AN EVENING VOICE. 
joined by one whom she cared little to see,_ 
liKNRY IIuggles. He had walked bnt a few steps 
by her aide ere she descried a person approaching 
them, who her heart told her with its sudden 
bound, was (Jkorgk Sanford. He had come,— 
she should speuk with him,—all would be ex¬ 
plained,—all would be well; but no,—he passed 
her without a word or look of kindness, and she 
felt ready to faint beneath the load of desolation 
which weighed upon ber. She scarcely realized 
a word which her companion said to her; and, 
arrived at home, she shot the door almost rudely 
in his face, and hurried up to her own room. 
Her brother caught sight of her countenance as 
she passed him, and he was absolutely frightened 
at its expression of terrible despair. 
The morning found her wild with delirium; and 
as day after day passed, and the fever, which had 
taken hold on Iter brain, continued to rage, a 
voice, sounding like thunder to the conseience- 
Htricken brother, seemed continually saying to 
him, “this is your cruel work.” Hut it did not 
prevent bis being constantly by her to attend to 
ber wants; and when, at last, the fever left her, 
and she awoke from 
few moments ago.” Sanford passed over to the 
place, mentioned, and there had the pleasure of 
clasping hands with his brother-in-law, and ex¬ 
changing those rajiid questions and answers, 
which always pass jri quick succession between 
friends who thus meet. As soon as Mr. Barton 
concluded making his purchases, they were ready 
to start for their homeward ride. “It is a verv 
disagreeable night, to ride,” said he,—“are you 
clothed warm V— one almost needs a suit of fur to 
ride against the fierce prairie winds.” Sanford 
laughingly assured him that his heavy overcoat 
and after disposing of his 
various purchases (among which were candles and 
n lantern, i under the seat of the carrin r tp. and 
“It means.” replied Sanford, “that Miss Wel¬ 
don and myself are not strangers to each other,— 
it means too, I hope,” he added, as the bright 
color spiiiDg back to her cheek, “that she re¬ 
members mo as kindly as I do her.” 
There was an awkward pause of a moment, but. 
Mr.. Hell was a man of quick perceptions, and 
lift judged that a few moments private con versa- 
tiou might be very agreeable to these “old 
friends. ro silently motioning Mr. Barton to 
follow Lint, be passed into the kitchen where his 
good wife was busy preparing a warm supper for 
her unexpected guests, little Mary sitting by in 
an easy chair, axd apparently enjoying the warm 
fire and the sight of her dear mother's face very 
much. 
And bo, had they thus strangely been thrown 
together, Hkoiuie Sanford and Marcia Weldon 
gPALDIJJGg PREPARED GL 
SPALDINGS PREPARED CLUE 
SPALDIN G’S PEEPAEED n 
O'zb mellow wood and mournful stream 
The shades of evening poise and full; 
The distant echoes dimly call, 
Like voices in a dream. 
The spirit of the dying day 
Stirs with soft wave the gleamy grass; 
Each floweret hears the spirit pass, 
And what its whispers say: 
“Take, darlings, take my farewell kiss; 
Another happy day will shine, 
With morning smile as bright as mine. 
With evening hushed as this. 
“ But will it make you fade more fast, 
Or pale your bloom, or dim your glow, 
To feci tlyit one who loved you so 
Is buried in the past?’' 
The sun sinks down beneath the hill, 
From peak to peak, from hole to bole, 
flies out the golden aureole, 
And night comer gray and chill,— 
Beckoning the gentle spirit on, 
The plaintive spirit, doomed to die; 
Heedless the drowsy flowerets lie 
Of the sweet presence gone. 
0, fond hearts lost with passing pain! 
0, slighted smiles that, ouce were ours! 
