DO YOU WANT A BOY, SIR?” 
■Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
IN AND ABOUND QUEBECNo. Ill 
“Do you want a boy, sir?” said George, a 
little fellow scarcely eight years old, to a clerk 
in a large office. 
“Want a boy? Why, who wants to be en¬ 
gaged?” asked the smart-looking clerk, look¬ 
ing with a puzzled glance at the little applicant, 
“ I do, sir,” roplied George. 
“ Look here, gentlemen,” cried the young 
man, speaking to his fellow clerks, “here is a 
regular Goliath? Wants to bo a porter, I sup¬ 
pose. Look at him! ” 
The clerks gathered in great glee about poor 
George, who stood, full of earnest purpose, 
before them, and was, therefore, unconscious of 
any reason why he should be made an object of 
sport. 
“ What can you do ?” asked one. 
“ You can post books, of course, ” said 
another. 
“Carry a bale of goods on your back, eh?” 
cried a third. 
“Hush, young gentlemen,” said the elderly 
book-keeper at the desk, after viewing George 
through bis spectacles. “Hush! don’t make 
sport of the child. Let me talk to him." 
Then, speaking to George in kindly tones, he 
said, “You are too young to be engaged, my 
child. Who scut you here ? ” 
“ I came myself, sir. My father and mother 
are gone to heaven; my aunt la poor, and I 
want to earn something to help her. Won't 
you please to take me, sir?” 
The simple story, told in tv way that showed 
how earnest the boy was, not only checked the 
sport of the clerks, bat brought tears to their 
eyes. They looked on the delicate child before 
them with pity and respect, and [one of them, 
placing a shilling on the desk, asked the rest to 
follow his example. They did so. Ha then 
took the money, and offering it to George, said, 
“ Yon are too small to be of any use here, my 
good boy. But take this money, and^when you 
have, grown a bit, perhaps we may find some¬ 
thing for yon to do.” 
George lookod at the money without offering 
to touch It. 
“ Why don’t yon take the money? ” asked the 
cleric. 
“Please, sir, I’m not a beggar-boy,” said 
George; I want to earn something to help my 
annt to keep me, for she is very kind.” 
! “You are a noble little fellow,” said the senior 
L clerk. “We give you the money not because 
1 we thbk you a beggar, but because we like 
", your spirit. Such a boy as you will not easily 
become a beggar. Take the money, my boy, 
1 aud may God bles3 yon and give you and your 
aunt better days!” 
I like George’s spirit in this affair. It was 
’ noble, brave and self-rellaut beyond his years. 
It was the spirit that makes poor boys grow 
® into useful and successful men. It made George 
do this, for in after years that little boy became 
* a noted artist, whose praise was spoken by maoy 
All children should cherish a desire to 
“Gibraltar of America.” That the term was 
not misapplied, in the days when ordnance had 
uot reached its present state of perfection, my 
observation soon convinced me. Aud even now, 
though an hundred pounder Parrott might make 
powder of walls as solid as those which consti¬ 
tute the Citadel, it must be rightly deemed a 
fortification of great strength. Its almost com¬ 
plete inaccessibility is its greatest security. 
Perched on the topmost cliff of Cape Diamond, 
its southern walls rise fully three hundred feet 
above the river, aud reaching them from the 
water side is an impossibility. A very broad 
and deep moat surrounds the walls on the land¬ 
ward aide, and every passage leading to them is 
frowned dowu upon by guns mounted en barbette, 
by others In casemate, and loop holes are abuu- 
So, while the river side is 
BT GULIELMUM. 
dant for musketry, 
totally Inaccessible by nature, that to landward 
is rendered as nearly so as possible by a splendid 
and most perfect system of defence. I do uot 
know the number of guns the work contains. I 
put the question to onr soldier-guide, and to 
several others, but could gain no satisfactory 
answer. Perhaps they suspected me of being 
a Fenian in disguise. ’Tis certain they were 
either very ignorant, or chose to appear so. 
The walls inclose a goodly number of acres of 
land, a part of which is used for drilling purposes, 
and is as smooth and hard as a floor. On the re¬ 
mainder are the officers' quarters, Ac. The build¬ 
ings are all of the same material as the walls — a 
dark limestone —and are neat and substantial. 
The soldiers are well provided with comforts, and 
in ruauy cases withwhat might be termed luxuries. 
Wc went Into the Reading-Room and Library of 
one company, which was well fitted up for the 
benefit of the men. Many were lounging about, 
reading various books and periodicals. Pictures 
graced the walls—among them an excellent one 
of Prince Albert, from whom tbe company 
took its appellation. The portrait was pre¬ 
sented by Queen Victoria, after the death of 
the Prince. Adjoining this apartment was 
roof of which is strikingly conspicuous at a 
great distance. The architecture within is 
quaint, massive and rich. Four heavy columns 
on each side support the nave; and as usual the 
grand Altar is at the upper end. It is adorned 
by a fine painting portraying the Conception. 
