SEPT. 
MOOBE'5  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
liiMcs'  |!ovtfolio. 
THE  FAIR  HUMBUG. 
Ov  melUnv  voice  auil  soft  addrcBS, 
She  is  BO  meek  at  lirst  you’d  b'ucsB 
That  slie  could  ouly  anHwer,  “  Yes,” 
TLio  JIiimbUHr! 
Hpe.ak  you  too  plain  ?  she’li  only  try 
To  hide  her  lihmhOH  fri>m  yonr  eye. 
And  breathe  the  while  perliaim  a  siifh. 
The  linmbuif ! 
And  shoulil  you  make  ytnir  last  ileiuand. 
She'll  only  Rently  press  your  hand— 
Terhaps  she  dooe  not  uuderatanil— 
The  Utiuibuif ! 
TJrtre  not  your  suit,  nor  love  bestow, 
Tnless  you  really  want  to  know 
How  llrmly  she  can  answer,  "  No," 
The  liumbuK 
[Home  Journal. 
WOMAN. 
I’ARTiCL't.  tni.Y  to  the  wives  .and  mothers  of  the  1 
present  I  would  address  these  words  of  kindly 
warning  and  suggestion.  Here,  entering  upon 
till!  second  century  of  our  exlsteuoo  as  a  nation,  I 
andcialnilng  all  iho  rcllnement  and  lul(!lllgence 
of  the  moat  advanced  clvlll/atlon,  we  still,  as  a  I 
jioople,  overlook  the  gre.at  (leslderatum  the  train-  I 
lug  of  our  (laughters  to  the  plain.  Bimple,  every-  ^ 
(lay  duties  of  life.  This  Is  n  thing  which  foriTS 
Itself  upon  the  attention  of  tho  great  masa  of  Our 
people  at  this  time,  from  tho  fiu^t  that  our  mer- 
chants  and  those  engaged  In  trade,  commerce 
and  the  mechanic  arts,  arier  a  long  and  success- 
fill  career,  find  themselves  besot  on  every  side  t>y 
the  dllHeulticH  of  a  depreciated  currojiey.  mud- 
ness  of  every  class  Is  prostrated,  and  thousands  | 
are  Hufferlng  for  want  of  en i ploy meut  who  have 
hitherto  onjoyed  all  t  he  coinforts  of  life,  and  many 
comparative  aniuonce. 
Ketrenohmont  Is,  then,  th(!  order  of  the  day,  and  uu; 
among  tho  first  Ls  the  reduction  of  the  numher  of  de 
domestics  in  many  households  where  two,  three,  I  • 
and  even  live  lO  one  have  been  supported  ;  and  ch 
for  the  ilrst  tune  the  wife  Hods  hcnsclt  thrown  on  Ct..^ 
her  own  resources,  and  eoiiipi'lled  to  work  hi'i  way  I 
unassisted  Into  the  inysU!rl(!B  of  liousckocplug. 
What  tears  are  shed  and  110011  scalds  over  heavy 
bread,  sodden  moats,  vegetablos  wretchedly  cook¬ 
ed  and  unlit  for  food.  'I’o  sweep,  dust  and  arraiigo 
the  furnlluro;  dross  the  table  suitably;  to  cook 
and  place  upon  lithe  uleely-preparod  meal,  Is  of 
eii'ial  lrnportauc(3  with  neatness  and  cleaiiUuess  I 
In  her  iierson— nice  ai rangvmient  of  tho  attire,;  1 
and  lull iiltoly  more  so  than  a  smattering  of  the  1 
languages  and  a  sntTlcleul,  knowledge  of  iuusl(.  to  | 
(laBholT  In  ail  lmi>ci  fect  muauer  some  of  tUo  airs 
or  the  day.  .  ,  ,  ui 
To  you— wives  and  uiothei’s — wc  must  look  for  I  ^ 
an  improvement  In  this  resiiect;  and  while  we 
would  encourage  and  assist  In  all  clTorts  t, ending  ' 
l/owiird  liljjlicr  oiluctiilou  of  our  wc  1 
tvould  oil  their  triUulng  In  all  those  duties 
so  necessary  w  tho  well-being,  comfort  and  hap-  1 
pi  ness  of  every  well-ordered  household.  * 
NVe  see  our  young  ladles,  as  soon  as  they  have  I 
received  a  good,  coniiiion-school  education  (and  It  I 
Is  their  own  faiiU  It  they  have  not  availed  thom- 
Bflves  of  the  oppori, unity  aiTorded  them),  sent  to 
a  tashlouablc  school  to  rinlsli, — or  In  other  words  | 
to  learn  to  jiractlce  many  of  those  maiiiiers  and 
arts  which  teml  ui  banish,  that  native  modestj'  ' 
and  attractiveness  which  Is  so  hciiullful  In  woman. 
