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\ What is the matter , li ttle woman ?\ \ Onl y tir ed , J ohn. \ L>na fid wards looked up as she spoke , tii smile bravel y into the (ace bending anx iously over her. \ Tired , Una?\ he said , lif ting the little fi gure as Ue spoke , and takin g his wife like a child on his knee. '* W hat have you b een doing to tire you? ' ' \ Only the day ' s work. Don ' t worry, .lu hn , \ l or a shade passed over the aindl\ face. \ 1 don ' t worry ; but I can 't nee wha t mak es you complain so often of beinp tired. 1 am suns tnc housework ain ' t so much. Other women do i t. \ T here was just n little fretfulnc ss in JuIi ti ' s tone , thou gh he did not mean to he mikiud. \ l know they do. Mrs. Harp er has four c h ildren , nnd taken care of them in addi- tion to housework , besides doing p iles of sewi n g. Perh a ps , Jo h n , it is because 1 hav e not had experience in country work, nud don 't inaiume well. I will learn bat ter al ter it ivliilc. Mow tell me what you did in t own, \ \ I d i<l quit * well. Sold the whole cr« »p of wheat at a good price , and put an- other ins talment in the bank /or the Stan- ley laim. \ * \ Your heat t is sot ou that hm , John. \ \ Indeed i t is! Let mo once own that , clear o l debt , and I Mi nil be • happy man. If is the best land in the count ry, and the house is twice as large as this I\ Linn tlioutiht. of lar ger rooms to acrub , mure rooms to clean , and addi tional work of all kinds , nnd swallowed a little nigh that nuai ly escaped her. \ John , \ she said ra ther timidly, \don 't y ou Uiink if jou spent halt the money on this bowstf we might ho very happy here. \ '•S pend money on thin house I\ cried the astonished Jo hn. \ Why, what on ear th nils this homo ?\ \ I mean in thin gs for it. Now , the put l or looks tuff , and is always shut up. 1 war tlihiking if wo had a pretty carpet , and soma curt ains of white muslin or lace , and a se t of nice furniture , and—and—a pian o. O Jo hn , if I could have a piano P' John Reynolds looked nt his wife as if h!i»« had proposed to bira to buy op the crown jewels of Russia, \ A pinuo I Do you know what a piano COSt l. ? 1 * 4 \ No. Aun t Louise lud one, you know, o ver since 1 can remember. But I thliik if wc lint) n pretty pailor to ro»t in In the evening, I c uti M play (or you and sing. You never hea rd mo play or sing, John. \ \I have heard voiming, but not lately, \ mid Jo hn , rn thor gloomily. ¦ • Oli ! that was jint humming round the Ih i iim; I mean rea l hinging. I havo lot* of nnnic in my trunk, \ \ Hu t you are only a farmer ' s wile now , Lin*. I thounb t you understood when we weie innrri Hi (hut you were not to hnvo ci ty finer y or pUmHaie *, \ «' Ho 1 did, Jo hn. I don 't want finery , i don 't want any pleasure , but your love , John, Don 't scowl up your (ace so. I am silly to mink of these things st all. There , km* mi> and forget it. 1 am nicely rested now , nnd I'll get your tea In ton minutes, \ John put her down with a very tender ki <8 , iina full into u rero rio. Lina Wvors had been a dlatrlct «cbool tenohrr in Scottsflold Jus t four months, when Joh n Reynolds offered her bis hand and honrr. She was nn orphan from In- fancy, bu t her taMi vr ' s sister bad adopted ' snd educa ted lit- In n lifuaf luxury * and niod without altorlD g a will made years bofoie , l«nv tnR bot entire lortune to a chari ty asylum. Linn , left alone , ihnnk- rally Bi ' orpiod the p osition of country school teacher procured for hor by some friends , and was thin king life • hard bur- h dan. whan John tried to balghten it, She THE LESSON. gave her whole gentle little heart into his keep ing at once , a ppreciating at thei r full value his honest , true heart , his trunk nature , hi s sterling good qualitie s , and l ooking with the most profound admirt v tion upon bis tall , stron g frame and hand- some (nee. It was a perfect love match , ' or Joh n laiilv worshi pped the