R900R£'S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
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LINGER  NEAR  ME,  LITTLE  TREASURE. 
BY  EBEN  E.  ItEXKORO. 
IjIKUer  near  luo,  little  treasure. 
AVlioii  I  have  you  hy  my  aide 
I  fortret  all  earn  anil  trmilile, 
And  that  ill  Jimy  life  hotide. 
I  remember  only,  darlim.'. 
That  the  one  1  lovo  ie  near ; 
In  the  MUuliK’hl  of  your  pnmeui'n 
All  the  RbuduWH  dl«u|iiiear. 
Linicer  near  me,  little  troasiire. 
Oh,  how  r(eh  a  roan  am  I  ! 
Not  a  IliiiK'  on  earth  iH  riehnr. 
For  noyroM  your  lovo  can  buy. 
Linvcnr  near  nio,  little  treiumro. 
me  look  into  your  I'yes, 
Where  the  Hwneteat  violota  Ijlossom 
linderuoath  the  Buiiininr  Bkios. 
Tut  your  hand  In  tuliie,  my  darlimr. 
And  lielicvo  tho  words  1  Hiieak,— 
Never  any  rose  was  fairer 
Than  the  roues  of  your  eheek. 
Tintn'r  near  me,  little  treaRure. 
Oh,  how  rich  a  man  am  1 ! 
Not  a  kiriK  on  earth  la  richer. 
For  no  gold  yoiu-  lovo  could  buy. 
lumrer  near  me,  little  tma.iure. 
While  the  daj  R  are  passInK'  hy ; 
Meet  me  with  a  kias  at  nurhlfall. 
And  the  lovelight  of  yoiir  eye. 
Oh.  ni.v  darling,  life  without  you 
Would  a  dreary  loiirnoy  bo. 
hot  mo  kec.|>  you  always  near  me. 
For  you’re  all  the  worhl  to  mo. 
Linger  near  me,  littlo  treasure. 
Oh,  how  rich  a  man  am  1 ! 
Not  a  king  on  earth  iR  richer. 
For  no  gold  your  lovo  can  buy. 
■  » 
WOMAN’S  PLACE  IN  NATURE, 
M  .tN's  placo  In  nature  Koonia  bn  pi  utl.y  ulcarly 
(Iclliiod.  Ill  Rplto  of  Hut  fact  that  ho  “  la  doscond- 
cd  from  a  hairy  (lauilrupad,  furidHticd  with  a  tall 
and  pointed  mira,  probably  arboipal  In  lUs  hablls,” 
and  tluit  lu)  “still  boar.s  In  Id.s  bodily  irame  ibo 
Indelllblo  stamp  of  bta  lowly  orlK'In,”  ho  hs  tbe 
best  1.1110}?  that  wo  know  ;  and  when  wo  foniiulato 
a  Clod  wo  lue  obliged  bi  luuke  him  a  man.  Ii  Is 
tint  Fatlinr,  tlm  Saviour,  to  wliom  wi;  pray,  not  to 
ab.stract  forco— wbhtii,  however,  is  the  sign  of  the 
power  t>f  whleb  we  live ;  11  Ls  man  whom  we  wor¬ 
ship  III  Ilia  Ideal,  man  whom  wo  erp.dit  with  these 
po.aslblUtles  of  godliead,  and  tlio  attalmneiiL  of 
absolute  perfection,  great  gravitation,  Plcctrlclty, 
nor  yet,  tho  proujplastlc  coll.  This,  ilien,  la  lits 
placo,  111  spite,  of  bis  de.scent— the  highest  e.xprca- 
ston  or  embodied  intelligence  known  to  its;  in  iiis 
perfection,  acoordlng  to  bis  Idea,  a  (.Jod.  And 
woman?  Up  to  Ibis  time  civilized  soelely  has 
been  fm  tho  moat  part  founded  on  the  principles 
that  the  greater  Includes  tho  b  aa,  that  tw  o  Uulvea 
make  one  whole,  and  Mint  man  has  meant  also 
woman.  Hex  lioa  been  looked  on  as  eum[»lemouf, 
not  antagonism ;  and  tho  law.s  regulating  tlio  di¬ 
vision  of  labor  niid  the  appointment  of  dutle.s  havo 
rested  on  tbe  recognltJon  of  dllTereneos,  and  the 
belief  that  by  those  dlirerenooa  and  their  free  ox- 
crel.ie  we  come  fxj  harmony,  ALan  has  been  man 
and  woman  woman,  and  hybrids  have  not  been 
encouraged.  But  vve  have  changed  .ill  that  now. 
