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[December, 
AMERICAN AG-RIC ULT URIST. 
Oiir BSailroad. 
Such a jom-ney 1 Frank was chief euglneer, after the 
train was built. George superintended that, and Susie, 
who is now tired out by her labors and her ride, helped 
by bringing the pot-lid and the sieve, when we were all 
wondering where to get wheels for our locomotive. 
“ We’ll call it the Grand Trank Kail-Road, said Robert, 
who remembers what he reads, and has been studying 
about the Pacific Rail-Road. At last we had i all fixed. 
There were two first class carriages, made of chairs from 
the parlor; a second class, 
which the great ai-m-chair 
furnished; a roll of Tribunes 
answered for a stove-pipe— 
“it’s a first-rate ‘blower,’” 
said George. Then we set 
Dolly where she could see us 
start, and, waving her good¬ 
bye, off we went full steam 
for California. Now you who 
have traveled thousands of 
miles on real rail-roads will 
smile at our make-believe, 
Imt I don’t think you ever 
had half the fiin that we did 
on our journey. We could 
have just such weather and 
just such scenery as we 
pleased. Sometimes we made 
the snow block up the track, 
and then had a grand time 
.shoveling out, snowballing, 
shaking off the snow from 
our clothes, and going ahead 
all right again. Then we run 
down a herd of buffaloes, but 
did not get off the track; 
and occasionally we passed 
through a long tunnel, by 
drawing the curtains over 
the windows and making it 
very dark. If you want the 
pleasure without the piains 
of traveling, just try our plan 
once, and if you know how 
to make it work, you will 
agree that there is no road 
like it in the world. Fannie. • 
Few names in modem his¬ 
tory rank above this illus¬ 
trious hero of Italy. With¬ 
out titled rank or money, by 
the power of his own charac¬ 
ter, he shakes the thrones of 
Europe. He was bom in Nice, 
Italy, July 4th, 1806, and was 
educated as a sailor by his 
father, who followed that 
calling. He was remarkable 
for his affection for his pa¬ 
rents, his sincerity to his 
companions, and his gener¬ 
osity and bravery to those 
needing help. When twenty- 
eight years old, a visit to 
Rome BO impressed him with 
hatred of tyranny, that he 
joined those who sought to 
revolutionize the govern¬ 
ment, and was, in conse¬ 
quence, ere long exiled from 
his native land. After vari¬ 
ous wanderings he went to South America, where he was 
soon engaged in aiding the Republic of ITnignay in achiev¬ 
ing her independence of Brazil. In this war he was severely 
wounded and made prisoner, but escaped, and ccntinuecl 
to render great sendee to those whose cause ho had es¬ 
poused. While there he married a South American 
woman of great energy, who became his. companion in 
all his dangers by sea and land. In a subsequent war 
with Buenos Ayres, by his skill and bravery he saved 
Montevideo from capture. Iii 1848 Garibaldi returned to 
Europe, and was soon in command among the repiibli- 
Mns in Italy, who had expelled the Pope and were striv- 
mg to establish a new government. With the greatest 
heroism he fought the French and Austrians who joined 
to restore the ancient dynasty, until lie was overpowered 
by numbers, and compelled to flee in disguise Durino' 
these disasters his wife died, and he was left almost 
New Italy, he came to 
New York, and supported himself by making candles in 
a factory on Staten Island. Next he resumed his former 
occupation as sailor, made several voyages in the Pacific, 
and finally returned in command of a Peruvian hark. 
Then being invited to return to his native city, Nice, he 
lived there in retirement until the breaking out of the 
war with Austria, in which he engaged wita his usual 
resolution and spirit, and contributed largely to the suc¬ 
cess of the Italian arms, and the establishment of \ictor 
Emanuel upon the throne. Now we find him moving 
again for the deliverance of the Roman States from the 
government of the Pope, and the eyes of the world are 
upon him. Whatever may be his success in this enter¬ 
KAiL-ROAD RIDE. — Engravedfor the Ameri 
prise, his fame is secure, and his name will be remem¬ 
bered as one of the most unselfish and heroic of patriots. 
Hiittle “ TTot.” 
