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C. X. HAMILTON.
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COUDE'SFORT, PA.
f \A \u ami P\ Kli PAV,?.\n duue
N. ,th ne.itui-.-.- u.J dispute!-.
" ' -"artion puarautef-d.
?? TIOUSK
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O. B. NEEFF,
CARRIAGE FACTORY,
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C. IIE.EUNLE.
Ar; "t-F, AA OWKEn,
COUDEIibPORT, PA.
a- f.E ofc,: t- i .t . w order
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yri: cl 4 >'m in* i
-* 1 Te prt apt *ucc oa.
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, of thn Superintendent of
Common S Fnools for Pother
Counr~.
I. Pnr.coNAT. AGENCIES. — Pirtnts.
i E KiCrUiona .v cousidored, tlic-re is
• n >n£ tliese sueli a variety (f opinions
i and actions tUai no atti iujt will be made
• claS3if - v them - Wllile is true that
o. a,l t. e prr.snn'il agencies connected
w :t!i our schools there is none who should
b" so muc'i interested as parents, it is
also true that not more than two-thirda
;"? T cm m this f mnty manifest thisex
crr* livicor.7... k >uc!i. vr'iet' er soin nvhat
in f ; o-,-ignorant, are fo einost in
find ns fault with the school law, w ; t h
fj- a -•••■> :s. <•!•> ■' ite; ,'a'it 0: tec.cli-
C's. an 1 oft n :i v\;' jp
I Wit'! this Class taxes ar too '
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ar ' ! '• ' s " J; °* r tr:.-t enough, use
' Hirtin'ity ' v t! . , ls J; . . j. ;ke
thrsc in .v' i they we e instruct, d
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R ''' no Ivt'e- wr ft'.: scdu
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t' I'wi ostinntio!!, '> % j ntllv eon-!
■ ; yt'f-ev,' -c in' ch wis rin
counsel and in' -e '-rnci :.t in : .•.] d - d-.
W" 'l° in vat tiroi-s .i " tro ; -tive
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'St.: ■ a.' . are - irrr ■{ ■ -"1 v • f. '
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' as. f rj ; it ureand > it-'. - ;il by lie. I
I less -si! olars a: d of rs wo are \v- - j
IVv il< it is indeed diif.-: .It to do all of j
T esc duties. SO Til J Of OUI b'i.ld', U, C
i er at!> deii :ent in tryirg.
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ily <\ arm:. 1 statisf . 1 .- >rtr-. Ti os ■
• m st h.,t-r sltd r<q: st d '• com- i
i nare ti >se vc-ro.'.- with thos iff- m r '
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: d .7 it. tfi s ist acj tt . with it
j can <• e: le.
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tut ec-i • air -I :;i r;'v -. . ,-i in ;. e
vioi:S years to c '-n>r wth and wn-
t-.ac' e:s. to indue • the > • ulaiu
t-> ntt: d more regularly, to <:y t c..
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v.'; \ i : '.v an. it- •is to -x cl oulv
' in v. li doimr.
A;i is ,t* i .'•*•■ ■ " v. ill. *ll f - id
' parents w• pi asai.t ;>::d .. loon: t.s.
lui 'i v ki. di'*.-->! s • :.d ; .o i>itn!:!it s
r -cr-tv d fn-in our j -o Je ore cn i- fully
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cati das op; u t ".it e ff •: ds.
7/rs.-C miiarinnfucs wit! those
oft el st twoorf. o e Vi s. n ' in irk
alhe eliif- > i.'-e in arc. < r.c-c, q ali
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Stvei 1 more attiudid t.he institute;
in ri lad r- ! 1 on tear intt and
cda. - :.'i !.e i-'i '. ls.mid inoi:-to' - ,'t
by Va-tier met! - d hit cir know] dye
of text-b inks and their practical skill in
poveming we e, on the w!:ele, not unicli
U-tter.
i S. vend of our lest and some of our
j j-oorest teaci ere taugi t in adjoining
' counties. Higher s.-.la-i- s gcj. rnllv in
vited tl-c foimerand lack of emiiloyinent
at l.i-me usi ally it diet d tic latter to
st'ek v ik ♦ Isi wi.fue. Winle there are
so few schools in ar.d near this County
witere our young men and women can
qualify t. inv s for tcac! ing \wi iie
dirt: tecs an- oi.iiged to offer such low
salaries to teachers; wi il<- our voting
men can g- 1 more working at luxnU ring
and at nea ly ail the ordinary trades tlian
teaching; while there is such n demand
for those who can do housework, just
so long our ♦ durational interest swill suf
fer for the want of Wtter teachers.
k> 'urs.—Our boys tad girls are gen
< craiiy faie specimens of •• Young-Amer
ica." With them resileesntsse of ojid ;
COUDERSPQRT, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1873.
