sso 
THE  RUBAL  WEW-YOBKER 
modestly.  “  I  have  toeatowcd  more  thought  upon 
It  than  upon  anytlilng  I  have  ever  played,  unless 
perhaps,  It  be  the  one  In  O  vitnor,  which,  with  all 
Its  dHTercnccsof  mood  and  phraseology,  expresses 
an  essenUally  kindred  iJiougUt.” 
“  My  dear  Mr.  lllrch,” exclaimed  Mrs.  Van  Kirk, 
whom  his  skillful  emjdoyment  of  tochnlcal  terms 
(In  spite  of  his  indllTerent  accent)  had  Impressed 
even  more  than  his  rendering  of  the  oveiture— 
"  you  are  a  consummate  artist,  and  wo  shall  deem 
It  a  great  privilege  l!  you  will  undertake  to  In- 
sl  runt  our  chUd,  I  have  listened  to  you  with  pro¬ 
found  satlsfacUoD.” 
Halfdan  acknowledged  tlio  compliment  by  a 
bow  and  a  blush,  and  repeated  the  latter  part  of 
the  nncturn*'  according  to  Kdith’s  reciuest. 
“And  now,"  resumed  Kdlth,  “may  J  trouble 
you  to  play  the  c;  m (m/r,  which  has  even  more 
purj.led  mo  than  the  one  you  have  Just  played.” 
“It  ought  rvally  to  have  been  played  llrst,”  re¬ 
plied  Halfdan.  “  it  Ls  far  Intcnser  In  Its  coloring 
and  has  a  more  passionate  ring,  but  Its  conelaslon 
does  not  seem  to  be  final.  There  la  no  rest  In  It, 
and  It  seems  oddly  enough  to  be  a  mere  transition 
Into  the  major,  which  Is  Its  proper  supplement 
and  completes  the  fragmentary  thought." 
Mother  and  daughter  onoo  more  lolegraphod 
wondering  looks  at  each  other,  whllo  Halfdau 
plunged  Into  the  impetuous  movements  of  the 
minor  noclumr,  which  he  played  to  the  end  with 
(!Vor-lncreaslng  fervor  and  animation. 
“Mr.  lurch," said  Kdlth,  lus  he  arose  from  the 
piano  with  a  flushed  fux;e  and  the  agitation  of  the 
mvuslc  Btlll  tingling  through  Ills  nerves,  “  You 
arc  a  far  grealcr  musician  than  you  seem  to  be 
aware  of.  I  have  uot  been  taking  lessons  for  some 
time;  but  you  have  aroused  all  my  musical  am¬ 
bition,  and  If  you  will  accept  mo  too,  as  a  pupil,  I 
shall  4cem  it  a  favor," 
“  I  hardly  know  U1  can  t-caeh  you  anything," 
answered  he,  while  hts  eyes  dwelt  with  keen  de¬ 
light  on  her  beautiful  form.  “  lUit  In  my  present 
position,  I  can  hardly  alTord  to  decline  so  Halter¬ 
ing  an  offer." 
“You  mean  to  say  that  you  would  decline  It  if 
you  were  In  a  position  to  do  so, "said  she,  smiling. 
“No,  only  that  I  should  uucstlou  my  conscience 
more  closely.” 
“  Ah,  never  mind.  1  shall  take  all  the  respon¬ 
sibility.  I  shall  cheerfully  constmt  to  being  Im¬ 
posed  upon  by  you.” 
Mrs.  Von  Kirk  In  the  meanwhile,  luid  been  ex¬ 
amining  the  contentaof  a  fragrant  Uus.sla-lea1.lier 
pocket-book,  and  she  now  drew  out  two  crisp  t«;n- 
dollar  notes  and  held  them  out  toward  him. 
“  1  prefer  to  make  sure  of  you  by  paying  you  In 
advance,”  said  sbe,  with  a  cheerfully  familiar 
nod  and  a  critical  glanco  at  ids  attire,  the  mean¬ 
ing  of  which  he  did  not  fall  to  detect.  “  somebodi 
else  might  make  the  same  discovery  Uiat  we  have 
inaxle  to-day  and  outbid  us.  And  wo  do  not  want 
to  be  cheated  out  of  our  good  fortune  In  having 
been  the  llrsl  to  soeure  so  valuable  a  prize." 
