ter deatly, and really believed that George San¬ 
ford would make her life miserable; and then it 
had long been the cherished wish of his heart 
that b)3 sister should be united to his old school 
chum, and favorite, Henry RroGi.ES,—who was a 
good-natured, vivacious, but aimless young man. 
So James, on hearing of the abrupt departure of 
George Sanford for his home, determined to em¬ 
brace the opprtunlty to forward his cherished 
plans, and, as he believed, secure the future hap¬ 
piness of his sister. To do this he determined on 
the commission of that which was, in reality, a 
a fraud and crime. He thought at first of admit- 
anil C) tint or 
EV II. II. SANBORN. 
Work! work! for idleness never 
Made a man wealthy, or happy, or great; 
Work! for ‘tin ever an earnest endeavor, 
The smile* and the blessing* of fortune await. 
Work! and ne'er doubt that success shall attend you, 
Be not a sluggard, and l>0 not a idyri.. 
For men shall befriend you, and heaven defend you, 
A« soon a» thou art found ready to work. 
Work! work! life'* zest Is employment; 
Work with the body and work with the mind. 
Work! and ue'er think you will find true emjoymcnt, 
Except in the labor by heaven designed. 
Work! ne'er despairing the hujubleal vocation, 
Hold you no parley with ji&kkiou or pride; 
But Btrive to bo useful iu tilling your station, 
For labor Is honor, whatever betide. 
Work! work! 'tin the mandate of Heaven; 
Be in your calling, then, earnest and brave. 
Work! ’twaa for this that probation was given, 
There will be resting enough in the grave. 
Work! and remember I give you the wurning, 
Life was ne’er made to be trilled away; 
And the bright precious hours that are lost in its morning 
Can nn'er be made up ut tlio close of the day. 
Work! work! though wealth may surround you, 
Think not your labor ou that account done; 
Work! though the chaplet of honor bath crowned you; 
Your mission, It may be, is only begun. 
Strive to secure the true eud of your being, 
Find, to do good, both a way and a will; 
Walk in uprightness before the AU-seeiDg, 
And while the day lingers keep laboring still. 
A COAT OF LEGS, tNOT ARMS,) 
Borrowed from the Isle of Man, and respectfully sug¬ 
gested for adoption to the politicians of the United 
States. It is expected there will be some tall pedes- 
tri&nism toward the White House by the trio of candi¬ 
dates, this season, and if the above, design is not emblem¬ 
atic of that, we shall have to give it up in despair, and 
ask, with Bakntm, “ H’hulis it?" It will be seen that 
the motto, K Pluribus Vnum , is not only appropriate to 
the above coat, but somewhat difficult to separate from it. 
and darkest fears, and fixing big dying eyes on 
his son be said earnestly, bat with much effort., 
"Good-bye, dear George,— cherish your sister,— 
forget not the memory of your mother,—and re¬ 
member my dying injunction to govern your tem¬ 
per-” HiaHps closed,—the eye-lids drooped,— 
then again raised as if he already caught transient 
gleams of glory from the world of spirits,—closed 
again, and forever,—the feeble breath of life went 
out without a struggle,—his spirit was free—the 
beloved father was no more. 
Amid all the sorrowful scenes which followed,_ 
the taking the last fond look—the committing of 
dust unto dust—and the returning to the house 
which seemed sad and deserted to the orphaned 
brother and sister,—was the absent altogether for¬ 
gotten? By no means,—at the first opportunity 
George wrote to Marcia an account of his be¬ 
reavement, and the dying words of his father,— 
and waited somewhat impatiently for the answer, 
for he felt that words of sympathy from her at 
this time would be precious indeed. 
At last there came through the Post-office a 
rather bulky package for him. lie wonderingiy 
opened it, and found his letter returned to him, 
opened, and evidently read, but unanswered, ac¬ 
companied by a miniature of himself, a plain gold 
ring, and several letters written by himself to 
Marcia, with these few words, in her familiar 
absentall night, and departed. It was long before 
Marci a closed her eyes in sleep that night. She 
bad learned of the abrupt departure of her lover, 
and the cause; and how did her heart yearn to 
sympathize with him, in his great sorrow. She 
as we have seen, loved him with a purity and dis¬ 
interestedness rarely equalled, and she watched 
with trembling anxiety for some word from him, 
but the missive of love luysungly in her brother’s 
Bide pocket, and she never dreamed of the cruel 
wrong he had done her. When, at last, she slept, 
it was hut to live over in her dreams the events of 
the past weeks. 
