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MY NEIGHBOR AND L 3Iy neighbor's acres helrl in fee Lie broad, and green, and fair; Six slender feet of ground for me, My mother earth may spare, 'To have and hold when I shall h , Heedless of title there ! The turrets of his mansion rise In state above the trees; The walls that greet my waking eyes. His pride would hardly please; Unless some bide me in the skies. I have none else than these ! The dainties of his broken fast He took with grace unsaid ; I marvel if the plain repast, "Which my fresh hunger fed, Upon hi.? pride the charm could ca3t Of thanks for "daily bread." A thousand greet him on the street, Proud of his smile, or hand; He would not see me, should we meet, The lowly and the grand; But there's content beneath my feet He would not understand! While to my neighbor and to me Time moves with even speed, He's rich, as one may need to be, And 'I am poor indeed; "So poor, that I his splendor see, Lacking both gold and greed. Soon Death, who mocks at rank and class, "Will Lring us to one goal, Where each its narrow gate must pass, Stript to the naked soul. What will he have beyond, alas! Of earth's unstinted dole For him six slender feet of earth, Six slender feet for me; We two, divided from our birth, Twinned in the grave will be; Enough, if then my mortal dearth Is merged in heaven's full sea! C. Richards, in Home Magazine. "AT THE PATGO." There is a very peculiar custom which prevails in the rural districts of Louisi anna, of which the oldest inhabitant can not tell the origin. In some points it resembles the old Scottish game of the "Wappenshaw," but it has local and special features of its own, which onlv some oeaa-anu-gone Acadian ancestor cculd explain. As for the singular name, ii is simply i c.w . . . - . y corruption 01 ".rape sraie" the 4 raps," or "Pop." as it is called in English, being a bright little bird. The Patgo is a wooden rooster, cailv aecorarea witn showy ribbons, and mounted on a pole as a'mark, or target. Prizes are offered, so many dollarsfor each wing, so much lor the head; but the grand prize falls to the lucky marks man who brings down the bird. A horseman discounting before the .gate of one of the small cottages in Prairie 3Ianon, in Southwestern Louisi anna, noticed a great excitement in and about the house. flen were collected in groups, guns were being cleaned and fired, and that deafening hubbub pre vailed which the soul of the excitable Acadian delights in. The gentleman fastened his horse to a post, and approached a venerable-looking old man who sit on the steps of the house, and who was gesticulating and shouting with the most obstreperous of the noisy crowd. "Can you give me lodging to-night, sir?" he said, taking olf his hat with a courteous inclination of his line head. The old man took his pipe from his mouth and stared at the speaker, who was a magnificent young man in the un--dress uniform of the United States army. Over six feet in statue, he was finely proportioned, and had a face of singular and marked beauty. There was a game bag slung over his shoulder, and he held a rifle. "Je comprends 'pas', monsieur," the -old man answered. "I spik not the language, 'mericain." "And I not one word of French," laughed the stranger. "But look here. f)ld fellow, I must make you understand. ccn minting," pointing to the full game-bag and erun. "Lost my wav." walking about, and turning from right to left in a confused manner. "Want some supper, " chewing vigorously, 4 'and. above all, want a bed' laying his head on his hand and shutting his eves. t4If -the old coon don't understand that --speaking pantomime, he's an idiot.' The old man certainly understood all that was ridiculous in it, for he laughed aloud, but courteously repressed his merriment and answered gravely: "31 v garcon, my son, Jean Baptiste, he spik de 'mcricain good. Jean Baptiste, viens ici!" Jean Baptiste came up. A good-looking lad about eighteen, but with a gloomy and despondent face. In fact, Jean Baptiste had the air of a person crushed by some misfortune, for whom the world had no charm. He listened to the officer, and translated his request to his father, who auswered him in an ex cited speech. "3Iy papa he say ze house is full, full. People come feefty mile to shoot at ze Patgo to-morrow; but if monsieur can sleep in ze loft, bon! he can stay. Ze first onie, he get ze best bed." "And as I'm the last comer, I get the loft, and thankful am I for it," said the officer, with a 'gay laugh. "It isn't pleasant to be lost in your prairies at night. But, my boy, what in the world is a Patgo?" "Monsieur does not know ze Patgo?" in a tone of astonishment. 