APRIL  4S 
i^OORE’S  RURAL  WEW-YORKER. 
laMcs'  |!ortfolio. 
MOTHERS,  DON’T  SCOLD. 
«y  PORT  U.  LACCA. 
1  r  is  true,  I  may  liavii  been  nauKbty. 
For  I  was  to  the  straiispr  bold. 
When  ho  asked  me  who  my  “  dart  ’’  was,— 
But,  mother,  please  do  not  scold. 
I  went  to  liroolv  there  a  flshlnR, 
You  see  I  am  wet,  and  so  cold ! 
I  know  1  ili<l  WTomr  not  to  !U»k  j'oii,— 
But,  mother,  jdoasp  do  not  scold. 
I  fell  from  tlio  luiider  and  hurt  me. 
It  sllpiied  and  I  loosouod  my  hold ; 
By  the  fall  X  illd  U'ar  my  iiaut  lw,— 
But,  mother,  please  tlo  not  scold. 
I’ll  try  to  be  ffoort  in  tlie  future. 
Ami  to  dojiisl  the  best  I  am  told ; 
But  should  I  chance  U)  do  wrontfly, 
Blcnsc,  mothi-r.  Hu  n  ilo  imt  stiolrt. 
brothers,  our  boy  is  rlKht  in  his  pleii<liuKS, 
And  he  stands  where  many  a  Ijoy 's  stood : 
I  never  yet  knew  the  occasion 
Where  KcnUlina  e'er  did  a  b<iy  Kood. 
“  SUPERFLTJOUS  WOMEN.” 
In  n  rt'Cpiii,  li-ct.iiro  Mrs.  I.lvci'uioro  in.ndo  Uio  « 
following;  poliitod  ami  sfimlblo  remarks ;  ( 
All  thnniRh  the  hitirt.  la  homos  ami  oiitsldo  of 
llicm,  I  llml  these  woiaen,  uiiwtsidert,  la  tho  vul-  , 
g;ir  iifirlaaeo  nf  ovory-thvy  .speech  called  “old  , 
aiaULs,”  with  a  shrh«  of  the  sluaihlor,  imtl  a  alight  j 
(lasli  of  st’ora,  la  t  he  liner  language  of  soolologlsls  , 
ami  easaylsUs  deaoailuaU’d  “  stiperlliiotw  tvoraoa." 
They  have  beea  brave  enough  to  olts-t  to  w.alk  ; 
through  life  alone,  when  some  man  ha-s  asked  , 
them  la  marriage  whom  they  could  not  love;  with 
white  lips  Hum-  have  said  “  no.”  while  their  hearts 
have  said  “  yes,”  becaase  fluty  rtetmimled  of  them 
the  saerltice  of  tlieirowa  happlnes-s.  Their  lives 
liave  been  stepfilng  Kloae.s  for  Mm  aflvuiienneat 
of  yoimgiT  sisters;  tlioy  have  earned  the  money 
to  carry  brothers  through  cullegc  Into  profes-stons ; 
like  the  Caryalhles  of  an^illeeture,  they  feUind  In 
their  phvees  and  uphold  Mie  roof  ov  er  a  depemlent 
houschohl;  they  Invert  Mie  order  of  nature  ami 
bffcomc  mothers  lo  the  aged,  chllrllsh  jtaretds, 
fathers  and  mothers,  whost!  falling  feet  they  guide 
geully  flown  Uio  mil  of  life,  and  wIioai-  wllhured 
hands  the.v  by  and  bj  fohl  beneath  the  daisies; 
they  carry  words  of  cheer  and  a.  world  of  eoinfort 
to  households  Ifiv.ided  by  trouble,  sickness  or 
fleath.  'I'hfi  ditsty  years  stretch  far  belilml  them ; 
lieauly  and  eoinellness  ilrop  away  from  them,  tind 
they  grow  faded  ami  eaifworn  ;  they  befiome  no- 
boillea  to  tho  hurrying,  rushing,  bustling  vvorhl, 
and  by-iind-by  they  will  slip  out  liilo  the  glofjm- 
thc  shadtfws  will  veil  them  forever  from  earthly 
Hlght-thc  great  surprls.;  of  Joyful  greeting  will 
vveleoine  them,  aiifl  tliey  will  thrill  to  thcembiaci! 
of  the  heavenly  Brldegiffom. 
