I  was  SPldom  In  season  at  school ;  theretoro, 
tlicrc  was  a  lonjf  list  of  “  tardy  marks”  against 
my  name.  Yet,  stiMiigo  as  It  may  seem,  my  les¬ 
sons  w«.’ro  always  marked  perfect,  -^nd  now  I 
have  U)  regret  the  hours  wasted,  when  I  might 
have  made  sueh  largo  additions  to  rny  slock  of 
knowledge.  For  I  lonrncd  rajildly,  never  spending 
over  fifteen  minutes  on  a  1es.son ;  h»j  the  rest,  of 
t  he  l  ime  was  In  a  m-anner  wasU'd,  Hut  fancy  was 
busy  weaving  delicate  webs  and  ombroklerlng 
them  with  dollghlfnl  visions  of  a  grand  and  noble 
wom.anhood.  I  could  not  rcall/.e  that  It  was  neo- 
cssary  to  improve  the  momenta  ns  they  went 
sweeping  oy,  in  order  to  develop  a  lofty  eharncter 
and  to  stamp  nobility  upon  the  brow.  1  did  not 
think  It  needful  to  gather  up  tho  fragmenta,  and 
thus  much  w!is  lost.  Ah.  these  fragments  I  how 
much  of  )lfe'.s  i)lo.a.sures  aye,  Its  best  joys,  are 
tossed  away  with  Die  fragments.  <»ur  under¬ 
standing  must  be  broad  and  dia'p  If  wc  would 
improve  all  the  gifts  the  great  Father  has  bestow¬ 
ed  upon  us.  tkireless  of  all  thesti  things,  tho  lime 
for  making  the  most  of  my  opportunities  passed 
away  and  I  heard  the  llmo-bells  chime  out  the 
wonis,  “too  late.” 
When  1  had  walked  under  the  blue  canopy  of 
heaven  lUtceii  yeara,  I  became  very  anxious  to 
have  a  ilowor  garden.  My  cousin  Fiokknce  had 
one,  and  It  was  always  a  rare  treat  U)  visit  her 
grounds.  Tho  paths  were  delightfully  clean  and 
no  weeds  were  (;vcr  allowed  to  muko  themselves 
at  home  in  their  pofdcty  ut  the  Miperiors.  I  w.-xs 
sure  It  would  be  a  pleasure  to  take  care  of  t-ho 
llouilshhig  plants  and  gally-tlntcd  dowers. 
My  Indulgent  father  gave  me  a  plat  of  ground 
and  a  well-llllcd  piirsn  with  which  to  purchase 
cliolcc  sei-il-s,  abio  a  set  of  handsome  gtirdon  tools. 
P'ordays  l  worked  fatthlully,  tilting  tiio  ground, 
arranging  bed.s  and  sowing  seeds.  At  last  the 
work  for  the  time  w.a-s  completed  and  I  had  only 
to  watch  and  wall,  for  the  appearance  of  the  tiny 
gi  een  leaves.  For  a  week  I  vtslUal  my  garden 
dally,  only  to  see  the  clean,  brown  earth  laid  out 
like  p.audiwork  In  circles,  diamonds,  squares  and 
triangles,  with  miniat  ure  valleys  between. 
About  tlds  time  I  went  to  visit  my  grandmother 
and  was  absent  three  weeks.  On  my  return  J 
Uiok  t  he  earltf'Hl.  oiiport  unlty  to  visit  my  garden. 
I  was  almost  In  ecslacy  to  llnd  so  many  thrifty, 
beat  »  rul  plaiihs.  t.ogive  me  wirlcomo  greetings. 
1  also  discovered  various  weeds  trying  loputon 
alts  and  appearing  rpilto  as  vigorous  as  ibclr  more 
arlsiot  rallc  neighbors.  1  tlionght  I  could  de.stroy 
Dlls  imwcleomt!  guest  at  any  time  and  thus  tor 
diiys  1  quieted  my  conscience  uidll  I  heard  my 
broibeiH  laughing  about  “.icnk^  prixtra-sUimtlon 
btids,"  and  declaring  that  Uxc  planw  ought  to 
glow,  as  “  they  were  In  fowl  up  to  lUelr  eyes.” 
1  rcsolv  eil  at.  once  bi  put  the  garden  In  order. 
