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fiilrls.
lTp in tlie early morning, just at the poep of day,
Straining the milk in the dairy, turning the oows
away,
Sweeping up the floor in the kitchen, making the
beds un stairs,
Washing the urenkfast dishes, dusting the parlor
chairs.
brushing the crumbs from the pantry, hunting
for eggs at the burn,
Cleaning the turnips for dinner, spinning the cob
ton yarn,
Spreading the whitening linen down on the bushes
below,
Ransacking every meadow where the red strawberries
grow.
Searching the "flxins" for Sunday, churning the
snowy cream,
llinsing the pails and strainer down in the ruuning
stream,
Folding the geese and turkeys, making the pumpkin
pies,
Jogging the little one's cradle, driving away the
Hies.
Grace in every motion, music irt every tone.
Beauty of form ami feature thousands might covet
to own,
Checks that rival spring roses, teeth tho whitest
of pearls?
One of these country maids is worth a score of
city girls.
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DY MRS. 8. P. DOUCHTY.
There it lay?as bright ancl shining as any
of its brethren, and to a merely casual observer,
as well entitled to the nniuo it bore. And
yet it was an unmistakable counterfeit, and
an easily discovered one besides. When or
where it was made?by whom?or for what
purpose, we know not. At the time when
we introduce it to our reader, it was with a
quantity of other small change safely enclosed
in the hand of a young man who, accompanied
by a friend, sprang lightly from
the steps of an oniDibus, and took his way to
the business part of the city.
'Nothing moro provoking,' ho exclaimed,
'than being obliged to change a bill in An
omnibus. The driver always grumbles, and
rightly enough, too, for the passengers are
annoyed by the detendon^nd the unfortunate
individual who has forgotten to supply
himself with a sixpence, runs the risk of receiving
half a dozen bad sixpenscs or sliihlings
simply because he has not brass enough
to keep a dozen people waiting while he looks
at his change. And here is a case in point
Just look at this quarter. As complete a
counterfeit as you often meet with.'
*It is indeed,' returned the friend. 'Sho'd
you know the driver if you met him Again ?'
'Not I. He is but one among a thousand.
I*t him go, I will get rid of it. No fear of
my being a loser.'
M threw its counterpart into the river this
morning, Harry.'
'And why I Push it about It is worth
twenty-five cents as long as you CAn get that
for it'
'Pomibly, but the question is where will
it stop! In whose hand will it become valuless
T Perchance in those of the widow or
the orphan."
'Pshaw, Dick. You are too deep into
these tilings. Take care of number one in
tho first place. Counterfeit money will be
passed.
'But I will not be the one to pass it?
Take my advice,- and put the quarter where
none will find it'
41 shall oertainly rid myself of it as soon
ah possible,' was the equivocal reply, and
ike friends parted for the day.
Ten minutes after, the glittering quarter,
was with a quantity of other loose change
h swept carelessly from the counter of a well
known cigar ftore, and safely deposited in
ghe drawer below, while "its previous owner,
leisurely placed four prime cigars in his
cose, end well satisfied with the exchange
proceeded on his walk. In was a matter of
too little importance to oause anything more
than a momentary feeling of vexation in tlio
retailer of fine cigars ana best chewing tobaoeo
when the trick was discovered. It was
only to kasip it moving, and no one need be
a loser. So it wss passed off upon the first
short-sighted customer, and he in his turn
still deemed it best to keep it moving, and
in settling an aocount at his tailor's threw it
in with the old change. 80 it passed from
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one to another, until somewhat the worse for
weah it was safely lodged in ft clothing store,
where wo will leave it for the present, ami
beg the render to accompany us to another
part of tho great city, an obscuro street, it
is true, but whero many honest hearts may
be found.
In one of tho poorest of the many poor
apartments which formed ono of those buildings
often erected for the accommodation of
the poor, sat a respectable looking, iniddlenored
woman busilv nlvintr her needle bv the
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dim light of ut allow caudle. There was an air I
of neatness in her appearance, and in the arrangement
of the scanty furniture of the
room, which showed a sense of propriety, not
always found to accompany extreme poverty.
Two little children were quietly sleeping u]>on
a straw bed in one corner of tho room,
on a small cot lay another somewhat older,
as slumbering, but with that uneasy, restless
sleep, which evinces mental disturbance or
bodily suffering.
