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OFFICE IN r.STO:l-TCE lU'ILPINt;.
Ti'i!.-r, Clar'ianias ( (iiinlj- Or
drri. mill tr-iriSlii Vity Unlrr.
rOUGHT AND SOLD.
NOTARY ?UDL!C.
bo.ins ni.jt iat Coll -c t ion ; alt-ri'l-vl
to, :i!;aat ;.-n -ral nroU a;;o bi;-;nr carrit il
oa. janiiii'.
P AY. II. IIU'HFILLI).
I Et.illili-.l .Jure at tlc ol.l streml.
j 51iia Str'rt, Or'irtbi fty, Or trou.
1 r. An ass rt una of AA'-e ". .1 -w.-l-
vvX fy,;ia s -tii Tin. ma-' W,-U!ii
iT-4 ; alj .a m.m af warraao u o .a- u
i r .ttf-.t lit tl.
ti-n-n.iriii-' tit. a" on sl-c.-rl net it
r.d
i an lift: I Ur patt natyonaL; -.
Savior, L:iI!yiiiu & Co.
Oregon City.
K p ooa-tantlv t.n l-.ar..l !" r sal" Fl 'iir,
M;.l.t;;n-s. l'lan and Cliu-kt'ii IV.-.h Parties
p irt-iirxHuig Ic.-d must iunii. th s ick.
JOHN 31. IUIOX,
IMrPUTF.lt AND PI.AT.Fit j7
n i'x. .k, statiinerv, r.-ri'um- ?-, ytf
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Oregon City, Otvjoii,
-V"At Fhirman iv'.arnr-s oM stanc!,
;ly (M-cupj -.l l-y S.'A t'!uan. Main st.
A. TiOLTfJER
0 T A R Y r U 15 L I C.
ENTEIPR'SE OFFICE.
OHI.t.OX CITY.
Forth-
very t.pt phnt.p;r.np!-.s, cntn Fracl-
y tt nui
- 'oil r vjiii
Aruil In IK- 1-1 .
rifson's Galry witl-.out STAIRS
n rwicltoo, (Vilifornia.
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UWUI HiH.'JII
tiii: cows ai:h comixc.
BY A1.K K r.OBINS.
Tlio cows fire cominur, Jcsio dear, malic
haste :inl see t!- silit ;
There arc twi nty milky l :uitits to I c
housed ami ted to-iiighf.
Tiiat tirst nf with the sunw-wlnte
horns i.s just as old as Al.iv ;
She and my et first saw the liht the
same siuin'.ier lay.
A tender creature- was she, so wer.k,
and e hi and thin !
John said she was nut tit to raise1. I said
it was a sin
To east her oil' i'r Mayhud's s:iko. John
laughed and asied me wh' tlicr
I thouirht ft U-st. upon the whole, to
rear i wo eaive.- together.
ut s!ie was snared and so was May. It
s .riH-iinu s seems to me.
In Starii iiiht's s,i't :d jri ntle eyes,
May's pi-. J v 'ice L see.
I love IhV creai v.- .-u in-.xv sinile
pei 'iain' m ;".v:i-.-ies inoet :
Slie is fairest of the herd, as May's the
sweetest of the lloek.
There's May, her arms round Star-
hriulil's neck ; the uirl is 'J to-day ;
A frolicsome and gonial thing at study
or at play ;
The dailing in our failing years, the
spring in our autumn set,
A f.ur while jewel Hazing in our faded
coronet.
lint sec, John lets the bars down; in
clover de-t they stand
Yith glossy Hanks, and backs as
straight as yonder table-land ;
The fragrance of their breath pours in
like ambergris and mvrrh ;
They've just the neatest cows to milk
John says they never stir.
They know hi. tone 'tis seldom loud ;
they know his touch 'tis kind.
"John iias a way," the neighbors sa-,
to make dumb creatures mind ;
Perhaps 1 only know that I, through
all these blessed years,
Have never seen the m .:uent when his
oi.-e has brought me tears.
Sacred Thutigh's from Gifted 3II;u!.s.
li is vnt the lees toneliing on the
iuiwors that fathers lor.ey, but her
"abiding for a tirao upon them, and
Trav.'ing out the sweet. It is not Le
that reads most. but he that meditates
most on divine truth, that v. ill prove
the choicest, wisest, strouifest Cliris
I X.ih t-i 11 ill.
