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MRS A.P 0 S T THE HEBALD OF PROGRESS. V o l . 1 . ] . J. , 274 Canal St. (Dp Stairs.) ' NEW YORK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1860. $ T WO ( Payable in Advance. ( [No. 87. TO others, slower of ripening, pass twenty or Beauty of the Forest, v2 feet in circumfer- J. B. P ilkington , M. D., C alifornia A tern- .,,, ... , .. .. . , j reach twenty-five before they may be said to cnee, 300 feet in bight. pie of Hygea at “ Frisco” would do a vast nnd lnsl- the pubU^oulyon each Wodnwday, at the publication ; have molded their Character. Two Friends, 88 feet in circumference, 300 ing service to thc diseased public. Your letter, oYioe. a few doors east of Broadwny. j In this world the external form of Gharac- feet in hight. h i • Brother, contributed largely to the sum of friend- S£ 5 \A portion of our Editorial Staff will occasionally j ter is most valued. You remember Shaks- The above trees are all embraced in a sec- ship. Prof. Kramer’s plan for nervous dearness is uso the Phonographic characters fur signatures, in ordor ■ pearc’s comparison between property and the tion not exceeding one halt mile in extent. considerably scientific. As yet, we have no word * ' ...... in the hrnvity, utility, and w0rth of a good name : | The surrounding country is exceedingly for your patient •eonomy o l t h . . } «irm. “ C tttd nam e. In n u n , a n d wom an, p i c t t i n s q u c iin.l I tu u iU f n l. a n d tlie m - n c iy ,,t 01 . l.iV.'tItTS, 7 oT»n“rfiel.- I- Hut Immediate jowol of their souls: many points along tlu- mail in muil to lie 1111 - II. T., Ni thorel'ore, prejndieod against the writer of | 'Vho steels my jiurse, steals trn-.li; ’tis something, | surpassed for sublimity and grandeur, it nor that we necessarily entertain sentiments hostile j nothing; The ages of these trees cannot he easily de tains. We shall imlte every reasonable effort to satisfy i ’Tvras mine, ‘tis his, and has been slave to thou- termined, but it is sufficiently evident that both readet and correspondent. sands; they have many thousands of years packed away KtTNon-official letters and unhusiness correspond- But he that filches from me my good name, within their trunks 1 ence (which tho writers design for only the editor s Robs me of that, which not enriches him, perusal) should bo superscribed “ private” or \ confi- And makes me poor indeed.” Tlirec D a y ’s W o rlt. „ . We deem external character as the dust of „ „ r XT „ tsyThe real naino of onoh contributor must lie im -1 . ,w n l - nf tin- W. Williamson, Ammon—“ Mtt. E ditor : parted to the E litor; though, of course, it will bo with j P» o^icshion. I he peculiar qualities ot the D q you believe it would aid humanity if public held from the public, if desired. j spit it ate exhibited through the inheiited j opinion permitted women ti) take equal part in our KsT Wc have ono important request to make of all j temperaments. These give him fixedness and ] elections, and in tlie formation of laws ? \ correspondents, namely: that they will crystallize, stability ; they suggest and modify his liab their thoughts, reducing them to as brief a c°m-| its and manners ; and our counsel to ever pass as possible. IV-; are earnestly laboring to pulverize all sccla i rian creeds and to fr a ternize thespiritual affections of ............ .......... mankind. Will you work with us J j middle Character. 'I his harmonizing process IV, UQ exception, Give her very early in lift- : phy. Grammar, Composition, and Rhetoric, and to ,______...--------------------- • implies, the overcoming of whatever is defect- ^() understand that the social, political, and train th)’ Band by the practice of Penmanship. ■ . ive and discordant as inherited or acquired. educational condition ot a country or a people Thus may thy intellect become healthily developed, s i i o n s a n d A n s w e r s . TUo F a m i l y o f M ovements. is inseparable from her existence and direct an(i capable of obeying tlie moral impulses in the „ ,, \ „ tn influence, and the conslequcnce of such re- direction of doing good. vil'-Ti'iouc of Y o T ? ou sponaibilities would, in tho next ten years. t were rcnorted as having expressed jonrselr iome- catiw her to make most r»pid progress towan 1 w - \'rannin Ct—Tina correspondent thing like this—‘ The various reforms and isms of j the intelligence and dignity requisite to the the day are related or kindred to each other, and O rleans , writes us in a kind spirit, and says: “ I will relate to you that 1 have this day received through my wife, from our guardian spirits, thc following communication, which I hereby trans late front French : 1 Douglas is to be the next Pre sident of tlie United States, though he is not the man of our choice.’ It was given iu French thus : ‘ Douglas sera nomme President des E. U. mais il ne serait pas l'homtnc de notre choiz.’ ” “ L avinia ,” F air v iew , O.—Thy lines on “ The Jewish Riddle,” arc received. Such intellectual w.imw«ivo euuuiriucuw exercises are of benefit to thee, therefore write Brother end Sister is, to harmonize the life of r nch;uve nothin;,, nnlelte justly loaded with when the spirit moicth. Bet it would he well to 3man discipline thy faculties by the study of Orthogra- Q u o A n sw e r : Human nature, with all its great rapacities aud indestructible endowments, “ Tlie power to put a question presupposes and g u a rantees the power to answer it.” no c o n sistent man can receive oue and at the same ! tim e oppose all the r e s t.’ Will you give a list of the kindred m o vem ents a n d isms to which you re ferred?” Itse e m s a s though the ghost of a Creed ac c o m p lish m e n t o f th e e n d s co n te m p la te d . I stallfh in thc way of our spiritual friends assoc i a t- A t p r e s e n t, t h e a n ta g o n ism b e tw e e n m i g h t ! inS ft’1- a common object. The fact is,” he contin- am l r i g h t , as b e tw e e n m e n a n d w o m e n i n tlie i u e s. “ wc w a n t no man to prom ise to believe in social fab ric, is m o s t s h a m e f u l a n d d e g r a d in g , either a God or a Devil, b u t we do w ant an organi- . . . | W e re m e m b e r a g r e a t .C o n v e n tion o f m e n zation, so th a t we m ay wield the pow e r of an Asso- A nsw er : I t is t h e p r a c tical m issio n o f H a r - jjg i j so m e y e a r s a g o , w h o se th r e e d a y ’s w o r k ciation for the purpose of im p a rting knowledge to tuAitx xu. x., ------- - ......... - .................. - m o n ia l P h i lo s o p h y to p u l v e r iz e a lH c r e e d s , w a s t h u s su m m e d u p : I the people, Ac.” Perhaps our Brother will remom- qnently while r e a d ing your Answers to Correspond- u n it i z e a l l refo r m s , a n d fra te r n iz e t h e s p i r i t -1 First Dai/ — C ro w d in g a w o m a n off t h e p l a t - ' h e r the •' E c l e c t i c P u b lish in g C o m p any'' which e n ts, (from the m o st o f which L g e t some new men- u a l affections o f m a n k in d . I t lias b e e n w e ll fo r m . ‘ ; we proposed last year. We will tal nutrition,) I m e e t with the expression ‘ Book a n d tru t h f u l l y re m a r k e d th a t , a s t h e h e a v e n s ! Second Day G a g g in g h e r . B R I E F A N S W E R S T O O U R C O R R E S P O N D E N T S . BY THE EDITOR. T h e B o o h o f L i f e . M ary M. T., B rooklyn .—“ M r . D avis : Fre- of Life,’ Ac. Now as I know you do not a c c e p t: ftre f u ]] 0f celestia l , so th e e a r t h a n d h u m a n the’popular o rthodox theory o f a Recording A n g e l I • . . . . . and a ‘ Day o f J u d g m e n t,’ 1 am a t a loss to d e ter m ine your real meaning. Will you please explain? ’ society are full of terrestrial movements, cvx ^ome of these are, as yet, but imperfectly de- . ~ ^ r -r • * j veloped ; others are in the nebulous or forma- A nswer : 1 lie Book of Life is eompoKid of t|on of „ l d t existence, „ | lU<, i f , , the human body and mind. I lie lids ate | o t iiers have becomecompactly organized a made of the body, the folios of the mental „ r ,, lm(i(.r head-way, aocomplishing t h i ^ l faculties. Unon theii leaves ate written the .,.1 miCciAnc amAmr tim mAct AAncntAi lOMPANV proposed last year. We will heresay that such 11 Association is being quietly formed, and will that she shall stay 0nc day go into practical operation. :ral missions. Among the most m a n y d e v i a t io n s o f th e in d i v i d u a l fro m JJje | a r e t h e fo llo w i n g | v i s ' p a t h o f r e c t itu d e . 