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. - 'MISSING.
Not among the suffering wounded ;
Not among the peaceful dead;
Not among the prisoners. "kneeing."
That was all the message said.
Yet his mother reads it over,
Until, through her painful tears,
Fades the dear name she has called him
For these two-and-twenty years.
Round her all is peace and plenty;
Bright and clean the yellow floor ;
While the morning glories cluster
All around the kitchen door.
Soberly, the sleek old house-cat
Drowses In his patch of sun ;
Neatly shines the oaken dresser ;
All the morning's work is done
Through the window comes that fragrance
Of a sunny harvest morn,
Fragment songs from distant reapers,
And the rustling of the corn;
And the rich breath of the garden,
W here the golden melons lie ;
Where the blushing plums are turning
All their red cheeks to the sky.
Sitting there within the sunshine,
Leaning in her easy chair;
With soft lines upon her forehead,
And the silver in her hair.
Blind to sunshine, dead to fragrance,
On that royal harvest morn ;
Thinking, while her heart is weeping,
Of her noble-browed first born,
How he left her in the spring -time,
With his young heart full of flame,
With his clear and ringing footstep,
With his light and supple frame.
How with tears hie eyes were brimming,
As he kissed a last "Good bye,"
Yet she heard him whistling gaily
As he went =ass the rye.
Missing. Why should "he" be missing?
He would fight until he fell;
And if woinsded, - killed, or pris'ner,
Some there would be to tell.
Missing Still a hope to cheer her !
Safe, triumphant, he may come,
With the victor-army shouting,
W th the clangor of the drum !
So through all the days of Aitumn,
In the eve and in the morn,
She will hear his quickening footsteps
In the rustling of the corn.
Or she will hush the household,
While her heart goes leaping high,
Thinking that she hears him whistling
In the pathway through the rye.
* *
Far away, through all the Autumn,
In a,lonely, lonesome glade;
In the dreary desolation
That the Battle Storm has made,
With the rust upon his musket,
In the eve and in the morn ;
In the rank gloom of the fern leaves
Lies her noble-browed first born.
BACHELOR WILL.
At twenty, Will Witherspoon looked for a wife,
He knew it was early to settle in life;
Bat though handsome in person, his pockets were nil,
"I'll marry for money," said Bachelor Will.
He looked through the township and counted them
o'er,
There were widows a dozen, and maidens a score :
"I could have them for asking, but 1 will wait until
I have summed up their fortunes," said oli Bache
lor Will.
He inquired with caution, and sifted with care,
From friend and relation the wealth of each fair;
But while he was moving, time didn't stand still,
And we find him at thirty still Bachelor Will.
At length on a fair one determined to wait,
Bedecked like a Frenchman, he rang at the gate ;
He vowed he adored her; she waited until—
He had finished his story, poor Bachelor Will.
Then scornfully smiling, she bade him begone,
Though his tongue was beguiling his object was
known;
''Tie my money you want, sir; I'll keep it until—
I find one more worthy than Bachelor Will."
He tried them in turns, the brunette and the fair,
Bat for once all the women kept out of the snare ;
He complained to a friend of his sorrows until
He lost patience, and thus spoke to Bachelor Will :
"In the years you have wasted while hunting for
pelf,
Had you minded your business and made it yourself,
You had been independent, and wed who you will,"
"I fear you speak truly,".quoth Bachelor Will.
The maids became matrons—the widows got wed,
While grey grew his whiskers, and bald was his
head •
He had hunted for fortune and missed it, and still
We leave him at sixty, Old Bachelor Will.
THE TWO BEAUX;
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MY CHOICE FOR LIFE
BY LENA LOBS
Well, well,' said my father, elevating
his eyebrows, wrinkling up his forehead,
setting his teeth, and bringing his fist
down upon the table with startling velocity,
cif you will persist in throwing yourself
away, by marrying that lazy, good-for
nothing fop, instead of choosing a deoent
man;remember, it is your own look-out.