O, loved, that in our happiest hours 
May never share iigaiu! Once a h 
ECONOMY I T-iy-d-p. p 
*37- “A Stitch in Tims Saves Nixk." 
ind proof, 
A* accidents trill happen, even in Vitl-rcmilalrd f^ 
It.sverydemraNo tojmve some ehenp and conv^'. 
eDt way for repairing > unuture, Toys, Crockery, ic. “ 
SPALDING’S PREPARED GLUE 
meets all such emergencies, and no household can afford m 
be without jt. lt is always ready and up to the sticking 
point. There is no longer a necessity f-w- limping ch«u,* 
splintered veneers, headless dolls, and broken cradles it 
!.- just the article for cone, shell and other ornamental 
Work. BO U’llh Ima r.r v/.It..........,4 .....I UU4i 
J under the seat of the carriage, and 
crowding Hanford’s trank in front of them, they 
started off at a good speed, conversing pleasantly 
by the wity. 
“How is this, Georg it, that you are still a 
bachelor? Among all the beautiful ladies, gay, 
pensive or serene, whom you have met irt your 
mingling* with poeiety, 1 should have thought 
that, long ere this time, you would have chosen 
one for a life companion?” 
“That I might do. perhaps, if I could forget the 
memory of the past,” replied George. 
“So there is an old tfatoe in the question, is 
there? I did not know that, but because once 
yon have been jilted by a pretty maiden, ia no 
reason why you should look with disdain upon 
the remainder of the sex? 
“ 1 da not disdain them,” was the reply, “hut T 
remember too well the kind, confiding heart, 
which I alienated from me, by my own imperious¬ 
ness, to place another In the position which I 
once hoped that, she might fill; and now, that, af 
ter a struggle of years, I have succeeded in man- 
tcring that temper which was the bane of my 
earlier life, I cun see how cruel that disposition 
sometimes made me, arid cannot blame her 
that, she chose to free herself from an engage¬ 
ment to one who had no control over himself; I 
would give much to see her, and I sometimes 
hope that I may meet her again; a« I have learn¬ 
ed that she. with her brother, resides somewhere 
in this part of the Rtate, although I have failed in 
learning the exact location.” 
“I dare say,” returned Mr. Barton, “that if 
you were to find her, it would be as the contented 
wife of some Lackwood’s man who has not, force 
of character enough to get up a storm of passion. 
Bah! how I hate your milk and water folks! 
Give me once in a while the thunder storm, which 
clears the atmosphere, and refreshes the thirst v 
earth, with its fierce descending drops.” 
“And whal,” replied Sanford, “if the. electric 
A. B. A Brush accompanies euch bottle. Price, 25 cents. 
Wholesale Depot, No. 4M Cedar SL New York. 
Address HENRY C. SPALDING & CO., 
Box No. 3,GOO, Nkw York. 
Put np for Dealers in eases containing fonr, eight, and 
twelve dozen—a beautiful Lithograph Show-card accom¬ 
panying each package. 
r=7- \ single bottle of SPALDING’S PREPARED GLUE 
Will save ten times its coat nnnnally to every household, 
Spy by all prominent Stationers, Druggists, Hardware 
and h urmtuio Dealers, Grocers, and Fancy Stores. 
*£ ouM ,nakc “ note of SPALDING’S 
a refreshing sleep, pale and 
helpless as an infant, but with coolness in all her 
veins, and reason’s lucid light in her eye, the 
strong man wept aloud for joy; and every one 
said, “how tenderly James Weldon loves his 
sister. So jndgetb the world. 
Marcia soon regained her health 
bloom again rested on her cheek; but there 
the soft 
was a 
dull, heavy pain, eating into her heart, and she 
looked forward to their journey with pleasure. 
Contrary to his firBt plan, James persuaded the 
lady of his choice, Nettie Rrooj.Es, to accom¬ 
pany him as his bride, so that when they were 
finally Bottled in their new home, Marcia found 
that she had few cares to occupy herself with, 
and many an hour of leisure was spent in thinking 
sadly of the unreturning past But soon her own 
good sense aroused her to the consciousness that 
her sorrow was rusting into her heart, eating 
away slowly, but surely, the blessed feelings of 
hope and trust, which were lying dormant there. 
This will never do, she said to herself,—I must 
not, because one blessing has been removed from 
me, throw all the rest away; 1 must find some- 
thing to do to make myself useful, and thus con¬ 
tented. And the vocation of teacher, which «ho 
[Written for Moore's Rural New-Yorker.] 
