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steadily down upon ns. In the middle of a
white plain, with no nook or corner visible
wherein we could take refuge, and still nearly
a league from home, our caee looked hopeless
enougn. so our pursuers seemed to think as
they caught sight of us for the first time, and
lifting their black muzzles from the ground
cave vent to a howl of savace exultation, f
could have screamed, too, when I htard it, for
jrigilb wan uuviug ujo umj wiia; u was so un
utterably horrible to perish thus. But a glance
at Eric, so calm and steadfast', Rare roe new
courage. I felt that, come what might, we
should at least die together.
Faster and faster we flew, like hunted ani
mals. death behind us comlne on snace a fw
yards more and be would claim ns for his
own. Already I could hear the rapid breath
ing of our foes, see their fierce eves and now
white teeth, glittering and gleaming in the
moonlight. Prompted by Eric, I tbrew out
the bearskin rug which protected me from the
cold. For a moment they paused, smelt at it,
then on with fresh fury after their old rrv
One by one cushions, wraps, all went over to
the hungry pack, each gaining us an instant's
precious delay. As the last fell from my hand
the foremost wolf bounded forward, just miss
ing iny arm. while his strong, cruel jaws met
with a painfully audible snap.
Then Erio turned and looked at ms n nnn
loving glance and began knotting the reins to
the iron side of the driving seat. Instinctively
divining his purpose of giving bis life to save
mine, I sprang forward and, clinging to him
frantically, I whispered,
"Dearest, remember, we stand or fall to
gether I"
A sudden thought, justified by our dire ex
tremity, flashed through my brain it was at
best a forlorn hope. Quickly I bent over Erin.
snatched the hunting-knife from his belt, and
cut loose the nearest pony. With an almost
human cry of pain the poor animal galloped
oft with the ravenous pack after it. A few
strides only and it was surrounded, overpow
ered, down; and the last sounds we heard ere
the welcome lights of Stor Aswan came in sight
were our baffled enemies growling and fighting
over the cruel sacrifice, but necessity knows no
law, and by it we were saved.
In after years, as we eat round the fire at
New Year's eve, with the storm beating wildly
as liow against the casement, and the wintry
twilight closing in, our children would ask to
hear, "once more," the oft-told tale of the
"Salten wolves," or our fight "for dear life."
Little Feet.
Two little feet, so small that both may nestle
In one caressing band
Two tender feet upon the untried border
Of life's mysterious land.
Dimpled and soft, and pink as peach-tree blossoms.
In April's fragrant days.
Bow can they walk among the briery tangles,
Edging the world's rough ways?
Them rose white feet along the doubtful future
Must bear a woman's load:
Alas 1 since woman has the heaviest burden,
And walks the harder road.
Love, for awhile, will make the path before them
All dainty, smooth and fair
Will cull away the brambles, letting only
The roses blossom there.
But when the mother's watchful eyes are shrouded
Away from sight of men,
And these dear feet are left without her guiding,
Who shall direct them then!
How will they be allured, betrayed, deluded,
Poor little untaught feet?
Into what dreary mazes will they wander,
What dangers will they meet ?
Will they go stumbling blindly in the darkness
Of sorrow's tearfal shades?
Or find the upland slopes of ieace and beauty,
Whose sunlight never fades?
Will they go tolling up ambition's summit,
The common world above?
Or In some nameless.vale, securely sheltered,
Walk side by side with love ?
Some feet there be which walk life's track unwounled
Which find but pleasant ways;
Borne hearts there be to which this lifo Is only
A round of happy dsys.
But they are few. Far moro there are who wander
Without a hope or friend
Who Bnd their journey full of pains and losses,
And long to reach the end.
How sfasll It be with her, the tender stranger.
Fair-fact d and gentle ryed,
Before whose unstained feet tho world's rude hlgbwsy
Stretches so fair and wide ?
Ah 1 who may read the future I For our darling
We crave all blessings swe.it,
And pray that lie who feeds the crying ravens
Will guldo thu baby's feet.
For Dear Life.
A New Year's Night Ride.
