of several distinguished persons, among whom 
were two or three Senators at asbingtonj the 
majority, however, which were familiar to me, 
were names of noted business men. I inquired if 
she knew these personally. 
"O, no!" she replied, “We have met them 
mostly at hotels where we have stopped. I had 
often heard of some of them, and was glad to be 
so fortunate as to secure even so slight a souvenir 
as their autographs." 
Taking a pen from the table, I wrote, in my 
beat style, 
WlTBINOTON WASHBURN, 
St. Louis, Mo. 
“Why!" exclaimed the fair collector of auto¬ 
graphs, “are you Mr. Wabiibcrn, of the firm of 
Richards, Washburn & Kelso?" 
« The same, my dear young lady, at your ser¬ 
vice,” I answered with perfect gravity, though 
feeling a twinge of conscience for the fib. 
“Pa only said that you was Mr. Washburn 
from the West Your first name is not on the 
wniutpr and T did not imagine who you were, 
not she kept her room. Her father seemed very 
watchful of, and attentive to her, remaining at 
her side during most of the evening, and always 
insisting on her retiring early. 1 bantered her 
on his strictness, remarking that she would catch 
no lovers at the North if her father shut her up 
all day and watched her so closely every evening. 
•« What do yon find to pass awsy the time, when 
caged up?" I inquired. 
“0, I have enough to do, I assure you,” she 
replied. I have sewing and reading, tipping, too, 
these warm days. Then 1 have so many letters to 
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I ksow how beautiful it is 
Where forest leaves are green, 
And little silver-throated bird* 
To music turn the scene, 
With poet wind* that in their joy 
Make every bough a lyre, 
Whose harmony is sweeter far 
Than Art’* ditinest wire. 
0, what an ccstscy i* bis 
Who hoars that music roll, 
If a true love of Nature make* 
An altar of hi* *oul, 
From which perpetual incense soars 
Id praise and prayer above, 
To Him who sits the Father-I<ord 
Of Wiadoin, Light, and Love! 
But, mighty woodal i* 't only when 
Your robes are on that ye 
Can to the true, religious heart 
Give glorious ministry? 
For it must birds forever «lng? 
And winds weave delicato tunes 
Beneath the proud unclouded »una 
And aaure-tenled moon*? 
Mo, mighty woods! though hare ye wave, 
Though all your crowns are lost, 
And round ye, like o'artortured souls, 
The writhing clouds are tost— 
Yet still ye have a ministry, 
And still ye shako the heart 
With feelings beautiful and grand 
Beyond the touch of Art. 
What lesson* in your leafless boughs! 
Though bare, they wrestle still 
With all the stern, uopitying storms, 
Nor sink beneath the ill; 
So when misfortune strikes the soul, 
If truth and courage reign, 
He nobly takes each iron blow, 
And smile* at all thu pain. 
Yes, winter woods! ’tis yours to roll 
Grand muBic for us Still, 
If a true love of Nature make* 
An altar of the w ill, 
From whence perpetual incense soars 
In praise and prayer above, 
To llim who sits the Father-Lord 
Of Wisdom, Light, and Love! 
‘Forgive tis our trespasses, a* we forgive them 
that trespass against us.’ ” 
“I can not,” replied the duke. 
“ Well, God can not forgive yon, for he has said 
so. He himself has given us this prayer. There¬ 
fore, you most either give np your revenge or 
give np saying this prayer; for to ask God to par¬ 
don you qs t/ou pardon others, iB to ask him to take 
vengeance on you for all yonr sins. Go now, my 
lord, and meet your victim. God will meet you 
at the great day of judgment.” 
The iron will of the duke was broken. 
“No,” said be, “I will finish my prayer. My 
God, my Father, pardon me; forgive me a3 I de¬ 
sire to forgive him who has offended me; lead me 
not into temptation, but deliver me from evil!” 
“Amen,” Baid tbe chaplain. 
repeated the duke, who now nnder- 
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“O, because,” she Bald, looking a little con¬ 
fused, “because 1 know the firm very well, and eb 
the branch in this city has lately met with a great 
loss, it seems natural that you should be here. I 
suppose you came on business connected with 
the loss.” 
