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~-11 supplied - With, power presses, a 'good assort
-0..-nt of new type. and orverythltg in the Prlntlne
tli ran bo executed In the most artistic manner
at the lowest rites;
TEIIIII3 ViVARIA.BLY CASH
rrofeisfottal• ate Butite7:s Canis.
AV ILLIA ? tS & ANGLE,
A TrpeNETS,IT- .1 W.
‘, I , I(' E,—Formerly uecupled by Wm. Watk I n-F,
(.1..t.17..77) E. J. ANGLE
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nftiC,^ over 11:t . r.tlet t k Tru c, Jilin-et
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L. HILLIS;
A.TTo RN F. Y-AT-1, A W.
• TOWA!:4I , A, PA.
o. .1 Met with Smith & 31.mitallye.: _ Novi I-75
GOFFL . .ITTO - 1:21."': "-A T-1 W
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m.do str,,t (.1 doors 'north of Vard ffroe). Ti:
w.. 11,11. 1'a,1. 1 . pill 1 ; 2, 11 , 77.
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T. V op2lT AW, WY kI,USI NG, PA. Will attend
t 4. al! htiAnesv entrugh. 4 l tu. hi, rare lu grad ford,
...nillvan and Wywhing Count k eg . Onice with
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ELSBREE,
TiiwA .411 A. PA
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AT : TM:NEV. XT-LAW. < ,
PA
.)l.lectlons promptly attend,' to.
01I\•T. MIX,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, .
wvn
CA , M , SI V.:SION ER. '
ToW A VA, PA
Office—Nona Side ruldic Squafe.
CAPSOCITA
Itt.IICUR . BL9C,K
OEM
lIPEE T, ArronsEy4T:LAy:
• Is prepared to praetlee 311 brae: lies of his
p_rofes:don.
Or. 31EltrVII BLOQW., (entrance on south
Bide) T4lw3N DA. PA. ' Orklifi-7G.
'
R. S. M. AVODDBURN, InlySi
rlaii.a",n4l Surgeon, Office, 0r,ir_1.1,..V. Illa.•le's
ri.kery store. ' . 4-
11',,an.la, May 1, 1 1 17?17*.
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I A MES WOO 1), •
ATT.O:s
NI , I. PA
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M. HALL,I
Attorney -at -Law
NV •• IC. , ••,r,rlr. :0.1.41t1.9ti
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01IN•F,,S.k . ND.EIISON. 1
tr ATTOIZNEY-AT-LA IS
of I , CC F.:—Nteans I:7.4iiih: (,•,% , r INtwe:l
- In, hn-7e,T.OYANDS, I %.
W. j -Wm. LITTLE, ..
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April 12, 1:,74. •
pATLUCIC. FOYLE,
• A CTO/iNE FS--AT-LA 11
Towanda,
Otnee, in 3tra Nun" Block. !;:7-7.1.
JAND 11 ENV \VIi r,
, T R NT Of' UN'SE I, 01:-.1.T-7..1 It
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A I' I I'OILVE 1-8-.47-1‘.4
Thw tin t, PA. Ofieeln Tra'y F Ntpie'slilhiek
JAIL I.
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t•: ::'.• ~ t rer their ;
to !I, tlpeett/i girell to
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ri Sfr , ,t, bppehglit N.r eferrl
NORLE VINCENT
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1)1t. T. 3011 - SSON.
A ND .OIRG E
1) r. Porter at Son's it r4,:,ito
Ell
D. L. TODSON; DEN,TIST.
‘ , 11.i111 After St•pl. I mad In the
11 1 r - 1 ., 11/31,1 21/1t iloor 1.1 Ur. i'mit's new
t. estate Street. BUSiIItMS
. ,
B. KELLY, DENTin.--Office
ovt r M. E. ity,Netitteld'A. Towai.A.s. Pa.
th-elttd un tiohl. silver. I:uti'ocr. and At
1m tvt,e. 'teeth extracted without 1.1.111. -
44-72.
1 11 1
D. PA y NE,
P11E1f,!1.4.V ASP sußf;Eox
ISE
Wnltajtyes' Store. Office - boars frOut•lo
and (rum to 4, P. 31. tipecial attentlea
l..,',li;eatiee of the-Eye
■
S. W. ALVORD, Publisher.
VOLUME
THIS WAY FOR
STRING "Strsirs
AND WARRANTED, TO PIT!
J. L. McNiAiIION,.
ME It GRANT T.A.I
OPPOSITE COURT iIOUSE',SQUARE.
IMO
NEW AND COMPLETE:STOCE OF
=EI
GENtS' }::URNISIIING GOODS,
HATS, CAPS, .
lie is prrpared to Purnistr to order, made tb
rneasitre„ ••
hSPRI7,CG AND SUMMER SUITS,
•
4
BEST QUALITY.& LvrEsT ST LES,
At n;lees tho no:*yeasonable ot any es r'
in Towanda. Call and exandde my s
31c31.14 HON.
J-ly :7.'76
Towanda, Pa., Aprtl 5, 1877
T" CIIEAI'EST
J an, 1.1475
IN TOWANDA
:Tot‘' ' At; DA, PA
SCYTHES,
FORS, FIXTURES, ROPES,
Cheaper Than at Any Other Place!
Thorn always on band Repairs for the YOC7NG
W A ILO 108 anel l'll. 1 $1•IUV Mowing Mathinos.
11,2E=E1
I'ERRIGOS SIDE HILL PLOWS
Best in N. .
nd Notiryo.
1 •11 , ;• , , ell I ill,:
_ All kinds orTINWARE on hand,
and Tin work' of all kinds dune at lawettlirices.
ENE
Thwanda. June IN7C.
101lEST AWARDS! - .
• e-F.TEN SIM. EXHIBITION.
J. EyNoLos - a. SON,
Northwest corner
TIDIZTEENTII ND FILBERT STS., PIMA.;
ilAnufa„turers of pateroe-
WifOUGHT-IR9N AIRITIGHT
ILEAtEIIS, •
•
•
with shay, jog and 1 U krr-t: H Grates for
- • 'l,tiriling Antfirartte or Bituini.kaus ,
• (-ENTENNI.. -
IVII9VHHT-IHON ;I .ATERS.
For Bite Anus Coal.
.
/
• KEYSTONE
4.
AVROVGHTAEON HEAT S,.
•' Cooking,lninges, Low-Down (hates, Etc.
Dr*crlptive circulars SENT FREE nldte 9
Philadelphia, April
G ItEXTLY REDUCED PRICES!
The undersigned Is doing
PLANING, MATCIIING, AND RE-SA\VING,
And all kIO, i.j Planing-mill Work,
%SWAY 4),(2#WNV Dow's f! Lowy!!!
Which I ant selling at prices to suit the times
.ilspromptly tip ord , •r„lat a low price, for CASH
1F WANT To GET RICH QCICK,
I.n . ather hrhnght here tnbc milled..trin-, be kepi
motet coyer perfeetty dry until taken away
Good ,intids.fueltna h0r.,..$ antra dry place to load
MB
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NEW STOCK-.
