dimen SP TRY RRO
SABBATH IN THE WOODS.
Oh, sweet long day of rest,
Afar from worldly noise,
Mid nature's summer joys
God is my s
Here where shall glad bird-strains
Resound till twil
Deep violet tne hills;
And from yon cloud-fouts blue,
Fall rosaries of dew
In tremulous bright rills,
Christ'ning the slumbrous flowers
In those still, perfumed bowers
Of tranquil heaven-born bliss,
Oh, would that life might be
Until eternity
One perfect day like this.
ETE FORE Da
MATCH MAKING,
* y »y $s
i's pure guest;
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mused Jean Scott aloud,
elasping her hands around her knees, |
and looking up through the trees at a |
little patch of clear sky shining down |
between the leaves. ‘Mr. Stuart is
rich und handsome; here she sighed
without any known reason. “Phebe |
gught to marry hun—she must do {t-
and let that stupid John Jarnard
f am sure—positively sure, Victor
art would her best, and 1
make the match.”
It was Sunday afternoon, and Jean
sat out under a big vak tree in the front
yard, A he
her, and a little cripples chicken, res-
cued from horse lot, nestled in a
fold of her buff linen gown.
She was a supple slender girl, olive-
skinned, grey-eyed and black-haired,
and just bordering on eighteen.
With the calm confidence of inexpe-
rience and positive
made up her mind to meddle in a very
delicate matter—namely, a love affan
The Scotts were country people, own-
ad a good farm and hved comfortably,
and Jonn Barnard, a naighboring farm-
er, had long loved Phoeve, the eldest
daughter of the house and a very pretty
girl of twenty.
The had not
until two things occurred. Her father
suffered some reverses of fortune, and
Victor came up from New Orleans.
She felt peculiarly grateful to him,
for he was not only young, handsome
and rich, but be had also saved her life
on a certain when had !
been aiore reckless than wise, in
ning a horse-race with her brother,
Her pony took it into his head to run
away, and Miss Jean’s white neck
might have been broken had it pot been
for the timely appearance of Mr, Stuart,
who threw himself in fre unru-
iv horse and checked him.
That encounter led to 8
6 her family,
calied several
Best plan,’
go.
aStu-
suit will
3
book lay on t grass beside
ignorance, she had
disturbed Jean
atta
mater
occasion, she
run-
a
mt of the
young man had
He rode up to the gat
mounted, while Jean sat on
and meditated on her plan.
T leaped to her
sight Of and a thrill shot through
her heart. How happy any womal
might be to win his love—he looked so
brave and handsome,
Now she had been a little shy bef
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him: but to-day she rose to meel hi
with a smile, and a slim d extent
The gentleman rephed warmly to her
friendly greeting.
“You take compassion on all aff]
creatures?” he remarked,
down at the little downy, ¢i
rested o: with it
bound ug [
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Han A
rlony
Al
sik
HOCK
life HS
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in
a
Way
in, Mr.
“Will you «
3 wound-
ed chick—yes, Phoebe is
in the
gi And when he had reluctantly depart-
ed, she sat down again and hid her face
in her hands, her heart beating
and loud.
«¢ ¢#Tis only his way-—only his way,
and I am a foolish weak.minded crea-
$ure to allow his pleasant words and
Rindly glances to affect me.”
She had not long to sigh over her fol-
iy or scold herself for it.
Another voung man had arrived on
the scene, and she must prepare to meet
nim,
He wa
y 3
rlor
PArior.
an honest, good-looking far-
ner, and from childhood Jean had
known and liked him; but to-day she
must crush any presumptuous hopes
sight ibly entertain regardi
Phoebe,
“(rood evening, Jean,’
up her book again,
uch interested in
it was wrong end up.
evening, John,” ina
satronizing tone.
“Is Phoebe at home?"
“Yes: she 18 in the parlor, entertain-
£ng company.’’,
His face fell,
“Entertaining company?
**Yes—Mr. Stuart.”
“He here again?’ said poor John
Barnard, a faint spark of jealousy in
his heart gathering heat and strength.
