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THE LOST 81111'.
BT Ml** L. r. LA*DOM.
Deep in the silent waters,
A thousand fathoms low,
A gallant nhip lie* perishing—
She foundered long Ago.
There are pile sea-flowers wreathing
Around her port-holes now,
And spar* and shining coral
£ncrust her shining prow.
Upon the old deck bleaching.
White bone* unburied shine,
While in the deep hold hidden
Are cask* of ruby wine.
There are pistol, sword and carbine.
Hung on the cabin wall.
And many a curious dagger—
Hut rust has spoiled tbeiu all.
And can this be the vessel
That went so boldly forth,
With the red fltg of Old England,
To brave the stormy north?
There were blessings poured upon her
When from her port she sailed.
And prayers, and anxious weeping
Went with her o'er the main.
And once the sent hotue letters.
Joyous onn were they.
Dashed with fond remembrance
Of friend* so far away.
Ah, many a heart waa happy.
That evening, when they came.
And inany a lip pressed kiaaes
Upon a beloved name!
•
How little those who read them
Deemed, far below the wave.
That tihild, and sire, and lover.
Had found a seaman's crave!
But how that brave ship perished
None knew, save Him on high!
No island hoard her cannon.
No other barque was nigh.
We only know from England
She sailed fir o'er the main—
We only know to England
She ne'er came back again.
And eyes grew dim with watching.
That yet refused to weep.
An 1 years were spent in hoping
For tidings from the deep.
It grew an old man's story
Upon their native shore,
God rest those souls in Heaves
Who meet on earth no more!
^grimltuniL |
Prom the American Agriculturist.
IIow to rolao Turkeys
Ono of the grandest night* about a farm
house in the full of the year in a noblo flock
of turkey*. What lordly »trut*ings of tho
old gobbler, raking the ground with hi* trail
ing wing*, tanking broad hi* caudal phylac
tonw, mid ejecting a ind froiu bin swelling
Itrrart with the fierceness of a locomotive!
What gobbling* of hii eldest sons, m they
ape the manners of tho father, and essay to
lead the flock afield! What iridescent ool
or* glow u|>ou the glossy feathers of the
whule flock, a« tliey pick their morning
m»ul ! Tho noblest of all birds in the farm
van!, or uj>on tho table, the turkey should
become a universal favorite, wherever there
i» room for him to follow his native, wan
dering habits. Though ;as thoroughly do
incsticatml as the common hen, they cannot
be confined to as narrow quarters with profit.
It is only upon (arms where they can nave a
good range, Uiat they can bo nised to ad
vantag". No kind of poultry pays a larger
profit, as the most of the fJod m gathered
from the field, and the prim ia always high.
Farmers in Connecticut and Rhode Island
p»y a good deal of attention to this crop,
and market it mainly in Providence and Bos
ton. Two hundred turkeys, worth throe
huo'lred dollars at the door, are frequently
raised upon single fknns.
No State ex. els Connecticut in the siss
and qualitv of its turkeys, and a few hints
from the note book of some of our best poul
S raisers will be acceptable to your readers.
is is about the time, when these birds be
gin to think of their future broods, and if not
already done, the breeder should immediate
ly make them.
A tclrchon of UocM. Two years old birds,
both male and female, are to be preferred, if
you desire fowls of the best quality. The
ntlei should weigh twenty-five pounds and
upwards, and the females not lews than fif
teen pounds. By careful sslectioo, a few
breeders have originated a variety of large
brotue turkeys, the males of which at aatur
ity weigh thirty-five |>ounds and upward.—
Other things Wnj; equal, the larger »nd
stronger the stock, the more and better binl*
the breeder but expect to raise. The hens
of a year old will lay earlier, but they will
Dot produce ho strong chicks.
JNc*ta. Though the hen* are prono to
stray off* and steal their n«-st# in woods and
retired places, they mat bo induced to lay in
mori' convenient s|«ots, Vy preparing nests for
them. Some build these of small stones near
the fenee by the road tide, covering tho top
with short board*, to shed Uie rain, and
throwing over them a handful of brush, to
Hereon the hen from observation. The more
rude and inartificial the nest, tho better. .\n
old flour barrel amwenn very good purpose,
leaving out one hold. The barrel* should
be put in some quiet place, not too neuroach
other, where the mother* will not Iwdisturb
ed. The nests may bomado of old hay or
straw, with a lining of ibnvt leaves. A few
| tohaceo stalks, or refuse tobacco of any kind,
will guard the nest* against tiee. To en
tice the hens into the nests, put in hens'eggs
or artificial egg* made for the purpose. As
they begin to lay Iwforo the hard trusts are
over, tho eggs should Iw carefully carried in
tho house, and Is? kept in a cool, dry place,
until they are ready to pet. Eighteen to
twenty eggs make a nest full for sotting.—
To guard tho mother aguinst skunks, minks,
and other night walkers, put over tho mouth
of tho barrel a lattice wur* of laths, reuiov
ing it every morning.
