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%^^%m>y 



THE ORPHAN BOY. 



look mar— und cold ami <ln-«r— 



Irtisprtng onsWverlngwIng, 



Bbjbted i o ''i i"- way io theSa- 



vinr:, anil -h ■ ■ ■ N ■" meet tllOSC 



How much of love she 

 . ii- pogM telling "i hi-r sorrow nl 

 purling with 1'H'ii ■-. yel desiring to bow meek- 

 ly to the will of Him who "doeth oil thing well." 

 Sow lie flowers slu io dearly loved, bloaaom ora 

 her grove, and bripht birds sing in the drooping 

 ■..■ willow which ili i_-t.t I > weeps above 



Ehe plAet v.Im re the rests passing mil — Cooilla. 



CHERISH THE HUMAN BLOSSOMS. 



what care and tenderness those beautiful exotics 

 are watched, nursed nud shielded. To what ex- 

 pense are the owners in purthaitng, transplanting, 

 and now nourishing, ihul they may gn» oti Iheir 

 rare loveliness of blossom, or fbllagol And why] 

 What is .> mere flower, however beautiful, or gor- 

 What good do they accomplish '.' They 



See MiS€g!feit^ 



POESY VS. AVARICE. 





r .!., II, v 







OLD LETTERS, 



I Wool n charm they possess 



d fool I !>. ■ ■ -"bernndsoge, aei 



poetical, some lillcd with past so 



ith yy ful hi taations ol the tutui 



■" ' els gj daj i " lung syne. 



