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THE SUNNY SOUTH.
ALMOST Tims:.
Almost time for the little white daisies
Out of their sleep to awaken at last,
And over the meadows, with grasses and clover,
To bud and to bloss .m, and grow so fast.
Almost time for the buttercups yellow,
The ferns and the flowers, the roses and all,
To waken from slumber, and merrily hasten
To gladden our hearts at the spiing’s first call.
Almost time for the skies to grow bluer.
And breezes to soften, and days to grow long;
Tor eyes to grow brighter, ami hearts to grow
gladder,
And Earth to rejoice in her jubilant song.
Almost time for the sweetest of seasons:
Nearer it comes with eaeh new-born day.
And soon the (mile of the beautiful spring-time
Winter’s cold shadows will chase away!
META
OR,
SOUTHERN PLANTATION LIFE.
A. True and Absorbing b»lory of
duufheru Idle and South-
era Experience*.
Stmts Laid on the Savant ah Liver, in Geor
gia and South Carolina.
BY GAtiE HEJIl'KIEAl).
CHAITIRX11I.
H<me again! The river tolling seaward,
the fcrests, the cnbir.s of the negroes and the
little chapel, the dear, liautitul heme with
father, mother, sister! 'What treasures were
opened afiesh to the loiig-al.sent number!
Was ever sjotsodear? Did another ever
possess sueh a father at d mother aid sister f
Were there ever sueh kind, devoted adher
ents as these sable oi< s, who slavered pres
ents of eggs, line at d sugar eane upeitt “the
little Missis," who was now indeed a full-
grown we man.
Happy as the joyous 1 iiels that twittered
in the green branches,it was days before Meta
saw that a shadow was creeping over her
home.
* * *«* * * * *
“I will close the doe r,’’ Bertha said, “lest
the music should awaken mother.”
“Mother loves music-so much, 1 thought
she would like it."
“Yes. but she has grown very weak, Meta,
sister—even the sweetest sounds affect her
nerves sometimes."
‘What is the matter, Bertha? She scents
the same to me."
“She never aj pears otherwise, hut our
mother is in feeble health, dear sister: more
so than she was when we leit her for Ber
wick’s.”
That night Col. Glenn spoke to Bertha
alone in his study. “Have you told your
sister of Madelines condition, my daughter?"
“No, father: I could only give her a warn
ing, tLat was all. It is so hard to te ll her and
she is so happy at being borne again." said the
" ' ght
gather in the college, but Meta Glenn, in the people, who would consent to weigh him just-
overwhelmlng thoughts that arose in this ly, and where the petty measures of a false
vacation time rarely thought of the school, social system, would not dog his steps and
No one spoke to her of returning nor did she j keep him down. He knew Colonel Glenn
broach the subject herself to the others, | slightly and however pleasant his impressions
Mrs. Glenn, true to h> r old habits, rose had lieen of the planter, be understood the
early each morning end sought the quiet of i class to which he belonged too thoroughly to
the pretty buodoir, where Hagar gave her suppose for a moment that he could expect
reports of all that was going on at the Quar- | that honorable admission into such a fain
ter or in the yard. ily, without which he could not cousent to
At first fbe physician proposed to discon- | meditate upon an alliance where the closest
tinue these accounts which he thought might
excite his patient.
“Let me hear them.” said his charge, “for
I think of them, and fei 1 interested for each
one while 1 live. I can never do anything
for them again with these hands, but I am
still able and anxious to inquire into all con
cerning them, and to give directions fortheir
ha i piness.”
intimacy must accrue. It was this self-re
spect, this innate sense of his own just dues,
which led him to leave Berwick’s and seek the
annihilation of a love which ere he, knew pos
sessed his deepest devotion. All of his life he
hail relied on bis own native powers in diffi
culties of every kind, and he resolved to
stand at his post and conquer, even where
his purest , best, i no tions were fettered in a
The doctor saw that by depriving her of ; blessed affection wh’i-h lie willed must die.
this sole opportunity of doing for others, he j Vain bad 1 men bis determination. Beneath
far you have wandered into the helpless
sophisms of a specious formula. I know, to< >,
that many a fair ship has gone down on
these very rocks where you fain would build
an enduring habitation. Let me ask you to
flee this dangerous pathway, to seek by all
the powers of divinely implanted reason that
Divine guidance which is never refused the
sincere heart.”
CHAPTER XVII.
The martial music was heard from the top
of the high hill, which rose between the col
lege and the town. Indistinctly the forms
of soldiers, citizens, ladies and children, could
be seen approaching the campus, where the
soldiers were to receive their Colonel, then
heart ” depart for Virginia. It was a strange scene, ' daring WO man, brings up the eventful story
Yon have always been my be.-t frond and “ “P J“”mdtorlTth^nusia of her iife - Thou S l1 not >’ et thirty ’ she haK
VEKA M SSnJTCH.
The JXMlIVrinjf* and OflVnces. of
I be FamoiN Female
Aihilial.
The recent arrest at St. Petersburg of this
perceptor, Mr. Stinson, and I have till these
years lieen thankful for your teachings and
counsel. Never once have I found that yon
pointed out a way which did not prove the
safest and l>est; and I know that now yon
are telling me what is true and good, even
though I am like thejblind Baitemeus stand
ing in a world of beauty and cannot see. If
ever my eyes are opened I will remember
you and thank you more and more.”
Her voice was full of the soft cadences of a
grateful heart, as she spoke in a calm and
might give" such pain and disappointment as j liis calm cold exterior i lie mighty love sway ed j affectionate manner to the teacher for whom
would counterbalance w hat little fears he j him with relentless force. When Mela came j she felt a warm and deep regard. She was
felt of the excitement upon her frail body. j back to the school in lier i rdile relies and sad, | so calm, and he—a tremor cameover his face.
