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IJrCutting lCiu.32
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COMMHNCK!) AUGUST 8. 1837.
f. John.'ibtiri) (!alfdoniaiT.
V. M. STONE & CO.,
runi.isiiKiw.
i tli- Atheniuum, St. Johnsbury, Vt
mvt.N. r. TKum itr tiie caihmu :
). rar tn lMniila Cuuuty SI.7;
'iiilln
(i: -ar out uf tbii
lx MihiIIik.
..niity
r in nrni-nrptti rrtnittins, ulrrilTH iu
l',1 nt nill Imrinlitv.lS'JiiKi-LHfi.r.. s.oil
ri Titv nlite wckn fr I nu
Sul.irr.l.-r unt "I llil. rounty wt'll" b.'-Vr.'.U
II. viut-n in M.-rtir.-. -.-ryear 1.IH1
r k 1,1 ,'""l""icc "r,,rr "HtW at miliM-rili.
I -! suh.rrll.i-r will lin.l ,, 1,1. ,a,,.r in tv.u.
in will, In, iia,,,,.. thr .lt li Mbirli b-li.i
liu.l N, i.thrr r.iriiit i n-cary.
ISI I A.lwrli.ilic
One luiiiirr (13 lim. I inrh ur.i) uiin M.-ck.. 1.00
li r.ititiiitiaiiri. 25
ii 'i t-iiarv-. it. iii,,.i) .. wc.k 7.-,
Juir I. rutitliiiiauc.. 1
Onc .iar.. fune iurli ur ,,irH i,. r yar.'. 8.00
llunii. I ar.I. mt ytr (rarli liiit-l .(K)
r.iliiiiw K.trav. rte t.SS
Sp, al SntiK . mt H-itijrf. mu- w-k ." l.ar.
P.l. It C'.Iltlllliatll-.- ;m
Sni- j1 ratra tu lu,im ailvrrtin-rit liv Ylii-Yinr.
,V CiiM nmttd. .Vo ilgrrttmutblf adrtrtut-
.IOU fKINTIMi ur all kimlM. at livins priri-.
illi ni.wl.m typn and ma.-liiuerv aml killfii1
ii.rkiii.-ii, nc.itlv all kindn.f .lul. I'rintim: tuii bc
ilum, n . H :,i a, rl ,, . ,, tj,
',' l,l-"ll. ''f'l and l'Jpir wtuck c.iiHtaiitly
Qitzmcr.'; QtnJf,.
NICHOLS & DUNNETT,
v v i: Its,
I...mi. y,ni Oill,-f, st. .ri.Imn1.tirv. Vt.
l, satnrlay.
1 NHHDljl. - A,.kx ll).vKfr.
W. C. LEWIS,
;.-:il i.r Va-rmi.iit Vliitiial : iisiir.'ii,-- f
St. .I..lnibur, Vt.
THOMPSON & GOSS,
lrit. lcl ri i.l r.i.l.I.., U I, ,,,, Worii,,
:t .(ul.iiHl.nr .tt.Miina .l.iii.. t.M.nli r.
CHAS. A. AIKEN,
ri n o . r o i: t i: t u i; u t
M. .ii.liiisl.ur.v (Viit.,-.
' I''" a" K..W. I1N. at tl. I'lahi.
S. T. BROOKS, M. D.,
I'.'.i lli iiii; I'ht.ii l.ii iiniI
tl.I.-tn-.- th.- i:.lknj, St..I.,lllllHII
S. U. SPARHAWK, M. D.,
.illii- riijHirhm :hi, Mny,
''' ' I" " ',,Mu,j.)
Oilic i. .i.l, .,, , in AIIii iu.uiii II..IH.., M.iinSI.
C. M. STONE & CO.,
-4..,ts Cl.ir. i.i.Mil t..ik llin.l. ry.
nl'l""l' tln-li.i- M..I,W.
O. P. BENNETT,
K.-.il.-r in .Mail.l.- V..rU l All Kin.ls.
N..ir l-.i.-ng.T m. .Iliilirj.
MILLER & R.YAN,
M.unir.H tur.TH ai',1 )..iltTH iti
.uri. igft :iinl i:.irri.it;f
C.r I'm.II.iii.I.timI II. 11. Sl., St. .Il,iliry.
E. .fe T. FAIRBANKS & CO.,
Iry .....,l,. Cli.lliins, ':i..,lii,K., !:,!.,
Ilan-lni;., r.,. U, rv. a,l ;., ,., I,.s,
I'uirlMiikn Vill.u.-, St. .I,.Iiiilmry, VI.
C. C. BINGHAM,
llrni;Kl.l i.n.l 1-liiir .i.l,
. Il.nik Kl k. .M.iiii Strwt. St .li.lmsliiny, V.
BELDEN, IDE & STAFFORD,
iirii.H an.l (;..,i,is,-ii,.i-h ,,i i.,
N'. .il.il aii Itl.H-k. iip il.iir. St. .I..l,n.ln ,
HOWARD & ROWELL,
U',ilrlif4, .l.-n.iy, i:.,l,, i.ihI tni,,,i,rv,
i.r 5l.nn St aii.l i:.i,t. ru Am iiii.-., St .l,.liiilmrj
CROSS & BRADLEY,
ItaktTH iiimI .Mir.-ti..lit'r,
ll.i. ii Slr.-.t. St. .Ii.lniMlMiry, Vt.
JOSEPH Ii. PERKINS,
ii:n i ist.
.i1r.luiu.iii r.l.N-k. n. st.niH.St .L.linHlMiry, Vt
O. II. HALE,
llry ;...N i.n.l riiii.y : I.
v.-i lil.H-k K l:. St . St..lulni1inr, Vt
Mrs. I,. J. FLEETWOOD,
mii.i.im:i:v 1:00,1s,
W.ilk. i h UI.k k. M.nii Stn. l. M J..l,nl.,irj.
C. A. CALDERWOOD,
1'iiriiltiir.-, ;..llih. 1.11,1 iisk. l,
O.l.l I'HluM' ISI.H-k. I:. U. St , St..l,,l.iil.ury.
D. A. CLIFFORD,
rl,,,l,.-ti..lii.- Arti.l,
.i1.-.l..iii 111 Itl k. M.1111 st.. SI..Iulin,lmry.
H. E. & D. a. WOOOBUFF,
-toxw .111.1 Tiiiuiin-,
Kjilru.1,1 Slnl. I..I..lin,1,iiij.
F. V. POWERS,
Il.-al.-r iu
VII Kin.N .r (i.-ii.-r.il 1l.-rrli.in.li..-,
r.Tlljn.l Mr.-.-t. St. J..1ii,l,ury.
J. P. OTIS,
ttt.irii.-y iu.,1 C.,11 ll,,r :.( !.;,.
W.st llurk.-. Vt.
RITZ & HASTINGS,
i-iio roiii: riiit' i-oi: 1 i:.it,
II. 1 1 111. .111 St c.r. Wmt St.. lto-,t..n. .hiHi
h t 111 IZ IjI.-iUi iM.jr.lin. N Y.
I. II IIASTI.N'CS Inniutlv ..rst. ,Iliii,lir
CAHOON & HOFFMAN,
l.:iy-r, liu.l 4i.-itrr.il liiHiiratiit A-nt4,
I. ii.luu an.l I.ymloiitilU', Viriiiunt.
Ou.. ..f .i t ill 1- at Olliee iu Klitcli.r lll.K-k.
t- 1 II. e.ryJay.
r. .loiiNsr.iiuv iioiim:.
MiX MlttKT. - - - ST. JUHN-IIUKI, Vl
.IKKKV I)lti:V. rru.itrt.,r.
avi;m;i: iioiisi:.
!!.. u.iAi. Srm..T. . St..Iuiimiuk, Vi
i: (i. 1IOWK, IV...riit..r.
ciiti'aci: hoti:i..
3. IL . .! TKKkr. .... St. .Iohm-hukt, l
Uli'II i:t li. KI.IXT, l'n.rir
umos iutuoi:.
I.VMH.WlLl.K.
1 K. S1IONVO, l'r..,ri.t..r.
1. sirjbly lucat.-.!, jiii.t ..piMMitt- ,i.-..-o-.-r 1eM.t
-A rv sUI.I..
i l,-,l uilb tl,r 1...
i ii-iii avi:mii: moti:i..
IitioiiMVAY. .New V.ikk.
A Hr.t cl.tj.N I.H,ir iu rery iarli-ii!ar.
III ll Ill'IM'K IiAKI.IXC, i CO.. l,rprit..r.
tiik i!i:i;.vnvu:k,
llorLsT.iN STur.r.r, - - IV)hti-
l'li tiur-it a...inl.-,l li.itcl iu Xrw Kuzlali.l.
AMOS ItAKXS .t CO.. I'rupri. t..r..
tlSITC.I) STATKS HOTi:i..
J'artland. Sle.
