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THE AURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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WIDE-AWAKE AND FAST-ASLEEP. 
A bright Summer day came out of the east, 
And a dear little lad was he. 
His lips were red from a strawberry feast 
And his eyes were blue as the sea. 
His yellow hair was blown by the breeze, 
Like grass in a windy place; 
He had torn his jacket In climbing trees, 
And he laughed all over his face. 
He danced in the elm, on the leafy spray 
Where the nn»t of the bluebird swings. 
Till the birdies had winked the sleep away, 
All under their painted wings. 
He shook the stems of ihe lilies tall, 
WliUe they nodded in high surprise, 
And rubbed, with their ringers white and small, 
The dreams rrom their golden eyes. 
The daisy hurried to wash her face 
In a drop of the silver dew. 
And every leaf in its lofty place 
The kiss of the sunshine knew. 
The squirrel chattered and combed his tail, 
That curls up over his spine; 
And each red clover turned almost pale 
Whett the village clock struck nine. 
For two little boys, in two little beds, 
Lay sleeping the morning long. 
Though the sun shone in on their tangled heads 
And the birds had ended their song. 
“Oh, dear! oh, dear,'” said the Summer day, 
“ What sleepy small boys I see! 
I wish, I wish they would wake and play 
With a bright little day like me.” 
[Catherine Lee Bates. 
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CHOOSING A VOCATION. 
UNCLE MARK. 
“ I am fifteen years old and have attended 
the High School of Philadelphia for about one 
year and a half. I hove lived in the heart of 
the city all my life, never having lived on a 
farm. Can you give me imy advice on how 
to become a farmer 1 Do you think going to 
an Agricultural College would be the best 
thing to do, and if so wbnt one, or would 
going tm a farm be better i By answering the 
above you will confer a great favor.” 
Thus writes a young man with an evident 
purpose to know and do the right. So, on the 
subject of “ Choosing a Vocation,” and at the 
same time answering the above questions, I 
take the opportunity to preach a short sermon. 
Such questions, no doubt, have arisen in the 
minds of many city boys who either are not 
naturally constituted for the wear and tear of 
professional or businass life in the city, or who 
think there is a broader, more certain and 
more pleasant field of labor for them in the 
country. 
We note in the above that the writer 
“has never lived on a farm,” hence he must 
expect to begin at the bottom as he would in 
a professional business enterprise, and learn 
the rudiments of farming. We infer that he 
is willing to do so, and in that he acts wisely, 
since too many young men, and older ones, 
too, seem to have an idea that anybody can 
“ run a farm,” and that all they have to do is 
to go out into the country, purchase some 
land if they can, and begin at once to lay up 
money. But how often they find out their 
error only when it is too late! The rugged hills 
of California are mines of gold, but the drill 
and the pick must be used, faithfully and long, 
before the mountains will yield up their treas¬ 
ures; so the hills aud valleys of the East and 
the fertile plains of the West, hold treasures 
which they will not reveal without patient 
and unremitting toil on the part of the hus¬ 
bandman. 
Whether or not a young man who intends 
to be a farmer should attend an agricultural 
college first, depends on circumstances. If 
the way is clear for him to do so, that would 
most certainly be the proper course to take; 
he will never regret it. There he will learn 
both the theory and practice of farming, and 
he will be enabled to act intelligently and 
thoughtfully when he comes into the business 
of farming for himself. The great object of 
these training schools is to teach young men 
to think, and at the same time to impart such 
information as they may, which is to be 
“added unto” and expanded as years and ex¬ 
perience increase. 
Nearly every State now has its agricultural 
college, and one may suit bis convenience as 
to which he will attend. In New York is the 
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of 
Cornell University at Ithaca; in Massachu¬ 
setts is the Mass. Agricultural College at 
Amherst; in Michigan is the State Agricul 
tural College at Lansing; in Iowa, at Ames ; 
in Ohio, at Columbus; in Kansas, at Manhat¬ 
tan; in Minnesota, at Minneapolis; in New 
Hampshire, at Hanover, and so on. It would 
be advisable to send to any or all of these col 
leges for catalogues, which will enable one to 
decide as to which he shall attend. 
But if one cannot go to an agricultural col¬ 
lege, wbat then ? Of course he must do the 
next best thing, which will be, as our corre¬ 
spondent suggests, “going on a farm,” If he 
is so fortunate as to have a farmer friend to 
whom he may go, and who is willing to in¬ 
struct him, that is the step to take, and if a 
young man is really desirous of learning, is 
willing to work as well as he can, is obedient 
and kind, there will be a chance for him with 
some good farmer who appreciates such qual¬ 
ities in a boy. 
