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' llDOSH --and the seai and skies, the Mm*, sad the butterflies, How OH I wait for my seeds to grow : rrwMidtt "But a month is se long!" he said, >' With a drop of his boyish head; "Hear m > count--one, two, thr^e, four-- ' Four viiole weeks, and three days mare; -•* V Thirty-onedftys, and each will creep, And the shadow crawls ov r yonder < <•>Thirty-one Tiights, and I shall lie Watching the stars climb up the *•. s How can I wait till a month is oer f I "But a yea r is soloni is so longl" be said, 1 young head; ,n< oonie and go Or#r the hill* With footsteps slow-- , Antamn and winter, Hummer and spring > Oh, for a bridge of gold to fling <y Over the chasm deep and wide, That I might cross to the other aide. -Whie ahe to waiting--mr l<m\ nijrodmf " Ton yearn may be long!" he said, i ; Hlowly raising his stately head; < '"Butthire is much to win, there Is much to lb*; A man inust laitor, a man must choose," • i * And he must be strong to wnit! • The years mav be long, but who would ' The crown of honor, must do and dare, __ No time has he to toy with fate Who would climb to manhood's high l-.. i . "AhI life is not long," he said. . Bowing his grand, white head. •One, two, three, four, five, six, seven-- ) • Seventy years ! As swift their flight > When hearts and lips have grown coMI And love lives but for an hour. As swallows cleaving the mourning * Or golden'gleams at even. *' Life is short as a summer n-ght-- Bow long. oh, God, is eternity y" fgwwytwmia Argus. LOVE AND pig st1-, It IN a wild and rocky coast, «I#ig which ran the path that led to the home of old Martin Frere. At ordinary times the cottage woald have possessed but little attraction for a bold, sterling youth like Owen Glenn. But a visitor had of late brightened np its precincts --a yonng girl named Annis, named Alter the aged grandmother who dozed by the hearth through the long even­ ings, content to watch the bright flames as they shot up from the broad fire­ place, and perhaps to see visions of the pust with her dim eyes. Dame Frere a was sharp-voiced, bust­ ling woman, long past middle age. and not having the name of possessing ft very sweet temper, bat she had a soft place in her heart for granny, and it was to please her that she invited her Settv name child to come and visit em for a few month?. Annis was a tall, slight girl, a* Straight as a pine tree, and as graceful as a fawn. Her yellow hair hnng in a perfect maoe of shining curls all abont her shoulders, and far down below her waist Imagine a sweet, innocent face, lighted with great lustrous dark eyes, Ifid a red mouth almost always curling lb to smiles, and yon have some idea of Annis. Most of the voting girls in the vicinity Were buxom, merry lasses, with hair ttad eyes to match--both of intense blackness--and with more or less of Hie hoyden in them. Their laughter Was loud and hearty, and their ways more frolicsome than refined. So that it is not strange that when this grace­ ful, quiet stranger came among them, with her shy ways and blonde coloring, her swift changes of expression and native ease of manner, she was at once taken into the hearts of all the yonng J|jeople in the neighborhood. . ; It is a great mistake to think that one 6'irl is insensible to another maiden's eauty. Sometimes, to be sure, she may have a feeling of jealousy with re- S-d to it when she is naturally of that position, but oftener she loves the object of her admiration all the more because she embodies all that ideal which exists in every hnman soul to a greater or less degree. Owen Glenn had fallen head over keels in love at his first meeting with Annis, and had not missed an oppor­ tunity of meeting her at the various rustic gatherings to which she had been invited; and to-night he was going to seal his fate by telling Annis that he loved her, and asked if he could hope lor a response to the ardent feeling with whim he had been inspired by her. Owen was not at all certain as to the ancoess of his suit, for there was an­ other who admired Annis, and who was far above him in worldly station and wealth, and, as Owen, in his free­ dom from vanity, also thought, in good looks and other qualities calculated <to win a girl's heart. , Annis had received the pleasant little courtesies and attentions of both In a way calculated to wound neither; though, as to that, it would have been an impossibility to her to have been other than so sweet and gracious as not to enkindle hope in each passionate young heart. Thus matters stood as Qwen started fcom his home to take the long and tedious walk over the cliffs, which must be traversed before he reached the cottage which sheltered the object of * Mb love. It had been raining steadily all day a"d aa night came on the wind ||ad risen to a gale. But,wrapped in his water-proof cloak, •ad lighted