Juuties’ $m[t-c#)li0. 
THE SPIRITUAL LIFE. 
There's a wideness in God’s mercy. 
Like the wideness of the sea ; 
There’s a kindness In Uis justice 
Which is more than liberty. 
There is no place where earth's sorrows 
Are more folt than up In heaven ; 
There is no place whore unrlh’s fallings 
Have such kindly Judgment given. 
For the love, of God is broader 
Than ihe measure of man's mind ; 
And the heart of the Eternal 
Is more wonderfully kind. 
If our lovo were but more simple. 
We should take Him at Ills Word : 
And our lives would he all sunshine 
In the sweetness of our lord. 
[Fnher. 
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WOMAN VS. WOMAN. 
BY GLEN CAKOTj. 
It is a well-known saying, urn! utmost with¬ 
out exception u true one, thut “woman is 
woman's enemy." Man, lordly, independ¬ 
ent man, may do as acemetli host unto him 
—or, rather, nssoemoth worst, lie may “slink 
and prowl," like the “ wolves" of which Low- 
mu doe tells us. In by-ways and high-ways; lie 
may visit mid ro-vlsit haunts of vice and scones 
of midnight revelry, which it would disgrace a 
woman to look on : In short, Ijo may lie just us 
depraved in his heart and life us it is possible 
for a human being to he, but if lie wear the 
outer semblance of a gentlemun, and moves in 
polite society, his inner life is made of no ac¬ 
count. 
Women, strange to say, will invent a thousand 
excuses l'or such a man, while l or those of their 
own sex who transgress, eyon in the slightest, 
the in tv and commandment, they have only de¬ 
nunciation, hitter and unsparing. Nay, they 
will oven stoop to seek the opportunity to cast 
yet another stone at the unhappy victim who 
shrinks nt sight of these righteously indignant 
ones standing spotless in the eye of the world, 
well knowing herself to ho the wretched target 
of their sooff* and sneers. These Pharisees are 
afraid of contamination, evidently, judging 
ft r »n the way in whioh they gather their pious 
6kirts more closely about them, giving the 
transgressor as wide margin us possible. 
One would Interrupt me hero, saying, 11 Hut 
women know so well what their fate must ho 
if they break through the barriers of moral re¬ 
straint, and set at deihmoo the laws and conven¬ 
tionalities which hold society together. They 
know what the just penalty for Imnsgroaslng 
God's law must bo." 
True, 01 untried and untempted friend, 
standing upon the serene bights of your own 
conscious scLf-aecurlty; but if It be Goo's law, 
»nd transgressed by man as well us woman, are 
they not equally to blame? If we hurl missiles 
at one in the shape of stinging reproaches and 
contemptuous sneers, shall we pet and caress 
the other, passing over tin* offense with a gra¬ 
cious forbearance worthy ol' being exorcised 
in a bettor eutlse? If wo banish one from soci¬ 
ety, shunning her as though she wore a loa th¬ 
some reptile trailing along (Ion's earth, shall 
wo not treat the other In liko manner? Why 
should one lie pardoned and the other con¬ 
demned ? Why may we not, following Christ's 
example, lift up the weak, bidding thorn “sin 
no more?" It is this hitter injustice, this un¬ 
relenting, unforgiving spirit manifested to¬ 
ward her by those of her own sex, which drives 
many u woman to perdition. Woman can illy 
brook contempt and scorn from woman. The' 
first wrong step taken, the victim looks around 
to find every door and every heart barred 
against her. It is useless, she thinks, to at¬ 
tempt to blot out this one stain upon her pres¬ 
ent by a pure and unfaltering after-life. There 
are nono to aid her, and to struggle on alone 
seems too disheartening. There is nothing to 
tempt her to a virtuous life, and everything 
conspiring to lead her onward in the path of 
evil. O! if, sometimes, we could but know the 
circumstances attendant upon the down full of 
ihose unhappy souls, would it not move us to 
pity where wo now condemn? When will wo- 
mon loam to be just toword one another, and 
to display toward their erring sisters that spirit 
of forbearauce and forgiveness so abundautly 
exercised for the benefit of man ? 
