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THE  By 
HEW-YOBK 
UNDER  THE  ROSE. 
I  AM  cold  and  I  am  light 
As  the  fleecy,  floating  snows  ? 
If  a  tlioni  ran  through  ray  heart 
You  would  only  aee  the  rose. 
Fickle,  shallow,  thoughtless,  gay  ? 
An»l yon  truly  think  mo  so? 
Y'ou  may  view  the  ocean's  foam 
But  its  deeps  lie  far  l>olow. 
Como  and  atand  hy  n>o  .awhile 
Where  no  other  friend  has  liecn; 
I  will  open  wide  my  heart, 
I  will  show  you  all  within. 
AVhat !— you  start  and  turn  away, 
And  the  tears  hegln  to  fall  t  — 
Ah  1  my  heart !  —you  thought  it  gay  ? 
It  is  broken— that  Is  all. 
tJ.  If.,  In  Scrlbntr's. 
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HOW  SHALL  WE  EDUCATE  OUR 
GIRLS  ?" 
An  article  In  the  Rukai,  of  Sept.  23d,  and  a  reply 
in  the  Issue  of  fict.  T,  relative  to  the  education  of 
girls,  treat  the  topic,  which  Is  usually  a  very  Im¬ 
portant  one,  neither  us  broadly  on  the  one  hand 
nor  as  seriously  on  the  other,  as  It  deserves  to  be. 
so  much  Is  talked  and  written  of  the  education  of 
girls,  as  to  lead  one  to  suppose  that  It  is  an  affair 
so  entirely  different  from  that  of  boys.  that,  pa¬ 
rents  and  educators  are  put  to  their  wlhs’  end  to 
know  just  what  It  should  be.  If  the  object  of  edu¬ 
cating  anybody  be  to  bring  about  u  degree  of  men¬ 
tal  development  and  discipline,  and  to  tit  the  Indi¬ 
vidual  for  Self-dependence,  wherein,  pray',  sliould 
the  education  of  tho  girl  differ  malerlully  from 
that  of  tho  boy  7  True,  the  duties  of  the  one  will 
differ  from  those  of  the  other,  but  for  capability 
in  {/<‘neral  usefulness  both  rcuulre  very  much  the 
same  educational  training.  During  the  time  of 
my  own  school  life,  which  covered  a  period  of 
ilfteen  to  eighteen  yours.  I  studied  a  variety  of 
subjects  which  not  a  few  good  irlcnds  declared 
would  never  be  "of  the  slightest  use”  to  me. 
Hut  after  a  trial  of  active  life,  I  have  found  that 
not  the  slightest  thing  1  ever  learned,  whether  in 
art  or  science  nr  “practical  drudgery,”  If  you 
please,  has  fulled  to  be  of  some  service  to  mo.  I 
make  tills  personal  observation,  because  l  believe 
It  to  ho  the  experience  of  every  woman  whose  life 
Is  full  of  duty  and  activity.  l  think  many  people 
mistake  the  meaning  or  une,  In  applying  11  only  to 
llnanclal  result  or  ira  equivalent.  What  cheers, 
brightens  and  beuntltles  life,  Is  of  use  equally  as 
well  as  what  cooks  the  dinner  or  eolu-s  dollars. 
W'heii  1  say— and  I  do  say  It^lhat  every  farmer 
and  fannerluc  ought  to  be  well  versed  Ui  geology 
and  botany,  I  opine  that  tho  majority  of  ugi-lcult^ 
viral  workers  will  smile  Ironically  and  ask  tor 
what  ll^<r  ?  Fur  the  host  and  brightest  use,  I  uii- 
swer,— tho  ability  to  appreciate  and  enjoy  the 
Avouderful  nature  lu  whose  mld.Ht  they  live  out 
their  Uvea,  aud  of  whom  they  too  rarely  know  Jast 
nothing  at  all  of  her  charms  aud  her  uiysterlcs. 