, and body predominates. Comparatively :
but few of them are "dull schoL.rs."
Having strong wills and uuus d to rigid ,
r-stniint t'.:ey are more easily led than j
driven. Taey do few things "by rul |
The combativeness of the boys is large j
and their destructive propensity is al- j
most a ruling passion. Ti.is is shown i
In t' e way they rts.-nt real or imaginary !
insults and by the reckless destruction j
of tueir toys, clothes, b'>"ks, seats and :
desks. St!!! they are usually kir.d-heart
ed. Whenever our young men and wo- j
in?n attend scliords of h
than the common, in other counties,!
they generally rank among the best of
t leirclassm Acs, both in scholarship and ,
deviortment.
-tut'.—This vas l.eld at Ccmders- J
port, in October. Prof. F. A. Allen :
wis th c ief instructor. Mi's. A a
R-n 1 al Diehl and Aims lis. Esq.. '
t ell ;ers. The fo. men confined
her instruction mostly to elocution, and
t:.e latter, '..is to penmans! iy.
During ..re or two if the evening!
•s ; >' s. Die 1 rI:."d s v -rnl in-1
; teresting tilings, mostly of an tdnca-.
tional c lanr-t-r. in connection with her
, recent E I o; ean t avtls. Prof. Allen's :
instruction to teachers, concerning
"Sc ( l i VPork," wits so well classifiid
and gnu-mlly so practical, aid his
"Talks," at the evening sessions, to pa- !
. - end schorl officer*, wie so plain,
ai.d y- tso full * kind feeling, that the
tt- i.-di.t.ce. bot-i if * fe - s and spec- .
b-f'. . i" d ; li t i" ad jo :rmn: it.
1 I . Z-' att- •of i -achc; ! a.uil
t
vet n : in t .-. in i.y .-. i, are not
j only Yt iyenco ragingtotu s who have ]
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;iv y- ... 2. L.i ir.tik'. t >i ducattoLidi
i w.-fuina ii; g/ at inporUiace as a par
tsoi.ul agency H CfTmcmxn *-.]
t ,:.i en- nty.
. I T. PUCCIFTABY AOENCIES —l' ' t '
.
..-.st a.l d • c-t know j wat tic s> |
But l .
■ f 'tu all soirrr-i fir . .; t ires ye.n
i*l t.J W . * ii .u ; F JiYtT*
a S: .* .• k> . .:i ; i j
years vss 141S.Si,or .. lly 1.67 per cent, i
.ft- e I tal i- Vih-ls. I :.' :.V.-. a \ ;.r- '
;ly -y . : :!/• L ; y Sup i.d-.
i £ Uj.'., : ~v>lf.in t. <• .'r.l3 :ot j
• . .it y ..r, pi' I_l ii ii to t'..;
, j.. t ■ i v -. k.ti' n for t- si tilt* J
m k s Sd Dll 6, w icii is oi li S-dEl.ld
,:u . 1 a '■ ; ' y iriioa cf 1h
; - ,
' - ur.ty. T svv s - tl.at t t 6t, t
: ■ .os m -t as ii: Jo our | di- i
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• T: ' 3I" . - i t W.ll 1 : tL? 31pp 'i tO.
a :l<. I'S .'ft.- >.y
I; wiit.ii o thcr p *.3 ft .
-> t..i3 .Or ST.T. .'ti i.si.t"
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Schoo Pr ; civ. —.-. ;. r<B .-nr. e
' ■>. m.-do li.v t e directors l ist year,
was i• rly Stj -,(.C0. Our cotury bui!!
|in s. iu"lt: .Fug i.- urt ..o. sc. jit.l . i:d tl •
I projxirty b-longing to tiiem, could not
J mot t'oly bo replac d for I'-ss th.an tins
! amount. How \ T t' ---e 'hiugs c r :up.uc
I vr'th other c-nnti- is'' Is this g - d t-xn
j omy on the part of t ~i= County?
• II —My statistical rqwl
1 •- tvs t cin . r, ki? >1 nd lltucss ot
■ - : I .• J and als- the na
* ft :r f i'i.i: .. ■ i apparatus.
Pur :.g t! 1 ' yi r <ight 1 ;.ve b.n
.. :tv . Ii i"; r. . d ui u e:..h f
|t e f . wh - di.- - . As, % iz; luiiesce,!
