Good Women.
God bless good women! For they fill
The world with noble cheer !
How sweet thelr presence and their skill
To suffering souls appear!
Ql, who but knows their kindly aid,
When on the bed of anguish laid ?
Their gentle voices hope impart,
And vivify the wasting heart,
While their sott hands soothe down the
pain,
That racks the body and the brain!
God bless good women! They alone
Become the best of wives;
Their love about our hearts is thrown
To gladden all our lives—-
fill the home with comforts bright,
With smiling peace and all delight;
To make our welcome warm and sure,
With love's endearments sweet and pure,
And prove how near to heav'n is thix
Fair scene of earth's domestic bliss!
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bless good women | For they make
Good mothers everywhere;
And bleas eur country for their sake,
And for the sons they bear |
For through the years that shall dawn
As through the years that are gone,
roo mothers’ children in our land,
Shall high in trust and honor stand,
True sons and daughters, born to be
The “Guard and Hope of Liberty!”
rn
went to the Manor to wok after
Pardock’s boy He was seven
Id: a sturdy, bold boy; independ-
obedient as I
3 sx
as nave
{
|
Wil
; :
vag enough: he did as he S
r fretfulness,
Among
y
oy
Lthout question
ly Pardock was
party was Captall
wavy and the Cay
become gre: i . Lady Par-
wh
Of
} Oty
Ie young
seemed
She
already |
z had merely
her boy, and i :
end, the Captain, |
do. Lady Pardock always
bh her son on these occasions,
So when we reached the yacht she spoke
ling-master and asked him
what he thought of the weather,
“Fair and square, mv Lady; I think |
it will change afore nigut, but, so far, I
se nothing to be alarmed about.”
the boy had better go
said Mr, Cardewe,
said Mr, Hemphill, |
wants a sail as well as
You'd
“Wo Liv
i erhaps
ashore,’
Nonsense!"
‘Mra, Farmer
ourselves. Let the lad remain.
like the sea. Sir Jocelyn?”
“Oh, yes!” he laughed;
oh
That decided the question. I remain.
ed, and we were soon under weigh, |
rushing down the coast in the direction |
of Portland Bill. Captain Armstrong
watched us for awhile; and then,
“I love the
tie encountered Charley, my hus:
bana, and the old fisherman on the way,
and stopped, as sailors like to talk with
smilors,
i
i
the path toward the Manor,
|
nounced that
Weymouth,
“I wonder you didn’t go in the Fire-
dy, then,” remarked Miss Paradys,
“If 1 had, there would have been
nobody to take them dry clothes,” ree
marked the sailor-captain.
“Dry clothes! What do you mean?
You don’t pretend to say there will be
~ain this afternoon with this wind?”
ried Captain Martyn-Henry, “Why,
ts a lovely day.”’
‘So itis,” acquiesced the sailor, ‘but
ine days do not last forever. Do yon
sol those long white wisps of clouds?
Do you see that dark line to windward,
and the bank of clouds in the south.
west? The wind is in those clouds; it
will blow from the southwest before
night, and, with this ripple and a tide,
raise a nice surf on ths Chesil Bank,
That’s about the only bank in %ngland
on which I do not care for a cavek.”’
Captain Armstrong ordered some dry
clothes for the ladies, greatly to the
amusement of the maida who packed
them in the portmanteau.
While these preparations were being
made, the quiet captain sauntered on,
was at home,
*I think your a sensible young fellow,
Farmer,” said the sailor. “Just put a
your wife's things ina carpet
a box; and I'l take them
Weymouth, The yacht will get wet, I
Charley was not so much sur-
us he had been talking
Barnes the fisherman. But he said
5
“1H bring them over, sir. thank you
with us, You ¢
Make haste.
ready?”
' exclaimed
“No,
wi Sit
Have vou
come
line
“*Clothes-line!” Charley
“Then bring it. Bring all you have.
It will do to tie up the other bundles'’’
Charley’s preparations had
been completed when the
came in sight,
“‘Here you are then! ul
10
‘you seem determin
= SCAarce
' exclaimed Cap-
d to
irgage enough.’
a change all
bring It
“Just around,
hed his hb
and off
strong,
SOS
vith t they
The breeze a but
people wore sheltered.
ent with us in the Firefly.
t on very well for a while
4
€8 agreed
heads
y
12 Sen water
Fed ll Was
nn Lady
£1
wil Bank, ¢
riting I « i
the (
d v wea
some line v Oi
That I shall never forget.