- IOF GOCERIES!
. •
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ettcaci: selectloos of \
FINE` -TEAS AND' COFFEES 1 ..
1 • ,
,Towanda
' Cash paid for all kinds of
4O.IINT.RY PRODUCE!
• W.. 11. DECKER:Je.
'r -s, •
Towsii44. A NI b, 117 T.
DM
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I e`
t"'
Iderchantlailor. •
Slade to order,
recelied \7,
CLOTHS.
&c , &c., &c.
Hardware
H A RDW ICE STORE
IS IN MERCUR BLOCK
Fannerscan buy their
SNATIIS,
GRINDSTONES,:,
c., Sze., &c.,
H: T. JUNE.
EXAMINE. BEFoICE SELECTING
ranilg, he
far you calCt heel L
I have also eu hand a large Mock of
SASIr A Doors
WI DONi':•ILL INDS
•
C allsand . see itt.V;i:Ols and Frlces
•
\• ' ,
L. B. RODGERS
For sale cheap.
At the ola staud It. Pitch
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yEGETINE
\ •
•
VITRIFIES THE-BLOOD . - RENOVATTS AN D
INVIGORATES THE WHOLE 81*ST01.
•: ITS MEDICI-VAL PROI•EIITIESAME • \
ALTERATIVE, TONIC, SOL't
ENT AND -DIURETIC.
• NEGETINE Is tondo exclusively from theinlces
Of carefully gidected barbs. roots and herbs, and an
strongly conemdrated, that it will effectually eradi
cate from the system every taint of SCROFULA,
Scitovubous RcnOß, TUDORS, CANCER, CAN
cfrion.'S HUMOR. ERYSIPELAS. SALT
\SYPHILITIC DISEASES. CANKER, FAINTNEsiI AT
TII KSToM st•ti,antiall diseases that arise from 1111-
.nre ',kid. SCIATICA INFLAMMATORY and
Ctitins; NEUrtAttita, GOUT AND
SPIN 1. COMPLAINTS, cap only be effectually'
cureddhrough'the blood.
For Fit,ctits and,Entrrnsit DISEASES of the
SKIN. I.4:sTut.r.s. sirczti. BLOTCHES. Bolts,
TETTER;SCALD BRAD and Ity.sciwonst, VEGE
TIN E haS\netter failed to effect a permanent cure.
For PAINS IS THE BACK. KIDNEY COM.
, PLAINMS, DltoPea. FEMALE WEAKNESS, LEF
rnlnluleA. arising from, internal ulceration. and
uterine disemres and GENERAL VEO E
• TINE acts directly, upon the•causes of these com
plaints. It invigorates and Arengthens the whole
sp.tent, nets upon Um secretive organs, allays in-
Itailunation, cures ulceration and regulates the
.irowcts.
, For CkrAlum, 17ABITIL COS.
PA LPITATtON OF TIII lINART, HEAD-
I/ HE. PILE NEItyIIUSNESf; k!iD OF.NEIIAL
01 , NEUVOICS SYSTEM. no
•diettte has given such perfeot satisfaction as then
VEI ETINE• •It purities the Idocid.-cleanses all of
the organs, and possesws a controlling power over
the nersolmsy•tel , . •
remarkable cures - etreeted by V EGETLNE
av 111:111!i phySICI3IIS abd apothecaries
%horn we--How to prenribe and tme It in theirowa
w,7ed for the above illaeaSeS. and lx re.
ableltLOOD PURIFiEIt yet placed before the
labile.
repared by II; STEVENS. Boston Mass.,
WHAT IS VEGETINE ?
It Is a corn pound extracted frnm-narks,rnnts and
herbs. It Is NatUres Itemily, it perfectly
harnile , ,, from any bad efterl upott t he. system. It
Is nourishii , g and strengthening. Ittacts directly•
upon the blood. It quiets the neivons sytrem. It
gives con good, sweet,.sleep at night., It Is a great
lmi.acea for our aged fathers and mthers. for It
gives them strength. tpdets. their aeryes and, gives
thant Nature's sweet sleep, as has beon,proved by
1114lty a*l person. It is the great Itlood Purifier.
It is a %in,thing remedy Yee our children. it has
relievetrand cured thousands, It is very pleasant
; every child likes It. it relieves and cures
airdiseases originating -from I.:Tare 1.1001. Try
abllshinent
k.
the VE(IETINg, tare It a lair trial for your rom.
',Wilts: then you Fay to pair friend. neighbor
and atytaintanfe, "Try It; cured me.
Eil ETI NE for the reniplalnts for which It Is
reroirneetolell, Is haying a larger sale ttiroughont
110. :United than any ether Inetlldne•
VI , AICTI'S WILL CURE TIIERI9 l'oM
,
PLAINTs.
CANNOT BE E\CELL If'
Alt ]!ASS.. March I. 146%
Mr. II; T,.,STt•a'E\,:' Pf , ,r .Sir—Tlittt le tO reg.-
liy that I have used your •• Preparallon — in
ny faint:y for several years. and think that, for
'erofula or Cankerous Itn..ors, or Ifhetanatle
Af
ertlon+,llt rannia he excelled : a blood
otrltter and spring tnedlelne„ It IS thelweSt thing I
:are veer used i and I have used almost eVeryttiing.
ra , . eheerftilly recromend If to any one need of
aril a medleine.
GIVES ITEALTII, STRENCITLI
\ AND APPETITE.
•
My datighter has recelvod great benefit born the
it, of the ETIN Iler declining healle was
a Fourro of ) , l't.:atall lety to as of her Friends,. A
(en hot :lee tot\tlio VEU ET E restored her health,
hiteng•li and appetite. '
• • \ N. 11. TILDEN,
Ins4ranco and Roal Estate Agent.
NI,. i 9 t,ars Building, Boston, Mass.
repared by it. It. STEVENS, Ifo,don,
VEttETINE Is SOLI) ItY
C(MII'()UND OXYGEN
TI: 1 , . TM k:\ I'.—This hi'li*system of nooll
callk. C6.ttilllo/ ill Its action iciinanow limits. Be
lle; ti - X yti EN If N It Is the most
,dot fel Y italirer of the human hotly ever known.
l'heie foie It %Minh' core a g'reater vat let v Ills
at.., a Mt Mr proportion Of patients than any other .
Eight years of experience folly confirms
trt.• vxproatl4.ll. The stihsertheei unite their
f“rres-te make known and avallahle to the sick the
-e...ntle!liil,virttwe of the Cowie:m:4 Oxygen. It is
saret. surest and cheapest' rill:le:1y In the
worhi. Let alt ‘l.7.:llllptiven. Para
mot all even . ..d invalid+.
tor onr ittorlitireof 110 'rages, which eoutalns
‘% , ,:01e: fnl t.h true ..lat-tiletits. hest of testi.
and tint terms for home and office treat.
met.% I he mailed frre o 1 charge.
