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VOLUME 8.
SATURDAY MORNINO, NOVEMBER 7, 1874.
NUMBER 40
? [From tho Darlington Southomor.]
A WEDDING.
BY MIPS CHEESBOROUOn.
'We never could understand, how she
over made up.lier mind to marry hint:
But sho did, ond six of' lier old school
mntcs wcro summoned to net ns her
bride's mnids.'
'How wonderful this seems,' snid
EsteUo Heyward, ns wo walked up the
stairway together. 'He is thirty years
older than Isabel, and a perfect fright,
and so dhngreeable.'
'He is all that, and he is immensely
rich besides.'
'Yis; but did you not think that she
loved Clinton Johns?'
'I know that she did; but what nT
that? Women marry ono and love an
other constantly, and men do the sa?;o
thing, and I suppose that ic will con
tinue to bo done world wit limit end.'
By this timo we had rcachc 1 llio
door of the room; we knocked, '('nine
in,' paid a pleasant voice and we walked
in. '1 here she sat under the gas light,
dressed in her bridal dress,'waiting for
the hour of the ceremony to arrive.
'I nm all dressed, you see,'she said,
'I never like to do things in a hurry, it.
flutters me. What a clock is it, Estelle?'
'It has just struck seven.'
'And I am to be inarrfed at eight.'
'You have ono hour yet,' replied
] stelle, 'to ponder, and repent, after
that you uecddo neither.'
'I have done all the pondering I ex
pect to do, and as to repenting, well,
when I have once made up my mind to
do a thing, I make it u rule never to
repent. Now, sit down both of you, and
look at me; how do 1 look ?'
'Y"ou tiro ns pa'.c as n ?linst,' rcpKeJ
Estellc : 'and your eyes look a* if? '
?1 meant my dress, E.-telie,' alto in
terrupted her. 'My face is of no com'
j-cqueucc; if I do look pale, ho wonder,
for, for - two days, I have bad frightful
twinges of paiu in pay heart. 1 wish
you to observe tny dress. Mr. Cleveland
insisted upon .'-ending to Paris lor the
dress in which I was to be married; this
und the diamonds I wear are his wed
ding present to the.'
irl.o j-ptiko calmly onoiigb, but we
kuew that it was assumed. Save for
the uneattlily palor of her face, she
would have looked beautiful. The
dress was spleudcd enough for a tjuccn;
it was of rich satin, covered with a
mccblin lace ovcr-drcse; which was
looped up with long sprays of dr.nigu
blossoms". ' Diamonds glittered at her
waist, on her bosom, in her cars, on her
utek,' around bcr wrists and iu her flair,
whose midnight darkness seemed to
ahow them to greater advantage.
'Well, what do 1 look like V
'Y'ou look,' I said, 'as if nil the
dinitioudi of Gulconda bad becu emptied
upon you.' i
"'And your dress is superb, Estelle,
remarked.
'1 hope that you may be ns happy as
you will be rich, Isabel,' 1 said.
She looked at me a mouicut with the
tears simmering iu her large dark eyes,
and replied:
'IlnppiuefcS I really never expect to
enjoy; if I nui coutcntcd, that is all 1
calculate on.'
We sat in silence and looked n't her.
this victim, dressed out for tlio sacrifice.
'Don't stare at me as you tiro'doing,
Estelle,' bIio said, driving back the
tears, 'with that hopeless look on y.-ur
face. 1 ai" nut marrying simply for
money, ns you ecem to thiuk '
?What, then, arc you .marrying: for
love?*
Sho arose from her Fcatj ho(v splend
id she looked as she trailed hur train
after her. Twice the walked the length
of the room, thcu she folded her arms
and Mood in front of us. 1 shall never
ibrget tltat vision of splendor and wo
man's defpntr ns 1 looked up at her
Her eyes flashed ns she spake und bcr
delicately cut nostrils dilut d.
?JVorry for love,' she said, 'no; I carry
a dund heart. I loved unco, all! how
well. I waB but fifteen 3cars old when
J flrst loved Clinton Johns; I am now
twcnty-Gve, and 1 never eeued to love
him, until 1 became convinced that he
did not love me. He Was attentive to
nie,' ho allowed no one else to pay mc
llic same attention?; he said and did
eticufh to crcale hot.c, but not enough
to satisfy love. For ten years he bov
crcdnroot d mc, f*'i ten ycai3 I alterna
ted between hope and despair. Then
my pride revolted, and I said, I'll break
this chain wbieh gulls me, I'll burdt
ihcso fcttcts which bind mc to bun.