Kroiu  tills  scene  sho  Is  immediately  Introduced  1  ^ 
Inlo  society.  One  euiUlnual  round  of  oxcltcmeui  j 
begins,  and  between  a  sluily  of  the  toilet,  shop- 
ping,  paying  visits  and  entertaining  In  return,  her 
time  Is  f  ullv  occupied,  lo  the  neglect  of  the  nobler 
and  more  liitolUgent  pursuits  wlilch  should  pre- 
pare  her  for  the  real  duties  of  llPj.  Tho  prepara¬ 
tion  and  cooking  of  a  dinner,  the  making,  wash-  I  ^ 
Ing  and  Ironing  of  a  slilrl,,  are  things  not  to  he  I 
thought  of,  and  she  lliially,  after  a  season  of  lUrlit-  I 
(Ion  and  courtship,  marries  the  mau  who,  as  she 
thluk.s,  IS  HtyUsh,  and  can  afford  an  clngnul  main¬ 
tenance.  He,  on  the  other  baud,  has  commenced  I 
Ills  husluosa  career,  after  receiving  a  common- 
school  education,  at  the  very  bottom  of  tho  la(l- 
der,  and  alter  performing  all  tho  duties  of  his 
station  (whatever  they  may  he)  aeeeptably  to  his 
employer,  gradually  rises  higher  and  higher,  until  I 
he  atUiliis  to  the  UlghefJt  poslilon  In  the  house, 
where  a  larger  Held  of  operations  Is  opened  to 
him,  requiring  energy,  pei-sovorance,  judgment, 
and  a  constant  and  uncetwlug  vigilance. 
TO  hUn  work  Is  his  constani  companion,  and  it 
must  necciiBarlly  be  to  provide  tor  the  wants  of 
every-day  life.  Ills  la  a  life  or  action.  Has  her 
educatloii  fitted  her  bj  he  tho  helpmeet  of  this 
man?  Uather  has  It  fitted  her  to  be  a  eonstant 
clog  to  lits  exertion,  and  In  jilaco  of  according  him 
a  hearty  and  cheerful  assistance  in  all  Uls  phina- 
maklng  their  homo  bright  and  happy  In  Ita  every 
comfort,  her  loving  heart,  watchful  eye,  ready 
hand,  smoothing  and  making  ploasiint  the  rugged 
pathway  ol  life,  and  contributing,  hy  her  care.  In¬ 
dustry  and  econoiuv  uj  render  his  footlog  surer 
and  satcr  on  the  ladder  of  fortnno-hls  economy 
and  close  attention  to  business  Is  looked  upon 
as  a  parsimonious  devollou,  wlilch  Is  wholly  iin- 
ucf'osjSAry. 
Let  us  then  Instruct  our  young  ladles  In  all  that 
is  useful,  and  in  contilbullug  to  the  comfort  and 
happiness  of  othei-s  they  will  And  the  highest  av 
tamable  reward. 
FLOWERS  IN  THE  HOUSE. 
Why  not  have  some  elegance  In  oven  the  hum¬ 
blest  home  ?  We  must,  of  course,  have  cleanli¬ 
ness,  which  la  the  special  oleganco  of  the  poor.  q 
But  why  not  have  pleasant  and  delightful  things  ^ 
to  look  upon?  There  is  no  reason  why  the  hum- 
hler  classes  ahould  not  surround  i  hem8elv(?3  with  — 
the  evidences  of  beaulj^  ami  comfort  In  all  their 
shapes,  and  thus  do  homage  alike  to  the  gifts  of 
God  and  the  labui’s  of  man.  The  taste  for  tho 
beautiful  Is  one  of  tho  be.st  and  most  useful  en- 
dowmeuLs.  It  is  one  of  tho  handmaids  of  clvllliiv. 
tion.  Beauty  and  el(!gauce  do  not  nem^ssarily  be¬ 
long  to  the  homes  of  the  rich.  They  are.  or  ought 
to  be.  all-pervading.  Beauty  m  all  things,— In 
nature.  In  art.  In  science.  In  llLtu-aluro,  In  social 
and  domestic  Ufa. 
