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James T. Field's Last Poem.
rover’s retitios.
Kind ‘ raveler, do nnt pass mo by,
Aud tints a poor old dog forsa c;
2-ut stop a moment on your way
And hear tuy woe, for pity’s sake !
Aly name is Hover; yonder house
Was ouee my home for many a year:
Aly master loved me; every hand
Caressed young Hover, far and near.
Tho children rode upon my buck,
And I could hear my praises sung,
With joy I licked their pretty feet,
As round my shaggy sides they clung.
1 watched tlnm while thoy played or slept,
1 gave them all T had to give;
AJy strength was theirs from morn ’till night
For only them I cured to live.
Now I am dd and blind and lame;
They’ve turned me out to die alone,
Without a shelter for my head,
Without a scrap of bread or bone.
This morning I can hardly crawl,
While shivering in snow and bail,
My teeth are dropping ono by one;
1 searco have strength to wag u:y tail.
I’m pa!-id grown with mortal pains,
My withered limbs are useless now,
My v suoe is alum, t gone you see,
Aud 1 can hardly make my bow.
Perhaps you’ll lead me to a shod
Where 1 may timl some friendly straw
On which to lay my aching limbs
And rest my helpless broken paw.
Stranger, excuse this story long,
And pardon, pray, my last appeal,
Y“'" Aud learned lua ‘•‘’“TSKS' t to'^v, 5 . red,
Yea, poor old Rover, corao with me:
Komi, with warm shelter, I'll supply
Atui heaven forgive the cruel souls
hlio drove you forth to starve unci die!
0m ■» A.
His Brothci’ Man.
'I cannot wait any longer, I must
hare my money, aud if you cannot pay
it I must foreclose the mortgage and
sell the place, said Mr. Merton.
‘In that case,’ said Mr. Bishop, ‘it
will, of cour-e, bo sold at a great sac¬
rifice, and after all the struggles I have
made, inj’ family will bo homeless. It
is hard. 1 only wish you had to earn
your money as I do mine—you might
then know something of tho life of a
poor man. If you could only in inaagi
mtion put yourself in uty place, I think
you would have a httle mercy on ms ’
It is useioss talking; I extended tuts
one year, atm I can no so no longer,
replied Mr. Merton, as be turned to his
desk and continued writing.
The poor man rose from his seat and
walked sadly out of Mr. Merton's office
His last hope ware gone, lie bad just
recovered from along illness, which had
swallowed up the means with which he
had intended , , to mane , tne . , amt pay ment
ou his its house. house. True, 1 lue, Mr, .>.a, Merton Meiton had had
waited one year, when be had failed to
meet the demand, owing to sickness in
his family, aud he felt very much oblige
cd to hint for doing so This year lie
had been laid up for seven mouths, dur¬
ing which time he could tarn nothing,
and ail his savings were needed for the
support of his family. All his plans had
failed, and now, homeless, ho would
have to begin the world anew. Had
heaven forsaken him and’ghen him over
to the tender mercies of tho wicked?
After he had left the office, .Mr. Mer
ton could not drive away from him
thoughts to which the poor man in his
gritf bad given utterance; *1 wish you
had to earn your money as I do mine/
In the midst of a row of figures, ‘Put
yourself in my place’ intruded.
Ouee, after it had crossed his mind,
he laid down his peu, aud said, ‘Well, 1
think I should fiud it rather hard. I
have a miuu to drop in this afternoon
aud see how it fares with his family;
that man has aroused my curiosity.’
About five o'clock he put on a gray
whig, and soma old, cast-off clothes,
aud walked to the door. Airs. Bishop,
A pa’e weary-looking woman, opoued it.
The poor old man requested permission
to enter aud rest awhile, saying he was
very tired with his long journey, for he
bad walked rnauy miles that day.
The old gentleman watched ner at¬
tentively. He saw there was no ela?ti
eity in her step, no hope in her move¬
ments, and pity lor her began to steal
into bis beatt- \\ hea her husband en¬
tered the features relaxed into a smile,
and she forced a cheerfulness into her
manner. The traveler noted it a!!, and
v. as forced to admire this woman who
could assume a cheerfulness she could
not feel, lor her husbands sake. After
OUU OWK SKHTiHN ~-\YK I.A BO LI FO- IIS A.-V '.NUlL . I'.NT.
nr 1/i.J nr G i ; ; iJ V .1 < Nl). OA.. SAT l iii)AY MOKNiNO.. JUNE 1 >> H
Tht\v invitor] the stranger tn eat with
them, saying:, *Wo have not much to
oiler you, but ;i cup of tea will refresh
you after your long journey.’
