‘•Look I”  she  exclalmetJ,  “this  has  only  one 
separate  house,  which  helonga  entirely  to  little 
thumb,  because  he  is  good  aacl  obedient.  You 
others  must  live  together,  and  ns  soon  as  you  be¬ 
come  kind  and  obedient,  then  you  sliall  have  a 
house  or  your  own." 
And  there  it  was;  the  tour  Angers  might  entreat 
as  much  as  they  could,  it  would  not  help  them. 
Ever  sltioe  this  time,  many  little  children  wear 
mittens;  but  when  they  grow  tall,  and  become 
good,  then  they  can  wear  gloves. 
all  the  truth  ot  her  soul— always  Itaa,  and  always 
wUl  have— hut  she  cannot  forget  the  one  who 
turned  fi'om  licr  and  wont  Uls  wa.v,  and  cams  no 
more.  She  Is  glad  >v)ien  she  hears  ot  his  success, 
grieved  when  she  knbwi  that  lieha.s  sutrered,  and 
when  some  day  she  hears  that  he  Is  inarrlod-^lie 
who  has  Uerselt  been  married  for  long  years,  per- 
haps— she  who.  at  all  events,  would  never  inivc 
manied  hltn— Is  she  glad  then  7  1  do  not  know— 
A  woman’s  heart  is  a  very  strange  thing.  I  do  not 
believe  she  knows  Ucrself-  tjSladV  Oh.  ye.s— and 
his  wife  pretty  and  nice?  And  then  she  says  to 
herself  th.it  "  he  has  quite  forgotten,”  and  “  that, 
of  course,  is  best,"  and  cries  a  little. 
llraMiid  for  tfie  fioiuij) 
THE  SPELLING  CLASS, 
See  that  cinvlco  iu  the  floor— 
Slender  line  fmni  desk  to  door. 
First  jneridian  of  tlio  school. 
Which  all  the  scholars  toe  by  lode. 
Eanged  olomr  in  ristd  row, 
Inky,  Roldcn,  brown  and  tow. 
Aro  beads  of  spellers  Itigh  and  low. 
Like  notes  in  music  sweet  as  Juno, 
Dotting  otf  a  dancing  tune. 
Boy  of  B:iahan  takes  Uio  lead. 
Roughly  th.itched  hie  bullet  head; 
At  tho  foot  an  oight-yew-old, 
StandB  with  Ui  «d  of  trembling  gold ; 
Watch  her  wheu  the  word  la  missed  I 
Her  eyes  arc  like  an  ametliyst, 
Her  Angers  dovc-tailcd,  lips  apart; 
She  knows  thul  very  word  by  heart ! 
And  swings  like  any  pendulum. 
Trembling  lest  It  fall  to  come. 
Runs  the  word  along  the  line. 
Like  the  running  of  a  «ne, 
Blossoms  «)ut  from  hp  to  lip. 
Till  the  girl  m  ii/.iu^  slip 
Catches  breath  aiul  spells  the  word. 
Flits  up  llic  class  like  any  bird. 
Cheeks  in  bloom  with  honest  blood. 
And  proudly  «t.md8  whore  Bashau  stood. 
Music  hath  rich,  enchanting  strains. 
That  make  life's  pathway  brighter. 
And  by  their  power  tho  weary  hour 
Ii  often  TOBdered  Ughtor. 
THE  MEBCHANT  AND  THE  ROBBEB. 
It  nerves  tho  iiatriiA’a  arm  with  strength, 
And  flUs  his  huort  with  Are,— 
Amid  the  battle's  ceaseless  din. 
His  throbbing  pulse  beat  higher. 
[See  iLLUaTEATlON,  PAGE  77.] 
TRUTH  STRANGER  THAN  EICTION, 
An  English  merchant  was  riding  home  from 
mcirKC't,  and  had  behind  him  hu  knapsack,  In 
which  there  w^ia  a  large  sum  of  money,  it  rained 
heavily,  ami  the  good  man  was  soon  wot  through, 
which  annoyed  him  very  much,  and  he  complained 
of  the  weather  being  so  bad  while  ho  was  obliged 
to  travel. 
