MARSH 48 
188 
fiterarg ^ItstfUatig. 
GO SLOW. 
When you a pair of bright eyes meet, 
That makes your heart in rapture beat; 
When one voice seema to you more sweet 
Than any other voice you know. 
Go slow, my friend, go slow; 
For brightest eyea have oft betrayed, 
And sweetest voice of youth and maid 
The very falsest thing have said. 
And thereby wrought a deal of woe; 
Go slow, my friend, go slow. 
When you're convinced you are a poet. 
And wishing all the world to know it. 
Call on some editor to show it. 
Your verse" full of glow and blow, 
Go slow, my friend, go slow; 
For uiaur a one has done the same, 
And thought to grasp the hand of Fame, 
And yet has never aeon hia name 
In print. And why, waste baskets kuow: 
Go slow, mi' friend, go alow. 
When you to greed for money yield, 
And long the uitgbty pow’r to wield 
That’s always found in golden field. 
With senseless womp and pride and show, 
Go slow, nay friend, go slow. 
For thousands, tempted by the glare 
Of wealth, have fallen in the snare 
Set for the thief. And now despair. 
Regret and shame have brought them low; 
Go slow, my friend, go how. 
The good old Earth is never wrong: 
Each of her works takes just ho long; 
Months puss before a happy throng 
Of daisies in the rueadowF grow: 
Go slow.my friend, go slow. 
And Spring giveH life to Summer’s flow’ra, 
And Summer’s sun and Summer’s show’rs 
Frepare the fruit for Autumn bow’re. 
And Autumn frost bring' Winter snow— 
Go slow, my friend, go blow. 
ADVENTURES OF iN ANTEDILUVIAN 
In The Land of Promise. 
BY JAMES M’NEILL. 
(Continued from pave 178 
CHAPTER VII. 
RIDING IN THE PHII.LEGOMOTEK. 
After rambling along for about half an hour I 
came to a cross street Just as one of the long dis¬ 
tance phlllegomoters descended to the pavement. 
A sudden Impulse prompted me to take a ride In It, 
so I stepped aboard along with the little group who 
were watting. Curious to observe every operation 
of this wonderful machine, 1 stood looking intently 
out or the window in the door as the car rose to 
the level of the track. I heard a voice say "Sit 
down’.’ but heron? I could obey the command I 
realized its importance: ror the suddenness with 
which t he car started off caused me to measure 
my length on the floor. One gentleman kindly In¬ 
terposed an arm, which somewhat broke my fall, 
and he, with t wo others, assisted me to my feet. 
Red with confusion, I stood shaking the dust from 
my clothing, when again a voice crlei out, “Sit 
dowD r A feeling as If my feer were disposed to 
Btand still while the rest of my body was lncltned 
to move forward would have ended In another fall 
h id not a gentleman caught me In his arm and 
forced me into a seat. 
fig. 171. 
My mortification was so great that I believe I 
would have rushed out of the car had I realized 
that a station had been reached, but before my 
confused mind was able to take In the situation 
the car had descended to the sidewalk, taken on 
several passengers, and wa3 rising again to Us 
track. 
I expected to see a smile on every countenance 
as one result, or my mishap, bur, I was surprised to 
observe that not one or my fellow passengers 
showed the slightest disposition to laugh. On the 
contrary, there was an anxious look on every coun¬ 
tenance, wntch seemed to at once disappear when, 
In answer to many kind inquiries, I replied that I 
wfta wholly uninjured, i could not but observe, 
however, that I was regarded by many with a look 
or pity; and when the gentleman next me asked 
kindly after my general health, all my fellow pas¬ 
sengers seemed to stretch their ears to catch the 
reply, with so much solicitude that It was cleat ly 
apparent that they regarded me as a poor, uufor- 
tuuate Invalid, whose system eould Illy hear the 
jar or the tall which 1 had received. I was con¬ 
scious ot the fact that my physical appearance was 
tar below that robust health winch was a promi¬ 
nent characteristic of the people about me, but I 
never considered tnyselt a person ot weakly consti¬ 
tution. It is true that I suffered occasionally from 
headaohe and indigestion, and now and then a 
bilious attack oollged me to summon a physician; 
but these l regarded as the common, unavoidable 
Ilia of llte, and 1 considered myself exceedingly 
fortunate, and that- It was an evidence of the In¬ 
tegrity of my con.-d Hu i Inn that I was never brought 
down to a languishing tel of sickness. 
On five different oecastous during my brief stay 
In the city inquiries had been made after my 
health, wall a kindly solicitude which led me to 
fear that these keen-eyed people discovered some¬ 
thing in my appearance which was really alaim- 
ng, and I began to feel that ll would be a matter 
of prudence to consult a physician. So I asked the 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
gentleman next me If he could tell me where one 
might be found. 