As she made this interrogatory remark, she 
turned and looked full in my face, and it seemed 
to me ibat the deep blue eyes bad increased to 
more than their usual size. We were Hitting on 
a Hoftv behind the drawing room door, and being 
in the shadow, the pupilB of her eyes would natu¬ 
rally dilate and brighten. She very booh went 
lo her room, and I did not bcc her again until 
the next evening. 
The next day I visited Mr. Lipscomb to take a 
ride to view some of our delightful suburban 
residences, 
“ Amen,” 
stood the Lord’s Piayer better than he had ever 
done before, since ho bad learned to apply it to 
himself. 
Mental Pugilism.— Half the ill-natured things 
that are Baid in society, are spoken not so much 
from malice as from a desire to display the quick¬ 
ness of our perception, the smartness of onr wit, 
and the sharpness of our observation .—Lady 
Blessington . 
thing of the appearance of a woman who liaB been 
disappointed, and feels it a burden to keep up 
that show of spirit and attraction which position 
demands. Her hair was very beautiful, and hung 
in short curls on her neck and about her face. It 
had probably been red In childhood, but was fast 
changing to golden brown. Her mouth was not 
as pleasing as the other features, nnd showed 
more character. It was small, thin, and slightly 
drawn down at the corners, giving a touch of the 
defiant to her expression. Her teeth were fine, 
and Bhowed to excellent advantage when she 
sang, which she did in a rich contralto voice. 1 
am particular about voices, and 1 (latter raj self 
that I can tell how a person will speak only by 
looking at them. I am seldom mistaken. 1 was 
not surprised when Miss Lipscomb addressd me 
The day was sultry, and a shower 
coming up rapidly, we took temporary refuge at 
a house, half beer shop, half grocery, out on the 
Break-Neck road. Wc were shown into a cool 
and deoent apartment or saloon, at the back of 
the shop, and there refreshed ourselves with a 
quite respectable mint julpp—at least, I did, and 
found it sufficient; but my Southern friend, call¬ 
ing the bouncing Betty, who attended us, ordered 
something in addition, which steamed and smelt 
strongly Of brandy. 
A a she set it clown, I noticed that she had 
placed it in a white plate, and I thought 1 saw 
something under the tumbler, probably a ticket 
informing ns of tbe amount of the reckoning. 
Probably I should not have noticed it all, but 
for a trilling circumstance. Having finished my 
own decoction, I turned my back upon my new 
acquaintance, and endeavored to revive my wilted 
Shirt collar by the help of a small mirror upon 
the wall. At the same moment I perceived that 
I was attentively observed by the middle-aged 
gentleman. Most likely he was moralizing on 
the vanity of youth, or manhood in my case. I 
have long adopted it as e. rule not to look behind 
me if 1 see myself looked at, in the glass. Be- 
For Moore'* Rural New-Yorker. 
MYTHOLOGICAL ENIGMA, 
I xx composed of 41 letters. 
My 17, 26, 23,13 wa» the god of War. 
My 10, 41,11,38 was the wife of Saturn and mother of 
Juno. 
My 20.15, 22,14,12.19 was the goddess of discord. 
My 7, fl, 27,1 wins tlia goddess of hunting. 
My 6, 2(1,17, 30, 28 wan the god of revelry and feasting. 
My 25,13, 24, 31,83,1 was the goddons of justice. 
My 38, 39, 87, 21, 40, 34 was one of the furiep. 
My 8,15, 38, 7, 4, 25 was one of the graces. 
My 10,3,1,40,18 was the rause of eloquence and lyric 
poetry. 
My 36, 7, 34, 23, 88 was the goddess of flowers. 
My 20,10, 4, 28 was the attendant messenger of Juno. 
My 32, 7, 31, 40.15, 29 was the (ate who drew the thread 
of life between her fingers. 
My 2, 34,10, 2, 29, 27,13 were three deities, (very beauti¬ 
ful,) the seeing of which turned the beholder to 
stone. 
