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MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
“You  must,  bt'  ono  of  John's  boys.”  she  sahJ. 
“  How  like  yoti  ore  to  your  father.’’ 
“I  am  Krert,”  he  answerea. 
’■  “  Dear  heart!  How  you’ve  (frown  !  Is  your  ma 
here?” 
“  She  18  waiting  for  you  at  home.’’ 
The  gootl  old  country  woman  had  never  had 
lh<!  h  ast  doubt  of  a  warm  welcome  at  her  broth¬ 
er’s  liouse,  and  I'rcd  ccrlultily  conllrmed  Iier 
<“x|)eef atlons.  He  found  the  ohl  black  leather 
trunk,  the  biiK,  the  band-box.  the  jfreat  buljflnif 
colion  iiiiibrella,  and  put  them  all  In  the  earrhute. 
He  made  hU  auut  ifotothe  restaurant  and  refresh 
heisudf  belorc  stiirtliiK  on  the  lonu  drive  home. 
He  listened  with  respectful  Interest  t/rall  the  iiile- 
hapsot  the  Ion?  Journey,  and  sympathized  with 
the  “  itulnatlon  of  every  mortal  stitch  I  ’ve  got  on, 
dciU’,  in  the  dust  and  smoke.’’ 
And  he  chatted  pleasantly  of  his  childish  recol- 
Ipci.lonsof  the  tiny  house  and  wide  farm  where 
Sabina  lived. 
“  Von  see,”  she  told  him,  “  I  made  up  my  mind 
this  year  1  would  come  to  see  you  all  once  more 
before  1  died.  I’ve  tried  to  before  now,  dear,  but 
something  or  nutlior  allers  hindered.  Dear,  dear ! 
You're  all  grown  up,  I  s’lmse.  and  you  w.as  hut  a 
lot  o' babies  last  time  poor  John  brought  you  to 
see  me." 
“  t'oilnne  is  the  youngest,  and  she  Is  eighteen. 
Wilber  Is  the  only  one  older  Wiau  I  .am.” 
“  ^'es,  I  remember.  Well,  (hwir,  I’m  glad  that 
.lohn’a  wire  brought  up  such  a  line  family.  I’m 
only  an  old  maid,  but  1  do  love  children  and  young 
folks." 
Hut  a  chill  fell  upon  the  kludly  old  heart  when 
home  was  reached  ai  last.,  and  four  fa.shlonably- 
dressed  ladles  gave  h(*r  a  atrtctJy  (jourUsms  groot- 
Irtg.  Hut  for  the  warm  clasp  of  Fred’s  liaud,  l 
think  she  would  have  relumed  to  the  sfotioiiln 
the  hJimo  canlage  she  came,  so  wuuuiled  and  sore 
she  felt,. 
“iSot one  kiss,” she  thought,  “and  Freil  kissed 
me  ai  the  train,  right  before  all  the  folks." 
Fred  slipped  a  silver  coin  Into  the  hands  of  the 
servant  girl  who  was  to  wait  upon  his  uunU  prom- 
Islug  another  If  she  was  very  attentive,  and  him¬ 
self  ewrorted  the  old  lady  to  her  room.  H  was  not 
often  the  young  mun's  ludlgnaUon  found  voice, 
1  hough  It  grew  hot  ove.r  many  hliamefnl  acts  of 
hard  sclllslincsH  In  the.  house  of  his  mother;  but 
he  a.ild  some  wonls  on  that  fl.a.v  tliai  calleil  a 
blush  to  ilie  check’s  of  ihe  worldly  woujiui. 
II  was  not  a  very  busy  seo-son  ;  and  llndlng  Sa^ 
blna  was  likely  to  hiu-e  a  sorry  ilmr>  If  left  Ui  the 
other  uu  iiib'TS  of  the  family,  Fred  asked  for  a 
holiday,  and  appolnled  himaeli  the  old  lady’s  es¬ 
cort,  He  wa.s  too  proud  to  {’.ire  for  the  fact  that 
the  quaint  little  Hgm’e  ou  his  arm  attracted  many 
an  amused  glance,  hut  gravely  stood  by  while  a 
new  dress  for  Ihrlly  tho  dairymaid,  and  a  cKy 
necki  ic  for  Bob  the;  hired  mjin.  were  purchased. 