“ Physician 1” he repeated, with a look which 
Beemed to Imply that the word conveyed no Idea 
to bla inlnd. 
“ A doctor—one who heals the sick,” I explained. 
"Oh. yes, I understand you now,"he replied. 
11 Rut really, sir, I believe there are only two or 
three persons In the city who are ever called upon 
for advice In cases of physical debility. But never 
having had occasion to consult one, I cannot tell 
you where any of them may be round." 
Fid. 172. 
lie then turned to an old gentleman who sat a 
couple of seats beyond him, and repeated my In¬ 
quiry to him. He was an old man of a hundred 
and tweniy-five or thirty years, judging from his 
appearance as compared with that of the old men 
whose ages I had learned. But even he was un¬ 
able to tell where a healer of the sick might be 
found. "There is, however,” said he, "a friend 
of mine, a very learned man. who has made an¬ 
cient medicine a study, who, I think, would be 
able to give you some useful advice. His name is 
Autleman, and he lives on Ninety-second avenue 
between Two Hundred and Twenty-first and 
second 8t." 
1 remarked that I was an entire stranger In the 
city and requested him to give me the necessary 
directions to find the locality. The gentleman 
whom I first addressed at one© offered himself as 
my conductor; for he said that J, being unused to 
their rapid mode ot traveling, would be likely to 
be carried bejond my reckoning and thus occa¬ 
sion delay, while he would be able to conduce me 
by the quickest and most direct route. “ And de¬ 
spatch," added he "is all important.'’ 
“ ts the distance far ?” t asked, with some 
anxiety. 
'* Between eleven and twelve miles,” he replied. 
“ But It Is only a matter of about, as many min¬ 
utes, if we make prompt connections,” be added, 
discerning the look of anxious surprise in my 
face. 
1 was beginning to feel that we could not get 
there any too soon. Jn fact a deathly sickness 
seemed to be stealing over me. Ninety second 
avenue, was away at the other side of the city, and 
Two Hundred and Twenty-first street was In a di¬ 
rection directly opposite to that In which we were 
going-. Bo It. was necessary lor us to get out at. 
the next station, cross Ujo city to Ninety-second 
avenue and then go back to Two Bundled and 
Twenty hret. We had io use lroih the long and 
short distance lines, and four changes of cars were 
necessary. But we made the trip without any 
d?lay worth mentioning, and wlih a celerity of 
movement which would certainly have been fruit¬ 
ful of mishaps to me had I not been under the guid¬ 
ance of one naturally well endowed with vigor and 
quickness or thought and motion. It was a down, 
up and t hen advancing movement, during which 
one had barely time to get well settled In his seat 
bifoie a mile Station hud been reached. And here 
1 may observe riiat theseats, which were ranged 
along both bides oi the car, were each a separate 
compartment whose projecting sides were well 
padded, to as to give suitable rests to the bodies 
ot ibe paa-engfei s agalnbt the sudden movemeniB 
of the motor. 
it required some experience, I found to ride 
successfully in one of these cais. Promptness In 
getting op as i oon as It touched the puvement, or 
getting on while those leaving it were getting off, 
and taklig a seat before tt bad again reached 
the level of the track waE essential to 3ateiy and 
dispatch In riding on ihe phlllegornoter. 
We reached Hr.—or rather Mr. Autleman's ;— 
for there are none who lollow medicine as a pro¬ 
fession In this country—in Just eleven minutes 
irom the moment our purpose, was taken. I al¬ 
most forgot, to say that 1 was at no expense lor 
tne long ride which I had taken. The different 
ljues or phllhgomoters being ail owned by the 
city, the cost of running them, which was sur¬ 
prisingly low, whs laid as a tax on the people so 
that they were tree to all, 
Mr, Autleman was not In, and an hour or more 
paused betiire Re arrived. The gentleman who 
had pei formed such akin dly service forme, left 
me because of ei gagemenia which would not per¬ 
mit, of further delay. 
1 cannot describe my state of mind durlDg the 
time mat 1 walled tor relict from my sudden and 
unaccountable sickness. Men have died with 
much less pain than I experienced but few ever 
suffered greater mental disquietude in view of 
probable death. The good lady of the house, to 
whom I made known my story, Bhowed the kind¬ 
liest Interest In me, and spoke ot my condition In a 
tone of encouragement. But she could not dis¬ 
guise irom my watchful eye the look of concern 
which appeared In her most sympathetic counte¬ 
nance. She repeattdly assured me that her hus¬ 
band would soon be home, and, unknown 1o me, 
sent a messenger to hasten bis return, and she w-as 
so successful In keeping my mlDd occupied with 
pleasant, conversation that I verily believe she 
was Instrumental in preventing me from falllDg a 
victim to my ruorhld Imagination. 