It is so little we :-pend in religion,
and so very i:i;u-!i upon onrseivos; so
little to the pour, and so without
measure to make ourse've:; .iek. that
wo seem to be in love with our own
iaisehi f, :nl strive all the ways we
can to make ourselves ?:oo . more
th.au nature ir.teiidoJ. 7cv' T-.ff-
Tl
e mr.ny fruits which never
tudif t!;e fro :t ha.-? lain
5. Thr-re are many nuts
fall from ta bonghs of
;ir:i sv.-ce:
I upon the:
that never
the fo:v,t tr.es till
the fro.it has
th !!. And
opened and lipei.od
;ne; avo saany eiemeiits ei
f (- . . t' ."!-
r.e-.i ; gn.-w swoct and bcaati
j'ro'w svoi;i iiiiu ij( auLiiil unii
orr;
com'
n who receive J. the
give it fort h aa'ain i.-(bdih-e.
tl-.roiic;h a.
ruth of
llivl
iich
til'
tii.
! so,
river or, 'a:
and sweet
stream. II
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is a. s e.r.i.
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" i ae
W 1 1 o
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is in-
:e of tin
.. whho.d
a: sol
W bn
Cat is
1:
loft ?lag!'a'it and bitter, be
j it has no ou
et. Jehu Kr.
at.r a -gunient iu
iriiuai w-akj!o-:;.i.
.i'rc is
no gi
our :
and the fahsom-s., :
i.
matters of rolignon, tl
wai'diuess wlii.-h men
an the back
i..
to sav
their p:avi so avoiv:
1 .... ..ii. . ...i a ; . '
(i
i; ..fiiu. . giau uacu u,rt. .-.ii: c-..e,
. .. i - . . - , ... .' v . . . -.A , . . A .- .
lu ". ' . "I'l'i-'iu.ui,; ,
ami yet mere is no manner ol trouble
inihedaty.no wearinoss of bom-,
no vioient iaoora; notiung but beg-
gmgr a blessing, and receiving it ; do
ing ourselves tin. honor of spc .king
to the greatest person and gi'-ate.
Kingof tho v. orl.l; and that ve should
be unwilling to do this, so unable to
continue? in it. :-e backwartl to return
to
so Avithout gust and reli.-h i'a
the doing it. can have no visible rea
son bnt something Avithin us. a
strange sickness in the heart, a spirit
ual loathing of manna, something
that hath no mime; but. avo are sure
that it comes from a Aveak, faint and
ieart.-
. '!! Jl
Joy iii f I od :
joys. There a
st
11 !
other sweets; but
i.ia.s n- i.;e vuaiii iK;neA" (iropom
from the comb. Jty in God is also
a mo.-t eh-vating joy. Thos.; v.Iio joy
in Av. aith grow avaricious; those who
joy in their friends, too often lose
nobility of sjnrit; but ho who boasts
in Cod grows like Cod. It is a sdid
joy, and he a, ho joys in God has good
reasons for rejoicing. He has argu
ments Avhich a v-ill justify his joy at
any time, lie aviio rejoices in God
shall ne ver be confounded or asham
ed, Avorl.l without end. If I rejoice
in the sun, it sets; if in the earth, it
shall be burnt up; if in mvsdf, I
shall die: but to triumph in One vho
er tails
md never
( ii;
but
i . . r j i -
. . . . J ,
In a as old. it is celestial j ov. It
uows like tho river of (b.d, "which
rises at the foot of His throne, and
waters th.- celestial streets, while
trees on either side Ivnr all manner
of fruits, lilessed is the man Avhev
nature strikes its roots deep into the
banks of this river he shall bring
forth its fruit in its season, his leaf
shall not w ither. and Avhatsoever he
dot tli shall prosper. Sj-uryeon.
o.sis iuie i r. litis IS OMT ib'iin' vu
A Sunday's Sf-if-witni says: "There
was rocehed yesterdav at the Salem
mills about ti.OOO builu-ls of wheat.
As the mill is uoav running on the
China contract, the proprietors are
compelled to employ all the means
of transportation that is available.
There wore twelve car loads received
at the depot yosterdvy: eight hun
dred sacks by boat and live hundred
by Avagons. The Company are now
paying 75 cents for wheat."
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The two men arrested at Deschutes
for stealing horses in Yamhill county,
are in jail at Lafayette, having
waive! an examination.
Croat Change.
The editor -of the Tt.is
rror.
)ublish(d at Houston, reviews the
past forty-eight years, and notes the
great changes as follows :
Y"e are astonished when we look
I back to the days of our youth, an. 1
glance at tue changes tnat have trans
pired within our own recollection.
In lSiM. avo mounted a ll.it boat, high
up in the Kentucky rivor,loaded v.ith
tobacco ami bale rope, and steered
it to Xew Orleans: At that time the
great Mississippi lolled its vast cur
rent from the mouth of the Ohio to
Natchez, Mississippi, through an un
broken wihlerneas. There -was a
small tow n at New Madrid, Missouri,
a house or two at Chalk lianks, now
Columbus, Kentucky; four small
shanties at the fourth Chickasaw
lilutl's, now Memphis; a few houses
where Helena stands in Arkansas, and
but one house at the "Walnut Jliils,
where Yicksburg now stands. The
whole distance down to Natchez may
be regarded as a desolate wilderness.
