.JULY as 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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NOTHING. 
BY CORA CRESWELL. 
“What shall I do? oh. what shall I do?” 
Sighed a young hello at her glass; 
** Plenty of dresses but none of ’em new. 
Not even one that’ll pass. 
Nothing to wear at the concert to-night, 
And Wild.iit to take me-ah yes! 
Willi K whose eyes aro so tender and bright— 
Who tells me I know how to dress.” 
Deeply she sighed ns she powdorod her cheeks 
Anil crimped tip her beautiful hair; 
“ Nary new honnel for two or tbreo weeks— 
Nothing to weur, nothing to wear!” 
Here’s a gay dandy with cyc-glass and cane 
Sauntering Idly this way s 
Staring and halting and yawning—'tis plain 
He has nothing to do all the day. 
Workmen around him ns busy as boos, 
Llnppy and light-hearted hand! 
Life is a burden if always at ease,— 
Plenty of work in the land. 
•• Alt!” sighed the dandy, “ ooulil I but toll, 
Maybe I’d never feel blue; 
White hands like those ’twere a pity to aoll- 
Nothing to do 1 nothing to do !” 
There on the sidewalk a miserable stands. 
Ragged and sadly forlorn ; 
Painfully thin are hts face, arms and hands,— 
His countenance haggard and worn. 
Badly he sighs near the restaurant door, 
Whore the gay fashionables meet; 
“Gentlemen! ladles! remember the poor! 
Nothing to eat I nothing to eat!” 
See! In the gutter a wretched thing lies! 
Grunting like pig In the tnlre; 
Bloated his fane and glassy his eyes— 
Oner, he’d a station much higher. 
What does he aay to the bold man In blue, 
Lifting him,-roughly, 1 think t— 
" Live 'ere, p’ltoeman ? what’s that to you l 
Nothing to drink ! nothing to drink 1” 
Brooklyn, L. I. 
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A BEAUTIFUL FARMER’S WIFE. 
when It was so t.o Chrtatlne Nillsson; to-day 
that gifted and Industrious Swedish woman's 
voice brings her in five hundred dollars a night 
or more. A friend of mine who heard Adelina 
Patti sing when she was a child, In a poor con¬ 
cert hall in Now Orleans, relates that her ap¬ 
pearance was painfully poverty-stricken; to¬ 
day Adelina wears a marchioness's coronet and 
frequents the society of courts. Her voice has 
been a fine source of Income to her; precisely 
what amount, of money she has earned with it 
I do not know—nor do T care; for no argument 
is necessary to prove that such workers as site 
arc muuilleently paid. 
Let me address myself, then, to young women 
who are, or fancy they are, the possessors of 
voices which ">».v bo made a source of Income. 
I suppose there Is scarcely a village through the 
length and breadth of the land In which there 
are not one or two—there may be a dozen- 
girls who believe they could be Nlilssons and 
Pattis if they had the opportunity. Their 
voices are highly praised by those persons who 
surround them ; they are fond of singing; they 
strike high notes without difficulty; and when, 
with an inordinate idea of the value of their 
gift, they go to listen to the operatic or con¬ 
cert performances of the great diva of the hour, 
they Qnd it easy to persuade themselves that 
they could equal the vocal exercises they have 
heard, with a little Instruction more thorough 
and fashionable than that they have at home. 
What wretched ness frequently results from 
this state of feeling, especially when the as¬ 
pirant is poor, and her parents unable to furnish 
her the opportunities she desires, 1 have no 
heart to picture .—Olive Loyu.n, in The Galaxy. 
Matilda Fletcber thus describes a farmer's 
wife who is not only beautiful and wise, but 
possesses several cardinal virtues in addition : 
The most beautiful woman I have ever known 
was a farmer’s wife, who attended to the house¬ 
hold duties for a family of four, and also as¬ 
sisted in gardening, and the light farm work; 
und yet I never saw her hands rough and red, 
and never oven saw a freckle on her nose. Im¬ 
possible! you say: how did she manage? I 
never asked her, but she had some envious 
neighbors, who wont slouching around with 
rod, scaly hands, sunburnt faces, and hair 
matted with dust and oil, who let me Into the 
dreadful secret. They Informed me with many 
au ominloUB shako of the hoad, that she was 
just the proudest minx that over lived; that 
she actually wore India rubber gloves when sho 
used the broom and scrubbing brush, und al¬ 
ways when sho worked out-doors; that she 
also had a bonnet made of oil s'Ik, completely 
covering the head, face and neck, leaving only 
apertures for seeing and breathing, tints secur¬ 
ing perfect freedom from sun, wind and dust. 