S t I11.-.1 iu Ihr vrti rrnlrr uf tlie City. Tlir l.et
lr.Ml.-. ll.ui-e tur hil. inv.it nirli. Ilfatnl by
ktraitt I jl,lr Ht-t u illi ih- ImI tlir niarkrt
rtr,l.
W II McDON AI.1. l,r..prirl..r.
Justice's Record in Criminal Cases.
A iu yc l.lank f..r Ju.tirn f llie Prare. .Iti.t
.ni.!,l an.l ror al- at tbe CAkKDII.MAS ur
Vick tr
N!cc Calling Cards.
Cilt rJe.I. iu l.ie. ,r ea-a, very neal .Iu
tlie tbiue etrry lajy want.. Call an.l e tliei
C.U.EUONIAX OFFICE.
St. .I,.liiilirj & Iike Champlain Uallroa.l.
.iuiy iu, I3.
A11 trainninii tbe new nUn.lanl iif tiinc.lC
.,u,..rn niuM.-r luajl ittmuiu ttlne.l
TKA1NS RA6T LEIVR 8T. JOI1M.IIUUT.
ii""1- .Wa.m.
TltAIM, WEST LRAVK ST. JOElSfllCUV.
f.iirfi., 9.30 a. m.
Miii-.I. Mi,'.m
arriviuir at ! mi .. ... i;'.i.r i il.-.l
I'ark at 5.0U n m r i..'i....i...J .,
'llieBXuriMM train r.-ailics Maquam at 2.10 an.l
latWlp. m. Kriiiroiui;, llii- luail lt.nn.
.Maquam at J.X a. m. aii.l llio miir.l at i 53 i 111.
.Mm.l tranin leave I.iHit-iilmrcfiir.St.,fuliiiliurv
at G.00 a. iu. n.i.l 4tr... . ,i,.i.in n, j ...
aml r...rrf j.. in. '
l'.i-HUliipiic Kailr.ia.l lrt. K. 1KS.1.
AII IraiiiK rim uu tlu new staml.ir.1 of tlnie, 10
iiiinuieH Hii.wrr tiian lu..st.m tiinr J
lliAI.Vt MIUTll I.KAVK ST. JOH.SllI!l:r.
Wliil,. IMv.r.In.ti,.,, ...... ..... .
Niirl.t Kxi , IJClalni'
0-20 a- ni.
TK11NS .Oimi l.fvr T. Jo.isniitliir.
Xisht Kxprra.. 2.41 a. III.
Aic.iiiiin.Ml.itit.ti, U 4i a in
l)av Kit.i.-H. oj- ..' ...
St. Johnsbury Church Directory.
Adrenl 1-,.1.1... I VIII ... l.t..l. v . .
' 1,1 i-iiuci at 7::io p. m.Siiiulay, Tiu-s.
;:),tit K.iilru.i.l Stt.-. t. Culli. r Muplp. Ki-v.
S. li....l i-jm. Tr.iji-r nurtiiiK :io." l'rayrr iihiV
Frte ,i.,;fM,.i.. i- i.
Sjl.liatli . r ic-s, 10 :io a.m., ainl fi.30 r. m. Salihath
.Sclmul at 12 JK l'rajrr uii-i-liUK Vc.lne,lay rt u
" "i.i, iiasuir.
Church vj Ihe Jiai (Uuiv.-rsalint.) I.antrru
trniic. c.imi.t l li.-rrv stu. t. S.ibb.itli srrirrs
L l:4.V ll'UI i- i S,l.l..il. ..l.....l .
J.-nkii4. artt..r.
iltthvdi-t ( .Vlltial Klrr.l !!v V. W '.,!....
If.it It M-rvif.-.H i.t 10-:m X M n.i.l C.lll l. .,l.t. ..I.
Mliuul at 12 V.-ilii.-s.lav c-w-uiiiriii.-.tin.'.ni
r::io. "
a.-ri.-.-s at IU.30 a. M.. aml B:':i0 p. ' ti. SaWiatll
M liuul at 1:13 v. u. Wi-.lne-.ilav euing incrtiu
at "::). '
.V..H1A Om-jretjatioiutl llaiu stiet-t. l:ev. I-M.
-.inl T. Fairl..iuk. l'.intur. Salil.atli acnicn al
I0:.10 a. l.. aml I...IU f. . Salil.atli Siliui.l at 12 Jl
Vi-,1iii-hi1.iv . v. uiuj; iu. rtiiigal :30.
rrt-tbyUrian Vhurch Ka8l.-in Ai-iiu. j:.-v.
It. I.aii.l. iiaitin. S.il.L.illi Hi-iicrK at lo.:io a. ui
3.00, li.30 .. in. S.ibl.atli xiliiH.I at 12 m. I'raj.i
iii.'.'litig UY.lni-mlaj v i-ninc 7:30.
St. Aiutrrwt ( K,ii..'upal,) .Maili stnet, l:(.
I". S. I ib,r, l.ictur. Snvli-M un Suiiilavs al
10.10 a. n... an.l .. UV.In. -silayn at 7:30 p. i.
Siiu.lay S.li.K.l.at 12,,,.
;;,,:iuii Cath" ic I'liuiry Slli .t. lirv. ,1. A.
I.ism,Iiii.iiiIi l- inla 1'iirst. JIiishH aml 10 a. m
V.-p.r.-. an.l -.,i,,,Ii,lii, at 3 i. in. Ou tb.'
n i iu.l Snml.n uf tho imuitb, M iin at .-:.'tO:1. ,u.
.iu.l 1 .. m. At I.ii.1..iiill, s.iii... al 10.30 a. m.
I'. .1. V. A. .M. rlhiKs at tln- liall i.f tliu V. M. V.
A., M.iiti ln-.t, Smnlay iiiiiiiiiiii;h at .3o, Satnr
il.i .-. uiii2.at 7.30. V..UIIK JI.-n's in.. tii,K Siui
iliy at :..3ii i. in. X, ,.tii,K rvt-ry .1.1 at
i:asl l. .lolui.lniry.
''uvnvi(iuiui(. Sim.lay Hrniirn at IO.t.3 a. iu.
aml I1..1II i. i,i. S.ibb.itli ,rl at I2.IH1. Wnlnn
l.ij .-.-inu m.-eliii al C.30.
.lMW.nt. Sii.ilml l.y :..V. C. K. I'.u niliam.
Miti.l.i) tiri-i at 1.30 . in.
St. .Ii.liiisl.in-y AtlMii:.-iim.
I.U.mnj and Hrndiiig Hoom.Vne. I.. all. Opt-n
lr..m !l . M.I.. 12 .; In.iii 2 I.. ; !-.., aml
7 l H I 2 Satiil.l.iy - i-niiis.
Arl llallrryDin n TupnlayH aml KriJays.
T-l.-sr:ipli OIII.-.-.
HVfrrii f',ii',,u allij Vt. lntrrnatinnal St.
.loliilHliurv llull..-. (k-ii llt.in y a. in., It. ! . Iu.
s I.ii.:i 1 10 a.m.,:. t,. II .. iii. .Niit iii...s,a.-.-
:il lial
St. Johnsbury Post OHice.
l',.,,ii, n,'iii-(1,1. !l. li i.iil ,1,.,,-al 11,.-
l'i,t Olli. ai lulluus:
l'assuiii,ir l:. K. Way Mail, Suiilb. H!!la. ni.
X... Il.iuill.-, !tma. ni.
St.l.A.1.. C l;. II. V.i Mail. Kasl , 2.13 i.. m.
St. .1 A I.. K. K. Way Mail. W. nt, 3.0U ... ,.
M,.iil.. li.-i-A. W. Kiwr, K. K. Wav Mail 2.3U m. m.
ra-.-uiuil.si.- II. Jt. Wav -Mail X.,il'b, I.ini p. in.
W't-l Ci.iir.inl 1 St.'.J..!iinl,ur Hiit. n.ana. iu.
Wal. if.M.l, W. WatT.l an.l L. WalT.I, I.iki p. in
IIuhIuii, X.- V..rk, Cuiiii. K. Val. .Mail. i".0O p. m.
Ci.llii-liulM Mill 1..- lii.l.k- l'i..m th.- mail Imxm
ni -..-.imuii fur Uu- mail n b iu tb., inuriiiui.'.
amlat I . in. (;..ll.-cti..i,H ill al-u. l.r ma.l.-riuni
th.- mail l..ix al c.lni-r i.r Kailroail Strn-t an.l
Casli-m Am iiiik, at a. in aml 7.30 n. iu.
C11AS. P. CAUPUXTKl:. a.i. I'. M.
AN OLD PAINT SHOP
IN NEW QUARTERS.
MIXKI: A. II I I.l, baviiiL-l.a-.1 Uu- tntirt- lirsl
lluor uf IEiiiimi's li.-u- bml.lin, aml litttil in. l!
