6EPT. 25. 



MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AW AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 



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Sketches from the Alps to the Adriatic 



Tyrol -L 



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Lbatixo Hall, I held my way down the valley 

 of the Inn. It rained a llltle, and the clc 

 enveloped the mountains so low that if I had 

 aeen a rocky peak now and then through an o| 

 log. looking as If Isolated from tlie earth. I cc 

 have imagined myself in a fertile and only 

 moderately undnla-lng country. I shortly fell in 

 with a Handnrrrk.burirh, or traveling mecl 

 Ho was a native of Prussia, a Joiner by trade, and 

 a good specimen of that elaaa of wandering jour- 

 neymen in Germany who manage to perfect their 

 tradea and see the world at the time time. He 

 bad worked eight montba In Vienna, and from 

 there had traveled to Trieste and Venice, then 

 through Ihe Tyrol to Innsprock. He was going to 

 Munich, where he Intended to work at Ma trade 

 daring the winter. Ho carried a short staff in his 

 band, and a few clothea and tools in a handle on 

 his shoulders. One meet* many such workmen In 

 Germany, and they scarcely ever hesitate to ask 

 for a few k re altera to help them on their journey, 

 and nobody refuses to give. They are a free, 

 hardy-looking class, and oae frequently meets 

 wltb those who have wandered through most of 

 the countries of Europe. 



I parted from my workman, and went into a 

 cbnrcb by the river, which is one of three In the 

 Tyrol containing remarkable freecos pointed in 

 the middle centuries, by a native of the country. 

 After resuming the road again I met several enor- 

 mous wagons, naed to transport goods across the 

 Alps. They were drawn by eight horses each, 

 and some of tbem must have carried fifteen or 

 twenty tons. The tires of the wheels were eiz 

 inches broad. Near the town of Bcbwaz, where I 

 stopped for dinner, are some silver mine?, which 

 formerly yielded profitably, but are now entirely 

 unproductive. There are iron and copper mlnee 

 in the vicinity which are worked to some extent. 

 Three hours of farther journeying brought me 

 to the end of my wanderings In the InmhaL, and I 

 turned Into the side valley of the Ziller. 



Before quitting the valley of the Inn, whloh ia 

 trne of the largeat In the Tyrol, I will Bay a word 

 about Its productions. They are similar to those 

 of the Northern and Middle States, and so, indeed, 

 are the productions of all the North Tyrol. Iadlan 

 corn is the chief crop, and I saw much rye and 

 grass, and some wheat There ia no wine raised 

 but the wine there Is both good and cheap, and is 

 brought from the South Tyrol and Italy. The 

 fruit la of the hardy aorta, mostly apples and 

 cherries. One of the most slngnlar peculiarities 

 la the raisiDg of Indian com, which is very suc- 

 cessful and profitable in all the Tyrol, until within 

 a few hours' journey of Salzburg, when It ceases. 

 There ore many countries in Europe where corn 

 cannot be successfully grown, yet they have a 



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o the Tyre 

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While 



which, whether it be truo or not, ia at least 

 singular, and perbapB worthy of attention. " The 

 reason why we can r.jiee corn," said he, "is be- 

 cause the siroero or warm wind that blows 

 from Africa over to Italy, reaches ua. When it 

 oomes It Bometimes melts several Inches of show 

 in one night, and It always gives ua the headache, 

 too. It does not reach further than the valley of 

 the Inn, and beyond that they can raise no corn." 

 Whatever the reason may be. it is certain that the 

 climate of the Tyrol is favorable to the production 

 of Indian corn, and it ia the most valuable bread 

 crop which ia raised there. 1 suspect, however, 

 that the chief reason of its sucoeaa is, that the 

 aommer in the valley of the Tyrol, though short, 

 ia very hot. Bread made of rye and oorn inter- 

 mixed, and potatoes and milk constitute the main 

 part of the food of the inhabitants. Among the 

 common people wheat Is but little used, and never 

 without being mixed with other grain, unless as 

 an artiole-cf luxury. Milk and cheese are abund- 

 ant, though the mountains do not afford as exten- 

 sive pasturage aa those of Switzerland. 



