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VOL. XLII. BRATTLEBORO, YT., FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1875. NO. 28. The Vermont Phoenix. Published weekly, by FI1EXC1E cY HXEH.tl.lX. Offioo Ho. 0 Granite Bow, Main Streot, DniTTLEnono, vt. Taaus. To tingle subscribers, by mstl, 12.25 per annum In advance; In clubs, J3.00. When not paid in advance, fioo additional, per year, will bo charged. IUtis or AnvanTisiso mid. known on sppucaUon. Blrthi, Death! and Marriages Inserted gratia; Obitu ary Notieea or Itetolutlone, and Carda or Thinki, 10c per tine of ten worda. O. L. Fbikch. D. B. Stidmik. BUSINESS CA11DS. fleneral Inaaranre and Ileal Estate Agent, Repreeenttng Companlea whoae Assets are orcr KMI,O0,(00. TE N E M E N.T S TO LET. Office In Thompson It Bengera Diock, next door to Pba?nlx Ofdce, BttATTLEBORO, VT. llt.lTTLTCUUnO HOl'DK, Drattleboro, Vt. STUICTt,' Tli.UPMia.M.XCU. Located near the depot. Ilai been thoroughly re fltted, and tl now In excellent order. la heated by Htcam, and well f urnlahod. rriee f l,MI per day. Convenient atable arrangementa. Iff n. A. KILDORN, Manager. E ir. niVEiPOIlTi lK.rury nail f'.MMirl.r at Latr, E It, Dealers In FLOUR, llrattleboro, Vt. EJT. C.llH'E'lTEll, Metketnlock.ElUot St. Dealer In Toye, 1'aneyUoode, Rooks, BtaUonery, Newspapers, MsgaxineaandFerlodlcala. Subecrlptloue rccelred for the principal Newepepere and Magaxtnee, a ud forwarded br mall or otherwlae. c IIA-ItlVES X.I0rEH.Orocerand Jobber In 1 LOUR, oil FKKTii.iiu.ua. IJUATTAiUljUUU, V i . DAVEXPOHT V IDDT, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Drattleboro, Vt. C. N. DivsaroaT. J, Q.Kddt. EW. STODDAHD, . ATTORNEY t COUNSELLOR AT LAW, axd BouoiToa or Parsim, Urattleboro.Vt. o A.TAJ3X& OIIA.Y, M. I.. Phgitciaa mmd Hmrgttn, ELLIOT SI BEET, BatTTUoo, VT. T. PDTNAM, Iontlst. . Caoint Block, BuTUiMmii. ijL ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, FATrTTCTILLK, VT. JJAJITIN JlItTJCE, M. I., nivst ci.t.v Bvaanojr, Office with Dr. Uolton, corner Main and Walnut Sta., H-JJi Brattkboro, Vt. CUDWORTn A DAVEXPOBT, General Inanrance Agenta, arc Mrente for Ua. FanUK&a'Unrr al Fire Inanrance Co. fot W todham County, and for Cheater, Springfield, Ludlow, sndover and Weeton in Wlndior Co. omioinCnionB."Jr,Brattleboro,Vt. 1( O. J. PRATT Ilai rectlred hit uinil LARGE AND VARIED STOCK OF Foreign & Domestic DRY GOODS AND CARPETS, For the Spring Trade, Comietlng of a great variety of BLACK AND FANCY SILKS, REAL IRI8U POPLIN?, ALPACAS, 1I0IIAIRS, Bill LLIANTINES and CA81IHCRE3 of anperior mako and finish, at popular prlcca; to gether with All the New Fabrics in French nnd English Dress Goods, SHAWLS, WATERPROOF CLOTHS, FLANNELS, TABLE LINENS, COUNTERPANES, TOWELS. CRASHES,, BLEACITED AND RROWN SnRETINQ AND 3UIHTI.NO, PRINTS, UlNOIIAlIS, PERCALES, AC, Ac, Ac. Alto an immenae stock of "WHITE C3-OOHDS, HAUBCRO EDQINOS AND INSERTING)!, WORSTED AND SILK FRINUES, UUU'UBE AND YAK LACKS, HOSIERY, O LOVES, CORSETS, nOOPSKIKTS, ZEPIIYR WORSTEDS, TUREAD. STORE ARTICLES AND SHALL WARES, Lowest Prioos ! I Alto an elegsnt atock of EnglUb and American Brussels, Tapestry, 3-Ply, Ingrain and Low-Priced Carpets, WHITE AND CHECKED UATTINOS, COCOA MATTI508, OIL CLOTUS, CRUMB CLOTHS, DOOR MATS, RUOS, CARPET L1NINO, lie, all of which will be aold at loweat clly prtcea. I"i;urlr frequent cull, solicited, o trouble Co allow food! Respectfully, 0, J. PRATT, No. 1 Oranlto Blook. Bratlleboro, April It, IM5. Spni of 1875 jpoit SALE. A Tilton Si McFarlaiid Improved FOR SALS CHEAP, AT TBI8 OFFICX ItrntUcboro Church Directory. FintT Daptiit. Miln St.; Rer E. E. Cammlnpn, U. D.t Pastor. Bandar rriCM 10:30 . m.t 7:30 p. m. Snnday Scbool 11 :50 1. m. Mliilonirr Con cert lit Sunday erenloff In tick month. Sanili; Hchool Concert last Band erenlng In racb month. Prayer meetings on the other Bundijr evening!. Mondiy fTcning, young people! pnyer meeting, Vxldtj erenlng. pnyer meeting. 7 US. Cektbe CoMOatKOATioiiiL, Main Bt. ; Rev. N. Ulgh 111, Taator. Bnnday aervlcei 10:30 a, m.t 7:30 p. m. ! Bunday School 12 m. Mlailonary and 8. 8. Concerts take the plac of the evening service on the 1st and 2d Sundays of the month, refpectlvely. Yonng people's meeting Monday evening at 14 to a, Wayer meeting, Friday evening at 1-4 to 8. Tbun day p. m., Udiea prayer meeting, 3 o'clock. Eriaconi Main St.; Rer. W. II. Collins, Rector. Bnnday servient Morning prayer and sermon 10:30 a. m. ; evening prayer and sermon 7:30 p. m; Sun day School 13:15 p. m. Hely days. 10-30 a. m. Holy Communion 1st Knnday in the month, and on all great festivala. The children of the paiiih are cat cchUod on the lit Bnnday In every month at 3 p.m. Methodist Episcopal Meetings in lower town hall ; Rev. N. F. Perry, rastor. Preaching Bnnday at 10:30 a, m,; Sunday School 13 m.; prayer meeting in the evening. S. 8. Concert 4th Bnnday of every month. Class meeting Tuesday evening; prayer meeting Friday evening. Beats free. Rom am Catholic. Walnut Rt.t Rev. Henry Lane, Pastor. Sunday services High mass 10:30 a.m.; Vespers and Benediction 7:30 p. m. Uxitariam Main St. ; Rer. W. L. Jenkins, Pastor. Services discontinued until further notice. First UivmRStusr. Canal St.; Rev. M. U. Harris, Pastor, residence foot of High St, Sunday sermon 10r30a.ro. Services Monday and Friday evenings at 7:30. liltATTLEBOHO Unuinttttt gfvcctovi), Nai(, IUtsines.1 and Location of the leading Business Houses in Drattleboro. ?7cct xma out ron BEriatycr. Affrlculturul Iniplenirnt.. C. r.TUOUPSON Si CO., WlHlaton,a Stone Block. WOOD A MARSHALL, Eiehange Block, Main Street. B. A. CLARK, Tller'a Block. Ilook.Hlrr. land Stiatlonrr.. CUENEV t CLAPP, 6 Croiby Block. Si STEEN, Finher'a Block, Main St. F. C. EDWARDS, 1 door north America n Home. Daeti and Shore. A. F . BOYNTON.Marihall A- Eaterbrook'i block, M..t . T. A. STEVENS, Fiak'a block, Main atreet, np atairt. Clotulvr. F. S. BRACKETT k CO., 4 & 5 Granite Row. PRATT, WH1UUT k CO., 3 Oranlt. Row, MainStrect, ROOT A McKEAND, corner Main and High ata. 11. E. TAYLOR, 9 Union Bloik. Carprta. C. L. BROWN, Marahall A Eiterbrook'a block Maln-lt. i. RETTINO k SON, Illflh-at., ncit Brooke Hoaae. 0. J. PRATT, 1 Uranlte Block. Cbiambrr .