kind of rueful f>igh, and lets it pas? away. Bye- 
and-bye, “ Miss Marguerite'" is married to a rich 
old man-old enough to be her grandfather. He 
goes to her wedding; and he drinks her health 
in the hast of wine—begins to dream himself of a 
wealthy wife, and thinks it wont do to be foolish, 
and that he must have an eye to business when 
he gives himself away. The fast young man and 
woman of fashion meet often in their gay city life 
—bm the boy and the girl who walked hand in 
baud to school have gone straying away 
together over the strawberry field and daised 
pastures long ago, and nobody thinks of saying 
to them. “ you are coming back soon!” 
•• Coming back!’’ Who ever yet came back 
and found all things unchanged ? Drive the long 
remembered road and yon will miss here a tree, 
here a patch of daises and buttercups, and here 
and'there an old grey farm house which you 
fondly hoped would outlast your day and gen¬ 
eration. Enter the town which was once “a 
happy valley” to you and what do you see? 
Only a puny little village, with the pleasant 
walks you used to love turned into ambitious 
side-walks, and paved with the roughest of 
stones; with old familiar houses and fences re¬ 
modeled and r ewly painted till you lose all the 
landmarks: with everything changed, and you, 
it may be, most of all! frit down if you will in 
your lonely room; call up the forms of these you 
loved, who are now scattered away, and try to 
people the dusty streets with more beloved faces. 
Can you succeed? Is it not a poor, pale phantom 
that you strive to press to your aching heart? 
Was it wise in yon. after all. this “ coming back.” 
Oh, the past is beautiful to look at, but when, 
afar off, we stretch out our hands to bring it 
nearer, it vanishes, and leaves nothing in our 
grasp but thin aDd unsubstantial air. 
“ Strange," 1 sit in my lonely room to-day, and 
miss something familiar —something sweet — 
something dear—very dear! It will never lin¬ 
ger here again, the sunlight falling (through the 
casement will never shine on-me here any more. 
One page oflife's romance has been read; shut 
the book and put it away. Much that might 
have hlessedlme—much that I might have loved 
much that I can never meet again—and much 
which has consecrated this little room—has pass¬ 
ed away like a dream of beauty, and will beam 
and brighten here no more: it is not, cannot be 
coming back soon.” 
But there is a land—thank God—there is a 
land where all the lost light and loveliness of 
life shall cluster around us with tenfold the glo¬ 
ry it has won tor us here! There is a land where 
there shall be no more partings and no more 
tears, where the young and the old, the happy 
and the wretched, the bond and the free, shall 
alike know the loving kindness and tender 
mercy of a God whose divine attribute is love. 
The pure, the bright, the beautiful, 
That stirred our hearts in jouth, 
The impulse to a wordless prayer, 
The dreams of lose and truth; 
The longings after something tost, 
The spirit’s yearning cry 
The strivings after better hopes— 
These things can never die. 
The timid hand strerched forth to aid 
A brother in his need, 
The kindly word in grief's dark hour 
That prove? a friend indeed,— 
The plea for mercy, softly breathed, 
When Justice threatens high, 
The sorrow of n contrite heart— 
Tbese^things shall never die. 
The memory of a clasping hand, 
The pressure of a kiss, 
And all the trifles, street and frail, 
That make up love’s first bliss; 
If, with a firm, unchanging faith, 
And holy trust, and high, 
Those hands have clasped, those lips have met- 
These things shall never die. 
The cruel and the bitter word, 
That wounded as it fell; 
The chilling want of sympathy, 
We feel but never tell 
The hard repulse that chills the heart 
Whose hopes were bounding high, 
In an unfading record kept— 
These things shall never die. 
Let nothing pass, for every hand 
Must find some work to do: 
Lose not a chance to waken love— 
Be firm, and just, and true. 
So shall a light that cannot fade 
Beam on thee from on high, 
And angel voices say to thee— 
These tilings shall never die. 
COTTON 
Jfmr 
FRUIT2 & 
Equal to any in the World 
Near Markets, Schools, Railroads, Churches, and all the blessing's of Civilization. 
1,200,000 Acres, in Farms of 40, 80,120,160 Acres and up 
wards, in ILLINOIS, the Garden State of America. 