I  know  a  woman  of  umtsual  culture  and  Intoiii- 
gonce,  who  has  lived  all  her  life  In  the  “  back- 
woods,*'  wliose  labors  have  been  tlio  homeliest 
of  domestic  and  tann-houso  duties,  but  wliose  life 
Is  made  bright  and  even  radiant  hy  her  profound 
knowledge  of  botany.  To  sit  an  hour  at  her  foot 
and  hear  her  tnik  of  what  she  sees  la  Llio  natural 
productions  about  her,  the  leaves,  flowers,  gnisses, 
etc..  Is  a  luxuiy  of  entertainment  no  Avomanof 
purely  fashionable  accompUiiluneats  could  hope 
to  dispense. 
No  woman  In  tho  AVhole  Avoman's  kingdom  Is  so 
much  to  be  pitied  as  she  whoso  Ufe  Is  drudgery 
from  morning  until  night,  and  liilfl  whose  educa¬ 
tion  has  been  jilanted  no  means  of  Intellectual 
entertainment  or  recreation.  Fcav  Avomcn,  com¬ 
paratively,  possess  tho  genius  of  the  western 
country  woman  whose  butter-bust  of  tho  “  Dream¬ 
ing  lolanlhc"  In  the  Woman’s  Pavilion  In  the 
Centennial  E.xLlbltion  has  been  tho  object  of 
probably  more  curiosity  than  any  other  single 
exhibit.  She  amused  licrseU— for  amusement  Is 
In  reality  a  wn’ssiiy  ot  life— In  molding  her  bulr 
ter  as  she  worked  It  Into  various  form.s,  little 
dreaming  that  AAith  her  simple  Implements— a 
couple  of  brushes  aiul  a  few  broom  spUnla— she 
Avas  modeling  lu  a  fashion  that  would  be  the  for¬ 
tune  of  a  sculptor.  So  In  the  educaUoji  of  a  girl, 
there  should  be  two  things  aocomplLshed :  she 
should  be  trained  in  some  one  thing  so  thoroughly 
— something  for  Avblch  she  has  a  taste— that  it 
Avlll  always  be  to  her,  whatever  her  fate  in  life,  a 
source  of  recxcatlon ;  this  may  be  any  one  of  tho 
numerous  natural  sciences,  natural  history,  a  tine 
art,— sorneihlog  to  occupy  and  Invigorate  her 
mind,  aud  that  aa'IU  not  lax  her  emotional  nature, 
as  does  novel  reading  aud  brooUDig  over  thu  sor¬ 
rows  aud  ills  of  life.  The  other  ehsentlal  Is  a  suf- 
rtclently  intelUgeat  knowledge  of  something,  by 
Avhlcb  slie  can  earn  her  own  living  la  ca,se  of  need. 
If  the  tAA'o  essentials  are  happily  combined  lu  one 
thing,  so  much  the  better. 
Hardly  a  half  year  passers,  but  that  1  meet  avIMi 
for  self-support,  her  education  13  scarcely  more 
than  begun,  and  her  pajcnts'  duty  toAvard  her 
only  partially  fulillled.  l  havo  somewhere  read 
thattjueen  Anne  understood  l/ii/V;/ different  occu¬ 
pations  so  Avcll,  that  sho  could  have  commanded 
good  Avoges  In  working  at  any  one  of  thrau.  There 
Is  si'arcely  a  woman  of  rank  In  all  Kuropo  aa  Iao  Is 
not  fairly  accomplished  In  some  art  or  science,  and 
cA'prybody  knows  that  the  education  of  princes 
aud  nohleiufu  Is  of  a  most  thorough  and  practical 
character.  Nothing  moi'o  surely  points  out  the 
jMirvenn  or  plebeian  tbnji  a  eoutempt  for  useful 
knowledge,  lowly  as  It  miiy  be  In  character. 
There  arc  scA'cral  traao.s  or  professions,  tho  skill¬ 
ful  acquirement  of  which  avIU  always  rouder  a  girl 
Independent.  Among  these  may  he  mentioned 
engi’avlng,  designing,  rapid  sketching,  ilres-s-mak- 
ing,  telegi'aphy,; pastry  making,  cooking,  book¬ 
keeping,  making  button-holes,  painting  porcelain 
and  pottery,  stlk-woi-in  culture,  shoi  t-hand  Avrlt- 
ing,  pharmacy,  typo  setting  and  nursing  the  sick. 