-..ini.. I..r lli. ir. -.M-. ial n-.-. ar.- l.-tl.-r tlian -wi
pi.-par.-.l t .! all kiml.-. ,f paiiitini: in a ttutkinaii
iiki. iuat r IVii.l.-n all klli.U
House Painting, Papering.
Etr. liavi- i-i't-ll(-iit t'ariliti.n fur
Carriae:e Painting,
llatim: l.,n..r,ira al.iin.lant.
1'aintH. OiN. Vai nisb.-.s. aml Iiiui-r.' Sni.tili.-dul
all kin.K .ni li.ui.l aml fur sal.t iu largc ur Minall
litatiliti.'s.
Kiitranri-I'r Main Slr.-.-t. ur Innii Av.-nm- in
i.-ar..l Tust lltlio-t-ttf
MIXEU i IIII.L.
CPlHOlT0GRfllPHlSlp
'Titv uiiilfii2li.-il in lioH prei.ar-.l tu mako ever
stI.. r I'buluraph in t!i niust .t-rr.-et tnai,
m-r. I shall t.ik sK'cial paina tt.
pl.au- lbue lu, ba. li.-rn tin
i.urtrssfiil in ubtainiug sat-i-lactury
j.ictureit
tUeliere.
Tbe larKvstt antl lt-t anHurtlnentul
F R A M E S
T.. l.e I..UU.I iu tlif Stalo. Call aml se.. tbtln.
C. F. SHEPHERD,
rttr imowx's m.ocK.
J. L. C. CORLISS,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
113 Main Stwt, St. Julinlinry. Vt.
Sbup anil tnatt-rial fur liilililing, at Xolth enil ol
pnn ptrt-ri. i naw
Ttt'ti imiok in m;tt(in,
fur nale. 1 niil.-sfruiu ili'i.it. Wtweeu WVt lturkt-
nf nici- tuea.l.m. cutrt 40 tuuit t.f liav. bilibliusi
uuirlv new t.l,,r Iiuiim-. 21x31. ell 2U30. huix
liani 23x40. graiu balu 33x10, Iiay an.l cattl.t lini
40x00, witb r. llar. I hkt rariu uue mili- unrtli
tbeoilirr ,.n Hi.-uiam ru.i.1. K arrt-s, 40 uf uu
3ul l.a-tum-,- aml 10 uf .r..u,l L-n.tli i
laml : rula III ti.u ,.f bav. une baru u placp 23x40.
llulb faruiH h ill 1m s.,1,1 at a i:reat l..irgain fur ptir
cbaer. W.uiM ttHai. .-ilbt-r fanu fura i?.mk! 1.u,im.
in St JubiiAbury. Fur lurtber partieulani t-uiuire
if Clia. Tllf
- tlie fanui,
.1 L. C. rOKLISS.
St. .lulinsl.ury, Vt.
W. J. BRAY,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,
Lumber Yard nnd Office Opposite
Odd Fellows' Block,
R. R. Strect, St. Johnsbury
All kui.U uf ltuildiuz Material fur ule. Kunj
aii.l DrotuM-.! I.uuiWr. Clapl.uar.l-t, Shfugle, Ith,
Ik.ira. Sa..h and Ulin.U, llrackrU, M,,ul.liuj;,
llar.l.are, Xail,. Ijnte. Omenl, and everytliin
nerery for l.uildiuj; at tbe lunest eah priceji.
S-tt
BLANK PAPER.
A lol ..f ..!.! and eud-t Huitable f..r acboUma
10 ocau m;t puund at Caledouian Unice.
ST.
C:iitiv:itin a Jaylia wkcr.
A TKUi: 1XCIDKXT.
Jniit; lSvnl's iiiiirriiiu lo Ttiin Itookor
was a Rii'at sliock t lier I'aiuil v. It'
was an oiilni;-, tlic.v all ilct-larcil, th.it
tliuir i-avalii-r MixhI wliicli liail conn
acruss Uu- wnti'i- in colonial ila.vs,
innli-i- royal li'tteis iiatcnt, slioulil ally
itsclf witli a lilcliian stiain, tlits oi-iirin
of whit li was, lo say tlu- If.ist. tloulitt'iil.
Still, .laiie was a yoiiii wnniati witli a
will of lifi- ou-ii, aml lU'iriiiut-iil. aml
oiitit-aty weris aliko pnucili-.ss tu mnve
lier. Slio was of iiL'f. tliuivfnro tliev
coulil not fmiiiil t In- lianns; luir fatliJr
was ilt-ail, aml tlit-.v t-onlil not (Iimii
liciit Iic-r; so, makiii;; Ilit; bfst of wliat
tliej, cnnlil not lit-Ip, tln-y gave tlu
allair jniilf;iii.; eoiiuteiiaiii-i! ly ni-r-niiltin
it to takc phuo in tlinVaniily
maiihioii.
llis I'oicfalliors. or ratlitT tlif laok ol
tlit-ni, aiiai t, tlu; vituitir man was w-ll
enoit"li. hiiL-wtic and in litstrious.
Ktmsilili: and slt-aily, liu was spokcu of
on all liaiuls as "a Hsinj; yonng iuan,"
aiul tliu IJvkI lioys tlu-niM-Ii-s likwl
liiin in a pnt loiii.iii way. Itnt it is
onc tliinj; to sinile aiprovin;ly as your
hiinililci- nuighlior woiks liis way up-
wai'd; iuIo anotlicr to luilp liuii on
witli your slioiilik-i- liv ;i vin r liim
,oui-(laiifilitt-f or sist.-r to wifc ; aml
tlio inariia;e was an umloulitcil inus-
illiancc. All .lani-'s old a.ssocialcs
pit-tlii-tcil tliat slic woulil ntiver lic alili-
to "staiuV lu-r liusliaml's li-lations, aml
wlu-n, a ycar tir two Iater, tlio yoiinj;
ouplf ilclciiiiiiicd to eiiujriiiti' to tlie
.Mi-.-ouri lionler, tlu-n tlio t'ar wt-st, tlu-
wliolc Ityril coiiiiL'ctioii was iniu-li inoii-
ili-asi-il tlian suipriM'd, aml saw Jaiit-
U'pait witli its hlessiiig.
Out ou tlu.- h'onticr. wlicii! a 111:111
taml.s or lalls on liis owu inerits, alto-;i-tlii'i-
witliout iefurt:m-' to tlio liistorv
of liis ;ranilfatliL'r, Toin's sterliiif;
iiialitit-s uon liim pio--K-rity. 1 1 1 a
ilozen yt-ars or so, lio was slu-rill" of tlie
oiinty 111 wliicli liu hatl settk-il, witli
one of liis hiotlicrs-in-Iaw as tluiuty,
1111I inoreovor was tast inakiii nioiii-y
ts tlio l(-alin liicicliant, in tlie rapidlv
iowiiij; t-oitiity town.
Ol 1-0111M-, .lauo was triiiiiipliant, aml
u lu-11 lu-r liiisliaiul liuilt a sulistantial
iii'W lioiisc 011 tlio sito of tlu-ir orimual
o-' caliin, slio wrolc in tlio liriilo of
lu-r lirait, Iti'KKiiiK 'lt-r motliur aml
sistcrs, 0110 aml all, to vi.sit lu-r. Simjc
tlu' obiioxioiis son aiul liiothci-iii-lau
ua.s oviilt-ntlv iuukiii" liis wav in tlie
u in Id, w itliottt tlu-ir aitl, aml it was
1 1 1 1 1 1- 011 tliiM-arils lliat, lu; niilit. 1k- a
oiii;it-sMiiaii at 110 vcrv tlistant ilav.
tlu- I-'amily (witli a lii F) fult. it littiiif;
inil propi-r that lio slioulil bo om-oiir-i'cd,
aml Janc ircoivcil n;ain in tlu-
ivnr ot lici ii-lativcs. 1 lu-icfoit-, it
was ili'i-itK'il tliat Knsan, lier onlv 1111-
niairicd sistt-r, slioulil 0, takiu; witli
lu-r lu-r nit-i-c .It-ssic, tlio ldost raml-
laulili-r ot tlio liouso, a lilomlo licautv
till 111 Iirr Ifcns.
Auut iSusan iiiaki-d in spiritovor tlu
liaio, for .h-s-,ii' was as -oiiiiottisli as
ikiltt-ii: slio rould not ;o aloiu-
xl.-nil tlio (ilivo brancli, aml tlieie
was 110 0110 olso wlio botli i-oiild aiul
woulil ai'coinpany lior. As for Miss
lo.ssio, tliat yoiinj pcistin i.'fuil.'d Uu-
xpcililioii 111 tlio hlit ot a troho, aiul
nokod forward to lifo in tlio baokwoods
witli a jioat doal of ea;er intorost.