Tired  of  tbe  unlutcresMiig  division  made  by  naturo 
and  sooloty  into  wclUdotlned  men  and  women  a 
third  sex  Is  rising  luto  social  being;  and  wo  Imve 
to  find  a  niirneaiiil  placo  for  those  odd  meu-women, 
those  creatures  of  Iritermedl.itc  class,  who  are 
planting  tholr  feet  la  tho  middle  distance  between 
the  two  extremes,  ealllng  loudly  on  men  and  gods 
to  witness  Mw-lr  daring— and  their  iransforinatlon. 
Ketalnlng  nothing  of  the  one  sex  but  lUs  form, 
gaining  nothing  of  the  other  but  Its  rough-hown 
license  and  ubamlotunont  of  incoavenlent  ileii- 
oaey,  these  men- women  are  tho  analogues  or  those 
queen  compofimLs  which  make  the  despair  of  scl- 
eiitine  classlllers.  How  can  we  cull  them  women 
when  they  have  rejeetcil  as  tho  signs  of  their 
shame  evei'y  monral  and  monti  utlrlbute  by  which 
women  havo  hitherto  bi’pn  kricnvn,  uiul  for  whlcli 
they  have  been  loved?  Hut  how  are  they  men 
when  they  liave  nothing  of  the  bodily  strength, 
the  mental  power,  the  loghval  hieulty  by  wldch 
these  govern  and  make  themHeIve.s  rc.spcetiid? 
What  can  we  say  to  women  who  volnriiu  rlly  Ding 
themselves  into  circumstances  where  they  know 
that  they  will  lose  their  teuderncss,  their  me(lc.sty, 
their  unselilshness,  their  dcTOllouv  who  volunta¬ 
rily  rcnouuixj  all  the  -sweetnetwes  of  womanliued, 
perelslently  deride  Its  characterlsilc  virtues,  and 
spurn  llH  appolulcd  duties?  who  .see  In  life  only 
an  arena  where  victory  Is  to  the  strongest,  and 
where  “each  for  himself "  is  a  cry  tUat  maices  a 
louder  ecdio  than  those  old-ra.shloiied  verslclos 
about  doing  unto  others  as  wo  would  they  should 
do  unto  us,  and  in  honor  preferring  one  another. 
What  can  we  say  to  them  wlieii  they  tldnk  wo¬ 
manly  unsellislmess  a  mark  of  miMn-.S|jlrltt.‘dDe8s? 
Motherly  utfeeUoii  a  mere  animal  luatlnci  shared 
with  the  brutes,  uuil  not  ranking  liigUcr  titan  that 
of  the  brutes  7  Alaldenly  modesty  a  ounfchalou  of 
mental  luforlortty  taught  by  long  ages  of  oppres¬ 
sion  by  tyrant  man,  luul  wbleli  it  Is  Incumbent  on 
the  emancipated  to  throw  off  without  dcla.v,  as  a 
.slave  throws  off  Uls  fett.cis,  a  prisoner  e.Hc.ape3 
from  his  cell  7  Where  placo  them— those  women 
who,  in  Paris  and  elsewliere,  study  anatomy  and 
pathology  side  by  side  with  young  men,  ami  who 
hold  the  fact  th,at  they  feel  ueiiner  shame  nor  re¬ 
pugnance,  a  proof  of  their  huixtiiorlty  to  prejudice, 
not  of  their  callou.sne.s;s  lo  womanly  delicacy  and 
their  abandonment  of  self-respect?— those  women 
who  are  reaily  to  dlseitss  In  public  the  most  revolt¬ 
ing  subjects,  and  to  liandlo  ■HTtliout  disguise  the 
most  dcIlcaiR?  details  V  -those  women  whoso  high¬ 
est  ambition  it  la  to  he  notorious,  and  to  whom 
tliciiulet  modest  le.M,  Itic  uiiobi  ruslvc  u.scfulncss  of 
home,  are  theuIMrnatea  to  which  dreariness  iind 
degradation  can  go  ?  Can  we  call  them  women  in 
one  single  spiritual  or  menial  essential?— and  ns 
little  men  '.—Bi  hjraviu. 