Ho accepted their hospitality, and as
they discussed the frugal meal, led
them, without seeming to do so, to tali;
of their affairs.
‘I bought this piece of land,’said Mr.
Bishop, ‘at a very low figure, and in- j
i stead of waiting until I had money
I enough to build, as I ought to havo |
done, I thought 1 would borrow a few 1
hundred dollars. The interest , '
on the
moDcy would not be near as much as the .
rent 1 was paying, and I would be sav- I
ing there something would be by it. difficulty I did not think j
any in paying i
back the mouey, but tho first year my
j wife, and one of the children were ill,
laud the expeuso left mo without means
to pay the debt. Mr. Merton agreed to
wait until another j oar if I would pay
tho interest, which I did. This year i
was for seven mouths unable to work at
my trade and earn anything, and of
! course when pay day comes around— j
and that will he very soon—I shall be
| unable ’But,’ to said meet the tire demand.' ‘will Mr.
| Merton wait another stranger, if not j
> ye..r, you make
i ! all ‘No, the sir,' circumstances replied Mr. known Bishop, to him ‘I ?’ j '
saw
; him this morning, aud ho must have j
j the money ’ j
; ‘Lie must he very hard-hearted,’ re
i marked tho traveler,
j ‘Not necessarily so,' replied Mr. I’ishS
j op. ‘Tho fact is, tlnm rich men know
i nothing of the struggles of the poor.
i | They are men just like the rest of man
kind, and I am sure if they had but the
! faintest idea of what the poor had to
|»p«»- pass through, their hearts and purses
r« »«. a bM ,.a,.e.i
into a proverb.‘wljfMi a poor ai ui neo'is
assistance he should apply to tho poor.
The reason is obvious. Only tho poor
know the curse of poverty. If Mr.
Merton had the least idea of what !
and my family b.rd to go inrwegti, 1
think he would be w illing to wait sever¬
al years lor his money rather than dis¬
tress us ’
With what emo‘ion th* stranger lis¬
tened may ho imagined. A now world
was being opened to him. Ho was
passing through an experience that had
never been Lm before. Shortly after
the conclusion of the meal ho arose to
take his leave, thanking Mr. and Airs.
i Bishop for their kind hospitality.
! Air. Merton did not sleep much that
I night; ho lay awake thinking. He had
j received a new revelation. The poor
I had always been associated in his mind
j wi-Vsit^ditv aud' i'gnoraiTce,’ and"'the
| flrs t poor family he'had found far in
; -/vance, in intelligence, sympathy and
j politeness, of the exquisito and fashion
able ... butterflies of tho day.
The next day a boy called at the cot¬
tage and left a package in a large blue
envelope, directed to .Mr. Bishop.
Airs. Bishop was very much alarmed
when she took it, for largo blue envoi
) j opes were associated in her mind with
| | aw !ln( j lawyers, and she thought that
bodud no good- She put put it it away away until
i j, er husband come home from work,
when she handed it to him.
He opened it in silence, road its con¬
tents, and said fervently, “Thank
Heaven !’
| ‘What is it, John ?’ inquired his anx¬
i ious wife.
• ‘Good news, wife,’ replied John. ‘Such
! news as f never hoped for or even
I dreamed of ’
‘What is it? Tell me quick—I want
to bear, if it is anything good.’
! ‘Air. Merton has cancelled tho mort¬
| gage—released me from debt, both in¬
! terest and principal—and says any time
i I need further assistance, if I will let
j him know I shall have if.
‘I am so glad! It puts new life into
me/ said the now happy wife. ‘But
what cau have come over Air. Mertou?
‘I do not kuow. it seems strange after
the way he talked to mo yesterday mor
uing. I will go right ovor to Mr. Afer
ton's and tell him how happy ho has j
made us. > |
He found Mr. Aiorton in, and express¬
es gratitude in glowing terms.'
‘What could have induced you,’ ho
asked, ‘to show us so much kiuduess?’
‘I followed your suggestion/ replied
Air. Merton, and put myself in your
place/ I expectjthat it will surprise you
very much to learn that the strange j
traveler whom you showed so much i
kiuduess was myself/
“Indeed !’ exclaimed Mr. Bishop.
‘Well, it is a good joke,’ said the latter;
‘good in more senses tbau one. It lias;
! terminated very pleasautly for mo.'
*1 tv as surprised,’ said Mr. Alerton, :
‘at the broad and liberal views you ex¬
pressed of men and their actions gen-1
orally. I supposed I Lad greatly the;
£431,431 iigi5f‘iiliii YEAR.
Mn :1.
