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THE GIVERS REWARD.
Who piven and hide* the giving hand
Nor counts on favor, fame or praise,
Shall find his sina'loet gift outweighs
The burden of the sea and land.
Who gives to whom hath nought been given,
11 ah gift in need, though small indeed
As la tho grass-blade's wind-blown seed,
Is large a* earth and rich as heaven.
The Homestead.
"But, Katy dear, won't you listen whilst
I explain why i was unable to be with you
yesterday?"
"No, Mr. Amory, I will listen to no ex
cuses, nor do I wish ta continue your ac
quaintance. Did you not promise, for cer
tain, to be at tlia picnic and row mo on the
lake? And ws 1 not asked to keep the
first dance for you? A nice laugh iug-stock
you made of me before Lizzie Randall and
Clara Ward. Of course they knew why 1
refused to dance the first set —although
Frank Churchill would scarcely take a re
fusal. Then to thiuk you would have slight
ed me before them all! Don't think, sir, i
allowed them to see 1 was annoyed; I just
danced all the evening, and enjoyed myself
thoroughly."
Katy, I am sorry I disappointed
you; but—"
"Disappointed! Mr. Amory, not at all.
I found Mr. Churchill a most amusingcoin
pauiou, aud a much better wait zor than you
are. Lizzie Randall wascross enough when
she saw he did not leave my side all the
day. But the most delightful part was his
driving Tne home in his charming Stanhope;
1 never enjoyed anything so n uch iu my
life. He drives admirably—as hedoesevery
thing else, 1 fancy. 1 expect hiin every
minute, for he said he should certainly call
and inquire how 1 was after yesterday's ex
ertion."
"Then, Miss Laugley, I have the honor
to wish you a good afternoon. I should be
sorry to intrude my unwelcome presence
when so entertaining a companion is ex
pected, "
Each turned from the other; Katy going
toward the homestead, and Harry Ainory
walking with quickened pace toward the
village.
The above dialogue had taken place at
the gate of an old fashioned farm —bouse.
The speakers had for some time been look
ed uj cn as lovers, though no pledge bad
been mad.' on either side. Kay's angry
words w.ll explain how Harry Amory had
offeLded
She was an only child of Farmer Lang
)ey, who having lost his wife when Katy
was five years old, had since done his best
to spoil his pretty daughter. At the time
we make her acquaintance she was just
eighteen, and though a warm hearted affec
tionate girl, yet from her position as beauty
of the village, had met with such homage
from the village swains that she c >uld ill
brook the apparent neglect of her most
favored lorcr.
Could Harry have seen her as she hast
ened to her own little room, aid there,
throwing herself on the bed, gave way to a
hearty cry, he would not have felt so bit
terly "angry at the petulant beauty's words.
"I won't cry any more," said she; "he
will be sure to come to-morrow, and then
1 will be good and make it up with him.
He must know 1 didn't mean what I said
of that conceited Frank Churchill! 1 hate
him and I only danced with him to tease
Lizzie liandall, who makes love to him so
openly. Harry is worth a thousand such
as he! Coming, father!" she cried out, as
she heard his voice calling her.
"Where have you been pussy? I have
good news for you. Harry Ainory was
j sent for yesterday by the squire, and he
has beeu promised the steward's place. I
always thought the iad would do well. I
met Humphrey, the head gardener, and he
tells me it is quite settled. Harry was with
he squire all day yesterday, going over the
accounts. I fancy some one knows who
will be mistress of that pretty cottage near
the park gates," he added, pinching her
cheek. "Ah! here comes Harry. 1 sup
pose he'd rather tell ihe good news to you
alone; so I'll be off to the kitchcH to get
something to eat."
Katy's cheek Hushed with pleasure as she
heard "the latch raised, and she rose to wel
come her lover. What was her disappoint
ment and disgust to see —not Harry, but
Frank Churchill, who, noticing Katy's ea
ger joy. came forward with the greatest
alacrity to take her outstretched hand.
Poor Katy could scarcely command her
self to give the intruder a civil greeting.
Her guest, however, evidently considered
his presence acceptable, and took no notice
of ber euibarassmeut; if he remarked it at
all, he rather put it down to the overpower
ing honor he was conferring in visiting a
mere farmer's daughter.