Ah,  Stewart,  wlio  iroinyour  fHMi,OrtO,iXMiof  tjarth- 
ly  iroa.siiiTH  have  given  $i,(kM),(W0  to  tlie  working 
women  In  a  beautiful  hoiuf! !  Ah,  Peabody,  whose 
gifts  of  ilbrarlf'H  ami  Institutes  ami  educational 
Hind.s  were  princely!  Ah,  Vanderbilt  and  Drew, 
wlio  have  pul  millions  into  the  cndfiwme.ul  of 
school:;  and  cfilleges  — those  poor  women  have 
given  ami  arc  glvlhg  imme  than  yfvall.  For  out. 
of  your  ubumhiuee  ye  have  given  but  little,  and 
these  sup'-rlluous  wfimeii  liavti  given  their  all— 
theniselv.'S,  vvltli  their  loving  lieurts,  with  Iheir 
po.sslbllltles  of  Imiiiiliiess,  with  their  dn.'ams  of 
tlm  fill  urc !  .V  li,  lour-sUrred  nr.aul  and  Sherman, 
not  so  heroic  was  y'our  m.ireh  througli  the  fearful, 
brIslUng  wllflerness,  ami  from  Atlanta  lo  the  bf.'<i-, 
as  Is  the  lofiely  pas.sage  of  life  made  hy  many  an 
unmated  woman,  exeepl  as  her  celibate  life  serves 
nomleal.  You  have  heard  the  story  of  the  young 
man  who  wanted  iin  economical  wife?" 
“No,”  I  ari.swcred,  anti  I  might  liave  .atldexl  that 
I  didn't  wish  to  hear  IL  either.  : 
“  Well,"  Bho  continued,  “  ho  was  a  vtwy  likely 
young  man  aud  he  wunted  a  careful  wife,  so  he 
thought  of  a  way  he  eouhl  Hud  out.  One  morning 
he  went  to  call  upon  the  dltlfvrent  girls  of  his  ac¬ 
quaintance  and  aski’fl  them  each  for  the  scrapings 
of  their  bn-ad  bowls  l/i  feed  his  horses.  1  ou  see 
they  all  wantod  liltti,  so  limy  got  all  they  could 
for  him.  Kln/illy  he  ftiuml  ii  glid  who  hailn’t  any, 
so  he  iiskfxl  her  to  he  Ids  wife,  becimse  Im  thought 
shn  mast  he  ecomunlcal.  “  Now.”  said  Aunt  Itn- 
fhcl.  triumphatd.ly,  “  supiwsc  a  young  man  shofild 
ask  you  for  the  scrapings  of  your  broiul-hovvl, 
What  could  you  say  ?” 
“Whnl  could  1  say?’’  I  repeated  scornfully, 
“  why,  I'd  tell  him  If  he  cfiuldn’t  nlTord  to  buy  outs 
for  Ids  horses  tlioy  might  starve.  I  wouldn’t  rob 
the  i»lgs  to  feetl  them.”* 
I  supposo  Aimt  Itaehel  Miougld,  that  lesson  was 
all  lost  on  rac ;  but  as  true  as  you  live  I  uever 
knead  the  bretwl  to  this  day  without  Uilukingof 
her  lesson  In  economy. 
- - - - - 
THE  EMPRESS  JOSEPHINE. 
.TosEFiiiNK,  hfgore  marrying  tXencral  Bomip.arte, 
consulted  her  lawyer.  Monsieur  Uaqultleau,  as  to 
her  union  with  the  young  victor  of  m.  llfx'h. 
“It  Is  folly,”  answered  the  sage  ni:i.n  of  law, 
“perfect  folly,  to  marry  ;•  young  ollleor  without 
fortune  ami  wll.liout  future.” 
imt.hmephlne  had  more  eonllilorieo  still  In  tho 
oracles  of  MIb’.  I.euonnaml,  tho  ooh'bratod  for- 
t, line-teller ;  or,  rather,  she  dl<l  as  i>ooi>ln  often  do 
after  asking  advlce-she  followed  hnrovvii  mind, 
and  (lid  well. 
Bonaparte  heard  of  the  opinion  passed  upon 
mm,  hut  made  Ids  way  In  spile  of  M.  KiKpildeau’s 
'  doubts,  and  Mic  young  ollloer  became  empmor. 
