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fetant. entral 3 . will A. K, a. jt, *■ », i‘. st p. sr A- SI. A. M. avmg a. sr, A. SI, A. SI, VOL. I. SANDERSY JLLE, GEORGIA, MAY 30, 1873. NO. 48. ifSPI-OCS. JTTEBO AELOT. 3. X. BODGZBS. ptfedlo**. Arliue & Bodmers. — is published in Sandersville, '"_Vr FriJav morning. Snbscription TWO DOLLARS per annum. >-isement3 inserted at the usual rates, '■'charge for publishing marriages or They proceeded to form a Young j which an expression of the deepes , Ladies’ Benevolent Society, by elect- I solemnity fell upon the happy lift!* 1 id the eldes POETRY. THE NEWSBOY’S DEBT. i Eigsci frojT. a Poem bv H. IL Hn>60s.] ' ~: r if vou please, ruy brother Jim— •p e cue von gave the till, yon know— g. . -jj In '; bring the money, Sir, Because iiis back was hurted so. ic’t mean to keep the ‘change _■ it runned over, up the street; Vi v. cnt right across his back, ; fore-wheei mashed his feet. both 1 r stopped" the horses just in time, ;; i thsu tliey took him up for dead, 3 1 dll that day an i yesterday u. vasn t rightly in his head. took him to the hospital— • if t en -.vsboys knew hwas Jim- • ::t too. because yon see. are brothers, I and him. the ;non>y in his Hand. v--r sav, any more, tit in . mean ,o s.eu!. lost a cent before ! -at lea i afraid that yon rrrluht think t to keep it. any way : rntn ;r . wb -n t' .ev brought him to. ,.ned b.cause - e couldn't pay. mg a president, secretary and tress-j face, and tlie eldest didn’t venture t urer, and a committee of six, whose i try her pocket for fear of conse . duty would be to purchase material ■ quences if she should happen to find > for the work, cut and prepare it ready something as nice. Never before di ; to make up, and attend to all the} Madam Gazin’s pupils behave so | bnsiness of the society as they should , badly in church as they did that par direct. Permission was given two ticular morning. If they tried eve 1 of the committee to purchase the se hard to fix their attention on th> flannel at once, by kind-hearted minister, their eyes would wander Madam, who was delighted to find I away to that happy group in the gal "• j her wild, frolicsome girls were plann- i lery, and when that shrill “0/<. my] ’ , mg something reallv useful and good, ; rang through the church, there was for once. When at the appointed more than one irrepressible giggle ] time they all gathered around the smothered in dainty lace-edged hand-j long table covered with the bright kerchiefs. A grieved, rebuking glance scarlet flannel, there was such a chat- j from Madam, hushed them at once, tering, so much to sav and laugh : and altogether they got almg with it : over, it seemed as if they woaid mnch better than could be expected ’ never get to work. But-the v did, at i The next ■day Grace Kimball and last, and the bright needles flew in Florence Percy obtained permission : and out, until, to their surprise and to call on Granny Tweed, delight, the flannels were finished, j The old lady received them very The day was finished, too, but they kindly, wiped off some chairs for all declared it was one of the hap- them to sit on, and soon they were piest they had ever spent. | chatting away together very socia- Monday afternoon, during their ■ bly. walk, iLree of the committee took ‘By the way. Granny,’ said Grace, occasion to pass bv Granny Tweed’s “how nice your all looked yesterday door. The two little girls were plav- . in church! We couldn’t keep our ing outside the gate. Grace asked , eyes away from you, and Madam had them how their grandmother was, • to scold us well for not paying better and chatted with them so pleasanilv attention to the sermon. THE COUSINS: Or*. "Beauty and. the Beast.” out with us; we will enjoy ourselves i Hake Your Own Sunshine. j Helping one Another, much better without her; she is i “Oh, dear, it always does rain! Dumb animals sometimes set us such an ugly, stupid poke, any way!” ; when I want to go anywhere I” cried ! good examples. I will tell you a true For one moment, the child, who i Kttle Jennie