A PERFECT MATCH.
PERFECT
By W. ♦. kANDAL*L.
The jewels dangle Sieber eau.
Her waist, le but a single span:
And as she swiuge along, elle says, (
wpm going to mach a dandy maur—
Tie hat to in the latest style,
Ile tote. his cane with dainty bold;
And as he drute shawl, be says,
gidrit wed s Yost far gold,"
They rnme toretber at the bill,
They dance and jig, and walls, and lir;
Fier dress is floe, "deinnition seine,"*'
Ills puree is lank, his hair is curl.
Ile Is "so nice," she is "so rich,'
Ito lacks for cents, she lathe for brains;
flattens her, she dazzles him,
They call each other "pretty names."
course papa says "Yes ; "
Mamma says naught—mamma is dead ;
lits debts are large, her puree is deep,—
The fop and fool together wed.
A marriage of."eonvenienee quite.
A yell recherche affair;
"It's just the thing,"his Mende aver;
"It ' S . just the thing," his friend. declare
They live "up town" in free-stone front,
The hall? are grand, the rims are high ;
The bean monde from their Aleahes trip,
Aud enter with an envious sigh.
They do not iota, they do not hater—
, Their only bonds rre those of law ;
They frequent operas and plays,
And rh:orn the "dirty rabble, awls !"
I
Ile held the Vetde, she held the stake,
The lead was blase, the trump woe gold ,
A perfect match, an eimrpair,
For ho wu bought, and she was sold!
Keehn eye
[ For 'the Werrneen
The Chroniolee of Tattletown.
Hy V1801:411'
(311 APTER VIII
Charlie was enileavorlng to soothe
the grief of Daisy, and Claudia, as she
noted the tenderness' of manner, the ea
'reaming tone of voice, marvelled not that
his mother and sisters idolized Firm, but
she marvelled at-uhe greatness of the
sacrifice, and elle asked herself will the
causes justifyit'.' For unlike Daisy, she
and Augusta had fully realized the criti
cal state of affairs, and the vary knowl
edge of a Ileolaration or leaf, bitOUght
with it the uncertlinty of meeting him
for a tong Time, perhaps never.
It was in,this to the Stook she
fell at the prospect, the certainly of his
leaving her, that the convulsions of ag
ony bad laid bars the itritbisn_tleritar
her heart, revealing that which 110 been
hut vaguely felt H . felt, at art, her love
for hint Hitherto she had honestly be
lieved she had cherished only a sister's
love, fer_bipt, and perbsp9 if he bad not
left them,and under such circulostances,
it might have been months, aye years
err she would have asked herself the
question: 'what in hr to me?' rolling
content in the brother love he had given
her Now without warning, had that
knowledge--that (location been thrust
on her, and with the answer came the
noncioun shame of having alone cherieb
ed that love , for was he not another
Tbn last thought recalled her to hernelf,
and Fite summoned all her wornan'r
"Comf3rt you' I need comfort my -
golf " Ile searc•l'y heeded the last
'wor'ds, but years after their full impart
came to remembrance, and he wondered
at his folly—him dtlindnemm, hat now, its
Lye said arilther'4 claimed all his
thoughts, and 0e left the room to write
to her Ilan 1101 In tee Irvine it inter
change of visit, of Ihu rawihrs at the
Ilan, and •Ilriery Known ' Ellie had
01 every occ estop tlimiett him nn oppor
tunity of demanding in explanation of
her singular coiolue4 t leaving bun, at
Faille time no just grounds of com
plaint Iler manner to hint, if there
was it change, wan more Cl odiously po
s itstk, and from addressing him as Char
lee, she caftr , t him M r Compton, espe.