Did you ever hear of such depravity? She also 
fastened her dishcloth to a stick, so that stio 
need not put her hands In hot, water. For the 
same reason, she accomplished her laundry 
work with a machine and wringer. And Mien 
to see her in the afternoon tricked out in a 
fashionable white dress, with a bright colored 
ribbon at her throat, and a rose in hor hair en¬ 
tertaining in the parlor, as though she was (.lie 
greate.it lady in the land, was more than their 
patience could endure. And how they did pity 
her poor children, because “ she would not lot 
them oat pastry nor greasy food, for fear it 
might spoil their complexion." 
The truth was, her plump little darlings al¬ 
ways looked like fresh rose buds, and she met 
them coming home from school with so much 
love and beauty and grace, that 1 don’t see how 
site could be Improved one atom by becoming 
a veritable angel. And her husband ! He had 
such a satisfied expression, that it wasa perfect 
aggravation to ordinary people to look at him. 
He deserved to be happy, because he encour¬ 
aged and helped her to cultivate beauty and 
goodness both in herself, her family and her 
home; and I don’t know but her success prin¬ 
cipally belonged to him, because he bought all 
the new Inventions that could lighten her 
labor, and all the dolioate and pretty things she 
needed to adorn her home, and when she was 
sick he wouldn’t let her touch work until she 
was well and strong. Strange as it may seem, 
at such times he actually devoted himself to 
her with as much care and tenderness as he 
would if she had been the most valuable horse 
on the farm. Wiso little woman ; sho knew 
how to improve her health and comeliness, and 
of course Bho was not ashamed to do It when 
she had ids encouragement and approval. If, 
Instead of her genial, noblc-hoarted husband, 
she had married a niggardly Gradgrind, she 
would probably have lost her health, her beau¬ 
ty, her sweet disposition, her whole interest In 
life, and become an unlovely, broken-spirited 
woman. 
VALUE OF A VOICE. 
To earn even fifty dollars a night is some¬ 
thing very like princely opulence to most wo¬ 
men. There was a time, not very long ago, 
QUEEN OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. 
A i/ADV writes of the new Queen of the Sand¬ 
wich Islands as follows: I can't say What, kind 
of a sensation sho would create in Boston liter¬ 
ary societ y; but to one accustomed to Hawaiian 
features and dusky skins, site makes a very 
pleasing picture. She is about thirty-five years 
of age, a little above the average bight, portly 
in person, and carries herself with a queenly 
dignity becoming her station, which dignity Is 
entirely natural to her, as it Is to most of the 
Hawaiian women. Shu speaks so little English 
that she does not tru t herself to use this lan¬ 
guage In company; so conversation is some¬ 
what difficult; but her bright, pleased, intelli¬ 
gent expression makes up for a great deal else. 
Sho hud n reception of the ladles Of Honolulu 
at the palace a few weeks ago, uml iter manners 
wore worthy of any lady In the land, while her 
drcs» was simplicity itself but rich enough to 
suit her rank. In her younger days she was 
nurse to the son of the present Queen Dowager, 
and was said to be very beuutifu 1 . It was then 
thought that Kulak ana lowered himself some¬ 
what in marrying one below him In rank, but 
to my mind it was a very reditahle tiling, if lie 
loved her, and I respect him all the more for it. 
I saw their Majesties lately at a grand party 
given on board the Beneoin, and on that occa¬ 
sion sho looked uQuoen of whom her husband 
might surely bo proud.” 
grading for tiro f|omtg. 
ANITA AND HER DOLLS. 
FAMiLV-ladon, 
Wee. wise maiden— 
Knits her brow in dainty knots; 
How to dolly 
Cure of folly 
Ooouptos her busy thoughts. 
“ Dolly’s wot her 
Foot, to get her 
Posies, In the morning dew ; 
Sure to bo sick— 
Cold or coho— 
Like as not, the measles, too ! 
“ There Is Freddy 
Always ready 
Into awful ’fairs to fall; 
Bad as Rosy— 
Doodness knows, I 
Don’t know how to munage 'tall! 
“ Jack or Norali’s 
Telled a story! 
One or t’uvor ate nrn’s cake ! 
While there’s silly 
Greedy Willy, 
Got a drofful stomach aelie! 
“Naughty Bessie 
Torod her dress; she 
Wants anuver one, I s’pose; 
I tell you what 
It tates a lot 
Of work to teop tuy dolls In t’lose!” 
Look J she lays her 
Down by Caesar— 
What oan bo tho matter, now ? 
Blue eyes closing, 
Blinking, dozing— 
Wee, white hands and lily brow— 
Chocks so waxen, 
Tresses tlaxcn. 
Footstep, that a fairy’s seems— 
All now wander 
Over yonder. 
In the happy laud of dreams ! 
[Rural Press. 
WHAT 
HATE. 
BY MAY MAPLE. 
REMINISCENCES OF MRS. BROWNING. 
