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SELECT .POETRY.
- MISCHIEF-MAKEES.
Oh ! could there in the world be found
Some Utile spot of happy ground,
Where tillage pleasure might go round,.
.Without the village tattling !
How doubly blest that place would be,
Where all might dwell in liberty,
Free from the bitter misery
Of Gossip's endless prattling.
If 6uch a spot were really known,
Dame Pence might claim it os her own ;
And in it she might fix her throne,
Forever and forever; '
There like a queen might reign and live,
While every one would soon forgive
The little slights tht-y might receive,
And be offended never.
T'is mischief-makers that remove '
Far from our hearts the warmth of love,
And lead us all to disapprove
What gives another pleasure.
They seem to take one's part rbut when
They've heard pur cares, unkindly then
They soon retail them out Again
Mix'd with their poisonous measure.
And then they've such a cunning way
Of telling their ill-meant tales; they say
w Don't mention what I said, I pray,
I would not tell another."
Straight to your neighbor's house they go,
Narrating everything they know,
And break the peace of high' and low,
Wife, husband, friend and brother.
Oh V hat the mischief-making crew
Were all reduced to one or two,
And they were painted red or blue,
That every one might know them !
Then would our villagers forget
To rage and quarrel, fume and fret,
Arid fall into 'gry pe',
With things so much below theui.
For 'tis a s ad departing part,
To make another bosom smart,
And plant a dagger in the heart '
We ought to love and cheribh !
Then let us evermore be found,
In quietness with all around,
While frieJiduhip, joy and peace abound,
And angry feelings perish !
. LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
' HINTS FOR THE NURSERY.
From an English' article, ou " The Economies of Dreas and
Clothing." '
"Judging from appa ranees, we might suppose
some young mothers look upon their infants as lit
tle machines, made for the express purpose ''of car
rying laces and long clothes, rather than as delicate
beings given to their care to nourish and clothe in
such a manner that life may be a. pleasure and not
a burthen to them. If children are healthy and
clean, they are sure to look pretty and interesting,
at least to those who love them ; but when the
. uVarks of physical . neglect are plain upon their
; countenances, it 'will be very difficult to attract ad
4 miration by the most extreme care being given to
the appearance of their clothes. The purchase of
a costly hat: and cloak is an expense some mothers
indulge in when, they can ill afford it. A sight we
very, much .-dislike is apt to be the consequence
older brothers and sisters neglected' for its sake.
The older children will repay mothers or .nurses
for the better enre in their clothing." ,
And again we have no less authority than
Mrs. Tuthill's " Nursery Book tor Young Moth
ers" as regards the effect of finery on the little
people .themselves, as soon as they are old enough
to notice the stress laid upon it, which is often be
fore they can run about alono. We have seep a
little child too young to speak, bridle up at its new
hat and feathers or embroidered sacque, and were
" glad to find an opinion On tha morality of thus
early implanting the seeds of vanity and extrava
gance, which require little fostering to bring forth
bitter fruit. .
; "Your baby V wardrobe !" writes the sensible
aunt to her young niece. " Vanity ! Vanity and
vexation of spirit! 7 ;t . I
"It is bad enough, in all conscience, to pervert
the mind and character of girls, render them dress
ed up bundles of vanity ; but boys boys who are
! to become men it is shocking ! Of all weakness
' es in a man, what is. more despicable than an in
ordinate love of dress, added to an exorbitant de
' sire for admiration of himself? Please do not re
ward your boy for good conduct with new buttons,
new feathers, or any thing of personal decoration.
Make it a point to speak -of every thing he wears
as clean and neat ; but do not peimit him to at
tach value to his outward adornings. If you make
him a peacock now, there is much reason to ap
prehend that he will never become an eagle." La
dy's Book, . V . '
RECEIPTS.
