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A. A. EAKLE, PUBLISHER.)
2J"o More Compromise witli Slo, vory.
TERMS, 81,25 IX ADVANCE.
VOLUME 1.
IRASBURGII, VERMONT, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1856.
NUMBER 20.
itcrarij Selections.
THE PEASANTS COT.
A THRILLING STORT.
On my last voyage to Bristol, the owners
of the ship took passage with me. The
whole cargo belonged to them, and they
not only wished to do some business in
England, but they also had a desire to
travel some. Besides the three owners,
I had four passengers ia the cabin. The
passage from New York to England on
that occasion was the most severe and
irtormy I ever made. I had experienced
heavier storms, but never such continued
Lard weather. The old ship was on a
strain the whole of the time, and though
X run her in:o Avon without losing a life
er an important spar, yet she had re
ceived much damage. Her mainmast
was sprung, her rudder damaged, her tim
bers strained, and for the last week the
pomps had to be kept going all the time,
owners, passengers, officers and all doing
their share of work at the brakes.
As soon as we could get the cargo out.
the ship was hauled into the dock for re
pairs, and we found, upon examination,
that it would be a week before she could
fit for sea, and if slie had all the repairs
which she absolutely neened,it would take
her nearer two weeks. A contract was
made for the job and one of the owners
agreed to stay by and superintend the
work. This left me at liberty, and I be
gan to look about me for some place to
"visit, I had heard much of Salisbury
Plain. The famous Stone-henge was
there, and so were three other relies of
Roman and British antiquities. Accord
ingly to Salisbury Plain I resolve J to go.
When I went on board the ship to make
arrangements with the owner who had
remained there, I found one of the pas
sengers just leaving. His name was
Nathan Leeman. He was a young man?
Dot more than thirty years of age, and I
supposed him, from his features and idiom,
to be an Englishman. I told him I was
going to Salisbury, and he informed me
that he was going the same war.
'Leeman had been intending to take the
'stage to Devizes, and thence to take some
of the cross coaches ; but I had resolved to
lake a horse and travel where, and how,
and when I pleased, and he liked the plan
-so well that he went immediately and bo't
him a good horse and saddle.
It was about the middle of the forenoon
-when we set out, and I found that Leeman
intended to visit the curiosities with me,
and then keep on towards London, by
the way of Andover and Chertsey, he
.having sent his baggage on ahead to
-Salisbury by the great mail roate, which
ran many miles out of the way. I found
any companion excellent company, and on
the way he told me some passages from
his own life. He was born in England,
but this was the first time he had been
in ' the kingdom since he was fourteen
years of age, and I was led to infer that
at that time he ran away from his pa
rents. During the last six years of his
residence in the United States he had
been engaged in Western land specula
tions, and he now was independently rich.
We took dinner at Bradford, a large
-.manufacturing town, six miles southeast
of Bath, and as soon as our horses were
rested we set out again. Towards the
middle of the afternoon the sky began to
grow overcast, and we had promise of a
storm. By five o'clock the great black
-clouds were piled up in heavy masses,
and it began to thunder. At Warminis-
ter we had token the direct road for
Amesbury, a distance of fourteen miles.
And when this storm had closed upon us
we were about half way between the two
places. I was in no particular hurry,
and as I had no desire to get wet, I pro
gosed that we should stop at the first
iplace we came to. In a few moments
more we came to a point where a small
cross road turned off to the right, and
where a guide-board said it was five miles
to Deptford inn.
I proposed that we should turn into this
y-y and make (or Deptford inn as
last as possible and my companion readiy
-consented. We had gone a mile when
. the great drops of rain began to fall ; but
gWi iui lune wouw have it, we espied
a smaii cottage, not more than a furW
ahead, through a clump of poplars. Vi,
made for this place, and reached it before
- we got wet. There was a good sized
barn on the premises, and a long sheep
bed connected it with the house Be
ts eat h this shed we drove, and just as we
-alighted, an old man came out. We told
him that we had got caught in a storm,
aad aaked him if he could accommodate
3 over night. He told us we should
W the bet his humble plase could af
ford, and that if we would put up with
that we should be welcome.
