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“Onr Ambition is to make a Veracious Work, Reliable in its ja ,-q.< Statements, Candid in its Conclusions, and Jnst in its Views."
YOL. I.
There has not been one single improve
meat in Russian railroads in the last
twenty- five years, and none are expected
for fifty y ears to come.
The woman’s rights movement in the
United States is forty years old. This
much was frankly admitted at the clos
in< meeting in Washington by Mrs.
,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was with
it at first as she is now.
In au interview between Henry M.
Stanley and a newspaper correspondent,
the distinguished explorer sa : d: “I
have been in Africa seventeen years, and
I have never met a man who would kill
me if I folded my hands.”
A recent traveler through the Chinese
province of Mancliuala says that besides
having a reverence for animals the rustic
Manchus worship diseases, and particu
larly the small-pox, which is represented
under the form of a repulsive idol.
The Pope’s income from Peter’s pence,
which since 1870 lias been the only
source of revenue left to the Papacy,
amounts to $1,200,000 a year, On the
occasion of his recent jubilee the Peter’s
Pence presented to Pope Leo aggregated
$ 7 , 000 , 000 .
The terrible Chatsworth (Ill.) disaster
has already cost the Toledo, Peoria and
Western Iiailroa l more than three hun
dred thousand dollars in damages, and
there is another one hundred thousand
dollars yet to pay. A new culvert, by
which the accident would have been
avoided, would have cost four hundred
doilars.
California is proud of her record for
1887. Three hundred miles of new rail
road were laid, the assessed value ol
property increased $132,000,000, the
wine and brandy product was large, 50,
000,000 pounds of canned goods and
35,000,000 of green fruits wure shipped,
and there never was such a year for
tourists.
Although Robert Bonner, the aged
proprietor of the New York ledger, has
owned the fastest horses in the country
and is ever on the alert for new T acquisi
tions, it is said that he rarely goes to
witness a horse-race and never bets on
one. He never drives a horse on Sun
day and never permits one of his horses
to be driven on that day.
When the United States Senate is do
ing business under what is known as the
five-minute rule President Ingalls limits
the time of the speakers not by his watch
but by an ancient sand-glass which has
been in use by the Senate for many
years. As soon as a Senator begins his
speech the glass is set and as soon as the
sand has all run out, in just five minutes
that is, down comes the President’s
gavel.
When things go wrong in China’s
agricultural districts the farmers resort
to prayers. The Chinese paper Shih Pao
of recent date says: “On account of
there having been no rain or snow for so
’ong, the farmers of this district are feel
ing anxious; therefore it has been de
cided to pray for snow, for which pur
pose all the civil and military officials of
the city, from the highest to the lowest,
are to repair to Kuan-ti Temple in Tient
sin early every morning, and continue
their devotion and prayer until three
la the afternoon. This they are to do
for three days beginning with to-day,
and during this time they are also to ob
serve strict fasting, nor will they allow
the public slaughtering of any cattle. It
is certain that such sincerity and devo
tion on the part of the ruling class will
move the heart of heaven and fulfil the
expectations of the people.”
Spain has annexed the Sahara coas
between Capes Blanco and Bojador nnc
about 150 miles of the interior, thus in
in Producing a wedge between the French
Morocco, Senegal and the western frontier of
besides gaining an important
flank position upon the projected rail
way from Algeria to Senegal. The new
Spanish territory covers some 75,000
8 fioare miles. Italy has begun active
an
Campaign for the establishment of its
position in Africa, and Abyssinia is ap
parently prepared for a determined re
sistance. Several skirmishes between
talian outposts and natives have already
occurred. That the campaign will end
m the success of Italy there can be little
°ubt, although the difficulties which
^dl be despised, attend the is undertaking shown by the are not British to
as
Expedition against King Theodore. The
^rertiirow of that monarch involved an
expeditionary force of 10,000 men, which
‘ e nec essities of transport and supply
increased to double that number, and
the I tali ans must advance by a more dif
Scult foute than the British and face a
bailed instead of a divided people.
GRAY, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1888.
SPRING.
When birds are singing
On bush and tree,
And opening roses
Allure the bee—
When grass is growing
In glade and glen,
And young leaves gladden
The lonely fen.
When earth yields glimpses
Of hoarded grain.
