" What is the matter , li ttle woman ?"" Only tir ed, J ohn. "L>na fid wards looked up as she spoke ,

tii smile bravel y into the (ace bendinganx iously over her.

" Tired , Una?" he said , lif ting the littlefigure as Ue spoke , and takin g his wife likea child on his knee. '* What have youbeen doing to tire you? ' '

" Only the day 's work. Don't worry,.luhn ," lor a shade passed over the aindl\face.

" 1 don 't worry ; but I can 't nee wha tmak es you complain so often of beinp tired.1 am suns tnc housework ain 't so much.Other women do it."

There was just n little fretfulnc ss inJuIi ti's tone , thou gh he did not mean tohe mikiud.

" l know they do. Mrs. Harp er has fourchildren , nnd taken care of them in addi-tion to housework , besides doing piles ofsewi ng. Perh aps, Jo hn, it is because 1hav e not had experience in country work,nud don 't inaiu me well. I will learn bat teral ter it ivliilc. Mow tell me what you didin town , "

" I d i<l quit * well. Sold the wholecr« »p of wheat at a good price , and put an-other ins talment in the bank /or the Stan-ley la im. "*" Your heat t is sot ou that hm, John."

" Indeed it is! Let mo once own that ,clear ol debt , and I Mi nil be • happy man.If is the best land in the count ry, and thehouse is twice as large as this I"

Linn tlioutiht. of lar ger rooms to acrub ,mure rooms to clean , and addi tional workof all kinds , nnd swallowed a litt le nighthat nuai ly escaped her.

" John ," she said ra ther timidly, "don 'tyou Uiink if jou spent halt the money onthis bowstf we might ho very happy here. "

'•S pend money on thin house I" criedthe astonished Jo hn. " Why, what onear th nils this homo ?"

" I mean in thin gs for it. Now, theput lor looks tuff , and is always shut up. 1war tlihiking if wo had a pretty carpet ,and soma curt ains of white muslin or lace,and a set of nice furniture , and—and—apian o. O Jo hn , if I could have a piano P'

John Reynolds looked nt his wife as ifh!i»« had proposed to bira to buy op thecrown jewels of Russia,

" A pinuo I Do you know what a pianoCOSt l. ?1* 4

" No. Aun t Louise lud one, you know,over since 1 can remember. But I thliikif wc lint ) n pretty pailor to ro»t in Inthe evening, I cuti M play (or you and sing.You never hea rd mo play or sing, John. "

"I have heard voiming, but not lately ,"mid Jo hn , rn thor gloomily.¦• Oli ! that was jint humming round theIh i iim; I mean rea l hinging. I havo lot*of nnnic in my trunk, "

" Hu t you are only a farmer 's wile now,Lin *. I thounb t you understood when weweie innrri Hi (hut you were not to hnvoci ty finer y or pUmHaie *,"

«' Ho 1 did, Jo hn. I don 't want finery ,i don 't want any pleasure , but your love,John, Don 't scowl up your (ace so. Iam silly to mink of these th ings st all.There , km* mi> and forget it. 1 am nicelyrested now , nnd I'll get your tea In tonminutes, "

John put her down with a very tenderki <8 , iina fu ll into u rero rio.

Lina Wvors had been a dlatrlct «cbooltenohrr in Scottsflold J us t four months,when Joh n Reynolds offered her bis handand honrr. She was nn orphan from In-fancy, bu t her taMi vr 's sister bad adopted

' snd educa ted lit- In n lifuaf luxury * andniod wit hout altorlD g a will made yearsbofoie, l«nvtnR bot entire lortune to achari ty asylum. Linn , left alone , ihnnk -rally Bi'orpiod the position of countryschool tea cher procured for hor by somefriends , and was thin king life • hard bur-

h dan. whan John tried to balghten it, She

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gave her whole gentle little heart into hiskeeping at once, appreciating at thei r fullval ue his honest , true heart , his trunknature , his sterling good qualitie s, andlooking with the most profound admirt vtion upon bis tall , stron g frame and hand-some (nee.

It was a perfect love matc h , 'or Joh nlaiilv worshi pped the dainty, refined littlebeaut y be hie] married ; and having mar riedber , be took her to bis home, and in allignorance proce eded to kill her.

