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T mansion t advertisements nm tribe paidloriStadfeases.
^4A.lllleaolations at ammetatlems ; Commo o
nlastions
f Inited or indesidust intermit. and notices of Wir
e ages 1 11f 1 maths, ertneediar pralines. ere ellareed
z YPdgers per line.
30131PRThri1hiff nf every kind. In Plain and ism
olors,' done with; oestrus , and dispatch. Etandlells.
Blanks', Cards, Pamphlets. nntheads. fitatements. kr
of every variety Sod prtnted at the starter!
toffee.: The Romer= Mb* to well sapplted 'lath
Power Presses, a' grind assortment of new type, azi2"
NVm-srtliang In the? Primthas 1112 P WEI be immenteat tri
the - most artistic manner and at the lowest mass
group anf turn ftsaft
Pnorisszonis, CARDS.
gIITTEr & *TONTANTE, ATTCP-
L. l Tyro AT TAW. Ottne--cartlez of Wain sae
Fina Fltrowds. opri,ssitp Pmteles. Thu El tars.
fIR I'. B. TOANSON. Prances ANT
qtritri am, !Office over Dr. H. CI. Porter SOD
h Draw 'Mire.
t)R. - (1. *. `STANLEY : DitirrrFer.
- rrieemmor to Or. Vl7**ttiti. Offllis. In Pittrm's
Bl;tick, my alitri. INV?, 3tre..4. Toaraneli. Pi 411
loin. of nlit...i4t * mrou•i‘ltv. Jan 111'72
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TV; FI M. tirCIOTOITTRN. Plivai rian
inti gmizeint. ilffies over Wickham - k
Black's
Orneltarq intnre. 1 •
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-11 xvosit•aT•TA ,4 .. TowiLods. Pa ei V 4. ‘3 1 " 1 / 11 e
etnnifcm to ntoittpre .nt , rottoß to Oat? chip. e.
o , W:some iltinrt finorimmtv a trnnetitity.
'Cr frn‘r9l'73l T.V . PAILIWIT. •
RB. Mn lK V, AN. ATTORTTFIV
• men riotritintizon AT LAW. T!crammia. Pi Par.
ettontion ;paid to bn linen in tb• ntnlistue
Coml. July 'WM
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ford nonntri.Tro7. Pa. (Innoetionamade and nrrnewt
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Tenth I naerted on 6nll. glilver Rnhhar. and limn.
Worn hap. Teeth et ranted alfhont pain. Ar 251.72
Nr .. knnitt k (I ATIFF , ATToreErs -'
-I- ar-Law. Towanda. Pa. I
r. t. 1111 MILL, • J. F. CALpV.'
0111,2 e In Wood's Block. drat door south of I First
National - Rank, np stair* Jan R.Tit.ly
OVERTON k - F,LSBREE. A.ii . on-1
• re . r.r•ri art.,itr. Towanda. Pa., harini entered
•into , no.ineralalp. offer their profeasfonal 01041.Vinr/
10 01.130111 e Ciparial attAntinti (riven to •tiniinees
In tho ilri,tian' a and - Reelkors Courts. apll4lll
.7,... oworroye..7ll. I - W. C. RlLFFilirt.
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Iligecial attention, given to 'claims Raiind, t rim?, ..
1 ILCCI Companies, ' Office, ~, -.11 ride of priblie
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.N . Thm.rEt 4We:ea. - DEN-reirr. North Maine-at.,
' oprogito Enl.cotlal'eharch. Towanda. Pa. MI den
tal overatinns a Speciality. , ~° Jan 14.
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ATTORNEY•AI'-LAW,
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nOCT011: O. LEWIS, A (111.4..DT1-
a.e nc The rAiiirge of •irhysici an P and itnritnona."
New Yon. city. Clasp 1P43-4. gives etelnaice atterntinn
thelr-..voth-i , ,nf his nrnfeasdcm. Office Ant roatdance
on the eastern• 61;0 of Orwell. Hill, adjoining Henry
wea. Jan 14. 'O.
R. SMITH, PP7I/I.Bt,AISS
purchaseli G. 8. ti'nod'e property, between
.. 11ercrir'8 MN* and tbe,prell Ronne, where he nas
lwated bte office. Teeth extracted without path 113!
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PAT.FON, Aorvrs FOR
(nssEctrcr:r 'imITITAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.
No. 3 nrcetili t l'atton'e Block, Iftriqgo Street.
..:rah 26. 1.370 .
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P• EVELtiIiV or I3UrFALO,
PHYSICLAN AND SIIIIGiEON
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Offlceat fitore.of J . STOWELL,.
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11. op and ifter `;c t.. 21. nra7 be found in the
:at new roonia on 2-..1• fhv.yr. of -Dr. Praft's new
vC: nn •••;tsite Stre.=•=. 4olinited. I •
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- toffs DTPISTFEE, I? LA CE . S2ff I 774
.3 MONROETON, PA.., paws particular attention titl ,
- oufia4 Hinil..les, , iiitswins. Sleighs, itc.'.„ Tire set and
•r.i. dei,,,, dor., oiiiiii'hort notice. Work and charge!!
zii irmot..l est.nvfme:tory. : . 1:2,16.69. •
11 . )S PVINNYPACKER,' FIA.S
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.7,;1NF,44 ih,n, over Root Mrelre Store. Work of
-..i•i y iii...crapti,mi.dinie irt the latest styles.
To emnda April-21, 19111.-1 f .r.
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p ..rttcalar attention to drawing pl..us, destine and
v••.:iii.:atioris fol. :all wanner of - buildings , ' private
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VOLUME XXXV,
pOWELL & 0001
Are sow receiving their canal large stook of Pall
goods, which willbe sold at anima IMAM. than
ever before Ai= the 'war. It Is Impossible for
them to enumerate all the articles M their urge
etJok of good& They would however eau pertleu
Lir attestlon to gnat bargaltut
In DRESS GOODS,
In TABLE TZNENSA, TOWELING
In BLBACHED AND BROWN BHEICTIRGI. AND
In PLAIN, wnrrz. BED. CHECKED AND OPERA
• FLANNEL,.