“  You  heed  have  no  fear  on  that  score,  madam," 
retorted  Halfdan  with  a  vivid  lilu.sh,  and  purpose¬ 
ly  misinterpreting  the  iKdlte  KUbUTfuge.  “You 
may  rely  upon  my  promise.  I  shall  be  hero  again, 
as  soon  as  you  \vlsh  mn  to  return." 
“  Then,  If  you  pleiuse,  we  shall  look  lor  you  to¬ 
morrow  morning  at  ton  o'clock.” 
And  Mrs.  Van  Kirk  hcsiutingly  folded  up  her 
notes  and  replacod  them  In  her  pocket-book. 
TO  our  Idealist  there  was  soinethlng  extremely 
odious  In  ibli)  sudden  ofTer  of  money.  1 1  was  the 
llrsttlrno  any  one  had  olTercd  to  pay  him,  and  It 
soemixl  to  put  him  on  a  level  with  a  common  duy- 
lalKirer.  His  first  lmp\ilse  wuis  to  resent  It  as  a 
gratuitous  humiliation;  but  a  glance  at  Mrs.  Van 
Kirk’s  countenance,  which  was  all  aglow  with 
ofliclous  benevolence,  reassured  him,  and  Ills  In¬ 
dignation  died  away. 
Tnat  eamo  afternoon  Olson,  ha\1ng  been  In¬ 
formed  of  Ills  friend's  good  fortune,  volunteered  a 
loan  of  a  hundred  dollars,  and  aecompanlod  him 
to  a  .fashionable  tailor,  where  he  underwent  a 
pleasing  metamorphosis.— ['J'o  be  continued, 
— - - 
AN  EXPENSIVE  TEAIN. 
A  Russian  Story. 
AT  the  time  when  the  first  open  court  of  law' 
was  established  In  Hussla  a  lady,  dressed  with 
the  utmost  cleganoe,  was  walking  on  the  Moscow 
jiromonade,  leaning  uiam  her  husband’s  arm,  and 
lolling  tbe  long  train  of  her  rich  dress  sweep  the 
dust  and  dirt  of  the  street. 
K  young  onicer,  coming  hastily  from  a  side 
BlTcet,  was  so  careles.s  as  to  catcli  ono  of  his  spurs 
In  the  lady's  train,  and  In  an  Instant  a  great  piece 
wa-s  torn  out  of  the  costly  but  frail  material  of 
the  dress. 
*•  I  bog  a  thousand  pardons,  madam,"  said  the 
ofllecr,  with  a  polite  bow  ;  and  then  was  about 
passing  on,  Avheu  he  was  deiatned  by  the  hidy’s 
husband. 
“  Y'ou  have  lns\ilted  my  wife.” 
“  Nothing  was  further  from  my  Intention,  sir. 
Y'otir  ■wife’s  long  dress  Is  to  blame  for  the  acci¬ 
dent,  w’hlch  T  Blriecrely  regret,  and  1  beg  you  once 
more  to  receive  my  apologies  for  any  ctu'clessness 
on  my  part.”  Thereupon  he  attempted  to  hasten 
on. 
“Yon  shall  not  escape  so,”  said  the  lady,  with 
her  head  thrown  back  In  a  spirited  way.  ••  To-day 
lathe  first  time  1  have  worn  this  dress,  and  It  cost 
me  two  liuiidred  rubles,  which  you  must  make 
good.” 
“  My  dear  madam,  I  beg  you  not  to  del.aln  me. 
1  am  obliged  to  go  on  duty  at  once.  As  to  the  two 
hundred  rubles— 1  really  cannot  help  the  length 
of  your  dress,  yet  I  beg  your  pardon  for  not  Uav- 
ng  been  more  ca  utlous.” 