44Mon Dieu, - that is strange ! It is a bird made out ze wood. You pay twenty-five cents for a shot. Ze man what brings it down gets ze big prize. Such a pony, all blac k, no -white spot, and he tuz. like a deer!" "I suppose you are going to try for -the wonderful pony?" "Ah. mon Lrieu, but no I I have broke my gun. and zey will not lend me one. And why? I shoots best, i.nd zey is jaloux. Zey vants me not try. Ah, and zey is glad my gun is broke! Canaille!" he muttered between his s-et teeth, as he glared sa.agely at the marks men. The stranger looked around, and thought to him-elf that even in this beau tiful isolated region, so remote Irom the struggling ambitions of the world, envy and hatred flourished. . "The boy has actually a murderous look," he thought, "and those fellows must be a mean set of beggars to treat him so." "Look here. Jean Baptiste"' he said aloud. "Vou shan't be balked of your shot. You shall take my rifle : it's a first rate one. You'd better try it now, with the other marksmen, till you get accus tomed to its weight." If he had rescued Jean Baptiste from a terrible fate, the Acadian could not have been more vehement in his expres sions of gratitude. In a queer patois of French and Engl sh, mixed with hyster ical sobs, he poured forth his thanks. The stranger sauntered leisurely after him, and watched with keen eyes the markmanship of the Acadians. 4 'Jean Baptiste isn't half a bad shot," he said to himself, "but the boy'3 too nervous. Dare say he'd have done bet ter if he hadn't been tearing his 'nerves to fiddle strings this evening. Funny people, these Acadians! Too excitable and noisy ever to make good markomen." That night, in the loft which Jean Bap tiste shared with him, the boy confided to him his reasons for wishing to win the great prize. lie sat on his mattress, his great brown eyes luminous with ex citement, and his expressive gestures piercing out his imperfect speech. "You see, monsieur, I vas born here, and nevaire haf I been feefty mile from ze prairie. You see a tall tree far olf in ze mart t is? I haf nevaire been more far. I climb it, I look far out. I say, 'Jean Baptiste Avran, if you had a pony for your own, you could run away. You could gallop, gallop into ze big world, and, who knows, make a heap of money. " Ah, gr md Dieu, 1 is so tired ! " throw ing out his arms with a tragic gesture. "1 is not a cow; I is not a horse, to be glad and satisfy because ze grass is fine. 1 vant to go far off to see people, to learn to read. Monsieur, when strangers come here, not good, not kind like you, zey laugh at us. Zey say : 4 You cannot read or write; you know nothin'; you are no more zan your beasts.' JSon. 7iOj." strik ing his breast, "I vill go avay! I vill not stay here ! " "You would leave your father, your friends r" the officer said gently. "My poor boy, the world isn't quite heaven." 44 It may be bad, yes. It may hurt me, but it vill not be ze prairie. Ah, I choke here ! " 44 In plain words, you want a change," and the officer laughed. " You want the pony to gallop off into pitfalls, and stumble against walls, and to i get so many knocks and tumbles that all the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't piece you into the old Jean isapusie again, iou aon t understand a word I say ! I was just talking to my self you see, and you needn't understand. Go to sleep, and sleep soundly if you want to shoot well. Nothing like a good night's rest to steady the nerves." About ten o'clock next morning sev eral hundred people assembled at the ap pointed place. In the open prairie, the Patgo fastened to a tall pole fluttered its gay streamer? in the breeze, and the at tention of the Acadians seemed divided between the bird and the stately young officer who towered above them all, his keen eyes taking in every detail of the scene. "He looks like St. Michael," whispered one. "The picture in the church." "Bah?" answered the other. St. Michael is angry, he is trampling the dragon. That man looks as cold as ice. his face never changes, though Tie is handsome. Ye 5 he is beautiful." The shooting began, but somehow it was unusually bad. After twenty shots the Patgo's ribbon plumage still waved defiance. Neither wincrs rxor head had been brought down. 4 'Will not monsieur take some chance?" said one of the judges, in very good Eng lish, approaching the stranger. "Yes, I will take four, but after Jean Baptiste Avran. It is his turn, now." Jean Baptistc's first shot was tolerable, as it struck the wing of the bird, but without bringing it down. In the next, his nervous excitement had got the bet ter of him, and his shot flew over the head of the bird. He had taken but three chances, and his last shot was so deplorably wide of the mark, that