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HOOKE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
We enter another room through an open being opened, what was their astonishment on plained that he had come to make a personal 
door, where a little family are gathered at beholding a likeness of the handsome stranger, acquaintance. She answered him with modesty 
their meal. There sits Alice, the sunbeam of simply labeled Marnot —the second, a hand- and S ood sense, telling him that their inter- 
the household ; and Peter, a fine, strong man some,'richly dressed lady-the third, a dark ^became more totimaMykT™to each 
in the prime of life, who has lived in sunshine haired, beautiful girl, with her father’s eyes— other. They conversed long and pleasantly, 
so many years, that his face glows with a the fourth a little boy, and there was the same and, he soon found himself admiring her voiced 
secondary light. There are six little pairs of proud curl of the lip, and bold brow, of a boy which was soft and sweet; and before he left, 
hands and feet, and six little happy faces, who was now vividly remembered by them all. her winning manner had so charmed him, that 
Ilowyour heart warms for this happy family, Alice looked into Peter’s eyes and met a ^ iff their^intocourfe ^ontinuedfort 
as they dispose of their plain yet plentiful confirmation of her suspicions, and they felt week, at the expiration of which time he made 
meal. Look out the window. A couple are that their lost brother was rich, and honored, her an offer of his heart and hand. 
For Moore’8 Rural New-Yorker. 
“PADDLE THINE OWN CANOE.” 
When sailing on a placid lake, 
Near tlie protecting shore, 
Thou’lt trust an inexperienced hand 
To lightly ply the oar ; 
But if, perchance, dark tempests rise, 
And land be far from view, 
Thou’lt grasp the oar with all thy mij 
And “ paddle thine own canoe.” 
Thus while, ’neath childhood’s sunny sky, 
Thy tiny bark may glide, 
Kind hands may ply the oar for thee 
And loving hearts may guide ; 
But when thy childhood’s seas are passed, 
There’s work for thee to do, 
For loving friends must leave thee then 
To “ paddle thine own canoe.” 
Has wealth a powerful charm for thee? 
Woulds’t call the treasure thine? 
Success will vig’rous efforts crown. 
And gold for thee will shine ; 
But thou thyself must win the prize ; 
Others may aid ’tis true, 
But others too the gold might grasp, 
So “paddle thine own canoe.” 
Does Glory lure thee ? would’st thou climb 
The topmast round of Fame ? 
And there in burning letters write, 
Whore all might read, thy name 1 
Toil hard ; and should’st thou fail at first 
Again thy toil renew ; 
For fame will bless thee only when 
Thou’lt “ paddle thine own canoe.” 
Thy childhood passed thou’lt glide no more 
’Neath cloudless, sunny skies, 
But on a stormy sea must sail 
Where billows oft will rise; 
And should’st thou trust another guide, 
That guide might prove untrue— 
Thou must thyself the pilot bo, 
Must “ paddle thine own canoe.” 
Nunda, Feb., 1865. NETTIE. 
meal. Look out the window. A couple are that their lost brother was rich, and honored, 
sauntering arm in arm up the path to the and happy. The old man looked at each one, 
door. “ There comes Polly and the school- but said never a word. 