I  But,  althougb  he  hud  ndvaneed  miieli,  ho  had 
*  forgotten  ledhlng.  When  he  was  attired  In  his 
I  eoronatlon  robes,  and  a  few  ndmites  before  pro- 
>  eeedlng  lo  Notre  Dame,  he  called  out  In  a  voice  of 
''  thunder : 
"  “  Let  UaqUideau  be  brought.” 
>  The  poor  notary  thought  Miat  he  had  signed  his 
•  last  contract. 
1'  “  Woll,”  said  tho  cinpei’or,  as  soon  as  he  per- 
1  colved  him,  “here  Is  the  man  without  forlime 
.  and  without  tulure;”  and  then,  after  a.  inlscldov- 
^  oils  paus<*  of  a  few  moments,  ho  nddoil,  “  I  name. 
1  you  lawyer  Ixi  tlie  family." 
.Josephine  did  well,  they  say.  Can  we  think  so, 
'<  If  wc  remember  her  after-HUlTerlng,  and  the  agony 
'•  of  that  night  when,  knowing  her  fate,  .she  drew 
!  Uonaparlo  to  tho  window,  and,  pointing  to  tho 
sky,  said  prophetleally  : 
•-  “  Like  those  two  sLii's  we  Jiave  risen  togelher, 
h  and  separutiKi  we  shall  fall.” 
I’vcaiiiiui  for  tlic  |oiui(i. 
AT  QUEEN  MAUDE’S  BANQUET. 
Shk  vv<>:irR  no  crown 
Save  lirr  own  flo«i»y  curls, 
lloHlcKt,  iilunipi’Rt 
Of  pet  baby  K-irla; 
Bluo-eyert  and  rtimiilcd 
Aud  .bgidlli'il  alio, 
roiiriUK  (alt  for  UH 
luvialbU'  ten. 
Little  (Jiicen  Manrto. 
Tiniest  tcacupn 
Ami  aaiieer  and  aimon ; 
Baby,  your  bumiui't 
Hus  ended  loo  kimvii, 
Faiicy’a  tall  eapboard 
UidoekH  to  >'oiir  liuml ; 
We  yoiir  poor  anbJecU 
Await  your  coniniaml, 
I.lttlc  Qtictm  Maude. 
Throned  on  the  floor, 
.  We  imwt  alnop  tij  j  our  state ; 
If  a  (lueeu'K  little, 
Can  courtb'i's  be  great  7 
Now  kiss  UH,  dlHUilsn  us, 
Bed  Ups  rosy  Hweet. 
i’or  yourter’s  a  poet 
Chained  faat  to  your  feet, 
Little  yuceii  Maude. 
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LETTERS  FROM  BOYS  AND  GIRLS. 
said  to  arotiso  the  Indignation  of  all.  I  wonder  he 
Ims  not  Ueen  tempted  to  write  another  letter.  If 
ho  tloes  not  try  to  vindicate  himself  soon  some,  of 
tJic  girls  ought  to  write  ybc  him.  I  ho|)e  Faiky 
Bkm.k  will  write  again,  miming  some  of  lier  favor¬ 
ite  music.  1  am  nineh  interesUal  In  music,  and 
practice  several  lioui's  a  day.  l  fear  the  hklltor 
will  think  this  too  long,  even  If  otherwise  menu 
ing  publleatlou.  —  Wm’ii  Hazei.,  (frolon,  Toinp- 
IciiDi  (ii.,  jV. 
From  a  Virginia  CIrl. 
Dear  Rpitor:— Tills  Is  the  tli-st  time  I  have 
written  for  tho  Ul’kai.,  aud  I  don’t  know  as  It  will 
bn  printed,  but  I  will  try  and  see  what  I  can  do. 
