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MORAL. \ah:.'/. ~ '?Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be \-_t:;; \jl . "I'll bot you five dollars I can," said ??pri;*gins. -And I'll bet you five dollars ymi ??au't." !?u?L I* -?mphasiziug t-he la*-t word decidedly.' Tbu moral und conscientious reader it what he in i v the. little b?*y was ciuj*ht st scho d bond intr and twisting a pin in '-position for a *ehoo'iuatc t . sit upon." ",wc didu't in-niL i*j> harm by it." The phrase. *-|^Jtij?ft|^V* frva dollars." was simply a clincher of climax used by ?priggtns wild myself when w? bad exhausted every argument and each had failed tu convince the other he wr.s wrong. And >incc neither ^tf -as, except in rare in ?stances, over acknowledged ourselves in the wrong, we hud to bet five dollars Rut we never expected to **fnrk over" when we lust. . Iudecd, we never de manded payment when the point iu i^rtvaa. sett lpt1, but eoniented uur i^ttVsayihg,^i told you en." The point in dispute in tho present Instance arose about , an item that ap peared iu the telegraphic coin uns oi ih't/nlonifnjr'phper." Tho itetu r^-a 1 its follows : "Johu Junes, a convict in the I-a State's prison has fallen heir'to 150.OdO BmtTta are 'being ni:idu to secure hi* jpardn i " ??Thero,*' sai1 T. "you **--e the puw. r of money. That. n?;in was just as in no tf)ft-l'v je*J*iV*T" KOiliy. b* fori- was wi t nlty Thons .cd doll ir"3 as he was niter ward, ?btot b-.'h dd wit it a change Wealth bi-ings hi-u friends, who make eftirt-t f?> net/tire hir*..p.ir(L>n I Ifad he ? ?????-? iii. seiiMs.n a pin., 11,^.,*?.. .. . . .. . .. peri-Mtted bin. ti rot in prison with m'.. ritsiiii? ti little tin.-er to secure bia par don. This worid is a hii.olui;. Mr 3priggin*?, a regular ehe it; tutti'tia gua- ? I pi.iiii [ read iu boyhood, it's all hollo hollow, h -11 <w! "A> I concluded ihis spiteful ii!-.<: speeolt .Mr. Sprigging straightened iniu seit up in ilie-p euitar way he hid wrben pro paring himself foi a combat, and we would have a ILht. our luu'lies bciiit* the weapons. Without (ziviiif t^Q-U&ut pjo and con, it wi>i >ufti. e to say that t!io discussion w .s brought to toi cud by Mr Sprigs ins prupusiu an cX w.". be it u der a}U.i\\ of means; n bu-i .u*- npiu Iffojiyi?d h Up loess su.lidlii/, hut Moult ewhwt e?ltciitrltj: and the p.- >p nil in m^fW wan to _u arotiiid iiiiioug Ihm L'rf&nds and ten tllem that ii6 Was deno bloke " "Ii," i*;.lll he ? I do tiiis. and ttlOj treely ??Vlfh'ttieu' money to ?taut lii? iu bu?liu**s.;i t win. L have no douUi that i eat- burrow uli i.iu money that 1 want with. u>?thjug but iny Lubu for security. 'Jiheii. us-rtalod. at the outlet- we bet live .loli.ns each ou the rusult; ?ud t a wailed with engerfjcss the result ut the yr.teticnV' tcr-i. i, ?owevcr, vvnxurod to imimic mar if ho carried cut the experiment, he might weaken people's coufidenee I in hi* truthfulness; hut this only roude hinti think I ('eared tho result, and make him more determined than ever. 80 the experiment was tried. He went to Mr. S?tiitht ??nt of* jji|sf] most intimate friends, and said :. 'Smith. I'm a bankrupt.' 1 '.Indeed!' ejaculated Mr 8 \ greatly liKtoi?sHeB; 'und pray how has it' come ?b^tttf ?1?I?' stammered Mr. Spriggins, hes:tntin;;ly, for story' telll.ug, or, in plain JOnglish. lying, waK'ti new ?in with him, 'I weiu sec urity for u hicuij. und liud to p?y every duliar of it ' 'Too bud, indeed!' was Mr. Smith'.-, sympathising response. *W I euu only borrow u few thousands, however to get started in bbsfm&yi think i can got along very'vV'ell. Mr. Smith Ui uiht th.:rc jrould bi uti d-.ChVulty in getting the money. He would be very-lad to adv.iucc t^htni bcli, hut he was almost strapped just ut 1 hat ttuio. 