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THE SOUTHERN WORLD, NOVEMBER 1,1882. 18 blows so; Just as it did that night. Sing, Henri, sing.” " ‘Who comes so late through the wind and rain, And er e* with the voice or Jolle Coeur?’ 'Ah. mother mine, I cried In vain, Whilst the red wolves mangled Jolle Conr. “ ‘Why did yon drive me all alone To the gloomy woods, poor Jolle Coear T I ran and wept at yoor cruel words; Mow you shall weep for Jolle Coeur.' “ The mother wept till her eyes fell out, But st It—" ‘‘Holy saints I what is that?” Henri cried, breaking off the song and springing to his A terrible crash, and a wrench, and the house shook to its foundations. He Tan to the window and looked out in the stormy dusk. ‘‘The tree has fallen!" he cried. “We are tied to nothing, and the cabin is drifting to the lake.” The children did not cry out aloud, but little Margot ran to Henri, as well as to the tossing of the house would allow her, and buried her face on his arm.' Even then his courage did not desert him. “The raft is very strong,” he said. “I beard papa say he built it so for any acci dent. The wind may change and blow us back." But as he spoke, he remembered that bis father had never dreamed of such an acci dent as that the house might be swept to the lake. It might float safely in a sheltered, shallow spot; but what would the clumsy structure do on waves rolling and tossing in their madness? It would either go down or be dashed to pieces. “Don’t be frightened, children,” he said; “ I’m going on the roof to see if the neigh bors have seen us, and where we are.” Before he climbed into the loft, be went to the chest and taking out his father’s bag of money, recured it around his waist. “ What do you do that for?” said Claude, in a trembling voice. “ Well, if I’m lost—drowned, you know ” —he whispered, “ the money would go down in the boat if it was in the chest. But a dead body floats, and poor papa would at least have his money.” Claude shuddered, and hid his face in his hands. Henri climbed into the loft opened a little trap-door in the roof,which had been constructed by Louis Baptiste to watch his rafts when they were floating down the lake, and looked out. Too dark and stormy to see anything but mere outlines. They were passing some trees, and Henri, catching at the branches, strove to stay their swift prog ress ; but they were torn from bis bands, leaving them bloody and lacerated. He might have saved himself by swinging himself in the trees, for he was a stout, ac tive boy, but the thought of deserting bis helpless charge never entered his mind The last tree was reached, and he knew they were tossing on the lake. The house careen ed on one side, and thinking it was going to capsize, he hurried down. A candle was throwing its feeble beams from a table held tightly by the children. “We have lighted the ‘consecrated can dle,’ ” sobbed poor little Margot. “ 0 Pierre! can we drown while it is burning?” It is one of the superstitions of these ignor ant folk, that a candle blessed by bishop or priest will save from peril, and thepoorestof them have their “ chandelle lainte." Henri took his little sister in his arms and tried to soothe her. He had great faith in the candle himself, but he knew it could hardly burn long in all this shaking and tossing. But this superstition gave some hope and courage to these poor terrified children,thus brought face to face with a sudden death, so welvnll not criticise it. Never before in his young life nad Henri realized the meaning of death. Dreadful as it was to him he put aside alt personal fears in trying to quiet Claude and Margot. They said their prayers, and in the midst of her terror, the exhausted little girl fell asleep in her brother's arms. “Light the lantern, Claude,” said Henri, “ and hang it up in the south window, so that if they come to look for us, they will see the light.” Claude obeyed, but as he stepped down from the window a sudden lurch of the cabin threw him violently to the floor. He struck his head against the table, and lay there motionless. Before Henri could reach him, there was a crash above, and he guessed the frail roof of the cabin had blown off. “ We are gone now 1" he cried, dropping oi(t his knees. ” God have mercy on us, and comfort our poor parents!” 8urely the tossing had ceased. Was the cabin settling and going down ? That must be it The wind still blew, but they did not spem to move an inch. By degrees hope came to him. Perhaps they had been driven into one of the coves and were aground there. He busied himself about Claude, who at last opened his eyes. His first words were,— “ We are not drowned, Henri, for behold the candle still burning.” I will not detain you by a history of the weary hours of that terrible night. With the gray light of morning, Henri saw that the wind had changed, and that the cabin had been driven on shore, or what was once a shore, though now a sea of water. It was all unfamiliar to him, the trees and everything, nor wus there a single cabin in sight. As the morning advanced, he saw several skiffs pulling toward them, and as they drew nearer, he recognized his father standing in the boat and waving like a mad man. “ Are you all safe, Henri ?” he shouted, and when the answer came back, “All safe,” the poor man fell in the bottom of the skiff and cried like a little child. “Ail safe," he sobbed, and the house blown clean across the lake, and not a hnjr of my little ones harmed! 