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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,"
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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
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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, ,
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!. " 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. - ' '
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TI2C 31EKCHA!t'S DAlTClfTER,''"
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1 A CUBE JOS' EXTRAVAGANCE. '
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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
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."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
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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 '
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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
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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
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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'.
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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
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(," .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
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..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-
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llVUtU UiUU . . ,
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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. ' '
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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."
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