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THZ ANGELS ARE NEAIt. 



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Plain Talks to American Wnmen.--No. 9. 



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Hie pun? In heart, f. 





' ■ ■ ii- i.broad upon 



■ 

 ■:.l. ini fi i. dtoplj the danger io which her 

 ■ their young 



In ml ""Hi- <l I", c ,e ' " ith i ic ' WLiil one 



iiui would, from die depthi ol her maternal nature^ 

 cry aloud unto her God, " Unfold and preserve 



■ i InM's soul tin- pure blossoms of 



\ici >■! (IimIiuti mothers- often have occasion 



to weep OTor some lost lamb of the fold, nod their 



i row i" ttn grave, be- 



of tbi erring of a child ol many i" ayers 



H It iUII Iron as of old, "Train up o 



, hiM in tin- \m, l,i- - 5 1 . ■ , , ; . I ■ ,,, u.J e, h. ii I,,- i ulil 



■ Tficri must, then, be 

 ■CtncUiing deficient or wrong in I 



: .mi.- hull' k,> urn .i 1 1. 1 ii- been unskillful!}' toiich- 



i i looted, that thus the honnonj ol lift Is 



-i>. mI.-iI. 'ill,- »wi 1 1 soprano of prayer has mnaio- 



i In hem en, mingled, perhaps, with 



Hi.' "II ..Ii.. ■ ■! h .ii ■ I. ill .1 lien ii ii- llicdecp timed 



" hhiiuessf It i» mid, mothor, thai you 



liuiilif Inn.- i. n;.. ii. ii thiit. \i iiliout this occom- 



■ old 1"' imperfect 1 It is 



finl tlitfl in juiji ik'uorance you should have pre- 



i .. i in > i hi, i, ■ to the growth ol those 



ui.ii.ii pa ioni which have bow destroyed, your 



I ■■■■■■ ■-. .11 ■ I tlmt in their In -I appearing vmi should 



.iu-lii.'d them tn'iii the garden of your 

 child's heart, 



Ii is undoubtedly true thai Hie children of some 

 parent* inherit a moral obliquity, no less than 

 Hum' .if i.lhora inherit phvsieal degeneracy. This 

 may, porbaps, as often n all from ignorance 

 of marital law u from direct rice, and in still 



■ . I'Mind on ntma 

 It Into a rank growth 



passions often stimulated < 



r. ■ 



Bbil I ' 1 I l: 



r tunc-, ure Hie 



morbid growth, 





.i L'i,,iiib nf physical d; 

 il would follow that 

 nni! i. H.ii ilium* benm ei|iml, the most healthy 

 lutble to the contamina- 

 [t il. « in froi i neglect in this very 

 particular that men* who have been very faithful 

 iu imparting moral and religious instruction, 

 bave failed i ■ i» hcarU.thet 



-. tbould Ic .ii pure and > irtuons lives, 

 realued. Willi one hand they nave destroyed the 

 temple of beauty which, with tho other, they have 

 Mtroct, And, on the other 

 band, il perhaps as frequently happens that a 

 •MhVa bodily health bacomai aerionaly deteriorat- 

 i- pnOttOM before the parent is aware 

 of the means by which the mlichii 

 wrought Very few pAtala have o»y idea of the 

 dlflgws t.. which their htile one* are daily expos- 

 fhe] send them to school iu the morning 

 with little thought of the poison that may be in- 

 stilled into iheir hearts before evening. They arc 

 often trusted, unguarded sod uu instructed, in the 

 society Of unprincipled ami ignorant hired help, 

 lill, ala>, they become too well acquainted with 

 the wickedness of ibe wicked. 0, parents, would 



irrupting nillii- 





enees of avi] 



habits arc, and be instai 



euos.'ii.hi with purity. Imparl sufficient ii 



lion to guard again*; crib 



Perhaps one of the most efficient means «[ m 

 serving the young from corruption istheeurui 



d child. There should be a mutual and cnd v 

 g confidence- The son and daughter should 

 luraged to pour freely into the boaotoa of i 

 hooghls and feelings, ih 

 wd desires, assured that they will t, 

 ,l sympathy and aid which they need. 



