MOORE’S  RURAJ-  WEW-YORKER. 
fiotnoopon  urea;  peiliaps  he  nanlc  cold  and  In- 
j  Keusililc  In  ftonie  hatik  of  bdow.  When  fil^jht  o’clock 
sM'ucli;  from  a  neltfhhorlni,'  Moeple.  and  still  her 
Ijoy  (lid  hiir.  reinrn,  she  b(’eame  alinoHl.  wild  wHU 
irlffht  .  'J  en  o'clock  Ciune,  hill  »L111  no  son.  Hhe 
listened  intensely  for  tho  .Honnd  of  lil»  leid,  but 
Hhc  hoard  nothing  but  lire  roar  of  tho  sttfi  ui.  At 
lASlhoj'unxleiy  (inrt  fear  rose  lo  irenzy ;  she  was 
sure  her  boj  w,ci  dead.  Klereii  oVl'xk  Ktr'iek. 
Her  candlo  h.id  liiirnci.l  down  Into  Iho  soekel  and 
was  almost  oii  iho  polid of  expiring.  .Sudd(!Uly 
the  sound  of  carriage  wheels,  muOled  by  iho  snow, 
was  heard;  UiC  carriage  slopped.  Surely  Ihul  was 
tho  opening  of  t  he  si  reel  door ;  tlK’re  were  steps 
ascending  Lhc  stairs.  Yes.  she  could  not  be  mis¬ 
taken,  they  Were  tlie  steps  ol  her  boy  !  The  <l(K>r 
01  her  room  Hew  ojaui  and  her  son  rushed  In. 
“Mother,  nmllier!"  he  erled,  dinging  his  arm 
eagerly  .ai-oiind  hi.w,  “  I  eame  as  KfKjii  as  I  could. 
And  oh:  mother.  I  have  brouglil  grandfather  wllli  ! 
me.  See:"  j 
.She  looked  past  her  son,  scarcely  believing  her  i 
obn  eye.s.  There,  Just  bi.-hlnd  her  b(jy,  .stor.td  her 
father.  She  n>.-.e  up  In  bed;  she  lield  outlier  aims.  i 
“  Fat  her  I"  .she  sobbed.  i 
■' .Margarel,  my  child!"  And  then  they  were  i 
lOfilK'd  In  e.TX.-hother'.s  arms  and  both  wereln  teiiys.  j 
“  I  can  die  In  pence  now,"  she  nnn  mured,  after  j 
a  while,  as  slie  clung  to  her  father's  bre,jsi,  'since  ; 
you  have  forgiven  me.  You  win  promise  lo  take  ' 
care  of  Tlioimlmi  V" 
“Ul(>;”  cried  Ihe  tatlier.  rising  boll  Upright  and  ; 
fairly  lining  her  from  the  lied,  all  the  sirength  oi  j 
his  youth  eoinlng  bad;  In  that  supremo  moment,  i 
o  ^■01I  shall  not  die.  You  are  going  tiomewlib  ns;  j 
we  have  hrouglii  blniikeis.  food,  every  Iblng.  'I'lie  ' 
risk  Is  not  HO  greai  as  remulnln;:  unother  nlghi  ' 
hern;  physieltins— 1  lie  heal,  shall  be  c.illcrt  m.  j 
Ko,  you  shall  not  die ;  You  have  not  come  borne 
to  dlo,’’ 
N'or  did  she  die.  Our  simple  tale  has  already 
been  too  long  fu  the  lolling,  or  we  might  nfirr.afo 
how  the  sense  or  rest  and  peace  ihai  grew  up  in 
her  now,  tho  skillful  care  of  (  be  best  pliy.Hldans, 
and  the  knowledge  tlinl  her  boy’s  future  was  as-  i 
Kurod.  all  coinbined  to  work  a  (’lire  that,  other-  j 
wise,  might  havo  been  regarded  as  almost  iMli'aC- 
uloms.  I 
To-day  th»‘re  Is  no  more  beautiful  woman  of  her 
yeab'N  in  that  great  diy  ilian  Margaret.  bliellv(!a  i 
only  lor  her  faljier  and  her  boy;  they  come,  at 
lousl,  before  everything  else,  lint  she  does  not  ' 
exclufle  hei’seUoiitlroI.v  from  soi.'lcl.v.  'fo  the  select  ' 
and  cultivated  circle  ot  which  shi?  Is  the  center  i 
and  clilef  ornamoat.  she  gives  froely  of  her  varied  j 
aceompllslmionfcs  aridot  lu'r  oxqiilsllc  charm  of  i 
manner.  But  the  memory  of  her  dead  hushuud  ’ 
Is  still  giwn  In  her  hoart  and  ever  will  be;  and  1 
thongli  men  ot  lilghslaUon  and  evim  world-wlda  I 
celebrity  would  woo  her,  ir  she  would,  to  ho  the  ; 
light  ot  tlictr  home,  they  know,  one  and  all,  that  ■ 
her  tlrst  and  last  love  lies  lnirl(;d  in  that  lonely  | 
grave  on  the  blue  shores  of  the  Klvlera.  hi  which, 
every  year  or  two,  she  makes  a  pilgrimage. 
