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Weary—Lonely—Restless—Homeless.
ET riTumt RYAN.
Weary hearts ! weary hearts! by cares of life
oppressed,
Ye are wandering in the shadows—ye are
sighing for the rest ;
There is darkness in the heaven, and the earth
is bleak below,
And the joys we taste to-day, may to-morrow
torn to woe.
Weary hearts! God is rest.
Lonely hearts 1 lonely hearts ! this is but a
land of grief,
Ye are pining for repose—ye are longing for
relief;
What the world bath never given—kneel and
ask of God above,
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lean upon his love !
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Restless hearts! restless hearts! ye are toiling
night and day,
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thorns along your way ;
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ings here shall cease,
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prayer for peace.
Restless heart God is peace.
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late and lone,
And low voices from the past o'er your present
ruins moan ;
In the sweetest of your pleasures there was
bitterest alloy,
And a starless night bath followed on the
sunset of your joy.
Broken hearts ! Ged is joy.
Homeless hearts ! homeless hearts ! through
the dreary, dreary years,
Ye arc lonely, lonely wauderers, and your
way is wet with tears ;
in bright or blighted places, wheresoever you
may roam, "
Ye look away from earthlarill, and ye murmur,
"where is home?"
Homeless hearts God is home.
ffitorg-Zeller.
The Test of Courage.
There was not a more noble craft than
the "Saucy Kate," when she sailed o'it of
Marseilles harbor, in the spring of '5O,
and no ship was ever blessed with a pleas
anter company—about twenty.five in num
ber, who had taken the "Saucy Kate" fir
New Orleans Prominent among us, was
a British officer, who was on his way to
America, a French Abbe, a Kentucky
farmer, and a lady from Louisiana, who
was returning home with her daughter.
This daughter was the star of the com
pany. Her name was Ida Greville, and it
was whispered that she was heiress to a
large fortune in slaves and plantations. Yet
this was not the charm that won homage
from all, and even from those who might
have refused to touch property which lay
in a plantation.
Her figure was slight, but exceedingly
graceful. Indeed, it seemed impossible for
her to be otherwise. Her complexion was
very fair, while her hair and eyes, in con
trast, were intensely black ; her eyes were
large and melting, like those of many
southern ladies, and her hair was gather.
ed about her brow in gloriously clustering
curls.
When she first entered the cabin, she
seemed so splendid an exhibition of spot
less beauty, that every one rose involunta-
rily from his seat, and, by one common
impulse stood up until she was seated.
In a few days she showed herself as fas
cinating in her manner as she was beauti
ful in person, to those who were favored
with an introduction, and the hearts of all
on board were completely enslaved by this
queen •f beauty.
The British officer, who bore the title of
Major Folsom, seemed particularly charm
ed with her ; and, having obtained an in
troduction, constituted himself her special
attendant.
The "Saucy Kato" was a magnificent
vessel of eighteen hundred tons, sharp
as a razor, and fast as the wind itself.—
And now it only remains to descriha th e
captain.
Captain Valn►y was an extraordinary
man in personal appearance. He was of
rather small stature, and his limbs were
slenderly, even delicately formed. His
bald was small and white Is a woman's and
his features were as finely moulded. His
thee was very handsome, and his light hair
was thrown back and curled closely behind
his head. His eyes were blue, but full of
fire, and capable of lightning up with a
sudden flash which was startling to behold.
His voice was shrill but musical, and we
never heard it aroused, as the mate gener
ally communicated his orders to his sail
ors.
Now, from the first moment it was evi
dent that a storm was brewing between the
Major and Captain Vainly. The Major as
sumed an air of hauteur which was absurd,
and to him who was the object of it, an
noying. lie was accustomed to a cool and
common way of speaking, which was in
creased to a much greater degree of inso
lence when he addressed the Captain.—
Meanwhile the rest of us contented our
selves with watching and awaiting the is.
sue. Vainly certainly did not seem like
the man who could endure very much of
this treatment.
For several days the Major went on
growing worse and worse every day. He
would interrupt the Captain in his remarks
in the rudest manner—he would turn his
back upon him in the most offensive way
possible, and when be spoke to him he
would address him in a loud and offensive,
and, at last, in a peremptory manner.