Moore. “It’s too bad-. story of two horses, had heard every word, gazed stead- : Now I’ve got to stay in-doors all; In the town of Indianapolis there I sav Gipsy, put down your book bifo the mirror before her, dav, and I know I shall have a was a blind horse who, one day last and look here' a minute- Couldn’t criticising herself unsparingly, and wretched day.” .summer, wandered into the river, —i. 3 : ttipn vrifb a lrttc vaiinwr err VvrrriofJ ! “Perhaps "so,” said Uncle Jack, and then did not know how to get BX VBS. ANNIE H. EDWARDS. we make a nice tableau, “Beauty and with' a low wailing cry, buried ; the Beast?” - . hfer face m her hands, sobbing bro- The child thus rudely addressed, ’ Jenly “Oh, what did God make me j glanced up from the book which she ■ for ' 1 am so, so ugly and unlike any . was reading into the mirror, and as ■ boay else! her eyes fell upon the two reflections j therein, her lips quivered and her " ias wounded thee. great duskv eves filled with tears. kttle one, look up. I came m “Lillie and Amv Graves were cou- ’ > when I heard thee wee sins, the former twelve years of age, f * ho ? no * hear “f- the latter ten. It woulT have been : do * ™ d thee on this bright Christ- dilficult to find a more striking eon- i ™ a!? morning, when you should be trust than there was in evevthingbe- | cheerful and happy, given over to tween these two. Liffie^as a daz- ! and gathering the weeping zling blonde, with azure eyes and ; caid r? er anas ’ “ ie gentle mother waxy complexion, the delicate rose- j smoothed bac-k the tangled curls tint of her cheeks deepening into a “" oiri the_ flushed brow, and kissed j rich rubv color upon her lips. She j aer agam and again, murmuring j wore her hair of paly gold, braided ; ' R ' ords of fond endearment. \\ ith, “but you need not have a bad day J back to dry land, unless you choose.” ; Now, there was a good horse, “How can I help it? I wanted to j whom the boys called Dick, and who ay eise: go to the park and hear the band, • was grazing near by, when he saw My daughter, what ails thee ? - and take Fido and play on the grass • the blind horse swimming round in k/\ lv n a J«/l 0 ’ T St . * a* 1 XX *X X — - - -W _ * xl. _ * J 1 * . — and have a nice time, and pull wild a circle in the river, and trying in flowers, and eat sandwiches under i vain to And the solid shore, the trees; and now there ain’t goin’ ' Dick must have thought to him- to be any sunshine at all; and I’ll ; self, “That poor horse can’t see, or jost have to stand here and see the he would notact in that strange way. water run off the duck’s back all I will call to him; perhaps he will day.” ' mind my voice.” ‘Well, let’s make a.^ little sun- So Dick began to neigh as loud as sjme,” said Uncle Jack. . he coaid, but the blind horse was “Make sunshine I” said Jennie;; still at a loss to konw which way to rhy how you do talkand she - tom. Perhaps he was deaf as well through her tears. You j as blind; for, though Dick would .ven’t got a sunshine factory’, have ; neigh quite loud, the poor blind horse •?” , still could not find in a coronal arouDd her low, white ' many pauses and sobs, the little girl» you?” j still could not find his way out of f orehe ad; and amid the shining braids i fo Jd °/, her mortificahon and gnef, •“Well I’m going to start one right i the nver. she had woven a rope of costly pearls , t although the flush deepened on off, if you’ll be my partner,” replied j Then Dick must have thought, Her robe of pale blue silk was cut : the ete « k of the mother, and her Uncle Jack. “Now let me give you * “That poor horse will get tired by leave her snowy arms bare kp quivered, she smiled and said: j three rules for mating sunshine : and by, and sink and drown if I do ■elets of twisted gold set with 1 m m y daughter grieving thus First, don’t think of what might : not help him.” - ..:u-L ir.“ fet’L his jacket here; 5 . m ,.n.l airte.i prettr b&d ; or..y lit to sell for nwrs, .■_ tLsn. '-on know, it s ail he had ! they didn’t notice that the other j “Well, I’m afeared I didn’t get so as to and bracelets amethysts, encircled her slender ; t ? i ? 