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ASPIRATION AND GROWTH. 



IfoOId gtr« to thongbtlu purest 

 *f>mr greater action than today- 

 all noble things of good report, 



i spot of earth look bright, 



>OBdlDgon«*loQlm 



o brings always sweet delight. 



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Tub good JosiAn Hudbull wasdead at List ; and 

 after all due preparations bad been made, theac- 

 onetomed quantity of tears shed over the lifeless 

 clay, they bore the coffin from the little "front 

 room," out into tbe sunshine, through the green 

 meadows to tbe churcb-yard. "Dust to dust, ashes 

 to ftahes,"— tbe yawning pit received its victim, 

 the damp sods were heaped above bis breast and 

 they left him to bis slumbers until the soundingof 

 the trump. 1'eople wondered that be bad lived bo 

 long, .but bis wife said tint be was "one of those 

 men that would never give up if be could help it;" 

 so for many long months he had struggled against 



mL' I'.iiUi triumphed, and I'kackablk Hcbbiil 

 was a widow. 



In tbe evening the neighbors assembled together 

 at the homo of a noted gossip to "talk over" the 

 funeral. 



"Did you ever see any one -take on' as she 

 did?" queried Miss Caasru Ann Bnowx. an 

 amiable spinster, somewhere on tbe shady aide of 

 forty. "I shouldn't have thought alio could have 

 had the face to have carried on so, for both you and 

 Iknow, Mrs. Diddle, that she did not lead him a 

 '- life. I do suppose she grumbled 

 every step she took for him while he was lying 

 there, not able to turn himself in hia bed." 



Mrs. Diddle puckered up her mouth — avery 

 diflftgreeable looking mouth, by tbe way. " Indeed 

 pj dMml OblbSTIA, you know what I have always 

 told you. Now, between you nnd me,"— shaking 

 her head and elevating ber forefinger,— "between 

 yon and me, Joaiaii IIi-bbkll died before his time 

 though the land knows he waa an awful while 

 about it. Such long sicknesses make one so much 

 work, don't they 1 But as I was saying, if he had 

 murricd a different woman, such aa you, Celestia, 

 no doubt he would have lived to a ripe old age." 

 Here Mrs. Dibble wiped her eyea, and Celestia 

 Ann affected a blush. 



" Poor woman ! how sorry I feel for her," said 

 a girlish-looking creature. " How dreadful it mus 

 U to bo a wUer," and tbe young wife drew dose 



, . v ...*»u>g Hiw the kitchen, "yon deterred 



lose him. I hope he's better appreciated whe 

 ever be is, poor soul !" 



Time parsed on, and the widow wore the deepest 

 mourning; assuring her friends her tola DOnJi 

 ncverbe repaired. As she told Deacon Dodd, upor 



rather— "her affections were buried with Josiaij 

 It seemed at first as if she bad nothing to live for 

 but sbe bad become convinced that it was ber duty 

 to pluck her heart fri 

 livo for others. We've both trod the paths of 

 affliction, Mr. Doui>," she said. "Wo can sympa 

 tliizc with each other, being partners in distress,' 

 Here the pearly drops bedewed tbe widow 'a batch* 



face, while tbe Deacon mopped bis flabby cheeks 

 with bis jellow silk handkerchief. Altogether it 

 was a moving scene. Soon after this the widower's 

 six young hopefuls were attacked by the measles, 

 and their father found a " friend in need" in Mrs. 

 Hi'BDBLL. Never was there a more indefatigable 

 nurse. Indeed, as Celestia Ann rather sarcasti- 

 cally observed, " the widow couldn't have taken 

 better care of tbe Deacon himself, bad he been 

 afflicted with the measles instead of bis children." 

