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Family Circle The Origin of Some of Longfel stammer and blush, and feel so i encourage their having companions awkward, I never know who should in play ; but watch carefully how low’s Poems. The late James T.Fields, writing be mentioned; first, and I wish my-' they choose their companions, and what * influence they have over '• I * V self out of the room.” A tiny man, with fingers soft and tender about Longfellow, said : . ’ _ As any lady’s fair: “As I happen to. know of the i i “I think I can make it plain to them. Don’t call them away from Sweet eyes of blue a form both frail and birth of some of Longfellow’s poems, i you,” I said. “ You invite Mabel their play to do this and that thing slender, let me divulje to you a fejBL&UhsiU i Tompkins to spend an afternoon you forgot, but respect vour bova’ • -----.-•■-•jtodeurls-xrf'suunyixwr;" ' with you. .She has never been aF ‘ .Feelings by remembering what you A household toy, a fragile thing of secrets. The ‘ Psalm of Life ’ came I your home before; and your mother want them to do in their work into existence on a bright summer i . beauty— Yet with each rising sun morning in July, 1838, in Cam has never met her. When you en- time, and then let them feel that s’t-ting room, all you have their playtime is theirs. *And if Begins his round of toil—a solemn duty, bridge, as the poet sat between two ^er That must be daily done. > windows at a small'table in the ' Mother, this is my their merry voices ring out through . ■ * To day he's building castle, house and corner of his chamber. It was a friend Mabel; Mabel, my mother.’ the house, don’t dampen their spir- its,.with,“ —- x — j — tower 1 -verse from his inmostheart, anti he With wondrous art »nd skill ; boy to_ be so loud and rough; I you may say to your Aunt Lucy, Or labors with his hammer by the hour, kept it unpublished for a long time. ‘ Aunt Lucy, permit me to present won’t have you in the house; go With strong, determined will. It expressed his own feelings at somewhere else to play,” but quietly Anon, with loaded little cart lie's plying that time, when recovering from a Miss Mabie Tompkins ; Miss Tomp A brisk and driving trade ; deep affliction, and he had it in his r kins, Mrs. Templeton.’ But while say, “ I g'>ess my boy forgot that Again, with thoughtful, earnest brow, own heart for many months. The you introduce Mabel to your father mother doesn’t like so much noise;” is trying poem of ‘ The Reaper Death,’ came or the minister, or an elderly gen that will make him feel your re Some book’s dark lore to read. without effort, chrystallized into tleman, naming- the most distin- proof, while the other will only Now, laden like some little beast of bur his mind. ‘ The Light of the Stars’[ gushed first, you present your make him hate it, and have little den, ’ was composed on a serene and brother, his .»chum and your cousin respect for your wishes. Encour He drags himself along ; ^e young lady, naming her age your boys to talk ; don’t laugh, And now his lordly little voice is heard beautiful summer evening exactly Fred suggestive of the poem. ‘ The first.' Fix it in your*mind that at their earnest questionings; let in Boistrous shout and song— Wreck of the Hesperus’ was writ- among persons of equal station the them, feel frank with the home cir- Another hour-is spent in busy toiling • ’ • after " . . —------- --- are introduced to the cle. Don’t laugh -at their slang ten the night a violent storm I younger ’ With hoop and top and ball— older, and that inferiors in age, po phrases at one time and let them And with patience that is never failing. occurred, and as the poet sat smok ing his pipe the Hesperus came sition, or influence are presented to think it is smart, and then condemn He tries and conquers all. superiors. Be ~very cordial when them the next. Never countenance But sleep at last o’ertakes my little rover sailing into his mind. Jle went to bed, but could not sleep and wrote in your own house, you are intro anything of the kind ; tell them And on his mother’s breast, Joys thrown aside, the day’s hard labor the celebrated verses. It hardly duced to a guest, and offer your they must use the language they _ ► over,* caused him an effort, but Mowed on I hand. .If away from home a bow were taught at koine, not the lan- Ho sinks to quiet rest; without let or hindrance. On a is commonly sufficient recognition guage they hear on the streets. And as I fold him to my bosom, sleeping summer afternoon in 1849, as he of an introduction. In performing Above everything, don’t let your I think, mid gathering tears. an introduction, speak both names boys think you have a bad opinion — Of what the distant future may be lump was riding on the beach ‘ The Skel eton in Armor ’ rose as out' of the with perfect distinctness.