-  ♦»»  ■  ■■ 
PET  NAMES. 
'I'liE  pupils  Of  the  (iuebec  Normal  School  pre¬ 
sented  LoiH  Duki’erim  with  an  address  on  the  oc¬ 
casion  of  the.  annual  distribution  of  jul/.cs,  lo 
wlileb  his  Kxcclleney  repltod  as  follows: 
Wo  who  are  anxious  about  Hio  future  of  our 
country  must,  have  great  saMsfaidlon  In  con.sldcr- 
Ing  that  there  should  exist.  In  the  various  Prov¬ 
inces  of  Canada  such  an  lUlmlruMe  machinery  us 
Is  jirovlded  by  Uiesc  Normal  Schools  for  Hie  dif¬ 
fusion  of  an  atiiK)S|iherc  of  ehoerfuluess,  elnganco, 
purity  and  Intellectual  activity  hi  Hie  homes  of 
the  Nation;  this  Is  especially  true  as  applied  to 
tho  women  teachci's  of  our  schools,  for  it  Is  on 
them  that  we  must  dopeiul  for  the  mulntenauco 
of  a  proper  Mtandiu’d  of  good  maunors,  of  refhu- 
mentaud  high  morul  tonoot  which  those  quali¬ 
ties  arc  the  out/Come,  ami  I  trust  .von  will  always 
remember  that  the  oxecutloii  of  HUs  portion  of 
your  rmiotlons  Is  not  less  Imperative  ujion  you 
than  are  tho  ot.her  br.inclios  of  thir  proressioa. 
And  In  relation  to  this  partleiil.ar  part  of  your 
iluHos  there  Is  one  pecuUurlty  1  have  observed  In 
tills countr.v,  though  not  Indigenous  but  liiqiortcd, 
which  1  l.liliik  you  might  itso  your  inllucncc  ad¬ 
vantageously  to  correct.  1  ob.sorvo  that  It  Is  an 
almost  unlvemU  practice  upon  tliLs  eontlneril, 
even  on  public  occasloii.s,  In  prize  lists,  roll  calls, 
and  In  tliii  Intercourse  of  general  .society,  for 
young  ladles  to  bo  alluded  to  by  their  casual  ac- 
(lualntanees,  nay,  even  lu  the  newspapers,  by 
what  In  the  old  country  we  would  call  Hieir  “  pet" 
names,  that  ts  to  say,  those  caressing,  soft  appel- 
lallous  of  uuilearmcnt  with  which  their  fathers 
and  liroMiei's  and  I, ho.se  who  are  nearest  U)  them 
strive  to  give  expression  to  tho  yearning  alTectlon 
felt  for  them  In  Hie  lionie  circle.  Now,  It  seems 
to  mo  t/O  bo  a  monstrou.s  sacrilege,  .and  quite  lii- 
coiuiiatlble.  with  dignity  iiiul  self-respect  duo  to 
the  daughters  of  our  land,  and  with  Hie  chival¬ 
rous  rovi.Tenco  with  wUleli  they  should  ho  ap- 
preached  even  In  thought,  ihat  the  tender,  love- 
Invonti'd  noinenclaluro  of  the  llreside  stioiild  be 
bandied  about  at  random  In  the  mouths  of  every 
cmpiy-bcadcil  Tom,  Dick  and  Harry  on  the  street 
whose  Idle  mngiio  may  chance  lo  babble  of  them. 
