OUT TO OLD AUNT MARX'S.
RTatm't It pleasant , 0 brother mine ,
LD those old days of the lost sunshine
Of youth when the Saturday's chores wore
through ,
And the Sunday's wood in the kitchen too ,
And we went visiting , I and you ,
Out to old Aunt Mary's ?
It all comes back so clear to-day ,
Though I am as bald as you are gray ,
Out by the barn lot and down by the lane
We patter along In the dust again ,
As light as the tips of the drops of the rain ,
Out to old Aunt Mary's.
"Wo cross the pasture and through the wood
"Where the oldgray snag of the poplar stood ,
"Where the hammering red heads hopped
- away ,
And the buzzard raised in the open sky ,
And lolled and circled as we passed by ,
Out to old Aunt Mary's.
Aud then In the dust of the road again.
And the teams wo met and the countrymen ,
And the long highway with the sunshine
spread
As thick as the butter on country bread ,
And our cares behind and our hearts ahead.
Out to old Annt Mary's. 4
I see her now in open door ,
"Where the little gourds grewuponthe sides
and o'er
The clapboard roof. And her face , oh , me ,
"Wasn't It good for a boy to see ,
And wasn't It good for a boy to be
Out to old Aunt Mary'sj
And oh , my brother , so faraway ,
This is to tell you she waits to-day
To welcome us. Aunt Mary fell
Asleep this morning , whispering , "Tell
The boys to come. " And all is well
Out to old Aunt Mary's.
[ James Whitcomb Reiltey.
' CONSENTING AT LAST.
"It's of co use , Delphine , " said Miss
Stratton , turning around from the
glass before which she had been crimp
ing her dried frizzes ; "no use what
ever , I'll never give my consent to your
throwing yourself away upon a man
who can't earn enough to support him
self , much less a family. " < .
' 'But , aunt , he is clever , and will get
a good practice in time. "
"In time ! " repeated Miss Stratton ,
contemptuously. "Yes , in about
twenty years or so , perhaps. And ,
meanwhile , what do you and he pro
pose to live on ? "
"The the money that grandma left
me would , help us to begin with , " said
Delphino , timidly.
"A thousand pounds ! How ' far
would that go ? And , besides , you for
get that it was left to you only condi
tionally. I should be false to the trust
reposed in me , " said Miss Stratton ,
erecting her thin form with an air of
moral dignity , "if I gave my consent
to your wedding yourself to a life of
poverty , and the wretchedness which
poverty always entails. You can mar-
ry-George Irving if you choose mind ,
I'don't say I forbid it but with my
consent no hard-earned money of my
deceased brother shall ever go into the
pockets of an Irving. "
In the last sentence Miss Stratton
betrayed herself.
The high moral tone vanished before
the self-interested motive which was
the real basis of her persistent opposi
tion to Delphine's marriage. She had
not forgotten that young Dr. Irving's
lather had jilted her in her youth , and
married her bosom friend , Mary Lane ;
nor that this course had been brought
about by Dr. Irving's Aunt Dorothea ,
who had bsen' her special rival from
their very babyhood , and who had
warned her favorite brother that he
would not be happy with Millicent
Stratton as his wife.
As to the doctor himself who had
as yet barely become accustomed to
his new professional title it was true
that he was very poor , but Delphine
had been right in saying that he was
clever , and would probably win a good
practice.
And if the girl often thought wist
fully if only sne could bring him that
thousand pounds to begin with , how
happy they might be !
And it all rested upon a word from
Aunt Millicentwhich she refused to
speak.
Most people said that that was a very
unjust condition of old Madame Strat-
ton's will by which the money wag to
be Delphine's only upon the express
stipulation that she did not marry
against her aunt's consent.
The young folks , one and all , pro-
ncunced it "horrid" and "cruel , "
though there were some among the
elders who remembered how the old
lady herself had made a most unhappy
marriage against the will of her family ,
and how her favorite daughter , Del
' mother had followed her
phine's , ex
ample and had been equally wretched.