1 oi a wrists, while her little feet were en- i ““ hun e . But, on, mamma, for the words of a heartless child •V. ::n he "C-ts well—it won': be long— 1: -,-ou will call the money lent, i ,-s he'll work bis fingers off, Lat what he'll pay you every cent.” And then he cast a rueful glance At this soiled jacket where it lay. ‘No. no, my boy ! Take back the coat. Your brother’s badly hurt, you say ? s c: 8 u!-: Da. T •Where did they take him? Just run out And call a cab. then wait for me. Wbv. I would give a thousand coats. And pounds for such a boy as he 1 ’ A half hour after this we stood Together in the crowded wards, And the nurse checked the hasty steps That fell too loudly on the boards. I thought him smiling in his sleep. And scarce believed her when she said. Smoothing away the tangled hair From brow and cheek, "The boy is dead. young ladies were taking very accu- ! much good o’ the sermon. I was just rate measures of the length of their a saving ‘ Thank the Lord.' thank the poor little arms, and their thin cot- Lord'.' over and over again, all the ■ ton skirts. They even - managed to time. You see, miss, I ve been hav- ^ get the size of their shoes, which ing a powerful bad time of itthisfall, ; were sadlv out at the toes. At length j had the rheumatis,’ so I c-oTildn t do j Grace dropped a paper of sugar- f much, and I was mazin’ feared I, plums into the little red hand of the ' should have to give up and go to the j eldest, and with a pleasant “good- ! poor-house, with the little dears, i bye” the voung ladies passed on, and i And one day I just says to myself, | were soon relating their success ; ‘Now the Lord knows, but He s got j to the rest of the society. It was ; so much to tend to no wonder if He i wonderful to see the interest with forgets Granny sometimes, so I’ll ‘ which those gav voung girls com- j just- tell Him about it, to remind Him , me need the work of fitting up those : like,’ and so I did. I jnst said, ‘Oh,; motherless little ones. Two com- j Lord, I can’t stand it to work like I j plete suits were made for each, bright used to, and now please take care of ; plaid dresses for Sunday wear, and | the old woman, and the little ones,; dark delaines for everv-day. They j and help ns through this awful win-- made warm flannel underclothes, - ter. You see, miss, I don’t just; cased in dainty satin slippers. She , ..•? a G. mamma, sobbed the was naturally selfish and cold, per- c ^) d » 13 * ru f- ^ amugiv. fectlv indifferent to the feelings of . * oa are . not fl ? rett - v child, Amv others; but if she had some object ’ m t , he 1 u fP al acceptance of the term, to attain, she could be amiable and ; spiled the mother, “but there is the have been if the day had been bet- ' Then Dick went down to the river, other people happy. “Well, I’ll try the last first, then guided the blind horse safely to a.n/1 ■ the shore. she went to work to a.mnse her little t This kind act was seen by a great trentle in the extreme. 1 g erm of a noble woman in you, and ! brother Willie, who was crying. Bv j many people on the shore; and thev ,Lessor! berself thns ppr- ^ care and cultivation, and the- the time she had him riding a chair i cheered loudly as Dick came back ly upon this bright Christmas mom- ! Wearing' of God, our little Gipsy will I and laughing, she was laughing too. upon the bank with the blind horse hog/that she mi£ht exhibit her grand ! develop into a most lovely woman;; “Well,” said her Uncle Jack, “I behind him. toSer to her less favored cousin J t “ e . n , sIo , wI - v and impressively she; see you are a good sunshine maker, I hope you will be as ready to whom she knew was too deeplv in- j added > fo Te > j? ~ °? ^ ere . J 01 terested in her volume—a handsome- * even 35 plain as you think in fea- Willie for vou have got about all vou or : help a friend in need as poor Dick can hold just now. But let’s ? was. We most learn to be kind to lv Konnd onnv of Tj which •' tures, remember that God loves a ‘ try what we can do with the second ? oae another, for kind acts and kind o*ld Santa Clais had laid upon her | bezutiM soul, a beautiful life; and j nile pillow the preceding night-to care | f ^ for f er . ^ Pi ' “ L for her personal appearance, but who ! d we only try. An f ’cause all m* dolls are i i i Yti .i my child you must not be angry 1—i— ; feelings will make us happy.