oei.  28 
■  TME  BU15A.L  MEW“¥©BI(E!R, 
Oni,y  a  Iilomlc  hoad  rostiiiK 
•  Juirtly  hum  oil  iii.v  liri'iiat, 
Only  two  l>liii'  oyi'ti  ;,'it/.inir 
Int<i  thoHi!  tlioy  lovo  boat. 
Only  a  soft  siirh  liroatliitnr 
f)ul  from  llioau  rosy  lips, 
Only  a  small  liaml  prcaaiuK 
Alina  with  its  llnifor  tips. 
Only  a  slurlu  form  naalled 
(UoHO  to  tha  oiio  it  lovrs. 
Only  two  mortals  oocilnu- 
And  billiiiK  llKa  lurllu  doves. 
Only  tlio  moments  flyim^ 
Swiftly  and  suroly  away. 
Only  till}  silver  momriiU 
That  make  up  tha  >,'otih  11  day. 
Only  a  small  noU  written. 
Than  a  little  uiKh ; 
Only  farewell,  and  darlInK  ; 
Tear-drops  -then  Kood-hy. 
- - ♦♦♦ - 
MAPLE  BUDS. 
No.  VI.— The  New  Family  Bible. 
J!V  MAV  MAPI.K. 
“I  WANT  to  Show  you  our  nnw  Family  Hlblo,” 
Slid  Mrs.  iJAUPEU  to  her  Aunt  Kurn,  ;w  she  un¬ 
rolled  the  elegant  volume  from  it  snowy  napkin. 
“  Did  you  ever  see  sueli  line  engravings ;  hcalilc.s, 
hero  are  notoa  and  rfferermes,  to  make  the  myis- 
terlous  ivwsuges  all  plain. 
While  they  were  admiring  tho  lino  plates,  little 
.Tounnv  euino  In  from  his  play,  and  asked  his 
motlier  to  allow  him  to  soo  tlie  pretty  pletnres. 
“No,  no,  JoiiNNv:  you  cannot  have  tills  book. 
There  ks  an  old  book  that  Ua.-i  pictures  etiough  for 
one  lltilo  boy.  Now  yon  need  not  goolT  crying 
ahont  It— If  yon  do  I  shall  certainly  punish  you,” 
said  the  mother,  who  really  had  not  tlie  least 
Idea  of  hclng  unkind. 
“  Why  not  lot  tho  child  look  at  the  voluinoa 
little  while?"  .sail  Aunt  Iluru.  .Mrs.  IIakpkk 
gazed  at  tho  speaker  with  an  air  of  the  most  pro¬ 
found  astonishment. 
••  tVliy,  .Vunlie !  you  don't  moan  me  to  Inter  that 
you  would  let  a  ten-ycar-oiaboy  have  such  a  hook 
to  amuse  hltnseir  with?’’ 
*•  Most  certainly  l  do." 
“  Why,  that  h.mk  cost  my  husband  f  I  i.  Father 
tno  expouslve  a  toy  lor  him  yet.  It  would  not  be 
a  week  before  he  would  have  It  all  planed  up  on 
the  wall.” 
"Then  I  fear  you  have  not  used  your  parental 
authority.  A  ehlldoC  Uls  yuar.s  ceriululy  ought 
to  know  hotter  than  tz)  spoil  even  a  primer.” 
“  Well,  ho  does  know  tietter  and,  In  fuel,  has 
every  one  of  Uls  gift  hooks  in  as  lino  order  i»s 
Avhen  ho  received  them,  although  he  reads  thena 
freipicutly.  Hut  the  Idea  of  letting  him  have  any¬ 
thing  so  expensive  ns  our  hew  Family  Ihble,  Is 
perfectly  preposterous.’’ 
Whitt  Is  the  use  of  thoso  Family  Hlblos?  Isa 
fpiestlon  t  often  ask  myself.  Almost  every  tlilrd 
family  h  in  posAe.<,lon  of  one  of  the  splendid  v'ol- 
mues.  Not  one  in  a  tlozen  Is  ever  opened  excejit 
for  e.xhihitlon,  or  to  have  the  family  record  lillotl 
out  by  soiuo  ornamental  ponuiau. 