Whichever of the two courses our young 
friend decides to take, we wish him abundant 
success. There is a great need of farmers who 
are not mere plodders but intelligent planners; 
who mix brains with their work as the artist 
did with his paints; who love farming not 
merely for the gain it brings but for the health 
and pleasure It gives, and such are bound to 
succeed. 
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LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS. 
Dear Uncle Mark. —I notice in the last 
Rural, yon gave the Cousins a gentle re- 
i minder not to Deglect their Club. I, for one, 
am quite willing to write, as I enjoy writing. 
The only trouble is, the “something useful or 
: interesting” to write about. True, I know some- 
| thing of farm-work, aud a good deal about 
| housework, as my sister and 1 have been our 
mother’s housekeepers for several years and 
possibly have learned something that might 
be useful to some of the Cousins. But in the 
way of flower culture, I have had much bet¬ 
ter success in losing house plants than in 
raising them, so have little in formation I could 
give from my experience, except that for me, 
Tea Roses do better in the ground than when 
keptiu doors,and of the thirty or more varieties 
we have tried, La Phoenix aud Louis Philippe, 
have ever bloomed the most free, while Bon 
Silene, Cornelia Cook, Mad. Margotten and 
Mad, Devacout are among the handsomest of 
any we have yet tried. As tor our flower 
garden, our annuals are doing but little. I 
like the idea of cultivating wild flowers, and 
would also add native shrubs and trees. We 
have a native lily just coming into bloom that 
I think quite as handsome as some of the cul¬ 
tivated sorts; it is white with crimson specks 
and very fragrant. Father brought the bulbs 
from the mountains where they are at home 
among the rocks. I will give the girl cousins 
one of my recipes for an easily made jelly 
cake: Break four eggs into one cupful of 
sweet cream (do not beat the eggs); stir in 
one cup of sugar; add two tea-poonfuls of 
baking powder to sufficient flour to make it 
the consistency of common jelly cake; bake 
in six round tins aud when done spread jelly 
between. I should be delighted to correspond 
with Lois Wurtz, of Texas, if she will write 
and give me her P. 0 address. 
Your niece, Loretta A. Brown. 
Linn Co., Oregon. 
Dear Uncle Mark; — I have written two 
letters to you, but they have not appeared in 
the Rural. I suppose it is because they were 
not as well written as the rest of the Cousins’ 
letters. I did not have very good luck with 
the watermelons, for but one plant came up, 
and the bugs have taken that. Pa has com¬ 
menced haying. I do the mowi g with the 
the mowing-machine. I have a very good 
garden this year. I have two nice, thrifty 
Gem squashes. Will Allen Martin please 
write ni6 a letter with his full address? I 
should like to correspond with him. 
Yonr nephew, James Lee. 
Steuben Co., N. Y. 
Deae Uncle Mark: —I have a small gar¬ 
den this year; have got some White Ele¬ 
phant and Early Rose potatoes and Red 
Kidney beans planted, and I have a bed con¬ 
taining top onions, radishes and red-peppers. 
The rest of the bed has flowers in it. I have 
some asters, zinnias and marigolds. I did not 
receive any watermelon seeds from you, but 
I have some growing, and if the bugs don’t 
destroy them, hope to have some water¬ 
melons. I have 12 bills of pop corn. In the 
Fall, after it is harvested, I will write and 
tell you how much I get. Your nephew, 
Alleghany Co., N. Y. Roy Taylor. 
Dear Uncle Mark:—I was vary glad to 
see an article on reariug poultry on our page 
recently. I had to take care of all the little 
chickens this Spring, and I am going to try 
and raise a few to sell next year. I sowed 
some of D. M. Ferry’s Extra Early Peas, in¬ 
tending to sell the product; but we had so 
much wot weather that they were nearly all 
drowned out. I intend to try it again next 
year, and hope I shall succeed better. I re 
ceived the watermelon seeds all right, and 
plai ited them all in one hill. Only two came 
up, but they are doing finely. Your niece, 
Gratiot Co. Mich. Nellie Salisbury. 
