wr The International Band. What gaid to his Brothers in the Kitchen Freddie Mammas' got a headache pain, And had to go to bed again: And papi’s gone into the town To bring Aunt Avethusa down And Mary's gone after doctors stuff As if poor mamma hadn't epough! And we ust be the best of boys And never make a bit of noise: And we will be just terrible good, 1 promised Mary that we would: Ro come on boys and lend a hand, And we will play at German band: 1 know 'twon't hurt dear mamma's head, Cause you can’t hear nuffin’ when you re in bed Now Ted vou take the big tin pan, And bang it hard as ever you Can | And Jack will take the shovel and tongs, And beat the time to all our » The dinner horn will just st And how UH blow it you shall sees And 1 will be the leader too And strike the table one-and-two. Now, we are ready to begin, Ted here's a spoon to strike the tin, Now. taotle-too! and a bim, bim bang! And & two who who! and a rum, bum clang! And a cling-a-ling! and with foot and hand foray ! for the American German band. What Teddie said to his poor, pale mamma who stood in the doorway in despair. “Why mamma, we didn't never know Our musie could have hurt you so! We 'fought—you know you said so Fwed— Zat you can't bear nuffin’ when you're in bed. And we was bein’ the bestest boys— And nobody calls music noise!" OLive HARPER in Sunny Hour. -_—— - + r ft 0 mo A STORY OF PIRATE I had run away to see on a vessel bound from Liverpool to Shanghai, and hal left her I found that the captain of the Silver Crown, one of an old it came on arrival, the traders, was friend company’s of and so my father’s, that | under service in the com- | with rating of | carried a | al:out took pany cabin him, the The . . ’ \ : as} dozen muskets, a lot of boarding pikes | Lov. schooner and half a dozen cutlasses as an arma- went, bus everything was boxed up and | away, if not forgotten. Capt. | Wharton had Leen in the service for six stored years and had never met with any trou- | ble, When we ders for the Phillippine islands, among got away it was with or- which the company had many resident agents who collected products, Our | course was to the southwest, to pass be- tween Formosa and the Loo Choo Is- lands, and we had far without incident about noon a junk rigged native craft, which doubtless came from in Formosa, intercepted us to the east- ward of that island. We were about thirty miles off shore when she ha led | She claimed to be short of water, owing to an but this, as we afterward came to know, was only an excuse, made the run thus | when one day | some port us, accident; When she learned that we were bound to the Philippines she had three passengers to They three natives of Formosa, who going down to found and would pay literally for a passage by the schooner. I am only giving you the gist of what was urged mn excuse. We lay to fora couple of hours, and I heard only a part of what was said. 1t did seem Lo strike Capt. Wharton or Mate William as queer or suspicious, aud after hag- gling over terms for a while the three natives were transferred to our decks Then 1 had time to look the strangers over, and I was not long in concluding that I did not wish for an intimate acquaintance, They were a tough looking trio, and the cook had scarcely transfer. were Werle there a colony, not and yhe vessels separated. sel eves on them before he declared that we had made a | great mistake in taking them We had for them aft, and as she schooner in ballast they had agreed to occupy the hold, I took an early opportunity of com- municating my susp cions to the cap- tain, but he laughed at me in a good natured way. 1 tried the mate, but he saw nothing to arouse distrust, It was | singular, however, that every man of the crew outside of the two officers was satisfied that there something wrong with the trio. While their ex- cuse was reasouable enough, the looks and sctions of the men were suspicious, | ud it was plain to all that they were | sailors, They let us all severely alone | except the captain and cook, and I called it to wind afterward that while one interested the former the other two were occupied with the latter. 