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526 
THE BUBAL i^EW-YOBMEB. 
The congregation, attracted by Ills apparent con¬ 
fusion, read the remaining lines— 
Which gives teu thousand blessings now 
And bids me hope for more. 
THEN AND NOW, 
’Twas in the gloaming. 
By the fair Wyoming, 
That I left my darling many years ago, 
And memory tender, 
Brings her back in splendor 
With her cheekB of roses and brow of snow. 
But where ill thunder, 
Is she now, 1 wonder ? 
Oh, my soul be quiet, and my sad heart hush: 
Under the uinbreller 
Of another feller— 
Ah, J think I see her paddling through the slush. 
—Deadwood Pioneer. 
SCOLDING. 
A little girl, not six years of age, screamed out 
to her little brother, who was playing In the mud : 
•* Boh, you good-for-nothing scamp, come right 
Into the house this minute, or I will beat you till 
the skin comes off.” 
“ Why, Angelina, Angelina dear, what do you 
mean? where did you learn such talk!" ex¬ 
claimed the mortified mother who stood talking 
with a friend. 
Angelina's childish reply was a good commen¬ 
tary upon this manner of speaking to children ; 
“ why mother, you see we are playing, and he’s 
my little boy, and I am scolding Mm Just as you 
did me this morning ; that’s all." 
SMALL THINGS. 
The smallest crust may serve a human life; 
The smallest act may lead to human strife; 
The smallest touoh may cause the body pain ; 
The smallest spark may lire a Held of grain; 
Tha simplest deed may tell the truly brave; 
The smallest, skill may serve a life to save; 
The smallest drop the thirsty may relieve; 
The slightest look may make a heart to grieve, 
Naught ie so much but that it may contain 
The rose of pleasure or the thorn of pain. 
A GOOD CHARACTER FROM HIS LAST PLACE. 
Iu Galveston, as elsewhere In Texas, when a pris¬ 
oner has no money to employ counsel, the judge 
appoints a young lawyer to defend the doomed 
man, very much as the pauper pat ients In a hos¬ 
pital are turned over to the young doctor to learn 
the profession on. Not long since quite a young 
lawyer was appointed to defend a man for bur¬ 
glary'. The young lawyer, after consulting with 
his uufortunate client, said: 
“ May it please your Honor, 1 w ant this case 
continued until t can procure the attendance oj 
material witnesses." 
“ What do you expect to prove ?” asked the 
court. 
•* I expect to prove that my unfortunate client 
is a quiet,, sober and Industrious man." 
*• By whom do you expect to prove that ?” 
“ By the officers of the penitentiary, where he 
has spent the last flve years." 
PLANTING I1IMSKLK TO GROW. 
Dear, little bright-eyed Willie, 
Always so full of glee, 
Always bo very mischievous, 
The pride of our home is he. 
One bright hummer day we found him 
Close by the garden wall, 
Standing so grave and dignified 
Beside a sunflower tall. 
His tiny feet he had covered 
With the moist and cooling sand; 
The stalk of the great tall sunflower 
He grasped with his chubby baud. 
When ho saw us standing near him, 
Gazing so wunderingly 
At his baby Ship he greeted us 
With a merry shout of glee. 
We asked our darling what pleased him 
He replied with a lace aglow. 
“ Mamma, I’m going to be a man; 
I've planted mt/uetf to tiro to." 
WHY HE GOT A RECEIPT, 
The following story is told of a crafty lawyer, 
subtle as a fox, who lived In Halifax : 
An Indian of the Miami tribe, named Simon, 
owed niio some money. The lawyer had walled 
long. His patience at last gave out, aud he 
threatened the Indian with lawsuit, process 
aud executions. The poor red man got scared and 
brought the money to his creditor. The Indian 
waited, expecting the lawyer would write a re¬ 
ceipt. 
•* What axe you waiting for?" asked the lawyer. 
“ Receipt." said the Indian. 
“ A receipt?"said the lawyer, " a receipt—what 
do you know about a receipt? Can you under¬ 
stand the nature of a receipt ? Tell me the use of 
one and I will give it te you.” 
The Indian looked at Mm a moment, and then 
replied : 
" H’pose maybe me die; me go to heben ; me 
And the gate locked; me see the 'Postel Peter ; 
he say, 4 Simon, what you want ?’ Me say, * Want 
to get in.’ He say, 4 You pay Mr. J-dat money ?’ 