“And whal,’ replied Sanford, “if the electric 
stroke shonld blight your dearest hopes of life?” 
“ Gh, that is another thing. It is best to use 
the curb of reason once in a while, but the trouble 
is, it is not always uh strong as the tempest it 
would enchain. But a truce to this sober talk on 
such a gloomy night, it is enough to give one the 
* blues.' Here, you take the lima and I will see if 
1 can strike a light in the lantern, there is a bad 
’slough'Homewheres about hero which I would 
like to avoid, by takiug a circuit round it; I came 
near breaking down in crossing it by daylight.” 
After several ineffectual attempts lie succeeded, 
and then turned off the beaten track and struck 
out on the prairie. They proceeded some distance 
in safety, but at length the horse suddenly stop¬ 
ped, and no coaxing or urging could induce him 
to proceed. 
“ Is he baulky?” asked Sanford. 
“As true as steel, was the reply, but something 
is wrong, or lie would not behave so, would you 
‘John?’” lie said, as he jumped to the ground and 
gently patted the dark, glossy mane of the noble 
oDimul. "Here, give me tho lantern, and I will 
(Concluded from gage ISO, Inst number.] 
Their uncle and aunt retired early, and then 
James said to his sister, “I have been making 
some arrangement with Uncle and Squire Olnky, 
by which I can exchange oar interest in the home¬ 
stead for a fine tract of western land; hut I did 
not wish to make a permanent bargain until I bad 
learned your mind in regard to it,—what say you? 
If I take the western land, I shall go there to im¬ 
prove it, and should like very much to have 
you go with me in the capacity of housekeeper, at 
least for a little time.” 
“That is to say,” replied Marcia, “you wish 
me to break the way for Miss Nettie Rcgoles; 
and I think i should like to go very much on 
Borne accounts. She hesitated a moment, and 
For Moure's Rural New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA.—ACROSTICAL. 
1 am composed of 16 letters. 
My 1, 2, 8 is a kind of liquor. 
My 2, 1, 12, 8, fl, 7 , g. 14 jg atl aromatic plant. 
My 3, 5,10. 3, 2 is used by painters. 
My 4, 3 . 14 4,13,10 was king of Persia. 
My 5, 4 is a useful implement. 
My 0, 5,12,3 is the center of a wheel. 
My 7,11, 6 is the lodge of wild beasts. 
My 8, 5, 9 is the organ of hearing. 
My 9, 1. 12, 8, 6 is a largo, Mack fowl. 
My 10,13,12,13, 0 is a number. 
My 11, 5, 9, 2 is a title of nobility. 
W>y 1“> 3) 16,10 is the goddess of love. 
My 13, 8, 2 ig a kind of Ash. 
My 14,11,7 is a color. 
My 15,14, ft, ti, 15, 10 is-ft planet discovered by Horschel, 
My 10,13, fi, 2 is a marine animal. 
My whole was a beneficent and enlightened Emperor 
of Rome. 
Pleasant Grove, M. T., 1800. B, \V H 
JT3?” Answer in two weeks. 
Manufactured by 
HENRY C. SPALDING & CO., 
•IS Cedur-St., New York. 
Address Post-Office, Box No. 3,000. 
the secret influences of time gently prepare us to 
endure those sorrows, the very thought of which, 
in brighter days, would have overwhelmed us 
with their immensity. Thus it proved with 
Marcia. In the faithful discharge of the duties 
of teacher, she not only (tit her own heart grow 
happier, but she endeared herself to fill with 
whom she became associated—both parents and 
scholars. She had suffered long and deeply, hut 
the innate cheerfulness which formed so distin¬ 
guished a part of her character, was not, quenched, 
although its fire was somewhat dimmed,—the 
eagerness of hope somewhat checked; for she 
had learned that earthly hopes are often delusive; 
but she felt that God vvsia over all; and she 
learned, through trust in Him, to look forward to 
the future with a calm and holy faith, that all 
would be well with her. 
