BSAY 
MOORE'S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
A  BALLAD. 
Sion  on  sad  heart,  for  love’s  eclipse. 
And  beauty’s  fairest  queen, 
XliouKh  'tis  not  for  iny  peasant  lips 
To  soil  her  name  botweou. 
A  king?  inUrlit  lay  his  scepb-r  down, 
But  I  am  poor  and  naught : 
The  brow  should  wear  a  golden  crown 
That  wears  her  in  hi*  thought. 
Her  dress  seemed  wove  of  lily  leaves. 
It  was  so  pure  and  line— 
O  loltj'  wears,  and  lowly  weaves. 
But  hodden  gray  ig  ininci 
And  hoinnly  hose  must  stop  apart, 
\Vhei-«  gartered  princes  sUiivd, 
But  may  ho  wear  my  lore  at  heart 
Xh.al  wins  In-r  lUy  hand  ! 
’Tis  vain  to  weep,  ’tIs  vain  to  sigh, 
'Tis  vain  this  idle  speech— 
For  where  her  happj'  pearls  do  lie. 
My  tears  may  never  reach ; 
Yet  when  I'rn  gone,  e’n  lofty  pride 
May  Say,  of  what  lias  lieou 
His  love  was  nobly  born  ami  died, 
Tho'  all  the  rest  was  ueuu  ! 
INTERCEPTED  LETTERS. 
Nkw  York, - , - .  ' 
Dear  Mary:— HurRl,v  yon  irniat  be  mistaken 
about  the  date  of  my  last  letUu'.  It  does  not  seem  ' 
possible  that  I  have  not  written  to  the  best  of  lit¬ 
tle  women  for  a  whole  long  month !  l  have  been 
In  a  whirl  of  exeltenient,  tUou.gli,  and  have  no 
more  Idea  of  tho  lapse  of  Uine  than  a  wee  kitten 
before  Its  eyes  are  open,  sueli  larks:  You  know 
Tom  (tAiNEs,  that  irreat.  hulking  follow,  who  was 
so  awkward  und  had  a  nose  tli at— well,  liowevor 
good  It  mlglti  liave  been  as  an  oiract/H7  organ, 
was  cerUInly  not  boautlful.  Would  you  believe 
It,  ho  has  had  a  uwc-tuolf.l  made,  and  by  perse¬ 
verance  Is  now  the  poasessor  of  a  very  atlraetlvo- 
looklng  smelling  organ  •/  l  found  it.  out  in  a  very 
curious  way,— will  tell  you  when,!  sec  you— and 
Just  accused  (he  young  man  to  liLs  face  of  Uiin- 
jierlng  with  the  work  of  Nature,  and  tlio  ilear  old 
fellow— he’s  Just  as  owm  as  he  can  bo— told  mo 
pluruply  all  about  It  and  showed  me  how  It  was 
done.  He  procured  Hie  machine  from  Englaud. 
It  Is  111  tbc.sliape  of  the  nose  tho  wearer  desires, 
and  by  placing  It  lirmlyon  the  soft  eartlllugeat 
tho  end  of  the  nose,  in  a  short  time  ih«>  organ  Is 
modllled  so  us  look  quit  e  nicely.  He  told  me  a 
great  secret:  There  are  molds  for  the  llngei-s, 
too !  And  1  am  to  have  one,  and  If  I  don’t  have  a 
llrst  Huger  that  woulrl  draw  tears  of  envy  from  a 
duches-S,  It  will  not  be  for  lack  of  trying.  You 
kuow  liow  horribly  Ihat  linger  of  mine  croolcs, 
Tho  mold  reaches  up  to  the  second  joint.,  and  in 
time  sbupes  the  oacudliig  iiieiiiber  tUvlncly'.  But 
how  lam  running  on:  l  wmetlmes  think  I  am 
like  that  brook  that  some  follow  speaks  of.  Men 
may  come  and  men  may  go,  but  J  gu  on  forever, 
and  such  ratUo-bral  ii  stuff,  too  1  We  have  been 
to  all  the  places  of  amusement,  and,  last  week, 
Okouob,  auntie  and  myself  went  to  the  opera  to 
hoar  Bkiawca  slug.  Gracious:  such  a  “swell” 
affair  us  It  was  I  You  k now  I  don’t  usually  go  out 
of  my  way  or  wasu^  iwstage  htamps  to  pratso 
women,  hut  I  declare  1  never  saw  so  many  en¬ 
trancing  creatures  In  my  life !  How  can  men  re¬ 
main  baeheloi-s,  I  wonder? 
