WING BETTER, bo Ew URLETS tno fie world is growing better ! Thought takes a wider sweep; The hand of sturdy labor With a friendly hand we greet; We will not drink the bitter When so little makes it sweet, § The word is growing richer, In wealth brought from the earth-- But, better far, with treasures found In mines of sterling worth, For noble deeas are honored more Than simple claims of birth, The world is growing better ! With fewer musty creeds, With more of human strivings To answer human needs, With precious harvests garnered As the growth of precious seeds TTT EI. MARGIE'S CONQUEST, Mingie Raymond had been packing an :mmense trunk. She was on the eve of setting out for Boston, and won- dered if her friends, the Mortons, would like her now they had all grown older, 8he wondered if the brother Philip would notice her. She had heard so much of his utter indifference to womankind that she stood in awe of hi him, In the morning the sky presaged a snow-storm, but Margie did not let that prevent her journey. When she en- the train she herself as comfortable as possible, and after wearving of looking from the window glance over her fellow- sengers. In front of her a gentleman saat readmg; a vely handsome nan, too, at which Margie rejoiced, for she lid not like ugly men. The snow had begun to fall thick and fast, and oc- asionally great drift presented 1t- Having nothing else to do, Mar- studied her vis-a-vis, He had a striking face, and was surely a well- gentleman. Margie was gazing intently at him, when he looked up smilingly and their eyes met. The girl, confused, pulled down her veil! uul turned quickly away. The continued. About the train stopped short and there was nothing to be seen but a wide expanse of snow with a wood in the distance. The gentleman reported a deep snow bank on the track and a large one a few miles ahead. Margie was assured there was nothing to fear but a few hours’ detention. Perhaps the gentle- man opposite her noticed she looked an- noyed, for he offered her a new maga- zine, saying it might help to pass the time away, Four hours clasped; then suddenly the engine gave a great pufl and they were off Everybody The in half an hour they encountered another drift 1 first. The still falling rapidly and ti stopped in a dense wood. tered made thirew a Pas. i“ self, ie gi€ bred Snow noon again, wore a bright eountenaunce. rejoicing, however, was brief, sor nuch ay r thay +} = i La eater kl Le SHOW was wey had now It was grow- Margie returned book, and as she did so saw written upon leaned back, lonely and forlorn, heard somebody say unght before they could get anything to eat; that was all and the fire going out. A 1 Margie began to bef 1 dreaded the night 0 many men and so few women, gentleman who sat opposite was thoughtfully walking the car. Pres ently, to her surprise, he sat down be- de her and said abruptly: ag dark too the “Jonathan she She Carter’ the cover, it would be mid- , consumexl ittle rightened. in the cars with The the coal child cried. i ~ hie: ‘This is very unpleasant for We may be here all night, and even if we reach a place where provisions can be procured, I fear you would fare but without protector. If you il allow me, I will see you taken care of and serve you in any wav [ can.’ you. poorly a Ww t Margie feit thal unde: She his protection thanked him, glad to have siie would be safe, said would some one to rely on, and he was pleased with her frankness, They were soon engaged in conversation, aud Margie was astorushed that she so soon forgot timidity aud was able to talk dy to the dignified, almost stern- stranger. She chatted away it her ease, and her low laugh actually cheered those around her, 5o the time the people grew sleepy The lamps were lighted, but the glimmer they gave only shone on those near them. The fire had gone and Margie, although wrapped in was shivering with cold, The gentleman, seeing this, quickly took oft his gray traveling shawl and, against her protestations, put it over her shoulders with a firmness not to be resisted Observing that she was sleepy the stranger made a pillow for of a part of the shawl, which was comfortable that she quickly fell The full in her ., utd the gentle, Lo Keep the stew! from falling, had drawn her to aru, where she rested with her mi cheek nearly touching his hand. she looked so sweelr and child-like in the abandon of her position that the stranger might be pardoned for the ad. miration with which he beheld her, Margie slept until they arrived at the village where they hoped to find provisions, when the stoppage of the train awakened her, Surprised to find where she had been resting she started up at once, but the gentleman did not seem to observe her, as he was convers- ing with some one. In a few moments he turned to her and uid, “Are you awake? Well, suppose we go and see if we can obtain some supper,” Marge thought that nothing lind ever and she be He S50 18% 1 1 WOOK IngE IRASSea] UNAS aml silent. ME, i ner Cclacs, ed ~Y shone ¢ tied asleep, ight ale His Wil tasted so