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VOLUME VI. BCHOdL-DAY!& Onoe mote by nddlttlt and meadow sidd The merry bell* are ringing; Once more by vale and river wide The fchool-room doors are flinging! forgetting books with perisive lodkaj And slated come forth from cover, For hand in hand to lesson-laud Go little Use and loveF. \Vllat niced df blisS were ours, my friend, If we, like these, were able Our cares and discontents to spend In vanquishing ft table— J( we could be so light add ftCd Amid our garneted pleasuies, Aft those who swetit the tale repeat Of runic weights add measures! Ah! children dear, our later drtfra Have brought us wise aniioiuting; We see iu all your sunuy ways The Father’s kiud appointing. Yottr morning bell Is ours as well—* We go to school to duty, Whose brow severe from year to year Wears fadeless wreaths of beauty. MISCELLANY. LIZA. BY E. M. UK JAItNETTE. Did you ever know'a “Charley” who was not nice and clear-eyed (eyes gen erally blue) and altogether pleasant? I remember me of a “Doctor Charlie, n that all the girls went wild about, and all the young maidens who read this story can remember them, 1 will ven ture to say, of at least half a dozen like Charley Benton, lie was a young man whom it would not be safe to leave aloue with his own grancl-motb er, had there been no other ear into wiicli to pour sweet nothings. To Liza I)( ai/s utter consternation be came alone, in response to an invi tation to her old school-mate, Nellie [teuton, to “come with her brother and pay them a visit." ‘•‘Them,’’ meaning herself and brother, William Dean, with whom she, Liza, lived and kept house. Liza remembered Charley as a schoolboy, so lively and good-looking that all the schoolgirls made a pet of him. ‘Nellie was off on a long visit Miss Liza/ said Charley, ‘and the house was s lonesome as a funeral, and I was on ly too glad of an opportunity of renew ing the friendship of Maug syne/* Truly, Liza did not feel at all ac. quainted, for Charley had lengthened *nd stoutened, had side-whiskers and & moustache, and in fact, was no more 'a boy’ than her own brother William. Handsome, very handsome ; and be evidently thought so himself, for he Wore his hair long, and parted m the middle—a style which is not adopted h>’ o*en who form modest estimates of themselves. In every respect he was a complete contrast to her lover, Sam uel Eagle, who had Hands and feet of wondrous size, Mud-coloied hair and dubious eyes, in that quiet, remote house, what was to be done with this Hshionably dressed, dainty requi site? W hen William Dean politely show cd him over the farm, and paused be*- lure the twin calves, so exaotly alike as to require a inicr 'scope ot “double hextra” power to discern the difference, he showed an utter want of apprecia tion. The remarkable bunches of wheat hanging in the hall, aud stalks of corn, resembling that ot Pharaoh's famous dream, inasmuch as there were seven ears upon one stalk, failed to make the ■lightest impression, lie did not know whether turnips grew on vines or on hushes, and worse still,did not care a button about them, anyhow. William could not repress disgust at this cuN pable ignorance, and in view of having the prospect of his society for several Weeks ahead, almost regretted his ill timed hospitality. Liza, herself, felt as if she had ‘drawn the elephant.’ Not that the youug man was at all dull with her, for his supply of small talk seemed inexhaust, ible. Under it she blushed and nerv ously twisted her big engagement ring, while William would look on with a provoking “I told you so’' expres sion. 'Thanks, no/ he said when William invited him to take another stroll with him (of about five miles) over the farm. 'I prefer to hear Miss Eliza sing this morning.' U and i on went on his wav, whistling @je £a 0 ttmt tt (Times. The Blue infinitely prelor ring Mr. Benton's room to his conu PQny. In her blue dress, Liza passed him on her way to the parlor, not feeling at heart near so much annoyance as the “ moue” made for her brothei's benefit indicated. All the voung cnaidbrls aforesaid, Who ewear by “Charleys," know how much good and valuable time may be wasted over a piano, with '‘Hear me, Norma " “Then I'll Remember Thee/* idld other aifiiilaf sentimentalities. * Liza might have finished William's vest that she had begun with such a rush ; she might have knit anew heel into due of those big socks, or With profit to herself, have read forty pages Of history, while the hands of the old