was met by an excited old farmer who wrung 
hla bands and aaked If " the gentleman had 
seen a child—a little wee girl, who had been 
missing almost three hours from her home.” 
Nobody had seen her, and the farmer groaned 
with anguish. His pet, his little lamb, the 
smallest of his dock, had strayed from the fold 
and gone no one knew whither; how could he 
go back to tba weeping mother aud tell her no 
good new * 1 The gentleman with ready sympa¬ 
thy accompanied the grief-stricken father back 
t<> the farm, and when almost there, the bark¬ 
ing of a dog startled them. “ Your dog has 
found her,” exclaimed the gentleman joyfully; 
but no, the father replied, “ 1 have no dog, sir, 
nnd much I fear my baby has been stolen by 
some wandering gypsy.” 
Just then out from a piece of woods came the 
ragged little boy who had supped so heartily on 
Nellie's bread, and the dog followed dose at 
hla heels, watching the ttuy llgure, which, slight 
as It was, was yet a boavy burden for the young 
arms which held her, 
"01 thank God! 
seribers at $2.65. Wo will furnish either of 
these styles for 10 subscribers at cLub rates. 
They uro beautiful us well as useful, uiul we 
aro sure will bo as popular this year as pre¬ 
vious ones. The ubovo will be sent by mail, 
post paid. 
THE CAMP 
BABY’S SKIES 
BY ALICE D. LIND8LEY. 
Would you know the baby’s skies i 
Baby’s skies are mamma's eyes, 
Mamina’s eyes and smile, together 
Make the baby's pleasant weather. 
Mamma, keep yonr eyes from tears, 
Keep your heart from foolish fears, 
Keep your lips from dull complaining, 
Lest the baby think 'Its raining. 
lift Bartlett , in St. Nicholas. 
We've pitched our touts by the sea, 
And merrily said, *' Good Night 
For the day is o’er, and the stars 
Will watch us till the morning light. 
Oh ! the sou may roar, and the wind may blow 
We are under the canvas, nnd soon we’ll go 
To tbe Laud of Sleep. 
I’eep. peept 
The moonbeams sparkle and dance, 
Tossed on the restless sea : 
I dreamily bear the breezes 
Whispering good-night to me. 
As I listen I think I hear them say, 
“ We have come to carry you far away 
To tire Lund of Sleep, 
Peep! peep!” 
St. John's Bar, Florida, 1875. 
LOSING A BUTTON 
with him in school, who always stood at the 
head of hla class. It was the custom of tbe 
scholars to change plnceB In their olaraea, ac¬ 
cording to failure or success In recitation ; but 
though Walter Was number two, he could not 
get to the head, because this boy never missed. 
Uut Walter noticed t hat ho had a liablt, when 
puzzled by a hard Question, of twirling a but¬ 
ton on hla Jacket, and this seemed to help him 
think out a right answer. 
Walter, more through mischief than any worao 
motive, cut olf the button slyly uuo day, to soo 
If It Would make any difference. The lesson 
was a spelling lesson, and several boys at the 
foot missed a hard word. It came round to the 
head. The boy Instinctively put his hand to 
the button. It was gone. He looked down to 
lluil it, grew confused, missed I ho word, and 
Walter went above him. The boy never got, f<> 
the head again, seemed to lose his ambition, 
nettled down Into a second-rate scholar, and 
never accomplished much In life. Walter Scott 
declared that lie often suffered sharp remorse 
SEE HERE, YOUNC! FOLKS! 
OUJt PREMIUM GOLD PENS, HOLDERS, ETC. 
The Rural’s Premiums for Boys and Uirla, 
published two weeks ago, comprised (see Nos. 
7 to 13 inclusive in the list) the Pens, Holders, 
Pencil Cases, &c.. Illustrated and described be¬ 
low. We trust hundreds of our young friends 
will he able to secure these very useful article*. 
They can if they Will. All that la necessary Is 
a little prompt and earnest trptnu •' 
The days of Mm goosequill have departed. 
Occasionally wo find some old-fashioned 
man who insists that metal.ie pens atv n de¬ 
lusion and a snare; but the " educated com¬ 
mon sense ” of community has settled into a 
conviction that metallic pens are indispen¬ 
sable. We remember some of the first speci¬ 
mens manufactured, about the size of an 
ordinary quill, as un-elastie as a steamboat 
shaft, and with points needing perpetual 
filing. The manufacture hiw improved since 
then, aud the gold pens made by George P. 
Bawkks at 06 Nassau St., N. Y., may be 
taken as the final result of ull the years of 
experiment from that time t.o this. Heauti* 
ful exceedingly aro they, radiant iu gold and 
rubber handles, artistic lu design and finish 
—the poetry «f pen-making; but their chief 
charms are to be found in their uaefnhu'uft. 
Vi Shaped so as to be strong, temper 
\ 6d ao as to bo as elastic as the wri 
I ter needs, pointed so as to wear 
| forever almost, wo do not wonder 
/I that in previous years IIawkeh' 
’ , | Gold Pens were such a favorite 
|! premium. 
