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NEW SERIES. VOL. 19. NO. J.
PARIS, MAINE, FRIDAY. JANUARY 24, 1868.
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HEW KMQLAHD.
Oh 1 (υ whrra | may. -through Iha wtda World I
m·,
Trt <U ar to fn 7 hrtrt li S«w Kd|Ii»I, nar ·>««» '
TV » ltd, rttf Biwntilu, h«r rmrrtM hill· :
Th· lawd· 11H brr hrr «oft towlag rill·.
Th· n»o«t aobl* r1r»r« thai roll la UaHrprld·,
WW1# on ihclr calm (κμο· th· β «h··rmn gild·,—
Th· mu>leal caaoad··. I»«r ealararta bo 14.
Th· iak···, to rrplat· with trtdllloai of old.
Th· dark, uicUnt fcmu, b*nraU> who·· dea··
ih*4t,
Th· RrJ Brothwr «at by hi· fair. Ha iky m a 1.1 !
Whilr dtl«| th· wroaf· by hi· klwlmi pat by,
Th· In of 1vr»aj« taillai lUU fro a· hi· tf·.
oh rUlng from .la)· ««to hill· top aroaad,
Th« fUlafM oA aa t>τ nufk an found ;
Whit· the din of brr J> n «I crvviM dtlM «· bear,
la aaaalcal mm, at It fall· on the car.
Oh ! gl»· in· N»« Koglau 1. lb· blrth-plac ol truth,
A aao*t tar» prolMtlua f >r t|' and Tor youth :
Whrrr Iadurtry nia·! with b*r labor l« «reward;
tad «brr* bo trra<l tyrant U larking aroaad
!«·« Kngtaad 1 thr naaw U repk-t· with It· God
With tb·· ulkrmi that rua· troaa old dear Ply
mouth · tod.
Eaik (lltl>rii( Aharchtpir·, glal point lag a No»·,
l*roclalm· to a· loudly, a "%η»1 our of lor·.
Tb· arat. m -trat «bool-huiM w· »Π·ο ran KV
Wlwf· th· wo»d*rta!f archie drat 11 «ρ—»t Α· Β Γ.—
λ axl th· *t**p " 11 all of !iil»Boa" who·· iimoM. one·
foe ad,
With tu. aafadlag laurel hi· labor· arm rrowacd.
W« toa«t of aa Adam*—a Kraahlta, likewise,
Th· Fluid that drew from th· «klM.—
Λ *amn, wV··· ralor Old Η tnkcr" ran tall,—
Λ W'tnur a how r lo-jurao· tuw can ttc·!.
Bat, why «tan t rrheardng rark Patriot·· nam· f
Th·; all ar· r«fraixl oa tb· tabl· ol Kara· ;
Aad. aatll Una· abail cm·, and aa^b rroord ·χρΙ r»·,
X·» Raflaa l «hall ber lllaalriou· Sir·· .
WWa Hltud rtllrilf Tr>a>oa aM*iM Krradotn'·
Thfofi|,
Srar Kngtaad awoke ; aad hw armor pot on :
Aad, ta Ih· ιΙλ»Ι »trifc to arklvr· tlctnrt,
■ikr (at· Uar knrl · blood Um "1>i·· lrj.1 l«?n" Ιο
ft»·
M»w ». upland — so drar to racfi Patriot » heart '
Oh ! who would oacr olth fro λ ml· Birth land to
part ,
!>rt truth, lot· an ! erh·» rsclrtl· a· round.
Aud "ouward aad upward" uar nMUi be found)
Hall ' liait' U> N»· Kngtaad. Ik· laad of th· fr»· !
W b«rr bloom· all Immortal b«eat UVrty't froa
And loaf aaay w· alt all wcaarr w«ti ll· ahad··,
While frraaoa shall a·· «er uar right· fB »r· luradr.
(V. Iluward
M I8CKI.L Λ V.
'' PRAISE YOUR WIFE.·'
a rroBT fur MtiKiKD rout.
Andrew I^ee ca ne home from bie abop,
■ ber* be ba l worked all dav, tire»l anil out
uf ipiriu ; cam· bom« tu ht· wife, «bu irai
alto tired, inJ aul of «pint».
·· A «imlirijj wife ami a obeerlul home—a
paradiae tt would be," »aid Andrew to bun·
•ell. as be turned bi* eye· Iront the clouded
face of Mr·. Lee and *at down with knitted
brow· and moolji w|Kct.