The entrance to the valley of the Ziller is one of 

 the most attractive spots I saw in the Tyrol. On 

 the left side arc two round peaks that are striking 

 features in the scene. On the right is a perpen- 

 dicular precipice, with clomps of green bashes 

 clinging to Its crags, and a ohapel standing in a 

 cleft on the top. The road leading up the valley 

 passes on this side, close to the precipice. I 

 walked along for live minutes, and then sat down 

 to view the scene more leisurely. Just behind me, 

 standing on a spot of the greenest grass, and em- 

 bowered among densely follsged fruit trees, was a 

 cottage— a real Tyroleae peasant house — low, with 

 widely projecting eaves, and baloonlea under 

 them. The lower port of the house was of stone, 

 and was nearly concealed by corded piles of wood, 

 benches, Ac, ; the upper part was wood, unpointed, 

 and of courae brown from exposure to the weather. 

 Back of the house rose a steep hill side, covered 

 by a dark, dense forest of fir trees, among which 

 sounded a continual tinkling of cattle^bells. The 

 view from the hou»e waj a r j,jh combination of the 

 sublime, the plctuwsq„. anu tho beantlfnL The 

 rook, mountains on the oppo.it, side of the Inn, 

 Ibelr sides chum-he <m bj torrents, and broken 

 into precipices, lifting their eBOwy peak , flmong 

 the clouds, were sublime, The , iUag9 io the 

 Tiller, wllh 1* low, quaint cottage R * btM 

 trees, and the taper .pin, of ita whlto charch 

 rising above, together with the tower* and bsttl 

 menta of a cutle, situated on a height in the dis- 

 tance, were picturesque— and the green, i eve i 

 meadow*, and greener fir forest* at the base of 

 the mountains— the pastures, intermingled with 

 patches of timber extending part way up the slope*, 

 where flocks and herds were feeding— were beauti- 

 ful Nor did the scene want life and sound. The 

 peasants were working In the Gelds, and presently 

 the bell of the church rung, and the sounds 

 floated sway over the meadows and forests op to 



It wu Saturdiy night when I reached the village 

 of Fagen. Dark clouds bad gathered over the 

 heavens, and a drizzling rain began to descend, 

 but ray comfortable room at the '■ Pott "—with the 

 windows just under Ita widely projecting roof- 

 made me unmindful of the storm which I heard 

 beating overhead. 



SrsDiT, May 31. 



It rains hard to-day. The clouds are floating 

 round the mountain*, sometimes enveloping them 

 completely, and then parting and showing their 

 dark masses. My window looks into the street, 

 and over part of this quaint mountain Tillage, 

 There is a yard on one side of the street, with a 

 fountain playing In it, bat to-day all the sky is 

 pouring down jets of water. It is some kind of 

 fast day, and the people hurried to church when 

 the bell rang. The women wear broad-brimmed 

 black hats, with taper crowns, and colored ker- 

 chiefs round the neck, and crossed over the bosom. 

 Some of the costumea of the men look just aa I 

 have seen them represented in pictures. They 

 have the same style of bats as the women, linen 

 shirts with broad turnover oollars, and colored 

 neckcloths that are sometimes fastened togethej 

 with a gold ring; roundabout jackets, and long 

 vesta of velvet with rows of large silver button*: 

 tight breeches tbat reach only to the knees, where 

 they arc adorned by brass buttons and km 

 ribbons; and long stockings and heavy shoes. 

 Bach man invariably wears a 

 Inches broad in front, and tastefully 



The landlord of the "Post" went over the 

 United States in 1861-2, giving concerts In com 

 pany with some other Tyroleae. He said the) 

 were very successful, and mentioned giving a con 

 cert in Corinthian Hall, Rochester. After the 

 services of the ohuroh were over, msny of the 

 villagers came to the inn, to drink beer and wine 

 and play cards. I find that the same customs re- 

 garding the Sabbath prevail In tho Tyrol as else- 

 where In Germany, and the people regard it as a 

 dsy of amusement. There is but little drunken 

 ness or quarreling, however. Everything goes on 

 In a jolly spirit, but orderly, for the better classes 

 u well u peusnts resort to public places f< 

 amusement. If It is In a oily, they will be In 

 garden, and a brass band will make music. 



PERIS', AS BEEN BT AN AMEBICAN. 