At last the master of the house returned. He 
was a mlddle-eged man as the expression is un¬ 
derstood In thts country', say seventy-five or eighty 
years of age, and by far tbe finest, specimen of an 
Intellectual man that I had yet seen among this 
most noble people, nis grand forehead, project¬ 
ing far over his face, and rising broad, full, and 
high, spoke of a store-house for knowledge of un¬ 
limited capacity, and a TeasoDlng power capable 
of resolving the most bidden secrets of nature, 
while his penetrating eye, gleaming from under 
bis eftaggy eyebrow indicated a critical acumen 
which searched to the very last analyses every 
subject which engaged his powerful mind. In 
other rcfipects his face indicated great power 
combined with much delicacy, and though an ex¬ 
pression of benevolence was not wanting. It seemed 
to W; kept in obeyance by tue commanding energy 
which was expressed In every lineament. 
With many apologies for presuming to trespass 
on his time and attention. I made known the ob¬ 
ject of my visit, and by whom tt had been recom¬ 
mended. Taking a seat beside me with a very 
deliberate air, he asked me to give him something 
of my history. T thought It BtraDge that he should 
make suoh a request ot a person in my condition, 
and gently suggested that he might,, perhaps, first 
give me a cordial or tonic of some sort to relieve 
my dlst re?s. 
-You need no cordial,” ho replied, In a most de¬ 
cided and emphatic manner, which was both 
silencing and reassuring. 
From the questions which he asked as I pro¬ 
ceeded with the account of my life, I observed that 
he was particularly interested In knowing about 
mj»parentnge, rny occupation and habits of life. 
During the progress ot my narrative, hl3 eyes 
were bent upon me with the all-searching g°ze of 
a seer, and what l told him seemed to he but little 
more than a confirmation or the story which his 
keen eyes read In my face and physique. 
“There lsnooccasion for you to feel any anxiety 
over your present condition,” said he, when 1 had 
finished my account of myself. " If you five 
among us and adopt our habit?, you may reason¬ 
ably expect a life prolonged to Bevc-nty-five or 
eighty years. But If you continue In ynur old 
habits, this period will be shortened at least 
twenty-five years. 
“ You have been unfortunate In your parentage, 
having Inherited a physical constitution In which 
there are many points of weakness. You have 
been unfortunate tu your education, In not having 
been thoroughly instructed in the laws which 
govern your various bodily functions, and trained 
to obey them. You have been unfortunate In 
your occupation and habits of life, Inasmuch as 
that they have not been rounded upon those In¬ 
imitable laws of the physical constitution, ihe 
obedience ot which Is healih and the enjoyment 
of lire, hut whose disobedience Is disease and 
death. 
“ Every Individual who 19 born Into the world 
receives from bis parents a heritage of constitu¬ 
tional vigor wlilch Is like so much caplral in a 
bank. If it be rightly managed for him In Infarcy, 
and If he be Instructed and trained to use tt wisely 
when he himself gains cooirol or It, It will be a 
continual advantage and enjojment io him 
throughout a life which it will greatly prolong. 
But through Ignorance, negligence or wllfulness 
It may be squandered, and the Individual may 
find MmseJt a bankrupt lu all that makes lire en¬ 
joyable before one-quarter of his years are told. 
"Now your Inheritance, not very large In the 
beginning, has been used with neither prudence 
nor Intelligence; hence to our people,among whom 
health Is regarded a; the very foundation of hap¬ 
piness tn the present world, you appear puny and 
feeble at a period of llte when your physical vigor 
should be at. Its very acme. 
“ The only advice which you need is this: Ob¬ 
serve the habits ot the people about you, and cor¬ 
dially adopt them. Anil although you will never 
attain a large measure of physical vigor, you will 
yet be able to pass many years free rrom any por¬ 
tion of i he terror which has driven you to consult 
me to-day.” 
He rose as he finished speaking, which 1 con¬ 
strued In a de3lre on his part that the Interview 
might end. It Is needless to say that I felt Imme¬ 
diate relief, and, at the same time a strong sus¬ 
picion came over me that my lll-feellng was surely 
Imaginary. At all events I placed implicit, confi¬ 
dence in the words of my adviser, for never yet 
had I met a person whose presence Inspired me 
with so much respect for bla wisdom and Integrity- 
I took my departure wtrii many thanks and apolo¬ 
gies, which were cut short by a look from him 
the meaning ot which could not mistake. 
To 06 continued. 