By her request diffeier.t memliers of her j wistful face, he resolved 1bat if even death j a tear glistened in his eyes. Did she dream
negroes were called into her boudoir, some must be the penalty, lie would stand by her j in her womanly intuition what be knew so
times two, three, and even as many as five, j this last year as lie had done jn her almost j well—that this was the last opportunity they
No one knew what passed in these moments ; childish years—stand by her, toil with her, j would ever have of sjieaking of tin: deep sub
bet ween the mistress and her slaves,hutas the then, when the year would lie ended, keep jects that had so often engaged them Jin this
latter emerged fre m her presence their dusky , her in liis heart, beloved still, but as one dead ; study or any other place on the earth'
faces were wet with tears. Bertha and Meta j to him forever. , | After a few more words bearing directly-
noticed frequently that they bore with them j Mr. Stinson’s large, pleasantly furnished ] upon the lesson which had troubled Meta, she
dresses anel other garments of their mother’s, study was one of the corner ro< ms fronting i arose and, thanking him again, withdrew.
“Dear sister, see-, she is going very scon. 1 the e-ampus. A large, low window o; ened on j
Do you net notice how she is giving to others , the broad colonnade. In the lute afternoons ! CHAPTER XVI.
all her personal posse-ssions ♦" . the spot was frequently the rrsoi tnf the pu- j TV hen i, p i, eard ijght footsteps going up
“Yes, I feel it, Meta, in other ways: all pils s,Peking aid in any difficultiesnYlfo tlieir ; t ] 1( . s j tl j ls yj r Stinson regretted that lie had
things within and without seem to -whisper studies. ! not spoken of a late event that hail occurred
that < ur angel mother is scon to take her! He was sitting, one February even rig lie- ] f (1 vvliilo she was in his study. Ever since
flight. This morning she showed me her ■ fore a cosv fire, reading, when .-> H£ht rap 1
burial clothes, and would you think, my] was heard at his door: lie well knew this
sister, her dear face was ns peaceful and her ; sound and atose to U t the pupil in.
eyes as joyful ns ever I -aw them ?” I “I have come,” she said, “to fall; with you
“Oh, Bertha ! she shiwtd those things to j al > tit this lesson in moral philosophy. After
you !"’ fried Meta ns she shcok like an isptn. ; reading it over 1 saw that 1 niuiiis^t .d notl.-
“Yes, and she pointi d to two tiunks and ! ing whatever of the subject and irWuiJCd not
said one contained kt epsakes for ypu, and i to try and receive into my brain what f j tiie girl who had just left. him. Incompara-
one for me.” j neither comprehended nor accepted.” l,] v dear and precious to his heart, he yearned
Meta hurifd her face in lier hands and hi r I “Ah! then you are right not to venture to ! j- ()r ()I1 | lour () f ( |«i e t solitude w ith her, in
frame was convulsed by the great throes of . prepare the lesson, and I hope I may aid j which he might pour "out into her ears the
woe. ! you," said the professor, as he threw on a incidents of the past week, which would ef
The elder sister bad loi kid so ling to this i fresh supply of wood and drew- tip his large
end. and was, indeed of such a quiet, cc m- . leather chair to the table for Meta,
posed nature that ever at this mi ment her! “Mr. Stinson, before I even allude to the
serenity was scarcely ruffled. j lesson I must tell you of a fact which is
It was not long before the faithful mistress doubtless the cause of my difficulty in tbises-
coulcl no more give council or heed the vo ces pecial instance. Perhaps yon do nor. know,
of the r.egrces. She became unable to reach ; Mr. Stinson, but I have never comprehended
herboudior, and was in fact, scaictly able religion, never understc od it—trained as I ! to this man to go forth to his stem, severe
to rise in her bed. ; have been by parents and teachers who zeal- j without this sweet, final leave-taking
One evening, wlun the setting sun was ously follow its precepts. 1 can but see the ; from the one he loved so faithfully-. Calling
gilding river, forest and fields, with a rich events of life ai d di at h, the croatiotjsof earth j 1(?r „j, j,, m ; Iu j f rom the past when her
tinge of gold, the dear cnes stood around her and the heavens, but there is not within mj'! c i )ee ry. winsome ways charmed him into
heo, fer it was evident time was fleeing from minder heart that emotion which aecep's ] w ] la t h e dee, eed a teacher’s partiality, pict.u-
her grasp. H e w as dying a Christian's God as Christians accept liim. 1 can read r j nf r her as she appeared to him when he was
death, and the faith of her religion was as a | the Bible, hear sermons, notice the lives of first startled into the consciousness of the love
shining light in this moment. ! those w*ho follow faithfully the teachings of which had possessed him unawares, review-
“You will all seen c< me to the mansion— : Scripture, even esteem them for “tlie real i j n g j, er j n m j nd manners and face even down
the hrnutilul mansion i pened lor me—prom-j worth I see them exhibit, yet I have n<> to the hour she had just left him, he found
ise— yon will meet n el” i personal experience of their principles-not ' that p; s i (lVe had onlv grown day by day,
There were no more words, for already enough to accept the ideas advanced in this i into r j c p er perfection of all womanly attri-
she was there in the home of Ihe blest, rejoit- lesson.” } bates. It was severing the dearest part of
She paused and gazed silently wo to the
anxious face before her as if from him she
expected to obtain nil slie wished to know.
Her questions had excited the teacher to an
unwonted interest. He bad not stuped this
long
told
he p
lie I.ad decided to accept a new position to
which he was called by a body, of sternly re
solved men, be had thought of Meta. All
others connected with the college, however
kindly regarded, stood in tile far background
where she was the foremost pietuie. He
walked up and down his study, thinking of
past
feet his life, as far as it concerned hers. He
hungered for her sympathy and her parting
words. Unconsciously she had come with her
alabaster box of ointment and in her ‘thanks’
performed, in part, the task lie wished to
come so much in her full consciousness of all
that seemed to lie In-fore him. It. was hard
ing iu the victory now over death.
