RSOORE'S  RURAL  WEW-YORKER. 
THE  FOOTSTEP  ON  THE  STAIH.  , 
I  HAVE  very  many  treaBur<>8  ! 
That  my  lifart  lias  hid  away ; 
'I'hrrc’fl  a  Ilttlo  cnrl  tliat’a  lirtRlitor  * 
Tliau  ilip  HUURliinn  uf  Ui«  day ; 
And  a  littln  ahiw  that’N  tinJod 
la  auiouK  iny  trfaflurt«  Ilwro—  ' 
And  I  liHten  whrn  I  anp  It 
K(»r  a  fiwtetpji  on  the  etalr. 
For  a  iiattor,  |iatU>r,  putter 
Of  thp  footstep  on  tho  etalr. 
Now  tlioaa  Ulilo  feet  arc  alleiit, 
And  the  fnoe  la  Idddon  low, 
llnderneath  the  meadow  jrrasaee. 
And  tho  daiaioe'  fragrant  «now; 
Ami  I  miee  thcui  in  the  morning, 
rattering  feet  and  fare  an  fair— 
But  I  llaten  moat  at  Ijodtlmo 
For  tho  footatep  on  the  etair. 
Then  ehe'd  coino  and  knoel  beside  mo 
In  her  little  gnwn  of  white. 
And  she'd  say  her  short  prayer  over. 
And  wouUl  hiss  me  sweet  good  night. 
And  T  listen  in  the  twilight. 
Though  1  Know  she  is  not  there. 
Blit  I  cannot  still  my  yearning 
For  the  footstep  on  tho  stair. 
For  tho  patter,  patter,  iiallor 
(.)f  tile  fiHitstep  on  tho  stair. 
- »♦» 
OUK  INPLUENOE. 
\Vb  wotuen  Aro  not  ript  to  «top  and  coimldcr  tlio 
Influenco  that  our  wonts,  UsiltH  aisd  (ud  loiis  o-vert 
over  thoao  around  us.  Wo  are  conHUintly  sur- 
roundwl  by  critical  lirilttiUim,  and  thoao  who  look 
to  UH  aa  IX'lng  models  from  whioli  lli#y  uroto  tiioUl 
tholr  moralfl  and  manuora.  As  the  mother  K  so 
archer  sons  and  daUKhtors,  If  a  family  of  clill- 
(inm  an*  blessed  with  an  Intolllyent,  ciiltlvanHl 
mother,  who  is  dainty  and  rcllned  in  licriuaimors, 
and  does  not  consider  It  rieiaifwary  to  be  one  wo¬ 
man  In  t  he  drawing-room  and  an  entirely  different 
person  in  her  cvery-day  life,  lint  who  i.s  a  true 
mother  and  always  a  tender,  eliarmlng  woman, 
you  will  Invariably  sea  her  hublta  of  speech  and 
perf(!ot  mamicrn,  repeated  In  lier  ehlldren. 
Oreat,  mugh  men  and  nolsj',  busy  boys,  will  al¬ 
ways  fotie  down  Ihelr  voices  and  step  (luloUy ,  and 
tiT  ttj  bo  more  maimerly,  when  she  slops  to  give 
them  a  kind  word  and  pleasant  smile— for  a  true 
woman  will  never  hill  to  say  and  do  all  the  kind, 
pleasant  things  shft  can,  that  will  In  any  way  lielp 
to  lift  up  and  choer  those  whoso  lives  aro  shaded 
with  cure  and  toll.  The  dear  I,ok»  has  given  us 
the  bright,  beautiful  Bunslilno,  and  wo  should 
gather  an  unlimited  supply,  so  tinvt  w«  can  give  a 
generous  measuro  to  all  who  liavo  failed  to  look 
up  and  take  this  groat  blessing  Into  tholr  own 
lives. 
The  mother  of  to-day  rules  tha  world  of  to¬ 
morrow,  and  what  an  untold  rospouslblJlty  rests 
with  her  to  whom  lloo  lias  given  theoaro  of  an 
Immortal  soul?  Talk  about  “W'omanV  work!" 