There was no blame to be laid upon himLiving *n tbe old farm house where he bailspent hi« ent ire life, the one ambition ofhis hear t was to own land , stock , barnsand & model (arm. He bad seen his mothercook , churn , feed poultry and niud ce illher life, and the women be knew did thegame , and if Lina made odd mistakes sheput a- willing heart into her work , andsoon conquered jta difficul ties. Surely, hcthough t, it was an easier life to be mistressol his homo, wirh the Stanley farm in prospect, than to toil over stupid children in adistrict school. lie bad never seen velvetcarpets and lace curtains , grand pianos ,dai n ty silks and other surroundin gs thatbad been Lim's fro m babyhood. He hadnever heard the wonderful music the littlewhite hands , all rough snd scarred now.could draw from the ivory fee; sot anoigauor piano , or th e clear , pure voice in songI t was an unknown world to J ohn, wherehis wile's memory lingered as she scouredtins, strained m'lk, and cooked huge dishesfor tbe farm hands. He would havetho ught it wicked waste, if not posit i .einsan ity, to dra w from tbe bank his hardearned savings to invest them in bcautil y-lue h i* plnin, comfortable home.

An d Lina lashed her consciousness sharp-ly, tell'ne. bercelf she was ungrateful , rv -pin inp: and wicked. Was not her ,lobntender , true an-J loving ? Where am oneher city friends was there a heart like his7Had she not known he was only a farmer?

And so tbe loving little woman toiledand slaved , unde rtook tasks fir beyond heistrength , ivoiked earl y and late , un til justone year niter his wedding day John Rey-nolds , convnfr home to bis tea. found lyingupon tbe kitchen floor a little senselessfigure , with a face like death , and handsthat sent a chill to bis very heart.

The doctor , hastily summoned , lookedsr ave nnd advised perfect quiet and rest.A airl was hired , and John tenderl y nursedthe invalid , but though she grew bettershe gre w pale and weak.

11 Take her away awhile ," said the doc-tor; "tr y change of air * She is over-worked. "

"But ," said honest puzzl ed John. ''S hedoes nothing but the housework for ustwo. She has no child , and our sewing isnot . much. "

The doctor looked into his t roubled (ace." You are a ornod man , John Reyn olds, anda strong one," he said. " Wil l you let metell voii a few plain truths ?"

" Yes. About Lina?"" About Linn. You remember , do you

not , the tiny antelo pe you admired somuch in the menagerie we bad here lastsummer ?"

" Certainl y," aaid John , looking morepuzzled than ever.

''Su ppose you had bought that littlecreature and yok ed it with one of youroxen to a enrt to do the same work '"

" I'd been a fool," said John ; " thatlittle thing couldn 't woik. It was justmade pre tty to look at and to play. "

" That's it. John. Now I don't thinkGod ever made any woman to look prettyand plnv , but Ho made some for tbe roughwork cf this world , and some for the daintyplaces, some to draw men's soul.s to heavenby gentle loveliness. Your wife is one ofthe latter. IF you were a poor mnn 1would hive held my tongue, but you am nric h one. Give your wile a sorvont j lother h&vo books, music , pre tty thingsnround her. Let her rest from toil , andycu may keep her by your side. Put herback in her old place , and you may orderher tombstone , lor she will soon need it.Don 't pu t your antelope beside jour oxen,John. "

•• I will not I Thank you 1 I undor-atiwid , Poor , loving, patie nt hciwt."

" Tha t i ligh t I-' Take her now for «lit tle pleasure trip, and get back herroBi 'g,"

Lina clapped her hands when John askedher if alio would like to spend a week inNew York , and really seemed to dra w innow life from tho very idea.

It was delicious to hoc John 's wide openeyes as ho entered tUe parlor of the grea tcity hotel , and wu« shown into the bed-room, whoso beauties warn quite as be-wildering.

•« Tue host room " he had told tho land-lady , and Lina could not repr ess a cry ofdeligh t at tho vista i,f a cosy alttlim-roomwith * pmno standing invitingly open.

