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Professicaal s Bt..liaess C&
JAMES WOOD.
A.TTORSirr-AT4.AW,
TOWANDA. PA
'lnch9-76
ToEIN P. SANDERSON.
ty - ATTORNEY-AT AW.
OFFICE.—Meuns Building (over Powell's Store)
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Towanda, ,Pa.. April IS. '76.
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TOWANDA PA,
OffiKK. fint (It,or south of C. P. Patch F.Kp„ see
owl floor. N . r.v„ IK, 74'.
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C , •-•kery story.
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of the Eye and Ear.
t 'et. 19,
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ovor Dr. Porter & eon's Drug Store, Towanda.
DENTIST.
found
the
new P.M , % ott 2nd floor of lir. Pratt's new
oiltre .in Stale :street. Business solicited.
• 5..1.1.
B. X . F.ITX, DENTIST.—Office
ai !lover M. F. Bosenfield's, Towanda, Pa.
iu-erted on Gold, SUeer, Rubber, and Al
, utIIIIII/11l !VW.. Teeth extracted without vain.
tire.
pi's._ O.M.STXNLY,,DENTIST,
ek ,- ntored tits Dental tittee Into Trail'
K 491: a W.lll-011.5 . stole,
i. , prepared to do all kinds of dental work.
also pct in a new. gas aparatus.
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154;4. • 1876
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Companies represented
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11031 E:
MERCIIANTS
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lIOII3E.SIIOF.ING A SPECIALTY. -
I.4.seased feet treated. Manufactures the eele
brated
f.',ALIFOIIN IA PICK.
Shop on Plank Road, near old Agrleult. Works.
rowan* FL, Jan. 5,-70-tfg
VOLUME XXXVIL
TIM OLD STORY.
I have loved thee fondly. truly,
With all My trusting haart.
And like a dove in 'Carob of rest
Have wandered where tton art;
lingared round thee day by day,
• Till by thy hands caressed
I've laid my weary, setting bead
Upon tby loving breast.
My father had bceii dead a month,
wheti one morning - Mr. Maitland,iiur
family lawyer, one of my father's
oldeSt.friends, called on me.
=MEI
"Mr. Charles,'' he said, after. we
had shaken hands, "we have arrang:-
ed your father's affairs, and found a
)ureha , er for the estate, but—"
" A-6 nil the 'outlaying debts paid
in full' ; "' I interrupted, quickly.
" They are," continiftd our kind
friend.in a troubled - v , ice. grieve
to 'gay tkere:is hardly anything. left
.for you and your sister; scarcely Yi
thousand dollars".
IVILnEs-BAnnr,, , ,PA
MOUE
" lie went on, "if you 'had
only followed my adViee there
were among your father's debts more
than one that could honestly have
been cut clown by one-half. - ,Your fa
ther ever hail an open hand and a
generous heart, sir."
" I, regret nothing*tbat has been
done; Mr. Maitland, - , and have but
one More question to ask : when can
I have the thousand - dollars ?"
N. c xurr
IMEIEEII
" To-morrow if you wish it." •
A few days later my sister Emme
line and I bade adieu to our once
happy home-,-ours, alasi no longer—
and departed for Ne v York.
In spite of my elfortS • to bear up
against the sudden adversity that had
fallen upon us, the blow nearly over
whelmed me at first . I did not think
so much of myself; a man can always
make his way in this world With en
ergy and a strong will ; but I was
troubled for my defier - sister. How
should I find means of'providing for
this fragile. delicate girl, of sixteen
all the comforts and-luxuries she had
hitherto enjoyed ? When this terri:
ble problem first presented itself to
me, 1 fell a prey, for justonc moment,
to utter discouragement and despair.
But those of my race are Proud and
strong of will, and I mentally re,
solved that I would fight the battle
of life so bravely that victory must
at la'st crown my efforts.
Jan. 1, Ins,
TOWANDA, rk
Anived in New York, we took a
modest apartment, and furnished it
with f.,1 s much comfort as our slender
resources would allow. I made out
a list of all my father's former friend's,
resolved to apply to them' one after
another unjil I had obtained employ:.
ment. Day Aar day . and'week after
week I solicited;hoped and wilted.
Promises without number, expres
sions of interest fur *Self and my
sister and regret for our bereavement,
were lavished„upon me. But that was.
all. It was the old story so well
known to those whose hard doom
compels them to solicit aid or succor
from their fellows—promises first,
then oblivion. We had now been .
three months in New. York, when one
morning I found that only five dol
lars remainal in my purse. Here,
then, was the end of all my dreams.
But how to face the cruel reality I
The winter wa'S approaching, my sis
ter's pale face Was growing paler day_
'by day, - and a hacking cough began
to harass her AniAt her furtni_ ht
passyl, • during which I. had been
obliged to part with'my watch and
chain, and even with some articles of
clothing, to procure the bare necessa
ries of life. • But worst of all, I was
at length forced to acquaint Emme
line with our terrible position. The
poor girl • tried to comfort me with
tender caresses and hopeful Words,
'but the wordsAied away on her quiv
ering lips and gave place to bitter
sobs. And I could do nothing. No
thing ? Ah, yes, one last hope re
mained to me. Some days previously
I had written to Mr.-Maitland, tell
ing hiM of my desperate condition,
and requesting him to give Me home
otters of introduction to the New
York law offices, and that very morn
ing had received an answer in the
shape of a large official looking let
ter, bearing the address to lion. Mr.
Carleton, an eminent member of the
judiclai bench. Taking up my hat,
TOSV.klit)A, PA
S. W. iI.VORD, Publisher.
g f ied f d
1121/1=1!!
Ent rider my dream nt lore Is o'er,
Its memories bright are past,
And recollections bat recall
The scenes that could not last.
Like snowflakes which descend on earth,
They melted one by one,.
Awl disuprared like drops of dew
, Before the morning sun.
I would not cast reproach upon
That: faithless heart of thine: •
For conscience must give pangs more keen
Than burning words of mine;
Aud as the baud of time engnives
Its furrows on our bruwA,
May memory bring before thy view
°Thy false and perjured vows.