Not a wurd wn apoken by cither; Mm .
I*e wa· veiling «upper and »be moved about
witb a weary step.
"lorn·," «be Mai>l a· lait, witb a aide
glance at bcr huaband.
Andred ar«>»e and went to the table. He
wai tempted to apeak an angry word, but
controlled bun»elf an 1 kept silent- He
could bud no tault with the chop, nor the
bom* tut de bread, nor the fragrant tea.—*
The* would have ·'hoere 1 hi· inward man il
there bad been a gleam of lambine on th<;
(ace of bit wile. He noticed *be dtd not
eat.
"Are you not well. Mar) ?"
Tb»« word» were on hi· hp· ; but be did
not utter them.for the face of hi· wife looked
•o rebellant that he (tared an irritating
reply.
And *o, in moody «ilence, tbe twain »at
together until Andre* lia 1 finished hi· »up
l*r.
A· be puabed bi· chur back hia wife
aro«e and commenced (bearing off ibe table.
"Thi· i· purgatory !" «aid Lee to himself,
a· he eoranier><«-d walking Uj·! floor of their
little breakfast room, with hi· hand· thriut
into bi« trow«er· pocket· an I bis chin almost
to ι hmg hi· breast.
Af'et removing and taking thin^t into
tbe kitchen, Mr· l.<-e «pread a green cover
ovet the table and placing a fr*«h trimmed
lamp ι hereon, went out and «but tbe door
after her, leaving her huttun I alone with
bit unpb a«ant feeling·. il· took a long,*
deep breath a* «be di I ·ο, pauaed in hi·
wait. ·ι >od «'ill for · >:n · πι unen!·. and
then di awing a paper Irom hi· |K>cket, *at
dow ι by tbe table, opened tbe «beet and
commenced reading. Singularly enough,
the w »rd« up-»n whi< h hi· eye· rtilid were
"i'rtiM your wile." Tliey ralber teniled
♦ o increase tlx· dialnrbance· of mind from
W lut b be w.i» «uttering
"1 «hould like to find ion* occasion for
praising nun·'.** How ipurklv hi· thought·
eapreMed that ill-natured MmtiMent ! Hut
hi· eye· were on tbe paper before bun and
be read on
• I'ra te your wife, man; for pity'· *ake,
give her a .ittle encouragement It won't
burt ber.*'
Andrew I»ee rai»< I bi« eyei from the pa
per and mattered, "Ok ye·, that'· all very
well—praise ta ckeap enough Hut praiae
her for «bat? For being au lien and mak
ing her bome the mmt disagreeable place
in ibe wor'd?·* Ilia eyes lull again lu tbe
paper.
"She ha» rattle your home comfortable,
your heart bright and shining, your lood
agreeabla ; for pity's »ake tell ber you thank
ber. if nothing more. She don't expect il.
It will make her eye* «rider than ibey have
been for ten year» ; but it will do ber good
lor all (bat and you too."
It seemed to Andrew aa if thi· sentence
waa written expressly for him and juat for
the occasion. It was a complete anawer to
bia question, "i'raiae her for what ! " and
l>e felt it also a rebuke. He read no furth
er. tor thoughts came too buay. and in a
new direction. Memory waa convincing him
of injustice to his wile. Sho had always
mad· bar home ae comfortable for him aa
ahe coo Id make it. and bad be offered the
light return of praise or commendation?
Had he erer told ber of the aatiafaction he
had known or the comfort be bad experi
enced? lie waenot able lo recall the time or
occaaion Aa be thought thus Mrs f<re
came in from tho kitchen, and taking her
work· basket from tbe clo*et. placed it on
the table .and.sitting down without speaking,
began to sew. Mr. Lee glanced almost
stealthily at ibe work in ber hands and saw
that it was a boaoro of a shirt, which ahe
wn atitchiiig nea«ly. He knew that it was
for him ahe waa at work.
••Praiee your wile." These words were
before the eyes of his mind, and he could
not look awar from tbem. Hut be was not
ready for this yet. He atill felt moody and
unforgiving Toe expression of hi» wife's
lace lie in erpreu»d to iuean ill nature for
wliirh he had no patience. II"· eyea fell
upon ibe newspaper that was lyin » spread
out before him. and be read tbe sentence.
