MAIDEN , As hcnven's splendor shining bine Her cvtsi must .seem , my frlcivl , to you , Onvnoin she deigns to sniilo and give The food on which young lovers live. UQSC leaves of flame her lips do seem , A fashioned hy Desire's dream ; Kacli butnniM. would \yfah , 1 viva , To press biiclj petals with akiiu ! The very eloquence of grace Her form , her .step , her jjretty face ; It is a wonder she were given A chance to wander out of heaven. THE LOST CHILD. OME years ago , I was stopping at a little village on the Delaware , in one of the upper counties of New Jersey. Look ing from my cham ber window , early one "morning , I observed an unusual commotion in the village men , wom en , and children collected in groups at different points , and all seeming great ly excited , I hurried out to learn the cause , and was informed that a little girl of five years , the daughter of a widow living some two miles from the place , had been missing since about four o'clock of the previous afternoon , and it was supposed she had-wandered off into an extensive wood , not far from the dwelling , and had got lost. The nearly distracted mother , with .some of her nearest neighbors , had searched for her the day preceding as long as they could see , and during the night a messenger had arrived at the village with an appeal to the citizens to turn out en masse , and endeavor to recover the missing one , which many were preparing to do. I immediately resolved to make one of the number , and in less than half an hour was on my way to the wood with a party of friends , and where were soon collected not le.-s than a hundred persons of both sexes , and some of them quite venerable. After a general consultation , we divided into small parties , each take- ing a certain portion of the wood , and .agreeing to meet upon the summit of a hill which was visible from our place of starting ; but in case the child should be found before reaching the hill , a messenger was to be instantly despatched to the village , and have .a six-pounder discharged , as a signal that success had crowned their efforts. As the diiferent parties were about to commence their search , each under the guidance of a neighbor living in the vicinity , my attention was called teA A woman running across the fields and gesticulating wildly , and some one remarked that it was the almost frantic mother herself. We waited till fche came up to us , and I do not think I ever saw more terrible grief depicted on human countenance than \vass expressed in her pallid face. She was in reality only thirty years of .age , and naturally rather handsome ; .but the deep lines of grief and anxiety , now drawn on her expressive features , nave her the look of sixty. Her eyes , red from weeping , were wild and un settled ; her lip * were ashy and quiver ing ; her hair was dishevelled , and her dress was badly torn in different places , as if from rus-hing among bushes and brambles , with clasped hands and wild , hurried glances from OIK * to another , bhe ran up to where I was btandinu , exclaiming in the most piteous , heart-touching tones : "Oh , ior heaven's sake , find my child ! My -larling ! my sweet little innocent ! " "If possible , madam , wesurely will , " I answered. Oh , find her , sir , or. I shall go mad ! " "Doubtless we shall iind her before the is ! " I "but day ? over rejoined ; you - must try and be calm , for this wild ex citement will do you an injury. * ' "Calm" ' she cried , with a look that was almost fierce ; "who talks to nvoi being calm when mylittleAdais wander ing in unknown wilds , rfiul dying of star vation ? Oh , heavens ! will no one find her and restore her to her mother's urms'/ But I will seek her myself ! I will-have her ! She shall not be lost ! " Saying this , she started and ran in to a thicket near at hand , regardless of tearing her clothes and lacerating her lleh with the brambles. Fearing she might lose her reason , and either do herself an injury , or wander off and get- lost also , two gentlemen Jind myself immediately started after her. We had some dlllieulty in catching her , for she plunned through the bushes like a will beast. I took hold of her , using considerable force , and told her , in a stern , determined tone , that we should not permit her to act in such an unreasonable manner ; and that if she wanted us to search for and find her child , she must be quiet , and permit herself to be wholly under the guidance of the ladies present. At lirst she was disposed to treat our advice with contempt , and declared , with a strange wild look , she would do as she pleased ; but when she found we would not let her go unless she promised compliance with our request - quest , she became more reasonable , and declared she would do anything if we would only set forward and find her darlina child. We now began our search in earnest , spreading out our party in a line , some ten or fifteen feet apart , and Seating the bushes in our direct course. In some places the woods were very close and thick with uuder- bush , and here our progress was al ways slow and tedious for though we niJide a good deal of noise , and called the name of Ada at least once a min ute , yet it wj .s not certain the wan derer" would answer , even should she hear us , being perhaps so bewildered and frightened as to shrink from her friends and so , to make our work sure , we left not even the 'smallest hiding-place unsearched , but again , where the woods were open , we push ed forward pretty rapidly , and sue- \ I i \ ( I . * cccded in reaching the summit of the hill mentioned , just as the setting