(.. C. L BROWN, Marahall A Ealerbrook'a block, Ualn-at. J. RETTINO St SON, Uigh-.t., neat Brooka Uonae. C.al. r. K. BARROWS, offlce with I. Barrowa. Coflai tend Cu.liri. C. L. BROWN1, Marahall k Eiterbrook'a Bl'k, Main Bt. Contractor, land llutldor. ALONZO CUURCU, EUlotStrecL Crockery land tilae. IVare, M. T. VAN DOORN, 7 Croibjr Block. llntna; Itoonae. E. L. COOPER, C Brooka Home. . Uuora, Na.b and Blind.. C. F. THOMPSON A CO., WUIUton'. btonc Block. B. A.CLARK, Trier'. Block. IVrurirl.t.. 1. N. THORN A CO., 1 Crouij Block. II, C. WILLARD k CO., 1 Brooka Uonae. NEWTON k ROSE, Main BL, oippoaltelligU St. Brf Good.. P. BARROWS, Main Street, oppoaite Brooka Uonae. O. J. fit ATT, 1 Uranlte Block. frrtlllarr. C. F. THOMPSON k CO., WlUlaton'a Stone Block.' C. D. NOYES, Thompaon k Ranger'a Block. flour und Grain. ESTEY, FROST k CO., Bridge at. Furniture. C. L. BROWN, Marahall A Eaterbrook'a Block , Mai n 1 1 . J. RETTINQ k BON, Hlgb-it, neat Brooki Uome. Groceries, A. C. DAVENPORT, 3 Croabj Block. J. W. FROST k CO. 8 Croabr Block. m ivr i imivi' Uan.v.ti t t,aaAv.MnV xr. in . C. D. NOTES, Thompaon k Raneer'a Block. C. I VIPElt, corner Canal and booth Main ata. J. O. TAYLOR, 3 Brooka llouae. C. i. riiuuroun cu., numion-a stoneuioca. Guns, Xlatol and Anatnunltlon, C. D. SOYES, Thompaon A Ranger'a Block. llmilw.r., Ire. and ateel. B. A. CLARK, Trler'a Block. C. F. THOMPSON k CO., WlUlaton'a Stone Block. llaraeea dialler.. HEUSTIS A BUBNAP, Main Street. Hat., Cap. and f nr.. H. E. TAYLOR, 3 Union Block. Xce Cream Boom E. L. COOPER, s Brooke Uouae. IaiMra.ce A rente. CUDWORTII k DAVENPORT, Union Block. BENJ. R. JENNE k CO., Thompaon ARangtr'l Block. MOODY k UOWE, Seringa Bank Block. Jeweller.. THOMPSON A RANOEB. 7 drrnlte Row. X.lrrrj and JTeedlnf Stable.. F. a. FARR. Blrge Street. I. W. 8MITU, rear Croabj Block. Sacblnlat. I.. II. CRANE, Canal Street. Marble Work.. DOTTON k EATIIAN, Bridge SL, near R. E. Depot. Meat 91arbet. W. F. RICHARDSON. Market block. EHlot-it. II. 1IADLEY, Main Btreet. lllllllner and Taney Geeda. MRS. E. U. FARNSWORTU, 1 Croabr Block, 3d Boor. MISSES MARSH k BALLARD, over Steen'a Store. 0. 1. PRATT, 1 Qranlte Block. Palate and Oil.. O. V. THOMPSON k CO., WlUlaton'a Stone Block. I). A. CLARK, Trler'a Block. Xaper II anrjnre and Window Shadee. J. STEEN, Fiiher'a Block, Main Btreet. U. T. YAM UUUHH, ? CroaO. IJIOCK. Photographer. D. A. HENRY, Cutler'a Block, Main Street. C. L. UOWE, Union Block. Picture Fratulnfr. A. F. WILDER, Uarmonr Bljck. Heedauaan and florlat. C. E. ALLEN, Canal St. (Cut Flowcra to order.) Nlrucll. and Steel Stamp.. E. M. DOUGLAS, No. Harmony Block. Store, and Tin Ware, WOOD A MARSHALL, Exchange Block.Maln Street. Teaming. C1IARLES T. WHEELER, Centrerillo. V. O. Box. 8M Undertaker. C. L. BROWN, Marahall k Eaterbrook'a Block , If aln at. Upholsterer.. D. L. BROWN. Marahall A Eaterbrook'a block. Main at. J. RETTINO k BON, High It, next Brooka' Donee. Dental Operations or all kinds rinroiaiiD ix TrnxiaiMia xi CLARK'S DENTAL ItOOMS.-Crosby Block, Over I'ern.sl ttatinst Bunk, BrtttliUTt,VI ECHOS Bonoath tho Stars & Strlpos. " THE LION OF THE TIMES!" XA tttmtiffmra TigkliUftenJUmrktl. X XO.TEY-nAHIXa IIUSIWESS AXY Xt.TlE, For Men or Women, at kjme or on the road. Caefnl, Honorable, Permanent. Particnlare aent free bj mail to any applicant, and "THE MIRROR,", fortr-page paper containing mncn interesting and ralnable matter. Bend ax once. Name lu what paper ion aaw thla notice. Addrcea MARTIN fe CO., it Uinadale, New Uampahlrr. Have Your Summer Clothing Cleansed and Repaired, AT the BRATTLEBORO DYEINO AND CLKAM8 INO HOUSE. Coats, Pauta, Vrata, Shawls, and Bacqnea, ckarued and dyed without ripping. Dreae Ooodi, etc., dyed and rennlahed. E. L. nODOUAN, Bo. Main Bt., oppoaite firattleboro Uonae. Brattleboro, Vt., May 1, 1819. -J QTEI' INTO k F, S. BBAOKETT'S Clothlnt; and Tailoring: Eatabllehnaent Aiyouar. going by, and care your order for nice nttlng 8HIRT8. or a pattern cnt from measure. If MANHOOD RESTORED. A victim of youthfnl improdene., cauatng premature decay, nerrona debility, etc, hating tried in Tain T ery known remedy, has foand . elmpl. aeUnre, which be will aend r.e to hU fellow auffarera. Ad dreaa J. U. BEEVES, 78 Neaeau 8t New York. P. O. Box 0113. e-38 Literary Department. Kenrny at Neiea Pines. Bo that soldierly legend It still on Its Journey, That story of Kearny who knew not to yield I Twaetheday when with Jameson, fierce Berry, and Birney, Agalnit twenty thousand he rallied the field. Where the red tolleys poured, where the clamor rose hlgheit, Where the dead lay In clumpe through the dwarf oak and pine; Where the aim from the thicket lurctt and high. e.t, No charge like Pbll Kearny's along the whole line. When the battli went ill, and the brareet were aolemn, Near the dark Seven Tinei, where we 11111 held our ground, He rode down the length of the withering column, And hla heart at our war-cry leaped up with a bound; He annffed, Uke hla charger, the wind of the powder, Hla aword wared uaon,andwe answered the sign t L)ud our cheer aa we rdihed, but his laugh rang the loader, "There'e the devil's own fan, boys, along tho whole linel" How he strode hla brown alesdl How we aaw hla blade brighten In the one hand atlll left and the relet In hie tecthl Ue laughed like a boy when the holiJaye heighten, But a aoldier's glance shot from his vl-or beneath. Up came the reserves to tho mellay Infernal, Aiklng where to go In through the clearing or pine 7 "Oh, anjMbere! Forward! 