Year  after  year  it  lays  rolled  up  In  a  napkin 
pul  far  away  in  some  prlViite  drawer ;  or  olso  it  is 
Itlaced  e.xiiclly  In  the  mlddlo  of  the  marble-top 
center  Uihlo  In  the  darkened  parlor  till  mildew, 
dust  and  rust  corrode  the  gliding  and  tho  blmllng 
becomes  food  for  matin  One  inignl  better  take 
tlu:  bread  and  butter  from  the  children’s  mouths 
.and  lot  (hern  live  on  cannallle  titan  to  keep  those 
lllustriited  Blble.s  from  them.  Those  steel  eng'rav- 
Ings  revciil  stories  ol  those  early  days,  that  arc 
i|uite  as  attractive  anti  far  more  lustniuilve  titan 
those  lIcMulous  narratlvesot  the  “  Arabian  Nights” 
and  .Ksoi'  .s  fables. 
Farents  8.iy  the  children  can  read  tho  old  books; 
unit  so  I  hey  iian.  Hut  go  where  you  will,  Jielther 
piirenls  nor  clilldron  read  the  old  books  with  such 
a  living  Interest  its  they  would  the  new  ouo  that 
eoatiUna  correct  repix-scnlallous  ot  tho  tmuntry 
Klug  liAVii)  Inhabited ;  and  the  waysldo  notes 
and  eommenls  of  Ibe  region  round  .about  Jordan, 
where  “llKuoi*  illUgcuily  sought  the  youtig 
child's  life,”  am!  the  hills  where  the  shepherds 
waiehcd  Ihclr  lljcks  by  night  and  beheld  His  star 
In  the  Eiist. 
•Many  a  child  will  have  re  isoii  to  lostlfy  against 
tho  parents  who  have  loved  him  fondly  but  not 
wisely,  for  Uls  utter  Ignorance  of  the  laws  of  oon. 
The  light  that  would  have  guided  him  safely  to 
tho  hiiven  of  eternal  poaeo,  has  been  hidden  from 
his  sight,  and  when  he  has  asked  tor  bread  a  slune 
has  been  >jii'en. 
- - 
CARE  FOE  YOUR  MOTHER. 
BY  BKU,K  WAKFI.K. 
Youno  l.Kly,  don't  dw.idle  In  the  p.irlor,  spend 
your  time  in  fooling  and  lllrtlng  with  tho  solt- 
h  indocl,  soft-ho.arted  young  Fnv,i-ooDi.K  and  weep 
over  the  ImigDiary  trials  <ukI  sufferings  of  the 
hever-wasi,  uever-io-be  Uerolue  of  Uio  lust  novel, 
while  your  poor,  weary,  worn-out  mother  Is  di'Udg- 
Itig  her  life  away  la  tho  kitchen,  unwept  and  uti- 
Ihmight-ol.  Doni.  drcs.s  youi-self  up  111  hue  laces, 
Bilks  and  muslins,  while  she  wears  old  rif  led  eall- 
cohs.  Don't  take  all  the  holl  l,iys  ana  pleasure 
trips  and  leave  her  none.  Don’t  turn  up  your 
nose,  toss  your  head,  or  make  unkind  remarks  at 
her  okl-fashloiied  wa.v.s  and  notion.s  and  k*  ep  her 
out  of  the  room  when  your  friends  call  and  you 
have  music,  games  and  jollity.  Do  ou  never 
think  who  It  Is  that  keeps  you  In  your  finery  and 
Idleness?  t  hat  sees  that  your  wants  and  wishes 
iire  compiled  with  that  everything  Is  In  order 
and  remllnoss  for  Uio  plea.suro  and  privileges 
which  you  enjoy?  Ah,  tlie  time  l.s  coming  when 
you  n'iu  think !  When  you  have  t  aken  upon  your¬ 
self  duties  and  rospoufilbllilles  of  which  you  know 
nothing,  and  liave  gone  away  among  st  rangers  to 
struggle  wKili  your  Ignoranee  and  inability  ;  when 
you  stand  ln'shle  a  at  ill,  cold  form,  with  the  tlnnl 
ha  mis  folded  forever.  In  rest,  your  thoughts  will 
be  full  of  the  past,  and  your  soul  will  cry  out  lii 
iigony  for  your  motluT. 
