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"Do Ton Remember!"
It ymi liMcno'l to their talk, as they faltered
in their walk,
la i!im moonlight on the terrace, he and
Klin,
You would Trmrvol much to hear,
Tli i i "Do yon remember, dear!"
Ti'.i I almost smiled outlet lor sympathy
Remember this or that; remember how they
imt,
Or (!(!HPfl, or talked, or quarreled who
hall say T ,
It na still tho soil-same thing
Old heads threaded on the string
'Ol the memories that came of yesterday.
Not the yeeterday just done; hut the one that
they begun
V.'hrn' t!uy ttoVo the dremy shadows up
i;nin ;
Tliy foi. tjj r'noir silver bairt
Tbey foi;.et the chill n'ght airj
Thy IcrR' t the yeai-s that wrought their
pailirg pain.
Tbry nre back nrain, 1 see, in their lover.
Arenrlie,
When the world was yonng and trusting
Speed the tale!
For the heart of love beats on
When the fire of youth is (rone,
And the leaves ot autumn rustle down the
gale.
Rochetier Democrat.
His Mother's Blessing.
There wns the usual crowd at the de
; t. Some hurried hither and thither
iih ?nrhef, bundles, shawls and all
: 1 . olhfr paraphernalia of the well
'quipprd traveler, not excepting the
'rinrb bpfkets. which filled the mind of
'lie be bolder with a vague appetite as
: is vivid imagination pictured tooth
rae rernst of cold chicken, ton cue,
rpf rved sweetmeats, pies and the like,
rwd in their dark recesses. .
Nniireiihle among the passengers
,ich filled the ladies' waiting-room
! overflowed on the platform were a
ilnguished pair notable anywhere,
:;t mre particularly here in this het
. (.cricrtis maps of human beings,
witnc MiTing emotion held thera both
iO its dfep and earnest 'spell, but in
. the foelin? white deeper, was at the
.'o time under better control. Then
few epr-etficlea more touchitur than
r nprprBn''e of deep feelina with evl
" effort at strong and continued re
int. '
; lie two persons were mother and
: the former a widow, clad in the
i,ip wecdo -which mutely and sadly
l the e'ory of her bereavement, and
required but little penetration to Der
ive that this was her only eon and
:it -t brart. sore perhaps from re
nt effliotion. was altogether bound up
him.. Phe was tall, slender, and
lately, and on her white brow, touched
I ere and there by mven tresses, min
. ii'dwilh silver, and in the soft, dark
70s there slumbered, rather than
( bone, that expressdon of patient resijr
i i-ition, that serenity ct heart which
"oracs alone to those for whom affec
iion has been sacrificed; those who
have learned in the midst of crushing
sorrow the eubllme meaning of those
words: "To sutler and be Btronsr."
Her son whs a tall slight and graceful
youth of about eighteen summers, with
the same clear honest eyes, and cheeks
bronzed by the sun, but a forehead
whit? as alabaster, surmounted by a
waving mass of nut-brown curls, which
defied the touch of the hairdresser's
pruning scissors, and showed here and
there a rebellious lock, as irrepressible,
alns ! . as tho owner, the irresolute
curves of whose scarlet lips betrayed
him an easy dupe, to those who cared
to lead him astray.
The preparations prrew more hurried
as the hour for starting approached.
A middle-aged gentleman, portly and
good-natured, made his appearance, and
eccinstour!travej, exclaimed, heartily:
" llow d'v Mrs. Balfour ; how are
you, FredVAre you going on this
train?" .
"I am tfoins: to try my fortune In
Colorado, Mr. Lawaon."
"And your mother?" he said, turning;
toRer. v
" She remains here for the present."
" 1 thought perhapsuLjvould be better
for him to" leave home lor awhile, espe
cially as he has an uncle there who has
often ureod me to send him, and has
already pictured a bright future for him
there," said the lady, in clear, sweet
tones, though, it was with an effort she
kent back the tears.
