VOL IV NQ, 26. POET ROYAI^ APRIL 2,^74^ ^ ^ ^
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W From Want of Bread. ex
ft "At the close of & bitter cold day
SO
w When the snow on the frozen ground lay,
A poor woman's child
With a face wan and mild, . gj|
In a garret was passing away.
Gaunt hunger, m.
Dread hunger. ^
Had stolen the bloom from his cheek. Jc
And his mother sat there, Si
With a look of despair, m
To catch what her darling might speak.
ve
'Come closer dear mother,' he said. *
'And lay your soft hand on my head, ns
And tell me once more,
Of that other bright shore, ty
Whore we never shall hunger for bread.' pa
'Hush, darling, UE
Peace, darling.' Jo
She raised him to lull him to rest, m:
And sho brushed the soft hair hii
>4 From his forehead so fair,
But ho died as he lay on her breast.
morning broko joyous and clear, pu
^^^^IflYas the first of tho opening year
^ But tho shouts of gay boys, ed
A rut tliA putinnn's rudo noise. OU
Ftill unheard ou that poor mother'* ear. we
Oh! hear it! Co
Oh! heed it! he
Yc wealthy, well clothed, and well fed, hii
In that season of joy, f*'
A mother and her boy, ^.Jr
Had peri-hod for the want of bread."
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JOHN'S CHOICE. po
Peter Junscn was a wealthy and eccen- ^
trie New England farmer. The owner wt
in fee simplo of many broad and fertile mi
acres of available land, and the proud th
parent of a very promising 6on, now
near grown, who in his infancy had
been designated by the not altogether 8U
unheard of name of John. rc<
Now John Jansen had been brought
up in a very careful and proper manner,
and it was therefore not to be wondered
^ at that, as he grew moro mature, that ?e
he wgB regarded as a very exemplary
M young man by those who knew him inHP
timately. He was sober and industri^
ous in his habits, cultivated and refined srE
in his tastes, with disposition to get *?
along and prosper in the world, as his co:
father had done before him.
But the time came wlien tie was one na
and twenty. This is a remarkable epi- do
sodo in the lives of most young men, an
when fully freed from parental restraint H<
by the construction of tho law, they th<
think they know so much, and eubsc- ge
quently learn that they know so little. ha
Now possibly Peter the peer regarded Tl:
this event in his son's life with as great Mi
concern ns did John the junior, for cer- Pa
tain it is, that shortly thereafter ho Iv<
summoned tho young man into his tr
presence for a little private conversa- po
tion. an
"Well, John,",, he said, "howdoes tin
it seem to be one and twenty ?" gr
"Seem! why I can't see us it seems est
any different from any other time." to.
"Can't, eh ? O, well you'll see quick lof
enough, I guess. I suppose the next ra1
tiling you'll be thinking of will bo an
getting married."
" O, I hadn't thought of 6uch a thing hii
yet in earnest."
" Hadn't, oh ? well, you'd better be pli
thinking; getting married is about as '
important a thing as'll ever happen to gh
you."
" Yes, I suppose 60." wi
"Suppose so? suppose so?, you'll
know so by and by. Well, John, you're Jo
old enough to begiu to think seriously 1
about this matter. I ain't going to on
have you running around unsettled and aw
unsteady in your habits and character.
Now, the quicker you pick you out a Lt
wife and settle down, the better. Mind nu
you, my boy, this wasting three or four kn
of the best years of your life in sowing 1
your wild oats, is a very loonsu princi- i ou
fie for young men to adhere to. Now, J Jo
don't propose to have you do anything i '
of the kind, and if you avoid it you j an
won't have a harvest of briars and this- [ uy
ties to gather in afterwards. Now, just i no
as soon as you will pick you out a good,
prudent, and industrious little wife, ini
I've a good farm to give you, and fin
enough to 6et you up in reasonable Jo
style, you understand!"
" Yes, sir." he
" But not an acre nor a penny of mine
shall ycu possess until you have com- t-ln
plied with my wishes."
"But, father?" tin
" I mean what I say, exactly, and no
more; make this matter your first; busi- en
ness, and when you have performed | ed
your part of the contract, I will attend | ed
to mine." j sei
" But this is rather sudden." ' de
"That makes no difference, if you j
nro not satisfied with my terms, the do
world is wide enough for both of us, !
you are big enough and bright enough i frc
to earn your own living ; if you can do | Jo
better by yourself than I can do by you, tin
why, start right out in the world, for bo
you are of age. I havo stated my terms,
and I do not propose to alter them." : 'in
" But who shall I mnrrv?" j wl
"There's Israel Ives's five daughters, mi
nr.d I'm certain you cau have your to.
violr out nf the lot. Thev'vo all been an
well brought up, aril any one of them '
is good enough for you, so go ahead; hij
aud as soon as you report favorably, the pi'
farm is yours." th
" Hut wliieh one shall T tnke, father?" H?