Hut.  alas'.  1  had  waited  too  long.  When  1  ro- 
movtid  the  weeds  many  of  the  plant-s  wore  up¬ 
rooted,  and  1  he  tew  t  hat  remalnod  drooped  and 
wlt.hcred  when  left  wit  hout  t  he  protecting  shado 
of  Die  weeds.  My  llowei-s  were  not  niimei'ous  t  hat 
•((aiflon,  ami  my  garden  was  pobviod  'out' as  “one 
of  .luNK’s  falluroa.” 
A  few'  years  shppw^l^'  with  only  the  chagrins 
common  to  a  large  class  of  people;  and  then  my 
aged  givindmol.her  was  taken  suddenly  111  and 
desired  ray  IminedlaU- prosciice.  .My  sister  .Jks- 
siii,  who  was  t  wo  years  my  senior,  volunteered  to 
aeiiompaiiy  me.  I  had  alw'ays  been  the  oUl  lady’s 
favorite,  not  wit  hsuindlng  my  glaring  faults,  and 
Hhe  had  trequenUy  deeiared  that  the  pretty  vil¬ 
lage  home  which  she  possessed  was  to  bo  mine 
when  she  was  laid  away  In  the  churchyard  beside 
her  husband. 
.Ikssik  and  1  left  homo  together  on  our  way  to¬ 
wards  the  depot.  M’e  had  gone  nearly  half  the 
distanee  when  I  discovered  t.hat  m.v  purse  was 
mtssliig.  1  turned  to  retrace  iny  steps  with  Jks- 
sin’s  advice  to  “  hurry.”  ringing  In  my  ear.  Sev¬ 
eral  minutes  were  Ukcn  up  In  huiiUngfor  the 
misslii'-' purse,  for  1  had  <]ulte  forgotton  whore  1 
had  put  It ;  but  at  last  It  was  found  and  1  returned 
almost  with  Hying  feet  and  reached  the  depot  la 
time  u>  see  tho  train  moving  olT  and  my  sister's 
handkerchief  fluttering  from  the  car  window.  No 
other  train  wius  due  ttll  in  enlng,  so  1  was  obliged 
to  go  liomc  and  wait  until  night. 
Wbcn  on  the  following  morning  1  reached  my 
graudmotbor’s  cottage,  f  found  the  house  shrouded 
as  li  seomed,  with  a.  solemn  silliness,  ihe  deai 
old  lady  was  dead  and  her  will  had  only  been 
made  a  few  lioui-s  before  her  depuri  uro  to.thcbcD 
Icr  land,  and  U.  w'us  made  lu  favor  of  my  slslor 
JESSIE,  bceansc  *'  sho  was  always  pronijit.'^ 
1  was  scarcely  t  wenty  years  of  ago  when  ray 
father  was  borne  to  t.hc  silent  city  and  the  family 
left  without  a  provider.  Then  It  was  that  1  began 
to  realize  liow  precious  those  hours  were  which  1 
had  spent  In  listless  dreaming. 
T  was  olTercd  tho  situation  of  iireccptross  in  our 
village  seminary ;  but  I  knew  too  well  that  my 
qualiflcations  wore  not  such  as  to  warrant  suc¬ 
cess;  1  mu-si  Uierofore  be  satlsllcd  with  the  more 
humble  staDon  of  assistant  Teacher. 
During  tho  second  year  01  my  labors  I  became 
acquainted  with  lUuuv  I.ek.  lie  jiossessed  a 
handsome  face,  majestic  form,  and  was  easy  and 
gr.aeclul  In  manner;  wealthy  he  was  not,  yet  he 
was  far  from  lining  poor ;  he  had  studied  to  be  a 
physician  and  was  already  winning  laurels  by  his 
skllUul  practice,  ills  good  name  was  above  rc- 
proaeb  and  wlion,  nlicr  sU  months’  ac(|Ualut.aiiee 
he  UHd  mo  that  he  lo\  i?d  me  and  a.sked  me  to  be¬ 
come  his  wife,  1  believed  that  heaven  was  very 
neivr  to  us ;  for  1  loved  11  xkky  Lee  with  a  devo¬ 
tion  that  was  uext  to  idolatry.  And  so  our  vows 
were  plighted.  It  w'as  now  leafy  .June,  the  beau- 
timi  month  after  which  I  was  named.  For  three 
months  l  lived  In  a  -sort  of  paradise;  my  life  was 
roso-colorotL  My  wakeful  hours  wore  llllcd  with 
unalloyed  happiness,  and  when  I  dept  I  dreamed 
of  joys  that  could  scarcely  be  surpassed.  Hut  l  his 
MOORE’S  RURA!-  WEW-YORKER. 
