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LOVE'S HARVESTING.
Nay, do not quarrel with the seasons, dear,
Nor make an enemy of friendly Tima
The fruit and foliage of the falling year
Rival the buds and blossoms of its prime,
is not the harvest moon, as round and bright
As that to which the nightingales did sing?
Ahd thou, that oall’st thyself my satellite,
Wilt seem in autumn all thou art in spring.
Wbensteadfast sunshine follows fitful ram,
And gleam the sickles where pnoo passed «
plow,
Bfiice tender green hath ferowa to maUow
- groin, re-p"' , ,
Ijove tiiea will gather whatit scaiferefchnow,
And, likecontented reapers, rest its head
Upon the sheaves itself hath harvested.
—Alfred t the Current
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• * MISS BASHBY.
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A, f509 PBIiB STOUT.
** The old Bee-hive is a-goin’to be
More down,” said Keturah, as she placed
p late of buckwheat cakes on the break
table. ...... ,, ....
’ ■ ; s * The Bee-hive . torn . down i' J said
Ither. “Why, Keturah, who told
fit” '
m wtteclbarrer. ^Jones’s boy, He when hekem he, toborrerthe ‘They’re
a-goin'to says, says
tear down the old Bee-hive;’
and time enough too, Says!; it haint
been-fit for human creeters to live in this
longtime.” “Edward,"
t* said mother, “have you
heard anything of this? ” "
Father slowly emerged from the depths
of hiS morning paper. “What 1 Oh, the
old Weatherbce placo! Yes, I believe
the town has decided that it is unsafe to
. lire in, Poor and so better be torn down.”
“ Hiss Bashby!” Jsaid mother,
“ What will become of her? ”
fatheT, “Poot-house,..niostiLkoly” dreamily, absorbed answered
stock list. again in the
,
The old Weathcrbee house, ortho Bee
hive, as it was called, stood on a hiU just
a* log the Ians outskirts led toJt of the trom ViSage. thtjtnaia A wind
that up in street,
■ a bTSdktekry um afld summer sweet-brier wasa^tangle biwhes, of
oak-ft^sieaning with
here and there a gnarled pSmi'.sftid
against the old stone wall.
that it was once windings a pretty avcnuetBgt led
up the in gradual hill., to the fine house
on -
But fhe onco fine house was now a dp
ffi atCd .l d bU if D ^ 8Bd 0n,y + u 3 f art
L opt»tta!TroSt dofi, ..a’.il
connected the mam house with huge
barns and outhouses.
But the windows were broken a part
of the mam roof had falleuln, and only
two low rooms in the L had been habita
hie for many years. There, Miss Bath
sheba and her invalid sister, Mbs Pa
tiencc, had lived, dependent for their
daily earned bread on thc pittance the two
of by plain neighbors* sewing and the kindly *
charity the .
Miss Patience, who Miss Bashby often
scornfully Weatherbee declared, ‘hadn’t a bit of
fully tho assistance prido in her,” received grate
of friends, but Miss
Bashby Weatherbce, could not forget that she was a
and accepted what was
given gifV her more as her right than as a
OfW A mother sont us children up the
long lanr?-tofAe old house, with some
little the invalid. delicacy] I to dreaded, tempt the appetite half of
glad The old yet was
to go. house, and tho two
tall women wi% their queer, old-time
ways, had a strong fascination for
me.
As I stood on the worn steps, knock
trSia ing at the door, and heard the slow
of Miss Bashby echoing down the
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rsentyoutbis.” i!’’said •
lift* the Miss Bashby, calmly, as sho
tooksmee; snowy Ihopeit napkin, will “jellyl
asitfpks, taste as good
astshe^ntwaW' Thil yb«% itle mother that the
too Strong of
Jemon; Then Ihopt^is the softmee bqtter.” ^ Miss Patience
floated out Saio thitmgh the doorway; “Is
ttat you, that^are Allen? Tell your mother,
dear very thankful for her
kindness ” Then Miss Bashby shut the
door wifhan emphatic bang and I knew,
as welUsit I had heard it, that Miss
W5*s Jrajaifa,:
gran.4 ^fhaW fatrsily in the great Weatherbee
lonS toir g „l i® WtSSJto?S doubt Miss Bashbv sorrowed
*kw her’ i lltrk
no otofn'shionedbon An
bowofWark.n nmthlfthto th. kflw
! tos
S'™! added f tho ^ rold C ° ld g y
dotf A hlnirn ■ W«« fo he ton.
ft t ^ Mkm
jus? k cau’tbeftr P tho thought
g of
. her going to the nodrbouse.”