The Firefly had been sighted and con-
siderable anxiety had been expressed
her, Little did I think that |
among the people who were watching |
us were Charley and Captain Arm- |
strong, in fear for the result, Charley |
getting wet; so he hired a cab and drove |
down through Weymouth to the Island,
leaving Mr. and Mrs, Martyn-Henry at |
the hotel to receive the party if they ran |
alongside the pier safely,
The evening was deepening into a |
blustering and stormy night, as Charley |
and Captain Armstrong drove to Port- |
land, and our yacht was driving on.
We were still below when the easier
motion of the yacht, consequent on our
running before the wind, induced us to
goon deck. Behind us was a limitless
front the Chesil bank, the island with
its quarries and ils prisoners, and the
In
side the pier or in the harbor or pulling
So we
said!
But how is this? We are not going
for the harbor direct! Yes, we are
what is that behind us?-a roar, then a
flash, and, another roar. Blow, blow,
good wind, ere the storm overtake us, or
we shall fare badly, Flap! flap, The
wind has suddenly failed us, “We are
in the centre of a little cyclone!” So
said the captain,
“Bear a hand, men; we shall be taken
aback in a minute!” shouted the mas-
ter, rushing to the tiller. “Furl, all.
up with her—leave the jib alone, clew
up the mainsail, smart?”
No time to lose, Flap! Boom comes
the wind from the northeast with a
rush, The Firefly heels over like a toy;
the jib strains, “Up with the helm!"
The canvas splits with a fearful rend-
ing, ripping report, and the yacht drives
upon Portland,
“Steady men! © All hands out of the
dinghy! Remember the women and the
child! Bend the foresail. Let her run!’
roared the master. The yacht paid off,
and turning her back on the gea, rushed
{ down channel—alas into a tide-eddy,
| which sucked under the rocks of Port-
land Island as the wind veered again,
The soldiers at the Verne by this time
were crowded upon the cliffs to see the
“wreck,” Some shouted for ropes, some
| for rockets, but neither were forth-
| coming, The yacht drove in, and in five
minuvtes ran between two rocks, where
{ (the wind having chopped again to the
southwest) she remained stern to sea
frequently swept by the waves, and
{ apparently with only a few minutes to
live, We were screathing and in the
| most terrible distress, Lady Pardock
{ alone sald not a single word. She took
{ her child from my arms and said:
“Mrs. Farmer, try and save yourself
| when the time comes, Jocelyn and 1
{ W ill die together, »
“Mamma, I am very hungry.
whimpered Jove
lyn,
The mother kissed him passionately.
Tears came into as I remem-
my own 1 Charley.
Was this death?
Mr. Hemphill did all uld
cheer us, “They will tind a rocket ai
can reach the rocks there
beach, It is not so rough here as
der. We are lucky,” he said.
Lucky! I thought. Lucky to die i
two minntes or less when
gins to break
Mr, Cardewe and h
had
0
my oves
children an
he
on
Ww
ups
18 wife were stand-
hand in hand, pale but firm. 1
been praying; 11
vas dy
n upon
v
hi¢
1 . .
i ght 3 Al i
"
a}
Fiadon i
WAS 8
Yi 1 that
sii OUD LIER
Dg us
SOME
i M Nig
the wind was terrible, and the Firefly
was knocked to pieces at high water on
the Chesil Bank on Monday mornin
went down and saw her broken up.
We remained aty Weymouth
Monday, and then ail returned to Car
dewe Manor exeept myself, Captain
Armstrong, Lady Pardock, and Si
The lad eould not bear to
with his friend who had rescued
told him many nie
sy: 8 i}
HHL
part
50 a
stories,
“I must go,
said; “I am
obliged to go.”
“Oh, Captain Armstrong, can you
cried Lady Pardock
tearfully. “I beg your pardon most
humbly for so misrepresenting you.’
“*My dear Lady Pardock, please say
no more. Iam really glad that I was
the
mean
my boy,"
afraid-—-1
captain
I am
**A service I can never repay,’ she
“Now Jocelyn, go with
Farmer.” For once the child paused.
Then he said.
“I want Captain Armstrong to stay
with us always, mamma. We have
plenty of money for us all and such a
big house. Will you come?’ he cried,
“I am afraid I cannot go for long,
Jocelyn,” said he “‘not for always."
“Why not?” said Lady Pardock sud-
denly. Then the blood rushed to her
face, for she perceived what construction
might be placed upon her words, She
motioned me to leave the room and then
I went out with Sir Jocelyn until rain
came on, when I eame back,
- - ® w
. .