For  luhtanco,  lu  tho  I’ultcd  States,  before  her 
marriage,  I  observed  that  MLs.s  Grant,  Uie  daugh¬ 
ter  of  the  occupant  of  one  of  the  most  august  po¬ 
sitions  In  the  world,  was  gunerally  referred  U>  In 
the  iiewsiiiipers  as  “  NelllM,"  as  though  tho  para- 
graphlHL  who  wrote  tho  Item  had  been  her  play¬ 
fellow  from  Infancy;  and  even  Lady  DuITerIn,  I 
see,  ha-s  become  “  Kate"  In  Hio  elegant  phra.s<^ 
ologyof  a  I  nlted  hi, ales  magazine,  though  KUWl 
Kale  could  havo  been  elicited  irom  her  Excel- ' 
lency’s  real  t.'lirtsHan  nanm  1  don't  know,  tif 
course  this  Is  a  smalt  matter  to  whleb  I  liaveul- 
lud(!d,  but  11.  Is  not  without  slgrilllcanco  when 
regarded  as  a  naHnn.al  charaeterlsMe.  After  all, 
the  women  or  this  continent  are  ladles  as  rellned, 
high-minded  and  noble -heai  led  luseirt!  to  bo  fouml 
III  liiiy  (ioiintry  In  I  he  world,  and  Mu*  sooner  we 
get  rlfl  of  t  he  vulgar  solecism  t.ho  botUu-,  and  the 
llrsL  place  where  the  correction  should  be  niiolo  is 
In  our  school  lists,  which  are  olllclal  docunnojls, 
where  young  ladles  sliould  he  eiik’ird  lu  their  full 
Christian  names,  and  not  In  their  nicknames,  as  I 
have  often  seen  dune, 
»  »  » 
THE  EMPEROR  OF  CHINA. 
Tue  Emperor  of  China  Is  six  years  old.  His 
mother  and  grandmother— the  two  Empresses 
regent -are  anxious  tor  his  early  oducallou.  He 
will  study  III  Hio  -lou-Klug  room  of  tho  imjierlal 
palace;  Hong-Toung-Iloet  anil  Ilbx-Touug-Selilan 
will  be  the  tunms  to  liiaUll  luto  his  majesty’s  mind 
all  the  necessary  sciences.  Ho  will  loaru  the 
.MauU'hou  and  Mogol  languages  and  llteratunm  at 
one  and  Hie  same  lime,  with  riding,  archery, 
Bwliiuiilog,  plowing,  and  other  bodily  exerelses. 
The  prettiest  part  of  the  business,  howovor,  Is, 
that  trom  the  day  hls  education  lieglna  there  will 
be  appointed  for  hls  majesty  a  companion  destined 
to  receive  all  i.he  Hogging.^  Incurreil  by  tho  impe¬ 
rial  boy,  and  tho  UHi  of  May  Is  considered  by  the 
astrologlsls  as  the  most  iiropltlous  moment  for 
Uls  education  and  these  Hoggings  Lo  eommcnce. 
- - - 
SERENITY  OF  CHRISTIAN  FAITH, 
An  English  lady  observed  an  aged  Herman  peas¬ 
ant  stooping  In  hls  little  paUdi  of  ground,  all  hls 
earthly  iiossesslim,  ixj  pick  tho  pears  wJilch  fell 
Irom  Its  one  tree  and  said  Vj  him: 
••  You  must  grow  weary  In  such  labor  at  your 
time  of  life,  so  bent  luirl  bumbled  with  Inllrmlly.” 
Ills  rejily  vva.sa  gooil  example  of  the  serenity 
which  true  faith  Induces: 
“No,  ma'am.  1  have  been  In  my  lime  God’s 
working  servaiil.  He  has  promoted  me  lo  be  ills 
Waiting  one.  one  of  ihe.so  days,  when  I  fall  os 
these  pears  a.s  falling.  He  will  pick  me  up.” 
' 
The  Emi’kkss  Et  uK.s’iK  j.acks.— d  ne  New  York 
cusuirn-house  slorekoepers  have  received  orders 
to  sell  by  anoUou  Hie  famous  laces  that  were  made 
for  the  Emprf.ss  l■:ugenlc.  After  Hie  fall  of  the 
Fninch  empire,  the  owner  brought  them  to  this 
city  In  search  of  a  purchaser,  and  the  government 
coiiilsoated  them  as  smuggled  goods.  The  laces 
are  worth  $20,n0(i.  Hne  of  the  jileoea  Is  a  dress  for 
which  the  late  A.  T.  Stewart  oflercd  |o,ooo. 