“  Y'ou  shall  not  stir,  sir.  That  you  are  obliged 
to  go  on  duty  Is  nothing  to  us.  My  wife  Is  right ; 
the  dims  must  be  made  good.” 
The  olfioer’s  face  grew  pale. 
“  You  force  mo  to  break  through  the  rules  of 
the  service,  and  I  shall  receive  punishment." 
“  Pay  the  two  hundred  rubles  and  you  ar©  free.” 
The  quickly  changing  color  In  the  j'oung  man’s 
face  betrayed  how  Inwardly  disturbed  he  wa.s; 
but  -Stepping  close  to  t  hem  both,  he  said,  with  ap¬ 
parent  8elt.comm.aDd “  You  will  renounce  your 
claim  when  I  tell  you  that  I  am  u— a-poor  man, 
who  hiwi  nothing  to  live  on  but  his  onicer's  pay, 
and  the  amount  of  that  pay  hardly  reaches  the 
sum  of  two  hundred  rubles  Irju  whole  year.  I 
can,  therefore,  make  no  amend.s  for  the  misfor¬ 
tune,  except  by  again  begging  your  pardon." 
“  Oh !  anybody  could  say  all  that ;  but  we'll  see 
IT  It’s  true;  we'll  find  out  If  you  have  nothing  hut 
your  pay.  I  declare  myself  not  satlsllod  with 
your  excuses  and  1  demand  my  money,"  persisted 
the  lady,  in  the  hard  voice  of  a  thoroughly  un¬ 
feeling  woman. 
“  That  is  true— you  arc  right,"  the  husband  add¬ 
ed,  dutifully  supporting  her.  “By  good  lockw'o 
havo  the  open  court  now  Just  In  session.  Go 
with  us  before  the  Judge  and  he  will  decide  the 
matter." 
All  further  protostatlou  on  the  oITlcer’s  part 
that  he  was  imor,  that  ho  was  expivjted  on  duty, 
etc.,  did  not  help  matters.  Out  of  reaped  for  his 
uniform  and  to  avoid  nn  open  scene,  ho  had  to  go 
w'lili  them  to  the  court-room,  w'horo  the  gallery 
was  densely  pocked  with  a  crowd  of  people. 
Att.<;r  wHit.iog  some  Ume,  the  lady  had  leave  to 
bilng  her  complaint. 
“  What  havo  you  to  answer  to  this  complaint  7” 
said  the  Judge,  turning  to  the  officer,  who  seemed 
embarraBsod  and  half  In  despair. 
“  On  the  whole,  very  little.  As  the  lateness  of 
the  hour  and  being  on  duty,  compelled  me  to 
hurry,  1  did  not  notice  this  lady’s  train,  which 
was  dragging  on  the  grounm  1  caught  ono  of  my 
spurs  in  It,  and  inul  tlio  inlsforiune  to  tear  the 
dress.  Madam  would  not  receive  my  excuses,  but 
perhaps  now  she  might  find  herself  more  dlsjjosod 
to  forgiveness  when  I  again  declare,  so  help  me 
God,  that  I  committed  this  awkward  blunder  with¬ 
out  any  mischievous  ;intcntlou,  and  I  earnestly 
beg  she  will  pardon  mo." 
A  murmur  ran  through  the  gallery,  evidently 
from  the  peojilo  taking  sides  with  the  defendant, 
and  against  long  trains  In  general  and  the  lady  In 
jiartlcular. 
The  judge  called  to  order  and  asked,  “Are  you 
satisfied  with  the  defendant’s  explanation  ?” 
“  Not  at  all  satl-sflod.  l  demand  two  hundred 
rubles  In  payment  for  my  torn  dress.” 
“  Defendant,  will  you  pay  this  sum?” 
“  I  would  have  paid  It  long  before  this  had  I 
been  in  a  position  lo  do  so.  Unfortunately,  I  am 
poor.  My  pay  as  an  oftlcer  Is  all  I  have  to  live  oi^” 
“  You  hear,  coinidalnant,  that  the  defendant  IsT 
not  able  to  pay  the.  sum  you  demand  of  him.  Do 
you  sUn  wish  the  complaint  to  stand?" 
