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THE BRAVE AT ROME.
DY tMOMAS BUCHANAN REIP.
The mald who blids her warrior's sash
With smiles tlit well her pain diasembles,
The 'while beneath her drooping lash
Ote starry teur-drop haigs and trembles,
Tho-gh liaven -alone records the tear,
Ani Fanu shall never know he, story,
Her heart has iied a drop na dear
As ever bedewed the field of glory i
The wife who g'rds her humha, d's sword,
'MI i litile onva who weep Pu I wonder,
And bravely s.eaks the cheering word,
What, thought her heart Ie ront asunder,
Doomned ightly in her dresin to hear,
T)h bolts of death arount lim rattle,
IP,; shed as sitered blood as e'er
Was poured upon the feld of battle I
The mother who conceals her grief
While to her breast her son she presses,
Thi- breathes it few bravo words and brief'
Kinihg the patriot brow she blesses,
With no0 one but her secret Oud
To know the pain that weighed upon her,
Sheds holy 1 tioa as 'er the sod
Received on Freetloni's field of honor I
GONE BEFORE.
There's a beautiful face in the ollent air,
Which fodowi me ever and near,
With smiling eyes anI amber hair,
With voleeless lips, yet with breath ofprayer
That I reol, bu t cannot hear.
The dinipled hand. and ringlet of gold,
Lie low In a marbhii sleep;
I streveh mv aris for the clasp of old,
-Jut 'he empt- air I, strangely vold,
Awd imy vigil alone I keep.
There's a sinless brow with a radiant crow,
A .d a cro<s laid down in the dust,
4,hre's a sinfle whoe never a shado comne
now,
Ai mleirs no more from those deareyes flow,
So ,weot in their innocent trust.
Ah welli and An'umn is coming again,
inging hter same old song;
But ohI it sounds liko a sob of pain,
As it floats in ihe suni,Ine and the rain,
O'er hearts of the world's great throng.
Thera's a banutiful region above the skies
Anil I long to reach its shore,
For I know I shall flnd my tieasure there
Tho icgh ing eyes and ambter hair,
Of the loved one gone before.
TIlE PRESS-GANG'S VICTIM.
A SEA SKETUH.
BY SYLVANUS COBB, JR.
Some time during the month o
Juio, 1869, the American brig Sa
rah, of and from Norfolk, Va., en
iterad the port of Livorpool with
.a full oargo. She was commandov
by Capt. William Brown, and hi:
first mate wias Tom McDonough
a true-hearted Yanked sailor, who
hailed from somewhere in tihe lit
tio State of Delaware. After tht
brig had been duly entered at the
xniato-n.Osn , shl w4as soon cleare
of hoer car'go, and within one week
aftter bor arrival she was loadet
for home.
One pleasant evening-the onit
preceding the day on wvhich thtt
brig was to sail-Tom McDon
ough tCook a strl'Ol up into t,h<
town, was seized by a press-gang
and ia less t,hani half' an homn
found himself on board an EPng
lish frig ato, wvhic'h lay ah, th<
mouth of' the river.
. "A fine set of' men," said th(
E~nglis.h captain, as he ran hiseyei
ad miringly over the stal wvart formi
of the imprtessed seamen. "Trhe
will just till up the list of our mair
topmen."
"Are yon thQoonmmandetr of'thia
frigate ?" asked Tomn, addressing
the main who had just spokcen.
"Captain Dowmio, at your ser
v'icc," replied the commander
with mok gravi ty.
"Then, sir, of you I demand my
immediate Voleaso. I1 am secon<
in command of an American brig
tnow roady for sea, and no powol
in Enigland can legally detaji
me)."
"That won't go dowrn, young
ste," rqtaurned the captain, with
p sneer. "You are little (im
younst for such an office. Th<
King needs in, and you muse
take your oJgneo With; the rest.'
."Do you-monin to say that .I arti
to be det4ained oin board youl
ship?"
"Certainly."
"Then, sir," Tep,lied.Tom, while
his eyes sashed fre, "yot: will d<
It t your peril. Al readyt hat'
$ro rpe4nplo u n up a boady rook
.aton og,wAn te day shall yet eiome
-whomyotr King shall-have t.Bet
tioe@1 m exrnoempt by your owr
ka;*p, fr 8onetit/,and yot
~t'ro catainshoed alitte t
or as our hero spoke, but turn
n to one of his lieutenants, he
said :
"Mr. Monson, have these men's
names entered, and then station
them and mems them ;'rand with
outfurther remark lie walked aft
to his cabin.
