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TNE  RURAI.  NEW-YORKER. 
ert  (o  and  fro  on  tho  Buony  side— pretty,  merry 
cn^Htures,  all  laughing  and  chattering  at  once,  as 
they  tossed  apples  from  hand  to  hand,  munched 
candy  or  compared  cookies.  I  went  slowly  to 
«'nJoy  tho  sight,  as  1  do  when  I  meet  a  party  of 
swallows  on  the  common,  and  was  wondering 
what  would  hecome  of  so  many  budding  women, 
when  all  of  a  sudden  1  saw  my  lltUe  school-girl. 
Yes,  1  knew  her  In  a  minute,  for  she  wore  tho 
same  brown  hat  and  tho  rosy  face  was  sparkling 
with  fun  as  she  told  secrets  with  a  cliosen  friend, 
while  eating  a  wholesome  slice  of  broad  and  but¬ 
ter,  as  only  a  hungry  school-girl  could.  8he  did 
not  recognize  me,  but  I  took  a  good  look  at  ber  as 
1  went  by,  longing  to  know  what  the  particular 
secret  was  that  ended  In  auch  a  gale  of  laughter. 
After  that,  I  often  saw  ray  girl  as  l  took  my 
walks  abroad  and.  one  day,  could  not  resist  speak¬ 
ing  to  her  when  I  met  her  alone,  for  usually  her 
mates  clustorod  urouiid  her  like  bees  about  tUelr 
queen,  which  pleased  me,  since  It  showed  how 
much  they  loved  tho  sunny  ehlld. 
I  had  a  paper  of  grapes  In  ray  hand  and  when 
I  saw  her  coming,  whisked  out  a  handsome  bunch 
all  ready  to  offer,  for  I  had  made  up  my  uilud  to 
8p(fak  this  time.  She  was  reading  a  paper,  but 
looked  up  to  give  me  the  Inside  of  tlie  walk.  Be¬ 
fore  boreycscould  fall  again,  I  held  out  the  grapes 
and  said,  just  as  1  had  heard  her  say  more  than 
once  to  a  Bclioolmate  at  lunch  time,  •*  Let’s  go 
halves.”  She  understood  at  once,  laughed,  and 
took  the  bunch,  saying  with  twinkling  eyeg : 
“O,  thank  you  I  thej  are  beauties  r 
Then,  us  w’c  went  on  to  the  coruer  together,  1 
told  her  why  I  did  it,  and  recalled  tlie  car  ride. 
”  I'd  forgotten  tliat,  but  my  conductor  Is  very 
kind  and  always  waits  for  me,”  she  said,  evidently 
surprised  that  a  stranger  should  take  such  an  In¬ 
terest  In  her  small  self.  1  did  not  have  halt  time 
enough  with  her,  for  a  bell  rang  aad  away  she 
skipped,  looking  back  to  nod  and  smile  at  the 
queer  lady  who  had  taken  a  fancy  to  her.  A  few 
days  after  and  a  line  nosegay  of  tlowers  was  left 
at  the  door  for  me,  and  wlien  1  asked  the  servant 
who  left  l.hiiiti,  he  answered: 
“A  little  girl  asked  If  a  lame  lady  didn’t  live 
liere  and  when  I  s.ald  yes,  she  told  me  to  give  you 
these  and  say,  “The  grapes  arc  very  nice.” 
I  knew  at,  once  who  It  was  and  enjoyed  the 
funny  meseage  Immensely ;  for  when  one  leads  a 
(lulet  life,  little  things  luterest  and  ainuso. 
Christmas  wa.s  close  by  and  1  planned  a  return 
for  the  flowers  of  a  sort  that  I  fancied  mj'  young 
friend  would  appreciate.  I  knew  that  Christmas 
week  would  be  a  holiday  so,  the  day  before  It 
began.  I  went  to  tlie  school  jiLst  before  recess  and 
left  a  frosted,  plummy  cake  directed  to  “  Miss  | 
Goldilocks,  from  she  knows  who.” 