Ills  way  led  throngh  n  thick  forest.  As  soon  as 
he  had  Chtcred  it  im  satv  to  his  dismay  u  lObber, 
who  aimed  at  him  with  his  gun.  Mo  must  have 
been  killed  on  llic  siiot,  but  tho  ruin  had  made  the 
powder  so  damp  that  the  guu  missed  Are.  The 
traveler  put  spurs  to  hJs  hoise  and  escaped  the 
danger. 
As  soon  .a.s  ho  was  in  safety  iio  said  to  himself, 
“Ilow  very  foolish  I  was  lo  eompluluof  thO  bad 
wpathor,  instead  of  bearing  It  patiently,  us  sent 
from  <iod  I  If  the  sky  hud  hceu  bright  and  the  air 
dry  1  might  at  lids  moment  have  been  lying  dead, 
and  my  wife  and  children  would  have  expected 
me  In  vain.  The  rain  of  which  1  coinpl.iined  has 
saved  both  my  life  and  mj  pnjpeiTj.  For  the 
future  I  will  never  forget  what  tho  proverb  says : 
“  •  Take  from  Ood's  haiul  whateVr  He  will  boatow; 
'TIh  best  fur  tli«c,  alUiouyh  it  scorn  uotKo.’” 
’TTs  said  beside  the  dying  couch 
There’s  music  soft  and  sweet. 
That  harps  low  tones  arc  mingled  with 
The  fall  of  angels’  feet. 
Beauty  and  music— baud  in  hand 
They  walk  this  eartli  of  ours. 
And  each  bright  thing  in  nature  thrills. 
Charmed  with  their  mystic  powers. 
There’s  beauty  in  the  lightning’s  flash. 
When  storm  clouds  darkly  lower,— 
And  music  in  tho  water’s  clash 
Along  the  aounding  shore. 
There’s  beauty  in  die  flower  so  pale, 
That  blooms  so  sweet  and  lowly. 
And  lifts  its  dewy  chalice  up 
To  Hiu  ao  high  and  holy. 
There’s  music  *mid  the  dark-leaved  trees, 
A  hundred  birds  arc  singing— 
And  all  the  pulse  of  Katnre  thrills. 
And  all  the  woods  are  ringing. 
And  everywhere  we  see  outspread 
The  leaves  of  music  He,— 
And  Nature  plan's  the  keys,  and  we 
Stand  Idly  dreaming  by. 
Seti'.nteen  years  ago,  s;iy.s  lUo  Boston  News, 
William  Lester,  a  poor  carpenter,  died  in  Boston. 
Three  ot  ids  children  were  taken  West  by  a  friend, 
and  the  fourth,  a  itltlo  girl,  was  placed  In  a  Bos¬ 
ton  asylum.  Last  September  tho  only  survivor 
of  tho  Western  members  ot  the  family  came  Ea.st 
in  search  of  his  long  lost  sister,  having  himself 
become  very  wealthy.  He  found  th.itt.ho  girl  had 
been  adopted  by  John  WTiocler,  a  d^^■  gootW  mer¬ 
chant,  but  ho  li-ad  been  dead  .a  dozen  years,  and 
there  was  no  trace  of  the  girl's  whereabouts  .since. 
Being  dlscounigcd  ho  sinrte;!  West  .igain,  but  on 
tho  train,  a  little  way  out  ot  Bostou,  ho  noticed 
among  a  bevy'  of  girls  who  entered  the  cars  one 
who  remarkably  resembled  bis  mother.  He  left 
the  train  when  they  did.  and  soon  found  that  It 
was  indeed  his  sister,  who  was  living  with  her 
poor  wdopted  mother.  She  had  never  been  told 
that  she  va.s  an  adopted  chlkl.  and  it  was  long 
before  slie  realized  her  sllua  lion.  Tho  young  lady 
could  not  bo  prevailed  upon  to  accompany  her 
brother  West,  but  as  she  looks  upon  the  luxuries 
with  which  she  and  her  adoptod  mother  have  been 
stuTOunded  by  her  brother  she  eiijoj  9  the  pleas¬ 
ures  of  a  real  romance. 
