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MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
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WOOD-VIOLET. 
Violet  dolicato,  sweet, 
Down  iu  the  deep  of  the  wood, 
Hid  ill  thy  still  retreat, 
Far  tVom  the  sound  of  the  street, 
Afan  and  his  incrcUess  mood : 
Safe  from  the  storm  and  heat. 
Breathing’  of  beauty  amt  good 
FragranUy,  under  thy  hood, 
\iolet. 
Beautiful  maid,  discreet, 
\VTiere  is  the  mate  that  is  meet. 
JIcct  for  thee— strive  as  he  could— 
Yet  will  I  kneel  at  thy  feet. 
Fearing  another  one  should, 
Violet ! 
EXCEPTION  TAKEN. 
BT  JACQITKUNA. 
Mr.  EDiTOui-Aecordlngioyour  corroapondont 
In  “  Ladles’  Pori, folio”  of  Sept.  !13,  tlio  problem  of 
the  hour  Is,  ”  How  shall  wo  educate  our  girls?” 
the  solution— train  them  to  be  maids  of  all  work. 
Hetrcm-hmcnt  Is  In  orders  therefore,  oh !  young 
lady,  although  your  brother  la  not  caUed  upon 
lo  eurLall  his  wine  and  cigar  o.vpendllures,  It  Is 
decreed  that  j/ou  shall  for.swenr  music,  turn  your 
back  on  the  library  and  dedlcatAi  your  life  hence¬ 
forth  to  cookery  books  and  wash-tubs!  (Uorlous 
destiny  I  who  wouldn’t  be  a  womtn?  The  piano 
Is  lo  be  replaced  by  the  range,  an  acfiualnlauce 
with  foreign  languages  and  current  llioratiire  Is 
to  he  superseded  by  a  practical  knowledge  of  the 
arts  Of  dlsh-washlng  and  lloor-scrubblng. 
In  fact,  all  the  frlvollUps  or  tiiicUcctnaUly  and 
avsthetles  are  to  tie  done  away  with  and  the  maiden 
of  the  future  Is  to  occupy  her  Ume  and  talents  In 
the  ‘‘nobler  and  more  lnlA*]llgcut  pursuits”  of 
“  making,  washing  aud  ironing  shirts  and  eiKiklng 
dinner.”  “Two  stars” should  emigrate  to  (ler- 
many.  nia  Ideal  woman  l.s  to  be  mot  with  there. 
How  ho  would  revel  Iti  the  sa'lety  of  the  dames  of 
that  land!  “  Nosmallcrlngor  languages  or  Imper- 
feetly  rcudereil  all’s  of  the  ilay”  would  ortend  his 
critical  (?)  ear;  and  as  iho  nearest  way  to  his 
heart  la  evidently  through  ids  palate,  how  he 
would  warm  toward  his  hostess  as  UtMlovoured 
postn’,  moat  and  vegetables  done  In  the  highest 
Blylc  of  gastronomies  I 
Then  too,  the  rpilet  unobtnislvenos.s  of  the  ma¬ 
tron  of  Iho  house,  her  devotion  to  household 
affairs,  the  entire  absence  of  any  “airs  or  man- 
rier.s”  would  charm  him.  To  be  sure,  she  Is  deci¬ 
dedly  coarse  and  unattractive  lu  appearance- 
hands  red  as  to  color,  dl’^torlcd  as  to  shape— coin- 
ple.xlou  bearing  close  resemblance  to  undei’done 
beef.steak-llgure  lacking  form  aud  comeliness; 
but  all  these  arc  malUirs  of  minor  Importance. 
