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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
NOV. 43 
oould do It himself, and that would annoy a ner¬ 
vous person like you. The exchange from which 
this Is taken will get along In the world. 
From an Album we extract the following : 
Remember me and bear In mind. 
A faithful friend is hard to find; 
And when you find one that is true. 
Stick him fast with Spaulding's glue. 
A charming young girl at Bellaire, 
Was in trouble about her front hair; 
If arranged iri a bang 
It never would hang 
At all straight, hut waved wild in the air. 
And she heated an iron red hot. 
And went in for a frizz on the spot, 
She will never look cute, 
But by purchasing Jute 
Is as likely to fool folks as not. 
A lady of amiable disposition was lately In¬ 
structing a olaas on duty to the neighbor. At the 
termination of the lesson, and after an oration on 
the virtue or returning good for evil, Id the belief 
that she had made a favorable If not a lasting Im¬ 
pression on the youthful minds, she wound up 
with the following question, “ Suppose a person 
were to be unkind to you, or strike you, what 
would you do ?" A pause ensued, when one little 
girl, sharper than the rest, made the following 
laconic and not unnatural reply, “ 'It'm again.” 
fig. 368. 
A tall, elderly, refined-looking gentleman re. 
eently went Into a small post office In a rural 
region of England. He asked some question rela¬ 
tive to the registering of a letter, and was very 
sharply, rudely, and unnecessarily snubbed by a 
young woman In attendance. He asked her If she 
thought that was a proper way to answer an In¬ 
quiry In a public office. She said she thought she 
had been quite civil enough for him. He asked 
her, with ominously Increasing mildness of man¬ 
ner, if she would favor him with her name. She 
emphatically declined to do so. He then said he 
thought hB would tell her his name, which, how¬ 
ever, she declined to hear, saying chat his name 
was no concern of hers. He calmly replied that 
he thought it was, for his name was John Manners, 
and he was the Postmaster-General. 
LIFE STORY. 
Seven years of Bport and play, 
Seven years of school from day to day, 
Seven years of college or apprentice life, 
Seven years to choose a wife. 
Seven years to pleasure's follies given. 
Seven years to business hard driven, 
Seven years for some a wild goose chase. 
Seven years for wealth a bootless race, 
Seven years to hoarding for your heir 
Seven years of weakness spent in care. 
Here la a story they are telling Just now In 
London of a troop 3btp: in the ladles’ cabin were 
four wash-basins, one of which was much larger 
than the others. There were three ladles in the 
oabln whose husbands were about equal In rank. 
The women always think they have a right to 
presume on the rank of their hu&bands when tak¬ 
ing choice of berth6, etc., and there was a great 
discussion as to who was entitled to the big basin. 
It was referred to the paymaster of the ship, who 
oould settle nothing, and eventually to the captain. 
He gave a decision worthy of Solomon. After first 
asking them If they would abide by his verdict and 
not give any more trouble In the matter, which 
they readily agreed^ to do, he said he thought It 
was only fair that the oldest lady should have the 
biggest basin. That basin was never used during 
the whole voyage out. 
One of the curious products Is the sedate, stlff- 
rlmmed father who does not love to read, and 
who, keeping his children within doors during 
the long evenings, tells them to “ set and think.” 
To their impatient Inquiries, “ What shall I do? 
he Invariably replies In a hard, discouraging tone, 
“ Can’t you set and think ?” The children of that 
man are likely to become sour, dry, hard and 
morose. Their minds become air-slaked and lack- 
in spirit. One evening a little boy who had been 
Bitting for an hour In the presence of his silent 
father, who had commanded him to “ think,” said 
f Father, what are you thinking of T ” " The days 
when I was wild. And, young man, what are you 
thinking of ?” “ The days when I shall be wild.” 
FIG. 364. 
Recorder— You are charged with choking, beat¬ 
ing and kicking Parson Bledso, without the 
slightest provocation. The evidence shows that 
he addressed you In the most courteous manner, 
asking after your health, whereupon you fell upon 
him like a savage. “ You dunno Parson Bledso, 
does yer, boss?” “I do not.” “ Jedge, no man 
honahs Parson Bledso moah den I do. He is a 
puflec gemmen ob de ole school.” “ What did you 
break the bridge of his nose and kick him In the 
abdomen for then?” “Jedge, he is the persua- 
slvest talker you eber heerd. Ef I hadn’t hit him 
In de mouf. In one moah rnlnlt he would hab bor¬ 
rowed dat dollar Pse been sabln up to go to de 
suckus wld, but 1 has got a better skUBe dan dat 
ar.” “What Is It?” “You see, Parson Bledso 
has been preachin’ powerful agin chicken stealln’, 
and I has btxrn making an earnest, effort to reform. 