1 look them orer for the hundredth 

 , destroy nil but u few too sacred (o 



II, ■■■ , . ',,,■ ! \ :.■'.■: ■ 



pondent, to judge from the sire of (be package, 

 .shall ne hum tbr-c, .-,, ancient thnt the paper 

 look* brown, rind Hit- writing ilimmcd by age 



Thrv -in, h arc of no consequence— but we'll read 

 them first. They speak checringly ond bid us 

 look Willi tin eve of faith in n future which mav he 

 '»•'■ tiiii.-d— ihey bid tis seek for bettorthnn earth- 

 ly lluii),'-, lor a life whi.se object shull be to teach 

 the ignorant the way to eteronl glory, uml lend the 

 outcast to ii nv.-r whose waters "shall cleanse 

 In ii ii -. 1 1 stain " Yes, wrll we remember the days 



ol which lluv speak, duv 



ol sorrow and povertv, 



Of blighted hopes uml h 



art-burdens which, too 



young, tangbl dj that dJ 







tl gbta 100 sad, we'll 





those of later date, for 









' Hi"! gone bravely 



forth on the boltlc-iichl i 



f life, strong In hear [U 



triuls, and conquer Its 



hscnuragements. These 



well-filhd sheets bring tl 



• tears from ttieii fonni- 





, Inn ftrj . fur there are 



rich golden rni'i e- ci 



meeled with thoughts of 



'■'\'l" • 





vYe will not destroy one 



id the precious mementoes, but cherish them more 

 I'.nK 'I. hi BTHT, loi in One we lin.l a tiny fold uf 



■i white satin, und in another u wedding card, 

 irhleh i- ll- the tale, Her letters now reveal much 

 • *, and, perchance, she will forget us amid 

 duties and cares, and her new found joy, 

 lie them all up again— the old ones soiled 

 age, und many readings, and those 



bnppii 



In I lie 







other package from Maiiion. We need not open 

 it. The contents are too familiar to require a re- 

 pertisal, and their author too dear to let a vestige 

 that she has penned perieh in oblivion's grave.— 

 We i an goo her now, with her soul looking out 

 from her dark eye. Our hearts were bound by the 



sacred obi I m-I l-gnl 1 1 ■•■ti.t-.tiip our lmj.es 



and niin. were one. Together we studied and 



Worked, together we enjoyed recreations, laid 



our plant and built foiry castles. Faucy painted 



l1 "' 1 "*> to hang in the halls of the future, but 



"""■ " i backward r.l.,,,r,, u,, see them sadly 



Coded w, ported and onjoyedeaoaother'aBociety 

 " llil through tho medium of pen mid paper. For 

 while her letters were filled with forty aspirations 



'i'" 1 dreams ol ratum gn atnsas, ,i„. would have 



v[ ftbrighl -ui in the Uterory galaxy,— but 



there came a long silence, then more letters saying 

 Hun ihe was more happj with her chosen lord, 



an, I il.e iMrWisMi., »!„, i ||„., parent's hearts 



with gladness, than ihi ihould have been in the 

 rcnlizalfon "f her brightest dreams of fume. Our 



cnrre-pmolenc, lung -in, t , , ,,,|, ,|, aud in life's 

 ■I, in i. ■■■in n ■-. «>■ in ither of us find time to indulge 



Them me many others some wl c writers 



Ionic ago wandered from ih. home- ..| then i .oith. 



Utd perhaps our nam ex h nve pen-bed f i Iheir 



""' I ■ " this— Others whose hearts are forever 



»tilled,and theb waxen hands arc folded foi the 



theii quiat bosoms. Here is another 



—dearer than all u,,. t ,.,t- written by one wbowus 



ii childhood— the pel of 



inter ol all our childish 



to om I'l'iu qaai relt 

 ■ ■.■ ., hoolroom, 

 , did noi gladden 

 c troup of rosy- 



. ,. 1,1, i : 



«l gh whOM laafj i„:ii„ i,.-. it,,. 



■ d i,,,,., i,,. ,,",' 



■ ! 1 i|,,. | 



I'eacc-nmker 



',, brigblcM si, 



:■ ■ ,[ ,, , ■ 



,,- ■ "i- am n lit ,i„ 



- jhot goldr- 

 .. _ down on our mossy cuibi.in>, ,' 



, ■ ■ ■ 1 1 i ■ . 



'"" i world ol iflfa ,,,.,, baaniad ( i„i,,"'"| 



.iepii,. ol her ayes Poor \n,n 



carver was short --tlion an ■■,,,■■. D on n 1th 



■ thin. , .,■,,,, 

 ■ ■ 



"I'll III,' I'fllt.d <N IV ,lll II ,-. Hi. ;, 



"i Death Hei lost letter was written while she 

 in- icy fingers would soon sunder her 



i 



iih a nranloek from hi* 



hood, to whom she had given her best earthly of. 



laborer in bis tasks, nor accumulate treasures for 

 moth and rust to corrupt. Then why guard them 



so tenderly, and protect them fiom the wind, or 

 heal, or faintest breath of frost? Because they are 

 liiielv. and give forth sweet und rich perfume, and 

 combine such delicate, yet such glorious enh.c- - 

 Thevombndy so much that is beautiful ill nature- 

 such wondrous architecture, such brilliant design, 

 and teach us muny lessons of love, and soften 

 hearts to see and upju'eeinle all the wonderful 



Look again at yonder child. How frail, pale, 



and delicate. There is a human blossom, pining 

 and drooping, and dying for just such fostering 

 care and love as thousands bestow on plants and 

 flowers. Many a human heart is like a rare exotic, 

 aud cannot live and flourish ill an atmosphere of 

 coldness or unkunlues-i, mid whom u cross word or 

 look will crush and wither as speedily as does the 

 frost your flowers. Gentle, trusting, loving, they 

 would cling to some strong arm for support and 

 love Why, because they ore not hardy and able 

 to labsr hard and buckle on the armor of strife, 

 will you neglect and treat them coldly, and stern- 

 ly ? Perhaps all they can accomplish is a scries ol 

 small, yet faithful services,— rendered in love, 

 with smiles and kind words. And why not value 

 these us highly as the colors and perfume of the 

 exotics? A gentle, truthful, affectionate friend 

 is really a treasure in tin- -eniiiit.,|in L -. juslliug, 

 deceptive world, and should be valued above price. 