Y  ou  ask  me  about  your  hair— how  to  make  It 
grow,  1  saw  Dr.  Gray.  You  remember  him. 
Ills  mother  was  tloit  stuffy,  Ildgetty  old  lady  who 
never  could  Hit  still  for  live  con.secutlve  minutes. 
I  Just  beamed  on  lilm  -ahked  him  If  he  did  not  rt:- 
member  that  -sweet  little  ghi  up  In  Kens-selacr 
County.  Of  courac  lie  did.  “  Well,"  said  1,  “  she 
Ls  bald— true  I  the  dear  enfant  Is  as  bald  as  tho 
American  eagle— and  she  wants  to  know  what  to 
do."  1  suppose  1  shocked  him.  I  am  always 
shocking  someVKHl.v.  But,  dear,  .you  should  have 
seen  him  blush.  Yes,  a  man  and  a  doctor  actually 
blushing  I  fl  believe  he  1U««  you,  any  w*ay— al¬ 
ways  did.)  He  was  positively  iifcturesquo  in  his 
contusion,  but  he  surrendered,  and  here  Is  what 
he  Bald : 
“  'I’eU  her  to  make  a  wash  of  equal  parts  of 
tincture  of  sulphate  of  quinine  and  aromatic 
tincture,  and  ttpidy  It  regularly  every  day." 
I  know  this  Is  correct,  for  I  copied  it  as  he  gave 
it.  Now  do  this,  dear,  and  let  me  know  the  result.. 
I  actually  feel  liald  uiyBelf— from  sympathy,  I 
pre.snmc— amt,  until  1  hear  from  you,  shall  remain 
your  expectant  cousin,  Blanche. 
p.  S.— I  scarcely  know  what  1  have  written;  no 
time  to  read  It  over.  Oh  I  I  forgot.  Annik  Jones 
and  Henry  Mead  were  married  Tuesday.  1  be¬ 
lieve  this  Is  what  I  InG'uded  to  vnite  about,  n. 
P.  P.  H,— Y'ou  would  f-evc)’  believe  It,  but  I  now 
know  why  tho  ladles  here  are  go  beautiful !  I 
have  found  that  It  Is  merely  a  toilet  secret,  and  I 
shall  in  future  give  you  some  hints  and  recipcB 
that  will  make  even  the  ugly  prett)’,  and  you  will 
be  everlastingly  the  dei^for  of  your  own 
Blanche. 
. - - 
ABOPX  WOMEN, 
A  YViKK’s  Secret— Her  opinion  of  her  husband. 
H031KLV  Proverb  for  tuk  Kitcuen— Wishes 
won’t  wash  dishes. 
The  Governor  ol  Iowa  has  appointed  a  woman 
chaplain  of  the  Auamosa  Penitentiary. 
The  (iueen  of  Madagascar  collects  her  duties  on 
lUluora  In  kind,  and  empties  the  Government 
share  Into  the  ocean. 
The  Senate  of  tho  University  of  Prague,  the 
capital  of  Bohemia,  has  prohibited  the  attendance 
of  women  at  tho  lectures, 
Ik  you  cannot  Inspire  a  woman  with  love  of  you, 
till  her  above  the  brim  with  love  of  berselt ;  all 
that  runs  over  will  bo  youi's. 
Many  a  potir  woman  tJiluks  she  can  do  nothing 
wllboul.  a  husband,  and  when  she  gets  one.  Buds 
gho  can  do  nothing  with  him. 
A  ctmcau  old  bachelor  aay8:—“Ideas  are  llko 
beanls;  men  only  get  thorn  when  they  are  grown 
up,  and  women  never  have  any,” 
Mrs.  Betsey  Peumns  of  Taunton,  Mass.,  cele¬ 
brated  her  nInoty-iHth  birthday  by  pri.'8enting 
»i,iK»u  to  each  of  her  six  daughters. 
Miss  Maria  Mitouei.l,  Professor  of  .Astronomy 
at  Vassal-  college,  has  been  engaged  to  deliver  a 
lecture  In  Cincinnati  within  a  few  weeks. 
