MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
337 
Judies’ foi[t-Joti0. 
[A Nova Scotia Lady who recently received a copy 
of our Premium Engraving, n BMh»Day Morn- 
ft-O.l' send* ns the 1'eiluwlng lines, which came to 
her mind while looking at the charming picture : J 
“BIRTH-DAY MORNING.” 
A picture beautiful, and rare, 
And deep with meaning rrauglit. 
’Tie mo* niug; and the sunlight fair 
Rests on the inuidcu « wavy hair. 
Brow, neck. Us smile hath caught; 
While lins’riug with a loving grace 
It 'livens all the scone. 
It beam* across the old roan’s face 
And finds Itself a hiding place 
The leaves and vines between. 
O, maiden, midst those blooming flowers 
Thou art the brightest there: 
Ah I dost thou dream of chilling showers, 
Of weary days, and darksome hours. 
Amid a scene so fair? 
Those ruses gathered to thy breast 
Are not mure blight than thuu i 
They quickly fade away to rest; 
Tny lut tro still re ualns unguess'd— 
Thy late thou eanst not know. 
And ho who culls the gift for thee. 
How earnest!» tils heart! 
In his bronzed face we plainly see 
That life may not all sunshine bo, 
But care too hath its part. 
Fain would he pluck from out thy way 
E ich sharp, obtruding thorn ; 
Fain would he that tliy feet might stay 
Within the bright and sunny ray 
That gilds thy blnU-day morn. 
Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia, Nov., 1872. Violet. 
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REPLY TO H. H. 
Although wo arc doulod tho ballot-box, wo 
flre granted a still more powerful weapon — tho 
free use of tho pen, providing it is not too free. 
And I wish to free rny mind a little in regard to 
“ H." «nd "Sally Teazle." Although not 
n farmer's wife, l was a farmer's daughter, and 
have a very extensive acquaintance with I'arm- 
<rs‘ families; and in neurly every neighborhood 
meet with one or more of Sally's description; 
but in most respects they arc the exception and 
net the rule. In regard to eating in the kitchen 
v ith jil! the help seated at the Uible, and wash¬ 
ing in the same basin and drying on the same 
towel, I am sorry to say is tho rule; but I think 
it is practiced, as a general thing, to save work, 
as most farmers’ wives try to get along without 
help. 
I think tho example held before us by II. H. 
Is another extreme; and if held up aa a pattern 
for us weakly American women, I despair of 
ever following it; and I don't think l shall try. 
To think of a lady so “refined, Intelligent and 
accomplished " making such a drudgo of her¬ 
self la absurd. For any one who knows any¬ 
thing about it will tell you that to take care of 
the milk and butter from sixteen cows is about 
all one woman ought to do. She tells us that 
nl‘ cr “ putting her beds airing” she goes dowu 
and m akes a tire. Where is the hired man, or 
her husband, that her lire is not built for tier 
while she is putting tho beds airing? I never 
yet laid to build a tiro when my husband was at 
home; and then, after doing the work of two 
vornen, she “goes out and does a lew chores to 
help her husband ! It would look far more sen¬ 
sible for him to send one of the hired men to 
the house to help her do such work as churning 
and "feeding the calves." I am rearful If she 
keeps on at. tho rate she is going she will soon 
be u broken-down woman, and will not have 
the blessed boon of health to confer on her 
children us tier “ mother did on her." 
Then, bo oup tho oliniax, II. H. tolls us “she 
gains a greater degree of love from her husband 
by being strong.” Now, it is my opinion that a 
n an woo truly loves his wile, if she is uot 
sio if. instead of loving her less will feel a 
Uioro tender Jovo for her, knowing she has 
muob pain bo endure and many pleasures to i 
forego. No man will love his wife less for be- 1 
ing weakly, unices ho values her for the aniouut , 
of labor she can perform. It hag always been a 
wonder to me that fanners that keep so many j 
cows and are able to hire so many men in the 
hurrying time and one or two all the time, 
should doom it extravagant for their wives to 
think or having a hired girl; for it would cost 1 
less to hire a girl oue week than two men one ' 
day. I have thought on this subject a great 1 
deal, aod, for the very reason that faxmors' 
wives are such drudges, I have refused to bo- 1 
dome one myself. Mag. J. O. 6. 
DISRAELI’S WIFE. 
