MAY  a? 
MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
•  *  «. 
WOMAN. 
An  aiwfpl  wandering  ont  of  heaven. 
And  all  too  bright  for  Eden  even. 
Once  through  the.  paths  of  paradise 
Made  Inmlnoim  the  mirorat  air, 
And  walking  in  hie  awful  guiec 
Met  the  KterlMil  Father  therri— 
tVho,  when  ho  saw  the  truant  eprito. 
Smiled  love  thro’  all  those  liowers  of  Ught. 
The  while  within  hie  tranced  epell 
Oor  Eden  eire  lay  shun  boring  near; 
(.iod  saw  and  said  it  ie  Dot  weil 
For  man  alone  to  linger  here — 
Then  took  that  angel  by  the  hand, 
Ami  with  n  kies  its  brow  He  iiresecd. 
And  whiejicrlug  all  Ilia  mild  (rommand. 
Ho  laid  it  near  the  elooifor’e  breast, 
tVitU  earth  enough  to  make  it  human- 
lie  idiainod  its  wings  and  called  it  IFonian. 
And  if  j’erchance  wtuo  stains  of  rust 
Upon  her  pinions  yet  remain 
’Tie  but  the  mark  of  God’s  own  dust. 
The  earth  mold  of  tliat  Eden  chain. 
/  [T.  J3.  Read. 
— -  - - — 
“EEALLY  AND  TEULY”  FEANK 
ADVICE. 
Some  ladles  seldom  vonttire  out  upon  the  streets 
without  having  a  title  to  tell  about  being  ‘‘fol¬ 
lowed  by  a  gentleman,"  (?)— “stared  at  by  a  gen¬ 
tleman,’’  (?)— “  addressed  by  a  gentleman,"  (7)  or 
In  some  way  or  another  “  Insulted  by  a  gentje- 
mau."  <?)  'riu*y  tell  tlicxw!  tahis  with  eyes  l.hnt 
look  Indignant  and  In  a  tone  that  sounds  earnest. 
“It  Is  Htruiige,"  writes  Miss  Fi.vkk  (1  have 
known  her  .since  she  was  a  baby),  “  that  1  //eivr 
go  out;  never  ride  lu  a  sUige  or  car  but  wind 
something  of  this  Sort  owurs.”  ,  .  .  “  Why  is 
this?”  1  propose  to  answer  Mias  l•'l.vKa’s  ques¬ 
tion  lu  rny  own  way— in  a  way  that  Is  “really 
and  truly  ”  frank. 
There  aro  many  females  who  care  more  for 
drees  than  tlu.'y  do  for  any  other  (‘(udhly  thing. 
Their  pleasure  is  derived  not  from  tho  senss  of 
knowing  that  they  arc  liandscimcly  dressed,  but 
from  the  gratltlcatlon  of  feeling  lliai  they  attract 
thonoUcf,  i*erhapsex(;ltoMi0  admlr.r1.ton,  of  tliosc 
among  whom  they  mingle.  In  their  toilet  prepa¬ 
rations  for  out-of-door  walks  or  rides,  tho  Inspir¬ 
ing  raullvc  IS  that  of  attmctlng  notice— and  when 
this  itiutlve  works  Its  premeditated  result,  and 
men  stare  rudely  at  ihe  gaudy  sign  which  was 
painted  for  them— the  liKllgnant  one  irrles,  “  Why 
am  I  thus  In.sullcdl"  Now,  dear  Ki.rEK,  tcdl  me 
tnily,  “  Would  you  not  cry  If  you  wero  >w(  thus 
Insulted  t  Are  not  these  insults  balm  to  a  chronic 
Inilammatiun  that  else  might  defer  lh«  Itmnly 
visits  of  “XHture’s  sweet  restorer"  until  more 
masteiiy  toilet  ellorts  were  crowned  with  the  old 
results  and  you  were  iigaln  “  blared  at,  followed, 
Insulted?"  We  cannot  Imagine  why  It  Is  that  a 
lady  will  spend  a  full  half  of  her  tlrno  and  an 
amount  of  money  Incredible  to  anybody  but  her 
father  or  hu-sband,  upon  dress,  unless  she  loves  to 