What  work  can  she  do  that  will  bo  so  aruud  and 
coitipU'U'  ivs  that  ol  training  her  boys  luid  girls  to 
bo  true  men  ivnd  women?— To  what  work  can  she 
devote  her  lllc  that  will  bring  her  so  great  a  re¬ 
ward  aiKi  so  bright  a  crown  as  this?  iJon  pity 
the  pfMVr  little  ones  who  aro  really  worse  than 
motUerlesH,  and  who  are  left  W  tho  lender  mer¬ 
cies  01  a  KervntU.,  or  ols©  sour,  Into  tho  stroet  tri  bo 
educaUirt,  and  whose  mother  Is  only  hapjjy  when 
tho8«>  '•tormented  you  rig  ones”  are  ouiof  her  sight 
and  hearing.  I’erhaps  tluit  mother  Is  President  of 
some  Woman’s  Klghts’ bocletyV  Oun  has  given 
her  “rights,”  but  .sJio  deliberately  easts  them 
under  her  feet,— those  procloiw  rlglils  that  many 
a  woman  would  give  a  kingdom  lor— but  to  her, 
they  are  Irksome  bonds  that  bind  her  lofty  soul  to 
earth  I  But  though  there  are  women  who  despl.se 
tho  life  work  that  our  Heavenly  Father  has  given 
them,  we  can  thank  Oon  that  there  arc  so  many 
good  and  true  women  who gliaily  take  uiiou  them¬ 
selves  tliu  eares  and  |•e8l)un^dbllltlo{i  of  mariitkl 
life,  ami  who  endeavor  to  live  so  that  tholr  pres¬ 
ence  shall  bo  like  a  ray  of  sunshine  In  a  darkened 
room,  and  tholr  sons  and  daughters  shall  rise  up 
and  call  them  Massed  /  m.  a.  d. 
Buffalo,  N.  y.,  1876.  ! 
■ - - 
PLAIN  WOMEN. 
Amono  womeu  of  e.xalU'd  rank  who  have  been 
wanting  in  beauty  are  Mnrguret  of  Switdou,  Ma¬ 
tilda,  Kmpres.s  of  (lormany,  and  (Jhidstlana  of 
Sweden.  FulvLi,  wife  of  Aalhony,  had  !i  few  pur- 
Bonal  charms;  nor  had  Terontla,  wife  of  Cicero,  If 
one  luiiy  UHsl  to  the  majority  of  bLsuuian.8;  but 
most  of  these  have  round  some  admirers  among 
blographci’s.  Neither  Anm:  of  Cloves  nor  Cather¬ 
ine  of  Aragon  was  good-looking ;  still  for  a  while 
they  swayed  tho  fleklu  heart  of  Ibelr  Bluebeard 
husband,  liueeh  Anne  was  a  dowdy,  grai^eleas 
woman  In  her  bo.8t  days.  Cromwell’s  wife  was 
plain.  When  i^ucen  A  rmu  of  Bohemia  came  to 
India  as  a  bride,  there  was  a  pagertnt  .at  Cheap- 
side  of  a  castle  with  two  towers,  irorn  both  Hides 
of  which  ran  fountains  of  wine ;  and  wo  are  told 
that  the  beautiful  girls  who  blew  gold-leaf  In  tho 
faces  of  the  king  and  (luocu  caused  the  plain  bride 
to  look  plainer ;  yet  she  made  her  way  lu  tlie  good 
graces  of  king  and  peojde. 
In  Fi  ance  the  gay  and  ploasm’e-lovlug,  plain 
womeu  have  galueil  mahJ'  lauyels.  Matlamo  do 
Ktael  ts  a  luemorablo  Instance,  though  no  one  was 
more  conscious  of  her  personul  doteeis.  Even  her 
name  was  a  power  In  itself.  The  great  Napoleon 
condescended  to  bo  so  Jealous  of  her  luUuoncc  That 
no  is*i«ua.slon  would  induce  him  to  allow  her  to 
return  to  Franco.  Mademoiselle  dw  Lesplnasse, 
one  of  the  most  fascinating  women  of  her  day, 
who  exercised  a  marvelous  Influence  on  those 
aimund  her,  w'os  inn  iked  with  small-pox.  Madame 
Ucollrin  wiisa  plain  woman.  Madarao  d'Epluay  : 
was  neither  boautlfid  nor  clever,  but  most  nl  tract¬ 
ive.  MiMlame  de  Mallly  was  the  plainest  w  oman 
of  tho  Court.  MarUi  Lccxlnskl,  daughter  of  si.au- 
Islans,  King  of  Poland,  wife  of  l.ouls  XV.,  was 
good,  but  InteresHiig;  and  that  famous  Palatine 
princess,  second  wife  of  Philip.  Imke  of  Anjou, 
brother  of  Louts  XIV.,  and  mother  of  tuo  Buko  of 
orloan.s,  the  regent  during  Louis  XV.'s  minority— 
a  woman  who  exerclsoil  more  sway  than  any  of 
her  lime— w.as  cnanse  of  feature,  and  so  ungainly 
t  hat  her  laigc  hands  passed  Into  a  proverb.  Hho 
wasof  imuKUdliie  bablts,  clinging  to  tho  customs 
of  Germany,  and  wore  a  short,  close  wig  like  a 
man’s. 