11a all the aame, Colo nel; You'll find lovely fighting along the whole liner O'J, evil the Mack ebroud of night et Chantllly, That hid him from eight of his brave men and tried I Foul, fonl aped the bullet that clipped the white lily, Tho flower of our knighthood, the whole army'a pridt! Ye, we drram that he .till, In that ihadowy region, Where the drad form their ranks at the wan dram mer'e sign, Rldea on, ae of old, down the length of hla legion, And the worditlll la Forward! along the whole line. IE. C. Btedman In Bcrlbner for July. 31 oea. Btrange Upe.try, by Nature apun On ttewleie looms, aloof from sun, And spread through lonely nooki and grcta Where ahadowa relgo, and leafy rest, O moar, of all yonr dwelllog-erota, In which one aro you lorelieet T la It when mar grim roote that cell Thf Ir snaky black through hurcld soil t Or when yon wrap, In woodland glooms, The great proue flec-trunke, rotted red 7 Or when you dim, on sombre tomba. The reo,utcereta of the dead 7 Or ia it when your lot la cast In acme quaint garden of the past. On acme gray, crumbled baain'a brim, With concha that mildewed Tritons blow, While yonder, throngh the popUra rrlm, Looms up the turrrted chateau 7 Nay, lovclltet are you when time weaves Yonr emerald films on low, lark eavrs, Above where pink poreb.roees peer, And woodbines break In fragrant foam, And children laugh, and yon can hear Tho beatings of the heart of Home. (Edgar FawceU In July Atlantic. So Uluck for .tie. No black for me, dear lore, when 1 am dead; Shroud net that pre dona face in funeral fold, But wear a aoft white veil upon your head, As fits a saintly woman growing eld. No black for me ; why, whn eternal day Has burat in glory on my daxxled eight. And Ood'a own angela bear my eool away. Should my twin apUlt Low In woe and night 1 There may be tears, but let them faU, aweet wife, Aa feeling one more pilgrim aaf e at rest ; One changed from dying clay to deathleaa Ufe, Whoae head baa often lain upon your breaat; One roaming 'mid an Eden'a nowera and treee, Whose weary, westing feet no walka could ahare; One drinking heaven's breath with rapturoua eaie. Who acaree could breathe a blessing or a prayer. Let me be carried from my cheerful home Like annahlne out of suaahlne, flowers from flowera ; Let malde in white, and little children come, And cheer with lender eongt your lonesome hours. For you win miss me, though seme lath from heaven May lead atralght from my glsry to your heart ; And I may come, like Jecob'e angela, given Seme thrill, eome Jeyoua meaaage to Impart. So keep the light about you; death if light, And life, and power, to pure and chastened lore; And death is only dark to doubt, and light That haa no virions from the world above. No black for me when I am gone, dear love; Sbroad not that prucioua face in funiral fold. Bat wear a soft white veil upon your hiad, As fita a aaictly woman growing old. Christian Union. A (I UK. I T COWARD. BY EDWARD EOOLESTON. Whether Henry Finlay wan liravo or cowardly, was the. conundrum to which the boys of Mr. Uiccn' Lallu (Jrainmar school couhl 11 nil tin answer. He hail nllnwcil himself In Lo "backed down" by Dick Corson, n stout and stumpy Kentucky boy, who wasylvuii lo bullying. And a fellow who could bo "hacked down" must bo a coward, so tho boya said. Corson had dared hint to cross cerlalu lino drawn lu tho sand, and Fiulay, though the equal of tho Keuluckian In alio and strength, had turned on his heel and walk ed away. Besides be had violated all thoso principles of "honot" which schoolboys I expect so highly, by appealing lolho school matter for protection. Corson, in order lo proroko a light, had broken Finlay's slate. "Old Green," as the teacher was disrespectfully called by the boys, was accustomed to "whip hard" when bo bad occasion lo flog; and so, when Iho master proposed to Corson that he should pay for Iho brokeu slate or "take off bis coat," tho valiant Kenluckiau pre ferred to pay for tho slate. I!ut this "run ning under the master's wings," as tho boys called it, convinced them that Finlay was a coward. And yet, on tho other hand, ho did no. seem much afraid of thotii. Ho did not get lu anybody's way; ho interfered now and then in favor of smaller boys ; but ho contented himself with declaring that if anybody troubled him, ho would not mako a bully of himself by lighting, but that ho would Just appeal to Iho "law" of tho school for protcctiou. If that were not sufficient, bo would tako the case before a justice, Tkls was a most unheard-of course, ami ono that disappointed tho boys of seeing a trial of strength between the new boy Fin lay and Corson. Home of tho boys had made bets ou the day of Finlay's advent, that be could "lamm" Dick Corson, who had been "King" of Iho Bchool. Now they wero to bo disappointed of a trial. But Corson grew bold In proportion as ho thought ho saw cowardico In Finlay, He told the boys bo would bavo a fight out or Finlay somehow, Corson had to cross tho Ohio river every day to reach tho school. During most of the year be came over in a skiff, but there bad been unusually cold weather, and Iho rlyer was frozen, so that large wagous, oven, conld cross on the Ice, Dick Corson bad for tbrco weeks walkod across on this natural bridge. He now proposed to tho boys that they should con ceal themselves tho noxt morning behind a certain great pile of driftwood on tho shore of the rlvor. Ho would then so tlmo bis arrival near the drift pile as to intercept Finlay, who hnd to walk two miles down tho shore to reach Iho school. As Fiulay would not know Ihcro wore any witnesses, ho would not be able to prosecuto Dick for assault, and Corson could tell his own sto ry lo Iho master. Some of tho schoolboys had qualms about engaging in this conspiracy, but they were overborno by Iho others, who declar ed that such a coward ought to bo taught to fight. Of course, Ihero were some boys in the school who wero not let Into tho secret at all. Their disapproval or Iho schomo was assured beforehand. Tho weather had been warm for two or three days, and Iho schoolmaster began to feel uneasy about tho ice, knowing that somo of Iho boys wero accustomed to cross on it. A sudden rise in Iho river during tho night had been reported to him by a fisherman who lived nil tho bank, and Mr. Green thought best to go down and cxam Ino tho Ice. Ho walked along Iho slioro unlit ho was slopped by an old pile of lodged driftwood. In tho open spaces benonth tblsgrcnt, loose heap of trunks of trees, boughs nnd boards, he heard smothered voices, and ho soon saw several of his own pupils hidden here, so Intent on watching something beyond that they did not sco him. Ho turned up tho bank till ho reached n placo wberoho could sec over tho lop of tho drift. There stood Corton, with his coat off, confronting Finlay. "You've got to fighl now, dog on you I" said Corson. "You can't tell tho master, for my story will be as good as your's." "You mean to whip mo first, and