. .
No, no, I would not have thee think
Tha: I a thought would cast
rpon the happy scenes of yore
Now burled In the pas: ;
For though.l loved thee once, yet now
I tear thee from my heart,
And to tbe:r fountain backward send
The burning tears that start.
_
MOVE OH
the bright, sunny rids keep on flowing .
Along ty the haul:sand the braes,
And not one sunitncrGssatu stops growing,
No :natter how dark are th a days.
The chooll, too, ko , p Ealliu g and lifting,
To let the bright sun arrows through;
Thus nature 14 changing and shifting,
Keeps it/Dying with plenty to do.
Stand still, and you miss the bright pl.tees,
That wait for you further along;
Stand still, and the blooming oa,la
Will comfort you no: with Its song. •
Move on with the grand working army
That labor with purpose of soul;
More on, and the air will grow balmy,
And victory be yours at the goal:
• ei
Step bark and there's small hope of winning
y , Or courage true licetness must lend ;
Stei; back at the very beginning,
•',lnd wit-4-e will you be at the end ?
too frward, young sower*, at dawning,
With gladness and hop: to the field;
Go forward for sw:etdn the morning
To labor for Autumn's riehyteld.
Great word, in their's:lrbil , ' are Moving,
And planets unpeopled keep pace—
While In contrast, alt living and loving,
'Dumb life adds Its mite to the race.
Then why, In tills hose creation,
. That moves without rest or delay,
Oh, why, fair young souls of the nation,
Should man he the laggard
~isrrll~uteotrs:
Confession of a Thief.
~~
1' straightwiy bore the letter to its
destination, and, having read it, the
judge said to me kindly over his
gold-rimmed spectacles:
.4 In a few days you shall hear
from me, and I think I shall have
good news for you."
On the third 'morning alter
,this
interview I had persuaded tny sister
to take a walk with inc. During our
promenade, we happened to pass a
restaurant in . the neighborhood,
whence a waiter had just issued forth,
bearing - a luncheon-tray on which,
among other tempting viands, was a
dainty roast chick. n. My poor sister
involuntarily- fixed such a longing,
hungry look on the food as it passed
before her that it almost broke my
heart. On'our return - home, I round
a letter from Judge Carleton await
ing me. Apologizing for the irregu
lar form of his invitation, he said he'
should be happy to seei.me as a guest
at dinner on the same evening.
As the servant announced me,
Judge Carleton came toward me, and,
taking me kindly.by the hand, intro
duced me to his wife and daughter.
All werc:so kind and cordial to me
thnt in a . few moments I felt quite at
home. The dinner was a brilliant one.
I was engaged in an animated.con
versation with a charming and very
witty lady beside whom I was seated,
when suddenly all my gayety fled
from me. I had just perceived a
splendid roast fowl that a domestic
had placed there. The scene of the
morning and the hungry look in my
sister's eyes rose up before me, and
my heart was wrung by the remem
brance. The next instant a portion
of the fowl was placed before me.
In the meantime, the lady beside me,
finding I - had suddenly become taci
turn and distrait, - gave her attention
to my next neighbor, and left ine to
my devices and the satisfaction of
my greedy appetite. I made such
good use of the liberty thus accorded
to me that in a ,fe« seconds every
trace of food on it y plate had disaii
pearetl. Dinner was nearly over
when the conversation turned on a
lawsuit that, my host had gained for
one of his Clients.
" Well," said the ju.lge, latighing,,
the ease is one of my best, I'll al-
low ;- but My client deserves a little
mention, too. Just look at the hand
,offfe ,present he has sent me; " and
he droV fromhi;finger a magnifi
cent diamond . ring. and handed it for
inspecition to . :the 'lady who sat next
de. -
to hi In the midst of expressions
of delight and , admiration, the jewel
was handed from one guest; to anoth
er round the table. INlss.' Carleton
Bad jilst risen, ana;Nvas proceeding
to pass into the drawing-rodin, -when
her liusbaiid -explained, "My dear,
have von ring,?''
-No, indeed ; returned it
o you a few minuses since."'
=ME=Eff=
he said, shaking out his napkin and
all of his pockets, one after
the other. No orie stirred from the
table, and for some minutes the room
was ,filled with a confuspl bum of
voices tind the jingling orknives and
forks, chinn-and glass, brought into
v:.6lent by the excited. guests
in their :3earelt after the missing jew
el. But the search was all in vain ;
tine' ring had certainly disappeared.
"Isce how, it is,'" said the judge,
jokingly ; "that ring r , '"stbe some
%ricked fitirv,
.11.116 has rnaheiously
hidden herself away in the pockets of
one of our number. Now I. am go
ing to make a proposal, if you will
listen--aild _which you would utterly
reject if it came from any other (-oar
t , -rytAtt which, you accetk to,
coming from an eccentric tindividual
me."
explain !" cried an the
gusts in chorus..
"1 propose, then," r continued our
that before weleare this room
we shall proceed to search each other,
the ladies On this•shle, and We (Yen
tlemen yondtr. Let all rho object
hold up their bands."
-At the word "search" all the blood
in my veins rushed back to my heart,
tind a cold sweat _broke out on my:
forchead and tricklelown my ffice,
which 1 had become ashy pale.
I stood:there apart, with a rush of
sound in my ears, a mist - before-my
cyc-s, and swaying to and fro like- a
man drunk with wine. And through
it all 1 could hear the laughing voice
of my host counting the vote;; in fa
-vor 'of his
„proposal. Suddenly he
confronted me, and said, in a peculiar
tone and with a significant glance. at
my arms, which were tightly folded
on my breast:
- " And you, sir, do you not approcc
of. my sugtr,estion ?"
" I do iiot. sir," I replied, with out-
ward tip:mess, but with a face paler
than ever. A silence as of de:ith suc
ceeded these' words, and every eye
in the room was turned in my direc
tion.
"I bog your pardon for this fool
ish joke, sir," i;aid the judge, after a
Pause, in a. tone I Shall-never forget.