" Which one shall you take," repeat- po
ed Peter Jansen : " it must be a bright ini
man, surely, that cannot, decide at fn
sight what woman to pick out of a doz- tli
en, and a singular youth you nro not to th
havo your eyes 011 one already. Row- j wl
ever, make your own choice, and you'll 1 lii
be happier, live longer, and prosper ve
better in your domestic affairs gener- lo'
ally." isl
With these concluding remarks, the rei
fond father turned away, and John was ke
left alono to his reflections.
Now John Jansen was not a verdant w;
young man ; he had seen considerable | th
of the world for a person of his ago and gu
circumstances, but he was very diffident hn
and bashful. It was this quality of his cb
disposition that made him so adverse
to ladies' society, and had occasioned >
no little anxiety to old Fetor, who had he
already began to fear that John would : ft
be a confirmed bachelor, hence his de- a
sire to kindly assist John's matrimonial hi
matters along. i dr
For 6ome moments after his father's j f0
it, John eat profoundly thinking ; he
slievcd he did have an inexpressible
rt of tenderness for the youngest
lUghter of Israel Ives. If not strictly
autiful, she was at least a very senile
girl, and would make a practical
tusekeeper. John had but little sentient
in his composition; his tastes
?ro more matter of fact. The more
-hn thought of matrimony, the more
:ed became his determination of comitting
himself as soon as possible.
A night or two subsequent to the conrsation
with his father, it was no ed
that he attired himself with unual
care before going out, as he inited,
to attend the "debating socieHis
father and mother regarded
ck other significantly, as if they well
iderstood what wns uppermost in
hn's mind, but they gave the young
in no intimation that they suspicioned
s intentions.
After a last lingering look at the
i_i 1? T_I? j
31?lUg-gm?Hf tiuiiu Muncu ivuu iuiw
0 'darkness, taking the shortest road
isgible to the residence of Israel Ives,
lie soon came to the place ho intendvisiting.
A bright light gleamed
t through the front windows, with
ilcoming beams, and ho fancied he
uld see smiling faces there, yet his
art thumped so very singularly under
s shining satin vest that it was seval
minutes before he could mako up
s mind to knock at the door; he
ilked up and down the road past tho
ace several times, to calm himself,
d to think over tho words he prosed
saying when in the presence of
iss Ives.
At last he turned in at the gate, and
ilking boldly up to the front door, lie
ade liis presence suddenly known to
o Ives family, by means of the friendassistance
of the heavy brass knocker.
Israel Ives came to the door, with a
ring candle in his hand ; he gave a
dden little start of surprise upon
cognizing his visitor.
" Why 1 John," ho said, " is this
u?"
" Is Miss Ives at home ? " said John,
rvously, forgetting in his 6udden emrrassment
to designate tho particular
iss Ives ho wished to see.
" Certainly, certainly," replied Israel,
liliug miechievously, "walk right inthe
parlor and sit down and she will
mo in presently."
Leaving his hat upon the rack in the
11, John did as he was bid; he sat
wn upou the outer edge of tlio chair
d awaited the young lady's coming.
3 heard several suppressed giggles in
a adjoining room, and a subdued sugstion
upon the part of Israel that they
d best not to act silly and foolish,
len the door opened, and in sailed
iss Sophrony Ives, followed by
tience, Priscilla, Malvina and Lucy
?s, each simultaneously smiling and
( iug to look as sweet and pretty as
ssible. They advanced ono by one
d gave Jonn a greeting, after which
ey arranged themselves in a graceful
oup about him; then began the livelit
conversation John had ever listened
He began to grow uneasy and to
?o his self-possession. This was
ther more Miss Ives than ho had
ticipated meeting.
A.t last a sudden idea occurred to
m_
"Girls," ho said, "do any of you
ly blind man's bvfft"
I'lio young Indies all suddenly gig;d.
"Sometimes," said Miss Sophrony,
th a sly glance at her sisters.
" Suppose we have a game then," said
hn earnestly.
Several handkerchiefs were simultanesly
produced, and before John was
are ho was in midnight darkness.
"But you must be blinded too,
icy," said Miss Malvinn, "it always
ikes it livelier to have two, youow."
So Miss Lucy's sight was temporarily
soured in tho same manner that
hu's had been.
Then tho word "ready" was given,
d without a word of warning Sophro,
Patience, Priscilla and Malvina
iselessly glided from tho tho room.
For awhile John and Lucy groped
aoceutly about them, each failing to
d tho objects they sought; at last
hn spoke :
" I say, where are you all?" ho said
Iplessly.
No answer came to his question from
a*30 lie was seeking.
"John," said Lucy, "I believe
cy'ro ullhidiug."
