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fFor The Sunny South.] MY MARY A YD ME. BY HERBERT FIELDER. This world is a tissue of pleasure and pain,— Its glories are fleeting, its honors are vain; Its glitter deceives not— Its heartlessness grieves not My Mary and me. Together we've glided from youth’s fairy shore; To its sunshine our life-bark returns nevermore! The breakers we’ve breasted— The light waves we’ve crested, While the helm you have trusted, My Mary, to me. Our love's tender pledges are growing around us; If their coming with care’s fretting fetters have bound us, Their love with fresh hopes and new blessings have crowned us; When their heads show above us, Ah! still they will love us, My Mary and me. When your raven locks, dearest, shall blossom in white— When that light footstep falters, that eye shines less bright— Then shall you be dearer, And sweeter and nearer, My Mary, to me. And I ask but of Death that my head may recline, In the dark trial hour, on that true breast of thine,— That thy fond arms may press me, Thy warm lips caress me; And thus death shall bless me, Tho* parting from thee. Not parting forever,—we’ll meet, love, again, In that land where there never is parting or pain; No death-power can sever Souls mingled forever,— It can part me, oh! never, My Mary, from thee. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Edith Dubose, Atlanta.—From your statement, yon do the young man great injustice. Your presentiments should be laid aside, for they are not always correct. Paul Joses, Jr., Augusta, Ga.—We give below To Correspondents.—Don’t ask more than two questions at the time. We would prefer only one from each correspondent. Some ask four, five a part only of an excellent letter from Paul Jones, - j -j— 1 ^ .1— .— who describes himself as a “mixed blonde,” be tween twenty-five and thirty years of age, and and six, but we rarely reply to more than two. Out or Date.—We throw aside a great many says he can give good references in any citj in , , , , , Georgia. Is not a church member, but is not the questions, because they have been on hand so worgt * man in the world> and bas a bigb regard long that they have lost interest. for Christian people. Never addressed a lady in his life. He says: ** • He either fears his fate too much. Or his deserts are small, Who dare not put it to the test. And win or lose it all.' I am not afraid to put it to the test, provided I could find a young lady or young widow (with out any side ’dishes) with the following descrip tions and qualifications: She must have black hair and eyes—in fact, a brunette; any height [For The Sunny 8outh.] MOTHER’S LETTERS. BY LOVELADY. Johnny Bull.— Wy, Jonathan, what’s the matter? How have you managed to grow so since ’70 ? Brother Jonathan.— Wal, yer see we’ve been living on good beef since the battle of Cow- pens and since we tuck you in at Yorktown. Johnny Bull.—llal ha! ha! Jonathan, you're terrible fellows to brag over that little affair ! Brother Jonathan.— Wal, Johnny, cofne over to our little show next year, at Philadelphia, and we’ll show you a thing or two. NO. I. My Dear Daughter,-Do you remember the the >’ wou !£ find m< > If - b y a little self-denial, I conversation we had, the day before you left can contribute to the enjoyment of others, it is home, about truthfulness ? We discussed truth duty to do so.^ The high rule of hospitality ENIGMAS ANI) CONUNDRUMS. The following answers to enigmas in No. 20 in the literal acceptance of the term. Among demands tbe higher law of God enjoins it. came in too late for the last issue: C. Ewan, fledged 1 “Dounto others as you would have them do to Galveston, Tex., answers 5, 6, 7 and 8; Miss L. Forth she goes with these reflections in D. Lipscomb, of Virginia, solves Nos. 5 and 6; Enigma—No. I am composed of thirty letters. My 5, 11, 30, 10, 6, 26, 27, 13, was an Italian medical writer. My 1, 18, 5. 