VOLUME VI.
Sifitigi'
A Limi Mi'urs ■irrrojf-HOL.K
BotiC*r.
Twas ob a bitter winter's day,
1 saw a Strang, pathetic sii^it;
The nil-sets were plliH.mj, cold ami gray,
Tho air with railing saow was white.
A llttl" ra'se.l bc-w child
Went running thro' tlie coll and storm :
lie Ixilted as never nulled,
Aj if lie never liod beea warm.
Suddsn, lie spied bensath his feet
A fa led button-hole bouquet;
Tramjile I and we'. >vltli rain an.! sleet,
Withered aad worthless there it lay.
Its bou-ided, Mixed It with delight,
Stood stiil shook it fh-e from snow,
lilt/) his coat lie plunc 1 It tight,
Hii eyes lit up with a sudden glow.
ll* isantero'l on, all pleased and proud,
Hn uje •faiifom.id in every line;
Anil llnserud Uiat ll.e hiinjfliij eio*l,
MigW elSnorlo see tliat lie was tine.
The man who threw the tlowers away
Never one-half snch pleasure had ;
The tloweiV best work w_s done that day,
In chtena3 up that beggar lad.
Ah raa, too often we forget,
IJ-ippy in tl»s« pood homes cf ours
H.aw many In this world are yet
Uhul even of toe Withered tlowers.
"Heme, Sweet Home!"
•'Rose, my pat, where are you *"
"Hers, father, by your side."
"That's ngk», my dear ; ksep close,
keep close."'
1 wsj only gath sringone of those wild
reaes, father. They are s> bsautiful!'»
"Aye, aye, my child. I dare say
they ara v»ry beaatiM, but these eyes
eaa't see them. Lot me touoh it, my
daar ; lot me smell it. Aye, it is very
sweet, but it is not so sweat as my Rose,
Hot hslf sa sweat. Come aloag, my
pet, and keep close."
The speakers were proeeeding along a
eauatry road ia tbe evening of what hsd
been a broiling July day. One was a
pretty, dark-haired, dark-eyed maiden
of sjmt ton summers, the other was a
man of about tfty years of age. Both
were very poorly clai—indeed they wore
alruOut in tatters. The mau carried in ,
his 101 l hanJ a bag which contained a
violin an I b >w. In nis right was a small |
busdle, while upoa his brsastwas a card, 1
open which was written the one word,
"Bliod." Both of them had evidently *
traveled far that day, for they were duct '
orareil, and looked thoroughly worn
oat. The child now obeyed her father's
request, and kept close to him. Slowly i
they walked along tbe road, until at last
the mtu stopped, and, opening his bun
dle, handed '.ha ohild half a biscuit.
"Here, Rose," be said, "this is all >
yna ean havo at present. Eat that >
slowly, it will ease your buug«r."
"Didn't you say we should come to a |
rillage before long, fathur!"
"Yes, my dear, I did. Look ahead,
and see if yen can ses tbe spire of a
eharch in tne distance."
The girl shaded her eyes with her ]
hania and looked ahead.
"Ifae, father," she replied; "I do I
jast sea a spire ruing out of the trees,
but it aacni* a long way eff "
"!(•, it ia not very far. Come, Rose,
take my hand ; we shall sooa be there.'*
The poor child heaved a little sigh, ]
aad, taking his hand, they ones more
J. Before long thay esine to
tio'viliago of Staunton, and the blind j
fiddler, for such he was, enterod the
Plough 4nn and asked the landlord
whether be slmnld play him • tana in |
re I err. for soma refreshment*.
"And i»y little Rose (hall sing you a '
rong," be said.
The landlord, » big, burly fellow, for '
whoa uiasia had no ehanns whatever, ;
replied that be had no time to pay at
tention to sack a thing ; but his wife,
oatehing sight of pretty dark-e.\ed Rose,
pnlled har husband roughly by the arm,
saying : "Gat ont with you ! the child
shall sing a a«ng!" And the host if
farm laborors muttered sn approval.
