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i'li. jvn,tt!a IfnHKNRY f^B LITTLE MAIQ TfyAT SLEPT. hiBfiau; Throb clow, in angniah preak, itawarmth input tea. the pet name *Je to ma Italy, ahe ia Lnree no smile to month and eye tie dead. < * * Smite* in stream it Binge thronsh every tingling vein. Aathe aigtM, and amilm. and wakm. i that laugh and cyeathat weep, --* fllYHr tith Siftni ten^an*1 - < IitttenSd^tton SWItVlSp-^ 4 Oh, to know thy dream! i •' -- Good,Wort*. n • t ;«• > allllftti ancttitir IMrlraft to^DWi lie disappeared "T& think of that _ inhir Jaoe., "J declare to smiilnnss a eyes or irve to hv I hastened to torn sideways to Jane. Jfr.poor.4ttr Howard uaedto s«r that evenr. embrace ofkiawa* aftfea risk of leaked JIUM thathadjust said were a washed-out blue. Tfcentblj would go in to one of Jane's appetising tittle foliohes, while I and i»or Httfc BNalii|U| *t down to a crust; and the end of it wmdd be that ~ L see a poor widow ptrugglin' tirih' tok«iep Aa w/dfftStn th BROTHER JOHH. _>pxi.T three little months sinoe that Imforday morning, and yet how the world, ia clmngad-tomel I had prom­ ised my little son his favorite dish of staffed meat for Sunday's dinner, and had forgottjmjthpme, fhe vesy root and essence of alHlavors; SM>, in hothasfces with my alleges willed up, my white apron on, and nothing but a dusting cap oh my head, I rushed in to Jane, sing­ ing cheerily to myself, the ttyiielbWwii" tt "tAth, lafie WM 4, batik where something else could be had beside this fragrant commodity. Many a time 1 had tided over a Sunday's dinner with the help of a pudding or pie from her els# in Jthe wide wdrld--she had lent me a bit of currency, which I always paid back at my earliest con­ venience, even if I was compelled to borrow it from somebody else, because, I knew that, tp he^i Jana?s feror. one must not forgirwhlt slamlm sansiV ness transaction. I confess with shame . and remqrseihat I have lost count of naif loater or bread, lumps of butter, small quantities of vinegar, pepper, mustard, even a scuttle of ooal. These things have passed from my memory, and left no distinct trace; but 1 never have failed, when I have been com­ pelled to borrow money from my sister- in-law, to put the amount down on the kitchen door, and have even worn a string on my fingeif till the debt was wiped out. She wasn't exactly my sister-in-law--she was my brother-in- law's brother's wife but it amounted • to the same tiling, and I've even intro­ duced her as my sister sometimes to save ceremony. Jane generally ex­ plains, fat she is a very conscientious and strict woman, but the ramifications of relationship are so intricate that I never stay to hear them unravelled On this Saturday morning of which I speak I rttShea into jaiie's kitchen, mngktg*- 'i. fi--' • " »' -1 "I know a bank whereon Hie wild thyme hloijai" ifeat the notes died away in an embar- , passed cough. For there, by the kitch- . en xeyige. .toWng ba^k In his chair, and * staling at .me with all Mi might, was a 'ite-aiige.'gentlaman« One could cco ho w-uj n gentlcwau at the fesfc glance; ' sscd,; troth** say, all- the-, good -people thai vipitecfjaue did not reach my idea of true gentility. In the 'meanwhile a warm, generous, encouraging smile ! lighted up Ms few."; « - •My--my sister is out!" J stasfe mered, looking about me for Jane. said, inquiringly; and as Jane wasn't there, 1 was com­ pelled to explain. . r:~ . i, - / "Not exactly my sister," I began: ana suddenly ne broke in: " Your sister-in-law, you meanP" 44 Oh, what does it matter?" I said. "It's oftsame little consequence to hundred years. Before I _ in telling him about the stuffed meat for my little Howard's Sunday dinner; I had to wait for Jane, and it was stupid to stand there and my nothing. At the least encourage­ ment uiy tongue always ran like a mill- race* and liere was the brightest and so ready,and willing a listener', and one mfiywfahiamg and -gelWl. _ From my fitlurKioward it was the ei asiest thing jn the world to get back to his poor, deftipipa, and my Aeart was atrapgely wtrtwi and comforted by. the gentle sympathy that shone in the fafce of this kind geBtlematt for widowed and lonely conditiwrt. ' ... / As usual, when my tongue ran ahead of my reason, I was brought up short by the awkward consequence of this impulsiveness of mine, and , when I sfMdlthat I wan actually bMog con- an entire stranger, ik/^ardy timidity took fright, and I should have beaten a retreat if he had net antici­ pated me. ^ .