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SUMMER. 
A. WEBER. 
ATTACUS CECROPIA. 
Eps. Rural New-Yorker:—I nclosed In this box I 
send you a winged atiimai which 1 found upon my 
cherry true Having never mm One of the kind before 
I send it- to you for a name. What kind of a duck is 
it? I send it alive; and not knowing what kind of 
forage be likes best I -end none with him — A- il Gn.- 
lett, Rose, A r . V , June 10,1801. 
The name of the moth sent u» is Attacus 
Cecropm. Ami since it belongs to a very inter¬ 
esting family it may gratify our readers, especi¬ 
ally the inquirer, if we say more about this 
family and this particular moth. It is a mem¬ 
ber of a family called Saturniaus (Satl t rniad,e) 
— some of which wrap themselves in cocoons 
of very strong silk fully equal to that obtained 
in India from the tusseh and arrindy silk¬ 
worms. The caterpillars of which these moths 
are the perfect insects are gross looking, naked, 
thick, clumsy, warty and repulsive looking. Welj 
calculated to make a lady shriek, if she is at all 
predisposed to he nervous. £jThey live on trees 
or shrubby plants, the leaves of which they 
devour; some of them, when young, keep and 
feed together in swarms, hut separate as they 
become older. When fully grown, and ready 
to make their cocoons, some of them draw to¬ 
gether a few leaves so as to form*a hollow, 
within which they spin their cocoons; others 
fasten their cocoons to the stems and branches 
of the plants, often in the most artful and in¬ 
genious manuer; and a very few transform upon 
or just under the surface of the ground where 
they cover themselves with leaves or grains of 
earth stuck together with a little gummy matter. 
The escape of the moth from its cocoon is ren¬ 
dered easy by the tluid which it throws out and 
softens the threads. Thus much about some of 
the leading peculiarities of the family to which 
the moth our friend has sent us belongs. 
This "duck" that our correspondent send.- 
us, is a moth, the name^of which stands at the 
head of this article. It measures near ti.j inches 
from tip to tip of its wings. The hind wings 
are rounded and not tailed. The ground color 
of the wings is a grizzled, du-ky., brown, with 
the hinder margins clay-colored: near the mid¬ 
dle of each of the wings there is an opaque 
kidney-shaped, dull red spot, having a white 
center and a narrow black edging; and beyond 
the spot a wavy dull red band, bordered intern¬ 
ally with white; the fore wings, uext the 
shoulders, are dull red with a curved white 
band: and near the tips of the same is an eye¬ 
like black spot within a bluish-white crescent; 
the upper side of the body and’the legs are dull 
red; the fore part of the thorax andjthe hinder 
edges of the wings of the abdomen are white; 
and the belly is checkered with red and white. 
This moth usually makes its appearance this 
month—June. 
There are lew people who would not call this 
a very big butterfly—who wouIdjhardly credit 
the assertion that it i- a moth, andjnot a butter¬ 
fly. And there are lew people who’know how 
easy it is to distinguish between a moth and a 
butterfly. We believe there]is no exception to 
the following rule in classification. And know¬ 
ing it, any child may distinguish between a moth 
and a butterfly if he can get sight of the an¬ 
tenna*, or “horns,'’ or “feelers," as they are 
often called. The a ' tennw, or these •• feelers,’ 
on the butterfly are always dubbed at the end— 
that is they are enlarged, somewhat resembling 
the ends of a drum stick. The mothsjare never 
so clubbed; but are of various forms, usually 
tapering to a point. But the onfenntr of this 
moth, which we are talking about.^are peculiar, 
and distinguish them from JothersJof the same 
family. These antenna: are wideband flat like 
short oval feathers. 
There are few of our readers, probably, 
who have not seen the caterpillar which 
spins and winds itself up In a cocoon, from 
which this moth emerges in this “ leafy month 
of June.” This caterpillar is usually found 
on apple, cherry, and plum trees, and on 
currants and barberry bushes in July and Au¬ 
gust. When young, it is of a deep yellow color, 
with rows of minute black warts onj its back. 