"  Attention  1”  Now—”  Obeisance  all !” 
The  girls’  short  drcuscs  touch  tlie  floor, 
They  drop  tho  courtesies  at  the  door ; 
The  boys  Jerk  bows  with  Jack-knife  springs, 
And  at  the  doors  they  all  take  wings. 
[B.  F.  Tiii/lor. 
THE  MITTENS. 
Do  you  want  to  know  why  little  chlklren  wear 
mittens,  and  not  gloves  like  grown  jiersons?  1 
Listen,  and  I  will  tell  you.  | 
Once  upon  a  time,  a  inoOicr  went  out  and  said 
to  the  flve  llMle  llngei-s “  Children,  when  I  am 
not  at  home,  behave  well,  and  do  what  T  tell  you. 
If  you  uro  kind  and  obedient,  1  will  bring  each  ot  , 
you  a  little  house,  where  you  can  live  when  it  is  ' 
cold  winter.”  ' 
‘■0  mother!”  exclaimed  the  Ave  Angers,  “wo 
will  certainly  mind :  only  tell  us  what  we  must 
do.” 
Then  their  mother  answered : 
“  The  forc-fliigor  mnst  point  abroad. 
The  mlddlc-tingcr  can  only  nod. 
The  Ihb’d-rlnvcr  ntrict  guard  must  keep, 
Lest  the  Uttic  one  into  miachief  creep. 
And  the  baby  thiunb  must  watch  and  see 
Tliat  all  thn  rcat  obedient  bo.” 
“Now  go,  mother  dear,”  said  tlie  torc-Angcr, 
•‘  Ill  ceiTalnly  be  attentive,  and  point  prettily,  If 
you  w^Louly  bring  me  something.”  I 
Then  the  mlddle-Angcr  cried  out,  “I  w  ill  prom¬ 
ise  to  be  poUtc  and  bow  nicely,  If  you  will  bring 
me  a  little  house,  too,  for  I’m  the  biggest  one !” 
“I  wUl  certainly  keep  watch,  that  my  little 
brother  doi.‘.s  not  get  Into  mischief,"  cried  t.herlng- 
Angcr ;  “but  my  bouse  must  be  tJic  prettiest !” 
‘‘No, mine’."  exclaimod  the  lltUe-llriger;  ‘‘mine 
must  lie  prettier  than  all  tho  rest— and  then  I 
won’t  make  a  hit  of  noise.” 
But  the  baby  thninh  only  said,  ‘‘Mother,  dear,  I 
win  do  Just  what  you  say  1” 
But  t  heir  mother  had  only  been  gone  a  tow  min¬ 
utes,  when  the  fore-Anger  exclaimed: 
••  It  is  very  stupid  and  tedious  to  be  so  good,  and 
10  jiolnt  all  the  time.  I  want  to  rest  a  rnluutc.” 
So  ho  lay  down. 
“Ah,  you  lazy  thing!”  replied  thcmlddle-Anger; 
‘‘  It  Is  much  more  fatlgiilng  to  bo  so  lndnstrlou.s, 
and  bow  all  the  Ume,”  and  he  was  going  to  lay 
down,  too;  but  the  fore-Anger  jurnjied  up,  and 
gave  him  a  blow,  crying,  ‘‘  How  dare  you  And  fault 
wltii  me!  Yon  .are  lazy  yourself,  you  wicked  boy!” 
