boice iftlisreilinrn. 
MY DORIS. 
Oh ! should you meet my Doris sweet, 
You’ll own a queen on earth Is seen; 
All cheerful bend beneath her sway. 
And e'en her slightest word obey. 
A mystery. 
Which should you try 
To solve, this is the reason why: 
My love is meek, she ne’er doth seek 
Her will to gain, nor e’er gives pain. 
But gentle as the turtle-dove. 
She woos and wins all hearts to love. 
There never was, nor e’er will be, 
A maiden fair and good as she, 
So gentle as my Dorns. 
My Doris' eyes are like the skies, 
So deeply blue, so tender true: 
And yet they shine aud spark’'< bright— 
The stars of heaven give not su ’h light. 
A mystery, 
Which should you try 
To solve, this Is the reason why : 
My love Is wise, from her sweet eyes 
No anger darts. Her glance Imparts 
Such Ufe and Joy to all around, 
One thinks that heaven on earth ia found. 
There never was, nor e'er will be, 
A maiden fair and good as she, 
So gentle as my Doris. 
Her voice, so clear, falls on the ear 
Like rippling tune of brook In June; 
AH wait to hear tier voice again, 
Like long'd-for drops of summer rain. 
A mystery. 
Which should you try 
To solve, this Is the reason why: 
From Doris’ lips there never slips 
An angry word. But, like the bird 
That sneetesi sings 'neatli night's dark sky. 
More sweet her words when sorrow’s nigh. 
There never was, nor e’er will bo, 
A maiden half so kind us slio, 
So kind as Is my Doris. 
They say Love’s bliud, yetll’m inclined 
To think none be so fair as Site, 
And but one kiss from Doris given, 
Tempts me to think I am in heaven. 
A mystery, 
You need not try 
5 0 solve. And 1 will tell you why: 
his Doris fair, beyond compare, 
Is mine alone —her heart’s my own — 
And, though she kindly smiles on thee, 
Her love is only given to mo. 
There never was, nor e'er wiM bu, 
A maiden fair aud good as she, 
So loving us my Doing. 
-■»-*-*- 
USE OP ADJECTIVES. 
As a people, we are none too particular in 
tlie use of language. We murder gram¬ 
mar and good Saxon by far too frequently. 
W,e make “slang,” or pass the counterfeit 
word-coin after It is made, to a fearful ex¬ 
tent. Indeed, "slang” has come to be in 
pretty fair repute even in fashionable and 
cultivated circles, or circles that claim to be 
such. Our fair friends lend it the sanction 
of their use, and it goes forth clad in all the 
sweetness of woman’s voice. If anything 
.would make it really reputable, utterance by 
fair lips would; but even this does not. 
Rather are the lips soiled, than the uncouth 
expressions rendered lovely. 
But bad grammar ancl worse Saxon aside, 
the manner in which we employ unobjec¬ 
tionable words is often ludicrous, not to say 
absurd. Listen to our ad’actives; how en¬ 
tirely inappropriate,* r the main. It is as 
though we were extemporizing an extrava¬ 
ganza on language, aud talked burlesque. 
We had an illustration of this, only the other 
evening. Dropping hi a. ar fine Art. Gal¬ 
lery on Fifth avenue, — the one Goupil has 
just fitted up for us,— we r , down before 
Church's Niagara, a picture so naturally 
portraying the great c lt ract that only the 
deafening roar seems wanting to make it re¬ 
ality aud no picture. We sat there, looking 
at the seething mass of waters falling over 
the precipice, at the varying green of the 
tremulous waves below, at the upward ris¬ 
ing mist and the rainbow Unting the rocks 
at the right,—sat there until even the thun¬ 
der was no longer lacking, and we were at 
Niagara with no fares paid to the railroads, 
no fees extorted by backmen or gate-keepers, 
no weariness of body or vexation of spirit 
whatever,— with but Goupil and Church 
to call forth an after-thought of gratitude. 
Then we came back,— came back quickly, 
our dreaming all dispelled, our inward thrill 
of grandeur awakened by the artist's won¬ 
derful limning rudely stilled. A lady and 
gentleman had come closely to our side, and 
looking at the master-piece before us,— Niag¬ 
ara’s second self with its breathings strangely 
hushed,— the gentleman said those words 
which so jostled our equanimity,— 
“ That’s Niagara. Ain’t it pretty /” 
If the speaker had been a petite woman, 
or a very diminutive man, this adjectiv 
might have sounded less weak; for whatevc 
the subject spoken of, the personnel of tli 
speaker will somehow connect itself wit 
the words apoken. But the speaker was 
sixfooter and very masculine,— at least tw 
hundred pounds avoirdupois. Aud whe 
the ponderosity of the man was considered 
and the sublimity of the subject, it did in 
press us that the mountain of language ba 
labored and brought forth a very sma 
mouse. 