These,  It  Avlll  bo  observed.  Inclmle  none  of  the 
commoner  acoompUshmonts,  as  music  and  the 
languages,  or  the  severul  professions,  as  medicine 
and  chemistry. 
Any  one  of  the  aboA'^e-inontloncd  occupations, 
Avhen  executed  la  a  superior  manner,  lifts  the 
IndlA-ldual  out  of  drudgery  Into  a  cojuforiable  and 
respectahlo  position.  No  mistress  is  so  respected 
by  servant-H  as  she  Avbose  knowledge  a nd  skill  ren¬ 
der  her  Independmit  of  them.  First.-cla8.s  cooks 
command  a  salary  ranging  from  $.50  to  $.500  a 
nioni  h  1  1  have  been  tohl  that  a  cook  to  one  of 
the  Ncav  York  cluh-housoa  receives  a  salary  verg¬ 
ing  ou  to  eight  thoiisaml  dollai's  a  year,  aud  Mad¬ 
ame  C — ,  probably  the  nrjestdroas  maker  In  New 
York,  aud  an  1  rlsh  lady  at  that,  hits  an  Income 
from  her  profession  ranging  from  tAventy  to  thirty 
tuousand  dollars  a  year.  Skill,  taste  and  tact  of  a 
high  order  in  ant/  fciiaf  of  honest  work,  must  and 
do  command  respect.  As  u  girl  cannot  and  ought 
not  to  learn  everything,  see  to  it  that  she  learns 
some  oni‘  tiling  ini'll,  Every  girl,  whose  circum¬ 
stances  permit  It,  should  Insl.st  upon  It  that  she 
ho  rendered  self-supporting  in  her  own  pei-son. 
That  she  Is  to  marry  or  not,  Jius  no  more  to  do 
Avlth  the  character  of  her  edueallon  than  It  has 
AVlth  that  of  a  boy,  whether  he  Is  to  marry  or  not. 
Marriage  Is  not  an  Infallible  lusmaneo  against 
any  thing.  Its  demand.s  are  usually  such  that  no 
woman  ever  yet  found  herself  too  well  qualliled 
In  any  respect  for  Its  duties,  and  lu  Its  compro- 
henslvo  sphere  she  not  only  generally  liiids  room 
to  e.xeroise,  but  a  demand  for,  her  speclflo  talent. 
If  a  “rainy  day”  comes  to  her,  It  l.s  her  fortune 
In  reserve,  and  If  prosperity  always  attend,  she  Is 
respected  by  husband,  children  and  neighbors 
proportionately  more  for  her  skill  In  .somo  useful 
art.  Maky  Waoek-Fisukk. 
Bryn  Mawr,  near  Philadelphia. 
|lfiii)iiia  for  tljc  |ouii((. 
DO  YOUR  BEST. 
The  heart  ami  mind  of  man  and  man 
Must  ilitfor,  It  Is  true. 
And  HO  the  deed  oiir  uelKhbor  does 
Perchance  wc  ne’er  coxild  do ; 
And  thus,  in  cliiublnK  fortune’s  hight 
To  reach  the  fame  In  store, 
If  people  only  do  their  tWBt, 
The  world  will  ask  no  more. 
Dors  then  the  little  hmnniinK  bird 
Its  tender  souk  forsake, 
lieeansc  the  niKhtlnaale's  sweet  A'oico 
May  softer  music  make  ? 
Or  docs  the  tiny,  twinkliiiK  star. 
Which  lends  to  earth  its  lis’ht, 
Ucpiue  because  aoine  kindred  orb 
May  chance  to  burn  more  briifht  ? 
And  so  thro'  life  we  And  that  some 
Are  clad  in  praise  and  fume. 
While  others  inoekl)'  plod  h1ou«, 
AVith  naught  to  gild  tlwir  name ; 
But  wlien  each  life  Is  reckon’d  up. 