 Many a heart shrinks from rudeness, ronghm'**. 

 harshness, as quickly us the sensitive Mimosa, and 

 such ones are nut titled to fight and elbow their 

 way through jeers and scandal, nr rush here and 

 there unbidden. Vc who have such flowers in 

 your households cherish them aud let them feel 

 that they are valued. Encourage, cheer them, and 

 Then daily life and conduct will, it you understand 

 nse infinitely -more precious 



The t,iL-..r baant] r 



,ini .1, .., 





THE "TOM-BOY." 



oat young g 



nil i. 





aming ( 



;ep t t 



i.-on-ei|iience than their die-ses ; and that a devel- 



delicacy, und lend to miike them masculine. By 

 restricting their physical education, and limiting 

 their sphere of activity, they are condemned for 

 life to enfeebled health, and an oindess, idle ex- 

 istence. Let such parents ponder the truth em- 

 bodied in the following remarks, which we cut from 

 I/all 1 * Journal of If< alfh , 



The "Tom-hoy" is an eager, earnest, impulsive, 

 bright-eyed, glad-hearted, kiml-snuled specimen of 

 the fftnta/emina. If her laugh i> u little ton fre- 

 quent, and her tone n trifle too emphatic, we are 

 willing to overlook these for the sake of the true 

 life and exulting vitality to which they are the 

 "I'scape-valves;" and, indeed, we rather like the 

 high-pressure nature whieli mu-t t hw off its super- 

 such ebullitions. The ^luncini; 

 eye, the glowing cheek, the fresh, balmy breath, 

 the lithe aud graceful play of the limbs, tell a tale 

 of healthy and rigorous physical development, 

 which is nature's best beauty. The soul and the 

 mind will be developed also in due time, and we 

 before us a woman, iu the highest sense 

 of the term. 



l the "Tom-boy" has sprung up to a health- 

 vigorous womanhood, she will be ready to 

 take hold of the duties of life, to become a worker 

 hi the great system of humanity. She will not 

 dt down to sigh over the " work given her to do," 

 lo simper nonsense, languish in .mini, or full sick 

 at heart — but she will ever be able to take up her 

 if duty. In ber track there will be sound 

 philosophy, io her thoughts bJihir-- and originul- 

 ty, in ber heart heaven's own purity, and the 

 'world will better that she Inn lived iu it." To 

 ier allotted to.sk, -he will bring health, vigor, en- 

 ■rgj , and spirits, and these will give her both the 

 power and the endurance, without which her life 

 m-I I- , in some respects at least, a failure. 



Hoys. 





r seen a simple child 

 lory that more touched ns than the following, 

 huh we tiud in an exchange ;— " This is my 

 nine*" cried a little one, o treasured boy of four 

 mnniers, as, fresh and rosy, he come in from 

 'hunt, .it the close of a short winter's uflernoon. 

 Indeed, Imle Willie," said his mother's visitor, 

 how i- ill Suppose you go .nit on the sidewalk 

 nd try the next door; suppose you step into the 

 an v, throw off v<, in tittle suck, as yon have here, 

 ad proceed to the parlor — wouldn't that be your 

 ,,uie " " No, in, i,. ■.,!.' '-aid Willie, " that wouldn't 

 e ii " "Hut tell me why notf Willie had 

 ever thought uf ibis. He paused for a moment, 

 ien directing his eyes to where his mother sal 

 uietlv sewing, he a pi led, with uo earnest gesture, 

 8J» liw* Kir*." 



1 



r j"j "Ddgiadm-s. rathartbaa Iboaaof grief ami 



»*»■ Tl„- Un» r m , T sometimes be our guests to 



tut let them uever be permitted to 





of life's 

 It lias caused many a bitter 

 rniug tears of impatience 



nio-l dilhenli 

 heart-ache, ni 



and vexation, than tho alphabet 

 bright-eyed child of four suminers, or the board- 

 ing-school Miss ever shed ovei Euclid's problems. 