1 here are mauy “ nice” things, man 
“ P rett y” things, many f things,“ beautiful,” i 
“elegant,” or “sweet,” or “lovely,” t 
* charmingand there are occasions whe 
“ grand, or “ magnificent,” or “ splendid 
are fit descriptive adjectives, and to use on 
or other of them is t( convey a proper idea 
in a proper manner. Would it not bt bet¬ 
ter to make a judicious selection in the u ling, 
than to dwarf nobleness or exaggerat a in¬ 
significance, and thus render our speech a 
continual ’ uiesque? 
-- 
THE UNIVERSAL SPHOOL. 
BY GENE PR> YT. 
Many will mem dly inquire where this in¬ 
stitution is located,. mhI ,vho are its pupils. 
They may be surprised by the reply that it 
.s a “Common School"- eery, which every¬ 
body attends; and, strange tc say, all lei’.n 
mot t of their wisdom there. 
Tty at any other school to teach a child 
that i ’on, when red with heat, will bi rn him; 
will le feel satisfied of the truth till 1 e tries 
it? ’reach to a silly girl about the folly of 
th : a shoes, late hours and the like; does she 
comprehend your words or accept your doc¬ 
trine? Not often — at leasL practically. 
“ That may do,” site replies, “ for old folks, 
but is not to the point iu my case.” Say to 
an ambitious man that the money or renown 
lie covets will be powerless to make him 
happy when it shall have been attained,— 
tell him there i3 nothiug iu a mere name,— 
and he may assent, from respectful polite¬ 
ness; but how much of it will he realize or 
understand V 
Go to a man who is shrewd in money¬ 
making, but thinks it folly to spend any of 
his wealth in educating his sons and daugh¬ 
ters; tell him il is poor economy to simply 
“ lay up” for each a moneyed fortune, rather 
than to use the larger portion as a means for 
their Christian education, and he would prob¬ 
ably stare at you with incredulous silence or 
forgiving pity, as an impracticable enthusi¬ 
ast, or harmless lunatic. If be .said anything 
it most likely would be to the effect that 
“book learnin’ is well enough if a body bus 
gumption enough to get it, but it won’t, fill 
the stomach, nor cover the back, nor make 
a man any honester or Contenteder, and, for 
Ills part, be will be pleased if bis children 
know enough to take care of what they get, 
and mind their own business, as he always 
tried to clo!’’ 
Such have lived and died “firm in this 
faith;” but I have sufficient confidence in 
the teachableness of the majority; to believe 
that more see their mistake before they tlie, 
iind, though few may have courage to ex¬ 
press it, secretly regret their imperfect per¬ 
formance of duty to their children in this 
respect. 
It is true there are constant instances 
where “book learning” seems to do very 
Tittle, if any, good for the possessor, or 
through him the world; but it is possible 
that the failure arises not from the educa¬ 
tion received, but from the ability not pos¬ 
sessed in the first place. A man or woman 
who has little tact for the ordinary duties of 
life, will not have less by having had oppor¬ 
tunity for instruction and discipline; while 
those who succeed well without it accom¬ 
plish ten-fold more with its assistance. 
By no means would I insist upon an ex¬ 
tended course of study as best mental disci¬ 
pline for all; neither would I presume to 
mark out a plan for any. 1 simply wish 
there could be a way of remedying some of 
the many mistakes of judgment, made iu the 
“ best of families,” with regard to preparing 
children for their best place in the world. 
Perhaps more common than that of total in¬ 
difference to training arul education, is that 
of thinking that the only way to be fair with 
all is to give each and every one the same 
opportunities, — no more, no less; as if a 
family of children were like a row of round 
peas in a respectable pod, all alike in soul 
and substance. 