Quite risjht," responded Mr. Law-
son: it will mane a man oi mm to ae
pend on himself. I've no doubt it will
be cuite lonely for you, madam, lor a
while at least.'
" I do not take my own feelings Into
consideration. I assure you. sir, else I
would never s, ve my consent. It is only
that-I feel that there are better oppor
tunitie3in the West lor a young man
who has to make his own fortune, and
there are surely no openings for him
here. We have tested that pretty
thoroughly." she added, with a sign.
The presence of a third party at this
last interview between mother and son
whs felt to be a relief, for, when the
hcart-t.li in 28 are about to be shattered
the untold a;ony is inexpressible and
each utterance is lelt to be a pang. The
trio bcKuiled the time in conversation
6a unimportant and trivial topics until
the belt rang. Then the pale mother,
eloping hr treasure once more in her
embrace, and secretly and without
oti-ntition plncinv? a plain gold ring on
his tiuger, while with trembling lips she
iavoked a silent Dieting on his young
head, budo Liiu good-bye and saw the
swiftly-moving truin bcur him out of
si-lit.
A year had prts.sed, and witti it had
brouuht uwiiy chimL'es. Surrounded by
the teuii UUojstvu. in a strange and
ant ciiy.fie o apt to lead young
'a sivtriv, Jr'ivdciick sooa Ltcuuit an
easy prey to more than one vice. His
uncle was Immersed ia business cares,
and, having no children of his own, was
not calculated to scrutinize the actions
of his nephew. Besides, most of his
derelictions from the path of rectitude
took place out of business hours, when
the old man was " sleeping the sleep ot
the just," leaving his ward to do the
same if he chose. As Fred was for the
most part attentive to his mercantile
duties, and his uncle over-indulgent
(for the former was really a lovable and
prepossessing youth), he took it for
granted that all was as well as could be
expected, and if not. why, " boys will
be boys," he asserted to himself with a
chuckle of amused satisfaction. When
some of his male friends told him that
his nephew was "cutting rather a wide
swath," his good-humored countenance
would cloud up for a while, and then he
would say: "Oh, he will turn out all
right. Sowing his wild oats, you know.
Blood will tell," and mention o'-her
proverbs which can often be made to
point many inferior jests and strengthen
many a weak argument.
But there was one sentinel that kept
watch and ward over the fatherless boy.
Night and night, while the pale stars
ooked down with their solemn, serious
eyes, the anxious mother knelt ry ncr
couch, and the name of the distant,
wayward, but beloved one, was borne
aloft on the pinions of those pure and
holv orisons which enter into the court
of heaven and plead with strange and
unearthly sweetness there.
Time passed and the letters which naa
at first been regular, affectionate and
satisfactory, were few and brief, and
there Was a notable lack of information
about his duties, pursuits and pleasures,
in great contrast to the confidential
communications of the past. A deep
anxiety took possession of her, when
after a long delay she wrote a letter of
inquiry to his uncle, to which Bhe re
ceived a reply rather evasive, yet cheer
ful enough for any but the argus-eye of
maternal aflection. Deeming herself
perhaps too solicitous and prone to look
on the dark side of events on account of
past vicissitudes, she waited with what
Datience and retienation she could com
mand for further particulars concerning
the success ol ma business ventures, it
bad been her intention when he left her
to join him as soon as circumstances
won Id permit, and now she hastened her
preparations with greater rapidity as
weeks passed and she heard nothing
ave a few brief lines informing her that
he was well. As the time of departure
drew near a stranee presentiment of evil
kerned to settle down upoi (her spirits.
nd a deep gloom as of approacmng
danger filled her aching heart
It was night in Denver. In one of
those gilded haunts of vice so numerous
and ronular in that western city, tne
sound ot drunken revels could be heard.
