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THIE FADED ROSE.
Wore you borne hither by the wind
That rustles through the bowers,
Or did the 1uneful nigltingalo
That, flutters o'er I ho flowers
Make you, poor rose, his prey?
No, under the dancers' careless feet
Fromi a robe at the ball you tumb>le,
Pale enablemn of those liting flowers
That like you, too, must crumble.
Under their feet. they crush the bid,
Until it dancer stoppin g
Lifts and hurls it through the sash,
Into the garden dropplng
The rose J ust born to-day.
But, t, who glean the bruised ear,
Press to iy heart the vagrant.
And search for sanet.hing 'neath its leaf
Besides its odor fragrant.
How often, there in heart beats' count,
As you rest, on my bosom,
A deathless dreani controls my thouigh ts,
Poor, pale and laded blossom.
TIlE P'ICTURI:.
"Shan't go a step farther I"
"Only just a little way -we sh;ll soonl
e home now, and mother's waiting.''
"I lon't care. I've made up1) my
mind that I've walked too far already,
and I'in just going to sit downa nd rest;
they muIst wait, and I shall do as I
choose.''
"But father---"
"Now don't you talk to me about
'buts,' Charlie, because I won't have it.
I shall sit dowli here, and you can go
and tell your mother not to wait-not
to wait,'' the Imani repeated, raising
his voice with the stupid anger of in
toxication.
Still, in spite of threat anid refusal,
the child persisted in pleadimtr that hi.
father should go lome; but his words
only seemed to strengthen the inat's
obstinacy, and all the boy could do was
to get his father to turn aside from the
high road into a field close by, where
the man threw himself full at lengl i
oi the glass, soiewhal under the shade
of the hedge, and in a few mlinutes lie
was sleeping heavily. whilst the child
sat down at a little distance, with a
strange kind of uinchildisli patience on
his features. to wait until his fiather
should wake. P'oor little Charlie ! lie
knew too well how useless any attempt
on his part would be -to rouse his father
from that sort of sleep.
liather iore than half an hour had
passed in this dreary waiting, and Char
lie was beginning to find all his small
sources of amluseilent fail him. le
had watched a large bee that kept hover
ig over the convolvnlus blossoms inl
the hedge, and, wondered if he had not
nearly tinished his day's work ; had
placed a snail out of harm's way, and
had been tempted to chase a beautiful
1)aiiited butterfly that flitted past him -
but i eegiu at Iat to lose n11 ilierest
in bees and butterflies, for it was now
tea-tiine, and Charlie was growing ter
ribly hiugry. Still he did not think of
(deserting his post, for no one. but the
child himself knew how often he had
kept his tipsy father off the country
road when carts or carriages were coim
ing along, Iior how he had managed to
guide him ill safety over the narrow
bridge that led across the river to their
cottage.
So Charlie sat there quietly, though
he was growing more tired and hungry
every moment, unt.il the sound of a
whistle at a little distance attracted his
attention, the sound gradually coining
nearer and sounding inore distinct., tun
til a yIoing ma11 :i jiiuiped over the stile
at the end of the field and approached
the child, who then knew him to be a
gentleman le had oftetn let durilig the
last few weeks, Soitetimes sketching,
sometimes wanteiig aboit with his
kinapsack on his back aind his plortflolio
unider his atrml. Inideed a klindt 01 half
acquatiititice had1( sprn g up between
thet youiig artist ad Charlie--one at.
tiacted b.y the glimpllses he0 had1 c'aughte
of the~ picturles conltainied ini thle woiider
fiul port liio, the otheur b)y thle chIild 's
wistful glanice and hiis rulstic beaut,y.
Ilusy with his own thoughts, and
* juldgiing fromi his hlappy face they were
very leamsant ones-perhaps dreams)i of
the tiiiie w~hien 50om1 w~onderfu11 lpictuire
of01 his should1( hang on the walls of the
Academy, anid biy so (doig help him oii
thle road to biine aind fortuine-Eust ace
Carroll had hlalf crossed the tield before
lie noticed Charlie andi~ hiis father. Then
hiis) quck eyes5 told hinit the mninllg oh
* the little scene ; t,be quiet, weary-look
ing child and1( the sleeping father, with
his untidy clothIes and collar aind ne(ck
tie unftasteined, and his face tuined upl
to thel blute sky tha;t looked downi upon)1
niotihing so debaseti as this man, whomi
God had( miade "a lit,tle lower thani the
-angels,'' and whlo, by his owii vice, hiad
thius (degradled himself.
WV ii h t.hu, quiokl inuit ini, of chikihuuri,
Charlie undi(erstood tihe look of disgu t,
with whiich the younig artist tuirnied to
*himl, saying kindly as lie (lid so:
"You are( watinig t,o t.ake;youir father
home, I sui~ppose y1'
"Yels' ji ele the child, whilst,
a luhof s?iame spread over his face.
"'Well, 1 think lie is likely to lie there
four hiour s yet Catni't you leave limI ?'
"No; sir, lie might, be runl OVer or fall
imito the river if 1 left, himii to comue honie
by himself.''
* ~"Oh I'' sa id EiutatCe, as he ghmeiied
*tow~ard the sleep)ing muan, aind wonder
e3d if it w~ouhll be miuch loss to any one
if lie did 1f111 Ito thec river :but, ho
chlecked the thought, rememnberinig that,
he, with his rihined tastes, andit miany3
kinds of autsieent, couild form11 no
idea of the temptation which drink
-might hmave form this moan, withi his simai
Ier advanitages of fort,une andl educa
tion ; anid tibeni an idesi flashed across
his niid, and lie deteriuiiied to aict,
upon01 it.
"lIiav'e youi hIad y'our tea, 1b0y ?'' lhe
asked ats lie tunstap,ped his knlapsacek,
and1( took otut a small paricel wrapped in
"Mother will be surec to keep it for
mel until I get, houle, siri,"' replied Char
lie, too brave to coimplain tom a Siangern.