'Mr Smith's undying friend ship, underweut a rapid aud^r^uT'cal change. lie saw all of his many friends, and renewed his request to each TW?turu bt.t they happened to be 'tdiult' -just at that time. After a few d-<ys oHunsue cesjjjtt,) attempt* _ |pi Ixrri'ow nmjtey, he huuiidy confessed l e had l-.st his li.-i fairly, and that his face Wut? not good 'security titnbug his I'rienda. *I lold you to,' said i. But an unlocked for. -trouble came upon him. .. He,was .engaged t ?> a xc/y accomplished lady. His tru?t .in her w:i<i unbounded. He hud often loh) me that, if ever there was u good true worn in on earth, it w:is his intended But her l'.the>v Wearing of the bank ruptey of rlie mm iu-laW._ot.hut was to be. 01 tune. '?Yes, sir," replied Spriggius, sheep ishly. ??Of course, under your.^Uered cir : cuuistnnees, yotl euu pot expect \o tuiurrj \ my daughter.?" Tore was a new tnrn in iiffiirs fur which Mr. S. was hot prepared. He thought at fir.-t of correcting the falsa? 1 hood whieh he himself had started; but I the idea huddeuly flashed upon his mind I that there was a good opportunity for testing the Meiling qualities of Iiis sweet, heart. This Would be u triumph whieh would more than compensate lor his defeats in ether directions. So he re plied : . ??Of course, sir, I have a better opin ion id your daughter than that she promised to he my wif lor the sake of sharing toy money. Marriage lor mon ey ? . in?) Mr Spriggins '.v.im bueomiti^ vnry itidigiiant; 'murrige for money, sir, h prostitution and nothing else, let the world call if wh ifi vor it may." 4 O. ct'ur>o. Nlr. Sprig ins my daugh ter tltou.iht soun'ti'-ihg id you, but you l. w ;i n -n Aithou* means would be : tu 1 iuuk of marr_\ ing ??I I *'r ml: !? .uds. und 1 uiiy say, a br;uc heart, aod though deprive.I ol fortune, 1 e.>i> cam etrtsa^h ?0 support myself?nd .moiluir." ?'It is useless ?,<? pro Im??* this eootro veisy. ,ya; oprig_;li?, ?toi ?nw v. 1 man a uiniitd' honor, >OS> will certainly offer to release my daughter iro n her engagement. Of course, if ?dje do s not sCeept your offer of free dum tit) tlie he&t thi.r^' ander tl?e etrcntn* sluiieiK, I shai have nothing more to -ay. Hood dtiy, Mv. Spriggius; I urn in froiiiiiM hui ol n hurry." ??Ina hurry is he?" muttered Sprig ins, as his intended lather in law dis appeared from view, '?.Stems to me very body i.- in a hurry u ?W l hat meets im t\\i. I und r-la.id it Tho sickly Muile, the iiui 1 , iind hurry, means sim piy thai they want to dr p me Irwm I heir list ol Irtt?ds. Well, they shall be dccontiiiodatcd Bi* t?iere'a> woe ii'ieud that 's ick ill el isor than a broth vr'f she will not Jeseri me There'* rie.nl eoosoiulioii io that.' So saving, he hastened to s.-o h r He lOun ? tier in te-i.s. For the first ti i.c sines uuguged in trying li.seaperi .i.coi, i:e tell likn .< very ineuu. hidji. llu woulu liuve Confessed st once what a gi. at Lur he hud ueeu mukiug ot him aell, but that would have becu a rather awkw.aid Uiidoriakiug. "ioa huv? not leaned,' said he, "that 1 havs met with a sudden reverse of fortune. Your father teile methat i iio uuly in murrt'die cuurae for sse is iu ' ufier to re lerne you t'r mi your engage mpnt. And, while doing so, permit nia to'fay that ?t" after being i-eleaBedfroni s nur en -ago meat with cfpriggins the* rich ?nan. you will plight your faith to him as a poor man, I shall he the happiest mor tal on earth. ' I wuut tu be an honora ble mats, und to give you your freed om. ... Miss Dulcioa sobbed eon Vtthmd tobet ti i Jly sfececded iu speaking through bet aobs so as to-he uuderstood. '?y?'U are very kind, Mr. Spriggius," she said.. "1 ?in very sorry that. our. en gagement uiUMt be broken off ibr I did like yoii very well." ? i And no the hopes that Spriggius hud entertained were .dashed to .the grpuud. flfs Uulciuu liked hint very wcl|, ^ut' liked