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LAUGHING AT EACH OTHER. 
BY M. H. 8. 
Is there anything much more ludicrous than 
the thought that, all the world are laughing at 
each other? While my neighbor is laughing at 
me because I'm so short and fat and awkward, 
I'm laughing at him because ho always reminds 
me of a tlag-polo dressed up. Even my good 
friend friend across the way would not for the 
world have me know that lie is laughing ut mo, 
nor would I for two worlds have him know l hat 
I am laughing »t him but nevertheless such is 
the fact. “ Laugh and grow fat " is the old ad¬ 
age. The old adage Is not always true, because 
my neighbor is very thin, and ho is always 
laughing over somebody's lollies and failings. 
He sits in his softly-cushioned chair, imagining 
—as the smoke curls up from his cigar—what a 
different world this would bo if all these foolish 
people would only do tilings more in accord¬ 
ance with ids ways of thinking. 
Now, I would not for the world snvn word to 
discourage any one from laughing—far from it. 
Keep on laughing nt mo all you choose, provi¬ 
ded you do not laugh in my face, as wise Mr. 
Winkle does whou lie lil ts his lmt to me on the 
side-walk, and never dreams that I seo the 
twinkle In his eye; ah, my friend, a little wis¬ 
dom on your part would hide that twinkle un¬ 
til t have passed, and thon wc should both be 
enjoying ourselves nt the same time. 
A merry laugh doeth good like a medicine. 
Let your laughter bo of the good-natured sort, 
or, friend, let me say to you In the most, contl 
donlial possible way, that you will soon cease 
to laugh a ltoget her. Tor it Is only t he good peo¬ 
ple who can enjoy the kind ot laughter which 
cures Indigestion anti keeps away the doctor. 
Yes, laugh heartily at. each other, but with 
the very best intentions, and don’t forget 
that they are laughing at. you at the sumo time, 
it is all fun, you know; how can any one raiso 
the least objection ? 
Roches ter, N. Y. 
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VICTORIA AMUSING HERSELF. 
The Court Circular says: The Queen's walks 
and drives arc nol confined within her own pol¬ 
icies; she crosses the Dee almost, daily, and is 
quite as often seen on the opposite side id' t he 
river. She always uses an open carriage, but 
not always the same. Sometimes it is a wagon¬ 
ette, sometimes a low pony phaeton. Noguard 
of honor accompanies the royal equipage,how¬ 
ever. Her trusty attendant, John liitotVN, sits 
on the box beside the coachman, and when 
there is not room for him there he rides on 
horse-back by I he side of the carriage. No fuss 
attends the Queen. An outrider a little in ad¬ 
vance of the royal carriage clear* the road,and 
the Queen goes quietly on her way, wit h a smile 
and a nod for any who chance to meet her. Hut 
as a rule. Her Majesty is not intruded upon 
when she ventures beyond the roynI domains, 
unless on Sunday, and thon it is strangers only 
who run after her. The eol lagers do not annoy 
her, and she comes and goes without molesta¬ 
tion. Indeed,they make u point of keeping 
out of the way when the white horse of the out¬ 
rider appears in sight. Should the Queen, how¬ 
ever, happen to enme unexpectedly on her sub¬ 
jects by Deeslde, she Is deferentially acknowl¬ 
edged. The Queen and her ladles frequent- 
“plonto” in the woods or on the hillside. 
Materials to make a tiro, and cooking utensils, 
aro taken in the carriage, and tea is made ou 
the greensward, and handed round in rustic 
fashion without any ceremony. At these af¬ 
ternoon “ ten* " the Queen lias no special chair , 
of honor. Her seat is pretty often on the dump 
of a tree, with her cup In her hand, or any ot h¬ 
er casual resting place that turns up conven¬ 
iently. Excursions are rondo also to various 
places of interest, and every corrie and glen 
within reach lias been visited by the royal taui- 
ny. 