• " I think Jane is coming," he said. "I will go out for a walk, bat I hope soon to see you again." I couldn't help smiling when he smiled, to sate my We. He caught up his hat f^mJihft def^^^ the door. 44 Why, where are you going, JohnP" said Jane, upon the threshold, "lai be back presently,1'-J^ said, •J k.£X. .UVUS 1*>, 16 «hai^ tUv «u1 who tbe gentleman was left us. hy, that's Brother John, Jane4-'4Bcother^Ji>hn f̂rom Lo: hafae befoi ane pwssed, aad wicked her cy® at whole face. "Ton see," Jane went "John's come down here for some- along, the door, 1 oan't help takin" an interest. There's nothfai' ; or eontajytn' about me --- " Tm sure there Isn't, Jane,'** I said. himself down there at his place on Long Island; a beautiful plaoe-te-ĵ t/uJ," repeated Jaiie, unctuously. "Trees * * ' * j fruit; and what rand cream, :ap& _ _ , _ t .ftod sausage, tl^e ettdbortba paradbe. Thfefe " use of Jbiin's givin' p his whole life to mourtainf over Be- ttndjr; ahe>hact a good time of it while she uvea; never had to raise a hand. John's that foolish about a woman that she never has to raise a hand, and that's somethin' for a poor strugglin' widow to think of, isn't it, NellyP" "Yes," I stammered out, my face in * glow, and a world of confusion bat­ tling at my heart. This good creature Jane had evidently Invito her brother John purposely to see nie, and though her intentions were good, what must he thhik of BIT meeting him half-way in his consolation a little while agor Oh, how bold and contriving he had found me! Hdw in the worla was 1 to know he was a widower, and invited down for a spebial purpose 44 Oh, why didn'tyou tell me, JaneF I cried. 44 Well, you see, I couldn't tell how it would tu^n outi IcpJl didn't Imow ., 44 Susan!" I repeated. " Yes; you know Susan--my hus­ band's sister. She's comin' down on a yillt td-dfCy, afd John savs htfdon't aj>m ^bout ^e morU»g(e; he's o ;«tf|^SQihe canl^ lottK fdt SuBaa. ; Yo|i see, hit heaii i^ boubd 18) In Be- llndy.^ 1 began to understand that it was not my lonely condition that Jane had in­ terested herself to ameliorate, but that of herthusband'i sister £ii$an. It took q£lt«> ilieigUI ai ooB^s^on from my heart, but left it strangely sad and dis- cppifited. It was so nard to be alone am desolate, and have nobody esre whether one lived or died, ami, Si|8an was so much better off than I! 441 thought Susan was quite com­ fortably situated," I said. 44 WeH, there's the mortgage," said Jane; 44 she keeps botherin us about that mortgage all the time, and my husband canH undertake to bolster up all his relations. You see, I just told John all about it, and it's a business transaction, Nelly, if she gets John we won't hear any more about the mortgage." I began to lose all interest in the conversation, and remembered that my poor dear Howard had told me how sordid and mercenary all these people were. It was really dreadful to hear the most sacred sentiments of life de­ graded to the level of mere business transactions. Jane's Brother John didn't look like this kind of a persop, but of course he must be. The whole thing so confused and bewildered me •that I '.rent ar/ay without my fjiyme, alter all. Wo all know, whii appalling .things can happen ia ; an Incredibly- ,$hoH space of time, and our dearest hope" are blasted whep we least look for a' calamitrv. 