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SWEETHEART MOTHER. She sat on the porch in the sunshine, As I went down the street, A woman whose hair was silver, But whose face was blossomed sweet, Making me think of a garden Where, in spite of the frost and snow Os bleak November w’eather, Late, fragrant lillies blow. I hear a foot-step behind me, And the sound of a merry laugh, And 1 knew the heart that it came from Would be like a comforting staff In the time and hour of trouble, Hopeful and brave and strong; One of the hearts to lean on When we think that things go wrong. I turned at the click of the gate latch, And met his manly look; A face like his gives me pleasure, Like the page or an open book. It told of a steadfast purpose, Os a brave and daring will, A face with a promise in it, That, God grant the years fulfill. He went up the pathway singing; I saw the woman s eyes Grow bright with a wordless welcome As sunshine warms the skies. •‘Back again, sweetheart mother,” He cried, and bent to kiss The loving face that was lifted For what some mothers miss. That boy will do to depend on. I hold that this is true — From lads in love with their mothers Our bravest heroes grew. Earth’s grandest hearts were loving hearts, Since time and earth began! And the boy who kissed his mother Is every inch a man. For Woman's Work. CURIOSITY. What an interesting family our picture presents I A mother dog and her four pups. How happy they must be in their rustic home ! It seems at present, however, that two of the little ones are in trouble Let's see it we can discover what has caused the disturbance. I think it was their curiosity that did it Seeing a peculiar looking object by their door, they determined to investigate the matter, not thinking what the result might be. Out they came and very soon bounced upon the porcupine (for such the object proves to be); but being severely pricked by its quills, they go whining to their mother, in distress. They are sorry now that they were so meddlesome, but the wounds pain none the less for their regret. 1 trust it may teach them a lesson which they will not soon forget. Meddling causes much trouble in this world of ours! And alas! we are not all so well defended against its unpleasant effects as is the porcupine by its quills Nature has provided it with these weapons, that not only ward off disaster but also give the meddlesome body who disturbs its peace or safety, a lesson. If unmolested it is harmless, but on the slightest alarm it is armed with a thousand liny spears, which mean trouble to the offender. Chil dren who have not seen a porcupine can imagine what it is like if they will think of a very large chestnut burr with unusu ally sharp and strong prickles. Tou do not would be pleasant to have your baflufes come in contact with one, do These two little dogs evidently did not like it. But after all their lolly, these same little fellows may grow to be good and sagacious old dogs,. They are very young yet and will know better by-and-by. " Like little boys and girl# they will be "naughty sometimes, but we'must try to be kind and patient with them. I remember an incident about “Dia mond,” the pet dqa sir Isaac Newton, the great philosoMHgk Diamond, one day discovered sometntngvvhieh his master had just finished writing', and thinking it a nice play-thing, he soon tore the paper into pieces and scattered it over the floor. Sir Isaac bad spent much time on the article, and regretted the loss of it very much, but his only reproof was, “ Oh, Dia mond, Diamond, thou little knowest the mischief thou hast done!” The philospher gave us a good example in being so patient and gentle with his pet. He knew that the dog didn’t intend to cause trouble, and therefore would not punish him. We should always follow his example in showing kindness to animals, for we do not like to be treated harshly, and our dumb friends have feelings, too. They like to please their masters if treated well, and if we will only take the trouble to train them, they won’t often disobey. It is so pleasant to have smart pets, and they often show affection as true as that of a person. , But, dear children, remember the trou ble that the little pups curiosity caused them, and never medale. It is such an ugly habit—one that all should guard against—grown persons as well as children. And remember, too, that sometimes it brings its own punishment; as the painful pricks received irom the porcupine. Gkrtkube Marvin. I For Woman’s Work. LIL’S FAMILY. Such a miserable, dark, rainy night! Nothing to be heard save the drip, drip. I from the eaves, and ever and anon a fresh i gust of wind