* Ten Little Chickens, Ten downy chicks from ten yellow eggs, Toddling around on sturdy [ittle legs. Ten little chickens basking in the sun, Down turned to feathers—thrifty every ono. Ten big chickens—preacher come to dine, Chicken pie for dinner—then there were nine. Nine sleepy ehickens—preacher staid lage, Fricassee for supper “then there were eight, Eight bad chickens to garden scratching given Soup for sick neighbor—then there were seven, Seven grown chickens, full of bad tricks, Children had a pienic—then there were six, Six fine chickens at the set of sun, When the sun rises there's not a single one, Gone away to mi irket twelve jingling dimes ta the mistress’ pocket—so ends the rhymes. ~Lucy 8. V. King. GOL DEN ISLAND. Robert had finished his education at the old school in the village where his father and mother lived, and he was now of an age when a healthy and strong with a true spirit of devel- oping manhood and Independence, wants to learn a trade, village boy, The in a small one, and outside of the tailor and shoemaker there were no men living there. All the rest of the men, Robert’s father among them, were farmers. Now, Robert did not like the life of a farmer, It was too guiet and too much like slavery to him. Not that he despised a farmer, however. He was a good son and he loved his father dearly. But Robert was of an enterprising, active dispo- sition, and the uneventful existence of a farmer did not suit his restless char- acter. When therefore, he resolved to] He did not know which like best, He meant to after awhile. So one beautiful ing he packed his valise with the hool time was 1 his sc one he would find that then he went to . bid journey; goes on a long bh er is father good-bye. “Where are you both exclaimed, with they saw the young man fore them, equipped for a journey. “I am going away to] replied, ‘*‘This and there and moth and going, Robert?” Le- standing earn a trade” he t for me, for a boy is nothing to do here as I am. city for a couple of years, where learn a trade and 3 a and fortune for mysel The old people was determined, they better to let him his way. wished him God-speed and good luck, and told him not to forget parents and come after some time Robert that and then de. parted, He had traveled for many many a mouth, but still he bad not found the business he liked. He had been working with several masters, but somehow or other Robert grew tired of bis job and left, was sit- ting on the bank of a beautiful lake and noticed a boat gliding over the smooth surface of the waters, There was a man sitting i feathering the oars in a leisurely ner, while the boat continued to float noiselessly along. man and his boat for a long he murmured to himself: “Well, now, rowing must be the most pleasant thing in the world, The man seems to enjoy the fun amazingly. I wonder whether he would allow me to have a row with him, him and hear what he has to say." He shouted out and beckoned man in the boat toward hin. When the owner of the boat heard Robert came ashore and invited him to ac- company him. While the oars were dipping the water and the boat was quietly moving along over the beauti- ful lake Robert told the mau all about himself. *So you do not like to be a farmer; what would you like to do then? Have you not been able to find a trade suit. able at all?” “No, sir,” replied the young man, “I have not been able to find a job that I would like. What I have to com- plain of most is that everything seems to be hard work, and I don’t like that, I would te glad to learn anything where I had the opportunity to make a lot of money without any trouble and and exertion. But hard work 1 do not like; it makes me tired so quick,” “Ohl oh!” said the boatman, ‘“‘that is the way you feel about the matter. You are lazy, 1 should say. Look here, my boy, any trade is a good one, if you only work at it hard enough, and with an earnest intention to make a success, All work is equally exnobling to the man who labors honestly and diligently, Now, I think it will be a very good thing for you if I give you a lesson that will be of service to you all your life.”’ The boatman had no more than uttered these words when Robert suddenly noticed that the boat began to roll and to piteh. The young man anxiously grasped at the side of his seat to prevent hiroself from falling into the water, But the motion of the boat in- creased more and more, The waves ran over each other and rolled up mountain high, It was too much for Zobert; he could not hold himself any longer, for an immense wave came with terrific force against the side of the boat. It turned over, and the young man fell into the lake. Soon the wa- their son thoug saw that and have his back promised a day and One day he time, when ters swallowed him up, and they closed in over him like a 1id on a box, Unconsciousness overcame him im- mediately after he fell into the water, and he awoke again, and, to his utter astonishment, found himself on dry land, It was a peculiar place, the young man thought. The ground was hard and rocky, but still there were lots of trees