How  beautiful  and  yet  howciheap  are  llowera 
Not  oxoUes,  but  what  are  called  common  llowers. 
A  ros(!,  tin-  InaUinee,  Is  among  the  most  beautiful 
of  the  smiles  of  nature.  The  “  laughing  llowers," 
Ijlaims  tho  iioot  1  But  there  Is  iiioro  than  gaiety 
blooming  llowers,  though  It  lakes  a  wise  man 
ace  the  beauty,  Um  love,  and  t  he  adaptation,  of 
dch  they  are  fUU- 
,VUat  should  we  think  of  one  who  had  Invented 
W(!i-8;  supposing  that,  before  him,  llowers  wero 
kuown-;  Would  ho  not  bo  regiirded  as  the 
cner-iip  of  a  panidlseof  new  deUglit?  should 
)  not  hall  the  Inventor  as  a  gonlu.s,  as  a  god  7 
Id  yet  these  lovely  olT.sprlngs  of  the  oarth  have 
eu  speaking  to  man  from  the  tlrstdawii  of  his 
IsteueO  until  now,  lelHug  him  of  the  goodness 
Ld  wisdom  of  tho  Creatlvo  I’ower,  whleh  bade 
e  earth  bring  forth,  not  ouly  that  which  was 
leful  a-s  food,  but  also  llowers,  the  blight  cou- 
aiiiiuvto  llowers,  to  clothe  It  in  beauty  aud  Joy! 
Bring  one  of  the  commonest  Held  tlowors  Into  a 
oui,  pl.u;e  It  on  a  tablnor  chlmnoy-plece,  and  ^ 
iusceii)  to  have  brought  a  ray  ot  sunshine  tnlo  ^ 
i(i  place.  There  is  a  choerrulnoss  ahnul  llowers  1  ^ 
Tiat  a  ilellght  are  they  to  tho  drooiilng  luvalld  1  ^ 
hoy  are  like  a  sweet  draught  ol  enjoymoiit,  (mjiu- 
Lg  as  inossengers  from  the  eouutry.  nud  sceiul  itg  ^ 
>  say.  “  Come  and  boo  tho  piano 'where  we  r:iO(V,  ^ 
ml  let  your  heart  be  glad  in  our  prcBcnce.” 
What  (!an  be  more  Innocontl  ban  llowoi-s!  They  ^ 
re  like  ehlldruu  undlmmod  by  slu.  They  are  , 
inhlems  or  purity  and  iruth,  a  source  ot  fresh 
ellght  to  tho  puro  aud  innocent.  Tho  heart  that 
oos  not  lovo  llowers,  or  the  volci'  ot  a  pl.iyful 
hlld,  ejvnnoi  be  genial.  H  was  a  beautiful  cou- 
elt  that  Invented  a  language  of  tlowei-s,  by  wlilch 
jvers  wore  enabled  to  e.xpresH  the  teellngs  t  hat 
licy  dared  net  niieuly  speak.  But  riowora  have  a 
olce  for  all— old  aud  young,  rich  and  poor.  “  To 
ae,”  says  Wordsworth, 
••  The  mcaneiit  flower  that.  hlowB  can  trive 
TboiiKhta  tliat  do  often  Uu  U>o  ilcci'  for  Icarx." 
Have  a  ilownr  lu  Hie  room,  by  all  means.  11  will 
■osl  only  a  penny,  If  your  amblHoii  Is  moder.ate ; 
iiid  the  gratlilcatlon  It  gives  will  be  beyond  price. 
