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cheerful face when in her mother’s presence. 
The future looked so dark 6he could not see how 
they were to meet their coming necessities. 
They both needed new, warm clothing, and food 
they nwft have. She could not get much work, 
and if she could there was only a part of the 
time to devote to sewing, for her mother ueeded 
a good deal of care. LToDg days spent in toil, 
and nights frequently spent in watching, began 
to tell upon her not over strong constitution. 
Their rooms were often cold for the want of 
fuel. Again, piece after qdece of furnitnre took 
it* final departure, to meet their pressing neces¬ 
sities, until notking more of account was left to 
be sold. 
And here is where we became acquainted with 
Mira at the beginning of our story, when she 
exclaimed, “ How long can we live at this starv¬ 
ing rate ?’’ She resumed her work with greater 
earnestness, although her temples throbbed with 
pain. A call from the invalid caueed her to 
throw down her work and assist her mother to a 
sitting posture during oneof her terrible cough¬ 
ing spells when it seemed that her whole frame 
would certainly be torn in pieces. After she 
had become quiet strain, Mira gave her mother 
a little wPak broth,'and was about taking her 
work again, when her mother inquired if shehad 
eaten anything that day. She replied, evasively, 
“I’m going to' get some supper very soon." 
“ O that mv child should ever come to this ! 
But it will never do. You cannot live with¬ 
out eating; there’s the oid clock — that will 
probably bring a little something. I never meant 
to part with that, for when Aunt Ivate gave it 
to me she said when I parted with the old clock 
I would lose her ble&sing; and although she has 
been in her grave many years, and I have been 
in great want, I’ve never dared to part with it. 
But 1 can’t see my child working for me without 
food to sustain herself. So take It. down, my 
darling—Fm sure if Auntie knew how poor we 
were, she would not object."—[Concluded on 
page 329, this number. 
and guide.’ IVe will trust Him, dear mother. 
I’m old enough now to take hold of work, and 
strong enough, too. And after you have rested 
a few weeks, I hope yon will be better; you may 
as well rest now as to wait until you are sick; 
for you certainly will be, if von work on as you 
hove for the past three months. Next week we 
will rhange. work; I will be seamstress and yon 
may he the cook. O, dear mother, wont it be 
nice to eat victuals of your cooking again <—and 
then you must take a walk every day in the open 
air with me, for you always Insist on my doing 
so because I’m young, and I gne-s it s just as 
necessarv for your health, i! you are a H tt.le 
older. There, I see a smile on your face again. 
“My daughter is a real comfort to me. Yes. 
Mira, my trial might have been worse; for If 
von had Ijcen t&ktfw from mo inBtCAd of tno few 
dollars we bo much need, there would have been 
no more joy for me here." ..... . , „ , 
The following week the change that. Mira had 
proposed was made, and Mrs. Vernon seemed 
to derive much benefit from it. At the begin¬ 
ning of the next school term &he became anxious 
for her daughter to pursue her studies; shei could 
not bear to see her sitting mewed up in that little 
sewing-room, day after day, as she bad done for 
the months post She well knew Mira s con¬ 
stitution would not stand the test of the bright 
little needle" for any great length of time. 
Alreadv she had noticed the gasping for breath 
and the quick clasping of the hand to the side, 
which were sure indications oi the stitches that, 
wore as rapidly bciot? taken in the body as 
Who coants bimeclf as nobly bom 
Is noble in despite of place, 
And honors are bat band* to one 
Who wears them not with natures grace. 
The prince may sit with clown or churl, 
Nor feel bis state disgraced thereby; 
But he who has bnt small esteem 
Husbands that little carefully. 
Then be tbon peasant, be thou peer, 
Count it still more than art thy own ; 
Stand on a larger heraldry 
Than that of nation or of zone. 
What though not bid to knightly halls ? 
Those balls have missed a courtly guest; 
That mansion is not privileged 
Which is not open to the best. 
