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DH, TALMAG K'S 8B11M0N. Tho TompcHt. "Ami there IUOSOH grout storm,"clo.-MAUK 4 JW- H. TlinsiUAB, Galileo, Gennesarot-tinco minims lor tho saino lake. No other gem eyer had so beautiful a setting. It lay in ? sceno of great luxuriance: thc surrounding bills high, torraced, sloped, graved, so many banging gardens of beauty, tho waters tumbling down be tween rocks of gray and red limostono, (lashing from thohills and bounding into Ibo sea. On tho shore, were castles, armed towers, Itoman baths, everything attractive and beautiful ; all styles of VCgbtation in shorter space than in al most any other space in all tho world, from tho pahn-treo of tho forest to tho trees of rigorous climate. It scorned as if the Lord had launch ed ono wave of UK AU TY OX A Ll J TI IK S?KXK, and it hung and swung from rock and hill and oleander. Roman gentlemen in pleasure boals sailing tho lake, and countrymen in fish-smacks coining down to drop their nets, pass each oilier with nod and shout, and laughter, or swing ing idly at their moorings. Ol?, what a wonderful, what a beautiful luke! It seems as if wo shall have a quiet night. Not a leaf winked in tho air; not a ripple disturbed tho faco of Gon nosarot; but there seems to be a little KXOITKM1SXT UT TH JO IIKAC1I, and wo haslen to seo what it is, and we . find it an embarkation. From the west ern shore a flotilla pushing out; not a squadron of deadly armament, nor clip per with valuable merchandise, nor piratic vessels ready to destroy every thing thoy could seize ; but a fio tilla, bearing messengers of lifo and light and peace. Christ is in tho front of tho boat. His disciples aro in a smaller boat. Jesus, weary with much speaking to large multitudes, is put into somnolence by tho rocking of tho waves. If there was any motion at all tho ship was easily righted; if tho wind passod from starboard to larboard, or from larboard to starboard, the boat would rock, and by Um gentleness of tim motion putting T1IK M A STICK ASliKISr, And they extemporized a pillow mado out of a fisherman's coat. 1 think no soonor is Christ prostrate, and His head touched tho pillow, Hum Ho is sound asleep. Thc breezes of tho lake run their llngors through tho locks.of tho worn sleeper, and tho bout rises and falls like a sleeping child on thc bosom of a sleeping mother, Calm night, starry night, beautiful night, linn up all tho sails, ply all the oars, and let tho largo boat and the small boat gi vic over gent?o Gonnosarct. But tho sailors say thero is going to be a change of weath er. And even tho passengers can hear tho moaning of the storm, as it comes on with great stride, and all tho terrors of Ht- I MI H.'AN li A Vii 0.\ivK Nlii.1-; The largo boa) lien.il ios Uko a deer at bay ujup.h) ibo oUihgoi .ot Lho.honm?i; groa i patches ol foam arc flung into ibo ait ; the sails ot i|m vessel loofeii, (ibu the'i?liiiVP v ??'?I . : ;\u k like plsloH;; l?i? smallor bo ds Uko pait?is poi-ic eui tit? clift of ibo w?ves vnd then plunge. Over-board go cargo, tackling, and masts, and tho drenched disciples rush into tho back part of tho boat, nial lay hold of Christ, and say unto Him, "Master, carest Thou not that wa per ish?" That great Personage lifts His head from tho pillow of tho fisherman':) coat, walks lo tho front of tho vessel, and looks out into the storm. AU around i I int aro tho smaller boals, il ri yen in tho lcni]K>st, and through it comes tho cry of drowning men. By (ho Hash of the lightning i SOO tho .calm brow of Christ as tho spray dropped from His beard. Ho 1ms ono word for tho sky, and another for the waves. Booking upward, Ho cries, "Peace I " Booking downward, He says "Bo still." Tho waves fall fiat on their faces, tho foam melts, tho stars re-light their torches. TlIK TKMIMCST FALLS DKAD, aud Christ stands with His feet on the neck of tho storm. And whilo the sail ors tiro bailing out tho boats, and while they aro trying to untangle tho cordage, the disciples stand in amazement, now looking into tho calm sea, then into tho calm sky, then into tho calm Saviour's countenance, and they cry out, "What manner of man is this, that even tho winds and tho sea obey Him?" I. The subject in tho first place im presses mo with the fact that it is very important to have (VIUtlST WITH THU SIiri> ; for all thoso boats would havo gone to the bottom of Gennesarot if Christ had not been present. Oh, what a lesson for you and for mo to learn I Wo nui3t always have Christ in tho ship. What ever voyage we undertake, into what ever enterprise wo start, ictus always have Christ in tho ship.' Many of you \n these days of revived commerce aro Marting out in now financial enter prises. 