 As soon as they fully recovered from the danger- 

 ous malady, the Deucon became alarmed for the 

 future well-being of bis redheaded offspring. They 

 were such a serious responsibility lor him to be in 

 charge of, — deprived of a mother's care, — that be 

 finally prevailed upon their kind nurse to " live " 

 for him and his ; or, in other words, to change her 

 om Hours], i. to Dodd, and all lire together 

 'place;" its being paid for forming no very 

 objection with the Deacon. When the 

 fully known in the village, 



o end to the t 



Mi! 



who, in addition to her other maidenly accomplisb- 

 '1, was also "litery," as Mrs. Di hulk expressed 

 ■ote a poem in twelve cantes upon " First 

 Love," and had it published in the Doddingtw 

 He, in which poem there was so much men- 

 made of "blighted hopes," "withered affec- 

 i," etc., etc., as caused a great many surmises 

 conjectures among the good people of the vil- 

 lage, respecting the state of Celbstia's feeling to- 

 wards the worthy Deacon. 



Well, the spring violets had just reared their 

 blue heads upon Josiah's grave, when his widow 

 became a bride. What'sthe use of tellii 

 how Celestia Ass's ringlets looked 

 pipe-stem's than ever, upon the happy „w™ 

 how the widow appeared in orange blossoms, and 

 the Deacon in white kids? It is useless— my pen 

 would fail me. Mrs. Deacon Donn expressed her 

 feeelings thus :— « Her heart bubbled over with the 

 loftiest emotions or gratitude— to say nothing of 

 other feelings— to think that she could at last re 

 her weary head upon the 'pillow' of the church 

 After a few day's shining, their honey 



for ii 



a plethoric Alderman would lavish on 

 >rtaiornent to persons of his own rac 

 t require, and would scarcely thank hi: 



Dodd 





i the interminable darkness of a 

 m. The Deacon and bis little flock 

 r experience that all things earthly 

 ' change. Mrs. Hobbell, the kind, 

 a Mrs. 



1 for 1 



Wbal 



place was paid for ? The memory of tbe former 

 wife— a weak, uncomplaining woman- haunted 

 him day and night. His children safe through tbe 

 measles, he half wished himself n widower again, 

 and Mrs, Donu and the place in Plunders. You 

 may always know when this amiable couple have 

 been indulging in one of the " scenes"— which I 

 devoutly wish were blotted out from life's drama— 

 for at night-fall, as the witching hour comes on, 

 Deacon Dodd may be seen, sittingoo the door-step[ 

 singing through hia nose: 



particular year, it had been noticed du 



onths of November and December, that 



middle-aged man, whom no frequenter of tbe Hush 



Inn appeared to know, and who appeared to know 



do one, used to visit the coffee room about every 



day, and calling for a sixpenny glass of brandy and 



cr, sit over it till he hud carefully gone through 



perusal i,f tbe London paper of the prereditii; 



ning, which used to arrive about an hour before 



visit— owing to Mr. Palmer's then acceleration 



nail coach traveling from five to eight miles tin 



hour— a great novelty, at that time considered to 



be the accomplishment of very extraordinary speed. 



The landlord of tlie Bush, seeing how anxious the 



reduced gentleman was to read the London paper, 



made it be understood that while he had it "in 



hand" do one else was to expect it. Thus, without 



being pressed for rime, the reduced gentleman was 



allowed to road his paper at his ease, which he did, 



apparently commencing with the title on the first 



page, and ending with the imprint on tbe last. 