In a moment Toln's mind was
made up, and without rosistan .e
or remark of any kind he allowed
his name to be entered on the
pureor's books, and his station and
mess to be assigned him, after
which a hammock and bedding
were served out to him, and lie
was directed to "turn in" as" soon
as,pmisible.
'lhe frigate was well guarded
by sentries, there being two upon
the poop, one at each gangway,
one on the fore-eastle, anl one on
the bowsprit, besides those which
were stationed at various posts
below, so that no further notice
was taken of-the new comers, af
ter they had ioeived their bed
ling, excepting to give the sen
tinels additional caution with re
aard to watching well that no one
left the ship u.nless he was passed
by the offlcer of thq deck.
Tom's himmock was already
.lewed, and having hung it up, he
turned into it without undressing.
rho night was warm and sultry,
md as a means of giving a circl
lation of fresh air, the gundeek.
oits were lowered, and from the
ilace in w hich our hero swung he
tould look out upon the water, a
t sparkled beneath the beams of
,ho bright inoon. Tom lay quio
Intil midnight, but as yet l
o-juld think of no means of escapo.
Shortly after that hour had pas
ad, he heard the relief guard call
Ad, and in some ten irnutcs the
-orporal of the first guard canie
lown upon the gun-deck and un
ashed the harmock which hung
icxt to his own, which operation
'Cing pferforned, he proceeded to
Indress hii'nself, hanging hui,.
lothom, as he did so, up m)1 thi
-lews of his ha1mmock. 'I he four
sour's duty had given the corpo
-a1 an excellent appetite fbr sleep.
111d in five minutes aftor he touch
'1 his iattress; he began to snore.
"4Now, or never," thought Tom.
.is mly chanlco;" and %-ith thi:
dlea in hlis mlind, he slipped quiectl-%
,it from his hatrimmofck, and pro
-eeded to divest himself of hit.
'wn clothes, which having beeii
tIcomlplishied, lie very unceremo
teously substituted those of the
11oring corporal in their place.
And then sat down upon the
'reechiig of a gun to meditate
ut ther upon his plans.
Ore b.1 struck, and the sentinel
m11ssed the usual "all's well."
Then Torn heard the corporal, as
he started to go his rounds, and
ire long 1o descended the main
hatch laddder to visit the posts
bo'ow. No sooner had the marine
odlio,r passed beyond the galley,
than our hero sprang Up the lad
ler and gained the spar-dock.
V'he ofieer of the (leck wtn an'
umpon the stair-hoard1 side, th)e 50en
ries were walking their posts
.sich regular tread, while the old
quarter-mnaster stood upon the
poop1, with his nigibt-glass under
his arm. The sentries performed
their wa'k upon gang-boardls
raised even with the bottom of
the hammock nettirngs, and run
ninrg forward from the ladders.
The larboard gangway wras shia
dod fr'om the light of the moon by3
t,he awnings, arid walking delib
eratoly up the ladder, Tom looked
over the ship's side.
"Sentry," said he, inl a mum
bling sort of tone, "what boat is
that at the boom ?"
"The second cutter," returned
the marine, showing by his man
ner that lie had no suspicions of
the spurious corporal.
Tom lmmedliately walked aft to
where stood the offioor of the
deck. and being quite assured by
the mistake of the sentry, he pull.
ed his cap down over his eyes,
and, touching his visor respectful
ly,~ remarked:
"I should like to overhaul that
secone enittor, sir, for I think
there is rum aboard of her."
Tom knew he was playing a
desperate game, bat liberty was
to be the result of succeess, and he
flinehed not a hair.
"Hali the villians," uttered the
lieutenant. "Uip to their old
trlcks again. Go, corporal-get
do%wn in to-tho boat, and if you do
find rnm in her, they'll catch it."