As soon as the horses were taken care
of, we followed the old man into the house,
He was a grey-headed man, certainly on paid the doctor. You know he was to
the down hill side of three score, and his have earned the rent if he had been
form was bent by hard work. His coun- well."
termnee was naturally kind and benevo- "I don't know anything about it," re
lent, but there were other marks upon his turned the landlord doggedly for Mr.
brow than those of old age. The moment Vaughan owned the little farm, it after
I saw him I knew he had seen much of wards appeared. "All I know is, that
suffering. It was a neat room to which you have had the house and land, and
we were led, a living room, but yet free that for two whole years you haven't paid
from dirt and clutter. An old woman me a penny. Yau know I told you a
was just building a fire far-supper, and as4onth ago that you should have just one
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we entered she arose from her work
"Some travelers, wife, caught in the
shower," said the old man
"Surely, gentlemen, you're welcome,"
the woman said, in a tone so mild and
free, that I knew she spoke only the feel
nigs of her souL "It's poor fare we can
o - t -
give ye, but the heart of the giver must
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e'en make up for that'
r
Ithankpd th crnnA iwmlo onA trAA l.orv.
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I would pay them well for all they did for
us.
"Speak not of pay," said the woman
taking her tea-kettle from the hob, and
hanging it upon the crane.
"Stop, wife," uttered the old man trem
ulously. "Let not your heart run away
with ye. If the good gentlemen have to
D&re ont o their ahmid.mp. if Snwrnu
not such sufferers as we to refuse the
bounty."
I saw the worn an place her apron to her
eyes but she made no reply. The door,
close by the fireplace, stood partly open,
and I saw in the room beyond, a bed, and
I was sure there was some one in it. I
asked the old man if he had sickness.
"Yes," he said, with a shake of the
head. "Sly poor boy has been sick a
long while. He's the only child I have
the only helper on the little farm and
he's been sick now all the spring and sum
mer. I've taken care of the sheep, but
I couldn't plant. It's hard, but we don't
despair. My good wife God bless her
shares the trial with me, and I think she
takes the biggest share."
"No, no, John, don't say so," uttered the
wife. "No woman could do the work vou
do."
"I don't mean to tell too much, Mar
garet, only you know you've kept me
up."
A call from the sick room took the wife
away, and the old man then began to
tell me, in answer to my questions, some
of the peculiarities of the great Plain, for
we were on it now; and I found him well
informed and intelligent At length the
table was set out, the clean white cloth
spread, and we were invited to sit up.
We had excellent white bread, sweet but
ter, some fine stewed damsons, and a cap
ital cup of tea. There was no excuse, no
apologies only food set before us, and
we were urged to help ourselves. While
we were eating, the rain ceased falling, but
the weather was by no means clear, tho'
just as we moved from the table a gleam
of golden light shot through the window
from the setting sun.
It may have been a half an hour after
this it was not more than that when a
wagon drove up to the door, in whieh
were two men. The old man just come
in from the barn, and it was not so dark,
but we could see the faces of the men in
the wagon. They were middle aged men,
one of them habited in a sort of jockey
hunting garb, and the other dressed in
black clothes, with that peculiar style of
hat and cravat vtiloli morln c
" UM A3 tilO i i 1 1 C 1
I turned towards our host for the pur
pose of asking if he knew the new comers,
and I saw he was very pale and trem
bling. A low. deep groan escaped him, and in
a moment more his wife moved to his
side and put her arm about his neck. She
had been trembling, but that groan of her
husband s seemed to call her to herself.
Minn t tuni .Inhn " ...f.l " 1
. .-i sin; eumy eaiu.
They can't take away our love, nor our
souls. Cheer up Illbe a support to
ye, John, when all else k goneJ
A tear rolled do wa the old man's cheek
but when another started he wiped it away,
and having kissed h.s wife, he arose from
t-: - 1 t a . t .1
tered. He in the jockey coat came first
and his eyes rested upon Leeman and
myself!
'Only some travelers, Mr. Vaughan,"
said our host,
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jujt. augnan turned his gaze else-
whereabout the room, and at length
was fixed upon the Id man.