It comes to its full size by the first of Septem¬ 
ber, and then measures three inchesjor more in 
length, and is thicker than a mau’s thumb, it 
i- then entirely of a fine, clear, light green color; 
ou the top of the second ring are two large 
globular, coral-red warts, beset withbabout four¬ 
teen very black bristles; the two warts on the 
top of the third ring are like those of the second, 
but rather larger; on the top of the seven fol¬ 
lowing rings, there are two very long egg-shaped 
yellow warts, bristled at the end, and a single 
wart of larger size on the eleventh ling; on 
each side of the body there are two longitudinal 
rows of long, light-blue warts, bristled at the 
end, and an additional short row, below them 
along the tlrst five rings. 
We have copied the above description from 
Harris, that our readers may identify and 
n atch the work of this caterpillar with the more 
interest—especially while it is spinning its co¬ 
coon, which it does early In September, on the 
twigs of the tree* or bushes, where it feeds. 
The cocoon is fastened longitudinally to the side 
of & twig. It is on an average three inches long, 
and one inch in diamatcr at the widest part. Its 
shape is an oblong oval, pointed at the upper 
end. It is double, the outer coat beiug wrinkled 
and resembling strong brown paper in color and 
thickness. When this tough outer coat is cut 
open, the inside will be seen lined with a 
quantity of loose, yellow-brown, strong silk, 
eurrouuding an inner oval cocoon, composed of 
the same kind of silk, and closely woven like 
that of the silk-worm. The insect remains in 
the chrysalis form through the winter. The 
moth, which comes forth the following summer, 
(like the one sent us.l would not be able to pierce 
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2. All the day Tm live - ly, 
Days I love to see, 
Tho’ the day i3 long, 
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All your scenes so 
And from mom to 
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bril - liant, 
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They are dear to me. 
Sounds my hap - py song. 
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La la la, 
La la la, 
la la la, 
la la la, 
la la la, 
la la la, 
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la la. 
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Let my mind be ever 
Bright as yonder sun; 
Pure as are the breezes 
Just as night come3 on. 
the inner cocoon were it not for the fluid pro¬ 
vided for the purpose of softening the threads; 
but it easily forces its way through the outer 
cocoon at the small eud. which is more loosely 
woven than elsewhere, and the threads of which 
converge again, by their own elasticity, so as 
almost entirely to close the opening after the 
insect has escaped. 
Thus we have given the reader a description 
of what wonders are worked in the transforma¬ 
tion- of a single insect which God has made 
and placed before us to attract, interest and 
teach. And yet we go about through the world 
seeing nothing and knowing less of the Divine 
economy which created and perpetuates these 
creatures. Let us keep our eyes open and learn 
more of the mysteries which arc locked up to 
the thoughtless and unreasoning, but which 
open to the key of Observation and Analogy. 
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RUINED OR NOT! 
“ Gold is UX), and the property of the coun¬ 
try will be destroyed," says Mr. Faintheart. 
“ Gold is going to 200, and I shall be broke,” 
says Mr. Weakknees. 
" I am ruined! My bank balance is worth 
only fifty-five cent- on the dollar.” -avs Mr. 
Neverthluk. 
Let us stop a moment, gentlemen, and look in¬ 
to tliis matter. Facts are better than fears, and 
principle is better than prejudice. You are suf¬ 
fering— yes, suffering, there is no other word 
for it — under the delusion that the amount of 
gold and silver coin in the country is an equiva¬ 
lent of its wealth. Now, do you know that the 
highest financial authorities have never esti¬ 
mated this amount at over two hundred and fifty 
millions, and it is probably much less, even in 
time of peace. But suppose we admit that it is 
three hundred millions; and now do you know 
that, according to the United States Uensus of 
1S00, the wealth of the country—its real and 
pers-ual property — was estimated (rather too 
low than too high) at fifteen thousand millions. 
