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RV GATE.
,co n/rcM tfy poet and painter,
- -“The sunrise Ails the sky,
• When night's gold urns grow fainter,
• And in depths of amber die:
When the morn-breeze stirs the curtain
Bearing an odorous freight.
When visions strange, uncertain.
Pour thick through the ivory Gate.
Then the ears of ilhica dip so
Silently into the sea,
* That they wake not sad Calypso—
And the hero wanders free;
He breasts the ocean furrows.
At war with the words of Fate—
And the blue tide's low susurrus
Cornell up to the Ivory Gate.
^Or, clad in the hide of leopard,
Mid Ida's freshest dews,
Paris, the Teucrian shepnerd.
His sweet (Knone woos;
On the thought of her coming bridal
Unuttered joy doth wait—
While the tune of the false one’s idyl
Kings soft through the Ivory Gate.
, Or down from greeu Helvellyn
The roar of streams I hear,
And the lazy sail is swelling
To the winds of Windermere:
That girl with the rustic boddice,
’Mid the ferry’s laughing freight, 5 j
Is as fair as any goddess
Who sweeps through the Ivory Gate.- j
'
Or the sky is cloudless vholly— I
The lark soars high in Heaven—, • ,
And the trout-stream ripples slowly
Through moorland vales of Devon; j
On the lawn my Minna rambles—
Sweet May, in her youth elate,
Sends the shout of her childish gambols j
Right through the Ivory Gate.
Ah! the vision of dawn is leisure— t j
But the truth of day is toil;
And we pass from dreams of pleasure
To the world's unstayed turmoil, * j
Perchance, beyound the river .
Which guards tlife rt»almS of Fate, ^ I
Our spirits may dwell forever „ J
’Moug dreams of the .Ivory Gate. j
—AKjruuier v<uiuus< x/uunu v, mi v o*vj *'*“6
zine ]
A LITTLE BOY’S TOCKET.
Do you know what's in my pottet?
Such a lot of treasure's in it! .
Listen now while I beili a it;
Such a lot of sings it hoi 1,
And all there is you shall be told;
Kvery sin flat's in ray pottct.
And when, and where, aud how I dot it.
First of all, here's in my pottet •
A beauty shell—l picked it tip;
And here's the handle of a tup
That somebody has broke at lea; j
The shell's a hole in it you see: i
Nobody knows that T have dot it,
I keep it safe here in my pottct.
And here’s my ball, too. in my pottct.
And here’s my pennies, one, two, fre, j
That Aunt Mary gave to me;
To-mort ow day I ll buy a spade, |
When I’m out walking with the rrf’ii4; ;
1 can’t put dat here in my pottet,
Du: 1 can use it when I've dot it.
Here's some more sings in my pottet! . (
Here’s my lead, and here’s my stiiug.
And once l had an iron ring, j
Hut through a hole it lost one day;
And this is what 1 always say— J
A hole’s the worst sin in a pottet,
Have ii mriuled when you've dot it.
—Hearth and House.
THE DIELLO.
It tvis a clear bright day in tbc early
autumn when the royal tilt-yard, on the j
I-le tie Paris, was prepared for a deadly
conflict. The tilt-yard was a regular,
oblong .pace, enclosed with stoat
squared palisades, and galleries for the
accomodation of spectators, immedia
tely in the vicinity of the royal resi
dence of the Tonrnelles, a spemlid i
gothic structure, adorned with all the
. rare and fanciful devices of that rich
stye of architecture—at a short distance !
thence arose the tall gray towers of
Notre Dame, the hells of which were
tolling minutely the dirge for a parsing j
soul. From one of the windows of the
palace a gallery had been constructed, j
■ hung with rich crimson tupesty, had- j
ing to.a long range of seats, cushioned '
and decked with arras, and guarded by !
a strong party of geullemou in the
royal livery with partiznus in their
hands and sword and dagger at the
belt—at either end of the list was a
lent pitched, that at the right of the
royal gallery a plain marquee of can
vass of small size, which had appar
ently seen much service, and been used
iu real warfare. The curtain which
formed the door of this was lowered,
DA til'll 11A Il'll't rif fill' illtpiMAI' PAIlhl lm
seen from without; but a particolored
petition was pitched jiflo the ground
beside it, and a shield suspended from
the palisades, emblazoned with bear
rings, which all men knew.to be those
of Charles Huron de La-Hire, a renown- j
ed soldier in the late Italian wars, and i
the challenger in the present conflict. |
The pavilion at .the left, or lower end,
was of a widely different kind—of the!
very largest sort then in use, completlv !
framed of crimson clotl lined with,
white silk, festooned and fringed with
-gold, and alt the curtains looped up t<?
display a range of massive tables
covered with snow-white damask, and
loaded with two hundred eover^- of
pure silver!—Vases of flowers and
flasks'of crystal Were intermixed upon
the board with tankards, flagons, and
cups and urns of gold, embossed aud
jewelled—and behind overy seat a
page was placed, clad In the colors of
the Counts de Laguy—a silken curtain
concealed Ha' (*titran<*e of ait inner tent,
wherein the Count awaited the signal
that should call him to the lists.—
Strange and indecent as such an accom
paniment would be deemed now-a-ilhys
to a solemn mortal conflict—it was then
deemed neither singular nor ijiou
strous—and in this gay pavilion -<r*
maud de Laguy, the challenged lit the
coming duel, had summoned all the
nobles of the court to feast with him,
after he should have slain, so confident
was he of victory, his cousin and
accuser, Charles Baron de La-!Iire.
