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aviikiu; tiu:kks a will Tiirnr.s a
WAV.
Though trouble perplex you,
Dlilieitten atiil vi x jou,
Bo taidlr jr jour prccrvJ In totnbro arrays
To thrir.k with terror
It ittvly in error,
For ubire tlirto's rt will there's a way.
Tin- tk may ha tcaln,
The ituty unplcnlnc,
Bat he wlm CJtifronUlt will soon win the day;
Half the buttle Is over
Winn otto we dlicovcr
That whetc there' a will tl cto'a a way.
Misfortune uncounted
Arc often unmounted,
If only we quit tjot tho field In dismay;
Then one more endeavor,
Ucmeinberliie ever
That where there's a will there's a way.
TUKSIX'RKTCI.OSKT.
A l)otcellv'ihti)ry.
For murder, tl.ojgh It hnvo no
tongue, will ,speak with tho most mirac
ulous organ."
In tho year 18-, John Smith (I two
fictitious names) wm indicted for tho
vdlful murder of Henry Thompson.
Tho caso was ono of n most extraordin
ary nature, and tho Interest excited by
It was almost unparalleled. Tho ac
cused was a peutlcnian ot considerable)
properly, residing upon his own estate.
A person, supposed to bo an entire
stranger to hlni. had late in a summer's
day requested and obtained shelter and
hospitality lor the night. Ho had, It was
mipposcd, alter taking somo light re
freshment, retired to bed In perfect
health, requesting to bo awakened at an
early hour tho following morning.
When tho '.crvant appointed to call him
entered tho room for that purposo ho
was found In his room perfecty dead, and
from tho appearanco ol the body it was
obvious that ho had been so for many
hours. There wa3 not tho slightest
mark of violence upon his person, and
tho countenance) retained tho same ex
pression it had douo during life.
Days and wcoks passed on, and littlo
further was discovered. In tho mean
time rumor had not ticon idle. Sus
picions wuro vaguo Indeed, and mule lin
ed, and were at first whispered and af
terwards bodly expressed. Tho precise
object of theso suspicions was not cloar
ly indicated; somo implicated ono porsou
and somo another, but they all pointed
to Smith tho master of the houso, as
concerned In the death of tho stranger,
nnd, In Hue, tho magistrates woro in
duced to commit Mr. Smith to jail to
await his trial for tho willful murder of
Henry Thompson. As it was deemed
cssontial te tho attainment of justico to
keep secret tho examination of tho wit
i) esses before tho magistrates, all tho In
formation of which tho public wcro in
possession before tho trial took plnco
was that which I hnvo narrated. Such
was the stato of things upon tho morn
ing of tho trial.
Tho counsel for the prosecution open
ed this case to tho jury In a manner
that Indicated very littlo expectation of
a conviction. Ho began by implorin,
them to divest tlioir minds of all that
thoy had heard boforo thoy canio into
tho box; ho entreated thorn to attend to
tho evidence, and judiro from that
alono.
It would be proved bsyond tho possi
hility of a doubt that tho deceased died
hy poison poison of n most subtlo na
turo, most nctlvo in its operation and
possessing tho wonderful nnd dreadful
quality of luaving no oxtnrnnl mark by
which Its presence could be detected.
xno ingrcuionis 01 wmen it was com
posed were olso sodativo a naturo that
instjad of tho body on which It had been
uscu cxniuiung any contortions or
marks of suffering, it loft upon tho fen
lures nothing but tho calm and placid
appcararco ot repose.
Tho prisoner's family conslstod only
of himself, a housekcoper and ono man
Horvant. Tho man servant slopt in an
oulhouso adjoining tho stable, and did
so on tho night of Thompson's death
Tho prisoner slopt at ono ond of tho
houso nnd tho housekco, or at tho other,
and the deceased had been put into a
room adjoiniug tho housekeeper's.
It would bo proved by a person who
ltappencd to bo passing by tho house on
tho night in question, about throo hours
after midnight, that ho had been Indue
cd to remain and watch from having
his attention oxcitcd by tho circuru
stance, then vory unusual, of a light
moving about tho houso at that Into
hour. Tho person would stato most
positively that ho could distinctly sco a
ilguro, holding a light, go from tho room
it which tho prlsonor slopt to tho house
teopcr's room, that two persons then
camo out oi mo nousoKcopor's room
and tho light disappeared for a mlnuto
Whother tho two persons wont into
Thompson's room ho could not seo, as
tho window of that room looked anotlv
or way; but in about a mlnuto thoy re
turned, passing quietly along tho houso
to Smith's room again, and in about
flvo minutes tho light was extinguished
and ho saw it no more
Such was tho ovidonco uoon which
tho magistrate had committed Smith
and singular enough sinco'hls committal
tho housekcoper had disappeared, nor
could any trace of her bo discovered.