My 9, 3, 38, 27, 4,1 was the muse of astronomy. 
My 25, 23, 3, 84, 30,19 were used by Appollo to destroy 
the serpent Python, 
My whole is a maxim which will be endorsed by most 
of the readers of the Rural. 
Plainville, N. Y., 1800. J. B. L. 
J3f" Answer in two weeks. 
ease by old or youriv. All the tune-ere required m order¬ 
ing is the *ir.u around the Mr i-. ACdri-M 
fiCC-eowtf G. T. PAl.MKK, La*l Avon, N. Y. 
q UA1NT O - FROM BAKER’S ISLAND. 
\Vk would call the attention of Guano Dealers, Planters, 
and Farmers, to thu article which we have on hand and 
tor sale at 
40 Per Cent. Less than Peruvian Guano, 
which we cluitn to be superior to any Guano or Fertilizer 
ever imported or manufactured in this country. 
This Guano i* imported by 
WILLIAM H- WKI1IL 
OF NEW YORK, 
From Baker’s and Jarvis' Islands, in the Sckth 
Pacific Ocean. 
Sold genuine and pure as Imported by the Cargo, or at 
retail by 
JOHN IS. SAUIFV, General Agent, 
No. 58 South Street. Corner of Vi ah Street, 
NEW YORK. 
It has been satisfactorily tested by many of our promt- 
nent farttiorffi nri<l Ui&lyMd by the moiftiHBinwit hiiu pi»pu- 
lor Agricultural Chemist*, and found to contain, las w ill be 
seen by our Circular,) a large per centaye of 
Bone Phosphate of Lime and Phosphoric Acid, 
and other aulinal organic matter, yielding ammonia suffi¬ 
cient to produce Immediate abundant Cion*, beside* sub¬ 
stantially enriching the ■ oil. It ran be freely lined without 
[Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker ] 
Havanas on the piazza of the-Mountain 
House, and regaling our minds on the latest 
arrival of Boston papers. 
“Somebody has been carrying matters with a 
pretty high hand in Philadelphia,” he remarked 
between the puffs. “Reminds me of an affair 
that I had some Bhare in myself, a few years ago." 
“You’re not doing much in that line at pres¬ 
ent?” said I. 
“Not much. I liked it amazingly when I was 
a younger man. The excitement suited me, but 
as I cooled down, the conning and deception 
necessary to the profession grew distasteful 
to me.” 
“What was the affair to which you allude?” I 
inquired, and thus he told it. 
pa's notion, lie says I shall have money enougn 
if I will hut dress suitably and comfortably. A 
year or two ago I was sick and nearly lost my 
voice, and he has abolished the low-necked dresses 
ever since. The climate here is bo different from 
what (t is at home, that 1 do not suffer in my winter 
silks, and pa won’t hear of ray wearing any thing 
else.” 
I acknowledged “pa’s” wisdom, and gallantly 
remarked that, in my opinion, her costume of 
For Moorn'e Rural New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 41 letter*. 
My 9, 39, 4,12, 40 denote* a subject. 
My 2,12, 40,18, 28, 30, 21 1* an eminent literary man. 
My 34, 39,35, 9.13 20, 7, 18 i* an American poet. 
My 38, 8. 20, 22, 81, 32, 4 is the name of a paper. 
My 6,23,24, 35, 30, It, 15, 31 ia the name of a county in 
Missouri, 
My 29,19, 27, 32 is a vegetable. 
My 1,10, 30, 41, 6, 23, 35, 25 ia a geometrical figure. 
My 14,17, 20 i* a transitive verb. 
My 37,19, 27, 33 S* an important member of the human 
body. 
My 3, 30,16. 37 is an insect. 
My whole is a Scriptural injunction. 