—Nur- j sery. JeaJ so soon? How fair lie looked! One streak of sunshine on his hair. p : r, r lad! Well, it is warm in heaven: No need of * -change ' and jackets there! md something rising in my throat Made it so hard for me to speak, turned away, and left a tear Lving upon sunburned cheek. SELECT MISC ELLANY. REAL EUA and purchased bright scarlet stock ings, and warm thick shoes for each. They made thick, heavy sacques for them, on Madam’s sewing-machine, know how to pray like fine folk-9, but j I guess He understands it jnst as j well, and somehow I felt as light as a feather after I had told Him all now, looking upon her beautiful cous in, and then upon her own reflection in the mirror, felt bitterly—at that moment—the difference between them. Mama had not been in that morning to help her daughter to don the pretty dress of crimson merino, with your cousin, but pray God to < give her a new heart.” , “I will, mamma,” said little Amy, j “but wouid God be angry if I asked j him for a new face ?” The mother made no reply, but ! with its snowv rnifles at the throat' coping the child closer in her arms picture books all tom and ” j Beautiful Feet. diploid,” said Uncle Jack, “here’s , “What big, clumsy feet that Caro- an old newspaper. Now lei’s hai e ( line Hurst ha_s!” exclaimed Miss some fun out of it.” , Minnie one day, with a toss of the “Fun out of a newspaper; why, head and a twist of the nose which how you talk.” ; were anything but beautiful. But Uncle Jack showed her how j “Clumsy?” queried her friend, to make a mask by cutting holes in How can you say so, Minnie. I think , ^ ... 5 , and wrists, and straighten the silken | 8Ue P r f5’ ed for ^rength from. a paper, and how to cut a whole fam- j she has more beautiful feet than any and expended the last money left in j our troubles. But yesterday,” here j curls, that now fell in tangled mass- i on to gmae aright this child- j Q f paper dolls, and how to make i other girl in the village.” their treasury for some little hats and the old lady’s voice was choked with j es around her shoulders: and trulv | woman, this fragile flower entrusted j p re tty things for Willie out of the “Well, I always thought you had ’ "" ' ' ’ v “ T 4 ”— ;t ‘ ° 1 the brown morning robe was verv •, ? prayed that rough . p a pe r Then he got the tea-tray ! verv queer taste,” rejoined Minnie. unbecoming-tothesun-brownedchild : kands nught Dot crush its tender' -- ’ ~ ’ ’ and showed her how to roll a mar- I “For my part I can’t see a bit of BY' SIRS. A. W. CURTIS. ‘Girls, do help me to contrive some j kind of a frolic that will be proper | and good enough to shock dear old Madam; I'm just brimful and run ning over with mischief, and know I'll get into disgrace by some foolish caper, unless you can invent some- j thmg to keep me busy to-day. "Well, suppose we organize a Be nevolent Society, and have real fun j ng good, for once.” Doing good /” exclaimed another . of the bevy of young ladies cluster ed around die register in one of the j nails of Madam Gazin’s boarding- ; bool. ! "les, doing good. It would be more creditable ior us to spend our j surplus life, energy, and pocket- ! L,j c v helping some poor unfortu- j —iij soul to emiure the cold and ; »..-:ms of this terrible winter than. -. rang ourselves into all manner ! -.tapes, as we generally do. ” u who in the world could we • - - .- s-du another. ; "Weii, there is Granny Tweed.; . r i! alone in that hut-of a house. I ■■.