Young  man,  don’t  lounge  .about  and  let  her  do 
all  the  chores  herself.  Wheu  aho  bids  or  admon¬ 
ishes,  don't  strut  away  as  I  hough  her  words  and 
wishes  were  not  worth  minding.  Don't  speak  ills- 
l•espe.cttutl.v•  of  herlo  your  compiinlons  and  call 
her  “  the  old  woman.”  Don't  take  all  the  silly, 
stinporlng,  do-notlilng  young  ladles  of  your  ae- 
•pialntamm  out  riding,  (o  (he  leein re,  concert  or 
theater,  it nd  swell  up  with  Indignation  at  “  the 
i.|ea  of  taking  /lei'." 
No  niatlm-  how  tall  or  how  wise  you  have  grown, 
you  are  her  boy,  her  child  still,  and  slu!  still  thinks 
of  you,  cares  tor  you  as  no  other  oaii  or  will.  If 
you  were  to  lea  ve  the  home-roof  and  set  up  In 
busiuo.ss  for  yourself,  Hh. a  would  watch  you  rise 
or  I'iill  wilh  HI)  lalcrest  or  anxiety  no  other  would 
have.  It  you  were  overcome  by  iulversli.v,  trial 
oi‘  temiiUitlon,  or  deep  In  .sin,  misery  and  wretoh- 
edries.s,  and  all  tho  world  h.iil  tnriieil  against  yon, 
hrf  heart  would  still  be  open  to  you,  ready  to  take 
you  back  and  lot  .you  begin  over  again,  it  you 
were  pi-ostrated  by  slcknoAS  .and  Death  hovi'red 
over  you,  she  would  watch  with  ami  wait  upon 
you,  would  light  liiiek  the  grim  monster  as  no 
other  would.  (»h,  young  man,  care  /or  yotu- 
iiiodwr ! 
PUBLIC  SUICIDE  OF  A  WIDOW  IN  CHINA. 
Thk  overland  China  .Mall  gives  an  aeajount  of  a 
strange  suieldo  which  was  lately  conmiltted  at 
Fuh-e.how  Foo,  It  Seems  that  a  young  lady,  an 
Inhabitant  of  llmt  clt.y,  who  had  tho  misfortune 
U)  be  li'ft  a  widow  while  yet  in  her  teens,  wa.s 
urged  by  some  Injudiolous  relatives  bj  enter  again 
the  bonds  of  wedioek.  Tho  thought  thus  suggest¬ 
ed  of  .suiiplyihs  the  place  ot  ucr  lato  husband  was 
so  repugnant  to  hei'  feelings  tliat,  lu  order  to 
escape  from  the  persocutlon  of  her  advisers,  she 
dotermlued  to  “iisceud  to  heaven  on  the  backot 
a  stork,"  or,  lu  other  words,  publicly  to  commit 
suicide. 