^caMiui  for  fk  Ifoiui^, 
WHAT  LITTLE  TOT  DOES. 
BY  MRS.  LORETTA  E.  TURNER. 
Monuay  I  take  my  littlo  tub. 
And  (HI  with  fioiip  and  water; 
And  my  dollioa  clolhoM  I  rub,  rub,  rub. 
JIa  calln  ino  her  good  daughter. 
Tiipsday  1  boat  my  tiny  iron. 
And  Rinoiitli  iiiy  doUicR’  ilroHROH : 
I)roR8  llii'.ni  up  nlonly  in  oloan  olothoR, 
And  CO  mb  their  ullken  trcBRee. 
On  WednoRday  nmina  cuIh  hoiuo  work 
And  1  ROW  it  neat  and  tidy. 
And  innuiu  comuH  and  klRHos  mo 
And  sayB  I’m  n  littlo  lady. 
ThurHday  I  to  the  kitchen  go. 
Help  mama  do  tho  baki  ng; 
And  bread  or  cake,  or  pies  or  laris, — 
1  make  what  ahe  is  making. 
Friday  I  give  my  dolla  a  foaRt, 
Then  take  them  all  out  walking; 
You’d  laugh  to  hear  tho  funny  things 
They  Bay  when  they  arc  talking. 
Saturday  wo  have  a  merry  time. 
Some  game  or  merry  frolic, 
UnloBR  a  dully  in  laltnn  Hick 
Witli  tooUiaulio  or  tho  colic. 
Sunday  f  read  Rome  little  bwk 
Until  Uie  bells  arc  ringing, 
With  nunia  go  to  church  and  hear 
Tho  Moriuon  and  the  Hinging. 
No.  Fair  11  old,  Ulno. 
- - - 
IMPORTANT ! 
It  gives  us  pleasure  to  announce  that  In  this 
awl  snlxscquent  Issues  the  Kbadino  kokthk  Y'oUNt) 
will  occuity  Hirei;  full  columns,  lnstc:ulor  I  wo  as 
has  liereioforo  been  tho  custom.  This  step  has 
bi’on  takcu  after  rnalurn  rcilocHon  awl  ilollbora- 
Hoii,  awl  Is  flue  solely  tn  tho  active  awl  Incrnas- 
Ing  Interest  taken  lu  this  tlcpartmciit  since  tho 
assujiiiiHon  of  their  editorial  duties  by  tho  now 
management.  The  columns  will  bo  under  the 
combined  dlrocLlon  of  Uncles  Mark  and  Thuk, 
who  will  augment  riiiher  than  relax  l.hoir  orrorls 
to  make  the  department  Interesting,  Instructive 
and  alive  with  topics  of  contemporaneous  InturcsL 
It  is  a  source  of  no  little  pride  to  the  Edltoi’s  to 
nolo  the  Inviirovemont  In  the  tone  and  style  of  the 
letters  from  our  young  Cousins,  and  the  gnillfy- 
liig  w.’connts  of  tholr  progress  In  etluoallonal  pur¬ 
suits,  .Many  uoto  as  among  their  accomplish- 
menus  a  skill  in  drawing,  and  It  would  scorn  to  us 
thiit  examples  of  lliclr  workinnnslilp  would  boa 
very  ajiproprlate  contrlbuHon  lo  these  oobumis. 
If,  therefore,  the  arHsllc  cousl«.s  will  kindly  mall 
skob'hos  on  iiaper,  t/w  wUUh  ur  l/ils  coliinm,  we 
will  duly  couhldor  their  merits,  and  If  able  pro- 
ducHou.s,  biivc  them  drawn  awl  engraved  on  wood 
and  Inserted.  Do  not  Imagine  you  arc  uiicipial  to 
t  he  task,  but  scud  your  sketches  and  pcrinll  us  lo 
Judge  of  Hiclr  availability. 
