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his rural neighbors, learned their experience, and 
after familiarizing himself with the particulars, 
endeavored to find out the peculiarities of the dif¬ 
ferent portions of his farm, that he might put his 
crop where the conditions of growth would be 
most f worable. He had no experience of Ills own 
to assist him and little knowledge of the routine 
operations of ordluary farm life, so he was obliged 
to rely to a certain extent upon an Irish farm hand, 
who had been upon the place lor several years. 
“Old Peter " generally hit the nail squarely on 
the bead when he ventured an opinion, but he 
was never able to give the whys and wherefores, 
so the young proprietor usually conducted his 
“ practice ” after a formula of about equal parts of 
Peter’s experience and his own reason, with agood, 
strong sprinkling of *' science," as his father had 
oalled It. 
Ilia college lectures had given him knowledge of 
the principles of stock breeding, and although not 
a stock farmer, the knowledge was nevertheless 
useful to him. When the potato beetles first 
mado their appearance, he was ready for them. 
He knew the whole tribe down to tUelr forty- 
second couBlns, and lost no time In declaring war 
against the small nrst brood as soon as they ap¬ 
peared. As a consequence he had a very small 
second brood to contend with, while ills neigh¬ 
bors were eaten up berore they were hardly 
aware el an utiack. Then he discovered one day 
a new insect attacking his corn—he was always 
looking out for specimens for his cabinet—and 
the further he examined, the greater he found 
the damage. It was entirely new to him, 11 Is 
true; but through his studies he had gained a 
knowledge of the family to which he clearly saw 
It muse belong, and a remedy suggested itself at 
once Not luily satisfied, however, he looked the 
matter up lu one of kb text-books, and Boding 
that an allied species was often quite destructive 
in Europe, learned the means that had been ein- 
ployad to prevent lls ravages there, aud saved his 
corn crop. He was wi ll posted upon the bird ques¬ 
tion, know his friends irorn hb enemies, aud was 
content to have a little fruit bpoued for the sake 
of the be He tit received from the presence of the 
saucy bipeds at other seasons. In short, he farmed 
with bla eyes open, aud sought to take advantage 
of everything that would save either money or 
time, for he early made the discovery that time In 
money. 
Ills hobby was Improvements, and wherever he 
saw an opportunity to add to the resources of the 
farm by Uie outlay of a litilu money, ho put the 
money Into It hoping to get It back again with in¬ 
terest lu a year or two. Under draining a swampy 
piece of grouud was about the worst ot his mis¬ 
calculations, ror having had no experience in such 
matters, and Peter never having seen Uio opera¬ 
tion performed, he hired It done by the day and It 
cost Ulm roundly. Even May suggested that he 
had better send tho men off, and complete the 
work himself, after they had been employed a 
reasonable time, hut George thought It ought to 
be done right—so they made a “Job ’’ of it. H was 
a great benefit to the farm, of coarse, lor more 
hay was needed than tne mowing llelds could 
produce, and the swamp In its former condition 
was worth very little tor any purpose. It would 
require the hay crops of a number of years to pay 
the cost, but In Lhe end George thought it would 
be a gain. 
Then he constructed a fish-pond at the lower 
end of the farm, beyond this old swamp, conduct¬ 
ing the water of several springs into it. ltwas 
another of those nice little farm Improvements, 
that, done cheaply axe a source oi profit in a very 
short tune, but in this case the estimated cost aud 
the actual expense when finished bore about the 
same ratio to eacn other as i to a, and he charged 
himself with a heavy bill of “experience." 
Fortunately the crops were good In his first 
year; he realized fair paces for what he sold, and 
altogether congratulated himself that he was a 
successful farmer. May wauled •• to see the books 
for It." The accounts were therefore examined, 
and It, was lound they had barely made a living, 
the “ working capital ” was about exhausted, and 
the Improvements had swallowed up nearly the 
entire profits ot the summer’s labor. Provision 
hid bron made for tne winter, and George felt 
mat wi.b a Utile rigid economy and more carelul 
management, another year he would certainly 
come out ahead. Hut for all this, many evenings 
were spent In figuring and in making calculations, 
which occupation May regarded ominously, though 
the young lanner said nothing. 
CHAPTER VIII. 
CLOUDS. 
In all the months that the young couple had 
passed since coming to Maplewood, mile had been 
seen of George s family. Ills brothers had each 
called once. Charlie's wife had been out to the 
farm several tunes lo see May, lor whom she pro¬ 
fessed a liking, the young wife returning the calls, 
after waiting as long as strictest etiquette would 
admit. H was during the last visit to s-that 
an incident occurred which brought the hrst real 
unhappiness of her married his. liming la from 
the farm one day to attend to some necessary 
purchases, she carried with her, at George’s sug¬ 
gestion, a can of sweet cream for Charne s wife, 
and at her own suggestion—unknown to her hus¬ 
band—a roll of delicious butter lorold Mr. Ashton, 
though he had never deigned io show his face at 
the farm. Sue had about finished her call at 
Charles's, and left the package of butter to be sent 
to Mr. Ashton, when to her great surprise the old 
gentleman walked in. 