"'That,'s all right,'' said Euistace,
understanding and respectinlg the feel
ing that dictated the aiiswer ; "mean
while, I shall give you this piece of
cake, jtist to pass5. the timei away. When
1 was a small boy, stray pieces of' cake
niever p)rvenited me eating 'niy mueabla
* when they came; so yotur mother's tenu
wIll not be wvasted. Now yoti sit still
for I am going to make a pictu
and when it is finished I will show it
you.''
Very few danties fell to Charli
share in those days, and l:ustace v%
highly amused at. the mannuer in wili
he ate his cake, nibbling it off arou
the edge so as to niake it last as long
possible ; and hle succeede(l so well tI
the picture was ihnished almost at I
samue timlle as the last, currallt disaplpe
ed.
"Well, was it good ?" asked Eusta
as he tied his portfolio.
"Yes; mother does not put currai
in her cakes. Sometimes on our bir
days, when father has not been out,
have a cake ; but then we have no se
in It.''
"And those are not so nice ?"
"Oh, Io, sir, of course not I" al
wored Charlie, irprised t,hat any u
should ask suchl a question.
"WeIll, I aun glad you like it. I
going back to the city in a day or tv
but I shall put another piece of cake
iiy knapsack ill case1 I meet you ag'
before I go. Look here ; (o you kvtn?
who tis is ?"
Charlie glanced at the lit ii' piela
Eustace held out to ,i... ;I..,i ,ihen
gave a screauti of surpriie.
"Why, it's mie and father I"
A11d so it was ; and even though El
tave shoulkd live to be ai ol muan,
vill never suocced inl making anythi
more true to rnatutre than that hutrri
sketch. lIe hatd just caught the- tir<
wisttul look o the child's face, and
was all the more striking as it
brought into such conitrast. with the
cant countenance of the tipsy sleep
who looked so thorouglltly out of phi
beside the chiI, and the pleasant gre
background of the hedge, where t
conlvolvulus blossoms mingled with t
wild rose and blackberry flowers. "W
a miomient,"' sad1 Eus5tc, and1( thenl
wrote at the bottom of the sketch tllu
lines froill a poem of Burns.
"o Witi 9omle power (he glre gle us
'lo eette tr,ti it-4 Itheri ee u1,
It wadc ron man41y a trouible free tn .",
l'There," he colltinined. puittinig t
picture ml the chikd's hand(s. "Y"
shall have that, and if you like to sh<
it to your father one of these days,
so; it may teach him at lesson." Aid, I
fore the child could make any rep
Eustace was off and away, tralllpi:
along the high road.
Five years had passed before t
young ar-tist had the time and Chance
visit the quiet village again. .In til
live years lhe had1( donel good work-h
thought, and worked, and painted, un
people had begun to believe i him, a
talk of himii as one0 of'tile mlost pr1om
lig painters of the day.
Still, in the midst of it all, he oft
remembered his little sketch, and w<
might d1o good had come to pass ; and
the day he traveled (low to Mortsto
the menlory of the scene came clea1
before him with the thought of t
grand ol words-"Cast thy bread up
the waters, for thou shall find it aft
mniny days."
"4Such a poor little crtlumb of go
though it waW,"' said Eustace to hil
self, "still I. wonder-4 wonder--a
I'll try to 11ind it ouIt, too."'
And as it happened, Eustace dlid lii
it out more quickly tan he expectI
for t.hat very evening, as he was I
turning from1 a walk, In the course
which he ha(1 visited some of his i
haunlits, thIe'e passed0 huim 011 tile roa<1
httsthrpasdhmolteraman and a handsome boy of about tht
1,een.
"My little friend and his fathei
suddenly thought Elustace whose 1uiatt
ar1t ist ey(e seldom1 forgot a face or ligul
andl( hue (iickled his~ pace0 iln order
keep1 witin Ia short d1istance oif the b<I
So the three00 went on1, paUst the coI'
of tile lel wher tile skech hald b)t
r(ehed aL littl 13Cottalge, the 8111111 frt
i'deii of whlichl was gay with brig
colre, od- fush Iioned0 llower's.
taco; "no1 dlrunlkard1 ever 11111 It gard
1l1ke that;'' and1(, deterined to aiscert;
the1 facts of theO case, lhe went, upi to I
(1oor1 with tile inItentionl of' as5k ing
neare1'st. wayt to thel next, v'illage.
Th'iroulgh tho e do1) or (1 he1 13catugh
glimpse15( of' the nealtly kept. (tta(ge k it<
eil, 11s Chrl'i( ca1111 forward to) ansv5
the1 st ranlger's quest5ion1; butt. bef ore hI
tile righti 1.itrus had1 beena(0' deciedi
br1ighlt smiile bro)ke OVer tile boy's Iia
ihoutsehold, at least, lie wast It hero; Ii
the1 youniig artist, ne(ver f'et lt,more rev
ence0 fon is arSt thaniltl he( tid as lie list'
For .some1 t,ime) ChIarlie had1( keplt
sketch1,1( and1had b)oen af h, t - dow ii
is Il fthier', buiit the man11 found it,
Eustao'e. "'I did( not1 need'( any one1(
tell me 110wihat it, meanlIt, 1b11 iit alhoug
wondered'O( where'( it, came)1 frloml, I i
aIshamed ito1 alsk. Somnehow 1 could It1
get tile pictur1e omit of miy hlead 1 e'
used( to drea o011(f it at night un Iti.
irily worrlie'd me1, so) thalt I gav e uIp
111010e, hilatt I Ilighl.t ot have~ ai ChaniC(
forgettinig what I (dragged mlysel1f do
So) tile stor'y ended0(1; and( ill is hie
E tusi a(00 Cariroll is prot11nier of that11 il
fl ame over (ithe .1( man11tlpiece3 of the ICo0
tr'y c3ottalge, thani lhe wold( be1 if
Old T'in ('ans Utilized -Tuai.t ho
toioro' itseless8 article, the old til 0
has1 beco0tue aI factor in trunki maliki
Newark, N. J., is raummus for its tru
maliki ng indtustry, and10 recenltly some1
the ItunnulIfaetu rors discovered tin.t
tim Oeths mlay bo advpnItatgeoulsly u1s
andl they are) now gthere&d and sold
trunIk makiers to binld tile edges and I
tomls of trunks, anId someltIunots to eu]
ump the dloCets of woodwlork. ''Te 0.