caught the falling drops and beat them against the window panes in sullen fury. All without was dismal and gloomy but light and cozy comfort reign ed within. Dick, the old gray cat, purred contentedly on his favorite cushion, and Hal stretched at full lei gth on the lounge, with his head not on the proper side of the sofa pillow, I observed, but resting com fortably amid the pristine loveliness of minute sun flowers in their yellow chenile glory, a labored production of my own fingers-—lazily smoked his last cigar and ’ gently stroked Dick’s head the while, i I, lost in golden reverie, picked softly on : I the guitar my favorite air, “The Long, Long j i Weary Day.” Lil was undressing Blanche, her fourth beloved doll, and I heard her I j say, “ Blanche, I think you must at some j time have belonged to the Salvation Army. | for you have on a china hat. with a blue ribbon under your chain just as they have, now I ” “ Meow, meow!” Lil jumped up, letting Blanche fall to the floor, “ I do believe I hear a little kitty at the d-ior,mamma,please can’t I let it in ?” Dick pricked up his •' ■ Wr.'wß’ IMw JT Ba iMi Bilh ’I, wil IBM ftiiir ■ OoMii I ■ --/Agar. fix. « ■ ears in dignified silence, Hal frowned and said, " Don't pay any attention, Doro thy and it will soon go away.” Know you that Hal has an aversion to all cats, save Dick, he is an exception. “ Meow, meow!” stronger and more vigorous than before. ! Lil opened the door and in crept a little shiny black kitten with soft amber eyes and’eunning, pointid ears, Lil hugged it in wild delight, unminful of its wet cold fur, even Hal had to confess it was a little beauty. I hurried away to the kitchen to prepare it a bed until the storm was over, and met Nora bearing in her arms a little white and gray kitten'; with pathetic blue eyes, who meowed with pain and hunger. “O, Nora I” I cried in dismay. “ Indade. Miss Deane, I found the poor cold darlint at the back dure, and sure I’ll make it a 1 bed out in the box on the porch and feed it a bite, in the mornin it will be able to travel.” I said, “ Nora, I am willing to i keep them until morning for Lil’s sake, but do not allow them to come near the dining room in the morning, for you know Mr. Deane is not fond of kittens.” Nora smiled broadly and said, “Never you fear Misse’s I’ll see they don’t bother yees.” We gave them a large saucer of milk, and Nora tucked them in a basket on the back j porch and pushed them under the wash bench to protect them from the rain. Dick looked at Lil and 1 with grave displeasure, oa cur return to the parlor, and Hal yawu- ed sleepily as he said. “ Well, Dorothy, I suppose you’ve adopted the black kitten, but mind you keep it away from me.” I nodded in meek .assent thinking of kitty No. 2 fast asleep in the basket, but fore bore to make any remarks on the subject. With the first rays of morning, Lil was up and soon I heard a joyful shout. I hurried on my clothes and repaired to the kitchen in haste, when in rushed Lil with the bas ket, and 10, there lay a ihird kitten of softest gray. “O, Mamma! Lets call it Tab. the white one Topsey and the black one Nig.” Very well, dear,” I answered, “ but keep them out of sight until papa goes away to the train, and then mamma will de cide what to do with them.” With strict injunctions to Nora relative to the cats, I seated myself at breakfast. Everything was progressing finely and Hal was deeply interested in the morning paper, when “ meow, meow,” and in frisked the three kit tens at Nora’s heels as she entered with a plate of cakes. Down went the paper and Hal said, “ Dorothy.” as he peered suspiciously around, “I think I hear a a cat; that is a strange cat for Dick is on the lounge.” I made a wild dive under the table and endeavored to catch the invaders, but they crept beyond my outstretched fingers with sublime cunning, while Nora beat a dismayed retreat, leaving me to face the music, litter silence for a moment, when “ meow,” up hopped Nig and Topsey on Hal’s knees, while Tab set up a dismal wail at his side. To my dying day I shall never forget the dismayed, and astonished expression of Hal’s face. I fairly shrieked with laughter. He pushed the pair from his knees and slapped the third one as he rose from the table. Lil ran to the rescue, and I vainly endeavored to settle my feat ures in dignified solemnity, but my mouth twitched spasmodically as I thought of the recent scene. “ Dorothy,” gasped Hal, “ is it possible a scourge has fallen upon us, and they will keep coming?” “Nodear,”! answered, “ They came on the porch last night to get out ot the rain, and 1 will send them away soon.” The kittens were safe out side