germinate, digs up the earth where he has planted 

 them — or, weary mill wailing for his flowers to 

 bloom, pulls in pieces the buds upon his rose-tree, 

 exclaiming, "what lovely roses I have made"— 

 which, alas, Ihe sun's first rays will cause tn wither 

 and fade — so we, children of a larger growth, un- 

 willing to abide linn's own time, too often, in the 

 pride of our strength and the conceit of our own 



pel to premature development all those plans aud 

 purposes he has designed for our future well-being 

 and happiness, thus nun ring the noblest scheme: 



frustrating the very end for which we hope. W< 

 tear apart all the heart's sweetest buds of hope one 

 promise, saying "what beautiful flowers," when 



the first breath uf iui.I.u nine will hlmhtand wither 

 that, which if loft to attain perfection, might glad- 

 den with their bteoni and fragrance, all our futurt 



It is one of Nature's inflexible laws, that what 

 ever is of longest endurance, must be of slowesi 

 growth. Thus, if the tender annual should say tc 

 the sturdy oak, "Loi have budded, and blossomed 

 and borne fruit this single summer, whilst thoi 

 hast climbed and toiled upwards for a hundred 

 long years, aud what hast thou don 

 would not the oak reply to the floweret, "Child 

 of the summer, with the summer thou shalt di 

 while I. who have flourished for a hundred ycai 

 shall still lor another hundred, aye, and even mm 

 streleh lortb my great arm .-to invite weaned in, 

 and beast to repose beneath my cooling shade." 

 Seek we another illustration of this universal 

 rineiple'f Let us go back through nnnumbcied 

 ges, to the time wheu earth was still , 

 cene of chuotic confusion, being fitted 

 pared for the abode of man, that master-piece of 

 reativc art who as yet hud no being. During 

 nse pic-Adamite ages, while yet animal life 

 ted bill in strange, uncouth tonus, and vegetable 



fe only as varieties ni gigantic terns, down in the 

 depths of the sea, a great rock was -lowly forming. 

 rivers brought their contributions of sediment 

 drift-wood, the ocean gave its shells and sea- 

 weeds, the whole were consolidated by chemical 

 agendas, and thus, utom by atom, layer by layer, 

 the ruck progressed through countless years, until 

 t lost, as the result of successive changes, the 

 ick was elevated from ils ocean bed, and became 

 rv laud liruituolly the sod accumulated over it, 

 bile deep underneath lies the solid rock, imper- 

 ishable as the great globe itself, never to know 

 change until Und ,l;n , •• lv hei, ihe elements shall 

 iu.lt n lib (errant heat." 



Tins t hiiueiitul law of the universe of nature, 



equally the governing principle of the mental 



dmoralxtorld The* us established truths,— 



there is no excellence without great labor," — no 

 in north lecufina which can be obtained except 



" i 'bee -no hoped-tor good, for which 

 e must not earnestly .-.,.,, k a ml patiently Wail. 



b """ I' ,1 ■'■ i- ,, ti Ifower, bio. mug by 



ic wayside, and in waste places unteuded and un- 

 cared for; but a century plan! "f rare growth and 

 unfreqiicwt bloom, requiring long years of constant 

 and cultivation to arrive at maturity; but 

 at last k put- forth bud and flower, and ex- 

 pands its golden petals to the morning sun, glad- 

 ■ aaij eyes « ,th a vision of beauty fur 

 :cecding in reality what even fancy had painted 



in our dreams, are we not then amply repaid for 



all ourlong-conlinued d.uly C . . . I and nightly vigil-' 



CharaoU t it thi n all oj a single act, bul 



the work of a life time. Circumstuuees tend to 

 develop it— words make impret ions— trifles give 



■ lil e'.'l ml i, and thus the noi-, le-s tabu, -l.,v>h 



■" '■' '" ■'■■ "l'"o course. And 



it ii is built upon the sine hasi. of truth and v.rtue, 



though n- 1 ■ ■ 1 1 r ■ - C ; . t - ,ne l..ul up-m the earth, its 



walls aud spires are ever tending heavenward, 



- ! 'I'l'in- not iti their upward progress nun! the 



Master Huilder him. elf -ball ,,r v the -en- 

 tente, "it is finished." tl,,, , e j,], t. ,|, en during 



as eternity, und changeless as tho mandates: of 

 Jehovah, we should count no labor too great, no 

 trial too perplexing, no hardship too severe to be 



overcome in forming such a ebauieter us we shull 

 ffish to possess forever. 