''otherr Allen!” was the uni
nation “bow ean we ’
don’t hko her,” said Ned
e is bo I horribly proud."
her!” said, “do you really
ght? Isn’t there some other
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SPRING PLAGE, GEORGIA, TH S>AY, JULY 9 , 1885 .
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“Novcr mind," Baid mother, pleas- ^
antly; “wewill say no more about it.
Perhaps ask her it wouldn’t he best. I shall not
unless you arc all willing.”
But the nest day there were signs of
dir capitulation big boy/Ncd, anzbng us. Strange to say,
was the first to sur
render.
“See here, mother,’’he said, “I don’t
want to bo mean. Let her come. lean
regt can.
Will said quietly, “Poor old thing! _ I
don t care if Ned doesn't.”
Then. I, too, said, but with a forbod
. heart, “We will try and get along
mg
someway." . . / .
But there still _ tower of
remain one
strength to gtorm.
,When Keturah heard of It, she ex
claimed, ‘The Lord love us! Cornin’
here! Not if I know it! Now, Mis’
Allen, do be reasonable) I’ve lived with
ve morb'n. fifteen year—missed most all
the thewiioopin’-cough, children—helped fetch ’em through
measles and etcetery.
butaeforhavin’thatmeanoldcreeter—”
“Keturah P’ said mother, warningly—
the then occasional the kitchen sound door of was mother's shut, and"only plead
ing voice and Keturah's angry battle. sniffs
came to us from the scene of
When mother came out .of the kitchen
some half hour later, we knew,by the
quiet smile on her face, and the subdued
rattle of dishes from Kcturah’s domain,
that the latter was vanquished.
So the very next day Miss. Bashby
came. Wc gave her the south bedroom,
and had an open fire,. and a cose? arm
chair beside it, ready to welcome her.
But if an idea that she would show any
gratitude doomed had crept into, our minds, wo
she were would to that disappointment. she pleased Hoping with
her I Say walked softly was the door,
and room, glaofcbd She by standing
in. was by
the dainty bed, closely examining tho
Sheets and pillow-cases.
“H’ra, h’m,’T hoard her mutter, “ cot
ton, all of ’em; gentlefolks used linen
in fly. my day,” and then sho sighed hcav
The aummn d -™, *davs xvenf swiftlv hv and
y7 t jj 0 ^bv snowy of withi^snow winter came Tvo
is9 g a had beeu
months and we nftient <rot onverv well Ket
, lra h was ODinioni most of us all and won
ffoiam from wSfful mother Tbobovs si!
courteous and P.ihbv^? i"^k but l w'
in t
were half afraid
tried ^ to keen out of her wav altosteUier her*room!
aa c cnl y time i‘ 0 dsitrel
/ UEt outside Miss Tabby’s open door.
Once, on coming to take him away, I
heard him ask solemnly, with his brown
,; xed on her wri uk!ed face;
makeS you look so.Miss TnWnn Bashbv?
^ akin too
Ki fr for vou?” ‘
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fl03t ,, °f ,, y e day, ^ a y there to January, T came a a letter cold, saying clear, .
Aunt Mary was very ill.
Aftor a hurried consultation, it was
decided that mother should start at once
for Brunswick, whore Aunt xiary’hod,
l ! 11 ' Giat father should accompany her.
Af !. cr mar ‘T bas * y f.h°
; md me,they started to catch the early
raiI “ AIo*hers last woids were, Bo
kind to Miss Bashby.” well,
For boys a few days things *«mtve.ry than usual,
Tbe were less unru y
M>ss Bashby was quite anuoblo for her,
and keturah was as suhny as- a May
But a a3 ’ th o peace wa. of
short duration. ,- '
One morning, in going down the cel
lar stairs, Keturah slipped painful, and and sprained
hor ankle. It was very poor
Keturah, with many gasps and groans,
could do nothing but Lie helpless on the
" Keturah," I would','ie.tion, wiUi
molasses do you put in the gingerbread?”