I wash my hands of the business alto
gether ; and if you are as poor as Job's
turkey, I shall not pity you one bit. It is
strange, strange !' he continued, cooling
down to a little lower key, after all the
advice I have given you, and the money I
have expended sending you to school, that
you should be so ungrateful, and cause
me so much anxiety and pain.'
Here he paused—evidently for the want
of words to further express his indigna
tion against my offending head—and forth
with proceeded to make a vigorous attack
upon the corn-dodgers and pork steak—
gulping down his coffee boiling hot. I re
mained perfectly silent during his harangue
hardly daring to raise my eyes, much more
to offer any uncalled for reply. I knew I
had been guilty of permitting the object, of
his wrath, Isaac Stanton (a young medical
student, then pursuing his studies in our
romantic little village,) to escort me home
frotO several parties, in preference to my
father's favorite, Ben Furber—a tall,
awkward specimen of manhood, whose
principal recommendation was his father's
big farm in prospect, should he succeed in,
pleasing the old folks and three maiden
sisters, who had already arrived at the
mature ages of thirty-two, thirty-four, and
thirty-six years. I tried to appear per,
featly unconcerned during the silenoe that
ensued, sipping my coffee from my spoon,.
and keeping my eyes fixed upon the table-.
cloth, hoping that his fury had abated, and
that his sarcastic words had ceased ;
not so. He was only gaining strength for
a fresh attack. Passing his cup for re
filling, leaning back in his chair and wiping
his mouth, he fixed his eyes upon me, and
again commenced :
Now, there is Ben Farber, just as nice
a man and as good a match as there is in
these parts, anywhere—and you know you
can have him at any time, by just saying
the word. He is forehanded, too—has got
a plenty, and will always have a good liv-,
ing. You would have one of the best of
homes. But that Ike Stanton is not worth
the powder it would take to blow his head
off. Slicked up in his patent leather boots
and kid gloves—his hair all oil and cologne
you can smell him as far as you can see him;
any time, the vain, oonoeited,soamp!.He is,
so more fit for a husband than - am
for the President of the United
States. And now Lu,' he said
changing his angry tone to one high
ly conciliatory, 'I want you to be, sensible
for once, and have no more to say to that
young quack, but like a wise girl marry
Ben Farber, and I will set yon up nicely
to housekeeping. Come, finish your break
fast, and then make up your mind like a
reasonable girl ; and we will have a wed
ding here one of these evenings.
These last words were uttered in a half
soothing, half-coaxing tone ; and as he
paused, evidently expecting me to reply, I
quietly observed
' What has put it into your head to
marry me off so soon 1 I thought I was
to spend six months more at Afton
Seminary, before I was offered in the mat
rimonial market l'
Oh, I shall not waste any more money
upon you, unless yon out Ike Stanton's
acquaintance, I assure you. I have no idea
of sending you away from home again,
very soon.'
Well, father, I have no desire to get
married, at present; but if you will send
me to school the next six months, I will
promise, upon my return home, to marry
your favorite, Mr. Furber, if he will have
me.'
My father looked surprised and incredu
lous ; and after surveying me minutely for
a few moments, he arose from the table,
' Well, I will think about the matter ;
but mind, if I consent to this arrangement,
you are to keep your promise good—there
is to be no child-pledges about it.'
A few days after, my father informed
me that he bad concluded to agree to my
proposition ; and, accordingly, I com
menced preparations for returning to
school. 1 was in a bad fix, and I did not
exactly know how I was to get through
with the game I had undertaken to play,
without offending my father and forfeiting
my word. I must and would go to school
—that was decided ; but I had promised
to marry Ben Furber upon my return
home, if he waalu, have me. Here was a
dilemma ! I thought of my chum and
friend, Jennie Bonier, and immediately
indited a note to her, containing the fol
lowing words :
Da.an JENNIE : Come up here to-morrow, with
out fail, for I have something important to communi
cate to yon. Do not let anything but sickness or
death prevent you from complying with this request,
if you wish me to return with you to Afton, next
term. In haste, Lu LIVINGSTON."