—  - 
THE  VIRTUES  OF  SIIJINCE. 
In  Instances,  and  many  might  he  mentioned,  j 
ellenco  Is  chlody  u.sed  as  a  protective  pow(.*r,  and 
that  Is  no  doubt  Its  mo.st  obvious,  though  by  no 
men n.s  lt« only  use.  In  former  da, y.s  i Uc  Fi'llows 
ot  Trinity  college,  Dublin,  were  forbidden  by 
stalnf/!  to  jiiurry  ;  but  the  violation  ot  tho  rule, 
whleli  III  fact  they  seldom  observed,  was  connived 
at  so  long  as  they  malntiUned  a  disci cet  reticence  j 
on  their  counnbial  arrangements,  and  their  wives 
bore  ibelr  maiden  iinnH‘.sln  public.  One  of  these 
yvedded  celibates  was  nslvcd  by  a  friend,  wlio  Jiad 
been  much  perplexed  on  dlsenverlng  tlie  sfAte  of 
the  case,  how  he  managed  to  hold  his  rcllowshlp? 
“My  dear  sir,"  was  Ibc  reply,  '"a  man  can  hold  ' 
anything  who  can  hold  his  tongue.”  It  follows,  ‘ 
of  course,  thui  n  man  w  ho  wears  his  heart  on  Ids  | 
slecye  w  in  lot  cx  er.vtUlng  slip  through  his  ttngors.  i 
This  gin.  of  silence  Iseliaractcrlstlc  of  tlic  “can-  I 
ny  •’  boot.  A  Scotchman  yvill  never  “  tell  .i  lee,"  j 
but  he  will  make  it  next  to  lmpofi.slble  for  you  to 
discover  what  he  most,  wishes  to  conceal.  The 
surgical  operal  ion  which  i.s  said  to  he  so  reiinisiie 
for  getting-  a  joke  into  him  Is  eipially  refiiilred  for 
getting  any  thing  out  oi  him  when  he  prefers,  as  ! 
he  very  frequently  does  prefer,  to  keoji  his  own  j 
counsel.  Ho  la  an  adept  at  beating  about  the 
bush,  which  Is  unother  way  of  say  ing  ilutt  he 
knows  how  to  hold  hl.s  tongue. 
But  sUeuce  Ls  not  merely  a  prolecUve  pow'cr.  If 
It  olteu  serves  to  conceal  what  there  might  be  iin 
indiscretion  In  belruyiug,  It  may  also  prove  a  posi¬ 
tive  means  of  inilucncc.  The  tireek.s  thought  it 
so  dlfllctilt  to  “speak  goori-amcned  words”  that 
they  used  tlie  phrase  as  eqiilvaleut  to  what  the  . 
Romans  more  directly  termed  a  “sacred  slleaixV  I 
And,  great  as  Is  the  rcpuio  which  tlieU'  plitloso-  ^ 
phei-s,  orators  and  jiools  :iiavc  won  by  their  Writ-  ; 
ings,  It  Is  difflcult  to  determine  how  much  of  the  j 
still  grander  repnlntlon  of  Socrates  Is  due  to  bis  j 
having  written  nothing.  In  one  sense  certainly  ' 
he  yva.s  tho  reverse  ot  silent,  but  he  did  not  com¬ 
mit  hl.s  thoughts  to  paper,  and  he  ha.s  been  cred- 
Ited— we  do  tiocsay  undeservedly— with  more  than 
the  htglie.st  wisdom  ot  those  tvjio  tmdcrluok  l/Ci 
report  his  uttcramies,  wiule  tJielr  weak nc.sses  are  , 
atlribuied  to  thcmsch  es.  i 
How  much  gain  ot  Influences  and  repuiatirm  in  ' 
ordinary  life  Is  due  to  a  jmllclous  silence.  Wc 
have  all  heard  of  Lord  Thurlow's  awful  nod,  but  , 
there  arc  other  professions  Llian  the  law  where  a  ^ 
senteniiniis  silence  has  pro'.  cU  the  secret  of  sue-  i 
cess.  How  many  mefUcul  reputailoni  hare  been  J 
built  on  a  capacity  tor  looking  wise  and  aa.ving,| 
nothing  I  A  doctor  who  knows  how  to  Inslnuato  i 
by  tone  and  facu  and  gesiui'e  Ids  perfoct  command  j 
of  the  situation,  without  committing  himself  to  | 
speolflo  assertions,  may  make  a  little  skill  go  a  | 
long  vray,  find  may  even  make  serious  mistakes  ! 
