliilit better s iv that this ininr ..
urn reiuiiiig grow just as it is, man to say Unit
iiiu huh, moon unit stars., mid Hits glotio on
which wo live, camo without n creative linnel
.S. 6'. I'hUor.
Our First Courtship.
Oh, shades of departed ecstnclts ! how you
throng around nnd nlmost overwhelm ui, ns
we recnll tho blissful past; oven as did tho
Dr. John Bbow.v. in Good Words tells n
story of n lady suffering from what seemed
likely to prove n fatal rininsy. Her husband,
who was deeply attached to her, w.i bending
over her in tho utmost concern. Sho could
owniinw nnthlnrr. Bv some Htrauce nnd
seven belligerent curs which held unceasing lS.
ii cotmillment. The remark so tickled her that
ho burst into a laugh; the laugh burst the
vigils about the dwelling of our Maud Ango
lfnp. on tbn Avonlnrr of nnr first efisnv In thn
heavenlv art of courtshlD. Never shall we nnlnsv. nnd she owed her recovery to what
forget tho sublime indifference of tho old man, ' must otherwise havo been pronounced the
as ho stood In one corner of the garden nntl ' most unreasonable of jokes.
pretended not to seo ub whllo his hounds wero
quarrelling over which should havo tho I San FnaNClsco Chincso vegetable peddlers
honor of swallowing us whole; or tho enthusl- J nre, ns n rulo, very accommodating to their
nstlo vigor of Maud Augelluo ns Bho charged I customers. A Celestial who hnd been serving
Yodfq potKS7 CoLdpfi,
a fnmilv withevrden bbss wns recently stricken
down with small-pox, since which time the
vegetables Have been procured irom nuotuer
quarter. The lady of the hou'io overcome her
scruples tho othor day, called In a passing ped
dler, nnd purchased from him a (quantity of
strawberries, potatoes aud turnips. As ho was
dealing these out she said: "John, you no get
Btnall-pox, eh ?" "No, no; mo don't habe got;
hringco to-morrow."
down, poker in hand, and scattered that pack
of rnging cannibals to tho four corners ot tho
Aiuggins- ranch.
Her presence thrilled, filled nnd eitisfled ns,
even us popcorn bulls fill the yawning void in
tho gtstrio region of tho hired girl; aud to
roach sueh an epitome of breathing Bweetness
wo could havo cheerfully waded through n ten
acre field filled with nil tho warlike canines
that could And standing room. True, she was
Homo two feet taller than wo: but what of that ? i
When wo had tolled up to those cherry lips, j Influknce or Worms. A woman confessed
we felt that wo had earned our kiss and en-1 to n priest that sho wns guilty of scandal. He
joyed it pro rata. What if her mouth was n I gave her a ripu thistle top, nud told her to
size or two too largo and attached so that I scatter tho seeds, ono by one, iu every dlfee
cither it or tho rest of her countenance was n I tlon, Sho ohojed, and returned after her task
littlonwry? Nnturo mndo it bo; nud far be it ' was done. Ho then ordored her to go back
from us to lly into tho face of nuturo for nny nnd collect tho scattered seed. Sho oljected,
ofhernctH. Tho samo power was also account-1 sajing it would bo impossible. He roplied it
able for the decidedly nuhurn tint of her hair, I would ho (till more impossible to gather up
hut wo never thought of being indignant nt and destroy all tho evil reports which she hnd
Mnud Angclino about the matter, or of chcr- circulated about others.
ishing her less tenderly.
Shu was our first real sweet-heart. Wo had ' Schools ron Mismrssts. Apropos to the
flirted with Cleopntrn Perkins it school, nnd training schools now establishing for servants
hnd stolen n kiss from that Hly Cynthia Hop- in ninny of our largo cities, n similar school
kins on thu road home, but Maud Augelluo ( for mistresses is advocated, where they maj
had nctunllv ncrmilttel us to walk by her Bido lenrn miieli nceiHul fnr thorn Inlinnw Innmn.
nil tho wny from it spoiling uintch, nnd to lavo nglng their domestics, as how to addrcfH them
our thirst nt the flowing fountain of her papa's courteously, treat them klndlj', nnd mnko their
forty-foet well, ntter our nrriv al. , own housu n homo for them-n reform mauy
ao this ovonlug we had determined to beard mistresses certainly need,
thu lion or Hones, in her den, and with fresh '
tallow on our boots, IreBh bear oil on our hair,
mid iu our best suit wo set out to skip over t
tho four miles which intervened between our j
respective paternal mansions. I
with n heart beating liku it trin-hnmmersho
led ns into tho matcrual presence, where wo
To Amateur Gardeners Again.