11 Oh . John !" she said , " won 't you go inthere snd shut the door , for tivo minu tes,please '?" .

John obeyed , of course , John , shethought giatefully, refused her n.ithhignow> . -'« How lucky I brou ght some of my oldtlrewm V' Linn ( boug ht, "1 h*v« notworn thorn since I was ¦ snboolmnrni .Fancy Mis. Reynolds scrub bing the floorin tills dtoss I"

John ruhled hi* oyes nnd pinched him-self as a little figure sailed into the Bittingroom , made him n sweeping courtesy, andwent to the piano.

W»« that the little woman who badworn prlnt a and sun bonnets so lone ? Thefair hair was fashionably dreas ed , and handsof blue velvet looiied the uoldon curl s, Adross of blue silk , with softes t law trimmlng» and ornam ent * of pcnrl s.had certainlymade a Ikdy of Linn. The pian o was yield-inn its must bewitching tonus to the skilledlittl e fingers, and John 's bowildemientw»a complete , worn a voice of exquisi teiwectnoa i, tbsugb not powerful , hefan to

Only one unit , lull of trills *nd quitvar *,and then Lina rushed (rem tbe piano intoJohn '* arms.

" John , darling, " she said , "hol d mefast. Don 't let me sli p from you 1"

110 Lina ," he groaned , "1 was not lit tomarry such a dainty bird ! But I lovedyou , little one."

" And 1 love vou, John , rough old John ILet me sins; again. I am very happy to-day, my husband. "

But "n > wonderful trill filled the roomnow. In a clear , pure voice, full of ex-pression , Lina sang,

" I know that my Redeemer livetn. "He took ber tenderl y to the room she

bad quitted so gaily, and she rep laced herfioci v l»y a wbiti - wiupper , wlio*e iacetr immings looked like tairywo rj c to bisunaccus tomed eye.

'' Are you tire d , love ?" he asked , w'th agreat spasm of terror at bis heart , as helooked at the white , wasted face.

" Yes.vcry ,very tired , but happy, John 1"and with a little siph of entire content ,Lina nt-stled down against tbe warm heart ,whose i: **ry throb she knew was all herown. The . white lids fell softl y over theviolet eyes, an d she slept peacefull y as achild.

Softly, as she rested, the faint pinktius bgathe red in her cheek and a smile creptover her lips, while John , bending overher , l ifted bis heart in earnest prayer fortbe life that mftde hi* own so bri abt.

Mr s. Reynolds was to expeiience hershare of astonishment during ber holiday,and it commenced by ttie appari tion ofJohn the next day in a new suit of hand-some clotues , that wel l became his manlyflgui e. There was no foppery, but helooked a gentleman , though he made morethan one grimace before be got , as he said ,•' well shaken into his store clothes."

'• But , John ," she cried , " the Stanleyfarm 7"

" Is sold , dear. You were ri jrht ; wewill t .nke this home f o lovely, the Stanleyfarm will never cost me a sigh. Dr. Greyson and bis wife took all the trouble hereand I have hire d two new hands , so as tohave a little more leisore."

" But , John ," tbe little wile said ear-nestly, " I do not wan t you to think I ama fine lady, a doll , to wear fine cloth 's andlive in ir ifon&ss. I wait to be trul y ahelpmeet to you."

" So you will be, Lina. God meant noone to be a drone in the busy hi ve of theworld. You are not strong, but you willfind plenty to keep you busy in supcriu'.endin g in-door arinngemen ls and direct-ing Gre tchen. And in our drives , love,we wi ll sec if we cannot find some, poorerthan ou rselves to comfort and aid. Thatwill be my thank-offering for your life.mylittle wife."

Can I describe that week ? What wasnew to John was old familiar ground toLinn , Central Park wns not soon exhaustedand the li ttle guide giew stronger andros ier every day .in John 's thou ghtful care ,that provided ' plenty cf pleasan t excite-ment, but guarded again *: fatigue.

It was early in the afierroon of s sunnyday , when a train drew up at tbe Scotts-fie ld station , and John handed bis wonder-ing wife into a nei t littl e one horse car-riage waitin g for th em .

" A new pur cha se, dear ," he explained ." We are to have a drive every afternoon.Dr. Grey son prcsciibed it."

