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BY W. BLAIR.
VOOI4IE 26.
glut pottrg.
THE FLOWER OF LOVE LIES. BLEEDING.
BY 8.. H. STODDARD.
I met a little maid one day,
All in the blight May weather;
She danced, and brushed the dew away
As lightly as a feather.
She had a ballad in her hand
That-she-had-just - been - reading,
But was too young to.understand
'That ditty of a distant land, '
..
"That the flower of love lies bleeding."
.She tripped across the meadow
To where a brook was flowing,
Across the brook like wind did pass—
Wherever flowers were growing
Like some bewildered child she flew,
Whom fairies were misleading;
. "Whose butterfly," I said, "are you ?'
And what sweet thing do you pursue 2"
"The flower of lovelies bleeding!"
"I've found the wild rose,Ln the hedge
I've found•the
• = -
The dancing daffodilly=
King cups and pansies—every • flower
• Except the one I'm needing;
'Perhaps it grows in some dark bower,
And opens at a later hour—
" This flower of love lies bleeding."
4 'l wouldn't look for it,"
. For you,can do without it;
There's no such flower." - She shook her
head ;
"But I have read about it!' •
I talked to her of bee and bird,
But she was all unheeding; •
*ler tender' heart was strangely stirred,
She harped on that unhappy word—
" The flower of love lies bleeding E;
4 94 child," I sighed, and dropped a tear,
"I would no longer mind it ;
You'll find it some day, never fear,
For all of us must find WI
I found it many a year ago,
With one of gentle breeding; •
You and,the little lad you know—
I see why you.arc weeping so—
Your flower of love lies bleeding!
SWEETHEART, GOOD•BM!
Sweetheart good-by_ ! tbe fluttering sail
Is spread , to waft me far from thee;
And soon before the fav'ring gale
My ship shall bound upon the sea.
Perchance, all desolate and forlorn,
These eyes shall miss thee many a year;
But unfurgoten every charm—
Though lost to sight, to menOry dear.
.Sweetheart, good-by ! one last embrace !
• 0 cruel fate, true souls to sever !
Yet, in this heart's most sacred place,
• Thou, thou alone - shall dwell forever!
And still, shall recollection trace
In Fancy'S mirror, ever near,
Each smile, each tear that from that face,
• Though lost to sight, to metrery dear:
c glistellaurou geading.
THWARTED BY FATE.
BY JAMES G. LA ROE, JR.
"Why don't you Marry, Will ? I'm
:surc.you're old enough." And sister Rose
came to my side. I threw aside my cigar,
a little annoyed, for Rose was harping on
..an old subject.
. "For the very best of reasons—l can't
get any to have me. Are you satisfied ?"
"No, l'in n0t..1. - pu know what I in
tend to
. do, Will ? I'm going to turn
.nuttchnioker I I've got the nicest friend
that woman ever had, and I'd dearly like
her fur a sister-in-law. Give a guess who
.she is:"
"Not belug interested, P;n too. lazy to
have a thought on the subject."
nhough you havn't seen her, you've
heard of her, for her fame is world-wide.
Crenevieve De Courcy—"
"A sweet name. Proceed."
• "But that isn't her real name you know.
You see (and you'd read her articles, if
you weren't so matter-of Act.) she writes
poetry and that's her non-de-plume. Her
"That's quite enough ; please spare me
further. 1 don't know what crime I've
committed. that you should desire to have
me tied to a dismal rhymist for life." And
as I said this, I arose from my chair.
'She's only too good for you, Will. I
hope. he'll get some one that will appre
ciate her:' And with this, Re& left the
room.
"I hope so, too ; but I pity the fellow."
Then visions of the divine Genevieve
arose before my eyes. Of course, she was
tall, rawboned and sallow, with a tragic
.expression on her face, and ink on her
fingers. The idea of Rose offering me—
i& sensible man—such a wife !
Nothing further was said on the subject
for a week. At the end of that time, we
received cards to Cousin Georg'e's wed
ding. It was understood that I. wax to
be groomsman. •
"Well, I never! If this doesn't beat
all! What 'do you think, Will ?. Em
writes Genevieve is going to stand up with
her !"
I'm afraid I uttered something not ve
ry complimentary to the lady in question,
It :was surely very provoking ; hoW n ver,
I must needs make the best of it.
"I in sorry that Eni couldterget some
.one more suitable. Perhaps she does it to
make, a contrast, for Em"is vain of her
dark . beautY," I said savagely, for; be it
known; 'l:prefer blondes. • • i
Rose °nip. laughed heartily at this,
much to my. surprise; .for I could not,sep
the reason.