great  Joy  could  not  last ;  already  there  had  heen 
slight  clouds — sllvor-llned,  but  clouds  neverthe¬ 
less— of  difference  between  us;  Indeed,  they  were 
so  small,  that  I  had  not  deemed  them  worthy  a 
second  Uaouglit.  forgetful  that  “  tiillcs  light  as 
air  m.ake  our  weal  or  woe.” 
There  was  to  be  an  excursion  party  to  visit 
Niagara  and  Habuy  Invited  mo  10  accompany 
him,  sajing  It  woidd  be  necessary  for  us  hJ  be  at 
the  depot  promptly  at  nine  o'clock;  he  wished  me 
to  be  entirely  ready  when  he  calhal  for  me,  as 
business  would  detain  him  unUl  there  woidd  only 
he  sufllclCDt  lime  to  pna  ure  tickets  and  get  Reals 
with  the  company.  AlmoRt  the  last  words  he 
said  as  he  parted  the  evening  previous  were, 
“Ji’NE,  bcsuJ'Oto  be  irntlij  when  1  come  In  tho 
morning." 
Iicforo  I  retired  I  laid  out,  as  I  thought,  every 
.aii.lcle  of  my  w  ardrobe  that  I  should  need  for  the 
occa.Mlon  determined,  tor  once  In  my  life,  to  ho 
prompt.  Morning  came  and  I  made  hast/O  to  pre¬ 
pare  my.self  for  llie  Jonmey.  There  was  nearly 
halt  an  hour  to  spare  when  I  pronounced  myself 
ready;  my  hat  and  waaiiR  were  conveniently  near 
—I  could  pul  them  on  while  be  was  coming  down 
Dip  Btreel.  1  heated  nij'se.lf  by  the  window  to 
await  his  appearance,  that  1  might  llnish  m.v 
lirnparatloiis  as  soon  as  I  could  catch  a  glimpse  of 
blm.  For  perhaps  three  mlimUrs  I  kept  my  eyes 
upon  the  st  reet  and  then  I  caught  sight  of  a  book 
on  the  table  near  me  in  which  I  was  deeidy  Inter¬ 
ested.  1  licked  U  up— and  that  was  the  la-M.  I 
remenibcred  of  lUauYOr  his  Injunctions  until  1 
heard  t  he  gate  swing. 
Putting  on  my  hat  and  siuawl  scarcely  oecuplcd 
two  minutes,  and  then  iny  gloves— but  they  were 
not  to  be  found :  after  a  hasty  search  liere,  there, 
everywhere,  turning  every  tiling  top  to  bolUun, 
bottom  to  lop,  I  found  them  at  last  In  a  paper 
jii.st  ns  1  hiul  brought  them  from  the  store.  Of 
course  It  took  some  time  to  fit  them  and  when  T 
Joined  ilAUKV  I  had  ktqit  him  awaiting  a  full 
quarter  of  an  hour,  M'e  reached  the  depot  Just  In 
time  lo  see  company  and  train  disappearing swIfD 
ly  round  “  the  curve."  H  auut  left  me  at  my  own 
door,  bidding  me  a  cool  “good  morning,”  and 
parsed  on  towards  his  olilce.  'Phat  evening's 
mall  brought  me  a  highly-perfumed  note,  wiiU  h 
read  a.s  follow's; 
“MisR  Davk.m'out;- Please  consider  our  en- 
.agenient  bniken;  we  could  never  live  happily 
Dgtiher.  1  confess  I  have  no  dlH(iOKltlon  to  1 1-^11 
our  continual  delays  with  mnrl.vr.llko  endur- 
nce.  If  to-day's  diauppolntmout  were  ihetlrst, 
w  ould  not  reproach  you.  Hut  It.  is  uselwis  for  me 
o  numerate  t  he  1  lines,  and  Just  as  useaiss  for  you 
n  make  mii.V  apologies.  1  shall  take  Dm  evening 
rain  for  the  old  World.  May  you  be  happy,  Is 
ho  sincere  wish  of  lI.utHY  I.ee.  ’ 
And  thus  ended  my  brlglit.  dreams  of  happiness. 
