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fiOHESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1883.
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fo, 'William, wo must go to ton n, and loavo
the lrnr old place.
Your Lair is gray, your form is brut, and
srinkled is your fiioo;
And wfTen I stand before the glas to put my
collar on,
I rnrco can foo to pin it straight, my night
near gone,
ii cn Fay we're growing okl, too old
; ,.r such hard work;
Am
U liel lio Mill tako the place you know
lie's not a nil Irk
And that young wife of hi. I think, is smart
nsa queen bee;
f-'he's light of foot, nud light of heart, and
Bxh1 to you and me.
They're suro to keep the farm in shape, and
not let things run down;
. Hut I'm uf raid we'll never lie content to live
in town.
You know tince Mary married we've been
there on and off,
And once I stayed a month or more, the
spring I had that cough.
Mary was goml nnd loving, and her husband
ho was kind;
But I got so tired and homo.dck I feared I'd
lose my mind.
It we' n't lock of company some one was
always (hero
You know tlat folks who live in town have
lots of time to spare.
The church was very handy, and I liked the
1 iiocher, too;
And I 'tended all the meetings; what else had
I to dof
. JJut, oh! I long to hear the cows come lowing
down the lane,
And to h?ar tlio horses champing as they ate
the golden grain;
- And to heart lio l roud hens clucking, and the
imthcr turkeys call
The plias.iut minde of tho farm, I did fo miss
Hull.
And I longed t ) sco my garden, and tho ap
ple tro.'S in bloom,
Ami to pull tho clover blossoms and breathe
their sweet jH-rfume,
And, William, you'll bo likp me; you reed
not laugh or frown,
For you'll never bo content d to settlo down
in town.
Just think about it, William; it's forty years
and more
ISinfo you and I together left old Ohio's
shore. .
I mind as if 'twere yesterday, my mother'c
tear-wet f.ice,
Tho firm clasp of my father's hand, my sis
ter's warm embrace;
And ch! I never shrill forget how the prairie,
w ide and vast,
Stretched out before me, whfn you said,
"AVcll, dear, here's home at last."
Tho words seemed such a mockery, where
nohing looked liked home,
The very c'ouds secmol farther off, anl
higher heaven's dome.
Now as I look around mo on the fioMj of
waving corn,
The orchard and tho meadow, the farmhouse
an i tho barn,
AH the past comes up before me, I can fcj
the cabin small.
The littlo low-ronfet cabin, that 1 arcly held
r.sall,
And the lonely, lonely prairie, with not a
house in sight;
Ah! tho tears tint wet my pillow when you
thought I slept at night.
Yes, it's true we soon 1 a 1 neighbors; aid how
. homelike it did seam,
When of evenings f rom ot:r doorway we cc uld
see their candles gh a n.
Looking 'round upon thipruirie, where we
watched that lonely light,
Now from many a friendly window shine the
earth stars dear an 1 bright,
Dut no b: a?on to the sailor, homeward bound
upon the s- a,
Ever shone with bright. r luster than that
twinkling light to mo.
Then the children kept on cominj, 'till the
,C small hou-M overflowed,
And their childish love and laughter hclpel
us all along our road ;
How we tailed both late an I early, and how,
through a'l cur days,
The dear God bioissi an ! prospered us; to
Him be all tho pro'; e
Then when we built the now house, what
happy times vie hud,
I'e ice ami plenty d.velt anion,' us, and the
days were short and glad
I know we lial our trials, crops would fail
and sicltnesi com),
And before death's awful proser.ca we hove
bjwe 1 in anguish dumb;
But we comforted ca h other, for we sai l;
"His word is sure,"
Though we walk among the shadows, still
" His i romises endure'
Now the vhadows all arj lifd, we are in
sweet " l'eu'uh land."
And His pros Mice is about us, we can feel His
guiding hand.
It is hard to leave the farm but the children
are a'l grown
As we were when just wo wjdded, you and I
are now alone.
But, oh! the difference to us! then our lives
1 ad jiust b 'gun,
And our lifework lay before us; new our life
work's aim' st done.
Why, thesuu is si tting, William. How fast
tho (!asgo by,
Bee those clout's of blue and crimson lying on
the western sky.
This world is very beautiful ; sometimess it
seems to mo
I can hardly b ar to have it; anl then, dear,
when I too
How feeble I am getting, I fe A ready quite
to go,
The children do not nesd me, ar.d you'll coma
soon, I know.
