MOORE'S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
honest  people  take  no  offense,  at  hearing  it.  This 
does  a  way  with  all  possibility  of  misconstruction 
on  either  side,  with  all  uncciialnltlea  as  to  wel¬ 
come.  with  all  fear  of  Intrusion. 
A  third  fiswentlal  of  ideal  visits  and  vlsltliijf  Ls 
that  there  be  on  t  he  part  of  t  he  host  no  st  rained 
effort  to  entertain  or  amuse  the  guest,  on  the  part 
of  the  guest.,  no  fc,\pectatlon  to  he  amused  or  en¬ 
tertained.  Simply  to  meet  tor  the  interchange  of 
good  will  and  cordiality,  the  usual  current  of  life 
WHAT  THE  PRIMROSE  SAID 
LINES 
Affectionately  Inscribed  to  Mrs.  L 
Furgeuson. 
nr  KATK  MF.UIDES. 
Not  for  the  beauty  of  Ihy  form  and  fare, 
Thonteh  theee  indeed  to  me  seem  very  fair  ; 
Not  for  thy  manner.  ttionKh  so  full  of  grace., 
Or  the  dark  tresaeB  of  thy  wavj-  hair. 
'Tis  not  for  three  I  love  thee  most  and  host, 
Pnt  for  thy  noble  spirit  true  and  kind, 
Ro  free  from  envy,  tod  t)»e  Jealousy 
That  works  confusion  ou  the  narrow  mind. 
^Tls  for  thy  soul  that  can  appreciate 
The  good  and  great  m  nature  and  in  man, 
Wliich  can  amlil  lUe  dust  and  dross  of  earth 
Oather  the  pearls  cast  by  our  V’aUuT's  hand. 
Tliese  virtues  made  tne  prire  thee  flrst,  my  friend, 
These  were  tho  charms  tJiat  drew  my  beai't  to  you 
In  tho  HerenfU'r,  when  thla  life  shall  end. 
May  you  still  fltid  the  beantlfnl,  tho  true. 
Now.  Avho  that  Is  wise  and  witty. 
Will  tell  this  liltl  •  maid 
The  thought  (it  must  have  been  iwettyi  — 
And  what  Uie  primrose  said  1  (  (tnrai,  Man  13' 
ANSWKU. 
The  primrose  peejied  from  its  fragrant  hud 
One  dewy  morn  in  May, 
To  SCO  Uie  white  clouds  sailing 
Like  ships  on  Hie  sunny  hay ; 
But  a  fairer  sight  than  snowy  clouds 
Or  ships  on  a  snnmier  sea. 
Was  that  which  greeted  the  primrose  bud 
With  a  atnllo  of  winsome  glee. 
A  hlue^'j-ed  maiden  with  golden  hair 
And  cheeks  like  the  rose  in  June, 
Was  smiling  down  on  the  opening  hud 
And  singing  a  happy  tune. 
And  Uie  primrose  said  *'  What  a  lovely  world 
Wei'e  It  always  sunny  May ; 
If  flowers  could  blossom  forever  fair 
Anil  hearts  he  always  gay. 
But  the  sweet  blue  eyes  must  learn  to  weep 
And  hearts  must  break  with  woo 
Till  they  reach  tho  blessed  summer  land 
Where  the  fadeless  roses  grow." 
Klchmoud.  1ml.  Mas.  P.  M.  Jobdan. 
MAPLE  BUDS, 
lETTEE  EEOM  ENOLE  MAKE, 
going  on  nnrllalurbert,  the  liabltR  of  tho  family  re¬ 
maining  unchangod— llial  is  i.Uo  true  social  visit. 
The  man  who  knows  how  to  “  drop  in  ”  of  an 
evening  draw  ills  chair  up  to  your  hearth  as  If  It 
were  Ids  own,  and  fall  lnt.o  the  usual  pvoning 
routine  of  tUo  household  as  it  he  were  a  member 
of  It — how  welcome  he  always  Is !  The  man  who 
comes  to  stay  under  your  roof  lor  a  season,  and 
who,  without  being  Int.ruRlvo  or  familiar,  makes 
you  feel  that  he  Is  at  “  home  ”  with  you,  and  is 
content  In  liLs  asual  fu-shlon  of  occup.atlon— how 
delightful  a  guest  he  Ls!  And  the  houses  ah, 
how  few  of  them  l--lnto  which  one  eau  go  for  a 
day  or  a  week,  and  feel  sure  t.hat  the  family  rou¬ 
tine  Is  no  wise  olt.e.red,  the  ramlly  oomtoriy  In  no 
wlao  lessened,  b»it  on  the  cotitrary,  Increased  by  his 
preseneo— what  Joy  Ills  to  cross  their  threshold! 