Then  I  he  lulddle-Angcr  struck  lUm  agtdn,  the 
fore-flnger  returned  It;  and  who  knows  how  long 
they  might  have  fought,  It  the  rlng-Anger  had  not 
A  Tki’tu.— II  was  like  tho  song  of  some  wonder- 
derful  bird,  and  It  made  the  air  shine  after  the 
sound  had  died  AW'ay :  and  yet  It  was  just  the  re¬ 
mark  of  a  bravo  young  men  who  walked  past  me 
arm- In-arm  with  a  oompamon:  -‘‘Depend  upon 
It,  Tom,  St.  Edmund  of  Canterbury  was  right 
when  he  said  to  somebody,  ‘  Work  us  though  you 
would  live  forever.  Live  us  though  you  would  die 
to-day.’  ” 
ABOUT  HOUSEKEEPING. 
EARLY  INFLUENCES, 
There  can  be  no  greater  blessing  than  to  be 
born  In  the  light  and  air  of  a  cheerful,  lortng 
home,  it  not  oiAy  Insures  a  happy  chlUlhood— If 
there  is  health  and  a  good  constituilon— but  It  al¬ 
most  makes  sure  a  \1rtuou3  and  buppy  manhood, 
and  a  fresh  yotmg  heart  lu  old  age.  We  think  It 
every  parem’s  duly  to  try  to  makolhelr  children’s 
childhood  full  of  lOvo  and  of  chlldUooU's  proper 
joyousness ;  and  wo  never  rye  children  destitute 
of  them  through  tho  poverty,  faulty  tempera,  or 
wrong  notions  of  their  pareuw,  witliout  a  hcait- 
ache.  Not  that  all  tho  appimncea  whleh  wealth 
can  buy  are  ueces.sajy  to  the  free  and  happy  un- 
lolUl/ig  of  childhood  In  body,  mind,  or  heart— quite 
Otherwise.  CJou  be  thanked;  but  children  must 
at  least  have  love  Insldo  the  house,  uud  fresh  air 
and  good  play,  and  some  good  companlonahip, 
outslAe— otherwtw  young  Kfe  nins  the  greatest 
danger  in  the  world  of  withering  or  growing 
st  unted,  or  sour  and  wrong,  or  at  least  premature¬ 
ly  old  and  turned  Inward. 
WE  Often  hear  the  remark  tbat  such  and  such  i 
persons  aro  good  or  poor  housekeepers,  as  the  I 
case  may  be,  but  we  seldom  stop  to  think  that 
good  housekeeping  U  an  accomplishment  that 
very  few,  comparatively,  possess.  Girls  aro  not 
brought  up  as  they  were  Ufty  years  ago.  As  the 
country  has  grown  richer  work  has  become  mure 
of  a  drudgery,  and  while  the  young  lady  of  to-day 
Idles  away  her  Ume  Bridobt  does  the  housework. 
Of  course  there  arc  exceptions;  still,  I  tlilnk, 
thero  is  too  UtUe  attention  paid  to  teaching  girls 
ivhen  young  the  rudlmBUls  of  housekeeping.  It 
will  do  no  one  any  harm  to  know  how  to  do  all  ' 
kinds  of  work,  and  wo  Are  In  an  unceruiln  age,  j 
when  riches  take  to  themselves  wings  and  fly 
away  so  easily  that  it  is  someUmes  convenient  to 
be  able  to  Uke  care  of  oneseu. 
Hardly  any  two  work  alike.  Some  cook  splen¬ 
didly  and  rwTUlre  an  abundance  to  cook  with, 
while  others  will  make  a  gotwi  de.al  of  nothing. 
Some  are  painfully  neat.  They  keep  their  rooms 
shut  up  for  fear  of  sunlight  and  flies,  and  every 
step  is  light  for  fear  of  dirt.  The  dog  and  cat  have 
a  pinched,  far-aw.aT  look,  os  It  they  meditated 
suicide;  and  It  Is  a  real  reflef  to  step  into  another 
house  where,  perhaps,  things  are  not  In  half  as 
good  order,  but  you  are  not  afraid  of  putting  them 
outofplacw. 
