if- 2 :' -' it - t -'..-. v, ;:; ,h.A. y ' j TETSIIEESlHGS OF GOVEBNMENTXlSE THE DEWS OF HEAVEN, SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ALIKE TJPOSTTHE HIGH AND THE LOW, THE RICH AND THE POOR; f . ,. ; r , f i r 1 ii 41 t -till S r rjai n7iv 1z7J1Z1FZZ "" j 'x:'ljt 3i' iy ""'-vSfeJ 1 -:?A Vf -rf rjfraVI " t-1 lo IS" la iubliahed vtry iWodneaday; Morning' at Due Da'Jnr abd Fifty-Cents per ' niissaha psyalilo In advaiice ; ' kjse'doll'ar JLXD' eetexty-five cts ' if not iaUi witliia six mcutLs, and ; p . - TWO DOLLARS If not pai'5 unil tlie ternh)attoii '.If the, - No sul:scrlpUoinj.v iIl ,i takcu f.r a Shorter, ncricnl tiau six uiontliS. and w tulsjiUicr.viH be iearuges ari uul, Ciccj t &! tk cation til.tLc editor,, . . t-. is v ;: j.--.: ' . Any person suWcribinj? lur ui . riK'Uthsvill le charged OSE iK.Livn, uukss tbo jaoccy U. J-id - Advertising Ilalcs. . . - - une 1 1 square, Tl2 linesj 2 squares, 21 linesj 3 squares, 06 lines " One iiiaa t'n.' ro. Three do. 1 00 1 CO 1 J0 ' 2 00 2 00 ; 3 00 12 tie - s mootbs. ' ( ao. SlIi'CTbr'lcss." $1 50 J:J 00 1 Miiiiire. ri2 lintel , , 2 CO , 1 i.O 00 9 00 2 sijuarc T2i lines! . ' '4 00 S'squarcs, 36 lincsjj '' .'' 6 CO Half a column,"' ' 10 CO 7 00 '9 00 12 00- '12 00 14 00 0 00 One column, , . 35 00 22 00 , C5 00 All advertisements' nir.st be ju:rkcd 'vith the number of ir-.-irlicns' tlt't-ind, or they "ill be continued untit forbid j and charged .Accordingly." birr criri. ' ' . THE INDsAW GAPTIVE."' Let nie go to my h n) j, tb it w fir r!i-t mt Vc st, To the s.cne cf u.y ehd-i-Lood, thui 1 luve the best, ; - , . 1 '' -.; Wbcre the tail cedar are, and ti e bi iglit wa ters 1'ow, ; WLltj my j.ueut.f w ill jrett iriC, v. Lite iiin kt me s. : , Let p.if ti.8 siol when the cataract j!iys, Where oft' I bn ve KtKflU-d in r.VybyUh 'days i There is my f xcr mother, a, -hose heart will iA-r-ffow, ' At tli" sight of her child, O ! there let uie go. Let raeoto the bills acd the rd leys r- f:.ir, Yhere oft I b ivo Tua'thol lay own mytmtain air. nd there tbroiish f.resl with qui vcr and) ow, 1 I have chased the wi! d.Ucr, O! there let me gv I It mc y to r.y Tatlr, bv who valiant Vide I have iH.rted i.V.it, the heivbt of my pride, j .And rxnlti to eof.qiier the iusv.Ict t foe, - ; .To my lather that elrlcfi-i.-ir, O! there let me And Oh! !ci:vjc go U my tUK ey.l maid, Who Uiit mo tu l.'Vtv.lKneai ii the wilh w shade, '. Whose hurt's like the fawn's as puTO as the Stio'V, , . And she l.ves licr de.u I 'ia;i,to her let mo g-. And Oh ! let rnc :-y .- my fair f..r.-sl ivino, And never gaii will 1 wish t roni. And there let m? ImkIv in ashes lay low, To the scene iu the fjrest, white man let mc go. THE IiTAIBEK'S RESOLUTION. O. I'll tell of a fellow. Of a ftlbxv I have seen. Who is neither white no ycllovi-, But is altogether green! Then hi name, it isn't charmin. For it's only common Bill," I And be wishes me to wed him, But I hardly think I will. Ho has told me of a coktag, Of a cottage 'mon the trees," ' And don't you think the gawkcy. Tumbled on bis knees ! While the tears the fellow wasted, Where enough to turn a vmil1, And be begged mc to accey.t him. But I hrrdly think I will. D, I be whimpered of devotion,. . ' Of devotion pure arid deepK : . But it ficemed so very silly, -;; 'That I nearly fell astecp; And be thinks It would be j.leasant, As we journey down the biil, n To go hand in hand together, r- But 1 hardly think I will. 1 -.4 -i - ' ' He v-aR hoTe last night to see rne, 1 ' And he made so long a stay, ' I began to think the blockhead Never meant to go away. - At tlie first I learned to bate him, 1 And I know 1 hate him still," : , . -Yet bourgoa me to have him, " ' J3ut I hardly think I will. ' .., .. . 