Avllh  Impunity.  It  docs  not  seem  so  easy  for  a 
preacher  to  trade  uprai  his  capacity  ot  reserve, 
yet  even  In  the  clerical  proresslon  many  have 
gained  the  reputation  ot  prolciind  dlvincK  and  ! 
abki  guides  In  the  Hplrltmil  life  i>y  a  jiidiclous 
inanaKement  of  pinlitudoh.  A'or  would  II  We  liard 
to  show,  on  llic  oUier  liaiicl,  how  lolly  repnlatlons 
and  brilliant  prospects  have  been  blighted  by  loo 
opeu-inoutlied  frankness.  It  mailer;'  little  what 
opinions  an  nspir.int  for  political  or  clerical  jinx  1 
motion  In  ly  hokl,  ;solohg  a.s  he  iindei’stnnds  when  i 
Id  hold  his  tongue  about  them;  but  u  single  slip  \ 
may  mar  u  whole  caiccr.  ; 
THE  FOOD  OF  THE  ANCIENTS. 
Tmk  diversity  ol  substances  which  we  luid  In 
I  he  catalogue  ol  articles  of  food.  Is  as  great  mb  fhe 
variety  wlUi  which  i  he  art  or  1h(;  science  of  cook¬ 
ery  pn'paivs  thciii.  The  notloms  ot  Ihc  anclenis 
on  tills  Importanl  subieel.  arewonii.vof  remark. 
TliPtr  taste  regarding  moat  was  various.  Beef 
lh(jy considered  the  moM  subsla  iitlal  lood;  hence 
It  (XmsUtuicd  the  elilcf  nomisliment  oi  ilndr  uth- 
letie.  Camels’  and  dromedaries*  Mesh  was  much 
esk'emed,  tliclr  heels  more  n.spi'ciall.v.  Donkey 
flcKli  was  In  high  repute,  and  the  ivlld  ass  brought 
Horn  Alriea  wascxnnpartvl  to  venison. 
In  more  mnderii  times  we  ilnd  Chimccllnr  Cu- 
jiret  having  asses  lattened  for  his  table.  Tim  hog 
and  Uie  wild  boar  apjiear  Id  have  been  held  In 
high  estirnation.  Their  mcMlfj  or  killing  swine  was 
rciineti  in  harburity  ns  enlcurLsni.  rigs  were 
slaughtered  with  rcd-hol.  spIlN  that  the  blood 
might  noi  be  Inst;  htuttlhg  :i  plgwiDi  assMl-etida 
was  a  luxury.  Young  Invu-H.  dogs,  and  foxes  (the; 
latter  cstcenicd  when  fc'l  upon  graces;,  were  also 
much  admired  by  tlic  Homans,  "  bo  were  also  so 
loud  of  various  birds  that  some  eousular  families 
assinued  the  names  of  those  ih'  y  most  cstoomed. 
OatiuH  (ells  iiH  how  TO  (Irown  low  is  In  FaleriJlon 
wine,  Id  render  tliem  more  luscious  and  tender. 
Pheasants  were  lirouglil  over  from  Colchis,  and 
deemed  at  one  time  such  a  |■arlly  llial  one  ol  the 
I’ldlemlcH  bitterly  lamented  his  never  havtug 
tasted  any.  Peacocks wcrccarcfiilly  reared  In  Ihc 
Island  ol  Samos,  and  solduL  such  u  high  pric«  that 
Varro  intorms  ns  they  fetelicd  yearly  upwards  ol 
fpi.niiaol  our  money.  The  guinea-row!  wa-s  con¬ 
sidered  delicious;  byt  Ihe  Homans  knew  not  the 
turkey,  u  glil  which  We  iiiOdci  ttsowe  to  the  Jesu-  ; 
Its.  The  ostrich  was  much  roUshed :  Ikellogaba- 
lus  delighted  In  their  brulii.s,  and  ApMiis  espe¬ 
cially^  commends  them.  The  modern  gastromMiic 
Is,  perhaps,  not  aware  that  It  Is  Id  the  aiwlent-she 
owes  his  fattened  duck  and  goose  tlver.s— the  1n- 
(isllinahle  ./o/'ea  oi  Km  nee.  The  swan  was 
also  lalteiKHl  by  the  Homans,  who  first  deprived 
It  ol  sight. :  and  (.Ta  uo.s  wei-e  by  no  means  despised 
by  the  peoide  ot  l.asle. 