on his way by a lantern, Owen cared not for the threatening •dements, and walked along, whistling Jpoftly, now and then pausing to shake Jpimself, after the fashion of some huge |#at«r dog. I. Then he would trudge on again, jinking what a terrible night it must a® at 8ea> an^ breathing a prayer for She wave-tossed mariners far from fome. v Suddenly a dull, booming sound -teached his ear. It oame from a seaward direction, but at first he kept on his way, thinking: ' This is not the harbor, and auy one Who has the slightest knowledge of the f* will be sure to avoid such a ! Hangerous coast, so it's no business of prune." ; Again that sound eame. This time || Owen stopped and listened. > A thought came into his ftfind as he tV:5fiid^ so, but it militated so directly 5 against liis inclinations to give heed to it that, with an impatient "Pshaw!" he Started on. f*• But he could not rid himself of it It was this: "If a ship is in peril, and :, |ias lost her way, the only thing that H he* would be » huge beacon *fo oast a light upon her jutrotmd- ^fo build a fire would be a work of { fime and of hard labor, j- To* keep one tip long enough to do ?; any good would take hours of watch- •;V fulness, and he would have to abandon all "hope of seeing Annis that evening. It was a hard struggle, but inclina- S, ^ • tion proved to be made of a material »/"which could not hold its own against ^, his strong sense of duty. Ho gate up all uumght of the pleas- i I him- the bea- 1ft : _ in his heart all day long, and sel self to work to gather fuel for th< con fire. After several hurried journeys to the woodland, whioh lay a little distance away* he succeeded in accumulating a £ile of branohes and dry twiga, which e had raked out with his hands from a deserted hut, which stood on the con­ fines of a thicket, and had evidently been gathered together for some pur pose, but undfeir the circumstances Owen felt hiratoelf justified in taking it, as it would have Men almost impossi­ ble to have kindled a flame of green wood. Just as he had succeeded in coaxing a splendid blaze into life, a voioe cried: "Hello, Glean, is that you? What in the name of wonder are you doing ?" "I am answering to a signal of dis­ tress. Hark!" as a dull sound came again from the sea. "Well, old fellow, I wish you joy at your po3t, and I hope it'll do the good you expect For my part, I'm off to old Martin's. I hear little Annis is go ing away to-morrow, and I don't want to miss a sight of her beaming faoe to­ night It's bright and sweet enough to be a man's beacon light for all his life. Good-by, acd good fortune attend your work. It's lucky all are not such eel fish fellows as I am." It was as if a thousand fiends were tug­ ging for the mastery of Owen Glenn's heart, as he listened to the rattling talk of the gay, light-hearted youth. Should he give Robert this chance of seeing Annis, and of perhaps asking her to be his wife, during this very night, while he stood and worked to do good, and in God's providence tried to be the means of saving the lives of le who were nothing to him ? Tlius his thoughts ran over and over again, repeating themselves like the voices of mocking demons, while out­ wardly he labored on as unremittingly as though no influences of the kind were at work, piling on fresh fuel for the flames, or pushing some burning log into a better position, and in that way he won the victory. Peace succeeded to the wild storm of agitation which had momentarily threat­ ened to engulf him. Then the night wore through. With the morning came a great calm. One would not have thought that the sun-flecked waves which came leaping in, white crested and tumultuous, to meet the stern barrier of rocks and crawl up almost to their summits, could be aught but playful in their force. Ah, it is a treacherous beauty-- that of the Bea. Too tired to notice the beauty of the transition from storm to sunshine.Owen walked slowly home. His work was done, and he must rest. Late in the day he started out for a walk. He was in that miserable state of mind which oftentimes follows some great exaltation of spirit. The thought that Annis had gone away without his seeing her again weighed upon his mind 'ike an unwelcome incubus. At the voice of Robert Hunter, who stopped to accost him, he shrank and trembled as though in pain, but he listened as intently as though his life depended upon what he was about to say. Had he proposed to Annie, and had he been accepted ? "Glenn," he began, "I wish you and I could change places about last night's work." "It's rather late for that, now," was the quiet answer. "I'm fully aware of the fact, and that's what I regret about it. Fm afraid I'm dished in a certain direction." "What do you mean ?" asked Owen, with sudden interest. "Why, if you believe it, I might just aa well have left my visit unpaid last night; indeed, had