If  you  can  bave  a  llowiu'  tor  your  wiiniow,  so  mueli 
,ho  betUT.  What  can  be  more  dellcloas  t  han  the 
mil’s  light  stroamliig  through  llowers— Uirough 
Hie  midst  ol  crimson  Kuelislas  orsetu  let  Geraiil- 
iiuisl  To  look  out  lute  the  light  through  flowers 
-Is  not  that  poptry  Y  And  to  break  the  force  of 
I, ho  sunbeams  by  llio  tender  resistance  of  green 
loaves  1  If  you  can  train  a  Nasturtium  roimil  the 
Window,  or  some  sweet  peas,  then  you  will  have 
tho  most  beautiful  framo  you  can  luvent  tor  tho 
picture  without,  whether  it  be  the  busy  crowd,  or 
a  dlsHuit  huid.s(:ape,  or  trees  with  tin-lr  lights  and  ] 
shinies,  or  the  changes  of  tho  passing  clonus.  Any 
one  may  Uiua  look  through  llowers  for  the  price  of 
an  old  song.  And  what  pure  taste  and  retlnomout 
doe-s  It  not  inilloale  on  tho  part  of  the  oulUvator  1 
A  riower  in  the  window  sweeums  the  air,  makes 
tho  room  look  gracoful.  gives  tlin  sun’s  light  a  now 
charm,  rejoices  the  eye,  and  links  nature  whli 
beauty.  Tbu  llower  Is  a  companion  that  will  never 
say  a  cross  thing  to  any  one,  and  will  always  look 
beautiful  and  snlllliig.  Ho  uotdosplsu  It  becauso 
it  Ls  cheap,  and  because  everybody  may  have  the 
luAUryas  well  as  youiseU.  (’ommon  tilings  are 
cheap,  but  common  Hitugs  are  Invariably  the  most, 
valuable,  ikjuld  wo  only  have  fresh  ah’  or  sun- 
Hliino  by  wbiXt  luxiirloa  tUoy  wuuUl  be 
considered;  but  they  are  free  to  all.  and  wo 
think  llttlo  of  Llielr  bles.slugs.  Thrift,"  in/ 
HA  1  StilUrs. 
Hfuiiuui  for  i!|c  Wouuo. 
THE  STUBBORN  BOOT. 
“  Bothek  I”  was  all  John  I'lnUciiiy  said; 
IliH  brcalli  (.-aiue  (pileU ;  and  lilHcUis'ks  wore  ved; 
Ht'  flourlHlied  UU  oUmWB,  mid  lookod  iihHurd, 
While,  ever  and  over,  his  *'  bother  !"  I  licitrd. 
Harder  and  harder  he  lutcged  and  worked, 
Viiinly  and  Mavagely  wtiU  he  Jerked ; 
The  hiiot  half  on,  umiilil  dauKlo  mol  lliU’- 
“  Bother  1”  and  then  he  len-.st  the  xlrui). 
Bedder  I  lain  ever  Ills  Iml  eheek  flamed ; 
Harder  than  ever  he  I'niued  and  blamed; 
He  wrigsled  hi8  heel  and  liiKSed  at  th(!  leather,  1 
Till  knees  iiiid  eldu  caiiie  hiimpiiiK  togother. 
•'  My  hoy,"  Hiild  I,  in  a  voice  Itko  a  flute, 
“  Why  imt— ahem try  Unit  trouliesomo  hoot 
On  uie  other  foot  f "  "  I’m  !i  goose."  liiughed  .John, 
As  ho  Btood,  in  a  flanh,  with  his  two  hoots  on. 
tn  half  tlio  ulValrs  of  this  husy  life 
(.Vs  that  same  day  i  »aid  tfi  my  wife), 
Onr  troiililea  emne  from  tryinK  to  I'Ut 
Tho  ieft-hand  shoe  ou  tho  rlght-ha:nl  foot. 
Or  I’h'c  versa  (memiinK  ve.vei  s'>,  sir), 
To  try  to  I'nree.  as  unite  of  eoiirtw'. 
Any  w-ron,r  foot  m  the  rii(lit  shoo, 
l8  the  »llhi.sl  thing  a  man  euii  do. 
- - «»4» 
THE  PENNY. 
Ono  (l.ay  as  Hm  Kinpcror  sat  at  table,  and  held 
In  lihshiuid  agohleiot  wine,  the  ICmpress  remark¬ 
ed  that  she  mueli  wished  to  sec  Hie  Turkish  saoer. 
It  was  brought  In,  and  us  Uie  Mmperor  showed  It 
to  his  vNife,  the  penny  dropped  Into  Hie  goblet  of 
wine.  He  not  iced  It,  and  hefnre  ho  put  tho  goblet 
to  his  lips,  took- out  the  [icnny.  As  ho  looked  at  It 
mui-e  closely,  he  saw  i  hat  It  hud  tui  ned  green.  At 
that  everybody  knew  that  there  was  poison  In  the 
wine.  A  wieki-d  servant  had  mixed  It,  In  order  to 
kill  the.  Emperor.  The  Hei-vanl  was  forthwith 
senteneed  to  death;  hut  the  Emiierui-  had  the 
lieriny  set  lu  his  crown. 