Having  arrived  at  this  deccrrnlnaUon,  a  day  was 
set  for  the  ceremony.  Kariy  on  th  c  fatal  morning 
the  lady,  dressed  as  the  (iueeu  of  Heaveu  and  sm- 
I'onmled  by  a  large  following  of  admiring  relatives 
iiml  frlemls,  sUirlcd  from  her  late  husband's  houso 
In  an  open  .sedan  chair  tor  the  scene  of  hei’solf- 
luillcLcd  doaih.  Hy  the  way  she  visliou  her  pa¬ 
rent,  to  bid  lUein  tiirowelL  and  .stopped  occasion¬ 
ally  on  the  way  to  taste  the  viands  which  were 
placed  at  luttrvul*  by  the  side  of  the  road,  as  at  a 
funeral,  uii  urrlvlng  at  tho  open  siiiico  at  the 
back  of  the  Hal-chiiou  I'emple  she  mounted  on  a 
scaffolding  which  had  been  erected  lor  the  pur- 
IKisc,  and,  hav  ing  bowed  to  tho  vast  crowd  which 
hiid  aascmbled  to  vvltiucss  the  proceedings,  she 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  “  Heaven  and  earth,  and 
m.r  fi'lends!  I  iim  tpiite  satisllcd  to  die  lu  this 
miuiucr.’ 
H.ivlug  said  this  she  stepped  onto  a  chair  on 
the  platform  and  thrust  lier  head  tliroiigh  the 
noose  of  a  red  cord,  which  lumg  suspended  from 
a  cross-beam  above  her.  At  the  Siime  moment  a 
red  cloth  was  placed  over  her  ho;id  and  face,  and 
then,  without  the  Iciist  hosltallon,  she  jumped  off 
tlie  chilli'.  Death  w.us  almost  Insianiancous,  and 
she  expired  without  the  least  apparent  struggle, 
I  nforumatcly  tho  effects  of  this  young  lady's 
soll-dovotlon  did  not  end  with  her  life,  for  so  deop 
an  linprcsslou  did  her  conduct  make  on  some  boys 
who  liad  vvlthcs.scd  the  spectacle  that  they  amu.sc<J 
themselves  on  the  followtng  day  bv  making  biv 
llcvo  to  follow  her  o.xainplo.  Hy  a  nilsiidvcnturc, 
while  ouo  Of  them  was  adjusting  tho  rope  round 
his  nock,  his  playmates  ran  off,  aud  on  their  re¬ 
turn  they  lound  t  hat  ho  lUcewlso  had  “  a.scciulcd 
to  heaveu  on  the  back  of  a  stork.” 
- - 
“DUAL  GARMENTURE.” 
The  Free  Dret^s  Itctorm  Club  of  1‘hlladelpbla 
has  boldly  deolarcil  that  “The  garmonturo  for 
women's  logs  should  be  of  dual  form.”  .And  then 
there  would  still  ho  Um  same  old  lormal  duel  who 
should  wear  the  “  gurmeuture.”  And  the  Ueform 
Club  Old  not  settle  the  fiucstlon  whethor  this 
“dual  garmenturo”  would  bo  fu.sUmed  around 
lovely  woman’s  waist  with  a  pin,  or  held  In  place 
by  a  suspohdulurc.  Nor  did  It  resolve  that  tho 
bullOuaturc  of  womens  dual  garinenturc  should 
bo  kept  In  a  more  pi  i  fect  system  ot  repair  than 
Is  the  ciise  with  the  more  manly  trowsature.  And, 
If  the  Kclorm  Club  adopts  tho  style  of  giu'menta- 
ture  worn  by  the  sterner  sex,  they  will  liavo  to 
ily  a  balloon  jib  aft  to  accomiuod.»Le  the  bustlc- 
ture. 
A.VIONG  tho  really  usntnl  woincn  of  the  age  may 
bo  mentioned  Mrs.  Vansiltart,  of  England,  a 
daughter  of  l.ovve,  the  luwmtor  of  the  screw-pro¬ 
peller.  She  exhibits  the  “  l.ovvo  Vanslttart  Sorew- 
I’ropellcr”  at  the  Cenlcunial  Exposition,  wlHch 
sho  lulvei'tlses  as  the  “non-vlbrallng,  full-back¬ 
ing,”  .as  htted  by  hersoU  for  the  Hrltlsh  mivy  and 
mc,rchant  p.orvlco. 