sun was lighting it with his last golden ruys. Some of the villagers were there before us , and the others came up soon after , and the meeting there was a serious one , as no one could { jive the least tidings of the missing child ; and it was pain ful to think , not only of her forlorn rendition and sufferings , but of the deep , mental agony of the poor , loving mother. So sincere was the sympathy ol some of the villagers , that one man proposed to give a hundred dollars to whoever should find the child alive , and nine others quickly joined him , making the handsome sum of a thous and dollars reward , which it was right ly believed would prove a great stimulus to exertion on the part of many who might otherwise prove comparatively indifferent. In fact , the news of the reward did fly rapidly , and the effect was almost magical. Several of those present who a minute before , were so tired from their day's work as scarcely to be able to drag their weary limbs home , now hurried off to get their supper , procure lanterns , and con tinue the search all night , while num bers at the village , who could not find it convenient that day to give their time to this work of humanity , now turned out with an eagerness that clearly showed how xiotcnt was the spell of money , Not being in very good health my self , and wishing to husband my strength for the following day , I went home , and went to bed at an early hour. Though very much fatigued , I could not sleep for a long time , and moved restlessly to and fro , my mind filled with painful thoughts of the poor child dying of starvation in some lonely spot , and the poor moth er shrieking away her reason over the horrible discovery. At length came a confused , half-conscious state , and then that peculiar condition in which we dream and know we dream , yet have no desire so wake. I thought I was out hunting the child , as I had been that day , and that besides the persons who had pursued the search witlr me , there was also a stranger , a man with a pale , ascetic face , and dressed not unlike a clergyman. Walk ing close up to me , and iixinghisdark , expressive eyes intently upon me , he said , in a mild , pleasant tone , with a winning smile : "You are troubled about this lost child , it does credit to your heart and I have come to show you where she is. " "Oh , if you know , speak ! " said I ; "not because of myself , but for her sake , and her almost frantic moth er's. " "Follow me ! " returned the stranger , at once leading me away from all the rest. rest.Then Then I thought we were at the foot of the hill already more than once mentioned , at the very point where my companions and myself had begun its ascent and that instead of going up , as we had done , the stranger turned to the right , and led the way through a kind of swamp , till he came to a grassy meadow , through which ilowed a sparkling rivulet. This he crossed , and continued on till he came to an other hill , which was steep and rocky. Clambering up this hill , past rock after rock , we soon came to a ledge that was very difficult to ascent , and around the base of which the shrub bery was very dense. Turning into this thicket , and keeping around a hill we soon reached a point where the as cent to the top of the rocks was com paratively easy , and on coming to the summit of the ledge , there sat the poor little girl , crying and wringing her : iands , and occasionally stopping to gaze with a shudder upon the dreary scene below. At this point of my dream , I awokp ; mt the whole scene had been so realr that it was some time before I became convinced that I had been dreaming ind had not seen the child at all ; and even then I was so impressed with the idea that the vision was something more than a chance fancy , that I felt quite confident I should find her outhe morrow. At the first streak of da \ 1 arose , h'iokc'iiiyiast , and started , oft' in haste , telling my family of my dream , and that I really expected to find the lost one. A large number of the vil lagers set oif at the same time as my self , and on our way to the wood we- met nearly as many returning home from a fruitless night's labor , some of them completely worn down with a constant vigil ami travel of four-and- twenty hours. To none of those qo- ing otft orcoming in , however , did I communicate my secret hope : but managing to separate myself from all. I repaired with all haste to the spot where the stranger of my ( "k-eam had led me away from my companions. To my great delight i might al most say , surprise , though I confess I half-expected the result I discovered the very swamp I had gone through in my sleep ; and beyond it , too. the very same meadow and rivulet. My heart beat fast. Could it be , after all , that I had been directed by some higher intelligence ? and that I was destined to save a sweet little life , and bring great joy to thealmost breaking heart of a fond mother ? I fervently prayed it might be so. I hurried on. and still saw every thing exactly as I had seen it in my dream. I came to the hill , ascended ft , and discovered the ledge. I was al most to the end of my journey ! I should soon know ! Hark ! did 1 not hear a child's cry ? My heart seemed to rise to my throat and choke me ! Could the dream be a clairvoyant sight ? I plunged into the bushes , and ran " around"up the hill , panting with ex ertion and excitemens. I gained the summit of the rocks , looking eagerly , almost wildly , at every object. Ha ! what was that ? Something was before me , stretched out on the rock , like the form of a child ! I bound ed forward , and uttered a loud cry ot joyYes Yes the poor , sweet little girl was there her golden-haired head pillowed on her little white arm. At the sound of my voice she littcd a beautiful face , with a pair of soft blue eyes , and gave me a look I shall never forget. Thg A next moment she was in my arms , strained to my heart , and I was weepj ing and thanking heaven. "Mamma ! mamma ! take mo to dear mamma ! " murmured the poor , sweet little creature , in a feeble tone. "Yes , my poor , dear little innocent ! Heaven bless you ! I will take you to your dear mamma ! " I answered in a choking voice. The rest is soon told. I carried tha child home a distance of five miles , for she was to weak to walk. Some one told the mother before I reached the house ; and with a wild shgiek of joy she ran out to meet me ; but fainted and fell , ere she could clasp her child , overcome by her emotions. It was decided that I was entitled to the thousand-dollar reward. I ac cepted it , and then made a present of it to the poor widow , whose heartfelt blessings afforded me far more happi ness than could be found in gold. THE LADY AND THE BOBBY. A Funny Scene and Quick Repartee In a St. Louis Street Car. The cars on the Fourth street cable running east were almost de serted , when one with fewer passen gers on board than any that had preceded it was passing Lafayette Park. It had almost reached the corner of Mississippi avenue when a young lady of attractive appearance and genuine refinement boarded it. She was evidently a young schoolma'am. She had reached the center of the platform and was facing the interior of the car where a pleasant faced of ficer of Hibernian extraction was seated , together with one or two other passengers. As she was about to step into the car it started with that sudden jerk peculiar to the Fourth street cable. She was of course thrown forward , and in trying to fall into a seat fell into the police officer's lap. Everyone in the car saw just how the accident had occurred and there -was nearly a smile at the young lady's predicament. She , how ever , was not the kind to be overcome by an accident of this kind. By the time she was on her feet again she dis covered the lace of her dress had be come entangled on the brass buttons of the officer's uniform. The officer saw it at the same time , and while trying to disengage it , said : "Madame , I am attached to you. " The young lady fully appreciated the situation and pertly answered : "Sir , the at tachment is mutal. " St. Louis Republic. Figs and Thistles. The devil can't understand the stingy man , but he likes his ways , When a man is mad the devil can make him believe anything , "Don't say "Thy Kingdom come" with both hands in your pockets. When you want a hard master work for a beggar who has just be come rich. When you want to see the Dead Sea in human form , find a Christian whenever never gives. God does not want a dollar from who-is-not willing any man or woman to be pure in heart. It is astonishing how much you can find put about human nature by charging 10 cents admission. No revival ever amounts to much where the preaching is not clear-cut against sin of every kind. Whenever a man concludes that he lias got enough religion it isa sure sign that he hasn't got any. The man who has a kind woat for everybody does more good. ! than a surly one could do with money. A good way to find out what kind of religion a man lias is to notice what he does -vith his money. Thare wouldn't be so many tired people in the world if men would stop climbing hills before they get to them. If some men were as tender in heart as they are in the pocket what won derful things they would do for the Lord. The man who has the courage to stand up and face a lie when it is arm ed to the teeth is a man that angels never tire of looking at. His"Brawses. " The American system o checking trunks is sometimes a puzzle to for eigners. An amusing story is told in the Chicago Tribune of a young Eng lishman who evidently understood one part of the subject namely , that the checks must not be lost. "Have me bawxes aj.Ti.ved2" he said to the hotel clerk. "Hey ? " "Me bawxes. " "Eh ! Oh , your trunks. Front , find the gentleman's trunks ! " They were not to be found , and their owner decided to go to the sta tion for them himself. "Have you me bawxes here ? " he said to the agent. "Huh ? " "Me bawxes. " "Trunks , d'ye mean ? Let's see yer checks. " "Me checks ! checks ! " was the puz zled answer. "Bless me stars ! Cawn't understand ! I " "I want your trunk checks. Here , these things , ' ' explained the agent , showing a check. "Oh , it's me brawses you want ? I locked them in me bawxes. I'll have to get me bawxes first. " "Well , that beats my time ! " ejacu lated the baggageman. "Oh yes , cer tainly , I'll find } em , " and he did. When a man throws away the strap around his pocket-book as soon as he joins church it is a pretty sure si"ii that he has religion. ALMOST A TRACED- Powerful Emotional Scene Enacted In a Club Room. It was a club in which gaming for money was strictly prohibited. A low murmur came from the richly tapestried apartment as the crouper ( this isn't his right name ) , in a low monotonous tone said "Muggins ! " every once in a while. "I tell you , " said Harold Sashingby , "that the tiddle-de-wink was moved at least a quarter of an inch. " "And I tell you boy that you are forgetting yourself ! " Quick as a flash Harold had drawn his trusty paper-cap pistol from his inside pocket , but with a quick move ment Jack Seltzer disarmed him. "Listen , rash boy ! " he said. "You were a very powerful