Tom started quickly forward,
butjuistas he got abreast of' the
fore hatch-way, he egw the Simon
pt4'e OorgorAl's head- rising above
the conobings.d the mal-fue us
conded no b he~br, fot witli one
blow of his flt, Torm . Maf, him
baok from whence b* dene and
the port upon the swinging boom
and having reached the place
where the second cutter's painter
was made fast, he hailed the boat
up and leaped into her. The flood
1 le was setting up the river very
i .ongly, and quick as thought
Tom cast off the painter, and rap.
idly droppod atitern.
"11Ialp, help I" shouted our- hero,
at the top of' his voice, "the boat's
got loose."
"Get out a edtple of oars, you
lubber," cried the officer of the
deck, as ho jumped upon the poop
on hearing the cry, where he ar
rived just as the cutter was sweep
ing past the quarter. "You can
hold her against the tide."
Toni did get out a couple of'
oars, but the moment he gotI
then balanced in the rawlocks,
lie commenced pulling for dear
life, and, to the utter coisterna
tion of' the lieutentant, the boat
began rapidly to shoot up the
river. All the sentries on deck
were immediately called upon the
poop, and their muskets were
tirnd at the desorter, but though
two of the balls whistlea near the
boat, yet none of them did any
harm, and on the next moment
Toni heard the third cutter called
away, but he know the men were
all sound asleen in their ham
mocks, d so le felt soeure.
It was ten minutes beforo the
hird cutter cast off from thi oilip,
and long ere they reached Toni
no had gained the shore, and was
running at a reniarkable speed to.
wards the cit.v, which he reached
in safety, and before two o'clock
no Was on loard his own brig.
The next morning the Sarah
dropped down with the ebb tide,
aid as she passed the frigate, Tiom
saw the second cutter swinging in
her usual place, and as he gazed
1ipon the proud flag that floated at
t.ie Englishman's peak, he mutter
-d to him-olf:
"If I live, I'll some day take
the pride from those proud t).
How literally was that saying
Vulfilled I Tom McDonough had
been Decatur's favorite midihip
man at the siege of Tripoli, and
'Wherever Decatur led lie dared
t> follow." Subsequent to that
orillianit chapter in the page of
-mr history, ocenered the event
which is embodied in our sketch ;
mt five years afterwards, on the
11ti of Septenher, 1814, Thomas
McDonouglp met one of' England's
nroud fleets on Lake Champlain.
At the first hroiRide, the Biritish
Conmnoidore, Downic, foll, and at
he end of i fight which lasted
two hours and twenty minutes,
without inmo-1-ission, Commodore
'hoimis M,-Donough wats the co i
querer ol' .flie Champlain. He
had gainod a vietory-he had in
deed himibled tho pride of the tv
rant, aiid that day's achievement
llorms one of the brightest pages
in the history of America.
Commodoro Thomas McDon
n1gh-the hero of Tripoli-the
conqueror of' Champlaim I fle
wats at101 nol nd true-hearted man,
andi( a teoiri to all enemice of his
cou ntry. Peace to his ashes, andl
everlasting honor to his memory I
____(New York_Ledger.
IIF.AvY ON 3AOIHELOR.-The oper
ations of the Homestead Act have
raised the question as to what con.
;titutes a "I'amily" in a legal sense.
The first section of said Act pro.
vidos that whenever the real Os.
tate of' any "head of a family"
shall be levied on under any mesne
or final pirocessa, if' such he the
"family homestead, shall not be li
able to attachment, levy and sale."
A Georgia oxchango says an ap
plication had been made bef'ore
the Ordinary of Coweta County
for a homestead, fi'om a bachelor
sixty years of age. The creditors
of the bachelor filed their objection
to the passage of an oirder assign
ing a homestead in this case, on
the ground that the applicant was
not the "hond of a family," in a le.
gal sense. It wvas admitted that
he had neither wife nor children,
but had servants in his employ
ment, and it was contended that
this fact constituted him the head
of a family. The objections were
sustained, and the applicant ap
pealed. Miserable bachelors.
A wvealthy hachelor of Sacra
melnto having had one or two law
suita for broach of promise, now
replies to any young lady who
wishes a "few minutes' private
conversation :" "No y'ou don't,
madam. It On'ts ins to the
heart to be copelled to doubt the
honorablene of 'our: intentenA,
but that sort oft in. hde played
out. &ty rule is Itp Aive ; Mzid
if you have any business with me,
it moust be tr'anBatd4 thi pres,
and of two vItndAdan f'
Wake Farm Life Attractive.