Within tho last week tho witness who
nnw'tho light had boon moro particularly
examined, and in order to refresh his
memory bad been placed at night In tho
vory spot whoro ho had stood that night,
and another person was placed with
him. The wholo sccno, ns hn had
ik-crlbed It, was acted over again, but
it was utterly Impossible, from the causo
abovo mentioned, to assort, wIich tho
light disappeared, whether tho partios
had gono Into Thompson's room. As It
howevfcr, to throw still doapor mystery
iovor this extraordinary transaction, tho
witness persisted In adding' a now
feature to his former statement, that
.after thojpersons had returned with tho
lMit Into Smith's room, nnd bcloro It
was extinguished ho had twlco perceived
somo dark object to in'.orvono between
tha light and tho window, almost as
largo ns thosurfaeoofthowlndowllsclf,
and which ho described by saying it np
pcarcd as if a door had been placed bo
for tho light.
Now in Smith's room thcro was nnth
Ing which could account for this appear
nnco; his bed was in a uillcrcut part,
ami thcro was neither cupboard nor
press In tho room, which, but for tho
bed, was entirely mnutv, tho room In
which ho dressed being at a distance bo
yond.
Ho would stato only ono fact more,
(said tho learned counsel,) nnd, having
dono his duty, It would bo for tho jury
to porforni theirs.
Within n fow days tliero had been
found In tho prisoner's houso tho slot
per of n small bottle ofn very singular
appearance, it was apparently of for
elgh manufacture nnd was described
by tho medical men us being used by
chemists to preserve those liquids which
nro most likely to I030 their virturcs by
exposure to tno air. To whom it no
longed, or to what uso It hail been ap
plied, there wns no ovidonco to show.
Such was tho address of tho counsel
for tho prosecution, nnd during Its do
llvory I had earnestly wntched tho
countenance of tho prisoner, who listen
ed, too, with deep attention. Twlco
only did 1 pcrcolvo that It produced In
him tho slightest emotion. When tho
disnppoaranco of tho housekojper was
mentioned, n smile, as ot scorn, passed
over his lips, and tho of tho dlscovoay of
tho stoppor obviously excited nn in
terest, nnd, I thought, an apprehension,
but it quickly subsided. I need not dc
llll tho evidence that was givoj for tho
prosocutiouj it amounted in substance
to that which tho couusol stated, nor
was it varied in any particular. Tho
stopper was 5'roduced and proved to bo
found in tho houso, but no nttompt wns
mado to trace It to tho prisoner's pos
session or oven knowledge
When tho ca3o was closed tho learn
ed judgo, nddrcslngtho conusol for tho
prosecution, said ho thought thcro was
hardly suillcicnt ovidonco to call upon
tho prisoner for hl3 dofonco, and If tho
ury were of opinion thoy would at onco
stop tho caso. Upon this observation
from tho judgo tho jury turned around
for a moment, and then intimated their
acquiescence in his honor's viows of tho
evidence. Tho counsel folded un tholr
brlol's, and n verdict of acquittal was
abiut to bo taken, when tho prisoner
addressed tho court. Ho urged tho
court to pormit him to stato his caso to
tho jury and call his housekeeper with
so much earnestness and was seconded
so ably by his counsel, that tho judgo,
though very much against his Inclina
tion nnd contrary to his usual habit,
gave way and yielded to tho request.
JLho prisonor thou addressed thu jury,
and cntrontcd their patience for a short
time Ho repeated to them that ho
never could bo satislied to bo ncquittod
merely becauso tho ovidonco was not
oncluslvo, and pledged himself in n
very short time, by tlio fow observations
ho should uiako to obtain their verdict
upon much lilghor grounds upon tho
impossibility of his bolng guilty of tho
awlul crime.
Of tho stopper which had been found
ho disowned all knowlodgo; declared
most solemnly that ho had never scon
It boforo it was produced in court, and,
ho asked, could tho fact of Its being in
his houso only a few days ago, when
huudreds of peoplo had been there, pro
duco upon an impartial mind oven a
moment's prejudlco against him? Ono
iact, and only ono, has boon proved, to
which it was posslblo for him to glvo nn
answer tho fact of his having gono to
tho bedroom of his housekeeper on tho
night in question.
Ho had been subject for many years
of his life to sudden fits of illness; ho had
boon seized with ono on that occasion,
und had gono to her to procure nsslstatlco
in lighting a fire. Sho had returned
with 1dm to his room for that purposo,
ho having waited for a mlnuto in tho
passago whilo sho put on her clothes,
whicli would account for tho momentary
disnpponrauco of tho light, and after sho
had remained in his room for a fow min
utes, finding hlmsolf hotter, ho had dis
missed her, and retired again to bod,
from which ho hud not risen when ho
was informed of tho death of his guest.