3)id I do it easily? No; but I did it.
I vfreuched my heart, but I did it. I
do not. 1 ennuot over love again; I cm
live vithiut loving; I have dono with
tbnt ploDsant dream forever and forever.'
Her voice which had been vehement,
died awny to almost a whisper, but wj
heard that'forever and forever,' and it
sounded to our ears like tlio waitings of
despair. Sho throw herself oa tho chair,
And began again :
'When you sen mo stand up to be
married, don't pity mo, for I am d dug
the very best thing I could do under
these circunist'",',08 I could not sit
still and let u.r iced upuu itself;
I must havo change, excitement; my
trip to. Kuropp vfi|l giyo me this. ,Mr.
Cleveland's wealth will bestow what T
need. I am' only like a great many
other wofliehj we are nrit nil destined
for a happy love. Hush 1 Here are the
other bridesmaids,' and the door was
pushed open, ami four radiant girls
entered,
'Splendid4?i mtigtiifiretit!' ericd n
ehnnius of jVoieofj 'How superb you
kok ! how Imppy you must bo I'
-liid there she sat, pale and silent,
with her hands pressed on her heart
Glittering like a lair queen, but, ah !
how miserable.
Well, until eight o'clock, wo sat and
looked at her rod admired her and ex
nmiucd he- rich bridal present. Then
we heard a flutter in the entry, and we
knew it was time to go down. J/r.
HenUtMont had come for his daughter.
?Well, my princess, are you ready '('
ho said. 1
i Mys/fi she replied-, as' she trink her
f.ther's arm. I noticed that she some
vital shrank back, but she soon recover
cd herself, and proceeded with as'e.idy
step, while ivo followed her. In the
library we found the irrnom and his six
attendants; among them stood Clinton
J clips, lie came forward with that
easy, half-impudent innuher Otitis, and
taking Isabel's hand, said, while lie
lixed his pleasant-looking brown eyes
upon her:
'Do 3011 know since I have been here
this evening I have asked myself Vine
question several times; shall L toll you
\\ hat it i? V
She merely bowed her head.
'Why did I never think of asking
you to marry me V
I saw her put her hand, to her heart
and shiver, us if she was cold:
'it's too late now, Isabel.'
?Too lain' pile said, as >ho turnc-1
awa- and to .k tho'ar'iu''of "J/r. Cleve
I m 11 d.
Paired ofl' with our groom <mon, we
followed the bride ami groom into the
lirawiti'j room! It seetus ti mi that F
can see the s(:euo now; the brillia it e ?in
patiy; the rich floral decor .ti ms; the
splendidly furnish.;.I room, an 1 t'i ?. p ilo .
gorgeously attire 1 bri ft!. Wjordel
around her, and the. bi.sh-ip e 1 iiiu uia-.j 1
tho nrirri tire service: as ir pr ?gy ji -o 1.
the bride, seemed to grow paler Su-l
ueuly she., staggered; a dozen anu.s were
tlirust f u'W-jru to uph )11 be'r, ad I she
fell fainting as we thought into those of
Clinton .John?. Ho b> c her to the sofa
and 1 id her down; she never sp ikii; w ?
gathered lit a diet .neu around hot: s < as
nut to impede the froecircuhiti v.\ of air;
but CiitltO 1 Johns 1*0111 itiied bed 1 : her.
L never saw any human bei 114 will:er or
more radiantly bcdUtft'ul tIt tu s:i ? w is.
as she lay on that. uriiiMoii velvet s ?fa,
in her glittering attire. She fixed her
dying eyes?'or, alas! stfe w is dyi.ig ?
on (ho 'hundsbiue fao-j of tli j mm .she
loved so w?dl, gave a few short gasps
and was dead It was SO suJdcu, s.i \\fft
riule, that it seemed to strike m all
dumb. Scarcely lc-s wiiite than the
dead womau's was the face of the m n
who slew her, for slay her he did. I
wunder if his conscience ucv-ir ae-'used
him of being her murderer. One by one.
the bridesmaids stole up to her an I
kissed the white brow. 'Poor Isabel,'
sobbed Este lie, 'your bridal is in
heaven.' The doctor said that, sh : died
of heart <lis-as;, but I alwavs fch lit'* it
that her heait had broken. Shu s lid h :
wrenched it, but you know th it it i->
ardly possible site could give it sujIi a
wrench without breaking it. Wii itdi
you think V
'I think there are m ire hruk>jn he irt.-'
than thq world knows bf/ I said.