"Well," said he, "what about the rent
viu ue,-wtiat about the rentr
Ve havn't a penny of it yet, sir," an-
swered the host, trembling.
Not a penny! TW kowH vou uav
H5tw7 ptnasdj?"
"Twenty pounds ! murmured the old
man, painfully. "Alas ! I cannot pay it.
You know Walter has been long sick,
and every penny I could earn has been
more to pay me. That month was up
ast night Can you pay me ?"
"Xo! no! O, God knows I can't"
"Then you must leave the house."
"When ?"
"To-night P
"You do not mean that. You will not
turn us out 50 quickly as
O i l f nnAn t..- t
"Out upon your prating ! What do you
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I mean bv that ? Yon had nntiro a mnniU
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a2- How lonS a notice do you suppose
give ? I you havn't had time in a month
to mve, then you must look out for the
consequences. To-night you move ! If
you want a shelter you may go into the
old house at the horse pond."
"But there is not a window in it."
"Beggars shouldn't be choosers," re
marked Mr. Vaughan. "If it hadn't been
for nuntinS UP the officer, I should have
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been here this morning. But tain't my
fault. Now I can have a good tenant
right off, and he wants the house to-mor
row. So there is not a word t he cQ;.i
I shall take your two cows, and your
iheep and if they go for more than twenty
pounds after taking out the expenses, vou
shall have the balance back."
The poor peasant gazed for a moment
half wildly, into the landlord's face and
then sank into a chair, and covered his
face with his hands.
"My cows ! my sheep P he groaned.
spasmodically. "O, kill me and have
done with it '
"In God's name, Mr. Vaughan ," cried
the wife, "Spare us them. We will leave
the cot, and we will work with all our
might until we pay you every farthine.
but do not take away our very means of
life. My poor boy will die ! O, you are
rich, and we are poor P
"Nonsense !" uttered this unfeelins man.
"I'm used to such stuff. I make a living
by renting my farms, and this farm is one
of the best I have. A good man can lay
up more than ten pounds a year here."
"But we have been sick," urged the
woman.
"That isn't my fault If you are pau
pers, you know where to go to get taken
care of. Now I don't want another word
Out you go, to-night, unless you pay
me the twenty pounds, and your cows and
sheep go to."
I was just upon the point of turning to
my companion to ask him if he would not
help me to make up the sum. for I wa
determined that the poor folks should not
be turned out thus. The woman had
sunk down, and she too, had covered her
face with her hands. At that moment
Nathan Leeman sprang to his feet His
face was very pale, and for the first time
I saw that tears had been running down
his cheeks.
"Look ye sir," he said to Vauzhan,
"how much do these people owe you r"
'1 wenty younds," returned he, re-rard-
ing his interlocutor sharply.
-
111 year.
"And when did this amount come due
"It is due just one month aro. The
rent is twelve pounds, but I allowed him
four pounds for building a bridge over the
river."
"Show me the bill."
The man pulled out a large leather
pocket book, from it took a bill. It was
receipted. Leeman took out his purse
and counted out twenty golden sovereigns!
He handed them to the landlord, and took
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I Jje lli.
"I believe that settles the matter sir,"
Ly companion said, exerting all his power
to appear calm.
"Ye, sir" Kfnmiuf Tanan -
first
the money, to see if he was in earnest
f '
and turn ins to the window to se if th
sold was Dure. Y. v - ,0,
-This makes it all right"
"Then I suppose we can remain here
undisturbed.
But I have DO nrpt'r fnr anv rxr fnw.
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the future. A month has already run on
it fan unpaid term.'
"It is right you should hare your pay,
surely. Come to-morrow, sir, and I will
arrange it with jouy-only leave us now."
Mr. Vaughan cast one more glance
! about tha room, hnt with .r.v;
I further left, and tls ccv hj to fol
low him, without Laving done anything
to eam a fee. As soon as they were gone
the old man started to b,'s feet.
"Sir," he uttered, turning towards Lee
man, "what means this ? Do you think I
can ever pay .'ou back, again?"
"Sometime you can," r tdrned my com
panion. Yes yes, John, said the wife, "some
time we shall surely pay him."
