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K * ; , -'*r •:Fi n ' 8EN8E OF LU8& W inK< ! ; : H fa not al̂ e hoar of doth, ,«|K5SSLUS10SS'̂ S2 b~*' *i hzsxfjsttx.'zi- -jy_ . ;S Clewing with ditttt'i last qniyering >i|h feeloui * WE oar law. Itunot when we gf«tiy tar j> The lo*ed remains m dewa «R»t; •t.m It» not while wish aawMtma. ' * r^^asSisrt. i *«f On whatwas precious fondly gww ̂ * We feel oar loos. -a: It is not when, love's labor done, tte eofflfc etoBW, we one fcry one, With trembling awe, approach and kneel. And on the Mafarewell seal From lip* that cannot apeak a prayer, 80 deep the straggling feeling there-- • We feel our loss. • \y M •¥#! tflf| "*S* fife And when the last dread solemn xifs A»hm to ashes must unite In sable garb we stand around, Bathing with tears the burial ground, Which soon our treasure mast eonoeid, Jben, then--indeed, a grief we feel-- Bat not our Ism. y v v> 1* Bat when a few more days are go ̂ And yet we weep, but weep atone When all is aa it was before, • * Save one we never can see more; 4, '* • v ; When others take that vacant plaip Bolatelyfilled by one dear We feel our loss. 1 1 ?• • *«'• Ah. many a year may jaws away, Wa And many a sunbeam round us tpjjfv4»i And many a cloud of heavy woe ?.• Dafken our pathway here Delow; But joy, 01 grief, can ne'er effaoe . lemory's pen alone can txt/jfhrt There is our loss. *' TRUE LOVE'S DEVOTION. 7 X , I- Hv I CORRESPONDENT ef the Cincinnati Commercial has been delving in the rec­ orda of the underground railroad in the tarly Abolition days, and an interest­ ing story is the result. Calvin Fair­ banks is its hero, and the heroine his wile, & Massachusetts woman, who lor fifteen weary years proved loyal to her betrothal while he served out a State Pirison sentence for helping slaves to escape. Fairbanks1 first offense was in 1844, when he successfully helped off a funilv of Lexington negroes, but failed to escape himself. He was sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment for this; bat after four years the great efforts in Ills behalf bv parents and friends se­ cured his release. In 1851, business drew young Fairbanks from his New >Xork home to the Kentucky border roace more, and his anti-slaverv sym­ pathies again getting the better*of him be ran off to Canada and freedom a •jrotmg slave woman, and then by a per- -wsitv of luck he was again arrested, lad the old sentence of iifteen years in "tte Frankport Prison reaffirmed. This Was a severe blow, for the young Abo- Ktionist was on the point of marrying "Miss Tileston, of Williamsburg, Mass., who had already been true to him t through the period of his former impris- ' liniment.. It also came like a blight upon his - sweetheart's hopes and dreams of hap­ piness; but her affection only increased with the new demand made upon it. •Ttbe prospect of such a long and dreary separation would have chilled the ar- "4or of any but the purest and most) un­ selfish lotre. There was little hope for m this was the second offense; was nothing to do but await the .expiration of the Iifteen years. With ; nany this would have amounted to a •«vsliaquishment of the marriage en- <ngement--perhaps, in time, to the "forming of new ties by the lady. But . Miss Tileston never entertained such a 'thought; she fulfilled the highest ideal ul womanly constancy, with that un­ consciousness of doing anything praise­ worthy which always accompanies no- .,-hlB actions. *, .She left her home and friends in Mas­ sachusetts, for the purpose of being .••ear her betrothed, and devoting her­ self to him. She came to Ohio, estab- - fished herself at Hamilton, and began ' to teach school. It was no slight thing to"leave the shelter and support of a 1 home and earn her bread among straa- r, but thoughts of her lover and how could sustain and cheer him, were uppermost in her mind. She planned constantly how she could alleviate his hardships, and comfort and sustain him In distress.' lis had need of ?» :r -utmost •!' ijrApathy and affection. His life, at itet;•\ri3 fti-nnry,' frota?, ^o^toiious, at times his sufferings were great. \ His keepers disliked Mmon account of |iB\iu^ia-8lav@ry principles, and were jgyecj^llj severe on him, because this was lus second offense. He was kept sft work in the hemp factory, where the afa* was filled with dust and floating fctown lint, and this so aggravated the lijBg disease with which he at times red, that his health and strength led,, and he could not always fulfill daily task. When he failed he was ippund over a chair and whipped on his t; bare back, with strips of raw-hide, un- y-m he fainted. He says: " I have count- ; the blows up to sixty; I could count , so more. After the whipping, little . |krticies of flesh would be found on the ' «walls, several feet away." But this part of his sufferings he kept from his " dear one watching over the s^K>rder,1, as he called her. He desired / to spare her fond and faithful heart all , tbe pangs he could. Often, he says, when the years between him and free- , 4pm ro$jp before him like an iron wall, •,which no human energy could sur- Mount, and the cruelty and horror and dreary monotony of his lot came keenly to his mind, ana he realized afresh that he was shut from all improving influ- •! ences, the faces of friends, the delights W Cf social life, the common joys of ex­ istence--the dark thought of suicide presented itself to him, but he thrust it . seide for his loved one's sake, and sum- t,\ tittoned again all his courage andendur- ,, Jpce. Thus each lived for the other, „. and found a higher joy in loving than ia being loved. The faithful, loving 4 woman spent her daily life and fulfilled her daily duties at Hamilton, but her w .Jfceart was at Frankfort. U; • She was watchful of every need, apd •/ ^ every opportunity to relieve or cheer 1 the prisoner. She sent him warm, corn- * iortable bedding and underclothing, ' ' boxes of supplies, canned fruit, pre- Served meats and other delicacies, < which were in pleasant contrast to the ' coarse prison fare. She sent him books ;%nd papers, and money with Which to purchase little comforts and luxuries. She wrote to him often, long, loving letters, which assured him of -Iter unwavering affection; and cheered )him and tiled him with hope. She encouraged and sustained him, and en* abled him to e&dare hishalrd and dreai|r lot. She visited him a* often as the prison authorities would .a$k>w, and her visits brought sunshine whose ra­ diance lasted for weeks. Sfire petitkmed the Governor tor his panjkm; and she appealed to iditasntial men in Frank­ fort and Lexington in his behalf. Her efforts in this direction, however, amounted to nothing. He had violated the laws of the State a second time, and though efforts Were made at Various times bjT his friends to obtain his re­ lease, they availed nothing. And more than all else this brave and loving woman did. she learned the 44 long, dim anguish of patience," which is infinitely harder thar. to do or dare. Miss Tiles­ ton endured for her lover's sake the slow years of waiting, the long separa­ tion from home and friends, the round of daily toil among comparative stran­ gers, and did it all Decause it seemed the right thing to do, unconscious that there was any heroism In it. Her lover seems to have had the grace to appre­ ciate all her self-sacrifice -and devotion. Now and then in referring to her, he calls her "My precious wife," adding, 441 write wife, because, though onlv fin­ anced, we were morally husband and wife." This is not the gush of young •lovers who say, 44 We are married in the sight of Heaven," before trials and sep­ aration have tested the endurance of their affection. The long years dragged by. Thirteen years had elapsed since these lovers became engaged, and now they were advancing toward middle age, but their hearts, because they had been constant and true, retained something of spring­ time freshness still. They looked for* ward hopefully to a happy reunion, and the lime earne sooner even than they were expecting. Calvin Fair­ banks did not have to serve out all his sentence. In April, 1864, the Governor of Kentucky, who, like his immediate predecessors, had been deaf to peti­ tions for Fairbanks' pardon, was sum­ moned before President Lincoln to an­ swer some grave charges that were preferred against him, and during his absence the Lieutenant-Governor acted Governor. This gentleman was as friendly toward Fairbanks, bad some times visited him in Prison, and had assured him that if he ever became Governor he would pardon him. This promise was fulfilled, and on April 15, 1864, Fairbanks left prison a free man. He proceeded at once to Cincinnati, and went at onoe to the house of Levi Coffin. This veteran Abolitionist had been his firm friend, and had often sent him boxes of supplies while he was in prison. Here he rested for a day or two, while interested friends ministered to his needs; then, well clothed and sup­ plied with money, and feeling once, more like a man among men, he made his way to Oxford. Ohio, where Miss Tileston was then teaching. He in­ tended to give her a happy surprise, but she had already received an inti­ mation of his release. Her last letter to him had been returned from the Frankfort Prison, with a few words on it, written by the Warden. The an­ gels who are supposed to watch over the fortunes of lovers, certainly never looked down upon a happier meeting. The hopes and longings of years were realized. Calvin Fairbanks and Miss Tileston were married at Oxford