Low spirite i Ah, no, I'm not. "Hodoeth
uil thiugs wed,"
u.l Lappy and Gol -fearing the children!
', round us dwel', 1
And I'm ready ready for the flitting, like tho
kavos in nutumn brown
But Tin afraid vo'll never be content to live
in town.
Mrs. A". V. Wilson, in Chicago Intcr-Ocean.
PAID TO BE AX OLD MAID.
I sat down on the velvet cushion nt
mamma's fort, rumpling her snowy white
wrapper in the attempt to put my head
in tier lap,
Mammn passed licr soft, smull hand
over my disordered liuir. "What is tho
mutter, my child?" she nsked.
"I think it is this picture. I can't
look nt it without envying Laura Des
mond." "Hut why? You surely do not envy
Laura her appearance."
" But I do, mother. I don't like to bo
called dark nnd piquant. I want to bo
fair, nnd cnlm, nnd quiet."
"Why, Ada, I nm amazed. Don't you
know that a certuin gentleman admires
brunettes?"
' Don't quote Theo. Rounsaville to
me," I said, shortly. "Who cares for
Ids opinion?'
Now, the truth was I did enre for Ids
opinion, nnd cared for it a great deal too
much. At one time lie had been very
nttentivo to me, and he was not only the
handsomest and wealthiest, but nlso the
most accomplished bachelor in tho neigh
borhood. Hut I had nlTurted to bo indif
ferent to liim until lie had transferred his
attentions elsewhere.
"But we were talking of Laura," I
Paid. " She has every luxury nnd I am
so dependent."
"You know, my dear," said her
mother, in a grave voice, "that Uncle
Adam's house is yours as long ns you
choose to remain here. I do not wish to
have you marry, my daughter, except for
love."
"Fiddlesticks," paid I, inelegantly.
" I tell you, nine women out of ten marry
for homes, or for fear of being old maids.
I believe Undo Adam is miserly. If ho
would die nnd leave me a legacy, or leave
me a few thousands, I would iive singlo
all the days of my life."
A door opened nnd Uulc Adam
walked into the room. Uncle Adam was
a rather old gentleman, but always good
natured. 1 jumped up thoroughly
nshamed of myself. But he only said:
"Come, come, my little girl; this is
pretty hard on your old uncle. I'm sorry
you think me such a miser."
"Oh, uncle," I pleaded, "please for
give me. I don't mean that at all. I'm
out of spirits, and that makes me un
just." "Well, never mind," said Undo
Adam, bust ling neross tho room and
taking a seat. "Come here, Miss Ada.'
Suppose I bribe you to be an old maid,
eh? I will settle $10,000 on you now,
on condition you live and die Ada Lyon,
spinster. There!"
" If you will forgive nnd forget all my
ugly speeches, uncle," said I, "I'll agree
to the condition with pleasure."
" da!" said mother, faintly.
"Let her alone, Agnes; let her alone,"
said Uncle Adam. " She shall take tho
matter into due consideration. See here,
Ada, I'll give you till to-night to think
about it. Don't be rash. In order to
escape being n miser I'll bribe heavily,"
mid Undo Adam marched out of the
room.
"Ada, come here," mother said al
most in a whisper. "Look out; isn't
that Theo. Hounsuville ?''
An open landau, drawn by two superb
horses in gold-mounted harness, had just
been driven ill) the avenue.
"IIo has come to nsk you to drive
with him," said my mother; "at least
it looks so!"
What a delightful day that was! AVc
drove down to ,the beach. Then we
went round through the pine woods.
Then we came homo with tho sunset.
My accepted lover bade me good-bye at
the door and went down the avenue.
"Well, Ada?" was mamma's inquiry.
"All's well, mamma," I answered,
laughing and blushing.
" You will be a portionless bride, ro
member, my darling."
" Do you think Uncle Adam meant all
that ?''
I jumped up. " I nin going now," I
said.
I laughed all the way down to the
study. Uncle Adam was busily writing.
" Take a seat, take a scat," he said,
without looking up. "I'll have every
thing ready in a few miuutes. What is
your conclusion ?"
" I'll sign it, uncle, but I'm afraid it
will make me very unhappy."
" Why, Ada, I thought it was the very
thing to make you happy."
" Yes. Uncle Adam," I said, having re
course to my handkerchief, " but theu I
don't want to live single."