Five years glided away, and she was still a 
teacher in the same school in which she had first 
assumed that office, 
Annexed is an Alphabetical List of Articles which, if 
damaged, may be restored to their original strength and 
usefulness by 
SPALDING’S PREPARED GLUE, 
A.,..Mends ACCOUNT BOOKS. A 
II—Mends BUREAUS. B 
(' Mends CRADLES.C 
1) Mends DOLLS.. ’ll 
>1 — Mends ETAGERES. 10 
F_Mends Fans . ' p 
(4 — Mends GUITARS...".."".'.I"”!G 
II , Monde HARPS. . 11 
I . Meu.fr INLAID WORK . I 
.1_Mends JARS.... , J 
K....Mends KNOBS. K 
1.Mends LEATHER-WORK . l 
Here, give me the lantern, and I will 
see what is the trouble.” 
The light ivas handed him and the moment he 
turned it in front of the horse, an cxclaimation of 
horror burst from his lips. 
“ What is wrong?” cried Sanford. 
“Come here and help me, quickly,” was the re¬ 
ply. “ Here are t wo persons on the ground, dead, 
I fear!” 
Sanford sprang to his side, and as they turned 
the face of otic of t,be forms to the light, a cry of 
anguish burst from her lips, “Oh, Marcia! is it 
thus we meet?” 
Mr. Barton also recognized Marcia Weldon 
and her companion. Mary Bell, and he also com¬ 
prehended that they were only exhausted and 
chiliad, for Mary, being more warmly clothed, 
was less benumbed than Marcia. The sound of 
the voice aroused her, and grasping the other’s 
arm she cried, “Oh, Miss Weldon, wo are saved, 
we arc saved! 
In the mean time Mr. Barton, wasting no lime 
in idle exclamations, hurried to the carriage and 
soon drew from his basket u bottle, with a portion 
of the contents of which he began moistenimr 
.Mends MIRROR-FRAMES .. 
..Menits NKWKI. I'DM’i.. 
.Memin OTTOMANS. ' ' .. 
Mends PIANO-FORTES. . 
-Mends 01 11,T-FRAMES. 
Mends ROCKING-HORSES. 
Mewls SOFAS. 
.Mends TABLES ..I . 
.Mends UMBRELLA-STICKS . ' " 
Mends VASE’S. . 
Mends WORK-BOXES... . . 
.Mends XYLOORAPIHC WORK. 
.Memia YA RDS TICKS. 
Mends ZEPHYR WOOD-WORK. 
In conclusion, SPALDINGS PREPARED GLUE 
URefuj In Libranea and Schools. 
.S_Mends SOFAS. S 
.1’....Mends PITCHERS .. ' 
.A — Mends AUCORDKONS .. a".'. 
.1.Mends LKTTKK-SEALING. I, 
!» - .Metuts DAOl ERKEOTYPE CASES.,D.... 
.1—Mends IMAGIOS. ] 
S... Mends NEW BREAKAGES. 
G ...Mends GUN-STOCKS . G 
s ..Mends SCHOOL-ROOKS. S .. 
P—Mends PARASOLS. i' 
R. Mends Kl LEGS. R "'' 
K....Mends ELECTRICAL MACHINES.K ... 
P....Moods PAPER-HAN’GJNUS.P.... 
A— 'lends .VRM-CMAIBM. A 
R—Mends RICKETY FURNITURE...R.... 
E—Mends ERASER HANDLES. K.... 
D_Meuds DESKS.D... 
G-Meuds GLOBES. .G 
I.Mends LOOSEN EM LEAVES. . 1, 
l ...Mends L 'HOLST FRED FURNITURE. V .... 
E — Mends EGG-BEATERS. E...- 
.Mends ACORN-WORK . 
.. .Mends C HESS- BOARDS. 
.Mends FIDDLES.. 
.Mends SHKJ.l.-WORK. 
.Mends J-1 L1.KT WORK. 
.Mends HOBBY-HORSES. 
-Mends KAt.ElDKSCOPES. 
Mends MONEY-BOXES. 
.Mends I'icTFLE-FR.UiES. ..I. 