dainty, refined little b eaut y be hie] married ; and having mar ried ber , be to ok her to bis home , and in all ignorance proce eded to kill her. There was no blame to be laid upon him Living *n tbe old farm house where he bail s pent hi« entire life , the one ambition of his hear t was to own land , stock , barns and & model ( arm. He bad seen his mother cook , churn , feed poultry and niud ce ill her life , and the women be knew did the game , a nd if Lina made odd mistakes she put a- willing heart into her work , and s oon conquered jta difficul ties. Surely, hc though t , it was an eas ier life to be mistress ol his homo, wirh the Stanley farm in pros pec t , than to toil over stupid children in a district school. lie bad never seen velvet carpets and lace curtains , grand pianos , dai n ty silks and other surroundin gs that bad been Lim ' s fro m babyhood. He had never heard the wonderful music the little white hands , all rough snd sca rred now. could draw from the ivory fee; sot anoigau or piano , or th e clear , pure voice in song I t was an unknown world to J ohn , where his wile ' s me mory lingered as she scoured ti ns , strained m 'lk, and co oked huge dishes fo r tbe farm hands. He would have thoug ht it wicked waste , if n ot posit i.e insan i ty, to dra w from tbe bank his hard ea rned savings to invest them in bcautil y- lue h i* plnin, comfortable home. An d Lina l ashed her consciousness sharp- l y, te ll'ne . b ercelf she was ungrateful , rv - p in inp: and wicked. Was not her ,lobn tender , true an- J loving ? Where am one her city friends was there a heart like his 7 Had she not known he was only a farmer? And so tbe loving little woman toiled and slaved , unde rtook tasks fir beyond hei strength , i voiked earl y and late , un til just one year niter his wedding day John Rey- nolds , convnfr home to bis tea. found lying u pon tbe kitchen floor a little senseless figure , with a face like death , and hands that sent a chill to bis very heart. The doctor , hastil y summoned , looke d sr ave nnd advised perfect quiet and rest. A airl was hired , and John tenderl y nursed the invalid , but though she grew better she gre w pale and weak. 11 Take her away awhile , \ said the doc- tor; \tr y change of air * She is over- worked. \ \But , \ said h onest puzzl ed John. ''S he d oes n othing but the housework for us two. She has no child , and our sewing is not. much. \ The doc tor looked into his t roubled (ace. \ You are a ornod man , John Reyn olds , and a strong one , \ he said. \ Will you let me tell voii a f ew p lain truths ?\ \ Yes. About Lina?\ \ About Linn. You remember , do y ou not , the tiny antelo pe you admired so much in the menagerie we bad here last summer ?\ \ Certainl y, \ aaid John , looking more puzzled than ever. ' 'Su ppose you had bought that little creature and yok ed it with one of your oxen to a enrt to do the same work '\ \ I'd been a fool , \ said John ; \ that little thing couldn 't woik. It was just made pre tty to look at and to play. \ \ That' s it. John. Now I don 't think God ever made any woman to look pretty and plnv , but Ho made some for tbe rough work cf this world , and some for the dainty p laces , some to draw men ' s soul.s to heaven b y gentle loveliness. Your wife is one of the latter. IF you were a poor mnn 1 would hive held my ton gue , but you am n ric h one. Give your wile a sorvont j lot her h&vo books , music , pre tty things nround her. Let her rest from toil , and ycu may keep her by your side. Put her back in her old place , and you may order her tombstone , lor she will soon need i t. Don 't pu t your antelope beside jour oxen , John. \ •• I will not I Thank you 1 I undor- atiwid , Poor , loving, patie nt hciwt. \ \ That i ligh t I- ' Take her now for « lit tle pleasure trip, and get back her roBi'g, \ Lina clapped her hands when John asked her if alio would like to spend a week in New York , and really seemed to dra w in now life from tho very idea. It was delicious to hoc John ' s wide open eyes as ho entered tUe parlor of the grea t city hotel , and wu « shown into the bed- room, whoso beauties warn quite as be- wildering. • « Tue host room \ he had told tho land- lady , and Lina could not repr ess a cry of deligh t at tho vista i,f a cosy alttlim-room wi th * pmno standing invitingly open. 11 Oh . John !