,Tdst now, Ihen the cotton ma.
nia prevails so extensively, and
men are not disposed to heed
olomon's advice about making
baste to got rich, we publish the
rollowing beautiful and truthful ex.
Lract trom a speech delivered by
[Ion. H. Seymour, at au agricultu.
ral fair last year, with the hope
Ahat it may induce some poor
voyager to pause ore he wanders
.oo far from his mooorings.-EDS.
3o. CULT.,
It not unfrequently happens
Ahal a man of tbrtune who has
4iven himself up to the love of
fain, or who, may live in a magni.
icont house, well filled with cost.
y articles, after all this may still
)e the dweller of a dreary, un
Purnished world. His poorer Lut
nure intelligent neighbor miay
wee from his porch grea- or beau
Lies and objects of deeper interest
Ahan wealth can give.
We can see, then, why counti-y
ife is dreary to one and fullofpleas.
Iro to an other. We call see why
we have not put the farmer upon
the highest grounds when we
have merely taught him the skill
rf a husbandman or the art (it
making money. These do not
moot the demands of nature when
our vital powers begin to give
way. They do not meet the call
for mental interest when time
shall have laid its hand upon us
and disabled us for physical toil.
To lift up1) agriculture to its best
anld highest estate, those who
follow it must have a measure of
tasto and of education which will
makle thei happy uponl their
fairms tfhrough all periods of their
lives. If these are wanting mien1
will abandon the countrY for the
excitement of towns. %Ve now
see why the great men to Wh1om1
I alluded sought, homes amid
the remote suoneH of, nature.
We also see whence springs thih
hurtful and uniheal)thy p)IasSion for
city life. But it may besaid I hat all
men cannot becoine learned in the
Illysteries of nature. It would in
deed be a mockery to tell the m111an1
who boriuns in the humblest p)osi.
tions, without the aid of early cd.
cation, and who *. toiling on to
wring out a supp r by bia fari
labor for hiisef and fimily, that
lie itu4t becomo ither an astr11.
onomer, or a geologist, or a botan
ist, to be happy in his honie. .Nor
are thost, things necessary. The
Almighty has been too kind to
demanid of any for their happiness
that which is beyond their reach.
But he does requiro them, iflthey
would enjoy tho heauties of Ii's
world, that they sholld open their
eyes and look. He does demand.
if they would have habits o l
thought and mental pleasures.
that they should cultivate their
powers of observation and learn
the lessons which He tries to
teach thern in overy bush or flow.
er, in every stone or strOam, and
in all animated uiture that sur'
it'onds them. It needs no more
knowledge than every man can
gain who will look and think, to
make rural life full of enjoyimen ts.
lie whlo will not do this eaets
andl wrongs himself. In the order
of nature a love of the country in a
natural enjoyment in our declining
years. All men should bear in
mfindl that their tastes outlive their
intellectual power. They should
therefore cutltivaIto those tastes
which can be easily gratified,
that are not inconsistent with
weakness of age, which make no
heavy demands upon01 our powers,
or which we hold by an uncertain
tenure. Ohjects of art or wealth
are frequenitly stripped from men
wvhen their powecrs begin to fail,
but he who loves God's workcs is
happy in the soenes of nature, and
hias p)leasures more certain) anti
lasting than fortune can give. It's
a good investmecnt to cultivate the
tastes. I1 car'e not howv humble
they may h)0. Tholi man is untrue
to himself; amidst the labor of the
farm, when following the plowv
or busy at any other work, who
does niot teach himself' to love
wvhat is beantiful, and who dos
not exercise and strengthen his
mind by obsertving all there Is
about him. He hives in the midst
of God's great museum of wonders,
and he cannot say he was never
taught, for all the wor'ld ab)out
him is teaching, if he will but
learn truths that wall mako him
content with his lot, that will
strengthen his mind, purify hise
taste, and lift him up- fi his
whole natu;re, 1 have so and
kniowni rauch of men of all
.conditions. X have listerEd toi the
Bte~s and the prayer for ardon
oftthe oriminal in his col. have
.noe the intorooorsea me
ar v ther $irtuM, t
abilities in high social and official
Positions. Beyond most men I
have had a chance to study hufilaid
nature in all its phases, and I do
not hesitato to say as one of the ro.
ults of life long observation, that
virue, health, and happiness are
best promoted by cultivating a
love of nature. Its teaching,
next to the teachings of religion,
do most to make mon wise and
Contented hero and hereafter.