A ooBRBaroNDBNT of the Philadelphia Inquirer 

 as at Pekin, the Capital of China, a short time 

 ago, and what he saw of it, and how It impressed 

 him, he thus describes: 



On arriving at the Capital of the Chinese Em- 



i we find a city containing about two millions 



nbabitants. Such lathe estimate, but doubtless 



calculation is made in the usual spirit of 



Eastern exaggeration. Be that as it may, the 



walls are fourteen miles In circumference, twenty. 



sight feel high, twenty-four feet thick at the base, 



top. There are spacious 



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r, and at the gates are look-out barracks 

 iddlers, nine stories in height. Tne 

 metropolis is divided Into two parts, one inhabited 

 by Tartars, and the other by the Chinese. In such 

 here is a street four miles long, and one hundred 

 nd twenty feet wide, and the Emperor's palaces 

 nd gardens occupy two-thirds of the Tartars 

 ity; and all this besides suburbs, which are nearly 

 a populous as the city proper. 

 "Pekln is located sixty miles south of the fa- 

 ioub Chinese wall, and therefore much exposed 

 3 northern and hostile neighbors; yet its fortiu- 

 ations ore strong, end, nntil the vast machinery 

 f modern artillery, was perfectly secure in its pa- 

 latial balls, the walls, bastions and towers being 

 impregnable in ancient times. Although the 

 Pekin is sandy and unfertile, yet 

 provisions abound, being brought by canals from 

 great rivers; and also with ita commerce, 

 being paid in money, as the capital 

 iiplent of the revenues of all China 

 It has ever been regarded as a very exclusive 

 place, the presence of no foreigners being per- 

 uitted within ita wallp, but now the outside barba- 

 ians are in a fair way of overleaping the sacred 

 •oundaries; and It is probable that this act, 

 ogether with the opening of Japan, may prove 

 n important step towards the inauguration of 



jHI'mN.. 



latry a 



soperatitioi 



MOSCOW. 



other oity In the world presents so cosmo- 

 d an aspect. The gilded domes of Lucknow 

 pagodas of China — Byzantine churches — 

 in temples— palaeea in the style of Versailles 

 —heavy, inexpressive German buildings— wooden 

 country cottages- glaring American signs— boule- 

 vards, gardens, silent lanes, roaring streets, open 

 markets, Turkish baziare, French cafes, German 

 beer cellars and Chinese tea-houses— all of which 

 are found here, not grouped exclusively into sepa- 

 rate cantons, but mixed and jumbled together, un- 

 til Europo and Asia, the past and the present, lbs 

 old world and the new, are bo blended and con- 

 founded, that ft is impossible to say which predom- 

 inates. Another city so bizarre and so pictures- 

 que u Moscow does not exist. To call it Russian 

 would bu too narrow a distinction; it suggests the 

 world. Its position, nesr the imaginary line whero 

 one continent Is merged into the other, accounts 

 for this. The waters of the Moskva seek an Asiatic 

 sea, yet its nearest porta are those of Central 

 Europe. Its fibres of commerce branch eastward 

 across the Tartar steppes to Mongolia and China; 

 southward toSamarcand and Bokhara, to Caahniero 

 and Persia; northward to Archangel and the Polfj 

 Ocean; and on the west, to all the rest of Europe. 

 The race who founded It came from the southeast, 

 and brought with tbem the minaret and the swell- 

 ing Oriental dome, the love of gilding and glaring 

 colors; its religion came from Constantinople, 

 with the Byzantine pillar and the Greek cross; and 

 the founder of Hussion power learned his trade in 

 the west On every one of its thousand spires and 

 domes glitters the crescent, surmounted by the 

 triumphant crow. At its southern end the Tartar 

 mnezzin calls to prayer from the roof of his 

 mosque, while at the aorthern, the whistle of ihe 

 locomotive announces the departure of the train for 



NATURAL BRIDGE, VIRGINIA. 



i Petersburg.— Bayi 



Zbyfov 



In Rockbridge county, Virginia, is to be fo 

 one of the greatest curiosities in the Un: 