- - - 
A  Paris  fashion  writer  describes  a  ball  dress 
made  entirely  of  ilO'wers.  The  g.irmcuL  Is  really 
an  ovcriiress,  although  It  is  so  long  .as  nearly  to 
cover  the  other.  From  beneath  the  edge  fiiUs 
some  drooping  llowcr.s.  like  luchsias,  and  covci'lng 
the  Upper  part,  grucrall.v  made  of  muslin,  arc 
llowors  of  one  specle.s,  or  mixtures  ot  all  kinds. 
NonoiiY  liuowB  the  world  but  nic; 
AVlifii  lUoy 'ro  nil  in  lied”  I  sK  u[)  lo  see ; 
I'm  II  better  stiKleut  than  students  all, 
For  1  ui'vcr  read  till  the  d.irkucss  fall ; 
And  I  never  read  without  luy  tclasses. 
And  that  Is  how  my  wisdom  I'lisscs. 
1 1  an  SCO  tho  wind.  Now  who  can  do  that  ? 
I  see  tile  dpeauia  that  ho  has  in  his  hat ; 
1  SOH  him  sortiuir  Ihoin  out  as  ho  goes— 
Dot  at  his  Htupid  old  trumpet  nose. 
Ten  thousand  tblm-'s  (hat  yon  emildn’t  think 
1  write  them  down  with  pen  and  ink. 
Von  may  .'.ill  it  lo.arnin>r  I  eall  it  wit. 
AVho  olso  cun  watch  llic  lad.v-inoon  sit 
Hatehmic  the  boats  and  the  loriir-lctrs’cd  fowl. 
On  her  nest  the  sea,  all  nUrlil,  but  the  owl  ? 
When  the  oysters  nape  to  rung  by  role. 
She  eraiim  a  pearl  ilow  n  each  stuiiid  throat. 
So  you  SCO  I  know  -yon  iu.ay  imll  off  your  hat, 
AVhellier  round  or  lofty,  or  s.iniire  or  Hat— 
You  can  Mover  do  better  than  trust  to  nio ; 
You  may  shut  your  eyes  as  lomr  as  I  see ; 
While  you  li\4  1  will  lead  you.  and  then,  I’in  the  owl, 
I’ll  bury  you  nicely  with  my  spade  and  sliowl. 
1  ( ii'iifyc  Miiciloilulit. 
FAMILIAE  SCIENCE. 
No.  2.  —  The  Oak  Primer. 
Mv  Dhaii  Nek'es  and  .N’kciikws; -Our  la.st  talk 
was  about  lufii.-iorla,  those  mlimic  aldermen  of 
the  sea,  tho  polyps,  aud  1  would  fain  believe  that 
the  brief  outline  then  given  has  led  somci  of  you 
to  Investigate  tlie  subject.  It  Is  a  .siicclally  intcr- 
csllng  themu  at  this  time,  wheu  we  arc  all  talking 
of  reform.  '^I'lic  polyp  Is  tho  gre.ttest  reformer  in 
exlstcncn.  You  m.ay  cut  him  Hi  two  and  he  re¬ 
forms,  or  you  can  contlnuo  tho  subdividing  pro¬ 
cess  Indcilnltely,  and  the  little  brute  goes  about 
ills  reformation  vv  ork  without  preamble  or  rcso- 
liillous. 
Now  the  iiccoinpauylng  picture  telVs  the  story 
of  our  friend,  the  oak  Priincr.  Ho  Is  what  you 
mig'lil  call  an  opt  Imlst  among  heetles— that  Is,  he 
Hike.Hu  serene  view  of  life  and  believes  in  tho 
greatest  good  w  tho  greatest  immbor  — but  I 
should  add,  iicrhaps,  tlial.  lus  Idoa  of  the  greatest 
number  la  No.  1.  How  closely  lio  does  resemble 
some  of  our  irloud.s ! 