And the sunshine glimmers
Through threads of rain—
When dew is falling
On stalk and bud,
And fervid fancies
Invade the blood
When brooks are fl
In music free,
And w arm winds travel
Across the sea.
When earth beguiles us
With smile or tear,
We know with gladnes 3
That spring is here!
- William H.Ha<jnc,in Youth's Companion.
THE TWO GEORGES.
BY PAUL PASTNOR.
of They say that fate governs the choices
young hearts. Perhaps fate had some
following thing to do with the inditing ° of the two °
notes; '
Mv Daruxg Summfkview Tam io Tnttp aSVlone oa
this NiECEi to
summer in the dear old homestead at
Servants with Z TT f!! V 1 “ ha11 y . al have ! ttlo,le my ”
Imean i« ^arestgTrlwi comTCdsnend
less you '^e! tUyou
thesummer with Do tey
1 shall be so lonely. And then too
ranfa t rthe I sed ’ you
and nnT to s ° me tlme
find has i“ c Of dismH.e^r ttLure? Whv' fy f wfl i
not been fl vear will and
* And U< J there- a collection Write of antiquities by return as mail you
me that
no other answer,
and tion. a conveyance Yomdoving shall 'meet^vou'at IuntVar^
Miss Geokge Paine, Brooklyn, N. Y ’
Mv rn-i„ HA-,-- mly cLi-miTsee ,ol’-umerview, July i.
last and No you seafarin^'life me^n'd
come, more for yourold
y„ Zii n e[o Ben! ailkso Here fa I pretty am in if lake; neat little'cottavo and here'I
uXthtt“boZrfmi r , h wifn 10n{t
VDy ¥ e
r
returns.” I have a
about the lake now and then, and an old na^
that I jog to town behind. 1 have books and
enjoy yomvelf. Come any time, and stay as
j ou r as will. - v ?“ please. Your old I shall sea-dog enjoy of it as uncle, much
an
GnonoE M.WTHWS, rambridge™S b '
Miss George Paine, of Brooklyn, was
notr^Si^mrm^rU .
1lier aul *t’s
T P Ians for . tka
summer Indeed 1 -. ) ha d not determined ,
2 P ° e lt • AuDt 0mC Mary 8X
*
actedmd Bummervfew reneo ib! 1 mvitatmn to come
to possession ttetkl tn! W “ir
taken W^ f 1 of ^ 1
there g . «'• i r b ^ oad
blue sW tw r j.' 11110 adored, it
- was
Giro rt, if c " as ‘ ®. Ji aKla .»*. •” 4 to ii tiie . masculine aer voman ----- s na
, for discovery. 1; She el could passion
” enter —*■ an old
ganet or storeroom with as much ro
MSI
Geor.™? /L/Tf y T g iadleS I for
weorge was twenty. She was not ex
acuya pretty recluse, ’ for she loved a
Iitt.e society now and then. Neither by
at Dm' temperament was “po
0 d !t be 1,lferr f. d thatshe was
a a writo wntm ot r very poor sentimental verse
need pU, SS shirotrtlo'reJd '°p.",*ic
»„U
r ou ' d run \ n pretty
, ad . extent of her
, ‘. tiat dlre tl0n Her love
esss i n ? -
,a J and things natural
was
. u °j?' J ir<?W i ! he Dg had b0Ut always a,*l devoured i Ins
a 1 g iim< T
1 F a f lnatl 4 ! )n ', She had read all n
ie lstoncal novels she could^ get hold
o , especially history. stones of American coin
nia All the colonial poems in
American literature she had by heart, and
Iv,y a a' 0 crow “ l ”S .ffiy of ber life tliat
. e n. had once suaken hands with Long
fellow m company with* score of her
classmates who had called npon the poet
at his home m Cambridge.
Now the very opportunity she had ,
always longed for presented itself in the
note from ummerview. Aunt Mary had
taken posse-sion of the Old homestead
inally Georges great-great-grandmother’s orig
and had in vited her to come and
rummage m. it. 1 he house was one of
the oldest in Massachusetts, and for
more than a hundred years it had been
accommodating in its dark recesses heir
looms and treasures ot the dark past.
Could anything be more romantic?