'Tm Purc'jouldn't'choose him. . But the very.duce is in it, , 7 i 1 !. " And he sa-s if I refuse him '" $ That he could not Ii7fc a mmute-, ' And yon "know the blessed Bible, Plainly says We " must not kill," So I've thought the matter over, And I rather think I will. Tin: Wiv'TO makjj-pies. Au old lady in the country had a dandy from the city to dine withlir on a'certaiu- occasion Fur the CiTcrtjhsre.'wa? an" gpbrmons ,pphi'pje. LLa. ua'airili-id lhe.geutleuiau, 'how do you handle such a pie !' . i Easy enough', was tboiijulet reply ; 'we make the cruet trp in a wbeelbtrr5w,r-wheel it under an apple' tree and then'shake the fruit j iato it. - ' ' HP n 'rL J : VI . ...i KYtdia tlie'Tr flag, TI2C 31EKCHA!t'S DAlTClfTER,''" -OR- 1 A CUBE JOS' EXTRAVAGANCE. ' -rf : . xr . at t- r n nriT'i 5 f ;-rf ; "i . r. CHAETKll Ir.: : 'So ,XLaile ,7jfou are ui atrirnqniallr incli ned, J rrceiveVrrarjfile11 as he scatdd liimsclf ia the coinfortabla bachelorj apartment orTjis 'fi icnd:T- : -:""0 'XoL wLat..iuate3: jou tLiuk so roplicd Charley Walker, ioiilirig rcr the mot e;scri oiis feelings that' the question excited: : Why, you Uall upon thq Youngs' quite of ten enough to mean something.'-; -' v;; v' Chailes whistled an !a ir from the ogera.f It was. hc favorite of cne of. the young ladlea to w ho ih b ia friend alluded which; to'J those, who have had no experience in matters of the heart, maysecnilo ba a remarkable coinci--dence. Which -one, i itpiiit V:iT JIunjph! ! You cannot; have noted -,any very pointed attentions, if you have not found out which jof them is the" unfortunate choice of this poor bachelor. : ,: ... ' -; . . All the world knowa that you call there oucc or .twice, a week; and I know no more than ethers. "L it Jaoe2 ; f , 3 vj 6 9 e . ."Well, she ista javiiJa, Ahcni of court leudki gtrl.i inU r envyyouyour happing j; Happiness .What thj deuce. dj you mean i by that': ;1 haven't married her yet,, replied; Charles, finding his friend was getting ahead ui Lis conclusions rather to fast. ' All the fame thing.' Not exactly.' - . .. 'You lacau lo marryjher of ppunw ?' 1 don't' know. ' l'ci lumps' it is:only a fiir- tatioii.'.. ' ' :. -' - -.. ". '. AT . : -Don't do that Charley.' ' . - . '1 lo'ye her Henry. I will confess that, if ! you will uot laugh at. me. , . . j -Ou mv soul I wont do any such thing. . A matter of this kind Certainlv deserves serious consideration, and 1 am not the man to make f" f a ' ' ' " .' " : 'Thank you . Henry L wanted to tai over the matter with iou, but I v:as .a little afraid you would laugh at mc, if 1 attempted to be serious over it. I assure 30U I will not. Marry if 3011 cau see yuur way clearly .to co. so rlvmia ls a l:uc girl, beautiful, goo-l-tempcrcd, and, hasa hundred good qualities to one bad one.' K. The lover smiled tho grati2eation he felt it these pretty words concerning, tho . one he loved. . -..'." 1 have no fault to fiud with her. She cer tainly has a good heart.' - he has; you might go faither and fare worse. For my part. I should be weik enough to fall iu Iovj myself, if I could support a wife ": ' 'Put your salary is larger than miDe." Still It 'is too small to support a ' wife in these. times.' .-.';.;.