MOOEE’S BUBAL NEW-YORKER. 
Jfacli^’ foi[tfalia. 
WEATHER REPORTS. 
You bid me search the paper, dear, 
For prophecies upon the weather; 
To tell you If you'ro rain to fear, 
Or If the questionable seer 
Will give us two fair days together. 
Why should l yox myself in Tain, 
Or bother you, my dear Lav In In, 
With all this tangled, cloudy akeui 
Of “ areas of wind and rain,” 
And “partial clearing In Virginia?” 
You are the ruler of my skies. 
And make it clear or cloudy weather; 
Within the heaven of your eyes 
I find more sweet uncertainties 
Thun *• Probabilities” can gather. 
’Tls there I look for threatening rain. 
Or see the gradual, tender hrlght’nlng 
That promises “setfair” again. 
And points due south the wav’rlng vane, 
Suddenly lost in storms and lightning. 
A moment—und from changeful eyes 
l.ove beams with such u dewy splendor, 
That in my raptured heart arise 
The wildest ” probabilities," 
Beyond the power of words to render. 
Then Jet me cease the futile quest, 
Nor search the papers for the weather; 
Secure as Halcyon in her nest, 
Careless of wind ami storm l rest. 
While we may live and love together. 
TO HUSBANDS AND FATHERS ONLY. 
A FREE LECTURE. 
Dear Rural. —After reading over the con¬ 
tents of your valuable paper, I often feel like 
writing my thoughts and expressing the emo¬ 
tions oaueed by so doing, but, like Nellie M. 
P., I think, perhaps it. may go to 1.be waste 
basket, as others have done. I have sent sev¬ 
eral pieces to different papers, which I thought 
were worthy a plane in tlicir columns; but 
they have never come to my notice. Perse¬ 
verance and “try” conquer many difficulties, 
and 1 have just read your notice to correspond¬ 
ents, and feel somewhat encouraged to “ try 
again,” 
I was so delighted with the article written by 
AuritPHEBic, “Talk to the Men Polks,” that 1 
wanted to write just then (but time forbade) und 
tell her she did not think of half she might 
have said. I wish two-thirds of tho men 
could take thoir wives' place in every respect 
for two years at least, and at the end of that 
time they'would be glad enough to exchange 
hack and ask to be forgiven for their unkiml- 
uess, selfishness, sourness, crossness, and other 
tilings too numerous to mention. J have not 
lived to a great age yet, but. have learned hu¬ 
man nature pretty well, and think there are 
but few. If any, who would not rather he spo¬ 
ken kindly to than in a rough, harsh tone that 
almost curdics your blood at the sound. Then 
why not all obey the command, “Do unto 
others as you would that others should do unto 
you?” -All would then go right. 
Nothing comes so near destroying all my 
pleasure as cross words from my husband, and 
I take others’ troubles to myself and feel for 
them as for my self. One thing is certain : Tf I 
were bound to some I know for life, life would 
be short and death would be sweet. I have not 
half words enough, and cannot take half room 
enough to express my thoughts and feelings on 
this subject. 
Why do not fathers more generally win their 
children's love, instead of keeping them away 
from them? Why not encourage their inno¬ 
cent love? Why not assist in teaching them 
what is right and what is wrong? Why not 
help the mother to bear her great burden and 
responsibility? She often has more than 
her mind and bands are capable of ac¬ 
complishing in the time she has to do it; 
then if you cannot assist her lor her sake 
and for the sake of your Father In Heav¬ 
en, do not say harsh words. Kind words will 
lighten her burden —will make everything 
seem more near and dear to her. Then there 
would be more happy homes; the name of 
home is dear to me. 
I have seen fathers who did not act as though 
they bore any relation to their children; but 
in cases where difference arises, and the mother 
wishes to claim them and take them to herself, 
he generally comes In for liis share, T do not 
write to any particular class of men, but those 
who read this will know whether it is for them 
or not. I think friend Moore is a woman’s 
man, for ever since 1 knew' anything about his 
good paper he lias published their thoughts as 
well as others; and l must say I think very 
differently Trom some of them, and feel rather ' 
provoked at some things they say; but I must ’ 
not lengthen out my letter, or It will be sure to 
go Ln the waste-basket. 1 
Now, friend Moore, it is for thee to say I 
whether ihis is worthy a place or not. Make * 
any corrections thee may see fit, and oblige 
Chester Co., Pa., 2d mo., 13th, 1874. e. w. s. 
rudeness'.will rcpol where courtesy would at¬ 
tract friends. There is no necessity uf poring 
day after day, week after week, over an ele- 
: gautly gotten up book of " Fashion and Eti¬ 
quette " to understand the rules of politeness, 
for the rules that govern true politeness ema¬ 
nate from a good heart and none other. 