"A kind cbceiful word spoken in a gloomy
house is the little rift in the cloud that
lets tbe sunshine through."
I.-e struggled with himself a while longer.
His own ill-nature had to be conquered
first, his moody, accusing spirit had to be
subdued.
Ho thought of many things to sav, and
yet bo feared to say the in, lest his wife
should m· d his address with a rebuff. At
last, I· aning towards her. anil taking hold
upon the aliirt bosom at which she was at
work he said in % voice that was carefully
modulated with kindness:
"You arc doing the work beautifully,
Mary."
Mrs Lee made no reply. But her hus
band did not fail to notice that she lost, al·
nust instantly, that rigid erect ne» s with
wbii b «he had been sitting nor that the
motion of her needle had ceased
"Mr ebtrt· are Iwicrr in··!·· and wittier
than tho«e of any other man in the shop,"
sai·) Lee, encouraged to go on.
"Are they?" Mrs Lee's voice was low,
ami had in it a alight hitskiness. She did
turn her face, but her husband saw that she
leaned a little towards him. lie had broken
the ice of reserve, and all was now easy.
His hand was among tho clouds, and a fee
ble ray was already struggling through the
rift it had made.
"Yes, Mary," h·» answered softly, "and
I've heard it more than onc« what a good
wife Andrew Lee must have."
Mrs Ιλμ» turned ber face toward her hus
band There was something light in it and
light in her eye. Dut thete waa something
in the expression of the countenance that
a little puizled him
"Don't you think ·ο," ahe asked quite
sober ly.
"What a queer question Î"ejaculated An
drew l/ee, starting up and going round to
the side of the table where his wife was
sitting "What a question, Mary!'* he
repeated, as he etood before her.
••Do yon?" was all she said.
"Yes darling," was his warm spoken an
swer; and he stooped down and kissed her.
"Hew strange that you should ask me auch
a question !"
"If you would only tell me so now and
then. Andrew, it would do me good," Mrs
1/ee aros*. and, leaning her fa-e against the
manlv breast of her husband, stood and
wept.
What a strong light broke in on the mind
of Andrew l.ee! lie had never given lus
wife even the small reward uf prai·»· for the
lovirg interest s|»e had manifested daily,
until doubt of Ins Icvr had enter» <1 her si.ul
and made the light aroond her thx-k dark
ness. S<' wonder that b»r fai-e grew cloud
ed. or that what 1* considered moodiness
and ill-nat ure took possession of her spirit.
"You are good and true, Mary, my own
dear wife. I am proud of J OH, and my first
deair· is for your happiness Oh. if I could
alwa\« see your face in sunshine, my home
would be the dearest pla< e on earth "
"flow precious to me are your word· ol
love and praise, Andrew," said Mrs. I«ee,
smiling up through ber tears into his face.
"With th* m in my ears, my heart can nev
er lie in shaddow
How easy had been thu work for Andrew
,Le·' He had swept his band arrosa the
cloudy horizon, inil now the bright lumhiBi· ,
wu al reaming down and flooding that home
with joy and b»»«ry.
Ar· we G«ilty1
I m<*an «imply to rwveal «orne of I be con· :
aiderationa upon which I condemn a great
and growing vice among the young married
peoplo of thia country—a vice which ineol
vea ea»«>ntial murder in many caaea, and
awella the profitaoi a thouaaod aoattum τ«ο·
dera In thoasanda of American boraea
children bave come to be regarded either !
aa naiaanoea or luxuriea. In these honra to
have children it deemed a rain fortune They
are the bugbear that threaten· people «way
from the marriage relation, and frighten*
them when in it. Men and women more
and mora in thii country, bug to themaelves
their aelfiah deligbta, cheria'i their aelfiah
eaae. and conault their aelfiah conveniencea
without a consideration of their dutioa aa
men and women, and without a comprehen
sion ol the fact that they ran only find tbeir
higbeat enjoyment by obedience to the lawa
of God, natural or revealed. There are
multitndea who envy tboac anbleat with
children, and congratulate th-m up m their
poverty. There are husbands who grudge
every charm loat by their wivea in the duties
and aacrifices ol maternity ; and there are
wivea who are made apiteful and angrr by
the interference of children with tbeir indo
lent habita, their love of freedom and self·
indulgence, and tbeir vain pursuits The
number ia increasing of those who receive the
choiceat earthly blessings God can confer
with ingratitude and willful complainings.