In CLOTH AND °AMMER
OVAL COATINGS. kLAI
COTTONADES, WATERT
To their great stock of. New Ribbons
list received, Hosiery, Gloves, Laces,
Jet Buttons and Trimmings, Bach-
ng, the best One Dollar Kid Gloves
ever shown by them, and a fall line
IBM=
of Notions.
very large stock o haw's, to
which they ask especial attentior, of
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the new Fall Styles anti at very law
priees. '
Their Boot & Shoe stock cannot
be surpassed. An inspection of the.
stock will satisfy all.
gen , Carpets in great variety; ako
all widths of Oil Cloths, Window
Shades, &c. , New stock of Wall and
Wind,:w paper
Their : Grocery • Department is now-
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stpeked with new and fresh
goods
They invite everybody to call,
promising them a splendid assort-
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thvnt -of goods in 4
each department o
their business, and at prices whic
must gall* all
Oct. 1.'71•U
Powell & Co.
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KIND TO ZYXIiTIMINO.
Softly, softly, little sister,
Touch those gaily psinttia wings
Butterflies and mothe, remember, I
Are such very tender things. • ,
Softly, softly, little slater,
Twirl your limber hazel
_twig;
Little hands may berm a nestling 1
Thoughtlessly, as well as big.
Gently stroke the purrio g pussy,
Kindly pal the friendly dog, - •
Let your unmolesting mercy,
Even spare the toad or frog..
Wide is clod's great world around you;
Let 'the harmless creatures live;
Do not mar their brief enjoyment,
Take not what you cannot give.
Let your beards be warm and tender—
For the mute and helpless Plead :
Pitying leads to prompt relbrrieg, -
Kindly thongbt to kindly deed.
fists' Ifirnous.
THE "ELAM SHEEP" OF THE TAM
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" Father, .believe me, I tim speak
ing the truth! I ask nothing save
that you should consider me inno
cent. If' I could but take that =car
ance with me into exile, it would
lighten my burdCn and help ine to
forget the unmerited punishment
which I -have undergone. I knOw,
as a boy, I was wild and recklees, bat
never dishonest. I am as innocent
of the crime for wh:ch I suffered as
you are."
The speaker was a tall, good-look
ingkyonng man, apparently of about
twenty-five years of age. There was
a pallor overspreading his' dark fea
tures, which spoke of , long confine.
meat and severe mental suffering.
His manner was, as were his words,
, earnest and intense ; and, as he
ceased speaking, he advanced to
wards his father with an air of en-
treaty.
" Yon htive been answered ;' now
go ; and never dare to intrude bri,me
again. I have, as you,know, placed
a sum of money, in my lawyer's
hands for your use ; enough for yeti
to be enabled to leavt, England, and
commence, 'on choose, an honest
career ie the colonies. You need ex.-
poet nothing more frOm the."
Mr. Pearson ceased speaking, and
commenced occupying himself, in a
way which showed that he was about
to leave his counting-house for the
night
The-son regarded his father with a
wistful look, and once or twice essay.
.ed to speak ; when at last his words_
fouled utterance, they were aecompa=
niel by tears.
"This -one request, at least, you
will not deny me. It is the last. I
shall ever make to you: It is that I
may see my mother.: Grant me this,
and will never trouble you again."
There was no sign of relenting in
the face of the father, -as ho turned
from the desk at which he had been
occupied, and looked straight at his
son.i' I '
,I"/No ! you have almost already
broken Sher" mother's heart I; the
greatest kindness you can do her is
rimier to cross her path."
" At least tell me," pleaded the pa
tient " does my mother think
me enilty?"
"%he knoT3 you guilty. Now,
leave! 'From this hour you are as
: , )11e dead to me !"
The gray head was bowed ; and,
with a heavy sigh, the outcast son
left his father's presence,
The door bad but just'efOsed upon
him, when another emerged fret:a an
inner room, the door of which was
partly (Teri. 'lbis third person had
heard the conversation, though not
preEent and now,.with a noiseless
step and an expression of connten
ance intended to be qmpathetiOte
approached Mr Pearson.
" Father," he said:" do not let this
trouble you too much. He is not
worth`: , consideration ! "
The b,tmed head was raised, and
the face revealed a 'softened look,
which, bad. the-'poor outcast seen it,
w mid have =given . him a ,ray or hope.
" Ah, Joseph; I had forgotten you
were here; you did well, however, in
keeping ont-of sight. Come, my son,
it is time !we-were at, bothe."
And now, while they are on their
way to their luxurious home, we will
take a survey of .the past history of
the family.
" Mr. Pearson was what the '
,world
calls " a self-made man."
'He was well established in lifer ant"
over thirty when he married! His
wife had a fortune in her own fright,
and, what is better still, she Was a
fortune in herself. Two. years after
marriage she gave birth to twins,
wh`o—have been introduced to the
reader. It was observed, mi l , they
grew up, that they were in every re
pect unlike each other.
John - was very dark and 'large
framed, while Joseph was fair, small;
and, almost from his birth, had
looked younger than hi; brother.
At school, John was always the
scape-goat for Joseph, who, however,
had not the grace to feel gratitude,
much less affection; for him.
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Vi ben the young Peaisons Were 18
years of age, their father determined
to place them in his counting-house.
To this arrangement Joseph will
ingly submitted. Not so with John;
he bated the very name 'of trade, and
begged to be allowed to follow !some
thing more congenial to hii3 tastes-
But a deaf ear was -tarned l to hie
pleadings, and.z-he -was looked Upon
as the black sheep of the family:
• 14early two-years have passed since
the young - men had been installed in
ttre counting-house:
J3lin was sitting alone in his room'
one night, counting his money, and
engaged in, the pleasant :reflection
that, in a short time, his salary for
the current' quarter would lie glue.
That, added to what he alreadi pos,
sensed, would complete the, sum
which he deemed su ffi cient to com
mence his new life;
In the midst of his pleasantimedi
tatitais he suddenly remembered'that
an important letter, which his lather
had requested him to post, still lay
in his desk at the office.
John_made up his mind to mend
matters as brae !night be by hasten,
TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., NOVEMBER:26.IB'74.
ing at once faille countinghouse for
the letter, which he found be had yet
time to 'post before the last mail
went out. He hastily, thrust his gold
into its place in his trunk, and sret
ting into a 'bus, was soon set down
at his destination. -,
The office had for some time been
closed, but John obtained adMission
by a key Which he always carried.
He did not deem- a light necessary,
as he knew exactly where to put his
band upon the letter, besides which,
a temporary light from a match was
all that could be obtained,—as, to
prevent accident, the gas was nightly
cut off.
