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FARMEh KENT'S PARtfON. f Written for this paper. HAXKSGI VIXC OAY- and the solemn church With autumn tlats wm bright: The purple frn'.t sad the russet leaves SUone fair la the icmpcred llsbt. Vhile the anthem rose a tree and strong As an eagle's skyward fllRbt. When t!ie people rassed from out the door. Some gazed with nJ- t iculn On s r.gea Deft-far. old and blind. Who stood la the vestibule. The parson stayed a moment" apace By the beggar itrim aad fray: He said: "Good morrow, nr worthy frien J, Are veu giving inaaks lo-dsy ! More oa no doubt your dlnaer walu:" Aad tbe person went b's way. Taebegirarsmdrd: "My Father's load Extend from sea to sea: He feed tbe ravens when they cry. Ant Ile'U save a crumb for mc. -"Somewher within 111 wide domain A table doth await; Oeaeatli ome humble cotter's roof. Or by the rich roan's irate: I only know 1 need not baste, I will not be too late." Then Farmer Kent p-issed where he stood: He wm a kindly in in, With 'ciders broad, and hesrtsomo vo.f. And check and brow of tan. II'i tain: I own as fair a homo Ah U beneath the !': Yet whsn I catch th? scent of llame. Or when th'i w nd It high. I fear, ma) hap, :i urc-jSlri.' heap Will gtcet ray eaT eye. My flelils arc ric.'t with Hooks end herds. My wife is goo.l and fair; Awl half a retire of j;i l and bays Crovid cloc :iboJi my i hair. If I could know death would not corac And all their beauty blUbl This morn I was happy man, I tii ay not t to n gut." Shall not the .Tint : of all the earth IKi for Ills own ths right? Some tints auntie, it :s not long; Your fortune fair was mine; My wealth took v. Inland tie vr away; liut fcholl I Intt and pine? Mv wife and child ijrecn grow the turf Above their jl.iceof ret; No drop of b!o;d l kin to mc. Then) s no lowly nest To rail my own; and jet I'm sure The F-lher doeth bout. When summer breeze round mo play. And sunshine warms my face. I fare along, I only know I'll find my rightful place. And when tbe summer days are dead. When ice aad frost and snow Wot out tbe sun and hide the earth, And fierce uinttt wildly blow. Bit 11 trusting to my Father's hand. Upon my wav 1 go. The summer loaves a-.d running brooks Were rover mo.-.; His own Than are the frosts and biting winds That chill tne to tho bone." Thrn Farmer Kent took off his hat; He said: " I came to-d.iv To bear tbe parson talk of Heaven, And, bsply, show the way; Dut the truest preacher I have seen Is this beggar, lean and gray. Now come with mc: from this day forth You are my honored guest." The beirgar shrank tbe farmer said: " The Father knowetb best. " lie leadeth you, n lea leth me. He brought us all tbe sit. Through path of sin. and doubt, and pain, To thisTnanksxiv.ng Day. That you miitht teaih me how to trust. To thank Him, and to pray. A cory nook awaits for you Itesido my ample hearth; Aha! lie never niaUcs mistakes. The Judge of all the earth." Makcurt IIOt.MKs. dick Slake. The Story of Hia Thanksgiving Rose How He Won It. IWritten for this paper.! HE THANKSGIV- u ing story of fiction is apt to nave a cer tain sameness about i it- Tbe country, the gathoring under tho r family roof-tree, the dlunor and the wan derers' return, all connected by a thread of love or pathos, as tbe caso may bo, arc quite famil iar to present day readers. It vaguely occurs to me that I have somewhere read or beard that "truth is stranger than Action." Ard this shall be ty apology for thus departing from es tablished usages in the simple Thanksgiv ing tide which itselt is connected with 8im TheoJosia Brown's monkey. The monkey was oaly a part of Mrs. Browa's meaago menagerie. Sirs. Bax ter's other boarders called It. The widow was also the owner of a parrot, two dwarfed pngs with sawed-off noses, an Aajrora cat aad a snail pet alligator. But airs. Theodosia Brown bad inherited from tbe deceased Brown something like half a million. Aad as abe paid liberally for he two front rooms on tbe first flight, Mrs. Baxter would have allowed ber to have kept aa anaconda or a baby elephant provided they did not aaaey Hat ether hoarders. ; Dick Blake, who had the reoaa eafweitc, was aerer aaaoyed by Mrs. BwwaVpcta. Iadeed, generally speaklaf, they were to fcima amrce of perpetual joy aad comfort. It might hare been the extreme interest which he leek ia them all tbe alligator excepted-that lad the fair widow to fancv that iaapite of her six years of seniority aae aaasaaae a conquest or the handsome yean feMew at whom abe had cast laa CsJshiageyea. Dick hi mt was far tea modest to Vaamath insurant he had aroaaed la tbe wanwwa heart, Indeed, he weald aa aaaa Isfttttsmghiaf makiacleTetoMra. lu was eld eaeagh to had hia nsTerlloea net fas tame wham he tamUy hsyadw callhar anlag. Bar raom was np three I Mrs. Aaedeaia Brown alwan TfrS ! a' ShJ JiflHVllM fweSs wW3Wt &;' "-jNt t 1. r ttr aT I mi kma l -- - - & ." mmmMm am meahat evmi Bar ram wm rkaak ar Praaeia-ac. aaraiaa a tea laeey at titrfrioaila Diek SxHh. - M B.. , Bft .aaK "Sssw sm ssr aa tsjw at assr naniiaaiisa wmm MJ!?!W WM uu"assBsv "??