good as the wretched supper they procured after much trouble. When the passengers left the table they all looked refreshed and good-natured. The storm was over now, and the day was breaking clear and cold, They were fast approaching their destina- tion. “Do you live in Boston?" asked the gentleman of Margie, She told him in her frank way that she did not, but was going to visit friends. the Mortons. An ex- pression of surprise on his face made her ask if hie knew them, and he an- swered that he did, some “How pleasant!” she exelnimed, and immediately began to speak in the warmest terms of Mrs. Morton and her family, After a pause she said: “Philip Morton I do not know at all, but I thimk he cannot be like his ters. Shall Ilike him, I wonder?” “I can’t tell.’ he said gravely, ‘‘but I hope so." “Why?” asked Margie. “Because 1 am you,’ sure he will like Margie blushed as she said: “On the contrary, 1 don't eapect he wil notice me at all. He is such a pink of perfec- tion and propriety that I own I have a prejudice against him. Is handsome?"’ There expression about the stranger's moutn an- swered: “My opinlon and yours must judge great he was an amused as he I will leave to disagree, vOut for yourself.” NO * She was going to say more, but Lhe cars were running into the depot, and Ile looked ut his watch and said on account of their he could not stop in Boston, but would start immediately for New York. Ie procured her carriage, attended to her baggage, and when she was seated, went to the door to say good-bye, She had been fascinated by tions that she hated to part with him. She told him so, and invited him to visit her at her own home. Then, with a warm pressure from the little gloved hand, they parted. she forgot it. detention i his atten- Margie was cordially received by her friends, but it not until the girls had retired to their that told the particulars ot her journey that had been omitted in her recital of it t« Mrs, Morton. ‘Did your Kind asked Bella. was rooms she ’ protection give no name?’’ “No, put I saw il on the cover of his book he loaned me— Jonathan Cater a terrible name for handsome man *’ “Jonathan Carser! Well, that queer! He is one of Philip's intimg friends. He ut ha SON = and stout wit! such a is anything bu short Srl, Tray eves," dark He sive eves, and his hair is dark, too, “Oh, nol has expres. fing MLC, he has a lovely month, 3? is beautitull’ “Jonathan Carter's eyes and he is not handsome, as I have seen him ofte He is sples revit REIL YOul. nH “YY ou did, He has a lovely vourself entirely with you.” The girls laughed Bella said: **The fact Margie, gentleman has bewitched you, Carter isa very commonplacs though Phil says he is better than he looks.” Margie was provoked, but could not tasie, have no and a thoroughbred leman, voice, and forget YOu vhen he talking V nn aixing outrignt OW, the Mr. man, al- 3 in, help laughing, too, and so the conver sation ended, A fortnight when one day, writing, Philip Colne sped away delightfully as Margie was in her dal Bella 1} had roo that must caine returned right down and see him, They entered the parlor. Philip was standing by the fire, and as Bella said “Philip, here is our guest, mond,” Margie uttered an tion of surprise. But Philip only bowed with a pleasant smile as he re- marked, “I am happy to see you again, Miss Raymond.” Bella was amazed; but when she heard Margie say; “It is Mr. Carter,” the truth flashed on her at once and she cried out: “lt was you, Philip, whom Margie met in the cars! If that is not too good for anything! She never knew you, and said it was Jonathan Carter. Ind you not know her?’ Philip gazed with an amused look at Margie, as he said: “Not until a short time before we parted, and then I should have told her my name, only I was afraid she would not be pleased with my company.” “Well, I have never heard of auy- thing so good,” said Bella. *‘I thought your friend Jonathan must have changed wonderfally, from the glow. ing description Margie gave of him so fascinating, so handsome, s0 be- witching in every way. Oh, it is too funny! You ought to have heard her, Philip! 1 thought for certain she had fallen mm love with your friend Jona than.” Philip, saying he had a letter for his sister, left the room much to the re lief of Margie, who was in a most un comfortable state of mind. She was indignant at Bella for telling what she had smd, and angey at herself for ex. pressing her opinion so freely to Philip about himself, Determining that he should not think she was in love with saving ana she Miss Ray “ exclama- him after what Bella had tekl him she treated him with 80 much reserve and indifference, so unlike her frank, im- pulsive self, that he began to think she really had taken a dislike to bim and so conducted himself toward her with distant but uniform politeness. The charming freshness of Margie’s char- acter made her a general favorite among her new acquaintances. All the gentlemen admired her, but she assumed coldness had entirely passed away. but Philip never complimented her nor