Its  doin^  counted  o'er, 
If  we  can  say,  ”  1  diil  my  best,” 
Our  God  will  ask  no  more. 
[N.  O.  Picayune, 
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TO  ALL  or  YOU! 
So  many  Girls  and  Boys  have  expressed  their 
admiration  for  and  Interest  In  tlie  Ruhai.,  that  avo 
haA'o  roncluded  to  give  them  an  opporiutilly  to 
shoAv  the  same  In  a  substantial  manner.  We 
thank  them  all  for  their  expressions  of  good  fool¬ 
ing;  Ave  desire  to  pay  them  w’oll  tor  their  work 
and  have,  therefore,  prepared  the  folloAvlng  Pre¬ 
mium  List  for  that  purpose.  Look  It  over  care¬ 
fully  and  Avhen  you  havo  found  somethlug  which 
you  Avunt,  begin  your  work  and  soml  us  name.s 
enough  to  secure  It.  Now  let  us  see  Avhu  avIII  do 
tho  best ! 
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TREAT  YOUR  BOYS  WELL. 
Some  mothers  try  to  reach  the  soft  side  of  their 
boy’s  nature  Avlth  a  kind  word ;  some  Avlth  a  harsh 
Avord ;  and  some  AVIth  an  old  slipper,  some  moth¬ 
ers  try  It  In  tlUs  manner:— “Now  you  great,  big 
lubber,  get  right  out  of  here  and  stop  that  out¬ 
landish  nolsi:,  AvlIl  you!  Don’t  you  know  bclkT 
thau  to  whl.sUe  in  tho  house?  You  are  always  In 
the  road.  Uc)  way,  and  don't  let  me  see  ,v'on  again 
to-day.”  Now  Jim,  John  or  Peto— Avhatever  his 
name  may  be— avIH  wlthdraAv,  and  boy-llke  will 
say  nothing;  but  boy-llkc  again,  will  keep  up  a 
big  thinking.  It  avo  couUl  reach  hIs  thoughts  It  is 
more  than  likely  they  Avould  run  in  this  ehiinnel : 
“  Noav  Avhy  cant  mother  give  a  felloAv  a  kind  Avord 
once  In  a  while  1  I  knoAv  I  ain't  the  Avui-st  boy  In 
the  world,  but  she  appears  to  thliilc  so.  If  I  am 
alAvays  in  her  Avay  why  does  sho  alAvays  call  for 
me  when  she  Avants  a  pall  of  water  or  an  armful 
ofAVood?  Why  ain’t  1  In  her  road  then?  It  must 
be  a.  disgrace  to  be  a  boy,  for  she  and  sisters  are 
always  snubbing  me  because  I  am  a  boy.  I  Avish 
I  Avas  aAvay  from  home,  then  I  could  have  a  foAv 
minutes’ peace."  If  he  goes  doAvu  town  with  a  vIcav 
of  llndlng  »i  place  AA’hero  he  Is  not  lu  tho  road,  It 
Is  very  likely  that  he  will  not  rind  the  purest  and 
best  company  In  tlie  Avorld.  't  he  boy  s  Avith  Avhom 
he  AVlll  have  Ut  associate  have  been  through  the 
same  mill  that  he  has,  and  being  deprived  of  tho  | 
home  lullueuce  which  lUey  should  have,  they  are 
not  exactly  moilel  boys.  They  avIU  swear,  smoke, 
chew  and  play  cards ;  and  ll  J.,  the  subject  of  our 
sketch,  falls  Into  i be  -same  ways,  wlio  la  to  blame  ? 