I halnt. pulled a pullet In two days. Ef 1 hadn’t 
hit de pasture In de mouf he would hab talked me 
outen dat ar suckus dollar, and den—” “ What 
then?” “Den, oh course, some white man’s 
chicken ooop would hab had to furnish de kerlat- 
erlals to raise anudder suckus dollar. I would 
hah backslid, suah, and de parson heeself would 
hab been ter blame toah de defection ln.de party.” 
“ Yes, I see.” “ So you see do you boss, dat when 
my pasture ran his mouf agin my knuckles, when 
I reached out from the shoulder, I was starting a 
culled rerorm movement.” The recorder took the 
case under advisement. He said he wanted to 
look up the authorities. 
LEAP YEAR privilege. 
She took his arm, and as they walked 
Adowu the lighted street, 
’TwaB by the merest chance, of course, 
They chanced a priest to meet, 
“ Poor man." said she, “ how poor he looks, 
How sad, forlorn and drear; 
I wish you'd help the Christian man 
To twenty dollars, dear." 
Ht took the hint, of courso ho did, 
Then something more was aaid, 
And ere he left her ’twos agreed 
That soon they should be wed. 
Said she, while swinging on the grate, 
" Mind, we're engaged, my dear,” 
And thus do girls manipulate 
The rights of this leap year. 
FIG. 366. 
“Got any matches?” asked Smlthklns, stepping 
Into the grocer’s. “ Well, I hain’t got anything 
else,” replies the man of pints and pounds. “ You 
may put me up hall a dozen bunches," says smlth¬ 
klns “I’ll be after them presently.” By and by he 
returns. Handing the matches the grocere says 
sweetly, "Is that all to-day sir?” “Why, no,” 
Smith kins returns; "I did want ten pounds of 
sugar, and a barrel of flour, and a tub of butter, 
and a rew other things; when I asked you If you 
hml any matches, you said you hadn’t anything 
else, bo 1 bought the other things over to Herring¬ 
bone’s across the way.” You can lancy the feel¬ 
ings of the grocer, but they cannot be described. 
He is very particular how he answers customers 
ever since that day.—Boston Transcript. 
Mbs. M—is beautiful, rich, and fashionable 
but Is unable to read. One day, while calling up¬ 
on her friend, Mrs. B—.she perceived & richly 
bound copy of the Holy Bible ; and smilingly she 
Inquired If she might take It home and read It. 
WoDdeilng much, Mrs. B assented; and one 
week after the book was returned. “Were you 
pleased with It ?” asked Mra. B—, dryly. The 
sweet, blue eyes of Mrs. M-fairly sparkled with 
pleasure. “ Oh, my dear friend, it la a charming 
novel, They got married at last.” 
$or M outfit. 
’ CONDUCTED BY MISS RAY CLARK. 
LITTLE V0ICE3. 
When the western sun is sinking. 
And the timid stars are blinking. 
And the sheep-bells’ distant clinking 
Tunes the evening air; 
Children’s voices gaily ringing, 
Shouting, laughing, talking, singing, 
Ride the balmy breezes, flinging 
Music sweet and rare. 
When the Winter tires are gleaming, 
And the ruddy cheeks are beaming. 
And the hollied rooms are teeming 
With the radiance bright; 
Lordly roof and cottage rafter 
Echo hack the merry laughter 
Of the happy children alter 
Ever y new delight. 
Richly sweet, and sweetly pleasant, 
Ringing out the past and present. 
Comes the voice of lord and peasant 
Merrily and clear; 
We forget awhile the mudnesR 
Of our dreaming and our sadness, 
And rejoice with them In gladneBS, 
Losing every fear. 
’Mid the Summer's fragrant breezes, 
When the chill of Winter seizes 
Every verdant gem, and freezes 
Every pool and stream; 
Come the children's voices ringing, 
Ever fresh, and ever bringing 
Joy to sorrow, sweetly flinging 
Over us a dream. 
Little merry voices swelling 
Round about our childhoods’ dwelling, 
Frauk and fearless, fondly tolling 
Of the happy yore; 
And we bless the children’s laughter, 
Echoed from the dome and rafter, 
And their little voicos after 
Love them more and more! 
DESCRIPTION OF CUTS. 
FIG. 366.—DE8I0N IN BERLIN WORK. 
Four colors are required for this design, which 
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Olive Blue. Maize. Rose. 
Green. FIG. 366. 
may be used for slippers, mats, cushions or foot¬ 
stools. The maize color will look best worked 
with Bilk. 
FIG. 303.—BONNET. 
The bonnet Is of dark-green beaver, trimmed 
with feathers and satin ribbon. 
FIGS, 364 AND 365.—WINTER BONNET FOR LITTLE 
GIRL OF FIVE OR SIX YEARS OF AGE. 
The bonnet la ot white beaver, with trimmings 
of blue plush; blue tuft and ribbon to match. 
FIGS. 36S AND 369.—PALETOT FOR LITTLE GIRL OF 
FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OF AGE. 