1 had hot'. expected to be absent five miutites, [&ad had left my kitchen window open# m the morning was so Wimy and sweet. Imagine my dismay when I saw a strange cat act­ ually standing on my kitchen table and helping myself to the me®$ which had already cost me so mueh ttouMe. He was a lean and hungry auknal, with murky green eyes; and though he fled st my approach, and h*d net made much progress in his meal, of course the damage was irreparable. I felt as Byron cud about the little waltzer. 44 What you've touched* youifc«f|ake," I tail, and ffon# the meat pftfr the gre^H-eyed monster. Then I banged down Xbe window, shut out the balmy air, and looked dole­ fully at the miserable materials left to me. I might have borrowed any one of them, or all of them, if the meat had been there, but I couldn't ask Jane for the,meat; it would be like the Irishman begging the loan of an egg ffr His pinch of salt No; it was plam to btfseem tliat litlle Howard must do without his Sunday diaaer. * I didn't care ior tny- self, but my poor little fatherless boy would suffer for my carelessness ana neglect. And, truth to say, hf was not wont to suffer in silence or uncomplain* imfa. I sltould have a terri^e day, UM begau to feed more and more that lifer was a hideous and unbearable bur­ den. I saw through the front window a lady go by, wearing a seal-skin S£cque, 1could not think it possible it wis Susan. But St was--yes, it was S«gan. She had the seal-skin sacque which she had so long coveted. Some people were born to good luck. Heaven forbid any injastice upon my part., or useless repining at the ways of Provi­ dence, but it did seem hard that Susan should have everything. To crown all, 1 saw somebody else pass my window. It was Jane's Brother John, with a lovely bunch of violets in his hand. He was only a few rods behind Susan; he would soon overtake her, and given her the violets, with some nice little speech about her eyes, which, I remembered, Well, fit a^'once. But thS aid bitter tears that fell from my ought to have allayed the dust UmingHroom. I thing so much as disappointment. to the child that I had left his precious b|t of meat to be devoured bv that green-eyed monster? He would 1 and cry and refuse to be comforted, I should be most miserable. vVmiefhe upon mjppbn up at the door, and there stood Jane's brother John, with the bunch of violets still in one hand, and a bunofc of th; in the other. I turned my tesfssts] face away from him, and held QW . my band for the thyme, i wrt wnj W seem so ridiculous* Of course Jan&had wishediie wp lpot mind, bjpt go back agaiit to* Sulani but be hCW mi tight in his own, and pwtltalb wyl thdbretty flowers, looking dowi my nice with a world of tferffî f inqQii as to its forlorA and woe-beg'otte tion. "These blossoms will serve to gar­ nish vour Sunday dinner," he said, "in which I have become strangely inter ested, and could not forbear bringing you tbe JthyiAe* wl^lh you left behind you." ing into the case, by rigt̂ of obliga- tion and a desire to in^R^fe on WBut of tlM successors of thflii who had him from death. HejtoaAt the plsoe and gently coopltM îi and her husband to keep on. . nor jfoqfiljKe to himSor flwrf THEMSWILMBJBILIILTH the world. They soon began to pros- piffTftad, with a self-respect that was most creditable and characteristic, they 'd n<fta|ftf# tttfgOMlBman of whom are wria^fe ^ deed of the estead made out fn raeir names. A short time afterward they .insisted on hfgiBjdng to repay to the gentleman in inwtitfiaonts the several thousand dol­ lars he had. without any embturass- msell. advanced to th«np in _ . . | $ o l b t | | d , ' | | R i t to no ptfrpose, ana in the eounwt>f time they repaid him every cent of it. There was a veritable battle of wills between them and him ; they insisting that he had mscha^ged, ih a loan to n Jfouths' Dcsartment, Labe*^ |* W*f," aaidlijtta W # padlUntwUl Aad thethmi of thM month k my feUMft fciitfe- I«*«irSak< him a grmtt tMiyete. Let mi IcM'Uhlnk forth* lif« of me what it will be. Vnlmm&m, ttet wiU be }«»t the thing. lie- clue! He neede aome new dippen; I'll work him a " X rt»» Wk •lUrtni eaw Why.