Mrs. Browning and her writings claim affec¬ 
tionate commemoration ou the part of those 
who knew her personally, and consider the 
high place she must over hold among the recog¬ 
nized poetesses of this country. In the first 
class only five oan bo named—Joanna Daillie 
and Miss Mitford, in right of their tragedies 
(the former, too, one of Great Brltalp'a most 
exquisite lyrista), Mrs. Remans, the musical, 
high-hearted and Impuaslonod ; uml herself— 
less complete in execution. It may be, than the 
three women of genius already named, but 
bolder in imagination and deeper in learning, 
with a wider (and wilder) flow of inspiration 
than any of those with whom she is here classed. 
She has a place of tier own—raie, noble, daring 
and pure beyond reproach—in the golden book 
of gifted women. There has boon only one 
since—Adelaide Anno Proctor—less ambitious, 
perhaps, than tier predecessors, but, as a lyrist, 
more complete, more delicate, not less original, 
therefore, than any among them, whose verses 
huvo a beauty and a finish that owe nothing to 
any model.—IT. F. Charley. 
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UNMARRIED WOMEN IN CHINA. 
It Is extremely gratifying to note that Id 
C hina a woman may grow old and remain un¬ 
married without being considered a disagreea¬ 
ble person to have about. In fact, it Is rather 
nice than otherwise to be an old maid thoro. 
A Shanghai Journal tells us that the Emperor 
has Just decreed that special honors he paid to 
two ancient spinsters, one of whom has recent¬ 
ly died after a life of devotion to the memory 
of her dead betrothed. The other spinster, 
who Is still living, has tho extraordinary fuel, 
related of her that in her youthful days she re¬ 
fused to marry an eligible young person on the 
ground that she couldn’t leave her home. 
When the Emperor heard this he instantly or¬ 
dered her noble conduct to be recognized. 
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Helen M. Knowltox & Co, arc the editors 
and publishers of the Worcester Palladium. 
The company is a sister of Miss Helen, and 
the firm Is composed of the daughters of the 
founder of the paper, establish;-1 1834. 
I hate to see a boy come shuffling to his 
class, and stand as though tie wore trying to 
gut one hip and shoulder on a level with Mb 
ears, while bis hands are crammed to the bot¬ 
tom of his pockets In tho vuln search after Ids 
boot-tops. I always fool sure such a bey is a 
laggard. Ho has to be called up In the morn¬ 
ing, told to put on hia boots, wush his face, 
qomb his hair and cleau his finger nails. And 
it is with snaps and snarls that each order is 
obeyed; or else ho comes to the table in the 
morning Just as Ini roll; d out of bed ami tum¬ 
bled into his clothes. J pity such hoys, too; 
for oh, vvhat an amount of ridicule they ore 
obliged to endure; they are the butt of every 
jest,; nicknames arc theirs, but none that aro 
worthy of noble, enterprising lads. 
I bate to see a hoy who lias wealth und talent 
at. his command lounge uway tho hours, catching 
Hies, throwing wads of paper at the wall or his 
fellow-students, or making caricatures upon 
his slate of all the so-called eccentric people in 
ids vicinity, to excite the laughter of Ids mates. 
For almost surely I know that he will need to 
weep for misspent time. Wealth slips from one 
often before one has fairly obtained possession. 
Talent, unless exercised somewhat in youth, 
will become corroded and utterly useless. 
Again, I hate to see tho youth who is just 
reaching up to early manlmod, and trying to 
cultivate a splendid mustache, cross and surly 
to his mother; and to hear him calling his 
father the “ old man," and giving orders to his 
brothers and sisters as though he were the 
great Mogul himself. It would not take much 
of a Sibyl to tell him of his future lire. For 
thorough selils mess, conceit, and a general air 
of dlaagreeablenees will be written over every 
feature of his fuou :—a disgrace to his parents, 
despised by his comrades and shunned by ail 
sensible people. 
But such boys as I hate need not be more 
plentiful than “ blackberries In June," if they 
will heed what is told them by parents and 
teachers, and observe bow those of their com¬ 
panions do who are always spoken of as "such 
ogreeuble, gonilemauly boys,” and follow their 
example. _ ^ ^_ 
PORT U. LACCA TO THE COUSINS. 
About Astronomy. 
How many of my Rural Cousins have made 
Astronomy a study, and can read Iheconstelltu 
felons In the heavens and tell the names of the 
planets there? How many have seen and ad¬ 
mired tho wonderful stranger Cornet which is 
juBt now speeding its way through the heavens, 
to the wonder and admiration of thousands of 
astronomers and those who are not? I think 
it was Sunday evening, July 5, that I first saw it, 
I had read of its appearing from those who had 
seen it by means of the telescope, before it was 
visible to the naked eye; und I thought that 
evening, the sky being clear, I would look for 
It. I saw a little, luminous body In the north¬ 
westerly heavens, resembling a very Bmall star, 
with Just a bit of llghc streaming up from it. I 
then got my telescope and saw it so distinctly 
that 1 knew it was the comet which I had read 
about os seen by astronomers, and which was 
making Its way rapidly towards the Earth. 