FerJiny. This is a matter of great im
portance. The first day after hatching noth
ing is needed, and tho lattice cover may he
kept over the barrel, to keep tho mother at
homo. The second day the young birds may
be put into u pen, made of four IxNirds,
about eightccu inches wide and fourteen feet
in length, leaving tho mother free. This
board pen will confine tho young ones, until
they are able to jump over it, when it will
he safe to give them more room. Tho pen
should be moved every fourth dav, to give
th« young a chance at fresh gram. For the
first week boiled eggs, chopped up fine, and
angle worms broken up small are tho best
food. After this, curus may l>o given, ami
very coarse com meal. It should Is- ground
for tho purpose, more court >» even than bom
my. Thin inay be ami mixiHl Willi
sour milk, and u little sand or snivel thrown
in to prevent it from linking tho crop.—
Many voting turkeys him killed l»v a too exr
elusive diot of Indian uieul Am tho young
oik* grow, they iuay lw led Kith buckwheat
and other grain*.
After they begin to range, care must bo
taken to house thetn in cold, stormy weath
er. Confine tlifiu in the ham cellar, or up*
on tho I Kim floor, when- they will have plen
ty of room. It any o! them get chilh-d, und
droop, they should ho put in a banket with
wool or cotton, undset near tho kitchen lire,
where they may feel the warmth.
As they grow and begin to shift for them
selves, rousts should lie provided for them in
flame place safe Irom thu attacks of vermin.
A common rooflt if a scuff dd. made by put
ting |>o1im upon erotclied sticks, ten or fifteen
feet high. The poh* should 1** throe or four
inches in diameter, that thev may lw easily
grasped with tho claw*. 'They should hi
brought up regularly every night to tho
rousting pUce, and Jed «b*»ro. Tito rnnnp
on«* should havo u rough pole, extending
frjiu the ground or fence to tho top of tho
roust, on which thev can walk up, until they
nr. strong enough to fly. Altera few days
ofschooling, they will come homo regularly,
und go to their places without any oversight.
After a month or two, they will forage for
themselves mainly living on gnsshopjier*.
und such iuscctNiut they pick up in the held*
and w<h»!s. Tho night feeding, however,
should ho continued, to induce regular
habit
Second brood* are sometimes rai*>d, but
where tho lirst has been successful, tho prac
tice is not advisable. Any niirplus egg* of
tho lint laying may l>? sot under hens.
lW Imkvims.—The following liints upon
poor farming *ro capital. mid dawrvo to Iw
read attentively; for wo think wo can point
to a good many planter* in our own mid«t
who 11avi* pur*ued one or mora of tTio plans
laid down, and who** plantation* btar umplo
testimony to the fact that they haTOiucceed
ed admirably in this, their self-adopted mode
of cultivation.
The first hint as laid down hy tho Spring
field Republican, in order to securo a poor
farm, in to invent all Your capital in land,
aud run in debt for tuoro.
lid. Borrow money to iitock your farm. .
3d. Have no faith in your own business,
and ho always ready to (tell out
•Ith. Buy muut cows, s|>a\incd horses,
poor oxen and cheap tools.
5th. Giro your cattlo poor provender in
onler to keep thorn tamo. Fiery cattlc are
terrihlo hard on old, rickety wagons und
plows.
Oth. Be caution* in tho manufacture of
manures. It makes the fields look hhick and
mournful about planting time; besides, it u
a good deal of work to haul it.
7th. Never wasto time it setting out fruit
and shade trees. Fruit and leaves rutting
nmund a place make it unhealthy.
Advice gratis.—The more elt»*cly you fol
low tlie above hints, tho nearer will you
approximate having; anutMolut" no account
farm But there is no niou.'V in tho experi
ment, so don't try it.
Miscellaneous.
For tl»e Union and Journal.
A RAINY DAY.
or iris.
Rain! rain ! this is good, this quick, put
tering decided rain, and I like it. Now for
k day of dreamy, delicious idlrneea, of read
ing old letter*, of dreaming old drcniua and
rememtwring old friends! I lovo the right
sort of a rainy day, for there are three kind*.
First, there is the drinly, foggy, neither one
thing nor another »ort, which puts tno as
much out of patience aa the people who are
ita exact cou^rparts, thoae who are neTrr
pleaeod, nor right down angry, always blue,
alwaja in the sulks.but haven't spirit enough
to atorm, who never hare an opinion and
pride thetiMr>ltt« on it.
Then there » No 2, when the wind howla
like mad, when the treat groan and tremble
like weds in the grasp «f the storm, when the
r»in ruehea down in broad sheet*, and all
nature acems racked and tcmp<«t-torn? This
sort of a day puts one'a soul in a storm. All
there i» that ia wild, and longing and aupcr>
natural in huui.ni nature, it brings upper
moat. The storm tone* the spirit into uni
eon with its fury and rush, and rousei in it
that fierce impatience, that sense of hitter
I restraint and chafing bonds, of prido and
I scorning strength, which seems like a dim
shudowing of Lucifer's spirit just before bo
| full.
Then last comes t<wlny. Look out of this
window with mo. There are the hills softly
I outlined through a Teil of silver mist. The
piues stand motionless and solemn by tho
white lKMtouied river, and the ruin comes
down in quick, gushing showers from a soft
grey sky. A gray quukerish day with just
that mild lovuble way with it.