Jusi at that moment the two approach- (
each other with their hands extend- j
, and they were each suddenly clasp- !
in each other's arms. This was a :
asatiou so new to John that it almost j
nrived him of articulation.
" O, is it you, John ?" said Lucy. "I
believe they're fooling us."
She suddenly removed the bandage
>ru her eyes, and the next moment i
hn felt her deft little fingers untying j
a knot iu the handkerchief that was ;
nud about his head.
"Look a here, John," she said in a
If provoked sort of a way, just see |
mt trick thoy'vo played upon us. I
ght have known what they were up
Never mind, we'll have a real pleas- ;
t visit now."
fiiey sat down sido by side on the i
cjh-bncked sofa, and Lucy talked so
usontly and encouragingly to John
at he soon felt perfectly at home. ,
3 was almost astonished at his self- (
ssession. The minutes lengthened |
to hours, and, well, he never could i
lly explain how it was afterwards, but j
e fact was that Litey promised him i
at she would bo Mrs. John Jansen
leuevcr he was ready to claim her as i
s own,and John went home that night '
ry proud and happy, and on the folsving
morning he informed his aston- 1
led father that any time that farm was
ady he would be ready to go to house- ;
epiog.
Peter Jansen kept his word, and John I
is often subsequently heard to say
at if it hadn't been for that friendly :
.me of blind man's bnfT ho would
irdly bavo known how to lmvo made a
ioice.
A western minister told tho yonng
dies of his congregation that the first
ep to ruin was an ostrich feather and
yard of gay-colored ribbon. One of
s hearers having occasion the next
iy to use some ribbon, asked the clerk
r " three more steps to ruin."
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A Curious Caie.
The Story of a Mnn who Tried lo Burn
n Village.
TLo recent trial, conviction, and sentence
of William A. Stone to imprisonment
for life, for the moment revives
public interest in the incendiary fire
which well-nigh ruined the residents of
the village of Canastota, N. Y., last October.
During more than a year previously
the villagers had been in nightly
fear of the torch, but in spite of all
their efforts used to discover the enemies,
not even a clue could be obtained.
Whatever suspicions were entertained
in connection with the subject, from
the result it was evident that they were
wide of the mark. On the night of the
26th of October the long-dreaded event
arrived. The incendiary took advantage
of a strong southerly wind. He set
tiro to a barn, which was so situated
that the flames could not fail to speedily
communicate with a block of houses,
used for business purposes. Once wellstarted,
the work of destruction continued
until six acres were burnt overs
and the most valuablo part of the village
was consumed. Women and chil
dren were driven into t lie street in ineir
night clothes, and suffered very severely
from cold and fright. Many poor
porsons lost all they had.
On the following day, at a meeting of
villagers, a committee was appointed to
investigate the cause of the fire. The
popular verdict was that a brand had
been dropped into the barn by an incendiary,
but there was no evidence
that would warrant the accusation of
nuy partieulnr person. Every man then,
so to speak, resolved himself into a
committeo of one to search for a clue.
Od the night of November 9 the diligence
of two young men named Odell
and Ingraham was rewarded by the discovery
of one Melvin D. Woodford, a
dissipated resident of the village, in the
act of applying a torch to a vacant
hotel. He was shot at and wonnded
whilo endeavoring to escape. Subsequently,
probably under the fear of approaching
death, he made a full confession,
from which it'appeared tha the and
auother dissipated person, of good
family, wero but tools in the hands of
one William A. Stone, a lawyer of the
village, about thirty-eight years of age.
It further appeared that this trio had
for some years been leaders in an association
composed of wealthy but worthless
young men; that the members
chiefly occupied themselves in preparing
the ground-work and playing off
what they called " sells " and practical
jokes.
Woodford had once occupied the
handsomest mansion in the neighborhood,
and was considered a rising
young man until in an evil moment he
was led into bad society. Stone was a
man of still better prospects. He had
received the benefit of a first-rate legal
education, and was a brilliant speaker.
In the outset of his career his prospects
wero so good that his friends believed
he would become one of the most eminent
lawyers in the State. However,
instead of persevering in his efforts to
acquire an enviable name, he stopped
suddenly on the road, became chief
among the dissolute young men of the
village, and finally plotted the destruction
of the latter. What reason he
could have h$d for desiring to render
so many persons houseless, from the remarks
of the Judge in passing sentence,
would seem to be still in doubt.
Now, to us, what his object was is quite
plain. Having, by his bad habits,
caused the principal people of the village
to look coldly upon him, he resolved,
like the burglar or sneak thief,
to " get square." To the minds of his
occnniolno i 1. nnnpnrnrl likfl eveellfint
fun to liavo a big biaze and a tremendous
scare, and they entered into ttoe
scheme with enthusiasm. Stone was,
probably never sober enough to seriously
consider the consequences of
his crime. If ho had been, it is scarcely
possible that he would have willingly
rnn the risk of ending his days in a
State Prison. Bo that as it may, his
sentence is a just one, and it is to be
hoped that his fate will servo as a warning
to the hundreds of young men of
liberal education and good family who
are to-dav falling into eyil ways
through a love for wine aud play.