far better have done so. Annis was so interested at the chance of there being a ship out­ side in distress that it was all I could do to prevail upon her not to lace the storm and 'come and help,' she said; and she gave me some pretty hard rubs, I can tell you, about my leaving you alone to do 'the good work,' as she called it. I don't believe that the little Annis will look at me again without a thought in her mind of what I ought to have done and didn't" Such a tide of joy rushed through Owes Glenn's heart that he could hardly speak, and while he was strug­ gling to hide his emotion Bobert went on with his revelations, little realizing the effect of his words: She's not going home to-day just on that account She told me to tell you to come up and see her, and tell her all about it I wish it had been my luck to make such a hit Women are great on any one who touches their feelings. You ought to see her eyee snap and sparkle when she was lecturing me about not staying to help you. I never saw her look so pretty. But, hello! what has come over you ?" For Owen was hurrying off in the direction of the cliffs. As he went, Bobert caught a look upon his face which told him more than Owen intended. He stood star­ ing after him, thinking to himself: "I see it all. My failure will be Owen's opportunity. Well, he's a good fellow, and as long as I can't have her, what odds does it make? And I saw last night she cared no more for me than if I had been a stick." When Annis saw Owen approaching the cottage she ran out with an impul­ sive "Oh, how glad I am to see you! I do want to tell you what I think of you." Then she stopped short Something in Owen's face filled her with confu­ sion. But her out-stretched hands were already within his clasp, and his low-murmured words of love were sounding in her ears: "I am as glad as you that I have done something to please you; for oh, Annis, I love you so dearly that I would do or dare anything for your sake." And then, she never knew how it came about, but his arms were about her, and his kisses upon her lips, and she found that she loved him so well she was willing to promise to be his wife, whenever he should be able to earn enough to make a home for her. They were both young, and it would not be hard to wait, and they were to sure of one another's love. The prospect was at first that several years must elapse before their mar- riage, but suddenly all was changed for them as if by magic. A letter came from abroad within a twelvemonth. It was addressed to the minister of the little seaside village, and asked for information as to the persons who had kindled a beacon light in answer to a signal of distress from a sailing vessel on the night of ------, giving the correct date ana time when Owen had sacrificed inclination t© the dictates of duty and humanity. That light had saved a valuable cargo from being lost, and the writer proposed to give half of the proceeds to the parties who had been instru­ mental in the matter. Also a medal was to be struck off oommemoratiYe of Ma families Owen tillage. reached / The wedding-day _ first anniversary of the evening .when his good fortune came to him Jn the guise of disappointment* aatfVfobert Hunter was firat to oOngratitlflib the young couple. "Who'd have thought," he whispered to Owen, "that the tables would have been so tnrned ?" Truly, 'There's a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune,' »n<i vou ttfok it, my bor." l>fet and Ileal tb. Sir Henry Thompson, one of the most eminent of living English physi­ cians, has supplemented his admirable article on "Food and Feeding," pub lished several years ago, with another, whioh appears, like the former one, in the columns of the Nineteenth Cen tunj Maydiine. The learned and ex­ perienced practitioner who thus does the thoughtful pnblic an immense ser­ vice is not in any sense of the word a theorist; he has no hobby and no "ism" to advocate or defend; he has, himself health and a good appetite, and he so evidently enjoys i-is food that, casting a cultivated eye over the vast array of goods things which have been provided, naturally and artificially for sustenance and the gratification of palate, he re­ fuses to admit the wisdom of restrict­ ing our choice to any one field or king­ dom, to the exclusion of all the rest, but would rather increase our sources of supply and the variety of foods than diminish either. Neverthless he gives as the results of his reading and expe­ rience some conclusions which must needs surprise the multitude, and which are likely, he foresees* to pro­ voke opposition in higher quarters. Sir Henry Thompson long ago ex­ pressed the opinion that the habitual use of alcoholic stimulants is unneces­ sary, and injurious to people in ordi­ nary health; he now reaffirms his be­ lief, but adds that, dreadful as are the effects of the alcohol