From the Faclnc Itural Treat.
few weeks tluco wo gave nu arliclo on this
maintained n most eloquent sileiico' for tho next jcct,1witU tho '""'nation that it was to bo
uiiccn minutes. Then it HUUdoiily occurred to
us that it was a fine day, nnd wo ventured tho
suggestion orally. It was kindly received, aud
then tho conversation grow ensy nnd cheerful;
Homethiug like pulling n No. 5 boot on n No. tl
foot nt just two and n half mlnutos lforosor-
mon tltuo "on n bouday morning."
Dinner tltnn cainn nn ntvnrn. nr r
per," as our Maud Augelluo persisted In calling
u. ncro our tribulations waxed
followed up. Oue of tho principal reasons why
gardeniug, amateur gnrdoning, wo mean, is less
in vogue in California than nt tho Kast, is one
that would hardly seem credible to thoso who
havo not properly considored tho Inconsis
tencies or human haturo. It is becauso vegeta
' hies nro grown hero so ensllj, nnd in such great
I Wish I Were a Comet.
I wish I were a comet.
And aporttn' through tho sky,
Ob I ihldea of old Mahommct,
I'd make the apllnters fly I
Thcre'd be a wreck of matter,
A crash of worlds, you bet,
I'd all the planets baiter,
And everything upset.
I'd butt agalnat old Bruin,
And tene tho LlttloCub,
Tho Folar Star I'd ruin,
And give the moon a rub.
Tho Dog Star then I'd collar,
And If unmuzzled found,
To make my hair a dollar,
I'd drag him to the pound.
I'd make thtngi spin about,
Oh I Jupiter and Mars,
Turn the Hipper wrong aide out,
And drown tho llttlo stars.
I'd give the earth a tutslo
And switch It off Its axil,
I'd travel on my muscle,
And equalize the taxes.
Pittsburg ChnnitU.
The Droll Little House.
":?m ':. "":"? "". 'l""-" "' '""" ""I" nbnndanco. In oca t es whern rmr,1m.nnl
';Vi,llJ.f...t cannot bo used before tho first of May, nnd
(tVir.nn.nM. whor. 8cl,,c"'ber ' bereel in wllh frost,
it did not matter bo mucu .... i ...:....!... ... ,. : . . .
that WO nut salt In our ten. BUunred our nork. I "',""' '"'."' " ""VV ."" gnr.icuer IS
Wilts Oov ernor Marcy w ns Secretary of State,
n person whoso duty it was to reecho callers
on thu Secretary and introduce them, In the
(Uncharge of his duties one day ho could not
find thu Secretary iu his olllcu. After looking
looking in vain for him, ho rushed frantically
mi to an individual who hu supposed would be
ablu to inform him, and striking an attitude, ex
claimed, "That mercy I to others show, that
Marcy hIuiw to mu!" A happy application of
iv similar quotation wns oncu mado by Mrs.
Harriet Slowe. Some yearn ngo, while passing
nn tho Mersey to Liverpool, looklneov.rlioanl.
Nlio observed thu muddy character of tho rhir,
mid remarked tent friend Htiinding at her bide,
" Thu quality of Mersey is not strained."
Two joungsters wero trudging homo from
market, emu had it lasket on his arm with
meat in it. llu said, ".My ma's got it tldgehitor
what'll keep everything ho cold as ico to put it
in. Your mamma got ono ?" "No, alio ain't,"
answur.il Hub, "but sliu's got i steel egg.
beater!" "Hoi an egg-beater," nhouttd the
smaller Ikvj-, turii lug square round to look nt
thu other, "what's that for?" "Why, to beat
eggs with, jou goosey." "Ho I" screeched
thu little chap, in grent scorn, "she'd better
look out. If she guts to beatlu' eggs Hhn'll
break iu. Kggs is brittle r thin nnj thing,
(lues ou most don't know what jou're talklu'
iiliiiut !'