At  first,  I  did  not  know  how  to  address  my  nice  , 
w  hlto  parcel,  for  I  never  had  heard  the  child’s  , 
name.  But  thinking  over  the  matter,  I  remcm-  ^ 
bered  Muxt  she  was  the  only  one  there  with  yellow  , 
curls  hanging  down  her  back,  so  1  decided  to  risk  , 
the  cAke  with  the  above  direction.  The  maid  took  j 
it  in  ^for  my  girl  went  to  a  private  school),  smiled,  ^ 
and  said  at  once  she  knew  whom  I  meant.  I  left  ^ 
my  cake  and  strolled  round  the  corner  to  the  ^ 
house  of  a  friend,  there  to  wait  and  watch  for  the 
success  of  my  joke,  for  the  girls  always  went  that  , 
way  at  rei::e3a.  ^ 
Presently  tho  little  hats  begun  to  go  bobbing  ^ 
by.  tho  aUenl  street  to  echo  with  laughter  and  the  ^ 
sidewalk  to  tdoom  with  gay  gowns,  for  the  girls  ^ 
were  all  out  tn  winter  colors  now.  From  behind 
a  curtain  1  pooped  at  them  and  saw,  with  great  j 
satisfaction,  that  nearly  all  had  bits  of  my  cake  ^ 
In  their  bauds  and  wore  talking  It  ovor  with  the 
most  nattering  Interest.  My  part  icular  little  girl,  ^ 
with  a  friend  on  each  arm,  passed  so  near  me  j 
that  1  could  see  the  happy  look  In  her  eyes  and  ^ 
hear  her  say,  with  a  toss  of  the  bright  hair :  ^ 
“  Mother  will  plan  It  for  me  and  I  can  get  It  ^ 
done  by  New  Y’ear’s.  Won’t  It  be  fun  to  hang  it  j 
on  tho  door  some  day  and  then  run  S”  ^ 
1  fancied  that  she  meant  to  make  something  for  ^ 
me  and  waited  with  patience,  wondering  how  this  g 
odd  frolic  with  my  Utile  school-glrl  would  end.  ,, 
New  Year's  day  earac  and  passed,  but  no  gift  j 
hung  on  ray  door;  so  I  made  up  ray  mind  It  was  a 
all  a  mistake  and,  being  pretty  busy  about  that  t 
time,  thought  no  more  of  the  matter  Ull  tMjme  j 
weeks  later,  ua  1  came  into  town  one  day,  after  a  t 
visit  In  the  couutry.  I  am  fond  of  observing  faces,  . 
and  seldom  forget  one  It  anything  particularly 
atirneted  my  attention  to  It.  So,  this  morning,  ns 
I  rode  along,  I  looked  at  the  conductor,  as  there 
was  no  one  else  to  observe,  and  he  had  a  pletisant 
face.  Somehow,  It  looked  Xumlllar;  and  after  : 
thinking  idly  about  It  for  a  minute,  1  remembered 
where  1  hud  seen  It  before. 
lie  >vas  the  man  who  waited  for  “  lltUe  missy,” 
and  I  at  once  began  to  hope  that  she  would  come  t 
again,  tor  I  wanted  to  ask  about  the  holidays,  rc- 
mombcrlng  how  “  fond  of  fun”  she  was. 
When  wo  came  to  South  End  Square,  where  I  r 
met  her  Urst,  I  looked  out,  expecting  to  see  the  i 
little  tlgurc  running  down  the  wide  path  again  t 
and  (lulie  willing  to  wait  for  It  a  long  time  If  neo-  i 
e&sary.  But  not  one  was  to  be  seen  but  two  boys  i 
and  a  deg.  The  ear  did  not  stop  and,  t  hough  the  i 
conductor  looked  that  way,  his  hand  was  not  on  t 
the  stmp  and  no  smile  on  his  face.  ( 
Pont  you  wait  for  the  little  girl  now  ?”  l  ask-  e 
ed,  feeUng  dlsapimlnted  at  not  seeing  my  little  t 
friend  uguln.  c 
•'  1  wish  I  could,  ma’am,”  answered  the  man,  t 
understanding  at  once,  though  of  coiu'se  he  did  i 
not  remember  m  e.  j 
“New  rules,  perhaps?”  J  added,  as  he  did  not  i 
cxpl.'Un,  as  he  stood  Hagen ng  his  punch,  and  ] 
never  minding  an  old  lady,  xvlldiy  waving  her  bag  e 
at  him  trmu  the  sidewalk.  1 
“No,  ma’am;  but  Ifa  no  use  waiting  for  little  i 
missy  any  more,  because' —here  he  leaned  In  and  i 
aid  very  low— “  she  Is  dead then  turned  shaipl  y  i 
®!|f  litmuii  Moiil). 