1 bill yon good cheer. Bo all you can do. lh> it on' as high a plane is possible. You havo iib right to be a stoker in the ship, if you cati be au ad miral of the navy. You have nb right lo be a colonel of a regiment, if you can jomnmud a brigade; you have no right lo bo engineer of a boat on river hanks, :>r near the coast, if you can lake Um reen ii steamer hom Now York to Liverpool. All you can do with utmost tension ol' body, mind, and soui, you are bound lo do, but, obi havo Christ MI every enterprise, Christ in every voy* ?ge. Christ in every ship. There aro men who ask God to help Hiern at THK STA HT OK OK KAT HNTHIUMMSHS. Ile has been with them in tho past: no liol.bio can overthrow them; tho storms might collie down from tho top of Mount Hermon, and lash Gennesarot into foam and into agony, but it. could hot hurt them, hut hero is another man who starts out in worldly outer pr.se, and he depends upon tho uticcr taint os of f, ls life. Bo has no God to help him. After a whilo the storm comes, and tosses off the masts of tho ship; bc puts out his life-boat and tho long-boat; tho sheriff and the auetion ?01 try to help Ililli oil; (hoy can't hell) him oll; ho must go down; no Christ in tho ship. Hore uro young mon just starting out in lifo.' Your lifo will bo nuulo up of sunshine and shadow. There may bo in it Arctic blasts, or tropical tornadoes; I know not what is boforo you, but I know if you have Christ with you all shall bo well. You may seem to got along without "HI religion of Christ while ovorything goes smoothly, but when sorrow hovers over tho soul, when Tl IK WAVES OF TIU AT. dash clear over tho hurricane deck, and tho decks aro crowded with piratical disasters-oh, what would you do thou without Christ in tho ship? Young man, talco God for your portion, God for your guido. God for your help; thou all is well; all is well for timo, all shall bo well forever. Blessed is that man who puts in tho Lord his trust. lio shall never bo confounded. If. But my subject also impresses mo with the fact that when pcoplo start to follow Christ they MUST NOT EXPECT SMOOTH SA1MNO. Theso disciples got into tho small boats, and I havo no doubt they said, "What a beautiful day this isl What a smooth HO?I "What a bright sky this isl J Low delightful is sailing in this boat! and as for tho waves nuder the keel of the boat, why, they only mako tho motion of our littlo boat the moro delightful." But when tho winds swept down, and the sea was tossed into wrath, then they found that following Christ was not smooth sailing. ,So you have found it; so I have found it. Did you over notice tho end of tho lifo of tho apostles ol Jesus Christ? You would say if cvci men ought to have had a smooth lifo, a smooth departure then tho disciple! of Jesus Christ ought to have had sucl a departure and such a lifo. St. James lost his head. St. Ph il ii was bung to death on a pillar. ttl Matthew had his lifo dashed out with i a halbert. St. Mark was dragged t< death through thc streets, St. Jame: thu Less was beaten to death with J fuller's club. St. Thomas was strucl through with a spear. They did no lind 1'ollowing Christ smooth: sailing Ob, how they were A LTJ TOSS KW IN TH IC TKM PEST 1 John lluss in the lire; Hugh McKail ii tho hour of martyrdom; tho Albigonses tho Waldenses, the Scotch Covenantors did they lind it smooth sailing? But wh go to history when 1 can como into tin audience to-day and lind a scoro o illustrations of the truth of this subject That young man in the store trying I servo God, whilo his employer scoffs n Christianity, tho young men in th same store antagonistic to the Christin religion, teasing him, tormenting hil about bis religion, trying to get hil mad. They succeed in getting hil mad, saying, "YoiPro a prott Christian." Does this young man tin it smooth sailing when ho tries to fo low Christ? Here is a Christian gil lier father despisos tho Christian r< ligion; her mother despises tho Christin religion; hov brother's iiiid sisters seo; j tv i ?H; < 'lu istlitn roi ir ioii; she ?an l??U'd! rliu'Va tiujei; plac? in which lo jaj h . pt'ayot'.s. Did slio ibid itsi'iiootli vii Iii: when .