growing everywhere, A beautiful light shone over all the land, but where it came from Robert could not imagine, The sky above was as blue as the azure heavens that expanded over the beautiful flelds around his na- tive village. But he could not see a sun or a moon, or even a star above him, The young man was bewildered. He stood and looked at his surround- ings as if he were enchanted or dream- ing. Suddenly he was awakened from his reverie by the approach of three men, all dressed in red clothes, with black turbans on their heads Neither of them spoke a word, They straight up to Robert, and whil them took hold of him by the others caught him by the y one ol ck the legs, sistance and expostulation on the in vain, The youug ” three did not 1 were screwed in a , and stop until they came to a large build. ing. This structure was of wood, but in front stood a very comfortable chair, in which Robert with whom he lake not ago. to the three men before him. “*Now pat the stranger commanded of the three when Robert vise noticed the had been rowing on He lift and they wand ed his stood Ong he and the 1 to come down!" in red, ground man in the chair beckoned hu forward, “Young man,” told me that you do not like you nd of lots of money, You shall have just what you want, and I hope you will enjoy It.” After he 3 ’ stood on the he work, are fi had spoken he made in red, and wk hold of him and car- None of them .ever ‘hey continued good pace a broad river, where 1. The three oat; then ments again they 1« ried him away. to their At } 1 spoke him, 1 uletly, but at a boat moore men carried Robert into the 1 they pushed off, and in a few mu were gliding over the waters, “Wi quired the young man of * i 4 1 Led vy e WOORINR err taking me to: three mys 2 Ale you the terlous valmen not take the slightest inued ything. me where we They cont rowing not heard an yu do not tell going I will jump nto the drown myself!’’ shouted he got up to g ret ready for a the river, U “11 ye are and and waler Robert, leap ACCT - into sfore he could + LUE Oursn neck, threw plish en caught bir j him into the bottom of the boat him to one of the seats, He realized now that he had better keep quiet and resign himself to his fate. About half an hour elapsed, when soddenly the The three men pulled them ree took ifted him out of the The next minut and Robert was hoat stopped. their oars unloosened Robert, hold of Whi Aan dl » shore, boat, One of then into the the th boat on to & they Nd oft again alone, He looked around ax ind that he d gold, At hardly believe his down and examined “True enough!” “All pure gold! Then he went along to It was everywhere the same. 1 fo was standing on soli eyes, stooped he exclaimed. se¢ whether The re- lobert was on an island about two miles square, composed of solid gold. The surface was as smooth as a table, Not a tree grew anywhere. In fact Robert saw nothing but the sky above Lim, gold beneath him. He walked gomew hat farther into the island when he came to house, which was built of golden coins of all the countries of the world, He noticed the corner beams were all made out of $50 gold pieces, The walls were made of English sov- ereigns, the window sills of German 20 2C francs. The roof consisted of golden shingles and the panes in the windows were of transparent gold, Robert was amazed, le opened the door of the houre, In the first room he found a table, chairs and sofa, all made of golden coins from Russ'a, Spain and italy. Then he walked into another room, Here was a table of gold again, covered with the most delleious viands, venison, vegetables, in fact anything to please the most dainty palate. Wines and other liquors of various kinds and brands were there, from gioger ale to the best champagne. All these things were real. There was no gold on them, although they were all on golden dishes,” “Well, now,” cried Robert, not so bad, things.” Then he sat down and enjoyed hime self in true epicurean style. When he was thoroughly satisfied he got up aud examined the rest of the house. He found gold everywhere; in every root and cupboard nothing but gold, Even the bed was golden, and he found it pretty hard to lie on. “this is Iguess I will try these was in paradise. He had plenty to eat— and good things to eat—and he had loads of money, What else did he want? After a week, however, already tired of his life, body to talk to, He had spend the time with, and could not always be at, himself he began one day to walk around the island and see how many steps it would take, But that soon be. came monotonous, Then re- mained in his house now counted how many he became He had no- nothing to eating he To occupy 100. hie He gold coins there were in each corner beam beam of the house, Dut that did not take him long, and again he had nothing to do. He racked his brains to think of something to occupy himself with, At night, while lying on the hard bed, could not sleep be- cause he had eaten much, In the morning he got up wretched and mis- erable. Afier a month Le crazy, and he resolved to jump into the he 100 was almost But as scon