It had been said that, after his commit
tal to prlsou, his housekeeper hnd dis
appeared. Ho avowed that, iindlng
his enemies dotorminod, if possiblo, to
accomplish his ruin, ho hnd thought it
probablo that thoy might tamper with
Ids servant; ho had thoreforo kopt her
out of tho way but for what purposo P
Not to provent her testimony boing
given, for she was now under tho caro
of his solicitor, and would Instantly np
pear for tho purposo of confirming, ns
far as sho was concorned, tho statoment
which ho had just made.
oucn was tho prisoner's ' address,
wmen produced a powerful effect. It
I was delivered In n firm and Improsslvo
9 manner, and Its slmnllnttv nmi nriinaa.
ncss gavo it an appearonco of truth,
Tho housokooper was thon put In tho
box nnd examined by tho counsol of tho
prisonor. According to tho custom at
that time, almost universal, of excluding
witnesses from the court until tholr testi
mony was required, sho had boon kopt
at a houso uoar at hand, and had not
hoard a word of tho trial. Thoro was
nothing romnrkablo in hor manner or
appearance; sho might bo about thirty-
live or a littlo moro, with regular thoush
not iigrecablo features, and an air por-
icotiy iroo irom ombarrassraent.
Sho repeated, almost In tho prisoner's
own words, tno story of his having cnl
led her up, nnd having accompanied
him to his room, adding that after leav
ing him sho had rotircd to hor own
room nnd had been awakened by n man
servant In tho mornlnz with an account
ot tho traveler's death.
She had now to undergo a cross-ox
nmlnntlon; nnd I may ns well stato
hero, whnt, though not known to mo
till afterwards, will assist tho reader In
understanding the following sccno: Tho
counsol for tho prosecution had, in his
own mind, attached consldorablo 1m
portanco to thu circumstances, men
tioncd by tho witness who saw tho
light, Hint whilo tho prlsoncrand house
keeper woro In tho room ol tho formor,
something llko a door had Intervened
be-tweon tho window and tho candlo,
which wns totnlly Irroconcllnblo with
tho appearanco of tho room whon ex
amined, nnd ho hnd half persuaded
himself chat thcro must bo n sccrot
closet which had escaped tho olllcors of
justice, thooponlngof which would ac
count for tho upponranco alluded to.nnd
tho cxlstonco ot which might discover
tho property which had so mystorlously
vanished,
Ills object, thoreforo, was to obtain
from tho housekcoper (tho only person
except the prisonor who could glvo nny
cluo to this) such Information as ho
could get, without alarming hor by any
direct inquiry on tho subject, which as
fcho should not know how much or how
littlo tho inquiry had brought to light,
and' by himself treating tho matter as
immaterial, ho might lead hor to con-
sldor It In tho samo light and by this
means draw forth nU she know. After
somo uulmportant questions ho asked
her In a tono nnd manner calculated
rathor to awaken conlldonco than to ex
cite distrust:
"During tho timo you wcro In Mr.
Smith's loom you stated thnt tho candle
stood on tho table in tho coutro of tho
room?"
"Yes."
"Was tho closot, or cupboard, or
whatever you call It, open onco or twlco
whilo it stood thcro?"
A pauso; no answer.
"I will call it to your recollection.
After Mr. Smith had taken tho mcdicino
out of tjio closot, did ho shut tho door;
or did it rcranln open?"
"Ho shut it."
"Thon it was opened again for tho
purposo of replacing tho bottlo, was
It?"
"It was."
"Do you recollect how iong it was
open tho last timo?"
"Not abovo a minuto."
"Tho door when opon would bo
exactly botween tho light and tho win
dow, would it not?"
"It would."
"I forgot whether you said tho closet
was on tho right or loft hand sido of
tho window."
"Tho loft."
"Would tho door of the closet make
any nolso In oponlng It?"
None,,
Can you speak positively to tho lact?
Havo you oponcd it yourself, or scon
Smith open it?"
"1 never opened it myself."
"Did you over kcop tho keys?"
"Never."
"Who did?"
"Mr. Smith, always."
At this moment tho witness chanced
to turn hor eyes townrd tho spot whoro
tho prisonor stood, nnd tho effect wns
almost electrical. A cold damp sweat
stood upon his brow; his faco had lost
all color. Sho no soonor saw him than
sho shrieked and fainted. Tho conse
quences of her answers Hashed across
his mind.
Sho had boon so thoroughly deceived
by tho manner of tho advocato, and by
tho littlo importance bo scorned to at
tach to her statements, that sho had
been led on by ono question to another
till sho had told him all ho wanted to
know.
During tho interval (occasioned by
her illness) us to tho proceedings tho
solioltor loft court. It was between
four nnd flvo o'clock whon tho Judgo ro
sumcd ids soat upon tho bench, tho
prisonor his station at tho bar, and tho
housekeeper's liors In tho witness-box.