She  Is  fuilllllng  her  mission,  iif  wliatconsi’Ciuence 
Is  It  that  she  Haorlflees  youth,  beauty  and  grace 
In  the  weary  round  of  household  cares-ls  she  not 
engaged  in  the  noblo  work  of  making  a  selfish 
tyrant  of  her  husband  7 
“Two  stars”  promises  that  such  a  wife  “shall 
reap  the  highest  attainable  reward, "  which 
Is,  to  8,ay  the  least,  somewhat  vague.  Now,  In 
the  case  of  our  German  slsLcra;  as  a  recompense 
for  a  life  devoted  to  their  husbands  aud  In  the 
performance  of  the  “  real  duties  of  life,”  they  have 
the  proud  satisfaction  <?)  of  being  cited  as  a  no¬ 
tion  where  hitsbands  are  more  universally  un¬ 
faithful  and  more  contemptibly  tyrannical  than 
lu  any  other  civilized  country.  Cheerful  sort  of 
commentary  on  your  doctrine,  friend  of  the  fico 
stum.  The  goody"  man  whoso  career  you  sketch 
Is  not  entitled  to  an  atom  of  the  sympathy  you 
lavish  on  him.  if  he  deliberately  took  a  society 
girl  rather  Uian  one  or  the  aIartha  stripe  to  wife, 
that  U  a  matter  tvhlch  coucerna  him  alone.  It  Is 
for  him,  not  for  us,  to  Inquire  whether  her  educa¬ 
tion  had  htted  her  to  bo  a  “  helpmeet  or  a  clog  to 
hl.s  exertions, "  and  here  lies  the  root  of  the  whole 
matter— If  we  girls  didn't  llnd  a  market  for  the 
graces  and  accomplishments  of  poute  society  at 
which  you  sneer,  wo  would  soon  cease  to  practice 
them.  If  the  divinity  of  the  kitchen  and  lanmiry 
wa,s  preferred  to  us,  we  w’ould  adopt  your  sugges¬ 
tions  Instaucer;  but  so  long  as  men  show  a  de¬ 
cided  predilection  la  favor  of  elegant  manners, 
white  hands,  delicate  complexions,  a  knowledge 
of  music,  the  fine  arts  and  literature,  to  the  e.\- 
cluslon  or  kitchen  lore  aud  jiructlce,  it  is  hardly 
fair  to  blame  nsgirls.  llomlltst  two  suns,  ir  there 
Is  any  one  at  fault,  the  men  arc  to  blame.  Address 
your  communications  on  this  subjeci,  In  future  to 
husbands,  latheis  aud  lovers.  ‘ 
Finally,  dear  old  fogy  two  stors,  did  It  never  l 
occur  to  you  that  notwlih8t.andliig  all  the  preach-  1 
Ing,  with  w'oman’s  sphere  for  Its  text,  which  has  i 
been  Inlllclcd  on  a  long'-suffiTliig  community, 
there  arc  glrLs  so  utterly  depraved  as  to  despise  ( 
the  delights  of  housework,  and  who  Insist  that  It  I 
H  no  more  Ineumlient  on  every  woman  to  learn  i 
the  ways  of  a  household  than  for  every  boy  to  1 
master  cai-penlry,  gus  ntung  and  plumbing,  be-  ’ 
cau.se  he  wdll  one  day  InJiabii  a  house  of  his  own,  i 
or  uillorl  ng  because  he  has  to  wear  clothes  ?  The  s 
'wretched  glrLs  aforesaid  prefer  to  earn  from  live  I 
to  eight  hundred  dollars  per  annum  In  stores  and  j 
omoes  rather  than  to  drudge  lu  Uio  kitchen  i 
Would  be  reformer,  “  two  Btars.”  you  may  as  ‘ 
■wen  give  It  up,  I  assure  you  yre  girls  of  America  ’ 
do  not  propose  to  emulate  our  German  slstei-s,  ^ 
and  as  to  “  spheres,”  we  Intend  to  take  our  choice 
of  them. 
ADVICE. 
RrBAi,  REAPEna: — Now  that  the  evenings  are 
=  growing  longer,  T  would  like  to  speak  a  few  words 
about  the  boys  hnprovlng  them.  Will  their  moth¬ 
ers  and  sisters  accejit  a  few  suggestions  on  tlie 
same  subject  7  1  have  seen  so  m.any  boys  Idling 
their  Mine  while  Indoors,  that  I  feel  tliaf.  more 
care  should  betoken  to  make  Itprollrablc  to  rhem. 
