Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1876 — Page 3

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THE BLIND SPINNER.

It was the old at on-. Their father had been * -thriftle*, extravagant man. He had little Over', it, a great <fea* over itr-wia then came the end —debt, disgrace,* ruin, vain remorse, and m*Pj™S thrpe fatherly girls—sewed m a fodwhluxury, nowlafi to fach-ail the trials of gnndiog poverty, Thfrinotherhad died many years back* —of tyoplc said, % tffl? worst etrora of the fattier were mercifully veiled “from the* Children’s eyes, and to them he was always “poor papa,” who kissed them as he lay dying, and then turned his face to the wall and wept for the wasted life he> could never new «?» piate-wept ftitnisliClpless children, rehderedibomeless fid his own grievous fault. This happened a long time ago, or it comeloVhionni i sßg& great sea into -which so, cumj, troubled days, atom Jn*i Mr.- ,»«• Wennust noS* sketch these theae sisters; in faihliope to my reader. .1 i, wm -u. ,t.« mmBessie first; she was the eldest, now KeSS^^i'TgraJ^yond’hS' years. .iiT-t 1. 1 ethtg Mtiutva ,X * Katie —ana Katie<wtoblind. tion of the other two girls to this afflicted one. “They are my* Jyro eyreP ’ ! TOe* would say -wiULrtkat oweetsmile often seen on the blind—ra smile that PMi eyes lpok. , ,« P * f*«« . m ■ovi u. teunM She had am intense'-nature, this-poor, blind Mffllfff'hln'atfire that Suffered «»»* thiaJ9SX»M #nd rejoiced with more exceeding joy in gladness. She was fflfW. efcyenteemt and Alice, the willful, juyigWy pf the otlier two, was two phase younger. - Alice was « ! beauty, and bewitched yon TWy'VHdwerf ••Irtendtaß/dhoso thseo sisters., /hlng, the father had not been » man 4pjfljiftkfi friends/or if he did make them, lost them agaip widiwmarkable’probiptltude; and their nuMier ; had heed a foreigner, strthat English relatives were few; asdshofewhadofferedfcelp in loddbiri?4TMF*tidi& Flaee» • TflwliAW*, often put iher hancL to hen side altep mounting' theni*»»h« room were small, and Bessie’s roorfL'tth .ft fhd.top of the house, had a slicecufon'jfPoM'lSortier, hnd'awindoW so lowi-thhixit gave anything but a satism wluck you oeuhL Wtoa glimpse of youradf.and if it did depict you with a ancegforxKPl pefculitirlfifcSi andtoknow wheffiePyfflfPodnnet was straight-ftp IpHh of them ; so. take it all in all, n was not A had soft ora mirror. " Bessie was the clever M.st<r* htofljeeu nearly six months in sssoammm» “!’v&g<* pupa on the brain, my d<%” pouring out* the tea.- .“Oh* it’a too d<y fightfuJ/.M. m anHingf sure and it’s dv^S^|r&tßts beginning, you s*e, and will pay half the-renV*-«J ■»**«<; h> WvMft \C^ The cold-Weather- «aa .goiagjaow, and WBSi the sunshine at Mrs! Buebjr 1 * front parlor How orten Katie thought of her dead father! Naturally she from her affliction had known least of his wrong doings ;