hard to bo borne. It did not matter bo much
eu our iiorn- .1.1 . .... ... u. . . "
wtew
Into Maud Angclino',. mother'a lap. thereby ,3X71 Tit, n-nn .TSeS " ,e
nearly drownlim tho latest edition of tho Mtic- !"". ."" " W.U. cb', lh lh? M ?( pewecr-
Wnrfiiutl rulilPik Uitttiii eiti nt n m-nttrn n.iim. I
lasses, pepper, stewul iripe Mlonlou.-ll.Tn. cheaZ thai" theJ I .o!.?, b .l,?nfhl
wo sav. thlliL-s looked ile'in-uRiner. Tl. baby f."0.""1." ." ft,U .tbo' Cnn bfi Bn-BO it is be-
s
nun mado use ol nn cxpresi
thu opposite of that with which
nre wont to commence
lAtljl Aat.vihliijajk itaitAlr..niA,1
ltll 4IUKCIIIIU niilV-iWIClla VtllllU III: I IUU4Ilfr , l.A. .. Ill l.l..n t. a 1.. a
seized n tow.h.adf.l ninn.vnnr nt.l nrM.ln. Inolr ' "VY w "V" " '"" npnysicai mid men
Him out cIciom nud boh mil
of sheer vexation
wished oursolvcs iu
Imt the. KM ...n'1l,c"k.''0flPecltty '"'"'o garden
hy its ability to soar nbovo tho trivial vexations ' Nothlim Is .mlne.l 1 l ,i n . ..
incident to this life, nnd so wu resolved to "seo of U'" "&? J Tliag ,ho, PlflntjDS
It out" or perish iu tho nttempt. ! J"f,i?lH;n rnntH0n' ?" nPi:ro,,cuc a
The wruoked dishes were clenred nwny, tho I MMSd m n a ZnSl L . i,lef,ro ,,,1 colT
tnble-cloth. looking liko a child's I'lukfow I ,n'n no hing is
who has bcentreathe,l to ten cents' w'ortb of :JruW
molasseH candy nnd
roadside, was consigned
mid tranquility oncu
.Muggins' mansion
""h"""' liecn.neH rrnl,.,l- ,.1
io say, things looked deprefs ng. Tho baby uZ" . " .7 ,:, "" ", "- ' e
qualfcd an original opera In hPgh C; thu old "0in'. to nrk tl.. i ' ,C0P1 "ro,
..'.n made use of nn exprestion 'exactly '? ?'k Jh lrgMtlon.np.Mrt of
,t W lh Which do.lCOI)S J. nvVl.nwnf .", Jl.V..l I l.""
i a tiiirtr.nilnutn urnver- - !' ,.W 0 "h1"". that gardeniug wil pay;
Lere, wfiHo le? X ' ?r ,0 t?n.bI? to,I,rovo tlmt, "" ll,bor vo,ted
n two hours' tdav bv tho . "I ,""f ,.,,:"' V"'" " "".K. ""r w"en
to next weck'H wash . . ..,,.., ,recs ijt unt es
to ncxi wcck a wnsu, I.. envv b neks, tint nn tlwmni. it ...... ...
H.orosprea.l her w iugs for ,. OT ?.,,- ,,. " ' ,- ". ," " ,T7. '."","
, nnd alter a low wary Hops um, f, be ' , ,",- . '"VJ'L'
., . , wb viuat-ui mill llisieail o
.ijui t-muu Hiuwiy on j a"" now lor tuo ursi appenranco mat H desiinble thero nro caiiliiL'
ii bout I
1 Kill ulad shevvas s.iL.rv. h.i.1 tlml shrt Klmiilv-
heldon in hrr anger nnii her ' old. f(gy non
sense." It is a pre tty general rule that the
old-fhionel woman has patience, fortitude
nud rrligiiuu iritai, while iUb uiodern mid
t.rogrtiastvu woman has ntnrk self sril.vn
and n wide rangu of ideas. Now, for the
happiness of a lifetime, which of these en
dowments would you chusu? l'erhsps one
cannot wholly choose, fur here wo aie among
the moderns, aud our world swarms with ag
grrsslro idea aud brilliant theories. None
can fail to fetl Ihelr force; and in the struggle
and pressure ot Iheiu all we may hope is that
the iruo "ideal marriage," iiorlrajed by Mm.
Nichols, may become more nud more lxissible.
I do uot think I have ever oen au example of
the " true Ideal." Hut imr I innk . i........
into a far couutrvaud hail a churns., of t.f,
home that seemed (mutually happy
Iu the first case there was iuielle
ectual cut
TiiKhk is a clever lid in Aberdeen who will
get his living iu this world. I'orplajitig truant
maternal authontv cut on his s..n.i..r. ctii..
