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AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER 
ADVERTIS.IiMKNTS. 
It seemed to me that M-. Brewster. and Miss 
Alicb very soon acted upon the suggestion which 
1 beam Squire Kastman mike after school—‘ that 
they should renew their old acquaintance.” Cer¬ 
tain it is that bouquets of rate flowers—flowers 
such none of the school children brought, and 
which Miss Alicb seemed to prize very highly— 
after that afternoon made their appearance on the 
schoolroom table, oftentimes accompanied by 
Busy ioioue looking Latin books from which Miss 
Alicb took dainty Bheets of paper—notes on the 
text 1 suppose they were—and very frequently it 
wonld happen that just about the time school was 
out Mr. Brewstkk would come down the road on 
his way to the post-office or the store. Of coarse 
that time wa6 more con veDimt than any other for 
him to go to the village, but somehow onr teacher 
used to blush a little and her eyes grew brighter 
when she Baw him coming. 
One pleasant Saturday afternoon, when school 
didn’t keep, Carrie Eastman and I made onr ar¬ 
rangements "to go berrying;” and furnished with 
a basket and tin-pail we set out for t he big pasture, 
intending to come home through the Ellis woods. 
After filling my pail I picked a few berries iu my 
apron, and sat down under the stone wall to eat 
them and wait for Carhih. Hardly had I com¬ 
menced operations when I heard voices in the 
road, and a moment after Mr. Brewster saying— 
“And so yon remembered me, Alicb.” “Ab,” 
thought T, ‘‘there’s Carrie's cousin and the school¬ 
mistress, I’ll just climb over the wall and give 
them some berries;” but I bethought me of an 
enormous rent in my dress, and my hair falling all 
over my face, and concluded to keep my Beat. “ I 
have thought of yon very often since,” he contin¬ 
ued a moment after, “and to tell the truth my 
principal object in ooraing here this summer was 
to see if the little Alice of olden memoiies bad 
fulfilled the promise of her girlhood; and before 
T go I want to know If the old friend who used to 
share by boyish plays, is willing to share the 
pleasures and sorrows—the changing fortunes of 
my riper years.” They were too far off for me to 
hear her reply, hnt I thought I could guess what 
it would be. I felt somewhat as'iamed to think I 
bad listened to wbat was evidently not intended 
for my ears; but then I could not help it,and I was 
easily consoled by the reflection that 1 did not in¬ 
tend to do anything wrong; and then after all it 
was so delightful to think I had heard a real love 
declaration. And it was only the next Tuesday 
night, when I went to carry a bowl of jelly to 
Aunt Scsan, that, as I passed through the hal, I 
saw the good minister standing with Alice and 
Charles in the Bitting-room, a band on each bent 
head, and heard hia “Goo bless you my children” 
pronounced in an earnest aud trembling voice. I 
left the bowl on the kitchen table and ran away as 
fast ns I could, lest some one should see me, for I 
felt a choking sensation iu my throat and a gath¬ 
ering moisture in my eyes which I conld hardly 
account for. PerhapB I thought of the lonely 
hearts which would be left behind in the old par¬ 
sonage house if Miss Alios went away; perhaps 
—but never mind. I know that I could not give 
my mother a very satisfactory account, of the man¬ 
ner in which Aunt Scsan received the bowl of 
jelly- _ 
In a little more than 3 year, one bright, glorious 
day in the autumn time, Charles Brbvi si\bk caine 
to claim his bride. 1 remember, as we stood 
around the parlor, the yellow leaves falling from 
the trees before the window, how like a sad, gentle 
accompaniment their rustling seemed to the low, 
choked voice of tho minister as he united, “ till 
death,” the fate of hia daughter with that of the 
lover of her childhood. And I thought a con¬ 
scious power entered into the soul and shone ont 
in the face of the yonng man as he clasped that 
little hand In his—a powrr to do good, to live well, 
directed by the example of one of earth’s pure 
and gentle ones. Certuin I am that many of “the 
children” had been directed in the paths of holi¬ 
ness and peace by her who stood beside him a 
happy bride, and that in maty a time of trial in 
their future lives have they remembered her ear¬ 
nest words:—“Learn to live well children; there is 
something good for every one to do In life—heavy 
hearts to lighteD, anguished souls to comfort, the 
poor to provide for, the wandering to lead back to 
Christ, —and we will best secure onr own happi¬ 
ness when wo labor to promote that of others.” 