The mother gazed tearfully over her eldest
Isorn. In happior days, when a kind husband
stood by her side to guard her from
life's ills, Ella had been her darling and her
pride; and even now, in want and sorrow,
lier bright smile and words of love could
cheer the aching heart, and give new strength
to the weary frame.
"Dear Ella," she murmured, 'the fever is
on her now ; she will soon awake. Poor
child ! she needs better care than I can give
her.'
A distressing fit of coughing now awakened
the littlo sufferer.
4l>ear mama,' she whispered, as soon as
she could regain her breath, 'do lay aside
your work for the night. Your have done
enough and you are tired. Lie down by me
and rest.'
'Not yet, dearest. It is still early. You
know I must finish this work to-morrow.'
'O, how I wish I could help you. Did I
not bccill to sew nilitn imntlr Vuifn..., 1 ?.??
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ill ?'
'You did, darling, and you will again before
many weeks, I hope. Hut do not talk,
for it brings on tliat bad cough. Try to
sloop again.'
I will, mamma, but first give me water.
My moutli is so parfShed.'
The mother held the cool water to her lips.
She drank a little and then with a quiet
'thank you,' lay back upon her pillow, but
tbere was still a wistful look upon her countenance,
and ber mother said tenderly :
'Is there anything else I can do for you,
Ella ?'
No, mama. I was thinking of that nice
lemonade father made for me once when I
was sick with the measles. It was foolish in
me to think of it,' she continued, as she
heard an involuntary sigh from her mother;
'but the water does not taste good, now I am
sick.'
Again she slept, and the wearied mother
resumed her needle. Tear after tear stole
down her cheek as she bent over her task.
'Poor child !' sho murmured. 'It seems
hard that I should deny her so trifling aluxury,
but, alas! there are so many absolute
necessities to bo provided. Perhaps if 1
work an hour or two longer, I might complete
another garment beforo to-morrow
evening, and then I should receive a little
more than I expected. I must buy eoal,
if possible for it is bard to make poor Ella
comfortable with the blocks which the children
pick up. Half a bushel will do, and
then there must bo bread and candles. I
promised the children a bit of salt, but 1 will
coax them to wait, and I will go without the
tea which I honed to have bought, and the
dear child shall have a lemon and a little
loaf sugar, as sho did when she had the
measles. Poor thing 1 how well she remembered
the lemonado which her father made
for her.'
Animated with the hone of procuring the
luxury for her suffering cnild, the weary fingcrs
moved still faster, and it was not till
usy sounds told the near approach of morning,
the task was relinquished, and the
almost exhausted woman turew herself on the
bed to seek an hour or two of repose. Every
leisure moment during the following day
was devoted to her needie, and early in the
evening the work wae completed. Fatigue
was forgotten, and with a ciicerful countenance
she prepared to take the clothes to her
employer. In tho fullness of her heart, she
could not help whispering to Ella as she kiss
e<l ner burning cheek, 'mother will try to
bring you a leinon, dearand though the
unselfish child immediately Assured her that
she could do very well without it, yet the
brightning of the oyes and the look of gratitude
only strengthened her resolution.
A quick walk brought the mother to the
shop of her employer. The work was examined,
approved and paid for. With a light
heart she turned toward home, holding in
her hand the hardly earned sum to procure
no mjjny comforts. To the coal yard first
ho went Hero her purchase was soon
made, and an obliging lad to whom she had
formerly dono some favors, offered to carry
the heavy basket to her room. Some other
neeessariea were bought, and then tho woman
paused and gazed thoughtfully at the last
picci of money which remained. It was a
quarter. dfc
'1 think I may make out the bit of fish for
the childron aaid to herself, 'but j
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must make sure of the lemon and sugar first.'
She stepped into a bright lighted grocery.
'Have you lemons!'
Very fine ones,' was the reply; 'l?utthey
arc very high at present. Sixpence apiece.'
'Could you not let me have one or two a
little lower. They are for sickness.
Might let you have two for ten cent*, perhaps,
but it will be a dead loss V> tis. 3ft'e
don't make a cent profit on them.The
lemons and the crushed sugar were
laid aside, and the remaining pennies would
still buy the bitof fish. Almost exhausted the
mother seised her treasure and laid the quarter
upon the counter, and turning to leave
the shop. But her progress was arrested by
a loud call of:
'Stop woman, that piece of money is counterfeit.'
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j remoiingiy sue returned.