Tho tirst steambo. t w as introduced
into the waters of the Ohio river in
1S17. In 1821 there Avere but three
or four in all our Western waters.
The old Care of Commerce, built in
1820, had a very large engine put in
her small hull, when it was too much
power for the siz; of the boat. To
economize, and save the extra power
from loss, a small barge was built
and attached to her stem ; after which
she was called by the boatmen, the
" Cow ami Calf."
We took passage from New Orleans
on the " l'avorito," on our first trip,
for !Loms ille, Ky., and ma le the
quickest time then on record V)
days and 10 hours! New Orleans, at
that time, was mostly populated by
the l'reneh and Spanish. All that
of the city e.st of .Canal street, was
an omen common, where the African
negroes used to celebrate their Congo
dances.
In 1S3G, when we made our first
trip over the mountains, to visit the
eastern cities, there was no "all rail"
route across tho mountains. J'roni
Pittsburg we set out in a eanalboat,
and 1 hen passed over the backbone
of the Alegl.a-iie.s by rail, on which
we as.-eu.'.ed and descended fix or
eight inclined planes by stationery
engines.
in 1S2'J we moved to Illinois; and
in 1S'K spent most c-f the winter in
Vandal ia, then the seat ri" govern
ment where the Legislature was in
session. The whole town, Legisla
ture and Supreme Court, were com
pelled to live ou venison, wild t i;r-kie.-.
prairie chickens and corn bread.'
A. U lilt. tt..Lt V.t.: j
p snow.
and all communication was
cut oil"
from tit. Louis for thr
or tour
months.
In 1soj St. Louis was but- little
mere than a 1'rench village. All the
biwuess win dt.'ie on 1 rmt stoot.
lla a
AT
ou Seond and MarU t
Tiie o veilings' were chietly
on j niru
sinul Hot
im na ven
ar x ourin i.tre'us. v,
' here to measure bu
:1U s s
lov.as
mv that time. Lv-
t in. I ii is now a city
length by four in
re bam three iiua-
: ha ! a c.aats.
;--nt wlicn the tirst
or-, i -oi
1
sewn 3.
:i.
brea.it!. w ith ia
t. i ' . .;.i).l -::l:i I 1 .
We We re pre
gro and was 1 . ;.
tho lirst railre.a.l
.en. at St. L
Avest of tl.
sis. ior
?.l is. vis-
Si Pp2
LdW;
i liC
i t
j a
a. .tires
.a, siiict
was deiiA ered b
Altornev-Oeiie
ui L iiiles olales. it Avas
United Sr:
i ."I i " t i. -.. T i '
a::;.:Hi(- aie.i i ue.ae r.:M, as i,a
and Put
j called, v. hmh now lias its terminus at
San Francisco on the Pacific. Not
I p., mention the grand f.vstem of rail-
p
roa.ls that center at St. Ijouis, e a
ten.iin;" in all dircd ions, even to
T. xas. ve must allude to the stupen
dous bridge, mow nearly completed,
spanning the greatest river in the
world, at St. Lo-.ii: . and coufes-edlv
the most gigantic structure of the
kind c or erected on earth.
In INI'J Ave were stationed at St.
Louis, near the falls of St. Anthony,
on the Mississippi, v. hen ao hud to
travel from Prairie du Chien. Wis
consin, th rough a Aviidorness count i v,
: miles to reach tho fort there es-
tablh
siou.
In Ls-iO we t.
cen
sus of what is now the Str.t' of Min
nesota, in making one tri? iu our
Missionary District, in a canoe,
twelve hundred miles in a circuit.
We all know what a vast po;o;iation
tills that country now, with great
lin-s
all ib
.f railrou'
parts.
ami
.-it:
es in
As a n.
its to this
r.o person who riirif-iit.-eba.-ing
habit is safe lo
be tru-ted Avith any onterpri-o
tjuiiing integrity of charaeic".
tuv cmorpn-.o re-
J 'mm a t
should b
:en on
this point, for the evil is a general
one, mil deep-rooted. If voting
men are sometimes thrown into tie
society ef thoughtless or even leAv.l
A.omen, they have no more right to
measure all other Avomen by -what
they see of these than they would
hav:e to estimate ih.o character of
honest and. respectable citizens by
the developments of crime iu our
peilicc courts.
Let young men remember that
their chief haxpiness in life depends
upon their entire faith in women.