Bakkd Chickex IVDDixG.-Cut up a pair of
v'oung chickens, and season them with pepper and
salt, and a ttttli mace and nutmeg. Put them in
to a pot, with two large spoonfuls of butter, and
water enough to cover them. Stew them gently ;
and, when about half cooked, take thm out and
aet them away to cool. Pour off the gravy, and
reserve it to be served up separately. In the mean
time, make a batter, as if for a pudding, of a pound
' of sifted flour stirred gradually into a quart of
milk, six eggs well beaten and added by degrees
to the mixture, and a very little salt. Put a layer
of chicken in the bottom of a deep dish, and pour
over it some of the batter ; then another layer of
: chicken, and then - some more batter, aud so on,
'. having a cover of batter at the top. Bake it till it
is brown. Then break an egg into the gra.y
Y which you have Set away, v give it a boil, and send
it to table in a sauce-bowl, to eat with the pudding.
To Sweeten Rancid Butter. Beat the butter
in a sufficient quantity of water, in which you put
25 or SO drops of chloride of lime to two pounds
of butter. After having mixed it till all its parts
are In contact with the water, it may be kept in it
for an hour or two, afterwards withdrawn, and
washed anew in fresh water. The chloride of lime
having nothing injurious in it, can with safety be
augmented ; but this wili rarely be found necessary.
If the chloride of lime fails to remove marking
ink, try tincture of iodine. Rub the mark with
this and then wash away, the stain of the iodine
with bypo-sulphate of soda.
YOUTHS': DEPARTMENT;
THE GREAT CHINESE PUZZLE.
Mast years ago, during the time of the third
dynasty of the Emperors of China, which com
menced about the year 1,110, b. c, there reigned
over that country an Emperor named Ching. He
had an only daughter who was his greatest prule
and joy. She had a fair skin, with! a delicate tinge
of pink on her fat cheeks ; her little eyes were
bright and eparklingand her thick hair was black
as the raven's wing; but her greatest beauty was
her feet, which were but three inches long. '
This interesting maiden, Yang-te-Se, was loved
by a young Chinese named Hang-Ho, a youth
beneath her in birth and fortune! Now, as JSkr
father was, Emperor, or, as his subjects styled him,
the " Son of Heaven," he looked higher for a hus
band for his daughter. Even the noblest in .Ws
realm were riot deemed worthy of her, an,d at was
his, hope that some rich neighboring monarch
would purchase her for a large sum, so that he
might then build himself, for his summer residence
a beautiful kiosk on the banks of the Yang-Kiang.
My young readers are all aware that the Chinese
are remaikably fond of puzzles, arid that they are
famous for' having furnished some of the most diffi
cult that have ever been invented ; but I doubt if
any of you .know the' origin of the Great Chinese
Puzzle. -. . .j
It is a pleasant summer's afternoon,' and the
great Cuing has ordered some of the Mandarins
(officers of state) to meet at his imperial palace, to
consider a subject of great moment.- There, are
assembled about a dozen men, all seated quietly;
upon the floor, smoking their pipes, while the
Emperor is reclining upon a cushion.
" You all know," he said, " that I have been, for
some time, wanting tr many my daughter ?"
On hearing this, all the yellow Mandarins start
ed, while their sharp black eyes twinkled, each
thinking "perhaps I eau pay enough to buy .me
this pretty little wife.";
" But one," he continued, "has dared to love
her, who has not near money enough to pay her
price ; and for this boldness he m.ust die,'."
Then all. the Mandarins dropped their pipes, and
turned very pale, for each one kn,-w that he had'
loved the Emperor's daughter. Hereupon, Cbey
ail with one bound, threw themselves at Ching's
feet,' and begged f-r 'their lives. A most ludicrous
scene now presented, itself. Imagine the Emperor,
lying on the cushion, laughing immoderately, while
his great officers. are sprawling on the floor, scream-'
ing for mercy.
When they all became somewhat composed,
the Emperor arose, aud said, " So, you love .Yang-,
te Se. ! Well, you ought all to die ; but I will be
"lLerciful. You are none of you the one I meant
for you have neer yet importuned me for her hand.
There is one, however, who has not been as wise
"as you ; and, for his folly, he shall die. Go imme
diately and order him to be brought here. It is
the young Hang-llo." '.
As the Emperor uttered these words he waved
his hand towards the door, and one of the Man
darins left the room to execute thej order- In a
bout an hour he returned, bringing quite a good
looking young man, who, immediately upon enter
ing, prostrated himself humbly before Ching.