Tho court in tho interval had remained
crowded with spectators, scarce ono of
whom had lott his placo, lest during
his nbsenco It should bo soizod by somo
ono olse.
Tho cross-examining counsel thon ad
dressed tho wltnoss:
"I havo vory fow moro questions to
ask jou, but boware that you answer
thorn truly, for your own 111 o dopends
upon a throad. Do you know this stop
por?"
"I do."
"To whom docs it belong?"
"To Mr. Smith."
"Whon did you soo it last?"
"On tho night of Mr. Thompson's
death."
At this roomont tho solicitor for tho
prosecution entorod tho court, bringing
with him, upon a tray, a wntoh, two
monoy-begs, a jawol-case, ti pookot-
book, and a bottlo of tho same raanu
facturo of tho stoppor, and having no
cork In it. Tho tray wns placed upon
tho tablo in sight of tho prisoner and
witness, and from that moment not a
doubt romalnod in tho mind of any man
of tho guilt of tho prisonor.
A fow words will bring my talo to a
close Tho houso whoro tho murder
had been committed was botween nino
and ten miles distant. Tho solicitor, as
soon as tho cross-examination had dis
covered tho oxlstonco of tho closot and
its situation, had set off on horseback
with two sheriff's oflloors, add after pul
ling down part of tho wall of iho houso
doteotod tho placo of coucoulmont.
Tho soarch was woll rownrdod, the
wholo of tho property bolonglng to Mr.
Thompson was found thoro, amounting
lnvnluo to sovoral thousand pounds;
nnd, to loavo no doubt, a bottlo was dis
covered, which tho medical man Instant
ly pronounced to contain tho vory identi
cal poison which hnd caused tho death
of the unfortunnlo Thompson. Tho ro
suit Is too obvious to need explanation.
Tho caso presents, porhnps, tho tin
paralleled instnnco of a man nccusod of
murder showing such a defenso ns to
lnduco tho judgo and jury to concur In
n vordlct of acquittal, but who persisted
in calling a witness to make his lnno
conco mora emphatic, and was upon
tno testimony of that vory witness con
victed and executed.
A Devoted Son.
A lad In tho Kansns Penitentiary, who
confessed a few years ngo to having
murdorod tit Topcka a mnn named Fer
ris, now poses before tho public as a do;
voted son. Ho says ho became con
vinced at onco thnt his lather hnd com
mitted tho murder, but ut tho Coronet's
inquest shielded hlni and convicted hlm
solf. The father then got out on ball,
and tho boy romalned In jail flvo months.
During his confinement tho fathor vis
ited tho son frequently. On ono of
theso vlells tho boy was told that there
was n bag containing a pair of boots on
top of a cupboard In tho jailor's office,
nnd tho father wanted them secured and
burned. Thcro wcro two doors between
tho prison and tho oflico, but to tho sur
prise of tho boy tho jiiler strangely left
theso two doors unlocked nnd tho bag
was vory easily got, and, in tho prcsonco
of tho othor prlsonors, burned in
tho stove Two of theso witnesses aro
now in tho poni'.cutury. Theso boots,
it scorns, were tho father's, and boro
marks that pointed to his guilt. Aitor
that tho boy was persuaded to sacrilico
himself to save his father, upon tho
protniso that n pardon would bo procur
ed on tho ground of his youthfulncss.
ftcrwnrd tho mother visited tho priso
nor, and ho thereupon confessed to her
that ho had killed Ferris In a quarrel.
When tho caso camo up for trial tho
young man pleaded guilty to tho chargo,
and wholly exonerated his father from
nil complicity in tho bloody deed. After
tho prisoner had been In tho penitentia
ry a year, hlsfatherand mother woutto
California'. After flvo yoars the mother
returned nnd endeavored to procuro a
pardon for hor boy, but failed. Tills in
telligence was convoyed by lottor to tho
father, and ho killed himself. Tho
knowledgo of tho suicide, however, did
not reach tho boy until somo timo last
Septomber. This is ono of tho a;ost ro
markablo statements in criminal annals.
That a boy of slxteon should havo tho
norvo td consign hlmsolf to disgiacol'ul
imprisonment to shield a cowardly
father seems incredible
How Congress Passes n Bill.
Ono branch of Congress passes a
bill nnd sends it to tho other. If tho
latter ndoyts It precisely as it passed, it
then goes to tho Fresidont for his npro
val. But if tho bill Is amended or
changed on Its passago in tho other
branch, it is sent back with such chan
ges to tho Houso in which it originated.