??Some blow comes down with frightful
force,
Feme sorrow overtakes;
Poor heart ! it struggles s.-iddly on,
And then, at last, it breaks.''
That's what the poet says, and \ sup
pose that it is so. What became of C m
tun Johns V
'He married, of course; and as self
fish, heartless mcu are apt to do, he
married for money. I met him a few
nights hiticc at the opera; he canio iiito
my box. 1 had been away for several
U'?0liths, and it was tie first time i had
seen hitii since his marriage 11 > p ?i it ><i
out a dark, low ?browed, short, stout, wo'
man, shockingly over dressed, who sat
fanning herself with a hugo pink feat It 7
or fan in an opposite bos, ua iiis wilVr
'Why. dear me,' I sai I. 'how voy
unlike poor dear Isabel People "tli iia/fi I
you were in love with her.' <
?Oh, yes, and I really did lik> ll >r
very much you know; we wer/quita
young when we first began to IAo each
other.' //
?Dike you. indeed: Whyvho love.1
you, and you broke her huZt. I don't
sec how you can ever smile/.gaiti.'
'Nonsense!' he exolaijOM jumping
up. Good b)c; I niustrotyT" to my wife,'
and ho rushed out of n/box. 'I think
ho loved Isabol as as hi.s seliish
heart could love; b/ho sacrificed her
to his cupidity, aA i?:??y a woman is
saerificcd in way.'
'You had bc/>r oak for manners than
uionoy,'said agilely dressed goiitleiu.n
to a beggar \f/p asked for alms. 'I asked
you for VthttiA thought you had the
tuost of \va//ue roely.
Western Customs.
T haven't dated this letter, ns T don't
know where T am. 1 am about nine
milrs IVorh .1 ulesburg. at a little settle
mtht on the .South Platte Hi vor. At
daylight to morrow, 1 nut to catch some
of ilio finest salmon I over saw. They
will not, bite at any other time of day.
I suppose they learn this disagreeable
habit, of early break lasting from the
'?Bull Whackers,'' who navigatei these
plnius, 1 am stopping at a littl hotel,
about thit't y by ten. The se ireest thing
io this country is lumber, .settlers, {hav
ing to pay ever so many dollars a foot
for all they use, besides what they
i rought in their valises. The landlord
is from rcunsylvauiji. and soonis to be
doing a thriving busincis. By dint or
hard talking und liberal promises. I got
a mom to inysclf. It is just large
enough Jo- the bod and candle box, sot
on a chair, upon which I am writing
this letter. It is in one end of the
building and separated from the next,
rumi Ivy n bod quilt, which yon must
crawl ihulcr to eohie in or go our,. Hut
it is my room, and after the jolting I
have had upon the Indian pony, I ex
pect to have a good night's
Was over a poor pilgrim in such a
fix? .lust a* 1 had wtitton "night*;"
and had 'sleep' on the point, of my j pen.
1 hoard a knock tug on the flo-n' out
side the bed quilt. "Crawl under," said
I.
Enter the landlord's diughtoc. a
buxom young la ly, about seventeen
years nf age. I should judge. She
opened her rosy hps, ati.l spake as fol
lows :
'.Mister, don't take off your clothes to
niaht when you go to bed'.'
'Why?'
'BccSt'uco I'm going to sleep with
you.'
?Well, if you hive no | better reasons
than that?'
'Hush! Shot up I Von told pa
that you would shop with a twiner
?1 had rather sleep with a -woB
dog.'
?Well, 1 have given up my bed to a
sick mau. I have been 'hard at work
ail day. and have to Worfc^hard all day
iq-morruw, and 1 can't.afford to set up
all night. 'J hat l ed is wide enough for
. tis both. L shall stay on the back side,
iiiid-il'-Jrai rff.n'i firtfy on your side, ruu'uy
belli r, that's all.'