As he closed the desk, he could not
understand wby, but he felt &Awn
that some one else breathed the air
of that dark room. He stood mo
tionless, listening, but he heard no
sound: • .
Then, in a clear, ringing voice, he
asked if any one were, present.
There was no response.
Determined to search, he ignited a
match; and saw,. almost within reach
of h.s arm, bin brother Joseph.
Joseph wasleaning against the
wall, ghastly. trembling in every limb.
At first neither spoke ; then John
said: " What on earth brings yon
here?"
The answer came in tones very un
like 'Joseph's usual subdued' 'utter-
ante.
"I was out walking, was seized
with one of my neuralgia pains, and
I came in to get the drops for it,
which I keep in my desk. But_l may
as well ask what brings you here? '
"Oh, I—l came here to get a let
ter which I had forgotten to post on
retiring. Why did n't. you answer
when I spokelq
"I didn't recognize your voice."
,Joseph laughed nervously.
" You 'ro a pretty fellow Why,
the thief might have got off, booty
and all, without much opposition to
yon, my doughty brother! But come,
let us get out of this den ; it is bad
enough to be here in the daytime.
By the way. Joe, don't mention to fa
ther my having forgotten this letter."
On this, they left the building; Jo
seph eagerly promised to keep silence.
A week.later the quarter's salaries
were dne and paid. John took his
crisp new bank notes with great sat
isfaction.
That night he again counted his
little hOard. While so dOing he heard
Joseph passing his door. An idea
seized him. • f
"I will astonish my quiet brother
with a sight of my wealth," said-he.
" He would never, I am sure, give me
credit for being so saving."
Then he called Joseph, who en
tered, smiling. 1 Buz, the smile was
-turned to a lodk of surprise when he
saw the cold skid notes on his broth
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sea table.
John was amnsed, and was about
to descant on his own hitherto ,un
suspected habits. of economy, when
a knock was beard at the door, and
a servant announced that " Mr,
Pearson would like to see Mr: John
for a few minutes." - So, telling Jo
seph to-act as gaardian to his golden
treasure, John withdrew.
Left alone, Joseph, stooping over
the table, hastily examined- the pa
per money,„ There were four five
pound Bank of England notes, all of
them new-looking.
"There can be no risk," be mut
tered; "John is not half business-like
enough to have taken the numbers."
Then, with a trembling hand,. he
drew a leathern book from his inner
pocket, and, taking fro - na it four five
'pound notes, crisp and new, lie sub
stituted them for John's.
" They look just the same," , he
said; '•' he will never detect the-dif
ference."
When the brother retnined Joseph
asked, in a careless tone, if he knew
the numbers of, his notes. He re
plied in the negative, as .he safely
stowed away the notes and gold in
his cash-box,,remarking that it was
sufficient for him to • know that he
had the notes.
This reply relieved Joseph of any
doubts he way have had, and he.
soon after wished his brother good
night.
- The time bad arrived when John .
Pearson might go hia own way, and
leave the occupation which -was so
dietateful to him. He could become:
his own master. His mother was the
only one who knew of his intended
departure, and although she loved
him dearly, she made no attempt to
dissuade him from his purpose.
She understood him well, and
knew that he might be trusted to
make his way honorably in the world.
" shall go to Australia, ,mother
dear," he said: " and in two or three
years, at utniost, come home again,
with money enough to rent, or, per
haps, even to buy, a little farm, some.
where in Kent or Surrey, and thin
you can often come to see and admire
my prize pigs and wonde;rful fowls.
And I'll send new-laid eggs to town
to you-every day."
Mrs. Pearson would smile through
her tears while she heard these prom
ises.
Three days before John's projected
departure—he had taken a steerage
passage to Melbourne, in the Ocean
ica, determined to rough it—the fam
ily were assembled at dinner. It
was never a. very cheerful meal at
the Pearson? table. the amount of
work • Mr. Pearsork allotted himself
was too much for his strength, and
he generally returned home peevish
and irritable.
On this particular evening he wore
even a deeper frown than usual; and
each member of his family could see
that something had gone wrong.
They were soon enlightened as to
what it was.
Turning to his wife, Mr. Pearson
eharpely said, " Mary, I have been
robbed 1"
This abrupt announcement caused
a profound sensation. John was
smyrised and sorry, Joseph extreme
ly surprised and sympathetic, and
Mrs. Pearson tremblingly asked the
nature of the robbery.
"Twenty pounds in notes," was
the reply. They were taken from a
desk where he himself had placed
them eight er ten days before. The
desk had evidently been opened by , a
key in the usual manner, as no marks
of force were visible. The mer
ohantroximet4 Ids That the
'rYI cal (ei I/ frviryr,
thief wee some one well acquainted
with, the office, and who most , have
known the notes werethere. • He ad
ded that the numbers of the notes
warn known, and detectives had al
ready been set to trace them. He
had no doubt they would be found,
and then no mercy would be ehown
the robber.
There was a gloomy' silence. No
one ventured further comment en
the startling news.
John Pearson was not in the habit
of allowing disagreeable facts Ite
dwell upon his mind. His tempeia
ment was naturally gay and sunny,
and he dismis such' memories
very summarily. sßut what he had
heard,baunted him with in -tinge
countable persistency: " Who could
it have been?'.'' he thought' "I
fear father was right when he said
that-it was some one who kne* his
way about:the counting-house"
And, again and amen, be could
not help owning to himself .that he
wished that, the guilty partylinight
not be discovered, yet he dared not
acknowledge why he harbored i such a
desire.
And now the sad and amettare
well between mother and' son was
Over, and John stood upon the deck
of the magnificent steamer that'was
to hear him alay-to the freedom for
which he had so long pined.
Full of eager hope and happiness,
he strolled toward the fore part of
the vessel; his step was buoyant and
elastic. But another footstep, silent
and stealthy, followed his. Presently
a heavy hand was laid on his shout
der, and, all innocent "and honest
though John Pearson was p he — knew
before a word had been spoken that
he was under arrest,. charged with
burglary. •
There is no need to dilate on the
trial. The Brutue-like father prose
cuted With none - the less rigor be
cause ,the accused was his own son.