tered to the spiritual wants of his people in Wood- 
ville, still lives in the biick parsonage boose on 
Silver Creek, the honeo with piazzas on three 
sides, and such queer little windows temping ont 
from the roof. You would know it at once, lor 
there is not such another old fashioned bouse in 
the village, and then Silver Creek has been turned 
ont of its bed and brought iuto a large basin in 
the garden forming a most beautiful artificial pond 
—a pond which is the wonder of all the boys; and 
very ofieD, in the pleasant summer days, are little 
curiy beads popped into the kitchen door, and 
Aunt Susan saluted with 14 
WEBSTER’S 
QUARTO DICTIONARY! 
(~A TCT THE IIRST."—“All young person* should have a 
Standard 
JDICTIONARY, 
lit their elbows. And while you aro about it, get the tort; that 
Dictionary is 
NOAH WEBSTER’S, 
The tv tat work itnaleklytJ. If you are (oo poor, Have the amount 
from olT yoar back, to pat It into your head "—Phrenological 
Journal, 
“A Makwro wourn kpow »v*RTTniMj, or As-mimo, as 
nx occur to k sow, -mist Ow.n VVoLatcWa ’.ar«;<' lilcilona- 
ry. It in a great light, and he that will not avail hlraeelf of it, 
mint wall: Id darirnc**. Every young houafikeepur should lny 
it in. to occupy iho placo which too* formerly Ulled with doom:- 
tors and wine glaxM-x. 
Evict farmer sbouit) give hi* ions two or three square rods o) 
ground, well prepared with th« avail* of which they may buy 
it, Krery vuchonic should put a receiving box in iome eou- 
spionoui placo in the bouse, to catch tho stray pennies, for tho 
like purpose. 
Lny it upon your table by tho side of tile Bible—It Is a bettor 
expounder than many which claim to bo expounders. 
it is a great labor-savei—II 1ms saved nr lime enough in one 
year’s use to pay for Itself; and that rtvo»l bo deemed good 
property, which will clear itself once a year. If yon have any 
doubt about tho precise meaning of the word nwr, in tho last 
sentence, look at Wchster’s thlitotn definition* of the v. t.”— 
Masaai'totiftt* 1 Aft Bool. 
Published by (1 A 11. MRRRIAM, Springfield, Mass. 
Sold by all Booksellers. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Torker. 
THE PICTURE. 
In the good old times in Kentucky, when “ sub¬ 
stantial justice” was administered in a log cabin, 
alter a very free and easy manner, a suit was 
brought to recover certain moneys of which it 
was alleged plaintiff had been defrauded by tho 
ingenions operation known aa “ thimble-rigging.” 
in the coarse of the trial plaintifl’s counsel, who 
happened to be an " expert,” undertook to en¬ 
lighten the court as to the modus operand! of the 
performance. Patting himself into position, he 
produced the three caps and the "little joker,” 
and proceeded, suiting the action to the word: 
"Then, may it please the court, the defendant 
placing the cups on hiB knee thus, began shifting 
them so, offering to bet that my client could not 
tell under which cup was the ‘little joker,’ mean¬ 
ing thereby, may it please the court, this ball, with 
the intention of defrauding my client of the sum 
thus wagered. For instance, when I raise the cup 
so, your honor supposes that yon see the ball.” 
“Suppose I seel” interrupted the judge, who 
bad closely watched the performance, and was 
sure that he bad detected the ball, aa one of the 
enps was accidentally raised. “ Why, any fool can 
see where it is, and bet on it, and be sure to win.— 
There ain’tno defraudin’ thar.” 
“ Perhaps your honor wonld like to go a Y on 
it?” Insinuated the counsel. 
