never growing into anything greater or better. 
How long shall 1 live this way? Why isn’t my 
life like anybody elsc's? Why haven't I any 
beauty, or any joy in. existence? Why are not 
my fingers slender and tapering and pretty like 
other girl's tlngcre V I know girls made perfect 
in figure, and graceful in every movement, with 
souls as sensual and earthy as if this life had no 
other aims than eating and drinking and breath¬ 
ing. Why was 7 made gross and plain-laced, 
with such a longing, hungry, discontented soul? 
1 have no happiness, no blessings, and nothing 
to be thankful for.'* 
She sat down on 1 mossy log, and opened her 
port-folio. It was Ji birthday present from her 
brother, and as she looked oyer its contents 
with complacent satisfaction (for it was one of 
her few treasures) tier thoughts wandered oil to 
her soldier brother, and the thought flashed 
over her “ if Jon x should be killed, what would 
your life be then V 
den exultation 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, 
TELL US OF THE NIGHT. 
For Moore's Kural New-Yorker, 
ILLUSTRATED REBUS. 
BY VERONA COE, 
Tlic Great Popular Remedy for t old*, 
€oiis>J»n, Ilonrscness, Sore Throat, 
Croup and W hooping Cough. 
Cures Gravel and all Kidney Diseases. 
On Watchman! on the outer walls, 
The while onr weary war goes on, 
What see you, gazing down the years. 
Is there no promise of the dawn? 
Is there no future for our land ? 
Is there no morning in onr sky ? 
We ask, and through the heavy gloom, 
We hearken for the stern reply. 
41 The blending skies are stained anil marred, 
And blackened by the battle's breath; 
The land lies trembling neath the tread 
Of armies marching down to death. 
Not, yet the morning paints the hills, 
Not yet the day-star burns on high: 
Wild meteors flame along the the air, 
And sullen battle-shades go by.' - 
44 And yet, O Watcher, whence the glow 
That gleams and reddens all the night ? 
And whence the fires that leap and play 
And climb tbe air in spires of light?” 
44 Oh yearning hearts! Oh blinded eyes! 
Oh weary and impatient ones I 
The light, that flares along the skies 
Is but the flashing of the guns.” 
Strong men are fighting hand to hand. 
With gleaming eyes and sullen frowns, 
And thund’ring squadrons wheel and charge 
By the red blaze of burning towns. 
Strong men are dying, lo! tbe land 
Is filled with mourning for the slain; 
A nation weeps ; and sobs and groans 
Are blending with the bugle's strain. 
Ayo weep for brave ones lying dead, 
For loyal hearts grown calm and cold, 
For one and all who fought and bled, 
Beneath onr banuer's sacred fold. 
We pray. 41 God bless onr native land 
And while it trembles on tbe air, 
The battle-cannons thunder out 
Their stem responses to our prayer. 
We strive to sing with olden zeal 
Our nation’s anthem: but the rude 
Drams beat; the bugle's signal note 
Warbles a stormy interlude. 
Ob Watchman 1 Tell us of the night I 
When will the dreary straggle cease? 
We weary of the din of wars, 
We cry, “ Oar Father give us peace." 
And yet, wc ask not for the peace 
Bought at the price of manly rights. 
But peace and freedom born of God, 
Though purchased 5 b a hundred fights. 
Behold 1 upon the upper hills 
The first gray gleam of morning comes; 
Rejoice, although the dawning light 
Is heralded by rolling dreams. 
What tliongh the cannons thunder still 
While yet our starry banners wave ?— 
Tbe light of morning in the air 
Shall fall not on one fettered slave. 
Arouse you. freeman, dream no more, 
Awaken from your lethargy. 
Oh, nerve your arm, and strike a blow 
For Union, God and Liberty. 
Clasping her hands in sud- 
■h i hurst out—“Thank God, 
thank God, for tny darling brother!” while her 
purple eyes flushed into jetty brilliancy, as they 
took in the broni expanse around her, with 
strange, exalted IVclings. 
There were tcvt hasty, half-finished sketches 
in her little port-fJio, and stumps of lead pen¬ 
cils, worn down by her hurried fingers in mo¬ 
ments of inspiration For this girl had talent 
for drawing of which she was herself almost un¬ 
conscious, and the scenery around her woke her 
into lofty, undcfineable joy. 