Boys, Heed This!
Many people seem to forget that
character grows ; that it is not something,
to put on, ready-made, with
womanhood or manhood ; but, day by
day, hero a littlo and there a little,
grows with the growth and strengthens
with the strength, until, good or bad, it
becomes almost a coat of mail. Look
at a man of business, prompt, reliablo,
conscientious, yet clear-heuded and energetic.
When do you supposo bo developed
all tliess qualities? when he
was a boy ? Let us see the way in
which a boy of ten years gets up in the
morning, works, plays, studies, and we
will teli you just what kind of a man'lie
will make. The boy who is lute at
breakfast and late at school, stands a
poor chance to be a prompt man. The
boy who neglects liis duties, bo they
over so small, and then excuses himself
by saying, " I forgot! I didn't think !"
will never be a reliable mun. Aud the
boy who finds pleasure in the suffering
of weaker things, will never be a noble,
generous, kindly mun?a gentleman.
An Incident of Beyrout.
One of the most pathetic instances of
pure Oiicntalism that ever came to my
knowledge is related as a positive fact.
"While the children of the Abeih school
were playing together one day at recess,
two small girls fell into pleasant dispute
about the size of a certain object
?plaything, perhaps. One said, "Oh,
it way so very little I" and the other
askeu, "How little ?" Then the missionary
looked out of the window and
heard her answer, " Why, a little wee
thing." Then the other pressed her
still further, "Well, how little?" to
which the girl replied, unconscious ol
the poetry or the pathos of her comparison,
"As little as was the joy of
my father on the day I was born !"
A Mountain Ilome.
On a bright Sunday W9 descended
towards tho conrse of the Tnckaseege,
(Jackson County, North Carolina,) and
a violent 6torm delayed us at a lowly
cabin, near the path by which now and
then a visitor penetrates to Tuckaseego
cataract. According to the custom of
the country, we hastily carried our saddles
into tho porch and sat down on
them to talk with the residents, Tho
tall, lean, sickly farmer, clad in a hometrnwnprq
and a flax shirt.
D^UU |/UUi " .. ?? f
with the omnipresent gray slouched
hat, minus rim, drawn down over his
forehead, courteously greeted us, and
volunteered to direct us to the falls,
though he " was powerfully afeard of
snakes." Buttermilk and biscuit were
served, and we conversed with the
fanner on his condition. He cultivated
a small farm, like most of the neighbors
in moderate circnmstances ; only grew
corn enough for his own support;
" didn't reckon ho should stay thar
long; warn't no schools, and |he reckoned
his children needed larnin'; schools
never was handy; too many miles
away." There was very little money in
all the region round about; farmers
rarely saw fifty dollars in cash from
year to year ; the fewihings which they
needed from the outside world they got
by barter. The children were, as a
rule, mainly occupied in minding the
innumerous pigs abont the cabin, and
caring for Btock. The farmer thought
sheep raising would be "powerful
peart," if folks had a little more capital
to begin on ; thought a man might get
well-to-do in a year or two by such investment.
He welcomed the mineral
movement gladly; reckoned maybo we
would send him some one to buy his
farm, and let him get to a more thickly
settled region ; but seemed more cheerful
when we suggested that emigrants
might come in and settle up the
country, bringing a demand for schools
with them. " He reckoned there warn't
no Ku-Klux these days?never knew
nothin' on 'em. Heerd notliin' furder
from 'em since the break-up."
Tho housewife was smoking her corncob
pipe,and sitting rather disconsolately
before the fire-place, warming her
thin hands by the few coals remaining
in the ashes. The rain dripped in
through the roof, and tho children were
huddled mutely together where it could
not reach them. The furnishings were,
as everywhere among the poorer classes
in tho mountains, of tho plainest character.
But tho log barns wero amply
provisioned ; stock looked well, and a
inra uiir?r>n nnd coats were amicably
grouped under the shed.
Electioneering Humor.
Almost all elections in this country
are attended by many ludicrous scenes
and amusing incidents, and we see they
are beginning to imitate us somewhat
iu the old world. Of the recent elections
in England, SylvanusUrban gives,
in the Oentlcman't Magazine, the following
curious anecdotes :
" Sir Edward Watkin distinguished
himself in the recent contest at Exeter
by his adroitness and tact as a canvasser,
and a host of stories are in circulation
about his readiness in dealing with
hesitating voteis. 'Lor' bless 'ee,
sir,' said one old dame, when asked
about her husband's vote, * my old man
can't vote at all this year. Coals is
mortal dear.' 'Yes,' answers Sir Watkin?as
he is called at Exeter?'it's
along o' the tories.' ' Be it sure, sir?'
