*■ God sent hia angels for her last night, and they 
have taken her away.” 
For some time their tears mingled freely over their 
sad bereavement, but becoming more composed, Mrs. 
Holmes said, 
“ Dress yourself, my son, and go down and see 
her. She cannot see you, but she is with the dear 
Saviok and the blessed angels, where we may hope 
to meet her.” 
Ab they passed through the front hall into the 
parlor—where upon a aofa lay the dear form of the 
little sleeper— Charley* knees seemed to be giving 
way under him, and he held tightly to his mother’# 
hand. The long damask curtains fell in rich folds 
before the partly opened windows, and gently waved 
in the morning air, wafting sweet fragrance from the 
vases of freshly gathered flowers which stood upon 
the table, while tiuy rose buds lay scattered upon 
Nellie’s pillow. With a trembling hand Mrs. 
Holmes removed the cloth, and exposed the sweet 
and placid features of the dear one, and for a 
moment Charley gazed in silence; then throwing 
his arms across her cold body, he kissed her lips, 
calling her bis dear, dear siBter. It was in vain that 
hiB mother tried to comfort him by saying that 
Nellie was now a little lamb in the good Shepherd’s 
bosom, freed from all pain and sickness; he paid no 
attention, hut stretching himself upon the floor, wept 
aloud. Sad were the days for him that followed; 
especially so was that in which he saw the dear body 
of bis sister laid away to rest, where it was to remain 
till Christ shall come to wake and call the sleepers 
home. At length, time, that great extractor of 
human pain, hound up Char lev’s wounded heart, 
and as weeks and months went by, he grew cheerf ul 
and happy. [To be continued.] 
RURAL NEW-YORKER-SPRING- CAMPAIGN 
the driver, that he did not, at first, notice him. At 
length his eyes fell upon him, and he started in sur¬ 
prise; for he had heard that the boy had been pushed 
into the canal by truant school boys, and be now 
greatly feared that Charley was one of them. 
Perhaps that was one reason why he sent in such a 
hurry for Dr. Sullivan, an older physician, and 
labored so untiringly over the poor boy, himself. 
For a long time nothing which was done seemed 
of any use; and when all began to give up in despair, 
faint signs of life revived their hopes. The doctor 
then ordered the boat to be cleared of the crowd, and 
Mr. Holmes motioning to Charley to follow, went 
ashore. As they walked home, Charley freely 
confessed all of his disobedience to his father; for 
he was too penitent now to wish to conceal or cover 
his sin. His mother was greatly pained when her 
dear son appeared before her, with his soiled and 
wet garments, and his face indicating guilt and 
shame; hut especially (lid she weep for the poor 
driver, who, her husband informed her, was the son 
of a clergyman, the Jtev. Mr. Fexton, who died, leav¬ 
ing Willie alone in the world; and as his friends 
had failed to come for him, as had been expected, tbe 
poor boy was obliged to go upon tbe canal for a 
living. Sickness had followed exposure and abuse, 
and he had but that day crawled from the straw in 
the stable to resume the unpleasant labor of his 
calling, 
Charley wept bitterly, and promising future obe¬ 
dience, begged ofhismotherto forgive him. This she 
would not promise to do, as he had so often deceived 
her, bnt sent him into the nursery to change his 
clothes. As he entered the room, he was grieved to 
see upon the bed his little sister Nellie, whose 
feverish face showed at once that she was sick. As 
he bent over her, she opened her eyes languidly, laid 
her hand upon his face and said, “Nellie’s sick.” 
In answer to hi# inquiries, his mother informed him 
that Nei.i.ie had the measles, and had been sleepy 
and stupid all day. Charley had often said that ho 
loved her better than he did himself, and now lie 
was half inclined to believe that the sickness was 
sent on account of his own sin, which started his 
tears afresh. 
When Mrs. Holmes learned of Willie’s destitu¬ 
tion, she readily complied with Charley’s wish, and 
took from his wardrobe two shirts, a pair of pants, 
and a cloth round-a-bout, which he gladly carried to 
the boat,— but as Willie was asleep, he returned dis¬ 
appointed that he was not allowed to see aqd speak 
to him. 