The waning moon shed a soft, mild lus
ter on the almost deserted street, for the
night was far advanced, snd tho fresher
breeze of approaching morning began
to make itself felt in the atmosphere
without: but within, the fetid fumes of
liquor, tobacco and artificial light, to
gether with the stifling warmth, of
fered a nauseous contract ana provea a
sickening pabulum for lungs expanded
and braced by draughts of the purer
evening air ot heaven. And if the con
trast was distinct in this respect, how
much greater, alas! was it, considered
in a mental and moral aspect t Within,
the dice rattled, the glasses clinked, and
rough and burly forms associated, with
besotted and degraded laces, lurxea
around the tables and handled the
treacherous ivory, and still more treach
erous fluids witn wmcn tne wearied
bartender served the frequenters of the
vile and desperate place. From many
a belt gleamed the murderous light of a
L!J J J At,. 4 .iDfAl n a
a necessary adjunct to the "apparel"
which here, as elsewhere, "proclaimed
the man."
Many nationalities were represented
among them Mexicans, wita oars,
fierce faces and sombrero nata ; cmnese,
smooth and oily, with outward stupid
ity, concealing deep cunning ana arti
fice, and American youths, coarse and
debased by habit, association and lack
of restraining self-respect.
Amid this mass of human debris, near
one of the card-tables, his face flushed
with intoxication, his hand trembling
with nervous eagerness, and his torm
carelessly attired, sat Frederick Bal
four. How like a fair flower amid weeds
he looked, in spite of his haggard face,
Ida reckless air. and his bloodshot eye.
The graceful air so natural still lingered
in his lithe movements and on the brow
and mouth, once so fondly imprinted
with a mother's parting kiss, dwelt a
fih&dowv expression of sadness, as if his
guardian angel, bidding farewell, had
fanned him with her departing pinions
and left the fleeting perfume ot tier noiy
presence on his guilt-stained brow.
The day was at its helgnt wnen a
niiniTpl arose among the men: the in
tense eager looks of the players were ex
changed for those of malice, hatred,
murder! In the dark, wicked faces
o-leamed a deadly light, as Frederick.
with youthful pertinacity and abandon,
heeded them not, and by continuous
contradictions added fuel to the danger
ous flame
He had no more money to stake, and
foiled in their expectations, they made
threats, both loud and deep, and boldly
accused him of fraud and even tb" At
Miia iuncture. the eve of one ry, ais ad
versaries fell upon the ring wftieh still
adorned his hand and glittered like
talismanio guard against evil and de
struction. Its intrinsic value was little
calculated to awaken the cupidity of
any observer, but to a grasping mind
the ei;ht of gold, however insignificant,
is in itself a temptation.
" Stake the ring," the Mexican rough
ly exclaimed.
" Yes, the ring," stupidly echoed his
companions, who were more inebriated
than himself and were ready to greet
rtny brutal ieut with oaths and ap
plause. Frederick looked at his mother's part
ing gilt and as Le impulsively drew it
lroui his linger, the inscription whicn
Le hud i.Jiue i;td with such d;ep tmo
tion, met his fevered gaze" God bless
you."
With what a thrill of anguish he read
the words, and the unconscious little
shining circlet seemed a sad and silent
monitor, pointing him toward the
scenes of happiness and innocence now
so far In the distance and from which
his all too willing feet had sadly
strayed.
' I will not, I cannot," he answered,
hoarsely, as with pale and averted face
and trembling hands he replaced the
loving token on his finger.
"Then, by , I'll make you!" yelled
the ruffian, and seizing him by the
throat he made a ferocious lunge with a
stiletto.
The parties in and around the saloon
had by this time gathered near, and ex
ctement deep and intense prevailed.
No one heeded the fact that a carriage,
with a lady robed in deep mourning for
its only occupant, had halted near the
door, as a boy rushed in and called to
his companions without: "Balfour's
gettin' cut by Mexican Joe!"