It  Is  s«5aroely  courteous  to  proceed  further  with¬ 
out  liitroiluclng  the  youug  follow  lu  due  form,  so 
1  hasten  to  prc.sont  to  tho  Young  Folks  Air.  Ei.a- 
ciuDioN  Vii.hosps.  You  would  suppose  from  tho 
name  that  our  friend  was  not  an  .\inericati,  but 
he  l.s.  This  name  is  merely  a  piece  of  forolgn  af¬ 
fectation  that  it  pleases  him  to  as.suine.  It  Is 
even  hinted  tliatlt  was  .Mrs.  E.  Vn.i.osfs  Uiut  put 
him  up  to  tho  caper,  and  that  at  home,  among 
their  friends,  they  aro  known  as  “  those  I’bun- 
eiis,”witti  a  sneering  IntlcoUon  on  “those.”  1 
will  go  oven  Ui  greater  Icugtlm  and  state  that 
farmers  have  been  hoard  hi  say,  when  viewing 
his  ravages,  “  .Vh,  hal  I'kpneu,  old  boy,  l  have 
thee  foul.”  H.  needs  no  expl.uiaUoii  to  show  that 
such  a  scntcuco  Is  malicious  in  tone.  Wliy  should 
Ube?  1  will  tell  you. 
'I’ho  piece  of  wood  jou  see  lu  the  cut  In  a  part  of 
the  branch  of  an  Oak.  Itvva.ssenl  to  tho  Kukai. 
uriice  by  a  .subscriber  who  wanted  to  know  what 
It  was  that  caiLsed  such  tremendous  destruction 
to  his  trees,  whereupon  .Mr.  Fi.i.i.Ku,  your  Edltor- 
lu-Oliief,  wont  to  his  Eutomologleal  eahlnet.,  pro¬ 
duced  the  miscreant,  and  1  lutve  had  him  repro¬ 
duced  from  life  fur  your  Instruction  aud  pleasure. 
It  would  seem  th.at  our  frleml  has  substantial 
tastes,  us  he  chooses  o  ik  tl  uber  for  hts  domlelle, 
lu  iw  adult  staiiC  the  oak  I'ruiicr  is  a  slender, 
long-horned  beetle.  Just  a.s  you  see  him,  and  his 
size  eoiTcspoiid  j  to  tho  scale  l-Uat  runs  parallel 
to  the  cut.  He  Is  a  fastidious  dressor,  affecting 
quleteolors,  dull-brown,  sprinkled  with  gray  spots 
composed  ot  very  short  cluso  lulr.-t.  He  Is  not 
quite  as  Lall  a.s  a  steeple,  V  in  lo  r  I'l  length  from 
lour  aud  a  half  to  slx-tcnr.hs  of  au  inch.  Hut  the 
mischief  ho  can  do ' 
About. July,  .Mrs.  E.  Vii.i.osus  g’..id  lens  the  heart 
of  old  I'KVNKii  by  Inllrnuting  that,  perhaps.  It 
would  be  (pilte  id  well  to  look  fur  some  suitable 
dwelling  tor  their  son  and,  presto !  one  fine  day  a 
tiny  egg  Is  deposited  close  to  tho  Joint  of  a  twig 
or  a  branch.  His  grubship  is  thus  sot  up  in  busi¬ 
ness  for  himself  and  .soon  he  penotratoa  lo  tha 
plUi  and  continues  his  roui'se  to  the  M  unk  ot  tho 
tree.  The  grub  Is  that  uulet,  sllppery-looklng  fel¬ 
low  up  In  the  right-hand  corner,  and  you  can  Judga 
of  his  boring cii pacify  by  looking  at  the  hole  In 
the  hrainih.  Ho.  tlovonrs  the  pllli  and,  ungrateful 
youth,  tlicie  arc  good  reasons  for  hcllcvltig  lie 
does  not  give  even  a  passing  thought  to  hts  pa¬ 
rents  I 
Towards  tho  end  of  .summer  ho  uoneUides  t.o 
change  from  a  griil)  to  a  pupa  -that.  Is,  he  liccomes 
a  sort  of  half-aiid-luiH’  between  a  gruh  fas  i-howii 
In  tho  upper  right  corner)  and  a  fiill-ilcd'a'd  beetle, 
as  soon  to  ihe  left.  And  now  a  niomoiitousuues- 
I  Ion  presenta  Itself.  This  Umber  moreliant  will 
warn  to  go  down  (o  the  ground  shortly,  but  he 
don’t  caro  to  leave  sucli  comfortable  qunrtei'a. 