" I would rather be the loser of ten
thousand dollars than wound the
feelitigs of- a guest under the shelter
of my roof;" and a , moving toward
the door, he added,' pghtly, " Gentle
men', coffee will be rttined is we delay
here longer."
;Just as he was passing through the
open:door. 1 advanced . toward him.
"I owe you an explanation, Mr.
Carleton," I said ; "you will hear
me?' Pray do not refuse me," I add
ed, seeing him turn coldly away. lie
stood for a moment, and - then,
turning toward me, he said, brusque
ly, but
. withaut . looking at me:
" Very well, come ;" and he led the
way to his study.
The dOor had hardly closed behind
tk; when shouts of laughter were heard
from the drawing-room, and before I
had time to utter a word Mrs. Carle
ton burst into the .room, holding the
missing ring in the palm of her hand.
" There is your ring," she said,
handing it to her husband ; " a ser
vant has just found it." -
" Where ?" stammered Mr. Carle
ton, with a look of stupefied amaze
ment.
Just in your plate," she answered,
merrily.
" Very well, Annie; leave us for an .
instant, and we will join you in the
drawing•room."_
As the door closed behind his wife,
Mr. Carleton came up to me and
seized me by both hands.
" setore you aay another word, sir,
tv)?,
TOWA.NDA, - BRADFORD COUNTY; PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1877.
hear my -- story," 1 cried; and then,
with rapid, feverish eloquence, I . told
him of my struggles, my affection for
my sister, of my , sufferings at seeing
her suffer,, and finally or the heart=
wringing woo of the morning.
"And this is *by I p;eferred to pass
for a thief, rather than have it known
that my father's daughter was dying
from hunger," I concluded, drawing
from My pocket 'the portion of the
fowl I had contrived to slip from - my:
plate during the sumptuous repast of
which I had just partaken. The tears
fell from the eyes of the good lawyer
a 3 lie listened to me, and when I had'.
ceased speaking he once more seized
my hands and elciaimed
"Good lad l The sister you lore
so welt shall never know want again;"
and, with my hands still clasped in his
own, .he threw open the door of the
drawing 7 room, drew me in after him,
lityed his hand on my shoulder with
fatherly affect ion, and said, in a voice
of deep emotion : "Gentlemen, I pre
sent to you the most honorable and
worthy fellow I know, my private
secretary." .
There were two happy, thankful
hearts that night in ourhumble apart
ment.
EDUOATION IN READING.
Girls arc usually of an enthusiastic
disposition—half crazy over tiotany
at school; and quite as ardent later
over fancy-work and window-garden
ing. Certain things attract them to
put firth great elforts, and a kind
sympathy in their favorite employ
went will win fur the giver their Last
ing regard.
This precious enthusiasm, which
makes toil easy, ought to go in some
wholesome direction, leaving advan
tage behind after it has passed away.
Many girls . who - have left = school
have a little time every day which is
really their own, to occupy as they
will. In most cases this is spent
ilia very desultory manner, sometimes
at one thing and sometimes at:anoth
er. It is seldom that literary taste
is strong enough -to win a young
girl from lighter matters to read that
which really instructs her mind, al
though, as a recent English writer
says, "everybolyisfinding it neces
sary to read a . great deal because it is
impossible to hold any position un
less well informed.; and even in social
intercourse, those who are not well
read lind themselves placed, at an itn
mense.disadvant*. The number of
actual situations ;`which can only be•
occupied by educated men and women
increase daily; and indeed, literature
becomes -more and more a part of thn
busintss of life. •
Girls want to know all they should;
they like to improve themselves
they each have taste for some bind of
reading. We think the reason that
so many' bright, girls remain pain.
fu:ly igno: ant.orany other literature
than .that of: novels is because no
reh,!aUe booksare at hand,on higher
subj..-ets. They - need advic'e twit!' as
to the book andf•the manner of read
ing it.
It will be remembered how success
ful, as. - a means good, - was Dr.,
Guthrie's plan `of of lending books.
lie attended 'to the matter himself
on a system of his own,'and lent each
person in his .parish the boo . he
thou : 4lit best sulvd to. his ta , tes and
acquirements. We have been told
of others, - who, doing the same thing,
were equally :satisfied with the result.
Clubs fur, readLng baVe been in
fashion ririsonie years,. and no corn
munitr should be nithOut one. The
simplest plan, would- be fora few
youn:r la(lies to elect some capable
person to choose theiehooks.' There
are interesting books, not too learned,
on every subject. The book might
be bought by the joint fonds of the
little club, and passed - frOm 'one , to
another, .each having it a certain
time, after which the club would
meet and talk over the hook. Criti
cism and comparison would impress
the mind of each - reader far more.
surely than a solitary perusal.
.Boston is making a grand effort
in the line of Self-improvement, to
which we wish very great success,
as it will doubtless prove a great
benefit to those who have not enjoy
ed collegiate advantages —N. Y.
117Incsg.
FUMF7W•I . IiIMMIMir ,7•WM
Of course flogging is not a pana
cea; but it is for those who profit by
nothing gentler;. and the more -en
lightened society becomes the_ Jnore
certainly can these be identified.
The generous feeling.that has discOn
tinned' it would not cease to be a
guarantee against its tibuse„ Our
courts cannot depart far from public'
sentiment. We can trust judges and
juries to determine who deserves cAS-_ .
tigation just as safely as to determine
who deserves imprisonment or death.
Most of.the ct;nsure they now receive
in their treatment of the hopelessly
depraved is for their lenity and not
their rigor. There is . np offender who
would not dread and wish to avoid
whipping. Certainly no one would
offend for the purpose of receivingit;
and it would probably discourage a
man in less_ than ten years from
'breaking the same window. It would
be inexpensive, and would have the
merit of being short and shag:4U not
decisive. Punishment, intimidation,
is what is here considered, and the
point is whether it shall be adminis
tered to all who deserve it, or wheth ,
er the law society finds necessary for
its prbteet;i'm shall be a falsehood, at
war with itself---a sham. The law
cannot shrink from anything that is
tecessary to its purpose without!im
peaching its purpose.
