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^Ther scholars. They entered in perfect order, pain that bi. mind ww .till trouble, and fearing A Seasonable Announceme nt - which please Read, and then Show or Procla im to your Acquaintances. 
Each took her scat quietly and commenced studying that he would resume h,s / l ^ ra ^to cliFh^jlo her -» n TTT~> A T TVTTTTT7 
The Home Journal publishes the following poetical tribute j u real earnest. Frequently, however, a pleasant from again venturing out. -he c ro 
to Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island, from the pen of gmile would Bce ij an answering one from the teacher, feeliDga and chatted incessantly with tne little on a— 
General F. w. Landbr, of the Federal army: and tbcn one wou ] d be added to the rapidly increas- all the time, however, ministering to the old man 8 
- in _ row of smile-marks. The good order and dose wants. Ab soon as the meal was finished, * fae 
application to study, and the winning looks, soon directed Jnlietta to lead her grandfather back to hia 
caused a continual smile to lighten Miss Cafron' 6 seat on the piazza, while sbe herself remained, as if 
face till the girls finally rubbed out the marks, say- to attend to her household duties. At. the end of 
ing, “ it was of no use to try to keep account” half an hour, Julietta saw her with her bonnet on 
Marcia Lewis wrote on her Blute, “ it's smile all her head, and her gloves on her hands, walk qmokly 
RHODE ISLAND TO THE SOUTH. 
Oxcb on New England's bloody heights, 
And o’er a Southern plain, 
Onr fathers fought for sovereign rights, 
That working men might reign. 
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The great Jehovah's name; 
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Before Miss Capp.on dismissed the school at night, she closed behind her with the least possible noise. _ ^ enter npon ita Thirteenth Year and Volume in January, 1862. Those familiar with 
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showered with kisses. the servant girl to take little Mary ont for a walk, of Families it visits. For years it has excelled in "Variety and Usefulness, and Reliability of general 
h “ We have been very wicked,” Baid Marcia Lewis, and added, “Bring with you, when you come back, ConteDtSi ag well as 5n tbe num her and quality of its Illustrations ; — and now the Correctness of its 
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showered with kisses. the servant girl to take little Mary ont tor a want, 
“ We have been very wicked,” said Marcia Lewis, and added, “Bring with you, when you come hack, 
“ and it was not your fault at all.” the newspaper that you will find on the table in tbe 
Little Libdik Denny then related the whole story saloon, and come and read to me the article upon the 
of the conspiracy, and when she told the part that public rejoicings of last week. That will amuse both 
Mary Paine had taken, Miss CapkON put her arm you and me.” . 
about Mary, and kissing her, said, “ Blessed are tbe Jnlietta obeyed. A short time afterwards Man- 
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peace-makers, for they shall he called the children of anne and Mary went out for their walk, and » increasing popularity throughout the Free and Border States, the Canadas, &o. Its recruits include 
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in ' for frowns or for smiles?” had mentioned. It was a very long one, and Bhe had from Maine to Minnesota and Canada to California. The Rural has long been pronounced the 
1D “ 0 , the smiles,” said they all together. to stop now and then, to spell Borne ofthe long and TflTT'P'W A T HV TT<5 PT ASS ON THE CONTINENT! 
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T ^ (2/ A a. a. »A. O' .a It It a .I “Of the smiles,” said they all together. 
(fflill? “I wish you might learn a lesson from this, to 
____ remember all through your lives. Overlook the had 
- and seek for what 1 b good in everybody; and so you 
[Written for Moore's Rural New-Yorker.] ^ 1)eJp tQ malM botb yourselves and others happier 
k STORY FOR SCHOOL GIRLS, and better. What is the lesson, girls?” 
And each voice responded, “We will overlook the 
It was recess at Miss Catron's school. The girls bad, and seek only for what is good in humanity. 
[Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker.] 
A STORY FOR SCHOOL GIRLS. 
Htood together in one large group, talking very 
earnestly. 
“I think it was a shame,” said Marcia Lewis, 
“for her to make me face the corner for an hour, 
jnst because I spoke half a dozen words to Nellie 
Jones.” 
“I think so, too,” chimed in half a dozen other 
voices. 
“She delights in showing her authority,” said 
Lottie Barnes. 
“So she does, or she wouldn’t have kept Anna 
Mory and me on the recitation seat, for missing one 
or two questions in arithmetic.” 