and tenderly she loved hi* memory, calling to an ind the feeling of hi* hand laid ppon ier head as he lay helpless on his bed of pain, while creditors, like birds of * 'pAlfl lovered alxmt the house that ought , .to,Jug i been hushed and silent. *‘tl e sun shlni) warm and bright; the : out there sounds checHtil to me; Mfjfavi or papa lief in his grave!" Thus ic thought.> of this gpntle loving i aoiA* 1 me went cn i, though tlfcp crowd of Out so confidently ahucipatgl by Alice •K itie did not, not make tteir appearancf( bree or ft ur more were added to Ae o iginal one, and things seemed, to go otf hhi sably when Bessie took a severe cold— Jo severe that the others (supported by the opinion of Mrs. Bushy) would not let lfei leave the, house; Then an event JhgHPened. A visitor raite 1 fwWraadise place-j-a young man he a velveteen coat, %id%|Boft, wide, felt)iat, thftt,A||«de4.an honflei, manly youhg face; With grey eyes and a silky brown beard. *toiS was Phil liUßhington;.*, «roigHHg artist,' trying hard to make that “ something Comfortable” of which mentlfffi hftB 4 ’been made before. Phil tiaagtU dsawlng at AiMhool where Bessie, too, had some TOa young fellow "somewhat’ f timidjy to that dingy parlor in which Mrs. Busby’s soul delights, god Mary- Anne,, the maid of all work (who, to judge from Okk etate of her hands, cleaned hoots all day. |ong without evfir leaving off)/ showed him in, herself in such a state of txtitement that her-cap fell oft' in the parage; but, then, as her cap was'as bitch in the passage as on her headj Aat was no , N*>w, I may as all, pt this state of my tale, that there are Trt**illainsin this story,- and. that Phil Lushjngton was -an honed, chivalrous young fellow, whd treated these three solitary ; maidens ndw and ewer after,'with tito reverence all true women should command from-Vll true men, and was as fastidiously respectful to diem -asttflongh a Belgravia*.-chaperone of the rigid description had kept watch and ward over them, and'Paradise Place 'had* * been Grosfenor. Square. With chivalrous, tender grace, Phil .luwhington greeted the three sisters, as hrstood at the door of their dingy parlor, hat in hand* his bonnia brown curls ch»* feting about his forehead, and his honest ey& resting on Bessie’s face. Yes; he was an individual in whom' there * was no guile, this young artist of mine, and, like the sunflower, gazed opeply at the stm that had begun to shine with such bright beams upon his life. It was father hard for Bessie, though., as, with |Tl»retty baahfulness, she presented her visitor ip her two sisters. <l I knqw .I ought to have balled earlier in the day," said Phil, still drinking in. the sight of Besme’s'facp, “ but J haven’t had a offftnent to spare islnce ten o’clock this morning. I was sure you must be ill, (Hi did not see you at BeechJlouse for ’‘five Whole days, so I asked Miss Minerva BfCroft, and she told me you had a hard cold.’” “V r (/; ' ?oir • ••• *" • t Phil had not thought before he came t]hat lie should feel as if his advent needed go many- and explanations, but somehow this all Came upon him now; and Alice, perbeiviag that Bessie was evidently "not capable oK much fluency of * cfen-’ versation, rushed bravely to the rescue. “ And now yauThave found us all fitting in