 States. Spanning a small and unimportant creek 

 (the Cedar) is this world's wonder — the Natural 

 Bridge. This bridge consists of a stupendous 

 of limestone rock, over a chasm 50 feet wide 

 base, and 90 feet at the top. The height of the 

 bridge above the atresia, to the top, is 215 feet; its 

 average width is 80 feet; its extreme length at top, 

 93 feet, and its thickness, from the under to the 

 opper side, 55 feet. A clayey earth covers It to the 

 depth of from four to six feet, and it possesses a 

 natural parapet of rock at the sides, rendered firm 

 by rocks and trees. The view from above, for 

 i ii.....r. i-i.m durtt ty taKe ti, i.i awfully grand, bat the 

 beat prospect is obtained from beneath, where the 

 utonisbed spectator has foil scope to grasp, at a 

 single glance, this magnificent work of nature. If 

 a survey from the top Is painful and Intolerable, 

 that from below 1b pleuing in an equal degree. — 

 The beauty, elevation and lightness of the arch, 

 springing, as it were, up to heaven, present a strik- 

 ing instance of the graceful In combination with 

 the sublime. A lady, writing to the Newark (N. J.) 

 Courier, giveB the following graphic description of 



This rocl; is more properly a gigantic pillar, stand- 

 ing out from the main wall, and nearly cleft from 

 it by deep fissures on either side. It would seem 

 that nature herself had erected it here, as an obser- 

 vatory, from which to contemplate ber mighty 

 work. The ravine, on whose very brink we were 

 standing, is enough to check the palsatlons of the 

 strongest heart, and the mighty moss of rock 

 thrown across it, so grand, so perfect so exactly 

 like art, fills the soul with emotion which defies ex- 

 pression or analysis. There is no consciousness of 

 any particular feeling; I doubt even whether one 

 sensible of his own existence — he knows noth- 

 ing, he sizes nothing, but that mighty arch, and 

 those solid walls hewn out of tho living rock. It 

 ifrlghtful to look down— ihe people in the chan- 

 el below are but pigmies— yet he does not think 

 f being giddy; the spell of majesty is on him, 

 and he is safe. 



course we ladies were not permitted to go to 



of my own steadiness, aud impelled by a sort of 

 sckless daring, whicb, by the way, baa got me into 

 good many scrapes, and as often procured for me 

 the consoling and unequivocal compliment, 'They 

 who know nothing, fear nothing,' I afterward ven- 

 tured out upon the very verge, and afler gazing as 

 long as I wished, and gathering some flowers which 

 grew quite over the edge of the rock, returned to 

 ampany, in time to receive my share of the 

 arbor vibe, which every visitor feels hlintelf in duty 

 1 to obtain from tho trees that grow on and 

 about the bridge. 



After half an hour we started out to obtain 

 another view of the bridge; thisAime, from be- 

 A winding path leads down the side of the 

 ad reaches tho bed of the channel some dis- 

 tance below the bridge. For a moment the trees 

 partially hide the arch, bat as eoon ss these are 

 passed, stream, walls and arch burst in full view 

 apoo the bewildered sight No words can express 

 the awe, the solemnity, painfal even ia Us oppres- 

 sion, whii'b that drst upward look inspiresl Ima- 

 gination Is crashed benestli the weight of reality, 

 and the mind staggers as it endeavors to grapple 

 with the overwhelming grandeur. I recall, as 

 vividly as if it were but jtsterdsy, the painful 

 oppression which I experienced during that flrat 

 protracted gaze. It was as if Ihe weight of that 

 whole mass of rock wu resting upon my shoulders; 

 involuntarily I bent beneath the burden, and It wu 

 not until I stood fairly under the arch, that I could 

 breathe freely, or stand erect 



I hate heard of people who were ao overcome 

 that they could give vent to their feeling only in 

 tears of old men who had wept in silent awe; and 

 I cau appreciate their feeling*. Unused as I em to 

 impnlslve expressions of feeling, the tears yet 



sprang all unbidden to my eyes, and I could have 

 wept like a child; not wishing, however, to Incur 

 the imputation of romantic affection, or to get up 

 a 'scene,' I reslralned the up-gashlng tide, and al 

 lowed my feelings to find relief in their usual vent 

 — silence. Gradually the feeling of oppression 

 gave way to admiration, and I might add devotion, 

 and then I could not gaze long enough. Never 

 fore had I ao realized the Immediate presence of 

 the Creator; never before bad I so felt what 

 piled in 'unapproachable majesty;' never had I 

 seemed to stand bo near the portals of the Invlsi 

 ble. All over those mighty walls was inscribed, in 

 characters of living light the name of the Great 

 Arcnuect, ao-t i roit that I was in the presence- 

 chamber of the King of kings. How man can 

 stretch forth bis puny arm beneath tbe over-arob- 

 ing rock, and boastingly declare that there is no 

 God, He alone, who knows the heart's dark secrets, 

 and its deep deceit, can tell!" 