his nnm-y better; and so wh a she ima. in? d jl was gupe, she, too, left fi;ih. Without anuther word bestrode off| truUi her preseue'e, a different, but by uo iiieiins u better man. ,"Sn I so!" ho muttered. "The en gageuieat on her part ha* been . a mere I matter of Money; 1 am as good, nud a great deal wiser " '?Yoh'are right," siiid he to me./'This world is a humbug. There is uot a man or woman -miuetr nil my friend*, that's worth a pinch of snuff But I wi!' be revenged I have n plan in my head that will trpHe old Smith delightfully." Mr Sprfg-jrins seemed to huve been struck 'with ? new thought. He left tic 'abruptly, and I saw him oo more fur .several days. Meantime the news -van spread ?.round that Spriggins was not bankrupt?that it wuo all u hoax. The next time 1 saw him, he told me with u sort of malicious pleasure that he Ha*-got aboui' even with 'his "friends " Saul he: **1 know of au investment that will no doubt pay nt > leufet iHjfyVper cent. 1 ft .Mr. Smith und explained the ?piiii^jitjigfli-ij. and offered to '-go snooks." '?But," said f, "you have no money." I've called on the r?sl with a like result, uud I'm rc vunged." Mr. Spriggius really laughed, bat it was rathcT rt d?sagreeble htngh. 'T met." paid |iet ,,the father of her I <? tu? iuti'iid.-d to marry. fie Was Tory iiricudly. but I told him I was in a hurry ami cnld not stop to talk ?my time being oo precious. And every time those false-hearted friends smile on me su pleasantly, I puss on und tell them I'm in n hurry *' I suppose Mr. Spriggius has had his revenue, but he is a veiy ?ad man, now. Uo is an old bachelor, and vows that girls cars more about money that a good true heart. He says, too, th-it the low stories scattered around the country are wiihunt toundatioi iu real lite. Poor .-?priggius! He has learned at greut cost the truth that, ??Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly lo '-i wise." Our Thoughts. We ail carry wi hin our own bottoms tlie deeds ut our greatest joy or sorrow. I im. do uot flow i'roiH uur outward sur roundings Ufr persons have been happy Where ail was most dreary, uud miserable .i. -?.i.i.;..(, ,? bvfii.f huppiiKrss. it i? in th>j thoughts wo harbor that uur chief ewjuymeut ur mis ery is lou..o>. A convtut was removed from oue prison to another, and Yvasas?ed how he liked the. ch'uuge ? *>oi at all," was his reply. He ud itiltted that no waa belter clothed uud led, uud t.ad ass labor now, und that he atari trcatad liliidly. ??Why thou do sou not like it f" he W?S asked. "I)ecuua0 1 am allowed to-apeak to uu oue 1 go to the table, und sit auu think. 1 go ..bout tu) Work ull day lt> liiiiik, und ut m^iii tu'- 1-ri,n doors shuts .i.e. in my solitary cell to-think, think? and l cannot endure it I" Iiis thoughts, uo duubt, Were gloomy enough. A life that Icatls to ihn felon's caii cool-, uot have origin, pleuaiug iiic ior.es. No matter where you-uro, mUst lake )(iur thoughts lor company. There is uo in.iiniig uWuy from them. How im portuut, then, to treasure up such us will ohecr und bless the life. Kind acts uud words have memories like sweet iuioHtc tu the heart; but bitter words and unkuid deeds win, like vipers, sting the heart that, prompts them; ' ?H*n J?ek Lost His Position; ?:- . vi?.-.?.?:? ??(? ?? ????* : f& "WolK my.little man, you-are here on time, I seo," said Mr. Jone% to Jack Koow.lesj.as be stepped into hig?storo one morning j ' that is a good beaming, and t nope you will always be prompt in meeting every engagement, ar*d energet ic in atto'iidingto your duties^* "I will try to be both, sir." Jack an swered ?-?ud just, ut that moment, he thought nothing could tomgt him to neglect any part of his work. ' "Come this way and I wflfl tell you what you will have to do." \v'# Mr. Jones then ted him intu.