MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
Yoons  Tom  J8qulf«  RaxcaKUc  to  bis  remarks  about 
tbe  fairer  sox ;  but  It  does  not  worry  me  In  the 
least,  for  no  real  gentleman  would  be  guilty  of 
such  Impoliteness.  I  will  close  for  tbls  time,  but 
If  I  see  this  In  print  1  will  try  again.— Sunshine, 
CoxatU’kie,  .V.  I'. 
From  an  Ohio  Girl. 
Mr.  Kditor:— 1  have  been  reading  some  of  the 
letters  from  the  boys  and  girls  In  the  Rural.  I 
think  t  hey  ouglit  to  be  thankful  for  the  space  you 
give  them  In  yoiu-  e.xcellent  paper.  Our  folks  take 
eight  papers,  but  wo  like  the  Youth’s  Companion 
and  the  Rural  tlie  be»U  My  Pa  Isa  tannoj',  but 
ho  teaches  school  winters.  I  have  two  sisters, 
both  younger  than  myself.  Their  iwmea  ore  Cora 
and  Lillie.  \Vd  all  go  to  school  tills  winter  to  Pa, 
who  Is  teaching  hla  elgliteeutli  term,  twelve  of 
which  he  has  taught  in  our  district.  He  has  forty- 
flvii  scholars.  We  live  near  a  lovely  pond  sur¬ 
rounded  by  beautiful  scenery.  Perhaps  If  this  Is 
pubUshed  I  will  write  again.  -Ida  IIavmaker. 
KarlvUlr.  PorUii/c  Co.,  Ohio, 
From  a  Pennsylvania  Girl. 
Mr.  Editor Mama  has  been  reading  to  me 
letters  in  tlie  Rural  from  the  boys  and  girls.  I 
never  wrote  a  letter,  so  mama  said  If  It  was  prtnt- 
ert  In  the  Rural  I  could  always  have  iii.v  ilrst  letter 
to  keep.  I  go  to  school  when  I  am  well.  I  fell 
from  tlio  school  steps  and  broke  my  leg,  so  1  have 
in  lay  In  bed  and  write  this.  1  will  be  so  glad 
when  1  eanw’alk  again.  My  papa  ts  dead,  but  I 
have  a  mama  and  llttJe  brother  and  sister.  My 
sister  s  hamo  la  Alma,  and  she  Is  two  years  old. 
Tell  1I.IHKIET  Jf,  W.  I  think  Alma  is  the  dearest 
little  stster  and  Ipis  the  nicest  name  I  know  of.— 
Mary  11.,  MeadoUlo,  Pa, 
toilet  stands  of  muslin  over  a  color.  These  rooms 
are  filled  with  choice  pictures— and  to  all  I  would 
say,  do  notspend  your  money  for  common  pictures, 
cheap  paintings,  chromos  and  the  like.  tVail,  and 
adding  a  little  racire  to  the  loim,  buy  a  copy  (an 
engraving  Is  always  desirable)  of  some  Hue  origi¬ 
nal  painting,  piece  of  statuary,  or  some  choice 
workifr-Hsomethlng  which  Is  not  a  mere  pa-aslng 
fancy,  but  has  a  deeper  slgnltlcatlon.  Such  a  col¬ 
lection.  gradually  brought  together,  will  be  a  great 
soimce  of  gratinc.atlon  to  not  only  youi'scll  but 
your  friends,  and  iviH  Ik’,  as  well,  a  means  of  edu¬ 
cation.  Lord  Bacon  sajTj,  Houses  arc  nmde  to 
live  In,  not  to  look  at,"  and  so  RVe  In  them— have 
your  Home  a  part  of  yourself,  and  with  some  In¬ 
dividuality— there  bring  out  all  that  la  Id  your 
power  of  the  be.iutltul  and  good,  and  with  the 
higher  education  and  cultivation,  the  stronger 
love  for  Nature  and  all  tlon’s  wonderful  works, 
the  better  can  you  do  lids. 