in June, and went on an extended wed­ ding tour, proceeding by way" of" the lakes to their homes in New York and Massachusetts, and continuing on to Washington and Baltimore. A woman so fond and faithful could but fill every relationship of life with fidelity, and those who knew her personally speak of her as a most excellent wife and mother. She died in September, 1876, and her husband was bereaved indeed, for she had been everything to him. , The Laugh on Stark Twain. DR. RIGGS, a dentist of this city, is the man who first administered laugh­ ing-gas when the discovery of that anesthetic was made by the late Dr. Horace Wells. A public exhibition was given at which Dr. Wells was present, and 'ho gas was taken first by Sam Cooley, who had a tooth pulled by FJ-'gs. ; Several wco!ks ••ugo the Rev. Joseph H. Twitchell, pastor of the Asylum Hill Congregational Church in this city, sat for a good part of two days Li Dr. Rings' dental-chair having his teeth repaired. Riggs is chatty, and while at work gave Mr. Twitchell a detailed and interesting account of Dr. Wells' discovery and of the Cooley exhibition. There were so many rare and funny things. in the narrative that Mr. Twitchell repeated theih from memory to Mark Twain, who thought it would be well to see Riggs himself, and get the yarn first-handed, as he might work it up with some embellish­ ments for publication. A few days aft­ erward the distinguished humorist himself appeared in Riggs1 olfice, say­ ing that, as he was going abroad, he would like to have his teeth overhauled somewhat, though he really h^d no idea that very much tinkering would be necessary. What he wanted Was the story, After being well seated in the operating chair he succeeded in getting the doctor started, and between the story and the work performed two days were occupied. Mark rejoiced over his good luck, and took the ear­ liest opportunity to inform his clerical friend that he had succeeded in getting just what he wanted. The day before he sailed for Europe, however, he was astonished to get a bill for services from Dr. Riggs amounting to $200. He did not know but it might be a joke, a greater charge being made on account of anesthesia than for actual profession­ al work. lie soon satisfied himself, however, that the doctor intended the bill to cover mechanical services only, and then he was mad, particularly as all he wanted from the doctor was the story. He passed the bill over to Mr. Charles E. Perkins, attorney, who still has it. Mark, meanwhile, will not probably prepare his version of the dis­ covery of laughing gas until he knows precisely what he has got to pay for the materials. --Hartford Cor. N. Y. Sun. •--The smallest Postoffice • in • 'the United States has just been discon­ tinued. It was the one at Texas, Pa. The receipts for the past year were fifty-four cents. aftds. According worthy statistics, the end of 1878 will just complete the first cubic mile of coal, exclusive of waste, in mining." A SHORT general summary of the vital statistics of France for 1876 is pub­ lished in the Journal Officiel. The births amounted to 966,682, exclusive of those stillborn, and the deaths to 834,074; so that the increase of popu­ lation was 182,608 persons. The still­ born numbered 44,680 and the mar­ riages 291,366. These figures are too scanty to be very interesting, though they are not without significance. They show that while France, with a popula­ tion of 86,000,000, that is, half as^ much again as that cf England--namely, 24,000,000--had an increase of popula­ tion amounting to 132,000, the increase in the latter country reached 205,000-- half as much again as France. While in England there is one birth to twenty- eight inhabitants, in France there is not quite one birth to thirty-six. That population does not increase in France so rapidly as in other countries familiar to us is nothing new, but it is well to know the latest record of the fact.-- L°nam T*™8- , , , wif '-'i? Body-Snatching AgailL , CINCINNATI is very naturally scan­ dalized and aroused over the latest case of body-snatching in that city. The victim was the .son of an ex-President of the United States, and himself an old and highly-respected citizen of Ohio. He was buried in a suburban cometcry near tha historic Harrison farm, and the very next day his body was found hung up in the Ohio Medi­ cal College in Cincinnati. The circum- Q, the Cincinnati Commercial: 44 We have never been called upon to speak of a more shocking outrage than that of the robbery of the grave of the Hon. John Scott Harrison. But yes­ terday the Commercial contained a re­ port of his funeral services. His re­ mains were carried by old citizens, who were his near friends, and placed in a spot sacred in the history of the