"Alas! when?"
"Any time within a month will answer,"
said Leeman.
Both the old people looked aghast.
HDh! you have orV. planted more
misery for us, kind sir," cried the old man.
"We could have borne to be stripped of
our goods by the landlord, better than we
can bear to rob a noble friend. You must
take our stock our cows and sheep !
"But not yet," resumed Leeman. "I
have another way. Listen : Once you
had a boy a wild, reckless, wayward
child."
4Yes murmured the old man.
"And what became of him ?"
For some moments the father was silent
but at length said :
"Alas ! he fled from home long years
ago. One night we then livtd far off
here in Northamptonshire nay boy join
ed with a lot of other youths,most of them
older than himself, and went into the park
of Sir Thomas Boyle and carried away
two deer. He was detected, and to es
cape punishment, he fled, aid I have
not seen him since. But Sir Thomas
would not have punished hiir,for he told
me so afterwards."
"And tell me, John Leeman, did you
never hear from that boy?"
"Never !" answered the old man.
As soon as I heard my companion pro
nounce the old man's name, the truth
flashed upon me in an instant; and I was
not alone in the conviction. The quick
heart of the mother had caught the spark
of hope and love. At that moment the
fire upon the hearth blazed up, and as
light poured into the room, my compan
ion's face was fully revealed. The wo
man arose and walked towards him. She
laid her hand upon his head, and trembling
she whispered :
"For the love of heaven don't deceive
me. But speak to me let me call you
Nathan Nathan Leeman f
"And I should answer, for that is my
name P spoke the man starting up.
"And what would you call me Y" the
woman gasped.
"Mr 31 other P
The fire gleamed more brightly upon
the hearth, and I saw that aged woman
upon the bosom of her long lost boy.
and then I saw the father totter and join
them and heard murmured words of
blessing and of joy. I arose and slipped
out of the room and went to the barn ;
when I got there I took out my handker
chief and wiped the tears from my cheeks.
It was an hour before I returned, and
then I found all calm and serene, save
that the mother was still weeping, for
the head of her returned boy was resting
upon her shoulder, and her arm was
about his neck. Nathan arose as I en
tered, and with a smile he bade me be
seated.
"You know all, as well as I can tell
you," said he. "When we first stopped
here I had no idea of finding my parents
here, for when I went away, sixteen years
ago, I left them in Kingstbrope, upon the
Ken. I knew them, of course, but I
wished them to see if they would know
me. But from fourteen to thirty is a
changing period.
"I think God sent me here," he added in
a lower tone, "for only think what curious
circumstances had combined to bring me
to this cot."
It did truly seem as though some power
higher than our own had brought this all
about. But at all events, there was a
higher power thought of that night be
neath the peasant's humble cot, for God
was praised again and again.
On the following morning, I resumed
my journey alone, but had to promise
that I would surely call there again on
my return. I went to Salisbury, from
thence to Winchesterand thence to Ports
mouth, to see the great ships of war. I
returned to the cot in eight days, and spent
a night there. Money possessed some
strange chasms, for it had not only given
to the poor peasant a sure home for the
rest of his life, but it had brought health
back to the sick boy. An experienced
physician from Salisbury had visited him,
and he was now able to be about I re
mained long enough to know that an
earthly heaven had grown up in that
earthly cot Nathan Leeman told me
that he had over a hundred thousand dol
lars, and that he should take his parents
and brother to tome luxurious home when
he ooald fiae one to his twt.
That was some years ago. I have re
ceived some letters from Leeman since.
and he is settled down in the suburbs of
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uiuuiuiu, vii uhiiivs 01 uie lower Avon.i
here he has hoturl.t lnr. shr ; ...
ri f ihn wu r. .
that Wn.l T .m j .rirms tnrougn ine wi,o!e route, ami never
promise to visit him if I vr in Fn
land ar.iin.
T) titit A T IT A "DT T T4 wm Annnn
ItiJlAKlLIiLi. BAND OF ROB-
BERS.