."You're right ; it is for contrast. Of
Rouse you can't baCk out, on George's
account."
The wedding was to be in two., week's
time. As it was some distance, in the.
country., we were to start 'three or four
days before ' the event.'
The time passed quickly enough; and
behold me making. for the train.. Rose
had - startedbefore., , The - , pros,
pect before rile put me in a nervous fever,
•
as I took my seat in the cars. Not being
"literary" myself—l've too much sense
for that, !—you will understand_my_con
dition.
I watched every lady coming in the
car. At last I discovered her !—for there
couldn't be two, such beings, you. know
.;
she came with a cage, two satchels and a
carpet•bag, and sat by my side. The look
that she gave me meant, of course, that
she wanted my seat. for , her baggage. - I
was only too glad to give it up.
I wandered . up and down the car, pull
ing" 'My hat over my eyes, so that she
wouldn't recognize me when we met a,
gain, until I came to an empty seat. Per:
haps the laughingayes - of-a-blondei-in-the-4 1
. .
nextsea,t, induced Me to take it. At any .
rate I was in it,„and busily talking to her
-the next minute.
"Don't you find it very warm, madam?
Shall I open the window ?" And, before
she could reply, I flew to the Window ?
Though I accomplished the feat, I also
in my awkwardness,l tore part. of her
dress. I hope you can pity my situation,
as I apologized, with a. very warm face,
while all the time "Genevieve's" green
eye was upon me. It ended in the blonde
and Myselt, becoming good friends.
We talked pn subjects innumerable.—
'Meanwhile I furtively rtivelY watched the cbang 7
ing expression 'Of my companion's blue
eyes. I prefer blue, any day, to green, so
you may be sure I felt entirely , fat home.'
We were just getting • confidential On :
the subject of-Tennysen's poems, (what
would Rose think if she.knew of it ?) when
I felt some one grasp ire:by, the collar.—
Turning around, J. sa,w, an umbrella, at
the end of which was a pair of;green eyes.
What ifßoie had given her mY card, and
she recognized me from' it'? You can im
agine how relieved I after she had
spoken. • ,
"Young man, can yeti tell me if the
next station is Roiendale ?", 'And her
thin I i ps an apped dismal ly enough together.
"No ma'am. Two more stations yet
before we come to that." And, as I said
this, I turned my eyes on her face fur the
first time, courtesy demanding it,' you
know.
I never fully understood Darwin's the.
ory until that moment. • He must have
had "Genevieve's" grandfather in view
when he accused you and me, of springing
from a stock o► baboons and monkeys.—
"Genevieve's" flat nose, small green eyes,
low forehead and incipient mustache, were
proof of his theory. And to think I was
to be tied to her fbr life !
In the midst of these thoughts, I sud
denly remembered that "Row:Wale" was
the terminus of my railway journey.—
I might have knowt. that "Genevieve"
was going to stop there - also. I could, at
any rate, ward off the meeting as long.as
possible. What need was there to see
her before the ceremony. "Sufficient to
the day. is the evil thereof:"
My plans were quickly matured. I
would get out at the next station—which
was ten miles from my journey's end—
pass a couple of days at the hotel there,
and then, late on the all-important day,
appear on the scene. Thad hardly come
to these conclusions, when the conductor
called out the name of the station at
which I was to get out. With a smile
and a bow to my blonde friend, I arose,
and made.* exit. As I passed "Gene
vieve," I pulled my hat over my eyes.
It had been a pleasant ride to me, des-
pite the fact that "Genevieve" was close
at hand. If that little blonde were only
mine But there was t o such good luck
for me. Rose had ordained it otherwise,
and fate seemed to he helping her.
Musing thus, I came to the little hotel
of the place, and, before the next ten
minutes were over, I was' safely domicil
ed in my own little room. Try as I would,
I could think of nothing but'the blonde,
for unfortunately, I had nothing else to
think of. If I could only see her again,
to thank her for the few happy hours pas
sed in the car!
I had fully intended to pass the days
away by basting and riding, but, some
how I had a relish for neither sport.—
Some persons would have called it a case
of love at, first sight. I hope I'm too sen
sible to believe in such trash. Be that
as it may, I was in anything but an in
viable mood.
So the two days passed. According to
programme,. I hired "mine host's" best
horse, and started on my journey. I had
purposely delayed my journey until the
last moment, so night overtook me as I
arrived at the bride:eleces house. Giving
my horse to the groom, I entered the
house. The first , person I met was Rose . „
whose face wore an anxious expression.
"Why, Will, what delayed you ? We
expected you a Couple of days ago. George
was worried for fear you might not come.