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WHY AMERICAN WOMEN ARE 
DELICATE. 
A noth eh reason of the delicacy of our wo¬ 
men Is i ho far greater style affected by all class¬ 
es in dress, and the wearing of corsets during 
curly youth. Naturally, if one has attained a 
full and lino physical development, tight cor¬ 
sets, heavy skirts, close-lilting boots and 
weighty chignons cannot injure to the same 
extent as when those appliances of fashion are 
put upon the soft and yielding muscles of a 
young and growing girl. The noble ladies of 
England exercise many hours daily in the open 
air. They do not disdain to don heavy calf-skin 
shoes and colored petticoats, in whioh to per¬ 
form this duty. This,of course, would not alone 
make them a* healthy as they are, were not 
their constitutions strengthened by a proper 
physical education before ihey are eighteen 
years of age, but It suffices to retain them in a 
good degree of health. Our fair Americans 
curly In the day attlro themselves in charming 
morning costumes, with white skirts; ami then 
they are averse to soiling these by exercise, and 
the least dampness deter* them from a prome¬ 
nade. American ladies think fur more of dress 
and fashion, and spend inoro money and time 
on their toilets, than any women in Europe, 
not even excepting the French, from whom all 
our fashions come.—Oatary. 
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FOLDING LINEN. 
The women of the old province of Anjou are 
celebrated for their art lu folding linen. The 
renown is an odd one, but it has, nevertheless, 
bestowed no mean celebrity on the ladles of 
Angers. The art doe* not flourish now as It 
used, and is, indeed, nearly con fined to the 
grand old housekeepers of the grand old cha¬ 
teaux of the place. The linen presses of a mag¬ 
nificent Gothic hospital still show, too, some 
chefs d’amvie of the kind. The good sisters 
throw open the doors of I heir immense cup¬ 
boards with a natural feeling of prido, and re¬ 
veal to the astonishment amt admiration.of the 
visitor* the wonders of tlicir dexterity. In a 
vast sheet, folded into a trough, twenty-four 
sheep, formed of chemises, are drinking, guard¬ 
ed by a night dross In the shape of a shepherd, 
and so on. Linen castles, windmills, towers, 
and abbesses are frequent brtO* de force of these 
dexterous linen folders. 
-- 
— Only 578 widows of revolutionary soldiers 
are now living. 
fading foi( the ftomtg. 
MAUD AND THE CRICKET. 
“ Good night, little Maudle." I softly said. 
As 1 tucked her up In her little tied. 
" Good night, dear rnarnma," she said to me : 
“ I'm Just as sleepy ns t can he." 
But i scarcely had shut the chamber door. 
When her eager voice called me hack once mono; 
" O, mammal” she said “wliat is It I hear? 
That, strange little noise so sharp and queer ?” 
f listened, and told her nil was still 
Save a merry cricket, piping shrill: 
“ He Is hid away In the closet here, 
To sing you to Bleep, my Maudle dear.” 
Then Maud sat tip In her nightgown white. 
And her eyes grew hlg, and round, and bright; 
“ Now, mamma, pleaso move ray llttlo ted 
Right up to the closet door, 1 ' she said. 
“ Poor little follow I he wants to speak; 
But all he oun say Is ' Creak, creak, creak !’ 
And I want to tell him 1 hear his song, 
And ask him to sing to mo all night long !" 
" I’ll leave the door open,” 1 said, “ part way, 
And lot tho cricket, hear what you say ; 
Now, while. I go to your haby brother, 
Two little Crickets may sing to each other.” 
1 heard no more from the little pair; 
And, when again I crept up tho stair, 
Over the household was silence deep 
Maud and the cricket worn both asleep. 
But, when sleepy time came to Maud next night, 
Kho pattered about like a fairy white ; 
Pooped into the closet, and over the floor, 
" To And her dear little cricket" once moro. 