...... ..... 1 I....1 ... .1 .i II. . r
....i. ....in n't.n ni mi, ii.iiiiorcHH oi nis existence,
hu txillMilat the door to miv. iMnil...r I .....
going to die, and when I am no more I wish
the doctor to cut me open and look at my stom
ach." The maternal mind was tilled with aw.
fill forobodiugs, nnd tho maternal heart asked
what he meant. "I wish it to be known," he
ausvv.red, "that I died from starvation." This
was enough. The small boy was triumphant,
nud retired to his Utile lxd gorged to repletion.
. .m . m,;T 1",,,ic'i,0 ndmlisetueut says;
"lhls article will cum the rheumatism f ..!..-
tec ii j.ara' standing." As far a it goes this is
perfectly satisfactory, but we want light upon
another lew of the matter. Suppose a mau'a
iriuunuaiu .a c.uiv oi uiree jcrs' stauditig,
must he l.t It Maud sixteen je.irs more before
thu nitilicine will cure it? Or if it haa stood
twenty year is there no hope of a remedv ?
Vkt waul to know about Ibis. It L ml,,,, ,1,
rry unpleasant for a man to euduru rheuma
titm for sevuuteeu or eighteeu jears befere he
can take medicine for It.
A Yuc studeut has written n twelve ertw
voetu ent tied, "We kissed each other by the
sea." "Well, what of it " asks a western ed.
I or; "the aeaaide is no better for such prac
tice thsii auy other locality. In fact, wo have
l ... ni auuiu very sweet worn ol that kiuil on
iiiBienu oi tuo spongy
time the maternal breast of our Mnud Anco- erae-Lst ami wlmm il,ntn i., n..i.. ..... ? ' i ;h
1ll.na l.w.ll,.r lu..n.n l,i,.,l.l ..1.1 0.,l... .."V"'....": '-"""".:"" " !'B" "U irillUie
......... .n..o,.....w., mu iciiiiKiuK propurucs nro less teuac ioin.Iv
as to tho meaning of our lingering. She hinted rotalued nnd are moro readily dispersed on
dark ly of thu danger of traversing tho tract beiug turned up and exposed to the sun nud
which laj between our homo nu. tho Muggins' nlr. No soil should be prepared long beforo
mansion after nightfall, nud nctually recalled planting. Tho condition that ImmediVtelv
an antiquated ghost story or two with which follows digging or plowing is thu couditiou
to excitu vaguo alarms iu our jouthful bosom, best suited to recelvo tho seed. Much of the
Hut wu wero enensed in the Invulnorablo nrmor fniluro of spring-sovvn oed is ovvine to its hav.
of our Maud Angelino's love, ami if bhe had uig been cousigned to the carlh beforo the
read Danto a Inferno to ns for it solid fortnight I ground was ready to receive it. And even
wo would never havo butt.. Inn eve. Things though seed thus sown germinates, the t.lants
begun to look despernte. Thu old man sit (lo not posse ss the vigor of those grown from
Hinoking n cob pipe in n oorner, nud Maud An- seed sown later in tho season. Thero nr I
(.(line's mother felt that hu wns not to herMUl i ,..i,l,lu .,o i... ....: c.bome
upon in this crisis. It was evident that, how- which It would bo well to gain nil the tlmi
ever completely wo had captured tho affections ' possible; hut oven these, when planted should
of our dulcineii, her mother did uot hanker nf- have the benefit of tho recent stirrin.7 nf t
ter us. Probably that haltod ten did our busl- enrth. "irnug of the
ness. Thu old man now retired, aud Maud A garden should not bo nil prepared atone
Angel uu s mother took her out for n privnto diguing, nor should nil tho seed bo sown nt
interview in tho kitchen. Tho conversation ouce. This gradual preparing nnd planting of
lK.tvveen them soon Incamo so exciting that it the ground, besides being llettor for ho vie
win borne to our enrs. tabloi. nlacfs ti.n .. .. m.i .... '" . .' .
"Well." Mid the bpartan mother, "he mny thu owner; nud cunbles him to maunce l.U
set up. If ho wnnta to; hut you tmi.t go to garden without the aid of hired labor n T matter
UmX , , .. ...... i'H worth eonslclerlng, thero being few com-
Tare and onions ! how our heart sank with n mon nhnrr i.n n, tu . .1 ?...? ."