•IpJ F.. V.% I.EN, 0, Plt.. 31,t).,
TO. It. Sr A I:1i 31., 31. D.,
:-.. , TAHK EY &PALE
'lll2 ttirtutl Strvet,
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NT S V" A N rrED $5O TO
t.;2ittl 10l.:111 —A - new. clear & concise 1
UNIVERSAL lIISTORY
1 'oti4ht,” . ".h,v,- with tho earliest periods. closing
Nlaft It. I . Three volumes"( the 11 - orld's great.
Grand II istory in ton-. 'AS(IE:sr. MIDDLE AGE',
-at..l ltlttotirtt. Inclutlfitg history or Centennial
it. i ',tn. Innnpttrnt ion rty ?rex iflenr Bain A,
'7,rki,,h/fiff:rulti,*. A hook or thrilling
and uulvttr-al Itectl. Sells faster than any oljter.
Immtriceit, quick sales. I.X.
Lra civitutars free. Adidrl,l4 I. Met'Uii
& O.:41'111-
/.3w., 111.; St. Louis. Mo. ' ' gllnlyl9 lat.) '
(. 7 3(111 . 1(1 CAN'T'
BE MADE'. .BY
•Pit I esery Sgent evert month In the 1111S1-
1,,, tc.. Ihrlilt-11. lett !hose 0 tiling lei work Vall eas
ily ...ant a (lore!) dolt:lry a tiny right ./in their own
Itwatiltes; !lave no moll: room to explain here.
lttoint,s, Pleasant atnl honorable ; Women. boys
asol glris do as well as nwts. We wllTifurnish you
a ctuitplete (tut fit free. VW business pays better
than anything else.. We will hear expense of
Niar:lltg yon. Pariactilars /free. Write anti roe.
Farm-vs :del mechanics. their .sonParitl tlatigiders,
and ad tda,o, In need of paying work al
work
rite_ to and learn Ott about the work a
Now i thn Don't delay. Addrt,
Nl:gust:l. Maine. Jatas,*77.
Titm ItuoßTEtt OFFICk
BEST- .TOB PRINTING
v o,tablisjintent In NOrtliern Pentisystanla
•
GET I rEST,
Lb !JSMIC HERE!
do you C.outintie to Pay
READY . .111A i DP CLOTHING
When yott can go to
tore. formerly p ik•riipled by Solon] )
And buy at prices that will astonisl
all who lyive 4 lieen, in the habit of buy ing of iAlieftdealers.
MY STOCk - IS ENTIRELY NEW
FALt AND WINTER
OVERCOATS!
OVERCOATS! s ,
•
OVERCOATS
Cheaper than you.•ever saw them
SVNDAY SUITS! • •
. WORK SUITS!
. ! BOY'S SUITS
is
And in4tet everything Ili the line o
- • -
READ -BLADE CLOTIIING
c:75 iUR:~ISIiiN ( GOODS
lEMEMB.ER! that having just corn
rneneed business, I have'no old-fash
imied, moth-eaten, shoddy goods.
- - Call anti see for yourselves
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Vegatim.
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MRS. A. A : SSMOR
19 Russel Street
@EEO
HIGH
J. bi 4 V IS'
XOd consists, of
EEO
J. D4YIS.
nExeira
\'TAANDA, BitADO \ RD COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NO 'MBpt 8, 1877,
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JIM
BIDE A WEE, AND DINA FILET. L
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lathe roadyery dreary?
\
`,\. • Patience yet? i .
Rest wihl be sweeter If thou art a-weary.
And after night enmeth itl, morning cheery,
Thentlde a wee,‘and (Inns fret,
•
• • The clouds haSe allYellning,
\ \ Don't forget ; . • ,
Anil though he's hidden, still the sun's shining;
\ • • • \
Courage i Instead of tears and ralwrepinin•g, .
N
Just bide a wee, and dlnua fret.
\
\••• • 'With tollz unending
e id cares unendi
- \
.. \ .Art set? ' . •
llethint thee bow 13. storms twain . heaven ;de
scending \ .
\ 1
Snap the stiff oak, but spare the willow be n ding,
• And biciliswee, and dinna fret. • \
Grief sharper stingtdoth borrow • ,
, . Front rogreti
hot yesterday is gone, iad shall its sorrow I i
Unlit us for the rfresent ad the morrow ? , - •.•
-ay; bide a woe, nd (lima fret. , :.•
4
An over-anxious b ding • • 4 .. ,
A host of fears and fantaisies • duiling;
.• ?..V
Then, brother, lest Weise thorments be Vfitn.ding,
. .Just bide, a Wee, and dlntia fret. ,
\\ . S. E. G.
;•• .
Genius and the Denson.
A TRUE -STORY,
BY AIRS. Lteir E. SANFORD
The lest -parlor—that shut up
room of New England lintneshad
been opened; the dustless chairs
dcsted ; the alnays•arranged furni
ture re-arranged. , 'The match tables
had been fitted together, and the best
china brought out by the careful ,
housewife' herself and laid with ut-
most exactness. • The yeast, which
Lad . refused. to 'cony' up to time,
though Bridget protested she had
"given 'em no provocation.FLlooked
so sparkling and bright it raised her
spirits, and, while her hands sifted
the flour her mind drank in the praise
her biscuits were sure to get.
The mother went. to lie down; the
rather to. shave—an' operation. Mast
er Charlie, who ha I .be under
everybody's feet-All Oaf, busy mhrn
ing, watched with eager \ eyes:
"Shave me, papa." .
And the fathei touched his face
with the white lather and held him
up to the. mirror. As he jumped
down, he ran to the kitchen.
" Bidgy. see! - I'm a man now."
But Bridget was too busy with
er. flour and her castle of praises to
heed him, but, when lead : )• fur her
emptyin•!,s," she saw him
Stirring her :Oast with
: his father's
razor-strap,—then her temper was
raised, and her hand was raised, and
her voie - e was raised too, and :the
Lather's voice was raised above the
din declaring. " tridget would raise
the neighbors, if she , didn't raisedier
The mother
. took Charlie to her
room and dressed him in his boit
white ' tame and brocade* sash, and
curled his h i,r, and ;told him to go
ai_d ask .I.lridgei, if he did not " look
sweet."
But Bridtrot was in no mood .to
give the praiscls she had lost, and
Master. Charlie, tool: a large iron
spoon 'and comMenced drumming on
a tin pan.
•
•' Faitl►,! you just crnze me. 'Take
muse' r .01r."
took ltiM himself ojr. The ex
ectud guest . ii came, Gut Charlie
didn't. The parents thought he was,
with Bridget. IThe father and two
mentiernen went to "look about the
place," and iatne upon Master Char=
lie siting lioit in the d:rt, a pan or
water at hid" side, digging with ',the
spoon now, and now welting the dirt,
to make a, mtiil eat, "to tight the
dog" he liati already made. One of,
t'e genzlernen was delighted, and the
father fold himliow he often brought
in birds and ; things he had modelled
in mud. More than an hour they
sat by that boy, forgettino his soiled
dress in wonder at his skill:
" Your son is a born Aculptor; en
courafr;e'hini," said the friend.