.  ■♦  ♦  ♦  — 
HINTS  TO  THE  GIRLS. 
An  old  stager  who  has  been  through  the  mill, 
gives  the  following  pareutal  advice  to  the  girls: 
Take  lessons  on  the  piano  and  learn  to  paint  and 
sing,  but  h'l,  your  mother  do  the  waslilng. 
1)0  worsted  tvork,  and  make  nice  lltllo  uecklles 
for  the  heathen,  but  don't  aciiulro  that  mystic  ai’t/ 
to  cook  “  pork  aud  h(*ans." 
(Jo  to  boanllng-school  and  janw/fc  some  French, 
Upaidsli  and  (Jenmm,  imt  neglect  your  good  oUl 
mother  English. 
Flatly  deny  the  soft  Impeachment  that  you  iiro 
engaged.  Treat  your  young  sprig  precisely  as  If 
you  were  jushamed  of  him.  It  Is  complimentary 
anyhow,  to  the  y«)nng  sprig. 
When  you  laugh,  laugh  hf3ai  ty.  Your  gold  fill¬ 
ings  may  be  seeu.  It  Is  a  card  for  the  dentist. 
'I’ell  peitplfl  who  aro  posted,  and  consetpieutly 
know  better,  that  you  are  e.xaclly  nlnetoeii  last  or 
next  summer,  you  forgot  which.  They’ll  bollovo 
It,  you  know. 
Say  naughtj'  things  of  your  rival  uml  next-door 
nelglibor,  and  speak  disparaglugly  of  Miss  (^.’s 
nose.  But  entirely  overlook  your  own  lucongnd- 
ftes. 
By  all  means '•  tote"  a  niru  litt.lo  dog  after  you 
on  the  htre«*t.  'I’liero  Is  a  ehaneo  of  you  being 
taken  for  some  one  else,  while  It  speaks  volumes 
—for  tho  dog. 
Walk  four  abrensl,  and  keep  the  center  of  tho 
sidewalk,  but  never  for  a  moniout  allow  yourself 
to  bo  disconcerted.  1 1.  shows  consideration  for  the 
happiness  of  otliers. 
Flii.ally,  (put  b('lng  girts  by  marrying  some  old 
bald-headed  bulTer,  wlih  lots  of  “  tin,”  aud  ruth¬ 
lessly  thrust  aside  a  man  of  brains  with  a  becom¬ 
ing  competency. 
- -♦♦♦- - - 
BRINGING  THEM  UP. 
A  (toon  old  lady,  wliose  grand-ehlldren  play 
alxnit  her  kuoo,  remarks  rolatlvo  to  the  training 
of  chlldrciu : 
Bad  temper  Is  oftener  tlie  result  of  unhappy 
elroumBlaucOH  than  of  unhappy  organization.  It  f 
frtHiimnUy,  however,  bus  a  physical  cause,  and  a 
peevish  child  olten  needs  dieting  more  than  cor- 
rocliug. 
.some  children  arc!  more  prone  to  show  t(!inp(!r 
than  othors,  and  sometimes  on  account  of  (piaU- 
tlo.H  which  are  valuable  in  themselves,  t’or  In¬ 
stance,  a  child  of  actlvcj  temiicramciit,  smisltlvo 
feeling  and  eag(!r  purpejse,  Is  more  likely  Li  iincet 
with  coiLstaut  jai’s  iuid  rubs  than  a  dull,  pa.sslve 
child :  and  If  ho  Is  of  an  optfU  nature,  his  Inward 
hTllatloii  Is  lmm(!(llatcly  shown  In  bui’sts  of  pas¬ 
sion. 
if  you  rcprcs.s  these  ebulllUons  by  scolding  and 
punishment,  you  only  Increase!  the  evil  by  chang¬ 
ing  ptisslon  Into  sulkiness. 