' Yes; but if I'm returned you'll have
coals cheap enough next year, for I intend
to do my best to repeal tho law of
entail'- an argument which, if not perhaps
conclusive, was puzzling.
"A shopkeeper in a bye street was
asked if he had voted. 'No, I liavo not
yet; for tho truth is I have no one to
attend to my shop.' 'Is that all?'
asked Sir Watkin, taking off his hat,
and walking round the counter. 'Here,
put on your hat and go at onco; I'll
take care of your shop till you come
back.' And Sir Watkin did.
"But in a recent contest for tho representation
of West Gloucestershire, a
still more piquant instance of this kind
occurred. Air. Marling's partner cull- j
ing upon a voter in the Forest of Dean, j
found him digging potatoes. The j
voter pleaded this as an excuse for not
voting. 'To-morrow's market day, and
I shall loso tho sale of my potatoes, and
Mr. Alarling can better afford to lose
my vote thnn I con afford to miss the
sale of these potatoes.' 'Then give me
your fork,' said the canvasser; 'I'll dig
your potatoes while you go and vote.'
Tho man slouched off t? the poll,
voted, and, returning, peeped through
his parlor window to see tho canvasser
at work in tho potato ground. 'He
uses tho fork very yell, and a stroke of ,
work will perhaps do him good. I'il
have a pipe.' Aud a large pipe ho had,
keeping his eye, however, all tho time
upon the digger in tho potato plot; till
tho canvasser, growing tired, walked ]
round to tho cottage to find how nicely |
ho had been tricked into an hour's hard
labor, while the free and independent (
freeholder was taking his ease with a
'churchwarden* in his chimney-corner."
Horse-Shoo Jewelry.
It is remarkable how old-time super- j
- A * i-* - ?< n r> .1 ilt/in nn/1
MillIJU3 tTU|i uub ix?y?T uuk itau, m?..
tako ro?t in tlio pnblic mind. At pros- j
ent the "luckyhorse-shoo" in the favor- j
ito emblem, appearing in nearly every
device to which it can be adapted irrespective
of the horse's hoof. Horseshoe
pins in gold, bronze, or oxydized
metal, are worn as ornaments by men ,
and women alike. Small lookingglasses,
framed in imitation horse-shoes
of gutta percha or somo other material,
nro in great demand, and in somo' |
instances real horse-shoes, gilt, are j
nsed as frames. Most bar rooms have '
a borse-shoe nailed np somewhere, and 1
i the old women who sell newspapers at
corner tables prefer horse-shoes to
i bricks for paper weights. The original
notion of the talismanic properties of
the horse-shoe arose from the snpposi-:
tion than an evil spirit in traversing it j
is sore to fly off at one of the ends. j
A Western Man,
Dnring my first trip to " the west"
plunged into the wilderness of Illinois
where I often wish I had remained, fo
"the savages "of thot region are th
most delightful people I know of, and
were it not lieresay to say so, I won!
call them far more intelligent and rc
fined than any I have known at home
I found three meals a day and
feather bed (for which I have a weal
ness) at the little town of Ottawa, wher
I worked and thrived for three months
In less than two weeks I believe I knc
everybody -in the place, and never
chat did we have without a revelatio
of our origin. Nearly every converse
tion commenced or ended with*" I cam
all the way from Bunktown, Maine," oj
" Me and '.Tane were born in old Chestei
and von?" or, "Lord bless you, IN
only been here a year : left Boston las
March."
This got to be so monotonous that
called loudly for a Western man, jus
to see what ho was like. Everything
man calls for in the West he geti
That's one of its peculiarities. I mad
diligent inquiries of tho oldest inhab
tants, but none knew anybody but whs
came from some part of the East, gei
erally New England. However, th
matter was considerably agitated in tt
town in a lively way, and I was fn
qnently salutod with tho questioi
"Found your Western man yet?" t
which I replied, " No 1 I'll give a dolk
to see one."
Finally it became necessary for me 1
return to the land of long faces an
civilization, and I concluded I shonl
have to go without gratifying the da
ling wish of my heart, that of seeing
Western man. The day for my depar
uro arrived, and I wus carefully pat-kin
away my paper collars, etc., in my ruon
when a summons to " skip down staii
into the parlor " was brought to me b
mine host of the hospitable inn, an
down stairs I skipped. A delegation <
townspeople received me very cordialh
and I felt happy. " Wo resolved," sai
the spokesman, " that you should n<
return homo without seeing a Westei
man, so we have brought you one. E
seldom comes into town, but he had 1
come this time, and here ho is." So
was formally introduced to him, and v
had a pleasant time all round. TL
Doctor, as he was called, and as I b<
liove he was, proved to bo a man <
tine ability aud charming manners. E
waB born and brought up in the Wes
and many of his neighbors could vouc
for the fact. I could do nothing lei
than order refreshments, which I di<
aud wo talked much of the bright an
growing country of which he was
representative. " I'm glad, really glai
Doctor," said I, " to have had, at las
the pleasure of seeing a Western mauthey
are so rare. May I ask what pa
of the West you were born in!