There are many paintings, beside, that are 
worthy of more than a passing glance. Nearly 
all the ancient pieces were burned, however, 
during the siege of Quebec in 1759. The battery 
which Wolfe then planted on Point Levis, op¬ 
posite, did great damage to the city, and among 
the buildings fired by the shells and shot was 
this Cathedral. Nearly all its ornaments and 
paintings, except the altar-piece, were destroyed. 
In the 
Seminary Clmpel 
are a number of very old paintings, which are 
pronounced unusually fine by those who are 
competent to judge. Though not a connois¬ 
seur, I looked upon them with much interest. 
The Chapel is but a few rods removed from the 
Cathedral, and we visited it next. ’Tis a small 
affair, with nothing interesting about it save its 
paintings. The finest of these are “ The Ascen¬ 
sion,” “ Bearing the Saviour to Joseph’sTomb,” 
“Birth of Christ,” “ Rebecca at the Well,” and 
another, very rich in coloring, the subject of 
which was unknown to me. 
From here we pass on to 
The Grand Battery, 
located on the city wall, near by the Laval 
University. It mounts twenty-two 32-pounders, 
and completely commands the entire harbor. 
The guns are mounted on pivots, en barbette, 
and though of light caliber would do terrible 
execution. Close by the Battery stands the old 
Parliament House, once the seat of Provincial 
legislation. Now that the Government is re¬ 
moved to Ottawa it is devoted to other uses. 
Just above this is 
Durham Terrace, 
the fashionable promenade of the Upper Town’s 
people. It Is a large, smooth platform, forming 
a portion of the city wall. It overlooks the 
Lower Town, and commands a splendid pros¬ 
pect both up and down the St. Lawrence, also 
of the harbor and shipping of Point Levis, 
directly opposite, and the open couutry on the 
south side of the river. To the south-west of 
the Point may be seen Cbaudtere, where are the 
beautiful Falls of the same name; and looking 
down the river, below Beaufort, Montmorenci 
is just discernible, with its ever rising clouds of 
spray. Later, I again visited the Terrace, and 
Tub dedication of the Monument to Stephen 
A. Douglas, at Chicago, on the 6th instant, has 
naturally brought the name and services of that 
lamented statesman prominently before the pub¬ 
lic. The occasion was one of great interest, 
the services being participated lu by President 
Johnson and several members of bis Cabinet, 
Gen. Grant, Admiral Farraout, and numerous 
other distinguished personages—the President 
officiating lu the ceremony of laying the corner¬ 
stone. The Oration was delivered by Gen. John 
The Orntiou was 
A. Dix, and was a fitting tribntc to the rnemoiy 
and patriotism of the deceased. 
As the history of Stephen A. Douglas is 
familiar to most of our readers, we will only 
give a brief biography — in connection with the 
above striking portrait, which is trom a pictute 
taken a 6hort time before his decease. Mr. 
Douglas was born in Brandon, Vt., April 2od, 
1813. His father, Dr. Stephen A. Douglas, 
was of Scotch descent, and died during Ste¬ 
phen’s infancy. His grand-mothers, maternal 
and paternal, were both descended lrom \\ m. 
Arnold, who was an associate ol’ Roger W il- 
liams In founding the Colony of Rhode Island. 
The son of Wm. Arnold was appointed Gov- 
ernor of that Colony by Charles II. 
The early life of Mr. Douglas was spent upon 
a farm, with the usual New Eugland advantage 
of a common school education. Being unable 
to attend college, as he ardently desired, he 
apprenticed him seif to a cabinet maker, and 
worked at his trade with energy and enthusiasm 
for two years, In Middlebury and Brandon, and 
gained great proficiency In the art. But feeble 
health compelled Stephen to abandon a busi¬ 
ness in which his hopes and pride centered, aud 
tongues. 
do all they can for themselves,* and to support 
themselves by their own labor as early as possi¬ 
ble. Those who lean on father aud mother for 
everything will find it hard work to get alODg 
by-and-by, as they may have to do when their 
parents die. Those who early learn to rely upon 
themselves will have little difficulty In earning 
their own living. Learn, therefore, to help your¬ 
selves, always taking care to do so, .under the 
advice and with the consent of your good parents 
aud guardians.— Ladies’ Jteposit&ry. 
SIGNIFICANCE OF COLORS, 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 34 letters. 
My 13, 6,10, 4 is a flower. 
My 5, 7, 31, 1 , 14, 8 is a material for building. 
My 10,14, l, 13, 21,10 is a planet. 
My 15, 3, 34, 23 is a bird. 
My Id, 1), 12,10, 23 is a river In North Carolina. 
My t, 30,18, 2,15, 3 is good oxercise. 
My 3, 20,12, 10,17 Is a Bmail quadruped. 
My 11,19, 4 is a kind of grain. 
My whole every family should do. 
Handy Creek, N. Y. Loretta, 
tar- Answer in two weeks. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, 
TAKING NEWSPAPEKS. 
hidden virtues. The ancients painted their staL- 
ues, and affected red for Jupiter, green for 
Venus, and blue for Saturn and Neptune. 
Green, red, bine and white represented the ele¬ 
ments; the earth, green; fire, vemilllou; air, 
bine; water, pale. Yellow, which is the lowest 
type, or the weakness of light, was left for the 
serving classes. At Rome, the chambers of the 
slaves were painted yellow. 
