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10 IfiE•
fame! 'tis a magic word—the name,
Thrills every nerve with joy ;
It kindles in the breast a flame
That time can nc'er destroy.
Few realize how hard it is
To part with friends and home :
To leave each long loved scene of bliss,
In distant lands to roam.
To leave each well-remembered spot
Our early childhood knew ;
The rural walks, the vine•clad cot,
For objects strange and new.
A sense of grief and loneliness •
Comes stealing o'er the heart,
'Which tends to sadden and depress
Our spirits, when we part.
,These he alone can understand,
Who, doomed afar, to roam
A wanderer in other lands
Far from his kindred home.
In sorrow's hour, how sweet the sound
Of home and kindred dear
To soothe the heart, bind up the wound,
Or wipe the falling tear;
Then let us prize our early home,
Enjoy it while we may :
Nor leave its sacred haunts, to roam
Froni loved ones, far away.
ITEM!
(Obb.aa.
[l:7-The following was picked up in the street
a few clays since, accompanying a little bunch of
glossy brown hair,• which looked as if it had
been pulled out with a line tooth comb :
Och,"Diddk. me darlint,
Here's a lock o' me hair,
An' if there's a• snarl in it,
Divil a bit do I care.
I'm goin' off Biddy,
To work on the track ;
Ye can take it and kape it
Until I get back,
If yo like ;
hut if ye don't yo can take it to the divil wid de ;
be dad I'm not particular.
i:U'A gentleman walking in the fields with a
lady, picked a blue-bell, and taking out his
pencil, wrote the following lines, which, with
the flower, he presented to the lady :
This pretty flower, of heavenly hue,
Must surely be allied to you,
For you, dear girl, are heavenly too.'
To witch the lady replied : .
' If, sir, your compliment be true,
I'm sorry that I look so blue.'
11:7Some young ladies, feeling aggravated by
the severity with which their friends speculated
on their gay plumes, necklaces, rings, etc., went
to their pastor to learn his opinion.
Do you think,' said they, ' there is any im
propriety in wearing these things ?'
' By no means,' was the prompt reply, ' when
the heart is full of ridiculous notions, it is well
enough to hang out a sign.'
lt7The St. Louis Republican says that a few
days ago, a man and his wife, in that city, were
engaged in arranging a separation. The prin
cipal difficulty was the baby, which the woman
tearfully begged to be allowed to keep, while
the man angrily refused. At length, the wife
almost threw the child into the husband's arms,
and exclaimed, ' Take it, I can soon have
another.'
It7A gentleman by the name of Slaughter,
living near Montgornery,Ala., being subpoenaed
as a witness in a case pen. ng in the Circuit
Court, and being about to : rry a Miss Lamb,
writes to the Court that . cannot attend as a
witness at this Court, "' expect to Slaughter
a Lamb next Sunday.
1:11:7A man says, the first thing that turned
his attention to matrimony, was the neat and
skilful manner in which a pretty girl handed a
,broom. lie may see ; the,time when the man
ner in which the briiani is handed, will not af
ford him so much satisfaction.
(17U is common to speak of those whom a
dirt has jilted as her victims. This is a grave
error A Her real victim is the man whom she
accepts. This reminds us of a smile we saw
somewhere: , A coquette is a rose from whom
every lover plucks a leaf—the thorn remains for
herfuture husband.'
(Cure for•love—hide in a closet and listen
to a conversation between a couple who have
. been married a year, while they think them
selves unheard.
113 The cautious woman writes her promises
on a slate. The sensible woman never makes
' any.
0:71t is pretty evident that when a man buys
bundred.dollar hankkerchief for ' a duck of a
wife,' that he is a ' goose of a husband.'
II:7"A pretty girl six That high gives one a
good idea of linked sweetness long drawn out.'
11:7 - Long words, like long dresses, frequently
hide something wrong about the understanding.
03Tlie cradle is womores balloWass.
