MABfiH 
MOORE’S  RURAL 
'il'aMfs’  llortfolio. 
LOVE  AT  SEA. 
A\'i:  ai'P  in  Invc's  land  to-<luy, 
Whi're  Khali  wo  tro  ? 
1.0VP.  Khali  wp  Ktiirt  or  Kta) . 
(Jr  Bail  or  row  y 
I  hpr('’H  many  a  witol  and  'jay, 
■Jnd  iiojor  a  May  hnt  May; 
Wo  arc  in  Ionc’m  land  lo  day, 
Whert‘  Khali  wo  K<>7 
onriand-wind  i»lhi'  lirr.-llli 
Of  KorrcnvH  kisKCd  to  driilh. 
And  loya  that  were ; 
tliir  hallKHt  io  a  ro((p ; 
Olir  way  lica  whrrr  (lod  knows. 
And  lovo  kliowH  whrir. 
Onr  seauK'n  are  fledged  loves, 
Onr  inaslB  are  hillK  of  doves. 
Our  deekB  line  (fold; 
Onr  roi'cs  ai'e  deinl  maids’  hair. 
Our  stores  are  love  sbafls  fair 
And  manifold. 
Where  shall  wo  laud  .von.  sweet  ' 
On  Helds  of  stninife  men’s  fevt, 
<>r  lields  near  home? 
Or  where,  tin-  tire-flowers  blow, 
V)r  where,  the  (lowers  of  snow. 
Or  (lowers  of  fohm  ? 
J.and  me,  she  says,  where  lovo 
Hliows  Imt  one  slmft,  ouo  dove. 
One  heart,  one  hand. 
A  shore  like  that,  my  dear. 
Lies  w  here  no  man  will  steer, 
No  maidiui  land. 
MAPLE  BUDS. 
dirt  paper  that  will  he  sure  to  please  mntlier ;  and, 
with  bright  eyes  and  a  smile  of  great  saUsfacllon, 
he  will  ask  If  ho  shall  nol,  road  this  "plooe”  to 
her.  Every  week  I  here  w  ill  he  a  renewed  interest, 
and  very  strange  It  will  ho  If  Bknny  does  not  Im¬ 
prove  In  Ills  reading  and  general  intelligence,  for 
he  will  read  all  there  Is  In  the  paper  beeau.se  It  Is 
Ills  rvru  iiii-H.  And  In  the  years  to  eomo,  when 
Hknsv  becomes  a  man  and  lakes  me  lead  in  lite¬ 
rary  clreleH,  on  aei.’ount  of  Ills  ablllti"  to  ri’Ud  well, 
will  those  inireiiis  he  soriT  that  they  gave  the 
hoy  a  few  .veal's’  snljserlpllon  tor  papoi’S  that 
plea.sed  him  to  read,  'Ji'  took  a  little  pains  to  cor¬ 
rect  Ills  fanliy  pronniielatlon ?  Will  their  time 
and  patience  have  heen  vainly  spent  In  attending 
to  that  part  of  his  edne.atlon? 
7V/0  uiKfh  is  left  to  the  teacher.  Ii  ts  utterly 
Imposslhle  for  him  lo  give  to  each  pupil  more 
mail  a  few  tnliinies  of  time  for  each  lesson. 
'I'lilnk  of  the  classes  the.  district  teacher  Is  ro 
(pilred  lo  snpeiiiilend  personally  each  day.  Be¬ 
sides  the  deiiionsi rations  and  e.vplnnatory  lee.t- 
nres,— a.  word  here,  a  line  there,  a  problem  lor 
Ibis  one,  aiial.mls  for  IIih  other.  In  nine  cases 
out  of  i.eii,  I  here  will  he  sonic,  lesson  lo  bo  ex¬ 
cused.  and  (pilln  likely  K.  will  be  tuo  reading  l.lnit 
will  be.  (  onsidered  of  me  least  liiiportance  to  the 
average  number  of  the  cla.s.s.  Tin'  dull  scholar 
ibensUitidsa  poorchauce  of  making  progres.s  In 
this  briuich  of  educuiloii.  'I’bcti  on  voi:,  oh  pa- 
rciils.  must  devolve,  at  least,  a  part  of  the  re- 
1  spon.siblllly  of  making  your  sons  and  daughters 
i  giKid  reudei's.  'rhe  painstaking,  careworn  mother 
shonld  olillge  her  daugliler  |o  read  iilond  some  of 
'  me  pleasant  sloiles  Unit  she  speiuls  hours  In 
'  reading  to  herself.  It  ought  lo  be  a  pleasure  to 
eaeh  member  of  the  family  lo  read  aloud  while 
I  the  rest  are  otherwise  employed.  It  this  was 
cuslomary,  we  w'onUl  not  llud  so  many  poor,  unln- 
!  tclllgent  readers. 