Give honor due when custom asks, 
Nor wrangle for the lesser claim; 
It is not to be destitute, 
To have the thing without the name. 
Thou, dost thon come of noble blood, 
Disgrace not thy corapauy: 
If lowly bom, so bear thyself 
That gentle blood may come of thee. 
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“ Think again, my dear madam. If you loved 
your husband so truly, I should think you would 
he willing to do something to save his name. 
A gambler’s widow is not always looked up to 
with the greatest respect, especially if she Is left 
without a home, as you certainly will be, unless 
you take up with the oiler Iv’e made. I can 
truly say, and with the utmost sincerity, that 
the love I oiler yon will be abiding, and to show 
you that Iv’e no desire to use harsh measures 1 
will give you until this time to-morrow to decide 
the matter." 
“I do not wish lor more time, Mr. Hardy; 
the love you oti'er me J& not worth the winning. 
If your love can make me homeless and friend- 
leE6 now, it would let me starve before it would 
yield a hair’s breadth from your own set will. 
No wish or desire of mine would ever be granted 
unless it was for your own especial gain. No! 
take my home and destroy my husband’s good 
name, if you must, and Iv’e no doubt you will, 
but I shall still be at liberty." 
“Very well, madam; its your own decision, 
and you need expect no mercy from me.” And 
Mr. Hardy took his departure. 
“So, Mika, darling,” and she folded the little 
girUclo&e in her arms, " we must leave the home 
we rove so well and go forth homeless into the 
world; but mamma never could trust herself aud 
her little daughter in the hands of that bad 
man; for that he is bad every lineament in hiB 
face denotes.” 
Mira tossed the brown curls from her broad, 
white forehead as she looked up and exclaimed, 
“Mamma, I’ll help you always, and we’ll be 
happy, won’t we ? ” 
The homestead was Bold, and after paying off 
the mortgage Mrs, Vernon found she had only 
four hundred dollars left. 8he rented a small 
dwelling in a village a few miles from their old 
home, and then took up the song of the needle— 
, putting her money out at interest. Little Mira 
was sent to the village school; her mother told 
her how necessary it would be for her to im¬ 
prove all of her time during school-hours, and 
as the little one was very desirous of pleasing 
her mother and being able to assist her as soon 
as possible, she made rapid progress in her 
studies. 
Thus five years passed away. The annual 
Interest, which was promptly received, paid 
Mira’s tuition at school, and what Mrs. Vernon 
earned by sewing served, with close economy, to 
pay their rent aud give them a very plain but 
substantial living. Their food — though of the 
cheapest kind — was always well served ; and 
Mira, who had been the cook for the last four 
years, was well Bkilled in the art. She always 
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Heat required lu urine them. Ask your storekeeper for 
them, U he docs not keep them for sale write to the man¬ 
ufacturer, E. IVINS, 
871-18t eo Sixth St. and Columbia Ay., Philadelphia. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
THE OLD CLOCK; 
OK, AUNT KATE’S BLESSING. 
BY MAY MAPLE, 
MET.H ni* ITS OWN WOKK, KNITS Al.L 
slues, widens and narrows, knits the heel Into the stock- 
Ing, and win owe Off tUo toe complete; ktiUb the femgle, 
Double. Pdbbed and Fancy Flat Web*, prodiicins all va- 
rlcttc* 0 i Knit Goods, from an infant's stocking, mitten 
or klovo, to a lady's shawl cr hood. No other machine 
In the world can do any one of these things. 
For particulars, see this paper oi March 3d and 
10th, pages ,5 and S3, or, for circulars, addrera, inclosing 
stamp, Lnrtib lt.nl ttlnit •Machine Muuiilricliirliig 
Vo., kochcNtor, N. V. 
“How long can we exist at this starving 
rate ?" asked a young girl of herself. “ It’s now 
midwinter and everything in the way ef provis¬ 
ion at the highest possible rates, and likely to 
remain so at present. As for new clothing,that 
is entirely out of the question;" and a shiver 
ran through her frame as the cold wind swept, 
uninvited, through their poor old tenement. 