master!” exclaimed Peter, the younger, and qq ie < 
six pairs of mischievous eyes are turned in- NVintcr 
d happy. The old man looked at each one, She hesitated ere she replied, but smilingly 
it said never a word. asked, “ have you so far overcome your aver- 
mi q ,, ~ , ,, sion to red hair and a crooked form as to wish 
The Spring, the Summer, the Autumn, the to make me your wife? „ 
inter. The church bell tolls as the signal He replied that he loved her, and cared not 
six pairs oi mismiev ous eves are rurnea in- Winter. The church bell tolls as the signal He replied that he loved her, and cared not 
quisitney in t lat irection. t hey linger 0 f the passing of another soul from the shades what was the color of her hair, so long as she 
among the flowers, and Alice looks fondly and There is a gathering at the old weather- would consent to be his. An answer was 
proudly at them, as their low tones in conver- beaten church _ a turning family assemble F ° A Tf beglV6n w the fol !° wing 
sation creep over the casement. around the remains of their honored sire An P^end Harrv « •*’ ° Q ^ 
We cross the haU and enter the west end of are there save one. The minister had com- his beloved, but wL greatly surpSeYt^be 
said building, which is appropriated by Josiah, menced the service, when a gentleman and received by one so like, and yet so unlike her 
Jr., and his wife, taimer Higgins eldest lady, dressed in the deepest mourning, enter 1 ° whom he had been paying his court. There 
daughter, Sally. There sits Sally, now a and take their seats with the mourners— f f,® 1b , J S - W6 f Sn ? ile ° n lips i and 
prim matron, straight and trim, and at this Every eve is turned on them and thev recoo- SS? s ¥ ! n he . r hazel eyes, without 
moment employed in darning stockings The nize f n gentleman, Mr. mAxot, much that first' attractedhi* M "fe °H?a!most dollbtd 
floor is faultlessly c can, not a speck of litter bears a resemblance to the boy Abel of for- his senses, until she spoke in her clear, sweet 
anywhere,—every chair set in its proper place, mer days ' tones, when he sprang* forward, and seizing her 
plumb against the wall as though it was After this there * tbe usual amount of hand begged her to explain the mystery. _ 
nailed there, as it might be for all you cculd • • 0 , , „ ,. ... ,. smiled as she said, you must forgive 
discover, and nota soul of them look as though T '■ th0r0 " ghl7 "V ™se, Harry; you said personal beauty had 
they would dare to move one out of its place. “T J he w0nder0rs a ” d "t “"'Tm, ^ “ d - 1 W1Ehed *° R r0Te 
, . ,, ,, , „ .. 1 dulge in their customary exclamations, and 7 0u - * ou see me now in my proper shape 
What is the matter here—all proper, all pass their j ud g me nt individually and collec- and person. Can you love me as well as when 
nice, but one feels ill at ease in these straights f. , ,, ° ., , , I wore specs and a red wig ?” 
backed chairs, with these straight-backed n C ' ’ 011 10 mei 1 ^ an C eme ’ 1 S ^ 10 . e " ne could answer only by gazing admiringly 
_ . . . ..... ppasr'd fmH 1 hnso nt imp. vn rnrfi-pvpH snopipct. ho._-.-.r.-i n _ . . , 
nice, but one feels ill at ease in these straight- 
backed chairs, with these straight-backed 
children sitting so properly with their hands a “ d » f ‘l* vulture-eyed species, upon her graceful little figure, so delicate, yet 
folded, with their straight faces, that were harshly w, th the developments of depravity so spirited and those soft brown curls shading 
i.y.„ o’niliv nf tlua ;mnr n nr'ot in his case, touching lightly on the sunny points Rer face, eloquent with sweetness. 
f Trinl-lincr with l snfile whcn Ttf P ^ thrown out in relief,-but thou, friend thou Harry was of course enchanted. The sequel 
of wrinkling with a smile, when sitting in . T ... e , . , . may be guessed. Harry is a firm believer m 
state, as on this occasion, in the presence of forbear our judgments, remember- rhfenologv. 1 
Ifioir „™,f. ln S ll ls written, “ V ho art thou that judgest ........ 
Harry was of course enchanted. The sequel 
may be guessed. Harry is a firm believer in 
jiff's 34 SSML&. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
THE GUNDY FAMILY. 
A NOVEL WOOING. 
It was on the return of Mr. F., a lecturer 
on Phrenology, to the city of B., that one 
by melva may. 
their parents. 6 ’ v uiau juugwt 
(V/T> ♦ £ t (A'/!> How relieved one feels when one gets back % nei ghb or l _ /( pvi*. 
s §, mm . a novel wooing. wHtt mar | m, 
q U } re after Tiieophilus. The old man shakes T ,, , „ , r T t f a ” '* ..... 
WIf . ^ ^ . i • , r, , , . It was on the return of Mr. F., a lecturer FAMTT,Y tahc; 
Ins grey hairs and Peter smiles, but Alice on Phrendogy, to the city of B., that one RA MILY JA BS. 