•' Here !*' oried ona of them, taking
Rose in bis arms and Hoisting her on to
*p enormous beer barrel. i nland theo
there, lass, antf let ns bear tlieo sing a
song, and do the: sing well, and we wilt
five thee a copper." And again the
coei signified their approval
Blind Bob Barnet, be who before ha
want bi nd, had a food position in tbe
provincial ra.sed bis violin to
his ebauldtr, and soon tbe heantiful
notes of "The Last Roao of Summer"
rang through tbo old hgilding. Ml,ad
Bob was a capital player, aad even the
hard,hear ted land land srarcd in as'nni-b.
nent. But he atarjJ oousiderably ,uoro
when little Roao eotuiiionoed to sing.—
Sho had a very pretty voice, and knew
kow to nse it. Her audience listened
* ry attentively uutil it was finished,
theo a cr.llcotion was made, and Roao
had several etppers plaoed in ber la;..
i "1 say, las."," mid cue of the men,
"can thee sing ' ll'.w), Sweet Home !' "
"Yes,sir;" replied R«s,>, "if my fa
ther will play it. But lie hut'i li!;c mo
to sing that b "JiiUM 1
"Ilis!, child !" wh!a t >erel Bliud Bob,
"we have nothing to got u lodging,
i Sing it, Hone." And once more Bob
\ raised his violin to his shoulder, and this
i time struck up tho plaiutive air of
j "Home, Sweet Home." Then Rose
commenced to sing ; but no sooner did
Bhe get to the line, "He it over so hum
ble, there's uo place like home," than
Blind Bob let the bow glide off his in
strument, and, sinking on a stool, buret
into tears.
"Oh, don't father." cried Rv«e, leap
ing from the barrel and placing her little
arms about his ueck: "I wou't sing any
more."
"What ails thee, man asked one of
the laborers.
"Oh, sir, he never sings that," said
Bose, "because that was mamma's song
before (he died, and it puts him in uiiiivl
of her."
"Poor little thing!" murmured the
landlady, handing the child a few uiore
coppers. "Here, my dear, sit down
with your father aud eat this," placing
n plate of meat in her bands, "and yott
will be refreshed/'
Both father and daughter were very
glad of it, and there they sat until
darkness came over the country. Then
Blind Bob, led by his daughter, went
for;b.
"Bote," said Bob, after they had
walked it little way, "it is a warm night.
Shall we sleep under the hedge, a wo
hays before 1 We si all save tHa littie
m >ney we have, and on the marrow we
•hall get to London."
"If you wish it, father, I am quite
willing."
So it was tlaeided, and in the i og
grass usder a liedgs crept Rose and her
father. Poor Bob was tired and v.ery
soon he diopped off to sleep. Bose lay
down, but for a very long time she vr i
wide awake and looking at the starlit
skies, thinking maybe of hsr mother.—
Soon, bowsver, nature t!i« better of
her, and she, too, slept.
"Bose, my child ! Rose, it is time
to go, isn't it ? It is daylight, isn't it,
Rose !"
No answer.
"Hoso," continued Bob, it ho stretch
ed out his hands on all sides, "Kosc,
my pet, vhere are you ! Bose !"
Alas! the pretty voice of his child
mads no response.
Blind Bob started to his feet, tho
cold parspiration upon his brow ; his
breath came iu slwrt, quick Gasps, and
then, as if bursting from ins very heart,
he shrieked, "Boss ! BOSJ '"
And the wood in front of him gave
back the echo, "Rose! Bose!"
•'Oil, my God !" he moaned, "where
ean she be—where is my child ! Bose!
Rose !"
At this moment a wsgoner eaine down
the road, and, seeing Bo> frantically
waving his bauds, he asked :
"Well, man, what ail-i thee !"
"My child !" replied Bob. "I have
loat iu» child nml he explained that
he and bis Rose had boon sleeping un
der the hedge, an I she had Mtddenly
disappeared. The wag >ner picked up
tlie violin aud the bow. wnijh Iu placed
in Bob's handt. Then he looked about
on all aid**, to the right and to the left,
but no ohild uiot his eyes.
"She may have gone flower-gather
ing," aaid the wagoner
"She may," replied Boh. "I will ait
me down here and wait awhile."
And sit down he did, and tuuc after
toße he played, oping that the sound
might catch ber ears ; but hour after
hour passed away, until a wayfarer in
formed him that night had again eel in,
and uot unlit then did Bob rise and tot
ter off, uuttoring :
"Loat! Loat! Nay stolen—-stolen
in her atolen her sleep !"
Ten years passed awav. Blind Bob
had been traveling all over the country,
but not one word did he hear of hi.lust
ohild. Those who had known him in
better times, when he waj in the orches
tras of the provincial theatres, took
compassion upon him and inserted ad
vertisements in many papers, boili Lon
dbn and provincial, but no replies eamj
Bot-'s hair bad changed from brown to
pt.rs white, his form was bowed, and it
took him a Inn j time now 10 vi als a u.ile.