moonfaced clotftr. were, Clipping oft three valuable hours into old Timers Waste baskets It surely was pleasant to this rather solitary young girl to have such an in terested listener ttl her old-fashioned songs. Besides, he read aloUd ex tremely well, and blue eyes and side whlskei's help out Tennyson wonder fully, They played backgammon, and alter a while Chailey bought a set of croquet for Liza, and then they had ujmething to squabble and quarrel over, whicn ll < lps along a flirtation wouderlully. Liza’s nervousness vanished like mist before the sun, and William was well couteut to see his sister so well amused. < Sam’s frequent letters from the far West L iza conscientiously answered and though not pining for his soon re turn, felt very amiably disposed to wards her absent lover. She had long ago written him word th it she expect ed a visit from a school-friend, “Nellie Benton’' and her brother, a lively boy, “who shoot birds for them, and help amuse William ” But since the “lively boy’s" arrival, who did not care a cent about “shoot*, ing birds" or “amusing William," she had not considered the subject worth mentioning ag dn. When, once day, Charley Benton asked her with the most eloquent pro testations of love, to marry him, ir:- slead of telling him that she was en gaged, as all light-minded } r ouug wo men would have done (?) she turned red and white, and hung her head, and twisted her big ring nearly off ‘i feel very sure that you love me, darling,'he sai l,‘though not half as much as I want you to. Won't you look me in the eyes, dear, and tell me so !' He h* Id her small brown hands unresistingly in his, -*nd kissed her red lips; but she would say nothing.— ‘Liza, am I lu’staken ? Do you luve me a little ?’ A faint yes ‘Yes/ and then she broke away and ran up to her own loom. '\Vhat have I done? Wlmt have I said?' she panted. ‘Oh, if William should find it out ! I am sure he would call it flirting, he is so very par ticular; but I only told the truth—l know I did !—and. that ought to be spoken at all times ! My heart is big enough to love more than one person at a time, and if Sam I can write and let him off this very night.— Ohj I hope Charley will never allude to this again. I dare say he will for get all about it, and that will settle tve* ry thing.’ Comforting herself wi'h this very improbable probability, Liza waited till her heart stopped beating so very loud, brushed her ha'r, put on a pret tier necktie, smiled at herself in jttie glass, and descended. As the subject had agitated Liza to such an extent, Charley did not press matters any further for the present ; only he assumed an air of quiet pro prietorship over her, and was gently affectionate in his manner. was no doubt in his mind of a girl's coming around t> his wav of thinking on any question, if she were allowed time, and he was in no haste. Indeed, the Arabic proverb, if Ayito lil shaitan’- —“Hurry is the devil's,’’ was his motto on most occasions. ‘Who gave you that riny, Liza?' be asked suddenly, as they were idly row ing on the lakelet that bordered Wil liam’s domains. ‘Ana why are 3’ou always fidgeting over it? If it is tight, why not take it ofl at once, and not worry over it so? Let me look at it.’ And he held out his hand im periously. 'Oh, but that is impossible Charley !' she cried earnestly ; ‘it was given me by a friend, and it would be bad luck to take it off - .’ ‘Humph ! I did not suppose it the gift of an enemy. You are like my sister Nellie—she believes in signs aud omens. But you have not an swered my question, Liza, and it is one I have a right to ask, since it seemed such a blushing matter. Though I cannot see why. for I verily believe you are not acquainted with any man bxcept myself.' ‘Oh, but I am though/ cries LiAa, laughing, half indignantly. ‘Yes, therms your brother William ; but I will not be jealous of him.' Rather glad at heart that such a favorite opport unity fi.r explaining the state of the case had presented itself without her having to undergo the tef rible process of making up her mind) this weak, unstable little Little Liza handed him the ling, determined to answer ad questions as religiously as if she Was saying her catechism. But Charley did Hot ask any; lit his ineffable self-conceit he suspected nothing He read the inscription as best he cOUld. * “‘Minzie—Minzie'— Don’t rock the boat 80, Liza; I be lieve you are doing it on purpose— f S. E. to Liza’—Oh. I suppose it is that Sally Ernest that my sister Nell raves so about. By your leave," he added, carelessly, holding it towards I will replace it with a prettier one.