And as she expressed her belief that
such things "ran in families , " she had
in Delphine's instance guarded against
a similar recurrence by making it a
'
condition that her granddaughter'
should marry with the full consent and
approval of her shrewd , sharp and
scrupulously correct Aunt Millicent ,
who had been always very severe in
condemnation of her sister's imprudent
match.
Miss Stratton loved money , and
though very unwilling that the thou
sand pounds should go to the various
charities to which it had been be-
.queathed in case of Delphine's for
feiture of it , she would , in her own
heart , rather have it cast into the
ocean than in any way benefitting the
son of John Irving andMary Lane , and
the nephew of Dorothea Irving , who
had recently averred that , despite Mil-
licent's airs , none of the Strattons could
hold a candle to the Irvings.
Delphine's eyes were full of tears as
she reported to her lover the conversa
tion with her aunt , and that lady's de
clared unalterable decision in regard
to her marriage. He tried to soothe
her.
her."Let
"Let the money go , " he said impa
tiently. "It is a comfort te think that
she cannot forbid our marriage , al
though she may keep us apart for
awhile. But we are young and can
"
afford to wait , can't we" darling ? "
"I will wait for you all my life ,
George , if it is necessary , " said Del
phine trustingly.
Yet , though they both tried to look
cheerful , their' hearts sank at the
thought of the slow-rolling weeks , and
months and years , perhaps , in which
they must live apart , scarcely 'meeting '
except by accident , since Miss Stratton
objected to her niece receiving the doc
tor's visits at her oysrn house. , ,
. It was about this time that a sensa
tion was created by the arrival of an
artist no third or fourth rate professor
but a genuine artist , with a mind
and a fame .who , having come
hither for bis health , allowed it to bo
understood that he" would condescend
to the light recreation pf painting a
few portraits of the aristocracy ; and
the aristocracy , for the most part eager
to secure this proof , of their being
such , hastened at once to secure h'is
services/ - '
Among the first to call upon Mr.
Blender was Miss Siratton.
To be sure , his charges were enor
mous , quite ruinous , mdeed but then ,
as Mrs. Goldsby , the former jeweler's
wife , superciliously remarked , there
was "the same difference in high and
low art as in real and imitation1 diamonds
mends ; if one must have the genuine ,
one must expect to pay accordingly ;
and everybody knew what incredible
prices were paid for all paintings now
adays. " J " '
And Mrs. Oldborough , who had no
diamonds , but boasted of her pedigree ,
observed that "of it
course was neces
sary for every old family to keep .up its
family portrait gallery. " So she meant
to have her own likeness taken and
hung beside that of her grandfather ,
the judge.
It required a long time for Miss Strat
ton to consider in , what style she'would
have her portrait taken. Finally she
decided upon a full-length figure in the
midst of a garden , the figure shaded and
softened by a pink parasol and her
hands full of roses.
This would serve to display her
height and the dignity of her carriage ,
and also allow of considerable pictur-
esqueness in her dress , with the train
falling gracefully about her.
She gave the artist several sittings ,
and being then assured that he could
complete the portrait with the assist
ance of a photograph left'with him for
the purpose , she waited in pleased an
ticipation of the result.
On the day appointed by Mr. Blen
der Miss Stratton repaired to the studio ,
and the completed portrait was un
veiled before her eyes.
She surveyed it for some moments in
silence.
"You don't call this alikeness , ? " she
at length demanded , very abruptly.
"An excellent likeness , madam ! "
returned Mr. Blender composedly.
"But but" surveying it first , from
one side and then another "it looks
ten years older than it should do. And
it's too thin and sallow. And , the
smile is not at all like me ! I'm sure the
corners of my mouth don't turn up like
that ! Why , it's a positive smirk ! No
one would ever imagine that it was in
tended for me ! "
'
"I beg your pardon , rnadame , but I
have faithfully represented both the
features and expressions , and consider
the coloring unusually good and true to
nature , " said Mr. Blender , politely but
firmly.