How  docs  lie  do  It?  Why,  ho  quietly  cals  along 
II  util  he  roaches  the  stem  of  the  tree  aud  gnaw.s 
away  uul  11  he  leaves  only  the  rim  of  tJie  bark  un- 
teuched :  ,Hven  leisurely  retreaf  Ing,  he  makes  him¬ 
self  com  fort. ible  Di.'ihfrt  the  bruiieli  and  vvlHdh's 
for  a  wind,  wideh  eoincs  along  presently  a  nd,  of 
course,  precipitates  the  branch  to  the  ground. 
Tho  leaves  break  l.ho  force  of  the  tall  and  behold  I 
our  friend  a.s  sung  as  a  bug  In  a  rug,  uidll  he  gels 
good  aud  ready  to  emerge  lu  the  spring.  Tlio 
coiisequeuce  is,  branches  ot  llvfi  nml  kL.\  feet  in 
length  are  thus  severed  from  vigorous  trees  und 
Incalculable  iliinnigo  ilono.  Now  with  this  brief 
description  of  one  hisoet  Injiirluu.s  to  vegetation, 
sec  If  you  eniinot  go  out.  in  the  woods  nnd  ilci.ect 
K.  Vii.nosc.s  at  Uls  tricks,  and  bygalticrlng  up  the 
branches  aud  using  them  for  fuel,  cromalo  Ids 
bocLleshii)  and  prevent  a  repctllion  of  this  two- 
iict  comedy  in  tho  spring.  Fnci.e  Tkue. 
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LETTERS  FROM  BOYS  AND  GIK.LS. 
What!  Suppress  Him! 
Hk.^i'Kctei)  Editor  and  the  uuiiai.  Uami-  Fra¬ 
ternity  :—Atler  reading  tho  two  columns  of  Mic 
Cousin’s  letters  In  a  late  number  of  your  jourual, 
iifler  perusing  the  letter  of  YoUNO  Poet  und 
some  various  sentiments  about  quIUlug,  (if  an¬ 
other  “1”  had  bccti  substituted  for  the  "t,’,  1 
would  have  been  inoroliiterostcd,)  and  after  wad¬ 
ing  through  tho  Cuminmits  on  Hit;  letter  of  Vorso 
Editor  published  some  Umc  sHict!,  I  have  the  au¬ 
dacity— yes,  rotdl.v— U)  write  this  epistle.  I  suy 
audacity,  because  It  rarely  happens  lutil  .voii  cn  ii 
call  out  any  of  u.s  Jindor  oils.,  becan.ee  vvo'ro 
afraid  komo  of  your  sharp-witted  critic.^  might 
undertake  te  overhaul  us  about  some  uiisult  iblo 
expression  in  niir  letters.  Hut  l  cannot  keep  silll 
without  going  lnt.o  the  war  and  striking  out.  so 
I’voimtrny  musket  on  my  shoulder,  a  qiiui  iie- 
hlnd  my  ear,  nnd  with  a  few  /bi/tc  (I  w  ant  lo  bo 
itiuilKilir)  type  In  my  pocket,  I’lii  here.  Now, 
dear  CousHi-h,  don't  ihlnk  I  am  Imposing  nium 
you,  tor  really  I  am  a  disciple  of  Oiuck  Ink  awl, 
hjc.  No,  I'm  not  a  “devil”  In  a  dowu-lown  job 
ollico,  but  actually  liJiVc  a  sprightly  sheet,  vvliicii 
shows  lUs  beaming  cuiintenancc  every  momh. 
Hut  Just  as  I  shako  your  hands  1  must  dciiait. 
Wlll  e.all  again.— Young  Editor  No.  a,  Ty/iariila, 
scale  of  Literati. 