1 11  conchiHlon,  let  ua  hope  our  young  friends  will 
appreciate  tho  spirit  of  this  concession,  and  re¬ 
double  theli’  Interest  lu  what  Is  Intended  solely 
for  their  edification  and  improvement.  From  ilme 
lo  time  wo  promise  new  features,  which  will  be 
veritable  surprises,  and  It  will  be  no  (null  of  the 
gciiHcmon  who  have  kindly  volunteered  to  devote 
t  heir  Hcrvlees  to  your  Interests  If  this  department 
do  not  equal  lu  interest  Hiat  of  any  pubUeaUou 
In  the  laud.  Co-operation  will  seenro  this  end. 
With  best  wishes  wc  remain,  your  sincere  friends, 
Thk  Editors. 
-  - — 
LETTERS  FROM  BOYS  AND  GIRLS. 
A  Cousin  has  been  There! 
O  NO,  am  not  sorry  I  went,  thougli  It  wa,s  a  most 
uncomfortablo  Jam.  When  I  thrust  my  head  from 
the  window  on  the  morning  of  the  loth,  the  sight 
of  weeping  clouds  did  not  deter  mo,  tor  I  had  not 
hurried  all  tho  way  from  tho  Green  Mountains  to 
bedefoatod  In  my  purpose  uuw  by  a  few  showers; 
so  with  wator|)i-oof  awl  overshoes  wo  wen;  soon 
sUmdlng  at  the  corner  waiting  for  a  car,  and  for 
aught  I  know  wc  might  have  been  standing  thoro 
till  tills  time,  for  a  person  felt  thankful  seven 
cents  worth  for  tho  prlvllogo  of  hooking  one  too 
nil  a  corner  of  Hie  step,  leaving  tho  body  hanging 
out  into  space.  Not  caring  to  a.s.Humc  such  a  po¬ 
sition,  as  the  clouds  had  cleared  away,  wo  trudged 
on  through  the  crowd  awl  entered  tho  grounds 
about  nine  o’clock.  Scoured  an  c.xcellent  position 
midway  between  the  Main  UulUllugund  Memorial 
Hall,  but  in  half  an  hour  the  crowd  was  so  dense 
there  as  to  endanger  life.  Fortunately,  after  a 
long'  struggle  wo  escaped  Lo  Hic  opposite  side  of 
tho  broad  walk,  thou  being  but  a  few  feet  from 
the  cavalcade  of  Invited  guests.  But  for  the  con- 
st/iuit  chatter  of  Hio  crowd  the  word.s  of  Bishop 
Si.Mi’soN’s  prayer  might  havo  been  understood  at 
our  distance,  as  his  deep,  ruU  voice  reached  us. 
Then  attention  was  again  directed  lo  Tukodork 
Tuomas,  who  wielded  the  baUm  In  a  decidedly  ex¬ 
pressive  manner,  seeming  to  impart  action  to  tho 
thousand  sliigors  lollowlng  hls  inoMoiis  in  such 
perfect  accord.  The  solo  of  Mvims  Whitnky  was 
— to  say  the  least— gfiuid.  I  wa.s  agreeably  sur¬ 
prised  at  the  .appoarauco  of  Dom  I’eouo.  He  looks 
like  a  man  of  storung  worth,  was  dre.s.sed  plainly 
and  greeted  friends  with  an  ca.sy  self-possession. 
The  Empress  Is  a  small,  plain-looking  lady,  hut 
with  a  genial  smile  that  softens  the  features. 
But  few  wore  allowed  to  follow  tho  I’resldcni  and 
party  to  Machinery  Hall.  We  were  among  the 
fortunate  number,  having  a  commanding  position 
near  tho  huge  engine  and  where  wc  could  distin¬ 
guish  tho  movements  of  the  party.  Mr.  Coni.usg 
o.xplal ned  to  the  I’resUlent  and  Emperor  the  move¬ 
ment  of  tho  ha  wiles,  and  the  Instant  they  turned 
them  wp  could  hear  the  stoam  starting  on  lla  long, 
rapid  Journey,  and  Iho  huge,  powerful  machine 
began  Its  labors  amid  lixcltcd  cheering  of  the  spec¬ 
tators.  Till  uk  of  the  strong  arms  of  that  one  ma¬ 
chine  controlling  all  the  rest  In  that  huge  build¬ 
ing.  Didn’t  T  long  to  be  a  boy  for  about  three 
seconds  to  throw  up  my  cap  and  inirrali  1  After 
that  a  portion  of  the  parl  y  iwulc  Us  way  to  the 
Woinpu’s  ravlllon,  where  the  Kmprp8.s  started  tho 
macliincry  lu  that  building;  the  remainder  scat¬ 
tered  about  tbe  grouiuls  wltbout  furtber  rcslrulnt. 