" That is, indeed, the right position for you,' my
young fellow," said the Emperor;; "but do you
know why you have been sent for V
" Yes ;" he replied, .j: to die for my love for
Yang-te-Se ! sweet Yang-te-Se !" and as he m'ur
mured the maiden's name, lie raised his eyes re
proachfully towards her father. .
' " Impudence !" muttered the Emperor; flattered
however, that his young daugther wsa so' well lov
ed. j - ' ,.
I must, before proceeding further, inform you
that the Emperor Ching was a very ingenious
. uian, fond of all sorts ojf tricks and amusing games;
and it was his greatest delight when any of his
subjects invented any kind of puzzle, to be the first
to dl-cover the answer. 1
This same loudness for puzzles seems, ever since
the 'dnvs of Ching, to have characterised the
Chinese nation, so that while in this country you
are asked if you have read the last new book, in
China you are asked if you have! seen the. last
puzzle and if you have solved it. j
"Will not your Majesty listen to ny request ?"
said the young Hang-llo. ,
" Y'es ; if you will be quick and make it, for you
cannot live much longer." j
" But it is a request for my hfe." '
" Well, what priqe will you pay t for it " asked
the Emperor, with a sarcastic laugh. j
" I have," continued the young man, without
noticing this interruption, " a plan npw in my, head
of a new style of puzzle ; and if ydu, oh mighty
Ching, will promise me, that if you' do not discover
the puzzle within thirty days from the time that I
present it to you, you will grant me my life well
and good; but if you will not promise this, then
your Majesty's eyes shall never behold the Puzzle.
This was a pretty bold tone f-r the young man
to assume, and the Mandarins looked on in as
tonishment at seeing how calmly the Emperor bore
it. But Hang-Ho knew the ground Ion which he
stood, and that he was offering a great temptation.
Now, as I have said, the Emperor was very in
genious, and very apt at discovering all sorts of
puzzles, so he thought to himself" the young
man will die iu the end, for.there can be no puzzle
invented that I cannot find otu in thirty days ; and
even if I should not happen to discover it within
that time, it will be better to give hirri his life thau"
to have this Great Puzzle lost to our nation." So
he promised Hang-Ho that he would grant his
request, and a writing was immediately drawn up
by one of the Mandarins, to this effect, arid signed
by the Emperor Ching. j
"And now, young man," he said, "to-morrow
I shall expect to see this wonderful puzzle, on which
hangs your life." j
"Y'es, most gracious monarch," replied the
latter, as he bowed thrice and then left the apart
ment -
On the following morning, early, Hang-Ho
presented himself at the imperial palace. In. his
hand he held a small wooden box. H was im
mediately admitted into the presence of the mo
narchy who advancing a few steps, aidr u Well,
my young man, have you got the puzzle ln I -
"Oh yea," replied Hang-Ho, showing Lira the
ooden box. which the emperor took, and tried to
open it. The box , was very mall only about
four inches square, and was composed ot a nuiuu-
er of pieces of sandal-wood, or amereni, u ,
shapes, and sizes, all neatly fitted together. After
examining it 'very 'attentively, the Emperor iooku
up, his sharp black eyes twinkling witn pleasure,
and said, ,
" Well, well, Hang-Ho, this is indeed very pret
tily made, but you cannot puzzle me," and he
' - j i-r. a .mctVinenf the snuares. which
presseu uis uuger vji"ii y' r -1
immeditaelv vielded to the touch, and one ot tne
sides of the' box flew out ' The.young man merely
smiled, while the former continue',; "but what are
these?" and he took out seven geometrical figures,
beautifully carved in ivory. Five; of them were
right-angled triangles of various sizes, one was a
perfect square, and the'othr a rhomboid..
44 These seven figure3,replied the young man,
"when rightly placed together, will form an exact
square." '. ,; -
The Emperor was keenly interested. He had
seen many sorts of puzzlesbut never anything of
this description. '-'
"I hope no one has seen this?" he inquired.
: "No," replied the ygroag&'ft person
in the kingdom except as two. x
" That is well," added, the Emperor. " Let at
remain a secret for the present. Not even one of
the ladies of the court must know this. Remem
ber !" arid he shook his finger warnmgly at Hang
Ho. I ;
"Yfou shall be obeyed," replied the youth, lay
ing his hand on his heart; and boding thrice, he
left the Emperor Ching, as we will also, deeply in
the study of the puzzle.