What me do v Me hab no receipt. Hab to hunt 
ail ober the other place to And you." 
He got a receipt. 
Too much Faith.— Traveling on one or our rail¬ 
roads, a little four-years-old lump of boy human¬ 
ity kept his father and mother In a state of 
chronic fidgets by continually thrusting his head 
out or the window to explore the outer world. All 
remonstrance and threats were unavailing. Final¬ 
ly a bright Idea struck the father. 
“Fred, Fred,” he said, “keep your head In or 
the wind will blow your hat off!” And In order to 
frighten his hopetul he slyly slipped the hat off 
the little one’s head and concealed it. As soon as 
this had been done the child began crying ana 
could not be appeased. Finally “pater farnl- 
laa ’’ told Mm to look In an opposite direction and 
he would wMstle the hat. back again—all of which 
was very neatly done, and the happy parents settled 
back In their seats and began to converse very 
pleasantly, thinking they had cured little Freddie 
But not so, for in a short time he seemed to bright¬ 
en up, and away he sent bis hat through the car 
window, shouting, as It disappeared: 
“Papa, whistle again."—Patriot,. 
HISTOEICAL 8NATCHES. 
Notes and bills first stamped, 1782 . 
Use of quicksilver, discovered In refining silver 
ore, 1540. 
Pens for writing were first made from quills In 
635. 
Paper money first used In America, 1740. 
Signals at sea first devised by James II., 1665. 
Tulips first brought into England, 1578. 
Thread first made at Paisley, In Scotland, in 
1722. 
Mortars for bombs first made In England, 1543. 
Microscopes first used In 1621; the double ones, 
1624; solar microscopes Invented, 1740. 
Letters were Invented by Mernnon, the Egyp¬ 
tian, 1822 B C. 
Earthen vessels were first made by the Romans, 
715 Ti. n.; the first made In Italy In 1710; the pres¬ 
ent Improved kind originated in 1763. 
insurance policies were first used In Florence In 
1523; first society established at Hanover, I53tt; 
that at Paris. 1740. 
J[or SHomm. 
CONDUCTED BY MISS RAY CLARK. 
ROSEBUDS. 
In the merry mouth of roses, around the wanton vine, 
Her slender, rose-tipped lingers iu careless grace en¬ 
twine. 
As the silver moon is fading before the radiant show 
Of the gorgeous golden sunrise which sets the heavens 
aglow. 
The maiden’s dainty fingers, as in eager quest they fly. 
Weave meshes round the tender heart of him who 
stands close by, 
Gazing with all his ardent soul on her he loves so well, 
Enchanted and enraptured by the sweet, resistless 
epelL 
As glorious as the morning is the charm that binds 
them there, 
Where diamond dewdrops glisten in the iueeuBe-ladeu 
air. 
For on golden wing? the phantoms which they eagerly 
pursue 
Will fade away as sunbeams drink the beauty-giving 
dew: 
For in the sunrise of their lives the youth and 
maiden stand, 
Intent upon one purpose with eager heart and hand¬ 
picking rosebuds, 
-;-«“*“♦- 
MY GOOD FOR NOTHING. 
What are you good for, my brave little man ? 
Answer that question for me. if you can; 
You, with your fingers as white as a nun ; 
You, with yotu ringlets as bright as the sun ! 
Ail the day long with yotu * 1 busy contriving, 
Into all mischief ami fun you are diving; 
See if your wise little noddle can tell 
What you are good for. Now, ponder it well! 
Over the carpet the dear little loot 
Came with a patter to climb on my Beat, 
Twu merry eyes full of frolic and glee, 
Under their lashee looked up unto me; 
Two little haui Is pressing soft uu my face. 
Drew me down close iu a loving embrace; 
Two rusj lips gave the answer ho true : 
“ Good to love you, mamma; godd to love you.” 
A GREAT NEED. 