Mr, IIavvkk.s is also the patentee 
4 ft ud manufacturer of the Fount Kin 
Pen, made of Hard Rubber as to 
j , 7jl handle and 16-karat gold as to the 
|| pen,'wlifoh G iu Itself pen and ink 
AjjgMfc —stand, with which one in:iy write 
jS5p'| l'rom four to eight hours consocu- 
RgM |IU tively, with only one visit to the 
■| II inkstand. As (he pen can bo used 
Hffi 1! <la aU ordiBar T dipping pen, leav- 
HU ! jjjjj Lig the ink in the res- 
i h ervoir for an omer- 
1 geney, those pens are 
indispensable for some 
purposes and good ev¬ 
il ery where. 
/| Not deeming it pos 
exclaimed the grateful 
rather, recognizing his missing child, and hU 
own strong arms lifted the little truant and 
held her close to bis breast while he rushed oi 
to the farm-house. 
The boy, who had found her aleoplng under 
some bushes, followed eagerly after, and the 
gentleman, who hud become interested In the 
farmer’s trouble, also joined the family. 
Nellie sat up in mamma’s tap to tell her 
story, after being kissed until she was nearly 
smothered, and the recital was ended with the 
pltllul recital, “ I dot so awful tired, mamma, 
wallin’ for dat b’ead to turn hat to me 1 dot 80 
tired, l didn’t ’member iiullin more only dat I 
don’t b'evo Don '(numbered His p’omise dls 
time. But maybe my b'ead will swim home to¬ 
morrow, mamma." 
Then with smiles and tears mamma explain¬ 
ed the meaning of the sentence which hud so 
puzzled Nellie, and showed her that the bread 
bad helped a huugry little boy, and given him 
strength to keep on bisway, and Providence 
had directed his foot to Nellie's hiding place, 
otherwise she might have been undiscovered 
until morning, notwithstanding papa's search. 
And when, afterwards, the gentleman, who had 
become a llrm friend to the humble farm peo¬ 
ple, proved his friendship In many substantial 
ways. It was further shown to Nellie that the 
bread she oust so literally upon the waters, had 
indeed returned after many days in abunduut 
blessings for them nil. 
Nellie Isa big girl now, but she has never 
forgotten her childish attempt at illustration 
of that Bible promise, anil since it, brought so 
much gladness, after all, has never regretted 
her mistake. 
HOW NELLIE “ OAST HER BREAD 
UPON THE WATERS.” 
BY MARY I). BRINK 
“ ‘Cast your bread upon the waters,’ " etc., 
read old Farmer Roberts, aa after the conclu¬ 
sion of their humble meal ho read, as was his 
custom, a chapter in the Bible and offered his 
fervent eveniug prayer. 
This duty was utteuded to early, that his chil¬ 
dren might share it before their bed hour should 
arrive; aud little Net.lie, just flvo years old, 
had tried for two years to understand all the 
“ big words” which papa used so regularly. Big 
words to her little understanding, no doubt, 
but very com forcing to the simple farmer who 
THE HEART VINEYARD 
I>iiaw on the blackboard a heart, surrounded 
by a hedge. Inside of the heart, a vine, etc. 
Ask what the vineyard Is; what a vineyard is 
we each aro to cultivate Tor Gcd. Answer be¬ 
ing given, write Vln.of Ht. Draw out of rchol- 
His what the Vine In our heart is; then what 
the fruit* are. Ask wbat a hedge Is. Used to 
keep nut wild beasts ; God smrounds our heart 
with hedge of Bible truth to preserve the vine 
yard from tbedovll, who goes about like a roar¬ 
ing lion, seeking, etc. Show that we must open 
the hedge ourselves before he can get In. Then 
wipe off lower end of heart to illustrate our 
giving admittance to the Adversary. Let the 
blackboard eraser represent the devil, who 
enters through the opening, erases the vine 
and Irulta, and Mils the heart with SIN, w hich 
write In largo letters. Ask which the scholars 
wish to have In their hearts, I lie Vine or the 
devil ? Isa. 5: 4.—Bev ../. M. Dure.I). 
had struggled long to keep " above board,” aa 
the saying Is. On this night, be read more slowly 
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN 
I'OUR ladies of position in London have be¬ 
come decorative artists. 
The Boston girls are slowly adopting tho 
chemlloon. No tho inventor says. 
N tnk female students of Cambridge, England, 
have received the title of Bachelor of Arts. 
Sadness bangs over society men just now, be¬ 
cause i»r tho rumored restoration of crinoline. 
An American girl won the gold medal at the 
recent examination at the College of Brazil, 
ltlo do Janeiro. 
MissNellik smith of Sunderland, Mass., a 
graduato of Mount Holyoke Seminary, with her 
sister, have joined the company of teachers for 
South Africa. 
Kate Field says that If she were t.he Prin¬ 
cess Louise slm would emigrate t« a country 
where her husband would be her social equal. 
She would have to go to Wyoming. 
Fred ERIK a Bremer, when a child, made all 
her sisters shut their eyes and pretend to be at 
the theater, while she took advantage of tho 
pretense to pillage the luncheon-table. 
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and her daugh¬ 
ters were tbe guests of the State of Virginia in 
the city of Richmond, on the occasion of un¬ 
veiling the statue or that great soldier, on the 
mb of October. 