It is noised abroad through the kingdom that
the Emperor is engaged in studying out a new
puzzle, invented by the young Hang Ho, and that,
if the former '"discovers it within thirty days, it will
cost tlie latter his life, and all because he has dar
ed to love the pretty Yang te &e ;! and the men
shake their heads, muttering, " the great Ching
sets too high a price on his daughter. PoOc Hang
Ho is lost."
But no, he is not lost ! The thirty days have
passed, and the Emperor has not solved the puzzle.
Again he assembles his mandarins, and proclaims
his failure, and, in their presence, he clasps the
hand of the young Hang-llo, saying. "You are a
clever fellow, and I would like to reward you.
Now, what do you wish for m5st ?"
" A wife," he replied earnestly, 'piurmuring the
name of " Yang-te-Se."
" How bold," whisper the maiiderins to each
other ; " but he is a great man now, for he has in
vented a puzzle which even our sovereign canuot
discover."
" Young man," replied the Emperor, "I will
give you a chance, even for the hand of my daugh
ter. I , will present the puzzle to all the first young
"ladies of my kingdom, and if any one of them dis
covers the answer within the next thirty days,
whoever she may be, you shall marry her. It is
only chance," he continued, seeing that Uang-IIo
hesitated to reply. " Yrang-te:Se sbaH try with
the rest. Will -you agre tbis?,,1 ' I
" I will," replied the young man,! a flush of hope
rising to his cheeks. ,
Now, let us visit the apartments of the ladies of
the court. They are all reclining on soft cushion.
Their curiously carved fans no longer move, and
their eyes are fixed earnestly upon seven small
pieces of ivo.'y lying before them. Any of the
beautiful females in the kingdom would willingly
be the wife of Ilaug-Ho. He is so agreeable, and
besides, it would be such a novel way of winning a
husband, by finding out a puzzle which even the
Emperor could not discover- j
The pretty Yang-te-Se is now deeply -occupied
.with the "Puzzle." She is seated at a small table,
in her ow.nroom, her cheeks are flushed with ex
citement, aud her heart is beating violently, for the
poor maiden has suffered much' since her lover was
condemned to die; and now, if she does not dis
cover the answer to the puzzle, he is, indeed, lost
to. her for over. Shepresses her hands to her face,
and the, pearly tears, filling her eyes, find their way
through those delicate fingers. j
Suddenly she hears a slight rustling in the tree
that grows beneath her' window, and, in ari instant,
there is nestling in her bosom a beautiful white
pigeon. !
" Oli, sweet bird," she exclaims, as she kisses it,
and smoothes its feathers, "what b'ringest thou to.
me from Hang-Ho ?" Whilst utterijng these words,
she unties a white ribbon from its j neck, attached
to which is a small scroll. She unrolls it glances
earnestly at it and, oh ! it is the key to the puzzle
Hang-Ho is her's ! ' j
There is' great excitement through the court of
the Emperor Ching, for m own daughter has dis
covered the puzzle. And all the people bow their
heads reverently, saying, "Changti certainly
watches over the sweet maiden ! Hang-ho has a
nice little wife." !
Such is the origin of the " Great Chinese Puzzle."
The ancient Chinese adored a Si)nTT. "t-; nn.
der the name of Changti, or Tien. I
i
Hope is' the sweetest friend that ever kept a dis
tressed soul company ; it beguiles the tediousness
of the way all the miseries of our pilgrimage.
"
Never differ from your neighbor because his
religious views slightly differ from your own ; for
all 'the branches of a tree do not lean the same way.
BOYS AT PLAY. 1
Gay hope is theirs, by fancy fed,
Less pleasing when possessed ;
The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast, j
. Theirs buxom health, of rosy hue,
Wild wit, invention ever new, j
And lively cheer, of vigor born ; -The
thoughtless days, the easy' night,
The spirits pure, the slumbers light,
That fly the approach of morn.
Alas, regardless cf their doom,
The little victims play I ,
No sense have they of His to come
No care bevond to-dav.
Yet see how all r.round them Wait
The ministers of human fate, j
And black misfortune's train ;
Ah, show them where in ambush Btand,
To seize the prey, the murderous band!