Imli-od, slio was iiito disappoiutod to
liiul lilaiikvillo uim-li 111010 tlian lialf
ivili.od, witli 110 101I Imliaus auion-;
lli.- townsfolk, aml to lo (old tliat slio
niiist lido ton uiilcs ur 11101c out ou tlio
praiiio, fora pos-ible liiupo of a I1011I
it liiillalo. It was siuall i-oiisolation
tliat tlio nion ucnt aliout in tlioir sliirl
loovos. wliilo iuot. of tlio woiuoii
iiokod unoii slioos aml stot-.kinu;s as
supoillmnis luxmios. Still, altor tlio
lilst liock, slio losinod liorsoll to tlio
iliiation, aml loiuul hoi.-cll all (Iu
111010 00111I01 talilo lor lior auut s now
lioiiso aiul patoiit oookiu; stovo.
Ilor tliioo oldost. ooiisins woio liovs
f froiii tliiitooii to sevontoeu, wlio
soon liocaiuo lior dovotod slavos, aml
woio roadv to altoml lior 011 all 00-
asioiis. Soim-tinios, witli tliis body
riiaid, stroii"tlionoil liy tlio addition
f lior Um-Io Cai lor Ilvrd or Mr. Ilookor,
slio aml Auut Susan woiit to a pii-nio
011 tlio prairic; liut 110 eutioaties could
vor imliico lior triouils to porinit lior
lojoiu tlio liinitiu aml tisliiu; partios,
wliicli woio tlio favorito ainiisoinont of
tlu- youii pooplo of lilaiikvillo, aiul
wliioli im-lmlod ;ainiiiii; out lor a mmit
or tvvo as a pait of tlio. proraiiiiue.
It was not salo, tlioy assuiod lior. .lav-
liawkors aml I'ordor KuMiaus aboitmlod
Kaiisas, loss tlian twontv inilos
iwav, and nicn wlio todo tlio bost
liorso.s in tlio couiitry mijlit apiioar at
ui V moinont, aiiywlicre. 1 hat tlio.y
novor niolostod tlio citizens of lilaiik
villo was tluo i-hiolly to .Mr. liookor's
taot aml couraiio. lio ncvcr iirovokod
1 ouariol, yot was woll kuowii as a
111:111 wlio, ulieu oxtionie iiioasmos be-
camo noi-ossary, did liis duty iiiillincli-
inl , rojjardloss ot coiisoquoiioes.
boou attor tlio arnval ot tlio visitors,
iu vilations woio rocoivod to a ball to
bo riven by 0110 of tlio leailint' citizons.
On tlio ovonin of tlio oiitortaitiinout,
Jcs.-.io canio down for iiispoctiou ar-
rayod 111 silk aiul tullo, aml liilly con
scious of a hecomiii toilot. Mucli to
lior astoiiisliiiiout, lior Auut .lauo sout
lior nack to putou lior siinploat luusliu,
u liile Auut Susan was coiiiiiiamlod to
cliaugo lior piotty gray silk for a plain
black 0110.
It wonld novor do," .Mrs. liooker
doclarod. 'Tlio pooplo woulil say you
woio 'stuck up,' aml trying to sliow
ill, aml, nioroovor, would bo inortally
illomlod."
Tliov obovod orders, and woro jilad
to liavo douo so, wlion, aftor all, tlioy
toiiml tliouisolvos liv iar tlu; bost
1I10S.-.01I wonion in tlu; ball 100111. As
Jossio wioto to lior gramlinotlior :
"Tlicre were only two silks tlioro
bcsiilt-.s Auut biisau's. Altliouli tho
ladies prosoiit woro tlu; elite of lilaiik
villo, so far as it lias any 'elite, niost of
tlioni woro lawus or new oaltooos, aml
ovt-nil ol tlio nion daneod 111 tlioir
sliirt sloovos. Koi tttnatoly, I Iiad nono
of tlu-111 for partnors, but uoliody
soomoil to tliiiiK tlioir diccs at all out
of tlio way. Imleoil, coats. sooiu to bo
re;ardoil as alto;otlior optiotial in tliis
couiitry. 1 1 11 11 1 i 11 ; shirts aru tlio coiu
proinisc ; UncloTom woars 0110 always,
oxooiit to (-Iturcli, and Unclo Cartor's
ack ooat is ro-;ardod as a Kroat niark
of daiulyisiu 011 liispait. Tlio refresh
inonts sorvod at tlio ball woro oliiolly
oliooso aml craokers, aml catuly (not
Frcucli). Tlioro was plonty of uliiskey
witli loinonado for tlie ladies but
only two or tlm-o inoii ilrauk too
fiooly, and tlioy wore at onco pnt out.
Tlu; ball broko up early, hccaiise. sotno
iHidy camo in aiul said tliat 'Goiitloiiian
.liiu'aiid liis banil Iiad beoti seon near
t lio town, and it was foaiod tliat tlioy
milit liear tlie uitisicand takoa notion
to .join tlio fostivitios, 'Oontleiiian
Jim' ia captaiu of a sijuad of Jaylia wk-
JOIINS13UBY, VT.,
ers or Abolition rotiglis, and tlio people
Iiere are droadfully afniid of tlioni, as
boinj; a sliado worso tlian liordor Uuf
tians, wlio aro pro-elavery nion ; but it
scems to 1110 to be .1 clioico botween
Boolzebub 011 tlio 0110 sido and Apoll-
yon ou thootlior."
Wlicn pcoplo mako a journoy of
mtoen liuiulroil nulos, 111 onlor to visit
tlieir rolativos, it is natui-ally to be ox
poctod tliat tlieir stay will be a Iong
0110, aml altliouli 110 tiiuo liail boeu
lixod for our Iieroine's return honie, it
was vaguoly iuuloi-stood tliat tlioy woie
to stay until fall, wlion Mr. fiookor
would mako liis aiinual trip to St.
J.onis in ordor to buy joods, and start
tlioni tlieuco salely 011 tlieir hoineward
journoy.
It was still siiinuior, wlien one ploas
111 1 iuoriiitir, as Jossio sat uuiotlv
icadin, lior Auut Susan rusliod into
lier rooin in jioat oxciteinent. Mrs.
ISimUcr Iiad been smldonly takon ill,
iiiiu lier liusbaml aml tlio iloctor ninst
it onco bo miininoned. Tlio cliildron
wero all out, at tho storo or at scliool.
aml Jossio niust co. Slio was hurriodlv
startin; ollTwlu'ii Aunt Susan caine to
lior iifjain witli tlie youngost cliild, a
spoiloil uoy ot three years; Jossio 11111st
lake liim witli lior, in orilcr tu prevent
liis distiirbin liis motlior.
Tlumias, Jr., obeyed 110 0110 exeopt
liis motlior, ar.d tlio walk to tho storo,
wlu-io she oxpeeted to lind his fatlier,
was a chaso aftor tho bov, wlio iusisted
011 walkin iilone aml keeping alioad.
Slio c-ongratulatod herself tliat tlio dis
tance was sliort, and it was ncarly ac-
coinplisliod, whon suddenly, just as
Toiiuny ran aurnss tho stroet, witli hor
aftor liim, a band of liorseinou camo at
tull spood arouml tho corner. She
cauglit tho child, feoliii; tlie hot broatli
of a horse 011 hor cheok as slio did so.
Tlioro was an awful inoinontof torror,
as tlie aniinal loarod iu air, roiuod back
011 liis haunclies, by tho strong liaml
of his rider, thon slio turncd faint aml
;uldy, and a iniutito later foiind hor
olf stamliii'r safolv in front of hor
unclo'.s storo, witli tho haiulsoinost iuan
slio hatl evor seen, bowing bofore lier,
and liolili nr Toiiimv witli 0110 haml
while ho liltod liis sombroro witli tho
othcr. She took it all in, tlio nianly
tiguro 111 tlio bluo liu ti tm r-slint aml
riinsoii sash ; tho bowio-knife aml
pistols stuck in tho bclt ; tho Iong
feathor iu tlio wido-briiiiinod hat,
thou;li slu; hardly raisod hor oyos as
slio "aspod out, "Thank vou," aml
-laspiii'-; Toiiiiiiv in hor aruis, burst
into toars 011 Um-lc Toin's shouhlor, as
ho, iavitir wituossod tlio Iiairbioadth
-rapo, froiii tlio porch ol his ston;,
11110 hiirryiiig out to elaini aml coin-
foi t, lier.
Slio sobbod out hor 01 laml, aml a
inossongor was at onco dispatclu-d f-r
tho iloctor, while Mr. Itookor liurricd
lioiiio, Ioavin; lu-r to tho caro of liis
brotlu-r-in-law. Thon, jjrowiiifj loss
hystorical, slio lcarncil to hor horror
tml astoiiishmeiit tliat tho horo, wIiom-
stoatly norvo -:nd stroiif; hand liail
savod lu-r aml little Tom froin boiu
trauiplod to doatli, was uone otlu-r
than tlu; tcrrihlo outlaw of whoso wild
lccds slio Iiad board so iiiuch, tlie 10-
nownod aml rodoubtablo "Oontloiiian
lini."