the back door, and I was waving Hal a last good bye from the front porch as he depart ed tor his train, when around the house at full speed came Nig. Topsey and Tub. and made straight tor Hal; I laughed until I nearly fell off the steps, to see him rush down the street and frantically hail a street car, with the three kittens in hot pursuit. Need I add that the kittens most strangely disappeared, ere Hal's return, although 1 have my suspicions. When our grocery man came for the order, he drove away with a queer looking bundle on the seat beside him, and I heard Nora say. “Be aisv wid em, Mr. Sleeper, and deliver em several blocks away,” and Lil is nona the wiser. She thinks they went away to find a better home, and mourns them not a li> tie. She is tenderly seeking her fourth beloved and just nowsaid, “ Never mind, Blanche, I love you the best, and I am sorry I dropped you that night I ran to kt in the black kitten. Dorothy Allen Dkane. PRACTICAL DESIGN IN FABRIC PAINTING. Glasspanel: An ordinary pane of win dow glass 6xlo will do for this design. Perforated pattern No. 1156, size 5Jx6. This is a nicely arranged spray of pansies. First the background (on the opposite side of the glass) must be preserved. Take a little each of rose madder, permanent blue and white—very little of the blue. Add enough drying oil to make the paint very smooth, apply with a good sized brush, then with a No. 2 blender, Diend the paint until there are no streaks in the strokes. Then sprinkle with diamond dust, and set in an airy room to dry. When dry stamp your design on the opposite side. Red sable brushes Nos. 1, 3 and 5 will be needed. Pale drying oil and the following colors: kremnitz white, rose madder, brown mad der, permanent blue, lemon yellow, cad mium No. 1, zinnabar emerald and chrome ' green. First, give your entire spray a coat of white. Add enough drying oil to make paint very smooth ; allow to stand a few hours and then apply the natural shades For the leaves and stems mix two shades of green, one of zinnaber and emerald and one of chrome and a little lemon yellow. For the pansies, make a purple tint by adding to rose madder a little permanent blue; paint the upper back petals of one or two pansies with this shade. Paint the other petals with a delicate shade of yellow, made by adding to white a little cadmium, right in the heart of the pansies a little pure cadmium must be shaded in. When this coat on the petals is dry, shade around the edges of the yellow petals with a little ot the purple tint; also put in the markings or spots with this tint. For other pansies make up a shade composed of cadmium and lemon yellow. Paint the entire pansy— when this is dry spot it with brown mad der and shade a little around the edges ot petals. Have, il possible, matured pansies toshade by, they are the best guide. Make the Calyxes of buds of a delicate shade of green. Questions in regard to this department answered if accompanied by stamped en velope tor reply. Also a catalogoue price list giving sizes and styles ol patterns suit ed to painting or embroidery, sent on re ceipt ot 6 cents postage. Mrs. E. S. L. Thompson. Winchester, Indiana. For Woman’s Work. AN ARTIST’S STAND. This stand is a home made article, but is a compact and useful piece of furniture, for a room or an artist’s studio. It can be made by any good carpenter very cheap. It is a port-f >lio and writing desk combin ed, and being very shallow, takes up but little space. Ihe deskis of the ordinary pattern, the lid, when turned down, serv ing for the writing-table. It could be made of soft pine, and then stained to imitate cherry or ebony. It will be found a convenient piece of furniture for keeping large port-folio or sheet-music. ART FANCIES. Painted chamois-skin tidies now decorate chairs and sofas. Music racks are in the shape of a Lyre, ot a size considerably larger than that ancient instrument. Memorandum tablets of etched silver, frequently ornamented with gold applied bugs, beetles and other insects, are used as chatelaine pendants. A new photograph frame is of tile shaped china, in dark blue and silver; the coloring is rich and the style effective, from an artistic point of view. A new-pa per- weight is of celluloid, rep resenting a barrel on the stocks. Card board waste baskets to represent huge shells of the ocean, are the latest. The oldest known paintings in England are portraits of Chauser and the fourth. The portrait of the former is on a panel and was executed about 1380; that of Henry the Fourth was painted in 1405. lhere is not a Christian motive that can touch one who has sunk below his own respect.— J, Q. Holland. J