And th2-father felt a new
,pride in
Lis boy, saw the honor would
bring to his name, made many. Me
phitis for him, and acknoWledged a
superior in his own tittle child. 'And
the mother foiind no more fault with
the ruined tunics, but laid aside day
by day what his little hands had
shaped. . .
Ilia father died when he ivas but
seven years' old. The summer after
he was ten, there was an examination
in the - pnblic school. The committee
glanced' Over the writing-books, but
lingered - .-Over Charlie's. - The meth
odical writing of the Master, who
"Set his own copies," was imitated
perfectly on the first line and. every
possible variety of letter below. On
the laV page was a nose, mouth and
chin,; but so identically thoseaf the
Master that n other feattirei were
needed. The committed smiled.
l'he Master eime to see,,and smiled
too, but with a scowl on his brow:
The quick eye of ,the boy caught the
Smile and the scowl' and pat them on
paper. The committee laughed Out
right, and neither of them cared to
brave Ids.pencil by a reprimand. .
A few weeks after, the fisp-, : man
angered him. There was hung in
the post office so comical a caricature
of him, his- horse, cart, and smock,
that the boys declared they.could
hedr it cry, ":Eyes-tors!""
Now his fame went throughout the
village (for ail knew who must have
drawa it), and he was • petted by all
and his pencil 'in demand every
where,—from decoration,s for the
fairs fOrtthe church, in which his
motbef was an active member, down
through all , the social merry-mg-.
ings, even to the saloons, where the.
old pagan, " Est, drink and be
merry. for - to-morrow ye dii," holds
to-day. He grew in years and in
pOpularity. From the merry mak
lope, from . balls and • parties, ab‘ .
froursaluons, he came with many sto
ries arid many. flattering words to
; znd ' the mother's pride and
love and "trust blinded her to the
dangers andtemptatinns, alking the
way.. * t\ .
Kind Sricnde.pame to, her,-With a
warning Which: she reftised tto be
lieve. Yet , nightS\vheu he :Was out,
She could not fix the\lamp and go to
sleep as before, ink waited and
I wataed, :and even her \ love could
REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTET:: it
not • but See the over-much. 'gayety.
\And she tried o win him toltome
ail early boars. But home waatoa
tame; excitement and flattery had
becane a part of his very life. • And
the inother blamed herself justly:\
Her house had been too dull, her lire
too monotonous; her love and trust
too blin4and she made herself a'girl
again, that her home might be a very
centre of attraction' to the 'young
and happy, and thus leer only child
be won to apurer life.
And then—Heaten forgive her—
she' invited a daughter of 'her life's
truest friend to Visit her, and music
and teas. and'rides and walks follow
ed,=- and
. .the motheraaw, with joy,
that love was crowningit All.
But that traditional deacon (this
time a verity)—the' solemn farmer,
..hose stock were his pralOis tur
kqrs find pigs his revenueoand \. who.
could appreciate no temptation \ un
less \it were Jacob versus Labai—
sa* onlylevity and. sin in the Moth
eiss loving efforts, and only ruin foi\
the iaoy •,\eathe in his Sunday's best,
and, with any shakes of the head
and many "seals" and "'hems," told
her soma things which . were true
only from; his standpoint, which was
a very narrow-oaci , and other thinp •
which were true. ‘And with an im
plied merit worthy h , Romish priest,
be hinted that thoses,wasted talents
had now a chance to redeem them
selves. The new church' about to be
dedieated might—"eta—a.,--hem!":—
have \the walls painted i he had
"heard'. tell of' such things,—with
Scriptural scenes; and it was her
duty, • and \ licr son's duty, that so
much ofhis, genius should given
to Him who gave it. .
I 1
And the
talkeil , to her
The old _ :ee I He would
sponge ivman- out\of his eye-teeth,
aud make-a religioussduty of it. He
wants me to freseb that whole
church Pk - •
. .. _ .
" Why, Mister Charles is a (lea^.
emi,und .he is only zealgus for his
church," said Louiz..a.,
`'He thinks it's lei. church He is
reey zealous Godward, hilt ma ward
he is very twistical ! 1 c:in'tfresco."
"But you can paint a Script Ural
scene that can hang behind the Ind ;
pit," ~ .• - .
" Yes! and I will. . But I must
not be looked Over, and talked 'to,
While doing it."
On Sum/ay the mother made haste
to whisper it, to. the demiim, and 'the
deacon grandly • told all whom he
met, that " I, by my" representation,.
have secured a Scriptural - painting,
" without cost to the church." -
F ally on the morning of . the dedi
cation, the picture, that - no eye but
Louisa's_ had seen,' was hung—"TlE
PnoninAL SON ;"—the lank old dea
con, - in - his' roughest,! clothes, sur
rounded by a litter of pigs, with
their fat black mothqr:, the very
litter for which he had taken a pre ,
mium at the . last town fair.
- picture, taken. down before
the sermon, is; I am asgured, to-day,
in an Art, gallery in one of - our
" It was seen by_everybody, among
wirers by the senior partner of a
large carpet, munufactory, who had
given liberally to this church of his
tparent§, and rut, up to the dedica
tion. Re went to see Charles, look
ed over his sketches, atd engaged
him to draw patterns for their house.
• Soon after, Charles- *as married
to the bright young girl who bad
•I
won him from his , eyil companions
and from many. of his evil ways,
but not wholly from the wine-cup.
Yet . he drank but little now, never
hail drank very deeply, and no doubts
of him troubled the happy girl or
her parents, •
°His patterns were a success, more
pleasing to - the manufacturer than he
had expected they would be. lie
was excited by his success, and
would drink a glass when kind words
came ; or ha was tired, had would
take a glasS to strengthen him ; or
dispirited because his - fingers could
not sketch the pattern his eye could
see, and he would • drink', a glass to
help hini. Thus he grew in reputa
tion, and in appetite. •
I have Written only of those scenes
which told on his life. °But these
are not -folly just to him. Ile was
coHial s generous, and always ready
to oblige ; and he was liked by all :
too popular indeed.
Now I come' to a period which I
am requested to touch with care, lest
it betry the name.
From one of) the grand Ehropeari
Expositions he reeeivcd a. gold
medal, which his good mother, lived
to see . and then she died. Soon
;after, the United States, needing a
designer; employed 'him ;
and I pity
the' citizens in whose pocket that de
sign has never, been found. Later,
be went, or was sent with a S. ex-'
pedition, as artist.
This last was :most sad for him.
It took him away frotn• wife and
child
,and home influences and re
straints. His appetite was constant,
ly fed and grew by what it fed upon.
lie came back, with a great reputa
tion for drawing and fur drinking.
b honor and dishonor, went on
either sideof him.