-
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.; k; .a 'i.p f.e j -nsi of our new
iirectors
t' •• ' -st it i- • .El. T.c "ii-:- :n V,-...,;t
r r.h.s am >i:g our '. ir! civs-, those in
<Penes.v, S-,\ ! i.. an 1 Ulysses
. ::: sag o - :.- s'• ; i.. 1. iT; .1 F - V
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of f sv.F.c. Id , v.-.-' ■ ~1 ' planned
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; r?e f • which it w s b-g. i. .
Teo:: in C v. .;r. . f: •- vf. i
"•li CMtroct d and w 11 arrai.; d.
i i.-., v.:g ■ d ' i l-. r.tu..: ; - t
SI AV il-- the 1-. .l c-i i>s '.ay ;c
--fc IV< S -lit f. ; 1 111."..-. 7 this gr.lUy, .1
it -- - it that ' is ] rop-riv is ]-r -r
--ved it M ill deserve more citdit Lrrc
after.
T e hcii.se in Shar-sn is L tt.r in siz--
and plan t! ;-ti in construction. Tie
! cost of it was SO.O. Li order to have a
first cl.-ss !;nuse t <* citiz-n livir.g
it raise.!, by subscript ion. s3'>' of tihn
aiuonnt. Such liUrality in indeed ccm
mcndable.
Rn onime \ I 'tion. s.—The
irtadc at the close of my rejx>it two ye; rs
ago concerning the "olintacles in the
way of irn-rov m nt," an l also the
measures to promote improvement,"
are rfspectfally re-sul mil ted.
OncVi'on.—Al the clone of another
scho>l year we have, on Hie whole, no
reason for discourageni nt. It is true
that in somefr-wlocalities tiiemachinery
of OUT school systfm has not always
wo-ked well. Piobably so long as i\e
have schools jiersor.al interests and sel
fish feelings will more or !*-ss interfere
with them, it ill educational pi ogress
will be aiade. J. W. ALLEFN",
Cc,
; [The folowiutrstQ-vij from I>ein9* , t"s T; vr
A'rtca. It!;aii /d torv,
of one ft e of ,]
John Founds, the Shoe-Mender.
A TBOE STOUT.
j Bennie, what's the matter?"
; inquired John Pounds, the shoe-mend-
I rr, of his little nephew, a child of about
four years of agn. who was sitting on a
i broken ciicket in the little jard where
) lie lived, crying bitterly.
"The boys laugh'd at my crooked
'feet, and I can't play l.ke other child
ren, and have a g a>d time," sobbed
Bonnie.
"I am sorry for you. Bonnie," re-'
i joined Uncle John in a kindly trie,
j"b'.it cheer up, little man, and I will!
' s-e if I canr.ot help you. If I were a
• rich man you would soon be all right,'
t but patience and i*rse vers nee can ac- i
complish a great deal, fud a
• shoe-Tnender can be as clever as the
; doctors. Come, suppose I carry yoy
i down t i the shop. I want to measure
your feet and see if I c'-r.uot make t >rn
: whole ag .ii : so tl at you will be able to
run about ..a much as you want to.
Will you Ike H brave b y and not mind
| d nitic i ain. ordtr to get well?"
" V'a." answered Bennie, no: knew-j
ing \vl at !.; promised.
'■ I :'.:n not sure that I can cure you. .
Bennie," P nnds added, f< .-.ring to in-j
: .wcas' the L. y's mast*: if sif he fail.d in j
is r.tUuv "1 I will try, and try-1
: g s<"*m 'lines -v . w. And!
lyou must t:y;' •ail >• a good boy, J
ad inind what I say while I am at
■■ :k." j-'o the I:? - d va-v I'fUJ up
• the boy and took him down t his w rk-
P,room six ft t by ci r -;,teer, in \
J weather-boank-d tenement. lit pavel
,II nnie an old knif- a:. \ sotn i 1; j
• wood with v." '• hto r.m::. 1 m c'.f. :
! he laid aside his own cinj.h yuj :* f
. mending shoes to ytbzzp* .*„
; 'a:i n 1 design similar to one v.] ich he i
i 1 h'-.iVd physicians made u.-e of to
dy the distortion. He became so)
j absorbed in his occapation that he for-1
i 11" e presence of the child until, on ,
j :A> g t r-t r. tod I;-*..: r. d.-.'.w r. h*i
j w the little ' Hoar had enddhd
•tlf up in a corner and "- as f r*. 1 ;
" Sh- p on. Bonnie," La euaw in d. J
•'< nd uk- what vest vol- can. f r j.-ov-,
. srty and t■ rl await thee, n, still worse,!