In  the  care  of  your  houses  do  not  neglect  your 
grounds,  for  it  you  do  there  will  bo  an  Incomplete- 
nes-s  about  alL  You  may  not  be  able  to  do  much 
to  them,  but  with  a  Utile  Uiought  and  taste,  and 
not  necessarily  a  large  expenditure,  they  can  bt; 
greatly  beauUhed.  Do  not  attempt  a  unilormlty 
with  other  gardens  and  grounds  aronml  yon.  but 
If  you  have  any  natural  advantages  In  the  way  of 
trees,  rocka.  little  brooks,  etc.,  iis  far  as  Is  possible 
with  convenience  and  health,  leave  i.hcm  and  you 
will  have  a  much  more  picturesque  spot.  In  the 
grounds  of  the  homo  that,  l  have  written  of,  the 
same  mind  that  haSiplanned  the  Interior  has  also 
exhibited  taste  there.  Flowers  in  little  beds  adorn 
tJie  latvns,  and  vines  grow  around  as  they  will. 
There  are  rustic  chairs,  and  seWeeR,  baskote, 
stumps,  etc.,  that,  too,  are  original  and  of  home 
manufacture.  If,  with  thedescrlpllon  or  thlsdear 
little  home,  any  of  the  Rural  readers  have 
gleaned  new  Ideas  of  Uvtng  In  and  making  more 
altraidlve  theli-  own  homes,  l  shall  be  satisfied 
tliat  this  Is  not  written  without  good  result. 
Nov.  loth,  18T5.  8.  p.  n. 
MISS  KITTY’S  KITTY 
[Hee  Illustration  on  page  81.] 
BY  BOSE  GERANIUM, 
I  HAVE  hciird  I’ll  rimd  of  a  learned  eifi. 
And  of  dogs  that  could  pick  out  their  letters, 
So,  Kitty,  cotuo  here,  youTc  tis  clever  a«  they, 
And  can  learn  as  w«ll  as  your  betters  ! 
Don't  struwle  and  kick,  or  I'll  give  you  a  pal. 
I  am  KOlDg  to  tench  you  -  so  try  and  «iR>U  “  CAT  !" 
But,  dear what’s  the  use  ?  If  you  siielt  aU  the  day, 
I  could  not  make  out  one  small  mow  that  you  say. 
Books  arc  for  this  Kitty,  and  mice  are  for  that ; 
I  can't  catcli  your  mice,  and  you  can’t  speU  my 
“tint  ?” 
We  each  of  us  have  our  own  lessons,  'tts  plain ; 
Rim,  Pussy,  I'll  utd  try  to  teach  you  again. 
O,  LIFE’S  pitiful  panfjTB  and  its  woe, 
With  no  one  to  sooth  or  allay  them  ! 
O,  the  hearts  that  beat  faintly  and  low 
For  kind  ffrcetlngs— and  no  one  to  say  them ! 
Does  a  siuKinK  bird  flit  thro’  your  soul, 
And  its  rich  throat  set  music  arflowlng  f 
Do  soft  heavens  their  sunshine  nnroU, 
And  Bpring  blossoms  bud  and  be  growing? 
O.  open  the  windows  of  life 
To  the  famished,  who  si  niggle  and  perish ! 
O,  beckon  them  in  from  the  strife, 
To  walk  in  the  gardens  ye  cherish ! 
We  none  of  tia  hold  the  estate 
Of  a  blessing  that  bars  out  oiu  neighbor ; 
We  must  gather  and  give,  soon  and  late,- 
\Ve  must  compass  the  poor  with  our  labor. 
O.  life’s  pitiful  pangs  and  Hs  woe. 
With  no  one  to  sooth  or  allay  thrm  I 
O,  the  hearts  that  beat  faintly  and  low 
For  kind  greetings— and  no  one  to  say  them ! 