Ah, tell them they are are men I '
AGRICULTURAL.
From Johnston's Agricultural Chemistry.
THE DISTINGUISHING CHABACIERS 01
SOILS AND SUBSOILS-
Beneath the immediate surface oiI, through
which the plough makes its way, and to whjch the
seed is entrusted, lies what is commonly distinguish
ed by the name of subsoil. This subsoil occasion
ally consists of a mixture of the general constituents
of soils naturally , different from that which forms
the surface layer as when clay above has ai sandy
bed below, or a light soil on the surface rests on a
retentive clay beneath. !
This, however, is not always the case. The pe
culiar characters of the soil and subsoil often result
from the slow operation of natural causes..
In a mass of loose matter of considerable
depth, 'spread over an extent of country, it is
easy to understand how-even though origin
ally .alike through its whole mass a few in
ches at the surface-should gradually acquire diff
erent physical nd f chemical characters trOm the
res , and how there should thus be gradually es
tablished important agricultural distinctions be
tween the first 12 or 15 inches (the soil), the next
15 (the subsoil), and the remaining body of the"
mass, which; lying still lower, does not come under
the observation of the practical agriculturist.
On the surface, plants grow and die. Through
the first few inches their roots penetrate, and in the
same the dead plants are buried. This portion,
therefore, by degrees, assumes a brown colour,
more or less dark, according to the quantity of
vegetable matter which has been permitted to ac
cumulate in it. Into the subsoil, however, the
roots rarely penetrate, and the dead plants are still
more rarely buried at so great a depth. Still this
inferior larer is not -wholly destitute of vegetable or
other organic matter. However comparatively im
pervious it may be, still water makes its way"
through it, more oi less, and carries down soluble
organic substances, which are continually in the act
ot being produced during the decay of the vegeta
ble matter lying above. Thus, though not sensibly
discoloured by an admixture of the decayed roots and
stems, the subsoil in reality contains an appreciable
quantity of organic matter w hich may be distinct
ly estimated.
Again, the continual descent of the rains upon
the suiface soil washes down the carbonates of lime,
iron, and magnesia, as well as other soluble earthy
substances it even, by degrees, carries down the
finec!ay also, so as gradually to establish a more
or less manifest difference between the upper and
lower dayers, in reference even to the earthy in
gredients which they respectively contain.
But, except in the case of very porous rocks or
accumulations of earthy matter, these surface
waters rarely descend to any great depth, and
hence after sinking through a . variable thickness of
subsoil, we come, in general, to earthy layers, in
which little vegetable matter can be detected, and
to which the lime, iron, and magnesia of the super
ficial covering has never bsen able to descend.
Thus the character of the soiLh, that it contains
more brow organic, chiefly ve-able matter, in a
slate of decay of the subsoil, that the organic
matter is less in quantity and has entered it chiefly
in a soluble state, aud that earthy matters are pre
sent in" it which have been washed out of the
superior soil and of the subjacent mass, that it has
remained nearly Unaffected by the changes which
vegetation, culture, and atmospheric agents have
produced upon the portions that lie above it.
From what is here stated, the' effect of trench
and subsoil ploughing in altering more or' less
materially the proportions of the earthy cjnstitu
ents in the surface ' soil, will be in some measure
apparent. That which the long action o!f rains
and frosts has caused to sink-beyond the ordiuary
reach of the plough is, by su.-h meth. ds, brought
again to the surface. - When the substances thus
brought up are directly beneficial to vegetation or
are fitted to improve the texture of the soil, its
fertility is increased." Where the contrary is the
case, its productive capabilities may for a longer or
a shorter period be manifestly diminished. !
GUANO-
This highly valuable manure is exciting much in-
erest among the farmers of our country. Thousands
of pounds are still sent into our State. Those who
have used it seem to be much flattered at the re
sult of the application, and continue to enlarge the
amount upon their farms. Some contend that it
may be applied to' hoed or cultivated crops, while
others sav that it should rather serve as a basis of
improvement, by enriching the land so as to cause
it to produce such green crops as may beitumed
in and made fertilizers. ;" We ar much inclined
to agree with 'the latter class, for as it is so ihighly
volatile, when applied to crops which require the
frequent stirring of the soil, these volatile principles
must, to a great extent, pass off, before affording
much nourishment to the crops. But therbenefit
which' guano has conferred upon the agricultural
interest of the country has not been direct alone ;
it is not confined to' the increased product (arising
from its application, but many farmers have been
greatly benefited by guano, who have perhaps,
hever applied more than one hundred pounds.
