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Dressmaker.
. f.'adAMS.
Oh, wherefore bid me leave thy side,
Dear Polly ? I would ask;
How can 1 nil my feelings clonk,
When ju tby smiles I bisque ?
Nnv, "Polly-uny," X cannot go l
Oh. d > not stand aloof
Wlieu of ruy warm uffeo ian
You-possess, oh, wat-er-prooi
"W ny will yon thnB my feeU&gs gore,
13y sending me away ?
Yon know it’s wrong, of oorsei is,
Tims i1 forbid my stuy.
Xt sempH as thottgh some tell disease
Was gnawing at m.v heart,
Aud hemorrhage wonld soon ensus
If we, perchance, snout d part.
•V' in,
Then waiste the precious time no more,
But ler the parson tie os
Sow tiriuly, that the marriage knot
Snail never be out bias.
In peaceful quietndo well flout
On life's unruffled tide,
Nor l t ile buhtle of the world
**Pull«back,” us uu we glide.
Jjetioil hYee Pr<na.
• Give Hitu a Life*
Give him a life! Don’t kneel in prayer,
Nor moralize witn his ib.-siro *,
The man is down, uud his gr-wt need
Is raady help—uot prayer and .reed.
*T|a time when the wounds are washed and
healed,
That the inward motives bo rovealod J
Bat now* where'er the spirit bo,
Meta words are but a mockery.
One grnin of nid just now is more
To hiui than tones of saintly loro \
Pray, if you must, iu your full heart ;
But give him a litu—givu him a start 1
The world is full of good advice,
Uf prayer aud praise uud praichiug nice
But Vho genntv'UH souis who aid utauktud,
As scarce us gold uud hard to And.
Ohristian-
.. jiblo Jile's the best
Aud he shall wear a golden crown
\Vlio given ’em a litu when they are down
[AVW Oi'can» Home Jourml
‘Ti’hu Wutpr JIUl.»»
Llsleu to the wider mill,
Ail the livelong day—
How the clicking of ihu wheol
Wear die hours »way.
Languidly the mnntust winds
htirs th« greenwood leay s ,
Prom the Add the reapers sing,
binding up the kiicuvim :
Ami a meimav x»'ev my mind
As s spell is «vmu ;
The mill will nev- r grind
\\ tUt the aattift oi the past.
Take the Ickkou to yourself,
Loving iie«irt ami true ;
Golden years ure fleetiug oy ;
Youth is i n. sing, too,
thrive tu m me tliu m>.Ki of life,
Lose no happy day ;
Time will uever briUi, y m bark
Uxilugw. swept uwa>.
Leave no tender word utwuid,
Love while love shall last—
The mill will never grind
With the water thut is past.
Work while.yet the daplight shines,
Abu of thought and will j
Never does the streamlet glide
UsupoH by the null; , .
TVuit not nil to-morrow's snu
Beams upm thy way,
AU that you uuu coll your own
Lies iu this—to-diy
Power, iuiellect aud health
' Mi y nit always last—
sblbotions.
Young aiun- - -Death- -The
Three Messengers.
' From the Sunny South
One evening, Bays the allegory,
a young man was sitting in His'
little cottage,- talking’ with hia
wife as to their future. Ho was
jloor as to money, but had the
wealth of a good and strong con
iitltuliou,' and' able anil' willing'
hands tt> work. He' was ' blestf.
with a good mind, Arid full ot 1 en
ergy and industry t Sitting in ,ltis
lap, was his littlq^pn, who ,had
apt' numbered', hi? first .twelve
months. The young mother was
bjjsywith hotyiceble. ,
't JVuit'tiidn a : )knouk waa heard at
the door, and a cordial and free
invitation given to come in. A
neighbor, thought-the young con
pie. But rauoli to tlifir alarm in
walkod Doatjli. his eyes
h|idri th'e yoqrij^^dnj He 8aid, in
an author lint IvcSnan nor:
Young man, 1 liave coino for
you, and shall make you a citizen
of my silent kingdom.”