be  gazorl  at  rial  admired.  Wo  cannot  suppose 
that  If  ladles 
- "  were  wafted  oil'  to  seae  uukuowTj  ’’ 
and  surrounded  by  blind  creatui-es  only  that 
were  destitute  of  jiny  knowledge  or  appreciation 
of  costly  dresses  and  rich  colors,  they  would 
spend  any  couhlderable  share  of  their  time  or 
money  in  this  way.  Labor,  time  and  inouey  have 
their  value  to  sane  people,  and  to  sqiiunder  them 
without  an  object  would  be  an  net  of  Imbecility  or 
insiiult}'— aiul  you  (to  u.se  a  dlploimtUc  and  popu¬ 
lar  fom  of  cjcprcsslon  which  l  much  like)  are  not 
unpossessed  of  cither  Intelligence  or  sanity.  Any 
one  In  haU-un-hour  imxy  dress  huasclt  with  all 
the  precision  and  taste  that  cleanllnes.'i,  neatness 
and  a  worthy  pride  warrant.  He  may  Uien  ap¬ 
pear  as  nature,  health  and  clnuimslanccB  Intend¬ 
ed  he  should  appea  r— and  what  he  ainjmrx  to  bo, 
he  t.s.  To  be  admired  then,  is  something  to  be 
proud  of— for  that  which  Is  admUed  Is  his.  The 
rose  of  thuchisek  and  tho  fair  skin  were  not  pro¬ 
duced  by  powder  and  palut,  and  au  hour  before 
the  looklng-glasb  vilely  spent  in  their  application- 
but  thiiyr  arc  tho  rewards  of  obedience  to  hygienic 
laws— an  obeiUeiioe  that,  owing  to  Itsskiureliy  and 
great  value,  la  not  of  Itself  a  thing  to  be  snoei'.ed  at. 
But  here  Is  where  you  are  weukc.st— or,  as  I  may 
say,  most  suicidal— my  dear  Fi.yek.  People  do 
not  admire  i/o«— or  rather  the  disguise  under 
which  you  sail.  They  do  gazo— rudely  It  may  be 
—conleniptuou.sly— pityingly,  11  may  ho— but  ad¬ 
miringly,  respectfully — never! 
You  who  In  many  things  are  so  cltoumspesjt, 
Flyer— leam  this  one  thing  (it  would  prove  the 
most  valuable  le&son  of  your  life),  that  you  are 
never  so  hviiielu  as  when  you  have  loaded  younxjll 
with  your  most  bewitching  dresse-s  and  have 
changed  yotu-  naturally  saffron  complexion  to 
one  of  white  and  rose  1  Could  you  see  yourself  as 
I— as  others— see  you ;  could  you  know  that  the 
disguise  is  as  manlteat  as  a  veritable  false-face 
and  that  It  reflects  no  more  credit  upon  you  than 
a  false-face  would  uimn  u  peacock ;  could  yon  hut 
realize  that  everybody  knows  these  dress  and  cos¬ 
metic  devices  to  be  so  many  banners  palutod  and 
unfurled  at  ilie  coat  of  precious  time— at  the  cost 
of  money  that  might  gladden  the  lonely,  sickened 
hearts  ol  many  a  poverty-stricken  home— fTiAn  you 
would  not  ask  me  why  It  is  that  people  rudely 
stare  at  and  Insult  you— for,  I  believe  the  question 
which  you  have  asked  Is  not  Intended  to  bo  a  ques¬ 
tion,  but  merely  an  ingioilous  form  or  suitement 
(Invented  by  yoiu‘  eushrondlng  vanity)  to  make  It 
known  to  your  friends  that— whether  In  the  street 
or  cars  or  other  public  place,  yoti  aro  ever  gazed 
at  as  a  marvel  of  beauty  a  ud  grace. 