\ she said , \ won 't you go in there snd shut t he door , for tivo minu tes , please '?\ . John obeyed , of course , John , she thought giatefully, refused her n.ithhig no w> . - '« How lucky I brou ght some of my old tlrewm V' Linn ( boug ht, \1 h*v« not worn thorn since I was ¦ snboolmnrni . Fanc y Mis. Reynolds scrub bing the floor in tills dtoss I\ John ruhled hi* oyes nnd pinched him- self as a little figure sailed into the Bitting room , made him n sweeping courtesy, and went to the piano. W» « that the little woman who bad worn prlnt a and sun bonnets so lone ? The fair hair was fashionably dreas ed , and hands of blue vel vet looiied the uoldon curl s , A dross of blue silk , with softes t law trim mlng» and ornam ent* of pcnrl s.had certainly made a Ikdy of Linn. The piano was yield- inn its must bewitching tonus to the skilled littl e fingers , and John ' s bowildemient w»a complete , worn a voice of exquisi te iwectnoa i , tbsugb not powerful , hefan to Only one unit , lull of trills *nd qui tvar * , and then Lina rushed (rem tbe piano into John ' * arms. \ John , darling, \ she said , \hol d me fast. Don ' t let me sli p from you 1\ 110 Lina , \ he groaned , \1 was not lit to marry such a dainty bird ! But I lov ed you , lit tle one. \ \ And 1 love vou , John , rough old John I L et me sins; again. I am very happy to- day, my husband. \ But \ n > wonderful trill filled the room n ow. In a clear , pure voice , full o f ex- pression , Lina s ang, \ I know that my Redeemer livetn. \ He took ber tenderl y to the room she bad quitted so gail y, and she rep la ced her fioci v l»y a wbiti - wiupper , wlio*e iace tr immings looked like tairywo rjc to bis unaccus tomed eye. '' Are you tire d , love ?\ he a sked , w'th a great spasm of terror at bis heart , as he looked at the white , wasted face. \ Yes . vcry , very tired , but happy, John 1\ and with a little si ph of entire content , Lina nt-stled down against tbe warm heart , whose i:**ry throb she knew was all her own. The . white lids fel l softl y over the violet eyes , an d she slept peacefull y as a ch ild. Softl y, a s she rested, the faint pinktius b gathe red in her cheek and a smile crept over her li ps , while John , b ending ove r her , l ifted bis heart in earnest prayer for t be life that mftde hi* own so bri abt. Mr s. Reynolds was to expeiience her share of astonishment during ber holiday, and it commenced by ttie appari tion of John the next day in a new suit of hand- some clotues , that wel l became his manly fl gui e. There was n o foppery, but he l ooked a gentleman , though he made more than one grimace before be got , as he said , •' well shaken into his store clothes. \ '• But , John , \ she cried , \ the Stanley f arm 7\ \ Is sold , dear. You were ri j rht ; we will t .nke this home f o lovely, the Stanley farm will never cost me a si gh. Dr. Grey son and bis wife took all the trouble here and I have hire d two new hands , so as to have a little more leisore. \ \ But , John , \ tbe little wile said ear- nestl y, \ I do no t wan t you to think I am a fine lady, a doll , to wear fine clo th 's and live in irifon&ss. I wait to be trul y a helpmeet to you. \ \ So you will be , Lina. God mean t no one to be a drone in the busy hi ve of the world. You are not strong, but you will find p lenty to keep you busy in supcriu ' .endin g in-door arinngemen ls and direct- ing Gre tchen. And in our drives , love , we wi ll sec if we cannot find some, poorer than ou rselves to comfort and aid. That will be my thank-offering for your life . my l ittle wife. \ Can I describe that