“Captain Armstrong is going to be
my new papa,” cried Sir Jocelyn that
evening as he rushed into my room. *‘Is
it not splendid? Now he will tell me
plenty of tales, Mamma is glad, too
for she kissed him when he said he
would stay with ns, and she never kisses
anyone but me,”
This was satisfactory! Next day Cap-
tain Armsirong and Lady Pardeck
came to the Manor, aud drove up in the
now omnibus alone. I came in a cab
with the heir and the luggage, and there
were great rejoleings wien the engage.
ment announced at Cardewe Ma-
nor.
"So you cared for him all the time,
dear?” said Mrs. Cardewe to Lady Par-
dock,
“1 did,” replied the radiant young
widow, ‘‘He is the best and bravest
man in the world.”
was
-—o—--
OUR SEALS AND COINS,
A Protest Against National Ouatrages
Upon Heraldic Art.
YJ. Goldsborough Bruff,”” as he signs
himself, has invited the attention of
congress to the ‘unprecedented irregu-
larities”” and ‘“‘absurdities’’ of the
heraldic devices adopted for seals
coins by this government,
Mr, Bruff explains that owing to a
{lack of knowledge this government
{ made a false start. The art of heraldry
| was unknown in this country’s infancy,
| tainable. “In consequence thereof the
new republic was unable to obtain a
| proper device for its national signet
{ until July 20, 1782, and the device then
{ adopted of admirable symbolism, is a
| baseless fabrie, not being blazoned upon
an cscutcheon or shield, and hence we
| heraldic arms, unprecedented in
| annals of heraldry. Being thus deprived
| of that basis, the requisite of all heraldic
achievements, government utilized
a subcharge of the arms proper, and
tsi ca w]e
{ popularly nat
the
us
ional
an be.’
Having
{ basis or
governn
§ ACCT
ever ¢
and kept thelr
Cromwell had engraved
guns ‘Teach to shower
| forth thy praise, O, Lord,” Too lengthy
for our coin, but so applied more bene-
{ ficent in diffusion wealth, I'he
| most appropriately consistent device for
| embellishment of the coin of our coun-
| try would be—obverse: A bast of the
lavreated head of the Father of His
Country, with motto of Liberty. Re-
verse: The precise heraldic arms of the
United States of America, and no other
steller ornament than the constellation
crest, and no other legend than the
title, value and date, and motto of arms.
Such would be creditable to our nation.
ality, and place us among the most
favored nations of Christendom.’
iver
)
some bronze us
of
€
.
| i —- ID Ws
Tove and Noses,
Among the South Sea Islanders the
sioh of affection and amity.
swearing everlas ing peace seal the com-
pact with a promiscuous rubbing of
noses against noses; by the same fric-
tional process maidens declaim their
woes at parting and joy on reunion with
other maidens, the action being attend.
ed by-s0 said an eye witness ‘the
shedding of a power of tears.” Lovers
make their amatory declarations
through their noses, their courtship
being a protracted series of rub-rub-
rubbing of nose to nose,
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A]
~The old reptile and insect forms,
so popuiar this season, occasionally
take decidedly realistic forms. A neck-
lace was recently seen the clasp of
which was a huge green frog, while the
several links were formed of Jong-tailed
tadpoles. A pin for the hair, equally
pre-Raphaelistic, is composed of a
bunch of cherries, on one of which &
slug 1s resting, = trail of siime being
plainly marked behind it.
~-A very stylish dress of biue fallie
was trimmed with brown-embroidered
satin edgefl with beads. The bows
and pointed belt were of blue ribbon
velvet,
~Printed muslins will be made the
same way, very slightly draped over an
underskirt of silk or satinet, made quite
plain, Some few models have puffed
out sleeyes, but jhe grea'er number
have tight sleeves, finished with a
bracelet of ribbon and bow with short
ends,
—(iowns of sprigged muslin delaines
{ and other light fancy woolens are made
with a bodice similar to the above, only
the tunic is simply continued from the
waist downward; the front overlapping
the back part at the side and being
slightly draped over a gathered skirt,
Round waist with a sash or belt. The
edge of the tunic is scalloped out and
embroiderid,
| =A very pretty gown for a young
| lady was made with a skirt and bodice
{of sage-green diagonal Cross-warp
| Berge; the overskirt, revers, collar and
| culls were of vicuna striped with red.
{ Another had a skirt and bodice of
| biscult delaine, printed with shades of
| green; drapery and vest of plain biscuit
| delaine, yoke and cuffs of green velvet,
| ~With all lig
| gathered like a
hit materials the bodice
chemisette on to a
band round the neck will be very
fashionable, but becoming only w
ladies with slight figures. Those who,
on the contrary, are gifted with rather
too much of a figure will still adhere
to the plain bodice peaked in front.