The secret of the Major's hatred seemed
to be the interest which Ida Greville took
in the Captain. She seemed to take more
delight in talking with him than with any
other. Early in the morning she would be
out on deck listening to the Captain, who,
with never-tiring patience and elegant lan
guage, would explain to her the wonders of
the sea, and relate a thousand wild stories of
events which had ocurred among these
waters.
Late at evening, too, he would show her
the stars by which, in critical times, the
navigators would guide their courses, and
still excite her never flagging attention.
Indeed, the wonderful beauty of Captain
Valmy's stories, and his unbounded stores
of knowledge of every kind, was the admi
ration and wonder of all the passengers.
This was only equalled by the subordina
tion and respect of all the crew, who
treated him with remarkable obedience.
Yet all this only increased the hatred of
the Major. Through the day he endeav
ored to fascinate and charm the fair Ida,
and then, while the Captain Was at his
duties about the ship, he was without a
rival. Sometimes, however, a word would
pass between Ida and the Captain, and that
would enrage the Major beyond measure.
It was etident that matters were approach
ing a crisis.
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1874.
At the dinner-table one day the Major
cooly took away the meat which the Cap
tain was accustomed to carve, sat down in
the captain's place, and calmly began to
serve the meat. The Captain entered, and
without a word turned away. "'but there
was a burning-spot upon his cheek, and a
strange fire in his eye. We wondered at
him. Was he a coward ? The Major
sneeringly insinuated as much to Ida, who
Bashed crimson. Captain Vainly sat at
the table with us no more.
But the Major was not going to let him
off so easily as this. He had other things
in store for him. He talked more loudly
and contemptuously of the Captain. Ile
made sneering allusions to his stature, and
ironical remarks about his bravery. Once
he climbed up to the cradle while the
Captain was taking an observation below,
and threw some handfuls of oakum down
upon him. At another time he contrived
to upset a pail of water which stood upon
the quarter-deck, in such a way that it
nearly all fell upon the Captain. He
turned frightfully pale ; we saw the gi
gantic struggle which took place within
him, and some of us trembled to see the
fearful contest. Yet he calmly whistled
a tune and walked away.
He never came into the cabin now. He
was insulted so constantly by the Major
that he stayed away as much as possible.
For the rest; of us, we had long ago con
cluded that he was incapable of taking
offense, and though sorry for him, we
considered him capable of taking his own
part, and, in fact, we considered it none of
our business.
Ida—the beautiful Ida—at length turn
ed from him. Surprised, shocked a thou
sand times at his want of manliness, she
was at first cool with him, and, at length,
no longer sought his company. This
seemed the finishing blow to the Captain.
We had been out a fortnight. One
morning the sun rou. beautiful and calm,
yet a storm seemed brewing upon the
skirts of the horizon, and dark, suspicious
clouds hung threateningly there.
Captain Valtny was calm, impenetrable
as ever. He appeared as unmoved and as
pleasant as if nothing had occurred to
ruffle the harmony of the scene. Ida stood
by the stern, looking out upon the sea
which surrounded them, as smooth as
glass. The Captain approached her.
"The water is very smooth to-day, Miss
Greville," said he. "Are you not surprised
at it ?"
Coldly and haughtily she turned upon
him. A thousand expressions showed
themselves in her face. She murmured a
few cowmon•place words, and turned to
go. _ _
At that moment Major Falsom came to•
wards them. Ire rudely thrust himself
between the two, and planting his heavy
foot on that of the Captain, he offered his
arm to Nis Greville and led her away.
The Captain bore the agonizing pain
without a word • his face remained calm
and merely a light flamed in his eye.
Calmly he watched them till they went
below.
"All hands to take in to'•gallant sails,"
he cried, and the sailors clambered in
obedience.
In a few moments the Major appeared.
The Captain walked up as calm as ever.
The Major looked surprised. Still Captain
Vainly looked unawed. Walking boldly up
to the Major before the latter could turn
away, he struck him a stunning blow on
his face with the back of his hand
"That's in payment for the insult," said
he quietly.
Had the heavens above him, or the sea
beneath him, opened, the Major could not
have been more thunderstruck, lie was
utterly silent finr a full minute, during
which time his face worked strangely, and
he foamed at the mouth. Then with a
tremendous oath, he rushed upon the Cap
tain. We looked on with beating hearts.