A correspondent to the American Ag^'iculturist writes: 
“ I once knew a little fellow whose real name was ‘Oba- 
diah,’ hut Mdio, having a decided objection to that name, 
insisted on being called ‘ Tot.’ He had a wise little head 
full of queer thoughts, and used, when a very little fellow, 
to ask very odd questions. He was about five years old 
when I one day took him out to ride. We had a very 
pleasant drive over a quiet country road, and ‘ Tot ’ who 
was a city child, little accustomed to country life or 
scenes, sat drinking in the beauty of the landscape with¬ 
out a word until he broke out Avith an abrupt ‘ Hello 1’ 
"Well, Totty,’ said I. ‘ I say, do’os sheepses hairs grOAV 
on trees V He had noticed tufts of avooI Avhich had been 
left by gome passing flock of sheep, on the thorns of a 
hedge opposite us. I explained the matter to him and 
told him Avhat windfalls those bits of wool were to the 
little birds Avbo Avove from them warm linings for their 
n«sts. Tot said no more, but appeared very thoughtful. I 
had business to transact in a neighboring toAAm, and it AAms 
quite dark before Ave returned. It Avas a beautiful night, 
and the heavens shone Avith stars. ‘ I say,’ exclaimed 
Totty, pointing his chubby hand upAvard as be uttered 
liis favorite phrase, ‘ I say, Uncle James, I knoAVS Avhat 
stars is.’ ‘ You are a Avise infant. Tot,’ I replied. ‘Per¬ 
haps you Avill condescend to enlighten your uncle on 
the subject?’ ‘I knoAvs what stars is,’ repeated Tot, 
disdaining to notice AA'hat I said. ‘ ’Cause you see tlie 
great big sun he goes clean 
across the sky and some of 
him sticks to the rough 
places like the sheepses hairs 
sticks to the tree, and ’ con¬ 
cluded Totty triumphantly, 
‘ them’s stars, them is.’ Tot 
has signed the pledge. He 
can just Avrite enough to 
Avrite his name, hut he in¬ 
sisted on signing AA'ith the 
rest of the family, and sign 
he did. One of the farm 
hands, (for Tot now lives in 
the country), aaRo had signed 
it, Avent on a journey into 
the I'oAvlauds along the lake 
shore Avhere the farm is situ¬ 
ated. While returning he 
became very thirsty and call¬ 
ed for a glass of Avater at a 
house by the Avayside. He 
was told that the AA'ater in 
the Avell had been spoiled by 
a large piece of meat Avbich 
had accidentally fallen into it 
but that he was Avelcome to 
a glass of cider. Being very 
thirsty indeed, he so far for¬ 
got himself as to drink it. 
When he returned home he 
related the circumstance. 
When he had finished, Tot, 
Avitli his eyes filled with tears 
came up to his knee and 
said: ‘I say, Phil., hoAV far 
AA'as you from the lake ?’ ‘ A 
full ten mile,’ said Philip, 
looking a little conscience- 
stricken. ‘ Well, Phil.,’ said 
the child, with a tremor in 
his voice, ‘ I’d have Avalked 
there and back again ’fore 
I’d a broken the pledge.’ ” 
A BiillyMelsBiked. 
The Springfield Republi¬ 
can relates the folloAving as 
having occurred in a railroad 
car in Massachusetts. As 
the train AA'as about starting, 
a Avell dressed, gentlemanly 
appearing, but very black 
man came in and took a va¬ 
cant seat beside a AA'liite man. 
The latter at once sprang up 
and, Avitli an oath,exclaimecl. 
Do you suppose I am go¬ 
ing to sit by a nigger?” 
Then pushing rudely past he 
sought another place in the 
seat Avith a young student 
Avho AAms just returning home 
from his uniA’ersitj% He had 
'ican Agriculturist. no sooner taken his neAV 
place than the young man 
sprang up, saying, “Do yon-suppose I AA'ill sitAvith you ?” 
and AAYnt and sat doAAui by the colored man. “ Would 
you rather sit by a nigger than a AA'hite man ?” shouted 
the enraged iudiAddual aaRosg company he had left. “ I 
lu’efer to sit Avith a gentleman,” replied the student. 
‘■Dojmu say I’m not a gentleman?” quickly asked the 
other. “ Gentlemen do not use profane language, neither 
do they insult people on account of their color,” Avas the 
aiiSAver. You shall be taken care of, you impudent 
young jackanapes,” said the first speaker shaking his 
fist menacingly. “I AA'ill take care of him,” quietly re¬ 
marked tlie colored man, Avho until this time, had re¬ 
mained silent. The tone of A'oice AA'as so full of mean¬ 
ing, and the poAverful frame of the speaker so full of 
muscle, that the bully at once sneaked quietly into liis 
seat, to digest as best lie might liis inglorious defeat and 
the unconcealed scorn of his felloAV-travelers. It is to ho 
hoped that he learned the lesson that to he a gentleman. 
one must do something more than merely assume 
ihe name; actions speak much louder than words. 