Tho entrance* o. the tilt-yard were
guarded by a detachment of the King’s
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sorgcants, sheathed cap-a-pie In steel,
with shouldered arquebuses and
mutches rcadv lighted—the lists wero
strewn with saw-dust and hung com
pletely with black serge, save where
the" royal gallery afforded a strange
contrast by its rich-decorations to the
ghastly draperieAf the battle-ground.
One other object only remains to to
noticed ; it was a hngh block of black
oak, dinted in many places as if by the
edge of a sharp weapon and stained
with plashes ofdarlrgore. Beside this
frightful emblem stood a tail muscular •
gray-beaded fffini, dressed in a leathern ■
frock and apron stained like the block
with many « gout of blood, bare
headed and bare-armed, leaning upon
a huge two-handed axe, with a blade
of three feet in breadth. A little v^t
aloof from these was placed a chair,
wherein a monk was seated, a very
aged man Witli a bald head and beard
as white as snow, Ulliug his beads in
sileucq until bis ministry should be
required.
The space around thc.lists and all the
seats were crowded Veil nigh to suffo
cation by thousands of. anxious and
attentive spectators; and many an eye
was turned to watch tye royal scats
which wore ydt vacafft. but which it
was well known would be occupied '
before the trumpet should 'sound for,
the onset. Tiie sun Wfts now nearly at!
(he meridian, and the expectation of
the crowd was at its height, when the
passing bell ceased ringing, aud was
immediately succeeded by the accus
tomed peal, announcing tlic hour of
high noon. Within t moment or two,
a bustle was observed "among the
gentlemen pensioners—then a page or
two entered the roydl scats, and, after
looking about them for a moment,
again retired. Another pause of pro
found expectation, ant then a long loud
blast of trumpets followed from the
interior of the royal residence—nearer'
it rang, and nearer, till the loud sym-j'
IV,3 IlllbU C.IVIJ Vll llll|t III! IllbU IV
tho core of every head—and»then 1 lie ' 1
King, the diguifled aid noble Henry, ’
entered with ail his glittering court, <
princes, and dukes, and peers and ladies I
of high birth and matcMessib' inty, and •
took their seats among tho thundering 1
acclamations of the people, to witness 1
the dread scene that was aiotit to fol- '•
low, of wounds and blood anj butchery. I
All were arrayed in the most gorgeous 1
splendor—all except one, ii girl of 1
.‘harms unrivalled^nltliough sjicSeciucd i
plunged in tlie deepest agoiw of grjef, i
by the seductive beauties of fte gay.'St.
Her bright redundant auburn hair was
till dishevelled—her long dark eye-;
lashes were pencilled In distinct relief i
against the marble pallor of her color
less cheek—her rich and rounded
forms was veiled, but not ctmcfcaled,
by a dress of the coarsest serge, black ;
as the robes of night, and thereby cou<;
trusting more tiie exquisite fairness.ofy
her complexion. Ou her nil eyes were^
fixed— some with disgust—some with1"
contempt—others*ith pity, svmpayiy*
and even admiration. That girl was:
Marguerite de ^'audreuil—betrothed y
to either combatant—the betrayed her-1
self and tho betrayer—rejected by the j
man who^c memory, when she believed
him dead, she bad herself deserted— 1
rejecting in her turn, and absolutely
loathing him whose falsehood had be
trayed her into the commission of a
yet deeper treason. Margaerlto de
Vuudreuil, lately tiie admired of all
beholders, now tiie prize of two kin
dred swordsmen, without an option
save tHat between the bled of a man she
bated, and ilic life-long seclusion of
the convent. *
The King was seated—tho trumpets1
flourished once again, and at the signal
the curtain was withdrawn from the
tent door of the challenger, and Charles
de La-Hire stepped calmly out on the
arena, followed by his godfather, I>e
.larvae, bearing two double-edged
swords ofgreat ienglitand weight,and
two broad-bladed poniards. Charles
de La-IHre was very pale and sallow,
as if froiA ill health or from long rou
HiHMiinu, uni, ins step was unn auu .
clastic, ami his air perfectly unmoved
and tranquil; a slight flush rose to hisj
pale cheek ns he was greeted by an
enthusiastic cheer from the people, to
whom his fame iu the wars of ltnl\
bad mnch endered him, but the Hush !
waS transient,,rainl iu a moment lie was
as pale and cold ns before the slioul
which hailed his entrance, lie wa*
clad very plainly ip a dark ptorone
Cokirea poiirpOint, with veal, trunk
hose, and nether stocks «f black silk
netting, displaying to admiration the
outlines of his Utho and sinewy frame.