Mo.st  children  are  attending  school,  and  of  course 
part  of  thclr  time  ought  lo  ho  given  to  studying 
the  next  day^i  lo-ssons,  part  lo  recreation  and  fun ; 
but  still,  If  properly  economized,  there  will  be  a 
spare  portion  for  useful  employment.  1 1  the  fam¬ 
ily  la  large,  there  will  always  bo  one  at  leisure 
who  can  read  some  lotercstlng  book  aloud  while 
the  rest  aro  sewing,  knitting,  Ac.,  Ac.  But  thui 
way  only  one  boy  would  be  busy.  If  there  Is  an¬ 
other  or  more,  1  would  have  him  at  work  making 
soniethlfig— a  frame  or  bracket,  perhaps.  Show 
them  that  their  work  Is  appreciated  and  encour¬ 
age  them  to  do  all  they  can  to  beautify  their 
home.  You  will  find  they  soon  will  take  great 
pride  lu  their  w'ork  and  you  will  bo  surprised  at 
the  progress  they  make.  Give  iheiu  card-board, 
zephyr.s,  .ti;,,  nud  teach  them  how  to  use  tiieir 
matcrhvls — inoltoe.s,  card  -  recelvci's,  air- castles, 
look  very  iirelly  lu  boy’s  rooms  and  they  will  like 
Miem  all  the  better  If  made  by  their  own  efforts. 
;  There  Is  such  a  fear  among  hoys  of  appealing  ef- 
,  fomlnate,  that  manliness  often  gives  away  before 
It.  Impress  u|iou  them  that  nothing  that  Is  useful 
and  adds  at  all  to  another's  haiiplness,  is  beneath 
them. 
1  know  two  boys  whose  rnotlior  ha.s  a  great  deal 
to  do  with  her  family  cares  and  ofton  they  are 
called  upon  to  dlKdiarge  duties  that  would  devolve 
upon  tUoin  II  they  were  girls.  It  Is  very  pleasant 
to  see  them  cheerfully  helping  “  mother”  tvash 
dishes,  Ac.,  but  It  seems  so  strange  that  they 
would  dislike  to  have  their  boy  playmates  see 
them  doing  it.  i  do  not  imdej-stand  the  cause  of 
the  foaling  of  being  girlish,  but  think  homo  in- 
lluenoo  bus  something  to  do  with  It. 
in  my  ne.xt,  I  will  tell  jou  sometiilng  that  ihe 
bojTi  can  make  tUat  will  bo  pleasant  employment 
for  tbem  and  far  more  buuellelal  than  being  on 
the  streets  evenings  or  in  the  house  teasing  the 
cat  or  dog,  or  lazily  playing  chefiuers.  In  tho 
meaijllme,  try  to  get  the  boys  Intorestod  In  some 
of  the  ways  I  have  mentioned,  and  you  will  never 
regret  you  took  the  advice  of  Hitesv. 
- - - 
BEAUTIFUL  SNOBS. 
Beautiful  women  are  apt,  sooner  or  later,  to 
come  to  tliliik  that  their  personal  charms  should 
captivate,  whatever  thclr  maaner.s  may  be.  Tho 
consequenee  Is,  that  wtso  persons  beware  of  fair 
faces  andsylphllko  forms,  knowing  that  poonllaily 
Hhaip  b)ugues  may  lurk  behind  red  andshfqiely 
Ups.  rnfortunately,  however,  the  majority  of 
perstlns  an;  not  wls<‘,  and  so  tho  liosscssors  of  fair 
faces  aud  sylphlike  fonits,  continue  to  be  extreme¬ 
ly  handsomely  treated  upon  the  score  of  thclr 
negullvc  nicrlto,  noiwli.h.ston(llng  that  their  con¬ 
duct  Is  oflen  objectionable  In  tho  extreme.  M'e 
are  not  prepareil  Lo  dispute  that  thclr  eoailuct 
may  ortun  be  rendered  oblectlonable,  In  ordei-  tUat 
tho  power  of  thclr  eharms  may  he  thoroughly 
tested ;  hut,  after  a  Lime,  Mielr  disagreeable  qual- 
II les  become  i;hi’oulc,  and  aro  exercised  without 
any  spcclllc  object  Imd  In  view.  The  beautiful 
snob  Is  one  of  those  lu  whom  certain  dlSiigreeablo 
qualities  have  become  chronic.  Knowing  that 
she  possesses  at, traction  of  person,  sho  appears 
to  Imagine  that  she  lia.s  done  her  duty  by  her 
neighbors  when  she  has  decked  luirselt  out  to  the 
best  advantage.  When  lu  a  room,  sho  Is  well 
pleased  If  she  imagines  cliai  sho  la  posed  prettily 
and  that  her  face  wears  that  hcwlLchlng,  though 
meanlngleHaamlie,  which  displays  her  teeth  very 
strikingly,  ir  it  does  not  Indicate  her  Intelligence. 
