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LOVE AND FAME. 
by MARIA 8. LADD. 
Before I e'er hud looked upon 
Tina brow, with genius lit, 
.Or watched the gleaming changes 
Across his pule face flit— 
Or 1 laid heard the words of power 
That from his linn lips fell,— 
My ear hud heard his praises. 
My heart hud loved him well. 
And yet we met so coldly. 
No offering could f lay 
Upon a shrine where others bowed, 
Their homage proud to pay; 
And In those dreamy summer days, 
Ofttimes when ho was nigh, 
With easy jest upon my lips 
1 passed him slowly by. 
One day the sun was shining. 
And l had sought, the shade,— 
Watching the dancing shadows 
The leaves above me made,— 
When gliding from the sunshine, 
He made the grass Ills seat. 
And of his changeless love I or m 3 
Ue murmured «t my feet. 
I listened, and the maple spread 
Away up to the skies, 
And all I saw around me seemed 
Too fair for mortal eyes. 
And then, although we uiet no more, 
There carolled nil the day 
To my charmed ear the bird of Hope, 
And eased my pain away. 
They sny that ill the world away 
A sounding name lie boars, 
That honor-s wreathe around Ills way, 
And these he proudly wears; 
Yet ou mv heart with point of steel 
These linos are written n cr 
" Fame Is, than all, more potent, 
He never loved mo more.” 
KEY NOTES-MAJOR AND MINOR. 
BY G RAC hi GLENN. 
No. IV—Completeness. 
Speculation is one of the weak points 
iu American character. No sooner lias a 
Yankee whittled his way out of one corner 
than lie whittles straight into another, if lie 
sees there a glimmer of a “ leetle more dust,” 
as a Calilorniau would say,—and so goes on 
lrom corner to corner through highway and 
good of humanity demands shall he done, 
and the beauty of all work lies in its uear- 
uess to perfection ; and when l say this I do 
not speak from an overlooking point of 
view, forgetting the thousand items in the 
daily toil of our women, but remembering 
that I have felt as much pride in a tidy 
kitchen that my own hands have “swept 
and garnished in other words, that I have 
;or fount} ftuple. 
BEADS AND WINDOWS. 
BY LAURA SOUTHGATE. 
“Dear Auntie, how pretty ihese beads 
• f * f-' * ; muou UUtlUp 
scrubbed ami put to order—or a table I have are—do see!” said Allie Milner holdin.r 
ani'otul Ft-.;I -.F . ... • .. .... , } ID 
push went of any task, however satislying to glass, the same material as goblets and a 
the ambition There is a pride in the excel thousand other things are made of. But did 
k,m ,lonest labor, let It be what it may, you ever wonder or find out whatglass was ?” 
that all have a right to enjoy in themselves “ Why no, Auntie, I never thomdit anv- 
and encourage in others. thing about it; is it made out of some- 
Ut the few ladies who come to my office thing ?” 
to do business, nearly nil say something of “ Certainly, it is made of several tilings 
mv work, and nothing here makes me more put together. Sand, from the sea-shore is 
happy than their interest in it, and their one, then soda and lime, and one or two 
questions about instruments and office be- Other chemical substances are. added These 
longings; but one thing which they almost are mixed together in certain proportions 
invariably say, pains me-“ Oh, if, is so won- and brought to a great heat: what is called 
derfu!; I urn sure I could never learfi it, but a white heat, which is a great deal hotter 
1 1 o 10 " ‘ e S ° Uappy ” Antl 1 tUan red heat - When it becomes a liquid 
want to tell them what the time and place, mass, it is pressed into molds, or else blown 
and circumstances rarely admit more than a into the right shape. The process is a very 
hint O',— M.V dear lady, love is the main- interesting one to see; and when you think 
spimg ol all our actions; the motive-power of it, it seems wonderful that such simple 
ol all our work, in whatever form it may articles put together, should come out the 
come; love of (»ot>, of our fellow-lieings, of clear beautiful crystal that we have in doss " 
ourse vos or perhaps in one case of a thou- " How did people find this out in the first 
it is made into large squares, by pouring the 
melted liquid on a large iron table, with a 
ledge around it, to prevent it running off. 
