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“A Map of Busy Life-~lts Fluctuations and its Vast Concerns.”
ELLIJAY, 6A., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 188.'J.
BRAVE WOMAN.
Her husband died and lelt a small
And ill-stocked farm, which was her ail.
Hard was her lot, as hat’d could be:
A widow, with her children tnrec.
Instead of sitting down to weep,
She tilled her land and sheared her sheep;
With her own hand she held the plow;
Bhe chopVl the wood and milked the cow.
Fences she built, ditches she dug.
And vanquished tile potato-ling ;
Then in her little sitting-room
Her busy fingers fed the loom.
Once, when a large bear, bent on theft,
Entered her barn, bis skull she cleft
In twain, with one tremnndous blow
From her sharp ax, and laid him low.
Her bravery filled all the laud.
And many suitors sought her hand,
Hut married she refused to be,
Preferring to live always free.
ONLY A GOOSE AFTER ALL.
The old grav duck, Madam
Webioes, was a proud mother the
day she first led her nine yellow
children down to (he water.
Sitting so long on tlie eggs had
been very tiresome, but she left
fully repaid for her (roubles as
she looked at her flock and saw
that they were Hie largest and
handsomest, young ducks in the
farm-yard. One of them,indeed
was twice as large as any of the
others.
“He will certainly (lo me cred
it,” she said. “lie is my eldest
son, and shall be my heir.”
And this truly would have
been a fine distinction, if there
lnid been anything lo inherit.
The little ducks swam about in
ihe water, enjoying the bright
sunshine and the cool, pleasant
air. Their kind inoiher taught
them how to stand o:i their
heads in the water, and other ac
complishments necessary to a
well-bred little duck’s education.
She was pleased to see how
fast they learned,and how oblig
ing and kind they were to each
other.
“They take their amiable dis
position from me,” she said, de
lighted.
That is, all but the eldest- son.
lie would push and crowd to get
the first place, and at dinner-lime
he insisted on having the largest
worm all lo himself. lie evi
densiy felt that he was head ol
the family.
“lam the largest and finest
duck in the pond 1” lie said. “Ol
course, I must lake the lead ! ’
“But your position must not
make you proud, my son,” said
the mother, anxiously. “True
greatness is humble!”
“But 1 am handsomer than the
others,” persisted the proud lit
tle duck, “and lam taller. My
neck is longer. You can see it
for yourself.”
And he stretched it out to peck
sharply at a little brother, who
ventured to swim in front of him.
“It is true,” the mother said,
thoughtfully, as she watched
him sailing grandly away ; “he
will he larger than any of our
lamily. Perhaps, indeed, he is
not a duck at all, but a swan. I
have heard of such things.”
Madam Webtoes considered
inis new idea for some time, anil
(he ol'tener she thought of it, the
more confident she felt that it
must be true.
And whenever the other little
ducks ran to complain of their
elder brother’s unkindness and
disagreeable temper, she only
shook her head wisely.
“He is different irom the rest
of you. He must not he contra- j
dieted! There is sometning ex
traordiuary about him,” she said, j
olein illy.
“The only thing extraordinary
I can see is his appetite,” moaned
the noor, abused little duck, as
lie sadly watched the nice, fat
grub he had found disappear
down his big brother’s capacious
throat.
“Yes, indeed.” replied another,
feelingly, remembering,the beau
liiul long worm lie had got only a
iasleoflhat very morning.
But the oilier fowls would not
pul up with the airs of ihe eldest
son. Old Mrs Whitehead flew
at him and pecked him savage
ly when he abused one of her
chickens, and lie was driven from
the yard when lie gobbled more
than liis share ol liie loud, and
:hat was very mien.
liis mother- could not excuse
ids quarrelsome temper and
greediness, which grew worse
every day ; but she fell, that the
secret of his noble birth would
explain it all.
‘•Superior people are always
peculiar, you know.'’ she said to
her old crony, Ihe speckled lien,
to whom she confided in strict
confidence her suspicions ol ine
truth.
The speckled hen r e p Tied
promptly :
“Oh, yes! ol course!’’
Bui she was not mure sincere
than some oilier line ladies, for
afterwards she made much fun
of the wonderful secret with Hie
other liens, who laughed at such
rediculous pretensions.