Besides, it isn't complimentary, to Miss
Wilson, to say the least."
"Who is Miss Wilson, pray ?"
"Genevieve, of dismal rhyme' notoriety.
Come, hurry up ; it only wants'a quarter
to eight,. and the cermony takes place at
nine."
, .
PAMELYIFEWSPAPERe-LIDEVOTED TO LITERATITRE, LOCAL, AND jaENERAL NEWS. ETC.
WA.VINESBORO 9 , FR
, . ,
86.9idered" secs ier to emy
roind;indl:falleiwed him mechanically.
Eir.pting 'carpet bag, .T. made 'myself
'ready 4 with: nervous haste. rstill had an
hour to spare. 'MI made:my. apix*r•
anon in tio waiting-room, franr whence
the bridal party were to inakei . their grand
entree, the bridegreoni of the eVeninw met
me with a'relieved face.
"Glad you ' re ready, ; Will. ilt would
havea been deuced unpleasant bad you
not,come. Miss Wilson would have been.
obliged to waite . he(sweetness on a'beek
seat. Aren't acqiminted, understand
,Well, come right -along ; -the ladled' are
readyito receive
We Went .to the bride's ztm, with what
feelingi eirmy Part, you can hardly guess.
Two fairy forms were_b_efore_toi,_and,--be -
fcirT - 3 I knew it, I was 'intrOduced 'to the
pettiest id the two; Miss Wilson, other-
wise "Genevieve," otherwise my blonde !
Before I.fully, recovered from the shock,
Ibeard-alaugh,-e.nd-Rose's-voice-aa.
said,—
What's the. matter, Will; I hope "dis
mal rhymer hasn't been too much Air
you .l said nothing wondering if Miss Wil
son would aCknowledge our meeting be;
fore. To - my' relief, she did not. The
next moment we were left alone, George
going to seek his bride, while Rose follow
ed him out. . '
"HoW fortunate I am to meet you a
gain; Miss Wilson ! Had I known :what
happiness 'was in store for me L. should
gave-made—my—appearanee_maich_earli,..
er."
"Dating . from the day we parted, after
such an unceremonious introduction to
each other,l understand that'urgin the day
you were to come.". And Jenny • Wilson
.turned on me an arch glance.
It certainly wonldn' be prayokable to
tell her just what detained me. The us
ual plea would suffice as well.
"Of course,- nothing "else but bUsiness
detained me. That , you know must be
attended to before pleasure
' , .l3ut, our time for conversation tyas short,
for the next minute the bride and groom
appeared, and we followed in their wake.
As we. walked to the parlors, I could have
knocked my brains . out., so angrP , was
at the thougkt . of the. days I had lost a
way from Jennie. Who knows but what
we might hive come to some understand
ing as to the future?
. don't propose to describe the wed'.
ding ; that were beyond the reach of my
feeble pen. Suffice it to say that the bride
looked lovely, and the bridesmaid 'eviler.
Perhaps George.might have differed with
me, for he prefers bruhettes. But every
thing was colour de rose, as you might sup.
pose.'
Wt 3 stayed until- after the reception'
week. Meanwhile, my love story pro-'
gressed very favorable... Notwithstanding
Rose laughed a good deal when she heard
me reading Tennyson's "Maude" to Jen- .
ny.
"That's quite enough ; Please spare'
Jenny further. Besides; I don't know
what crime we have committed, that you .
thick it necessary to bore us, with your
dismal rhyme."
I pretended not to notice,: but contin
ued my courting, and succeeded in good
time.
In closing, I would 'warn my readers
not tb attempt to fly from fate, lest it
should thwart you.
Then shall the kingdom of Satan ,he
likened to a grain of tobacco seed, whinh .
though exceedingly small, being, cast into .
the ground, grew and became a great plant,
and spread its leaves rank and broad. so
that huge and vile worms found a habita
tion thereon. And it came to pass, in the
course of time, that the'sons of men look
ed upon it, and thought it beautiful , to
look upim, and much to be desired to*
make lads look big and manly. So they
put forth their hand and did chew thereof.
And some it made sick, and others to
vomit most filthily. And it further came
to pass that those who chewed it became
weak and unmanly, mid said : We are en- .
slaved and cannot cease from chewing it.