As she said thu sho raised from hoc
dress pocket an infernal jack knil'o-,
such a- farmers use in (riming fruit
tree, and then let it fail buck with' a
chug. I comprehended the situuYtuti
in half a moment, :i id unto t his maiden
i qu >t ii as follows:
?Mi? young lady, your intentions
iniiy or may ii'nft, he honorable, I a?n
travel.ng entirely by myself. My n:\i\x
.a protect r are miles and miles awajy,
beyond the boundless prairie ignorant t>f
the perils which may be*ot their ideJl.
'1 I.us far 1 have nut been insulted ,by
jour at x. 1 am a man of but lew w/irds,
but the, arc always emphatic A will
give up a part ul ^bat bed, sind that's
all 1 vmII do. If you attempt, during
the silort watches?of the ?ig/it. anything
contrary t<? this linn determination, by
St. Joseph, my patron saiiit, I willshuot
you right through the uii/riff.'
As 1 concluded, I laiuu Slocum pis
to) upon the caudle b ;xf Alow chuck
lo outside t!ie bu.1 quiiy gave jcvidonce
that natcrfauiilis /had approved
the iiar.ingeine.tit/ My uiitagb
?list lauj.heil, an 1/(.lying, 'Mister, I
reckon we uuderstttftd each other,' burin
evd over to the l>?fk side of the heil
Those she is, no/', pretending to be
asleep. 1 can't/ finish this lutter. I
can't, do "Milling. Talk about tho
trials of the utrlicr saints?about being
broiled ovelf live coals?ab nil being
flayed i'.livyf'? about being bioilod on oil.
What wapiti I that to all this?'
/
fi Sei uble Glass.
\WterghVss is now uscj extensively
for/rlea using o'.ly c ut tori waste. It has
beA lisc'd to advantage iu rop > wilks
a/l jute fiietoriisj appliod to walls and
filings, it. not only renders thj wood
?nnparatively lire proof, but prevents
accumulation of fibrous dust Two coat,
iays applied to cement cisterns for hold
ing water neutralize tho effect of the
Iiino in the cement, ami prevent h ud
criing of the water. Haifa pint of sili
ca to id'soda, ti.lded to a oa'dfu! of coin
men lime wash, gives beautiful gloss,
and adds to its permanence, especially
when exposed to the wcaliur. A paste
made of * silicate of s.oda and asbestos is
used us a cement on joints connecting
sulphuric acid lead chambers. A paste
made with common anthracite coil ashes
gives a cement which will harden into
stono in less than an hour. For cheap
nc~b and facility of application iu coal
ing casks in which grease is packed,
kegs for lead ground in oil, bird oaddicsj
butter firkins, etc , to prevent Boiikago
silicate ol soda in tiucqualed.? Indui
(rial Jiccord,
The reason Why a ~ watch is called a
Watch is, evidently, becaus) it is always
on its guard.
S* <uiHs. !;
.<\..V\ '? i '' , \
Mni Sqcitts has ukrv Uuns-ino ron Orrr'cn
and Oor Left.
When I got home lnst night, saht Squills,
tho .old lady was up waiting for mo. 1
knew there was something in soak. There
always is when she sits propped up in bed
rending, and 1 know it.
I wasn't feeling pretty good, paid Squills,
for I bad been whiiewasbed in tho conven
tion, sold out body, boots and brooches, an 1
I foH like n board yard ho ent with his back
hair curled the wrong side up.
"Have you got the nomination, Squills,
dear I"
I knew she had seen the evening paper,
but T said, "No, love," as mildly as if con
ventions and all such shares were beneath
my notice.
V'.N' jt got the nomination, Mr. Squills!"
"No, Mrs Squills, not. that the court is
nwnVe of at this present writting. Certain
ly not."
Then whrt do you expect to get for all the
whisky you've boon pouring down those
fellow's throats f"
'What fellow's throat ?'
?Your friends who have been"!ramping in
and.out of my house, Mr. Squills, and bor
rowtngyour poor children's money, and
running 3-011 into all kinds of disroput-ible
pi a008 to hunt up votes, and sneaking you
o!V into the country to barbocous and infa
mous resorts, paying for buggies, an I mik
ing ridiculous remarks, which I know you
pni l the reporters to work up into a speech.