1 h e r e c o r d in g a n g e l is th e w,hlo A Law of Right, or the central positive principle, iu Nature, which is Harmony. The mark of j transgression is upon the brow. The individ ual—the Book of Life—is im m o rtal; i t soon j passes away to the Spirit Land. The record ! of ;,ps,r-vi:::.... a;.,, -.rs.m tin ’iving fav.Hies; is manifest in their deformity and decrepitude j —in their inability immediately to advance with ! the higher spirits upon the eternal highway j of Love and Wisdom. T h c In d i v i d u a l i t y o f C h a r a c ter. M atthew F . C ., N ew Y ork — •‘D f l B T licuous Bible Authority Mov National Intervention Anti-Slavery Temperance Woman's rights Labor and f-apiti Phonographic Anti-Catholic Spiritual Manifestation Anti-Sectarian “ Anti-Gallows “ Prison Discipline “ Homestead. ‘ ................. - ..... , . I Anti-War “ understand by what.you write that wc have three ; Distinct organizations to promote these I'hnraelers- First, the innermost, which is from , » .. „ 1 , . .. . . . (ioT ih fro m our I»r»nU;tl,.tl,ira from nro continually holding their M? umundlnga. And I under.Uind from yon conventions, anil hy their discussions keeping v that tlie innermost is the same in all, but the sec- j the public mind ever active in search of what- j ],;s observation, and appropriates whatever ond const:: -.testhe individuality; aud yet that, final- j ever truths may belong to the movements, available results it contains to thc improvc- 3y, tlie iuncrmost rises above all. Now 1 cannot | How many points of union there are between | ment Gf ),i 8 present abode. mid.-TsUiud them nil, it is somewhat difficult tosny. That VVc llsk ,„lr jjistere everywhere to ponder ahty n slid' haw, g n « N M « heyond oar | „ l?y llot all homogeneous is very i wol, Ulh „ ,„ „ ry „f ‘'difference,'’ and to for- Third Day —Yotil gagged. B u t t h e e n d of th e C o n v e n tio n w a s n o t th e I one L. H ., P iunceton — T he return of cye- te r m i n a t i o n o f th i s i n d i g n i t y to w o m a n , a n d , sight in extrem e old age is rare. W henever it hap- of_cou r s e , to so c iety a t larg e . T h e cause o f pens the cause is referable to the law of reaction, Y d m a i i l ^ r i g h t s w ill lan h H y ad v a n c e , n o t- which tem porarily forces the spiritual principles •itbstanding the.hlows <?f those...who- preach i ^ t from the brain into their accustom ed channels love to the neighbor and do not practice it. — Th,. reason why unm a rried women at thirty •Women are living the spirit of Christianity, | appear older than either men or women who are and soon will preach as well as practice it. married, is, because the social faculties and conju- I Professions Avill have to leform, as well as in- sensibilities, in reserved natures who arc un- I dividuals for this is tlie Age of Thought and | niarried, are too often, and too p rotractedl}' inverted, 111 1 ' 1 - 11 I01' turned inwardly upon themselves, while the , rixetl {gulf. ll0^ 'CTf 1' l,lue tlu ’o t y re-, m arried “re nouriihed aud espam Ual by the “ 1 s a \ ! You un- a « 1 • 1 11 b . ol ■*I,eet!n? w™ ,an,w.. ...tesTgmnst her r„cll,|,m S , c„ y the “ Y es. s i r . \ . Sight .and Insight. For tlie Herald o f Progress. “ L E A V E S . ” BY GEORGE GRAY. NUMBER SIX. My F irst Visit w ith Grand- mother. As the mellow chime of evening bells comes through drear autumn winds, over the miles of woods and waters, so comes the memory of my grandmother over the years of my life. I cannot think she was old, nor that she was ever young. Ripe and full, and rich with fragrance, she was released from an aged form when I was ten years of age. God knows how many times her healing hand has been laid upon my burning brow. I feel its soft touch as I write. When the dark spirits of despair have counseled to curse God and die, that hand lias wafted them away. When I have turned, sick with disgust, from the face of the brotherhood, that magnetic touch has restored me to faith in the Fathcr and his children. Words are not a fit expression of my gratitude, nor can pen portray the im age which rises a t memory’s call; yet, I will try to tell the simple story—to tell how, hy a wise hand, my life-lines were early drawn in pleasant p laces: I will go hack to the little way-side sehool- liousc, where I learned three things—to hate hooks, ‘ ‘ the schoolmaster, ’ ’ and ‘ ‘ the large I boys.” At four o’clock, upon a sultry August afternoon, our keeper turned us out, one by one, upon the dusty highway. I trudged moodily homeward. “ Master” had “ spoken to me’ ’ a good deal that day. ‘ ‘ You are a dull head ! ’ ’ As that announcement had been made to me a great many times, and no one had ever disputed it, I heard it with a “ dull ” sense of its truth—as sinners hear the stirring of the fires that burn evermore on tlie shores of the s a law-maker and politician. A writer says that the vital difference between man and woman is this : Man forever asks more, while woman is always intent upon making the most of what she has. Man is a perpetual rom? seeker ; woman turns whatsoever she finds rjou 3 atumbimg block to many. But if yon will go into a present use and profits Man s eye is fixed upon the future : woman's upon the p r e s e n t . He Sw eeps th e leavens with lii.sj gaze to see what fa ir e r w o rlds in v i t e b i s ad- S j f n t n r r ; slit- q u ie tly u n p a c k s tlie tru n k of . . . . . . I . I vrnxv hi v n u t in i /'tv cAiu utxiutiitgucit/uo i.-> > t;t v hereditary and educational characters. 1 hope you . evident . while somo of thcm have a strong will make this matter plainer. mutual attraction and easily blend together. A nsw e r : Individuality is eternalized by (tive them time and they will each and all means of the shajKot the innermost. 1 hat is, ful)m th d r dcstiny. the particular combination 01 the temperaments, which was the foundation of our individuality T h e W o r l d ’s M a m m o t h T r e e * , from the first moment, remains forever as the H x W ilso n , N ew a r k — “ M b . E ditor : There seal of personal distinction. Overcoming the I ]ias been considerable discussion in our store re-, defects of birth or parentage, and harmoniz- meeting the size of the great trees of California, j rard us their sentiments on the subject. © b t s p t r h t g s to C o r r c s p o n t r m i s . \ TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.” 0. C. H all —Your welcome manuscript is re in^ one’s inner life with the peculiar type of One of our party has recently returned from that u ll vLI— 10ur 'TC1C' organization inherited, does not necessitate I country, aud his reports many regard too extravu- ccived. 1 vt * 0 .. , r 41 ,,. individn-ilitv gaut for belief. Can you give us any statistics _ tt r, • n tlie obliteration of the indn iduahtj . « J diameter, and aees of the J - »■ c - G len ’ s F alls . We teach that it is required of every one to become perfect in accordance with his par ticular type of character, or combination of temperaments. Every ortgnimtion hns - about the names, hight, diameter, and ages great trees in California?” A n s w e r : Thc largest trees in Californiaare \ understood to be in Calaveras county. Thc -Tlie cause and treat- Idiocy” will come up in proper season. I nquirer .— “ Vestiges of Creation” maybe or dered from this office. Price 37 cents, or 75 cents. temperaments. ^ » ; an(1 gran(ieur have attracted visitors from , , ' - I V lipantv a superiority, anu a destiny ot its . b . .. ,, 0 , , . Postage lo cents. H i . n S x * « r 5 ’ tlt.tw«cm|.l..virl»doiii v ^ u u .k tU u im of the Stote. _ 1 he Utrlc of \ O v e r c o m in g nlUucl, l.cnylitnry prcdlspod- «|« , BlK j ™ . «»*««» !,.1.ch,c!.,!h!ck: . L. B. H ...., W aixi O allxv , N. Y.-Your very iiu l, . J rf 1 1C Fase of this tree, without its bark, was I important questions respecting the reproductiv experience or othcrivise, to antagonise\with | tiventy-four feet^in diameter. After it was functions shall receive attention in future articles. .. * ^ A r..ll.aof tions aud educational defects as are found, by experience or otherwise, to antagonize with the freest and fullest expansion of the inner most. This innermost life—when permitted its erthrown by thc ax of some “ woodman” who would not “ spare that tree,” its length ^ ^ easy spon^eous- and natural d e ^ l o ^ measured two hundred and forty-nine feet m ent—Avill assume and remain eternally in thc ; Several years ago a Sacramento paper reported ment „.hirh ,„rh another wonder named the Father Pine. 1 Ins ape dy> shape of the type of individuality which each parlicu larl:, reprmvlt. It were as follows : Length, 400 feet; cir- tion, remember, but the transmitted defects ot , r , in fnat ,,,,, ,,f tlliu (rna I tree had fallen to the ground. Its dimen- parental organization, which ished to overcome. e admon- cumference, 110 feet. The trunk of this trei was hollow, which was traced for a distance of 250 feet, 'l’hcre was a little pond of water . T h r e e C h a r a c t e r s . I in tlie center of this cavity, four feet in depth, p M M. N ew Y o r k .