YOUNG MEN SHOULD NOT ABANDON
COUNTRY LIFE.
May 'we not hope that the tasto
for rural life which once prevailed
in our land may be restored by a
better public opinion and by a
judicious system of education
which shall aim at gaining that
knowledge which is needed by
our farming population ? T h e
young moin of' our couintr are
crowded into cith-t; they are
leaving safe, healthful, and useful
pulrsuitE for the speculative chan
Ces of town life. In too many in.
stances tney make misurable fail
ur.e, and shipwreck health and
characterl.
The practice which prevails
among our successful farmenrs, of
selling their lands and moving in
to cities and villages, does a double
misclio. It ft-ripm1)1s lhe rural dis
tricts of their accumulated captit al
and doprvies thom of the wisdom
and skill gained by long experienco.
The double draiii of' the young
and active, as well as the old and
wealthy, is hirtful to the moral
tone, as well as to the material
power ofr the agricultural interest.
It weatkeis the influonee of' tho
(reaLtet ildustarial purutit of our
land-the onle uponl Which the
pro-4perity of all others is based.
It is our duty, then, not, only
to urge 11eaur'es which will make
1r.ning prolfit,ble. but a'so those
which will ma1tko coultry lif'o at.
tractive. It ntst be lifted up amd
maa1de an intellectual proletsionl.
It must not be huied, but it must
besought LA ai m1o11do of liflu which
tives 1not oily just eward to labor,
blit h'onor andI infliuence inl obr
ocikl and political system.
We find a great diversity of
tastes amongcivilized natins.
They are the results of oduc
tionl aud public opinion. Our
litstes and habits should be made
to conform to the condition of oir'
couitry. Our chief wealth is in
Mur lands. Our g'owt lain greatness
lepends upon our bringing into
mso our vast uncultivated domain.
These tastes and habits which
lead our people to turn thoir backs
upon country life are hu1rtful to
ouMr pro4perity. Tho system of
eduation which fails to give in
ellectual interest and menital ae
tivity to rural a pursiuits is not
well directed, and doea not meet
the wants and coinditions of the
A incrican people. We iuist have,
a1s a basis o1' politic:.1. stability
1111d bupeino pro rity, not only
agi'icultuiral skill and ielhanicall
ianventfions, but also the diffusion
of that kind of knowledge w~hich
will make our farmers and their
families honor their pur'suits and
love the rural scones amidst which
they ar'e carried on.
A SToaY FRaOM "N ED BRAE."
A lriendl, says t he Columbus 'Suna,
send(s us the f'ol lowing story fr'oam
"Ned Braice." the famous hu moa'
ist of' "Gorgia Seano." We do
not remembnr to have' heard it
b'efore, aLnd do not think it, has
ever been in print:
Mr. Bacon, of' Edgefield, South
Car'oli na, the hero of' the "'Georgia
Sees,'' uinder the name of' "Ned
Brace," w~ats one couarting a lady
in Georgia or South Carolina.
She had refused him frequently,
and hie as often renewecd his suit.
At one interviewv she became ex
cio(dingly annoyed at his impor-.
tunity, and( told him she conaId not
marry him, that t heir tastes, opi n
ions, likes anid dislikes were to
tally difl'eren t. "In faict," Raidl
she, "Mr. Bacon, I dlon't think
there is one subjoet on earth uipon
which we agree."
"I assuroe you, madam. that you
are mistaken," saidl Mr. Bacon,
"and I can prove it."
"If'yon will mention one thing
about whioh we agree," said she,
"I will mnarry you."
"Well," said Mr. Blacon, "I will
do it. Suppose, no(w, you andi I
wer'e travelin' together, we ar
rIve at night at a hotel, and ther'e
are only two b)eds vacant, in one
there Is a man and in' theo other a
woman, which lied would you so.
leot to sleep in ?"
She arose indignantly and re
plied, "with the woman, of course,
sir."