A 1.ice thing vr.it' havo done for yourself
and ine und the poor chil Iren, and then,
nfTM all, libl to gel anything for your pains
Tin ashamed of you, Mr. Squills. If I could
afford 11 blush for 50 v. retehed a being.
SqUUls, 1 Would blush for you, but I can't
and. what's niorO, I won't. Don't toll mo,
Squills, that you don't want me to blush For
you and you silting t hero just as ihid as a
jialfilll of Jhofnets. .After you telling me.
?00, and, the dear child, that, she should
have n new silk when you got the nomina
tion. A nice nomination you've gr-f, tho.se
fellows who tool; your money and youv wins
Icy :ust laughing at yon, and thinking what
a iVol'you are for believing them. That's
v.JiW/liert'i me in the tohdcrcst pein!
Sqjilla.'
-fv^',,.,; tMs Mme.' ti'i\ Squill*, jj YXl? OU.l
tho light, tumbled into bed, and prepared to
go t? sleep, but Mrs. S piills still kipt at It
with forty Squill power.'
After a time exhausted natura g.ito way,
and she was'sileilt. Then 1 felt a singular
jinggllng (if Hie licdi and I turned round and
said, 'Mrs. Squills, is that you? Wh it in
the world arc yottdouig that fir. If you
want to laugh, laugh, but don't shake as if
you had the hacK-aguo.1
'O, whet a politician you nr< . Squill.4/
said : he. 'Two week- cunvnssiug, nud then
to he skunked by a tadpole '.'
?To keop peace in the family,' said Squills
'1 ha 1 te pro 111 iso that dress or something
else, as for the tadpole business, what can
you explain to a woman.'
--r^ ? !> ? - ? .am 1 ? - - -
Havo Two Strings to Your Row.
?Well, Hodge,' said a skeptic to a
worthy cottager, who was on his way
home from church, '.so you are tru Igiug
home ufl,cr Ctljoyiug the lino balmy
brcc/.es ibis morning ?'
'Sir,' said the man, 'I have been to
the house of God to hear the holy
word.'
?Ah ! are you one. of thoso weak and
ignorant folks that, in these country
places, believe the pars ins mid the
Bible, and who never enjoy ybnrsclvcs
mi a Sunday ?'
?Well, Mr Stranger, but do you know,
i weak ignorant as we country peop'e are,
1 we like to have two strings to our bow?'
? Two strings to 3-0111- bow ! what do
you mean by that V
?Why, sir. I mean that to believe the
Hible, and not up to it, is like hiving
two Ktlinga to my bow; for even should
it turn out to be untrue, / shall have
been a bitter and happier man in this
Woild for living according to its dicta
tes; and so it will bo for my guud in
that respect?here is one Hiring; ?od if
it should prove true, it will be better for
me in tlipnorld to po.uio?there is an
other string,a d a pre ty stroug.ono it i .
Hut, sir, il yuu disbelieve tho Hible, and
on that account di not live as it requires
3'ou have not even one string t > your
bow. And oh ! if the tromeil loua threats
of the Hible pruve true, what will be
ooiiic of you then?'
This plain appeal to common sense
sib need the city gainsayer, and afforded
proof that he was not rjuUo so wise as he
supposed.
?> ? - ? ?MIHI I ? ?
A physician was walking along a
road in the country one day. lie met
an old man who had a bottlo ol whis
key sticking out of his coat picket.
?l> this the way to the poor house
sir '/' asked tho old man, pointing in tho
direction in which he was walking.
'.No, sir,' answered tho physieia 11;
'but this is,' laying his hand 011 the bat
He of whiskey. The doctor was bath
witty and wise.
Drink, But Homer? bcr,
Tf you think it is your duty to drink
intoxicating liquors by nil moans do bo.
On DO account violate your consoicn li
ons (onvioii ms, but whilovou raise the
cup to your hps, remember that this
draught represents the bread of a starv
ing brother, for the food of at least six
million persons is yearly grasped by the
maltcr and distilh r, and its nourish dient
destroyed.