While  the  feaihered  ci'iMtlon  was  doomed  to 
form  part  of  ancient  delights,  t  he  w  aters  yielded 
their  share  of  enjoy  nieiits,  a  nd  sisveral  ilshes  were 
Immortallzod.  The  earp  was  (Mlucated  In  their 
ponds,  and  rendered  so  fame  i.liiit  he  came  to  be.  . 
killed  ill  tim  iliikliiigol  his  master's  bell  or  the 
son  ml  of  Ills  voice,  'fhe  hirne  ol  Ihe  lamjirey  Is 
generally  known ;  and  siiirgeou  was  brought  to 
table  with  Irlumpliaut  pomi' ;  but  the  turbot,  one 
ot  which  was  hrouglii  to  Dondilan  from  Ancona, 
was  considered  such  a  splendid  present  t.hat  this 
emperor  iwNsembb'd  the  senate  to  admire  ll.  The 
red  mullet,  was  held  III  such  a  dlHiinguished  cate-  j 
gory  iimong  genteel  Iishes.  ihivt.  tliroiT  of  them, 
allhougU  of  small  sl/.o,  were  known  to  feb  li  up¬ 
wards  of  ft, aao.  They  werv  morciipprcclHled  when  j 
brought  alive,  and  grartually  allowed  to  (Jo  rile, 
when  the  Kcini-fbs  least(.*d  iloMr  eyes  in  the  ant  lel. 
paled  dellghl  of  eatltig  them,  by  giizing  on  the 
dying  creatures  ms  they  changed  color  iik('  mi  ex¬ 
piring  dolphin.  .Snails  were  also  a  groal  diilnty; 
Kulvlus  Heiiilntis  was  immortallxed  for  the  dis¬ 
covery  of  the  urt  of  taticiitng  them  on  bran  ttiiri 
other  iu'UiTle.s ;  and  Horace  Intorms  us  t.h.at  they 
were  served  up,  broieS  upon  silver  gridirons,  to 
gl\  e  a  relish  to  wine.  Oyster;'  were  Jiroughl  from 
England  In  Home,  and  frozen  o.vst.ers  wore  imich 
extolled.  Orafehopjierb.  locusts,  and  various  in¬ 
sects,  wciT  equally  acCojitablc  to  our  iirst  gastro¬ 
nomic  legislators. 
STOP  A  MINUTE! 
Don’t  hurry  so.  Move  slower ;  it  may  be  you 
will  go  .surer,  (irliirt,  'grind,  grind— one  everla.Ht- 
ing  grind  from  Hvc  o’clock  In  the  morning  till  ten 
o’clock  at  night,  chasing  iln;  bubble  or  hiunaii 
riches.  W'hat  Is  the  need,  pra.v  tell  me?  You 
already  liave  enough— more  tban  you  can  use. 
You  are  heaping  up  ivealth  for  others  lo  w  ;i,ste  or 
qu.4rrel  over  when  you  are  dead.  And  oue-ha  If  of 
your  heirs,  inswad  ol  rceollectiug  you  gratefull.v, 
will  contemplate  you r  departure  from  this  hurry¬ 
ing  scene  with  Intlnlt.e  satlsfaetion.  Take  our  ad¬ 
vice,  rest  awhile.  You  are  wearing  oul  the  vital 
lorces  faster  lUaii  there  is  need,  and  In  this  way 
subtracting  years  fixim  the  sum  toI,al  ot  your  life. 
This  rush  and  worry  day  art,or  day,  this  restless 
anxiety  after  sonietljlug.iou  have  nut  got  Is  like 
pebble  stones  in  machinery;  ihe.v  grate  and  grind 
the  life  out  of  you.  Yon  have  iiseles.-'  burdens; 
throw  them  on.  Y  ou  have  u  great  deal  of  need¬ 
less  eare;  dump  It.  f’ullin  the  strings-  ('oiupact 
your  biisDi OSS.  Take  time  for  thought  oi  better 
things.  GO  out  into  the  air  .niid  let  Con’s  sun 
shine  down  on  .vour  bead,  stop  thinKlog  of  busi¬ 
ness  nml  prottl.  BLOpgruuibllug  it  adverse  pixTvf- 
dences.  You  wiu  probkhly  acvuricc  much  better. 