“ If I could only make mother comfortable, 1 
would not mind about myself, although I could 
appreciate good clothes and a warm, pleasant 
home. But dear, suffering mother!—how can 
I see her lying there, day after day, without the 
means of getting suck things as she really needs, 
and I do believe if she could have, the right kind 
of nourishment ami sirups she might be almost 
well, at least a great deal better than she is;" 
and with a deep drawn sigh she resumed the 
work that had been dropped upon her lap during 
this soliloquy. 
Mira Vernqx was the only daughter of a 
Her father had gone to his 
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FARMERS AND OTHERS 1 
The following works on A mdculture. Horticulture, Ac., 
may he obtained *t the Office of the Rural New- 
Yorker, We can »l*o furnish other Books on RURAL 
AFFAIRS, issued by American publishers, at the usual 
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For Moore's Rural New-Yorker, 
A PROBLEM FOR ACCOUNTANTS. 
widowed mother, 
last sleep when Mira was but ten years of age, 
leaving his sorrowing wife and little daughter 
to mourn the loss of the kindest of husbands 
and most indulgent of fathers. They were not^ 
wealthy, yet they were in comfortable circnm- ■ 
stances when Mr. V ernon was called to leave 
his loved once. For « year they were left in qui¬ 
et possession of their pretty little bird’s nest 
cottage. Then Squire Hardy called upon them 
and showed Mrs. Vernon a written document, 
which he said he had long held In his possession, 
against the cattage. He was very sorry to dis¬ 
turb her about it., but supposed she would not 
care to have It. run any longer. He would give 
her the mortgage for the trifling 6um of one 
thousand dollars—which he very well knew she 
could never pay without great sacrifice. 
Mrs. Verson asked for lime to think of all 
this—it Bcemed so strange that sBe had never 
heard anything about it until now. She could 
scarcely believe it possible that her husband 
would have given. Buch a writing without her 
knowledge, for Bbe supposed she had his entire 
confidence. Mr. Hardy Bald this had been quite 
a private all'alr. Mr. Vernon had lost quite 
largely at the gaming table, and he had furnished 
her husband money to pay these debts of honor. 
This was tho way he had gained the mortgage 
which purported to have been given six years 
previous. He would give her until the pext 
afternoon to decide what was to be done; such 
business had better be settled at once. 
Only 60 little time to think how to save this 
dear home—so little time to think how her hus¬ 
band had kept her in perfect ignorance of the 
terrible avalanche that might be hurled down at 
any time upon their heads—to think that her 
husband, whom Bhe had always believed to be 
the very soul of honor, should have been a 
gambler. The very thought was maddening. 
But what could be done? Bhe could not raise 
the half of one thousand dollars, immediately; 
perhaps by long years of toil and very close 
economy she might possible earn tha amount: 
but it would be at the sacrifice of health and all 
comforts, and her dear little girl must grow up 
in ignorance. No, this would never do; the 
cottage must be sold. It would bring fifteen 
hundred, even at a forced sale; it wsb well worth 
two thousand, and if she was not in need she 
might realize that amount from it; as it was, 
there was no help for her. 
Night came and went, hut no refreshing slum¬ 
ber visited the lonely widow during all Its loDg 
hours. At the appointed hour Mr. Hardy was 
at the cottage. 
“ Well,” said he, as soon as the compliments 
of the day were passed, “I suppose you have 
found means to pay the trifling amount I lay 
claim to, Mrs. Vernon," and he tried to bring 
his hard-looking visage down to something like 
a very complacent smile, as his small gray eye 
rested upon the pale face of the widow. 
“ No, Mr. Hardy, you cannot suppose that I 
have found means to pay off the claim which, 
until yesterday, I knew nothing about. I ex¬ 
pect to sell our dear little home"—and at the very 
thought she wept without restraint 
Mira stood beside her mother, and although 
she could not realize how great their loss would 
be, yet seeing her dear mamma shedding Buch 
bitter tears, the little girl sobbed as though her 
heart would break. 