RECENT  LITERATURE. 
Wbai  Tpramy  Did.  Bv  Emily  Huntington  Mil- 
LICK.  i;h)c*»jro:  8.  C  Orimfe  &  Co. 
If  all  who  take  a  lively  Interest  in  chlleren  will 
read  “  What  Tom.my  Did"  and  how  perfectly  nat^ 
urally  he  did  It,  they  will  be  amply  rewarded  for 
tlrelr  trouble  In  the  pleaaure  to  be  obtained.  It 
Is  evident  that  the  author  knows  ju,st  what  such 
Utile  fellows  do  and  s.ay,  for  she  has  drawn  a 
number  of  prelij’  pictures  In  such  simple  language 
that  a  chill  too  young  to  read  It  would  be  Inter¬ 
ested  in  It.  This  book  Is  one  of  the  excellent  re¬ 
sults  of  the  great  progress  made  of  late  years  In 
the  literature  for  the  young.  Even  within  our 
own  recollection  It  was  next  to  an  ImposslblUty 
to  find  a  child's  book  which  did  not  recount  the 
hackniod  swny  of  the  good  Utile  boy  who  died 
young,  Tull  of  religious  fervor,  at  an  age  when  all 
religion  must  have  been  a  sealed  book.  Now, 
however,  people  have  come  to  think  that  children 
should  be  treated  to  something  more  nearly  simi¬ 
lar  to  actual  life.  Tommy  in  this  book  Is  some- 
tlmeS  Intensely  nat  ural.  In  addition  to  all  this, 
the  book  Is  neatly  printed  and  beautifully  Illus¬ 
trated. 
?  round,  rung  the  bell,  put  the  old  lady  In  and  shut 
»  the  door. 
1  How  grieved  I  was  to  have  that  pleasant  frlend- 
J  ship  end  so  sadly,  for  I  had  planned  many  small 
t  surprises  for  my  girl  and  now  I  could  do  no  more, 
:  could  never  know  all  about  her,  never  sec  the 
I  sunny  face  again  or  win  another  word  from  Ups 
that  seemed  made  for  sinlllng. 
I  Only  a  little  acbool-girl.  Y’ei  how  many  friends 
she  seemed  to  have,  making  them  unconscloiLsly 
by  her  gentle  manner*,  generous  actions  and  Inno- 
cem  llght-heartedness.  I  could  not  boar  to  think 
what  home  must  be  without  her,  for  I  arn  sure  I 
was  right  In  believing  her  a  good  sweet  child, 
because  real  character  shows  Itself  Id  litt  le  things, 
and  the  heart  that  always  keeps  In  nine  makes 
Us  music  beard  everywhere. 
The  busy  man  of  the  horse-car  found  l  lmo  to 
■  miss  her;  the  schoolmates  evidently  mourned 
for  their  queen ;  for  when  1  met  them  they  walked 
quietly,  talked  low,  and  several  wore  bltrck  trows 
upon  their  sleeves;  while  I,  although  I  never 
knew  her  name  or  learned  a  single  factabouther, 
felt  the  sweetness  of  her  happy  nature  and  have 
not  yet  forgotten  my  little  school-glrl.— Aoui.>»r>  m. 
Alcott. 
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GRUMBLING  ABOUT  NEWSPAPERS. 
Gkl'mbliko  about  newspapers,  says  the  Boston 
Traveler,  I*  as  ancient  as  newspapers  themselves. 
And,  notwithstanding  the  multiplication  of  these 
modern  cxmvcnlencfis  and  tlie  sleepless  cCToris  of 
publishers  to  adapt  their  paper  to  every  variety 
of  taste  aud  every  grade  of  sentiment,  affordlog, 
one  might  think,  ample  opportunity  to  readers  to 
suit  themselves  perfectly— yet  there  Is  still,  per¬ 
haps,  US  much  grumbling  about  newspapers  us 
there  ever  was.  M'e  supixise  It  docs  not  often 
occur  to  the  grumblers  that  possibly  they  them¬ 
selves  may  be  at  fault,  maybe  vuireasonable,  may 
expect  ImpOsslbllllles,  may  be  out  of  humor,  may 
have  a  lit  of  Indigestion  or  spleen,  or  may  be 
stupid  or  unapprecjitlve.  It  may  never  wcur  to 
them  that  the  men  who  loll  night  and  day  to  lur- 
ntsh  them  with  the  latest  news  and  the  greatest 
variet.y  of  Information  ami  entertainment,  are 
mortal,  and  sometlraos  tire  themselves,  and  get 
sleepy  and  cross  and  stupid,  and  forgetful  and 
careleas,  and  need  aud  deserve,  too,  some  consid¬ 
eration  and  even  sympathy  from  those  for  whom 
they  unceasingly  work. 