George sat down immediately and wrote:
Dearest AuxTm-Of com^'^uTome
many, many thanks for your kind invitation,
Look for me next Saturday. George,
Uncle Ben’s letter found George Mat
thews at ( am bridge. The young man
had just graduated from Harvard Col
Icge and was taking a long breath after
the labor and excitement of annuals and
commencement. The opportunity for
rest and amusement at Summc-rview was
just what he watted. Besides, Uncle
Ben was the prince of good fellows— a
jolly old sotd who knew more about the
round world than half the professors,
and whose knowledge, best of just all, before was
entirely “first hand.” So,
the “glorious Fourth” George delivered
the key of his room to Ids landlady, and
with a monstrous truuk filled with books,
pipes, pictures—everything but clothes,
for the young mau was not at all dressy
took his departure for dear, old, sleepy
Summerview.
As it happened, the very day when
George __ Matthews’ train drew up at Sum
merside station George Paine had gone
fishing village. alone in tho little lake beyond the
A curious thing for a young
lady to do, did you say? Well, George
Paine was a curious girl. She didn’t
give a snap for tho conventionalities.
For almost a week now she had been
rummaging steadily in the dark, close
garret of the old manse, and to-day she
longed cise. for some fresh air and some exer
“What shall I do, auntie? she asked.
“What out-door sport have you prepared
for my sole and special enjoyment?”
“Why, dear child, I hadn’t thought of
that at all!” was Aunt Mary’s dismayed
reply. “In fact, I didn’t suppose that
you caved for out-door sports. Most
girls don’t.”
“Most city girls do, a intie, begging
your there pardon. Well, now, let me see.
Is a saddle horse, or even a side
saddle, connected with tho establish
ment?”
“Oh, dear, no! None of tho women
here ever ride horseback.”
“There—I have it 1”exclaimed Gearge
irrelevantly, . clapping her hands. “I
barn yesterday. Whose is it?”
“John's, 1 suppose. He occasionally
wouldn't* 1 % r S °V BU * y ° U
0
' d will ’ toot
^ S “" ? ”
H e ,™ont to Weybr , ., dge this ... mnr morning , .
to . A . horses shod.”
\ T’ g ° alonel wa *
® eorg " s ‘determined i answer. Aunt .
Mary did 1 all she could to dissuade her
niece from such a “hoydemsh ’ proceed
??’ but uftt v, T aci0 U8 #«* ™. ould not
11 1 1 ""'i, before,” ° V T she T cried. . b ? e ? “Lverv year
when wo go to the mountains I take my
T* ™ and f °VT ' No ?’
1°“ f he ? lake , you and ksh , from pu 111 the bank, ste P and °T T I’ll ft
! ,e ™t«s , home to snpper witli a. G-e-o. string Paine. of fish
3 sure as my name is
‘ ° 101 '
George ran out to the ham, captured
the rod and line, and started off. She
crossed the field behind the church and
was just entering the lane that ran down
thr0U S h the meadow when she suddenly
sto PP ed and caught her breath with a
whimsical look of dismay.
No bait! Worms—she wouldn’t touch
the kad dirty them things, who would anyway. bait Even her hook? if she
scratchy, Grasshoppers—ugh things! 1 the great Well, ugly, what
then? Perhaps syrupy there would be little
a
put i ‘one^of his'forms'^cn^ier^hool' her book. 0
Happyto T „, gbt. George trudge mer- d
*ther dShtfon “ ^ a 1V ®
There she found a boat-a real pretty
Jittle de sai boat s too, olded with and one lying of those under tlie
thwarts-but no boy m sight anywhere,
speCII ? Cn °! the g. enus h ° mo
she r could ge ^ el ; take ? f “ a y , boat dc ^ ride, . tl011 any - Wg11 way. >
ul 1 hllc !
talking up to the little cottage above
tlle , cove (jeol 'g e knocked at the door -
No response. She , knocked again
louder. Still .......- no answer. -------- Then Then she she
tried tlie door. It was locked. Impelled
in by curiosity,^she at one of the stole windows. around and Her looked first
_____
g,m iay acr ? ss80rae I )C S S on tke wall i a
large . of slippers occupied .
pair a
nent place on the rug in front of tlie
empty fireplace.
