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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL. LITERAM AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
MHDBHB 
A HOME PICTURE. 
BY PI! AN CHS D. GAGE. 
Ben Fisher had finished his hard day’s work, 
'““ And he sat at his cottage door ; 
His good -wife, Kate, sat by his side, 
And the moonlight danced on the floor — 
The moonlight danced on (he cottage floor, 
Her beams were as clear and bright 
As when he and Kate, twelve years before. 
Talked love in her mellow light. 
Ben Fisher had never a pipe of clay, 
And never a dram drank he ; 
So he loved at home with his wife to stay, 
And they chatted merrily ; 
Eight merrily chatted they oh the while, 
Her bahe slept on her breast, 
While a cherub rogue, with a rosy smile 
On a father’s knee found rest. 
Bex told her how fast his potatoes gew, 
And the corn in the lowest field ; 
And the wheat on the hill was grown to seed 
And promised a glorious yield ; 
A glorious yield in the harvest time, 
And his orchard was doing fair : 
His sheep and his stock were in their prime, 
His farm all in good repair. 
Kate said that her garden looked beautiful, 
Her fowls and her calves were fat; 
That the butter that morning that Ton my churned 
Would buy him a Sunday bat; 
That Jenny 'or Pa a new shirt had made, 
And that too by the rule ; 
That Neddy the garden could nicely spade; 
And Ann was ahead at Schcol. 
Ben slowly passed his toil-worn hand 
Through his locks of greyish brown — 
“ I tell you, Kate, what I think,” said he, 
“ We’re the happiest folks in town.” 
“ I know,” said Kate, “ that we all work hard,— 
Work and health together, I’ve found ; 
For there’s Mrs. Bell does not work at all, 
And she’s sick the whole year round. 
“ They’re worth their thousands, so people say, 
But I never saw them happy yet ; 
’Twouid not be me that would take their gold, 
And live in a constant frer, 
My humble home has a light within, 
Mrs. Bell’s gold could not buy, 
Six healthy children, a merry heart, 
And a husband’s love-lit eye.” 
I fancied a tear was in Ben’s eye — 
The moon shone brighter and clearer, 
I could rot tell why the man should cry, 
But he hitched up to Kate si ill nearer ; 
He leaned his head on her shoulder there, 
And took her hand in his — 
I guess (though i looked at the moon just ther) 
That he left on her lips a kiss. 
tiguiugly enough, in chatting and shopping, 
in shaking hands with old acquaintances, and 
trying to bow gracefully to new introductions, 
and on our return, anrd many expressions of 
satisfaction as our purchases were unrolled 
and exhibited before Mrs. Wilmot and Aunt 
Lucy, the girls forced me to confess that the 
A-merchants and the A-and 0—— 
conductor far surpassed any others in the 
known world. 
“ And so it was, almost daily, for the first 
fortnight of my stay. At one time we called 
on a celebrated dentist for some trifling tooth 
operation. He was an acquaintance of Bell’s, 
and she presented him to me as a friend. He 
was very handsome, and his voice and smile 
captivating to one who could appreciate mu¬ 
sic and sunshine. Eunice, I was amazingly 
pleased with that man. I, who am so fastid- 
I fancied him the impersonation of skill 
WRONG SIDE OUTWARD 
OK, CASHMERE AND CALICO. 
1 S I 
Did I tell you about it, Eunice ?” 
“ About what ?” 
“ My going to the city wrong side out¬ 
ward.” 
“ What do you mean ?” said Eunice. 
“ Oh, I see you never heard the story, sol 
will tell you. Two years ago, I spent a few 
weeks with my friends, the Wilmots, near the 
city of A-. In the family were two 
young ladies who found it necessary to do a 
great deal of shopping, and not a little visit¬ 
ing in the city, and of course patronised the 
railroad connecting their litttle village with 
the * Green Street Depot’ to no trifling extent. 
“ ‘ Now you shall see what a handsome and 
gentlemanly conductor we have on this route,’ 
said Bell Wilmot to me, as I took a luxuri¬ 
ous cushion in a crowded car for a first * mis¬ 
cellaneous’ trip to A-. 