the dusk! We do that, you must know, to save gas. Of course it would sound vety pretty to say wp love the Soaaning, ana all that sort dr thing; but e gas is the retd reason.” Bessielapked imploringly ether sister, as if to stejn this tecrefit of domestic con-: fl<fehce& j-Hwut their visitor seemed wonderfully ease by Ais matter-of-fact Alice, and soon they were chatting together. Presently Phil told them that he and his mother livedxtWtotlOsfe *M> "Parti 1 disej PlaAe, and ‘‘.some day might brings P«KSfic; j : a liljtle; Hut she sain demurely, as it was ‘®dt U they would, be glad yoy came—very glad,, indeed,” said hike, phiramg in- again. t H We kpgjir aboUl you before—Katie and: fvT] mean—and about you bringing Bessj .home unger your uuibrella when it rained, W 0 Vpjere out; but we thought—at! I way Bess spqke, you were quite an Old, old man—a. .man with, long, - white hair, and who* stodped vefy much^ypu { knpw, and. e«-f “ I’m sorry I’ve disappointed your ex-: pecjtations'” said_ their visitor, with- just pno glance at Bessie, now rosy red; And then he quickly changeq the]subJtßet, fcjr he could not bekf td see' of that fair face diall< Were you reading kfdtad wlie’n 1 came in?" he*sad, turning again to chatter-bo* ‘* Oh,'*©! we were listening to Katie’s iyarns. You must know she tells urtwo j|ijMieß, > Aatrlty imy hooka!—and w(i get so infurestedP 1 .and then she breaks off at the nicest bit; when we are dying to know what comes next!” He lotihed more earnestly than he had yet douant the quiet gale girl at Bessie’s .Side; heVaoted“the Httie, Ain, nervous ‘hands, tho fragile figure, the tremulous, 1 sensitiva. mouth; and,, oh„saddest.df all, Ae greatjalue, sightless eyes! 1 "I should like to hear some of-thosfe stories,” said PhH. m ,,.f i ‘Well, so you shall, rome day, when Si l come to see ns again. Shan’t ho, i tie, dear?" But Katie wquld uotproui>iH. y ioon after this Phil took Ills leave and A ice stood at the wtodOw-tia watch 'him ‘it wn the street. j» ‘So, that’s she drawing-master at Beech Hbuse Academy! AaUiihdflldi old map, w io brought, you home that rainy day!* O i. Bessie!" she cried, aud .then, sue threw herself upon Mrlißusw’s slippeiy, horse-hair sofa, and it would have done ybur heart good gt hcar her- ringing laughter. " .... ißut Katie put Her arms about ner si»" -teg’s neck and kiwedthef 1 tbhfferly.’ j“ Bess," she said, “ what a nice voide he has. I hope he’U ( copie again- ' ' ,Did Bessie hope so, too, I wonder ? Be" this as it may, KKtie was not disappointed He did come aghta-wnot many times; indeed ne got Into a sort pf, habit of looking in upon the sisters, “ bfeteen the lightsand thus it came about; *1 at last he heard some of those Wonrful “varos* 1 theJbiind cM was .woht spin, for Ass gentle narrator got. acctbM: tomed to his presence, and forgot all shyness in Ae new delightd-a fresh and appreciative addition to her audience; and; Phil liked thA“ yaras. ,v and at last Aug-* gjested to Bessie (od AS Of antxher showery evening rendermg his es-i cort a necessity) that one of these stories should be written ont and sent to- Ae editor of a certain magazifle. f “Do you really think they would fake it?” cried Alice; fadlaßt, when •Ae idea was mooted to her. “ Yes, I do,” replied Phil " Yeur sis-