At the sound of the name the lady in
the vehicle called to the driver to per
mit her to alight, and trembling with
terror and agonized suspense, she found
her way into the saloon, where a crowd
was rapidly collecting. With nervous
haste she threaded her way into the
room from which the noise of strife pro
ceeded, the gamins making way for her
in silent wonder as she advanced. And
well they might gaze at her in startled
surprise? Such a face and presence were
never seen in the purlieus of that region
before save to pass by in a public convey
ance, perhaps, and then as rapidly as
possible, aa if to avoid contamination
with the jcoarser elements of the de
graded resort.
Tall, stately, with streaming eyes and
quivering lips, her black robes sweep
ing behind her as she walked, she en
tered and saw her son just as he reeled
from the blow inflicted by the cruel
knife of his vindictive foe. His glance,
full of terror, despair and agony in that
dreadful moment, saw and recognized
her, and his bleeding form fell into her
loving, faithful arms with the simul
taneous exclamation: "Oh, mother!"
and " My dear Frederick, my precious
boy!" fell on the ears of the astonished
multitude.
A hush of respectful sympathy moved
those rugged hearts aa quickly and care
fully they assisted in removing the suf
ferer from the dreadful scene. Speedily
summoning aid, the mother drove to
the hotel with her cherished burden,
once strong and athletic, now weaker
and more frail than herself.
A physician ws called in, and to her
great relief the wounds, though danger
ous, were not pronounced fatal. A faint
hope still lingered, and with care and
watchfulness be might survive. And
need it be added that there would be no
lack of affectionate care, wnen a devoted
mother keeps sleepless vigil beside the
couch of her suffering, yet youthful and
only son.
Reader, would you follow the fortunes
of Frederick Balfour, go with me to a
great city in the West, where the lap
ping waves ol a peaceful ocean caress
the beautiful concave of the Golden
Gate : where, amid the hum of business,
the dreams of the most visionary are
often a bright reality; where the for
tunes, like the far-famed palace of Alad
din, rise in a nitrht and gladden the sur
rounding plains with their splendor at
tue rising oi tne morning sun. ,
It is the holy Sabbath day. and as tne t
voice of deep-toned bens, caning to
cathedral and chapel, linger faintly on
the air, the throngs of expectant and de
vout people hasten to the temple ol
worship. In one of these, the young
minister takes his place behind the pul
pit, and for a lew moments bows bis
head in prayer.
In this vast assemblage there is one
whose heart throbs with far deeper and
grander joy than it ever pulsated before.
There she sits. Her pale face has bor
rowed from excitement a faint tinge of
youthful bloom ; the clear dark eyes are
true and earnest as of yore; and the
slightly curling threads of hair which
touch her placid forehead so carelessly
are now quite silvered, yet seeming to
wear heaven's holiest benison nestling
among their waves of Bnow.
The choir began their solemn antnem,
God is the refuge of his people," and
as the deep, sonorous chords melt and
mingle in the lolty temple, ana men
float away to heaven, a solemnity broods
over the hearts and minds ot the eager
and expectant congregation.
The anthem finished, the minister
rises. It is the same Frederick, charged
more, perhaps, from within than with
out, for the frank, earnest eyes are still
there, the scarlet hps, surmounted now
by a brown mustache, the waving locks
are brushed smoothly back except where
here and there a wayward curl will Bteal
from its restraint, and hint that boy
hood was scarcely passed, though stern
yet noble manhood, on the brow and in
the heart, now reign supreme.
His voice, deep and musical, enchains
and enrapts the hearers, as, filled with
reverence, fervor and holy enthusiasm,
he leads them in prayer, and points with
unerring distinctness to the snares and
pitfalls of the path once trodden by his
own youthful feet, and with glowing
zeal invites them to a fairer road.where
blossom the towers of purity and hoa
ness, conducting the tired wayfarer to
the reireshing haunts oi wisdom,"wnose
ways are ways of pleasantness and all
her paths are peace." Louisville Cour
ier-Journal.