“ Go a V ? Yes, and doable it too, and here’s the 
rhino. Tt’s under the middle cup.” 
“ I’ll go a V on that,” Baid the foreman of the 
jury. 
"And T, and I,” joined in the jurors, one after 
the other, until each one had invested bis pile. 
“ Up!” said his honor. 
“Up” it waa, but the “little joker” had mysteri¬ 
ously disappeared. Jadge and jury were enlight¬ 
ened, and found no difficulty in bringing in a ver¬ 
dict in favor of the plaintiff, on the ground that it 
was the “ dernest kind o’defraudin.’ ” 
Tbbrk’s a little picture hanging 
Upon my chamber wall; 
By a silken thread suspended 
Where the evening shadows lull. 
There is naught m it attractive 
To arrest another’s eye, 
And a word or glance snfficeth 
Afl perchance one posset b by. 
Yet for mo a charm enduring 
Lingers there, unfading yet, 
Gently &till my lone heart soothing, 
Soothing, while 1 ne’er forget. 
For beside me, Maggie standing. 
As she stood in other days, 
Thrills my spirit with the rapture 
Of that earnest, loving gaze. 
In the old brown porch, beside her— 
A youthful lover once more. 
The treasured hopts of a swelling heart, 
In her willing ear I pour: 
How striving, I’ll win for her Bake 
A niche iu the Temple ol Fame; 
Honored, esteemed among men,— 
To Magi;:i? forever the same. 
please may I go and 
play in the pond, if I won’t touch anything in the 
garden?” 
Miss Susan is perhaps a Btranger to you, and I 
may as well Introduce her at once. She is Mr. 
Pembroke’s sister—one of the best of sisters—and 
has lived with her brother ever since he first came 
to Woodville: and a dear, good woman she is, 
wonld be the testimony of every individual of her 
acquaintance, Yes, she is very good, and she 
never looks upon a poor, ragged child but yon see 
the very love-light of benevolence and pity beam¬ 
ing in her soft grey eyc-B; and then she has a way 
of stroking children's hair and speaking Buob 
gentle words that even the most unruly are com¬ 
pletely subdued by them. 
Mr. Pembroke’s wife died many years ago, when 
Alice was sn iufant, and many a time have I heard 
how the little church was crowded at her funeral, 
and about the long train of carriages that followed 
her remains to the grave. It waB a sad blow to 
the good minister, but in the course of time, tbo’ 
he never forgot the dear wife who had shared his 
labors and lightened his cares, the poignancy of 
grief wore away and he went about bis duties 
with his old cheerfulness. Annt Susan supplied a 
mother’s place to the litile ODe, and kept the house 
of her brother with the scrupulous neatness to 
which be had been accustomed; she conducted the 
female prayer-meetings, superintended tbe sewing 
society, taught the young ladies bible-class, and so 
gained the love of the people that Mr. Pembroke 
did not think of marrying a second time. And all 
this while Alice was "growing up just like her 
mother,” and was the very model of what a pastor’s 
daughter should be. When only twelve she had 
shouldered a burden of responsibility which would 
have made an older frame grow weary just to 
think of. 
She tanght Mary and Susie Jonkp, whoso sick 
mother conld not spare them to go to school, 
spelling, geography and arithmetic, and set the 
very nicest of copies, and made the very best of 
for,” she said, “father had 
NOW IS THE TIME 
TO HUY PIANOS AND M KLODKON3. 
H AVING DETERMINED to reduce onr Mock of Pianos and 
all Musical Marelmndtse, in cotinequenca of thaSi^DKof the 
tunes, we will sell for cash at inch ran s as never before oflered 
by uny house In tho connlry. Our Pianos ami Molodconn aro 
known to be from the best i-xUbliahmcnl* in iho country, and 
those who contemplate purchasing will do well to sen thi m tli’*-t. 
Grain wu.r. rk hkcbivkd in pavurnt, if preferred, at the 
aiaikct in too here on tiro day of its receilil- 
J. SAGE A 80N8, 200 Mate street, 
KlgeowH Bnftalo, N. Y. 