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VOLUME IX.
Capital 5-torti.
ANNA WOOD,
Green Dutchman.
It was on a lovely day in the month of May,
the flowers were just beginning to put forth
their fragrance, and all nature seemed alive ;
the birds sang in the groves and rendered, if
possible, the scene more lovely. 'lt was on such
a day as this that a young man might have
been seen to wander from his office and bend
his steps towards Sycamore Grove, a beautiful
farm house in the quiet village of C—. Be
fore going farther let me, dear reader, describe
this beautiful village. It is rotnantically situ
ated on the banks of the beautiful Schuylkill
river, which curves round enclosing three of its
sides, while opposite rise large hills covered
with beautiful groves 'of forest trees, forming a
delightful place in summer ; While ,here and
there in the distance you see a farm house, form
ing a pleasing contrast to the eye. The inhabi
tants arc like those of all other places !—here
we see the old and decrepid, and the young and
beautiful.
Here let us turn our attention to Sycamore
Grove. At this time its occupants were an old
lady whom we will call Mrs. Wood ; one son
and three daughters ; the eldest Kate, a charm
ing girl of some twenty-five summers, the next
Anna, a beautiful lass of some twenty-three,
std the - youngest, Isabelle, or Bell, as she was
generally called ; jusflwenty—the pet and darl
ing of the family. We will now resume our
narrative concerning the young man. He was
of good personal appearance, but neither . to say
handsome or ugly ; of good address and polished
manners. AS he neared Sycamore Grove, his
heart beat audibly, and ever and anon he would
stop as if afraid to venture further : but at last
he seemed to gain new courage, for he quicken
ed his pace as though he had mastered his
fears, and took the path leading to the parlor.
Herman P—, was a German who came to
America when nineteen ~ e ars of age. He was
poor, though of a good family, his father being
a Physician. And, like a great many more of
his country men, preferred a foreign land where
he could be free to his own opinions ; consequent
ly he fled from Germany and came to this coun
try. Herman having a brother in C—, con
cluded to visit that village. Being pleased with
the place, he concluded to stay, and possessing
a good education, he soon obtained a situation
as clerk in the extensive Iron Works of Craig
Brown & Co. His fine personal appearance soon
gained him many admirers among the ladies
of C—. but among them all none pleased him
as much as Anna, one of the occupants ocSyca
more Grove. lle soon obtained an introduction,
and having met her frequently his heart soon
became an easy prey to her fascinations.
* - * * *
Ony hon. !
Bright beamed the lamps and still brighter
beamed the eyes of the ladies assembled in the
gorgeously furnished parlor at Sycamore Grove,
on the evening of the soiree given in honor of the
marriage of Miss Davis, an intimate and confl
dential friend of Anna. Among the guests as
sembled none figured more conspicuously than
Herman F. And it required no extraordinary
discerning powers tosce his heart was fas't yield
ing to Anna: This was observed by Col. Mc-
Bride, who could not bear to think of any else
possessing a heart he thought already his own.
With intense anxiety he watched for an oppor
tunity to find her alone, but not until the party
was on the point of breaking up, did he succeed
in drawing her aside. Ile attempted to take her
hand which was quickly withdrawn : in a mo
ment his brow darkened, but addressinglier,—
" Dear Anna," he said, " why is thiS ? But
a few hours ago I thought you loved me, now I
find you try to avoid me ; you do not love that
green Dutchman, do you ?"
This allusion to the one she really loved
brought the blood to her temples, but she was
relieved from dnswcring by the appearance of
some of the ladies, which put an end to the con
versation. His movements were closely watched
by Herman, who seeing them in conversation,
ho quietly walked to within hearing' distance,
unperceived, just in time to hear the expression
made by his rival. With flashing eyes and
boiling blood he fixed his gaze on the author of
the cutting remark, and would no doubt, have
instantly punished the offendee, but the pre
sence of the ladies r med him for the time.—
Concluding to w t till a better opportunity af 7
forded itself, aft r most of the guests had gone
ho found an op ortunity. Going directly to him
he said, "Co Mcßride, I would like to know
the ineaning f that remark made to Anna."