D.  S.— Won’t  FNCtE  True  give  us  auollier  exei- 
clsoto  compete  for  a  prize?  Wo  latent  fellows 
will  do  better  next  time.- v.  k. 
[Now  hero  ts  a  young  fellow  after  ids  Cnclc’s 
heart.  Mow  lively  he  would  mako  ll.  for  a  hornet's 
iiost!  NelccH,  up  and  at  idiiil  Hon't  tolerate 
tills  (ioparturo  from  the  hoaton  patll.J 
“Storm,”  and  Some  Thunder. 
riEi.i.o,  boys!  Wake  up!  wlmL  arj  jou  all 
about?  Why  don’t  you  write  oft  mcr  v  I’v  c  been 
reading  tho  “Letters  from  Hoys  and  (;hl3”for 
sotnollmo.  Some  of  them  I  like  v.'ry  much,  but 
others  1  don’t  llko  at  all.  This  is  tho  llrst  letter 
I  have  written  Lo  tho  Huuai.,  so  yi  u  sco  I'm  a 
stranger  among  you.  I  don’t  mocn  to  dc.serlbo 
mysoll.  If  any  ot  you  have  any  curiosity  as  to 
what  kind  of  a  boy  l  am,  however,  just  look  at 
the  dcsorlplloii  of  Hki.i,e  e.  F.  in  the  Hurai,  or 
fioptember  !Hh,  and  you  will  have  m«  exactly.  1 
like  her  letters,  .as  also  One  of  ruii  Hovs,  wry 
much.  1  also  hope  tho  latter  will  not  permit  tho 
girls  to  quiet  him  If  they  x/ioMfd  put  ou  tho  war¬ 
paint.  Advise  1dm  to  lire  back  every  timo.  They 
can't  do  him  imich  harm,  any  way.  1  hope  Hki.i.e 
E.  F.  vvUI  give  us  another  of  her  red-hot  letters. 
A  few  more  like  hei-s  wouht  mako  our  little  col¬ 
umn  so  much  moro  Inleresilhg.  AL  present.  Uio 
boys  and  girls,  when  they  write  something  about 
somebody  else  atid  the  party  takes  it  mi  and  lircs 
hack,  the  termor  thinks  ho  has  go'j  llic  worn  of 
It  and  draws  off,  anil  that  la  the  signal  for  every 
new  begin rier  and,  In  fact,  for  almost  every  one 
that  wmcH,  to  have  acrack  ut  him.  Now  boys, 
when  the  glrks  llnd  fault  with  anything  you  write, 
don’t  stop,  hut  write  again.  No  difference  If  you 
do  get  a  little  snubbed,  the  boy.s  wti’  take  it  up 
and  glvQ  the  girls  as  good  as  t  hey  send,  ami  In¬ 
crease  the  Interest  ot  our  column  at  the  same 
lime,  I’m  sorry  none  of  the  boys  vvrolo  about 
JoA.N  OF  Arc.  I  agree  with  One  of  the  Hovs  In 
saying  that  tho  boys  could  boat  any  of  the  lils- 
torles  wrlllen  by  the  girls,  f  hope  Unci.k  Truk 
will  give  as  another  chance.  1  might  perhaps 
have  made  my  klteU'  loox  bo'.Hu'U  I  had  said 
something  about  Y  ottno  Tom  or  Youno  Haoh  ; 
but  as  that  Kiibjcet  has  been  vvnrii  about  out,  f 
guess  I  can  do  vvltlioui  It.  I  do  I’t  aant  to  bo  one 
of  the  Cousins -c/i-ci/  ayree  too  weu.— istoum. 
[Here  Is  a  young  goutleraan  who  Is  a  born  agi¬ 
tator.  Water  will  never  stagnate  as  long  as  he 
Has  a  pole!  I  don’t  feel  cncouragcil  to  give  out 
the  subject  for  another  sketch,  Hi  vie  w  of  the  fact 