The festive throng are gathering 
Upon the village gtten; 
And there, upon » mossy throne, 
They crowned my Maggie Queen. 
Methinks her the fairest of mortals— 
No Helen could boast such a grace— 
Alt! who could deny it, beholding 
Thesmile on that beautiful face. 
The fairy crown of white roses, 
Encircling those glosiy black curls, 
Which bhe threw at me so naively 
When I called her the sweetest of girls: 
I cherished it long hr a treasure, 
’Till it faded and wasted away; 
It is hallowed to memory ever— 
Emblem of its wearer that day. 
But there was a hitter parting, 
It came like a funeral kueil 
When the watching stars grew weary— 
Breathing a sad farewell— 
For tbivmorrow’g sun would see me 
Borne o'er the treacherous deep — 
&tyjMAGt;ifc’8 heart was bursting, 
She prayed hut conld not weep. 
L awton blaokbkkkv plants win be supplied 
from second week in October. 
scale or i-uiL-KS ay tub dozen. 
A package of one dozen,.............. $3 
Do. two dozen,. 6 
Do. live dozen,. 10 
Do. eight dozen......IS 
Do twelve doze:',... 20 
The name and direction of purchasers sbonid bo distinctly 
written, and tho money accompany tho order Address 
WILLIAM LAWTON, M Well St, New York, or 
October, 1867- ]Ui6-6toow| Now Rochelle, N. Y. 
SPLENDID FARM FOR SAL,. 
A FARM OF #40 ACRES AT GOODING'S GROVE, 2&J4 
mile* 8. W. from Ordcngo, prnlrio and draber, honse, bam, 
orchards, MU acres foncoil. a portion nnder plow, and seeded — 
Will be sold, liiclniliiig Mk) sheep, 100 head ol cattle. 4 good 
breeding mares; also, iho farm loots and machinery, at o very 
low pice and on accommodating terms For particulars address 
H. 0. WHITE, at office of Books’ s Rural New-Yorker, 
Aug. 8, 1817 398 Rochester, N Y. 
A Nervous Traveler.— I recently took a trip 
west, and while passing over tho E. IT. R. R., be¬ 
ing fond of “ the weed,” bad taken my seat in tbe 
baggage car for the purpose of indulging in ft 
“ Havana,” when a nervous individual entered the 
car and commenced overhauling the baggage.— 
The baggage-master, after eyeing him a moment 
uooosted him rather gruffly with— 
“Wbat’a wanting, sir?” 
" I am looking for my trunk,” demurely answer¬ 
ed the nervous man. 
"I will take care of your trunk, air, that is my 
business,” retorted B. M. 
“0, I am aware of that, sir, but I would always 
much rather keep my trunk under ray eye!” 
“ Well then, sir, yon should have been born an 
elephant, and then you could have your trunk un¬ 
der your eye the whole time.” 
Tbe nervous man suddenly vamosed. 
HAY AND CATTLK SOALKS. 
G reat RKDumuN of prick* i ihksk -stand¬ 
ard ScaJLZs" are now within lit reach of every Farmer.— 
For $100 we will furnish a J lie scale, platform, i by 12 feet 
Every ncolo I* eealedby too 6. Standard weight*, and warrani- 
cd A rull description w*il be sent to any part of tho country, 
free of postage, upon application. 
372-lumtf DURYETC A FORSYTH, 
Manufacturing Co., Rochester, N. Y. 
COAL 1 COAL I I 
CHEAPER THAN WOOD. 
S CRANTON, KLOSSBCRG, SIIAMOKIN AND MORRIS 
Hex Coals. For zaio at HARTS Coat. Yard, 
SOHmfieow Sophia St, Rochester, N. Y. 
I sought my Magoik in after years 
In'the'cily’s surging life, 
To'flll the borne ihat toil had gained,- 
To claim my boyhood’s wife, 
fmi-t her whole adrnjrers thronged, 
As when they made her Queen, 
Moving unrivalled now as then, 
la robes of glittering sheen, 
Bnt the radiant smile bad vanish’d, 
And she looked so stern and cold, 
My spirit sank within me 
As I thought on days of old. 