1 could sschin-chin” a bit and the cook could | speak a little English, and so we man- aged to understand each other pretty well, Three days after the men came aboard *‘Slop-Slip,”’ as we called the cook, assured me with very serious face that the strangers were evil minded men, who had planned to capture the g:hooner. They had asked him to join them, and he had refused. I posted off to the captain with this news, and he greeted it with contempt, We were getting well down toward the northernmost island of the group, when something happened which should have opened the captain's eyes, The leader of the three borrowed the glasses and went up to the crosstrees of the malnmast and took a long look around. We saw the sailor in his every move, and be bad not been down an hour ‘when a native craft came creeping up from the south, bows on to us. She tad a free wind, while we had been beating down all the foremoon, We were at this time forty or fifty miles to the northward of the group with a beautiful afternoon and a smooth sea. _ Half an hour after the native craft had been sighted, one of the natives and the captain retired to the cabin. Five minutes later the native showed his head above the deck and called to the mate, who bad just come on watch, * He ai down the compauion- aboard. no accommodations was was |W, nll at the same time I entered the forecastle to look for something wan- ted. I was down there about five min- utes, I heard no particular row on deck, but when 1 reappeared I was atruck dumb by the spectacle. One of the natives was at the wheel, and was bringing the schooner to the wind to lle to* The decapitated bodies of the two Americans and the cook were lying amidships, while the two Swedes were at the foremust crosstrees, Not a shout had been raisad nor a ery uttered, The work had been done with terrible rapidity and in silence. As 1 reached the deck one of the na- tives came forward with bloody creese in his hand and called me “good boy" and said I should not be hurt, He left me sitting on the windlass so scared ana weak that I could not stand, and then ussisted his compan. jons to lower the sails, When this bad been accomplished they called to the Swedes to come down, The poor fel- lows began crying and lamenting and The natives picked a refused to descend. them ovsrboard, and then descendad to captain and mate and served them the same way. Doth had been killed by the one native who enticed them down, About the time the last body was fiung over the rail the native craft drew She had thirty men hoard. all of whom seemed to know our aud their There was great rejoicing over the cap- ture of the schooner, and for a quarter alongside. on three passengers plans, of an hour no one paid me any atten- tion. Then there was a hot discussion, a part of the gang seemed anxious for ife, but the result was that I was ucted to the and my i cond cook’s gallery the cooking. Although our When my fate had been settled the of them descended, begging and plead- ing, but he was cut down the moment his feet touched the deck. The other vith knives in their hands. Before they could reach him the sailor made his way hand over h tii- mainmast, bul others ¥ ’ ik ind along the ere was no longer any poor fellow made defense possible, but they cut and hacked him until and fell to the thrown overboard, hope for him. The he lost his hols deck. His body wal deck and cabins with for the Philippines, down the schooner, twenty-five The rest of the gang, numbering seven or eight, followed with the native craft. I 34 to find that no one gave me any atten. tio We had a brisk wind all night and Jo'clock we reached an anchorage on main island and within a quarter of a mile of the beach. The notive craft passed us and entered the of a From what I could gather she was going to bring out men and cannon to the A hunt was made through the schooner for gun carriages, and the discovery of the small anns seemed to put the tellows in good humor, There about $2.500 in gold aboard he east side of the mouth river. schooner, divided pro rata, or in some other sat- jsfactory manner as we lay at anchor, Then I was ordered to draw a pailful of wine from a cask ina sort of laza- retto or store reached from the galley. The cook-might have known room I did not. I had never looked into the place. There was a tin pail holding about ten quarts in the galley, and this I filled and carried to the main hatch, with several glasses, and everybody proceeded to help himself. Now that we were at anchor all discipline had another. the schooner and perfectly at home, palates mightily, for a second patiful was soon demanded, was drawing if that I noticed the bar- rei had no bung in it, and I wondered why the wine had not soured. tired to the galley as soon as I had filled the second order, and tor half an and laughter, All of asudden, while 1 was reflecting on the situation, and perhaps crying a bit in my sorrow and anxiety, it struck me that things were wonderfully quiet, I looked owt of the galley to see half a dozen figures lying on the deck, and later on, when I bad summoned courage to walk the length of the schooner, I found every man apparently sound asleep. Their breathing was labored, but I supposed this was the