-he tried tb ibtlow .Icsu? Cli/tin DU. Uv;.a ll wh-' would l!>.o the Hiv. . (.iip v.'nrisilaii religion must sniff' j peii ? 1 '?i idi'i ; il' ? m do i lind il in <?: ' w.i>. von will get il W>. (nether Why. question .v.ui naked, ' .VLo *?i thoso nearest tho tbrone?" and tl answer came back, "These aro tlx who came up out of great tribulation -great Hailing, as the original has i great Hailing, great pounding-"ar liad their robes washed and inado willi in the blood ol' tho Lamb." Ob, t not bo disheartened! Oh, child of Gc luke courage! Von aro in glorioi companionship.' God will seo ye t hrough all these trials, and He will tl liver you. Iii. My subject, also impresses n with thc fact that ?so me ti mes dOOI) I'KOl'M? ?1ST FKKUITKNKD. In t he t ones of theso disciples as tia rushed into tho back part ol' tho boa 1 lind they aro frightened almost l death. They say, "Master, carest Thc not that AVG perish?" They had JJ reason to bo frightened, for (.'brist wi in tho boat. I suppose if we had bec there wo would have been just as niue affrighted. Perhaps more. In all ages very good jieople get vci much affrighted. It. is often so in ot day, and men say, "Why look at tl bad lectures; look at the spiritualist! societies; look at the various errors gi lng over tho Church of God; wo aro gi ing to founder; tho Church is going I perish; silo is going down." Oh, ho* many good people aro affrighted by ii iquity in our day, and think tho Clune of Jesus Christ is going to be ove thrown, and aro just as much affrigh ed as tho disciples of my text. Don worry, don't fret, as though inlqult were going to triumph over rlghtcou ness. A lion goes into a cavern to sleej He lies down, with his shaggy mai covering his paws. Meanwhile tl spidors spin a web across Ibo mouth < tho cavern, and say, "Wo ba\ captured bini," Gossamer thread afU gossamer thread is spun until tho who] front of tho cavern is covered wit spiders' web, and tl ie spiders say, "Tl lion is done; the lion is fast." After while the lion lias got through slcopiiif bc rouses himself; ho shakes his hmm lie walks out into the sunlight; he doi not even know the spiders' web spun, and willi his voice he shakes ll mountain. So men come spinning the sophistries and scepticism about, Josi Christ. UH SKHMS TO UH SL KU PI NO. They say we have captured tho Lon lie will never come forth again upc thc nation; Christ is captured foreve His religion will never make, any coi quest, among men." Hut alter a whi tho Lion ot tho Tribe of Judah wi rouse Himself and come forth to sha I mightily Hie nations. What's a spider web to the aroused lion? (Jive tint and error a fair grapple, and truth wi conic ol? victor. But Ibero aro a great many gm people who get affrighted in olin respects; they are affrighted in our dr almut revivals. They say: Oh, this a strong religious gale; we aro afrai the ('bundi of ({od is going todio upse and thorp are going to be a great mai people brought into the Church that ai going io bo o? no lise to it!" and tia su e sit?righlo.d whenever they seo a revivid iii tho churches. As though ?i ship captain willi (?vi thousand bushels o? wheat for ti Cltrgo should say somo day, coming upon cl ;: : "Throw overboard all cargo;" ann the sailors should say: "Whv, captain, whn? do you ?ncanV Throw over all tho oargoV" "Oh," says tim captain, "wo have a peck of chaff that has got tins Ilvo thousand bushels of wi'eat. and tile only way to got rid of tho chati is to throw all tho wheat overborn !' Now, that is a great deal wiser tba- I talk of a great many Christians who want lo throw overboard all the itu u sands and lens of thousands of souls who aro the subjects of revis tl;?. Throw all overboard because tho. aro brought into Ibo kingdom ot <?<?l through great revivals, because ilion i? a peck of chan', a quart of chaff, si : of chalti I say, let them stay uni ?: Lust Day; the Lord will divido tho (mall from the wheal. Do not be afraid of a great rc> Oh, thal, these gales from heaven i nihill sweep through all our churches! ?