She was suddenly awakened hy a slight noise 
and immediately became conscious that there was 
some one, disguised by a mask, searching the 
drawers of her bureau. A startled scream burst, 
from her lips, and the intruder, dropping part of 
his booty, made a precipitate retreat through the 
window. Her uncle, aroused by her cry, mine to 
Bee what was the trouble, and on learning the cir¬ 
cumstances, instituted a thorough search, but 
found no trace of the robber, save the ladder 
which he hud placed against the house to facili¬ 
tate his operations. A more careful search by the 
morning light disclosed the fact that nothing bad 
been taken away hut a small mahogany box be¬ 
longing to Marcia, and which contained her 
most cherished treasures,—a lock of her moth¬ 
er’s hair —some papers in her hand writing —a 
small miniature of her lover—several presents 
from him, and a package of letters which she had 
received from him during his temporary visits at 
his home. “Their mnuei/ value was but small,_ 
the robber had been frightened away by Marcia's 
scream, ere lie had time to secure any thing valu¬ 
able,—so said her uncle, and so thought Marcia; 
but had they followed the intruder into the loft of 
the horse barn,— seen him remove the mask, and 
carefully look over the contents of the box they 
vir.. l,A« n „„ .1 i>_ . t 1 I . . * 
Something for the Ladies.— The London 
Gazette contains some important information 
for the Iadiee iu regard to the manner of pla¬ 
cing their lips when they desire to look amiable, 
dignified, &c. It says that when a lady would 
Compose her mouth to a bland and serene charac¬ 
ter, she should, just before entering the room, say 
Besom, and keep the expression into which the 
mouth subsides, nntil the desired effect upon the 
Company is evident. If, on the other hand, she 
wishes to ussume a distinguished and Buwewhat 
noble bearing, not suggestive of sweetness, she 
should say Brush, the result of which is infallible. 
If she would make her mouth small and pretty, 
she must say Flip, but if the mouth is already 
small, and needs enlarging, she must say Cabbage. 
Ladies when having their daguerreotypes taken, 
may observe these rules with some advantage. 
he is not, the proper person to be entrusted with 
the happiness of a warm-hearted and sensitive 
girL In a foolish fit of rage, he seized a chair 
and felled Henry Ruggles to the floor.’’ 
Henry Kugglks hates him, aud, 1 presume, 
insulted him on purpose to make him angry,” 
said Mahcia, warmly. 
"Very likely he did so,” returned her brother; 
* iciujuuu uer proxner; 
"but can you not sec how unsafe, as well as dis¬ 
graceful, such a temper must he, which can be 
excited to such paroxysms of rage by every inter¬ 
loper who may chance to desire his disgrace? I 
wish you to think seriously of Yvhat I have said, 
and whatever your decision, remember that your 
own future happiness is the stake for which you 
throw your conclusion.” 
Marcia was alone,—her thoughts were busy 
with the past, and, in spite of her brother’s words, 
site felt that there were redeeming traits in the 
character of the man she loved, which more than 
balanced the one great defect. Turn the subject 
as she would in her mind, her determination was 
still the same, and the remembrance of her own 
petulant words served to soften the rigor with 
which she might otherwise have looked upon Ins 
oflense. She doubted not be already repented his 
angry expressions and scornful demeanor, and 
she resolved to keep a stricter watch over her own 
words in futnrr. Marcia Weldon was not one 
to sit down in despondency, aud weep over the 
ill* of life,—it was her way to look dangers and 
difficulties io the face and plan means for their 
destruction. It was this one trait, which onubwi 
I Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
(winch was her home,) about one mile beyond. 