She took up i sketch commenced many 
months before, when she had wa’ked under the 
Autumn boughs of crimson and gold, before De¬ 
cember h*l tom off their brilliant dress and 
trodden itlmder Ids snows. She must, picture 
from menfcry or imagination, now, and with 
dreamy, uffense eyes she studied the leafless 
trunks, wlitse dress her pencil was to supply, 
and the outline grew strangely accurate aud 
beautiful under her swift fingers. Between her 
and the body of an.old elm, whose brown, seam¬ 
ed bark she had just transferred, a tigure passed 
slowly along. It caught her attention a moment, 
and lier hand lingered on her work. It was a 
stranger. ‘ 4 The gentleman that, stopped in town 
last week," shorn used thoughtfully, and watched 
his slow, haughty movements and absent air 
with deepening interest. He wandered by her 
seat, encountering her startled gaze with a pair 
of 6teely, indifferent eyes, and was passing on 
with a formally courteous nod, when her occu¬ 
pation attracted him. 
“ May I ask if you are sketching from nature ? ’ ’ 
sent the waves of blood surging over her face, as 
he uttered the words in a strange, rich voice. 
“ Yes, sir, that is—I am trying to," the girl 
faltered confusedly. 
“Permit roe to examine it.” There was no 
resisting the courteous command. She sub¬ 
mitted her work to his hands with trembling 
awe, and watt l et) the expression of that stony 
countenance w.chfi sort of fascination. He sat 
down near yAj&he tn wa-eovered log, and did 
not lift his eylh from the picture for some 
Rural New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 21 letters. 
My 16, 4, 4,13, 7, 5 is the name of a Union General. 
My 3,11, 21, 7 is a girl's name. 
My 6,11, 5,13 is the name or a bird. 
My 20, 6,17,10, 7 is what some do to get married. 
My 1, 2, 21 is the only laughing animal there is. 
My 18, 9, 31,13 is part of a chain. 
My 1,11,12,15, 9,14,19 is what most young men ex¬ 
pect to be. 
My 8, 2, 9, 21 is to be proud. 
My whole is the name of an officer in the Army of 
the Cumberland. 
Frankfort, Will Co., Ill. Rat S. 
ZSf" Answer in two weeks. 
For Moore's Rural New-Yoflter, 
BIBLICAL RIDDLE. 
They left their little ones at home 
Whither they went they did not know, 
Abroad for the church's suke they rounied, 
And lost their lives by doing so. 
They went straight, forward on their way, 
They had the wicked full in view; 
They lived to man, they died to God, 
But of religion nothing knew. 
Throopsville, N. Y. Benj. H. Baker. 
IW Answer in two weeks. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
AN ANAGRAM. 
* Ho letl cm ton ntht. sayd fo jyo, 
Egvi caplo ot aroys fo worors; 
Atht mite will trighsbet phoeo sedyort 
Ro krecw mi.ho ree het omrwor. 
Scio, N. Y. Call E. 
£37” Answer in two weeks. 
ANSWER TO ENIGMAS, &c., IN No. 787 
Answer to Illustrated Rebus:—Turkey is a country 
in Europe, 4 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma:—It is sweet aud 
glorious to die for ones' country. 
AnswerYo Ueograpmcai Enigma: —a good name 
keeps its lustre in the dark. 
Answer to Anagram: 
What were life without some one to cheer us, 
With a word or a smile on our way, 
A friend who is faithfully near ns, 
And heeds not what others may say. 
The bravest of spirits have often 
Hair failed in the race that they ran, 
For a kind word life's hardships to soften, 
Then say a kind word when yon can. 
tj. n. « m uuuui'.'t, v *. ii.. wi urs . 
44 1 hftje for v.-af* regarded your While l'me Compound 
as an Invaluable remedy. I can truly say Unit l regard It 
as even more efficacious and valuable than ever. 1 have 
just taken the Compound for a cold, and it works charm¬ 
ingly." 
Hon. r. II. Sw.-'iitr of South Reading, writes: 
41 Having long known something ai the valuable medi¬ 
cinal properties ol the White Fine, 1 wo* prepared, on 
Boeing an ad Vertlsanieutof your \\ hJte Fine Compound, to 
give the medicine it trial. It has boon u*od by members 
ot my family, for several years, for colds aud Coughs, and 
in some coses, of serious kidney difficulties, with excel¬ 
lent results. Several oj our friends have also received 
much benefit from the Compound. We intend to keep it 
always on hand.’’ _ 
FROM B. F. AIKEN. 
Goffstowk. March 14,1SG0. 