No.  M.-Help  Him,  Parents. 
A  GLIMPSE  AT  THE  RURAL. 
BY  MAV  .MAl'I.K. 
*•  I.KT  me  have  me  paper!  A'on  makesneh  blun¬ 
dering  work  wllli  your  reading  that  It  Is  ahoiit  as 
liitflllglble  IIS  I  lie  duck's  (piack.  I  don’t  see  what’s 
the  good  of. your  sehoolln’  If  I  he  teacher  can’t, 
make  a  belter  render  of  you.” 
So  said  .Mr.  Bkown  to  Ids  oldest  son.  Bknny,  who 
had  taken  up  the  newspaper,  looked  over  I, lie  hii 
morons  Items,  and  Itndlng  one  parlleiilnrly  pleas¬ 
ing  io  hlm.seir.  had  undertaken  lo  read  If  aloud  for 
ihe  entertainment  of  tlio  family.  But  lieieosa 
sad  Vdniiderer,  and  ipilto  spoiled  I  he  sense  of  Iho 
Item.  IMS  iiiiher  had  no  patience  with  him.  and 
seldom  tried  to  correct  Ills  tanlly  ariUmlatlon  In  a. 
proper  milliner,  preferring  to  do  the  reading  lilm- 
self. 
The  hoy  handed  the  paimr  to  ins  father  with 
downcast  eye.  and  a  very  vmconiiorl.ihle  swelling 
In  htsthroat.  undid  wrsh  hcconld  read  well.  Me 
didn't  see  why  there  need  ho  so  many  long,  hard 
words.  Mr,  Bkown  read  the  “  ruunygraphs:*’  hot 
Bknny  did  not  care  tor  them  now,  although  Iho 
\Vk  had  been  to  Central  Park,  that  memorable 
BaUinlay  atU'rnooii  of  our  stay  In  >ew  York,  and 
admired  ll>>  wldi^  piitbs  iind  carriage  ways  lUs 
wonderful  bridges  and  grand  lawns,  which  must 
In  suiinniT  i  hue  ho  very  Iieautlfnl.  I  eould  liai’dly 
imagine  a  Park  of  ws  acres— It  seemed  lo  me  like 
lialt  a.  (lo/.en  goijil  farms ;  hut  It  ts  a  blessing  I  can 
well  uiulersMiud  to  have  such  n  glimpso  of  f»il 
doors  In  iho  midst  of  wudi  a  Batiel.  Here  was  a 
rustic  summer  houso  where  an  old  lady  and  geii- 
Ueiiiaii  luid  sciiU’d  thtaDselves  Ui  rest;  ilioroa 
spring  of  wator  Issuing  from  a  rock;  yonder  a 
wide,  scriicntlm!  ciirrlago  drive,  where  velileles  et 
every  doricriptlon  euii  he  seen;  and  Just  hesldt 
one,  a  shady  path  where  two  can  hardly  pass. 
'I’hon  we  wcni.io  the  Menagerie  and  admired  the 
wenders  gathered  lliereln— saw  Hie  llon.s,  tlgei-s 
and  elephants,  that  look  so  unhappy  ni  l.lielr  Iron 
cages,  and  iiilh'd  while,  we  feared. 
But  our  chlet  Interest  eonlprcd  In  the  Museum, 
and  afler  we  had  e-vamlned  I  lie  cases  wht.'i’C  arc 
collected  the  order  qinKirinnHiui,  we  stood  a  long 
while  III  admiration  hefnre  thn  hrlght-plumaged 
rest  of  the  family  .seemed  to  ho  greatly  Hmu.scd 
.And  we  heard  the  hoy  mutU’rlng,  u.s  lie  picked  up  I  birds  oi  tropleal  eoiiiilrlos,  and  iooktsi  at  the  (Vhi. 
his  hat  and  sl  ii’ttal  for  tlie  barn,  that  ir  vvould  ho  ,  odfWn  wit tiout  fear.  The.  ArUixitna  next  claimed 
a  long  time  before  he  would  read  anything  for  his 
father  again. 