w eek ? What was new t o John was old familiar ground to Linn , Central Park wns no t soon exhausted and the li ttle guide giew stronger and ros ier every day .in John ' s thou ghtful ca re , that provided ' p len t y cf pleasan t excite- men t , but guarded again * : fatigue. It was early in the afierroon of s sunny day , when a train drew up at tbe Scotts- fie ld station , and John handed bis wonder- ing wife into a nei t little one horse ca r- riage waitin g for them . \ A new pur cha se, dear , \ he explained. \ We are to have a drive every afternoon. Dr. Grey son prcsciibed it. \ T he house was where it had always been, but Lina rubbed her eyes and wondered if she hud been suddenly carried into fair y land. The dull little sittin g-room had been p apered , carpeted , curtained and trans- formed into a cosy din ing-room. The stiff parlor was a bower of beau ty, with a fine filauo , the daintiest of furni ture , sof t tnus- in cur t ains , and a ca rpe t covered with bouquet s of exquis. 'tr- flowers ; the . bed rooms were carpe ted brightl y, and rejoiced in co ttage sets and in the kitchen the mos t good natuied of itout German girls fmrl y shed tears when Lina addressed ber in her own langua ge. The ne ighbors stared and ' wondered. Comments upon John ' s foll y snd iaiprovi - r* ence>fell from many lips , and old men, shaking their beads , pr ophesied ruin for ih'j Reynolds farm. But John was as much astonished an an y of them , when , after a few years , ho found the farm yielding him a laigcr income than ever before. \ I do bttltove , Linn , \ he said one day to a matronly little woman , who was d ressing a crowing babv , \ that your flower garden wax worth a thousand dollars to inc. \ \J ohn. \ \ Yon see it wn« to got you the Infor- mation about the flowers thnt wo first be- gan to take the agricultural piper; there I found so many useful hin ts , that T becan to think that I knew nothing aliou( » farnv •rig. One booh af ter another en me into top bonne , and tue time I thought would be wasted , taken from farm work , was spen t in reading. Now , look at the labor saving machines I have bought. My orch- ard is going to be the bent In the county , too. \ \ And my poultry yard , John I It was the paper * nnd magazines thnt first gave me the idea of a model poultry yard. What lun wc had netting it s tarted. \ '• Yes , indeed. That New Y( rk trip was the bes t investment I over made , Lina, 1 nnw so mnny things there that I rvcognlard as old friends when I met them ignin in Srlnt—the thrcshinu machine , the rotary nrruw , the Improved plows. \ \ And , \ aaid Mr *. Reynold' s , mischiev- ously, \ tuo Milton wntch , tho hewing m achine , the corals for Johnnie t\ •' Oomo , ate yon ready foi your drive 7\ \ As soon ni I put on my lint nnd got t bo basket of thing * 'or Mr *. Goodwin. \ '•It beat * me , John, \ said hi* uncle one flro brigh t day, •' whore you And no much money for tomloolor y, new tangled non- sense , and fallals lor Lina , and yet give so much In chari ty. I thought yon were cms *\ buy that Stanley farm. \ >« I wti* once, but 1 have something bet- ter now than the Stanley faira. 1 have learned bow to msnuge my an telope. \ \ ¦ WhitV Out to this day Joh n hn* never explained that rifttle to hi* pna tlsd relation *. TUe Egyptians possevs Arabian charac- teristi cs , sa ys • letter writer , altboug h there ure dinerences. Tbe importa tion ol Ge orgian and Circassian slaves , over a long period , has modified the type o( the mid- dle and upper classes. No public market for slave s exists at the presen t time , but they are sold b y steal th. Tbe traditions of Georgian and Circas sian beauty are fa- miliar to tbe .vorld ; for centuries histo- rians have drawn them in lines of generous curves and poets have paint ed them in Ti tian colors. With these pictorial fancies upon me , I was taken aback on landing at Alexan dria. A dozen of these mountain women were sitti ng on shore , where they had