I HE GUlND 1 r AMIL Y. looks sad and sighs. She tells us the story, morning, Harry G. entered his study, and af- Jars of jelly, jars of jam, 
- but it would be too long in its details,—we ter some desultory conversation, commenced Jars of potted beef and ham, 
by melva may. must necessarily condense. looking over some phrenological charts, that Jars of early gooseberry nice, 
rr , h U-; , To cut it short, he came home, gave his ah were arranged before him. While thus en- Jars of mincemeats, jars of spice, 
[Concluded from last week.] . 6 gaged, he noticed One ot the head of Miss Jars of orange marmalade, 
Old Time drops his curtain over the heads tentl .°, n ^ i agricu turc ’ a f d s f racd a y° uth of Emily B., of C., copiously marked. He ex- ; rars °J cordiaI eklcr wino - 
of our friends the Gundy family and the conSidera > e P romise » when, by a rare chance, amined it, and became much interested, as it ars cf hoMy, superfine.,— 
he r ed the life f a , 7 ealthy r c ^ s describcd person of A an , w m -2 d, M d “rsr rethese 
t ^ daughter, a most melancholy event for him, as, superior character. As he laid it aside, Mr. _ , , , _ 
ibis fine road, leading from Boston, goes • -j ... A , tj <3aid • 
directly through Soubtown. Spriug is d re p- The person there described I m et during 
tif “‘ “? “ d ^^ -- = ;,. . E ': y 
ii. r - i v , ’, r a devotion scarce less fervent than a worshiper consider her quite a model of female worth. I tell jou God is everywhere. 
u ri n s, anc mai ic oo steps a ^. y ie gkr i ne 0 f a temple. She deceived and She possesses all the qualities for a good wife , pU 1 ’ nei tber. 
of progress and experience. jilted him, though he would not quite despair and mother.” ^ beU f : mother says so.” 
a a _; „ „i^„. tt_ J ... . ° L . J. ir—„ „„„ „ -Don t care it she does. He ’aint m that 
adlit rnttr ihunor. 
FAMILY JAES. 
Jars of jelly, jars of jam, 
Jars of potted beef and ham, 
Jars of early gooseberry nice, 
Jars of mincemeats, jars of spice, 
Jars of orange marmalade, 
Jars of cordial elder wine, 
Jars of honey, superfine,— 
Would tbe only jars wore these 
That occur in families. 
of progress and experience. 
The day is drawing to a close 
“ —-6 - - — Heaven’s until she became the wife of another, men v ”yr - j — 6 --“■?*- w ; re ” [uointino- un to the telesranh 1 
softest, mellowest tints are on the sky. Earth’s he seemed to lose all love of life, yet still lived ^al powers, which had been improved by tha U ail if hoiieH” P ^ P 
most delightful blending of light and shade is 0 n, aimless, objectless, alone, and secluded as spice^f romance hi his disposition, and was a T his rather staggered his little reveren 
YlVV t bn fiol/lo Thn In 1 l+r.-rvo r»rv lYlAmnn* titJIi i -i l . o . • .1 1 . ... , A - . . o 1 nvrr tyv omnn ic Knt tt 
N6w, Harry was a young man of fine intel- 
cussed as follows, in our hearing, a day or two 
since : 
“ I tell you God is everywhere.” 
“ ’Aint, neither.” 
“ I know better : my r mother says so.” 