II those amendments aro thcro adopted
it then goes to tho President, but if not
adopted, or adopted only In part, t
again comes back to tho second branch,
whoro tho voto is to rcccdo from tho
amendments or to insist upon them. If
tho body insists, thon a committee of
conforenco is appointed, mid notice bo
ing given to tho othor ,'IIouso, a llko
committeo is appointed, and thoso two
committees moot. If thoy ngrco on a
report, then tho bill as roportcd is voted
on again in each House If thoy disa
gree, each reports, nnd sometimes a
new committeo is appointed nnd some
times tho bill fails. But if it passes
both Housos, then tho Prosldont signs
it, if ho approves; if ho disapproves, ho
returns it within ton days to tho Houso
In which it originated, with his objec
tions. If that Houso passes it again by
a two-third voto, it goes to tho other
branch of Congress, and if it passes
thero by a two-third voto it becomes a
law. Thoro Is no arbitor between any
of tho parties.
Peculiarities of Tree Urowth.
Somo noticablo peculiarities aro fre
quently observed In forests. A fow
yoars ago somo Michigan lumuormon
dlscovored n chain-link protruding
through tho bark ot a trco, and m cut
ting it out traced its continuanco to a
steel trap which was thoroughly irabod
ded out of sight in tho wood. Tho
trustees of an old burying groundn
Now Jorsoy whilo removing tho trrowths
of largo timber, tho falling of whoso
branches frequently broko valuable
monuments, woro engaged in romoving
a largo willow which had n diameter of
over fivo feet. Digging doop among tho
roots, two footstoncs woro found com
plotoly onvolopod nnd hold fast by tho
roots which had grown about them,
whilo in sawing off tho trunk about
throo foot abovo tiio ground nt a dopth
of fifteen inches tho saw struok a hard
substanco, and on stopping to looson It,
a footstono was discovered fully Imbed
od in tho solid wood.
Yankee Gate. Ono egg, butter tho
nlzo of nn egg, ono cup of sugar, ono
pint flour, nutmeg and rosewntor, or
othor flavor to taste; in tho milk dis
solvo ono toaspoonful of soda; Into tho
flour rub ono toaspoonful cream tartar.
Boat tho ogg, buttor and sugar together
until light, then in it, nt tho samo in
stant, tho flour and milk; beat It
thoroughly, then pour tho mlxturo Into
tho turk's hoad, well drossed.
Delicate Cake. Ono oup sugar, half
cup buttor, two cups flour, half cup
milk, whltos of four eggs, ono toaspoon
ful cream tartar, halt a toaspoonful
bloarbonato soda, ono toaspoonful es
sence of lemon.
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
BIX SICK MICE.
nr ri.r.TA romiESTKn.
Touth't Comptnlon.
Once tlx little mice hopped out of their bed ;
Ho, ho, hoi
And each wanted first to be washed and bo
fed;
Pob, poh, poh I
Hut Mother mouse put up her hands to her
'head,
And ordered them back every one to his bed.
They skurrtcd, they scsrapcrcd, they squeaked,
' and they fled;
Ho, ho, hoi
Dut they tumbled down stairs In their hurry
Instead I
Ob, oh, oh I
Tho Mother Mouse Rave them all up then for
dead,
And laid tho six out In a row on tho bed.
Old Doctor Mouso came, and ho solemnly said
"Sho, sho, (ho I
They'll never get well till they all havo been
bled;
No, no, no I"
But tho six littlo mice, they all roseup In bed,
And held up their paws with a shudder ot
dread.
"Jlcllevo us, good doctor I" they chattered
and plead,
"Oh, ob.ohl
Wo only were frightened, but noneof us dead;
No, no, nol
Bo Doctor Mouse left with a shake of his head,
And Mother Mouso ran for their breakfasts of
bread.
A bid on each neck was most tenderly spread,
Ho, ho, hoi
A pillow was tucked behind each little head,
So, so, col
And a wco sup of milk, and a wee bltof bread,
Was placed beforo each littlo mouse on his
bud.
Sho went for more milk, nnd she went for more
bread.
Slow, slow, slowl
With tho heaviest heart aud tho swiftest of
tread,
Oh, oh, oh I
But when sho came bach sho found out they
had fled,
And wcro racing arouud on the floor overhead.
I.omImo and Her logr
11Y INEZ KOllO.
Arrortcnn Cultivator.
Littlo Loulso was tho daughter of Mr.
aud Mrs. Iloraco Graham young peoplo
living In tho pleasant town of Maiden.
Thoy had married young, but both had
commenced tholr now lifo with an earn
est dnsiro to do' right, as woll as mako
for themselves a happj homo, tholr
truo idea of a happy homo being a kind
husband, a pleasant wlfo and a conten
ted mind. Thoy woro gontlo by nnturo,
and had been brought up In good socie
ty, wcro politeness nnd kindness is tho
rulo, with fow oxecptions.