just landed from the ship. They were pale , thin , rough-skinned , tawny-hair ed , unkem pt , in coarses t attire —and were in tbe pursuit of fleas. I expressed my dis- appointment to an Egyptian dragoman standing near , who with a graceful wave of his han d replied : \O effendi! coul d you see these women three months hence , you would *ay thst the Prop het bad fit ted them for heaven. Good mashed beetles and g' licrous p ilaf shall make them plump ; the daily bath shall give their (kin tbe hue of creamy milk , and their joints the suppleness and grace of the gazelle! With new health , their eyes shall sparkle with mirth and be dewed with tendemesr- . tbe rc»e shall bloom on their checks, and gold shall gild .hei r tres ses. God is g reat!\ The man ' s s tatemen t was substantially correc t; the sl ave-dealer endeavors to bring them up to their hig hest p hysical perfection before oll' erm g them for sale. 1 af terward saw some who had been trained , fattened , and purified to tbe selling print. They we re exquisitely fair , blue-eyed , and golden-haired , but for the most part like wax fi gures. It was surface beauty, wi th- out dep th , and I looked in vein (or som e indication of thought or sensibilit y in their vacant iaces. Tbe b ought woman is assured a life of ease, perhaps luxury, and is no t resold. If she becomes a mo ther , she at the same time becomes a wife , and her children are le gitimate. Fair victim ' s are no longer sewed up in a sack and thrown into the Nile , for crime or peccadillo ; tha t belongs to the past. A ccordin g to tbe custom of his country, when an Egy ptian takes a Moslem wile , he may no t see her face or know anythin g of ber character until after marriage , and thus an objectionable wife is frequen tly imposed upon'him. He often avoids ¦ ais risk by taking a slave to wife , whom ae can examine and get acquainted with before bri ng ing her under bis roof. Tbe Circassians and Georgians sold are generall y voluntary slaves, who are edu- ca ted to it b y their parents. To be the harem belle of a wealth y Turk or E gvptian I* their life-long ambition. Thus tbe chain by which they are bound is a golden one. riveted by themselves. A Nubian slave , ordinarily good-looking, is sold for abou t 8100 ; a comel y Ab yssinian for 820 0; a Georgian from 8500 upwnrd , varying ac- cording to her b eauty. The lowest-priced slaves are those who come from tho Galls country. HooTi i-llRDBVittPo , — \Old Cabine t\ in Scrlbntr ' H has this sketch fro m the life : It Is a pitiable thing for a man to base hh Idea of himself on a ch ance likeness tu some fam onn person. I wonder how mnny lives h ave been wre cked on the rock of a personal resemblan ce to Edwin Booth . A fine young fellow from Now York , who had \frequently been ml*' taken for Mr. Booth , \ mndo his <k b ut in Oartown a few years ago in tho character of Uatn let, Having hoard something abou t him , I called upon him at tho hotel during tho afternoon preceding tho first perform nnco, His enthusiasm won beautiful. He hod never rehearsed upon a stage , but lie had gone t .. ough tho play over anu ovor again In his own room , using tho chain- to represent Ophelia , Horatio , nnd the rest , Ho knew It wnn n hold venture , bnt he hadn ' t the slighteal foar , ho said, Ghost of Slmkoapearo , what a Hnmlet It was I I omild not blnmo the gnllery for Insisting apon regard ing tho entert ain- ment throughout a* light comedy. Th* trngody lny too deep for their kon. An- other Bootli-bcdovllled youth used te hnnnt In meliinoho ly attitudes the corri- dors of the Winte r Garden while his Dins- trlons double was plnylng Iltimlot there , After tho trageduir. cnt hi* hnlr , nnd de- veloped Into a pro sporoti B nnd cheer ful faced manager , tho follow must hnvt looked more like Booth tha n Booth dl<! hlinnolf . A eollMcm occurre d on (he Anhnni binnou of tJ io N«w York Control R. R., bttwj qn a nnsafingor nnrt a irMght tru lii , by which three person