-. . - Ody salary is only twelve while yours is fifteen hundred dol'.ars a year.'' Why don't you tell me I can't aiTord to marry ?' That is for you to decide, for everything depends upon the habits of her whom you make your wife.' '. This is my difficulty, ' Wrhen I - consider the way the Young girls have' been brought up, I look with a good deal of timidity upon the future I was thinking as you came iu, that" l" would not call there again for a month I I am afraid I have gone a little, too far. al- ready. ' " ' ! : ' .' '' -' -' ' .'Think well before .you . Jcciuc, Young, you know, has not much of . a fortune with which to portion his daughters.' . 'One-half of my. f alary would hardly pay for tho new silk dresses 1 have known Lavin- ia to have within the year.' ... 'I dare say it would not, T wonder her father left her dress so much as she does.' Mr. Young is oua of ttie.beet men' I ever knew. He is a true Christian.. They say he gives away immense sums of 01' every year iu charity. . '.;...-. : ". 'He is in good business.' '-':: ' ,- 'True ; but I doubt if . he has accumulated anything i Mrs. Young, I think, is of anoth er 'stamp.',' ' She ; wants to be a fashionable wo man, and, 1 fancy, her husband is .rather op posed, to following" the mode. He i3 a peace able man, however, and I suppose.he wpnld not have a stormy botue as long, as no moral point is at issue ,f ' :-'" iy - " - : ..'LJiaTe.bcen toil .that sUe is the master of thc bouse.' . -5 .-::v.,, -w.J . ; ,'No; not quite so strong as that; 'though; I think' everything in the: family would have been dilTereut if he Lad married. another wo tuao, ' You think,- then; that I cannot afford to marry? - . , Yod ceffiloly cannotlupport her in her present "sfyli of liviog ' ' ,"! " i Tfl ielieve i X'shall ' not call there agaxn , at preeQntr.bYou .peakj my own mind I; will go to-niorrow and hint at my inteation so that thettj shall we no miaunderstanditig.' 1 c " ! ThihVwellf Parley .''andon't let me in-" fluence j-ou loaxaucu,., ' Charles had gitfctfr1h mailer a very cart ful consideration and made' np .his mind that he could not marry" La?iolaVt,ithout stipula ting beforehand thut shtf must abandon, her extravagance in dresa. It" would have- ben an awkward stipulation, ' but it woulAihave beinTmadB'ess to make a girl nis twite :rno would ruin him in a.eingle year ; b'&-'iz "But while Charles and 'his friond- are con bideiiig the matter.T;we will'5 mako'a call -'at the comfortable' abode; of the Yon'ngd. -'Perhaps eome of the lover's fine desof iptiorl of tho lady dear may be falsified, but we'canVhelp o t,, !. CUAPTElt 11: ' p'-It was not the moat aristocratic residence in' tho city. Mr' Young had built add now owned- the house in which; he dwoiti It was-ll that a reason'ablo man "could possibljr desir'e: y and thousands would consider a'fatruoturo'far less spaoiousand elegauX" fa 'loss luxuriously appointed,, all that "they could require. .rrjUi It was a cold- day in January a very, cold day! ' Even the fierce blasts' of hot afr which' the great furnace poured mto . the apartment produced iio effect upon .'the thickdatipg "of frebt that clung- to. tfid pUto-jla&i of the .win-, dows. - The grate too, was piled high ' with coals, and before it were seated the twddaugh- f h- -aTho warm;and pleasant apartjaeut , was a paradise of com fort, - It would liave scerjed a very heaven to the denizens of the cellars -and attics in the obscure quarters' of .he Puritan -.- -l l.J ;.J.i - ..-ii city evoa yvithout including tho thwurls wno sat before tho lire i I , ?;. . s;?.' 