1 i* -r: and na. t. if I succeed not; -
f
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1 " \v? of being hr.i gry, wKui. c i
1 takc?< h in \ }
"JT :co * m-i" -.it, for you P." ir.ie "!
'..'.. i j an. dy u must t-y *_> j -
.'•-u:s If a vl tic longer t.r.' 1
■ :c..-V t takryoit home. \
•n ' isn't g(t wli vi.krs y i hel
:ns by u. tag a good toy. Hire a:*
me pi..a s 1 k r.i," he add. d.
.au g lj'v.'. at* n i.i 3*-- j ps
•"But w i.ti are they r.boa'?** in
. iii'ed B-'uuie, after ho : ad
he pictures. "More work i> rnr."
thong tl John; "t!je boy must betaught
'. j i"ud. I am i> :-to_ rv l ."
le said aloud, "to explain t mi 'o you
but if you will be patient I will [r*. r
you to res id s<me day. ar.d t : en y.:
c.n imdt-rstard the pi.t-c:*' y.-crrclf.
Would you itke to learn? "
"Y< s." iepiie d Bt-nnie. " 7 r. p..-'
U.r 1 goes to fcChuol. C.I go P
h l?"
j " your fat' v is poor t" send y.*u
'• ■ SCIJO *i,"aj.<w r d J '. ' ' n'you
j j t well, so sis to ; „i, sl }' ■ ■ c..j. ;
: ? "iii "- liCr 'V v(1 ''i t : T ;ne.
J But play now by yo and at Uuck j:
j "" u.k."
j And thus g rnl J>l R po;;;.-lploid dJi
■ . Ling
• >wu on bis ieuuToient toil, tu ist li.ve j;
•at* *. L' .ie was cur ' 1 nr. ;
yb v . ' j
the i of i. y o; . atr )
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h : JI- . : ]■ '. ;• v e x. gst d
i; > i".c", J ... sr. ced-d i:k< w.•. • •
t is. It occur *:d to him. mw vr. j
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fT • .;. : .u. c > ' .td :
•: .. mt : "i* lugr* 1, neglect- d uiM, sind .
; • s-.it 1. vm,i ]. t 1 sb* on ii? ".
kr.<"v. '.nig ta ydayb>seeTi Jo : P'- :n 1 i
te. ching those c ildren. A 1 dt s e work ,
' i ev." on his hands. Ba.ly he felt stirn- \
julated to r.ssi.-t otliers. until bis room *
.was crowded. Some sat on h* 1 table i
r n< climU-d upon a & elf, rti-.f - oug't t
1 w itl. tlicrn for seats. F>r>ks, to* j
were equally scarce. But J"taught :
the children to gidl e-r up the -r.nd-1 ills (
from t!:e street, fv-m which tsey could ;
lear: their letters. W entldswasdoiis '
! taught t ! cm to spell orsillv <
" B-nnie," he would say. " "p r*t <
the window; what is it that Kinds you ]
so. t\sit you wink? "
" The sun," answered Benni?.
" sun," sssid .John, r.r.d then fal
lowed this If s n. ur.til ..II t; e c .iltlr-n !
could s:>ell suu. :
'"Tommy, what is it lam mending'" i
ho would ask of another. 1
" A shoe," answered Tommy.
Then the class were taught to spell !
shoe. Ofttimes the re itations would '
h>9 interrupted by ciuld-tu knocking at •
tha d -or wuh the rtjui si. • i'leam., sir, i
may ws eome to your sckooi'e" i
j John's Mg heart was paired to refuse,
bat tberr> was no more Toorn. So 1 e had
to limit his number and select the most
.gi.ogan*. and t- who wi-rc most like
ly. Lorn neglected circumstances or vi
cious influences, to lose all chance of
l improvement, if he turned them away.
As soon us tl-ey weic able to reed he
begged cl- 'ties for them, tint they might
attend other schools; keeping the gar
ments at ids own house, and requiring
the children to come there and dress,
and return the clot' es at night, as his
ra<-Rns we e so scui'v ft required t! e
! utmost care and dlligmco on his part
I to eke out sufficient for his benevolent
i i.rojKits. T! Ms year 1-v rr-nr Ic> hdN.rcd
lon without any pecuniary reward.
M r m- nts that he could snatch from
! sF-.-p were si-ent in rnn.kit g tcy c for t" e
• little children r.s rewards, or induce*
: m n nts to them to learn.