Now wheel that largo arm chnir to the
window, bring mo that package of letters
and go. I cannot think with uny one in tho
room, besides there are sorno strange things
in those old lotters, and do you think I want
any one to sec my team if I should shed any,
or ask mo why I suiilo at this, orsigh at that?
Hero is a delicate, lady liko writing, but
tho wavering lines lack strength and firmness.
My eyes are resting now on words of fond en
deurmontand loving friendship. Ah! I*cautiful
Amy, you were ficklo as fair, and this wus
written long ugo. Such is tho way of tho
world,but if I mistnko not tho look that mars
the onco |ierfect fuce, wealth and jewels
cannot satisfy the heart which sold itself to
ugo and infirmity for them, and sho whom
you pitv as not in "our sot" is far happier
than thou.!
A IM.l.I, strong hand, and strong firm word*
with it. Does a rubied ring still gleam from
my finger, or do I fancy it only? Thou und
I, O writer, had a sweet drt'am oncc, nnd un
1 dream it o'er again to tho soft singing of
the silver rain, I know not but 'tin better
broken, and yet, memory whkpers if I had
been loss proud, and thou less firm—but no !
'tie* past, and wo walk different ways.
I think the sky grows darker, nnd tho
rain sob* sadly in tho plumed pine, as I open
this little childish note from which there falls
a ring of sun-kissed hair. Ah mo! theso
t"ars! I cannot keep them back. There's a
vision of a little face made holy by tho kis<
of tho death angel, a memory of littlo hands
folded on a childish heart, and of eyes which
closing shut tho sunshine out from more than
one rebellious heart. Tho rain has fallen on
thy grave for many a year, sweet Alico, and
our mooting draweth nearer.
Fiom over tho soa this letter camc, and I
stop to study its foreign post-mark and note
its strango but beautiful superscription. Oh
restless, longing poet-heart, has tho fame for
which you thirst<>d given you rest ? O for a
look into those changiug April eyes,for a word
from those scorning, yet tender passionate
lips! Tho world mourns that tho firw which
burns so fiercely in your heart is consuming
tho springs of your yet young life, but I will
not weep, fur do 1 not see tho words before
me now, as oft I havo heard them from sup.
pliant lips, "1'rayformo that I dioyoung,"
and I am glad, as thou art glad,that for tlieo
life's sun is near its setting. Thou will dio
in Venice, "beautiful Venice, brido of tho
S?n."
Tho rain la almost past. To tho gulden*
gated Went arc flocking clouds blushing
rosy-red a* a bride at tho altar. Silver gray
like thu breasts of doves, loain white ns tho
sea's crestod waves, with deep fiery crimson
strains breaking through them, liko tho
revelation of a sinful blood-stained soul in a
fair,smiling woman. Who could over weary of
the skies, 1 could say to-night,and yet I have
known times when their beauty was hut
mockery and I could havo hated their
treacherous smiles.
Slowly over tho earth tho darkness gather?,
wrapping tho hills as a mantle. Low in tho
skies a young moon hangs liko a smile in tho
sky, and tho stars open their holy eye*,whilo
tho shades that deepen in tho room tell m«
that day is dono. Tho rainy day is over,
and aluno in tho twilight gloom, lam glad
for tho day of rest. It is well now and then
to livo a day in tho put, to lenvo the present
and opening the gates of thought let the tides
of memory flow over tho soul. Tho present
is hard and stern, tho future uncertain, but
memory throws a halo round tho pust,which,
softening its bitter lessons and heightening
its sweet teachings, makes it a sacred thing
to tho heart.
lFr«tn Petcr*on'ii Mapizlncfur April ]
How Godfroy Horton Choso his Wifo.
11V MART I. CLARKI.
•Godfrey, old boy,' mtid llcnrr Clayton as
lie tilted lock his cli.iir.mul putliis feet upon
the uiantlcpioce, 'when Is the wedding to
bo?'
•Whose wedding?'
'Misw Laura Sowers, or Jenny, which is
it?'
'I do not know, I am suro.'
•Now don't lw mysterious, Godfrey; you
know you aroa constant visitor, and all 4"our
net' an> talking aliout tho match. Don't
pretend you hare not selected one of tho sis
ters. *
•liow do you know oither of them will
have mo?'
•Don't he absurd, old hot. You.yonng,
handsome, talented .and with ahirg" fortune,
need not ho over Imshful. Come, bo frauk,
which is the favorito sister?'
•Well, frankly then, I cannot tell you. 1
havo visited the family for several months, as
you kuow, but I cannot decide. Laura is
certainly the handsomest, with her flashing
black eyca and queenly manner; but Jenny
seems, although the youngest,to be the most
womanly and useful of the two. Yet, 1 can
not be sure of that. My entrance i. the
signal for cordial welcome and stnilca, and,
let me call at what hoar I will, they are al
ways wclldrwsed^nd apparently diiengagod.
To "bo suro I always, in toe morning, have to
wait somo time before Laura is visible.'
•Pop in unexpectedly and notice tho in
ternal oeonouij.'
•How can i ? A cnnl at tho door will put
any lady <»n her guard, or oVl-u the notice of
a gentleman visitor.'
•(to there in disguise. As a washerwoman,
for inutanco.'
•Good! I will !'
•Go there us a washerwoman?' cried
Clavton.