1 .; ' 'I haven't a dress that i3 St to, wear ,' said one of the Misses Young. .w':4;il'" , It was Charles '.Walker sdiviuity who " was thus poorly off for suitablo garmauts; yet any person observing tho elegant silk dres "fchd wore would have deemed it o - piece of exag geratioa. . . . 'Nor I either,', replied the "other hoiiri 'I do wish Pa would be a littlo more like " ether . . ' . ' f He says' he' cannot afford such' a system of extravagance,' added Lavinia. , s. 4 y. 'Extravagance I .If he thinks we are ex travagant 1 wonder what he would tay to the Livinnstous and Herberts? . - . 't 'Sure enough.' . . -4 , 'Put we must have some dresses. . 'Your blue silk" will do very well to wear to the ball, Jane.' ' " ' -So will your green, jnst as well. r 'Here is pa , and as she spoke, Mr. Young cutered the room, . .-. , '.. ;' . - Lavinia placed the great roeking chair be fore tho ' fire for him, and then broughf;his hlippers. '..," - ( " ' '" '.' ; 'It is dreadful cold, isu'titpa?' , i. " Pretty cold.' . - .. ; '.- - We were just speaking of something when you came, pa,' said Jane. .' " 'Indeed,' laughed Mr. Young. 'Arc joil sure it wa3n't nou sense ?',;; 2 . ... ... 'Each of us wants a new silk dress, pa,' in terposed Lavinia. ' 11 'It was nonsense, then. 1 .'We need them very much.' 'Do you ?' and the . father laughed at the preposterous assumption. -I haven't a single dress that is fit to wear,' added Jane. - . . . 'Nor I,' chimed Lavinia. .'I have been positively miserable all day,' thinking about it.' : ' ' . :' '-; ', 'Have you ?' I have, indeed ' .' 1 -- Miserable? do you mean bo?"; ;,, I do, pafyou don't know what it is to want a dress: von don't know what Jit is to be cut . - '- - .... v - . out and triumphed over1 by those who arc no better off in the world than we arc.' V I hope L never shall,", answered Mr Young,1 seriously, if not sternly. " Besides, I expect to be invited to the ball next week," continued Lavinia. - You can go, if you "aro." , , ' ' ' I Lave no dress. " .1 ; . . - ' I bought you one for the last ball."., ; r vBut I cannot wear it twice.,; .What would Mr. ." - ' : . ' Mr. Walker," added J ane mischievous- C 44 What would any one say?" blushed Lavinia. " : y No matter what they 'say, . I cannot af ford o pay for any unnecessary drc'sseVagain ttils wiptcrrYou ought to boV thankful . for thff thousand, blessings that are showered upon you. There don't let me .hear 'about you being miserable about 'dresses again. i 01 v " But we must have them, pa!" exclaimed LaYiriia, very seriouily-.; andier eyes seemed to moisten as though a loir of dislppoiutment was struggling for exhtence. I ?JMr. Young looked at hcrj solemnly, for;-a j moment. ' llis heart ;was: deeply: pained 5 to. bbervo the evidence "of discontent " sher- had exhibited; and "which were now morovi siblcr in ber firnression .. . : j a j, I. want you to go-with me .aftoiri dinnertT giris, w continued :;Mr.i sYoain'; after' a lone ..t W e will m aVe one or two calls, and then H it rou wisa,-10 ouy. your amscs.wq wiu att ena Neither Jane nor 'Lfiniifaskcd any more questions, and after dinner .they wfere ready to attend their father,. c. A carriage fad been en gaged for tha i occasional and i they n departed on what to the young ladies was a mysterious mission'. r t 1, -a,. CHAPTER III . f Where' are wo going," pa Y asked Jane as. she glanced at the ' suspietpus; looking houses on Either side of, ihe" street: L 'f:A 'T ...Xhe.earnage., stopped before, a