And the mouths of all that were enslaved
became foul, and they were seized with a
violent spitting: and they did spit even
in ladiesrparlors ; and in the house of the
Lord of hosts. And the saints of the ]slost•
High were greatly plagued thereby. And
in the course of time it. Came also to pass
that others snuffed it, andthey were taken
suddenly with fits, and they did sneeze
with a great and mighty sneeze, inasmuch
that their eyes were filled with tears, and
they did look exceedingly silly. And yet
others cunningly wroughtthe leaves there
of into rolls, and did set fire to one end
thereof, 'and did look very grave and calf
like ; and the, smoke of their torment
ascendeth up- forever and'ever.
And the cultivation thereof became a
great and mighty buisness in the earth;
and the merchantmen thereof, waxed rich
by the commerce thereof. And it came
tothat the saints of the Most High
defiled as themselves therewith ; even the
poor, who could not buy shoes, nor bread,
nor books for their little ones, spent their
money for it. And , the Lord waseatly
displeased' therewith, and said : Where
fore this waste; and why do these little
ones lack bread, shoes and books ? Turn
now , your fields into corn and wheat. and
put ,this evil thing far from you ; and be
separate, and defile not yourselves any
more, and I will bless you and cause my
face to shine upon you.
But with one accord they all exclaim
ed : "We cannot cease from cliewing.smiff
ing and pain& we are slaves.
A Member of a temperance society ex
cused his frequent drinks by saying that
the doctor told him to take liquor as
.a
medicine, and he never told him to
atop.
Parable.
COUNTY; Pk; THURSDAY 12•,1874 .
FII GIVE ,isri,
Forgive and 'ltirget I the Wald *mad
be lonely;' "" ' "
The garden a wildeitess :left'to 'deform ;
If the flowers but, remembered.the Chilling.
. winds 0n1y,.. • ,
• And.the fields gave no, verdure for fearr
• of the storm.!
Oh, still in thy' loveliness eniblera the flow
: er,
Give the fragrance of feeling to rveetnese
- away; • "
And prolbugnot again the briefOlortd4ifait
• • hour,- . • •• .• - ,f !:
With tears that but darken the- reaV of.
the day.
Forgive and forget! there's no breast so un
feeling
But some gentle thoughts •of 'effeetiOit
• there live ; • "•1
And the best of us all require. something
concealing,
Some hearth that with smiles can forget:
and forgive
Then away front
tiful eyes, " • • '
That brow 'wa ' s • no-home for such frowns
to have met, •
Oh ! how. could our .spirits e'er. hope for
the skies?.
If Heaven refused to forgive and forget.
,PRACTICia, -SERMON:
BY OUR NEW BREACIIEE.;
My hen,pecked,hearers : The wards
have selected, this morning, upon whieli
to expiatiat&
,this
ymit• edification may,
possibly, be found to loine old newspaper
or almanac, but for lhelife.of me .T. can't
tell exactly where. However, if you should
happen to find-, them you , will
,discover
that they read `
something after the &hol
ing fashion;. ' • •
, , •
'lVhen she will she, you Way depend
• •C,,i
,And when she won't she won't, se.thdre.s
an end on't."
The man 'who write thege' verleiptess
.ive lines 'waif alludinrkrthe, fajta* petic%
Suasion, in general, and; pcissibly",:toi some
•Womaa in rarticular,,,lt, i
s apt important
ta know, what was, the, cause which prinnpt
ed him to tell So much .truth in , such few
words;noi is it any of your
'it is sufficient for•yonto know •thittl he hit •
the nail square on the head, and:that,what'
he wrote had just es,much•forp4so far as.
you, and it are .concerned; as it did , with
him. It is 'no use for us big whiskered
male' 'bipeds to Strut and swagger's:round
claiming to be' the! llordaof.!ereatiinr"..
when, inflict, every niother'aisori of gals
tied to the apron, strin of some lovely .
and lovable price of 'femininity. , It's a
fact, Mull know it;'and you know it, and'
I don't see whit Of sense in trying todeny
it. I' ten yeti, masculine; hearem when
a - woman puts her,little dainty foot down
and begins to trot her toes and, say "twill"
or "I won't," something ► hail to be done.
Generally, they are as ettlm• and sweet as
a glass of new milk, but at such times, you
may bet your • subterraneous
means business, and_ the , mean devil.who
would attempt an argument against such
logic needn't expect i'tear of myiym
pathy, if he does begin - to look bald head
ed, and his homely face looksaa if it hid
been shaved with a grubbing hoe. I love
the deer women, and lernie tell you, there'
is. no .element •in their' 'character which
makes them more pure• and •precious than
the very element I. am now discussing. It
is the element which makes them as much
superior to man as man is to a tad pole.