coun­ try. The grave wis prepared with ex­ traordinary care. The iron casket was placed in masonry, and covered with an immense stone and cemented, be­ fore the earth was thrown in. It was ascertained that the son of a poor widow had been removed from his grave in the neighborhood, and one of Mr. Harrison's sons came to the city on the generous errand of seeking the body of the widow's son, and, not knowing the desecration of his father's grave, found that honored father at the Ohio Medical College, with a rope about his neck, by which he had been suspended, until wanted in the dissecting room. There never was anything more dramatic than the incidents of this discovery. The sense of amazement and indignation with which the strange intelligence was received in this com­ munity can hardly be described, and Mr. Harrison's old neighbors are ex­ cited and distressed in an extraordina­ ry degree, and anxious to take ven­ geance on the responsible parties. It is doubtful whether the law would be allowed to take its course in case the guilty were speedily discovered. Gen. Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana, is in the city, and is resolved to ascertain who are responsible, and to cause their punishment." In thfi inriio-nation fslt b,r the citizens of Cincinnati, there is evidently a dii-, position to hold the College Faculty to a certain degree of responsibility. The janitor has already been arrested, and there is an inclination to enforce the penalty of $1,000 fine and six months' imprisonment provided by the law, not merely for those actually guilty of re­ moving a corpse from a place of sepul­ ture, but also for those who receive, conoeal or secrete any corpse so re- , and those who assist in any irgical experiment or demonstration irgwith. It is probable that the dis- eiy of the grave-robbers will quiet e popular wrath so as not to carry e case to ail actual prosecution of the liege; authorities. Cool judgment 11 convince anyone that the strict and id vigorous enforcement of so sweep- law would result in depriving the col- and medical men of all means for ie practical study of anatomy and imonstrations in surgery so necessary their usefulness. We think that the real lesson which is conspicuous and aggravated out- e should teach is the necessity that •ety State should provide by law a jjitimate and unobjectionable system r furnishing medical colleges with ibjects for dissection and demonstra- on. This is entirely feasible. The *ieS of criminals and paupers who ave been a charge upon the State hile living, and whose friends do not laim the privilege and bear the ex- nse of burial when they die, are nmerous enough to supply the legiti- ate demand for medical demonstra- on and instruction. There is no rea­ dable objection to such a disposition f such remains. The outrage of de­ posing a grave and dissecting a life- ess body is not upon the dead, but up- >n the living relatives and friends of he deceased. The study of anatomy nd surgery is too useful to society to prevented by laws calculated to ithhold from colleges and instructors he necessary subjects for demonstra- ion. Human sympathy is not shocked n the abstract bv post-mortem dissec- idfc, but only when the remains are ear to those left behind, who have a egitimate claim upon disposing of hem in the usual Christian way. By enabling the medical colleges to secure he necessary corpses in a legitimate anner, the revolting business of body- natching will be broken up for all ime. The medical men will not incur he penalty, the disgrace and the great­ er expense of securing dead bodies in n unlawful way when they can obtain hem lawfully and cheaply. In this 11 anner such outrages as that at Cin- innati can be permanently guarded gainst; and science, the public health, ublic morals and human sympathy like demand a revolution in the pres- nt practice.--Chicago Tribune. he Death of William Cullei Bryant. THE death of no public man will ause greater sorrow than that of Will- am Cullen Bryant. And that is the honored name--one of the greatest in American literature--which not only America, but the whole civilized world mourns to-day. Mr. Bryant recently met with an accident which, with a younger man, might not have proved fatal, but at Mr. Bryant's advanced age the powers of recuperation were not equal to the shock. He was born at Cummington, Mass., in 1794, and began quite early in life to develop un­ usual talent as a writer. When only thirteen years old he wrote several poems that met with favorable criti­ cism, and his pen soon found other themes with which to lay the founda­ tion of his future fame. He did not, however, confine his powers to poetic fields alone, but studied law as a prac­ tical means of livelihood and was admit­ ted to the bar in 1815, and continued in legal practice for about ten years. In 1825 he removed to New" York City, and from that time until his death devoted himself exclusively to journal­ istic and literary pursuits, in which he was destined to attain his greatest fame and popularity. Some of his most re­ nowned writings were penned, howev­ er, prior to that date. 44 Thanatopsis" was published in 1816, in the North American Review. It was written when Bryant was only eighteen years old, and has ever been considered a master­ piece. 