Du. Poland — I wish to bear testimony to the value of 
your Whitt Pine Compound. You will remember how 
feeble l Wits at. the. Ume I called on you In duly hut. My 
chlercomplaint was InjlaiMtutlUm of the tni.-- v*. In ad¬ 
dition to other dlsagr enable symptoms. I suffered dread- 
fully from severe pain You sold me a bottle of the II 'hue 
Pine CompOiuul, and before 1 had taken two-third* of the 
content* of one bottle, my pain had all left uie. Though 
1 have been alfltcted with that complaint a long time, I 
have hot had a return of It since, and hove for many 
months past enjoyed excellent health. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
THE STOEY OF EMELINE BAY, 
[special notice.] 
A Universal Remedy. —''Brown’s Bron¬ 
chial Trochf.8 " for Coughs, Colds, and Bronchial Affec¬ 
tions now stands the. first In public favor and confidence; 
this result litis been acquired by a test of fourteen years. 
Its merit and extensive nsu have caused (lie Troches to 
be counterfeited, and we would caution purchasers to bo 
on their guard against worthless Imitations. 
BY MARY HARTWELL, 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
THE LAROKST-CIROULATIN8 
Agricultural, Literary and Family Newspaper 
IS PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY 
D. D. T. MOORE, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
While Pino Compound for Diabetes. 
Important Tuttnwnv from Asa Goodhue, Esq., of 
Rote, XV(0 Hampshire. 
Mr. Asa Ooodhtie, of Bow. N. lb, was so prostrated by 
Diabttr\, in March, itow, that neither lilmscli nor any who 
saw him thought lhat he could possibly Hvc through the 
month. As a pust r-*ort ha thought he would try the 
White Pine Oompotttvi. They procured a bottle for him, 
lie began lo lake II, and to Uie surprise of all, he Immedi¬ 
ately showed signs of amendment. Kievan months rtftcr- 
warda, tKi > 23, I«#,i n s hill »*j»t. m.-m ,.r m- --am-, 
s»t i.elteve l>r. Polntni'i IVJUfe Pine t.impound. 
under God, ha* been the means ol mj recovery thus far.’' 
Letter froth Rev. L. c. Stevens, Poster of the liaptmt 
( ,‘hurcA, (Jofvtatc'n Centre, A’. If. 
Dr. J. W. Poland My Dear Sir—You have asked me 
what 1 third; at your White Flue Compound. 1 never be¬ 
fore put pen to paper to tell any man wlta! I thought of a 
medicine. My lather, a nhyufcluu of the old school, 
early led me to serious unsplelons of all nostrum* of what¬ 
ever kind not beat ing Uie stamp of that fraternity. But 
these suspicions l have parted with by degree*,a* I have 
carelully Ae-jualnied myself with tlio leading principles 
of Hydropathy, llcina'C'pathy. Tltumn*nnluni*n>, Eclecti¬ 
cism, and other sy»U in* which have c laimed public favor 
within the I jo- t i wen i y-fi ve year*; so that 1 feel at liberty 
on tin* eroniid lo .peak my convictions. 
Then the sympathy which 1 feel for you. «■> a former 
Baptist pastor — obliged lo rellnqauh thr ministry merely 
on account ol lll-henlUi, hut still cherishing all the ardor 
of your curly yearn for this tdeascd work, and laboring to 
your ntmoat in other ways, to proclaim the glorious, go*, 
pel, Inclined me as a mailer of duty to comply with your 
request. 
In ISIS 1 became acquainted with Den. Holmes Hoard- 
man of Maine, brother of the late Geo. Dana Uoardiuuit, 
lomserly missionary In Bunnah, and from him for the 
first time learned the wonderful medicinal qualftlcu of 
white pine bin k. He had a lew ye via before been brought 
to the border* of the grave, by wh.it Hie boat of physi¬ 
cians pronounced pluiuoniu y consumption,and was given 
up to die, but win nevertheless entirely cored by u 
preparation made by Id* own hand - from tin* hark. Since 
lit 
have boon surprlAi d that no philosophical mind was found 
to undertake a cough preparation Irani white pint*. 
As»oon it* jour article w,.~ brought lomynotlre.lt 
thereforesecured my attention; ami 1 have not railed to 
acquaint myself with a aurilelt'iit number of laet- to pro¬ 
duce a settled Judgment ns lo Us vain*. Some of my own 
family have tried li wph signal benefit, 1 believe one of 
tbe best rough medicines cv or prepared. Besides It* val¬ 
ue ae a Cough Medicine, I have good reason to believe It 
to lu> all It claim* a* a remedy for kidney disease* and 
diabetes. Yoqr* truly. L. C. STEVENS. 
Gomdown Centre, N, H„ February, IrtUO. 
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GEORGE VV. SWEPT, M. !>., PROPRIETOR. 
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