No A'.-orldly Avisdom, no misanthrop
ic philosophy, no generalization can
cover or weaken this fundamental
truth. It stands like the record of
God himself for it is nothing less
than this and should put an ever
lasting seal upon lips that are wont
to speak slightingly of women.
Mr. J. M. Arlington, who has
ma.de a preliminary survey of the
Poseburg and Port 'Orford llailroad,
says that the route is the best natu
ral route for a road in Oregon. The
steepest grade is 70 feet to the mile;
distance a little less than 105 miles;
route: through Camas valley, down
the middle 'fork of the Coquille,
leaA-inr that river near Leaver Creek.
The House that OaLcs Built. I
Tin Tinfialo Cccr'tri- breaks into
childlike warbling on the subject of
Ames' Congress doings:
The Union Pacitie is the road that
Ames built.
C. M. is the malt that lay in the
road that Ames built.
M. C.'s are the rats that ate of the
malt that lav in the road, that Ames
built.
" II. G." is the cat that went for
the rats that ate of the malt that lay
in the road that Ames built.
Truth is the cow with the crum
pled horn, that tossed tho dog, that
w orried the oat, for snatching such
rats as ate of the malt that lay in the
road that Ames built.
Poland is the maiden 'U forlorn,
that half milked the cow with a
crumpled horn, that hoisted the dog
that got mad at the oat for exposing
the rats that ate of the malt that lay
in the road that Ames built.
S. C." is the man all tattered and
tirn, that lied to the maiden all for
lorn, that half milked the cow with
the crumble.! horn, etc.
Ilanry Vv Mson is the (K. N.) high
priest all shaven and shorn, who
compelled his dead wife to acknow l
edge his corn; he's as bad as " Dear
Schuyler," all tattered and torn,
that fawned on the maiden all for
lorn, etc., ad nauseam.
Pear is the cock that crowed in the
morn, and frightened the priest all
shaven and shorn, into selling the
malt, 'twas his wife's (in a horn!)
lest it might arouse the popular
scorn, if malt should be found in
the family corn of the (K. N.J high
priest who desired to adorn the chair
of the man all tattered and torn, that
honeyed the maiden all forlorn, etc.
Ma-Comb is the farmer that sowed
tin; corn when he sued the whole
C. M. concern that inspired the
c ck to crow in the morn and fright
en the priest nil shaven an. I rnorn,
i.uo spilling the malt from the fam
ily horn, lest finding it there might
subiect it to scorn, and forever de-
sfrov his chance to
adorn the oh,:
ol rs.i,. orl.eaier lorcsv oi n, which
the same is a man ail t .Heied and
torn, t!:at explained and explained
t th-e maiden all forlorn, that fooh .1
a
.v'fTi fb-
:e cow
in
tho
eaumnh-d
horn, that loosed the dog, that wor
ried the cat. that went for the rats,
that ate o" the malt, that lav iu the
road that Am::s built.
c
be in
illVr.V
t ' ; . !
a ehi!
'.innot
but a
on
few
a
A '
not
ii -i
lit:
min.nl r-s b -o-;c r-c-y ixhibit a
i'e to tea :e it. -,ome do it ha
ling it is the v.ay i t.'av with
n. " If the child is an ini.o.t . they
e e some marked do .ire v.-kidi it
ami t.-nn.r ii to deniand it. The
e one's efforts and kiiinres seen
t-
I'l the prooe,;
tion in which
od. Itisim-
a:i get is iiuahy expe
-M.... to oimnicrato tin- ways m
w'':ie!i it is comnmn to tea--.- chii.ireii.
No lvconing rson e.ui fail to re
call hundreds of m ;es. That they
are inning.
w ill admit. Put bv
a ion.-i
tea --.in'!
rioidlv
con: i :
i
exerc;.-e of this
the dis-po-il
s ;;::.!. T
:: 'Picii -us :::
i of a child is
chihl s.em
h arns to o-
libit no
torment:
. ,..i i .
i.'V in the
! ro
ice
of :ts
or i.-..
it becomes bold
:n ps licmanos. r.ini n
in
l on;;
li v
Pi- ... '. i..
. t . I . lj!.t..l . , .11
n con;
w :
. i -. - ... j
:n eo.oii.coco. uie: nnoiiest
1
voi:
trait in any little boy or girl. It
seems to us that no argument i
needed to sIioav the consequence of
such an o.irly training. An in justice
is perpetrated on the helpless child.
Its lit tie .'ire. ,:rth is of no avail to
reuross us a.toi:"s. i mstiiwr. t t
Th
n.ituie t.-ils. the su!':'ei"er th.it it ought
to re cut tli -m, and that it cannot,
occasions this result a reaction
upon tho child's mind. What, the
subtle process is, we cannot explain.