And is it more inhuman to hint
the Wick of one who, cannot be made
to feel anything' else than it is to pain
the heart and hurt the soul of one
who can ? How can Christians. so
exalt the flesh above the spirit ?. They
,did not.do it iii the primitive days of
the faith. Is it more laborious to
scourge the body than to gall it With
irons, or poison and debilitate it by
confinement, or wear it out by inches
at hard labor? We have not abol
ished- corporeal 'panishment—only re
jected a form of it which is frequently
more merciful, if more dreaded, than
some that are retained.--Ga/azy.
ItEtIAI4DT4S OF DENUNCIATION 77631 ANY QUARTER.
"Is there a vacant , place in this
bank which I could fill 1" was the in,
.
toity be bey, as *nth glowing
Cheek, ho stood before the manager.
" There is none," was the reply,
"were you told that you could ob
tain a situation here ? Who recom
mended you ?"
"No one recommended me , sir, "
calmly' answered the boy. "I Ony
thoUght I would see."
There was a straightforwardness
in the manner, and honest determina
tion in the countenance of the lad,
which pleased . the man of business,
and indaced him to cOntintie the con
v'ersation. He said :
" You must have friends who could
aid you in obtaining a -situation;
have - -you told them ?"
The quick flash of the deep blue
eyes was quenched in the overtaking
wave of sadness, as he said, though
half musingly:
. "-My mo th er said it would be use
less to try without friends;" then re
collecting himself, he apologized for
the interruption' and was about to
withdraiv, when the gentleman de
tained him by asking him why he did
not remain at school for a year or
two - and then cuter -the busities a
world.
"I have no time" .wes' the reply.
"I study at home, and keep up with
the other boys."
" Then you , have a place already,"
Said his interrogator. " Why dial you
leave it ?"-
" I have not left it," answered the
boy quietly.
"But you wish to leave. What is
re matter ?"
For an instant the•child hesitated;
hen he replied with halt reluctant
rankness:
".I must do more for my mother !"
BraVe words! talisman of success
anywhere, everywhere. They sank
into the heart of the listenerreeall
ing the radiant. past. ("rasping the
hand'of the astonished child, he said
with a quivering voice:
"My boy what is your name ? You
shall fill the first vacancy, for an apt
prcntice that occurs in the bank. If,
in the meantime, you need a friend,
come to me. But now give me your
confidence. Why do you Wish to do
more for your. mother? 'lave you
no f=thei?"
Tears his eyes as he replied
." . .My father is dead, my brothers and
sisters title dead, and mother and
are left ialone to help each,,other:
But she is not strong, and I wish to'
take care of her. It will please her,
sir, that You have been so kind, and:
I am much obliged to you." • So say
ing, the boy left, little dreaming that-
nobleness of character had
been as a bright 'glance of sunshine
into tliat busy world he had so trem ! .
Wing entered. A boy .animated by
a desire to help his- mother will al
ways find friends.
The mode of toughening glass so
as to render it comparatively difficult
to break—for that is really the prop
:er way of characterizing the inven
tion—is in full operation
.at the La
Bastte Glass Works in Brooklyn,
situated on Van Brunt and Delavan.
streets. The -method is a French
discovery, and the works are carried
on under the superintendence of MT.
La Chappelle,, a, countryman of La
Bastie, thintenter. In a spacious
building With a high roof are several
furnaces in, hich glass chimneys for
lamps and globes for loco Motives and
street cars are blown and shaped
from, the ingredients 'entering into
the Composition' of glass-the- princi
pal` of which is sand brought from
garylatid,
.of the finest and purest
quality found anywhere on earth;
pure silex without, a trace of metal.
When the, proper shape is attained
the article, whatever it be, is heated
red hot in a furnace constructed for
that special purpose, and then-plung
ed into a bath of paraffins. At first
it was composed of paraffine atlil
linseed oil together, but it was after
ward found that paraffine or tallow
would answer the purpose quite as
,_well. When the glass is taken out
-of the bath it is covered with a dark
coating of hardened oil, and as soon.,
as it is cool enough it passes into the
hands of- a little group of washer
women in an adjoininl room, and
they cleanse it inside and out, after
Which it is' - ready for use, and. may
be tossed about without danger of
breaking—or rather the danger is
lessened in the proportion of six or
eighttoone. In other Words, six or
eight chimneys for An ordinary lump,
when made of common glass, will be
shattered to pieces in the time that a
single one toughened by La Bastie's
process would be broken. There is
no
. m /re beautiful -material of furni
ture than glass—whether its-brillian
cy,
or purity from all taint or stain
be considered ; but its great defect is
ita excessive fragility. This is, to
most fortunate extent, overcome by
-the new process, and perhaps may be
obviated in a still y greater degree by
further improvements of the method.
On& use to which this "glass will
doubtless be put is in making glass
roofs. A heavy hail storm dashes in
the roofs of conservatories and
graperies, but glass treated by the
method of La Bastie - will stand the
beating of bail stones as large as a
man's fist or larger. For lamp chim
neys the invention is rapidly coming
into use, and large orders for them
arri from San Francisco and other
distant cities.
PLILASURE TAKlNG.—Plekstlre tak
ing is not nearly as much provided
for among our earnest, intense, ener
getic American people as It should
be. We live altogether too much
the future,* little - in the present.
We live poor that we die rich. We
get all ready. to be happy, and wheb
we are quit'-ready, infirmity or dig
ease or death steps in and the chancp
to take comfort in this short life iS
gohe. If we could only be' content
co seize upon the pleasures: that lied
just outside and often within our dai
ly pathway, they would make a large
sum total. at the end of the three
score ancrten. Far too many of us
scorn pleasures that are cheap and i
near within our grasp, and complain .
because we canaot'have such as are
costly and reinotaaad inacocesible.. •
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A MOTHER:B BOY.
TOUGHENED GLASS.