"It's a perfect fright , " said Miss
Stratton. '
Mr. Ulender shrugged.1'his shoulders
in a deprecating manner , and the lady's
face became very red.
"You promised me a good likeness ,
sir , " she said , "for which I agreed to
pay you twenty pounds ! "
Mr. Blender bowed.
"I do not consider this a likeness at
all. It must be altered ! "
"To alter it would be to destroy the
likeness. "
"You decline to make any change ,
such as 1 might suggest ? "
Mr. Blender replied that he was not
accustomed to paint portraits after the
suggestions of the sitter , but according
to his own judgment ; that he allowed
none but perfect likenesses to go forth
from his hand and under his name ,
though he made a point of adding what
ever softening touches could be judi
ciously introduced. He had done so in
this instance.
Miss Stratton glared at him indig
nantly. Here was insult added to in
jury."All
"All that I have to say is , that I do
not consider the picture a likeness , and
must decline to take it , " she said , res
olutely.
"Do you mean , madarne , that you
decline to pay for it ? "
"Certainly , sir ! I cannot be expected
to throw away twenty pounds on a car
icature suck as this ! " . she replied , in
dignantly.
Mr. Blender then proposed to refer
the question of the likeness to any per
son whom she might select ; and Miss
Stratton immediately sent across the
street for the grocer and his wife , with
whom she had dealt for a score of years.
"Now , Mr. Green , " said she , as soon
as they entered , "just look at this pic
ture , and tell me if you could ever have
imagined that it was intended for me ? "
Mr. Green smiled with a recognizing
smile , but receiving an a'dmonitory
nudge from his wife , looked solemn
and dubtiul and shook his head.
"Lor' ! " said Mrs. Green. "Whyyou
don't mean to say , Miss Stratton , as it
was ever intended for you ? "
"Mr. Blender calls it a likeness , "
said Miss Stratton , with sarcastic bit
terness , "and expects me to pay 20
for it as such. I call it a caricature.
Look at the smirk and the head thrown
back and the long nose and hard black
eyes , with no shade about them. No ,
Mr. Blender , I will not take this pic
ture. You have heard what these good
people say , and I am certain that my
most intimate friends would not recog
nize me.
"Very good , madam , " said Mr.Blen-
derwith great politeness. "You are
perfectly sure that no one would recog
nize the portrait as your own ? "
"Perfectly. "
"I am satisfied , " said the artist ,
stepping back and bowing , as the lady ,
followed by _ the grocer and his wife ,
passed out.
And wlien the door was closed on
them , he smiled to himself in a very
peculiar and significant manner.
. Some days after this , Miss Stratton
was passing down the main street ,
when her attention was attracted by a
, ,
ri i irr r ' r
group of passersby , who had stopped
in front of a fashionable bookseller's.
Glancing at the window , her footsteps
wore instantly arrested , and she stood
still , breathless with surprise and dis
may.
There was her portrait the identical
portrait which she had pronquuced a
caricature one that while the figure
remained'intact , the rest of the picture
had undergone a complete metamor-
phosis.t ' t
The garden was changed to a sunny
glade in a wood ; the foundation in the
background hod given place'to a gipsy
tent , and before the thin , smirking , be-
frizzled figure in lace and velvet , stood
a beautifnl dark-eyed young girl , in
simple graceful gipsy costume ' , intently
study ing the'palm of tb'o lady's hand ,
while two roguish faces peeped at them
from behind a tree.
The picture was labelled , "Telling
Past'Fortunes. ' "
"Why , it's the image of Miss MilH-
cent Stratton , " said one and another
of the beholders. "Did you ever see
such a likeness ? He , he , he. "
And in the midst of the exclamations
and the laughter , Miss Stratton beheld
the new minister coming up the street ,
evidently bent upon seeing what had
attracted the crowd.
Not for worlds would she have him
behold her painted in this character ,
and she immediately rushed into the
shop and confronted , the proprietor.