Frank Churchill had come on a visit to
his uncle, the village doctor. He had stud
ied medieine, but having a small independ
ent income, was too indolent to make much
progress in his profession, ile was to stay
with his uncle six months, and then see it
he would be taken as bis partner.
As yet he had done nothing toward in
gratiating himself with his uncle's patients;
but, on the contrary, had caused great
heart-burniuge in tbe younger portion of
the inhabitants. The men despised him
for his conceit and foppishness, whilst he
looked down on theui as mere clods. The
village lasses were dazzled.by his fashiona
ble clothes and many perfumes. Then,
again, he had brought from London a Stan
hope, wliicli had never been seen in those
parts be f ore.
Lizzie Randall, the lawyer's daughter,
made furious siege to the Adonis, but he
treated all with the most supercilious air.
Katy Langley alone had passed him by as
unworthy of notice; and this from the vil
lage beauty, had piqued his vanity. On
the day of the picnic, what was his delight
to find he had made a favorable impression!
He thought it would|be a good way to pass
his six month's probation to make love to
the city belle.
Little did Frank Churchill think he was
making a slight impression by liis lisping
talk, whilst he stroked his mustache with
his delicate looking hand. Even his con
ceit would have received a check had he
known how indifferent his companion was
to his most flattering attentions.
Katy was greatly relieved when her
father entered the room, and so took her
visitor's attention from her. Farmer Lang
ley was not pleased to see who his guest
was, for be, like most others, looked upon
him as an empty headed, affected fellow,
The man soon after took his leave, after
vainly askinc Katy to allow him to take
her for a drive on the morrow.
MILLIIEIM, FA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1881.
Just as lie was leaving the house he came
upon Harry Amory, who, between strug
gling with his anger and love was wander
ing about the neighborhood of the Home
stead, undecided whether to call and make
it up with Kaly or not. He had oved bar
for a long time, and had only waited to
have some settled income before asking her
to be his wife.
The rector had early taken a fancy to
the intelligent lad and had dev >ted many
hours to the improvement of his miud.
Harry Amory was consequently better ed
ucated than most of Ids class. His good
friend had not stopped at this, hut had le
commended him to the squire, who, Had
ing him useful, had employed him in many
ways. He was often called upon to per
forin the duties of the steward, who was
old and intirni. No direct promises had
been made by the squire, but still enough
had been said to lead Hawy to suppose that
upon the death of the old man lie should
till his office. All in the village looked for
ward to his then askiug Katy to be bis wife,
and installing her as mistress of the stew
ard's lodge.
"So, Amory, 1 nave to congratulate you
on your rise in life," said Churchill." Well,
my good fellow, make haste ami ftnd a wife
to keep you company in your pretty cot
tage. Should'ut mind living there myself,
am? fancy 1 know one who would be glad
to go with me," and ho nodded toward the
Homestead farm. "Kale Laugley is not
so fav amiss—eh, Amory? and deuced fond
of your humble aervaut. Well, la-La; shall
be glad to hear just such another has taken
a fancy to you."
"The heartless coquette! So this is the
fool's game she has been playing with me!"
exclaimed the irate lover. "So that is a
fellow she prefeis to me, who has loved her
so long! Lei him have her, 1 say; but I
won't stop here to witness their courtship.
So this is the end of all my hopesi Just as
my desire is accomplished and 1 can offer
her a home, I am balked of my greatest
treasure. I will be off to the squire ami let
him know I have chauged my mind atiout
accepting the steward'sotlice. Ned Glover
will lie glad enough to have it, so I will be
doing no harm. So good-bye, Kate Lung
ley!" he cried as he waved his hand toward
his Homestead, "May you be happy with
your new-found lover!"
"Katy, child, what y* this 1 hear? Giles,
the plowman, has just brought the ntws
that Harry Amory has thrown up his new
situation and is gone to London! Wonder
if the lad is mad? But what is the matter
with the lass? Here, Martha! hurry! Why,
the child has fainted!"
Katy uuu not fainted; she was keenly
alive to her sorrow. So Harry hud taken
her hasty words in earnest, and was goue
—forever, perhaps. Should she never see
him again?
Taking the weeping girl in his arms, her
fond father soon learned the particulars of
the lovers' quarrel. lie saw his child was
to blaiue, but could not understand Harry's
not attempting to see her again. lie did
not know or Ids with Frank
Churchill, and the wrong impression thai
had beeu made on iiiui.
