1 it .' . - : - pBER•, •GONE. =, i;ol3i:!e'tirn** whiin the day, igrowo dttaiy, Stirs begin to come, • When the aflame from theityleying, Come ihagi4 u & tatigt!ingliorae, .Ithinlr.4ilb a engine sorrel's', . As they pass through the opezedooi, 'Of .the faces of•the children - ' Thist - we Swig shall g any morn. Ohlldien in snelr-whibs caskets, "I,ald'awaY tn their rest, • „ • Their still hands lying faded , - • Over the pubseless breast I . Children a-to came and tarried As it were only for the night, ' And passed at the break of• the morning, Ono journey far out 'of sight On a long and lonely journey; • Where we' could not help_ or hold, VorW6 sari but the cdosini Oyelids, The fading of locks of gold; . . And knew how now was but silence, Where once had been prattle and song, And only a chill and a shadow, Where was sunshine the whole day long, Away from our circa and caresses, "God knows where they are," we 4 And we knew that we tarry behind them Only litde way: For we, too, haste in ow .inurneY4 And we know it will not be Jong Till we : I to to the eV eternal, '. The r awl rapture or song. Yet oft, when the sun is setting In unspeakable splendor of light, Or the days grow dint and dusky, - And the ilhailows stretch into the night, When the children tired with their playing, Come in through the open door, I think of the dear, dear children, Who dill never come any more. How- , i3al Visgraceci the 'A traveller la the State of Illinois, some years ago, came to a lone log hut on the prairies, 'near Cairo, and -there he halted. He went into the house" of logs. It was a wretched affair, with an empty packing-box fora table, where two or three old chairs and • disable stools graced the reception room; th dark wails of which 'were further orna-. merited by a display of tin warcand bro ken delf article or two. • The woman was crying In one cor : - ner and the man -with tears in this eyes and aPipe in his mouth, sat on a stool, with his dirty arms resting on his, knees, and his sorrowful looking head supported by the palms of his hands.— Not a word greeted the interloper. "Weil," he said, "you seem to- be in awfttl trouble here. What's up?" - • "Ohl we are most crazed, neighbor," said the woman; "and we ain't got no Patience.to see folks now." ( "That is all right," said the visitor, not much taken aback by thispolite re but/1 "but can't Ibe of any service to you in - . all his trouble?" "Well, v'e've lost our gal. Our Sal's gone off arid left us," said the man, in tones of despair. "Ah, do you know what induced her to leave you ?" remarked ,the new ar rival. 1 , "Well, we can't say, stranger, how g'he . 's so far lost to us as to be induced • but, then, she's gone and disgraced us, _remarked the afflicted father. "Yes, neighbor, and not as I should. 44ay it as is her mother, but there warn't pootier gal in the West than my Sall, she's gone and brought ruin on us ? , an on her: own head now, "followed the stricken mother. "Who has she gone with asked the visitor. "Well, there's the trouble. The , gal could have done well; and might have married Martin Kehoe a capital shoe-. maker who, although he'c got but one eye, plays the flute in ali ely manner, and earns a good living. Then look what a home and what a life she desert ed 1 She was here surrounded by all the luxury in tlfe 7 country," Said the father. . "Yes! '.ho knows what poor,al will have to eat, drink, or wea now?" groaned the old woman. "And who is the fellow that has ta ken her from you, to lead her into such raiserY ?" quoth he. "Why she's gone off and got mar ried to a critter called an editor, as lives in the village, and the devil knows how they amt . () earn ft living. " Old Daddy ,Bumsey was a conscien tious ,man, fond of his Bible ,and his bitters. He vas summoned as a wit ness before our County Court. , On en tering the hotel he stepped up to the bar, called for a little tansy whisky, p6ured out a tumbler nearly full, and proceeded •to get outside of it, which he did with • entire success. The usual sixpence was . laid on