A  cheerful,  good-P‘mp(!ied  tore!  of  your  own,  a 
uympathy  with  his  tnsjble  wliemivcr  the  t  rouble 
has  arisen  from  no  111  (!on(luct  on  his  part,  arc!  the 
best  antlfloies;  nut  it  wcniui  oe  better  still  U)  pre¬ 
vent  beforehand  all  sources  of  antioyauce. 
Never  leur  spoiling  children  by  making  t  hem 
loo  happy.  llappln«!ss  Is  the  atmosphere  In  which 
all  grosl  affecUons  grow— the  wholesomo  warmth 
necessary  to  mak(!  the  heart- blood  circulate 
healthy  and  frtiely ;  unhaicplness,  tho  chilling 
pressure  which  produc(*s  here  an  Inllanmvatlon, 
there  an  excr(!scenee  aud  worst  of  all,  “  the  mind’s 
giTCU  and  yellow  slekness”— 111  temper. 
- - ■»»  »  ■  - 
THE  SINGER  AND  THE  SHOP  GIRL. 
A  Biuani’  and  sunny-facied  lady  went  shopping 
the  oth(!r  day  In  Boston,  as  all  true  women  do, 
aud  was  being  waited  upon  by  a  young  girl  who, 
In  the  course  of  the  brief  convorsatlon,  was  led  to 
speak  of  Clara  Louisa  KelUigg,  who  was  singing 
lu  opera  at  the  time. 
••  How  do  you  like  her  singing  ?”  asked  the  lady. 
“  Indeed,  1  never  heard  her,”  replied  the  girl 
“  1  have  wanU-tl  w  hear  her,  but  never  felt  us 
tliough  1  could  afford  to  do  so,  and  the  times  are 
so  hard  now  that  I  c.innot  think  of  It.” 
The  lady  eiustomer  took  a  card,  and  writing 
something,  handed  It  to  the  girl.  The  lady  was 
tUara  Louise  Kellogg,  and  tlm  card  was  au  order 
for  admission  for  tho  girl.  It  is  safe  to  say  that 
Miss  Kollogg  had  one  more  euthusiastlu  auditor 
for  that  day's  shopping. 
- - - 
CiiinmtKN  are  children,  as  kittens  are  kittens. 
A  sober,  scjnslble  old  cat,  that  sits  purring  before 
tho  lire,  does  not  trouble  herself  because  her  kit¬ 
ten  lb  hurrying  aud  dusldng  here  and  there.  In  a 
rover  of  excltomenl  to  catch  Us  owji  lull,  siie  sits 
still  and  purrs  on.  People  should  do  the  same  with 
children.  Olio  of  the  dlUleulUes  of  home  educa¬ 
tion  Lslho  imp(jsslbtllly  of  making  parents  keep 
still;  It  Is  with  tliem,  out  of  afUsUlon,  all  watch 
aud  worry. 
for  tljf  loutti). 
FRIGHTENED  BIRDS. 
"  llesH  !  husli !"  msUI  the  little  brawn  thruHh, 
To  h«r  nmte  on  the  nont  in  the  t>l<U>r-bH»h ; 
Keep  8tlll !  don't  opon  your  bill  1 
Thoro's  a  boy  ciiuiiUK'  bird  uoathig  over  tho  hill. 
Jiot  go  your  wings  out,  •<) 
That  not  ou  egg  or  the  Dost  shall  ahnw. 
Ch(?e  !  ohoo  1  It  W'rinii  to  uin 
I’m  08  frlghtouod  as  ever  a  bird  can  be !’’ 
Thou  etill,  with  a  tinlvorllig  bill. 
They  watched  the  hoy  out  of  sight  o’er  the  hill. 
Ah,  then  in  tho  branches  again. 
Their  glad  song  rang  over  valo  and  glen. 
Oh  I  oh  !  if  that  boy  could  know 
How  glad  they  wore  when  they  saw  him  go. 
Say,  Bay,  do  you  think  next  day 
He  could  inmeibly  Bteal  tboeo  eggs  away  ? 
MINiriE'S  BIRTHDAY. 