As for Gciitlctuan Jim, nevor, prob-
ably, in all his lifo Iiad lio soon such a
vision ol boauty as tlus goldcn-haircil
Vii-'jiiiia riil, and ho was vamiuisliod
011 tlu; spot. Jayhawkor tlioiigli ho
was, ho Iiad too uiiicli good taste to
inlrmlo liimsolf on hor in hor thon
hxslerical coiulitiou, but befoio ho loft
town tliat aftornoou, lio Iiad Ioaruod
hor uaiiic, aml all tlioro was to lu-ar
iboiit hor, and a tow days lator oanio
iu stato, attomlod by a dozon of liis
troop, to aiiiioiinco to hor unclcs liis
dosiro to mako hor his wifo.
I'hov lio.tid hiui witli a dcjjreo of
pationco wliicli, 011 Cartor ltvid's pait
at Ioast, was duo to wrath, too ;roat
tor worils. It was .just as woll, how-
vor, tliat .uivtliiii.' kcpt liim quiot,
whilo liis prmlcnt biother-in-Iaw tom
poi-izod witli tho iinwolcoiiui wooor,
politoly oxplaiiiing tliat tlioy Iiad 110
Iojjal coiitrol ovor tlu; young lady, who
thov pioforrod slioulil chooso for lior
soll", in a muttcr which so closoly con
cornod hor happiness for lifo. Ho
would uiforiii hor ol tlio proposihon
iiiado hor, and if tho goiitleuian woulil
rotiirn in a ilay or two, ho should 10-
ceivo liis answor Iroin norsell. At
prosoiit ho could not invite liim to call,
lioth bocauso his wifo was just rocov-
oriiif; from asovoro illnoss, and booauso
liis nioco, boiug wliolly uiipioparod for
tlio honor paid hor, could not roasou-
alily bo oxpoctod tt givc liim an an
swor. Tlicn "standiiiK troaf liborally
ill arouml, he partod aiuicablv witli
tho inen ho would gladly havo lodged
in jail instoad.
Tho vials of Cartor Ilyrd's wrath
woro pourod out hariulcsslv aftor tlioy
loft, but Mr. Itookor, who luckily for
his siiccess in lifo, Iiad not iuhoritod tlio
hot blooil ot tlio soutliorn aristocrat,
hoard liim caliuly.
"I say, CarUn," lio said at last. you
ought to know 1110 woll onoii;li by
now, to know that I don't daro tho
ilovil witli a dozon uioro at. his back,
uuloss 1 soe niy way clear to liglit it
out. Wo Iiad to gain tiino, I tell you ! "
Wlion tho niattor was reported to tho
ladios, Auut Susan raged aloud at tho
inan's iniiertinenco, aml Aunt Jane's
coustornation was pitiful to behold.
As for Jessie, she laughed at tho atl'air
as a good joko, until hor fnemls
gnivoly assured lier that it was 110
laugliing niattor; tho iuan was a des
Iiorado, who would lu-sitato at 110
inoasuros by which ho niight gain liis
point.
"Do you nican to say that lio will
try to niarry ine liy force, whotlior I
am willing or notf " slio asked.
"Exactly so, or at Ioast havo a liglit
for it witli thosheriirof ltlank county,''
answerod that functionarv. "I can't
say wlio will whip, but I proinise you
we will do our bost to protcct you, and
if it is nocossary, I shall ask for a squad
of cavalry," ho addoil by way of en
coiinigoiiiont. Thoreiipou his wifo and
hor sister wopt over tlioir nieco iu con
cort, until Jossio's uatunillv liglit hoart
sauk down into tho toes of lior shoos.
It was tho lirst tiino iu lior life that
she had evor bcon cjilled 011 to faco
its rospousibilities, and tho circiim
st:incos, it niust bo confossod, woro
alarming. She niight, indooil, tloo to
tlie east, out to (lo so would bc to ox
asperate one who would be a dangoroiis
oiiomy to hor kiiul frieuds ; a 111:111
whose followors wouhl not hositate to
shoot down hor iiuclos aml coitsins iu
cold blood, by way of vengeanco for
tho alVrout put upou tlioir captaiu.
No, slu; niust stjiy and trtist to lier
woinanV wit to ouablo lier to doal
wisely witli her forinidalilo suitor.
Tho day appoiutod for his visit caine,
as all appointed davs. cood or ovil,
niust cotno soonor or lator, and Gentle
111:111 Jim caine witli it, true to liis up-
pomtiueut; aml conliuout of succees,
FBIDAY, OCTOBER 26,
Jesjio caine doxvn atthe annouiiceinont
ofliisarriv.il, fceling mucli as tliongh
she woro about to have ii tooth drawn.
Sho had dressed herself witli Quaker
siniplicity, but the goldoiL,hair would
curl, tho blue eyes woro iiiinaturally
bright, and lior chceks woro crinison
from fcveriRh exeiteinont. Aunt Susan
looked at hor disiipprovingly.
"CJiild," she said, griinly, "it's a pitv
you aro so piotty!" And Jossio an-
sworoii senously, "I'erhaps it would
he bottor for 11s all just now if I woro
not."
Aunt Jane folded hor in a toaiful
oinbnice. "OIi. Jossio. niv iloar. ilo lir
I'.olito to him ; lio is porfoctly capablo
of cairying you off by main forco, and
linrniiig tho town dowiisoiuodark niglit
in order to do it ! "
"Do you want ine to marry him i "
asiveu jossio, gontly ilisongaging her
self as slu; spoke, not without a cortain
hard ring in hor voico.
"Ileavon forbid ! " oiacnlatod both
ladios so .forvently, that Jessie was
inoliil',luwliile Uuclo Tom, who stood
waiting, saul souiowli.-it slmrply
''Coiiie, don't fri"hton tlu; cliild.
Jessie, just troat him as you woulil
any goiitloiiian whoin you havo 110 idoa
of niarryiiig, and don't want to ofTend.
It ain't worth whilo to mako him angry
if you can holp it, but it is a hard oaso,
by George, if tho stato of Missouri, and
tlio Unitoil Statos to boot, can't pro
tcct one poor little girl agaiust an out
law and a Jayhawkor ! 1'd rathor slioot
you, niyself, tlian Iot you marry tlio
follow. Don't bo afraid, I shall bo here
in tho next rooin all tho timo.''
Thon tlioy wont in.
"Tliis is niy nioco, Miss Talbot, Mr.
Lawrenco." Ilo didnotlook at all liko
a dosperado, who slew 111011 as a pleas
ant pastiino, as ho camo forwaid, walk
ing witli tho poculiar gait which cav-
alrvnion aciptiro, a siiocios of swing,
gracofitl only 011 a porfoct liguro.
Itather, he appeared a uiodorn Antin-
011s, iu liis holiday garb, tho closoly-
ntting dark lilue silk huiitiug-sliirt,
spotlcss buckskin broechos, aml high
cavalry boots. His hurse-pistols and
bowio-kuifo had boou loft outsido, aml
tho only woapons ho carriod wore a
pair of silvor-niountod Doriingors stuck
in his sash, so siuall that tlioy lookod
liko toys, yot doadliost woapons of all
slioulil a liglit couie to closo quartcrs.
Ho took tho haml which nlio liold out,
bciiiling low ovor it witli all tho graco
of a horo of roiiiam o, whilo .Mr. liookor
discrootly soizod tho oppurliiuity to
withdiiiw.
"Your unclo has givon you niy 1110s
sago, I supposo," ho said.going at onco
to liiisiuoss.
"Yos," faltorod Jossio, "I am vory
sorrv
"Why ? You ncod not bo afraid of
1110. I am a rough follow, I know, but
I was born a gctitlt-iuuti, aml I know
how a lady should bo tioatod."
An oniporor, suing for tlu; haml of a
oountoss, niiht havo folt loss cortaiii
of liis suit havo spokou loss coiulo
.scoiuliuglv. Kvidontlv tho 111:111 bo-
lioyod liimsolf to bo doiug lu-r honor.
YYoiiiunlikc, howovor, slu; likcd him
nono tlu; loss for that; tho ilaughtor
of hor fathors was 110 cowatd, aml tho
sitiiatlon liatl,a(ici .,11,.. . .. 1 11... ...
of louiance about it.
"I know it," slu; answorod oagorly ;
"I knou too you aio pasingnic a com
pliiiicut. of wliicli any girl niight bo
pioiiil, but you aio too lato. I , I ,"
aiul lu-to tlio swoot voico trciuhlfd a
li 1 1 It, "I liavo a swcetlioat at. I101110 in
Virginia."
"Tlu; Dov " bi-raii Goiitloiiian Jim,
aml slio saw, from iimb-r hor dioopiug
lashos, how fi 0111 nioiofoicoof habit.
liis liaml imivod instaully towaril tlu
Doriingors in his bolt; thon checking
both word aml inotioii, heaskoil ipiiotly ,
"Is that so?"