There's a girl in Kansas only nineteen
years old who can knock a squirrel out
ot tno taiiest tree witu uer nue, nue
kickinir mustang, help "round up"
herd of cattle and ride down a jack
rabbit, and yet, the local paper states In
a tone ot surprise ana no nine anxiety
she is not married."
It is hard to decide which season of
the year is the least expensive. The
plumber aiways commences when the
ice man leaves off'.
Th" fair is always well attended, es
pecially if it be of tL.e feminine gender
Terrible Fight With a Mongter Lizard.
The great country lying south of Mex
ico is rich in tropical verdure and ani
mals. Winter is never known except
in the cold winds called northers, that,
during the so-called winter, eome rush
ing down from the north, as it to tell
the natives that it is not continual sum
mer everywhere.
The land flows with milk and honey,
indeed; rich palms and other tropical
trees grow in rich confusion ; bunches
of bananas and cocoanuts await the
hand to pick them; a thick underbrush
of tangled vines, wound around each
other in the growth of ages, forms a
jungle that few care to penetrate. For
miles the land is covered with this car
pet of vegetation, and the swamps and
rivers are inhabited only by strange
reptiles, birds and insects who prey
upon one another in their struggle for
existence.
The birds are the most beautiful in
the world, and many of the insects have
curious lights upon their backs that
shine like gas-burners in the night. His
tory tells us that when the Spaniards
first saw them, they became alarmed,
and thought they were the lights of a
moving army. P isonous snakes lurk
under the broad leaves, and hugh lizards
creep upon the overhanging boughs of
trees.
One of these lizard the iguana is rn
hideous-looking objesct. The largest
attain a length of ten or twelve feet ; the
skin is very tight, and covered with
knobs or scales; under the mouth hangs
a large pouch, over which the green,
diamond-like eyes appear, shaded by a
ridge of bone. Along the back, from
the tip of the nose to the tail, is a con
tinuous line of spurs or sharp spines;
these, with a powerful mouth, five
sharp teeth, long, cab-like claws and
enormous strength to use them, consti
tutes the make-up of this giant among
lizards. Disgusting as they are, the
natives use them for food.
Near the head of the river Chagres is
a favorite place for them; very few
white people ever venture there, and
the first who did was witness to a ter
rible fight between a native and a
lizard.
The man had been engaged as a guide,
and, after a successful day's hunt, they
were returning to their camp near the
river, when the black man stopped sud
denly and pointed to a fallen tree. His
companion looked, and soon saw an
guana's head peeping over the edge of a
og that led into the river. His body
was concealed, and he was evidently
taking a siesta over the cool water.
The guide laid down his gun, and,
taking a club, crept cautiously to him.
and, aiming a blow, brought the club
down on tho lizard ( P) No, indeed ; the
creature was too quick for him ; but in
its fright it missed its footing and fell
into the water.
Without thinking, Quito for such
was the Indian's name sprang after it,
knd the two together sank out of sight,
and for a moment the splashing and
spray hid them from view. A moment
more and Quito's head came to the sur
face and the tail of the iguana, thrash
ing the water in a fierce way, and now
they were out of sight again.
It was evident Quito had no idea the
lizard was bo large, tor when they came
up again he was engaged in a fierce
struggle, the water being dyed with
blood, from which of them the white
man, who was waiting tor a etiance to
, Bhoov could not tgii
At last, creeping
f tha
out on the log, and looking down into
the water, he beheld a fearful sight
The lizard, a perfect monster of about
twelve feet in length, had fastened its
claws into poor Quito, and was writh
ing and tearing mm in a terrible man
ner.
The plucky negro had caught him by
the tali and throat, and was trying to
hold him off. It seemed only a maUer
of time who should drown first, when
Quito struck bottom, and, giving him
self a push, he rose to the surface again,
still holding the lizard at arms-length.