evilly whin spwalnine, of him in Clan
din's
When charlie left the library, he
took the weeping Jteiey in his arms,
L and carried her to her own room,
placing her in 0 s.ifa near the window
I Cheer up, little one; it are to be the
heroine or this dalinia about to be en
l ante I ; lhn warnon atlio shall equal jr
piii,.ttruil the noble wow( n of alit rent
mit ' Rhy, slim wall ,Eugene say to
these art; They are onvemilty Itis
his, no glance save ilia) a sister gives a I COI her love
pride to battle with use agony of her
woman'n heart Chnrlie little guensetl
the conflict thnt had pn50,1 in her heart
ere she trusted herself to stty the few
wordn'of adieu he TV walling for
True by had If , illdere4l nt her 4iletlet:
Lut he utiributed it to 'wither cati4.
and it WWI yenre after, that the wonder
oua power of 0114 love, watt known ti
hint Could he have known tt then,'
how reverently would lie have knelt,
anti wtTraltipetl at ita glntmos shrine ,
but he knew it not,an 1 he too had looked
upon her, had taught httuself to believe
he regarded 'her as a dear mister, and in
this Lout, numbec r Mingo .totd before
him, that ~r 1110 boy M.od's devotion, fidtd
Lt. L.w arltett t.f the WOlll.lll h. fit C bun
only It $1.1.1 It Ii 11011
( Lathy ktid ILe 110fil
111,11 ❑ow e 21101111 bIroi•lo 1111 , 11 t : who
:,hew she meet Say wdteu
'" trelohlitig of tl.e hand vioce , l rn
broi her, Ili the clear heautiltil e) es alit
turned on him ; no (altering of the
V;liCl 4 ILO Mil,/
Charlie n gtievea nig lo Any
'good Lye I hoped you would
take a aecond inougl , t rho. lathier
IYould I could give you llte condor! I ,1,1
Fellimoly keep back lot mynell I can
owl) , give you wouvrance a M1411.1-'l4
harp an 1 pray oatt•wtuly for yout n vie
iy,
Daisy set lip, and taking tile loin
'opened it eagerly, Charlie left her in
ate./ coml.' t 10 me; hat I bear with too t fluke his preptratiolts for leaving
to the bottle field, the l i ve, nod prayers Alfred begged to accompany him. and
of I hose, whom In Wye is my only care, .be con elated, more to satisfy the affeo
my only grief. You will ni.t miss me so tionate servent than any &sot/Wince he
it,those eorrewing ones who ho'we huprd 1., tleriqe‘, from having hint with
itieraya looked to me to protedison, but him , 4
it you should ever need n brother's It wall% rad group that gat hero% rotted
advice, a brother's affeet ion, you will the dinner table that day, and a tearful
remstnher me. wall
.ggit - not ?: And my one that stood one hour later on the Nor
n",t bet, you will oomfott bar, these Cleti• I tteo to bid noltetl to the only sou, and
dial' And ho looked in her eyes for brother, who hid crossed the thr42Blolll
Lea latswer his glance of his home, to cross it no more for years,
.•I will mitts you perhaps, than I Hair yearis.. and a bitter return to the
! Itetuembet this brother love you home of his youth.
have bestowed on me is s new postww-4- -- -4 1, 4114,41uvite hati-brought.ttnAetely,A,L
alma, and just as you've taught me its message, on his return from the, Mall,
•elue, dames rqisigit it." 0
.1 and Ellitta beset, reddened by her broth
•. Not ueoessarily. If there he leperture. fell this the mere With
lime to Tbfah circumstances wonld g she Telt I+ l 4 was forgot inn in the
4er_ my Advice ne4lettift. yew )sorbing grief he felt in lensing the
write. You call titet !nut in he roved The friend 'of his
_ .
of the privilrgin accorded my sister hood, the con4dant, of his 'boyhood,
I know ii, fltou 1:11tInlin
VOL. 13
"I trust I shall never, be paced in
Ouch circumstances in wliioh I eball re
quire other advice than such as your
mother can give, but I promise you to
write if I need a brother's counsel."
"Think you, end nor I'm another
favor to oak !"
•Wbal is it."' 11".
"I do not know that I have a right to
mention the subjeat,--it is &delicate one,
but I claim a brother's interest in what
may so nearly concern your futdre hap
piness, I Allude to Mr Bell.