Garments in that state, which though not actu- 

 ally "shabby," may be described as "seedy," a 

 beaver, which, most rusty and napless, was care- 

 fully brushed— faded gloves — spatterdashes of 

 doubtful hue covering shoes which appeared to 

 have been made for a much larger man — plain 

 buckles— a lean body— a confirmed stoop— and a 

 limited expenditure of the single sixpence every 

 day, without any gratuity to the waiter, bo very 

 clearly intimated this man's condition, that if a 

 ustomcr asked for the London paper, it wns suffi- 

 ient to soy, "the decayed gentleman bos it in 



On ChriBtmaa Eve, hoDest John Weeks, anxious 

 that the "decayed gentleman" should have one 

 good meal at least, in the Bush, addressed him 

 he was quitting tbe coffee-room, and delicately ._ 

 timated that, on the following day, he kept open 

 table, nt which all who could not obtain good 

 dinners at home, were very welcom_ 

 free of cost. The decayed gentleman 

 looked at the inn-keeper with some surprise, an 



_ut he presently recovered himself, an 



retired without saying a word, simply bowing b 

 acknowledgment, If there had been any doubt of 

 his condition, it waa at an end on the next day, 

 when punctually at one o'clock, being the appointed 

 hour, he appeared 



Byi 



e of 1 



s being a stranger there, 

 aving seen better days, be 

 t at tbe upper end of the 

 John Weeks himself. He 



partook of the good dinner with the apparent relish 

 whom such a feast had long been a 



novelty.anddulydid 



i, far s 

 Now and then i 



decayed gentlci 



■ Bush then was famous, 

 le landlord had snatches of conver- 

 , and very soon perceived that the 



ras concluded. The landlord retired 

 which, one after another, straggled 

 guests, and then received 





THE BUSH GUINEA. 



bw bnibaiH 



g~d Uriog,' u,d Or.„d»,. g.««x. "No o, 

 know, mtltn iter b»re tried it, ho* h,rd it Li 

 be left a w idow, poor, 

 to bring up. I've be 

 know all about it." 

 "I ,„j>po„ 0,0 place U p.id tor," .oggo.tod 



"Oh, la, yes! I suppose so," said Grandma; 

 "and then you know she has no children, and I 

 think she ought to be thankful she's so wel/off " 



■ No doubt she has cause for thauksgiving," re- 

 sponded u would-be wag. "left a widow at the 

 age of forty— no children, and tbe place paid for— 

 wrt*inly, Mrs. riACUBLi Hbbbkll should be a 

 »»ppy woman, eh, Deacon f" The Deacon an- 

 ■wared not, but there was an unusual light in his 

 •jea; au idea had disturbed the wonted 

 ■erenity of his peaceful cranium. Deacon Dool. 

 *M a widower, the happy father of six about as 

 ^•beaded children as ever were accn. A verv 



iccmau wu die Deacon— at least evervbodv said 



JLw ^^ 0f " res P«table sue, and denom- 



altbo^h he w„ 2ff2 " °, f thC ViU * g0 d ' Urch ; 

 anec of th,. "I 101 burdened with a superabund- 

 ance ot tout world,, goods. However be was verv 



the vouiih Uot.rt.i-,. t,, -,„,. '■ nui " 



ngipiJm. „d .;« c ,„\.* T:"** a "',r"' 

 . «**, dd. Pi d.« .uC s"'l: 



causing their dear papa maar hour. a r ,|1. 

 anxiety. "■'-epjess 



" How lonesome tbe bouse seems, mam' " 

 HanrAB, Mr*. Hdbdbll's help; "the master w 

 auch a pleasant man, to be sure." 



"Oh, Hannah!" groaned the widow, "my loss 

 can never be made up to me." 



O.ve of the most famous and flourishing hotels in 



England, when Bristol had a fair share of trade and 



commerce, monopolizing a great portion of thi 



West India trade, was the Bush Inn, kept by a true 



hearted, downright honest man named John" Weeks 



At the time of which I speak, this inn-keeper wai 



not very wealthy, though he deserved to be. The 



poor were largely benefited by bis charily, and it 



was discovered — not until after bis death, for be 



waa one of whom it might literally he said that his 



right hand knew not wbat his left band did— that 



several decayed house-keepers were largely in- 

 debted to his benevolence for food, clothes, fuel and 



money, during tbe hard season of winter in partic- 

 ular, and at times in general. 

 In the Bush Inn there was a mighty kitchen— it 



is there yet I presume, if the bouse be kept up as 



an inn— down the centre of which extended a mom- 

 moth table. It was the delight of this Boniface, on 



every Christmas day, to cover this great table with 



a tfotiODJ load of roast beef, plum-pudding. flank- 

 ed, most plcnleously, with double home-brewed 



of mighty strength and glorious flavor, that one 



might have called it malt-wine rather than niull- 



"innor. At this table, on that day, every one who 



vas pleased was welcomed to sit down "and feast. 



lany to whom u good dinner was an object did so 



md uo nobler sight was there in Bristol, amid all 



ts wealth and real hospitality, than that of honest 



loan Weeks at the head of his table, lustily carv- 

 ing, and earnestly pressing his iruests to "eat 

 drink, and be merry." 