Don’t  you  t.ldnk  birthdays  are  delightful  7  1  do.  | 
And  so  did  MImile,  as  her  eyes  popped  op»!U  bright  j 
and  early,  the  morning  she  was  iiiuo  years  old.  j, 
Shn  (Ire.ssed  herself  iiulekly,  and  hurried  down 
stairs  all  I  u  a  nutl,(>r  of  aiiHclpatlou  aa  to  the  pres-  ^ 
enUi,  for  she  always  found  them  at  her  plaoe  upon 
tho  breakfast- table.  Gharlle,  hor  llttlo  baby 
brother,  was  there  before  her,  and  Hueh  a  shout 
as  greeted  hor  1  Ho  wasn't  able  to  talk,  but  he 
inado  It  all  up  lu  shouting  and  pantomime.  Thero 
was  a  nice  llttlo  umbrella,  murkod  with  her  own 
Initials,  a  pair  of  shears,  to  make  It.  eagy  for  her 
to  cut  tho  labels  for  uncle  George;  vases  and 
plct.urcs,  a  laix  of  pencils,  one  of  tiny  statlouery,  i 
a  oaiTlago  to  take  her  doll  out  for  l.ho  dally  airing,  , 
a  pretty  haiidkoi’cliler.  ami  an  autograph  album. 
That  was  a  nice  lot  of  presents  for  one  girl  to  get, 
wasn’t  It  7  You  see  Minnie  was  bleM.s(3d  with  many 
iiimts,  iiaclos  and  t!0usluH,  and  all  romemh(!red 
the  little  girl  on  her  birthday.  But  tho  best  of  all 
was  the  party.  Several  days  liefore,  Minnie  had 
herself  wrlttoii  Invitations  to  some  dozonor  flttoeu 
llttlo  girls  of  her  own  ago.  This  Is  thowaysho 
wrote  them : 
Minnie  would  be  happy  to  bob  Floni  and  Annie 
ThurMduy  atturuoon.  Sept, 'Id,  from  three  o’clock  till 
Huveu. 
If  tho  day  proved  ploasant,  tho  table  was  to  bo 
sot  under  tho  trees  ou  the  lawn,  aud  as  Minnie 
was  going  to  bed  Wednesday  night  sho  sold,  “1 
think  If  God  knew  how  much  I  wanted  my  party 
out-doors,  ho  wuidd  luako  It  pleasant.” 
And  the  good  Father  knew,  for  He  iiovor  made 
a  ph^asiintor  day  than  grootiKl  tho  llttlo  girl  on  her 
birthday. 
-At  throe  Urn  guestB  began  tx>  arrive.  Many 
brought  tholr  dolls.  In  their  best  droBBOS,  and  such 
attontlon  as  they  recolviMl,  such  adndratlon  I  Had 
It  b(H'n  the  ownora  of  the  ilolLs,  tholr  heads  would 
tiave  been  quite  turned  with  tho  Uattory. 
'  After  lAo  dolls,  Minnie’s  prosenln  were  ehown ; 
and  then  they  all  went  out,  Into  tho  yard  for  play, 
till  tea.  was  announced. 
The  table  was  spread  under  a  large  tree,  and 
was  made  lovely  with  n((wers,  and  no  doubt  tho 
children  thouglit  wlUi  tlie  fruit,  nuta,  lc(!S,  cakes, 
utc.,  also.  After  all  were  soiilod  nt  tlie  table  but 
Flora  and  Aiuile,  who  had  maintained  an  air  of 
profound  swji’wy ,  those  two  litt  le  girls  appr()a(!ho(l, 
bearing  a  basket  of  most  beautiful  llowers,  which 
they  pbaoed  befure  Minnie,  at  Hio  same  time 
sweetly  singing  tho  following 
lURTHDAY  HONG. 
O  Hwcet  aro  tlie  lloworB  Uiui  are  blo'imlng  to-ilny, 
To  briKlitoii  tliy  piitliway  mid  oui-b  : 
But  Hwoeter  tlio  nmlilenlmoU  happy  and  guy, 
ThutrolKiiB  In  IhoHe  voriliiro-clml  bowor.i.  j 
For  lloworn,  fair  lloWum  will  soon  pass  away. 
Ami  lunvo  but  a  inoiiiory  briglit. 
But  maidenhood  ripnnii  with  oauh  Kladaoine  day, 
Into  vruiiiaiibood’B  dower  and  right. 
Tho  llower*,  sweot  Uowors,  wo  bring  theo,  dear, 
To  honor  thy  fcBtlval-diiy  ; 
Glad  licpeB,  and  true  iirnyere  we  leave  with  them 
hero, 
That  our  Father  will  bl«»a  thee  alway. 