 Child of sorrow, be comforted, "(hough e.,. pm- 



may endure fora night, joy eometh in the im.r g " 



Even now if thou wilt but lift thy tear-dimmed 

 eyes sky -ward, thou shalt behold the Morning Star 

 of Hope, already giving prmni-e of approaching 

 day Why should'*! th.ui regret ttie storm-winds 

 of affliction when they but fill thy sails, and waft 

 thee towards the haven of eternal rest- What if 

 the tempest howl around thee, nnd ihe waves, 



rolling in-, in, high, threaten lo engulf thy little 



barque? Still rest thou undismayed, assured "thy 

 Father is at the helm," He can guide thee safely 

 lb rough Ihe-u: unknown waters b, calmer -.■a-.. !,■■ 

 noath brighter skies. He can speak to the troubled 

 waves of life's tumultuous sea, as he did to those 

 of storied Galilee — "Peace, be still." 



Earth-weary pilgrim, lieth 1 by way o'er thorny, 

 rock-strewn paths. Have the song-buds hushed 

 their music, and Ihe flowers paled and died along 

 the track? Have thick, black storm-clouds gather- 

 ed above thee, shutting out the glad sunlight and 

 the bright blue of the snmmer sky? Seen 

 way very long, and dork, und drear'' Vet faint thou 



SHE LOVED MUCH. 



sh.,ii hear his roloe and lo/lul 



That voi.'i » I,,, Ii pr.'iu-.-.-.l l,|,v-ini;s tn 11 

 siill guiilts repeiiiiini waiol'r.rs ti.jlue, 

 Li-if'sl lime, thy Gun Willi strung a-piring 





both at the end, Sweeter will he thy test— thicker 

 set with starry g-'ius, the crown of thy rejoicing- 

 louder and more triumphant thy songs „f praise in 

 Heaven above, for all the trials aud temptations 



Mortal, whoever thou art, " be not weary in well- 

 doing," Rise early, and go forth to labor with 

 ■oug heart and willing hands in the world's 

 broad fields, which are lying nil barren and waste 

 here the germs of the 

 beautiful, Sow broadcast o'er earth the seeds of 

 and virtue. By river and streamlet, on up- 

 on d plain, in nook and glen, 'mid briars and 

 thorns— in every spot, let fall some golden grains. 

 Thnuknowesl not whielislu.il take rout am) flourish, 

 perchonce, may spring up and bear " on 

 immediately to reap the 



ad the 



hough 



I the t 



gireth the increase." Hide thou till the 

 ne, long may it be. yet the promise is 

 ive wait and pray. Though the good 

 thou look'st for come not, yet some other may 

 gladden thy heart with unexpected joy. He patient, 

 therefore, assured that thou art possessed of one 

 f happiness and final success who hast 





AMBITION. 



Rigbtlv directed, ambition is a noble trait in 

 man. Without this element in the soul the moral 

 world would be at a stand still. It is the kaleido- 

 scope in which the eye of the philosopher discerns 

 the color of the passions which the ever varying 

 mind unfolds. What, if there now and then nriso 

 mighty captains, spurned hv ambition to clamber 

 dizzy heights, revolutionizing nations in their 

 headlong march— sweeping with the force of the 

 hurricone time-honored customs into the Lethean 



world ( 



pass 





; the 



To be sure, in the path in 

 which it raged, mighty wrecks may be seen, but is 

 not Ihe political sky more serene, the atmosphere 

 purer and more bracing? Napoleon devastated 

 Europe, but it came out more refined than when it 

 entered. The i<lt<* .Y<<]><>/,,,„ Inue taken the place 

 of that feudalism which for so many centuries 

 chained the nationalities to tho loots-tools of sov- 

 ereigns; and to-day, though millions in blood and 

 treasure were lost in the flerce struggle, the men of 

 Europe are less despised by the potentates who 

 rule "by right di\ me." Ambition, however, does 

 not always lead its possesror to the tented field, 

 where the argument ol the opponent is ended only 

 by the throes of death. It is at times a gentle 

 monitor— au angel dotted with the habiliments of 

 Mercy. For an Alexander wc have a Howard,— for 

 a Catharine of Russia a Florence Nightingale. 

 Each are as stars shining in the mural beaver 

 oh, how widely different is their glory ! 