“Don’tyou think she i« dreadful cross? I gnesa 
if we should try to keep account of all her cross 
Rochester, N. Y., 1861. 
Nkttje. 
THREE TIMES A DAY. 
to stop now and then, to spell some of the long and _ . __ mrrT , /NrvwrmTwT-miTrri t 
more difficult words; she had not quite finished it, BEST JOURNAL OF ITS CLASS ON THE CONTINENT. 
when several knocks on the garden gate were heard. 
“There is no one to open it, grandpa,” said the Recently, however, its pages have been rendered more interesting and valuable to the general reader 
little girl Interrupting her reading. than formerly—for, in addition to a great amount of Practical, Timely and Entertaining Reading, (upon 
“ You must go then,” said the Baron. Agriculture Horticulture, Domestic Economy. Science, Art, Education, &c., Ac., with a variety 
Tbe garden gat. TO Ml to ““ of &0RAT , m! , „r..c, Tub, FOM,<m .Kb Domdstic Correspondence, Poetrt, Ac.,) it confine a 
piazza to prevent the old man from hearing tne , , 
following dialogue, which took place between his complete and carefully prepared Weekly Summary of 
Dl X”\‘n"^nn“ teacher tbe piano. THE LATEST WAR NEWS, 
“"STlUi? Miem replied. 8. that every render rn.ybe folly and reliably informed of the Event, of the Wan ron ran U»,o». In 
“It must be here, certainly, my dear! I had the former years The Rural has kept aloof from partisan questions, but during the great struggle for the 
“Adei.a, my darling! Adela!” ,« It ^ust be here, certainly, my dear! I had the former years The Rural has kept aloof from partisan questions, but during the great struggle for the 
“ She has gone out, grandpa.^ exact directions to this house given me. She may perpe tuity of our National Union, it cannot be neutral concerning the vital issue before the People and 
“Gone out! With whom/ as s e e me ere be a boarder -whom yoa do not know, my little one.” Count and therefore ardently sustains “The Union, the Constitution, and Enforcement of the 
odg with you, Julietta. tl » Hotirp there is no one but my , 
“Little Mary is here, grandpa, playing with the _. .muotta. in the Laws.” In fact, the Rural New-Yorker is and will continue to he 
alone with you, Julietta?” 
“Little Mary is here, grandpa, playing with the 
dog; and Marianne is in the kitchen, getting dinner 
ready.” 
This conversation was held between a little girl 
about nine years old, and the Baron St. Andres, an 
old mau of eighty. He was a knight of the order of 
St. Louis, and had received his kBiglithood and 
words and looks, we should have to be pretty busy.” j ns jg D i a f rom t be hands of Louis the Sixteenth, King 
“Wouldn't that he a nice idea? Let us make a 
mark on our slates every time she is cross, and see 
what a long string of marks we shall get.” 
“Oh yes! let’s do it! Yes! yes!” chimed in the 
voices in full chorus. 
Poor Miss Cai-ron! She saw the unloving looks 
in her scholars' faces as they entered the Bchool-room 
after tbiH stormy consultation. Bhe had a severe 
of France. He was now, however, quite blind, and 
consequently helpless. Little Mary, a child of six 
years of age, made the third one of the party. 
“Jnlietta,” resumed the old man after a short 
silence, “did your sister say anything to you when 
she went out?” 
“Yes, grandpa, replied Julietta; “she said to 
me, ‘Take care that little Mary doesn't trouble 
, , . . .. . Sw» iV,n LAWS." in iaCL, Uie Hi KAii iiaw-ivn&KA jo 
grandpa, who is blind,” answered Julietta, In the 
impatient tone of a little girl who liked not her word PAPER THE TI IVIES, 
to be doubted, “and Adela, my oldest sister; and x jn. 
Marianne, the cook, and her husband, the gardener, Forniahi a W( , e ]j]y variety of appropriate and interesting reading for the various members of the Family 
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who teaches the piano, and perhaps she is the one hitherto, to the friends of lure and Instructive Literature in u J " H ‘ 
you want to see.” readers, who know how instructive and valuable are its Practical Departments,-and that its Literary 
“I wish to see Miss Adela St Andres, who teaches ^ Newg page(j cannot fail to interest and entertain, while the moral tone of the whole paper is 
tmexceptionable, we .specif appe.1, in »be CbfiCan. befief iba, ,bay will aid in augn.anti.g it. 