miserable dilapidated old buddingiibefomi; Mr. j Yo ung had time to answer the question ; n ded them out of' the ''vclxvetc? nd boh an- ' What Lave we come Lerc for "pa 7' ..asked Lavinia, shrinking back as her father proposed to conduct her into the ohLbuilding f se.f 'Come along, girls.' vi-fcivsi ' 1 -j . Timid ' and doubtful. they fullo'wcd him into the uouse. ana. upon the. rickety stairs, .more than once, leuiciogl the .phiUnthropie mer chaut to resort to persuasion to induoo -them tfrocced;, "5 ,r..t. In the-attic, to wuich the "fur-clad .ladies succeeded with much difficulty n.; asceuding, r n s w,-, 3 4 Tia j-hrt-k . ... f . There was :a! woinan ' and three small - chil dren-in the room, closely ncbtllngbver a brbr ken, ttove which d:d not perceptiLly elevate the temperature -of the apartment oyer (hat of the external air 1 They worn dlhuddled together ia a heap, that they might have the benefit of th6"niutual rarmth 'thus' engendered." They had piled ihe scanty stock cf rags which their ineagre housekeeping, facilities afforded them, upon their persons. --i i '" ' cTho robm'was' scarcely a ' protection from the extreme' cold of the dny. Grcati cracks iPj the windows, - and arouiid them, opened wide far thef passage f the- freezing blast, and the little group were shivering with the ti ..-,- S 81. -T t -j ; . . '. ; COiu. (," .The -young ladies shuddered, as they gazed at the pale, blue, A livid. fa?cs .tha fabject groapand the tears immediately flooded the eyes of thc gentle, tender ' hearted ' Laviuia. It was such a sight as she 'Lad' never seen befere. . - ,-. - :- It was an Irish mother, 'aud those' were Irish children ; but they were none' the - less susceptible to cold and hunger because they were Irish. ' - - p V'yt1 c;: -' Oh - father !' gasped. Lavinia,' let us do something for them.' - 6 -5 '- : -'a- ' With all my heart, my child. I can spend my" money in relieving 6uch' sufferings" as these, when I do not feel like buying silks and satins,' replied Mr. Yeung.. , : , . .. ,y;.- - He " then questioned the.' woman, v whose quivering form : would "scarcely let her speak. Have you anything to eat ? , ' . j Not a thing," replied she ; sorra taste of anything w6l had but .wather nince yester' morning;- I don't care' for myself, but the childer is perishing wid the cold and hunger.' ' Mercy! exclaimed Lavinia. Nothing to cat and skivering all nightjwith .the cold ia this dreadful place!' 1 ';'. s: . ' 4 ily attention was called - to this case - of suffering as I was going home to dinner ad ded Mr. Young : and. I promised to attend to it at once. I thought I would bring you here and show you how insignificant was your misery compared , with that of these people. And there hundreds pb.bttcr off in this city,- 4 1 will not ask for another dress, pa, said Lavinia. 4 Only, - let us give these poor suf ferers all thev want.'' ' . "r l i ..Nor I.; pa,' added Jano,. :s.; . It ; . Giving joy to the woman and children by promising to send them fuel,'- food and clo thing, they left the house. ; but not to go home, for Lavinia would not bo satisfied till she had seen the poor sufferers fed, warmed and cloth - ed.' She and her' father bought everything required, and returned to the house. A great fiic was kindled by the merchant, "while this daughters busied themselves in stuffing the cracks with cotton they had procured for the purpose. -,r - -'- Lavinia's eyes lnoistcncd , with gratitude that she had been able-to do something for the