Do .lariii^q, li^Tgbdfatlier, on the eon-{
trary, was very foppishly attired witli
an abundance of fluttering tag* and
rutUcs of riefrrhe'e, and feathers iu Id*;
velvet cap. These two hail scarcely ■
stood u moment in the lists, before,'
from the opposite pavilion, De I.agiu
nud the Duke de Never* issured, the'
latter bearing, like De Jaruac, a pair of
swords and duggers; it was observed,
however, that the weapon* of Do D»guy
were narrow three-cornered rapier
blades ami Italian stilettoes, and it was
well Understood that on the choice of
the weapons depended much the re-ult
of the encounter—De I.agu) being
| renowned above any gentleman iu the
French court for Id* skill iu the science
: of defence, as practised by the Italian
' masters—while Ids aalu*fi>id-i w*.
knSwir to excel in strength and skill iu
the management of all downright
. soldierly weapons, in coolness, in dr
j eision, preseuce oftuiud, and calm, self
sustained valor, rather than iu slight
und dexterity. Armand de Lagu; was
dressed sumptuously, in the same garb
iudeed which he had worn at the festi
val whereon the strife arose which now
was on the point of being terminated—
and forever! -
A few moments were spent in delib
eration between the godfathers of the
combatants, and theu it was proclaimed
by De Jarnac, “that the wind and sun
having been equally divided between
the two swordsmen, their places were
assigned—and that it remained only to
decide upon the choice of the weapons!
—that the choice should be regulated
by a throw of the dice—and that with
the weapons so chosen they should
fight till one or other should be hors de
combat—but that in case that cither
weapon should be bent or broken, the
seconds should cry “hold,” and re
course be had to the other swords—the
use of the poniard to bo optional, as it
was to be used only for parrying, and
not for striking—-that either combatant
striking a blow or thrusting after the
utterance of the word “hold,” or using
the dagger to inflict a wound, should
be dragged to tbu block and die tbe
death of a felon.’'
This proclamatiu made, dice were
produced, and De Nevers winning the
throw for Armand, the rapiers and
stilettoes which lie had selected were
produced, examined carefuliv, and
measured, and delivered to the kindred
t'oeraeu.
It was a s tern and tearful—for fliere
was no bravery nor show in their
ittire, nor aught chivalrous in the way
>f battle. They had thrown ott'their
mats and hats, and remained in (heir
ihirt sleeves and under garments only,
•vitb napkins bound about their brows,
tud their eyes fixed each on the other's
villi intense and terrible malignity.
The signal was now given and the
dadcs Were crossed—and on Lhc ill
taut it was- seen liow l'eari'ul was the
idvuntage which De Lagny hail gained
>y the choice of . weapons—for it was
vith the utmost difficulty that Charles
ie La-Ilire avoided the incessant I
ongers of liis enemy, who springing to
nd fro, stamping and writhing his
lody in every direction, never ceased
or a moment with every trick of feint
ud pass and Uourshing to thrust ut
itnb, face and body, easily parrying '
litnsclf w ith the poniard, w hich ho |
icld in his left liaud, the less skillful
ssaults of his enemy. Within five
uiuulcs the blood had been drawn in
,s many places, though the wounds
vere hut superlieial, from the sword
.rm, the face and thigh of De La-Hire, I
vliile he had not as yet pricked ever ,
o lightly his formidable enemy—nis
|Uick eye, however and linn active .
mud stood him in stead, and lie con
nived in every instance to turn the
hrusts of Armuud so far at least aside
/ So render them innocuous to life.
fS his hlooti, however ebbed away,
lid as lie knew that lie must soon be
ome weak from the loss of it, De
laruac evidently grew uuya-y, and
uauy bets w ere oiiered liiat Amiand
kould kill him without receiving so
uiich as a scratch himself, And now
-bark's saw bis peril, and determined
li afresh line of action—flinging away
lis dagger, -he altered his position
apiilly, so us to bring his left hand lo
cat'd lie Lagny, and made a motion j
*'ith it, as if to grasp his sword-hilt—
ie wasimmediately rewarded by a
ongo, wlfpu drove clear through his
elt aruiclose'to the elbow joint but
ustabove it—De Jarnae turned on the
nstanl deadly pale, for he thought all
iUj oter—but be erred widely, for i>e
La-Hire hud calculated well his action
ttul his time, and that which threatened
o destroy him proved, as he meant it, |
lis salvation—for as quick us light ■
ivheu he felt the w ound he dropped his'
>wu rapier, and graspjug Armuud’s
juurd with his right hand, he snapped
the blade short oiTin his own mangled ;
flesh and hounded live feet backward,
with the broken fragment still sticking
Ill HIM Al IU.