thud in our Ikisohi, oven ns does the nickel garden, nnd as experienced an,! ;,,r...,.:....1
k.ib.i I.. !.. 1.1 .. . . .. ---- 'tuigoia;uUI
a.lllrllt tll(kia kiml.. nf 41 A
dropsi,,,he''we.ll V,, in nil the Vgon'y -"whVn Urn prrnasZ SKl
the cud ol our bitter fancies, while our Maud np to mako it, lie should go into it himself hi
Angellue lav snorinc hi an obliv bus nn et. LMimint. will. ui,.i.... i? . ' ""","" u-
broken only Wttjioccasioiial thrash ot her being careful not to overwork h mself nt Ihe
nrmsns they battled with a predatory uiusquito, start. Some people thiuk that it is ab! l.,.iS
a Mgorous rum alter a marauiiing necessary to apply nn amount of mnn, i
wlille those from its partner
larew ell to this world of woe
iulo the unreliable (southeast comer of her
.... ..... vU.u,,uc,0reij0 animals kept about the
u distre bid Premises, receive au ample supplj-of manure
In a final plunge by way of sweepings of the housu and sheds
tiirty water, n-ues,
old
And when Maml Angeliuo and her cruel ma
IChtenini? atlil eiidM.!,... 1.A ..a
rttel ma Prnnlnn id sli... i. a.... ...... .... . .
returned from the conference, we were slleutlv to In tl, ,nr,n.. tu. ' l..u.10 "6 looked
hieing us toward, our home. Wo never ceased i-before the ground isk Ta com.iiinn ?j? eVU
to love onr Maud. l,oas..r- ami th .,,.. Tl.-. I, - ...... A" coP'on to work
Piteously harrowing recolUc.ions of our much nTZ.'T. " .,"ccTerr,,PinB. nJ
im,tl,fI III- .M .nn.l v.. .'"-."-' -" I"UU'"K. OUUlCtlUC I
joniiimi me are conjurea up when we re- nes are iu vogua In regard to the Tfm.Vi m
call the pathetic expression which beamed in-on pruning, nnd 5ch of them has . ain Iu ih
u when next we met her, Irom her straight, 'sands St trees, bushes and shrubs nn. ti
sailing eve. wHile the other apjvealed silently sensible owner of tree, wi not nnnisl, .. b
am helplessly to th. immensity of .jv.ee. Hut by over-pruning, nor ow, hem to sSflt fm
sitting up alone wa. too much for even our ueg ect. By vtsitlnc them .i7r,Jri nr from
youthful euthtuL.ni. and we answered the should anj becomluD ae,?n.u.q?en,ly,' a? he
Kl.nc with a mournful .hake of the bead, nnd want.. he wllltn kSn wh t, .""U their,
a timid look in tho direction of the hard-beted wh. to leave X ofTen beat mT'I!?
woman, who bad thu. untimely nimved in the tree, have run onl." Taer. f-nMSaV S"!
bud our first, .weet dream ot love-'unOiW , the prog ""thl. xUn and
to their wauts.
. .. HUM BalCIlilHfl
"GoD'.Sreatne.. flowa won,l our incom-' ZZ li" .. dLuJ V, CBCe uke
pleteneas" and the preacher who lay. hold ot ti U a taT.nd lZn,nty.,'-,,'Ui,,, soon cl
SStti&suia.0 - sSa--'!W-".iSHi3S,
Onco upon n tlmo'.n beautiful llttlo house wai
built iu tho grnss by tho side of brook. It
wns built so quietly that nobody noticed it till it
was nil done nnd Iho family were in. It was a
droll llttlo house, neither white nor brown, but
a beautiful green outside.
Tor some time every door nnd window waj
shut, nnd no ono could seo whnt was going on
inside. Hut at last, when everything wm
ready, aud all in order from top to toe, the
little house was suddenly thrown open, and all
tho world invited to call.
And they did call, I tell you the whole
Butterfly family, In gorgeous dresses ot red acd
gold; tho plainer dressed, but highly respect
able Dee family, nnd I.cau't tell you how many
of tho modest Insect family.
Tho little houso was well worth going to see,
too. It was no common building, made of
wood or brick, with plain, baro walls, by no
meansl Every room and there woro dozens
of them w as hung with tho most elegant gold
colored curtaius. They wero finer than silk
and softer and daintier than anything you ever
saw, nud nil fragrant with n delightful, fresh
perfume. It was a home fit for any queen, I
tell jou.
Almost every room of this curious house was
n nursery, ami in each ono sat n patient little
mother. Droll llttlo creatures they were, dress
ed iu palo gold, nnd novcr stirring nn inch
nwny from the cradles of their babies; with fun
ny llttlo husbands besides, dressed in tho sumo
lovely color, nnd wearing brown caps on their
heads.