"Ccrtainly," slu; answorod tliis tiino
stoadily, "and siiroly you w.onld not
caro to liavo a wifo who could broak
hor word to anotlicr 111:111, ovon for
your sako."
"No, Miss," ho ropliod, "I don't
think iiiuch of anvboily, man or wo-i
iuan, that gocs back 011 tlioir word ;
tlioy won't do to tio to. I'.ut if you
could lovo 1110, I would bo truo to you
always, and novor bring toars to thoso
briglit oyos, oxcopt wliat I hope tlioy
woulil slied when tho boys broui;ht 1110
back to you sonio day, doad witli niy
boots 011." Tlioro was a sliort pause,
aml so you lovo tliis othor follow ? Is
lio truo grit ? tho right sort, I nioan ?"
'I would not lovo hiin if ho woro
not," sho answerod, simply.
"Woll, I novor whino whon thocatds
go against mo. Good-byo, and good
luc.k to you," aml bofore she guessed
his intontioii, ho liail lior iu his arms
aml Iiad kissod her again and again,
and was gono.
As the streot iloor clangoil to holiuul
him, horauuts rushcd iu alloxcitoniont.
"I ho gono ? "
"Is lio vory angry 1 "
"Wliat did you say to him ? "
"Did you oll'ond him vory mucli 7"
"I supposo not," sho answorod de
muroly, "ho kissod 1110 good-bye."
"JESSIE TALItOT ! " shroikod both I
ladios, in an imligiiant astoiii.shiiiout
that could uttor 110 uioro.
"Woll, what could I do ? he kissod
me. had 110 iart iu tho niattor. You
beggod 1110 not to niake him angry,
you said lio would biun the town if 1
did."
"Itut has he gone for good ? "
"How did you getrid of hiui ! what
did you say ?"
"Told him I had a sweethoart at
I101110, tliat was all."
"Jessie Talbot! you know that
wasn't so ! "
"Aunt Susan Ityrd! liaven't I lialf a
dozon swoethearts at lioine! aml
wouldn'tany one of tlioni gladly saori
lico liimsolf on tho marriago altar to
saye 1110 from this Jayhawkor, who
aftor all, it sooins, has too liigh a sonso
of honor to try to cut anotlicr 111:111
outf Wliat would Carrol and Kan,
and Harry and John, and tho rost of
tlioni say if you wont lunno and told
tlioni 1 was marrieil to '(jentleiiian
Jim' 1 I think you are roal uioaii to
1110, tlieio now !" and tho young lady
found reliof for hor ovorstrung norvos
in an outburst of toars.
Eyon Aunt Susan's strict Calviiiism
couid notcavil long at tlio clovor i-um-which
slio was obligod to ailmit was
probably tlie only plan by whioh tho
iiiiwolcome wooor could havo lioen sat
isfactorily disiuissod. Mr. Itookor in
sistod that, for reasons of pruilonco, 110
one niust know that tlioro was any ruso
in the caso. Jossio having aiinonucoil
her eiigagomoiit to "Goiitloiiian Jim,"
iiiuut allow hor auut to annoiince it to
ltlaukvillo at largo, which was accord
inglr done, inuch to tho disgust of tho
marriagoablo young inon, and tlujro
lief of the inarriagoable wonien, who
Votoil lu-r mii nwftil lltrt. tn rfllllf; amollff
j tlioni and koep lior ongagoment socrot,
' until sho was pualiod into such a closo
1883.
cornor, thoy "always know sho was
awful sly."
TJieir opinion 011 that, as any othor
subjeet, innttercd little to Jossio, and
still loss, sinco it was thought wisor
not to trust to "Goiitloiiian Jim's" gon
orosity, Iost aftor all, that wortliy
niight chango liis inind, aml roturn to
win him a wifo aftor tho uiannor of
tho tribo of lienjamin. Therefore, tho
visit to Missouri was cut sliort, and
Jossio doparted to mako havoc in othor
liolds, doclaring for tho rost of hor lifo,
that tho inost ohivalroiis lovor sho
evor had was tho Jayhawkor Ioador of
whoin hor border rolativos stood iu
such torror.
U'liat Sliall ffe Do Witli Our
Koys !
nv jiiss. iu:i.i:x 11. s. tho.mi-sox.
Xot a surprising quostion from 0110
who expoots to liitil tiino to raiso boys
and do anything olso. For six orsovon
yoars, as tho boy frolics in tho nursory,
and 011 tho play-grouiul, witli hin "-tc.p-,
in tilcnirOsn.uo jni.lri.tv niiit sliort
pauts, it is cotnpuratively oasy to got
along witli him. Itut by and by tho
soft liaiuls grow rough, tho pockots
swoll with nails, sticks, aiul old knivos
tho knoos woar out in "inarhle timo,"
skatos aro polislicd witli haudkerchiefs,
which are found iu rusty wads iu over
coat pockots, aml kito-tails aro nianu
facturod with bran-iiow strips of rufl
ling. Thon, too, ho koeiis your hoart
in your inontli, as lu; rospomls to your
call from the top of a fritit-troe, or
loaps troiu a rool, or slulos down tho
banisters.
Whilo his sistors aio bohaving liko
ladios, with dolls and books aml toys,
lio grows noisy and rudo evory day.
His childish boauty is usnrpod by a
woather-boaton, freckled faco. soldoin
clean, aml surmoiintod bya hoadof hair
that always "neetls cuttiiig," or has
just boou "cut too short." His wrists
and ankles will mako unsightly oxhibi
tions of tliouisolvos, unloss a father's
purso can uioot a froiiuont tailor's bill.
llis oico grows harsh, and inauner.--ungainly
; he will brag of "licking big
boys," aml bliish liko a iioach whon
asked to sit down to tho tablo with a
gucst. Unloss ho can whistle, pomid,
whittlo, wiostlo, aml kick, lu; is niisor
ablo. What shall bo douo with liim 1 Scnd
hiui to scliool, aiul thero's tlu; long -a-catiou
! Giyo him tho baru to lilav iu.
and tou chancos to om; that lu; will
broak liis neck from tho hay-inow, or
sot tho lattor on liu-, loarning to
snioko. Ilo can't. lish aml liuilt all of
tho timo; ncithcr niake garilon nor
iiilo wood all day. Ilo niust havo honic
aiul lovo aml a lircside. Tlu; nioro
enorgctie, robust aml activo tlu; bo,
boconios, tho nioro aiinoviug to all
about hiui. Ilo is in his sistor's way.
It puzzles llis fathor, busy with inonoy
uiakiug, to uiauago liim. Ho is ungr
at tho autics aml follios ol which ho
liimsolf vas guilly at. tho sainc ago,
aml is both astiauicd aml proiul of his
boy.
Tho Dt-vil iniprovos this tiino to 011
tico tlio bo. to placoo whoro lu; will
liavo a lioarty wolconio, and full pl.n
r..- 1.; .-...rtrics. Ilo lias books of ob
sconity and r-ckloss iulvonturo, wliicli
ho is taiilil to hido iu chost or m-cii-I
ilrawor, or out in tho barn ; coinpau-
lons aml vicioiis aniusoiiiotits, suitoil to
ovoi natiirc, wlu-ri; nono shall roiiiiiul
him that. Iu is "always in tlu- way ;"
wlu-ro his awkward niovoiuonts aml
boistorous niannois pass uiirobukod, or
aio giootcd with coarso laughtor.
l, honic lu; is iiuwittinly taulit to
deooivo his fathor, liy constaiit scolding
and tlio fcar of piiuisliniont. Ilo is
atiaul to owu lo liis tathcr wlion lio lias
trausgroxscil, bocauso tlu-n; is 110 pati-
ont forgivonoss, aml loving "(Jod lu-lp
you, niy boy, awaitmg liis conlossion.
Itoforo ho is old citoiigli for businoss,
tomiitation has plantod si-ods for a
harvost of inisory, for astonisliod
friouds, who woiidor whoro "our Cliar
loy," that usod to bo so good and lov-
tble, has loarncil so mucli wickoduoss.
Tho divino Fatlu-r forcsaw all tliis,
whon lu- plarcd inaiikin I iu fauiilios.
aml gave tho ungaiulv lads into tho
hantls of a motlior, lilling hor with a
lovo with which ho cnnipurcs his owu
inlinto lovo. This unfathoniablo hoart
has God iropaioil for a saered ii-sting-placo
for tho doar boys. Ilcrs will not.
lio woanoil by his way wardnoss, or
lieetllessuoss, or lator sins. Slu; ilo
lights iu his riiggod giowth. Sho can
0 with lior iindiiuiuislioil lovo, aml tho
swoot graco of hot inotlu 1I1001I, into
that socrot cliambor wlu-ro nono. othor
but tlu; holy Christ could ontor. Sho
is tho only om; to spoak the gontlo
word ot apology to tho tathcr aml
friomls for tho bov ways, the vigorous
outgrowtli of earlv follios. Sho niay
toach liim, with lips liko an angol's, tho
mystorios of his physical naturo, that.
his body is tho teuiple of God, and
thorofoio holy.