0ee88 of hOaltinIg tile cans1 11111o has its 1
titale resuilts, for the solder', rulnn11
into) a rceptabcle, is sold1 for 12 eentL
pouand, it al1ono payinlg it is claim1ed1
that a~ nemi.anl p.a fr, te a.
exhaust t1e list. This is the Jaine:
town or "jinison'' weed. 1t is a large
showy plant and se(!InS to delight i
waste phices and old, neglected ga rdlw
It has stot. stens, lirge, rough leave:
and very pret.ty thorugh st.rong-seente
blossomns, tuibuhar inl shape and whi((
shading into pale purple or yellow i
color. The seed ves,cls are very lary
andi prickly. Cultivated varieties c
Jamnestown are'( very hantdsome. Tit(
lnuaty be seen in all their elegance i
ornauuental grounds or at, George's HEi
in the lhiladelphia Park.
To tihe tabove might, he added "o8
grass,"' or sorrel, as this contains oxalt
acid, and as chiiren are froid of catinl
it. But. this will only prove hurtftu
when eaten in large- quantities, 1as th
proportion of acid conItainued In th
leaves and-stemns sepc pitely.iasvery smal
1?each leaves are in h to be dreaded, i
they contain prussic acid, and in greate
ainount,
.The safe plants are usually those re
selnbling, inl general characteristic
roses, lilies, daisies, utmut, honieysuckle:
hicklehrries, 1eans, pinks, mornin
glories, cabbige blossomns, evening p rini
roses':n(l violets. Doubtful or injtur
OIuS onles often reseilible butleretups, pol
pies, potatoes, fox-gloves and parsnip
[hough son of our nmost beautiful an
vaIable plaits belong to these s:am
urders. But, the principal exception
have been pointed out above.
A Inamn nt 1 mitm4+rnut.
The fate of Mont St. M1ihel in Birit
lainy still foris tho subject of a bris
int erehlange of notes het weei ih(
Ministry of Fine Arts aindhe t( Ministr.
of Pubbec Works, and1 the real point, ail
issue is now Ii'ginning to appear. 01
t,he one hand it is a'lhnitted that tht
lyke, which has 1een 'to:+stricted fron
t.he mmuninland by ".l lliniist ry of 1311bli(
Vorks, need not rc:tlly imperil ti
safety of the uihllings, for these could
be easily protected by soIne addit ion:a
buttresses; 1)11t, onl the other hand, it i
confessed that the dyke is only tht
thini edge of the Wedge and tha~t tt
real object, of the department is t
gradually reclaii the whole of th
r/icee, 35,0)0 acres ill extent, just. as tht(
neighboring mar:shes of' 1)ol have al
ready been reclaiimel. ''he faimou:
Mount would then raise its spires anai
lowers above "it seI of. cornI, no\r
rcen, now gold, alive with 1ien am1
beasts of burdent, and even traversed
by a railway;'' moreover, the worli
wvould really be one of "restoration,
I'or there was no doubt. a tieu whet
lie sea hud not subinrged tie ground
he ween the Mount and the main land,
Ai; ,his, however, fa; Is to convince tit(
"unlp'actical dreamner." in the .1Ministr3
utent., :u d declare t hat its incorporatiol
with th: minuI laidl would destroy it
airtistie merit. One inay at any rat(
be glad that the incorporation, ft
which there is certaiiily a great deal to
be said, 1111 not been carried ou1t, br
fore Ciarkson Stanilield's dnatwing am<
ir. Ila ig's etc;hing.
A notler favorite subject, wit i art ist
mven better known to Etaiglish tnaveler
than Mlont St. Mlihel, will soonl1 Ie
thing of the past--nanlely, the oh
fortificnt.ions of Calais. The gate an
draw-bridge forin the 1ackground, i
will be reuinhe red, in Ilogartli's "()hI
the Roast Beet of Old ISngland," and
the scene is describe1d at the beginnin:
of the fourth vol1uine of "Moderi
Painters" as a typical instance of tih
"I ictuireslue'' aund as ''in solnie sort, tilh
epitoei of all that 1akes the conit
nc11t of Eur( to' interesting as o( pose
to ttilud the neighboring ubuiibit
the peace44 of 1815.. The fosses8 are'
he li lIed 111, a11In het,weeni Cala ix and Il
lj'err it, is proposedx04 to erec18t a cen tnl'
ra1il way s1tation1, a1 ihetre~i and1( an1 hlot
A saw MIII.
I ili Ny'e salid I jusit. reoturnedt4! fron i
tip p fr) ioini the NorthI N Wisconsin I al
way3, wh'lere 1 went, 14) caItei a xting
cdiih and1( anly.iing else 11hat migi
be0 (coniagioiIs.
N'~orthern'iI~'m8' W isconsin is the0 pla
whlere thley yan1k a1 big wei log int1o
11nill111 a l t'rn it intlo ensh1 a18 iilek as8
11na11 can1 dIraw his8 sa1lary 4out, of t.be p:1
car1. Tiht log is held4 on1 a1 carr1iage' i
InlOaIts of iron do4gs while it is hei(1
wor)ked1 into haubuer. T1he4se iron)t do1)
are0 not) like thoxe we' see4 on thle frI'
steps 4)f a1 brownt-xton1e fr'ont o0casion1
13y. They '3 areO ano1th1er breed0 of'i dogs.
out1 the log ini his nIiid and1( works1
into)4 diienion 41tu111ff, shingle bolts,sh1th1
((dginIgs, Iwo by3 fours, two by3 i'ightI
t,wo by3 81ixes, ele., so as8 to use I he goI 44
14) the best1 advan'tage. just1 a18 a won1ib
Ltakes a dress~ pltern and1( cults it s(o si
won1 'i. have to~ pi)ece( the fr'ont, breadt(il
a1u will4( st.il hav' en1 g let to Wal
inig theo varliouis 81aws' andu iisltening
thtat I had14 been1 b)orn11 asucessfu'l timb ~
tief intstead of a poor boy without,
rag to my13 back.