Apprccluilug  her  own  Importance,  she  deems  It 
imnccesiMiry  to  alTcct  an  iimlablllly  which  sho  Is  ' 
far  Horn  posseasliig.  Thus,  If  your  conversallon 
bores  her,  you  have  no  oeoaslon  to  remain  tor  long  ' 
In  Ignorance  of  llie  fact,  aud  it  would  be  j'our  own 
fault  If  you  did  not  llnd  out  when  she  thinks  her-  ‘ 
self  a  cut  above  yon.  Kven  if  you  are  la  tho  on-  * 
joynientof  her  favor,  you  must  expect  to  be  the  ' 
recipient  of  a  certain  amount  of  polite  insolence ;  ‘ 
you  must  also  expect  to  be  converted  into  rldlcu  le  ^ 
when  your  back  Is  turned.  That  even  you,  a  fa^ 
vored  one,  .should  be  made  Itgitl  of,  la  only  natu-  ' 
ml,  fscelng  that  It  is  one  of  the  fundamental 
articles  or  her  belief  that  slic  la  so  Incomp’arably  i 
superior  to  the  majority  of  her  fnllows,  that  but  i 
comparaUvely  few  arc  fit  to  wipe  the  dust  from  l 
her  &hOf?s.  It  Is  a  pity  that  all  her  admirers  can-  c 
not  see  the  truth  in  Ito  grim  reality.  The  addle-  i 
paled  Individuals  who  will  hover  round  her  chair  j 
lu  a  gang  and  pay  her  meaningless  and  ly  Uig  com-  i 
pllments,  would  be  alj  the  better  If  they  could  i 
realize  the  fact  that  she  not  only  thinks  but  calls  j 
them  the  fools  that  they  are.  The  few  that  reso-  c 
lutely  decline  lo  yield  to  her  spell  can  afford  to  \ 
bear  tho  condemnations  which  she  liberally  passes  c 
upon  them. 
It  must  bo  said  however,  lo  her  credit,  that  she 
does  not  appo:ir  to  have  a  very  higli  opinion  of 
the  majority  of  those  whom  she  conceives  she  has 
Hubjugatod.  People  in  whom  she  couudes  learn  . 
that  her  victims  are  the  most  absurd  boobies,  . 
whose  preaumpUoD  is  only  equalled  by  thclr  In¬ 
anity;  and  her  Irlcnds  generally  have  the  good  « 
sense  not  to  dispute  the  point  with  her.  Towards  ° 
the  members  of  her  own  she  Is  equally  charitable.  ! 
According  to  her  ruling,  they  are  meiusurably  In-  I 
ferlor  to  her.  At  the  same  time,  it  is  somewhat 
difficult  to  gather  irom  her  vague  deliverances  in 
what  resjiect  tliey  are  Inferlur.— Aott/t’a  nunUaij 
Times  and  Weeklu  Messeufjer.  * 
for  t|c  loiiitK, 
;  NEVER  GIVE  UP. 
>  Nevi’.k  give  ujt !  It  is  wiser  and  better 
Always  to  hotio  than  once  to  desi.air; 
iling  off  the  load  of  doubt’s  oaukeriug  fetter. 
And  break  the  dark  spell  of  tyrannical  care. 