The manufactory was glad to se
cure him again, and all possible
means were used by his wire, his
friends and his employers to reform
him, For a time he vibrated-between
love fdr his wife and child, and love
for : the cup. At length the highest
- von, and for eight'-munths he was
Sober and kind. But the warm sum
mer 'days - brought their own, com
plaint, and the doctor gave him
brand.- It was unchaining a demon
and turning-him upon the man when
weak ,in body and will. • Physical
strength came soon, but moral
strength was gone.' - -Soli - carries he
struggled feebly with the demon, but
never long.
Yet in
.his semi -sober hours. his
pencil Was as facile as ever, and he
consented that a man should Watch
him- and . measure his; liqttor when'
drawing a pattern, but insisted that
the pay;-should be given him in per
son. Then he would hold high revel:
at so - Me - saloon until all was
-spent,
andhe bereft Of sense or. soul, wapiti
be a terror to his wife .ruld 'daughter:
Yet the wifely love and pride breath
ed to .no one her. sufferings or her
fears: - Butt one bitter morning his
little girl told-Mr.',H. (who told .me
aI
1. 'AO
I
r. felt so too, and
this story) that the ilht before her
father shut her mptlfe and herin an
outhouse. The • 'Mottle held the
child (some. eight yea old), all
night, and so kept her arm, but
frOze her own fingers. Mr. —went
a \ t once to see her, and her fl, tide .
oqeeling broke over all the ba iers ;
an she told him. And he told the
child,the next tithe her father e n e.
home'Crazy, to run for him. „
Not long after she-came. The
father,, infuriate,_ witli liquor, bad
come home and threatened to daSh
- .
out the beams of hi 6 wife.
'After that,whenever his ernploy- .
era were to payliimi they sent. word
to his wife, and\ She would be there
and get him. home before he' went to
a aaloon, and he wtiti \ s , never again so
dangerous. - As tears \ and smiles and
coaxing and reasoning had failed to
cure him, they tried. that new mode,.
so justly shocking to common-, sense
—he must_ have ~mare than all. he
craved • must lie made sick \ Ofit: It
must be cooked
. in his food, drank in .
\his tea, until in very disgust heeded
enough. Said Mr. H—: "In tWelve
hours we govt, him twoi,alf gallons
of New-kagAinl ram. At might le
begged for might cap, and -we gate \
him half a pint of Holland gin - . He
was stupid three. days, and on' rous
ing, his first Call, was fir "akohril,"
and he bade them ‘.put ammonia in
it to give it fionle strength !'"
That is . just\all the good that did.
Scarcely a year more, and Mr. H
—, coming home\from a few weeks
absence, was told \ that .he must' die.
He went to see hita;,found his chest
so swollen from a ilia) tumor that
. .
his head looked lif:e turtle's, yeti
pillowed in bed, drinkingbrandy and
designing. Ile positively refused
,to see a minister, and in Cwo days,
drinking and .drawing; dick when
but thirty-five years old: • • \ •
So fame and fortune, hope \ anti
happiness; love and bfe,—aye, leetzi , cn.
itself, Was given for the eup!
'And thousands are doing the same`
to-day !"—s, N. Y. Ob..:'ertAer.,
COBWEBS ,
. •
From the earliest Ictithors whose
writings have come down tops, the
cobweb has been tied as a metaphor.
"The cobweb thread of life" spo
•
ken of, indicating the \ feebleness of
out• hold on earth and ear \ titly things.
The cobwebs
,Of,the charvter have
been•vriten about, and (Mated on
until we \ all know that by Careles's
liess and \ neglect, faults and‘',smail
vices may \ accumulate and spread
around our v \ irtues, a veil hiding them
from tie* an . ekhibitina • only the
unsightly shrotol which like the this: ,
ty webs iu an untidy house, show the
disorder an:) ruitt\which' preVails.
" The , coliviebsf the brain,"
smothering the brig t thoughts and
impeding the tow Or ideas, gather
liy idleness and sloth, and mae us
dull, stupid, and of small account
among intellects that
,have\,kept'the
cells (it`their brains well sw`ept and
storetoi - itli what is useful.. The de
niandcalls it Forth so often :is to al-
low no time for the, flimsy net . tO\e\as
teh itself, or the dust to settle within
its meshes. •
• " - The cobwebs of the - heart " are
the most cruel and flexible. These
partake of the nature pf a 'Stronger .
fabric, ye: cob Webs they are, collect
ing and lodging the, unwary. dies and
gnats that clime their way, and- bar
bur•ng the particles• of dust that are'
blown by envious breaths .to choke
up the exits and entrances of good
feelings, which soon lie buried alto.-
getlier as in a dreary tomb.
Let us examine closely the "cob-,
Weirthread of life." How delicate
its texture; how fine its thread ; how
it swayg to and fro as the breeze
caOlhes it ever so lightly. Ilciv it
nerals and tosses as the rude gale
'!;wi;eps by, stretching it until it al
most seems to snap asunder, and yet
it resists with wonderful strength,
benis itself bravely until the storm
be !last, then regutnes its! even tenor,
weakened perhaps, depressed, but
still unbroken: At last repeated
storm:34ind tempests enfeeble it, and
here and there we find it giving way.
It become knotted in some places,
'and entangled in others. It is (lark
here and light there; perhaps, all its
daikncss is in one. place, perhaps its
beauty is greater at the beginning
than at the end. Perhaps it grows
bri!diter and brighter as it approach
es the termination and winos up at
last its glorious beauty that makes
-us forget the imperfections we bar•
lamented before. How many threads
of life and.how different ! vet all are
robwrbby, more. or less: 'iThe cob
webs of the chitracter" are of all
sizes, colors, and textures. They
torn► insensibly, but once. seen are
brushed away. They gather anew,
and are probably attacked again and
turned aside, hut not-banished entire-
Iy. They cling mid spread as faults
come in and•fresh vices approach. A
falsphood, a slander; depreciation of
another's merits, angry vindication .
of our own; v ainboastiug of our
selves, jealous sneering at our neigh
bors; claiming what d oes not rightly
belong to us, and denying every good
quality in others; mischief mAking
by word and deed, gossiping or tale
,bearing; carelessness and neglect of
duty ; untidiness and want of order.,
ail these and many more, each by it
self,. forms a cobweb that the stoutest
brush and most persevering efforts
Win thil after a time to make invisi
ble. The lights and shadows of, eve
rycliaracter are brightened 'accord
ing. as the cobwebs collect: Some he
come wholly shrouded in . gloom,
while others are full of funlight and
shed their 'radiance harpily on all
around.. A character free from_the'
cobwebs _we have mentioned, 'has
Made only - by constant vigilancezand .
care, self-exaMination and. sel f-denial ;
earnest polishing- and *brushing
must - Of frequent occurrence to
clear away the 'dust and particles of
evil that *Mudge in the heart•nnd
mind unless strict principles are.cul:
tivitvd so asSidnously that 'no room
is left . to be filled,up with " cobwebs."