WHAT IS OUTi IrTFLirENCE ! , 



iTii 



,.t Vat 



, that 



dividual is destined to exert nn influence upon 

 society which may be felt in all its members, and 

 when we wee one that is endowed with mental and 

 intellectual powers, that person is continually in- 

 fluencing those with whom he may associate, no 

 mutter in what grade ot society he moves. It may 

 he imperceptible to us ni the present time, but will 

 ■ougly developed at some future period. It 





foils 



t may be only a 



lips; for by cvei 



such a simple thing many a weak heart has beet 

 influenced to go forward in the path of duty, ti 

 liven life of usefulness and for the benefit of hi: 

 fellow-men, and gireu him strength to resis 

 temptation— or it may have a tendency 

 him a low estimate of all that is good, pi 





ennobling, an 



lead the hea 



t, ulreodv tilled with 



enmity to his 

 siu and folly. 



Maker, down 



ZJ*?£S* 



in deed, and action, now m the spi ing-lime of ex- 

 istence, while the fouutaius of joy and gladness 

 are welling up from the heart ami -pleading them- 

 selves all around us. for "out of the fullness of the 

 heart the mouth speaketh," and we are ever thus. 



although unco 



nsciously, perh 



ps, ciorci.ingaiiiii. 



i have passed from t 



J either asleep, or staring 



The Wat to Make a Poor Pastoh.— 1. Be very 

 careless and irregular iu attending church. Nerer 

 go, except when you can manufacture uo good 



•j. When at church, I 

 bout. Do not listen to 



3. When you go home, complain of the sermon 

 > light and chatty, or dry and uninteresting. 



4. Treat your pastor with a cold and uninviting 



fi. Neglect to pray for a blessing upon him and 

 is labors, aud theu complain of him because tho 

 hxirch does not prosper. 



fi. lie always finding fault with your pastor, and 

 ct regret that he is not moro popular with the 



cry lukei 



i and worldly-minded, and 

 ! want of zeal 



i for his necessary wauls, 

 lim beeaUSe he wants his 



Fj.attfiiv —Too much praise, we are inclined 

 think, does more harm thau censure ElattO! 

 self-conceit, blind confidence, presumption, and 

 more or less contempt of others, which arc apt to 

 atteud on indiscriminate praise, are great foei to 

 grace, and create an inordinate erm nig for prui.se, 

 which makes a man something like a spoded child, 

 The difference between p raise and IbiMery is worth 

 ittcnding to. It is the difference between true 

 oiu aud counterfeit. Praise is the expression ol 



eal sentiments; flattery of pretended sentiments 

 "io homage of the 



f then 



e b„. 



ireuliite freely iu society— and most people ore 

 io eager for them thnt they cln not stop i,, ,1, i,„ 

 guisli the genuine currency from the counterfeit — 



},„,■ 



Tub Patience op God.— How wonderful it is ' 

 Think what he hears, and sees, and y. t thong], 

 immaculately holy, so that sin is infinitely offen- 

 sive to him, and infinitely powerful, so that he can 

 punish it, bow he spared Take the oaths thut aro 

 uttered. He bear3 them all, and they rear up in 

 one horrid chorus to the skies. Take the cries 

 which wrong and outrage extort from widows, 

 orphans and the oppressed. He hears them all, 

 and how— ^os Abel's slaughtered corpse called from 

 the ground— must they pierce his ear and demand 



ngeunce! The blood which is unjustly shed- 



drawn from 



and it is sufficient to make rivers. 

 stench reek- up from the err up [ uti 

 depraved humanity 



e— hes 



his com]. u- 



i fails i, 



./ Ota 



,vtit.— Prayer is Ihe rustling ol lb wings ol 

 a that an; on their way bringing us tho 

 ol Ilea,,,,. Have yon beard prayer in your 

 ITon shall sec the Angel in your house- 

 When the chariot- 'hat bring us blessings do rum- 

 i,|... ,],,,, wheels do -sound with prayer. V7i bear 

 the prayer in our own -pints, and that prayer 

 i .. ,, 



- 

 ..i Ihe harvest, so is prayer the 



:.. blessin 



'. i ..I,., in to Bonn 