0 my Father, how shall I thank Thee?" It was almost a miracle, and as it happened only the other day, there is no doubt of the correctness of these details. It was a heavy mass to have been hurled through the lake without having been destroyed, as by all known laws it ought to have been; but as old Baptiste only recognizes i Divine Hand in the the matter, I think we are safe in leaving it there.—Mbs. Mabie B. Williams in Youth’s Companion. It has been suggested as the reason why girls do not, as a rule, acquire greater pro ficiency in many of the lighter mechanical industries, for which they would seem to be well adapted, is that they do not, for obvi ous and natural reasons, enter upon such pursuits with the intention of making them the business of their life. It is more than I probable the same causes operate, to a great | extent, to impair the proficiency of boys en gaged in mechanical pursuits. While it is not necessary for a young man, when work ing at some trade as an apprentice or jour neyman, to believe that he is never to better his condition by leaving entirely his present occupation, it is necessary that he should put the same energy into his work that he would if he knew it was to be the business of his life. As a rule, advances are made in the direction of previous education and training; and, in any event, the habit of putting all one’s energy into present busi ness, fits the individual to apply the neces sary force in now directions. lloor to liny floods. It will be seen by the peculiar and attrac tive advertisement in another column that the Co-operative Dress Association in New York continues to extend its prosperous and popular methods of supplying the public with dry goods. By reading what is said about its “Order Bureau” it will be discov ered that even an inexperienced patron in the country can consult the catalogue and be reasonably sure of getting fashionable articles at the lowest New York prices. In fact, one may be sure of securing the best goods in the metropolis at exactly the same figures that are paid by city customers. This is certainly a great improvement on the old method of making purchases in bulk once or twice a year. Bldlejr’a fashion Magazine. A no more complete index is to be found probably, of the magnitude and variety of New York’sshoppingtrade, than is presented in the quarterly Fashion Magazine of Messrs. E. Ridley & Sons, of this city, the autumn number of which has just been issued. It is a veritable shopper’s guide and encyclo pedia, comprising in its 130 pagesandhund reds of illustrations, full descriptions of cur rent styles with prices, etc., of articles in every department of household need—dry goods, fancy goods, millinery, ready-made clothing and furnishing goods for men, wo men and children, jewelry, furniture, house furnishing goods, bric-a-brac, in fact, every thing required for use or adornment for the person or home.—N. Y. Tribune. Weeds In the Garden. Every one has a garden called Conversa tion. If the unpleasant words which blos som into thoughts are kept out, the garden becomes beautiful and interesting. There are a few kinds of weeds, which unconsci ously creep into this garden, and unless they are put down, or better, pulled out, they in jure and spoil the good flowers. 1. Untruth. This la dark-leaved, and so small at first that it is scarcely noticed. In its early stages it is called exaggeration. You are not sure whether you saw three or four things and you say four. The next time the number becomes larger, and so the weed grows until it is strong and hardy. Be sure and pull it up. 2. Slang. This spoils many a garden of choice flowers. It is sometimes overlooked among boys, but is not considered to have any beauty. 3. Bad grammar. This is a common weed found in the gardens of uneducated and careless persons. It grows slowly but steadi ly, and finds a place beside the nicest look ing flowers. There are a number of varieties and among them are “ I seen,” which chokes up “ I saw," or “I have seen;” “ “it’s her'n,” which crowds out “ it is hers,” “ it is me,” which grows close to the little plant “ is is I.” 4. Gotsip. Every one knows this ugly weed which works mischief wherever it ap pears. It is one of the worst varieties, and has been known to completely over-run and spoil the gardens in which it was allowed to grow. These are the principal weeds which find their way into the garden of conversation. Examine the one belonging to you and see whal weeds are gaining headway.