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8 Y TttELSf |ao|o| NE sultry summer’s mor ning a little cloud rose out of the sea, and glided lightly |s[]i over the wide earth which lay be- TC neath it, gloomy and parched by the long drought. As the cloud let sailed along, she saw far beneath her the poor laborers toiling* in the sweat of their brow, whilst she was wafted gently along by the soft morning breeze, with out either care or toil. “Ah!” said she, “could I but do something to lighten the labors of these poor people upon the earth, drive away their cares, give food to the hungry and refreshment to the thirsty !” The day advanced, and the cloud grew bigger and bigger. As she grew larger, her desire to devote her life to mankind grew likewise stronger. But the heat waxed more intense upon the earth, the sun’s rays burned like a very fire, till the wearied I‘aborers nearly fainted in the fields, and yet they worked on and on, for they were very poor. From time to time they cast a piteous look up at the cloud, as much as to say : “ Ah, that you could help us!” “I will help you,” said the cloud, and she began to sink gently down. But pre sently she recalled what she had once heard when a little child, in the depths of the sea, that if a cloud ventures too near the earth, she dies. For awhile she wavered, and was driven hither and thither by her thoughts ; but at length she stood still, and with all the gladness of a good resolution, cried : 4t Ve weary men who are toiling on the * rrth, 1 will help you !” with this thought, the cloud sud .i? expanded to a gigantic size; she imagined herself capable of Like an angel of bless ,sd(pt above the earth, and spread parched fields, and BURKE’S WEEKLY. her form became so glorious, so awful, that she filled man and beast with fear; and the grass and trees bent before her, while yet they well knew that she was their benefactor. “Ay, I will help you,” said the cloud again ; “ receive me —I die for you !” A sudden will at this mo mentdarted through her whole form; a brilliant flash gleamed across her, and the thunder re- verberated around. Strong was that will, and stronger still the love, penetra ted bv whir-h site fell, ami dissolved in a shower that dropped blessings upon the earth. The rain was her work—the rain was also her death—and the act was glorious. Far over the land, as wide as the rain extended, a brilliant bow arose, formed of the purest rays of heaven’s light.: it was the last greeting of that pure and self-sacrificing spirit of love. The rain bow vanished, but the blessing of the cloud Jong rested upon the land which she had saved. — *-»<, Baby on the Porch. Out on the porch, by the open door, Sweet with roses and cool with shade, Baby is creeping over thf in or— Dear little wirt«ome blu* - eyed maid! All about her the shadows dance, All above her the roses swing, Sunbeams in the lattice glance, Robins up in the branches sing. Dp at the blossoms her fingers reach, Lisping her pleading in broken words, Cooing away in her tender speech, Songs like the twitter of nestling birds. Creeping, creeping, over the floor, Soon my birdie will find her wings, Fluttering out at the open door, Into the wonderful world of things. Eat Slowly. —One of the most usual causes of dyspepsia among our business jyh a arises from the haste, in which l hey swallow their f• • 1 without sufficiently chewing it. and then hurry away to their active pursuits. In England, very little business is trans acted after dinner. There ought to be at least one hour of quiet after a full meal, and from those pursuits* which tax the brain as well as those which exercise the muscles. — fl® 5 * It needs no prophet to tell us that a boy or girl who refuses obedience to a kind parent will no be likely to make a good citizen or a gmd Christian. ♦#*— JB®"* What is the iirgcst room in the world ? The room foi improvement TO THE BOYS AND GUNS 0? THE SOUTH! CPIIE Publishers of and BURKE- W KE 3 ' 1 ■ Y FOR BOY -\Nl< GIRLS aro hot only determined i »ge; the hnnds> 4 best. Juvenile paper in America, hr :<> put the ■.* low that every boy and girl in r south can »: »»b --scribe for it. But we want ‘ a to work a tel send in HUNDREDS OF SUBSCRI IIS, and in order that they p)!i> b. paid for doing s- ■ ■ »§m the following VALUABLE REM I UN/IB : For $6 we will send three ■ - pies of the WEEKLY «,> year, and books fro;; ur Catalogue to the .v .-ant ofsl. For $lO we will send five copies of the WEEK], srdt books to the value of U /P. For YJ' we will send ten - pies of the WEEK! J books to the value of $6. For 840 we will scud iir.-nty copies of the WEEK or l books to the value of ; hi.so. For SSO we will send t>r<nty-five copies of the YY KLY and books to the value of $17.50. For S6O we will send thirty copies of the WEEKLY and books to the value of $22. F<>r SBO we will send forty copies of the WEEKLY nod books to the value of $32. F r §IOO we will send fifty copies of -lie WEEKLY and r. oks to the value of $45. For $l5O w» will send seventy-jive e<>; WEEKLY and 0 ■-K> :o the value of S7O. For s2**o we wili send one kundre.-, YV KEK LY and b .oks to the value of j The books in our Catalogue are “ ! ;h* »**| lists of Juvenile Books published - ; ->, and will be furnished to premium sub'-? ,-** prices. free of cost for pentane or frei \ > : -e tunity in procure valuable books t 0... .joe* . ,i. often present itself. The money must, in all rase*, accornp.; • r • >t Jars for the paper, but names can be sent forw > f -> as they arc received, and when the list is comp • will.-;•»<! the premium to which the party is entitled Catalogues will bo sent on application. All orders to be addressed to J. W. BURK! A CO.. Publisher*, 1 ;■ V, (J i. SUNDAY-SCHOOL I KS. J. W. BURKE & CO.. Second St., Next to Baptist Ohurcii, MACON, GA., HAVE the most complete stock of SUNDAY SCHOOL BOOKS in the South, consisting of Primers, Spellers, iu- hisms. Question Books for Bible Classes and Families. Reward Cards, Tickets. Superintendents Roll Books, Cla Books, and Sabbath-School requisites generally. Always on hand, a large supply of MUSIC BOOKS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS, Sunday Schools wishing their Libraries replenished can always get the finest selection of LIBRARY BOOKS at the lowest prices, and secure the most careful atten tion. YY r e have just published a complete Catalogue of our SUNDAY SCHOOL and JUVENILE BOOKS which will be sent, post-paid, on apidb'Mfion. Address .1 YV J;! !, K 1 CO., Macon,On. Tll EY () i : NG M A HOOKERS 0* THr FLORIDA COAST; or Robert- and Harold, A T a i.F FOR BOYS AND GIRLS—by It p. R. xl. t b)t;i.f-.ivG—with numerous illustrations: one vol ume ebdh. Price $1.50. Sent post-paid on re<-.-ij»t of the price. J. W. BURKE A CO., Macon, 6a. Burke’s Weekly for Boys and Girls Published Every Saturday by J. W. Burke &■ Cos., Office No. OO Second St., Macon, Ga. Terms : TWO DOLLARS a year ; Single copies, Five Ctb To any one sending us Five Subscribers and Ten Dollars, we will send an extra copy for one year. For Fifteen D-dlars we will send Ten copies, and for Thirty Dollars, Twenty copies, and an extra copy to the getter up of the club. 1 niess otherwise ordered, subscriptions will begin, for the present, with the first number. Sums of less than $lO may be sent by mail, at out risk, but larger amounts should be sent by draft or - xj-re s. Address, J. W. BURKE & CO, Macon, i'a.