Poor Miss Cafron! Bhe saw the unloving looks she went out/” “ Does the Baron .St Andres live here?” asked a 
in her scholars'faces as they entered the school-room “Yes, grandpa, replied Julietta; “she said to y 0un g mail( topping also at the half open gate, 
after this stormy consultation. Bho had a severe me, ‘Take care that little Mary doesn’t trouble ,<y e8 S j r> u 
headache that afternoon, so that, altogether, she did grandpa, and if he wishes to go into tbe garden, give <ix beD( certainly, the yonng lady for whom you 
not wear nearly so smiling a face as usual; and the him your hand, and take care not to let him stumble ^ inquiring lives here, madam,” he said, to the 
girls, prejudiced as they were, found ample occasion over anything, because he can’t see, poor grandpa! wft0 questioning Julietta; “and, doubtless, 
for setting down their cross-marks. and God has given him to us, his children, to take ^ Baron Bt. Andrea, whom 1 seek, is hor grand- 
Pretty soon Lottie Barnes held up her slate to care of him, and to obey him, and to make him as j atber ! ) intense surprise, and even anger 
view, displaying a long row of marks. Anna Mory happy as we can.’ Oh, I know it all by heart, j aliett8i wbo al m j nH i s u-d that her sister was not 
imitated her example; then Lottie Jones; and in grandpa, because Adela tells it to me three times a ^ t €ftcber 0 f music, the young man made his way to 
“I never tellfihs ma'm!” said Julietta, impatiently unexcepuouume, - - . then ihe enterurise 
interrupting her; “my sister is not a teacher of the circulation and usefulness at a time when encouragement will most strengthen the enterprise. 
piano. Don’t yon think I ought to know?” -■ • r 
“Does the Baron St. Andres live here?” asked a "VTI I I 1 ttgo 
young man, stopping al 60 at the half open gate. V OIj U J.vlJl< 9 
“Yes, sir.” wnl( in both Contents and Appearance, maintain the enviable reputation The Rural has acquired.— 
“Then, certainly, the yonng lady for whom you ’ published in Superior Style- with Nero Type , good white Paper, and many fine Engravings. 
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the Baron St. Andrea, whom 1 seek, iB hor grand- tbe y ear> rendering tbe volume complete for binding and preservation. 
father.” And to'the intense surprise, and even anger .. ava T „ Advance-Two Dollars a Yew. To Agents *ad Cluke: Three copies for $5; Six for $10; 
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less than two minutes the whole school followed day; every time before she goes out.” 
suit. This, of course, called for a reprimand from “IIol every time before she goes out? Does she 
Miss Capkon; and then there was a terrible clicking often go ont?” asked the old man, whose venerable 
of pencils. Boon Marcia Lewis dropped her slate brow seemed milled by some painful thought. 
on the floor, and the next instant every slate was on “Three times every day!” answered Julietta, in 
the floor. some surprise; “three timeB every day; once in the 
“Girls! girls!” said Miss CaritON, sternly; “you morning, before you come down, from seven to nine 
seem to have handed yourselves together to trample o'clock; another from eleven to oue; and the third 
on the rules of order. I shall proceed no further from three to five, when yon are asleep. You see! 
with recitations until you have become quiet and three times a day. Did you think that 1 could not 
orderly.” reckon ?” 
Order again seemed to he restored; hut it did not “ What o’clock is it now?” asked the Baron, rather 
last long. Nellie Jones remembered that sbe had with the hope of finding some discrepancy in Juli- 
in her pocket a bottle of snuif for her grjbdmother, etta’s reckoning. 