habit on health, and on morals, the effects of improper eating, on a large proportion of the English speaking population, at least, are more harmful still, morally, intel­ lectually, and physically. To be spe­ cific:--he asserts that we eat too much, as a rule; that we eat too muoh meat generally, and are overfed and overestimated thereby; that in sum­ mer, especially, very little flesh food is required, and that the normal tem­ perature is best preserved, and exces­ sive thirst prevented by a liberal use of fruits and vegetables instead of meat; and, finally, that we take no pains to adjust our diet to our occupations and surroundings, and particularly to our ages and degrees of bqdily'activity. Meat, he says, is not absolutely nec­ essary to life; but, while he leans rather to the side of the so-called "veg­ etarians" than to that of the advocates of a restricted flesh diet, he unspar­ ingly castigates the members of the first mentioned sect or school for the humbuggery of their claims aa adher­ ents to a strict vegetable diet, when they permit themselves the use of such concentrated animal food as milk, eggs, and butter without stint He chides, gently, the well-meant efforts of wife or other feminine relation to tempt the jaded appetite of husband or pater­ familias with tid-bits and nourishing dishes designed to overcome nature's reluctance to food as offenses dire against health; and reminds us that, as age advances, less food is required till, like "that noble Italian," Cornaro, who gave up a life of dissipation at forty or thereabouts, broken down in health, and then began to live by rule and measure, on simple food and little of it, we may die peacefully in our chair at the age of one hundred, bearing testi­ mony, as he did, to the pleasure and happiness enjoyed through temperance and abstinence; and enrich medical literature with examples as valuable as his and the somewhat different experi­ ences of Alexis St Martin. Sir Henry doubts the existence of morbid conditions of the digestive or­ gans in most cases, which have come under his notice; and he gives it BB his opinion that our troubles of this nature are not chronic, but only admonitory that we have not solved the problem of what and how much to eat. It would, undoubtedly, be worth some­ thing to most of us if, without making the mistake of thinking and reading too much about such matters, so as to afflict ourselves with imaginary ills, or contribute to the growth of quackery and nonsense, we should so far heed the counsels of so able and genial an adviser as Sir Henry Thompson as to escape the need of making, late in life, Sydney's Smith's shameful confession, who said that as nearly as he could calculate he had eaten during life about forty-four wagon loads to uwh.-- Boston Courier. • Mmw. 4. 1 * *>** <t~ y •served to their ff the boaat of the own ho A File Wanted. He had a wizz-wazzy, go-as-you- please gait, as he approached a citizen standing in the door of a drug store, and he took off his hat and made an old-lashioned "kerchy," before asking: "Say, be you a lawyer?" "Well, I know something of law!" "Say, then you can help me out I was out last night, Indeed, I'm out yet." "Been on a spree?* "K'rect. Just sobering off to go home. When I git there, she'll say I've bin ofTn a tare, and she'll jaw, and file a dozen affidavits." 'Who? Your wife?" 'Of course. Say, I want to file some­ thing. I don't know what you call it, but a lawyer ought to know. Suppose I said you was a thief? What would yon do?" 1 , "Punch your head." •-* "No! no! What would you do in law ?" 'Tile a general denial," "K'rect, again t That's exactly what I w ant. She'll roar and take on, and 111 file a general denial and plead priv­ ilege on facts. That's what 1 was after --that's what'll humble her in no time. Say--have sunthin'?" "No." "All right--just the same. Let's see. General denial, and the burden of proof is on her. Jury trial--verdict of not guilty, and I come out whiter'n a spring lamb. Awl right--much obleeged, hie--a--long."--Detroit Free Press. MUSIC-BOXKS were invented about 100 years ago, and are chiefly made in Switzerland. Some of them cost as high as $5,000, and are as large as a piano. This, perhaps, will give an idea how highly they are thought of by some people. THERE is a temperance society in Russia whioh binds its members to ab­ stain from brandy until it becomes cheaper; A Nedioal Jfoarual on the Uae of the Weed. The fact has been pointed out that men are on the whole as healthy as women, while nine out of ten of the male population of the world use to- bacoo, and Women, as a rule, abstain. In the learned professions, about one- half of the ministers are addicted to it in some form, likely three-fourths of all physioians, and nine-tenths of the members of the legal fraternity. In looking oalmly at the tobacco question, there is