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THE 
^eaWng for % lion tig, 
A NAMELESS LAMB. 
Ob,mama, aucb a dashing lamb 
As we bave seen to-day, 
We met bixu coming from tbe woods 
As wo wuut out to play. 
We knew that be was some one’s pet, 
Because be was so tame, 
lie frisked about, then came up close. 
But could not speak bis name. 
We called bixu Nannie, Tom, and Jack, 
And lots and lots of more. 
But be shook bis bead, Just so, mama, 
And capered on before. 
Yes, on be ran, then turned around, 
With such a comic look. 
And mama, you would laughing die. 
To see him Jump the brook. 
He stood upon his two hind feet 
And give a big, big jump. 
And down be came on t'other side 
Ail in a little lump. 
We was so ’fraid be kill bis sell 
We didn’t, know what to do, 
But up be got, and looked to see 
If we could Jump it too, 
But we went up a little way. 
To walk tbe plank, you see, 
Where papa said if we look sharp 
Wo would bud a beechnut tree. 
Well! wo found tbe tree, where papa said, 
But lost our little pet, 
But found turn way, way down tbe brook 
Ills frizzy back all wet. 
Anil when we told him be must stay, 
And not go out tbe wood. 
He ebook bis bead and w agged bis tail. 
And 1 guess he understood. 
For be went and lay down on tbe grass, 
All curled up in a heap, 
And if we bad not woke him up. 
Ho would lay there yet asleep, 
But wc holler’d, Nanuie, Tom and Jack, 
Why do you sleep all day,’ 
When little girls come ’way out here 
To bave a Jolly play. 
Then up be jumped, and ran around, 
And Jumped, and Jumped so high, 
Oh dear 1 I know our fuzzy cat 
Was never half so spry. 
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A MEMORIAL. 
BERTIE A. WINKLES. 
It was a bright spring morning. Tbe sun bad 
just emerged from behind tbe drapery ot forests* 
and was dipping bis golden beams into tbe dew- 
tilled petals of early bowers when Harper Akoow 
slowly limped along ibe vlll-ige road returning 
the cheery salutlons ol p assing neighbors with a 
pleasant smile and a faint “ good-morning.” 
Harper akoow was lame., but In spite of that, 
ho was the pride of tbe village; the boy t.o whom 
every father pointed as a model for his sons; the 
boy whom every other boy claimed for bis com¬ 
rade : the boy who was always called upon lo ar¬ 
bitrate in every quarrel, no was on Ills way to 
the play-ground to which his comrades had 
Invited him after a whole week of conclaves and 
mysterious gatherings from which he, their 
leader, was, for t.lie first time excluded. 
Arrived on the grounds where upwards of 
thirty boys had gathered he said, with a faint 
touch of reproach in fits voice, " Well, what ire 
you up to now, so early V Some mischief, 1 guess 
or else you would not have kept your secret from 
me so long.” 
“ Wrong, Harper, wrong!” they replted wiih 
merry twinkles in their mischievous eyes,” we 
got you out so early because we wanted to enjoy 
your surprise undisturbed by any passers-by. 
Here,” said Ashley Grey, producing a handsome 
new crutch from behind the nearest tree, “ 1 
present you this in the name ot your comrades as 
a memorial of your heroic deed this day two 
years ago.” Then turning quickly to the rest he 
whispered, “Boys, I’ve seen tears lu his eyes, 
let’s give him three good cheers while he masters 
himself.” 
"Hurrah! hurrah I hurrah! for Harper Ait- 
uow,” rang through the clear sky while Harper 
looked through the mist before Ills eyes Aral at 
his new crutch, then at his old one, then again at 
his comrades whose hats were tossed In all 
directions In an excess or delight at the happy 
issue or their plans, drowning his words of thanks 
in the united exclamation of "All right Akoow, 
we'll do more than that for you, we’ll vote for you 
for Governor some day.” 