In vain Jobb Pearson the younger
pleaded his innocence. Circustances
were too strong against him. His
passage money had been in part paid
with the stolen notes. Then his
wishing to get away from the country
ai2d not mentioning his intention, all
went against 'him. •
He begged thst his brother might
visit him, or at least see his counsel,
with a view to explaining that he had
told him of having. saved all his - two,
years' salary. But after an interview:
which that young man hid with the
lawyer, the latter advised John not
to call him ea a witness, as all that
he could say would only stregthen
the prosecution.
The judge who tried the case was
well known for. hia heavy sentences:
and the jury, though to a DM they
pitied' the prisoner,:. believed him
guilty. •
-
• So John Pearson was condemned
to five years' penal servitude. Death,
in its most terrible form, would haies
been preferable to being for five years
the companion of the very dregs of
society, while his whole , life would be
_clouded w th shame, and his mother's
heart perhaps broken) Surely, never
was so bitter a lot ! '
Was there no: one who believed
him innocent ? •
His trialliad caused mach excite
ment. Scores of friends, and even
,relations, mingled with the crowds
who came on the last day to hear his
sentence passed; and as - he was led
from the dock he looked it the.many
faces which he knew for some token
of sympathy'or of belief in his inno
--brit in vain; all were cast down or
averted as , he passed. Though the
majority condemned the father's se
verity, none believed in the innocence
oft the son. •
"One last agonizing farewell to his
mother, who, unknown to her) hns.
band, had visited her unhappy son,
and he was itnMared in his living
tomb.
_ .
The nest five years crept bn slowly
and heavily to the , Pearsona The
elder Was shunned and disliked by
many who had before sought and
respected h im
This behavior of Lis former friends
Mr. Pearson wrongly supposed to be
the resnlk of his 8003 crime. Had he
guessed aright he would have known
that it arose from nil( nral abhorrence
towards a man who 'could consign
his-own offspring to such a terrible
doom.
Joseph, as before; went his way
quietly. He never gained a friend.
and he took oare•never to make an
enemy. ,
To tie mother, the years brought ,
only tears, and a prayerful longing
to see her ton . again.
The time bas been served, and
John Pearson, has gOt his release.
He sought his'lather a with whetlesnit
we have seen-only to be ordered from
his presence with bitter revilings.
And ss 'he turned his back upon
the counting-house, and wended his
way east, toward the cheap inn Where
he had taken up his temporary reti•
dence, he resolved not to touch a
penny of the money which his father's
lawyer had in charge for him.
"I have sued to my father," said
he, "when hci-tilionld by rights have
sued to nee for my pardon. The
money was not sent in kindness, but
only to pass me out of the country
in case I SbOuld disgrace them farth
er. I, who never stole the value of
one penny in my life, have for five
years been enduring a living death,
only to be branded as a thief , , and an
ex convict. But I will not be crashed.
I am young, and shall soon regain my
lost strength."
Thus determine& the released pris
oner resolved to husband what
little money he had till he coald
earn more. He would try and get
employment as a laborer on some
farm, or would go into the North and
work in .a coal mine. "'Years ago,"
he said to himself, "I used to think
I should like to dig for gold in Aus
tralia; if I could have done that,l can
dig for coal in England. Yes, I'll be
a collier. Sure, very Strict inquiries
are not madeinto the antecedents of
men who apply fOr work in a coil
mine!"
That night JOha wrote to his
mother asking her to believe in
,his
innocence, and telling .her to . be of
good cheer, for, all 'must jet turn out
well. He did;not, however, mention
to her hie intention of turning collier.
The, not ther - unr bhdialt-
class carriage, on his way to . Liver
pool. •
Arrived there, he bought a snit of
clothes such as are worn by miners.
Then. duly. equipped, he 'started on
foot on his journey Into the Black
Country to procure work.
He did; not" find this so easy to do
as be had supposed. He applied to
overlooker after overlooker, without
success. • .'
At last he was fortunate enough , to
obtain 'a place, which combine& a
great deal of heavy labor with 'very
small wages.
- With a ready hand and Willing
heart, be went to work, believing all
would be Well in; time. He - never
allowed his mind to linger on the
past; and he always looked' forward
to the good time be was sure of , see
ing. The hornet.• liked him, he was
so kind ,and good tempered. 'The
little children' all lovedhim,;,,and his
P rnPatitY j
with their oya :and tlior;
ren Won at once the regard ,
gard e.f. the
kind, homely matrons.
John had been;'woikl f ig s the
mine'for three,miniths, when, ori one
memorable hight ail he was just ;re
turning 'Mime, in'cOmpairy with, some
Of his fellow-worimen, a-tran came
suddenly uP, and tokl them there was
a terri6le railroad accident close at
hand.
Anxious :to be of some use, the
rough bat good-natured men started
oft guided by the messenger, in the
direction , of the scene of the disaster. .
John was among the first who
reached the spot. lAn express train,
bound for Glasgowi, bad fallen over
the embankment, and now the engine
and carriages lay shattered wrecks at
the'foot of the steep. •
From beneath the -debris„shrieka
and moans were beard; and the
miners, whe now mustered in strong
force, were already lending their
brawny strength in aid of the poor
sufferers:
John Paused before a heap of iron
and wood-work; and, putting down
his lantern, proceeded to extricate the
body of ,a mau—an old , man, as he
could see by the griy, scant hair.
which was bedabbled with gore. The
face also
..has covered with blood;
yet he saw with satisfaction that the
seer& was alive. '
;Gently placing him 'on the , grass,
he turned his attention to a young
man doss to him. As he lilted the
form, he felt with a shadder,land a
feeling of infinite pity, bat the body
cra hed; yet the
si p
had been terribly ,
man breathed, and Job kneeling to
place him on Slitter which had been
hastily made, asked thd Men to carry
him, to his cottage, he huniaelf helping
to carry the elder man to the same
degtination. -- "
hies'; on"borseback had been 'dis
patched to the ,nearest town for med
ical
,'sasiiitatice--L-the little hamtet Of
iliti m in ers only, boasted one-doctor,
in search of whom John went, and
begged him to come at once to, his
cottage, if only for a few minutes.
The dcOtor, who, was half-district
ed at the demands' Made upon him,
promised to be there directly. And
John hasteiaed back to the sufferers,
hoping to be able to do something to
relieve then" until inore efficient help
than his could be. procured.