“ Don’t care if she does. Ife ’aint in that 
most delightful blending of light and shade is on, aimless, objectless, alone, and secluded as 
on the fields. The hill-tops are glowing with muck as possible from society, 
the sun s last parting kiss. Around us are Poor fellow ! vve exclaimed—poor fellow !— 
familiar objects yet chouged. The weather- ™ tperhapshe wuW have been more to be 
beaten church looks older, and still less in itM had he been connected for life t0 olie 
keeping with the thrift of the community. . .. 
rena.v a debt of eratitude. Wn 
firm believer in Phrenology. He depended on 
Poor fellow ! vve exclaimed—poor fellow!— that science mainly to give him an insight into “^°® d l!j lumpliant Smi!c ht up hlS faCe as he 
v, , , . . the character of her who he should choose as a ' 
yet perhaps he would have been more to be a rtner for life 
pitied had he been connected for life to one fp be ] a( ] y in question seemed to possess all 
who could thus repay a debt of gratitude. We tht.se qualifications which he had been so long 
-|-|- -I 1 . , — O — v UUVy OY/ Vl ill VIA AHuy XI CAVA A7V^UL CVJ 1VJ1 ^ 
mean ere a new ouse, lere and there a kaye ag muck sympathy as any one for the seeking for ; and a most novel idea entered 1Ilg ’ l earn wisdom. 
new barn, and old ones toppling into ruin. 
The road winds up to the top of the hill, and 
there, there on the hill opposite, is the square, 
two-story, red house, in Gundy possession,— 
the same, yet not the same. 
What fairy has wrought so wondrous a 
change, and wreathed that bare, bleak hill 
with flowers ? Is it an illusion of fancy ? No. 
Bon Mot. —A married lady who has many 
victims of a coquette, but we may differ from his mind. He determined to write to her, and 
some as to who those victims are. state llis ideas u P on tlie subject of matrimony; Bon Mot—A married lady who has many 
acquaint her with the circumstances of seeing admirers was in company recently, where the 
My dear, forbearing friend be patient! Our the chart of her head, and request a corres- marriage tie was the subject of conversation, 
>ry is almost ended. We can take but one pondence with the view, that if it resulted in and a pleasant sparring arose between her hus- 
story is almost ended. 
or two more hasty glances at our acquaintan- the mutual satisfaction of both parties, they band, also present, and herself. 
ces, and then bid them farewell forever. 
should meet, and if they could love, should | “ Ah! ” she exclaimed at length, “ you do 
change, and wreathed that bare, bleak hill , marry. He acted accordingly, and requested not think so highly of the hymeneal knot as I 
withfiowera? Is it an illusion of fancy ? No. The Summer was Mmg into Autumn-tbe „ r M r. P. a note to the My, stating the sin- do!” 
That clambering honey-snckle gives evidence the harves -the day eerity of his motives and the respectability of “ Yes I do," lie replied “ and it is only when 
„ , ., / .. .• ... . was sinking into night, and a troubled night his character ; which he enclosed in his letter, you wish to make it a double-BEMj knot that 
of as much consrderate attention as did the R ])r “ mise of beiag . tbe c|oud? „° ere and forwarded. He waited for a week in a I object to it.” 
beets and cabbages of yore; it is luxuriant 
and beautiful, forming a rude arbor ; see, the 
lowering gloomily, one heaving, curling, dark 
state of feverish anxiety ; but at length an an¬ 
swer came, and the lady granted his request. 
twining the young shoots. She looks older, 
their serried edges, till they seemed some vast good sense. The lady stipulated for six months’ 
city, with fire flashing on a thousand domes correspondence, after which they were to meet. 
true, but time has touched her so lightly that V • , A , q , , . Emm this time thev wrote reoularlv nnnn JLtHsIi soldier bailed m a contemptuous tone, 
she seems none the less fair Here everveven and minarets, and the thunder s sullen booming From this time they wiote legulaily, upon « wkence came ye, brother Jonathan?” The 
she seems none the ess lair. Here, every even- ev ery moment grew louder, until it shook the various topics ; but the personal appearance boatswain retorted, “ straight from Bunker 
mg, when other labors are ended, she is found . , , ef . ,, of each was never once the subiect ot allusion. h;h 6 
among her flowers. This beautiful vine is her Ca . r t b ’ ^ traveler of fine appearance gave the Harry’s high opinion of his fair correspondent HtU ’ _____ 
chief treasure • it dranes the window nF Lor rein t0 11S nob e s ^ ecd ’ and (kVS ie< ^ U P tbe blP was enhanced upon the reception of every let- , . . „ ~ . 
