THE END OF THE RAINBOW. 
BY MRS. PIATT. 
May you go to And it ? You must. I fear; 
All limited young eyes, could I show you how— 
“ is it past those lilies that look no near?" 
K Is past all flowers. Will you listen, now? 
The pretty new moon’s faded out of the sky, 
Thu boos nnd butterflies out of the air. 
And sweet, wild songs would flutter and fly 
Into wet, dark loaves and snow’s white ghirp. 
There were winds and shells full of lonesome 
cries. 
There were lightnings and mists along the way, 
And the deserts would glisten against my eyes, 
Where the beautiful phantom-fountulns play. 
At last, In a place very dusty and bare, 
home little dead birds I had petted to sing. 
Some little deed flowers J had gathered to wear, 
Somo withered thorns and an empty ring, 
Lay seottored. My fairy talo is told. 
(It does not plnuse her: she has not smiled.) 
Wtiat is It. you say?—l)ld I II nd the gold? 
Why, l found t he ond of the Rainbow, child! 
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WORDSWORTH'S AND COOPER’S 
HELP-MEETS, 
In this dny of matrimonial infelicities, 
when the Joaquin Miller’s deliberately 
desert, their wives uud families for the muse 
—and worse still, attempt to justify them¬ 
selves lor so doing—it is refreshing to look 
hack upon such a scene of domestic bliss as 
this. Wo quote from .Tames T. Fields’ 
description of his Visit to the Home of Hie 
Poet Wordsworth: —“It was true Lake 
county weather when I knocked at Woitns- 
wouTifs cottage door, three years before lie 
died, and found myself shaking hands with 
the poet at the threshold. Mrs. Words¬ 
worth sat knitting at the fireside, and she 
rose with a sweet expression of courtesy 
and welcome as we entered the apartment.. 
As 1 had just left Paris, which was in a 
slate of commotion, WouD.swoimi was 
eager in his inquiries about the stale of 
things on the other side of the Channel. 
As our talk ran mostly in the direction of 
French revolutions, lie soon became eloquent 
nnd vehement, as one can easily imagine, on 
such a theme. 
“ 1 noticed that Mrs. Wordsworth listened 
ns if she were hearing him speak for the 
first time in her life, and the work on which 
she was engaged lay idle in her lap, while 
she watched intently every movement of 
her husbands face; . . . Now,and then, 
I stole a glance at the gentle lady—the. poets 
wife—ns she sat, knitting silently by Die fire¬ 
side. This, then, was the Mary, whom iu 
1802, he had brought home to he his loving 
companion, through so many years. 1 
could not. help remembering, loo, as we all 
sat there together, Unit when children they 
had practiced reading and spelling under 
the same, old dome, at Penrith, and that they 
had always been lovers. There sat the wo¬ 
man, now gray-haired and bent, to whom 
the poet had addressed those undying poems. 
‘ She was a phantom of delight,’ 4 Yes, thou 
art lair!’ and, ‘ O, dearer far, than life and 
light are dear.’ I recalled, loo, the 4 Lines 
written after Thirty six Years of Wedded 
Life,’ commemorating her whose— 
" Morn into noon ilid p«»». noon Into ©ve. 
And thij old day was wcloomo us t.ho younfif, 
A» welcome, and u» beautiful in sooi.no. 
Morn bouuttlul, ua being a thing more holy. 
“ When she raised her eyes to his, which 
I noticed frequently, they seemed overflow¬ 
ing with tenderness. . . . As we moved 
about the apartment, Mrs. Wordsworth 
quietly followed us, and listened as eagerly 
as 1 did to everything her husband had to 
say. Her fair lit lie figure flitted about 
noiselessly, pausing as we paused, and 
always walking slowly behind us as we 
went from object to object, in the room’ ’’ 
And here is a sketch of another littera¬ 
teur't devoted wife, which we find in the 
December Harper:— 11 A lovely, accomplish¬ 
ed woman, Mrs. I’ENNi.wonK Cooper was 
blessed with the unchanging, tender devo¬ 
tion of her husband through forty long 
years ; and even in death they were not sep¬ 
arated, for within four months after the hus¬ 
band's departure Ids gentle wife followed 
him, a fit resident for that heaven for which 
her whole life had been one constant prepa¬ 
ration. Mrs. Cooper was retiring and fem¬ 
inine in every movement, word and action. 
