8. 111. ALVORD, Publishe r.
VOLUME XXX.VM.
Biudness Cards.
PAINTINGS. .
PORTRAITS AND LANDSCAPES -
' Painted to onier at any ?wire fronits to poo.
Oil Paintings Itr-Painted, Ito-Touched, or changes
tnada as desired.
All work done In the highest style of tie Art.
JOHANN F. BENDER..
Twaranda; Pa.. April IS, Ma.
I ROGALSII,
Employed with If, llendelman forth° past four
yearn, - begs leave to-announce to his friends and
the puplic generilly - that, be has removed to the
Bunton .99-Cedt Store. ne door wrath of the Viral
National Bank, and opened a . shop for the , repair
of Watches. Clocks. Jewelry, kc. All work war
ranted to give entire satisfaction. (Apr47B,
Ji YOUNG,
- ArrOkS.E . l4 T LAW,
TOWANDA, PA
°Mee—second door south i \of the Flrri hiatlotud
Bank Main St., up Metre.
D. KINNEY,
A TTORKET,-.4 T-LAW.
office—Rooms formerly - reu'plefl. by Y.,M. C. A
IteA.lMg Room. lian.3llB.
F
'B. SWISITER,
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DENTIST. •'
office over Mrs. Minos' store, Tracey* NObli's
Block. Treatment of 'diseased teeth a specialty.
Gas and ether administered when desired,—mch.2&
WILLIAMS & ANGLE,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
OFFlCE.—Formerly oceupled by Wm. 'Watkins,
1:44.
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/I. N. WiLLIAMF. (0Ct.17, 77) E. J. AN LE
IMcPHERSON, •
L.
- KTTORNET AND COUNSIMAjIit•AT-LAR,
OWANDA, PA
Diet Airy Fra
MASON &. HEAD,
ATTORICE r-AA
Towanda, Pa. 0 Mce over Bartlett & Tracy, Main-et.
G. F.M.Asox. aSIT
1p •
1 2# - ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
TOWANDA. PA.
Ornce . with Smith & Montanyei poTO-75
EF. GOFF,
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ATTOtI2NET-4T-LAW.
aln Street (4 d6ors north of Ward flan e), To
wanda, Pa. , a [AprII 12, 1177. -
lliNT4' H. THOMPSON 4 ATTORNEY
OAT LAW,WYAILUEING, PA. Will attend
in all business entrusted to his care In Bradford,
Sullivan and Wyoming Counties. Office with Esq.
eorter. ' (novlo-74.
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II
ELSBREE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
• ' TOWANDA, PA.
ditirS3
C L. LAMB,
J• •
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
WILKES-BARRE, PA,
Collections promptly attended to,
JOHN W. MIX
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND
.; U.S. COMItiSSIONER;
'TOWANDArrA
OMee—Nortn Side Public Square
D AVIES d. CARNO,CHAN,
ATTORNXYS Atf, LAW, •
SOUTH SI I.sE OF VI) HOUSE. •
De:c 23-711. . TOWANDA. PA
flit. S. M. WPODBVILIC, Physi
elan and Sargeoni Office, over O. A. Black's
Inckery store. • 1
Towanda, May 1, isnay•.
MAD.1.1.4L & CALIFF;
JLTTORNRYK AT LAW,
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-• TOWANDA, PA.
DlTice In Wood's Bhtck, flrst door soon of the First
National tiank, up-stalis.
11..1. 'MADILL. rjanB-731y7 ' J J. N. CAT.IFF
GRIDLEY Sr, PAYNE,
A TTOR.VR TS-A T-L.4 TV.
South side Mercur Block (rooms formerly occupied
'by Davies & Caruoch4o,
TOWANDA, PA
(14/7)
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TAMES WOOD,
• ATTORNEY•AT-LAW,
" - - TOWA.NDA. PA,
'inch9-76_
011A8. , M. lIALL,
Attorney-atpLaw and Notary,
Will give careful attention to any anainessentrnist
ell to him °(Miry;with Patrick & Foyle. (over .
n not Ofnee), towanda,l'a. (Juno 7•77.
JOIN F: SANDERSON;
A ATTORXFX-AT-rkw,
OFFlCE.—Mtians Building lover Powell's Stare).
midi 9-76
( EORGE D.! STROIIIN . .
ATTORSEr AnD COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW.
four doors North of Wardllonse
Praidices In Supreme Court
or rennsylranla and United TOWANDA, PA
States Courts.—t Dee7.7B.
R . STRgETER,
LAW orpicz.
ak2o.
• TOWANDA, PA.
OVERTOP Ar. MERCUR,.
TTORN Y 8 AT LAW,
TOWANPA PA.
office over Nontenyee Store. ErnayelS.
IVA. OVERTON. t RODNEY A. MERCUR.
WM. MAXWELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
°MOLL/VCR DAYTON'S STOUR, "iOll/.II2CDJON:
April 11 187
pATRICK &FOILK,
A r‘TORNE TS-AT-LAW
Mike, In Mcrcwr•a Block
_ J . ANDREW ,WILT,
A T TORNE & COUNSELLOR-AT-LA W,
()Mee over Cross• Book Store, two doors north of
glerrns a Long, Towanda, Pa. May be consulted
n tirrnian, [April 12, ICJ
(IVERTON kELSBREE, Ar • rot ,
J N NTS A? LAW, TOWANDA. PA. Haring en
tered Into copartnership; offer their - professional
semices to the public. Special attention Wen to
tpisinesi In the Osphairs and Registers Courts.'
F... 1 iI;SRTON, Jtc.
.(aprlt-70) N. C. ELSBREE.
t - 1 S. itirssEL - us
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GENERAL
'NURANCE AGENCY
Yay a Otf.
INSURA.Neg 'AGENCY.
Fi • The following
RELIABLE AND FIRE TRIED
Commlei represented;
ANCSIIIRE,PtICKNIS,HOME, MERCHANTS,
March 16, 14 0. H. BLACK.
1.876,
TOWANDA INSURANCE AGENCY
Zan Street opietite McCort, iiollllll.
W. S. VINCENT,
MANAGER
DR. T. B. JOHNBQN,
PITS/,CIAN AND BURGEON.'
Utley over Dr. Porter & Son 9 sDrng Store, Towatyla.
lant-75tt. • •
B. KELLY, DENTisT.--01Bee
• crnor M. E, Rosenfield's, Towanda, -PIS.
Teeth inserted on Gold,l3llyer, Rubber, and C AI..
uranium base. Teeth estrai d wttbsrut
302..
E D. PAYNE , X
PIITSICIAIV AND SUNGDON.
