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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1881. TNK WORKING MAN. j The nobhet men I know on rath Are own whose hand* are brown with toll } Who, backed br ao ancestral grorea, Hew down the wood and till the soil; And win thereby e proader ntma Th»n follow! king *r warrior'* lame. The working men, what'er the task, Who carr* the atone or bear the bod, Ther bear upon their boneat browa The roja! stamp and seal of God ; And worthier are their drop* of sweat Than diamonds in a coroaet. God bits* the aobla working men, Who roar tbe cities of the plain. Who dig the mines, who build the ships, And driee the commerce af Jhe mala, Goo blew ttistq, for Weir toilfflf hands Hare wrought the glory of all laada, BERENICE. Mr*. Cbudleigh opened tha door of h«r oottage and eame oat into the midat of tbe gloomy, freeiing oold, a wistlul, anxious look on her white, wan face Putting ber tkio, childish hand to her mouth, *be called, "Bonnie I Bennie!" Prefect ly there etme en answer. ''Yea, mother; I am coming " And simultaneous with the answer a sturdy little figare appeared upon the summit of en icy knoll. •'Ah, Beooie ! I have been ao anxi ous. and you are so oold." "Not a bit; but I took a longer tramp than usual. But only see tbe faggot* ; they're aa clear and rioh as butter 1" sod the sturdy little figure advaneed, draw, ing after bim a small sled, heaped with pine knots The woman's wan, moonlight faoe lit up to absolute radiance, and a tender ness that waa touching beamed from her great, blue (tray eyee aa they restsd on the boy—a stalwart, sturdy little fellow robed and wrapped like a* Esquimau, with whiu hair, and an honest, manly faoe. Ben Chudleigh's own boy ! When tliey had crossed the threshold she kii*ed bim, parting tbe flaxen looks on his brow The lad blushed like • girl at ber caress, and then fell to un ire j with fs«|f«U. '•There, now, Bother," he said, aa tbe ruddy blase shot up the broad obimney. '-isn't that nice ? Now you shsll sit down snd get real swn, and I'll make the tea; I'm suoh a strong fellow I never get tired." Bmnir threw on fresh fagots and got out bis illuminated primer to amuse him self, wbile his mother did her sewing;. but somehow the blight pictures fsiled ia their usual interest. Bis ears were full of tbe sea's wild sobbing, and his blue eyes—bold, kind eyes, so like bis lather's—wandered furtively to his moth er's lace A lovely faoe, fair aod refin od; a faoe that in its early bloom, wbeo •II its rare colon were unfaded, and all that superabundent gold brown hair was in iia glory, must have been very beauti ful But now, ab Iso indescribably sad, so full of sn undying reason*. ' Tbe lad's oyea filled with ohildbood's quick tesrs aa he watched her, and his faes grew solemn wun a vague, doubt fUl%ooder "Mother," bo said at la#t, jnst the least quiver in his voioe, "mother, wss it all right between you and father when be wen*, away ? I've wanted to know so long." The mcther looked up, startled and amsisd; a swift, burning red shot up into her white ebeeks, and then she let j ber boad drop forward an tha aawing atand, and burst into passionate sobbing. The obild grew pale with fright and pain. ' Oh, mother I poor, dear mother 1" be wbiapered, going to her side and drop ping kisses and oareosiog touches on ha* bowed bead, ao sorry I I didn't tbink it would hurt you so 1" She drew him to bar bosom in silence, and still sobbing His childish quMtiou hid eat her heart lika a knife. "Was it all right with her and father when he went away T" Ah, no lit wm nil wrong j and now, G>d pity her! ft wea too lata ever to make it right—the cruel wrong must life through all time, nod eteraiiy, perhaps S How vividly, sitting there in tbo gbsstly glimmer of the firelight, did she remember that last parting, three weary yosrs ago 1 Beooie was but a wee lad. then, and his lather, who had followed tbe sea all his lifs, was starting on a long voyage. Be wanted a paper of sons Importance, a promissory note, or something of the kind, and earns