It is to that element in woman's nature
that we owe all of, the. happines we are
permitted on this earth.; it rs,that which ,
makesvis better and wiser, tho', sometimes,
I am sorry to ear, it'is that which causes
us to make ofOurrielves, and no
body but us to blame. They•are•irresisti
hie when they "will," and,aregular iron-,
clad when they "won't." Let one of these
angelic humans set her heart runkheeelifilif
on some "nice young he- is a'
gone coon, for certain. She will• look' in-'
nocent, and "child-like .and blend," but
she'll have him before he begins to know
"what's the matter." ' You know, my. ap
preciative hearers, that it is so, and so
does your respected •preaeher'' know it,
like a book. You know how your gizzard
has thumped and your mouth watered.
and you've sweat and trembled and felt
foolish and acted :Ally, just because.you
couldn't, help it, awl ,didn't. know Ishat
ailed• you, and all the time she was just
roping you in so ' easy that before you
were half aware of it, she came down on'
you, plump, with a, wedding ceremony„
and you were a gone gander. for the rest.
of your natural life, ~YOu, may. flatter
Yourself that it was your "Winning ways"
'that secured you the "best little Wife in
the world," but I tell you, - it. Was because
she had the sympathy and goodness of
heart,And the "will" to have pity on your
forsaken condition and take you in "out.
of the' Wet' It's no 'use trying to resist
theniefor. they "will" have their own way,
whether or no. The fact was first demon
strated when Adam was ,compelled to
start a tailor's shop, and it has continued
to the present day, and' wilt continue as
long as'' a woman is possessed ofa smile
or a tear, and Our preacher would• advise
you all • to bow in • meek submission tet,the
genial, gentle influence, of woman*s,pure
and loving, but irresistible "will" that you
may live like a martand die like a here.'
And thus ever. • •• • • •.
Endeavor to take your work in a quiet
manner. • Anxiety and over-action are
the cause of sicknes and restlessness. We
must use our judgment to control our ex"-
aitenient or our bodily strength is Apt to
break down.
he Oiniefited
Once, upon time,,Fredericic, King of
.PrtiSsiii,'surnained "OleFtitt," took
ride, and espied .tin old ; farmer nlowing
his acre by the wayside, and chee;ly sing
ing'his melody.
"You are well off, old .man," said, the
king. "Roes this one acre belcbg to you,
on *Men j76l:i so indUstrionsly libOr ?"
' • "No, sir ; " replied , the:old) &riper, who
‘:knew, not that it was the king ; am not
sp rickils that;T pIOVIY the day forWa
gal?,
• "How much do you get?" asked the
king.. , . ,•
"Eight grosehen (abotit 20" centa)a day,
said the "armee 4 , • .
1.. • "That not much,". replied the king;
lean :you get along with. -this 1"
"Get along, and have something to
spare." . .
"Bow is that 2"
thelarmer-srailed,--and-said—"We
if I must tell you, two grosehen are for
tripielf And' Wife ::with two I pay iny old
debts; two I lend astay ; and two I. give.
away for the Lord's
' "This is a nriyalery Which I cannot
'Solve," replied the ling. _
' "Then I will,solve., ikol: y 011," said . the_
farmer. have two hid parents aehome
who kept me When I was wealt r and'need-'
ed help; and naw.,tbat.they,are weak and
'need help I keep them. This is iny debt
toward whieh'l pay two gtoshen a day.
The third pair of groshen, which •I lend
away, I spend for ni3i Children,. that they
ay-receitinstraction
will come hitndy tb me and my wife when
we get old., With the last two groshen I
, maintain two sick sisters, whom I would
not be compelled to keep; this I give for
the Lord's eakel" ".
The king, well pleased with his answer,
." pravejy .., spolfeq, old map. Now I
will' also give you something to guess.—
.gave you ever seen me before ?"
Said 'ti?
"iff 'less, that' . Are inumtes you sball see
fifty ariii r ga'rri in YOtir pocket fifty
of my mieheises." , -",;.,. ,
;"Thhi.ds wiiddle: which , I , cannot un
ravel," said the farmer.
'"Then I will:-do-it-for-you," replied' the
,ki n gr "",.T it. . 1 . • . •
. iThrtistisehiii 101(nd-tint° his pocket,
inidiconnting.,hinz, fi fty, brand-new .gold
pieces iuto . his Jiand, stampedl , with his
royallie'saiisnizi . the - astonished
ftirnier Who' kne* not What 'Was. coal
I"The coin is genuine, for it also comes
trim, our Lord 9nd;und I ant his pay-.
master. - ttild'yoli adieu. "-- • •
, The'Weapond of Death.
„ .
