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Her Anawer.
TUrongh a garden decked with myrtle
Wandered I one Summer day,
Ureard above the robin ringing
To his mate a lender lay—
Heard the reaper's merry whistle
As he gle ined the golden wheat,
Watching oft a dark-eyed maiden
Binding sheaves about his feet.
* Man and bird alike are happy,”
Said J, ‘darling, this is love,”
To sweet Nellie walking near me—
This, which life nor death can move.
“Can yon doubt it?" then I asked her,
Ajs she gaged in silence still
At the busy Ruth before us,
A nd the reaper on the bill.
‘Doubt It?” and her blue eyes softened,
A<s she raised them to my face,
With a timid, witching shyness,
And her native maiden graoe,
1 D >nbt It ?” and I bent to listen,
As she whispered nnder breath,
With her hea 1 against my bosom—
‘Dove is stronger, dear.tha n death,''
Swinburne.
'love were what the rose is
nd I were tike the leaf.
Onr Ilyas would grow together,
In sad or singing weather,
tva fields or llowerful closes,
?eea pleasure or gray grief,
|6ve were what the rose Is
And l w« re like the lea'.
If I were what the words are
And love were like the tune,
With double sound and single
Delight our lips would mingle
With kisses glad as birds are
That get sweet rain at noon,
If I were what the words are
nd love were like the tune,
u were April’s lady
d 1 were lord lu May,
'd throw with leaves for hours
d draw for days wltn flowers.
,y and night were shady
night were bright like day,
pou were April's lady
And 1 were lord In Mav.
Only Then.
I read a poet’s tender lay;
The printed words seemed bright,
So wisely eloquent were they *
Of love’s deilght;
heard it, wedded to a strain
st musically sweet:
blende 1 meant eg of the twain
Qrew more complete.
3nt when I turned, to look on you,
Who listened there bedde,
And met your eyes of violet hue,
My love, my bride,
Then, only then, that song’s deep heart
Day beautiful and bare.
I felt the tears unbidden start
With rapture rare;
For words tell much, and music more,
But deepest meaning lies
In tho«e clear fountains of love-lore—
A woman’s eyes.
A Ghost.
Dove will you let me lu ?
Xamcuncli; atthedoor.
Dove, cau I shelter win
Close beside you, as o! yor e ?
Ot'my grave I am aweary,
Narrow,narrow, dark and dreary ;
Wildly from Its claip I flew,
fttove, Just to look at you.
I am so white and chill;
Dove, will you shrink away ?
If you will not kiss me still
Do not let me In, I pray.
Ib» r e cross'd the mighty river ;
Will you fear me? D> you shiver?
If your arms refuse to woo,
Death Is more kind than you.
Love.fe you were a ghost
And 1 were alive and warm—
Ah, perhaps—I will not boast—
I might shud ler at your form ;
I might flee before the presence
Of an unembodled essence.
Hash ! hush! it is net true,
Love. I should know ’twas you.
The Wolf Boy.
xuorniug, many years ago, Mr
to happened at that time to be
magistrate tJWI^hllec^ir of Ebawah
riot, was out riding, accompanied
ro sowars, or mounted orderlies,
ey were passing over a portion of
road that lay in the vicinity of the
er Jumna, when two half grown
f cubs crossed their path, and, fol-
ing them more slowly, came a
rerkable looking creature,
hich shambled along on all fours in
xtraordinary uncouth fashion,
s proved to be a wolf child,
etting the other two go «n their
unmolested, the three men pro
dded to hunt down the human cub,
' succeeded iu bringing it to bay.
Am they wished to take the creature
alive, and were altogether unwilling
hurt it in any way, they found the
atest difficulty in attempting to
.re, as it fought, bit and clawed
with extreme fleroeness and pertina
city. Indeed, having driven it into
a oorner, Mr. H— and one of the so
wars had to mount guard, while the
ther native proceeded to the nearest
luge and got a stout blanket for the
of throwing it over its head,
was by this means that the cap-
at It ngth effected,
je way home; the wolf child,
[ike a mad thing, screaming
lg, now piteously, and now
v vbui of Impotent rage. It
ever, taken to Mr.
qi^-it would not be osmi
and for a long time it refused every
kind of food, including raw meat.