- TIJ srara whin laZTwea IsmeaHaAsaMXaM was, wlanad. aa ' mwsww,smmmmaw ar mmmmms an warns, mmm immmaaw inine itniou tcr rpeahiag I" alighting way of Fraaris Bruton. Now, Dick'a heart bad long before gone out into Krancie's keeping. If tbe young girl herself was aware of this abe made no sign. Wh should she when be bad nerer spoken la words. But on this particular day Dick Blake bad resolved to " X't it to the test And wm or lose it alt" This, then, was tbe meaning of the sheet after sheet which, completed and torn up in dis.u4t fllled bit wiiir-paper basket ThantiriTinx mornins. while small 81m. be nionkcr. harin? temttorariir cleaned from hia mlt' rnr.m .-t tfifclnr & nt the dUturh"' -.irr it :i:inte intT est froe 'uc ofteo tratim over the door But finally D.ck manned to compress his ho pei, fears acd desires into four c!oly-wovcn pae of commercial note. "11 may venture to hoi," be said, in a burst of originality at tbe close, "will you wear at yoir throat when you cme down to dinner one of the JacfUcailnoU Uc cliatnberma d left oa voa dressinic- case this mornio?." and signed hi name. Thisepitle.ciivcloiwdaridaldreed. he tookup-aUirs. Miss Fraucie's dorstocwla little ajar. He rappe! once, twiee, but only echoed replied. Ifoltatiuj; a moment, Mr. Blake stcpiwd sof tlv in aad with a half reverent glance about the prettily fur- nished little arartmenl w.tb its atmos - J5T1 ''?? "SS tin wtd mi:t ov tiii: i.oeu coituiooit. phcra of womanly purity mid taste, laid the letter on a chulr where it would catch the young girl's eye on entering, und withdrew. He was melon the lower corridor by the stylish wid .xv. ta a most becoming uurmnz negligee. ! ll,ul Mr. IMake seen her naughty, n.iugh- . ty Smi that morn.ngl i ..... .......u .....fc v i.yu ,....... ly muncaiug uonoons in n i.tvoriie resort the otieu triiiisutn over Mr. Uhilce s door. He I . i-t a Kiamu ,.t i,.c iran-imi uwu u... -zrt - F U ,:. , , ."' "", ' "- .- yo-, haven't," lie answered, rather bittor Dick's absence, had probably descended , , Am nU ha ro,twl M Mr in quest of more bonbons. It was a way . on her lMo lat!l3 ,,in al ucr throut th;it "'.. , , ... ... ' inioluntardv. Francie put up her slim But a thorough search of the room which ,,,, , :f M .' W1W h Mrs. Brown'a aenso of propriety did not .., Uo not unilctand you .. Francie hil(, jertn.t her to enter revealed no trace of ,, , niIfcW.rcd. Au,, a, poor MukVt flI the ii.isHing hub j finally tho lady took lf M,ous ,, tll.rnMHf foruJiro lo t.x,,,aill( a higher light to the seend and third KrIu.ie Anw her.clf u ralu d, stones, whither the erratic Sun was wot.t .,,. ,...ii..i ...,,. tooseai-c whenever he slipp-d his chain. ul is Jt ,., H ul w thQ ,,n ,,0 h which on an average was six tunes a week, '..r,,.,:,, frt ,,..,. . .r,...,i ,,,,, . ,.;.... T,li tnlinitf Ifitoi Afr t!rii-ti .itli . ' heightened color and Sim strnggl ng in her arms, passed Mr. Biake'.s door and en tero I her own But I'.lalto liad little thought for captor or captive. 1 he Jl.ir iiurite refrain "she . loves me loves me not" kept repeating ' itself over and over again in the mind of I this usually matter-of-fact young man. Would she or would she not wear his roses! ! Hojhj -uggesied she would fear took a contrary view. And so the pro's an 1 con't straggled for precedence till the summons to dinner. Though Dick's back was tuwfird tho din- ing-hall door, he kuew with a lover's clair- voyancc when Francie entored. Above , the clutter of chair legs, the ruttlc of dh-i es and babble of voices ho heard the soft rustle of her dress before she readied and ' pasM.nl him. but he had not the courage for the moment to look up. Not until Francie had taken her accus tomed seat at the table directly opposite did Dick raise his eyes to learn his fate. Ami theu his heart utmost stopped beat ing. He saw nothing of tho little smile and nod of recognition. All hu saw was that at Francie' w hi o threat, encircled by a dainty r utile scaroe whiter u- nn- urre plnnril. How Dick managed to get through the form of eating that Thanksgiving dinner i he does not know to this day. If e ate and drunk mechanically of the odorous turkev that tasted to him like the ashes of Dead r-ea apples. Side dihbes were an ab mi- j nation and pie a hollow mockery. The only timo ho ventured a second glance in Francie's direction she was chatting cailv with that iufernal young ('olden, of whom he had long been secretly jealous. And m metaphor, this wa the last feather. ' Guess .ou left your appetite up-stairs, eh. Blake f" cheerfully remarked Widger. ou his left, entirely uuabashed by Dick's antjry glnre The Hev. Jdr. Putter. Dick's t-fcu-rh. saw an oicniiig for a word in season. He was a stiff, vasty-faced indiv.dual, with mutton-chop whiskers and chronic dislike toward D ck who had once