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on the Immediate solution ot which the existence 
of society evidently depended, while he and the 
majority of mankind had boon completely Igno¬ 
rant of Its existence. Mr. Alrey was bored; but 
still he would not yield. It Is strange, It we con¬ 
sider his fixed determination, that he remembered 
the Armsteads’ number so clearly; yet more 
strange that on the eighth day after the former 
meeting ho had his hand on the bell of their 
apartment. Perhaps he went to moralize; per¬ 
haps to ofTer medicine. The door was opened by 
a French maid, who was crying In a most becom¬ 
ing manner. The visitor's Imagination was 
aroused. “Is It Bobby?” he gasped, she nodded 
prettily. Mie could not speak for weeping. She 
led the way Into the first room, and after a mo¬ 
ment’s hesitation he followed her. The sight 
which be beheld was Indeed surprising. On the 
table stood a bottle of physic, and by It the most 
delicate of sweet-breads, untested. Mr. Arm¬ 
stead, his somewhat rugged face softened by 
emotion, was bending, like a breech-loader with 
the charge withdrawn, over a comfortable sofa, 
opposite to him was his wife, who had sunk upon 
the tloor, and, with tears pouring down her 
cheeks, was soothing the little sufferer. The lit¬ 
tle sufferer! Between husbaud and wife, propped 
by the Hottest pillows, draped by the softest, 
shawls, Important, and deeply conscious ot Ills 
Importance, reclined the prince of pugs. Mr. 
Armstead came forward 
“ How do you do, slr7 ’’ ho said. “ J hoped that 
you were the physician. Have you any acquaint¬ 
ance with the maladies of dogs? ” 
"None, whatever,” said Alrey, tartly; "and. 
Indeed, I am glad to see that you can Interest 
yourself In a dog at such a moment.” 
"At such a moment 1” repeated the other, 
slowly. 
“ When little Bobby—" began the Englishman, 
visibly affected. 
" Why, sir, this Is little Bobby.” 
At. the sound of Ills name, uttered In that meas¬ 
ured tone which he knew so well, the sufferer 
turned a plaintive eye upon the intruder. “Be¬ 
hold how the great-minded suffer I ” beseemed to 
soy. Ills skin was so loose that It would liavp 
been well had an accomplished workwonui a gath¬ 
ered It. In at Ills waist. Ills coat, was starry, and 
hlB Cnll, that sign ot Ids nobility, uncurled; the 
lines about Ul9 ebon visage were deepened by Ill¬ 
ness; the face told ot suffering, but of a certain 
pride In the Interest which It excited; the large, 
dark eye was turned upon Mr. Alrey, but awoke 
no pity In his breast. That he should hove ex¬ 
pended n whole week's sentiment upon a sick dog l 
Ah well sit. down in the ditch with the great Mr. 
Sterne to lament over a dead donkey. 
“1 think 1 had better go,” said the moralist, 
with a glance ut Mrs. Armstead. 
“I am afraid that ray wife Is not equal co con- 
vn-idionat present. 1 trust we shall |i ivc the 
pleasure ot seeing you under happier circum¬ 
stances." 
“ Ah ! thanks. I’m sure, <ih; v n.-.. ,-urefl the 
visitor, nud ho glanced ag ain at the lady. 
8h« s a- wholly unconscious or hla presence. 
She was holding the limp right hand of the pa¬ 
ttern in her own, and was bfl' i ng H with her 
tears. Mr. Alrey T parted abruptly. 
The next inornlug, as tho moralist was toying 
with Ids breakfast and meditating fitfully on 
the Now England character, a curious note was 
brought to lilm. It was shaped like a fan. He 
opened It with a sniff of scorn. "Another nov¬ 
elty!” ho exclaimed testily. “Our mustard pots 
arc made like beer Jugb; we shall soon have beer 
Jugs in the shape or baths, and baths disguised as 
hansom cabs. Marvelous powers of invention, 
truly!” Up spread out the sham tan and read the 
nimble-pointed characters: 
Dear Mb. Airry How you must have won¬ 
dered at my strange conduct yesterday! I wah 
in the deepest despair, and quit© unfit to receive 
anyiKtdy. To-day all looks bright again. The 
dear doctor came soon after you left,, lie Is reck¬ 
oned v<Ty clever, and attends the dogs of the best 
people In Paris or all parlies. The favorite hound 
of the l)uc d'Aumerle, La Marquise de Baldefee’s 
famous spaniels (ot course you remember M. Cas- 
lmlr's brilliant mol) aud M. liarctta's new poodle, 
Fratendte, are among his patients. De says that 
our little Bobby has no serious malady, but recom¬ 
mends a warmer climate, so we start a t once for 
the South, and shall winter at Nice. I should pre¬ 
fer the Nile, but hear that boats arc so Irritating 
for dogs. Will you do me a great favor ami send 
me. some cleansing tablets when you go baok to 
London? I would noL trouble you but they are 
Invaluable for Bobby’s skin. My husband Is In 
despair at having to leave without returning your 
visit. Perhaps we may meet somewhere in the 
South. Very cordially yours, 
Prudence Armstead. 