“ ‘ He is my beau-ideal of a conductor,’ 
added Kate ; ‘ let the car be ever so crowded, 
he is sure to find a place for ladies, and never 
objects to our band-boxes and carpet-bags, as 
many ill-natured fellows, dressed in a little 
brief authority, are apt to do; and if bur 
purses are short after a shopping excursion, 
he often’—Kate’s rhapsody was interrupted 
by the starting of the train. 
“ We were whirled off to A—— in about 
twenty minutes, yet I had opportunity to no¬ 
tice that the labelled official was indisputably 
very considerate and attentive, at, all events, 
to our party. He opened the window, which 
was swollen by damp weather, at a look from 
Kate, and ordered a Dutchman, smoking 
meekly upon the platform, into a baggage 
car, at a symptom of faintness from Beil. I 
could but" acknowledge that Fanny Fern 
should add to her list of models a ‘ model con¬ 
ductor,’ taking this one for her original. 
u Arrived at our destination, I was again 
entertained with my friends’ praises of the 
various merchants and milliners they were 
accustomed to patronize. 
“‘I always purchase silks at Weaver’s: 
they are so * conscientious, and never try to 
palm off an inferior article upon a customer. 
At, Mrs. Lassalle’s you will find a superb as¬ 
sortment of gloves and embroideries. The 
proprietress is a reduced French countess, 
and one of the most lady-like persons you ev¬ 
er saw,’ rattled Bell Wilmot. 
“ ‘ And if you wish to buy shoes, be sure 
and call at Marvin’s ; they are so accommo¬ 
dating ; they never make wry faces, if you 
happen to bresk a string, or loosen a clasp, 
or any such trifling accident,’ added Kate. 
“ This was enough, yet if I needed more to 
convince me of the superior excellence of these 
aristocratic shopkeepers, that afternoon s ob¬ 
servation would have furnished it. Ko soon¬ 
er did fbe rich brocades, and crapes, and rib¬ 
bons of the fair Misses Wilmot flutter inside 
a shop-door than every attendant, from pro¬ 
prietor to errand-boy, proceeded to don their 
most obsequious smiles and agreeable deport¬ 
ment. It was not strange, Eunice. The 
young ladies carried heavy purses, and they 
were easily persuaded to lighten them. 
« The afternoon passed pleasantly and fa- 
and benevolence—the head and the heart— 
the means and the end—glorious combination 
for those who set ihemselves up us the world’s 
healers and teachers. He impressed me as 
one of the few to whom science may safely 
commit her priceless treasures, sure that they 
would be used only for the blessing of human¬ 
ity. Ah, Eunice ! I had only seen the silken 
side 1 
“ 1 Pray go on,’ said Eunice. 
“ One rainy morning, I received a letter 
from home, giving notice that my young sis¬ 
ter was about to take a Western tour with a 
friend. ‘ New dresses, of course, are requi¬ 
site,’ wrote my mother, ‘ and I wish you to 
procure and send them immediately.’ rplin " 
followed a list of the articles needed. 
“ This letter had been longer than usual on 
the route; that moment, I knew sister Lib, 
amid a sympathizing conclave of waiting 
milliners, marveled at my long delay. 
“ The articles must be purchased that very 
day, raining as it was, and moreover I must 
go alone ; for Bell and Kate had gone to bed 
with hair in curl-papers, and novels under 
their pillows. Toward noon the rain abated, 
and I notified my friends of my determination 
to go to A-. The young ladies stared 
with astonishment 
“ ‘ To morrow I will be at your service,’ 
said Bell, ‘but not to-day. Why, you’re 
crazy—look at the clouds — you’ll take a 
dreadful cold—don’t get satin striped tissue ; 
it frays shcckiBgly.’ 
“ I dressed, walked to the station, but a few 
rods distant, and found myself half an hour 
too early. Very soon the clouds lowered, 
and rain fell in cataracts. Nevertheless, 
stubbornly adhered to my determination, the 
more stubbornly that I knew the girls would 
ridicule me without mercy if I returned. But 
I looked at my dress, and thought of my bon¬ 
net ; and was thankful that the old brown 
veil I found crumpled in my pocket would 
protect it. My mantilla was of watered silk 
handsomely trimmed, and I remembered a la¬ 
dy told me that water would spot it. How 
foolish I had been to wear it. 