.The cobwebs of,lth'e heart are alWays
'Most to be deplored. When We look
at the various • kinds that quickly
rormiherein; no care being taken to
teep:them , out, we do not wonder
that 'so fee* hearts in the.,world are
entirely free hOin 'these '.bleiniehee:
litive, the only. virtue .that Hirai' be,
. • .
.'
lA , * 1 . • li ), ' . . -
I A
-..
7... -
-, • I ' ..: .:_ - 1111:2
• it
111•11
. ,
yond the grave, (for 'We have no need
of hope in heaveni where all' hopes
are fulfilled, and no -need of faith
where all is mide•clear). is. 'born in
every human breast. But out of how
many - kit not crushed by the en-'
trance of pride, jealousy, scorn, envy,
, and hatred, and the thousand other
venomous things that creep . in - - and
weave their webs- around the walls
and fill-up the corners of what should
be a loving heart. These' webs are
vet ready to catch all the dust of
si -picion and distrust that, if' they
we • not spread would find no lodge
ment there. An unkind word a
thong ' less action, a' look of, anger
or eon pt, are soon forgotten by
he guilt one, or remembered only
.as triflea, b t each is helping to form
the "eobwe VI which, will soon grow
,to sash an a azing breadth - as .to
shut out all .th light ) Of generosity
and love Of kin( ess/and .gOodwill.
Withdrawing ones If frOm th,, sock
ti of friends, seeki °‘ . solitude
. and
unfriendly" retiretuen7 \ living apart
. fromAtie good, are inv itations to the .
•cobwelis which:lire not I gin com-.
ing and spreading teems lv a over'
the affections, smothering e good
nature that once, perhaps, armed
and cheered , weary, hearts - The
chambers of the heart and: bra n ust
ue \ thoroughly swept and ;dusted, of
°nee \-in a while, but rever. - day, a
thus wdl these 'destroyers of human\
happineks be prevented from gather ,
ing, and " the house we live in " will ,
always be ready for inspection. No
matter wherillie Great Architect m a y:
call us to render back - the keys and
give an accounof out ,stewardship,
we shall not hav to pleaillbr time to
brush away the "c bwebs ' 4 3and make
ready for His corniii '
. - - 4 .-.•411 0 1R-.1"---
\
[From the Cbrietlan \ lutelligeficer.]
MIMS CAVE; OR TER" REBEL
. • HOME." . \
\ -
Have you ever read the beautiful
'historical romance of Lichteniktein,
-.b Wilhelm Hanff„, so - justly c a l led
"the Walter 'Scott- of Germany \?"
He \relates the following story Oc
HanSi s the faithful Pfeiffer. von Hardt : -
Hans had at one time forfeited his
life by rebellion against his•duk.. He
'had been one of the ring - leaders in
the famoos \ kTeasant's - War," •which
ended so disastrously, _gaining
.noth
ing for its cause but the addition of
heavier -taxes. '\ -
~.,
In the solitude \ of hiseell,awaitino
the . sentence - of •e.iecution, bittjr.
thouglits.courae,tl through the soul of
poor Hans; rio t, however, of the de
fe.lt -of his party, or of his impending
doom. A sense of remorse had swal
lowed up - every other emotion as he
-realized how great hatt been his_ dis-'
loyalty towards his prince. . . !- •
Upon the appointed'daybe and his
companions, twelve in Munber, were
brought into. the Market place at Ulm
to be beheaded. At.-Duke. Ulrich's
order - TU.14,76re summoned to appear
becore hini s in the council house.. The
eleven comimdes of Huai threw them
selves at the P_nke's - feet, and begged ,
• piteously - for '`pardon. Observing'
Hans, .Ulrich. - said-: -." Why do you
not also crylfor mercy ?." Hans re
plied, "Sir, .I . l.riow --what I have de
\served,-and may God bave mercy -on
My soul." Ulrich then, commanded
thb \ executioner to proceed. Hans,
being the youngest, stood the last in
the line.. Nine heads had fallen when
the -Duke cried: "Tell shall, bleed
and two \ shall go free; .bring\dice,
that the three remaining may throw
for their livea."' , . . \,.
The DOke first..o ff ered the dice to
Hans, who refuse d to take them; say
ing,. " I have. forfeited 'my life."
"Then I will . thro* for Ku,"replied
the
.thike ; at the same time he com
manded the two Others to proceed.; '
Tremblingly' they - obeyed.. One
cast nine, the other fourteen., Ulrich's •
turf now Came. Ile shoOk the dice,
looking the while steadfaStly upon
Hans, who calmly returned-hi,a gaze.
Covering the dice - with his band, he
said: "-Beg for mercy; your time
has come." Hans answered :- \ "„I
- pray you pardon me, Duke, :the evil \ l
1 lia,ve done you ; for mercy I will
not:ask; I have deserved none." Then
Ulrich; raised his hand, and behold!
he had thrown eighteen. . . .
Hans, feeling that this change in
his fate was a voice from heaven, fell
On his knees and promised, with tears
of penitence, to live- and die hencei
forth in his sovereign's service. .
This was the devoted vassal who,
for king, weary " monthsfollowed
Duke Ulricli:like- a- faithful spaniel,
guarding the cave securely where his
master lived,. concealed from the enc..'
rub's who had set so -heavy -.pr ice on .
his life. ' - - .
And now, respecting our own- pil
grimage
.thither. .7
Not to be outdone inenterprise, a
select number qf English atul Ameri
can ladies resoiVed " tO" do• 1 ' the Cave
and time Castle of Lichtenstein in the
most approved - manne4 •
- A few hour's ride bY rail brought
us to Reutlingen, where we spent the
night. . Like the renowned, spouse-of
John Gilpin, . our. party, :although
on pleasure -bent, was of 4 'frugal
mind," and naturally resented.sundry
designs upon their- ' common purse
made by the Refitlingen hack-drivers-.
Two carriages were finally engag
ed, and early the falfiwing morning,
we were en route, congratulating our
selves, with true 'feminine precipitan
cy, upon the anemias of our little tilt
will' . the, drivers. ;Had we not
brought them. - to terms? obdurate,
grasping felloWs! The .round trip,
it was plainly understoOd, should not
exceed a stipulated suM. lr fact, we
felt quite elated at
,our, superior„.se
. \
gacity. , . ,
. ,
:-: A ft er a charthing ride of two hours„
we reached asniel i -village,where our
carriages atomics]. "From here," we
were coolly infOrtied, "it was custch;
mare for - parties to walk to the Cave,
and thence to the Castle, accompan
ied by a guide.". A .blear eyed, dis
gusting looking Rib*, carrying un
der his arms a *ldle 0f ...- f i t vino
torches, Wow presented hiwiee i lf. •
. Our drivers had meanwhile alight
edi en' ered the little. Oasthatis, ,:and
Were ordering' beer with a sang froid 1
which . Said, " We shall make a day of.
it - her e." ExChanging:dubious,icrest
fallen glances , ivitti\one:another, 'we'
felt_that there was no alternative, for
oar guide, 'With a Stolid' indifference,
ii
raii• - already striding Mead." "; With a
$2 per Annum 'ln Advanci
NUMBER 22.
ludicrously discomfitted, mien (how
meanly-.we fell beggars description)
we 'followed, venturing 'only to ask
meekly, " Row far is it to the Cave ?"