With tearful oye 1 turned away, 
She caught my sorrowing gaze— 
Tbe'o’.den smile came back again, 
’Twns the MaCOIk of other days. 
quill pens for them 
taught her, and she could do it just as well as not.” 
Then she made dresses for the poor little Warner 
children, and did numberless errands for Aunt 
Busan, and found p ent)' of time beside to be as 
merry hearted and frolicsome ns other children,— 
Bnt what astonished Woodville people most of all 
was that she knew more about History than Squire 
Eastman, and that she read Latin with her father, 
and they all thought as did Black Lucy— “Miss 
Alice is the moBt unoommonest child I ever did 
see.” 
Aud thus her life passed very quietly and very 
happily in the old parsonage house until the sum¬ 
mer she was seventeen. That summer, at the earn¬ 
est request of the directors, she consented to 
take the village school I remember well what 
clappings of hands there were when it was an¬ 
nounced to us children that Alice Pembroke was 
to be our teacher, and I remember well, too, the 
bright June morning when we all gathered in the 
old Btone schoolhouse awaiting her coming. — 
Many were the flowers picked that summer to 
grace the seboolhouse table, and many the golden 
apples and rich, ripe berries we carried for onr 
teacher. I cannot begin to tell you of the pro¬ 
gress we made in our spelling and arithmetic, of 
the many, many pages of coarse print in our gram¬ 
mars and geographies which we “ got by heart,” 
of the copy-books kept without a blot, and of the 
delightfal stories to which we listened—sometimes 
read from hooks, but oftener “made up” to suit 
the occasion—in which good children were always 
loved and happy, and naughty one6 were punished. 
One night after I had returned from school, 
Carrie Eastman rushed into the sitting-room ex¬ 
claiming that her cousin, Chaklkk Brkwster, had 
had come, and would stay till tho cfase of his col 
lege vacation; and aa we skipped the rope down 
the gravel walk, she told me of the nice books and 
pretty little work-box he hod brought her, and de¬ 
clared that he was just the best cousin that any¬ 
body ever had. 
“Is he handsome?” I asked. 
** Why, yes, no, yes,” said Carrie, all in a breath, 
and looking puzzled. 
“He looks handsome to you, I expect,” said I 
laughing; “but if 1 ever see him I can tell for 
myself.” 
It was not long before I had the opportunity, for 
one warm July afternoon—almost too warm, we 
thought, to study—Miss Alice whb telling us one 
of her most Interesting storiCB, one that she had 
promised us if we learned our lessons well, when 
a loud knock at the door attracted onr attention, 
and a moment after Squire Eastman came iu with 
a tull, grave looking gentlemen, whom Le intro¬ 
duced to Miss Pembroke as his nephew, Mr. Brew¬ 
ster. “I think you are not strangero to each 
other,” added tho Squire, "for I remember that 
several yearB ago Charles used to draw a little 
gill on bis sled to school, and that he once canm 
home dripping wet from the Creek, where he had 
gone to spend the afternoon iu fishing, and gave, 
as an explanation of his plight, that he ha l been 
getting Alice Pembroke oat of the water.” 
Ab Miss Alice Btood by the table her fair face 
flashed with embarrassment, the heavy braidB of 
her hair changing from brown to gold color In tho 
sunshine, and her blue eyes looking reprovingly 
at Johnny Watfon, who had risen from bis scat 
and was atretohing out bis head to look at the vis¬ 
itors, I remember thinking to myself that she was 
very pretty, and wondering if Carrie’s cousin did 
not think so too. I know 1 thought there was 
something in his face that said so. I looked from 
one to the other, thinkingwhat different faces peo¬ 
ple have, and trying to make up my mind whether 
or no Mr, Brewster was handsome, until my 
study of that gentleman’s countenance attracted 
his attention, and I turned in utter confusion to 
my book. I had decided that if ho was not band- 
some he was at leam very good-looking. 