Mice evelMontanyes , Store. (Mice inputs from 10
to 11, A. tt., Rod from S. to 4, P. Y. Special attention
glreu t dirnases of the Eye and Kar.-0449,1644.
"VEGETINE,"
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Says • Boston physician. • bas no equal as a blood
Frtier. Hearing of its many wonderful cures,
after all other remedies have failed. .1 visited the
Labratory and convinced , inyseff of Its genuine
merit.. It Is prepared from baths, roots sup herbs,
each of which is highly effective. and they are
componaded in such a manner as to.pioduee aston.
ahing malts." •
VEGETINE
Will cure the wont cane of Scrothla
VEGETINE
Is recohnnended by physicists& antl..apotherffiries
VEGETINE
Has effected some marvellous cures In casos of Van
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VEGETINE
:Steels with wonderful success lu Mercurial dl series.,
VEGETINE
win Craftiest° Salt Rheum from the system.
NVEGETINE
Cures the mosesinveterate cases orEryslimlas
Removes Pimples awl 'Humors trent the face.
VEGETINE" . •
Cures Constipation and reguls the bowels;
(feb.llB
VEGETINE \
la a valuablo remedy for
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ARTDIrIf HEAD
. • VEGETINE -
Restores the entire gysteui to a healthy cotoßtho
VEGEAINE
Elliectmilly cure. Kidney Complaint
July 27,16
VEGETINE .
effective Ii its cure of Female Weakness
VEGETINE
Is the greAl remedy fur Geuoral Degllity
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is aikamorlolge.l by all elvises of people to be 11
beat and most reliable blood purifier lo the work
EFsrmnvEmmnionn
T"E
STILL TAKES THE LEAD!
Carriages CHEAPER TII A N EVER. and Plat
form Wagons at a tilt EAT REDUCTION.
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Proprietor - of the tild carriage. Manufactory, cor.
Main and Visaing!' streets. would call the special
attention of 'FARMERS and others to his largo
and completd assortm •nt
OPEN AND TOP RUGGIES
AD
NPLATFORM WAGONS,
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All of hia own manufacture. and warranted in
every particular-to be equal to the nw cipenalve
city work.
TOWANDA, PA
NOW IS YOUR TIME TO BUX
•
Look at the figures, and rememlier that every
vehicle Is warranted:
PLATFORM WAGONS
OPEN BUGGIES
TOP BUGGIES
The prices are far below the cost of manufacture
and will not be maintained after the present stock
Is disposed of, ,ao you must make selections NOW.
Don't be imposed upon by Inferior work an
poor materials, but purchase at the establishmet
which has been In operation for nearly half a eel
Lary and is permanentlylocated.
REPADLIN4 PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
()Mce and 'Factory cor. Main and - Elizabotti streets
Towanda,. ra..
31717-73
Towanda, June . 2l, 1877.
NEW' CARRIM:F, FACTORY
Respectfully announce to the public that they are
prepared to build ail kinds of
TOWANDA, PA.
PHAETON & PLATFORM SPRING
TROTTING >ULKIES & SKELE,TONS,
Made of the best material and In the best style
All wort, warranted to give perteet•satlstaetlon.
We have one of the bent Carriage Painters lo the
country, and-de all wort lu this line at the lowest
rates.
Neatly and promptly done at reduced prices.
D~'
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Making new springs and repairing old ones a
specialty. AU work guaranteed. Please give us a
.
Towanda, April :8 1877
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VEGETINE
Is the great Blood Purifier
VEGETINE
Ceres the worst case of Canker
VEGETINE
VEGETINE
SVUI cure Dpspcpsia.
VEGETINE •
Curet; pains In tlit bide
.:GETTNE
Mf=2Ml
VEGETINE
Relieves Faintness at the Stomach
VEGY,'TtNE..
Cures palns: In the Back
V EGETINE
Wagons and Carriages
OLD "ESTABLISHMENT
JAMES BRYANT
JAMES BRYANT
East of the ltepor!.er Mice
Mclntyre_& Spencer
FAMILY CAItRaGES,
TOP AND OPEN ETjGGIEs,
PAINTING A SPECIALTY.
All kinds of
REPAIIII NG
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I=El!!!:!
THE FROMM% PARTY
The frog who Tumid a-wooing go,
Gate Jt party, you must know ;
And his bride, dressed all hitgreen,
Looked alline al - any queen.
Their reception numbered some
Of the best In Froggiedom
, Your gray frogg les played the addle—
Hands all around and down the middle ;
*me stern old croakers theta did come,
Li white chOkers, to the room:
While the belles, with rush.leif fans,
Danced with beaux lu green brogans,
Flirted In the bowers there,
Hidden tram the ball room's glare.
Three old (regales tried a rtu.l—
'em, turn Vm, tot, and heel.
tine little Alas was asked to slug,
Ent she had a cold that ; -
Little frogs were sound asleep,
Late hours—bad for them to keep.
Each one wished the couple joy,
No bad boys came to annoy
This next fall tht; news Is spreading,
They will bare their silver ivcddlog
"OONE lINIO XL"
A sweeter tong than e'er was sung
icy poet. priest or tinges;
A tong which tliro' all Heaven has rung
. And down there all the ages.
A precious strain of sweet accord.
A note of cheer from Christ our Lord ;
I.lst as It vibrates full and free,
0 grieving heart, "Come unto Me."
wise provision, sweet command,
Vonehsared the weak and weary;
A friend to find on either band,
A light for prospect dreary.
A friend who knows our hitter need,
Of each ehdeavot taking heed
:Who calls to every soul opprest,
"Come unto Me ; I'll give you rest."
"Come Onto Me." The way's not long,
ills bands are stretched to meet thee;
(ow still thy sobbing, list the song
Which everywhere shall greet thee,
Here at Ills feet your burden lay,
Why 'nenth it bend another day.
Since one so loving calls to thee,
" heavy laden, Como to Me ?"
A sweeter song than e'er was sung
. By poet, priest or sages ;
. A Song which thro" all Heaven has'rung
• And down thro' all the ages.
ll4w can we turn frotni, such a strain,
Or !Unger watt to case our pain?
; &raw us closer, Lind, that we
May thul\our sweetest rest In Thee.