̂ MkMn be tim nwnber of audi ahiK " W e l L ^ a e l a u g h i n g l y a a l d , a A h e h e l d I d a Mtk- It Is useless," X said, smiling dole­ fully; "the green-ieyed mofcster has spoiled all." " Ah," he said, his face suddenly bilghtening. r44 is that :-~the troubleP Bless your womanly liUle soul, ttctof £ love your frank gbnMdosity! How sweet it is tq hear something straight- from the hesk% witboutf «|wa6on or sham! Ah, believe me, you ha¥e notb ing to dread frnm the green-eyed mon­ ster." I knew from the tenderness of his voice and manner he thought I meant that I was Jealous of &usaft; and Lfatt the hot blood rush op to the frill of my dus(3i^K»p. I wabted to tell him U was only a green-eyed cat, and faltered „ . out that he nadntada a mistake; but he- ^roo'c*yn («• l^Oke in again, eagerly: , u Yes, 1 know there isr some little; mistake about the relationship. Jane has told me that instead of being some­ thing or other, that you are the other thing; but the main thing is that you are Uie one woman in the world for me. I never saw anybody in my life-- at least, that is--I mean--since--" And here the poor fellow grew silent, thinking, doubtless, of Belinda. I was sorry so sensitive and loyal a nature should b# thrown away upon Sina®, whom I knew to be cold and calculat­ ing, thinking more of her mortgage than the human heart, but 1 coula not be treacherous and base. " I am sorry,' I said--fpr frankness was a part of my nature, and Heaven knows I was sorry to my heart's core --44 but t cannot interfere with the plans of your Sister Jane. I know that she is only my brother-in-law's brother's wife ' 44 Oh," cried Jane's Brother John, "won'tyou please make the relationship a simpler one? See what mischief it ha& done already! I shall love nobody but vou--I shall marry n«b^dy but your*." ...-V-v. : • X And all at once, while my hand was still close in his own, and the violets were drooping from the warmth of | both, who should burst in upon us but his Sister Jane! Her face was flustered, but not very wrathful, and she seemed rather pleased than otherwise at the tableau before heflr. " For goodness1 sake, John," the said, "when jou come back to the house don't say a word to Su­ san: she's engaged to the Baptist min­ ister. 1 never like! the looks of the man tnyself, and wouldn't want to mar­ ry anybody with such an ugly squint in ius eye; but he holds Susan's mortgage, and il he looked seven T/ays t© the moo*\ she wouldn't care. SQ..perl|ii1ps i t f t r t i B t t e r a s i t I s * " - - f - r . • -44 Frfi sure it's ever so much better as it is,V said Jaue's Sroiher John. per"*- Wip&if.t - -, f.\ * o i '> r -»• •• ... ' • V* ' " "J* • I day, Rlght»S3f after bnalcEMt, she hnnieddown And puahmd MM MOW and wanteda com - Tbm, ratoming, ahaafan^ ^ So th^^t and aokdl When atli bdi they nare worked--with heart o4 glee, « ahpe "mahar'e whop; and She went to the . "Iwould, Uke tifsM Mde up fdrmf Weatat^ SnVS want to be mue tiieyll be «n*V, At which, qnito So I'll have lhavetlMae horrified »»d«! jMd îack, obligations he felt toward their footer parents for their kindness fin ninkaiaa afrfinlimglj, -it Tffir tdhim--he insisting that they should ra-14K«e had fmuad «» aombarTSe rnj ant gard is uet » ve f̂ lnadeq<w(te paft " ment of an invaluable service; btlt their vifw of Uie case woo» and all the con- WWto tbev would make to the gentle­ man's sensibilities was to comply with Ms vmifeindignant demand thatipt»r- est shimii not, be returned on the sash he was mede to take back agaliut his wish. To^dar that self<espeoting couple are thriving iu plentr aad honor on uie old family farm. To^lay their benefactor lies dead across the river, aad tbft greatest corporations in the. all society and the^vernanenMff