'It was just given nie by Mr. Stimpson in
payment for work,' she said. I will leave
my bundle here and go back with it to him.
No doubt be will exchange it.'
'I should think so,' was the reply; for the
perfect simplicity and openness with which
the woman stopped, evinced her honesty.
The delay was tedious but it was unavoidable
and ns rapidily as possible sho retraced
her stops, and beforo many minutes, again
presented herself before Mr. Stimpson,
'Well, my good woman what now ? I
thought your business was settled for tonight.'
'Yes, sir, but if you please, this is a counterfeit
quarter, I tried to pass it at a grocery,
ami they refused to take it.'
The gentleman examined it closely.
'It is a counterfeit certainly,' he replied.
'Are you sure that I gave it to you I 1 am
very careful what monoy I take.'
'I had none but what I received from you
sir.'
A doubt was still expressed upon Mr.
Stimpsou's face.
After a pause he said coolly :
'I did not pay you myself but merely directed
the boy to give you so much, i will
ask him if this piece of money was among
what he gavo you.'
'I assure you, sir, I had not another,' urged
the poor woman, with energy, but 110 at-<
tcnuon was pam to her remark.
'Hero "William.*
T!io lad obeyed the summons, and the
piece of money was laid before him.
'Did yqa give that counterfeit quarter to
this women about a half an hour ago 1'
'Of course I did not, sir, I never take
counterfeits or pass them.'
'You soel can do nothing for you,' resumed
the employer, turning to the woman. The
lad knows what ho is about, and ho says he
never gave it to you.'
'Hut I tell you, sir, that I had no other
money 1 was the indignant reply.
'I have no proof of that, so take your quarter
and go your way. You will pass it easy
enough.'
'but I will not pass it, sir. If I am poor,
thank God, 1 am honest, I will not wrong
anothor, even when I am wronged myself.'
'What a spirit spoke there! laughingly
exclaimed Mr. Stimpson to a bystander, as
with a linn step, though a dispairing heart,
the injused womcu quitted the shop, leaving
tho two shilling piece upon the counter.
'A noble spirit,' was the answer. I can
admiro uprightness in another, even if I am
not over careful myself. You were hard upon
her, Simpson. The loss was more to her
than it would have been to you.'
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I did not protect myself.'
T'erliaps so,'was the careless reply; anil
at tho same moment the speaker took up the
counterfeit nuarter.
I single mark attracted his attention, and
with a sudden exclamation he left the shop.
4I wish I know where the woman went,'
he muttered, as he stood in the open air,
and looked eagerly around.
'I know that ijuarter well. I set my private
mark upon it the day the omnibus driver
passed it upon me. I had some curi&usity
to sco whether it would ever come into my
hands again. Truman was right after nil.
There's no telling where these things will
stop. T am sorry for that poor woman. 8he
has the right sluitt' in her, 1 am very st'ife7 " '
At this moment he saw tho object of his
search standing near a lamp post, a short
distance from him.
4 That must be tho woman, what can she
be doing there I' he exclaimed, as with hasty
stem lie walked townrds lier.
'*Why do you statu! in the night air good
Woman ?
She started as if awakening from a dream
at Lho sound of hi* voice, and drawing her
tattered tthawl around her, inovod quickly
away.
Unobserved, he still kept night of her.?
At the door of the grocery, sho paused.?
For a moment stood irresolute. At length
site entered, and her companion followed and
stood beside her at the counter.
'Mr. Stimpeon would not exchange the
money for me,' she said, timidly, but if you
would be so kind as to let me have the little
bundles and truet me for a day or two.'
Can't do it good woman. 8orry for you,
but we go in for cash, no credit given.*
'If I could only have the lemon, she murmured,
but there was no cncourageineqj in
the countenance of the man t>h<yfgfaLrcs8ed,
aud sadly she turned away.
Y MORNING, AUGUS
'It is so hard to disappoint poor Ella,' she
said as she wiped the tears from her eyes,
and slowly turning towards her own hune.
'I could bear all the rest. But thank God,
I have wronged no one. I will trust in Hiin.
He will provi^p.'
At this moment^ hand was laid upon
her shoulder, and ncr little parcel was held
before her.
'Here is what you purchased, good woman,
and "hero is another quarter for you?
an honest one I believe.'
'God bless you, sir, whoever you may be!'
was the reply; and then with a sudden burst
of feelipg, the grateful woman added :
'O my poor kiln. She will yet have her
lemonade. Excuse me, sir, but I toiled so
many weary hours to procure those lemons
and the sugar for my sick child, and then to
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my heart.'