The great improvement which they have seen to
arise from the application of so small a quantity of
a substance to their crops, has had the effect to
cause them to look about and see the many means
which they have around them for enriching their
latds, and of which they have never availed them
selves before. There are many rich fields in many
parts of the country, which but for guano would
have still been barren, failing to produce enough
to pay the owner for their cultivation. Farmer's
Journal.
PHEPAEATIONS FOE THE FAIR.
The committee of arrangements are making
every necessary preparation for a fine show on the
18th of October next. The grounds for exhibition
are within one mile of the Capitol, east of t!he city,
which, are as convenient as could haye been
selected. We hope that now the farmers, me
chanics and manufacturers of the State, see that
the people of Raleigh and Wake county have
made the preparations, and expended a large fund,
they will bring specimens to the FairJ Every
person is requested to furnish what they can to
wards making out the show, there is no ta laid on
any thing that may be shown, and all stocks are to
be entertained by the Society, while the exhibition is
going on. We have seen in various parts of the
State as fine cattle, hores hogs, and sheep, as can
be found any where, and there Vnothing that would
more generally improve, the general agriculture
of tie State than t-iis State Fair. We, say let
every body who can, come to Raleigh on the 18th
of October next, and our word for it, every one will
return home much better satisfied with his situat
ion, and will feel proud that he can claim toi be a
North Carolinian. Farmer's Journal.
KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PEOPLE.
! collated for the SOUTHERN" weekly post
! ORIGINS AND ANTIQUITIES.
Why is the shamrock or trefoil the national em
blem of Ireland ?
Because it is.said that when St. Patrick landed
near Wicklow, to convert the Irish in 433, the pa
gan inhabitants were ready to stone him ; he re
quested to be heard, and endeavored to explain
God' to them as the Trinity in Unity, but they could
not Understand him ; till, plucking a trefoil from
the ground, he said "Is it not as possible for the
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, as for these leaves,
to grow upon a single Stalk.' Then the Irish were
immediately conriuced. Brand.
An ingenious naturalist has lately attempted to
prove that the original plant was not the white
clove:' which is now employed as the. emblem of
Ireland. He conceives it should be something
familiar to the people, and familiar too when the
national feast is celebrated. Now, the white clover
is not fully expanded on St. Patrick's Day, and
wild specimens could hardly be obtained at this
season. Besides, it was certainly uncommon in
Ireland during its early history, having been in
troduced into that country in the middle of the
seventeenth century, and made common by cultiv
ation. Old authors prove that the sh'imrock was
eaten by the Irish ; and one who went over to Ire
land; in tiie sixteenth century, says' it was eaten,
and was a sour plant. The name, also, of shamrock
is common to several trefoils, both in the Irish and
Gaelic languages. Now, clover could not have
been eaten, and is not sour. Wood-sorrel alone is
sour,: is an early spring pi int, is abundant in Ire
land, and is a trefoil. The old herbalists call it
Shamrog, and it is sour ; while its beauty might
entitle it to ,the distinction of being the national
emblem. The substitution of one for the other has
been occasioned by cultivation, which made the
wood-sorrel less abundant, and the Dutch clover
plentiful. Abridged from the Philosophical Mag
azine. Why is St. Luke the patron of painters 1 Be
cause he is said to have been very skilful in paint
ing, especially in his portraits of Jesus Christ. The
usual oath of King William (Rufus) was by the
face of Christ depicted by St. Luke.
Why is St. Crispin the patron-saint of Sho '
niakers .- Because Crispin, and -his brother Crisp
ianus, having travelled to Sjissons, in France, in
the vear 303, to make converts to Christianity,
they? maintained themselves by shoemaking ;
whence they became regarded as the patrons of
tire ' gentte craft They were both ircrrw'm; Homer
Why is St. Cecilia regarded as the patroness of
music ?