Uines  than,  meise  m  ibl&floMi«d  ivort!l.  Your  mosf 
opportune  season  U  now;  your  happiest  day  Is  to¬ 
day.  Calmly  do  your  duty  and  let  God  take  care 
of  His  own  world.  He  Is  still  alive  and  Is  the 
King.  Do  notiorone  moraem  Imagine  that  ihings 
will  goto  everlasting  stnaKh  when  you  disappear  j 
from  i  hl.H  mortal  stage.  This  world  gol  along  vciy  | 
well  before  your  advent  Into  it  ;  it  will  do  us  well  | 
when  ,\ou  vanish  from  It.  Don'i  ranc'  ihal  the  > 
cncKeof  IleiiV"M,  111  the  shape  ot  t|i'‘',,ilii  l.askol 
righUng  up  tlilrt  dlHloliiled  cartli,  is  Impo.sed  upon 
you.  (.c.ise  to  fret  and  runic;  ce.a.se  to  .lump  and 
worry,  early  and  lute.  'I'he  g(XKl  time  Is  coming, 
but  you  can  never  bring  It;  (jon  can  and  will. 
1'ukc  breath,  sir.  .‘tit  down  and  I'est  amJ  (Iraw  a 
Inuglire’t'h.  Then  go  calmly  m  the  tacks  of  life 
and  do  you  I  work  vvell.  i 
- - 
A  RAD  AND  PRETXY  ROlWANL'E. 
Not  long  sinec young  woman  .ippll<;d  for  medi-  ! 
eal  relief  at  the  clt.v  dlspensar.v  in  .st.  Louis.  Her 
appearutice  was  c.xtremcl.v  jircposscs.slng  and  ex-  , 
died  the  syiojiiit  li.T  oi  I  he  physician  In  allendauce  ' 
lo  whom  she.  rcliited  the  famllL-u'  t.-ile  ol  love  and  ' 
defiertlon.  She  u'as  given  .i  permit  to  I  hc  hospital  j 
and  thcrii  bceaine  a  nioUier.  on  her  recovery.  ! 
she  was  eagoT  to  rejiay  the  kindness  oi  which  ishe 
had  been  the  otiiecl,  and  w-as  given  (Moploymcni 
as  a  nurse  In  tin’  s;iim!  Ij'srilhllou.  Iler()  she 
would  have  remuluexl  In  all  ju'obablllly— for  her  | 
iiMx'nMon  lo  the  duties  of  her  position  was  iinre-  ! 
miUlng— had  not  a  lady  visitor  lieeome  strongly  i 
Interested  In  licr  behall.  The  lady  olTered  Alle(‘. 
Corbin,  tlK!  name  sbe  hud  given,  a  pLici;  in  her  ■ 
own  family  n  x  a  si'unistrc.-w,  and  she  thus  secured  , 
*  pleasant  home  for  herself  and  child,  .‘the  was  I 
becoming  rci  oncih'd  to  life  and  was  learning  to  i 
be  happy,  wiem  flic  son  of  lo-r  benefactress  was  | 
bi'ought  home  to  die.  ho  having  been  strh  ken  wHb  i 
a  fatal  attack  of  fever.  The  lady  idolized  Inu'son,  ' 
and  had  alwAys  spoken  of  him  to  Mice,  as  a  iu(xh;l  ' 
of  what  M  young  man  should  be  In  manner,  habits 
and  character,  Alice  entered  hts  room  a.s  a  iiurKc 
and  rccogid/ed  in  him— her  beirayrr.  He  had  he-  i 
(•(une  acquainted  with  her  under  nti  a.ssumed  ■ 
name,  a.s  now  aiipeaicd.  yiie  had,  thererore,  en- 
tei'cd  unaware  under  hks  mofhei-s  root.  He  ' 
recognized  her,  and  wllb  tiuit  ealiimess  which  is  I 
alw  ays  the  accompaniment  or  approaching  dlssio-  ; 
liHlOii,  ii.-tdc  hci’sH  down,  and  tell  hrrstor>\  She  j 
ended  by  s;iyliig  tbat  t  lie  elilhi  ot  thdr  .sin  was  ' 
with  he?  lull  by  no  word  ol  bersslmuld  his  mother  ' 
even  susjieet  the  lad’s  panuitage.  Then,  said  he, 
“I  win  tell  her  myself.  Go  oul  .Mk’c  and  send  ^ 
my  mol  her  to  me.”  The  result,  as  stated  in  t  he 
Times,  which  vmiches  tor  the  fads,  w.as  that,  a 
clorgynian  was  sent,  for  and  “  niarrlag*-'  mended 
Lh(a  broki'ii  iwotnlac."  The  husband  soon  died  and 
Alice  remaliKSasa  daughter  in  the  mauslou  she 
had  entered  as  .-i  seamstress. 