— Harpers of them simply because they are ing /T full of mischief; half of- it doesn’t I'wple As work for manhood’s years. deep before him, and would not be| mean any harm ; it’s only 4he out Must he with toil his daily bread be laid. A Word for the Boys. cropping of a bright mind, light “ One of the best known of all of * earning, heart and hap|iy;ltfe. — A unt H ope It is a great mistake to think In the world's busy mart, Longfellow’s short poems is' Excel Life’s bitter lessons every day be learn- sior.’ That one word happened to that you can tell what sort of a man in Church and Home. iug, ' **7~ • • • • . catch his eye in 1851, on a torn a little boy is going to become, and With patient struggling heart? God Will Know You. z so discourage your mischievous, Or shall my little architect be building piece of newspaper, and straightway One evening Jast Christmas, a his imagination took fire at it. fun-loving brothers with your Some monument of fame, On which, in letters bright with glory’s Taking up a piece of paper which croaking of “ O, you’re such a tor gentleman was strolling along a gilding, happened to be the back of a letter ment of a boy you’ll never grow up street in.Torqnto, with apparently The world may read his name? received that day from Charles to be anything.” Very often our no object in view but to pass the Perhaps some humble, lowly occupation Sumner he crowded it with verses. i worst boys make our best men. I time. His attention was attracted But shared with sweet content, At first written down ‘ Exelsior ’ don’t advocate harm in boys, but a by the remark of a little girl to a Perhaps a life in loftier, prouder station differs from the perfected and pub real open-hearted, full-of-fun boy is companion in front of a fruit stand: In selfish pleasure Bpent. Perchance these little feet may cross the lished version, but shows a rush and often a comfort and ought not to be “ I wish I had an orange for ma.” glow woithy of its author. The condemed by his “ home folks,” or The gentleman saw that the chil portal Of learning s lofty fane, story of' Evangeline ’ was first*Sug- made to feel that there never was dren though poorly dressed, were His life work be to scatter truth immor- gested to Hawthorne by a friend such a bad boy, and that he surely clean and neat, and calling them in who wished to found a romance on will grow up to be a wicked man. to the store he loaded them with Among the sons of men. it. Hawthorne did not quite coin Let your boys feel that they are fruit and candies. “ What’s your — linral Home. cide with the idea, and he handed wanted at home, that they are name ?” asked one of the girls. The farmer feeds the bleating u u, it over to Longfellow who saw in it missed from the home circle, and if “Why do you want to know?” The sailor sails the c c, The gardener plants the p p, he does, all the elements of a deep and ten their fun-loving spirits over-reach queried the gentleman. “ I want the boundary of propriety, gently to pray for you,” was the reply. der idyl.” The printer takes his e e, The owl looks very y y. draw them back with words of love. The gentleman turned to leave, How to Introduce People. At everything he z z, Never set them the ejcample of act scarcely daring to speak, when the The schoolboy dots his i i, “I do dislike to introduce people ing carelessly at home, and then little one added, " Well, it don’t And crosses all his 11. to each other,” said Eva to me, one punish them for not being able to matter, I suppose. God will know —Sei. day last week. put on “ company manners,” as you, anyhow.”— Domestic Journal. An lionr’s industry will do more to “ Why, pray ? It seems to me a readily as you can. Give them a beget cheerfulness, suppresses evil It is estimated that the loss to room, where they can have a per Iowa farmers this year from poor humors, and retrieve your affairs, than very simple thing.” Well, when I have it to do, I j feet curiosity shop if they wish, and seed will amount to §2,000.000. a month’s moaning. My Little Laborer*. T -1