Whal more lovely, whsl bts a gn d 



l „\ ibe family than this 



:i, uriug of sentiment and feeling? 



False impressions are Ihna eradicated, false habits 



1 tbe aotl dens of wisdom distil as 



, . ..- el 



Herraon. If Hit parents* souls b* 

 endued with tbe purity of ibe gospel, it wore bat 

 natural toeipect, under rircemslaw 



■ 

 hearts of iheir chddrcn. 



influences of which we have spoken. 

 liuriiy of Goo's moral low should be 

 a upon this subject I 

 ■ 



■ ■ 

 : Jn d how impossible it will be for 

 anything that detllclli to enter into tbe bright 

 home of the future where " the pure in heart shall 

 i.. 



neglecl of 



Let Clin-' 

 bc"e* vigilaol and faithful in broadcasting and 



i rifhJngthe seeds of truth, and in 



whatever ih obnoxious to their growth, and a 

 golden harvest may be anticipated, sheaves fully 

 ripened for the gamer of Con 



HOW BHALL WE AMUSE THE CHILDREN! 



T-i amuse tbe little ones, the children, success- 



■ -mall or easy task. To simplify out 



words and actions, so as to meet the comprehension 



of a child, requires a better knowledge of ourselves, 



and of nature, than most people possess. 



IJow often we hear it said — " Such n one is just 

 fit to play with and mimse tin' ebildreo ;" and their 

 minds and capacities Bre held iuconipiirative insig- 

 .nti nijii, while in fact their mental 

 capacities lire super mr to those who thus hold tliiin 

 in ridicule. Tbe truth is, human nature is prone 

 to undervalue qualities or capacities which are be- 

 yond our reach, or ambition. A weary, ever-plod- 

 ding mother or sister may bend her energies, and 

 no matter how worn, or disgusted with the toil and 

 , i'v, endless, trivial enres, the ebildreo 

 bang around her, when nt Inst she has a long- 

 coveted moment to sit down. Mother must tell the 

 stories, or explain the pictures, or mend the toys, 

 or in some way or other devise ways and means for 

 the time to be spent by these restless, ever-active 

 childn ". And what of il? Nothing— only those 

 |..| k- i.l.u mi' Kupjuised to hove no brains, and 

 i. mud,- on purpose to fritter away 

 whole lives in the constant employment of tbe 

 merest trifles, — vii., women — ore not, after all, 

 the most enviable people in the world. To he 

 useful, even in small things, is pleasant — but after 

 you bavt struggled to bring your mind to the 



t'liitlilnl pelt, miee ui" hull iluhe . Il Imvi- mm 



reword in the mere assertion — "0, it is nothing for 

 her ; it just suits her— all she is good for." Some 

 people like i" do the groat things, and have the 

 Domed . 1 . because they well know it requires the 

 stronger mind, and the greater cimrt, to perform 

 -mull IhingSj «,-ll mi,! constantly. Basket. 



A FRENCH WOMAN AT HOME. 



Sin: In Ips to cook the dinner she has bought 

 —for servants are wasteful with coal, ond she 

 knows to an inch how little she can use. In that 

 marvelous place, a French kitchen, where two or 

 three little boles in a stove eook such delicate 

 dishes, and perform such culinary feats as our 

 great roaring giunls of coat lires have no concep- 

 tion nf, she Hits about like n fairy, creating magi- 

 cal messes out of raw material of tbo most ordi- 

 nary description. Yes, though a lady born and 

 bred, re lined uud i.'lr-.-iiil, mid iie;reerible in society, 

 a belle in her way, she does not think it beneath 

 bor dignity to lighten ibe household expenses by 

 practical economy and activity. The dinner of a 

 French family is cheap and simple. There is al- 

 ways soup, tbe meal of the stew pan— sometimes, 

 if not strict in expenditure, another plate of meat 

 —generally two vegetables, dressed and eaten 

 separately, mid sometimes (not always i a sweet 

 dish; if not that, a little fruit, such as maybe tbe 

 cheapest and the ripest in tbe season. But there 

 is very little of each thing, and it is rather in ar- 

 rangement than in material that they appear rich. 