Viiully,  no  les-s  than  love,  blinds  the  eye  and 
waqis  the  Judgment.  The  gaze  which  you  covet  Is 
hateful  to  the  well-reared,  rlghVililnklug  woman 
whose  pride  first  hu.sles  Itself  wiib  a  cousclousneas 
of  pci’son.al  nentmess  and  then  occupies  Itself  with 
external  details ;— the  healthy  verdure  of  the  rich 
and  InoxhaiLstlhle  soli  beneath. 
Many  ladles  travel  from  Han  to  Beorsheba  alone 
who  are  never  “stared  at"— never  “followed”— 
never  “  Insultod”— ladles  (pardon  me,  dear  Flyer) 
far  more  cap  U  vatl  ug  than  you.  Hut  they  have  th  e 
“  ring  of  gold.”  Nature  and  education  have  peu- 
cUc.d  for  them  tho  sign  that  ixiwdcr  and  paint  and 
raorctrlclous  dress  have  bedaubed  for  you. 
We  are  all  of  us  privileged  to  look  id,  each  other 
In  jiasslug.  But  our  gaze  Is  respectful  In  tho  one 
Instance,  hecausc  uninvited.  In  the  other,  It  Is  as 
wo  choose  to  make  it,  beeatiso  It  Is  aoUc.Ited- be¬ 
cause  11 18  “fished  for”- and  beggars  must  not  bo 
choosi^rs. 
You  will  not  be  angry,  tiiy  dear  Flyer— too  well 
thou  knowest  tho  dts.*p  regard  of 
Vue  de  L’eati.  S.  Kkout. 
SNUFF  BLIGHTED  BELLES. 
Talk  about  tho  opium-eater  or  the  whlskj'-drlnk- 
er,  how  much  more,  are  they  to  be  pitied  than  the 
lady  who  Is  addicted  to  dipping  snuff  ?  WeboUeve 
there  Is  more  suuff  used  lu  Ilopklusvllte  than  lu 
any  other  place  of  Its  size  lu  Kentucky,  and  its 
use  Is  steadily  on  the  Increase.  Hopklnsvllto  has 
a  reputation  forbeauMfid  women,  but  how  toiig 
that  repuUiUon  will  last  ’tis  hard  to  tell.  Home  of 
the  prettiest  women  we  know  ten  or  twclvo years 
ago  aro  now  nothing  but  fadeil  lloweiM.  Lips  that 
once  looked  like  ripe  eherrleR,  and  for  one  kies 
from  which  a  man  would  almost  give  hLs  rlght- 
urui,  now  look  more  like  dried  jipplcs  than  any¬ 
thing  el.se  WD  can  think  of.  The  cheek  once  full 
and  rosy  Ls  now  sunken  and  colorless.  Tho  chin, 
which  looks  longer  now,  gliules  In  a  broiizo- 
colored  strlpo,  which  rem^Ues  clown  to  the  IhroaU 
Wo  were  going  down  the  street  the  other  day, 
and  noticed  a  lady  coming  up.  It  wsisawlruly 
March  day,  and  the  lady’s.sldrts  were,  lifted  a  llttlo 
above  her  boot  tops.  We  knew  the  nrlatocraUcally 
arched  foot,  but  hung  III  what  hiul  hecoiiio  of  the 
nicely  roundo<l  ankle  7  11.  wasn’t  there.  When  wu 
got  near  enough  to  look  Into  the  lady’s  face  we 
knew  that  snuff  had  done  Us  work-  .Snuff  Lsrob- 
hlng  women  of  their  boaut..y  and  depriving  ihcm 
of  husbands.  (Who  ever  saw  a  women  that  wanH^l 
to  marry  '1)  It  la  morn  harmful  tln»u  smoking,  and 
more  repulsive  than  chewing,  and  Its  use  by  ladles 
Is  almost  as  much  to  ho  condemned  a.s  drinking 
of  whisky  by  men,  and  If  tho  ladles  have  grounds 
to  talk  about  men  drinking  and  smoking,  they  are 
.assured  that  snulT-dlpplng,  In  the  eyes  of  men,  1» 
about  as  ropulhlvo  as  the  smell  of  a  twoceut-and-  t- 
a-half  segar,  or  a  sniff  of  “  rlflo  whisky  to  the  ol- 
fiiclorlcs  of  tho  fair  sex. 