ter’s ideas are fresh and beautiful: and merit does make Us way wiA editors, without inteseat, Aough some people will teffywi it doeroVL”' S|f 5 <jarf van cm ? be j o fftme real use,* it wiil mike one ha; [ildrf tl ah ever!l was A Ay3lfe-7 til (‘Ycfii >HI ;be a feri : ow, 1 said AUco, taking iufccdss f<Jr BiitfiAhhr)is<iafbooJai|cyj • ," |‘» little blind i pihIs.thbyjdl looted: vprj grave but MOilAQLfiSg tkSß,' so ill rated on her lips. ; iktatmnsnd ,pf;th|t stofy wak A.time ffifl "-ufhnpfy'nxcitel sent to our Agee sisters, and Phil Lushi tgtoff And AißMliotbßrosuarat scarcely 1 hdd. < filed at Paradise Place soon after Phil’s first kindly race uow"wcemeif tike that yf Jin but our waiting comes to an end some day, ghttifcf&usvsiifc- • camb^tJto r m#Jspz .Wildly excited to be able torun out into ■ tip, breathed quickly, as she gaAeuan Bnxioua.looij., gs KatiemialinndWitii Ups ppart,her"handgraßptngllmbaek ofYhe six long strips of paper, closely panted; fell flutteringftpn Ae Wijj) a little' fey of rapture, gaihered Aem up helter-skelter, and clasping Aem aghtfirif* hesenf fled &oke^n|o^ffl P *“ It isn’t uatumed! Oh, Katie, Fokajt’s all printed, *very.\vord!, Oh.AJsdir^g, But KtmdAad thrown hen arms around hidden on Aat breast. How Alije.. read nietjipus “ of Aose pretty yams, passed her fingers fondly over-the words she aeuld-aol sqe—all Ail*and*ihtfth imagine foe Aemselves. - They j Hiay ! snesm|njrmi the veyow-backed magazins in hifa hand as though: il’wane Ae ptTe some vast estate to be presently entered into possession -of-by Katie aifd hen liAftrs. tfcr 4 fclftftax.Wftr'When ttim ddnbr’s cheque arrived, and small .as its arqount seemed -to-ntbees, Jtw& t) Kane an ET Bkwado—first fruits of h mine of ineahaustible riches. j . , ’St ier; for iyet another ABoTTSKSiy cattle fiStot .to No. 17, in Aqsgalong, closelu printed Mips AittaA So-wStme * ut|iu toHall of us slaves last awkward Angers over ivayy difficulties, Aat a ftiore - hAbitidUf ypw* cef fietion should be unden»kfei?-Oh«'tmiCw uM accepted, would make Aem feel like paying quite a..suhf of money t iff the funds, or Ae bank, or some men- < dightWlfiir ;h#rj e(J ifilo summer hgat andthe London streets grew feo*and<du&y f the bUyd spinper t )i|ed at her loom, and chapter after chap er was added to a fast-growing pile of inanu--1 HifSClr irf** (for they ware more, indeed) btgJb^o fields, and Best’s mmofe esa nMtfH a h^ijS£.'T32 ing I ’ And a strange n*l4on>off S ®<fiiii|igj and Alice spoke of ner companion’s (restless sleep and muttered words, that stowed tiAAdtiVb brain was MB« to wore; but Katie, fonouce in her life obstidato de,v jusj as the fry, bakfnr-lieat gfew mt»f Anteggopklß ea fhe'very pavement seemea hot 'ar dour feet, Ae Jong story jras finishe^-— tinishqdr and posted, Hum Ae dear HMniAPiMtffl' promlsed to let Ae loom stand still and- rest -awhile; j rt —v; -1 "Z Too Rite! tocndwr.flbflte’Hfly delicate wheel in the machinery was strained, and .aimless. Audios. un£i ll * ectc d ffauros; and paler by ttcTPy night, grew Katie’s cheek. - 4‘ihav«fbee% to %sM A hpvfc Sft her work tso Hard!** cried Bessie, passion ate - ly self-reproachful, as she saw her darling xitoop -add rfade,4U»j l ##ifi. iaii JJoWer pardted by hear it*. } darling, you will sooiv. be well Bgain, And Kalte stnilfd, ann Ifera a hand of each A her two little luvered, burning Ipafis. . the strengA of ner' matronly experience, So Dr. came; alTftle quaint bid man, bent-ist figure# Smi mrifU^harp, ! piercing %tes AifMilftdAhyto from under shaggy brows, and apt lorpnake S’l’lfetvK'Cy longer! - When a patient iwas varw. poor, fit- Carbß}#iSi A hablt; b{J fpr he himself was so. "On, yes, In tbis^great, tiss&sizs&mz erous goodness is only known to Him who said: as. (tone it unto bbe bf Aestt; ye have’ dene ft unto jerky planner. '* Quiet —res^-good'fOod ri cooling .mixture, and went dojwn stairs her troubled face. “ Ha# your sIBtZI oomjflalrie& xf St !*£. *‘ No ” replied Bessie; “but ahe never fffen veiy Misa* w&mgamjtsmm. wjkmg ¥ UHtbe yob; rest, mAd and body.” ! '. - • * tS .. .... (