." What re ark." asked Col. Mcßride, rather
abruptly.
" Why, sir, i our memory is so short, I will
lengthen it for you. ean, sir, to inform you,
though a green Dutchman, I will not permit
such remarks to pass unnoticed."
" Indeed, sir,l porcievo you have some spirit,
~,iicrecn as you ay.,' o,or-
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ALLENTOWN, PA., NOVEMBER 15, 1854.
In the twinkling of an eye he would have lain
the Col. at his feet, but at this moment Anna
appeared, which stopped hostilities for the pre,
sent...
" I feared you would quarrel," she said, " so
I sought you to prevent it if I could. Now,
Herman, promise ine you will never resume
this quarrel ; will you ?" •
" I will," he replied: " Tis well then."
Addressing the Col. she said, " now, sir, will
you do the same ?" To which he replied in the
affirmative, and immediately took his leave.
On the next Sunday Herman received the fol-
lowing note :
" DEAR HERMAN' :—Come down to-night,
will be alone.
Yours, ANNA."
He could scarcely believe his eyes as he read
this note. Accordingly, towards evening he
directed his steps towards Sycamore Grove.
Anna received him in her usual way, being full
of smiles. After that compliments were ex
changed'she passdd her arm through his and led
him to a beautiful arbor back of the house.
Under a cluster of trees, - which they called
"Lover's Retreat," seating herself beside him.
" I have sent for you," she said; to tell you
that my mother and my whole family are
opposed to your coming here ; and my uncle
has positively forbidden my keeping your com
pany, or corresponding with you. 'Tis not my
wish, but I must obey. Perhaps we had better
break off our intimacy at once."
" I thought you loved mc." he said, as soon
as he could find words to express himself, and
taking her hand, he passed his arm round her
waist and continued, " and now will you drive
one away` from you without hope ? Why do
your friends oppose you in your choice of a
over ? Do they wish to prevent your happi-
less ?"
"If it were not for my uncle," replied Anna,
' there would be no difficulty p he is to be here
o-morrow and I will see if he will not permit
,•ou to come to see him before he leaves.
Col. Fry, the uncle of Anna, was a bachelor,
and immensely wealthy ; he had been poor once,
but by industry and economy he had amassed
a large fortune. Step by stec till he
became a memlfer of the U. 6. . House of? Repr
esentatives. 'The occupants of Sycamore Grove
being nearest in relation, consequently they
would fall heir to all his estates. In conse
quence or this his influence over them was un
bounded : his word was law. Whatever he
said they had to obey—hence the reason why
Anna wished to break off her intercourse with
Herman.
From some cause to• us unknown, Col. Fry
ook a dislike to our hero, and as soon as he
heard he visited Anna, (she beinglis favorite),
he forbade at once their intimacy, and threat
ened to " cut her off with a shilling," if she per
sisted: On the day following the conv6ation
above, Col. Fry, arrived from Washington, and
as soon as Anna could get an opportunity she
sent Herman the following note :
My uncle arrived to-day ; he is in excellent
spirits and while at dinner asked about yeti.
I told him you were here, and mother told him
she liked .you very well. And what is he
doing? said my uncle, will he ever learn any
thing ? is there any propects of his becoming
rich at any time ? I now answered you were in
Craig, Brown & Co's counting house,fle seemed
satisfied. And how does matters stand between
you and him now ? fie said fixing his eyes on
me. I could not answer. • Well, well, your
face tells me you still love him, and what have
'Oll done with Col. Mcßride ? he asked. I
told him I could not love and would not marry
him. Very well, he replied, send for Herman,
I would like to see him ; so now come down
at five this afternoon. ANNA.