Never  give  up  !  or  the  burden  may  sink  you ; 
Provldeuce  bus  klinlly  njinglod  the  cup ; 
Aud  in  all  trials  or  Iroiiblos  betliiuk  you, 
The  watchword  of  life  must  b*?,  '*  Never  give  up !” 
Never  give  up  !  There  are  ebanccB  aud  changes 
Helping  the  hopeful  a  luuidred  to  one; 
^  Autl,  tliroiigU  Uie  rhafis,  high  wisdom  arranges 
Ever  success  if  you’ll  ever  hope  on. 
Never  give  Up!  for  tho  wisest  is  boldest. 
Knowing  tliat  Provklence  iiiingles  Uiu  cup; 
Aud  of  all  iiiaKiuis,  the  best,  as  Ihe  oldest, 
Is  tho  true  watchword  of  "  Never  give  up  !" 
Never  give  up  I  though  the  grajie-shot  may  rattle, 
Or  tho  thumlcr-cloud  o’er  you  luirst; 
Stuud  lik<i  a  I'tick,  aud  tho  sti>rm  or  the  battle 
mttio  shall  barm  you.  though  dotug  their  worst. 
Never  give  up  !  If  adversity  presses, 
IToviiieuce  wisely  has  mluglod  the  cup ; 
And  the  Ixmt  eonnsel  iu  all  your  distresses 
Is  tho  stout  watchword  of  **  Never  give  uj) !” 
—  -  -  -  - - 
LETTERS  FROM  BOYS  AND  GIRLS. 
Hot  Shot. 
Bovs,  did  yon  read  what  Uncle  Truk  said  In  his 
last  letter  to  the  boys  and  girls?  If  so,  what  do 
you  think  of  It?  I  think  It  la  a  shame  that  uono 
of  the  boys  wrote  a  sketch  of  Joan  of  Arc,  when 
there  aro  lota  that  could  have  done  heller  than 
Oltherone  or  the  girls  who.so  sketolics  Tfncle  1'bi’e 
imbllshod.  Now,  boys,  do  not  let  thl.s  happen 
again,  but  do  yoiir  best  lo  redeem  yoiii’selvcs.  If 
the  girls  did  do  all  of  the  writing,  I  am  saMslUsI 
that  the  boy.s  could  have  done  It  better.  Now, 
boys,  look  ut  Bessie  McLean's  sketch,  She  gives 
but  one  date  In  tho  whole  of  her  urilclo,  and  that 
is  nnlmporta nt.  She  begl ns  the  sketch  as  though 
It  was  a  work  of  Uctloii  rather  than  a  iimlUTOf 
history.  Sho  writes  moro  In  Mieiormof  milogy 
than  of  an  Impartial  htstorUm.  She  Is  also  rather 
too  poetic  to  write  the  history  of  a  iilaln,  practical 
woman,  as  Joan  of  Arc  was.  So,  taking  It  all 
around,  r  :im  far  from  giving  over  the  palm  to  the 
girls.  Now,  Uncle  Truk,  give  us  another  chance, 
add  SCO  what  we  can  do;  and  boys,  If  he  docs  give 
us  anoMier  clianee.  Improve  it.— one  of  tuk  Bovs. 
[I  wouLii  mildly  remark  to  the  nl(iee.s  that  It'S  a 
good  rule  when  you  see  a  head  to  hit  It.  one  of 
tub  Boys  has  taken  off  the  gloves.  r,ot  us  make 
it  InleresLItig  all  around. -Uncle  True.] 
The  Sentiment  in  Quilting. 