We admit that much rudeness is occasioned 
by carelessness rather than design or utter dis¬ 
regard of another’s feelings, yet the suffering 
may only be a little less keen from a knowl¬ 
edge of such facts. True Christian politeness 
will always beau Unselfish regard for the feel¬ 
ings of others, and though one may err in the 
ceremonious points of etiquette, he can never 
be impolite, for those finer virtues warmth, 
kindness and purity of heart cover a multi¬ 
tude of smaller deficiencies, and are easily for¬ 
given. And these prime principles of Home 
Life should be carried into every circumstance 
of life, but ure nowhere so necessary us la the | 
familiar intercourse of the family circle, ren¬ 
dering It indeed such a “ happy, happy place " 
where the ties of earth are closest, and blessed. 
'These little words and deeds of kindness 
have a wonderful mission to perform in this 
world of ours, and be our sphere ever so lim¬ 
ited It should tmvou precious little Work of its 
own going on. Let us each lie more mindful of 
these things more friendly and unselfish to 
those whom we arc constantly meeting on the 
life journey -more generous with those little 
“ grains of comfort.” that lighten and brighten 
hearts so easily. Remember these are little to¬ 
kens of true politeness. Aduie A—. 
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PICTURESQUE! 
“Too many pictures?” No, no;- whoever 
you are making such an assertion, i meet it 
w ith a most emphatic no, sir! For I think it 
must have been a man who entered this com¬ 
plaint against our dear Rural. If you had a 
pair of bright eyes in your household, like the 
ones that make sunshine In mine, and a two- 
year-old voice full of baby sweetness asking, 
“ So pittets," mamma,” if the kitten in your 
Rural bore such unmistakable marks of pet¬ 
ting and smoothing tho wrung way, by fat, 
dimpled fingers, as mine does,—and tho little 
baby standing on the table (In the paper of Jan. 
10th,) had his dress rumpled and his pouting 
lips so mew hot niuistcncd as results of an 
every-day hugging and kiosiug, 1 don’t believe 
you could protest, against the pictures, my 
friend; for to rue, at least. It Is well worth the 
price of the paper to watch the brown eyes 
sparkle and see the eagerness with which 
those same pictures are greeted by the little 
wide-aw ake baby of our household. 
I HUppone you wouldn’t let the children have 
your papers for fear they would soli them. 
Well, I let my little baby girl look at them all 
she likes. That U, I show the pictures to 
her and talk about them, niul she loves and 
pets them as if they were really real. The only 
harm my papers receive Is a slightly worn look 
where her favorite pictures am. And this— 
oli [ how precious would these finger marks lie 
to me should those dear little lingers he laid 
away, lifeless and still, where T never more on 
earth could feel their velvet touch. 
I thiuk it is no harm to encourage a love of 
pictures lu a child—pretty, innocent pictures. 
You will be repaid, bolleve me, in days to come, 
if you live, by seeing tho little minds grow up 
with a refined, cultivated taste for all that is 
beautiful and good, If lu their early years you 
call forth such a taste by teaching them to love 
what is pretty and pure in nature and else¬ 
where. 
Then, dear Rural, amllo forth in pictures, 
and if some crusty old bachelor or matter-of- 
fact masculine frowns upon you, never mind 
it. but turn to the aweoter portion of coinmu- 
njty—the mothers who have babies to please, 
the babies themselves, and the fathers who 
love those babies and their mothers as they 
ought, and I guarantee you a hearty welcome 
Wherever you go. Mrs. Hattie F. Hell. 
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A WOMAN’S RIGHT RECOGNIZED. 
_ 
The President and Senate are entitled to 
credit, for the action stated in the following 
dispatch from Washington, March 19:—“Miss 
Ada C. Sweet, who was nominated by the 
President and confirmed by the Senate to-day 
to be Pension Agent at Chicago, vice Blakely, 
resigned, is the daughter of the late Gen. B. J. 
Sweet, First Deputy Commissioner of Internal 
Revenue. The President lias heretofore de¬ 
clined to appoint ladies to responsible disburs¬ 
ing positions, but the ability of Mias Sweet In 1 
the administration of tho Chicago office while 1 
her father woa Pension Agent, before he was < 
appointed Deputy Commissioner, Induced the 1 
President to make an exception in her favor, 1 
The Senate confirmed the nomination without * 
the usual reference to a committee.” s 
— Isn’t it more ttian probable that if ladies— 
beg pardon, Women were more frequently ap¬ 
pointed to “ responsible disbursing positions,” 
there would be less stealing and plundering? 
And now that Gen. Grant has “broken the [ 
ioe ” we trust he will continue to recognize * 
merit and ability, regardless of sex. 
Heading for thg fauitg. 