“ I buy tablets for that cur!” cried Mr. Alrey. 
“ Well, I suppose I shall," ho added. He could 
eat no more breakfast. He took down his diary 
and wrote In it, with the air of one who tuinils an 
Important duty, “American women are absurdly 
over sensitive.” 
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DOG-KILLING IN FRANCE. 
No lover of dogs will ever visit, the Feurriere, 
or municipal pound, without an Indignant shud¬ 
der. Every dog found straying ownerless In 
Paris Is apprehended and taken to th y Prefecture 
of Police, where his worth Is appraised, if ho be a 
dog of value, he has nothing to complain of. for 
he is regaled with food and kept for a period 
which varies from two days to nine, alter which 
time, If not claimed, he is sold at the public auc¬ 
tion held every Tuesday. But the great majority 
of the dogs caught are mongrels, “ of no value to 
any hut the owner;" and how justify the tortures 
Inflicted on those whose only crime is lack of 
pedigree ? He Is placed In a grated pen and kept 
without food until hanging-day. 
The theory Ls that It Is not worth while feeding 
dogs appointed to die; so, pending the two days 
Interval during which they may be claimed, they 
must take their chances of life. Many of these 
dogs, of course, dleof hunger; and these are the 
happiest,, for those who survive arc executed In 
the most barbarous way Imaginable. They are 
not hanged by ropes and slip-knots, but suspend¬ 
ed by books Impaling their throats, and It, Is Sel¬ 
dom that death puts them out of their misery In 
less than half an hour. 
All curs, however, do not die at tho Fourrlero. 
A worse fat© awaits some who are consigned to 
the Veterinary School of Atfort for vivisection. 
That, a professor of eminence should now and 
then cut up a live dog, or flay a cat, er carve 
slices out of a living horse, Is a thing which, they 
Claim, (3 justifiable. Students dally ply their 
knives upon living animals, not to discover new 
foots, but, to verify old ones which have been 
proved long since. The supply of dogs, cats, and 
knackers'horses at their command is practically 
unlimited, and they appear to have entire discre¬ 
tion as to t he extent and t he manner In which 
they shall torture these creatures. Among other 
horrors, the list of which would be too repulsive 
to give. 1 saw a horse who had been five times 
experimented upon, and whose body was one 
horrible mass of quivering rawness. He was to 
be hacked about agalu on the morrow, and there 
was no intention nr killing him, It being the rule 
to continue operating until the subject, died of his 
sufferings.— Earls Cor. of Ex. 
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THE SENSATION OF STARVING. 
For the first two days t hrough which a strong 
and healthy man ls doomed to exist upon nothing 
ills sufferings are perhaps more acute than In the 
remaining stages—he feels an inordinate, un¬ 
speakable craving at the stomach night ami day. 
The mind runs upon beef, bread, and other sub- 
sluutlals; but still, In a great measure, the body 
retains Its strength. On the third and fourth 
days, but especially on the fourth, this Inr.essaut 
craving gives place to a sinking and weakness or 
the atom noil, accompanied by a nausea. The un¬ 
fortunate sufferer still desires food, but with loss 
of strength he loses that eager craving which Is 
felt in the earliest stages. Should he chance to 
obtain a morsel or t wo of food, he swallows it with 
a wolllsh avidity; but, live minutes afterward his 
suffer, ngs *re mo re intense than ever, lie feels 
as if he had swallowed a live lobster, which Is 
clawing and and feeding upon the very founda¬ 
tion of his existence. On the filth day his cheeks 
suddenly* appear hollow and sunken, his body at¬ 
tenuated, his color is ashen pate, ana uls eyes ure 
wild, glassy, aud eunuioallsh. The different 
parts of the system now war with each other, 
rue stomach calls upon the legs to go with It In 
quest of food; the legs, from very weakness, re¬ 
fuse. The sixth day brings with It Increased suf¬ 
fering, although 1 lie pangs of hunger are lost In 
an overpower] Dg languor and sickness. The head 
becomes giddy—llie ghost of we It-remembered 
dinners pass In hideous procession through his 
mind. The seventh day comes, brlnglng Increased 
lassitude and further prostration of strength. 