The house was where it had always been,but Lina rubbed her eyes and wondered ifshe hud been suddenly carried into fair yland.

The dull little sittin g-room had beenpapered , carpeted , curtained and trans-formed into a cosy din ing-room. The stiffparlor was a bower of beau ty, with a finefilauo , the daintiest of furni ture , soft tnus -in cur t ains , and a ca rpe t covered with

bouquet s of exquis.'tr- flowers ; the. bedrooms were carpe ted brightl y, and rejoicedin cottage sets and in the kitchen the mostgood natuied of itout German girls fmrl yshed tears when Lina addressed ber in herown langua ge.

The neighbors stared and 'wondered.Comments upon John 's folly snd iaiprovi -r*ence>fell from many lips, and old men,shaking their beads , pr ophesied ruin forih' j Reynolds farm.

But John was as much astonished an an yof them , when , after a few years , ho foundthe farm yielding him a laigcr income thanever before.

" I do bttltove , Linn ," he said one day toa matronly little woman , who was dressinga crowing babv , " that your flower gardenwax worth a thousand dollars to inc."

"John. "" Yon see it wn« to got you the Infor-

mation about the flowers thnt wo first be-gan to take the agricultural piper; there Ifound so many useful hin ts , that T becanto think that I knew nothing aliou(»farnv•rig. One booh after another en me intotop bonne , and tue time I thought wouldbe wasted , taken from farm work , wasspen t in reading. Now, look at the laborsaving machines I have bought. My orch-ard is going to be the bent In the county ,too."

" And my poult ry yard , John I It wasthe paper * nnd maga zines thnt first gaveme the idea of a model poultry yard.What lun wc had netting it started. "

'• Yes, indeed. That New Y( rk trip wasthe best investment I over made, Lina, 1nnw so mnny things there that I rvcognlardas old friends when I met them ignin inSrlnt—the thrcshinu machine , the rotary

nrruw , the Improved plows."" And ," aaid Mr *. Reynold' s, mischiev-

ously, " tuo Milton wntch , tho hewingmachine , the corals for Johnnie t"

•' Oomo, ate yon ready foi your drive 7"" As soon ni I put on my lint nnd got t bo

basket of thing * 'or Mr *. Goodwin. "' •It beat * me, John, " said hi* uncle one

flro brigh t day, •' whore you And no muchmoney for tomloolor y, new tangled non-sense , and fallals lor Lina , and yet give somuch In chari ty. I thought yon werecms *" buy that Stanley farm."

>« I wti* once, but 1 have something bet-ter now than the Stanley faira. 1 havelearned bow to msnuge my an telope."

" ¦WhitVOut to this day Joh n hn* never explained

that rifttle to hi* pnatlsd relation *.

TUe Egyptians possevs Arabian charac-teristi cs, says • letter writer , altboug hthere ure dinerences. Tbe importa tion olGeorgian and Circassian slaves, over a longperiod , has modified the type o( the mid-dle and upper classes. No public marketfor slaves exists at the presen t time, butthey are sold by steal th. Tbe traditionsof Georgian and Circas sian beauty are fa-miliar to tbe .vorld ; for centuries histo-rians have drawn them in lines of generouscurves and poets have paint ed them inTi tian colors. With these pictorial fanciesupon me, I was taken aback on landing atAlexan dria. A dozen of these mountainwomen were sitti ng on shore , where theyhad just landed from the ship. They werepale , thin , rough-skinned , tawny-hair ed,unkem pt, in coarses t attire —and were intbe pursuit of fleas. I expressed my dis-appointment to an Egyptian dragomanstanding near , who with a graceful waveof his hand replied :

"O effendi! could you see these womenthree months hence , you would *ay thstthe Prop het bad fit ted them for heaven.Good mashed beetles and g' licrous p ilafshall make them plump ; the daily bathshall give their (kin tbe hue of creamymilk , and their joints the suppleness andgrace of the gazelle! With new health ,their eyes shall sparkle with mirth and bedewed with tendemesr- . tbe rc»e shallbloom on their checks, and gold shall gild.hei r tres ses. God is great!"