We were anxious for the result. In a MO
meat our blood rushed like fire through
every vein, and an exulting shout rang
from the few passengers who were specta
tors of the scene
For the Captain, v. calmly and placidly
as ever, threw himself into the most scien
tific of attitudes, and as the Major rushed
at him he nimbly stretched out his foot,
and, with a practised hand, gave him a
lightning-like blow between the eyes,
knocking him down, and sending him
reeling; across the deck.
"That's for tramping my foot. Major,"
said the Captain, in a mocking tone.
The Major slowly rose. Meanwhile the
shout which we had given had brought
all the passengers on deck. Ida and her
mother came up also.
"I'll have your heart's blood :" cried
the Major.
In a moment the agile Captain leaped
toward him, and by another nimble appli
cation of his foot, had laid him low. The
Major fell with a tremendous force.
"All hands to take in mizzen to'-gallant
sail 1" cried the Captain.
As he uttered these words the Major
rose and made a last rush at the Captain.
This time he was seized in a moment by
an iron grasp. That small body of the
Captain was possessed of amazing strength.
The Captain held his wrists over his back,
and then confining them there in a most
painful position, he calmly led him toward
the companion-way. Then with the Major
beat double he walked him down stairs.
"This is for being violent and disres•
pectful before ladies," we beard the Cap
tain say as they disappeared.
In a few moments he came again on
deck, not a nerve excited, not in the least
ruffled.
"All hands double-reef fore, main and
mizzen to'-sails !" he cried, in a tone of
thunder.
The sailors flew like bees among the
rigging. But little was said. The Cap
taro began to appear in a new light. We
wcndered how it would end. There will
be a duel, of course.
The Captain overheard us say this.
"Gentlemen, there will be no such
thing. lam averse to duelling."
Dinner time came. As the bell rang,
the Captain came down to his own seat.
The Major in a few moments came down
his state-room, haughty and pale, with a
dark circle around his eye. He did not
venture to interfere with the Captain. He
sat in a seat at one side, and was very si
lent. The Captain said but little. He
looked anxiously up once or twice, to see
the weather through the sky-light, but
little was said by him.
After dinner we sat down, and the Cap
tain stood looking at the barometer. The
Major approached and handed him a note.
The Captain took it, and reading it with a
smile, he carelessly tossed it aside.
"Pooh !" said he, "I do not fight duels.
I have something more important to attend
to."
"What !" cried the Major, in scorn and
indignation.
"I do not fight duels," replied the Cap
tain.
"Do you mean to say that you will not
fight me after these gross insults ?"
"•I do."
"Then sir, you are a coward and a scoun
drel 1" cried the exasperated Major, 'and
as such I now proclaim you Wore these
passengers. You must give me satis
faction. I will have your life-blood, cow
ard 1"
Captain Valmy did not appear in tho
least moved.
"I will not fight."
"Coward !"
"Bravery does not consist in readiness to
fight duels."
"If your bra7ery was as ready as your
tongue seems just now to be. it would be
more in accordance with your claims to
manhood."
"I am sorry that you differ From me so
greatly in opinion, sir.'
"Sir, you are a coward and a F coun
dre 1 !"
"Sir, this language ii not fit to be used
before ladies."
"I appeal to them. They , have seen my
brutal treatn►cot when attacked. You
wantonly beat a defenseless man. I insist,
in their presence, on satisfaction."
A loud peal of thunder alone broke ou
the scene.
"Captain ! Captain !" shouted the mate.
Instantly the Captain bounded upon
deck. We heard a loud roar without. It
was the ocean rising in its fury. The Ma
jor turned pale, and looked around in agi
tation.
It was now four o'clock, yet it was very
dark, for the sky was covered with a pall
of thick black clouds, from which the light
ning began to flash in blinding, blazing
sheets.
We heard the Captain's voice calling in
tones of thunder so loud that we wondered
as we listened. Order after order followed
in quick succession. We rushed up. The
well-trained erew followed every command.
The Captain spoke—it was done. His voice
rang out incessantly.
The storm came fiercely, furiously up.