" Nicht weit," (not far) was the lucid"
Despite our boasted acuteness,
bad been sold (keia Zweifel daran)
by those same stupid driverg, now re
galing themselves with beer, at our
expense, tog, as we found afterwards.
We, meanwhile, were climbing
breathlessly, pilgrim staff in jam,
summit after summit, Alp over Alp,
the way growing hourly' more, and
more inaccessible
- Reutling,e - n and khe village soon lay
miles below us . Yet,' despite our
chagrin and weariness, the pure
mountain
mountairt air, and beautiial, wild
scenery, urew from us many an cx-
elamation of delight.
The Cave was reached at Yes !
,here we are on the historic spot where
Ulrich of Wurttemberg . found shelter
from the rage of his enemies in 1519.
The entire length of this memorable.
cavern is said to Ue 577 feet. (For
further' statistical' information, see ,
Haut)
Before accompanying our nine
teenth century party through-its in
tricate windings, permit us first,deai
reader of the intelligence!, to take
yen lu g as, we were "taken in," guid
ed by the faithful Haas, . and in the
distinguished company of George V:,
Sturinfeder, Marie Sturmfeder, Marie
b . clAnstein's lover. . Our vehicle,
ho • ever , shall be vernacular.
I w great was the astonishment
of Ge crge, who had: expected to, see
an excavation similar to the den of a
wild be*, to see instqad the apaL
cloys romitz of an• underground pal
ace. 'He, re called a tale told him in_
his boyhood how -there, had once
Lived a child w ewas carried off by
wicked magician into the bowels= of
the earth. Here he was shoWn .a
beautiful palace, exceeding dnything
which he had ever se • in the upper
world. Golden colum is, with crys
tal capitals • vaulted do es, studded`
with emeralds , and sapphires . ; ..dia
mond walls, whose brilliant dazzled
the eye; the genii of this • welling
had,, in fact;•spared nothing • make
ii\beaUtkful• beyond compare. his
st"ky, which had so, impressed he
youthful imagination of ,George
SturrUfeder, had now become a reali
ty. In` high, majestic arches, glisten
ing . and\ sparkling like precious
stones, the\Cave opened before him.
His surprise\increased as Hans, turn
ing to the left; conducted .him into 'a
spacious"grott4 which served as a
parlor .to this Subterratiean abode.
Hans, seeing the .`effect made
. I.lpou
George by this wonderwork of na
ture, took the torch from his hand,
sprang upon an adjoining height, and
so lighted a large part of \ the grotto.
The walls were of brilliant white
ruck. The dome of bold arches - , won
derful to the eye, while . the stalactites
of which the Cave" was. roofed\wete
covered with maltitadinOus drops,
reflecii ng„every -coler "orthe rainbow,
The excited fancy of George'eon,c
verted these massive rocks into - a
chapel with altar and pulpit. Even
the organ was not lacking, while the
changing shadows caSt.ty the torch;
es upon the walls, appeared to him_
like pictures' of saints and martyrs
each in s appropriate niche.- •
HappV . George V.. Stunnfeder
We, with , less gifted. imaginations - ,
and no faithful Maas to inspire us,
were a prey to far different emotions.
Our saturnine, monosyllabled
might indeed have suggested' : the
wicked natioician,"• had not the
. fumes of the bees in which he. was
`saturated dissipated even that illu
sion.
-
. .
. A weird looking ',Procession Nye
male, as, with lighted torch in hand.
we. filed singly through the .rough
doorway, down a'slippery declivity
into • this globmy labyrinth. With
'eyes blinded-from the smoking pine;
no ".minbow reflections " came to
us ; no suggestions of church - or pul
-1 pit ;- no pictures of saints or martyr's:.
the latter we represented ourselves
in. real, suffering tableux vivants, out
of the niches. 0n,.0n we went, los
,
11? g, our self-possessien - and each
other, until The oppressiveness- of
thiS \ vasty underground abyss,.with
its dreary sound •of dripping water,
and oar own hollow voices,sbecame
almost insupportable. -'We braved it
out, huweVer, -with a - determination
worthy orthe cause, until tilrich's
room was reached. •
. .
A titter lodge to us It did appear, • •
For 'thydraNigorgoniehlnierat;" dear
. . •
Alas !.that - a prinee of the house of
Wurttemberg' Should be driven to a
Council Chamber like this! Better a
thousand deaths than such a exile!
Let • us get
.out," becafir the pass-.
word,' as headed , by our, Stygian
guide webeat or ratherli.aded n. hasty
retreat from . the shades of this Sua
binn.'Tartarus. Aml now, blessed
assurance, 'the sacred influenceNof
light appears! 116'w gratefully We .
welcomed the cheering, rays of 'that'
neoirday sun. • -.
We haVe.called this annual visita
tion to 'Ulrich's Cave. " a beautiful
and time hollered .casteni.", Please
consider the first adjective a mere
figure of speech. 'On. the principle
of a fellow-feeling," etc., we shall.
read Dante's Inferno and Milton
with 'greater appreciation . inlntnre..
04r next underground sojourn -may
be ";in the laxly," but not while the
spirit controls its movements. Our
antipathy to cremation is on ,the
.
wane.
It is but fair at this juncture to
give , our " Home Reading circle a
brief rest, but rernembei that ours is
but a balf-told tale,," , and that we
are en route for tichenstein. .
ANNIE
SE*IBER, 1877.
Tne granger. who left Church so. sud
denly on Sunday was. not sick, as was
feared at the time. That 'morning, -just
before service, be visited his barn to see
if everything was all right, and finding a
new laid egg put it in his coat skid pocket.
The recollection- that the egg was
,atill
there, caused , the sudden interruption in
his devotions and led him to steal away
from the congregation to make investiga-
Uinta; and we regret to say that his worst
fears were re.allacd., , •
•'A ctEnoYMAIg says,' I once married a
handsome young couple, and as I took the
bride by the band at the Close of the car.
emony and-gave -her my Ira rinest congrae
ulationsi she team'. her pretty, ape, and
pointing to the " bridegroom, replied, " I
thhink he is tbe Ono to bevas*ratiatsd."
. .
• (For tbe7tarearea
111.013 E TAYLOS , t •
trarllng tittle " berry brown teald.'l
So tram ferea glade •
teldd ever . equal thee ;
When the peat brave eyes;
With a sweet surpnar,
Lott au!. In cblkllsh glee.
The little Wages t like a buoy sW. -
Deth "chatter, chattel', chatter still," y• f • •
dad the tiny bawls so brow s,• . /
A,h, Little toal4 : some fah:l,ll4las,
. IWY tiks taljpt vho ridM Ms way
If thou shouldlit on him .frown.