-his count ing-room und kindly placed his hand on his head while ho sa'd : '^jfcw Jack, you know the bargain between your mother and myself is, that ytm conic in to my family ns my own child. Do whatever i a4 you to do quickly, and cheerfully, and try to make yourself us - i ful uK the time. You will beetpectud to run errands, such as carrying small packages home for customer^, going to ?he jfostoffice, delivering messages, aud assisting the clerks in whatever way you can, In return 1 expect to clothv>-}j?& feed you, send yeu to school du^uitg l',e winter mouths, and, if youjNrovc your self worthy, will advance you in your position io the store Heal|y I do nut need a boy, but I do this tor your moth er's sako. D<? you agree to Be terms'," 'Yes, sir, and 1 am very grateful to you?indeed I am?aud you shall see by my work ho.v much I lovo *luy mother and you.' Jack spoke these words oaru estly. lie meant nil he said-. 'I believe you, my boy, and wi'l do all I can to help you keep youwrgood reso lutions.' ;Thnnk jou, sir.' % 'Your place ???ill be in thf'sale; r& >.*n ; renumber to help nil you ?1 will, sir. You may derend on \wz ' In en hour or two thy r^ni Logan to Gil with customer.'*. Mol was nearly cv? ~v whore, with Ills pleas aut, 'Let me help you, please,' and wheu night came all were ready to prai.-e the 'errand boy' for good nature and willing assistance That night. Jack slept swoetly. He had done his whole duty. His employer approved his conduct ; but whit was better than all, his own con science whisp-jrcd, 'Peace; you've d ine right.' The sun was just peeping over the hills when Jack rose next morning, aud its soon as the store vas opened he was in his place. All day. as tluday before, Jack was busy. When the store was clo-cd he lelt happy, but his limbs were tired ; the w >rk he had to perform was more than he was accustomed to do, but he did not complain Thus matters wcut on. Jack grudu aiiv rose iu coulideucu of all who knew llitu, aud if a message was to be sent iu haste, a package delivered promptly, or a cheek cashed at the batik. Jack was the boy to do it. 11 is word was consid ered truth itself. One day oue of tha ele'ks wished to send a package to the exk. .-s?>. Calling Jack, he saiil : 'Take tins to the office, quick ; run, p'ease. 1 Waat it to go out to-day, and 1 am afraid you will be too late/ Away Jack bounded, but had Dot gone far before he L.: ?rd some one shout :? 'Hello Juclc Kuowl b! wait for a fel low. 1 am going lout w.i,'. '1 can't I>ul ; I must hurry with this UUC* ?&)??>? ?Wan till I catch up. 1 am going that way.' Hill hastened, and came up with Juck, who never stopped until IUI Smith seized him by the shoulder, sayiug, 'Walk u bit Don't, kill yourself. Whose is that you cot'{ Where arc you going'. What's the hurry V ?It is Mr. Johnson's; I am going to the express nuVe. J am afraid I will be too late; if you go with me, you must rum.' So sayiug, ho shook oil' Hill's ! h Hid ami sped away, leaving his com ! million belliud muttering to himself: 'Such a hoy ! Ho'd kill himself, if <ihi Jones or any ol thet.. clerks told llim to. You wouldn't catch me work iu that way for anybody.' He turned to lind some otf'ej who' had moic leisure than Jack. 'Here. s'r. please, send this package to-day, sir, please,' said .lack to the j clerk in the express office, stopping two , or three times to get his breath. \ 'All right; you aie just iu time, my little mal); two minutes niOfO and the office Would bo closed.' 'Oh, lam soglad I didn't wait for Hill Smith !" he said half aloud. Thon. after stopping a momeut to rest, be has tened Oaok with a light step, fooling that ho had done right, aud that this pleasant feeling mote than paid bim for his troubl". 'Just in time, Mr. John son; two minutes moro would have been too late.' . 