} to bring up tiiose two little ! v-.. u:-.aed groiivictuidren. Sue earns ■ -itre ov Knitnng and spinning, but j - u.ist ue haiU, indeed, for them to ; - • inr-otigLi tiila winter. hat a ; -a.ic rfui God-seud it would be if ! mould send her some warm flan- j fivii tj Keep her poor oid rneumatic j i e ?s more comfortable, and a pair e: warm blankets for her bed. And tnen, if we comd only fit up those poor l.ttle girls so they would be fit to go to church” " Vi by, Grace Kimball! you’re a real ‘Sister of Mercv.’ How came you to think of such a thing?” "On ‘ papa is a minister, you konw, and we see and know more about poor people on that account. I think it would be just sjyendid fun to do it,” said Florence Percy. “Do let’s go to work at once,” said another; "it's only nine o’clock, and we have the whole of this blessed Saturday before us. How shall we begin, Grace?” j "Suppose we each give one dollar j ior a fund upon which to draw for j o ur supplies. We will tell Madam j all about it. I am sure she will ap- j piove of the plan, and give us per- j mission to purchase the flannel this i morning, and we can be ready to i least with their studies, that Madam j a cent o money,but Miss Gray wasu t was greatly pleased, anu said she j at home, and I came back so dis- would like to add her mite, to make i couraged I could hardly drag my poor the gift complete. So that very day i old body home. she brought in a dress pattern of “When I got here, there was that black alapaca, a thick, warm shawl, i trank a settin right where it is now, and a close, old lady’s bonnet, which j and the children didn t know noth- - would be yery nice, indeed, for gran- j in’ about it, but it said ‘For Granny i nv to wear to church. The girls ; Tweed,' on the top, so I know it was were so delighted they could scarce- ; for m e - And oh! I know the Lord • ly refrain from literally devouring j sent if, for nobody else cares for Gran- ■ Madam with kisses. At last the nay Tweed. Wiping her eyes with • work was finished, and the garments i a comer of her clean check apron, , laid one by one, neatly folded, into | she opened the trank and began to , an old trunk, the girls adding, at the j show her treasures. The girls had j last moment, a pound of tea, and ‘ wiped their eyes many times during J candy enough to keep the little girls 1 Granny s little speech, and had man- j sweet all winter. The trunk was j ifested so ruueli sympathy and inter- closed, the key turned in the lock est in it all, that the old lady sheait j and left there, and then it was sent quite warmed toward them. How ; bv a -.trusty man with instructions j her dim old eyes sparklea as she dis- : to take it into the house, and if played the shining folds of the alpaca j Granny asked where it come from, j and when the giris offered to come j to tell her “the Lord sent it.” She ! over the next Saturdy and help her was not at home, however, and the J make it, she coaid hardly believe little girls were at some neighbor’s ! they were in earnest, and when they house, but the door was not locked, i assured her they would like it very ; so the trunk was set insde, and when | much, and should certianly come, Grannv came home, there it was, j her grateful thanks brought fresh with a neat little card upon the top, , tears to their eyes. "I had an idea upon which was written, “For Gran- ! you seminary girls were awful proud nv Tweed.” The next day was the j and stuck up; I know some of em Sabbath. Madam Gazin and her ; are, for they make fan of Granny pupils were at length seated in their ■ when they go by, bat I guess you j accnsronmed place, and every fair ; are some of the Lord s little ones, voung head had bowed itself for a j ain’t you? ^ ^ She was Hot pretty though, at best, J l <r‘ flefe ’ D ?L swe £P dlscordantl - v , a ^ id ; ble round it. And so she found i beauty in her lumpish feet.’ and she knew" it. The unpleasant sen5lt ive harp-strings of her; ma i]j a pleasant amusement, and ; “Well, I can, Minnie,” said her fact was dinned in her ears daily, for ; . e > P ra 7 e d long and ferven.lv, add- ; -p-pgu bed time came she kissed Un- friend. You know that schoolmates and friends all United 1 “3’ ^ ^ but tmne be done, c j e J ac t and said: “Good night,' ■B^ntifn! feet are they that go in making sport of her great