Thus  the  penny  had  pleased  a  child,  secured 
bread  I'oi-  a  hungry  beggar,  releit-scd  a  prisoner, 
saved  Hie  Sultan  a  wound,  and  tho  Kiupei-or  his 
life.  Eor  tills  It  was  sot  In  the  Imperial  erowii. 
- - - 
THE  EARLY  ADAPTATION  OF  GAS. 
About  Fans.— 'J'he  cheap  gi-otcscpiely  llgured 
fima  now  In  use  here  are  made  In  .Inpancse  liomeH, 
all  the  memhei-s  of  families  working  on  them. 
The  pictures  are  drawn  on  thin  paper,  iiastiid  on 
a  slab  of  wood,  aud  then  engraved,  a  heparalo 
block  being  used  for  prlulUig  each  color.  (TiU- 
di-cn  do  tho  splitting  of  the  namboo  and  tho  past/- 
Ing  of  the  paper.  In  .lapan  that  kind  of  fan  Is 
list’d  hy  women,  and  the  men  carry  the  haiidsoruo 
folding  article.  It  Is  customary  there  to  exchange 
fans,  aa  wo  do  photograph.s,  and  to  Inscribe  them 
with  autographs  and  sent  Imeuts. 
- - ♦-►4- - 
FOR  AND  ABOUT  WOMEN. 
A  YOUNG  lady,  on  being  asked  what  business  her 
lover  was  Hi,  and  net  liking  to  say  ho  bottled  soda 
answered :  "  He’s  a  practicing  itolelaii.” 
Young  damseks,  tike  house  idants,  should  bo 
kept  In  doors  these  moonllglit  nights.  I’rost  and 
lovo  do  not  go  well  together.  The  former  brings 
on  consumption  and  the  lalWr  matrimony. 
Let  It  be  recorded  for  the  eomfort.  of  disconso¬ 
late  virgins  whei-e.ver  they  do  languish.  A  inaldeu 
lady  was  married  In  Haverhill,  Ma.s.s.,  last  week, 
altor  turning  her  isthbtrthdiiy.  The  hridegroom 
was  her  junior  by  two  years. 
The  ladles  are  beginning  to  wear  the  famous 
coaching  hat  which  during  tho  simson  cast  all 
other  hc-ad-gear  lu  the  shude  at  liio  fashionable 
resorts.  The  brims  are  very  wide  aud  t  he  hat  Is 
worn  far  back  on  the' head  and  tliqied  ov(!r  side¬ 
ways,  Imiiartlng  to  the  ocimp.-uit  a  diTldedly  co- 
(piettlsh  and  jaunty  appearance. 
IN  the  mint  where  gobl  aud  silver  ami  copiior  ti 
coins  are  imide,  -a  Ducat  ami  a  I’cimy  had  Juat 
iKieu  ilnlsUed.  They  both  now  lay  together,  ..i, 
bright  and  clear,  close  on  llio  table,  iiml  gllttcilug  jjj 
in  Hie  sunlight.  of 
Tim  inical  said  to  Uio  I’cnny,  “  Low  fellow,  gel, 
luvay  from  me !  1  ou  are:  only  made  of  cmnimm  p, 
copper,  and  do  not  deservo  Hm  .sunshine.  Von  g, 
will  hiion  he  lying  on  the  ground  nil  InruLshed  and  .. 
hlaek,  (mil  noheily  wUl  care  lo  lUek  you  uji.  1  im  ^ 
tho  (-(mtr.u-y,  .am  madonf  in-eclous  gold.  1  shall  p, 
thereture  travel  through  UiO  wMe  world  aimmg 
lords  and  prlnoes,  do  groii  t  deeds,  ami  at  last  even  p 
become  a  |i;n't  ot  the  king’s  erovvii.  p 
1  n  t  he  saiiK!  room.  Un-re  lay  on  Hie  hem-h  liy  the  p 
stove  a  wise  old  i 'at.  W lieu  lie  heard  tho  Dueat’s  „ 
snei'ch  ho  turned  overou  Ills  oilier  .side,  iind,  slrok-  p 
lug  Ills  beard  tlioughl  fully,  Huhl.  "  Turn  .ahoul  Is  „ 
just  a.s  likely."  Ami  H  so  luipiiened  that  tho  fiito  p 
ot  tuo  two  euliis  wiis  Juiit  the  i-evcr.<u  oi  what  llie 
Duciit  had  pi-etUctod. 