Frugality,  we  have  always  been  told,  Is  another 
requisite  for  a  gooil  housekeeper,  but  I  pre-sumo 
we  have  all  seen  those  who  possessed  it  to  such  a 
degi'ee  thatt  It  ceased  to  be  a  virt  ue,  while  othera 
will  ‘‘throw  out  of  the  window  much  faster  than 
can  be  put  in  at  tbe  door.”  And  now,  as  we  no- 
Uce  the  great  dlAerence  In  people,  is  it  not  true 
That  good  housekeeping  is  an  accomplishment  ? 
There  are  so  many  iWnga  that  are  necessary  to 
make  home  pleasant  and  agreeable— books,  flow¬ 
ers.  and  all  those  UtUe  elegancies  that  make  a 
house  attractive.  “I  have  so  much  to  do  I  can 
never  And  Ume  to  read,  much  less  to  cidtlvate 
flowera  and  make  ornamental  things!”  1  say 
those  who  do  the  most  generally  have  the  most 
ume  It  is  those  women  who  will  rum  around  all 
day  in  a  half  biLshel  that  have  no  lime. 
calculate  your  woi'k  so  as  to  get  it  done.  Do  not 
be  forever  fretting  at  nothing.  Be  neat,  but  not 
so  neat  as  to  make  ewryiXKly  uncomfortable. 
Cultivate  flowers  and  a  lore  for  the  beautiful  In 
iiature  andart.aad  never  aUow  your  mind  to  be¬ 
come  so  warped  that  you  cannot  think  of  any¬ 
thing  but  your  housework.  Head,  and  be  In  every 
sense  an  InteUlgent  and  accomplLslied  woman; 
then  will  you  be  an  accomplished  liousekeeper. 
Cayuga,  N.  Y.,  1S7C. 
Be  frugal,  not  mean;  prudent,  not  subtle;  com¬ 
plaisant,  nut.  servile;  active  lu  business,  but  not 
its  slave.  There  are  also  four  other  habits  which 
are  essentially  necessaiy  to  the  happy  manage¬ 
ment  of  temporal  concerns;  these  aro  punctual¬ 
ity,  accuracy, ‘st«*iullnc8s  and  dlspaleh. 
T.kt  rne  deserve  well,  though  I  bo  not  advanced. 
The.  cohsclchce  of  my  worth  shall  cheer  me  more 
In  others’ contempt  Hum  the  approbation  of  others 
can  comfort  me  against  the  secret  check  or  my 
own  unwortlflucss. 
FOR  AND  ABOUT  WOMEN 
ILLUSTRATED  REBUS.-No.  4, 
Mbs.  Kent  Mason  has  been  lecturing  to  large 
audiences  at  St.  .John,  N.  B. 
Mrs.  Kate  Chase  Si’kaul'e  of  Providence,  R.  I., 
is  spending  the  winter  In  I’iiil.s. 
Mas.  Ckaik’s  ‘‘Sermons  Out  of  Church,”  are 
published  by  the  Mcssi's.  Harper. 
tirEK.N  Victoria  per.soualJy  conducts  a  Sunday 
School  for  the  eldldren  conueemd  with  Windsor 
Oastle. 
Mas.  OiiAiii-KS  IVashburn  Is  the  President  of  the 
IVorcfslor  Co.  branch  of  the  Massiushusetts  W'o- 
luun’s  Board  of  Missions. 
Statistic.^  are  given  to  prove  that  of  the  sum 
total  of  human  misery,  pliy.slc.al  and  mental,  wo¬ 
men  have  to  bear  twtvthlrds. 
Mrs.  AiiKLAinn  MuRoocn,  a  sister  of  James  K. 