Whon ho takos advantajrc of hor
womlrous lovo, and acts the boor, sho
passes it by, knowing tliat tho lonioui
branco of hor unspeakablo toiulornoss
aml forbcaranco will briug him back to
hor sido. Ah ! with prayor, watcliing,
aml pationco, tho wise motlior can ileiy
tho world for hor lioy. Of all earthly
undertakings, nono iays bottor tlian
tho brooding of an awkward boy.
"Wliat shall bo douo. with 111111?
Why, boar with him aml brood him, as
110110 but a motlior can. His destiny is
in yoitrhamls. Tako au intorost iu his
boyish atfairs. Win his conlidotico,
aml thon lonpoct it! Go to his bod
sido at niglit, with a kiss and a bloss
iug. Don't iiiiml if tho baby aiul
younger cliildron do call lustily for
"iiiainina," your lioy ncods you niost.
Tuck liim in aml cliat with liim ; ahovo
all, somotiiiios knoel aml piay with
liim. If you don't know how, li ani.
Xover inind if your hoart doos liy aml
loap into your inontli. Km-ol at his
bcdside, aml thougli ho should protoml
sluinbor, ho will toll his wifo of it.
yoars aftor !
Whon your boy soos that you aio
loss olli-udoil with his rmlcucss thau
giiovcd with his want of intogrity,
th.it you are pioiul of him, aml iu truo
syinpathy with liim, lu; will mako his
inothor'sgroat hoart of lovo a siiro rost-ing-placo.
Ho will novor go far astray,
bocauso ho canuot forgot who-o idol
aml prido ho was, wlion ho was iu
ovory one olso's way, aml who was
paticiit with Ii 1 in wlion evory 0110 ol
blaniod. Siinday-School Timos.
ICiids 'I'liink !
Tho Chicago Timos rolatos a touch
ing iuciiloiit by a lady who koopsa hin
hospital.
"Do birds think ? I.ot ine toll you
ot a little lnril I onco owuoil. 1 ho littli
hiid was a foiualo mocking binl who
had a m-st of vouii'r onos about a wook
old. Tho baby birds vere never
healtliy, inhoritiug woaknoss from tlioir
fathor, who had astluua. Early 0110
niorniiig I was awakonod by tho motlior
bird stamling 011 niy pillow" poiuing in
to niy oar the niost liiouint'iil notos I
evor lioaril. I know soniothiiig was
wroug, aml aroso at onco. Tho uiother
tlow to hor nost, thon lookod to soo it
I was following, which 1 was. As
soon as I had reaohod tho nost sho took
liold of 0110 of tho baby bird's wings,
pinclieil it gontly with hor lioak and
watchod it oagorly, I think, to soe if it
niovcil. Thon sho took liold of tho
little fcot and pinchod it. iu tho sauio
nianiior, and, linding it did not niove,
slu; lookod up"at 1110 in uplcailing way,
asif slu; wantod 1110 to try to waken
tlicni. I reachod niy hand out towaril
the nost. Sho stood asido aml lookod
011 with as mucli intorost and feoling
apparcntly as any young hiiinan
motlior.
"I exaininoil the lifoloss little bodios,
aml whon I withdrow niy hand tho
iiiothor hastonod to hoye'r ovor tho
little ,.,,.., ocoming to think that if sho
could wann thoiuhoi- Avould.awakoii.
111 a low lnonioiits slio hoppod oll tho
nost, loiila-d at hor babios, liold food
closo to tlioir moiitlis aml coaxod, and
calloit tliem, but 111 vam. Sho llow all
arouml tho rooin, as if iu searcli of
somo uiitnod roinodv. Sevoral timos
sho porchod 011 my shouldor, and look
od so distrossod and pitiful I could
scarcoly koop from crying. 1 pnt hor
111 a cago, and nung lior 111 the suiislunc
to soo if sho would bccoiiio (piiet. Sho
took a bath, but still roiuainoil licrvous
.-inil soomod auxioiis, and by and by
grow so rostloss I had to tako hor ou't
of tho cage aml lot hor go to her nost
again.
"Sho stood quiot a whilo looking at
hor doad cliildron. Thon she wont
ovor all tho little bodios pinchitig
tlioni gontly and watcliing tlioni closoly
to soo if thoy niovod. Whon sho saw
no signs of lifo sho sooniod puzzlod.
Sho sooniod at last to mako up her
inind tho little onos wero doad. Aml
0110 by one sho liltod tliem temlerly in
lu-r hcnk aml laid tliem sido by sido iu
tho midillo of tho rooin. Sho lookod at
tlioni lovingly a moiiiout, thon llow to
hor ompty nost aml gazod woiidcringly
into that. Kinally sho porchod 011 111V
shouldor and lookod into my oyos, as
iftoask: What doos all this inoan
What a losson of lovo aml dcvotion
that little binl taught ! Sho always
fod tho little onos hcforo takilig a
nuiiithfiil horsolf, aml soiiiotimos sho
wouhl staml coaxing tlioni to lake onc
nioio iiiouthful, aml linding thoy had
ciioiigh would swallow it horsolf."
llow to Oiivo :i II orso.
Young man, I soo you are about to
tako a drivc this uioiuiug, aml will
olfor you somo advico. Your horso is
ro.stivo aiul wauts to bo oll hcfoieyoii
aro loady ; you inuy as woll broak him
of this now as at any othor timo, aiul
hcrcaftcr you will lind it has boou a
half hoiir woll spont. Just givo 1111; tho
roins, whilo you put your foot 011 tho
slop, as if to got in ; tho horso uiukcs
auiovotogo; I tiglitou tho roins aml
say "whoa." Now put your foot 011
tho stop again; tho horso makos an
otlicr inovo ; I liold tho roins aml
spoak 10 lilni aam. 11,.. 1..... :
ting ovi ilod. I'at him a little 011 the
ncck, and talk to him soothingly. I'ut
your foot 011 tho. stop agaiu, and icpcat
this piocoss uutil tho Iioiko will sland
still for you togot. in, aml ad.just your
solf iu your seat, and toll hiui to go. A
fow such li-sous will train him so that
ho will always wait for oidors bofore
start ing.
Now as jour horso has just bcon fod,
drive him at a vory gontlo pace for tlnr
liist two or throo milos, uutil ho warms
up aml his body bocoines lighter. Itut,
bofoio you start, lot 1110 show you how
t liold tho roins. Tako tho 111 in your
lcft hand, havo tlioni of cqiiul length
from tho liii, and to cross oach othor in
your haml, tlio oll' sido 0110 icMingon
your lirst. lingcr, tho othoron thofoiirth
lingor, tho back of tho hand upwards.
Now, iu gniding tho horso, you have
only to iiso tho wiist joiut, wliicli will
dlroct, him light. or loft, as you wish.
Koop your haml stoady, with a gontlo
prossuro 011 tho bit no jerking or
switching of tho roins. If 111010 spood
is wantod, tako tho whip iu your right
haml, to bo gontly usod for that pur
poso; bo caroful not to apply it any
hariler tlian is nocos-ary to bring him
up to tho toqiiirod spood. Spcuk to
liim soothinglv, aml iutiiuato, in tlu;
niost gontlo maunor, what. you want
him to do, aml he will try to do it. So
nobloan aniinal should not bo hamllod
roiighly, nor ovor-di ivon.
Whon you roturn havo tho harnoss
rouioved at onco, aml the horso rubhcd
down with a wisp of straw or hay.
Givo hiui a bitoof straw or hay, aml lot
him cool off bofore boing watorod or
fod. Evory 0110 who hamlles a horso,
or has anything to do with one, should
in tho lirst place citltivate his acquuiut-
anco ; lot him know that you are his
lrioml, aml prove it to liim by your
kiud tioatniout; he iioods this to in
siiro coiilidonce, aml when that is
111101I, Iu; is 011r liumlilo sorvaut.
If your horse gets fiightouod at anv
iinusual siidit or noise, do not whip
him, for if you do ho will coiinoct tho
wliippm with the oliioct that alarinoil
him, and be afraid of it evor aftor. If
lio moroly sluos at au oliject, Kive I11111
timo to oxamino it, which, with sonu-
oncoiiraKinj; wonls ironi tho ilnvor,
will porsiiado him to pass It. 1 ou got
mglitciicil, too, soiuotiuios aml woulil
not liko to be whippcil for it. Stock
Journal.
Hot .llilk as a Slliiiiilanl.