There, that will bring her, sure,' I
said, as I folded and thrust this short
epistle into an envelope, donned my bonnet
and shawl, and set out for the post-office.
The next day, sure enough, the heavy
stage-coach lumbered up to the door, and
Jennie Homer passed her curly head out
of the window. I flew out of the gate,
opened the stage-door, and lifted her out
upon the ground, before the driver had
time to descend from his seat and let down
the steps. Of course, we embraced in
regular school-girl fashion, nearly smother
ing each other with kisses ; and then I led
the way through the yard into the house,
up the long winding stairs into my chamber,
and proceeded to divest her of her un
necessary outdoor garments.
Don't tear me to pieces, for Heaven's
sake, Lu! for I am nearly suffocated with
heat and dust already,' said my visitor,
pushing me back a step or two, and taking
upon herself the piivilege and responsi
bility of removing her own bonnet and
shawl.
Well, have your own way and live the
longer,' I replied; and consoled myself
by making ready a bowl of nice cool water
or ber ablutions
4 Now, just give me fifteen minutes to
comb out my locks, wash my face and
hands, and then I am all attention to the
something important which you have to
communicate.'
Well, make baste—hurry up,' I re
plied, ' for I am almost beside myself to
free my mind ; and I am quite sure I can
not stand it much longer.'
In less than the time mentioned, she
had removed every particle of dirt, from
face, hands, and dress, wound the last curl
around her fingers, adjusted her oollar,
and was seated by my side prepared to
hear what I had to say.
Come, what is the matter Are you
going back to school with me, next week 3'
Yes ; my father has consented to the
arrangement, upon one condition ; that I
marry Ben Furber upon my return home.'
Ben Furber ! merciful Heavens ! You
don't pretend to say that your father
wishes you to marry that illiterate, fussy,
fretful, old bachelor 1'
6 Yes ; I do pretend to say exactly those
words—and, what is worse still, I have
promised to take him for my lawful hus
band, if he will have me.'
These words had barely passed my lips,
when I received a round slap upon my
face, from Jenny's hand, accompanied with
the excla,mation : Are you crazy, Lu ?
Or are you practicing for the next fair ?
If the latter, you will surely take the first
premium in telling falsehoods.'
g I am perfectly sane, Miss Horner,' I
replied, and I have no need of practicing
the art of which you speak, at present;
for the truth will serve me much better.
I suppose I am as good as,ongaged to the
said Benjamin—but there is a very impor
tant if in the way—and I - must try and
turn this little word to some account.—
Mind, Jenny, I prmoise to marry him,, if
he' will have me !
if he will have you! He-will do that,
you. we4.4uow ; for he has been crazy af
ter you ever since I, can remember. So,
I do think you have'sold yourself cheap !
--to marry that disagreeable nobody, for
the sake of attending school eix months
longer:
4 Hush !--stop your gabbling, Jen, and
Ibiterkto me a;little while, before yen ex
press your opinion of me any farther. I
do not intend to, marry Ben Furber, no
more thiii you `do.'
Then what do you promise to for 1'
Because I wished to. attend :school;
and this was the only condition upon which
I could go.'
4 Well, what are you going to do, to get
rid of him
That is exactly what I have. Sent for
you to come up here for.;, You must de
.yine some ,way of. effending,my, disagreea
ble suitor, without irritating my worldly-
Pliuded
4 I shall do no such thing ! If you have
got into a mess, I shall let you get out
yourself, without bothering my head about,
the matter at all. In fact, I am rather in
favor of your marrying him—for then Dr.
Otanbm will hiwo-no particular reason for
not devoting:his entire devotions 'to me.
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LANCASTER CITY, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEM B ER 10, 1861.