llpgave  unrlhldtHl  aUobUou  to  ilic  more  im- 
|)Ofl:mt  schsTlon  of  a  nt‘w  hlac-k  ijjlk  for  aunty 
hdi-self.  and  pleasantly  .acoepfed  a  blue  slIKwarf, 
with  large  nrd  spots,  that  was  lu’cscnted  to  him, 
appivi'lulln^  Hie  love  that  piomptcd  ihc  gilt,  and 
mciitall.v  resolving  to  wear  It  when  he  paid  the 
pr<-mbaiil  vi'.H  to  the  faiui.  Iledifivc  Auut  Hublna 
to  I  he  park.  He  look  her  to  see  all  the  sights. 
oiici*  or  twice,  meeting  some  of  his  gontleineti 
friends,  they  innl  I  houglit  “  i  ho  (pieer  old  p.arly  Is 
some  rich  relation,  (torham  Is  so  very  ati.eiitive," 
and  had  delight, od  Hablnu  hy  their  dofcreutlal  at¬ 
tention. 
Oneo— Fred  hud  not  counted  on  that— In  a  jtlet- 
urc  gallery,  rornclla  Caldwell  sauntorod  In  alone. 
She  had  heal'd  of  8alilnu  Ihningh  t  he  disgusted 
commenLso!  Luellla,  and  know  she  had  no  prop¬ 
erty'  biita  "ndseiable  farm,"  butshegieetiil  Fred 
Avltli  a  smile  tar  more  cordial  than  she  gave  her 
aclintrcrh.  A  little  Uimii  came  In  Fred’s  throat. 
Then  he  gravely  Ditrodncod  the  suitely  beauty  In 
her  rustling  silk  P.i  the  little  old-fashioned  figure 
on  Ills  arm. 
“My  auut,  Mls.s  llorUain— Miss  Faldwell." 
They  .admired  the  jilcturea  together,  and  (he 
young  lady  was  cordial  and  chatty. 
After  they'  came  down  Ihe  steps.  Miss  Caldwoll 
said: 
“You  must  let  your  aunt,  drive  an  hour  or  two 
with  me,  Mr.  tiorham.  1  am  golng^  to  do  some 
shoiiplng,  so  I  will  not  t.iix  your  patience  by  Invite 
lug  you  to  Join  us,  but  I  shall  he  pleased  If  Miss 
Horluini  tvlll  dine  with  me,  luid  you  mil  call  for 
her  this  evening." 
Then  she  smiled  again,  made  Sabina  comfort¬ 
able  in  the  caniage  and  drove  off,  leaving  Fred 
forty  times  deeper  Hi  love  than  ever,  as  she  in¬ 
tended  he  should  be. 
“  Me  Is  a  vci  y  prince  of  men,”  she  thought,  “.and 
I  will  give  him  one  day's  rest.  Ulcss  tho  dear  old 
soul!  slu)  lia.s  such  blue  eyesus  my  dearuld  grand¬ 
mother  hud." 
Then  she  won  sablna’.s  contldence,  and  found 
she  was  wording  about  the  purchase  of  certain 
household  matters  that  would  not  go  in  the  black 
leather  trunk,  and  that  she  did  not  like  to  worry 
Fred  about  It. 
She  drove  to  the  places  where  the  best  goods 
could  be  had,  kuepingguard  over  the  slender  puree 
against  all  impo^Mon  HU  the  last  towel  was  sat¬ 
isfactorily  chosen  and  directed.  Then  she  (iMve 
her  iioinc  and  brought  her  lo  the  room  where 
“grAudraother"  was  queen,  knowing  the  stately- 
old  lady  would  mako  tho  country-woman  wel¬ 
come. 
In  tho  evening  that  followed  Fred’s  heart  was 
touched  and  warmed  till,  scarcely  con.sclou.s  of 
his  uwu  words,  be  told  Ida  long-cherished  secret 
and  knew  that  he  Had  won  love  lor  love. 
Aunt  ^^ablua  stayed  two  weeks  and  then  went 
home,  H)  the  luimense  relief  of  the  Gorhams,  and 
carrying  no  rc(jre(  at  loailng  any  but  Fred  and 
Cornelia. 
It  WAS  not  even  suspected  that  Cornelia  spent 
four  weeks  In  the  hight  of  the  summer  season, 
listening  to  the  praises  of  Fr«l  at  Sabina’s  farm 
hou.se ;  and  Fred  did  not  know  it  unt  il  he  came 
too,  after  she  was  gone,  and  had  ills  share  of  list¬ 
ening  to  loving  coinmendaHon  of  one  he  loved. 