>. . for such days as Richard Baxter uaw in longland and Robert MoCheyno t<aw m Dundeel Oh, for such days as Jonathan Edwards saw in Northampton! J have often heard my father tell of th fae! that in tho early part ol' Ibis conti r; lhere broke out A KKVlVAh AT SOMKIlVILLK, \r. ? and some people' Were very much > ted about it. Tildy said : "Oil, yoi i 1' going lo bring loo many people int*. M Church at once;" and they sent down lo New Brunswick lo get .loin ingslon to slop tho revival I Wei) was no better soul in all tho world John Livingston. Hu wont and oked at thc revival; they wanted him it. Ho stood iii the pulpit* oh th bath, and looked over the solenn, indi tory, and im said: "This, brethren, is ii reality tho work of (Jod; bowal you try to stop il." And lie was an man, leaning heavily 011 his ? very old man. And lie lifted thal and began lo let it fall very through between the linger and thumb, and lie said: "Oh, thou i tent, (lion art falling now--fallin : 0 from lifo, fulling away from peace heaven, tailing as certainly as thu I is falling through my hand-I certainly, though perhaps falling si viv.1 And the enuc kept on falling tl . ? John Livingston's hand, Then. KMOTlON IX THU AU1>I1CXC>: ?was overpowering, and men saw si (vp of their doom, as the cane kept I and falling, until the knob of th? 1. struck Mr. Livingston's hand, nial clasped it stoutly, and said: "Bo grace of God can slop you, as I s: that cane;" and then lhere was gi inn all through the house at tho lad . pardon and peace and salvatio "Well," said the people after tl 0 vice: "I guess you had bctttei ? Livingston home; he is making Ll revival worse." Oh, for Ibo gale . troi heaven, and Christ on board the sail I Tbo dancer of Church of f^od ; ? i-i revivals! . j iv. Again j?iy subject iniprc-.-. iiii tho luci that ... ? .) i:>.'?".; y A,S <:.' ./.> \ \" M ?) iii th? saine hoing, Uer? l?e is iii M I luck pa ri Ol' (!". I? 11. Oil. hutt ho ioiiUsi win1 stu! dr- suns' lie A??' haye! I.'uk .a 'ls i - M? f.-. . -:):?11- < must bo thinking ol' the cross lo . ! Look at Dim, He is a man-bone 1 , bone, flesh of our flesh. Tired falls asleep; I le. is a man! Lui then 1 find Christ nt tho prow of tho boat; hoar Him say: "Pcaee, bo still;" s 1 see tho storm kneeling nt His foo'. . the tempests folding their wings ii. ; presence; Ile is a (?od! If I have sorrow and trouble want sympathy, I go and kneel dov 1 tho back part ol' the boat, and say: Christ! weary One of (?ennesarel, pat hizo with all my sorrows, Ms Nazareth, Man ol' the Cross.' man, a man! Hui if I.want lo coiajn my spiritual foes, if 1 want lo gc 1 victory over sin, death, and hell, I coi to tho front, of the boat, and 1 down sind I say: "Oh, Lord .. Christ, Tlipu who dost hush the teni, hush all my grief; hush sill my tel lion, hush all my sin!" A man, si liai si God, a (iud! Y. .1 learn once mon: from il subject that. ci ni IST CA to nu.sn A TKMIUSST. lt did seem as if everything must gu ruin. The disciples had given lip I idea of managing the ship; the i-i'i were entirely demoralized; yet Chr rises, sind ho nuts His foot on the slur sind it crouches sit His foot. Oh, y Christ can hush*tho tempest. You havo had trouble. Perhaps ivas tho little child taken siway from 1 -the sweetest child of the houschu the one who asked the most ciui< questions, sind stood around you M'l the greatest fondness, and thc. spadt , down through your bleeding in . l.'orhaps if was au only son, and > heart has ever since been Uko a denn lcd castle, thc owls ol' the night boo : among the falling arches and the cI'll 11 ling stairways. Perhaps I twas an aged mother. V alway.sAvenl lo her with , VOUII TU??lililiS. She was in your home to welcome \ children into life, anti wi iou they <l she was lhere to pity you: that old li you will do no moro kindness; (hat li'li lock ol' hair yiyi put. siwsiy in thc casi or in the locket,didn't look as il iisun did when she brushed il away from Wrinkled brow in tho li onie circle, or thc country church. Or, your propo gone, you saki: "I have.so much bu stock, I have so many GOVcrnuii securities, l ha vt; so many houses, have so many farms- ?ill gone. Why, sir, all the storms timi 0 trampled their thunders, all the sh wrecks have not been worse (han this you. Vet you lui Ve not been complet overthrown. WhyV Christ hushed 1 tempest. Your lillie one was tal away. Christ says: "l have that lit one, in My keeping. 