A t net of1 tese miills, nlot lon.!! ago,
nm1n1 backed uip 14) get awayV fromIt 1.1
carrt'tiage, a1s4 11 thogh ttlessly back4
fromt t.he piig he4 h1:1l ini his pist1o1l'4ock4
11114 1tleu begani on1 ht 1.
him1 tway ut,41: he didk not11 ispeak agai
110 4)ne everI kniew.
T1heU ill shu11 down a coupl)e of hou)1
54) that,1 the1 headU sawyer:I 4!ouil file ht
saw, andl4 then(1 work was11 r'esonied on1
We siIOuI4d 1learnt fr'oni t,iiis neve'r3
10ean onl the4 buz sa1..1w whten it inove'
Take1( care to be1 anl ecoomist
prosper)01ity, thIere is no4. fear 01' y(o
beingr 011 Itt alV01rsity.
rl, n10184)31 .In lants.
to
The leading poliololls plant is that
y's comumnonly known as the poison-vine,
'as poison-oak or poisont-ivy. It is a very
ch graceful, abundant climber, ait som1e
iul times festoons tree-triunks amd old
as fences. At a distaiee it strongly ro
lat seinbles the beautiful Virginia-creoper,
he which is sometimes- blamed for sins not
ir- Its owi. UBit the the two need never
be confounded. '1'he poison-vine hears
3e its leaves in clusters of threes-the Vir
ginia-creeper in clusters of lives. Witli
its this simple rule in mind one(,- is always
Ih- safe. But the poisol-vine, dreaded as
we it universally is, is not equally poison
pds ous to everybody. Some persons break
out into a rash if even the wind from it
blows upon them; others can go anmong
1s- it and handle it with impunity. As a
ne rule, a light person Is instantly alffected
by it, while a dark oneIl may escape 11n
Liln harmed.
'o, The poison-vine belongs to the sumac
in family. Other members of this family
Lill being the white or lowlani suimac,
)W soinetimes ealled poison-elder. '1'his
will scarcely be found in the Park or in
te the near neighborhood of Phihaelphia,
he bult when sode may be recognized by its
resemblance to the well-known red st
11111e, and by the cirelunstanlces of its
is- growing i imaarshes. '1'he red sllunua,
he however, against wich Solme hold a
Ing strong prejudice, is not poisonous. Like
ed the white, it is a low, spreading bush,
tl with leaves renolely resembling ferns
it and with singular, pyramid-shaped blos
'as -son1s, the clusters of one, of course, be
a- ig red, the other white. led 511 Innae
w1, generally inhabil s dry, sanady hills. It
ce is, perhaps, 111o1 easily recognized ill
en the autulnn than earlier, on acc,otunt of
hIe its beait.iful red leaves, So elTe.tive in
11e decoration.
lit Another very noxious swamp-planit is
he the poison-hemnlock. This is a large,
ce 'oarse 0lant, somewhat retsembllhlinlg par
snips or wild carrots in blotinl. It bears
umbels, or unibrell-shlaped blossoins.
Sonie plants are poisollols only when
eaten, not when inmerely toulched; but it
e is much safer to let anlly suspected plant
At alone.
As a rlle, any lily-like plant is safe.
oBut there is o11e otable exceptio toth is,
m the ease of white hellebore. TIhis
may be found inl somle low, daumip vooly,
situations in the Park. Its bright.
green stems are rather tall amd spread
he ing, its leaves aire broad, long, bright
to green 111d deeply veined like those of
the beautiful white day-lily of our gar
td lens; and it hears a spike of dark green
ti blossoms about the size of a cent . and
ld these are in foi-m perfect lilies. 'Th::,
i plant is sometiles callel Iidian ;oke,
and it toes bear slight resemblance to
the better known poke-weed. inl its
leaves, at least.
r',s h,:.... . . .
t(red berries. 3ut unless they know
exactly to what plant the red berries be
long tihey had better not touch them,
for tholgl there are many innocenlt
otes, there are others that. are not so.
u The deadly nightshade bears red berries
er which are easily mistaken for cirrants.
It might be well to remembler that these
grow on a coarse, scraggy plait. The
respect able berries, however, are easily
ldidentified. The partridge-berry grows
on a dainty little round-leaved vine
It running over the ground - in high, rich
woods. The tea-berry is bt rne (nil the
summit of a tiny, glossy-leaved plant,
of whose leaves t ihenselves are very fra
II grant. These two are almost. the only
eatable r ' hrries, though if anybody
r- wallted to lhiew the scarlet fruit of thIte
ir-r d v g y
1rose, dogwoodi, ori asparlagus, 110 g'eatt
,harm would be done.
k.Ehderb.erries, blackberrics, ratspberries
cand the like are well known and safe.
L Thei ale ones1114 are511 tihe 1huck leberr1ies.,
whortLleberries, of those gr'owinI g on thle
var1iou1s bus~hes of the Vaccinlium11 tribeI
wh Vichl may be r'ecognlized as8 delicaIte
leaved plants, bearing ill Jun11 cluister's
Sof da'inlty white lossomis, resembdling
t- h belsof' t,he lily of th1e valhly. $uomie
species5 of do4gwood and1( the gr'eenbr)ier'
bearii lue borries, whlich are' at, leasta
onl accounllit of tile hleighit of tihe Irees
lie nd1( the pr1ickliness5 ofI t he lbr~iar's. Ciran
lhe berries, wichl arie allied to thle bucklke~
eberriies, are saufe, iif sour1, thou11gh thley
a 1re r'ed and1( arle niot foim ini this im0
I-miedite neoiglhborhiooid. Shieephei'ries arme
r ver'y pleasant,. 'l'hmey ar'e anost black,
~ row mi spr'eaml ing clulsters and1( are thle
ru'lit of the Viburinamli, or' wild sntow
*1 1 ree't. lPokeberriies arie to be regari
ed .lwithI suispicioni, thiouigh her'e is no0
ob01j1ction)1,e0xcep1t, on1 the secorme of ('leani
hlinss, 1.0 cihibi'ein stiininig Ihi faces1100
wu ithLl th em, pr'ov'ided0 they do niot put1
11thiem ill theu i months5..