‘•Hold!-* shouted each godfather on
the Instant, iuh\ at the mime time De
La-Hire exclaimed, "give us tlie oilier
sword*—give u»Jhe oiler swords, De j
Jarnac—” ^
The exchange tv.is made in n mo
nicnf, the stilcnat's ami tlie broken
weapons were gathered tip, and the
heavy horse-swords given to the com
batants, who again faced each other,
with equal resolution, though now
with altered fortuues. “Now De La-1
Hire, exclaimed De Jnruar, as he put
the well poised blailn-into his friend’s
hand, “you managed that right gallant- !
ly and well, now tight tin quick light,
itm you shall faint from pain ami
bleedingand It was iustantly appa
rent that such was Indeed hi. ititdi
tlon; his eye lightened, and hr Jpetnl
li^e an eagle about to p»uu< upuu his
foe, as he drew up his form to Us ut
most height and whirled the loug a w
hluW about Hi* head as though it hwfl
been but a feather. Kar leas sublime,
| ml striking was the aui%.|. Slid
•words loan ship of I.K- Lags . Hough
he too foughbboth gailantli mid well,
1st it the tilth pass, lusimg at lib
head, ( baric* fetched a longhand «w
mg blow at his right leg, <«4 striking
kim below Us* ham, divided all the
tendons with the back of Use gluot ir
edged blade—thee springing In before
be fell, (dunged hi* sword into bis
body, that Ate hilt knocked beastly at
til* breast hone and i* e | , st ame Ait
■fiitti'iisg between his --r.-uhltr- c ,
Mood flashed owl from the deep
wound, from nose, and caw, and
mouth, as he fell prostrate, and Charles
stood over him, leaning dn his aveng
ing weapon and gazing sadly into his
j stiffening I'eaUircs—“Fetch him a
priest," exclaimed Do Never*, for by
my halidome he will not live ten
, minutes.”
“If he live live," cried the King ris
ing from Ids seat, “if he live five/ he
will live long enough to die upon the
block—for lie lies there a felon and
convicted traitor, and by my soul he
shall die a felon's doom; but bring
him a priest quickly.”
j The old monk ran across the lists,
and raised the head of the dying man,
and held the crucifix aloft before his
glazing eyes, and called upon him to
! repent and to confess as he svould have
j salvation.
Faint and half choked with blood he
faltered forth the words—"1 do—I do
i confess guilty—oh! double guilty!—
.pardon! oh God—Charles!—Marguer
ite!"—and as tlie words died on his
quiveriiig’"iips lie sank down fainting
with the excess of agony.
“IIo 1 there! guards, headsman”—
shouted Henry, “off with hiui—off
with the villain to the block, before lie
die an liouerable death by the sword of
as good a knight us ever fought for
glory I”
'Then De La-Hire knelt down beside
the dying man, and took his hand in
his own and raised it tenderly, while
a faint gleam of his conciousness kin
dled the palid features—“May God as
freely pardon thee ns I do, oh my cous
,in !”— then turning to the king—
‘You have admitted, sire, that I liaVe
served von faithfully and well—never
yet have 1 sought reward at your hand
—let this now be my guerdon. Much
have I suffered, even thus let me not
feel that my King lias increased my
sufferings by consigning one of my
blood to the headsman's blow— pardon
lnui, sire, as I do—who have the most
cause of offence—pardon him, gracious
King, ns we all hope that a King high
er yet shall pardon him and tis, who,
be all sinners in the sight of his ail
seeing eye!” «
- "He it so," answered Henry—"it
never shall be said of me that a French
King refused his bravest soldier's first
claim upon Ids justice—bear him to
his pavilion
And they did bear him to his pavil
ion, decked as it was for revelry ami
feasting, and they laid him there ghast
ly and gashed and gory upon the fes
tive board, and his bloud streamed
among the elioieo wines, and the seen!
of death chilled the rich fragrance of
the flowers—an hoar! and lie was dead
who had invited others to triumph over
his cousins' slaughter—an hour! and
the court lackeys shamefully spoiled
and plundered the repast which had
been spread for nobles.
“And now,’ continued Henry, tak
ing the hand of .Marguerite—“Here is
the victors prize—wilt have him, -Mar
guerite?— 'fore heaven but lie lias won
thee nobly!—wilt Injye her, lie La
Hire’ methiuks her tears and beauty
may yet alone for fickleness pioduccd
by treason such as his who now shall
never more betary, nor lie, nor sin for
ever !— ’
"Sire," replied I)e La-Hire very
lirmly, "i pardon her, 1 love her yet !
—but 1 wed not dishonor! ’
"Hois right,' said the pale giM—"lie
is right, ever light and noble—for
what have such as I to do with wedlock !
Fare the well!—t'buries— dear, honor
ed Charles !—The mists of'this world
are clearing away fioin mine eyes, and
I see now that 1 loved thee best—thee
only! Fare thee well, noble one, for
get the wretch who hlis so deeply
wronged thee—forget me and be hap
py, For me I shall right soon be free!'’
"Not so—not so," replied King Hen
ry, misunderstanding her meaning—
"not so, for I have sworn it, and
though 1 may pity thee, I may not be
forsworn—to-morrow thou must to a
convent, there to ubido forever!”
JXIIU I UtU H III IIUI ui; IWIIf!* tIUSH Cl -
cd the girl, u gleam of her old pride
and impetuosity lighting up her fair
features.
“By heaven, I say forever,” cried
Heurv. stamping his foot on the ground
angrily.
“And I reply, not long!”
-- S # ♦ --
A CkIiohI lluuuilng u t’hlragu
Church.