That wife of is an estinubta ‘You look so happy Hint I vpp »«t*
yours vou tftVO been to the dentist a t id
woman, and that boy of yours will he taar. lting tooth pude-i. said a GY
an honor to I tell Bishop a
any man you tort man tea friend with 1 :
...id the lawyer becoming animated, - an u
‘you rich bovoad what • f ■ ain't that that mates me too pov
or r: j man ■> 'Die tooth aches tha but 1
could niako but -leisures worse t
you; yen * - den t mind it. ‘Slow is m " mV o', l
that goid will not buy. Somehow 1
seem to have lived years vines yester¬ dentist and he was out,’ and tin* h.inm
day mornitur. Whit 1 have learned at man cut a pigeo i-wiug on Luo aiu
your house is worth more to mo than
you owe me, and 1 am your debtor yet.
Hereafter i shall take as my motto,
‘l’nt yourself in his place,’ and try to- For r- re Ikon « tli '• i of a ce;c nr v the ^
regulate my actions by it.’— 'elected. Mexios;i* Rlu.-tau;;' l.iiitsneut i usDoeu-,
known to million- nit >. v ; e- worn! « w,
< Itccfe. accidents tiio only safe and reliance pain. It ‘ is ■ the rEo.lieim-t relief or ,,
a
above !':/<?( and oruF'—(he bc-.i <>t Itx •
No, my son, chhek is not better th n kind. For every loan of external pain f
wisdom, better modesty: tho
it is nut than ' ’> r- ;1
not better than anything. Don't livm
to the 8iior who toils you to blow y our
hotu or it will never bo tooted upon.
The world is not to lie. <it?cived by check,
and it do a soared for mem. aud whan
it finds it, merit is rewarded Cheek,
never deceives the world, tuy sou. It
appears to he so to the cnee it y man,
but to is the cue who is deceived. Do
you know one cheeky, until in all your
acquaintance who is not revved for bn
check the moment his back is turned/
Is tiro world not continually drawing
distinctions between cboek aud merit'
Almost evert body hates a cheeky man,
my sou. Society tires of the brassy
glare of his face, the hollow tinkling of
ins eymb.iiioe longue, tdie no s, as ump
u n «f nia icrwa ducss. The triumphs of
are «uiy apparent, ilo uoies
his way along through tho world, and L *r li i*t a l i h hi • ' - 'dings. £!
frequently people gtvo way for him. Joints, rontruftiH. n.rtea. E:uv:n
lhit so they gtvo way, my boy, for a itiui rJraiiis, €u(m } rakt-s u n d
“ Kpi’nius, & I’oiaonous S 5 ti:*«•< and
. - r ? »*r? . .
man with a paint pot in each hand. Kllngs. tttiifttea*, Stamen *e». Olti
Not because limy respect the man of ■Sores, Nipptss, - leers, Froatbib a. 1? rhill.talr.fi. vj
particularly, .but because wNore j£indeed rulu-i! -as.?. a.-U
tno paint pot form t.I.- '
Sjonse. every e.» eIV. •.• .
they want to take care of their emthen. Jt Jieals without m ,vs.
You soil goods without it, a#id jour cits- ri For the liitu'TE (’kbatiok u "!"•
M PjS*onu<ter, (jpratut, Sw auiy, Ws' -to<-<, ,g
louters won't run aud hide in the ooiiar ’’ Iturnm, /ores, ISooi l»i«~ 'fy, '
when they see you coming.— ilaickajc. eases, foot Itol, Strnv Wavai, 54
Hollow Iloru, Scrutelien, Vv’iotl
('.'SUM, Lfiit (tnarin, T’lsn.-U, !■’ t.iautai;; •
Speech is silver and sik'rYee golden. eiu fi*‘>v, -. >*,>51 run X -,i.i iii *' i
That • where it to Pd the which Rlftlitlmn-evfflPyiMtoer occapants of Jiief " ‘
is costs more iu,ik<? a to tile 1
man hold his tongue than it does to let “‘‘‘Stable unci Stock Tard me ?i.,T tr.
him talk. The Mexican Mustang tUiatppoiius; otainrai ^
always cures and never
and i't is, positively, r
pocket-book’ The man who was picked disgusted up a “well-filled to liud it THU BEST
lull of tracts on nunesly. OF ALL
A wemau's work is never done,
cause ’.vher. she has notniug else to
sire h is her hair to fix.
Why is the money you are in the 1TRI3
habit of giving to the poor like a newly
born babe because it's precious little.
" . piipafc, in April Iridi. !1.