Bnt everywhere ha went be was greeted
with grout reape-t. All took compas
sion upon the pn r old man, and they
considered his fe for never coco
did tbey mention the name of hia child.
Well, as we have said, ten years passed
awav and July had again come round.
This year Bob determined to try his
lock in L nrion. and with that inienti n
he set eff, and w»r ed I.is way little by
little to tbe great city.
DANBURY, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1882.
Eventually be arrived in Piccadily,
and after some flight refreshments lie
e..tuiel one of the aide streets, and
bringing forth his violin eommenenced
to pl iy. But pour old Hob did not get
us much as lie would have got outside
one of the colli'try tuns, and he was pro
ceeding to return his instrument io its
place when a man in iiicehamc'x attire,
aud carrying u bag of tools, touched
him on the shoulder saying cheerily :
' "What, Bub, old friend! Can it be
rmlly you 1"
| I It'll r.ii.>"d his face,
j "l cau't call your voice to mind," he
' aaid.
' ( 1 don't suppose you can," returned
the man. "But when 1 teil you my
j name is I'oui Bing, peiliap* you will."
- | Bliud Bob held out his band.
"Tom Bing ! Is it, really ! Well, 1
f ( am glad to meet a friend."
"And so a.n f, Bob. Lord ! it's
I j years since I last saw you."
> t "Ave, nigh upon t'.relvo, ivtmr'l
I Bob, "sot n after 1 lost uiy sight.'
| "Ves, 1 recillect. All, thr.f v.-;s n
■ bod job, Bob. 1 heard about tl • ."I,
! j of your poor wife, poor thing. And
i hoiv's the girl ?"
No sooner did the words leave Tom
i ] Bing's lips than Blind Boh, ott. ring it
j groan of despair, iel his violin fall with
a crash to tho pavenieiit.
j "Don't!" ho cried, "1 can't! ! cau't!
| bear it."
j "Why, you don't say she's dead,
j Bob "
"No, no. \\ c.rsi, worse !"
"Worse ! How on earth—but come,
Boh, take holdrf niv arm. lam off
to the Ho il ('uncart Hall. lam s'ill
stage carpenter. Come along, and let
j me hear all about it as we go along. I
: am sorry to see you stiil street playing ;
j bnt that don't matter to me. i can
give yo-.i food an ! shelter for a few days.
, 1 shan't be able to get away from the
lull until after tlie eoue.trl, but that
doe-i not matter, for 1 >».! ino iliat vnn
are a!" ::rh *. I's a grand night there
to-night. Bob: some new lady from
America going to sing. She has a lung
■ nificcnt voice, I've heard say, hut you
| know better than 1 what music is. So if
i yen st»|> you will have a trca!, and it
• will remind yon of old times."
Evening tame around. The lica' was
: most oppressive, but t!ic public cared
' not a straw for tl.at. Would they miss
i such a treat as had been promised !
I Would they miss hearing the vocllwt
about whom so mireh Imd be.ni said and
I written Not I hoy.
Foi some weeks the boardings had
I been covered with various colored pi i
! cards, announcing that Miss Roao I'-'r
| lolli would shortly make her Gist appcar
! anee before the Ivn;l public. The
! newspapers had said thatsiie was not au
| Italian, as her name implied, but that
the was an Kngliah Indy, and, having
! bjen adopted by Signor l'erlolli, the
I eminent professor, sh: had taken his
|«i a me, and on this evening she »us to
! sing ii' ine English ballads. An hour
j before tlii opening of the dorrs the hall
j was basicged by eager crowds. And
when at las: tluy were flung open, tiie
: house was speedily filled from doer to
ceiling.
j "iou stand there, Bob, r.nd you will
; be able to heat all," said Toia 3sing, as
j he placed l.lind 'I »iu carefully .vgaits?
j one of tlm wings, and Bob, who was a
great lover of music, pron ised not to
move. Soon, above the roar of the or
( cbestra, eauic those sounds so c!ea> to
the debutante, the sounds of a thorough
English welcome. Signor Pcrtolii had
introduced his pupil and adopted child,
| Miss Rose Pertoili. And Biiud Bob,
; thinking of other times and urgitting
what he then was, clapped his hands
j heartily.