•  “.And  this,”  we  (honglit,  “.solves  the  m.vslcry 
of  so  many  p'jor  readers  In  a  land  where  an  educa¬ 
tion  la  free  mail."  Those  iiarentswho  i'«;i  read 
prefer  to  do  Ic  iheniseKes.  rather  than  listen  to 
one  less  Inlelligent.  'I’liey  iievi'i-  seem  to  ililnk  i 
I  hat  lh<-‘ duller  I  helr  chlidreo  aro  about  learning  . 
to  read  In  ^scliool.  the  more  neersaary  It  l.s  that  1 
they  should  have  exli-a  praell(!C  at  hoiue.  And  to  j 
Imprevc  they  must  read  lu  the  presence  of  one 
who  Iseapable  of  oorreeMtig  their  laiillS'  thatooc 
ahoulil  hr  riiihj'rnl  ii'ith  paUrnrr,  and  he  should 
also  keep  on  liiiiid  a  good  supply  or  that  fragrant  I 
hloKsom  known  as  Hood  Nature.  A  child  should  | 
seldom  If  ever  be  ndlculwl  for  Ids  fault  a.  for 
who  does  not.  snrlnk  from  the  keen  edge  of  sar-  ' 
easm  I 
.Again,  parents  should  be  more  willing  l  o  supply 
their  ehlldrcn  with  plea.sant  hfune-readlng  suit-  | 
able  lo  their  growing  minds.  Yet  tli<*fe  are  tmt  | 
very  few  who  feel  willing  t/j  subserlhe  for  a  child’s  j 
paper,  though  they  may  take  a  luUl  do/oii  lo  siilt  I 
their  own  tastes.  But  thank.s  to  Hie  pulillshers,  | 
who.  as  a  (dass,  seem  to  hav  e  a  good  deal  of  sym-  | 
pathyfor  the  child- nature,  there  Is  a  departgaent  j 
tor  the  young  readers  In  almost  all  the  weekly  | 
papers.  1 
Now,  If  Mr.  Bkowv  does  not  nice  to  pay  out  his 
mone.v  for  a  rhilfVi<  pai'er.  let  him  Jiisl.  write  Ills  ^ 
son’s  name  instead  of  lus  own  when  he  is  about  lo 
snbsi  rlhe  for  Hie  IM  uai.  Nkw-Yoiik  ku.  Thus  the 
boy  will  have  a  p.iper  ho  eiiii  call  his  very  own,  , 
and  still  It  will  be  one  that  Mr.  Bkowv  can  appre- 
ciale  als<.'.  Mo  you  think  Bksnv  will  be d|si>leased  ' 
to  have  a  valuable  paper  eouic  lo  the  Milage  [lost-  , 
olllec  addressed  to  lilmscB’.’  Behold,  Ik-  treads  , 
like  a  verltiible  monarch,  when  he  entei-s  the 
house  wlHi’Af.s  oiru  mall  nmiier  in  ids  liaud.  Me 
will  be  11(1  happier  when  he  nsadves  his  first  lo\(.'- 
letier.  AVllh  wliid  a  (llgnliied  air  he  lakes  oir  Hu; 
wrapper  which  liiis  his  name  ijriu(r<i  ujum  it,  and 
uiitoids  its  pages,  ot  course  the  wood  (mlswlll 
all  he  ('xauiined  llrst— lor  who  over  saw  a  hoy  t  hai. 
was  not  fond  "t  pic' ores’?  Then  the  “Wit  and 
Humor’’ coluiiiii  will  Ic  seaiined.  .Afler  a  wldhj 
the  story  will  be  loiiiid. 