I CANNOT omit, iu this connection, to refer to 
Viscountess Beaconsflold, the admirable spou&o 
of Mr. Disraeli. Their coming together had a 
tinge of romance tott. Disraeli was Just becom¬ 
ing known as a fashionable novelist and a 
promising young man of the town, and had 
written “ Vtvlau Grey." This novel iso captiva¬ 
ted the lady, who was then married, and was 
considerably the novolisfssenlor, that although 
she never bad seen him she entered into corres¬ 
pondence with him, which led to a close and af¬ 
fectionate friendship. Her husband dying sev¬ 
eral yeais alter, Disraeli sought and won her 
hand. Tory never have had children, but a 
happier, more faithful, more devoted couple 
does not exist. Mrs. Disraeli always took the 
keenest Interest In her husband's cireer, and he 
onco said in one of his matchlessly graceful 
speeches thut whatever success ho hud had he 
attributed to the constancy, affection and en¬ 
couragement of the partner of his life. 
On one occasion Disraeli was going to make a 
speech in the house upon which ho counted to 
make a brilliant effect. When about to apeak, 
, any disturbing incident, however trifling, is apt 
I to disconcert and confuse him. Mrs. Disraeli 
was to accompany him to Westminster, und, her 
husband having entered tho carriage, she was 
getting in, when her thumb whs caught and 
jammed in the carriage window. Notwith¬ 
standing the pain, which increased every mo¬ 
ment that the thumb remained under the win¬ 
dow, the heroic lady never winced nor stirred 
till they reached the Parliament House—afraid 
if she stirred or t rio I to abstract tho thumb, it 
would disturb her husband, and niTcct. the suc¬ 
cess of his harangue. [ s it any wonder that, 
when Disraeli, being about to retire from tin* 
Premiership, was offered a peerage by the 
Queen, he declined the honor, but begged her 
Majesty to tu stow the d stinction upon bis wife. 
Thus Mrs. Disraeli became Viscountess Bea- 
consticld-a mirno redolent of momories of 
Burke, and a title which gave her co-equal so¬ 
cial rank wilk the ladies of the most ancient 
lineage. 
One often aces this remarkable pair now in 
West End quarter, the lady seeming old and 
frail,the husband young, and Jaunty, and spring- 
gai»ed. walking slowly, tor Lady BeacunsUeld's 
health will not permit taster progress. Indian!, 
this devotion to a wife considerably older than 
himself, ami who has borne him no heirs to his 
splendid fame and princely fortune, ts one 
of the finest traits of Disraeli’s character, and 
one which lias gained him universal respect 
and esteem In English society, even from those 
who are wanting in such a domestic virtue. 
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WOMAN PERSONALS. 
The great dinner-giver in London is Lady 
Moleaworth, widow of the late Sir William, 
formerly Secretary for the Colonies. This lady 's 
career is curious. Of humble origin, she was 
educated at the London Academy of Music lor 
the musical profession, and sang at private par¬ 
ties at Rome. There she married a rich, elderly 
mau of good property and family, Mr. Temple 
West, lie died and left her a good Income,and 
she then married Sir W. Moleaworth, He was 
a man of distinguished ability, but shy and re¬ 
tiring, und It is generally thought would never, 
but lor his stirring, ambitious wife, have be¬ 
come a cabinet minister. At his death he left 
hern life-interest In the whole of his property, 
worth forty thousand dollars u year. By sheer 
foroo of character sho has pushed her way to 
the highest plnnncle of fashionable life, and 
people who lift ecu years ago would have turned 
up their noses at her are thankful to be asked 
to her parties. 
But those who aspire to the bights of fashion 
should bear well in mind the pendant to 
Italeigh's lines: 
Faiu would 1 climb, 
But that I l'oar to fall. 
If thy heart fall thee, 
Do uot climb at all. 
In common with every other career, the pur¬ 
suit of fashion has Its tlmayremetit*, and Lady 
Moiesworth has no doubt endured all soils ol 
Hiiubs and sneers which to the sensitive would 
lie unendurable. Some time since she did a 
very wise thing. Knowing what folly it would 
be to attempt to eon ecu 1 what every one knew 
-that she had been a professional singer she 
boldly took the bull by the horns, and sent u 
splendid donation to the Academy of Music 
"in grateful recognition of the great benefits 
reoolved from it.” Seated at her splendid table, 
vviih the heir to the throne on one hand and 
some great potentate on the other, it must, be 
curious for this lady to run buck fur an instant 
to tho days whoa with u mt*im wardrobe and 
seaaty purge, sho was eagerly working in ihe 
hope ol earning her bread by her own efforts. 
