A
A. IS. C. COMPASiY.
Can you gnoss Tvliat I liavo heard ?
It is true, upon iiiy rvord;
nineteen men, I understand,
Marcliing up and down Hie land,
Pail' ami liandsome to behold,
Hut no two alike, i’ni told;
Free are all from fault or stain,
But not one can speak out plain,
And for this they’ve taken thought,—
Five interpreters they’ve brought:
Doejily learned men are they.
The first in wonderment all day.
Opens his mouth and says, “ A! A!”
The second like a mouse yon see,
lie goes on Sfiuoaking, “ K ! E ! B!”
The third’s a selfish man,—and why ?
He always talks of “ I! I! I!”
The fourth comes forward, hobbling
slow,
As if in pain, with “ O! O! O!”
The fifth I don’t think speaks quite
true;
Ho says he’s not himself, but “ TJ!”
And all together—they’re so strong—
They go on talking all day long.
If yon can’t guess their meaning yet,
I’ll tell you—they’re the Alphabet.
A PEAST OF FHEKKtES.
Lucile de Vere was a young
French girl who lived in Paris.
One day, in market with her
mother, she was admiring the ar
rangement of all the fruits and
fioweis, when something very
beautiful n:,ot her eye. There
were some green branches of a
cherry-tree twined in a wreath,
from which gracefully peeped the
tempting fruit, like so many 
scarlet flowers, througlt the leaves.
‘ Oh, mamma,’ cried she, ‘ please
to buy me that brilliant wreath.’
Madame de Vere wa.s surprised,
for Lucile, knowing her mother
had little money, usually con
tented herself with just looking at
pretty things. But she bought
the wreath and walked on, Lucile
examining her charming treasure
as something very charming.
They sauntered to the garden
of the Tuileries, where they sat
down under the trees to enjoy the
lovely morning. It was before
ten o’clock, and before the fash
ionables came out. So they bad
the place almost to themselves.
Presently a lady appeared with a
girl about Lucile’s age, and they
took seats near by.
‘ You have a handsome wreath
there,’ said the lady, after the first
salutation, ‘ and quite becoming
to a young maiden like yourself.’
‘ Still more suited to your
young friend,’ said Madame de
Vere, smiling, and glancing at
the bright red cheek.s before her,
finely contrasting with the green
color of her round hat.
‘ But I do not know how you
could have helped eating fruit so
delicious,’ said the younger.
' I find them so handsome to
look at,’ replied Lucile. ‘But,
mamma, can I eat them now ?’
On her mother’s consenting,
she passed the wreath over to the
young girl, earnestly inviting her
to share them with her.
‘Oh,’ replied she, ‘how can
you give away such delightful
things!’ breaking off one of the
cherries at the same time.
‘Dividing,’ said Lucile, gayly,
' gives double pleasure.’ And,
after taking one for her mother,
she passed the wreath around,
equally sharing with all till the
cherries were gone.
The lady and young girl look
ed at each other as if they had
been quite impressed by the
pleasant way the cherries had
been distributed, and they separ
ated. Lucile and her mother, too,
were greatly pleased with their
mornin!r interview in the Tuile-
said Lucile, on their way home
ward.
On arriving at the gate they
noticed a liveried servant follow
ing them—the same they had
seen in the Tuileries with the
lady. But as soon as he saw
wliere. tlioy lived he turned away
as if in haste.
A few days afterward a ])ack-
age was left for Lucile by a po-
hcoman. On opening it, she found
a bouquet of rare, fresli flowers,
ornameuted, exquisite bon-bous,
and theso'words in writing:
“ Dividing is double pleasure.’^
‘ I must know who she is,’ said
Lucilo_ to her brother Eugene,
who had just come from school,
and was wondering at the gift.
At Ills request she described
the girl with the green round hat,
and he promised to look through
the city till he found her. But
all in vain.
In a few w'eeks came New
Year. Madame de Vere was
poor, having lost her husband,
and neither gave nor received
many presents. Her only son was
at a polyteclinic school, and rank
ed high as a scholar, but it would
take years for him to roach a
position in the regular army' and
support himself About this time
a package was again brought by
the policeman.
‘ Wliy,’ said Lucile to the old
servant, as she saw her name on
it, ‘ did you not make him tell by
whom it was sent V
‘ I did my best,’ answered he,
but, miss, he said ho had been
paid a crown not to tell.’
Wlien the family gatliered to
untie it, they were troubled with
the mystery attending. And we
may judge that their .surprise was
great when there appeared in a
new casket a sparkling gem set
in heavj' gold, and on it engraved:
“ Dividing is double pleasure.”