There  la  much  to  he  seen  at  every  step  one  takes ; 
but  iw  I  am  expecting  to  visit  tlic  bulldlnga  occa¬ 
sionally,  If  It  win  be  of  interest  to  the  IUirai.  read¬ 
ers  1  will  wear  my  thlnklng-cap  and  on  my  return 
homo  try  to  recall  some  things  observed.— C.  Es- 
TKl.LK  I’. 
The  True  Dig'nity  of  Labor. 
Kkadino  occasionally  articles  by  various  writers 
on  tho  “Farm  Boy  (question, "  1  thought  1  would 
give  my  npinloii  on  this  subject,  lia.sc(l  upon  ex¬ 
perience.  It  la  plain  to  sec  that  thcae  gentlemcu 
never  experienced  real  farm  work,  and  therefore 
know  nothing  of  our  trouhles.  Hueh  Insinuations 
as  “Be  happy,  boys,"  and  “Be  prowl  that  you 
can  do  dirty  work,’’  and  that  you  Imvo  the  unlim¬ 
ited  privilege  of  being  out  In  tho  scorching  sun  all 
day  hoeing  or  plowing,  and  ooi’mlotially  getting  a 
kick  from  an  ox  or  n  prod  of  hls  horns,  and  other 
nattering  remarks  arc  volunteered  freely.  The 
most  of  us,  I  am  certain,  look  upon  this  as  empty 
talk,  and  the  effccits  of  such  oniinattimn  arc,  that 
a  great  many  grow  up  conecllod  and  presumpHous 
over  nothlug  but  merely  having  Hic  honor  of  being 
a  hard-working  farmer’s  boy.  .My  object  Is  to  try 
and  Urtoff  thtssUmeof  by  relating  how 
I  obliterated  my  troubles  and  became  imnlontcd. 
A  year  ago  1  used  to  apologize,  as  Prof,  M.  M, 
Balpwin  calLs  It,  at  every  opportunity,  tor  having 
taken  t<i  the  gardener’s  tra<lo,  awl  thought  If  l 
only  lived  In  a  clt,v  I  would  be  admitted  Into  good 
society,  L  fashionable  society,  and  so  enjoy  life, 
ficcaslonally  meeting  my  schoolmates— some  In  a 
store  as  clerks,  others  sliidylng  law,  and  I  a  gar- 
<lencr— would  hjeroaso  my  troubles  llfly  per  cent., 
amt  at  last  It  cutne  lo  un  explosion.  I  was  per¬ 
suaded  to  attend  Hm  “ Humincndal  College"  In 
our  city,  to  acqulro  a  practical  Intslness  educullou, 
wbicu  would  iiuuflinilitriii/  place  me  Into  a  respon¬ 
sible  Hnanclal  position;  but  soon  found  out  iliat 
this  branch  of  science  was  loo  well  taken  caro  of, 
so  I  giadually  calinod  down  and  saw  that  I  liad 
beoL'  much  belter  on  than  a  great  many  book¬ 
keepers,  and  quietly  resumed  my  position  as  ap- 
prcnHce,  Now  let  mo  toll  you  wliere  we  make 
tho  mlstoke.  The  majority  of  us  young  garden¬ 
ers  and  farmers  are  uUme  to  bl.’uno  for  not  being 
happy ;  Hds  desire  of  l)elng  admitted  lido  Intelli¬ 
gent  company  Is  the  principal  causo.  l  know  wo 
Imagine  thel.  farmers  awl  gardeners  are  nowhere 
admitted  Into  fashionable  society,  which  Is  the 
fact ;  but  they  awl  wo  win  slUnc  In  society  ns  well 
ivs  irion  of  othei-  pnifesslnns.  If  wc  only  po.sso.ss  the 
roquircil education,  Mannersaud  more  Hum  ordi¬ 
nary  education  arc  tlio  paaswords  of  such  .Hoitletles. 