He  wore  the  m-cktle  atirl  unale  himself  so  much 
at  home,  that  Sabina  wept  some  of  the  blttei’ost 
tears  or  her  life  when  be  left. 
“I'o  have  you  both  and  lose  you!"  she  sobbed. 
“  Next  time  wo  mil  come  together,’’  Fred  whts- 
pen.Hl,  and  so  consoled  her. 
Hut,  alas!  the  next  time  Fnxi  came  was  to  su¬ 
perintend  the  funeral  of  the  gentle  old  lady ;  and 
though  coruellu  came  loo,  his  happy  wife,  there 
was  no  welcome  In  Hie  jiale  lips,  or  the  blue  eyes 
closed  forever. 
Hut  the  will  tlic  old  lady  left,  gave  all  her  world¬ 
ly  possessions  to  her  “  dear  nejihew,  Fj-ederic  oor- 
liam"— the  f/u’m  and  farm  homgi. 
It  was  apparently  no  very  great  legacy,  and 
Cornelia  smiled  at  many  of  the  old-fashioned 
treasures  she  touched,  all  with  the  tender  rever¬ 
ence  deatn  leaves. 
Ten  years  ago  Wablna  was  laid  to  rest.  In  her 
narrow  coHln,  and  there  is  a  busy,  llourlshlng 
town  around  tha  site,  of  the  old  farm, 
Mr.  Frederic  Gorham  Uves there  now,  and  hand¬ 
les  large  sums  of  money— the  renUi  of  stately 
buildings. 
“  Mud(‘  Ills  money,  sir,  by  speculation,”  you  will 
be  Hffd,  if  you  liupilre  as  to  his  source  of  Income. 
“  Fortunate  purchase  of  ground  before  the  (own 
was  thought  of." 
Hut  I  tell  j'ou  that  the  only  speculation  he  made 
was  m  the  kmducs.s  or  hlshe,art,  extending  loving 
attentions  to  his  father’s  sister,  a  nd  that  tho  only 
laud  he  ever  owned  w.as  Aunt  Sabina’s  farm.— 
"  Stauftnrd.'' 
at  1,116  yards  above  the  level  of  the  sea.  it  Is 
10,160  yards  long.  Its  greatest  width  Is  4,Tr>0  yards, 
lt.3  greatest  depth  Is  yards.  It  presents  the 
singular  phenomena  of  being  sometimes  lllled 
with  water,  and  soinetlmeH  being  perfectly  dry,  so 
tliatlt  can  be  cultivated  like  an  ordinary  tlehl. 
How  the  water  es«‘upes  has  never  saMslaciorlly 
been  asccrtalmid.  Six  brooks  empty  Into  It,  but 
the  grealcst  part  of  Its  w.ater  conies  by  inftltr.atlon. 
It  olten  happens  that,  there  is  not  tlm  least  trace 
of  rain  in  the  valley  and  Iteonx-lrons,  w  hile  an  tin- 
iricnsc  volume  of  water  Hows  Into  ihe  lake  and 
Hjieedlly  lilts  It,  'I’hl.s  Is  explained  as  follows: 
While  fair  weal  her  iircvalls  at  Zlrkwitz  It  rulnson 
the  higher  table  lands,  .and  Itie  water  tillers  to 
the  lake,  tllllug  It  In  seventy-two  hours.  It  dries 
In  ihlriy  days.— ,v.  O.  IHcaytine. 
ffljf  iitfrarir 
KECENT  LITERATURE. 
Orchid  CTilfure.-Hy  K.  8.  Hand.  Jr.  Cambridge: 
1 1  m  J  A.  Iloiigliloii.  [  I'nue, 
MISSING  A  FISH. 