Claudia . blushed, but said nothing.
Charlie looked his surprise. "Forgive
me, I did not know that in the few
weeks of his play, he , had aocomplished
eo much. I was unaware of the real
state of affairs, or I should have said
noti.ing. Forgive me "
"You aro mistaken if you suppose Mr.
Bell is, or ever will be anyt,bing to me
more than a friend. My emlitirrassment
arose from a rcluotattoe to speak of it all,
though he has done me a great honor in
offering ,himself to one such As) . "
"You do yourself injustme He is not
worthy of you. I confess I am Borne
whet predjitilieed against him, nut not
without relit in, but now I know you have
declined the honor of his heart and
hand, I am' prepared to like him better.
Mr. Stockton I like vert much." She
noticed the saroastic tone in which he
spoke of 'the honor of hie heart and
hand,' and she replied quickly.
'•Your prejudice is unfounded, I nm
hullo sure. Mr. Bell i.e an elegant gen
tle men, even your mother, and Augusta
admit it, au-I the latter declares hovi
aoted unwisely: in treating him so
coldly
Ile smiled of her warmth. of mannar
in defending the absent "Nevertheless
I insist upon it, you will never regret
having acted as you have under the
circumstances, but, I must not tarry
hero I forgot,, I've only three hours
to make my uriongetuente for leaving
Thank you for the comfort you have
given me "
Thorn win
The name of I:a7,eno only called forth
a fresh buret of tears"•oll Clint lin ' li
)4 tool enough to linve you go, but Eu
gette,my d ar Etilene ! The bare 0101111 1 11
ultoomi 41114 t..e
a let:et It 0111 blrp, pet You
i 1,4" blot a wuh your te•trr Now
xil up and read It, and if yaw wilhxt ttwer
ityttitite , lliteir, I emt take' It to bin: 1121 I
dip iu S
IF
It, la a
Mr/ (
ME
"STATE RIGIFLIS 4ND FEDERAL 'UNION."
BELLEFONTE, PA., FRIDAY APRIL 17, 1868.
his manhood, was forgotten, yet she hint ,
it calmly, so calmly that she wondered
at it herself, and when her mother ex
pressed surprist. at bid not coining to
bid them farewell, she made some exouse
for his apparent neglect Ellie was a true
woman, and with it true woman's love
sought to exeussA is . shortcomings,. to
others, even while unable to admit them
herself; oomforti g herself with the sat
isfaction of ba•in exonerated him in the
eyes of those who egarded those faults
lees charitably than herself
The supper bell rang, and as Ellie,
her mother, and her aunt, Clear
mout, seated themselves at the table, Lb.
old gray-haired butlar placed a note be
side her plate .the glanced at it hastily.
and she trembled, and blushed, as she
recognized the handwriting Mrs Burke
asked no question; she knew she would
know all in good time. Miss Cleaimont
ask ell :
"Who's your letter from, my child ?"
' not a Totter, Aunt Liisie, it is
only a note from tbe
"From the girls!"
'No ma'am. it is a note from Mr.