Jading foi[ the Igmtitg. 
THE SUDDEN STORM. 
nr ALiou. 
O, mother-bird, hasten home to your nest. 
For a storm Is coming out of the West, 
And ihe winds blow up amain. 
Tossing and shaking the Iliac tree 
Where your pretty nest, nnil your dear ones be, 
And the clouds fall down in rain I 
8o the mother-bird hies homo to her nest. 
And shelters her darlings under her breast. 
And leaves them not again ; 
For herself no theltor sho seoks to find, 
But shuis her eyes to the beating wind. 
And her feathers drip with rain. 
A sermon you preach. 
Arid a lesson you teach. 
Of love amt constancy, 
O mother-bird, on your pretty nest. 
Warming your darlings with your breast. 
In tho heart of the lilac tree! 
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“STICK TO THE FARM.” 
A TALK WITH THE BOYS. 
BY MARY A. E. WAGER. 
I am quite sure that the more a man knows 
of life in great cities, tho greater emphasis will 
he give to the title of this article. And I will 
tell you why. 
The majority of country boys aro in no sense 
of the word Utlod or prepared for participation 
in the rivalry and cornpetion of business In the 
olty. They would And themselves as much out 
of their sphere or groove for usefulness, as a 
statesman would to bo placed In command of a 
ship. Or lo niako the illustration inure perti¬ 
nent, they would succeed In the City In about 
equal measure with the city men who go to the 
country to get rich farming; and you know 
how that Is. 
Hundreds of young men come from the coun¬ 
try to the city weekly in search of work. I see 
them anxiously walking the streets, or standing 
at the street isirncrs In a brown study. Often¬ 
times they aro robbed of thotr llttlo store of 
money; decoyed Into hells where in a single 
hour they learn more of the ways of death than 
would have come to them In an erd ire lifetime 
elsewhere. Ah! but j/nu wouldn’t bo seduced 
from truth and virtue! Perhaps not; tun 
granting you to he tlrm as the everlasting hills 
in righteousness, what could you do to insure 
success? Can you «et type ? Can you keep books ? 
Do you understand commercial business? Can 
you write a book review worthy of the book? 
What do you know of art, or science, or any one 
brunch of either? Have you a well defined Idea, 
or a half defined idea of just what you wish to 
do? If go, what qualification do you carry 
with it? To leave the farm for the city is as 
foolish and dangerous, in most Oases, aa to Jump 
overboard far from shore, when you are mor¬ 
ally certain you do not know how to swim. 
But I do not mean to have you believe that to 
“stick to tho farm" is always tho best thing to 
do." I don’t believe In sticking to anything 
that, is utterly distasteful, and which you do 
not feel "drawn toward," In any sense, either 
from fitness or sympathy. Hut in leaving the 
farm I think It would bo wiser to hope for suc¬ 
cess where competition is moderate, and where 
your untrained faculties will not bo completely 
overwhelmed by skilful and disciplined work¬ 
ers, every place tilled, and all vacancies applied 
for a decade in advance. 
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OUR LETTERS FROM BOYS AND GIRLS- 
In a recent work on “Recollections of Soci¬ 
ety in England and Prance," we find the fol¬ 
lowing new account of Marie Antoinette : 
In the bright time just preoeeding her unpur- 
a ™ m is l or tunes, when at ihe bijou Chateau 
of lrlanon, she not. only cultivated flowers, 
tt.Hbed In the lake, milked now«, and Invited her 
courtiers generally to «h»ro her pastoral pleas¬ 
ures, put sue there noted in private theatricals, 
and ulwuys ihe part of a *bcqdie. dess or u sou- 
nretto. I n the former character she illustrated 
Rousseau s rural scenes in away which, if he 
tuultoebeld it would ■Jittgutod oven that phllo- 
soptuc republican's well known sarcasm ou roy¬ 
al performer* ; and sbobo fur overcame tbecdu- 
cai tonal or constitutional shyness of her royal 
husband in his Curlier years a6 even to Induce 
him to lake a part on the stage. 