Now.  It  the  iiiolher  will  lusrt  express  a  (leKlr(‘  lo 
have  her  iwiJ  read  it  to  her.  slowly  andeaaduUy. 
he  Avlll  most  gladly  comply.  Very  gently  she 
will  criticise  his  worst  blunders,  and,  lest  she 
wears  out  his  patience  with  too  much  fault  Jlnd- 
ing,  she  win  silently  oxensc  the  more  filMal  er¬ 
rors.  When  he  llidshes,  she  will  exvrrKu  her 
thanks  for  the  pleasure  he  has  given  her  In  read¬ 
ing  the  story  aloud.  It  will  not  be  long  before  he 
will  be  sure  to  tlnd  something  else  lu  that  splon- 
oiir  attention,  and  wc  hud  (pilto  a  lIlHe  priM:tlc.al 
lesson  on  the  Htrarige  and  Vieautltul  ttdiigs  that 
are  found  In  lh(>b(.‘a,ir  pniperly  understood.  Then 
our  Entoraologhtal  proelivlly  asserted  Itself  and 
we  eorumeid.cd  on  the  UnnU'h-ra  uud  orlfiopUra, 
and  mentally  eompared  thf*  brlgltl-wlng(.’d  Lrpi- 
iiopit  ra  with  our  own  small  collection  at  home  In 
fai  -oir  (  auadu. 
Thoroughly  Mred  at  last,  we  leit  Hu;  wonderful 
Park  and  taking  a  Filth  Aveiiuo  stage  made  our 
w  ay  lowiirds  our  resting  place  for  the  night.  On, 
Hireiigh  Broadway,  when  suddeidy  Mavkik  Jutoi)- 
ed  up  exeliedly,  “There’s  Ihe  Kim.vi.!’’  It  was 
only  a  llii.sli  as  we.  passed  by  Miiaue  Bt..  and  the 
occiipaiitsof  that  stage.-no  doubt  Hiought  they 
had  00  need  lo  go  outside  of  It  for  a  “  I'livdl,"  -hut 
we  heeded  not  and  widh.'d  at  each  other,  for  we 
knew  what  we  meant.  .\nnik  I,.  Jack. 
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ONE  OF  THE  SORROWS  OF  LIFE. 
.MANY  a  volume  has  been  writ  ten  about  the  love 
ot  pareiiLs,  the  love  of  mothers,  11s  enthusiasm  of 
hope  and  fanc.v.  Its  adorut.hjns  ot  the  unworthy, 
Us  agony  for  the  lost:  but.  we  do  not  renunnber 
that  any  one  has  veiiluu.Jl  to  touch  on  asUll  more 
terrible  view  of  Hie  alibjcct-  Hie  dlsapiiolntmenl, 
for  e.xamide,  with  which  a.  woman  full  ot  high  as¬ 
pirations,  noble gencrosltlc.s  and,  perhaps,  an  un- 
wurraiiuible  personal  prtde,  all  liiu  iisitled  by  tlio 
liomely  clreumstujices  of  llie  around  her,  .sonio 
times  liKiks  upon  tlio  absolutely  e^miuionplace 
peojde  whom  she  has  brought  Into  Hie  world.  Blio 
loo,  has  had  her  dreams  ubijul  them  while  they 
ecie  children,  and  all  Ihing.s  seemed  pos.sll)le— 
while  they  were  yoiiHis,  with  sUll  some  gnici;  and 
freshness  (M  Hie  iimmlng  veiling  lliolr  uolierulc 
ouHtnes.  Blit  a  woman  of  B)  can  idierlsh  no  fond 
delusions  about  lu'i’  middle-aged  sons  and  (laugh 
Icj-s.  who  an;,  to  all  loieiils  and  purp(isi;,s,  as  old 
as  she  Is.  Wluil  a  dismal  sense  of  failure,  must 
come  into  such  a  woman  s  heart  w  hile  slu;  looks 
■at  I  hem  !  Perhaps  Hils  Is  one  reusun  why  grand- 
lailiers  and  graudmoMici's  throw  Hu'iuselvas  so 
eagerly  liilo  the  new  geiu;raUou,  by  iiieuns  of 
which  hniiuHi  iiaiore  can  go  on  (h.'cchlug  Itself 
Mea.ven.sl  w  hui  a  rllltereiicc  bei  wceii  the  Oi’dluary 
niiUi  (ir  wouiau  of  50  and  the  Idi.'ul  creature  wlikdi 
he  or  she  uppeanid  to  Ihee.viisof  15!  The  old  peo¬ 
ple  guzo  and  gaze  to  see  our  old  icatures  lu  us ; 
and  who  can  express  the  blank  of  that  dlsappolnl- 
rueut,  the  cruci  uiorlUlcatlon  of  thiyse  old  b(jpes, 
which  never  Hnd  exiu’ession  in  any  words’! 