The  Dueat  eame  Into  Iho  possession  ol  a  rleli  p 
old  miser,  who  kept  It  in  Ids  nmiiey  chest,  wlioro  ^ 
It  lay  for  a  time,  Idle  and  usi.‘los.s,  among  coins  of  j 
Its  own  rank.  But  as  the  mlsi-r  foresaw  that  he  ^ 
must,  soon  lUe,  ho  burled  all  his  money  lu  Hie  y 
grouinl;  aud  there  Hio  proud  Ducat  lies  to  this  i 
day.  and  has  becomo  LarnlHhed  and  black,  and  ^ 
lujfviiiy  is  ever  likely  lo  i>iek  a  nii. 
The  renny,  however,  was  to  Journey  through  i 
tho  wide  world  and  conio  lo  great  lionoi-s,  \\  lilch  i 
liappeneil  In  this  wise :  ^ 
111  the  lirst  plai-e,  a  imor  hoy,  employed  about  i 
iho  mint,  reiiclved  It,  as  wages.  He  ciirrlecl  11  i 
home,  aud  as  Ids  lit  tle  slslm-  was  great, ly  ideiised 
wit'll  the  brlghl  new  piece,  he  made  her  a  present  i 
of  It.  Tho  chUd  run  with  It  Into  the  garden,  to 
show  It  to  her  mother.  A  slek  ami  old  heggur 
llinped  up  to  lior,  and  asked  for  a  plee.e  of  biead. 
“  1  have  none,"  Sidil  the  gh-l. 
"  Then  give  me  a  penny  to  hiiy  some,  ’  said  ho. 
And  she  gave  him  Hie  coin.  He  thou  liohhlod  olT 
to  the  baker’s.  As  he  stood  hy  the  shop,  there 
eamo  up  Hio  street  iin  old  ai-iiiudidanco,  t-latl  as  a. 
pilgrim,  uml  ciu  rylng  a  staff  and  wallet.  He  gave 
to  the  children  who  stood  about  plot  ures  oi  salnla 
'  and  other  worlldeH,  for  which  the  children  drnp- 
’  lied  money  in  Hie  bag.  wliUdi  lie  held  mu.  Tlio 
’  beggar  imked  1dm,  ■’  WImre  ure  you  gnlngY" 
'  "  Many  hundrod  miles  turHior,  to  the  cuy  ot 
■  .iei'usalem,  where  tho  tlciir  little  r.'hrlsHcldld  was 
'  born  and  died.  I  shall  pray  at  Ills  grave,  rmd 
^  then  redeem  my  brother,  who  is  held  tor  ransom 
'  by  the  Turks.  For  that  imiposo  1  am  collccUug 
moufiy  In  this  hag." 
"  Then  lako  also  lor  that  purpose  my  mite,”  said 
I  tho  begg.ar,  and  lie  gave  t  Im  penny  to  tho  pilgrim. 
*-  anil  was  about  to  go  away  as  hungry  as  ho  ciuiio. 
h  But  the  baker,  who  had  been  looking  on,  and  had 
n  seen  the  whole,  giivo  the  poor  man  tho  broad 
h  which  ho  had  meant  lo  buy. 
>■  The  pdgi-lm  wandered  through  many  counlrles, 
^  and  .sailed  across  the  sea  to  tho  groat  cltj’  of  icru- 
Siilem.  When  he  arrived  Miore,  ho  dr.sl  prayed  at 
'h  (he  Holy  ScpidChor,  and  then  visited  the'l  uiklsh 
1®  Sultan,  who  had  shut  u[i  lits  brother  in  prison, 
hi  Ho  ollored  Mm  Turk  a  largo  sum  of  money,  to  sot 
the  captive  free ;  but  t  he  Turk  wanted  more  still. 