“ Well, Eunice, what do you suppose I did? 
I turned it wrong side outwards! It was 
lined with the usual black muslin, from which 
the gloss had disappeared in spots. I was the 
only occupant of the ladies’ saloon, and en¬ 
joyed the full benefit of an eighLby-ten look¬ 
ing-glass. I glanced in it, and seeing what a 
ludicrous figure my old veil and rusty outer 
garment made in contrast with my fine cash- 
mere traveling dress with its richly trimmed 
basque, the idea of goiDg to the city thorough¬ 
ly disguised, at once presented itself. The 
skirt of my dress was separate from the body 
and I had lined it, for comfort in winter, with 
an old gingham dress, dean and whole, but, I 
must confess, sadly faded. Well, I turned 
this wroDg side outward, also.” 
“You don’t mean that you went to the 
city in that style,” said Eunice 
“ I did, and enjoyed it, too, convinced that 
I was doing a sensible thing. But you shall 
hear. Scarcely was my odd toilet completed 
when the whistle sounded, and drawing the 
thick veil tightly over my face, I made my 
way to the nearest car. And now commenc¬ 
ed the developments. The handsome and gen- 
tlemanly conductor nearly knocked me over 
in the doorway, in his willingness to pioneer 
a lady in blue silk with four flounces, a satch¬ 
el, a hat-box, a parasol, and a lap dog, safely 
out upon the platform. Returning while I 
stood gazing vacantly at the rows of hats and 
boots, none of which moved to relinquish a 
seat in my behalf, the model conductor point¬ 
ed to an uncomfortable corner seat, be:ween 
a black woman with a baby and a white wo¬ 
man with two babies. Of course I accepted 
it, and the cunning pranks of the little Afri¬ 
can made my bard seat endurable. 
“ Well, I reached the city and made my 
way to Weaver’s fashionable store. The 
skie3 were weeping briskly, and I, carrying a 
blue cotton umbrella, probably did not call 
up golden visions to the eyes of the young 
gentleman clerks who lounged upon the count¬ 
ers, or eat with feet elevated. When I in¬ 
quired for ‘ Bilks, tissues, grenadines, any fine 
summer dress goods,’ there was one undivided 
stare. 
“ It would take too much time to tell how 
some strainer silks, and half cotton bareges 
were first produced, and how I eventnaily 
convinced them that I understood their proper 
quality. Suffice it to say, I purchased noth¬ 
ing there, though tempting articles were final¬ 
ly displayed before me, but suited myself at 
less pretentious establishments. 
“Next, to Mrs. Lasalle’s I went, whose 
ginger, boiling hot, a remedy to me infinitely 
worse than the disease. Perhaps Dr. R. 
could name something less objectionable 
“ I rang gently, and was admitted. The 
doctor, who was talking and smoking with a 
dashing young man, glanced at my dress as I 
entered, and without further notice, went on 
with the conversation. Finally, I instituted 
a slight cough, and he turned toward me, with 
‘Well, old lady, what is the matter with 
you?’ 
“ I inquired, in a suffering voice, ‘ the best 
cure for an aching tooth.’ 
“ ! Crooked iron, inarm, applied cold, is the 
best thing, and animal magnetism is next best. 
Ever try it, hey ?’ And The man of science 
winked and grinned to his companion, who in 
turn ejected a quid of tobacco from his 
mouth, quite near my poor gingham skirt, 
and laughed immoderately. In two seconds I 
was in the street, and on my way to the de¬ 
pot, questioning within myself, whether there 
are such qualities yet remaining; in our world, 
as uubought honesty and kmdnees. My 
doub f s were to be removed. The train stood 
at the depot as I came in sight, and I hurried 
my steps lest it should depart without me. 