That evening, as Mr. Holmes gathered his family 
around the cheerful fire, he endeavored to impress 
upon Charley, from his day’s experience, the im¬ 
portance of acting quickly when the right was plain, 
assuring him that if he stopped to parley with sin, he 
would surelv fall. 
CONSOLATION. 
Thou'kt down, low down, poor heart— 
At bottom of tbe hilt; 
The prudent friends w ho knew thee, 
When Fortune seemed to woo tbee, 
Are true to Fortune Still. 
So deeply art thou fallen, 
Who once did soar so high, 
That beggars of thy bounty 
Look proud, and paw thee by; 
And former boon companions 
Whisper thy name and frown— 
“ The ways of heaven are righteous, 
So—kick him—he is down!” 
And yet, though down, poor heart— 
This consolation’s thine— 
Thy Conscience still befriends thee, 
And kindly message sends thee 
To bear, and not repine. 
The sun that lights the ocean, 
Shines also on the mire; 
The mole hill and the mountain 
Alike receive its Cre. 
The humblest dewy daisy, 
That blossoms on the sod, 
May point, like tbe pine tree, skyward, 
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CHAPTER I. 
It was a beautiful morning in spring, when 
Charley filled his dinner basket, received his usual 
kiss with tho injunction to bo a good boy, and 
started for school. Tbe birds were Hitting around 
him on every side, pouring forth such a gush of 
music that it seemed as if their little throats would 
burst, kittens were frisking about open doors In the 
sunshine, hens were cackling, cocks wero crowing, 
and even Die sedate old cows appeared to catch 
the spirit of general rejoicing, and scut forth their 
prolonged notes in concert with tho rest. Charley 
was happy, too, and whistled. Turning a corner in 
the road, he saw two boys, not far ahead of him, 
sitting in the corner of the fence. A fish-pole lay 
between them, and when they saw Cu a hi e v approach¬ 
ing, they whispered Hilly; then starting up, one said, 
“See here, Charley, — ” and ns he spoke, he 
opened a box of crawling angle worms. 
“ What are you going to do?” asked Charley. 
“Oh yes, you’d like to go and tell, wouldn’t you?” 
said David Eddy, the larger boy. 
“I know now.” retorted Charley, — “you are 
going a fishing.” 
“Well, what if we are; whose business is it?” 
replied Hiram Boles, a hard looking fellow; and as 
lie spoke, ho jammed the box of worms down into bis 
pant’s pocket, where were safely deposited nutcakes, 
rusty nails, strings, and fishhooks. 
“Mr. Noah, the teacher, might think it was bis, if 
he should find it out; for it’s school time now,” said 
Charley. 
At this, Hiram laughed aloud, and said, “Let old 
Noah and his bipeds stick on Mount Ararat; we’ll 
abide by tbe waters; eotne on, Davk.” 
David took up bis pole and said, "Come, Char¬ 
ley, it’s too late for school, and if you aint afraid of 
your via, you had better go, too.” 
Charley had determined that very morning to bo 
a “real good boy,” but now be began to parley with 
his conscience, which said, “ Go to uchool;” and as 
he stood whirling his satchel and letting it untwist, 
these wicked boys continued to laugh at him, calling 
him “a little ninny,” and various other provoking 
names, till he yielded to tbe temptation, and went, 
crouching behind old boxes and barrels, and down 
back roads and lanes, to avoid the eyes of bis father, 
till he was fairly out of sight, and on tbe way to the 
river. When he reached it he felt quite like sitting 
down, and as he bad bad the promise of the pole, he 
took it and commenced fishing. The boys, however, 
soon wished to go on furt her, and demanded the pole, 
which Charley was not willing to give up, and a 
pretty hard quarrel followed, which ended in his 
being pushed from the log into the water. This 
cooled him off considerably, and he was quite willing 
to give up the contest. 
Charley had expected a good time, but so far he 
had not been happy a moment — and he determined, 
wet as be was, to follow on and overtake his com¬ 
panions. When lie came up, a few growls passed 
back and forth, but they were soon forgotten, and the 
three truants were as good friends again as ever. 
Coming in sight of the canal, they observed upon 
one of tbe horses attached to a boat, a poor, ragged 
little driver, whose forlorn and sickly appearance 
was enough to make a person weep; yet Hiram 
immediately called out, “Come on, boys, let us have 
some fun with that little rag-bag:” and banding from 
his filthy pocket one of bis " nutcakes,” told David 
to reach it to tbe driver, while he, from the other 
side, would trip him from hiB horse. 