We  Indulge  the  hope  that  soon  there  will  be  an 
antl-snulf  society  formed,  which  will  he  a  twin 
sister  Of  our  temperance  soeleLy.  We  have  no  Idea 
liow  many  hulles  In  our  city  will  take  exception  to 
this  article  ;  If  all  that  iise  snuff  wero  to  get  after 
us,  we  would  call  their  name  legion,  but  we  are 
upheld  lu  oiir  aiitlous  by  some  of  the  moat  sensible 
motUoi’s  In  town  In  entering  a  protest  against  a 
habit,  the  adoption  of  which  by  a  girl  Is  almost  as 
much  to  be  dreaded  by  a  parent  as  Is  the  tlrst 
taste  of  Ihiuor  by  his  hoy.— nupfcimville  (A'v/.)  vein. 
■ - - 
TEARS. 
'I’liK  power  (or  weakness)  of  abundant  weeping 
without  dlsttgurement  Is  an  attribute  of  deticlent 
rather  than  exoes.slve  feeling.  In  sunh  persons 
the  tears  are  ponrerl  from  their  cTystal  cups  with¬ 
out  muscular  distortion  of  the  rest,  of  the  face.  In 
preportlou  to  Hie  violence  or  depth  of  emotion, 
and  the  acute  or  profound  stmslbllltj'  of  tho  tem¬ 
perament,  18  tho  disturbance  of  the  countenance. 
In  sensitive  organl'zullons  the  muscles  round  the 
nostrils  and  Bps  qiilver  and  arc  distorted,  the 
throat  and  temples  swell,  and  a  grimace,  which 
but  for  its  miserable  slgniricanoe  would  be  gro- 
U*s(iue,  convulses  the  whole  face.  Men’s  tears 
always  seem  to  me  as  if  they  were  pumped  up 
from  their  tiorts  and  stralntHl  through  every  drop 
of  blood  In  their  veins ;  women's,  to  start  sus  under 
a  knife  stroke,  direct  with  a  gush  from  their  heart, 
abundant  and  benoUcout;  but  again,  women  of 
the  temperament  I  havealluiled  to  have  fountains 
of  lovely  tojits  behind  their  lovely  eyes,  and  Ibelr 
weeping,  which  Is  Indescribably  beautiful,  la  com¬ 
paratively  painless,  and  yei  pathetic  enougli  to 
challongo  tender  compasHlon.  1  have  iwlct;  seen 
saich  tears  8hw.1,  aiid  never  forgotten  them ;  once 
from  heaven-hlue  eyes,  and  the  face  lookeri  like  a 
flower  wltn  pearly  dew-drops  sliding  over  It;  and 
I  again,  once  from  magnificent,  dark,  uplifted  orbs, 
I  from  which  the  failing  tears  looked  like  dlamonil 
ralu-drops  by  moonlight.— /’niOif/  Keinhle,  in  At~ 
I  lav  tic. 
I  AN  ODD  PERSON. 
,  SOME  young  ladles  were  one  day  talking  about 
^  one  of  their  friends.  As  he  entered  the  room,  he 
heard  the  terms  “  odd,”  “  slngidar,”  and  the  like, 
freely  applied  to  somebody,  lie  asked  and  was 
[  1  told  the  name  of  the  young  lady  they  were  speak- 
;  I  lugoL 
[  ^  “  Y’es, "  he  remarked  very  gravely,  •*  she  is  an 
[  1  odd  young  lady  ;  she  Is  a  very  odd  young  lady ;  I 
.  consdder  her  extremely  singular;— sTie  ioox  never 
j  heard  to  tepvak  ill  o.r  an  absent  friend." 