"Certainly," ho replied, "certainl;
and I shall be proud to answer you.
was born in the tvctlcrn part of Xe
York State."
I dimly remember leaving Ottnv
that night on tho freight traiu, wil
barely money enough to see me throng
to Albany.
The Young Children.
It is worso than folly, ?ays an e:
change, to send children to school b
fore they have developed roasonir
" m- iv- t?t ?? ????
IACUltlC'S. AO IUH lUlULlb Ul 1UU1 J mi
school is a prison, the teacher a tires
being whoso frown is death, and wlios
srailo and kindly notice is overpowe
ing. Therefore, children ought not I
go to school until six years old. Tht
should not learn at home during thi
time any more than the alphabet, ri
ligious teachings excepted. Tht
should bo fed with, plain, substanti
food, at regular intervals of not lei
than four hours. They should not b
allowed to eat anything within tw
hours of bed time. They should slec
in separato beds, on hair mattrosse:
without caps, feet first well warmed b
tho firo or rubbed until perfectly drj
extra covering on tho lower limbs, bi
littlo on the body. Thoy should I
compelled to be out of doors for tl;
greater part of tho day, from aft<
breakfast until half an hour before sui
set, unless in damp, raw weather, whf
they should never bo allowed to go on
side tho door. Never limit a henltt
child ; it is cruel, unjust, and dange
otis. What you havo to do, do it i
once, and have dore with it. Nevi
speak harshly or angrily, but mihll;
kindly, and, when needed, firmly?r
more. By nil means arrange it so th
the last words between you and yot
children at bed time, especially tl
younger ones, shall bo words of ui
mixed affection.
Horrible Execution of a Woman.
Tho Japanese have, of lato year
been so repeatedly paraded as mode
of what a progressive oriental poop
should be, and they have imported wi
such avidity tho enstoms, laws, liter
turc and languages of raoro civilizi
lands, that possibly, taking them
their own estimate, wo may have lear
cd to expect too much from them. ,
all events, tho following account, fro
the Hiogo Herald, of the execution
a woman, suggests a doubt whether tl
shiploads of professors, tho cargoes
books and tho returning Enropeanizi
Japnnoso students, which havo fro
time to time been dispatched from t
old world, have ever reached the lai
of the rising sun. It seems that a w
man living in tlio neignnoruooa
Hiogo, desirous of getting rid of li
husband, poisoned him. For tt
crime she was executed by being dm
to pieces by four bullocks. This seen
as described by tho correspondent, w
frightful, ruid the beasts, more mercif
than their masters, "could only 1
brought to do their fearful work wlr
maddened by pain and terror from r
peatcd blows and the application
wisps of burning straw."
Iti Irishman on applying for relit
and being told to work for a living, r
plied: "If I bad all the work *in tJ
world I couldn't do it."
A Crazy Boy's Freak.
I
Swaying Sixteen flour* on a Frail Limb
> In a Tree Top-Slowly Freezing to
T Death?Kffort* at ltewue?The Sueee**e
ful Ruic.
I The usnally quiet neighborhood of
3 Decker's Run, a settlement four or five
miles back from Cochranton, Penn.,
proved the scene of an exciting occura
rence which created a deep sensation
throughout the district. About nine
e o'clock on Saturday morning a young
boy of sixteen years named Hallebaugh,
w who had for some time previous exhibita
ed symptoms of insanity, suddenly
n conceived the idea that his friends ini
tended to kill him, and rushed from
6 the house toward a brush at a little
r' distance. His grandfather and uncle
!"? vainly pursued the poor fellow. He
V roached the woods, and with the
' energy of frenzied despair began
, climbing a large poplar tree. In a few
moments he reached the topmost
5 branches, where ho looked down from
a the dizzy height of seventy feet upon
|3' his baffled pursuers. The weather was
bitterly cold; the fugitive had neither
l" coat nor mittens, his clothing being
rather scanty at best. How to extricate
* him from his perilous situation quickly
ln became a perplexing question.