Charley was shocked, and begged of them to let 
the little boy alone; but they only made faces at 
him, and by the time he reached the canal, the hoy 
was not only thrown from the horse, but actually at' 
the bottom of the water. Then followed great con¬ 
fusion,— the giving of orders, the screaming of tho 
passengers, and the setting of tbe poles; while one 
man jumped ashore to place himself in a position to 
catch “little Willie," as they called him, when he 
should come up. Hiram and Damp were terrified 
with guilt — and supposing that the man was, of 
course, after them, fled, as the wicked often do when 
no man pursueth, and were not heard from again 
that day. 
In the meantime the boat moved up, Willie was 
not found, and all hope of saving him was gone. 
Charley sank down upon the ground, covered his 
face with his hands, and wished most heartily that he 
had gone to school. Hearing some one say, “They 
have got him!” he jumped up, and running forward, 
saw the poor boy hanging liiuberly upon a man's 
arm with the water pouring from hia mouth, hair, 
and rags. A chill of horror ran through Charley’s 
frame as lie followed down into the cabin, and saw 
the energetic efforts of those who labored to bring 
back the life which seemed extinct. Meanwhile 
another driver had taken the horses, and trotting 
them rapidly, only a short time passed before they 
reached tbe village, where they called in a physician. 
Every one looked anxiously into his face as he laid 
his fingers upon the cold, wet wrist, and to their 
many inquiries be only said, as lie shook his head 
solemnly, “ I’m afraid he is dead.” 
Among the crowd who rushed upon the boat to see 
the drowned boy, Chaki.ev discovered liis father, 
who was so intent upon doing something to resuscitate 
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HISTORICAL ENIGMA. 
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My 8, 21, 18. 28, 14. 4 wit* a Trojan hero. 
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My 23, 30, 16, 11, 12, 20, 12 4 was a Grecian philosopher. 
My 20, 12, 20. 28, 3, 32 was a Roman consul. 
My 20, 14, 20, 34. 12, 4 was a Roman general. 
My 1, 32, 21, 26, 6, 20 was the first Roman emperor. 
My 26, 16, 10, 10, 16,12, 26 was a brave Roman soldier. 
My 20, 2.'’., 31, 6, 4. 16, 0,20, 34, 0 wag a celebrated Italian poet. 
My 82, 24, 32, 1, 20, 28, 2, 7 was a famous lyric poet who 
nourished in the Otli century B. C. 
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My 21, 19, 34, II, 27, 23, 33, 12, 4 was a philosopher of Phrygia. 
My 26, 18, 6, 20, 8, 32 was one of tbe most powerful States of 
Ancient Greece. 
My 22, 23, 34, 34 was a very ancient city of Etruria. 
My 20, 17, 20, 28 war. tbe most celebrated city of ancient times. 
My 26, 1. 34, 13, 18, 35 wan a great general, conqueror of 
Carthage. 
My whole is an old proverb. 
New Haven, Conn., 1861. Nettie. 
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Homes for the Industrious! 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
A PUZZLE. 
The following puzzle was given me tor solution by a friend 
several years ago. It is supposed to have been invented by 
Dr. Franklin, and goes by tbe name of " Franklin’s Magic 
Square " Perhaps it will bo now to a number of tbe young 
readers of your paper, and if you think it worthy, and have 
not yet publi.-hed it, you may insert it in the Rural. Here 
it is: 
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9. 
Take the aliove figures and form them into Bquare, so that 
by adding any three of them together, in any way you chooBe, 
tbe amount will be fifteen. 
Glendale, Ohio, 1861. Jerry Cochran. 
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THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO., HAVE FOR SALE 
1,200,000 ACRES OF RICH FARMING LANDS, 
In Tracts of Forty Acres and upward, on Long Credit aud at Low Prices. 
MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN. PRESENT POPULATION. 
mHEuiumlion of the imtorprlaiug and industrious portion of The State is rapidly filling up with population ; 868,025 
I toe community is directed to the following statements persons having been added since i860, making the present 
and liberal inducement* offered them by the ' population 1,723,663, a ratio o f 102 per cent in ten years. 