'I'liKY  Who  are  very  Indulgent  to  themselves  i5el- 
dorn  have  much  eonstderatlon  for  oHiera. 
Ti  fa  Mini  for  1l)f  flouiur.i 
BABY’S  DRESS. 
llAitv,  biib.v,  blcHK  li'T; 
Mow  Khali  iiuiiuruti  drcKH  her  '1 
The  KHUiiuer  cleiid 
I H  not  loo  proud 
To  find  soft  wool  to  drcps  her. 
’flic  blue  bell 
I K  a  true  hell. 
And  will  find  Mic  hluo  lo  drcPR  her. 
The  cherr.v  tree 
Ik  a  luerr.v  tree. 
.And  will  tlnd  the  pink  to  droKB  hrr. 
The  lily  briKln. 
Will  Hnd  the  while. 
The  bpautiliil  whib;  to  tlrcKB  her. 
The  leiivi'K  in  Mie  wood 
Are  KW« cl  and  Rood. 
And  will  find  the  Kreci)  to  drcRH  her. 
The  honey  Kiiekle, 
Willi  hinlK  for  a  hiirkle. 
Will  make  u  girdle  to  dri'BR  her. 
Tile  lieaveliH  lioM 
Both  Rilvor  and  Rohl 
lu  the  Htara,  and  tlicy  w  ill  (Iithk  her. 
Ifhvi.f  WiirdK S'lr  till'  Voiniii. 
- - 
AN  INDIAN  rUNERAL. 
A  STORY  FOR  THE  LITTLE  FOLKS. 
BV  NANNKXTK  S.  KMKHSON. 
Tiikv  were  a  merry  parly  of  cmistiisgal  liered  in 
the  old  Now'  England  liomsiead.  I  do  nol  know 
their  ages  e.xacHy,  hut  I  giie.KS  Maiiki.  wiiselght 
ycai's  old.  She  had  always  lived  near  lim'  I'al  lier's 
old  honii',  and  JosiK  was  nine,  hiil,  she  had  been 
with  her  parent s  in  Te.xas  for  si'veral  years.  Ilow- 
AKo  must  have  lieeii  about  ten,  and  Ekkii,  Josik’s 
lirolher,  was  eleven. 
Thore  had  been  a  picnic  In  Hie  filiie-wond.s  Ihe 
day  before,  and  all  Hie  iicliool  and  village  clilldn’ii 
had  heen  mmplng  and  swinging  and  playing 
games  all  day  long.  I  will  lei  you  listen  some  day 
when  1  tell  m.v  IHHo  folks  about  tliia  tammis  pie- 
iile  from  which  the  elilldren  mime  lioiiii;  lale  In 
the  summer  evening,  llnal  out  wllli  Hie  long, 
liappy  day.  They  slept  la,t.o  Hie  next  morning 
and  (Ireaineil  of  fab  les,  perhaps,  who  dance  lu  Hie 
nioonheains  tinlll  Hie  sun  sliliiliig  Hirough  IJie 
green  leaves  drives  them  a  way.  And  Ihoiigli  they 
woke  liapp.y  and  l•(•^resll(;d,  they  did  not  tcel  so 
much  like  sUirlling  everybody  wllli  niicxpecied 
mlKchlel  IIS  they  generally  did.  so.  when  they 
hud  eaten  hreakfast.  Hie  wliob;  party  went  out  ip 
Hio  long  open  shed,  lo  play  with  the  little  dogs 
and  plan  for  Hie  fuMire. 
They  soon  fell  to  t  alking  about  the  vileide  and 
then  JOhiK  said;— “  We  went  to  a  Kind  of  a  plciih; 
in  'I’exas  oiiee— <10  yon  remember  Fheo?” 