as he made into the water the Robert lit with his bottom of the sea. and as himself he waves receded, and back the hard He 1 he cou Hmping on hurt aw fully, went to In iden ho “Oh, use, ne again,’ work with any back hot “1 would ther on the farm man,’ mer had the that 1 were he cried one day. my fa as hard as laboring No SC boatman of he tal iake slo sald so than the up “Well, how do § 8 of money? happy now?" “No; not wish I had at all.” somethin I do not ca with me and He took t satis. when bard work, in * Was more fied with hin than he island. weompilshed, bert joyfully was be lived on t When ? s task was old boatman shook the hand “All night, ne ana receive YOu iu 1. come with He led they first and In a tiny boy, now him to the boat rowed together ol few seconds were back the they again on iid not did not the Hobert it happened, and he smooth waters, know how care, WI boatmen gave Hol “When you get | plant your father’s garden, One will give vou happiness, the other long life, and the third competency. That is all a man wants in this life. Then the boatman disappeared, and Robert went home, where he planted { everything hen the boat got ashore ert three trees, ome them in and found as he had been promised, —————— i — Seif- Made Men. ences life When a young man comn without a doliar and without educa- tion, and yet through OWN Perse. vering industry secures a fair compe- tence, and an education, with a proper Lis with the above, *‘under- standing,” be has done much better than he who has secured only riches, for money alone is no test of success, for he may make millions and still be a pitiable failure as a man. Money makes money, but it takes a man to de- velop manhood. Whatever there 18 in take with him into the next, derstanding,’ cannot purchase one single hour of contentment, while a clear conscience cando this. As he climbs the ladder of intelligence the vices will leave him withoat effort, and as nature abhors a vacuum the virtues will flow In to take their place. There are jnst as wany poor specimens among self-made men of the maker should hardly be consid- ered, It is one of the erroneous no- tions of mankind that a ‘self-made man’’ is far above the average in what constitutes a man, but this is a mis take, for the Lord makes jewels and the man discovers them. Trusts and Trusts, Theson of a very eminent lawyer, while awaiting sentence in the felon’s dock, was asked by the Judge: “So you remember your father?'’ ‘Perfectly,’ said the youth; “whenever 1 entered bis presence he said, ‘run away, my lad, and don’t trouble me.’ The great lawyer was thus enabled to complete his famous work on the “Law of Trusts,” and his son in due time fur- nithed a practical commentary on the way in which his father had discharged KILAUEA'S CUP. A Vivid Description of the Great Sandwich Islands Volcano. There are three miles of lava to be walked before one reaches the black peaks of the smoking mountain. The ground is often rent with wide, dec¢p cracks, aud in some places I found that it was red hot only eight inches below the of my foot. Sometimes the crust has heaved and broken under, it is a hollow, and then more lava under- neath, The ground js often almost burning hot. Somehow it is not as hor- rible as one would expect brilliant, the guide is so cool. big, dreadful crack has to be jumped a horrid place to look down into, and almost immediately afterward the lake of hand, people silly and frightened climb down stand at its edge, thei and eyes from the burning heat, It is round, sole Sill 18 80 good and the and by a very the “403 air is By HCTO8s and close at not and fire is visible and sensible who are shadin or like a cup, and indred feet in diameter ( [ts SHIA feet circus), ten inn oracd Hon Crack then int { the ed : 0 sdistan (Mauna Loa moon made a delightful flery terrors in front of me, tain and the young, der Seen one Yue $ that the most wonderful sights world contains, and 1 bad learned the lesson that even --——— A Brave Lady. A lady well-known in Plainfield (N. J.) society, who bas a great aversion to a public use of her name, is gifted witi culating courage quite beyond that of At two different times last had occasion to exercise this trait of her character. She was visiting in Wheeling, W. Va., when the first occurred, A little child, not more than three years old, was playing in a narrow alley way, and was seated upon the stone pavement. Turningsuddenly from the street came a large, heavy truck, to which were attached large Norman The driver did not see the when, suddenly pulling up the horses, he struck the great iron gate that stood open at the alley entrance. The gate, torn from ils hinges, tottering, fell toward the help. less child, now threatened with dan- r This little Plainfield woman was passing at the time. In horror she saw the child’s danger from the now plung. ing horses and falling gaee. Quicker than it takes to read it she sprang from the sidewalk to where the child, af- frighted, sat, and, grasping it, dragged it away just as the sharp iron pickets caught her own skirt, tearing it, but not