The  designer  of  tho  famous  Cathedral  of  stras- 
burg,  the  tlnost  building  lu  ICurope,  was  Sabrina 
von  Slelnbach,  known  a.N  "Tho  Fair  Saba.” 
Annie  WuirNRV  baa  contrlbuioid  statuettes  of 
Koma  and  Charles  Sumner  to  {neCouteiiulal  the 
only  contributions  In  modeling  yot  received. 
One  of  the  ladles  In  walling  on  tho  tjueen  of 
Greece  is  shortly  to  be  married,  and  her  n, 
which  has  been  ordered  In  Paris,  Is  to  cost  about 
f2l}lt,IM)0. 
THE  editor  and  proprietor  of  I’ruth  for  tho  Peo¬ 
ple,  Mrs.  M.  .1.  K.  Millar,  Detroit,  Mleb.,  will  here¬ 
after  devote  a  large  part  of  her  paper  to  the  Tem¬ 
perance  cause. 
Olive  Looan  boasts  that  she  Is  tho  only  woman 
on  tlio  American  continent  who  knows  how  to 
manage  a  husband.  Is  her  way  the  soft,  persua¬ 
sive  way,  or  the  rolUng-plu  w-ay? 
Wii.i,  the  persecution  of  women  never  cease? 
The  benighted  Legislat  ure  or  Kansas  has  gone 
and  passed  a  law  taxing  lady  dogs  |a  per  head, 
while  gentleman  dogs  aro  uixei.1  only  11. 
"  A  Homan  lletor,”  said  Bales,  whose  historical 
Information  comes  by  detail  on  llie  ily;  "u  Ro¬ 
man  lleUir!  Well,  I  B’lioso  she  deserved  It.  No 
one  but  the  Homan  knows.”— A’.  1‘.  Mail. 
A  vouNu  lady  of  this  city  dreamed  she  was  in 
heaven,  but  saw  no  Boston  folks  there.  They 
scattered  In  little  groups,  outside  the  gates,  dis¬ 
cussing  metaphysics  and  Ralph  YV’^aldo  Kmerson. 
An  exchange  says  that  "pawnbrokoi’s  will  ad¬ 
vance  nothing  on  a  temperance  pledge."  And 
yet  they  kuow  that  tho  louger  they  keep  such  a 
pledge  tho  rlcherthey  grow.— /-oa/aiihfc  ift/urier- 
JouniaL 
A  LAKY  who  had  her  dress  trimmed  with  bugles 
before  going  to  a  ball  was  asked  by  her  daughter 
If  the  bugles  would  blow  when  sUo  danced,  uli, 
no,"  said  the  mother,  “papa  will  do  that  when  he 
sees  the  bill.” 
Fott  tho  llrst  time  In  tils  life  Brigham  Y'oung  has 
discovered  a  weakness  In  polygamy.  Tho  other 
day  thirteen  of  hla  wives  gave  each  a  different 
version  of  a  certain  event  of  which  each  had  beilh- 
an  cye-wllness. 
A  LAov  of  Sebago  Lake,  Mrs.  Henry  t’hadboume, 
has  a  valimble  collection  of  relics.  8ho  has  a  cane 
and  a  silver  knec-buokle  which  belonged  bj  Wiush- 
Inglon,  also  a  diary  written  during  the  Itevolu- 
ttoiiary  war  by  an  oincer. 
K  AN8A8,  unable  to  compote  with  hfir  sister  states 
In  the  matter  or  girls  with  small  foot,  advances 
proudly  to  tho  front  with  a  Cloud  County  lass 
whose  foot  measures  eleven  inciies  and  three 
quartci-s,  and  challenges  competition. 
q'HK  editor  of  tlin  charleston  (8.  C.)  News  has 
caught  and  locked  up  In  his  wood-house,  for  ex¬ 
hibition  at  the  flenicnnlal,  a  colored  woman  one 
hundred  and  Ilfty  years  old,  and  who  has  a  living 
daughter  aged  one  hundred  ami  ten  years. 
Tuk  woGuurso  of  Napoleon  JlL,  .\lme.  Dubois 
(Joppeueaux,  dh>d  atOeneva  on  the  Nth  of  January 
at  tho  ago  of  nlncty-fotu’.  This  venerable  woman 
wa.sborn  at  Bcrncy,  Gen.  Diifour  often  went  to 
see  her,  and  they  always  talked  long  and  tenderly 
of  “  Lhcir  child.” 