44 The Ages," 44 Thanatopsis," and other poems were brought out in one volume, in 1821, and at once won for Mr. Bryant a front rank among liv­ ing poets. No finer or more sublime pieces of English, pure and undefiled, are to be found in modern literature. In 1826 Mr. Bryant became the editor of the New York Evening Post, which position he retained until the day of his death. As a newspaper writer, Mr. Bryant had a pure style, easy, idiomatic and always interesting. In his personal charac­ teristics Mr. Bryant was a pure man, deep of heart, broad of intellect and in­ spired with the noblest aspirations. His sympathies for his fellow men were unlimited, and he was beloved by all who came in contact with him. Great as was the admiration of the world for his genius it was always excelled by the love of those who enjoyed his genial and ennobling Acquaintance. The trib­ ute of mankind to his memory will be in the closing linqs of 14 Thanatopsis," §0 grandly exemplified in the life of the author: " So liye that when thy summons come to join The innumerable caravan that moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of Death, Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night ocotirged to hiB dungeon; Dut sustained and soothed Bv an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave ~ 1 °ne who wraps the drapery of his conch About him, and lies down to ple;usant dreams." --Burlington Hawk-Eye. --A little tmndle of humanity came into a grocery store the other day, car- rying a basket almost as big as herself. She nad come from a farm on the hills, and as her bright eyes threw up a light from the outer edge of the counter, as though they were two polished gems, the grocer thought ha detected a seated sadness even behind the brightness. Mister," said the little girl, in a plain­ tive voice, like the sighing of a pine grove, 44 what are eggs worth to-dayP" 44 Ten cents." 440h°' said the little creature, 441 am so sorry. I hoped they would only be nine cents, because mother jy§>id when they got as low as that I wuld have all I wanted to eat just once."--Turners Falls {Mass.) ODDLY enough, California leads all the States of the Union in the matter of newspapers in proportion to her popu­ lation; for, while she has but 850,000 of the European race, she ranks fourth, New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois beating her in the publication of daily papers^ --When doctors lose their customers, they are alwayŝ ont of patients. Belfettras. MAN'S FUTURE SOPS. "•if, ... ....... [IT LUU been thought that there may be » place for some erpreMion, Mich as the foQowing hymn endeavor* to embody, of the nravect of another world, more hoDeftfl than the touching addreaa of Emperor HadriaA to hi* tool, km woe and material than Pope's gmseful version of it in his well-known lines, "vital si * spark of Heavenly O frail spirit--vital spade, 'Trembling, toiling, xfarinf, sinld FUckering bright mid shadows * Spring of feeling, acting, thiumj •- Central name of smiles ana tears. Boundless hopes and wasting fears, Whither will you wend thy way, ' i ; .; When, we close this mortal day ? , course a£ earthly joys 7" 'jl Still repeat their round forever, < '"feasts and songs and forms and toyMr * , Endless throbs of this life's fever fi; ̂ ©r, beyond these weary woes, »v*' fhall we find a deep repose. » ' and, like dove that seeks her vi" T f> i v ()imly, thrtfugh those shades unknowa. Gleams the fate that shall befall n|i faintly, entering there alone, . , | Oan we h«ur what voices caU nsi pt our spirit's inmost breath, » w e n e a r t h e g a t e s o f d e a t t i , „ . ."Maker of the human heart. , < : ̂ Soorn not Thou Thine own owatiodL1"* ;'4 fhiwaid guide ita nobler part, < :^Train it for its high vocation. . • • ^^rom the long-infe<5ed grain , s# Cleanse and purge each sinful stain:" i» ti Xindle with a kindred fire .livery good and great desire. jS^Vhen in ruin and in gloom f ' 1$ ' t o d u B 1 : o u r e a r t h l y mansion, 0 S : us ample verge and room „ . For the measureless expansion; - pie*1 our clouded mental sight ? I To endure thy piercing light, (Open wide our narrow thougbt embrace Thee as we ought. i' *^hen tbe shadows melt away.: . / ?. And the eternal day is breaking, #;rf^udge Mostlkue, be Thou our stay 1, *£" 1 i^tila that strange ano solemn waking , &j, ••yhon to whom the heart sincere > " ;• /' fo Thy best of temples here, **"!