. , to the Gundy house, just as the first great ter, until he become thoroughly in love with During the trial of Green, a lady pointed 
own pnva ro m , 1 c us ering eaves and dr0 p S 0 f ra i n f e [] to the earth. He craved a his incognita; and he began most earnestly to out one oi the leading counsel lor the defence 
scarlet blossoms look more beautiful to her • L, , ,, 3 3 . , ^ , inno-fm-tLo ovnirotion of l;« nmlntinn Tt to another as the prisoner. “ Boor man,” said 
_night’s shelter, and was admitted into Peter’s [ ^§}_ovthe ex^imtion ^ his probation It <( B . 
own private room; its clustering leaves and 
scarlet blossoms look more beautiful to her 
scarlet blossoms look more beautiful to her nigh t’ s shelter, and was admitted into Pethi’s 1oi >S fo 1 ”*® expiration of his probation. It JEtlfL. w 
than would velvet tapestry overhung with fa “ „ He wa3 richl drcsscd ond 0 , noble was with a beating heart that he took his seat ^ {Tpoison h& rtte to 
finest antique lace, and its perfumed breath . J , . ,, ,, , , . . . . in the cars of the Railroad which was to con- a iiomu creaiuie no is to poison ins wne 111 
sweeter to Ler than tho rarest combtoaS “fl . h _‘“ a vey him to the city of C„ where his fair inam- «*r to get another.” 
tt„j, 1 + t. • • •ii.s. i CU P ^ ea > ^at tlieie v\ as an expression in his orata resided. ' 1 ' ’ - 
Hark !—there is a juvenile shout, and 
great black eyes that reminded her of some- Now the question was to be solved, could A strictly religious man laid by, for Sun- 
ness progress of St. Paul, Minnesota. 
A fellow was once asked what inference he 
a troop of children rush out, their merry thing long, long ago,—but’twas a silly thought, she love him? He was not handsome, in the day reading, an article he found in’his New 
laughter ringing on the night air. They are and Q0 gke S p Urned jt What a strange inter- common acceptation of the word, yet he had York Mirror, headed, The rise and progress 
Gundys of the third generation. the kind stranger took in Httle Angeline. an inte ! ligent countenance a dark expressive of St. Paul.” But on taking it up to read, 
In the long kitchen, the wide fire-place is He sa id he had a little «rl at home lust about T’ ^ & g ° ( ° d bgUrG ; Uu he ^ found lfc WaS an P ^ to ” ca 1 1 U count ot the bu81 ‘ 
lie saiu ne nauaiiiucgin ai iiomt, ju. i aoout ad vantages ol person or station, in his anxiety ness progress of St. Paul, Minnesota. 
filled with a crackling, ruddy glow. I here are her size, and her name was Ally, and that she' to create a good impression. He never once _^ _ 
11 IookcJm,lch likc 5 er, only her bair and eyes asked if she were beautiful; forhe felt, if she A fellow was ouce asked what inference he 
night is warm, for the blood of age is thin and were black instead of golden brown, (he thought ™> positively ugly, lie could love. After CQnld dl . aw from the u . xt in Job _„ And 
cold. In one sits an old woman, who is very tke go iden brown more beautiful,) and he gave ahg l d ing , at a s ^ at , 10n ’ a ' 1< ! a walk 01 a , ^ asses snuffed up the wind.” « Well,” he re¬ 
infirm. There is a motion of her palsied hand, her a rich gold chain, and told her his name WntiM cottTae which' bore^rlwof taste plied ’ “ the 0nly inference tbat 1 can draw is 
and an expression, or rather a want of ex- K as Mxnxor, and that his little Ally would anTSe^S’ito occupant! Se knocM ,Ws -,‘ iat 1 d *» a !?”S «””= Wove "’ey 
pression in her watery eyes, that tells you the ]j ke to see her very much. And then how and it seemed to him his heart knocked full as, W0U g!tm a Up0n 1 
mind is more infirm than the body. It is not strangely interested he seemed, as he adroitly loudI y against his breast, as his knuckles ( T) " . a al . , 
strange,foritneverhadanystrengthtoboastof. drew out all the particulars of their family 
opened, our lover-hero was greeted with an un- 
In the other sits an aged man. Time has history. ’Twas strange, they thought, but expected sight of a diminutive crooked form, a read and his clerk couldn’t; another which his 
marked him heavily ; he is but a wreck of Mr. never suspected that he could be more to them pair of spectacles, and red hair, which were the clerk could read and he couldn’t ; and a third 
Josiaii B. Gundy of former days. Yet look than a stranger. Then there was something principal features in the tout ensemble of his which neither he, his clerk nor anybody else 
again; you can’t help liking the expression of strangely tender in his voice as he addressed fair receiver. Now, red hair was Henry’s could rea d. 