So whon tho littlo Loulso camo sho
recolvoda wai m wolcorac, nudthohsmo
was mado happier than ever. Living
In such a sunny placo, tho littlo ono, oi
courso, becamo gontlo and obedient,
and when sho was thrco yonrs of ago
was tho pet of every ono who camo to
visit them, as woll ns of hor two grand
mothers. Sho wns a sprightly littlo
thing, and often played about tho door
yard. Ono day Mrs. Graham wished
to tako a long w lk, too long for tho
littlo Louise to take, nnd sober mamma
took her for a short walk first, nnd then
left hor at tho door, with her thlngs.ou,
so sho might play in tho yard as usual,
nnd told tho girl in tho kitchen to look
nftor hir, which sho could easily do, as
tho kitchen windows overlooked most of
tho yard.
Whon Mrs. Graham returned and
asked Jano whoro Loulso was, sho ex
claimed: "Sure mum, sho was thero just two
minutes ago, whon my friend Norah
camo to just spake a word to mo."
Mrs. Graham did not stop to hear
any moro, but rushed up stairs calling:
"Louie! Louiol como and see mammal"
But no Loulo camo, nnd so sho hastoncd
up tho street to whoro hor husband
was, Jano looking after and saying:
"What u fuss she's making, thin! As
if sho could have gono far away in such
a fow momonts."
Mr. Graham immediately camo homo,
hoping sho had returned, but as sho had
not thoy both started out in sonrch of
hor, accompanied by two of tholr neigh
bors, who woro vory fond of tho littlo
ono. But in a short timo thoy all re
turned without any tidings of hor! Thon
Mr. Graham thought ot tho band of
gypslos making and soiling baskots for
a fow wooks; but no, sho could not havo
walked so far, and if any ono had trlod
to carry hor, sho would havo scroamod,
for sho was afraid of strangors.
Just at this momont tholr dog Romeo
came in from tho yard bringing littlo
Loulo's scarf, which she had probably
dropped off wtllo sho wasplajing. Mr,
Graham sprang up with fresh hope
saying, "Porhaps Komlo can And her;
lot us try him." So ho patted him, and
called hor namo to him and taking th
scarf, motto sd him to go, whilo thoy al
followed, they woro so anxious. Komlo
wont so fast up and down tho strcot,
turning hither nnd thither, that they
fearod ho did not know what ho vs
after, though ho kept his noso to io
ground all tho time Suddenly ho slip.
ped, and then turned down a back strict
whoro thcro woro but fow houses, fnd
so they followed to tho farthest ho'so
and in at a gato. Thoy hurrlod on and
whon thoy camo to tho gato thoro was
littlo Loulo with hor urms around tho
dog's ncok, nnd talkihg to him fast as
over sho could, sho was so glad to soo
.him, nnd.tboy wero so nil glad to seo her
that thoy fairly orlodfor joy, but no ono
soomed moro dollghtod than Komlo,
who jumped and gambolled around giv
ing littlo glad barks as much ns to say,
"I'm so glad sho is found, and I found
hor."
And how fortunato It was that ho
found hor so soon, for tho old yard
whoro sho was found was a dismal
placo, and thoro was an old woll, ontlro
ly uncoyorod, hut a fow yards from
whoro Loulo wns standing whon found,
nnd whero sho would probably havo
fallen in nnd drowned hut for tho tlmoly
rescue Good old Rondo is very ngod
now, but is sure of a good homo nnd
loving frlonds so long as ho livos for this
ono not of faithfulness.
Mow :io Helped.
Ooldcn t)TK.
Ono day, when sho camo homo from
school, Efllo found tho sitting-room nnd
kitchon occupied by cousins and friends,
all very busy nnd vory lively, f ir thoy
wcro mnkingpreparatlons for a wedding.
Ono of LQlo's slstors was soon to bo
married, nnd of courso thoro was a gront
deal to bo done
Eflle thought how nlco it would bo if
sho could holp mako tho cakes and
sprond on tho Icing; for It was a country
wedding nndmuch oltho"rofrcsomont"
part would havo to bo douo nt home
It seonied suoh easy work mixing things
to-gethor, beating eggs, etc.
So Efllo wont first to ono nnd then to
another, begging that sho might bo al
lowed to help
"No, child, no; what do you know
about suoh things?" n rathor impatient
old lady said to hor.
Anothor said:
"Oh, myl now school's out, wo shnll
havo no moro poace Children aro al
wnys in tho wny."
Aftor Efllo had been rebuffed In all
her attempts at bolng usoful in tho
pleasant way sho wanted to bo, sho
happened to cast her, oyes upon a largo
work-baskot in a cornor of tho sitting
room, and sho snw that it was filled
with stockings and socks waiting to bo
looked ovor nnd ropalrcd.