•; '• ^_Alay Thy Faithfulness and Love our long last home above." „• .... ̂ { - Stanley, in Macmillan^ MagCUdnt. - , , , • if' tec* i'* Ssnday-Scliooi Lessens. (SECOND QPABTEB, 1878. £nne 23--DecreeTof"Cyrus. 2 Ohron. 88:22~23. June 30--Review of the Lessons for toe Quarter. THIRD QtJABTEB. July 7--Birth of Christ the Lord.. Luke 2:8-20. July 14--The Childhood of Jesus. .Luke 2:40-52. July 21--Ministry of John the Bap­ tist Luke 3:15-22. July 28--Jesus at Nazareth Luke 4:16-S0. Aug. 4--^The Draught of Fishes... Luke 5:1-11. A u g . 1 1 -- T h e C e n t u r i o n ' s F a i t h . . . . L u k e 7 : 1 1 0 , Aug. 18--The Widow of Nain. Luke 7:11 17. Ang. 26--The Friend of Sinnen-- Luke 7 =40-50. Sept. 1--Return of the Seventy.. .Luke 10:17-24. Sept. 8--The Good Samaritan Luke 10:30-37. Sept. IK--Importunity in Prayer.. .Luke 11: 6-13. ~ ipt.22--Covetousness --. .Luke 12:13-23. 29--Review of the Lessons for the Quarter. the mouths of the furnaces, throwing their glare over the black and gloomy district around, present a sight not soon or easily forgotten. Some years ago the writer was trav­ eling through this part of the country, and, wishing to pass from one road to another, he attempted to cross a large piece of waste ground in order to reach the main road leading to the town he intended to go to. The two roads for a distance, ran nearlv parallel with each other, but, gradually diverging, led to different towns in widely separated directions. In thus attempting to cross this apparently Waste and barren ground, my attention was suddenly ar­ rested by loud cries of 44 Stop!" It was wintei-time, and, though not late, it was getting quite dark. I could not see where I was going, did not know the ground, and was quite unconscious •f danger. But "Stop, sir! Stop, sir!" continued to echo in my ear. Not seeing the owner of the voice, and not knowing whether the stranger was friend or foe, I hesitated whether I should stand still or walk on. Being naturally of a resolute disposition, ana having traveled many hundreds and thousands of miles, and seen some dan­ ger in my time, I determined to stand still and await the result. The civil way in which the man addressed me, even when shouting out, removed any doubt as to what I should do. No sooner had the stranger come near than he said, quickly, "Do you know where you are going, sir?" "Yes," said I. "I am going across here into the main road yonder." "But," replied the man, "do you know that this place is full of pits, and that you may fall into one and break your neck?" "No," I answered, "I am a stranger here, and therefore know nothing about it." "Take hold of my arm, sir," said my unknown friend, "and I will take you across safely." I could judge pretty well by the tone of the man's voice that he was speak­ ing truly, and I thanked him for his kind attention. At the tirst cry of " Stop," he might have been a footpad, or one who meant mischief. But I saw that he really was putting himself out of bis way to serve me, so I gladly ac­ cepted his guidance* and got to the road without any risk. He hardly waited to hear mv hearty thanks, but started back to the road he had left; while I walked on safely toward the town. Many a time has this little incident come to my mind, and I think it carries some useful hints on higher subjects than the safetv either of limb or life, for which I had cause to be thankful that day. It was certainly a most providential thing that the man. who knew the dan­ ger of the place, happened to pass just at the time. We talk of such things as "happy chances" and bits of "good luck," but I like to see the hand of God in all events of life. If not even a spar­ row falls to the ground without His knowledge, I know it is not chance that guides my feet and delivers me from danger, till my appointed time batjf But more than this may be taught by*% the incident. The pits in the field mat fitly remind us of the unseen perils ana// unknown dangers to which men's ,, are exposed as they journey througlL life. Many who know those daneer# and the way to avoid them are anxiouf to warn the unwary, and to help thenjje^- to a place o£ safety. The man wh#Xi| warned me by his cry of "Stop, sir,'Eft might have passed by thinking my way - was no concern of his, just as man*! see sinners going to destruction, ani|: ;' sav in their hearts, "Am I my brotW . er s keener?" But those who are truly-** lucrcifui, having the love u£ Guu ana man in their hearts, will not only giv#M warning of danger, but will go out o|| • * their way, and give trouble as well at/ time to bring