Thia ia precisely wnat I mean, and I do nol
hesitate to aav that it ia all a very shabby
and ainlul thing—and that it ia high time
that those who are guilty were ashamed of
it.
A woman who by cool and calculating
choice is no mother, and who congratulai et
herself tha' she has no 'young one·' tied to
her apron airings, ia eitbur vety unfortunate·
ly organized, or she ia essentially iui noral.
Λ man who can tip up hia fee', over againat
bis lonely wife, and thank hia atara that be
has no 'equalling brats' around to bother
bun ia a brute. It ia time some one proteal,
and I hereby do proteal. againat one of the
great sina and sitatnea of tb'i age—a ain
which deadena the conscience, beatializer I he
mistaken creatures who practice it—which
cuts the channel troin one end of the land
to the other ol a broader Ganges than that
which bubblea a'ong iia heathenish bai)k
with ita expiring breath of infancy.
There ia growing up a cowardly disposi
tion to shirk tiouble and responsibility in
this mailer. *1 don't feel competent lo bring
up a family of children.* Who doea? It ia
a part of your education to a -quire compe
tence for thia work, 'But I das·'· farl like
aasumir.g aucb responsibility.' That re
aponaibibty ia precisely what you need to
help you in the path you ought lo walk in.
Uut 1 can't afford it. Are there two paira
of hands between you and not sufficient pa
tience, courage and enterpriae to do lb· du
ties of life?
Ask the father and mother weeping over
the coffin of their first and only child wheth
er they regret that the child was bom. Ask
them the lame question in after years when
that little life has come to be a thread of
gold running through all their eaperiences.
II they give an affirmative answer I will be
silent. No. my married friends, vou who
•hrink from accepting the choicest privilege
bestowed upon you, you are all wrong—and
if you live you will arrive at a period where
you will see that there are rewaids and pun
ishments attached to thia thing. What ia tn
sustain you when in old age, the charme oi
youth all past, desire extinguished, and the
gra··- hopper a burden—you nt at a Ion· ly
board and think ol the stranger* who are
to enjoy the fι uit of your most fruitless life?
Who are to feed the deadening affection· of
vour heart and kreplif·; bright and desirable
to its close, but llie little ones when) you rear
to manhood and womanhood? What ia to
reward you lor the toils of life il you do not
feel thaï yoo—your thoughts, your blood,
your influence—are to be continued into
the future? Do you like the id -a of hirelings
or those who are anaious to get lid of yoo
about your dying bed? I* it not worth some
thing to have a family of children whom
you have reared, lingering about your
grsv·. wiih tears on their checks and Mésa
nge on their lif»s—— tear· for a great Ions
and blessing on the hallowed influence
which has trained them in the path of duty,
and directed them <o life's noblest end·'
This is a «(abject which has not been talk
ed about much publielr, but it is a very »e.
rious thing with me and it ought to be with
vou. I love the family life I esteem a
Christian lamily, the more nenttrom the
better, one of the most beautiful subjects ot
cent· mplation the earth afford·. A lather
thoroughly chastened and warmed in all his
stïemoos, and a utotber overflowing with
love for the dear children God has given
her, devoted to their welfare, and guiding
them bv her leader counsels. silting at their
board with the sprightly forms and bright
eye· of childhood around the table, or ail4
kneeling at the family altar, form a sight '
mora nearly allied to heaven than any of bar
wiiicta the world presents. Do yon suppoae
•uch a father would be what he ia bat for
hi* children? Do you believe such a Bother
would be the bleaeed being she is but for
the development which she receives in her
znaternal otfi<*es. No, you know that both
have been chastened, elevated and made
strong, and essentially glorified by a rela
tion as sanctifying as it it sacred —Dr,
Holland.
Young Men—Butine·· Km.
It ia (uwr to be a nood buaineaa man than
a poor one. Half of llie energy diaptayed
in keeping ahead, that it required to catch
up when behind, will aave credit, give more
time to attend to buaianaa, and add to the
profit and reputation of thoae who work for
gain. Be promp'.. Keep your word. Hun·
or jour engagements. If you promise to
meet a man, or do a certain thing at a cer*
tain oioment.be read; at the appointed time.
If you have work to do. do it at once, cheer ·
fully, and therefore more apeedily and cor
rectly. If you go out on buaineaa, attend
promptly to the matter on hand, then aa
promptly no about your own buaineaa. Do
not «top to tell stories in buaineaa boura.