Mothers  and  slsieia,  for  heaA'en'a  sake,  make  your 
bom«  allractlve  for  your  hoys.  Don't  tliul  fault 
AvltU  them,  every  time  tliey  stir,  because  boys  are 
by  nature  a  noisy  set.  Who  AVOuUl  havo  them 
otberAA-Jso?  Treat  your  boys  well  aud  give  them 
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pas.s  any  sleepless  nights  ou  their  account.  A  boy 
who  has  the  right  kind  of  a  home  avUI  nem'  turn 
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The  Itoslere  of  Puiiiaux,  in  France,  Avho  Avas 
elected  one  Sunday,  recently,  and  didy  croAvned 
In  the  presence  or  the  civil  ami  religious  authori¬ 
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one  or  more  Avomcii  Avhoni  misforluno  compels  to  |  gjig  ^111  receive  on  her  marriage  day  the  sum  of 
work,  or  who,  seized  by  a  noble  ambition  to  ac-  j 
compllsh  some  .achievement  In  life,  iind  them-  I 
selves  helpless  from  not  knowing  hoAv  to  do  any¬ 
thing  thoroughly  Avell.  They  havo  had  their 
smatterlug  of  education  lu  a  hoarding  school,  but 
are  masters  of  nothing.  For  this  reason,  and  for 
the  reasons  of  health,  respect  and  happlne,ss,  1 
Avould,  If  1  had  one  or  a  dozen  daughters  to  edu¬ 
cate,  have  them  so  thoroughly  drilled  in  some 
handiwork,  that  each  one  aa  uUld  be  able  to  sup¬ 
port  herself  easily  and  rusiiectably  by  It,  II  nece.s- 
sary.  Until  a  girl  Is  In  some  such  way  prepared 
$150,  being  the  Interest  ou$3,<)ih)  left  by  a  citizen 
of  imteaux  for  tho  purpose  of  encouraging  virtue 
by  temporal  roAvards.  Ten  candidates  iircsenled 
themselves  this  year  for  tho  honor  and  prolll  of 
being  named  roslere ;  and  11  Is  painful  to  add  that 
the  claims  of  four  Avcrc  dlsndsaed  after  an  exunil- 
naUou  which  was  of  the  bi’letest.  The  merits  of 
the  six  remaining  ladles,  being  above  dlscusfton, 
were  subjected  to  the  infaUible  lest  of  the  ballot, 
as  exercised  by  the  Avlsdom  of  a  rural  munleipal 
council;  aud  Mile.  Hummel  was  found  thu  most 
Avorthy. 
HOW  TO  MAKE  A  KITE. 
Pkok.  PKAiionv  of  tho  M.assachusetts  Agricult¬ 
ural  College  tells  the  hoys  in  the  Bright  Bide  how 
to  make  a  kite  that  avUI  lly ; 
Among  the  various  kinds,  the  “  three-stick  kite  ” 
is  probably  the  surest  for  the  beginner.  Get  three 
Ught,  thin,  straight  slicks  of  cedar,  pine  or  similar 
wood  ;  smooth  them,  and  let  them  bo  about  half 
an  inch  wide  by  an  eighth  thlclt ;  perhaps  a  little 
more.  Make  two  of  them  thirty  Inches  long,  and 
t  he  third  twenty  Inches.  Mark  a  point  ten  Inches 
from  the  end  of  each  of  the  long  sticks,  and  In  tho 
middle  of  the  short  one ;  cross  the  three  sticks  at 
these  iMjlnwi,  and  Ho  them  lirmly  with  lAVlne.  Gut 
notches  lengthAVlse  across  tlieend.sof  the  sticks, 
aud  He  a  strong  twine  from  end  to  end,  making 
the  outline  of  au  Irregular  slx-slded  ilgure,  of 
which  Um  bollom  may  be  sixteen  Inches  long; 
1  the  sides  about  eighteen  and  one-half ;  the  shoul- 
dors  cloven,  and  tho  top  eight  Inches.  Theso 
numbers  may  vary ;  It  la  neceasarj'  only  that  tho 
corresiwnding  sides  should  bo  exactly  alike  or  the 
kilo  Avlll  not  be  avcII  balanced.  This  ilnlshes  the 
frame. 
NoAV'  lay  doAvn  a  sheet  of  strong,  light  paper, 
place  tho  frame  upon  It,  and  cut  the  paper  about 
tAvo  Inches  larger  than  the  frame,  all  around. 
