^ JUNE 42 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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KISSING THE CHILDREN. 
Kisses la the morning 
Make the day seem bright. 
Filling every corner 
With a gleam of light: 
And what happiness he misses. 
Who, affoetion’s impulse scomlDg, 
Departs, and gives no kisses 
To the children in the morning. 
Many think It folly j 
Many say It’s bliss; 
Very much depending 
On whose Ups you kiss ! 
But the truth 1 am confessing. 
And I’d have you all take warning, 
If you covet any Pleasing, 
Kiss the children In the morning! 
Kisses in the evening 
When the lights are low. 
Set two hearts a-flaming 
With affection’s glow. 
And the angels awnrtn In numbers 
Round the pillow they are pressing. 
Who are wooed to peaceful Elutnbers 
By a dear one’s fond caressing. 
Kisses In the rooming 
Arc not out of place; 
Kisses In the evening 
Have a special grace; 
And It seems to me that this is 
For Indulgence lawful reason; 
Sweetest tulips—I mean kisses !— 
Ye are never out of season ! 
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A TIMELY LESSON! 
BY MAY MAPLE. 
One morning T entered our dressing-room 
and threw myself Into my comfortable rocking 
chair for the especial purpose of thinking. The 
room and It* furnishing were pleasant and 
pretty when in order, but Just now it was in a 
state bordering on confusion, to say the least. 
There were my husband's “ Sunday clothes ’’ 
thrown upon a lounge, just as he had cast 
them aside the night previous on his return 
from a political convention ; u pair of slippers 
occupied a stool, and a pair of boots were 
standing not far off, as If to keep watch of thoir 
master's possessions. Throe or four paper col¬ 
lars that had failed to become wedded to the 
shirt-band were thrown upon the carpet, and 
about ns many neck-ties wore strewn upon the 
dressing bureau. The pomatum jar was minus 
its cover, and the tooth powder and brush lay 
upon the window seat, just as he had left them 
an hour before. 
It was not yet a year since I had come to the 
pretty, vine-wreathed cottage, a happy, joyous 
bride. Life was to be all rose-colored. I loved 
my husband, and was sure that love was re¬ 
turned with all a lover’s fond devotion. How, 
then, was it possible that tho future could bo 
otherwise than glowing with roseate hue? 
For months our rooms wore always to be 
found in the moBt fastidious order. I had been 
early trained to the moat systematic modes of 
domestic economy by a thoughtful, judicious 
mother; and as my husband bad long had the 
care of hlg own wardrobe previous to our mar¬ 
riage, he still took the responsibility of brush¬ 
ing and hanging away his outer garments, hats 
and boots—always keeping everything in tho 
neatest possible order. 
I was frequently congratulated on having 
wen so rich a prize from the matrimonial 
market; and as I visited the homes of my 
friends I flattered myself that I had made the 
best choice and had drawn the one of a thou¬ 
sand. Hut as the months slipped by I found 
that my husband grow less careful and the 
times more frequent when he would say, 
“Lottie, I am In such a hurry to be off this 
morning, I wish you would brush my clothes 
that J wore yesterday aud put them away.” 
And of late lie had left everything to my care, 
without request or thanks. It was about this 
matter that I had determined to think and 
plan. Something must be done to cure such 
heedlessness. 
Was / to become John’s servant?—to go 
round day after day, and year after year, as 
thousands of other women were doing, picking 
up after my husband, not his clothes only, 
but tools and traps innumerable, no matter 
whether I was sick or well? Was it my duty 
to make a slave of myself because I was a wife ? 
I was willing to keep his clothes In repair, and 
clean, so far as seeing that the laundry was 
attended to in its proper season. Hut for him 
to take down and promiscuously scatter about 
the room hats and boots for me to gather and 
put Into place, day after day, I determined was 
no part of my creed or duty I It l belonged to 
the weaker sex, I could not “for the life of 
me ” see why I should do the work that he had 
considered his own before we were married 
and for some time afterward. lie really desires 
thatl3hould be a companion as well as help¬ 
mate. Now, how am I ever to find time for in¬ 
tellectual culture If I must devote my whole 
strength to attending to the domestic machin¬ 
ery aud acting the part of valet at the same 
time? 
It Is not the amount of work to be done now 
that la of such vast Importance, but the habit 
of carelessness on the part of my husband, if 
not now checked, will grow worse and woree 
in all the years to come. I abhor quarrels and 
must not encourage family jars. But I shall 
not be a waiter and bootblack—that is a sett led 
fact I 
And with this I arose. I picked up the soiled 
handkerchiefs,collars and slippers, and put the 
toilet stand in order, tooth powder aud brush 
included. A week later and John came In 
from the office In great haste. Mr. L. desired 
him to go to the city to attend to some Impor¬ 
tant business. Of course he must renew his 
toilet. With hasty strides he marched to the 
closet for his “Sunday suit.” 