'Thank you, thank, ywu, Jack; I will not forcot this favor.' ?Nu thanks are due mo; I have only dono my duty.' A few days afterwards, Mr. Jones called Jack into his counting-room and handed him a package, saying, 'This was loft forj*you/ Juck opened it snd found a beautiful Bible with his uuuio in gilt letters on the sido, while on a fly leaf he read : 'To the boy who is always on time?J.' Tears of Joy came iuto his eyes as he s&iutuOvcd, L don't' de serve it.' 'I urn sure I know nothing about that said Mr. Jones; 'I suppose some one thought you did, or they would not have given it to you,' he added kindly. 'It must be Mr. Johnson, aud ho hur ried oft to tiud that gentleman, but he was busy aud cmtiuucd so all day. efcpck tlriknight hjj jurj^uuusually iudijSj-i trimiupfor he uevcf saw liiiu *?? -leisure^] and could not tell him how much be prized the little git. Mr. Johnson, however, read it in his eyes, and that was a., the thanks he wanted 'Herr, .lack, take this check and get it cashcl. The amount is one hundred deMars and seventy-five cents. Count the money before you leave the bank.' The banker knew Jack; besides Mr. Joucs had told him to let Juck have motiey whenever he f-?ent hint, so ho hud uo difficulty iu gutting money on the cheek. After it was paid to him he stopped aud eommcuccd to count it slowly. 'Dou't you think I have given you the right amount,' said the casher, vex ed to see the little slowly turning the bills and counting,. 'Ten, tvooty, twe l ve, forty-five.' cashier, with a contemptuous car his lip. ?No, sir: this is net. right. 'Boy! what do you mean. Xct right V 'Yes, sir, uot right. 1 want only oue hundred dollars and seventy-tire cents. You have given me ouc hundred and seventy-five dollars.' 'Impossible '." 'Look aud ?ee.' He looked and saw that Jack was correct. He thcu paid bim the light amount, saying, iu an undertone. ?Whew \ beat by a boy.' Jack thought he had done nothing worthy of comment, anil therefore never mentioned the occurrence to his em ployer. One evening just before closing, Mr. Jones summoned ull the clerks iuto the counting-room and then called Jack. When he had taken his seat among them, Mr Jones arose and slowly said; ?Jack K no wies, it is aiy duty to tell you that you are no longer au errand boy iu my store.' He then sat doWa. For a moment Jack was speechless. The eyes of all the elerks were upon him. Suddenly recovering himself, speaking through tears und choking emotion, he said, 'Oh, Mr. Jones what have 1 dons? What have I done?' .. .-, i...,,?.?.,.??;;...i..?? '.? t coolly answered. 'Mr. Johusou may ?p?iik first.' Mr. .lohrjwi. anwe and said:' 'He runs all the way to#thc express of fice when there is a possibility of being too late.' Mr. Henderson said: 'He is always ou lutnd when- a pack age is to be delivered.' Mr. i lohne-, tho book-keeper: 'He hwlps me post my books at night.' Mr. 11 suIcy : "I heard him tell lint cashier <>{ the Union Hank that he had paid him too much money once last summer.' Mr. Howe : 'He is always neat aud tidy, and caa tie up a pock-ago as ipiiok and as nicely as 1 can.' 'Now, boy,' said Mr. Jones, scarcely able to keep a straight face, as he saw Jack's look of mingled surprise, joy und fear, 'you see what you> have done, and I say again, we do nut want you us an i errand-boy, but make you a clerk in a ' department of the store.' Then tho gentlemen prascut grasped him by the hand and congratulated bim, j 8!'3'mn? 