30, 8, 12, 17, 19, 13, 21, was a poet On the other hand, I can recall one who would be able smile ° n ber countenance; and do you think u-i: j v „ . i i there wnnlfl lie nntrnt.h in her frnnb rpnlv ,J believed were she to affirm that she had talked face to face with i. visitant from the shores of eter nity. Truth is beautiful, truth is holy. God is truth. At every cost, let truth be your motto,— the whoP truth and nothing but the truth. We are all prone to shield ourselves from blame in the relations of every transaction, and often our prejudices in favor of self, orjsome other party, blind our mental vision. We give more force to one side than another, where we are interested, and consequently our opinions and statements become biased, and therefore untruthful. Ever try to reverse situations, and the truth will be come perceptible. An observance of truth in word, with a reservation, or an intention to de ceive, fails to be truth. I think you could hardly reply ? I trow there would be untruth in her frank Would there be room for offense in it? not. Another illustration. Often it becomes our task to listen to the recital of another’s troubles or pleasures. I have heard heedless girls say: “That man or that woman is intolerably tire some with egotism.” Reflect, my child; it is by the highest standard I am teaching you. The model man, who bore the heaviest cross, “ rejoiced with those who rejoiced and wept with those who wept,” and “ there was no lie in him.” The di vine command to us is unqualified. It does not tellus to rejoice when we feel like it, or weep when we choose; but we must cultivate a love for our neighbor that will enable us to rejoice with him forget the teaching of years so far as to be guilty " he . n be “ ha P?y ? r wee P when he J s . sorrowful, of ever yielding to the strongest temptation to ; that comprehensive command is in point, tell a broad falsehood. Liar is too vulgar an epi-! Do unto others, etc. Your joys or sorrows, mayhap, may fill your heart to overflowing, and you might chance, in your fulness, to be indiscreet in selecting an un vulgar an epi thet to be applied to a young lady; and yet, my dear child, we often see ladies and gentlemen—re fined, accomplished, high-toned, would-be Chris tian people—acting falsehoods continually Just here I would guard you against an error. Blind interested or tired listener. It would be a real comfort to find an attentive, polite hearer, who zealots, in tLlr adoS I ™ ld tel1 W with his heart in his eye: “lam, iv. i i !• i-_i j ... : of course, not Dersonallv interested in voui of course, not personally interested in your af fairs, but I appreciate the peculiar circumstances surrounding you, and from my heart I pity you, or truly I rejoice with you.” An earnest, prayerful endeavor to possess all the beautiful, holy, Christian attributes, will enable you, with perfect, truthful consistency, to follow St. Paul’s counsel to “be all things to all men.” I cannot prescribe set forms of speech for all possible circumstances, nor would I for any. I desire to imprint true principles on your heart, and with every observance of truth, your better judgment will teach you the best, most agree able, holiest manner to conduct yourself. [For The Sunny South.] CHARITY OUGHT TO BEGIN AT HOME. RY ABNOT. the semblance of falsehood, violate other virtues equally as lovely. It is not necessary, in our care of one member, that we neglect the whole body. There is a beautiful harmony in the organization of the perfect moral man. The love a man en tertains for his wife need not conflict with his affection for his child, and vice versa. There should be a blending of all the natural demands of the moral as well as the physical and mental being. Truth need not shelter behind rudeness nor unkindness, in order to be forcible. Ex tremists cannot amalgamate the two qualities truth and unkindness; hence, oftentimes, with truth as a motive power, people imagine them selves heroes of courageous candor. The conse quent cost of wounded feelings or heartache in others, is a trifling consideration to these valiant defenders. The fault lies, not in the truth, but in the unkindness. I would have you truthful in word and deed, before God and man, yet ever with gentleness and modesty. j In a county through which a Georgia railroad Under the guise of truth, gossips proclaim to j runs there lived a poor woman whose daughter, all who will hear them, the faults of their ac- ! eighteen years of age, was hired to a man in the quaintances. There is hardly a living soul