"Oho!" said he. " You've changed
your mind. You don't want the
money?"
"Yes, I do," I exclaimed, with a hys
terical little sob. "llovc him; but I
won't marry him w ithout anything of my
own. I'm ashamed."
"Ada," ho said, severely, "tell me
straight up nnd down whom do you
love I"
"Mr. Bounsavillc," said I, solemnly.
" You are a foolish child," said L'nclc
Adam, gently putting my head. "I
knew Rounsaville was coming to-day.
If you marry Rounsaville I'll give you
$10000.
" Will you, uncle?" I cried in ecstasy.
"Don't cry anymore, then," he said,
almost tenderly. "Kiss nie, my dear,
and go tell your mother."
And Undo Adam gave me, on my
wedding day, the ten-thousand-dollur
check with which originally he had
bribed mo to be an old maid.
flic
Calj
Baltimore is to have a pcrmancf
hibition building f brick, murb
iron, to cost about $.100,000. j
PUNISHMENTS OF THE PAST.
TERRIBLE TOST0BS3 IWrLICTED IS
rORMER TIMES,
ttow Ctmiiknl v-rr Hilrnrd, (licir-ti-iel,
Jjt,brt"l, Sil'tril, Itiimciif
tarnl, UoKUe anil I'lllorled.
Talk about the severity of the punish
ments nowadays! They nro nothing to
what they were in the middle ages when
there were, according to the learned
writer on criminal cases, Josse Damhon
dere, thirteen dilferrnt ways In w hich the
executioner could .inflict punishment.
They wero fire, the sword, mechanical
force, quartering, the wheel, the fork, the
gibbet, drawing, spiking, cutting oil the
cars, dismembered, flogging, or beating
nnd the pillory.
Torture by lire wns horrible, and was
managed by the executioners with u ma
lignity that was as comprehensive ns It
was pointed. The victim to be burned
was dressed in a shirt smeared with sul
phur, having been stripped of all his
other clothes. A stake was driven into
tho spot where the burning was to take
pince, nna alternate layers of straw piled
up to about the height of a man. There
was a narrow opening lending to the
stake, to which the victim wns led, nnd
this passageway was tilled up with
straw, so that the victim, securely bound
to the stake by chains, was completely
surrounded by the combustibles. Tho
living were not always burned to death,
but frequently the party was first
strangled, and at other times n large iron
pike or bar was so arranged ns to fall
upon and kill him before tho burning
began. The bodies of those who died a
natural deatli were burned, nnd if, nfter
a person's burial, his guilt was proved,
his bones were disinterred nnd carried to
thestake fur burning. Fire wns the pun
ishment in cases of heresy or blasphemy.
Denth by decapitation used to be per
formed by either a two-handed sword or
nn ax. The victim wns allowed to
choose whether he would have his eyes
blindfolded or not, nnd the skill of the
executioner wns usually so great that the
head came off nt a single blow. Not al
ways, however, for there are instances
where the bungling body-chopper
whacked away eleven times at the head
of the unfortunate victim. Tho party
sometimes knelt, placing his head on the
block, and nt other times knelt in nn up
right position.
The executioner was not always held
in the odium that attaclies to the Mar
woods, Jack Ketches nnd Calcrafts of
modern times. In France, Italy and
Spain a certain amount of odium at
tached to them, but in Germany success
fully carrying out n number of sentences
was rewarded by titles nnd the privi
leges of nobility. In Franconia tho last
councilor to get married was execu
tioner. In Franco he possessed certain
privileges, such ns right to have nil tho
grain he could take hold of and hold in
his hand, beside the right to collect toll
on foreign traders nnd boats ni riving
with fish.
Quartering was probably the most hor
rible death penalty ever concocted by the
fiendish ingenuity of the judges. It is
of very ancient origin, though in modern
times has been only inflicted on regi
cides, who are looked upon as commit
ting the worst of crimes. As n sort of
salad for this punishment the victim un
derwent preliminary tortures, such ns
having his right hund cut oil nnd the
mutilated stump burnt in a pot of sul
jihur. Then again his arms, thighs or
breast were lacerated with red-hot
pincers and hot oil, pitch or molten lead
poured into tho wounds. After these
preliminaries a rope was attached to each
limb of tho criminal, one being bound
around each leg from tho foot to the
knee, and around each arm from
tho wrist to the elbow. These ropes
wero then attached to four bars, to each
of which a stout horse was harnessed.