.  - ♦♦♦■ - - 
1 1'  you  have  built  castles  In  tlie  air,  your  work 
,  nee<l  not  be  lost ;  that  Is  where  they  should  be. 
,  Now  pul  foundations  under  them.— 2'Aorent<. 
^ciiWii0  for  tljf  foiiiu]. 
ALADDIN.  ^ 
When  I  was  a  bciOfurly  hoy,  ^ 
And  lived  m  u  cellar  damp,  * 
I  had  uot  a  frioud  or  toy,  1 
blit  1  liad  Aladdin’H  lamp ;  f 
When  I  could  not  idoeii  for  cold,  1 
I  hud  ftre  enough  In  iny  brain. 
And  biiilded  with  nxifa  of  gold. 
My  bcaullful  costlca  in  Hpalu !  | 
Hince  then  I  liuve  toiled  day  and  nlirht,  t 
I  have  money  and  power  good  atoro,  i 
But  I’d  give  all  my  lamiia  of  silver  bright,  ^ 
For  the  ono  that  is  mine  no  more ;  , 
Take.  Fortune,  whatever  you  choose, 
■you  gave,  and  may  Huutch  again ;  * 
I  have  uotlilng  'twouid  pain  mo  to  lose.  ’ 
For  1  own  no  more  castles  in  Spain  I  i 
^  ^  ^  [Lou'Sff.  i 
FERNERIES  FOE  SMALL  PEOPLE  i 
-  1 
I  WANT  to  tell  all  the  buys  and  girls  who  arc  1 
fortunate  enough  to  live  la  the  country  how  they  > 
can  And  some  work  that  will  bo  play  too.  t)f  ' 
course  you  all  like  work,  when  It  Isn’t  too  hard,  I 
and  play,  whether  Ills  hard  or  not,  and  If  you  can  ’ 
both  work  and  play  together,  you  will  like  to  ' 
know  how  It  Is  done.  ' 
You  want  a  basket,  as  largo  as  you  can  conve- 
nlmilly  cari’y,  white  paper  nicely  folded  insldi?  to 
keep  tho  dirt  from  doing  any  harm,  and  It  m'ouUI  ' 
be  well  to  take  a  small  trowel,  unless  you  are  so 
careless  that  you  will  lose  It,  In  which  case  you 
must  dig  with  your  lingers,  because  they  are  fast¬ 
ened  on,  and  yon  cannot  forget  to  take  them 
home.  If  you  have  a  long  walk,  you  need  a 
luncheon,  and  you  might  as  M’ell  have  one  In  any 
c.aso.  Go  to  the  pleasantest  woods  you  know, 
whiwo  there  arc  tall  trees  and  soft  mosa’s,  and, 
peGiapH,  a  little  lirook  running  over  the  stones; 
and  don’t  stone  tho  frogs,  If  you  see  any ;  they 
have  quite  as  good  right  there  as  you  have.  Be¬ 
fore  you  begin  to  dig.  It  would  he  whie  Uj  cut  your 
hinehcon,  ihen,  that  being  out  of  the  way,  yon 
will  feel  more  like  going  to  work.  First,  you 
want  .some  rich  eart,h ;  tho  host  has  a  dark  brown 
color,  and  you  will  be  likely  to  And  It  under  a 
maple  or  oak.  If  tin-  flrst  place  you  open  has  only 
light,  sandy  or  clayey  soil,  <lon’t  say,  "  'Phut  must 
do;  I  can’t  dud  any  bottcr,”  but  go  to  another 
place,  and  another,  and  yet  another,  till  you  dnd 
the  best  kind.  You  do  not  need  a  groat  deal;  If 
yon  each  All  your  basket  a  quarter  full,  that  will 
he  enough. 
Theu  you  must  look  out  for  mosses.  Take  all 
the  pretty  ones  you  can  find,  except  tho  kind  that 
looks  like  a  tiny,  green  slur  and  Is  .so  delightfully 
‘  .soft  to  Jump  on ;  the  little  st..ars  will  shut  up  In 
tho  house  and  look  as  It  they  had  gone  tx)  sleep. 