And now the audience settled them
selves, the conductor of the oickcstia
| raised his baton, and tbe plaintive notes
of "Home Sweet Home," stole softly
| through the house. Blind Bob started
violently, then his bunds dropped to his
sides, ami down his rugged cheeks fell
tear alter tear. •No sootier did Miss
Pcrtolii open ber lipß than ull ft It iLai
| *h« «a« a brilliant vocalixt. Every
was fixed u|>on her beautiful an.l expres
sive fa :j, but none .saw the excited atti
ttlds of a nisn by the wings.
"Be it ever so humble, there's no
place like hour'," earn- suf ly and ten
derly from the 11 oi" the vocalist, and
' uo soi n.r had it loft the..i than a most
awful shriek rati through tho liouie, and
Blind Bob, holding out his arms, tut'er
! Ed on the stage, crying:
"My child ! my child 1 my l!o»c ! p.y
child !"
Miss Bote Pertoili dropped ihemuvic,
and, rushinu into the arm* of Blind Bob,
tittered but one word, "I'athor !" before
she fell insensible at his feet. The or.
i cbestra bad (topped, and tbe public
were standing looking. silently on dip
novel scene. PorfuitsMy l lie inansgtr
of th" Jodl I*'-lino.' lii. pif-v-Mice of iiii"jjp
ami while Hliml Hob TTS* lending over
IkiM newly found chili uiul frantically
kissing tier I lie curtail' dropped, After
u few moments, Sigt'tf IVrtulli came
forward, apologized, and stated that
with their permission Mi's lloue l'ertolli
would it) pear later on.
At the expiration of a wei'lt, tho pul
-110 were inaile acquailNed with the par
ticular* f the M-ciir st T'.nial Concert
llall. They v. ere us foilov.-s : On the
night when Hind H b atd Knsc lay un
der the In dges some fjij. i"s had passed,
and seeing Hose and puking that sho
would be a Ki.nreo of profit to tiioui,
j they juiutlv er.velai.yi, 1,.-,- m a sack,
and, despite bcr stisPL'ss vi 1 r!eu her
off. Hi otio of their Hurt they kept her
for some weeks, and ovetitv.ally she was
broiikl.t ,nd a-tiipcllid to join
them in tlitir "entertainment." Hut
Huso pined and fretted to such an ex
tent after her father that they Logan to
got alarmed, and tits* gipsies, to stop
this. caused a letter "o he for;:ed which j
aniiouneed her father's death. After
two years with these /tension, ltisp made
her escape, an 1 :• t*f• i- .reveling first ;o '
one p.aco and tie , r she f. 11 in
with tl.o dim. ir i o of she provin
cial ti:. aires. 1.ik,.! jTiier appearance,
he took her in hand, «ud introduced her
' on the where .she appeared in pan
' tomimc, Mow, it so happened that she
! was id lot ted a singing port, and at otio j
j of tlie performances Siicuoi l'ertolli was j
present, lie made inujniries roxf.oeting 1
her, and eventually pniil a sum of uioney j
to the manager to cancel her ..'ngage
inents and hand her oyer to hint. On
j his return to Italy, a month af'er, ho
took lloso with him, educated her and .
some years after introduced her to an
Vtiiorioan audience. Tin r, a3 we 'ta\e
I seen, i.c brought her to lin e l:uid. Sig
; nor I'erlolli knew the whole of her his- ;
, lory, and he endeavored to f.ud cut |
whether her father was really dead, cut
failed.
liliud Huh lived for aiany y uistoou
joy the society of liif daughter, who soon
inadj a great name in England. She
had plenty tq da at,various vngaire
| moots : hilt, neveitßAhw, she always i
found time to sing to hr father ; and of,
111 hor aonga no other delighted hiiu ro \
i much as "Heme, Sweet Home."
The IlKlltion Ti lp to the ISorth
Pole.
Co:umander Clicviie has started for
i Montreal, by Invitation of Sir John '
• McDonald and Sir Samuel Leonard Til- i
! lev, to interest tl.o Canadian j ulilic in
Ins scheme for reaching the North IV.!:; !
by a bullion expedition. The comm m- 1
dor says that the expedition is to be fit- !
ted out by popular sul .urlj.tion. It
will rost TO, and slo,te.!ii Lto be
raised in each eiuiutry. The three lul- I
1. on?, which will cost SJO,t"OO. will be
made in E: gland and shipped to this i
! omu'i-v. Now York wiil be the start- I
ing poi.it, and June next the time.