If you will just take your pencil and cypher out 
the proportion that three hundred millions in 
specie bears to fifteen thousand millions of prop¬ 
erty, you will discover that it is —what? titty 
percent.? No! Twenty-five per oeut, ? No!— 
but exactly two per cent.—that Is, the whole 
amount of specie in the country never was two 
per cent, or a fiftieth part of tho specie value of 
the property; and if, at any one time, the whole 
property of the country had been forced to sale 
for the specie in the country, it would not have 
brought two cents on the dollar of its actual 
specie value. 
Specie, or the currency that may stand for it. 
Is only tho convenient and recognized medium 
for making an exchange of products, it repre¬ 
sents property in the market, property in tran¬ 
sit. but never the fixed property of a nation. 
Money is the lubricator. It don't make values; 
It simply lubricates the machinery, and keeps 
the wheels of' commerce running smoothly. 
When too abundant, the wheels run too fast; 
and when scarce, there is too much friction. 
And uow, Mr. Faintheart,can you pick a flaw 
in our statement? Is it not absolute truth? 
But what shall we say to Mr. Weakknees. who 
is afraid of bankruptcy, and Mr. Neverthink. 
who is only afraid of his bank-balance. If Mr, 
Weakknees is In debt, it is now easy to get out. 
Pay up while money is plenty, and be happy. 
If a mortgage on your land will be due next 
year or any year provide for it now while you 
arc getting high prices for everything you sell. 
But Mr. Neverthink. you have — say," a bank 
balance of $20,000. You are afraid.'that gold 
i> going lip or paper going down about out of 
sight, and you wish rn invest this Balance in 
some productive property. Will you buy a 
house worth only $10,000 in specie, and pay for 
it $1S,000 in currency? Suppose you wish to 
sell that house after'the resumption of specie 
payments, it will bring you only $10,000, and 
you will have lost exactly $$,000. Will that be 
a shrewd operation? We tbiuk we can “put 
you up” to something better—something by 
which you can make your bank balance or cur¬ 
rency not oulv worth its face in gold, but a 
premium besides. Invest in the Government 
Bonds. Buy the HMCa. After the war is 
over, they will be worth par in gold and some¬ 
thing over—and they pay a liberal gold interest 
from the beginning, if they are not safe, then 
no property is safe. The same spirit of anarchy 
that woulu repudiate your property in the na¬ 
tional debt would repudiate it iu your house. If 
the law will not protect you in one description 
of your property, it will not iu another, and 
your greatest safety as well as profit is iu main¬ 
taining uml strengthening the Government that 
maintains and supports the law.— Philadelphia 
Daily Telegraph. 
Meadows, fields, and mountains, 
Clothed in shining green; 
With the rippling fountains. 
Through the willows seen. 
Wrx 
Birds that sweetly warble 
All the summer days; 
All things speak in music 
Their Creator’s praise. 
Dragoon’s Song. 
Clasii, clash goes the sabre against my steed’s side, 
Kling, kling go the rowels is onward I ride; 
And all my bright harness is living and speaks, 
And under my horse shoe the frosty ground creaks; 
I wave my btiff glove to the girl whom I love, 
Then join my dark squadron and forward I move. 
The foe, all secure, has laid down by his gun; 
I'll open his eyelids before the bright snn. 
I burst on his pickets, they scatter, they fly; 
Too late they awaken— tis Only to die. 
Now the torch to their camp; I’ll make It a lamp, 
As back to my quarters so slowly I tramp. 
Ki-s, kiss me me, my darling! your lover is here. 
Nay, kiss off the smoke stains; keep back that bright 
tear; 
Keep back that bright tear till the day when I come. 
To the low-wailiug fife and the deep muffled drum, 
With a bullet half through the bosom so true, 
To die, as I ought, for my country and you. 
[George H. Boker. 