thejNatloa mourn him as one whose fn» tegrity Was spotless, whose admintotr^- tira genActs was of the first order, whtiee name came to eminence and honor round the world, and whose patriotism, roVGBfe, executive ability and nil aiflolit eberggr, purity and Mel made his life iragrant and make I memffy ftjyal «nd redolent with exam­ ple attd teepiration among men. Thosd whomHhe benefited in this one instance of many almifor instanca^ of effective and iinhoraWted benevolence, shall be Qfmeless- But he by whom -they were binifited and over whonl the tnetropo lis and the country bend with blessings on his career and in love for his char­ acter was named William Orton.-- Y.) Eagle. HtllttSlorawasaotallowad to sleep u». •+;vr ' i'mi ¥ then I Knppoaet| moat bum thw made op namber Said 28k Miaa Moalin, of Qointillton Sqnan, "fiat beaara yon leave leu room m 'em to • aparer' And aU t̂tî were dene! 11i«y saittt bone Onfebeaeoond; and gnat mMiaa MnaKn'ade- Whenahe ooei past 'Well," aaid ahe, "I If iAew at» nMi big enoogh, I miaa my goeafc" And indeed ahe .mm right. Thvy were aimply FACTS AND FWUfOEB. An Intere»iiug Ineli^nt: iti .the '£l|e d' r> f? rr wiiiiftm • f YKAKS ago, a young schoolteacher one ol the Eastern States had for a salary a nominal sum per month and the not-atrall dubious privilege of boardiag rpnnd. He had the temerity to get a fever which brought him to Death's door, and not having contract­ ed to rim a hospital as well as a school, the Trustees considered their engage­ ment with him cancelled. He was stricken down ia the house of sn old farmer, whose wife proved to be a de­ voted, self-sscrificiag nurse to the young man, doing 'mora than doctors or medicines to bring the patient -back to health. A friendship was formed bets&en the young man and his bene- Jactors, which was cemented by an af­ fection on both sides, equal to the deli­ cate «nd aoblesefvice watered to him. That the enerabJe coarilfe would not hear the remuneration of their kindness of months was as Important as it was a touching fact to the young man, lor he was entirely without means, and, when he came ap out of the very Valley of the Shadow of Death, without the strength or prospects to command them by labor. After a further and leng pe- riod of convalescence, spent in the home of Ms benefactors, he got a Chance again to labor as a* teacher. Eventually he entered on basinfess, and the old gentleman and lady died in a green old age. Years afterward, as a man of affairs and fortune, the fotmer schoolmaster visited the village wlere so much sickness and so much kindness had mad# a graphic chapter in his per­ sonal Hf«. He quietly learned that an adopted daughters! hie old friends, to whom, in lieu of having no offspring of their bwfl, they had devised the home­ stead, had married an excellent mer­ chant of the village, but that business embarrassments and a resolution to be fully honorable in their settlement had saade the sacrifice of the homestead imminent The gentleman.with much delicacy and firmness insisted on aom- • i.. m 'vi V * *4^4 u HOIXAVD has 10,000 wind-oiil]|k v r DkaCWood is 4,828 feet aboro the sea. Ausmr, the capital of Texas, has 188 lawyers.""' " • • JACKSOWVTLL*, filia, hasapoatdation of 14,000. Tm 'JYxas wool-clip this season is estimated at 3,000,000 pounds. THE latest official census gives Italy a population of 26,801,164 souls. CHURCH-TITHING in Mormondom amounts to $500,000 annually. * •" THERE were packed 682,000 hogs ia Cincinnati during the season ending March 1. IT COSTS the people qf Jbigland $6(^- 000,000 a yesfc to maitttaifi an eJBcieat navy. p | THE number of logs packed In jt|e West last winter was 6,506,000, a gain of 1,404,000 over the previous year. IT is said that the losses of sheep were enormous last winter, in Califor­ nia, and that many wool-growers are becoming disgusted with the business. IT is claimed that 18,000 persons in Scott County, Iowa, have ngned the