Ibcn lio about II," said Henry Finlay, quietly. "But what do you want lo fight for 1 What harm have I done you ?" "You're a coward and a tell-tale. Get ready now, for you've got to stand your ground." Finlay quietly laid down his books and Ihofdato which Corson had been obliged lo buy in plnro of Iho old one, and stood pre pared to defend himself, with his back to Iho bank. This gavo him a litllo llio.nl vnnlago of ground. "Why don't you come down here, you coward and fight on a level t" cried Dick. "If you don't liko my way, what do you fight fort" retorted Finlay. I am a penco able fellow. You aro a. bully. You have picked this lonesome place lo attack me. I do not want to fight, and I wou't aland out and fighl like n rooHtcr, or a bull-dog, or a prizo-figbler. If I hed a stick or a stone, I would not hcsilalc to usoitlo defend my self. I shall not tight you as a man, but as I would a bad dog. I shall stand here. If you walk away, I shall go on. IT you at tack me IlKea highwayman, I shall knock you down, If there is strength enough un der my roundabout, and I think there Is." This u as more than Dick Corson bad bar gained for. Ho saw that Finlay utterly rejected his code, and look all Ihc advant age of bis offenthe position. And Finlay had never seemed to him quito so strong as at this moment. The fellow was not exactly a coward, af ter all. He w as as cool as bo could be, and it gradually dawned on Dick that If he struck at Fiulay once, ho might give tho boys under Iho drll-hcap Ihe pleasure of seeing his own defeit. Fur tho present, Ihercfoic, he contented himself with taunts, which did not seem to disturb bis big, good-natured antagonist. Finlay sat down on a log near by, while Corson continued lo exhaust his breath, conscious all Iho tlmo that Iho boys under thcdtlfl-pilo must It gin to lose patience soon. Suddenly Henry Finlay arose and start ed forward, saying, "Get out of Iho way, Dick, Iho ice is moving I" "You lie!" said Dick. "It's no such thing! You jiitt want lopct away, and I won't let you. "I tell you it Is moving nnd there's your brother Tom half-way over I He'll bo drowucd !" "You don't come that guin-gama over mo !" cried Corson, whoso courage revived at what ho thought tho first symptoms of returning cowardico on tho part of Fiulay. Iu trull:, tho great mass of ice, nearly a mile In width, had begun to move .slightly, and Dick's younger brother, on his way to school, was walking at bis usual p.ice, un conscious that tho ice was alloal. It must soon break up, and then the lad would per haps bo drowned. Finlay sprang forward, but Dick caught him by tho collar and stopped him; upon which Finlay, witu an Impatient und pow erful shove, sent tho bully backward head long into Iho gravel and sand. Tho boys in Iho drift, who had not seen Iho moving lco, but who had lost all ad miration for Dick, began lo cheer. But in a moment everybody was looking at tho lco which now began lo grind against tho shore, with a crashing and thunderous sound, A largo flat-boat, nearly a hundred feet long, was torn from its moorings and crt'shed by the slow, but Irresistible mo tion of the lco, which ground tho timbers to splinters. Powerful as was this slow, smooth ava lanche of Ice, It was brokeu In turn by an Immenso rift that stretched nearly from shoro to shore, passing within twenty feet of Tom Corson. Tho poor lad was now thoroughly fright ened, and ran in terror towards tho shore, where stood all Ihe boys and tho master, each suggesting a different plau for saving him, for the lco on which he stood was bo ginning to break up, and ho could not get within a hundred yards of the shore, a great longitudinal fissure having shut him off. Finlay launched a skill In Iho opening made by the first rifl, and called lo Dick to gel in with him, Dick refused, declar ing that a skifTcculd not live two minutes In the lco. The schoolmaster, however, got In with Henry, and they pushed off. Just then a great, triangular piece which had been loosened by tho second fissure, caught against lie shore, and being forced down by the mass of lco above, assumed a rota ry motion, and soon made kindling wood of tho klll'. The master and Finlay were glad to get to tho shore with their lives. Both had bold to their oars, and Finlay seized tho ono carried by tho schoolmaster, and with Iho two In his hands, loaping upon this ro tating cake of Ice, ran to its outer edge, where It was grinding hoarsely against tho yet nnbroken mass upon which Tom stood. Ho sprung clean over tho dangerous point of contact, and reached the terrified Tom. "Tako this oar," be said, "and follow me." Tho cake of ice next Ibe shore had by this tlmo drifted away from tho mass on which they stood, Finlay easily cleared the gap, but Tom fell In, and Finlay pulled him out by tho oar, lo wbtcb Tom held with a death-grip. The triangle was fast going to pieces, and at the next leap Finlay bad to scramble out of Iho water first, and then pull Tom out. But now Ihero was no longer any com municatlon with thoslioie, and tho salva lion of Iho two boys seemed out of Iho question. They drifted along upon a cako of lco, which ever grew smaller by the wearing away of Its edges. The boys nnd the schoolmaster ran down tho shore, help less to do anything for Iho Inds who wero afloat. Then there was a Bound below them of the cracking of lco cakes, such as they had not heard befoir. It canto nearer. The lco beforo tho two boys seemed to bo running back upon their own piece, which rcarod up in front, broke In two In tho middle, and was overwhelmed nnd sunk by a great ptcro from above. Fiulay and Tom managed lo cxtricnto themselves from the ruin of tho ice-raft on which they had stood, and to get upou tho piece which had been forced abovo it. Then they saw what it meant. Tho lco was gorg ed at (ho bend or Iho liver. For a minute Iho great mass was locked in. Quick I It Is already trembling, aud about lo move. Only swift and ngllo feet cjn avc them. They climb along Iho ridge, and over tho hummock". They are safe nshnro at the very instant when Iho dull roar and smash sets In again, and the great, grinding mass Is ou the move. The tnvlcr had fully intended to punish Dick Corson. But ho couldn't. Theevenls