:;; s l for a Muh E i*or ^ accord* » *».. AS w. « .Wirt to pre. P a y American 
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the piazza, approached the blind grandfather, and, postuge on H „ ,, ap „ rs 8e nt abroad, our Canada friend* must add 18 eta. per yearly copy to above rates 
in her poeket a bottle of snuir for her gr^fcjmother, iv= _ __ 
and in ten minutes the school-room was resounding “It struck one, just now,” Jnlietta answered. .. your cranddaughtcr —the young lady Adela St. I am composed of 51 letters. future Demand U.&Tre«suty Notes preferrtd to MyianK 
with sneezes. Next, little paper balls began to fly “And here comes Adela; I hear the garden gate An Sgivc lessons on the piano in My l, 10, 8,15, 6, 23, 36,15,10, 2, 21,9,8,30, 29 is a Congress- Notes excepttlios* of 
mysteriously from all sides, and every girl appeared opening; and she is speaking to Mary and the dog. ^ of the Minister of War-in fact, to my n 3 49 33 5, 51 ™ Secretary of the chan^d*from one PostOflice toanoiher, must 
intent upon her lesson. Presently, a half-suppressed They have come to meet her. ■ sisters?” y b , av „ ua Jer p^ent Buchanan. epeciTy the old addre** as well as the new to secure compliance 
titter from Marcia Lewis awakened an answering j n a f ew minuteB Adela entered. She was a young ,, Fxp ^ a j u yourself, sir! explain yourself!” the old M 4 _ 4] 3(| ^ 4 -^ 40 ^ 38) 37i 3 g i jo, 44, 17 is a Senator from with their requests. 
one from Mattie Lee, and one after another joined, an d lovely girl; so young, she seemed as if she had man exclaimed. “My pension lost! Adela! Three Massachusetts- t.-?r No Traveling aobsts are employed byus.aswewwh 
until at length there was an almost deafening peal 8carce i y emerged from childhood, and yet so serious linK , s a day j oh! 1 entreat yon, explain!” My 2, 3, 36, 46, 23, 39, 33, 44,21, 21 was Speaker of the XXXI dS^uaSrsto^d that all person* 
of laughter. and so thoughtful was the expression of her conn- “ it is a very simple matter,” the young man said; Congress. . , t ^ch4trough the country, professiug * holif certificates 
“The very spirit of mischief seems to have made tenfUlcei tba t the premature cares of life had, as it „ bnt bow can yon be i gn0 rant of all this? It is a My 44,23,1, 28 , 27 , 1 4, 25, 38, 39.10, 3o, 44, 47, ,, was ft , oin ug> AR1{ Mf . 0 sTORa. 
headquarters here this afternoon,” said Miss Cafron. wer6| b u K hted the flower of youth. fact tbat j bave two sisters, and about a year ago, j qh« ce^ofSupreu.e o urt in . • . . rated L3r Tm Rcsal is published strictly upon the cash system 
“It is useless to try to proceed with recitations, <• Adela!” said the old man, in a tone so sad and . tb were seeking a teacher of music, your My 48,18,30, ’ -• * ’ ’ ’1.1 ’ -copies arc never mailed to Individual subscribers unul pai 
while my whole attention is needed to keep you in 8eriouB that it brought the quick color to the young granddaugb ter, the young lady Adela, offered her VTa, 13, 10, 45, 32, 14, was Secretary of 
order. I will give you another recess of fifteen gir p 8 fftcei “whence come yon?” and, stretching 8erv i C es; she was reccmmended hy the Countess de ■ St ’ ate iB 1843 . experience haring demonstrated that the each System U alto- 
minutes, and if you do not succeed in getting rid f or th his hand, he seized that of Adela’s, which she Briconrt, whose daughters she was also teaching. 30 , 15 , 50 , 45 , 18 , 30 , 28 , 2 , 18 , 38 , 38 was appointed Post gt . lh erth*; lest for both Subscriber and Publisher, 
of yonr excess of fun and frolic. I shall take very bad ex t ended towards him, took it between both his A(ter gome mon ths had passed, knowing that I was master-General in 1850. Of-W estkkn and Houthekn Monyt.-Iu the present de¬ 
prompt and decisive measures to help you.” 0WD) geil ,]y gtroked it, and at last said, in a mourn- in tbe war office) and that I am the minister’s My 33,23, is, 47, 34. 21,33, 44, 33,45,14,15,35, 29 is a Con- raBge d state of the currency, we are unable to 
The girls felt some little twinges of conscience, fu l manner, “you are agitated, my child! you are nephew> Bbe told me that your pension had been giesBmmr from^ Yo^ waa Secretary of State in 1820. A&Zu ^SbSb^VbTcSot obtain 
but, aftt-r all, were quite delighted with the success troubled! you tremble! Whence come you? discontinued for two years, and that no cause had ’ ’ J ^ n 47 35 was the most dis- New York. New En K lani l PMiuBylvania 1 or Canada Money, wffl 
of their experiment. The young girl did not reply. • been aSB ig n ed for it: and she added, ‘ Neither a blind y ’ jd j ed ‘ rator o) the Revolution. please send us U. S. Postage Stamps, as they are far preferable 
“I tell you what it is,” said Marcia Lewis, “Miss Obtaining no answer, the Baron St. Andres con- 0 [ d man> D or a young girl like me, can take the M _ 44 39 20i 26-41 . 47> 33 , 3 , 23, 33, 3, 31, 43 was Secretary to any uncurrent tank bills. 