Louisville Courier-Journal Special ]
The people in the northern part of
the city are getting excited about a
ghost which haunts the Baptist church
aud other localities iu that vicinity,
greatly to the terror of tlio^iihabilnuts.
It last appeared iu the form of u man
draped in wli^te. .Several citizens who
met the spirit tried to catch it, hut it
would Instantly vanish from their sight
and the a shortly reappear. One man
tired at it several times with bis revol
ver, bin wiiboatt effect. One night Inst
» •’•■k the goblin slopped a freight train
• owing into the city by getting oil (lie
track its front of the train. Tlic engin
eer supposed It to Is- a real man, baited
tto train and ran lor ward'to remove
j#he •hjet i. w lieu It instantly vanished,
i he *»’»» process was repeated three
tiffin* At Inst the triuu ran over the
(host, but It wts apparently unhurt,
su bare tb< reports from numerous
r< -"lewis of that neigborbood ami from
ib* ■>ea ost that partiusilar^rain. The
At I* r> sting cottsidt laT'h t \rite
W0k
An hr 'He f > *
, *
Where Toys are Nnde.
All the cheapest class of toys arc of
forign make Penny toys cooie from
Germany they have their birth in the
blartk pine forests of Thuringia. The
Dryads and Hama-drynds are not dead,
but sleeping. AVhat roars of laughter
! spring from tho«p old gloomy pine
woods ! The great toy capital is Sonne
bnrg, where men, women and children,
are emploped upon their production.
The costs of toys at the place of inanii*
fai lure i« inflnitcssimnlly small. The
wood—the only material of which they
i are made—is nothing, t wopcnce-half
i penny a tree. The labor is scarcely
more valuable. Toys, in these old
; forests, arc mado on the most modern
principle of division of labor. Any
toy we may take up has gone through
half a dozen hands. By this means
great rapidity is attained in their manu
facture, and the prime cost at home is
less than a third of a penny. The
transit along mountain roads, and by
water carriage to Rotterdam, whence
they are conveyed by steam to Eng
land, costs more than their actual
manufacture, hut yet there is a protit
left to tlie vendor. These are the true
smashing toys; but the more expen
sive, highly-finished, mid elaborate
ones still came from Germany or the
adjacent countries. Great '.'umbers
come from Gruiilicinscelier, in Saxony,
i hut the town ofNuremburg maintains
: its old monopoly for metal work even
in the matter of toys. All the leaden
| eoldiefs in boxes are sold here, whilst
the tin railroads mid locomotives and
steam-vessels of every primitive char-:
actor and form, come from Bibcrach in 1
\\ intern burg. The cuirasses and hel-;
inch, and guns, come from Hesse
I'assol, a highly military little king
! dom; and .from its big neighbor,
Prussia, wc have the very pretty toy
interiois, titled with model furniture
and goods.—Travels Abroad.
Illicit* or flouting the .Soil.
Most gardeners in New England
nro lathe liabit'of preparing the hills
1 for cucumbers, squashes, and melons j
by hurtling upon them heaps of pea
orusn n eeds, shavings, nnd chip dm.
If you n .e to inquire the cause dftliis
practice, you would probably be told;
tb it it was to accomplish two very j
dissimilar purposes—the destruction ;
of the numerous insects and seeds 1
whirl lay beneath the burning heap,
and tie imparting to the soil a consul- ,
erabis degree of warmth. Certainly
both *f these objects are accomplished,>
but *e suggest that the great benefit j
obtain'd by this procedure is the!
softeiiug of the sllex contained in the
soil, vhereby it is rendered soluble.
Kvtry farmer who has put in a crop
on Inti, that has been recently cleared
and aurued, as is the practice in all
timbered '•utilities, knows the wonder
ful (fertility of lands that have been '
so prepared, and lias pleasant rceoliec- j
tioui of (lie first crops that were giru
ducolafter tlic nxennd torch had done .
their work of devastation. Many !
attriluto this marvelous fertility,
whirl is exhibited for some years, to j
the i»» .cure ol the ashes that have been
prodmetl; but without wishing in any '
niauti.t to detract from the value ol :
the wood ashes, we believe the action
of tlic tire on the -oil (producing
soluble silica) was the great cause of
these heavy crops. This practice
would he especially beneficial to lauds
that ai*e to be sown to ativ kind of
grain, ant more particularly to wheat.
For the perfection of either the straw
or kernel of this plant soluble silica is
absolutely necessary.—Prairie Farmer.
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Does it I*u) to Make u* Hug tar
pell
Jennie V. Hazes, in the Western
Rural, says no, aiuLspceifies ns follow-:
In the irst place, if you reckon your
time as worth anything, it don't pay. [
in the second place, if you cut, or
te^- up garments which might be worn
gome other purpose, i' don't pay.
If yen l>Hy new cloth, red or green—
as 1 hive known women to do—it do’nt
pay.
11 you devote all your time to it. to
utter exclusion of other duties it don l
pay.
If you hire it woven and pay liftecii
cents per yard, it don’t pay. *
If you weave it yourself, up-stairs iu
» cold room, or in the wood house,
and take a cold* which may terminte
in something very serious, if not fatal,
it don’t pay .