Another process, and the one generally em¬ 
ployed in this country, is to blow the glass 
into the form of a cylinder, and then, while 
it is slill warm, lay it on a smooth table; 
cut the cylinder open, and flatten it out. It 
is also cut, while it is warm, Into sheets of 
different, sizes. 
Now' there is another, and very interest¬ 
ing use to which glass is applied, that we 
have’tit spoken of, How should we know 
tin? wonderful tilings that have been discov- 
ti cd about, the moon and Iho stars, without 
telescopes v And these you remember are 
made with glass lenses. Some people might 
say that this was the greatest use for that, 
valuable article called glass, hut for my part 
I think it would he so very uncomfortable to 
do without our windows.” 
“Oil, I think so too,” said Allie, “it’s so 
nice in winter to sit in a good, warm room, 
ami see all that’s going on in the street.” 
^cs and Allie held tip again her 
beautiful beads,—“ much as I like beads, 1 
had rather give them all up than do without 
windows.” 
sand love for the work itself, as we suppose 
Rosa Ronueuk paints, or Harriet Hosmer 
directs the chisel. Work, then, at that 
which Love Infinite places before you, as 
the love finite of your own heart directs, 
with a ready hand and a willing mind ; and 
what you do, do well.” 
It is a small thing to stand here, day by 
day, and say, “The rules under which 1 
place?” asked At, lie. 
“ There is a story told about that, which I 
cannot think is true, however. It is that 
a- else blown THE BOY THAT PAID HIS DEBT. 
ess is a very A New York paper says that the other 
'll you think day a little son of a well known bank offi- 
siieb simple cor in Wall street lost his purse while com¬ 
mie out the i„g from Central Hark, and a stranger see- 
Lve in glass mg |,is discomfort, paid his railroad fare, 
l in the first three cents. The boy, thanking him, said,’ 
“If you will tell me your name, I will bring 
mt, winch I it to you to-morrow" “ Oh, no,” said the 
It is that gentleman, "never mind about it.” The 
#ablmfl> flctibing. 
A GERMAN TRUST SONG. 
Ji st us God lends me, I would ko; 
^ t would not nalc to choose my wii y ; 
Content with what lu< will bestow. 
Assured he will not let mo to struy. 
So ns lie leads, my path I niuke. 
And step by step 1 Kindly take, 
A ehild lu him conlldlnir, 
Just ns God loads I am content; 
1 rest me calmly In Ills hands ; 
Thet which Ho 1ms decreed and sent— 
That which Ills will for me communds, 
I would that He should all fulfill. 
That I should do Ills gracious will 
In living or In dyfnir. 
Justus God leads, I all resiKn ; 
i trust me to my Father's will; 
When reason's rays deceptive shine. 
His council would I yet t'ulflll; 
That which His love ordained as right, 
Before lie brought me to the light, 
My all to Him resigning. 
Just as God leads me I abide 
In faith, In hope, In suffering true: 
His strength is over by my side- 
tan aught my hold on him undo t 
1 hold me Hi m m patience, knowing 
That God my life Is still bestowing— 
The best in kindness sending. 
Just as Clod leads, i onward go, 
Olt amid thorns and briars seen ; 
God does not yet his guidance show - 
But in the end it shall be seen 
How, by a loving Father's will, 
t*aliliful and true He leads me still. 
SELFISHNESS IN RELIGION. 
my mime, replied the gentleman, "hill, I 
live at No. —, oil street.” The next 
.. O w HV.AV-, uay uy Hiniviijcuui, XJLU5 reason 1 llllnk Mil* Qlni'if . ****-' “V Ab 
day, and say, “The rules under which 1 can’t lie true, is because a far greater amount llU>m, "» 1 lt! door l,el1 Ht that bouse, 
work demand ibis or that, and I have no of heat, is required to boil toother the differ !!!! \T 7° ^ ^ amUflCd servaut 
right or power to change them ; you must out substances than could v o 
abide by Ihese or l can do nothing for you •" open air Which ol the gentlemen is it?” s 
.....1 I . f• A’ P J i 1 • UI I A • ...... .,,1....... 1 ! . . At I . 4. 