LETTERS  FROM  BOYS  AND  OIRLS 
From  a  Southern  New  York  Girl. 
Dear  Cousins  Who  knows  w  hero  our  Coiusln 
Johnnie  is?  I  have  looked  for  a  letter  troin  her 
for  a  long  Lime,  but  have  failed  to  see  one.  Has 
she  lorsiiken  us?  I  nope  not,  I  am  sure,  l 
would  advise  Cousin  Fr,ank  B.  W.  to  be  careful  or 
he  maybe  scut  West  to  keep  Vouno  Uikti  iiml  the 
rest  of  tJie  boys  company.  I  agree  with  “  School 
Girl"  In  regard  to  the  hoys  following  the  Iiushlous. 
They  think  it  very  had  ta.sto  for  the  girls  to  piivl- 
thelr  hair  on  the  side,  but  ibey  must  remember 
that  they  took  the  girls’  style  ot  wearing  their 
hair,  and  wo  didn’t  wmit  to  he  like  them:  so  mimr 
(I  will  not  any  all  of  the  girls,  for  1  am  an  excep- 
lion  to  the  rule)  look  to  parting  their  lialr  on  the 
hide,  I  think  each  had  better  keep  their  own 
laahlou;  It  would  look  more  sensible,  I  think  T 
speak  the  sentlmenfa  ot  most  of  my  cousins.  l 
do  wish  Mr.  Editor  would  plea-sc  j)Ut  his  pholn- 
grajih  In  the  Rural  for  Chrl.HtuwK.  I  am  smo  we 
would  appreciate  it.  WIU  nxv  conslu.i  please  sign 
their  names  to  their  letters?  Webster  S.  had 
better  give  ms  his  model  for  making  a  calico  dres.s, 
for  perhaps  some  ot  the  rest  of  us  can  afford  one 
as  well  as  Okacib  S.  \\'J.shlng  .vou  all  a  Merry 
Christmas  and  a  Happy  New  Year,  1  remain,  yom' 
Cousin— ^Vdelk  Wood,  Ehaim,  .v.  V', 
A  HOME  or  BEAUTY. 
Perhaps  many  of  the  readers  of  the  Rural  New- 
Yobkek— those  young  or  even  more  advanced  In  I 
ycan»— are  tlilnklng  that  os  time  has  gone  In  the  ‘ 
snug  little  comforittble  homes,  that  were  in  the 
beginning  their  pride  anil  Joy,  have  grown  old- 
faslUoucd— that  they  do  not  compare  with  Uic 
larger  and  more  Plcgant  houses  around  them,  and 
tliot  they  are  not  keeping  up  with  the  times.  To 
such  I  would  say,  do  not  alt,empt  to  keep  up  with 
the  times.  Do  not  bring  tho  struggle  of  fashion, 
pride  and  envy  Into  that  mast  sacred  of  all  pla¬ 
ces— homo.  I  will  tell  of  a  little  house  at  which  I 
have  tho  pleasure  of  visiting  for  a  tew  days.  Ills 
to  me  b<.iautllul  beyond  description,  for  lJie.ro  are 
found  not  only  Uio  h-jantlei  which  plCiise  the  eye 
but  which  touch  tho  bcurt.  Each  member  or  i.iie 
family,  from  mistress  and  friend,  to  man  and 
maid  servant,  ajc  Christ’s  humble  foUowpjs,  re¬ 
alizing  TJieJr  responHlhlUiy.  Life  with  them  Is  not 
a  play  day,  but  full  of  curnosl  plans  and  work,  and 
far  too  short,  to  .^ppnd  any  of  tbe  momeut-s  in  idle¬ 
ness  ;  so  It  Is  a  busy  household. 