result of too much drink, The night bad come down dark and gusty, with the wind directly off shore, and as the sleepers continued to lie quiet seme strange ideas came to me, I was tempted to take one of their knives and begin killing, but I doubted my nerve. The yawl was at the davits, and I planned to lower it and let the breeze carry we out to sea, 1 held to this idea for a few minutes, and then surrendered it for another, I would swim ashore and hide in the for - I bad to abandon that scheme as well, for I saw at a glance that the tide was running out strong. I was woun- dering if 1 should not start a fire in the forecastle or cabin when I discovered that the craft was under way, She had her light anchor out and had been tug- ging beavily under tide and gust, The chain had ground off against some sharp edged rock or the pin bad slipped from a shackle, It was probably the latter She drove off stern first and then, as she began to swing about, 1 stepped softly back to the wheel, put it over to get her off, and then exting- uished the two lanterns on deck and the lamp in the cabin, 1 am pot boasting of my nerve in stepping over the sleep- ers to do this work or of my sagacity in getting the idea, 1 was working like one in a dream and could hardly have identified myself, What occurred between the time I hole, morning I never can clearly remember. took care The schooner stove, At last I crawled out of that | contracted space soon after daylight, in | response to a call | rates, but I was no sooner out of the | galley than I saw a large ship hove lo a | quarter of a mile away, while on her i bouts, with of the | looked and acted li five schooner, 1 must ke a stupid, for the hearly | side have us a couple of wen came over rail one i them gave me a shaking and growled out. ' You open?’ idiot, can’t you get your mouth There were twenty-five men lying on the . ¥ asleep, and in Lies No! Dead! Every dead and cold, and 1 It explain matters and get at th what | could see That with some deadly it or the bung had decks cabin sound one of them the only living time Ww all the par- tell finally thing aboard, took some ticulars, but wi could them and what they it iL became plain to all. barrel of wine had been dosed drug. The previous to the attack, left out by another and some onous reptile had crept in to die. No id Te Eels Were Bl cook must have done been pois- te 0 i the schooner was hi i ALG over t the war, assisted bya © Live tigation, but nothing Our crew had been slaugh- the she had recaptured herself and brought Not a living ed an came of it. tempt tered and schooner captured, bul off twenty-five corpses, man could ever be found among the 18 lands who would acknowledge that he had ever seen the schooner, much less participated in her capture, -— A KLEPTOMANIAC'S RUSE. How She Cot a Valuable Ring at the Price Set by Herself, Heer that old of the most confi York. It would believe me if Well, fed Rieplom store? i$ hardly possible that I were tot her name. She belongs best families in known nected Brooklyn and is well in this city. Every one coll with this store is cognizant of Not- precautions, how her failing and acts accordingly. withstanding OU ever, a few months ago she managed to had been here several 1 peared to take a great itmes and ap- able diamond and ruby ring. she asked my employer was and he told her that it was the best he had in the store and was worth $300, She laughed and offered him §250 for it, HONOR YOUR MOTHER. An lIrreparable Loss. There is one loss for which the world yields no substitute, A man may lose a fortune and recover it, He may lose his good name and retrieve it; he may lose a child and still have other sons and daughters to call him father, He may lose a sister and other sisters shall be left to perpetuate the tie; brother, and still retain a fraternal hand-grasp within his own to make the but though he live to round out his four score span of Or a world a cheerier place to tarry ing if a man loses his mother, life, no other lips can truly call him son, and upon no other can he genuinely be- stow the pame of mother. It is the title which, like the moon in the evening sky, outshines all lesser lights, What eacred one is there in all God's tender mother’s Jove? What is there in all the stir of the Crooning half-awakened birds of the drowry the flowers, or the lapse of waves upon winds among song mother “1 baby? her a young What constant sings above h is there so care. when the grown to be a rollicking boy, a tl and times a day What is when danger? there so endl + ul stretehies its utmost Inks as as he plays with there so watchin i ' RIIEss « ulcke his cheek flames high with dead! What depths of artifice