“ a dreary dungeon.” But I hear a voice which 
mutters, “a paradise.” Let us see who the 
owner is and whore he lives. He is an old miser, 
himself in rags, his wife shoeless, his children 
coatless, and he lives over yonder where the bam 
joins the house, the gate swings upon one hinge, 
the sled stands astride the fence, and the cows 
graze in the door-yard, which is decorated with 
burdock, etc. Bat why is it a paradise ? Is it 
because he can’t read? Is it because it speaks 
of his faults and tells him that he is living ’—oi¬ 
ls it because he hates to meddle with other peo¬ 
ple’s business, and know what they are doing? 
No, most certainly not, for there is not a being 
on the earth but has human nature enough lying 
in some secret corner to compel him to wish to 
know what other people are about. It is because 
he “ can’t afford itt ” He can’t afford to be en¬ 
lightened; he can’t afford to pay two or three 
dollars per year and reap forty or fifty; he can't 
afford to know when produce is “high,” when 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
BOTANICAL ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 39 letter*. 
My 3,12, 22,17, 9, 5 Is an curly spring flower. 
My 10,13, 7,1, 37, 33 is an annual. 
My 32,25,11, 24, 5,15 is a kind of leaf. 
My 18,10, 31, 27, 2,10 is a perennial. 
My 33,34,26,28,6, 31, 30, 36, 5 is a bulbous plant. 
My 8, 22, 20,10,26 is a climber. 
My 23, 31, 21, 32, 28 It* a fruit-bearing plant. 
My 33, 5,19, 39,12 is an old and favorite flower 
My 17,21,13,32, 4, 6,18 is an annual. 
My 14,9, 29,11 Is a head ol flowers. 
My whole Is what every gardener ought to possess. 
Da Rayter, N. Y. JosikIS. 
fW Answer In two weeks. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
ARITHMETICAL PROBLEM. 
DEER HOUNDS 
A WESTERN PYRAMID 
The original breed of dogs became extinct lu 
England in 1825, although their descendants 
are, we believe, used as boar hounds on the 
estate of the German nobleman by whom the 
pack was bought, at the present day. Several 
public spirited efforts were, however, made 
from time to time to keep up the sport. Another 
pack was formed, which was at first supported 
by private individuals, but which subsequently 
waa kept up by subscription. Through mis¬ 
management this arrangement failed, and the 
sport was for years discontinued. A few years 
ago a pack was again formed by drafts from 
different kennels, Including, we believe, several 
couple from the kennel of Her Majesty’s buck- 
hounds; and if the necessary support be con¬ 
tinued and but a titbe of the trouble often 
expended on less worthy game be taken In the 
preservation ot these noble animals, the Red 
Deer, we may hope to see the sport retained in 
the west country for many years to come.— 
Once a Week . 
A party of five young men, while on an 
exploring expedition recently along the Colo¬ 
rado river, discovered an irameuee pyramid on a 
barren plain. It was composed of layers ofstone 
from eighteen inches to uearly three feet In 
thickness, and from five to eight feet in length. 
It had a level top of more than fifty feet square, 
though it was evident that it had been com¬ 
pleted, and that some great convulsion of nature 
had displaced its entire top, as it was evidently 
lying on one of Its sides, a huge and broken mass 
nearly covered by the sand. Its present length 
is one hundred and four feet, and it must have 
been formerly full twenty feet higher. The pyr¬ 
amid differs in some respects from the Egyptian 
pyramids, it is, or was, more slender or pointed; 
aud while those of Egypt are composed of steps 
or layers, receding as they rise, this American 
pyramid undoubtedly, a more finished struc¬ 
ture. The other outer surface Of the blocks wa3 
evidently cut to an angle that gave the structure, 
i when new and complete, a smooth or regular 
l surface from top to bottom._ 
In bodily diseases the tendency to dwell on 
morbid symptoms U itself a morbid symptom. 
And so of the soul, the healthiest state is not 
one of self-inspection aud self-upbraiding, but 
' of self-forgetfulness. 
A MAN bought two horses for which he paid fifty 
iollars a piece. He Bold them and made twenty per 
cent, oa the one, and lost twenty per cent, on the 
other Did he make or loose in the sale of them, and 
bOW much? D. H. PtHGREY. 
Harrisburg Business College, Pa. 
Answer In two weeks, 
ANSWER TO ENIGMAS, Ac., IN No. 867. 
Vnswer to Miscellaneous Enigma r — Keep on good 
terms with your wife, your stomach, and your con 
science. 
Answer to Anagram: 
» Oh "lvc no sway o'er the powers unseen, 
Ilut a human heart where my own may lean; 
A friend-one tender and loving friend 
Whose thouuhts free current with mine may 
blend.” 
People who start with a moderate provision of 
discernment are not subject to the annoyance of 
being violently plundered of their illusions, be¬ 
cause they wear their illusions lightly. Like 
Juvenal’s traveler, they have nothing particular 
to lose, and can afford to whistle unconcernedly 
in the face of the highway robber Time. 