so ; neighborhood of where her mother lived. After lost to the original, divine impress of its Maker, service of a few months, the mother and daugh- that there is no good to be found in it; and char- 1 ter came to the office of the writer to complain of ity, the last, best and most beautiful of all the the employer. In the conversation the mother Christian virtues, should ever prompt us to seek ] was asked if the daughter had not been taught out this latent spark, and rather than bury it better than to allow herself to be led astray, under the ashes of depravity and weight of cal- J The woman said: “No, I am poor; have to work umny, to fan it into a glowing flame. Never, ! every day for what I eat that day; have never had under a false zeal for truth, magnify and hold I time to teach her, even if I had the knowledge; up t-o the world’s inspection the faults of others. - that girl has never been to church, has never Failings are not always faults, and even faults : heard a sermon, has never heard a hymn, a are within the pale of mercy. There is a beam prayer, nor has she ever been to school one day in our own eye; let us look to ourselves, I once j in her life.” had a discussion on this subject with an old And yet, Georgians spend thousands of dol- Christian. He was sincere in all his professions, ; lars yearly to teach Chinese, East Indians, In- and he feared that he acted the hypocrite—or in I dians and Africans the gospel, and how to read his own plain language, the liar—in many cases and write ! where he was forced to be hospitable or agreeable. 1 There are to-day over forty thousand white Now listen, dear child, while I endeavor to ex- ! persons in Georgia over ten years of age who plain to you his difficulty. When a companion j cannot read printed letters, and nearly fifty thou- is positively obnoxious or disagreeable, inten- sand white persons in the State who cannot tionally, I could not fail to intimate my opinion | write. In the United States there are over four of him, rather than profess to be entertained or millions of white persons who cannot read pleased by his society. Such instances are rare, printed letters. worldly people and infidels, the acknowledged value of truth is exemplified in the adage, “Hon- I y ou esty is the best po 1 ’"” ” ' c '~ : 1 — A man the worth of falsehood is sufficient and the world, the sinful world, in all after in- the first thoughtless remark that greets her. tercourse with him, never forgets the stigma. I “No;I was pleasantly and profitably employed, He is an object to be shunned or ridiculed, and I as 1 llke al "’ a y a to be - but work can be deferred his so-called best friends have but a doubtful * some other lonely moments. Lite is made up trust in him. 1 °* mom ents, you know, and every one has its pe- M A A8 . Among your own companions, can you not call culiar ^ or pleasure; now, my duty and pleas- of j^ ance .’ ’ to mind one who, in order to be credited, must ur e both consist in enjoying your society. My 5, 30, 10, 14, 30, 30, 8, 30, was a president corroborate any statement by outside evidence? ness 1J i ker v01c ® at j; d a of Mexico. My 21, 30, 28, 25, 23, 28, 22, 22, 27, is a favorite drink with the Germans. My 16, 3, 17, 11, 2, 15, 20, 3, is a section of country which has been laboring under a great many oppressions of late years. My 18, 30, 28, 24, 29, 7, 21, 9, 4, 13, was an Italian historian. .My whole is increasing in prosperity every year. Enigma—No. 10. I am composed of forty letters. My 8, 15, 24, 4, 28, 35, was one of the three graces. My 17, 27, 37, 20, 16, 13, was a celebrated nov elist. My 10, 38, 26, 19, 25, 14, 21, 30, 11, 30, 25, was one of the twin kings of Sparta. My 6, 7, 3, 9, 12, 29, was a blind poet of cel ebrity. My 23, 22, 18, 36, 25, 14, 12, 39, 40, is a novel, the principal character of which was an ancestor of Gen. R. E. Lee. My 32, 4, 38, 10, 1, 16, 35, 26, 31, is a myth of the nursery. My 34, 2, 37, 4, 33, is the cant term for a police man’s club, My 36, 5, 16, is to change the appearance. My whole is the title of a novel written by a distinguished Georgian. Enigma—No. 11. I am composed of seventeen letters. My 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, is a great