a wore killed and many iujuio d , fiveral of the latter fn- (ally. Both tra ' .n <i wer e almost tot*U> ^Tii? \' on \ e , & S' n \ mount ing the othoi and th* ohm telenet ning. Ta* Caneaaslan Slavs*. The man who stole a pair of boots the other day had n fit. If s peech is silver and silence gold , how much is a dumb man worth ? In New Mexico , a recen t vote on es- tabl-i .ting free schools stood 37 for and 5 , 07t -igumst. A Kan sas paper tells of an army of toads which extends three-fourths of a mile along tbe road. An Ohi o woman, whose husband get rli—'- ' r , has recovered $1 , 000 from the man who sold the li quor. A Tennessee horse thief , be tween 70 and 80 years of age , has been sentenced to 'the penitentiary for 21 years. The first Od d Fellows ' Lodg e in Ger- many was o pened at Stutt gart in 1870 , and there are no w 450 members of the society. About thirt y persons at New Wilming- ton , Penn. , were lately poi soned by eatin g iee cream. None of them died , but all wer o terribly sick. A Des Moines teamster , w ho is haul- in g- at twenty-five cents a load , is a graduate of an Eas tern College , and was for vear s a popular clergyman. An enterprising Hcosiex has started a \team chicken Vict ory, with a workin g ca pital of about five thousand eggn. At his first '* bakin g '* he hatched out four birds , and roas ted all the rest of the eggs. At a certain church fair , a set of Cooper ' s Workti was promised to the individual who should answer n certain -et of conundrums. A dashin g young fello w wns pronounced the winner , and received a set of wooden pails. A country paper , in speaking of tbe gocd things in the village where it is publi s hed , soys : \We are proud of the impressivel y solem n appearance of our undertaker. A smiling undertaker is a hideous incubus on the growth of a place. \ An editor out T ,v \ est became martial , and was made a captain. On parade , instead of \ two - paces in front — ad- vance ,\ be unconsciously exclaimed , \ cash—two . dollars a year in aslvnnce. \ He was court mnrtialled , and sentenced to read his own papers. Alexander the Oreat bein g urged to orive battle in tbe ni ght , \ No , \ said he , \ 7 will not allow it to be said thnt I am ludebted to darkness for victory. \ The -mme prince refused to aee a beautiful woman whom he had made prisoner , \ * ' or fear , \ said he , \ I should be cap- tivated by my captive. \ Habits of thk Sxal. —The habi ts of the seal are very peculiar , and form an in teresting study. In the spring of the year , in either nor thern or southern hemi- sphere , they leave the water and resort to tbe land in countless thousands remaining some months ; then , on the approach of winter all depar t for unknown localities, ft ' a believed , however , that they spend one intervening time at sea in a milder latitude than their island homes would be in midwinter. Where do they go? has of ten been asked but never satisfa ctorily answered. Perhaps it is well that it has not , for If pursued in the water as well as on t he land , total annihilation would en- sue. Being fitted V nature to inhabit e juslly well tbe shore and ocean , it Is probable that after their visit to the land their voy age to sea is one of rest and re- cuperation. They are known to sleep en the surface of the water , and their active nnd playfu l \ lublts when In this element have of ten been observed by seamen. While at sea they become quite fut, and when first landing on the beach in the spring their size of ten render * them un- wieldy, but theii stre r gth is proportion- ately increased , In their habits of life these animals are completely gregariou s , but in visiting the land th ey separa ta themselves into classes of different niton mid sexes. Seals are particularly nttrn h od to their chosen resort , and if undisturbed return to it with unfailing regularity ; they seem to love to congregate toge ther. Often , when mnny Island s are contiguou s , they select