The  w  aWr  was  heavy,  and  no  mistake,  and  as  It 
dashed  round  the  i-ock  on  which  1  wPkmI,  I  rather 
IiesltaU’d  whether  to  try  that  parllcular  pool  or 
not;  for  1  knew  hy  bluer e.xperimiee  the  dliiieulty 
of  following  a  llsh,  should  he,  as  most  probably  he 
ivould,  take  dowu  stream.  However,  1  dlil  the 
plucky,  and  In  a  tew  mlmitc.s  my  blue-bodicd  Hy 
was  swinging  across  the  pool.  Hound  It  came 
lloiitlng  ou  the  top  ol  Liu*  stream ;  so  strong  was 
the  current  that  It  would  not  sink.  Two  or  three 
more  l  brows,  and  1.hcn  up  came  a  nohln  fellow, 
half  Of  Idiii  showing  out  of  water  a»  ho  boldly  took 
mylly;  the  Hue  iight,cne(l,  and  the  steel  stmek 
home.  A  moment’s  jjause  a.s  we  both  prnparoil  for 
the  lussel,  a  rid  Mien  off  he  dashwl  down  sti’cani. 
I  groaned  as  .yard  after  yard  r.iceil  out,  and  I  ijrc- 
pared  to  follow  my  friend  In  Ids  l•ocklc.s.s  career. 
Fortunately,  bcfoir  I  had  moved,  he  tiu’ned  and 
came  straight  hm'k  to  me ;  fast  a.s  I  reeled  u|),  yet 
faster  came  t  he  fl.sh.  I  could  not  step  hack  so  a.s 
lorcgatii  the  toin  h,  and  lor  a  tew  agoulzlug  mo¬ 
menta  I  thought  he  was  off;  hut  no,  I  supisrsc  the 
water  kept  tho  lino  to,nt,  and  provented  the  Hy 
loming  away,  as  too  ufU’uoecure  In  such  a  crisis; 
and  I  fell  that  the  link  l.lnii  connectod  U'jstlH  held 
good,  liagerly  l  walehcil  the  hue  a.s  it  ‘.lowly 
moved  round  and  rounu  iliehinull  pool,  and  made 
up  mj’  mind.  If  jiosslble,  to  icei’p  my  antagonist 
within  Its  narrow  bounds.  A  short  da.sli  down  was 
preventfHl  by  a  little  oxlraprosauj'e.  I  dared  not 
put  on  the  str  ain  too  liuni,  lor  1  was  llshlng  wit  h 
single  gat  and  that  Utilc  thicker  than  sewing  gul . 
I  began  now  lo  have  hopesof  killing  him,  and  was 
chuckling  over  the  idea  of  seuding  him  home  as  a 
preHont  to  the  friends  I  liad  leit  ru  the  iiioi’iilug. 
and  so  have  the  laugh  on  my  side;  furor  course 
they  had  made  merr  y  at  I  ho  Plea  of  my  ntshlng 
off  so  frarttlcally.  "There's  many  a  slip.”  The 
extra  ptv8.sur*e  Iradevldentli  I’Ued  the  Hah,  and  ho 
made  an  itngry  dash  up  stream,  followed  hy  a 
grand  leap  clear  out  of  the  water;  bm  he  w.as  itn- 
fori  utiaUdy  so  close  under  my  rod  .i  t  the  Urne  that 
I  could  not  slack  suffU’leirtly,  I.Ue  hold  broke,  and 
my  fly  came  back  m  me.  As  li  in  dcrlson,  clear 
out  of  writer  again  sprang  ray  late  antagonist. 
Was  it  my  fancy,  or  was  there  a  wiggle  o(  Uls 
tall,  and  a  cock  of  his  eye,  as  much  a.s  to  say, 
“Sold  again,  old  fellow !” 
INTERESTING  SPIDER  STORY. 
Quite  a  crowd  gathered  yesU'i’day  at  a  cai-pen- 
ter  shop  In  this  city,  where  a  scene  was  trausplr- 
Ing  that  lllled  Lire  8pc*ctaloi’s  with  astonishnietit. 
Near  a  bench  In  the  shop  hung  a  mcdlum-rilzed 
mouse,  head  dowiiwai’d,  aud  around  Its  body  was 
colled  a  single  thread  ot  a  spider’s  weh,  which 
rcanliod  to  a  coruor  of  the  bench  above  aud  had 
Iks  fasumlng  there.  On  the  tnoUHe*s  Udl  iiutctly 
sat  £he  spider,  wlilch  soomed  lo  be  nianlpuhil  Dig 
the  thread  and  working  It  us  with  a  pulley. 