The Illinois Central Railroad Company offer, ON LONG CREDIT, the beautiful and 
fertile PRAIBIE LANDS lying along the whole line of their Railroad, 700 MILES 
IN LENGTH, upon themost Favorable Terms for enabling Farmers, Manufac¬ 
turers, Mechanics and Workingmen to make for themselves and their fam¬ 
ilies a competency, and a HOME they can call THEIR OWN, as will 
appear from the following statements: 
In enter with the fuirert pronpects of like results. Fuiry 
Farming also preseuts Its icducmcnta to many. 
CULTIVATION OF COTTON. 
77 ,e experiment in Cotton rnhurt. are rf very pr- 
promise. Commencing in latitude 33 deg. 30 min. (xt 
Matloan on the. Jtranrh, an l Arrumption n the M 
Line), the Company (rums ihrMtamls of arret well ada, 
to the perfection of this fibre A settler haring a fa, 
of young children, can turn their youthful lalnr toe : 
profitable account in the growth awl perfection of this j uvr. 
MINING AND MANUFACTURES. 
The treat resources of the State, in Cool, Iron. 1 
Zinc, Potter's Clay, Limestone, Sandstone, Ac , A . 
almost untouched ; they await tho arrival of enlorpr.;- 
ing and energetic men accustomed to convert tb"t. nto 
gold. 
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS. 
Railroads intersect the whole State. $ 115 . 000 .i 
been invested in completing tho great net work that 
links every part of the Stale into immediate connection 
with the surrounding Stales and the three test tbor, xl 
fares of commerce. 
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD 
Traverses the whole length of the State, from the Ini ', ? 
of the Mississippi and lake Michigan to the Old".— 
As Us name imports, tho Railroad runs through the . 
tre of the Stale, und on either side of the read aim . ;t» 
whole length ho the lands offered for sab 
TO ACTUAL SETTLERS. 
From the unprecedented advantages (his Con,piny 
olfers, it is not. surprising that It should havcnlo adv 
disposed 1,300,000 acres of land. It is now selling fit 
file rate of 6,000 acres j>cr week. Tho population along 
the Une has trebled in ten year.", und is now 814,801 
The Company sell to actual cultivator?, and every o 
tract contains an agreement to cultivate. 
CITIES, TOWNS, MARKETS. DEPOTS, 
Tliere arc Ninety-fight Dopnte on the Company 's R» 
way, giving about one every seven miles. Cities, Town? 
nnd vintages are situated at convenient distent* 
throughout the whole route, where every desirable 
commodity may be found aB readily as in the oldest 
cities of the Union,and where buyers are to be met 
for all kinds of farm produce, 
EDUCATION 
Mechanics and working-men will find the free school 
system encouraged by the State, and endowed with a 
largo revciivo for tho support of the schools. Children 
can live in Bight of the school, the college, the church, 
and grow up with the prosperity of the leading State 
in the Great Western Empire. 
No one who has visited this splendid region of cour, 
try can doubt that it equals the most favored descrip¬ 
tions that have ever been given of it ; but let any care¬ 
ful observer ■visit it, arid ho will inform you th.it the 
half has not been told of the advantages it offers K im¬ 
mediate occupation and Immediate returns, and it is be¬ 
lieved, dial if these surpassing advantages were i 
known to the farmers, mechanics, manufacturers ami 
working population of over-crowded Europe, th-y 
would promptly avail themselves of the knowled/-. 
KNOCKING AT TTIE HOOK 
A TRUE STORY, 
The glowing sun of a midsummer afternoon 
poured through the curtainless windows of the 
little village school, and some curly heads 
drooped like delicate flowers in the languid 
air. Among them all, little Katie’s sunny ring¬ 
lets fell the lowest, and if you had lifted the 
golden veil, you would have seen that, the 
weary eyes had forgotten to con the long line 
of hard words In the spelling book, and that the 
silken fringes of the drooping lids were pillowed 
lovingly upon the sweetest little cheeks in the 
world. Ves, in the heated air, soothed by the 
lazy drone of the hungry flies, and the restless 
hum of young student voices, Katie had fallen 
asleep. She was dreaming, too. She was 
dreaming of the little brother, darling Charley, 
who, In the bright springtime, when the violets 
were just opening their sweet blue eyes after 
their long sleep, had strayed away from earth, 
and passed through those gates of glory always 
open tor the entering of the little feet; and she 
dreamed that she clasped him to her little lonely 
heart, and begged him never to leave her again. 