As it came to the surface it buried its
five knife-like claws in the man's face,
slitting it in a terrible manner; but even
then be held on with tne tenacity oi a
bulldog. The observer on the bank
crept out now as far as he could upon
the log and called to Quito to ' catch
tho stick he held out, and he would pull
him in.
After several trials he managed to
reach it, and still holding the struggling
monster, was hauled, bleeding and cut.
ashore, where, with a terrible blow
from the gun the reptile was killed.
Quito was so weak from his exertions
and loss of blood that he could not
move. The creature had bitten him
several time and scarcely a spot on his
body out naa reeeivea a cut use mac oi
a kmle, telling tne power oi tue terrime
claws.
The monster was dragged to the camp,
its skin taken off, and alter Quito's re
covery, and they had gone down to the
coast, it was stuffed, and now adorns
the collection of a well-known scien
tine institut ion.
Words of Encouragement.
Never be cast down by trifles. 11 a
spider breaks his web twenty times,
twenty times will he mend it. Make up
your mind to do a thing and you will do
lb. Val uutu uuuuica wiiib uj;uit juu.
Keep up your spirits, though the day
may be a dark one.
Troubles never last lorever,
The darkest day will pass away.
If the sun is going down look up to the
stars ; if the earth is dark keep your eye
on heaven. With God's presence and
God's promise, a man or child may be
cheerful,
Never despair when a tog's In the air,
A suDShiny morning will come without warn
ing.
Mind what you run after. Never be
content with a bubble that will burst,
or a firewood that will end in smoke and
darkness; but that which you can keep,
and which is worth seeping.
ISomething sterling that will stay,
When gold and silver fly away.
Livrruol Mail.
As Ward, of Moore's Branch, Kan
is cutting liis teeth. This is the third
i rop. A td id lu J.
riBX, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Early Xtreaicfa.t for Fowls,
la keeping fowls remember that the
morning meal with them is the most
important one of the day. They are
cold and hungry ; and for that reason
need some kind of warm, cooked food.
Fowls will eat almost anything if it is
served up right. Boiled potatoes, tur
nips, carrots, anything in the vegetable
line, mixed with cornmeaL oatmeal, or
bran and shorts, seasoned with pepper
and salt, and fed warm, will suit them.
Feed a few handfuls of wheat screen
ings at noon, and at night give them a
liberal feed of some kind of whole
grain.
Souring Hya Among Corn.
One mode of getting green food for
cattle and sheep in early spring is to
sow rye in corn stubble early enough
to get a good fall growth. What feed
is thus grown is as nutritious as ordi
nary pasture or roots, and costs noth
ing except for seed and cultivating un
der. Really the feed costs nothing, for
in sowing the rye many weeds are de
stroyed, a new surface is turned up,
and the weed seeds which sprout perish
in the winter. This alone is ample pay
for labor and seed. There is a further
advantage in having tho soil covered
during the winter instead of being
naked, as it otherwise would be. Rye:
sown now will give considerable feed
for sheep and cattle this fall, and more
yet in the spring before plowing. This
spring feed is especially valuable for
ewes with lambs after the ground has
settled. As we are likely to lose our
clover, I fear, for a term of years, some
thing must be found to partially take
its place. Drilled corn and millet may
be substituted as winter feed, but they
are not available for late fall or early
snrin g Correspondence of Country Gen
tleman. Food for Calves.
The cause of calves scouring is a
change in their food too wide and sud
den. Animals but a few days old
can bear but a little change in their food.