Aniy plant. beainug aL lossomn which
11ri'sembil)es 1.hat1 of' aL l)ttO is to) be
alvoideOd. Stran11ge to saly, t he same0 111 faily
to nd1( egg-planIt, a11ul time noxious iiighut,
byshade am11l bl)01)lamu. It, is well known11
t hant, plotautoseeds, 1.)lt.Ot s1tem1sanc1 egg
' blossoms11 of' all these plan11ts are'4 very)
r ouc aoli ke, so' that, f'ew biut hot111 aists
can~ tdli wih a lre innIocenit and1 whichh
are5 no'( t. NightlsIu14e4 is fri'44enI'tly3
'Ill lgr'owinug where.I' it is least, ex..
P)eopled hal veI beeni accumst oimed to r'e
IIisn 'I. Not liha, it is po 15isousx, but1 it
is iniost,eriyari.imlbieuo
it, ali it will baurn, the1 toiigue likel a
mus iII'tard'-plaster'. Cows will n ot 1touch1
L bu 1t,tercups5, but will ('at the Iields5 bar'e
arlOil tl them. There'( 1are severa'l species141
m-k of butter'cups, not, Xo showy as8 the. one4
vk 1ar'iety appropr4h)Iiately bearsi' the mu1111 of1
cursed8' -cro4w'foot. These phu11)11 ts are4 hi'e
quen11thy seen1 besidle creeksl( 1a114 in thiinp11
re TIhereI'( is 11) another planmt , e1very parti' of
"n, w~hich seemIs to) buri'n like a1 coal of lire.
'f- This is po0isonous,I~ 11 al the miore dan1 ger'
0' ou fr'om the fact thalt, it, is soi iinsigii
o I ennt and1( incon)IsiuouIis in appeal ance,(3
old It is the L4hoela inihlItaL. Thllis is v'ery
aLd a1bmulant111, gr'owinig in Ianost, ever'y
to grassy or' weed(y place(. SE) much so that.
'01- one0 can1 searicely talke aL (ountrLy wlkh
Ver') anlywhiere without, fhlin mg it. It maly
ro- be kniown by it.s shior't, branchmhinlg stemn,
Ir- SmalllI, point ed, downiy lea1ves, finy,
iog pleI-blueO, iriregmluar blossomsii and1 pro
I a1 por'tionially Ilrg(e, inflhated peicIU'ls 0or
,aill 80eed vessel.
01n0 ne noisonno nlnnlt wvilh unIleuh
- An Oti 3aen Duptt.
a 1I'lmern'iyder is a wealthy fariner,
who lives ia short distaieo outside of
Glen City, Pa. Ile is a widower aind
i lives alone with Ils se1rvalits in a lue
numtnsion close by the highway. lie is
1a promiinlnt liguire in political and so
e cial circles and is deacon i tl di Metho
f (list 'Ciurch here. About flve years
3' ago Iis .wife died. 'Tihe cause of her
11 death was attributed to the absence of
I her only chill, a boy, who rat away
froin hotue about, fifteen years. ago, ni
r" account, of soune trilling troulbles with
c lis lolks. 'I'The farmer is one of the
largest land-owlers li tlhe district andi
t it was always believed that he kept, a
o large stuni of money in tlt hosoe.
0 About two weeks ago h presented a
I; atshiy-dressed, hatndsolme yoting man
1s to ils f'rienIds a11(1 neighlolrs as his long
rl- lost son. Siinultaneously with the ar
rival of the young nma ugly ruinors be
gan to spread about his past life in
Chicago and other cities in tie West..
1,It, was generally knowvit t.hat young
Snyder had led a fast life and fora timne
the cotuntry pleople fought. shy of hin,
i- but t he engaging lauuilrs and plausible
talk; of the young llnanl mnade himn many
s friends and the old fariner soon grew
I proud of his handsome boy. In a few
t' days anot her runior started, to the effect
s that, le was not Sinyler's son, but, al
other person, trying to itnpose oil the
fri'arler. This story sooll gained cru
(demce, fronm tle fact, that. wlit quest
i01n0d about htis early 1'ar1n life tih, younlg
_1man was always at fault. Whether
these ruimors reached the cars of the
old fariner or not is unknown, and(
wten a leighborheasually retarked hat
the yolng 1un1 4iffered simewhalt fron
his son the ariner attributed it, to the
liftee'n years' absence.
Ile grew in the oll 1111's favor and
acconlta hiiitdlnt everywhere. If lie
had led a wild life he showed no iteaes
I of it whaitever. Riecently a handlsotue,
I c lenutly -dressed w\ianut, unaccolupan..
ied, drove lup to the villtge in and
'ellrel acconlait: itns fill a f'ew
days, saying she was t'roit Pllilideliphia
andl desired al (iuiet roomn. While walk..
ig oi the street slt iiet. tle lately-re
re-turned t'a'ier's soil. They suddeimy
becaine intinte and for a few days he
was constantly in her society. lie in
I troduced her to a few young ladies as
Mrs. Dickerson, of Philadelphia, and
1 said she was the wife of a friend of his.