I  HAVE  never  wiltleu  you  before,  but  1  have 
Often  thought  l  would  like  to  and  ask  If  I  might 
he  a  Cousin.  I  have  read  the  Uurai,  during  the 
past  summer  with  much  liiu-rest ;  and  as  sonio  of 
the  young  men  who  have  wrlttau  did  not  know  as 
much  a.s  they  vnuht  about  piecing  bed-iiullls,  1 
mougut  i  would  just  tnj  and  enJIghteu  them  a 
little.  It  Is  very  true  tuat  just  cutting  up  calico 
and  sewing  it  together  again,  Is  foolishness;  but 
If  your  frlemlsgl  vc  you  pieces  of  theU’  dresses  that 
you  would  like  to  keep  a,sa  token  of  remembrance, 
or  If  you  have  a  dress  In  whlcli  you  have  Uml  some 
adveniuro,  ami  waul  to  keep  it  in  reinointiraiiee, 
why  not  take  a  part  of  it  and  piece  it  In  your  bed- 
(juilt?  I'le;isu  answer  tliat,  young  gentlemen. 
Some  people  talk  a  great  deal  about  things  which 
they  thiii,k  they  are  posted  about,  but  of  which  lu 
reality  they  know  nothing,  l  don’t  deny  but  what 
1  am  one  of  them ;  but  I  trust  the  girts  will  ugroe 
with  me  In  this.  Now  1  must  tell  you  something 
aoout  rnyselr-ls  It  ton  Lite?  1  am  a  girl  (as  you 
might  well  know),  between  thirteen  and  iHtoen 
yoai-aof  age,  with  light  hair,  blue  eyes  and  pug 
nose,  and  am  rather  tall.  1  have  been  spemllng 
the  summer  at  my  grand  talher'a,  within  a  mile  of 
Lake  GntiU’lo,  Iu  the  summer  and  fiUl  the  sun¬ 
sets  arc  beaut  iful  on  the  lake.  1  have  often  gone 
down  to  the  end  of  the  orchard  Just  to  see  the 
suiLset.  It  lias  been  very  dry  here  during  tho 
summer.  Hoping  I  shall  see  this  In  tho  Uural,  i 
remain— Cousin  Gypsy  Belle, 
An  equivocation  and  a  lie  own  the  same  mother. 
Culture  for  Farmers’  Boys-Solld  Sense. 
The  letter  from  Cousin  R.  u.  P.  has  prompted 
mo  to  take  up  my  pen.  I  am  glad  lie  is  cultivating 
his  mind  as  well  as  his  garden.  I  am  a  farmer's 
boy,  and  know  all  about  the  endless  round  of 
drudgery'  wlUch  devolves  upon  a  rarmer’s  boy,  1 
know  by  experience  what  a  boy  thinks  when  the 
patient  cow  which  ho  Is  milking  suddenly  truns- 
porls  him  to  the  oppo.sllo  side  of  the  barn,  with 
more  speed  than  eoiirtesy,  and  the  halMUled  milk 
pall  comes  dying  aftor  blm  and  alights  bottom  up 
on  his  ear,  Kueh  potty  aunayances  are  the  una¬ 
voidable  accompaniments  of  mrm  life,  and  are  dis¬ 
couraging  to  any  boy ;  and  yet  I  would  not 
“  Rrmounco  tho  odors  of  the  opi.-n  Hold 
Fur  Uio  iiueucntcd  lictious  t)l  tho  loom,” 
or  01  the  store  either. 
It.  C.  T.  advi8e.s  the  farmei-s'  boys  to  study 
“something  selontltle,"  and  to  strive  to  become 
“  prominent  men,”  os  a  remedy  for  discontent, 
and  says  l,hat  after  studying  Botany  and  Land- 
8t;apo  Drawing  his.H  tliau  a  year,  he  can  associate 
with  “  ladles  and  gontlpineii  ”  who  were  onco  the 
eaiLSo  of  all  his  Iroublea.  Surely  ho  will  .soon  bo 
a  “prominent  man  oI  our  Mine.”  Now  I  havo 
been  studying  several  brunches  of  Natural  Sci¬ 
ence  for  over  tlireo  years,  aud  have  not  become  a 
prominent  man  yet;  but  1  am  not  going  to  leave 
tho  farm  for  all  that.  TliLs  desire  of  farmers  for 
prominence  Is  the  ruin  of  many  of  tliem.  I  know 
of  four  farmers  lu  this  vicinity  who  have  made 
assignments  this  summer.  They  borrowed  money 
to  “  put  on  style,”  and  neglected  thclr  bu.slnes.s 
to  ride  about  to  show  Ihemselves. 