Poor, poor Katy! She was Indeed se
verely punished for her petulauce.
*****
Three years passed away, and she only
heard thai Harry was iu a merchant's office
ui Loudon, and doing well. All this time
he had never once visited his native place.
Obe hated Frank Churchill so thoroughly
for bciug connected with her quarrel with
Harry that even he could not mistake her
sentiment toward him.
. He soon ceased to notice her. and often
remarked to his femaleadmirere that "Katy
Langley was getting decidedly plain."
Katy passed her time chiefly in attending
to her old lather. She seldom joined her
companions in any of the village gayetics,
and was entirely changed from the hasty,
coquettish beauty who had smitten so many
hearts. Many were the offers she had, even
now, but she turned a deaf ear to them all,
vowing within to remain true to her love
for Harry.
"Katy, there's to be a grand cricket
match next week; so get your finery ready,
child, aud we will both go to see it," said
Farmer Laugley. "1 was a good hand at
a bat in my young days, but I hear they
have some new-fangled mode of bowling,
which I should like to sec."
Katy remembered, with a sigh, that
Harry had been the best bowler iu the vil
lage, but she quickly smothered it, and
promised to be ready.
Very lively she looked on the Saturday
afternoon when she went with her father
to the cricket-field. Her complexion was
still as purely white and her cheeks as rosy
as when, throe years ago, she had parted
from Harry. But now, added to this, was
more sensibility—more heart in the expres
sion of her face, and her soft, blue eyes,
though bright as ever, were more often cast
down. Not a word had her father said us
to who was expected to join the cricketers.
Harry Amory, after sa long an alienee,
had come on a visit to an aunt in tbe neigh
boring town. His old comrades of the
cricket club had soon looked up their best
bowler, aud upon his play they chiefly de
pended to beat their antagonists
"Ah, Amoryj glad to sec you again!"
The voice was Frank Churchill's. "Just
married, you know, and spending a few
weeks with tne old man before settling in
London. Deuced slow hole, this, to pass
one's day 8 in. Got the old fellow to advance
me enough money to purchase a practice.
You know my wife, I tlunk? Will go aud
bring her to speak to you,"
"Ah, Harry! how are you, my lad? Glad
to see you again! Ifow long do you intend
to stop among us? But I must not keep
you,*' said Farmer Langley, "for there's
the umpire calling you to play. Shall see
you again presently."
Harry's party were very nearly disap
pointed of their victory. He played so
recklessly at first that the Aiusworth Club
was delighted. All at once ho seemed to
brace himself for the struggle,aud one after
the other threw down their bats to make
room for others, till the match was gained
at a single inning, with forty runs to spare.
4 'Gloriously done, Amory," said Church
ill. "See your hand has not forgot its cun
ning. But come, my wife is in yonder tent,
and wishes to congratulate you. Here she
comes to speak for herself."
Turning quickly roimd to make his es
cape, Harry came face to face with a lady.
• 4 So glad to see you, Mr. Amory 1 Charm
ed to think that you have beaten the Ains
worth Club! Don't you find the country
dull after London? Ferliaps we shall be
neighbors there."
"Neighbors, Miss Handall! Your father
is not going to move to London —is he?"
"Oh, dear, no! And I am not Miss Ran
dall," she simpered. "Why, you have lieen
talking to my husband; ami only think, you
did not know that 1 was married! Fraak,
1 thought you had told Mi. Amory."
Harry never kuew what answer he made
hut just then catching audit of Farmer
Langley coming toward him, he hurried to
him and .islouished the worthy man by
drawing him aside and ougorly asking if
Katy had not once beon engaged to Frank
Churchill.
"Engaged to Frank Churchill!" exclaim
ed the farmer. "What are you thinkiug
of? Katy despised the fellow. He's got
his match now. Lizzie Randall was always
a rare vixen, and her father was only too
ghui to give Churchill a round sum of
money to marry her. I don't envy him
his life with her,"
"But Katy? It she single, and where Is
she?"
"Ah, lad! you were over-hastv to take
notice of a spoiled child's angry words. She
is not far off; 1 left her in oue of 'he tents."