My  pillow  was  wet  with  hitler,  sc.aldlug  toars; 
grief  and  remorse  brought  no  sunshine  to  my 
heart.  Musi  T  be  always  haunted  by  those  t  wo 
small  words?  Must,  they  dash  every  cup  of  Joy  ; 
from  my  lips  7  Haik,  wild  thoughts  of  putting  a  n 
end  to  such  a  useless  life  lUled  my  mind.  ilM 
early  rising  sun  peepexl  In  to  my  chamber  aV*- 
louiid  mo  raving  In  delirium ;  and  for  weeks  I  wits 
uncunstiouR. 
When  at  bust  1  began  lo  recover  and  was  told 
how  very  near  to  death's  portals  1  had  hovered,  I 
only  wlshtd  t  hey  Had  let  me  die.  There  were  long 
days  of  convalescing,  w'hcn  I  had  plenty  of  Umc 
to  form  new'  resolutions  for  ray  future  coui-si;  of 
actlcn.  But  white  1  found  It  a  plemsure  to  rrsotve, 
to  janioi'm  was  quite  another  tlHug. 
Again  1  look  up  the  thread  of  life  and  for  a  time 
niled  tho  warp  with  work  promptly  done.  Hut 
not  many  months  elapsed  ere  Nature  aaserted 
heraelf,  and  then  Dicro  were  skips  and  loops,  thin 
places  In  Die  web  that  w'ould  not  bu<a'  elo&e  Jur 
spoctlon,  I  was  living  In  dreamland  again  and 
allowing  my  garden  to  he  overrun  with  tho  vUo 
w'ced  of  procrasDuatlon.  Again  1  received  a  les- 
SQU— or  rathcraiiiaRUsemcut— for  my  dellnqeii- 
e.les. 
t)u  entering  the  recital  ton  room  one  morning  In 
mld.suramer,  l  found  upon  Uio  table  a  nolfl  ad- 
dros.scd  to  “  Miss  Jr.vK  DAVEseoKr,  i.eacher.” 
Fpon  reading  Die  missive  I  found  that  my  servlci* 
were  to  be  dispensed  w  lUi  at  the  close  of  the  week. 
I  was  .so  trequenUy  “loo  late,”  (liecommlttooluid 
thought  best  lo  hire  another  asslsUiut  In  uiy' 
place.  Wliat,  was  to  be  doiio'f  I  eould  not  get 
another  sliualioii  Immedlnlcly ;  to  ply  the  ncedlo 
1  had  no  taste  e.xcept  ror  mj-aelt.  Thus  for  weeks 
I  was  undecided  and  Of  comwe  pcrlccDy  miserable. 
At  last  1  dclermiucd  logo  out.  to  service ;  bel  ter 
Dial,  than  Idleness.  Aa  H  to  fuiDienny  plan  I  saw 
an  advei't.lsement.)a  Dm  mornlug  paper.  A  ceruto 
family  w'crc  In  imod  of  good  and  enicicnt  help,  tor 
w'blch  good  wages  would  be  paid.  I  would  apply 
Immcdi.iUiy. 