It is, however, analogous to tin feel
ings in m dure, minds Avhen suil'ering
injury without power to red. res s or
d. ft n 1. .It is no Avonder that some
families possess a roputatiosi for pas
sion ip.d revenge. a h m in the Avholo
period of their lives no conddenli.-d
or loving traits Averc cultivated.
Th- older children diould be taught
early to re-cognize tin rigths of the
younger brothers and sisters. Piay
ma'es should be checked Avhen their
plays have any show of imposition
upon the weaker ones. It is a moral
w rong, no matter whether young or
edd folks are concerned. Let our
caution be heeded, and we knoAv that
many of the early associations of
childhood Avill be pleasauter by rea
son of your care. Xuf'u.
. o-
Tun Lovr. of a ( Jood P iv.-Of all
the love a'.lairs in the world, none
can surpass the true love
of a good boy for his mother.
It is a love pure and noble honor
able in the highest degree to both.
I do not mean merely a dutiful affec
tion. I moan a love Avhieh makes a
boy gad hint and courteous to his
mother, saying to oA crybody. plainly,
that he is' fairly in love Avith her.
Next to the love of her husband,
nothing so eroAvns a woman's life
Avith honor as this second love, this
devotion of the son to her. And I
never kneAv a boy to " turn out" bad
who began by falling in lovo with
his mother.
A good story is told of an Irish
hostler. Avho Avas sent to the stable pio
bring forth a traveller's horse. Not
knowing which of the tAo strange j
horses in the stable belonged to the
traveller, and Avishing to avoid the
appearance of ignorance in his busi
ness, he saddled both animals, and
brought them to the door. The trav
eller pointed out his own horse, say
ing: "That's my nag." "Certainly
yer honor, I knew that, but I didn't
know Avhieh one o' them Avas the oth
er gintlemin's."
GOING 1J(11
" That looks bad," exclaimed farm-c-r
White, with an expressive shake
of the head, as he passed a neglect
ed garden and broken down fence,
in one of Ids daily walks.
" Uad enough," was the reply of
the companion to whom this was ad.
dressed. ' Neighbor Thompson appears to
b.e running down hill pretty fast. I
can remember when everything
around his little place was neat and
tidy."
"lie always appeared to be a
steady, industrious man," rejoined
the second speaker. "I have a pair
of boots on my feet at this moment
of hi.; make and they have done me
good service."
" I have generally employed him
for myself and family," was the re
ply, "and Jurist confess that he is a
good workman; but nevertheless, I
believe I shall go into Jack Smith's
and order a pair of boots, of which I
stand in need. I always make it "a
rule never to patronize those who
are running behind-hand. There is
generally some risk in helping those
who wont help themselves."
"Very true, and as my wife de
sires me to see about a pair of shoes
for her this morning, . will tYliow
your example and call upon Mr.
Smith. He is no favor! t J of mine
however an idle,
quarrelsome lel-
L,v."
"And yet, he svrns to bo gelling
ahead iu the world.," answered tin;
farmer, "and I am willing t j give
him a lift. Put I have an errand at
the butcher's but I ;;ha!l not stop to
detain you."
At the butchers they met the
reighbor who
the
iibiect of
tJieir previvus com ersalion. He
certainly pre:-ent-d a rather shabby
ajp( .ir.uice, and m hm cliv.ice of me.it
t hi re w..s a regard for economy which
did not escape tho observation of
farmer White. Alter passing re
marks toe poor suoem.oa-r took his
departure, and the butcher opened
his ace-o-iut-i oi d:
anxious air, savin
little bit of meat
with a somewhat
r ..s he . harged the
" l belie
neighbor Thompson and I should
come to a settlement. Short ac
counts make long friends."
" No time to loe, I should sav,"
reu-si-l.e 1 the farsarr.
Indeed! have you heard of any
trouble, m-ighbor Whiter''
"No! I have heard nothing; but a
loan has the v..-c of In.-: ow n eyes, on
l;:;ov; and I n-.-vci trust any one
v.'ivh ni.ie.-y who i-s evidentiv- so!a r
down hi!!."
"Cmito right; and I will send in
my bili this evening. 1 have only
(h-ia -e.I ii:i account of si.d;noss tin
.oor man lias had in his family all
Whaler. I suppose he mu-t have
1
X )
!-
s' y nmnPer m-a
" Speaking of Thompson, are
you'.''' observed a bystander, who ap
peared to l.J;e an interest in th? eon-
A C ';
I 1.
tiOH.
.e b .
" (.ioing tiow ii hill, i i he'J
out lor m v. elf i hen. He
owes me a n
i li.
'aim
for leat!
or. j. iii.i lao-.iit to ;-ive- mm am.. n
r- b
-r month's credit, but en tiie Avholo
I a-: ss the money wo "aid be safer in
my own p cket.""