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WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU IF YOU 
LIVE TO BE OLD. 
You will at, tlrst be surprised to hear yourself 
called an old man.or "the old gentleman ” This 
you will soon begin to consider as a token of re¬ 
spect, but when, by way of insult, you are called 
" old dad ” by Insolent boys, you will lODg to see 
the bear coming out of the woods. 
No, I am not an old man, win be your unspoken 
thoughts. I can walk, run and Jump, which latter 
an old man cannot do. I have good appetite, 
good eyesight, good digestion, hear well, sleep 
well and enjoy life. True, there are some gray 
hairs and some wrinkles, but what of that? 
Others have the same that, have never Indulged 
the thought of being old. Why. there Is my neigh¬ 
bor, he la nearly ten years older thah T, he is en¬ 
raged In active business with mil as much anxiety 
and Industry as his sons. True, he wears specta¬ 
cles. so do many younger men or even myself, 
but that Is simply an infirmity of slight account. 
And so you will argue from year to year, trying to 
convince yourself that you are not an old man, 
not even falling; not much, not much. 
FIG. 174. 
But at last you will be compelled to acknowl¬ 
edge that your j tints are a 1 ifctle too s’Iff, that you 
get weary with a little extra exertion, and finally, 
that you get very tired. You hold j our book at an 
incovenlfnt distance, your newspaper is blurred 
and you conclude to submit lo wearing spt ei acles, 
at first the fashionable pi/toe nez, but eventually 
this Is not so convenient and as you have made up 
your mind to agree with your friends that you are 
in reality an old man, you adopt the old fashioned 
bow sped acles. 
Time goes on, weariness Increases, spectacles 
must be ch anged, partial baldness comes, hearing 
is capricious, not really deafness but an lnablllry 
to distinguish batweeu the words spoken to you; 
your hair has lost tis gray and put on the white, 
your hands are a bunch or wrinkles and veins, 
your race has lost its color and your flesh is 
shrunken, and welgUt diminishes. You fall and 
are hardly able to rise, the slight moisture natur¬ 
ally exuding from the akin has nearly dried up, 
and for the wantot the friction that It should af¬ 
ford, things drop from your hands despite your 
clutch You Incline forward either In standing, 
walking or sitting, you try to counteract this at¬ 
titude of decrepli udo and to stand erect, but the 
cartilages that have held tbe joints In proper 
shape have shiunken on one side irom unnatural 
pressure and will not let you up, 
A mb) Uon falls, memory is treacherous, the 
tongue does not obey volition, and you fall over 
the least obstruction, and finally you are ready to 
say with the immortal poet, *• sans teeth, sans 
eyes, sans taste, sans everything " Vjhilabd- 
-♦ — 
A DISTINGUISHED SUCCESS. 
Some aci^fe observer has framed a proverb that 
an army ot slieep led by a Uon Is better than an 
army of lions led by a sheep. Exaggeration 
though thl3 la, It. la an expression of the proved 
truth that no matter how good tbe materials and 
sound the principles or any enterprise, the essen¬ 
tial thlDg lo success Is that the management be 
good. Nothing Is simpler than the rules of 
getting rich: one has only to buy cheap and sell 
dear. The thing la staled In Jess than ten woida, 
but not one lu a ihousand men la able to do this 
simple thing. Nothing can he simpler lhan ih« 
business of banka, and because banking does not 
legitimately include ordinary business risks. the 
expression, "as safe as a bank,"arose; yet the 
wrecssot banks are strewn all along. Nothing 
can be simpler than the foundation principles of 
mining life; ihere Is no »• lr ” in them, no probabil¬ 
ity. 
Life Insurance 13 the only business in tbe world. 
If rightly managed. But this little "ir” means 
everything: and when companies fall the real les¬ 
son Is, noi that the system Is discredit* d, but that 
there has been weakness In ihe practice. How 
shall the companies where there Is no weakness 
be distinguished from the rest ? Time has already 
supplied Ihe test. In Ihe New Ynk Lite, which 
has now Issued.Its thirty-sixth annual report, 
time has especially set Me seal of approval, 'this 
company has seen the country grow, the railroad 
Bystem develop, the telegraph come Into general 
use, the cable connect tho nations; It has passed 
through two wars and two financial ci Ises: and It 
lias grown large and si rong as It has grown old. 
Starring without capital stock and without funds. 
It huB accumulated forty-thiee millions or unques¬ 
tionable aS'Cls, and has now outataaulng one hun¬ 
dred and thirty-five millions lu Insurance. It is 
as solid and astru tworiby a any thing of human 
construction can be. It has done a great woik of 
usefulness already, and ts now better prepared 
than ever terove to continue this work. Always 