This style 18 renovated by the various
styles of shoulder-pieces now in fashion,
and of winch we have already given a
The pointed shoulder-
piece in particular makes the figure look
much slighter,
ietly 8
description.
a Pp ital
are made
ymposed of a
s bod
y spring costumes
Aliie Inateria
lersk
id the
the
rocade galloon i
The
vy
id «
on a
1g or
tunic is
side and
mmed
16d at
il paniers on each
A bell
loon is fas
gold
into two lapels
nnderskirt
+
Lr
ter
or
Rive
r 8
s falls
The
vile fa
s plaits.
Iie a8 a
AF 3
yi the
sr dress hh
ttom «
cilienne
ndia lik,
of
on
is
the
; electric blu
t bodice MN Le
n India silk. The lower parts of
sleeves are of velvet, with old silver
ornamer Another lish dress
is of biscuit and red striped silk The
overskirt is of geranium-red glace silk,
Ww fan-shaped plaiting velvet,
The side panel and bodice are of
stripe, the vest and sleeves of silk, with
collars, cuffs and bows of velvet. One
green glace silk had a panel and
bodice trimmi terra~cotta bro-
cade, trimmed v and cord
fringe
iringe.
iis, very sty
of
¥ by
wil
of
cheni
le
ik
ried g $1
and beautiful
iapidary’s are
small flowers
tur
al =
i
ey
th Irish Dbrilliants
Necklaces are also she
triangles, points, an
1th an
iver set with
also stylish or.
made {0 resemble
eaves,
tip
“ $
bail
yal,
SHUgiy aroun e
lars in old s
diamonds, The
namonts which are
military decorations, straps, gerlots in
fine silver and gold filigree and delicate
chatelaines and chatelaine appendages
in both mordern and antique designs,
The lighter qualities of woolen
dress goods are exquisitely soft and
fine, and come in the favorite armure,
chuddah, camel’s-hair and debeige
weaves. The colors range from the
dark shades, with which we have been
familiar during the winter, to very
| light tints; and although designated as
new, there are many that are identical
with last seasons colors, being new
only in name. The lighter shades of
{ brown, gray in all shades, and helio-
| trope are especially popular at present,
| After the ecru and Suede tints, a
| golden brown called dore, has the
preference. Russian gray, with deep
| bluish tints, appears ineven the lighter
fabrics; and porcelain and navy blue
| are very fashionable. Russet green is
{ the favorite dark shade of that color, a
| brownish green is called eucalyptus;
absinthe is a yellow green; and other
| shades ars known as reseda, rush, sage
{and pistache, cach of which 1s aptly
| described by its name. The serpent
| shades of last winter are again pre-
| sented, and the various mahogany and
| terra-cotta shades remain popular,
A lovely and rather unique dinner
dress has a bodice and plaited panel of
burnt sienna and gold-color brocade,
the drapery of corn-colored fallle, the
chemisette of cream-colored lace, and a
spray of brown leaves on tne right side
of the skirt and in the hair, The next
has an underskirt of coral-pink otto-
wan covered with cream lace. The
bodice and drapery is also of coral pink
ottoman. A plaiting of Indlan-silk ex-
tends from the left shoulder to the
right mde of the waist, and is fastened
at the shoulder with a bow; chemisette
of eream lace; 1vy spray in the left side
of the skirt, Another has an under-
ie are
fancy silk, The plalted front and tunle
are of pink silk, collar band and stripe
down the front of bodies of olive surah,
This one has an underskirt of cream
stripad silk, the bodice and tunic of
popy-red striped silk; revers and trim.
ming on tunic of puppy-red velvet;
plastron of plaited Indian muslin,
HORSE NOTES,
—-Freeland’s work has all been at a
trot, and he trots sound,
Jerome 1. Case and Messrs, Veech
and Broadhead are in California.
Crit Cavis, the well-known trainer
and dniver, never works his horses on
Sunday.
—The citizens of Atlanta, Ga, have
subscribed to a scheme for building a
Falr grounds and race track.
— Walter Gratz's colt Elkwood, now
al Memphis, has thrown out a splint
| and has been stopped in his work.
| I. J. Rose, of San Gabriel, Cal.,
[| will send a consignment of trotting
| stock to New York to be sold early in
| May.
| =-Ira E. Bride, the well-known pool-
seller, has arrived at New Orleans from
California, where hs has spent most of
the winter,
—Colonel Duncan F. Kenner, Presi-
dent of the Louisville Jockey Club,
| occuples the judges’ stand at New Or-
| leans occasionally.