pledge since the inauguration of the blue-ribbon movement In Davenport. THE value of the fruit crop in the United States is estimated by the Gov­ ernment Statistician at $140,000,000 an­ nually. about half the value pf the wheat crop. : * THE country has $450,000,000 invest­ ed in 10,000,000 milch cows whose an­ nual product is worth $275,143,585, when the last cotton qrop was worth only $290,000,000. i'j' p r.p-' •' (- •* THE following calculations appear in Nature: Easter Sunday falling on April 21, Is considered late this year, and it is thirteen days after the mean date, but it is to be remarked that in no year since the introduction of the Gregorian coleiid&r Into lias the festival occurred on the latest possi­ ble date, April 25, thougli to two years, 1761 and 1818, • it fell on March 22, which Is the other limit. la . 1886, faster Sunday will tell oa April 25, in the new or Gregoriaa style, for the first time since the year 1734, or eighteen years before this style was accepted in England. The only other occasion since the reformation of the calendar by Pope Gregory XIII., upon which Easter has ialteqon fche latest possible date was ih 1606, ami after 1886 this will not again occur till 1943. THE average population to each phy­ sician is. in the Uuited States, 600; En- tland, 1,672; France, 1,814; Austria, ,500; Germany, 8,000. So, then, with five times as many to dose us with drugs as our German friends, we are able to do about half the work. We hear of German students who study eighteen hours a day. Their Teutonic blood may be too tonic for us, but we are sure that Africans are not living out half their days--uoUwdf the geriod that they would live if living slower. Why, even Uie animals tbat w» domes­ ticate, like the horse and dog, pnly live a dozen or twenty years, while crows aud their ilk live a century, and the eagle 500 years, according to Tacitus. To renew oar y<pith like the eagte's we are to go back to more primitive simplicity. "Modern conveniences" are other words for disease and death. Our food, attire and employments ail invite disease.--Church Union. ii ' i<8" a --The Newburyport (Mass.) Herald relates the following anecdote of Joa­ quin Miller: "A lew years ago Mr. Miller came into the Herald office and asked the meaning of the word • cy- clades,'pronouncing it in two sylla­ bles. Bfesaid it was a fine sounding word, and he wanted to use it in a poem he was about to publish. We gave the meaning and the pronuncia­ tion, which he did not fancy, where­ upon we suggested * cyclone,' and sure enough, soon after came out one of his striking poems wherein a cyclone was j introduced as occurring in Oregon. " , , . * . I am aim the hiatoruaas nowhere inborn ua Of anything like them, nnleaa'twaa the «Ao« Where the Old Woman dwelt and bar family, too. The next moaning (her ffethftrV Mrth-day) altar aataat as ahe could, tan np aataat as ahe could, ran np gtaira And praaentW oominK down, kud on the aland A very large bundle she had'in her hand. " Here a a present Papa, f«*r your birth-day," ajMiahe. Why," he said aa he opened it, " what can it be? Hnodonbt, , _ . _ BOO* will And out. " Why," he said aa he opened it, " w It ia aomethinrmf i«j neat vMnat Sinoe tis ao vety targe--Bat 1 m Then, nndauu the wrappinc, "(MJOT' cried he, "Siippem! Dear me! pon my word, I must say theae ate " But," aaid Little Him Madia, with teara im her " Yon you wore (DM, as thai WM the aiae That I ordered them soled?'Well, my dear laughed Ptoa. " TRien it aeemaTam told man. wane than Uuy are." --John Brownfokti, ia Matt* in :L' q A Aose Teo Masfc. M,;-y ITTLB FWIBA WATERS was really and truly fond of medicine; so much so that Dr. Waters was very careful not to leave any where his little daughter would be likely to get at it. She had never tried what people call ** a good dose of castor-oil," nor was sho ac­ quainted with the disagreeable taste ef rhubarb, and some other doses that