wild ; otl ^tlier. _ ^ ^ , , J 3 { 1 j dear Uncle Jack. “Good night, Syiftiy to enligaua another swrje, eyes, large nose, high, broad fore head and gipsy complexion; but no one denied that her mobile lips, and delicate hands and feet were unex ceptionable. Amy was a warm-heart- At last raising the child from her little sunshine-maker,” said Uncle Through summers heat and isnra sbp nnietlv began her labor! t_ ■winter s snow. bosom, she qnietly began her labor of love, robing the fairy form in its : soft warm dress, twining lovingly! around her fingers the shining brown j Jack. carls, weaving amidst them scarlet; ed. impulsive child, generous to a car ^ . , , fault, but painfully shy and sensi. ! rosebuds and geramnms, and when Now Caroline’s feet are always ’carryingher on errands of mercy; ; sometimes to read to the blind Peg- i gy, and sometimes to amuse poor Young rtarrv was sent on an er- Pijrie Eddy West. I think her feet Where is Your Lantern ? lOUU, UUI; uoimuui ou» auu otuoi- , , x • 1 t-T i five Pasrionatefv foHd of studv. ! f he finished, said: I hare not she loved nothing so mnch astoste’al ! to . P°? r bhnd Stephen, nor j away into some loft or bam with a 1 bttle crippled Jennie Bice this morn- j rand one evening in early Winter. After giving him his message, his mother said: “Be sure you take the lantern with away lluaj uu ur uaru yyim <% f t * -h x -» j w iiorrT- ’ favorite author, and there, | lantemf annwered must be beautiful for the Bible, says: ‘ “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace.” ’ dreams. ®She“Wed,“to5 tolb^ufi- ! I ^ at h ?T e home to ; aM had started, muttering to; of old wheat, (several hundred bush ful in nature and art, and was keen-’ ’ f r f? d P a ^ can , ea “What l j wi+h n. ] an - e ^' ^ Qr "which he had been offered lv alive to her lack of it. Often, af- ' hiefa « I fe &7o at his bam, till the first of Sep- t“er hearing such remarks as "Wb at ^culd guess the pudding must wait tom . I guess I know the way fast ^ ^ ^ . fc for a queer child! she’s a perfect scare- tOT r.^-\ , , - ... , ' _ r _*. tt • after hauling it to market It is not crow! I can't imagine now so beau- ; Lltt!e S P K ^ . Very soonMaster Harry in cross- expe ct2ltoHt farmers should be pro- tiful a woman as her mother came | hug^yes and flushed cheeks, said:, ing the stoeet, stumbled into a hole ph ^s. ^ th e of foretellin| all possessed of such an ugly, uncannv ma “ a de ^> ] a , m 80 g ad , that } ! ^ eh (f ade ^ future events, but the farmerlhat child!” she would weep bitterlv,« aa ? elt Jf r 1 ( iu Ppl T e u 11OT \ ^ ^ ? v\ he kEOC , ked the kept himself posted by reading the wondering wbv God had been ^ 1 so thankful that I have a mce home , flesh from his shmbone and cover- tie paJTsuninmr, mu^have partial m his gifts. I aad , k “ d parente. I will fry and ] ed his clothing with mud. ] known that wheat wheat would come Amy’s mother was a beautiful wo-, On liis way back, he forgot the* down in price as soon as the new moment in prayer—a good old rule which could not be broken with im punity then: the next moment, at lea-t iky pads of bright eyes were turned, not on the minister, but up on the little comer in the gallery where sat Granny Tweed in her new beunet and shawl, a wondering, We mean to be, Granny,’ Grace. Then, one by one, every garment was examined, and prised for its beauty or warmth, and at last noth- ; ing was left but the two paper par cels of candy and tea. “Onlv think!” said tyranny, “a stricken look upon her care-worn, whole pound of tea.' enough to last wrinkled face, down which, one by j me all winter, and candy enough to j one, great tears rolled, and fell uu-1 set up a shop with, for the children, heeded upon her toil-worn hands, j I daresn t let them ^ nave but a little • The two little girls were not crying— I at a time, or they d be sick, sure. ‘ no, indeed. Their little faces were * But who do you s pose sent rdl these ; shining with the unwonted scrubbing | tilings to me? I know, of course, the ; they had received, and fairly radiant j angels don t