"Take it down at once instantly ! "
she exclaimed. "I I will buy it. "
The man obeyed.
The picture disappeared from the
window just as the clergyman came
up , and seeing him pass the door , Miss
Stratton , reflecting upon the narrow
escape , felt like fainting.
However , she recovered herself , and
in a state of the utmost excitement
made her way to Mr. Blender's studio.
"Sir , " she indignantly demanded ,
"how dared you exhibit my portrait as
you have done , and without my per
mission ? It is an insult and an out
rage for which I will have legal satis
faction. "
And she sat down , trembling and
breathless.
"I madame " said
beg your pardon , ,
Mr. Blender , with perfect composure ,
"but did you not assure me that it was
no likeness , and that your best friends
would not recognize ft as such. "
Miss Stratton was silent.
What reply , indeed , would she make
to this ?
"I shall insist upon the ' picture being
destroyed ! " she said a't length.
"By no means ! I have bestowed
much pains and labor upon it , and have
succeeded in converting into quite an
original and striking design one which
will be sure to please the public taste. "
"I I will give you the twenty
pounds , " said Miss Stratton , desper
ately.
Mr. Blender smiled a superior smile.
"As the picture now is , I shall charge
five times that sum for it. "
"A hundred " he
pounds , replied
calmly.
Her face flushed , and tears started to
her eyes.
"I could never afford to give that
sum ; and yet to have my likeness ex
posed in this way to the jeers and ridi
cule of ihe public. Oh , Mr. Blender ,
have you no consideration for the feel
ings of a lady ? "
The artist took a meditative turn up
and down the floor , then seated himself
opposite his distressed visitor.
"Perhaps , " he said mildly "perhaps
we can come to terms. ' '
"What terms , " she inquired eagerly.
"I will destroy the picture , madame.
upon one condition : that you will have
some consideration for the feelings of
one who should be very dear to you
your niece , Miss Delphine , and by con
senting to her marriage with my es
teemed young friend and relative , Dr.
'Irving , make two deserving young people
ple very happy. "
"They they are too poor ! " said
Miss Stratton , taken very much by sur
prise.
"Your mother's legacy mil enable
them to make a fair beginning , and I
know of an opening for a young physi
cian , which will do the rest. "
Miss Stratton hesitated nervously and
wrung her hands.
"Give me a day or two to to think
it over , " she said.
At the end of the day or two she
called Delphine to her and told her that
she had been considering the matter of
her marriage with Dr. Irving , and con-
cludee to let her have her own way ;
and that should she in the future suffer
for it , not to lay the blame upon her
shoulders.
And the same day , Mr. Blender pre
sented her with the picture of "Telling
Past Fortunes , " which she with her
own hands cut to pieces and burned in
the privacy of her own room.
And as to Delphine and her husband ,
they have never allowed Miss Stratton
to suspect that they knew by what
means her gracious consent to their
marriage was brought about.
The Bull-Fighting Cowboy.
Dodxe City ( Kan. Letter.
There were perhaps 500 cowboys in
town. They wore broad-brimmed ,
light-colored felt hats , with leather
bands and flannel shirts , and some had
on leggins and spurs. They were
nearly all pretty well fixed as to
clothes , and some were stylishly and
expensively attired. All seemed to
have money , and they were very free
with it. The man who had "bucked
the tiger" unsuccessfully could gen
erally get a stake from the first fellow
herdsman he met. * Not a pistol to be
seen except in the belts of the sheriff ,
marshal and their deputies. Not a
shot fired all day. Not"a single soli
tary firecracker ; not a single cowboy
coursing up and down the streets as'if
he owned the town. All the profane
language your correspondent hsard
was in the hack while going to the bull
fight , and that was enunciated by
something which wore a Mother Hub-
bard dress.