Ua was not to be soon In any place, 
And Maud laydown with a, mournful face; 
When beneath her crib a voice piped clear. 
** Greek, erealclty, creak ! Pm here! I’m here!" 
Then Maudle screamed with surprised delight; 
And she always has thought from that self-mono 
night, 
That crickets can hear when little girls speak, 
And mean a great deal by their “ oreaklty, creak.” 
| December .Vnrsrrj/. 
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LETTERS TO YOUNG RURALISTS. XIII. 
Fit DM COUSIN JOHNNIE. 
Freddie's letter in the Rural of Nov. Kith 
made mo think of my own good Grandma, with 
whom 1 lived until I w«» nearly his ago. After 
that, though we moved thirty miles away, she 
often came to visit us, and I always looked up 
on her as my own particular company. How 
happy I used to be, taking her to see the little 
chickens and the calf and the little pigs, all of 
Which *ho Boomed to admire und enjoy quite a* 
rancho* 1 (lid. And then she seemed Just as 
fond as I was of Georgia, my bald-headed, cry¬ 
ing baby, whom she had given me, mid whom, 
out of compliment to her, I had named after 
tho son she had lost. She had beautiful brown 
hair, very long und thick, whioh it was my de¬ 
light tu arrange in all sorts of original fashions, 
giving her many a hard pull, I am afraid, in my 
awkwardness. When it did not look too out¬ 
landish aho would wear it ns 1 fixed it for tho 
rest of the day; but when It did, which ofteu- 
esi happened, sho would very patiently take It 
down again, had rearrange It In her own aim - 
plo fashion, a loose coll at the back and a puff 
on either temple. Rut wlmt I liked best of all 
was her staying! with mo at night, till I got 
asleep, for 1 was a foolish little girl, afraid of 
the dark. My mother know it was foolish, and 
would not humor me by staying with me, for 
the family were always in tho next room, and 
tho door open between. But Gamuddy, as I 
used to eall her, would come and lie down on 
the bed beside mo, and with her loving arms 
around mo, I would soon be fast asleep in spite 
of the dark. Sho always treasured up every 
little thing I gave her, and after she died, which 
was only a few years ago, wo found among tier 
things several of my childish letters to her, 
looks of my tow-colored hair, etc., and in one 
little box, carefully wrapped up, was what 
looked like a tiny pearl, but was labeled “John¬ 
nie'S first tooth I " I hope all the Rural, boys 
and girls love “ Grandma " ns much as Freddie 
does, and are always ready to run and wait on 
her; and if sho is old and childish, aro very 
gentle und patient with her I think Ethei, 
A. DA poetry very good for a little girl of ten 
years. If sho wants to improve sho must read 
the works of tho best poets very carefully. A. 
J. McKinney says, “ when a cow gets choked, 
don't punch her throat with a straight, stick," 
but he doesn’t toll us if we may punch It with a 
crooked one, nor whether wc may punch It at 
all! He suy* "we tmi&iiT turn horse* out to 
run lfon# fit shod,” but he omits to tell us whether 
wo can do so If both are shod. I am glad he is 
getting subscribers for the dear old Rural. 
Cousin Johnnie is trying for a premium, and 
if she Is successful sho will tell her little cous¬ 
ins. How many are trying to find out about 
the applo, as Uncle Charles requested them ? 
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A YOUNG NATURALIST. 
DBAn Cousins All:- 1 would like to ask how 
many of you over formed or tried to form a 
cabinet? I commenced forming one about 
three years ago, aud have one bow of which I 
am quite proud. It consists chiefly of geologi¬ 
cal specimen*, although I have some specimens 
l'rotn the zoological world. Every time I go 
anywhere I make it a point not to return till I 
have procured something for my collection. A 
friend of mine went to Colorado this Summer; 
but he didn't go till he had duly promised to re¬ 
member mo, which promise he fulfilled most 
grandly, ns I will show ony one who will take 
the trouble to eall at my homo. Another friend 
lias been visiting in California, who has already 
sent some specimen*, and Is coming with moro. 