if  we.  (losaess  these  wc  need  not  apologize.  Now 
I  could  associate  with  those  young  Ijidles  awl  gen¬ 
tlemen  who  once  were  the  cause  of  all  my  laoubles, 
but  1  give  my  Botany  Ics-sous  and  luwlsoapc  draw¬ 
ing  the  lU’creronce.  I  never  fool  socontenlcd  as 
when  engaged  In  them.  Devote  your  letsuvu  Hmo 
to  srimcHilug  jjclcnlinc,  and  slrlvo  rather  lo  bo 
numbered  among  the  proinlnonl  men  of  o'o'Umc  ; 
l/ivn  society  will  open  Its  (lorn’s  to  reiajlve  you,  and 
feel  honored  if  they  can  say  they  had  you  (once  a 
farmer’s  boy)  to  lea.— U.  C.  F.,  I'u'ktriJKU',  .V.  F. 
[Wk  cordially  give  our  young  friend  an  oppor¬ 
tunity  to  ventilate  bis  opinions,  and  Hie  jii'cuKar 
nouns  and  adjectives  with  which  ho  gi’aci?s  hls 
comiiiuntcatlon.  Has  the  other  Side  anything  to 
say  on  the  subject  ?— Eo.j 
City  Living  and  City  Thinking. 
A  GREAT  weakness  In  people  of  largo  cities  Is 
their  extravagant  vanity  and  squeamish  avoid¬ 
ance  of  anything  pcrlalnlng  to  the  “rude  awl  un- 
rcHwal”  customs  of  rural  life;  awl  It  Is  Ihercforo 
not  surprising  to  note  among  the  groat  nias.sos  of 
metropolitan  youth  how  lew  aro  ac(iualuied  with 
Hie  blee-slngs  of  Naliiro’s  w'orkl  or  the  advauUges 
of  country  living.  I  am  an  oxoeptlon  among  tho 
young  of  “Babylon”  who  addriissos  himself  to 
the  hijpi-irtont  subject  of  “Rural  Life,”  and  natu¬ 
rally  have  corac  to  favor  It,  while  I  abhor  the  life 
of  misery  and  vice  a  metropolitan  existence  is  heir 
to.  1  am  also  (pdte  an  observer  and  rather  “  old 
fashioned  "  for  luy  ago.  Indeed  all  arc,  however 
puerile,  in  this  great  city,  or  they  “could  not 
earn  tholr  salt.”  Hhrowdness  and  toot  are  the 
Jewels  that  accomplish  it  all.  t  have  learned  by 
being  thus  observing  that  llattcry,  falsehood  and 
trlckei’y  constitute  the  basis  of  bnslw.‘s.s  and  soci¬ 
ety  among  promlsciious  multitudes ;  that  the  pub¬ 
lic  punishes  with  a  hand  of  Iron  Hic  very  crimes 
whUih  It  furnishes,  and  that  Indiscreet,  chlldhoiid 
follows  fast  in  tho  actions  of  I  to  older  society,  and 
is  Ukj  uftou  led  lo  the  goal  of  destruellon. 
In  learning  thoroughly  to  Imto  city  llfol  h.av0 
Inlipltoly  learned  io  love  Gon’p  country.  Wise 
men  havo  learned  to  do  so  before  mo.  Cincin- 
NATL’S  relinquished  a  life  of  luxury  and  etwe  for 
hls  humblfi  farm  and  plow.  NVashinoton  rightly 
hclloved  “agi’lculluro  U)  bo  the  noblest  work  of 
man:"  and  Hkekley defended  rural  life  with  all 
tin?  vigor  of  hls  puissant  pern.  .My  anticipation  of 
a  noble  rural  life  lias  ewlowcd  me  with  strength 
to  bear  up  under  present  mlserlca  and  dellghto  my 
young  imagination  with  lovely  visions.  Ah !  how 
oft  have  1  wished  for  tho  eloipience  of  a  Demo.s- 
TiiKNBS  to  jiralstt  It  beyond  all  subjects  next  to 