* If you buy yotfr dye stuffs at the pres
ent prices it don’t pay.*
. Ifyouean do any oilier kind of work,
and earn a carpet, it dou’t pay.
If it is made for the “other room,
and is to be kept immaculate from the
tread of profane feet, except on com
pany days, it dou’t pay.
If it involves tho sitting up of half
the night, when nature demauds repose,
it don't pay.
If it makes you nervous and c
and you seoldyour husband, and spank
the children^ >loifM'ay-_,
Fai.who in fcoVE.—If you don't
wttui to full iu love with a girl, don't
commence flirting with her. This
courting for fun is like boxing fMr tun.
Von put ou the gloves in perfect good
humor, with tho most friendly inten
tions of, exchanging a few amiable
blows, yoh And sours.Mf Insensibly
wanned wlHi the enthusiasm »t the
conflict, until some unlucky punch lit
the “veskit” derides the matter, stiJ
the whole affair <yids in a dnwnri ght
tight ~l?out you lh» similarity?
Sleeping Habits*
To be able to lie down at night, and
fail to sleep within ten minutes; and
to know no dream or waking until
1 morning comes, and then to bound out
of bed full of health, freshness and
good humor, is a blessing well worthy
(lie warmest out-giishings of a thank
ful heart towards Him who glveth us
! nil things richly to enjoy.
Some of the, ways of obtaining such
a priceless bmon we here name:
Take dinner at tho good old-fashion
ed hour of n.id-day eat nothing after
wards, except at supper, when a piece
of cold bred and butter with a single
cup of weak tea or half glass of pure
water is enoughsfor anybody under or
dinary Circumstances. If dinner is
taken in the middle of the afternoon,
do not eat an atom of anything until
next morning. Another plan is, avoid
sleeping in tiie daytime, and retire
hubitually at a regular hour.
In order to make a desirable result
more certain, remember practically the
following facts;
We need, ordiuarly, seven hours of
sleep in summer and eight in winter.
We breathe in sleep about fifteen
times every minute.
Each inhalation of pure air is re
turned loaded with poison ; a hundred
and fifty grains of it is added to tho
atmosphere of a bedroom every hour,
or twelve hundred graius during a
night.
Unless this poision laden atmosphere
is diluted or removed by a coustaut
current ol air passing through the ;
room, the blood soon becomes impure
then circulates sluggishly, accumula
ting and pressing on the brain, giving !
rise to frightful dreams. If the room j
is small and light, tiie spectral night
mare, the fearful groan, the terrible |
shriek, are the result, aud in aggra-1
vated eases, with the addition of a
hearty late meal, there is not strength j
to give the moan, to raise the shriek,
aud thus arouse the system ; there is no
power to move, tiie man fuels a crush- j
mg danger cowing upon turn, ho can t ]
gel out ot the way, “Found dead iulds
bedl' that is the morning's verdict.—
Journal of Health.
To Make lows Ulie Milk.
A writer, who says his cow gives
all the milk that is wanted in a family
o! eight persons, and from which was
made two hundred and sixty pounds
ot butter this year, gives the following
as liits treatment, rle suys: “If you
desire to get a large yield of rich iniik, |
give your cow, three times a day, water
slightly wuiui, slightly suited, in which
bran has beeu stared at Hie rate of one |
quart to two gallons ot water. Von
will find, if you have uot tried this
daily practice, that your cow will give
twenty-live per cent more milk imme
diately under the cllects of it, uud site
will soon become so attached to the
diet as to relusu to drink clear water,
unless very, thirsty ; but this mess site
will drink almost any time, uud ‘ask
lor more, 't he amount of this drink
necessary is an ordinary wulcrpuii lull t
each time, morning, noon, and night
Four hundred pounds ol buiter are
oiteu obtained from good stuck, install- j
ees are mcUlioued u here the yield was
eveii at a higher figure."
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II hut we llegln to Helleve.
We begin to believe that now-a-days j
greenbacks make the man, and dress
the gentleman.
We begin to believe that the purse is
more potent limn the sword and' pen j
together.
We begin to believe that those who
sin must during the week are the most!
devout on Sundays.
\V e begin to believe liouesty is (lie
best policy—to speculate with untill i
you gain everybody,s confidence ; then
line your pockets.
Wc begin to believe in huinbugiug
the people out of their dollars. It is
neither stealing or beging, and tlioso
who are humbuged have only them
selves lo blame. * \
We begin to believe tliut man was
not made to enjoy life, but keep mis
erable in the pursuit and possession of
riches.
We begin to believe the surest rem
edy for liard times and a light money
market is an extravagant expenditure
on the part of individuals—to keep the
money moving.
We begin ro believe that none but
knaves are qualified to hold office un
der the Government—with the excep
tion of a few natural born fools and
lunatics.
We begin to believe that pianofortes
are more necessary In a family than
meal and potatoes.
We begin lo believe that a boy who
doesn’t swear, smoke and chew tobac
co, may be a good boy, but is naturally
stupid.