“Oh, Miss Sadie 1” poor KeturatfVould
“only to think of me-a-lyln’ hero
like a log, a-doin’ and you, work. such a little Olfdear! spindlin’ Oh
creeter, my f
dear!” re ;.
“But, Keturah, do nev^get telMe how ginger- much
molasses, or I shall the
bread done.” -
“Oh land! Bring„me the jug, and I'll
measure it for yod. Goodness, child!
not that two-quart bowl! What are you
thinkin’ of? It only takes a cupful.
oh, Lord 1 to think of Keturah Bkinner
“ a -«*”■
011 lpuage. couldnt
^v^^h7 P ie-cresUi^dough^nd UDsettled Thl
coff «« a vef y bevera o®
The boys, good said fellows, tbe had laughed lever and
i oked about it- > 5 en
oyed anything so much in their lives.
But Miss Bashby-she said with nothing, which but
the gesture of her° disgust plate table, and she
pushed away at
gathering her shawl about her, marched
majestically to her room and shut the
door, was worse than-anything we had
^ h " “°" ih ma
me finish the kitchen work, and Miss
Bashby was safely shut up in her den,
when kitchen, Will and with Ned rushed loud pell-mell demand into for
the a
Josey.
“Just let us take him on the ice a
while! We won’t keep tho him long. It firm is
such a be, splendid danger day- at all. ice Get is as the lit
as can no
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tie chap ready, there’s a good sister, and
hurry up about it; wo can't wait."
With a questioning look at Iveturah,
which she answered with an emphatic
nod, I hastened to get the little cap and
mittens and gray ulster, while the proud
owner of these boyish garments danced
till pranced could and wriggled with delight, and
I scarcely get them on, I
only had time for a word of caution be
fore a grand rush was made for the door,
and Joey was off in high glee.
“Old Dr. Wilbur is a-hitebin’up his
team,” said Keturah, as she glanced out
of the window for a last look at the re
treating boys. “I guess some of them
poor trash over to Hingham’s Corner is
took sick again. They alwus send for
Dr. they Wilbur,.’cause he abvus goes when
send, and lie never charges ’em
nothin’. Thom kind is mighty’cut©!”
hastened Smiling at Kcturah’s of philosophy, kitchen J
my work getting the
tidy. hark!
But What was that? Loud
shouts, followed by an ominous silence,
and then a wild, confused murmur of
steps and voices, Keturah and I gazed
at each other in dismay. Suddenly the
kitchen door opened, and Will, with cap
and. coat off, with disheveled hair ana
fate as white as death, daggered into
tho room aud flung himself into a chair,
covering lus face with hi3 hands.
.. "Will!” said I, breathlessly.
“Will Allen L” gasped Keturah, Tush
ing to bis side and tearing his hands
away from his face. “What is it? Tell
us, quick 1”
“Oh 1” groaned tho poorbov. “Oh,
mother) mother 1 And you left him in
niycare! about Oh, Joey! Joey!” what
“WhalS Joey? Oh, Will,
has happened to Joey?” f
“Drowned!” s*iic Will, desperately,
“Went down through a breathing-hole,
They fished him out, but,’ They’re oh, dear bring- t he’s
dead. Oh, Joey! Joey!
ing him hothe—”
There was a tramping of feet outside
the entered, door, and a crowd of men and boys
in balf-frozon one among burden them in bearing his a drip
P g- arms.
Was that our Joey ?^-thc little whito
face set and ri g^. thc small hands Wiog
? dosed, n K helplessly down, tho brown ngd eyes
and the long hair, Wet shin--!
ing, “PooAittlo flung back chap over thc said dripping the burden-
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bearer, in a choking voice. “Guess.he’s
done for. Ye sec lie went in under so
lar > and wo couldn’t”—here■ bis voice
grew husky, and be turned away his
l>e° hand, h.lpta.ly, ’ *
wrmg held
*P pipping 1 ° n ? I, ’ ov « i - Tho man still
bis burden; the crowd waited,
awe d *»««:«• I stood like a stone,
. he f whirling, fast
my senses
“ c - whea a D0W actor geared on the
scene, f (
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“What’s all this?” said a sharp voice,
and Miss Bashby’s head was thrust in at
the door.