When  caught  the  mouse  was  ou  the  giouiul,  and 
afU'r  nvp  or  sl.x  hours’  work  the  .spider  managed 
to  hoiat  It  about  an  Inch,  and  thero  It  hung.  The 
statement  concerning  this  singular  affair  Is 
that  the  mouse  was  ocotistomed,  when  on  a  pre¬ 
datory  excursion,  to  emerge  from  a  hole  under 
the  bench  and  pass  to  an  inner  room.  'I'he  spider 
laid  a  trap  in  Its  path,  It  Is  oonjwiured,  and  yes¬ 
terday  morning,  as  the  mouse  was  making  its 
dally  rounds,  It  was  caught  and  scciirely  held  In 
the  net  set  for  It,  the  spider  taking  up  position  on 
Its  tall.  Though  the  mouse  hung  suspended,  a 
dead  Weight,  the  Thread  did  not  give  way,  aud 
there  It  huug,liclple'4s,bctwcca  earth  aud  heaven. 
At  night  the  carpenter  closed  up  his  shop  and 
dropped  the  curtain  on  tho  show,  but  the  spider 
was  still  at  woi’k  and  had  completed  about  an 
Inch  In  the  elevation.— ,V.  u.  IHcauunt'. 
CURIOUS  LAKE. 
One  of  the  most  curious  aud  Interesting  lakes  in 
the  world  Is  Zlrkwltz  Lake,  near  Laybach,  Illyria, 
Stkange  flowers  are  Orchids— many  of  them 
beautiful— many  of  them,  iUi  Mr.  Hand  remarks, 
the  wei.Hls  of  t  he  Trojrles.  I  u  the  tlcsln:  (o  obtain 
many  varieties  on  tiro  pari,  of  liiose  who  HUffer 
from  or  who  enjoy  <as  may  be)  the  Oivlild  fever, 
friends  In  the  Tropica  are  sent  to  for  collections, 
lu  which  case,  Mr.  Rand  thinks,  we  run  about  as 
much  chance  ot  getting  soim  thing  deslniMc  as  a 
I  londgncr  would  who  should  send  to  a  New  En¬ 
gland  farmer  and  rc<iue.st  a  consignment  of  the 
wild  planks  of  New  England. 
Orchids  gixrw  .slOAvly  and  when  weak  do  not 
blOiUD.  1 1  la  doiihtless  true  that  many  are  sick¬ 
ened  of  Orchid  collecting  aud  culture  by  ludls- 
crlmlnale  catalogue  sclecHon.s,  In  which  low- 
jn’lced.  luslgnlllcant  plants  are  llret  chosen— whlh; 
tho  sjune  amount  invested  In  huK-a-dozen  line 
irlants  uould  lead  Ia»  a  .iu.st  appreciation  and  in¬ 
creased  knowledge  of  all  Mini  concerns  tlicm. 
It  is  only  for  the  past  forty  years  that  orchids 
I  luive  been  cultivated  with  success  away-  fixnn 
their  tropical  homes.  "Now  the  number  Ls  so 
gi'(!at  that  we  may  safely  say  there  ts  no  lamUy  of 
Idatits  so  rich  In  sjiecles  and  varieties." 
M’ar  irith,  moisture  nod  rest,  are  the  condlUons 
esscntltij  to  oi  clild  culture ;  and  t  he  ear  ly  fnllurcs 
with  Hie  plants  ill  llrsl  Intixiduced,  resulted  from 
uneven  he.it,  too  little  moisture  and  an  Ignoraiiee 
.-w  to  the  ms’e.S8lly  and  period  of  rest.  There  arc, 
liowcviT,  many-  details  as  Uj  their  cuHlvatlon 
which  vai*y  decidedly  wjih  different  .species— 
more  ehjwlally  with  the  epiphytal  Oi’clilds. 
close,  dead  .sir  Is  ndul  to  the  he.alth  of  many  ’ 
and  a  jiroper  vruilllaHon  is  or  the  lli-st  importance. 