The creature was a iioy of about
eight years of age; and it may here
be stated that no female child has ever
been heard of or seen. It is not easy
te assign a sufficient reason for the
fact that no females have never been
so discovered, unless we believe that
being less vigorously constituted, they
have been unable to withstand the
terrible hardships of such au existence,
and have very soon sickened and died.
In appearance, this boy was exceed
ingly repulsive; his features vere
blunt and coarse, and their expression
brutalized and insensible. As to his
habits they were exactly those of a
wild animal.
Mr. H caused minute inquiries
to be made throughout the neighbor
ing villages as to whether the inhabit
ants had lost any children through
their having been carried off by the
wolves, and if so, whether they could
recognize the human waif that had
been recovered bv means of birth
marks or other indelible tokens. In
the course of a few days, the father
and mother of the lad-were discovered.
They identifhd him by means of cer
tain well defined marks about the
breast and shoulders, and stated that
he had been carried away by the
wolves when he was about two years
of age.
His parents, homever, found him
most fractious and troublesome—in
fact, iust a caged wild beast. Often
during the night, for hours together,
he would give vent to most unearthly
yells and moans, destroying the slum
bers of his neighbors, and generally
making night hideous. On one oc
casion his people chained him by the
waist to a tree that stood near the hut
which was situated on the outskirts of
the village. Then a rather curious
incident occurred, it was a bright
moonlight night, and two wolf cults—
undoubtedly, those in whose com
panionship he had been captured—
attracted apparently by his cries,
while on the prowl, came to him, and
were distinctly seen to gambol about
and play with him with as much
familiarity and affection as if they
considered him to be quite one of
themselves. They only left him on
the appioach of morning.
Th'e wolf-boy, however, did not
survive long. Accustomed to the wilds
f r at least halt a dozen years, cap
tivity, and the change iu his mode of
life appeared not to agree with him,
for he gradually piaed away and died.
He neyer spoke a word; nor did a
single ray of human intelligence ever
shed its rtfining light over his poor,
dtbased fiat urea.
H—
and
Showing His Displeasure.
Col. Fergus«on cites a most amusing
instance of the txaggt rated import
ance which the Earl of Buchan at-'
tached to his public censure. The
theD youthful Dr kgon of Whig idola
try, the Edinburgh Review, published
in October, 18U8, an article on Don
Pedro Cevallos’ account of the French
usurpations in Spain, the unpatriotic
tone of which alarmed even those
Whigs which had been diligently
lending their countenance of Bona
parte as a means of embairassing the
Tory ministry. This article was the
woik of Brougham ; and though Jef
frey had endeavored to take the sting
out of the more offensive passages, it
raised a tempest little less violent than
that excited by the Chaldee manu
script nearly ten years afterward.
“It is recoreed that Lord Buchan, at
his abode in Castle street, with the
utmost solemnity .after having directed
his servant to open the door and to
take a number of the Review contain
ing the offensive article, and in techni-
cle phrase, tee it in the innermost
part of the lobby, ptrsonally kicked
the book out of his house to the centre
of the street, where he left it t > be
trodden under foot of man and head.
He never doubted that this perform
ance would be the death blow to the
entire work.” We have heard that
Jetfrey in person happen*d to be pas
sing when the “blue and yellow” like
stone from a catapault was hurl, d out
at his feet; but the conjunction is
probably too apt to be true.
Good color for floors caa be gained
by paint, but being on the surface it
quickly wears away. Stain is much
better for It sinks into and becomes part
of the wood, and when polished with
beeswax and turpentine is a protector
and disinfectant. If a floor is very
unsatisfactory,have the boards planed
down one-quarter of an inch, and cov
ered all over with narrow oaken or
well-seasoned pine plauks of that
th ok ness and thr
ihf Ufe.fi tied v*th j*i
Home Gossip.