injuring ber. And she did not faint or tremble, either, but simply pinned up her skirt and hastened home, more concerned at her disheveled ape that at anything else, little later in the season, while on a short visit to a New Jersey seaside re sort, u cry fire was raised in the hotel where she was staying. It was in the afternoon, and this little Plainfield any | was taking a pap, The flre alarm | awakened ber, and going to the she found it filled with smoke, heard the wailing ery of a child’s voice | coming from a room near by. i 1 | 1 1s i hall She not a thought of danger she groped her | way along the where the was least suffocating, and made way mito the whence 3 Voice, floor smoke her | room came that Lhe ttle one had fallen upon effoits to cut of { reach barm. Half smothered ihe | rescued the child, The fire put out, but the Little lady took just the same as though the da been pressing and greater, -—— The Bronco. child’ It was was, and the ii the floor here in its grope of Was soon gel bad | £ perm The king preparing wan disregard. PRAY the denial, young won where his sitting, drinking cham- said to him: ‘King, I have tell me why vou | edd thie and walked to ‘majesty’ was She to say pagne RY woud by id The king vonchsafed no answer, away. The man proceeded to bid adieu to the other monarch. They #tood in a row, and as she walked down front of them she ‘1 am the but there will be more of you to | come after me. Without another word she quietly followed her executioners They led her about three miles from the kraal, across the Tillan river, and there hanged her on a low thorn tree. The reim by which she was suspended | being too long, her feet nearly touched the ground, and strangulation was com- pleted by beating the reim with sticks, the person of royalty being sacred to the common touch --—- A Morocco Alarm Clock. Mail earriers in Morocco are said to avoid risk of losing their places by over. sleeping by tying a string to one foot and setting the end of it on fire before they go to sleep. The string, they know from experience, will burn so long, and when the fire reaches their foot it is time for them to get up, idl ——— Little Mabel, “thie yours old, showed a strong desire to know her alphabet, and her big sister kindly began to teach her. After a few moments of instruct. fon Mabel flew into a dreadful passion of displeasure, “AR said the big sister. “so dons want to learn your letters @ “Go,” said Mabel, ver th “me rs Br Bal Bn —_ to know "em!" and | turned his face poor wi | wives and girls of the in said ; first, FOOD FOR THOUGHT. e—————————— It is, indeed. “the fisheniuan » waits with baited breath. ho ever Adversity Bliart Our The malice of the dangerous as its flatterers, An ass that kicketh agaiv veth the blow himself. at niy borrows its mpatience, world , 57 Years i netimes a severe le '“" he fellow ge to the girl with the leftly af (ruide your ton the Lee 4h gue J need no directing is very busy orrowlul, nor yery 1 who lives es of disaj Point the face of a che i fi ¢ ii on woh ¢ 4 HLCH ab Thought We take Care © up money, we whi our Our « Hothing suf wnt, but wh 10 Prov ides wisely that he shall mot be wanting in the best property of all—{frie nds? He this short life must apply h work with such a concentration of his energies as, to idle spe tators who | themsel VES, looks of tight, and who would do some great thing in imself to the sanity. It is self-sacrifice which oils the wheels of in countless iife, relieving bringing joy into families, cementing friendship, en- dearing men to one another, and lessen- No life is so fine as that which culti- vates itself for the good of its fellow- men, Such a man is saved from selfish- ness and conceit, He stands in a pecu- liar relation to the world of ideas and the world of action, and 18 demanded by both. The happiness of mankind is the end ly attempt to discover who has not in- terested himself in the welfare of others. Mistakes of all kinds should be and there may be a carelessness really culpable which gives rise to thems. But in far the greater number of cases mastakes are the steps by which each one must climb to excellence in any direction. What tends to render us discontented with ourselves and more earnest aspir- ants after goodness is gold, though it comes to us all molten and burning, and we know mot our treasure until we have had long smarting. With every stage of progress onward and upward, conscience becomes more and more the sole and sovereign arbiter, not of work and deed alone, but pri- marily of thought and feeling, wheace word and deed must flow, It is only imagluative troubles that grow by being dwelt on; and a very ex- cellent recipe for not having a desired object is to believe we have 1, or have an excellent substitute or compensatory advantage for it, Anger isan affected madness come Wein oe pride and folly, and an in- tention to do commonly more mischief Wr og hie a ¥ whic! Soa the mind of man. it is most in 8 OU POWEE do extingutas, at Janst sup. press and correct, our anger.
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