If you hare a place of buaineaa, be found
there when wanted. No man can get rich
by aitting round stores and aaloona. Never
"tool" on buiineas matters. If you have
to labor lor a living, remember that one
hour in the morning ia better than two at
ni^ht. Il you employ other* be on hand
to sec that they attend to their dutiea, and
tu direct work to advantage Have order,
ay stem. r«^u arity, pro uptne**, liberality.
l>o no not meddle with buaiueoa you know
notling of. Never buy an article aimply
betauM the nun who tells, will take it out
in trade. Trade ia money. Time ia money,
A good busincs* habit and leputation ia
always money. Make your place of bu«
iness pleasant and attractive, ihsn atay there
to wait on customer*. Never use <|>jii:k
words, or allow yourself to make ht t\ or
ungentlemanly remark* to tbo** in «our
employ ; (or to da so. lesscus their rerpeot
for you, and influence over them. Help
yourself, and other* will help too. Ii«
faithful over the interest* confided to your
ke<p.ng, and all in goo I time your respon
sibilitie* will be increased. Do not be in
two great batte to get rich. Do not build
until yoa have arranged and laid a good
foundation. Do not—as you hope or work
for euccesa—speud lime in idleness. If
your time is your own, buaineaa will aurely
suffer il you do. If it ia given to another
lor par, it belong· to him, and you have no
more right to atcal that than to ateal money.
He obliging. Strive to avoid harsh woida
and per»onalitie* Do not kick every atone
in the path ; more miles can bo made in a
day by going steadily on than by stopping
to kick. Pay as you go A man of honor
respecta his ward as he does hia bond A*k,
but never beg. Help other* when you can,
but never give when you cannot afford to,
aimply because it is fashionable. Learn to
*ay no No necessity of «napping it out
dog fashion, but say it firmly and respectfully.
Have but few confident·—and the fewer,
the belter Use your own braina rather
than others. Learn to think and act for
yourself. Be honest. Be vigilant. Krep
ahead ratb*>r than behind the times. Young
men, cut thia out, and if there ia folly in the
argument, let us know.
Kl·s at IIumr Don't be afraid of a lit
tle fun at bon»-, good people! Don't «but
up jour houfea lent tbe tun »houl<J fa le jour
carpel· ; and jour hearts, lest a hearty laugh
•bake duwn some of tbe musty old cobweb·
there If yon want to ruin your aon·, Μ
them tbink that ail mirth aud social enjoy·
mont mint be '.elt on tbe threshold without,
when they come home at night. When
once a borne ii regarded aa only a place to
eat, drink, and «leep in, the work i· begun
that end· in gambling bou«»s and reck le··
degradation. Young people muat have fun
and relaxai ion somewhere; if they do nol
find it at tbeir own hearthstone·, it will be
•ought at other and perhaps »«■·· profitable
placet·. There fore, let tbe tire burn bught
Ijr at η ight, ard make the hoio«etea<; de
lightful with all those little art· that parente
10 perfectly understand. Don't reprcae th«
buoyant spirit of your cbildien. Half an
huur of merriment, tound the lamp and
firelight of a home, bloia out the re m om
bra ι κ ι; of many a "'are and annoyance dur·
ing the day ; and tbe beat aaleguard tbey
tan lake with tlieni into the world 1· the un·
teen influence of a bright little doin*sti<
■am-l urn
MtitTlû Uthir · Witt—In tl· Will
and testament of tbe em nent rwfi>rm»»r oc
car· the following rem irk sbhi pa»«ag«*s :
—•'Lord God, I thank th**e that llioe ha«t
been pleased to msko me · poor «ml in
digent man upon earth. I have neither
house, nor land, nor m.-mey to lease behind
me. Thou haal gi*en me wife and children,
whom I now reatore to thee. Lord nom·
tab. teach and preserve them a· thou hast
toe."
IlotMB Lira. Bwnmbw Um marriage
is a thing lor life ; joo can't untie it very
«U'Iy. tbocgh I Ml told yea sometime* do
untie it eaaily in tbi· country. I think it
ι had better be tied tightly, and if aay jlo not
; choose wisely, let tbem be a warning (or
othere.
Ther tell a capital story in England of
an old couple who used ai way· to quarrel.
On a certain occasion afterward, a cat and
a dog were lying together on the beartb rug.