A  LADY,  Mrs.  Sarah  Bonney  of  Sterling,  Mass., 
has  shot  and  aiutTcd  twenty-live  choleo  birds  of 
'  different  varieties,  and  wlU  send  them  to  tho 
'  Centennial  mounted  on  an  Imitation  of  a  laurel 
branch.  Not  a  very  Donuy  business  for  a  lady- 
the  shooting  part. 
A  WOMAN  is  naturally  as  ilUTcrent  from  a  man 
,  as  a  Dower  from  a  tree ;  she  has  more  beauty  ami 
more  fragrance,  but  less  strength.  Hhe  will  be 
lifted  for  the  rough  and  thorny  walks  of  tho  pro- 
j  fesslons  when  she  has  got  a  rough  beard,  a  brazen 
front  and  hard  skin,  but  not  sooner.— i/fni’A'i'i?, 
for  tk  llouiuj. 
TO  THE  YOUNG  RURALISTS. 
Wmr.E  wo  must  confess  that  no  raoi'e  pleasant 
duties  than  tho  earo  of  our  many  young  Hcral 
frlemls  can  possibly  oectip.v  our  time,  we  arc  now 
obliged  by  severer  diitlOK  to  refer  the  girls  ami 
boys  of  llie  Rubal  Brlgiule  to  out  two  estimable 
old  friend.a,  Uncle  Truk  nud  Uncle  Mark,  who 
have  spout  their  lives  among  tho  lllUe  ones  and 
know  well  their  ways  and  babtts.  FTom  Uncle 
TRUE  you  may’  expect  occasionally  a  prize,  and 
from  Uncle  Mark  you  may  look  for  a  lesson  once 
In  a  wMle.— Kd.  Rural. 
- - - 
CHEAF  EXCURSIONS. 
A  Letter  from  Uncle  True. 
dear  Boys  and  Girls  :— Now  you  thought  you 
were  having  a  real  gooil  tl mo  among  younselves, 
with  your  “Couslus”  and  letters,  and  two  col¬ 
umns  of  the  good  old  Kvual  each  week,  but  I've 
been  watching  you,  mind,  and  now  l  am  a  going 
to  be  young  again  and  slip  InU)  tbo  magic  circle. 
Tho  Editor  was  out  to-day.  ami  1  slipped  InU) 
Ids  onico  and  saw,  oh  1  a  perfectly  lovely  little 
pro  — ,  no  I  1  won't  tell  you  what  It  was,  but  1 
took  It  I  and  crmiimlng  a  wbolc  heap  of  Boys’  and 
Girls’  Letters  into  my  pocket,  walked  out.  Won’t 
ho  bo  angry,  though,  ivheu  ho  Drids  out  all  about 
It?  However,  I  got  home,  and  I  began  reading 
what  you  all  had  to  say.  I  declare  I  laughed  right 
out,  tlirew  my  crutch  Into  tho  corner,  hit  tho  cat, 
who  mewed  llko  fun,  and  out  came  mother,  who 
scolded  the  old  man  roundly  for  acting  so  “  fool¬ 
ish  Uko."  But  I  didn’t  care.  I  Just  kept  quiet 
after  that  and  thought  out  a  plan  so  that  wo  can 
have  some  fun  among  ourselves  this  Cenieunlal 
year. 
Now  you  .all  say  in  your  letters  that  you  go  to 
soliooi  and  study  lots  of  things,  and  that  you  like 
It,  txio,  ever  so  much.  1  know  you  are  real  bright 
girls  und  boys,  hut  If  you  go  tzi  stditiol  you  miiht  bo 
getting  a  heap  of  learning,  so  to  see  how  well  you 
reuiember  It  I'm  going  to  propose  a  little  Journey 
(of  course,  wo  can’t  aV  go  to  Ublladelphla),  hut 
shall  leave  the  nanwH  of  some  of  the  places  (>lanh\ 
Now  you  are  to  sit  right  down,  lake  your  pen  and 
Ink,  and  rnU  of  your  heml,  from  memory,  yon 
know,  loiinily  nil  the  na/nu'H  I  fiave  wnittecC.  .Mind, 
yon  are  not  to  ask  any  of  the  old  people  to  help 
you,  for  that  won't  count.  The  boy  or  girl  who 
sends  In  to  me.  Old  Unclk  True,  caro  Uoiial 
New-Y'okker,  New  York  City,  the  llrst  rornx'l 
rowitm’,  with  allof  the  right  n, antes  In  tlie  right 
places,  WILL  OKT  THAT  PRESENT  I  Slyly  took  from 
the  Rdltor’s  desk,  ami  also  have  his  full  muue  and 
addre.ss  published  In  this  column,  as  tho  winner 
of  the  prize.  Now,  hero  goes  for 
Tho  Prize  Jaurney. 