a mocking laugh from the competitors saluted it. "Aha, Jean Baptiste!" cried one, "thou didst not say thy prayers last night. Get out of the way, mon gars', and let the strange monsieur try his luck." The officer took his rifle from Jean Baptiste, and smiled at his downcast face. He examined the weapon, loaded it in his cool, deliberate manner, and taking his position, carelessly raised it, and, without apparently looking at the Patgo, called out : "This for the right wing of your bird!" The shot rang out, and the wing lay on the ground. "This for the head!" The ribbons which had adorned that portion of the Patgo gave a last flutter as it swooped down. "And this for the pony!" As the bird fell, a perfect storm of rage arose in the crowd. "Unfair!" "Cheatery!" "The Patgo should not have fallen for an hour yet!" 4 'He is a sorcerer!" "He is a devil!" "Bobber!" " Vile American!" The officer did not understand them, but he saw threatening faces and gestic ulating arms, as the crowd pressed closely to him. He coolly loaded his rifle, and, standing with his back to a larse tree, waited for an attack, hk im passive face a3 calm as- if he had been among friends. Jean Baptiste, his boy ish face glowing with indignation, and h'i3 eyes flashing defiance, sprang to his side. "Zey is mad I" he cried. "Zev wants to fight you! Cowards! Aha, I has a gun !" holding it up. "I vill help you." "Two against two hundred," said the officer coolly, with a smile. "It's long odds, my boy, "but I'll try to hold my post. You must keep out of the mess". For the life of me I don't know what the beggars are howling about, but all the same if they attack me. I'm ready." But there were some cool. heads in that crowd. They dashed about amon? the turbulent crowd, scolding at the very top of their voices, and giving heavy blows right and left to some of the furious youngsters who were shaking their fists and howling curses at the cool stranger. 4 'You must hexcuse ze boys. monsieur," said one of the judges courteously, to the officer. "Boys are fools, and you spoiled ze fun by bringing down ze Patgo so soon. It is all fair, and you haf ze prize, but zey lose their heads when you tell just where you going to hit. We nevaire ask a stranger he name, but if monsieur vill tell us, he's so wonderful a marksman, I vill be much gratify." "My name is Scott," said the stranger, "Captain Scott, from the Barracks at Baton Iiouge." There was a minute's profound silence. as the name of the most c elebrated marks man in the country fell upon their ear3. Not a man there, not a man hardly in the United States, but what had heard of the wonderful feats of marksmanship of that gallant young officer. Then suddenly, as with one voice, there arose a deafening cheer. "Captain Scott! Hurrah for Captain Scott!" Men crowded around to gaze at him, to shake hands with him. A voice cried out, in good English, "We are proud, Captain Scott, to have seen you. We'd have given two ponies willingly just to have a peep ac you. And you're worth it too." Captain Scott laughed and turned to the Judge, who, leading up the prize pony, laid the bridle in his h ind. "It's a beautiful animal," he said, ad miringly, "but of course it's not up to my weight. I didn't win it for myself. Here, my boy," to Jean Baptiste, "I shot for you. Mount your pony," he added, with a laugh, "and let us see you gallop into the great world." Jean Baptiste gasied for breath, then, before Captain Scott could prevent him, he had thrown his arms around the as tonished captain's neck, and kissed him on both cheeks. The crowd cheered. Jean Baptiste, with an Indian yell, sprang on the pony and galloped over the prairie. But he did not gallop into the world tnat day, nor before a year, when, through the influence of Captain Scott, he was placed in a good schooL The world was kind to the prairie boy, and he became a wealthy and influential man. A few years ago he died at an ad vanced age, but his most treasured pos session was a picture of Captain Scott in the glory of his beautiful manhood. The gallant officer died shortly after the picture was taken, but there are proba bly many living now who remember the incident of the Patgo. Youth's Compan ion. On Hangman's Day. A Philadelphia job printer who began business on Friday has circulated the fol lowing card bearing a list of interesting events that have occurred on that day: Washington born on Friday. Queen Victoria married on Friday. Napoleon Bonaparte born on Friday. Battle of Bunker Hill fought on Friday. America discovered on Friday. Joan of Arc burned at the stake on Friday. Battle of Waterloo fought on Friday. Bastile destroyed on Friday. 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