We begin to believe that if the devil
should «Mc, one half o# the world
would be thrown our of employment.
l|'e begin to believe (hat he lias
most merit who makes the most noise
in bis own behalf; amt that when
Gabriel ronies—not to he behind the
limes—be, too, will blow hi» owu horu
pretty ^ouud.
•UP” ‘W-waiter, get me a b-beef steak,
co cooked r-rave H ** W-we have no b beef
steak,’ was the reply The country get
lie man galling angry at the idea of getting
■intuit led, rose and waa about levelling a
blow upon the imp., lent fellow, when a
second loll s lushed up aad n dawned,
■ikta'i *-strtk« that UM. he e-stamen the,
s same ss w ww d de "
Two Old Friend".
The Marysville (Cal) Telegraph
says:—
Just now, one of our citizens met on
Second Street an old acquaintance, a
German resident of Placerville. The
citizen had been at Sacramento on bus
incss^at the time of the great Union
meeting, and rememberd having sceu
his German friend there ut the same
time, bul, in consequence of the crowd,
had been unable to get near enough to
speak to him. lie was now glad to see
him again, and. ufter some little cou
veasatlon upon various subjects, sud
denly bethought himself of the politi
cal meeting before meutioned, and ex
claimed.—
“AYell Jake, what wore you doing in
Sacramento, the other night?”
“Veil, I cooms down init der peo
ples von Blazerville.” replied Jake.
“I cooms to zee der spreken.”
“To see (ho speaking? I thought’
you a good Democrat?”
“Yaw; I beesc cr goot Democrat
und zo vas you ; aint it?”
“Certainly; but then I was down
tlicro on business, while you lived in
Placerville. Didn't you know that
was not a meeting of our party?,,
“Yaw; I cares not for der bardv. L
tist travels for mine belt- 1 not bays
for der bnssage, und I goes furder as
Sacramehto. I goes to de San Fancis
co in der vree shtuampoat veil cooms
der next day,”
“But I saw yon In the crowd in front
of the speaker’s stand.”
“Veil, veil, dat makes noting differ
ent. 1 shtand for rest foil miucsclf.
I nix makes der cheer for der sprecken ;
I bees ein Demogral; I rides mit
Gorham, und I votes mit Haight: don’t
it? Veil, let’s have some beer driuken
mit zwei lager, den we goes mit der
two drains von Oroville.’’
Wanted—A Boy with Ten Point".
1- Honest. 2. Pure. 3. Intelligent.
4. Active. 5 Industrious. 0. Obedient.
7. Steady. • 8-, Obliging. 0. Polite.
10 . Neat. One thousand first-rate places
are open for one thousand boys who eonie
up to the standard. Each boy can suit
his taste as to the kind of buisness he j
wouiu prcior. j ne places are ready in ,
every kind of occupation. Many of them >
are already filled by hoys who lack some |
of the most important points, but they
will soon be vacaut. One is an office not!
far from where we write. The lad '
who has the situation is losing his first j
point. lie likes to attend the circus and i
theatre. This costs more money than he
can afford, but somehow he manages to be !
there frequently: His employers are rjui-;
etly watching to learn how ho gets so much
extra spending money; they will soon dis :
cover a lfiak it» Ore money-drawer, detect:
the dishonest boy, and his place will be
icady lui 0|1C who is now getting !
ready tor ilnfj observing point No. 1 j
and being truthful ,j| his ways. Some
situations will soon he Va. ^ because tbe 1
boys have been poisoned by rc.lin,r baj j
books, such as they would not dare to o .
to their fathers, and would be ashamed to
have their mothers see. The impure
thoughts suggested by these books will
lead to vicous acts; tbe boys will be ruined
and their places must ba filled. Who
will be ready for one of theso vacancies?
Distinguished lawyers, useful ministers,
skillful physicians, successful merchants,
must all soon leave their plueee for some
body else to fill. One by one they are re
moved by death. .Mind your ten points,
boys; they will prepare you step into
vacancies in the front rank. Every
man who is worthy to employ a boy is
looking for you, if you have the points.
Do not fear that you will be overlooked.
A young person having these qualities
will shine us plainly as a star at night.
We have named ten points that go to
ward making up me cnaructer ot a sucees
tul boy, so that they cau be easily remem
bered. You can imagine one on each fin
ger, and so keep them iu mind, they will
be worth more than diamond rings, and
you will then never be ashamed to “show
your baud.”—Exchauge.
In tbe Way.
“A Mother who was preparing some flour
to bake iuto bread left it for a few mo
ments, when little Mary—wi.U childish
curiosity to see what it was—took hold of
the dish, which fell to the floor, spilling
the contents. Tho mother struck the
ehild a severe blow, saying, with anger,
that she was always in the way 'Two
weeks alter little Mary sickened and dieJf
On, her death bed, wKSe^deleriowJ, .she
asked her mother if there,wpuld be room
fir hai_auiODLr the angels. “I was always
, mother: you had no room for
d will I be iu the angels way?
there be no room for tue' ' The bro
keu-noafted »*ber thuu^felt that no sac
riflee could have been loo great could she
have saved her o*W.