 Tho ideo tbat tbe French are gourmands in private 

 life is incorrect. They spend little in eating, and 

 they eat inferior things; though their cookery is 

 rather a science than a mere accident of civiliza- 

 tion. At home, Ibe great aim of the French is to 

 save, and any self-sacrifice that will lead to this 

 result I- cheerfully undertaken, more especially in 

 eating aud in the luxury of idleness. No French 

 woman will spend a shilling to save herself 

 trouble. She would rather work like a dray-horse 

 to buy an extra yard of ribbon, or a new pair of 

 gloves, than he on tbe softest sofa in Iho world, in 

 plat-id hue Indy ism, with crumpled gauxe or bare 

 bauds. — f-adt/'t Trtasvry. 



IIimilitt OF a Qcupr. — Maud, surnamed "The 

 Good," daughter of MalcomCann)ore,Kiin;,ii'Sf(,i>, 



B nrylhe First, King of England, was 



ed to relieve the poor with her own hands, dress 

 and wash their feet; and, being repri- 



maudid for il by acunrtier. as not agreeable to her 

 ' -he mnde this answer:— "That she 



followed iheexampleof our blessed Savior, and tbe 

 Ibe Gospel, and tbat the brightest 



jewel in Ibe crown of majesty, was affability and 



courtesy."— XobU Dud* t>/ Women. 



Tni Mothbh.— Toang man I Thy mother is thy 

 bosl earthly friend. The world may forget yon— 

 thy mother never ; tbe world may willfully do you 

 many wrongs — thy mother never; the world may 

 persecute you while living, and when dead, plant 

 the ivy and the nightshade of slander upon your 

 grassless grave— bnt thy mother will love and 

 cherish yon while living, and if 6he survives you, 

 will weep fur you when dead, such tears as none 

 but a mother knows how to weep. Love thy mother. 



LINES TO A BEREAVED PARENT. 



Oder ■} mi. Ulii upbur-L, 





rom y°ur grief. 



I l.reaUi 



ETAusr look ><■- *v. 



Like a loug iwdlgtn m-1J""»'S '"J : 



This story of the Alpi 







"They, In ihe valley'* 

 Boon crop the mrnJ 





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Tli,, Stephen! S lriw 



Io m«ke 1 



iem cliiul. 



01 ii.,- Go -.i Shepherd 

 BjddJngowIitQelaml 



Mi- 



OUR ACADEMY. 



dav of n 



but stir the \tiry depth of tbat nature-worshiping 

 tvondi i :■ poet's heart. The sparkling emeralds 



With whii I Ihe i Earth is decorating her russet 



robe, the bright blue sky, the trilling of robins, 

 and even tbe little birds on the liuzle boughs, are 

 poems of themselves. 



Let us stroll away aud read them, not with our 

 optics only, bill, forgetful of self, sijpd our hearts 

 to revel in them, for, if we read aright, we shall 

 learn that they have, like tbe fabulous fountain 

 sought by the Spaniards of old, the property of 

 restoring a vigorous youth. 



Let us take the path tbat leads toward the old 

 academy, for it is pronounced by "sentimental 



young bidiet " of Ouku 1, ' " - 1 . . i . I ._ ■ . ] I v nuiiinitie." 



True, a little way it is sort of common-place, but 

 here it improves, beuit: environed by majestic uld 

 oaks whose branches seem to be interwoven, form- 

 ing a beautiful arch overhead. lint yonder ap- 

 pear the walls of Oak wood's time-honored hall of 

 learning. The situation is picturesque, is it not? 