CHATTER XV.
The shmt vacation was ovtr, and again the
college df ois wen- rpucdfortle reception j mjnd go faithfully without discover,
of the bright, merry jourg creatures, who . a go that she stood just where sheif.
saw life as the arena where their fondest , hjm For some minutes he paused IT
life to leave her, and yet that same Reason
gentle sway. The men in uniform, the music,
the throng of friends and relations, afforded
to some a pleasurable sight, but there were
other eyes that ached to liehold them thus,
other hearts that throbbed in pain, while the
lips, though pale and trembling uttered brave
parting words. Among the volunteers them
selves, there were those who fought as severe
contests in their noble hearts by turning
from home and loved ones, as awaited them
in the shock and storm of battle
When Col. Stinson, in his grey uniform,
took his place at the head of his men, there
was not one who thought of awkwardness in
his manner. Whether the clothes he wore
assisted in the change, or else from his new
position he arose suddenly to an expression
of its circumstances in manner, none paused
to consider, but all saw the manly grac e, the
firm determined tread of the born soldier and
gentleman.
He waved liis handkerchief in adieu as he
passed out of the gates, and more than a
hundred white humLs were uplifted to him in
a last farewell.
“How we will miss him!” said a beautiful
girl as the tear- fell down her cheeks, “none
was like him. and no one can fill his place.”
Her companion was silent, and did not
seem to hear the words, for her eyes were
fixed on the teacher’s fast receding form.
There was that in her tearless face which be
spoke the grief too deep for words. When
the last one of the regiment was out of sight,
and the faintest sound of music unheard, the
two still stood in their places.
“Come Meta, dear,” said the one who had
spoken, “let us go down on the campus, or
to the lake. I know, if no one else did, how
sincerely he esteemed you, and how you will
miss him, but he would himself wish you to
be as cheerful as possible. Come! let us go!”
Placing her arm within her companion’s,
she followed » heresoever she was led, but go
where she would, The same heavy, aching
heart remained with her.
The two walked on in silence, for Angie’s
words were answered only by monosyllables,
and finally she thought it best to give her
friend up to “the grief that must have
sway."
“I did not know Angie,” at last spoke Jleta
in tha t subdued, slow tone that sorrow bears,
“I did not know what it would be to part
from Air. Stinson. When Mr. Cameron first
began to speak last nig! t I knew directly
whom he meant, and then, the pain come
w hich is now at its height. I have been with
him so long, now the fourth year, and he has
been such a faithful friend, such a conscien
tious teacher. I did not expect such sorrow
as this, it is akin to that 1 felt, when 1 knew
for the first time, that precious mother was
soon to leave us.”
These earthly farewells, Meta, are indeed
had enough adventures and vicissitudes
crowded into her life to form the staple for a
dozen romances:
“She was liorn in 1850, and at seventeen
years of age felt the justice—or suspicion—
with which the “Empire of Discontent is
swaved. She w s the school friend of the
sister of Netchaieff, the conspirator whom
Switzerland refused to extradite. Miss
Netchaieff was thrown into prison for the
offense of tieing her brother’s sister, and \ era
Sussulitch was likewise imprisoned for be
ing the friend of the conspirator’s sister. For
nine years she was a prisoner, and as such
was subjected to brutal indignities. In 1876
she was liberated. A little over a year later
all liberal minded people in Russia were
shocked by the brutality of Gen. Trepoff,
who lmd ordered the severe punishment of a
political prisoner, Bogolinhoff, who was guil-
ty of the grievous offense of not having un
covered in Trepoff’s august presence. Vera
Sussulitch, it is said, had never heard of Bog-
linhuff, but she felt, by attracting attention
to Trepoff, she might end his tyrannies. Ac
cordingly she sought an interview and shot
him in the side. The wound was not fatal
. but the woman was tried for lit-r life. The
I jury embraced six members of the civil ser-
| vice, two merchants, a school. inspector, a
j nobleman, a student and an artist. The au-
! dience ot six hundred persons was a splendid
j one. admit ed by ticket, and was composed
of persons in high station. Though the of
fense was admitted, the sympathy of the
1 audience ill the general public was so great
I that she was acquitted. The audience greet-
! i fi Ihe verdict with cheers, and there was an
I attempt at a Nihilist demonstration, but the
, police interferred anil promptly killed sever-
' al persons. Vera’s brother-in-law fired on
] the police and then blew out his own brains,
i The woman escaped, and several months
later she was at a banquet in Geneva, where,
sitting at Henri Rochefort’s right hand, she
made so violent, a sueeeh that the Swiss au
thorities politely' asked her to move on.
From then until now her movements have
not lieen a matter of public record.
IVlio Aunt Siillie !\ever Wiin-ied
Aunt Sallie, d<
>r got married.
please tel!
You remem
which he bad recently pointed out to her as | all similar, whether we part from our loved
oldest daughter in trembling tones.
“Bard, yts, my child, but let her know,
for we cannot say when tlie end may ccme.
It may he near," The father walked away,
and long alter his children wrrtasktp, his
footsteps might have been 1 esrd, as he paced
the piazza alone.
Mrs. Glenn was dressed and sitting in her
boudoil when Meta came lightly down the
stairs. Looking in tbriugli the half-open
door, Meta’s fiist impulse was to enter the
roem where her mother was and give vent
to the l.urdtn of grief that was piessing hir
dfiwn: but she remendered Beitha’s wirds.