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as great as tbat of Julietta, “for my pension has 
never been taken from me. How, then, can you say 
it is restored?” 
“Are you not the Baron St. Andres who served in 
the reign of Louis X V., and Louis XVI., in the V en- 
dcau wars? who had lost five sons in the wars of the 
Empire?” 
“ Yes, sir,” the Baron answered. 
“Your granddaughter —the yonng lady Adela St. 
Andres — does she not give lessons on the piano in 
the house of the Minister of War—in fact, to my 
sisters?” 
Eke Publisher to the Public. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
POLITICO - BIOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA, 
g-jy ant person so disposed can act as local agent for the 
Rural New-Yorkkk, and those who volunteer in the good 
cause will receive gratuities, and their kindness be appreciated 
I j- as Postage Stamps of the old emi?*ioo arc worthless 
here, Rural friends will please remit those of the new iasue in 
future Demand V S Treasury Note* preferred to any Rank 
Your granddaughter - the young lady Adela Sh , «Ni.o-.fl. 
tdrea does she Dot g,ye lesaona on the piano in ,3r to., or i ao.»»-N.t».dh,„ u.. M,<» 
e house of the Minister of Mar— m tact, to my 4 , ( 33 g 51 waH Secretary of the of their papers changed from one Post-Office to another, must 
iters?” My President Buchanan. specify the old address as well as the new to secure compliance 
“ Explain yourself, sir! explain yourself!” the old 4g 41 30 4 » 40) 30) 37) 38i 10 , u. 17 is a Senator from with their requests. 
an exclaimed. “My pension lost! Adela! Three Ma 88 ftC hm*tU . . _ ^ ^ Traveling agents e^loyed^.^ we wdri. 
0 T o C Z . 7 3 30 33 44, 21, 21 was Speaker of the XXXI to give the whole held to local agents and those who form clubs. 
My 2, 3, 36, 46, -3, 33 , «, - 1 , aa V And begide . we wirii it distinctly understood that all person. 
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American statesman who died in 1850. alwsv* discontinued when the subscription expires. 
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but, after all, wore quite delighted with the success 
of their experiment. 
“I tell you what it is,” said Marcia Lewis, “Miss 
Catron has no business to he so awful cross. Only 
think what a sight of marks we got. Let’s act just 
as bad when we go into school again, and she will 
troubled! you tremble! Whence come you?” 
The young girl did not reply. 
Obtaining no answer, the Baron St. Andres con¬ 
tinued, and the slow, solemn aocent with which he 
uttered each word, showed the Had feelings of his 
I heart, “ In 1814,1 was a widower. Adela, and, of my 
necessary steps to ascertain tbe reason. ' Make your 
mind easy upon that point,' I said to her: 1 1 will 
take charge of the matter.' I have fulfilled my 
of State 1796. 