Compton. I have not read it, hut I sup
pose it is to say 'good bye' to us all,"
and she edurivored to change the sub
ject, but Miss cicsrmont'swas
fully occupied' - C
. 0
- COI (ht procied
ingo, and she knew ClMile intended...ac
companying, Willie to Richmond.' She
therefore confined to question Ellie, as
to his lepartnre, Mrs Burke kindly rp
lte•ed Ellie of the trouble, and finally
transferred her sisters conversation to
herself, touch to Ellie'e relict nttper
ores noon over, for none had a care for
the ;Istinties before them, end old Simon
wondered, 11.1 he cleared off the tee table,
whel manner of sorrow it would he that
eating could not alleviate 1 "
—To be pure now' jets to think all
lent Judy's liciotte flannel oaken has'-nt
been teched , and that 'ar coffee, why
Idris y( ur soul, I links if old Paley was
to die an go to liebben, eueh a cup o'
coffee ns dot 'ar would cheer me up pow
erful, It would White folks is quart
411 re, and no mistake Now die chile
would mot down to dat 'fir supper, and
tanked do lord for gain him etch com
fort Ole Judy will be 'stressed ober it,
I 1(1101.'4, she will. If anyting hurts her
feelitt4, to Bee folks slight her rittals,
and old Simon ruin letllicitte dot dnr isn't
many ant duce, he kin "
%%ien Elite left tho supper table
she went up stairs to her own room
There was no hgbreare that cast by the
re3a a the moon, and she seated barrel(
at the window and looked out, endeavor
tog to imbibe some of the calmness of
the hour She dared not read that iet
ter What need of it, when her heart's
triter. ..Oa had penetrated ttn outer cov
ering, ml,l yell thereto ttortgony of fear,
and gttef, those words that would blight
forever her hopes, her 16ve Why should
he urmtp thus to heft to tell her of him
hipptue,s, of his 1.)•0 for !mother! Vet
was he to blAtno7 Ilad he ever toted her
th,it WA. , Jeerer to him than aught
elye e rth She answered 'oo,' while
he' e to remembrance every
I .ne, every acv of I.y-irotie days, and in
let prete.l them as all ti %vomit' holds
I •ar, h ilt love for her. Reason said you
-tumid reeir I throe tokens an the gallan
t. tt 4 la •'i true wsetouyly `111 .. e , to wouino,
the tostmetive hunt tge he pttyv Im a beinx
morally 1.11 superior Lore whimpered
that 1(e hail reutlertol the-e galinntries,
hi liotn,,gr 10 11 4 )11e utlrvi tri to lier4elf.
otiil the Itelenc l cogerly so the voice
that responded 1., her heart's longing
She clasd,il the letter to her ho4otn, snit
leaned out of the w toil ,w, drinking in
ihe 000 l otghl air, as though the light
eight on her hart was suffocating her
Long she rentaitieti thus, the soft moon
molting loch ou her through the misty,
levy Mire of night, then with is prayer
for strength to bear what might be re
vnainil in that tiny missive, she sat down
sod read it, In ran thus •
I know not what prompt-in--49,10 this
lasi elturi to Rey theme things, which,
rut. the loot two mouths you_liale_denied
me. I Luuw of no offense for which should
dn Much penance Time; and time again
love I seughl,ttu au interview, but you
hove, unlit-roily it in true, refused it•—
Have I deserved thin! I ask it now In
!Inn the hour of our ,separation—inthe
of_hapowed 17-goneditya--In the
strength of the love I bear•you, do I sh
erry° this If I have preau7ned In as
piring to noon happiness an the posses
si in of your love, it is because, I ones
hoped that you regarded me In nut:tiller
light thou that of sk_dear Knott I win
'make this tionkseicitinuw wlitifyirldelte
(skein the place of grief; can tell you I
love ou when duty, perhaps death, may
,spar us forever. I know not; I ask
not other has usurped the . place•l've
het 'your heart since boyhood. 'Tim
nought o rotrwhen I am assured you love
me not. I auld not trust myself to see
you before leaving. I Gould not'truit
myself 10 bear the pain bravely Lt
would only have opened afresh the
wounds that your love alone could heal.
Farewell! May 0011 bless and protect
thee, and grant thee a'l happiness.
NUMMI COMPTON
She read it through ; then again rend
it, 4e though ehe could not compre
hend at one glance its full meaning
She rested her head on the tattle, and
In aned an if in pain ; but no tears rams
She heeded hot 'the flight" or Mire; ay
sbe remained, thus in the lethargy of
grief. She only knew, she only felt
that her own hand had driven home the
arrow to the heart that had" loved her
once so yell, but Which now was dead
to her. The Moorn Illteni - down; the can
dle flickered in its socket, and went
oat; yet she heeded it not. Na tears
came to relieve the storm clouds that
hovered over her soul ; only the low
mutterings of dispao fell upon the sul
try atmosphere of tier bele!, dial thiret
ed for the cooling drops that would,
"Some snit feeling fall
Ltke moonlight on n dark cloud, giving
The thoughts a brighter hue, and all
The portols of the soul are living
With the thick mat of Inset.