salvation to the erringf,. ^ and the lost. Ah! we are all too remiss in this duty and delight, as it ought to be, of saving souls. Even those who ' rejoice in their own deliverance anf s k safety often take too little concern about^ others yet in danger, upon whom darkP4 ' ness and death may soon come.' day at Home. Of the Joy of a Good Con»cIe«cei1p"' THTC glory of a good man is the monyof a good conscience. t Have a good conscience and thott^ f shalt ever have joy. ^ A good conscience is able to bear very much, and is very cheerful in ad­ versities. An evil conscience is always fearful and unquiet. Thou shalt rest sweetly, if thy heart condemn thee not. - Never rejoice but when thou hast done well. f tj( Sinners have never true joy, nor feq) ,. inward peace, because "There is no peace to the wicked," saith the Lord. And if they should say, "We are it : peace, no evil shall fall upon us, anl ; who shall dare to hurt usP" believp them not; for upon a sudden will arise the wrath of God, and their deeds shall* . be brought to nought, and thei| thoughts shall perish. To glorv in tribulation is no harnf * thing for him that loveth, for so t0 8i glor^-, is to glory in the Cross of thtf- That glory is short which is giveii and received from men4 • Sorrow always accompanieth the glory of the world. The glory of the good is in their con- sciences, and not in the tongues of meri. The gladness of the just is of God, aun t in God; and their joy is of the truth. , He that desiretb true and everlasting, ,lory, careth not for that which is tem- ioral. And he that seeketh temporal gloryr; >r despiseth it not from his soul, show- th himself to have but little esteem of ;he glory of Heaven. He enjoyeth great tranquillity of eart, that careth neither for the praisO* ior dispraise of men. He will easily be content and at peace, hose conscience is pure. Thou art not the more holy for being iraised; nor the more worthless for be- rlispraised. hat thou art that thou art; neithel^ »y words canst thou be made greate*1 " an what thou art in the sight of Gods _ If thou consider what thou art in thy­ self, thou wilt not care what men say of thee. » • Man looketh on the countenance, bi#t God on the heart. Man considered the deeds, but God weigheth the inten­ tions. v To be always doing good, and to es­ teem little of one's sell, is the sign of an humble soul, To be willing to have any created be­ ing for our comforter, is a sign of great purity and inward confidence. He that seeketh no testimony on hi$ behalf from without, doth show that he hath wholly committed himself unto God. " For not he that commandeth him­ self is approved (saith St. Paul), but whom God commandeth." To walk in the heart with God, and not to be held in bondage by any out­ ward affection, is the state of a spirit­ ual man.--Thomas A. Kempis. ^Setting • :Tramps to Work.'- . ' Boston did something last winter to­ ward settling the tramp question. Ia the winter of 1877, a spectator might have seen, on pretty much any morn­ ing, a crowd of 150 or more of vagrants waiting around the Chardon-street Home ior a gratuitous breakfast. These folks had spent the night in the beds of the various police-stations, and they were living regularly in this man­ ner. At length the Overseers provided a pile of wood and some saws, and then required every applicant to do two hours' work previous to receiving a meal. Some of the regular visitors thereupon marched off and were seen no more, saying that they hadn't fallen so low as to work for a meal. The number of vagrants soon fell off to about fifteen. When this last winter set in, the Overseers procured som% 300 cords of wood from the city, and, for two days' work upon it, they gave the worker an order for two dollars' worth of provisions and groceries at wholesale prices. Then, finding that even at that rate the dealers were making a profit on the poor of some 50 pier cent, the city open­ ed a store of its own at the Home, and delivered the articles bought. In this way, the articles, with all ex­ penses added, did not cost two-thirds as much as under the old system at wholesale prices. The Overseers have succeeded admirably in relieving the really destitute, and at a cost of $20,- 000 less than the year before. It is in- tended to keep up the wood-} ard and the supply-store as permanent institu­ tions.--Lowell (Mass.) Courier. --When Sjoencer, the defaulter, ran away froiii v/hicago, ne left a locked box supposed to contain much treas­ ure This mysterious depository was broken open in court the other day, and was found to contain "a copy of Capt. William Morgan's celebrated ex-> posure of Masonry, undated, but yel­ low with age.' And then his creditors felt better.--N. Y. Graphic. --Farmers are advised to plant their