I WAS rldiug, a while ago, over a suburban road, 
along which were pleasure-grounds, etc., appar¬ 
ently much resorted to by tbo people of the elty. 
l was struck by tbo large number of public houses 
and the various attractions used to secure the pa¬ 
tronage of the traveler or pleasure seeker, aud 1 
could easily imagine—as the hot sun blazed down 
in a relentless glare that shriveled the leaves and 
dried up tne dew-drops, and the dusty highway 
stretched out a long, wMte, dreary level-how 
very enticing to a poor, heated, tired mortal some 
of those wayside inns must be. 
Cool, shady piazza, with glimpses through open 
doors of pleasant vistas beyond; woodbine and 
climbing roses, In gracefully festooned masses and 
the sign-boards painted in every device that could 
lure the fancy and charm the Imaginative youth. 
A inn, that the road to ruin should have so Inviting 
an entrance 1 For, charming and beautiful as the 
exterior may be, the same drink is sold that ruins 
soul and body tu these palaces aB In the lowest 
groggery. of the two places above mentioned, 
the former are immeasurably the more harmful, 
lor many a boy and man who would on no consld- 
atlon patroMze a ■*saloon" will unhesitatingly 
enter one ol these resorts, aud, ltke modern Esaus 
swayed hy the influences which will work so pow¬ 
erfully on human nature, sell their blrthrlghh-an 
honorable, useful fife, vigor of health and Intellect 
—for what Is infinitely worse than a mesa of pot¬ 
tage. Humamty la weak, and extremely liable to 
be influenced In an unguarded moment; moreover, 
weariness, hunger and tMrst are weaknesses that 
must hold us all In more or less bondage while 
we are in these tabernacles, so let us have places 
of wayside entertainment tor man and beast, and 
plenty of them, but let them not be of such a 
character as shall transform man Into beast; let 
the white banner of Temperance rise over them 
all, and let its spotless rolda float triumphantly In 
a breeze that shall bear upon It no Dunes of alolio- 
Uol. 
The Woman’s Temperance UMon Is doing a 
grand work. Cannot the other temperance organ¬ 
izations, of which there are now so many, lend a 
helping hand ? There should be .more suburban 
temperance hotels. 
Now, somebody will say they could not be sup¬ 
ported. I think they can, provided they try as 
hard as their opponents to secure support and 
patronage; the harmlessness of the dove Is a very 
good and indispensable qualification tor this work, 
but a little of the wisdom of the serpent would 
not come amiss; now, for Instance, Blnce so much 
depends upon outside attractions, especially In 
extremely hot, or excessively cold, or stormy 
weal her, why not take a hint from the enemies of 
the cause? Have they irresistibly attractive 
signs ? Let us have the signs of our temperance 
houses tenfold more so. Let us have, for the 
heated term, pictured Icebergs and fountains, 
whose falling spray shall almost cheat the sun¬ 
beams ; let us have (blushing and glowing) upon 
our sign-boards, fruits and flowers that shall tempt 
the very birds and bees; golden glaciers of Ice¬ 
cream, and foaming classes of soda. Honey¬ 
suckle, Ivies, aud climbing roses, how willingly 
will they lend ms their aid to make our inn a place 
of delight for the lover of the beautiful 1 So, with 
all these, with rooms cool and airy In Summer, 
aud cozlly warm tn Winter—for the cold winds 
and snow-storms wlLl come, and we must he pre¬ 
pared tor them also with glowing fires, and the 
various comforts which warm and cheer, and leave 
no sting behind. 
I think success should and would smile upon 
our efforts. 
Now, if some good temperance reformers, with 
the requisite, energy and executive ability, would 
take hold of this work with a will, there would be 
a grand and visible advance of the temperance 
reformation. There Is. by far, too much talk, and 
too little, real hand-to-hand work; those who can¬ 
not lecture, and organize societies, need not feel 
that they are therefore to be excused ; there Is a 
work for every one; let U3 each do our part, 
earnestly, faithfully, prayerfully, “for God, and 
home, and native land.” Ermengardk. 
New York. 
OPEN LETTER. 
Dear.Miss Claus Will you kindly allow me, 
through the columns of the If dual, to reply to 
several ladles at once, who have written to me 
publicly as well as privately ? Much as I would 
desire it, time and energy would fall me were I to 
attempt to answer every one personally. 
First, the lady In Alabama, whom I have neg¬ 
lected shamelully, She sent me some Florida 
moss and two beautiful pods (or what is the right 
name ?) of cotton in Its natural state, i was de- 
Ugfited with the gift. It seemed so thoughtful of 
her to send to a Northern woman specimens of 
Southern products, very seldom seen in this region. 