are sounded her gentle breast, when the and her Lopes are indeed, she never ceas: her Others may | what pre AChies he shi ® ig ry £ ERRORS wit appt always who applaud belo splendor of his achievements is more to other eyes than a hght re. flected from afar, or the noise of wings Wg. their comi She ant that tarry in t triumphs There is in her proud eyes lon of pates his A VICLOes in the verdict of his achievements of dreams, And when she dies, breath has expended itself hands | never before re- ment when the ing last kiss. when the soft old their clasp, his helpless baby days; Joosened moved when the patient, yearning eyes have withdrawn their gaze to look their last since on God, what loss can overtake a man’s life like this? The dove that brooded will you let me have it at that price if and nothing more was thought about the matter, siSeveral times after that she came here and had the proprietor take out the tray and exhibit the ring, on each | occasion renewing her previous offer. | “About two months ago the old lady i showed a ring to my employer and asked what be thought it was worth, | After examining the article critically | he said that it was worth about §250. ‘I have several,’ he continued, ‘much | better than that which I will sell for that price. “ At this the old lady gave a cunning | little laugh, and proceeded to count | out 8250 from her pocketbook, Bome- | thing in the kleptomauniac’s manner | aroused his suspicions and hastening | to the case he discovered that the $300 | ring was missing. During one of her visits the old lady had managed to ab- stract it from the tray and insert in its place one of very small value, To say that my employer was angry when he discovered how he had been duped but feebly expresses his emotions, He was furious, and when he was reminded of his promise to sell the ornament for $250 if the lady managed to steal it, he kept his word, but begged that the story should not be told to any of his friends.” Disposition, Intellect and genius come pretty much by nature; but character 1s an achievement — the one practical achievement possible to us for ourselves and our children; and all real advance mn family or individual is along the lines of character, ‘ { i has winged her flight to heaven, I'he everlasting love that no unfaith, nor sin, nor ingratitude could chill nor stars and a wan and chilly moon to fill its place. Oh, tender-souled and mother, Habits and Motives. In all moral progress there are two distinct elements, habits and motives, While these require simultaneous train- ing and exercise, they lie on different lines, and need to be discriminated in any system of training or self-discipline, sruch confusion and wasted labor some- times result from not keeping this clear- ly in mind. It 1s one thing to induce a person to do & certain thing; it is quite another to get him to desire to do it from some noble motive. There is no question about the latter being far the more excellent and permanent thing to effect, but it is also far more difficult, and many persons, finding their imnflu- ence in this respect unavailing, discon- tinue all effort in despair. Recognizing the truth that the merit of an action depends upon the motive which prompts it, they think that, until worthy motives are excited, actions are of little or no consequence, But this is a hasty eon- clusion. Is altogether overlooks the power of liabit, Good character largely depends upon the constant repetition of good actions until they become habit ual, and whatever innocent means are necessary to secure this should be uzed, The best should have the preference, of course, if they can be made effective; but it is useless to continue Lo press un- available motives, Lo which there i8 no response in the heart of the one to be influenced, For example, the child who does not love his brother, or his companion, can- not be induced to make sacrifices to him from that motive. To appeal to it, when it does not exist, is absurd, True, the feeling of love itself should be cul- tivated, but that is another part of training, and requires a different meth- | od. Meantime, much as we may regret his deficiency, shall we allow him to | indulge himself at the expense of an- other? Certainly not. By some other | motive, which does affect him, by influ- | ence as gentle as may be, to be effect- ual. he should be accustomed to acts of | of kindness, self-denial, of courtesy, In the same habits of industry, attention, regularity, | order. obedience should be formed long | before the child can understand their | import, or know why they should be | he will of almost instinctive. way | practiced, Gradually will come 1 and mtinue to Heir