of Iho morning had punished him. His disgrace was so complete that n whipping would almost have been a mercy. Bui the teacher did write upon tho blackboard, "Bullies nro not generally brave." And Dick Corson left school. Youth's Companion. Hon Ibe Ciruelaoiier. C'umr. I wish to tell the readers of 81. Nicholas a story about the Great American Desert, whero the graeshoppcts made such a fear ful raid last summer. When you see Ihe lilllo creatures bop ping harmlessly about in the grata, you can Ibluk of what a power for evil they pocas when they gather logclhcr in such armies as thoso which overran our pari of tho country la, I year. The weather was Intensely warm hero all last season, and for thirty days within tho space of six weeks the thermometer ranged from 100 to Hfl". It was during this heal in the lalterpart of July that our Swcdo girl, Selma, said she must go homo to caro for her aged mother, l'eloand Folly, our two mules, were harnessed lo the express wagon lu the early morning, and a plcasanl little com pany of us started out to take Selma borne. Our read lay up tho banks of a clear wlnu Ing stream, on each side of which our industrious Sncdo neighbors have settled, aud turned over Iho virgin soil of Ibis "Garden or tho Desert," upon which ap peared fields of waving grain. We bad not ridden far before Pete and Polly, who had been whisking Iheirlong cars very contentedly, began lo lay them back aud toss their heads into Ihe air. As they tossed Ihiui higher and higher, we noticed that a grasshopper came at Inter vals wilh a liounce into our laps or bit our bands and face, arid tho farther wo went north the moro frequently th( Ir whizz and click availed our cars, or their sharp wings struck our nocs, till we sympa thized with our restless mules. Soon no noticed Iho little brown bodies and gray wings lying in piles along the shady side of our track, anil that tho green leaves of the corn hung like silt ribbons swaying in tho breeze; ar.d farther on theie was hero aud there a field that had been planted on the sod w hero nothing but Iho stalk was lefl, and woMiid, "Sec what Ihc grasshop pers have been doiuj." Wc set Selma down al her door, and turned toward home, wondering if the grasshoppers wero going lo do much harm. The scj.on liai) been unusually dry, as well as warm, and fr that reason Ihc small grain, though very light, was ready for tho reaper, or already cut. Soon after the lnr esters had repaired to tho field that allrinoon, tho cry was heard, "The grj-shoppcm have fallen upon the corn lieMs." Then wo know wc bad met tho scouting party in the morning, and thai, by some u underfill Insect power, they bad telegiaphed lo tho main body Iho new s of our rich t'elds. Wo had a corn-field r twenty acres, I bat was tho pridu of our foieman, and pro nounced the most luxuilant of any for miles up and down tho valley. Tho de stroyers wero at work upon It, but tho men, hoping In savo a part, lefl Iho harvest and built tires all along Iho lows. Thoy whip ped and switched and smoked, running from one pait of Iho field to tho other in Iho heal, but it was nil or no avail. Tho little invaders ate on, nnd at night nothing was left of our boasted corn-field but Iho tali bare stalks, looking liko bean-poles. The Indian women had corn and bean patches near us, and when they came and saw their work all destroyed Ihcy wept and moaned, and said "God is not pleased, or Ho would not send the grasshoppers to cat what wo need." Tho next day Ihe raiders camo lo our gaidens, and though we covered the plants with barrels aud boxes and sheets, though wo smoked and whipped aud brushed, hoping to save some vegetables, they seom od to laugh at our dismay, and kept steadi ly at work, even eating ourouions aud red pepper-stalks down to Iho ground. They stripped young fruit-trees of their leaves and gnawed our shrubbery and Uowcih till thero was no green Ihluf, left to cover the brown earth, aud then (bey mounted our shade (rees, and the ground was soon covered with falling leaves. The heal was Intensified by tho presence of bucIi a mass of nnlmil matter , aud our nights, usually so cool, wero bot and uncomfortable. The unwonted sound or tho rustling or mllllousof wings caused tho dojs to bowl dolefully, and a vagno terror began lo steal over our hearts. Near nightfall of the third day of the presence of tho foe, a brisk breezo blow from tho north. Our neighbor Keturah came to our door, and said, "Do you sco bow tho smoke' is rising ou every sidoof us?" Wo could see Irom ten to Iwenly miles In any direction, aud all about us were pyr amidal columns of smoke, as wo thought, rising toward the heavens. "How Is It," wo asked, that these great masses of smoke appear simultaneously at every point!" And as wo gazed and saw them slowly grow blacker nnd riso higher, an indefina ble dread ofsomo fearful coming took pos session of us. Two of our number were out taking a gallop ou their ponies. On their return they said, "Did you see Ihe grasshoppers riser We beard a sound liko a rushing wind, and thought we were riding Into the edgo or a whirlwind" (such as are often aeon hero, carrying pyramids of dust and sand many reel from tho earth), bul, look ing a moment, saw tbo grasshoppers going up In cloud-liko masses, aud tbey passed off south." "Ahl that was Iho grasshopper., nud we thought It smoke I" wo exclaimed; and Immediately tho wolght was lifted from our hearts. Some grasshoppers wero left nenr our buildings, but thoy wero merely going to rest for the night, and by noon next day very few wcie to bo seen. In Just one week Trom tho day of Ibelr first arrival, a great shower of grasshoppers fell again, nnd began lo devour wbat the others bad left. Ono corn-field which Iho others bad left in part, and which still promised a small harvest, was attacked by these lat er marauders, and our last hope fur corn that season soon vanished. Our shado-trecs were entirety stripped of their leaves, Iho netting screens in our doors and windows bung In tatters, and tbo greedy millions made their way Into our houses to devour plants which we thought hidden from Ibelr Insatlato lilllo Jaws. They ate holes In clothing, in cur tains and in pin-cushions, and I beard of ono