, The c*p ."liiion will go to St. Halrick's
i Bay, 400 luiles from the Polo, and when
j the vight wind cows along it is cxpeot
i". ii roach the pole inside of twenty- '
■ ;r l. rurs. Kach balloon will bp pro
vided with a sledge-boat and provisions j
lor fifty-one days, and will reel out tel- '
rgiiiph wire HS it travels, keeping in
ooiuuiunicii:i n with the main station,
'the commander antiiipalps no difiioully
from the cold. Orders have tilreudy
been s ,M t to nr'pplaad •, acting the
i a ilhoritits theiu a..! ilie expedition
in every way pistil 1».
Dtti'i ufer (.\t. m "ft"orU.
Does her own work ; docs slid « AVbst
; of it ? Is it any disgrace ? !• she ai.y
. loss a :rue woman, less woi lliy of respect
that she who sits in silks and satins,
ami is vain of lingers that never labor .' :
j We listened to a person the other day j
who speakiug of a newly-wedded wife
said, hiiecriugly : "0!i, s'.ic dnii her j
own work." The words and the tone
ol contou.pt in which they were uttered,
bntukenod a n irrow, ignoble niir.d, I.
ler tilled for any place than a country
whoso institutions rest on honored labor ,
as ono ot tho eliijf corner-stones, They
evinced * talse idea of Ib(' :iu : Woiltail
hood of genuine nobility. '1 hoy show- ,
cd the detestable spirit of caste or rank
which a certain class ure trying to e>-
tablish-a easlo whosit aolc foundation is
money, which ti the t.eakest kind of
I rank known to oivitimion. Mind, man- '
Iters, moral*, all that cntera into a good
i character, aro ol no account with tlies. l
social suobs. Position in their stilted
ranks is bought with gold, anil every
idditioiwl dt liar is another ro;ihd in
the ladder by which elevation is gained ,
their esteem, and socio;y.
i he i.ast Dnncc
During t .c occupancy of the city of
i Moscow bj the l'iciich army, a party
lof officers ind soldiers c'etoruiincd to
• h.i\e a milit try levee, and for this pur
t poso chose ll e deserted palace of a n>-
! ••lonian. TI at the city was set :i
1 tiro. As ilia sun wont *1 ivvn ihey l>o
| pan to assemble?. '1 he women who l\.l
lnwed the fortunes of the i'rontih army
j were decorated for the occasion. The
j gayest and noblest of tho army wen!
, there, and merriment reigned over the
I crowd.
Durirg il'.c dance the lire rapidly ap-
I pronched thom ; th.™y saw it co.uiug,
| but felt uo fear. At length the bu;ld
j ing next tho one thov occupied was ou
. j tiro. Onnfftg lo the wi dows, 'hey gax
. ; td upon lite billows nf SVc which swept
( tiie city, and then return. ;o their nm
! useiucnts. Again and again they left
tbetr | leasuro lo watch the progress of
; the llaiues. At length the dance cjsse l
j and tho neecßsily of leaving the scone
i of merriment became apparent to nil.
j They were enveloped in a Hood of fire,
I and gazed on it with deep aud awful
j solemnity.
i At last tho fire communication to their
own building, caused thorn to prepare
for flight, when a brave young officer
named Carnot, waved Ins jewelled hand
above his head and exclaimed, "fine
ilance more, and defiance to the fi.imes 1"'
All caught the enthusiasm of tho moment
j and "One dance more and defiance to
| tho flames!" burst from tho lips of all.
' 7 he danec commenced ; louder and loud
j or. grew lli6 sound of music, and faster
| fell tho patterinr of footsteps of dancing
men and women, when suiJjnly thov
• heard a cry, "The fire has roac'iod lii
: magazine 1 Ply 1 fly for your lives O.'U
uioinent they stood transfixed with tor
ri- • t 'ley did not know the magazine
j win then, and ere liiey rec.ivered from
i their stupor the value exploded ; the
| b;;iiding wai sliatlore 1 to pio.'os, and
111-' dan ers were liurricd into a fearful
eternity.
Tin s it wiil be in tiie final day. Men
w.ll ha as careleMsiH those ill-fated re
vellcn -yea, there are thonsunds and
t nis of thousands as carclcas tiow. V.'e
• speak of'death, the gravoj judgment and
! eternity. They pause a moment in
| search for pleasure, but soon dash into
tl.o world ami forgo I fulness as before.