One of the incidents which throw most
light upon the internal condition of
t ranee, during the interval between the
Reign of Terror and the Consulate, was
the trial of the " Chuuffeurs." The
Cnauneurs were a numerous band of
roooers wuo mtested a Iare trart of
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country in the region of Chartres. Thev
o I
derived their name, which signifies heat
ers, or fire kindlers, from their practice of
torturing their prisoners with fire. Their
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robberies were conducted in ten svsfpmnt
j....u,,,
a manner that it was found almost impos-
sible to arrest any of their party. They
would surround lonely farm-houses in
numbers too large for resistance, and af-
ter binding the males, oblige the females,
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by fire applied to their feet, to reveal all I
the treasures of their family. From the
evident skill with which all their pro
ceedings were conducted, it was inferred
by the police that they formed a grand
confederacy, and obeyed some central au
thority. But for a long time nothing fur
ther could be found to confirm their sus
picions. One day, however, as two gendarms
were crossing a portion of the forest of
Orgeres, they met a boy about ten years
of age ; the singularity of costume exci
ted their curiosity. They carried him to
a neighboring town, and with a good
breakfast and a glass of wine, soon ob
tained his confidence. He told them he
lived with his father and mother and
many other families, in a vast cavern in
the forest, and that many men were in
the habit of coming there occasionally,
bringing with them provisions, clothes,
plate and other valuables. Here was a
discovery. The head quarters of the
Chauffeurs were revealed at last and the
police lost no time in taking advantage of
their newly acquired knowledge.
They decided that it would not be well
to attack the cavern immediately, for this
would result only in the seizure of those
few who might be within at the time. It
was thought best to first arrest the out
door brigands by means of the child, and
to reserve the cavern for the last The
boy, whom they called Fiufin, was accord
ingly disguised by a suit of good clothes,
and under the care of a good woman who
acted as his nurse, was placed in the mar
ket squares of those towns where it was
supposed the brigands would be likely to
sell their stolen property. Whenever he
saw a familiar face he would give a siri.
and the rwrsrn nAfntA .1.1 l . :
diately arrested. At length one hundred
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and twelve of the robbers were captured
in this manner, and the trials commenced.
It resulted in the conviction, condemna
tion and execution of all of them.
It was subsequently discovered that
the cavern, or rather the collection of
caverns, from which Finfin 1,1 .11
was nothing less than one of the quarries
which had in former years fornix th,
which had in former years furnished tli
stone for the magnificent cathedral of
Chartres, and was situated in the least
accessible portion of the forest. Here a
colony of malefactors, male and female,
had been founded, which gradually grew
from a petty band of thieves into an or
ganized army of desperadoes. Like tl
Indian association of the Thugs, it had
ie
government, laws and police, adapted
government, laws and police, adapted to
the profession of ifs members. It had
mm.mn,in,. ; :.... r
correspondents in various parts of the
country who indicated the dwellings most
favorable for attack, and an executive
head which planned and ordered the ex
peditions.
The execution of so large a portion
, . .
the company, and the discovery of their
retreat caused the dispersion of the re-
UI
maining members and the gang was ne
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existence of one of tin; ma. i-i-murl !. .
bands of robbers which have exUted in
modern times.
C3 Decency is a matter of latitude.
In Turkey, a man with tight panu on, is
considered so great a vulgarian that he io
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considered so great a vulgarian that he U
not toierated ,n society. To spit in the
presence of an Arab u to make the c
ouamtance of hm el.j-.l t.;r.. i r...
I . -v. u,Uoa,
j Ms, that man w considered low who re-1 You didn't notice a dark-eyed youth at
fue a warm breakfast r.f fru.l .ar.I'j 1 1...-....... .1 . .
" - " . r jrcucr-aay 10 receive , wiu ami iiie nre, as the heat ot the hre
In this country, vulgar people are such; ten year in the Sute 1'rUou for forgery, j will draw ti infectious vajKir in that di
m keep good hour, and live within their j O no, you didn't notice ; aud twoceuu' j recUon, and you would run much dnsSw
,OCrra- v,fnh r kindnCM, two wW worth of aid ' from bribing b it
Y'Tfm Life IHustnted
I DLDFT NOTICE.