'Not exactly, hut I will obtain admittance
to a morning's privacy.'
•Well, let mo know the result.'
I/iury and Jenny Slitters wero tho only
children of a widower; who, although in
moderate circutnstancis, moved in very iash
ionahlc society. At tho jteriod of my short
sketch, ho was about to supply tholamented
Mrs. Somen' place, alter nearly ten years'
mourning, and, although a kind indulgent
parent, had no objection to his daughters
marriage, and indued, had told them so.—
Laura, whose high spirit resented tho proba
ble supremacy of a stepmother, had already
selected (iodlroy llortou as her future hus
IkiihI; and Jenny, who was younger and
gentler in spirit, tried to compter a carefully
concealed preferenco for tho snmo purpose.
All his attentions wero ascril>ed hy her, to a
brotherly regard, though every act of kind
ness or courtesy touchcd her very heart.
It was tho morning after a largo ball, and
tho sisters wero in tho breakfast room to
gether. latum, her glossyblack hair pushed
negligently off her faeo, with tho rough tum
bled briails of last ovening's elaborate coiffuro
gathered loosely into a comb; wearing a solied
wrapcr, torn stoekings,and presenting rather
an alarming contrast to tho brilliant IniII
room belle, was lounging on a sofa. Jenny,
in a neat morning dress, with a largo ginj*
ham apron, little whito collar, and hair
smoothly brushed into a neat knot, wus wash
in*; tlio lircaklast uihIhu.
'There i« nn old inun nt tho door with
Bonio urtificial flowers,' wild tho servant,
opening thu diuing-roum door, • will you bc*©
him V
•No,' mid Jenny.
'Yin,' cried I<aura, 'send him up.'
Tho servant departed to obey tho loat or
der.
In u Tow moments tho old niiui eamo in.
He wit* poorly dad, with n coarse hiuo cloak,
which watt much too largo for him. His
hair wan white, mid ho woro a heard and
moustache of tho same snowy hue. Making
a low how, ho placed tho largo basket ho
carried on a table, and opened it.
•I havo a bnncli of blue (lowers, hero,' ho
paid, taking them from tlio banket, 'that will
lint suit your goldon hair, Miss,' and ho
leld them before Jenny.
'It wa* my sister who wished to look at
your flowers,' said Jenny, quietly.
'Yew, bring them hero,' was 1-aura's im
perious command.
The old man's eyes followed Jenny, ns she
washed, wiped, and put away the dishes,
swept tlio room, and dusted it, and then sat
down Inside Laura, who was still looking
over the luisket.
•S>e, Jenny, this scarlct bunch. Will it
not Ih> lovely with a few dark haves to wear
with mv new silk?'
•Hut,' whispered Jenny, 'you cau't afford
it just now.'
'Y«*s 1 can. Father gavo mo sorno money
yestrrday.
•To Hiv tho last dry goods bill.*
'Well It can havo that carried to my privato
account.
•Oh ! Laura, I Imto to hear yon talk of
that jirivato account. It sccins so much like
cheating father.'
•Xonsenso! It will stand till Inin maried,
and then I can easily save itoutofmy house
keeping money.
'1 should not wish to marry in dobt,' said
Jenny.
Tho (dd pedlar looked earnestly at tlio
sisters. •
•You had lwtffcr tako thin bluo hunch,
Miss,'ho mid to Jenny. *If it ain't con
venient to pay now, I will call again.'
•No I shall not tako them.'
'They aro very bccouiing, Miw. Look in
this glass.' •
•I wish my hair was light,' mid Laura.
'I should like to wear blue. Godfrey llorton
mid last, night, that forgct-mc-uoUi wore his
favorite flowers.'
Jenny colored, and, placing the bunch
again in tho basket, said,
•Como, Liura, decide. You aro keeping
ono waiting whoso time probably is valuu
1 bio,'and then pissing a chair, sho added,
•R • seated, sir, you look tired.'
•I am tired, indeed,' was tho reply.
•I will taku tho scnrlct hunch, and these
red cam -lias, nnd this white cluster,' said
Laum.
•Hut, sister, you cannot afibrd it..'
•Yes. I can. Godfrey I lor ton is rich.'
Tho old man hit his lip.
•Think,' said Jenny, in a low tone, if you
lore hint, how much it will grieve hiin if lie
should discover this deceit.'
•Nownsc! Well, I'll toll you how to
rcmedv it. L nd me somo money out of the
hoiisefcctdng funds.'
•So,' thought tho edd man, 'slio ia house
keeper. Miss Laura always gavo mo to un
derstand that that was her post.'
•Laura! Steal from my lather!'
•'lficro dyn't preach.'
•Mif« Jenny,' said a servant, entering at
that moment, •the dinner bus come.'
Jenny left the room, and I^iura still turn
ed over tho gay flowers, wliilo the old man
pointed out their various beauties, his eye,
in tho meantime, running over the disordered
hair, shabby drc**, and lar.y position, whilst
ho mentally contrasted them with Jenny's
neat attire.
• Not decided yet?' said Jenny, returning I
nft«T u short a!*ene<\
No. Come hero.'
•I can't. Father has sent homo a calf*
head, nnd I mil afraid to trust it entirely to
Margaret. I must superintend tho dinner,
make a pudding, nnd tho jvarlon must l>e
diiMto-i, and tberu is my win to mullo to lw
finished.'