. As soon! as. Herman received this note he
started for Sycamore grove, and this•is the visit
mentioned in the beginning of our story. When
he neared the door he almost determined to turn
back, but summoning all his courage ho found
himself in the presence of the haughty banker.'
" I have sent for you," said Col. Fry, " un
derstanding you were visiting my niece. Do
you know, boy, she is far above you in wealth
—how 'can you presume to think of marrying
her poor as you are ?"
" I know I am poor compared to her, said
Herman coloring, " but have health and a good
education, beside (excuse me sir,) but you were
I believe' at my age as poor as I am, and can I
not raise to wealth by the same means as you
did? I cannot raise to any office of honor like
you not being a Native but the road to wealth
lays open to me, and I hope by the time I can
count as many years as you, to be able to count
as many dollars."
" Very good ! you aro a bravo boy I see.
You cannot expect to visit Anna, but wait a
year or so, and then if you prove worthy you
can visit her, so now good afternoon," and he
bowed Herman to the door.
After Herman's departure the Col. called his
sister to him. " You must not on any account
permit Herman to come hero or correspond with
Anna for one year at least atthe end of that tient
if Anna is not married he may visit her with
my permission."
And now Anna" he said calling her, " han
ish)all thought of Herman. Think of the pros
pects, before yon ; thirty or forty thousand dol
lars are not to I'e sneezed at."
" But" replied Anna' they would wed me
for money not for lore; and oh that I were poor,
for then I know they would not offer me an emp
ty heart.
* *. * *
Let us now pass quickly over eighteen or
twenty months of our story, during which time
Col. Fry, the uncle had died, leaving nearly all
of his wealth to the occupants of Sycamore grove.
Every thing has changed. Anna is seated on
the sofa and Herman by her side.
• " No, no," said Herman " I love.you not be
cause you are rich but for - your virtue and ex
cellence. I wish you were indeed poor, for then
would I prove my love for you."
" No, no," said Anna mournfully " it cannot
be ; fate seems to wield her sway to oppose us."
She would have said more but the entrance of
Kate her sister, put an end to the conversation.
"Why Anna" she said, the " Col. is waiting
for . you to 'ride ; are you going ? The sleighs
are all ready and we are all going, are you go
ing ?" Tes, replied Anna, so wishing Herman
a plesant afternoon she 'donned fur and cloak
for the slcighridc. It so happened (not acci
dentally) that Anna was obliged to ride alone
with the Vol. her.old suitor, who was possessed
of more wealth than intelligence. He was a
sour ill natured person with a sinister counte
nance : he had visited Anna for several years
in the hope of making her his bride, not because
he loved her, but because she was wealthy.--
When Anna saw she was to ride with him, she
felt like refusing, but sooner than offend her
mother, she concluded to go with him, the'Col.
had always been her mother's favorite, and allr
the family except Anna ; thought as much of him
as if he had been a brother. AS soon' as they
had
_started the Cob turned to Anna—
: " I have intruded once more said he on your
society; and oh if you knew the heart that is of
fere to you, you would not reject me. 0 Anna !
will you not love—will you not except my of
fer ? I have loved you long and deeply, tell me
dear one may I hope ? if not, then welcome
death, yes, he added mournfully welcome death !
and when the clods of the cold earth cover my
remains, think—on think of me for I love as no
other can love."
" Col. Mcßride will you stop ; if you do not
your language will force me to stop the sle'g'i,
and leave you at once, you say if I knew your
heart— I do know it sir, I know it is as empty
as your head : and now I hope you will forever
drop this subject: As a friend I shall respect
you ; as an acquaintance shall show you com
mon courtesy—nothing- more."
This had the desired effeet,and the rest of the
ride was passed almost in siNee.
As soon as Herman saw that Anna took a
scat in the same sleigh with the Col. he almost
became beside himself, to think one he so loved
would prefer another to him, almost set his
brain on fire.