While they are enjoying the surprise of their 
comrade who Is comparing tho merits and beauty 
of bis new wooden walking-companion with his 
old one wo will relate the events of that sume 
day two years ago when Harper was fourteen 
years old. 
Ashley Grey and Harper Akoow were on 
their way to the mill with four bags of wheat on 
their light spring wagon. About four miles from 
home they heard a loud crash In the neighboring 
wood and a man’s cry ot alarm. Hastily jumping 
from the wagon to ascertain the cause of the 
noise they discovered Max Roberts, nick-named 
by the village-boys as tbe Mexican Robber, ever 
since he chased them with a cow-hide for playing 
base-ball In one of his fields, lying In a helpless, 
bleeding condition beneath a huge tree which had 
fallen across the rail road track. Ashley was 
about to harangue his unfortunate enemy about 
bis cow-hiding but Harper, silencing him with 
x one sharp word of reproof, scrambled down the 
steep banks and placed his oar close to the man's 
Ups who, after telling him that in endeavoring to 
fell the tree the rope, which was to pull the fall¬ 
ing tree from the direction of the track broke. 
and the branches catching his garments, pulled 
him along as it fell into the track. 
Harper realized the terrible situation at a 
glance and calling to his companion to aid him 
they took long poles and drove one after the 
other ns a wedge between the Hack and the tree 
until it was sufficiently raised to relieve tbe man 
from the proas tire which had broken his arm. 
"Now, Ashley,” he said, to his frightened 
companion, while the persptratlon stood tu large 
drops on his forehead, " we are not strong enough 
to take him away, but you run to the nearest 
neighbors and get them to do it, and Lr possible 
to build a lire on the track to ease I should not be 
In time to stop the train at t he station.” 
" Hurry, ashlky. lor your life,” he cried, after 
the fast vanishing form: "the train is due In 
twenty minutes!” Then rushing to the wagon 
and unlatching tho horse, he swung himself on 
Ills back. 
For a moment he paused to consider: " I have 
no matches to build a fire; nothing to give the 
signal of danger, I must go and risk It, In ten 
minutes the train will be at ourvllage station, 
and I have four miles to ride In that time with an 
old horse. Now, Dolly, do your best,” be muttered, 
as he lightly swung his whip and sped away to 
race with time. Past fences, and trees, he flew: 
bills, forests, and Jleld3 followed oach other In 
quick succession. Cat tle grazing in the meadows 
stated In mute, iazy astonish men t at the flying 
rider; people la blank amazement hastily drew 
aside to lot. the escaped madman, as they thought, 
pass. But on, on, he sped, paying no heed to 
shouting, wondering people ; thinking of nothing 
but the wounded, senseless muu he had left, 
whose life depended on the speed of his horse, 
and the train full of passengers swiftly whirling 
towards destruction. Seeing notalng but. Ids 
horses flying umue and frothy mouth, hearing 
nothing but the clattering hoofs and the short 
gapping breath of Ills almost exhausted steed. 
There was a narrow foot-path leading through 
the forest which would cut Off a considerable dis¬ 
tance. Into that he directed his horse. Fortu¬ 
nately there was no underbrush, and by hugging 
Dolly’s neck he could Just escape the branches ot 
the trees. At this moment the shrill whistle ol 
the train nearing the station reached his ear. 
Three minutes more and he would be too late. 
Again the horso dashed forward while Harper, 
dinging close to him, left shreds of his garments 
hanging on most every branch. At last he 
emerged from the woods; tho village v-_,*_tn 
'sight; he saw the puffs or steam from tho wait¬ 
ing engine; a minute more and the train would 
start. Already his horse was nearly exhausted ; 
ho could not hold out much longer. Once more he 
gently urged him on and In another Instant Ue 
dashed hatlcsfi, co&tless, ragged and livid Into 
full view 1 of the station. 