to his wife Eh it. Berenice, hie pretty girl-wife, had taken care of sll his papers aod all his money since the first da; of iheir happy tnsrriage, he being n great, earele-e, lov iog, fiery heertsd fellow, as toilers osn ally sre. But Berenice wss quite busy that morning, getting hi* omit in readi neas; nnd the Msroh winds blustered down thn o«,liage ehimney, and ptsled the smoke nnd ashes about, and put her out ef bnmor, and, perhaps, for sll her eweet, obild wnys nnd rave beamy, this pstied wiie of Beo Cbodleigh's was a bit impatient and quiek tempered by nn tare, or beeaaee of too oiaeh petting nnd indulgence, as is opener the esse At a«y rale, after a hasty search for the note, she deolsred that it oould not be fouod, aad that it hsd not besn iotrnstsd to hsr keeping Ben opened his hssdsome blue eyes in amsz-oieot. "Why, Berenice," be said, aot s bit cross, only decided, "you know I gsve it to you. 1 always give you thing* I wish taken care of." "A fooli*h habit, too," retorted Bere nie», spitefully "Why not tsks care of themyonrself f And you may beresftsr I won't have my desk orowded with soy snob rubbish," and making good her words she tossed tbe papers shs hsd been omlooking on ths floor. Ben looked down at the promiscuous heap There were reoeipts aod business papers, and smid them old love letters snd tuft* of faded bloasotns that bad paased between him snd Berenice in the days of their courtship ' Why, Berry," ha began, aod tben fiuding his voioe unsteady he stopped short aod turoed awsy Ilis wifs saw in ao instant what she bsd dons, bat with ths perversity of a child, instead of tryiog to make repara tioa, aa her woman's heart yearned to do, she Hind* matters worse. "I shan't look aeother bit," she ssid, petulantly, pushing ths pspers svida with her pretty ft>ot "I've half tbe f mnrsmg already. You botlsr me so, I wish yon were gone." "I'm goiog now, then, Berenice. Good-bye." Us did not even turn to look at ber, but strode from tbe room aod out into the yard. Bannie was playing before tbe doorway, and Bereniee (landing breathless bsard bin kiss tbe child and say : "Goodbye, little one! Be a good boy to mother, don't forget." That waa the last. When, after amo meet of stunned bewilderment, abe hur ried to the door, be waa goae. But he woald ooae back. All day long, aitting with Bennie on her knee, she said it over and over, he would come bank, and they would make it up But night came, and in the dusk of the March auaaet a eailor came up for hat husband's scs-obest Bereniee wu too proud aad aeoaitive to aaa a questiea or seed a messsga; bat tbe long, lonely Bight subdued ber pride. As soon as the sun roee she made her mty down to the pier, where bia veaeel lay, but it waa too late—tbe oraft had aailed at day break, aod ber hueband waa gone. Month followed month, year drifted after year, and Bereniee lived, snd Benny grew up to a aturdy lad, aever forgetiiag bis father'e parting eemmsad He was a„ good boy to his mother; hut all hie simple, sssCsoWd devotion, a* like hia father'e, oould not drive the epeakable sorrow from ber eyes, or the stingiog remorse from ber heart. Aad now ehe est there by tbe bleaiog fire, with her thia bande elaaped, and aueh a wiatful, haagry look io her great, shin ing syes, (hat poor little Bea felt awed and frightened, and orept away to his bod ia tbe corner, aot oaring even to kiae ber again. But tbe ehild oould not eleep. He lay liateaing to the roiee of the winds, as they reared aod whistled throagh tbe pias bills, and to the eeaselase moan aad thunder of the sea, raiaiag bio head ever and anoo to look at hie mother'e wbitet aad faoe, aod wondering ia hia ehild'a heart, if God aad hie angels were so good and meroifal, why tbey did not do sometitiog to comfort her. A strange, terrible feeling came over bios, an indae eribable praaeieaoe of something to oome. '■Mother!" be eslled, gently, sitting up in bis bed. "Oh, mother 1 what is it f I eaa't tell, hut I feel something, la deed I do, mother!" But »he did aot heed hia. The eld eea dog lifted hia pointed eers and lis tened intently; tben he arose and pat tered acmes to tbe ehild'a bed, with s look half-l'Umao ia bia eyes. Bennie laid hie obeek agaiaet hie shaggy head. "What is il, Triton?" he whispered The dog listened sgain, then be bounded to the door and began to eoratuli aod anif beneath it. 