“We feel that we can keep her a little while
longer with us by being calm and cheerful
j ii^ co :
to le excelled only by tbe dree ms : f or jj e was unprepared for her sudden wish
brightest reality. to sift this theme which had given her only
an erring mentor, told him it was liest,
est. The longer he tarried in her presence,
the severer would be the inevitable day of
parting.
If there was one drop of comfort in his bit-
thought ter cup, it was that she could never feel the
The juuii is now advanced to the dignity . CfiT:se for conjecture or doubt,
of seniors, looked in vain npon the arrival of j “Meta,” said he, looking keenly in her
each nd com-li Hr 1re nist 1 < r«cr girl of ! f nC( ^ “let Dio first draw an instance parallel
their class -An;< ngst the mw comers was a : yours in one or two particulars. Do you
pale lit Do slip < ft girl, who s< cn proved her- . renieniber blind Bartinieu>, who stood tefore
self even dm xe than a j cer of Angte Clydes. • Bavior, crying that he might receive his
As tl c wi eks 1 sssid and no tieiirgs tt me of f^pt ? Now- vou and I anil all humanity are
Meta Glenn, it was pit dieted that she could . hy nature ] jk ^ Bartimeus—blind. The world
in its beauty of mountain, valleyand stream,
for a season, or forever 011 earth. We kno
not. if ever again we will meet those who
leave us even for a day. The happiest
thought of all i.- the certainty of that blissful
land where we meet never to part. But-for
this what darkness would shroud our earthly
farewells.”
These words of the pious Angie were as a
pain he now endured. True, he felt that she
would miss him sorrowfully, that many a
time her thoughts would flow towards him
and the hard life lie would be enduring, but
w hat was this mild sorrow-to the agony of j a support for the girl who found them
his ostracised love. ; precious as her own life, (were enigmatical
She would presently hear the news that , theories to Meta, who, though she had been
was already known in the town, ot his going. | taught them all her days, knew them ns that
v >n in-
said once that when you were a gi: i you were
engaged to a minister, and promised us j on
would tell us about it some time. Now-, aunt,
please tell us.”
“Well, you see, when I was alio lit sevtH-
teen years old 1 was living in Utica, in the
State of New A'ork. Though I say it myself,
1 was quite a good-looking girl then, and had
several beaus. The one that took my fancy
was a young minister, a very promising
voting man, anil remarkably pious and steady.
He thought a good deal of me, and l kinder
took a fancy to him, and things went on until
we were engaged. One evening he came to
see me, and put his arms around me and kind
o’ hugged me, when I got excited and some
flustrated. It was a long time ago, r.nd 1
Uni t know but what I might have hugged
stone given, instead of the bread Meta would | , k a li;tle . T was like a 5y other girl,’and
have asked. The truths that proved so sure ! pretty soon [ I)re;en ded to be mad about it.
ions, so that slie did not
but opened the parlor d
and throwing heiself uj on the sofa, burst ii -
to tears. How cculil she link at the dear
face, and knowing all, Le calm and cheeilul
as Bertlia had said?
"While she w as sobbirg, her face buried in
the velvet ensbiors, a light touch aroused j
lie-r. Loriking up she w as startled to si e her I
mother tending over her w ith a tender in-j
never regain the pi sitii n she held, since this
rival had 1 nil trelied herself at the hi ad of
the class so securely.
Angie Clyde had tw ice written to her class
mate, and nltaimd no reply. After the
school had 1 een in operation a couple of
ks. Mr. Can.i ion wr< to to Col. GUnnito
lUge. It was three weeks before a re
quiring smile on her swiet face.
“Sit up, Meta, my darling, ai d talk to me.
I know the cause of this grief, my daughter,
and now is the hist time to speak to you of
it. You would have known my condition
long ago, but 1 desired yi u slu ulil rot hear
it, for I consider! il the time so mj ortaiit for
you in your studies,that J feared a knowledge
of all the facts would have caused you such
sorrow that you would not have found
strength to study as you did.”
“Oh, mother! if I could only have known,
and been with yi 11,” Meta exclaimed with a
fresh outhm st of grief. Instantly ree-olhct-
ing the precaution given her, she controlled
her feelings and still, “Yi u were doing it fi r
the Lest, dear 11 1 the r, anil I thank you for
your tender care of my w elfare. 1 am glad
now, dear mother, that 1 brought you home
my medal for first honor."
“A'es, niy daughter, that has proven a
great satisfactic n to me. 1 have Teen think
ing of it ever since you came—thirking in
tbe years to ccme how able you will be to
prove vourself best in every race you ran in
life. You will make it st*, w ill you not ?”
said the sweet-voiced woman looking fondly,
w istfully into the tear-stained eyes.
‘‘A'es. I will, motliei—always for your
precious sake, 1 will do my hist in every con
dition of life in which 1 may he placed."
“Then, with these premises li cm my hus
band and children, surely my going cannot
he sad. 1 know how the putfi shines just he-
1 her mother, I j,]y retched the jresidmt. for besides the
’ftly. enter ed j tidicus n.nil 1 cute il i iffi-ction 1 f thi Colonel
prevented an early reply. This littir tn-
fcrn.cd Mr. Canaien that Meta was row
mother less, that as si i n as duear rangi mi nts
could be made she would return to the col
lege.
Two n:i nthsafter the opening of thecollege
Meta i rrived with her father.