Ghent, N. Y r ., 1860. S. L. 
cr Answer in two weeks. 
stantfaiilv enriching the - ul. U exn ue tree iv uobii kiiucu 
dancer of burning the read or plat's bv coining in <-ori1fCt 
with it, ss I* thu care witb some other fertilizer*, retaining 
a great degree of moisture, it caureH the plant to grow in a 
healthy condition, anti a* expe^DCehas proved, 
For order* in any quantity, (wiilch will be promptly at¬ 
tended toj or pamphleU containing lull particulars ot an¬ 
alyse* and teal* ol iarmer*, apply ft* above. 6M-3teo 
For pale by J. O. BLOS3 k CO , at the American Seed 
Store, 76 Main street, Rocherter, VI-_ _ _ 
1Y At Angers, franco. 
The Proprietor of these Nurseries, the most extensive 
in the world, lia* the honor to inform hi* o 
^lBcSwE^TU?3Am ■ 
V SGoiStlnm _fit Cedar Street, New Vork_ 
OTKKL FLOWS.—We are manufacturing for the miring 
^ . ...... nf our Mohawk f allei' Clipper 
ILLUSTRATED REBUS. 
S TEKL FLOWS.—We are manufacturing jor 
trx.le larvo numbers of nur Mohawk Valley Clipper 
Plow* with ateel mold-board and land-sitl&wttn *teel or 
Lst point, as desired, and would refer yon to the following 
persons, who have them in use: 
John Johnston, Geneva, N. I. 
J. Imrerei.il, Ilion, N > . 
Wm Summer, P.Nnaxta, S. C. 
R. C. filli*. Lyon*, V Y _ .. 
Col. A .! Summer, J,on*lSwamp,Florida. 
A. .1 Bowman, Utica, N. A 
A. Bradley. Mankato, Minnesota. 
We are alKO uianufuctortogSavre’* Patent Horse Hoe and 
Potato Covering Machine, Sayre s Patent Cultivator Teeto 
in quantities for the tram*, and Ml •'[. ^ pw 
work in the wricnhurjl hn^ Send"fc GO 
645-lam-tf Union Agricultural Works, Ilion, N i • 
m-'tCs 
oyd(jo i 
FORGIVE US, AS WE FORGIVE, 
ing my quarters. In the meantime I had got on 
pretty good terms with papa Litscomb, and had 
managed to gather considerable information con¬ 
cerning his affairs, as he represented them. 
He informed me that bis son, who was in Mon¬ 
treal, would join them in New York the fol¬ 
lowing week, and that they should then proceed 
to St. Louis. I inquired what place he was 
from, and he said that he had lately had an inter¬ 
est in a large manufacturing establishment near 
Petersburg, hut having^ recently lost his wife, he 
had Bold out and thougbthe should locate in New 
Orleans if he found a good opening. 
One evening, as I toyed with Miss Julia s fan, 
and played the agreeable to her to the best of my 
ability, scattering smull-talk like loose change 
from a leaky pocket, she asked me if “papa- had 
told me that they were going away soon. 1 
replied that I regretted to hear that it was so. 
“And I'm sorry,” she said pensively; “I have 
found you a very pleasant friend, as yon might 
Bee from my having given yon more of my Bociely 
than any one. else here.” 
I acknowledged the concession with rapture, 
and ventured to kiss the fair Southerner’s hand. 
She withdrew it instantly, and looked ah if she 
had not noticed it. 
“Will you not write in my Autograph Book?” 
she said with a smile. “ Most of the hoarders 
it already; indeed, it is nearly 
&DJMEYJ 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
THE LARGEST CIRCULATED 
AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY WEEKLY, 
JS rCUI.tSHED JJYREtY 8ATCEPAY RY 
I». D. T. MOOMK, B0CURMF31, N. Y. 
|3?” Answer in two weeks. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
ARITHMETICAL PROBLEM. 
SvrrosK a man to have a calf which, at the end Of 
three years, begin* to breed (and afterwards,) a female 
calf every year, and that each cair begins to bread in 
like manner at tbe end or three year*, bringing forth a 
oow calf every jear, and that these last breed in the 
tame manner, &c,, what would be the owner’s whole 
stock at the end of 20 ydhrs? 
Richland, Ohio, I860. Wesley HcLaCGHLUT. 
ar Answer in two weeks. 
ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, &c, 
have written in 
full. It will be so pleasant to recall to mind so 
many Northern friends by these little tokens 