Be  sure  to  get  a  variety,  and  to  pick  out  all  the 
bits  of  dirt,  plno-needles,  etc.;  this  takes  a  good 
while,  and  It  Is  pleasanter  to  dolt  out  In  tlio  fra¬ 
grant,  sunny  woods  than  lu  tho  house ;  beslilcs, 
mother  will  not  llkts  to  have  you  bring  so  much 
dirt  Into  her  neat  rooms, 
.\fter  the  mOsscs  are  clean,  you  must  get  the 
prettiest  vines,  leaves  and  berries  to  put  with 
them,  and  be  very  csireful  to  dig  up  the  roots,  for 
the  poor  things  will  die  if  you  do  tmi,  and  you 
want  your  feruerles  to  live,  l  think  you  will  bo 
surijrlscd  tofltid  so  many  different  shades  <it  gi’ceu 
and  bright  berries  and  graceful  little  vines  hiding 
about,  under  tho  trees ;  the  more  you  get  the  bet¬ 
ter,  especially  of  scarlet  berries. 
.After  you  have  all  these,  pul  In  tlie  ferus;  they 
iHUbt  come  last,  bciMUso  you  cannot  put  anything 
on  Uiom,  ui  the  basket,  without  breaking  tlie  deli¬ 
cate  leaves,  Tn  some  places  you  can  And  several 
varieties,  and  you  should  take  the  ginallest  speci¬ 
mens  or  each  kind,  unless  they  are  very  small  In¬ 
deed,  because  you  will  not  have  room  to  arrange 
large  ones;  besides,  you  will  have  mure  trouble 
In  carrying  large  leaves  without  breaKing  them. 
If  you  are  near  a  brook,  when  your  basket  Is 
fuU  you  may  a  sprinkle  the  ferns  a  little;  then 
they  must  be  takun  home  iis  soon  as  pos.slblo. 
Try  which  of  you  can  walk  fashwc  without  break¬ 
ing  a  I  -af  on  the  way;  that  will  be  something  like 
I'unulng  a  race  with  a  book  on  one’s  head ;  you 
have  Ui  be  careful.  Your  pretty  things  will  live 
all  night  If  you  put  them  In  pans  full  of  wator 
but  they  look  bettor  when  they  are  arranged  at 
once.  You  will  not  enjoy  ihoia  half  as  much  If 
you  tease  soinebody  to  take  cure  of  them  us  you 
will  If  you  do  It  all  yourself.  It  Is  uot  of  tho  least 
IrniKirtauce  if  you  have  not  a  nice  fernery  with  a 
glass  case  to  hold  your  treasure ;  anythUig  that 
has  a  liollow  and  .can  hold  water  will  do ;  any 
glass  dtsh,  a  soup-plate,  oven  a  saucer,  or  a  tin 
pan,  If  you  paint  it ;  a  shell  is  very  iiretty,  but  will 
not  nften  hold  much. 
rut  In  earth  enough  to  cover  the  bottom  of  the 
dish  thickly  and  to  make  a  llttlo  mound  In  tho 
middle ;  then  plant  your  fern  rooks,  taking  care 
that  each  one  has  earth  all  about  It,  but  do  not 
press  down  the  mound  too  Jiard  on  the  tender  lit¬ 
tle  things,  and  do  not  try  to  put  many  into  one 
dish,  for  they  cannot  grow  well  when  they  are 
crowded.  Lay  the  mosses  gently  over  the  earth, 
and  push  the  lOots  of  your  vines  and  little  plants 
down  through  the  moss  till  they  reach  the  soli. 
When  they  are  all  in  order,  siJrinkle  tho  whole 
affair,  jiour  in  as  much  water  as  the  dish  will 
hold,  and  put  It  whore  everybody  can  see  It.— F. 
I  yintynnin,  in  Am.  Yoang  Folks. 
THE  ESCAPE  OF  SECUNDUS  CURION. 