Is Harper's Magazine for March
are published the `following lines
(nes;er before printed) addressed
by is Barry Cornwall" to the lady
who afterward became his wife i
Once iticrre among; those rich and itnltien strings
Wander with titY warm arm, dear girl, so pale:
And when at lasi from thy sweet discord springs
The aortal mask, like the dreams which veil
Earth's shadows with diviner thoughts and things,
0, let the passloai and the thee prevail,
Ahd bid thy spirit through the mazes run ;
For Music is like Love, and must be iron !
O, wake the rich chords with thy delicate fingers:
0, loose the enchanted tousle from mute sleep!
Met hihks the fine phantasms near thee lingers,
tot will not come, unless tones strong
. and deep
boiniml hits, Ah i methinks (as lore-nivniers
Requite upon the heads of those who weep
The sorrows which they gave) the sullen thing
Deserts thee. as thou lettst the vanquished airing..
No, no; Comes sweeter than death or life,
Sweeter than hope or fey (betesth the moon),
Sweeter than all Is that harmonious strife,
From whose imbrate Is horn a perfect tune
Whore every passlonate note with thought Is ilfe
• Conte, then ; with goiden 'speech enchant ussoon,
Sawn as thou w•tlt—with airs of hope, wlthlesrs,
The rage of passlon, or the strength of leant
" THE TEA' HP."
Standing before a picture in7the
Art Gallery of the great Exhibition,
I did not turn to see who thus desig
nated. it; , neither did I consult. my .
catalogue-to learn the intent of the
artist.
The moving throng.may have seen
only a tired man seated upon a - stone,
with an old knapsack and worn. Shoe
lying at his feet; but to me the can
vas revealed a whole life's. history.
Tim - bowed head, the gray, tangled
hair, the deeply-lined brow, with the
utter hopelessness and despair of the
speaking face, needed no interpreter.
The bony hands still retained' some
thing of the delicacy which marks,
the gentleman • while there was 'a
natural grace of attitude
,not easily
overlooked. His clothing was. scanty,
but some woman's hand must have
fitted the large, square Welles . so
conspicuous upon his knees, and
ironed the shirt, which had also - been
mended, although smooth, and seeuti
- ingly unsoiled; One shoe, had been
repaired; another was ,held in . place
by a band of leather, while a third
had evidently been cast asidii as
Worthless. fancied the nearly
,emp
ty knapsack might contain 'a shirt, a
pair of
,stoekings, and perhaps a'fru
gal lunch ; and all this told me that
somewhere the wanderer bad been
sheltered for a little, While an effort
Was 1 made to render him more cola
faftable.
'NOw he had set forth again, caring
not whither he Went. Summer flow
ers were blooming all Around . him,
and there was a suninier.: softness in
the •ais., but the man .was , looking
straight down to the ground. Ile had
neither'. part nor lot :in the beauty
now flooding the land4cape._ ; ,:
As I stood ther'e,gazirigatthe cre
ation of an artist's skill; I:remem
bered a picture far moreiimpreisive,
because there ° was then ,before me a
living man4with knapeaCk at" his feet,
and- the soil and dust of. travel - not
yet. removd from hiS ; tafiered gar
ments. • Tile face of this man had
once been handsome; but seen now,
with the marks of dissipation on ev
ery feature, it was utterly : repulsive.
The noble figure had lost ifs fine pro
portions; the broad shoulders were .
bowed, as if a burden pressed heavi
ly upon them.
One after another passed, yet *be
did not raise his head until,a Child
passed close tolini; addressing him'
by a name which acknowledged their
relationship. ;Then tears streamed
down his cheeks. 'lt was so long
since anyone had addressed'hiM with
anything like affection ; so longrsince
anyone'lad willingly come near to,
him, "although there had been a time
when few were more gladly welcomed
in social circles.
He thought OfT the children who
had called him fa,ther, of the wife who
had - placed her liand in his without
misgiving, and of the home•whieh
had-sheltered them all so lovingly :
The comforts nod luxuries or life
There'was no dread o
were there.
poverty, no fear of unhappiness, un
til the drink demon usurped love's
throne.
It was years sinee:the once genial
man had become an outcast from
society ; years since his wife hadilied l
and his children turned from ,him
coldly. ' ‘ lle realized his degradation,
knowing well that he deserved all
which he suffered, yet cursed his fate
bitterly. ile did niit choose to,be a
wanderer. lie shrank from exposure
to drenching rain and winter's cold:
Ile longed for a place of rest, and
craved the, companionship of friends.
Again aiid again he had resolved
to free himself from the shackles
,Which bMind him. his pledge never
more to taste the poisoned drink had
been ofto:recorded, but his appetite
held him fast. He was goaded to
madness:_by its importnnate deminds,
and when its spell was upon - him he
would submit to any humiliation, if
so he might. purehas'e'a single draught
of the liquid lire which was zlOwly
consuming him.
" Comet," said the child, grasping
his
,hand-a" come, it's most supper
time. Grandpa wants you: There's
a place for you." •
there?., Nobody wants me in
your house."
"Yes, they do; ./ want you, and
so does grandpa. Conic."'
He. took up his knapsack and
walked on. At the door of a' large
house, a man, older than himself, met
him.
" Brother !"
"Yes, Brother Seth, I am . hungvy
and tired. I had nowhere else to go ;
don't send me away." • •
" I won't send you away, but—"
"I know it all; brother, a thousand
times better than you do. I don't
deserVe to live, and I don't dare:to
'die. You .have everything; I hive
nothing but my rags and my wretch
ednes."
• "Come in. There is a home tor
you here, if you will but give up
your cups."
tqi wish I could. God knows I
w$ I could. Thank you for'your
Jeindness.:.--I..dOn't deserve it; but
when I can't live up to your condi
tions, I'll go." i'
For one Week he remained to be
clothed and fed, and made once more
to - feel that be was not wholly for
saked. At the end of- that. time be
I left without a word of farewell, and
•
1 :11,k1)11)1,..