"All aboard,” erica tho conductor, another 
shrill whistle, and the wheels begin to move, 
“ Too late!” muttered Harper, almost beside 
himself. He tried to shout but ids voice failed 
ldm. Ills heart sank within him as he saw the 
train start. Suddenly he caught the eye of the 
swiLch-tonder, who, seeing the desperate motion 
of tho boy’s arm towards the train, swung tils red 
il jg and rushed up to the engineer, pointing to¬ 
wards the. wild horse and still wllder-looklng 
rider. 
The train stops, the conductor jumps off, pas¬ 
sengers look from their windows Just in time to 
seo the horse flag, stumble, and fall over Ids rider 
in a trernbllog heap. Harper Is dragged with a 
bruised, broken leg from under the animal; he 
i > Hr his story In a broken sentence: " tree across 
s ho i rack, four miles,"and he fell back Insensible. 1 
The man, train, and passengers were saved, 
but Harper Akoow was a Cripple for life. 
This is the event, which brought his comrades 
out so early, and to noneol the boys does the re- 
oollecllon of that day come more vividly than to 
Harper, as he, sadly smiling, looked again at his 
new crutch and said, " Well boys, It Is better to 
lose one leg than a hundred lives.” 
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COMMENTS. 
A new comer Is " Wild Goose,” who at oncefears 
the evil designs of "Slayeroiconceit,,” and writes 
briefly. It does seem as though the Cousins 
should be able to And more inviting themes than 
personal criticism. 
Our much Injured Cousin, "Young Orator,” 
sends me a long and somewhat spirited defence 
ol himself against the strictures oi the lrrepres- i 
slble “ SUyerofeonceit.” i think the controversy 
had best, end, as It would be a sorry spectacle In- - 
deed to see the Cousins engaged In a general J 
wordy warfare. Let us have peace, and a pleas¬ 
ant time. "Young Orator’ wishes to knowhow ( 
Andrew Jacks:n acquired tuo sobriquet "Old \ 
Hickory?" Most every Cousin should be able to ‘ 
answer this. 
A new Cousin Hattie P. U., writes her first let- 
ter,standing the while In mortal dread of that ogre 
the waste-basket. She Is still quite young and re¬ 
grets that school Will close so soon. Now that 
Miss Hattie finds she has ecaped the capacious 
man that devours so many choice thoughts, she 
will no doubt venture again. Always welcome. 
And here Is "Bob White,” who has come from the 
Far West, to say a word to Miss Bertha Weeks. 
"Bob” is the harbinger of Spring, but if he con¬ 
tinues as he begins by the awful statement 
that the girls are very conceited, he may rely up¬ 
on finding himself In water considerably above 
the boiling point. He gives the young ladles 
some practical advice about arranging their 
gowns, and yet he Is only eight y r ears old, and 
studies at home. He says, In effect, that he has 
the courage of his opinions and means to act, the 
part of echo: he wlllalways talk back! His flag 
is nailed to the mast-head, and the tall of his 
coat, trails the ground. Now, lank-out. 
Hero is some homely wholesome advice from 
Bonnie. She says: 
“ Dear Cousins :—I have been very much In¬ 
terested In reading your letters. Ana now I am 
going to write a letter too. It Is my first at¬ 
tempt. if Uncle True does not wish to publish 
It, that will neither surprise, nor offend me. 
What prompted mo to write, was, that 1 wanted 
to tell the Cousins 1 did not like so much sharp¬ 
shooting at each other. I think the letters 
should bo more to Instruct an 1 amuse, and not 
to say things that will injure the feelings of any 
one. 1 would much like to have questions asked 
for lu formation—such as History, Botany, Geog¬ 
raphy, or from anything that will help us to ad¬ 
vance lu knowledge. 1 am living ou the wild 
prairies of Kansas, with but little society or 
means of amusement. We take the Rural, and 
I cannot tell you with what eagerness and de¬ 
light we hall Its coming.” Finally Hi Me Miss "Z.” 
adds her protest against the exhibition or tem¬ 
per commented upon above, and I have na doubt 
that hereafter there will be an " era of good feel¬ 
ing” and an Improved tone In the letters. 