This time Mr. Stinsen did 1 ot stand hack,
the skies with the chain of stars and the great
sun si.ining upon eaitli with translucent rays,
the faces of our beloved, even the presence of
tbe King and Creator of all tlTugs, are
clothed in impenetrable flarknesr* tr. font-
cmufttu-iTof tli;s nii'ii l5;’u-eiS5&;
in presence i f all this and e-lied hui rn lie
hold that of which he had no possibleconcep- j
tii n. But though his power of sight bail been
lost all his life, yet eis mind perceived what
was bidden front the multitude. No human
being bad whispered in his ear the marvelous
truth which he alone seemed to comprehend
and pushed him away, though I wasn’t mad
a bit. You must know that the house where 1
lived was on one of the back streets of the
Possibly it would come to her as tbe smile of ] bird of speech knows the words he can pro- ] orer^tht* street "'These^hoo"
happiness on her face reflected the beauty of | uo ,.nce yet whose meaning he never compre- 1 , T Teoneil hack a 1 trie from
the rich and varied scenery of their mountain j hends. J'- , , , ! pe a !' a I f * w
college; perhaps at time of prayer the presi- 1 “Angie, these things afford you aid, but in ''j?,*-!! h< r pushed him^der ton I
dent would announce it, and her head wonld a n my troubles I bottle single-handed, wi; lr-j k ( puslie . In .r t .
bend in humbler emotions as she lingerej in | out any comfort, except that t may gather
presence of the prayerful souls. All! if I10
could catcbjthe first gleams of her face, the
ft when alii hoi- thoughts would fly to him/
*■ j Nat-ior's are sometimes swayed by a single
impulse, which permeates all classes of men,
and fires the dullest heart with enthusiasm.
These movements are evinced by the still,
calm assent of a great moral principle which
has b rth in a Luther’s or a Weslev’s soul, or
the roaring storm of revolution that must lx*
from such philosophica
nature of the case permi
ts
reasonings ns the
L even find a rt
intended to: and don’t you think, girls, tne
poor fellow lost h.s balance, and fell through
Inline, lot was the first tun.cetthebe-
itavid girl, and in his kind, die; sympathy
offi r her al! the attentions in bis power.
The desk number 20 was occupitd by a gill
changiil greatly from herself when she sat
conning her lessons tlieie the year before.
“Her loss was a severe one. and her first,
it is I lit natural that she should for a time
beiome changed and sad." This was said by
one of the professors in another after the
school had been dismissed, and while they
were pausing a few minutes in the study hail,
amidst the scorning, scoffing host of creatures, j apiK-ased bv fire and blood. Srn-li ii storm
Evidently bis mind had been awakened by , hr.d gathered in the South. Wise men sought,
God hmise.i for we bear him cry: ’ Jy™ 3 ' | bv all the powers of mind and sou], to stav
thru son of David have mercy on me. and , jt s foreboding mutterings. and men, equally
thus be proclaimed a knowledge of the jiron!- ; w j se threw the red flag of war to the breeze
• to Israel s Icing concerning Christ, . l]1( j S0U r*bt to hasten the impending conflict,
wn fmth in the power of Christ^to , -ygjjo con tell whether human power hail
ought to do with the tumult that convulsed
ne nia
and lii
sstore his sigh
Surely this man was the j
a nation? May not some heaven-empowered
sulijn-t of supernatural revelatiiu. His case
is nnalcgous to that of the Christian ihiough-1 a „ en j. i lave moved upon the waters and
out. ^ First blind, then eoncious of the power . brought forth this great commotion at the
which can bestow sight—tlie siglp into eter- • p)j V iue behest? Be this as it may, the storm
nal truths, then possessing the faith which is
essential to the reception of the priceless
boon. ’
“In the case of those who‘“seeing see not,”’
nvcrsingon general matters relating to the j one difficulty appears to me, Mr. Stinson.
^ e 2 e - j After careful search we are not rewarded by
s likl offering a sick man food, which he
loathe:!, and which his lody is not prepared
to accept.”
“Forgive me, dear Meta. I will not speak
then again of the subject to you. i did so.
knowing truly that you were a non-professor
of religion: but any dis re-s appears to need
its soothing power, so 1 imprudently spoke
as I did. I know that the effect of such im
prudence is often disastrous to tli- very end
we have in view. Truly the Christian must
be “as wise as a serpent and as harmless as
a dove.”
“1 know your kindness, Angie, and do not
think I am wounded by what you said. I
simply state the fact lest you might employ
useless means to help me. I know 1 have
your sympathy, dear friend, and that is a
great comfort of itscif."
Angie was silent. In all her trou
difficulties she knew how pleasant him
jiathy was, but how poor and feeble in com
piles and 1
nmnsym-T
“It will rot lie for a time, but for her en
tire life. A'ou notice slie 1ms suddenly,
in this affliction laid aside the spurt iveness,
which used to cling to lnr like sunbeams,
and is 111 w maturtd inton wi man of thought
anil can est mss. i think she will never go
back to her old ways again, blit will
be content only to develop lit rsrlf into the
more solid a< quirenu nts of womanbci d."
“I should le serry to see that,” said the
first speaker. “I regaid it always a li ss, if
successful discovery of tbe truth. What,
then is the refuge for such a one?"
“A continual patience in the search Meta. '
Rest assured if you aie not rewar.k-d the ;
fault lies within’yourself, or the great Adver- i
sary, who seeks to lead away into paths of i
confusion every soul of man. Possibly you i
have never sought the truth from priper 1110- !
lives; you may have wished to know these i
things merely as an acquisition in knowledge ,
or In satisfy a spirit of mere curiosity. In :
heart. The world is full of troubles,dangers,
seen and unseen. I know while you live in
it, that you must meet its nights as well as
its days, but even tlie sorrows that must
come will help you by a noble discipline. Al
ways do your best and yeu must conquer.
There is no lienor like that won on a hard
fought field.”
Meta became calm as lier mother spoke,
and listened quietly to the we manly w ords.
“They have told you, my daughter, that I
can linger with you but a short time longer,
but they <lo not know tlat all uncertainty as
to that time is ended, and that 1 know assur
edly my end is very near.”