surreptitiously inserted Mrs. Brown's pet alligator be tween bis i ed sheets. "I fear," he solemnly remarked across the table, "that your youug friend is not "duly thankful " " What the devil have I got to bo thank ful for!'' savagely ejaculated unhappy D.ck. Hev. Mr. Putters turned quite pale at this unexpected and altogether diabolical outburst which fell like a verbal thunder bolt in the immediate vicinity. Yet what could ono expect from a young man who had boldly avowed his sympathy with the heretical professors at Andover. From the stand-'toint of tbose who had heard this explosive query, Dick Blake bad much to bo thankful for. Youth, health, intellect, gook looks and a com fortable competency are certainly bless ings worthy of being counted. Thus in effect mildly remarked a boarder as Dick, having pushed bis cbair back, abruptly left the room, followed by a wisjful. wondering look from Fraucie's dara eyes, and one of different import from Mrs. Theodosia Browa's languishing orbs. "Aad a rich widow to be had for the ask ing." muttered old Bynner, enca, yet loud enough for Rev. Putter to hear that gentleman being strongly suspected of en tertaining designs against Mrs. Brown's heart and hank account Mr. Putter scowled aad Widger, who posed aa a cyaic, shrugged hia shoulders. "Blake la one of those fellows who, born with a silver spoon in his month, is mad all the time because it Isn't gold, don't yoa kaow." he observed, looking about for tho applause which did net follow what be thought rather a neat remark. Batcarelesaly nneoascioas of the char itable cemmeau of hia feUew beatdeva, Dick made hie way to Tata ream, laekei the Vw9T IN BBefsBal WV eVsUhsat paTa9VennswaMaw) 4S aa Immediate dtmmaia U It data't W gateway While thee eeeajpiad. e highly. tpewA tsader the teals were aa faBews: "Mrs. Brewa weaid he awJasJ h Mr. Blake make aee ef e Utile tafi at B. 1 ragtet to aay that the to the the taatoietothe YeteAerthhikiacit a little, he to te. itwamhl he a to aexgaad-hye to ef hia here traaam OmTtsMkasTiaw Beowx. It way. Aad item he waatod to regt to Rev. Patter for bia hasty utterance, la abort bo brought every reason for bia at tends ace except the real oae. Aad tbla was thai aaviag an expensive swiitsi piano which abe coold sot play. Mr Brown always included rrancie. wno ae&g aaa play ed divinely, in ber iaritatloaa to those informal " gathering. " Mr. Blake did not appear aa uaual at supper. The monotonous tread of allp- pered fe't pacin? back and forth in bia room and the strong smell of tobacco smoke, which dnftod throuffb the Iran- som rouia seem to indicate an aoorrivc i attempt at drowning bis sorrows In tbe overflowins bowl of his meerschaum. Mot roomt exbib.t certain character Utict of their occujiarjU. Thus, Mrs. Theo. dosia Brown's raiRht be described n a word showy. There was a ccrtiti ar ishncs of color every where visible, from the elaborately framed oil paintings against their backsroitnd of BVfly ui" paper, to the portiere aad insldei curtains . and figured silk upholstery of the fura.- ture. f But it all looked rery cheerful and pleasant in the subduel g'ow from tho K chandcljers to tho eye of the dozen or more invited guests on the Thanksgiving evening of wh ch I write. At least so they all remarked as a sort of open In , chorus, and we all know that what every one says musi ixj iKiriecny iruc. The menagerie was. generally speaking. in a somnolent condition. The iet alii gator, relegated to the small ante room out of consideration to Mr. letter's feelings. Will presumably dormant in his box. The Angora cat slept coutectealy on a Turkish rug before an open grate of glow.ng an thracite. Tne parrot slumbered or pre- , tended to in his swinging perch in the bi bj- window. One of the pugs snrM on a corner cushion. Tl:e whereabouts of the other wa. made known directly after the tntrance of I lev. Mr. l'utter Being nearsighted he had not seen tnut the canine was occupying the uewott easy chair, into wh ch the reverend gentleman dropped heavily, to spring lightly and hut ly'up with .. short, sharp hrek that was drowned in ear-piercing yeps. But even this agreeable incident which convulsed nevcralof tho worldling pres ent with sccrot but unseemly laughter tailed to chase the gloom from the brow of young Mr. Bl ike In vain Mrs. Brown vouchsafed her sweetest smile, wh le equally vaiu were the attempts of Miss Dasher, a very decollete young woman, t lure In tn to her s!iL. With an air of Bvrouic melancholy that closely rcemhled wUh ,U evc lovc.wclll of ,,n.ttv Krancic. to whom, on entering, he had ou.hsafcd the most formal of bows. ,,,,.,.,, marku.J tai M mM tmt Francie who was K.rXeclly UBCOBeil litIlil, ,,.ul a,kwl with ,.cutl le surprise in t do U)H of nur JarJc ..," ,. .. ' Have I donu any thing t offend you. Mr. Blake I" ,.,t ,,M,t wal h(V0 d mt w,mt . ". which a few moment later thrills the listener. u "under the artist tlyitig han. The wh.te keys rise tue white keys fiU." Han; "I am tired heart and fet Turn from lu-v m irt and street. 