As  most  of  the  girls  led  about  their  pels,  I  will 
tell  about  mine.  I  have  a  dog  T  call  “bklp,”  and 
a  tortolse-Hhcll  eat  naun'd  “  Lillie.”  1  live  on  a 
farm  three  miles  from  Norfolk  City,  on  a  braneli 
of  the.EllzabeMi  Ulver.  1  Uilnk  If.  a.  very  pietty 
place.  I  hope  I  maybe  udmllled  lido  tlie  list  of 
He RAb  Cousins,  may  I  not?  l  Mduk  Ibe  picture 
In  tho  Ui'UAbOf  Ang.  SI  h,  1814,—“  0  dear,  .No,  I’m 
not  conceited,”  Isa  pretty  falrspeelmeiiof  Yopnu 
Tom.  1  don’t  know  as  I  sIi.tU  pitch  into  Y.  lUcii 
just  yot.  UtriM,  yon  have  admltdslered  a  ipiletus 
that  has  eiirod  him  of  his  long  tongue,  I  gm-ss;  ho 
Is  fairly  8c.ared  away— ufndd  lo  show  Ids  head 
agidn,  poor  boy,  I  slioabi  like,  to  ellmb  some  of 
those  mountalnsout  where,  you  live,  VounoTom, 
but  It  I  CiUighl  sight  of  you  l  should  ily  on  tho 
wings  of  Mm  wind.  .\iid  now,  niy  dear  Hpbai. 
ciaislns.  If  I  may  call  you  so,  adieu.— Snow  Drop, 
ytn'fuilc  Vo,,  I'o. 
SATURDAY  NIGHT. 
HOW  many  a  kiss  has  boon  given,  how  many  a 
curse,  how  many  a  caress,  how  many  a  kind  word, 
—how  many  a  promise  has  been  broken,  how  ' 
many  a  hoart  liu-s  boon  w recked, -uow  many  a 
loved  one  has  been  lowertal  Inl/O  the  narrow  cham¬ 
ber,  how  many  a  babe  has  gone  from  earth  to 
heaven,- how  many  a  erlb  or  cradle  stands  silent 
now,  which  lastSiitimlay  night  bem  the  raro.st  of 
all  trea.sures  of  tho  heart?  .\  week  Is  a  life.  A 
week  Is  a  hlslbry.  A  week  marks  cvenlK  of  sor¬ 
row  or  gladness  of  which  people  never  heard.  Mo 
home  Lo  tlm  family,  man  of  business  I  Mo  home, 
you  Ueiirt/-eriiiJg  wanderer!  Mo  liome  to  cheer 
that  awaits  you,  wroiigoil  wait  of  1 1 fcM  breakers! 
Mo  home  to  those  you  love,  tmui  of  toll  1  and  give 
one  night  to  the  Joys  and  coniform  fast  Hying  by. 
Leave  your  book  with  coir.plex  llguri^s,  your  dirty 
workshop,  yoiir  busy  store.  BesX  with  those  you 
lovo;  for  Mod  only  knows  what  the  next  Halurday 
to  poUiLuje.Hl..  or  mid  cynical  pleasantry  to  a  story,  night  will  bring  yon.  Forget  the  world  of  caro 
Ye  were  hUmulatiaJ  by  the  eheers  und  prayers  of  battle  of  Hie  vvbleh  have  turrowed  the 
a  nation,  wlille  the  ga/e  oi  the  world  followed  Draw  close  around  the  family  hearth.  <Jo 
you.  Uut  tin;  path  of  ihesc  W(jiiieu  was  ihrough  mve,  ami  ns  you  bask  In  tho 
the  hot  hiKd  of  rldlt  iile  and  satlrib  presence  ami  meet  to  return  the  loved  t^m- 
Lct  US  give  V)  women  such  iLilnliig,  physictilli ,  b|.yrj^,rir  your  heart’s  pets,  strive  to  beabettor  man 
Industrially,  lid.eHeetuully  aud  splrltunlly,  Unit  and  to  bicss  God  for  giving  his  wea  17  children  so 
Avo  Khiiuic  tlie  word  “superlluou.s”  out  of  the  dear  a  stepplng-sumc  Hi  the  river  to  tho  Eternal 
vocabulary,  as  rtescrlpLlve  of  women.  .UiH  lids  as  Saturday  night. 
will  help  men,  ami  elevate  them,  <111110  as  much  - - - 
as  any  spei.rtal  work  which  might  he  done  for  ADAM'S  FIRST  WIFE’S  REVENGE. 
them,  and  thus  collo  ttvt!  humanity  will  be  ben-  - 
etlted,  and  a  higher  rlvlllzallon  bo  iiromoled,  for  thr  old  Hebrew  cabalistic  legend  of  LlUtli,  the 
The  woiuaii’H  ciiiiMe  is  iiiiui’H :  they  riso  or  Hink  fll-St  Wife  Of  Adam,  18  told  by  .M.  D.  Conway ,  In  hh 
Together,  (Iwarfed  or  Rod  Uke,  Ixmd  or  free.  Ipeturc  Oil  Mm  Devil,  In  language  which  Is  in' 
A  STORY  FOR  THE  GIRLS. 