Fold  tho  outside  over  the  strings,  and  paste  dOAvn 
with  good  boiled  flour  paste,  cutting  out  the  cor¬ 
ners  Avherc  tliey  over-lap. 
The  ne.xt  thing  Is  to  hang  the  kite.  Measure 
from  each  lOAVcr  corner  live  Inches  along  the 
sticks;  make  a  small  hole  on  each  side  of  the 
stick  through  the  paper,  and  lie  in  the  ends  of  a 
string,  AVhlch  shall  measure,  when  tied,  about 
fourteen  Inches  from  stick  to  sth.^k.  This  la  tho 
loAver  loop.  In  like  manner  lie  an  upper  lo(jp, 
about  eight  Inches  long,  to  points  about  three 
Inches  from  the  upper  end  of  the  same  stick.  Ue- 
meinber  to  have  thu  leojis  on  the  face  aide  of  the 
kite,  that  Is,  the  side  on  Avhleli  the  sticks  are  not 
seen.  Join  tho  middles  of  the  Iavo  loops  hy  a 
stidng  about  tAventy  Inches  long ;  this  Is  the  belly- 
band.  Hang  the  kite  by  the  bcliy-baud  over  your 
ringer,  aud  hold  it  so  that  av hen  one  end  of  tho 
kite  touches  the  floor,  the  other  may  be  about  a 
toot  ahoA-e  It;  there  la  the  place  to  He  Hu*  line, 
making  It  so  fast  that  It  avIII  not  slip.  When  tho 
kite  flouts  In  the  air,  It  should  lie  at  an  angle  of 
about  torly-fl  ve  degrees ;  If  It  stands  loo  straight, 
the  string  la  Lostened  loo  Ioav  nn  Um  belly-band; 
It  too  flat  the  string  Ls  not  low  enough. 
The  kite  must  have  a  tall  to  balaiiee  It.  If  t.lio 
tall  Is  too  heavy,  the  kite  avUI  not  raise  It ;  If  too 
llgliL  a.H  la  usually  the  case,  the  kite  will  not 
“stand”  steadily,  but  aaIII  dive  from  side  to  side. 
WUenever  It  does  that  It  should  he  taken  In,  and 
more  Avelght  added  to  the  talL  Cut  pieces  of  av  ril¬ 
ing  paper,  tour  Inches  Avlde  aud  six  or  eight  long ; 
tjld  hack  and  forth,  fan  like.  He  them  three  inches 
apart  on  a  string,  umJ I  you  havo  made  three  or 
four  yards.  Then  cut  a  ([uuntlly  of  strips  half  an 
Inch  Avlde,  and  tvvolA'o  or  fourteen  inches  long ; 
lie  the  bunch  of  them  by  the  rnlddlo,  lold  the  ends 
together  and  tlo  again,  making  a  tassel,  which 
you  may  He  to  the  end  of  the  tall.  If  the  strips 
are  of  colored  Ussun  paper,  all  the  gayer.  'He  a 
stilng  about  lAveuty  inches  long  to  the  two  loAver 
corners  of  the  kite,  and  fasien  ihtA  tall  to  Uie  mid¬ 
dle  of  It.  Choose  a  smooth,  clo.se,  well-spun  string, 
linen  la  best— and  costa  most— not  too  large,  or  Its 
weight  will  make  It  "sag,  "  or  too  small,  nr  the 
kite  will  ny  uAvay  Avlth  It.  Finally,  don’t  try  to  fly 
a  kite  Avheu  the  AVlnd  don’t  blOAV. 
Noav,  just  iis  each  of  your  good  mothers  thinks 
she  has  a  recipe  for  making  cookies,  which  she 
thluks  is  a  little  better  than  any  other,  so  every 
boy  AVho  has  oxpcriencfi  In  kltxi-rauklug,  thluks 
his  way  Is  rather  the  best,  and  quite  likely  ho 
may  llnd  fault  AvTth  some  of  our  prnportlon.s.  If 
so,  he  has  perfect  liberty  to  change  them  to  his 
liking.  The  Important  Items  are:  the  kilo  must 
be  truly  made  .so  thatonu  side  may  just  halaiico 
the  ot  her ;  It  must  hang  at  the  proper  angle  to 
I  tho  wind ;  and  the  tall  must  bo  rightly  propor- 
I  Honed  lu  weight  to  tho  size  of  the  kite. 