New Year's ovo some thirty years ago and
we were keeping it right merrily at tho old
manor-house of Stor Aswan, tlio home of my
childhood, as it had been that of my fore
fathers for many generations. Tho plens
nntest iipot in the world, I thought, and still
think, that quaint Norwegian homestaad, with
its buff wulls and birchbark roof, which suc
ceeding summers had rendered verdant with
an evergreen thatch of moss and itchens, just
now, however, this was not visible, for snow
lay thickly upon it, as it hod lain for weeks
past, not only there, but upon all (he country
round.
It was the hardest winter there had been for
fifty years so the old folks suid and they
lureiuiu iih cuuiiuuaucu huiuo weeus longer.
All this, however, did not affect any of our
Earty, who were all Norso men and maidens
orn, used to the cold, full of health and
spirits. I, Ella Bleorn, daughter of the
house, was tho wildest of that mad circle who
had assembled at Stor Aswan that Christmas
tide to do houor to my bothrnthnl to Erio Jarl,
the lover of my youth, ere. long to bo my hus
band. Ah soon as the birch trees put forth
their first green tassels, in the early spring
time, I was to leave my old homo for a new
one; so now, surrounded by kinsfolk and
neighbors, we wore keeping this last anniver
sary of my spinsterhood in goodly fashion.
8o in dancing, feasting and merry-making
tho woek sped, until a few hours moro would
boo us all scattered in various directions, to
meet again wo knew not when or where. For
tho laBt day, thoroforo, wo had reserved tho
chief pleasuro, the crowning point of all our
enjoyment a sleighing and skating parly to
Stor Aswan, a mouutaiu-onciroled lake some
ten miles further north, tho same from which
our homestead derived its quaint Runio name.
This was to bo our vail or greeting to the New
Year our welcome to the inenmlna cnmit.
Brightly dawuod the eventful morning, clear
A Q 1 Jha tl AAt-4- Aft 1.1 .IaaLa l)l..n A I. 1
D yjuv n uviu, uuum UCH1D, DUIU V, US IUO BKy
as sapphire, whilst the freshly fallen snow
sparkled and shone as though struwu with liv
ing gems. All nature seemed rejoicing like
ourselves at the advent of another year, and
one alroady so full of promise. Without, tho
sleigh bolls tinkled and chimed wornly, mak
ing the frosty air ring again as tho gayly capar
isoned horseB pawod and shook their heads,
impatient as thoir owner to bo off. At length
ho sturted, Erio and I as hosui being tho last of
wo party; for of course ho was my charioteer.
Of that day I shall not Bpeak, we wero all
young and in wild spirits, and somo of us in
love. I, blue-eyed, golden-haired, EllaUleoru,
was tho acknowledged belle and queen of the
party, and Erio, my lover, the most stalwart
youth of tho couutry-side. But all thiugx, even
tho plodsantest, must couio to an end. So
when the shinies of evening began to fall heav
ily, morgiug earth, Bky and water into one
grey leaden cloud, wo began our journey home
wards. Tired out wilh my exertion, us soon
as.we sturted I nettled down amongst the soft
furs in the sleigh, aud, rocked by its easy mo
tion, soon fell fust asleep. How long I tJept I
knew not, but when I awoke it was snowing
fast, aud tho ditrkuoss so iuteuso that wo oould
not eoo a hand's breadth before us. I called to
Eric, who was driving, and asked if till was
well. To whioh the answer oatno back, half
deadened by tho thick atmosphere, "All well,
uui tor uuun sunt) try to Keep awulce
So I aroused myself aud sat uu.
that sleep iu that bitter night air might mraii- principle ought to produce.
ueaiu. ui any oiuer tear i uau no thought,
wuou suuueuiy i neurit auotner sound coma
up with the wind a long-drawn hollow moan.
Twico or thrice it catuo at intervals, this weird
noise, men time nearer ana more ilutlnet.
The third lime the pouies also heard it, for
Wni ran Telkouipii Wibes Wouldn't
Wobk. Lately, while the operators in the
Western Union telfgrap.h office at the Central
wharf, iu Buffalo, .were busily engaged trans
mitting cold and stock auotations from tlin
office to the different banks in that city, the publicans, and no organized opposition has yet
instruments suuueniy, anu wnnout warning or I snown itseit to ner election. jjucia jvi.