“No, no, dear mother!” said Meta, while
the tears sprang again to her ej es.
“Yes, daughter, it is so: and I wish to
speak to you of it, for when I am gone it ntay
provea pleasuie to reminder what 1 tell
you, Life is so full of bright anticipations to
the young that they seldom ponder the sub
ject death, save with feelings of fear and
hoiror. I reminder my utter terror at the
thought, until by reconciliation with my
God, I came to view it in a different light.
Now. as 1 come nearer aril nearer to that
last momentous hour of earthly happiness,
my spirit hounds with delight, for my home,
prepared for me by our tsavicur is just the
abode for whio-h it seen.s this immortal soul
is fitted after its redemption. This poor, suf
fering habitation of clay, clogs, imprisons
the spirit that beats against ils prison bars,
and yearns to soar away to its freedom and
home. There is no fading of my earthly
love; you have all becou e infinitely dealer
to me me as I near the river of death, and
this fact teaches me how muc-h purer and no
bler my love will be for you when I meet you
where all tears shall lie wiped away, all joys
eternal. I am happy in a deep peace, so do
not grieve too much, only remember your
mission here is short, and fulfill it well, then
we will all be together again.”
After this no one saw Meta’s face suffused
in tears. 8he was one with the others in
hovering with tender ministrations around
the sweetest,loveliest spirit that ever lingered
on earth with the light of heaven-encompass
ing it, even while the spirit tarried in its
clay
CHAPTER XIV.
Tbe two weeks of the winter vacation were
passing away. It was time for the pupils to
arose and in relentless fury, broke 115x111 ade
voted people.
A regiment of volunteers w as formed in ] parison it was even from the truest anil dear- I
tbe town and was sorely vexed to find aleail- ] est friends when compared t 1 :hat site expe
er. After various selections all were discard- ! rienceil from “the man of sorrows and ne
ed, and, with one unanimous voice, Hugh | quainted with grief.” The one could con-ole,
Stinson was elected colonel. H- felt it im- I the other could bring healing, and could re .
perative to become the leader of this band of ! store, and where He brought sorrow that it
as noble men as any who fought and fell iu j might work jjatiene-e. bestowed sevenfold
the Confederate war. , ; blessings in other ways.
Mr. Cameron deemed it expedient to men- 1 “There is in my room a gift Mr. Stinson
tion that evening to the pupils at prayer | confided to my care for you. lie was stand-
time, the loss they were called to sustain in 1 ing at his study as 1 passed, and said lie hoped
giving ti]> their teacher. When prayer was to see you, but presumed you had retired, as |
over he rapped upon the desk, a signal for j I knew was the case. He said that I must |
all to keep their seats for any lecture or in- 1 give the box to you after he was gone—that i A
struction. His face was full of sad emo- its value in money was only a few dollars,
tions as he rose to speak. Said he: i but iu some other resjiee-ts its worth was be
yond computation. Het-ilil me. also, to say
that within it you would findall that he would
ask for you in pur ,; ug from you.”
“He did this forme, Angie! O! how like
him! So thoughtfu for others even when his
own affairs press him every moment. Let
11s go: 1 must see the gift which 1 shall prize
so highly.”
.... When they reached the room, Meta held
‘1 hope you will be coirict. lut I recoil j prepared to accept it.” j accordstep‘forward in’dSeme’of our’e-oim'- | the box in her hand with as much care as if
from fuel: unwearied Ialor as the appears to ! You will never reason it in voui mind, | trv _ llave i )epn needed. A body of such men : olie S or,e forever Horn human sight had left
seek continually.” : Meta never find it become tangible, or like , have chosen oae of „ u „ number as their lead- j 11 i ls tor hem Removing the tol.ls of
“That is her Lepcntfce— labor is rest to her. i ^* ca it is unseen, mconipreheiiSiM^Hnougli j er ant | ere to-morrow’s sun has set. he will ! so .^ tissue paper she found a plain brown
Wait six months and you will see that no j adapted in the most perfect manner to he-j n , arc jj scene of action, i Bible with golden clasp. Her name was
real l.aim will I.efalJ her. mentally, from the <‘onie an element of the human soul. Ot this y olll!tr ladies, it is but just that merit should Parted in gilt letters on the back of the cover,
grief which has turned her devotion to her ■ l ,e confident, yru will yourself experience the j n , ee ^ s reward in the affection and ffrati- ' nothing to indicate tlie name of the
studies—I know her nature, she is fine but , power of this spirit working with... minor ] “ude of thIWit h£ aided^o rTaeh « nobler ■' K*ver.
of the doors into the street.”
I “Oh, aunty j Was he killed ?” 4
| “No, »,.* mill CVS ho WiisV- Ing
1 I caught him by the legs of his trousers. I
• helilnn fora minute, and tried to pull him
i back, but liis suspenders gave way, and the
| poor young man fell clear out of his panta-
i loons into a jiarcel of ladies and gentlemen
along the street.”
j “Oh, aunty ! aunty ! Lordv !”
• -‘There, that’s right: squall and giggle as
; niueh as you want to. Girls that can’t’ hear
i a little thing like that without tea -ing around
• the room and he-he-ing in sueh a way, don’t
| know enough to come in when it rams. A
: nice time the man that marries one of you
! will have, won’t he i Catch me telling you
! anything again.-’
j “Rut Aunt Sallie, what became of him?
j Dill you ever see him again ?"