As he entered, the ; cottage, some
thing familiar in forms of the
two men on his bed struck him. He
prepared' warm water, and, on batht.
ing the braised and cat faces, recog
nized in the sufferers his father and
his brother Joseph.
At that instant the doctor entered
the cottage. He pronounced the
condition of - the elder gentleman to
be by no means salons, and a cordial
soon revived him, sad _restored him
to couscionstiess. Not so withi):oseph.
Consciousness returned, certainly;
but to his agonized inquiry as to
whether he should recover, the doo
tor could only answer, sadlyttiat the
fltieting hotir would probablY, be his
10t. '
While the doctor had beenlattend;
ing to his patient's, John had 'with
drawn to a dark corner of the room.
fie feared the egret upon his father
if he should reveal himself too
abruptly.
The medical man hastened - away,
promising to return in a short time.
He could do nothing by remaining and
there were others in urgent need of
his help.
Left, as they supPpsed„, alone,' Mr.
I;'earsontent over his child in an
guish cif* spirit. "Oh, Joseph,, :my
only son,how,can I bear,to loseyciu?"
Bat the other raised his loath-
Old hand in depreniatii* appeal.
'" No, father, not your only son !
`Listen. Do not interrupt me while
I am Ppeateing, ice .
I do not curse e .
when I shill have finished. , life
has been 'a lie. From m,T earliest
childhood I have deceived my mother
and you.• Often and often,hoth at
school and at home, has my" poor
brother borne the faults committed
by me. And, oh, father—turn away
front met- I, not , he, was guility of
the !rime for which he suffered.. I
stole those votes, and exchanged
them secretly for others which he
had received for his quarter's salary.
I believe John suspected me, yet he
nobly kept silent. Oh, if I could
btit see him, before I die,
I would
drag these crushed limbs to his feet,
andimplore pardon 1"
"No need for that MY brother!"
And the stalwart 'form of a collier
emerged from the darkness—a tall,
toil-stained man, down 'whose sooty
looking face the tears rolled slowly.
There was no time for , explanation.
Together, father and son knelt? by
tho bed of death,!and prayed for the
erring soul to be released:
And - when twO days -afterwaids,
John prepared to accompany . is
father on their sad homeward jour
ney, rough, toil -hardened hands
graspedhis in cordial farewell, and
as the men watched him out of sight,
there were many s iwho declared that
they had 7kenned all along that yen
chap were a gentleman."
WOBKI THAT
A
If I Cap; only I inipress ripun the
young lien the itUportance of ckoos
uig one tlung for 1 their , life-business,
and sticking to it, I shall not have
written this article in vain. What is
success but the reward of persever
ing ilidnstiy? Oh, I don% have' any
Warm:* to that Mushy of *me
people. , who go changing about from
one thing to another during - their
whole lives.. -They -may be the busi
ness people - Ili 'the world, bu they
accomplish nothing. I; mean e dell
directed effort that la • to some
particular trade or profession., And
confiners and takes:full commatul
it; pit as armies besiegeand coricitier
a strong city. - '
Oh,- tie. desire to be brilliant i I
think itdeetroye more floe charite
ters than runt It is a disease , that
often works 'fatally among our tat
ented .young Americana, withering
inherent genius, by palling it from
the particular soil where it. naturally,
grows, and transplanting , it wherever
foolish fancy dictates. What a . pity
it is that - there exists, even in. our
land,- a 'spirit which looks dispireg- '
ingly upon hard-working, -slow-plod
ding , medioctity.' -There is a thous
and times &ore hone for an' benefit
shoemaker, wfici does his work - well
and atieks to his • husiriesa, than,' far
your brilliant:fellnw'who gallops ev er
land end,sea, now scribbling a nice
little poem
,;for a'newspaper, resoling
a little of law, next rummaging Med
ical books, end what next he ;Will
do-the Lind 'Only knows. Continuity,
-like every other - quality of mind, is
capable of development; but, like
others, alas 1 it is sometimes largely
inherent, and often exhibits itself in
a remarkable degree, quite early, in
life. Show me a boy who makes: his
kite fly in spite of its ragged tail and
a boisterous- wind; 'who works day
after day, and nignt after night, at
his problem, and gets it; who whit
ties till his fingers are sOre, and his
knife is dull, but finally succeeds in
making a top to snit him; and I
don't care if be is "as slow as molas
ses in - winter," I'll wager my menelf
on him a handled times in proktf r
ence to the bright, smart little pet of,
the school who . gets his lessons in
five minutes,and lets his kite go to the
clogs because the tail breaks. -
Continuity is . worth more than
genius. The two united makes John
Milton. -The first, folly developed,
,Makes . Wm. Wordsworth, bUt a
bright intellect, without a genius for
work, makes the vilhige wit- who glo
rifies the American eagle. on the
Fourth of Juiy,.and rolls in the 'cor
ner of 'a beer- saloon on Christmas
day. United, they always perform
wonders; but the ability to persevere
in one course often performs wondere
anyhow, while genius, without centi
nnity, is always dancing about like a
will o'-the-wisp. deceiving people. .
and constantly: - shining very dimly
through a mist. - !
.
.oh, how many fine young men we
have seen of acknowledged talent
and finished education, who have
had to yield the palm to someiflod
ding fellow who was , reckoned a
blockhead iu his achool-boy
PROPER NAMES - MEER ORIOIN
• ' , AND MEANING. ' I
• ' - 1
, •
A' .I:eture Delirered by Rev. G. P. WAThors,
before ge B-adrovd thurdy Tea;•hers' A iToci
, ation, and pub li shed at their request. ,
[co3eLeer.o.
Bat what is this drove coming to
ward us, looking so wild and fierce?
Be on your guard, for there is IMr.
Bear, Bruen, Wolf; Lyon, Fox, Brick,
Badger, Hare, Hart, Doe, Coon, Reid,
Beaver. and Deer. But there is an
Angel and a Child with them, ;and
there is nothing to fear. Following
these we see Mr. Palfrey, Colt, pass,
Ball, Bullock, Cow, Steed, Hogg,
Pigg, Lamb, 01, Herd. Having ex
amined these quadrupeds, let us torn
onr attention to ornithology. We
have Bird, Finch, Bullfinch, Coote,
Drake, Duck, Gander,'Daw, Talbird,
lay, Parrot, Eagle, Nightingale, Bob
bin, Martin, Crow, Crane, Drive,
Swan, Wren, Chicken, Cock, Gold
finch, Goslin, Gull, Hawks, Lark,
Peacock, Woodcock, Lapwing, Swal
loa, and a sweet Birdsong from them.