Talking, Reading, Writing.
When mothers teach their children to talk,
they should require them to speak distinctly.
When reading, they should speak all their
words clearly, and when writing every word
should be written plainly. How very few pay
any special attention to these important points 1
What can be more interesting in conversation
than to listen to a clear, well-modulated voice,
expressing good sense through a kindly, well-
disciplined mind.' or, to listen to a really good
reader, whether from the Bible, or the Pilgrim's
Progress, or JEsom's Fables, if ho read or speak
with exactly the right accent, and in the right
tone and time, it is at least a good substitute
for classical music. Why are not all intelligent
persons educated to read aloud? It would be
a real accomplishment; far better than a know
ledge) of all the common games, dancing, etc
Then as to writing. Oh, the luxury of clear,
round, handsome penmanship 1 We do not
care for flourishes; indeed, they have no busi
ness in business letters; they should only be
indulged in when ''practicing," or when learn
ing to write. If not vulgar, it is egotistical to
introduce much flourishinc in letter-writing.
book-keeping or anywhere else. A clear, plain
round hand is always best, and the one who
writes it secures therein and thereby, excellent
mental discipline. By proper care, and by tak
ing necessary pains to have good ink not pale-
, blue, watery stuff, which crucifies one's eyes to
reau goon pens ana goou paper, me aesirea
end will be attained.
Then, if a correspondent desires prompt
attention, he must give his exact address in
full, with post-office, county, and State, leaving
nothing to be guessed at, and inclosing the re
quisite stamp for a reply, wnen on ms own
business; and then having properly directed
and posted his letter, he may reasonably hope
to receive the answer he wants. Why can not
everybody learn to talk distinctly, to speak
cl?any, ana to write plainly.
Women fob School Boabds. The profession
of teaching is fast passing into the hands of
women. In all the Eastern cities the female
teachers are as four to one of the other sex, and
of late the former have been carryiog off a portion
of the few prizes in that department of labor.
The most positive advance however has been
mullein Bobton, where both partieshave joinedin
nominating somo eminent women to the School
Board of that city. Two women were elected
last year, but legal obstacles were discovered
in the way of their perfoimiug the duties of the
office, which have since been removed.
Among those nominated is Lucretia P. Hale,
Bister of ,hdward Everett Hale, a teacher nf ei
perience aud a popular writer. Mis3 Abby W
May is nominated by both Democrats and Re
Doo Ham. T. T. Cooper, late agent for the
Chamber of Commerce at Calcutta, says in his
"Travels of a Pioneer of Commerce; While
waiting for the return of the coohe, Philip and
myself breakfasted at a fine tea shop, the pro
prietor of which, thinking his customer was a
Mandarin, prepared an elaborate meal, con
sisting of a number of dishep, and among
others, fried dog ham! I proceeded with
inlonl farHtnifa tn taste doeeie. One taste led
to another, and resulted in a verdict for reason;
for in summing up, after a hearty meal, I pro
nanniuil th. Ana hum to be delicious in flavor.
well smoked, tender and juicy. The landlord j
having heard that the Yangjen, as the test bad
discovered metobe,fhad conquered his preju
dice, brought in the ham to show me. It was
small not much bigger than the leg of a good
sized sucking pig; the flesh was dark, and the
hair had been carefully removed, while the
paw had been left ob a stamp of its genuine
ness, as the proprietor remarked. Dog hams
are justly considered a great delicacy in China, (
and as such bring a very high price, costing as
much as five taels per pound. They are chiefly
cured in the province of Hoonan, where dogs
of a peculiar breed are fattened for the purpose, j
YoilflQ Folks' CoLdpft.
One and One.
Two little girls are better than one.
Two little boys can double the fun,
Two little birds can build a line nest,
Two little arms can love mother best.
Two little ponies must go to a span,
Two little pockets has my little man,
Two little eyes to open and close,
Two little ears and one little nose,
Two little elbows, dimpled and sweet,
Two little shoes, on two little feet,
Two little lips and one little chin,
Two little cheeks with a rose shut In;
Two little shoulders, chubby and strong.