Tho horses first gave short jerks, nnd
when the unfortunate man shouted in
agony, feeling his limbs dislocuted with
out being broken, the four horses were
till of a sudden whipped up nnd urged in
different directions. ' If tho tendons,
muscles and ligaments still resisted the
power of the horses, the executioner cut
the joints with a hatchet. This per
formance sometimes lasted several hours,
nnd when the limbs were all pulled apart
they were collected and placed near the
trunk and burned. Sometimes the sen
tence read that tho limbs should be rent
to tho four quarters of tho kingdom, in
which ense each was separately labeled
and dispatched.
Tho torture of the wheel, which does
not date back further in modern times
than the days of Francis I., is thus de
scribed: Tho victim was- first tied on
his back to two joists, forming a St.
Andrew's cross, each of his limbs being
stretched out. Two places wero hol
lowed out under each limb about a foot
apart in order that the joints alone might
touch the wood. The executioner then
dealt a heavy blow over cadi hollow
with a square iron bar about two inches
broad and rounded at the handle, thus
breaking each limb in two places. To
the right blows required for this the ex
ecutioner generally added two or three
on the chest, which were called coups
do grace, and which ended this horrible
torture. After death the broken body
iwas placed on a wheel which revolved
on a pivot. Sometimes the victim was
strangled first, in which case it wascalled
garroting. The nobility of Spaiu are
thus executed. The criminal sits on a
chair, his neck in an iron collar hiid his
head against a beam. The executioner
turns a screw, and the spinal column is
dislocated, and death is speedy.
The modern gallows is by no manner
of means the ancient gib!;et. Down to
tho French revolution gibbets used to
stand in every French town and village.
They were generally composed of pillars
of stone, joined nt the summit by wooden
traverses, to which the bodies of male
factors hung until they had crumbled to
dust. That of Montfnucon, which is so
famous in history, stood on nn eminence
by the high road leading to Germany. It
consisted of n muss of masonry composed
Of tell r)r twelve layers of rough stones,
and formed an indosurc of forty Uy
twenty-five or .thirty feet. At tho upper
pnrt wns a platform, reached by a stone
staircase. In the center of the inclosuro
was n deep pit, where, pell-mell, tho
skeletons wero thrown. Crows, carrion
and buzzards flew about nnd fed upon tho
corpses, nnd the stench wns horrible. As
many ns fifty-two were sometimes hang
ing at once. Sometimes the remains hung
in wicker baskets or iron caskets. Tho
victim rode in a cart to the gibbet, and when
the cart arrived at the foot the executioner
ascended the ladder backward, drawing
the culprit after him by means of ropes,
and on arriving at the top he quickly fast
ened two ropes the size of the little
finger, each having a slip knot, around
his neck, to the arm of the gibbet, nnd
by a jerk of the knee he turned the cul
prit off the ladder, lie still held in his
hand n small rope called a get, used to
pull the victim off the ladder, lie then
placed his feet on the hands of the con
demned, nnd, suspending himself by his
hands to the gibbet, he finished his vic
tim by repeated jerks, which completed
strangulation. Flogging was adminis
tered in two wnvs first in prison, by tho
hands of the jailer, nnd second in pub
lic. In the latter case the criminal was
stripped to the wnist, nnd at ench cross
road ho received a certain number of
blows over his shoulders and back with
a cane or knotted rope. Tho latter was
composed of several ropes attached to a
handle, nnd nt intervals of n few inches on
the ropes were knots which were nrmed
with iron prongs.
The pillory was the punishment
adopted to make criminals infamous. It
consisted of a scaffold or covered shed,
nnd was provided with chains nnd iron
collars. In Paris the pillory used to con
sist of a round stone tower sixty feet
high, which stood in the market place.
The tower had large openings in its
thick walls, nnd a horizontal wheel was
provided which could be turned on a
pivot. The wheel wns filled with holes
large enough to admit of the head of
the prisoner, who on passing nnd repass
ing before the crowd could be seen by
all, and was subject to their Lootings,
howls nnd blackguardisms.
Beside these punishments some crimi
nals were flayed alive, and some put into
a sack nnd drowned by immersion.