1 really Intended to write and thank her, but I 
blush to say that l never did so. still, it sue knew 
Low much 1 had to do, 1 am sure she woMd excuse 
me. This lady, by the way, gave me the first- 
kind, encouraging words that 1 ever received from 
Rural readers. 1 shall always keep and appre¬ 
ciate her beauiltul letter, ti she would like to 
tell me of her success !u drawing, I should be glad 
to know. 
Next, the lady who asked for a specimen of my 
needle-work. 1 have not torgotten her, but 1 have 
done so little lately that I have had nothing suit¬ 
able to send. In a short time. 1 am going to do, 
as the children say, “plica” of embroidery—aud 
then, 1 will remember my neglected correspon¬ 
dent. 
Now the lady who asked for a catalogue of en- 
gravMgs. 1 was able to obtain a list of bellotypes 
but, so rar, 1 have learned nothing of any particu¬ 
lar catalogue of steel plates. I could write out 
one, If I took time enough, consisting of pictures 
familiar to me, hut 1 l-Mnk our friend would find 
more satisfaction lu wilting to Earle & Co., No, 
8iu Chestnut St., I’Mla. They will give her all the 
information she needs upon the subject of engrav¬ 
ings, photographs, oil paintings, decorated articles 
of all kinds, as well as every variety of picture- 
frames. 
Lastly, the lady who writes In the Rural for 
July 3i. l think I know exactly how she feels, and 
venture to say that she is making encouraging 
progress, otherwise she could scarcely’have come 
to the dUliculUes Indicated by her letter. 
As to the lines In engravings being fine and del¬ 
icate, 1 would nay, It Is not necessary to copy e very 
line In a picture, though for u beglnuer this Is the 
safest way. unless the design be too complicated. 
Aim for the (jmerul ejth-t, keep the proportion of 
objects, reproduce light for light, aud shade for 
shade. 
Patterns aud natural flowers are bothusefuL 
Patterns have the advantage of keeping their 
shape aud position, while natural flowers change 
faster than one can copy them. But dou’t depend 
upon the former to the exclusion of the latter. In 
fact, discard the former altogether, as soon as you 
can safely depend upon the latter. Constant 
Reader was exceedingly unfortunate In her selec¬ 
tion of a daisy, as, next to a rose, it is about the 
most difficult flower known to an artist. Butter¬ 
cups. pansies, hollyhocks, and, indeed, almost any 
single flowers, are much better for not only an 
amateur, but an experienced draughtsman. She 
might, however, In ordering flower patterns, ask 
particularly for one coutalMng a daisy— then, after 
copying it, she would better understand how to 
draw one irom nature. But, after all, drawing 
can only be learned by practice—It cannot really 
be taught. Margaret B. Harvey. 
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YOUR FUTURE HOME. 
It used to be the custom of thrifty New England 
girls, and those In other sections, to begin very 
early to accumulate stock toward the 4 4 setting 
out ” in that new home all expected some time to 
have. 
it was a common topic or conversation among 
mothers; they compared notes with maternal 
pride concerning the number of bed-qullts little 
Jane bad pieced, and the stockings Eliza had kMt. 
Just as early as it could be done, the six little 
sliver teaspoons were bought and marked, and 
lucky indeed was the little girl to whom grandma 
handed down her best feather-bed and all Its be¬ 
longings, 
I have heard iny father tell of an old lady who 
said she would not think much of a girl who 
would consider her outfit complete without a pil¬ 
low-case full of stockings of her own knitting. If 
that was the law now about a wedding outfit I 
think the country would fill up with old maids. 
Manners and customs change with the times, 
but It Is still true that young girls begin very 
early to lay tbe foundations of their future homes. 
It depends more upon what a woman Is than upon 
what she has whether her home will he one of 
prosperity and happiness or the reverse. The 
habits and temper which the little girl adopts are 
very sure to follow her on through life; they arc 
parts of her 44 setting out." 
Better than rosy quilts of most Intricate devices 
Is a sweet disposition in the housekeeper. No 
treasures of stiver or embroidered tapestry can 
make a home delightful where this Is absent. If 
sharp words ring through the halls aud echo from 
room to room one may well sigh ror “ a corner of 
a housetop alone." 