I'rinemhcr thi t so longns you are in
health, (41030 liquors' aro unnecessary two
thmisnnd medical men have asserted it.
and hundreds of thousands teetotalers
have proved it. J
Item ; in bcr that most persons who net
as you do i jure their health and 6hor
ten (heir lives by so doing.
itctnembor that not drunkards alone,
but drinking, lills our jails 'and penitcu
tturies, our poor houses; and lunatic asy
liiuts; employs our coroners ahd our
Langmeil, and both sexes, "af which hu
mane institutions takes c-jguizanco.
licniembcr that drinking retards edit
eat ion, industry, and ^every brauch of
political and social improvement.
ltcmcmbor that uiuliitudcs ycnly din
drunkard's deaths und go to meet a
drunkards doorr.
lie member that .multitude fall from
your 'moderate ranks to recruit the was
ted army of drunkards.
Itcmctuber that every drunkard once
tried to follow the example you set ttud
on trial fell from his slippery grouud
into the whirlpo )l of intemperance.
Keine tuber that if you sanction the
custom, you aro answerable for its
fruits.
Bcmctnbcr that if the weak and temp
ted unes look to you, and that under
Hud it depends on you whether they
may i:e drunkards or saber men.
Kemombcr that 'to him that knoweth
to do good and docth it not to him it is
sin,' and there is 'a woe for that man
through whom offense e uueth to tho lit
tic ones.'
llomeuibcr that you 'cannot be neu
trai, that there will be a day when you
j will be unable to plead ignorance.
Itemcutber that all this weight of re
sponsibility rests upon you, as you raise
that cup, if you thin!; it right, but we
envy eot your couicieuco
Buying n ;Iiuili'ond- -
The fuel that fruit cars r.re hauled
fn iu San Fran isco to Chicago f.r ?1,
501) per car reminds the editor ol a lit
tin storv. Shortly after the completion
i of the Union Pacific au old friend of
ours and an invctruto wag, Kd. Bay,
J who owns a big ranch in Carson Valley
Nevada, came through to Chicago, and
while iu the city concluded to by a car
load of agricultural ipipleu)* llts for use
j ol his farm, He visited tho Union
Pacific otilec, and cnquitcJ the price of
' a car, anil the agent, taking hu address
I ro in bed to drop him a line giving him
j the rates. Iu due time the notification
I arrived, the ligure being somewhere up
' in tho thousand. Ivl read tho note
carefully, aud they sent tho following
reply:
'Hoar Sir: I regret that T was not a
little more explicit in my language des
tor ! iy. Your ligure would imply that
you understood me ?'.s being desirous of
sit' buying your railroad, whereas I wish
only to hire one car one trip. Wlieu I
desire to purchase a railroa 1 1 shall hunt
up one that is held at lower figures than
you hold yours.
"K. Hay."
The result was that Kd. was hunted
up. and ucgotatioiis entered iota by
which he got his car at a reasonable
price, on the ground we believe, of be
ing a resident, of Nevada, engaged in
? building up tilo country.'
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How to Make Farm Lifo Attractive
1 l>y less hard, work: Farmers often
undertake more than they can do well,
and COtiACqueiitly work too early and too
late.
'1. By more system. The farmer
should liuvo a time to begin and stop
labor. They should put more mind and
mticbinerv into their work. They should
theorize as well as practice, and let both
gn together, Funning is moral, healthy
ami refpectabloj and, in the long run,
may be made profitable. Tho fanner
should keep good stock, and out of
debt.
;>. By taking caro of health. Far
mers have a healthy variety of exer
cise, but too often neglect cleanliness,
c.it irregularly and hurriedly, sleep in
ill ventilated apartments and expose
themselves ticcdlessly to cold;
-1. By tub ruing the home. Books,
papers, mu-ic and reading, should all be
brought to bear upon tho indoor family
entertainments; and neatness nud com
fort, order, shrubbery, flowers and fruits
should harmonize all without. 'I huro
would be fewer dcscitions of old home
steads if pains were takeu to make them
agr. eible. 4 iiase, order, health and
beauty aro compatible *WHli faun life,
and were ordained to go with it.