1 am tiied rest Is sweet. " I am t red. I ss and i;aln. Coldcn she.uf-. and scattered grain. Hath the day not paised In tain." "I do not feel in the mood for singing to night," she said, somewhat abruptly, ris ' ing as she sto'te. to b at onco taken nos session of bv young Uoidcii. to Blake's in ward wrath und despair. And then, in a reaction of reckless dctlince, Dick began Uirting fast und furious with Mrs. Uheo. dosia Brown, who, resplendent in old gold und diamonds, was but too ready to re spend to such marked advances. And while Francie at.d Dick thus played at cross purposes the evening wore on in the usual way. Tho guests talked a little scandal, considerable gossip, and between rulmcrsof whist introiuccd enough liter ar- conversation to give the correct tone to the cccas ou. till the entrance of the colored waiter with a tray oa which were glasses of egg nogg. Even Hev. Mr. Putter considered that r. m Id potation of this kind was allowable on Thanksgiving eve. and accepted the agreeable beverage with a cheerful smile. It was perhaps a trifle unfortunate th t hcchuuci-d to t..k.- his place, goblet in hand, directlv under the swinging perch of the observant parrot, who just then was very wide aw ike. For as Mr. Putter, elevuting the goblet and clearing his throat, was about to -er pru'Kjse a toast, tbe wre died bird, cock ing his head downward and fixing his hard, unwinking eye with infinite meaning upon Mr Putter, remurked scpulchrally: ' Iet up prny." Of course only wrong-minded people, given to unseemly levity, would see any thing to laugh at in this, whlrh was per haps the reason that such a general chorus of severe couching followed ihe iujuJiciou suggestion, while a number of faces were suddenly averted. Old Bynner, it i true, shouted "Haw! haw!" and young Golden grew purple to his ear t ps with sup piesso.i mirth, but these two didn't count It was D ck Btnke who, coming to the rc.scuo of his embarrassed hostess, tried bx was about to morose. to create a diversion by lemdiy inqalrlag as to the whereabouts of his friend Sim, whom he had not aeea taaterealag. Bad Mr. Blake kaowa that a wicked youag maa among tbe guests Staffer by me had been slyly plying Him with egg-eogg behind tha wiadew curtaiaa, he would perhaps set have veatared the aery. -Blmf eh, he's chained ia thehay-wla-dow, earne aalaesx reaaeaded the wtdsw. witt e gieeee in that directiea. Bet alaat Bia wee neither chained mr at the reawttttoa ef hm aaa awled f raaa imitt the tales eta three laga, aad nttertag eegh atreegtod to Ha hirth. ef the aatlet aaghty Bl taktogty. -Mr. r ' The tsare ttasd jane "aasaWiaT aBssaaaw JPaPaNVCsBasVvs- aTUaaaw BPsBswassj 0Baaan Make, will yew " eaaeai ey the TsweaTyeetod eetiae ef Bam. who la strict jeeatee wee rasssaUy mm ef a initially ayrraacata: tretcbad haat.. 8tsx roaa and staTrrrcJ across th J rucat, wil4ly wavlas; has aaa4 abora bia beast Tbea be ebattered aad biccvacbad alternately for a asotieat, after walcb aw pluDjed bolstcroosiy at cabas? Mr. Fatter, and wbov be bit la tbe calf of tbe ' le. "He's aad he's got tba bedro pbobla!" shouted Mr Putter, in dlra dls asay aa be held on to tbe woauded aaeaber with both baada ' If Sim km mad there was asetbod ia bia madness; for all at once, hsvlnjr violeatly twitched tbe tall of the Anions cat ta pass ing, he skipped nimbly up oa a side table udoii which stood the handsome buhl writing d-k bvlonlnj; to Mrs. Brown. Before that estimable lady realised tbe sltaation Sim tarew back the lid aad snatched in bis small paw an addressed eo- elopc with a broken seal, with which he sprati; to the floor, j Mrs. Brown's lino color jraro place to a ,ickty pallor aa she saw the art -Ctch h.m, some one that letter" she gasped, and Francie Bruton. who was not m th least afraid of Sim. whom she had often caaed into her room with bonbons, "KSai-ft-dr a. be dMhri past her. Francie wresUsl the envelope from bis paw, but as her eyes unwittingly rested on the address so plainly visible un der the glass cnandeiier. she uttered a lit tie eaclamation of surprise. "Why it's addr-cd to me and tha sea' is broken!" she exclaimed, fixing her clear eyes ou Mrs, T'aeMosia itrown, who, X. . I .'. -n'f iii: ii '-m . !i ' Li, . tZf vf;4 Br. . eat oa bia hlad legs AW I lli1 V s i M- . wat.T:md vrodled ' " , ' , .. . . 4 lA'K r? J s. 'rT:'"k ! .l',.1, ,.r.,S n.y . . , M' U -i. iWlsf. vt h stlwgrtMirss, .. . A KVTi '"l? ' , V-" sTc- of Iaj, MTi y:M vm t- I PIK A hrd L U A ',0f-?ndtt"'Kvoiw- ,.tt9, n, pnitWri, CW I!lr.iUi3a-a . - XSM " a.s,l on U,- Horuia ,ftU tH. Maw.r bss. At M , r , M,,. , a . M . . -2; wti I ct v ' h ,Triu-; ; u l; rl r cnna ; -y - --' - -- -. sJair-r ... . ViV iJ -. V"- R V th-i ..irida article. It lia. large i.frs. , i.. ... V . y V ,' JriS-rT ' IiT" .