I  had  nearly  completed  my  jireparat.loiis  for  the 
walk  when!  spied  a  htimmlng-blni  and  a  .small 
company  ot  buitcrilles  apparently  ImvUig  a  bit  of 
a  confab  over  a  flower  bed  in  the  garden  Just  out^ 
hide  my  window'.  MIst.ri<8S  llummliig-blrd  de¬ 
clared,  to  all  intents  and  purposes,  that  that  plat 
of  flowers  w'as  for  her  especial  sipping.  While 
Madame  HuUcrtly  and  her  set  declared  they  had 
occupied  that  ground  long  before  she  came  from 
the  sunny  south,  l-'or  nearlj’  halt  an  hour  the 
debate liiRiod,  .Mistress  Humming-bird  descending 
troni  her  iiercli  In  the  Ja-sudne  w'lth  a  swoop,  a 
buz'z  and  a  sfiueak,  to  dive  with  her  long  beak  at 
the  deiencolessbuiurtllcs  every  time  they  dared 
to  ivllglit  on  u  sweot-sccutcd  llow'er.  It  was  a  inaD 
ter  of  flrm  perseverance  on  both  sides ;  but  Ml.ss 
llumulng-blrd's  patience  held  out  till  she  Imd 
driven  Die  hiRT.  enemy  from  the  Held,  and  then 
sealed  Herself  with  much  complacency  uixiii  her 
favorii.e  percH,  to  arrange  her  glossy  plumage  in 
the  most  exquisite  stylo.  The  battle  had  lasted 
tell  inlnutc.s.  f  drew' on  my  gloves  and  bent  my 
hteps  toward  the  residence  of  Mr.  Stani.ev.  Fpoii 
'  arriving  there  i  was  told  that  the  place  had  been 
supplied  a  few  moments  previous.  I  only  had  to 
swallow'  my  disappointment  as  be.st  I  could. 
At  last  1  was  glad  to  accept  a  very  Inferior  sit¬ 
uation  and  small  wages.  I  soon  wearied  of  the 
dnidgeiT,  'vlth  Die  continual  frerilngs  ot  Miss 
IluNTEK,  and  w  hen  I  received  an  oITer  of  marriage 
from  Mr.  Carrou  who  had  wealUi,  position  and  a 
pleasing  address,  I  detAirmlacd  to  accept  the  otTer 
and  thus  provide  myself  with  a  home  and  eom- 
forts.  W'e  were  marrlcl  and,  for  a  t  Imo,  my  lines 
seemed  lo  have  fallen  in  pleasant  places,  I  was 
Just  congratiilatliig  myself  ou  my  opportune 
prompttte8.s,  wlicu  1  le.arned  that  my  husband  was 
11  professional  gambler,  and  I  had  been  brought 
up  under  the  good  old  Puritan  rule. 
Alas!  “tAW  late” rang  out  on  the  still  evening 
nir,  and  tho  morning’s  dawn  did  not  forget  to 
wiilsper  11  In  niy  ears.  1  had  married  In  haste, 
with  but  lit  lie  consideration  aa  to  congeniality.  I 
could  only  make  the  best  of  life  and  hope  that  I 
might  inlluenco  him  to  give  up  Die  dreadful  busi¬ 
ness,  even  though  It  caused  us  to  walk  In  Die 
alleys  of  poverty.  My  husband  was  invariably 
kind  to  me.  and  for  this  1  was  grateful.  We  were 
blessed  with  one  child,  a  heaut.IfiU  boy  ;  on  hlui  1 
lavished  all  the  love  of  mol  licrbood.  1  moilo  an 
Idol  of  tho  bcantltul  clay  and  on  no  account  w'ould 
1  have  blm  crossed.  i,iiari.ey  must  do  as  he 
liked  and  have  wiiatoverhe  wished. 
Ills  father  tried  somellmes  to  show  mo  how 
foolish  I  was  and  how  imorly  1  was  lilting  him  to 
nglit  the  battles  of  life;  how  sclrtsh  and  wiUful 
he  would  be  as  ho  apfirfuiched  manhood  If  allowed 
to  grow  up  under  luy  present  eoiirse  of  training— 
but  all  to  no  puniose  :  1  would  not  Uslun  to  Ids 
counsel.  1  never  pcnnlLU’d  him  to  .attend  tho 
public  sclioola  until  bo  was  twelve  years  of  age, 
for  fear  of  Ills  being  hurt  by  the  children  or  ro- 
proved  by  the  fcacln'r.  Hut  at  tbis  e.arly  age  be 
wa.s  my  equal  in  iienrly  all  the  coniraon  branches, 
lie  was  (|ulek  to  learn  and  biul  within  him  grand 
poBSlblllUes.  Hut  my  daysof  sormw  were  coming 
nearer,  i  was  .sowing  seed-s  that  would  come  up 
and  pierce  me  with  thorns;  yes.  “sowing  the 
wind  l/j  reap  the  w'lilrldwinil.” 