Many-  (such  ssKXw I’htiimnnjm'H,  Jcrif/r.vand  Vou- 
dn.-)  ••grow  iH‘riictuall.v  aud  shouhl  always  be 
kept  III  the  warmest  houses."  How  to  determiue 
when  IJic  I’cstliig  period  .Miouhl  begin  and  when  It 
should  termlnaU’-  the  qUiiulUy  of  w-alAir  requh’cd 
for  .ilflcrent  Hiiecle.s  during  rest,  mid  the  "rcgula- 
liuus'oi  synngliig”— how  and  when  m  pot _ the 
treiilJiieiit  alter  petHiig— their  culture  In  baskets, 
poksand  ujmiu  liliM'ks — the  dlseiLses  and  Insects 
that  alUick  them,  are  luit  a  few  ol  the  subjects 
with  ivhlcli  I  he  Li'Hik  de.als.  lleotni)rlseH4Tiliav- 
Uivo  jiages,  Ilf  which  lu  iii'i‘  devoied  lo  a  glossary 
—about  3U0  to  di>.HCrtiiHve  lists,  and  Hie  rest  to  the 
above  aud  kludred  topics.  Besides  tho  value  of 
Mr.  Hand’s  own  exircrlcnce  llierclti  recoixled, 
wlileh  has  cxteiidiHl  ••over  many  years"  — the 
cornpll.'itlons  have  been  nmde  with  caix',  exacti¬ 
tude  null  piitlcnce,  and  wc  rshould  think  ought  to 
prove  serviceable  to  the  orcliid  grower. 
Riirnl  lioarn.  11>  Sok.vs  Fknnimdhe  OoorEB. 
IMVo.-iqi.  kis.)  NevvVork.  G.  1’.  rutuaiu'ii  Sonti, 
Tuouoii  by  no  nuaiis  a  ucw  book,  It  has  been 
deemed  sufficiently  popular  by  Its  pulillshere  to 
go  Hilo  a  new  and  hamtsorne  edliJoa.  The  reader 
who  opens  It,  with  thi3  atitlciputlou  of  something 
stirring  or  cxciuug  will  he  sadly  aksajipolnloa ; 
but  Hiu>i*esiliig  U  ccrlaluly  Is.  It  Is  a  smoothly 
wiitleu,  jilcasant,  jrersohal  diary  of  a  quiet,  Intel¬ 
lectual,  bucolic  life  comprised  lu  Uie  four  seasons 
of  the  year,  eunlalnlng  much  liiform:ttlou,  hn- 
liailAXl  in  an  .agreciiblc  way.  Thus  writes  tho 
authoress  ou  tho  3d  of  July  ; 
“  How  idoa&auHy  things  look  about  a  farm¬ 
house!  There  Is  always  much  thaMe  iiilercstlug 
and  respectable  con  neck'd  with  every  betu-r  la¬ 
bor,  every  useful  ur  harmless  occujiation  of  man, 
U'o  esteem  some  lraU<-s  Mr  their  uaeluloess,  wo 
arliiilrc  others  for  ihelr  ingenuity,  hut  It,  seems 
n.aturol  to  hkc  a  lanii  ora  garden  beyoud  most 
workshops.  It  needs  not,  to  be  a  great  agrlcul- 
lur.ii  establlahinent  with  sclentltlc  sheds  and 
show  dames— for  knowledge  aud  expr-i'leuce  are 
ncocs-saj-y  lo  ajipreeiaU*  Hie  merlks  Of  sueh  a  place ; 
—  a  simple  body,  who  goes  to  enjoy  and  not  to 
erltielsc,  will  And  enough  to  plca-sc  him  about  any 
common  fai'in,  pi’ovl-led  the  goodmanbe  sober  aud 
IndusH’lous,  the  bousewife  be  neat  aud  tbrifty'.” 
A  Ptieiiiina.  By  the  ,iiithor  of  the  Battle  of  Dor- 
iving.  1‘apcr.  Now  York  :  Harper  .K  Bros. 
Pkkuai'S  no  book  created  a  gre.iicr  sensation  at 
the  time  than  the  BatUe  of  Dorking,  and  In  the 
volume  beloi’c  us  t'ol.  Ghesney  h.as  worked  out 
much  the  h.imc  Ide.a,  tr;tasleiHig  tlie  scene  to  In¬ 
dia  and  dealing  with  Hie  deiiiorall7.atlou  of  the 
Sejroy  contingent  of  the  Indian  Emjilre.  The  In- 
cldcnks  arc  cleveiLv  worked  up,  and  sufficiently' 
exr-n lug  In  enchain  the  l  eiulei  's  altentlon  to  the 
end  of  the  book.  Being  a  novel,  there  ks  an 
amount  ot  love  and  ehai'iU’ti'i’l/.iitlon,  but  we  do 
not  Ihlok  the  Colonel  h.i.s  .shown  much  vigor  in  his 
treatment  of  this  part  ol  the  subjeck  A  Dilemma, 
hiiwevi  r,  will  be  inuiid  Ol  iitj  luiciest  heyond  the 
average  111 ivel.  As  an  e,xpi’e.skloij  of  lire  military 
view  01  the  state  or  affairs  In  India,  the  book  pos¬ 
sesses  some  value. 