The next evening he bent his steps towards
Sycamore grove. Twilight had just began to
dance out the last rays of departing day, and it
was a fit time for the errand he was on ; as he
entered Alma met him.
" I am so glad . you have come" she said, " I
am alone so we can spend ono evening at least,
without interruption."
" I have come" said Herman to tell, you if
you knew that Col. Mcßride as well as I do,
you would not and could not love him ; he has
openly said he cared not for you ; he only wants
your money. I say this not because ho is my
enemy, but to save you from a life of misery,
and now " he added'," I would know my own
fate ; will you drive me away forever ? no Anna,
I know you will not do this, will you ?"
" Nay, Herman, I love you, but I have scarce•
y a quiet moment on your account.
° Mother,
sisters and brothers are all arrayed against me.
They have nothing against you, except that
you arc too poor for them."
. " Then the sooner 'we arc married the sooner
they will be reconciled to me" said Ilernian.—
" Wal you not say you will be my bride ? why
should we wait ? time may make things even
worse than now." •
" I am ready to sacrifice anything for your
sake, but my duty to my mother forbids mo mar
rying you now. lam willing to be your bride ;
you are so kind, so generous and good, you
would not decievo me; but I must get the con
sent of my mother ; you , had better call to see
her yourself ; she may consent, and then I tun
thine."
After mutually pledging each other to be true,
•they parted ; ono to dream of the future, with
happiness almost within er grasp ; the other
to dream of a disappointment and a broken
heart.
For several w Hermit rltttempted to get
an audience with Anna's mother—but all, in
vain—dill: which time, he could not obtain a
single at Anna ; so ho concluded to wait
until should die away & little, but
J nce
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NUMBER 7.
was surprised to hear that Mrs. Wood had gone
to visit some relations, and intended to stay sev
eral months.
It was a beautiful night in June—the sun had
just cast his last golden ray of light over the
earth,. and gentle twilight was beginning to
play hide and seek with approaching night.
" I say" sai his companion, " who are those
ladies yonde ? By the way Sam that is a hand
some girl o yours ; you had better marry her,
if you love her ; you will have many a rival for
the hand of the blacksmith's daughter ; • she is
the belle of our village, and'no mistake."
" Hush ! Herman, those ladies in front of us
are speaking of you."
" I tell you Julki," said the younger lady,
" he loves me not because he knows I have mon
ey ; he cares not for that ; mother has told me
he may resume his visits if he comes to ask her
permission."
" Great guns !" exclaimed Hugo, " what do I
hear— that is Anna."
" Hush! simpleton, or we will not hear any
more," said his companion. " Hush ! I say."
" And do you intend to marry him after all?"
said her companion.
Yes ; I told him I would if hot'could get
mother's consent ; which I am sure she will
give. But ho is poor—"
Hush ! hush !" •
"Julia, yet he has a noble heart and is so kind
and generous, and besides, I have money and I
am sure , we will be happy—but hark ! I beard
a noise—l hope no ono has heard our conversa
tion—but we had better return to the house ;"
and they bent their steps thither, and disap
peared among the trees. •
" I tell you what, Sam," said Herman, " but
I am the happiest fellow in creation—or will
be—
" Stop ! stop ! you have yet to be tried in
_the fire of the old lady's good graces ; these
ob
taineii, and then talk of happiness."
" I wish the old lady was—was—"
" A young lady, I suppose," said Sam, " and
' then you could manage matters a little easier, I
expect"— and so our friends parted.
On the next afternoon, Herman called again
to gee Mrs. Wood. He found her alone and in
an excellent good humor ; but how to tell her
his errand, puzzled him. Ho made several at
tempts, but the words died on his lips. At last
he inquired where the ladies were ?
"
Kate and Bell'are not in, but Anna is, shall
I call her ?"
" No, said Herman, "I do not wish to see
her now ; 'tis you I want."
" Well, what do you want of me ?"