It was a lovely afternoon in the sunny "month 
of roses;" and every breath of the summer air 
came laden with the mingled perfumes of roses 
and clover blooms, and seemed, with soft, per¬ 
suasive wooiugs, to whisper of fairer climes and 
brighter skies, from whence it had flown to 
quicken the slower growth of our northern clime 
into its summer luxuriance. One would have 
supposed that the fair day, the golden sunshine, 
and the rich perfumes, would have instilled into 
their hearts an unusual degree of tenderness and 
devotion. Hut, angor, that foal fiend, whose pes¬ 
tiferous breath so often blights the fairest proB- 
pects, and the dearest hopes of life, pays no 
regard to times or Seasons,—the soft influences 
of Nature’s sweetest smiles have no efleet upon 
that passion, which has been truly called “a 
short madness.” And bow often are words spo¬ 
ken "in anger,” which rankle in the heart, leav-1 
jViiucrtiscmcnts 
WOOD'S IMPROVED MOWING MACHINE, 
’ ’ For I SOU. i’uta'iiU-it Fell. !£f, 1850. 
Till, success of this Mower during the past harvest is 
without a parallel In the history of Mowing Maelnues. In 
introducing it, 1 offered to the farmers it mowerata less price 
than any in use, one that wa* light, durable, und capable of 
doing nerrect work. It has psrtorined more than I claimed 
tor it; the reduction in price aud draft ts equal to 25 per 
cent, as the trinl'Mid tests show, t«.-e my pamphlets for 
jSCU.j 1 have added some improvements tu it for this year; 
“lever arrangement for raising the cutter-bar, some of the 
parts are strunttlheiiod, and the driving-wheels arc enlarged. 
I continue to manutuctura,.aa heretofore, Mamiv’B cele¬ 
brated Combined Reaper and Mower, with \V.IV Improve¬ 
ment Im.'Murhinerntly mntuUiini. its reputation as the 
wet Combined Reaper and Mower yet introduced, and in¬ 
ferior to Hone as a Rea per or Mower. 
I have added t«> this maehinc a Self-Raking attachment 
of i*iy own invention, the most situ ole m Its structure and 
mode of operation of anything of the kind ever ottered to 
the public 
-'-•I' ju o IUUUCSM 
t0 ° l, ey the very necessary injunction of your de¬ 
ceased parent to ‘keep your temper.’ I am con¬ 
vinced that, I am unequal to the task. With much 
sympathy for you, in your present bereavement it. 
is yet necessary for me to bid you farewell, with 
the nope that we may never meet again. 
Marcia Weldon,” 
And these cruel words were the sympathy for 
which he had sc. r, dly looked. I Lid the blow- 
been less pointed,— or been given at another 
time,— lie might have felt more of a “tender re¬ 
gret.” As it was, indignation mastered all other 
feelings,— ho felt that appeal from him would be 
useless to one who had not scrupled to make 
kno\> n her decision at such a time, and in such a 
manner,—and so the next mail bore back to Elms- 
Imry the various mementoes of love which he had 
received from Marcia. Ah, those last augry 
words were working deep sorrow iu two young 
and faithful hearts. 
After settling the estate, he concluded to ro- 
sume his study of the law, in another place. But 
it was necessary for him to return to Elmsbnry 
first, on business. He hoped he might not see 
Maiicia, hut late ordered it otherwise; for the 
very day after his arrival he met her in the street 
accompanied by his hated rival, Henry IL-cgi.es. 
It was a pale, tearful, beseeching face, which was 
lifted for a moment to his own; but stung into 
madness by the sight of Rugoles, he did not read 
that look, and passed her without a word or even 
look of recognition. The next week found him 
to Marcia. The loss of her treasures affected her 
more than she cared to confess, and she felt 
troubled that she did not hear from Sanford, 
( ould it be that he still remained angry with her. 
And so, with her burden of sorrowful and anxious 
thought, the day wore to it3 dose, — twilight 
brought her brother home, and she sprang eagerly 
to meet. him. She did not notice the quick flush 
which mounted to bis brow as he met her eye, 
and the very unusual degree of nervousness 
which he exhibited sbe supposed was caused by 
the news of the robbery which she related to him. 
—[To be concluded next week. 
East Henrietta, N. Y., 1S69. 
Price at Two-Hom* Mower, delivered here on th« care, 8*0 
Ho. Une-Horse do. • do.- do. do, 
Do. ComMned Machine, do. do. do. 8120 
.Do. do. with Self-Raking Attachment, $U0 
63o-9t AVALTER A. WOOD, Hoosick Falls, N. Y. 