She took in tho situation instantly.
“Keturah Skinner,” she said in a com
man( jj n g voice, “take tho child and
carry him into my room. Sarah Allen.
get thc big scissors and cut all his clothes
0 g as quick as you can and wrap him up
ia blankets. Will, stop crying, and run
U p S t a irs -for the brandy! Jim Spooner,
v or ] Jr Wjibur as fast as ever you
went-he’s just started for Hingham’s
corner—run across lots and head him off.
y> ea( j? ij e shall not die! Hot water,
K ctura ’ hot bricks—everything hot!
ll;
NoW) clear out> cvery p esky one 0 f you ”
(turning to the crowd); “you can’t do
any good, liow here!” worked! rolled
On, we we the
poor little body ia blankets; we applied
hot Jfacks and hot water; we rub the icy
]i m bs.
Ten minutes went by-twenty. “Ob,
'• Hu.k. child!” .he mid, and tat voioe
do believe he breathes a little-don’t
stop a minute, keep ” right on working.
Yes, I’m sure of it!
Oh, what a moment of suspense that
was 1 Surely he breathed. “Oh, God,
on y let him live.”
8a,d Keura \ hysterically,
“just as sure as you’re a born sinner, he’s
comm’out of it 1 ”
When the doctor came, Joey, though
still apparently unconscious, had shown
unmistakable s.gns of life
"Well done, Miss Bashby!” said the
f**»*.i “jou saved the youngster a life
sya *zrJstrx
grange to sav when he became conscious
S tioned'iis allSav h |boTwm nSed haVe He° mo®
hlad olh« and hh cmlv
“ ead down the^ anwe should« ice as if it
£“ld softest restinsp S P in lie
thfdailv H ow thankful Limed we were T keturah and how for<*it easy
alkle tasks
her m„wMethodist lmne enrirelv hvmn’s and went about
g voile low to a tow hushed
JSmMoXfiand intereunted and Scatfon toen bv a
a tott,
,ss-sss
We held a consultation and decided
not to do so.
“8hoTl hear of it, perhaps,” said Miss
jntc.the Bashby, “so you better say that he feU
that what pond, but wrote. ttall right now.” So
ib we
As Joey grew better,Miss irritating Bashby took
up some of her warn again;
but do you suppose we minded them?
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said “$*hg was forty times as irritating,’’
Will, “Pwoukln’t say a word. Only
think what would have hapnencd if she
hadn’t been here!” and the‘recollection
being Whistle too to choke much for him, he be^an to
back the tears.
“Lawl” said Keturah, smiling, “do
you-think I care for her grumblin’? she
might and scold enough to take the roof off
i Wouldn't mind 1 She’s a smart
one, take hold though, ain’t she? How she did
wall ho of things! Sadie Why, you and me
shovsi more use, Allen, than them
and tongs. ’Twas Miss Bash
by.” When
we tried to thank Miss Bashbv,
shc onlj said, shortly, “Oh, nonsense,
child! dvlus ii I knew just what to do; had
Once beto'c when brother Joshua
washed ago'that was—forty onto, the river-forty and years she
taSpjLawoy with years sigh. ago,” said
a I no
man.-, but I thought mother will know
ho# to-thank her.
Joey, though a little paio and languid,
sugulny was .ringing about the house in his usual
home. way by tho time mother came
lira Aunt Mary was dead and buried,
an^thi- tho added tired lines look of on mother’s her brow, face, told and
care on
offcho trouble she had been through.