■ A
One quart of cheap whiskey (tbs YYiAtM j l/LsaJ
cheaper too uetler) judiciously applied. ‘V / :
w;il do more business for Satan man 1;
the smartest deacon ue lias got, ±y ■ ?' ‘ 1 IE 3 lLGSS
Won't sorno chemist invent a face
powder thus does not contain lead and
tastes good- Oar young men are all
dying of load poisoning, aud kissing is Taj
going out of fashion,
‘Sweets to the sweot,’ &aid Lite funny i K>rJ ? T ’
young man, as ho Lauded the waiter »M'*n: Ul'l .mi ourbi.iliiin yourCNpeiioC. <;/! At I ti mnt ried SEI M
‘Beets .ay . .. s
girl a faded boquet. to tho I > *T PAY
beat,’ returned tho girl, as she pushed -
. q:: iW' ■ ■
him a plate of vegetables. el henzin, it.. J to Jd.U0per galtoa. £fy>;V;>, ’I Li>!/ Y--iff
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Whenever you see a woman talking no mjY ^
j la bio r-Ht guapr.Dtocil tinted c’oss .....^ ^
to a man and beginning to nod her head
and linger, keep it is time with her for upraised somebody index ' LINTS. fU?. m R;! I- AND CXPRESS COMPANY'S
about time to Civ-nt,'-? Cards of ; -i ;u.tlied LSTMATES AND DRAMNCT ! JHK'ISHED
climb tree. .■ e* : -
a <»»l / fi[di.,U R O U rvl o o e; X“ n R
Air exchange gets off tho following r* i 1 , p 5 f
try, which, wo well have been advice: mforiBod, ‘Whito-wasli is poo LlibMd % p U; ,H; N
us as «J I
fences, wades and cellars; kill ail ia rtc-;.ii?a fu rts: tv:c.?.y, 4»
your . i
tho msects—fleas, Hies and other fol g. 1, ’.11 iitlJ, toil lit, slS..-. L 2 C‘ X'4
lers.’ April 2n-l TSSl . funs.
Tho girl w ho makes tho acquaintance SIOO PRESENTl EXTRA secure
of every young man she sees, without i >i a hwatnciSi&i will L. O C K S
waiting to know who or what ho is, is Baw an Fast uud Ea*y
yellow jj e jq j n dog y 10 name that esteem will lick by every men as baud the tiS fills WID. w '''V,L'r;;*uinvv: u Ri j OJiil. 4 Y X
that pats his head.
A Kansas girl named Sleepy married MEWYORSv
recently ot Tired, This Is tlio KIub of Saw Ha.cV.ne*. It HEN HAL AGENT FOl
an actor by the name 3awa off S Toot log in 3 ruinate*. [DIEBQLD SAblttlOCK CO.
When the ceremony wasovera thought¬ a
less young lady guest sang, T Tired j 20,000 tn use. Tho cheapest machine
in made, and fatty wr.rmnc-d. Circular free.
now and Sleepy too, e one put rue in—•* } Enited States tlanu-'hcUirina Co., Ctteago, lit. P;: Every Day
JBnt soma one coughed very loudly, and ; 1 will maii a copy v-j -v yy iS
there was an agonizing silence about J Of my Stew jKS«o-': “ 5 Gun be easily made our
four j ai ds long. MEDICAL COMMON CEHSE,' Weil Augers & Drill]
•cod FREE, bis to any and person post-niiica who «cd ______ Ono man und one homo W-»
name auUien'., six cents ore tho only makers 6* the ' »c.1
To resuscitate a drowned Englishman in stamps to psv oost -u -. wall OflN UMPTION, Borinc? and Rock-Driving Machine.
place of beef under his To anv one • i.l.-rr- Warranted the «'»? KuHh*
a piece roast or ASTHMA. BRONCHI CATAJtliH, i'fs, the ialormation f-OUK in 1HKOAT, th Book is Tiffany __ and of oar oustoai^Ts male® from #SJO to 5^ 10 u
nose; uu Irishman, a gid of poteen; a j s Book Circulars f HDD. A Mre***.
ot sir,.at value; and it may in the providence ot God. LOOMIS £ KYMAiJ, TIFFIN, OHIO.
Seothman, a half-pennv; a Welshman, a | »*ve many useful lives. Address,
few leeks; Frenchman, pinch DK. fi. B. WOLl'E, 146 Smith M..I Inclnnntl, &.
a a ot | G t:\T-t WAMTBD L the Rest anil Fasf
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And MORPHINE IlnMt rv est-Selling t otoiial Looks and Bibles.
cured inlOtoSOtlays. Ten year: - - I'li.-cs rt-dti i S3 cent. Katioual Pub¬
tahlishcd; 1000 cured. Wi te -1 tt- e per
ingcase.iJM ausu, Quiucy, Mich. lishing Co% Atlanta, Ga.