Five  miles  out  from  a  city  the  young  husband 
and  wife  went  some  tlftcen  years  ago,  and  I  here 
took  a  Gothic  cottage,  exceedingly  *maU,  In  the 
beginning,  wltb  hut  six  roomh,  I  think— parlor, 
dimng-room,  kitchen  and  three  bed-rooms.  Thus 
the  UiUe  nest  rcmainod  for  some  time,  but  was 
finally  enlaiifed,  lIMJe  by  Utile  hs  was  neces.'uiry, 
all  tJie  time  preserving^  tho  Gothic  style,  and  with 
no  want  or  harmony  in  tho  Additions, 
The  exterior  of  the  house  is  almost  entirely  ura- 
bowered  with  woodbine  and  the  green  lolLage  of 
summer,  and  the  later  i1cli,  warm  autumnal  bills, 
add  a  groat  charm  to  the  place. 
The  Jlbrarj'  being  tlie  living  room  Ls  easy  and 
Inviting  with  Us  open  lire,  easy  chairs  and  bright 
cheer.  Tbe  very  aunospbern  of  some  libraries  Is 
conducive  to  sleep,  and  unflls  one  lor  reading,  hut 
this,  with  ILs  several  windows,  has  not  tluiL  fault. 
Instead  of  large,  expensive  hook  wusos,  Uieso  are 
simple  oak  casings,  from  celltuglo  floor,  all  around 
the  room,  wbli  tho  cxcoptlon  or  spaces  for  wln- 
dow.s  and  doers.  The  bixilts  are  friends,  each  hav¬ 
ing  Ihelr  farnUlar  places.  Much  of  the  ornament¬ 
ation  of  this  roOtth  and  the  parlor  a-s  well,  Is  what 
even  the  iKiore-si,  may  have  wllh  a  UttJe  trouhle— 
ferns,  grasses,  hitler  sweet,  aulunm  leaves,  etc.— 
arranged  In  baskits  and  vasas.  The  Mm  pie  Not¬ 
tingham  lacfl  curtains,  with  their  decorations  or 
the  leaves  a  nd  fern!|,  are  to  one  far  more  beautiful 
than  the  most  elaborate  wrought  curtains  orna¬ 
mented  by  heavy  cornices-  Let  me  u*ll  you  the 
manner  ot  doing  thl.s:  Pm  into  a  long  strip  of 
white  muslin,  about  two  Inches  wide,  your  pressed 
ferns  and  leaves,  elthiir  ullernaUily  or  m  groups 
as  you  like.  The  more  deUcate  ferns  and  brighter 
leaves  are  best  for  tbte  purpose,  as  the  strong 
light  wiuch  falls  upon  them  from  the  wmdow 
throws  out  w'ell  the  colors.  From  tho  center  at 
iJic  top  of  the  curtain  sirspend  the  sUlp,  and  so 
arch  It  over  the  curtain,  pinning  or  fastening  as 
closoly  as  Is  uecessaiy,  until  the  cuds  reach  the 
floor,  one  either  side.  Then  cut  In  muslin  a  design 
for  a  smaU  lambrequin  U>  flt  the  vvlndows,  and  on 
this  Vilace  tho  Icrns  and  leaves  aLso.  The  effect  of 
a  w  indow  decora  tod  In  I  his  style  is  very  lovely. 
The  malting  on  the  ilooi's,  which  Ui  summer  aro 
so  cool  and  comfortable,  has  now  been  covered 
w  Itli  bright  mum  and  rugs,  giving  the  room  somo- 
t.iiing  of  an  oriental  appea ranee.  The  large,  easy, 
old-fa-shlonexl  clialr.s  arc  made  more  attractive  by 
long  strips  of  cro.uovne  the  width  of  the  chair, 
wadded,  and  tied  wllh  brlglit  vvorsieds.  These 
are  laid  over  LUe  top  and  reaoh  down  over  the  seat. 