Her strong, impetuous husband —massive 
and vigorous iu frame, decided and inde¬ 
pendent in action—yielded to her a chival¬ 
rous devotion most beautiful and rare. She 
was his preferred companion above all oth¬ 
ers, ami in his daily drives to his mountain 
farm, called the Chalet, he always wanted 
her hv his side, while in (lie evening his 
favmiie nmtiscmeut was a game of chess 
with his wife as antagonist. Although chil¬ 
dren grew up around them, although the 
hospitable mansion was often filled with dis¬ 
tinguished and delightful guests, although 
time passed and they grew old, the husband 
and wife never sank into the mere father 
and mother, but to the last they cherished 
for each other that fresh affecliou which is 
so seldom seen after the bloom of youth and 
the charm of novelty have passed away. 
The fair, gentle women who hover over 
Cooper’s pages were patterned after his tic- 
loved wife, who, happily occupied in her 
own quiet sphere, was content to follow the 
old-fashioned rule of the Bible, that ‘the 
husband is the tiead of the wife, even ns 
Christ is the head of the Church iu every 
thing.’ ” 
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THE QUEEN'S LOVER. 
A very eccentric and famous man died in 
a hovel in the St. Giles quarter iu London, 
the other day. Thirty years ago he was one 
of the most celebrated men in England. He 
was a chimney sweep, and he, like Fetohor 
in the play, “loved the Queen.” Ho became 
so infatuated after ihc then young and fasci¬ 
nating royal lady, Unit he dimed dim’ll the 
chimney of Si. James Palace a number of 
times, but escaped when chased, save on one 
occasion. Then he was taken as he was 
about to cuter the Queen’s apartments, and 
shut into Tolhill street prison. As soon as 
his time was up, he tried repeatedly again to 
see the Queen, and the police took the mat¬ 
ter in hand. He was arrested, taken into 
Gravesend, embarked on board the “ Dia¬ 
mond,” and sent to Australia. He lived for 
many years at Sidney, but was allowed to 
return to England about five years ago, al¬ 
ways desperately enamored of the Qnwon. 
Ilis remaining years were spent in miserable 
poverty. A fortnight since, a rumor was 
one day started in London that Queen Vic¬ 
toria was dead. He heard it just as he was 
retiring to rest, uttered a groan, and died 
instantly. The unfortunate being’s name 
was Edward Jones .—Boston Journal. 
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BE OHEEREUL. 
Look happy, if you do not feel so. Pre¬ 
sent, a cheerful exterior, though your heart 
and mind bo troubled, Never wear a face 
which, as Sidney SMITH says, “ is n breach 
of the peace.” Dr. Johnson used to ob¬ 
serve that the. habit of looking at the best, 
side of a tiling was worth more to a man 
than a thousand pounds a year, and Samuel 
Smiles observes:—“ We possess the power, 
to a great extent, of so,exercising Uio will 
as to direct, the thoughts upon objects calcu¬ 
lated lo yield happiness and improvement 
rather than their opposites. In this way, 
the habit, of happy thought may he made to 
spring up like any other habit. And lo bring 
up men or women with a genuine nature of 
this sort, a good temper ;uid a happy frame 
of mind is, perhaps, of even more import¬ 
ance in many cases, than to perfect them iu 
much knowledge and many accomplish¬ 
ments.” 
FASHION SIFTINGS. 
The handsomest evening bonnets this sea¬ 
son are of plain white tulle, trimmed with 
ostrich or marabou feathers and black vel¬ 
vet. 
Some of the linen collars are made, in the 
shape of vests for morning wear, and are 
trimmed with lace and fastened with small 
linen buttons. 
A great many ladies in the city have 
adopted the Paris fashion of not allowing 
their daughters to walk out unless accom¬ 
panied by a maid. 
It is not considered good style to give 
wine of any kind at the largo entertainments 
or receptions, coffee and lemonade being 
used ns substitutes, 
Roman sashes and neckties have come in 
fashion again, and arc specially adapted to 
black silk dresses, as they relieve their som¬ 
bre and dark look. 
Feathers are used for dressing the hair 
instead of flowers, and blonde and gold 
powder is also used, the effect by gaslight 
being very dazzling. 
The fashion in engagements now-a-days 
is for lilt! gentleman to give the Indy a dia¬ 
mond ling and 1.1m lady to give the gentle¬ 
man a plain gold one. 