Tlwravening elwered about as wc sat in mother’s room,
the open tire—Miss Hash
by* hand*, With tho everlasting knitting in kci
ar.-tmair—Joey sitting bolt cuddled upright in tho big
up in mother's
a.«*s! with his drowsy head laid lovingly
aga nst her arm, and the boys and I sii
ting on tho rug at her feet—we told the
'ktwy of Joey’s drowning and how Miss
Bashby brought him hack to life.
by JtjA each through the recital (told excitedly
of us in turn), mother sat with
outspeaking shining her a word, face, the showing light of how the fire it
on
paled"-and flushed as tho story went
omi) T^e
talc was ended,and still she spoko
'no,word, » but her head was bowed over
pressed Jokp’B sleeping lovingly form, aud hie. itor check was
suddonly against laying
she roso, and,
hirti by|fissBashby’s ^ontjy on the bed, came and knelt
chair, and drawing the
poof old Wrinkled face down to hor own,
kissc^ crept softly it lovingly. out of the Then wo children leaving
th&together room,
I .—YmUh't Cmpani*^
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Buttohifs *Mjk TootU-A Sacred
Relic.
fhe'Talace of the Sacred Tooth” is a
.".2” room,
twelve .f feet souare. At the entrance are
tw gBa try-l»ox-lo windows. 0 khig -These constructions
L w/.i glass lighted, are lamps
pt perpetually the flame not
allowed tq die out for many
vears The sanctum is verv snlendid
the roof and walls bein<'lined wHli--old
brocade and tlic frames of thc door in
laid with carved ivorv. Tho air is on
messivo ! ™ with lowers thc osSlly perfume of flowers and
gp are a favorite
ZS offerin'* at Buddha’s wfuS shrine and always
inmat On om oo
cas j on , no j ess than shrine (J 4S0 ’ 320 flowers
were counted at the and it is ro
corl i e d that in the fifteenth century a
tovaV devotee sent 100 000 flowers a day
for flowers a considerable “ere ^^dTtfoent time and each day tho
of kind The
karunda or vessel containin': missive the silver’ tooth
stands covered on a table of
c i, ase din the midst of a profusion 1 of
vn)liabIe al . t ; cios of jewelry, 3 ^ which are
cither relics or offerings The most
beautiful in the collection is a bird with
wines suread. It is formed entirely of
diamonds rubies blue sapphires etc,
set oToM in gold which is hid bva profusion
Sif^ia^SiferinK White we are ail pfiSts admirin? of
tta
,STci
found underneath, made of beautifully
carV6 jeweled* d gold. This was festooned with
chains and literally encrusted
with all the glittering gems for which
Ceylon is so celebrated-sapphires and
emeralds of extraordinary size, cats’-eyes
( muo h prized), rubies, amethysts, and
pearl8 . Another similar covering and
still another were taken off, when at last
was reached a small case of gold,
covered externally with rubies,emeralds,
and diamonds, in which resting on the
leaves of a gold lotus, was the tooth it
gelf . The prince was about to take up
sssskstams az
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A He! * * Rflt
maikable M , r ‘, hen. and * relates th , e P 08 the l ess0 / following ?* a . re '
inoidwrt la the life of that sagacious
fowl: She brought up a brood of chick
e “f r « c eatl y. which event created con
slderabIe , excitement and festivity m a
colony of , rats, which at once commenced
ae - vstem with . ? f a plunder, chiek and contenting a half for dinner them
dally ’ Thei hen stood this massacre of
wiFa^carrvi us tiie'robb erLT a^tu ^rith b!
him into it
^ro3 rcvenceful “cluck” Thc b^en rat ^ was
and the hen has since
from raidg of tho sutvivi ng * rodent9 .
Francisco Post
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A man ] 0WC1 . B himself even if ho does
aet "high” on whisky 1 ‘
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VOL. V. New Series. No. 22.
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TAIMAGE ON AMUSEMENTS.
HOW TO DXSCRIKUr ATS BETWEEN
GOOD ASH BAD.
Banger ot Over-lijdnisence—People
Wh« seem to lisvo Bm» Bum by
Contract—imaginative Picture*,
Rev. T. DeWitt Talmagc preached shall at
the Brooklyn tabernacle on “How
we discriminate in regard to operas, the
atricals, billiards and all amusements,
good and bad?”