woman who found Iho draught of bcr slovo clogged with grasshoppers, they hav ing fallen down the pipe In such numbers as to fill it. Tho houses and fences wero soon black with the millions of these Insects. Wo could not even see tho bark on the trees because of tho myriads of wings, and wo beheld tho result of Iho labor of many hands n blank before us. Wc sat in awed silence, feeling we were In Iho presence of Ibat Power which can bar tho raging waves of the sea with llttlo grains or sand and send nil army or little insects to bring to n might tho boasted work or man. Tho third day oiler their arrival, clouds fllllod r.cross tho sun at Intervals, screen ing us from Its intense beat, nnd toward night a company of us, daughters of these prairies, dragged our really exhausted solve to tho river, hoping to find a llttlo refreshment by a bath. We were scarcely In tho water beforo we were startled by a crash, a peal, and then a rushing wind. Peering over tho high northern bank, we saw a black cloud driven furiously up to ward tho zenith, and nt tho same time Iho sun burst from under a dark veil in the west, revealing lo our eyes a scene of won der. Myriads upon myriads of little wlugs were flashing like specks of silver in tbo sunlight, not only as far as Iho eye could reach, east, west, and south, but as far as wc could sec into the air above us, and we knew the grasshoppers wero driven again before the north wind. WLer our bath was finished, very few of theui were lefl to annoy us ns wc relumed home, aud great was our relief and Joy to have them gone. But wc did not look for ward lo tho want which has oppressed so many hearts, and to tho relief of which so many of tbo readers of St. Nicholas have, no doubt, contributed. St. Sieholas for July. Itoxuanceln Itrial Life. In New Yoik, iu 17WJ my store was iu Maiden Lane, within three doors of the store of John Mowatt, an extensive dealer In shoe?. Ills foreman was John Pelusc, who sat behind Ihe counter stitching shoes and walling on customers as they stepped in. One day a corpse was found In tho dock at the foot or the street. Tbo coroner took the Jurymen from Ihe neighborhood, among them John Mowaltand his foreman John Peluse. The corpse lay on a table In the centre of tho room. Somo ono of the jurymen remarked that ns soon as John Peluso looked on tho corpse, ho stvrted, turned pale, and looked as if going lo faint. He rallied, however, but his subseqnent movements occasioned some curious re marks. The Jury having rendered a ver dict of death by drowning, were discharg ed. Mowalt turned around to look for bis foreman, but behold, ho was no! there. Wc stepped out of doors and saw him high up the street on a half run, when ho quick ly turned a comer. All sorts of Inquiries were made, but nothing could bo beard or him. This, with bis turning pale at the first view or Iho corpse, occasioned somo strango surprise among the jurors for many days afterward. John Mowalt was a bachelor of thlrly live, and Peluso had seen about thirty sumimrs. On a curtain day about one mouth there after, a lady in deep mourning stepped In to Mowatt's stoic nnd asked for a pair of shoes. Wbiio John was (ryiug bow the tho shoes filled, the lady inquired : "You had a man lu your store John Peluso by namo what has becomo of blmT" "Yos," said Mowalt. "but what has be come of blm I would give a good deal to learu." He then related the story as abovo stated. "Strange," replied Ibe lady." "And you bavo not sccu him since"' "No," replied Mowalt. "I bnvo not teen blm since." "Yes, you bavo seen blm," replied the lady, "I certainly," said Mowatt, would not contradict a lady of your appearance, but I have not seou blm to my knowledge." "Well, then," said she, "I am John Peluse ; and that subject ou whom we held the Inquest, was my husband. My family name Is Randall ; I was born in Philadelphia; I married (against Ihe wish es of my parents) John Comer, a sober, In dustrious man, by trade a shoemaker. He took to drinking, neglected his business, and once be strnck me, while In liquor. We had no family, so I resolved, whilo stitching shoes together, to learu bis trade and leavo blm. I soou made u passable shoe, when I assumed male nttlre, and came to New York, and you gavo mo work aa a journeyman, Tho rest you kuow." John (old the present narrator, somo days afterward, that on hearing this he was dumbfounded. "Well, madam," said John, "what aro your plans for tbo future t" Says she, "I bavo not yet formed my plans." ".Well," said John, "I liked you as a Journeyman, and when my foreman I was pleated ; suppose wo go into partnership for lire I" Iu forty-eight hours thereafter tbey wero married. She was a fine-looking woman, and might bavo passed for twenty-five. This, perhaps, Is the first Instance on record of a woman silling as a Coroner's juryman on Iho corpso of her husband. The abovo Is simply a talo of truth. "Wbat will not a woman do for tho man sho lovest" asks a writer. She will not eat onions Just beforo going to a parly, uo mai ler bow much she loves blm, "Your feet aro very Biyllsb," said a man to bis friend, whose feet were covered with bunions. No, not stylish, but exceedingly nobby," was tbo good nalured reply. rench and tiermusi.. A French periodical gives the following comparisons from a Ilussian review be tween the Fronchman and the German, and coming from a Ilussian tonrce, it is not without signflenncoat Ibe present mo ment: "Tho French aud the Germans bavo bal ed each other for a long time, but there Is no resemblanco In Ibo manifestations of their natural hatred. It Is not a character istic of Iho Frenchman to halo with endur ing, unbrokon energy. He hates by fits and ttarls, occasionally. When woundod to Iho quick, he loses all seir-possesslon, goes ahead, strikes, ravages, and kills. But when tho first outburst Is over, bo soon recovers his equtnlinlly and cares no more for the German than ir the laltor wero not of this world. Not Ibat be for gets him or bis hatred; no; but he docs not notice htm. Ho will not forget that tho German Is n barbarian, a sort or wild beast, but bo does not notice him. Ho says, Let him go lo tho devil 1 Let blm llvoasbo chooses 1 Quito dlfleronl Is tho balled or the Ger man. Ho bales without respite--sysletnat-ically. He Is forever anxious to play on tho Krhlcind some underhand, wily trick, lo oust him from bis place, and put himself Into It. The Frenchman's hatred Is a flame that of tbo German an inextinguishable passion. With a Frenchman it Is a gush ing stream with the German relentless malice. Whence comes bis malice, nnd at wbat docs it aim? Ho never confesses it. Ask blm why be bates the French, and he will recapitulate the wars of the first empire, the sufTei lugs and humiliations endured by Germany. 