Besides mental instruction, he tanght
them practical knowE lge, showing
th'-m how to moT.d thr>es and C"o]c
their food When they v. ere sick he
would prescribe for them T persurding
! the older scholars to nurse the younger.
: Thus in every w. y lie labored for the
elevation of the place where he lived,
I which was Portsmouth. England, set
j ting an example of rare benevolence.
One winter's evening, about fifteen
, years after the commencement f tiiis
i gratnitOT'S school, k well dress--d. Intel
' li o-nt-10-ikiiic m a k- ockt-d nt the door
I ef John Pounds' dwelling tow rd r.ic'.t
jfah.
John opened the dor and saw a strnn
, . r standing F ere, who a"co-led him
i with the f. iendly ex lamati n:
i " Y*ell. good n-.-i F.,'.jcr Pounds, do you
' act know me?"
i " Xc, Id > not," replied John; "but if
; t might to know you and n;-.mory fails
' me, walk and reveal yourself.'* T. e
**" d- a'-d taking a seat, said:
• F- : n;,.st- r. do yoi; x_■ ; ri- .ojfniz
Pi ter VF.t!": - your el l scholar, who
j sat many a d. - in your wo. ksi.op If HT.;-
i.; 2 to real? "
" Why, pr, it y.vi? "c- itd John.
! risJ.ng ni. i t king h.-.a by t. * Land.
! "Ilow nltered you are! Who would
| li&Vf reco niatd my little scholar?**
j " Wdi: I should not be this diy what
i G am if it i.ad not been: ir your interest
• -rid f.-.il: ful I ruction.". I might t->
! F j be in prisr u for crime, or tesding
.it wretclied life of H burglar, had vox
! - -ii Ci d L'. } :rox t-ui; ..tiiua aui lg
-1 "ito you mnember the letter you
! te to Mr. Ihibcrt, .. king lira to
| take Uch;k iu his ttorf?"
" Tee, j w. Deter. I rvc .icct you well
,M. k ug Jr. w," rc-; jA J n.
"Well," cciti.iud I\FT, "your
wc.ds of Ag-.m-nt, 'De h.i '.e:
- .
•.A.s. I ob.-y ,i •i.vu, a 1 to-k'.y lam
- .-I t .il* .y C U" l I Lil i.lrt "lii.i,. Will, .t
.ice wife, who lad ft little property of
cr own. I have cme to l>g you :
i.-cept forty j-ouud. ,-u a email return
for all I OH yog," Landing Mr. Fuuado
a bank-i.ete as He spoke.
".No, no, P-tti, t.p your scrip,"
c:itd J<' n; "my labors are works cf
love. Ido nr 11- il fc r money.**
41 Y'l ii tnoi.g;, I ki. .v that,'' contin
ued Peter, "L..t it w rid be a -.iti-Fic
..-'ll to thiiiii I i.u - iv... y- .i t- ui - re
turn, ic.-tor. Y ■ are .rowing ci-i.
ard IT. ™ : .ni ;T W ii ir, LAY BY ?'.:n -
t ir.g for sickness, i'r&y tjikc it, fir I
think ye.; do wrong to r-.fusts all rec0m
......
ib.t Jc in was ir.oxor.-.b; -, and the
m::'-owner was o :a -1 to ! j.
~.k*. g .. -: ,n —*y 11, . i.iin. .i-.* .ii -i
mouth after ay ,mg wotuir. called . .
Pot;nds' si.op, I k wise entreating of
Lira to ivceivo her unbounded t .nuks
u.d rs sum of money s .e had laid by for :
mi in ltluiu for ... s. o or.t-d to ins
-
1 r.d w ik 1.. -... .. . . „-• tn.i > Lorn
. iu
that i <■ in' i tC. d :tn and gi\ hue i
iiiis tOK<n oi giatitude. Pcs.;.-u-. :us
i< (• re. refund all c~ m;-ensatioi:, and
told : er to exp-n. 1 part of i .• mono in
riding home instead of going on foot,
-he said s..e v as i ving with ?, fatmer
and getting good w.iges, end owed ail
itr ;.■ >;. .by t'- - U tcbiugs ard rd- !
vi re. Tilt slr -in ' imt* to time d. 1 ti.e
old man g .iu tidings of the result of
bis lali'TS for Hi:.-is. But l.uutL'dc
were rescued by. Ira i om misery and ;
vice, whom nver met ugi-tiii on
earth.
Une winter morning in the year 1-C3, |
groups of children could have been seen ;
on the streets i-f P tsmoutli weeping
as if they were bo:k n-hv • t'd indevil.