Families ot children are often dissimilar as 
that of the hen, under whose motherly wing 
an experimenting hoy “sets” one sample 
each, from the nest of an eagle, duck, lark, 
and goose. Mrs. Biddy, with faith, patience, 
and love, “ clucks” Joyfully at the sound of 
each “ first peep,” and virtuously resolves to 
“briiig up” her family after thn most ap¬ 
proved way of “ likely” chickens. But it 
cannot be done. Some morning she is 
roused from her slumbers by the sweetest 
song ever a chicken sung; and lo! it is the 
little lark, soaring and rejoicing, oblivious of 
all chicken propriety, to meet the morning 
sun. The eaglet, too, is soon discovered to 
have the tempest in him; and duck aud 
goosey, though more manageable, occasion¬ 
ally give their mother tlie heart-ache by run¬ 
ning away to Lave a good swim. 
Another mistake, quite as serious, is some¬ 
times made by trying to shun these errors. 
A few fond, ambitious parents, finding their 
children self-willed, eccentric or peculiar, at 
once imagine unruly conduct to be the mask 
of the eagle or the lurk ; and, anxious not to 
discourage or weaken their powers, are dis¬ 
posed to cherish whims and freaks that 
beloug oftener to bad chickens than to sing¬ 
ing birds, or majestic eaglets. 
Now I well know that here beginneth the 
first and greatest difficulty, a remedy for 
which it is not my purpose to propose. I 
will ouly observe that we do not always 
judge correctly as to tlie indications; but 
there is a discernible difference between 
native, -willful badness and tlie restless, pas¬ 
sionate freaks of an unusually gifted child. 
This is soon learned by the parent or teacher 
who is far-seeing enough to care more for 
the child’s good than the simple, selfish de¬ 
light. in having all things his own way. 
We find often that the child’s course is en¬ 
tirely prescribed before hand. The father 
informs us lie is “ going to make a lawyer of 
this boy,” a doctor of t hat and au architect 
of the third, while lie has not decided for 
the fourth, unless to keep him on the farm 1 
All right, if he lias examined “ the bearings” 
aud hit. upon the right course; otherwise all 
foolishness, as it would be to say limy should 
all be ministers, whether possessing the 
grace or no. If, instead of changing his 
plans and helping them to be what their 
gifts aud inclinations favor, he still has the 
will to persist i “making or breaking” 
them after his pwn way, how is their energy 
crippled, their true individuality destroyed 
and their strength wasted and lost for want 
of expression. 
it may he said that if there is much to 
them, it “will out,” in spile of opposing 
forces. This may be true in marked indi¬ 
vidual cases, but not always; for the most, 
line and subtle minds, like rare and delicate 
plants, are not always liardy, and need cul¬ 
ture and zealous care. It is not every noble 
nature that joined with a healthy, well- 
constituted physical organization, and the 
lack of life and yprightiiness in the animal, 
added to the gentle refinement, and pure 
ideality of the spirit, makes a person who 
has not sufficient combustible to keep warm 
in this “ cohl world,” or enough of combat¬ 
iveness and strength to fight with and out¬ 
live the storms. The judicious parent or 
teacher dealing with a nature like this, 
though he may be proud and fond of the 
spiritual, diverts while he recognizes and en¬ 
courages it, uses every means for the better 
development of the physical. 
Alas, that we are so slow to learn the most 
vital truths without almost, a life-course at' 
the rigid school of experience ! Happy the 
few who do not have to pay their lives for 
the required lessons, but can be spared a few 
jfcars, after they have learned to see the com¬ 
monest truths clear of their own prejudices! 
Could we only take the testimony of their 
experience, and, guided by the counsel of 
wisdom, shun their errors, we might avoid 
many thorns and much “weariness of the 
flesh,” as well as sore bruises of spirit, and 
not a little sorrow of heart. 
-■ ’ ■»»» - 
Earnest Negatives.— “ When my moth¬ 
er says 1 No,’ there’s no ‘ Ves’ iu it.” Here 
is a sermon iu a nut-shell. Multitudes of 
parents say “ No,” but, after a good deal of 
teasing and debate, it finally becomes yes. 
Love and kindness are essential elements in 
the successful management of children; but 
firmness, decision, inflexibility aud uniform¬ 
ity of treat ment are no less important. 
- +++ - 
When you sec an old lady amiable, mild, 
equally content, and good-humored, be sure 
that in her youth she wan just, generous aud 
forbearing, in her end she does not lament 
the past or dread the future. She is like the 
evening of a fine day. 
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THE COMING OF THE BIRDS 
BY A. H. LINTON. 
O, Northland, mnilo iiRain to-day! 
Ancl all yci streamlets cold 
Laugh out anew in gleeful way 
As sweetly as of rjtd! 