ILLINOIS CENTRAL KAIU10AD COMPANY. ^ 
winch, as they will perceive, will enable tiicin by proixr ^ ol ^,. r state. Tbo products sent out during the past 
energy, persaveranco anil industry, to pmMe comfortable exceeded , ,500,000 tone. The wheat crop of I860 ap¬ 
honies for themselves and families, with, comparatively p ro#sheg 30 .oOO.OOO bushel*, while the corn crop yields not 
speaking, very little capital. }4s than 140 , 600.000 bushels. 
LANDS OF ILLINOIS. FERTILITY OF THE SOU. 
No State in the Valley of the Mississippi °ff ers s ° grc | a | “ Nowhere can the industrious farmer secure suck immodi- 
luduccmeut as the State of lllinolo lliero is no poilionot results Ibr hialabor as lHwn these pralrhtsoIlB, they being 
the world whore all the coud.t.ons cl climate and soil so MmpoBedof Adwt , rU: h loam, the fertility of which, Is un- 
iidmirably combine to produce those two great staples, Corn 8ur ” ^ by ariy k 0Q tiw gk)l) ’. 
■ VaCTUAL CULTIVATOES. 
THE SOUT HER N PART Since 1854, the company have sold 1.300,000 acres. They 
of tho State lies within tho rone oT the cotton regions, while Kell only to actual cultivators, und every contract contains 
the soil is admirably adapted to the growth of tobacco and aD agreement to cultivate. Tlio road has been constructed 
hemp- and the wheat is worth from fifteen to twenty cents thro’ these lands at an expensecf $30,000,060. In 1850 the 
more per bushel than that raised further north. population of the fortv-nine counties through which it passes 
r. BO ,inrr T a ittic Won only 335,598 ; smee which 479 ”93 have been added, 
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS. making tlic whole population 814,891, a gam of 143 per coot. 
Tim deep rich loam of tho prairies is cultivated with such wTnvvPFfi <YF PROSPERITY 
wonderful facility that the farmers of tho Eastern and Mid- EVLDEN Dhb Uh FttusrJ5JV11 x. 
die. Slates are moving to Illinois in great numbers. The area As on evidence of the thrift of the peopj ^stute 
of Illinois iB about equal to that of KriglaDd, and Uie 8011 Ifi that 600,000 toimor freight, iDchicipg 8 ,UWJXiO. buMote ot 
so rich that it will support twenty millions ot^ poople. grain. and 250,000 barrels or flour, were forwarded over th 
line last year. 
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS. EDUCATION. 
Thine land* are conlig nous to a railroad 700 miles in length, Mechanics and workingmen will And the- free school system 
which connects with other roads and navigable lakes and encouraged by tbe State, aud endowed with a large revenue 
rivers, thus affording an unbroken communication with the (or the Bupport of schools. Their children can live in sight 
Eastern and Southern markets. of the church and schoolhougc and grow with the prosperity 
For Moore'a Rural New-Yorker. 
Find two numbers, such that the difference of their squares 
is equal to their product, minus one, and the sum of their 
squares is equal to one, plus the square of the less multiplied 
by the greater. 
Tuscarora, N. Y., 1861. G. H. Hollis. 
Answer in two weeks. 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma:—Don Antonio Lopez de 
Santa Anna. 
Answer to Puzzle:—Level. 
Answer to Algebraical Enigma:—The sides of the meadow 
are 15.60519 + and 61.61799 + rods. 
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Any person who is not an ageut sending the club rate ($1,50 or 
$1.25) for a single copy (tbe price of which is $2) will orIv receive 
the paper the length of time the money pays for at full single 
eepy price. Poople who send us less than published rates, and 
request the paper for a year, or a return of the money, cannot 
be accommodated —for it would be unjust toothers to comply, 
and a great inconvenience to return remittances. The only wav 
to get the Rural for less than $2 a year ia to form or join a club. 
out greet him with a smile uf joy; and when the 
rosy light of the new born day aroused him from his 
sleep and pleasant dreams, he listened to foot-steps 
which appeared to be approaching his door, then 
partly raising himself, he leaned upon his elbow as 
his mother entered. 
“How is Nellie, mother?” was the first inquiry; 
and Charley critically scanned her face for an 
answer. .Mrs. Holmes seated herself upon the bed, 
and taking one of bis bands, said, 