No, you didn't. And so you let that
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'X)or woman, vt-hn intimAi.d.1 witl. -ah
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"le car3 .v. cr,7 er child in he,
Pn' . or hold u for her a few
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minutes, that she might hnve a little time
to rest and refresh herself, hut at witli
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VAII. tl.ltxn...) 1 1.: 1 -t ,1 '
V mugimig mm dialling nu
the way, as unconcerned about the lmppi-j
ness of those around vou as if ih rap hml
been freighted with wax figures, w hi!o
she, poor womnn, was obliged to travel
"'one, with the core of a child. Why
uiJ joti not do as you would that others
should do unto vou, and put under her
burden "one of your fingers" to cheer her
! n
weary nenrt.'
I didn't notice. No, you didn't. That
ittle beggar girl held her bare feet under
her tattered frock as well as she could so
you shouldn't notice, and she pressed her
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bon v tiiifreps on Imr iir iVM tio
w - w j 1 ai.fi
own blue, which the great Master
painted there, should be dimmed by her
tears. When you refused her a bit of
bread, and "gave her a stone," "stone
cold" reproachful look, which made her
... - .
ttle shivering form shrink away under
her threadbare shawl, you didn't notice !
You didn't notice that aged man who
was walking down Washington Street
with tottering steps and a heavy satchel
in his hand, when you brushed bv him bo
rudely as to knock his staff from him, but
let him tremble with his load. Why did
you not slacken your pace, and can y his
bundle a few blocks, speak to his aged
heart a word of cheer, and learn of him,
perchance, how look the portals of the
u;iv cjuij 111; j.
You didn't notice that npnl-woman.
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wnn ner liait-starveu child, who tried to
offer you her fruit. You would have no-
ticed had she been a "congressman" with
'oranges." Why did you not buy an ap-
pie of her and give it to the first ragged
boy you met? Did you ever feel and
realize two cents' worth of pleasure ? Did
you ever see two cents' worth of hopt
lighting up a care-worn, sun-burned,
wrinkled old face? What a rainbow, that !
Two cents' worth of joy beaming out of
the dark eye of that ragged boy, two cent';
worth of eloquence and gratitude flowing
from his lips ! What a germ is hidden
there ! and how do you know but two
cents would have fostered and called into
aetion the genius of a Newton or the be
nevolence of a Howard ? But you didn't
notice. 1 ou rushed on with a dollar over
each eye, in a "brown study" how to get
two more to make your blindness.
You didn't notice. But the bell tolled.
and the tired woman laid down her little
cherub in the arms of the death angel,
for she had no spot on earth where to lav
its head, and he flew gently off witli it I
through the pearly gates, and placed it on
the. downy pillow of Jehovah's love I
then she came Lack to her .stone couch
y the was,de to await ''is return. But
there are guardian angels, transplanting
angels, transporting angels, who do notice.
And when the seraph choir chanted that
mother's welcome to her Father's great
house, so full of mansions, wl;n tkey
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" Le I'" the babe ngain to
sang the jubilant hong of victory ovei
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T''e raUle f m'S'y dollar," drowned
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uiuanuct iiiiuu iii iiiat Heavenly "ex
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celsior," and its harmonies were lost to
your soul forever!
You didn't notice that little bc"ar
girl, grown to womanhood, when she
came off your marble steps without get
tiZ "a place." thonsh vou lm,"
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i a reierence at the intelligence office for a
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conJ,,w,, n,ld tIitir faJ, d dr
and "'ought she wouldn't do! Disheart
seamstress, but your mis did notii.e her
eoed, the poor girl turned away, and "uve
up the struggle. You didn't noti-e where
eoll Uiu; an wtiwi
night dropped her sable pall over your
great city, he went mil. nun.. t ;...! .
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J -Vj rou it up, ana
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uceaoyyoui
l loll lluln'l rir.tiv an ,',. A I
a" n
'M. who died ut
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, lJlc nun; 1 iat uigni irorn anxiety un
j over-exertion, in vulnlv tr. t.,
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out and rescue a long Ion" lewt hiu"litc-
in a large cily! But the archangel wij
lou didn't notice an old apple-woma
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Ue Bto!! ft Joaf ,0 . Up
,rofn starrinfc but ,
Wonderful reformer, wonderful reforma
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and advice did not save him 1 What
fortune would that two cents have hem
to his widowed, broken-hearted mother
had you, on a certain time, invested it
in the golden rule, and put it on interest
for her !