Katy watched tho game with the great
est interest; she had at once recognized the
famous howler, and her heart beat fast as
she did so. Would he notice her? There
was her father talking to him; and—yes,
they were coming toward the tent. Seized
with a sudden lit of shyness, Katy made
her way out at the back of the tout, but
was soon overtaken by Harry.
"Katy, dear Katy?" he exclaimed, "tbitv
years ag> I left you, thinking you had
thrown uie over for Frank Churchill. I
was a mad simpleton for believing bis
boasting talk. I came to-day expecting to
find you his wife, and only just now fouud
out how vilely 1 have been deceived. Katy,
will you forgive ine wbouyou know 1 have
beeu wretched ever since we parted?"
Katy's answer is not recorded; but what
it was may be guessed from Harry leaving
the cricket-fieUl with Katy leaning on his
arm.
Katy being unwilling to leavvs her father,
and the post of steward being again vacant
ami a socoud time offered to Harry, he
threw up his appointuieut in London and
once more settled down in his native place.
A t inonth ,after the bells of the village
church rang out merrily in honor of the
handsome couple who were that day uuited
Uullct in tli® Houac of Commons.
What do we moan by the "deer penf"
Nothing more nor less than the Ladies'
Gallery in the British House of Commons,
which is a disgrace to the nineteenth cen
tury, yet into which it is more difficult to
penetrate than into Buckingham Palace.
Admission can only be obtained from mem
bers, who ballot for scats seven days in
advance. As there are 567 members the
struggle for seats is animated. Time
was when women had equal rights with
men in visiting the Commons. As far
back as 1675 my sex occupied the
Stranger's Gallery—A privilege the}' en
joyed until February, 17T8, when a
great debate took place on the state of
tne uatlou. Tim Duchess of Devon
shire, Lady Norton, and oilier c/i
dame# not only occupied the seats ordi
narily assigned to them, but took posses
sion of those under tbe front gallery. Ac
cording to "Grey's Debates/' a Captain
Johnstone, of the navy, angered that the
House should have been cleared of male
strangers, among whom were friends he
had introduced, insisted upou the with
drawal of all si rangers. A rule then ex
isted wtiicb enabled any one member to
exclude visitors—an abused rule, which
has been recently modified. No less than
two hours were required to enforce this
order, and that two hours' scuffle with the
weaker sex led to their banishment from
the Commons.
From 1778 to 18C4 women obtained a
glimpse of the House by looking through a
hole over the largest chandelier—a hole
constructed to carry off hot air and the
smoke of caudles 1 Before the present
Houses of Parliament were desigued. when
legislation was carried on in a temporary
building, women were allowed to stand
and peep through eyelet holes bored in a
sort of box erected behind the Strangers'
Gallery. Far better is tbe sheep-pen of
to-day, but it is a pen, Origlually it was
divided into three compartments of seven
persons each. A dozen years ago, how
ever, the dividing walls were removed.
Since than other improvements have been
made the last of which w the elevation of
the ceiling and an attempt at ventilation ;
but the gallery still remains small, dark
and well-nigh intolerable. Hung high in
the air, like a bird-cage, a heavy iron grat
ing conceals its occupants from the view
of the house, and, unless a woman is for
tunate enough to obtain one of eighteen
front seam, she sees nothing and hears with
difficulty. Yet when, in 1875, Sergeant
Sherlock proposed to remove the prison
bars he was unmercifully snubbed.
Throiurh many windings, up innumera
ble stairs, women attain the door leading
to their pen. On a visit, one hour before
?he House assembled, it was locked, and a
doeen women stood before it ready to make
a raid on the front seals. At last the im
posing usher appeared, unlocked the door,
and the scramble began, but we were stop
ped in our mad career by the imperturba
ble person in black, who, after comparing
our names with those on his list, allowed
us to proceed. "This is beantiful, is it
not?" said an elderly lady to her compan
ion. "What have you brought with you?"
"Sherry, sandwiches and some sal vola
tile." "Very sensible, my dear," added tbe
elderly lady. "Just before leaving home
I liau some sausages, because they are
staying. Women speak little in this pen,
the effect of the grating being depressing.
No men are allowed, M. F.'s excepted,
who drop in occasionlly to see their friends.
The only diversion is tea, or a chop served
iu a retiring-room
Alarm Telephones.
A Chicago police officer suggests the ad
dition of telephone boxes to the system of
alarm telegraphs iu use in our cities. In
connection with the alarm a reserve force
is to be maintained at the stations with
wagons aud ambulauces, and all the para
phernalia necessary for riot or accident.