“ I managed to gain a seat, but had no 
time to purchase a ticket, and when the con¬ 
ductor came, I felt for my porte-monnaie to 
pay the necessary fare. It was gone. An 
exploration of my pocket to its lowest depths 
availed nothing, and I wa3 lost in a dilemma. 
I explained to him, that I should leave the 
cars at the next station, and would there bor¬ 
row the amount. He left me, muttering his 
suspicions that the story was a lie, and went 
his rounds. 
“ Soon after, some one touched my elbow, 
and, on looking round, I was greeted by a 
lank, ragged, uncombed Irishman, who smiled 
and held something toward me. It was my 
porte-monnaie. 
“ ‘ Faith, an’ fcavn’t I been searchin’ the 
cars for ye this blessed while,’ said he ; ‘ sure 
it was meself that saw ye take yer handker¬ 
chief from yer pocket, and send this ere thiDg 
a spinning upon the paving stones. .And ye 
didn’t see Pat Crugan alter ye—faith if 1 
hadn’t been cornin’ the same road, a precious 
hunt ye might have had for it.’ Bless the 
untutored, uncorrupted Irish heart 1 . 
“ And now I was at 0-station ; and 
the sun, though low in the west, was shining 
brightly. I went directly to the ladies’ room, 
and in five minutes emerged therefrom a well- 
dressed lady, with an uncovered bonnet of the 
‘ latest importation.’ As the conductor cross 
ed the platform to give moving orders, I step¬ 
ped up and tendered my fare, saying my purse 
had been found and returned to me. You 
have a vivid imagination, Eunice, if you can 
picture the countenance of that gentleman.” 
“ Did you relate your adventures to the 
young ladies ?” said Eunice. 
“ No, indeed ! When the goods came, they 
were delighted with them, aflizining that ‘ this 
silk came from Weaver’s ; no other merchant 
had anything like it; and this lace from Mrs. 
Lasalle's, they remembered seeing it there!’ 
I kept my own counsel. And now, Eunice, 
what do you think of it all ?” 
“ I think the wisdom you purchased was 
cheap enough, at all events. Yet there is one 
other place to which I wish you had gone.” 
“ And where is that ?” 
“To church ,” said Eunice! —Ohio Farmer 
An insane man writes from the asylum to 
rich friend of his as follows : 
“ Send me three millions of dollars. (As 
to what I want of it, a word in your ears 
privately.) I intend to lay down in every 
street, court, lane, place and alley of Boston, 
10,000 miles of iron main 4 feet in diameter, 
with 12 inch service pipes entering each 
houge; so far so good. Then 1 shall com¬ 
mence at the top of the White Mountains to 
lay a pipe 10 feet in diameter, in the ground 
6 yards deep, from the said White Mountains 
to the main in Boston, which will have been 
already constructed as before remarked; this 
done, 1 shall build a steam engine 718,000 
horse power, and (lean over this way if you 
please, I’m afraid somebody might hear,) force 
the freezing atmosphere from the mountains 
into every house in B. !! There is no mistake 
about this—it’s bound to go ; and when it’s 
finished I mean to buy a pair of boots, and go 
in flat footed for a line of pipes to the tropics, 
to pump hot air into the houses in winter.— 
These little jobs completed, and we will have 
our cool weather in July, and in January it 
shall be warm and comfortable, as it always 
ought to have been. I guess Nature’s jig is 
about up, ain’t it?” 
laces presented me for linen, I will not repeat, 
but must say that they were delivered in a 
very uncountess-like rage, though in excellent 
French. 
“I did not try th* shoe-store that day, 
but in passing Dr. It.’s office, something 
prompted me to enter. I had been amused, 
and not the least disappointed, by my after¬ 
noon’s experiences, but now a little anxiety, 
mingled with much curiosity. I bethought 
me of a nervous toothache that had robbed 
me of sleep for a portion of several nights, 
and which I had sedulously concealed from 
the family, chiefly because Aunt Lucy’s infal¬ 
lible remedy in such cases was whisky and 
THE WIFE WHO BOUGHT LOTTERY TICKETS. 