“A swan, indeed they said,
scornfully, “lie is not even a
i respectable-looking duck. A hid
[ eons, iong-necked, overgrown
j creature!’’
And they snubbed Madam
I We bides very decidedly the next
i time she came over for a bit ol
! gossip.
Finding that her son’s peculiar
disposition was not understood,
nor his grandeur appreciated, by
these vulgar inhabitants ol the
barn yard. Madam Webtoes re
solved to seek the advice of the
wise and renowned Prof. Fussan
teathers, whose ancient dwelling
was but a shori distance oft in the
heart of an old oak tree.
Prof. Eussanteaitiers, by dint
of constantly rolling las eyes
about, and keeping his mouili
shut, had acquired a wonderful
reptation for knowledge, and his
counsel was eagerly sought, by
all his neighbors when in per
perplexity. It was true, his ad
vice was not always as practical
as might be wished, but, peihaps,
that only made il the more high
ly prized as each one could alter
ward follow liis own ideas, and
imagine he was acting according
to the proloundest wisdom.
Madam Vi ebioes laid her case
before the Professor. She ex
plained that, finding her eldesl
son so much better grown, more
intelligent and high-spirited than
the others, she had arrived at tiie
conclusion that he was something
superior and better-born than the
rest of the children.
Then she paused, and waited to
hear the Professor's opinion.
Prof. Fussanfeathers rolled his
eyes to the right, then he rolled
them to the left, then he roiled
them up so lar that thev nearly
vanished lrom sight, and then he
said :
ho ! wlio-o ! wlro-0-0
“it is my son. your honor,” said
Madam Webtoes, who thought
lhat this was the proper way to
address such a •Kurued person,
and who was not at. all put out at
finding that lie did not directlv
understaud her. It proved that
he was occupied with very im
portant milters.
“A genius is ahvavs eccentric,
your honor, and I am sure it i
high birth that makes him so
naughty in his manners. Don’t
you think I am right, Professor V'
‘T’wit! r\vho I” said lhe Pro
fessor.regarding her gravely with
his large saucer eyes.
“Witty, you* - honor { Oh, ves,
indeed, he is wonderfully witty !”
eagerly said the foolish old duck.
“And, as you say, ynir hotter,
considering Who he is, it is hard
ly’ to be expected thai, being
born a swan, lie should conde
scend to associate with the low
bred shanghais and banfams.”
The Professor sat for some
minufes perfectly still, gazing
with nis big eyes at. poor anxious
Madam Webioes, who wailed pa
lienllv to hear if he had anything
more to say, And at last the
Professor bowed his head gravely
lliree'tirneA, and then closed his
eyes, as if to declare that the in
terview’ UaS over; so, alter
ihanking him warmly for liis val
uable advice and assistance.
Madam Webioes hastened home
to repeat his opinion in triumph
to her friends.
“You see, I was right!’’ she
cried loudly to the assembled
fowls. “The Professor agreed ,
with me. He said I was right.
My son is certainly a wonderful
person.’’
And she tossed her head scorn
fully at them.
Now, Prof. Fussanfeathers was
an authority. His opinion was
clearly important. PethapsMad
am Webioes’ unpleasant eon
would turn out to be a swan,after
all!
Several of the hens were much
i impressed, and looked nncomfort
able, and The speckled lady se
| cretiy wished site had not been
|so indiscrete- Only one Grand
-1 lather Cockles shook liis head
i slowly. He had heard people
! talk of S a ans before!
I ‘ Here he coines P cried the
mother, angry at their doubts.
I "Can’t you believe your own
‘ eyes 1 Can’t you see how much
‘ taller arid handsomer he is than
any other duck in the yard ?”
The eldest, sou seemed to be in
a hurry. He came for war and.
stretching liis long neck with the
peculiar hissing noise lie always
! made, and followed by las young
jest brother, who was crying, hav
| mg just been knocked down by
| (he tyrant for daring to stand in
| iiis way.
But Madam Webtoes only push
ed tier injured child hastily aside,
while she eagerly told of Prof.
Fussanfeat hers’ decision.
“Of course,” Saul the eldest
sou, haugirtily, “I always knew 1
■ was far superior to the rest.
| There is no doubt it; 1 aiu a swan.
! And I can afford to despise ail
' baser born creatures.”