and having in a few seasons learned the 
machinery ol law atuj order enough to man¬ 
age an office,—hut you, wives, and sisters 
... i »i . _ 
“ The same writer also tolls us about a 
goblet which was mam t lac lured byhiscotm- 
bye-way, picking up many a goodly crumb, 11,1,1 mothers, have more to do in managing 
it may be ; tossing pennies that seem by bis !l lo make it successful, ami because so 
throwing lo comedown dollars; living half' few do it as it should be done, is the reason The first n 
jollily, half fretfully, and dying early, with- boinc has so litLle attraction, and influence is very hn| 
out having accomplished or accumulated fi>r both sexes. to believe 
or dispensed uuything iu particular, only A woman who can do “housework” is very truth 
■money; and that in a “ hap-hazard,” ran- counted one of the most ordinary helps, yet “There 
dom, never-to-he-gucssed-how way, that puz- housework, like a balance-wheel, proper- that we ci 
zles his tired wife and makes half his child- lionately heavy and coarse as it is, when it manufaciu 
ren conceity, and the oilier half ashamed, 1 "ns unevenly the whole machinery jolts, supposed i 
and altogether in a sort of mixed uncertainty jars and fails in all of its appointments, and glass head 
■ryme,,, aad wlUd,. fulling U, (Ire g,„„e U.sje 1,,™^"I' 
Tim ml! , 1 . , 1 lt8 * moolb 8lm pe. to one, “That’s the one. Please give bin 
.J «>«. «•«* „„ W i 1 . 1 .,, mam,, i,„ v 
as to what their father was anyway, and 
how they, individually, can manage to get 
along as well as he did. “ Aye, there's the 
rub it is all “manage.” If John lacks in 
management, in specula! iveness, Ids brothers 
home makes the balance-wheel of our gov¬ 
ernmental structure, however at one side 
and out. of sight It may he. An American 
wife, especially in the country, is expected 
to do all she knows how to do, from the 
non. ana muuence is very improbable, hut this second leads us 
to believe that the one who tells it was not 
J housework is very truthful. 
mlinai-y Helps, j-,l - There ,l„ be llccountt 
icc-wlieel, proper- that we can rely on, concerning lire rarlv 
as tt is, when it manufacture of Ibis useful article, hut it is 
J machinery jolts, supposed it was first made in Egypt - and 
ippolnLinents, and glass heads, the making of which would 
11 you will tell me your name, I will bring The worst of all places in which to dis¬ 
it to you to-morrow.” “Oh, no,” said the play it. or to hide it! A friend thus utters a 
gentleman, “ never mind about it.” The warning f -I wish to ask those who minister 
boy persisted, saying Ins father never allow- daily at I,lie altar, whether they sufficiently 
0< lu m to run iu debL. “I will not give you warn their hearers that it is a$ easy to he 
my name, replied the gentleman, “hut 1 selfish in religion as in anything else and 
live at No. —, on.-• street.” The next that selfishness is the opposite of true re- 
morning the door hell rang at that house, ligion ? 1 have often listened to the slate- 
ami our little hero told the amused servaut inents of professing Christians in pruver 
maul his en-uml meetings declaring'how much they love 
Winch ol the gentlemen is it?” said Christ, because lie lias done so much for 
she; ' there are several iu the family.” The them, and is going at last to take (hem to a 
ioy twisted on his heel, and after a mo- beautiful home above, yet no word of cuu- 
ments thought said, “ Have you a photo- tion was spoken that there is danger of trust- 
gruph book in the house ?’’ She brought il, ing for salvation lo a love founded on favors 
and turning over its pages, he said, pointing alone. How natural lor us to love those who 
<> one lliftta the one. Please give him love us; yet no conversion is necessary for 
iese three cents, and tell him that the boy such a love. Christ says, “p or q y e j ove 
who borrowed it in the cars yesterday left them which love you, wiiat reward have ve v 
it In 11 isj ili.Kf >> rv . .. 