Now,  boys,  “what  1  wish  to  remark’’  Is  this: 
Though  our  .services  may  be  required  on  tho  farm, 
so  that  we  cannot  acquire  a  school  education,  yet 
We  may  eiliieate  onrseh'es  If  we  diligently  Im¬ 
prove  all  our  .spare  minntos.  I  h«vc  a  littlo  library 
whh’h  I  havo  bonght,  n  book  at  a  llmo,  with  mv 
own  money,  in  it  are  books  Of  .Science,  History, 
1  oeiry.  Agriculture,  and  a  few  classic  novels. 
Here,  by  huproMng  nil  my  spare  momenta,  I  rina 
I  time  to  study  and  write  from  one  to  three  hours 
a  day,  besldoa  working  twelro  to  ililrtecn  hours 
on  the  mnn.  r’erhap.s  you  would  like  to  know 
what  I  write.  Well,  i  write  poetry;  not  with  any 
t  nought  of  ever  making  a  living  by  It,  but  for  scH- 
Improvcment.  Boys,  let  us  spend  our  leLsnrc  Mmo 
in  theiini’snltof  knowledge,  and  though  we  may 
not  all  become  famous,  we  may  become  men  of 
erudition  and  culture.— YOLiNO  1’okt,  Kimjseille,  o. 
Accidentally  Neglected. 
Bear  Lnoi.k  True:— Will  you  print  this  among 
tho  letters  from  boys  nud  girls  7  l  sent  one  onco 
boforo  but  It  was  nut  printed,  and  If  t/iis  one 
should  go  Into  thowaalc  ba.skct,  1  think  I  slmll 
give  np.  1  son  jiloclng  quilts  la  the  question  In 
dl.sputo  at  present.  1  think  It  Is  a  gootl  and  pretty 
way  to  use  up  the  pieces;  and  there  are  sure  to 
be  a  great  many  left  after  cutting  dresses— pieces 
too  small  for  any  other  purjiose  that  l  know  of. 
(-an  VouNo  .\rtlst  toll  us  some  belter  way  to  uso 
*  them  ?  COK.i  A.  L.  speaks  of  some  vary  pretty 
’  Morning  Glories.  1  never  saw  any  like  I  heni.  Wo 
'  have  quite  a  nlee  llower  garden,  and  have  blue, 
Willie,  red.  pink  and  siiottcd  Morning  Glories— 
t  wo  or  Uiroo  shades  ut  tho  red  and  blue  ones. 
Wo  Jiave  .some  house  plaiiLs,  but  they  hardly  ever 
llower  lu  tho  winter.  I  love  Mowers  very  much. 
Wo  have  beautiful  wild  Mowers  here  In  .Michigan,' 
among  whlcli  aro  tho  .Spring  Beauty,  Auemono 
and  llepaUca.  I  Jiave  often  read  of  the  llcpatlea, 
but  It  is  always  spoken  of  as  a  blue  Mower,  and  wo 
bavo  pink  and  white  ones  hero  a.s  well  as  blue 
and  the  lighter  shades  are  the  most  common! 
But  all  of  the  spring  Mowers  are  gone  now,  and  it 
JsUmo  to  collect  loaves  and  fcrn.s  for  our  winter 
boiiquels.  1  always  Iron  the  leaves.  1  think  they 
keep  their  color  inueh  better  than  wlien  Miitv  are 
pressed.  But — oii,  dear  me  1  1  have  written 
such  a  long  letter  I  must  stop,  or  you  will  not 
print  It.  r  hope  to  see  this  In  print  soon,  and  If 
the  GOiLslns  will  reoelvo  rao  t  may  jierUaps  write 
again  aomctlme.—ViuniNiA.  Movfc  t.'rove,  Mich, 
Our  Scholar. 
JlK.  Editor  Please  give  me  an  Introduction 
to  the  Cousins  of  tho  Uural.  1  shall  certainly 
feel  honored  If  l  am  allowed  to  imsume  the  title 
of  CoiLsln.  We  have  taken  your  paper  for  inoro 
than  ten  .years,  and  Mud  It  exceedingly  viiluablo. 