-—
MrJohn Chinaman, iu California,
is clear af a bargain. His ideas of the
“credit system” are extremely safe,
though rather vague. A merchant of
unbounded credit iu San Francisco re
cently applied to a Chinese merchant,
through his agent, to purchase a cargo
of rice on. time. Tire agent duly set
forth the opulence, stuuding, etc., of
his principal; to which Chinaman re»
plied i • Ifea. him welly good man.
Mr trust-ee, him pay one-halp easli-ce.
other half*whOM mo deliber rice-ee.”
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miutisjii.
jejy*A Pittsfield sign painter lias ,pi
out this new sign : “Seehowquceiti.-.ofii
loakswithoutspaces.” ^ |
g®r\Vhy is a stick of candy like a
horse? IJacausethe more you lick it tluf
faster it goes. 'l/
When is a stocking like thirteen*
inches.? When it’s over a foot.
*arl)ocs a uinn consider a woman a po
em when she is a-verso to him?
f a toper and a quart of w hiskey
were left alone together, rfhich would bo
drunk first? «
k$2f“What’s that a picture on?” sni£j|
countryman in our hearing the other dajb
in a print-store to the proprietor, who was
turning over some engravings.
“That, sir, said the dealer,“ is Joshua
commanding the sun to stand still.”
‘ Du tell? Which is Josh, and which is
his son?”
Jsw'-Souic uneducated permits caa ac
complish much. Many a man wKo can’t
write has made his mark4
BS5u“0 nia,” said a little girl who \had
been to the show, “I’ve seen the elephant
and he walks backward and cats with hia.
tail.
Wft-An observing individual, in a very
healthy village, seeing the sexton at work
in a hole in the ground, inquired what ho
was ‘about.. “Digging a grave, sir4”
“Digging a grave! Why I tliougt people
didn’t die often here; do they?” “Oh, no,
sir, they never die but once?”
8Q5“An old lady was asked what sho
thought of one of her neighbors oTTio.
name of Jones, and, with a knowing
wink replied ; “Why I dont like to say
nnvtMiifr alimil m v rrliliAi-e Ac
Mr. Jones, sometimes I think, and then
again I dont know— after all, 1 rather
guess lie’ll turn out to be a good deal.
such a sort a man as I take him to be,’’
Uncle’s Son.—A traveler, overtak
ing a small boy, asked him whose son
he was.
Boy.—Why, 1 am Uncle’s son, , *
Man.—How can that be?
Boy.—Easy enough. You see U
died, and ma’am married Uncle, f
I’m Uncle’s son now. /
Man.—Well, 1 think you're f
from a fool.
Boy.—Well, I know I’m not,'Us
and I arc only about 3 feet apart.
flQyA good story is ttK
to the effect that lie design*.
Using curtain for tne must
sent out au agent to
merchants to fill it with their cs
The first man the agent applied to V
Heimboid, who immediately const
mated a bargain for the entire curt
The agent returned to Barnum, rej
cd progress, and was sent back to
Heimboid $5000 if he would only „
tip the contract, but it was tic
That curtain was paid for and
bold's remedies were duly ad
thereon. A few days alloy
met Heimboid on the strei/
jYou are d—d smart, a in’*
fL';;,‘at infernal curtar
whether
,, ,’u riinnihj/
urn or Helm*, .Jr
---Lj* /
How to Hake
Natthcs.
A short time since, at af
South Carolina, a young lag
that one man in the company!
selected as president, that this
should be duly sworn to keep cut.
eret all communications that sh-xi
forwarded to him in his official
that night, that each uumauict,
man and lady should write his or it*,,
upon a piece of paper, and under
j the name of the person they wisl iuar.
ry, then hand it to the presi ten’i*<f0.
snpetion nnd if nnv nontlemnn fofiJ.
had reciprocally chosen each u!m> wj*
presilient was to inform each of tig
and those who had not been reeipjj
their choice were to be kept entiM
cret. After the appointment ol'A^Ra- ^
ident, communications were u'ceurKng%
handed up to the oliair, and it was feupdr
that twelve young ladies auu gciJ-- “S’
had reciprocal choices, and eleven*
twelve matches were solemnized
SwJ'A young fellow wastakiug
ride wjth a pretty girl, when li
iMetjiodist minister, who was s
tcelebrated for tying matrimonial
short notice He stopped him and
hurriedly: “Can you tie a huotjo
“Yes I guess so,”said Bruthe^B*
1 do you want itdone*” “well, ri^hrtir.
was the reply.” “Is it lawtur, th
here in the highway?” “(>. yes. th
as good a place as any, safe as the
itself. “Well then, L want a kno
my horse’s tail, to keep it out of tl
; shoted the wicked wag, as fic
idly away, fearing lest the mini
wrath, should fall from grace,
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§#“The House o>’ Re
ha* voted to grant to the .
olfic Railroad tire jjglit of '
the public domain. Th
course, right, but yet i\
vere resistance. What
sentatives of the people
who give millions on mil
and millions upon milii
laud for the constructio
railroad^to the Pacific,
deny even tire aim
iSouthern one?
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