Two little legs running all day long;
Two little prayers does my darling say,
Twice does he kneel by my side each day
Two little folded hands, soft and blown,
Two little eyelids cast meekly down
And two little angels guard him in bed,
"One at the foot and one at the head."
St. Nicliolat.
The Sculptor Boy.
Frank Lawson was the son of a Welsh miner
i wVin Innthi life in the becinninc? of the nrnnf
"What am I Good Fob ?" Remember Ihe .century by an accident in a mine. The lad's,
parable of the talents one had ten, another mother had died before that, and now tho for
five, another two and another one. So it is lorn little orphan took the situation of shepherd
among men to-day. Our "talents" may be boy for his suppcTt. One day while watching
compared with money, with education, acquired i nja sheep, with two other children to keep him
art, natural gifts, or with opportunity to do company, he carved with his pocket-knife from
good. If we use our one, two, or five talents a block of wood such a capital likeness of big
to the best of our ability, we shall be accepted, . master's dog, that it soon become the wonder of
and earn the appioval of Him who judges
righteously. The comforting words, "Well
done, thou good and faithful servant," will be
set nnnoaite our name in the nreat book, whose
records give a complete history of each indi
vidual Hie. Are we so living to-aay mat we
can ask or hope for God's blessing on our
course ? This is our right, our privilege, our
duty. We may count our pas'ing moments as
unimportant, as they may appear to be un
eventful. But "time flies," and we must fly to
keep up, or be loft behind; each second, like
the tick of a clock, makes its record. We do
not realize this until we come into middle life
or old age, when, if our timo has been frittered
away, we are runished iu a "hell" of regrets,
for "lost time, lost opportunity." Phrenologi
cal Journal.
the country-side.
This was Lawson's first attempt at sculpture.
Afterwards he carved a figure of a fine horse so
admirably, that the animal's owner, who wa a
rich gentleman, supplied the boy sculptor with
the means of studying his favorite art in
Liverpool.
Subsequently the young artist was able to
spend three years in Italy, where his works
achieved ever increasing fame. Returning to
England he executed a number of fine statues,
and then, going back to Italy, ended his days ia
the city of Rome
Like some of the greatest of the world's great
men, the former Welsh shepherd-boy rose to
fame and competence by earnest and painstak
ing devotion to the talent God had given him,
and a brave heart to bear obscurity. ilisarmomt-
No Roses without TuoRNs.-Things are ent and adversity until his industry and good
-... ii .i ,i .- m,: .ia . oo , character urouKDtmm mendsandoniiorlnnitipa.
taking comfort goes; and we begin'to believe . Ha. story is worth the study of every boy who
annarent cansp. refustd in wnrlr. nnnalArtin.
lion siezed all the operators, and they simul
taneously gave up the explanation of this break
of the lightning. Tho office was searched; no
breaks or crossings of the wires could be found.
The entire forco thero were nonplussed, dis
mayed, and at a loss to understand the where
fore. The gold and stock quotations had to be
carried around to the banks, for tho instru
ment sternly refused to utter a single click.
The wires were followed along their route
through the city by tho disheartened and now
frantio telegraphers. On top of a tall house in
the lower part of the city, ucross which two of
the wires ran, whb discovered a hoop skirt sus
pended from both of them. A remark tinged
with more force than elegance was heard, and
the obnoxious nrticle of feminine apparel which
had restored the equilibrium between the posi
tive and the negative wire was dragged down
and thrown over into tho street. Gold and
stock quotations were again transmitted as
formerly. We have heard it said that there is
always a piece of crinoline at the bottom of
every trouble into which a man gets. So it
icems.
Thk Consumption of Coffee, Those people
who go about lecturing as to death in the cup
of coffee don't seem to be of much consn-
quonce in this country. The annual consump
tion per person of this delicious or diabolical
Btimulant amounts to seven pounds. It is only ,
puiegiuuiio uuiiauu mat goes neyonu us; eueli
Peabody is also the nominee of both parties
and ner election is considered certain, beven
women in all ate nominated by Republicans
and three by Democrat''.