Because tradition relates that she was so skilful
a musician, that an angel who visited her was
drawn from the mansions of the blessed by the
charms of her melody ; to which circumstances
Dryden alludes in the conclusion of his celebrated
Ode to Cecilia.
Why is St. And l eic's cross part of the insignia of
the Scottish order of the Thistle
Because Andrew is the tu'elar Saint of Scotland,
and he suffered martyrdom ou a cross in the form
of art X. The Scotch likewise assert that his re
mains were deposited in Fifeshire, in the. year 3G8.
Why is a misletoc so called ?
Because its seeds are said to be dropped by the
misle thrush, which feeds on its berries.
Why is a certain song called a coral ?
Because of its derivation from cantare, t sinjr,
and rola, an interjection of joy. Bourne.
Why are unmarried females called Spinsters ?
Because, formerly, women. were prohibited from
marrying till they had spun a regular set of bed
furniture, and till their marriage were consequently
called Spinsters, ' which continues till this day in
all legal proceedings.
Why was a newly married man formerly called
a bridegroom ?
Because groom signifies one who serves in an in
ferior station ; and it was customary for the newly
married man to wait at table on his bride and
friends on his wedding-day.
Why is the middle meal of th? day called dinner ?
Because of its corruption from decimer, from de
cimheure, or the French rep;is de dix-heures.
Why is the last meal called supper ?
Because of a similar corruption from souper, from
the custom of providing soup for that occasion. -
Why is a rug so called ?
Because of its contraction from rugget, Swedish
for rough. "
Why were the titles rof Lord and Lady first
adopted ? p J
Because of the origin of lord from the Saxon
laford, or loaf-giver from his maintaining a num
ber of depen lents; and lady from leaf-dien loaf dian,
i. e. loaf-server, she serving it to the guests, or carv
ing at table.
Why has a literary lady been satirically termed
a Blue-Stocking ?
Because of the origin of the term from the Society
'de la Calza,' (of the Stocking) formed at Venice in
the year 1500; the members being distinguished
by the colour of their stockings, the prevailing col
our of which was blue. The Society 'de la Calza las
ted till the year 1590, when the foppery of Italian
literature took some other symbol. The rejected
title then crossed the Alps, and branded female
pedantry in Paris. It diverged from France to
England, and for a while markechthe vanity of the
small advances in literature of our female cdteries.
But the propriety of its application is now gradually
ceasing ; for we see in every circle, that attainments
in literature can be accomplished with no loss
womanly virtue. Mills'' Hist, of Chivalry.
Why are mixed liquors called " grog"
Because Admiral Vernon who was the first to
mix bis sailors' allowance of spirits with water was
mcKnaraea -uid lirog," from his wearing a o-roir
ram coat, and this name was given to the mixed
liquor he compelled his fleet i? rlnfc.
HUMOROUS-"
Punch's discourse on Brick
8,8 anin
ularly this passage : " JIow common it
late years to say to a man, whose v
i ...
viw ntw v mot vmci, iv nan e n
j ieiiQW
a brick. It becomes, howevpr
Joab
the usage .of the third oerson n .
-"J YOU tf.
So-and-so ? . Is he a cood fellow r ri
one word is, ' He's a brick.' Tl
torv, in all
senses, to the propound. ..,
tionmueea, a more satisfactory Km 1 1
1m uttered. -W' hv lw..-i . J -Vcou'k!
" "-aiu Ulls kllJ
clnn mifltirt stltmn W .. ... 1 1 .. i
,t ictiij 13 Hut so.
1
Geni
take up your riutarch, turn toil
"c Hi-' o
ano; what do you read ? You'll find if . s
stand Greek and if vou don't '., J"U
D4
it, iinun.-uiai.eiy, ior trie p.urpae of Lj.
ara':E,
" rcu; cwiuuu oi thought tilat , H
Ambassador from Epirus went To W :i 1
i- i . . bV 'iUK tivL.
a uipiomatrc ctnt chat with him h ,
4 Where on parf.h nw M.a ...ii. e-r. "
;': "i frpartai ! ,
er btates of Greece the principal towns 7
but where are yours, dear Asi!;tlls v V
Stratford Canniii!?. -or p....! . eV
ww auowcicu uy mat ammoie monarch
morrow, at morning dawn, show von fi.