Having considered this wonderful
flock- of winged beauties, let us turn
_oar attention. to Ichthyology, and
look at the finny tribes. Her we
see Mr. Fish, Bass, Trout, Dolphin,
Darcy, Eels, Gudgeon, Herring, Sal
mon, Chubb, Pike; while Crab, Clam"
Clamshell, Seal and Whale, Comp in
Lfor a share of attention. (j) And
now we are here, let us, look at other
damp objects. -Here is Mr. Whter,
Brooks,. Tenbrook, Pond, Lake, Pool,
Creek, Rivers, Flood, Bay, Haven,
Stillwater, Channel, Ford, 'Wells,
Ripple, Babble, Shore, Fenn, Marsh,
- Wharf, Ferry, (k) Shall we lbok
for somebotaniCal specimens? I 'We
find them varied and abrindapt.
First is Mr. Wood and his familylof
28 members: Woods, SherwtoOd,
Sherwood, Wedgewood, KirkWoqd,
Haywood, Atwood, Portwood„ Spots
wood, Flockwood,Hedgewood, Lock
wood, Eastwood, McWood,' WOod
side, Woodstock, Woodward, Hog;
wood, Woodhull, Woodruff,. Wood-,
worte, Underwood, Woodson, Hazel
wood, Woodall, and the baby Small
wood. .
Then presided over by Mr. Park,
Grove and Forest, we have Round
tree, Root and Branch, Plant, Sprig,
Ash, Maple, Beech, Pine, Birch,
Hawthorn, Myrtle, Holly, Box, Olive,
Vine, Gage, Berry, Hops, Oak, Sev
euctake, Bush, Heath, Moss, Sage,
Reed, 'Weed, Rue, - Grass,Pipegras4 '
Snodgrass, Clover, Rush, Hay, Cobb,
Loek, Cotton.
(1). But natural curiosities are
around us on every side, replete with
grandeur , and beauty. We have
Afountain, Peak; Spur, Brink, Hill, 1
Dale, Ciiff, Stine, Longstein, Thiek4,
stein, Steinbottom, Whetstone, (gold ;
berg. R o ckwell, Wall, Marble, Clay,
Land, Lee, Saud, Place, Bciwer,
Ramsclale, Thinisbottom, Winterbot
tom, Glen, Bower, Valley and Peat.
(m). But are we more interested
in man and his works than in natu
ral objects ? In names : the - meinory
of mares skill is perpetuated. Here
is Mr. Castle and Cannon, Carr,
Church, Kirk, Temple, Town, TOwer,
Barn. Booth, Shed, Stackpole, Hay
cock, Mill, Hopper. Ship, Crew, iCut
ter,,Deek, Helm, Keel, Guy, Shute,
Bar t iar. 'But there are still more in
teresting objects, -the -results of his
handicraft:. Mr. House, Stackheuse,
Waterhouse, . Whitehouse, Beick.i
at tl
house, S theme,
,Outhouse, Wood.-
house, a d •their . owners, I Mr.
Houseman rid Mr. Honies. Lead
ingto the house there are feta. gates:
Ur. Gate, Eistgate,' Westgate and
Applegate. In the bowie we Andlib.
iper Annum in • . !FM'
Poet and
r ill, Bell, 'Bl.ck, Potts,
PhiIOC Kittle,•4oOk, S. arks, Ring,
Rugg, Pitcher; ' Ball, B .ket, Beal,
' Box, Gill, Peck, Otrerpe k, Gallen,
- Line,'Webb, Patch; Hat .het, Bond
SpearoDartti'Matlock, H. uck, Perry,
Bolster; Shielk.Hall, - Oh , mbere, At-.
tick, Brick and. Gunn. ~ . - .. '
The last two names an!gest anec
dotes. '."A certain College professor',"
says 'Arthur,' "who,: had assembled
his class at the -comnie . cement, 'of
the, term,,was' - xeading I'..•er.-*the Het
Of -the names to see tli+ t 'all I were
present.' It clialiped that .ne •of the
number was unknown to the piofes
scrr, having just; entered' t . e class.
" What is your name; :ir ?" asked
the profe . ssor,f looking' t • rough his
! . , 1
spectacles.- • - !i 1-
-' "You ,are*albriekr - -,i-*, , h • 'start
.,..,
ling rep ?
ly
~.. ' 1 • 1 : .
"Sir ' - said .• the: - - pept ate:, ' *half
starting out of hisehairi- 4. did Lot'
. exactly . underetand.vOnx .nswer." ' •
"Yel`iii•e'it-tbrieli 7 ,"* we- again the
coinposed - rePly ••. ,- - ;*' • .' 1 • '
_i" Thia ii intolerables id the. prof.
fessor„lrialace reddening. "Beware, .
young *man, - how, you insn t me."'
'"lnsult yon !"- said the tuilent; in
tiam-astOnishdd; '" Low; .aye Iddine
it ?" ,: -*- . '' i! • ' -
.
"Did you not say I wi • a brick?"
"No, air- yen asked myna*, and
I answered your question My, name
is U. It. A. Brick—Urial Reynolds
Anderson Brick," - • • i - .
Ah, indeed!" murmur ed the pro
fessor., sinking back into his seat. "It
was
.a misconception on my ' part ;
will you commence
. the lesson, Mr.
Brick?" - ' .. • .
.. .
A person by. the ma i n of Gunn,
complained to a friend, hat • his at
torney had not let him* oil easily.
"That's no wander,". - said -:Lis.friend,
"as he charged you too b '4 h !" :- .
Prom an entry in 't e custom
house of 'Edinburgh, it a pears that
"A. Gunn was ,discharge
~. for'' mak- .
ing a false renort." • .
But let us look
.arciu d. a little
more in this Curious bous . Suppose
we step into the
. library, • Here is , a
walking, Grainmar. • It i: . . not. in 'a
dead language, . for -th- parts - of
speech can act their part as well as
speak. lt is edited by M . Read and
Guess,.aseisted by Inkpe.; Thigpen,
and Peuhollow: . „.
Among the .NOtins w::. have Mr.