Force of Example. The poor woman, who,
with a scanty ward-robe, is ever neat and clean
in ber person, amidst various and trying duties
is patient, gentle and affectionate in her do
mestic relations with small funds is economi
cal and judicious in her household man
agement, as presenting every day a practi
cal exposition of some of the best lessons
in life, may be a greater benefaotress of her
kind than the woman of fortune, though she
scatter a tithe of a large fortune in alms. The
pooT man whose regularity and sobriety of con
duct co-operate with such a woman, 'and show
his fellow-workmen or townsmen what indus
try, temperance, manly tenderness and superior
ity to low and sensual temptation can effect in
endearing a home, which like the green scot
that the traveler finds in the desert, is bright
even amid all the gloom of poverty, and sweet
oven amid all the surrounding bitterness such
a man does good as well as the most eloquent
writer who ever wrote.
that high and low, all have their tribulations
Fishes are hooked, worms are trodden on
birds are fired at. Worry is ever where.
Poor men's wives worry because their bread
won't rise, or the stove won't draw, or the
clothes line breaks, or the milk burns, or the
pane of glass is mended with putty, or they
can't iillorcl to bire nelp. Klcu men's wives
believes that he has it in himself to beenmn i
man of mark. Hearth and Rome.
The Baby Monkey.
He was a little bit of a fellow, about as largo
as a kitten, and had a tail as long as his.
mowers, out ne looKed very old in the face.
Over-Worked Women. I often fee this at
the head of pieces in your valuable paper. Not
long since I saw, in looking oyer the Rural, a
piece headed in this way. The lady writer
thought she had found on easier way for over
worked women to get along with their labor.
sleopy child of tho dykes is credited with ten I As I feel myself one among that class, the lady
pounds a year. Eugland bring up the line with in question would confer a great favor on me
one pound aud one-eighth to each person; she ky "mply writing a small chapter on that sub
fills up the account In tea, howover. Statistics ject. I have three small children, tho oldest
certainly do not go to prove that coffee is a Btu-1 oae not J'et fonr years oH' II is a very difficult
pofying beverage, for California, which is em-, matter for me to study out a way to get things
plmtioally a State of energetio people, takes done in tlie Proper time and manner, and if
more coffee than any other. Tweuty pounds nny know of anything more about general
and a half to each unit of the population is the housework than I do, I would like to, hear
amount required for the modest quenohers, I 'rm them. r.
yew Tork Tribune. i "
. i The "Comino" Gate. We have been shown
Pebuaps love is never so potent as when it ! a de8'Sn f?-r an, "Pbolstered front gate, which
tciu-s unon those who have nasaerl their flr.t ' Been.s destined to become very popular. The
youth, or even those who nave passed the '00t . ia CU , -,' ".i il 'V 7"m
adjustable so that a short girl can bring her lip
to the line of any given moustache without
of the woman are likely to be more attractive ! ,rouble- " the Rate is occupied later than 10:30
a uviu ,i.ifii;u jjjcaa a mica .... . ' vwa
worry because the preserve dish is not of the "f?.11 A r.sl e t0 Bee him, the monkey was
latest pattern, or uecauio somebody nnds out i " '" "" " "" "", uui presently ne
how a parly dress is trimmed before the party ' crawled to the floor, then out through tho bars;
happens, or because some grandee's wife over- "". "P00 nie. I thought strange that the
looks them, or because their help sauces 'em, hotter was not afraid of losiDg it; but when I
bre iks up tea sets, spoils dinners, gets drunk, , J?ve my h . to Btrokb lt baok went tho
and cuts up sheets into uuderclothas. Causes mt,e monkey, swift as a dart into his mothet'a
vary, but worry averages the same. The scale ' arm8'
of miles is different on different maps, but I T "eJ ?a he crawled away again, and then
places remain just so far apart, and so do .6a bat 'tie mother monkey had hold of the
humanity and content. "P of his tail with her fingers, and as the littlo
vinicu ojr iUm Uer sue let mm go ns
far as she could reach, but never let go of his
tail; and when anybody moved a hand to
touch him, she pulled him back into the cage.
She never seemed to relax this hold by day or
by night till the little fellow was two months
old. Then she let him go.