Nor did his generosity content itself with this 

 It was tbe custom of the house and of the day 

 when the repast was ended, and the guests bad 

 drank some toasts, commencing with '< The King, 

 God bless him," (and be sure that their gratitude 

 did net forget their generous entertainer,) that 

 each person should go to worthy John Weeks in 

 bar, and there receive his cordial wishes 'for 

 many returns of the genial season. They received 

 something mora — for according to their several 

 necessities, a small gift in money was pressed upon 

 each. To one man a crown, to another, half a 



uea — to a third, aa more needing it, a guinea. 



the whole, some fifty or sixty guineas were thus horj 



teusiHl, The gross amount might not be much, looms which she *""-' ■>' 



the good done was great, and on thai day. p tr - fuchaas of St. ah, 



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ich John Weeks' knowledge or suspicion 

 sir respective wants had provided and appor- 

 tioned out for each. The decayed gentleman re- 

 ined the last at the long table— a kind-hem ted 

 ter, who knew how much he liked to read the 

 London paper, and knew also, that he had not vis- 

 coffee-house that morning, bad brought 

 down the broad sheet ( Cowper's folio of linn pages, ) 

 and the decayed gentleman read it by the kitchen 

 fire nfter his dinner, with as true a sense of enjoy- 

 ment as my Lord Duke could have had in his pala- 

 tial library. Presently there came a message from 

 some civic functionary, desiring the attendance of 

 tbe landlord of the Bush, to receive instruclio 

 about a feustwbich was to be given at the M.msi 

 House on the New Year, and to be provided &< 

 the Bush. Therefore, when departing to attend 

 this important summons, John Weeks called 



"THE EAGLE'S NEST OF THE HEPOBLKV 



A mnran of years ago, happeningtobe ir 

 on the 4th of July, with n I 

 we agreed to otlebntd "the day" by a din 

 the Hotel Maurice. There 

 us in all. We had hut ong guest, Thta-wia M. 

 de Tocqueville, who had rendered himself f» ni(ms 

 by his graai work upon Democracy in Anii-rita 

 During the festivities of the evening after foe 

 cloth had been removed, and BpeechifyiDg bad 

 commenced, some gentleman alluded tnpauant to 

 the fuel ilnu be waa born in Connecticut »cb« 

 ;./,.,, _„e," Bxolalmed Monsieur Do Tocqueville 

 he suddenly rose, with the enthusiasm of a 

 Frenchman. " Vy. messieurs. I vill tell yo„, v,d 

 the permission of de presidantc of this 'festival, 

 rery Zjrtal story, and then I vill give youToi 

 grand sentiment, to dat little State you call Con- 

 -de-coot. Von day veil I vas in de gallery or 

 the House of Represent, I held von map of de 

 Confederation in my bund. Dere was von lecllc 

 yellow spot dat dey call Connect-de-coot. I found 

 by the Constitution he was entitled to six of his 

 oys to represent him on dat floor. B"' "»" * 



lake de acquaintance porsontftt with de 



find dut more than tirty of the Represcntatif 

 as born in Connect-de-coot. And then ven I was 

 i the gallery of the House of the Seno/, I find de 



r his boys to represent him in dat legislature. 



ut vonce more when I make de acquaintance 

 person*/^ of the Senator, I find nine of the Sena- 

 tor was horn in Connect-de-coot. So den, gent- 

 tlemen, I have made my lectio speech ; now I vill 

 give you my grand sentiment. 