Faiilufindlng  readers  do  not  consider  that  ev¬ 
erything  that  Ls  made  by  human  brains  and  hands 
must,  of  necessity,  be  Imperfect,  however  strong  , 
the  desire  and  however  eiarneat  the  effort  may  be  j 
to  have  It  faulUo.s8.  And  above  all,  thoy  forget  , 
that  a  newspaper  cannot  be  made  for  general  clr-  ^ 
culatlon  and  yet,  In  everything,  exacllv  suit  any  j 
one  person.  A  thoroughly  good,  entcrprlslog 
newspaper,  is  really  like  a  well-spread  dinner  ^ 
table.  It  contains  variety  a-s  well  as  quanUty .  j 
something  for  every  taste  and  enough  of  each  j 
kind  to  satisfy  any  reasonable  appetite.  It  Is  not  ^ 
expected  that  any  guest  ot  a  table  should  eat  of  ^ 
every  dish  provided.  Jt  Is  iiot  siippo«od  for  u  j 
moment  that  every  dish  will  be  palatable  to  every 
guest  or  agree  with  every  one’s  digestion ;  but  it  la  ] 
thought  and  re-aaonahly,  too,  that  from  Uie  abun- 
dnnt  bill  of  faro  every  gue.st  can  select,  enough 
that  will  be  dlgt»tlble  and  agreeable  to  make  a 
Bubstanoal  and  sattsfactory  meal.  Just  so  It  Ls  ® 
with  every  well-odltod  new-spaper.  No  man  la  ' 
expected  to  read  everything  In  the  paper  or  to  ^ 
like  everyiUlng  If  he  reads  it;  hut  every  man  Is  ^ 
expected  to  And  enough  that  Is  goo<1  and  useful  “ 
and  acceptable  aud  agreeable  in  the  a/nplo  col-  ^ 
umns  spread  out  before  him.  to  be  a  full  equlva-  ^ 
lent  for  what  the  paper  costs;  and  It  he  happens  ® 
to  find  on  tiro  cacfc  an  article  which  olTends  his 
Uste,  or  Is  In  opposition  to  his  views,  ho  has  Just  ^ 
to  let  that  alone  and  leave  it  for  another,  whom 
It  will  just  suit  and  tor  whoso  ta.ste  it  wa.s  gotton  ^ 
up.  In  choosing  his  paper  one  should  do  Just  as 
he  does  m  choosing  his  rcstaiirani;  he  should 
select  one  whose  general  style  suits  him,  and  s 
when  his  taai,e  changes  or  t  he  character  of  t  he  e 
paper  deteriorates,  he  should  change  and  try  r 
another ;  but  never  fret  himself  or  vex  his  neigh-  f 
bors  by  gnirabllng  and  scolding  about  his  news-  i 
paper  which,  rUtor  all,  is  Just  about  as  necessary  v 
to  his  comfort  as  his  dinner.  i  r 
t  Onr  Rebn-rinr.  A  Manna!  of  Etiijiiettc  and  Dtpm 
of  the  Best  American  Society,  By  Mrs.  E.  B.  Dcf- 
rtr.  I’hiladol|)Iiia :  J.  M.  Stoddart  &  Co.  (8vo.— 
l-ip.  32U.) 