'Here is something to buy Ell* some more
lemons,' said the young man slipped another
piece of money into her hand.
And with a kind good evening, ho walked
away, well satisfied with the little incident
which had occurred, and with a secret resolution
if another counterfeit came into his
way to abandon his motto of 'Keep it moving'
and remember, that no one could know
where it would stop.
?cif~?0ticqfioi).
Bknjamin Franklin was a self-educated
man. So was Benjamin West; the one
among the most distinguished philosophers,
the otlier among the best painters the world
ever saw Ro<<li l??w1 .? ??~ul -.1? 1?
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he taught himself. Both had a better teacher
daily, because both were advancing daily
in knowledge and in the art of acquiring it.
Baron Cuvicr was also a self-made man.
lie was at all times under a good teacher,
because ho vim utrrays taught uy Baron Cu
vier. lie, more than any other man, ]>crhans
than all other men before him, brought
to light the hidden treasures of the earth.?
lie not only examined and arranged the
mineral productions of our globe, but ascertained
that hundreds, and even thousands of
different species of animals, once living, moving
in tho water and upon land, now form
rocks, ledges, and oven mountains. Cuvicr
thought, however, that ho owed a constant
debt of gratitude to his mother for his knowledge,
because, when a small child, she encouraged
him in linear drawing, which was
of the utmost service in his pursuit. To the
same encouragement tho world is, of course,
indebted for the knowledge diffused by Cuvicr
among nations.
Sir Humphrey 1 'avy, by 4 self instruction,'
made more brilliant and more important discoveries
in chemical science, than any one
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who jiiwcnca op Miowod iiiin. i'ttroicis,
mechanics, house-keepers, and many others
are now enjoying the benefits of his labors.
Klihu 1 turritt, by self-instruction, had acquired,
at the age of thirty years, fifty languages;
and that, too, while working over
the forge and anvil, from six to twelve hours
daily.
The late I)r. Rowditch taught himself, until
ho exceeded all who had gono before hint
in mathematical science.
Roger Sherman, whoso name will descend
to posterity as one of the ablest statesmen,
and brightest ornaments of the American
Congress, taught himself while working on
his slioe bench.
George Washington was a self-made man.
Ilis name will fill all future ages with reverence.
Hosts of others, who, in former ages moved
the intellectual and moral world : also
those who now move and elevate themselves.
Such must be the fact in all future ager,.
Every child is his own teacher. He teaches
himself things; and everything coming
under his observation?animals, vegetables,
minerals, tools, and operations of farmers,
mechanics ami house-koepers*?science and
art. lie teaches himscif by seeing, hearing,
tasting, smelling, feeling, talking, handling,
using and comparing tilings and their operations
with each other, also cause with
feet. Every child of common talents can
fcnun a language before he is ttireo or four
years of age. Many thousand children, now
in our country, not over five years, sjieak fluently
two languages?the English and Gcr
matuMt ^
BcWtv.?Let me see a female possessing
the beauty of a meek and modest detriment
?of an eye that bespeaks intelligence and
purity within?of the lins that speak no guile
?let ine see in her a Kind and benevolent
disposition?a heart that can sympathise
with distress?and I will never ask for the
beauty that dwells in "ruby lips," or "flowing
tresses," or "snowy hands," or the forty other
et ceteraa upon wliich onr poets have harped
for so many ages. These/We, when touched
by the hand ofTime, but those ever enduring
qualities of the heart shall outlive the
reign of Time, and grow brighter an?l fre*her,
as the ages of Eternity roll nway.
"I go through my work," as the needle
said to the boy. "But not till you're hard
pushed," as J^ie idle boy said to the needle.
Force ok HAB?-??8<]Uco/ing into a tight
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A Bt'KCIAL CORUF.8POSDENT of tho New
Orleans Pienyune, writing above the signature
of " Gamma," relates the subjoined
beautiful and interesting iucident:
1 have acquainted you more than once
with the passage of the numerous and rapidly
succeeding hordes of Germans through
Paris on the way to the great West via
Havre. Scarcely a day, certainly not a week,
passes away that some throng of these un
couth, wcs'her-beaten, poverty-stricken Saxons
may not bo seen roaming about the
streets or in the public gardens, taking a last
glance at the wonders of the new world.?