-. v,-heu nntf and Htrw -ilr IUbl- --Tb-r , -i .. .. ... " j s l i issiai s - - - -- smi sr aBsssssssssssix 3M n-inis sssisi sww r . w s -m m fci-1 m ii i. ii aiiiii.ssr.ii tii wr i i thm." he addcl. with a curling lip 'By Jove, that's a facer for the widow," muttered Bluffer, who was known to have spoiling proclivit.es. I "I think 1 must h.d ynu good night." j Hunt rruncle. b.wing with a xllghtlv heightenul c dor to the curious faces about her. "tJood night. Mrs. brown." aud van sn.i uironsii wu uoor II.-lf an hour later Mr IUiiko uenni a .fplitli tim ii? hi I'.ftnr 'I hr,tvirit. It j..... tj the use .; muiicaiinte ' of p.Ui.li. for the ninuent, was stricken dumb. iAft..t)ii l- ......i: i . k . . , , , ,, ... Alter nits j atitiltesl the t',ore 1 7 here wus an awkward silence that was ' , ,, , ',' ., !-. suddenly broken by Dick Blake's diliber-. ',Iac,M "' I,""K urfils. w,he.l tn ate voice. sail water, ami tiunliy cv.)lori-I to the "Yes. Miss France." he ad, qu.etly. ( dosln-d tint by a solution of common "I know it is yours., because 1 wroUj it and , shiiis s,l,,. 1'rom Nnnu wu n!. laid it in your room wh.le you were out ,.v.,i, :n. . . .., , , , J . , , nvelve tho Mill;. urgeiiis lar-e iii this morning The a.il was unbroken' . .'- i.' up. he Mood for u nu ment in a slate of extatlc , ,,',- heponge now made for miM iM'wilderuient. "il tse i culled a pongt.uHt. It i For befi re him stood Ft ancle, looking made of reef-spon;;.. and is ntd tor demurely downward at a knot of ro-s. cW,mh)i, . ,,, IlM,j :iU, ,,, lA wIiimu carnation seemed retlccted In her ... , cheeks. stetrtcnl ca-es. I Ikj sponge is nn n.f ti- With a rapturous exclamation Blake ' l'" '0''' '' hich goi-s n wio-te. 'Ihe spraug forward. But lilting her glad e- , clippings nn used for tllhiig mnUnvfos. to his own with a sweet, yei shy glancu. i a,l nrenNo tis.-d bv mil on-'lneer. fir which told him ail he would know. Knin- t ,..,.. , , . " ., .i.i t i ii i .i .i . . ' pacl'iii"' journal Iwxs. cie turned and sped lightl up the tair ' , way. Pausing at the head of tho flight ' !." thero are no tricks in ihe and detaching one of tho roes from hot tntde?" breast, she touched her fresh young Hpt j , n, there an. The sjn.oge (ji:t n,""' UsOll0ftlMhal UMl '" .'" ' v lHlr.iI (.'ommoti trn Bluke's feet. , ..... "Something M be thmkful for." she "i"-"''-- nn frequently bhi.ehed and whisjiereil "gixil-nlght " And Blake, not i put on the market us Turkl-sh c-mIs unfrequeiitly, calls his w'fe his Thank i ( So neat is the work that e end rii,,j'l-t! giving rose. Fnsa II Covr.un, , can not dete-t the di'Iereuce '' - .V. . I .ft. i, THANKSGIVINU DAY. I , IVcnllisr'y a Wmnai.'s Krallrmt A iiy j s-firiiraieu ssnninui sii or iiomt. j W thr X'ltrm ... H. .iu In W...I It may not oe generally recognised, bu ' fmniirirs Mk. .t is none the less true, that Thanksgivia Tlie custom -hos" orij-ln is un is pecuiiarlvu woman's festival. , . , , , , .. , ,klrt ,. , ,, .. ktioxMi wei-.. certainlv Snine.l bv tin In the tirst place, unlike our other chin Niuionnl festival, the Fourth of July fol ' "'" efore they were i,'-anted by Christmas and New Years' have ncrci , I'.ir! intent. Tiiev were the dutio beii made the subject of National enact im-nt nr-!iriwl.im:it!iiTi )v ilu. i ul of ) ,.,',, .... . t i 1 T ' f Aiivi.rnmi.rit I li.inlrAiivin i- In ,1 iv .-,,1. brated within tho walls of home- for. -r I the church hervice in tho morning, when ' one is attended, is a part of thi k .ihly for protection. And the ("rea1. nome suirn undings, tho various mem J Charter distinctly reeoenize, t10 ter.s of tho family gathering in... i,.i , "..in i. , t . the lew as in another sort u. n.wn h rijrht fur .'l.ll.-it .-ondomn. ii. m. and all the rest of tho day is a csd- j " "i:I-' ti'l"'. "" Uttst toll, it ebration of ihe idea of homo and its en , n-ervo "iiiitlpiii t rectJi -onue-viroument. It is toward horot; thut every j tiidtnes.' the ancient mid ordered i;u ene who Is away from it looks or. , u -n anP..nt customs an K- the appro.iih of the day; It is b'tooto ,. , . , , hich every one ccmc who has any home . ,,,,v;sl ,0 havn. 'a,'r",, "M"''' to come to It is home and the things of ' Jutie on wool. kii- and leather, find home that arc remembered afternan! In "pri.age"' on wine. 'I"heir ntnount U recalling the wny the day was pas-co And nol known, but si Mr rear aflijr the home is the woman throne a platitude f. . ... . ... j.