, •
Mien We refleet - ho iv easily life is some=
lieu:elect; and thenumberless agencies
for its extinction, it almost seems. a mira
cle that any one should- live fifty yam ,
It is literally true everywhere ' that . "in
the midst of life we-are in death.”
"Our life contains a thousand , strings
And dies if one be gone !
Strange, that a harp'of a thousand strings
,Should keep in tone, so long:
HUI, then, euiht we all to 'walk sOft
ly," humble, not knowing _"what' a "day
may . bring forth," In a late official ..re
port of the,,cauce of death, in preat
it is stated that One . man died 'from
the bite of it cat, and tiro more from ad.
dem. Another wag stung :to death .by
bees. A mad , and.a boy died from fal.
lipg , from :velocipede's, and an old lady
was killed by, injuries inflicted by ;that
agreeable machine: ' The §WillOWlng of a
shell &screw, and , a clierry stone put
period to the lives of Cwo • infants,'while.)
two died of putting, one a atone; the "oth=-
er a bead into 'the ear. liwallowing bones
89t three people out of the, world, swal
lowing a pin ,quickly pricked on grim
death for one. A scratch from a thorn
killed a wenian of Middle age ; imprOP-'
er food' fiVe 444 young 'children Were
smothered .by , bedclotlies;, and 920 per-.
aons during the year- lost-their -lives in
railroad accidents: 'the propertion ofsa
lade to every‘million if 'the population,
about steventy 7 -the deaths oy, hanging,
.kalfe And, drowning being most nu
sue: Ileart 'clis'ease the year's record '
s ( 4416 ifiareasine-ii'dtaterof things
, w nynA is said by eminent phyeiciiins to
.be caused by the great wear, and tear of
business, and the mental activity of the
age.
„ Big Leaf, and. F,lqwer.
• c' I suppose thousands of my young friends
read in, the December number of A Nich
olas an account. of the Talipat
A knowing bird thus tells facts about
the Taliptit. Ho says a single leaf- of this
wonderfill tree sometimes measures forty
feet around the edge: Think of that I He
insisted that on the Malabar coast, where
storms are fierce and sudden, one may
,of
ten see ten or fifteem men finding:shelter
in a boat, over 'which is spread a single
palm leaf, that effectually protects them
all from wind and rain. And when the
storm Is over, the precious leaf can be
folded up like a lady's fan, and so light
as to he easily carried by a man under
one arm. 'The tree often reaches the
'height of two hundred feet. It lives from
eighty, to a hundred years, buttelossoms
only once during. the wholeperied of its
existence. The flower, thirty feet in length,
bursts at maturity, with a loud . explosion
that may :be beard miles away, and in
43ingscatterathe seeds that are to produce
the next generation of trees. Jack don't
ask you 'to believe -thii with Out looking
into thematter., :Tile books. do Say that it
is true, but the best way islogo and meas
ure this
• big flower • for yourselves ; but
you needn't bring it back for Jack "to
wear in his button-hole.
Young girls who want to remember
anything write it down and paste it on
the looking-glass.
Grace Greenwoodin old Age.
At thelastSiturday, evening"reunion"
Grace Greenwood, in her inimitable may,
gave us dramatic readings in,:costume.--
Her personations exceeded 'anything the
writer has seea,on.the stage or in private
life. .Charlotte Cushman, Fanny Kpm
ble, Scott Siddons, last but not, least, our.
own Grace Greenwood, make all the oars
of the first magnitude that we haie"now
in this particular heavens of genius. At.
torney r General Williams says "that he'
looks upon Grace Greenwood as the best
writer and the most gifted woman in the
country." This decision is legal, and may
be considered final. Years ago the great
and good Horace Mann said that she was
not only "the most Oiled, but that she
1w- -n he had P'
was the most-beautiful woman he had ev
er seen," and his passion for her in youth.
ful days was as pure as though she h
been a disembodied spirit. It is so rar
at-beauty
soul. In the opinion of the writer, Grace
Greenwood is a handsomer woman at fif
ty_than in the "long ago." It is the dif.
ference ,between the budding green of
April and the garnered glory of Septem:
ber, If her, portrait was taken as she
stands, before us to-day and hung in the
Gorcoran gallery, the spectator, would say
"this must be a Roman matron who liv
ed before the pall of, the Middle Ages
darkened, the earth." How does she look ?
brunnette ef, the purest type, with
elear.cut features, sorrowful, inquiring
- eyes, -that shine as though a quenchless
me_burned som_ewhere in the solitude ti
of her own soul. ,here are some pictures
which are burned :into the human mind.