Should it be a murder, robbery, or any
other crime, the perpetrators of which have
escaped, tbe alarm is to be given to every
man in the district by sounding a large
bell, which is to be placed upon the roof of
the station. Upon hearing this, every of
ficer on duty is te run to the nearest tele
phone box and correspond with the sta
tion; and it is also proposed that they re
port by the same meansevery hour, whether
anything occurs ou their beats or not.
What the key re to the watch the
prayer is to our graces.
Earning a living.
It is very hard to understand how the
mass of men live in any large eity, where
everything, from a wink of sleep to a mouth
ful of food, must always be paid for. But
it is ruucb harder to underslaud how women
tie out a subsistence; for they have far
less strength, inferior health, anil generally
rf uch lower wages. It is estimated from
reliable sources that some 60,1)00 women
in and alxmt the city of Philadelphia
alone, earn their own livtng, and that the
number steadily increases from yvar to
year. They ate of all grades, from serv
ants to fashionable modistes, book-keepers,
artists aud managers. A number of them
are members of intellectual professions,
such as medicine, journalism, loctur ug,
acting. Not a few of them earn a good
deal of money, notably actresses, milliners
aud dressmakers, and often they acquire a
handsome independence. The profits of
actresses are probably higher than those of
any other feminine calling; then come mil
liners, and next dressmakers. Lecturers
have hitherto made considerable money—
Anna Dickinson cleared, it is said, $40,000
in one year—but recently the public has
card very little for them, the business hav
ing beeu overdone and the quality of the
lectures having grown very poor. A num
ber of women wlio<had done very well at it
have beeu obliged |o retire from J.he field
for lack of patronage. Actresses, on the
qpntrary, command higher salaries and se
cure more lucrative engagements than ever.
But they must have talent, some power of
attraction. They cannot, as many women
believe, rush upon the stage without any
mental eudowneut, and get suddenly rich. ,
Milliners aud modistes, after they have
gained a fashionable reputation, thrive fa
mously ; but they are necessarily few. The
bulk of the sex employed as seamstresses,
saleswomen, teachers—the teachers who do
well are exceptional—copyists, aud the
like, get very meager compensation. It is
calculated unit, of the <IO,OOO feminine'
workers, the average earning is not over
$4 to $4.50 a week. How they oan pay
their board of purchase food and shelter
with such a pittance eludes comprehension.
And then, it should be remembered that
the majority of them provide for others as
well as themaeivee; for it is a general rule
that anybody who can earn money is sure
to have dependents. Ordinary servants,of
whom very few are American, are said to
be more comfortable than educated and re
fined laborers of native stock. They get
from $2.50 to $4 a week, and have good
food aud lodging included, which is a most
important consideration. While many Am
erican women would materially improve
their condition by going into the kitchen,
they shrink from doing so because it seems
menial, aud our born republicans hate to
be menials. For a woman to earn her own
living is far harder than shows on the sur
face. To some women it is little less than
tragical. .
put 111 11 OU At oil.
Bowyer Miller, a man of admirable ohar
ooir ami (uiucaiiuß, whdF he had con
cluded his legsl studies decided to estab
lish himself in Tennessee. It was soon al
ter the war of 1812-1614, and in visiting
the circuit judges to obtain their certiflea:e
of professional qualification, he fell in with
Bam Houston, fresh from the campaigns of
Alabama and elsewhere in the gulf States,
tn which he had accompanied General
Jackson and who had determined to adopt
the profession of law. The young men
were at once confidential, and llousiob
frankly avowed liis own educational defi
ciencies and limited opportunity of qualify
ing himself, occupied as he had beeu for the
few years preceding ihe excitements of the
war.
"Miller,? said he, "I shall tell the judges
that they needn't expect much learning
from me. We shall be examined at the
same time. If a question of difficulty is
asked don't lie bashful; answer it. Leave
those that are easy to me. lam not at all
jealous."
Miller, who was well-qualified, was
amused, and promised to do anything in
his power to aid him:
Arriving at the residence of the first
judge, this agreement was kept up. Hous
ton invariably introduced the examination
by a narrative of somethiug connected
with the war, aud with a jocular admission
of his own difficulties in pursuing his legal
theories. A question haviug been asked
upon the abstruse common law doctrine of
executory decrees and contingent remind
ers, Mr. Miller modestly repeated the ex
position of his authorities, and the judge
amplified the reply with remarks upon the
channel of judicial decisions.