value, pelle have posed thal the gra ves would Keep pace science 18 COE Soe public opinion or the esteem of a friend, or the happi- ness of a family, or the fear of di + . y { \ or even the penalty of the law, i are cases where even physical better than no influence; where the O YiC~ a of intemperance, for instance, un- ¢ to resist the fatal craving, has been permanently restored to self-respect by that gradually dimin- jshed his baneful appetite and enabled ab a restraint has self. Habits are less easily acquired mature life than in youth, but even then their formation is not impossible if we can only find the right motive; it | may not always be the best in itself but $1 sid for that individual. New strength can often be gained by changing the sur- roundings, the companions, the influ. ences, and bringing to bear others of a different and better type. What can- | incentives that can secure continual right-doing should be despised, for it is | only as the life and character become | On the other hand, we should regard lower motives as the steps of a ladder by which we mount lo some eminence, each one of which, useful and necessary in its turn, is gladly left for the one above it.— Public Ledger. C—O SOI An Oblect Lesson. “Don’t write there,” sald one toa ad who was scratching with a diamond pin on a pane of glass in the window of a hotel. “Why not?" “Because you can’t rub it out.” There are other things we should not do for the same reason--because we cannot rub them out. This person is lonely, depressed in sorrow, and needs sympathy, Instead, a cold word, a heartless word is spoken. An impres- sion is made which is more durable shan that of a diamond on glass, Break the glass and that disappears. Tut this may last forever. Be careful what you write on the mind and beset of those von mend, — FOOD Fux 1HOUGHT We should be careful how we encour- age luxuries, Pride is never so offensive as when in chains, A sealskin keep the heart warm, sacque does not always When men are lonely they stoop 10 any companionship. The datkest cloud often contains the most fruitful showers, An open enemy 18 to be respected, a secret one to be suspected, The pure worship of a pure heart is an inspiration and a song. There may be loyalty without love, but never love without loyaly. A golden key will often find the way Fine manners are like personal beau- A brain might as well be stuffed with Death is a sleepless messenger and life crealion. Truth is as impossible outward touch as to be soiled by the sunbean, i% “Doing as well as you know how”’ all right if you always know how to do It is often more diflicul traces of ed Ink i ®133 1idd 1 1 100d, hose who are Bly 5 their hone 2 fact, We always Lt RIWAYS Lhe A 8 seldom work take this for pro failure, Very often the man wh boils with indiguation®’ ers with re- gret the next cially if his wrath be put in one day no type. When you have found the masier passion of a man, remember never to trust him where thal passion 18 con- cerned. If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind loves and admires more than another, it is a brave man—a man who dares look the devil in the face and The noblest characters are those who have steered the life-vessel through stormiest seas. A bed of down never purtured a great soldier yet. Nature seems to exist for the excel- lent. The world is upheld by the ver- acity of good men; they make the earth wholesome, We call our children and our lands by their names; their works Health of mind consists in the per- Its dignity consists in It communicates nobleness, and, as it were, an asylum in temples to the loyal soul. The fireside is a seminary of infinite importance. It is important because it is universal, and because the education it bestows, being woven in the woof of childhood, give form and color to the whole texture of life, Misfortune mn nine times out of ten is simply another name for laziness or bad management, and it really isn't any- thing to your credit to be croaking all the time about misfortune. It 1s ndt true that the people of this nation or of any other nation work too much. w may fret too much, or they may confine themselves too much to one eternal grind of the same kind of work. but works well and intelligently done kills nobody. No man has a right to live selfishly or to uate his selfishness in his will. The law recognizes the importance of the family life and provides for its sta- bility, and the man who makes no pro- vision for his family is as culpable as he who, though abu tly makes no provision beyond it. Dut per of vast fortunes as family monuments is the vulgarity of selfish. Tess. : .
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