TRUE P0HTENE8S, 
How little this subject is borne In mind by 
us, especially ln every day places, when instead 
} a little careful forethought would produce so 
' many agreeable and pleasing results—for truly 
Miss Lucia W. Peabody has applied to the 
Massachusetts Supreme Court for a writ of 
mandamus against the Boston School Hoard 
to show cause why she should not occupy the 
seat in the Board to which she has been elected. 
GRANDPA’S LAUGHING GIRL. 
I know the funniest little girl— 
Merry ami blithe ns a bird Is she; 
A stnUe peep* Out or each golilon curl. 
And her dumpies arc marvelous to see : 
From her stay little toes to her trim little nose 
i She curries ft hundred. 1 do suppose, 
And »lio laughs ha, ha 1 and slie laughs he, he ! 
And she never seems weary n-taoghlng tit me ! 
now she luughs-nnd laughs, like the madcap brook 
That tosses Its lilies udown the dale ; 
Like the wind, that lurks in a ilowevy nook 
To whisk tho roses away lu a gale. 
There's always a rout when she Is about; 
Our funniest blunders sbe’s sure to find out. 
And she laughs ha, ha ! and she laughs he, he I 
0, she never mjoms weary a-laughlng at mo ! 
The things that are proper I try to do— 
I measure itiy steps with precision and care. 
My thoughts are weighty, my words are few. 
Ami to laugh in her presence 1 do not dare ; 
Yet sometimes i make some trilling mistake, 
Then if she is near how I qulvor and quake,— 
For she laughs ha, ha 1 and shu laughs he, ho! 
O, sho never seems weary a-luughlng at me ! 
If I nod a hit. In my afternoon nap. 
This mad little nutlden is sure to see ! 
If my spectacles tumble down into my lap, 
It Is the signal for Infinite glee ; 
And I wake In despair, to find that my hnlr, 
My waggish old wig, has gone under the chair,— 
Then she laughs ha, ha I niul she laughs he, he I 
O, she never seems weary a-laaghlng at me! 
I hia tf 'hippie lien ham, in youth's Companion. 
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LETTERS FROM BOYS AND GIRLS. 
Cood Letter from a Deaf Boy. 
Mil Editor:—I thought I would write you 
another letter and see if you would print, it. 
You will see, when you read my name, that I 
take the Rural myself this year. I am the 
Deaf Boy you have beard from twice before. I 
cannot bear any yet. but l go to school for all 
that, study Philosophy,Geography, Arithmetic 
and Reading. 1 keep it candy store at my home; 
I have a small room on purpose for it. 1 have 
a great many pictures hanging on tho walls. I 
have a small printing-press (it waa a present) 
and can print my card. I have printed a great 
many names for other folks. I take care of 
part of my father’s poultry. I keep twenty 
Brahmas by themselves In a nice, warm place. 
I have made nests for them and they have laid 
about twelve dozen eggs this year, orsinco the 
10th of January. I have a turkey my grand¬ 
father gave me; I think It will lay soon. I like 
to read all you print about poultry In the 
Rural, and I would like to get a copy of the 
People’s Practical Poultry Hook; please tell 
me what, a small one would cost. LWe will an- 
swoeby letter. Kn.j I wlph 1 could write as 
«o<)d letters as some of tho boys do; but you 
must excuse me, for i cannot hear, and so I 
cannot learn to write us well as they can. [You 
write better than most boys who hear well.— 
Ed.] I like to read their letters, but mine do 
not sound so well. 1 almost forgot to tell you 
that i have a Flying squirrel for spot, llesleeps 
all day, and then as quick as It gets dark he 
begins to play in the cage.— Willle A. Hoyt, 
Galway, N. Y. 
From a‘‘Wild Clrl” of Chestnut Hill. 
Rap-tap-rap! Please, Mr. Editor, may I 
come la? I have been peeping into the Rural 
for a long time, and have been so much inter¬ 
ested by reading the boys' and girls' letters that 
I have been longing to knock and ask admit¬ 
tance. Week after week I have read the letters 
of those who frequent the sunny columns of 
the Rural, at first with no thought of asking 
to join their number, afterward feeling that I 
would not if I could, and later that if I could I 
would. So here goes. Perhaps you would like 
to know whnt beautiful pets one can have by 
being a farmer’s little girl. For the first, I have 
a very fine colt; we think him very nice, he’s 
such a splendid jumper—could jump over the 
moon, supposing the moon was a little lower. 
His name la Arch; lie has a white face and is 
full of his pranks. The nicest of all my pets is 
a pair of little Bantams , tiies are a beautiful 
color—one a sort of a gold color, the other 
white; haven’t them uauiod; would some of 
the little girls please send their unseen writer a 
name for them ? But the grandest of ail, and 
the most romantic, is a nice iittJe black-eyed 
baby sister, the dearest little pet of the farm. 