-Mends .SECRETARIES...j... 
.Mends \ UNERRING.'.. .. : 
.Meuds SCHOOL FURNITURE.■ 
..Mends papier-mache.: 
.Mends WARDROBES . _.: 
.Mends P VRIAN MARBLE. 
-Meuds BABY-JUMPERS. 
..Mends IVORY-WORK. • 
.Mends MATCH-SAFES . i 
.Mewts Pictures ...j 
.Mends Ol'II.L-WHEELS.J 
.Mends TI >\VH I^KACKS. 4 
.Mends WASH-STANDS.... .. i 
.Mends BEDSTEADS. I.. ...A 
.Mends DRUMS .... . 4 
... .Mends CHESSMEN.' '' . 4 
-MendH BALTOV-BOXES. " . 4 
.. .Mends HERB,UUl’MS. -I 
.Mends BACKGAMMON-BOARDS..'..£ 
... .Mends BAND-BOXES..£ 
.Mends BLACK-BOARDS.£ 
_Mends BASS VIOLS £ 
... .Mends B11.LIAKf>-TAB).ES..........£ 
.Mends BILLIARD-CUES.£ 
-Meuds BIRD-CAGES .. £ 
... Mei I’lt’KS ... .£ 
.Mends BOOK-CASES £ 
.Mends BOOT-CRIMPS. . £ 
.Mends BRUSH-HANDLES.t ; 
. ...Mends BRUSHES. 6 
. Mends CABINETS ..' "V .« 
.Mends CHURNS. . ' .6 
.Mends CLOCK-CASES .6 
.Mends CRUTCHES.ft 
.Mends CUPBOARDS. 
.Mends CURTAINS.$ 
.Mends CASINGS.ft 
.Mends CADDIES ....« 
-Mends CAMERAS. 71 
.Mends CHAIRS.E 
.... Mends CHARTS.. 7 - 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM. 
At what time, after five o’clock, will the minute hand 
form with the Lour hand an angle of twenty-five de¬ 
grees; and in how long after will the same hands form 
an obtuse angle which Fball bo in proportion to a right- 
angle as sixteen to fifteen? j. jj. W. 
Album, N. Y., 1800. 
Answer in two weeks. 
It was a cold and somewhat 
gloomy afternoon in November, that she started 
with little Mary Bell (one of her pupils,) to visit 
a family residing some distance from Mr. Hell's, 
(whose house was her home when teaching.) and 
who she had learned were all suffering with that 
She found much for 
sau wmio i nave so good a brother,—one of the 
best in the world, I believe,” she added, with a 
loving smile. Could she have peeped into her 
brother's private drawer, she would have found 
there that which would have given her more 
pleasure than all the lands in the “Far West;” 
bnt 6he little dreamed of the deception he was 
practicing toward her,—little thought that it was 
he who had robbed her of ber treasures. She did 
not sec him as he sat at tho desk that night, a 
specimen of her hand-writing before him, which he 
imitated with consummate skill, in the note which 
was to go to her lover, and sever so rudely the 
ties of affection which had so long bound his 
heart to hers. 
It was her brother’s wish to start for their new 
home as soon as the necessary arrangements 
could he made; and it was with many misgivings 
that she sealed herself the next day to write to 
Sanford, and acquaint him with the proposed 
change of her home. Although their last parting 
had been in anger, and she had received no word 
scourge of the West—ague, 
her busy hands to do, in ministering to the wants 
of the family, —the lime glided away more 
quickly, it seemed, than usual—so that when site 
and her young companion started for home, the 
sun was just sinking behind a dark, heavy cloud, 
and tho cold wind was blowing as only prairie 
winds can,—the twilight, ever of short duration 
there, quickly faded away,—the black clouds, 
driven before the wind, soon covered all the ski, 
and a disagreeable sleet came dashing in their 
said Marcia, to her little friend, 
’ a very pleasant walk 
of it. So, 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
SOLUTION OF POETICAL ENIGMA IN No. 540, 
Devil is a name that’s dishonored, though inserted here, 
Which read backwards, a verb in past tense will appear, 
Expressing what always may truly be said 
Of the Statesman, the Warrior, or Patriot, dead. 