Amid the greatness of her joy she sobbed aloud, 
and started to find Belle’s soft arm around her, 
and to hear her whisper: 
“What is the matter, darling?’’ 
Before poor Katie could well collect her 
thoughts to answer, the school was dismissed, 
and she heard the teacher exclaim, as he pointed 
to the darkening west:—“ Hurry borne, children, 
or you will be caught in tho shower." 
Then Katie poured into the sympathizing 
ear of her little friend all her troubles, and 
finished by saying, “ I could not bear to find it 
only a dream. 1 feel as if I must see Charley 
once more.” 
“ Where do you think he is? " asked Belle. 
“In heaven, I know," replied Katie, "and 
mother says ho cannot come back to us. but we 
can get to him sometime;” and her sobs broke 
out afresh. 
“ Why don't you go to him now?" cried Belle. 
“ I don’t know the way," said Katie. “ I was 
very sick when they took him away in the little 
coffin, and I don't know where they went." 
“Are you sure he went to heaven? 
Belle, eagerly. 
“ Oh! I know it," said Katie. 
••Then," said impulsive little Belle, "then I 
can show you the way; I saw where they put 
your little brother." The glad light in Katie's 
tearful eyes was beautiful to behold. 
“Well, will you show me, Belle, now, this 
very afternoon?” 
“ Yes, indeed," cried Belle; and, with clasped 
hands, unmindful of the gathering gloom, these 
little pilgrims set forth on their journey to 
heaven. 
Once, on the way, a doubt oppressed little 
Belle. 
“ Oh!" said Katie, with sweet assurance, “how 
Charley would run to open the door?” and her 
cheek flushed with anticipation. 
“Do you suppose Charley is very happy? 
urged Belle. 
“Very,” said Katie, emphatically. 
“And what does he do all the time?" 
“Plays with the angels, with such lovely 
wings” cried Katie, with great animation; "and 
they .pick up stars, which lie all over the floor of 
heaven; and rainbows; I 
Man goes forth like the day, and straightway 
arises the roar of busy toil, the sound of human 
voices, and the ' tish and tumult of active life— 
the ministrations of woman are like those of the 
quiet night, when the dews fall upon the droop¬ 
ing leaves and flowers, and in holy stillness the 
stars come out to watch the tired, slumbering 
earth.— CItapin. 
For Moore's Karat New-Yorker. 
GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA 
I am composed of CO letters. 
My 8, 44,1, 39,10, 37, 0, 68, 51, CO is a city in Massachu¬ 
setts. 
My 16, 41, 19, 51, 18, 32, 10, 57, 9 is a county in Ohio. 
My 63, 50, 69, 30, 55 is a river in Scotland. 
My 29, 17, 64, 59, 38, 42, 23 Is a city in Michigan. 
My 3, 59, 22, 84, 6, 43 Is one of the United State*. 
My 1, 25, 57, 14, 3, 61, 11, 31 is a county in Wisconsin. 
My 14, 35,11, 66, 51, 47. 28, £9, 21 is a city in Ireland. 
My 59, 24, 27, 20, 44 is a ri\er in Europe. 
My 14, 46, 10, 40,10 is a county in Illinois. 
My 54, 24, 44, 8, 23 is a city in Belgium. 
My 1, 13, 4,12, 42, S3, 2il, 46, 62, S is a county of the same 
name in 22 different. States. 
My 26, 48, 7, 3«, 17, 4, 47, 16, 67, 67, 66 i4 the town in 
which I live'. 
My whole is one of Solomon’s wise sayings. 
Wyoming Co., N. Y., 1803. J. M. Braixerd. 
O'" Answer in two weeks. 
Dear, grieved mue Kaue, relusing to be com¬ 
forted in this thy first great sorrow, it may be 
that ere the violets come again God’s hand will 
beckon unawares, and, with a better guide, thou 
shall indeed find tho door of heaven. Then 
knock, little pilgrim, and thou shalt be heard 
amid the hallelujahs of the heavenly choirs. 
Back shall roll the blessed heavenly portals, und 
Charley shall lead thee, with eager wings, to the 
feel of Him who loves little children, while the 
song shall be:—“Of such is the kingdom of 
heaven." 