“Have me'uoyr oxolainiod the
young man. ‘'You have^iiatak-
en tho hoiiae'l you certainly mtiat
have come for my old and rich
neighbor, whdfn you have permit
ted to journey ou life's bourse over
his threescore miles and teu. Go,
take him, fud spare me!’'
“I make no mlataliusi I come
Cr you. I respect neither ago,
circumstances, nor conditions.
Come, go!"
J Said the.yoimg man, iu the ter
ror of dispairi
“Let me reason with yntil Let
mo plead rfi’y easel Beur my peti
tion fora longer lile!" Death
said I
Speak on, and let me hear
your case. 1 do sometimes relent,
tor a season, at least." Said the
young man f
•‘In the first place. I think you
have come to soon for me. °1 have
just started life, and thore you see
my young wife, and liero iu my
lap our little babe Would you
make her a widow so soon, and
niy child fatherless ? Who will
take care of them if you take mo
away ? Besides, Ueie is my little
home X have just bought; my pros-
peots in life are lair and iuvitiug;
wonld you blight all in a moment?
I am young, ns you see, stroug
aud healthy, aud 1 thought I had
a good many years yet ahead of
me, are my hopes to be thus soon
blasted? Lettue live to mature
my plans, and see my boy grow
up to man's estate, so that lie will
he ablo to tako oare of his mother;
and the last,•'but not least reason
I have is this; 1 have not made
that preparation I should have
made liir so important a journey
as you would send me on. I have
neglected my soul's great interest,
in looking at, and thinking of my
temporal, 1 am not prepared foi
you, O Death! Neither to meet niv
Creator.”
Death arose from His seat, mid
said;
“Young man, you have stated
your case mid oondition fairly and
with fpiod reasons; I will leave
this time without you; but mark
me well, I will return at some fu
ture day, hut will hear no reasons
—you must then go. But belore
I come again,.I will send you
three messengers, each will tell
you I am oomiug—take care that
you heed them I
“I will! X will!” exclaimed the
young man, “and thank you for
your kindness in now going, and
your generous consideration in
sending me notice. v
Time rolled on. The young
man grew to middle age, and in
time old age came upon |ilm.
His life had h’een a success R.p fur
as to'tho accumulation of wealth
One pleasant eyeijing,flit;tingat professor, saying ‘Let us play the
hi* ease uud comfort iu hisetegadt! man a- trick. We will hide his
home. ' with a little' grandson | Bhoea and conceal ourselves behind
playing about him, he heard a
riog^at.ythe' 1 ddor-bell. Too old
and stiff to go to the door, be
called,ti> the visitor to .come in.
In stepped Death.
Wlmtl" exclaimed the old'
man, “come so boon ? n 7' *
Yes,' 1 answered Death, wjjo
eyetiig his old acqtiaiu‘tancp c tadd-
edt “I'have come for you,' as I
promised.'’
“Promised!*’ said the old man.
“Yes, you promised to send me
three messengers liefore you your
self would como in person, and 1
lmvo nut seen ^one of them."
I sent them, said Death, and if
you dWlrot'iieed them, it waa uot
my fault.
Wlieu did you sondt^Tenr mes
sengers, for I have not the fhlnt-
■ns‘ recollection of their oomiug?
rejoined the old man.
1 sent them, answered Death;
njid il they cuino quickly and gent
ly reminded you in looks and by
touches, you should lmvo heeded
their silent but yet expressive ad
monitions.
' Kxplnin ypursolf, said the old
man; for 1 do uot understand.
Y' u talk 111 riddles or follies. ,
Busily euougli dime, said Death.
When I first came, you were il
young inarg your heir was as black
as a raven’s wing—now it Is gray,
and your locks arc thinned by age
Tout was my first messenger.
Those eyi’H of yours were bright
ami undimmed by age; now X see
yon use’ glasses to aid your failing
sight. That was my second mes
senger. Il'liat iorni of yours waH
stout and strong, unbent by years;
now you' totter as you walk and
lean upon your cane for Bnpport.
That was my third messenger.