“ WhafwA*l iC%ebted<to’yMp9V7 OflfJ llou MWiMMvlMFldKiDVilbUrMlllitti as if to assure himself It was a hatfegofa, ;he « jayed to nut it on. Dr. Carboy took •him elf off withTglinted lall tl .Ui-a onsplt«il|qo, at he was SeAttadhangaiM . It U w Uav«l> cwry-out ihtoordea.YCM lyjdtosie, spmetoWjlJ’Said Bestfßm toWirTWwiidgtory face. - xfuttim) ml uoiljalawi.jef v-j-j perplexity arul I'hil’s verVVA4o*ad ldok sMMdlb bttßg ytm quil^Si’a l donfJoSoaßday ll&tbfigk wBmSS?& a man is Watchfal aoh> Afl MKwJKwmsii heriObl uoJaaH bn* Ikl flolwnA . “1 thAk it might be managed,” he said at length, 4 ‘ and wiAout writing* B ttt'«» unc e you tell " , l - , 'OA»>^ , l,pf|e4 ? 4tf<|fe|fl»|dW4© froi l the sofa where sto nacL flung herself in f n l bni 4 ft HnnlaiJuiA«uf*. tSSKISB of dug, hu Ad *«*,tfi ' You don’t know how oui literary are am as you tell mC ffifflong storryour sister Wtwdflsia«hb»atoiip>ul aApfe|wtoogih. edi wo iW,giM Ae om e: and it would.be enough to raKe nor to to'Jea.*»i‘ * owj-vjers . dice Aought Aat she; vrouA .IStato klf 1 him but rp.fWt«l tb») it mi At hardly be correct—yet. ' ’eaU stHfeu m‘lidßre*s asfehßtwLAdraif lifSheod 4M) Si So HUvas settl«A(Aa|t sjQntd Lnshhlgton sh uld go wiA Bessie to Ae city, and they sh iAd see Ae editor of Katre*f mwßflne 1 an l ask him ifne would fmv'fof Ae long st( if $t omce, afldi euahti fbunytoUH of all Ais noAing was to be luidMuntltaj gi 1 herself, ■«<»««»» —. ‘Oh be su :h a happy, happy thing to taKe Ae lit ire efcraecr yOUTOIi, *raa ndw* w w llttafee yo* a WHJ— *-! 4i ABut 2 jj-feriaiWwte *M# a ife LJntjtr Ad pptisto; edvd) shopplhy di ion to Ae wonderful city our tr ivelers set out. Bessie j tHe“ la 1% Katte’ndfle, #a thougf shwkardiy cdnAtoil«f «vAMJ.lit-. tl VHMMI hflw, al :er Bessie and Mr. Cushipgton naOtot oi tMdhdtflbftruaf. hzmjaW Adlf*oia«ke*if#t w A aaßl-cohhealsd ArtAwt %Jw ftoA* ; ■vwjs. So the soup was ordered* d irkeeadd mas eitended* 4htKV. usuap Sjie as Was pei' daily eustom, ana takfen nfr ntr place on persuading it to look like new, sat oppori |“iimklslm'lfgotlp.stklre again and lie down Amy room,” saidNafie. *» My bed i« *nqm comfortable ttpn and slie smiled at Ae notjpn of Its al ft fen Bm&sMAd qWgoAifßt-steeittMpfcionofl,: !iwa“4* ahd thtt sthfcd bisiOS'il«-<d|Ar,.pqMWf» gpsstd./iiefl ii-i;! <•>!? .euii q odl 1 [‘‘Sissy,” oid,,naute oL nursery QMS, **T ofraji UeS p^jjttJisay«pretty < jNTf*f «A, PPW } o rn & iriPtbek Whtt3 wMiflitog tm% W; dould! Oh, Katie, it B«mg.*ipfhgiidJKfw| < f 1 “Hush, hush 1” replied Ae poor B “ to-saywhat I did; aMUfldoed hcedld:ht?t loy#; yyu ,te/* re t -Vi#W*RW jjiffismne tnat sfreanwa lmow» rofnv ‘ Christ shall * give thee light’— ‘ (Jurist in vdiMMiftfik. JhAjy; staiKwrf fWV*e?H till Bessie came. .. , And Alice went down and on 1 WlAter.freMc; Bu* 4t i wanafsoKh tftne snmp^ypriM9» tiU iTnowwliat hii?baPPlS»J. , ”Y 5« t Tf that editot won’t help our dMring^A4w.fi Uifrfal fbribrßTVraoflOd’tWlAe, amblfrsl slMwNfting* as her rtoSAttidieVlf , to give dir darling hMMh mdi aJkbgtU I dWMfMWi) go to-morrow. Oh, Alice! he was so dead and kind, and good!” AyieSkftlddfcetiKa iwffecr r^ogA^fJ^eß^ugg^ Bui it Was Uhi! who held B*» StoX b*»<k close A hh», and iuhj eyes Is IrcwiW :»•;*. i.' .. • ' • • . , i