Soino five years ago, and when these expeditions
were not so perfectly organized as they
now are, a young girl, about fourteen years
old, attracted by the contents of the splendid
shop windows, was separated from her companions,
and at every attempt she made to
rejoin them, plunged herself more inextricably
into the intricate web of streets which
distinguished Paris even more formerly than
now, when an emperor and pickaxes are radically
changing the topography of the city.
Night came on, and she was more perplexed
than ever. She found it impossible to make
herself understood, for evtti had she been so
fortunate as accidentally to hit upon someone
who could comprehend the provincial dialect
she spoke, she would have found it more
difficult to get his ear : there are so many
impostors in Paris and so sturdy is their begging,
the most generous of us are but too
apt to exclaim with the gentleman on the
Coulevard, who, when stopped by an elderly
woman, with a " For God's sake. Monsieur.
give mo a little of your attention," replied
"I'll givo you my attention, but d?in me,
if I give you anything else."
The heroine of this story made ineffectual
attempts to get a hearing and to make
herself understood. "NVhen the clock struck
the hour when the train of cars was to leave
Paris for Havre with her companions, she
felt such utter despair at the helplessness of
her position, she gave an hysterical scream
and fell senseless in the street. She was immediately
surrounded hy a crowd and taken
up. A carriago passing hy stopped; a lady
put her head out of the window and asked
the cause of the assemblage : " A young
girl who has fallen down from inanition, 1
believe; she certainly looks very pale and
exhausted," was the reply. " Hring her in
my carriage," was the lady's reply, "and run
for a doctor : here's my address, 1 live near
here."
She took the young girl in her carriage
and drove licr Lome, where she was surroun
ded with every attention, and put to bed
when she recovered her senses. Mho was
questioned and she replied in her native dialect,
which no one understood. The doctor
came, examined her and prescribed one of
those innumerable tisanes which they give
in every disease from yellow fever to Hushed
face. The poor girl was burning with a fever,
and after the first glow of the fever was
to some extent cooled, overcome with fatigue
und the harrassing emotiofis of the day, alio
sank into*a profound slumber. The next
morning, when she awoke, she found an interpreter
by her bed-side, and through him
her benefactress heard her story. Iler
name was Elizabeth ; she was an orphan ;
she was from a poor village in Hesse, which
had emigrated en masse for tho United
States; she had gone with tho rest of the
inhabitants, l>ecause she would otherwise
have been left alono?even if sho had not
been too ill to have attempted to rejoin her
companions, the chances were tho emigrant
ship had already sailed for Havre.
" Stay with me," said the benevolent hostess,
M until your health returns, and then
wo shall seo*what is l?est to do." This suited
admirably with Elizabeth's humor; no
ties attached her to her companions; she
was going to the United States with all the
careless indifference of extreme youth and of
extreme poverty. \v nen raiza pent recovered
hor health, her benefactress engaged Iter
to remain with her. 1 need not say how
willingly slio consented. Madame M. was
touched by the gratitude expressed towards
her by the poor orphan girl; her attachment
to her waij daily increased; the young girl
deserved it; the best masters were given her,
and hor education rendered complete by endowing
her with all the accomplishments
which adorn her sex. The luxury and the
affection which surrounded her soon polished
tho rustic. Gorman orphan into the winning,
graceful Paris beauty. Last year, Madame
M., who has no children, adopted M'Jlo
Elizabeth in all legal form to givo her name
and bequenth her fortune to her. Last winter
M'lle Elizabeth M. went into society,
where she had all tho success an unmarried
I young lady with $40,000 dot and a fortune
of $200,000 in reversion could not fail to
! command. Hor hand was demanded by
persons in all ranks of the French peerage.
A few Hay8 ago banns were published
at the Mnirio of the Tenth Arrondisscment
of the marriage of M'lle M. and the
Viscount de T. Vi.-countess and millionaire
! Deny "luck," after this story ! Had
Elizabeth, the beggar, orphan, foreign girl,
not l?ecn born under some good star, some
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unsexed harpy would havo taken possession ^ 1
of her, and sifter her youth, l>eauty and J]
health lisid fled away, she would have died < 9
in the hospital bed of some loathsome dia- 1
ease, and her gravo would have been the |
dissecting table at Clamarb I
" There ore more things in llenvcn and earth, IIo- 1
ratio, 1
Than is dreamed of in your philosophy," I
And believe me, this thing of 44 luck w is of fi
them. I
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The village of Bethany was the favored
place to which our Savior frequently rcsofted.