Dott, Ott, Ord, Eve, Pim Rea,as *di-,
minutives, and Mr.- B etzsneicler,
Sadenstrieker and With ripoim,: as
elongatives. - 1 - ' - -2 • . ,
As AdjectiVes, we ..hav Mr.: Rich;
Poor, •Low, Humble, ond, , Free]
Old, young; Gay, Dearb p:
As Kutner*, we have r. Sixoli.
Ten, and Potirt,y;'. -- • ; ' ' ' i . 1' '
In the' coMparisort of 'adjectives.,
we have Mr. Good, Beat, *rise, Wiser
Wisdom, Witt; ~Hook, ooker, Utt,
Utter,- More. :
As
AS Pronouns 'we Way 'Mr.. Herr;
Hem and Mee '• , - - •
Conjunction; Mr. Orr: . ' 1
Adverbs, Mr. Nott an Ney.
• In Gender, we have M . Sex. As
Masculine Gender, Mr. ' illintx, Mr.:
Jennie, Mr. Daughters, Mr. Nunn,.
Mr. McGirls and Mr. Q,u. ens*. 1* I ,
We have one.. Case. ; • : '' ' '
' Among the Verbs wel ve Mi. Try,
Blush, Reap; Legg; 'St Cps, No,
Whittle Hope, Jump. In the Imper
ativetMood,Mr.* Lett.' Its parts, of
the verb, Mr.l,Had. In the present
tense, Mr.. Gore; imperfect, ,Vent;
present participle f Going ; . perfect
partiCiple, Mr. Gone. le have also
the present ,pyticiple,'llbwling, and
perfect 'participle, Given nd Lent..
But let us look a Moment into the
.Cabinet. WC find Mr.liver, Gold,
Flint;, Steel, Cole ; Rust, Jewl; Ru
by,l Diamond, Clay and tone. , • ,
But humanity pronipt us to go
into the Hospital to see t. e Inmates,
and Know the itniering,ii that flesh is
heir tci . We see here' Mr. • Paine,
Hart, Fall, Cramp, Akin; - Akinside,
Burnside, Headache, i Wale, ' Whiter--
mute:Withers, Rickete, ilea, Bled
see, Goutlip, Dyer and y e. -. .iD
Int there are other liv ,
.g wonders
in ' these Houses . , Here is an i old
bachelor by the name of Yontiglius
bind,* and a Married'. a n by: the
' name of Bachelor. - Her is a young
lady by the name- of Mi a Husband.
Here is a father ',whoa 's children
calLCousin. 'Here is , a an quarrel
ing' with another by . t e name - `of
Lover.** Here is a taver -keeper by
'the name of :Here is -a sery
int bY the flame- of Master, and 'a
.rich: man by the name - of Poor,; and
a widoier by thenarne of .Wedlock;'
and 'a Bei: Bishop by the name of
liflnthootb. - '-
But before we art- 'le tis: , call on
the Good families, and .- ongratulate
them, that they_ have re ined their '
goodnesein this wicked world.. .
There are nineteen ofthem : Mr.
Good, 'Goodday, 'Geed ear, Geod.
behere, Goodbody, Goodale, :Good
child, Goodman, Good ,• Goodfel
loW,.Goodh.t3art,, Goods eed, Good =
way, Levergood, Good ' 1, GoOdWin,
Goodall, Goodenough a 4 Toogood.
Good
The last family is nea ly extinct.
There were hardly • t f ee brothers
who came over from En. land: . . .
But it is time to bring, our rambles
to .a close, for, the light 'are .being
put Out, and we hear the good house
wife say to her husband, "' Mr. (foto
" bed, go to bed." - . -:, '• • ,
.- -
l i I have Consumed so. mach time on
'the first branchef - ray subject, that I
'shall be obliged to omit the second:
There is a book on that -subject, by
Wm. - Arthur, entitled ". tymological
1 Dictionary. of liitenily and - Christian
'Names." Teachers ; cot spend a
little time profitably in ts plaitung to
children the meaning 'Of heir - names,
. . .
There are nailleAba . have been
made so illustrious i t hy those who
have borne them, that i . is a goad
start-in life to inherit t em. Tbfge
are other names sofreq ently on the
roll of crime, that we al ost pity the
innocent children who h ve them.
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,
There are names ca red on the
field of carneg,e by the sword, and
recarved by a-grateful c nutty in en
during granite, bristli g with the
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brazen trophies of war. Others are
written on de annals o the nation,
and are inseparably lined with her
prowess ancli renown... , -
Others have entwined; their names
with, the wreath of fame won from
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the field of tatesmanehip and diPlo
macy. Oth rs, with the telescope or
microscope, - have bl:nded their
1 name Vai l e* ~ .'. ‘ .il zi; ill iitn26
: , - ri
devils orbs itti - . 0; or7oft mini:rite, -
marvels of the world lisle*. t I
. ' Others, reading the ittakylett ea of
the Book of Nature,_withi. its grand illustrations of the Fauna and Flora
of the past; and :ottiemV. Fauna
-retort
and crucible, analyzing and di' ier- •
e!,
hag the, subtle elemente withw hich
Nature, worki her.: mysteries and
Still°there, with pen, ' chisel,` icil,
or brush; —have won , nameslthat
their country will not let 'die. 1
Some have,,canght the ;iwift e tlying
sunbeam, and hound their names
with its iris braid. , _ The elect:ill cur
rent, caught find tamed,lcarlie the
names of others across the se . and
ai r
Sashes them over every land.
And pi this gathering cif Teaare,
with joy it should be spoken, here
1:1
are those _who have discovered and
Applied the best Methods of tea tang
and developing the youthful . ind, •
the lustre of whose names ' the Pas- _
ing ages' may not! dim.: , - i 1 j '
The hand of affection, flax' written
oar; patties between , the two TeSta
aients, apparently that the propNetie
spirit of the 'Old, , and, the 10iring,
gentle, Christ-like spirit of the New,
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may resit upon tua lt i --, II ii -
There I are ea a written- it the
Lamb's, - . 1300k Of ife. May a llof •
onrs .be 'included Un ' the nember ! I I -
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. :TO YOUR CLOSET, 'o ISRAE L
L !