I  Thk  above  title  would  naturally  Indicate  a 
I  much  less  loteresUng  work  than  the  one  before 
!  us.  While  laying  down  certain  rules  of  conduct 
I  under  the  various  ordinary  and  many  of  the  ex¬ 
traordinary  situations  In  life,  It  reaches  farther 
1  aD<l  ejnbrace.s  reasons  for  the  rules  which  can  be 
appllerl  to  other  cases  and  can  by  the  exercise  of 
a  little  common  sense,  be  m.ade  useful  on  many 
occasions.  Of  course  the  book  is  largely  a  tran¬ 
script  of  the  autiior's  own  peculiar  Ideas  upon 
many  subjects;  but  did  we  object  t*  some  of 
them,  we  should  find  a  large  majority  which  ac¬ 
cord  exactly  with  our  own.  Among  the.  mlscella- 
Jieous  rules  we  cull  the  following  as  an  example : 
“MOukkation  i.v  Sckakinh.- .Always  express 
your  own  opinions  with  modesty,  and  If  called 
upon  defend  them,  but  without  that  warmth 
which  may  lead  to  hard  feelings.  Do  not  enter 
Into  argutnent.  Having  spoken  your  mind  and 
thus  shown  you  are  not  cowanlly  la  your  beliefs 
or  oplnloms,  drop  the  subject  and  lead  to  some 
other  topic.  There  Is  seldom  any  profit  In  Idle 
dtscusHlon. 
“  Boa.«ting.— Never  boast  of  birth,  money  or 
friends,  or  of  any  superior  advantages  which  m.ay 
be  yours.” 
Elcmenin  of  KukHhIi  tirainmnr.  By  .8.  W. 
Whitney,  A.  M.  New  York:  J.  W.  Hcheruierhom 
&  <;o. 
In  the  short  time  permitted  us  for  the  exami¬ 
nation  of  I’rof.  WuiTNKv's  work,  we  are  deterred 
from  many  comments  which  might  bo  pleasant 
or  othi.!rwL“«.  iVe  can  safely  say  that  ho  hascon- 
densed  the  matter  Into  a  very  rtywionable  hulk 
and  has  omitted  mindi  unnece.ssary  verbiage 
iLsuaily  found  tn  text  books  and  especially  gram¬ 
mars  ot  the  English  language.  He  very  properly 
j  lhrow.soutOnliogrophy  and  ih-o-sody,  the  latter 
of  which  In  early  youth  we  tvere  wont  to  stumble 
through  and  wonder  what  It  wits  all  about.  He 
divides  his  work  Into  Etymology  and  Syntax 
and  conOneK  himself  to  those-.  This  simpillles  the 
study  and  enables  puplLs  to  take  It  up  understand- 
Ingly  at  a  much  earlier  age.  Another  Instance  of 
the  growing  tendency  to  divide  Into  specialties 
.aiid  again  subdivide  the.se,  resulting  from  the  . 
rapid  progresl  of  the  world. 
Aniericnn  Dnlrylua.  A  Manual  for  Butter  and 
ChroBu  Mature.  By  I..  B.  Ahnolk,  A.  M.  (Pii.  So* 
— llliiHtraL'd  )  ItocLeatcr,  N.  Y.,  1876  - Kiiral  lioiuf  ( 
inihliehlntf  Co. 
Tilts  appears  to  be  a  very  carefully  prepared 
work.  In  which  the  author  gives  the  results  of  his 
Investigation,  obsen'atlons  and  experiences,  and 
we  have  no  doubt  It  will  be  well  received  by  the 
(lali  ymen  of  the  country.  I'Uere  is  certainly  a  t 
need  of  a  dissemination  of  a  greater  amount  of 
sclentlflo  knowlodgc  among  those  who  make 
dairying  a  buslneas  wholly  or  In  part,  and  no  1 
fiirmer  wlio  keeps  a  few  or  many  cows  can  afford 
to  remain  In  Ignorance  of  the  best  methods  of  r 
treatment,  both  of  the  animals  and  their  product,  1 
when  It  can  be  had  so  cheaply  a.s  in  the  work  e 
before  us,  I 
Klemenia  of  Ijntin  Grnmiiiar.  By  Gcstavuh  j 
I'lscitau,  L1I..P,  New  York;  J.  W.  Scheriuerhoni  * 
«  Co. 
•alibatlj  ^Ifaiiiiu, 
lermerhoru 
Thb  names  of  Its  publishers  as  well  as  of  Us 
author,  are  a  safe  guaranty  that  this  Grammar  Is 
w'cll  worth  the  examination  of  all  teachers  who 
de.slre  that  their  Instruction  shall  be  Imparted  In 
the  most  economical  and  at-tfacilve  manner.  The 
author  In  his  preface  saj's:- “The  best  elemen- 
taiy  InstrucUon  In  Latin  Is  that  which  enables 
the  student  to  read  and  understand  the  classical 
authors  in  the  shortest  possible  time.’’  He  seems 
to  have  kept  this  consUinlly  In  view  throughout 
his  work. 