‘ I never can wear this,’ cried
Lucile, ‘ without knowing from
whom it came. What can I do !
Oh, mamma !’
‘ You are right,’ said the mother,
for she was embarrassed at the
value of tlie gift. ‘Wo will put
it away for tho present.’
So what was designed for aii
agreeable surpiise gave consider
able uneasiness—coming as it did
from an unknown stranger—and
it was carefully locked up. Eu
gene continued his useless search.
But a new mystery was in
preparation.
Tliere came a large bundle—
tho size of such uiagnitudo as to
excite mucli curiosity. On open
ing it thoio appeared the sword
and uniform of a lieutenant, and
a morocco portfolio containing a
commission for Eugene to the
army, signed by the minister of
the War Department, and a note
addressed to Lucile:
mornin,
vies.
‘I wish I know their names,’
respect as friends of the unknown,
the Minister not dreaming that"
anything was concealed. He
mentioned her name casuall}',
and it proved that she was the
daughter of a general of the high
est rank—a man of influence with
tho king. But they were all anx
ious to see her personally.
By moans of a directory they
found her re.sidence, wliich was
in the finest pai't of tho city. Tho
house was magnificent, and the
furniture such as suited people of
rank and wealth. They waited
some time after they were an
nounced, and were then conduct
ed through different apartments
to the presence of their acquaint
ance of tho Tuileries. They re
ceived a most hearty welcome,
tliough many excuses were made
for having followed an odd fancy
to keep the concealment of their
names.
Eugene could onlj' express his
simple thanks and say he hoped
never to disgrace his country
while fighting under her flag.
‘ Let us prolong this happiness,’
said tho lady, ‘ and finisli tlio day
by dining together.’
It wa.s a merry evening. Eu
gene wore his uniform, which
fitted him exactly, his measure
having been ascertained through
his tailor; tho rest of the party
appeared in the same costumes as
at the Tuileries, Lucile, however,
for the first time adding her pre
cious stones.
I shall never forget,’ said her
young friend, ‘ our morning at
the Tuileries, or my enjoyment
of tlio Feast of Clierries. I learn
ed from you a new lesson, that
lias already added to my happi
ness. Let us from this time share
each other’s friendship, for, you
know,
‘‘ ‘ Dividinjr is double pleasure.’”
—Fninh Leslie's Sunday Magazine.
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This is to ccrtifi/ that.
-... - is a half orphan,
sound in hody and mind, and with
out any estate. II-.. - father died
ire 18 I leinn h mother,
herehy make application for h.—
admission to the Orphan Asylum at
Oxford, and I also relinquish, and
convey to the officers thereof the en
tire manayement and control of said
orphan till the .... day of
,(tlmt heiny the day on ivhich
.... ivill he fourteen years of age,)
in order that .... may he trained
and educated according to the regu
lations qorescrihed hg the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina. I also
promise not to annoy the Orphan
Asylum, and not to encourage the
said orphan to leave without the
approval of the Superintendent.
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“ Knowing that you desire nothing so much
as a position for your brother in the regular
army, my mother and I, in father’s absence to
tho war, have obtained it ourselves. We have
the privilege of choosing some person of merit,
and hear from the Faculty of the I’olytechnic
School such an account ot his fidelity and
ability decide on offering the place to him.
“ ‘ Dividing is double pleasure.’ ”
Eugene was beside himself
with joy.
“ Think of those long four years
I expected to wait! And now it
has come all at once.’
He was impatient to ascertain
to whom he owed this distiuguisli-
ed favor, and unwilling to leave
his place till he had expressed his
warm thanks.
‘ See !’ cried Lucile, ‘ it is sign
ed by the Minister of War. He
could tell us.’
‘ And let us go to him at once,’
added her brother, vehemently.
The whole family, filled with
gratitude, repaired to his house,
and were received with special
Pope Pius IX. always enjoys a
little joke. Ho sees the point as
quickly and laughs as merrily as
when ho was a simple young ec
clesiastic. Recently a well-known
literary gentleman was present
at one of the Pope’s receptions.
The Holy Father approached him
and said, “Are you a Catholic or
a Pj'otostant!” “Holy Father,”
replied our friend, “I am neitlier
a Catholic nor a Protestant; I am
a journalist.” His Holiness laugh
ed heartily, and moved on to
some one else.
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is an orpihan, sound
in body and mind, and loithout es
tate. H father died 18.—,
h .mother died in 18 I,
heing h , hereby
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and I also relinquish and convey to
the officers thereof, the entire man
agement and control of said orpihan
till the. dag of ,
\^....,(that heiny the day on ivhich
.... will he fourteen years of age,)
in order that may he trained
and educated according to the regu
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