The front Is shown In Fig. 368, the back In fllg. 
369 , In different materials. Fig. 368 la ot fawu-col- 
ored tweed; the bottom of paletot and pelerine 
are finished by towb ot machine stitching; bows 
ot satin ribbon ornament the neck, the opening at 
the back of paletot and the muff; the collar and 
bands on muff are of brown seal; the muff is 
hung round the neck by a brown silk cord. Fig. 
369 is or golden beaver-colored velveteen, with 
trimmings of golden beaver fur. 
FIG. 361.—CHILD'S PALETOT, WITH CAPE I TRIOOT. 
Materials Requlred: one-half pound of blue and 
one-half pound gray Berlin Angering, and a 
trlcot-book. 
No difficulty will be found In working this pale¬ 
tot. It ts advisable to have a paper pattern cut 
the exact size required, so that the work may be 
placed upon It from time to time, tn order to keep 
the Increase and decrease In the correct proportion. 
commence with a chain the length required 
from the neck to the bottom of paletot, work to 
the pattern In ordinary tricot, either In stripes or 
no. surf. 
four rows of each of two colors or in one color. To 
Increase a stitch, work up two loops through ono 
stitch, then in working off work «a two stitches i 
to decrease, draw through two loops together. Aa 
will be seen from the paper pattern, an Increase Is 
needed to form the neck, and a gradual slope for 
the shoulder. Care must be taken to keep the In¬ 
crease and decrease always at the same end, or the 
bottom of the paletot will be thrown out of shape. 
The back and the two fronts are worked separate- 
fig. 368, 
ly, and must be sewn together under the arm and 
at the shoulder. The. sleeve la worked lengthwise. 
For the ball fringe, which finishes the bottom of 
paletot and cape, commence by making the balls. 
For the heading of fringe, which la also used as 
a trimming forth© front of paletot and sleeves, 
work loops of double wool over a mesh an inch 
wide into a piece of narrow braid at each side, 
thread some balls on a length or wool, and fix to 
the braid between the two rows of loops by a 
needle and thread, working the stitche^Jietween 
the balls. 
For the fringe, before working the second rows 
ofloops on the braid thread a needle with double 
wool, draw It through « ball, pass the wool through 
another ball, leaving about half an Inch ot wool 
between the two balls; pass the wool through the 
braid, leaving a loop of about two Inches, fasten 
with a buttonhole stitch, pass the wool again down 
through the hist ball, anq repeat for the length 
required. 
For the second row, thread a needle again with 
double wool of a different color If preferred, join 
to the first loop of last row, pass It through a ball, 
join by a buttonhole stitch to a loop between the 
two balls of last row ; pass the wool again through 
the hall, make a loop over the same mesh used for 
the heading to keep the edge even, and repeat. 
Now work the row of loops on the other side of 
braid, and sew the balls In the center ; the fringe 
is sewn on by a needle and wool. 
The cape Is Joined to t he paletot at the t hroat by 
working a row or double stitches through the edge 
of both; It la tied at the throat by a chain of cro¬ 
chet Britches, with tassels at the ends. 
The balls are made as follows: Cut two rounds 
of cardboard alike, and a little larger than you 
wish the balls to be; cut lu the center a circular 
hole about tno diameter or one-thlrd or the whole 
round, put the two card circles together, and with 
long needlefuls of wool sew through the center 
hole and over the outer circle of card, so as to 
cover it completely and evenly; continue thus till 
the center hole is filled up. then with a penknife 
or scissors cut quite through the wool all around 
down to the edges of the card, and slip a piece of 
FIG. 369. 
wool of sufficient length In between the two cards, 
tie It rightly together, and trim the balls with scis¬ 
sors. The good shape of the ball depends upon the 
center hole being quite the right size. If It be too 
large, the ball will be rather flat; If too small, It 
will be oval In form. 
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THE BEARD. 
We masculines sometimes speak sneerlngly of 
the earnest devotion paid to fashion by the female 
sex; but with what reason? True, there Is In our 
female fashions a seeming (If not real) saorlflce of 
convenience, comfort, propriety, good taste, and 
even health at the Imperative demands or fasblon 
In the materials and make-up of all articles of 
dress and In the manner of wearing the hair. But 
who are to blame ? We, her worshippers, defend, 
ers, admirers and protectors, do not tolerate tn her 
any departure from the rules of the goddess fash¬ 
ion, and If there Is any guilt or foolishness attach¬ 
ed to the followers of this solence I do not see why 
we men should not bear a part of It, for though we 
have taught our tailors that In the fashion or our 
apparel wo will not tolerate much inconvenience 
to please them, still we will let our barber (If we 
tolerate one at all) play all mauntrf or antics with 
our dlstlngulsniDg feature, the beard. 
The real difference in the lolly of the two sexes 
!b t hat the females follow an almost exact unlforw 