The arms hang listlessly; the legs drug heavily; 
the destre for food ls still left, to a degree, but It 
must be brought, not sought. The miserable 
remnant of life which still hangs to the sufferer 
18 a burden almost too grievous to be borne: yet 
his Inherent love of existence Induces a desire to 
preserve It, If It can be saved without a tax upon 
bodily exertion. The mind wanders. At one 
moment he t hinks his weary limbs cannot sustain 
him a mile: the next he ls endowed with unnat¬ 
ural strength, and If there he a certainty of relict 
before him, dashes bravely and Btrongly forward, 
wondering whence proceeds hla new and sudden 
Impulse. 
— 
EXAMINE WHAT YOU BUY. 
A very curious Incident ls recorded by the Bu- 
rangong (Australia) Chronicle as having occurred 
at the sale of some effects recently disposed or 
within a low miles of Young. For a long time 
time the deeds of some property*, consist ing ot a 
house and premises and about loo acres or land, 
were mislaid and could not be discovered. It 
was supposed that they were irrecoverably lost, 
and application was made at the Registrar-Gen¬ 
eral's office In Sidney for a copy of the missing 
documents. The persons interested were unable, 
however, to give a satisfactory description of the 
property*, aud the consequence was that their 
application was not successful, for the simple 
reason that they could not accurately describe 
the property conveyed. The family was still In 
possession of It, however, and did not manifest 
any further care in the matter. 
Upon the death of the surviving parent, which 
rook place recently, the children began to adjust 
affairs and to look into the matter of the lauded 
property. The same difficulty presented Itself as 
of old: the deodscould not be found. The furni¬ 
ture was sold, among which was an old stuffed 
chair, made out of an ale cask, well padded, and 
used almost exclusively by the departed male 
parent ot the family. The discarded article was i 
removed by one oi the sons of the family; for i 
some time It was used by him in the parlor; then. 
It was taken Into the bedroom, and Anally It l 
found Its way Into the kitchen, as a lounglng-seat ; 
for Mary Ann. 
The son got Into difficulties, and gave a hill of i 
sale to one of his creditors over the entire lot of ; 
his effects. The man taking the Inventory was 1 
well pleased with the comfort the old chair af- i 
forded him, and having an eye to business, put It 
down with the Intention of buying it, should It be 
put up to the hammer—a result that he foresaw 
was Immediately pending, a few weeks’ time 
verified Ills prediction. The son’s effects were 
sold, and tho family being In reduced circum¬ 
stances, many articles were bought In by private 
friends for them. Tlic old chair, however, was 
spotted by (he man who had made the inventory, 
and was purchased by him for is. <kl. This so 
exasperated the servant girl that, taking np an 
ax, she deliberately cleft the chair In twain, 
when loand behold! there was disclosed to view 
In Its Interior, not only tho missing deeds or the 
properly, but a will, some xono in notes and gold, 
and various valuable trinkets. The bailiff w as so 
dumbfounded that he appeared to have lost all 
reflection, for certain It ls that. Mary Ann took 
possession of her unlawfully acquired property, 
which, however, in all honesty she Immediately 
handed over to her master and mistress, whose 
Joy ean well be Imagined. The Inventory man 
skedaddled with a " tlver," and he now* says ho 
hates the name of Mary Ann. 
■ - *+♦- 
Stand Bv Yon: guns.—A man came with a 
patented article to tho late Duke of Wellington. 
“What have you to offer?” asked the General. 
“ A bullet-proof Jacket, your Grace," replied the 
man. “ rut It on,” ordered tho Duke. The In¬ 
ventor obeyed. Thereupon the Duke rang a bell. 