— You do not,half belong to me till I have you bound with golden let ters.' hdjjt Charley —'* iu almost a whisper from Liza’s pale lips, [hen a little shriek p.sthe ring slipped through his fingers down deep, deep, into the waters. She put her hands to her face, and cried softly to herself. And looked exceedingly pretty, too, with the tears on her brown lashes and eyes swimming in them, while the ready color deepened on her oval cheeks. •l'il tell you wh at 1 Lave done, and it’s no great matter after all. l‘ve made room for the one lam going to give you; only mine shall be far prettier with a big pearl—' 'Oh! no no!’cried Liza. ‘lt must be exactly like the other one. Promise me. I was so attached to it. I’ll write the very words on a piece of paper to have carve l in it,’ and she peered down into rippling water in the vain hope of seeing a golden g'eam from the drowned ring. Of course I will, if you desire it,' replies Charley, coldly ; but I cannot see why you should desire to have a girl's name engraved in a ring I give you.' “But ‘ Mizpah ’ is not a girl's name. It is motto,' stammered Liza, ‘and my brother William )iked it so.' And what the mischief lias your brother William to do with it ?'cries Charley peevishly. Oh, what an opportunity was there my countryui *n, for this feeble-mind ed young person to have proved her self the noblest Roman of them all; tc have put George Washington and the immortal hatchet to the blush by tell ing the wlu.le truth! But when Char, ley added in an injured tone, ‘I think a fellow might be allowed to put what he pleases in bis own engagement ring,’ she never opened her lips. “Only two letters," says William, at the breakfast table. ‘One for Mr. Charles Benton aud one for myself— Why heit's good news, indeed, Liza/ he continued, 'Sam has had the best of luck, and wo may look for him iu about two weeks/ ‘And who is Sant?’ cries Charley, lookiug up from his own iettcr with ey<‘s suddenly suspicious. ‘Sam ? why Sain is, or was, one of our nearest neighbors, and one of the best fellows in the world. Have you never heard of Sam? 1 fancied Liza might have spoken of him/ ‘Not once. There are no Sams she has ever told me about/ ‘You have never asked me about any/ says Liza, putting sugar in trie cream- jug and pouring coffee into her plate. That could not be denied, but Liza’s appetite for nice buckwheat cak ssud denly vanished Charley read his let ter in scrowling silence It was from his father requesting his immediate re turn on important business. So there were only a few more Hours in which to discuss the subject of Sams, or any other. William had to bid his guest good-by at once, as he had some }mar lings to purchase that morning, so there was no restraint u on Liza's tears, which flowed so freely, and she so looked heart-broken and distressed that Charley placed his arms around the waist of the blue and did not have the heart to allude to Sams, or any other disagreeable subjects.— He left, promising a speedy return. EASTMAN, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1878. True to his pfoniise, he bad obtain ed a fac simile of the lost ring; only, in addition to the words on the piece of paper, Liza had furnished him, he add ed “From Charley." which addition caused hours of mental uneasiness to the •wearer. In the quiet days that came offer Charley's departure, Liza had many hours in which to reflect on her evil behavior. 'Oh / she moaned, ‘I do love Charley ;’ 1 know Ido ! Whatever possessed him to come without Nellie, and get ine into such a difficulty, I wonder ? For I am as fond as ever of Saul, and Wil liam's heart so set on the matclq he would nevet forgive me if I threw him over, and I cannot marry but ones possibly. Oh, dear; it is all an acci dent, I am sure, and William ought not to blame me for a pure accident. Her brother Wds so cheerful over Sam's good and looked forward with such satisfaction to his return that Liza could not bear to mention any thing of a dampening nature to liinn and kept her troubles to herself— brood over then! in a nervous way till “Concealment, like a bud i’ the bud, Preyed on her damask cheek. ” Yes, this healthy, rosy-cheeked Liza, who hardly kuevv how a headache feltj became downright sick. First, she grew nervous and pale, starting at every and drooped about with an uiter want of energy, William, noticing her languor, would send for the doctor, who dosed her with mix tures ftud pills til! she was sick indeed, and took Hoi t° Led out of pure fright and nervousness. When news came that Charley do3' ton might be looked for on the event ful Thursday that Samuel Eagle bad fixed for his return, William whistled a long whistled, indicating surprise.