“Why, Lottie, where are my clothes?” he 
inquired, as he gazed upon the empty hooks. 
“Whore you left them. I think,” was my 
quiet reply, and very busily I stitched away 
upon a fine shirt X was making for him. 
“ Why. Lottie 1 you don’t mean to say they 
are in the dressing-room yet and unbrtished, 
do you?’ 
“ I mean to say they are exactly as you left 
them,” f replied. 
“Are my fine boots there, too ?” was his next 
inquiry. 
“ I think they are,” was my demure reply. 
For a moment there was utter silence. 1 
dared not look up, for I knew that John had a 
temper sometimes that was not easy to control. 
But for once that had not been raised, or, if It 
had, it took a new turn ; for presently the sit¬ 
ting-room echoed with a “ Ha, ha. ha I” as 
hearty and genuine as though some happy Joke 
has Just been perpetrated ; and then John ex¬ 
claimed, “And so little woman thought she 
would teach a lesson and nip carelessness In 
the bud. All right, and If she ever catches her 
boy so thoughtless agalo, I hope she will remind 
him in tho same way." 
Never again did my husband need it lesson on 
taking care of his clothes. And when the 
years wont by and brought little helps In dis¬ 
guise to our own hearthstone, T was thankful 
that my husband could help keep order by ex¬ 
ample as well as precept, thereby saving, not 
only work, but discordant words and trouble. 
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AFTER MARRIAGE. 
A philosopher writes“ The girl is gene¬ 
rally educated on novels, and her first disap¬ 
pointment comes In on the quiet Indifference 
of the husband after the honeymoon. ‘You 
no longer love me,’ said a bride of a few 
months to her better half, In his gown and 
slippers. ‘Why do you say that, Puss?* ho 
asked, quietly removing a cigar from his lips, 
‘ You do not caress me nor call me pet names ; 
you no longer seek so anxiously for my com¬ 
pany,’ was tho tearful answer. ‘ My dear,’ con¬ 
tinued the aggravating wretch, * did you ever 
notice a man running after a car? How ho 
does run!—over stones, through mud, regard¬ 
less of everything till ho reaches the car, and 
be seize* hold and swings on. Then be quietly 
seats hlmsoU and reads his paper,’ * And whut. 
does that mean?’ ‘An Illustration, my dear. 
Tho car Is as Important to tho man after he 
gets In as when ho la chasing ft, but, the mani¬ 
festation is no longer called for. f would have 
shot any one who put himself in my way when 
In pursuit of you, as T would now ahoof, any 
one who would come between us,but as a proof 
of my love you Insist upon my running after 
the car. Learn to smoke, my dear, and be a 
philosopher. The two combined clear the 
brain, quiet tho nerves, open the pores, and 
Improve tho digestion.’ ” 
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THE WOMEN OF SYRIA, 
The Rev. Dr. Jessup, for seventeen years a 
missionary In Syria, has written a. hook about 
the women of that country amt some of the 
customs of the people. Tt is always Interesting 
about that Eastern land, where so much of that 
which Is contained In Bible history took place, 
where the mountains of Lebanon are, and the 
ancient cities of Jerusalem and Damascus stand. 
The greater part of the inhabitants are Arable- 
speaking people, and In religion are followers 
of the false prophet Mahomet. Among them, 
as among all Mohammedans, tho women are 
treated with much contempt, as if they were 
really beings of a lower race. When a baby is 
born, If It be a girl, there is no rejoicing, but 
often mourning instead. Of course no one ever 
thought of teaching girls to learn anything 
useful, not even to read or write. “Teach a 
girl to read and write !” said a Mohammedan 
mufti to Dr. Jessup. “Why, she wlil write 
letters, sir—yes, actually write letters I The 
thing Is not to be thought of for a moment." 
Christian missions have already, by patient 
work, done a great deal toward raising the 
women of heathen lands from their low con¬ 
dition. 
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The man who is only honest when honesty is 
the best policy Is not really an honest man. 
Honesty is not swerving policy but stable prin¬ 
ciple. An honest man is honest from his in¬ 
most soul, nor deigns to stoop to uught that is 
mean, though great results hang on the petty 
fraud. 
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Self-respect Is the noblest garment with 
which a man may clothe himself —the most 
elevating feeling with which the mind can be 
Inspired. One of Pythagoras’ wisest maxims. 
In his golden verses, is that which enjoins the 
pupil to reverence himself. 
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There are now In Milan, It is said, 300 Ameri¬ 
can girls studying with a view to the operatic 
stage. 