In an hour it had burst upon us. The
waves were soon white with foam, and
rolled their vast forms with awful fury
against the laboring ship. They rose up in
mountains all around us. Crash ! Crash
one after the other these appalling surges
came down with thunder fury. They rose
on every side, elevating their heads above
us in scorn, tossing their snow-white sum
mits proudly aloft. The sky grew intense•
ly black every hour, and across its surface
we could see the big clouds floating fast
and wildly. At intervals the lightning
flashed across in blinding sheets, and the
thunder followed in deafening roars. And
the wind—how it howlsd ! It came down
upon us with such incredible fury, that we
were obliged to turn away our heads, una•
ble to take breath.
It came, and brought with it showers of
fine, watery vapor, in a storm which none
could face, with an occasional torrent of
heavy drop.
The how of midnight came en. and still
more terrific grew the storm. The wind
seemed to have grown to a hurricane. Its
fury was such as we had never dreitn2d on
The lightning flashes came on with such
quick succession that the sky was lit up
with one continuous glare. The thunder
rolled so fast. peal upon peal, that nne in
cessant roar filled the ears. The ship lay
on her beamends, and the huge waves
dashed over her in wild and furious ca
reer.
In the midst of this tremendous strife
of the elements Captain Vainly rose into a
hero. Amid the deepest and loudest thun
der peals his voice ran out above the tu
mult. In tones of incredible strength he
shouted out his loud commands; as he
stood there with flashing eyes, erect f)rni.
and strained muscles, he seemed the master
of the storm.
We who were before doubtful of him,
now thought we had never seen so godlike
a human being.
"Is it Nelson or Trafalgar ?" said Ida
to her mother, their admiration making
itself' known even amid the fears which
the surrounding dangers inspired.
Suddenly a tremendous wave struck the
ship. She yielded to the blow, and rolled
far over. Fiercely, loudly, rang out the
Captain's orders ; swiftly and promptly they
were obeyed, and nobly, too, did the ship
bear her part. Struggling, shaking, and
quivering beneath the shock. she remained
trembling f;)r a time, but at length righted
herself' and again aro4e to confront the
waves.
But a loud cry arose from the cabin. It
was the voice of the Major. As the ship
was struck, his fears, which had all along
been gathering, found a voice.
He rushed on deck, and, heedless of
those who stood near, seeing only the roll
ing waves and the terrific sky above, he
flung himself upon the deck, and, clasping
his hands called out to heaven for mercy.
Then, springing up, as the thunder rolled,
pealing out a greeting to the recovered
ship, he wrung his hands and shrieked—
" Lost ! Lost ! 0 God ! We are all
lost !"
Then the eahuness of the Captain be.
came subliine.
"Not at all, my dear Major," said he.
in his blithest tona; "pon my word, you
are very unnecessarily excited—you are,
indeed."
The Major startled, and still pale and
trembling, slunk below.
But now the worst was over. Midnight
passed. The storm which had come on so
quickly went away no less speedily. W©
soon retired to our berths with our minds
at ease, and the breakfast bell summoned
us from slumber to find a breeze propelling
the good ship merrily along.
The Major did not come out to break
fast. The Captain was there in his own
seat, still calm and placid, with the same
never-varying calmness.
The ladies, too, were there, and the
lovely Ida, whose place was near that of the
Captain, seemed willing to become friendly
again, and to forget all that had occurred.
But the Captain took little notice of her.
At eleven o'clock we were all on the
quarter-deck. It was calci, and the ship
lay motionless upon the sea. The Captain
sat with his arms folded upon the skylight,
and looked forward. Beside him the cab
in boy knelt upon the deck, cleaning a pair
of as perfect duelling pistols as ever were
seen. They were splendidly mounted, and
bore the nameof Captain Valmy. We won
dered what this was for.
The Major at length came upon deck.
He was dressed carefully, and evidently
had come to the conclusion that he would
try to do away with the effect which his
conduct in the storm hail produced upon
our minds.
With st bold, half-swaggering air, he
came up to the ladies, and commenced
talking in his old familiar way. Still the
boy went on rubbing the pistols. The sight
of them evidently put the Major in a
state of slight uneasiness.
At last it was midday. The pistols were
finished and loaded. The Captain rose.—
Taking one of them in his hand, with the
air of one who was master of the weapon,
he played with it a litttle while and then
spoke :
"Major Folsom, perhaps you remember
that yesterday was expressed an opinion
about my bravery—you challenged me—"
"011! my dear Captain," began the
Major.