“Well, I suppose I ought not to be
peeking,” ‘ ? d the sighed George, after she had
urveyt room with its entire con
thoTonaldy wtjdad ber curi
St^n^^a home.” saying « S she “hTbS hurried
comes Bo
down to the beach again, and pushing
the little boat off from shore—for it was
not fastened in any way—she jumped
aboard and drifted out into the clear
waters of the lake. The oars lay across
the thwarts, and George picked them
up) fitted them to the tholepins, and
rowed ou t 0 f the cove and around the
p f ,i n t. “I wonder if I could fish with
out ba it?” she queried. Just then her
eye fell U p 0 n something bright and glit
tering that She' lav under the stern seat of
the boat. pulled it out and there
wa s a trolling spoon with a hundred feet
or more of hue. “Eureka!” cried the
yoll ng lady. “Now I can fish.”
bhe rowed the boat rapidly for a short
distance to give it headway and then
paid out her line until she had about
fifty f eet of it in the water. Then she
took the line in her teeth, in old fisher
man fashion, and rowed on up the shore,
buddcn i y there was a tug that came near
loosening some of the fair fishervvoman’s
sei/cd pearly teeth. the line She dropped the oars and
with both hands in a
hurry
mer it mn st bo a dreadful
bi S one!”she gasped, as the boat whirled
around with the desperate efforts of the
fish to escape. George hung on bravely,
however, and presently the fish became
mere quiet, so that she was able to draw
slowly toward the boat. The excite
ment increased as the distance between
the boat and the fish diminished. Every
” ow anr * V 1 ® 1 * ^ ie ^ ctirT } would make a
(Bu t to right or left and the line would
lauly ring clung through the water, while
George to it with a pale determma
Don which would have made her laugh
sbe could have seen it. Now the
victim was almost in sight George
kacw tugged, , u and, was a monster by the way it
anxious to obtain a glimpse
of her prize, and also thinking she could
manage it retter hus, she stood up in
J, 11 '' boak This action frightened the
f t j>1 urigcd he^bakuce”^, desperately down ward.
, “with
lo8t a
piercing scream, fell headlong into the
water.
The next thing she knew she was lying
in .the boat and a man was rowing her
rapidly toward the shore. She had not
been in the water a great while, but she
tion plainly when remembered the choking sensa
she first went down. As
as the man who was rowing saw her
open her eyes he held the oars suspended
for amoment and a look of intense relief
and Satisfaction came into his face. “Oh,
sir! ’ cried George faintly; “it is to
^ How lever you
ov \,?, can repay
5’ 0U:
“It ts reward enough just to see you
open young your eyes warmly. again!” His exclaimed fine the
man, eyes
glowed help as lie spoke, and George could
ll ot remarking in the midst of her
distress that he was as‘handsome as he
wa ? heroic and good. Before the boat
ka( * evcu grated on the beach a pair of
strong arms seized it and dragged it up
and dry.
y Well, miss,” cried a gruff but hearty
J ^oiFare'^Come^in off* F. hi to'the
house rio-ht “ *„,i ^ j. ’ , ’ g °
and cba n , ,, our clothe st ai ht £
it was Uncle Ben lie h id been'to
-i _ ? So7had
"of" h become spec
tatoVs Mks George Paine’s contest
with the big fish and her ignominious
P hhl S e into the water. It was at this
juncture J that George § Matthews had
: swilm out and save the fair angler
from drowning. °
When Uncle Ben commanded
nephew J 4 , ht t0 “go | and change liis clothes
gtr awa » a sta rtlcd and question
in£ ^ ok had come into George Paine’s
face. Uncle Ben noticed it and mumbled
out nepbew an apology: Viss “I was speaking to my
”
my name is George, too 1” ex
claimed coincidencll” the girl, with a laugh. “What
*
ell 1 tthould s so! ” repliod
Uncle Ben> « You are the first girl “ame. I
ever heard call horself by a boy > s
But here you are shivering. You must
conic right into the house.”
In less than five minutes the old gen
tlemanhad a smart blaze started in the
“ smm'Tery ” fireplace. “ I wish I had
something cried, dry for big you to put on,” he
girl’s shoulders. throwing a shawl over the
bere “ George, you rascal,
you ye t? I thou'dit I told you to
go and change your wet clothes. Oh,
they’re at the depot, eh? Well, take
some of mine, take some of mine, my
bo y!” '
u 0 h, I’m not very wet, uncle. Let
me brin g 8ome more wood for the fire.”