What  good  UarUoi-h  of  refuge  they  are  U)  weary 
wanderers ! 
Whon  the  world  mends  Its  ways  In  t  hose  re- 
giiTds,  when  these  essent  ials  arc  rullUled,  tho  lost 
ivrt  of  eonvorsailon  will  revive ;  hospitality  will  bo 
worthy  of  lbs  name :  and  householdlng  and  houso- 
koeplng  become,  as  they  ought  to  be,  tho  greatest 
pleasure  a  man  can  have.—//.  //.  ^  the 
dant.  '  T 
From  a  Ponnaylvanla  Boy. 
Dk.vr  Kditok:— I  have  loijg  thought  I  would 
wrlWinnrl  toll  you  how  wo  like  the  Uuk.vi,.  We 
have  taken  It  one  year  and  have  commenced  an¬ 
other.  I  live  in  tho  uortbo.-istern  part  of  Penn- 
sylvaida,  about  a  mile  from  a  thriving  village. 
I  live  on  a  farm.  We  keep  some  cows  and  sheep 
and  young  cattlo.  I  wciit  tosclieol  la.si  winter, 
our  Rahbath  school  opened  the  drat  of  May.  Wo 
h!Ul  a  very  promising  one  last  year,  and  hope  to 
have  this.— Yocnu  Jack. 
Short,  but  to  the  Point. 
Ma.  epitok:— This  Is  tho  drst  year  wo  have 
taken  your  paper,  and  l  think  it  Is  very  interest¬ 
ing.  I  have  been  reading  the  Hoys’  and  Girls’  bol^ 
ters,  and  I  thoiight  I  would  try  and  write  a  fe  ,v 
lines  to  tho  IIuhal  Cousins.  Wo  live  five  miles 
from  the  Ohio  lUver.  T  go  two  miles  to  school, 
and  in  stormy  weather  It  Is  very  unpleasant  walk¬ 
ing  so  far.— F.  s.  c. 
BORDERS  -EMBROIDERY 
The  two  borders  will  be  sulUible  for  ornament¬ 
ing  children’s  frocks,  aprons.  &c.  They  may  be 
CROSS-WORD  ENIGMA.— No.  IS 
My  Ilrst  is  In  come  but  not  In  go. 
My  second  Is  in  Ice  but  not  In  snow ; 
Sly  thlnl  I.S  In  lend  but  n  )t  In  borrow, 
My  fourth  is  In  glnd  but  no..  In  ssorrow 
My  lirth  Is  in  mwe  but  no  ,  in  eye, 
My  whole  Is  a  city  in  Italy. 
iv-  Answ'or  In  two  weeks. 
It  unsafe  to  enter.  Some  day  1  will  screw  up  sui- 
flclent  courage  to  go  In,  I  hope. 
I  took  a  ha-sty  nm  tJirougU  Machtuci  y  Hall  and 
siiw  the  Immeiuse  Corlbss  engine  which  drtvc.s  the. 
various  mnchltics  on  exhibition.  It  had  the  same 
clTect  upon  mo  as  being  In  Chattanooga  would 
and  seeing  Lookout  Mounwln.  N\  hlcUcVer  way  I 
turned  It  loomed  up  before  me  and  was  always  In 
sight,  i’lnd  out  how  high  the  house  is  in  which 
you  llvo  and  then,  knowing  thl.s  grand  engine  to 
be  thirty-nine  feet  high,  you  can.  by  comparison, 
form  an  idea  of  Ha  size,  1  should  like  to  toll  you 
much  more  of  what  I  saw ;  but  the  Editor  says  to 
me  in  no  very  pleasant  tones  that,  not.\vll.bstand- 
Ing  his  love  for  the  Girls  ahd  boyst  he  cannot  nil 
his  whole  paper  with  Uiiele  .Mark’s  iiroducUons. 