“ This is May, lather,” Sarah said by way of In¬ 
troduction. 
“ How d'ye do ?” said he, politely, “ I’m glad to 
meet ye.” 
“ It gives me pleasure to meet you,” she an¬ 
swered, pleasantly, “1 think you hardly remem¬ 
ber me as-” 
“ What name, please?—I’m a little deaf.” 
“May Ashton, father, George’s wife,” Sarah 
interposed. 
THE BUBAL HEW-YOBKEB. 
“Oh, It’s that Ascott gal, la It?" he replied, 
looking hard Into her face, “ I told George If he 
brought an Ascott Into the family I would disown 
him, and T have." 
May was ready to sink Into the floor with mor¬ 
tification and astonishment. Her cheeks burned 
like fire and her eyes swam so that, for the time, 
she saw nothing. Composing herself in a row 
moments, she said as she rose to go, “ Pardon me. 
sir, ror Intruding myself In your way ; George did 
not tell me that or l should never have become his 
wife." Then holding out her hand to Sarah, she 
whispered, “ good bye," and then started hastily 
for the door. 
“Don’t mind him, sister May," said Sarah, 
throwing an arm around tho poor girl, as they 
stood alone In the hall, “ It is all for the best, and 
we love you dearly. 1 will come and see you to¬ 
morrow. Don’t think of It again," and kissing her 
tenderly, she led her to the carriage. 
How she reached home, she never knew, for 
hidden behind her veil, pent up anguish found 
expression In blinding tears. 1'pon reaching the 
house, she sought her room Immediately, and, 
throwing herself upon the bed, cried as though 
her heart would break, reproaching herself for 
not questioning her husband more closely regard¬ 
ing the difficulty with his father, ’ere she became 
his wife. In an hour she grew more calm, thougn 
the red swollen eyes and tear-stained checks, and 
tlie deep drawn sob, at regular Intervals, told how 
poignant washer grief. In this condition, George 
round her. upon returning from Ills afternoon's 
work. Amazed and astounded, he approached the 
prostrate girl, throwing himself on his knees at 
the side of the bed. 
“ My darling wife, what Is the matter ? Tell 
me," he exclaimed, passionately seizing her hands, 
and looking into her face. She slowly turned 
towards him. her brown eyes resting pathetically 
a moment upon his own, and her lips attempted 
to speak. 
“ You—your—father—’• she commenced, but a 
great choklng.sob refused her lurther utterance, 
and throwing her arms around her husband's 
neck she again gave herself up to her grief. 
It was an hour or two before she could gain suffi¬ 
cient control over her feeling* to tell what had 
happened, and thus George heard a recital of the 
brief words thar had brought so much unhappiness 
to his household. At find, his anger knew no 
bounds; he would resent the insult even if It had 
come from hlB own father. May entreated, and he 
changed his mind. Then he wrote a scathing let¬ 
ter covering an entire page and a halt of foolscap. 
Finding ibis loo wordy he tore It up and gave 
Instead half a page of wholesome advice, In more 
condensed form; but he never sent It, for May said 
no, and he did not like to disregard her wishes. 
It was a hitter drop in the young wife’s cup, and 
for a lime the source of great unhappiness, causing 
the first real disagreement that had occurred In 
their wedded file. She reproached her husband for 
deceiving her when she had first questioned the 
state ot old Mr. Ashton’s feelings before their 
marriage, and he In turn used all the arguments in 
his power in a vain endeavor to make his wife 
view the matter_ln the light In which It appeared 
to him. 
“Am I never to be forgiven, May, tor the sin of 
marrying you In spite of my family ? I thought I 
was gtvlog you a proof of my devotion. It seems 
to me quite enough to have incurred my father’s 
displeasure wllhout having to lose my wife’s af- 
lectlon Into the bargain.” 
“It was a selfish devotion,” she answered; “or 
you would never have subjected me to so much 
misery and unhappiness, as l have experienced In 
these last few weeks. It was cruel, George." 
“Heaven and earth 1 May, yon will drive me 
distracted. 1, cruel and selfish, and toward you ? 
—You for whom I would have made any sacrifice 
in the world—nay, did sacrifice friends, fortune, 
and nearly everything but my name, to show how 
deeply 1 loved you? Yes, perhaps I was selfish, 
selfish in the thought that 1 could not endure to 
live without you—aud cruel In my selfishness by 
keeping from you the foolish prejudices of fin old 
man who had never seen y ou. Had 1 loved you 
leas, my course might have been different. You 
have often reproached mo of late, and as often 
told me our marriage would never havo taken 
place had you dreamed of such opposiuon. May 
1 now ask y ou, kindly, in view of such a course 
where pour love could have been ?” 
“Duty, George, may outweigh love.” 
“Duty to whom?” 
“ Duty to each other,” his wife answered, add¬ 
ing, as she threw herself upon Lhe sofa; better a 
hopeless love than an unhappy marriage.” 