spend their time up in with delight, as they smoothed down J heaven making red flannel petticoats ! the folds of their pretty plaid dres- ; and things for an old woman like me j ses, or gazed admiringly at each i and _7 e ^ I * ee i sure tJie Lora s e n t j other's hats, or swung their feet back j , era - ! and forth so they could see their; “No doubt he did, Granny. He | brilliant red stockings as well as neat- j put- the kind thought to help you in j ly laced shoes. They pulled off their • somebody's heart, and it doesn’t mat- ; gloves just for the*fun of putting ! ter who did it, you must thank Him. j them on again, and finally a happy ITom know He has promised special! thought struck the youngest, “per- ! care and blessings to the widow and I haps there was a pocket in°the dress." I the fatherless.” man, in every sense of the term—a perfect type of the brunette—with j a wealth of jetty hair, that swept in lustrous waves almost to her feet; eyes large and dark; lips like rose buds ; slender white hands and dain ty feet But, most of all, she had in her possession the magnificent jewels, Faith, Hope and Love, wear ing a name and living a life that the highest potentate of earth might envy—a Christian—a firm, devoted Christian woman, and one preemi nently gifted to wear the crown of motherhood ; who understood all the ! “ a J I knag Jennie home with me. ; fence had caved in near the edge of crop should come into market The She would enjoy the^lantems and j the ravine. As he groped his way j law of supply and demand governs along the bank he fell over, and j prices mainly. For two years the went sprawling to the bottom of the | wheat crop has heen light and prices ravine. j ruled high. This year the crop is With much ado, and after many j unusually heavy, and as a eonse- brnisings, he got into the road once ! quence the price bos come down. . - ,, , , ,, . more; but when he finally reached ! Farmers are too often the victims her good-by, she first turned the , mother’s door, he looked more : of their own miscalculation,. which radamt face of the little girl toward ; a scarecrow than a living boy. i calculations are based open their the mirror, saying: ‘does my child; The lantern would have saved him ' ' ' ' ' fire-works so much. Please say yes, mama'?” The mother's eyes filled with tears j as she replied, ‘Certainly, my daugh- ; ter, bring her if you wish;” then j bending to kiss the lips lifted to bid j avaricious hopes^ather than rational think herself so very ugly now . j from all this. Was he not a foolish facts. Others are often swindled bv And looting at the_bright reflection ; f e p ow to take it? j unprincipled speculators who wilful ly lie about the markets and their repli that me? Do I look like that?” then “Oh mama is motnernooa ; w no understood all the . mores oftlv: *1 am not pretty, though, delicate and intrinsic mechanism of j vet msm * bnt j have peHped into mv heart, and I think that I love a child’s heart, and was not asham- ed to sympathize with its little griefs ; G - od ^Her, and have more time to and troubles. ^ ; 5 p end Jq thinking of Him, than I Most of my readers have just such would have if I were so pretty.” kind, good mothers, I hope; and, . oh 1 if yon have, love them most ten- ! Men or Few Words.—Some men derly. Show them, by your every ! use words as riflemen use bullets, word and action, how dear they are. They say but little. The few words Never grieve them by stubbornness ; used go right to the mark. They let or ill-temper. Think if God were to j you talk, and guide with their eyes take them from you, what would vou and face, on and on, till what you do without their tender care? How j, say can be answered in a word or every cross word or look would j two, and then they lanchft out a sen- haunt you, and you would wish, but; tence, pierce the matter to the quick, too late, that you had tried harder i and are done. Your conversation to make them happy. ! falls into a deep chasm, and is lost commence work this afternoon.” | repl; *?h e commenced an active search, and