I  look  passage  on  a  big  Iron  steamship  at  Now 
York,  and  sailed  across  the - ocean  to  Liver¬ 
pool,  lu  — .  Then  1  went  by  rail  to  London,  and 
saw  all  tho  womlerfiil  sights  In  that  great  city, 
not  forgetting  to  cull  on  Her  Majesty  the  — . 
Thou  I  lliougUt  I  -would  Uko  to  see  Franco,  and 
crossed  the - fhaunol  to  Calais  in  a  dirty  little 
steamer.  Tho  sea  was  frlghtfuBy  rough,  and  I 
was  awful  sick.  When  1  arrived  at  - ,  the 
capital  of  Franco,  I  was  delighted  to  sec  such  a 
bright,  gay  city,  ami  spent  most  of  my  rime  look¬ 
ing  at  curious  things.  I  saw  a  beautiful  column 
of  bronze,  made  of  cannon  which  the  great  Em¬ 
peror - tiMik  from  the  Germans  and  ol  hei’s;  and 
after  awhile  I  started  tor  Switzerland,  crobsed  the 
—  moimtaliLS  Into  Italy,  aud  weut  lo  see  the 
Pope  at - .  I  dtdh't  kLs.s  his  great  Uie,  however, 
hut  soon  left  for  Spain  on  a  steamer  that  went 
down  the  — ■  8ca  to  Gibraltar.  J  saw  at  this 
place  tho  greatest  fortress  in  the  world,  now  held 
by  the - ,  who  captured  It  from  tho  Spaniards 
when  the  garilson  were  all  saying  their  prayers 
lu  church.  Then  1  wont  bi  - ,  tim  capital  of 
Spain,  on  the  river - .  Then  1  fell  sick  with  a 
disease  tliat  we  all  have  Avheu  tar  away  from  our 
native  land,  and  1  weut  directly  — .  Well,  where 
lUd  1  go  7 
Now,  boys  and  girls,  this  Is  free  to  all.  Put  on 
your  thinking  caps,  aud  write  the  names  I  have 
left  out,  and  If  I  don’t  semi  something  worth  hav¬ 
ing  to  the  smartest  little  boy  or  girl,  ray  name  Is 
not  <Jld  uncle  Truk. 
- - - 
LETTERS  FROM  BOYS  AND  GIRLS. 
this  letter  may  flndlltsVay  Into  the  wiiste^basket. 
1  should  like  to  write  more,  hut  am  afraid  this  Is 
too  long  now.— Kmma,  Spencervine,  Mont.  Oo.,  M<1. 
From  a  Virsinia  Lassie. 
Dear  Rural  I  thought  that  1  would  write  to 
the  CoiLsina.  I  seo  so  many  little  girls’  and  boys’ 
lettei-s  I  thought  I  would  wrllu  one.  When  I  saw 
that  letter  from  "  Y'oung  Artist”  I  thought  1  would 
reply  to  her.  I  am  a  little  girl  iind  live  In  the  coun¬ 
try.  1  am  eleven  years  old.  r  went  to  school  in 
the  winter,  ami  Intend  to  go  throe  months  this 
summer.  1  can  do  some  house  and  faucy  work  ; 
enn  milk,  nml  havo  taken  music  icasons.  I  agree 
with  “  Young  Artist”  In  regard  to  piecing  qidlls. 
I  don’t  think  I  shall  piece  any  more  after  1  get  the 
one  flnlshed  I  am  now  at  work  on.  Wo  are  all 
very  much  pleased  wllU  tho  Rural.  Papa  has 
only  taken  It  since  January,  1  always  look  at  tho 
Boys’  and  Girls’  Letters  the  nrst  thing.  I  think 
that  “Y'oung  Potato  .Digger"  must  he  a  Y'ankee, 
or  ho  could  not  have  dug  two  hundred  bushels  of 
potatoes  a  day.  1  will  lot  “  Young  Tom  ”  rest  for 
a  while.  Well,  as  my  letter  Is  quite  lengthy  I  will 
stop.— Ella  Miller,  Fairfax  C.  tr..  To. 