When  tiiAKi.KY  wias  scarcely  fourteen  years  of 
age,  111  a  Hi  ol  anger  he  drew  a  pistol  and  shot  one 
of  his  eompimlons,  DireaDinlng  to  shoot  another 
If  he  inkirfered.  ••  I'll  let  you  all  know  that  my 
word  Is  not  to  ho  disputed,”  said  the  wayward 
Imy  wUh  Hashing  eyes  and  livid  features. 
N'ottUlUie  verdict  of  “  Oiillty  of  murder”  was 
rendered  did  I  realize  fully  what  I  had  done.  My 
darling,  my  only  son,  sentenced  to  a  life  of  soli¬ 
tary  Imprisonment  for  a  long  tenu  of  .veal’s,  that 
would  In  all  probablHiy  end  only  with  life.  Dh ! 
bow  1  entreated  to  be  sentenced  with  him ;  and 
when  this  was  notpcrrallD'd,  I  begged  w  1th  bowed 
form  to  take  hla  place;  surely  I  was  tho  llrst 
cause  of  all  tills  trouble.  I  would  willingly  endure 
tho  punishment.  Even  the  privilege  of  accom¬ 
panying  him  lo  Ills  cell  wa.s  denied. 
•Wbenl  visited  him  for  Die  last  time,  how  my 
heart  bled  for  t  he  enlng,  repentant  boy.  Em¬ 
bracing  me,  he  exclaimed ; 
“  Oh,  darling  mother!  1  do  not.  wish  to  reproach 
j'ou  :  but  If  you  had  only  taught  me  ohedlenco,  I 
should  not  liave  transgressed  the  commands  of 
(ion;  1  should  then  have  le.anieu  to  control  my 
temper  and  respect  the  rights  of  oDiers.  Hut  it 
is  tcio  latfi  now.  I  know  that  you  love  me,  Diough 
there  Is  blood  upon  my  bands.  Aly  sentence  Is 
dreadful  but  just.  1  should  si^arcely  dare  to  have 
It  otherwise;  for  who  knows  how  soon  I  might  be 
guilty  of  tho  suiiiB  crime  again  7  There  Is  no  hope 
for  me.  'When  1  am  angry,  no  one  is  safe  that  Is 
In  my  power.  Ski  1  must  give  up  all  there  la  In  life 
worth  living  for ;  all  iii.v  high  aspirations  and 
thoughts  of  human  greatncRs,  good  ImpuLses, 
must  all  ciUniluaU;  In  Die  crtmlual's  eell.” 
The  fown  of  my  child  was  convulsed  with  penu 
up  grief  and  1— how  could  I  comfort  hhii?  Surely, 
no  sorrow  was  like  unto  my  sorrow.  Amid  tears, 
sobs  and  groans,  I  was  torn  from  my  beloved  idol. 
Aly  husband  was  used  to  .scenes  of  vloleuco. 
Hut  when  his  own  sou  was  brouglit  to  Die  prison 
cell,  It  was  more  than  he  could  lie.ar.  “  Too  lute,” 
chimed  out  on  Die  silll  air  of  our  (pact  rooms. 
“Too  late”  was  0.11  ii  made  to  see  the  fa i lure  of 
our  lives.  We  could  only  repent  and  pray  that  It 
might  not  be  too  laic  for  ourselves  and  our  lov  cd 
one  to  seek  the  pardon  of  Him  wlio  chastlseDi  in 
love  and  “Who  removeth  as  far  as  Die  east  Is 
from  Die  west  our  transgressions  from  us,”  when 
wo  earnestly  seek  bis  face. 
.  - 
THE  COMFORT  THERE  IS  IN  AN  EGG. 
“The  spring  Is  coming,"  I  said  to  my  wife  tho 
Ollier  raorulng.  My  wife  replied  that  she  “could 
not  discover  it.” 
"  Tills  egg  just Ifles  me  In  declaring  that  spring 
Is  coming.  1  don’t  mean  to  say  that  the  daffodils 
have  made  t.liclr  appearance— I  base  my  opinion 
on  the  arrival  of  this  egg.  Hons,  my  dear,  know 
more  than  you  think  about  Die  seasons.  They 
have  their  sprIng-Dme  fancies,  and  one  of  their 
fancies  Is  to  lay  eggs.  Sometimes  one  will  drop 
an  egg  in  mid-w'luter,  even  os  a  happy  after- 
thouglit  Is  oceaslomilly  uttered  by  a  merry  fellow 
after  tho  least  Is  over  and  the  ashes  are  raked  up 
in  the  llreplaco.” 