"Now, if I really want to bo usoful,"
thought tho littlo girl, "I might get
theso stockings out ol tho wny for this
busy week. Thoy havo been forgotten,
I supposo but I would rather mako
cakes."
Flllo was but cloven yoars old, but
sho know how to darn .very nicely, for
hor mother had taught her, and sho had
been willing to learn.
Down sho sat, there foro, closo to tho
tablo in tho 'corner, so as to bo out of
tho way, and began her solf-donying
work.
Tho merry laughter among tho young
cousins, ns thoy went in nnd out to tho
oven with tholr delicate cakos nnd othor
things, sounded pleasantly to Efllo, nnd
sho longed to bo among thorn; but sho
reflected:
"Mother will bo so tired by this even
ing thnt sho will not want to do hor
darning, and it will bo a nlco surprise
to her when sho finds nil thoso socks
and stockings have-been put in their
proper drawers all ready for uso."
So sho pcrsovored with her quiet task,
glnncing onco In a while toward tho
busy group, and admiring their skilful
performances,
Ono of tho cousins who had boon
cross" to Efllo, noticed how industri
ous nnd steady sho seemed at work in
tho corner, nnd niter awhllo brought
ovor a beautiful iced queencako and
gavo it to hor.
Bnt thnt, nlco though it was, gavo
hor not half tho plcasuro sho felt when,
toward tho closo of tho afternoon, her
mother, tired with hor baking nnd other
work, sat down by her work-tablo say-ing:-
"I would llko to Ho down and rest a
littlo, but I must got tho week's mond
ing out of tho way. But who has boon
horo boforo mo, I wondor?" sho added
with surprise
Your littlo daughter," said ono of
tho joung girls. "Icouldnotbutnotico
hor, aflor sho had been rofuscd whon
sho wanted to holp wifh tho cakes nnd
sweet things. Not many littlo girls
would havo been'so'thoughtful about do
ing work that was not attractive"
And whon Efllo was kissed and thank
ed by her mother, and had scon hor
comfortably resting nftor hor labors, sho
cortnlnly folt muoh happier than if sho
had boon allowed to help with tho loing
and other ornamental mattors which
scorned so tompttng to hor among her
young cousins. Sho felt suro now that
sho would only "hnvo mado n mess,"
as thoy said for sho knownothlng about
such doings.
Littlo girls nro somotlmcs trouble
some whon thoy undertako to do things
of which thoy havo no knowlodgo, nnd
aro called "ofllolous."
. fhls day's oxporionco was usoful to
Eflle. Sho had borno patiently tho
dlsapolntmont of not boing allowed to
help in tho way sho would havo pro
feryod, but in tho porformanco ofn
nearer duty, sho had proved hersolf
roally a valuablo assistant; and in nftor
rs sho learned to know and valuo,
uder all clrcumstaucos, tho wlso nnd
ractioal suggestion, "Perform tho duty
that is nearest thee"
To tlio VoimtriTlttn.
Probably not ono iu a hundrod can do
nniL ono thing thoroughly. Thoy can
air dig away at anything that comes
handy but, as for cxcolllng iu auy trado,
business, art, or profession, that Is ut
torly out of tho question.
Ono of thoso young mon calls upon
us; perhaps ho is a graduate of somo
eollogo, has his diploma, and plonty of
recommendations from olorgymon and
mcmbors of Congress. Wo ask him
what ho can do? Ho Is not particular
can turn his hand to most nnytETug.
Wo glvo him a trial, and find ho cannot
writoftdocenthandnorBpollorpunotu -
nln i-orrootlv. nor wrlto with nnv dorrroo
ato correctly, nor wrlto with nny dogroo
of rapidity, nor road a strango manu
script, nor anything whntevor with
promptness and judgment, whloh is re
quisite in business.
Ho has no ldowlodgo on any BUbjoot;
has simply a jurablod mass of luforma
tlcn, which ho cannot turu to any
practical account. Ho has boon all his
lllo roadlng how things aro done Instead
of learning to do thorn.
This Is wrong. Young mon should
reduco their education to practico as
thoy go along. Thoy should loarn to
do. Thoy should study less, praotloo,
or work moro ; road loss and think moro,
that instead of bolng uso less, superficial
imbecile, nutomnta thoy may becomo
thorough, practical, oxccutlvo men,
capablo of doing whnt they undertake,
to tho last dogreo of perfoctton, and
with a vigor and rapidity In kooplng
with tho characteristic of tho ago.
Temptation,
Wo havo a groat doal to say to our
young frlonds about temptation, becauso
Iu youth a porson's suscoptlbllltlos aro
grentor thnn any othor timo of life
Thoro is much to bo said bcsldos tolling
a porson what ho should avoid, or ad
monishing him to shun this or that.