Fheii— “A  plciile?— no!— I  am  sure  wi;  never 
went  to  a  plciile  (.here.  What  are  yon  Hilnklng 
or  7” 
JosiK— lion't  you  l■emelllll(;r?  It  was  ovei'  the 
mountains,  .sons;  Indians  sent  tor  I  In'  Hipiaws 
who  wore  working  at  Hie  ranelie  and  father  took 
us  over.” 
FkEii-  "That  was  a  funeral,  goosle.  Big  (,'.u)ll 
Quecheia.  "  Ihe  oiliest  chief  was  dead,  and  some 
Mexicans  had  brought  a  lot  ot  ilreworks  lo  lielit 
celebi’ule  Ids  lourncy  to  I  he  upper  hunt  Ing-g-roiind, 
and  light  him  on  Ills  way  lo  Hn;  hlg  ImnI,  w  here 
hiiffalo  with  horns  of  solid  gold  and  hides  covered 
with  snowy  wlille  lleece  roamed  In  great  herds. 
You  never  saw  a  (|Ueerer  sight,  I  reckon.  Hum 
those  solemn  old  copper-skins,  wrinkling  Hieir 
leatlicr.v  brown  laces  tosmilc  w  ith  pleasiire  w  hen 
the  roekel.s  shot  op  Into  l  lie  air.  leaving  a  Klender 
ladder  ot  stare  on  which  1  heir  dead  cotiipaiilou 
eould  (.’limb  toward  Heaven,  they  ihoiiglil.” 
Howakd  ■“  By  liokey,  I’d  IHo;  I  bat.’’ 
Mabki.  And  could  vou'see  Miein  .Iosik  7” 
.TOhiB--"  Yea  !  It  was  splendid  t  he  si  range  red 
and  blue  lights  shining  against  Iho  dark  iiiouu- 
taltis.” 
j.'kkii— “  But  were  you  In  a  house, ‘.lo,  so  you 
eould  iiotsiaH  lie  best  fun.  Home  of  the  rockets  had 
fallen  Into  Hie  water  when  the  mule  that  carried 
them  waserfjssllig  a  ford,  and  fhese  the  Mexicans 
had  lain  aside,  knowing  they  wimld  notgoolf. 
Some  HI  Ho  Indian  I'liildren,  bo.v  s  abd  girts  togeth¬ 
er,  (they  are  spry  as  mipikeysiind  ,|imt  .(hoiu  as 
sensible.)  (mind  Ihesi;  wet  rockets,  and  so  lliey 
llgbled  a  lire  and  undei’took  lo  dry  lliem.  They 
tried  Hguln  and  again  to  light  Hiem.  but  I  he  fuse 
would  nol  burn,  so  at  last  they  threw  Hicin  all  on 
to  mo  (In;  logether.  They  oil  (ifl’  l  lien,  j  on  bi-t ! 
Ono  bounced  out  and  hit  an  old  bravj;  on  the  back 
of  his  head  and  brought  him  to  tils  feet,  with  a 
howl;  then  two  or  ilirce  scattered  Hieiiiselves 
among  the  paiipooses,  and  I  he  pa|»po(iscs  seal  ten  d 
Hieiitselves  In  nil  dlrectioiiH,  yelling  like  wild¬ 
cats.  A  young  Mexieaii  picked  om;  np  iliat  lie 
tlKiiight  the  lire  liad  not  lonelied,  and  Just  then  It 
went  ’/m  r-rr-rr,  and  Hie  .voung  black  eyes  pimped 
about  a  rod  and  sat  down  on  a  caelits;  lhat  did 
not  seem  to  make  liliii  bapp.v,  so  lie  liopiicd  up 
and  capered  around  indlscrimlnutcly. 
“Mcanwlilh*  some  half  d'»zeii  loekeis.ioil  bombs 
had  staM/fd  off  on  their  own  respoiiHiblllty.  The 
worst  tniMc  about  them  was,  that  you  never  eould 
tell  what  they  would  do  next.  1  f  1  .<aw  one  tra  vel- 
lngaway,‘itrnlght  and  swUt,  Hie  llrst  1  knew  It 
WM-S  sure  lo  Ijounm;  back  again  and  hit  a  fellow 
just  where  ho  was  not  expecting  It.  At  last  two 
■M'  three  of  the  burning  tilings  scooted  out  among 
the  mules,  where  l.liey  W(;re  tied  and  watched  by 
the  young  ones,  and  all  at  once  I  he  air  was  full  ot 
mules’  heclslnnd  little  Indians,  and  biirstcdblls  of 
paper,  and  I  (houglil.  It  was  Just  a  good  time  to 
get  out.  of  reach.  Ho  I  dodged  through  a  shower  of 
huniing  sparks  and  Mexliam  euss  words  and 
tumbled  Into  the  house.” 