GEOGRAPHICAL CHARADES. 
I. A pronoun, a girl’s nickname, a verb, an In¬ 
terjection; whole forms a Southern river and 
valley. 
•2. A French preposition, a French article, mer¬ 
chandise ; whole forms a State, bay and river. 
J. A lover, to spoil, a verb; whole forms a town 
of Anglcsea Island. 
B A school-boy's romp, a pronoun; whole, a 
river ot Spam. 
5 . A French pronoun, a French preposition, to 
leave; whole forms a river of Portugal. 
0 . A vowel, scampered; whole forms a city of 
Africa. 
7. An interjection, anger; whole, a river of 
France. 
8 . A cape of Corsica, to do wrong; whole forms 
a city of Zealand. 
9. A boy’s nickname, a vowel, a verb; whole, a 
river or Prussia. 
10 . A sailor, an article, a preposition ; whole, a 
gulf of Italy, 
it. A preposition, female fowls; whole, a city 
of Greece. 
12 . To stumble or fall, an article; whole, a 
range of mountains in Turkey. 
13. An animal, a river of North Carolina, a 
vowel; whole, a city or Dalmatia. 
M. The curse of nations, observed; whole, a 
city or Poland. 
lo. A river of Italy, a French article; whole 
forms a city of Austria. 
10 . Part of bedstead, a lady’s name; whole 
forms a city of Austria. 
17. Fighting between armies, just so, noise; 
whole, a city of Austria. 
IS. Part of the human body, a horse, a vowel; 
whole, a city of Italy. 
Hi. Obtained, a sound of laughter; whole forms 
a city of Germany. 
20 . Kitchen utonsils, an animal mother; whole 
forms a city of Prussia. 
21. A young girl, a vowel; whole, a city ot 
Prussia. 
22. To twit, not off; whole, a city ot New En¬ 
gland. 
23. A kind of cheese, earth; whole, a country 
of Europe. 
tzr Answer in two weeks. Little One. 
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MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
I ait composed of 14 letters: 
My 3, c, 9, il a church official. 
My C, 2 a negation. 
My l, 4 a pronoun. 
My T, 2 , 9,13 keeps our spirits up. 
My 1, 8,14, 6 a cape or South America. 
My 0, 10 ,12,13,14 signifies not to be. 
My whole should be our watchword. 
tsr Answer in two weeks. Balto, 
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PUZZLER ANSWERS.-March 23. 
u. luu.uui. Bum. iwiie ! 13. nap. pay; 11. l)iuw, 
ward : 15. Gem, Meg; 10, Oil no; 17, Ft, |f ; is. Op. xro; 
19. S.IK, KUS ; 20, Tram, marl : 21, Trap, part; 22, Tap, 
Put: 23, Top, pot. 
Enigmas.— 1, Becnnae It lias n knot In it. 2, Be¬ 
cause ne chisels and s&ev a. 3, Because it is a cram. 
i, Because it is composed of bars and a rest, ft. Be¬ 
cause it ts Imperfect, is, You would make pale ale. 
7. It makes a lot plot; 8, He makes a revolution, a. 
Because it is a capon, 10, Because It Is composed of 
belles letters. 
Maltese Cross.— 
SIMON 
o o T 
H N T 
OS ASA E A 
MONI TRESS 
ED R R K K T 
ROE 
PUT 
RESTS 
"Word-square Enigma.— 
monk 
ODIN 
NICE 
KNEW 
|lratrhig. 
NO ROOM FOR JESUS. 
O plodding life I crowded so full 
Of earthly toil and care ! 
The body's daily need receives 
The first and last concern, and leaves 
No room for Jesus there! 
O busy brain ! by night and day 
Working with patience rare, 
Problems of wordly loss or gain. 
Thinking till thought becomes a pain; 
No room for Jcsue there 
O throbbing heart! so'quick to feel 
In others' woes a share, 
Yet human loves each power enthrall. 