An  unbroken  stillness  reigned  throughout  the 
hall,  and  the  young  olficer’s  breath  could  bo  heard 
coming  hard. 
“  1  wish  It  to  stand.  The  law  shall  give  mo  my 
rights." 
There  ran  through  the  rows  of  people  a  murmur 
of  Indignation  that  sounded  like  a  ru.sUliig  of 
water. 
“Consider,  complainant,  the  consi.vjuonce8  of 
your  demand.  The  defendant  can  bo  punished 
only  through  b<;lng  deprived  of  his  personal  lll>- 
erty,  ana  by  that  you  could  obUtln  no  satisraction ; 
while  to  t  he  defendant  It  might  prove  the  great- 
CAt  Injury  la  his  rank  and  position  asanolficex, 
and  aspoclally  as  he  Is  an  ollleor  who  Is  poor  and 
dependent  upon  hla  pay.  Do  you  still  insist  upon 
your  c/implalnt  7" 
“I  still  insist  upon  it." 
Tlie  coui'se  the  alTalr  was  taking  seemed  to 
have  become  painful  to  the  lady's  husband.  Ho 
sjKiko  with  Ills  wife  urgently  but,  as  could  bo  seen 
by  the  way  she  held  up  her  head  and  the  energy 
with  which  she  shook  It,  quite  uselessly.  The 
judge  was  just  going  on  to  a  further  conslderatlou 
of  the  case,  when  a  loud  voice  was  heard  from  the 
audience : 
“  I  will  place  two  hundred  rubles  at  the  service 
of  the  defendant." 
There  foUowfjd  n  silence,  during  wlilch  a  gen¬ 
tleman  forced  hl.H  way  through  tho  crowd  and 
placed  himself  by  the  young  ofilcor’s  side. 
“  Sir,  1  am  the  Prince  M' - ,  and  beg  j'ou  will 
oblige  me  by  accepting  tbe  loan  of  the  two  hun¬ 
dred  rubles  In  (luostlon.” 
“  ITlnce,  I  am  not  worthy  of  your  kindness,  for 
1  don’t  know  If  I  shall  ever  be  able  in  pay  the 
loan,”  answtxed  the  young  man  In  a  voice  tremu¬ 
lous  with  omoHuu. 
“Take  the  money  at  all  events.  l  can  wait  until 
you  are  able  lu  return  It.'*  Thereupon  the  prince 
hold  out  two  notes  of  a  hundred  rubles  each 
aud  coming  close  up  to  him,  whispered  a  few 
words  very  sofdy.  ’’I'hcre  was  a  sudden  lighting 
up  of  the  oWeer’s  face,  lie  Immediately  took  the 
two  notes  and  turning  toward  the  lady,  handed 
them  to  her  with  a  polite  bow. 
“  1  hope,  madam,  you  are  satisfied  7" 
With  a  malicious  smile  she  reached  out  her 
hand  tor  the  money. 
“Yes;  now  1  am  satisfied.” 
M'tth  a  scornful  glance  over  the  crowd  af  spec¬ 
tators.  she  prepared  to  leave  tho  court-room  on 
her  husband's  arm. 
“Stop,  madam,” said  the  onieer,  who  suddenly 
became  like  another  man,  with  a  firm  and  confi¬ 
dent  manner. 
“  What  do  you  want?” 
The  look  that  the  young  woman  cast  upon  him 
was  as  Insulting  as  possible. 
“I  want  my  dress,”  he  answered,  with  a  slight 
but  still  perfectly  polite  bow. 
“  Give  mo  your  address,  and  I  will  send  It  to 
you.” 
“  Oh,  no,  my  dear  madam.  I  am  In  the  habit  of 
taking  my  purchases  with  me  at  once.  Favor  me 
with  the  dress  immediately.” 
A  shout  of  approbation  came  from  the  gallery. 
“  Order  1"  cried  tho  Judge. 
“  What  an  Insane  demand  I"  sjild  the  lady’s  hus¬ 
band.  “  My  wife  cannot  undress  herself  here.” 