The text selected was the twenty-fifth
verse of the sixteenth chapter of Judges:
“And it came to pass when their hearts
were merry that they said, ‘Call for Sam- And
son that he may make us sport.’
they called for Samar*'out of the prison
house and he made them sport.”
Mr. Talmagc said there were brought amuse
ments that were destructive and
down disaster and death upon the heads
of those who practiced them. The three
thousand persons who died that day in
Gaza were as nothing compared with the
tens of thousands who had been deslroy
ed, body, mind and soul by bad carried amuso
ments and good amusements to
excess.
lie bad no sympathy with eccicsiasti
cal straight jackets or with that whole
sale denunciation of amusement to which
many wero pledged. The church of God
had made a tremendous mistake in trying
to suppress the sporttulncss of youth,
There were some persons who hated bil
liards, they despised charades, they ab
horred tableaux. They said “away with
all parlor games.” They looked as if
they would like to have our vouth
dressed in blue uniform like the children
of an orphan asylum, to march down the
path of life to the tunc of tho “Dead
March” in “Saul.”
Tho Young Men’s Christian associa
tions of tho country were influences doing a glo- the
nous work. They had of
best kind, and now they were adding
gymnasiums and bowling alleys, whore,
apart from evil surroundings, our young
men might get physical as well as spir
itual
Students spent seven years preparing
for the ministry, and they came out with
bronchitis, dyspepsia and liver complaint,
They crawled up into ihc pulpit and the
people because said, “Don’t lie look heavenly ”
^ he looked sickly. Who was this
angel called religion? Ourrclig
ion was a bright angel. Taking her
m theskie^andSt <dlXlS?I
I
km#**** f Id ht Lmk ie tad
3 amiTJments wXtololkaUhe f
amusement sent Oirir a person JSfflSST home at at If mght Lht an
hervous so that he could not sleep, and
he arose in the morning, not because he
wa3 ^ept out, but Decause his duty
dragged hlni from his slumbers, he had
whcre bo should not have been.
If an amusement sent any one borne
longingforalifoofromanceandthnl- love that takes
hog adventure, midnight adventures poison and or
shoots itself, might
bah-breadth escapes, that person
depend upon it ho was a sacrificed victim
unaanctified pleasure. If our recrea
tions pulled us down as to our moral or
strength, they were obnoxious,
®b°«* amusements were wrong that led
into expenditure beyond his means, the
T b ® table bas been r °bbcd to pay
cjub, , the chihiren s wardrobe had been
saloon wasm debt tot he wif^s xvitesfaded faded
dress - Ladies whose lifetime business it
was t0 go shopping had their counter
parts m . uneducated children and banK
ruptcies that shocked the money market
SKLSSm» i?SJ3jS?£«S
whe^^^wemtotoarnu^enfstoat ™® “* a ^ fi^fbonowed
thev
® ^
^ rid not bonow S
M %^Whi K?du7ied the fnT4' career
of sLinedamu'ements a Tstos?
o^this reckleTsvount' “Itfhat rTnhas
vimJrih?. been
£om e to hi s fatoef’s ^ash hou e Parents win Ind
come down »nd "n his wounds
his hi eves death Thev fomWa
w -U m| ever did The prodigal wilfgo hw
ESS h 0 at last Mother to
2S«dfeirJtion Amusements might be judged S by
were soml who thought it a good sign
to be poorly. God would hold every
one re3 p 01ls ible for their invalidism if It
was their own fault. Physical develop- fabulous
ment which showed itself in
lifting, Tstic in perilous rope Excited walking or in
pugit encounters only con
tempt, P but he confessed who toagreatad- had*a great
mira t i 0 n for tho man
gou i in an athletic body.
^ tak 5° th l aIluremen ‘ s and
fmptations of the other t meant damns
tl0D '
i» rts i,.re r p.i ;i .
io»» l. .tarn, in tta
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WORKING DAYS.
A-wooing you came with year dulcet voles,
Your manner so knightly and debonair;
Who-would not proudly have been your
choice, anJ
When you wove her garlands ao rich
rare?
It was well enough in the courting time
When your tongue spoke only in tanefid
praise, rhyme;
With love-words set to a silvern
It is other now in the working-days.