•Before I would bo the drudgo yoa are,
cried Laura.
'Drudgo! nonsense? I havo plenty of
timo for enjoyment, and father cannot nave
a comfortaldo house, if some one does not
superintend them things. When I marry
you mar do it,' and she laughed merrily.
'As if I should not marry first'' said Laura.
'There, I liavo chosen all I want.'
•Shall 1 call again for tho change ? mid
tho pedler. «I shall ho happy to put tho
Misses Somen on my list of customcn.'
4Yes, call again.'
So the pedler took up his basket, walked
home, threw aside his wig, beard, and di»
^uise, and wrote an offer of bis hand and
eart to Miss Virginia Somen, which was
accepted.
Laura Somen has two sources of profound
•peculation: One is, 'Why did Godfrey Ilor
ton pronosed to Jenny instead of me? The
othor, 'I wonder why that old man never
I called to bo paid for those exquisite flowers?' |
GOING HOME.
[An Incident in the Life of an Italian Music
Grinder.]
Such a miserable den it was, so dark and
dreary; how could bo tako bis little wife
there? Smoke-dried and bejrrimed, tho char
mi lieams poking out their olack mutiles in
every direction to terrify her,and the heavy,
shattered buildings opposite frowning down
their eternal dark frown upon her timid face.
Ducky garments, fluttering out on strings
and poles, for sale—garments of nameless
shape and quality and color; for daylight
bad bard work to poer down, at any time,
into Tibb's Old Court.
And, as ho raised her from tho ragged bed,
she clung about him with her burning arms,
nnd moaned out, feebly, " Homo, Paolo, I
wunt to go home, across tho sea ; it is cold
here, and 1 never soo tho sun."
"Cold! Why it is summer, little wife,
and hot—oh, so hot, as I tramp tho weary
strvets, and grind out my tunes."
" Poor boy ! Poor Paolo!"
" But when I am tirod I think of coming
back to theo, little one, and that gives mo
strength."
Then ho took the small hand again, and
started to soo how thin nnd wasted it was;
and again she murmured out a yearning after
home, away from this cruol plaon, whero
there was no sun—where dirty old men peer
ed in upon her, and culled " my dear." She
should dio there some day and then be would
bo left all alone.
Dio ?—what! dio and leave mo ? IIow he
cln*ned tho poor thin hand now, and pressed
his lips upon it! how gently ho laid her
head upon his bosom, and soothed her! how
ho promised that to-morrow ho would try
harder than ever to earn a little money, and
then if who were strong enough, they would
go away to some sunnier place.
liut she put her linger on his lip, and cried
out—" Home, homo."
So he proiniNcd her that, too, thoy .would I
go homo.
In tlio earlier morning hu kissed her quiet
ly, for hIio in still deeping ; he taken up hi*
organ, unil starts briskly upon his round,for
ho has a long way to walk. Ami when tho
sun pours down upon the dry, whito housed,
and tho very air tnat stirs faintly is hot and
arid, where is sho? Poor lad ! what, noth
ing yet? Tho whole morning gono, and
nothing gained. Hut he grinds away, and
his marionettes danco and frolic, ns tho* there
are no such things as drooping little wives and
sunlccs lodgings. Noisy urchins gather
round him, and dancu and shout too, and
souietiinvs fall to kicking one another, for
variety ; ami now a miserable French piano
wis up in opposition and spoils his music.
With a sigh no looks up to tho lialcony un
der w hicli 110 has played so long. A lady sits
there eating gropes, that must have cost—1
don't know how much.
•• Datani i/valc/ic cosa" murmurs tho lad,
in his own tongue ; and his sad mouth and
wistful eyes echo tho words.
lint tlio lady puts her delicate hand to her
car, in horror at the jingling piano, which
will keep on screeehini; out altout its '« Own
Mary Anno," shakes her head and keeps on
fouding lior lap-dog with dainty morsols of
cako; for tho poor sfianicl has been sick and
im dainty In his noting.
Then Paolo turns away heavily and stum
bles against a few perambulators—which is
ilbthing new, sinco tlioso inventions havo a
wonderful knack of holding their own, and
refuse to diverge a hair's breadth from their
line on liny account. All down another row
Of fine houses for nothing; and when lie
murmurs out some mournful words about n
sick wife, tho answer is that ho bus no busi
ness with a w ife, which is very truo and com
forting. But when one little girl throws
him n half iietiny, ho is so grnteful that ho
grinds out iiis wholo stock of tunes again for
nor.
Moro rows and more failures ; it is hours
sinco tho milk wcut below, and tho " young
water crcse't" are stowed away long ago ; it
is so lato that Paolo can stay no longer. A
hot tear rolls down his check as ho looks at
his one half-penny, and in his abstraction ho
stumbled against a knot of gentlemen.
•• Datcmi qualcho cosa," cried out tho lit
tlo lad, with a sob in his voice; for ho was
thinking of tho littlo wife ho had no business
with.
Ho was answered in his own tongue—oh,
joy to hear it! almost as good that as tlio
t)right sovereign with which this true coun
try tuun had answered his story. Yes, a
povereign, a wliolo gulden sovereign—on, nc
tlo wife!