-",i. . . verypos,ib.y.butonenevertbel..ssof,Us.p l'1 hnUr' ". l2"'' "-"'hnnt. s gnlflcance. IVhntever other sp ere .be , U,r "xkL' of nr"n-el prottItn. hlls irbroad and in the world, still, as where . undertook to pay higher d'ltle. of G. Macgragor sat wa tho hesd of the I il. on the nark of wod. or .V)J wril- jiacgrngor s.ii. was 100 nesti o ine ( table wherever woman is is the flresid. und the altar; she s the pecsjllar genius of i home, and the fcst.val . f Thanksgiving i. the festival id the botne is tbe festival of : woman. woman is. men. cnttrelv the nrestess ot 1 mm . .... kill i4l , i4 ! I HUrt tiiiS lU4HhaT - giv.ngono.to which Delphi could have J .niftuuar; anu u n m auar uus Tnankav j i-ffercd tut a feeble rivalry. For tho kce ine of Th inksglving Djy intends not only th offenng of thanks to Heaven for j all blessings rccived. all m sfortunej withheld, but ,t is wifl atl that a cc tehee- Mion of the fct and existence of hams And who so fit and natural to make that celebration, to oraViate as priestess at that .hrine. as womMi are I Long, long aro. in profans rconl. we bare tbe thanksgiv ing before meat, and far back in acml record the thanksgiving was rode before the bread was broken; but never till in the e times of ours aad of cur grand Imothers has an entire day of thanksgivln, I Pbeen erganiied in which women were the chief actors, a circumstaaces have made them In the celebration of our Thaaksriv- ing Day. and In which women, owing to , mat ract alone, can join wttn more bcartl- j ness man in any oiacr. t oe rei inoiaa baa bis wicwara. the rude savage his hat or cave, sometimes bis associated hot or cave: aad the wctsaa of that w gwam er that hot or cave haa a vast journey to make before she reaches tbe em aeace of the simplest wotBa ia ear homes when Taaakagiviag Bay is kept. It ia tbia home ad its epportaaitiea aad aoaslhtlitiea, which waa separated from the associated at, improved oa the wigwam, differaati aiedatbsat from e place where e alav served lata a piece where a wnssan ralee snaremc la affectis it ia UU ham a. we sv, which haa givaa wasjhen aneh f ealtgh tea meat aed aUftiac has ceivad. aad which ceetiaaea to help hvaeaeaef ad It tival af TTsaakaaiviag aa eeilarlr their ewe; to ai nates lathe toemrtatUas tote aeawaaaiedtotUteaaatoapasat ef legit airahlto cearw haxkto the givtog r to taaae teet mm 4 mil a reams aad atomey Bihilj.U alse aeha i w idmm the vatoe ef hmw aed THE SPONUfc' TftADC A Saw tsto TIU Wkm aa4 Hmw M Msts Nit . 'The only plaoj In this ctxtntry here sponrtr nr to b obtain vi ts i2 tho Florid K.-y. saiU W;.Ve Ywie dealer. "Tli-y arc alo found ataon tho tsUnds of the HVt IndW and in the Meditormnean Sr-i. They alo abound la thetirwk and FarVuh .rchi- U-:a. l.o aatlvos dive for thesa. aad sometime th-y o duua in frvra thirty to fortj fathonn of wiU?r Thf divers Htf nnh . hort ttm and af:.r five or sit vetar lH.i"onje blind or do&! - that l. if thry ar no: cU;u by the au rncrou- sharks that nWutd ia :hec "'"' ihc are a iaxy ; o; toon. .. . f .. . , and after th.-y gel their vcwU provisioned will not wo-k M.,llllr . . . , .L ur,,. -anaus.t:. in. i .tp. en ur wm wor u,' they obtain a sod cartfo, nJ tb,-.n ,!i,!uiw. ( It . ,,- -...,..- s ... uUnds. Sittoeleht-i. .i . J - , THey llr.on tn.it. drt.lc wBi. auU haaera.t-rthesoOtftyof femle " "Is the KHjn of animal growth' ; "That's the iju.-.tlon w h.ch. nf lor an , ,.Thatistiv,. -t..n?M... ,11., ,m. 'city some j ears ago. r tilled la th cuisum that It is. In XU original t:it ' f hi) siwihi'i. r....tmK!.i. W t 4 I. -- -J-s.-.Kv. s MIV1 4t? lB"sf ; in its appearance When it I first taken from the water It ha n pulpr rto.h. nod ii is uiiii on tne snore and covered ulth i i ..... ,111'wmiiiiiiuui ras oi mo sun of tho sun burn 'Ilien it Is Kit In ?hnllow large i I Oe gr;,,., v.-hct, rvtt and wlrw jtonges ran nl,,. be obUninl til .N'tt-to ' The w if -pone i- not ..old for its The Med iter run. sin p,mge U krown as the TurkLsh bath sponge in this emin- j try an 1 . -is the h.ti.vsjnih in Kurorts It is linmghttothi- market aiur iiitd.T- Sfoini .ih prHVs uimve doser2.d. notl I hlc:whel hero. The bletirhiug is donu . eje-eup. umc-i mm jitmivi sjH)nKi- " hat are the thirst sponge, atwi where t they cune from?" "They are known as ctm-tHiHe- and we get them from th- '-" nrvftt- J P,'''!.'o. Ihe sjmhicv idhnI in ho-pttAls lire th- Mtiali Min-iHin nail aliitnniiun! f ,..i i lev nro r..nu K )..! .1..., . ,,.:,. i. .. ...i .i. ... "- -.-,-.-... ....M. ,..l. le lti .iiii,iiitiiiii mh.uii iH-ini; i.iwirsii - ORIGIN OF PROTECTION. ' which th" inetvhnntn. wholnenriydnys l were nlmi-t exclusively foroi-;ner-. ! '' tiim't exclusively ioroiuer. : -, - v,n "'-eu-tomed to pit to the j Croivn forth" privilege of trade and y. on tne kai'4 01 wol f,.u, Mv ,.,4 ,,L ,, th, ... . -Hnd ,h,,M l'"-1 Id. on the la.t of talher duties were form:tlh vot.wl by Parliament. Thy were niiid without nuthority by Kd wnnl I. in 1234 and l'-V7. but th" in- i .: . ,. 1 1 , , , M ,. . t i x rn a taia i' s ill l. iiiis it- ifuiiiiiiuf-ii ! m , . .. I a1a 'hc "'" "mala VlU hen Parliament formally ns;o2,nizsrI the rate of Pi".'. Henceforth the latter .er known a the ancient or great cu- otn. Tenty-even year later. In LJ-rJ. FA ward I.. In om want of miifc'T, mmutcd the prlsae of wine for a 1 ixis-1 uiitv 01 . tne cask, anu in uvo ... ..... , , f .. tamo vear he made aa ?rraent wji 'he forelrn merchants for addltiou. lull, on wexd. wool fells and hid.. 'or additional dotle oa cloth, aad for j.