And sordid treasures fill it all; 
No room for Jesus there. 
O 6inf ul soul! thus to debase 
The being God doth spare I 
Blood-bought, thou art no more thine own; 
Heart, brain, life, are his alone; 
Lest soon the bitter day shall come 
7Vhen vaiu w ill be thy prayer 
To find in Jesus’ heart a place; 
Forever closed the door of grace, 
Thou’It gain no enlrauee there. 
[N. V. Christian Advocate 
ABRAHAM'S PRAYERS. 
The first full length prayer Is Abraham’s touch¬ 
ing plea lu behalf ot Sodom (Gen. xvlif. 22 , 23), 
See in it the characteristics of acceptable pray¬ 
ers :— 
A sinner feels he Is “but dust and ashes, ” de¬ 
serving “ anger,” not favor. 
The sinner stands before God, believing In tho 
promised Saviour—no other warrant. 
The sinner full of ratth, that is, resting wholly 
on Messiah, Is "tho friend of God.” God meets 
him, and stays to hear what he has to say. 
This believing sinner yearns over perishing 
souls. 
He perseveringly urges requests In behalf of the 
perishing. 
Then we find (xix. 27-29) he looked after his 
prayers, and found results. 
Men of faith, on he men of prayer! A world 
perishing. Our country needs it. The churches 
of Christ need it. The Jews need it. The heath¬ 
en need It. Some at your very dOLr need tt. And 
surely there would be results. 
THE MAZARINE. 
There are only two copies of the Mazarine 
Bible in America and only six in the world. 
Two years ago two copies where sold at auction 
in London in the same sale, and one, printed 
upon paper, brought $M.ooo gold; the other, on 
vellum, brougut $ 20 , 000 . Usually a vellum copy 
of any work brings four or five times as much as 
a paper one; but the history of the Mazarine 
Bible raises the value of the paper copies rela¬ 
tively to those ou vellum. Ou iron berg printed 
the first copies in 1455, and all these were on 
paper: In 1456 Faust got possession of the types 
and his edition was partly on vellum. These 
consequently, are not so complete or original. 
One of the American copies is owned in Hartford 
Ills one of the genuine Guttenberg prints, and 
Is a marvel of the printer’s work. Its equal could 
not he made to-day. 
FORMATION OF CHARACTER. 
Jf you ever watched an Icicle as it formed, you 
would have noticed how It lroze one drop at a 
time until it was a foot long or more. If the 
water was clean the icicle remained clear, and It 
sparkled brightly la the sun; but if the water 
was slightly muddy tho Icicle looked foul, and its 
beauty was spoiled. Just so our characters are 
formed. One little thought or feeling at a time 
adds its Influence. If every thought be pure and 
right, the soul wifi be bright and lovely, and will 
sparkle with hupplneas; but If there be thoughts 
and feelings Impute and wrong, the mind will be 
soiled, tUe character depraved and darkened, and 
there will be final'deformity and wretchedness. 
How Important then that wo should be on our 
guard against every evil impulse and desire! 
rose and thorn. 
I fieai'd Philosophy sigh, 
“ No rose Is without thorn 
And faith made sweet reply, 
** Of thorns are the roses bom I” 
Kimball. 
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Influence of Little Things.—C hemists tell us 
that a single grain of the substance called Iodine 
will impart colour to seven thousand times Its 
weight of water, it Is so in higher things; one 
look, one habit, may affect the whole of life and 
character. 
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Apelles.—As Apelles the painter much la¬ 
mented If he should escape but one day without 
drawlngsomo picture or lino: so ought a Chris¬ 
tian man to be sorry If that any day should pass 
without some good work or exercise. 
As soon as we are awake, our hearts should he 
In heaven. Wo owe God In the morning the first 
or our reason, before wo think of other tilings; for 
every day Is but the lesser circle of our lives.— 
Dr. ilanlon 