" Conno:(-ilr-eoot, the lectio yellow spot dat 

 lake the clock peddler, the schoolmaster, and de 

 Senator. De first give you time; the second tell 

 you what you do with him, and thesird make your 

 law and your civilization "—and then, as he was 

 resuming his seat amidst roars of laughter, he 

 rose ngaiu, and with that peculiar gesticulation 

 which characterises all Frenchmen in moments of 

 excitement, ho shook bis finger tremulously over 

 the assembled amfru,,,, and exclaimed at the top 

 of his voice, "Ah I gentlemen, dat leetle yellow 

 State you call Connect-de-coot, is one very great 





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JJ03WLES FOR ALL! 

 FOR S ALK. 



\\\ .rV,V'.- I "'. r (* IT;, '!' "V '■" ' H»IWO LANDS In 

 Pennwl^«i , Itt? bIe L< "" la ^ SuUlvan an(I ^^ touaUi* 



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1 AM) Fl.\<; MAMKACTOHY, 



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LITTLE BUFFALO HAftVESTEBS. 



MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 





tie c.M^i.iiK fall <|.-y.-ri|il| 



jyjANNY'S COMBINED 



, well-powdered, steady 

 i, to whom be confidentially entrusted the dona- 

 which ho had Bet aside for the decayed gentlc- 

 i, and with it were many instructions to eier- 

 great delicacy in handing him the gift ; " for, " 

 said John Weeks, "it is evident he has seen heller 

 days, and wo should have regard for his feelings, 

 Morris, particularly as he is a stranger in the city." 

 Thus saying, he deported, and faithful Morris re- 

 cute his delicate and holy mission, 

 decayed gentleman was leaving the 

 house, and when there was no witness of their 

 terview, Morris blandly and respectfully accosted 

 in. and clipping a guinea into his hand, said, "My 

 aster requests, sir, that you will do him the favor 

 accept this, and he is sorry that his being called 

 away causes it to coma through my hands." The 



led in the psilm of the de'Vi \ ,-r| Lleli I leunin 



He looked nt the gold— he looked at the waiter- 

 he looked at the geld again, Morris thought, at 

 first, that he intended returning it. But the de- 

 cayed gentleman quietly put it iutohiswa 

 pocket, from which he drew a card which he 1 



BIOGRAPHIC-POETICAL ENIGMA. 



n English poet. 



, 18 is an English poeL 





"i ;ru<] i'l-MijrkU.r, Hooikk Fall*, ri. ' 



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o Morris, sir, n 









again seen in the ■ ,,11'e 

 inscription on tbe r— 



Com, ,':> Strand," 



London " 



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to Bristol' 



d Egypt long ago, but yet I relgnM be- 





Though guillotine I undergo, it li 

 With head cut off I am a Hnoi wl 





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'■ '.■■■ I'-nifi lei-,, i. i- ■:; 



anS wl^of ^Muimy" 



his liunior 



in a aijorl time, John *> eexs, lo the surprise ■ 

 the Rristolitins, i,ureh:i-cd 'be Bu-h Iuo.at a lurj 



E rice, from Crittith Mi. keli ne, the owner. N\x 

 e embarked lorgrly iu tbe coaching and poslin 



when a bargain 



throve abundantly. Soon atte 



ing to the Conio 

 Weeks, who l..t ,t 



night be, G 



- land QalOD 



.oj|ioniiioii, the purchaser wai " 

 .. ^.„, ^u W let it off for building leases, by 

 be obtained twelve or fifteen per cent, for ins iq> 

 i. Fiuiiltv, having acqnired at 

 >ew froru'tiusinc.ss, and went to live on an 

 I'ieli be Imil purchased at Shirebainpt.ji 

 ixactly knew bow he had obtained the capi 



his drafts upon 

 booon " 



richly mounted in a gorge< 

 of "Thb lit 



hedid- uuv 



3 Strand, were duly 

 r. among the heir- 

 :ularly priied. the 

 of Thomas OoulU, 



ARITHMETICAL PBOBLEM. 



AN8WEB3 TO ENIGMAS, to., LN lfo, 492. 



Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma :-Tou .ball only 



Answer to Geographical Enigma :— Empty Teasels 

 aake moal a>on<t 

 Answer lo Arithmetical Problem:-6o 5-13 pa*i 1! 



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AeTTicnltural, Literary and Family Weekly, 

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