A good story is told ol Colonel San
ders , a well known lawyer at Helena ,
Montana , who was accosted by a tramp
on Main street an.d the following col
loquy ensued : Tramp "Please , sir ,
give me enough to buy a dinner. I've
had no breakfast yet. " Lawyer "Go
off , pard , and work the other side of the
street ; I'm working this side. "
,
J--t'- V9rJZk LS rC-W&- *
"MTTLK BROWN HANDS. "
They drive homo the cows from the pasture ,
Up through the long shady lane ,
Where the quail whistles loud in thd wheat
field
All yellow with ripening grain.
They find , In the thick waving grasses ,
"Where the scarlet-lipped strawberry
grows ,
They gather the earliest snowdrops ,
And the first crimson buds of the rose.
They toss the hay in the meadow ,
They gather the elder blooms white ,
They find where the dusky grapes purple
In the soft-tinted October light.
They know where the apples hang ripest ,
And are sweeter than Italy's wines ;
They know where the fruit. Is thickest
On the long , thorny blackberry vines.
They gather the delicate sea weeds ,
And build tiny castles of sand ;
They pick up beautiful sea shells-
Fairy barks that have drifted to land.
They wave from the tall rocking tree-tops ,
Where the oriole's hammock nest swings ,
And at night time are folded in slumber
By a song that a fond mother sings.
Those who toil bravely are strongest ;
The humble and poor become great ;
And from those brown-handed children
Shall grow mighty rulers of state.
The pen of the author and statesman ,
The noble and wise of our land
The sword and chisel and palette ,
Shall be held in the little brown hand.
THE POP-CORN TRADE.
Extent of the Uusineas in the United
States.
.New York Mall and Express.
The high price of corn has somewhat
discouraged the manufacturers of pop
corn , who are compelled to pay in
creased money for their product while
disposing of their goods at almost the
ame figures as obtained when corn was
ow. One manufacturerer in New York
manufactures as high as 70,000 pounds
of pop-corn a year. He has now on
hand a smgle contract for shipping
1,000 barrels to London. Shipments
are made regularly to Hayti , France ,
Breslau , Berlin , Japan , China and
Italy. The Italians prefer it to maca-
.roni , and are heavy consumers of pop-
"corn. "Many physicians , " said the
pop-corn man , "are recommending
their patients to use pop-corn as a cure
for dyspepsia. Several parties who are
passing the summer in the Catskills
have shipped a quantity by direction of
their medical adviser , ana now go about
munching it at all hours of the day. It
is easy to carry about. Ladies can car
ry it in their dress pockets , and gentle
men can put it in their coat tail pock
ets. No danger of soiling anything ,
you know. Children all like it and cry
for more. It is far preferable to mo
lasses and other candy. "
All the manufacturers of pop-corn
have grown rich. There are but nine
in New York. Newark , Jersey City ,
San Francisco and Chicago all have
one. There is one in Quebec , Montreal
and Toronto. Two men in Lowell ,
Mass. , made independent fortunes in
thebu5iness. One in Springfield , Mass. ,
distinguished himself in the same man
ner. Pop-corn was first made in this
country in 1849.
Oriental "Wit.
A young man going a journey , en
trusted a hundred denars to an old
man ; when he came back the old man
denied having had any money deposited
with him , and he was'had up before the
Kazee.
"Where were you , young man , when
you delivered this money ? "
"Under a tree. "
"Take my seal and summon that
tree , " said the judge. "Go , young
man , and tell the tree to come hither ,
and the tree will obey when you show
it my seal. "
The young man went in wonder.
After he nad been gone some time ,
the Kazee said to the old man :
"He is long do you think he has got
there yet ? "
"No , " said the old man , "it is at
some distance ; he has not got there
yet. "
"How knowest thou , old man , " cried
the Kazee , "where that free is ? " *
The young man returned , and said
tree would not come.
"He has been here , young man , and
given his evidence the money is
mine. "
A Woman's Work Among Sailors.
Pall Mall Gazette.