Your babe, whom 1 saw iu your
lap. has grown to mail’s estate,
aud is himsull a father, and young
giuudcluldreu remind you that
your years have not been few.
••/lilt hear mo,” sold Hits old man.
what yon have said is very truo, but
my cures and business all'nlrs have
been so groat that X lmvo neglected
to make preparation tor si) ImpoVtauf
and serious a journey. ] lmvo m»do
no preparation to moot you, O Death,
though X knew you wore coming at
some hitui'0 time, but not so soon,
1 am not prepared to moot my Crea
tor and Judge just now. Oivo n\o a
little nmro time—just a fow years
more, will ycu not ?”
“No.' 1 answolod Death) if you lmvo
failed to atlond to so great a matter
for so long a time the fault is yours,
not mine. 1 warned you, but yon
heeded nott you must now go, pro.
pared or unprepared) and the conse
quences bo upon } our immortal soul.
Come! and laying his cpld baud upon
the old man Ids sunt departed,
ltoadov, how are'yon acting in this
matter ? lmvo you seen or felt the
touches of I lie messenger ?
A Thorough Practical Jofce.
A young man of eighteen or twon
ty, a student in a university, took
a walk one day with a professor
who was commonly called the stu
dent’s friend; suoh waa his kind
ness to the yoiing men wlioift it
was his office to_instruct.
While they were now walking
together, and the professor was
trying to lead the conversation to
t«r» and Ktinrdiaxw, persqaaru.......
&il$of pGrislmtold property, ten days..
i&itray ndtlces,: 30 d*»v». • .:.
AJlbillix; for ndv<p1iHingm tHis pfipei in'
duo ou the first appeamm e oi the advertiM
trpxut, wiflbe presented when tho money i‘
these bushes, and watch to see his
perplexity when he cannot find
them
My dear friend,’ answered the
professor, ‘we must never amuse
ourselves at the expense of the
poor. But you are rich, and.tnay.
give yourself a mtioh greater pleas
ure by means of, this poor map,
But a orown'apieco, if you have
them, in eaoh shoe, and then we'il
hide ourselves.’.
The student, luckily having two
Grown pieces, did so, and then
placed himself with the professor,
behind the bushes hard by,through
which they could easily watoli the
laborer, amj see whatever wonder
or joy he might express.
The man soon finished his work
and oame across the field tQ tho
path where he had left Hia coat,he
slipped one foot into one of his
shoes. Fooling something hard,
lie stooped down and found tho
crown. Astonishment and wonder
his countenance. He
No I ah, no t for he is a “Seven
Pilar,” r ,<
But lei us turn now to v another
family,,where,“papa is going m
town.”-*With what trembling.•>
fearful accents we hear .it whit,,
pored around ‘pa is going to town
to .day .’ How timidly •tlie sad
faced-jmfft'ifHfwired—‘could not.on if
son attend to your business V ami
ingeniously plans some reason fbi
his'presence at homo in order t >.
prevent his going to town. But
no, there are ties stronger than,
business leading him there. No
little requisites are made by the
ohildren, for past experience ha-
taught them that pupa’s visits t..
town brinir no pleasant treats to
them. The wife ventures to sat
“tiyand get home before night,’)
He promises,but alas I she know s,
too well what his promises amount
to, when going to town. All day,
long the weak wife has her fare
olouded,aud heart filled with fear
ful apprehensions. The ohildren.
gazed upou the crown turned it | caB t sorrowful glances at her, bm.
were upon
around, and la iked aga n and,
again; then, he looked uround on'
all sides, but could seo no one
Now lie put the money into his
pocket, and proceeded to put on
the other shoe; but what was his
ustonishmont when he found the
other crown, llis feelings over
came him. He fell upon his knees
looked up to heuvon uud uttered a
loud and fervent thanksgiving, in
whioh he spoke of his wife sick and
helples8,and his children, who, by
some unkuown hand, would bo
saved frem perishing.
The young man stood there
deeply affected, aud with teal s in
his eyes
A Contrast—X’aim tio tig te town,
ny MISS A. E. llENPEV.