John P-- ui.ds ~ r.s d-. 1. T. eii teacher, i
sympat'u-trvf. guide was gone, and wdl,
tlKj knev .! would he lung ert tiny.
looked u: n ids like again.
Fv- is vrc- -ri Msga-lac.
Perhaps Percy did it when he v.; tto
school—rercy w? e \ ry forgttfui: or it
might have en Floiviico when Mr.
Hale went away—Florence apt to
lie nervous when Mr. II -lo was at t' e
Louse; but at any rate, the front door
was open, and peep v-iy soon found it
o_-t. Th-v c;:IF 1 her P rep.' •- us hr
two bi ight eys s..w eveFytbing, especi
ally evorytbing tuey ongnt ncd to vn.
Gr;"dma hr.d the apples for preservef
'■ 'n her bureau drawer, to keep tliem safe
fi-om Pi ruy's pivin? fingers; but when
she brong'.t thirn out there were the
• j marks of four little teeth on each npule.
and Peep's mouth exactly fitted the
marks.
Owing to her oor.stant devotion, jwr
. j Snip hud but two kittens left. One
■ icauue to an untimely end hr
:: wrapjied in a e-itiwi and left in grand
: ma's chair with the stem charge to go
i "rit strit to sleep." Grandma, who
)l weighs nearly two hundred, had been
;' rocking back an 1 forth for nearlv -n
;' hour i fere P.en rem'-mbered t.o kit-
Iten. r.nd then s" e shook out of the shawl
a kitty that would never need to be put
to sleep agiin. Percy buried it after
t I Peep had gone to b d. aid she never
. m\ss d it. The st-cond was drownrd
by Pii'p'i holding it so long in water
: "to bo washed all pitty and not kv."
• Snip was almost exhaust*"d tugging the
: Ttmainiug two from b . nto c r'l-. v:. ii om
• C"ii; - to garret, yd a kitten was etm
• stantly dropping f.c.n simrWly's
. pocket, or lolling from undtr n
> cushion.
It was Poep who stm'Fx-d the floor
-, with a damask napkin and bowl o'
gravy. Pec-p w ; o filled the t n a cai t .
; with water to "see 'e 'ittls O .-s swan."
. and Peep who poured water into i c.
■ m°al barrel and mads "zhoncrk.s."
•| But this was the first tims she Lad
• i found the front door open. She had
i beat her head till it was black end blue j
.} again*t the d-nr. she had pinched her
i fingers in the cracks, and kicked h'l-*
: in the Mes of her slippers, v..- .n.,t cq.-i.-
i ! ing it; 1-ut new it wis wide cqon and
! r.olxidy nef.
f' She slipped out or *: F s walk,
i j There was a lovely little brown dog
j running up street, ai.d P*?p 3 in n"fi
. him. Up the rt:e. t. -.!•■ v;i an alh-y.
jacrocsusq ii' 1 * ai.il
• j the Fackmen stoppj d their orses, aa
• | the ywtmg dandies drew up to let t
| little white dress aw! t: y hF c loots
, j flutter afic.' ■ im. A b:j m m cr.ug I
. j her Hist as slie i .whwl t:.-- s: w-v.vlk.
1 j 4 AY er; aro you goirg little waif, ebV'
1 he- sa d.
"I isn't a wi;-" ' e.-d I p.-r-, stoutly;
| bvt to b g ron held 'er last.
-; " T on're 1' at." i e said.
"No, i"r," salJ Pcop, "papa ylte
. ; down hero."
I. o nitr. looked very doul tfcl. !nt
| s>"'Uieb-idj caii .i ! im, and telling p, t
.J * • 3t.ii.d su.ll, Lc 3te; t vd acre s tu
j j street.
"I*ll -> t In *n calling?," sit id Peep, r.s
.; "h f -1 . -oats stopped ;•* t .e corner.
T y were changing he-rsc-s. so s'e
■! rd time to scramble up t -:•] s, ftd
; j th? car moved on. away out < f town
■ J where the great Louses stand ingar
. dins ?r grren fields.
i; " vTi.c s his?" a3'-:e! t' e omdnctc",
is Fgp-p. Nobody knew. The driver
'! said tin y must carry her 1?. k and give
; nei to the pi lice; but f-v -' body was
, getting out su"l Peep foil wed tLeta,
. and the cud ictor forgot Ler.
Not- -dy roti ic-d Lor. and P -*p was
' 'ur.giy, P-f-ji was tired. cri<da
httic and sat d.-wn by a hi-ih wall call
!r.g for ma mm A. Iltr Lend droopt-d on
her ?: ■' lder. and she iny beside the
; wall .sl<vp. and it was growing dark.