have a very strong flavor; but she was very fond of small pills and little pow­ ders, and if any were left in her way she would put them into her little mouth so quickly that the mischief was done before anyone could stop her. Now a dose of medicine that would benefit a sick grown person might even kill a littls child only three years old, who was not sick at all; and Flora's parents talked to her so often about the trouble she gave them, and danger she ran, ia taking medicine that was not given her, that she began to nndew stena how wrong it was, and seemed almost to have oroken herself of the naughty trick. But one Sunday morning there Was a terrible time in l)r. Waters' house. A box of morphia pills haa been left on tho sittittg-room table, as the doctor in­ tended to take them to old Mrs. Picket, who wa-a a great sufferer^ on his way to church, .It was .a little, ronnd, piuk box; and looked so pretty, that Flora, who was alone in the room, opened it just to see what was inside. Those cunning little btown pills arere a temptation; and fouir of m Mn. Picket complain** ** sfe sake! did an thatr And I laallJ thiak that np one ever, Cbmpamoa. , ,t Ux tu t m " AI4S, ch»drad!~fta old. Not tbat 4mm. <4d brains to show l̂ r,. or less) ji movements, by olin*t$g to iMrwiaMr's rest and her warm covertat of fo^ îgtopaeh up- tfcgylliji ajwwitl* pack the IrS^' robes of i No, indeed! 1%e bio around the sun as gayly as her first year. She irises from her Wfia* tor sleep fresh and young as - 1' Every new violet is as exquisitely tint*" ed, assweetiy soenced, as itsprodeoea- sors of a thousand years ago. Sî l, new maple-leaf opens as delicateaad lovely as tiie first one tiiat ever can* out of its tightl̂ paeked bud in thi ayring. Mother Hatura never erom ̂ Bat the human race changes in same way that each one of us does. race had its childhood when men: women played the game* that are now left to you youngsters. We oan etsa see the change in oar own day. Soma of us--who are not grandmothers* either--can remember when youth of fourteen and fifteen played mant games which, nowadsiytf, an uBfortuaitedam- sel of six yeara-HraiBad, embroMarhd and whit« gowned, with delicate shoes, and hipsia the viee-like grasp ; of a modern sash--foals are altogether too young for her. Wall, welll ^What do you suppose our great-grandchildriA will dor When the Romans «ame to Britain to live, many hundrad years ago, thay, brought, of course, theur own customs and festivals, among' which waS one m memory of Mors, the (loddeai of Flowers. The heathen - our ancestors, you know- adopted them with delight, feeing ia the childhood of their race. They became very popular; apid whelm, some years later, a good priest, Greg­ ory, came (from Home also) to con­ vert, the natives, he wisely took advan­ tage of their fondness for festivala, and, not trying to suppress them, he simply altered them from heathen feasts to Christian games, by substituting the names of ^saints and martyrs for heathen gods and goddesses. Thus the FlorsHa became fifasy»l>ay celebaw tion, and lost none of its popularity fay the change. On the contraiy, it w** oarried on all over England for ages, till its origin would have been lost but for a few pains-taking old writers, who "made notes" of everything. The Floralia we care nothing for, but the May-Cay games haw lasted nearly to our day, and some relics of it still survive in our young countiy. When you crown a May Queen, or go to a May party, you are simply follow­ ing a custom that the" Romans began, and that our remote ancestors in En­ gland carried to au&h lengths, that,not only ordinary people, but Lords ami ladies, and even King and Queen, laid aside their state and went " a-Majink" early in the morning, to wash thflr faces in May dew, and bring ho«M fresh boughs and dowers to deck the May-pole, whioh reared its flowery crown in every village.