A  PRAYER. 
1  Maice  known  the  Gospel  trutlis.  our  Father  King-. 
■  yield  U8  Thy  grace,  (i,.ar  Paihfr,  from  aljove. 
Bless  US  with  hearts  which  feelingly  can  sing. 
"Our  Ufe  Tlion  atf  for  rrer,  God  of  I.,ove  !" 
AKBiiame  onr  grief  in  love  /or  Christ,  we  pray. 
Since  the  bnjfht  1‘rinoe  of  Hcarm  and  iiJorj/  died. 
Took  liU  our  sin*  and  hallouu  il  the  display. 
Infant  iM  ing  Unit  a  ni»M,  find  thi  ti  was  enicified. 
8tu{a-ndoiiH  God  !  Thy  grnci;  and  pritef  r  make  known : 
In  Jesus'  ti/imeletal]  fkr  world  rejoice. 
Now  lalKirin  Thy  heavruly  ki)ii7d<vin  own— 
That  blossed  kintytom,  for  Thy  saints  the  choice. 
How  I  ils  to  come  to  Thue  1»  all  our  cry ! 
Enemies  to  Thpyfif  and  nil  that’s  Thine, 
GraoeUns  our  will,  wc  hve  /or  vanity. 
Loiittuug  Thy  very  brtrisr,  end  lu  design. 
O  God,  Tliy  will  Isv  ihi/n-,  (mm  earth  to  heaven ; 
Keellnlng  on  the  Gospel  let  im  live. 
In  ffirf’i  fi-oni  sin  delirered  and  forgiven. 
O !  <1*  1  hyself  but  lc^^t^.h  us  to  forgive. 
Unless  its  ikjwit  Umptiitton  doth  destroy, 
Sure  t*  our  fall  itifo  Ihe  deptlin  of  woe. 
Carnal  in.  mind,  we’ve  not  a  glimpse  of  joy, 
Kiused  agninst  h/jimn  :  in  urnohojie  can  flow. 
Oh,  yi nr  us  graoe  anil  6  rut  ns  tn  Th  >  ways ; 
Hhiiie  on  lit  with  Thy  love  jiud  give  i/.i  jicace. 
Self  and  >hitt  sin  Unit  rise  iijirlusf  lie  slay. 
Oh,  grant  each  do  y  our  f  ri jij«is»e»  may  cease. 
Forgive  nur  evil  deeds  thnt.  oft  we  do, 
Oonviiice  us  (tnily  of  tticm  to  our  nhanic. 
Help, us  wltli  lieaveuly  bread,  Jor0ne  us,  too, 
Bccurrent  hlsts,  find  wi  'll  a<lore  Thy  name. 
In  thy /ordieencss  we  a*  saints  can  ih'o, 
Klm.'c  for  tt»  and  our  trerpaeory  so  high. 
Thy  Son,  our  Saviour,  hied  on  Calvary. 
This  remarkftbli'  comfKislHon  evinces  an  Inge¬ 
nuity  ol  (irraDgwiient  peculiarly  Iks  own.  The 
Initial  capllal.s  spell,  “  My  boast  l.s  In  the  glorious 
Cross  of  (ffirlst;”  the  words  tn  Italics,  when  read 
from  top  to  hottoraund  holtom  to  lop,  form  the 
lAird’H  Prayer  complete. 
AN  ARAB  LEGEND. 
The  Arabs  have  a  fable  Irom  tvlilch  wc  may 
learn  a  lcs,sou. 
Once  upon  a  time  a  miller,  shortly  afk'r  he  had 
lain  down  for  ;m  atlernoon's  nap,  Avas  .startled  hy 
a  camel’s  nose  being  thrmst  In  at  the  door  ot  his 
house. 
“It  Is  very  cold  ouksldc,”  said  the  camel;  “I 
only  wish  to  get  m.v  nose  In.” 
The  miller  was  an  easy  kind  ot  a  man,  and  so 
the  nosi‘  was  let  In. 