We Peet. deep tut Wee eyes hard and,
To draw:thin:twit; ir he had egad
• As silly lovers do,
• Bab-4 trace tO such thoughts its tbose:.' • -
- God brine the sweet little wild briar Roe.
A troithantuxo pure sad trae. - •
• MART. N. ROWCWIII.4.
Tns CLosvr.—The . sOftest 'and '
Most pliant temper maybe Egiaded
into a rude violent outburst: - Christ
knew this- when He; said, ".Enter
into thy closet." He knew the neces
sity , for intervals-of 'solitude: The
jar and fret of aetive life, and trifling
but manifold annoyances which come .
to us, are so many hints that we
need to follow- His lovingicamsel.
When -We are-- tearied into irritable
moods by noise and care, a few ; mo
ments, ore, half hour, in 'some abso- •
lutely quiet spot will bring back that
fresh, sweet.. vein of iood 'humor
which has no need of patience,, It hi '
when we have been., for/some time
compelling' ourselves to be patient
that we,should go Into our closets;
andas- the dear Lord advised," shut
the bor." , _
To - shut the door-on all that tends
to make us *testy and sullen, or even
fatigued/or jaded is to 'open the
i
doo 'of the soul to positively needed .
'pea e. - There should be such a: quiet,
noo - in: every house. The calm of it -.
will be, like a !!benediction. Lying'
alone in undisturbed , stillness, the
influence of the busy, troublesome
day will grow faint and far. -The
excited nerves will be soothed ; the
heated angry blood will,be cooled;
the worm but body will - be. rested,
the mind tormented by anxieties or
petty • - provocations, will iregain its
balance ; a , ' smile will - lighten our
faces as we remember how small the
cause'of our disquiet. The recovery
of our amiability by such means tans
naturaras is the loss of it by vexa
tion. To retain our perfect, equipoise
is as necessary: •to t he , -preservation
of our best happiness and goodness
as it is requisite for the proper move-
merit of the stars. We •mu,st , have
time in which to.gronc. Sleep allows
the_ body time.. Solitude gives the
soul its time. ' We cannot become
piny and exalted in the midst -of
linrry and confusion: . , ' -
To get consciously near to the di
vine
in us, we must approach it with
a reverence of silence. Communion
iii
with ourselves, which leaves : nob
ler and more loving in His si ht, is
the prayer which brings - its o n an-:-
swer. The(,iheeiful, bright, trustful
feelinii, 'Which retiring into our clo
sets will bring cannot but put every
ne about ns_ -in happier humor.-
' is unfailing resp o nse to our newly-,
1 ga ied gentleness will be anottier re
-1 minder of His tenderness and wisdom
who is4d, " Thy Father which- seeth
in seer •t shall reward -thee openly." •
---, Golden Rule. • . .
FUN, 1 1 : AND FACETLS
LovE, the toothache, and tight- boots
arc things which , cannot be kept secret.
WoniN travel to see what, is talked a
bout' wen to talk about what has been
1311 M
THERE isn't mp Ai difference between a
grasshopper and a grass widow, After all.
Either'will jump at the first chance.
PEOPLE learn wisdom by expeiipme.—
A man never wakes up his second. baby
to se r e it laugh.
ICI:V,En be idle. • If your bands cannot
be usefully einployed, attend to the culti
vation of your mind.
Goon - Company and good conversation
are the very sinews of virtue. Good
character is abovi all things else. . •
• •
MANE uo haste to be rich,.if you would
prosper. Smull and steady gains give
competency with tranquility of -mind.- _-
THERE am some persons on whom their
faults sibbvieli,"'and others who .are made
ungracefu►.by their good qualities.
A'S'English woman to whom &tract was
handed bya street missionary 'the otter
day, sweetly replied : !` Thank you, but
Ram already saved."
SimunonY says, ." Every failure is a
step to success.". This will explain why
the oftener 80M13, men fail the richer they
become. . • -
BLONDE bair is coming to the front a
gain as the most fashionable color. La
dies who i gave. their blonde switches to
the grasshopper sufferers will .soon regret
their generosity.
DISCRETION and hardy valor are the
twins of',.bonmi and nursed together,
make a good conqueror ; but.a
talker.
"Wi`f all knows," said the school com
mitteeman to theinew teacher he was ex
amining for her position, "A; B an'. C . is
vowels; but wot we wants to know', js wy
they is•sq.''
" - Eol-rroLontsT" writes , to know if
CleoPatra did her own sewing. We ean't
F 4 positively, but froui what little we re
member-of that ancient lady we think if
she sowed anything it was wild oats.
A MONROETON lad of about eight sum
mers, whose little brother made his first
appearance the previous day, was asked
if the youngtser helped him to do the
:choresthat day.l To which he. innocent
ly replied, "Ye*, he ,millied."
STANLEY has ss. 3iscovered fifteen million.
hitherto i - Ann I n heathen, and every civ
ilized married nian will have to renew the
struggle to keep his best plug hat out of
the box which the ladies' missionar) soci
etyis Making up. • '
- NtonEl. 'wife : .She never wasted
solitary thing. Let a eat die around the
House, and•the first thing you knew,litary
larie'd have.a muff an. a set of furs, an.
I'd begin to find mince pies on the table.
A ifiquisitive Man :thrust his fingers .
'nto, a horses Mouth to see how many
teeth the: animal bad. ....The horde cloned
his‘molith to see him many lingers the
man bad.' The curiosity of both was.ful
lg satiated. •
,
Tanen. are two w,ays of gettink through
the world. One way is to mike the best
of it, and-the:other to - niake the worst-Of
it. • Those 'Who take the latter'coarse
work hard for'poor pay... ••
IT is said thateliocrates, when - he found.-
himself liable to get angry;fwould'clieck
it by speaking low. ',But the enemies' of
Christ and Paul cried‘otit and wore boiS
terous, and thuS only idiiiitto their fury.
The former .course ; the
latter foolish and.wici
Durre out with 'a be will
switch his tail one but "ty times
to a rod :to force aws 3 flies ;
but let himonee get. a line,
and the old"quadroped wt l wander on for
miles without thinking of the flies Which
revel unmolested in his living - gore.—
What a horse loves above ali things is 'to
do the driving h!msalf. • .
A Tird.tvELErk.who dropped intoa Gouv
erneur (N. J.) Store the other.day, just
after a fire there, found - the occupants all
talking about that matter. Durime, a lull
in' the conversation the traveler remarked
to an old man sitting near Ly "I suppose
everybody thinks the fire was the work of
an incendiary." " Well," replied the old
rean,• " some 116 think so, but I think it
was sot." r •
‘.‘ MADAM '
do you know yOu !swag one
of,the best voices in 'the mold ?" said a
saucy fellow to a went:Min the third ward
the other day. Itidtxd, do youthink
so?"replied the loquacious lady, with :a
flush of, pride atothe compliment. "I 110
most eettainly, continued • the rascal,
"for if you hadn't its/until bey. .he ii
wont oat iootsp." .