I 'he following mnorning the servants lit
theu Snyder houisehold wertl surprisetd by
the non-ap pennince of Mrt. Snyd-tor at
IbIreakflast, and as hle was an habitual
early riser the fact caused niuch coim1
ment. A fler waiting unt.il ten o'clock
thle' determined to call hii. (joing to
his r'ooinl they found the door locked,
'ImI l7,''aillli'RMhinu9fi 'io flhWbr"t'(W-'.
mined to break open the ,door. First
they 1tried to hid yotung Snyder, but,
could not fid no trace of hiitn.
r' furstinl; Open t"he door" thecy saw the
! old laan lying at, full length 111)011 th
-Iloor, b oundi und gagged. The ropes
.l that ht nuu hint Wore wrat1petl aroun'd
h is 111)1s and legs wit i double t,wis :,
while the ga1g was tightly wedged1 iln
his mn ullh. Cutting the cordls and lif't
t ing hin to hii feet, they admiinistered
I restorattivtes. Wihe lie had slliCiotl'
l recove"red( the old lnnl satid : "'That
t yoing 111a1 was not. iy Sonl. . live
Ibeen cruelly deceived and robbed,"'
po)int i to a saf'e whlch st.o(1 in t.h
cornel of the roomn. The servants saw%
i that lie safe hal b eenl opened and the
' 'onte11ts satlleredl about t.h floor.
' "Iast. light.,"l celt.inuedt the faruer,
"othe tolug alad lIt l reained up till
I alIout 11 o'clock, talkiiig about t.h
SWastr Sta)lgli ts.iAkllit h tarted tu)il
alu g hotyafe we. tio bed.4 Soo
oiif aW <0 . hAu hen1 opend an sh t., an
stoo gtIl asitloeuto .eidw
As but 11ats ltslgil at. 'i I wet,
1 ac ito beltiagi. 1I3 $oon elOu 1 aslep,
llowkni lng 13 slpt do't. know,( bit yut
forct'ed Winto li ntiL' tuboe [tSS
col ep i nylit) efi Ialgllt ad hotui4)and
aggbedit. Il Pith ' partial dressiectsaw
fastened'1)1 Wt)i In of)i bhack e to theIgo
burell and1 1.o111lly13 it h hunt, wh1)' t,ih
As lit's helih ws uredu
I ietcie Vt.h faceof th young Itian~(
w1 bn hght, In o itteays
wonn who had4.'t i u i Lst] ped at,II t.e tavern.
taing up~ to54ny 1 t.roi 4)ers, ioo 1,he kie(etye
thent exII e t he(I ylli contentWs. hel
tu yO.( illy iut Wint4( atvalie ithe I wo1rnan
iabouct asIyo $see i thi. Afte hiiIyIOithe )hd
by Le hapa itll ay your.t't respe)4)oct' to
yor (1o4. when5 ci gtii back IlVe.o Chicago.
a tanrescar e en titot s iid to kul~ ho,rei
TlHE VERDICT
--OF.
THE PEOPLE.
BUY THE BEST!
Mu. J. 0. MoAO-Dear Sir : T bought the first
Davis Machlue sold by you over flive years ago for
muy wife who has given It a long andl fair trial. I
am well pleased with It. It never gives any
rouble, and in as good as when first bought.
J. W. isoi.cg.
Wintisboro, S. C., April 1883.
Mr. BlOAt: Tou wish to know what I have to say
in regard to the Davis Machine bought of you three
years ago. I feel I can't say too 1inlelil in its favor.
1 1ialle about $i,110 wit hin live months, at I lines
running it 4o fast that. the needle would get per
frtcly hot front frictioi. I feel conilldenl I cotl,4
nlot have clone the salue work With ts intuch ea4e
antd so well with any other mtacille. No time lost
III aijustitg lttllch inents. The lightest runnllig
ulacllln I have ever triled-ilie. 13rother.amles and
W lIlnilS' faimilies re as much pleased with their
D.vis 3ahliines liought of you. I wanit no better
lilllne. As 1 mild before, I tion't think too
l111uih canl he said for tihe l)avis Marhlle.
ItespueI fully,
ElN :TFVENSON
tirll" itlounty, April, 1..3.
,it. til : My l'illilne gives me ierrect sathsl
factiu l. 1 1lin1l no fault. with I1. The attacuinent.s
it,' so sAmple. I wish for no better Ihait the Davis
Vertical Feed.
Ilespert fully.
Mins. It. MlLINo.
Fairliehi attuy, April, 1483t.
111. lloil: t bgIlrnt a I lstvi v ertlical Feed
ewing 31.llilne hron you four years ago. [ ain
deliglited With ii. It never hills g.veS me iny
Iioui,le, anti hsis never been the le.st out of urdler.
it iN I4 tild ls when I first bnglit ui. I can
cheerfulily 1"rommien'I it.
Respect fully.
11in. M. Jl. KltnKL.AND,
Mout leel io, Aplil :;o, 188:1.
Tlhis lI to cert try Ihat I have b)ee11 using at Iavis
Vertil l i eel tailg lacitiie for over t w yta trs,
purhllii l of Mr. .1. ii. linag. I haven't. foun I it
ir)S4essl of any fiult.i-all the attaChnlIents are, sn
tll Ie. It liever efiises to worn, al.is certaily
lh> ilghtest running in the mnarkeit. 1 bonsider It
it lust -cla141 machleinle.
Very respect fully
MiNNts MI. Wi1.1.INOYAM.
laktail, lairilelid county, S. C.
MI )ioAo : I am Weil pileasti in every plrtiWll..
wiih the Davis laeiue nought of yoi. I think I
it first-class inatilne in every respect. You know
you solil several inachlies of the Hattno make to
1illnerenlt iliellhers of our fauilies, all of whom,
as far as I know, are well pleased with thel.
Rtespect fully,
Am is. M. HI. Moui.KY.
Falilleill county, April, 1883.