seem to require a great amount, of skill, have 
been Found on mummies three thousand 
years old, Then we know, from certain 
rude drawings, (hat the Egyptians under 
it to pay his debt,” _ Do not even the publicans the same?” \yS 
TrT1T1T1 lna .V 1)0 grateful for favors without beimr 
KEEP AWAY IROM THE WHEELS. selfish, but we cannot, bo selfish and at the 
Little Charles Williams lived near a Siime thl1 e grateful. If we would truly love 
manufactory, and he was very fond of going 7 >d ’ muSl *° ve ^ ilM ,nl g ,)0( -biess, 
among the workmen and the young people ,' V " cl ‘ , If ! n " alM ' il),,le of 1-118 fbaracter, and 
who were at work there. The foreman lna,1 ‘ ,es,cd uot ot1, y to IIH . but to others 
would say to him, “Keep away from the a,rt ° l u,r l ,oaC8 " l ' juslice to i hose who are 
wheels, Charlie.” Charlie did not mind, and luSl ', . We uu,8t ln , vu 1,1,11 not 0, ily in the 
would of'l mi untf tt T n o.. i.. i sunshine, hut also in the shad DW wlwm /lnvl/- 
would often say, “I can take care of my- 
\ i’i t.. . t.„.I. . . 
scorn or rebuke him; his mother and sisters solid necessities of every-day fare to the 
pity and uphold, and one side helps him amusement and adormncnl of all about the 
about us much as the other, and the trouble bouse. And here the fashions of the day 
is that none of them, or even hia lather, come, in swarms enough to drive crazy any 
“ could somehow find out, jest what John bead hut one so filled and so high as to he 
was good for, or wluit lie wanted.” And 8ct 1)1 defiance against them—having only 
if, when John is nineteen or twenty, lie at- 0ne pair of hands to do the work of three or 
tempts business, it is with an uncertain air more—and until wedeeide "This I will do” 
uml a halting step, and when he does move commence and finish, “ that I will leave to 
about that it is to “jump at a conclusion,” another,” our random toils will wear upon 
sometimes to hit the mark, and sometimes 113 aiul uarry us to the grave Unsatisfied and 
not, and when not, “Fate always did seem but briefly remembered, 
to be against JOHN, someway ; it is loo had Sutrmaw City, Mich., June, 1871. 
I , 7 K110 ' V9 Uow ° do * from 11,0 Rtoo « I giving the Shape to articles, by blow- 1,6 would go near, and the wind 
1 necessities of every-day fare to the ing the glass. They learned to make vases the wheels.would almost suck him in and 
rTmit 7 r 7 r ,r U " ? b r , ll,e r l ^ bonds, or three times h« , wv S( , Ly that lie 
- . Vn 1 here the fashions ol the day do not appear to have applied the art to the 80arcc, y k,1 <uv which way to go. At length 
and a halting step, and when he does move 
about that it is to “jump at a conclusion,” 
sometimes to hit the mark, and sometimes 
not, and when not, “ Fate always did seem 
to he against John, someway ; it is too bad, 
such a good-hearted hoy," his frieutls say. 
Old-fasllioned grandmothers (for we have 
new-fashioned grand mother* these days as 
well as anything else) say of the tail gawkies 
bythe fireside, " Don’t worry about the hoy; 
he’s growing now; lie will get settled to¬ 
gether by-and-by and not he so stupid. May 
make the smartest man of the lot yet.” And 
perhaps when our Jonathan of n Nation 
lias got “settled together” and working 
more smoothly, we shall not have room or 
time or need fur so much guessing. We had 
1,1 *>e experimental iu the beginning, and we 
keep it,up, as a body and as members, ami 
among the latter the little women are putting 
up their hands with the cvei-inoim.i oii.u. 
most useful purpose to which we put it.” 
“ What is the most useful, Auntie?” 
“ Can’t you think ?” 
Why I lljink tumblers and goblets are 
the most useful things that are made out 
ot itlass, unless it is lamp chiinnies,” said 
Allie. 
one day he staggered while amid the wheels 
and fell the wrong way — Lhe band caught 
his little coat and drew him in, and he was 
dreadfully mangled. 
So it is, hoys, when you go in the way of 
temptation; you may think you can take 
care of yourselves, and keep clear of the 
sunshine, hut also iu the shadow, when dark 
cl.mds prevent the bright shining of the sun. 
God always remains the same worthy object 
of love, whatever may he our condition in 
this life, or in that which is to come. If 
we are not saved it will not detract from 
IIis goodness, or lessen onr obligations to 
love Him, 
-- 
GOOD THOUGHTS AND ACTS. 