Papa is going to town to-day I
How gladly the words aro uttered
how eagerly they uro caught up
and repeated by ench member of
tho family, lor they ail expect,
something nice on his return.
With what care the loving wife
assists him off. How many little
requests she intrusts him with.
AU hopefully glad he is going tu
town With a warm kiss of atten
tion for each one of the family, he
gets in his buggy, and away ho
ils.
The mother and little ones now
plan something pleasantfor papa'B
return, each one wonts to do some
thing for an agreeable surprise.
In the evening the wife plans a
nice supper, same favorite dish is
ordered, tlie children with their
gi^®su1jj'fbjliUiey sow, a pair of
old shoes lying in tho path, which
and” its” cTmform'7nd “luxurieiV 1“#
Affluence, children and grand; who ,hud nearly fims.ied his day s
say a word of encourag
hey know too well that Ml;
'os are too deep for them br
insole; At length the stomiugly-
loug day closes, the sun sinks be
hind the western hills, but brings
no father’s return. The carefully
prepared supper is placed aboui.
tlie stove to he kept warm. Many
anxious glances -arp cast down thr
rood,eager ears are listening—bn ,
no father comes yet. Silently jtlniy (
partake of a) little food and tlie.
younger children are put to bill,
their little iniuds brooding ove >
Biiinethihg wrong, they hardly:
knew what. Tlie wife and older,
ones watch and Wait lor. In thi^
silent hour of the night, a voice ir.
heard at tho gate. ’Tie not tin.
expected voice, but that of some
kind friend who, in compassion,
nas brought tlie inebriate home :
He is assisted into the house where
ho tumbles doivu upon a pullci,
too filthy to get ou the bud; hi-,
nair all matted and, lull of niuu,
his eyes blood shotten; his face
swoleu and led, his clothes tmifjJ.
soiled from lying in the grocery;
gutter 'where his friends iouu.l
him.
Alas 1 what a picture of distrus
ts here presented. This is th.
man who, when requested to jui ..
the “Pillars,said in ,his degn.,
ing slung. “Narry time am 1 go
ing to pledge my froedoni to an .
Society; I am a free man; no Sev
en Pillule’ for me,” Alii Jittledid,
lie think how far he ,was iroin liv
ing a freeman, or how firiujy th .
faces clean and sweet, tboiv huirij OIUon alcohol was binding In
neatly combed are on tiptoe of ex- ; n ' i lis fetters
pectation -Soon the rattling of But tl,i S picture is too sad In,,'
wheel is heard, and they gll run ou lu i w wa
out to meet papa.-tt-How proud he ..j .J . ..
r". win, .Z. from it.-May, we never AVilnu-.-
is to see thrm. With some joke
and a kind word for all,they make
their way into the house- When
he is seated the youngest are
climbing upon his kneos, tho old
er ones are searching his pockets,
whilst the wife stauds tifiar, her
fade radiant with smiles of love joy
anl’gliulnilss What o scone, for
an’artist., How much happiness
suqha reception affords. It is the
great joy of his life to makq oth
ers happy. There is nil turning
111 tlie lane when replying to ques
tions'to proven* tj e umll ot the
such u one in our .midst, but limy
our Lodge continue to prosper no - ,
til this whole coiu^uunity slim!
advoeilto itB ccusc, .and all Rssi-l;'
in bearing aloft tho bunner oi
Temperance. .
, :■ j. if ~T~, V ' , ■
Here’s. another . warning: A-
maji dqwn town refnsoil to stay
Homo afier an early supper an I
help his Wile whito-wush tho luic't.
yard'eiice, and his black ha r
turned white iu less than a mi,-.
11 breath Irom being detected. There, ut »• Jlis " ilt ‘ i
7 If .’work is Uiitileasant efflu'ia of. whiskey nessi ivith the wljiie-wash. hruJ
ohildreD / hail blessed Ins dealtmng,? ^ ^ with sjl.ce and cloves.•*4^ the «uMgjgg8