— Lza immediately shut her eyes and pretended to be in a deep sleep, till her mother William fearing he might awaken her, tipped on the toes of his heavy, creaky boots out of the room. Then Liza got up and wrote long and explicit letters lo Charley, to Sam and to Her brother William, heading them all after the fashion of criminals “A full an complete confession." After reading them over, she carefully burnt them allj and returned Lo her with j bead throbbing and burning, and hands and feet as cold as ice. Thursday came. Charley Benton came ; then Samuel Eagle came, every line of his honest countenance beam ing with pleasure William Dean stood on the porch, anxious and flurried and scared about Liza. He was talking with the doctor and asked Sam to walk into the par lor for a few moments till be could join him In the parlor Saui found a handsome stranger, who bowed coldly to him and continued his occupation of pacing the floor. ‘Mr. Dean,'he siid, advancing, as soon as William entered the roo.m 'your sister has known of my arrival an hour ; as her 'ffianced husband, I demand to see her/ ‘Deranged, I presume,’ said Samuel Eagle to himself) regarding the stran ger wtb compassion. To William, Samuel said in a low tone : ‘Cannot I 6ec my darling at once ‘/ Wour darling, sir V cried Mr. Ben ton, advancing fieecely. ‘What do you mean, fellow ? ‘I mean my promised wife, up-stairs/ he returned coolly. ‘What the deuce have you to do with it ? 'Liza Dean is engaged to inc !‘ hiss ed Charley. ‘lt is false !‘ In a fury of pas-ion Charley caught up a heavy chair and strode towards the other. ‘Hold gentlemen, hold !‘ cried Wil liam, rushing between them. 'There I is foul play somewhere. Come with me, both of you; the girl shall decide i for herself. Liza, looking pale as a lily, sitting in an armchair, iu her pretty blue dress, heard their hasty footsteps on the stairs. She heard and trembled. In a moment they were standing by : her. William bent down and whispered a few stern words in her ear. ‘There is the ring, l she cried ; 'see for yourself' and she shook it from her slender Huger. “S'. E. to Liza. Mizpah. From, Charley.' 1 Tuey all read the inscription. Liza shut her eyea and timaued. Samuel Eagle stood back complete ly amazed. ‘What does this mean?* he said hoarsely. ‘There is some trick I swear I gave her the ring, but some one haM tampered with it. ‘l*ll swear 1 paid for it!‘ mattered Charley. William groaned. 'Take your hands from your face, Liza, and answer me truly : ‘To which of these men are you en gaged ?* ‘To both/ munnurdd Liza. William sank back in a chair in ut ter consternation. Chailey Benton dashed the ling to the floor, aud grouud it with his boot heel. ‘Made a fool of by Jove 1 Trifled with ! Deceived 1 Con found her 1“ And he stalked out of the room in a fury* Samuel Eagle Stood a moment nn decided. He looked down on the slen der form in the arm-chair, '‘shaken by a stoihn of sighs.“ Ilis heart yearn ed towards her. He bent down* drew the little brown hands from her burn ing face, kissed her softly, and tor'* gave her without asking her a single question ‘Bygones shall be bygones, dear/ he said. ‘I shall never leave you again, liiy dear, long enough fin' you to get iuto mischief,* But Liza, when the string of her tongue was at last loosened would not rest till she had told all over and over again. And they were married befor the gay old moon had time to smile on more than hall a hundred other inconsisten cies, and outrageous proceedings of weak-minded damsels with pretty faces. Wlio Succeeds. Evidently the man who tried ‘Try' is the golden key that unbolts the strongest doors and reveals the hidden treasures. It laughs at difficulties, frowns at opposition finds success in failure, victory in defeat and triumph in every conflict. It spans the deepest chasms, bridges the largest rivers, tun nels the highest mountains, and by tiny connecting wires brings c mtiuents within a few seconds of each other. It has given to the world the greatest discoveries, the most wonderful inven tions, aud the most useful men. The world will never forget many of its worthies who have arisen from humble callings, to a place among* the wisest and best.