Come,' she said, attempting to rise, if
this important conference is at an end, let
us repair down stairs • for I am anxious
to pay my respects to the rest of the fam
ily.'
Stop !' I said, holding her down upon
the stool by her dress, you shall not stir
one step from this room, until you prom
ise to set your wits to work to get me clear
from this , scrape.'
Well, get off my dress. There, come
along, an& I will try to help you a little,
just this once, if you will promise me nev
er again 4 to run into the fire with your
eyes wide open,' and depend upon me pul
ling you out.'
There, that's a dear, good girl ! I
knew you would not be hard-hearted
enough to refuse me ; and I will. promise
you anything or everything you desire,' I
said, drawing her arm through mine, and
walking out of the chamber.'
Don't waste your breath making prom
ises to me, unless you intend to keep
them,'
she replied, for I am satisfied of
your fidelity without further proof.'
Here our conversation upon this sub
ject terminated, and we entered the sit
ting-room, where the family were assem
bled. Before Jenny left for home the
next afternoon, we had ransacked the
house from cellar to,garret, told each oth
er all the news we had picked up, nearly
driven my old grandmother distracted
playing songs, waltzes, etc., upon the
piano -forte, besides laying all our plans
for the great scheme of getting rid of my
tormenting lovyer.'
Remember, you must play your part
to perfection, if you value your freedom,'
were the last wcrds she whispered to me,
as she leaned from the coach-window to
bid me good-bye.'
g Have no fear of that,' was my reply,
as I relaxed my hold upon her hand, gave
her the parting kiss, and said the tempor
ary farewell. In a few moments she was
out of sight, stage-coach and all, and was
again alone.
The next Wednesday was the day' ap
pointed for our return to school ; and Jen
ny, having taken it into her head to give
a grand party before leaving home,invited
all the young folks of our village to visit
her father's house, Tuesday eve, previous
to our departure on the morrow. I atten
ded, of course, escorted .by my father's
g pet,' the before-named Benjamin. I had
accepted his invitation after refusing Ike
Stanton—a fact which my father and Nr.
Furber were both aware of; consequently,
my partner was in excellent spirits, very
attentive, affectionate, and devoted.—
Flattered at my preference for his society,
and my father's manifest approbation of
my choice, he proeeeded, during our ride,
to declare his love, and make me an infor
mal offer of his heart and hand. I hesi
tated a little, and tried to appear very
much embarrassed at his words ; but, to
confess the truth, I could hardly refrain
from laughing outright in his face. I
finally consented to become the mistress
of his establishment, provided he did not
change his mind during my, absence, and
transfer his affection to some one else of
my sex more worthy to become his wife.
A few moments more, and we arrived at
our place of destination. I was waited
upon up-stairs into the best chamber, by
Jennie, where I was to lay off my bonnet,
shawl, gloves, etc., and make myself look
as passable as possible before descending
to the parlor. In a very short time I had
shaken out my flounces, smoothed my hair,
fixed my bows and laces ; and, lastly,
drawing on my white kids, I pronounced
myself ready for going below. I entered
that large, old-fashioned room, brilliantly
lighted and filled with guests, who had ar
rived before me, many of whom were al
ready engaged in the amusements of the
evening. I paid my respects to the com
pany generally, and to a few of my per
sonal friends, individually, who chanced
to be near me ; and then, like a true, de
voted girl, took the vacant seat by the side
of my affianced husband.
A smile of pleasure lighted up the sun
burnt face of my gallant Ben ; and he
east a glance of triumph and victory at his
rival, who was then deeply engaged in
playing a game of chess with another gen
tleman of the party.
I gave up the pleasure of dancing the
entire evening ; for the simple reason that
my partner never engaged in such exer
cises, devoting myself exclusively to such
games and amusements as he fancied,
without regard to my own like or dis
like.
Never did I. pass such a disagreeable
evening ! I was torturing myself beyond
my powers of endurance ; and I longed to
bring this farce to a close.