I  live  oil  a  farm,  hut  do  hot  relLsh  farm  work.  I 
haven  pleasant  home ;  also  a  large  library  illlcd 
with  choice  Utoraturc  aud  art,  In  wiiieU  I  spend 
my  odd  momenis.  l  am  also  learning  lo  pencil 
and  havo  mastered  the  ruli'«  lu  drawing  and 
pcrspeellvo,  and  1  liopo  some  day  to  ri'afli  tlio 
highest  standard.  Well  done,  Mdlle..  gerai.dink  • 
let  Its  hear  from  you  again.  Youno  Tom.  to  the 
front,  sir,  and  defend  yourself— though  jou  do  de- 
fk^rve  lU  Walter  p.  Inquires  the  meaning  of  de- 
boltoment.  Suuknnk  deilncs  11  la  his  Fi’oncli  Dic¬ 
tionary  as  disjointing,  dlsl<x;ation.— Monsieur  Ai.- 
BERT. 
Another. 
COUSINS This  1 1  the  ilrst  time  I  have  made  my 
appearance  among  you,  and  perhaps  yon  hojio  It 
will  he  tho  lust.  1  am  a  Norl.liern  New  York  girl 
living  ou  a  farm  four  miles  from  the  St.  l.awrcnco 
River.  1  have  noticed  that  most  of  the  Cousins 
dcserlbe  l.hcrnselvos,  but  I  shall  not,  ms  i  do  not 
think  any  one  would  be  partleulurly  charmed 
with  the  ilctseilpllou.  I,  like  some  oMior.s,  am  in 
my  teens.  I  am  very  fond  of  music,  hut  never 
liave  had  an  opportiuilly  yet  of  cnltlv;iHng  rny 
Miste  for  It,  I  think  Youso  Artist’s  letter  was 
splendid,  and  hope  she  will  favor  us  witii  another. 
If  Mr.  Editor  will  please  print  this,  he  will  greatly 
oblige— Blue  Jay. 
[Young  artist  must  have  a  heart  of  stone  to  re¬ 
sist  these  numerous  appeals.— Uncle  True.j 
From  the  Pacific  Slope. 
Dear  Rural  Cousin.s:-!  ivrote  to  you  some 
time  ago,  but  did  not  tell  your  where  1  lived.  I 
will  tell  you  thl.s  time.  I  live  In  Washington  Ter¬ 
ritory,  on  White  River.  My  pajia’s  farm  Is  about 
twenty  mlle.s  from  Seattle.  I  am  glad  wo  C;ou.sln3 
are  going  to  have  more  room,  I  did  not  think  wo 
had  enough  before.  I  think  om-  columns  are  be¬ 
coming  tbe  most  Interesting  part  of  the  wliolo 
paper.  1  am  a  real  farmer’s  girl,  and  love  the 
country  very  much.  I  can  whistle  as  well  as 
either  of  my  brothers.  I  have  two  large  brothera 
and  one  who  Is  a  illtlo  baJiy,  three  months  old. 
My  kitty’s  name  la  “Qulmbo,'’  and  my  canary’s 
is  “Jonathan.”  Hoping  Uncles  Mark  and  True 
will  not  think  this  unworthy  a  place,  I  will  close. 
—Carrie  A. 
From  an  Ohio  Girl. 
I  HAVE  never  written  to  the  Rural  before,  so  l 
thought  1  would  write.  I  do  not  think  th«i  Wild 
Crab  can  work  In  the  Meld  any  more  than  1  can. 
My  father  la  a  farmer.  Wo  live  about  five  miles 
from  Newark.  We  take  the  Rn»AL,  and  all  like 
It.  It  I  was  a  boy,  1  wouldn’t  let  t  he  girls  do  all 
the  wilting.  I  think  piecing  quilts  will  do  for 
those  who  like  to,  but  for  my  part  1  don’t  like  It 
very  well.  I  go  to  school,  and  like  Mowers.— Anna 
Mu.M..  Newark,  0. 