Also  a  sofa  has  been  made,  wldch  Ls  enilrely  of 
home  manufacture.  The  ijody  ot  It  Is  a  box,  some 
70  X  25  Inches,  and  10  Inches  high.  Then  a  cush¬ 
ion,  to  fit  over  the  whole  top.  Is  filled  with  hair, 
and  springs  placed  la  It,  'J’hls  Ls  lastemsl  down, 
and  over  it  a  smooth  coveitng  of  rep  is  placed. 
Around  the  three  Hides  at  the  lop  a  pufl  of  rep 
some  eight  inches  wide  comes,  and  below  that  a 
wide  woolen  furniture  fringe,  reaching  to  the  floor, 
finishes  It  off  very  neatly.  Then  make  three  ciisli- 
lOiLS  which,  when  placed  on  the  sofa  upilghl- 
agalnst  the.  wall,  wiu  he  same  width  as  sofa. 
These  are  covered  with  gray  rep,  and  llnlshed  with 
narrow  putrings.  By  making  the  effort  you  can 
add  quite  an  elegant  )ilecp  ol  furniture  to  your 
pallor,  and  at  leas  than  hair  the  exiieirse  which 
the  same  piece  would  cost  if  bought. 
The  bedroorasare  pretty  and  simple,  having  nciit 
muslin  hanging  curtains,  and  dressing  cases  or 
From  a  New  dereey  Girl. 
Dear  Kditor:— I  have  taken  quite  a  fancy  to 
tho  Rural,  and  thinking  that  you  would  like  to 
have  another  i:ontrtbutor  Id- the  pages  of  your  ex¬ 
cellent  paper,  I  thought  I  would  write  an  essay 
and  send  to  yon,  and  If  It  pleased  you  to  publish 
It  in  your  paper  and  to  count  mo  as  one  of  your 
contributors,  I  should  Uko  It  very  much.  It  is  my 
rust  attempt  at  writing  for  a  paper  or  anything 
else.  1  have  done  my  best  to  make  It  good  enough 
to  put  In  a  p.-iper,  and  I  will  do  the  best,  l  can  at 
writing  stories  and  short  pieces  If  you  will  allow 
me  to  do  so. — S.  IL,  Hopatcou^,  Morris  Co.,  .V.  J. 
From  a  Central  New  York  Boy. 
Dear  Editor:— I  would  like  to  bo  accepted  as 
one  of  your  Cousins.  1  live  on  a  farm.  We  keep 
ten  cows.  I  have  madii  out  Cross-word  Enigma 
No.  1.  The  answer  Is  Gnadalqulv«r.  [Correct.] 
If  tills  Hurts  a  place  In  tho  Rural  I  will  try  again. 
— William  King,  Ch«nango  Forks,  N.  F. 
MY  LOVE  FOR  THE  RURAL-ITS  GROWTH 
.M  T  father  has  been  .a  constant  Rural  subscriber 
over  twenty  years.  The  first  number  he  received 
contained— If  1  remember  rightly— a  picture  of  a 
rnammolb  pumpkin;  against.  It,  Just  reaching  to 
the  top,  stood  a  ladder,  which  a  man  (looking  very 
small  indeed)  was  oppurenlly  about  to  ascend  In 
order  to  view  the  surrounding  country.  At  that 
time  1  was  such  a  small  girl  that  the  pictures  only 
Inlereslcd  me,  and  l  really  thought  that  the  won- 
dertul  man  who  made  the  paper  lalsort  pumpkins 
as  large  ns  lhat  picture  represented.  Aft.er  a 
few  year.s  the  poetry,  stories  and  puzzles  were  my 
dcllghU 
When  I  commenced  learning  to  bake  I  was  per¬ 
fectly  happy  when  I  hart  mother’s  consent— as  I 
often  dirt  —to  nso  Rural  recipes.  Although  a  farm- 
er’adnughler,  I  confera  that  l  paid  but,  lit tlo  atteu- 
tlon  to  the  agricultural  and  dairy  departmenta 
until' I  became  a  farmer’s  wife.  For  two  years 
BlckneH.s  has  terribly  affllclANl  a  dear  friend,  and 
my  health  has  been  very  poor— conaequently  tho 
hygienic  information  Is  eagerly  sought  for  and 
read. 