TII 'it) STEVENS ON TIOC Rq`IPAL.E.
The following is the closang part of Mr
SteLeill'. re mark during An i Weir le w
with a correspondent of theN. Irot7d :
"%V ell, then, there'e the whole thing,
it's as simple as day. What the
do 1 care about the question of veracity,
as they call ii, between Johnson and
Grant! Thai's nothing to do with the
law 'Both of them may call each. cater
liars if they want to, perhaps. they both
do lie a little, or let us say equivocate,
though the President certainly has the
weight of evidence on his side. But
Johnson being right or Grant being
wrong, it makes no difference If they
Rant to settle the question between
them, they may both go out to my back
yard and settle it alone of course I
have a light objection to having that
area soiled by either of them, but I
wouldn't object, if they would only tic
it so that wo /Mould have no more talk
Wlint I am alter is,tbat the law of these
United States, as ma* by the Congress
Of these united States, shall be obeyed
by,the President as well am by , all men
beside—There was plenty of evidence,
God knows, to convict Johnson last
year --It's all 110t1110t100 and folly to
arguewagatinit the self evident proposi
tion tiled there is more than plenty of
evidence now."
How Can they go Back on This?
I% hen the Ci•il Tenure Act WAS he
(',re the Senate, just previous to itaadop
lion, Mr IVilliams (Rad ) of Oregon,
331.1, I have no doutu that any Ilabinet
Mini.ter who hair a particle of self re
erect (and we can hardly suppoie that
any man would ocean . ) reeponathlo
an otlice wultnul having the feeling)
would decline to remain in the Cabinet
after the IZestdent had niguilll.l to hire
that 4i, preAr ace +masa° longer needed
Mr Howard, (Sad ) of Aliohigad, hind
no doubt the practical working of the
bill would be av the Senator from Ore
gon had unmated —Mr Bherman,(ltad)
of Ohio, said take it that no cave
can Arise, or is likely to urine. whit e a
Cabinet Alinister will attempt to hold
on to his office after his chief desires
Iris removal. roan sareeiy oonoieve
ease. I think that no gentlemen, no
inset with any serum of hotior,would hot!
a pouition au Cabinet officer afte his
chief desired his removal," And again
he ° ai d : — "Lf /- I KIPPOued either of those
gentlemen [referring to the Cabinet of
Mr. Johnson] was so waiting in man
hood, in honor, a. to hold his place anti.
The politest Intimation by the.Preildent
of the United States that Mt; selsioes
were no longer needed, I certainly, as
a Senator, would consent to his removal
at nos time, and so would he all
If, after advancing and (oncurring in
s_ush sentiments, Seuatern are ready to
de battle (or a man who iffarie
thus breaded With disgrace, their Eno
lives assiuolbe 10 , redress` his wrongs,
bin simply to pie hip ease it a misera
ble pretext foptupereealog the Prteidito
with a pliatif fool olt tbrir °WI, like
Wade.
it
I,__l
NO. 16
A Wonderful Flying Msohine in Course
of Construction. •
W. 8, Ilntchings, of St. Louis, .the
inventor, has laid his plans before the
best teronauja in America, and all pro
nottpce it the only success ever made in
Kriel navigation—in navigating the air
and turning In any direction,- at any
height, with the pleasure of the navi
gator. This wonderful invention of
navigating the sir has been the study
of the past century, and has at last been
successful. The media bee already been
' built, is twenty-eight inches, in height,
and works with the utmost ease and
upon mechanical and philosophical prin-
In constructing this machine, the laws
I of gravitation have been well.,atudied.—
The large machine now in course of eon
!turned-on measures twenty- eight feet
height with an expanstbn of twenty-
I two feet, full weight of the machine 28b
lbe , when ready for wrist navigation,
capable of carrying with-ease in the air
IA Ihs , The principle is _entirely hew,
and the haven for plaints the compression
of hot and cull air in running a caloric
engine which is attaohed to the back.