monocle , do you not ? " "I do/ ' "And in making your play in tiddle- de-winks , which is essentially agame of skill , you shut one eye ? " "Of " course. "It is an easily demonstrated optical fact that an object when seen with one eye through a lens seems to have a very different size and relation to its surroundings from what it does when seen with the other eye naked. " Harold laid a three-cent piece on the chair , adjusted his monocle , and with great deliberation shut one eye and then the other. Then without saying a word he threw open the window and discharg ed his papercap pistol harmlessly in to the air. In a very short time Harold Sash ingby and Colonel Seltzer were part- neVs in one of the most exciting games of parlor croquet that the club's hist ory had ever known. Washington Post. Flourished 4-OO Years B. C. W. S. Caine is writing some interest ing letters from India for the Pall Mall Budget. In his last he thus speaks of an ancient ruin. We are now in the heart of the ancient city of Chaityagii , which nourished from dOO B. C. to 400 A. D. , its greatest splendor being reached under King Asoka , about 250 B. C. Tradition says that it covered an area of 17 miles by G. on the tongue of land formed by the junction of the Betwa and Bes rivers. Scattered over this area there are still left in more or less preservation , 65 individual examples of the remark able architecture of thegreat Buddhist period of Indian history , of which the great tope of Sanchi is the finest ; it is probably the work of Asoka , so far as its best architectural features are concerned. The tope itself is a huge dome of brick , faced with stone , slight ly elliptical 100 feet in diameter and 42 feet high. This is placed on a cir cular platform , 120 feet in diameter and 14 : feet high , which , surrounded by a sculptured rail , made a walk for worshipers all round the top. The beautiful rail lies in fragments at the base , and it is a pity the Government does not erect and restore it as far as possible. The entire tope is surround ed by another rail and four sculptured gateways ; it is superbly placed on the leveled summit of a beautiful hill about 300 feet high. All round , on the wide table on which the tope is the center-piece , are monasteries , gate ways , statues , temples and groups of huge monolithic square columns. Nature's Nervine. Dandelion is 1 > he coming nervine for women. More than one experienced physician tells of its use in cases of nervous depression and melancholy almost suicidal. Hysteria with indi gestion is most successfully treated by dandelion alone , using a strong de- cotion of the roots. For school girls growing green and black with over- study or bad circulation from any cause , for excitable women and those hysteric subjects who make their friend's lives a burden if not their own , the simplest remedy is a cup of strong dandelion coffee three times a day. But it must be strong and from the roots , fresh as possible , not the dried stuff sold as dandelion , which is half bread crumbs , and the other half any age with the life roast ed out. No officinal prepartion com pares with the decotion of herbs and roots fresh from the garden or well kept at first hand. Shirley Dare's Letter. A Strange Custom. According to a Yorkshire ( England ) notion , a new born infant should al ways be placed in the arms of a maiden before it is touched by any one else ; and in some instances its right hand is bound in a cloth during the first day of its existance in order that it may gather riches when grown to manhood or womanhood estate. In many parts of the United States , Germany , France and Holland , as well as throughout the British Isles , it is considered very important that an infant should "go up" before it goes down in the world. Thus , if a child is born in the lower story of a house , it is instantly bundled up by one of the old women and carried upstairs ; if the event occurs in the upper story the same old woman is expected to take the child in her arms and clamb er upon the top of a table , bureau , or even a chair any thing to get the little one up in the world. St. Louis Re public. An Appalling Prospect. Aunt Jessip Kiss Mr. Happiman good morning , dear ; you know be will soon be your uncle. The Fiance Good morning , little sweetness ! Did you have pleasant dreams ? Florrie No , sir. I dreamed there was a big locomotive a-shrieking right along sfde of me. An' then 1 waked up , and it was nothin' but Aunt Jessie I snoring. Pittsburg Bulletin. What is Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing Syrups , and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys "Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd , cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles , cures constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food , regulates the stomach and bowels , giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria is the Children's Panacea theMother's Friend. Castoria. ' C&storla Is an excellent medicine for chil dren. Mothers have repeatedly told mo ot its good effect upon their children. " Da. G. C. OSOOOD , Lowell , Mass. ' Castoria is the best remedy for children of which I am acquaint ! . I hope the day is not far distant when mothers will consider the real Interest of their children , and use Castoria In- Eteod of the various quack nostrums which are destroying their loved ones , by forcing opium , morphine , soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats , thereby sending them tc premature graves. " Do. J. F. 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