--Olive Ttorm* in St. NicholasJor May. ' ' ' ""Vwjg rmtf oui,. rl 1 -.5- • too great a temptation; and rout of them quickly disappeared in the iittl^ mouth tiiat was so ready to receive them. Baby Flora oould scarcely have taken a more dangerous dose; for morphia is made of opium, which puts people to sleep, or makes them crazy, or "kills them, according to the amount they take. It is often given to ease severe pain; and this is why the pills were made up for old Mrs. Picket. After a while papa came into the room for the little pink box, which he opened tor see that the pills were all right. He bad made up twelve-~*but here were only eight. Then ha tamed to Flora, who laughed lQudly, and be* gan to run about the room. Dr. Waters saw that there was no need of questioning his little daughter, for he read the whole sad truth at Once. The opium was taking effect; aad Flora's eyes were so;unnatnralty bright, aud her cheeks so flushed, that it was painful to look at her. Then mamma* came rushing in, In great distress; and some very strong coffee was poured down the baby's throat, much to her disgust, for she did not Uke this dose aU; and when she had danced wildly about for a little while, sho began to get very sleepy, and her eyelids felt as heavy as lead. She would have gene to sleep never to wake again, if papa and mamma had not taken her to the garden to get the fresh, air; and each holding one of the little hands, they walked her up and down, until the poor, tired little legs fairly dragged on the ground. Flora cried and entreated to sit down and rest; but it was the only way to save her life, and she had to walk on. Mamma cried, too, she was so sorry for iier littte &irl; and papa looked pale and troubled; and the church-bells rang, and stopped, aud people went to church but Doctor and Mrs. Waters were seen there that day. O, how tired they all *e*e! V . • . ^ ipu.M4 8t«r. X sTCtaY published this we*k in French sporting Journal, he Spertt fa going the rounds* respecting a South American gentleman, in Paris, who lost, the other evening, at the house' of -one of our countrymen, a diamoted valued at 12,600 fraifta (9*400). The next morning a groom ieuad at m Iha eourt-yard aiM csiriedit back to it? owner. That personage sent for honest groom mta his , sqioUng -r&oin, and showed himself very msch ptoased at getting his jewel back again. He laid it tenderly in a drawer ofhit toUet- table, and then, putting his hand in his pocket, he pulled out two cigars, which he offered to the groom. The honeit fellow accepted them, but went off somewhat discomfited. He ̂ told thb story on getting home. His mastsr heard it, and sent fov him. Haveypu smoked the two etasjea?" said ha. "Ko, monsieur." " I'll give you 500 fraims for them." ,i Will you, indeed,, slrr' * .vw. % - '•"jfj7:- •• Yes; here it the sum. 'tW are 'Hi honest lad, and I am g!*ft io pay% pra- mium for having vou it my aeraoe. How, go back to the ga#femaii who owns the diamonds and aay to him, •Sbosiewr, I told my master, of voir generosity, but he is afraid you miy eprive yourself of the Jdmsure « smoking to-day, to IndtilMMf thetyo cigars you have given mft nlf twd me, therefore, to bring them back again.*' "May I mention the 600 francs, sirf" " Certainly not" lS The servant brought back to his map- ter the following letter: " My dear sir, I was very flad to get back my diamond. I have six alike, and intended to hate them set for waistcoat buttons. That is why I was so sorry to lope one of theIB» As to the cigars, I oan well ford to give two to your servant, have 5,000 drying in rtt'1 Yours, with great regard, XT signer of this precious epistle elor, and has an income e^d Parti Cor. Baltimore. Edward Wheeleryftte of Nashtfe, N. H.. who had all bfs life bean %most economical persmf lat̂ y Mtonlahed evervbody by m MR for his trariai llJJSad saved *11,00$ «fcd directed Ms iiSaaOTttorte spend*6j«» including the ooat ci hia bmjal jot. Befora >is --The inte that licks it.