We shall never forget her personation. of
"Over.the Hilstp the Poor House," one
of CUrleton's pomes. The povertymtrick
outfit, the worn carpet bag, : the 11.0-bow!
ed spectacles, the gray-hair. Prim the
highest to the, humblest of
that :goodly
company, scarce a dry eye was to be seen.
Then she.told us what Miss Tattle, from
Buttonville,, saw at n "RejectivS Session
of the Senate." This was-followed by that
Which proves man . to have been. the only
"created laughing animal."
Charit3.
One.of the evils we encounter in this
world Is a disposition to judge toed harsh
ly, 'without duly considering' their sur
roundings, early training, parentage ,and
health. • A, man is entitled' ,to• but.little
credit for, being geod, if he was born of
honest parents, kindly ,eared for iii youth,
and nurtured hi a home-Where virtue was
the .rule ;.where• strife was Unknown ;
Where want , and-inisery never entered ;
*.here the morning ;prayer and evening
song were heard ; where peace and plea-,
ty dwelt With joy ,Oullove. 11 is perfect;
ly natural' for a mati reared- in such a
home, and blessed with health; to be good.
. 1 1. 1 04. 1 1ge are, mai whose early training
was the 'reverse of this ; men who where
conceived in sin and trained in ti school'
of vice and misery ; men whose voices
were' never attuned to song; whose hearts
were, never taught to pray ; whose early
life Was a struggle, with• blighting pover
ty and pinching want; whose homes were
but the vilest' haunts of sin, where pesti
lence walked hand in. hand with, death,,
and Satan held high carnival with Will
jug iubjeets. Id this, as in all other 'com
munities, these men are found struggling
to overconie-a terrible temptation to sin.;
striving manfully to root out the evil that
was born in them, and laboripg•earnestly
fora higher manhood. It, is wrong to ex
pect or-require' as of'them' aS . of
those whose surroundings were better in
early life ; yet we are prone to judge them,
by the same rde., Many fall ; again into
evil ways because of this harsh judgment.
The exercise of a little charity oftentimes
saves a 'struggling mortal from utter ru
in. Kind words though.they • cost-noth.
ing are, pearls of *rent ,price.. He isdnu
-61y blessed` who riser abovehuman preju
dice' and judges his felloW7-mad impartial
ly; and he who exercises the broadest
charity is nearest Heaven.
An old French shoemaker, who boast
ed thaenotling could frighten him, was
lint to the test by two young men. One
of them pretended to he dead, and the
other going to the , shoemaker induced
him to "sit up" with the supposed corpse.
The shoemaker was in a hurry with some
work he had promised to have completed
the•next morning; So he took' his tools
and leather and began working beside the
corpse., About 12 o'clock at, night,a cup
of black coffee was brought him, to keep
him 'awake.' He drank it 'and resumed
work. About one o'clock the coffee hav
ing exhilerated him, forgetting that he
was in the presence of death, he commenc
ed to sing a lively tune, keeping time With
his hammer. Suddenly the corpse arose
and exclaimed, in a hollow voice : "When
a - man is in the presence of death he should
not sing." The shoemaker started ; then
quietly seizing his stout leather strap, he
suddenly dealt the corpse a blow on the
head, exclaiming at the same time 4
"When it man is dead he should not
speak,' It was the last time they tried
to scare the shoemaker.
The following dialogue between a high
falutin lawyer and plain witness is a good
hit at the fashion of using big crooked
words :
"Did the defendant knock the plain
tiff down with malice pretense?" •
. "No, sir; he knocked him down with a
flat iron."
You misunderstand me, my friend, I
wish .to know whether he attacked him
with any intent. ?"
"0, no, sir, it was outside the tent."
',No,' no; I Atish to know if it was 'a
preconcerted affair r •
"nysit, it.was not a free concert affair,
it was at a cireu.i."
.12;00 PER YEAR;
NUMBER 39.
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es water resemble igyakdtt
• • es. a spring.
When
When it m
.„ , • •
When is an..neampment * likely to
barn ? .When tents are _
1: ' t •
A beautiful won). i, sai ; Fontanelle, is
the purgatory of iiie 8 • e . and the para
dise of the 'efi. ' '-'.- '
• .
• "Have you mue fis; in--your bag ?".
-asked a person o' a fish man. who'was
returning home. "Yes, a . eel," was
the Slippery rep -• . - , .
F"
•ne-consolatiOn '
.n or twenty acquijtaancez"
on the opposite corner and
Mishap.
dam—h
fell. Pift
didn't et:
laugh at lier
'ortland-Pma-says*inan-wrote—
to an Wire for ft. givinCas a reason, •
"he was so..snfernall'Y;shortA' Which.ho
received the heartless reply;Apo as I do
—stand up on a chair."