SA13EY & BUCHAN, 
Dealer* is Hat*. Caps a an Pur*, at tho " Old Fremlnm Hat 
Store," No. 23 State street, Rochester, N. Y. 387 
COLE, ADAMS & CO., 
(Successors to Wilua* N. Saga) Booksellers, Stationer*, and 
Dealer* In I’rtutorz’ Stock, No 40 Buffalo St, Rochester. N. Y. 
A H COLA W. A. ADAM*. (i. T. ADAM*. 
JOSEPH F. SHAW, 
Music Publisher anp Dealer im Pjaho Fort**, Slelodeon*, 
ami other MuBtcal In»trtttn»uw, at manufacturer*' pricea, No. 
104 State St., Rochontar, N. Y. 396tf 
RAPALJE & CO’b 
Gmhcsxm Biro aud Ac hi cultural Wauiuoui*, 65 Buffalo 
81, Rochester, N V.. and Port Hop*. ('. W Agricultural 
Implement*. Mnahlure. Ac., at Wholesale and Retail. Import¬ 
ed and homo grown Garden, Kidd and Flower Heed* 387 
Why are seeds, when sown, like gate posts?— 
Because they are planted in the earth to propagate 
(prop a gale) 
BRIGGS & BROTHER, 
IjcrORTMR* Afro Grow***, mid Wholesale and Bo tall Dealer* 
In Gurdeti, Field and Flower Secde, q pd Il oTtlenlmral Imple¬ 
ment*, 86 State St, Roeheator, A. Y. Seed*furnished on 
commliwlon. Choice Peas mid Hear.* at Wholesale 387 
We met again. In the chamber of Death 
IJcuelt by my Maogib's ride, 
And the ebbing sound of the fleeting breath 
Proclaim’d her another’ll bride. 
Th6.olden smile played gently now, 
As oft in the daje gone by. 
For tbe Aug-1 had set ou that pearly brow 
The fignet of Peace from on High. 
Thou wilt haog, she said, this picture 
Upon thy chamber wall 
Where roy spirit oft shall linger 
When the evening shadows fall. 
It shall sooth time In illy eatthly strife, 
It shall he thy earthly leaveD, 
Till thou burst the feeble bands of life— 
Then meet me — Thine in Heaven. 
outjj's Coriur 
J. K. CHENEY & CO., 
Maiutactuhrr* mr Kziizu'r Water Filter*, Thermometer-*, 
Refrtirorstonj. 8 love a. Tiff, Copper and b'hoet Iron Ware—aud 
Dealer* In Honeo Funilehlu* Good* of every do»crlpt!oo, 
No*. 69 and 61 State 8t, Rochecler, N. Y. 387 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 23 letters. 
My 19, i, 12, 7,17, 3 is possessed by all persons. 
My 13, 2, 6, 16, 5, 12 is a man’s name. 
My 18, It, 11, 22 is a beverage. 
My 8, 20,10, 15, 9 is commonly used by fishermen 
My 1, 21 is a preposition. 
My 23 is the same as 8. 
My whole is a Proverb. 
Buffalo, N. Y., 1857. X. Y. Z. 
Answer next week. 
ADAMS, HASTINGS & McVEAN, 
Gmnxskm I'Ai-ra Wills, M-.tiufacloror* of Book, Printing and 
Wrapping Paper, and Dealer* In Flno Paper, Printer*’ Stock, 
Inks, Straw Board, ,%•- Wareton*o, No t>9 State St-, Kochez- 
ter. cy- Cash paid for Ratr*. SltelriK, Repo. Ac 887 
ERAST US DARRUW <fc BROTHER, 
Boom hmli.mr*, Pubu-ueus amd Stationmb*, Ontotirn Hobmj 
B lock, Rochester, N. V., Wholeiule and Retail Dealer* In 
Pchooi, Medical, Relloioua, Sunday School, .Mlfcellaiiron* 
and Now Books. Writing Paper. Blatt-M, Slate Pencils, Print¬ 
ing Ink. Ac. Order* from Dealer* solicited SS7 
BOQARDUS < 5 E LEWIS, 
OPERATIVE LITHOGRAPHERS & ENGRAVERS, 
880 MAUN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. 
J D. Bogardu*] [386wcl [Joszrn X.iwiJ- 
We laid my Maocir down to rest 
Beneath yon vine-clad bill; 
We placed white blossoms on her breast- 
They bloom above her still. 