Ladies scarcely realiz j the possibili
ties ot chamois leather, ft is an ex
cellent material for decorative pur
poses. It takes color well, and is be
sides so soft and pliable that it can be
very readily embroidered ; in addition
to this it answers, well for designs in
dry color.
Several years ago paper curtain a
were in great demand in England.
They were usually in imitation
of Eastern designs, and were also
lined with paper, the linings being
differently decorated. An attempt
has been made to introduce them
here, but hitherto not veiy suc-
cessful’y. Th«yare, of course, muen
cheaper than hangings of worsted ma
terials, and as they have a glazed sur
face, th*y can be readily shaken or
wiped free from dust.
The fashionable table lamp of to-di y
is mounted upon a beautifully paint
ed vase of spheroid form, and is often
of very great value, choice porcelain
being selected for this purpose.
Home of the most beautiful carving
ty ladies is carried out in cedar wood.
Tiny are specially adapted for glove
boxes and other small articles.
The table doilies are now often em
broidered in the centre on'y. An in
itial letter is frequently selected, and
within a fanciful or grotesque figure is
carried out in raised dotted embroid-
eiy.
A novel'y is about to be introduced
for bedrooms in the shape of a draped
totlet table. The foundation is of
ordinary wood, and above the table
an upper frame is supplied with a
swinging mirror. The drapeiy is ar
ranged upon a projecting shelf above
the frame and festooned around the
glass, which is also decorated with a
double ruching of the material. Usu-
al’y paperTnuslin of light color is se
lected as a background, and spotted
Bwiss supplies the material of the
drape’y itself.
Ciyiial is gaining in favor.. Most
beautiful centre pieces for the lunch
tabic are in vogue, deeply cut in this
material, and a new shape has super-
ceded the globular. It is not unlike
a cresceu t.
Iridescent mother-of pearl is much
used now for bouquet holders, fan-
handles, etc. It is olten rich y carved,
but still more frequent y inlaid with
gold and silver.
Braiding is to become popular again.
Rounded soutache will be used, as the
designs can be executed in raised
work ly its use. In is ea i y to give
Eastern t fleets Ly cariy.ng out a free
design upon muslin, ecrun or thin
materials of any kind.
The effect ot applique work, which
is^iven to the popular jute and linen
plushes so much in use now, is gained
ty the great attention that is paid to
the effect of light and shade. Even
without the outline embroideiy in
gold thread, which give them their
handsome finish, the same result is
large’y effected.
Cushions for deep cane chairs are
made of tufted plush or satin, and as '
an accompaniment a strip of the tame
materia] and color is embroidered as a
scarf for the back and finished off
with deep fringe, which is often of
rich qualUv.
A handsome ornament for the par
lor wall consists of a small cabinet in
carved wood, the doors of which open
downward and, ) y means of movable
supports, form a writing desk. Fre
quently the panels are either paiuted
or pieces of embroidery are mounted
upon them.
O )d T y shaped tables are much in
demaud. Some of them are min i
and |ust low enough to reach a lady's
elbows as she sits at work, and are
rotatoiy. Others are round in front
and straight at the back, and are sup
potted upou half-recumbent figures.
Tables of eveiy -hape are to be had for
dec< ration at home, and are covered
with jute plush embroidered in raised
figures or simply finished off ty a
deep fringe.
Ornamental figures In terra cotta
are seen evetyvhere. Py the intro
duction of co.or an immense variety
iu tff -ot is gained, and where only
moderately used it is as beautiful as
effective.
Menu cards oan be beautifully deco
rated at home. Tin y should be in
tnree folds, like miniature screens,
and each fold should bear a different
floral or emblamatio device. The
outer one, if possible, should have as
tleooration the monogram of the guest
I y whose plate it 1b placed.