treated her with anything but the most profound civility, never seeming to care whether she liked him ornot. This conduct was the cause of eontinual uneasiness to Margie and kept him always in her thoughts, She wus 80 sorry that after al his kindness to her they should be so distant to each other, When two months had gone by there came a summons to Margie to re- turn home, could not be spared any longer. Every one was sorry to part with the bright little girl, and she too was sad for more reasons than she would have been willing to tell. There had been a grand moonlight sleighing party planned for next week and Margie must surely stav for that if she left them the next day, and it was arranged. They were to ride in single sleighs, and Mr, Hele lad invi- ted Margie to go with him, When the night came she ovel the thought she did she bs was disconsolate of a drive with & person care for, and when she not she was very sorry she had not returned There party in the parlom to hat Mr. ceived a telegram. and he had left on ing his excuses to hoe, when Hale His the Margie. Philip came in Say was ill father mmstant, in afew “My sleigh will be at the door minutes.” Margie brightened un she said: “1 am ] Hale has trouble, but with you instead of him.’ The sleighing was excellent the moon shone with a brilliant Margie was in rits, sparkled excit pleasure appeased, and his face ho lite A300 AR DP Aas so glad, not that Mr. that high spi with and her eyes ement and had bright as PPh ilin,? n - I A LDP Ss reserve all Gis grew wil to the gay conversation his partner, while Margie was eu the Philip's f under power of i tions, ‘We shall soon be at "ili nip gree As journey,’ like the wine “Oh, 1 gle, “1 should forvever “Forever he hex me: 1 Philip. her turn answer Will Was 4 women ing uel frit LUE Were uarried, oo} each thor } OLhel Ga oonociasts, The historical iconoclasts after assert that William Tell kindred whose supposed heroic deeds ing and spirits, have roade the blood flow fasier in the veins of youth for centuries, are merely myths, have Robin Hood from the high pedestal on which Mr. Tavlor, the well-known English philologist and antiquarian, that he is probably ouly the last survival among English folks of the Norwegian which is 50 constant he stands, Isaac MAVH ly turning up under Mr. Taylor brings together many circumstances which go far to estal explanation of unexpected forms. Hood, the the good archer, last reflection of the Sun God,” The Robin Nottinghamshire hero is Northern mythology, * the Prof. Max Muller says, by whatsoever name called. Like other solar heroes he has his faint reflection in Little John who stands as Patroclusto Achilles, or Gunner Siguard in other forms of the leg end; and Maid Marion becomes no less personage than the dawr- maiden whom (he mythologists bave found to their satisfaction in Brynhild, and perhaps also in Briesis and Guine- vere, It might, perhaps, be added that the guarded gold of the Nibelung story which is stolen by the solar heroes is to be found in the treasure of the “‘proude Sheryfe of Notyngham’' which Robin Hood and his merry men “convey. Lastly, Mr. Isaac Taylor observes—and this is really significant-that the Robin Hood ballads and legends are local- ized precisely in those parts of England in which the Scandinavian elem ent was known to be the strongest, as to “a ~A golden eagle, now becomes a rare bird in the Scotch Highlands, was shot a few weeks ago on the hill of Morven, within a few miles of Ballater, It was a fine specimen, and measured between the tips of the wings 0 feet and 3 inches, Advices from Rheims are to the effect that vintage operations have been accompanied this year by almost inces- sant rains, champagne is likely to be scares and dear, The Belie oi the Ball. “You wouldn’t think to look at me that I once had a ball given in my honor—-o® account of my beauty, would you ; dig The speaker was an old man, in sab lor clothes, whose weather-beaten coun- tenance, tobacco-stained lips and gen. erally grizzled appearance made the above query sound ridiculous, The re- porter to whom he had addressed him- self looked 0 moment to see if the old man-o’-warsinan was joking, but seeing nothing but seriousness on his eoun- tenance, prepared himself to #stem to the venerable sailor's yarn. “No; tell me about it,” porter eagerly. “Well, if many ago, when 1 first joined the service. Ye see 1 went in in '32 as a boy, when they fust began to take ’prensices in the navy. Mediterranean, as we call it, for my fust eruise, I was quite a good-lookin’ boy too—-ipoked somethin’ like a girl with rosy eheeks, clear complexion and no hair on my face. I had a fair edu- cation, too; didn’t used to talk like an old flatfoot—that’s what we call sailors but had and could use pretty good grammar. I've forgot all that now, though, Well, as I sayin’, I went on board a European erniser—the old sloop-of-war Adams when we up the Straits and well fixed on the station the crew began sald the re- was a good VORrs read some Wis aud got { to make up some ways to pass the pleasantly.’ “First | Th the | there fF OTCHEeSLTA, Lig), a minstrel troupe was got boys took to it like fun. Some could dance, getting could play But who, as hie Crew sing and trouble in of fellows | fiddles and other instruments Was no thi lots we { had man aboard sald himself, ‘had a He for an one sich non- I mean sO aboyv i had a funuy name rishman, for sense,’ had Hi LS Lie | funny richest brogue 1 ever heard. lf Armand De Lorensk nother was an Irishwoman 1 Polish sian, had and his SX ie count. was a land | 10an wa before, and had been fie was § LO an a good one, 100, atic troup and after f the minstrel show i the CRLITG , or the Doom to piay in We afterward the the The bills pos- | tad around the me ‘Miss { Isabella Blank, the beautiful Amirican artiste.’ } Spezzia. agreed, and ve nights +f yr » nig troupe went ashore to repeat program of the ship's performance, 3 1" 3 town called i “While 1 was getting dressed for | play a midshipman knocked at the door { of my room. I let him in, and he told me that young Italian naval officer of the of the the harbor had been i“ | belonging to one ships | Italian 3 | f i { i \strack fleet in with ‘knock«lown’ —an introduction, know, 1 was told that the would stand supper and plenty of wine, suited me, officer | and, of course that “After the and it | success, I met my Italian spooney. show, He talked a little English, and I tried to keep up woman, which tickled my looking on to | death, {| “We went to get supper, and 1 car- | ried off my part so well that the half dozen or so Italian officers present made acting the shiproates night, The officers of my own went into the thing heart and soul, and you can bet I was prime for the affair, The night came, and [ got dressed in my flounces and other girls’ things and went ashore to the shine, About fifty ladies were there and dancing, flirting and all those things were going on at a terrible rate. 1 was escorted by an officer from the ship, and when we wept into the ball-room we were re- ceived with honors, All the evening 1 danced snd had a good time, but I be- lieve there was lots of remarks passed by the ladies about the very free and easy manners of the American girl, I got tired at last and wanted to leave, and so told my gallant that he must tell my true sex. Ile took the Italian gentlemen who had given the bail aside and told them the truth. [didn’t wait to see what happened, but skipped out and met several shipmates, put on my own clothes and went on a spree to celebrate my ball on my own account, “One of the Italian ships sailed away the next day, and I heard thst the Ad- miral ordered her to sea on account of some of her officers making fools of themselves the night before, '' EI TIT, The old sailor paused for want of breath when he had finshed thas ie markable narrative, and seeing the look of incredulity on the face of the scribe, added : “You don’t believe me, do you? Well, I wouldn’t neither if 1 was you. But it's true all the same ; just like lots of other sailor yarns, though most of thexn arsset down aslies.’” ————————— Falling to Sleep. A writer says:—I had often noticed that when engaged in deep thought, particularly at night, there seemed to be something like a compression of the eyelids, the upper ones especially, amd the eyes themselves were apparently turned upwards, as if leoking in that direction, This invariably occurred; and the moment that, by an effort, 1 arrested the course of thought, and freed the mind from the subject with which it was engaged, the eyes resumed of the eydids ceased. Now it oc- curred to me one night that I would not allow the eyes to turn upwards, but keep them detemninedly mm the opposite position, as if looking down; and, hav. ing that jon done the NOY for a short time, I found mind did not revert to the I tried the Jest, pied, and I soon fell asleep. again with the same and, 1 experience of two years, 1 can say that, unless 1 something y annoying or worrying occured been able to go to sleep 1 il aller LATIN t al. sHOTLES sOTne the ¢ described, but a deter do 80 18 all hat : I am that i in the down-looking position it will be OCCARIONALLY ir difficult keeping the eyes in position I hav mined effort to «1, and certain composure and fart gLuent di ad bees sSUGHT. “OD FOR THY Words are the key of the heart. A doubtful friend is ever to be avonl- od, Valor tion, Jane truth. He that won't be counseled can’t he helped, The woret advice, Affection good life, A great deal depend of a friend. The more you say, mem bes The world the heart. Diseretion eloquence, There is endurance! can do little without disere- Bol Delos You exXATRine the men often give the best is the broadest smatie of & the chose of Lhe less people re either lneaks or hardens speech 18 nove that in sometiung subline in cals Our deeds are sometiines betler tha our thoughts, Ungratefulness 1s the of manhood. Make life as pleas: s Jittle ones Ie who OBL Very pPosoh ant as possible foe h hath most of heart Knows of sorrow. $ Cando often affected to cover