one feature calculated to excite alarm, and that is the habit of chewing and smoking so widely Eracticed among boys. This, to young oys, is unqualifiedly hurtful. They voluntarily endure the first disagreea­ ble effects of the tobacco to acquire what they oonsider an accomplishment; the habit is finally confirmed, and, with an entire ignorance of its powers, added to a tendency to immoderation, their growth and development is often seri­ ously interfered with, and the worst re­ sults follow. They smoke and chew, generally, the worst tobacco, and to a degree which would positively be harm­ ful with the majority of adults. This matter should be corrected by proper action of our legislators, with whom the responsibility rests. Smoking, when done at proper times, facilitates digestion. The sense of re­ lief obtained by a cigar, after a heavy meal, is well known to smokers. Dys­ pepsia sometimes follows the discon­ tinuance of tobacco, and is removed when the habit is resumed. While the abuse of tobacco weakens the system and leads to emaciation, used intelli­ gently it exerts a favorable influence upon nutrition. Hammond, by observation upon him­ self, found a gain in weight with the use of tobacco. Fiske attributed an increase of twenty-four pounds in three months to tobacco. "Tobacco, when the food is sufficient to preserve the weight, increases it; when insufficient, and the body is losing, tobacco restrains the loss." (Hammond). Boerhaave, of Holland, over 200 years ago, referred to tobacco as being antidotal to hun­ ger. It seems that the power to under­ go severe exertion and fatigue, either mental or physical, is aided by tobacco. "Soldiers of all nations use it It was a standing injunction of Napoleon that his troops should have tobacco, and it was of great pdvantage in the retreat from Moscow." (Fiske.) During our late war the soldier would be patient under very severe privations, if he had but a good supply of tobacco to smoke or chew, and when on picket duty would risk his life to strike a match for his pipe. Situations of loneliness are always rendered more tolerable by tobacco, and it is the constant companion of those who lead lives of solitude, such as that of the herdsmen and ranchmen. A feeling of unrest or discontent, made up of ill-defined longings, of imagi­ nary disappointments, and unpleasant anticipations, commonly known as en­ nui, is responsible for much unhappi- ness. _ This unfortunate condition of mind is removed by the soothing in­ fluence of a cigar, and the moroseness and gloom are quietly dispelled. As much of every day is filled up with care, our degress of comfort in this life will depend largely upon our ability to bear it uncomplainingly. That tobac­ co assists us to do this, that it enables us to look upon life more complacently must be the conclusion of everyone who has experienced its influence. That it enables us to toil with less fa­ tigue is equally true. The readiest writers generally use it, and cannot accomplish the same amount of work in the same time without i«, and those connected with newspaper and other literary work, who often have to write agiinst time, find it of inestimable value. Tobacco formerly enjoyed a deserved reputation as a medicinal agent, and was extensively used in scabies and other cutaneous disorders. It has been largely supplanted, however, in mod­ ern practice, by other remedies. The use of tobacco during a mercurial course decreases the risk of salivation, and cases of ptyalism have been re- ; >orted cured by its employment, Be- ] ore the discovery of chloroform, to­ bacco served a useful purpose in the hands of the surgeon, in cases of strangulated hernia, for obtaining com­ plete relaxation. Tobacco constitutes a most valuable addition to the ordi­ nary poultice in local painful affection?. In two cases of carcinoma of the breast, by incorporating it in a local applica­ tion, a marked advantage was notioed by the writer, in the relief of pain. As an ingredient in asthmatics, in cigar­ ettes with belladona, stramonium, etc., it is entitled to share in the remedial effect The limited medicinal range of to­ bacco is unimportant, in comparison with its social and physical influences. Among its many beneficent powers it appears to allay worry and lighten toil. It is an aid to mental work, and a help to reflection and complacency. It pro­ motes sociability, and in the words of one of its champions, "makes a man act more like a Samaritan."