wmvmv viiwi <« i mm tomsskV m MRkaaJJltld on til .a/'»r.» oaoifleut now. Oh/to nM hskdear Amo upon, waff the ■ MtiiMf mm wto ahiatog. *M y cteic AQken hair strw^ingwvdr Ad pillow oW* " Ae WMI S»sjriutfts sun grow*- sdstfOßg laAnuAer A<Wteftt qodfh.tewjfeA whHJnf orougnt Mrs. Busmngton ana rill tM|hushek Natie to'sleep, iftn tm’fmißshnie could 1 not wake 1 her!' .The “ Blind Spinner” lyasbirnd no mp#*, anti Ae eyes Aat had i>een sightless to eafth rioW gafeCd upon flie Mfcavtodly King. ha#hty.-iC(WteU> mlMi * a » ilf 11 ’ I it 11..*- - »>■. fr-» .» • wI. 1 I *r. . •

PERSONAL AND LITERRY.

KflMgi; white driving bjyover andthe eoolly salts Ad tew i<tou flay* (her, tKjenty. ftrp % ,A*V rwm age. . , S y- Thadfiteffi “SA'vAs, { igo,' red two bank officer* who had been of a conspiracy: ” Columbia Elisha .»dh^g*q^^ expected a^nßor^pe^e the B,la rWW'tVinir lb* ton «: tl yri» 1 I ly-t-Ifiqttwif, tejdyf % .aufcoj jfee nyim, “I not live alway;.l a»k , not to stay,” stays like a good fellow, bq- ' Agj yik&'ot agei-vrlA plenty of 0,4-A Aretftul dteQPWfsaiSitehjW TWWffi iINN Bft- W tftlMng,Qfgimf#raarow pre^y M sss p(yter» a taw days: agbm ‘’Gfen. Orfaolfc Sl< ?l on^ an i broiled his own bacon. Gfen. Terry hwl’abud nroaght WiA him, a portable £asnMSsanv&&' IndßiW'df We wi>hM break Ae dtehes." -nldft Jjewis now has Ae charge of the 'Limeßqpk Light-House, and,lives Aere V w ! dbg#> ahehMfn< t miishflAganl fed the tyrant sox, ftjh AgrmentapliAented upon Ae Walls ol her house, which she tinted herself, she S WfSffJttl do Ais, DHt we a nave to boam Acm-,- ana I’dsathardoahyAing id ithe world, Ante hi ve men in Ae lighthouse: I like dogs hotter.” And yet she aCknowledaesASt A 6 man from w 10m she has been divorced, was a ifl‘ tog.’tfoidw )jtf e)»b on vvml »W

Why is the Sea Salt?