“I  have  nothing  to  do  with  you,  sir,  in  this  mat¬ 
ter,  but  only  with  the  complainant.  He  so  good, 
miulani,  as  to  give  me  the  dress  Immediately.  i 
am  In  a  great  hurry,  my  affairs  are  urgent,  and  I 
cannot  wall  a  moment  longer." 
The  pleasure  of  the  audience  at  tho  expense  of 
the  lady  increased  with  every  word,  until  it  was 
hard  to  enforce  any  approach  to  quiet,  so  that 
either  parly  could  bo  hoard. 
“Do  not  Jest  any  more  about  It.  1  will  hurry, 
and  send  you  the  dross  a.s  soon  as  possible.” 
“I  am  not  Jesting.  I  demand  from  the  repre- 
SOnlftllvo  of  the  law  my  own  property that 
dress,”  said  the  officer,  raising  his  voice. 
Tho  Judge,  thus  ftpiiealcd  to,  decided  promptly. 
“  Tho  ollleer  Is  right.,  madam.  Y'mi  arc  obliged 
to  hand  him  over  the  dreas  on  the  spot.” 
“  I  can't  undress  mj'self  here  before  all  those 
people  and  go  home  without  any  dress  on, ".said 
tho  young  woman,  with  anger  and  tears. 
“  You  should  have  thought  of  that  sooner.  Now’ 
you  have  no  time  to  lose.  Kither  give  up  the 
dross  of  your  own  accord,  or” - a  nod  that  could 
not  be  mlslnterpret.ed  brought  to  the  lady’s  side 
two  officers  of  Justice,  who  soemed  about  to  take 
upon  themselves  tho  ofllce  of  my  lady’s  maid. 
“Take  your  money  back  aud  leave  me  my 
dress.” 
“  Gh,  no.  madam ;  that  dross  Is  now  worth  more 
than  two  hundred  rubles  to  me.” 
“  How  much  do  you  ask  for  It  7” 
“  Two  thousand  rubles,"  said  tbe  ofilcer,  flnnly. 
“I  will  pay  the  sum,”  the  weejilng  lady’s  hus¬ 
band  resiKinded,  promptly.  “  I  have  hero  five 
hundred  rubles.  Glv©  me  pen  and  paper  and  I 
will  write  an  order  upon  my  banker  for  the  re¬ 
maining  fifithon  hundred.” 
After  he  had  written  the  draft  tho  worthy  pair 
withdrew,  amidst  hisses  from  tho  audience.— 
Hartford  7'ime)f, 
- »■»  ♦ - 
SAYINGS  OF  THE  ANCIENTS. 
It  Is  a  great  evil  not  to  be  able  to  boar  an  evil. 
—jjion. 
Hk  more  prompt  to  go  to  a  friend  In  adversity 
than  In  prosperity.— c'/tWo. 
Ora  greatest  glory  ts  not  In  never  falling,  but 
In  rising  every  tbne  we  fall.— Ofm/irntw. 
l.ET  him  who  neglects  to  raise  tho  fallen,  fear 
lest,  when  he  falls,  no  ono  will  stretch  out  hla 
hand  to  lift  him  xip.—JCddln  Sadi. 
We  do  not  choose  our  own  pnrtA  in  life,  and 
havo  nothing  to  do  with  tliose  parts.  Our  simple 
duty  Is  confined  to  playing  them  ivell.— AV^fcfcfiw. 
A  WISE  man  will  always  be  contented  w  ith  Ills 
condition,  and  will  live  rather  according  to  tlio 
precepts  of  virtue  than  according  to  tlio  customs 
of  hla  coanXxy.—AntlsDif'tu'n, 
You  cannot  be  burled  In  obscurity;  you  are  cx- 
jKised  upon  a  grand  IJieater  to  tlio  view  of  the 
world.  If  your  aoiUms  arc  upright  and  benevo¬ 
lent,  bo  assured  they  will  augment  your  pow'er 
aud  happiness.- Cj/ras. 