— “ D ear S ir : Yon speak This tree, 250 feet from the stump was no less , N . formation of Character. Please say what ; than 12 feet in diameter. •ou exactly mean by the three Characters which | The cluster called The 'Three Sisters, taken ^ . 1 . .v, (inand in all human nature.” ! l.oo-tdher. are 02 feet in circumference, and VYe thank you for putting them. David B ryson , N ew Y ork — Your communica tion is received. We felt much sympathy for the bliud Brother, and was about to prescribe for him, when we heard of his departure from tlie trials of earth. M iss L. C. 11 __ , S t . L ouis .—Your case would require particular and persistent attention. We cannot bestow it, though we would most cheer fully aid you. We admire thc spirit of filial love that prompted you ; your mother’s solicitude we regard with great esteem. C. A., O: you seem to fi in all human nature.” together, are 92 feet in circumference, and C. A., O sw ego , N .Y ., writes us approbating the A n s w e r : We mean just this : First. Every 300 feet in hight. The center one is-bare of I question of “ Sally Wright,” regarding “ country ................. x ....... - branches for 200 feet above the ground. visiting.” Our correspondent took the flail into 'The Mother tree is 91J feet in circumfer- |,jB own bauds and threshed out a good strong an- ence, and 325 feet high. . . swer. It harmonizes with tho spirit of the one j given “ under our hand and seal.” m anTtam ist life is divine, the Character of which is derived from the joint contribution of the Infinite Father anil Mother, or God and Nature. Second Every wan s mid-maU and intermediate life la derived from his finite parents, or the earthly father and mother : a n d its Character is in accordance with the combination of temperaments whioh t h y (the parents) Involuntarily transmit Thn-d. Every man s oufa*, or superficial life, is de rived from the sphere of circumstances by which ho is molded and fashioned after birth; a m i th e Character thereof is likened unto tin ...r nf tiie circumstances which gall The Mother and Son are 92 feet in circum ference, and 300 feet in hight, united at the i base. “ A S eeker after T ruth ,” N ew York.—The The Twin Sisters, 100feet in circumference, communication, purporting to emanate from the 300 feet in hight. spirit of St.Paul, is received. Will report con- . The Pioneer’s Cabin is a remarkable enri- ceruing it ere long. Well authenticated facts, il- osity. This tree has been partially burned, histrative of spirit intercourse, are yet demanded and tlie result of tlie scorching is the dividing by tlie millions. If you have auy such please for- of the trunk into several compartments, which j ward them. are known as the parlor, bed-room and kiteh- _ , .. f rtR tr^te r of the circumstances which gain I en. The hollow, which is 200 feet in hight, J - I amb- W iscotta , I owa .—Your e er Ghar.icU.r oi filin g s , and sway liis is called the chimney. This tree is 85 feet in August, 1*00, reviewing some statements of J. I . asc e n d e n c y o t c r m s ice. e , . j c ir c u m feren c e . D., would h ave been published in the H brai . d a t .......... ^ I 00 ^ — vcu.fevenc. 1 , 3 ^ j wpnee wna of ! f c S n * ^ ’f f l 85 f~‘ ! ,rfr;rbon oulf“\lo\!w ll,e “ma -oinmonlj ni'lP, , ........... a.„ „ , lc,c Tom-, Cubin, 04 foot in ........................... —- n .. i .n . . I - d social sensibilities, f I “ Well, w h a t do y o u m e a n ?” A. B. H., C l a I ^ o n The indisput.ible exi.t- S » ‘ h a v ,in ® “ n -v m e a n I n e on ence of sin mid e v i l - i u a univcrae supposed to l.e hanI> J,lst tl,on- 1 r e t r a i n e d s i le n t l y co n tem - animated an d lo v e r n e d by a perfect S o u l - i s a sc- [ p l a t i n g t l i e c a r v i n g s on th e p in e p l a n k before m e m e n to e s le f t b y boys o f p r e c e d ing forward and higher, stand ou the heaven-kissing ' g e n e r a ti o n s , b u t n o t v e r y c r e d itab le, e i t h e r mount of Wisdom, and from thence contemplate the vale ol human life below, the vexed question will quickly answer itself thus: “Evil is but the shadow of substance.” Sin is man’s voluntary abandonment to the misguidance of the shadow. Evils and sin are, therefore, the sunless sides of