sufferers, as she saw tho ravenous appetite with which tbey devenred the hot dinner that was brought from the restoratbr- Then" the God bless you's which the poor woman showered upon them were far btttcr than silks and feathers. When they had donc 'all they couki lor tne poor people, . they lett tbcm, witu hearts swelling with grateful emotions to Him who had given them the means of blettifg the widow and the fatherless : i; rWtn Layinia entered that waxm, parlor in thier. father's house again, it seemed 1 more like a paradise than ever -before .f--She wondered that she had ever complained "0of 'cnytLiE?. Why Lad 7c cot Veen born to .poverty 'and misery, like jtLe poor-' woman -they, had-jast made.happy X 'Why was AerJot iappointed in the midst of 4nxnrious plenty,' whitehundreds were perishingwith hunger .and thakirig with cold ?. ' (j 6d' hatl "been good .to not. and it 'was but a small return for her to ;beyjgntented wbeiL hhxi liil outliing'tO repine lr;aliar1 tbat'plaa4(nt parlor was none the less a -para- dise because Ch" arlei WAlfet was there'await-3 int ne ir return,.,,, lilushingwith pleasuVe, &hc int ot the afternoon' adventure j-and the r told hint lover was so enraptured that he failed tcj-give the hint which -he - had'-come fo' -J1vr TTp cltfcd the next day' and the 'next, instead. bf breaking off altogether, '.as lie had proposed. Then ne invited her to the ball.,' She pspra ised to go, if Tie. would not object to the dress. Of r course, he Y0U.d not; and. she, showed him her written resolution, not to have am other euk dress for a year, cfTt,was a reforui in the right direction, and Charles was "rc joiced that he had not given tb,e. before-mcn- - w ' - . i . . 4.. . w '.j l i . . , . , ..... , fc V . llVUtU UiUU . . , -.::..' , e St;;"- 1 .i.'3W ,cj.:a-:-? ..-:"!-' As they became better acquainted, Charles' -'. 1 , r .3 , . j ti.i. t. . . only objection to? matrimony was discussed, rather indirectly, it is true"; but Lav)n)a had learned her lesson. For the year -eucceedinff her izrst visit to the poor people she .had of ten uiae sueli visits alone since her expeu ses for personal appajrcl .were inside of aiua dred dollars. At the end of cnoiherjear, Charles W"alk crded dier to thsdU;r, and she heoamea true and loving wife, ;.-.b'ae; was cured of ert-ava-gance. ;,It was a remarkable cure. The rem edy was totally at fiult with 'Jane:"" It im- presseu ner ior a time, vixi its cl.ee: soon wore awaJ- . . ..,. - ""-"'."V" ' Charles' talary.fs larger now than wlien." Le was first introduced to tho reader;, but. so prudent i? Lis wife that he lives - within - Lis meens.' ' It is trui, she spends a great deal in charity; trai: her husband can. afford, thut, charity warms the heart,"iiukes a man a bet ter, friend, and a woman a better wife. STEALIHQ WAT2R-H2BL0P:S: -m A'man ia a country town tool great pleas- ure m Laving a neat gardeu. ile.Lid all kinds of vegetables and fruits earlier lhau his neighbors, but thieving boys in the neighbor hood annoyed him, damaged his trees tram pled 'down h3' choicest Cowers and "hooked" hhi choicest frulis. . He" tried various ways to protect his grounds, but Lis watch-dogs were poisoned, and set-traps caught nothing but his fattest fowls and f.ivorite rat. ' One afternoon, however,' just 'at nightfall, he overheard a couple of .mischievous boys talking together. when one of them said.: 4 What do you say, Joe; shall we come the grab game over them melons to-night ? Old Swipes will be snoring like tcii men before 12 o'clock-' ,. ft , ! . - The other oljecteJ, as there was a high wall to get over, ,- . ri, , . ; Oh, pshaw !'