It was getting late, and I had become
disgusted with myself and everybody else,
when Jennie came to my relief ; and pas
sing her arm around my waist, we saun
tered out upon the porch, and sat down
upon a settee together. We knew we
were out of hearing of all the company,
save one, and that one sat within a few
feet of us by an open window, unconscious
of our proximity.
Now, Lu,' said my companion, do tell
me what you mean by being so extremely
polite to that long-nosed green-horn that
brought you here to-night 1 You have not
danced once with Ike Stanton since you
came, and he is almost crazy about it, if
am to judge by his appearance—for he
looks like the last rose of summer.'
Well, to confess the truth, Jennie, I
have agreed to marry that 'long-nosed
green-horn' you speak of; and I thought
it would not be altogether safe to flirt
much at present, for fear he might get
jealous.'
Have agreed to marry him That
can't be possible ! You are surely joking ;
for I have heard you say, a thousand times,
that you detested the very sight of him.'
Well, no matter what I said, I have
concluded to- marry him for the sake of
his money ;- and the least said about the
matter for the future, the better it will be
for me.
Do you mean to say that you are go
ing to throw yourself away, and make
yourself miserable for life by marrying a
man you almost hate
It is even so. Ido not pretend to hive
him one bit ; but I take quite a fanoy.to his
father's dollars andl mean to #hake them fly,
too, when I get.into thefamili. 11ty. ringers.
fairly,itoh,:noNv, to have the handling of some
.of them:6=lod tin. My laWei_oiinaiders
it his religious duty to see_. that all his
daughter's Are alone 4 9'0 —
ate& and.governen . by prudential.motives ;
dud as Mr 'Benjamin Furber is (he,'Mir
apparent :6 father ' s ,ex
treinely anxious to have tie. become , con—
noted with the family.
Yes,—l should think that was a great
consideration ! I guess, after you have
done the housework two or three years,
and waited on those old maids; you will
begin to get your eyes open."
' Well, when you hear of my lifting a
finger in that house, to do a particle of
work, you may be sure that I am rot in
my right mind. I guess, when I spoil - my
hands washing dishes or scrubbing floors,
it will be for some one else but that crew.'
I do not believe they will be pleased
with any such an arrangement ; for I have
often heard his mother tell him to make
haste and get married, to take some of the
care and hard work off from her and the
girls'
Never mind what they say or expect.
When I once get Ben in the harness, they
will all have to toe the mark' straight,
that is certain, if my name is Lucy Furber.
I shall not spend more than half the year
at the farm, at most; the fall and winter
months I shall invariably pass with my
relatives in the pity. So Jennie, it will
not le so bad after all, if he keeps me well
supplied with funds.
Bnt have you no regret at giving up Mr.
Stanton 3 Remember you told me, only a
few months' since, that you thought more of
him than all the rest of his sex put to—
gether.'
Did I 1 I had forgotten that I had
confided in you thus far. I cannot deny
now, that my sentiments toward him,
remain the same ; but I have no hope of
marrying him,
unless he happens along
for my second husband.'
That is not very likely ; for, when you
are left a widow, you will be so old and
dilapidated that he would not look at you
twice, much more marry you. But what
do you think your future htisband would
say, if he knew of your intentions 1'
Jilt me, of course,and blast all my
hopes for the future, al my bright dreams
of new dresses, rich collars, and loves of
bonnets ; but I do not intend that he shall
suspect my real intentions until I have
him tied ; and then it will be useless for
him to rebel, and too late for him to retrat.'
Well, I suppose it is no use for me to
attempt to dissuade you from this course,
if your mind is fully made ; so let us join
the company again in the parlor, or they
will miss us, ' said Jennie, rising, and lead
ing the way back into the house.
Reader, l: need not tell you that the one
listener to the above confidential 'conver—
sation was none other than my accepted
suitor ! What his feelings were at hear—
ing these flattering remarks about himself,
I cannot tell ; but leave it with you to
judge for yourself.