'Oh, mother! mother T' called Ben nie, in amased fright. She arose with trembling hand* sod a death white face. "Why. tny boy, my darling," she whispered ; then she went to the door aod opened it. Triton stood sn instant with bis ear* erect aod hie nose to tbe ground, then he shot off, making great, flyiog leap*, and utteriog short, exultant cries Im pelled by something stronger tkaa hsr ! self, or her own will, Bereniee followed him, snd poor, sffrighted little Ben wss left slons Oat through the wild, dsrk night she went, down to the blesk, iey cliffs, snd there, standing upon the deaolste ssnos, his blaok, burly figure sharply defoed against ths psle, winter sky, she saw the form of s man, with Triton leaping end barking around him; and never pausing, never stopping to question or wonder, but impelled by a wild instinct, she fsw on snd on until she fell breathless and seosclets st his fret. Wbeo tbe swoke to life sgaia abe was io the college, lying upon Bennie's little bed, wilh the glimmer of the firelight before ber, sad Bennie himself wss hanging over her, patting hsr ebeeks with bis chubby haods snd kissing her vigorously, his blue eyes shining with s look they bsd never before knowa. Then a wild, vsgue hope thrilled through her, aod she started to her feet with a cry that ruag above tbe din of tbe storm Yes, tbsre be stood, brooisd and worn and changed, but with the same kindly eyee, Ben Cbudleigh, ber own husband He tett*JUt bfl arms, but Sue went do\sa prostrate at his feet. "Oh, Ben 1 Ob, my buaksnd ! for* give me! I know God baa, for be bss given yoa back to me." And Ben, sobbing like a woman, gatb ered bsr up in bia strong arms, kiasing her lipa wildly, as she clung to him like a little child. Too Muoh Credit. Mr Keeae, a shrewd aad thrifty fsrm er of Keotaoky, owned a large flock of eheep, and oae autumn, when it eame housing time, he wea greatly aaooyed upon miaaiag a number of hie finest melton | among them three or four wethers whieh be bad rsised and fatten ed lor bis owa table He waa aure it waa aot the work ot doga, and the atom be oould do waa to await further devel opments. On the following spring, wbeo bis sheep were turoed out to paature, be in atitqted a oareful watoh, aud ere long he detected Tom Biiokoey, a neighboring farmer, in tbe aet of pilfering a abeep; but he made no aoite about it at tbe time Stiokney was a man well to do and Keene did not care to expooe him Autumn came again, and upoa count ing up hia lock Mr Keene found eight abeep missing. He made out a bill io due form to Thomas Stiekoey for tbe eight sheep aad preaeoted it. Stiokney ohoked aud atammered, hat did aot beok down. Like a pradeot maa de paid the bill aad pooketed the receipt AuV*«r spriag time eame, and Mr ReeMfetheep ware again turne i out Aaotber autumn eame, and tbe farmer af,ain took ao aceouut ef bia atuek, aad this time flfteeo aheep were aiisaieg Aa before he made out the bill to Tom Stiekoey fer the whole number miaaing, but thime Tom objected. "It's too maob ef s good thing," said be. "Fifteen aheep ! Why bless yonr soul, I hadn't half of 'em." Mr. Keene waa iaetorable "There ia the bill," aaid be, "and I have made it out ia good faith I have madeno lues when my sbeap have heeo missing, bseauae 1 deemed your credit good sod sufficient." "Well groaned Tom, with a big gulp, "I suppuee I must obsy ; bnt," he added, emphatically, "we'll close thst aoeouot trom this date. Yon have given me too mueh credit altogether'—some other raaoal bss been steeling on the strength of it." • It is the will of God that we should j in everything make oar requeete known to him by prayer aad supplication ; not to inform or move bias, bat to qualify ouraelves for the merey. The waterman ie tbe bout, that with the booh takes bold