- ravment of what would now be f rf , j TJfc,orcffl Juiro aL ,a f ' , . . . . Mrted commf-lltfe. These dirti.ss wr" 1 .henceforward known a th n5 ' ' -v ,.. r.ri ' n cumXnvi. The KInjr eJTt-rsd v. " - ,hough without socces. to extend ' .hita to native merchants in the fol lowing year; and in 1309. during the reign of Edward IL. tho sew ctiunj ortard the subjssct of a petitloc to Far lia-nent and were uspa)dd. Sobe qtntly revived, "they rsxvdvM lral saactioe ia the statute ef the Maple ia I ISA." But this etavtaU did aot tLvaI3y settle the point to dieputo. aad so lately aa ia Tudor, aa weil aa la &art Uasea. the Crwara caaiaaed a right to hs rraeae the retoe er Impose fraah dnttoa erithowt Pnrttamsatary atsactios. Ia leXM one Batea. e Turkey mrchaat, the Heampdem af bsdirect tovatfan, ra fussed to pay e taew duty aw -n jmA the Jedg-aa forsaally decided the eprrto ere tee Kieg hich The may ewes aad astet to tbrrfere. waa to may the immaat. Mmh&4- wj this deciaims. CharUe L froan ItSS to 1(41 eetiavto. the mart dcttoa bv royal warreek ami aWtog tiaet tatrtod a aww boadref retoe waa MhHeiae. hj hia aeteoris -Idiatosrm) 1 JHQiHl-PAKAQA.PHM , Uizh Ufc Iwlow atalrs in K.";Ua Is aothlRir W th Jow tUc aSt :!ra a sotae otJr ouaUr. A. V. fW;4 A plkvtn.to dKvl In IVcalur th cthr .1T wllhyrllow frtrrr, ?JoiwJy know 1ok ho caught It lftUi4e Vf. -JudcinST -y thr dUw butt tin, all the 7vt vzrja ho ffl i ! cva:Jni.i to lerprvro until they sils. A IV-atr tortsttH tolW- OMsiI t U-ll what would bapjwn if shr at UunpUv! U Mil Sgbto.S bwrtwse tS5j. and this df.-vt of 'utm(jo11c m I .. , , . . ...... !1 lWP ' W " ' . rhn aacieat bHevl that tb .. ! rth wr 4uiM. hot thn thev hl . . . . , nstTstr riAii ti tiAsitni w-r &. crksu ' . . . 'ns r,'l,' vrlij$m- . rt t I -, wlr ijw b Jml W ni : whxhdeil wti re htt rctttr. ( If therv t aa wopirn ia It. Mkl ts roller dc'rtbe.1 .-w. a trs4y Xebtr Ur -i."x;n.jf. Krt Jourtiallu "1 the Mrtrt KniiikU a wttty jmr osnd wr tviltst It umh! u1.v fVt .Ksrat Ut When did vou b-ro U" esad HMirualt: -Votjrdii. - i4 &- cwh. " lasiMtoMKc!la4iss)AasBv)t Dae f thostnxneest Irei-ilisof otn I uwvssitftj? MA Us tbrssagfc J . t dipld b the rural iK'taUtr. u a mfiw V?el ajk . Ih.4 - who h&s toatMRtiae Us siMa W sjshmI sw obbak a -ifl va Vw of a tfktitl cjsrrf to ilnTf nslss 1m usa taxi --ilrv lUa --"lVro c"" .Mr? Hlaihrr .NsV K-ars up wll taJr U ltk-s of ber hMbtd ' Mrs. Usag- -I' .sewytd. it tsasWy. HlaUr e.-irris.l n :hhI .Uvd InsvstsHOss, y - "MaJn Hrlf ssftfi, ymmg rnnn.' satd Jh i:iltla . hntiv ,, ainl .Ms l ikM-bUa. Yw. tm. hot s4psa th )cMin itwva iuks ... ..if .. i k i. .... . ., . ,., , nvw- La ...i t .m ... . m. .. ... as- us It iMight U. - lhi4M4. ssrtoT ! iuMMrUiSMi vkaiJaav kln bas glva up wrlfia; f.tr iUm utnaaiwisn." .-s.ts)blltr -lt t n. msmh of eotidrntd4 dtU art less." rsv u$ "Whj JUsah.. Us itUssf" i-rlb- bier "No, i.HMsMsto ks dl. .1 Htt rr-si Maa Is nv. folly aaaart lo Uiinr. 'hi; nobody hns tvr dltusvpfsad one thnt etwild )aa h but pt rltmm thniueb his hxd and aaaAs It e wit on the otlmr pUIw a.- the Moosea do. '.iMni'i Hrtr -Wife tat HrortleJft.tj- "My deatr. v ill j mi linve son nsortj of tba Bt.'w.sjl )m.U:ihvi ik)xfeBd ihiwi my-ii." H ii La ml - "No; Vm hod ensM.jjh, Wife -"What U Ihe t way i ! HUits. .lohn ' HusKtad "1 think the lst way for jnu U kiei pototsnM. U to ntu 'em ' Ihirjter't tlnatr POT.MOUSC POLITICS. TIs. l'!niil .if IK- llilM( H((il l t.Miuli.tlnx ! 'I. ill. A n jjonenil thin.- the Ixir ewn po.illriAU ! not nltciwtisM iiPMjilr He rtirol;. pa much nttiuttion U hu elothoii.' r hW ieer!il Illlike-up, t euiisi his time l ompetety alsHqsl w ilk matters of grer4 Hiitiimt lmn-t. Ho ! kirpt o lu". savin- the esHMstrj that h ha mt Uwo or enorg i U il In roiiiottii;; grta pt o hi ml ment or In tiKialjHilaUair a ei. oru.h. H.e btoshon hi h.k u i rnn.isi U )tis i:t lug with bmntm. Ixirn nitiiala.ni for the l.t ctiomp of tho people, nor by thw ruddy hu f i robust hmlth. Imt may Mt l al. .' rotmsi firnlth. iiil may trf.iut.l loan iafrMr bmad of kk ul of -ttVI ' Tho rrnge povlvtstv.. wvigtul cnlll-r I. th vlettn, .( munr .jnf "" " ot, m- tn. tM -- . hnllueioaUon. Oi," ,d !,. ,-a Ami , " j4U,m U" t,mu U - ' -Ion i.Urnt Us- i- HMU-iwH.-ubU. H,j - - thro- o-r "i harbM-4 nn nad..an..l rt of v.9i.Um', '';"" n , dtrltt t UUtn i Hint lb" rnnUswincti of tle pUsv-tary , ' ,4l6r U - r ftlrs .ytiHO. Mai..bw ..r other, rr-t. on J " '- h.o4r-J .k 4 rsa him. A. for thn jxdrtWl j.art. Um bl t M Ci.,.- which btrlAlma U, bebrng. o-raU.r which heimaglm- Umm- to him. b. 1 " wr"'S P'- prow ls perfrs-Uy .or. tfant but Inr hi. ? J "' -? 5 T it-a-f t U coonNt"ou-4 fall u pos. siI r. J " 'Hrdrfi5r. Tr, indve ilwf inio rh:io. It. i !mxt lfiTMi.iliie fur the atMallAiorrt tMn CUCot4, U.iee Hmt llspa..VrtsldlrMVr'' J""1 ""V N ,.irvb" a .Inle ; lo , U , -WT' l-. t Ur .hcMil.1 Jav thr dt of aatur th- ' "" " "WS .! iM. only dnbCbj the w.ny. -h4eh hr ,w ! r"U" Is- i 1 -doe pay. ' ?