From  an  Eastern  New  York  Girl. 
LiKAK  COUSINS Pardon  my  liberty  lu  thus  ad¬ 
dressing  you— a  stranger  to  you  all.  1  have  long 
desired  to  have  n  friendly  chat  with  you,  but  the 
opportunity  was  not  fortbcomlng.  and  I  Uiok  tlie 
liberty  to  Introduce  mj-seir.  How  many  Cous¬ 
ins  are  going  to  the  (Tntennlal  7  H  Is  most  likely 
I  shall  be  there,  ns  Philadelphia  Is  my  home,  al¬ 
though  I  am  In  the  country  one- half  of  toy  time. 
1  Avoiidcr  If  we  would  know  e.aoh  other  If  we 
should  happen  to  meet  there !  Won’t  Y.  T.  please 
write  and  let  uh  know  II  wo  shall  sou  bis  fair  self 
tliero?  I  should  like  very  much  to  correspoml 
with  M.  A.  B.  Perhaps  I  shall  try  again  at  some 
future  day.  Now,  dear  Uncle,  please  look  with 
favor  on  this.  My  P.  o.  address  is— .\nnie  Lee, 
CWenckie,  V,  _ 
From  a  Western  New  York  Boy. 
DEAR  Editor:- This  Is  my  llrst  cfTort  In  writing 
for  the  Rural,  and  1  don’t  kuow  as  it  will  he  tirlnt- 
ed,  but  I  will  try  ami  see  what  I  can  do.  I  havo 
two  canaries.  One  of  them  was  sick  and  had  Qts ; 
I  went  Into  the  garden  iind  gotsomo  chlekweed 
and  gave  to  them,  and  It  got  well  and  sings  now  ; 
It  did  not  sing  any  then.  My  rainer  laiG's  tno 
Rural,  and  him  for  live  years.  1  am  my  father's 
youngest  son ;  am  iwelvo  years  old.  1  llko  the 
ItUKAt.  Very  much,  will  some  one  tell,  through 
the  advertising  columns  of  the  Rural,  where  I 
can  get  Toulouse  geese  eggs,  and  can  they  be  sent 
by  mall  7— henry  weli-ake,  vitnon  mirinon,  tm- 
Uirio  Go.,  N,  r.  _  _ 
From  an  Eastern  New  York  Girl. 
Dear  Rural;— I  have  road  tho  Letters  from  tbo 
Boys  and  Girls  with  a  good  deal  of  Interest,  and 
espCK’lally  from  Youno  Tom.  I  think  he  was  pretty 
hard  cm  us  girls.  What  a  fimny  descrlpl  Ion  Dell 
B.  W.  of  Roeliester  gave.  I  hope  slut  will  write 
again.  I  wish  Younu  Tom  would  write  again.  I 
don’t  think  ho  can  bo  seared  out  “as  they  say.” 
1  think  you  are  very  klml  to  imbllsli  the  Boys'  and 
and  Girls'  Letters.  I  am  to  lng  to  live  a  Chrlstlau. 
—Ella  La  Monte,  itichmonrlvUle,  fScho.  Co.,  N.  1’. 
A  DuBUN  w'Oman,  jealous  of  her  husband, 
thre-ateued  U.)  drown  herself  lu  a  tub  of  water  that 
stood  on  the  porch.  “  You  dare  not  hold  your 
head  1  n  It  until  I  touch  you,"  Bald  tho  man.  Tho 
excited  woman  at  once  plunged  her  head  In  tho 
water.  Tho  liusband  waited  too  long,  for  when 
ho  drew  her  back  she  was  dciid. 
When  Is  a  lady’s  dress  llko  an  unfortunate 
bull-lightor?— When  It  Ls  gored?  And  when  Is  It 
llko  a  partisan  T— When  It  Is  biased.  And  when 
la  It  like  a  toper  ?—Wlich  It  Is  full.  And  when  Is 
It  like  the  a-alisof  aslilp?- When  It  Is  trlmmetl. 
When  is  It  like  a  season  of  the  year  ?— When  It  Is 
lent.  When  Is  It  no  longer  fit  for  ubo?— After 
she  has  once  worn  It  out. 