But her mother instincts were very marked
even then. The cage contained a "happy
family of dogs, cats, monkeys and guinea
pigs, sleeping in one box together; so when
the little monkey crept out of his mother's arms
she would reach down into the box and take
up a little puppy, or kitten, or guinea pig, and
nurse and fondle it just as though it were her
own. Ex..
lirlme of life. The choice made ia than
likely to bo thoroughly suited to the nature of
mo man; and any intelligent gifts on the part
About Dolls. Dolls are very prolifio sub
jects now-a-days. Modern little girls do not
care for one, they want a whole family. Dolls,
dolls' babies, dolls' nurses, dolls' papas, mam
mas, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, cous
ins and a number of acquaintances. The last
individual of the doll tribe that ha.i been intro
duced is tho family doctor, aud they will have
the clergyman next year. The modern little
doll must not only have her family of dolls but
her baby house, her cook-kitchen, her stove
and laundry, with all the necessary appurte
ances, her carriage to take the dolls an airing,
and a wardrobe for each, of the most elaborate
description. Even the one item of jewelry is
no small affair, for the earrings are perpetually
getting lost, and the fashion of the sets chang
ing. And what well-bred doll wants to appear
in society with an imperfect or old-fashioned
set of jewelry?
A Toub op the World. Early next month
Rev. Mr. Jewett and young Horace Hawes
leave for a year's absence. They are to sail
round the world, only stopping at the more im
portant plaoes. Horace is one of the prospect
ive rioh boys of San Francisco. His training
is evidently iu good hands.
Touching). "Call me soon, Georgie," was
the touching exclamation of a German woman
of more than four score years to her little dead
great grandson, as his corpse was taken out for
burial at Fittsfield.
to a man of this age than to a jouug person.
liesldes, there is a feeling that, as life is not
likely to bo very long, this last love is the lust
thing to be clung to, aud that after it, should
it be lost, all will be desolation.
p. M., an iron hand extends from one gate post,
takes the young man by the left ear, turns him
around, aud he is at once started toward home
by a steel-foot. The girl can, if Bhe likes, set
this patt at a later hour than 10:30 Home
Sentinel.
External Show. How often do wo trv. and i iv Pnmvn iri.mvi,Ai, .rrinrr )mtln,i
nud persevere in trying, to make a sort of neat i who had exhausted all explanations for late
show of outer good qualities, without anylhiug hours, and had no apology ready, recently
within to corrtspoud, just like children whs
plant blossoms without anv roots in the
ground to mako a pretty show for tho hour 1
Wo find fault iu our lives and we cut off the
weed, but we do not root it up; wo find some
thing wanting iu ourselves, aud wo supply it,
nnt tiv snwino tlin fllvlnA qap.1 nt licavnnli,
aroused myself aud sat up, kuowiug principle, tmt by copying the deeds that the
slipped into the house about one o clock very
softly, denuded himselt gently, and began
rooking the crudle by the beside, as if he had
teen awakened out of a sound sleep by infan
tile cries. He had rocked away for five min
utes, when Mary Jane, who had silently ob
served the whole maneuver, said, "come to bed,
you fool, you! the baby ain't there."
they sprang forward with an impetus that al
most shook mo out of the carnage. Fright
ened, I said to Eric, "What, oh I what is that ?"
And the answer came back, short aud Btern,
"The Salieu wolves I"
Then began that terrible chase "for dear life"
which, though wo should live. for twice our allot
ted time, wo could uever forget. Swiftly we sped
along, our steeds impelled by a terror as great
as our own, uulil they appeared almost to fly.
Breathlessly we hearkened, honiug yet to leave
our eueiuv hohiud. But no, they traveled with
us, gained upon ua, nearer ami yet nearer
their cry growing perceptibly from an uncer
tain vague voioe of the darkness iuto the un
mistakably wolf-like note. We knew from the
direction from whence it came that they were
tracking ui by scent; so now our but poor
chance lay in the darkness of the night and
our searneM to Stor Aswan. Erio atlll held
the reius, and I cowered down In the bottom ol
the aleljib, aud prayed more euneally than I
had ever yet done in my life "for an Increase
of the enow-drlft, or ought, even a miracle, if
it might only uve ua."