Si’i'  down  on  the  porch,  clilUlren,  and  let  me  tell 
you  about  Aunt  Haeliel,  and  ihe  story  she  once 
told  me.  due  day,  when  1  was  abouttwelve  veal’s 
old,  1  liiirt  planned  to  go  after  strawberries,  but 
Aunt  Haelurt  said  to  me:  “.V  girl  of  your  ago 
should  begin  to  learn  how  to  do  housework.  Take 
off  your  hat,  roll  up  your  sleeves,  and  help  me  do 
the  baking.” 
1  poutoil  and  sighed  and  shed  lears,  but  was  en¬ 
couraged  by  the  iiromtsc  that  I  might  go  aftar  Mm 
baking.  I’nder  good  Aunt  Haehel's  direction  1 
mixed  a  big  loar  01  bread,  placed  it  on  a  tin  as 
bright  iis  a  mwv  dollar,  ami  was  rubbing  the  lloiir 
ofl  my  hands,  when  she  called  out:  “This  will 
never,  never  do,  ehlld—you  Jiaveii’l  scraimd  your 
bread  liowl  eii'an.” 
1  shall  never  torget  the  piclurc  she  made  stand¬ 
ing  there,  her  eyes  regarding  me  sternly,  om^  hand 
resting  on  her  hip,  while  In  the  other  she  held 
the  untidy  bowl. 
“It  will  never  do,  child,"  she  went  on;  “It  Is 
not  only  untidy,  tmt  U  makes  too  much  wasm ;  to 
bo  a  good  housekeeper  j  ou'inust  learn  to  be  eco- 
TiiRold  Hebrew  cabalistic  legend  of  LlUtli,  Mm 
flrsl  wife  of  Adam,  18  told  by  .M.  D.  Conway,  In  his 
leeturc  on  Mm  Devil,  In  language  which  Is  us 
bcaullDil  as  a  llnlshed  poem.  She  was  a  cold, 
passionless.  sple.mUd  beauty,  with  wondrous 
gohlon  hair,  siie  was  creaU;d  Adam's  equal  in 
every  ros)>eet,  and  Miereforc  properly  enough  ru- 
fusi'd  to  obey  him.  For  this  she  was  dnycii  from 
tho  garden  of  Eden,  and  Kve  was  created,  made 
U)  order,  so  to  siieak.  of  one  of  Adam'.s  ribs.  Then 
tho  golden-haired  LlUtli,  Jenlous,  eiiragod,  pining 
for  her  first  home  in  I'ui-.idlsc,  euUiretl  in  t  he  form 
of  u  serpent,  crept  Inlxi  tho  gaialen  of  Kdeii  and 
U’lnpled  Adam  and  Eve  Ui  their  destruetlon.  Aud 
from  that  day  to  this  LlHMi,  a  c<Jld.  passionless 
beauty,  with  golden  hiilr,  has  roamed  up  and 
down  Mm  earth,  snaring  tho  sons  of  Adam  and 
destroying  them.  You  may  idways  know  her 
deiid  vlelims,  for  whenever  a  man  lias  been  de¬ 
stroyed  by  tlm  hands  of  LHllh  you  will  always 
Ilnd  a  single  golden  hiilr  wrapped  light  around 
his  lifeless  hoart.  To  this  day,  iiiany  and  ni.iny  a 
son  or  Adam  Is  si  ill  lured  lo  death  and  ruin  from 
having  the  golden  hair  of  11  woimiii  wrapped  too 
tight  around  his  heart.  This  Is  the  moral.  Has 
not  Lilith  been  revenged? 
- - - 
KiTBEH  tnnible  or  hfipplriess  borrowed  from  the 
future  is  apt  lo  prove  fallacious. 
From  a  Southern  New  York  Girl. 