Here ti;e lour worthies separated,
each v. it ii his mind tilled a ith tiie
a murs of neighbor Thompson, the
.1.1 1
oooat Ui ity tnat i.e was going oown
hill, and the bc-s
A 1A" Oa
ivim
him
a u.-,i.
In another part of that quiet little
village another sceno was then pass
ing. "I de-'lare," exclaimed Mrs. Ben
nett, the dressmaker, to a favorite
assistant, as she hastily withdrew
her head from the Avindow, Avhonce
she had been gazing out upon the
passers-by, "if there is not
Mrs. Thompson, the shoemaker's
Avil'e, coming up the steps with a
parcel in her hand. She Avants me
to do her Avork, I. suppose, but I
think it Aviil be a venture. Lvery
oue : avs they are going clown hill,
and it is a chance if I ever get my
Phv-
"She always has paid us prompt
ly," was the reply.
' "True; but that avus in the days
of her prosperity. I cannot aha.rd
to run any risk." The entrance of
Mrs. Thompson prevented further
conversation.
Sim was evidently surprised at the
refusal of Mi
P.
tt to do any
e-at pressure
Avork for her; but a
if business was p.. ai.edas an excuse;
there Avas nothing to be said, and
she took her leave. Another appli
cation proved equally unsuccessful.
It was strange how busy the village
dres s-makeT.s Avere.
On her av.iv homo the poor shoe
maker's wife "met the teacher of a
small school in the neighborhood,
ay he re two of her children attended.
"Ah, Mrs. Thompson, I am glad
to see you;" av:is the salutation. " I
av.is about calling at your house;
would it be convenient for you to
settle our little account this ufter
ntonV" "Our account?"' was the surprised
reply, "Surely, the term has not
yet expired."
" Only half of it; but my present
plan is to collect my money at that
time. It is a plan Avhieh many
teachers haive adopted of late."
" I was not aware that there had
been any change in your rules, and
I have made arrangements to meet
your bill at the usual time. I fear
that it will be impossible for nie to
settle until that time."
The countenance of the teacher
showed great disappointment as she
passed on in a different direction,
she muttered to herself:
" Just as I expected. I shall nev
er see a cent. Everybody sav.g they
are going down hill. I must" get ri.'l
of the children in some way. Per
haps I may get a pair of shoes or
two in payment for the half quarter
if I manage right : but it will never
do to go on in this way."
A little decomposed by her inter
view with the teacher, Mrs. Thomp-
son stepped into a ueiglrlxmng gro-
cery iu pn remise some irmiug ar- i
tide of faniilv necessaries
" I have a little account against
you. Yv'ill it be convenient for Mr.
Thompson to settle it this evening?"
askeu the polite shop-Keeper, as he , among the best scholars in school,
produced the desired article. j The dress-maker suddenlv found her-
" Is it the usual time for settling?" j self free from the great press of
was again tiie surprised and anxious work, and in a friendly manner ex
iuquiry. j pressed hef desire to oblige Mr.
" Well, no, not exactly, but money i Thompson in any way in her power,
is very tight just now, and I ami "Just as I expected!" exclaimed
anxious to get all that is due me. ! Uncle Joshua, rubbing his hands ex
In the future I intend to keep short I ultingly, as the grateful shoemaker
accounts. There is the little bill if : called nnon him at the cxniration nf
lu ;-ce
it: I will call
around this evening,
verv small ali'air."
It is but a
" Thirty dollars is no small sum
just now,'' thought Mrs. Thompson, J
as she thoughtfully pur.rued her way j
toward home. j
' It scons rather strange that all
t.a:-e payments must be met just i
now, while we are struggl-ing to re- !
e c.-er from tl
ic
expense of t!
ie
Winter. I cannot understand
it." I
i r i .. : a
ii i pci.ne.u was lucre
ised by '
uoing her husband v. i, a tw o bills
his Land, and a countenance ex- i
press! ve ofjaixi.-ty and concern.
Loo!;. Mary," he send, as she en- ;
L. re-o. Here are two m.oKot-ef oI .
call-
for mono
one from the d
tor and the other from the dealer in
leather from who
loin I purchased mv
iast stock. They are both urgent, for
immediate payment, alihough they
have alv.avs been willing .to v.-ail a
rangemeuts to met t their claims,
lint mi. -fortunes never come singly.
and ii a man getsa Lltle behind hand, j
troubles seem to pour m upon him." !
-Just so." renko.l tho wife. "The j
Psgoailittr
think Ae are ?.-oing down
hiil, ami ever
us a push. He
one is rea sy to give
are two me. re bills J
for -on one from the
rrocer and the
other from the teacher."