My  wife  Interrupted  me  to  say  that  she  didn’t 
like  me  lo  tell  her  aiij  Ihing  about,  it. 
“Eggs,”  I  said,  “are  hlslorlcul.  The  subject 
carries  us  buck  to  the  lime  when  the  goose  was  ui 
tho  habit  of  laying ‘golden  eggs,’ and  had  it  not 
been  for  Die  avarli;e  of  one  person,  who  slaughter¬ 
ed  that  goose  111  the  hope  of  rapidly  makhig  a  for¬ 
tune,  that  breed  might  have  descended  to  the 
present  lime  and  lliose  golden  eggs  would  have 
greatly  assisted  in  paying  the  income  tax.” 
- - 
LOVE  as  if  you  should  hereafter  hate,  and  hate 
as  you  should  hereafter  love.— (’/iito. 
AUG.  49 
ON  “THE  OTHER  SIDE.” 
On  heart,  my  heart,  how  stranve  to  yesm  no  more 
With  wceiiinv*  bitter  for  thy  lontr-loat  i>eace ; 
How  RtranRe  to  find  thyaelf  at  Heaven's  door 
Where  tcarH  forever  eeaae. 
In  the  fair  country  where  pin  enterp  not, 
And  where  abidelh  overlaPtinR  rcpt. 
Think  you,  my  6onl,  your  »ina  ahall  be  forjrot. 
And  yc  bo  hlept? 
No  more,  no  more,  to  huuifcr  there  for  love. 
No  more  to  thimt  for  bfcppintrp  Ionic  rtepired. 
“  Thy  face  Ifl  foul  with  weei’ing,”  but  above 
Thou  ahalt  bo  eatiafled  ! 
What  Khali  it  be  lo  find  all  fair  within, 
Pure  as  thO  anRelp  in  the  hlKliOPt  Heaven  ; 
To  feel  no  morn  teiui’t-aiion,  and  no  Bln 
That  ncedfl  to  be  forRivon : 
No  more  rcpininic— no  more  vain  reicret ; 
No  louRinR  to  He  down  and  fall  apleep  ? 
Oh  heart,  my  heart,  how  strange  when  yc  forget 
The  way  to  wceji ! 
Oh,  light  divine  that  pbineth  from  IliR  face, 
In  the  fair  eounlry  that  doth  need  no  buu  ! 
Oh,  happy  bouI,  be  thankful  that  thy  race 
I8  well  nigh  run  ? 
Koll  golden  sun— I’oll  Bwiftly  toward  Uic  weat ; 
Down  happy  day  when  many  woea  phall  cease ; 
Come  Quickly,  I/ird,  thy  people  wait  the  rest 
Of  Thine  abiding  peace. 
INFLUENCE  OF  GOOD  WORDS. 
“  WnKS  that  devoted  mlSvSlonary,  Robert  Alof- 
fat,  wan  In  England,  he  told  ati  utnuslng  story  of 
a  poor  African  who  lived  near  one  of  Dio  mlsslou- 
ary  setDements  and  whose  dog.  by  some  accident  , 
had  got  possession  of  a  Testament  in  tnc  native 
language  ami  tore  It  to  pieces,  devouring  some  of 
the  leaves,  i  hla  man  came  to  lb«*  inlsBlouarles 
in  great  dismay  and  laid  bis  na.so  before  them.  He 
siild  that  the  dog  bad  been  a  very  useful  animal 
and  bad  helped  to  protect  his  iirnperi.y  by  guard¬ 
ing  It  from  wild  beasts  and  also  In  Hunting  and 
destroying  them ;  but  ho  feared  It  would  be  usc- 
IfftS  for  Die  lime  to  come. 
The  missionary  asked  Him  bow  this  was  and 
why  bis  dog  should  not  bo  as  useful  as  formerly. 
As  for  the  Injury  done,  that  was  but  an  accident 
and  the  Testament  could  be  replaced  by  another 
copy.  “ That  Is  true,” aald  Dio  poor  man  ;  “but 
Htlli  I  am  afraid  the  dog  will  be  of  no  furtlior  use 
to  inc.  The  words  of  the  New  'I'estamout  are  full 
of  love  and  gentleness;  and  after  the  dog  has 
ea ten  them  It  Is  not  likely  that  ho  will  hunt  or 
fight  lor  mo  any  more." 