pure things and principles. Ignorant minds love the darkness and repel the light. Intelligent minds, ou the contrary, love the light aud repel the dark ness. “A R eader ,” C hicago . —There is au intuition iu the deeps of all human nature that this earth, in the great future of its maturity, will cease to pro duce the human race. The author of the Pleasures of Hope says: “ I saw a vision in my sleep That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of time ! I saw the last o f human mold, That shall Creation’s death behold, As Adam saw her prime.” In the poet's imaginatiau of “The Last Man” wc recognize thc presence and prophecy of the spirit’s latent intuition of truth. A. K ., O sw ego , N. Y.— You want the best and most complete treatise on Mesmerism nnd Elec tricity. We can refer you to no small works more instructive than either of the following : (1.) Bi ology; or, The Principles of the Human Mind. Deduced from Physical Laws. With a Lecture on the Voltaic Mechanism of Man. By Alfred Smee, F. 11. S. 12 mo. G4 pp. Illustrated. Price, 30 cts. (2.) 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The second truth I must perforce declare Is this: God ever worketn, everywhere, And everywhere, from one Divine decree, Urging all forms to one high destiny, Shaping all things in wisdom from liis will— And oh, how calm he works! and oh, how still! And works from centers outward to extremes, Diffusing through all forms the tempered beams ,vork L the years of ( j ab|ts of some precocious I ence, 300 feet in hight. qU<f h 0,! ^ m e penninently established as' Pride of the Forest, 87 y first mentioned age ; while many ence, 300 feet in hight. and twenty-five. Un- I Hier letter |’, early as the first mentionec feet iu in places, what part of a scntem iircumfer-1 J. P. D., and what part you state. from you, written with more care, and giving the ........ . .......... flrcumfer- same statements, would be readily received and | With j published. Justice to all is our intent. | Or, being ended, is nd every grain of sand, vork is never doue, beguu. His to their moral refinement or artistic skill. ‘ ‘ I say ! what do you mean ? ’ ’ “ I say,” was always the second degree of emphasis ; the third was made direct! 3 ' after by the ruler upon my shoulders. “ What do you mean ? ” “ Nothing, sir.” This being obviously the correct answer, Master considered the lesson concluded, and walked away. “ Yes, I am a dull boy. I have always been to school; yet never learned anything. I always expect to go to school, and that I shall neverleam anything. I am a dull boy.” As I came in sight of “ our house,” my flagging steps quickened a little, for the road wagon stood before “ the south door,” and I knew that our folks had got home from Uncle John's. As I went in, the household were gathered around tlie open trunk. There were presents from grandmother — a book for James, a fine pocket-knife for Thomas, and a gilt cup for Ruth. “ Nothing for me.” I turned away silently, and thought I would go down in the orchard. I stopped short a t the door and turned about, and, as I turned, my life turned about, too ! ‘ 1 Ma ! does grandmother know you have such a boy as I ? ” Why, George, what ails you ? Yes, I had forgotten. Grandmother wants to have you come out there to-morrow, with James ; he going to Boston with a load of wheat, and ill stay a whole week—do you want to go?” “ Yes ma’am.” There were no “ large boys ’’ at Uncle John’s. Only books and Master would be left behind. Uncle John lived in a large old New Eng land house, upon a high hill near the sea shore. Its lofty ved gable, in tho center of a rainbow arch of tall poplars, was conspicuous afar off. Grandmother had lived there many years—the arbitress of all disputes, and the I harmonizer of all disturbances—among a I large circle of relatives. It seems but yes- | terday that I saw her sitting in the atm chair in her little sanded square room—the knit ting fallen upon her lap—gazing out through the open door upon the sea—always gazing there ! She seemed to look over, and beyond, I the sea ; as if her gaze reached around the convex earth to other climes. I 1 was usually very diffident, and had never conversed with any one upon the staple top- i,g „f my thoiifflit. But \lion I lm.l Boon ; three Jays with gr»mlraoUier,_I hadtmparted to her the ( extent of my utter useless-