--Medical and Surgical Reporter. (s Egyptian Nuns. Most were middle-aged women, and three or four were widows. Whether they can leave if anxious to do so I do not know, but jfrom what I can learn I imagine, if really desirous to return to her family, and they to receive her, that a nun might obtain permission, but they do not want to leave, either from being content or because it would be looked upon as a great disgrace. The nuns I spoke to seemed content, and it is certain that they were not un­ der the constraint I have always noticed among Roman Catholic nuns; besides, to the Egyptian nature, more languid than our northern temper- ment, the monotony of the life is not so great a trial as to us. They seem to live more like a family of sisters, with an aunt, or other elder relative, as head, than in the abject submission which is the state of the Sepolto Vive (i. e. buried alive), nuns, as they are called in Florence, where a woman, once entering, never sees a member of her family, or receives a letter from any one, again. One was brought to me to show her beautiful copying in both Arabic and Coptic. The latter I did.not understand, nor did she, ex­ cept that she knew the letters, and could repeat the words by rote of some of the prayers; but as a language she knew nothing of it. Very few indeed, even of the higher clergy, understand Coptic now. The Arabio I could ap­ preciate, for it was so clear, it was as easy as print to read, instead of being, like the common writing, quite unin­ telligible to me. I never saw such copying--so clean, and even, and fault­ less in every way. The writer was a pleasant-looking woman of abont five- and-thirty, or perhaps less; she was mildly vain of her talent, the Ravsa and the rest much more so, and they showed the two thick^ volumes bound in calf* with curious leather thongs made like olaapa, and written onvel- lnm paper, with gennine pride and de­ light. After partaking of their hospi­ tality in the shape of sherbet made from orange flowers, we sat down to* gether, and had a good deal of friendly conversation. I spoke of the predous- ness of the gospel, and they then showed me a Bible, and a oonple of por­ tions, consisting of the four gospels, also a separate gospel of 81 Matthew. Grooming Horses. The skin of the horse, like that of other animals, not only affords protec­ tion to the parts within, but, by the pores, affords an outlet to a large part of the waste of the body in the form of sweat. In out-door life--the natural state of the horse--this membrane be­ comes thickened and tough, capable of resisting changes of temperature; and, by continual exercise, the pores, are kept open, giving free exit to all" the exhalations. But this alone will not give the smooth, glossy coat which adds so much to the animal's beauty. Confining the horse to the stable, as is generally done for at least a large part of the year, renders his skin tender, especially when he is warmly blank­ eted. Expose him now to a great change of temperature; take him out and drive him until heated; return him to the stable, and let him stand un- cared for over night, or even for an Hour; the skin is rapidly chilled by the evaporation of the sweat; the pores suddenly closed; and often a cold, rheumatic stiffness, or some other dis­ order, results. Proper grooming pre­ vents this by toughening the skin, keeping it in healthy action, equalizing the circulation, removing obstructions from the pores, and, what is of more importance, by rousing the action of the horse, compensating for the want of exercise consequent upon stable life. Currying and brushing should not be done in tho stable; the dust and scruff will be scattered in the -manger, to mix with the food, besides keeping the stable uncleanly. The animal should be taken out into the lot, se­ curely tied, and handled so gently that he will enjoy rather than fear the ap­ plication of the curry-comb. A sharp- toothed comb, roughly scraped over the tender skin, is anything but pleasant, as the shrinking, resisting animal will soon show. This instrument should be lightly applied, and dependence placed mainly upon the brush. Currying should be begun at the head, and ^the comb passed lightly np and down until all the dandruff is loosened, when it should be removed with the brush. Much particularity should be observed around the edges of the foretop and the mane. It is always a good plan to sponge off the head and ears, using but little water, and smoothing the hair down to its natural position. In going over the back, quarters, loins, eto., the comb should be used in one hand, and the brush in the other, and t^e work quickly dona Griaat care should al­ ways be observed where the skin lies in folds, as at the union of the legs with the body; but every part should be thoroughly freed from dust and dandruff. It must never be overlooked that grooming is to a horse what bath­ ing is to a person; and in order to clean his skin it must be carefully and thoroughly done. A well-groomed hcrse will' keep fat on less food than one that is neglected, because he will be in better health, and his food will be more thoroughly as­ similated. As a rule, horses suffer from lack of grooming mora than bom lack of food.