Counterfeiters wero sometimes hurled
into kettles of boiling oil or water, and
others were branded by passing a red
hot brazier before tho eyes of the crimi
nal until the scorching Lent blinded
them. Thus it will be seen that the
punishments of the nineteenth century
compared with those that our nncestors
endured nro mere child's play. Torture
which figured so prominently ns a means
of punishment in the middle ages is now
virtually done away with. Death by tho
the gallows is rarely prolonged over three
quarters of a minute. In fact, in punish
ment, as in everything else, civilization
and a refined sentiment have combined to
make death for the malefactor as painless
ns possible. Cincinnati Enquirer.
1'PUl'ls.
"Have there been any attempts tc
force tho growth of pearls ?" asked 8
reporter of a dealer.
"A good many," the dealer replied.
"The famous naturalist Linmeus, after
observing the efforts of tho oyster to
repel invasion, thought that by boring
the shell, in fact, imitating the parasite,
he could force thoir growth, and to this
end the Swedish government paid him
$1,800; but it was ft complete failure.
Tho Chinese are, however, successful.
They seed their oysters and produce
small pearls, and, by placing figures oi
images in tho shell, they become fastened
nnd covered with a pearly luster in time.
This trick was used by the Buddhists for
a long time, the instigators pretending
that it was a natural growth. In Japan
tho oysters are salted, particularly tho
fresh-water mussel uno hyna."
" Are there many imitations in the
market ?"
" Yes, there are always more or less,
but probably not ns many as in former
years. There was a bogus pearl manu
factory carried on at Murano, a small
town near Venice, for many years, nnd
some of their work could only be de
tected by experts. The base or shape
was made of glass, tho rich iridescence
or orient being given by an application
of quicksilver. The best imitations,
however, are made from the scales of
certain fishes, as the smelt of the Tiber
in Italy, and the megolops of our own
Eastern and Southern coast. There is
no limit to the price of pearls. They
are like diamonds; the larger nnd finer
the shape and orient the more they cost.
Here is a table that expressed the av
erage prices a few years ago for the best
quality of pearls:"
1'earls of three urains $ 8 00
1'earls of four grains 4 27
IVarls of live grains 7 44
1'earls of s x grains 10 IS
1'earls of eiht grains 17 !iU
1'earls of ten grains H." 85
Pearls of twelve gra ns 51 MJ
1'earls of fourt nii grains 74 !).
1'earli of sixtoen grains !3 74
1 e ;ris of eighteen grains 140 01,
Pearls of twenty giuins ImI ti;
Pearls of twenty-lour grains 2'U .V.
Pearls of thirty grain 418 DO
A Lonsr-Nuiled Kin?.
Karl 1., king of Siam, is a most extraordinary-looking
man, or rather boy,
for he is but twenty years of age. Tho
most remarkable fact concerning him is
the inordinate length of his nails, each
of w hich measures about half a yard.
This deformity is considered by tho
Siamese as an attribute of sovereignty,
and, of course, reduces the monarch to a
state of absolute helplessness. He can
do nothing for him: clf and is obliged to
have recourse in every instance to his
aide-de-camp.
FASHION NOTES.
Leather bonnets nro among millinery
novelties.
Epaulet trimmings nro much worn by
young girls.
The Shaker poke is tho latest fancy in
big bonnets.
Hats have high crowns and small
brims, or else moderate crowns and broad
brims.
Moss green, reseda, sage green and
all shades of dark greeu tire very fash
ionable. Many new felt hats arc high crowned
with narrow brims and the trimmings
all on one side.
Egyptian red is the most lasting of nil
the a'sthetic colors; it will be ns popular
ns ever this winter.
Velvet epaulets mounted on stiff
muslin nnd wire appear on many hand
some imported dinner costumes.
There is n tendency toward the re
vival of colored wraps for occasions of
high ceremony nud for carriage wear.
The most exclusive nnd fashionable
dressmakers of Paris announce the revival
of the short waists of the first umpire.
Wide worsted braids are much used in
trimming fall suits. Sometimes ft line of
fine gold soutache edges tho wide brnid,
but this is only for house wear.
Among tho new winter materials are
woolens, with patterns in chenille ; these
patterns are flowers or leaves in cameo
shades on plain grounds; some are out
lined in fiDe cords around the chenille
figure.
Among the fall novelties in neckwear
are ottoman silk scarfs, woven in odd
antique patterns showing nn artistic in
termingling of scarlet, green, bronze nnd
bright gold. These scarfs are to be fast
ened up close in tho throat outside tho
street jacket, nnd are tied in the same
manner ns tho steenkirk of white laco
worn two years ago a style of neck
dressing closely imitating that worn by
noblemen nnd gentlemen in tho reign of
Charles II.