'Very well,' you say, 'but you have revenged yourself; you aro even. Wby do you still bate tbo Frenchman?' 'Becauso ho wants to steal our Bhenlsh provinces' the Gentian used lo say befure Pio war of 1870. 'If it wero not so, wbat do thoso tremendous fortresses of Mctz, Stras bourg and Belfort mean?' 'But you nlso have fortreiscs Mayence, Rastadt, Ulm, and many others 1' 'Ah I with ns it is quite a different thing, ho answered dryly ; 'wo only mean (o defend ourselves if at tacked.' To-day Iho Ocrman has laken Alsace, Melz, and Strasbourg; he has secured au open route to Paris, nnd be continues to cry; 'We only want to defend ourselves in rase we arc assailed.' In ibe meantime he thinks: 'If only they would assault usl Wo would not be as generous as we bavo been in the first Instance. Champaign would then bo ours, and we should get a foothold in Burgundy.' It is clear that all Ihe complaints of the Germans abont French ambition aro so many fables and falsehoods. It is not Ibo warlike ambition of the French which now prevents Iho German from sleeping In peace, any more than It was formerly Ibo tremendous fortresses of Metz, Strasbourg, and Belfort. That is not Ibe source of bis hatred. Ko; It Is envy. The German en vies the French, and Ibis is wbat makes him so thoroughly miserable and bis hatred so bitter. The Germans have nover forgiven France for being crowned wltb glory In the sight of Europe. Tbey Inquire, 'How did the French come lo win an unfounded ad miration? Are we not more learned than tbey ? Have we not a higher moral sense ? We are neither a frivolous nor a bragging people whenco does it coino that il Is not we who have the supremacy ? All Ibis Is manifestly a misunderstanding. Europe does not know the French ; let us unmask them.' And on thai plea they gj on im peaching France and bringlug bcr to trial. The procedure dales from Ibe Empire, and they carry it through the whole ceulury. They logically prove that the French are ignorant, frivolous and braggarts that there is nothing substantial in them. In morality, that tbey aro tho most corrupt people in Europe; as to their capital, that it is the soil on which all vices are grafted. It Is Babylon I Europe listens, and while seeming lo agree with Germany, continues to subsist as before ou tbo heart and mlud of France. Europe reads Ibe brilliant and light French literature, leaving German literature to specialists and scholars. It Is French wit which has tho lend on every European stage. The modern French Babylon re mains, as ever, tho queen of taslo and of fashion, Ihe fountain-head or new Ideas, the grand centre of motion, the place whero tho whole world, without excepting the mortal enemies of France, looks for life and pleasure. In ibis respect the depraved Babylon has alwajs worked miracles. It is said that In 1S15 the Duke or Wellington went lo Paris with tbo firm purps&uof giv ing Iho Parisians somo good lessons iu morals ; bul that hard and unbending pro motor or morality spent three millions during six weeks' stay In Paris. Blucber spent four in ono mouth, and some of the allies even more. But some people will ask, bow is it Ibat the frivolous, ignorant, and Immoral Frenchman exerts such bewllchery on for eigners? The cauto cf it is obvious. The Frenchman is a man with a soul. He has a loving heart; be Is loyal, amiable, benev olent, cheerful. Foreigners are Involun tarily charmed by qualities which tbey do not find elsewhere, and, flying from the weariness which weighs them down In other countries of Forope, they go to re cruit among the gleeful, Jolly, mocking people of France. Flower Show. Strawberry and Ice-cream festivals are now lu order. No village with any pre tentions at all lo a share In the civilization of tho present day can well afford to disre gard wbat custom has prescribed In Ibis matter. Accordingly, an epidemic of such festivals is sweeping over the country, tak ing a courso from Sonlb to North, with a rapidily that is naturally regulated by the condition of the strawberry beds. More over It Is quite evident to everybody wbo has exercised a little observation that these festivals enjoy a great degree of popularity. Tbey are well patronized, and apparently very well enjoyed. This shows at least that the peoplo are quite ready to enter into anything of the kind which promises a little pleasant social union and neighborly Intercourse, since a craving for the straw berries and tbo cream Is not the only Im pulse that draws them together. It seems to bo a pity that such festivals rrequently bavo ouo reatuto which renders Ibem less popular than tbey might be. We allude to Ibelr sectarian character. We have Bap list festivals, Proteslant Episcopal festi vals, Presbyterian festivals, and so on through the whole list of the denominations which happen to have an organization In any particular village. So long as Ibe fes tivals are to be regardod simply as a means of raising money, this Is all very well. But tbey have their social aspect as well and tbon follows Ibe conjecture whether something could not be devised wblcb should bo frco from sectarianism, aud of fer a common potntof interest to Ihe whole of each neighborhood. Such an object would bo attained by Iho Introduction of horticultural shows. Thero is scarcely a village, In the Easleni States at any rate, so small that Iho establishment of a society for tho purposo would not be possible. Florists and professional horti culturists would find it lo their advantage to bave them, and amateurs would find It tbo agreeable rivalries that would bo In duced a.nong tbolr neighbors and them selves a sourco of pleasant excitement for tho greater part of tbo