Dear  Ucrai.  cousins If  liy  that  iiitmo  you 
will  allow  mo  to  CiiH  joii  1  Uiive  been  wishing  tor 
a  long  time  to  write  you  anti  ask  11  1  might  bo 
numbored  wlMi  the  Cousins,  but  emild  never  sum-  1 1 
mou  courage  enough  uul  ll  now.  1  mu  Just  six- 
teen  (am  1  too  old),  and  as  I  hl.s  is  Leap  1  ear  and 
tho  Centennial  Year,  I  l.lioUglit  I  would  celehratc 
l)y  writing  to  the  KCR.vi,.  Do  any  of  tlm  C'uirsliiS  ^ 
Intend  to  goto  tho  Coiitcnnlal?  I  should  dearly  ^ 
Hkc  to  go,  hut  It  Is  too  fur  away  and  Loo  expensive 
tor  me  to  do  any  Milng  more  thandroam  about.  If 
any  of  Min  IUmiai.  friends  do  go,  I  hope  they  will 
write  and  tcH  used  some  of  tho  wondnrfiil  aud 
f) 
bciUllUul  t.UlngH  that  Un-*>  liuvu  sruji.  \V(;  live  a 
mllo  from  tlic  village  of  and  a  vry  pleasant  * 
ami  thriving  IHtle  village  it  Is,  with  high  hills  on  ^ 
all  sides.  My  hnAUers  auid  I  have  a  ttendcU  school  ' 
all  winter.  Wo  have  a  graded  sclioul  hero.  My  I 
studies  are  ArlMuneile,  Aigebrn,  Mramniar,  Phllos- 
ophy,  Mcogruphy  and  C.  History  as  a  reader.  ‘ 
.\  few  weeks  betoro  our  winter  term  closed  Mie 
advanced  schoUrs  visited  a  sehnyl  about  twenty-  ' 
live  miles  from  lierc.  We  went  one  day  and  re-  • 
turned  tlic  next.  Wo  visile, d  the  school  In  the 
afternoon  and  ai  tended  a  party  In  the  evening. 
Thoy  enleriaiiicd  us  nicely,  a  ml  we  had  a  pleas¬ 
ant  Mum  generally.  The  return  train  stopped  an 
hour  In  the  vHlagoof  ow  ego,  and  we,  not  wishing 
to  Avail  In  the  depot,  improved  our  Umc  by  march¬ 
ing  down  to  the  river  (the  Susquelniniiii)  and  look¬ 
ing  lit  tho  new  steamboat  they  are  building;  It  Is 
very  alec,  and  i  smmld  not  mlmi  taking  a  ride  on 
It  when  It  isoorniiloted.  I  can  Imagliio  Just  how 
Uiiclo  .Mookk  looks,  as  he  read.s  Mils,  my  lirst  at¬ 
tempt.  I  see  him  sitting  In  a  large  arm  clialr  Viy 
a  table  covered  wlUi  letters,  lie  fakes  nji  ni,y  nu- 
rmlimatn  letter,  glances  through  It.,  :uid  with  a 
“Not  quite  uii  lo  the  mark,"  tosses  it  over  ms 
shoulder,  and  It  lands— where?  on  the  grave  of 
many  otiier  letters ;  but  I  wonder  It  at  the  same 
Mine  he  says  “Try  again.”  I  hope  so,  tor  I  cer¬ 
tainly  Hlliill.— M.  A.  IL,  r/of/rt  Co.,  A',  r. 