God's hand is laid upon them iu sickness
but no sooner are they restored than
they forgot it all and hurry on. Do t!i
outers their homes, ui.d the cry is heard,
I'repare to meet lliy O >d !" but soon,
I like Haruot, thov .>ay, "On*: I'aueo more
J and deliauc!'ll the I! ines," mid Iturriid
; rill. ill' Sp lit of the living iiod speaks
! | owinfully h ..luc to I Lei r hear! i. and iliey
>ha.;p, tremble, and mc umav?d i»in
! earth casts us s, II around ilium aud
| si.-.gs to ihem songs, mid with tho orv,
"Time enough br-and-by," they speed
! on, stifling the voice, till often ore days
j or miinths have ji:is;cd the bolt has sped,
' the sword has descended, the Judge has
come, and the sm.l is lost forever.
Loc" John's iihlce.
Long John Wentworth tolls a story
, about his stopping at a hotel in New
York one night, and being kept awake
j by a man pacing tlio floor iu tini room
| above. Oeciisioiia'ly ho would hear
1 a moan of anguish, aud 1.0 went up
there, like a good Samaritan, to see if
he could not relieve the sufferer.
"My friend," said Long John, gaz-I
ing smypathotically at the haggard face
of the stranger. "What can Ido for
you ! Arc vou ill f"
"W hat ails you thfn!"
"I have a note for 10,000 coining
I due to-morrow, aud haven't a nickle to
Ipay it with."
"Oh, p. haw," said Long John, "go
to bed and lot tho other fellow do the
I walking."
| The reporter had the pleasure of meet
ing W. W. Crockett, who is a grard
i nephew of old Davy Crockett, who died
I ill the Alamo, but whoso memory aud j
whoso nolio (>H; sure you're right, than
goahiad ) will live aud last forever. I
W. V Crocket lives in Handera County,
and is noted for his strength aud aetivi- i
ty. In the ordinary exercises of life it i
if said that lie never tires. Jumping,
running, riding, shooting, an 1 hunting
' are each his f rtc, so to speak, and he !
' excels in them all. Ilu is 6 feet 1 iiicbca j
high, and weighs 175 pounds.
There is no remedy for trouble equal
to hard work—labor that will tire you, '
phisieally, to Hitch an ox'ont that you I
most sleep. If you have uiet v.ilh Ins.— ;
ts, yni don't want lolie awake and think '
about them. Vou want sleep—calm,'
sound sleep- and to eat four dinner
| with an appetite. But you can't unless
I you work.
! The R ist ii is ol' farmer's birin.
A great deal has been sui.l and writ
ten concerning tbr rights of farmer's
' bo; *, but nothing about the girls. It is
a coinmoii thing for farmers to pay iL-ir
aims lair wages for their work : yet t!"i
daughters do not. receive a dollar from
■ -Ml. to uiorttli. Why should this dif.
f r"r.eo ej;ist between tiie farmer's girl
anil the boy » The former is quite us
uiuoli entitled *o reward for ser.iccJ ns
the la'.tor. In truth, t.ie farmer's girl
is the more valuable of the two. She
is expected in many cases lo nri e very
early, bre.kfust, clean up th-i house,
• and prepare the ethor luoals lequired
• through tho day : cr ii' tint, to largely
1 aid in th se in ttsebcld duties. In au
dit ion, sh'i la looked upon by father,
! luuther and br« the; - to en'i rtuin t 'inf a
, ny —to act as hosleas, at least to act iu)
as a crediiablc second ro tho mo tier,
■ and whilj slip may be tho pride of the
1 family, and regarded as a sort of privi
-1 leged character, yet much is expected
of her iu tcii thousand filial ler features
• of home life. Why, then, should 1.0
not be eneour'.ged wiih at least ii>.. ti
pay as the boy ! In addition to th«'.
• the farm-house should I■■ I •e> as
! tractive an pi :sille —wi i ,!• m.• 1 :i. ■
• ty of bojks, newsj., i ,i.|- .~1 j. i jr....i;
1 cultivate a to c in tii g 1- i„r Koivcrs.
! 1 These fea'tu a#, with a moil 'mio aim.net
of work, S'IOUU produce a l"i,p\, ci n.
tented home iii'e on J.. J'jiiii.
In t!m \y i nun i'lr.' c.