of the shore, doth not thereby pall the shore la the host, bat the bust to the shore » ee ia prayer, we do not draw the mercy to oursolvee, bat oereelvaa to to the mesoy— Matlkrv H*nrg. Conferenee of StalwarU. URGING VICB-ranSIDENT ARTHCRTO EXKR* CISB THE DUTIES Or FRKBIBBNT. New York, August !9—Ths follow ingfaots bsve leaked out io regard to the conferenee at Vice- Prssident Arthur's house lor tbe put few dsys, in which Grant, Conkling, Logan, Cameron, Dors es Belknap, Jonea, Bliss, Frsoeb, Wsrd aod many other conspicuous adherents of the i bird term wiog of tbe Kabublicao party have participated. Thi faot of suoh a gathsriog while tbe Presideot is lying at th* point pf d«atb has occasion ed considerable talk ; but it seems that this eouference of leaders was projeo'ed last week before the President's relapse became so serious. The Vice Presideot wss told that it was bis duty to go to Washington aod dec'ars his purpose of esercising the duties of President. George Bliss, At- j toroej Geosrsl Ward aod Mr. Cookliog ' gave legal opinions upon the constitution i clause ia favor of the Yioe President thus assuming control As a result of tbe coofersoce it wss sgreed that the muter should be held in obeyanoe for the pretsat, until it shall be determined whether the President will survive bis reJ«p>4 or not. In the meantime the opinions of two sf the best koown con stitution lawyers in tbe country—one a Democrat aod tbe other a Rspublioao —bsve been soagbt by friends ot the Vioe Presideot, and will be presented f o his notioe st so esrly dsy. All the parsons present at the confer ence were ansoimous in the opinion thst it wss tbe duty of the Vioe President to tssnme cootiol. It is said, on good su tbority, that Postmaster General James and Secretary Lincoln, who would oarry the War Department, are favorable ioolined towarp tbe projeot General Arthur is willing, providiog Seeretsry Blsine would cooseat, aod atroag efforts are being made to obtain his consent If the Vice Presideot becuDits the Act iog President, tbe stslwarts think that they will have no trouble io osrryiog Naw York this year. A stalwart will be atade Supreme Court Judge in plaoe of Cbiffords, decsssed, and another will be appointed Minister to Berlin, wbile many important offioes will be filled to the advantage of their wiog of the pert. Peculiarities of Great Man. Asron Burr always forgot to return a borrowed umbrslla. Cbariemageoe always pared his eorn in tbe dark of the meon. Byron never found a button off his shirt without raising a row about it. Honor wss extremely food of boiled oabbagj, which be invariably eat with a fork. Napoleon oould never think to shut s door aftsr him, unless be was msd sbout something. Pliny oould never write with a lead penoil without first wetting it on tbe tip of bis tongue. Soetotee wae exceedingly food of pes- j outs, quantitiee of whiob he slwsys oar. ried in hie pocket. The Duke of Wellington could never I think to wipe his feet on the on the ! door mat. aalees hie wife reminded htm , of it. George Waahington was so fond of ! eata that he would get up in ths middls >f the night to throw a boot jaok at tbem. Shakespeare, when earryiag a oodfish horns from tbe village grocery, would invariably try to ooaoea! it underneath hie ooat. Wkea the wife of Gallileo gave him fc letter to mail he always osrried it round ia hie pocket three weeks before he ever thought of it again. Christopher Columbus slwsys paid for his loeal paper promptly, and being an attention reader he alwiysfoued out whea aew worlds were ripe. Language of tha Finger Ring. If a geatlesaan wantea wife he weara a ring oa the first Soger of hie left baud. If he is engaged, be wares it on the seoend fioger. U married, be wearee it on the tbird fioger If be aever intends to got married be wears it on tbe fourth fioger. W hen a lady ia aot engaged, she wears s hoop or diamond oa ber firet finger. If engaged, tbe weare it oa tbe sea. and ftager. II married ebe weara it on tbe third flutter. If ehe intend* to remain a maid, she wears the ring opoo