—Eleanor 'irk in the Minaregatto;naltal
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JUBi4JUUVED
There came to port laet Sunday night x
The queerest little caft,
Without au Inch of rigging on
I looked, and looked;
It seemed so curious lb:
Should cross the unkno
And moor herself stabil,
My dabglitor, omy daughter. \
Yet, by these presents; witness all
She's welcome fifty Imre,. •
And conies consigned to !lope and Lute,
intl - commen metro rhymes. •
She has, no manifest but this;
No flags float trer.the water ;
She's 41ter new for British I.loyd'a
My daughter, 0 my daughter
Ring not wihl bells—and tame ones, too;
Ring out the Inver's moon;
Ring In ;he HILla worstell socks ;
Ring in the bill and
Ring out tho music; ring in the nurse,
Ring In the mii anti water;
Away with paper, pens and Ink—
My daughter, 0 my'daughter!
alA•ellatiroo.
The Story of an April Day.
• Fair_shone the morning of,the sec
ond day of_April. The sunlight glis
tened' in every separate dewdrop on
the lawn outside Mrs. Moore's break- -
fast-room Windows. GOldenly glowed
the great rotindbosseslof crocus, and
the light blazed through the colOred
lamps of the tulips, all, the while that
meek violets; and, primroses were
equally doing homage to the advent
of Spring, after their own sweet and
unobtrusive manner. From the belt
of trees and shrubs that marked the
boundary between garden 'and mead
ow sounded a ceaseless suecession of
warblings, - being the praiseful \utter
ances of sundry ?.blackbirds ' And .
thrushes, who, more polity or more
amiably appreciative of the claims of
rival artists than musician's without :
'feathers are sometimes known to be,
were careful not to interrupt or inter
- fere with one another's.performances
by any irregular Conversation; , but
gave attentive hearing,, each to each,
and only in his own proper turn took
up the theme again,• to do his best
therewith. Every now and then, to
be sure, a: lark would send his song,
and' himself with it, far into the sky,
regardless of everything in the world,
his own personality included ; ,and
seemingly intent to desperation on
flying fairly out, of it. up, up to that_
wondrous centre of life and light and
glory, that looked so especially ac
cessible that morning. But then tl)e
lark haongs to-no - academy, anfl;
like some human poets, may *sup
poSsd unnaturally indifferent 'toy
pub
lie approbation— fatally 'obtu e . to
general criticism. Ile sings with
reckless abandonment of all mundane
considerations, - being utterly rapt in
his own ecstasy of worship; and one
can imagine, the sentiments of re
proachful pity and regret with which
birds of better regulated minds pro
bably regard their willful and unor-'
thodux brother.
1100 to $llO
90 " 100
EESIM
All this is not so absolutely dis
cursive as it may seem, for no one
with ears to hear could possibly look
out from Mrs. Moore's breakfast
room window on' an April morning,
without attending to the music which
Was forever going on in that little
grove of trees aforesaid. Certainly
Nina Moore could not ; and, in fact,
all this about the lark came into her
head, together with a variety of
relevant - matters, on this particular
April morning, as she stood twisting
a tender sprig of sweet-briar in her
lingers, while her eyes wandered med
itatively around the pretty floral do
main without.
Mrs. Moore, already seated before
the urn, was- reading the letters and
notes she had found beside her plate.
" Dear me!" she cried out to her
daighter, " Sir Frederick can't kme
to-day. 'How vexatiouo" And the
next minute she added, in a tower
tone, half to herself, "Strange, too."
Then again, a little fractiously, she
raised her . voice : "Do you hear,.
Nina ? Hearls a note trom Sir Fred
erick, saying he is compelled tO.leave
the Darrells', and go up to Lpidon
this morning, so that he cannot,join
us hi our excursion to Waveteigh
Woods." -
111
TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, ,PA 4 ‘ 1:): MAY 9, 1878.
Ellli
"Can't he, really ?" Nina said, in
a tone that scarcely implied much
regret. However, she presently add
ed, " Poor man! What a dismal ex-
change! Instetid of Waveleigh
Woods this ideal Spring morning,
London pavements and a smoky fog.
I'm sorry for him."
"He doesn't say when 'he expects
to return, either," pursued. Mrs.
Moore, reflectively ; " but no doubt
he will hurry back as soon as he can. ,
We had better put off our drive. a
day or two, at any rate' •
!. ' , Nina turned
.around vivaciously
enough at this.
." 0, you don't Mean it, dear, - with
sunshine like this smiling you in the
face. ,Why, ; if . you will only' just
look out fora minute! Here's a day.
so lovely that it really must have
takeda.whole' year to make it as per-
ect, so that it is useless to expect
suck another for at least twelve
months to 'come. And Waveleigh,
, of all places in this world, should be
seen on such a day of days.
_Put off
your excursion? No, you never
could have the heart to doii, - mother
dear."
"You are too impetous, Nina,"
Mrs.-Moore said coldly; you speak
in such an exaggerated way. Come,
breakfast waits."
.
The rebuked daughter le ft her
window, and sat down very soberly.
No reniarks - --were exchanged for a
few minutes. . The thrush's persis-
tent echo of himself , the blackbird's
variously tender improvisations, - the
lark's occasional carol, all went on
outside, and reached the ears and the
heart of one of the inmates of the
room. at least. And ,the soft Spring
clouds floated over the sky, and met
and parted again, and sailed away
toward the gray.horizon at the north=
east; and the sunshine creme thro'
them in bursts and gushes of radi-
ante that would not have been half
so beautiful without thoSe intervals
of tender shadow: But how differ
ently to different intelligences appear
the same•pheriomenal •
" I don't know what you mean,
Nina, o her mother broke the silence
by saying. "To we it looks an ex
tremely doubtful The sky
is all over' clouds, and there is a
heavy mass over Ide Hill that
. is
ominous. of storm, to my thinking."
" Only the wind is blowing direct-
ly toward that bank of cloud, mam
ma, not from it. It. is a :south , West
wind, yon know."
" Exactly ; the very quarter from
which we must have rain. It will be
a wet-afternoon, take my word for it."
" Indeed, indeed; Mother, . the
morning is beyond suspicion. Show
ers must always,be looked for in Ahis
eloved capricious month ; but-shoW
e s will only make everything look
teii\thnes lovelier directly. afterward.
dOn . q. say we are to be disappoint
ed of Or treat! -Let 'us go to Wave
leigh, ple.ase, please, PLEASE r
Nina began calmly enough, but
her eagerness carried her away, as
we may see, -.before she had done.