From  an  Illinois  Boy- 
DEAR  (kiusiNS :— AS  this  is  my  Hist  attempt  to 
enter  tho  ••  Ki  kai.  circle,”  and  I  perceive  Miat  the 
girls  are  ahead  as  to  numbers,  1  will  tlirovv  in  my 
mite  to  make  uji  the  deilclC’iiey.  I  noMco  that 
Micro  ure  very  few  who  boast  of  I, heir  atUUumenfs 
in  the  farmlug  line,  fis  the  ugrlciiltiu-al  prolessioii 
seems  to  be  at  a  diseouut  with  them,  <is  well  as 
the  boys,  l  am  not  sure  Miat  Ills  best  to  follow 
McMmbkr’s  suggestion  to  “keepou  the  right  side 
of  Mill  girls.”  For  my  part  l  prefer  a  little  Ulffer- 
cHce  of  epiulon,  especdally  la  eoiiversalloii,  for 
when  a  pei'soii  agrees  with  every  Idea  you  ad¬ 
vance,  and  the  only  reply  you  can  get  is  yes  or  no, 
this  Is  agreeing  um  well.  And  now  1  have  a  (piery 
m  propose.  Why  is  it  that  they  bestow  their 
smiles  and  lavoi’s  ou  au  many  tlmt  clumi  to  be 
young  imtii,  but  who  ai'O  UtMc  better  than  tobacco 
'  dLsUHers,  If  wo  consider  tho  quantity  of  tobacco 
'  Juice  I, hat  they  manulucLurc  every  day  ?  Is  this 
*  one  of  tlie  accornpHshnieiits  that  a  young  man 
'  must  iu.!(iUtro  before  he  can  expect,  to  win  tho 
‘  favor  of  the  lair  .sex  ?  1 1  i.heir  longues  are,  as  cue 
^  u(  the  Cousins  suggests,  hiosuiil.  bolli  cuds,  Mien 
■  let  them  wag  at  something  that,  will  do  some 
'  gdbd.  1  would  makii  It  one  of  the  condlMons  es- 
'  sciitlal  to  kocpliig  my  company,  that,  ho  should 
‘  abstain  from  the  disgusM eg  habit.  11  there  was 
‘  some  of  the  onergy  that  Is  iHsidaycd  In  following 
'  the  tabhlous,  1  do  not  think  that  wc  should  be  any 
!  the  woi-se,  and  It  Is  a  subject  that  will  bear  a  great 
^  deal  of  tongue,  both  hot  aud  (;old.— Critic,  Melvin, 
*!  III. 
From  an  Orepton  CIrl. 
Dear  Eiutor;-  I  have  long  thought  l  would 
wrlto  and  tell  you  how  we  like  the  Hukai..  We 
like  it  very  well;  wc  have  taken  it  three  years 
and  comuHUicod  on  the  fourth  year,  Wo  live  la 
l.lie  (’ountry,  and  I  think  wo  liuvua  nleo  place  to 
live.  1  have  no  pets,  but  I  ha vo  a  IHtle  baby  sis¬ 
ter.  1  am  twelve  veal's  old.  This  Is  my  ilrst  at¬ 
tempt  at  writing  for  a  pupiw,  and  If  t  his  docs  not 
go  Into  t.lio  wa.Hle  basket  l  will  try  again.— Bertua 
Pakvin,  DifJ-ur,  Lane  Co.,  ore'jon. 
From  a  Central  New  York  CIrl. 
Dear  tliuis;— As  all  the  girls  and  boys  are 
writing,  I  Uiought  1  would  too.  1  went  to  sebool 
during  tbo  winter,  I  am  a  rnniicr’s  dn lighter,  and 
nothing  could  hire  me  to  live  In  the  elty.  I  agree 
with  DKi.i.  n.  W.  of  Hochester,  and  If  she  will  give 
m«  her  P.  M.  address  I  would  Hko  to  eoi  rcHpoiid 
^  1th  her.  I  think  Younu  T'om  hud  bctlcr  not  say 
anything  In  regard  lo  Mm  fair  sex.  I  close,  hoping 
this  (my  Ilrst  letter)  will  Hnd  a  place  in  the  Kurai.. 
— Aua  O.  IL,  lltll’v  liraiK'li,  Omicja  Co.,  A’.  P. 
fljc  llujiltr. 
LITERARY  PUZZLE.- No.  1. 
(A)  Novel  by  Bulwer. 