And oft beside her quiet grave, 
When shadows o'er it steal, 
Their little hands In rcvexer.ee clasp’d, 
A group of children kneel. 
I'vo told you whence the hidden charm 
Of the “ Picture on the tVaiy 
There musing off. al twilight hour 
A voice will sweetly call 
Me far uway to the spirit land, 
From tbe rceneH of thin mortal life; 
There, brightest 'mid tbe angel band 
Tg Mx.iidk— my boyhood's wife. 
U. S. Navy Yard, Boston, 1867. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
CHAKA DE. 
8 . A , KLUN’ 
W HIP AND GLOVE STOKF, 78 S 7 ATK STREET, 
Rocbeevo N. Y. Having |.iitvna*od the Ivotall trade of 
what haz long hr- t known m Strong’s Whip aiul Ulovo Store. 1 
Intend to innkii It ho moot doitlruble place lor the nurchane of 
WHIPS. (ll.OVKS, HANKS AN'D UMBRELLAS, 
In the city I shall keep a larger and better aasorlmcnt Of these 
good* than ha* ever before been kept hare. 
Ladle* will Bmi It to tfcotr advantage to cull and look at my 
asBortment of Kid Glove* 
My first, tho’ on the battle-field, 
In in the midst of life; 
It ever stands for friend or foe, 
When in the fiercest strife. 
My second ends the life of man, 
’Tia found in the roaring sea; 
It is always seen on the ocean wave, 
Yet ’tie ever found with me. 
My third tbo’ never known to speak, 
I« never silent found; 
My fourth is ever in the sun 
Yet ’tis always in the ground. 
My whole is the name of a dwarfish shrub, 
That grows on the barren reef; 
’Tis a curious thing, for Indeed, indeed, 
It bears its seed on the leaf. 
Hartford, Wis., 1857. E. W. D. 
SS©- Answer next week. 
Oftentimes now my old friend Carrie and I go 
over to the old parsonage home to read to Annt 
Susan the letters that come from beyond the sea; 
for CUAKL88 Brbwstbr is now a painter, widely 
known for hia talents and goodness, and our “old 
schoolmistress” now moves in tbe circles of tbe 
rich and noble, and dwtllB in the ancicDt capital, 
the "lone mother of dead Empirep,” tar from her 
humble, native village. 
Many loving, tender words there are in those 
letters which they write back to their nativeland; 
wordB which comfort and encourage t're hearts of 
the two grey haired people who go on bravely and 
faithfully in their life’s work, trying to make tbe 
world better and purer, so that their lives shall not 
have been spent in vain. Jkannje Linstkd. 
Mount Yernon, Ohio, Oct., 1857. 
KilDZXKDS 
LAKE, HA IN ANI> KIVF.lt WATEIt FILTEHfr. 
H AVK BBKN IN USK FOR K1XTKFN YKAR8, AND IN 
oil part* ol the United State* and the Canada*, have givun 
the lilghent *atl»factlon. They are liolentlflo In their constrni-- 
Uon, Portable, Durable and ifheop. ForcTreular* with portion- 
lar*, oddrusa i C. OHKNKY A CIO., 
Silnowtf Rochcotor, N. Y. 
KLM1 KA MUSIC SCHOOL. 
trims INSTITUTION, for Inrtrnettou on the Plane, Org»n, 
l Melotleon,Guitar. Violin, ami in Vocal Mnulo and Harmony, 
I* nlmuted In a beautiful valley—healthful, quiet and ploactua— 
and provide* a tooro thorough conr*e of klunozL ItigTRUcrm* 1 
than hat liefer* been offered on thl* Continent Pupil* M‘J°f 
ztiperior advantage* In many rexpect*, being under the nupcr- 
viftfoti of Teacher* who have npeut several year* with the beet 
to axle r*. aud graduated with the higheet honor* Tam>* lor 
1867, commence a* follow* : 
-Unroll 41b, lane 8d, September *d, Oireember *d. 