"A coward," sternly continued the Cap
tain. -And when I refused to fight a duel
you were loud iu your complaints. I did
not think fit to tell you why I would not
fight a duel, but I may do so soon."
"I trill proce to you, however, that it
was not because I doubted my skill, or
practice with this little artiel.:. Do you
set that nail ?"
He pointed to a tack which was stuck in
the mast ; it was a small one with a round
head.
The Captain raised his pistol—aimed--
fired.
The major turned pale a:4 death. The
rest of us uttered a cry of astonishwnt.
Fur when we looked the nail was driven in
to the head.
"Now, Major, I could pink you in every
part of that large and somewhat cumbrous
body of yours. I have always laid low
many a better man than you."
"Look again." He took up the other
pistol.
"Boy, hold up that bullet between your
fingers. " •
The boy held up a bullet I),..tween hiss
thumb ..!nd finger.
"Djn't be alarmed, ladiei and
men this is a feat I often try."
Bang went the pistol. The bullet was
struck tar from between the boy's fingers.
and he, unhurt, calmly walked away.
"And now, Major, we will settle our lit
tle business," said the Carain, loadi n 7 the
pistols.
"I pray you, Captain Vainly," said Ida
Greville, stepping forward, “to stop. Let
this violence go no further. What wonl,l
you have mortal combat in our presence ?"
I wish to satisfy the Major," replied
Val iny.
am satisfied, entirely satisfied; and I
perfectly agree with Miss Gresi!le. I
would not be so rude before her."
These words the Major stammered out.
He was very pale.
"I forbid it. ('.iptain Vshay, I implore
you!'
"31i.;s Greville, I, of course, would not
wish to commit an act of violence in your
presence. The cabin is left open for your
retreat. What are you excited now ! Yet.
once before, I know an act of violence was
committed towards me, and a challenge
was given. Why did you not interfere
then ? Is his life so precious that you
seek to preserve it ?"
The Captain's mica was very mournful.
Ida turned pale. She knew ant what to
say. She saw in that strange being a pow
er before which she was perfect weskoeso.
-I deem it my duty, gentlemen, to pro
test :" cried the Abbe ; "in the name of
theme lidies, and in the name of the great
Being, whose laws you would desecrate:"
"A sacred protest :" cried the Captain.
"And why did you not seek to stop this
before it had assumed an importance which
blood alone could satisfy ? I appeal to
these other honorable gentlemen. You
heard the challenge of last sight. Shill I
be. allowed to have satisfaetiom ?''
"Yes !" criei all preszmt, in one loud
response.
"Yes !" thundered the Kentuckian.
"Yon shall, pu shall!"
"Maiir Folsom—to fight a duel under
ordinary circumstances. would be unfair
to you. I will chooee a new mode of com
bat, in which no seconds will be needed.
You will then stand en even terms with
me."
The Major was silent—his le;s Ahqok.
"I am the challenge.' piny. I have
the right. You take this pist,l and I will
take the other."
The Maim- to.,k it. lie rec.,verel from
his agitation, and brayed it out.
"Now come," cried Captain Vaievy.
"Place the mussel of your pistol to my
heart, and I will place mine to yours. We
will stand till the gentleman from Ken
tucky counts three; then we will both fire
together,—and may God have mercy on
our souls."
The Major sprang bask.
"I protest against such a morier - ,u4---
such an unheard of mode."
"Well, you stand off and let we siv)ot
you
The Major's face expressed the most
frightful passion. Death in either case was
inevitable. Exasperation seized the wretch.
ed man. The passengers stood watchfully
around. The Major stepped back.
"Come," said he.
The two took their stations under the
mast., pistols in hand, as proposed. The
scene was one which could never be for
gotten.
There stood the terror stricken Major,
stiff and upright, holdinn. e' his pistol with
the fixedness of despair, his eyes starting
and bloodshot.
Again there was an interruption.
Ida Greville rushed upon the scene.
She implored us, fur the love of Heaven
to put a stop to this dreadful act. She in
voked every merciful and compassionate
emotion. She knelt before `'a hoy—rod
he, as his lip trembled slightly, and the
smallest possible tear glistened in his eye,
answervd—
"Miss Greville, there wis a time when
you could have stopped this. It is too Late
to stop it now—it must go on. I, who was
once unmovable in resisting and enduring
insults, am now immovable in avenging
myself for countless wrongs. No, your
entreaties are of no avail."