his countenance better than of yore. There is the old man, and he gazed at him as though 
a little girl of five or six summers, sitting on he would impress every lineament in his memo- 
his knee. Did you ever see a fairer child ?— ry. The morning came, and the stranger de- 
’tis Alice’s sweet face, only fairer and sweeter, parted. 
What a careless grace in her curling hair!— The Autumn waned into Winter, the Winter 
What a fountain of love in her beautiful eyes ! softened into Spring, and there were buds and 
The old man is listening to her prattle, and blossoms, and songs of birds. An anxious 
Id man, and he gazed at him as though version. The lady for such she evidently ap- . . .--- 
., . . . .. ° peared, conducted him into a pretty parlor, Banks in Arkansas manage business in 
mid impress every lineament m his memo- wkere nius i c and books showed the taste of the rather a primitive manner. Some one writes 
Ihe morning came, and the stranger de- f a j r owner. After a short scrutiny, Harry there, that before he could get a fifty dollar 
turned to the odd little figure beside him, and note discounted, he had to deposit as “ collat- 
requested to see Miss B. 
“ She is before you,” said his companion. 
He was thunderstruck, and stood gazing at 
Lp nalla Lat a rxrn & TTo „ ’ , ... , . ,, , ’ . ‘ her without motion, but at length collected his Nothing is called a Dinna Ken. In French 
i * . ms scarce less little ciicle gathered round, a,-, they eagerly sca tt e r e d wits, and tried to commence a con- the words are said to be Sait Rein. InDutch, 
a child than she, and tis beautiful to see the exclaimed—“ What, four bundles for mother ! versation “ under difficulties.” He introduced Nix fusheta. In Choctaw, Chick a ma-fena. 
extremes of life linked in such harmony. are they bundles of letters, mama ?” The first himself as her unknown correspondent, and ex- In the original Arabic, Phe-phi-pho-phum. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
ACROSTICAL ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 23 letters. 
My 1, 5, 6, 7,18,11 is the name of a sea bird. 
My 2, 6, 12, 10 is the Mandingo name of I. 
My 3, 6, 23, 21, 7 is an edible root. 
My 4, 5, 15 is what tanners use. 
My 5, 17,18, 19 is the name of a man in the 
Bible. 
My 6, 16, 8, 19 is a useful article. 
My 7, 23, 19, 18 is a river in Africa. 
My 8, 19, 19, 2, 22, 21, 23, 14 is the name of 
one of the United States. 
My 9, 18, 5, 22, is a delicious vegetable. 
My 10, 22, 11 is the name of an insect. 
My 11, 8, 12, 5, 22 is the name of an ancient 
nation. 
My 12, 18, 19, 19 is the name of a Swiss 
peasant. 
My 13, 1, 15, 2, 11, 18 is what matches do. 
My 14, 13, 7, 10 is the name of a mountain 
in Asia. 
My 15, 16, 14,11, 18 is one of the five senses. 
My 16, 1, 6, 18, 14, 14 is a woman’s name. 
My 17, 5, 12, is a winged quadruped. 
My 18, 4, 5, 19, 23, 6,18 is a woman’s name. 
My 19, 5, 6, 18 is a narrow passage. 
My 20, 3, 6, 18 is a circle round the earth. 