1 can caro for li as weil as you can, better I lian you ci oh, bereaved mot her!" Hushing tempest, When your property iv siwsiy, God said: "There are treasu in heaven, in banks that never breal Jesus hushing- tho tempest, There is one storm into which we ' all have to run. The moment when let go of this life anti t ry to take holt ll.'? nosL We will want all tho grace I ?? 'i-. Vomier I seo a Christian ?? ??I rocking ON TU ?o SU KO KS OK DTCATII; all (ho powers ??C darkness seem let out in:;)tu$l thill soul-ihe swirling wave, (Iii thunder of tho sky, tho shriek ol' tli? and, all seem to unito together; ? d Ulai, soul is not troubled? there is no -..lu i-, Ibero aro no tears; plenty of ' tr uiliu room at tho departure, but ! weeps j i tears; calm, satisfied, peacc I il; nil is well. hy tho Hash qt tho ?un you see tho harbor just ahead, i i? aro making for that harbor. A ll .hiill li? well. Jesus hushing the I? Ililli st. Into til . irliorof hen von now wo glide; . mino nt Inst, homo al laut. illy ivo drift on Its bright, sllv'ry ttdo, i' 'ri homo at lost, ti ory lo (lodi nil our dtingot'j uro o'or, Vt. ? ?mu d secure on thoglorlltod slioro; li.?oill wo will shout evermore, \\ i iv 11,uno nt last " lUIPI WZXblNG FOUNTAIN. .". Ivi'iig-gi.Ht. Becomes C?minuiiloatlvo, lib iV/z of tho soda water is now /cry turn, and tho sign "ico ida' is conspicuously displayed, ..iii need druggist becatn? coin it?uuic?tivo recently and disclosod a :: 'dativo to tho modo of inanu n [un aixd tho probt in tho business. "Vins f. uiitatu," ho stud, ,!is not a \ fancy ono, but it cost mo $350. I ic . m rater in tho cellar is worth . 1 and with tho incidentals the wdiolo i t( will bo $000. A fancy fountain, th nih . ors, double draught tubes and . ii lino fixtures, will increase tho SO . ;io instances to ?1,000. There II immy of that class in this city." "llww about tho manufacturo ?" .it does't amount to much, i i ingredients arc a half bucket of . art of sulphuric acid, water I ?i littlo work. This represents unount of gas and water, and il result In about $15 worth of soda tit cents per glass. CL' course, i av .) include syrup in that, but ital iost of a glass of soda water JO much more than 2 cents, hus making a prolit of over 100 per . nt, composes tho syrup To manufacturo the syrup we take i nty pounds of sugar and ten ii water. Wo do not boil it, wliat is known ns cold syrup, prui io will not cause a froth whoa . water is poured into it, and vu (Iii >ro add gelatino in sufficient itv. Tho moro gelatino tho longer i i roth will remalli. Some people Ui lol it settle boforc drinking, and . d too much gelatine, and tno . vi i .gi [rinker would not walt long * ni ii; fi r that foam to go down, as it si dod np like a tramp at a free lunch col'mler, ' ' W hal class of people are tho best i> itr'ons ': '* . t. liddle and better if i nu ? Un rois a transient customers who Mm I valor with ns much . 'in i . oal i hoir meals.. Wo i pu it! ? young lady who i- tri lien daily during tho M. . ida water with a i. et :.ho di l not miss ! oin! day, Sunday not excepted. Of .v it cost her something, and I safo iii saying thero is not 1 in St. Louis who has swal . neb soda, sulphuric acid and iii ii ls one. She is healthy, and I I i hi- !. had no bad effect on her. i! uk?" Salisbury ('loso. dish : Cathedral was my (list love il] ;ho wonderful ecclesiastical buildings . hieb I saw during my earlier i looked forward to seeing it with great anticipations ot picas .j ... i were more than realized. ; (>u traveling host had taken a whole hotisi iii i. .) Close-a privileged enclos ure. ! lining tlie cathedral, the ip j lace, houses of tho clergy, und a limited number of private rcsi of tho very best of which wa* given over entirely into tho bands our i tr ty during our visit. The li.tu?< ,?is about as near tho cathedral ti vir, Plower's house, whoro wo stayed til 11 al ?i>'' ! on-Avon, was to the Church j bi the I lolly Trinity. 11 was very com . pl lely lui ulshed and lu tho room as sn ned (o me as my library I found l)< il ? in various languages, showing tli ii the residence was that of a solidi* iirl.i poison. ii one had to name tho applo of tho ?ye d Kngland 1 think he would bo lil.?l; ( .say that Salisbury Cathedral wits as near ns he could como to it, and I lia! ! ito \. lute of tho oyo was Salisbury OJ" The cathedral is surrounded by ;i : ii wall, tho gales of which-its ?