‘‘We never Drink.” 
Ox the stage were seven or eight soldiers 
from the 8th Maine regiment—civil, wellbehaved 
intelligent men, as was apparent from their con¬ 
versation. While at the stage-house in Lincoln, 
there came into the otliee a poor old blind man 
—stone blind, slowly feeling his way with hi- 
cane. He approached the soldiers and said in 
gentlest tones: 
“ Boys, I hear you belong to the 8th regiment. 
I have a son iu that regiment.” 
" What is his name ? ” 
“John- 
“Oh, yes, we know him well. He was a 
Sergeant in our company: we always liked him.” 
“ Where is he now ? ” 
“ He is now a lieutenant in a colored regiment 
and a prisoner in Charleston.” 
For a moment the old man ventured not to 
reply; but at last, slowly and sadly he said: 
“ I feared as much. 1 have not heard from 
him for a loug time." 
They did not wait for another word, but 
these soldiers took from their wallets a sum 
of money amounting to twenty dollars, and 
offered it to the old man, saying at the same 
time: 
“ If our whole company were here we could 
give you a hundred dollars." 
The old man replied: 
“ Boys, you must put it into my wallet for me 
for I am blind." 
But mark what followed. Another indi¬ 
vidual in the room, who had looked on this 
scene, as I had, with feelings of pride in our 
citizen soldiers, immediately advanced and said: 
"Boys, this is a handsome thing, and I want 
you to drink with me. I stand treat for the 
company.” 
I waited with interest for the reply. It came: 
" No, sir. we thank you kindly; we appreci¬ 
ate your offer —but we never drink!” 
The scene was perfect—the first act was noble, 
was generous; the last was gland. 
The " Vulgah Nuhses," 
Mr. Mayor Slaughter, of Fredericks¬ 
burg, took himself oft* to Richmond immediatlv 
after Grant moved from the Rapidan, but Mrs. 
Mayor Slaughter yet remains iu the ancient and 
battle-spoiled city. She occupies her own house, 
which is described as a pleasant but unpretentious 
mansion. She is said to be as bitter and haughty 
as a good rebel woman should be. and was ex¬ 
cessively offended by the presence of the vul¬ 
gar Yankees Ou the authority of oue of the 
persons interested, I have a story illustrative of 
the love she bears tho north. Among the per¬ 
sons present iu Fredericksburg two weeks ago, 
to aid in taking care of the wounded, were 
several Northern women—“ ladles in the best 
souse,” said the Agent of the Christian Com¬ 
mission who told me the story. 
One night four of them were sent by the Pro¬ 
vost Marshal, to find sleeping accommodations 
at the house of the Mayor. Mrs. Slaughter was 
very indignant at the outrage, but they were 
finally permitted to occupy the floor of one of 
the rooms. Next day her ladyship succeeded 
iu inducing the Colonel commanding the post, 
to give her a guard “ to protect her from the 
soldiers.” When the lady nurses returned at 
night to avail themselves of the shelter of a 
roof, they found this guard on duty, and were 
refused admittance. The case was reported to 
the Provost Marshal, who at once had an inter¬ 
view with the Colonel. An officer, with another 
squad of men. was sent to the house. Mild 
demands failed to attract the attention of Mrs. 
Mayor, and it was only after very decided de¬ 
monstrations that she was brought to the door. 
“What do you want?’’ was her question. 
“ These ladies will accept accommodations with 
you to-night, and I shall put a new guard about 
the house that I may be sure that you will not 
be harmed." Yerv persuasive? Well, Mrs. 
Mayor thought so. and the vulgar Yankee 
women were admitted. “I understand the 
ladies lay ou the floor last night. Thau of 
course, was an oversight on your part—will you 
be good enough to have some beds brought in 
for them now ? ” T here was seo wling and rage, 
but a couple of mattrasses came in, neverthe¬ 
less. “Now some blankets, if you please, 
Madam,” said the officer. “ I have no bed- 
clothing” was the answer. “Corporal, take 
a man and search the house for some blankets!’’ 