You didn't notiji. Wpll im nn !,,.,.
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jiife without noticing anything but gold
and vour own pmiiintiiMi on.J citi
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i guuu-ii uoimr on which to fix your
stare a gou.en pilow fQ die on
: a colden coffin to inonlili i- u n .1 u ;
j an gohlen teure to spangle your monu-
inent ; but we fear you will have to wait
lorg for a golden crown upon your head
and a golden harp iu"yotuv-hand in the
world to come ! Topst.
A DYING MOTHER'S LOVE.
The plague broke out in a little Ital
ian village. In one house the children
were taken first the parents watched over
them but only caught the disease which
they themselves could not cure. TI10
whole family died. On the opposite side
of the way lived the family of a laborer,
who was absent the whole week, only
coming on Saturday nights to bring his
scanty earnings. His wife felt herself
attacked by tho fever in the night ; in
the morning she was worse, and heforo
night the plague spot showed itself. Shu
knew she must die, but as she looked
upon her dear little boys, she resolved
not to communicate d.-Jith to them. Shu
therefore locked the little children in tho
room, and snatched her bed clothe, lust
they should keep the enntngion behind
her, and left the house. She even denied
herself the sad pleasure of a hist em-
I brace. Oh, think of the heroi,m that
ensib!cd her to conquer her feelingi and
II she loved to die! Her eldest child
saw her from the window. -Good bye,
mother," f aid he with his tenderest tone',
for he wondered why his mother had left
him so strangely. "Good bye, mother,"
repeated the youngest child, stretching
his little hand out of fh. .;n,w ti,,.
mother paused, her heart was drawn to-
wards her children, and she was cn-the
point of turning back ; she struggled
hard, while the tears rolled down her
cheeks at the sight of her helpless babes j
at length she turned from them. Tho
children continued to cry "good bye moth
er." The sounds pent a thrill of anguiih
to her heart; but she pressed on to tho
house of those who were to bury her.
In two days she died, recommending her
husband and children to their care with
her last breath.
NO GOOD FROM PASSION.
" Will putting one's self into a passion
mend the matter ?" said a venerable old
man to a hoy who had picked up a stona
to throw at a du.
The dog only baiked at him in play
fulness.
" Ye, it will mend the matter," said
the passionate boy, immediately dashing
the stone at the do".
The animal thus enraged, sprun" at
the boy and bit his leg; while the stone
bounded against a shop window and
broke a pane of glass.
Out ran the shop-keener, and seized
the passionate boy, und uiade him pay
for the broken pane.
The passionate boy had mended tho
matter finely, indeed.
It was the other day that I siw a little
boy fall down, and I khould have helped
turn on ins legs again, hut he set up such
a bellowing th:;t I left him to himself.
that lie might find out whether tLut
would mend the matter.
Take my word for it, it never did and
it never will wend the matter, to get into
a passion about it. If the thing be hard
to bear when you are culm, it will be
harder to hear when you are in anger.
If you have met with a los?, you will
only increase it, and increase it sadly,
! too, hy being w illing to lose your temper
There is something very little minded
and eilly in either men or boys, in giving
way to suileii paiori. IJu i
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way to sudJen pu.--iori. Do set yourself
Try then to be calm, especially in tri
l mng irouijio, anu wiji n trn u
cw;,, try t0 U.r ,!,.,,, bJdy,
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fling trouble)', and when greater one's
CiT Do not venture into a siek room if
- jyou are in a violent perspiration : for the
H I moment your body becomes cold it is in
,. a stale i.eiy to absorb the infection ; nor
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'vikitaiek oer-on (( f !,. ...r.,. I. ..C
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a coUlagiou, nature) with an empty .torn-
j aeh.nor fallow your ah va. In attend-
- 1 '"8 Ir.on, place yourself where
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j me air pa-ees I rum the uoor or window,
to the Ud of the invalid, not between the
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