She was an enthusiastic young per
son, and conventional restraints nev
er had power over' her for long to
gether: Now she leftjier seat,' couch
ed down beside her \ mother,. threw•
her arms round that lady's neck ; and
looked into her face with\appealingl'
eyes and a coaxing smile, that might
well .have been supposed. irresistible
But somehow Mrs. Moore was \ wou- .
derfully obtuse to these innocent, al
lurements on this p::rticular Dec:ash:kn.. ,
"Do be sensible ; remember you
arc not a child, Nina," she said,.ghak
ing her cap-strings arid her ,flounces,
bending. her boWs, and turning - her
feathers generally, and altogether
looking as severe as was practicable
when that bright, sweet.. face was
within two inches of her own. "'Yon
really vex me ' with your babyish
ways, when I want you to be serious
and reasonable. On ne rif pas for-
And why in the world- have
you set your-heart on going to, these
woods to-day ? We have seen -them
often -enough, and so have the Dar-•
rells, It was Sir. Frederick who- es
pecially wanted to go; and now he
ean't be with us, I must say it seeing
tome quite needless tocarry out the
plan."
"Very w&l, mamma,", Nina re
sponded, after a pause.. She was sub
dued now,, : evidently. She resumed
her seat, and all the radiance left her
face, If her: temper had been less
perfect, she Would have looked. and
felt sullen; but \ She did not know
-how to- achieve eitherAhat emotion
or its expression, Nand so she only
looked pathetic, and rather like „ a
child who is quiverinenn the verge
of tears.
There was to be no peace oAsatis
faction for poor Mrs. 'Moore,' however,
on this unlucky morning. This pa
thetic look made her uncomfortable,
for she loved her only child tenderly.;
and we may rest assured that no can
sideratiOn btit "the child's Own good s '",
would have tempted her. to thwart'
her. But then they did not always
agree as to what constituted that ab
stract " good ;" as was natural, per
haps, seeing that the mother was fif
ty, and had known much worldly
trouble and difficulty in her early
days of married life, whereaS Nina
was not much past twenty, and ever
since she could remember had liyed
in perfect case and affluence, her p6Or
father's East Indiabrother li-attfg left
her heiress t 0120,000 when Sfie was
only three years old.
Now, for. the last two or three
weeks, the " good " that the anxious
mother had been bent on attaining
for her darling was nothing less than
a husband, an enviable position in
society, and the pretty title of Lady
Allonby. It ii at a pretty title, and
Mrs. Moore exulted in anticipation
over the sound,' as expressing the in
dividuality of her sweet Nina, being
quite pursifacted in,her own mind
that! such would be er style and ti
tle before another year was over.
Let! it be well understood that •she
was far from deliberately ignoring
other considerations with regard to
this destined husband for her daugh
ter, . His rank,. she frequently ar
sure& herself; would have
. offered
temptations had Sir Frederick Allow.
- by been less than'the man .of.charaa.
ter, intelligence and culturp which
. .
he considered him. And although
she la as double little . X ina'S age his
appearance was not even against . him.
MN. Moore was persuaded; for was
he not a handsome, still young. look-
REGARDLESS or to:ii3rimiTiiiii,iioi}C'ittAit*:.
ing man of . forty-fiye;'witkall 'those
advantages of gelice , or,',nfikNketp:Aild'
perfect eaccir fairs that experience
of good society' gives te , .a man of
that age? NO .girl• could resist the.
temptation of finding 'herself. the final
choice of such 'a disthiguished,and
attractive person. tp girl could fait
to reciprocate antibe,made happy by
the' devotion of this , admirable and
delightful ba - ronet."4lk thin Was Mrs:
Moore's view of the matter. •if be
had taken any pains todiscoverher,
daughter's, she would . have teen &tar
tied by the contrast. Tll .- Nina Sir
Frederick appentidloiterit 61tim man
of fashion, worhUy, 804E0i:end shal
low. She found no thing t o interest
her in his
,society t. • and-ghis'n"s.tteaL
tions,.) .especiallt f oe last
week or two, had;ilatiAtliih!fr `the;
annoyance than •8114:401taaikOosy to
- endure with patieneeAud,eaurtesy.
For, fact,. it, :wattetidoiCtimall. /uwwi
ninelf lie . was attracted--as welt he
.
Might this.soung girl,. who
was as fair as though she were penni
less, while possessing fortune enough
to justify-hr in being's plain." No-,
thing but Nina's own shyness, her
mother felt convinced, had held.. him
baek.thns long ; and that very shy;
ness was probably significant of
dawning regard, the lady reasoned
to herself. For she was quite,deter
mined-to believe in her own theory,
and, like other theorists, was inclined
to adapt all the evidences so as to fit
in her own speculations. To . every
- sign and
,totten tending to contravene
her, views she was, of course, blind
,and deaf. As, for instance,- she cOuld
neuer see that Nina, who was:apt to
become very listless toward the end
of an - . evening at the Darrell's, with
their illustrious guest, Sir Frederic-,
devoted to her service and amuse
ment, would be roused, into life
beaming, flushin,g, tremulous life—if
Edward Parrett (young barrister,
spending. a month for: quiet stud;
with the uncle and . aunt who had.
brought him up from childhood) hail
pened to come
.in for half an hour;
after pouring over his books. all day
-;,those dreary books in which, pome- -
how, he had been more than ever al).
sorbed.' of late.: Also, Mrs. Moore
either did not observe, or did- not
give the matter a second thought,
that , on . several . occasions within
these .pastfew ; eventful weeks, when
riding; or driving parties had been
made that included Sir -Frederick
N.lnw had tried in every possible way
to avOid :his particular escort or-com
panionship; whereas, when Edward
Darrell shad on or twice accompa
nied them, sl\e had -not in the least
objected to hix instructions in the
art of managing her ; playfully-dis
posed mare, and had shown no . un
willingness • to rgo home longer way
round than he proposed' to Show
them.' Very unwilling was the moth
er to recognize the fact that all thro'
the last week, when the Baronet's At
tentions were becoming more mani
fest, but when, at the same time, Ed-
ward Darrell had .:professed himself
too . deeply engrossed In study to
spare time for joinhig.any riding or
walking parties, • Nina .lul been very
indiffernit to all sche'lites of the kind,
and ..had even tried more than once
to avoid being, included in them;
although on this particular day, when,
for a wonder, Sit Frederick had-act
ually pleaded an excuse and was. to
absent himself, she was suddenly and
especially eager to go to, these Wave
leigh Wocids. _
Without acknowledging to herself
. .
,'the full force and possible mewling of
this latest symptnn, Mrs. Moore was
disturbed and provoked, at the gen
eral igtate l Of things, which seemed to
threaten the prosperity of her cher
ished plans, and she hid shown her
annoyance n the way we have seen.
Nina's shad wed face, however, touch
ed her heart andinade 'her feel
_corn
-punctious . and\nclined to relent.
n t*i.