MANUFACTURED BY 8. BULLOCK, 
Tins valuable improvement possesses many Important 
advantages over all other Forks, aiming whleh are the ful- 
lowing:—The tine* being allowed to drop to discharge its 
loud, the tilting of the handle, as in otfjei forks, is avoided; 
hence, hav can ho unloaded with the utmost facility arid 
ease into shed window* or beneath purjine beams, and 
other place* where other Horse Forks cannot he used. It 
can in all ease* tie manured with greater ease man any 
other nnrs.e Fork. It L equally adapted til stacking. With 
this Fork a ton ot hay may be unloaded in from five to 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 19 letters. 
My 6, 2,3,16,12 is what children are apt to do. 
My 5,12,17,14. 7 is a shrub bearing beautiful flower?. 
My 3, 6, 14,17. 4, 7.11, 8,13,1 is a virtue that should be 
found in every household. 
My 4, 5, 2.19,16, 12 is made hy farmers’ wives. 
My 14, 19,17, 4, 5 is what some do for a living. 
My 6,2, 3,18.12,13 is where we all would like to go. 
My 9,17, 6, 4, 7 is what all good mothers should do. 
My 13,11,10,13 is a sign. 
My 11 , 3 . 6, 4, 7,19,16 you do not keep house without. 
My 13,19,17, 14 is what every woman should he. 
My 18,2,16, 6,11,19,13,1 is a covering or garment. 
My IU, 3,14, 5 is a solemn affirmation. 
My whole is a maxim, of modern date, found in the 
Ritual. T P H 
Michigan, I860. 
Answer in two weeks. 
Such reflections are not always particularly 
pleasant, so he took bis hat and once more 
walked out into the clear air and pleasant sun¬ 
shine. A short walk brought him to the post- 
office, where he inquired for letters. One tvas 
handed him, sealed in black and marked "in 
haste.” He took it with trembling hands and 
tore it open,—what did he read?—the blood 
rushed to his heart with a sudden bound,_a dark 
mist seemed to come before his eyes, and grasp¬ 
ing a chair, he sank into it as though bereft of 
all his strength. "Oh, my lather,” lie exclaimed, 
" why could I not have known this before!" The 
letter was from his sister, informing him of the 
sudden and dangerous illness of their father, and 
summoning him home immediately, if he would 
see him again alive.” 
He had scarcely sufficient time to return to his 
boarding-house, engage his landlady to pack 
his trunx and send it after him on the morrow, 
and make some other arrangements rendered 
necessary by his hasty departnre, w hen the warn- 
| bell sounded. A seat was obtained aud tbev 
were off, dashing swiftly onward. But to his 
excited imagination the cars seemed scarcely to 
move, for his thoughts, far out-speeding the flight 
of steam, were already at his home. The thought 
that he might he “ too late ” tortured him almost 
to madness. 
Eleven o’clock came, and the shrill scream of 
the whistle announced their approach to his na¬ 
tive place, aud in a few moments he was standing 
on the threshold of the old homestead. He 
paused a moment to gather strength for what was 
to come, 
• •* ' ' ..uv an,- av-i«iwuicu 
itOu —r armtr. 
0 i.a niiixo'S HorSk PireH-FORK is one of the labor wiving 
machines which will pay to purchase, 
I'rairie Farmer. 
t-XXOADiXG ill a barn by menus (if a Horse Pitch-Fork is 
becoming quite common in some sections of our country, 
ami will be practiced every where .re soon na the formers 
understand the operatoiu. The invention of c. K. Glad¬ 
ding is 111 .’ best we have seen in operation.— American 
Atinaillurtel 
0. E. f.LAoniNo has constructed a Fork which after a 
racynt trial wo are satisfied iaau important irnpjmeiueut.— 
Albany Lutticolor 
t'-p- The above testimonials are selected from many 
other*, the signers being generally known ah distinguished 
agricullunsts. All who have seen it operate,agree in the 
above opinion ol it* merits. This Fork lias uLeu tin. First 
Premium at every Fair at wbicb ii has been exhibited, 
inducing the State Fairs of Fenusy Ivama turd New York 
u»r lo58; au<3 New urk, Jlliuois, Michigan, an«l United 
States fair at Chicago for 185K licjnidea uumeiouri County 
Fork, Rope and Pull eye, $12, State and Connfy Rights 
for hole. Address 
STEPHEN BULLOCK, Assent, 
5St-3tom. Columbia X Roads, Bradford Co., Pa. 