'Tils i9io irtify we have Ilnl t constant us.
lie iavis Machline bought of you a1out three years
itgo. As we take in work, ti11. havo 1inade1 fite
price of it several tes over, we d1on't, Want any
better iachine. It iS always reatly to do ally kind
of work we llave to ldo. No puckerilgor skipping
silithes. We cani1 Olly say we are well I)leliSCd
itntl WI11h no better 11nachune.
t;ATrlntINE WVYt.Is AND SISTnIt.
April u, 18i8.
I livte ol fault to tinl Wit limy tach lt, atd
ln'l witul any better. I have in ift the price of
it several ties by takinig in sewing. It l Ilwltys
reldy to i its work. I thilk it a dIrsi-class inta
chine. I ieei I can't say too miuc for the atvts
Ver lI'ai ieeti Machtlue.
M11s. 'i'toMas SMITH.
Failrlteeil county, April, 1,43.
Mit..I. u. IIOAa-ilear Sir: it gives tne liuch
pleN:ure to testify to the Ierits of ihe )avis Ver
lical leci ewing Maclule. ''he inaclhlte I got of
you alat live years ago. has been alimost In cnli
slit i use ever sne tIltat. tlilue. I cannot see that
It is worn ally, and hav not cost 11ue one cent for
repairs mince we have hall it. Am well pleased
a1111 donJ't wVishi or anly bletter.
ilonlT. ('i 'Iwronth
I ialitt' tarry', nealr WViitlnbor.i S. C.
Wae1mve uisil liii D)avls Verlt ical Pel Sewing
Macinie for the last lIve years. Wei wld not
haive' lany of1 her tiakeat anlly price. I'Te mlachli
V'ery resplect fully,
IIlavlflg hotugihi a D)avls Verilital Feed Sewing
Machiiiiie froun Mr. Jh. 0. ilalg suite three years
ImC, and !. !invinIg givenl m1e per'fet, satisfactliona In
every respect Itsa taiiy inatcliino. both1 for ltoa;y
land Iighlt 5(ewinig, andt neovea nteedlu tihe least re
pmir in anly wiay. i i) canl0ncerfl ly reco-lnieni It to
lany aone as ai lrst-clazss lunchin 1'Ill every pirticeu
ibar, ill inlk It sat)in to 1non1, it is onei of liha
ll t'ase. Thie lattachmlemsi aire mtoro etasily aill
jtisleil anll it idoes a greater ranige of work I>y
iittealls of its Vertical aFeed tilail ally Otilti 11na
clui I have ever seenI or used.
WVisbioro, iealiloidl cotoity, S. U.
Wec haive hadl one of ithe Dlavi-4 Maclhilies abot
fouir yearts aruihaive lwYays fo)undl it reiadiy to(d ala. li
kinls ott worx wo halve iiadu ocaiSonlI t)io tti't,
8ee tllit the mahin is wor anIi iiy, tind works asl
welilI aswiIhnew.
JactksonI's CreeK, F"airiiei talluny, 8. U.
My wIfe is highly leasedi wItit the Davi.q Ma
chine ioiht oif yotu. She wVatlid no01 iakO double
WIil ilt) give for it. Tiu malinlO hast hot,
been ont of orde.r stco uthe ilad it, andt 51o catn do
any). kind of wor k Iln i.
Very Itespectfully,
JlAS. F. Faitux,
Monileello, lfairiold county, S. C.
Thie IDavis Sewing Machiue Is simly a treas
104' M us. J1. A. (GoobwvYN.
litlgewlay, N. ('., Jan. 10, 1s83.
J. 0 IiOAO, E,tg., Agent--'Dear Sir: My wire
iias 'celi iisiing a iJavis 8owiht 3laclinoit atonstanIt
13y for thle pasit foIur years, ani I it has never lieeile
aniy reptlira an I works just as1 well as) whe0n lirst,
i))light. She saVs It wvillido ua greater rlange, of
p)ractital wvork l'ntl do at easier an111 betaer than
ainy iniachinll o lint oa ver uisead. Weo cheerfully
re:onnnenLiti itas ai Nu. 1 famlily imachtit),
Y'our tro.y,
.JAS. Q. D)Avis.
Winnlsb,ro, S. U., Jain. 3, 1883.
Mn. lloAo I have always fouad my1 Dais Ma
chinle retly ado li kinills ofi1( trk I have hlad on
wvorn a particle land it Works us weul as witonl noLW.
Itespectfully,
Muts. 1t. U. UooDINO.
WVInnsboro, IC. U., A prIl, 1883,
Mit. IlOAo: My wife has been1 constalntly uslig
tile D)avls Machine bought of yona abrout ive years
ago. I hlave nlever regretted bey llg It, as5 It la)
aIlways relily faor ainy kinda of family sewing, eitherw
heavy or lighat. It isi never out of fix or nleedtnig
I eilars.Very respectfully,
FaIrfield, 8. (1., March, 1888.
Suimmer Ialntle.
A New York restaurateur says: The
drive along the Schitylkill river above
Phitlelplitia was mado famuous by the
iieals of reed birds, catfish and waflles
furnished at the few hotels that were
locnted there in earlier days. In fact,
these dishes contributed more than any
other atency toward the great park of
which Philadelphians can boast. 'T'hey
attracted attentioit to that romantic
quarter of the city, and when it was
proposed to devote it to park purposes,
t hero was no voice raised in opposition.
Heed birds are not, in great demand
here, except among those who really
possess a taste for truly delicate foo(.
Spring chicleu, broiled to a turin with
a brown butter sauce, is the rage at
presenlt. "
6What are your other delicacies?"