“ Well, I had not thought of lamp chim- 'vbeels; but, oh! you may find yourselves 
nies myself,” said her aunt, and beside lamps dreadfully mistaken. Before you are aware 
SETTING UP IN LIFE. 
Rev. John Hall thus wisely speaks lo 
young people" There are two ways of 
wHere” your pm-ents are on,ling-ljS .loU"o u«y “ P “ 1>1 “ ‘“"r'slmll'ree "'f', T f %- u vSlnTj"v i®*'' 1 ” r'"" 
x i sT ,m ) nr M , fi,rnit,,ra a,,d “. “ ' v " m ' »■ 4 iuui„ ,„„ g ** w, "“ ,uoit win dn w,ui 
"ZoT'^ZJ.t:"z°* hu »** * in « Ihr «< ™***n.™ 
sometimes hurn without chiinnies ; but I was 
thinking of glass for windows.” 
Oh, windows ! T never thought,” said 
Allie. “ Wlmt coutd we do without 
windows!—just think! no windows ut all,- 
■ pwuion ; you may think you can take Lest the cause of religion and benevo- 
uc of yourselves, and keep clear of the lence should suffer, is il not. the dictate of 
heels ; hut, oh ! you may find yourselves Christian obligation that lhe scale of our per- 
•eadlnlly mistaken. Before you are aware sonal expenses he lowered, in order that the 
ol it, you may be caught and destroyed, scale of our liberality in giving may be 
Keep away from the wheels.— Young Reaper, greatly elevated ? 
Tiftw ANtT T a par No ,m,n is betl01 ' 8ave lls be pays the price 
LUUK AND LABOR. of lus improvement. No man is belter by 
Two boys left, lust week, their country livill S 0,1 spontaneous emotion. No man is 
mother—of blessed memory—began. You 
see, my friend, you can go up so easily and 
gracefully, if events show it would lie safe; 
but it. would Lie trying and awkward to 
come down. And it costs much now lo live. 
And business fluctuates; and health is un- 
y ever thought of making “ l shall see what labor will do for me 
Homans, in those old times, cried the other. 
used thin sheets ot mica, such as is used in Which is the 
stove doors ; and the Chinese had a kind of or labor V Let 
oiled paper for their windows. Both the Luckisalwa 
mica and llio oiled paper would admit light, turn up. 
but then you could not see through them; Labor will U 
they would ho what is called translucent. Luck lies ab< 
mem ami virtue of winning it. 
No words can describe the wonderful and 
continually enlarging blessings in Christ 
castles, 
Which is the better to depend upon, luck which have been poured into the souls of 
or labor V Let us see. many of the children of God, through the 
Luck is always waiting for something to simple, unreasoning faith which prays cou- 
tum U P- fidently and with ever increasing trust. 
Labor will turn up something. The mystery of physical life is so vast 
Luck lies abed wishing, that the heavens alone suffice to contain it, 
ha an jumps up at six o’clock, and with and yet it is found wrapt iu the busk of the 
mild be so busy pen or ringing hammer lays the foun- tiniest seed. It is equally problematical 
„i, , „ — 3— -■—»•—— mm descend maufullv, has tried to 
second ■indtr, T f ? St Sp ° 1 . 1 our &m aud keep "P tlie embezzlement and been called 
•uni third pieces, bringing out but a a swindler.” 
, * 1 bU Of workmanship of the fourth, and-- 
7 , ,e wbole blame to the poor, innocent ou » MOTHERS. 
8 " K,—When a good, sure beginning, with 
die proper means, well cared for, and faith- ,• .77 ! l ‘ lsC .°" IHge(l molher folc,s ber 
11 'voric upon one piece, would have w ronght ' a ' K S at Hlld feeI » ils if she had, 
11 model hi......to.i i_ i . alter all, done notliimr. ulMmnn-ii d.n i.„„ , 
tomantic, ana so delightful to live in, they dution of a (toihpotence. 
I,nd ,0 "f narrow windows, aud when it. Luck whines; labor whistles. 
was cold or stormy they bad to put up Luck relies on chances; labor on char- 
hoards. I don t know whether that seemed acter. 
romantic or not. It must have been pretty Luck slides down to indolence. 