She Was just sayi g, " Well, dear ,if
you like, we'll ask e Darrells what
they think about it. :.I \ they care to go,
I've no objection.' Yolk i shall do as
you please." I
On the Word, and .while" Nina's
)eaming face was expressing before
hand .the delighted gratitude her
voice would 'set to music . in another
'instant, the door opened, and the
servant came in with a note'for Mrs.
MOore. -" It was froM Mrs. Darrell,"
she remarked , while opening it. "1
daresayaboit this very question.#
And she read it,: only half aloud,
with interpolate 'comments, ai-fOl
lows :
"My - dear Friend "--=[" Dear - me !-
why this empressm.e . nt, I wonder? I
-was only " dear 'Mrs. Moore " last
week !"]—" We hope that yoir will
still feel diSposed to go to Waveleigh
to-day." [" Afid why should we not?"
muttered - the lads, inconsistently
enough, with a sudden vexed flush
rising hotly to her cheek ; " that is,"
she added, with an after-thought.
"if the weather's to be 'trusted, of
course." ]"lt is 'such * a delicious
morning, that I should greatly
to, go, if only. you and ,dear Nina will
go coo„; and let us all, •old -friends
as we are—[" What in the .world
makes
h 0 so sentimental to-day?"]
—"enjoy the 16v`ply woods together.
My hasbandbaa some business which
will detain Win at home, but Ed
wards it; going to leave his bOok and
give himself a holiday. We - want
yoti also to.consent-„tO return Aortic
with us, to. dine and'spend i,11( even
ing,. 'We . shall be Only our own
party. .Do say "yes" t all this, if
possible,.,and - we will meet,as agreed
at your gates, by ten o'clock.
Always, believe me; youriattach
ed. HismETiA
Wednesday, April 2."
"A most extraordinary'fass abent
nothing, I must say!" concluded
Mrs. Moore, as she refolded the let
ter, with the flush still burning in
her face. "-One would suppose she
thought—However, it's no matter.
Nina, y0u,41 better run out and say
"yes " to the seivent ;Tito 'brought
this."' *And while Nina`flew to obey,
her mother opened the note again and
read it, with a cloud of unpleased
perplexitY on her ample brow.
"What can she mean T. She never
could supposeithat I or Nina feel the
slightest disep=Lor, indeed. any feel
ing but indifference at his'departore.
Surely she could net entertain such
an idc4. Well, she will soon see.
Come, Nina," as the girl re-entered,
blithe and radiant, "the day looks
`nuire Oromising than I thought; and
you'll hare your wish, after all."
It was a wonderful day for ligbt
and color. The tender venture. of
the grass; \ the keener green of the
young corn c the emerald brigtness of
the fresh shoots or the -hedge-rows,
and the delicate 'paleness of the yet
half:closed badsOf peach--every item
in the infinate variety of early Spring,
leafage, in a Word was transfigured
into even a higher twenty by the
subtly-sweet influence Of \ sbadow and
shitte that was the exquisite accom
paniment to all the visible\music of
thb 'scene. And then th e distank
hillsl ilow softly tinted they \were"
'as If in harmonious response to\ the
faintlY-eolored clouds that were &tat
ingland tnelting into each other,
overthe sttnny. sky Like- another
cloud ota different character the dis
tant woods—the hanging woods of
Waveleigh, that shadowed the west
ern' slopes these hills; but only
with a shadow that £o-day was every
now and again enlightened by a
myriad lucent points of budding
foliage, that seemed to start, into life
every time the sunlight spoke to
them, and would be answered.
. It had been planned that Mrs. Moore
and Nina should take Mrs. Darrell
in their phaeton, while Edward rode
on horseback; and in this order there
fore they, made the pleasant two
hours journey to the old-fishiTed
inn at the village of Waveleigh,
where it was the custom, on excur
siona'of this kind to alight.' take re
freshments, and then proceed on foot
to the woods. And what an enchant
ed worldit was through which they
passed plat morning—at least two
of the little party'! On they went,
Edward Darrell. keeping as close to
the carriage as if he had been the
most sober minded of riders, instead
of, as be actually was, as fearless a
young horseman as ever rode across
the country. .And when the pace
of .the ardent steed that drew the
phaeton moderated somewhat, by
reason of a "stiffish" hill to ascend
or descend, the outrider would come
to one side of the carriage, and while
sharing in the talk •that was going
on, could steal •a glance all to himself
from Nina, who s't in the cadeln;
place opposite.tbe two matrons, and
on whose fair cheeks .perpetually
flickered an April light that was tru
ly in keeping with• the spirit. of the
day. Did it occur to her to wonder
within herself why life seemed invest
ed with such 'a new gladness on this
special morning ? Did, she persist in
attributing it all to the loveliness of
the scene and the time? or was she
less.gifted- with powers of self-decep
tion, and did she, therefore, recognize
in the recesses of her own innocent
heart that she felt h!ippier than she
had felt, for three weeksipast, just be
cause hn'..old friend Edward was
"himself again" and not
,cold, re.
served, :almost distant, as he had
been during that space of time? In
deed, lie was sothewbab more than
his own old self: Nina had never
before met' such "a .look from his
brown eyes as once .or twice this
morning made her own blue one to
drop so precipitately, and her heart
to beat with strange sweet agitation
and bewilderment. And then, too,
he seemed so happy : or if the ardent
eagerness of his whole manner and
bearing was rather'too suggestive of
unrest for " happy " to be the fitting
word, there was something in his look
that irresistibly ,gave the idea of a.
weight lifted from the heart, a cloud
passed away from the "mind's eye,"
and the reactionary freedom and re
lief that naturally attend on relaxa
tion of mental tension. It would
have made Nina glad at any time to
see one she cared for 1i:1A so buoy
antly, healthfully, joyous as Edward
seemed this morning;, and it was
quite an established fact that she did
" care for" him. She had known him
since she was
. a child of ten years old,
and - he a college youth of seventeen ;
and he had been her embodiment of
Masculine wisdom, intellect, and gen
eral superiority from that time to the
present. No wonder, therefore; that
she-had felt a sense of dreary .dissat- •
isfaction while that quasi estrange
ment (which no ond noticed, and she
herself only instinctively recognized)
had . subsisted between them. NO
wonder that life was brighter .and
sweeter to her. now that he was once
-more her friend.
And so it was an enchanted world;
and the homely little inn were they
stopped was an Arcadian cottage,_
awl the - lunch (although .bread-and
butter, biscuits and sherry were
simply set down in the bill) was ce
lestial in its nature and amorosial
and nectarine in. its materials.