A new style of vase for holding cut 
flowers is of glass beautifully carved, and 
made in the shape of a soup turreou with 
handles at both sides. 
Brown, green, and gray felt bonnets are 
very fashionable, and when trimmed with 
dark velvet and feathers make a very effec¬ 
tive and stylish bonnet. 
The two latest novelties in color are the 
Veirdome column and the ashes of Paris. 
The former is a bronze green and the latter 
a handsome reddish gray. 
Crepe dk ciiine fichus, elaborately trim¬ 
med with lace and ornamented with small 
fancy bows arc very much worn for dinner 
and opera with a plain dark silk dress. * 
It is not the fashion to display the pre¬ 
sents at weddings, hut a week afterwards 
cards are sent round to intimate friends in¬ 
viting them to come and inspect the pres¬ 
ents. 
A new style of trimming street dresses is 
with large buckles of jet or mother of pearl, 
which are placed in the center of large bows 
lip the front and back of the skirt and waist, 
and on the sleeves. 
LETTERS FROM GIRLS AND BOYS, 
Front n. Live Tennessee liny. 
Dear Rural Editors.—I am the only 
one in town that takes the Rural, but all I 
have shown it to like it, and some are going 
to subscribe for it. I am glad to find the 
Boys and Girls column full, and always read 
it first. 1 bind the Rurai.s after all my 
brothers have read them, and intend lo keep 
THE ECONOMICAL COAT; 
Or, Three Good Lookimi Boys in One, 
“One pair of bools and three heads!” 
exclaimed William Andrews, as he look 
cd at the curious picture accompanying lids 
From n Sinnrt Ten Yenr-Oltl Girl. 
Dear Mr. Editor: —As you are so kind 
as to publish the Boys and Girls Letters in 
the Rural, I thought I would try and 
write one. lam ten years old, and live oil 
a farm on Pillow Point, at the loot oi unkc 
Ontario. Father and mother are out begging 
for the sufferers by the tires in Wisconsin; 
tiny were out a little while yesterday and 
got eleven dollars. We have nineteen cows 
and live horses. This is the first year wo 
have taken your paper. We think it a noble 
paper. 1 shall have father take it another 
year if he will, so that I can read the letters 
from the Girls amt Boys. 1 will write 
again. Yours truly.— Florence A., Pillow 
Point , Oct. 28,1871. 
A Cnimda lloy-Agent. 
Mr. Em tok— Dear Sir: I think it my 
turn to write to the Rural New-Yorker. 
I am a boy thirteen years of age. We have 
taken your val liable paper a number of years 
and like it very much. I would like lo get 
up a club for the Rural, if you Will send 
some specimens and show-bills. As this is 
my first letter, I will not write any more at 
present.— Ransom W. B„ Brantford, Out. 
PROBLEM. No. 16 
A hickory sprout grow in the form or a cone, 
6 feet high nnd 1 inch in diameter nt I ho bottom, 
in one year, and grew in the sumo sliupcSft years, 
growing as much solid cuuiont oncli year as it 
did Uio first, Required tlio bight of the true at 
the end of 25 years, the diametor at the hoiloin, 
nnd the thickness of the lust yeur's gain or 
growth. 
Answer in two weeks. A. B. 
BIBLICAL SQUARE-WORD.-No. 7 
A WHEELED vehicle. 
A man employed by David for a special pur 
pose. 
A lady’s ornament. 
A Homan garment. Isola. 
{Sf~ Answer in two weeks. 
RIDDLE. No. 4 
I have no head, and a tall I lack, 
But oft have arms nnd legs and hack; 
I Inhabit, the tavern, the palace, the cot, 
Tis a beggarly residence whore T mu not. 
If a monarch were present —I toil you no 
fable— 
I still should be placed at the head of the table. 
fW Answer iu two weeks. L. S. 
ILLUSTRATED REBUS.-No. 18 
^7“ Answer in two weeks, when the names of 
those who answer correctly in the interim will 
be published. 
PUZZLER ANSWERS. Nov. 25 
ANA0KAM8 or Kisue* No. 3.—1. Dnrtor; 2. Tor 
potto: 3. Dolphin; I. I.nmprev ; 5, Hardino: <>, Murk¬ 
er© I : 7. Sturgeon : 8, pickerel; V, tSheepsUeuil; 10, Sil 
vei’-ttiil©. 
CrossAV ono ENIGMA No. 9.-Niger. 
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