Momma ami. in from l.oj ping .r.d
' a.iktd fir P.i p. 4 I : uven't socn i or."
jsu.d gaii.dL.a; 44 1 suppose Florence
to k her with her." So mauusa sa;'
j TT. i ro.w ring a tmy rrrcn. an 1 GIL T
I ki-it little i iue socks, and into .v-:y
! atitch went •* prayer for or a thouglit otL
the U? line who was sleepingliehind t i:e
t--i.ee alOilt was mai ly ni.hl vll u
i ; ip tin a note i. oiu F; reiice I
-;■ y..■ 3':. t •. S 3 v..; coming Lorn©for the
: 44 ii it ."•! must smd P.vp bom?,' 4
said am mm:.
IT- .
! lira minutes after, t lorcnco csrae
ri ur.ing ra a - mg, 44 A*hat do you m-. n
/ b..-:giu.' Pa p bum..' b.ic hasn't
J be.witii nr."
F • • cam.*: heme front th" office —
P ~ry r. tt 1 t.* —G-.i dma
a. 4 sreiid t:ie hoi - —m .a.-ir. i : •' r. .-
eiico cri-.d w .r.giag tt ir arxls, hut
here was n- Peep. * * * *
T'isso taking a look about to st-e if
| everything w • i> dv !■,: i.. , t. find
jafontiy Lit!- heap behind the walk
II? g "nvlcd a. 4 it. be , c m . d it f d
for.; d —i iiri). 11*30 k; **v :t v , T
1 just the thing for babies to be sleeping
' lid"? fere*- 5 ft r :k 1 t .v, id
•he get Let in? Tit* b k<-d but Peep
didn't wal: A h r = o-;k the littl- d
but it was of no uso, so he turned
, ,
SDteriy around and trottei into the
honsH
' VJhat is th? m-liter, s !ly?" rsked
Miss Carrie, coming intottin. n .iltchi-n,
; -he keeps barbing ard tugging at my
dre^s."
44 AVe';l go and see," said Sally, "t" cm
dogs know.--pi, .-o fr] S. rbt."
! Sl.e gave t..e llttk ;. ap a push wa
' her foot and peeiftd tliroagh her spr-cta
cl?s. U M rcy on us! it 4 .s a b by." si =
critd. catching it up er.d carrying it
into tiie Louse.
44 You p;>or little creature, who left
you here?" cried MissCanb.
"This child's Icsi. she want left."
- .id Sally d" .cl lly. sec .r w. it
; fit>ck and iitt! ' iuo nhoea. she's .a::
; away most likchy. 4 '
$1.75 A YEAR
After Pa**p had r j of a coed
deal of bread and milk, they proc -d <1
to question her. but It r.s small ratis
faetion. "Wlhut's your nnae. dear."*
crored Sally.
"Peep."
"What elao. darling""'
"Xo. aint darling. I'se Poop."
"Xow tell me, pretty, your name,
and you shall hare some sugar," 3...u
Sally.
"Per. *."
"Ponce what?"
" Xo. Ponce H-oLer, <*ont oo know*?"
said Peep, with great indigratlot;.
"What is papa's name?" said Carri".
"Shan't tell any more," said Pep.
-Wing sugar coolly.
"Oh, yes." said Carrie, supplying
more sugar,- "what does mother cull
papa?"
" Pam."
" "VtTell. ether people cell 1 ?m M r . —*'
"Xo. 'ey don't call him Misscr-er-o:-
"cr. tall him 'drftor."
"Xow we can tell: just c-t the d'rec
tory :ird see if there is a dor*or with a
name anything like Hooker."
"La. it might be anythinc." said
| Sally, "you cant tell nothin* by 1 m."
| There teas r.o such name, ami Pi p
. t.s ratting sleepy attain.
"Where does papa lire," asked Carrie,
as Mast resort.
"Done 'way."
"Whore 1 is he pone?"
"T" dit a rabbit stin, to yrp a U-thy
fjjrei'in' in." was the s! murmur,
and they concluded to let her go to
s!°ep.
; "I wool# like to keep her," said
j Carrie to ! erself, "but I suppose some
: K - f'y is suffering terribly on her ac
; :o rt."
"IT;* f "re trer'.d sew laliels onto
:* V i r 2 o: r *s, cr pi t c .liars on Vm
'- :n -hj J gs," unite. cd 3ily, hunting
j h litt'-. nig'. t g' wn. yellow with . go,
'out or a borer.n drawer. "Here's Mr.