1 As he spoke, through the gale
Ia flock of great wh le birds were
j driven. They stretched toeir
| long necks forward with loud
i hisses, and ran awkwardly past
j the other fowis on their way to
the pond.
“Here are the swans I IP re
are my equals at last!” cried Ihe
eldest son. full of his blind con
ceit.
;
And, hissing contemptuously.
| lie hastened to join them.
“Oil, come back, mv son —come
| back !'■ cried the mother, in de
| spair. ‘ You are mistaken ! Those
! are not swans, they ate geese!'
Brtt he did not hear her 7 he
had gone. And while poor Mad
am Webtoes. crushed by this ter
rible lull of her pride, tainted en
tirely away, all the hens exclaim
ed, with shrieks of laughter :
“A swan, indeed ! And he was
nothing but a goose, after all !”
Golden Days.
7HE IAMILY CO CTO R.
Don't start live day's work with
out a good breaklasft, is advice
given by Dr. Foote’s Health Mag
azine.
To relieve toothache apply to
tiie troublesome tooth a tiny
piece of cotton saturated with
ammonia
A delicate child suffers most
from neglect ot its lower extrem
ities. Tiie worst result may fol
low from chilling the legs.
OL \ 11. AO.
By a law ol transmission, a fee
ble mol her enfeebles fier clrihl
in tending and fondling it, even
if she does not nurse it.
Do not eat in a hurry. Masti
cate your lood welf, and do not
make the stomach perform work
that the leelh were intended id
do.
A hit of cotton baiting Jsprink
ied with oiaek pepper and wet
with sweet oil and inserted in
'he ear will immediately cure
earache. - ( j
A tea-poontiil of the white of
an egg, well beaten and mixed
wrih lemon juice and sugar, tak
en occasionally will relieve
hoarseness.
A OR THE CURIOUS.
The tomb of Adam is si ill
shown to travelers, about ten
miles from Damascus.
Tiie ground upon which Cin
cinnati stands was purchased by
J C. B,i mines, about ninety years
ago, for six y-seven cents per
acre.
A French paper records tlie
case of a lady whose If air turned
from black to arav between the
hours ol 2 and 7 a. m , during a
very severe attack of neuralgia!
Among the Chinese, should Uu
lily blossom on New Year's day
it is regarded as a most happy
omen, presaging the best oi luck
to the lurlunate owner oi the
plant.
The first washing machine was
patented in England in 1691, bv
John Tynacke; it was called “an
engine to be worked by one Of
more men for the well and more
easy oiying and dressing ot leath
ers and cloth ’’
The first trial of transfusion of
b;ood on man was made in Par
ris in 1066. Some ot a sheep s
bioud was conveyed into the
veins of a maniac, who seenied
to become more sen-ibie, but w ho
died during a repetition of Ihe
experiment.
A Nova Scotia lady has a can
ary which one u y found the
water in ils glass too low lo reach
and alter several unsuecesslul
attempts lo drink, hopped on it,
perch, and sat quiet ly . fe
minutes. Suddenly it turned
< around, pulled a loose feather out
ot i’S Util, and dipped ihe tip in
;<> tiie w.rter. : g its maws'
erswiseon tiie i,aiiier,an 1 \v<-t
--iting heak m ihe mu.sun
lit;* <;!i;uy repetted the tricß
--v i : 1 lines, tiii its thirst was
quencued.
Tiie eiderdown duck feeds'
chiefly in Iceland on the refuse
of fish thrown out from the hous
es. In s'pnng the female duck
plucks her breast to line her nest,
and insuctively known that sum
mer - is coming, lines it lavishly.
When it is stolen she plucks' her
breast again, and on iis being
stolen a second time assesses' the
drake for some down from his
breast, and tiie nest is built for a
third time. The quantity of gen
uine down obtained is but about
7,000 pounds a year.
The value of mesmerism was'
illustrated in Louisville, Ky„ re
cently, in the following manner p
A man named William Pell, was
affected with a tumor of the
throat and face, add had a diffi
cult operation performed on him
by Dr. F. W. Koehler. F -tort
using the knife the patient was'
mesmerized by one of the stu
dents, and while in that Condi
tion the tumor w'as removed. The
patient never felt the (flightest
pain during or atler the operationy
ami is doing well,*