My next is a .‘-mall word, always spelled e-v-x-l, 
Aud called a distinguishing trait ol' the Devil, 
Which, read from the right, tho word live it will show, 
Which, as loDg as we live we are hyping to do. 
For the bird of the east, the Ibis we try. 
Which, in Latin, reversed, to himself will apply; 
Dial is what vilhaus andcowarda have done in their fear, 
W hieh, read backwards, a class of utensils appear. 
An Idul is worshiped—read backwards, the name 
faces. "Well,” i 
“We arc not likely to have 
home, bnt we must make (he best, t " " 
drawing her veil closely over her face, and hold¬ 
ing Mary's hand firmly in her own, she strug¬ 
gled on. 
I'neonsciously she selected the wrong path 
from the many which crossed and re-crossed the 
prairie, leading in every conceivable direction. 
They walked on rapidly* for some time, until 
Ma«\ exclaimed, “Miss V\ kloon, it seems to mo 
that we ought to be most home, but 1 can't see 
father's house or any light either.” Marcia stop¬ 
ped in dismay; could it he that they were goin ,r 
wrong, and on such a night? Frightened and 
bewildered, she sought to change her coursU, hat 
a few steps brought them to a deep ravine* they 
had missed the path altogether; St was now’quite 
dark, and they eagerly strained their eyes in every 
direction to discover, if possible, some friendly 
light to guide them, but there was none to be 
seen,—they then tried to re-trace their steps to 
the house they had left, hut. in this they were 
also unsuccessful. The horrors of their situation 
almost overcame Marcia, but she tried to com- 
tort Mary with tho hope that they might soon 
nnd the right path; and so they wandered on in 
the cold and driving storm, now stumbling into 
some miry slough, and now jmuBing to" take 
No sleep bteatb, until little Mary sank down exhausted. 
■ brother filARCJA > distressed beyond meaauie, tore off her 
mnniimr fo wrap aronnd the little . hilled form, 
u rating, and felt in heart a senso of utter desolation and 
uad gone terror. They could go no further, and must they 
d by the perish there? The wild winds howled and shriek 
ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, &c„ IN NO. 541 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma:—Josephine, the wife 
of Napoleon 
Answer to Algebraical Problem:—A had $3,500 at 10 
per cent; D had $5,000 at 7 per cent 
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.Mends CLOTHES FRAMES. 
..Mends CARD-CASES. 
.Mends CHESTS. 
.Mends DIARIES - .. 
..Mends 1 VORK-STAN DS. 
..Mends DRAUGHT-BOARDS. 
..Mends DISHES.. 
..Meuds DIVANS. 
.Mends DICE-BOXES. 
.Mends DOORS. 
.Meuds DOMINOES. . 
.Mends FmEBOARDS.... . 
.Meode FLUTES. . 
..Mends BALLISTERS. 
.Mends GLASSWARE. 
JUeuds HANDLER . 
•Mvnds GFTTAPERCI J A- WARE. 
.Monds KITES. 
.Mends TOPS. 
.Mends ORGANS..I 
•Mends MODELS. .. 
-Mends sewing-machine stands 
.Mends PANELS. 
•Mends PASTEBOARD WORKS. 
.Mends PATTERNS.... 
.Mends SIDEBOARDS. 
.Mends WOODEN-WARE. 
.Mends WILLOW-WARE. 
But Marcia 
-- was not content in 
speaking her thanks alone to Mr. Barton fur bis 
timely aid,—she wished to include the generous 
stranger also, and rising, she advanced toward 
him, to express her gratitude; but as sbe looked 
for the first time full in his face, the half formed 
words died on her tongue; a sudden paleness over¬ 
spread her face, and gho sank half fainting toward 
the Hoof, and would have fallen had it not been 
for Gkorgb Sanford, who sprang forward to as¬ 
sist her. 
“ What is the meaning of all this,” exclaimed 
Mr. Bell, regarding this strange pantomime with 