• - 
“8H00ST  VAIT!”  i 
This  rx.iier  d.iy,  says  the  t.'hicago  irlbunf.  a 
simple  niiiKled  German  ea.11ed  on  a  grocer  to  pay 
a  hill,  giving  bliii  a  Iti)  uolc.  The  grocer  e.xamln- 
ed  It  closely  and  said.  “  llnllo,  w  licre  did  you  gci 
tblsnoU'?"  “Votlsde  reasons  mid  dose  note'/*’ 
replied  Ihe  lainesi  Teiilon;  “don'i  she  as  good, 
help',”'  "riood!"  answered  Ihe  gnjeer.  ‘'wh>. 
you’ie  a  Itickj  man-lluit  note  Is  worth  .fia.wi." 
“  Lsli  (lot  so?  Why  for?"  “Y'OU  see  the  signature 
overlou'C,  don't  .tou?'’  “  itose  tings  like  a  (jork-  } 
screw  mil,  do  worms?  Yah."  "  U  ell,  that’s  Spin-  I 
iier'K  signature."  “  Yell."  “  B  ell,  Mr.  .N’ew  is 
now  treasurer  of  th(.;  l.mited  .Miatos."’  “  You  don’t 
toll;  mo  so;  “v(;II.'‘  '•Well,  and  notes  signed  by 
Spinner  arc  getting  acan'e,  and  people  pay  Pve 
per  c('n(.  more  for  them  than  toi-  the  new  kssue.” 
“  By  .Nhbnmlnj',  Lsli  dot  so  7"  “Yes.  Leinmesoe 
.vour  bills.  Why  e\  cry  one  ot  them  Is  a  Spinner  .’ 
.Man  alive,  ymii  roitune  Is  made." 
in  pun-uanecot  the  grocer's  advice,  .Mr.  Schneid¬ 
er  cii  Hod  St  tho  NUb-t  reasury,  S.ilurday  aftenioon, 
to  gel  the  pi'otiilnm  on  liia  hills.  What  siiccoss 
he  had  It  Is  ImpoAstble  lo  stale,  hut  he  was  .seen 
later  111  the  evening  lurking  round  the  .street  by 
which  t  he  grocer  must  go  homo,  and  on  being  ac¬ 
costed  b.v  an  aequaintouce  the  lollowtng  conver¬ 
sation  took  place:  “  Dcr  peeble  von  Sharmauy 
llghl.swell,  Ueiir.’"  “t>h,  yes;  the  Germans  arc 
imquuallonalily  a  military  nation  of  the  fli-st 
class."  “Some  big  lights,  In'ln?  Llepsic?”  '‘Y'es.  ’ 
“Lnd  Kadowa?"  “Yes."  “fnd  Konlggrat,/. 
“t'eruiiul.v."  “lnd  Worth,  und  Mai-s-la-Toiir,  ; 
uiid  GrBveloUe,  Mild  Sedan?’’  “Of  course. ’’  “Dose  ' 
wa.s  all  big  battles,  nnd  der  Dcuich  licked?" 
“  Yes.’’  ’•  Veil,  you  Joost  valts  till  Unit  grocery  , 
storo  .shuts  hlmselr,  und  you  .saw  a  Deutch  victory  I 
vot  makes  you  forgot  dem  little  one,s.’’  j 
I 
BE  ECONOpUCAL,  | 
“  r A  K  K  care  ot  the  peunles,”  Look  woll  to  your  j 
spending.  No  maltor  wJiat  comes  m,  if  more  goes  i 
out  you  wlU  be  always  poor.  Tbo  art  is  not  In 
making  money,  but  In  keeping  it.  Little  expenses.  i 
like  mice  in  a  barn,  when  they  arc  many,  make  ! 
great  waste.  Hair  by  hair,  hends get  bald;  straw  1 
by  straw  the  t  hatch  goes  (rfl  the  cottage,  and  drop  j 
by  drop  the  rain  comes  Into  the  chamber.  A  bar-  ' 
rel  Is  soon  «;mpty,  If  the  tup  leaks  but  a  drop  a 
minute.  When  you  mean  to  savo.  begin  with  your 
mouth;  mujyr  ihleveb  pass  down  the  red  lane,  i 
The  ale  Jug  Is  it  great  v\  astc.  In  all  other  things  ! 
keep  within  compass.  Never  stretch  your  legs  i 
furihei'  than  .vour  blankets  will  reach,  or  you  will  j 
boou  bo  colcL  In  i.-lot.bos  choose  suitable  und  last¬ 
ing  Stull,  and  not  tawdry  nnpr|p.s.  To  be  warm  is 
the  main  thing,  never  mind  the  looks.  A  fool 
may  make  money,  bat  it  needs  a  wise  man  to 
spepd-Tu  Kemcntber,  It  Is  easier  to  build  two  I 
chlciuey*  than  to  keep  one  going.  If  you  give  ail  i 
to  back  and  board,  there  Is  nothing  left  lor  the  I 
savings  bank.  Fare  hard  and  work  bard  while  | 
you  are  young,  and  you  will  have  a  ch.mce  to  rest  i 
when  you  are  old 
KEEP. 