An aide-de-camp presented ldmself. “ Tell the 
captain ot the guard,” said the Duke, “ to order 
one of his men to load with ball-cartridge.” The 
Inventor disappeared, and was never again seen 
near the Horse Guards. No money was wasted 
In testing that Invention. 
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Nor Evkrtthino for Self.—A poor old man 
was busily engaged In planting and grafting an 
apple-tree, when some one rudely asked, “ Why- 
do you plant, t rees U you cannot hope to eat the 
fruit of tln-m?” With great calmness the old 
man raised htiuself up and, leaning on his spade, 
replied, “Some one planted trees before 1 did, 
and I have eaten the fruit; I now plant for others, 
that the memorial of my gratitude may exist 
when l am dead aud gone.” I should think that 
the old man had once been a kind boy. 
Woman to the Front.—M iss Surah Purchase 
Griffiths, a young English woman, who has been 
educated at. Fontainebleau, has passed the matri¬ 
culation examination of Paris, and will attend 
the Sorbonnc lectures, In order to obtain a licen¬ 
tiate’s degree in Natural Science, 
>ai)kt| pairing. 
®§c ptrnirf klorli). 
RECENT LITERATURE. 
The Five Senxeft of Mail. By JULIUS BltltX*- 
8TIEN. Neiv Vtuk ; D. Appleton ,t Co. (Cloth; 
12ino.-pp, m. Price f 1.50.) 
The only way In which to got an Idea of tho 
world about us, ls through the medium of the 
senses, or “sensory organs,” of Right,, heaving, 
touch, taste and smell. Each of these organs has 
Its connection with tho great ner^o-ceuter in the 
brain, to which It communicates Intelligence or 
imitation. The action on the nerve-center pro¬ 
duces what Is called sensations. We learn how 
to explain, translate, or understand these sensa¬ 
tions, by experiments which commence with the 
very hour of our birth and by our reasoning pow¬ 
ers. There is no greater fallacy than to think 
that, what we call our senses are to be Implicitly 
relied upon. If yon take one hand from water at 
a temperature of MO" and the other from that of 
40*, and plunge them at once In wateratoo*, to 
one the water will seem warm and to the other 
cool. With the first and second linger of either 
hand crossed, roll under their ends a single pea 
and you receive the impression that there are two 
peas. On a pr'nted page the space Inclosed by 
the curves at the top and bottom of a letter s, 
Seems square; reverse the page, and the differ¬ 
ence Ls observable at once. Draw a figure that 
seems rectangular, then turn It so that the base 
becomes a side, and the slightest difference In the 
angle becomes apparent. Water which ls toste- 
less II pure, taken Immediately after anything 
bitter, Reoms to taste sweet; and potatoes, which 
in themselves have no taste at all, seem to affect 
the organs of taste very differently In different 
conditions, 
Tho philosophy of the action of these different 
sensory organs, ls treated very cleverly, pleasant¬ 
ly, and at length In the volume named above, 
which we cheerfully commend to the attention of 
our readers. 
The Perchoroo-Norninn Smd-Hook : compris¬ 
ing a History uf the Origin and Modltlcution of 
the Breed nod Its Introduction Into America, 
also a co in pie to list ot the Peivborun-Normars 
Imported iindthoseof pure blood fouled In I lie 
United States. By ,1. II. Sanders, Ouch go, ill.. 
1877 : Stuck, lournstl Company, 
The author of this work has done the farmers 
of the United States great service In publishing 
the above-named work, for the Pcrcheron-Nor- 
innu horse already holds a prominent place among 
the most useful and vuluublo oreeds ot this noble 
anlmnL and it will, doubtless, be far more highly 
prized when better known. 111s really the Ideal 
of a farmer's horse, possessing those valuable 
qualltles of great strength and endurance. To in¬ 
sure a perpetuation ot these valuable qualities. It 
Is accessary to preserve the breed In Its purity, 
and this Is the object of the Stud-Book before us; 
hence, we not only commend it, but would urge 
upon the breeders of horses generally, the Import¬ 
ance of encouraging the author of such works by 
liberal patronage, or In other words, by purchas¬ 
ing a copy of this Perchcron-Norman Stud-Book. 
TRUST. 
What, then, is this which preatly moves 
My heart’s obscurity ? 
Who softly hopes, and joys, and oves. 