(1),Novki.  by  Charles  Kingsley,  wearying  of  (2) 
Novhl  by  Kdiv.  Marrcit,  and  possessing  an  incnio 
of  ('ll)  Novel  by  Warren,  I  souglil  Ihe  M)  Novel  by 
Miss  Warner  in  que.Bt  of  advcniuro.  'Twas  (>») 
Novel  by  Lever  from  («)  Novel  by  D.  M.  MHehell  to 
tho  Metropolis.  But  the  tedium  of  the  Journey 
wasrellovcd  by  tbo  perusal  of  (7)  Novel  by  Hid- 
wer  and  conversing  with  («)  Novel  by  Howell,  the 
possessor  of  (9)  Novel  by  Hardy,  who  eomplel  ely 
msclnate.d  me.  Arriving  id.  (Hi)  Hlory  by  Dlekeiis, 
I  left  the  caiTlage  lo  iiroeiirc  soiiie.fli)  Novel  b.v 
D.  .Icrrold  Hinny  fair  friend,  lea  ving  her  (12)  Novel 
by  M.  A.  .data.  IMclure  my  niorMilcatlon  at  llndlng 
her  ou  my  return  gaily  eliat.tlng  with  (Hi)  Novel 
by  Dumas,  But  by  means  of  a  (1 1)  Novel  by  Miss 
Curleii  I  suceeixled  in  regaining  my  place  be.dilo 
ber,  and  as  (lf»)  Novel  by  Werner  would  have  It 
they  soon  left  tlm  carriage.  'Twas  iii>)  Novel  by 
W.  CollliiK  when  we  parted  at  ilm  Loudon  ternd- 
nus.  1  had  gone  but  a  short  dlsktnee  when  cries 
of  distress  reached  my  ear.  Siixpeetlng  (17)  Novel 
^  bychas,  Ueacle,  1  hastened  in  the  direction  from 
whence  they  came,  and  soon  discovered  three  (18) 
Novel  by  Miss  Bnuldon  attacking  a  cab,  the  In¬ 
mates  of  which  proved  lo  he  my  traveling  com¬ 
panion  and  Her  (19)  Novel  liy  Lc  Fatiee.  My  arri¬ 
val  gave  Mm  nilllans  (’20)  Novel  by  Wills,  but  not 
before  I  bad  rccognl'/ed  (‘21)  Novel  by  Lever  as  one 
of  (‘2‘2)  Novel  by  Dumas.  Mf  course  I  felt  (23)  Novel 
hy  Mhos.  Mlbbon  to  see  Miciii  safely  to  Mielr  dc.sil- 
nation.  It  Is  needless  lu  say  the  acqualntldieo 
did  not  stop  here.  AfUM’  many  (24)  Novel  by  Miss 
Yoiige,  I  lound  myself  i25)  Novel  by  Mark  I.emoii. 
(2«)  N'nvid  by  T.  K.  Arthur  we  returned  to  ('27) 
Novel  by  .Miss  Bremer.  ('28)  Novel  by  Hardy,  <pHto 
eonloiil  with  Mm  results  of  Novel*liy  .sierne, 
Zt)~  Ki  y  m  two  weeks.  s.  k.  .a. 
- «»»  — 
BIBLICAL  SQUARE-WORD.  No.  3. 
1.  A  FAMOCS  rock.  2.  A  city  of  Plieulcla.  3,  A 
giant  of  Hebron.  l.  An  artleio  of  food. 
Aiibwer  In  two  weeks.  Ihoea. 
From  a  Western  New  York  CIrl. 
El).  UrnAi.:- Your  valuable  paper  has  Just  come 
to  us  with  the  back  nuiiibci-s  troiu  Jun.  1,  We 
have  decided  Mi.at  wo  cannot  do  without  the 
Hukai,  ns  long  as  the  sevcnil  departments  are  so 
woll  and  ably  condueted  as  now.  In  looking  over 
tho  “Letters  from  Hoys  and  Mlrls,”  I  notice  the 
several  Hanjastle  remarks  directed  to  Youno  Tosi. 
A,s  wo  did  not  lake  tlm  Hl  bai.  lust  year  I  have  nut 
seen  /ii'.s  letter.  Will  the  kind  Editor  mmd  me  the 
paper  e.eiitnlnlng  It?  Both  boys  and  girls  de- 
nouiiee  It  so  strongly  my  curlosH  y  Is  excH  ed,  and 
1  am  anxious  tfl  know  what  Mm  young  gentleman 
PUZZLER  ANSWERS.— April  1. 
ILI.USTKATKI)  UKUU8  No.  7. — Ucud  iiiore  books. 
lIiiiDK.N  Names  No.  1. — 1,  Ellen;  2,  Henry;  3, 
Mary  Ann;  4,  Oeorge;  5.  Carrie;  ii,  Andrew;  7, 
Enuiia;  s,  Edward;  9.  Helen. 
TKA  VSI'OhITtON  No.  3.— 
1  count  Uicsc  Milngb  to  bo  grancll.v  true, 
That  a  noble  deed  Is  a  step  towards  Mml, 
Lifting  tho  soul  from  Mm  eonimon  sod, 
To  a  iiui'cr  air  and  a  broader  view. 
Bibucai.  HQOAKE-woan  No.  *2.— 
K  I)  A  R 
1)  U  R  A 
A  R  A  iM 
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