Heading for thq ffoimg. 
GOOD-NIGHT AND GOOD-MORNING, 
A fair little girl sat under a tree. 
Sewing aa long as her eyes could see: 
Then smoothed her work, and folded It right, 
And said. ” Dear work 1 goud-nighl! good-night!" 
Such it number of rooks enme over her head, 
Crying. “ Caw 1 . aw I” on their way to bed ; 
She said, as she wutohed tlmir curious flight. 
" Little black things ! good-night t good-night I” 
Tho horses neighed and the oxen lowed ; 
The sheep’s “ Bleat. I bleat. ” came over the road; 
All seeming to say. with a quiet delight. 
“Good little girl! good-night! gno<l-nlght >” 
She did not say to the sun, " Good-night,” 
Though she saw hlrn there, like a ball of light: 
For she knew lie had God’s own time to keep 
All over the world, and never oould sleep. 
The tall pink foxglove bowed his head— 
The vlolots courfesled and went to bed , 
And good little Lucy tied up her hair 
And said on her knees her favorite prayer. 
Aud while on her pillow she softly lay. 
She know nothing more till again It. was day; 
And all things said to the beautiful sun, 
"Good-morning! good-morning! our work is begun.” 
THE MANLY BOY. 
What Is It makes a manly boy ? It Is not size 
or weight, for there ure some large, heavy boys 
that arc anything but manly. We saw once a 
big, burly follow about fourteen years old, with 
a fist like a small sledgo-hammcr and a voice as 
loud, almost, us that of a mute; but we did not 
think he was very manly when we saw him 
pick up a small buy, wbo was quietly Playing 
with a little wooden wagon, and lift hind above 
bis bond while he screamed In his ear as loud as 
he could, and then set him down. The little 
fellow wbb pale with fright, and cried ; the big 
fellow laughed aloud and went hia way, bu-ha- 
Ing as he went, and no doubt thinking lie had 
done a very fine thing. But he was not manly. 
Nor does the power to smoke cigars without 
getting sick make a manly boy. Somo boys 
think so, we know. We have oven seen small 
boys, nine and ton-years old, pick up stumps of 
Cigars which men have thrown into the gutter, 
and puff away at them, holding up their heads 
and stalking along, a* if to stty, “Ladles and 
gentlemen, look at us. We are men, we are. 
Wo smoke, and we don’t get sick." Hut they 
are not men. 
A manly boy is one who shows good, manly 
qualities. We do not expect him to bo as large 
aa a man, aa strong as a man, or as wise as n 
man. Ilut he will be truthful, honest and well- 
behaved. lie will uevtu- speak of his father ns 
tho “governor,” or tho “old man;” nor will 
he speak of his mother us the “old woman." 
He will not be ashamed to have it known that 
lie I,.vos both his father and his mother; nor 
will he bo afraid of all the ridicule which silly 
boys may heap upon him because of this love. 
They may call him a “ baby," and say what they 
please about being “ led by his mother’s apron 
strings ; " he does not mind that, for he knows 
he is right. 
He will never engage iu low, mean sports; he 
loves real sport, hut will do nothing for fun 
that be would be afraid to talk about at the 
dinoer table. Ho does not torment small boys, 
hut is ready to help them when ho can. His 
sisters are riot careful to hide their work, their 
books, or their toys from him lest he should 
disturb or destroy them ; he would never think 
of that. He Is careful not, to lie greedy at the 
table, or rude In company, but remembers that 
others have rights as well as himself. 
Doob anybody say this Is all very well to talk 
about but that no one ever yet saw such'boys 
as are here described ? We answer, “There are 
such boys, plonty of them, and we have seen 
them.” They are as full of fun as other boys ; 
they equal anybody at the different sports iu 
which boys delight; they swim, and skate, and 
play ball, and roll hoop, and run just like other 
hoys ; but their behavior is gentle and kind. 
These manly boys, when they grow up, make 
real men ; they will be, In the best sense of the 
word, gentlemen. 
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ROOT DP THE WEEDS. 
Two boys, Jim and Will, were employed by a 
gentleman to keep the paths of his garden 
weeded. Jim contented himself with taking 
off the tops of the weeds. He aoou cried out, 
“I’ve cleared my path," and having swept 
away the loaves he went off to play. 
Will was much longer at work, for he stopped 
to take alt the weeds up by the roots, and he 
was well tired when he went home. 
But the rain came down In the night and all 
the next day, and when the boys’ father went, 
a few days after, to look at the two paths, Jim’s 
wauted weeding as much as at first, while Wil¬ 
lie’s was deal - and only needed a few turns of 
the roller to make it quite neat. So Jim was 
sent back to do his work properly; and very 
tired he would have beeu luid uot Will good- 
naturedly helped him to finish his task. 