There broathos upon the April air, 
Like far-otT whispered words 
That balmy breezes gently bear, 
The coming ot tho birds! 
Through weary wiutur's icy ohill 
There brooded silence long; 
But now the air is all n-thrlll 
With promises of song. 
Tho music waits where summer dwells, 
Beneath u milder sky ; 
Yet April eheerlness foretells 
Its coming by-and-by 
Some cherished songsters wo may miss, 
Some notes may never hear 
That thrilled tho days with touuer bliss 
In n regretted your; 
But empty uest.i are with us yet, 
And each an echo keeps 
Of songs wo never can tiurget 
Till every singer sleeps! 
O, Northland, smile in gladness, thou! 
Have cheer, ye *»(| of heart! 
No wintry silence conies to men 
That will not soou depart. 
The air will warm to tonderneBs 
And melody of words; 
And love and life again will bless 
The coming of the birds! 
f'torifs far llimiUsts. 
A DOUBLE CUBE; 
OR, THE WONDERFUL CHERRY TREE. 
ADAPTED FROM THE GERMAN, 
BY MRS. E. F. BLLET. 
I. 
Tnja servants of the Castle of Eicliberg 
were all puzzled by seeing the steward re¬ 
peatedly enter the garden adjoining tlie 
park, in a stealthy and mysterious manner, 
taking care to shut, the, gate behind him. He 
had been £eeu walking up the, long avenue 
and turning to the left, where he disappeared 
behind some yew trees; returning with a 
face full of mystery. After each visit, ho 
would go to his own room and look over a 
folio volume lie had taken from the library. 
Lisette, the housemaid, ventured to open 
the gate of the garden and put her bead in, 
on one occasion, when she saw the steward 
go in; but lie came running down, ordered 
her away roughly, and shut and locked the 
gate on the inside. His great, black eyes 
flashed fire, she told the cook, like some 
monster’s. LtPs, the errand boy, thought 
the steward was digging for a treasure, and 
determined to waylay him. This idea dis¬ 
pleased the housekeeper, who grumbled that 
he allowed her too small a salary. Nothiug 
could be discovered to explain liis strange 
conduct. 
II. 
The eldest daughter of Baron von Ercir- 
bkro, Adelaide, had been il! several weeks. 
She sat one autumnal eveuing in au easy 
chair by the window. Her sweet face was 
pale and full of melancholy, as she gazed 
upon the sky, crimsoned by the setting sun. 
Beside her knelt her younger sister, Pau¬ 
line, trying to enliven her by cheerful talk 
and innocent jests. Her brother, Henry, a 
student, was leaning in a window seat, with 
a book iu his hand. 
Adelaide listened to her sister, but her 
entertaining stories could not banish thesud 
expression from her face. As the sun sank, 
his last rosy beams fell on the fair, pale cheek 
of the invalid, tinging it with a faint glow. 
Pauline whispered, “ How beautiful you 
look, sister,” and kissed her hand. Ade¬ 
laide answered, after .a thoughtful pause: 
“ And the sun, too, must die!” 
“You are always talking of dying 1” im¬ 
patiently cried Henry; and throwing down 
his book, be crossed tlie room. 
“ I will tell the doctor, Adelaide I” 
“ Oh, brother I” said Pauline, beseech¬ 
ingly. Henry paced the room angrily, 
while Adelaide, made nervous by the 
noise, held up her hand in remonstrance, and 
Pauline earnestly begged her brother to 
be quiet. 
“ It is only caprice! ” exclaimed the 
thoughtless boy. “ I tell her the truth, and 
it vexes her!” 
“ Think ho w veiy ill she is!” said Pauline, 
with tears in her eyes. 
“It is all imagination l I am sure it is I” 
Cried Henry, harshly, and flung out of the 
room. The invalid sank back iu the chair, 
deeply wounded by his cruel words; and 
Pauline strove to soothe her with affection¬ 
ate solicitude. 
III. 
On the following day, the Baron von 
E rcnBERO, walking through his park, was 
joined by bis steward, and the two went im¬ 
mediately into the garden. The gate was 
fastened behind them, and they passed up 
the long avenue, bordered with fruit trees. 
“ I have often,” observed the Baron, “ heard 
and read of such freaks of nature, but have 
never seen them with my own eyes.” 
“ Would to heaven it. were only a freak of 
nature I” returned the steward. “ But only 
look at the chronicle; think of Miss Ade¬ 
laide’s critical situation 1” 
The Baron stopped and looked at the 