And if all this was the case, what
shall be said of the walk through the
woods after the said repast? The.
party of fonr sauntered forth together
the three ladies and their cavalier
side by -side. By insensible degreeX
however, this order of progressiun
was altered. Ntna was entreated to
look - at certain primrOseX,small ferns
and violets which bad clustered. to
gether lovingly about the roots: of
one specially fair-stemnied beech ;
and then presently' he. tempted-..her
to linger and listen to the wood-pig-
eon's tender -music, that • Came to
them so , softly and _tremulously
through -the Spring silence. .And
50'-
it befell thatet the-next bend in the
wood-path the elder ladies, busily
talking, were out of sight, and these
two young people were virtually
alone in their paradise. .
And Edward. was saying. - -
‘,‘ Dayou suppose Eden was more
beautiful than. this ? And don't you
'think it ninst - always -have been this
, Particular -seasons there?"
'And he looked round with an ex
preision of praise and love that grew.
in his`eyes, LULA . finally culminated
as they tested on Nina's sweet droop
ed face. 'She felt the gaze. she . .did
not Venttire \ to meet, and the color
came and went . upon her. cheek.
• Again the unwonted sense of embar
rassment oppressed her strangely.
She walked on rapidly, hardly tin O
wing she did so, until, she was. struck
almost 'motionless with the earnestly
uttered . words :
"'plins, you are not trying to es
calm listening to what I inust say
Meanwhile, the two matrons 'eon.
tinned their equable progress through
the wood— , Mrs. Moore was gla& f
-
the opportunity fora little quiet ghat
with her friend,' `She indeed wished
for an - eirphmation Of what had
seemed to her rather 44 odd " in the
note of that morning, yet she felt
suMeientlY selgeonelous not to' be
able • frankly to ask for it. instead,
she began by remarking,. in the most
earelmis manner in the world-r. .
“ The day has liumed out so brill
iantly after all; I, quite regret Sir
Fredrick's abeende. lie would have
seen Waverleigh to an ;advantage."
Mrs. Darrell offered no reply. This;
again, was certainly curious. Per•
•pleaing also. Mrs. Moore ° hardly
knew what to say neat. Moweirer,
she went on, with something about
snoreweather and the scenery, in the
snme indifferent tone, till, chanciiig
to \t \ Agn her eyes toward her silent
companion, she was completely start
led bY \ the pained pathetic express Con
in her kind face. Her own warm
feelings had their way then, at once
overbearing all other considerarions.
"Dear_ Mrs. , Darrell, Is Anything_
wrong ?" she' said said affectionately.
"You look troubled." .
" I am troubled 7 —mneh troubled.
And now we are
. alone together, I
.
don't kiiow how . to keep it to myself
any longer," began the, astounding
reply. " Though I am afraid yon
wish me to take no notice and behave,
as usual,—l--=1 realy can't. I mist
speak • I must assure you—remind
youL4if our Tong and intimate friend:
ship of our earnest sympathy, our
deep respect. We love you and.
Nina enough to feel any misfortune '
of yours as if it were, our own. I
don't think we ever before knew how
dear you both are to us." And the
warm-hearted speaker concluded
with tears in her blue eyes as she
took Mrs. Moor's hand , and pressed
them lovingly in her own.
Mrs. Moore's -face Alm a :study of
complicated and cont4ding Vkpress
ion. Astonishment, alarm, bewilder
ment, vexation, were nil represented
.by turns. There was no room for
any more tender appreciations of the
proffered sympathy as yet. Gently
she drew her hands from Mm. Dar
rell's clasp!, while saying rather trem-,
uously :
".I. am not aware.of any misfortune.
having newly happend to us. Pray
explain fully wh4t you are thinking
of."
"You dd not know ? Is it possi
ble that you should be the last to
hear of your own loss?" •
" Loss ! What loss " Poor 31r.z.
Moore might well be forgiven on
this occasion for repeating the other's
words thus flagrantly. She Was
thoroughly ,alarmed now, and most
anxious to hear more.
" There was a long account in the
papers yesterday of the complete col=
lapse of that great 'lndian Mining
CoMpany. Do - you not know it has
suddenlydisastrOnsly failed ? Their
bonds are so much waste paper.
'And •Nina's fortune—"
" All Nina's money is safely in
vested in English ConsolS," rapidly
inserted Mrs. Moore..
"What in 'the . world made you
think otherwise? Good heavens,
how you -have startled me !" she add
ed, heaving a deep sigh Of relief.
As for poor Mrs. Darrell,.her faded,
face lit up as with' the glow — of her
long-past youth, and a - sort of inar
ticulate cry -escaped her that was
equally unelderly and unlike her
quiet characteristic self. y , ,
'" It is all right then ? 'You have
really lost nothing? - Dear = dear
the ! How thankful . I am I How
delighted Thomas will 'be! English
Consols ?'' What a blessing?". . '
These were the good lady's 'first
intelligible utterance while she
taught hold of Mrs. -%,Nioore'slhands
again, and squeezed them as warmly
for rejoicing ds before she had done
,for condolence. And he hands were
not drawn awaythis t me, but yield- .
ed kindly and even i sponsively to
the demonstration, th ugh the • face
belonging to them stil 'looked rather
serious and preoccupi d.
" Pray tell how thiS misapprehen
sion arose," . Nina's . • other gently
askel" - " I can not at all understand
it. • What made you suppose 'my
:laughter's 'fortune . was still in
Indite?"
"It seemed natural' enough—it
never occurred' to me to disbelieve
it," was' the simple answer.
.'But who told you it was.so.?" -
" Why, Sir Frederick." At the
name' Mrs. Moore slightly winced, as
at the reception of a half-expected
pang. " Sir Fredrick more than
once spoke of it, • and asked if we
knew the nature of the investment."
" lie must have done us the honor
of taking great interest in our af
fairs," observed Mrs. Moore, with
lofty frigidity, though her cheeks
burned redly as she . spoke. "It
would almost seem as - if he had made
himself acquaintettwitli the terms of
the will by which Daniel Moore left
Nina his heiress. The bulk of his,
property did- then consist in these
shares. But the Trustees' thought
it better gradually to . sell out and
invest in English securities, and the
fast thou Sand -were transferred there:
. only a year ago." .
" How. fortunate ! And young
Paget didn't know, I suppoie?" said
Mrs. Darrell.- . ,
.
"What about young Paget?-What
has he to do with it ?"
-" Why; it was he who. met my
husband and Sir Frederick y Isterday
in High-street,, qnd, told them. of
thisvomplete breakup of the mines,
and the disasterous thing it was : for
all eoncerlied in them."
" Young Paget I", Mrs. -Moore
repeated, bewildered, " the son of our.
sOlicitOil He must koow better. Of
all people in this neighborhood .the.