We  have  a  little  llve-ycar-old  boy  who  loves  lo 
look  at  the  pictures  now,  and  always  wants 
mamma  to  read  to  him  about  them,  and  the  sto¬ 
ries  for  children.  This  I  gladly  do— hoping  lhat 
the  dear  Rural  will  llourlsh  many  years,  and  that 
he  may  live  to  love  U  and  all  things  good  and 
pure.  Now  I  read  almost  every  department  with 
plea.sure,  and  1  believe  profit.  If  we  Tall  to  get  a 
number  by  Saturday  nlghb— which  wc  soiactlmes 
do,  as  we  live  quite  a  distance  from  tho  post-orrioc 
—  I  feel  as  If  a  meet  Ing  with  an  old  and  dear  frlenrl 
hud  been  postponed,  for  the  Rural  Is  such  to  me. 
From  a  Gousln  who  Is  not  very  young. 
Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.  0.  w.  v.  s. 
From  a  MIsoourl  Boy-Agent. 
Dear  Rural  Your  “  inducement-s  to  Agents  " 
have  persuaded  me  to  act  as  an  agent  for  yom’ 
pajier.  I  am  going  to  gel  up  a  club,  and  will  Lake 
a  printing  prcifs  lor  a  premium,  I  am  thirteen 
yours  or  age.  I  have  never  written  to  tho  Rural 
before,  so  l  win  write  a  few'  llnc-s  lor  the  Hoys'  and 
Girls’ Column,  i  am  going  to  school.  i  will  tell 
ray  sludteR :— Goodrichs  U.  H.  History,  Grammar. 
Fhiloitophy.  Algebra,  Dl<.niouary,  &u.,  Ac.  I  like 
HlTuiyi^  udles  very  well,  cNpccially  Algebra  and 
Philosophy.  I  live  in  the  country  about  three 
mUes  from  any  village.  Get  your  Goograpliy  and 
look  six  miles  eo-st  of  Atchison,  Kas,,  and  you  will 
know  where  I  live.  This  Is  a  very  pridty  coiinlrj'. 
Win  Cousins  excuse  my  very  short  letter?  Send 
tho  “  ITess  "  by  express  when  l  send  you  the  club. 
—Edwin  ELLiorr,  Rmhvilk,  Mo. 
ILLUSTRATED  EEBUS.-No.  3. 
From  an  Illinois  Girl. 
Mr.  UDiTOKi-  We  have  been  taking  yoiu’ paper 
tor  a  long  time,  and  1  must  j^ay  this  is  my  Qrot 
attt'mpt  to  wi1i«  a  letter  lo  be  placed  In  the  Young 
Folks’  Column.  1  live  in  tho  city  of  Rockford,  and 
also  attend  school  there.  It  liu.s  been  very  pleas¬ 
ant  nnill  now.  11  is  very  cold;  tho  thermometer 
has  stood  six  deg.  below  zero.  We  liad  one  or  two 
days  of  good  sleighing,  but  there  is  no  snow  lo  be 
seen  now.  Almost  eveiY  night,  IJicre  are  partlee, 
and  we  enjoy  ourselves  ever  so  much,  l  have 
been  reading  some  or  Webster  KMirii’s  lettero, 
and  from  tliem  1  cannot  say  I  admire  him,  ir  lie  in 
light  complc.MOUcd  and  coiLHlders  hlmseir  good 
looking.  However,  If  he  keeps  hLs  sliirt  fronts 
respectable  very  long,  he  does  beit<>r  than  my 
brother.  As  Webster  requested  Guacik  S.  and 
others  to  answer  his  last  letter,  1  am  ono  ot  “tho 
others,”  and  trusting  that  Uracie  H.  has  her  dress 
made,  or  will  profit  by  the  advice  of  Webster  8., 
I  will  close,  hoping  some  time  to  become  a  Cousin. 