The  pilgrim  iinswerod,  “  1  can  offer  you  nothing 
more  but  this  iiciuiy,  which  a  poor  huBgry  beggar 
gave  mo  out  of  pity.  Be  y(.iu  os  compius-slouatei  as 
or  ho,  and  the  coiuier  coin  w  ill  make  you  rich.’  1  heu 
iiti  v.  ifnva  the  mlsouor  Ids  fruC.- 
Gas,  as  most  iieoplo  know,  Is  Initammahle  air 
given  out  hy  coal.  But  who  Ilrst  tlioughl,  of  col¬ 
lecting  It  and  storing  It,  and  using  It  to  light  up 
streeto,  houses  and  churclies’f  Tho  honoi- Is  duo 
to  n  very  Intsy,  hard-worKDig  engineer,  ono  Wil¬ 
liam  Murdoch,  the  foreman  ot  Messrs.  Boulton  .t 
Willi,  the  groiit  engineers.  It  was  when  his  real 
day's  work  was  over  Hmt  ho  devoted  blmsclt  to 
cxpiu Imenls  on  Iho  iiaturo  and  iisoof  coal  gas, 
and  at  lust  ho  brought  Hie  discovery  Into  such 
shape  that  ho  lighted  Ids  own  hou.se  and  unices 
with  ihi'  new  ciimbusUble  ah’;  and  even  contrived 
a  lantern,  with  a  blailderof  gas  llxt-d  to  It,  inllglit 
him  along  the  dark  liiues  of  the  counli’y  at  night. 
This  was  lit  Hie  cloan  of  thi!  last  ecritui-y,  and 
great  wii.s  the  amazement  of  Iho  pnldle  when  Hio 
clever  lureman  decora  tod  his  imislci-s’  ndlls,  near 
Blrmliighiim,  with  a  hhizcnf  light  In  eelcbralloii 
of  Hio  jicai’c  of  Amiens  In  iso-j. 
Ho  little  was  the  Itivetdlon  umlerstoud  and  hc- 
llevod  In  hy  Huise  who  had  not  seen  It  Iti  use,  that 
even  great  ami  wise  men  liiufhcd  at  llio  Idea. 
"  How  could  there  he  light  without  n.  wick  V’  said 
a  iiniinherof  I’li.rlhiment  when  tlio  subject  was 
brought  hefui-o  tlie  House. 
Even  Sir  lluinpliry  Davy  rlillculed  tlio  Idoa  of 
llghtlug  towns  by  gas,  amliisktid  one  of  the  pro¬ 
jectors  If  they  nmauL  lo  take  Hie  dome  of  St. 
I’aid’H  for  a  gas  meter,  sir  WiiU.ei-  Scott,  too, 
made  lilinsc'lt  merry  (iV(<r  Hie  Idea  of  Illuminating 
London  hy  smoke ;  Uiou-gh  lie  was  ghid  enough, 
not  so  long  after,  to  riuiko  ids  own  house  at  Ab- 
botsford  light  and  cheerful  ou  winter  nights  hy 
Uio  uso  of  that  very  smoke. 
When  the  llou.soof  i  lunmons  was  ili-st  llghU'd 
hy  gas,  even  Hie  urchlloct  Imagined  that  Hie  gas 
ran  on  lire  through  the  .pipes,  and  he  thenifin-o 
liislslod  oil  their  being  placed  several  Inches  from 
Hio  wall,  jor  fear  of  Hie  building  taking  Urn ;  and 
Tiit^nibers  might  b'*,  f»bservu(l  e;ir(!fully  touching 
the  pipes  with  I, heir  gloved  hands,  and  wondering 
they  (lid  not  feel  warm. 
The  Ilrst  simp  ilgUi.ed  lu  l.uridoii  by  the  new 
method  was  Mr.  Ackcnuiuin’s,  In  the  Strand,  lu 
isio;  and  one  lady  of  rank  was  so  delighted  with 
the  brilliancy  ol  Hie  gas  Itiinp  on  the  counter  l  lmt 
she  asked  to  bo  allowed  to  take  It  liouic  lu  her 
CiU-l-lilgO. 
Mr.  Murdoch  was,  however,  ton  busy  with  hts 
,  other  pursuits  to  imutlmu!  to  study  tho  uses  ot 
I  gas,  and  though  he  was  undoubtedly  the  first  to 
-  apply  It  to  [iracHcal  pui-pos(m,  many  others  laid 
,  claim  to  tho  honor,  and  other  peoi'le  (pilekly  reap¬ 
ed  the  boiiellt  of  his  clevermcss  and  Ingenuity. 
the  sultan  took  pity,  gave  the  pHsouer  his  tree- 
dom,  and  received  Hio  penny  from  the  beggar. 