THE ASHES OF COLUMBUS. 



A cathedral in Havana claims the honor of 

 sheltering tbe remains of the great navigator, 

 recent traveler thus describes the place: 



"A mural tablet In the choir, on which ib a bust 

 of the illustrious Genoese in alto-relief, Informs the 

 publio tbat all that is mortal of him reposes there; 

 that whilst he has left the country he discovered to 

 be the home of prosperous millions, he hni made 

 a voyage to a still more distant land, from which 

 no traveler returns. One of the officials, who had 

 an eye to business during the services, presented 

 me with a printed card, telling the story of the 

 heglra of these illustrious bones. Though Colum- 

 bus died at Valladolid, in Spain, his remains were 

 not permitted to rest there. They were first trans- 

 ported to a Caribaslan monastery at Seville; next 

 they were removed across the seas to St. Domingo, 

 and finally they were disinterred and brought to 

 Havana, Here in the Antilles, with which the dis- 

 covery which has rendered his name immortal, 

 has bo intimate a connection, it is fitting that his 

 duet should repose. The land which his heroism 

 revealed to nn utonisbed and admiring world, 

 may well afford him room enough wherein to 

 sleep bis long sleep." 



MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 



My 4, 5, 6, 10, 9, 11, 2 la a command. 

 My 7. 9, 10 is to be gloomy. 



My 11, 9, 7, 8, 2 is sometimes used for experience. 

 My 3, 6, 8, 9, 6 Is a kind of cane which grows in 

 India. 

 My whole la a city in Europe. 



Answer In two weeks. 



A PUZZLE. 



6bt down any number of figures, and then add 

 them; anbtract the amount from tho number first 

 en, then add together the remainder, omitting 

 >f tbe figures, end tell any one tho amount 

 if thru Imoukoic, will tell you tbe figure emit- 

 ted. «• w- »• 



Waz fouag gtuslisi. 



WOULD ROT BE A FABMEE. 



KassRs. Enrroas:— You seem to take it for 

 granted, because I say I have a repugnance for 

 faming, that r am i Bry . A , least I think you 

 Insinuated to that effeot in your note. Not ao; 

 you would have to travel more than the famous 

 BAYAan ever did to find the man who would call 

 me lazy. I do not tikt to work, tbat Is troe, but I 

 tho rack and do my part of the labor 

 alL There are some things I 



like to do 



propelling a rooking chair la my favor- 

 Borne person* prtfotd they like to 

 rt that that Is absolutely 

 heard aiy so happen IO 



ot compelled to work; 

 daring the haying 



ark, and I pretend 

 lie. Those whom I 

 ) independent and 



campaign, and if they do 



then my name is not Harris. They also assert 

 that farming brightens the intellect I would as 

 eoon spend a furlough among the aborigines of 

 tho Western wilds to brighten my intelleot 



It teems to be customsry among the Young 

 Ritmlutt to write to you for information in regard 

 to hens, geese, Jto. I wish to uk for Information 

 in regard to a hereditary dlseue In my constitu- 

 tion. I think editors term It constitutional v-tari- 

 nit, If you or any of your numerous list of cor- 

 respondents have an Infallible remedy for that 

 common disease they will oblige me, as well as the 

 rlBlng generation in general, by imparting the 

 knowledge. Habrt Uarilib. 



LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SLDE. 



Yi8, look on the bright side alwaja. Never let 

 your thoughts rest for a moment on the dark spots, 

 for if you allow yourself to brood on tho ills and 

 trials of life, your existence will he a bitter one. 