man, who, history tells us, wept. My 10, 11, 12, 13, is where the soldier dreams of home. My 14, 15, 16, 17, is a church advertisement. My whole is a reformer of the nineteenth cen tury who eclipsed the lesser lights of preceding ages. Enigma—No. 12. I am composed of twenty-three letters. My 12, 8, 16, 20, 13, must be understood in order to acquire proficiency in my 4, 20, 6,10, 18. My 17, 1, 21, 5, 11,13, 19, is a Southern city of great enterprise. My 21, 14, 7, 9, 23, is something often done by politicians. My 4, 22, is generally the first word uttered by infant lips. My 6, 20, 15, 11, 23, 6, 3, 20, 13, 2, is a paper of wide circulation and great merit. My whole is the name of one of the most gifted historians of England. Enigma—No. 13. I am composed of twelve letters. My 8, 5, 1, 7, is an indication of the times. My 10, 2, 6, 7, is a delicate fowl. My 9, 5, 6, is an instrument used mostly by sailors. My 3, 6, 2, 11, is an indispensable article of furniture in most households. My 12, 2, 1, is a title of a knight or baronet. My 3, 4, 5, 2, 1, is a movable seat. My whole is a prominent lawyer of Albany, Georgia. Enigma—No. 14. I am composed of forty-eight letters. My 42, 18, 2, 24, 4, 12, 21, was the governor of Judea twelve years. My 6, 5, 7, 45, 19, 25, was divinely commis sioned to anoint David king. My 9, 7, 22, 3, 42, was the eldest son of king David My 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, was one of the twelve apostles. My 19, 22, 33, 21, 38, was a man cured of palsy by Peter. My 34, 29, 36, 42, 18, 25, 40, 45, 27, was bap tized by Peter at Cesarea. My 43, 16, 42, 41, 29, 30, 23, 9, 25, 26, 25,18, 19, was where Christ’s first miracle was wrought. My 28, 8, 24. 38, 13, 41, 25, 3, 22, 26, 43, 16, is a city in which Paul preached. My 15, 12, 17, 45, 13, who besieged, sacked and burned Jerusalem. My 47, 48, 46. 37, 38, 39, 26, 5, 22, the name given to the disciples at Antioch. My 25, 33, 20, 37, was the grandfather of Moses and Aaron. My 7, 26, 34, 41, 40, 41, 44, was a true prophet of God. My 30, 5, 40, 31, 32, is the first prerequisite to the remission of sins. My 11, 45, 31, 35, was a Moabitish damsel. My whole is Georgia’s most distinguished min ister of the gospel. Effie. He is too presumptive, and you should tell him so in so many words. Dew-Drop.—There is no remedy unless you have more pluck. Y’ou will have to perish like all other dew-drops. B. L. J., Red Hill.—Think you had better await the denouement of the other affair. As you are out of the scrape, you had better stay out. ’Eugene, Georgetown,—Your question, like a from five feet four inches to five feet eleven; great many others, has been on file a long time, an y age from eighteen to thirty. Must always and she has ere this either made up her mind or S p e ak well of her parents; must know how to died a natural death, and hence, a reply from us j ma ke any article of clothing for herself or hus- is unnecessary. band; must know how to cook anything from a J. H. C., Quitman.—It is customary to under- j hoe-cake to a turkey gobbler—in fact, must score foreign words and phrases, but the quota- know how to do anything to be done about a tion marks are unnecessary, unless you use or house, whether she ever has to do it or not; introduce the words and phrases as quotations, must be religiously inclined, so as to make me a You write nom de plume thus. better man; must always treat all persons with “ The Carolina Poet” is delighted with the ad- aspect, e s P ecial |>’“" s ‘ ha y. e vice we gave the “Arkansas Poet,” and thinks if teeth (as ave ... l< . h , tb - she would break bark over his head, as we sug- who has suffered with toothache and this thing gested, it would soon cure him. He (the Caro- of f tting up of a cold night and hx.ngan old lina poet) has been cured, and can now pick up aock 1 0 as e ‘? f . .’ ! chips grind coffee, draw water, and mind the I I bat a half pair of shears and cannot cut flies, and savs his wife is a sensible woman. am thing out. Now, joi i ’ • _ , _ , . , half pair that will match in the shape ot a lady Dr. John L. weaver, Cochran, Ga., has taken Q f ^ be aboV e description and qualifications, I one course of lectures and fallen in love, and „ 0 j_ 0 the ordinary and get a rivet, and get wishes to know whether he should marry or put brotber Martin, of the First Presbyterian church, it oft and risk losing her. Perhaps you had bet- ^ rivet us toge ther, and two hearts will beat as ter marry and receive your second course of lec- Qne . and j win never forget tbe one wbo so tures at home. Y’ou will doubtless find the sec- : - ond to be equal to the first, and the third, fourth, and so on, will all show improvement. A Subscriber, Campbell county, asks: “Will you please tell me why a young lady gives her left hand to a gentleman when he bids her adieu ? I have heard differences of opinion. ” . . .It is doubtless the result of habit. She is accus tomed to giving the left hand to her escorts, as they usually walk on that side. And again, you know the old saying about the heart being on that side. Fannie Ozart, Eastman,—We think the first requisite for a school to get the benefit of the Peabody Fund is, that it shall be a free school, and have 100 pupils. For this number of pupils they allow $300, and for 150 pupils, $450. This was the case when last we knew anything of the management of this fund. Dr, Sears, of Staun ton, Va., can give all necessary information on the subject. H. H., Nashville, Tenn., says: “I waited on a girl four years younger than myself a great deal, but she seemed to get tired of me, and I stopped; but she always sends for me when she wants to Tell kindly aided me in obtaining such a gem. her to ‘ Let not a fair exterior charm Thy too enamored eye; Look deeper- see if sparkling gems Beneath the surface lie but to • Choose one who has right feeling True principles to guide— Who'll love the fading wife as well As the lair, rose-cheeked bride;’ and for her ■ To be herself worthy Such fond and faithful love; Then her lot may well be envied By the blessed ones above.’ ” ADVERTISEMENTS. Special to Advertisers.—We have uniformly de clined to insert advertisements in this paper at any price, but the pressure to secure even a small space in it has been very great, and we have reluctantly consented to open two columns to a few first-class advertisers. None others need apply. Fifty cents per line will be charged for each and every insertion. There will be no variation from these rates. The matter will be set and measured in solid nonpareil, with au average of from nine to ten words go anywhere. Please tell me what you think of to tlie { ine / A few responsible, first-class houses can se- her.” . . . We think her a sharp girl sharp ^ ur « “ hHi e sp.cc ai these ratea.-Il’Hoc. Sr.sNv ^uth. enough, at least, to discover that you are a great dunce, but well qualified for a convenient wait ing fellow. Waltebine, Macon, Ga., asks: “1. Whai will change red hair to a very dark auburn, almost black ? 2. What will take freckles off and make the skin soft, white and smooth ? 3. Wh it will SITUATION WANTED. t YOUNG MAN, a graduate of the University of Yir- 1A ginia, with some experience in editing and teaching, wishes employment in any honorable business. Not par ticular as to location or wages. Address “ H.,” Sunny South office. reduce me? Am very large; my weight is about A - p - stewart. a. p. wood. however, and I hope you will not (ome in con tact with the like. It is over the common shoals of polite society that I would guide you. Where there is evident danger, I hope your instinct of self-preservation will teach you to be watchful. I will illustrate more fully. Many of the profuse welcomes we hear given to untimely visitors, amount to falsehoods. What I wish to impress on you is the fact that there is a way by which you may act and speak truth fully always, and still not render yourself stoically disagreeable. A girl may be interrupted in some In order that persons inclined to home mis sions may not fear getting out of work, it is proper to say that there are at least two hundred thousand persons in Georgia who never go to church. The population of the State is nearly twelve hundred thousand; if every seat in every church in the State was filled, only about nine hundred thousand persons could be accommo dated. The proportion of church-going people in Georgia is larger than it is in some other States. It is not the purpose of this article to show that we ought not to build churches and teach one hundred and fifty, and I wish tc reduce myself.” ... 