Of hot niilk as a stimiilant, tho
.Meilical Kocoid says: "Milk lioated to
inuch abovo 0110 linndiod dogtoos fa
hroiihoit losos for a tiino a dogroo of its
swootiiossanil donsity. No 0110 who.fati-
nod by over cxcrliiiii of lioily aml iniml,
has evor oxporiom-cil tho reviving 111 -
tliicuco of a tiimlilcr ot this liovorago.
lieatetl as hot as can bo sippcd, will
williii-rlv forogo a resoit to it, bocauso
of its boing rouilorod sotmuvhat loss ac-
cciitalilo to the palato. Ihe prompt-
uoss with which its cordial intlueiico is
folt is surprising. Some portion of it
soonis to bo iligostcil aml apptopi iatod
almost lnnnciliatoly, aiul many who
uow fancy that thoy ncod alcoliolu
stimiilantH whon oxhaiistod by fati"iu
will lind iu this siinplo dniught au
oiiuivalont that will lio aliiimlaiitly
satisfying aml far moro oiiduring in its
ellocts."
l'osa Itonhoiir, now in hor sixty-tirsl
voar, and still dn-ssiug liko a man
whon sho is at woik, doos not ailvisi
othor wonien artists to follow hor ox
ainnlo. To 0110 sho said reccntly : "M
dear, you can't allbrd to ignore tho
opinion of tlio world ovon in small
thiugs. It doosn't pay to bo eoceiitiic,
ovon if occontricity holpsyoii along iu
your studios.
VOLXJME 47--NUJVD3ER 2413.
Tlie Uppor nc-illi.
One of tho niost dilllciilt things in
this world, tu.xt to swimming tho
whirlpool of Niagara, is to got into tho
uppor borth 111 a slooping.-ar, ro.narks
the I oxas Siftmgs. It is a lnoving and
alloctmg spoc-taclo to soo tho fat aml
habitually dignilioil hoad of a familv
labonously acquiro possossion of iii
uppor borth. The troiil.h, bogins by
tho old goiitleinan oxposttilating witli
the comlnctor for putting him so high
up, and ho bogs that gilt-odged olllcial
to try and mako a trado with somo
small-sizeil man who can oasily oliinb
up tho sido of tho car and cniwl insido
with little or no dilliculty. Tlio cotn
nianding ollker of tho 'quartor dock
says ho will soo what lu; can do ahout
it, and thon ho wauders oll' into tho
bluo regi ns of tho sinoking car and
sliakes dico with the train boy for a
cigar. Moanwhilo the fat inan waits,
and pcrspiros, and funios, aml cui-sos
all tho olllcials of tho road from tho
prosldontdown to tho soction bossoa.
Whon tluXconductor saunters loisttro-
v w.u-K, no loiis 1110 iat inan that noth
ing can ho douo ; 110 one, ho says, will
exchango a lower borth foran uppor
110, not ovon if tlio fat iuan will givo
soniothiiig to boot. Thon tho diguiliod
fat man glares at tho othor passongers,
and waits until thoy havo all rotirotl
bofore ho trios to got up into tho borth.
1 here aro sevoral dill'oront ways of
forcing an ontranco into an uppor'bci th.
You can hiro tlio porter for two-hits to
givo you a log-up, but this mothod is
liablo to attract attontion and oxcito
ungenorous aml sarcastie romurks.
Tho digniflod fat man has a rcgular
circus. First swinging himsolf up by
tho cmtaiii bar, ho trios to go iu foot
lirst, but ho can't lot go tlio rail with
out tuiubling back again into tho aislo.
The porter holps him out of this fix,
and tho fat man trios a now doal.
This tiinehe stopson the ear of a sloop
iug boauty in the lower borth, aml tho
slooping boauty knocks the pins out
from umler him and the fat man rotiios
to tho wah-room to bathe his noso and
abuse momiiolios.
Thon lu; ircts tho in.i t...- I. ;,. ..
cainp-stool ; he gets up 011 it, oatchos
iioiu 01 iiki orass roil alioyo, aml is
about to spring for tho borth when tho
camp-stool doiiblcs up, aml, in his of
forts to save hiinself from coining down
with a "dull thud" 011 the Iloor, lio
wildly grahs tho boll-cord, aml that
stops tho train, aml tho comlnctor
coiiics 111 aml nsi-s Imh.mim..,. i,, 1,,,,,
and tlu; passongers all wako7ipand usd
moro lanL'iniL'o. aiul tho ,li,ri,ii;,.,l i',,t
passongor ovon wishos ho was doad or
that lu; had moro clothos 011. Finally
ho managos to crawl into tho iiipor
hirth. aml ho hoils ovor with ni.it;,.;, ,iw
thoughts aml sinistor dosiros for tho
liankruptoy ol tho railroail coinpany.
Itisa full hour bofoio ho rolapsos
into sluiiibor, aml thon tlu; comlnctor
coinos along aml puiu hos him, and his
tickot ; and thon a horriblo suspicion
llashos across him that tho borth niay
boconio loosoncd iu somo way from its
atch, aml spring 11 p agaiust the ceil-
11L' of tho C.-ll- .11111 Sll...tl,..r l.i... 11..
sleeps 1010 until daylight, aml thon
lio has to jump out aud'ilross liurriodly,
A irood strotch 011 tho loni'i'liiili'u-il
cushioiiod soats of tho cahoose in a
froiirht train isnianv noiutsahoail ofllio
bost uppor borth ovor iuvcutctl fora
palaco sloopiug-car, and wo don't caio
who kuows it.
Siiiiitis.
The Mississiipi rivor is vory low,
aml canuot lcuve its bod.
A ilitroronco : A friond of miiio,
whon told tho othor day of tho death of
a woll-known stock doalor,, riipliod :
"Why, ho's worso oll' tlian I am. I'm
doad broko; but ho's a doad broker."
Tho ilaitghtcr of aToxau lattle king
has just roturnoil from I'aris, whoro
sho says sho walkod through tho Toora
looral, aml visitod a shottoo wheio sho
saw tho statuos of I'hysicaml Cathorino
do Modiciuu.
I'rofossor to class in surgory : "Tho
right log of tho patient, as you soo, is
shortor tlian tho loft, 111 c.oiisoiiuem-o
of which ho limps. Now, what would
you do iu a caso of this kiml T" Briglit
stmlent: "Linip, too."
Whalo's milk is now rocommomlod
for ceitain iuvalids by physiciaiiH.
Itut whero's the man who wanls to do
tho job of milking a whale'f lieing hit
by tlu; haitl cold tail of a brindlo cow
is bad onoiigh. liostou l'ost.
"Tlioro is oiiii Miiiiu connoctod with
your Uibh-," said a ilriiiumor to a wost-
ern lamllord, "that is not surpaHsed
ovon by tho bost hotols iu Chicago."
"108I" roplicil tho ploasod lamllord;
"and what is that I" "Tho salt."
At tho Zo-ological gardons. A largo
man leans towanl tho bouch whoro tho
bears aro coiifineil. Ho losos his foot
ing and falls iu. Naturally, ho uttors
hoait-romling crios. Tho giiardian
ruslios ii)i, aml, iu a voico full of 10
proaehes, says : "Monsiour, it is for
liidilcn to throw anything to tho
bears !"
A philanthropie aml vory umilost
goiitlomau roceutly visitod a mission
Sunday-school, aml was prevailod upou
to mako an address. "Chililion," ho
bcgau, aml thon paused. "My doar
boys aml girls," ho said, niakiug a
secoml start. Another awkward stop,
when he ossayod fora thiril timo : "My
young frioiuls " Just thon a lad iu
0110 of tho classes, thinking he was
waiting for somo grooting in return,
cricd out: "Hollo, yoursolf!" Tho
spcakor collapsod.
Itishop Wiirtzhurg, a noted clergy
nian, usod to delight iu tolliug a joko
at his owu oxpeuse. Ho was walkiug
iu a mcuilow, whon ho mot a little
shepherd lad,. "What are you doiug,
my son J" said the liishop. "Tondiug
swino, your rcverence." "IIow inuch
pay do you got !'' "Ono Horin a wook."
"I am also a shophord," continncil
tho Itishop, "but I havo a inuch bottor
salary.' "That niay all bo, your rev
oronco; but tlu-n I supposo you havo
moro pigs umlor your care," ropliod
the boy.
A tall man impressi voly polito iu his
maunor, accostod a woll-kiiowu citizen
on a Troy stroot. ".My friond," said
tlu; tall inan, "I am a furrior from
Worcostor, Masrt. I havo walkod all
tho way to this city. I am fauiiliar
with the Fronch, l.atin aml Glt-ek
IauguagoH, and cau spoak sevoral East
Imliaii tougues. Itut I am roally in
uooil of somothiug to oat. Cau you
lu-lp mo by giving 1110 a little nionoy t"
"Do you Hicak Hebrew !" said tho
citizen. "I niust confoss I am unac
quaiiitod with Hebrew." "Well, lu-io's
ton conts for not Kpoakiug Hehiew,"
said tho citizen. ''Thanks," was tho
repl.v. "It pays Mimotiuios not to
kuov too mucli j don't it T"

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