one or two , urowdlng upon thorn to tbo neglect of others apparently as goad. Woo to the seal if his rookery is aaeosnihly and is not guard ed by lawn and penalties against the rapacity of man. The lust of greed , the deslro to mak e the most money In the shortcut time, has aau nod tho ntter destruction of those vol- uftolo animals in many localities. No rookory of largo »i*o is now known In the Southern ocean , Th« cupidity of man lias ontised their destructi on in almost all of tliolr haunt * South of the equa tor. School*, — Tho total number of school* In the United Stnt t * and Tor r ltorlo s in the year 1870 , according to the return * of the last oonmiB , was 141 , 020 , and tho toj al linniber ofpuplls 7 , 8M , 088 , Tho income of nil those soboolH , for the year endi ng June 1 , 1870 , aggregated »05 , 402 , 720. The achool* in New York State tho *nme year numbered 18 , 020 , with 28 , 018 tench- or* and 802 , 022 pup il*. The ' .ncomo of the Now York »ehool* for 1 8701s reported 4t $15 , 088 , 788 , of which 8874 , 782 was da- lived from endowm ent , 10, 151, 028 (row taxation and publi c fund * , «nd 118 , 111 , 028 from other louroei , Including tu ition. Brevities. W %t Cra foeler. PU BLISHED EVE&Y THURSDAY , at CUTCHOGUE , L. I. TERMS :' $l.0fl a Year. L. F. TERRY , Publi sher. ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ITl*T1^*Ta»T*s*******T ^^™**^'\™ ^^^^ a****TTTa***i****M***» % \xt %XMt\tt. JOB PRINTI NG Done at Short Notice and at prices that def y competition. Correspondents snd Canvanoera wanted in ev- ery village. k. sqnad of regular infantry, In tbe Cummuno ' H oloaing days . Had captured a crowd of rebels , By the wall of Pere -la-chaiee. There were desperate mini , wild women . And dark-eyed Amazon g il ls, And one little bey, with a peach-down cheek And yellow clustering curls.. The captai n seize' \ ' the little waif , And said , \What dust thou here?\ \Bnprif ti , Citizen captain I I' m a Communist , my dear!\ \Very well. Than von die wuh the othere 1\ ,_ \Very well! That' s my affair I B nt firt it let mo take to my mother , Who Hvvh by the wine-shop there , \ My fatli p r ' a wa tch. Ton see it , A Ray old t iling, is it not ? It would pleaeo the old lad y to have it , Then til come hack here , a nd bo shot. \ \ That is the lant we shall see of him , \ The grizzled captain g rin ned. As the little man skimmed dawn the hill , Like a swallow down the wind. For the joy of kil'ing had loot its Best In tbe tflut ot those awful days , And Death writhed gorged like a greedy snake From the Arch to Pere-la-Chaieo. Bnt before the last platoon had fired , The child' s abri l voice was heard ! \Boup-Ui ! tho old girl made such a row I feared I nhiiiJd break my word. \ Againr *. ' .10 bullet-pitted wall He took bis pl ace with the rest , A bntton naa lost from his ragged blouse . Which showed his soft , wh ite breast. •' Now Llaze away, my childre n 1 With yo ur little one—two—three I\ The Cha&scpots tore the stoat young heart , A nd Kavcd uociet y! A Triumph of Oldar. On the far m of Jacob Hittin ger , Esq., the well-known ice dealer , occurred one of the most - desperate struggles with a mad cow that has ever been known. While M r. Thomas Hittinger , bis eldest son , was walkin g throug h. , the field , during tbe forenoon , be discovered a strange cow among the s qu;:-iie.s , tomatoes , e tc., and attempted to drive ber ot. At first thv cow - tarted to go , bu t in an instant turned upon bim , and , with eyes flash,ng fire , tail in tbe air , and bead down , accompanied wi th fearful bellowings. sbe sprang towar d* bim. Mr. Hittinger is a young roan ol abou t twenty-five , a fine specimen of a s t rong, s plendidly-built man , and weighing two hundred and twenty pounds. Finding his onl y chnnce of escape was a close fig ht , ho s tood still and waited the attack , and. just as the infariatcd beast would have gored bim tbiougb , be seized ber b y tbe Lome , and then began tbe s