"Who are the best total abstainers ? "
The blue jackets in her majesty's ser
vice are second to none , says Miss
Weston , who , on July 1 , gave an ac
count of her work among the sailors
afloat and ashore in the Egyptian hall ,
Mansion house. Ifc is now nearly
twenty years since Miss Westoii , single
handed , began her labors. Her work
has prospered , and she speaks with
cheerful , not to say enthusiastic , op
timism about what is now a world-en
circling work. There are twelve
thousand sailors in her majesty's ser
vice who belong to the temperance so
ciety , and there is not a single ship in
which there are not some workers
among the sailors themselves. High
naval officers , such as those who sup
ported Miss Weston on the platform
yesterday , speak in terms of eulogy of
the results among the men taught and
trained by her. This lady is not con
tent with teaching and preaching , but
gives "Jack" material assistance in
the form of "sailors' rests" homes
where he can put up when ashore. Five
of these are at present in existence in
England. One at Portsmodth , for
which funds are wanted , is being en
larged , and in every part of the world
similar institutions are being establish
ed for sailors. These "rests , " once
established , are self-supporting , and ,
as Miss Weston says , "they ought to
be self-supporting , for the sailor can
pay and is willing to pay. " Besides
this , "the sailor's friend" has many
ways of reminding her "boys" when
abroad that she still cares for them ;
they receive a monthly "blueback , " a
small monthly letter , in which Miss
Weston holds friendly converse with
them ; 240,000 copies of these were dis
tributed during the last year. The sai
lors' wives and friends also benefit by
the work. They are visited and be
friended while their sailois are afloat
and hshermen also have a word to say
of the kindness received from Miss
Weston or a lady of her staff , for the
work has long outgrown the capacity
of a single woman and has become an
organized society.
A Maine Skipper's Ghost Story.
Portland ( Me. ) Press.
Captain James T , an old Port
land ship master , told the following
ghost story to a citizen. He said thai
one night on the voyage from which he
had just returned , while lying off the
Battery , at New York , waiting for the
crew to come on board , he heard some
one on the top of the house calling :
"James T , James T . " Now
this was not only the Captain's name ,
but also that of his son , who was his
mate on this voyage. Only the Cap
tain , mate and steward were on board ,
and on hearing the voice they all went
on deck , but saw no one. The stew
ard's dog , which slept m front of the
cabin door , lay quiet on his rug. The
next day "the bark sailed tor Rio
"
Janeiro"and several strange occur
rences took place on the passage. One
morning his son , the mate , said to him :
"Captain , the ship is haunted. I
turned out on my watch at 4 o'clock in
the morning , and as I went out
of the cabiu door I saw some one in
white , but before I could distinguish
whether it was male or female it dis
appeared around the mainmast.
The steward said he saw it also , and
was frightened. " Some days after this
the steward called the captain , and
told him the mate had not yet come on
deck. The captain went to the mate's
stateroom , and on opening the door
saw the mate apparently laughing at
him , but on taking hold of him he
found he was dead. From his distort
ed countenance it appeared that he had
been frightened to death. Several other
strange occurrences happened on board ,
and on arriving at Rio the steward leff
the vessel on account of feeling that
she was haunted. Strange noises con
tinued to be heard on board , such as
the working of the windlass in heaving
the anchor , but on going forward no
one was to be seen. Now comes t'ae
strangest part of the story. During the
captam'3 absence on this voyage , ano
ther son of his , Samuel T , arrived
home from a voyage , and remarked
that he would go down for his dunnage.
He came back with it and lay down for
a nap. Not coming down to tea , some
of the family went to call him and
found him dead. This was about the
time the ] mate Jand steward saw the
figure in white.
Study of Husbands.
We hear much about the art of win
ning a husband. Let us take a step
fuither and make a study of keeping a
husband. If he is worth winning , he is
worth keeping. This is a wicked world
and man is dreadfully mortal. Let us
take him just as he is , not as he ought
to be. In the first place , he is very
weak. The wife must spend the first
two years in discovering these weak
nesses , count them on her fingers and
them by heart. The fingers of both
hands will not be too many. Then le't
her study up his weaknesses , with a
mesh for every one , and the secret is
hers. Is he fond of a good dinner ?