The body is euelosed in a eiimplete
Oct of mail armor made of vulcanized
India rubber and brass, with glass in
front, which protects th e' body and face
from the wind. Attached to the emine
and connected by means of a tubo- pass- I
ing over the shoulder is a large cylinder
containing the compressed air, *loll is
worked with each hand. Ily this` means
the navigator can go up or down with
age, and. regulates, the engine at his
own leisure. Attached to the-feet, head
and ay tinder are doubled, inflated wings
some four feet in length , and by means
of cords and India rubber valves attach
ed to the fly wheels of the engine, are
two large inflated wings, on the com
pressed air principle, eighteen feet in
length, and which turns with lightning
speed in rf circular revolution, bearing
up the entire machine Lnimeilintely
above the engine is Attached, by means
of cords, a large double inflated pars
chute, measuring sixty six feel in oir-
cumference, with a tube connecting
from th• eudire with the calarto-engine.
This is the protection in tusking the as
cension without danger to the aironaut
in cane of accident or breaking of the
machine. We understand 4lie first trial
will Like place near this city, with 41.ie
wonderful feat of Jumping out If a 401-
loon at the itelLitt of two thousand feel
from the earth ; and as the inventor
proposes to nceomplu ti th is himself, he
has great confidence in his own inven
tion If it is a success, octal naviga
tion iekcertainly the most useful 'noes
tier of modern tuned, outrivaliog the
telegraph or steam navigation—St Louis
Dispatch
Political Mie'cagenation
We copy the follovring from a Phila
delphia exchange
, "In Chestuutstresit his morning, up
!on the promenade where all was bright
ness and beauty,conspicously among the
throng on the north side of the street,
walked a male tiegr.t upon whose grin
leaned is heatifill add richly dressed
white woman We stwthe same disgus
tiog bpectule on Saturday That we ta
mest doubted the evidences of out senses
ie ithtlwa ut the foot that we made no
mention of the naIIIUCI sight This
morning we et" , the same couple. The
man In as black ItB a roll of Russia sheet
torn, an I optrts , his handsome apparel
with evident comolsc ' ency The woman
Is young, very ladylike in mien, and was
elaborately attired in purl'lo velvet find
and costly furs. At.first the idea was
that she might be of the demimonde. Of
this we are now assured to the contrary.
The case is evidently one of the grossest
miscegnation. It is thii tint wo have
seen openly waded In the publiestreete
of this •oity,"
What could be more more disgusting'
to a person of the least refinement than
the exhibition above mentioned,? What
must ti white woman think of herself
who will marry a negro, and then parade
her shame before the world ? The teach
ings of the Rsditials lead to the pit Into
which this woman ban fallen and• de
graded herself.
pear's.
that wear.) to have no more Presidents.
Pity . he don't have a similar revelation
with regard to Congrese.,
—The western goldAletds are es
paired to yield Siri,ooo,ooo
A Farmer's ACooont of Himself.
I am only is common or plain farmer.
I oultiveae %Dont fifty acres of land, and
much of the labor is preformed by`ory
own hands, inoludlog the,regular atten
dance at market. My land is good—l
made it so without buying any manure.
[keep horses enough to" do the work, -
and oows! i ptid pigs muob more numer
ous than Any of my neighbors in pro
portion to thi same amount of lend. I
au • .. of 5.il Y ote,
isdone in the beet manner I haveagood
sized garden, atooked with a little of ev
erything, including all• the valuable
small fruits—thanks to the advice re
ceived Ittrongh your columns. I have
my orchard of apple,e -pears, &0., and
making considerable money out of it,
besides'eupplying all bur wants. I find
that well tilled land. havitig, previously
been pia in a high state of caltiration,,
will produce not only twice but thrice
a much as moderately good land mod
erately worked. Commencing in a small
way- , --going in debt for nearly the whole
place—l hare suotteeded in paying off
the entire debt, building a new barn;
repairing the house. and adding gener
ally to the appearance and value of the
improvementer I. pay cash for every
thing I buy. We live as well as there
is any desire on the part of my family.