trugg le. In an instan t young Ilittiugcr was down and under the cow. but still clinging to ber b y the horns , which was his nnlv cbance for s afety. For a space of fifty feet squat e the ground wus deeply torn and ploug hed up by the struggle. In tbe despera te effort s to get away tbe beast actu ally raised Hi ttinger to his feet , and then , for tbe first moment , did he hav e any control of the animal , which h e use** effectually, and dr ove her from the field. While under the cow , Mr. H ittinger says he once attempted to get bis hand into his pocket for hi s knife , meaning to cut her thro at , bu t even then he bad a very narrow escape from instan t death , as she raked her horns horn hi s stomach to his breast , but he war fortunatel y ly ing a little on one side , and the horn which he grasped fo firmly was the oily one that touched bim. Tbe animal was im mediately secured , and will probabl y be killed. Mr. Hi ttinger was very much exha usted after the strugg le was over , but in an hour or two was on- tire ' y r ecovered. He owes his life to tbe fact tha t he is a strong, powerful , coo! , coura geous raau , and his many filends will congratulate bim on bis successful fight with an en raged cow. — Boitou Glole. What a PtonnEa Learn s. —A plodder teams that for $7, which s ome would spend foolishly, he can have tbe use of $100 a year . How much may some times be made by tbe use of 810 01. He learns that for ($7 0 he can hire $1 , 000 , and in judiciou s hands this sum will gain a large percentage. Tbis lesson not onl y help\* bis credit. Almos t any one will trust a plodder , and credit is , a l ter all , as good as money . It is as tonishing to see what con- fidence is placed in this class. I know a pl odder in this city who could get credi t from one house to an amount more than be was worth. I t was character , not cap- ital , tha t did this. Tho true plodder is a determined man , and is not discouraged by obstacle *. He toils day after day, and what he gets he bold* on to. When he has made good one position be goes on to win another , and lionco whatever ho does is done in a solid manner. In military matters George Washing ton was a p lodder , and hence succeeded. Benjamin Franklin wm a plodder , and bis \ Poo r Richard' s Almanac \ was a gathering of plodders ' maxims. Franklin ' * greatness to * large dfgreo consis ted in his devotion to the practical instea d of the imagina tive. Tt is a mis take to think that genius is limited to midden outbursts of crea tive thought . All , distinguished wri ters , thinker * and sta tesmen , achieved greatness hy industry as well as gif ts. Walter Scott labored arduously with the pen , and so did Bui wor and Dickons. Genius must be taught to p lod , or i t will acccmp lHh nothing. Fatawtv . —What a fatality in matters matrimonial seems to attend certain faml- liou l Byron ' * only surviving grandson luccpudod , on tho death of hi* grand- mother , to her Barony of Wen t worth , and bear * that title. He married about the same time a beautiful girl , who was in fashionabl e LonJon phrase , \ Nobody In par ticular , \ in point of birth, This young lady had many raptur ous admirers when ¦ ho mi*) ber appsaranc c in society, and It is, perhap s , a sequel ol this admiration , thst her husband now advertise * that ali o ho* lift hi* roof, and be will bo no longer answerable (or her debts. Tin Hon * k, — Half tbo people do not seem to realise that the client of a hone needs covciina: qullo is much is hi* back. Thoy think it only necessary when thty *top in tho street to th rown in old ragged blanket or pioee ol carpet over hi* loin* , and leave the rest of bU body exposed, It would be a poor ovcrcoit for a man thnt only covered bis hack , nnd yet * homo Iim a cheat and lung* i» w ' ell a* a human being. It is due to the bone , and i t I* for tbe h«ft interM t of tha owner , to provide i good blank at , covering eh**t , shoulder * , and back. A light with a Cow.