The company soon after broke up ;. and
I prepared myself for my ride home with a
light heart ; for I felt quite sure that our
plot would result successfully.
Get ready early in the morning !'
Jennie screamed, from the door, after I was
seated in the carriage, and don't keep
the stage waiting, as usual.'
Don't give yourself any unnecessary
trouble on my account,' I answered, as
Ben gathered up the lines, and spoke to
his fiery grays.
And in a moment we were out of sight,
flying over the ground towards our homes.
I tried to make myself wonderfully agree
able, talking almost incessantly upon, one
subject and then another ; but I noticed,
with pleasure, that my companion was
moody, silent, and reserved, answering me
in monosyllables, or not at all, unless I
asked a direct question. I never was in
better spirits; and I rattled away, joking
and laughing, until his horse halted, and
he assisted me to alight at my father's door.
I offered him my hand to bid him Good
bye,' telling him - that I should not be likely
to see him again soon, as I was to leave so
early in the morning. He sufferd me to
shake hie hand, gasped the word Good
bye,' and, climbing into the buggy, drove
away.
The neat morning, when the stage called
for me, I was waiting in the hall, my trunks
and bandboxes all ready to be deposited.
My father was in right good humor, telling
me to be sure and write as soon as I got
settled.
As the stage passed Farber's I recog
nized my chaperone of the previous evening,
engaged at work near the road; and al
though he well knew that I was a passen
ger that diy, he never gave us one passing
glance as we rolled by. What could such
indifference mean
Four weeks after my return to school, I
received news from home, stating that
Benjamin Furber was married ! Of course,
I did not faint or go into spasms at this
intelligence ; but I exclaimed, aloud :
g Thank Heaven that I am saved !'
Three years after, I became the wife of
Dr. Stanton ; and as his practice had
become quite extensive, my father's preju
dices against him were so far removed that,
when the doctor formally proposed for my
hand, he never offered one objection to our
union.
My father's home is now with us ; and
I do not think he has ever once regretted
my choice for life.
THE CALF AND THE TEN POUND NOTE.
—A rather curious incident ocoured in Tan
deragee, Ireland, lately. A person named
Dollaghan, who had been with some men
helping to cart out manure from his yard,
laid his coat, containing some papers and
money, (among the latter a ten pound note,)
across a rail which divided the cow-house,
where there was a young calf seven weeks
old. After the work was over he missed
the money, and having accused one of the
.men as the thief, sent for the police for the
purpose of searching the suspected party ;
but upon their arrival, all the men there
engaged in the work were willing to be
searched, and one of them stated:he saw the
calf chewing or eating_ some paper which
happened to fall ont of his Dollaghan's
coat-pocket. Upon this information It
was decided to kill the animal, and on
opening the stomach the note was found
slightly damaged but sufficiently perfect for
the purpose of identification, the numbers
being untouched.
•1 _4...
0— He who never forgets his old friends
and cherishes his attachment for them as
ever, no matter how much time, space
or fortune have kept them apart, is one of
those rare beings with whom God has en
dowed the earth that society . may not
utterly wither through the influence of in
gratitude, selfishness, and the incessant
changes in life.'
1:17," Never turns blessing round th see
whether it has.a dark aide to it. •
A TRUE STORY.
In a certain parish in the county of
Forfar, there lived; a few years ago, a pe
culiar individual by the name of Jamie
Johnston. Janie was a poor beggar, who
had no home of his own, but lived contin
ually on the parish. s report went, he
had, at some remote period of his life, from
some cause unknown, lost the use of his
legs, and he was in consequence dependent
for sustenance on the charity of the people
of the district. Gifted with the knack of
making himself agreeable wherever he
might be, Jamie had become a great and
universal favorite among the farmers'
wives, who always took care that he should
be provided for in a comfortable way.