On aud on, for a time that aeemed intermina
ble, yet uiight in troth have been but a few
taomenU. Then the storm ceased, the moon
mergMd from her ahtller. and we rtaw half a
Bile in our rear a dark Una coating swiftly tad
A New Parlor Game.
very popular iu the country just now: "A
voitug man takes a obestnut, outs round the
hull with a sharp knife, and then takes one
half of the obestnut in his mouth, and a pretty
girl the other halt In her mouth, and the hull
comes off." There may be quicker methods of
nulllug cnestnuis, out none more soothing to
the feelings of the young folks; and they don't
get made and dance wildly around if the hull
don't come off for five minutes or so. Country
ganiei are not to be despised after all.
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Here is a new game i Asiu)lL j nke B tivcrt Au occasional glass is of
little account, men say, aud they take it.
Then they drink oftener. The river grows
broader and swifter, but they do not think of
this. They drink yet oftener, and after a while
tue nine stream oi naun nas grown to ue a wine,
roaring torrent, and a little further on is death.
A Western paper chronicles a marriago in
this suggestive style: "The couple resolved
themselves into a committee of two with power
to add to their number."
A Box op PLUCK.-When Dr. Carey; the cel
ebrated missionary, was a boy, he tried one
day to climb a tree. But his foot Blipped and
fn Ju-,he onna' creaking his leg by the
fall. This annirlnnf nnn.l !.! i A.'i ,
many weeks, and caused him much suffering.
When the broken limb was heoled, what do
you think he did? Resolve never to climb a
tree again? Not he. He was too plucky for
that. On the contrary, the first thing he did
after his reoovery was to go and climb that
tree. Isow, while I do not recommend boys to
climb trees unless duty requires them to do it.
I do advise them to imitate young Carey's
spirit of perseverance. He had a soul that
would not be conquered by difficulties, and that
spirit, when devoted to the missionary woik.
made him successful. Imitate that spirit, bovs.
When a duty is to be done never give up! S
Decrease of Farm Laborers in England.
A teacher, wishing to improve the occasion
said to the boys at the conclusion of a straw-
uciijr itauvai,
"Have you enjoyed these berries to-day ? "
,"tes "r c.ame tlom all sides, with unmis-
iu&auia nearuness. "Well.
An llHaAtt ..
Annnrilinrr in rAmmHv nnVtliatiad afnriatlia tun I 1ial aaan tViAan l-.l,,.. i ' y
agricultural workers in England are steadily and had slipped iu through the gate without mv
Ladt WmsTWRa. The young lady who
whintlea defends herself in the ChrL-Jlan at
Work, aa follows: "Let no one deny me the
privilege of whittling when lilting aloue at my
sewing machtue. If I am compelled to walk
the street alone at night, I never fear danger at
an approaching fooUten it it it accompanied
with the muaio ol whistling. I do not believe
a person can whittle who is intent ou evil,
Siqut and OaumvATioN. The difference be
tween tight aud observation it the perpetual
distinction whioh turns up among men, and it
at the root of all growth in the lower or the
higher wisdom. Many go through life aa the
figure of a ship goes round the world, and end
the voyags with no gain from it, bat that they
return more battered and wettberbeaten.
Ua. Ruth ianronounced the handsomest man
in the navy, and yet all the belle are Ruth-leu.
OraplUe.
A HopKrUL Ladt. A couple was recently
married in Otisfield, Me., who had been en
gaged tweuty years, the man in the meantime
marrying aud raising a family, still keepiug up
the correspondence with his old lady-love and
occasionally visiting her, the keeping a faithful
watoh, hoping against hope, and never giving
up her expectations.
UiaaLY Cuahtabli. Some young men in
Vienna have formed a matrimonial league.
Every member of the leagne must be the son
of a man of property, and mntt pledge himself
to marry a poor girl, one who hat neither dowry
nor exueotaiioni, and mntt forfeit 10,000 florins
if he violatet hit pledge.
Ladies' Hats. The New Tork Mail sayt that
" the average female it just bow craxy over hats.
If the hat not got a soft felt, with, a rakish
crown and a thievish looking brim, she is craiy
to get one; and if the has got one she ia mad
because the did not get the other pattern."
diminishing. The harvest is great, but the
laborers are becoming fewer aud fewer. In the
census persons "working the land" are grouped
unuer iuu seven neuus given in ine taoie below,
which buows the number iu each class, accord
ing to the last three of these decennial enume
rations: 1831. 1861. 1871.