When, at fifteen years of age, Marie Antoi¬ 
nette had arrived la France as Omiphlness, she 
detected so much absurdity In UioanoUsnt rentm* 
formalities forced on her observance bv tbo 
Duchese de Noallle#, tlm Orand Mistress or the 
Ceremonies (an ancestress of the present Minis¬ 
ter of Franco at Washington), that she then and 
long afterward spoke ot that august personage 
by the sobriquet of Madame Etiquette. The 
following anecdote shows her humor; The 
scene was In the Dels de Boulogne. Several of 
tho more demure ladies of the court were In 
open carriages. But the Queen was riding on a 
donkey, an were various of her younger i.ivnr- 
Tho whole cavalcade was stopped, for 
Mario Antoinette’s donkey, having felt a sudden 
inclination to roll on the green turf, had t hrown 
its royal rider, and she, being quite unhurt, 
remained seated on the ground, laughing im- 
modorately. As soon as sho could command 
her countenance she assumed mock gravity, 
und without attempting to rise fmm tier lowly 
p ?*. l L U> ?f commanded that the Grand Mistress 
livIi‘»S? re ' no fl ,es J“ ,0U J <1 at ©•»«« be brought 
to her side; and when the lady thus summoned 
stood. In no good temper, and with dignified 
aspect, before her. she looked up and said. Mud- 
acne, I have sent for you that you may inform 
Mir. iw to the etiquette to be observed when a 
Queen or Franc and her donkey have both 
lallen—which of them id to get up first. 
Something About Vermont, 
I LIVE in a pleasant little village called East 
Mlddleburg, Vt. There is a beautiful river is¬ 
suing through it. It is an Industrious river. It 
turns a saw-mUl, grist mill, a forge, and a sash 
factory. Its waters are very cold, even lute in 
the Spring, made so by the snow and loo melt¬ 
ing high up on the mountains. Sometimes the 
heavy rains in the Spring will eauso tho river to 
overflow its banks, and then it will do damage 
to both life and property. About fivo years 
ngo tbero wa9 a fearful freshet; tho wutor 
rushed through the streets of our village like a 
river; It carried away door-yard fences, mid 
some buildings. It was a strange sight to see 
the cattle, bogs and sheep swimming and swept 
along by the water. There was a boy, who wus 
a cripple, out of doors when the waters broke 
through. They surrounded him before lie could 
get away, leaving him on a llttlo Island all ulono. 
Above East Middleburg, on tho mountains, 
there is a hotel, called the “Brcad-Loar Inn," 
which la the resort of summer boarders. A 
few miles from hero there is a llttlo gem of a 
lake, called Dinnmore. It Is higher than the 
surrounding country. There arc some islands 
iu the lake. I went to u picnic on one of thorn. 
In the mountains neat- the lake there aro some 
caves. There is a little schooner called the 
Nautilus, which belongs to the lake also. 
. Mountain Pink. 
A Came for Children. 
Dear Editor:—I am eleven years old and 
live on a farm. My father takes your paper, 
and I like to read it very much. As I was read¬ 
ing tho Rural Nkw-Yorkkr I saw a letter from 
a little girl wnuting to know some now games. 
Here Is one called “My Lady’s Toilet.” The 
name of an article of dress is given to each one 
of the company, chairs are placed for all the 
party but one, so as to leave one chair too few. 
They all sent, themselves but one, who is called 
the Lady’s Maid, and stands in the center, when 
the Maid calls lor any article of dress. The oi o 
who has that name instantly rises, repeats the 
word, and scats herself again. For Instance, 
the Maid says, " My Lady's u;> and wants her 
dress." “ Dress," guys the one who has that 
name, rising at the timeshe speake, and sluing 
down again as quickly. “My Lady’s up mid 
wants her brush." •• Brush," tuiys bi mb, juinp- 
Ing up and repeating." Her h.indkercbi. f, 
watch, and chain," says each one of three, ris¬ 
ing together. “My Lady's up and wants her 
whole toilet.' " When this is set I. I hen every 
one must jump up und change chairs, and, as 
there Is one chair wanting, of course n o, casious 
a scramble, anil whoever is left standing must 
be Lady's Maid and call to the others as before. 
__ Mary u. 
Fond of Warnings. 
I went to school last Winter, and intend to 
this Winter. I have not got punished much 
KUO years, but I can remetiibor when I oouid 
not have said tlmsumo. If l came home und 
told of ihe teacher's whipping me, because Mr. 