My 21, 19, 2, 4, 5 is a girl’s name. 
My 22, 3, 4, 18, 19 is a style of writing. 
My 23, 17, 18, 14 is a place in Pennsylvania. 
My whole the name of an enterprising trav¬ 
eler and discoverer. s. a. p. 
gif 3 Answer next week. 
For the Rural New-Yorker. 
PUZZLE. 
From six take nine, 
From nine take ten, 
From forty take fifty 
And six will remain. 
Answer next week. 
WHO WEARS THE RING ? 
A very interesting entertainment for an 
evening party of young people, illustrating the 
use of figures and the three first principles of 
arithmetic, may be shown to a circle of friends 
by any young gentleman or lady who will 
learn the following simple rule. We should 
premise that the problems to be solved are 
these :—Who wears a certain ring ? On what 
finger is it? Which joint of that finger does 
it encircle ? All that are in the game are to 
be seated in a row, and each individual is to 
pass by the name of a number ; beginning at 
the top with one, two, three, and so on. The 
person who is to tell where the ring is must 
now leave the company, and, on his return, to 
the cry of “ ready,” a number is given to him, 
say 982, and from it he is to calculate the ex¬ 
act position of the ring. The number given 
must be found thus :—Suppose the number of 
the person who has the ring is 7 ; double it ; 
that will be 14 ; add 5; it will then be 19 ; 
multiply this by 5, and you will have 95 ; to 
this add the number of the finger that tbe 
ring is on, say the third ; 95 and 3 is 98. To 
these figures put the last figure, or number of 
the joint the ring is round, say the second joint; 
98 and the figure 2 put in front will make the 
sum equal to 982. You must now make the 
call “ready!” and when the “clever man” 
appears, the supposed number 982 is given to 
him as the position of the ring. It’s exact 
place he finds by being “ in the secret,” that 
from whatever number thus obtained he is to 
substract 250. Now this number being taken 
from 982 leaves 732, indicative of the rings 
position, viz., on No. 7, 3d finger, 2d joint. 
>t think so highly of the hymeneal knot as I Answer to Algebraic Problem in No. 7.—• 
l! ’’ . . 52, 26, 13, 103. 
“ Yes I do,” he replied, “ and it is only when , , n , x • vr *7 m j.- j 
i . _i ,, , Answer to Cryptograph m No. 7.—Two tired 
»u wish to make it a double- beau knot that , , L . , , ,, , ,. 
object to it ” travelers tried to trace their track through the 
_ ( i _ 1 1 _ tangled thickets of Thorold. They twisted 
m c , * • , . , , . twenty-two times through the trees, till they 
e river Thames, after the peace, attracted ‘ >e”Sh‘ that they d turned towards the town, 
eat nnmbers to see the stars and stripes. A lh0 tllC >' thirty times through the 
•itish soldier hailed in a contemptuous tone, thickets > heading through thirty-three thou- 
vhence came ye, brother Jonathan?” The sand thistles > the y turned towards Timothy 
'atswain retorted, “straight from Bunker Tibbits, thinking there that they’d tarry till 
ill /” tea time. 
During the trial of Green, a lady pointed MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
t one of the leading counsel for the defence IC ,.. . 
another as the prisoner. “ Poor man,” said „ p nrTTP o „ v 
g latter, “ how bad he looks ; but then what 1 . D. 1. M0 0UK, liO CHESTLR, N. L 
lorrid creature he is to poison his wife in Office in Burns’ Block, cor. Buffalo and State Sts. 
ler to get another.” - 
-t . ..».»- terms, in advance : 
A STRICTLY religious man laid by, for Sun- Subscription —$2 a year —$1 for six months. ToClubs 
y reading, an article he found in his New and Agents as follows : ~' 1 ’ llreo c °P ies ono ye ar . for $5; 
irk Mirror, headed, “ The rise and progress Six Copies (andone to Agcntor getterup of club,)for$10; 
r) i ,, -r> i , , . & , Ten Copies (and one to Agent,) for $15, and any additional 
St. Paul. But on taking it up to read, number> at tho same rat0 . As wo are obliged to pre-pay 
ind it was ail historical account Ot the busi- tho American postage on papers sent to the British Proy- 
5S progress ol St. Paul, Minnesota. inccs, our Canadian agents and friends must add 25 cents 
-^ «■ •» ^ - per copy to the club rates of the Rural. 