- - - - 
(.:ori-u  many  .a  parent  foresee  what  (lod  lu 
mercy  hides— the  unhappy  futo  and  rorliines  ot 
his  child -when  Its  life  la  trcmbllDg  in  the  balance 
and  his  hojirt,  as  he  Imngs  over  tho  cradle,  trem¬ 
bles  for  tho  Issue— he  would  hesitate  to  pray  God 
to  spare,  to  turn  aside  tho  Impending  stroke. 
Though  the  parting  Is  biller  and  It  wrings  bis 
heart  to  watch  the  ebbing,  the  dying  agonies  of 
Die  Infant’s  life,  he  might  be  dumb,  opening  not 
tho  raoulh ;  aecounllng  It  better,  much  better,  lil» 
child  should  die  and  go  to  heavcu  than  live  lor 
Dio  fate  before lU—Wi-.  Guthrie, 
— - - 
THOUGHTS  FOR  THINKERS. 
Worth,  and  not  wealth,  Is  a  naDon’s  safety. 
When  love  Is  warmest,  pralso  Is  longest— the 
heart,  helps  the  tongue. 
Wh.vt  can  grace  not  do?  for  It  raised  saints 
even  lu  Gaisar's  houseliold. 
KVKRY  man  Is  born  for  heaven;  and  he  Is  re¬ 
ceived  In  heaven  wlio  receives  heaven  In  himself 
Willie  lu  the  world,  and  he  Is  excluded  who  does 
\\Ot.—SW<‘tU‘ntjiir<j. 
D  KANT,  wc  beseech  thee,  nmrclful  Ixird,  tothy 
faithful  people  pardon  and  pcSce,  that  they  may 
bo  cleansed  from  all  their  sins  and  servo  thee  with 
a  quiet  mind.— A’/iiJieoiwif  Jruijer 
I’KAYEB  Is  a  sincere,  sensible,  nffectlonttto  pour¬ 
ing  out  of  tho«oul  to  God  througli  CUrlst,  In  the 
strength  and  assistance  of  the  Spirit,  tor  such 
things  asGod  has  promised.- Hi</((/<iu. 
UK  that  knowet.li  how  to  live  inwardly  and  to 
make  small  reckoning  of  things  wlUiout,  neither 
requlrcth  places  nor  awaitcth  times  for  the  por- 
lormauce  of  religious  exercises.- I’/uw.  a  KeniiJie, 
M’E  shall  Oud  diniculUcsinall  great  cnkrprtses ; 
If  we  are  sure  we  have  begun  them  from  God,  wo 
may  socurelj’  cast  all  events  upon  his  providence, 
w  hich  knows  how  to  dispose  and  now  to  end  them. 
— iiixhop  Hull. 
I'NSCu.VEii  PaoBi.EMS.— “  What  shall  It  profit  a 
man  if  he  stiiill  gain  the  whole  world  and  lose  his 
own  soul '.’  or  what  shall  a  man  give  In  exchange 
for  his  soul?”  How  shall  we  eiicape  If  wo  neglect 
so  great  salvation  7 
Wit.T  thou  not.  go  home,  my  child  ?  Away,  for 
the  danger  IS  pressing !  go  homo  to  God  and  get 
out  of  trouhle.  Array  thyself  In  such  garments 
as  will  please  the  Lord  1  Get  ready,  O  pilgrim,  for 
thy  eternal  homo.—iledlnrjer. 
le  you  cull  re.ally  make  a  man  boUevn  you  love 
him,  you  have  won  him ;  aJid  it  1  could  only  make 
people  really  believe  that  God  loves  tliriu,  what  a 
rush  we  would  sen  for  the  kingdom  or  God !  C>h, 
how  they  would  ru.sh  In !— /z.  L.  Muu'Vj. 
iron  some  are  too  proud  to  forgive  themselves 
till  the  forgiveness  of  God  has  had  Its  way  with 
them,  has  drowned  Diclr  pride  lu  the  teai-s  of  re¬ 
pentance  and  made  tliclr  heart  come  again  like 
*  the  heart  ot  a  little  clHUi.— O’eoei/e  MneiUutam. 