We are not to suppose that the exami
nations were very technical or strict. At
a succeeding examination, however, Hous
ton in a reply to a question upon the same
subject took up the reply aud repeated the
information that he had acquired, aud
when they called on the last judge,- Hou
ston observed that the two preceding ex
aminations must have been satisfactory,
and Judge White gave his signature and
made the young man stay all night.
Within two years from that time Hou
ston had been elected either as State or
Distriot Attorney, while Miller, discour
aged at the prospect of his professional
success, returned to Virginia.
A Mnsle Kem.
The history of a single bean, accident
ally planted in a garden at Southbridgc,
Mires., i 3 traced by a correspondent, who
figured out its produce for three years.
The bean was planted in a rich, loamy
soil, aud wheu gathered in the autumn, its
yield, as counted, was 1,615 perfectly de
veloped beans from a single stalk. Now,
if each beau pr'xluces 1,615 more, the
sum total of the second years' product
would be 2,295,225, equal to 1,195 pounds,
597 quarts, or 2,390 army rations equal to
18f bushels. This would be the product
of the second year. Now, if we plant this
product and the yield is the same, we have
a product of 5,168,058,800,625 beans,
equal to 1,371,890 tons, or 42,871,572
bushels or 548,756,068 soldiers' rations.
This third planting would give the steam
ship Great Eastern 92 full freights.' Few
beans, however, start so well as this oue
did.
Matt M was a qeer gemus. A
neighbor found htm one day at an en
ormous wood pile, sawing away lor
dear life,with an intolerably dull saw.
"Why don't you sharpen your saw.
Matt?" asked the neighbor. Looking
up with an inimitable droll expression,
he replied, "I should think I had to
work hard enough sawing the wood
pile without stopping to sharpen
saws.'
In Great KlUheu,
No; it was not hnshed, for there Was
simmering and sitting, and a subdued
souud of like the atuuement of an
orchestra. They were notes of preparation.
Occasionally a lad would dump a scuttle
of eoke on the floor, and a white capped
limn would run a longs over a gridiron and
make a metallic sound, like a boy witli a
stick on a paling. All the time, however,
as a bass there was a rustle of steam, as it
pulsated and bubbled through the copper
tanks. There were a hundred odors in ihe
air. Here was the faint smell of parsley,
of thyme, whiffs of clover, fragrance of
mace, savors of onions, slight reeks of gar
lic, with acidities of lemons, all tempered,
blended and commingled into one general
savory whole. It was as a Flemish picture
of abundance, when one got a sight of the
provender, for an ice receptacle is opened
for an inquisitive woman. Here lie blond
chickens, with legs of snow-white veal, and
ruddy tenderloins, and marbled roasting
pieces, and whole shies of mutton, all gar
nished with their lace-work of fat. In this
one there is fish ; and green blue-fish, and
red snapper, witiL vcrmicuUted mackerel,
and cardinal colored lobsters—for they are
boiled—with lordly-striped bass, complete
the ichtbyological tableau. And here is the
bread hatch —all apart in another room—
for piled up to the ceiling stand in layers
the brown-crusted loaves, the white crisp
rolls. Then there is fragrance again ; for
the inquisitive woman is led by her nose to
where the pastry cooks —there are six of
them—are compounding their cates. Could
a whole .generation of pie eaters ever get
through those innumerable rounds of pump
kin, apple, mince, and custard pies ? There
is great seething aud tnmultuousaess about
that huge iron drum, and the steam bursts
forth now and then, as if from a llecla.
But it is not mud which comes up to the
surface. There tumbles up in the most
Jolty and inviting way, done up In linen
cloth, vast quantities ot dumplings! How
they bob up aud down iu the scalding fluid!
How mocii indigestion is there ? I repress
the thought, amazed at a man who patient
ly turns the handle of something which
looks like a churn. "What might that
be?" is asked. "Hard sauce," is ttie reply.