I do not know of one thing besides intemper¬ 
ance that can make a home more thoroughly 
wretched than a scolding house-mother. It Is an 
easy habit to take up : there Is enough to try the 
patience and provoke the hasty speech almost 
every day. There Is but one way of safety. The 
Iron hand of self-restraint must be brought to 
bear upon the spirit, and the earlier It is com¬ 
menced the easier the task. 
People sometimes change greatly tn mature 
years, hut It Is very seldom. 
TMnk of It, girls, seriously while you are at 
home under father’s roof, and ask yourselves this 
question: “ Do I want to be known as a scolding 
woman when I grow up and have a home of my 
own?" Cultivate loving, gentle speech among 
your brothers and sisters. Keep back the hasty 
words; learn to forgive, and return soft answers 
to hard speeches. 
It will never give you a moment’s pain to do so, 
but will save you many bitters tears, and make 
you a blessing 1 1 others. 
With this rare jewel you have In your hand an 
Alladln’s lamp that can make beautiful the plain¬ 
est rooms In your future dwelling. Without It 
you would be poor In a queen’s palace, j. e. m. 
WORLDLY MATTERS FOR GIRLS. 
Color. 
This article Is mainly to assist In the selection 
of the ribbons and bits of color with which a girl 
loves to brighten up the more sober groundwork 
of her dress. 
The fundamental rules of color are, blue and 
pink for blondes, red and yellow for brunettes; 
but there are exceptions to the rules, for Instance 
blondes of tbe “ strawberry ’’ typo should never 
wear pink, but they are not necessarily confined 
to blue. The Dew shades of heliotrope are becom¬ 
ing to nearly all, and green to most light eomplex- 
loned people, pale green (never use a pronounced 
shade of this color) Is particularly adapted to per¬ 
sons having a little color. It brings out a slight 
flush. Those having a great deal of color can 
wear pink, It, has an opposite effect, and tones 
down the complexion. 
There are, of course, other colors to choose from 
and 1 think that nothl ng Is more suitable than 
black velvet, It makes the richest contrast to 
light hair and complexion, that can be found. 
Brunettes with clear olive complexions can 
wear pink and blue, also deep orange aud pale 
lavender. Corn color and dark cardinal are suit¬ 
able for tbe darkest brunettes, pale cream Is also 
a very desirable shade for this type. 
For those who are neither extreme (and they 
are the majority) there is a great latitude of choice, 
but care should be taken especially In the use of 
pink, It generally gives a yellowish cast to a skin 
which would otherwise be clear. 
Try a color before purchasing, by holding It 
agulnat the face, and avoid those which seem to 
deaden the eyes aud hair. M iss M. D. 
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THING8 TO BE THANKFUL FOR. 
“Oh 1” exclaimed a lady, who had Just been con¬ 
ducted through a public building where the old. 
Infirm, deformed and helpless Inmates were sup¬ 
ported by public charity; 44 If people could ever 
loam from others’ experience how It would cure 
the discontent or many grumblers, to go through 
a place like this, I should tMnk they would come 
out thanking God for the power of supporting 
themselves by hard work, and for the privilege of 
giving to the support ot those, so much worse 
off than themselves.” Should not a mother espec¬ 
ially be grateful for the gift of sound, healthy 
children, perfect In the possession of their mental 
and bodily faculties? 
Although the care ot them Is often wearisome, 
acting as a constant, strain, both of the body and 
mind, yet how much more comfort there Is In 
such labor ol love, than In that where tender pity 
Is the strongest feeling called Into exercise. At 
the tSght or such little deformed ones, we feel that 
we hardly realize our every-day blessings, and 
are not sufficiently grateful for them. b. c. d. 
FOR MISS IRENE. 
Dear Rural,— Permit me to say a few words in 
reply to Miss Irene of Fairfax Co,, Va, I most 
certainly agree with her in her article on 
“Woman’s Work;” she deserves credit for the vig¬ 
orous use of her pen for general information to her 
Rural sisters, l am a reader of the Rural and 
ask that she will please not think that all of the 
farmers are the kind she speaks of. Delaware 
has some of the best farmers in the United States 
and they are not the kind Miss Irene speaks of. 