"So would i," aarotly repilied
Mr. .Bacons.
o60r&' R4wlimr, d ddd.
SEA-SIDE SKETCHES.
ROW LOVELY tADIES LOOK IN TUB
SALT SURIP OF TE SAD BSA.
About half-past 10 o'clock the
white flag is raised, which is the
signal for bathing, when prepara
r4tions for that rare spul- ibre im.
mediately coimenced, and siall
artiee start for the booths of the
each; these 'booths are imere
board houses, about four feet
square, Just large enough for a
well-doveloped eriiolitio to get in.
They somblo pig-pu s more thanl
dressing rooms for ladies and gon.
tinon, but they are all alike, and
answer tle purpo'O. You will see
a fasiontbly attired lady or gen.
tienan enter one of these narrow
dens, and in a flw moments emerge
minu-t ill the "toggery" that Con
tributes to make uZp the inviting
exterior, clad iN a Ilannel jacket
antd patits, the latter. coming only
to the ankle, genorally in their
bare feet, with an old straw hat
tied down in the most ludiurous
and uniniviting nnimer to prevent
the wneaier from beingsti n-burned,
the reflection of the sun onl tho
water being quite severe. Bath
era when dressed Ibr the bath, all
look alike ; but those clad in suei
meagro habiliments for the first
time are generally nervous, and
act very much as if they weore
ashamed of themselves, and glance
down at their pants, especially if
they are ladies, in a manner that
is highlv amusing to all voteran
salts. 'Ihev venture in the water
cautionsly and not unlike young
ducks, but, finally, after being buf
fotted and tossed about by the
surf for a half hour or fo, they in)
variably put on a bold faeo and
march out of the water as if they
were "no novices."
H1ere is an excellent opportuni
ty for it single gentleman matri
monially inclined to see what
amount of frauds there are upon
the market. Theyoung Lady who
may appear to posiuss a handsoine
figure, and is always gotten tup on
the expansive principle, with a
)r1ofusionl of falso hair, hoops, pads,
and all the parapIhernalill knownl
to lomalo geiuis and ponetration,
may prove to tie a mer skeleton
when she is disengaged and extri
cated Irom the mysterious and
conplicnted concerns which sur.
round her. While upon tso oth
er hand, if the lady is inclined to
.embonpoint and is laced it) daily
with a block aid tackle in order
to imako bor waist appeair t small,
or compros her propoitions into
an unreasonably small (uantity of
dry goods, the fiaet will reveal it
self the m1omentC she is well tiatura
ted with the strf She can take
none of her "imako up" into the
wiater with her. Tho ocean is
hoiest. While tho bathinir-dress
will not adhere to the skinl 'it will
do so reIdiy to any other sub
stanceo, like a corset or , I
shanl't, tell what else, for the rea.
son that, I am not, atufail in such
matter's. But, the womanun is ho
fore you, devoid of' all deformities
and you canf foirmi an aidequatte iden
of what you will be callcd upon to
dibiurso youtr stamnps' for, shoni Id
y'ou enter into a1 matimonial ali
ancoe with her. It would boa great
consolation to know thoe things
ini adlvance. TIheo wa'ter is a great
leveler of' distiinctioni. It treats
aill of its pat rons precisely alike
the rich and the poor, the atrong
and the weak, are all swayed to
atid fro, kn tockIed down or th rowvn
upon01 the beach by its resistless
wave, as if' they were merro blockcs
of w,OOdl. Everty one is in the best
of humor, and if' anmy unlucky no
vice ini sea-bathing should1( sw allow
a mout hful of salt water and stop
to congh, and thle succeeding wave
take him amtidships, and send him
sprawling towards the shor'e, h is
moth widle open, to receive a fresh
supply, thme crowd, as well as the
huniidreds on the beaich, will shout
with d 1 ght.--Journal,
PUT A IIo:.z Tuiaouun IT.--One
night Ge.--was out on thme
line, lie observed a light on the
mfounfltain opp)osite. TJ.hin,king it,
wa- ho signal light of the onemy,
he told his artillery ofilcer that a
hole coutldl easily be put through
it. Whereupon the offioor, turn
ing to the corporal In charge of
the gun, said : "Corporal, do you
see that light?"
"Yes, sir."
"Put a holA through it."