.I''Nlitor, who speaks with the air Ofa
man who has discovered a new fact by
experience; says that the new way to pre
vent, bleeding at the nose into keep your
ose out of other pooples business.
"Mike '
• will you come in and take a
drink ?" Mike looked at the man for the
' space of 'half a minute, and then rolling
his_eyes_upßard_tem_softly said: "t'ot it
leigam angel spbaking to me."
'l‘
/ 7 6(Tod morning," said a tompopitor .to
the head of a flourishing family. "Hive',
you any .daughters who would make good.,
type-setters ?"
.but I have a wife
that would make every, good devil."
•
"I don't believe 'it iimysuse 'to vacin
ate for small-pox," said , a backwoods Ken
tuckian, "hr I had a child vaccinated, and
in lea thin a week after he fell out -of
the window and was killed:" "
The near-sighted hen' that, ate saw-dust,
supposing it , to be corn-ineal, thenwent
and laid a nest full of bureau knobs set:
on them three ,weeks and,, hatched !mt.&
complete set of parlor fundture was a
pretty fair lien.
' A woman at East Jeffry, N. H.. has an'
accurate picture of - a jiiniper,iir i printed
on her leg by a' flash . of lightning. 'And
the editor who chionioled the'event, has
had: a lively time explaining . to.ibis wife
how he got the item.-.• rc; • .
•
A stoical Scotchnlan was addieSied by.
his ' sick wife, "Oh, John; rshan't lett'vii
this bed alive." "Please lheeSelf, Betty',"
and thee']! please me," returned Johi.:44lli
equanimity. "I have; been. A.gpolk - pirgi.
toyou, John, persisted the dyiii . g.W6ml4l.
"middlin; Betty, only .
A man having beerl, , BOVlt.**.,a,
Dutch justice of the pege 'dinitrisenn
charge of hairing four i11,74i; iiiikairaf-•' •
ed magistrate exclaimed,' - •!Yott let Asti.'
mango rif he life mit four .wifea4ta has •
punishment, en.uf, I lifs . mit - onliAon,
and dies nicire'n I'Can ehland."
"Mr. Hornahy, of Fon du , Lae, attempt.-
ed to go down juto
night to get a •pilcher of cider. Hie wife
warned him to be eareftil aticknot hialte
the pitcher. •• • HerSlirpeildn 'the 'first' iitep -
and fell to. the bottom, skinned his elbows
and., knees,_ bumped • his head; broke • •
nose, tore his coat, and landed on the cel
lar floor a total wreck, but saved ..tho
pitcher. Mrs.' Hornsby called to tint in
horrified accents, "Mr.' Hornsby-! Mr.
Hornaby ! did you brake the pita& ?"
He growled back,"No, T.Oidn ' t, but by
thunder I will." And:he did.. • '
Jurymen heard a long case in..cuurt,
the testimony, the attorneys speeches, the
judge's charge, ;and all. The jury retired
to render their Verdi& • It was• a ease of
=against the supervisors of a township.
Well, the jurymen began to count noties
to see how they, stood. One was for con
victing Jenkins and clearing Brown. An
other for convicting both ; and comb for
clearing both. Finally the question was
put to nouns Jokle, what was his judg
ment, .
saidHonas, "I doa.li not agree
mit none of yo u. Jenkins and Brown. may
bote go for me, I don't dink as dey proof=
ed anydings against dem: But dere is an
oder feller vat I dinks ought to. be eon.
victed, dat is to feller dey calls de defend
ani—he'T a tang rascal and no mishtake?"
Once upon a time a g enuine eon of the
Emerald Isle accosted the captain 'Of a
steamer runnidg between Portland and
Boston, as follows:
"Good n u irnin," captain. Could you
be afther tellin' me what's the fare to
Boston?
"Three dollars," answered the captain.
"But suppose I wint outside?" ,
In that case, said the'captain;"youcan
go for two dollars?'
This was undoubtedly- beyond the ex
tent of Pat's • worldly possessions; so he
scratched'bis herdt,and looked perplexed
for a few moments, when it bright thought
seemed to strike him : • ' '".
"I say, captain dear, what-would yea'
he .afther, takin' a hundred , sixty
pounds freight for?"
"Seventy-five cents," replied' trio' c.ap
"Be jaben,.thin, ye rutty put ideidoWn,..
captain, for I'm jist the boy that weighs '
that
. The-captain - tnrod 'to' the clerk,. say
lug: "Put on . tha list one. hun
dred and sixty pounda.of Jice
and stow him itiltaltc.l4.7