My wife' ill not overworked. We have
all the leisure time wished for. We keep
the Sabbath. We do unto others as we
wish them to do unto us—are ready to
preform :a neighborly act at all times.
Our children are tieing — weft educated.
All this has been 'accomplished by at
tending strictly to my own.affairs, and
and not troubling myself unneoessarily
with the affairs of my agai4ghbors, or
idling away time' at shops, stores and
taverns, as is too much the ONO yet in
this region, and criticising the Condo."
of others.—&z.
AULIBC Or OLIINIANI, IRISH Ann CAI I II/
nice. Whilst the Rads of the Penn
sylvania House were rushing the Regis
try bill through so disgracefully on
Thursday evening, they became wild
with frenzy and belched out their love
for the nigger and hate of 'foreigners
without reserve. On Friday, in the
Senate, whilst Thorns' PhiladeTphia a
exnalmant was under discussion a simi
lar scene took Ilitace. John Rickman, of
the House, declared that "an intelligent
negro Via better entittintio the eleethe
franchise - than an Irish`Cathidic." Lang
don, of the Renate, is reported as sayinF
that "the - negro is better entitled to the
elective franchise than an Jrishmin7'
and Fisher, of the same body, from Lan
caster, is chimed with declaring the Dem
ocratic porky gm composed of bin-trot
ting, ignorant Irishmen, and swag-bell
lied lages:' beer DUtohmen. These 'black
guardisme and falsehoods will answer
as excellent finger-boards to point out to
the people of Pennsylvania the true
and character design of the Registry bill
—an infamous measure concocted for the
exproes purpope of disfranchising not
only the naturalized Oil 1Z11441 ol i tbe :3tates
but every man who labors with his hands
and is poor. •
. Bosom Pis.—A young gentleman
freifi l the country stepped into a store
and informed the proprietor that his
occupation was that of a carpenter, and
he desired to get a bosom pin emblema
tic of that profession, The obliging
jeweler looked over hie stock, knd, find
ing nothing else, showed' him a-very
tine Masonic pin. The young 111"1113 look
ed at it carefully "res," •said he,
- "there's the compass and square. I use
both of them—but why didn't they put
la saw in it Y Its first rate as far as it
goes II ullo ! there's 0 there— what
does that stand for !" Ths jeweler didn'‘
know The man studied it carefully for
a moment, and a bright idea struck him,
Ills face flushed as if he had made a dis
covery "I have it," he said ; all
right. a stands for gimlet. Compare,
square and gimlet. That will do—l will
take it " There wa:s a little to'ucli of
sadness in his voice as he piund the
emblem on his coat, and went way
muttering :—"Compass, square end gim
let Ido wish there was a saw trough '
HA PM' flottrs.--110 not be ;tfratd . of a
little fun at home. Do not.ebut upyour
hoosee lest sun sboukt fade the carpet ;
and your hearts, least a hearty laugh •
should shake down some of the musty
cobwebs there! If yoo want to ruts
your solis, let them think that all mirth
and social eotoymotat must he ;oft en thit
threshold when:thegriApte home at night. •
Young people must base fiikatui retain
, Om somewhere. , Vibe) , 110toi. hare it
at their own hearth stollen, it will be
sought in other and lest profitable please.
Therefore let the fire burn , brightly at
night and unlike the home ever delight
ful, with all those little'arte that Parents
eons perfeotly tinderatand. Do not re
press the buoyant spirits of children;
half an hour of merriment round the
lamp and fire light of home blots out
the remembetance of many a oars and
ittibfiyiintfeletterttfirthrdwyoncirttut but — --
safe-guard they Can take with them into
the world is the unseen Influence of a
bright little animistio sanoicm,
—Path now Import. bloli4e 1141 r
from A merfeit