The lady rose and mournfully departo.l.
Then the calmness of death camo over all
the spectators of this tragic scene. Cap
tain Vainly stood calm, erect,selfrssessed
—as much at ease as if' seated at the head
of his table. The Kentuckian took his
stick and raised it in the air. Dropping
it slowly against the taff-rail, he erie•! out—
"• One !"
Our hearts beat—we could hear them
beating.
"Tivo !"
We held our breath
The Kentuckian's stick writ up. An
other moment, and the inevitable word
would be spoken that would send two hu
man beings writhing in blood, to the deck.
"Tli—''
The Major dashed his pistol upon the
deck.
"I cannot—l will not:" he cried—"lt
is impossible for flesh and blood to stand
this!" And without another word he
rushed below.
Captain Valmy calmly ordered his boy to
pick up the pistol, and then, firing them
both off he turned to us. At the noise of
the Major's pistol striking the deck, and
himself rushing to the state-room, the la
dies, pale and trembling, yet full of joy,
came on deck. The Captain then offered
a 1 ., :w explanation• of hie strawy, engem
lie had been. he sail. a vast 4amdlit,
end had become so mach of a on" that ali
his friends shunned hint. In a sodin
passion, he infinite(' his dearest &ivied, and
was challenged They fonTht—ea4 bit
friend NI, niortilly wounded. R•llllaffe
seized him. Ile implored parka 4 lie
dying friend. nal hie body eidevealy
vowed never to light another duel. who
ever might Le the provneation.
On board the ship he had been inea:ted
by the Major till 11..? coml.! saller it al
loner, and hal punished hile in the rano
effectual wa:
M.;!it hnnibly 11-1 naked pirdon of Ida.
who. to jud:r by her j• Tree far-, anti
smiling eyes. seemed no wayfi diainefined
to forgive. now this had h.rtr4 his
story.
The Mijor. whiv.e costrlel h,d been pnt
to such a trerncnione test, rarely !eft tint
stat.i.rooni dnring the rernaind•ir 4 the
voyage. while 143 21:1 thr• egpt2in went
alwsy. tnzetber.
Knoiin 1. ‘olr 4 71,...,4 frvi-n Afte pierws
ger t;) the other, >n Ciev riw the :lest 110
con,tintly together. and 3 15317127,Z1P W3lll
propheeied.
Anil this prnphe,ey rowel try : ref is
a week from that .iny. thnrey after our
arr:.cal in New *fom, wr r.Twi in die
paper the nnrriare of I.I P III -1 Vi!olt to
the fair Ma firville
B:st the p-spers .11.1 srst fay It.sw :Isey
mirried by :he Freeeh poor.
Ai; :he pesstiengete, except the 313,T0r.
wcrc incite.' to the. veddiag.
Thudding fa the !tufts.
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t'ne pliiry. — en:ess y
can ..:ot 3T1PP.9).11). and Abet gettie•
ment at firty per as•nt.
!knnr thy afri swiset.
larly Mimic circa* time. wiien y ries . it
know whey^ to rai...l evils
Never ram in debt wh , a yes Mt WOW
it. ft is better to stabbing Amend is a
broadcloth emit thin t, be its Mk fee s
snit of :irlitch raise j.
Inv thy neiTlibor ss motet
his plow. h-e or hone 4 These 's" , yes AIM.
Apt if he olnt, tit hone , ' rows WI Miss
that you are *wry. hot pa went j p
in; to use them yourself.
Be zulr..l.nl in your ennverntion. Then"
are timel when yon tiny freely 'spree
your opinion on a poiitienl eatkiftioe. beg
hail better wait until hie finite& we over
in next eorinty
:e.peet nl.l ore. If y s hove a ortitiow
antic hi y three year; of 1. ask Are ie psis.
in; herself off for a terl of meaty-two.
there i, no eserno for ;no to corm her.