‘Ljha 1 so you’re ashamed to be seen in
yol1 i uncle’s duds, eh? Well, catch cold
will; you'll have yourself to thank
°“
y „ And bl % too ,» laug hed George
p a ; ne ’ w h 0 wan Ijeginning e to fget dry bo
fore the gener0 u S blaze, and whose
natural vivacity thawed out joined correspond- the
ingly. "g' The young y 1 man in
la halld dre up n fr „„t of the fire.
Meanwhile Uncle Ben bustled around,
ma de another fire in tho stove and pro
ceeded to brew some tea.
George Paine lingered in the “ snug
perv” gery >> with with her her new new found found friends friends and and
getting “warmed through.” as she ex
pressed it, until she noticed, withastart
0 f apprehension, that it was exclaimed, beginning
t0 get dark. “Dear me 1” she
in but—Aunt Mary.”
“Well, I am astonished, George Paine!”
was the good lady’s first exclamation.
Then, recovering herself, she apologized and
to the gentlemen for her rudeness
sank into a chair explain completely auntie!” overcome. cried
“Oh, do it to
Oeorpo Paine, appealing!)-, to George
e.id the ,ou„g ad
dressing Aunt Mary, “it certainly is my .
duty to explain how myself and my
worthy uncle so summarily made tlie
acquaintance of your niece.”
Mary settled herself to listen, with a very !
aggrieved expression of countenance,
However, in less than five minutes
whole matter was cleared up, and the
good lady was joining with her niece in
voluble expressions of gratitude. “What
can wc do, sir,” she cried, “toshowhow
greatly wc appreciate your bravery and
kindness?”
“Allow me to escort you ladies home,”
replied George Matthews, gallantly, with
a .mile and a bow.
“And me, too,” broke in Uncle Ben.
Very naturally, it happened, on the
way through the fields from Uncle Ben’s
snuggery to the old manse, that the two
elderly people drifted together and the
two Georges were left to follow behind
— -a privilege of which they availed
themselves, nothing loth. again,”
“I hope we shall see each other
said George Matthews, in a low voice, as
they parted. Paine,
“So do I,” answered George
frankly. “I want to catch that big fish
that pulled me into the lake, and perhaps
you can help me?”
“I should like to try very hard,” ex
claimed her companion.
Six weeks later, on the very spot
where George Paine had had her adven
ture with the monster fish, the same
boat was floating, George Matthews idly
toying with the oars, George Paine try
ing to pick the tiller ropes to pieces. yet,”
said “Well, we Paine. haven’t caught him
George haven’t—that’s true,”
“No, we followed as
sented George Matthews. Then
a longsilence, which showed how little
the young people cared whether they
caught the iish or not. Finally George voice
Matthews broke the silence. His
troubled slmhtlv
“Don’t you think it is ridiculous that
thereshould be two Georges in this little
town?”
“Yes—I do.”’
“And—and, chose.” you know, there might so
only one if wo
“How so?”
“Why, if we two should—should
marry we would become one. wouldn't
we?”
“Y-c-s.”
“And will you marry me?” He was
kneeling at her feet now, his hands
clasping hers, his “Darling,” voice passionate pleaded, with
earnestness. he
“you know I love you better Ilian life,
You know I cannot live without you! I)o
not, do not say there is no hope "forme!”
George Pain lifted her tear-wet eyes
and looked into thoso of her lover.
That was all the answer he needed. Tho
next moment the happy girl was clasped
to his breast.
Aunt Mary and Uncle Ben assured each
other that they had Known all along just
how it would turn out. “After all,
there's something in names,” quoth
Uncle Ben .—Ntw York Mercury.
A Famous Washerwoman.