1. The druggists will fix you up a dye. 2. Sour milk applied before going to bed is said to be good. 3. Quit eating so much, and it will reduce you wonderfully. Gussie, Fort Valley, asks: “ 1. If a young man should come with me from church, or any place of entertainment, about my usual bed-time, should I ask him in ?” . . . You should not, for many reasons. “2. Is it proper for young ladies to receive or answer notes from young men in church during services ?” . . . It is exceedingly improper, and an evidence of bad raising. We should not claim kin or even an acquaintance with a young lady or young man who would do so. Lola, Ala., says: “I have a young gentleman friend visiting me, and he is just as nice as can be, but the last time he came was very much in toxicated. Now, I want you to tell me how I can tell him to quit coming without hurting his feelings, as I have made a vow that no young man who drinks shall visit me.” . . . The plainest and most positive way is the best. Tell JNO. N. FAIN. STEWART, WOOD & FAIN, House-Furiiishiiit; Goods and Stoves, Till Ware, Baby Carriages. 69 Whitehall Street, - - Atlanta, Georgia. No Trouble to Show Goods. MISS HELEN J. HAAS, P URCHASING AGENT, 138 Fourth St., Louisville, Ky. Will purchase, on commission, for persons out of the city—Dry Goods, Iteady-Made Suits, Children’s Clothing, Millinery, Human Hair Goods, Jewelry, House-Furnish ing Goods, and any other articles desired. All orders promptly attended to, and sent per Express, C. O. D. Address all letters to Miss Helen J. Haas, care Hogan & Co., 158 Fourth street. References—Wm. Kendrick & Son, Cannon A Byers. To the Ladies. pleasing occupation by a bevy of noisy visitors, people to read the scriptures in China; but it What must she do? ' Pronounce glad, joyous, will serve to show persons called to mission- overwhelming welcomes, with a denial in her work that there is a field at home in which heart, or must she meet them with cold words laborers are wanted, and for which the reward and colder looks, making herself unamiable hereafter will be as large, if the name here is and her friends uncomfortable? Neither, my less, dear daughter, neither. It would be no sacrifice ' *■*"• of truth for her to commune thus with herself: Another argument for inflation is presented “I am sorry of this interruption; but this work of mine contributes solely to my own pleasure bv the Nashville American . ‘ Farmers and me chanics and hard-working tradesmen, do you j or profit, and if my friends are not interested in know the meaning of these cabalistic terms of it, I can postpone it for an hour, or a day, or a 1 the bondholders, ‘five-twenties,’ ‘seven-twenties,’ week. I will not he selfish and allow this inter- j and ‘ten-forties?’ Why, simply this in effect; rnption to make them or me unhappy. They that yon shall get np at 5.20 and not quit work came to give and receive pleasure, without pos- , until 7.30, so that the bondholders need not sibly knowing the exact frame of mind in which ; get np next day at 10.40 !” The Empress of Austria, at her summer retreat at Sassetot, France, rises early to exercise on horse-back in the park and along the cliffs. She is a bold rider, and often tries the pace of her spirited Hungarian steed. I)EAUTIFUL CHANDELIERS; Hall and Parlor Lamps; 11 Plain White, Decorated and Gold-Band China Dinner, Tea and Chamber Sets; Baskets, Elegant Vases, Toilet Sets, Parian and Bronze Statuary,—the finest and clieap- . . - , est stock in the South, at McBride & Co.’s China Pal- him your views on the subject in kindness but ace, Atlanta, Ga. great earnestness, and he will not feel hurt, hut Housekeepers, if you want fine Table Cutlery, Silver- w ill like you all the more, and it may perhaps Bride & Co. and get best goods at lowest price. Toys for reform him. the million. A Constant Rfatvfr T.vrwlihnra Vn savs- We will take back goods and refund money to any pur- A CONSTANT ItEADEB, L,yncnt)urg, V a., says. chaser not pleased with articles we send them. “Be so good as to inform me of the most snita- McBEIDE & CO., Atlanta. hie manner of offering one’s congratulations at ; the wedding of one’s friend. I am to stand for ElegiUlt Millinery and FailC’V Goods. a friend in a few days, and would like to offer j my congratulations in a suitable manner.” . . . MRS. O. A. SFEIGLE Don’t use that silly and hackneyed expression, yo. go whiteh’all’street, having associated with “let me congratulate you. Many who use it Xl her Mrs. M. F. DURAND, so long and favorably known do not know any meaning to it. Say to your to the public for her taste in Millinery, begs leave to inform newly-married friend that you wish him much !!!