Tho htiBhauds wero so tall tbey could stretch
up nud look over tho golden walls into the wide
world outside, nud thoy got uneasy ami longed
to go out. Hut tho little mothers w ould not go,
and they didn't want to leavo thorn, so they
stayed in tho nursery too.
Every night when the sun went down the
curtains woro nil drawn closo togothcr, nud the
wholo family wont to sleep, and nobody could
seo anything hut tho plain llttlo green house.
Hut tho first rays of tho sun opened the whole
house ngain.
This lifo went on forsomo timo, till tho llttlo
mothers grew brown with age, the gorgeous
curtains faded, woroout, nndnt last were blown
nwny, tho tnll husbands got tired of staying
nud weut nwny nnd loft tho little mothors nlone
with their babies. They had no curtains to keep
them warm, the llttlo houso was open night aud
day, nnd nil tho winds could blow right through
it. AFadcbnngoitscomstous, hut llttlo did
tho mothers enre. They did not mind the cold,
nnd they were notnfrnldof tho dark, nud tho
babies wero growing cvtrv day bigger, nnd
would soon bo nblo to cito for themselves. And
then tho little mothers would bo satisfied and
happy.
They wero tho most comical babies you ever
siw; e-nch ouecuddlcd up in nn odd littfo cradle,
shaped like an cce? and carved ami omniinn,l
outside. Thoy never cried: nnd ifthov had
plenty to cat nnd nil tho time to sloen. thntum
all they wanted.
So tho llttlo mothers kept them fed, nnd
wntched whllo they grew browner nnd browner
on tney were nenriy ready to go. At last, on
each droll little cradlo came n small pair of
wings, whlto aud fleecy, nnd light ns air, nnd
they stood out nround tho baro little house like
a hall.
Then tho little brown and withercd-np moth
ers kuew that they had finished theirwork, nnd
the babies could tako caro of themselves; so
they were satisfied and happy, and died. And
thou came nlongn playful breeze, gave tholittle
house n shake, nnd nwny went overy baby on its
own wings, nnd left tho droll little houso desext
ed and bare.
And the babies still in their cradles flew
away off over tho fields, plajing with the
recze, nnd seeing tho world, till tho sun went
down nud it grew dark. Then each ono sank
to the ground and settled itself; the comical
cradles burst open, and each llttlo baby came
out. ready to build itself a droll littlo house.
Maybo vou thiuk this a falrv stnrv lint t'a
every word true. And the gorgoous llttlo house,
with its patient little mothers, nnd dozens of
btbies, is, after nil, nothing but n-dandolion.
rtnci ii jou look: carefully into ono you'll see
the whole family. CArhstfon Union.
&KIMMINQ the Seimc. Of all the things in
the world which appear utterly worthloss, are
soap-suds. Mr. Slmmonds takes a different
view. Uo tells us that "soap-suds, as a stimn
lont of vegeLble life, cnn not ba too highly
appreciated." We can not go into his argu
ments on the grent value of soap-suds, and it
is sufficient to say that, when poured out as a
manure, they nre of prodigious efficaoy. The
trench, who nro up to everj thing in the chem
ical line, have taken a proper view of the value
of soap-suds. Whether from private dwellings
in I arts, or from the barges of the blanchlsitU'
stt, the Seine must have a good deal of soap
floating about it in a wasteful kind of way, to
say nothim? of th .n.i ...i
dogs and cats. There was a fortune, If prop
fyi i J a"er An nPr'alng firm; for-
"7" "j lun aumoniy 01 me lrefect, deter
mined to begin a system of skimming the
Seine. You would imagine it was a nonsensical
idea. Quite a mistake. Hy uniting the skim
raings of the river with the offal from hospitals,
the firm is able, by the aid of chemistry, steam
nnd cookery, to fatten 8,000 pigs, and to pro
duce annually 500,000 pound, of soap. Let
England touoh that if It can I Can any one
mention a town In Great Britain where the
most valuable production, are not senselessly
Boating off down the gutters and sewers, never
more to be of tue to human beings 7Chamltri'
Ir is said that "the Empress of Germany is
?i!1?th?.moH,,iaPIe dreMel "f women."
and that "she drives out in a calico dress."
&o much for being known to haTO plenty of
money. It is the women who can't pay for
nne Clothe, that ire nnmnelli.. i .. th.m
Courier-tfourruif.
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liSZll LI . . ("'."Mg. -.t .fct . K1" '.' Jjm yaajBgrBaangarra! maMMm.. ,
Dp humility Is a strong bulwark, and it U
only aa we enter into it that we find safety and
true exalUUon.-tWIn Woolman.