" You know, I suppose;" said he, that there
is an attachment between me and your daugh
ter Anna ; will you not permit me to visit her
again ? I love her, and will endeavor to make
her happy."
" I knew there was an intimacy between you ;
does it still exist
" Yes ; and Anna says she can love no other.
Why will you longer oppose us and prevent your
daughter's happiness."
" I do not wish to prevent my daughter be
ing happy ; 'twas her happiness I looked to
but I see she loves you, and therefore I shall op
pose you no longer."
" And now, gentle reader, you must know.
the quiet village of C- 7 - was startled from
its usual quietude by the following, which ap
peared in the papers of tlie,Aay :
" MArtrium—By the Rell:Mr. B , Mr.
Herman Themharas, of Germany, to Miss Anna
Wood, of C—, Pa. The happy pair will
start immediately on a tour toEuropa"
Household Ihin
To Worms TIIR TRETIL—Mix honey ir
finely po•dered charcoal and use the paste as .
clentifice.
Fon IRE PERSPIRATION OF THE HANDS WREN
SEIVING.—Rub them occasionally with dry
wheat bran.
TO SEW NEW AND STIFF CLOTLI EASILY.—Pass
a cAke of white soap a few times over it, and the
needle will penetrate easily..
To CLEAN FURNITURE CALlCo.—Shake off the
loose dust, and lightly brush with the furni
ture brush, after which, wipe closely with clean
flannel and rub with dry bread. This will
make them look nearly as well as new.
To CLEAN PAlNT.—Smear a piece or flannel
with'ommon whiting, mixed to the consistency
of common paste, in warm water. Rub the
surface to be cleaned quite briskly, and wash
off with pure cold water. Grease spots will in
this way be almost instantly removed, as well
as other filth, and the paint will retain its bril
!Haney and beauty unimpaired.
[l:7•Wm. Ruling, of East Greenwich, a young
man twenty-two years of age, committed sui
cide on Monday, under the following singular
circumstances : lie had been paying attentions
to a• young lady, and, seeing, her ride past with
another gentleman, and knowing that they
would soon return, he wont and hung himself
.upon an appletree by the roadside, in full view
of the lady and his rival, as they passed by.
0:7-Reputation is like polished steel—it may
be taanished by a breath.
A FAST STORY.
An Enlishman was bragging of the speed on
English railroads, to a Yankee traveller seated ,
at his side, in one of the cars of a "fast train"'
in England. The engine bell was rung as the
train neared a station. .It suggested' to the
Yankee an opportunity of " taking down his
companion a peg or two."
" What's that noise ?" innocently inquired
he Yankee.
" aro approaching a town," said the Frog—
lishman ; "t hey have to commence ringing
about ten fils before they get to a station, or•
else the train would run by it before the bell
could be heard ! Wonderful, isn't it ? I suppose•
they havn't invented bells in America yet ?"
" Why yes," replied the Yankee, " we've got
bells, but can't use them on our railroads. We
run so tarnel fast that the train always keeps
ahead of the sound ; no use, whatever ; the
sound never reaches the village till after the•
train gets by."
" Indeed ?" exclaimed the Englishman.
" Fact," said the Yankee, "had to give ue
bells. Then we tried steam whistles—but they
wouldn'tanswer, either. I was on a locomotire•
when the whistle was tried. Wo were going at
a tremendous rate hurricanes were noWhar,.
and I had to gamy hair on. We saw a two
horse wagon crossing the track, about five miles
ahead, and the engineer let the whistle on
screeching like a trooper. It screamed awfully,
but it wasn't no use. The next thing I knew,
I was picking myself out of a pond by the road ,
side, amid the fragments orthe locomotive, dead
horses, broken wagon, and head engineer lying
beside me. Just then the whistle came along,
mixed up with some frightful oaths that I had
heard the engineer use when he first saw the.
horses. Poor fellow ! he was dead before his
voice got to him. After that we tried lights,
supposing these would travel faster than sound.