. was . thc reply, 1 1 know a place where' you cau get over just as easy- know it like a book. "Come, Joe, let's go." The owner of tho melon patch "didn't like ; the idea of being an caves-droppcr ; but the conversation so immediately concerned bis melons,' which he had taken so much pains to raise, that he "kept quiet and listened to the plans of the young scape graces, . so that he might make it somewhat .bothersome for them. Ned preposcd . to get' over tho wall on the south side, by the great pear, tree,"' and cut directly, across to the summer-house, just north cf which were the melons . ; : ; r-; Joe was a clever, fellow who loved good fruit exceedinglyand was as obstinate as an ass. Get him once started to do a thingj aud he would stick to it like a mud turtle to a nig ger's toe. The other .didn't care so much for the melons as for tho fun of getting them. -. Now hear the owner's story : ' : ' ' . 4 1 made a needful prcparatiou for tlie vis it; put in brads pretty thick in the ecautliDg along the wall where they intended to. get over; uncovered3 a largo vat of water which had been filled for some time, from which, in dry weather, I was accustomed to water 'my garden , dug a trench a foot or so deep, aud placed slender boards over it, which were blightly covered with-tlirt," and just beyond them some little cords,' fastened tightly ,-some 4ght inches from thc ground.' I -picked ' all the melousl wished to preserve, leaving pump kins and squashes of about tho size and shape of mclonv in their places.-'" " ' '' The boys were iuite rigaiin's'iippo.-iug ii would bd 'dark, but tbey missed lt.V'little-in inferritJg that 4 6ld Swipes 4 ak they called him would be in bed. The old'.iaaq 2-'e a little' tun' as well as they; and t3e timeCame, frem his hiding-place he listened : r-Whist. Joe !. don't you hea-- soncthiijg T --I think it-was very-probable that they -did, for hardiiV ere the; words utterrd ere there came a ebtmd'of forcible tearing Of fustian. ' Get off mycoat tail!' whispered Joe ; there, go.es fone. "e thcflaps. as TAroag, .guns. ! WnyVge teff.-Ned P - i'iis Isld t h And Ned was off, and one leg of his breech es If tides , 'and then be Was ah-ing and oh inc ! and telling 'Joe tuat lie'LelleveJthero were nails in the. Bide of .the wall, for some- ttlng-uayfCTatehed-htmrtiviBenan and torn ha Vreechcs'"all xif pieces'. ui"iii Joe sympathised ' with' Llmlfor he said -half Lis coat was haning'trp thefe eoinewLcre.' Hiej aoafjattel Jbanf. ip l?and; for. lfed 'believed he knew the.: way,'-) They had ar rived "tfrlittls,beyTOd 1hfrtreeff,hen-'ctanQ-thing frtut rlQ) TjswasVr Jato'lheTwater-vat. A sneeze ensued, then the exclamation : ' Thunder ! thaiVatcrkiiclIs rather old " Ned waubil to.. giLonketii ncc, but Joe was too much, excited to listen; far a moment to sucVafbTk)sitToh. TsT Tryyt? . . - , - . - - iscver beard anything about that cistern before tbe-rLi lw uiusl ha --. fixed it on purpose toF- eWoVn people n . OAirroVa Aodgh , that we should both fall iiilo' it.'-" " They pushed jan again iorTh9lEelons. Presently they ware, caught by. thecords, and headlong they.wentjafcq "PV9i". briars and thistlei,""a"nd the"' like", which adhecn placed there for heir express accommodation. 