hypocorisy. is 4 viriue To pity distres but hinroan, it is God like, Suffering is the sures! true He who 4 worthy of the great. We should advo believe 1o be fal The of Our own ins lieve vay of making bs O OUTBeIVES 1 1 Th 1s} Cade 10 Lheory wii We a, reality death demonstrates . Reanee I bcance, ship of stor. Value the frien him who stands by you in the the Mistake, ! ugh which we advance. fru 1 children of light. discipline 14 thr { LAE AS Flowers, leaves, and Ty Sirwovel Lo~days and Lae nar fowl vesterdays are i Docks with which we build. shun e€ unwortuy of « cl thal can ommendation very a be judged The weak sinews become strong by 1 et their conf with difficulties. The AL NESS, and imked togelher, 108€¢ the thorn, sorrow and are = +} L 50 Small Lhal a $ 10 benell v - not magnify it. 31 radvie I think this | a desi The -— A Funny River. Manzanar i {esl eel, § wins navigable either on horseback or it is further asserted tl by carriage. Se that bel watered (ok along the rivel VAs walk iy | When Madrid Napoleon's anny “What! {ne of #1 they exclaimed: has river run away loo the best jokes was that of a young man to whom a giass of waler had been fetched j-fight- the Manzanares; il needs it do.’ However, at times, to than 1 the of arches built across il. nine “When strangers see the bridge they begin to laugh: it seeins to find a bridge One visitor to them =o absured no water, said he would advise the city order to buy some waler Ww ith the pro coeds, This is a fair budget of wit to have centred round a humble stream to sell the bridge wo a- _--— Wedding Cake. A Nashville man received a piece of wedding cake recently, and foolishly ate it. It nearly killed him, and the doctors pumped him out and braced him up and walked him around, and at last saved nis life, although they declared he had all the symptoms of pyamia, strychnine poisoning, normal temperature, Asiatic cholera, morphine poisoning, rapid pulse and terrific res piration and several other awful things. However, an analysis of the cake show- ed that it containad no substance abso- lutely poisonous in themselves, but having been made by the bride, to the best of her ability and inexpelience, the cake was enough to Kill a river and harbor bill. The man was very young or he would have Known better, and would have saved the cake to kill tarantulas with, «A novelty in English cheese is chives cheese, flavored in imitation of the onion-tasted cheese fancied by the Arabs in Syria and in Turkey and Greece. «The new hospital at Austin, Tevas, will past $10,000, ithe isa good music consists of t and pursuing it. overs, but and in t as if they of to-day 1s usually memory of to-mor 18 like {ence wned by white «i t part with his own become that of an- . 3 oy Vv IEANBINYY , pA LE CAN cent rated { InonenLs i INoIRenLs iu weaill o S measured by naverty by ppearance ol Dappiness +3 :s % 4 + + $s hou Epnowest not us Ving only Lnelseives, Lare joved DY I me, =0, seifishness 1s oral suicuds We nat | always leams st LGUlanIly as «4 oid, and inyu «wl who Conse continually grows lost in which we do than lost in days are hose 10 Those worse 13d FOO, which we do evil, The best portion of a good man’s life little nameless, unremembensd s of kindness and love, is his act The more self is indulged the more it demands, and, therefore, of all men the | selfish ure the most discontented. Money and time have both their vaioe, He who pmkes a bad use of one will | never make a good use of the other, Men must decided on whal Lhe) | will not do, and they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do, be There is very little that we do in the | wav of helping our neighbors that does not back in blessings on our selves, Truths are first clouds, then min, | then harvest and food. The philoso- | phy of one century is the common sense ! of the next. {| Opposition is what we want aud must | have to be good for anything. Hard- snip is the native soil of mauhood and self-reliance, We do not have great trials and sharp agonies and heroic works to do every day. It is very small strokes that make the diamond shine. {t is with nacrow-souled people as with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in then, the more noise they make in pouring it out. It is certain that either wise bearing or important carriage is caught as meq take diseases one of another; thecefore let them take heed of their company A shrewd observer once saul that in ralking the streets of a slippery morn. ing, one might see where the good na- tured people lived, by the ashes throw: on the ice before the door, There are a set of malicious, prating prudent gossips, both male and female who murder characters to kill time; and who will sob a young feliow of his geod name before he has years to know the value of it. Necessity is, usually, the spur that sols the slu 1 in motion. Poverty, therefore, is a blessing y for his COM to a young man than while the one tenas to stim powers, the other inclines them to tunguor and disuse.
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