I 11101 c '* beautiful beyond our expectations. 
"oulduot matter much what tlm material 
7'” 11 wc Use d dm right tools in the right 
l ay . : could he made of it that we 
", "Of bc Ruined of. The solid marble 
11 " 1 s °meof our ambitious brothers are 
li!77’ is !°°. ,l!U ' d f° r onr yet unskilled 
stens or^i 1 ] ! WG Uyto 1,1011111 too many 
Mops of the ladder ,.t ..... . 
OUR MOTHERS. 
Many a discouraged mother folds her 
died hands at night, and feels as if site had 
cold often when the boards were away, and 
dark as a pocket when they were up. In the 
twelfth century, in England, houses were 
considered very magnificent if they had 
after all, done nothing, although she has not S lass windows; and the twelfth century, you 
Labor strides upwards to independence. 
Which is likely to do the most for you 
ays ? _ 
A KISS, NOT A BLOW. 
spent an idle moment since she rose. Is it ” ils 1U “6 aucr me time ol Alfred the “ Nelly l strike ’no ” e.ieu « mu. i . • 
,.* f 0111 HWe lielpless cl.ll.lre,, They „„pe„ to have ha,I .stained a shaip lone^re hiVai * 
liave had some one to come to with all their S lass 111 1,1(3 churches long before they used “ 1 hiss i.; a 'a, . . , . 
I* H -thing Z « !'»-«; people’in hot ar« Z £££.££ 
your husband feels “ safe” when he is away dld no t seem to study the arts for the pur- sweet kiss ° y p8 1 
to liis business, because your careful band P°»e of increasing the comforts of life.” Tommv looked * i nn i f wn ,„i . TV , 
directs every thing at. home ? Is it nothing, “ How do they make sheets of glass for his S Wr aSt ? T v did / 
when his business is over, that he has the windows V • .ue cam ueaiang t!’ they did, for 
blessed refuge of home, which you have "There is a storv about ti, nt «« , • , ' , wa> a kiss 0,1 bellies lips. A smile 
Unit dav done vour best h. hri.rhten e,c ls tt 8loiy about tb,lt » l °o, which broke over his anvi 'V face, like Kllneltinann a 
know, was long after the time of Alfred the 
Great. They appear to have bud stained 
make ourselves vifiVe, i ,’ , a " oul T es8 ® £1 «'««« 01 boom, which you have 
climhiurr r,,,, i , ° n f’ while slow, steady t hat day done your best to brighten and re- 
, 1,1(1 h} r round, will as surely carry b ne ? Oh, weary and fuiihfu! mother, you 
1 " art| as it did them. ” little know your power when you say, “ I 
Any work that comes within our reach is have done nothing.” There is a book in 
good enough for any of us to dr. n which a fairer record than this is written 
} OI us 10 tlo > which the over agaiust your name.” 
to liis business, because your careful hand 
may, or may not, be true; it is that a work¬ 
man spilt some of the melted glass by acci¬ 
dent. The stone on which it fell hap¬ 
pened lo be smooth, and immediately the 
glass formed itself into a sheet. Now-a-days 
broke over his angry face, like sunshine on a 
dark cloud. 
“ 1 kisa ’oo,” he then said, aud the little 
brother and sister hugged and kissed then 
light heartily. A kiss for a blow is better 
than tit for tut, isn’t it? 
that, lips upon which the silent finger of 
death lias been laid are the most eloquent of 
Heaven. 
How often we feel and act us if our mood 
were the atmosphere of the world. It may 
he a cold frost within us when our friend is 
in the glow'of a summer sunset and we call 
him unsympathetic and uufceling. If we 
let him know the state of our world, we 
should see the rose-hues fatle from his, and 
our friend put off his singing robes and sit 
down with us in sackcloth and ashes, to 
share our temptation and grief. 
A good minister once said, “ I am very 
sensitive to the prayers of little children. 1 
could think of no greater punishment than 
to Jose the love of little children;” which 
proved him to he in the line of apostolic 
succession from the great Master, who ten¬ 
derly said, “Suffer the little children to 
come unto me," and who “ look them up iu 
His arms, put His hands upon them and 
blessed them.” It is the spirit of every 
true Minister of Christ. 