“Yes, cerlainly: but go in. Paand
sna are in the sitting-room. The boys
sare nol at home, I am sorvy to say.”
“Oh, no; 1'll just go on back home.
% suppose that fellow will stay all the
sfternson.”’
“Mr. Stuart? Very probably he will.”
But hardly had Mr,
dejectedly away when
«ame out again,
“Going so early?’ said Jean. arching
wer pretty dark brows in surprise,
“Yes; I have an engagement to dine
town, But first give me 8 rose--
‘Al, ONE TOBE
“Ine rose-bul one, by those fair fingers
cull’d,
Were worth a hundred kisses pressed on
1
3
il
no
i
’
She had
calmly
Victor Stuart
=m
Less exquisite than thine!’ ”
fie quoted, too low for her to cateh the
words,
she hurriedly picked a handful of
half-blown creamy roses, and gave them
to him,
But not another glance could he win
from her, though a tell-tale color stole
ap her soft throat into her cheeks, be-
Seating contusion and tumult of heart,
he rode gaily away, half crushing
£he sweet roses against his lips,
The sun had dropped much lower in
the west, and the yard
where her younger sister reposed on the
over her knees,
her aves like the eyes of mer,
“What are you thinking about?” in-
quired Miss Scott,
“Nothing, starting up.
“Interesting subject. You have been
completely absorbed: What a dull day
iy
il
would come,” looking care-
fully at her plump white hands.
“He did, but I sent him away,” said
“Sent him away?”
“Yes?
HWhy¥??
“Because Mr. Stuart was here, and I
did not suppose you would care to be
disturbed.”
“You take a good deal for granted.
What do I care for Mr. Stuart? If you
have offended Mr. John Barnard, I will
never forgive you—neverl”
And placid Phoebe’s eyes flashed, and
he turned away in anger.
“Good gracious! does she really love
him. and am I sacrificing my sister Lo 2
heartless mateh-making machine? Dut
how can she love him after seeing Mr.
Stuart? Girls are queer creatures!”
mused Jean, somewhat troubled at the
mischief she had made,
She felt
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positively guilty when, wWik-
she heard | sister sigh-
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one night,
ing.
A week had passed, but
voung farmer kept to his own
at least the Scots did not see a
of him.
“What is the matter, Phoebe?"’
inquired tenderly.
‘Nothing at all,
“Are you
John?” draggin
tingly.
“Well. I am sorry you wounded the
feelings of one who has always been our
friend.” ;
“So am I, but I did it for
I promise you 1 will
aga.”
i 1
the jealous
grounds
I
iythi
or
Me
Jean
wout—about
a the words out hesita-
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troubled —al
our good.
y
er
:
nev meddle
curiously.
“Why did you do it?” }
And ther Jean made a clean confes-
sion of her matchmaking.
es of if vou intend
your eyes out about John Dar-
give up the whole affair.”
listened, first rather si
ly amused,
“Oh, you blind, sil What a
mad Mr. Stuart Al
more me than any oti
acquaintance, Do ¥
me?”
“1 thin
him, W
sweet a
Tey b “fyi
MIT, COUurse, to
grieve
10CKed,
3
cheme, es no
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KE in
hy 8ho
1avalv
1 d 10V8LY.
SAI
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ildn’
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over and Kissed
3 # low t
{ r honest love and admira-
Phoebe 1
3 3
touched by
rey LO BISED:
BO {i i
iy ¢ t
instead of eig
did she t
untatked of u
plished sh isely though.
And fate thr
thevery next afterno
irning from
y Barnard face
“Why how do ‘you
have been for this
ith a friendly su
not a word of
were best | n
ew the cl
WaY
Re the vill
to {:
do Job
Wee
wt
I
a move
"S i.
£1
wi
yw Stuart? '
at fells
“I really cannot you where Mr.
Stuart is. [tis not pleasant to
him called *‘that fellow.”
“Hang him!”