A FELLOW was once asked what inference he t *** ™c PO,ta g e on the Rural is hut 3* cents per quar- 
u j c T , „ . , ,, ter, payable in advance, to any part of the State (except 
aid draw from the text in Job- And the Mo ; roe County) where ’ it goes fre0)) _ anU 6> , c ' ent s to 
>GS snuffed up the Wind. Well, he re- a ny other section of the United States, 
ed, ‘‘the only inference that I can draw is Advertising. — Brief and appropriate advertisements 
S, that it would be a long time before they will be inserted at $1,50 per square,, (ton linos, or 100 
raid grow fat upon it.” words,) or 15 cents per line—(the circulation . 
__of the Rural New-Yorker is t sove^ jbpju^aflil 
. T , , . . ..iii ii than that of any other Agricultural or similar journal m 
A British banister v rote three hands all eitber America or Europe. Patent medicines, .etc., wiff 
terent. lie wrote one hand which he could not he advertised in this pape^ on any j ( erms. ., 
•d and his clerk couldn’t; another which his >6®-All communications, and business letters, should 
rk could read and he couldn’t; and a third be addressed to D. D. T. Moore, Rop&es^rj ii. y 
ich neither he, his clerk nor anybody else 7. rj,’,. 
lid read. The Wool Grower and stock Registpr is the only 
_ t i t _ American j ournal devoted to the Wool and Stock Growing 
ri . . . ... Interests. It contains a vast amount of useful and relia- 
DANKS 111 Alkansas manage business^ in information not given in any other work, and should 
her a primitive manner, borne one writes bo in the hands of Every Owner of Domestic Animals, 
re, that before he could get a fifty dollar whether located East or West, North or South. Published 
U discounted, he had to deposit as “collat- monthly in octavo form, illustrated, at only Fifit Cents a 
I s,” two cook-stoves and a cross-cut saw. Volume— two volumes a year. Volume 7 commences 
__January, 1855. Specimen numbers sent free. 
‘ Wiiat’s in a Name ?”■—A Scotch Know- Address D ‘ D ‘ T ‘ M00RE ’ Roch< * tor > N - Y - 
'thing is called a Dinna Ken. In French JlR c MoorEj of Gorry; chau. Co., N. Y, is authorised 
words are said to be Sait Kein. In Dutch, t0 act as ^gent for tho Rural New-Yorker, and for tho 
x fusheta. In Choctaw, Chick a ma-fena. wool Grower and Stock Register, in tho counties of 
the original Arabic, Phe-phi-pho-phum. Chautauque and Cattaraugus, N Y., and Warren; Pa. 
This rather staggered his little reverence for 
a few moments, but ere a minute had elapsed, 
“ Well, 1 don’t care, lie’s all around it.” 
How many a skeptic of a much larger 
growth might, out of the mouth of that “ suck- 
and a pleasant sparring arose between her hus- 
“ u UU " U . L11U1 ; iuimi . u s * 1UU< ; UIUUI - Lilu eninff mass with the li^htnimj playino- over ^ ^ — --l—- The first American vessel that anchored in 
leaves stir, Alice is there, her busy fingers ®?" g I . x-,, !, S P . y ° The letter breathed the spirit ot modesty and the ri q'hames after the Deace attracted 
. ... . -. . J b their serried edffes. till thev seemed some vast n-n^.i oonen r riin lorlxrfnv giy , J f _ * ^ ^ 
great numbers to see the stars and stripes. A 
British soldier hailed in a contemptuous tone, 
“whence came ye, brother Jonathan?” The 
wrote one hand which he could 
erals,” two cook-stoves and a cross-cut saw. 
“ Wiiat’s in a Name ?” — A Scotch Know- 