Cannot forsaken be! 
My child, when clouds of earthly pain. 
Shall dim thy clearerliirht, 
Back to thy Saviour e-o again, 
And there shall all lie bright! 
Forget not in thy misery. 
His word of faith the best: 
“ Ye heavy laden come to me, 
L And I will give you rest! ” 
Has any sharper thorn, perchance, 
Assailed thy saddened heart; 
Come here, where living waters glance. 
And drink, and healed depart! 
Lift up the head with courage now, 
Look heavenward Joyfully; 
Cool palm-leave* crown thy conquering brow, 
And calm thy heart for thee ! 
Then still and clear that sky shall be. 
Which darkened round thy day; 
Thy brother, Jesuit Christ, ts lie 
Who takes thy grief away.! 
[The Church Union. 
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A BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT. 
Shortly before his departure for India, the la¬ 
mented Ileber preached a sermon, which con¬ 
tained this beautiful sentiment: 
“ Life bears us on Uko the stream of a mighty 
river. Our boat glides down the narrow channel 
through tha playful murmuring of the little 
brook, and the winding of Its grassy borders. 
Tho trees shed their blossoms over our young 
heads, tho flowers on tho brink seem to offer 
themselves to oar young hands: we are happy In 
hope, and grasp eagerly at the beauties around 
us—but the stream hurries on, and still our hands 
are empty. Our course In youth and manhood Is 
along a wilder flood, amid objects more striking 
and magnificent. We are animated at t he moving 
pictures of enjoyment and Industry passing us, 
wo are excited at some short-lived disappoint¬ 
ment. The stream bears us on, and our Joys and 
griefs are alike left behind u:x. We may bo ship¬ 
wrecked, we cannot be delayed; whether rough 
or smooth, tho river hastens to Its home, till tho 
roar of the ocean is In our cars, aud the tossing of 
the waves ls beneath our feet, and the land les¬ 
sens from our eyes, and the floods are lifted 
around us, and we take our leave of earth and Its 
Inhabitants, until of our further voyage there Is 
no witness, save tho Infinite and Eternal.” 
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ALL FOR THE BEST. 
A devout philosopher came to a town whose 
gates were closed. Hungry and thirsty, he was 
obliged to pass the night In the open air. He 
said, “ What God sends is good,” and laid himself 
down. Near him stood his ass, also a burning 
lantern, on account of the Insecurity of the coun¬ 
try*. But a storm arose and extinguished his 
light; also a lhm came and devoured his ass. lie 
awoke, found himself alone, aud said, “ What God 
sends Is good,” and walled quietly* for the dawn 
of day. 
When he came to the gates he found them open, 
the town devastated, robbed and plundered. A 
gang of robbers had Invaded It during the night, 
and had killed or taken the Inhabitants away 
prisoners. He was Hpared. “ Said 1 not,” ex¬ 
claimed he, “that all that God sends Is good? 
only generally it is not until the morning that we 
see why He denied us something in the evening.” 
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Anu if you ask what Ls tho temper which Is 
most fitted to be victorious over sin on earth, 
I answer that In It the warp or a sunny gentleness 
must be woven across t he woof of a strong char¬ 
acter. That will make the best tissue to stand 
the wear and tear of the world's trials. Our Lord 
was divinely gentle, but he was also strong with 
a wondrous strength and flnnness. 
♦ 
It Is not he who receives most of the truth Into 
his Amd, but he who receives It affectionately 
Into his heart, that shall enjoy the happiness of 
having his judgment sound and clear, when 
others shall be deluded and deceived by those 
who make It their business to infect the Judg¬ 
ments and undo the souls of men. 
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Faith has a happy hand, and never but speeds 
In one kind or another. It has what It would, 
either In money or In money’s worth. A believing 
husband, wire, child, or servant may bring down, 
by the actings of faith, many a blessing upon 
their relations. 
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Miseries always He at that man’s door who 
leans upon anything below Christ: such a man 
ls most In danger; and this ls not his least plague, 
that ho thinks himself secure. 
Deference Is the most complicate, the most 
Indirect, and the most elegant and effective of 
compliments. 
♦ ♦ ♦- 
To think kindly of each other ls good—but to 
act kindly toward one another Is best of all. 
-- 
The two poles could sooner meet, than the 
love of Christ and the love of the world. 