Whenever a Christian cann t carry a
clear conscic co and his Master's smile i
■ he is in the wrong place. Ido not caic
how strong the inducement to go ihore,
or attractive the bribe which tho temp- !
ter ofl'eis, it eoi,>eicnce rebels—if cou- 1
science whispers a ih.nbt us to the right
-1 fit liess of g. ing —then s*ay away. If
we err at a " .ot i' be on the .i>; side:
■ lir.t a Christian never docs err when lie
obeys his consoicnce and honest!-, aim-,
to | lease his Master. The rcji error i
and back-sliding commonly begin vvh. n
| we begin to hush the memories of con
science by sii) ing, "O, 1 will go just
I for ibis once;" or,"Everybody else go
•1 es; why may not I ?" or. lf I do go ii
won't be noticed.' Those aro the
i smooth excuses which the devil always
i has ready for a Christian professor when
| he is strongly teuiptcj toward the ball-I
room, ir the sensual entertainment, or J
tho convivial fri lie of seme kind. The j
place where he would not be expected to j
be is ihe icry ; lace where he ought not j
lo bo. Let ll:. lovers of pleasure more j
, than lovers ol (iod gather lo tho carouse
or to the play, or il.o wine itasl, ii they j
will: but Christ's smiles never beam!
ut'oii one of his f, [lowers iu such id.ices. I
the eyn that looked upon Holer until i
Hclcr el.; in k away to hid? hii bitter j
tears, often fulls upon the i::c i.'sislor.t i
I Christian who is spending an evening in j
i bad company
A SMALL IYIX HOIKUV.—Our ex-1
changes geuenilly are publishing thsful- \
I awing, whio'i was coau years ago sent j
b;- a c'lrrespjtident to tho Stockton (Cal.) I
Hera!l: "I herewith append a recipe ;
which has been used to my knowledge |
j m hundreds of eaies. It will prevent j
I I or cure the small pox, though ihc pitting |
are filling. When Jenncr discovered !
cow pox in Hnglatid, the world of" science i
hurled an avalanche of fame upon hi \
. head, but when the most scientific si hot.!
I of medicine iu the world—thai of I'm is
1 —published this rcoipe ii a panacea for
small pox, it passed unheeded. It is as
unfailing as fate and e.mqu « in every
I instance, lt is harmless when tukeu by
a well person. It w ; il also eu.e scarlet
; fever. Here is the racipo as 1 Liva us
ed it, and cured my chihlren of scarlet
fever ; here ii is as I have used it lo cure
small pox ; w hen learned physicians said
the patient must die, it cured : Sul
phate of zinc, one grain ; foxglove,
I (digitalis) one grain ; half a tablcspoon
ful of water. When thoroughly mixed,
j add four of water. Take n spoonful
every hour. Hither disease Will disap
pear in l'i hour.'. I'or a child, smaller
doses, according to ago i. c unities i
would compel 'heir physicians to u-e J
this, there would be no need of pest- j
houses. If you value advice and expo- !
rienc", use this for that terribl; disease.'
! It is always wise, however, to be vmc
• ciliated, and when you are sick, obtain
the advice of a good physician.
Xo consolation : "I have hoard," said
I
Gos De smith lo Moso Sehuniburg,"l! at
' the fellow who stole your and ran 1
off Willi it, has been killed in Colorado,
lie has certainly gone to tlmles. You
had ought to be glad." "1 vonld be
much more glad von I got my money
' pack," responded Moso; "it don't do
me no good ven dot laui raschsl goes to :
dot hlncc.vcil I have lo pay his travel- '
ing exponas ouicn my own bucket."— ;
Tuxas Siftmjs.
NO. 28.
. | BITS A\ll TIDIIIT*
Twisted lietup cures fcljusi
' | A ;ioor relation—a carb-uncle.
)
Something about milk—water.
> ' key to au uncortain gdit—wbife
i key-.
I
"j 11 unking is brisk. bvj.t with a falling
tendency.
i
, I'lowers that come from a loved hand
; : ale more prised Mian diamonds.
> E uiy to bad, aid early to flsfr,
• Makes a man Onus*. 111 u way srs despise.
' "Sally, wlut t:iue do your folk* din# J'
' "Soon as you go away—that'i missus'
' orders.
If Msehnrd pamii::t thg tunSe*."
» - '
_ *!•»: u;itj-;.iv i.isir:e wi_r.ll periadt
a society.