The following sad circumstance in regard 
to the lottery mania, recently occurred in our 
own city. A poor but industrious mechanic 
had been laboring for years to accumulate 
sufficient money to purchase a homestead for 
himself and family. On returning home each 
Saturday night, he would place his weekly 
salary iu the hands of his wife, and request 
her to lay it by. A few months since, know¬ 
ing that he must have saved a couple of thou¬ 
sand dollars by his hard industry and frugal¬ 
ity, and learning that a piece of property was 
for sale in the upper portion of the city, 
which would be an advantageous investment 
he called upon the owner, and it was offered 
him at- a bargain. Overjoyed with his good 
fortune, he hastened home to his wife, and 
conveyed to her the glad news, and asked her 
for the money to close the purchase. 
But alas ! there was no joyful response in 
the countenance cf his better half; but burst¬ 
ing into tears she wept most bitterly, and re¬ 
fused to be comforted. The husband was as¬ 
tonished and asked for an explanation. With 
head averted, and voice interrupted by heart¬ 
broken sob3, she made known to her husband 
the startling fact—which fell like a thunder¬ 
bolt upon him, crushing his brain, and caus¬ 
ing reason to totter and reel from its throne 
—that she had wasted all his hard earnings 
in the purchase of Havana lottery tickets! 
The vacant stares from the eyes of her bus 
band which met this astounding disclosure, 
plainly showed that he was no longer capable 
of appreciating his loss, but with a maniac 
laugh, he left his home, his wife and little 
ones, never more to return. A few days more 
passed, and his body was taken from the river 
the Coroner held an inquest upon it, and 2 
verdict of “ suicide” informed the public how 
he died; but why he died remained a secret. 
We had this sad narrative from one who 
knew the family well, both in the bright day 
of their prosperity and happiness, and in the 
gloomy night of their misery and wretched 
anathemas upon me^ for detecting the cotton | ^ aQ y a equally melancholy with the 
above, might be told of poor people _ in our 
city, who have for years been spending the 
means they have earned by the sweat of their 
brows, and defrauding their families by the 
purchase of lottery tickets, in the vain hope 
of some day drawing a prize of which there 
is less probability than that they will be 
struck by lightning. Take onr advice 
we 
give it gratis—and don’t purchase lottery 
tickets.— New Orleans Delta. 
Sound and sufficient reason falls, after all 
to the share of but few men, and those few 
men exert their influence in silence. 
SPLENDID PK0JECT. 
Sacks vs. Bags. 
anecdote of an Irishman giving the password 
on the evening before the battle of Fountenoy, 
at the time the great Marshal Saxe was com¬ 
mander. 
“ The password is Saxe—now don’t forget 
it, Pat,” said the Colonel to his Irish servant, 
“ see now you don’t forget it—Saxe.” 
“ Sacks!” quoth Paddy, faith an’ I will not. 
Wasn’t my father a miller, sure ?” 
“ Who goes there?” cried the sentinel as 
Pat approached the post. 
Pat looked as grave as an owl, and in a 
sort of whispered howl, replied,— 
“ Bags, yer honor 1” 
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the following. Says Prof. North, of Hamilton Collego : 
“ Mr. Jackson has distinguished himself in college 
competitions, both as a writer and a speaker. He is 
familiar with French and German, and Is equally well 
versed in the exact sciences and in the ancient classics. 
As a teacher he would exhibit qualities and attainments 
rarely nut with in a graduato of his years. He has al¬ 
ready bad much experience in teaching, and with a 
large measure of success. With my knowledge of his 
quick perception of what is beautiful in art and true in 
science, his manly and generous nature, and his blame¬ 
less character, 1 cannot doubt that parents and patrons 
of schools will find it for their interest to secure his ser¬ 
vices.” JAMES H. HOTCHKIN, Prea’t. 
E. Skinner, Secretary. 
Pr&ttsburgh, Nov. 12, 1865. 306 
MACLUKA! MACLURA! 
OR, OSAGE ORANGE HEDGING. 
8,000,000 OF CHOICE I'UMil —600 bushels ok fresh seed. 