We • got some so powerful that the chickens
woke up all along the road when we came by,
supposing it to be morning. But the locomo
tive kept ahead of it still, and was in the drek
ness, with the light close on behind it. The
inhabitants petitioned against it ! they couldn't
sleep with so much, light in the night-time.
Finally, we had to station' electric telegraphs
along the road, with signal men to telegraph
when the train was in sight ; and I have heard"
that some of the fast trains beat the lightning
fifteen minutes every forty miles. But I can't
say as that is truc—the rest I know to be As?'
t
Save your Ear lugs.
The practice which app ren ides, clerks, andl
others, have of spending their arming& as fast
as they accumulate, is one great reasign why so ,
many never attain a position above mediocrity
in life. A person who receives but a smalicom
pensation for his services, will, with a little ex
chequer, and a system of regularity in his ex- •
penditures, find that at the end of the year he ja.
prepared to encounter any emergency or mis—
hap. But, as a general thing, they manage to
get rid of their earnings quite as quick as they
aro duo, thus leaving them wholly unprepared ,
for emergencies,iby sickness or otherwise. A
system of curtailing necessary expenses, if
adopted by our younger folks, would bring.
around the most happy and gratifying resultsv
and be the means of raising to eminence and'
standing in society, many who have contracted
the habit of parting with their earnings so read-.
ily and foolishly, for the habit of keeting con—
tinually in debt, begets, indifference and dissi
pation, a lack of self-respect, and an utter disa•
regard for future prospects. Tho real cause for
a great deal of crime may be traced to the habit
of a foolish expenditure of money in earlier days..
—Albany Transcript. '
Wrong Side Out.
Little Eddy, on his way to school, frequently'
loitered by a small stream which he was obliged'
to pass, to witness the gambols of his playmates
while bathing ; the water being of sufficient
depth in some places for that purpose. Fearing
some accident might befal him, his mother had
tolehim never to venture near, and in strong.
terms, not to go into the water. One day, how
ever, being overcome by temptation, and the
urgent solicitation of boys older than himself,.
ho yielded to the importunities and his own'
wishes ; and for an hour entered into their •
aquatic sports right heartily. But as ill luole
would have it, while dressing himself by some'
mismanagement, he put on his little shirt wrong
side out, entirely unnoticed by him at the time
iii the quick eye of his mother saw it, and dr-•
d the reason at once. Before retiring for•
e night, it was customary for the little boy to'
kneel by her side and repeat Ws-little prayer..
While on his knees she took the opportunity to ,
reprove him for disobeying her commandsi.
" Edmund, how is it that the buttons are out
the inside of your shirt Collar 1"
" I don't know ; isn't that the way mother 'Fr
he asked.
" No, my son ; you have disobeyed me, r sue
sorry to see ; you have been in swimming ; else
how could you have turned , your shirt 3" askali
the mother.
Tho little boy felt that his mother had , spoliew
the truth, and•was for a moment silent: How--
ever; the satisilictory explanations as-hethought•
soon occurred. With a triumphant look anal
bold voice, ho replied :
" Mother, I—l—guess tutmed ritOte . our
the fence !"—Christian Freeman:
Wan A WOMAN SUOIILD stiJimutmlnualSr.-
-A woman should be amiable, benevolent,
charitable, domestic, economical, tbrgiving, gear
erous, honest, indlistrions,judiekme, Mitt
ing, modest, neat, obedient, pleasant, quiet, re►
fleeting, sober, tender, urbane, virtuous, *sr
x-emplary, yielding, and realoqe.
WUAT sun SHOULD sot' an. -401:4 boa r
cross, deceitful, envious-, fretful`, groyOug, hat•-
low-heartedi idle, jadish, knavia4lasy,itiorostr,
nonsensical, officious, prudish, quarrelsome,
ranting, snappish, talkative, wareasonable,vain,
wrankling, z-trayagant, or yawning,