HONEST  mime  la  goodly;  but  ho  that  hunteth 
only  for  that,  la  like  him  that  Ii.ad  rather  seem 
w'arra  than  be  warm,  and  edgelh  a  single  coat 
with  fur.— Air  Tfioma.<i  Wyaft. 
XKX’oriioN  relates  that,  when  an  Armenian 
prince  had  been  taken  captive  w  Ith  his  princess 
by  Cyrus,  and  was  asked  wliaf.  ho  would  give  to 
be  restored  to  his  kingdom,  he  replied “  As  for 
my  kingdom  and  liberty,  I  value  them  not;  but 
If  my  blood  would  redeem  my  princess,  1  would 
cheerfully  give  It  for  her.”  M'hcn  Cyrus  had  lib¬ 
erated  them  both,  tho  princess  was  asked  what 
she  thought  of  Cyrus.  “  1  did  not  see  him,”  she 
said ;  “  1  notlccsl  only  him  who  offered  to  die  for 
me.” 
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IN  A  CHTJKCHYABD. 
The  lonoBomc  wind  of  autumn  grieves ; 
TJic  northern  liglitn  are  seen  ; 
October  sheds  her  rhanging  leaves 
Upon  a  ehiirchyiird  green, 
AVhere,  Pitting  iHUiBive  in  the  sun. 
While  failing  grursca  wave, 
I  watch  the  crickets  leap  and  run, 
Ui'on  a  striingcr’s  grave. 
Them  is  no  sigh  of  fluttering  leaf, 
No  sob  of  rustling  grass ; 
The  breezes  o’er  this  place  of  grief 
In  breaUiless  whisper  pass : 
Yet,  like  a  murmur  In  a  dream. 
Purls  on  that  iuscat  voice— 
The  va<!ant  voice  which  does  not  seem 
To  mourn  or  to  rejoice. 
A  toni;  that  hath  no  soothing  grace, 
A  tone  tliat  nothing  aaitli, 
A  tone  that's  like  this  solemn  place 
Of  memory,  tears  and  death  - 
It  darkens  hope,  it  deepens  gloom, 
Black  fraraud  doubt  profound, 
Turning  the  silence  of  the  tomb 
To  more  mysterious  sound. 
There's  a  night  upon  the  face  of  fame ; 
There’s  a  night  on  beauty’s  cyee ; 
Nor  pure  renown  nor  glorious  shame 
From  out  their  ashes  rise; 
In  vain  the  shrines  of  prayer  are  troil— 
Nor  sound  or  silence  breathe 
Tho  thought  that  flowers  upon  this  sod 
The  secret  hid  beneath. 
Ah,  iiltcons.  desolate  and  drear 
This  nameless  stranger's  sleep, 
O’er  which  the  sIowl.v  dying  year 
Is  all  that  seems  to  weep. 
God  help  him  in  that  bitter  day 
[His  licarl,  his  reason  save]. 
Who  hears  the  crickets  chirp  at  play 
Upon  Ills  darling's  grave. 
• - 
KELIGION  AND  MANNERS. 
Good  religion  and  good  manners  always  go  to¬ 
gether.  They  are  things  that  God  has  Joined,  and 
no  man  can  put  thorn  asunder.  This  follows  from 
the  nature  of  religion,  which  Is  the  love  of  God 
and  the  love  of  our  fellow  men.  it  Is  n  cornpllancp, 
In  Homo  good  degree,  with  the  two  great  com¬ 
mandments  of  tho  dlvlno  law.  It  Is  tho  exercise 
of  proper  feelings  toward  God  and  a  rorre.8pondlng 
treat  nienr.  of  lliin,  and  the  like  toward  our  neigh¬ 
bor.  He  who  has  true  religion  Is  a  renewed  man. 