—Hattie  j. 
Answer  in  two  weeks. 
DOUBLE  ACROSTIC.-No.  1 
1.  A  FRUIT.  2.  A  meaauro.  3.  To  unfasten.  4. 
To  look  obliquely.  f>.  A  boy’s  name.  8.  Tenuous. 
T.  Any  authoratlve  prohibition.  8.  A  little  elf.  g. 
Dress,  tackle.  10.  A  town  of  France.  11.  A  farm¬ 
ing  implement.  12.  A  brook.  13.  An  Imugo.  14. 
An  Australian  animal.  15.  To  furaUsh  for  support. 
My  inltlaLH  and  finals  give  resiiectlvcly  (he  name 
of  a  poem  and  Its  author.  x.  q.  z.  h. 
J3F~  Answer  In  two  weeks. 
FEMALE  SOCIETY 
All  men  who  avoid  female  society  (says  Thack¬ 
eray)  have  dull  perceptions,  and  are  stupid,  and 
have  jrross  ta-stes,  and  revolt  against  what  Is  pure. 
Your  club  swaggerero,  who  are  sucking  the  butts 
or  billiard  cues  all  night,  call  female  society  In¬ 
sipid.  Poetry  18  uninspiring  to  a  yokel;  beauty 
has  no  charms  for  a  blind  man;  muHlc  does  not 
please  a  poor  beast,  who  does  not  know  one  time 
from  another;  but,  as  a  true  6t>icare  is  hardly 
ever  tired  of  water,  sauue,  and  brown  bread  and 
butter.  I  can  sit  for  a  whole  night  talking  loa  well 
regulated  kindly  woman  about  her  daughter 
Fanny  or  her  boy  Frank,  and  liking  Uie  evening's 
eiitcrlalnmenL  Oncol  ihogrcatestbeneflttiaraan 
can  derive  from  woman’s  society  la  that  he  Is 
bound  to  be  respeetlul  to  her.  The  habit  is  of  grea  t 
good  to  your  morals,  men,  depend  uiwn  it-  Our 
education  makes  us  the  most  eminently  selfish 
men  in  the  world,  and  tho  greatest  benefit  that 
can  come  to  a  man  from  a  woman's  Koclcty  Is  that 
he  has  to  think  of  somebody  to  whom  he  la  bound 
to  be  constantly  attentive  and  respectful. 
CR0S&-W0RD  ENIGMA.-No.  3 
My  tlrst  1»  In  limb  hut  not  In  tree. 
My  second  Is  in  him  but  not  In  he ; 
My  third  Is  In  hoe  but  not  In  siiade, 
My  fourth  Is  In  knocked  but  not  in  laid. 
My  whole  Is  an  aidmal  much  feareil  In  Asia  and 
Africa.  Alex.  Hrown,  Jr. 
Answer  in  two  weeks. 
From  a  Maasaohusetts  Boy. 
Dear  Editor  Thl.s  is  my  first  letter  for  your 
paper,  Perhajis  1  should  not  have  wrltieu  at  all 
luid  It  not  been  for  the  little  mercy  shown  the 
female, sex  by  Y.  B.  and  others.  What  If  the  girls 
do  talk  about  dresses  ?-  -what  rlo  you  talk  about  ? 
Is  It  not  mustaches  and  cigars  or  soino  other 
worthless  thing  ?  I  do  not  think  It  ls  because  the 
girls  have  long  tongues  they  talk  so  much.  I 
think  it  Us  because  their  tongues  are  hung  In  the 
middle  and  run  at  both  ends.  I'hcy  have  a  jav 
culiar  glfl,  given  them  by  nature  for  talking.  We 
should  not  correct  them,  for  wo  have  peculiar  gilts 
also.  Y.  B.  liiis  made  a  great  inlslake  by  getting 
on  the  wrong  Mde  of  the  girls,  and  may  mourn  tor 
It  before  he  makes  amends.  I  wonder  if  he  is 
sick.  I  have  not  heard  much  from  him  lately; 
perhaps  he  Is  scared  out-  l  advise  all  boys  whose 
heads  are  level  not  to  get  on  the  wrong  side  ot  the 
girls.— A.  R,  Macombkk,  liwannea,  Mass. 