“No; the moment he touched the ground
he got up and left that place in a terrible
hurry. I iell you it was a sight to be remem
bered. How that man did run! He went
out west, and I believe he is preaching out in
Illinois. But he never married. He was
very modest, and 1 suppose he was so badly
frightened that time he never dared trust
himself near a woman again. That, girls, is
tne reason wiiy I never married. I felt very
bad about it for a long time—for he was a
real good man, and I’ve often thought to my
self that we should have been very happy
if his suspenders hadn’t gave way.”
by any means any part of life is merged into k tkis the H o,y Spirit rarely condee
anotlier, and youth is the rainbow period of 1 fCPn(lsto fiid the sei f lfh ‘desire. When the
“A’es," ssid Mr. Stinson, “Iagree* with yon,
in a general nay, 1 ut a ratuie* like this in
question, ran prove an exception without
burl to itself. Tl ere will arise new revela
tions to mind and heart, wbiili slie is net too
young to bear, for already is her mind
heart craves a knowledge of Him because it j “Young ladies. I have to make to you an
yearns in unutterable desire for the fullness ' announcement winch must bring you pain;
of His presence, then, indeed does Hedescend | :lTU l that pain must give place, in a mea-
like a dove end rest*upon the soul.” sure, to the gratification natural to the heart
... , . , i when it has made a sacrifice tor the good of
How unearthly and supernatural seem 1 others The war now upon us has calleel for
yonr assertions. Mr. Stinson. If I could sit | Qur bravemeUt from the lawyer’s office, the
. _ 1*11 1 4 41 . *1 ,.1-I 1 „ 1 GUI DifliYt. IllCtl, ill /lit l/lltr Jet >r I S UUlCr. lillU
fore me: it is only you, your sisterand father I strengtber.ed tar l.eyrnu that of the average : calmly and reason it over so that it could be- . ; uct „ e * s ; . n ,i the teacher’s desk. Thus
who ever bring a thought of si 1 row to my |-woman." _ _ j come tangible'to my mind, then 1 night be | f ar oa ]y vqlunteei-s—those who of their own
] life, and I feel that in this farewell to
strong.” i good. I cannot tell in what maimer flic Inti
Meta Ghnn heeded no voice that might nite will approach you, whether in tie still,
lore her fr. m the appointed path. Steadily, j small voice of conscience, the storm if some , the highest esteem, the most lasting affection
devotedly she folic wed the puisuit ot knowl- mighty anguish, or the calm of quiet, peace- | ond earnest prayers for Ills welfare Richly
edge. ^1 his she deemed cue r f the wavs of . ful thought. His w ayaj are various aid un- , }ie deserves all of this which we so heartily
living well, which hei dy ing mother had known, yet to each of His creatures Iieeomes, t j )es triw upon him "
in view. The little girl who had become j that no sold may remain uncalled.” Mr. Cameron took his seat and Mr Stinson
mc.mintarily ccirspicuons faded 1 ut ot notice | Meta gazed in silence ml o the burning imbers. , walked slowly to the desk. It was a very
as mist before ramhine. j She was trying to solve this strangi, new unusual occurrence for the latter to rise for
Mr. Stinsem, the unwearied worker, walked I problem—new to her mird^from tiis nio- ] the purpose of addressing the pupils. He
in the bright, narrow pi ‘ “ 1 ^ u
Apart from the natural
teacher’s heart in the ... „ _ r _, . . . . - „
there were other emotions which, though ] another time to understand this theme, o here : valuable of all the leetnn-s they heard in the
unneeded to urge forward his unflagging zeal reason is to be laid aside it certainly aipears i*oltege. If he welt awkward or constrained
yet gave that zeal a glow of joy he would not ! nothing is required of one, since it is leyond
have exprienced of itself. Mr. Stinson, the human power to command su]iermtural
agency, granted every faith be held init.”
“Understand n:e, Meta: reason is never
laid aside, but aid-d by Divine Wisiom to
sueh an extent that she is enabled to pirceive
truths that, were hidden from her eyes. Rea
son of herself has proven a poor weawn to
man, when by her aid alone he tried t> clear
‘For his sake, I hojie sometimes to know
A IHG RIii: BA 18Y.
Teritahle liuiiiaii tiiriusile
:il Sfiomltiiy. lull in.
Bombay Times.
There is at 5-resent in Bombay a living ob
ject that may rightly be classed among the
must curious phenomena of nature At a
j borne in Mazagon may be seen a pah-of fe-
j male twins, separate in every respeer, but
from the breast bone to the lower part of the
I abdomen, which is closely joined. The 11 p-
pe*r breast of each infant is joined into the
j other, the outer skin covering both trunks.
! The twins are joined front to front; shoul-
] ders, arms, lower limbs and feet perfectly
j formed, and development healthy, w hile the
S heads are well-shajied and the fae-es really
! pretty, with beautiful eyes, large and bright.
I The twins are six months old, are in perfect
I health, anil measure twenty inches in height,
one appearing, but in a very trifling degree.
honored Professor Stinson, we all unite in ! h^'^to value this book, Meta said with deep , i al .g eP than the other
° (To be continued.) 1 Botil lmve vigorous appetites, and take
| kindly to the feeding bottle, are extremely
] lively, and appear good tempered. The pulses
patient, faithful teacher, was Meta’s lover.
This potent fact was the miracle that gave
strength to his weaknees and tilled his heart
w ith happinees when solving the dryest, most
diffic ult proble ms. It was not that love which
filled a part cf the heart and left large vacan
cies, that groaned in an “aching void.” It
was love, full, complete. In the exact quan
tity and quantity she possessed eaeh woman
ly attribute bis heart demanded.