.B. nee sone i: <1 Mi-." I? re* pre--. rr.d
v.! * Mre'C llir. aid rue's to do with
hr lib ' kror.' 1 But fraily -oft : d
' when the wcr.t Vs.ck a d bok rot tr
■; 'rrk the little c: fcture lying in Car*
; ! Ti.cy took off the dainty IP tie gar
ir. ntsar.d just is Sally lifted the night
die?- •*v.-: -h c I ri It head. <' r i . saw
:ir. . :d ;ou:.d h'-r r.: i:.
" La: d a massy, hope she aint a Cath
olic," gasped Sally. Carrie drew the
cord out. Instead of the cross Sully
| had expected to see, was a small card
engraved:
FLOSS:; ce a. nrcmroNTs,
DR. A".BERT F.I .JHUOVD,
182 St S* ~.t
A wrmar. with p. 1 • r die in her arms
fo'.i wed by an .'Lcr v.-.rarm and a big
■hi ck d g. v jit tr: the steps at l c 2
. Sidi.ey sicet, jus; behind D.re Rica
! moud.
"Isthcre any news?" askedawoman's
voice in the i r-'. so anxiously.
"Yes." aid MM Card-, step] ing
f -w d ar.d putting r. I ndie in ii.o
, w m en's arms.
Oil the iuigeinc ard kissing! ar.d the
I bundle s-.t up and laugh < . ;.r.'i .sc. earned
ar.d jump d fre in ore to ; e • t..ei, ar.d
hadn't the least d a what ail trie fi ss
was about. Old 'ire s*o, \he lejt Mitt
watch cve-r Peep. r.u f-d within an
inch f apepi-xy, rrd Carrie ai d wmlly
ciuii * ii r *cir noi in me uiitil
morning.
IVep : as been to n ; ke then so rr.ary
vi• : s> ec; ih- - ] ... e .u
--tber grandma's,'' and a i i.y d. y ycu
re- a b y black d g trotting across the
tcity, you taav know it is T s-ro going to
. !a-.-y jit.-tw tor his daily b-.-u-st.ok.
A Cr.lif;mia Story.
In the shanty which, in Califomia's
eailv days, tia. duty as oflite fur the
bat.kin;, \ ost.il. and express business of
Wt-i.s,. :goSS Jo., in Meiysville, ti.ere
st t, one Saturday tvening,a ra.aanthro*
pi. ai.el d'j re- i ie king i:.d.vidua.],
whose long ar.d ui kern; i i ai. and Uaid,
cow ide b ots, ..ud xough d.x ss bespc-ke
f • "inner. >er over nn L ur Le iad
3.i". ...-re, the pi A arc <u d.-rpair, with
not h word or look for any c.i.r present,
Miners came, i-ft h:. d s:.' r toek
t..e-:r coin in return, and
g;-- tings wit', ril -. .it. ? v.rtbein j
morose man wl, s.- apitliy nothing,lt
:a u c ui :ra jr ina'.iy t^e.e
-nt( i u yo'uig ui.a-r. w Jt h t „ uining
*r ."• . aft ;, corup'.e'i; g r.i-1 sirn >.->
it f • re r. t .u> dto t .gnt in
charge and remaik.d tiiat on in.* pre
•
wit t :ic. and to ig thn* acme
mis-t k* 1 ad l/c-c made it: his > cc .i.t.
"(jr !)> ill 1 ti.fc UJ 'li'. "Our
CtiSi. Wits i !i a;g. t. Mid I a ire.. Wfehtep
■ "
~ t apon tire- r r: ,-t of the mintr
' " • a.'cou..t s .. bi < xf.iuiutd,
the • r e ..t v .*> d Ft. ;.i iit ws
• .u-., t .; : .roug., a r . .ifai -rr r. the
. ai Uxii paid j .at fifty doiiins
to rn - n
"1 at's just v. hat I make it," said
the latter, "and acre's the money."
; Witu this! he t. r w d van the tp-id on
cue c* atner, :il<l -ivtd I - - V • t'ks c(
t wC .
While this conversation was i>. pro
[gt*eß,tbi iniawiitiiropic miner had -
s.i ved .'.is i' k f utter irditf' reuee;
, but wlah be saw tb money actually
'return d, his fac b,ightii.t(i up, ;.e
rose tlowly, w .kid t v.-... i tie h'-mst
miner wita a sieve and almost sui.mn
st. p. and s.-id:
' "x'vu.iz man dn 't you f el awful
int -ol.< ia u._3 countrj ? Cvm. bul
, If fin.