They will be easily killed by a variation
which an adult would bear with im
punity. Calves, like infants, are too
often made sick by a change of one
cow's milk for that of another. The
food of calves may be modified almost
indefinitely, but it must be varied
gradually. When they get more age
they will bear change better. When
taken from the cow, teed first the moth
er's milk warm. The difference be
tween sucking and feeding is change
enough to begin with. In a few days a
little BKimmiiK may be substituted ior
new milk as a part ot its mess, but it
should be warm as the new milk. By
degrees the skimmilk may be increased,
if it is fed warm, till the new milk en
tirely drops out, and no scouring or
other ill effects will follow. In the
same way, whey sweet and warm may
be substituted for skimmilk, or a little
well-cooked meal, or what is better, a
little oil-meal may be gradually worked
in as a substitute lor mils ana tne
chanee will not be materially felt. If
P.' W. C. will bear in mind that the
essential points in feeding young calves
are warm food and ekw changes, he
wil not only stop the mortality in his
herd but ho can have thrifty animals
crowing up on other food than new
milk, by using milK to start with.
Sweet whey m moderate quantity is
good in connection with grass. It would
be found an improvement that would
more than pay cost and trouble to dis
solve a little oil-meal in it. Jeto i ork
Tribune.
Iloase hold Hints.
The vo'.K of an egg binds the crust
much better than the white. Apply to
the edges with a brush.
Old notatoes may be freshened ud by
plunging them into cold water before
cooking them.
Never wash raisins that are to be used
in sweet dishes. It will make the pud
ding heavy. To clean them wipe in a
dry towel.
In boiling dumplings of any kind put
them into the water one at a time. If
they are put in together tbey will mix
with each other.
Outlets and Bteaks may be fried as
well as broiled, but they must bo put in
hot butter or lard. The grease is hot
enough when it throws off a blackish
smoke.
There is a greenness in onions and
potatoes that renders them hard to
digest. For health's sake put them in
warm water for an hour before cooking.
The Lord's Prayer.
As indicating the changes which the
English language has undergone during
the last six centuries, some old English
forms of the Lord s prayer possess a
curious interest:
A. d. 125S.
" Fader nre in heune, haleweide beoth
thl neune, cumue thi kuneriche thi wille
beoth idon in heune and in. The euerych
naw bried gif us thilk dawe. And
worzif ure dettes as vi vorziten ure det-
toures. And lene us nought into temp
tation, but dclyvor of uvei. Amen."
A. d. 1300.
"Fadirour in Hevene, Halewydby
thi name, thy kingdom come. Thy wille
be done as in hevene and in ert he
Nure urche dayes bred give us to-day
And forgive usoure dettes as we forgive
our dettoures. And lede us not into
temptation. Bote delyvere us of yvel
Amen."
A. D. 1582.
"Ovr father which, hit' in heauen,
sanctified be thy name. Let thy knu
dom como. Tby will be done, as in
heaven in earth also, urue vs to-day
our super substantial bread. And lead
us not into temptation. But deliuer us
from evil. Amen."
a. d. 1611.
"Our father which art in heaven, hal
lowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done in farli as it
is in heaven. Gieue us this day our
dayly bread. And forgive us our debts
as we forgiue our debtois. And lede
us not into tempatation, but deliuer vs
from euil. h or 1 Line is the kingdome.
and the power and the glory for euer
Aiutn."
DITOKCES,
The Laws Concerning Them la lUfferent
. Countries.
Australians. Divorces have never
been sanctioned in Australia.
Jews. In olden times the Jews had a
discretionary power of divorcing their
wives.
Javans. If the wife be dissatisfied
she can obtain a divorce by paying a
certain sum.
Thibetans. Divorces are seldom al
lowed, unless with the consent of both
parties, neither of whom can afterward
remarry.
Moors. If the wife does not become
the mother of a boy she may be divorced
with the consent of the tribe, and she
can marry again.
Abtssinians. No form of marriage is
necessary. I he connection may be dis
solved and renewed as often as the
parties think proper.
Siberians. if the man bPOTrfi"!
with the most trilling acts of his wite,
he tears her cap or vail from her head.
and this constitutes a divorce.
Core an. The husband can divorce
his wife or treasure, and leave her the
charge of maintaining the children. If
she proves unfaithful, he can put her to
death.