They  put  a  bevy  of  good-lookliig  ladles  Into  a 
school  meeting  at  Bcmilngtou,  vi,,  recently,  at 
which  some  (.Usturhauco  was  expected  from  ilie 
boisterous  element  of  the  distilet.  The  result, 
however,  was  a  cross  between  un  old-fashioned 
town  meeting  and  a  Methodist  love  feast.  In  a 
gushing  speech  one  of  the  speakers  of  the  roughs 
declared  that  he  never  felt  himself  so  near  heaven 
In  his  life. 
ILLUSTRATED  REBUS.-No.  9. 
a  *"  Answer  in  two  weeks. 
Paul  Botton. 
From  a  Maryland  Girl. 
DEAR  COUSINS 1  have  often  thought  of  Join¬ 
ing  you  In  writing  for  the  dear  old  Kukai.,  but  I 
never  fully  decided  until  now.  May  I  hi*  number¬ 
ed  a.s  one  of  the  Cousins  7  I  will  liavo  to  wait  and 
HOC  if  III)’  letti'r  Is  among  the  chosen;  if  Ills,  l 
will  fed  very  thankful  to  the  Editor.  1  wa.s  much 
pleased  with  “  Critic’s  "  letter,  in  Rural  of  April 
loth.  I  tblnk  what  he  said  about  tobimco  chowors 
was  splendid.  You  must  excuse  riic  foragroelng 
with  you.  Clitic,  but  it  was  so  much  like  my 
thoughts  1  could  not  help  It;  and  i  hope  all  tho 
girls  will  agree  with  you,  and  let  their  tongues 
wag,  as  you  suggest,  and  let  you  nU  know  what 
they  think  of  those  that  use  tobacco.  Now  come, 
girls,  let  IIS  talk  to  them  about  using  it,  not  only 
chewing  U,  but  using  It  In  any  way.  1  am  sure  It 
Is  not  one  of  the  aci’ompllshmentH  a  young  man 
has  to  acquire  to  win  my  favor.  Who  will  agree 
with  me?  I  tell  you,  girls,  any  okntlkmkn  (I  do 
not  say  young  men)  that  know  you  are  not  afraid 
to  talk  against  using  tho  filthy  weed,  will  think 
the  more  of  you  for  It.  1  do  not  mean  young  men 
only,  but  boys,  for  I  call  them  gentlemen— If  they 
do  not  make  tobacco  distillers  or  steam  engines  of 
themselves.  I  hope  the  Editor  does  not  use  It,  or 
CROSS-WORD  ENIGMA.-No.  9. 
Mv  first  Is  In  new  but  not  In  old. 
My  second  Ls  lu  sliver  but  uot  In  gold ; 
My  third  Is  In  wind  but  not  In  rain. 
My  fourth  is  In  barter  but  not  In  gain ; 
My  fiflh  Is  In  turn  but  not  In  pass, 
My  Rlxth  Is  In  water  but  not  In  glaas; 
My  seventh  Is  In  gi-oan  bul  not  In  ache, 
My  eighth  Is  In  honey  but  not  In  cake. 
My  whole  Is  a  city  on  tho  Hiidson. 
8*^  Answer  In  two  weeks.  e.  l.  h, 
DOUBLE  ACROSTIC.-No.  3. 
1.  A  WOODEN  tub.  2.  Time  past.  8. 
mip.  4.  To  discover.  5.  To  question, 
ocean. 
8  «r*  Answer  In  two  w  eeks. 
A  short 
6.  Tho 
PUZZLER  ANSWERS.-April  22. 
ILT.OHTRATED  Rebus  No.  8.— Cotioateuallon. 
Hirijoal  Knioma  No.  5.— Hoar  counsel  and  re¬ 
ceive  Instruction,  that  thou  mayest  be  wise  in  thy 
latter  end. 
Tkanri’osition  No.  4.-1,  Naples  — planes;  2, 
Kpear— pears ;  3,  Grouse— rngues;  4,  Hares— share ; 
5,  Room— moor;  6,  Pluiii— lump;  7,  Lake— kale;  8, 
ampe— lilacs ;  it,  l.-ovcr— rove. 
WOKD-SqUARK  ENIflllA  .NO.  3.— 
BUKA  L 
USURY 
RUMOR 
AROSE 
LYRES 