--South and West. A Wedding Befe' de War. Thomas M. Field has written out from memory a description of a col­ ored wedding under the old regime, which he said used to be related with gusto by Major Harman Bowman: A tail, dignified, and cleric ally-dressed- looking negro (Tom Smith) officiating, said, in pompous tonee: "Silence in dis 'sembly. Here is a couple who have walked out to-night, wishing to be jined in an thro* love, and wishing all dem dat have anything 'twixt dem come forward and speak now; if not, let dem hold der peace now and forevermore. I wants every ear to hear, and every heart to enjoy. "Mr. Irvin Johnson, whomsoever stands fastly by your left side, do you take her for your beloved wife, to wait on her through sickness and through health, safe and be safe, lov­ ing and beloved, holy and be holy; do Jou love her mother, and do you love er father, do you love her sister, do you love her brothers, and, above all, do you love God de best? Answer,! do. Miss Mary Jones, whomsoever stands so fastly by your right side, do you take for your loving husband, to wait on him through health and through confliction, through affliction and con­ viction, safe and be safe, holy and be holy; do you love his mother, do you love his father, do you love his master, do you love his mistress; but, above all, do you love God the best? Answer, I do. "I command you, Mr. Irvin, to hold Miss Mary so fastly by de right hand, and by authority pronounce you both to be man and wife by the command­ ments of God. What God jines to­ gether let no man 'sunder. "We shall hope and trust through God and his 'postles that you may live right, and that you may die right, now and forevermore. Now, Mr. Irvin, s'lute your bride. Let us sing a hymn-- Plunged in a gulf of dark despair," --Woodford Sun. A Strange City. . Santiago de Cuba is a very strange City. The houses and stores are so built that the walls can be almost en­ tirely thrown open, while the interiors have courts that are unroofed, and un­ obstructed to the sky. A Yankee, who had just landed, thus expressed him­ self : "Somehow I can't tell when I'm indoors, and when I'm out. I've got a room, or somethin', in a hotel here, and I've been into it quandarying around, but I could not tell when I was in the p irlor, or when I was in the kitchen, or back yard, so I'm standin' about here in the park, not to make any mistake^ I started down the street a minute ngo, but I got afraid I might make a mistake and git arrested for bein' found in somebody's back parlor. I've got a lot of money in the place, but 1 can't make heads nor tails of it I took some of it back whar I got it, and passed it over the same counter, so I reckon it's gen­ uine. I could write the history of the plaoe already. All I need is the dates It was evidently built the year after the flood. It's been shook down by an earthquake, burned up by a volcano, resettled, and left just as 'twas found. The whole country is best whar it's been leit alone. Wherever the people have touched it they've made a mess oi it" HE who defers his charities till his death is more liberal of another man's goods than his own. "KIND words are never lost*" but they are often misplaced. We are liable to have notions until we get knowledge. Let us study career as means ohly to the end--character. The quality of divination is the intel­ lectual element of altruistic faith. The noble soul would choose * ralher not to be than to be somebody in par­ ticular.* So fine an irony has history that that which makes the shame of its wives makes the glory of its kings. One who has faith in thA concrete is sure to have it in the Abstract; and the effect is that of optimism in the world. We can do no bravery or batter thing than to bring our bast thoughts to the every-day market.. They wul yield us usurious interest. Milton's sublime audacity of faith aerates the ponderous craft of his verse, and keeps it from sinking into the abyss of theological pedantry. The dullest mortal spirit must at times grope restlessly and expectantly in the outer darkness for something beyond, and this something must exist, will exist, in a true poem. The mother makes the man, perhaps; but the wife manufactures him. Some­ times the wife, in her manufacture, con­ firms the making of the mother, some­ times counteracts it The born poet has no agony in the deliverance of his song. The uttering is to him that soothing balm which the utterance is to the reader. It is weep­ ing, not the tear wept, that gives relief. Reciprocity, constant and equal, among all His creatures, is the plan of the only Maker of plans, whose plans never fail in the least jot or tittle. He has reserved to Himself the power to give without receiving. Human history is nothing but one ceaseless flow of cause into effect^ and of effect into cause. There is nothing but which is consequent You and I are but the