Murdoch,  Is  In  San  Francisco,  where  she  proposes 
to  lecture  on  women’s  duties, 
Marian  Sinoeh,  one  of  the  numerous  ohlldi'en 
of  the  sewlng-maelilno  Inventor,  lus  appeared  ■ 
upon  the  stage  In  San  Francisco  la  burlc;-ique.  i 
Sarah  w’.  Dkvoi.i.,  M.  l).,  was  elected  orator  for 
tlie  coming  year  by  the  Cumberlaml  C:ouiity 
(Maine)  Medical  .Society,  at  Us  recent  annual  1 
meeting.  i 
Miss  ANNA  Dickinson  Is  said  lo  bo  In  sucli  an  j 
unsatlst.'ictory  sUito  of  health  that  lier  physician  ! 
has  ordered  her  to  abandon  all  work  and  take  a  i 
sea  voyage.  I 
Mrs.  asa  sueuuan  of  :Marshllcld,  .Mas-s.,  Is  lou 
yeara  old.  Her  husband  died  at  the  age  of  97,  and 
she  has  live  children  living,  whoso  ages  are  vo,  75, 
6S,  (W  and  US, 
Miss  BE-mNA  PE  ROTHSCiiii.P,  the  eldest  daiigh- 
!  ter  til  Baroij  .\lpUoast;  do  Hothselilld  of  Paris,  and 
Baron  Albert  de  Rotlischlkl  of  Vli-niia,  are  to  be 
j  married  early  in  the  spring.  Money  nianles 
!  money. 
;  M  £3.s  LATiNtA  GooDKi.i,  read  ah  address  on  ”  The 
I  Temperance  Reform,  r  Necessary  step  In  the 
1’rogrcs.s  of  Civilization,”  at  the  Annual  Meeting 
111  the  Woman's  State  Temperance  Alliance  of 
I  Wisconsin.  ' 
j  Mrs.  Annv  Sagi:  RtonAUDSON,  liavlng  finished  a 
coni»‘  of  ‘'Twelve  Familiar  Talks  on  English 
'  Literature.”  a  number  of  her  fileiiils,  Including 
Mls-s  Alcott-  have  adopted  and  presented  tu  her  a 
set  ot  complimentary  rcsolutlous. 
Miss  Fa.nnie  h.  Townsi.ev.  tlie  woman  evangel¬ 
ist,  has  closed  h'  l  laborn  at  Walllngturd,  Vermont, 
where  sixty  p..‘n=un!j  hu\e  been  coii verted  under 
her  preaching.  She  has  been  presented  by  the 
people  therewith  a  $‘20  Bible  and  $1‘25  lu  money. 
An.swer  In  two  weeks. 
BIBLICAL  ENIGMA.-No.  2 
I  AM  composed  of  19  letters : 
My  1,  18,  13,  4  was  a  mountain  mentioned  In 
Genesis. 
My  B,  1C,  10,  6  was  tho  father  of  a  mighty  hunter. 
My  8,  3,  IT,  9  Is  a  arnall  wild  animal. 
My  N,  2, 15.  8  was  the  ancestor  ot  a  tribe. 
My  11,  3, 17,  7  1.9  a  wheelPtl  vehicle. 
My  14,  8,  ic.  7  was  a  grandson  of  Noah. 
My  19,  0, 18,  Vi  was  a  v.  Uderness  lu  u  hleli  the  chil¬ 
dren  of  Israel  U  avch^d. 
My  whole  Is  a  Divine  command. 
tJr*  Answer  In  two  wu'Cks.  Isola. 
yon  is  os  bad  as  the  other.  See  how  1  torture  my¬ 
self,  and  Htand  here  kceiilug  watch  all  tlie  time. 
I  moan  to  stop  and  rest,  and  let  you  great  fellows 
keep  guard  over  your  Utile  brother !” 
”  Wlial!”  exclaimed  the  fore-finger  and  middle- 
huger.  ‘‘  You  little  rogue,  do  you  pretend  to  iilc- 
lato  and  find  fault  with  your  brothers'?  There, 
stop  now !” 
Then  they  both  began  tu  beat  the  rlng-llnger. 