• —r--- - -
.Eveny soul needs a Closet. Trait
prayer Will find 'One. It is the in
Stir:set of the heart thirsting for
It is the command of the Master.--
fahtex„„th.ye chtiraer._ It is the :Way , '
trodden by Jesus'.' "When hel
had
sent
~tbe multitudeseaway, hen-we, ' tPp
jute a mcflintain apart to pray." I- "Ile .
withdrew himself the:wilde .se •
and prayed." "He continued ' all
n
- night ini prayer .I to i tine----" Sit
.v‘.
here, while I 'go and pray yoner.
"Cold mountains and the midnight ler
Witnegted the fervor of hitt pigyer."-
Men are profesiing to; follow Jel i ne
following who
.never think of follOwin him
into these solitudes. 'Men are Pre,
leasing to have fond Jesrei-who, alae"
have never found,'or at least kept: a
closet.. The tendeneyOf a r ei
the t-: is "
to outulardness i in Christian life 'to .
activities worksOpush, stir, doing.
God ferbid that vfe-shortl4 deprec,i.o
any true Christia n activity. • ; But
there is ,a morbidexternalism, whi'eli _
may cut off the . very ;springs at\si
sources of our piety,' and km; e..,.its
smitten 1 with 01.4 - rot. The gotel
works may not be done'in the spirit
of - ostentation , a , td with ! noise ;of
trumpets, "to ,b seen Olmen;but
l
they may he done in such forge fal
ness and neglect of inner, life, ptir
s9zial heliness, eo mnnion with God,
as' to rob, them, hoivever . arduous,
;:i
and however self- enying, of all their
efficacy ;and spiritual power.
_, - ,
There is no' blase of trumpe.slin -
this-data'; it attra lino notice, naelies
no noise. The cl set is a still, hidden
place, pot sieeu of i rnees,and its duties
are secrets withpod...But he Ni-p.., - ,
I
thinks he eareaceermplish very lueli
ter God without this source of sh ply,
ill e
has yet to learn the very - alpha t;ef •
Christian efficien i c? . . The eiot = is
where .a bliever niplenishes his a oe . k.
It is the secret place where the e" - iti,
le
flare of personal' holiness eaese .9n.
Ile enters in; and lope - nit the 'alleles of • •
the heart, and asks God to flood . em
.with his Spirit. 'Ho shuts the t clot',
t]t
and con muties in spirit with J, .iii. -
He leans upon that bosom; weeps his
'tears tli i ere, sobs - Out his sorrow :r f
is.in, gets his "Go L i m peace'" fronek.s
lorgiving Lord, l washes in his
; 1 1.0 od again, strengthens hia leitb,
f ches,, i something more of his L l Olli ' S
E, irit, forti fi es hie soul,' deepens O • A
i e
widens l i his spiritual experience of
grace and power; l and,wherr he
.opens
that deer' and comes lorth, Lei is
something better, stronger, pdrer,
humbl 6 4, for thati talk with G di; in
the se recy of an ;inner chambei.l
..,!
• Hence the unspeakable, indlitpoi
sable value 4 of 'frequent , solitud for
communion with God; pot Si ply
for hurried, .ejculaory, or silent
petition, but for thoughtful and ev,ei
protracted prayer, with postu ,e l .- (S
i•
devotion and', audible: eexpredsien.
Mount, ileeert; closet ; still lion r,. to'
what riles have .
_these been ordained !
How grand spirits have been gteLsi
.s,
for heroic work] bi them! tat
solemn ',and -precious baptisms , they they
have furnished ! d - wh A t prepare, hies
for labor and Sacrifice and vic ory !
Jacob at the ford Jabbok, Elij Won
the Monnt, Ensile ia - the ch ber
with the dead ' child; "the doorisfint
on them twain," I Daniel ;in thapn
of beats, Jeremiah in the court ' f the
'prison Jonah 'in the belly of eel!,
sl
Jesus in Gethsemane:, it wa - the
closet, the still hour, the talk with
God face to face alone,. that ga ve Might
these their lofty Moods, their Might
with • men, their I spirituel iict,4.ries
It is there the soul touches thnil--
falling fountain of spirited si '. ply.
t p ,
There the mountain tops ere re ched
that pierce the clouds, ;and bring
down fatness. , I 1 t.. '''
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' We have activities enough; , the
Church never solbristled, kith gOod
works. ' The busy hum of ouleccle
siasticle limit , machinery may . :, be
heard all over , the land: Alas 1 what '
meagre and inadequateresalts I ! he
ail ?
activities have been with; too eat
self-sufficiency, and • without the
sufficiency - that' ; is of 'God. . Cur
works need to, be vitalized - ear-. '
charged with power froth on lligh.
The ehanuele of that ;powe rare'
broken hearts. Hearts, get . b i. bro ken
in the closet,' and there and, then
r;
they pull down the power. ° S ' ty it
is pie "voice of the Master to !every
disciple this day : Enter into thy ' .I'dset,
and skid thy door"—Herrick Jot, ri.i.n?„
D. D., 'in l'he,. Presbyteriap. --
ITIVIBER 26.
LOOK Anti TliE Evr.s..43lnitlti'd c e
of men and women have mad their
eyes weak for life by the too fr e'xise
o f eyesight, reading small-- prin and
doing fine se w ing. In viw_of th ese
things it is welt to observe 'th 'fol
lowing rules in the use of the, yes, :
.
Avid all sudden changes beviten
light and darkness, 'I7 l'
Never sleep so that on lwski g -,- -,,the
eyes shall open on the light f ;the
window. I - 2
Do not use eyesight by - lig t so '
t
scant th at it requires an effort t ills- . •
-.!
criminate. [, il ,
Never read or ;sew direct ly L
y in fieUt
of the l light of ei window;
It is, best to have the I light from
above,,or obliquely or over thneft
shoulder: -
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Too;m•ach-lightcreates a gls e' nd
pains and confuses the sight. The
moraention are' sensible of an d efilirt
to distinguish, that moment step Ina
talk, walk or ride. _ I
As the sky as blue and the e' h
green,;it would seem.thSt the,ezi rug
should be a bluish' tinge', the arpet ,
green, nnd the irate i 5 f 50,... al ow
tints. ; ' _' 1 „ - 1, i l
, n ,. i
o; moment m a xi : tineli ely
inclined ,to TO t eey thatine*ent •
cease to use th m. 1 - i i,,' - •1
U:the eyelids e-•glned t gether
on waking, dbno foreil*P oparem, ,
but apply tali with the fin ; I ,tuci . il
i then gash a ir. ere** haylrit
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