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•
there were those so lost to all sense
Of humanity as to, bargain with him
to supply the poison which he craved.
Another week; and the grave had
doSed over him. Another name was
added to the list of those Who have
died a drunkard's death. •
• Not long sincea gentleman said' in
my presence : " I have no respect for
a person who cannot drink a glass of
wine, or abitain from drinking-at
pleasure. A man. must be week -in
deed who cannot do this."
The man of whom thave written
was not weak. - His physical strength
was wonderful, and his mental pow
ers were of a high order. /But • the,
blood" flowed rapidly throng his veins.'
He possessed a warm . temperament
with a highly nervous organization,
such as they of heavier mould' can
never comprehend:
It was impossible for him to drink
stimulants moderately. If ,he in
dulged in their use at all:, he was sur
to be a' drunkard, and there are mill
ions of others in our land born to the
Same heritage. . •
There is one path of safety. The
truest, and bravest, and strongest,
arc they' who walk therein : Touch
not, taste pot, the accursed thing.—
National Temperance Advocate.
%
Teach them that a true lady may
be found in calico quite as frequently
as in velvet.
Teach them that a common school
education, with common sense; is bet
ter than a college education With Out
it. •
Teach them that one good, honest
trade, well mastered, is worth . a do
zen ggardly" professions." -- '
Teach them that ",llonesty is the
best Policy "—that 'tis better .to be
poor than to be rich on the profits.of
"crooked whisky," ete.; and poirit
your precepti by examples of those
c
.who are now is utfering the torments
of-the4room d. , -. 1 ' •
- .Teneli them to respect their lders
and tliemselV ; es. i
Teach them that, as they -pea - to
be nien , some day, they 9 not too
soon:learn to protect the weak and
helpfesS. '
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eaclrthern by your own example
that smOlthig in moderation, though
the least of, the vices to which men
are heirs; is disgusting to others and
hurtful to themselves. .'.-; .
Teach'. them that to. nee patched
clothes is . ,:,no (lisp ace, but wear a
"black eye "
Teach them that God is no respec
ter
of sex; and that when He gaN'el
the Sct'enth ,Commandment, He
meant it-fur them as well its'for their
sisters.
Teach them that by iiOniging their
depraved appetite in the worst forms
of dissipation, they 8F not - fitting
themselves to • become/the husbands.
of pure girls.
Teach them thtit " God helps those
who help themselVes."'
Do all this, and you will have
brought them up' ' ‘ 'iu' ; the: way they
should go.""
,
MATRIMONIAL AI Axt3 ; l s.—To ask
the world to follow the upxims given
below is not too much to do, but it is
a question if the world will heed the
vequest. At all events they are good
enough to practice. They are as
lows
A gooil,wife is the greatest earth-
ly blessing.
A man is what his wife makes him:
- It is the . mother who molits the
character : and destiny of the child:
Never talk at one. another, either
alone or in company. t
Never both manifest anger at once.;
Never speak loud to. one another,' .
unless the hense is on fire.
Never reflect on a past action,
which was done with a good motive
and with the best judgment at l the
time.
Let - each one strive to.,yield often,
est to the wishes of the other. :.
Never tied fault, unless it is per
fectly certain that a fault has 'been
committed : and even then begin with
a kiss, and lovingly.
-Never taunt with a past mistake.
• Neglect .the whole: world beside,
rather than one another. . .
Never allow a request to be repeat
ed. " I forgot" is never an accepta
ble excuse. -
Never part for aflay without low 7
ing,words to think of during absence;
besides, it may be that you will •not
meet agair, in life. •
A Goon II EART. There„ was a
!neat master among the Jews who
made the scholars consider and tell
him what a man should always keep.
- One came., and said that there was
nothing better than_ a good .eye,
which is, in their language, a liberal
and contented disposition.. Another
said a good companion was the best
thing in the world. A third said,a
good' neighbor was the 'best thing he
could desire; and the fourth prefer
red a man who could foresee- things
to come—.that is, a wise person. Int,
last came in one Eleazar, and he said
that a good heart was better than
them all.
" True," said the master;''.thou
last comprehended in two words all
that the rest have said ; for he that
hath a good heart will .)ae contented
and a,good neighbor, and easier see
*hat is fit to be done-by him."
. Let-every man, then, seriously la
bor to find in himself a sincerity and
uprightness of heart at all times, nd
that will give him abundance of oth
er labor.'
~ ,I.;O3ITORT volt SHORT FOLKS.—Those
tiresome people the statisticians
echo, nevertheless, find out so many
things that the world is very - glad
to, know tell us that on all' l. long
marches, or undertakings requiring
great strength and endurance, it is
the tall men who fall first. In Arc
tic, or in' African explorations and
in armies and nlvies the world over,'
it-has been found that short men are
the longest—workers. so, if any of
my bOys think that they are,not
growing tall fast enough, let liem
remember that what they lose in
height they may gain in .powers 'of
endurance, and in thel'Ong run these
are worth more than any other per
sonal'possessioti, saving always An
honest, open* heart and conscience.—
" Jack;-in-the-Pulpit, St. Nicholas; fur
Feb,
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NETMEEII 35.
THE MORNIIIT AND , EVENING STAB.
.!Faireat of stars, last In the train of night,
If better . thou been not to dawn,
Sure pledge of day, that' 'crowtest tida
mom
With the bright circlet, "praise him in the
sphere." —Milton.
All through the spring month, and
onward to the end of June; the even;
ing star shone brightly 'in the wet,s
slowly passing downward alongthe
track which the sun had followed..
She had • been growing brighter and
brighter up'-to the end of May, and'
for a week or so longer, but then she
began to lose lustre, night :trier night'.