Vegetables my be aesthetically
beautiful, but the attempt to introduce
them as appropriate decoration for
table vuati and dollies has not proved
ceessful: hlaianr' , ° or
Domestic Economy.
Care of Poultry.—Dressed poul-
tiy which is to be kept in cold weather
should be thorough y cleansed, then
be wiped dry with a cloth and have
flour rubbed all oyer the inner part;
then it should be hung iu a oool.diy
place.
Pudding Sauce.—Take two cups < f
white sugar, a lump of butter the size
of an egg, one well-beaten egg. Stir
these togtther, then add a teacupful
of boiling water ; put it in a saucepan
until it thickens ; do not let it boil ;
flavor with lemon or vanilla.
Apple Mince Pie.—Two pounds of
apples pared and chopped, three-
fourths pound of beef suet, one of cur
rants, one half raisins seeded and
chopped, one half sultana raisins, one-
quarter citron cut iu shreds, one table
spoonful.allspice, two pounds of brown
sugar, half pint, best brandy, a glass of
wine, two teaspoonfuls of salt.
Chicken Soup.—In boiling chick
ens for salads, etc., the broth (water in
which thty are boiled) imy be used
or ecup. Wlim Hie chickens are to
be seived whole, stuff and tie in a
cloth. To the broth add a little rice,
or add one thiD’y sliced onion and a
quart of tomatoes. Boil twenty min
utes, season with salt and pepper and
two wpll.beaten eggs, and serve.
Pickled Chicken.—Boil four chick
ens till tender enough for meat to fall
from bones ; put meat in a stone j or
and pour over it three pints of cold
good cider viengar and a pint and a
half of the water in which the chickens
were boiled ; add spices, if preferred,
and it will be ready for use in Iwo
days. This is a popular Sunday even
ing dish ; it is good for luncheon at
ar y time.
Noodle Soup.—Add noodles to
beef or any other soup after straining ;
thty will cook in fifteen or twenty
minutes, and are prepared in the fol
lowing manner: To one egg add as
much sifted flour as it will absorb,with
a little salt; roll out as thin as a
wafer, dredge veiy lightly with flour,
rollover and over into a light roll,
slice from the ends, shake out the
trips loogo’y and drop into the soup.
Cauliflower Salad —Boil one
large cauliflower with two quarts of
water and one tabiespooaful of salt for
half an hour. Take up and drain.
When cold divide into small tufts.
Arrange on the centre of a dish and
garnish with a border of strips of
pickled beef. Pour a cupful of mu y on
naise dressing over the cauliflower.
Arrange a star of the pickled beef in
the centre S 3 rve Immediate’y.
White Fruit Cake —Oae cup of
butter and two cups of white sugar
well beaten together; one cup of
milk, two and a half cups of flour,
the wnites of seven eggs, two even
spoonfuls of baking powder ; heat ail
well before adding fruit. Take one
pound each of raisins, figs, dates and
blanched almonds, and one quarter of
a pound of citron ; cutup fiae; stir
fruit in last with a sifting of flour over
it; bake slowly.
Curried Chicken.—Cut a chicken
in pieces ; put the pieces in a stewpan
with one onion, in which you piu a
clove. A<'d some white broth, suffi
cient to cover the pieces. The ohicken
being cooked, make your sauce with
the broth. Beat two pinches of curiy
with two yelks of eggs and a table
spoonful of cream, and thioken your
sauce. Arrange your chicken on a
plate with a border of rice. You can,
if you like, mix the rice with the
stew. Borne people prefer It.
Mauy persons who have believed t
the Methodists headed the list ha!
been in error. The Catholics, though
having only 5670 churches and
priests, have 6,174,203 mena>> l>L
There are in the Methodist Ca*
2 736,494 Taere are 2,260,431 Bap
It will thus be seen that there
about three times as many Catho
as Methodists or Bapthti, and tha
there is a close rivalry between th
last two.