At length his relatives determined to
* make an effort to bring the demented
' youth safely to the ground, and a
nnnnlA of men ascended the tree for
that purpose. But the frightened bov
frustrated this scheme by climbing still
^ higher and crawling out almost to the
^ end of a frail-looking limb, that swayed
and bent under its unaccustomed burr"
den. From this dangerous elevation
.a he defied all further attempts at effecting
a rescue, threatening to throw himS
self headlong upon the earth if not let
b alono. By this time many of the
rs neighbors had gathered; however, none
could suggest any plan of relief that
cj might hope for a successful issue.
Hours passed away without changing
h the scone or terminating the agonizing
^ suspense of the assembled scores. His
5 coat was taken up the tree and left as
,n near tho unfortuuato boy as possible.
,? He finally descended far enough to
j clntch the garment, pnt it on, and again
resumed his position on tho fragile
re branch. To the horrified spectators it
10 seemed as if the limb must break every
c'. instant, in which case they shuddered
r to think of tho fatal consequences. The
,e moments appeared like hours in duration,
while tho reckless movements of
the cause of all this anxiety continually
|9 intensified tho fear of a terrible fall,
j a mangled corpse, and a stricken househouhl.
A human life hung by a slender
,tt twig, liable to snap without the slight\>
est warning. *
^ It became painfully evident the boy
, would perish from cold if not extricated,
and as tho last alternative it was decided
to fell tho tree, btout ropes were
fastened high up to let it come down
slowly,willing hands took firm hold, and
w the saw was briskly plied. Tho monarch
of tho forest succumbed at length, amid
, tho wildest demonstrations of insane
.,1 delight from its dazed occupant. The
'u next minute was preguaut with supreme
interest as tlio tree gradually inclined
from tho perpendicular and its top
started toward the solid earth. In spite
x- of the exertions of the men holding
e. the ropes it struck against a huge maple,
but ere the collision took place the
? boy gave one frantic yell, sprang upon
p? a limb of the maple, ran to the trunk
id with the speed and agility of a snuirrel,
J0 and in a few brief seconds had climbed
r_ higher than before. Hero was an un,0
looked-for circumstance, night was near
at hand, aud hope almost died out in
^ each bosom.
e. The moon rose clear and bright and
beautiful; the air was crisp, and the
uj night bitterly sharp. Midnight came
on apace, and still the distracted youth
ie remained among tho highest branches
rQ of tho leafless tree. Vainly the crowd
p implored him to come down and receive
s' food and shelter. Ho continued deal
,' to the entreaty, laughing with all the
,. glee of a maniac at their earnest appeals.
A happy thought eventually
)0 loomed up, which no time was lost in
IC putting iRto practice. The throng disir
perscd, with tho exception of a small
number of men who secreted them,n
selves behind trees aud logs to bo in
t. readiness for whatever emergency
might demand their assistance. Then
*. a young playmate of tho crazy boy, to
at whom ho had always been much atpr
tached, stood at the foot of the tree,
.. presented dishes of food, and begged
[p him to como down and get something
to eat. This measure finally succeeded;
tho boy yielded to tho temptation, and
JC in a littlo while onco more stood upon
jj. the ground. Some of tho men quietly
stepped from their concealment,
secured and carried him home. The
poor fellow's hands and face and feel
were badly frozen as tho result of hit
,fli 1 fearful exposure for over fifteen houri
la I ilurin 17 tho lierors of tho coldest dai
? o ?>
^ ami night of the Reason. The joy o]
. the friends at the denouement may b<
imagined. Every attention was pail
a* tho poor pnfferer that alfection coul?i
3d | devise, and he is progressing favorably
though his intellect is yet as cloudei
as beforo ho underwent the dreadfu
experience of that eventfnl Saturday
which nono who participated in the ex
,nJ citing scene will be likely for manj
^ [ years to forget.
?| CrrEAr Livino.?A gentleman win
2 I signs himself "Winnepisiogee" write:
jm to a Boston newspaper that ho know;
ll? by personal experiment that an able
bodied man 50 years old and in activi
business enn live 011 less than 12 cent
a day. In two weeks lie consumed
e.r milk, 71 cents; dry crackers, .'10 cents
lls eggs, 17 cents; coffee, 10 cents; butter
5 cents; salt, 1 cent; grand total, 81.40
' I Weight of Winnepisiogee at tuo Degin
ning, 17'jJ pounds; weight at the end o
.u the 14 days, 170} ? net gain one poun<
0 and a half.- Oecnpation, 10 hours
. n day in tho office and 4 hours in the g?'
den. Here is a man, now, truly wide
pendent. What to him are <?rops
What to him is the price of heef an<
butter? What to him are the trichinae
>f, What to him the densest ignorance
e- tho wildest vagaries, the abnndan
he blunders of cooks ? Wi6e Winnepisio
gee,
items tit luincuM
When is a man tied to time ? When
he marries a second.
When is a singer like a price list?
When ho is in voice.
What none of us ever drank from?
the tap of the dram.