She also drew nearer and nearer
the sun's place on the sky, so as to
set sooner and - soonerafter him, At
last she is no • more Seen: But, if
during this September and October,-
and afterward till next spring, you
get-bp before sunrise, you will see,
the morning star in the east, shininek
:cry brightly -in September, - but'
gradually with less arid less splendor,
until, at length, late in •Spring next
year, it will be lost to view. This'
morning star is the same body which
before had shone in the evening. It
shines half the time as an evening
star, and half the time as a Morning
'star; or,ito be: more exactO ought to
say that after shining fora'lOnglime
rs an evening star, and being lost for
a time from' View, it Shines' for
just as long a time as a aiortimg star,
! then is again lost horn vews. then
shines for as long a time.o - before in
the evening, and so on Continually. ,
It also ehang9s in ,rbrighttyits all the
time, in this tray.
For rather More than eight months
you, see it. in the evening, getting
brighter r and brighter, slowly, for the
first seven monthS',. and then getting
fainter Much
. more quickly,. until at
last.you lose sight of iti In about
a- fortnight you see-it as a morning,
star, getting brighter and brighter!
quickly during rather more than •ai
month and 411-en shAly fainter and;
fainter : during seven months, • after;
hhieh it. can „no more be Seen. SO
that it shines about eight inonths , as
a morning War. After that it re 4
mainS out of 'sight for about: two
months, and, is'then seen as an even
ing.star. And so it goesidn Changi.
ing from a 'morning to an evening'
star, and from •en , evening starlo - a
morning . star continually, and al*ays.
changiiig in brightness in- the,
.Aiv
jilst described
The star which shows these strange,.
changes is
,called 'Venus, and is,,,the•
most beautiful of all the stars. Ve-
Lirswas called the Planet of ;Love:;
times .; when men tihought
that the stars . rule our fortunes, the
rays of Venus were supposekVto do
a great- deal 'of good to those who
were born when she i waS
shingiiig
brightly. But In our time men no
lenger fancy that .b.e4tise a star looks
beautiful like Venns, it brings fforid
'luck, or that because a: star rooks
dim or yellow like Saturn it brings
bad fortune, They. know that Veniis
is il - globe like our 'own7earth, going
round the sun just as the earth• does;
.Our earth, seen from rVeniisi, looks
like a star,just as Venus looks like a
star to us.. And if there are any
creatures living .on Venus who can
study the stars as, we do; they hate
(lithe, as much reason Or thinking
that. - the glebe' . on • whiCh we liVe
brings them , good luck, as wehaive
for thinking that iheir globe brings
us good - ruck.—Pro. 'Richard. 4.
Proctor, rSt. Nicholas.
A Low iVolct IN _AY.O r 3IAN.—Ys,
we agree wqh that old poet Who said
that
. a•low, soft voice Was G°ex
cellent thing in woman" Indeed,
we feel inclined to go much further
than he .has on the subject and Mall; it
one of, her 'crowning ebarms:l l
matter what other . attractions site
may have ; she may be - 11 S fair as the
Trojan Helen and as leartn.d as the
famonS Hypatia of ancient times; she
may - have alLthe accomp.i,,hmentS
considered requisite ; at ,the present
day and every adVantage'that wealth
can procure, anti yet if she laekS
low, sweet voice, she can never be
really fascinating. •
How often the spell of beauty is
rudely broken by coarse; lot 4 talk
ing. How often you art. irresistibly
drawn to :a plain , unassuming woman,
whose soft, silvery tones: render her
positively attractive.' 4esides we
fancy we can judge of the character
. by the voice, ' the bland, smooth,
fawning tones seem to betoken deceit
and hypocrisy as invariably' as the
musical .subdued - - voice indicates
' , online refinement.
l
In the social ,circle, how pleasant
t is to hear our sex talk iii that lOrir
key which always characterizes the
true lady. In the sanctuary of hoine,
hoWsuch a voice soothes the fretful
child and cheers the weary husband.
How 'sweetly - its ca6,nce floats
through the sick chamber and around
the- !dying bed; with - what solemn:
melody do.they breathe a prayer fbr
the departing soul, Ali, yes, a lOW,
soft,yoice is certainly " an excellent
thing in woman."
A Dutchinan let his - lands to an
oil company last spring,', on condi
tion cif receiving - one-eighth of the oil
produced. The:well pioVed to be a
good one, and the farmer began to
think that the oil men` should' giVe
him a better chance, and Ventured to
tell them so. They. asked him whht
he wanted. 'He said they ought to
giye him one-twel:th. The agree
ment was finally Made, with the un
derstanding that the Dutehman was
not to tell any one. •
_ :All went smo3th until the next di
vision day came, when ; our friend
was early on hand to see how much
better he 'would be offonder the new
bargain . . ElevPn barrels were rolled
to one side for the oilmen, and one
for him. This did • not 'suit hiin.
How's dish ?" says he; think I
was to get more as before. By jinks,
you make mistake.".
The matters were explained to
that lie forMerly got onp barrel Of
every eight, but it wits - lils own prop
osition to only take onel-of every
twelve. This revelatioik took — him
aback. He scratched his, head, loOlt
ed cross, and relieved his swelling
•breast of feelings of self-reproach, by
indignantly remarking:
."_ Veil, by dander, dat ish de first
time: as everil k now 'd eloht.was more
1 as dliell'et."
• 1 1 LTor the ItierOstiLl
RESTLESS EMIR* . , •
ATTIS A CV+, ' OP MIL EDITOICIIS rxtsisture
r.
coring& i • • •
.
alowly, - 0 how shorty, do the weary hoe s Ton on.
I note the passing strokes of tea, eleven. , twelve,
sod one, , • - • .
And, wonder why the pooti moot 'taldnight'S
lent charms, I
To me but one succession of 'Most terrible: alarm&
Beeiting for'sweet eblision In pleasant flukitgel,
hear—
A sound like footsteps on the stairs, thrtidg ray
j :leart with tear,
With trembling steps I rise, listen at my' chamber
l' door,
Find 'Ms the horse:that's stamping' a taa,stable,
-17 nothing more.
I seek net Warr once stain, - azull with s 'weary
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, . sigh— . .
&rim to compose myself to rest, wbert eac h
spies-
tics cry
Starts me to the children's room,. wad ever there
fneh folly, .