T will close for fear 1 will weary you, as It is the 
first time. Hut I suppose you will want to know 
who I am by this time. Well, I am a real, live 
country girl, and my heart is as wild and as free 
as an unturned warbler. My home Is on Chest¬ 
nut Hill, and if my short letter Is worth an ac¬ 
ceptance, perhaps I will tell you my real name 
some time.—Wu.» Girl, Chestnut IUU. 
An Indiana Cirl’a Recipe for Float. 
Mr. Editor— Dear Sir: The thought hap¬ 
pened to strike me, Why can't I write a letter 
to the Rural? I don’t think I am any smarter 
t han mauy Rural boys and girls who do write, 
but T think I am smart enough to try, and If 
this finds a place In the paper 1 may write again. 
I am a country girl and am glad of it. Live on 
a large farm, and have plenty of work to do. 
We have a fine, large school-house In the town 
not far distant, where I attend school. I have 
been sick lately, and sister made me some float 
which I thought, so nice I will give tho recipe : 
Heat tho yelks of two eggs ; five tablespoons of 
sugar; a pint of rich milk; lot the milk come 
to a boil, und then stir In the white of the eggs 
after heating them to a froth. Let It remain 
on tlie fire Just long enough to cook the Whites 
sufficiently. Will some of tho Rural girls send 
a good recipe for muffins? and oblige—M. H., 
Risiny Sun, Init. 
An Ohio Oirl wants Dew-Orop’a Address. 
Mr. Editor Being a constant reader of the 
Rural, I Ijhvo a favor to ask of you. I have 
just been reading .Miss “Dew-Drop’s” letter In 
the Rural, and it has excited ray curiosity 
with regard to tho writer to such an extent, 
that. I resolved to form her acquaintance, If 
you will publish this and Miss “ Dew-Drop" 
will grant my request, which is that she will 
please sign her full name and address to her 
next communiontion to tho Rural, if you 
object to having your name published, pleuso 
give your full address. Mr. Editor, tills is the 
first and only favor I have over asked of you, 
and 1 hope you will grant It.— Little Gipsy, 
IVMow Dale, Ohio. 
From a Georgia Boy-Agent. 
Mr. Editor:- ! am one of those boys that 
lives In and loves the country. Frank S. C. is 
in his own light, I think, unless he will try to 
learn some sort of good trade. The farm is the 
place to make a living. I like to read the 
Rural very much, the hoys* and girls' letters 
best of all. Now if you will send mo premium 
list, sped mens, show bills, &e„ I will try to get 
up a Club, though I do not expect much of a 
one, as there are few people in this neighbor¬ 
hood that can be induced to take a paper that 
is worth reading. 1 1 you publish my letter you 
will oblige uie and fulfill a wisli of my cousin.— 
L. L. S., Griffin, Oa. 
te fteler. 
TFe. are, always ylad to receive contributions 
for this Department. 
ILLUSTRATED REBUS. No. 11. 
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(27“ Answer in two weeks. 
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CROSS-WORD ENIGMA. No. 5. 
My first is in run but not in walk, 
My second Is in glue but not in ebalk ; 
My third la lu rake but not ln plow, 
My fourth is ln cattle but not in cow; 
My fifth is in slow but not In fast, 
My sixth la in wind but not in blast ; 
My seventh Is in tell but not in told, 
My eighth is In new but not in old ; 
My ninth is In sorry but not in sad. 
My tenth la in Jolly but not in glad ; 
My eleventh is in work but not In play, 
My twelfth Is In week but not in duy; 
My thirteenth la In tree but not ln wood, 
My fourteenth la in great but. not in good. 
Now, if you will carefully search above, 
You will find my whole is what we dearly love. 
}&T Answer in two weeks. Minnie B. 
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MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA,—No. 9. 
I am composed of 18 letters : 
My 16, 6, il, 4,13, worn by soldiers. 
My 3, 8, 9, a school. 
My 2,1, 7,10, made from iron. 
My 14, 5,12, a cheat. 
My 17,15,18, 13, 6, to be sour. 
My whole is Plato’s definition of man. 
m~ Answer In two weeks. ,j. n. 
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PROBLEM.—No. 6. 
The compound interest upon a certain sum 
of money for three years Is $381.26, and the 
simple Interest of the first year is to that of 
the third as 16 is to 61. Required, the sum of 
money. 
(27“ Answer in two week;. h. p. w. 
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ANAGRAMS OF CITIES.-No. 2. 
1. De dog trof. 2. R Esther Co. 3. Dine 
Moses. 4. Wey korn. 5. Hat crows nel. 6. 
NIn got shaw. 7. Ren set mach. Olive. 
(2T* Answer in two weeks. 
PUZZLER ANSWERS.-March 14. 
Illustrated Rebus No. 9.— Beauty without 
virtue is a flower without perfume. 
Acrostic No. 1.—George Harlan, 