Siamese. The first wife may be &
vorced, not Bold, as the others may be
She then may claim the first, third and
fifth child, and the alternate children are
yielded to the husband.
arctic Region. When a man desires
a divorce he leaves the bouse in anger,
and does not return for several days.
The wife understands the hint, packs
tier ciotnes ana leaves.
Druse and Turkoman. Among
these people, if a wife asks her hus
band's permission to go out, and be says
" lio," without adding " but come bactc
again," she is divorced. Though both
parties desire it, they cannot live to
gether again without being remarried.
Cochin China. If the parties choose
to separate they break a pair of chop
sticks or a copper coin in the presence
of witnesses, by which action the union
is dissolved. The husband must restore
to thejwife the property belonging to her
prior to her marriage.
American Indians. Among some
tribes the pieces of sticks given the wit
nesses of the marriage are broken as a
sign of divorce. Usually new connec
tions are formed without the old ones
being dissolved. A man never divorces
his wife if she has borne him sons.
Tartars. Tho husband may put
away his partner and sees another when
it pleases him, and the wife may do the
same. It she be ill-treated, she com
plains to the magistrate, who, attended
by the principal people, accompanies
tier to tue house ana pronounces a
formal divorce.
Chinese. Divorces are allowed In
all cases of criminality, mutual dislike.
jealousy, incompatibility of temper, or
too much loquacity on the part of the
wife. The husband cannot Bell his wife
until she leaves him. and becomes a
slave to him by action of the law for
desertion. A son is bound to divorce
his wife if she displeases his parents.
Circassians. two kinds of divorce
are granted in Circassia one total, the
other provisional. When the first is
allowed the parties can immediately
marry again; where the second exists
the couple agree to separate for a year.
and if, at the expiration of that time,
the husband does not send for his wife,
her relations mav command of him a
total divorce.
Grecians. A settlement was usually
given to a wife at marriage for support
in case ol a divorce. The wife's portion
was then restored to her, and the hus
band reauired to pay monthly interest
for its use during the time he detained it
from her. Usually the men could put
their wives away on slight occasions.
JKven the lesur of having too large a 1am
ily sufficed. Divorces scarcely ever
occur in modern Greece.
Hindoos. Either party for a slight
cause may leave the other and marry.
When both desire it there is not the
least troub e. If a man calls his wife
" mother," it is considered indelicate to
live with her again. Among one tribe,
the " Gores," it the wite be unfaithful,
t ie husband cannot obtain a divorce
unless lie gives her all the property and
children. A woman, on the contrary,
may leave when she pleases, and marry
another man, and convey to him the en
tire property ot her former husband.
Romans. In olden times a man might
divorce his wife if she were unfaithful,
if she counterfeited his private kevs. or
drank without his knowledge. They
would divorce their wives when they
pleased. Notwithstanding this, 521
years elapsed without one divorce.
Afterward a law was passed allowing
either sex to make the application.
Divorces thtn became frequent on the
slightest pretexts. Seneca says that
some women no longer reckoned the
year by the consols, but by the number
of their husbands. St. Jerome speaks
ol a man who had buried twenty wives,,
and a woman who had buried twenty
two husbands. The Emperor Augustus
endeavored to restrain the license by
penalties. Bench and Bar.
Indian Images.
Some ol the Indians at Zuni, New
Mexico, having been converted to
Christianity, have no further use for the
images before which they lormerly
bowe down. Two images have been
takeu from an old stone church near
Zuni and sent to the Smithsonian insti
tution. One represents a man and one
a woman. Each is cut from a solid
block of wood, with the exception of
the shield, the arms and the wings,
which re attached. The man image
has lost his arms and wings, but wears
his shield intact. Both images are so
hideously uglv as to excite wonder that
even New Mexican Indians could see
their way clear to fall down and wor
ship them. Both of thein bear inscrip
tions which have not yet been trans
lated from the queer language in which
they are written.
The fisherman's waees may be called
net proceeds. Burnt &?4ncf.