Kkki'  to  the  right  as  the  b'"’  dixccta, 
K(h>i>  from  th<  world  thy  friend'?  defects , 
Keep  all  thy  thoughta  on  purest  themes, 
Keej)  from  thine  eye^  the  niotce  and  beams 
Keep  true  thr  d^ed.  fbv  honor  briirht. 
Keep  (inu  thy  faith  isi  (.tod  and  right. 
Ke^'p  free  from  any  bid  and  atam, 
Keej'  from  the  way*  that  briug  thee  ptin 
Keep  frro  Iby  tongue  from  words  of  ill. 
k(N'P  right  thy  aim  ajid  good  thy  will 
Keep  all  lh.y  acts  from  fiasslc.ri  frea?. 
Keep  Btr(jiig  In  hope,  no  envy  sec . 
Keep  wfltchf  Ul  esreo'er  tongue  and  hand. 
Keep  free  Ih.v  fort,  by  justlec  stand  ; 
Kf;op  tnid  tliy  -vord,  ii  sacrcal  thing, 
Keep  from  the  Ktinrcs  th(;  toiupters  tiring . 
Keep  fulfil  with  ouch  you  cull  a  friend. 
Keep  full  in  view  tho  lln*l  end ; 
Keep  love  between  thy  (.Kvl  and  tbeo, 
Keep  from  all  hale  and  OimIkw  free 
Keep  firm  thy  courage  bold  and  slroag. 
Keep  up  tho  right  and  dow-n  the  wrong 
Keep  well  fhe  words  of  wlsclorn’e  ecbool, 
Kcpp  warm  by  night  and  by  day  keep  cool 
- - - 
THE  LENTEN  SEASON. 
Thk  Lenten  rptisou  began  March  1.  tbat  being  ' 
Ash  M'ednesday.  Key.  Thomas  K.  Beecher  sug¬ 
gests  1  hat  t  his  sea, -son  ot  (lc\  ntloti,  (he  Inheritance  ' 
of  w  many  (.'hrifitlans  throughout  the  world,  be 
aeccjiu-ri  by  all  dcnomtnatlo.o.-,.  its  yearly  ob 
servance  in  the  Fpi.-jcopal  chuix;li,  It  is  not  too 
much  to  say,  produces  as  large  a  propoi’tlou  of  ' 
coovcr.shjns.  as  the  revlv^dsot  otlnjr  olnirrhps.— 
A  corrc.sjMViidciit  in  Cftrlrondale,  I’.j.,  desires  us  to  i 
urge,  and  mik  all  t  hrlstlails  to  urge,  lncrt;ascd  ac- 
llvliyln  j»raycr.  Ho  yvanls  all  the  churches  to 
“call  Hjyccial  jiruyec- mcetlngs-prulsc  prayer- 
mc(rtlngs--1o  pray' for  A-llcf  from  I  he  prostfatlng 
liinu(.'ucc  of  the  panic,  fluit  all  m«y  itccoju  the 
true  IcHson  oi  Hic»(juark  times,  aixj  that  all  may 
do  yvh'dt  ilioy  i-aii  to  bring  aliout  a  more  jirosper- 
oils  (xmdtUon  ot  analre.  ‘  Our  God  Is  h  very  pfes-  i 
ont  help  In  iliue  or  (rouble.’  Now  is  u  ripe  time  | 
for  CUrisLliUi  wfH  k,  fur  many  people  are  humbled,  ' 
their  hold  on  (larthly  ililngs  liu*  barn  loosed;  ] 
tSielr  hcuLscs  have,  been  broken  up,  and  they  seek  j 
for  employment.  I  ii  vain.  There  is  work  to  do  for  | 
.Tesu.'v  Lot  us  make  our  religion  public,  make  It  1 
supply  a  want  yvidch  Is  now  teit  more  than  ever 
before.  A  plan  Is  on  fool  to  place  religious  read-  ! 
ing  111  every  railroad  dcpo»  In  our  country.  Let  ! 