*31“ For sale by E. D. HALLOCK, Rochester, and by 
Implement dealers throughout Western New York. 
1'uj.jso, juiu which was Dotn unkind and over- 
inquisitive,—she answered, with averted face and 
clouded brow, “I know nothing about it,—at 
least, nothing which I shall communicate to you 
in your present state of mind. I am not to be 
blown about like a feather by your foolish anger 
and worse than foolish jealousy.' 
George turned fiercely toward her, and hand¬ 
ing her the small package he was carrying, said,_ 
with a look which spoke much more than the 
words,—-1 lereafter you will be your own waiter,— 
I shall act in that capacity no longer,*'—and turn¬ 
ing abruptly from her, he began, with hasty 
strides, to retrace his path to the village, leaving 
Marcia standing startled and bewildered at his 
vehemence, beneath the shade of a drooping elm, 
which stood by the roadside and marked the 
corner of her uncle's farm. She gazed after his 
retreating form a few moments, and then, with a 
sigh, commenced her lonely walk homeward. 
Her brother met her at the door. •'Marcia," 
said he. 1 wish to speak with you a few moments 
alone,” and drawing her hand through his arm, 
he led her to the little arbor in the garden. Seat¬ 
ing themselves on the rustic bench beneath the 
luxuriant grape vines, he pushed the bonnet from | 
her head, and passin 
POETICAL ENIGMA, 
F-u solid, 01 I’m fluid, as you please, 
And change from each to each with greatest ease 
Through me you oft behold the lapse of time, 
As pleased you ramb’e iu each varied clime. 
Iu necromantic ai t, I seem to deal, 
And things far distant to your view reveal; 
A giant to a dwarf can also change, 
And vice versa, as the world I rauge. 
Now all these wondrous mysteries to clear, 
And under mask no longer to appear, 
Ye who have conned o’er every tedious line, 
In me behold “ the human face divine.” 
£3^° Answer in two weeks. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
the largest circulated 
Agricultural, Literary amt Family Weekly 
IS PCBL1SUED EVERY SATURDAY BY 
D. D. T. MOORE, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
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his hand caiessingly over 
her fair brow and glossy hair, said, solemnly, 
“ Makpia, my only sister, you know how dear 
yon are to me, and I think you know me well 
enough to believe that yonr welfare is one of my 
first objects in life,—do you not, dear sister?” 
"I do,’ 1 she answered, with a faltering voice, 
for she well guessed what the import of his re¬ 
marks would be. 
"When our mother died,” he continued in the 
same solemn, but affectionate tone, "she placed 
yonr hand in mine, aud her last words were, 
Sn-rosu that three circular pieces of land are so situ¬ 
ated that lines extending from the center of one of them 
to each of the others, shall form an equilateral triangle, 
each side of which is 40 rods. Required the number of 
square lods between the three circles: 
No. Tunbridge, Yt., 1860. j. t. R. 
OF” Answer in two weeks. 
CHAPTER II. 
We now tmn our attention to onr gentle Mar¬ 
cia and her brother, who have so long remained 
in the back ground,—busy, nevertheless. As we 
have seen, James Weldon was very much dis¬ 
pleased with his sister’s choice, and he had seve¬ 
ral strong reasons for wishing to break up the 
engagement. In the first place, he loved his sit- 
All was peaceful and quiet around—the 
pure stars looked down from their far thrones and 
seemed, with solemn voices, to chant the anthem 
of the skies,—a light gleaming through the up¬ 
per windows, told of the midnight, vigils theie, 
but were they with the living or the dead? He 
knocked softly for admission and was met by bis 
ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, &c„ IN NO. 540, 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma: 
tioDs corrupt good manners. 
Answer to Witty Superscription:—John Under-wood. 
And-over, Massachusetts. 
•Evil communica 
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