After  toa  they  lingered  out-of-doors  playing  va¬ 
rious  gamoa,  until  the  dew  began  to  fall,  thou  they 
foruKjd  in  couples,  and  marched  singing  Into  the 
bouse,  where  they  remained,  enjoy Ingthemaolves 
Hinglug  and  chat.Miig,  MU  soven  o’clock  camo, 
when  they  all  bmle  Mlnule  good-ulght,  assuring 
her  that  they  had  had  a  “splendid  time.” 
“o  my  I  you  didn’t  say  what  they  wore !”  Why 
sure  enough  1  and  you  have  been  expecting  that 
would  oouie  all  the  Urne.  To  tell  the  truth,  I  was 
HO  Intent  upon  watching  their  bright,  happy  fa¬ 
ces,  1  scarcely  noticed  their  dresses.  They  looked 
as  sweet  as  could  be,  and  1  think  most  of  them 
had  on  white  dresses  with  pretty  sashes. 
“  Hid  they  look  stylish !” 
Wliy,  bless  yonr  heart,  lihlld,  don't  talk  about 
those  llttlo  girls  being  stylish  for  a  dozen  years 
yet.  No,  I’m  thankful  to  say  they  were  not  styl- 
:  ish,  but  pretty  aud  simple,  as  chUdren  sliould  be. 
Aud  so  Winnie’s  blrtJulay  was  over.  Aud  a  most 
happy  one  it  was,  too. 
Her  Uttle  brother  Harvey  said  that  night  to  his 
mamma,  as  he  was  going  to  bed,  “  Mamma,  wo7i't 
you  let  me  have  a  party  on  my  birthday  7”  “  Why, 
whom  would  you  invito  to  your  party?”  asked 
mamma,  '*  O,”  he  replied,  “  I’d  have  all  tho  same 
girls,  but  I’d  want  some  boys  In  IW’^vui-iiui  and 
J-'ree  J'ress. 
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ADVICE  GRATIS. 
“How  do  you  build  your  nest,  sir?”  asked  the 
crow  of  the  rook.  “  I’m  going  to  make  a  new  one, 
and  shmUd  like  to  improve  on  the  last.” 
“Much  as  you  do,"  replied  tho  rook,  “only  I 
don’t  think  you  make  yours  quite  deep  enough.” 
“Thank  you,  sir,”  said  the  crow. 
“  How  do  you  build  your  nest,  sir  1”  asked  tho 
crow  of  l.ho  rayon. 
“  In  your  faslilon,  but  larger ;  youre  was  too 
small.  MHke  the  nnst  .at  least  two  sizes  larger.” 
“  Thank  you,  sir,”  s.al(l  the  crow. 
“Mag.  how  do  you  build  your  neat?”  he  asked 
of  the  inugplo. 
“G  any  how,”  said  Mag.  “1  just  paok  tho 
sticks  together,  much  aa  you  do,  only  I  make  a 
cover  to  It.  You  should  make  a  cover.” 
“  Yes,  Mag,  I  should,"  said  the  (’row. 
“  How  do  you  build  your  uost,  .bMik?”  tho  crow 
asked  of  the  piekdaw. 
“O,  1  use  HtlekM,  os  you  do;  but  I  Uko  a  nice, 
soft  lining,  and  I  choosi'  a  snug  chink  to  build  In. 
Take  my  lulvico,  mend ;  ir  you  want  1o  bo  quiet 
and  safe  from  weasels  and  other  enemies,  sellle 
In  the  old  tower,  or  in  yonder  stone  quarry." 
“Thank  you,  .Ia<!k;  1  certainly  will,"  said  tho 
crow. 
So  the  HKik  and  the  raven,  and  tho  mngjile  and 
ItU'kdaw,  all  gave  the  crow  groat  credit  for  being 
hnmble-mliuUsl  and  willing  to  learn,  aild  folt 
much  Interest  la  her  work,  and  wont  in  a  body  to 
see  the  new  iiesl,,  eiu  h  expoetlng  lo  lind  an  Im¬ 
provement  after  his  own  suggestion,  when  lo! 
they  found  it  to  be  In  size,  hi  form,  lu  lining  and 
IK)sltlon,  precisely  like  the  old  one. 
“All!”  cried  the  raven  to  Uu!  rest,  “  I’m  not  sur¬ 
prised;  I  never  know  advice  v.aluod  that  cost 
nothing !” 