How it has grown since that Sunday night—or, 
rather, how rapidly it haa moved toward the 
Earth 1 Now Its nucleus is as large—but not 
so bright—as Venus to the eyo, and its tall 
seems a vast stroam of marvelous light. 
Hope all of the Rural Cousins—younger or 
older- who are not familiar with what is known 
of these wonderful heavenly bodies, will turn 
to their Astronomy and road what it says about 
Comot-s. Astronomy 1« a delightful study, and 
teaches us what, we nil want to know of the 
starry heavens and the wonderful works of 
God’s universe. Port U. Lagoa. 
“ Linden-Wold,” 1874. 
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YOU WILL BE WANTED. 
Take courage, my lad. What, if you are but 
a humble, obscure apprentice—a poor, neglect¬ 
ed orphan a scoff und a byword for the 
thoughtless and gay, who despise virtue in rags 
because of its tatters ? Have you an intelligent, 
mind, untutored though il. ha? Huvo you a 
virtuous aim, a pure desire and an Imuest 
heart? Depend upon it some of these days 
you will be wanted. The time may bo long de¬ 
ferred—you may bo grown Into manhood, and 
you may even reach your prime before tho call 
is made; but virtuous alms, pure desires and 
honest hearts aro loo few not to be appreciated 
—not to l>o wanted. Your obscurity shall not 
always hide you ns a mantle - obscurity shall 
not always veil you from tho multitude. Bo 
chlvalrtc In your combat with circumstances. 
Be active, however small your sphere of action. 
It will surely enlarge with every moment, and 
you will have continued im-reaseraont. 
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A LIVING POP-GUN. 
There is a little fish—the Chffitodon—abound¬ 
ing in tho Eastern bcus, from Ceylon to Japan, 
which secures Its prey by means of an Instru¬ 
ment like the blow-pipe used by mischievous 
school hoys for projecting peus and other 
means of torment. The nose of the fish is a 
kind of beak, through which lie has the power 
of propelling adropof water with force enough 
to disable a fly, preparatory to swallowing it. 
His aim |a accurate, and he rarely misses his 
object. The unsuspecting fly sits on a spray of 
weed, a twig, or a tuft of grass near the water, 
pluming himself In the warm rayBof the sun, 
i Tho iisli cautiously places himself under the 
> lly, stealthily projects his tube from the water, 
i takes a sure aim, and lets lly. Down drops tho 
- little innocent to be swallowed by the fish.— 
< Qaktaty for June. 
©Ire fussier. 
{IPe arc always yhul la receive contributions 
for this Department. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA-No. 2. 
I AM composed of 23 letters: 
My It, 2, 21, 7 is what boys like to do. 
My 4, 0, 1 is used by women. 
My 2,12,8, 14 Is a measure. 
My 5,10 is a personal pronoun. 
My 13, 0, 10, 23, 10, 0 is a girl’s name. 
My 15,18,12,20, 10 is used by scholars. 
My 17, 22,0, 20 la a name for a lazy boy. 
My whole is a. proverb of Solomon. 
V3f~ Answer in two weeks. j. m. 8. 
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PROBLEM.—No. 2. 
Two men, A and B., start at tho same point 
and time to walk In different directions around 
ii circular park. When they meet for the sixth 
time they arc seventy-five poles from the start¬ 
ing point.. Required, the area of the park, the 
path on which they walk being two feet out¬ 
side the inelosurc. Noles. 
gay Answer in two weeks. 
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DIAMOND ENIGMA,—No. 1. 
1. A vowel. 2. A river. 3. A bird. 4. A coun¬ 
try. 5. A kind of fruit. 6. An insect. 7. A 
consonant. My centrals spell the name of a 
country. G. and M. E. Shelby. 
S3Sf“ Answer in two weeks. 
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CHARADE.—No. 1. 
My first is a domestic animal; my second an 
article; iny third a large piece of wood. My 
whole is a descriptive pamphlet. 
Mrs. Lobeita E. Turner. 
Answer in two weeks. 
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PUZZLER ANSWERS.-July 11. 
Square-word No. 1.— 
SALT 
ALOE 
LOON 
TEN T 
Hidden Cities, No. 1.—1. Troy. 2. Newark. 
3. Oxford. 4. Hanover. 5. Bath. 6. Nice. 7. 
Dover. 8. Bagdad. 0. New Bedford. 10. Ga¬ 
lena. II. Salem. 12. Reading. 
Miscellaneous Enigma No. 1— “Abird in 
the hand is worth two in the bush.” 
Geographical enigma No. 1—“A rolling 
stone gathers no moss." 