"Fifty pounds of the best fresh butter,
about the same of sugar, And a pound of
nutmeg, with four quarts of lemon-juice;
it takes three hours hard working ; the boss
do say be is going to run her by machinery,
and 1 wish be would." and the hard-sauce
compounder wipes his forehead. Just be
yond, on a separate table,"" a Frenchman
was making eclairs. The crust had been
already turned out, and from a huge bowl,
with a brush, he was giving his eclairs a
glaze of chocolate. To the main kitchen
the visitor returned, attracted by a new
odor. Here was the roasting going on.
Six, eight, ten separate ribs of beef were
slowly turning, with five haunches of mut
ton, bat mutton and beef were not com
mingled ; they were ten feet apart. "Nev
er would do ma'am," said the roaster;
"them two things—beef and mutton —lias
to be put apart —the hodors of one is agin
the other." And, taking a wiuch from a
uail, he wound up a jack which was four
feet high. Then the machinery, which
had been goiug round and round in a slow,
majestic way, quickened its pace. "It's
the touch off at the end that does the busi
ness. " Then this really great roaster took
a basting spoon that wonld hold a quart,
and slowly trickled the gravy over the re>
volving beef.
"Billy, show madam the lish-bilers."
Billy took off a cover neatly balanced by a
chain pulley aud weight, and showed in a
huge copper kettle, divided into various
compartments, the salmon and the striped
bass, which were boiling. Steam pipes
gave the necessary heat. During the short
interval the visitor had spent in examining
the other portions of the kitchen, the scene
in this particular locality had changed.
Now there was a row of voices, a din of
feet, aud great odors of cooking meat.
Beefsteaks were sputtering ; flares of fire
from gushing fat puffed up along a vista
of broilers; waiters came rushing in with
bowls; plates clattered, and spoons were
beaten, tattoo like, on the china. Tbe
clock poiuted to 12:30 o'clock. People
were so busy roasting, broiling, stewing,
serving, that it was no time to ask quest
ions. What was this ? Where was it all
happening ? Why, in the largest luncheon
and dinner restaurant in the great metrop
olis of New York.
Indian* in Flor.da.
There are to-day within the borders of
Florida about 250 warriors, and, including
womeu and children, 800 Indians in all,
divided up into four towns or lodges, over
all of whom Young Tiger Tail is the chief.
He is about thirty years of age. One of
thu Indian towns is in Polk County, on the
west side of the Kissiuime River,near Lake
Pierce. These Indians live almost entirely
on the natural resources of the country,such
as deer, turkey, bear, and fish; they make
from the bud of the cabbage palmetto and
bamboo brier root, which they reduce 10 a
pulp by boiling, what may be considered a
substitute for bread, and it is very nutri
tious and palatable. They also have small
patches of sweet potatoes, sugar cane; and
corn, but do not rely on the latter produc
tions. They raise no cattle, but have a
good stock of hogs and ponies on the
range. They dress in primitive style
(flaps and gowns), and refuse to civilize,
but are perfectly harmless. Notwithstand
ing they live almost entirely without shelter
sickness is almost unknown among them,
and they live to a ripe old agt. Auother
town is on Fislieatiug Creek, near Lake
Okeechobee. At this place the council
meet annually to make laws and punish
crime, and at which meeting (in June)they
have their "green-corn dance." Auother
town is fouud on the opposite side of the
Kissimme, at what is known as "Alpa
tioka." Another is near Shackleford,ou the
Everglades, west side, fifty miles below
the Calo:sahatehe River. Another town
on the east coast near the Miama River.
Over each of these four towns at the annual
or "green corn dince," a chief is elected or
appointed who reigns supreme for the com
ing year. The chief thus selected yearly
is the man who has killed the most bears
during tbe year, this being the qualifica
tion necessary for the candidate. There
are no people who punish more severely
for either adultery cr fornication, by cut
ting the ears and nose of the man or lash
ing publicly the female. To this * grand
council the criminals from all the towns
are brought, tried, and punished. Slavery
still exists in Florida, and the slaveholders
are the Seminole Indians, who still hold
several, and would like to purchase more.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
Favors of all kinds double when they
are speedily eonferred.
To be angry is to revenge the fault#
of others upon ourselves.
Avoid an angry man for a while—a
malicious one rer ever.
A judicious silence Is better than
truth spoken with charity.
Nature is the master of talent ( geni
us is the master ol nature.
Have a care of whom you talk, to
whom, and what, and where.