The lavenderas or washerwomen of
Havana, Cuba, are chiefly a brave, colored hard-working
class. They arc women
or mestizos in all the varying shades.
business m the quaint patios of the lower
garters. Atnong their help will bo
( ound ol<l African f 0,, ! e n tbe t ribal
b '' and8 U P°“ their blue-black 1 jaws;
p hlllc f c ° ohe9 > W1 h cacd skm and
hands °T mulatto f girls, and . not
^frequently, decayed and forlorn whites
-all living and.toiling togetherin ap
parent hizy, sodden good nature. Ainong
these avenderas is arcmarkable character
“amed Louise Louise is a mulatto, born
and bred in St. Thomas. If you aro
much about the vessels and bay here you
W1 1 know Louise. There is scarcely a
seaport in the world where she is un
She is the only human being
ln Cuba who conducts a business as a
monopoly without dividing the No spoils
with the Spanish Government. Havana dare attempt sea
Captain entering without tribute to her.
Rearing bhe does the washing paying foi all, and woe
be to him who attempts to divert trade
fr om her She is over six feet high,
spare and square, with a wonderful
! Girban on her head and an expression ol
I scori1 ° n hcr facc - Shc seemingly vessel speaks has
evcr y known language, and a
, scarcely passed Morn Castle before she is
seen iu “ er own guadano alongside officials, the
craft, in advance of the customs
getting tho first news .—-Mail and Expms.
Slang Terms for Money.
Probably every country in possesses day pe
culiar or “slang” terms instance, every “nickel” use
for its coins. For a
very well defines the five-cent piece of
currency, and a “red cent” is equally
“bood£” ^ ffSi P is°an !i Tnr^n cL,
differing which from imaginary the
££ E li<ditly same term
“ In England i? tho sa. no person would
ot be wort a “ billf m ag.” A “kite” is an
accommodation l a “mag” is the
allest copper coin of the realm. On
the race course one hears talk winning of betting
a “„„ny,” which is $125, or a
“monkey,” which is $2500. A “ quid ”
only has reference lo tobacco when the
term is used by sailors. Among lands
men it means $5. Small gamblers play
for “bulls” and ouu “half-bulls;” „„„ in ...______ other
wordSj f ive shillings and half crowns.
j du ie bo y 8 occasionally toss for “Joeys,”
commonly in use all over ____fl_ England.
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hwwhie i. ■ - • worked -
train* and /f- va ds ’ J*
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having V i
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About tlnr y- y , r- r -
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came so mi - - -
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was pu ox ,' ‘, ‘ ,j’
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but. . -
blmo, , i I
^ ldar employmont was sawing, ■ wood
['! r the enguio., ) > e 1 1 1 *
lnmse " as ■■ ” ’
cleaner. Maxwt 1 , ud . happy , f
car a
cidty o andm stepp ng uid ) betwmni - ‘
otlier Iron novmg
trams, depending ] entirety
ol heaimg to g • . . - p _-.l
bad cul i v<» ‘, V
He could reaM y . .i, i v their
footsteps, and would step out of.the f way
of tin approac img pins i a -
had been giftcc _ .
he ni i pu 1 0
—Philadelphia Record.
A Wonderful Window.
The Tiffany Glass Company have just
completed a colored glass window for
the famous residence of Mr. I otter
Palmer, of Chicago, t he subject the Cloth is
“The Knights of the Ileld of
of Gold.” The window measures four
teen feet long by seven feet wide, and
contains something over 0000 pieces of
glass, 'ihe realistic eUcct of the sky,
and the varying reflections on the metal
armors are most unusual and successful,
As a study of the extended possi I til
it ins of the colors and qualities obtain*
aide in glass, this window n most inter
esting. The sky, the shining steel and
gold armor, the delicate silk banners
the horses and their, trappings, though
all actually made of simple colored glass
of rich and harmonious tones, appear o
possess, singly, as great dillerence am
true a quality as nature itself,
i The window has been on exhibition
during last week, and Is about being
sent to Chicago. It is to be placed on
i the stair landing in the Palmer mansion.
I —New York Sun.
NO. 33.
DAFFODIL3.
“I stand, as once I stood of old,
Upon a meadow’s green and gold*
This sunny April day;
The little daisies kiss my feet,
The blackbird’s call is clear and sweet,
And care is far away.
“A solemn peace lies on my heart,
So lately wont to throb and smart
And chafo at human ills; (
I lift my face to feel the breeze,
That wanders through the budding trees,
And shakes the daffodils.
“How sweet they show to weary eyes
Thoso hardy yellow blooms that ruse
On slender fluted stalks!
They need no culture, thought or cars,
But spring with springtime, freo and fair.