Indeed, they strove with each other who
should treat him best, for they were well
aware that Jamie had most praise for her
who put the most butter on his bread and
most sugar in his teacup. He was welcome
to stay at any farm as long as he pleased ;
and when he wished to remove to another
place, he was invariably transported thither
either in a cart or, if the distance was
short, on the broad shoulders of some one
or two stout ploughmen. Never was king
or beggar half so happy and blithe hearted
as Jamie Johnston. He had plenty to eat
and nothing to do all the year round, and
he was truly thankful. One day two strong
ploughmen, Rab and Jook, took upon
themselves the burden and responsibility
of conveying Jamie from their own farm
to another about alquarter of a mile distant.
Hoisted on Rab's back Jamie was as proud
as an emperor, and he forthwith began to
crow, and chuckle, and crack his jokes,
with the greatest. good will in the world.
The ploughmen, being in haste, determined
to take -what they called a ' near out'
through a certain park where a number of
cattle were grazing. They were about
half way through the park when the three
were struck all of a heap' by seeing a
large, black, ferocious looking bull coming
up to them, lashing the air with his tail,
pawing and tearing the ground with his
feet, moaning and roaring in a manner
calculated to strike terror and dismay into
the stoutest heart.
Oh ! for guidness sake, Rab, rin wi' a'
yer mioht, and save frae that brute,' cried
Rab ran accordingly as fast as he could,
Jock helping him as best he might. Not
withstanding all their efforts, however, it
was too evident the brute was fast gaining
ground, and would soon overtake them.
They were still a pretty long distance from
the fence, and Rob was nigh falling to the
ground exhausted with the weight of the
unfortunate Jamie.
. Jock, my gnid freen,' said that indi
vidual, could ye stop behind a bit, an,try
an' keep the beast back ? Better ane should
risk. himser . than that the three o' us
should be killed. Rin, Rab, rin, dnd save
me at ony rate.'
Jock, instead of acting as Jamie directed,
ran away and left his friends to their fate.
The bull was within a few yards of them,
when, to the infinite astonishment of the
exhausted Rab, the lame man on his back
sprang off,.and, making good use of the
legs long supposed to be useless, soon left
the bull and his two friends far behind,
leaped the fence with the agility of a
maudin; and was out of danger and out
of sight in the twinkling of an eyelid. The
astonishment of Rab and Jock it would be
impossible to describe. Forgetful of their
pursuer, they stood rooted to the earth,
and stared, with dilated eyes and open
mouths, alternately at each other, and at
the rapidly retreating figure of Jamie
Johnston. The infuriated beast was like
wise taken by surprise, and instead of fol
lowing up its advantage, stood still all at
once and glowered,' amazed and dumb
founded-like at the scene before it. As
soon as the ploughmen were able to com
prehend how matters stood, they set up
such a roar of laughter as startled the
echoes of the distant hills, and frightened
the crows on a field in a neighboring
county. It is needless to relate that
Jamie Johnston from that day was never
again seen in the parish.
Two IN A BED.—Ned and Charley are
two room-mates, but they occupy different
beds. Ned's sleeping apparatus was so
situated that he could get in on either side
—that is to say, there were two fore-sides ;
which Ned found very convenient.
One night, Ned and Charley had been
out, and on returning, which they did near
morning, both were considerably elevated.
However, they walked to their room with
an air that seemed to say, not so drunk
after all,' and sought long and and patiently
for matches and lamp. After knocking the
pitcher off the wash-stand ands mashing the
looking-glass, they finally gave up the
search and went to bed.
Went to bed—yes, that's the word, but
owing to the darkness and confusion of
their senses, they made a alight mistake.
In short, Ned's bed had the honor of re
ceiving the two friends—Charley getting
in on one side, and his friend rolling in on
the other.
, I say, Ned,' cried Charley, touching
somebody's calf, ' there's a fellow in my
bed.'
Wonderful coincidence,' exclaimed
Ned, feeling a strange elbow in the neigh
borhood of his ribs; 'there's one in my bed,
too.'