The subscriber now offers for sale tho largest lot of 
plants ever in market. A large portion of them are 
within two miles of tho 1. C. R. R., 40 miles north of 
Bloomington, and the balance near the Peoria branch of 
the O. & R- 1- R- R, consequently my facilities for ship¬ 
ping cannot be heat. Fricos ai the nursery, $2,00 per 
HO. For 50,000 and over, $1,75 ; for 100,0C0 ar t over 
SI,50 ; for 600,000 aud over, $1,25 per 100. Money in 
all oases must accompany the order, or satisfactory ref¬ 
erence given. Prices are so low, that plants are in the 
reach of all persons who want them. 
Wo will havo from 500 to 1,000 bushels of tho best 
quality of fresh seed, and those who want seed cannot do 
better than to purchase of tis. Give us a trial. 
WM. H. MANN, Henry, Marshall Co., Ill. 
P. S*—I expect to raise ten or twelve million plants 
next year. Bear this in mind, thoso that will want 
plants in the future. 306-16t W. H. M. 
IOHABOE GUANO. 
Just received by the brig Wave-Spirit, direct from the 
Ichaboe Islands, a cargo of this Superior Guano (which 
is the first cargo arrived since that brought by the ship 
Shakspeare, in 1845.) This Gueno is now landed in ex¬ 
cellent order, will be sold in lots to suit purchasers.— 
Samples and Analysis will be sent by addressing the 
Agent. As the quantity is small, early application wtff 
be necessary. Farmers who cannot remove what they 
desire, may have It remain on storage until April 1st, 
at 18% ctF. per ton, per month, which includes insur¬ 
ance. Price $40 per. ton of 2,000 fts. 
A. LOiNGETT, Agent, 
304 4t 34 Cliff St., Corner of Fulton, N. Y. 
AGENTS WANTE D— To circulate “ THE 
GREAT WEST,” “ADVENTURES of CELEBRATED TRAV¬ 
ELERS,” ‘ LIFE and DEATH on the OCEAN.” “PICTO¬ 
RIAL PROVERBS,” and other beautifully illustrated, 
rapid-selling works. For circulars, with full particulars 
(if you live west of Buffalo,) address HENRY HOW*, 
No. Ill Main-st., Cincinnati ; if you live east of Buffale, 
HENRY HOWE, No. 102 Nassau-st., (up stairs,) New 
York. 300 81 
WANTED, 500 AGENTS—$1,000 a year made In 
selling “ Young Sam” and “ Eastern War” illustratod— 
just published. Also, other popular works. Address, 
immediately, (stamp enclosed,) American Family Publi¬ 
cation - Establishment, 128 Nassau St., N. Y. 299-6teo 
ANDRE LEROY’S NURSERIES, 
AT ANGERS, FRANCE. 
Ths undersigned begs leave to inform his numerous 
friends and customers that he is now ready to execute 
all orders for Fruit, Forest and Ornamental Trees, Ever¬ 
green Shrubs, Stocks, etc. His collection in particularly 
fine this year for all kinds of troos, etc., except Quince 
stocks, the crop of which lias again failed. The Cata¬ 
logue for 1855 is ready for distribution, and all thos* 
who wish to get a copy cau obtain one free of charge by 
addressing our agom iu Now York, Mr. F. A. Bbiguierii, 
138 Pearl-st., successors to our former agent and friend, 
Mr. Ed. Bossangh, who has retired from business. C»- 
ders should be sent at once to secure a complete assort¬ 
ment. All required Information to import treos, etc., 
will be found on the first page of our Catalogue, 
ANDRE IKROY, Angers. 
F. A. BRUGU1ERE, Sole Agent, 
298-18 138 Pearl St., New York. 
1855. CUTLEA 6c PALMED 185& 
GKNXRAL FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MEKOHANX8, 
Corner Lloyd and Canal streets, and Commercls.l Sltp, 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
NunasRYMJN, Seedsmen, persons removing to the West, 
and others sending their property to our care, may rely 
upon its being handlod carefully, anil forwarded to Its 
destination with dispatch, by the most reliable and dirocl 
routes, and the lowest rates of transportation. 
WM. K. CUTLER. ,379-tf] J- H. PALMER. 