So,  knowing  that  he  has  much  to  w'on’y  and  hur- 
rass  him,  1  will  forgive  h  m  for  speaking  sharply 
and  save  Uic  rest  for  auotlier  time,  when  you  maj 
expect  to  hear  more  from  UsixK  Makk. 
VISITING 
MISCELLANEOUS  ENIGMA  -No.  -1 
TiiF.RF.  arc  three  (wauittals  which  must  be  un- 
dcrslood  and  iU'ted  ou  before  visits  and  visiting 
will  ever  fuinil  the  Idea  of  the  pleasure  they  oiight 
to  be  a  ud  to  give.  FI  rat,  uolhl  ng  must  bo  done  tor 
p.ararle  or  show.  No  mailer  how  rtcli  a  man  may 
be,  U  he  sets  on  his  dinner  table  one  thing,  cither 
to  lie  eaten  (>r  to  be  looked  ut,  simply  tor  show,  It 
is  a  chHllengo  and  oHcnse.  iH  course,  nobody  Is 
so  absurd  a.s  to  maintain  that  the  rich  must  make 
dlnnersoriierbsbecau.se  the  poor  cannot  aiTord 
stalled  oxen.  .Avery  feast  of  good  things,  both 
for  the  e.ye  and  the  paluli",  cjin  he  set  out  without 
any  attempt  ut  or  any  sugg<;stlou  of  mere  parside, 
mere  display.  'I'here  lua  plenty  of  ways  In  which 
a  man  may  advertise  Uls  wealth  If  ho  likes,  with¬ 
out  doing  it  in  his  hospitality.  To  do  It  there,  or 
even  seem  to  do  It  there,  is  the  very  essence  of 
vulgarity  and  real  InUospltallty.  'I’o  avoid,  by 
every  possible  device  and  by  the  utmost  tact,  the 
I  AM  composed  of  iv!t  bstte.'s : 
My  14,  22,  8,  9  is  affection. 
My  21,  24,  18,  8,  1 1,  21,  2,  28,  l.'>  is  wedlock. 
My  19,  LI,  4,  41,  27  Is  a  wild  anlm.il. 
My  T,  28,  13,  10,  5,  39,  20,  I,  15  means  exactly. 
My  «,  15,  25,  8,  ai,  12,  28,  ss,  80  is  It  man’s  name. 
My  1,  IS  l«,  42,  11,  5,  81  is  a  woiu  in’a  name. 
.My  .52,  4T,  .19,  51,  IT,  41  Is  a  man’s  n  ime. 
My  80,  .50,  26,  .8.5,  84,  14  40,  43  wus  a  «;in  of  -Jupiter. 
My  40, 51, 40, 29,  IS  iH  a  kind  of  ilsh. 
My  33,  83,  9,  18  Is  a  p  trt  of  milk. 
My  53,  4.5,  :'.0,  39, 13  is  uu  animal. 
My  whole  Is  a  tiuotatlon  from  Balzac. 
tar  Answer  in  two  weeks.  s.  c. 
TRANSPOSSD  FLCWER  GARDEN.-No.  1 
LETTERS  FROM  BOYS  AND  GIRLS, 
PUZZLE— No.  2 
SrEi-r.  the  name  of  a  prominent  vegetable  with 
all  the  letters  used  lu  one  of  the  months. 
K  IT  Answer  In  two  weeks.  d. 
TRANSPOSITION.-No.  5 
IlESETWot  Inoal  rcanscrledt  nlyoot  cesll  nya 
odyb  anc  eadr  heint. 
s  iT  Answer  In  two  week.s.  k. 
PUZZLER  ANS-WERS.-May  27 
BOTANICAI-  KNIOMA  NO.  L— 
“  We  mu,y  shut  our  eyes,  hut  wo  cannot  help 
knowing 
That  skies  arc  cleui  and  grass  Is  growing.” 
worked  with  silk  or  cotton,  according  to  tlio 
material.  Holland  or  alpaca  aprons  look  well 
with  bordere  of  the  kind  worked  M’lth  Andalusian 
or  Shetland  wool. 