My whole is an extract from a recent speech of Joseph 
have to dismiss us, and then we'll all go down to the numerous family, only one was left me, my Bainted proK 1 j Be . and n0 w I have the pleasure of communi- 
falls and have a nice time.” daughter, Henrietta, your mother. * eating to you the pleasing intelligence that orders Answer in two weeks. then 
“ Wouldn’t it he grand,” said Nellie Jones. Yonr father fell at Waterloo; you were then only bave been given out not only for the restoration of -- ° 1 k ^ 
“Splendid,” replied Mattie Lee. twelve. Adela! Adela! what can I say? Byallmy your j iens i on( but also for tbe payment of all arrears.” For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. doCU ‘ 
“Why! what is the matter?” said Mary Paine, past miseries —by my unceasing grief—by my gray ,. 0bj ^ de i a i n0 ble and worthy girl!” exclaimed MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM. ij, 
who had been absent from school during the day hairs—I entreat you — tell me, whence come you? 0 j^ mani raising his sightless eyes to heaven. - woul 
until then, and was surprised to find her usually Whither go yon three times every day?” , 10b) m y daughter! so unjustly accused — yon have ^ ma j 0r axig iB 900 f ee t, the minor axis 500, and the andi 
pleasant companions so excited. When she had “My father,” said Adela, “I am only seventeen concea i ed a u this from me —all —even the labor or dmate is 300 feet. From the above, determine the abscisses 
heard the whole story, she looked very sad, and said years old, it is true, and yet, young as I am, sorrow which your Go of the elUp8e ' „ 1 ^ 1 DWLV A ' Dodd8 ' the 
“Poor Miss Capkon! How could you treat her bo!” and care have already left their impression upon my Ch \^ e g g ^ s ber % ^ ' Governeur, St Lawrence Co., N. Y., 1861. any 
“It is jnst what she deserves for being so cross,” brow. Three years ago my mother died, yet the sad g °j^yetta went out, as if for that purpose, and the O 7 ” Answer in two weeks. adur 
said Lottie Barnes. scene is still ever present to my mind, as vividly as if Baron, gradually overcoming his emotion,| related to -- not 
“Oh, you have been looking at the wrong side, it had been yesterday. I still hear the weak voice, ^ anxieriesfor BE KIND TO YOUR SISTERS. ^ 
girls. I have heard a story of a lady who began to regaining momentary strength, address me. Adela, b is granddaughter. The praises and blessings which — by ft 
find faults iu her son's wife. The more she looked she said, • 1 leave you two daughters; be a mother to ^he old man lavished upon the absent Adela met full boys, be kind to your sisters. You may five to be mim 
for them the more she found, until Bhe began to them. And my poor lather— I entrust him to you. sympathy from at least one of his hearers. old, and never find such tender, loving friends, as these eitU , 
think her daughter-in-law the most disagreeable Guidethetwo firstin their “ you^do^not^now dm* yet; I am a stranger to you’ ” p “ t the^l win. “u^howihey^oTe m an iap! 
person iu tbe world. Bbe used to talk of her failings them its thorns and its dangers, lnde from the second ^ j wi p gj ve you ample satisfaction concerning my p denega . how thougfitful th ft y are for 
to a very dear friend. Finally, her friend said to everything that would pain him.’ Such were her {am j[y. i have long loved your Sran^wighter; she 7 cornfort - And be you thoughtful for theirs. Be ever — 
her one day, ‘No doubt Jane has faults, and very words, and I have tried to obey them. I go out three does not rejeot me; gne ei u m , ' ’ to obbge xhem; to perform any little office for 
disagreeable ones, hut suppose for awhile you try times a day, and that troubles you; but you do not ° At^this^moment a cry of joy from Julietta them that lies in your power. Think what you can do for 
and see what good qualities you can discover in her consider that I am a mistress of a family the house- announced the return of Adela* When the latter them, and if they express a wish, be ready to gratify it, if 
character. Really, I am very curious to know.’ keeper, and yet more. I have to take care of yon all. gaw the two persons who were standing near her 0Rsible _ Tou do no t knowhow much happiness you will ^ 
..Thu B ooh l4'w„ a mZ at hflt frieud'B Are „u. .Ue,e dutiea enough to c al . «. «h,ee f—«»■>***, > ZZStSXXX? iZtl 
plain suggestion; hat finally concluded to try it; and times a day? Have confidence m your Adela, my fo P adl y embracing her, said, “Everything is discov- man who was, not lb hi, >o 
long before she had discovered half her good traits, dear grandfather — trust in her!” ered, yeu darling! you little rogue! and here is one beautiful song w uc says 
she began to regard Jane as a perfect treasure. Now “ That is all I desire; it is all my heart wishes, my who claims the right to be your husband, and to « Be 1dlld t0 yonr aister-not many may know 
you have been doing just as this lady did, in looking daughter. Well, well, you have been out to-day, you sepa^te^,on c] r ^“ rigbb «, tbe gti n b i U8b i ng girl The de P tk of ' true 5IB,e (’ y loT * ; 6 
for faults. Let us be like her the rest of the after- will not go out again! Am I right? You do not an8weredi with a strange mingling of timidness and The wealth of the ocean lies fathoms Age 
noon in looking for pleasant things. Let us see how answer, Adela!”.. firmness, Tbe surtace a Spar eB & ° V ' fre * 
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“That is all I desire; it is all my heart wishes, my who claims the right to be your husband, and to “ Be kind to your sister—not many may know 
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