44 Going homo, going homo," murmur*
Pnolo, tin lie hurries through tho streets, nnd
thinks how long thoy arc to-night 41 going
homo!"
.Shall ho show his treasure at once, or koop
it lwck n little, that tho rejoicing may ho
greater? Now ho drawn near tho end of his
walk; ho enters that dreary place, whero tho
dark frown hovers eternally, nnd tho sun
never comes. Ho stands on tho threshold,
stretching forth his arms joyfully to his littlo
wife. There is nothing on tho bed but a
bean of clothcs and a bit of clay—cold, quito
cola. Sho has gone homo without hitu!
Tho Fashions.
Ifnsinglo swallow doscn't makoa sum
mer, "Heaven's hist l>e*tgift to man" always
makes Spring, when sho array* herself in tho
Spring hash ions; and, being interested in
warm weather, wo arsglad toannouueo that
44tho openings" took place on Thursday, last
week, in New York, at fifty-five houses who
claim to supply tho needs of tho bon ton.—
Thcro aro sonic changes in tho fashions and
they aro generally considered for tho better.
"Bonnets aro hirger, by several degrees,
than they have hitherto been. They rcsetnblo
in shape tho cottage Itonnot worn years ago.
only that tho front docs not sot quite so close
to tho faco. The lust year's fashion ran off
tho hack of tho head—this year it threatens
to run quite over tho eyes. Tho front pro
jects nicely over tho top of the head, yet
utandit out suiucienuy mini mv mvu u; i
enable n lady to dn*s her hair as she may
like. Tho cap, or soft crown, seems to bo n
cirat favorite,hut plain ones arc much worn.
Itich HowcrHund illusions will be large!/ used
in trimming.
There in not such a uniformity in the shape
of the crown aft in thnt of the front; for trie
flat crown still hold* its place. The full
rucho is decidedly out of fashion, but sido
ruches arc still seen, though so scant and
curtailed that their character Is changed.
They are not now face trimmings, nut
rather a frame In which the trimming is set.
In souio hats designed for Summer wear there
in a novelty in the form of barbes or lappets,
very long and wide, floating on each side,
ana formed of crape or tulle of the same oolor
as the hat, and edged with dalicate blonde.
Tho Modistes do not propose any rery strik
ing changes. In Spring silks both the plain
and flounced skirts will be worn. Bat the
flounces hare the largest cboioe. Tbe oorsage
will be round, points being exclusively cuoJ
fined to ertning dresses. A very pretty]
sleeve which is entirely new, Is the'loaf
sleeveis very wide,and the bottom fashioned
to represent the carving in tho oak leaf.—
The cape is the sumc,and loth are ornament
ed with a puffed silk trimming edged with
narrow black lace. It is gathered in largo
box plaits into the arm. The corsage wbicn
accompanies this sleeve is made high, with a
brond collar of the silk turned back and
trimmed to match.
Thcro are a variety of pretty new sleeves,
tlic capuchins and half coat sleeve being
among the prettiest. For promenade mantles,
tho Kuipraw corsago and the Paul shawls
seem to l» the favorites. _ The latter is made
of rich black silk, a flowing pattern, having
a double point behind,and variously trimmed;
is not largo, and sits out prettily, giving full
scope to tho drew. For promenade, the
favorite colors this season will bo the chasto
tints—silver gtey, drab, mauvo and quiet
colors. Tho chines are particularly gray.
For evening toilet, light*colored chencs and
crapes do Paris will be the favor it* material;
eormgo cut low and poiflksd. illusion bands
and cupcs will be much worn.
Till Poo* Cvstokkk.—" llow much but
ter ?"
" Ono half pound, if you plea*."
4« And sugar?"
" llalf a pound."
" And thi*e orange*?"
'• llalf a down, air."
" You go by the halve* to-day ; well, what
elso? llo speedy, ma'am, you're koeping
better customers "waiting."
" Half a pock of Indian meal, and ono fine
Frcnch roll," Maid the woman ; but her lip
quivered, and she turned to wipe away a
trickling tear.
1 looked at her straw bonnet, all broken,
at her faded shawl, her thin stooping form,
her coarse garments, and I read poverty in
all—extromo poverty. And tno pallid,
pinched fcaturm, the mournful but once
beautiful fact!, told uie the luxuries were not
for her. An invalid looked out from his
narrow window, whose pule lip longed for the
cool, fresh orange, for whosn comfort the tea,
and tho butter, und the fine French roll were
taught, with much sacrifice. And I saw him
sip tho tea, and taste tho dainty bread, and
praiso the flavor of the sweet butter, and turn
with brightening ««vo to tho golden fruit.
And I heard him uxtc her, kneeling by the
smoky hearth, to taste them with him. And
as sho sot the broken pan on edge to bake her
coarse loaf, 1 heard her fay, " By ami by,
when I am hungry." And "by and by"
when tho white lids of tho sufferer were efo»
ed in sleep, I saw her !>end over him with a
blowing in heart. And sho laid the remnant
of tho fesutt carefully by, and eat her bread
un moistened.
1 sturtcd from my rcvcrio; tho groccr's
hard oyo was upon mo.