"Well, we serve sweet-breads and
lambs' fries in the meal, line, because
they are costly '. The fruit season is
now dawii nig, and, of course, strawber
ries, cherries adti hot-house peaches
are in (leIlandl. The ladies, as a rail',
have a standiard for ineais in the sun1i
iner1 seatson, c01nsist igt of chi(cke and
iolhster sal id, stratwbllerries and ice
creun uI r ice st1'aiige tinixitre-bitt
they ialage to stanl it. We refer to
themn as the delicate sex, but jtidging
ii'nul the trash they eat, I shonal say
that, t hey are ilade oh utch sterner
stull tIha inost. of the Inen, if dyspep
sia is the stilanlrd. Mis. I,angt ry, for
instance. is illl ' of a 5111)s1alntial eater
than and spicture. She dotes on chicken
salhll, soft crabs, tenderloiu stakes,
wit ishi111ron11 sauce, strawherries autl
ice creal, washed down, of colrse,
with 'iper litilsieck; she appears to
have no relish for the sinaller and
choicer itvinls of food, always eat iing as
though she were huiiigiy, and ordering
her totd, as the newsboy said of pork
an1d beaus, of tlie "lilling kind."'
Uebhard iinltilges oecasiolntlly inl such
delicacies as white-I'ait, soft. crabs and
frogs' legs, but. not Mhen Mrs. Laigtry
is wilh hii. G"eorge Goul has at lien
clant for soft i.tls, the Voriisers run
to steaks aind II1hino wine, :and tho
artmy of d(udes relish boutillon, salnon,
chalnlagtte andt a tootlhpick.
A Sailur sonatiun.
"A young fell )v" well knowi otl IKe
Vessels altd steatners oil' of Ullicag) as
cook, cabin boy, etc., aut knlowi as b'rank
Uhainbers, was arrested by Ollicer Brennan
while talking with a c-Iplaun and arranging
for a berth on boirI his vessel. Frank
was taken to the (a)icagto aveutle station,
and when charged with being a fern tle
coules3ed to the faivt. Sit; is a'lout seven.
teen years of age, is niascihin in face and
tSittc(bIliat'iiSLti' litahptain she aallti
with exp-)sed her to the police. She ex
plaiis her courNe In d)nnin mtle attire by
saying that it wts easier to obtain work as
a boy or young man than as a girl or a
young woman, an(d she got better wages
atnl escaped the insults and the adlvane,s
tmad1(e to It.-r own sex. It is not charged
that Miss (Jtn iers has ev.:r bn guilty
of iinnoral conduct. Up to the present
tiine hier (isgitse 111S been successl, and
thotulzh she has servel on s.veral satil-ves
nels and steatnfers as cook, stewari, p) >rter,
watchlain, c.tin boy, etc., no one knew
her real sex. She has had many a thht,
;ind has iul'ue a show o tihticutti in ordher
to keep uip the ruse. Nit long ago she
was pitched into by one of the hIt3 on
the ste+muer wuhere site warS eiui)oye I, allt
tier eyes blackenetd. It was stat' I last
evening that the girl will m ke It cleal
breast of it to the couri; Ilh t1 sheti fiest put
on male atlire whun sailln; with ai ctaptaln
who lad a very i(atous wife, tndl that,
while not, gIllty of any in proper cendctc,
she put11 on iiien'st c?o',hies so th a the cap
talin's better half1 wanihd not be at alt un.
easly.
N >t long ago a young I"rencht U iadian
mill-hatuI ninedltM N ireisse MueiiIr, ini
Eddty's new mill at I huh, Q tub m. hiet one
of thle most maarvcloius (Os ig ar frt ido rthl
On rec ird. It sectus that while attendiing
to ihie <htt.ies ini the lower pat of thle mill 1
hei shopal) aiti relI ito tho water ben eat,h.
At i, s p nti the strcn'U rdS iiNs tU a a!zui
I th warning oft (t Ihe rusIn g waters Narcis.
s'. whoi is a po.verfutl itwiunmnr, striuck ott
btob i)y for ) hle sthitre. ini spite of hits elf >rts
he wv is hurilel (loyn Ilhe watervyay toward
thle IDevil's I111), wIhere~ t!te strearni enters
the iiui(tergroinnit pas.ige. Notlining (ittnnttedt
by the trteientos strenigth ofr t,hueirrent,
aigatist whitchu be wais battling, Narclaso
coniiitued to lit for li * lfe. At, length
lhe sateccedert in gettingi near eni )ighi to t,he
shore to cietch a proj ectin g piece or roc k.
F'rarinttely for hiuni somie ouitsidta hitp -
pi,eel to) see hitiu clinging to the rock on
ihnhohre wi th the eniergy of despair, whale
the force of the Currentt was abw>i'st teartmg
nis arens ot. of t,4eir sockets, and caime to
hi reScne. 1l1tri it not, bieen for this lie
wotl. i nevi talIy have beel stiCkedl dhOwn
ini'o the I).vil's I tole andI probably never
heardh of ntg alit. N , hleserip ion can give
tne inltt iest id'ea of the dlangers ot this
sp0., Itu after one glaunce at, it it seemsin in:
c-nnpilrehensiible thna', a hum'n bJeli should
have been thero anti survivedh.
lThe Oiln.nt Theai rto in ICuiropni iJnruned downVh.
knollwni of oltd its the Opera I [otise, whichl
wI s receni tly d(est ro ytet Iby firt, claIimtedt
IIolave bee ita,eohbltst,t hieatreiut h'uraope.
iniaskel ball iin tht s.une btonse, fell a
vitimi to thie istoh Sht, of Coit,L A t
thIe crowinig draatt ie epiisodet ini Au..
her's toperai. To raisei aL sildten cry of
"liire"~ waIs Ione of the p)reCcnceted( aLr
rantgteents caIrriedt ot, by t,he con spi
rattors, whot htopedt to escane iniL t subt
se)Iji(ent, conufusionu. 'iTe doot rs, how
etver, wvere propi~i.y clo)sed by thte au-t
Ltorities, anid no1 onte wats p)ermiitted LI)
depalrt, uintil lie hiad been, recogizied
andtt comphelletd to Sign htis nltameIl in
book. A iikarstromn wias t,he last to quit
the thieat.re. Hie passed5 wit,h so5a
plicioni; and1( might pioss~~iy have esced(
thte scaffold hiad nt,t a pistol anud dalgger
founiid on the iloor ben identiiled by the
gunismith and cutler of' Whdin he had
boturhit thmn shortly helor a