Let her tighten the mssh around him
with fragrant coffee , light bread and
good things generally , and reach his
heart through his stomach. Is he fond
of fluttery about his looks ? Let her
study the dictionary for sweet words ,
if her supply gives out. Does he like
to hear her talk aboat his brilliant in
tellect ? Let her pour over the ency
clopedia to give variety to the depth of
her admiration. Flattery is a good
thing to study up at all hazards in all
its delicate shades , but it must be
skillfully done. The harpy who
may try to coax him away will
not do it absurdly. Is he fond
of beauty ? Here's the rub let
her be bright and tidy ; that's half the
victory. Next , let her bang her hair
metaphorically and keep up with the
times. A husband who sees his wife
look like other people is not going to
consider her "broken down. " Though
it is a common sneer that a woman has
admitted that her sex consider more ,
in marrying , the tastes of her friends
than her own , yet it must be consider
ed ludicrous that a man looks at his
wife with the same eyes that other
people do. Is he fond of literary mat
ters ? Listen to him with wide open
eyes when he talks of them. A man
doesn't so much care for a literary wife
if only she will be literary enough to
appreciate him. If she have literary
inclinations , keep them to herself.
Men love to be big and great to their
wives. Tnat's the
reason why a help
less little woman can marry three times
to a sensible , self-reliaut woman's
none. Cultivate happiness. Isn't he
curious ? Oh , then you have a treas
ure ; you can always keep him if you
have a secret and keep it carefully. Is
he jgalous ? Then , woman , this is not
for you ; cease torturing that fretted
heait ; which wants you for its own ,
and teach him confidence. Is he
ugly in temper and faultfinding ?
Give him a dose of his own
medicine skillfully done. Is he
deceitful ? Pity him for his weak
ness ; treat him as the who is born
with a physical defect , but put your
wits to work it is a bad case. It is
well not to be too tame. Men do not
waste their powder and shot on hens
and barnyard fowls ; they like the plea
sure of pursuing wild game quail and
grouse and deer. A quail is a good
model for a wife neat and trim , with
a pretty swift-way-about , and just a
little capricious. Never let yourself
become an old story ; be just "a little
uncertain. Another important fact is ,
don't be too good ; it hurts his feelings
end becomes monotonous. Cultivate a
pleasant voice , so that this very mortal
man may have his conscience prick him
when he is in jeopardy ; its pleasant
riii0" Miill haunt him much more than
would a shrill one. It is hard to do all ,
besides taking care of the babies and
looking after vexatious household cares
and smiling when he comes home , but
it seems necessary. "To be born a wo
man is to be born a martyr , " says a
husband who for ten yoarahad watched
in amazement his wife treading the
wino-press of bcr existence. It is a
pitiful sight to some men. But if the
wife does not make a atudy of those
things the harpy will , to steal away the *
honor from his silver hairs when ho is
full of years and the father of sons and
daughters. At the sam3 time , good
wife , keep from trying any of these
things on any mortal man but your
own. These rales are only evolved m
order to "keep a husband. " The poor ,
weak creature would rather bo good
than bad , and it is a woman's duty
to hold him by every means in her
power.
The Measures To Be Taken -T.o Make
Government Responsible.
The Contury.
Congress must bo enabled to settle
all questions national concern , and
must have the range of the objects un
der its dominion extended sufficiently
to prevent any petty local legislature
from being able to thwart the will and
endanger the welfare of the whole people
ple , it must have full power to regu
late the entire question of transporta
tion , in order that artificial boundaries
may not be the shelter and refuge of
those powerful combinations who now
regulate it to suit themselves. For the
reason that transportation is so inti
mately allied to commerce that the two
cannot in practice bo separated , as well
as for other reasons hardly less cogent ,
the establishment of a uniform code of
commerce for the whole country must
be included within its province.