Many of the newest pelerines are
opened on the shoulders and strapped
neross with tiny bands nnd buckles, or
buttons with cords laced in nnd out.
Others are draped on one shoulder, then
carried over and fastened on the other
with a bow, and floating ends of satin
ribbon run through a gold or silver slide.
There are also graduated capes, the edge
of each finished with a delicate vine pat
tern in embroidery or braiding in tine
arabesque designs.
Traveling: in Spain.
Charles Dudley Warner says in the
Atlantic Monthly : The real Spain is the
least attractive country in Europe to the
tourist. Tho traveler goes there to see
certain unique objects. Ho sees them,
enjoys them, is entranced by them, leaves
them with regret and a tender memory,
and is glad to get out of Spain. There
nre six things to see: the Alhambra, the
Seville cathedral and Alcazar, the Mosque
of Cordova, Toledo and its cathedral, the
Gallery nt Madrid, and Monserrat. The
rest is mainly monotony and weariness.
With the exception of the Alhambra,
which has a spell that an idle man finds
hard to break, nnd where perhaps he
could be content indefinitely, there is no
place in Spaiu that one can imagine ho
would like to live in, for the pleasure of
living. Taking out certuin historical
features nnd monuments, tho towns re
pent ench other in their attractions and'
their disagreeables. Every town nud
city in Italy hns its individual character
and special charm. To go from one to
another is always to change the scene nnd
the delight. This is true of the old German
towns nlso. Each has u character. Tho
traveler sees mnuy a place in each coun
try where he thinks ho could stay on
from mouth to month, w ith ft growing
home-like feeling. 1 think there is noth
ing of this attraction in Spain. The
want of it may be due to the country it
self, or to the people. I fancy that with
its vast arid plains, treeless und tiresome,
its gullied hills nnd its bare escarped
mountains, Spain resembles New Mexico.
It is an unsoftened, unrelieved landscape
for the most part, sometimes grand in its
vastness und sweep, but rugged nnd un
adorned. The want of grass and gentle
verdure is a serious drawback to the
pleasure of the eye, not compensated by
the magic tricks of the sunlight, and the
variegated reds, browns and yellows of
the exposed soil and rocks, and tho
spring-timo green of tho nascent crops.
1 speak, of course, of the general aspect,
for the mountain regions are rich in wild
flowers, and the cultivation in the towns
is everywhere a redeeming feature.
Dog-Stealing in New York.
"It is the people that have access to the
swell houses, such as men that carry in
coal and wood, and tho butchers' and
grocers' boys, who are willing to pick up
a dollar in any way, who spot tho pets
and tell the thieves. The thieves then
pipe the servant girl off, and know just
when sho will be coming out to sweep
the steps. The 'pick-ups' always have
a do along with them hanging around
tho railings. Out comes the pet and the
next day there is nn advertisement for a
' lost dog.'
" Tho ones as owns the dogs take on
awful. They go crazy. They can't eat,
and make it red hot for every one. The
servant girl gets discharged, and there is
more ' boohooing ' going on than at a
tirst-dass funeral. All the gents in tho
house gets no rest. They are sent to the
police stations and instructed to go
whistling all over tho city and never
come back without Fido. The gents are
fly and go but they always lays up ut
Dclmonico's or some such place until
after bedtime, nnd some of them wish
Fido was lov.t.onct) a fortnight. Why, I
kc.ow one ti!'jp that took u week's holi
day off 0. lilll'L llliil t:in tmrinv tint t..,.-iU
. l r rrj " " , v . w
store-room." lAVio York lkruU.
THE IVY.
Tushing the clods of eartli asi le,
Leaving the dnrk where foul things liidav
Spreading its leave) to the summer sun,
Bon Inge endo 1, freedom won;
Ho, my soul, like tho ivy b?, t
Rise, for the sunshine calls for the
Climbing up a tin sea tons go,
Looking down upon tho things below
Twining itself in the branchoi high,
As if the frail thin; ow.iod the sky;
8o, my soul, like the ivy bs,
Heaven, not earth, is ths place for thee.
Wrapping it elf around a giant oalt,
Hiding itself from the tsmpest's stroke;
Strong and h ave is the fragile thing,
r it knows one secret how to cling;
So, my sml, there's strength for thee,
Hear tb.3 Mighty One, " Lean on me.""