{ ~~When Hiram Woodruff died a sub-
| scription paper was circulated among
| the road drivers and nearly $10,000 was
{ raised for his widow,
{| =A horse fourteen hands two inches
{ high named Pegasus cleared a seven
| foot bar, in a fifty foot diameter ring
| al Dalston, England.
—Charlie Kendrick offers to match
sorrel to a road wagon for any
reasonable amount against any horse
that has no record better than 2.59
owners to drive,
— The annual sale of yearlings
from A. J. Cassati’s Chesterbrook Stud
will be held al Jerome Park on April
21. The lot to be offered for
prises sixteen head,
-—E i. Dea ( érnea has sod
Bowne, of Flusl i.
old brown stallion Young Indepen lent,
by Chester Chief, dam by a son of Wil.
lis’ Harry Clay, for $1500.
1ffolk C entitled
ibbon.” It started and ended
with good and “‘square’ trotiing
year. It should have served as an ex-
ample for Point Breeze and Belmont.
— Al gE meeling a race for
road horses to wagons should be gotten
with owners or non-professionals
drive. It would make an interest-
ing race and attract a great many per-
BONA,
- Ed. Corrigan has divided
ble, placing a number of his horses
training in the hands of John Redegap,
former trainer for the Hopedale stable,
and the remainder in charge of Abe
Perry.
~ AS & rule, the drivers located at
New York, do their work on the up-
{town roads, especially on Jerome
avenue. There John Murphy speeds
Kenilworth and a lot of goed ones
| given him to level on,
his
$
first
sale com-
4
¥
§
vO
Mr. }]
the 7-year.
—— Uurse is to ti
i
evan *
t -
aut
LASS
the sprir
his sta-
r
10%
~**Whitey,” a Canadian pony, fa-
miliar the inhabitants of Norris.
town, Pa., as the property of Major DD.
Hartranft, was shot recently on ac-
count of old age. "‘Whitey" was
years old. The Msior purchased him
when a 5-year-old.
r 1
james (rolden
to
Je
os will have the follow.
this year: Bonita, i
nia mare, 2.18); DeBarry,
Almont
fos 0
ng horses
9
Mill Boy
rf
I
full brother of
2.2
ilroy, by Messen;
it and
r
wood
Chief,
{ a
A marked change {
16 condition of the
reported from the Memphis track, and
is now believed that the
distemper or whatever it was, has run
its course, Jim 8 said to be
| steadily improving, other ailir
animals are on the recuperating list,
generally
Gray 1
T
and g
»
~The proprietors of the race-courses
should make it a rule for gentlemen
when driving on the track dunng an
afternoon to go one way of the course.
{ and not for some to go the reverse way
This would save serious accidents, as
many persons do not understand the
customary rules of track-driving.
—There is a strange mortality among
{ the choice horses in Kentucky. On the
<31 a brood mare belonging to Hon.
James H. Mulligan. by War Dance,
{and in foal to Leonatus, died. Five
thousand dollars has been refused for
her. In King Ban, Herr Wilkes and
{ the War Dance mare $50,000 worth of
| horseflesh was lost,
~The Illinois State Fair Association
offers this inducement to breeders
“To ihe owner of the sire whose get
{ shall make the best average perform.
{ance in the races for trotling foals
| $500, and the grand gold medal of the
Illinois State Board of Agriculture,
the actual cost of which shall be $200.
The title of which medal shall be suc-
cessfully defended at the Illinois State
Fair for two successful years,"
~If any faith can be placed in re.
ported interviews with Messrs, Brown,
Corrigan and Pulsifer thelr stables
must be mn a terribly bad way. Cap-
tain Brown 1s made to say that Troa-
badour has developed a splint, that
Blue Wing has not come up te expec-
tations, and that Bob Fisher wu not
horse enough to win the Suburban. In
the face of this the latter has been
strongly backed for the event during
the past few days, and is now down to
twenty to one in Cridge’s book. The
Kentucky Derby Captain Brown has
little hope of winning. Duke of Bour-
ton has been complaining, and Right.
away is far from well,
~The St. Paul and Minneapolis
Twin City Dnving and Jockey Club
offers the following stake purses to be
trotted for on the Minnesota State Fair
Grounds during the summer meeting,
June 30, July 1,2 and 4, 1887; Purse
$2000, for the 3.00 class; entrance $200,
one-third payable May 2, when eatries
olose; one-third June 1, when the hor.
ses must be named; one third two days