- Roger Sherman, who was a mem* her of the first was once a shoemaker. Franklin, the philosoph er and statesman, was a poor printer boy. Eliliu Burritt, the mathemati cian, was a blacksmith. These men became great by dint of their own ef fort. They were self-made men. And is not every great man a self-made man? lie knows, better than any one else, how he climbed the ladder. Some begin on lower rounds than others, but all go up the same way, ‘round by round/ Men do wlial they want to do. ‘Where there’s a will there's a way' None ever make life more of a success than they expect to make it. Then how important to keep the cour age up!—keep trying! What purpose have you? ‘Life is real, life is earnest!' Aim high. Keep your ideal above you. Look towards it, aim at it; hit it! There can be no failure. When lTs boatmen despaired of reaching the land, Caesar inspired them by shouting, ‘Never fear, you carry Caesar/ nave confidence—in your purposes, yourself —and your God. You have a better, higher inspiration, than any general could bring to bear upon his men. Be true. Be good. Be right. Assert yourself in all good things. A slave is known even by his songs,—how full of bondage his plaiutive minor air? Let the sunshine, and the genial air of happiness, pervade your whole life. Develop mind and oody. Edu cate yourself. Mental discipline makes superiority. Seek wisdom, and re member that as the body so the inind does not become fully grown in one day. It was after six defeats, that the seventh battle gave Bruce of Scot land the final victory. “If at first you don’t succeed, Try, trv, again ! ’* ‘Get wisdom, and with all thy get ting, get understanding/ and remem ber, there is no success without effort. Thou shalt cherish th}* father and thy mother. To honor father and mother is better than to worship gods of heaven and earth. If a child should carry father and mother, one upon each shoulder, for a hundred years he would not then do more for them than they have done for him.— Buddhist Scrip turf. Walking: in Winter. A walk in wintry weather is not, wc are confident, enough in favor with oilr people—esjUcially with those of sedentary habits. And yet it is the best tinio of all the year for realizing the full pleasure and profit of pedes trianism. How grateful the crisp air is to the lungs! How clear and sweet it is to the nostrils! How* it inspires and sustains one in a swinging gait of four or five miles an hour! llow the cheeks glow, and the eyes shine, and the muscles tingle with delightful vig or, after such a Walk in the Winter sunshine! Winterwalking is a sure cure lor cold feet. It banishes the “creep-crawlb’* from the spinal column and sends the sluggish blood about its business. Asa “nervine/’ it is a million times better than medicine, and for improving the complexion it is worth a whole harborful of lotions and washes* It will put an edge on appe tite that you can't buy at the doctor’s, and in promoting digestion is better than a corner drug store's entire stock of bitters and pills. If you have never tried it, take a walk. Keep your mouth closed, your shoulders well thrown back, your head up, and remember that your le^s —and especially your hips—were given you to walk with. Some people walk with their knees, bodies and shoulders—and no won der they don't Ike it. We don't like to see them. There is an art in walk ing, as in other things. If you don't believe it, observe the motion ol some splendid woman who knows to move, or study the gait of a man who has some spring and litheness in him. There ought to be a Professor of Walking in our gymnasiums and high sehoils. But let those of us who are past that learn to walk by walking, and Winter is a good time to begin. A Puzzled Boy. The young son of a widow living on Park street entered the house the other day with excited step and called to his mother : ‘You had better get this Imuse all slicked up, for there's a strange man going to call as soon as he gets done talking with the grocer on the cor ner \ e 'Man with the gas I suppose/ was the reply. ‘Not by a jug full! 4 continued the boy. ‘lie's all dressed iu broadcloth# has a big gold watch looks as if he owned a bank, and he was asking me about you. ‘ls that so ? I wonder who it can be? What did he ask V ‘He asked if yon were as handsome as ever, and if you had grown ol 1 very fast, and if you had married again. ‘He did ? Gracious! but who can it be ? ‘I don't know, only lie is good look ing and rich and—and— ‘And what did you tell him ? ‘I told him you wouldn't marry the best man in the world, and it wouldn't do him any good to come spooking— ‘ Til give you an awful licking if you don‘t split the rest of that wood !