* There was, however, one drop of bitterness
in his eup, and that threatened to impregnate
the whole. As her teacher he could toil with
her, guide her, shield her in his wise councils,
but full her than this he might not go. De
pendent on his salary for nis own and bis
mother’s support, be knew this fact wonld
stand an insuperable barrier between him and
the heir to a large estate. The very fact that
he was a toiler for his bread would have
glared out as a fault according to the then
te erally sccetted theory of aristocratic
gentility. His family, fcy a singular fate had
been for generations of that humble, respec
table class who, however worthy, must be
come in some things subservient to their
more wealthy neighbors. Hugh Stinson, the
last of his name, smarting under these time-
immemorial humiliations, left the old home
and his cherished mother, to win bis way to
thb place where we find him, with a different
the very heavens, and behold the woniers of
God. luvariably he falls back upon limself
in helpless incompetency, and not inoften
he cries out, ‘There is fraud in reigion!’
when in fact the fault is only his inibility
and his poor means to unfold its beautes. If
but a spark of Divine truth illumiies his
benighted mind how speedily the finis of
darkness disappear, and Reason, enligltened,
beholds the truths she never dares todoubt
again. Reason is powerless to couqutf here
alone, and sometimes I have a though- that
the Infinite is powerless—if wg can appy that
term to Deity—to move upon the soul with
out its co-operation, its assent, desire, which
involve a full surrender of reasoning piwers.
In all of my experience and observaton, I
have come to this conclusion: that the bul of
man is never saved against his will. There
appears this majesty bestowed upon otf mor
tality—the power to choose whom t will
serve, God or the Evil One. Meta, I afkrfyou
no reply. I rather wish yon wonld pnder
these things. I know, my dear pupil, how
llow I'lii-v Feeil si l*i-imst Boiimsi
From the Parisian.
This being tbe age of indiscretions, we are
almost bound to be indiscreet. For tbe ln-nefit
therefore, of future e-antatrices we will re
veal la Patti’s diet. When slie wakes in the
morning she drinks a e-up of chocolate. This
habit is invariable. On days when she has
not got to sing she eats heavily of under
done meat. 8he has, too, a strong liking for
wine and seltzer water. This is the only
serious meal she eats until after the perfor
mance, when she sups. On her singing days
After breakfast she
as he stood before them on this occasion, that
rapidly fled in presence of the weighty emo
tions on his mind. As he stood before the
throng of young, saddened fac#s, his heart
went out in unwonted tenderness to each aiui
all of them: but involuntarily his eyes flew
to the spot where one sat, who was dear as
his own life to him. He onlv saw the bowed
head with its crown of brown, braided hair. ,
The few touching, kindly words were ad-1 ia Patti does not iime.
dressed to all, but there lingered about them
a fragrance of the love he bore to but one.
“It is true I go” said he, “far from your
presence, but memory can never banish you
from my mind. In my heart you will linger
in all your sunny youth, and many a shadow
will be banished thence by the rosy light of
your refreshing presence. 1 know not what
is before me, but this I do know, and shall
bear in mind, wherever destiny leads me as
a soldier, • that in this house of prayer you
will keep a light burning for me, and the
vestal bands of affection will feed it, that it
may not go out. Young ladies if I have de
voted time, thought and all my powers of
mind to your progress, I have been richly re
warded in the respectful courtesy, the kindly
esteem each of you, without an exception,
has bestowed upon me. I thank you, and
from a full heart I pray that henceforth you
may be forever consigned to the care of the
Father, who can unite us as one family in
heaven.
beat in unison; they generally fall asleepMr
keep awake together, anil their actions are
usually simultaneous, though sometimes one
would cry while the other was quietly draw
ing at the mouthpiece of its bottle. Th«
strangely united pair was born at Dapooli,
in the Rutlgherry Collectorate, the father
being a Mohammedan and a seafaring man,
while the mother had liesides a pretty little
daughter about ten. The infants feed sepa
rately, each having a bottle to itself, and
Iraw vigorously at their nourishment. This
a certain garlic soup, which has been invent- j same doctor declared it would be impossible
eel especially for her by an ingenious cook j t(( separate them without extinguishing life.
On days when she sings la Path breakfasts at „„ e- ?„
eleven on eggs and meat, with Bordeaux
ill, and to every
grow up.
appearance are likely to
In Wisconsin there are probably not fewer
than twenty thousand women at work in the
retires to her room and sleeps fur a couple of - -
hours About four o'clock she dresses, takes i Tii t ‘ rt * are not oji ly Germans, Irish and
hours.
a ride, then returns home and practie*es at
the piano for an hour. Before going to the
theatre she drinks a e*lear consomme. This
hygienic system is scrupulously oliserved by
la Patti. 'We may add another detail. She
never opens her mouth until she has taken
her chocolate; she then tries her voice by
calling Caro, her chambermaid, with all her
might. The servants of the house have a
mot on this detail. They say of la Patti:
“Quand e lie appelle Caro, elle fait trembler
les vitres.”
This pious lion mot is from the Boston Con-
gregstionalist, and has reference to the late
woman’s suffrage convention: “Mrs. Howe
accused some of the men of trying to bully
the ladies, but some of the men seemed to feel
that she and some other women were trying
to cow them.”
xue.v wiv ..v/e ■ 7 IUQII9, 11 IRU UI1U
[Scandinavian, but Yankets; not onlv tbe
1 poor, but thousands of the fair and intelli
gent classes. When the pinch comes it is
common for girls to hang up the rolling-pin,
shut up the piano, and go to the field and
help their fathers. They ride a reaper as
skillfully as any man; they rake and bind
dexterously; thev direct the cultivation:
they run the threshing machine; they pitch
bundles; in extreme need they even give their
arms and ingenuity to that bucolic archi-
techture, building the load and stack A
•Cue-eyed girl in Central Wisconsin last year
sheared forty sheep in a day and received
four dollars for it. A hundred thousand
western women are working in the field.
The court orders you to conclude,” said a
Ige to a tedious lawyer. “V - well your
onor, then I conclude' that the court’ shall
listen to me.”