,A*eerdmgj Ai VrUmbr Ghtnf»an«-fif i wn wvSSSi ktapAatigw (dhtet mqt, (wpuwi fcumes to toll ms. WhecefcrfooE tot what oh-i We hi*e>ascertalfled Ais,' it is proved that w^amveßdritt' But we believe that a careful consideration : q ’ ui^ ly - I Lite first place, Aen, there* is saltan a simple-and uecesaary consequence of Ae stet mat it nihil qohtamalf Ae soluble matter which Awratns haie wtohid.ootaf aw* ate aifli caaying, tothe oeeftn. Aad (disc Aey"all, wDhoutsdhy exeepttqn, •lftffbtti the sea has, itt toe WtaraeTuf. S sirrjsr airaAwa^ ! j ice regulSHOfT" 6T' X ‘ of An a |roJW r^fgeßt»> quite unnecessary, as It is well known Se regions under Ae iflUfadhee of Ae t much different In agricultural value of santAry conditions ’ AosC frMw,*« ntokimPWiftLb 4* bond is mom idajMrifrioo iiiw.fenaJOat Wtkiva We must, however, give credit to Fros. g&aff for m eibperhnefitO, he* proved jaigHaa^WifihatrthftjEvaftqrMioubeqMMfc I Ires and leas, in proportion as Ae reiatrve arimuntTif ittlt mfcrfeases. Bul'We would {Are*this> fact an inlPniiret&tioja different ere, vdMnlpriverMm4 nqkyet drived, mmmmm dbean nepravßy Itained much less salt Ain at present: therefore Ae amount oi evaporation mure Ho'iontinimUy overcharged withjpioiSttWfi* § Mtttp&S nady, and tlis dryneh* dt the air has aug, i s«aws»®ass, , Ssgs; tile and inhabitable, A»ve' dr#

Palmyra, and other ettiee, were sitnated, fSrvpt* SST/enito H ® ie , dt g** order to become convlbcea of Tbe lifflra enoeof moimwn aprvwgetatioß, aaaireoda hoST

A Capital-and-Expertence Story.

end of two yean A«y wowd changt fences; he would ttAVOtbe eapitel andhli partner Ae dxpWdwce- Tms 1 story hai buclian toveatment twto mtefctetchy an ter’ art old-established concern, ,4 6 Spffi‘®J.feW Ac agw of-.twenty-seven -cmUtd " Alt tan %tpb grow ing i worst. Tto-y 6to faictdnynwM mortgagto, I mf fcHSpßfe SbASttbtl Hn pakMra* i’wWk* have comfertabft imejutels \&m -’i T.ootqll .Jenr-.-rion

A Lake Under the Soil.

»ib At die i>h*fcsbn plAcel 'bff BMafd Creek,-' near rifanMile Station, * * tonsoil about eighteen; inches deep. Qm tfw ‘a^l^l/urr tiSsdKmWw^ .aq a heok;ao<i - linefiah four or five)*** ’ or eyee, dud %re perob-likcin shape! j Thc it was an opflh foody "ofcwufayaf which fuias a siXciently 0 rich *3 i .tt .baa to, 1* , , of whom < ing ! alible -fcrtmgh the &rti., ipersen rowjlii*.-** •rife'J| u ''tarf I winHww a£u.iffiWSSSSSE;: ft study, ( h»d ne m> uM, fike % „

Object-Cards.

* Wkcfakr& Htt M&iW Mtew this season among Ae qhildraa of Aered answer distiactiy nt Aid djsteniX, 1 must simply Taeten an raterestrag . natural object on a card, and write under it., as nairiaiAaiboqh, aaafletimexi)'ou]U j ret it Ift ffSfe ysj* j gm oS 1 pfckS Mj ft^wh^Sm2tfon M A^ sMe brought home eaftte wiA many pretty sheik gumtoeduupojß, Are*. tw> Adis to A card. He .had to look in - j ! card*. anoAcr AMkAbebVt 4-»sdrftf ofitmfK-x-arus, snowing over unity vaneure of *wk fato and the frofeietf, girl shquld go into partneramp), ana anoAer had a aet of pine-cboe Ategs Aat had to be kept in a roomy box . The cones I cannuti-.bijgia, ;to t«H you half of An styles of obiecbcards Aat the children of Have * todsttlf the Belgian and BwmUsh schools. , On pas. wtassMs^^m lined.- Olhem show Ae ore Of a metal placed, beside some finished article mahumrtdtlaTrdm Ak same. In iscf,’ ‘many S=3S2K®s Atoger (Ifltreofmakinp Atoa. r|p%s|mP le ibis is a very simple qucsUou. 'lhe bed rethredl itood) Jut »otf ,-ifeii tiiid.) y*