Dear Uncle Mark;— I thought I would 
write and tell you what a ni e garden we 
have this season. All the plants and vege¬ 
tables are growing nicely, and so are the 
weeds. We have had lettuce, onions, radishes, 
and peas for table use for some time. We 
have nearly one hundred cabbage plants. The 
early ones have quite large heads already. Do 
auyof the Cousins ever try putting a little 
salt on the cabbage plants ? 1 think it makes 
them grow a great deal thriftier. I have not 
many flowers to tell you of, but what I have 
are doing very well. Your niece, 
Washington Co., Pa, Rosa J. Marquis. 
>5.abbjatl) BcaMitg. 
THY WILL BE DONE. 
God’s time is the best time 
Walt, eager soul! 
He who believes shall not make haste, 
Thy fevered zeal will but make waste. 
Each day we climb 
Nearer the wlshed-for goal. 
God's way is the best way; 
Be still, my soul, 
And let the Lord's all-guldlng eye. 
Like traveler’s star In yonder sky, 
By night or day 
Be thy llfe'B blest North-pole. 
God's choice is the best choice, 
O restless soul! 
We think we know the good and true; 
We knew he has the end in view; 
And so his voice 
Should all our plans control. 
God’s will Is the best will; 
Thine, O my soul. 
Is selfish, dark, chaotic, wild : 
Go lay thee down, a weaued child, 
And let him till 
And move thy life—the whole. 
God's time and way and will and choice 
Accept, my soul! 
Unerring, gentle, kind and dear, 
Yea, though It cost me many a tear, 
I do rejoice 
In His supreme control! 
1 Mrs. Helen E. Brown. 
PRAYER-TIME. 
Eastern nations were ever careful about 
the saying of prayers. Our blessed Lord 
warned the Pharisees of the danger of saying 
their prayers in public, just for the sake of 
being heard by men, and of using vain repeti¬ 
tions without meaning what they said. The 
practice of doing this has been common for 
ages among the Orientals, and still exists. 
in Persia, every man who wishes to be 
thought religious carries about a little mat of 
straw or reeds; and wherever he may be when 
prayer-time comes, he spreads his little car¬ 
pet, kneels down, and after muttering a few 
words of prayer, rises and puts the carpet 
aside till the hour for prayer comes again. 
Hindoo and Arab alike, no matter where 
they are, or what engaged in, the instant the 
slow and solemn tones of the muezzin an- 
nouce the hour of prayer, they fall into a pros¬ 
trate posture and repeat their prayers. Men of 
business in the streets, sailors on the deck, la¬ 
borers in the middle of the field, or driving 
their loaded beasts in the road, all with one 
accord fail to their devotions at the appointed 
time, and become for the time blind and deaf 
to all that is passing around. 
Though, we, as Christians, are not called 
upon to prostrate ourselves in the streets or 
public places, we may well remember that 
we canuot lift up our hearts in prayer too 
often, and even in the busiest scenes may 
ask God in thought to take care of us and 
bless us, — Sunday. 
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Study to be quiet. Subdue and keep under 
all those disorderly passions which tend to the 
disturbing of the soul. To study the art of 
quietness is to take pains with ourselves, to 
work upon our own hearts the principles, 
rules and laws of meekness; and to furnish 
ourselves with such considerations as tend to 
the quieting of the spirit in the midst of the 
greatest provocations. Others are studying 
to disquiet us; the more need we have to study 
how to quiet ourselves, by a careful watch¬ 
ing against all that which is ruffling and dis¬ 
composing. Christians should, above all 
studies, study to be quiet, and labor to be 
actuated by an even spirit, under all the un¬ 
evenness of Providence; and remember that 
one good word, which Sir William Temple 
tells us the then Prince of Orange (our King 
William III) said he learnt from the master of 
his ship, who, iu a storm, was calling to the 
steersman with this word, “ Steady, steady;” 
let but the hand be steady, and the heart 
quiet, and then, though our passage be rough, 
we may make a shift to weather the point, 
and get safe to the harbor .—Matthew Henry. 
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Since God’s mercies are new every day, we 
can begin new each day to serve Him. No 
matter how far backward we may have 
slipped yesterday, let us take heart to day 
and go forward. Well will it be for us if we 
thus begiu anew each new day of our lives, 
for then there will come to us a last glad 
morning, when we shall begin with the new 
day to serve God, and, ere the evening falls, 
we will have gone home to receive our re¬ 
ward, 
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The day is near when the stewardship of 
life will be demanded of us. How are we us¬ 
ing it now? For our Lord, or for ourselves? 
And what care have we taken that when the 
substance of this world dissolves into the 
shadow of death, we may And room for our. 
souls in the everlasting habitation on high? 
PEACH ORCHARD 
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