IPagets are best, acquainted with our.
affairs." •-, •
. .
"So we bought; and when Thom
as told me, and we were grieving
about it, , itnever occurred to me tuere
could be any mistake." • '
"Mr Paget has conducted the
whole business all along. . It . seems
scarcely possible his son . should be
ignorant:. Are you sure this extra-
Ordinary piece of news 'came.: from
yOungs Paget ?" ..
'" Quito !, sure... Thomas - said he
really seemed quite graye and seriOns
*
for once. You know ,be is such a .
hambrained careless young fellow
usually."
"0, I knoi. He would surely
never dare - ,-" began Mrs. Moore
meditatively, but was interrupted by
the large splashing drops, initiative
of a sharp shower. ,
Both ladies were fain. to betake
themselves at once •to the shelter
afforded by=' - 'an adjacent stack of
fagots, to the lee side whereof they
hurried with .much rustle and lint-
ter. And then Mils. Darrell began to
fidge, after her manner, about the two
young people. Where could they be?
She. had thought they were close be
hind, She hoped dear. Nina would
not get wet. To all which anxiety
Mrs. Moore responded indifferently
and half absently, her thoughts be-
ing still bent in another direction.
" It's only- a shower. They will
be here presently," she said once or
twice, and irreverently went on -to
the inquiry, " And your guest left
you this morning, then? A sudden
departure, was it not ?" •
" Yes ; he had a letter by the early_
post Calling him to town. Ile said
nothing about coming back," .persued
Mrs. Darrell and to tell the truth,
neither did we. For old aqunintance
sake, Thbnias invited him down, and
when he seemed so Charmed with
the neighborhood .of course we asked•'
him to stay.. But, hospitality apart,
we are not sorry he is gone. Ile
flosen't altogether suit us quid
folks." .
Mrs. Moore made no answer. Her
maternal'lleart was beating high with
something that was not-all indigna
tion, because it was partly: seorn.
Sher got she was not alone ;-
invol
unt "ly she stamped her foot on the
ground, and said almost audibly, •
"He is well discovered An time !
,No fortune-hunter shall ever. A have
my Nina,". •-• •
"What did you say IP" gently in,
'quired her companion, - thereby re
storing her to the full consciousness
of where she was and with Whoin. .
And now the child's passion Of the
Spring shower was over, and a rain .
of sunbeams instead was falling'from
the lucent'sky; and alithe budding
greenery of 'the wood gleamed - and
sparkled with a lovelier joy than
titer--a celestial jewel for every fear.
The tenderest - breeze came loVingly
over the young - leaves, ' feeling and
sounding like the touch} and voice.of
a mother . that caresses and croons
about
,her babe' before she takes' it
into her- - And the birds began
to sing anew, for was not the world .
freshly beautiful and happy for them
also? and is it not the privilege of
birds- straightly to 'give out' as
praise what they take in,as- joy ?
And when presently Edward and
Nina appeared, coming toliard them
tinder the arching, boughs' that ever
here and there shown rainbow-like
about-thein, there was something in
their aspect so pathetically.. in keep
ing with the feeling of the time;-that
Mrs.-Moore, white rapidly realizing
this final and unlooked-fore:claireisse ,
'min?' which was to crown the stir
, prises of the day, was utterly unable
to summon one atom- of-prudent
worldly.common - sense to her aid,
but behaved-like any ordinary weak
minded romantic. mother who had
- never entertained ambitious projects
for her daughter's "establishment"
id her •
Nina tied to her and hid her -face,
all tears and sunshine at- the same • .
moment, like nature's own. And Ed
ward stood beside her, and bent his. •
steadfast • heseeching• eyes on- the
mother. • Nina whispered: L L - •, A
"" . 0, mamma, Lam so happy r and ,
then could •not whisper any more.
While he m`ide his appeal. in a few
words. • •• •
• " She.says only You can give her
to me. Will you ?"
Now it is very possible—for is not
human nature weak. and liable to
such recaleitrance s froiri its higher and
nobler attitudes?—that when the first
flush of enthusiasm had 'laded, Mrs. I
Moore' may have experienced some
feelings of regret, of half disappoint-
merit,. of " wishing it had been other
wise," with ,regard to the fateful •
events of that April afternoon. But
to do her justice,'Nins's mother was
not reallfintendedfor a worldly wo
man ; she was too warm of heart and
too generous ever to attain proficien
cy in that line, and her better self
was seldom torpid long at a time.
And so, though she was keenly aware ,
that Nina has young as well as love
ly and well endowed, and might have .
made. a more brilliant,allianc, she al
so allowed herself to see that Edward
Darrell was an excellent young man,
of unusual talent and promise, who
hart proved the disintersted nature
Of hi& affection for her daughter-. by,
never divulging it until he .believd
her to have loit her *fortune. Whereas
another getlemah, whom •Mrs. Moore
had regarded, favorably as a probable
son-in•law,' had.-=in fact, had i.iot•
shown himself similarly free from'
mercenary congiderations.. • • ,
As for Edward himself, his feelings,
may be suppoSed to have been of a
somewhat complicated nature, when
he #as made to understand that he
had actually done'lhat he had deter
mined with all his might not to
while he. remained briefless, at least—
that is to say, he had asked Nina, the.
heiress, to be his wife! But Was it
possiblelot hirn to regret the delusion
which :had *ended thus - blissfully?
When Nina at last, comprehended
the state of the case, she asked him .
very shyly if-Lif he repented. To
which his reply was apparently con,
elustve r for she did not repeat. her
question. .
And so they left the ;beautiful
woods, 'flooded With the„ serene
level light of early evening, and the
anther glow of the'sunsetrnetthein as
_they drel•near'home. •
Something else- met him aback--
taniely, a young man on :horseback,
whO, having lifted hisshat to the la
dies in the carriage, detained Ed ward
.
for fel minntes.to make,an expla:
nation..~ . • •
"1 eay, 1 am awfully sorry, upon
my word .I ant, really:" Said young
Paget,..with : a-violent effort to get up ,
a suitable 'expression of countenance.
"And I want you to make Mrs. Moore
and: the. Darras understand how it
occurred. ronly meant to take in
Sir Frederick, he's such a prig; and
besides, lie tried once to pump , me
about this very matter -, of Miss
} at '
$2 per Annum fn Advanoe.
Moore's fortune, "and I thought ,he .
Was fair game don't you know. 'Of.
"course
"course I never 811mi:wed 'Mr. Darrel
wouldn't know better on my honor;
just telt hin, will you? I thought he
was going into the joke when he look- _ •
ed so grave about it—l did indeed.