—Scholars' Companion. A man without eyes Saw plums on a tree; Neither took plums, nor left plums; Bray, how could that be? -TuTi- AMONG THE BUSINESS ENTERPRI SES INNEW YORKCITY NONE ARE AT TRACTING MORE INTERESTTIIAN THE COOPERATIVE DRESS ASSOCIATION, (LIMITED.) FOUNDED A YEAR AGO. IT WAS THOUGHT BY 80ME PERSONS TO BE ONLY AN EXPERIMENT, BUT THE FACT THAT 6.000 LEADING MEN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WERE THE HOLDERS OF IT8 C A7ARRfj , jsjjifjnws, heitojn,. CAPITAL. AND THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF CO OPER ATION APPEALED TO COM MON HUMANITY, ENLISTED THE IN TEREST OF THOSE WHO RARELY GIVE MORE THAN A PASSING THOUGHT TO TRADE. THE ASSOCIATION ESTAB- LISHED A REPUTATION IN THE DE PARTMENTS OF COSTUMES. SUITS AND GARMENTS FOR LADIES AND CHILD REN ; 8INCE THEN II’HAS MADE ITS MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN GEN ERAL DRY GOODS AND MEN’S FURN ISHINGS, OF EQUAL EXCELLENCE. THE RECENT AUTUMN AND WINTER OPENING OF 1882. FAR EXCEEDS IN STYLE AND MODERATE PRICES THAT OF 1881. BUYERS OF GREAT EXPERI- ENCE WERE SENT TO EUROPE, AND THE RESULT IS A DISPLAY WORTHY OF THE AMERICAN METROPOLIS. THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THAT T. C. ItVXTIXOTOX, Chicago.—“ I hare received permanent rollof from ueo of tho Extract." (Inflammatorydleeaso.) Biuret, n. JAJIBS, Schoncctady, N. V.—"A household noccsslty In my family." JUSTIX D. FIXTOX, D. O., Brooklyn, N. Y—“Proving l tee If to bo a ueccsalty In my home." Caution.—POND'8 EXTRACT Is sold only In bottles with tho namo blown In tho glass. HBf It Is uusafo to uso othor artlclea with onr 'directions. Insist on having POND’S EXTRACTS Refuse all imitations and substitutes. QUAI.ITY TJNIITORR1. Prices, BOc„ 81-00, 81-75 at all rospoctablo Druggists, Prepared by POND’S EXTRACT CO., 14 Wc»t Fourteenth Street. Now York. DO YOUR SHOPPING IN NEW YORK 1IY LETTER, AND ENJOY THE HAKE ADVANTAOEA AA GIVEN TO CITY REAIPENTS. . SHE PRICES AND ATTENTION TO ORDERA BY MAIL AS GIVEN TO CUSTOMERS CALLINO IN PERSON. EVERYTHING CAN BE FOUND IN OUB ESTABLISHMENT IN SUBSTANTIAL DR V GOODS. LADIES', MISAKS' AND CHILDREN'S SUITS. BOYS' SUITS. MILLINERY GOODS. DRESS SILKS, TRIMMING SILKS, VELVETS, LACES, WHITE GOODS, DRESS TRIMMINGS, HOSIERY, OLOVES, MITTS, GENTS' FURNISHING, PARASOLS, STATIONERY. PAKTOY GOODS. HOUSEFIIKNIMK1ING WOODS WHATEVER ELSE EDW. RIDLEY & SONS, 300, 311, 311)4, 313, 313)4, 310, 315)4, 317 Grand Street, 58, 00, 02, fll, 00,68 and 70 Allen Street, 50, 61 and 03 Orchard St., KT DEPOT THE STOCK OF GOODS COMPKISES EVERY CONCEIVABLE ARTICLE USU ALLY FOUND IN A LARGE METROPOL ITAN DRY GOODS HOUSE-SUCH A8 SILKS. LADIES’ GARMENTS AND UN DERWEAR OF ALL KINDS. INFANTS’ WEAR, LACES. HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, MEN’S FURN18HING8, UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS. LADIES’ SUITS BOYS’ SUITS, MILLINERY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, UPHOLSTERY, ETC. SEND FOR A CATALOGUE. ORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY FILLED. ADDRESS CO-OPERATIVE DRESS ASSOCIATION, (LIMITED.) 31 and 33 West 23d Street. LITTLE WONDER TIME KEEPER Just what everybody needa. Far- 'i men. Mechanic., UuilneiaMcn.or I Hoys cau now own a Perfect Tim. I Keeper. Tho Mule Wonder Time ' Keeper It NO llUMBUI), norli It a cheap toy. It li a thoroughly ro- lfahle teller of tho time of day, la a handsome allver nickel huntlng- euie, and fully warranted. Cheap Watchea are a« a general thlnt! poor time kccperi, but the l.lltle Wonder can always lw relied upon. Head our offer, W. want 200,000 new reader, for our piper Immediately, and In order to obtain them and Introduo. It Into every home In tho Union where It l» not a re*q- lur visitor, svo arc now making extraordinary.often. We will lend tho ILLUSTRATED BOSTON DA- ZETTE free for tho next three months to all who will rend us 36 eenlt In poslauo stamps, to help pay pott age and cost of this advertisement, end to each person we we will tend Asm one'of tho LITTLE WONDER TIME KEEPES8 and a An. sold-pUtid Vert Chilp attached. The Tlmo hooper ami rlialn It well worth double the price asked, the liazctte la a Mammoth Kamils Storv Paper, tilled with bright and sparkling Stories. Sketches,'Poems, fashion Soles, Needlework, and Household matters, In fact, everythin* to .mat. and dell*ht tho whole family circle. We know that you will lie more than pleated. Wrltetn-day. Address, INGRAHAM A CO., No. 17 llatteryniarcli Street, llunton, Mast. ** Mentlon Soutbern World. RELIABLE SEEDS AT HONEST PRICES! Wholesale and Retail. Cfioleeit Cabbage and Onion Seeds a Specialty. Everything la wnrranted hm-claaa. Catalogue IMAAC F. TILLINGHAMT, La Plante, Lack's Co., I‘a. A REMARKABLE OFFER. McnUon this paper.] land Bln*.