Ik-ply. was prevented by a knok
at the door, ami the appearance of a
lad who presented a neatly folded
paper and disappeared.
"Tie bn teller's account as I live!"
e'd limed
' What is
much mo::
very little
istonised si
ioemai;er.
to be done. Marvi
;o
y to 1 e p.aid out, and
coming" in; for some tit'
my be , customer
though my av rl:
tion. if I e-ouhl on
have 1. ft mc. al
as given satisfae
' have as much
em
cr: t
o
-jnent
as
s u.
p
ai.
1 A !
us;
s ! '
.-. 1 "i
ow.- i me. i ci:i a
m-; but to lu-.-et them now
is impossible
ml the; acknowledg-
meat of my inability w ould send us
on the downward path."
" e must do the best Ave can and
trust
solim
:n 1
vide
so, Ava
his a ii'e
the con
as a s. -c-
1Por v,.-
i.-u
oi
ond knee!
oPC-i C;.!.;i
Put Iiu;
of Uncle
A.cleomo
Seating h
chair th.it
ouse-d
ie lt'ar ilia
t mi
ia, ut was about to appear.
beuev olont countenance
Joshua, a rare, but very
Aisitor, presented it-elf.
im-ieif iu the c.imfortable
Mary ha-dened to hand
him, he said in
his eccentric, but
friend !' manner:
Well, good folks, I understand
the; world does not go on as avcII
with vi.it as fmmcrlv. What is the
trollbleV
"There need be no tremble," vas
the reply, "if men Avould not try to
add to the aillictions which the Al
mig
i.es to bi la-ct ssarv for us.
We met with sickm-ss and misfor
tunes Avhieh Ave endeavored to bear
with patience. All Avould yet go
well if those around us were not de
termined to push us in the cioavii
A"ard path."
"Put there lies the difficulty,
friend Thompson. This is a selfish
Avorl.l. L very body, er at least a
majority, care only for number one.
If tbev'seo a poor neighbor going
down hill, the lirst thought is wheth
er it oliect their own interests, and
provided they can secure themselves
they care md how soon he goes to
tho'boltor.i. The only Avay is to keep
uj) aipearan'.es. Sh.jw no signs of
going behiii.l hand, and all will go
well Avii'a you."
"Yorv true, Undo Joshua, but
how is tiii
s uom
Pills Avh
I did
not expect to be called upon to meet
bar the n.-xt
in upon me.
leaving me
:x montns are pouring
My be.
customers art;
for a more fortunab
riv al. In short I am on the brink of
ruin, and naught but a miracle can
.....,.'
:a e i ile.
"A mir.i'Io which is very eusily
Avroughl, Hen. I imagine, my good
friend. What is the amount of your
debts Avhieh press so heavily upon
you, and so .n in the common course
of event s, eo.ild you di-ch irg" them."
"They do not exceed one- hundred
dollar-;." said the shoemaker; " and
Avith my umal run of work, I could
malm it all right in three or f jur
months."
"We will say'
"I will advance
x, ay a
you one
nundrod i
ooilars lor six montns. Pav t-vprv
cent you owe, and with the remain
der of the money make some slight
addition or improvement to your
house or shop, and put everything
about the grounds in its usual neat
order. Try this plan for a few weeks,
and avc Avill have uoou our Avorthv
m ..oois. ao no; never mind Government Purchase, eat raw bear
taa.ming mc. I am only trying a i j wiM tnrjcey, and drink out of
little experiment on hum an nature. ! tho Mississippi!'' An.l he added: "It
1 know you of old, and have no , is ,,c;ti,. tuk thick Avith folks. You're
douot my money is safe in your i secoai man I have seen within
hands. j t,lo j.lst luonf i; and I hear there is a
Weeks passed away. The advice ; Avhole family come in about fifty
of Uncle Joshua hi I hem strictly ' miles down the river, w d I'm eoing'
fedlowed, and the change of the sho- to put out in tho "woods again."
maker's prospects was indeeel Avon- TZTT, I 71 ,
derf ul. He Avas uoav sooken of as A lady asked Mr. Scrudgells if he
one of the most thriving" men in the liked children. "Don t know, ma am
village, and many marvelous stoiie j ansAverred that crabbed old gentle
Avere told to account for the -sudden I man; "never tried ei; am not an
alteration of affairs. It Avas gener- j ogre." On anotfier occasion, Scrud
allv agreed that a distant relative ' gells remarked that infants were not
had bequeathed him a legacy, which . innocents.- Q:ute tho reverse said
had entirely relieved him of his 1 Scmdgells, "A baby is a crying, evd.
peeuniary dill-cullies. They had
never before rea'i.red the 'beautv
and durability of l is work. The
polite butcher selected Iho lwwt i-iwwo
of meat for his inspection, as ho en-
tered, mid was totally indiil'erent as
j to the time of payment." The teacher
' accompanied the children home to
' tea, and spoke in high terms of their
J improvement, premouneing thorn
six montns, witu tue money which
h id been loaned in the hour ofnee.l.