“What for? Now you are very un-
reasonable, and if you want
anything more, you must ask Phoebe.’
“‘One question? Are they-are they
| engaged?”
“Engaged? Good heavens, no! Who
ever dreamed of such a thing?’ she ex-
claimed with as much astonishment as
though she had not teen planning to
that very end.
“Poor fellow, he does leve her. It
‘was a shame make him suffer so."
she ti ght, watcl
el on bili whist
try matchmaking
continued alou
old song say?"
wif do
again,” said a laughing
side her, and blushing, she turned to
face Victor Stuart. **C marks yout
brow, Miss Jean; tell me your trouble,
“Not for the world,” she eried quick.
ly and with energy.
“Why not?
keep the secret, if secret it be, and give
all the comfort I can.”
“Thank you; but I am not in need of
sympathy,’ she said, walking on.
He kept at her side, carrying hus gun
| on one arm,
tall
ell
4
it
WaiK~
ul ig him as he
ng. “I will never
again--never!"
“Put what does the
thely
she
yOu wie
eed, try, try
voice close be.
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are
sweet, beautiful loveable girl; but I am
afraid she does not love me.”
He stole a glance at the sober young
face shaded by the broad-brimmed hat,
faint quiver passed over the sweet soit
| lips,
say very steadily.
| It was dreadful to hear him talk of
that girl.
| “No: she is young, and Ido not want
to be too hasty. But I love her with
ito
i
| would but marry mee" Fe drew a
| long breath, his eyes alight with love's
| fire. **Tell me, Jean, shall 1 wait a while
| longer, or can I ask her now?’
| “Do as you think best.”
path, almost in sight of a house, Stuart
flung down his gun, and stretching out
his hands to Jean.
“Then say you will be my wife Jean,
for you are my love!”
8 ended Jean's first and last attempt
at matchmaking,
Phoebe lives contented (y with her far-
mer, while Jean is inthe city and is Mrs,
Victor Stuart.
i ————
~Turin bread is an eighth of an
inch in diameter and a yard long.
Wept, Sang and Danced,
A gentleman, who was a first-class
spent a winter at Exeter, and, of course,
sical
dilettanti of the place. Dining
strong argument arose as to its bearing
competition with foreign
ai
i
{
i
i
half years must pass before Baturn pre
gents the same rdvantageous position |
he now holds,
During this year and the succeeding
year the finest telescopic views of Ba-
this time
his
in
reaches
northern latitudes, For
he passes his perihelion,
designate the Fiddler, insisting
when
excel
sent
that,
could it; the professor, on the
“1'11 tell you what.” says the fiddler,
“I'll lay you a bet of five pounds that
if a party of Seotchmen can be got to-
gether, 1'll make them shed tears one
minute, sing the next, and dance the
third.”
“Done,” says the professor; *‘and if
your music is capable of that, I will
not only pay the five pounds with plea-
sure, but will that it is
the most enlivening, pathetic and best
music in the world.”
The difficulty arose to gettin
fora U but 1 in-
formed that a number of young Scotch-
men were to dine at irtain hotel
the anniversary of Burn’s « i
wus agreed to pay ther
dered a capital
{ler, for these
)
raw-boned,
be convinced
as
opportuan %
3
1
wing
tals
LAL
con
avergrown
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cipally
thie
upon
ALTY in
were the Very
to make a nit,
ng now arranged, and
most worecy being agree upon,
even ful day was anxiously looked for.
At length it came, and the fiddler
the professor, by an introduction 1
of the party, go
There were
wioin
§ sure
1
ui
the
the
and
an invitation to the
twelve altoget
and a right merry
soon became whisky
not spared when the memory o
Scotia's bards was
dler was not
had got among
waited
that happy
her
thav
Liigy
dinner.
sat down, party
toddy was
J
, for the
ar Ig i
Bris
he patien
Nat
Al
ne, man. It re
fo
iY.
perceived
the sed ond
have
theref
trsmt vex d n
nsirume
ie,
never d
bars of t
tar §
La drappie
DAY CTAW,
bari
up struck the fidd
a® uv $ 1 se v #*
s best stye the reel of Jenny dang
But ave we'll taste
The song ended ler
in hi :
the Weaver.”