< ls - !trc closed every night at a iisonhbh hour, at which tho virtuous in)iabii?itt4 aroexpected to bo in their und '-?ed quarters. Houseswith in thia hullowed precinct naturally bi iigs a higher rent than those of tho n uki ? ic i i li? 1 and unprotected region p?lsalo ol is walls, lt ls a realm of pi glorified by the divino edllice, wi ii J'Hv the least i ina gi natl ve soul npv'i rd (o (lio heavens ils spire seems ii> it? ld reach ; bea ul tiled by rows of ii elms which stretch high aloft, as ii lu '.mulnlion of tho spiro; beti ti ti Oed by liol> niemqiios ol' tho good titid great nu .i hu liiiv? worn their lives out in tho vice i i tho Chinch ol' which it is uni of i ho noblest loin pies. Truth may bo called an exact set e ice, by the application of which all f i hoboed and Imposition shall flnallv bo di looted and oxllod from the earth. When a man and woman undertake lo lead together a lifo of "plain living And high Uiiiiking" tho brunt of tho lr rigg lo always mus? fall on tho woman. M. iferve Manyon has lately presented a report t<> the Academy of Scionr? cone* ruing a recont balloon ascensh... ai Vleudon, Tho balloon was undor the din'dion of Captain Honards, and although lt moved against tho wind, it easily followed the course along toluol) it was steeled. It was then voered around and brought back to the point fi bm which it. started. GIVING A IJIGIIT. Tho Manners ol' Spanish, Gcrnmn, Kn^iish uiul American Smokers. Thoro is a cortuin variety in the man ner of giving and talcing a ligitt for a cigar that is interesting to all smokers. Tho Italians and French successfully copy tho Spanish stylo, willoh is tho most graceful and elegant of all, tho only possiblo objection to it hoing that it may sometimes carry politeness be yond a reasonable range. But, after all. lt is simplo and friondly onough. Tho Spaniard bows and asks his neigh bor for a light. Tho latter, returning tho bow, immediately presents him with his cigar, holding out tho lightedond at a slight anglo between tho thumb and second ilngor. Tho other takes tho cigar and, after procuring tho needed Uro from it, reverses it skilfully and re turns it, tho entire operation being ac companied by another gracoful bow, and eacli raises his hat as ho turns to go away. Tho Spaniard always smokes through his noso. Ile considers it ex travagant to wasto any good smoke through his mouth, and invoterato smokers in all countries agrco with him. Tho German is moro polito in asking for a light than ho is in giving it. Bven with tho liest intentions, in tho latter caso ids efforts havo all tho appearance ol! reluctance. Sometimes, when his cigar is smoked down nearly far on ough, he will throw it away immediate ly after granting a request for Uro. This among tho Latins is considered rudo and boorish in tho extremo, and is sometimes regarded as positively in sulting. Tho average Englishman h?sit?tes before ho gives a light, add finally acts as if lie had achieved a mighty feat in condescension. Instead of lifting bis li?t, his hand is moro likely to go into Iiis pocket, and he is apt to givo a part ing puff with an air of indignation as ho stalks away. Possibly this conies from tho fact that ho never asks for a light himself, and is always well arinod willi matches. Tim American, of late, seems to be somewhat averse to letting anyone take a light from Ids cigar. Ile takes it for granted that it must bo much better than Iiis neighbor's, and not wishing to contaminate it, ho answers an appeal for bro with a match. Sometimes ho politely lights tho match, and in such cases ho present it with au air good enough for any Spaniard, hut this somewhat now custom may possibly bo of Irish parentage. Tho Irish peasant always strikes a match for his ilrofoss friend or fellow traveler, and oven in a galo of wind ho will bold a lighted match in tho hollow of his hands and humorously issue orders for tho capture of tho previous llamo. Tho giving or taking of a light for a cigar is a small affair, but littlo things often reveal a great deal of tho charac ter, disposition and breeding of men. It should always bo offered cheerfully and taken politely. In this country it need not bo dono with that extremo politeness and clcganco which may be