Taking the Church proper, Ihe
tists exceed the Methodists in nu
bers, but reckoning all in each ae-
noruination, whioh is as fair for one as
another, the Methodists rank next toj
the Catholics. There are 891,458 Pres
byterians, The Lutherans number
681,570; Christians (Disciples of
Christ), 567,448; Congregationalisms,
383 685 ; ProLestant Episcopalians %
323 876; United Brethren in Christ,
155 473; Reformed Church in thej
United B'ates, 154 742 ; United Evan-,
gelicals, 144 000 ; Mormons, 110,377.
Having given the numerical strengtbl
of the various religious denominations
in North America, it will probably
interest the reader to be briefly in
formed concerning the creeds and the
distribution of the various religions
throughout the world. The estimated
population of the earth is 1.343,709,000
persons. As to their creeds, the Budd^
hifcts, Bhintos and followers of Uonfj;
ciui numbered 482,600,000 ; Christh
332 2t)0,QOO; aboriginal tribes, prs
ing fetlchism, and other papans,
000 000; Mohammedans, 122,4
Brahminical Hindoos, 121,000"
Jews, 7,000,000, and the Parsees, 1,
000. As to the distribution of(
religions, the Catholics, the
body of religionists in the worh
greatest in number in France, h
there 85,500,000 ; in Austria, 2
308 ; South America, 26 754,WX);
26,648,679 ; Spain, 16,825,000, and
many, 15.371,227; and are to be four
all over the world, numbering in i
202,367,858.
The Protestants of various seot
come next, and predominate
United States, which has 30,0
Germany, 25 835,558 ; Great I
26.000. 000; Sweden, 4,313 800;
4.000. 000 ; Austria, 3,558,000;
America, 2,000,000—aggregating
108 629.509, or about one-
as the Catholics. Thej
54.000. 000 in Russia, aij
to be found in Turkey,
and Germany, aggregatl
The Armenians
number 3,000,000
Jacobites, 950,000*
and the Maronit
all of the ChristiJ
civilized world,
bership is 388,24
1,318,700,000 inhak
and 388,249,764 of(
Church members',
individuals who mani
religion of their own or thej
so to speak. These are the.,
Shintos, Aborigines, Py
Mohammedans, Hint
whose numerical
given.
The Religions of the World.
A Btatemont of the Beal Faots in Begard to
Their Denominational Strength.
The Southern Oos#,of Buenos Ayres,
h ts the following:
There is probably no other topio
whfch is so often warmly discussed
in religious circles as the numerical
strength of the various Christian
bodies in tha country. One will
maintain that the denomination to
which he belongs is larger than any
other. His statement will be prompt
ly and warmly oontradicted, and
neither paity will be convinced that
the other is right, and it is certain
that hard feelings are thus engender
ed. Elitors not unfrequently are ap
pealed to for a statement of the real
facts in regard to denominational
strength. It is pp#j'tally to answer
some of these inqu.lies and partially
to eullghten the geueral public ou this
topio that the statistics contained in
this article are given.
The patient investigation of thej
numerical strength of the varloj
Churches,of the United States
pi it, I8\l, btfftg t]
itlstlos,
Paris
paradise tha
ians dine on the
dishes on damask line!
liancy of the glassware,
that are on the table, on tl^
cravats of the waiters, but on out
at thirty cents a pound, and on ordi
nary wine from the wine-shopsjround j
the corner, on fish with thempneal
painted in bistre on the fillets
of those mysterious and ingenitrc
tists whose specialty it is to do “kite
painting.” The inventor of fchlal
dustry was one named Chapellier,
invented the trade of “painter of
key’s feet.” He had noticed that
poulterers had lost largely on st
took. The sign by which thest
ness of a turkey, for instanoe, is be
trayed is the increasing paleness
the legs and feet. Chapellier invented
a varnish to tone up the color,
successors have invented many othe
tricks whioh are the providenoe
second-class game and fish deaii
Oh, the meanness of some appal
brilliant Parisian households is in
to think of! I think, perhaps,
painter Zlem’s is the most/
liomenitl. Ziet
by the hour,
course,
Tilt