The Corporal sighted the gun,
and when all wras ready, ho look
ed ftp and said:
"General, that?s the moon."
"Don't caro a cent i ptit a hole
thrOngh iL any way."
ABOUT BABIESj
I n one of the strobt-cars ot tii
metropolis, a few evenings sincoi
was a ldy with a baby.
One of the blue-oyed, arowifg
happy babios, disarranging its
white robes, and t-in11pling its
blue ribbons with all the abdnddti
of a baby that is secure in ever.
fiesh1 supplies, boili of love and
clothes. The mother was etident.
ly a stranger to the otlier ladlOs
in the ear; yet all of theth smilet
when they lookod ih h6r'directionj
and many of them spoke td hof
and seemed to lovo her for the
sake of the beautitt child.
The opening instinct of woman.
hood seems to be the love of the
babies, and the girl must beavety
little one who does not "'ant a doll
to Whieb she can play the sweet
part of mother. The depth and
purpose of the instinct are ro.
vealed to us in the petition of the
little mims of five years. who haf.
pens te be an only child-"Maa
ma, I want a baby to play %flth, K
meat baby, mamma."
No kinder blessing was over be
stowed, than in t.h close of Fanny
Fern1's letter to the then newly
married Princess Roval of Eng
hand : "And when, 'brightest ocf
all others, the erown of matornity
shall descend upon your yotithful
brow, God grant you that nicest
of all Ilaecs on earth to ary ina
ia mother's hosom P"
Yet, while the instinct of ina.
teriiity is peculiar to woman, and
marks her sex more plainly thanl
rounded limbs or gentle manners,
it is not to women and girls alonO
that the love of babies is confined.
It was once the lot of the writer
to dwell in the white tents of
Camp Iiarrison, in Georgiht,in the
lower part. of the State, where fam.
ilies are always far between, and
much more so in war times. For
long Aveeks we had not aeon a wo
man or child.
At last the railroad through the
Camp was repaired, and in the
flrst train there was a lady, with
such a wide-awake, kicking baby,
as the latter one of* the Inetropolie.
Somo hundreds of rough soldiers
were ar'ound the cars, and Captain
Story oftlie 7th Infantry was the
biggest and roughest among them,
if we may judge of the tree by its
bark.
The lady with the baby in her
arm8 was looking from a window,
and ho took off his hat and said,
"Madam, I will give you five dol
lars, if' you will let me kiss tha
haby." One look at his bearde
fac; told her that there was no.
thbing bad in it, and, saying, with
a pleased laugh, "I do not charge
anything for kissing my baby ;" It
was handed over. The little one
was not afraid, and the bushy whid,
kers, an eighth of an oil long, was
jutist tho ply-iouso It had boen
looking for.
More than one cims did the Cap
tain gt from the little red lips,
and there was energy in the hug
of th liti tle iou nd arms. Then
othert voices said, "Pass him ovef
here, Cap) 1" and boibre the titdd
was ready to move, half a hiui'dred
men had kissed the baby. it was
on its best hehavior, and kicked,
and tugged at whiskers, a's onily a
happy baby can. It was an event.
of' the campaign ; andl one giant of'
a mountaineer, who strode past us
with treadl like a mammoth-, bai'
with tear' dimmed eves .and q|piv
ering lips, said, "fly George, it
mnakes me feel tad act like a fobl
buit I've got one just like it at
home."
Other lands have owned the:
power of this yonne irmortality;
and1( thle Ii ino hails the littlb
stranger with the wvords, "Y6Vukk
child, as thon hast entoM6iI the
world in tear's when all irnund thee
smiled, 5o live a to leave the
world in smiles while all around
thee weep."
A man ha'd. a sign up-"Choap
hidies, Rhoesi for' sale hero ?" Ilo
ihlindl that not a woman entered
is shop. No wonder ; the ladies
don't like to beocalled cheap-athey
want to be enlled dear.
It was a solemn honr and a
lonely walk for the old hachor
on his way home of'a darkc night,
after Jernsha told him he "neednb
com~o again."
They say In Paris that Patt'
dauix las-well, as some ladle# ipo
to be.
Blacque B7y playas the head ab
of whist at Wito Sulphot r
Tlh'pinnaole of styleM- fd
forralite lady's cwd.&