I want to toll you something how I keep my 
specimens; perhaps other* have hotter ways, 
but. 1 don't think ns Inexpensive. In the first 
place 1 procure Mime cigar boxes; these, ni ter 
first tacking on the cover, I cut off the top and 
bottom about three-quarters of an Inch 1'rom 
the edge; that is, so n* to make two boxes, or 
trays ns l call them, about three-fourths of nn 
Inch lu depth, minus covers. Thon I take a 
strip of wood tthoul n quarter of an inch wide 
and insert lengthwise In the tray, forming a 
partition through the middle. Then eutshorter 
strips and fasten In tho other way, forming 
smaller side partition* of about two inches 
and a-half In length, and one inch and a-hulf In 
width. Glue all these pieces Into tho tray firm¬ 
ly, and set away till hardened. Thon It is ready 
o receive tho specimens; place these In careful¬ 
ly, labeling each object, tolling name, where 
found, coilootor and number of specimen. It' 
you desire to have a well-ordered cabinet it is 
necessary to do this. These trays 1 place in 
large paper boxes, such as can be procured at 
any dry goods store. Young Naturalist. 
ILLUSTRATED REBUS,-No. 18. 
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If®'" Answer in two weeks. 
BOTANICAL RIDDLES.—No. 3. 
1. The tree in a bottle? 2. And the treo in a 
log? 
i. And the treo thut gives tho joints pain ? 
I. The terrible tree, when schoolmaster's flog? 
i. Ami of what mother und child bears tho 
name? 
i. Tho treacherous tree? 7. Tho contemptible 
tree ? 
I. And that to which wives are Inclined? 
i. The tree that causes each townsman to flee? 
). And what round, fair ancles they bind? 
I. The treo that, is entire? 18. And the tree 
thut is split? 
i. Tho tree hull given to doctors when ill ? 
I. The treo wo offer to friends when wc meet? 
And tho tree wo may use as a quill? 
i. The tree that’s immortal ? 17. The trees that 
are not ? 
h And the trees that must pass thro’ the fire? 
J. Tho tree that In Latin can ne'er bo forgot, 
nml in England we all must admire ? 
1. Tho Egyptian plague tree? 81. And tho tree 
that is dear? 
2. And the one (hat round itself doth entwine? 
I. The treo tint t in billiards must ever be near? 
L And tho tree that by cockneys la turned into 
wine? 
B2?/" Answer in two weeks. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA.—No. 7. 
I am composed of 17 letters: 
My 14, 3, it, 11, ti Is a color. 
My 17, 13, lfl, 4, 11 Is a reptile. 
My 5, 8, J, 16 is the name of a State. 
My 7,18, lfl, 10 is an insect. 
My 3, 0, 8 is a pronoun. 
My 1,13, 7 is a covering for tho head. 
My 15,10, 3, 17 is the God of War. 
My whole Is a pleasant pastime. 
t&T Answer in two weeks. m. j. k. 
CROSS-WORD ENIGMA,—No. 8. 
My first is in rido but not in walk, 
My second is in club but not in stulk; 
My third is in ran but not In stood, 
My fourth is in bad but not in good; 
My fifth Is in call but not In need, 
My whole is what wo all should read. 
Answer in two weeks. M. 
PUZZLER ANSWERS. Nov, 23. 
Problem No. 8.— 
74.768724 rods. 
69.925733 “ 
63.163275 “ 
Cross-Word Enigma No. 7.—Agriculture. 
Drop-Letter Puzzle No. L— 
Now, gallant Saxon, hold thine own ! 
No maklua’B hand to round thco thrown. 
That desperate grasp thy frame might foci 
Through bar* of brass and triple stool. 
Mechanical Enigma No. l.-“ Knowledge is 
Power.” 