-Somebody's girl did something diuadful, (loni- 
ble innocent wasn’t r? Well, I always wushu 
innocent child,) I tell you I didn’t get putied 
much when l came home, or talked to m ib's 
stylo; There, you ilttlu darling; she is tno 
worst teacher that over came Into t hat school 
house! You may bring your books right home, 
and you needn't go another day." No. I didn't 
get abused iu that way, but I will ti ll yi n what 
( did get ; i got another ivanii n nsgoi d, If net 
better, than ihoono previous, which I ricnly de¬ 
served. And do I now disrespect my mother 
any for those warmings? No; | look tack on 
m.V errors and thank her for it. Emma D, 
Colts and Cakes. 
I have pieced four quilts. I Lava one quilt 
with (50(i pieces, and there are not two pieces Jn 
t alike. It is called tho Odd-Fellow. Iran do 
most any kind or housework. Cun any of tho 
girls tell mo how to make a what-notont of 
spools. I Jikc to ride on horse-b ick, and on a 
gallop. I have got a llttlo colt that 1 expect to 
ride when begets large enough. His nntno Is 
-Jet. I will send a recipe for clove ctikcj-One 
eup molasses, 1 oup sugar, K oup butter, 3egg#, 
l cup raisins. 1 teaspoonful clove#, two len- 
spnonl’uls cinnamon, 1 nutmeg 1 tea»po< nful 
soda dissolved iu % cup milk, 3 oups flour, chop 
the raisins fine. Thisotiko is better when two 
weeks old than when now. Myuthd Burn. 
fuller. 
ILLUSTRATED REBUS.-No. 10. 
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ESf Answer in two weeks, with the names of 
those who send correct answers up to thut time. 
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BIBLICAL ENIGMA.—No. I. 
I am oornposed of (10 letters: 
Mv 0 .10, -11, Id, 53, the son of Arnratn. 
My 17,70, 3.13,76, Bath Sheba's husband. 
My 20, 31, 48, 19 la a plain In Babylon, whero 
Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden imago. 
My 35, 8, 70, 36,31, a capital of Rushan. 
My 43 , i:i, 3 , tho valley iu which David slew 
Goliath. 
My 50, 4. 31, 9, grandson of Adam. 
My 23, 56, 37 , 1 , 84, 35, a governor of Judea. 
My 26 ,53, 60, 81, 59 waa a Macedonian. 
My 10.27, 14, 74, 28, 2 ), 21, 81, tho ilebrow namo 
for Calvary. 
My 35, 57, 70, bo, 12 , Lot's grandfather. 
My 5, 63. 41, 81. 44, 53, 76, tho wife of Abraham. 
My 11, 38, 53, 60, a Bymbo] of subjection. 
My d, 6 , 5 , 53 , 78, oo, 61, 70,13, a cloth for bang¬ 
ings, ornamented with needlework. 
My v, 10 , ft, 76, Methuselah's grandson. 
My 2 i', 73, 18,17, 61,10,45, a proselyte of Antioch. 
My 60, 84, 63, 77, 63, 89, the mother of Timothy. 
My 30, 31, o-2, 75, 78, 70, 07, 87, 66 , 71, a division of 
soldiers. 
My 80, 40, 70, 88, 17, 73, 81, 87, 81 , 9, canio from 
Corinth to visit Paul. 
My 4ft, 36, 44, 70, 30, 68 , a sort of weozcl. 
My 54, 78, 82. 53, 73, the grandson of Cush. 
My 83, 85, 88, 25, 86 is confusion. 
My 83, 84, 12 , 3, 33 was given to the Israelites for 
food. 
My whole is tho Silver Rule. j. a. s. 
S37“ Answer in two weeks. 
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PUZZLER ANSWERS.-Nov. 30. 
Miscellaneous Enigma No. 6.-“ if V on ^ 
good, forget it; :f evil, remember and re- 
P-'llt Or It. 
My Plantation No. 2.-1. Thyme: 2. trull- 
flow.T; d, Dxod. lion ; 4, Aster (t-stai) ; 5, Bleed¬ 
ing Heart; 6, Simp Dragon. 
I r.i.iTSTK ated Ubhit* No. 47. _ Women ought 
to do the courting. [No enrioct uubWcis La\o 
been received to this rebus.] 6 na\o 
Puzzle No. 9. —Craven. 