Tho best wny to avoid a thing is to cul
tivate something antagonistic to it; in
fact, if ono doos not do this, his chances
of successfully carrying out his resolu
tions aro only half what thoy might bo.
If a person can acqnlroarolishfor good
wholesomo, improving socioty, ho will
bo In loss danger than if ho simply
shunnod bad company, and tho samo
may bo said of a good many things.
Among tlio greatest proteotlvo agonolos
Is a tasto for reading. Ono seldom sees
n porson of suoh tastes In tho ranks of
tho fast young mon who nro gotting in
tholr crop of wild oats. Thoro Is noth
ing cheaper than such n tasto; indeed, it
is wonderful how cheap nro all kinds of
culturo compared with tho difforont sorts
of dissipation. A young man who has
his business to study nnd whoso liveli
hood and hope of ndvnnccmont in tho
world dopends altogether on his own
exertions, will havo brief timo todoroto
to other things, but such timo may bo
woll filled up, and by cultivating a tasto
for that which Improving nnd olovatlng,
la whatever department it may bo, any
inclination in any opposito direction is
effectually destroyed.
Rum Made From old Shoes!
New York Toil.
In tho courso of tho investigation by
Mr. Hill's deputies, somo singular in
dustries wero brought to light. It was
found, for instanco, that somo uso wa3
mado of old shoes, but exactly what uso
was hard to find out. Largo numbers
of old shoes woro sold by rag ploker3 to
certain men who disposed ot them nt a
good price It is well known thnt bits
of old leather mako tho commercial nrtl -clo
known as Prussian blue, but only a
fow firms manufacture it, and tho call
for old shoes was evidently for somo
other purpose In New York city and
Brooklyn about throo million pairs of
old shoos aro thrown away cvory year.
Formerly old shoes were plentiful in the
gutters of certain neighborhoods; now
it appears that thoy aro sought nftor as
oholco prizes in tho rag-picker's lino.
By dint of persevering oaqulry, It was
dlscovored that tho old shoes wcro used
for throo purposos. First, all shoes not
completely worn out nro patched, groas
od, nnd aftor bolng othcrwiso regener
ated sold to mon who deal in such wares.
Somo persons wear ono shoo much moro
than tho othor; thoso dealers flud mat03'
for shoes whoso original mates aro past
hope. Secondly, tho shoes not worth
patching up aro cut into piccos; tho
good bits aro used for patching othor
shoes nnd worthless bits, tho solos and
cracked "uppers," nro convortod into
Jamaola rum by a process known only
to tho manufacturers. It is said that
thoy nro boiled in puro spirits, and al
lowed to stand for a few wooks, tho
product far surpassing tho Jumalca rum
mado with cssosco, burnt sugar and
pirils. A gentleman who doubtod tho
truth of this story Btopped recently nt a
low grog shop in tho neighborhood of
tho factory spokon of and enquired If
thoy had nny rum from old shoes.
No," said tho bar keopor, "wo don't
kosp it much now; tho druggists who
wnnt n puro nrtielo, all sell it, and tho
price has gono up. But wo havo had It,
nnd wo can get you somo Ifyouwtnt
it." How many old shoes goos to 'a
gallon ot rum could not bo ascertained.
Josh Blllluirs Iu English.
"Tho man who gets bitten 'twlco by
tho samo dog is bettor adapted for that
kind of buslnoss than nny other."
"Thoro is n great deal of religion in this
world that is liko a llfo-prcsorvor, only
put on at tho moment of immodiato dang
or and then half tho timo put on hind sldo
boforo." "Exporionco is a school whoro
a man learns what a big fool ho has
boon." "Tho man who don't boliovo
in n horoaftor has got a terribly mean
opinion of himself and his chances."
"Thero aro two kinds of fools in this
world thoso who can't chango their
opinion nnd thoso who won't." "A
good doctor is a gentleman to whom
wo pay three dollars a visit for advising
usjto oat loss and oxorciso more." "Out
in tho world men show us two sides to
their characters; by tho fliVsldo only
ono." "T4o world is flllltRup with
educated tools mankind roinltoo muoh
nnd loarn too fitlo." "Eyyjy man has
his follies; and Centimes tftojro tho
most intorostlng things ho has got."
Glllhooly had bougnt a barrel of ap
ples from DoSmith's grocery, which did
not glvo satisfaction. "What's' tho
roason," said Glllhooly, indignantly,
"thatetho furthor down IB Into tho
PPlcs tho VJOrsO they got?" "Tho roa-
son for that Is that you didn't opon tho
barrel at tho othor ond. If you had
only dono that tho apples would bo got
ting bottor all tho timo."
An Amorlcan lady from tho West was
visiting tho homo of Sir Walter Soott,
whon sho said in hor onthuslasm: "Why,
Sootland must havo boon named aftor
Sir Walter Soott. I nover thought of it
boforo."