‘ in terrupted the mother, with sudden en ergy, and he was run into the back yard and given a cuff on car as he left the door. He leaned on the axe-helve and surveyed the windows in wonder ment- and by-and-bve he mused : ‘She is alius saying she is going to live fur her dear children aloue # but if this looks like it, then I don't know the family ! I‘ll tell the next man that the whole six of us are on the marry for taters in the cellar and a popish iu society.' —Detroit Free Press. Three Things. Three things to admire—lntellectu al power, dignity, and gracefulness. Three tilings to love—Courage, gen tleness, and affection. Tinee tilings to hate—Cruelty, ar rogance, and ingratitude. Ihree things to delight, in—Frank ness, freedom, and beauty. three things to wish for—Health, friends, and a cheerful spirit. Three tilings to avoid—ldleness, lo quacity, aud flippant jesting. Three things to fight for—Honor, country, and home. Three things to govern—Temper, tongue, aud conduct. Three thing- 1 to think about—Life, death, and eternity, A Western paper says: 'A negro was found dead near the business end of a mule.‘ Never stop to argue the point with a tool. Why is it that people boot a dog and shoe a hen? V. profane upstart—The man who sits down on a bent pin. Chinese actors differ from all others in not following their queues. Some men are as unsatisfactory ns a soapy and twice as slip pery. How to lose flesh—Start a meat market and trust everyone that comes along. ■ ■ Nature very properly located tho nasal organ midway of the head—sim ply because it is the hcad-(s)center, A young man after being kicked bom his love’s house by her father said his departure was tender iu the extreme. Would you refer to the religion of a printer's ‘devil’ as imp piety? (This is not a conundrum, and a book will not be given for the first answer ) The man who declaims against the railroads and says they have ruined the country and ought to be wiped outj makes the biggest kind of a fuss, when the train is ten minutes late. The English language cannot be considered perfect until Toil' is spelled in such a manner that tho man who has oue won't be astonished and stag** gored when he sees it in print. An Irishman upon his arrival in the United States, uoting the great num ber of military titles, exclaimed, ‘What a devil of a battle has been fought near here, where all the privates were kilt!' 'Thin beefsteak is awful, Mr. ll.'said Mrs. II. # ‘what will we do with it?' Mr. H. plunged into a deep study, Irorn which he emerged with remark: ‘Let's skillet/ He left by the pan handle. Glrss slippers are to become an ev ery day reality. A Vienna company is making beautiful slippers of woven glass. The invention is not entirely new. Gouty slippers with panes all around them are an old story. 4 A Kentuek to the lo cal newspaper, complaining of the low price of dairy produce, and adds: .‘I shall not sell my eggs for eight cents a dozen—it don’t pay for the wear and tear of the bend Tiie man who stepped on a water melon rind must be another inventive genius, lie got up and remarked, as he rubbed his hip, that two of those tilings propei ly utilized and got under control would make it p)ssible for a man to skate to the moon iu fifty min utes. A young lady hesitating for a word in describing thb character of a t ejec ted suitor, said: Hie is not a tyrant, not exactly domineering but— ’ 'Dog matical,’ suggested her friend. 'No, lie has not dignity 4 enuugh for that; I think pupmatical would cou vey my meaning admirably/ # What a grand fhcu’ty is that of the poet who can paint, in glowing and graphic verses, the feelings of sorrow and joy, of terror and despair that harass men in va.iuus hours of thin changeful life; but no pen of the divi nest bard was ever able to depict the mystic thoughts that sweep across the the sonl of a man when a watermelon slips from under his arm and smites the pavement. Why is it that some people have such an unconquerable aversion to using' a spittoon in a legitimate man ner? We know men, in all other re> spects sane, intelligent, law abiding citizens, who, if placed in a chair with each leg placed in a square box of saw dust, and surrounded by a rampart of spittoons ten feet high, would cli'.nb way over the top and lose fifteen min* utes valuable time uu purpose to spit on the floor. ISO. 44.