DECAPITATION.  No.l 
Mt  whole  Isa  kind  of  grus.8.  Heheml  mo  and  1 
am  an  admirer.  BeUciul  me  again  anil  I  am  across. 
From  my  whole  lake  my  second  loiter  and  I  am  a 
Ud.  From  my  whole  take  my  last  h  f.lxT  .and  1  am 
a  kind  of  spice.  From  my  whole  takw  my  Ilret  and 
last  letter  and  1  am  affection. 
IMf*  Answer  111  two  weeks.  c.  s. 
DON’T  BORROW  TROUBLE 
DIAMOND  PUZZLE.-No.  2, 
Wlnteb  Is  here.  The  leaves  have  fallen  from 
tho  trees  and  have  turned  tx)  dust  and  mire;  the 
sweet  smellH  have  gone  out  of  the  woodB  and 
given  place  todoca.v  iiinldeath.  But  do  not  ac¬ 
cept  .leremlah  .as  vour  prophei  or  receive  h1sl,am- 
oniatlons  ns  t.lio  gospel  of  Hie  flay.  The  world  Is 
not  on  the  wing  beyond  our  clasp.  Humanity, 
government,  arts,  talth,  devotion  are  not  fndlHg 
out,  nor  iiiriiing  to  rtest, ruction  and  empty  silence. 
The  coming  “winter  of  discontent”  bolds  In  iw 
h.and  the  brightest,  buds  of  radiant  promise.  Even 
lu  l.he  Itecilc  llnsli  .'md  iHoker  of  dying  nature 
there  Is  a  prnpliocv  of  dlslaiit  beaulles  arid  of  the 
time  when  the  singing  of  theblrds  will  Cfiine.  The 
days  lo  be  will  he  luo.ider  .and  brighter  IbantJiose 
which  have  passed.  The  future  into  which  wn  are 
dilftlng  1.S  not  one  of  dcwlatlon.  “  Let  not  your 
hearts  be  troubled.” 
1.  A  consonant.  2.  Au  Asiatic  animal,  i  A 
sort,  of  gum.  l.  Parents.  5.  A  city  of  Tennessee. 
6.  Cooked  on  a  gridiron.  7.  A  large  pill.  8.  A 
man  of  the  Bible,  o.  A  vowel.  Centrals  form  a 
city  of  Tenneasee. 
iir  Answer  In  two  weeks.  Little  One. 
From  a  City  Girl  In  the  Country. 
Dear  Rural  :— I  have  read  many  letters  In  your 
valuable  paper,  and  thought  I  would  try  and  write 
one-  My  home  is  In  the  city,  but  every  summer 
finds  me  ivlth  my  Grandpa  In  the  country,  where 
I  am  at  prc.scnt.  We  Itavc  taken  yonr  paper  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  i  do  not  know  how  we  coidd 
do  without  It.  1  have  but  one  pet,  that  is  a  oat, 
and  a  very  running  one  too.  I  have  no  brothem 
orRlHtcns,  a.8  norae  of  my  Rural  cousins  have,  but 
I  enjoy  myself  Just  as  well  without  them.  I  think 
PUZZLER  ANSWERS.-Jan.  8 
Illustrated  Re?c3  No.  2.— Seek  for  honor  not 
of  men. 
Cross-word  Enigma  No.  2.— Josh  Billings. 
Biblical  Double  Acrostic  No.  1,— Initials,  Dor¬ 
cas;  finals,  Samuel. 