the counter in payment. Land lord handed back three cents. Whatl" said Rumsey, don't you charge but three cents 2" • ,Not where I sell at wholesale," was the reply. The old man shoved back the change and said : " Well, if it's as cheap as that, you take the three cents and Pt/ take some more !". After this wholesale transaction had been disposed of one of the ding law _yers of the county enter and invited Daddy to indulge • , giving a know ing wink to the crowd. " Daddy," said the lawyer, " what did you come here for ?" i4Whk . we had a mill-pond in our to n, and if made all the people sick, 'when the Lord sent a flood and carried the dam away, then the people got well." .1- " I don't see why you should say the Lord had anything to do with ft.'' "Certainly he did," replied Daddy, " for the Bible 'says, "He sendeth his rain upon the just and. upon the un just." _" Oh, you are getting weak and fool ish," said the lawyer. "I know St.," Was the response, "but the Bible tells ue that the Lord chooses the weak and foolish things of this world to confound the wise!" A PLANT, which has ail the quail! ties of fine silk, has recently been dis- Covered in Peru: Preparations are be ing made to cultivate it upon an exten . sivegicale. The , shrub is three - or four - , feetin height. The silk is inclosed' in a pod, of whicheach plant gives a great number, and is declared to be superior in fineness and quality, to the predac- Hon of the silk worm. it isa wild per ennial, the seed small and easily separ ated from the fibre. The stems of the plant produce a long and very brilliant fibre superior in strength and beauty, to the finest linen thread. Small quanti ties have been woven in the rude man - ner of the Indians, and the texture and brilliancy is bald to be unsurpassed. I A LAIIGE mu:Y.—Mr. Calvin Bar ber, a wealthy farmer of the toyn of Norwich, Chenango county, resides with his wife near the Half-Way house, between the villages of Norwich and Oxford. This worthy' couple, though not fifty years 'old, are the parents of twenty-two intelligent; and healthy children, a portion of them grow n up an d having families of their own. Weave heard that seventeen of the family are girls t , and that all of the family meet once a year at the " old homestead.—" BiVhconton Standard. ti A youngster came home after a glori ous time in the pud es, his face all agloW, and his rubber Oohs full of water. The punishment of staying in the house for the remainder of the day did not seem very hard at first; but as his little heart warmed up with the recollection of his triumphs of the morning, when he bad waded deeper than any of his playmates lured to, ho could bear the restraint n longer, and went to his mother, say ng, "Please, mother, whip mg, and let me go out again. Y, • ," • 'l 4 " s " • • ,n a , • - -- '•'•" t•• '• • •• so 1 ,-- • •• -; •• -^ • :: 7 4.1..t,.. , Air.$ c. 4 a Pk 4 44. nf • " . 4 NEW SPRING GOON IN CORNING, InII AT THE PEOPLE'S STORE 1 • Nip ARJ NOW RECEIVING • FRESH ,SiiOCK OF NODS DM Adapted to'tle SPRING TRADE, 1 attd are prepared to supply the wants of the !I ' people in iENNFITLVANI . :wrrn ~ DRY GOODS. OUR LONG EXPERIENOR =II .._,►= -. has taught us that GOOD 400DS give the beet aatisfaetiott, ,those,seenetemed = to'pationletius knot, that we KEEP THE BEST GOODS that are to be found in this seotion, and those . who are not our patrons are the losers • quite ail ranch as we are. We keep tie usual TIA.ROE STOOK OP CLOTHS to soli by tbo yard or MADt UP TO ORDER' AND WAR- RANTED TO FIT • OUlt, STOCK WILL BE KEPI' FULL, and all Goods sold by u; Warranted to giire Satisfaction, A N D Sold as tow as at any other tstab- lishltent. Mind that. • We invite an examination 'of ow? Stock end" Prices, pledging ourselves to ;. SHOW GOODS FREELY Alb TAKE NO OFFENCE when no sale is Leads SMITH & WAITh. Corning, N. Y., Apr. 10, 1887 NEW AR A NGEMENT, I Wilson c~ iVan Iralkeuburg. Have established themselves et NO. 2, UNION BLOCK, 3` lately occupied by P. D. 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