 A pleasant eminence overlooking the village. But 

 the most attractive feature is the grove on the 

 south, with its inviting seats, whose hospilality 

 we will not scorn, since we may gain wisdom from 

 the "silent teachings" of tbe time and spot. For 

 our academy, "if walls might speak," would tell 

 us touching stories of the past. Hut Memoyr lus 

 diligently garnered them in herslore-bouso — let us 

 ransack her homely treasures- 



Our remembrance of tbe "first teacher" is im- 

 perfect, yet his very name inspires us with a sacred 

 awe, for older brothers and sisters have taught us 

 to thus revere it. Very often, us iu the twilight 

 hour, old-time scenes are revived in their minds, 

 they repeat to us kind words of admonition which 

 were wont to full from the lips of that ncver-to-be- 

 fnrgfitteii teacher, as guiding his pupils in the path 

 of knowledge he bode them look upward for light 

 which never fails. For he was a young man of 



those entrusted to his superintendence, as one who 

 must render a "report of progress " nt celestial 

 courts. We can trace tho origin of many a career 

 of usefulness to germs of right implanted by bis 

 careful hand, and nurtured by his prayers. 



But bis holy mission was soon accomplished. 

 One morning in the spring-limo we placed our 

 childish hands upon his cold brow, beautiful in its 

 sad repose, and, though we could not comprehend 

 why he slept so long, there was a deep void in our 

 hearts when we were told that we should never 

 hear hie voice again. Even now the sages or Oak- 

 wood speak iu saddened tones of that Brat teacher 

 —of the good he would have done, while the young 

 dwell with eernesl gratitude on lhat which he did 

 nol leave undone. 



Like thai or others, the government of our 

 academy is necessarily an absolute monarchy, and 

 the next who seixed tbe iccptre was one fully com- 

 petent to quell all rebellious subjects, and preserve 

 a general good humor throughout bis dominion — 

 an enrrgetie, resolute young man, and very mirth- 

 ful withal. Pursuing an independent, manly 



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his pupils, but, what eubsequent teachers can tes- 

 tify to be of exceedingly difficult suainm.-ct. the 

 co-operation of the good people of Oakwood in the 

 advancement of his students. But he, too, bade 



us farewell, fur Osiwood had beeeme to bun lb- 

 i ..- 

 - beautiful bride. 

 So il seemed we were fated to a constant change 

 of preceptors, and we were linn IiisjIi 



I character iu the pcrsonof a middle- 

 aged minister, with flaxen hoir, blue eyes, and a 

 mail ludicrous physiognomy. A "prr/tat trAtW- 

 ■ 

 i we made rapid advance- 

 i- • of school books were "completed," 

 '<>ie been entire strangers 

 to the latter ball of b > ! 



troduced years before. And you have not forgot- 

 ten his custom of fumbling nervously ni every 

 recitation |bj pages yet to I 

 should have the intense pleasure of 



Ited opinion of himself hud our cleri- 

 cal teacher. But WO would not detract from llu 

 i nor depreci- 

 ate the great nssistence he rendered to the growth 

 of Oakwood. for perhaps it is to his influence that 

 we are indebted for tbe new church and stores 

 erected after his arrival among ns, and the neat, 



,->T'I'_tIv appeal ;i nee <•! "in i ill. ■:.,- lint, n| 1,'r ml- 



vancing those under bis guidance a long way up 

 the "fearful hill." in "Inch millions t^l, 1,,. passed 

 sevend yoai s of sincerely earnest labor, he deliv- 

 ered his fjiewell address to a tearful audience, fot 

 he was not unloved, and we spoke another good 



A few weeks before there was n solemn gather 

 ingot the old parsonage, and we followed loifij 



tomb Ihe gentle lonn ol her who still lives 111 tin 

 hearts of Oakwood's people. Metbinks " all hearts 

 did pray Gon love her" — our minister's wife — aud 

 now we regard, with a holy nllecti 

 spirit above. A bitter ndieu to ea 

 sway in our academy-world, we seem 

 destined to speak. Tears will come as we think 

 of him we next received to our school-room, for, 

 one short mouth after speaking the word of wel- 

 come, we gathered au afflicted baud at the grave 

 of tbe teacher, around whom the tendrils uf 

 young hearts bad beguu In cling. 