'You have lost one place, but r.e eured a better one." t T Not many days hence there will be' seen the sign, 'Jones & Knowlee,' in Shepardaville. -So much for an obliging disposition, attention to interest pf em ployer, strict honesty, energy end punc- ] tuality. How the Factory Hxu>s the Farm.?"It will cost you a- bushel of | i wheat to 3cnd another to New Yors mar ket," a wise oac remarked to* a Western colonist. "We don't intend to send oar wheat to New York," was the reply, we ar? puttiag up mills to grind it for home consumption. These colonists are on a high road m success. They will not only make wheat, but at the same time a market. We at tha South should be willing to learn a lesson from the West in this matter. We make cotton. Can we not also make a home market for it, and thus make the factory help the farm ? On this point the following remarks from the New York Tribune are jworthy of thoughtful attention ; "The introduction of macufuctures iuto^ajcricultti/al communities brings to getTrerihe essential elements of wealth producing enterprise, establishing the shortest circuit of communication. This is in accordance not only with the laws of political economy, but of that h'-gher order whereby Nature conducts the com merce of the material world. The farm er end manufacturer eaoh hare needs which the other supplies ; and to bring the two into auch close connection that exchanges can be made with the least possible cost, is a saving that must com mand itself to tha dullest mind. If our grid > eau be bartered for cloth made within sight cf the field where it grew, that is plainly a better deal than send ing the same grain to Liverpool to pay for fabrics woven in Yorkshire. "The factory adds value to the farm by a Holding n home market. A home mark et saves the charges, risks and waste tarns, products that will not pay such charges, better still, a bo-no market is a sUro market, little subject to the fluctuations incident to foreign demand. Regular homo consumption steadies prices, drives ont speculation, and gives to intelligent forethought a basis for reasonable calcu lation.' Advantaoks of Cryino.? A French physician is out iu a long dissertation on the advantages of groaniug and oryiug in gcuctul, (specially daring surgiea) operations. He couteuds that grouuing and oryiug are two graud operations by which nature allays anguish ; that those patients who give way to natural feelings, more speedily recover from accidcuts and operations, than those who suppose it uuWorthy a man to betray such symp toms of cowardice as cither to groan 01 cry. lie tells ot u man who reduced his pul.-;e from oue hundred aud twenty six to sixty in the course of a few hours, by giving full vent to few emotions. If people are ut ull unhappy about any thing, let them go into their rooms aud comlort themselves with u loud boo-hoo, and they will feel a hundred fir ceut bettor afterward*. In aecordauce with the above, the crying of children should uot be too .a piatfciiiatit cully repressed, the result may be St. Vitus' dunce, epileptic fits, or some other disease of the nervous system. What is natural, is nearly always useful and nothing can be more natural than the crying of children, when anything occurs to give them physical or mental pain. Beverly, iu Massachusetts, is known as "Beau Town." No virtuous citizen I of that place thinks of passing Suuday morning without baked pork and beans lor breakfast. Formerly they went to the different bakeries Saturday nights, each man with his beau-pot. Kneh pot was muubcrcd with a cheek as received und the number given to tho owuer, uod i crowds would guther around the bakery door Sunday uioruiug, euch mau calling his number and receiviug his pot. But now they have a pottery iu the town, and each householder bus had his bean pot made to order, with his name or initials baked into tho sides, and tho plan works beautifully. The bukers charge six cents for baaing bcuos, und it is uo mean sourco of revenue. The man who eat dowu on au open paper of carpet nails, said they remind ' o 1 Imuv oI the intfONVJ t ix* In a Pkkihcamxnt.?It b vary pleasant to be in lore sometimes; bat quite annoying when the tender feeling is accompanied by pelt/ drawbacks which are en re to follow parental hos tility. Such at least is the exp*irier*c* of Mr. August Kleine, a youth whose hestt has softened and brains grown dizzy beneath the smiles of an Erato street belle. Some bow cr Cher her fat bor Won't listen to bis suit, and clan destine interviews have taken place i* ?