•• You're keeping better customers wait
ing."
Oh, I wanted to tell him how poverty and
persecution, contempt und scorn, could not
dim tho heart's fino gold, purified by many a
trial; and that woman with her little wants
and holy sacrifice, wuh tatter in the sight of
God than many a trumpot-tongued Dives,
who gave that ho might bo known of men.—
Olivr Branch.
Lifo Upon a Railroad.
There is an old saving that tlio friendship
of a dog is butter titan his ill-will, and for
many years, in mv cajwcity as a railroad
conductor, I havo found the abovo to l«o true
to a letter; hut mind, I ain not saying that
I havo no enemies, I undoubtedly hare a few
and I don't think there is a man that lives
hut has moro or less. A littlo kindness now
and then to tho many needy ones a conduc
tor will find almost every trip over his road,
will not he lost, and ho will, in many cases,
find from his •bread ca«t upon tho waters' a
return fourfold. Tet ho must turn a great
deal of judgment in Ix-stowing his charity
upon oven those ho thinks entirely worthy
of such bestowal. I will, in connection, re
late a littlo incident l>y which a littlo kind
ness saved my lifo, and tho lives of all tho
passengers on Ixmrd my train.
Tho western division of our road runs
through a very mountainous part of Virgin
ia, ana tho stations were few and far ho
twecn. About throe miles from ono of these
stations, the road runs through a deep gorge
of the Blue Kidgo, and near tho centre is a
small valley, and there, hemmed in by the
everlasting hills, stood a small ono and a
half stonr cabin. Tho fuw acres that sur
rounded it were well cultivated as a garden,
and upon tho fruits thereof lived a widow
and her three children, by tho namo ofGrafl*.
They were, indeed, untutored in tho cold
charities of an outside world. I doubt much
if they ever saw tho sun shine beyond their
own native bills. In tho summer timo tho
children brought berries to the nearest sta
tion to soil, and with tho money they earn
ed they bought a fuw of tho necessities of
the outside refinement. Tho oldest of these
children I should judgo to bo ubout twelve
years, and the youngest al>out seven. Thoy
were all girls, and looked nice and clean, and
their healthful appcaranco and natural deli
cacy gave theiu a ready wulcomo. Thoy ap
pea red as if they had boon brought up to
fear God, and lovo their bumble homo and
mother. I had often stopped my train and
let them get ofT at thoir homo, having found
them at the station threo miles from homo,
«ft«r (iinnosimr of their berries.
I had children tit homo, and I know their
little foot would Ira timl in walking three
milt*, and therefore felt tlmt it would be tho
Kline with theso futhcrlem littlo ones. Tliev
seemed plowed to rido, and thanked mo witn
mivIi hearty thanks, after letting them off
near homo. They frequently offered mo
nice, tempting basket* ol fruit for my kind
ne?s, yet I never accepted any without paying
their full value.
Now if you remember, tho winter of '64
mm* very cold in that mrt of tho Statu, and
tho snow wai nearly threo foot deep in tho
mountains.
On tho night of the 20th of December of
that year, it turned around warm and tho
rain fell in torrent*. A terrible »torm swent
tho mountain top*, and almost filled the
valley* with water. Upon that night my
train waa winding ita way, and at ita usual
•pood around the hills and through the val
leys, and aa tho road bed was all wlid rock,
I had no fear of tho banks giving out. Tho
night was intensely dark, and the wind
moaned piteously through the deep gorges of
tho mountains. Sime of my passengers
wore trying to sleep, others were talking in
a low voice, to relievo the monotony of the
scene. JJothets bad their children upon
their knees, aa if to shield them from aomo
unknown danger without.
It was nlar midnight, when a sharp whit
tle from the engine brought me to my feet
F knew there waa danger by that whittle,
tad sprang to the brakes at oooe, bat the
brakesmen were at tbeir poata. and soon the
train was brought to • Sop? I «faed.«y
lantern and found my way forward as soon
m possible, when, what a light met my gaxe!
A aright fire of pine logs illuminated th«
track for some distance, and do! orer fortj
rods ahead of oar train a horrible golf bad
opened it* maw to rood re ua!
The mow, together with the rain, had
torn the whole tide of the mountain oat,
and eternity itself seemed meed oat before
at. Tho widow Graff and her children had
found it oat, and had brought light brush
from their home below, and built large firee
to warn on of oar danger. Tbey had been
there two hour*, watching besido that bea
con of safety. As I went up where the old
lady and children stood, drcnchcd through
by tho rein and sleet, she grasped me by the
arm and cried:
•'Thank God! Mr. Sherbouro, we stopped
Su in time. 1 would bare lost mr life fa
re one hair of jour bead shoald hare been
hart. Oh, I prayed to boaren that we might
stop the train, and, my God, I thank thee!"
The children were crying for joy. I oon
fess, I don't very often pray, but I did then
and there. I kneeled down by the side of
that good old woman, and offered up thanks
to an All Wiso Being for our safe deliver
ance from a most terrible death, and called
down blessings innumerable upon that good
old woman and her children. Nearby stood
tho engineer, firemen and brakesmen, the
teara streaming down meir aronmi ™tu.