4 Such'i. getting up stiir&r.muitared one. "NetiTesnU"tilTesr r"cx . claimed the c the f.ir''i ,tTha'y 'now' iletcrmined'to go more "cautfoiu lyl ''At'lenglh' they arrived at the patch. ? , ' ' " v How "thick" they are, , J oc 1 ecme hcre TLere'i? more than a dozen fat ones here ! . ' And" down ihey Fat in the midst of them and seemed 'to conclude thaf they were amply rewarded for all their miaharss. , Here,' Joe said Ned, take this musk iiielca ; isn't it a sockdolager? Slash iutoit!' . IX cuts tremendous Lard Ned. ' Ned,; it's a'' squash V --'- t-- ' -' ,'No ;t isn't ; I tell you it's a new kind! Old 'Swipes' senCto. Ilhodc" Island for the seed last spring. ' " 4 Well, then, all I've 'got to siy is, that the. old fellow got snck'ed in that's so. ' ' -',-' . ' '- "-- . .' ' i V.,'1 a gupS to gouge, into this water melon; LaHo ' there goes a half a dollar ! I've broke my knife;-. If I didn't know it was a .water melon , I should say it! was a purupin. ruet is, I believe it is a puicpkin !' ..:.yhat.the boys did besides, while the own er went, to the staLIc and unmuzzled the do;? and led him into the garden, we couldn't say that they took long steps the onion and flower beds revealed iu the nioruiD"- They paid pretty dear for thc whistle. -They Lad cot tasted a - single' melon ; they had got scratched, and tore their clothes; were as wet as drowned rats, and half scared out of their wits at the ravenous dog, and the ap prehension of being discovered.' The 5ncxt eight the'ownet of the ' melon patch invited all thc boys cf the village.:' in cluding Ned and Joe, to a feast of melons, oh the principle of returning good for evil. This circumstance changed. the boys' opinioa of " Old Swipes," i and his melons wcro never afterwards disturbed. . ; ' - , A Brace. of Bjv's Compositions. A dis tinguished Georgian lawyer says that . in his younger days ho tanght a boys' , school, atd requiring the pupils to write compositions, Ijb sometimes received some of a ; peculiar., sort, of which the following is a .specimen : . - Os Isncsmv. It is a bad thing for a man to be idle. Itdu&try is the best thing a 'man can have, and a wife, is the next. ..PropheL and kings desired it beg, and died without the fite. The end. ; - ,.: Here is another : : . ; ; Ox the Seasons. Thcre are four season, spring, summer, autumn and winter- They are all pleasant. Some peoplo like spring, but as for me give me liberty or give mc do. t . The end.' ' ' " ' Will you have a Daily Sun V said a newfcboy to Mrs. Partington. .Will I have a Daily b ? Why you little scrapegrace ! How dare you insinuate againtt a lone women from home ? No indeed 1 guess I wont have a Daily Son'! My poor dead man used to com plain most awfully when I, presented bin! a ytarly Suu ! A daily son, iudecd ! 'liegon, you Utile upstart imp !' . And the 'old lady ealled for a turkey-tail fan to keep from swocu- ing. ; 4t,TLc following Tssaid tole the private receipt cf a fuuny editor "oiit W ctt . "" Take bue pint of whiskey. ,5ir "it well with one '.pvo-ilul of whiikcy ; l'ucu add anoth er pint of whLdicy'; beat e arc fully with a ppoou and keep pout iiig iu whitkey. Fill & Urge bbwl with water, and uiJike afcrvattsetit out of your reach.. ; Tuke a tmall tumbler, pour i two ej'oonfuhj of water; pour out the wuur, and Lll up with whiskey, and add to the atov. Flavor wijh ulisk'-v to your ta.-tc." 1 1 : 1 ' id r . ' 1 ti - 5-1 ' 5'- : e- .' ' " : l.'l . - . n w. NT it". ' -' f ! ! . "I i Hi : r -'. A-. " -. ?. " .1 i-:: ! , ii . J 1 t; I"V 1 r ;; i d'l: - I r . 1 r j) v.. ',. 4. MV 4 n 11
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