And now I hear he's angry about it.
I say do put in a good word for, me,
and don't let them complain CO my
father. I shall get such a wigging if
they do, And I see now it was go
ing too far even considering the day -
and all; and even though - I dofi't care
about Sir Frederick, (won't he just
be savage'wheit he finds it out l) I do
care obout your people : and so just
tell them I'm awfully cutup about it, -
and never dreamed of playing &trick
on them. I say do speak for me,"
again pleaded the culprit, -fancying,
and, and perhaps, with reason, that -
he saw some signs of -relenCmg in the
carefully maintained' gravity of his
listener's face. "Tell. theta it's my.
last exploit in this way. I'm going
to turn over a new leaf, I am indeed.
I shall leave ail this kind of work to
the boys next .year. . And the next -
time I see the Baronet I'll tell
_him
that he has the honor -of being' the
last of a long line of Jack . Paget's
'April fools. That'll console him
perhaps:"—Temple Bar.
ETER BELIEVE WE AFFECTIONATELY
TOM."
Ever believe yon true? Dear friend,
• Yonr words so"precions are that
Can but repeat them o'er and o'er, •
And kiss the paper Where they lie.
Row shall - I thank poi for this pledge, '
ThisAweet assurance, which destroys
The doubt that you my lore repaid,
And changes all my fears to joys?
Ever believe you true? I will/
I hold you to this written gage!
This shall console me, now you're gone;
---- Still next my heart 11l bear the page;
By day and night, where`er I go,
It shall my prized companion be;
And if a thought would Vainst you rise,
This from all blame shall set you free.
Ah, need I say, .bellere we true?
You know bow tender, yet bow strong,
This heart's emotions are, how half
Of all its throbs to you belong ;
"twould burst its - prison-walls
T 6 nestling heat agalluit your own ;
How joious 'twas when you Were near,•
How sadly yearning now, alone:
. Ay, till the weary life is done,
Though - we again may never meet,
Lets nut forget the by-gone days -
Thatlike a dream passed, swift and sweet;
let thy knowledge of my lore
Thy faith in humankind renew
Let that great lore still for me plead,
Aud, to the last &Aisne vie true
—Chthribers'i Journal.
UNDER TEE STARS.
BY TLS ArTllOll or ''JOLIN uepirAx, GICICTLX,
V yOuth, rose•crowned, yet, tell of strlie,-
Craving uncienPrehended toys.
Hearing the desperate light of lite •
Biit as a far•off pleasant life r
Conic, eke on thy bold way thou start,
White not a cloud thy. future mars,
And still that wildly-heating heart'
Under the stars.
heavy time of brows diserotintd,
And hanging hands, and feeble knees. -
With„plteous pale ghosts haunted round._
And longings fur impoasiblepase;
t - iy, beat no more like wounded bird.
Ageing; fate's !reit - prison bars;,
When all sounds ccase, - God's voice is heard
tinder the stars,
U stormy prime, so beautiful
With fierce delight, ecsta9c pain;
Spending and being spent;
No rest ; no count of loss or gain ; •
Ere - with tired feet thou come to thread
The blood-Aained Acid of ended wars;
ranse—bow the glories of thy head.'
.•
Under the iMsrs. •
" Soon, soon will Come, the supreme hone '
When like a painted show life seems,
Or perfume Qf remembered tower,.
Or dear dead fates seen In
Clasp hands beneath the silent night
• That hushes all these mortal Jars;
Ood, tton alone art toveand LightZ.
Ilepotul the stars: •
—Goad Words.
FUN, rAoT AND FAOETIS
There isn't a,vegetable that can ketch
up with the tomato.
Man's inhumanity to man makes count
less thousands mourn. -
Disslute youths are: called "bloods"
because they an) living in vein. -
The laugh of the farmer—Hoe ! hoe !
hoe ! Also, Hay ! hay-1 hay!
True happiness'costs little ; if it be dear
it is not of good quality.
- Ms not in mortals to command success;
we'll do more, deserve it.
If you want enemies, excel others; if
you want friends, let others excel you.
4 " sign " of. indigestion—" Gone to
dinner.; will be back in five minutes.
. .
Whetstones are not themselves able to
cut, but make iron sharp and capable . of
„
cutting.
. .
Love sees what no eye Pecs; love hears.
what no car hears ; and what never rase
in the heart of man love prepares for ita
object. . : • -
"What made you steal that waterproof .
cloak ?" demaded the. Judge. • The cul
prit whispered, "I was trying today up
something for a rainy day.
Wien young Jenkinson•told his father
that ho bad been out on a little "lark,"•
the old gentleman muttered that htfguesa
ed there was mote swallow than lark. -
A Japanese laborer receives 1,000
" cash " a day, and he can get a satisfac
tory meal forty "'cash." By thelime he -
has saved 100,000 "cash," he owns ten
dollars. - •
A well-to.do farmer in Ulster. County'
who wanted a wife,took a wonian on trial
for a week, to asce rtain her house-keeping
qualities. She suited and he Married her. .
•
A little girl who was spending a -few
days with a farmer Uncle, visited the barn
yard, and While looking ~at the well-fed
cows, remarked, "Why, uncle, just see!
all the cows are, chewing gltn, aren't
they?"
'ln•Texas, recently, a judge broke down
with emotion in - sentencing a desperado
to be hanged, and the desperado, surpris-.
ed at the scene, said as be went , back te--
jail, "I , feel sorry for the judge."
Mr. Bashingbal (tit 4 ,rnerchant) - -Most'
- conveniet ! I can converse with jyr. B.
just ae if I was in' my own drawing-mom.
I'll tell her you are here. (Speaksthrengh
the telephone). "Dawdles is here—Just
'come from Paris—looking so weir—tile
sires to be,".ste., etc: Now. you take it,
and you'll hear het 'Ake disoinctly. Daw
dles—Weally ! (Dawdles take; it.) — The
voice—For "goodness' sake, dear, don't
bring that insufferable noodle'home to
dinner! •
"Now, then,. state *your ease," said- a
Detroit lawyer the other day, as ho put
the five aollar bill away in his vest pock
et. "Well," began his Client, !'suppose
the man living next door wants- to "put a
barn right' up against my line, CPming
within two feet of my house?" " 110
can't do it, sir: Can't do any such thing,'
replied 4he lawyer. "But I want to put
my barn right up against his line." ,re
marked the client. "Oh—ah—yes l I see.
Well, sir, go right ahead and put your
barn there. All the law in tho caw is C 4l
your side:" „
NUMBER 49.
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