The  Sultan  put  the  •■ojiper  coin  In  his  pocket, 
and  tor  some  time  afterward  thought  nothing  of 
It.  Then  It  Uappened  that  an  Emperor  came  to 
.Jerusalem,  and  made  war  upon  the  Sultan.  Tho 
latter  defended  hlinsell  brivvel.j ,  iiiid  escaped  be¬ 
ing  wounded,  once,  however,  an  arrow  wh.s  shot 
directly  at  Ids  bi-i-a-st,  and  Btnick  him  fair,  al¬ 
though  It  glanced  off  from  hl.a  garment  wlHiout 
Injuring  him.  He  was  asionlshed  at  this,  and 
when,  after  the  battle,  Hioy  examined  Ids  clot  hes, 
they  found  In  his  pocket  a  copper  penny,  on  which 
the  arrow  b.ad  glanced.  Then  the 'I  iirk  L'-td  the 
penny  In  high  honor,  and  had  It  fastened  by  a  gold 
cbaui  to  the  handle  of  Ids  sword.  But  after  Hd.s 
the  Sultan  was  taken  captive  by  l.lui  Emperor,  and 
was  otillged  to  give  np  his  .sivonl,  whtc'.i.  with  the 
penny,  thus  came  into  the  i■;mpcl-or’.^  hiiiids. 
HE  DID  IT  FIRST. 
TiiEiiK  wore  once  two  sheep  who  lived  In  a  field. 
Ono  was  black  and  ono  was  wldto.  In  Hie  same 
held  lived  a  hoi-s<'  and  a  (-ow.  Now  the  black 
sheep  was  not  at  all  good,  lint  where  ho  clioso 
lo  go  the  white  sheep  would  go;  and  what  he  did 
the  while  Sheep  would  do. 
So  they  (11(1  what  they  ought  not.  .And  when 
the  white  sheeii  wa.s  asked  why  lie  did  what  ho 
ought  not  he  would  say,  ‘‘Tliii  black  sheep  did  It 
Ilrst!”  one  day  a  boy  went  through  the  hold, 
aud  did  not  ahiit  the  gate.  T’lie  black  sheep  saw 
11,  iind  ran  ont  of  tho  Held  with  gi  (Nit  glee.  The 
white  sheep  saw  It  too,  and  they  both  went  tho 
same  way. 
But  soon  they  met  a  largo  dog,  who  know  that 
Hu.’-y  ought  not  to  be  out  in  tho  road.  Ho  ran  at 
them  and  bit  them,  and  tore  soiin  wool  olf  Ihelr 
hacks.  They  were  glad  to  rue  h-aek  to  tho  held  ; 
aud  the  white  slioeii  was  ipilto  III  with  fright  all 
tho  rest  of  the  day. 
*•  But  why  did  you  go 7"  said  t  he  old  cow.  "  T'ho 
black  slicei)  went,”  said  the  white  one;  “ho  did 
It  Ilrst."  ^ ,  , 
Well,  the  gate  was  shut ;  but  one  day  tho  hlaek 
sheep  found  a  way  out  of  Hio  held  through  a  hole 
In  the  fence.  He  crcid.  through  I  he  gap ;  iiiid,  of 
course,  the  white  sheep  crept  tlii-ougli  ns  well, 
'they  got  out  on  tho  moor,  and  thought  It  fine  fun 
to  bo  there,  with  no  one  Ju  sight. 
soon  ihe  black  sheoii,  who  was  flrat,  came  l,o  tho 
edge  of  a  deep  pit.  He  gave  a  great  Jump  aud 
leaiicd  In. 
Tho  white  sheep  did  imt,  stop  to  t  hlnk.  He  gave 
a  great  Jump  and  leaped  lu  too.  Uowii,  down, 
down  he  fell,  on  a  hen  p  of  sharp  stones.  Both  ho 
and  tuo  hlaek  sheep  W(;re  much  liurt.  They  could 
not  get  out,  and  Were  forced  to  Ito  there  In  great 
pain.  By-:in(l-by  some  m(!n  caimi  by,  and  Bave 
the  shccii  in  tin-  pit.  The  men  got  them  out,  and 
took  them  h:ick  tn  tlie  lldd,  and  sent  for  some  ono 
1  t(j  see  what,  could  bo  done  for  them. 
I  Tho  liorse  and  Ute  cow,  In  great  grief,  came  and 
I  stood  by  the  si  le  ot  tho  white  shoei)  as  lie  lay  on 
I  the  grass.  'I'lioywere  fond  of  him  In  spite  of  all 
1  his  multa.  “  Hh,  why  !"  cried  the  cow,  wIUi  toars 
^  In  her  eyes  (ami  Hi*’  hell  Him  t  was  hung  rouml  her 
neck  shook  and  rang  im  sJio  leaned  over  him). 