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT-ON LONG CREDIT 
SO Acres at $10,00 per acre, with interest at 6 per cent, 
awmally upon tlie following terms: 
Cash Payment,....$48 00 
Payment in one year,. 48 00 
“ “ two years,. 48 00 
“ “ three “ . 48 00 
‘ .236 00 
* 224 00 
‘ . 212 00 
‘ . 200 00 
Address LAND COMMISSIONER, 
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO.. CHICAGO, ILL 
40 Acres at $10 an Acre. 
Cash Payment. 
Payment in one year 
“ “ two “ 
“ “ three " 
“ “ four “ 
“ “ five “ 
COMING BACK SOON, 
asked 
For Moore’s F.ural New-Yorker, 
AN ANAGRAM. 
seven 
Og gleanstr eth batrot fo aaaignrs wharf, 
Litl eh sturte on douus no shi ruroctentt hapt; 
Go nibd shi neger swines fo cork earwing savew, 
Lilt eh gesb fa uvru fete Mile ruyo now treedeft vasles; 
Og Knee isli Spain; whit doss fo het drugon, 
lilt eli diesh form onrv gbist leki a reab mofr tek honud 
Rent warms ot nro bidders dan license het tones, 
Ilatt hundset fo formede rofm smonilli fo startoh. 
Murray, N. Y., 1863. J. A. McM. 
tsr Answer in two weeks. 
MOOSE'S EUBAL NEW-Y0SKEE, 
TUB LARGEST CJRCCLATBD 
Agricultural, Literary and Family Newspaper, 
JS PUBLISHED EVERT SATURDAY BY 
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copies sent abroad, $1.62 .6 the lowest Club rate f ;, rCanada, 
and >2.50 to Europe, — but during the present rate of ex¬ 
change, Canada Agents or Subscribers remitting for tie 
Rural in bills of their own specie-paying banks will net 
charged postage 
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subscription terms, and uo person is authorized to offer the 
Rural at Use than published rates. Agents and friencr 
are at liberty to pice or cap a s many copies of the Rural 
they are disposed to pay for at club rate, but we do not wish 
the paper offered, in any case, below price. 
The Postage on the Rural New-Yorker is only S'i cts. 
per Quarter to any part of this State, (except Monroe coun¬ 
ty, where it goes free,) and Cfi c.t*. to any other Loyal 
State, it paid quarterly Ln advance where received. 
Direct to Rochester, N. Y.—All person* haring occa¬ 
sion to address the Rusal New-Yorker, will please direct 
to Rochester, JV. F., and not, as many do, to New i cck, 
Albany, Buffalo, &e. Money Letters intended for m &r« 
frequently directed And mailed to the Above place; 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker 
GEOMETRICAL PROBLEM. 
Let three equal circ-les touch each other externally, and 
thus inclose one acre of ground; how many acres does 
each one of these circles contain ? 
Albert B. Norton. 
Alabama, Genesee Co.. N. Y., 1S63. 
I3T" Answer in two weeks. 
ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, &c., IN No. 699 
suppose they keep 
them up all summer; and oh: Charley used to 
love, rainbows, lie once cried because " — 
“Dear me,” said Belle, interrupting her in 
great dismay, "it rains, Katie, and we are ever 
bo far from home; what shall we do?" 
“ But we are almost to heaven, ain't we? Let 
us hurry and go in there." 
“ Yes," said Belle, “ I see the door.” 
“Where? where?" cried Katie, breathlessly. 
“There!" responded little Belle, pointing to 
the little rising ground and iron door of the 
village vault. 
Answer to Historical Enigma:—Stand by the Constitu¬ 
tion, the Government and Laws. 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma:—Dead dogs never 
bite. 
Answer to Anagram: 
My native bay is calm and bright, 
As ere it was of yore, 
■When, in the days of hope and love, 
I stood upon its shore. 
The sky is glowing, 6oft and blue, 
As once in youth it smiled, 
When summer seas nnd summer skies 
Were always bright and mild. 
THE UNIVERSAL 
CliOTIIES WIUNGER. 
with 
>37“ We want a good 
CANVASSER 
In every town. Liberal inducements offered and exclu¬ 
sive sale guaranteed by 
JULIUS IVES A- Oft, 
700 P. O. Box 3110, 345 Broadway, New York. 