Three Tons of Hay Per Acr?r~-/
Mr. George Gcddes reports that ho
cut and drow eighty loads of tlmotHy-1
ind clover hay from uinetecn acres, and.
that an average; load woighod 1,500
pounds; thus the whole field must have
yielded three tons" par aero. He also
reports Mr. Swaby, of Sonoea Falls, as
having drawn forty {loads from twelve
acred of clover. These wore certainly
line crops, but it must be remembered
that hay as drawn {from the field will
shrink from ten to twelve per oont. and
that these three tons will not weigh out
more titan two and one-half tons, at
most, in winter. Mr, Gcddes also Cut n>
Fecorid crop of clover seed of three tosir
bushols to an acre. *Ho thinks the land
can (ftaatl this sort of cropping by mak
ing clover and timothy tho principal
crop to be fed out on the farm or pattur
ed off year after year. He instance tho
fact that, probably, this ^crop on this
nineteen acres is the largest that has
ever been eutoti it.
We doubt the soundness of thi3 theo
ry, whatever tu ay "J bo thc^fact of this
particular piece of land. There must
certainly, be carried ofi" in seed and flesh
of animals much fertility, aud this is
not replaced by the utanuro returned.
This, land, by).'good cultivation, may
have abundant ^fertility to supply crops
for a life-time, but the cod must come
unless the mineral constituents are re
turned, in some form, to the soil.?
Rural Ili>)ii>:.
Lie By Till Mo-ruing."
Toes the reader vcmombcr~tho loss of
the vessel called the 'Central America?'
She was in a bad state, bad sprung a
leuk and was going down, and she hoist
ed a s'gnal of distress 1 A ship came
close to her, the captain of which asked,
through tho trumpet,'What is amiss ?'
'We arc in bad repair aud are going
down;' 'Lie by till moruing,' was tho
answer. Hut the captain on board the
rescue ship said, 'Let me take your
passengers on board uoyy.' 'Lie. by till,
morning,' was the message which came
back. Once again the captain cried,
'You had better let mo take your p ts.se u
gcra on board now.' 'Lio:by till moru-.
ing.' was the reply which soundad
thr:ugh tho trumpet. About an hour
and a half after, the lights were miss
ing, and though uo sound was hoard,
she and all on board had gone down to
t he fathomless abys?.
Procrastination.
Tt is u rnowy day, and some boy? have
put a few bricks together, making a sort
ol square box of them; they have set up
one edge on a piece of stick, and have
scattered under it a few cru abs. Hare
comes a robin, and he picks up a cruoib
or two, and while he is feeding, d >wn
comes the brick! 'i did not wait long,'
says the robin, 'but / am caught! 1 did
not wait long, but I cannot get oaf. I I
d id not wait long, but / havo lost my
liberty ! / did not wait long, but it may
bo / shall lose my life !' Ah ! littlo robin,
thou shalt be a preacher to some here.
They have gone a littlo into sin and
they are inclined to night to wait a little,
while Take euro that this is not your
do-orous note one of the3e d-.tys, '/did
not wait long, but Satan has caught mo
in his trap '. / did nit wait long, but /
waited too long! / did not wait long,
but / lost my soul for ever.'
A little five year old boy was bein^
instructed in morals by his grand
mother. Tho oid lady toldhiuith.it
such terms u.* '-by golly," ''by jingo,"
' by thunder," etc., wore oulylittli
oaths, and but little battc than oMior
profanities, In fact, she said he could
tell a profane word by the pre?x '*by."
All such were oaths. " Woll ? than,
grandmother," said the littlo hopeful,
' is 'by telegraph,' which I sco in tho
newspapers, sweariug?" "No." sa'ul
I the old lady, "that's only lyiug."
It make a great difiarouce whothor
glasses a o used over or under fcha
nose. ? *'?.'?> \i. t- ??
When tt widow in any neighborhood
sots her cap for a young tnaa, there Isn't
one chance in a million for any young
woman to win, even if sho holds tho four
aces.
'IIow much do you sell these tearful
bulbs V asked an alfeotod young Jlady of
a green grocer. He stared at her a mo
ment, recovered himself, and said. 'Oh,
them tuyuns? By the ropo.'
A man at Andovcr, Mass., doos not
b cl ove in the fall prices, becauso ho has
just said for fifty cents a pockot kuifn
which he bought for that price in 1809,
and has use.l steadily for sixty four
years.
A little girl who had groat kindness
of heart for all tho animal creation, saw
a hen preparing to' gather her chickens
under her shcl'ori.ug wings, and shou
ld oar nest lyj 'Oh, dont su down on
thoso "beautiful, little birds, you great
ugly old roaster.