Could she dream, that gentle girl, ? .
ever
When Sou pledged berths tendered cat
for life, li.
That your brow would knit and your 1
would curl
When she, poor child, .was your wedde 1
wife?
Would the pretty maid have been swift
yield, winning %
Caught in the toils ot your way.c
-Had a rift in the future’s veil revealed
The gloom that should shadow the working
days?
’Tis easy to carry the hardest load
When two who share it in mind are one;
’Tis pleasant to clamber the roughest road
With a friend why is cheery froip sita to
sun.
But crushes the burdep with aching weight
If only the weaker that burden raise,
And bleak the path in the frost ot fate
When jars the music of working-days,
Oh, holiday suitor, so bravo and trim,
Bo gay of mien and so soft of speech,
Pray what is your ring but a fetter grim
To the wifo who is learning what tyrants
teach?
Would it cost you much her home to bless
With the love you promised, tne love that
stays— all the
X strength and a sweetnoss through
stress
And tho strain of Ufa’s working-days?
— Margarets. SangsUr.
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.
There ia stinging in the powers that
bee.
The inO'squito always makes himself
to hum. •
In the matter of a diet a boiled egg is
bard to beat.— Merchant- Traveler.
Doors and horses’ tails will be worn
banged this season.— Boston Post.
“This world is all a fleeting show,
For man's illusion the given. below,
The ladies walk streets
“Dear me !” sl(id a lady on-FiftU ave¬
nue, New Ydrk, the other evening, how
the china craze is growing! Here’s a New
Fork club that is paying $3,000 for a
pitcher.”
What is the difference between fhe
young fellow who is osculating a girl
and another who only sees the perform¬ and the
ance? One is kissing a liiftings. miss
other is missing a kiss.—
Th& rapidity with which raw material
is converted into marketable goods
is shown by the fact that new maple
sugar is on sale two weeks before the
sap begins to run.— Boston Post.
“Cooking Clubs for Men” is tho title .
of an article in an exchange. Why they
are cooking ouch things for men is a ,
mystery. We should think a cooked
club wouldn’t bo any Norristom more digestible Herald.
than a loasted clam.—
“I like him well enough,” said Kate;:
“But then he’s foreign, “he’d honey.” hats
“1 heard,” said Sue, won your
Because he was too tony.” “Tutl tut!
Kate smilingly replied:
’Tis That idea’s that he’s quite euphonic; but
not too tony, mKM
Because he is Teutonic.”
A Chicago man at Plamheld, p ,. p ,, T Ind., and .
desired to leave his traveling bag
tatho S' 0 ^8n«l!r»” *ta»m ”'md'
under eroundburied bv ? health officers!
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Wonders of tho Body.
Suppose your age fo bo fifteen or there¬
abouts". You have two hundred bones
und six hundred muscles; your blood
weighs twenty-five pounds; your heart
is five inches in length and three inches
in diameter; it beats seventy times per
minute, 42,000 times per hour, 100,800 each
per day, 35,708,000 per year. At
beat a little over two oudccs of blood is
thrown but of it, and each day it receives
and discharges about seven tons of that
wonderful fluid. Your and lungs inhale will con¬
tain a gallon of air, The you 24-,
surface’of 000 gallons per day. ceils,, aggregate
th,e air of your lungs,
supposing them toft-He inches' spread The out, weight ex¬
ceeds 20,001) square
of your brain h three pounds; when eight you
are ounces’ a man it-will weigh about
more. Your nerves exceed 10,
000,000 in number. Your akin is com¬
posed of three layers, and varies from
one-fourth tej one-eighth of an inch in
thickness. The area of your skin is
about 1,700 inches. Each square inch
contains about 2,500 sweating tubes or
perspiratory pores, each of which may
be likened to a little draining tile One
fourth of an inch long, making an ag¬
gregate length of tho surface of your
body of 88,541 feet, or a tile ditch for
draining the body almost seventeen miles
long.
Dress collars are worn immensely high
this season, in military fashion, .and are
•most generally the made ot,velvet, ho matter
what dress itself is iornied of. Some
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