The number of grape vines in Sonoma
county, Cal., is 3,450,000.
Silence is the safest conrso for any
man to adopt who distrusts himself.
A French court has sentenced a man
to four years' imprisonment for dueling.
The Colorado market is supplied with
buffalo meat, which sells at two eents a
pound.
Revivals in the Western States are
said to have been unusually numerous
this year.
Yellow River, Ark., has "resolved
that the groat need of this town is about
forty women.
A cousin of President Jas. Madison,
84 years old, is now in tho Nashville,
Tenn., poorhouse.
Is there any objection to a teacher
"warming" the naughty scholars if he
keeps school himself ?
The greatest men lire unseen to view,
while thousands are not qualified to exI
nress their influence.
r
The yield of hemp on Kaw river bottoms,
in Kansas, is said to average
1,000 pounds per acre.
What musical instrument does a
cheap publw house remind one of?
Why, a vile-inn, of course.
A young doctor being recently asked
to dance the "Lancers," said he was
much more able to lance the dancers.
We cannot conquer fate and necessity,
yet wo can yield to them in such a
manner as to bo greater than if we
could.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, is said to
be the wealthiest member of the U. S.
Senate. His property is valued at $7,000,000.
An Iowa engineer married a young
lady while waiting for a late train last
week. It doesn't always pay to be
prompt.
The aggregate coinage of the three
United States mines during the fiscal
year was 32,523,670 pieces, of the value
! oi $38,680,183.
The ladies engaged in the rural temperance
movement are pouring all the
whisky in tho streets. There's public
spirit for you.
Two officers of Northfield, Vermont,
had their houses smeared with lampi-i--1'
Hmir fnn rieid enforcement of
uiatA iut ?0? _
the liquor law.
The Illinois Sen ate has passed a bill
making drunkenn ess of railroad officials
during their hours of employment a
criminal offense.
An English clergyman, the rector of
Twycham, was fined So the other day
1 f<5r using armorial bearings without
having paid the duty.
A physician was badly hurt the other
day by the caving in of a well upon him.
| He should havo attended to the sick
) and let tho well alone,
i Fourteen Connecticut girls have
i sworn a solemn oath never to marry any
i young man who -spits tobacco juice on
i tho top of a hot stove.
What a world of gossip would be pre'
vented if it were only remembered that
' a person who tells you of the faults of
1 others, intends to tell others of your
: faults.
Corn-cutters are gradually taking the
place of rolling-pins in New Jersey as a
[ weapon of defense among the women.
It doesn't require half the muscle to uso
them.
| Maine is going into the cheese busi|
ness pretty heavily. Petitions for tho
i iccDrporation of no less than twelve
factory companies are before the Legisi
iature.
As tho best writers are tho most can-.
J did judges of tho writings of others, so
tho best livers are the most charitable
1 in the judgment they form of their
neighbors.
Mr. Kingsley shows that America had
a very narrow escape from having Scandinavia
for its mother country, which
would havo raado a very perceptiblo
difference with us all.
An exchange says: "Every lady
who educates her servants into greater
, truthfulness, fidelity, self-respect and
I orderly ways of life, is doing missionI
ortr work nf tho best sort."
It is thought that Brigham Young
will discard all Iub wives but thirteen.
! This is a step in the right direction,
' but the old fox probably contemplates
1 marrying a female seminary somewhere.
Purest intentions and tho noblest de|
signs are very often exposed, as well to
j; tho slanderous imputation of tho ene,
mios, as to tho malignant cavils of
, i those who are interested in defending
, j abuses.
f i Some young men in Green Bay pre5
sented a preacher with a horso and rcl
1 ceived his heartfelt thanks. Two days
I after tho presentation tho horso was
, taken away by the farmer from whom
1 it had been stolen. A
' Bridget Campbell, who, until two
? years ago, could turn out as big a wash
as any woman in Chicago, died there,
7 tho other day, aged 108. The pomipr
ous habit of smoking was whs' cut her
off in her prime.
3 Seneca says that the great ** of
3 anxiety in life are three; i^r of
3 | want, tho fear of disease, and tiro fear
of oppression ;by tho powerful. He
3j soys that theM' -? of these three is the
H : orcntcst. Sen about correct.
J O Every
man'*? ? ;'*o shonld.be his
' critic, his Most , h^ guide. He who
' j lives, and/s done with life the moment
11 it drop^"onr by honr from his hands,
f j is not naif a man. He is like a plucked
I 1 plant that stands in water without roots
of its own, and can have no growth, and
. soon fades and passes away.
The Rev. J. M. Perry, Vicar of St.
? Paul's, London, and a strong advocate
1 of temperance, sayB that many English
? mechanics, earning a dollar and a half
, a day, think nothing cf expending from
t five to seven dollars in the public house
> between Saturday night and Sunday
morning.