Just as I expected. A strango
i world! They are ready to push a man
up hill if he seems to be ascending,
and just as ready to push him down
if they had his' fa e that way. Tn
t'ie fi tne, te ghbr Tho npson, lot
everything around yoa w-ir au air O
of pros' eiitv. and Von will bj sura
to pi "i is; R-r.
O
And with a ?af -shod air. Undo
na watu a fat ishea air.
Joshua lo'aced his money in hi.-
pocket book, rea.lv to meet soma
oi her claim nnon hi beoovi Jci-ich.
Whilst he whom he had befriended,
with cheerful countenance, returned,
f . h . 'i-mhv o
iome.
Crasit 3Ii;st Disgorge.
to ;n
Z 1 1 a!
hear of Co
.rjrer-.smc-n ro
v or I l ie 7 eo-
turning to the tri
asu :
ple of their respective districts their
snares ol the baci-.-pay steal, and still
we are treated to sarcastic remarks
m tins connection by our Kadical
brethren of the press, whenever
()f these Congressmen thus ad
that though he has no serumes s.
one
mits
so far
as tho crime is concerned he fear.-
10 Veir
opinion
.anee ot
To bren
d raged public
tho monotony.
and for
a change, Ave would like to
see I no l.
dent do something of
this kind. As he Avas the hit-f mover
iu the matter, such action on his part
would go a great Avays in giving this
late-in-the-day honesty dodge tho
appearance of sincerity. Congress-
men only stole from three to four
thousand dollars: but the Prer-ident's
grab amounted .c'2.j.(i00. According
to the t.!lens committed is the crin.o
judged and the sentence
and if the matter avus u
; n o.amneed ;
for tr'r," be
nhfe shoal.!
fe-.i f'tiA eoovl- .ir."! i
sentence a pour Congressmen tobthreo
or lour years in tho Ik nitentiavy, ho
most eerhiidy would give tho Pres
ident full lifteen yr-ars. We do not
suppose either that the Presidt.nt
needed the increase of salary moro
than did those avIio voted for it. 'i hs
same Congress that voted him the
extra is2o,b';)0 per year had previous
ly given him in the earne manner
ii-o'.hlbO for annual repairs of hous
and for furniture, and other inci
dental"' expeuses. This was S-16,CG0
more than an equally loyal Congress
in lSo'i Avould vote to Lincoln, and
and yet the illustrious "Illinois rftil-
splitter," managed to save one-half
of his salary. Grant thought differ
ent, however, and worked early and
late-for the passage of the bill", as
sumed the role of a Congressional
lobbyist that he might secure tho
coveted s'l"hO0O extra. Perhaps his
horses are too costly in the matter
of their keeping, anet his sideboard to
Avell stocked Avith sparkling and tlory
liquids, to admit of his living as all
other Presidents have lived. Put be
it as it may, Ave must reiterate our
former assertion that if the Radical
party Avishes to make it appear that
tin? refunding dodge means honesty
in the party, it must have the Presi
dent as Avell as the rest disgorge his
ill-gotten gains. Merciin.
Kiss me Marania.
''Kiss me mama, before I sleep."
IIoav simple a boon, yet "how sooth
ing to the little supplicant is that
soft, gentle kiss. The little head
sinks contentedly on the pillow, for
all is peace and happiness within.
The bright eyes close, and the rosy
lip is reveling in the bright and sun
ny dreams of innocence. Yes, kiM
it mama, for that good night kiss
Avill iinger in memory when the giv
er lit s mo.ilh-ring in the grave.
The memory of a gentle mother's
kins, h is cheered many a lonely avan
derer'.s pilgrimage, and has been tho
beacon iigiit to illuminate his deso
late heart; for remember life has
many a stormy bilhvw bo cross, many
a rugged path to climb, Avith thorns
to pierce; and Ave know not Avhat is
in stor
for
tne uttxC one so sweetly
i i . .
um.ienug Avit.i no marring care to
i
disturb its po.veful dreams. The
parched and fevered lip Aviil becomo
th-.vy again as recollect ieu bears to
the suderer's couch a mother's lovo
a mother's hiss. Then kiss your
little ones ere they sleep; there is a
magic power in that kiss which AviU
endure to the end of life.
"Where is your house?"' asked a
traveller in the depths of ore of tho
"old solemn Avilderness" of the great
West. "House?" I ain't got no home.'
"We-11, Avhere do von live? I livo
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