Is there oried Charley ; let's kick
em out !'
Agreed !' said Ned.
And accordingly the two friends began
to kink. It lasted about a minute and
half, and Ned was sprawling on the floor.
Charley was left in possession of the bed.
For a moment all was silent.
'I say, Ned,' cried Charley.
What 1' asked Ned, sulkily
g I've kioked my fellow out.'
4 4 Yon are luckier than I am,' said Ned,
for mine has kioked me out.'
There was an old Quaker who had an
unfortunate reputation for non-resistance.
It was said that any one could jostle him,
tread on his toes or tweak his nose with
impunity ; until one market day a bluster
ing fellow, being told that yonder was a
man who, if he was smitten on one cheek,
would turn the other also, thought it would
be sport , to try him. Stepping up to the
sturdy, good-natured Friend, he slapped
his face. The old man looked at him sor
r rowfully for a moment, then slowly turned
his other Cheek, and received another
buffet. Upon that he coolly pulled off his
coat. I I have cleared the law, said he,
and now thee must take it' And he
gave the cowardly follow a tremendous
thrashing,
MEE
QUIET PEOPLE.
Did you ever think, ambitious, energetic,
bustling reader, man or woman, what a
blessing it is that the great majority of the
people of the world are not like you 1 If
you have not, stop a moment and consider,
and you will thank fortune that it is so.
Men that never talk at town meetings,
that don't try to become postmasters at
every change in the administration, and
don't stick their elbows into you in, a crowd,
are very likely to pass unnoticed through
the world, and you have the mistaken
notion that they never did you any good.
Woman who attend to their baking and
babies, who never talk scandal at sewing
societies, and don't insist on making the
tour of the fashionable watering-places,
every summer, who live and die nobodies
in the estimation of all bat their immediate
household circle. Thank God for just such
nobodies. What a hubbub we should live
in else ! The very thought of it is painful ;
how much worse would be the fact.
Quiet people must be those angels in
disguise that imaginative people talk so
much about. Very likely they will never
do us any positive good ; the blessing we
receive from them are negative, and we
pass them by unnoticed. They let us alone,
and the inhabitants of Secessia are not the
only persons who wish to be let alone ; we
all of us have had that feeling more times
than we can tell. We get tired of the in
cessant rattle of the machinery of society,
and long to shut down the gate. Then we
appreciate the at►obtrusive attention of
our quiet friends ; they don't talk to us
when we wish to be silent, or least they
only address us with that silent language
of the eye, which expresses so much, bat
never wearies us. They never bore us by
making us listen to their ambitious plans ;
and more, they never anger us by telling
us of our faults. They don't flatter us
when present, and don't slander us when
away. Indeed, they pass through the
world, silently and unnoticed, like the
feather that falls from the wing of the
soaring bird.
It is doubtless wisely ordered that some
men should be willing to be the leaders of
society, and should enter the lists as can
didates for the honors of the world. There
are men who can no more restrain their
ambition than they can dam up the ocean.
Their blood grows stagnant in the country,
and they rush to the city to engage in its
more active and more exciting pursuits.
Their goal is ever before them, never
reached, and they are happy only from in
cessant toil. But the mass of mankind
always come in and go out at the back
entry of life, and are never seen in the
parlor or on the great thoroughfares. They
are substrata of mankind, rarely seen, but
supporting the rest. The minis ter furnishes
them with their theological opinons, the
newspaper gives them their views of other
things. They do their own work in their
own way, and live and die., peaceful, con
tented and happy. Let us never sneer at
quiet people, then. They fill their approp
riate places exactly, and perform their
duties faithfully.—Can as much be said of
all of us ?--Springfield Republican.
Lt - ' Mick,' said a bricklayer to his
laborer, ' if you meet Patrick, tell him to
make haste, as we are waiting for him.'
4 Shure, an' I will,' replied Miok ; but
what will I tell him if I don't meet him
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