The students who have assembled here sea 

 after season, are scattered now. 



music teacher piized so highly. They write thai 

 they carol as freely now in their homes of* the far 

 west, (bough their song is oftenei' "lullaby" Hum 

 those we used to sing. .Some ihe augcl of death 



Others ure bright stars iu the crown of honor, 

 which we award lo our Academy, for, though she 

 be tbe humblest of the sisterhood, we think she 

 has whereof to boast. Memory, in her faithful 

 record, has inscribed the names of youug men who 

 gatbeied «i.-nn id' knowledge within her imll.-,, ;m.| 

 unsatisfied, stepped higher, even into tho temple 

 wherein are garnered the deeper treasures of 

 They come forth enriched, and the jewels 



ig their pathway. 



shed a glori 



,.-:- gr. 



is old i 



imd me 



apt pupils. The teacher's ranks have been rein- 

 forced by others who bore their regnlia from our 

 Academy. Indeed, this venerable institution has 

 supplied competent occupants nl" nearly every Imn- 

 orabU station, aud though it bos not even a name 

 among ihe seminaries of our land, how pleasant a 

 tield it presents for the study of characler — what 

 toughing, yet profitable lessons, wc might learn 

 from tbe pages of its history. But it is most solemn 

 to meditate upon the Influence which even in its 

 insignificance, is emitting lo the world. Though 

 we smile at the thought, still if we ponder a mo- 

 ment we are convinced that there is much of im- 

 portance attached to tbe characters of those it bus 

 sent forth inlo life's great conflict. None will be 

 idle. The bearing of each, even the least, will 

 affect tbe conquest to be gained. Let us trust they 

 will all do battle under tbe " banner of Bight," that 

 they may share the glory of a victory over Error, 

 and yon, dear old Academy, be able to render a 

 worthy account of your labors. 



A NKWsPAr-EU EniTou must, like the poet, be 

 born to bis calling, as, in the majority of instances, 

 no amount of training will fit a person for such a 

 post, unless he have a natural taste and aptitude 

 for thai description of literary labor ; for, although 

 many persons are able to write " leaders," or 

 "literary articles," for a newspaper, few can be 

 entrusted with its editorial control, few can scent 

 out the libel which lurks in almost every commu- 

 nication, few can distinguish the report intended 

 to please tbo speaker instead of informing the 

 nation, and the letters written to serve private in- 

 terests instead of public ends; still fewer who can 

 tell at a glance, the kind of literary or political 

 material which will promote the circulation of a 

 journal — in fact, a good editor's great difficulty is 

 not as to whut be should put in, but what he should 

 keep out of bis columns. Successful editors have 

 not been great authors, but men of go 



use has taught 



hule 



, but i 



HosriTALtTi.— 1 have a highi 

 virtues of hospitality thou we seem to set upon it 

 at present. When a Turk regales a Christian with 

 ham (as it happened at Athene last winter) — a 

 priest in Lent roasts his turkey for you— when an 

 advocate of the Maine Law gives bis German friend 



friends allow me to smoke a cigar in the back par- 



on the altar of common humanity. True hospitali- 

 ty involves a consideration for each other's habits 



c „t our rtett!'*. mind yon, but our usual habits 



of life— even when they differ on such serious 

 grounds as I have mentioned. But I have dined 

 with vegetarians who said, " Heat is unwholesome, 

 so my conscience will not let me give it to you;" 

 or to the ventilators, who proclaim that " fires in 

 bed-rooms are injorious,"— and I was starved and 

 frozen.— Bayard Taylor. 



ax but little, and to the purpose, and you 



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all the weeping, 



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nine life with gl 



on! 



Which reigns throughout the all- forget ting lomb ' 



II. li'l Ille r,-'. ..II .!:■ I ,,|lh ! 



Forgive the mnrm'rmg iplrll, sorely trie J! 

 tlelp me, dear Loin,, tbOUgb p,»>r and tonelj, 



"THE LIGHT OF HEAVEN." 