Only thorough work Is wortli doing. Faults 
only half uprooted will appear again and again, 
and we shall almost despair of curing them. 
Will you remember this ?—BHght Side. 
PROFANITY. 
We are emphatically In the age of profanity, 
and It seems to us that, we are on the topmost 
current. One cannot go on the streets any¬ 
where without having his oars offended with 
the vilest of words, and his reverenoo shocked 
by tho most profane uso of sacred names. Nor 
does It come from the old or middle aged alone, 
for it. Is a fact, aa alarming as true, that tho 
younger portion of the community are most 
proficient In the degrading language. Boys 
have an Idea It is smart to swear; that It makes 
them manly; but there never was a greater 
mistake In tho World. Men, even those who 
swear themselves, are disgusted with profanity 
in ayouug man, because they know how, of ail 
bad habits, this clings the moat closely and in¬ 
creases with years. It Is the most lusldious of 
habits, growing on one so invisibly that almost 
before ho la aware he becomes an accomplished 
curser.—Boys should never begin to swear, but 
If they do—Stop ! 
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A LOOK AROUND THE WORLD. 
The latest and best authority gives the popu¬ 
lation of the globe at 2,350,000,000. 
In America, 72,800,000. 
In Europe, 587,000,000. 
In Asia, 789,000,000. 
in Africa, 188,000,000. 
In Australia and Polynesia, 6,300,000. 
The adherents of tho principal sects, recount¬ 
ing the whole population, are supposed to be 
thus: 
Roman Catholics, 105,000,000. 
Protestants, 57,130,000. 
Mohammedans, 400,000,000. 
Buddhists, 310,000,(100. 
And six oriental churches, 6,500,01X1. 
Other Asiatic religions, 200,000,000. 
Pagans, 200,000,000, 
Jews, 6,000,000. 
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THANK YOU. 
“Mother," said a little girl, “I gave a poor 
beggar child a drink of water and a shoe of 
bread, and she said ‘ Thank you ’ to me so 
beautifully, and it made mo so glad, I shall 
never forget It.” 
Now, children can do a great many things 
worth a “thank you." Kind offices are every¬ 
where and at all times needed ; for there are 
always sick ones, sorrowful ones, poor ones, 
besides dear ones, to make happy by kindness; 
and It goes further towards making home hap¬ 
py than almost anything else. Kind offices are 
within everybody's reach, like air and sunshine. 
®hr |)ii2ider. 
SIR ISAAC NEWTON’S RIDDLE. 
G . V. C. sends us the following request:—Will 
you please nsk your readers if they can give the 
answer to the following riddle by Sir ISAAC 
Newton. I cannot make it out; 
“ Four persons sut down at a table to play, 
They played all that night and part of next day. 
It must, he observed that when they wore seated, 
Nobody played with them, aud nobody betted; 
When they rose from the place each was win¬ 
ner a guinea. 
N«>w tell me this riddle ami prove you're no 
ninny.” 
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CROSS-WORD ENIGMA.—No. 7. 
My fitst is in leg but not in thingh. 
My second is In Bhort but not in high ; 
My third is In new but not In old, 
My fourth is in ground hut not in mold ; 
My fifth Is In fat but not in poor, 
Mv sixt h Is In gate but not in door; 
My seventh is iu loose but not In tight, 
My eighth is in length but not in hlght; 
My ninth la in oar but not in paddle. 
My tenth Is In war hut not In battle. 
My whole Is a favorite poet. Little One. 
IFS7” Answer In two weeks. 
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TRANSPOSITIONS—No. 2. 
The blanks to he filled with the same word 
transposed: 
1. Tell-to transplant those-. 
2. Did the-ever cross the-1 n-chairs ? 
3- Do not drive the-near the-. 
4. Is a- as - as a pear ? 
5. Did you shoot those-under the-? 
Answer In two weeks. p. c. 
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ANAGRAMS OF AUTHORS.-No. 1. 
1. A dry altar boy. 2. G(o)ose, gander. 3. 
L - dress a chicken. 4. Adele S. Archer. 
5. Price the hyena. 6. Juno the day of Romans. 
7. Mrs. Jane Poat. 8. Ida u puzle y. 9. Rachel 
L. Sevre. Rats hurt.' 
tS'T’ Answer in two weeks. X. Y. z. 
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PUZZLER ANSWERS.-May 29. 
Illustrated Rebus No. 10.—8od-corn whis¬ 
ky ; lager beer. 
Problem No. 6.—$2,638.66. 
Word-Square Enigma No. 7.— 
JANE 
AMOS 
NORA 
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