 There Is not a cloud, however dark and gloomy It 

 appear, but hu Its silver lining; and no amotions 

 come upon ns which might not have been worse, 

 when viewed with Impartiality. But all do not 

 see the same side to the picture. While some, In 

 affliction, are always looking on tbe silver lining 

 of the cloud, others see only tho dark and gloomy 

 prospect revealed to their distorted imagination, 

 and sink into utter despair, unable to grapple with 

 the difficulties that attend this life ; not only 

 making themselves miserable, but all whh whom 

 they have intercourse; and the man who thua 

 looka on the dark side Is full of complainings 

 agalnet Providence, or, u ho will call ft "his bad 



■■ill 1 



md thaa adds t 





charge. Then, 



on tbe bright side, tho' 

 you may see dark storms rising, aud your way may 

 be dark, and the path before you be hidden La 

 obscurity, and dark clouds hang over you, yet 

 look on the bright side, for rest assured not a cloud 

 everroso on the horizon of man's vision, but had 

 itasllver lining. j. u. t. 



Thbrx is no genius In life, like the genius of 

 energy and industry. You will learn that all the 

 traditions so current among veryyoung men— that 

 certain great characters have wrought their great- 

 ness by an Inspiration, as it were— grows out of a 

 sad mistake. 



And you will farther find, whon yoa come to 

 measure yourself with men, that there are no rivals 

 so formidable as those earnest determined minds, 

 which reckon the value of every hour, and which 

 achieve eminence by peralstent application. 



Literary ambition may Inflame yon at certain 

 periods; and a thought of some great name will 

 Hash like a spark into tho mind of your purposes; 

 yoa dream until midnight over books; you set up 

 shadows, and chase them down— other shadows, 

 and they fly. Dreaming will never catch them.— 

 Nothing makes the "acent tie well" In the hunt af- 



And It Is a glorious thing, when once you are 

 weary of the dissipation, and the 

 own aimless thoughts, to take u| 



i glowing 



ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, Ad, IN NO. 453. 

 Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma:— Mrs. Jane 

 born dasher. 



Answer to Problem —A circle. 33 .83 + roda 

 Answer to Historical Enigma:— All the world's 

 stage, and all tbe men and women actors-act! Eg 

 for eternity. 



long, until yon feel the metal c 

 line on your brain, and striking out from your 

 flinty lethargy, flashes of ideas, that give the mind 

 light and heat And away you go, in the ohaso of 

 what the soul within is creating on the Instant and 

 yon wonder at the fecundity of what seemed so 

 crude. The glow" of toil wakea you to the con- 

 Bclonsnessof your real capacities; yoa feel su re 

 that they have taken a new step toward final de- 

 velopment In such mood it 1b, tbat one fee's 

 grateful to the musiy tomes, which at other hoars 

 stand like curiosity- making mummies, with no 

 warmth and no vitality. Now they grow Into tho 

 affections like new-found friends; and gain a hold 

 the heart, and light a fire In the brain, 

 that the years aud the mould cannot cover nor 

 quench. — Ik O-fantl. 



THE BECBET OF BUCCESS, 



When Nbwtok was asked bow he came by those 

 uiscoverlea which looked like the institutions ofa 

 higher Intelligence, rather than the result of a 

 research, he said he could not otherwise ac- 

 for tbem, unless It were that he could pay 

 longer attention to tbe subject than moBt men 

 care d to do. Ia this way be became tbe most re- 

 owned of British sages. The discovery of gravi- 

 ition, tho grand secret of the universe, was not 

 rhispercd in hli ear by any oracle. It did not 

 drop ioto bis idle lap, a windfall from clouda— 

 But he reached it by self-denying toll, by midnight 

 study, and by bending all the powers of his mind 

 In tho one direction, and keeping tbem thus bent 

 Whatever be the subject of your pursuit If yea 

 have any natural aptitude for it there Is no limit 

 to your proficiency, except the limits of your own 

 painstaking. There Is no wishing cap whicb will 

 fetch onr knowledge from the east or the west— 

 It Is oot likely to visit you in a morning dream, nor 

 will it not drop through your study roof into your 

 elbowchalr. N . ; . ■ mMOIWor, 



an artiat or a acholar, on the spot. To attain any 

 excellence, you must make np your ralna It Is 

 worth attaining, and Iben march steadily Wwarca 

 It not counting that da^ work h.rd, or that 

 night's watching long, which advances you one 