.Iosik— “Oh,  Krcdl  how  you  do  Milk.’’ 
llowAim— “  Ma  I  ha!  liii !  AVoiiUln’l  I  like  lo 
have  been  lliere  then.  Hut.voiisay  H  wasii  fnner- 
til.  Where  was  Hie.  cotlin  and  the  reiiialus  of  old 
h'uthor-fnce.  Did  the, V  happen  to  bi;  lu  llie  wiLv^ 
of  Ihe  wandering  fireworks” 
Fkeo  -“(.))i.  ho,  Tlu’j'  do  not  go  in  for  tho 
luxury  of  coniiis  111  thal  country.  They  Just  wr.i|i 
thedeparled  redskin  In  his  Vje.st  blanket  and  lay 
him  lip  among  the  branches  of  Mir  iiciiresi  tree, 
Old  of  Ihe  reach  ot  wolves  and  beiir.s,  and  on  Mie 
tree  t  hey  liaiig  his  lialcliel.  and  hniiMng  knife. 
Then  they  go  away  and  l;;a\('  liiin,  and  l  do  not. 
know  what  bei.'omes  oi  the  bones.” 
AIabki. — “  Whatii  striingowii.v  t.oiunea  funeral. 
Biit.did  you  SI  ay  lliere  on  Ihe  mounialii  all  ntglit?” 
JosiK— “No.  I  remember  Hie  ride  home,  with 
Hie  great  stare  ueeming  to  shim'  wmuicr  and 
wanner  as  we  went  down  Inio  ilm  'alley.  -And 
Mamma  1111(1  old  Aunt  .lOAN  wen  waning  tor  ns 
by  the  door  of  onr  linnie.  But  I  wish  on  would 
tell  me  aVioiit  TIuMiksgivIng.  M.iiiiK.  Hh.  there 
comes  Uncle  John,  wIMi  .Iounnie  and  Moktknsia  ! 
No'v  we  will  have  fun”— and  away  lliey  all 
scampered. 
A  STORY  ABOUT  TAW^O  PIGS. 
(SKIC  II.M'STIIA'I'ION.  eiOK  I7:i.l 
We  are  api  In  (  lass  pigs  among  the  leiistliilelll- 
gnnl  of  all  lair  anliniilK.  and  it  IS'crialn  llial  they 
are  parlleiilarly  awkward  and  I ronbh'some  Irav- 
elere;  but  aeiirloii.si  livnnisianeewUleli  liapiiened 
111  onr  ow  n  iielghbm'liood  nearly  iliirly  , veers  ago, 
seems  1.0  prove  Hiat,  If  letl  lo  llmmselves,  plgseaii 
be  as  clever  asVe.  know  dogs  and  horses  and  sev¬ 
eral  olhercreatnres  have  oMcii shown  i  liemselves, 
111  lliidtng  Hielr  way  home  under  more  or  less  dli’- 
lli.’lilly. 
■A  genlleman,  resiitliig  al  Eliiilia.  boitglil  (wo 
pigs  all  lie  market  wlileli  were  conveyed  (olds 
lioliie.  They  were  aflerward.s  observed  IroltJng 
along  Ihe  HouHiport  load  lo  Elmira..  The  result 
was  their  safe  relnro  lo  I  lie  place  from  whence 
timy  had  been  couveyul  lo  Elmira,  a.  dl  .J.imce.  ot 
live  miles,  iiud  by  eross-roads.  Tin;  tarmer  from 
whom  they  had  heen  imrebnsed  brought  them' 
buck  to  their  owm.’r,  bid  Hie.v  took  Hic  llrst  oppor¬ 
tunity  lo  eseupi;  ngalii,  re-i.s'o.ss  Hie  water,  and 
never  stopped  Mil  they  found  llieniselves  at  Ihelr 
llret  limdo,  Mow  the  inaHer  was  atterwanl  sel- 
tle.d  we  r.aniiol  say;  bid  the  a  flair  vvas  tlionglit  so 
remarkable,  espeelall.v  by  soim;  neighbors,  w  ho 
took  great  llderest  in  Hie  study  of  aniinuls  and 
their  capaellles,  lhat  It  exeded  full  ami  particular 
impilry  and  InvcsHgatloii  at  ihe  lime,  and  l.ho 
truth  of  the  nb( IV u  I’ac'.s  luaj  therefore  be.  relied 
upon. 