Very persuasive young officer do you think? 
Well, Mrs. Mayor thought so, and the blankets 
came out forthwith, without the aid of the 
corporal. 
Who Surrendered. 
Incidents of individual bravery on the 
battle-fleld are too numerous to mention; but 
once in a while something a little out of the re¬ 
gular war routine takes place which is worthy 
of note. Here is an amusing waif, and a per¬ 
fectly true one, verified by dozens of brave wit¬ 
nesses:—A Capt. A. B. Smith, whose regiment 
I have forgotten, was advancing with three 
men to relieve our outer pickets yesterday, 
when twenty rebels jumped from behind the 
bushes and were demanding the surrender of 
the Captain and his little band, when he 
turned the tables and ordered the rebels to sur¬ 
render, or he would blow them to a warm re¬ 
gion. One of the rebels attempted to shoot the 
Captain, and was shot by oue of the Captain's 
men while taking aim. The entire party be¬ 
came alarmed at this summary inode of dealing 
justice, and they surrendered to the gallant lit¬ 
tle " Yankee" band, no doubt convinced by 
this time that one Knight of the southern Cross 
whipping five mudsills is more theoretical thau 
practical. 
Lincoln on Captious People. 
A gentlem an just returnedjfroiu Washing¬ 
ton relates the following incident that transpired 
at the White House, the other day. Some gen¬ 
tlemen were present from the West, excited 
and troubled about the commissions or omissions 
of the Administration. The President heard 
them patiently, and then replied:—** Geutlemen. 
suppose all the property you were worth was 
in gold and you had put it iu the hands of Blon- 
din, to carry across the Niagara river ou a rope, 
would you shake the cable, or keep shouting 
out to him. 4 Bloudiu. stand up a little straighter; 
Bloudin, stoop a little more: go a Uttle faster: 
lean a little more to the north: lean a Uttle more 
to the south?" No, you would hold your 
breath as well as your, tongue, and keep your 
hands off until he was safe over. The govern¬ 
ment are carrying an immense weight. Untold 
treasures are iu their hands. They are doing 
the very best they can. Don’t badger. Keep 
silence, and we'll get you safe across." 
Grant and Meade. 
The headquarters of the Lieut-General 
and General Meade are always estabUshed near 
each other, and, in action, the two Generals and 
their staffs are always together. General Meade 
retains the immediate command of this army, 
while General Grant exercises a general super¬ 
vision over the movements over the whole 
tield. In regard to the operations of this 
army, the two Generals are in constant con¬ 
sultation. and it would, I think, be nard to 
say how much his ow n practical share iu the 
command is. Perhaps I may say that Gen¬ 
eral Grant indicates the strategic moves and 
combinations, while General Meade takes charge 
of their technical execution. 
m tit 
THE INNER VOICE. 
I saw a little spotted tortoise sunning himself 
in the shallow' water. I lifted the stick in my 
hand to loll the harmless reptile: for, though 
I had never killed any creature, yet I had seen 
other boys, out of sport, destroy birds, squirrels, 
and the like, and I felt a disposition to follow 
their wicked example. But, all at once, some¬ 
thing checked my little arm, and a voice within 
me said, clear and loud, “It is wrong.” I held 
my uplifted stick in wonder at the new emotion— 
the consciousness of an involuntary but inward 
check upon my actions—till the tortoise and the 
rhodora both vanished from my sight. 
I hastened home and told the tale to my 
mother and asked what it was that told me it 
was wrong. She wiped a tear from her eye 
with her apron, and taking me in her arms, said, 
“Some men call it conscience, but I prefer to 
call it the voice of God in the soul of man. If 
you listen and obey it, then it will speak clearer 
and clearer and always guide you right; but if 
you turn a deaf ear, or disobey, then it will fade 
out, little by little, and leave you all in the dark 
and withouta guide. Your life depends on heed¬ 
ing this little voice .’’—The Notion. 
