• v The Patter on the Shingle* When the angry passion gathering in my mother's face 1 see, And she leads me in the bed-room—gently lays me on her knee. Then I know that I will catch it, and my flesh, in fancy, itches, As I listen for the patter of the shingle on my bree ches. Every tinkle of the shingle bas an echo and a sting, And a thousand burning fancies into active being spring; And a thousand bees and hornets *neath my coat-tail I seem to swarm. | As I listen to the patter of the shingle, oh, so warm. t\A. . W&k~. '•*., ■ r V M In a splutter comes my father—whom I supposed B had gone— B To survey the situation and tell her to lay it on; To see her bending o'er me as I listen to the strain, ■fe Played by her and by the shingle in a wild and Hb weird refrain. In a sadden intermission, which appears my only ■■■. chance, say: "Strike gently, mother, or you'll split my Sunday pants She stops a moment, draws her breath, the shingle holds aloft And says: "I had not thought of that—my son, just take them off." Moses! and the angles, cast thy pitying glan- ces thou, O family doctor, put a good soft poul tice on And may I with fools and dunces everlastingly com- mingle, I ever say another word when my mother wields the shingle. |HB The Floor of the Ocean. is an end of all romance about ocean depths. We can speculate on longer about perls in chambers of pearl, mermaids, or heaped treasures and ■HBdead men's bones whitening in coral caves. whole ocean floor is now mapped out The report of the expedition sent BBBVfrom London in Her Majesty's ship has recently been published. four years were given to the exam- of the enrrents and floors of the BBHwir great oceans of the world. Atlantic, wc are told, if drained, he a vast plain, with a mountain the middle running parallel with Another range crosses it from to Ireland, on top of which a submarine cable. The ocean is thus into three great basins, no longer depths." 8888 The tops of these sea mountains are two below a sailing ship and the basins, to Reeius, are flfteen miles, is deep enough for drowning, if not H^B^Bnystery. mounta ' ns are- whitened for thous miles by a tiny creamy shell. The are red in color, heaped with voi- Through the black, mo- of these abysses move gi- creatures, which never currents. legend coming down to of the world on Sea soundings throw a nd Solon record 11 their days, where flour of mankind, were submurged story is told by the MBB^PPI-ir*?.•■■■, who still celebrate, in I' * the fHghtfhl cataclysm this land with its stately and other archaeologists that this laud extended from Mex- the West indies. The shape discovered by the "Chal- corresponds with this theory. if some keen Yankee should yet out from its unfathomed slime the ■■§■ Atlantis? corduroy is the most fashion ; g : gjl e material for little hoys' suit. Mixed j Bssimeres and Scotch cloths are the next i jpfflßi favor. I New silk handkerchiefs for the neck are pale shades of blue and rose, and ed- B with plaitings of Breton, Languedoc B Valenciennes laces. The novelty destined to the greatest, popularity in fancy spring goods is the} Bprinted India cashmeres, in small multi-' colored pine patterns over a light ground, i ngnggg M?'"" Nbw m JOB ► • < PRINTING * *. i OFFICE. We respectfully invite public attention to i i •or I COMPLETE JOB PRINTING HOUSE! j Corner Main and Pine streets, oter the ■■ ii I i Music Store. ' -| j COMMERCIAL PRINTING ANl> PRAMPLET WORK A SPECIALTY. 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