said to bo t ho exclusive property of tho Latins, and which is probably beyond tho reach of colder and moro sober races ; but it should bo accompanied by that good fellowship which is governed by common sense, tho foundation of all politeness. Spnnlsh Peasant "Women. Femalo labor is utilized iii ovory de partment of lifo hero in northern Spain, and yet Work does not seem to boa heri tage of woe to thoso peasant women, says ii correspondent. They chatter and laugli with burdens on iheir back that a donkey could scarcely carry. They work in tho fields besides their husbands or fathers, and plough and sow and reap. They carry tho farm or garden produce to tho markot town ; go to mill ; drive the ox team and take part in tho laborious duties of farm lifo beyond tho moro caro of tho household. ]STol only in the bold but Iii tho shop, tho wine room and hotel does sho moro ?lian share tho responsibility. Women aro tho business men, I may say, of tho Basqno provinces. They aro tho hotel and store clerks; they not only knit and plait and sow, but they soil fish and peddle fat pullets from door to door in a big basket fastened to their backs. AH a consequence, thero aro fow deli cate, illili laced women and girls, and an invalid must traco her troubloto tho circumstances of birth. And wliat do tho men do ? you ask. Well, they llnish up what tho women can't do, and put in tho balancoof their sparo timo playing cards, dominoes and drinking red wino to their favorite YOU torroj or pot hoiuo. They aro a care less, indolent sot, and leavo ovorything pretty much to thoir wives. At, Bay onne; on my way south, I hoard three Spanish women in tho railway dopot carrying on like a trio of furios at a fourth, who sat and took it all, gotting in a shot whonover sho could in return. Tho husband of tho lattor smoked a cigarette in peace, with his legs dang ling over a luggago counter ten yards away, and novor unco offering to como to his wife's rosene against unequal numbers. Tho last I saw of. tho party at Jiendaye, (be women woi'O spitting spite and making faces at ono ano'her, and tim husband was lazily settling him self for a nap in the corner ot' tho wait ing-room, pending tho appearance of the Spanish train for the south. Tho ?I on rn ey of I ii fe. T?n thousand human beings skirt to gether on thoir journoy. After ten years ono third at least havo disappear ed. At tho middlo points of tho com mon moasuro of lifo but half aro still upon tho road. Faster and faster as tho ranks grow thinner they that re main till now become weary, and lie down to riso no moro. At ninety they havo reduced to a lu.nd.ful of thirty trembling patriarchs. Year after year thoy fall in diminishing numbers. Ono ingot's, porhaps, a lonely marvol, till tho century ls ovor. Wo look again and tho journoy of lifo is finished. If sleep bo thorough, a short spoil will do moro good than a much longer duration of sleep that is incompleto and imperfect both in Its mtture -ftn'd in its r-ffl et. * A Slight .MiKUiKtoi'Nltiniliiiv. But ono child-a daughter-had Wiest , tho union of Mr. and Mrs. Bumblo thorp. Sho ripened into womanhood,, but in ripening ?ho had developed tow of thoso feininino charms calculated to attract suitors, and there were indica? tlonS that sho would dio an old maid if her lifo was spared. How to seeuro a husband for her was the great problom In tho mind of Mrs. 13. which sho was continually revolving Indignant, some times, that her husband soothed to giYO himself no concern about it. But n grave subject monopolized tho thoughts of Arr. 13. Ile contemplated building a now barn that should eclipso any that his neighbors possessed. Ho bad thought to bo tho architect of his own barn as ho had been bf his own. fort uno,,and had drawn up and torn up? innumerablo plans for it. But nothing : ho could doyiso afforded satisfaction. Ono ovening Mr. and Mrs. Bumble thorp sat together in their snug littlu sitting-room. Mi*. B.'s thoughts woro on tho barn, as usual, and Mrs. B. was. thinking of her daughter and the war iness of suitors. At length Bumblothorp sprang to his feet and exclaimed abruptly : uBy George, 1 believe I will adver tise for proposals." "Advertise for proposals 1" cried Airs, li., struck all of a heap, as sho afterwards expressed it ; "why, Bum blothorp, what would tho neighbors say to