A, acting as agent for B & C, received from them 
Cash, $116; Goods to the amount of $11!); and he 
purchased $563.10 worth more, and sold goods to the 
amount of $637.70, and had remaining on hand 1163 
worth. The agent is to receive $133 for liis services. 
B & C sue the agent for the balance in tho following 
account. Is It correct.? Does tho agent owe them 
anything, if eo how much ? Do B & C gain orloso T 
Dr, A in account 'with B dt C. Cr. 
1866 1366 
To Cash.H6 By Purchases,...563 10 
“Goods.119 ,r Goode returned,... 102 
“ (Juab for sales.587.70 “ Hillary....138 
** Goods unsold,.162 ** Bal. due B & C,.121.b0 
To bal bro't for’U,. .121.60 
Eastman’s Business College, 
Rochester, N. Y., Sept., 1866. 
tar Answer in two weeks. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, 
AN ANAGRAM. 
Ev eathrs hatt car ade dna eayrw, 
Ehter’s a eewts feelir nl reapry; 
Kolo pu—ot het githl fo neavhe— 
Dan nifd chir eelbings ehret. 
Ionia, Mich. Menia and Lenia, 
tST Answer in two weeks. 
To get my first bnt numerate; 
My second to schoolboys give pain; 
My third’s a vowel found In fate; 
My fourth all farm yards do contain; 
My whole is a man that ruined Spain, 
_ Answer in two weeks. 
and take the needle. But her mother was firm 
in keeping her closely to her books the most of 
the time, knowing that if her daughter was well 
educated she would he able to find more profita¬ 
ble employment, than sewing would ever be. 
She had not, however, neglected to teach her 
the art of using the needle in a very proficient 
manner, and Mira always assisted her mother 
during vacation, besides performing the house¬ 
hold duties. 
But now the health of Mrs. Vernon began to 
fail T ery rapidly; 6hc had never been very strong 
aud the continual strain on her nerves was more 
than she could endure, and she felt that some 
other mode must be tried to earn their daily 
needs. It was Saturday night; Mira had just 
gone out with the last bundle of work for that 
week, and as Mrs. Vernon sat by the open win¬ 
dow watching the passers by In the dusky twi¬ 
light, she wondered if &he would be able to do 
as much the coming week. She felt so exhausted 
now, it 6eemed to her that she never could make 
another garment: her head throbbed with pain, 
her eyes felt like balls of fire, aud there was 
such a sharp pain in her side that it was with 
difficulty she could take a long breath without 
an audible exclamation. What would become 
of them if 6he should become unable to work V 
Just then MHU came home and seemed to be 
quite agitated. “ What is the trouble, my daugh¬ 
ter ? What’s happened ? * ’ 
“Mother, don’t be too much troubled now, 
for It might be worse. Young Harrington has 
forged several notes, taken what money he could 
get, and is now on his way to Europe; and our 
dependence has gone with him, or at least our 
four hundred dollars." 
“Oh! what will become of us?” said the 
afflicted woman. 
“ Mother, the good Lord has promised to be 
‘ a Father to the fatherless and the widow’s God 
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Indian Corn; Its Value. Culture and Uses.1 j5 
Jaques on B ruit and Fruit Trees.. w 
Jennings’ Bbecp, Swine and Poultry......1,50 
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Johnsou s Element* Agricultural Chemistry.1 25 
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Letters on Modern Agriculture .1.00 
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ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, Ac., IN No. 871. 
Answer to Geographical Enigma:—The battle of 
the Wilderness. 
Answer ta Anagram; 
When this gloomy life is o’er, 
When we smile in bliss above, 
When on that delightful shore 
We enjoy the heaven of love,— 
OI what dazzling fight shall shine 
Round salvation’s purest gem; 
01 what rays of love divine 
Gild the star of Bethlehem. 
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