I immediately prevailed anon Mr*. Graff
and tho children to go back into tho con
out of tho Btorm and cold. After reaching
tho can, I related our bair breadth eseape,
and to whom wo were indebted lur our Uvea,
and bogged the men paaengera to go forward
and see for themselves. They needed no fur
ther urging, and a great manj ladies went
also, regardless of the storm. They aoou
returned, and their pale faces gave full evi
dence of the fi%btful death wo bad escaped.
Tho ladies and gent lemon vied with each
other in their thanlu and heartfelt gratitudu
towards Mrs. Graff and her children, and
a*<unxl her that thoy wuuld never, norer for
get her, and heiore tho widow loft the train
she was presented with a purse of four hun
dred and sixty dollars, the voluntary offering
of a whole train of grateful passengers.—
Sho refused the proffered gift for sorao timo,
and said sho hau nnlydone her duty, and the
knowledge of having done so was all the nv
word sho asked. Ilowcver, she finally ao
ceptcd tho money, and said it should go to
cducate her children.
Tho railroad company built her a new
house, gave her and tier children a life-pass
over the road, and ordeml all trains to stop
to let her off at homo when she wished. But
tho employees needed no such orders, they
can appreciate all such kindness—mora so
than tho directors themselves.
Tho old lndv frequently visits my home at
II——, anu sho is at all times a welcoino
visitor at my fireside. Tw> of tho children
are attending school at the same placo.
So you may seo that a little kindness cost
me nothing and saved my lifo.
From thn American AftrlcultitrliL
Odd Hints for April.
As hay and straw will bccomo dH^!* with
tlio progress of tho mason, the supply should
bo a Uttlo increased, for (ceding stock, and
- Umj quantity of roots diininieissd*
Grasslands which failed to receiro their
dressing of compost hist Fall, may bu attend*
cd to now, before tho ground heroines soft.
The manure dropped during tho winter around
hay stacks in meadows, should be cleaned up
and carted away on sleds before Spring opens :
it left until Mar, tho grass will im badly in
jured, if not killed. Dry meadows will taka
it kindly if you giro them a bushel or two of
plaster, or a few bushels of limo, or leached
usbes, to tho acre, and Winter grain, which
got no plaster at sowing time, may woll hare
it early this Spring.
Fruit trees exhaust tho ground of its need
ful elements, and should bo manured a little
orery year. A compost of chip-dirt and
barn manure r.ow spread over tho orchard,
will holp tho grass and the troea themselves.
Water-courses which aro allowed to flow
over mowing lands should be frequently
changed, so that all parts of the field may
Kt benefit tipui the irrigation, and tho grass
no part bccomo rank and uneven. Now,
or as soon as tho frost is out of the ground,
this should be attended to.
If any dead animals—cats, Iambs, dogs,
calves, cows, horses, etc.—hare accumulated
around the premises during the winter, now
is tho time to dispose of them. Instciul of
being hauled into somo retired spot, to decay *
alxtvo the ground and fill tho air with noxious
smells, they should be taken to some unoccu
pied corner of a field and covered with six or
eight inches of soil: this will not only obvi
ate unpleasant effluvia, but will cootributo
largely to the manure-heap.
Now is the timo to look after seeds, If they
have not been already provided. Let every
urticlo bo tho best of its kind, if good crops
are cxpcctedP The garden should not he for
Btten. Peas, Iwans, tomatoes, lettuce, rad
ios, and the liko, should bo provided for
before the hurrying seuson comes.
Now, split rails, and stack them where
they will dry well, if they are not wanted
immediatelyon the fences. Ixwk well to ell
the farm-gates, and bar posts; let none be
out of repair after this month. A broken
fence often costs about the value of a crop.
A Tarriim. and auur Diionru.—1Take
a clean glass bottle aud put in it a una 11
quantity of fiinolv pulvcriied alum. Then
fill the bottlo with spirita of wine. Tho
alum will he perfectly dissolved by tho
alcohol, and in clcar weather tho liquid will
lte m transparent as the purest water., On
tho approach of rain or cloudy weather, the
alum will he visible in a flaky, ■pirnI aloud
in the eenter of tho fluid, reaching from tho
liottom to thenirfaoe. This ia a rlioap simple
and beautiful barometor, and ia plaoe<} within
tho nmch of all who wiah to poaMaa one.
For simplicity of construction thia al toother
superior to the frog barometor In general uao
in Germany.,
Faintnanir nt Fiau.—T once had occasion
to oheervo the atrength of affcction that can
exiat even between nah. I was aconetomed
to keep aomo golden flab in a large glaas
globe. I do not tbink that I should do so
now; for whatever oare I might takaof them,
still it waa a state of impriaonment to which
I waa dooming thorn. It ao happened that
from some cauae, the nature of which 1 do
not reoollAt, my stock waa dlminiahed to
two. I gate away one of them. The other
from that moment refused to eat; be lay
motlonkM at tho bottom of the water, ana
m I thought, waa evidently pining away.
It struck me that be waa mourning the loai
of hie companion. I shall never foiget the
evident joy and strange antka to which bo ,
abandoned hlmaalf when hie companion waa
restored to him.—Mmis.
jyTbe fruit erop in Oalilbrain, laat rear,
waa vajnad at between el* and arve»»illlone
of dollara.