that V" "Say, my dear V No matter what they say. lt's none of their business, i anyhow. Besides, it's not at all un 1 usual. Such things are dono every 'lay ? "Yes," said Mrs. B., thoughtfully. ; "I've seen advertisements of that kind in tho papers," and she picked up a paper to seo if her eye would fall upon ono, "but folks do not .sign their real names, do they b Something like th s would bo better : 'A young mau of good family and steady habits con hear of something to his advantage by ad dressing, Mother-in-law.'" "Mother-in-law V Fiddlesticks! You don't know what you are talking about. I shall sign my own name. Them toi lers know who Caleb Bumblethorp is, 1 reckon." "Them fellers, Mr. Bumblothorp V" "Yes, the fellers that wo want to reach. Money's what they're ntt/ir, you know, and they'll send In their pro posals by tho noxt mall." "How many-or-proposals do you ? think wo'll get ?" asked Mrs. B., who began to seo an opportunity for inakTug an eligiblo selection, though she didn't quito liko that way of doing the busi ness. "A dozen like as not. But the more . the merrier. I shall ask for plans and i spccilieations of course, before selecting one." "Plans and specifications I" exclaim ed Mrs. B., moro and moro bewildored. "That's what I said. We must have plans m UH'nt wo ?" "Of course," assented Mrs. B., who had been doing nothing else but revolv ing plans for sovoral years back. "In tho first place," continued Mr. BM "thcro must be a good solid foun dation." "You mean pedigree." "Now you aro thinking about thc stablo, but wo will consider that after wards. Tho noxt thing desirable is a good, strong frame. 1 shall insist on a strong frame, and it must bo thorough ly braced up." "But I thought you didn't believo in bracing np," said Mrs B.. quite shock ed at such a radical chaiigo of ' .senti ment on tho part of her husband, who was an unbending, ' total abstinence man. "Mrs, B,, T don't seo what you aro thinking of. A brace here, and thcro is absolutely necessary, and a roan who knows his business will put it in." "Perhaps-perhaps you mean em brace," said Mrs. B., coloring a little. "Embrace 1" echoed B. with some surprise. Then ho added testily, "Seo here, mother, I don't want any or! your weak puns over the business. This comes of reading them funny papers." Mrs. Bj rested silent and abashed. After some moments retlcction he re sumed : "How many storios can wo j get along with ?" / "Cood gracious 1 Bumblethorp," j cried Mrs. B,, in genuino alarm, 'can't / wo havo ono without any stories attach ed ? Thoso stories are passed about from mouth to mouth, and then thoy ( get into tho newspapers, you know. It. j will bo terribly mortifying to Celia / Ann." I "Mortifying to Colin Ann ? I real- j ly believo you aro getting crazy. Storios I aro necessary if you want ono that will ' hold a good deal." / "Hold a good deal, Mr. Bumble thorp ?" "You know what I mean. I want ono that iq nblo to stow away lots of fodder." "Why, I never heard you go on like i that beforo. Do you want a gourmand i for a son-in-law V" - t "Command? Son-in-law? Who's i talking about a son-in-law ?" ? "Why, you aro, nin'fc you ? You \ know l'vo been trying year in and year \ out to marry olT Colin, Ann, and didn't. Vj you say just now that you were going 'j. to advertise for proposals ?" "Yes, 1 did," said B., ? a light sud- I doniy bursting upon him. "Well, what did you mean by it?" "I meant," said Buinbletb/np, pur- j plo from suppressed laughter, "pro- / posais for building my new barn I" and ? then ho had lo run out to tho back yard \ where ho could give vent to his mirth \ in order to avoid sudden apoplexy, \ A beautiful form is bettor (hun a- j beautiful face; a beautiful behavior ls better than a beautiful form; it gives a highor pleasure than statues br plc- ) turcs; it ls tho finest of tho tine arts. I It ls impossible that an ill-natured \ man can have a public spirit, for how should ho love ten thousand men who . never loved ono? ile ls rich whose Income is more than... his exponses; and ho is poor whose oxponsos exceed his income. A ainu's nature runs olthor to herbs | ? or woods; therefore lot him seasonably J water tho ono and-destroy tho other. j Tho mun to whom vlrtno ls but tho / ornament of character, something over { and abovo, not essential to it, Ts not. vota man ( I