her fourth finger. Tbas by a few simple tokens the pas ■lon of love ie expeeeeed. M'MBEtt 11. What Caused The Trouble. Charlie MoMasier tased bi* mother so hard the other &•] to juet lot him go o»er sod see Billy Webstar that at lest she consented, only told him he Han't stay but an boor. The boy went off ia high glee, but wee home again m just oine uiinutea, with bia jacket torn opoa ia the baok, hia white pante the oolor of the Aral man Adam aud the blood dria sling from hia po# note like the hydra&t of a priae fighter. Subsequent iofflti guions develop )d the following facte : Charlie found hia friend in the baok yard ■Hooting pea|.at ibewhite bea in tha coop and the following conversation oa currcd : "My ma nya a nour." "Bully ! What le'a do t" *'Le's play horee." "0, that's too thin ; le's play Indiaa in the garden. We c'o oall the oora woods )' know, and I'll shoot yoa from tbe denae uoderbruah with mj bow'a arrer." » When the boys reaohed the garden Billy remarked : , "Ain't them big perUters ? Yoa ain't got any perlaters as big u them I'll bet." , • . „ "0' pahaw I that ain't nothio'. We're bad perlaters for two weeks as big aa muahuielous." "Well, y' baint had any caoambera like them I know. 1 bad all 1 oould e«t for dinner " "Oar ououaibers are all gene by—got too ripe to eat. I gueea my ma'd like to gat sotoe o' you " 'Well, wbat d' y' think o' that sum mer squash, ain't ahe a boater f Looka , '• et she was left orei from last year, don't she ?" "You call that • big squsah ? By George, y' just orter see ono in oar gar den—our family'e been eatin' off'o it fer two weeks an' only got down t' tha erook now. 1 don't call that much of a [sq " They dido't ylay Indian in the oorn, bat the garden loosed aa if Sitting Ball had had a soalp danoe there tha night before •*» • »m People'* iotentioos oau only be deoii ed by their oouduot. Tobsooo leave* four feet nine inches long are growing near North Middle ton, Kentucky. Stocking! are no* trimmed with rieh bead embroidery If this idea progress es we expect to see dreaaee grow shorter and shorter. H tigging sorrow is not the way to les sen it, thoagb, like the nettle, troabla atings Use shea it is firmly graeped and not feared. It is said that kerosene will restore stains from furniture. It baa also been known to remove the furniture, (tains and all, with the stove and s red-beaded servant girl thrown is. ofuiosee— Wtb- , iter Timei. Mr*. Stewart C. Gardner, who was James A. Garfield's nurse st tbs time of his birth, died oear Dowagwo, Michigan an the day and about the hear ot ths attempted assassination of the President. She was 87 years old. When the mob hangs the poor wreteh who has no family, friends or mosey, and lets another guilty ol the came of fense go free beesuse be bsa these it is cowardly aa well as orael, meat*a* well as malignant. A Parisian lady asked the milliner if s asrvaot she had reoommended was really honest "I am sot ao eertaia «f that," replied the milliner; "Ihave tent her to you with my bill a doion timet, and she has never yet given me fha money." Let no one ever repudiate so hosest effort, nor ever ask to havs the trath veiled behind amoiguoue sentences of honeyed words, however Hdeose abs may seem to these who haow her sot. To aohieve the greatest results, ths man muM dia to himself, most eeaae to exist iu hit ows thoughts. Not until be has done this, doss he begia to do aught that ia grest, or to ha realty great. The Agricultural Department reports s defioit in the orop of about 375,000,- 000 >Mbelsof ooro, or about twenty-fivo per eeat Tbe orop leat year was fifteen ' hundred millios bushels. Tbia yssr it will be about eleves hundred million bushels. ' rt» We sll eaa set oar daily deed* Is the aaaaio of s grateful heart, and seek to round oar lives into a hymn—ths melodj of which will be reoogemed by »H who oome in costaut with as, and tbe pswar of whieh aball sot be svsaeesaat, like the voioe of tbe Msgor, hat pereoaml, like the masto of the spheres WUtiam M. Toy/or.

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