Make not thy friend too eheap to
thee, nor thyself to thy friend.
An idle reason lessens the weight of
the good ones you gave before.
What Is becoming is honorable, and
what is honorable is becoming.
Earnestness of purpose can spring
on'y from strong convictions.
There can be no true thankfulness
where there is ne benevolence.
You should forgive many things in
others, but nothing in yourself.
The good which you do may not be
lost, though it may be forgotten.
He that catches more than belongs to
him, deserves to lose what he has.
The more we help others to bear their
burdens, the lighter will be our own.
The trouble with many communities
is. that their dead men refuse to be
burled.
Man believes- that to be a He which
contradlots the testimony of his own
ignorance.
A friend cannot be known in pros
perity, and an enemy cannot be hid in
adversity.
It is good in a fever, and much bettor
in anger, to have the toague kept clean
and smooth.
Never send your guest who Is aocus
tomed to a warm room, into a cold,
damp bed to sleep.
Taking a penny that does not belong
to one removes the barrier between in
tegrity and rascality.
Patience on a monument Is all well
enough for poets, but doctors plant
their patients beneath.
Nryer fail to offer the easiest and
best seat in the room to an invalid, an
elderly person or a lady.
Never neglect to perform the com
mission which the friend intrusted to
you. You must not forget.
The loud tenes in which some per- .
sons appeal to reason imply that reas
on is a great distance from them.
The happiness of the tender heart is
increased by what it can take away
from the wretchedness of others.
Intellectual pride is less outraged by
the obscurities of faith than by the au
thority with which it is clothed.
Let every one sweep the drift from
his own door aud not busy himself
about the frost on his neighbor's tiles.
Christianity is the element in mod
ern civilization thit secures tt against
the vicissitudes of another oivillaa
tion,
' Reflection is a flower of the mind,
giving out wholesome fragrance; re
verie is the game flower when running
to seed.
It is safer to affront some people than
to oblige them, for the better a man
deserves the worse they will speak of
him.
We may dwell so exclusively on the
many forms of right-doing M to shut
from view the presence ef goodness
itself.
Right habit is like the channel,which
dictates the course in which the river
shall flow, and which grows deeper
and deeper with each year.
A man need only correct himself
with the same rigor that he apprehends
others, and excuse others with the
same indulgence that he shews to him
self.
Of Trebouius, Tullins said: "I am
glad he whom I must have loved from
duty, whatever he had been, Is such as
1 can love from inclination."
Never put much confidence In snoh
as put no confidence in others. A man
prone to suspect evil Is mostly looking
out tor what he sees in himself.
Infamy is where it is received. If
thou art a mud wall, it will stick; if
marble, it will rebound. If thou storm
at it, it is thine; if thou contemn it,
it is hie.
Handsome people usually are so fan •
tasticaliy pleased with themselves, that
if they do not kill at first sight, as the
phrase is, a second interview deprives
ihem of all their power.
Great vices are the proper objects of
our detestation—smaller fault# of our
pity; but affectation appears to be the
only true source of the ridiculous.
No man has oome to true greatness
who has not felt in some degree that
his lite belongs to his race, and that
what God gives him he gives him for
mankind.
The very heart and root of sin is an
independent and selfish spirit. We
erect the idol self, and not only wish
others to worship it, but we worship it
ourselves.
Universal love is like a glove with
out fingers, which fits all hands alike,
and none closely; but true affection is
like a glove with fingers, which fits
one hand only, and fits close to that
one,
It is when our budding hopes are
nipped beyond recovery by some rough
wind that we are most disposed to pic
ture to ourselves what flowers they
might have borne had they flourished.
The great sorrows of life are either
a curse or a blessing to us. Even the
open grave may be a doorway into the
heaven of a larger faith or the open
way into a life of solemn despair.
The intellect of man sits visibly en
throned upon his forehead and in his
eye, and the heart of man is written
upon 'his countenance. But the soul
reveals itself in the voice only, as God
revealed himself to-the prophets of old
in the still, small voice from the burn
ing bush.
Man is like an engine—it will run
well and long if It is well oiled. Cont
entment and cheerfulness are the oil
which keeps the nerves from wearing
out. Busy men and woman think that
time taken from toil for sleep and re
creation is time lost. It is really the
cement put in to fill up the joints, to
keep out the weather and preserve the
building.
NO. 6.