Upturned,  with  all  Ida  atreuglh,  and  struck  the 
llttle-ilnger,  which  he  hud  the  care  of.  The  little 
one  gave  a  dreadful  scream,  and  began  to  scratch, 
as  ivell  as  he  could.  But  Just  as  they  were  In  tho 
hottest  of  the  light,  the  door  opened  and  the 
mother  came  lu. 
Oh,  how  irlghiened  the  naughty  fingers  were! 
'I'licy  hung  Itielr  heads,  and  were  so  ashamed  they 
could  not  speak. 
Finally,  the  middlo-finger  said  that  tho  tore- 
finger  wa.9  lazy,  and  he  would  not  allow  it.  But 
the  fore-fiiigor  laid  the  blame  on  themlddle-fingor, 
and  said  he  began  tho  tiuarrel.  Tho  rlng-llnger 
tilurnod  them  both’,  and  the  lltlle-fingcr  complain¬ 
ed  of  alL 
Then  their  mother  spoke,  and  said : 
“You  are  four  naughty,  disobedient  children, 
who  deservo  to  be  punished.  See  here,  what  I 
U;ive  brought  for  you!”  Aiid  she  drew  a  beautiful 
glove  out  of  her  pocket.  On  it  was  found  flve 
!  housea,  just  rm  largo  as  tho  live  fingers.  One  was 
1  for  the  thumb;  one  for  tho  fore-finger;  one  for 
the  mlddle-tlngor;  one  for  tho  ring-finger,  and 
ouc  for  the  llttle-ntiger. 
“  But  you  cannot  have  those  pretty  houses  now,” 
said  the  mother.  Tlien  she  went  out,  and  soou 
'  returned  with  another  kind  of  glove. 
CHARADE.-No.  1 
My  lirst  Us  a  lady  who  Is  not  wed ; 
In  my  second  Is  found  a  prisoner’s  bed. 
My  thli  d  lA  what  i.lip  hens  should  do ; 
On  my  fourth  your  lover  kneels  to  you, 
My  fifth  you'll  see  luoans  you  and  me ; 
My  whole  is  inUed,  whale’cr  It  be. 
■  Answer  in  lu’o  icia-Ls.  < 
TO  WHOM  SHE  SAYS  NO 
A  WOMAN  never  quite  forgets  the  man  who  once 
loved  her.  She  may  not  have  loved  1dm,  she  may, 
indeed,  have  given  him  a  “nu”  in.stead  of  the 
“yea"  he  hoped  for;  but  the  remembrance  that 
he  desired  a  “yes”  always  softens  her  ihouglits 
of  him,  and  would  make  him,  were  lie  reminilcd  of 
It,  a  mend  fore  ver.  Thero  may  be  glrlsw  iiomakc 
a  Jest  of  discarded  sutlora:  Imr,  t  liey  are  generally 
very  young;  and  tho  wooing  has  been  .something 
PUZZLE.-Ko.  1 
In  the  beglnnltjg  of  eternity. 
And  In  the  end  of  space ; 
In  the  beginning  of  end,  , 
And  In  the  end  of  lime  and  place, 
72?"  Answer  In  two  weeks.  Ji. 
PUZZLER  ANSWEES.-Jan.  15 
Hidden  States  No.  l— i.  Nevada;  2,  Florida; 
3,  Indiana;  4. Ohio :  5,  Vcrnioiil;  C,  Utah;  7,  Colo¬ 
rado;  8,  Oregon;  9,  Nebra.ska;  10.  Alaska;  II, 
Iowa;  I'i.  i^onnecUcut;  13,  Texas;  u,  Maryland; 
10,  New  York ;  10,  .Mississippi ;  IT,  Maine ;  18,  Mon¬ 
tana;  19,  Illinois:  'ZD,  Missouri;  21,  Delaware. 
BiBWCAL  E.SI0UA  No,  1.— Christ’s  Sermon  on  the 
Mount. 