CusLius  SECUNDUS  CURiON,  a  zoulous  Lutheran, 
having  dared  to  give  the  lie  In  open  church  to  a 
Jacobin  who  had  heaped  on  him  tho  most  odious 
calumnies  from  the  pulpit,  was  Immedlatoly  ar¬ 
rested  by  order  of  tho  inquisitor  of  Turin.  He 
was  dragged  from  prison  to  prison,  but  be  at  last 
made  his  escape  so  cleverly  (hat  his  enemies 
could  only  account  for  it  by  accusing  him  of  mnglc. 
In  order  to  pxculpaie  himself  from  an  accnsjiUon 
extremely  dangerous  at  Hin  t  t  ime,  ho  published  an 
account  of  his  ewapo  In  a  little  Latin  dialogue, 
entitled  “  I’robua,"  from  which  we  select  the  fol¬ 
lowing  passages  for  translutloni 
“  I  had  been  shut  up  for  eight  days  In  my  new 
prison,”  says  Ourlon,  “  with  my  foot  fastened  to 
enormous  pieces  of  wood,  when,  by  not  hing  loss 
than  a  stfddea  lasiilratlon  from  ITcaveu,  i  was 
urged  to  supplicate  the  young  man  In  charge  of 
me  to  release  me  from  at  loiist  ono  of  mj*  fetters. 
The  other,  as  1  pointed  out  to  him,  would  be  quite 
heavy  enough  to  Insure  my  safe  custody.  Ashe 
was  merciful,  and  bore  no  malice  Hgaliist  me,  he 
at  length  suffered  himself  to  he  persuaded,  and 
sot  ono  of  my  feet,  at  lthert,y.  lie  had  no  sooner 
left  mo  than  1  set  to  work  to  carry  out  a  plan  1  had 
alre-otly  formed  for  my  escape.  I  tori'  my  shirt, 
Into  shreds,  and  taking  off  my  stocking  and  sllt)- 
por,  stuffed  them  with  these  rags  till  1  hud  made 
a  vei^  fair  model  of  a  leg  and  foot.  But  tlioiigh 
tho  form  and  contour  of  the  flesh  wa.s  there,  you 
had  only  to  toueh  the  new  limb  to  ilud  that  It  was 
lamentobly  deticlent  In  bone.  AVluit  was  to  ho 
done  7  1  lookofl  atout  cV'u’ywhorc,  HU  at  last  my 
eye  llghtwl  o  a  stick  hidden  awiiy  under  a  settle. 
I  seized  It  eagerly  aud  soon  fashioned  hones  for 
my  leg;  and  then,  hiding  my  real  limb  under  my 
cloak,  r  sat  calmly  awaiting  the  success  of  my 
ruse.  After  a  time  the  young  muji  came  in  to  pay- 
mo  his  usual  visit  aud  to  ask  me  bow  I  did.  ‘  1 
should  feel  better,’  l  said,  pointing  to  my  dummy, 
‘  if  you  would  kindly  tasH'n  this  leg  to  the  fetter 
and  let  mo  give  the  other  a  rest,.'  He  cousentciL 
aud  chained  up  my  fatso  limb  with  all  Imaglnabla 
earn.” 
The  rest  is  soon  told.  Tho  prisoner  waited  till 
nightfall,  amt  as  soon  as  ho  hearod  his  allendanm 
snoring,  quietly  parted  company  with  his  fettered 
leg,  undressed  It,  elol  heil  himself  again,  and  softly 
st  ole  out  of  hlH  cell,  which  no  ono  had  taken  tU(j 
trouble  to  fasten  on  the  outside,  liven  then  his 
dlfllculH)3K  were  not  at  an  end ;  but  Uo  at  length 
found  moans  to  scale  tho  outer  walls  of  ids  prison 
aud  to  regain  his  liberty.— LiOrnri/  of  wonders. 
“BUT  THIS  WAS  TOMMY’S,  AND  HE’S 
DEAD !” 