consequents of a vast tangle of antecedents in all time be­ fore. What's in a name? A rose by any other name might Bwell as sweet; but a lily, if rechristened rose, would never diffuse the rose's odor, nor gain, in ad­ dition to its own spotless perfections, the deep-hearted sorcery of that en­ chanting, crumpled wonder, which we thrill in touching, as if it, too, had nerves, and blood, and a human heart --a rose. (A picture of Joan of Arc.) A litiie peasant maiden, doing lowly service in the cottage home at Homremy; a mail- clad maiden, leading forth her soldiers from the gates of Orleans; two faith­ ful feet on fagots at Rouen; a radiant face uplifted to the beckoning skies; a crucifix upheld in shriveling, flame- kissed hands; a wreath of smoke for shroud, a wrack of smoke for pall, a heap of ashes, and--a franchised BOUL In this scientific age--the age of iconoclasm--it is greatly good for us to confront things rich, rare, out-of-the- common things above our power to com­ prehend, beyond our power to destroy It is well for us who are so blind to the rose-color in our daily lives to be forced to acknowledge its existence in the imperishable canvas of history; well for US| so intensely practical as we are, to be compelled there, at least, to confront the romantic and the heroic. Tracking the Thie& Semedo, in his "History of China," relates a very curious anecdote of pene­ tration and qnickness of mind which occurred in that country: A certain cliagueu, or Governor of a province, was taken very ill, and re­ fused to admit any visitors into his house. This being told to a mandarin of his acquaintance, he was very muoh concerned, and, after many importuni­ ties, obtained an interview with him. On his entrance he was surprised to find no signs of sickness in his friend, and asked what was the matter with him. The Governor at length told him that he had lost the Emperor's seal out of the cabinet where it used to be kept, and that as the lock remained un­ injured he was sensible that the seal was stolen; of course he could transact no business, and must soon be deprived of his government, and probably, also, of his life. The mandarin, perceiving the extraordinary nature of the case, asked liim if he had any enemy in the city. The other answered: "Yes; and that he was an officer of high rank who had long owed him a grudge." "Away, then," replied the mandarin; "let your most valuable goods be secretly re­ moved this evening; then set fire to the empty part, and call out for help, to which this officer must, of necessity, re­ pair with the rest, it being one of the principal duties of his place. As soon as you see him among the people, de­ liver him, in the public presence, the cabinet shut as it is, that it may be se­ cured in his possession, and if he has caused the seal to be stolen he. will put it in its place again when he re­ stores the cabinet; and if he is not the thief, yet the fault will lie upon him for taking so little care of it, and you will not only be free from the danger, but also be revenged on your enemy." The Governor followed his advice, and the next day received back the cabinet with the seal in it, both parties keeping the secret for their mutual safety.-- Exchange. New Proverbs by Josh Billings, j The man who gets bit twice by the same dog is better adapted to that kind of business than any other. There is a great deal of religion in this world that is like a life-preserver- only put on at the moment of immedi­ ate danger, and then half the time put on hind side before. Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he lias been The man who will not believe in any hereafter has got a dreadfully mean opinion of himself and his chances.. There are two kinds of fools in the world--those who can't change their opinions and those who won't Out in the world men show us two sides to their characters--by the -fire­ side only one. * ' «• The world is filling np with educated fools--mankind read too much and learn too little. Everyjman has'liis follies, and ofttimes, they are the most interesting things h% has got r An Artistic Treasury ' Mr. Badger (enthusiastically)--"I've' got a genuine Michael Angelo, and I only paid $10 for it" 1 Mr. Smith (suspiciously)--"How do you know it is genuine?" Mr. Badger (warmly)--"I've got the artist's certificate. If it ain't gennine he will take it back." Mr. Smith (in surprise)--How can that be? Angelo has been dead 300 years." Mr. Badger (disgustedly)--"Who said anything about Angelo's certifi­ cate ? I said I had the certificate of the artist who painted it. His name is Jones, and he's got twenty more just like it"--Graphic. _. Moated ths AnWuf aad Moat nomplnti 0 surgical skill In jfrarloa, jBfcs treatment or all okvoBfo Jains, MMher vsQulrln* •eaiflsl CK..>iir«Ji«l wa-- tnr ttudr our*. 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