sure enough there was one. She plunged her hand into its hidden depths, and the next moment a shrill little voice ran through the chutch, "When, an hourlater, the commit tee gave a report of their visit to the ! “Young Ladies’ Benevolent Society,’ | tiiey. are all declared themselves j abundantly repaid for the trouble j ; “Yes, Hyp, you'll do for beast 1 from sight by its depth and darkness, splendidly! X Agreed! agreed!” was the reply : from an as they hastened to their j rooms for the money, and to invite 1 ail the rest to join them if they wish ed. Half an hour later nearly all the girls gathered in the school-room . Oh, niyJ as she pulled out a cun- l and self-denial it had cost, and voted iiing little handkerchief with lace all j unanimously to continue the good ' around it, and, with it, half a dozen ( WO tk so happily begun, bv minister- lemon-drops which rattled over the ! iug to the comfort of the needy as floor with a great noise. | they should find opportunity. Mild, Granny pounced upon the child J frolicsome Bess sai l it was the jJ.- andgave her a good shake, upon iieist fuain the world.-Christian l nioiu ou look like a young , Thsy will sometimes surprise you lion, anyway; and your shaggy head i with" a few words, that go to the mark is like his mane;” mid with a mock- (like a gunshot mid then they are si- ing laugh, Lillie passed down the 4 lent again, as if they were reloading, stairway to meet a crowd of little ! Sadi men are safe counsellors, and friends, who, thronging the hall, were j true friends where they profess to be calling oat “merry Christmas to all!” * such. To them truth is more valua- “TS* here’s Amy ?” said a sweet voice, * ble than gold, while pretention is too “we want to see her too.” “Oh” ! gauzy to deceive them. Words with- replied Lillie, “she’s eating the die- j merit, only betraying ths weakness ever men’s Certainly he was. But what shall . — be said of those bo vs and girls that future prospects, and thus indues know the Bible to be the only lamp tiie farmer to sell his gram or stock which can guide their feet safely ^ below the market value. We can through the paths of life to theor give no recipe for these evils or dis- home in heaven, and yet refuse to ^ ases > that wili prove effectual, but carir it ? Are they not still more j intelligence. If the farmer would foolish ? Are they not likely to suffer keep himself well posted in regard more than the bov? You know they 1° Ike demand for his products, prep are. Take the Bible, therefore, for ; and prospective, he might be tout Kfelantem, and let it be a lamp j folly prepared to take adantage of unto vour feet and a light unto your < tiie floodtide of the market,—A orth- path.’ ’ ; western Fanner. More evidence that the English 1 Rexudy fob Erysipelas.—Thefcd- tongue is fast becoming the language i lowing “infallible cure for erysipelas” of the world comes from far away ! is furnished the “Fayetteville (North Siam, the King of which realm has j Carolina) Observer by one who has jost established two English schools ■ tried it, and knows it is a success: for the education of the sons of hie ' Take a half bushel of sassafras root nobles. These future Asiatic aris tocrats are to be able to converse with anil read the literature of the peoole of Great Britain and the Uni ted States. French may remain the language of European courts, but the commercial tongue of the world, is undoubtedly the English, and the knowledge of it is spreading with every fresh port in. Asia and Afri ca opened to commerce, with the ad vent of each American jr» Japan, Uhi- na and Egypt. —cut fine, put in & kettle and boil to half a pint, when it will be like wax, if cold. Strain before becoming cold. While hot,. after boiling, add. one- third as much sour cream as there is ooze. Take half a pint of strong apple vinegar, add saltperterthe siss of a partridge egg—bathe with this— letting it diy on the place: then an oint with the sassafras. If the east is very bad, take a dose of fifteen to twenty drops of tinct of inn, thrat Hmwi • day.