As  wo  pas.sed  along  tho  streot  ono  day,  wo  saw 
a  little  boy  sitting  upon  the.  curbstone.  Ho  wor 
about  Uvo  or  six  you  rs  of  ago,  and  his  wnll-eombed 
hair,  clean  hands  aud  face,  and  tiny  but  well- 
patched  pinafore,  indicated  that  he  was  the  child 
of  a  poor  and  loving  mother.  As  wo  looked  at  him 
more  closely,  we  wore  palufully  slriick  with  Mio 
heartbroken  exprossloo  of  his  iiountenanco  aud 
tho  tears  rolling  down  his  checks.  Wo  stopped 
aud,  placing  a  hand  on  his  head,  Kliully  asked 
hlrnthecamio  of  his  trouble.  Ho  replied  by  ex¬ 
posing  to  our  view  tho  fragments  of  a  tiny  toy— 
the  ilgure  of  a  cow. 
“ou,  Is  that  all'?  Well,  never  mind  it.  Step 
Into  the  toy-shop  here  and  buy  another,"  and  wo 
dropuod  a  fourpenny  piece  Into  Uio  lllllc  fellow’s 
hand.  “ That  will  buy  oue,  will  it  not?” 
“Ohl  yes,"  Siild  he,  In  a  flood  of  grief;  “but 
this  was  Tommy’s,  and— /m’*  dead  /” 
BOTANICAL  ENIGMA.-No.  1. 
I  AM  composed  of  72  letters ; 
My  lid,  in,  6.  'i  Is  the  “  queen  of  flowers.” 
My  2‘2, 62,  sa,  a,  4,  id?, :«!,  4?  is  a  pr«)tty  flower. 
My  M,  la,  24,  42,  s,  Ki,  I  t,  31,  30,  41,  37,  80  blooms 
once.  In  a  hundred  years. 
My  20,  2,  18,  31,  70.  67,  60,  35,  70,  62,  30,  6H,  00  Is  a 
very  graceful  tree. 
My  49,  m,  06,  60,  ««,  16,  00,  66, 7i,  45, 11,  3  Is  a  fra¬ 
grant  house  plant. 
My  3S,  21,  67,  30,  04,  64,  26  is  a  Wild  llOWCr. 
My  31,  idO,  a,  ’23,  62,  02  Is  a  part,  of  every  flower. 
My  4H,  31,  23,  02,  40,  IT,  62,  ‘20,  63,  16.  34,  3,  4.7  are  tllO 
most  boautlful  fruit  tree  flowers. 
My  22,  7,  64,  51,  32,  1,  2,  6.1,  68  is  something  to  feed 
canaries. 
My  28, 2,  3,  62,  6s,  22,  4.1  Is  Suitable  for  Christmas 
trees. 
My  'ii,  4,  61,  39, 18, 43  is  a  tropical  plant. 
My  68,  67,  22,  40,  36,  63  is  a  Rlngular-shiiped  flower. 
My  2‘2, 61,  10,  33,  70,  .11  IH  a  plant  kittens  like. 
My  whole  Is  a  fKietlcal  description  of  June,  by  J. 
R.  l.owell. 
tv  Answer  In  two  weeks.  Euihiha. 
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PUZ23JER  ANSWERS.-May  13. 
PoBTtcAL  Enigma  No.  l.— 
“  Kind  hearts  are  more  than  coronets. 
And  simple  faith  than  Norman  blood.” 
Cross-avokd  Enigma  No.  lo.— Wateitown. 
Diamond  Puzzle  No.  3.— 
B 
ROB 
based 
battler 
rostrated 
belated 
D  E  T  E  K 
RED 
D 
SYNOOi'ATioxs  No.  1.— 1,  Pain— pan ;  2,  Bury— 
buy;  3,  Stooi>— stop;  4,  Bloat— blot;  5,  Claim- 
clam;  0,  Steep— ctep;  7,  Spire— sire;  8,  Spoon 
— soon ;  ‘J,  Trau — ^tali. 