THE PRECIOUS LITTLE PLANT, 
Two little girls, Bridget and Walburga, went 
to the neighboring town, each carrying on her 
head a heavy basket of fruit to sell for money 
enough to buy the family dinner. Bridget 
murmured and fretted all the way, but Wal- 
burga only joked and laughed. At last Bridget 
got out of patience, and said, vexed ly:—“How 
can you go on laughing so ? Your basket is as 
heavy as mine, and you are not one bit stronger. 
I don’t understand it!” 
“Oh!” said Walburga, “it is easy enough 
to understand. I have a certain little plant that 
I put on the top of my load, and it makes it so 
light I hardly feel it. Why don't you do so too ? ” 
“Indeed!” said Bridget, “it must be a very 
precious little plant! I wish I could lighten my 
load with it! "Where does it grow ? Tell me. 
What do you call it ? ” 
“It grows," replied Walburga, “ wherever 
you plant it and give it a chance to take root, 
and there’s no knowing the relief it gives! Its 
name is Patience."—Herder. 
BE KIND TO YOUR MOTHER. 
She guarded you when well, and watched 
over you when sick. 
She sat by you when fretful, and put cooling 
drinks to your lips, and spoke soothing words 
in your ears. 
She taught you to pray, and assisted you in 
learning to read. 
She bore with you faults, and was kind and 
patient with your childish ways. She loves 
you still, and works for you, and prays for you 
every day you live. No oue is so kind or so 
patient with you as she. No one loves you so 
much. 
Are you kind to her? Do you love her ? Do 
you always obey her ? 
Ux ifo ffouttg. 
For the Rural New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIC-MA. 
I ax composed of 16 letters. 
My 7, 8, It, 3, 4 is a fluid. 
My 6. S, i*, 14, is a point of the compass. 
My 1. t. 6, S, 14, Hi, 2, 9,9 is what we all ought to as¬ 
pire to. 
My 7,11, 9,10 is what we ofteu do. 
My 3,8, 4,14,10 is a planet. 
My 1. 6,15, 4,13,11, S, 12,16, S is a girl's name. 
My 5, S, 11,12 is what many wish to get. 
My whole is the name of a hero long to be remem¬ 
bered. 
East Candor, N. Y., 1S64. Clara S. 
£3*” Answer in two weeks. 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
AN ANAGRAM. 
Het scertda tspo no rheta ot era 
Si oehm. wsete mheo; 
Eth'ydnU-faar evi dolgen ot ese 
Saw ehmo, stwee meoh. 
Reeh who remdica het nests fo geeilfn, 
Ernes rewhe sthrue ear os rengidaen, 
Lai eht lowdr si ton os gtorceen 
Sa eomb, ewtse hemo. 
Detroit. Mich. 1864- Moi.lie R. C- Y. 
EF" Answer in two weeks. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
PROBLEM. 
Two travelers, A and B. set out to meet each other, 
A leaving C. at the same time that B ioft D . they trav¬ 
el the direct road and meet IS miles from the halfway 
point between C and D . and it appeared that A could 
have traveled BA distance in 15 K days, and B could 
have traveled A's distance in 2$ days. Required the 
distance between C. and D. 
Canandaigua, N. Y., 1S64. w. b. 
13 s ” Answer In two weeks 
ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS. &c., IN No. 754. 
Answer to EnigmaThe Practical Shepherd. 
Answer to Geographical Enigma • — Bear ye one 
another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 
Answer to Anagram: 
Our country stands with outstretched hands, 
Appealing to her boys; 
From them must flow’her weal or woe— 
Her anguish or her joys. 
The friends of right with armor bright, 
A valiant Christian band, 
Through God our aid may yet be made 
A blessing to our hind. 
Answer to Mathematical Problem:—46 57537-100000 
miies. 