O’er all our common walks.
“On meadow green, by leafy hedge.
In woodland shade and rusty sedge,
By little lowly rills;
While yet the north wind blows his blast,
Before the storm and sleotare past,
Laugh out the daffodills.
“They rise this year from last year’s grave,
And all their golden tassels wave
As blithely now as then.
So I, who lovethoir beauty so,
Rise up this year from last year’s woe,
And gather ilowors again.
“What though from many a dream I part,
I feel the springtime in my heart,
My tired sorrows cease.
I whisper to the yellow Ilowors, I
'This year shall bring me summer hours,
And deeper, surer peace.’
“What though tho foot that walked with
mine
Through last year's days of shade and shine
Among my native hills,
Havo wandered from my side and I
Stand lonely under God's blue sky,
Among tbo daffodils.
“What though tho hand which hold my own
In love’s own clasp, while love’s own tone
Grew tender unto pain,
Hus left my pool' hand thin and cold;
I bring tho trusting heart of old »
To these bright flowers again.”
—All the Year Round.
mil AND POINT. .
Hand-sewed— An oat field.
An epitaph for a faithful car conductor
—“He took his last fare-well.”
All’s fair in lovo—especially the ob
ject of one’s love .—Burlington Free
Press.
Three scruples make a dram, but many
men take the dram first and let the
scruples come in at the second table.
Fred had ttie “boss” Nellie girl, lie oft did boast
When courting Moss :
Three years in holy wedlock boss. joined,
He iinds sho still is
— Yankee Wade.
Johnnie—“Mamma, why do they call
ministers doctors?” Mother: “I can’t
tell, Johnnie.” Johnnie—“Perhaps it’*
because they are the pillars of the church,
mamma. — Yonkers Statesman.
“Will you be kind enough, pa,” said
Bobby, in a low, well-modulated tone of
voice, “to give ine another piece of “you’ve pie
“No, sir,” replied the old man:
had enough.” “ Ma,” said Bobby, with
a dubious air, “you told me that polite
ness always pays .”—New York Sun.
in tho spring the gentle urchin plays with
marbles on the walk
In the spring tho politician oils his mouth
for future talk.
In the spring the latest fashions on the dude
lots do appear.
In the spring tho long haired poet works his
muso to got zwei bier.
—Minneapolis Tribune.
A writer in a Louisville paper says he
is surprised to observe, in reading the
wedding notices in tlio city papers, what
a large proportion of the brides are work
ing girls, lie would probably if be more
surprised still, however, the papers
said they were working men.— Judge.
Mathematical (a fact).—Visitor—
“Weil, my little man, have you any
brothers?” Freddy—“Yes, I have one,
hut my little sister Bteila lias two.”
Visitor—“Why, how can that be?”
Freddy (in some astonishment)—“Me
and my little brother,of course!”— Grip.
Over-Trumped.—Two drummers were
disputing as to which of their firms had
the more extensive business. “Our
travelers,” said one, “have so much to do
that they are away for nearly the whole
year.” “Nonsense,” answered the other.
A t That is nothing. Ours sometimes
never come back at all .—Flicgcnde Bluet
ter.
The Oldest Mason in the World.
Colonel Edward Sumner, of San Fran
cisco, has been visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Ada E. Taylor, on Locust street.
Colonel Taylor is the oldest Free Mason
known to lie living in the world. He has
been a Mason for seventy-one years. He
was born ini 79B. A remarkable fact is
that he can read without the aid of
glasses. In the war of 1812 he was a
member of a transportation company in
New York which was engaged in trans
porting munitions and troops. He came
to California in 1850, but returned to
Wisconsin a few years after. He served
in the AViseonsin Legislature during
1.850-00. In 1803 he once more came to
California, where he has since remained.
Colonel Sumner Is a descendant of the
Sumners who came to America in the
Mayflower .—Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Prefers the Summer.
There’s fun in courting;
’Midst tho winter’s sporting,
When the sleigh’s flying over tho crusted snow
And the bells are tingling jingling
And the ears aro
And the mercury’s at zero or one below.
But I think I’d rather
Wait for warmer weather
And sit in the woods on a grassy knoll,
Where the flowers singing, are springing
And tho birds are
And court her under her —’Boston parasol. Conricr•