Only , my four-yesr•old aroused. rambled her Rl** -
Mous
Twelve chimes, and . as the last note echoes threrogii,
• • my dreamy braln,• I
Terrific sounds wall my ears, as Orie l lit .: 113.01.111
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pain,
Half frantic to the wlndevvrtish f,oniy there to see
Our pussyland .her neighbors, gaily holding
levee."
Mid I [alit* musing, wondering It the mews cba.
low—
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Are assisted' la their mask, by the "Miners bar"
I throw.
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And drorunlly 't ponder, 7 13 the ehrfeklng ears tlfoll
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It all the freight trains-on this route go down
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'twist twelve and one, , .
knit - I minder if of/ coffee, when so good, Is meant
to keep - _ - •
One's nerves iristtch commotion, and--and I fall
asleep. . A. 0.
TWO WAYS OP KEEPING LENT. I
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" 0 dear ! there's the :..lhureh
alid Pm not half done." Maggie
started up from the table as she
spoke and put a piece of bread in her
poCket.
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"You will be sick,.child, if you go
on in this way," her - mother said
with : a sigh; "you hurried off in the
same way
,this morning. Do give
church for this afternoon."., ,
"I didn't think yolt would try to
prevent going, " Maggie, - -said re
proaalli'ully, as e hurried on her
cloak. " It's- hard enough to k4ep-
Lent without you and. Father 'find
the - .children doing all you can to
make it harder." ..-?
" There' are other duties beslde-
.
church' goirig', and other ways of
keeping I.elitt,'? ter mother answered
Magkie was in tg• mood to.
listen to any *further remarks and
hurried off. "What can
im
portant than keO,Ong - Lent pioperfr,"
she thought o 4 he " 4 fhei;e
isn't a girl in the sit hoot wit() attends
the sersices so ireg,ulatly as I dal, !I
eln't be expectO to do t‘as: much to
home now as at 'other times. And I
think it-is really unkind in the fami
ly to - worry me 'so. Father looks
putout whenever I speak.of church.
Well, I can't help, it. I Int.tst take
up my - cross, I.suppose;".With which
pious reflection Maggie comfgrted
herself as she entered, the old church.
up in the front' peWs • were at
least: five people. r•liaggie •made the
lialf,dozen ,complete, and with this
congregation the services proceeded. •
She repeated all the responses and .
felt she was taking the proper part
iu the service, but the Holy Spirit of
Go l d was searching her heart, in. rain
to find a sign of that loiring - selffoi r
etfnFworship : ,that alone'is plensing
to God. No, Maggie's thoughtsiwere
everywhere but on the solemn words
she said, and• she scarcely heard *hat
the clerk} man read, 'pr would shequit
have, bet!ii startled ,into something
like self-condemnation had she heitrd
the words, " This people drawl near
to me with their lips, but their hearts
are far from me."- . But her' heart
vs - as too. far off just' then. She was
thinking of her half-learned leisons
for the next day, and of Mrs. 1 Les
lie's grieved look as 'she had • failed
in lesson after lesson' that moiping.
She had really had no time to Stifdy
though. • Then it troubled her to re
member that she
,bad left lei kindl
unselfish sister Annie to take the ha
by •that afternoon—her work. :I Per-
Imps she had wanted to go to church
as well as she: , Of course, som l e one
had - to, stay. Then her 'father'S evi
dent diSapproval weighed on her
more heavily than she liked to ac.
knowledge. , He was not a Christian.
Was she recommending. religiep by
her life? Hardly hearincr....eyen the
benediction, she harried - mit of
church and went tiottee. , Her one
thought was of Annie. Not finding
her in the.nursery, she ran up stairs.
She was sitting in their room by the.
window, a book on her lap, :;and the
baby asleep in the cradle by bee ; side.
in a moment, Maggie was kneeling
by. her, and with face buried in her,
lap'sobbing out :
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"Oh, Annie, I'm all, wrong; tent'
hasn't done nie a bit of good., feel
crosser and more hateful: . thau• ever.
Do forgive me; do help me:"
. ,
Annie's love and sympathy were
first given, as . they were necdeOrst.
Chen,, when Maggie was qnieter,rithey
alked over the ;hole - matter. ji .
" Perhaps you didn't know that I
was trying to keep Lent ts,".:4nnie
said in her gentle .way. -0 It always
see n s a special time for special study
aboat God's love—a timelwhiCli the
church sets - aside and even - the World
allows, for gidet thought and remem
brance of sacred things. It- is i - very,:
helpful td me, to go. to. church, and I
always try to go twice a iweek,l and r
so'far I ha're been able. It I should
-go every other daylmotber ' Would '
have to do all my . Work, and never
go herself.- So we:' take turns. 1-But
has helped„ Jll6 'most has been
rising earlier, gia that I have an hour'
for real Bible study and prayer. This
has; helped me so 'chat I mean to
keep it up always. I take subjects
now that bring out the love of God,
so that I 'can be prepared for Pas
sion Week and Good 'Friday. All
throuali the day now I 80 the; sub
ject _
ject comingp.me, and Christ stems
so near.
_1 want more heat religion;
Maggie. This is.my•aim this Lent."
"But you always ought to'head
and pray and live like this," object
ed Maggie, who still wanted some
thing different for Lent.
. " Yes, of course ; but I .don't;" re
sponded Annie promptly.,
. 0 We all
need heart revivals sonietimes.l We :
get cold and need warining.l We'
burry r_ through pi.ayer and neglect
Bible study. Lent reminds us of
these first things, and if t-We ajt on
the suggestion we shall find - ofirselves
oolitic , nearer God through 4very
fti3 well as through special
services."
Annie's way, was the best; So
Maggie bravely deterthined to. give
up her du ling project of twosery ices
daily `iii-dis to content herself; with
less ellureli, that she might Please
God with more faithfulness at home .
,and school. In the approval of her
fa..uily and in the lessons learned in
those quiet hours of prayer and stu
dy, as well as in the daily work she
had to do, she had her reward. 3 God
Himself was her, teacher and she
learned more of Him-that Lenti than
ever before. • F.
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