: Say· the old woman. "Look at tbem
beasts; the y don't quarrel." •'Ah," says
the husband,"tie tbem together, and thee
see1*
I rejoice to know that in the dear old
land from which I came, with all its w»ak
nesses, laults and follies, over the land,
there is a cluster of the most beautilul and
loving homes. But bow can home he hap
py without husband and wife are one in
sympathy and one in love. In England
our young men want to begin life where
their fathei · left off. They go into a large
house and have one or two spare beds. I
want a young couple get into a box and not
to have a apart: room lur the first five years
Two people marry, and they forget that
they must give and take, bear and forbear.
Stubborneas, pride, self will, arrogance,
selfishness—God bas given us judgment to
master these. Have you a bad temper?
what of that? Conquer it. Is it not tbe
duty of a man by the help of God to con
quer what injures himself, his wife, or bis
! children? Ooe child is a great difficulty.
Γ like about sixteen children, because one
child balances another. A mother, with
sixteen children has no time to get ill, and
the father bow it keeps him going ; it keeps
him in a pleasant state of friction. People
with large families are economical and
work harder There is a great comfort, I
think, in a large and health; family."
A Main a But and Ilia 1)ικτ* The Bos
ton Joui nal le>ls a singular s.ory of one
Henry llowmtn, 21 y «ai sol age, five feet
five inch·-* in height and weighing about
11.'> pounds. Iijjhi complexion and t»eard,
very |toorly dr-sscd, who was found in tba
barn of Jlr liriijiiiiui Pierce in YVe»lon,
last Mondai , and elates thai he ha* lived
in lite barn about a year, eating vegetal de»
which were furnished tbe cattle. He al<u
says that lie belongs in the city ; has atteint
ed school three months in Boston ; lhat hi*
tather i* dead and bu mother is at the
South ; that be baa a sister married in Bos
Ion to a man named At wood ; that lie has
become diacouragcd and don't know but he
is lusane. He has been sent to tbe alms
house in Tewksbmy. His general apptar
ar.ee indicates ordinary intelligence.
lie is the son of Baxter Bowman, and we
believe once worked in Mr. Blake's bakery.
He probably is acting Act 11 on tbe Prodi
gal Son, says a Gardiner paper.
An amusing incident occurred in on· of
the church*·* of Philadelphia las· Sunday
evening. An old lady, whose .failing rve·
demanded an unusually large prayer-book,
started lor church a litile early. Stopping
on the way lo call on a friend, she laid her
prayer-hook on the centre-table- YYbcn
the bell· began to chime, «he snatched what
ahe auppoaed to be her prayer book and
started for church. Her seat «ai in the
chancel end of the gallery. The or μ s η
ceased playing The minister read. "The
Lord ia in hi* boly temple, let all the earth
keep silence before bin·." In the effort to
open her supposed prayer book she started
the spring of the music-box which sh« had
taken instead. Tt began to play In her
consternation she put ii on the floor. It
woild not atop. She put it on the «eat It
sounded loud· r than ever Final y ahe
carried it out. while it played ibe " Wash
ing l>ay," an Irish jig tune.
Death or a Gurrro*.—An awful story
of gluttony come· from London. A young
tradesman in the Marylebone road a;e an
cnormoua dinner, and five minutes after·
wards dropped dead In bis stomach were
lound a pound and three quarters of solids,
consisting of a mass of half masticated veg··
tables, mixed wttb lumps of beel and mut
ton weighing bait an ounce each ; while bis
intestines were crammed with food still un
digested—abowing that it wu from pur·
gluttony and not want that made biu> eat so
voraciously He died from s pas m a of the
heart, caused bj the pressure of an over·
distended stomach.
Mm. Partington reading an ar-connt of a
railroad accident, was much surprised t»
learn that tlie engine had b-en driven ο
the tta<k by one of the «witches.
• SI* «lionldn't have th<<<iglit " she s<*id,
"that th«· great iro·· e'i/in* wo s>d mind
au«*h a liirle thing a· a switrh " ·
• Yea, hot yon must ratiirmlN-r, minim ι "
said Ike. gravely, "ike locomotive ha- a
lender behind " .
WruL Said.—A gentleman of great
wealth and great benevolence, desired the
following instructive epitaptt to be inerribed
upon his tombatone - "What I have given I
have kept, and what I have kept I have
[loot."