CoiinicKB  of  Undolmndt.  By  Gf.oboe  .Sanu.  PhU- 
adj  li>liiH;  T.  B.  Petoraon  &  Bruthera.  (I’auiDhlet : 
pncf,  76c.) 
Iruthera.  (I’auiphlet ; 
The  reading  public  aro  so  familiar  with  this 
sequel  to  “  C’onsuelo”  and  one  of  the  best  novels 
ever  written  by  this  celebrated  author,  that  com¬ 
ment  is  unnecessary.  It  Is  published  In  this  cheap 
form  to  put  It  wltblu  tho  reach  of  everybody,  and 
is  one  of  the  many  novels  issued  by  this  flim 
which  have  retained  their  popularity  for  a  long 
p  ?riod.  A II  w  ho  Uke  mysteries  should  read  It  and 
they  will  be  thoroughly  gratltled. 
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BOORS  RECEIVED. 
P’KOM  T.  B.  Peterson  A  Brothers.  Phlla.,  Pa.: 
Lady  Ernestine ;  or,  the  Absent  Ixird  of  Koche- 
forte.  By  Mrs.  C.  A.  W’arfleld.  [Cloth.— pp. 
528.J 
The  nival  Beauties.  By  Miss  Pardoe.  [Paper. 
— pp.  194.  Price  75  cents.) 
A.  S.  Barnes  <k  Co.,  NewY'ork: 
Manual  of  Geometry  and  Conic  Sections.  By 
Wm.  G.  Peck,  LL.D.  [Cloth.— pp.  309.  Price 
$1.60.) 
Seven  Historic  Agca.  By  Arthur  Oilman,  M. 
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t  - - 
The  eye  was  filled  by  the  heave  and  the  flaBb, 
The  ear  wail  filled  by  the  roar, 
.  Ab  the  great  wind  blew  from  tne  wild  northwest, 
>  And  the  great  waves  ernehed  on  the  shore ; 
Tho  sky  hung  lilsek  and  angry 
Over  the  rsginM  sea. 
And  sway,  whore  the  mighty  billows  rolled. 
And  the  Bpray  flew  fsut  and  free, 
The  broad  brown  sail  of  the  coble 
Quivered  and  lined  and  shook. 
And  out  on  U»e  pier  the  fiabenuen 
Sbxxl  atem  and  pale  to  look. 
The  eye  was  filled  by  the  heave  and  tho  fl»«h. 
The  ear  woe  filled  by  the  roar ; 
The  coble  toxaed  aud  recn-d  and  tacked, 
As  ebe  Htrove  to  make  tho  shore ; 
Ready  with  roi;>e  and  rocket 
The  stalwart  coaet  griard  stood. 
And  ever  and  ever  fiercer  rose 
The  fierce  Nortli  Sea  at  the  flood ; 
And  the  sail  of  the  home.lNiand  coble 
Still  fearlCHH  flew  aUd  brave. 
Amid  tho  howl  of  the  rlelng  wind 
Aud  the  ernoh  of  the  rising  wave. 
At  lost  she  fetched  the  harl»or. 
And  rode  o’er  the  foaming  bar, 
IVhile  the  cheer  of  the  eager  watchers  blent 
With  the  thunder  on  the  Hear ; 
And  I  thonghL  lust  so.  ’mid  tho  turmoil, 
Tho  fret  and  tho  fever  of  life 
A  heart  fares,  irtrivlng  and  straining 
'Gainst  tho  currenU  of  earthly  strife. 
Ah,  let  ns  keep  sail  aud  compass. 
Uoi>e'B  star  and  the  anchor  of  faith. 
And  BO  glide  to  the  haven  where  we  wonld  bo. 
O’er  tho  last  long  wave  of  Death  ! 
[All  th<  Ytar  Hound. 
—  - 
WHAT  IS  CHRIST  TO  US) 
He  la  our  way :  wc  walk  In  Him. 
He  Is  our  truth :  we  embrace  Him. 
He  Ls  our  life :  wc  live  In  Him. 
Ho  Is  our  lord:  we  choose  Him  to  rule  over  us. 
He  Is  our  ma-ster ;  we  serve  Him. 
He  Is  our  teacher:  Instructing  us  In  the  way  of 
salvation. 