The store yon reupeet bar WV WA beep
stiii show.. it. the negro as will regent
yott:
Nt.v.9' marry r r walth . bite rom•siller
that it jnAt 34 eai t. &nee a girl lab.
bas a b7=rk bons-. with a siseserl ?noised
a silver plates{ &err bell, ay vine who bee
an aubqra heel and an amiable
Linn
Rem !robe? !h.; appfarasee. sr" , •Aen
dePeivin7 Many a pia. thin rests or
will elt tarn.. heel' thin s i3imelhossielb.
Re , no.4e yon find 11^r plating the pawn I.
the parkr it i. AO *iv that her sonehee it
not at the 2-rn-7-r7 rtanin in 4ebt ihr a
peek of pntat...4.
Ketein pior temper. pa:Celli-Ivry if $
po'iie?unn is in sieve. rite of anger he
too d~lth. IF a man alsinal4 sell s
horAe-thirr. aryl ton shwishl get hit ly in
fliznant. it won'ol elt your lift Ames br
eoveral and if it war.. in Tesaii. an l
there w:v.4 a vicikuses ,ointuirter. is imi t qa
eat. it short altogether.
firteember she poor If yofs know of I
family wh o are ow of pr.visiouse semi feel.
keep them in tour shottr:Mil wrotii Y °l
Meet S:nitie or I;rtiw:). sal then tell then,
th•rt had Netter make a 4-tvati , o If they
hold off. tell them that •• He who --ivette to
the po.,r lers•le-6 t.) the It io yeti
easy to rcnialsber thlpn,r. Ie an rinumw
ber ewes twenty year. *VP.
A Country Boy's Achievement.
tiler sfti years la-a. a ynn.h. verities/
on a ferret. asked hie father to %rive his
money enough to buy a gan. The .i#
man eienA nos spare it. bet the boy. nods
an .41 piciea of Wow
about the place. and :a the ewers, of timer
contrived t, 11112/6.: a _No barrel owe of it.
with the very Emcee faeilitiete sloshed by
a country hisekstaith shop. Hs hod sent
the material to make a lock awl steak so
11 ,, . walked to the nearest town sad t,
$r the neceseery atteehments. =Pi see
encourarti by tce smith for itsvieg nolo
sr, good a shooter ; this rave JINNI the SUS
bition to make an oth , r. es be went to cs•-
tin.; out griwistones from the native rwit
to raise the money for gun materiels ; to
a short time there woe a eoesiderahlie
manel for guns of his salke. P-sring shot
French war trth Prawn*. he war gala
tipm to furnish rang f.r the snwy, led is
lam than eight months he made sod &-
livered to the government of Prams rider
of a part icalsr pattern, meting Ivo 1111illiAlle
o f doll ar ,. which amount was July paid.
The 5111 - 8 r man ferniehes ride; now I.r the
United State.. South Aweviea. Rome,
Spain. F..,typt and Japan. The farsserhey
will wanted a gun is Eliphilet iterniestos.
of Minn. N. Si. HS nisnefsettsey esesni
four aerc.4 of ; 4 round. and he enipless
twelve hundred men. NA. setioded tsitb
this achievement. he has reePutly ervispieled
a sewing neachitnei. which is tartled to
represent the latest and most porgies ad
ranee in the improvements of this impor
tant adjunct of domestic seosonty. This
is the type of a boy who, when there is
not a was. iniki.3 a way for himself.
Many a youth would have sat doers sed
pouted. thinking over what a bard thief
it wave that he could not t'Pt. a gun. with
bar 1 thoughts against the father fnir beisg
5,1 stin . , zy. ..1.4 KO with young Ressingtou ;
he wanted a run and was gleternsieoill
hay,• it. and he pt it by his own •n-rzy
and pluck.
Prof. Tyndall. in the cours• of a eel''s
lift lecture delivered at Manchester the ,
other day, said : hare soesetiose—not
sometimes. hut often—in the pries time
nat.-hed the adranen of the srAssist
leaves, and of the grass, sod observed the
general joy of opening lift in netnee. and
I hare asked myself this questioe : Can is
be that there is no being or thing in ma
ture that that knows wore about thew
things than I do ? I is sty *mese,
represent the highest knowledge of these
things existing in this universe? The
man who pnts that question fairly to bin
telt', if he be not a shallow Ewes, Wile bee
man capable of being paletrsted by pre.
found thought, will never meeteer she
question by profetaing that weed of tabs
ism which has been so lightly sit rifrated
to me.-
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