Farmer, grazier 249,431 24'J,T33 549,907
Farmbailtff. 10,661 19,698 16,476
Farmer's son, grandson, brother,
nephew 111,704 92,323 76,466
Farmer's daughter, granddaugh
ter, sister, niece 103,147 83.830 92,187
Agricultural laborer (out-door).. 962,997 9S8 202 708 987
Farmaervant (in-door) 289,272 J04,962 188,756
Shepherd (out-door) 12,617 26,569 23,323
The "farmer-grazier" section has remained
remarkably Bteadv at each census, shnwinn
very slight increase. Farm bailiffs increased
about fllty per cent, in the first decade, and a
small addition was made to their number in
the second decade. The farmers' sons, daugh
ters, etc., are placed in the class beeansn hs
almost invariably work (we are told) on the
farm, or engage in some farm operation. The
sons, etc., have exhioited a stoady decline,
while the daughters, eto., diminished largely
between 1851 and 1801. bnt during the last de-
couo uyo lucreaueu upwards Dy O.IWO. The
most noticeable change is that apparent in the
two next sections. The out-door agricultural
laborers have decreased since 1861 by 160,000;
the decrease of the in-door farm servants was
great, both in 1861 and 1871. There seems to
be nearly 130,000 loss in this section thin 20
years ago, The shepherds, who donbled their
numbers between 1851 and 1861, fell off be
tween 1861 and 1871 by more thtn 2,200
Counting all below the farm bailiffs as supply,
ing ordinary farm labor of one kind or the
other, it will be found that the working force
in 1661 was 1,365,000, and that in 1871 it
amounted to 1,149,000 hands; hence thede-
orcue in ue latter year was nearly 16
cent. .Boston Jour. Chm,
my
per
Gemjtt Swth Dad. This well known
tjhilantTDDniai HifMl an,Ml. In V V-.-1
A jcvutii vuulance committee hat been or- Wonda ut nf imin. t- v. j .?!,".
ganiied at Truokee, fox Us purpose of banish- in that city to spend the Christmas hoSdavs
ing all hoodlums. ; with bit friends. -uuuuays
leave, and picked them from the vines, would.
.j w.w -oKu aa uuu utt UOWf
"No, sir," was the prompt reply.
"Why not?" v e
"Because," said a wide-awake boy, then we
shouldn t have had sugar and cream with 'em."
Does Coorara Injure the Health of Stock?
The world will never quite get rid of its old
fogies-those who want to be natural, but have
never studied nature. When fodder shall bo
cooked so as to be softer and more succulent
than grass, which nature has furnished for the
animal, then it will do to inquire whether
nature is not violated in cooking food 'or cattle.
Nature furnishes grass, not dried fodder. The
dried fodder is man's work of preserving food
while grass does not crow, ami U ). .&, .,..
soft and succulent in imitation of grass, does,
he run atilt at mature or is he imitating her?
A farmer always looks forward to the new
growth of grass in spring as affording an oppor-
Wwf hUa"re ? improve in condition
and health and when he cooks thoroughly his
winter food, his cattle are simply kept upon
grass the year round. We have kept the same
cows upon cooked food for fifteen winters, and
iouna tnem vigorous at nineteen and twenty
years old.-Xiw Stock Journal V
The ITcrM says: "Knowledge of mschinery
.InS m iiMmer r a '?an'a h& No machine
should p upon. any farm without the farmer
comprehending it in all its parts, the require
mentandrelafion of each part to the oSer.
how to adjust and care for ithow to Kmedr
difficulties that may ante, and keep the whole
the aid of a machinist, unlets in exceptional
ttaHSfilir. JUh0naW1a,h6 first rfutyTf
tte hired hep to leam the same lesson, if ha
U to be intrusted with the machine's use.
This is urged at a matter of economy. It fa
frequently the case that anonSbaerrant
farmer loses the time of his men and ruTowT
wi i ..""P om " tte blscksmitVs or
machinist's, wEen a little gnmptioTand t
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