"The  wind  Is  very  sharp,”  sighed  the  camel; 
“pray  allow  me  to  get  niy  neck  Inside.” 
This  requcBt  was  also  allowed,  and  ( ho  neck  was 
thmst  In. 
"  How  fa.st  the  rain  begins  to  tall !  1  shall  get 
wet  1  hroiigh.  Will  you  let  me  place  iny  shoulders 
undercover?" 
This,  too,  was  granted  ;  and  so  the  camel  asked 
ior  a  IlH.le,  uiirt  a  Utile  more,  until  he  had  pushed 
his  Avliole  bijdy  In.sldc  Hie  house. 
The  miller  sixui  began  to  be  jmt  to  much  I  rouble 
by  the  rude  coiiiiianiuii  he  had  got  lu  lilsroom, 
which  was  not,  large  enough  for  both,  find  as  the 
rain  wa-s  over,  civilly  asked  him  to  dejiark 
“  If  you  don’t  Uke  It,  you  imiy  leav’e,”  Siiuelly 
replied  I, he  beast.  As  for  myself,  i  know  when  1 
am  well  oil,  and  shall  sHiy  where  l  .im." 
ThLs  Is  a  very  good  story;  we  hope  the  Arabs 
are  all  the  wiser  and  belter  for  It;  but  let  US  also 
try  to  turn  It  to  si  goihj  uccouui. 
There  Is  a  camel  kmicKTng  jit  lhi>  heart  of  u.s  .all, 
young  and  old,  seeking  to  he  let  In  ;  11a  name  Is 
Rlu.  It  comes  silently  and  careriilly,  and  knocks, 
“  Let  mo  in only  a  very  simtll  itart  at  lirst.  So 
lilcome.s  the  no.se,  and  Ills  mil  long  before,  little 
by  mile,  It  gains  entire  possession  ;  like  as  it  was 
WITH  .\chan  ol  old,  “  l  s'iw,”  ••  l  coveted,”  “  I 
took,”  "1  hid,”  step  by  step,  uuui  ho  was’ “led 
captive  hy  the  devil."  Once  In  possession.  Hie 
master  .soon  becomes  the  lyi  ant.  Thus  it  is  that 
bad  thoughls  enter  the  heart;  then  hud  wishes 
arise;  then  wrong  deeds;  mull  evil  hublks  rule 
us.  The  Freiieli  say,  “It  ts  the  ilrst  step  that 
cost*;”  If  Hie  Ilretstep  Is  not  taken,  tlio  second 
will  never  ho  known. 
WHAT  A  CHILD  DID. 
Mk.  Moody  tells  the  following  sfoi’y In  one  of 
our  Wc.stern  States,  a  good  many  yeare  ago,  a  lit¬ 
tle  girl  heard  she  could  do  something  for  her 
Saviour,  and  her  teiwher  said  she  could  bring  her 
fathi?r  to  the  .Sunday-school.  At  flrst  she  could 
not  get  hUn  to  the  door  of  the  little  log  house 
where  the  Sunday-selnvol  wa.s  kept..  Ho  Imd  never 
been  Hi  a  Sunday-school  a  day  m  Ids  life.  Ho  was 
a  gro.at  drunkard  and  blasphemer,  but  tho  little 
girl  succeeded  In  gertlug  him  to  that  school ;  and 
what  Is  the  result  to-ilay  ?  Ho  h as  planted  eleven 
hundred  and  eighty  BabbatJi-schools  throughout 
the  Western  Slates. 
It  is  a  remarkable  tact  that  every  day  In  the 
week  la  observed  hy  some  nation  for  the  public 
celcbrallou  of  religious  services.  Sunday  is  de¬ 
voted  by  the  Christians,  .Monday  by  the  Greeks, 
'fuesday  by  the  Persians.  Wednesday  by  the  As¬ 
syrians,  Thursd:i.v  by  the  Egypilaiis,  Friday  by 
the  Turks,  Haturday  hy  the  Jews. 
Faith  and  Works  are  the  two  oars  of  a  boat. 
How  with  the  right  oar  alone,  and  the  boat  de¬ 
scribes  a  useless  olrclo  on  the  water.  How  with 
the  left  oar  alone,  and  it  merely  goes  In  the  oppo¬ 
site  direction.  Hut  use  boTh  oars  with  equal  force, 
and  It  moves  swiftly  aud  evenly  forward. 