(TIjc 
FARMER’S  ENIGMA.-No.  1. 
1  AM  composed  of  53  lei  MTS : 
My  ‘Z2.  7,  2  Is  a.  kind  of  grain. 
-My  11,  5,  AS,  2»,  25  la  a.  useliil  aiilnial. 
My  II,  :M,  13.  3  ibu  land  Implenmiii. 
My  3S,  21,  III,  30.  11  is  a  (lomesilc  animal. 
My  I.  16,  17.  29,  iti*  IS  a.  tiidldliig. 
My  20.  *23,  2S,  47,  K,  1,  7  IS  a  kind  oi  grass. 
My  3*2,  12,  M.  31.  12  is  made  of  wheat. 
My  (1.  IT,  36.  :w,  :<l.  au  isTmide  of  milk. 
•My  26.  .'IS,  24,  M  Is  Sotnel  liliig  bees  need. 
.My  I'.',  16,  s,  ii.t,  (T,  M,  Ik  an  agrlcnlliiral 
editor. 
,My  le,  27,  1(1.  2  l.<  a  part  of  an  animal. 
My  hi,  51,  16,  15,  5,  15  is  a  kind  of  tree. 
.My  43,  52  aro  consoriani s. 
M.v  whole  was  said  by  a  wise  man. 
liv"  Answer  In  two  weeks.  c.  s. 
TRANSPOSITION.-No.  1. 
Tei.  lafe  od  reli  sown,  rethe  reii  lecirs  to  .yoj. 
Glirlbt  imTuds  fo  cHi  tasphlewh  lies  nociiai  se- 
dro-Vi. 
Iflwch  inoc“  Id  bet  guild  lull  e  lo  r(je,wor  min  race, 
Nda,  grlnt)  kacb  hte  n(eliuf.e  I  lid.  vote  mied  ot 
rcaw. 
Ongl.  uolg  eh  yoi  i.ehar  hdw  hm;;.  moremsh'  Idled, 
Kilo  tell  save  id  thewh  sores  vii lie,  cone  cben  sld- 
Hllde ; 
Lyoyani  krciib,  oyn  aiii.v  lha.acl.  elh  evsa  irony 
llwl. 
Toll  lil.c.  iiciHC  fe  elh  orees  llwl  gaah  diireii  1 1  lllsl. 
e  An-swer  in  tv'd  weeks.  I.I'iti.e  one. 
- - - — . 
BIBLICAL  DOUBLE  ACROSTIC.  No.  2. 
1.  I’AKT  of  a  li'iuse.  2.  .A  cll>  of  Hliiiroii.  3.  The 
wife  of  a  patviarcli.  I.  A  word  Mgiilfylng  “my 
Idisband.’’  5.  A”,  liilhimimihle  lliiid.  6.  .A  niusimil 
liistrunnmi ,  Tlie  mol  her  of  a  proplicl.  'I’lie 
Initials  give  a  mded  I'liy,  and  the  duals  a  famous 
mild  of  ohleii  lime. 
3/.' ”  Aiipiwer  In  two  weeks.  Isoi.a. 
- ♦ 
PUZZLER  ANSWERS. -Feb.  2B. 
1  i.LdSTR.vTEi>  REBUS  NO.  6.— Love  mc  UlHe,  love 
me  long. 
Akitii.vietic.al  Puzzle  No.  1.— 
X  LI  =  41 
X  I  I  12 
_  oXLIXo  =  19 
*1)oubi,k  ('koss-wokii  Enkima  N;J.  1.— Hhlneand 
Rhone. 