* of Atlanta and vicinity that she has just re- , 4 - , * ., ■ , . , turned from New York with an elegant stock of Millin- happiness and great prosperity in his new role. , KBY ASI) Fascy Gooijs . S he will receive all the new styles And to your lady friend, say you hope her as they appear in Northern markets. brightest dreams may be realized, and that her wedded life may be a long and happy one. FRENCH’S HOTEL, Ruth Marietta asks- “What is tn heonme of A N the European Plan, opposite City Hall Park, Court RUTH, Marietta, asKS. M nat IS to become Ot ( f House and New Post-Office, NEW YORK. All modern tli6 girls wiio have passed, sweet sixteen, and are improvements, including elevator, not willing to become old maids?—or to be more explicit, I will say those between the ages of twenty and thirty, which I think is a nice age to j make a sensible companionNever de- ■ spair, for yon know Naomi, the daughter of Enoch, was five hundred and eighty years of age when she married. Indeed, “ There never was a goose so gray, But some day soon or late, Some honest gauder came that way, And took her for his mate.' T. J. FRENCH & BROS., Proprietors. Sunny South a Weekly. BRILLIANT ANNOUNCEMENTS. C. Eves, Nashville, says: “ I have a sister that I never could get along with. Do you think it best for me to stay and have nothing to do with her, or leave home? My mother and other two sisters are dear as life to me, but this one I can not bear in my sight. I would hate very much to leave home. Please give me some advice what to do.” ... We regret to hear of such a state of things. Call in the family minister and let him lecture that sister if the fault be hers. Both of you should seek earnestly to overcome the feelings yon entertain for each other, and culti vate brotherly love and affection. How beautiful to see a family living in peace and fraternal at tachment ! REPLY TO SAPPHO'S LAMENT—BY A WOULD-BE PBAON. Dear Sunny South, since “you’re never slow In helping a girl to obtain a beau,” You’ll grant me leave to insert, I know, A word In reply to poor “ Sappho.’’ A girl who can boast of “ two big brown eyes,” Could scarcely have need to advertise Unless (and in such case Bhe won't stand a show) She’s different from yon, and fearfully slow. However, eighteen is an elegant age, Though its bloom and itB blossom are not often sage, But heartsease, marygold, and—ah! well, Some other flowers whose names I won’t tell. “Raven hair,’’—good enough! though I own I am fond Of two big brown eyes and hair a la blonde; But we won’t quarrel over the tint ot her hair, Since its bound to set off a face that’s “so fair.” Her other accomplishments stagger belief; But she can’t fall in love, and therefore her grief. She says she’s “ sweet-heartless,”—sweet and heartless she meant; I believe she ie both, and I followed the bent Of my own inclination.—But I’m out of my range. If she Lad a heart, I know ’twould feel “ strange;” If she had a heart, a sweet heart ’twould be; But hearted or heartless, she’d be sweet to me. See the array of intensely interesting stories soon to begin. WRITTEN IN BLOOD; —OB,— THE MIDNIGHT FLEDGE. A Story of the Last Napoleon’s Reign. By M. Quad, of the Michigan Press. EDITH HAWTHORNE; —OB,— The Temptations of a Factory Girl. By One of the Most Popular and Brilliant Writers of the Age. RILLA R0SC0E; OB,— NORTH AND SOUTH. A Thrilling National Romance—Baaed Upon the Execution of Mra. Surratt, in 1865. By an Old Politician. THE MYSTERY OF CEDAR BAY. By Mary E. Bryan. THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT. Unwritten History of its Civil Service. By Col. H. D. Capers, the First Private Sec retary of Mb. Memmingeb.