#Seotland forever!™ er edd Jamie. and
in an instant tables, chairs and glasses
were in directions,
whole party danc
.
scattered all
Out ran tne affri
he did not know what mi
—1p came the landlady
fled train of inmates,
enter the room, tl
pon the floor being
. was only upon the entry of
aveler, who had just
the fiddler for
t order was restored
y
t is noadless
cor}
ght come next
But none durst
boisterous; and
a Scotch
any sake to stop,
eerfully, and was
y effect of Scotch
played, and ti
that
house
paid his bet
My need of
properly 1at
the landlady took care
never came into her
ist MEI I————————
Prominent Stars.
first place on the planetary record for
his beautiful appearance in the eastern
sky, and also becanse he reaches one of
the great time marks in his course. On
the 16th, of August at 10 o'clock in
quadrature
with the naked eye and the telescope,
pearance at half-past 9 o'clock.
time after his advent Saturn
premacy lasts but a few short hours,
when his fair rival, Venus, appears
upon the scene and robs him of the
proud distinction.
A peculiar interest is felt in the ap-
earth at the present time, for knotty
problems are to be investigated--with
little expectation of their being solved
connected with the complicated Sat
urnian system, The most magnificess
member of the planetary brotherhood is
drawing near the terrestrial domain
under conditions that will not be ex-
actly repeated until the present genera.
tion of astronomers bas given place to
the one that will succeed it. For
though the members of this profession
are distinguished for longevit; Janey.
five years spans the Ai fie high-
est power of observation in an astrono-
rings are open to their widest extent;
these events all occuring before the
Venus is a morning star, and seems
*
glorious members of the family. She
westward, length-
On that day, at seven
greatest western elongation, being then
46 deg 6 west of the sun, Here she re-
verses her course, approaching the sun
with slower step than she recedes from
bril-
liant as she draws near the central fire
that will quench her lesser light,
One cannot help regretting that
bright planet must lose her lustre,
pecially after the superb aspect she
took on during the month of August,
when she seemed to illuminate the eas
tern heavens
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itl Ly y v *
like a young moon as shi
ung tremulous on the rosy waves of
it proclaimed the near approach
Jupiter 1s a morning star.
he latest comer And the
i
Lilt
s that usher in the day, |}
enough
ble, rish
planet
rh from the sun to be easily vi
now an hour and a half
inary, and two hours
after Venus, whol the eas-
tern horizon at One of
delightful observations of the mon
will be to watch the approach of
king and qu stars
draw near the
road. On the 19th Jupiter is
hour behind Venus, and at the
th, he follows so closely
of
separates them, Observers y
1 Poe
Woms above
fh
Lilt
2 o'clock,
ais 1y WF 1 *
een of Lhe
* 3
each olher on
i
hat only the short time
ULES
8 TRILY BA LAS
commen
h v
Mer
} Lio
evening the representa
wat role th
iE
of &d whole moni.
toward con]
till 1
rough ie
iy }
ingc-
R&6 for anoth-
will take on a more imposing aspect.
e— A
Women-..Men,
Women aways show by their actions
they enjoy going to church; men
' .
that
When a woman becomes tlurried she
for afan; when a man bec
Aurried he feels for a cigar
Women jump at conclusions and
renson
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Mes
ren
g
things out logi-
ft: men
mill
Sone
women can't
without looking
pass a sal
A womal
wanting to
a baby without
Women love
tion, self-immoiation
others, and are oiten
Ditto men.
A woman always carries her purse in
her hand so that other women will see
it: a man carries his in his inside pocket
go that his wife won't see it,
A man of fashion hates the rain be-
cause it deranges the set of his panta-
loons: a woman of fashion hates it be-
cause it deranges her complexion,
Some PASS o
ins
inery
nen
going in,
without
1IeVeYT Sees
can't
evel i A 5
A man
wanting to run from it,
1 I
yy & 5 111
ram ¥ IGS i
in
approba-
we part
weak, vain and
al ¥ 4 y
admiration,
on of
foie 1 *
LLIVOLOUS,
man can’t.