Miss Helen M. Pratt, a graduate of Mount 
Holyoke Seminary and late of Boston, lias been 
appointed assistant In the High School of 
Sacramento, C’al., at a salary of *1,000 a year. 
or a huge piece or tho staff of life and stole 
softly to the brook. Nobody missed her at the 
time, and Nellie took care to keep still as a 
mouse about her operations. Thou with all her 
might and main—first takings bite oi the white 
slice about to rcceivesuch a ducklng-»he threw 
the bread far out Into tlm deepest water, and 
waited to see it float slowly down tho stream. 
Then she sat down on a stone near by and pa¬ 
tiently waited to see the treasure come back to 
her. She was sure it would come, because mam¬ 
ma had often told her about believing Goo's 
word and bis promises, nnd so the little girl 
said over and over again, " My bread u>iU turn 
tome—Dim says so; but I wish He wouldn’t 
let it bo very wot. I doesn’t Rte wet bread.” 
But the moments passed and no sign of return¬ 
ing bread, and two or three tears of disappoint¬ 
ment aud brekeu trust made their appearance 
In the blue eyes. It began to grow damp and 
cold—for the sun was almost ready to say "good 
night,” aud was only lingering a little to see 
t hat everything was all right below and all stray 
lambs safe iu the mother-fold. Aud then Nel¬ 
lie’s eyes grew drowsy, and presently tbu little 
heart forgot all its troubles tho bread, the 
waters and everything else—and the child was 
fast asleep. 
Meanwhile, what of the bread? Why, It floated 
on and on down the stream, and Anally, a long 
distance from where patient Nellie waited Its 
return, was caught In a safe crevice In one of 
the large rocks near the bank, and was there 
discovered by a bungry-looklng dog, wiTo quick¬ 
ly sprang after the prize. He was Joined pres¬ 
ently by a poor, rugged boy who looked as If he 
and Ms dog together had seen pretty hard times 
lately. The bread was thoroughly soaked and 
quite unappetizing, truth to tell; but uur boy 
and bis dog were by tiu means fastidious, so, 
dividing tbe piece, they ate It eagerly, and thus 
put an end forever to Its literal return-voyage, 
had such a thing been possible. Meanwhile a 
ILLUSTRATED REBUS.-No. 8 
tW~ Answer in two weeks 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA,—No. 5 
[ AM composed of 53 letters : 
My 1, 9, 3, 10, 37, 5, 7 was an Italian poet. 
My 4, 33, 36,10, 35, is a French writer. 
My 13,30, 28, 11, 17 a C. 8. President. 
My 39, 30, M a Boston editor. 
My 33, 0, 33, 15, 34 once the presiding genius at 
the White House. 
My 33, 40, 50, 13,33 a novel by Mrs. Wlstar. 
My 53, 3,11,23, 23 an animal. 
M V 1, 29, 15, 24, 48 one of Bulwcr’s novels. 
My 38, 21, 20,31 means passed away. 
My 34, 14, 52 means despair. 
My 41, 45, 37 a French negative. 
My whole Is a German proverb. 
S2T - Answer In two weeks. Little One. 
CROSS-WORD ENIGMA.-No. 12 
My first Is In white but not In brown, 
My Becond Is in burn but not In blaze 
My third Is 111 awltu but not In drown, 
My fourth in In fog but not In haze; 
My Oftli iu In dream but not in sleep, 
My sixth Is in soak but not In steep. 
4 W~ Answer In two weeks. 
PUZZLER ANSWERS.—Nov. 6 
offer the following as premiums this year .- 
Gold pen and ebony holder No. 5, in box, for 
gentlemen ; retail price, $5 ; for 5 subscrib¬ 
ers at $2.65. Gold pen No. 5, in silver exten¬ 
sion case, with pencil; price, $5 ; for 5 sub¬ 
scribers at 82.65, Gold pen No. 8, with ebony 
holder, for ladies, in box ; price, $3 • for 3 
subscribers at $3.65. Gold pen No. 3, with 
ebony extension holder ; price, $8.50 ; for 4 
subscribers at $2.65. Gold Paragon Pencil 
Case, chased ; price, $3 ; for 3 subscribers at 
$2.65. The same, with Ivory slide; price, $4 ; 
for 4 subscribers at $2.65. Gold Charm Pen¬ 
cil Case, for ludies ; price, $3,50 : for 4suh- 
Central Puzzle No. 4.—Barley. 
Diamond Puzzle No. 8.— 
c-lTa yuiNCY, who in now pursuing her 
art studies Iu Germany, has forwarded to her 
father In this country two curious and gigantic 
Chinese visiting cards. They bear the names 
in Chinese characters of the American Minister 
to China, whom Miss Quincy met In London. 
In Dutchess County, N. Y., at the recent elec¬ 
tion, Susan B. Anthony had nine votes forjudge 
of the Supreme Court. 
Woud Square Enigma No, 7.— 
ANNE 
NOEL 
NEAL 
ELLA 
Miscellaneous Enigma No. 4.— 
" Early to bed aud early to rise, 
Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise 