THINK  FOR  YOURSELF. 
Do  your  own  thinking.  Yes,  that  Is  the  Idea. 
Think  fur  yourself.  It  Is  well  to  llston  to  tho  ex¬ 
pressed  thoughts  of  others,  aud  It  Is  an  agreeublo 
pastime  to  give  expression  to  your  thoughts ;  but 
wheu  iiloue,  w(!lgh  what  you  havesaUl.  It  is  well 
to  do  this,  tor  It  will  lunsVit  In  curing  you  of  false 
notions,  and  eradicate  uiiproiUsble  Ideas,  aud  lu 
time  make  you  better  men  and  women.  You  will 
thus  gain  from  sniTOundlngH.you  will  unwittingly 
t.r.iusmlt  to  tho  rising  gcniiratlou,  and  the  result 
will  be  that  you  will  do  your  share  In  tho  glorious 
work  of  elvvaUng  tho  human  family.  Do  your 
own  thinking. 
lujjlcr. 
ILLUSTRATED  REBUS.-No.  8. 
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Uiy-  Answer  In  two  weeks. 
I’AUI.  Boyton. 
BIBLICAL  ENIGMA.-No.  5. 
I  A.M  composed  of  csi  loiters : 
My  flit,  :g,  42,  47’a  wicked  king  of  .ludali. 
My  66,  aa,  ‘Za.  16  a  bird  mentlmiod  in  the  Bible. 
My  12,  'll,  61,  H«,  1,  BT,  a,  ‘Z»  a  Blbh!  g(!m. 
My  &,  a'J,  IB,  i:t,  62,  61  a  musical  liistrumont. 
My  4.S,  27,  60,  .tl,  17.  as,  7,  nl  wa.8  raised  from  tho 
(load. 
My  11,  0,  2H,  ■!(),  .(6,  6.5  an  Insect  mentioned  In  tho 
Bible. 
My  14,  a,  fi,  22,  14,  68  a  .Jewish  prophet. 
My  19, 4,  31,  32  a  metal  meuHoued  In  tho  Bible. 
My  62,  24,  33,  66,  10,  26  11  iiuecu  of  Pei’SllI, 
My  63,  36,  20,  ‘2,  23,  a  bird  meatloued  In  the  Bible. 
My  26,  30,  37, 40,  61  a  companion  of  Paul. 
My  66,  80,  9,  3,  64  a  JewLsli  mouth. 
My  85,  46.  3s,  IS,  r.4,  4.5  a  city  in  Greece. 
My  21,  68,  63  a  Judge. 
My  49  Is  u  consonant. 
My  whole  Is  a  verso  In  the  Bible. 
srr  Answer  In  two  weeks.  A  mi.e. 
TRANSPOSITION.-No.  4. 
1.  tkanspohe  a  city,  and  leave  level  tracts  of 
country. 
2,  A  tlshcrraan’s  Instrument,  and  leave  fruit. 
8.  A  bird,  and  leave  dishonest  pei’sons. 
4.  Small  animals,  and  leave  a  part. 
6.  An  apartment,  and  leave  a  desolate  field, 
c,  A  fruit,  aud  leave  a  protuberance. 
7.  A  b(xly  of  water,  and  leave  a  vegetable. 
8.  A  bird,  and  leave  trees. 
9.  Behead  and  traasiiose  what  young  ladles  de¬ 
sire,  and  leave  to  wander. 
Sherkston,  OnU  d.  M.  Shhkk. 
ITB”’  Answer  lu  two  weeks. 
WORD-SQUARE  ENIGMA.-No.  4. 
1.  A  WEEKLY  paper.  2.  Pertaining  to  Interest. 
3.  An  unoertoln  statement.  4.  a  rose.  6.  Musical 
Instruments. 
srif~  A  u.swer  In  two  weeks.  Bkbbix. 
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PUZZLER  ANSWERS.-April  8. 
Decapitation  No.  3.— 1,  D-over;  2,  A-den;  3, 
B-ear;  4,  W-heel ;  6,  B-a.sa;  6,  F-ox;  7,  G-oat;  8, 
B-ark ;  9,  B-l(s  .k ;  lo,  B-ale. 
Crosh-woui-  Enioua  No.  8.— CentouulaL 
ACKO.STic  No.  1.— “  Progress  and  Improvement.” 
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