Situated in a retired sp<jW%ear the
base of the mount of Olives on W southeastern
side, with a little valloy below, and tho
mountain rising gently bediud it, and sur- 3
rounded witli groves of tig trees, olives, and
oaks, it had spqeial attractions both in its
seclusion for a serious aud contemplative 1
mind. Here dwelt tho family of Lazarus
and his sisters, whom "Jesus loved," and in
whose company he found a confidence and
sympathy suited to his social nature.?
What the precise appearance of Bethany
was in the time of the Savior, it may be difficult
to say. It is now a small village called
by the inhabitants Lazarich or the place
of Lazarus, containing about forty houses, inhabited
chielly by Arabs, who support themselves
by cultivating small olive gardens, or
by feeding their flocks on the neighboring
hills. In this village was performed one of i
the Savior's miracles, tho raising of Lazarus
from the dead?tile last miracle, I believe,
that is recorded as being performed by him.
The tomb of Lazarus, in which he was placed
after his death and from which he was call- j
ed by the Savior's voice, is still shown to
the traveller. We descended into this tomb
over a flight of steep and narrow steps which
terminate at the depth of eighteen or twenty
feet in a dark sepulchral chamber excavated ,
in a rock. Early tradition, older than the
time of Eusebius, assigns this astho tomb in
which Lazarus was buried, and from which
he was raised; and tho incidents of the place,
seem to favor the traditional opinion.
As I stood near the tomb of Lazarus, and ]
as 1 went in silence through this small but
memorable place, I felt hut little disposition
?as indeed I had hut little strength for any
such thing?for geographical nnu other inquiries!
but my soul w as full and my affections
meditated. The heart fed on the food
of memory. It was here, I said, that tho
o : i i i * * * *
omiur uiicn wnuo. i looicea uemna me
and upward, and saw the near and more
solitary path l>y which ho was accustomed
to cross the summit of Olivet. It was here
that he composed and rested his weary spirit
in the bosom of a beloved family; It
was here that Martha "received him into her
house;" and Mary her sister, "sal at his feet,"
and listened to his teaching, and chose that
good part which could not be taken away.
The walls of their humble mansion bad crura- ^ %
bled, but the ground stood, and memory
clang to the soil. The earth upon which I
looked had been trodden by llim, to whom
Divine grace and the experience of God's
goodness and truth had taught mo to give
my own affections. And now a new link
of union seemed to bo established between
those affections and their great and divine
object, lie seemed nearer ilian ever. It
was a scene ami an hour never to t>c forgotten.
if oIpoi*5 of Ibe fiqq no Jlrq Oc! *
We have received full information of the
horrors reported to be in courso of prepctration
in connection with the guano trade, at
the Chincha Islands. It is pickod up and
jvheeled to the shoots, it appears by contract.
The contractor lias imported Chinamen
for this work, near six hundred of whom
are now on theso islands. Thoy arc hired
for five years, at the rato of $ t8 per anmitifc
TIiav *vlr ??* A A-?
i ?..v j wxiiiiviivw ?vm in iiiu liiurmng
soon ns they can see to work. Tliey liavW^
five tons of guano to dig and wheel to the **"
I distance of over one eighth of a mile. It is
ail, or nearly ail, so hard that it has to be
picl^d up, and if they do not accomplish
thewe Jive tons by five o'clock p. in., thare
flogged with raw hide whips, some five feet
long, roceiving one dozen stripes, each of
which starts the blood ; they then aro driven
back to finish their work. The guano
hn-s a very bad effect upon them, swelling
their legs, feet and hands. Notwithstanding
all those, however, if they can gct^long
they are comp? l ed to finish their task.?
Our informant says:?U1 have known as
many as thirty flogged in one day. They
have no Sunday allowed, with exception of
one in a year, the same work going on, on
Sundav as durinc the rest of the week.?
o ?a", ,
l lie consequence of this ill treatment is
suicide in various terms, such as lending
from the rocks one Itnndred feet high,cut
ting their thttmUi, and burring themselves
alive. The last Rita actually l>oen the. case,
to my knowledge. One morning three
were found who had buried tltemselves;
two were dead andj^ne alive. The last recovered
to prolong n is miserable existence
for a short time." It is time that the voice of ^
civilization throughout the^orki wm heiud
iu denunciation of such horjwt as these.