“ You are as unreasonable In your alternatives 
as my lather—more so in lact—for he forced me to 
choose between the girl 1 loved, lew paliry 
thousand dollars, — OoLh supposlbly desirable— 
you would have me choose between disappointed 
love on the one hand, and a life of wedded misery 
on the other, 'lhank you, Ido hot care to take 
either horn of the dilemma." 
" You are hateful 1" she exclaimed, rising hastily 
irom her reclining posture, a vivid Bpot ot carmine 
burning upon either cheek." 
“ come, come, May I must we thus early in our 
married fife set up a skeleton in the domestic 
closet? Forget my father’s petulant words, and 
In your own consciousness of right, live above 
them." 
“ l can never see It as you see It." the young 
wife answered, “ lor you know little of a woman s 
nature, which cannot—no, will not hear Insult 
and contumely from those that never have been 
wronged In thought or deed." 
“ Well,—all Is if you prefer to hang up the 
skeleton, let It haog, 1 shall take precious good 
care not lo rattle the dry bones, 1 assure you," and 
with an impatient toss of the head, the young 
man quitted the room and walked rapidly In the 
direction of the barn.—[To be continued. 
-♦ ♦ ♦- 
Events are not in our power; it is always bet¬ 
ter to make a good of even the worst.—Berkeley. 
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abbatjj ^railing. 
THE GOLDEN SIDE. 
BY M. A. KIDDER. 
Thebe is many a rost on the road of life. 
If we only would stop to take It; 
And many a tone from the better land, 
If the querulous heart would wuke it. 
To the sunny soul that Is full of hope. 
And whose beautiful trust ne’er faileth. 
The grass Is green and tho flowers are bright, 
Though the wiotty storm prevailcth. 
Better to hope, though the eloudB hang low, 
And to keep the ejes still fitted. 
For the sweet blue sky will eoou peep through. 
When the ominous clouds are rifted. 
There was never a night without a day, 
Nor au evening without a morning; 
And the darkest hour the proverb goes, 
Is the hour before tho dawning. 
There’B many a gem in the path of fife. 
Which we pass iu our idle pleasure, 
That Is richer far than the Jeweled crown, 
Or the miser's hoarded treasure; 
It may be the love of a little child. 
Or a mother’s prayer to heaven, 
Or only a beggar's grateful thanks 
For a cup of water given. 
Better to weave in the web of life 
A bright aud golden filling, 
Aud to do God’s will with a ready heart, 
Aud hands that are B\rift and willing. 
Than to snap tho delicate silver threads 
Of our curious lives asunder. 
And then heaveu blame for tbe tangled ends, 
And sit to grieve and wonder. 
---- 
As to serving the Lord with cold hearts and 
drowsy souls, there has been too much of It; and 
It causes religion to wither. Men ride stags when 
they hunt for gain, and snails when they are on 
the road to heaven. Preachers go on sce-sawlng, 
droning, and prosing, and the people fall to yawn¬ 
ing and folding their arms, and then 8ay that God 
is withholding uls blessing. Every sluggard, when 
he finds himself eDllsted In the rugged regiment, 
blames his luck, and some churches have learned 
the same wicked trick. I believe, that when Paul 
plants and Apollos waters, God glvesthelncrease; 
and l have no patience with those who throw the 
blame on God, when It belongs to themselves.— 
C. H. Spurgeon, 
Christianity Is its own best evidence. Give us 
more and more of real Christianity, and v e shall 
need less and less of Its evidences. "Ye are my 
witnesses,” says Christ to Ills disciples. One truly 
Christian life will do more lo prove the divine ori¬ 
gin of Christianity than many lectures, lienee, 
It Is of much greater Importance to develop Chris¬ 
tian character, than to exhibit Christian eviden¬ 
ces.— J. Monroe Otbson. 
God always has an angel of help for those who 
are willing to do ihelr duty. How often have we 
been afraid to undertake some difficult work for 
Him; but as soon as we laid hold of tt the rock of 
hindrance was removed. The tempter told ua that 
it we attempted to save some hardened soul we 
should encounter an Immovable adamant. We had 
faith enough lo try; and prayer brought the power 
which turned the heart, ot stone to flesh. Ever¬ 
more the adversary Is busy In frightening us from 
labors of love for our Master .—Theodore Cuyler. 
Meditate long, meditate humbly on what it Is 
to have a Creator, and comfort will come at last. 
It broad daylight should never be yours on this 
side the grave, He will hold your feet In the twi¬ 
light that they shall not stumble, and at lasts with 
all the more love, and all the more speed as well, 
He will fold you to his bosom, who is himself the 
Light Eternal.—/’. IK. Faber, 
Let us serve God In the sunshine, while he 
makes t he sun shine. We shall then serve him all 
Lhe better In the dark, when he sends darkness. 
It Is sure to come. Only let our light be God’s 
light, and our darkness God's darkness, and we 
will be safe at home when the great nightfall 
comes.— F, IF. Faber, 