When a woman wants to repair dam
ages she uses a pin; when a man wants
to repay damages he spends two hours
and a half trying to thread a needle,
When a woman is asked by a fond
“No,” she don’t always mean it; when a
man is askedby a jovial friend if he will
take something and says ‘‘No,” he don’t
always mean it either,
sii AAAI MA
Moonlight Photographs.—A valuable
off with ink has re-
aced, Tt is termed
process, and copies oil
paintings, drawi and photographs,
In preparing drawings for reproduction
by it, there should be no pure blue tints:
bines for shadows and skies must have
Indian ink mixed with them. Drawings
in sapis and black give exoollent results.
Very clear and well-defined photographs
are now taken by moonlight. Soenio
effects of wood and water have a pecu-
liar soft and rich appearance, which is
quite novel and more enchanting then
ose of daylight photographs,
stone and printin
cently been int
the *‘ink photo”
A Long Way to a Weading,
A youngerson of the Duke of Argyll
having become engaged to Lady
as in duty bound, asked his father’s
consent. The duke, however, answer-
od: ¢ Since my eldest son, the Marquis
of Lorne married the daughter of the
queen, our sovereign, he has become
the head of our house, You must ob
If you get that, you
may rest assured mine will not be re- |
fused.”” To the marquis, his brother |
Vii iw
il
son-in-law to the queen, duty and res-
pect require that the matter should be
referred to her for her decision. 1 will
at once lay the matter before her.”
To the queen goes the marquis im-
mediately and informs her of his broth-
er's wishes, The monarch, however re-
plied: Since Heaven deprived me of
my noble, ever lamented husband, I
have made it an inflexible rule to take
no step in the affairs of my house with-
out first referring the matte my
brother-in-law, the duke of Coburg. 1
will write to him.”
The queen dil
iron
4
wv
d as
Intra a
1s duke she
but
OW =
sie
she promised,
fol
wonsent
received the
r. instead of the
i: “Your Made ty. my
1} thant
beloved
ino 1}
ing ne
political
AWALe dur
4
monartar
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matter within
the emperor said:
rit for and
known
himself a sh ti
“What 1 have I
for my country is
world People,
no idea how my heart is to
cord and disagreem
my family and
However, |
at the Prince }
att sida}
alla leg
whoie
— — a.
weary of Life,
the
v day a short, 1D
WAS Very nut
State acq
£ Was in
AR e
+ tha
Lif
su lati
wan] LO Be
t itaslf, whic
mmonly reported the rattlesnake
would do if angered and prevented
from escaping. Accordingly they
poked the snake over into the ploughed
en began teasing it with
Escape was impos-
tT
| ground, and th
their Jong whips,
tic at its ineffectual attempts either to
injure its assailants or to gel away
from them. At last it turned upen it~
self and struck its fangs into its own
body about the middie.
The poison seemed to take effect in-
stantly. The fangs were not withdrawn
at all. and if not perfectly dead within
less than five mi
4d n £1
yutes, it at least show
That it should die
11 not seem strange if it
that the same bite would
ill grown man in a few
he men watched it long
enough to be sure that it would nol be
Likely to move away, and then went on
with their work. I trudged around
with them for an hour or more, and
every time we came where the snake
was 1 stopped and losked at 1t, but it
| never moved again. In this case 1
not remember that the snake had been
injured at all. 1 have often heard of
rattlesnakes biting themselves under
| nich circumstances, but this was the
only case that ever came under my ob
servation.
wie,
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T
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The Locomotion of Shells,
The great conch or strombus has a
veritable sword that it thrusts out,
sticks into the ground, and by a mus.
cular effort jerks itself along, making
a decided leap. The squids, that ave
the brightest forms of mollusks, leap
entirely clear of the water, often sev.