We present below a passage from "Mcistcr 

 Kurt," in Ibe Knickerbocker. It i| a "Kilr.un" 

 bearing the above utte. To our conception it is 

 beautiful: 



it is dark when the honest and honorable man 



sees the result of long years swept away by the 

 L'rii-p nt knavish, hen rile-.- odu-rsity. It is dark 

 Hie clouds nt" soriiui gather around, 

 and knows that the hopes mid happiness of others 

 are fading with his own. But in that hour tho 

 memory of p.i-l integrity is a true consobileni, and 

 insures Ini,:. -v. ., hereon em lb, hI.miii- ol ibe h-ht 

 in heaven! It is dark » lieu the dial roles of the 

 sweet child, onoc 10 fondlj loved, i- no more beard 



ii rem nil in no m.-. I l;ii k, u lull the I iltle putter- 

 ing feet no more sound without tho threshold, or 

 ascend, step by step, the slnirs. Dm I 

 well-known melody recalls the strain unci, olt 



al tuned by tbe elnhlUh v ■ now ho-hed in death ! 



darkness, indeed ; but only the gloom thai horalda 



of hejvveul It is dark, when, in Inter life, WC trend 

 the scenes of hoie-vnm-iuil plctnures— pleasures 

 pure and innocent, whose memory bus oftflD Unfil- 

 ed our soul— whose voices, like those of some pbon- 



Ilui band, ure evei sweet mid sud ; but never sadder 

 than when chiminj; wilh Ibe niier-eebo, •' We re 

 turn no more!" Ring as you wilt, sweet voices, 

 there arc loftier joys awaiting in the golden liden 

 land, which lies beynnil the -iin-i-i o! life, and is 

 gladdened by tbe light above in heaven! tl ii 

 dark, very dark, when the gum bund of sickness 

 has passed 1 fearfully over us with Its deathrj mag- 

 netic stroke, ond left behind the life i n, luring 

 sorrows of blindness, decrepitude or debility. It 

 is dark, sadly dm k, when we are neglected for tbo 

 fair and comely who abound in Ibis gay ond 

 thoughtless world. Cheer up, thou poor sufferer; 

 for there are those among angels who love you, and 

 you will yet shine n- fair a- they, when touched by 

 the light above in heaven ! It is dark beneath the 

 noon-day sky— dark in tbo sun-ray, the moon- 

 beam, the star-light! But for the true heart 

 and trusting soul, who lives in the life of love 

 and gentleness, there beameth ever a light of joy 



Refentance.— Alas! [coo neither set my bead 

 nor my heart about anything, but I still show my- 

 self to be tbe sinful offspring of sinful parents, by 

 tbe Binful parent of a sinful offspring ; nay, I do 

 not only betray the inbred venom of my heart, by 

 poisoning my common actions, but even my must 

 religious performances also, with sin. I cannot 

 pray, but I sin ; I cannot hear, or preach o sermon, 

 but I sin; I cannot give any alms, or receive the 

 sacrament, but I sin; nay, I cannot so much as 

 confees my sins, but my very confessions ore Still 

 aggravations of them; my repentance needs to be 

 repented of; my/tears want wvi-hing ; and the »vry 

 washing of my tears needs still to bo washed over 

 again with the blood of my Redeemer. TbuB, not 

 only tbe worst uf my sins, hut even the best of my 

 duties, speak me a child of Adam. Insomuch, that 

 whenever I reflect upon my past actions, melhinks 

 I cannot but look upon my whole life, from tbe 

 time of my conception to this present moment, to 

 be but as one continued act of sin. — Bulfp />v»- 



rtrtnea of Qoo.— HowwoVderfnl it is I Thin* 

 what he hears and sees, and yet, though immacu- 

 lately holy, bo that sin is infinitely offensive whim, 

 and infinitely powerful, so that he can puoish It, 

 how be spares I Take tbe oaths that are otKred. 

 He hears them all, and they soar op i" ° n8 borrid 

 chorus to the skies. Take tbe cries which wrong 

 and outrage extort from widows, orphans and the 

 oppressed. Hebears Ibem all, and how— as Abel's 

 slaughtered corpse colled from the gronnd-must 

 thev pierce his ear* and demand vengeance I Tho 

 blood which is unjustly shed.-drewn from the 

 veinsofinnoc«ce-h..e«- " all. and it u, suffl- 



praved humaoiiy 1 s" 011 



yet hesparrs— k^-p* back *< struggling thunders 

 flow amari-g his patience » He is a God and no 

 a man and therefore bis. compassion fails not. — 