:'1
Snarta. ! Hrpatfiiit. with m l 1 i A
best black soup that Sparta can afford di
An ! tnl.l . T'll ,1.
vu i,uc wiuio , auu x ii auuw VOU tile
met ; and Agesilaus had drawn out his ;
Is-
mv before him 'and. with
'parua k
uified mien, said to his friend from Emm 'i
ihtjc uc ic wuns vj fjparia, sir
ticuiar man you see is a brick n,,. i . '
- tibial
comes me pnrase : now distant ft
roin shin1
v3
During a steam voyage, on a sudden
of the machinery, a considerable a'arui took',:
especially among the female passengers. '-y
is the matter? what is the matter? F 1
en s sake tell me the worst ! " exclaimed m
anxiousithan the rest. After a short patlSf '
hoarse voice from the deck replied, '-vi,
madam, nothing : only the bottom of tlie
and the top of the earth are stuck ' toetikft"
" Jim !" said one fast man yesterday to aDut,..
44 it is reported that you left the east on accuar
your behef, an uitinerant martyr."
" Flow," replied Jim, flattered bv the reitf
"How's that ?" '
" W lit a nnlio rffii-i.r t.-.l.-l i v S
everything you saw belonged- to you, and s-J
public did'nt, you left."
The Good Old Times Restored. The Ac!i
Gold at the present time in Australia.
Thei Age of Brass the same in Fiance.
The Age of Bronze the same in Tortus!.
The Age of Iron thesame in Austria and RJ
The Age of Lead the same in Rome and Italy,.
Diogenes.
y.-. TovIboRA-wiid to Peel, on looking at. tk;
ftuTSi6f"ab irtSh orator : " Vou caivee tlie '
quiver of his lips." "Yes," said Pee!, "and
arrow coiping out of it." Moore was telling!
to one of his countrymen, who answertd: "
meant arrah coming out of it."
At the fourth of July celebration in Mir
inois, a young law offered the followinrr toa-l
" The young men of America their arms our
port : our arms their reward. Fall iu m.
in.
If. you are a precise man, and wislitilr
tain of what you get, never many agiilm f
Ann, for we have the authority of Lin.llev M -
and many others, that " An is an indefinite at I
Useful, if not Ornamental. A Yr-
invented a machine for'extracting the lies from f
advertisements. Some of them are neverni
entering the machine,: as only the truth tvnesi
The latest report of the Paris f.ishionsitf
Bonnets are very small, and are more worn
the neck than on the head." We suppff51
will be tied round the ankles before long.
Pleasant Affliction. There is a yow!
in Toledo who has grown round-shouldered tiro'
bending over so much . to kiss the girls, w1!
rather short in his neighborhood :
-
A Western editor, copying a story about id"
ed man who hnd n w.m.lorfril memorv of f-.i
event of his life, advises some of his subs-ribeff-
practice bathing in deep water !
Diplomacy. The art of saving something
of saying nothing when you have really sonK"
to say. Punch.
What a Jpwfi ! An nhitiiarv- vert
. . . j f i
i -i .. . . rcontV--',-i
oi a raciy, says: , one was roarneu .
a : ii 1. nn hansel
;i.vuu in an iiiai time nevei w"v
door."
You are writing mv bill on very roujt
said a client to his attorney. " Never mnJ- . ..
the lawyer, "it has to be filed before it come
a j - .
. 1 V tf.
court."
iosrjrs. Jr.. Sx)eak of a bli
says : " While no one ever saw him see,
have seen him saw."
thou1'
GE0GSAPHICAI EmOHA-
I am composed of 20 letters. ,
3, 6, 15, 10,' 1 1, 2, 8 is a town in
My 1, 4, 3, 19, 0 is a town in Italy
My 15, 19, 13, 19, 3, 15, 19 is a
Canada.
-f s " n to o a ;a a river in France.
1v 11 9 lft IS 12 is a burning mou i
of
My 16, 20, 12, 7 is a sea in muep-
XT., u on io U Sk tnwn
11
My 7, 17, 3, 3, is a town in Massacb
My whole was a brav'e American
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Answer to last week's Enigma
Agricultural Faib.