- TU ottt Io:-rul of boinc Irt.Alla with the wholo wHi on hJ Jwlderi. h ,t.f i t.i i ,- . iiiiai - a ifii ' -' w as j s 1 t !. i 1 sa r 1 .rr. It- r,H.r .n.j ,,--... lo-Ins hi! to Un? far , frtnn tbe .afrKin.. J.kr. n tl -;Hl ,,? , rest and findlr te. and alalia, b,-lr e!. to Swl any. Wt, IP. wfil f ts.it MntiAnw. .-. mukw.-.,. and unl, th,, Uj ta Slt-ht iit i.n. i. ..i 1- 1 on wm iokh. otj trm. m a 1 1 whiskyUdrri wjd.ri-e', wJxi H.rH i of stAle lMii!cal W ad d-aa-d ,, j jUo rxiW-h. I In rrard t th- mmial srrrW. b-! render W. t-rty thr ill alT honestdlfT.aoo-ooo. TVr. . . ... xuJi .v., . 1. tuiast for r-f V-. aaor- Ut sk- th ' r.ri ei-TWll af hl Irikflv tn irr 1 over U, tJcmrMitt(aatBM ail th AW I icu-s. pot v-tr Th .lr-drr 1 poiitiriao. .d o-vWs -rti ,ihtthatiT.TVit;U..tt.iticd. ------- f 9 -M eaus pot vrBSu, ta I ft risT'tr sds&rnuJasA i -"- " ' m i who slao-ild W jrptSy IsM-rV lau th rmging auai If th ship Se to bs aared. ad tfvy eftoe do throw hjm rrUaard. hwt h always boSs srwaeiy ap aad swims to as, mr ia pickad hy th rival craft. OrrasdnaaTly th- eaaaner paitsriaa gsrts toaa as eascha with aha aeetimscity ef e ' at age sasvmp la e sarkvt-eBn oa a daaae day TW to, payeea sUaeovtr that tWy arst Vtog aaetef Umtaasttm is haieg eaI4 Ur tolas Sfta ale v eaSataal aw lwllsV " H .in I ait a eat tsdai wave tea dtato has fcriradi ere aLfh Taieetyleef lee IF". Vm haafaad rajas at aaa Aft lifiui MISCCtLANCOUS. -T 44t io4 jArjl tr "n werW l a c&iakjtajsw lh K' Men t .llisav Tb crctrtoJom ,- th nwiia trtk l 21 tl In r rvfss ii i CwUvr U t'At risiUajr r mth r Vt "Oil ivt afrskJi. JrR It v ".w Vt Jim -r .vuia ta crnr- - i i - alway at .. -X X Vsre MiM',. .llf NlSs4 its ? (TlaiHi b tbvtl w"l ft Cn(s 'WN H.t.ft w m bo S isri 5 HjxIh1. It I'nilo-l tt.s, I O t W?mii r 'mw i Ktit. M la Ia4fc lii ia aUsr osialtvs. THer sn bts;K. rvswrt, T esem startlas; fr'K diSersvt t las'k w jrw ttwt 4 jam -vS tt4 tdir by oa a walt-i ; saaiji atuB d ?sc oa l Irs, a d fe- lnJ r t lU a onajvws ., rrt.t ui J b- !r, - Tbe tartftsst lalsvid l U srrb! whw-h i alas resCfa-4 aritlt-at ). AtMirslU It b tJarsa- lwl ? SUW o V;t Jt4 t t i4. i. . sjoivurT L mHs ff -rtb t ssSUth It area ! 2.? 1.-5 "" - CtUsss. ,t - I4ss! In trirytr b - 1 w4ssil &na iiHSrttSMw ksrt avitrsM. (. mkI . 1 . ilWilni VW A . 1Uj , bsw f. r.. ! t ri t , - , nl) srtt Jiir M br fcsr m9 Ps tra aW1 o U thsssn . k ta r sut htm fry Itssjul- - ' a srtIa n.u v -. -v hto. hsfth of Uu "k .- 1 wl Ilssl Ise drtsr. Us i i muvtr )); rtd" Mes.l , I . rrt ty for HI tsfiraftsw ' - . rmlrsu lhs hlp U U "il V triklg a bto. - lVnn t-eB)Ulh em-; 1 the jil Flri ttrtaw4 Vo- ll.. do m ds M Wh s yw fr to oi fir fr f rr? t-iwd 1 tRjsin Vr ! I lsne Hi taNr4' 1 ysst, Th lUisV tmi he fm M A Thj .nj' Us t- r. ant. v bs )mrti) I tot iln U t. ... xjaweu a do'i t - a frUt4 M ttv -ir t i1b tot. fsr hlsa." lVs4 IVb - "Wnot UIU as i tt U hava any ) "I Uia t Ut yM. Bsvfc. U I m I - I itstunale tb d alas ftajd 4 Iht niifttt tto m eer : a )Hsd oti t'i ta lum . - ed IU thfo h klMsiwd fswm v fe ' winsjuw, wbnt jn Sa-av IH' "It". U'i, Lms,'' r. ths it "nad be VrfsH,t' am tlHBM.hitH iiImIw .sea- IBttrfHif't Urn "Thi 1 iho 4irat.i bJas I - wa. Ih.' e trUlmett lU tmmtti0 -' ttftM rt thn thAtn -rt let iw In? armiod for ths Ij ln U-ba- ' wn t Odd ti d-r "Iet y Ue ign h tha' lr jikkI ti j tletnoni hr "irtt. ti !-.. is no HHKtsi um pfcuM a sua i tf ' ' n"' hy lw I4t4 ajawi't mf; I ," ,w,r : " fffff, '. fsdlor iVl r-i ' 'A'" Un'9 & w,r ',t " ili "" 1 rroM--rf "M-sj." .id ths nk4ai mt tmr l Uo rribii1 p. k''-1"' dMt hhm. ft I Ira , ,a'''Vm r"- VvB fc- VJ -Th -rjsi t? UrrM-rm "lilt- -iW" HI IJTSSBT IIJM . W t rtnA tmrm at.f. 4 U M1:f 1 T. a - . T-.(. "')' J""w. fissii. .---.-w. ... wi . ! rtrgr&i - frt ,;" UU U 7 w'a'1 - ?'? ?h H " - ", Kg il lu M- ft ., " ". k-WJvH"- " P"- ,r',-r 7 Jftrfo trails M r l uX ? V- -- --' -, 1 irjBi niiitm-n I B. ' .. t -- e. m m i.rwas.- r? lw r ' ? 7-lZ7rr,S " wwf. x. 7 'T ,m "' " gr -'., .. i rw" ,ap v 1 "TtT "Ti . V fTsrjud ftsf.UJ, fr-Mt w,$af W "7" ,?4 f w s "T " F , a&Bi tfvSVa j-.r . 'w.aS&M --. . ?? - U 4 -ssUlAf . " . "r"- U ltrmXtiult4tmK r !.. (i. W M4 Hih tt- Maa " ' MH-. 411 .. . s v f.- .... ' JetJ-sv ftr I itsi;,f yssr M evlf W ha aee aii. aw to Imr ars Od T-aag iady at dlaaer. aadiy. V. aartarM was SasMhty rst!4f yswtorday. Mr Lavitoa. of ta- oyUg fc-HSV l awsr W, a 4W paaaSav' Mr Lara Is. $ totoraatTwr Teajag Lady "Ta. I wm et'esatod wma a W.tj nuU wralHs far I rwe v, twe aaar aU- eadM tort aa di Mr. l-aii:a-'-tUi trato mat Tawag Lade --Ah. Mr. Larhia.aad tltoeammd rwatov ef to-atoa diaaaw to aM that to ffa-eyfewltoato tosaav It isaasny n ml aad itaad, Taatorde "'in ? itoW hssanass asmsssmarv is httt ta r. atraamaf ssear tea ss a.B sstbjsstbw. assaa assswss. lafte arv Vaml y Wea tfcvtomam. Mr, las, W afawwkeiav Mr. La. wBf Mail fr.L. -W WBBBl .w ak' MAVIaWBalfaaalmM ef t-i- lzrjrsr7ai. fW IS.' :- lM: Vsi'X. --J a. Vs ?V? V