| eral feet. They are the ink bearers,
| and fiom their ink bags comes the sepia
| used by artists, while their bone is the
| cuttle-fish bone of commerce, Many of
| the cockles have a method of flying
through the water that is quite novel
They are generally beautifully colored,
and have long, streaming tentacles,
and suddenly, without warning, they
dart up from the bottom, and by a vio-
lent opening and shutting of their
valves rush away with their long, red-
dish hair streaming after them present.
ing a very curious appearance. The
shell known as the Lima Nians is par-
ticularly remarkable for these flights,
and all the scallops are jumpers and
leapers. When placed in a boat they
have been known to jump out, and the
ordinary scallop has been known to
jump out of a pot when upon a
stove. A description the different
methods by which shells move would
fill a volume,
TRAN
The Gardens of Rome,
s the city of gardens
such masses eyes
aloe
bhragsous
nd stately
ptern
of
heir
enclosure are set dipped silences
box and yew, and shaded solemn
groves of ilex and bay, others (like the
Wolkons [] Are spanned by huge rains
of aqueduct or bridge, ivy-ciad or tan-
gled with roses, and starred with
mone 1 cyclamen in lavish and
ly profusion. And all alike ars voc al
with murmurous flow of tmkling
waters and fantastic shapes of Triton
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all
Over
the marble basins with its delicate
fronde, and the sunshine steals through
the boughs and the fancy conjures
thie sylvan goat-footed gods,
1 «t r
to wild clash of cyn
up
dancing
ibal and horm, upon
while Hemadryads
en amid their
fF Wt
the
leafy
Burch o bina has
x nite and Iv 1m
gile ana iy INar-
in honor of the gods,
Jut the Doria Pamphiii gardens sum-
mons us to gather cyclamen and hya-
cinth amid their shades and waters and
This was once the
garden of Galba, and upon the green
and level lawn stands a little heathen
altar representing the Pius Antonius
Imp, sacrificing to his ousehold gods,
No sod here is ever soil re-
moved, but fragmen ture, sar-
cophagi, busts and cip al urns
are brought to Ii mba-
ria are singularly interesting and per-
50 In a square chamber approached
stair and a door are many
s. each of which gs in its
he ashes apd halfcon-
dead and g
groves and lawns,
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raed
5 scul
f1
ro
3
hit: ¢ ‘olin
fii hy i143
a the
niche cont:
ictured
some ne
fruit.
their
A group of dwarfs
anties by a advancing
from a lake is curiously grotesque. In
an instant we are transported back
some twenty centuries as we linger over
! the sharply cut and graceful inscript-
| jons to the conjux dulcissime, or the
loved and lamented filii et fille of those
long past days. Within a single recess
| several cippi are not unfrequently ac-
| commodated, with praise worthy econo-
| my of space, It is said that extensive
catacombs range from these princely
| gardens to Rome, of which the view,
| seen through the stems of the pines and
| ilex groves, is one of the most delight-
| ful imaginable, and prompts one 10 ex-
| claim, with Shelley:
| “O Rome ! Odife! O time |
| On whose last steps 1 climb,
| Wuen will retarn the glory of your prime?”
i
crocodile
An Old Parro
The oldest mhaatant in the zrologioal
| collection in the Regent's Park, London,
has just died. Ths interesting individual
was a specimen of the black parrot from
| Madagascar. It was presented to the
society by the iste Mr. Charles Telfuir,
a corresponding member, 80 tar back as
July, 1880, just two years aller the
gardens were opened. This bird has,
therefore, lived fifty-four years in the
gardens. How old the parrot was when
it arrived 18 not learned beyond the fact
that it was re ted as an ‘adult
bird.” The ancient black Vasa parrot
seemed, until very y 10 have oar
red his ball century years lightly
enough, nevertheless his keeper remarked
that he was a little dull of ate, although
pe fed well. One morning, howsver, the
was found dead in lus cage, ha
previously shown DO symptoms of
health,