year. With a com paratively small expenditure two shows might bo held in each vlllago or cluster of tillages cvory year, nnd with proper man agement ihey should bo inado nearly If not qullo lo pay their own expenses'. Such ex hibitions would afford a delightful recrea tion in themselves, and they would be the means ofpromoling Ibat social geulallly wblcb Is always desirable. This Is of no small momeut; but their ludiroit lufluenco would be far greater. There should bo no reason why tho poorest man In a country village who has control ever a plot or ground should not send In something to tho shows for exhibition. Encouragement should especially bo given to such persons. Prizes should be award ed rather to Ihe results of labor and Indus try than lo thoso or mero money purchase. Iu this way not only Is a taste for tbo beau tiful promoted among all, but It Is brought homo lo many who might, without such In direct education, bo led to tastes of a very different and of a prejudicial kind. Prizes for collections of wild flowers would Btimulato a lovo for these beautiful objects, and create an Interest in the works of nature In Ibe minds or children ; and taste iu tbo arrangement of flowers and the admixture of colors might be cultivated In like manner by Instituting competition for the best prepared bouquets or for floral de vices of any kind. Our long winters sug gest also that prizes shoold bo offered for window-gardening, thus keeping up Ibe interest through all seasons; and competi tion in general garden culture would pro mote Industry and perhaps lessen Ihe re ceipts of tho village bar-room. But it is not necessary lo onumcrato all the advantages which wonid accrue from the adoption of this method of promoting emulation In a direction where nothing but the most elevating Influences can prevail. Tbe suggestion presents few dlOlculllej of any kind. There is ample lime now to ar range the necessary preliminaries for tho autumn shows, If a few people in each local ity sbculd lake up Ibe subject in tbe right spirit. That would make the start for more complete arrangements to bo mode next year, aud tbe good effects of tho movement would, we believe, be Immediately felt. X. Y. 2Tm. The Power ov Tnuii Pbateb on tho heart aud tbe life Is unquestionable. Math ematics aro controlled by their own laws; bat tbe moral power and worth of a being are determined by tbe qualities of the soul of which spiritual prayer Is tbe life and breath. To pray iu spirit Is to have spirit ual life, nobility and peace. This is expe rience. There wero no beaven or angels or God or Justice If such results did not sure ly follow all noble action, all sacrifices for truth and right, all aspiring of tho soul to tbe Infinite. Each aspiring sigh for strength and holiness, each, heart-throb for the good and i rue, does receive fulfilment in added power to do nnd bear. And this Is true prayer the earnest yearning of our weak ness for strength ; Iho sighing of our spir its for communion with tho Eternal; tbo calling down of heaven's beneficent forces to aid our sympathies and multiply our generosity, is never in vain. Thoso who pray for silks and bank stock and offices may be disappointed ; bot those who seek tbo kingdom and righteousness of God never seek in vain. II Is hero that faith ia invulnerabie.lt is human nature that prays to Him wbo made it. Man has the su preme right lo ask, and the Father wbo put Ibe asking In the constitution of tbe soul is ever waiting lo answer every true request True praying is not a thing or Iho lips but of tbe life, not asking iu words merely, bat iu deeds that aro thanksgivings and petitions. The soul must cany the body nnd the life to Ibo Eternal by the force of Its Irustful outreach to find satisfaction and peace. Tbe truly spiritual ask uo earthly trinkets ; tbey want purity, peace, aud power, and, seeking these, God continual ly fills their souls wltb spiritual blessings aud Joys tho world knows not of. TAe Golden Age. Job D. on a Stobmv Day. It was a half drizzling, half stormy day Iu tho mlddlo of November. Just such a day as puts nervous people in a bad humor with tbem selvos and everybody else. Job D. was brooding over Iho flro immediately after breakfast. His wife addressed him as fol lows; "Mr, D., can't you mend that front door latch to-day ?" "No," was Ibo answer. "Welt, can't you fix tho handle of tbo mop?" "No." "Well can't you put up some pins for Ibo clotbea in your cham ber ?" "No." "Well, can't you fix that north window, so that the rain and snow won't drive In?" "No, no, no I" answer ed tbo husband sharply. Ho ihon took bis hat, and was on (ho point of leaviug tbe house, when his wife, knowing Ibat be was going lo tbe tavern, where bo would moet some or bis wet-day companions, asked blm kindly to wait a moment. Sho then got her bonnet and cloak, and said to bor husband, "You're going to the tavern; with your leave I will go wilh you," The husband stared. "Yes," said Ibe wife, "I may as well go as you ; If you go and waste the day at the tavern, wby shall I not do tho same ?" Job felt Ibe reproof. lie shut the door; bung up bis bat; got tbo ham mer and nails ; did all bis wlfo requested, and, sat down by tbe fire at night a better and happier man. The Maoio or a Mabiuaqe Fke. Not long ago, a lady or very Interesting and lovely appearance called upou me. I bad married her, somo years before. I did not remember ber, but she recalled tbe circum stance, and she (ben said that Heaven bad not blessed ber with children, and sho be lieved the reason woji because ber husband did not glvo me any fee I I laughed, of course, and tried lo laugh ber out of the Idea, but she was very serious, very earn est about It, so I had to submit, and accept tbe honorarium which she offered. Some time after, I met ber father, whom I recol lected, In tbo street, and as we walked along together, I asked blm bow bis daugh ter was. He said sbo was very well, and very happy with bor Utile boy I Now, my brother ministers, take heart! If Provi dence looks out so vigilantly for tbe mar rlago fees, do not concern yourselves about any sublunary matters, but give your' selves, heart and soul, to tbe good work of serving tho tralh.Itev. Dr. JPurneu.