Holy  love  has  been  shod  abroad  In  hla  heart  by 
tho  Holy  .Spirit.  And  that  love  uiakos  him  kindly 
dls|K)sca  toward  all.  This  the  precept*  of  the 
Gospel  reipili'e  of  him.  Hols  to  love  not  only 
those  who  love  him  and  to  treat  them  kindly,  but 
he  Is  to  love  oven  hl.s  eneinlea.  If  he  has  them,  and 
to  treat  them  with  klndncsR.  Ho  did  the  Saviour, 
who  ts  to  bo  tbe  exuinple  of  all  his  disciples. 
Uellgloh,  having  Its  scat  In  the  heart,.  Is  devel¬ 
oped  In  tho  outward  life,  it  modifies  and  shapes 
tho  conduct,  it  has  upon  Ha  poasesbor  a  refining 
InfiUence.  it  Improves  his  manners.  Under  Us 
power  ho  hecorncA  more  kind  and  gentle  and  cour¬ 
teous.  Huch  was  Its  elTeet  upon  the  great  apostle. 
Before  Ids  conversion,  be  was  Impetuous  and 
headstrong.  He  was  overbearing,  earing  little 
for  tho  Interests  of  otJiers.  But  religion  tamed 
him.  It  subdued  Ids  natural  ferocity  and  made 
him  lamb-llke.  To  tho  Thossalonlan  Christians 
he  thus  wrote:— “  VVe  were  gentle  among  you, 
even  as  a  nur.se  chertsheth  her  children.”  Wo 
find  him,  la  all  clrcurnstaueos,  an  example  of 
courtesy. 
But  It  may  be  said  that  some  Christians  are 
unmannerly  and  boorlsli.  They  arc  greatly  lack¬ 
ing  in  kindliness  and  friendliness.  We  are  con¬ 
strained  to  admit  that  u  Is  so.  Wo  arc  not  our- 
8elve.s  strangers  to  such.  But  It  Is  novertJieless 
true,  .TS  we  said  at  the  outset,  that  good  religion 
and  good  uiaunors  always  go  together.  'J'liere  are 
no  exceptions.  It  is  no  more  true  that  good  reli¬ 
gion  and  dishonesty  go  together,  than  It  is  that 
good  religion  and  ill  maunersgo  together.  Those 
boorisli  and  unmannerly  ChrLsthins  aro  lacking 
In  good  rollglon.  They  are  greatly  defielenthere ; 
and  that  Is  the  reason  why  they  behave  no  better. 
liOt  them  increase  their  religion ;  let  them  get 
more  of  the  genuine  article,  .and  they  will  be  im- 
provcal  outwardly  In  an  equal  degree  as  Inwardly. 
'J’nero  Is  not  a  defect  or  deflcleney  at  wlUeh  some 
precept  of  the  Gospel  does  not  aim  a  blow,  and 
which  Is  iiot  rebuked  by  the  example  of  Him  who 
was  "  holy.  hanrjles.s  and  uiidclllod.”  To  learn 
good  manners,  ono  does  not  need  to  go  to  school 
to  Lord  Chesterllcld.  He  can  better  learn  them 
In  the  school  or  Christ,  where  he  lias  ever  before 
him  perfect  rales  aud  a  perfect  example.—//.  S., 
in  OOsio'ver. 
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CHURCH  NOTES. 
The  article  In  the  Baptist  (Quarterly  for  Octo¬ 
ber,  by  ITof.  Alvali  llovey,  on  Baptist  statistics 
for  a  century,  gives  the  following  results The 
BaptlstA  111  tlie  Colonies  lu  1h76  numbered  25,000  ; 
the  number  In  the  Unlteil  States  In  1870  Is  1,800,- 
(MXi.  In  1776  they  had  no  academy  or  college ;  In 
1876  they  sustain  'J  theological  seminaries,  37  col¬ 
leges,  and  44  academies. 
PoLixiwjNfi  the  example  of  the  Mohammedans 
of  Bombay,  a  number  of  the  Mohammedans  of 
Yl  adras  hold  a  public  meeting  upon  October  7  to 
express  sympathy  with  Turkey.  The  correspond¬ 
ent  of  the  London  Times,  however,  expresses  the 
opinion  that  the  bulk  of  tho  Mohammedans  of 
India  know  little  and  care  les.s  about  Turkey. 
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