Green are its leaves when the world is white,
For the ivy s'ngs thrJu?h the frosty night;
Keeping the hearts of oak awake,
Till the flowers Bhnll bloom and tho spring
shall break;
Ho my soui, through the winter's rain
Sing the sunshine bjck again.
Opening its green and fluttering breast,
Giving the timid birds a nest;
Coming out from the winter wild
To make a wreath for th3 holy child;
Fo let my life, like the ivy. be
A help to mau and a wreath for thee.
Henry llenton, in Good H'orcfs.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Very soon the piano cover will be taken
off nt night nnd used for a quilt. Puck.
Autumn seems to have a sky '
As ruddy as the pumpkin-pie.
Puck.
No matter how long the Mississippi
river may be when confined to its bed
it never gets down in the mouth. Pica
yune. The boy who bit into a green apple
remnrked with a WTy face; " 'Twas ever
thus fa childhood sour." Somcrcilh
Journal.
Why isn't the force of argument tried
with burglars, seeing that, as a rule, they
are all more or less open to conviction?
Funny Folks.
"Inquirer:" Y'cs, it is unlucky to
have thirteen at table when you have
only 'made preparations for twelve.
liochester Post,-Ej'prei.
It is said that there are nearly foui
hundred millionaires in New Y'ork. Wre
didn't suppose there were so many edi
tors in that city. Xorristoicn JkralJ.
A mnn, lately mnrried, was asked nt
the club nbout his bride, " Is she
pretty?" No," replied he; "she is not;
but she will be when her father dies!"
" Isn't it singular," said a visitor gaz
ing at Niagara Fulls, "that the little
moisture that arises from that vast cata
ract should be mist ?" Saturday Xiyht.
It is said that . " out of every 100 fe
male school-teachers iu Lawrence county
seven marry every year." . How nwful it
must be for those seven women to marry
every year ! Lomll Courier.
This is the time of tho year at which a
man goes wandering through the clothes
chest to see if his old overcoat i.s all
'right, and finds that it has been cut into
strips nnd is being worked up into a rng
carpet. , .
"Humph! a self-mado man, is he?'' .
rejoined Mrs. Yeast, who had evidently
Siad some experience with the gentleman
in question; " well, nil J'vo got to say is
that he's a mighty poor workman 1"
(Sf(fca(i((.
"No, indeed; there's no place like
home," sighed the married man who
tripped over the coalscuttle and fell into
it washtub while fumbling around for a
match to light the kitchen lire.AVw
York Journal.
This is just about the date at which
tho female school-teacher has succeeded
in corraling all the penknives that the
boys in her class secured -during their
vacation. Thus it is that the small
brother of the .school-teacher never has
to purchase n pen-knife, a top, or a marble.
Puck.
A health journal says "too thick un
derclothing causes unnatural redness in
the face and nose." If a person buys
his underclothing by tho gallon, nnd
puts a tumblerful into his vital parts too
thick, it probably does have that effect.
Beware of underclothing that comes in
jugs. Peck's Sun.
A Milwaukee belle attending a theatre
in New Y'ork city recently complained in
one of tho scenes that tho light was too
dim to see the acting properly. " Won't
you try this glass r" asked her escort,
handing her his lorgnet. Hastily cover
ing tho suspicious-looking object with
her handkerchief, she placed it to her
lips, took a long pull, and then handed
it back in great disgust, saying, " Why,
there ain't a drop in it." Chicayt
lLrald.
THE PARIS GREEN APPLE.
A
b
o
y
I see all full of
glee ho;-aue he's in nil apple
tree. His eve so keen has quickly
s- en t he fruit which is a trille (.Toeu.
Iu great delight he ta';e a bile and
thou eats Willi nil his mi;,'ht until tlie
tree is strip) el and he is just as full
an he tan Ik'. His fun is criwncd.
When all a r on n d he's spre ad
a' tout upon the ground. They l.a 1
to prc.vs voa ruiy well guess
hi i coflln like the letter
S.
Iluchexter Chronicle.
A young woman ut Grinncll, Iowa, was
followed home by u youth she disliked.
She warned him to leave her, but, us ho
persisted in his attentions, she hit him on
tho head with a quart bottle of patent
luediciue whidi she carried. It wa.-, the
quickest patent medicine cure ever advertised.
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