If  the  klUi  don’t  behave  Avell  at  llrst,  think 
!  which  of  those  Items  has  not  been  carefully  at¬ 
tended  to,  and  correct.  Don’t  give  up  at  the  flrst 
’  trial. 
— - ♦♦  » 
I  JOHN  MILTON. 
The  author  of  one  of  the  grandest  poems  In  the 
English  Language— Paradise  Lost— was  born  In 
London,  December  6, 16O8.  His  fatber  was  a  scriv¬ 
ener,  or  laAV-wrlter,  lu  large  practice;  and  his 
mother  a  lady  from  Wales.  Ills  father  had  a  good 
knowledge  of  books,  loved  music,  and  Avas  one  of 
tho  best  composers  of  the  age. 
John  .M bum’s  educaHon  began  at  home;  aftcr- 
Avards  he  wont  to  St.  Paul’s  School,  and  In  due 
course  to  the  University  at  Cambridge.  He  got 
ouso  rapidly  AVith  bis  studies  that  it  Is  said  ho 
was  a  “  ripe  scholar  and  a  good  one  ”  before  he 
was  twenty -one  years  of  age.  Uls  talent  for 
poetry  shoAVOd  Uself  very  early— “at  the  age  of 
ten,”  says  ono  writer ;  and  his  forad  father  Avas  eo 
proud  of  him  that  he  employed  Jansen  to  paint 
his  port  rait— a  half-length  In  lac(‘d  nillles.  From 
the  time  of  Ids  leaving  Cambridge,  John  MllU'U 
resided  avIHi  his  father  on  ah  estate  AvhlcU  the 
latter  had  purchased  at  Horton,  In  the  county  of 
Bucks,  in  1637,  Oh  the  death  of  hla  mother,  he 
got  permission  to  visit  Italy,  on  a  musical  os  well 
as  poeUeal  tour,  to  collect  for  his  father  the  works 
of  the  great  masters  of  ono  art,  while  he  gained 
pereonal  experience  In  the  other  by  intercourse 
AVith  learned  persons  there.  "  I  had  deteriulned,’’ 
says  he,  “to  lay  up,  a.5  tho  best  treasure  and 
solace  of  good  old  ago.  If  God  vouchsafe  it  to  mc^ 
the  honest  liberty  of  free  speech.” 
The  next  long  stage  in  Milton’s  life  Avas  his 
being  socreury  to  Oliver  CroiuAVell,  for  which  he 
had  a  very  moderate  salary. 
In  1913  he  married  Mary,  daughter  of  IHchard 
Powell,  Ksq.  of  Forest  Hill,  In  Oxfordshire.  On 
her  death  he  became  blind,  and  married  tor  the 
second  time  Catherlue,  the  daughter  of  Captain 
Woodcock  of  Hackney. 
After  the  death  of  CroinAvell  and  the  Rcslora- 
llou  of  Chartes  11.,  Milton  Avas  a  marked  man. 
But  he  Avas  noAv  poor  and  blind,  and  no  one  could 
pursue  AVith  violence  an  enemy  cast  down  by  for¬ 
tune  and  disarmed  by  uatui’e. 
.Mllloa  now  turned  the  Avhole  force  of  his  early 
poetic  genius  to  tlie  Avorklng  out  of  the  dream  of 
Uls  Doyhood — tho  writing  of  a  grand  poein. 
Thus,  till  his  sixtieth  year,  so  little  Impatient 
wa;,'  he  of  securing  fame  by  that  verj'  gift  on 
AVhlch  no  tnost  valued  himself,  that  the  Avhole  of 
his  published  po(>ms  seareoly  made  a  hundred 
pages  of  print. 
Noav  he  fell— poor  blind  man!— that  It  Avas 