In the second place , the separation of
the executive from the legislative must
be ended ; the executive must be enti
tled to propose laws necessary for the
preservation of the public welfare , and
the legislative must be enabled to con
trol the execution of all laws passed.
For this purpose the chiefs of the ad-
ministrrtive departments must be mem
bers of Congress , ready at all times to
enlighten it regarding the wants of the
great depaitments of state , and to urge
the passage of the laws required to meet
these wants. One of them must stand
out so conspicuous above his fellows ,
that upon him will be fixed the ultimate
responsibility to the whole country for
all the action and inaction of both Con
gress and the administration. At the
same time the tenure of the clerical
force required for the administration of
public affairs must be made so secure ,
and so thoroughly regulated that the
public offices can no longer be convert
ed into private patronage. Indeed ,
while the sense of their responsibility
is developing , the public spirit of our
legislators will be correspondingly de
veloped , so that they will neither desire
nor have cause to desire a continuation
of the practice of spoils and booty.
They will have something better to do.
In tbe third place , and as a corollary
from the foregoing , the legislature
ought in no manner to be allowed to
shil't its responsibility on the judiciary.
The necessary and proper function of
the latter is to interpret the will of the
former , not to control it. Until the
legislature has become the sole and re
sponsible judge of the constitutionality
of its acts , true liberty will be without
our reach ; for uncertainty of the law ,
of necessity , tends to tyranny. So
long as the law-abiding citizen , who
has regulated his conduct in conform
ity with an act of the legislature , is lia
ble at any moment to be declared a
law-breaker , and punished for his very
obedience by a tribunal which , however
eminent , is yet practically and neces
sarily irresponsible for its judgments ,
so long laws are not the solemn declar
ation of the sovereign will that they
pretend to be , but partake rather of the
nature of snares to entrap the unwary.
Teach the Children to Think.
Strength of mind is not equivalent to
perfect balance of judgment , or even
ness of power. As a rule , specially
strong-minded persons are given to
single ideas , which are held with great
tenacity. Inventors represent this , as
well as advocates of particular ideas.
What is called strength of mind is
; he result of independent thinking.
EEence its basis is real thought. The
irst element toward it is inducing the
young to think. Hence even incorrect
; hinkmg should not be rudely reproved ,
iut kindly and gently corrected. Every
encouragement should be given chil
dren to think. Thought stimulates
; hought , and hence living ideas put be-
'ore ' children in the home circle , at ta
ble 01 * elsewhere , has its value in this
direction. On the other hand , the rude 1
repression of an unguarded or incor
rect thought is injurious. Encourage
ment to hold fast to an idea till it is
disproven is another step in this form
of education. The mere circumstance ,
that some one does not agree with it ,
iroves nothing. Nor does it follow
; hat the disagreement of an older per
son is to be accepted as" final. Bsfore
an idea or opinion is abandoned it
should be satisfactorily seen to be
wrong. The moment one accepts or
abandons a thought or opinion at the
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pse dixit of another they betray werk-
ness. Leadership is one thing and
dominancy another. It is well , if we
lave not the qualities of leadership , to
) e willing to be led ; but to have our
minds dominated and controlled is an
other and entirely different thing. The
mportant lesson to impart to children
s that of sound , independent though t.
And if it lead to strong-mindedness
that is , tenacity of opinion it will be
well , provided opinions be carefully
and thoughtfully formed.
It is estimated that $10,000,000 worth
of grass is consumed annually by the
prairie dogs in Northern Texas.
Thomas Bell , the naturalist , tells a
story of how a spider caught a tartar.
A big blue bottle fly bounced into a
spider's web. The spider hastily pre
sented himself and threw his long arms
around the fly. The fly returned the
compliment , and , after tearing and bat-
ering the web to pieces , flew away
with the spider.
v/nouf PREVENTIVE , First get a piece
of chamois skin , make it like a little bib ,
cut out the neck and sew on tapes to tie it
on with ; then melt together some tallow
and pine tar ; rub some of this on the bib ,
and let the child wear it all the time. Re
new with the tar occasionallp.