> vacant lot Is the rear of her residence. Seated on a bench close up to the Seat* they bill and coo searWssly, aa two gen tle doves. But one evening lately, their stolen interviews were discovered by tho girl's brother, a malignant little wreteh, w%o out of their love determined to rtwtrant some fun for himself. ? With this end in view, he watched lor their next meet in;;, and when they were comfortably seated on the bench, ho managed, With out exciting their suspicions, to draw the gentlemen's coal tail and pert o tho lady's drew through a craok in the fence and faste s therm ?? a post. This accomplished, lie retired a few paces, and then screamed tastily far his father. At the first soreeeb the lovere started to run, but the* post held these fast. "Let nie go t" pleaded the lady. The gentleman, quicker in eapedv ents, threw his coat off and bouodod away. Now, the lady couldn't pull osf her coat, neither could she unloose ifcj her lover had lfet her?her tiriirooi stilled screamed, and she, like an ambf* tious dray horse, stilled togged at: Ik* obdurate post. The odd men by this time was beard approaching. The affair cried haste, aud speed must answer it. But' oae course was left. A desperate poll tore the dress at the waist, aad a skeltoa olad figure fled wildly across the lot. Some how or other toe lovers haven't met since.?Picayune. "Never daily prayer. It is here that tho Chris tian loses ground. Neglect this and yak ean not fail to grow cold and indifferent. Never let a day pass over your head without earnest prayer." > The good old man is dead, bot the words he atttrcd may serve sea warning to more than one, especially to tkw young. Never negleet secret prayer. Arc you busy ? Do you excuse yourself because yoa are so hart ted every day f Remember who grfes you time. Are you well aud strong? Thank God Um your health. Are you sick? Surely your heart roust frame petitions to hisa who holds life and death in hie hand. Are you exposed to temptations ? There is no safe-guard like prayer. Have you neglected this duty f ^ Take up aguiu the brokca threads. Hare yoa never begun ? ' Life is short aad tisae is Hooting." Do not neglect settee prayer. An enterprising constable of Bock Is land mau-1 the following return on toe hack of a subpoena given him to serve on a witness : "I execute this speeny by trying to read it to John Mack, bet ke was drivin cattle on horseback, end raa faster than I could, and kept op such a 11-1 Ol a liOiierlU i UOii t VSSMSMMNT ho heered or not. This is the best I could do, and don't know whether tVe spoony is served according to lew ei not. Attest Eli Smith, cent." A girl at Peru writes- to a meJs *os> quaintaucc: "Conic over and see tee; we have a new lama- a? our houeo that we can turn down, down, down, until there is scarcely e bit of light ia the room." An Oregon toast over a glass of the ardent 5 '"sieve's what ma kos us wear old clothes." Why will folk* pay <*> much for: when they ean get a house maid for three or four dollars. NOTICE. Mrs. H. It. SHL'LER K-ESVECTFUal? informs her friends that ska is prepared' te make LADIES' DRESSES, CUTTING, FIT TING and It A STING in ?? the verleat .Styles living deprived of bor only 3TA ? A IN LIFE, and bavi<g the CARE of TWO LITTLE CHILDREN, she is forecd to **A* living ia this way. Hoping thai aer , i? Prosperity will be her frieada la the I days of sad uisfortaaa, ska has teas even I prompted to appeal to rbei? sympathies.