, Accommodating a fiiend with a fifty
; note it an cx-L-lent way uf gutting rid
• 1 if money.
f ib 3 axfrciue Le.giit of miscrv in a
ft: >ll ti/>y .villi u ujvr jlr of boots and
no , u-.i 'le.
i
"i i .11- a nui.u .Ci\ 11l commit
jou, uu:ci an oilandi'd jtf'.'ge to a uoisy
1 a .n court. "Ifou hiva no right
to cvu.uit x uui.sanej," said tbo offesd
cr.
I
A person who \, ij saiit to prison for
uarij;ng wires, excused himself br
1 M \ing thai when uc ha«l one siu iou;>ut
hiu:, Lut whsu he gut two ilioy fc-tght
j each other.
| "Mr*. Spmk«," observed a boarder
to h;s landlady, "tho equal .i jjuojit.'ut
,of thiv establishment c.uld be mere
safely secured if there was less hair iu
, the hash and more in tbe mattresses."
"The truth always pays in the end"
• is an oi l and that is tbe reason
proh.it.4y >hy there is so little of it tild
at the beginning i t any business trans
action.—Sonierville Juunin!.
An Indiana Sunday sclionl man writes
to a li ble firtu iu New Vorl" : "Sind
ine on some Sunday school paper* and
I books. Le the hooks be about pirates
' i and luJ'.aiu as far as possible,'
L
I A OHUHiI preacher, in Mijr.e>»r£
for rain one night at a farmer'! house,
and the farmer, who had a hoL u rtoo
! arranged for the next day, waj g „ u , ac [
that he turned tbo good i£ n out of
doom.
A colored prsae'eer remarked : When
J God msdo do fust uiiu ile sift |,; nl un
| agin du ftncu to dry. '-Who
' fenee !' interrupted au eager
! "l\it di; man out!' c.iclaim -d tilu ot i.
ored pret\.-l>er. "Such questions as j ut
I 'vould destroy all cU feology is. j a
! wcilJ.
"I've got another, n.y dear,"' said Jfr«
j TorHus as ne hurried in the house. "Ifl
I you w.iro on top of Trinity Church spiro\
| on tho baek of a poOfc" how would you
] get down I" Mrs. Perkins tnougbt
' she'd juuip down, slide d.j«n on the
: lightning r I, fly down on the goose,
j fail down, and thou gave it up. "Why,
! if ycu wanted to ,«t down, you could
j pick it off the goose, said Mr. Dorkius,
: exultantly.
A Teuton war. recently talking about
; P recast*, in tl.e nnokir.g-rootn of a Cun
|a d skiu.ier. "Look l.rre," said he, "I
.ii II ycu vat ii i.?, yin petur di n't dako
I no st ic!: iu dem woador bredictions.
i Pose baol,!» don't know uoditig. Tliey
j can't tell im potter art I can." "Hut,
I my dear Mr," said a person present,
"they fi ri told the storm which we hnvs
just eucouiUCP'M 1." "Veil, dnt is)i *o,"
re; lied i.ini Ueriuan coijtciophitively ;
"hut i (ltd! .HI vat it is, dat shtorm
*it!J lmvo i'*no ynsttliJ tamo ir H had
not bt tii bredicled."
A IlionKK LAW TUAN tub CONSTI
TUTION. —This was the political di gma,
preached from the pulpt and from tho
stump t ti| i n which the Kepuiiiuan par
ty ciime into power, and which ha%« in
troduced demoralization and dagrada-
lion into the political ui..,i{s of the
country, l'ubiic ofiicers are required
to take an otiieial oath to support the
| Constitution of the United States. But
j tho oaili was made a fnrct and a false
! pretense by the dogma that declared a
; higher law .nan the Constitution. Upon
this political fatlacy tho Constitution
and tbe laws were disregarded, and the
most sacred compact and pWfos nt tea
public f iitb loan ever made to his fcllow
! man were set at detianss. And as a na
! tural xeijuonue from this doctrince it is
| uow proclaimed from the bead of- that
! party, that anything is justifiable in
morals and in law that will beat down
the Democratic party aiM keep the Re
| publican p-irty »•> power, lifion tjiis
I dnotiine the returns iu the Fresidantijl
; flection ot 187'" were changed by He
• pu'i. cat. leaders, ar.d a Prrsident install
; ed into t-Scv whv hail bona defeated at
| the polia.