He  Is  our  prophet :  pointing  out  the  future. 
I  He  Is  our  priest:  having  atoned  for  us. 
He  Is  our  advocate :  ever  living  to  make  Inter¬ 
cession  for  us. 
He  Is  our  Saviour:  saving  to  the  uttermost. 
He  Is  our  root:  we  grow  from  Him. 
lie  Is  our  bread :  we  feed  upon  Him. 
He  Is  our  fold ;  we  enter  It  by  111m. 
He  Is  our  shepherd :  leading  us  Into  green  pas¬ 
tures. 
He  Is  the  true  vine ;  we  abide  In  Him. 
He  Is  the  water  ot  life:  we  slake  our  thirst  In 
Him. 
He  Is  the  fairest  among  ten  thousand :  we  ad¬ 
mire  Him  above  everything. 
He  Is  the  brightest  of  tlie  Father’s  glory,  and  the 
express  Image  of  HU  per.son :  we  strive  to  reflect 
nis  likeness. 
He  Is  the  upholder  of  all  things ;  wc  rest  upon 
Him. 
He  Is  our  wisdom :  we  cast  all  our  Imperfections 
upon  Him. 
He  Isour  sanctlflcatlon :  we  draw  all  the  sources 
of  holy  life  from  Him. 
He  la  our  redemption :  redeeming  us  from  all 
Iniquity. 
He  Is  our  healer :  healing  all  our  diseases. 
He  Is  our  friend :  relieving  us  from  all  our  neces¬ 
sities. 
Aud  M’hen  we  need  Him  no  longer  on  eartli.  He 
is  tho  Lamb  In  the  midst  of  the  throne  above,  the 
light  Of  Heaven,  leading  us  Into  living  fountains 
of  vvater.— -V.  Bis/iajj. 
- - - — . — 
SENDING  PRAYERS  IN  A  CART. 
Si'UBOBON,  the  eolebralerl  London  preacher,  tells 
the  following  story A  poor  man  who  had  a  very 
large  family  gave  them  a  comfortahle  support 
while  he  was  In  ne^Ith.  Ho  broke  his  leg,  and 
was  laid  up  for  some  weeks.  As  he  would  be  for 
some  time  deatltute  of  the  means  of  grace  It  was 
proposed  to  noli  a  prayer  meeting  at  bis  house. 
Tno  meeting  was  held  by  Deacon  Brown.  A  loud 
kum  k  at  Uie  do<»r  Interrupted  the  .service.  A  tall, 
lank,  bluo-frocked  youofister  stool  ar  the  door 
with  an  ox  goad  In  his  hand,  and  a.sked  to  see 
Deacon  Brown,  “Father  could  not  attend  this 
meeting,”  he  said,  “  hut  he  sent  his  prayers,  and 
they  are  out  Hi  the  cart."  They  were  brought  in 
the  shape  of  potatoes,  beef,  pork  and  com.  The 
meeting  broke  up  without  the  benediction.  Nor 
did  the  poor  fellow  suffer  during  bis  whole  con- 
flnemeni.  The  substantial  prayers  of  the  donors 
became  means  of  grace. 
♦♦♦ - 
THE  DIVINITY  ABOUT  UB. 
It  is  pleasant  to  know  a  great  many  people  la 
this  world,  the  more  the  better,  for  every  child 
from  the  beginning  Is  a  new  manifestation  of  God, 
made  In  His  image,  but  ills  linage  is  Intinlte,  thus 
producing  an  infinite  variety,  and  thus,  too,  comes 
our  Innate  respect  for  the  normal  stales  of  all 
our  brothers  ajid  sisters.  We  feel  the  divinity 
of  each  and  are  bound  to  respect  It.  though  widely 
different  may  be  the  “  gifts  ”  of  our  spirits.  And 
though  we  expect  goodness,  yet  it  Is  surprising, 
In  journeying  about,  how  many  good  people  you 
will  meet  Mith,  yea,  how  universally  good  they 
arc,  and  how  much  you  learn  of  God's  heart  and 
mind  from  them,  and  bow  your  own  heart  blesses 
God  for  Ills  goodness  thus  raunlfested.  Ruskln 
says  out  ol  every  fuce  can  be  made  an  ideal,  and  I 
think,  to  do  this,  the  labor  wouldn’t  differ  so  much 
between  face  ana  face  as  we  might  think-, 