Pnpll* ota: enter at any tlmo during lkt> term Thirty pnpll* can 
be accommodated In the family of the Principal, at the tote or 
M per Term—Including hoard, tuition, nzo oi piano, trowing, 
fuel and light. For further particular*, and all noceenry Infor¬ 
mation addre** Ml** C. G. SCOTT, PmirmrAL. 
Kltnlro, N. Y, Oct., 1867. »sSm6wo 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
WOODVILLE SKETCHES.—NO. I, 
Woodvillk!— have you ever heard of such a 
place, reader? It is not situated on a railroad; so 
if yon ever go on one of your flying visits into the 
country expecting to see "our village,” you will 
be disappointed. It is not one of the large man¬ 
ufacturing towns, where it is the bnsinees of the 
few "to coin the heart, brain and sinew' of the 
many into gold. The only mill in Woodville is the 
old “ grist mill” down on the Sloan farm, whiob 
has been lately repaired and improved so that, now 
it answers the double purpose of grinding corn and 
sawing logs; but as its owner is an honest, upright 
man, he is considered quite as respectable a mem. 
ber of society as would be the owner of a cotton fao- 
tory or paper mill. Woodville is a very quiet little 
village, bat its white houses, nestled among maple 
and locust trees, and the well-built churches on 
the green are declared by people generally to be 
greater attractions to the place than would be half 
a dozen railroads and ratiroud depots. Mr. Mil¬ 
ler, however, thinks otherwise, and has again and 
again lamented that tbe East Branch Road did not 
pass through our town. Some people wh isper that 
he is selflah, but wo won't heed such gOBsip. 
Bat I was to tell you about our schoolmistress 
—our schoolmistress of long ago. Her father, the 
good old minister who has for thirty years rniniB- 
I saw a pigeon making bread; 
I saw a girl composed of thread; 
I saw a towel one mile square; 
I saw a meadow in the air; 
I saw a rocket walk a mile; 
I saw a pony make a file; 
I saw a blacksmith in a box; 
I saw au orange kill an ox; 
I saw a batcher made of steel; 
I saw a penknife dunce a reel; 
j saw a sailor twelve foot high; 
I saw a ladder in a pie; 
T saw an apple fly away; 
1 saw a sparrow milking hay; 
1 saw a farmer like a dog; 
1 saw a puppy mixing grog; 
I saw three men who saw these too; 
And will confirm what I tell you. 
[Note.—T o make this read right, shift the point 
at the end of each line to the noun in the same line. 
Knowing what One's About’ —“Half the evil 
in this world,” says Eusltin, in hia “Stones of 
Venice,” “ cornea from people not knowing what 
they do like—not dfdiberately setting themselves 
to find out what they really enjoy. All people en¬ 
joy giving away money, for instance; they don’t 
know that—they rather think they like keeping it; 
and they do keep it under this false impnssion, 
to their great discomfort. Everybody likes to 
do good; but not one in a hundred finds this out 
Multitudes think they like to do evil; yet no man 
fiver really enjoyed doing evil, since God made the 
world.” 
When we hear a blundering booby of a mail, 
who never caught a single expression of Nature's 
speaking face, and never loved anylhing in this 
world that could not be eaten or hoarded, whining 
about some “better world” ho Is heir to, we can 
not help thinking that he will bo “homeBick” in 
Heaven To be discontented with the very best 
world we ever dwelt In, is often a mistaken symp¬ 
tom of religion.— Chicago Journal. 
Answers to Enigmas, fito., in No. 400, 
Answer to Grammatical Enigma:—We have met 
the enemy aud they are ours. 
Answer to Biblical Enigma:—Go to the ant thou 
Bluggard, consider her ways aud be wise. 
“See what I am,” not “sec what my father wap,” 
is an old and excellent Arabic saying. 