Christians  everywhere  (xi-oporato  to  .speed  the 
good  work."  The  American  railway  llieniry  un-  j 
ion,  we  supjTOSc,  co-optmales  wiui  the  Blhle  toclc-  j 
ty,  In  thiR  jilan,  alluded  lo  la  the  la.si  seutcace  ot  i 
the.  ahovc  h.dtcr.  The  union  has  (Jone  good  scr-  ' 
vice  In  obtaiulug  the  banlshinonl  of  low-  and  I 
vlcl(.'tis  reading  mattr-j'  from  many  ot  the  railroad  , 
lines.  The  New  England  braoch  of  the  s(jctely 
has  gained  this  point  from  all  the  railroads  run-  ! 
nlng  out  ot  Boston.  ex(.(.!pt  one.  Some'  roads  In  1 
this  part  of  the  Htatc  need  t  his  supervision,  d  is  I 
a  genuine  Chrlstlfiu  work.— A'/.  | 
THE  BEST  SERMON. 
I’KOrtr.  are  always  listening  to  the  “iMBstser-  I 
mon  tlo'.v  ever  heard.’’  At  an  advanced  ago,  still  j 
hearing  Ihe  “bfttst,"  we  might  conclude  that  they  ; 
stalled  on  very  poor  ones;  lor  this  8up(.Tlutive 
did  not,  jierhiips,  express  the  opfulon  of  some  oth¬ 
er  person  equally  able  to  Judge..  But  th“rc  are 
various  kinds  or  sermons.  There  la  the  doctrinal 
onu.  till'  bWigraphlcal.  InglijjiJ.  UluslraUve,  and 
varlou.-;  other  btylcs;  and  men  si>cal.lng  of  the 
“  best, "  will  mean  the  best  of  those  aeverul  kinds. 
Then  men  arc  In  varying  conditions  for  hearing. 
If  they  are  full  oi  Joy.  the  beat  one  will  be  glad 
and cnUiuslBhtic.  If  they  are  Imme  down  with 
sorrow,  ih(?lr  praises  an'  onlj  lor  tho  consoling 
and  syrapatheUc.  Just  In  .so  far  as  the  sermon  Is 
suited  Ml  the  hearer,  and  IS  hlcrt  to  his  (kJUlcatlon 
by  the  Holy  Bpirll.  will  In;  rind  It  such  as  he  win 
greatly  piansc.  The  really  good  hearer  will  Und 
somethliig  helpful  In  all,  and  now  and  then  he 
will  be  Hooded  with  happy  emotion. 
•  »  » 
THE  SABBATH. 
Gl-adsto-ne,  the  English  siaUisman,  says:— “Be¬ 
lieving  in  tin;  authority  of  the  Lord’s  day  as  a 
reUgiothi  insuiution.  I  must,  as  a  maitcrof  course, 
desire  the  recognition  of  that  autliority  by  others. 
But, over  and  above  ibis,  T  h.-eve  myseir  in  the 
course  of  a  Uiborious  llic  signally  experienced 
both  lU  mental  and  its  ph>'slt’al  beneiilii.  I  can 
hardly  overrate  its  value  in  this  view ;  and  for  the 
intere^1.fli  the  working  men  ot  this  country,  alike 
in  t  lK^se  and  tn  other  yet  higher  respects,  there 
Is  nothing  I  more  anxiously  desire  than  that  they 
should  more  and  more  highly  appreciate  r.lie  Chris-  j 
tlan  day  of  rest.’’  I 
Misrt.AcEb  Fear.- All  languages  have  a  lltera- 
tui‘e  of  teiTor  al>out  death.  But  living  Is  far  more 
teiTlbleln  reality  than-d.vTng.  It  is  life  that  fo¬ 
ments  pride,  that  inflames  vanity,  that  excites 
the  j)as.sloins,  that  feeds  t  he  appetites,  that  founds 
and  builds  hatalH*  that  establishes  chartu'U'r,  and, 
blufUng  up  the  separate  straws  of  action  Into  one 
sheaf,  hands  it  into  the  fuiun'  saying,  “As ye 
have  sowed.  «o  shaU  ye  reap;’’  and  again,  '“As  ye 
reap,  so  shall  ye  sow  ’."  Yet  Ufe,  which  Is  the  mis¬ 
chief  maker,  Is  not  at  all  feard.  Death,  that  does 
no  harm,  and  Is  only  the  revcaler  of  life’s  work,  Is 
feared, 
- ♦  ♦  - — 
The  wealth  of  a  man  Is  the  number  of  things 
which  he  loves  and  blesses,  which  he  Is  loved  and 
blessed  hy  .—Carlyle.. 
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