The man 's statemen t was substantiallycorrec t; the slave-dealer endeavors tobring them up to their highest physicalperfection before oll'ermg them for sale. 1af terward saw some who had been trained ,fattened , and purified to tbe selling print.They were exquisitely fair , blue-eyed , andgolden-haired , but for the most part likewax figures. It was surface beauty, with-out depth , and I looked in vein (or someindication of thought or sensibilit y in theirvacant iaces.

Tbe bought woman is assured a life ofease, perhaps luxury, and is not resold.If she becomes a mother , she at the sametime becomes a wife, and her children arelegitimate. Fair victim's are no longersewed up in a sack and thrown into theNile, for crime or peccadillo ; tha t belongsto the past. Accordin g to tbe custom ofhis country, when an Egy ptian takes aMoslem wile, he may not see her face orknow anythin g of ber character until aftermarriage , and thus an objectionable wifeis frequen tly imposed upon'him. He oftenavoids ¦ ais risk by taking a slave to wife,whom ae can examine and get acquaintedwith before bri nging her under bis roof.Tbe Circassians and Georgians sold aregenerall y voluntary slaves, who are edu-cated to it by their parents. To be theharem belle of a wealth y Turk or Egvpt ianI* their life-long ambition. Thus tbe chainby which they are bound is a golden one.riveted by themselves. A Nubian slave,ordinarily good-looking, is sold for abou t8100 ; a comely Abyssinian for 8200; aGeorgian from 8500 upwnrd , varying ac-cording to her beauty. The lowest-pricedslaves are those who come from tho Gallscountry.

HooTi i-llRDBVittPo ,—"Old Cabine t" inScr lbntr'H has this sketch fro m the life:It Is a pitiable thing for a man to base hhIdea of himself on a chance likeness tusome fam onn person. I wonder howmnny lives have been wre cked on therock of a personal resemblan ce to EdwinBooth . A fine young fellow from NowYork , who had "frequently been ml*'taken for Mr. Booth ," mndo his <kbut inOartown a few years ago in tho characterof Uatn let, Having hoard something abou thim , I called upon him at tho hotel duringtho afternoon preceding tho first performnnco, His enthusiasm won beautiful. Hehod never rehearsed upon a stage , but liehad gone t .. ough tho play over anu ovoragain In his own room , using tho chain-to represent Ophelia , Horatio , nnd therest , Ho knew It wnn n hold venture , bnthe hadn 't the slighteal foar , ho said ,Ghost of Slmkoapearo , what a Hnmlet Itwas I I omild not blnm o the gnller y forInsisting apon regard ing tho entert ain-ment throughout a* light comedy. Th*trngody lny too deep for their kon. An-other Bootli-bcdovllled youth used tehnnnt In meliinoho ly attitudes the corri-dors of the Winte r Garden while his Dins-trlons double was plnylng Iltimlot there ,After tho trageduir. cnt hi* hnlr , nnd de-veloped Into a pro sporoti B nnd cheer fulfaced manager , tho follow must hnv tlooked more like Booth tha n Booth dl<!hlinnolf .

A eollMcm occurre d on (he Anhnnibinnou of tJ io N«w York Control R. R.,bttwj qn a nnsafingor nnrt a irMght tru lii ,by which three person a wore killed andmany iujuio d , fiveral of the latter fn-(ally. Both tra '.n<i wer e almost tot*U>^Tii?"' on" e,& S'n" mount ing the othoiand th * ohm telenet ning.

Ta* Caneaaslan Slavs*.The man who stole a pair of boots the

other day had n fit.If speech is silver and silence gold,

how much is a dumb man worth ?In New Mexico, a recen t vote on es-

tabl -i .ting free schools stood 37 for and5,07t -igumst.

A Kan sas paper tells of an army oftoads which extends three-fourths of amile along tbe road.

An Ohi o woman, whose husband getrli—'-'r , has recovered $1,000 from theman who sold the liquor.

A Tennessee horse thief , between 70and 80 years of age, has been sentencedto'the penitentiary for 21 years.

The first Od d Fellows' Lodge in Ger-many was opened at Stutt gart in 1870,and there are now 450 members of thesociety.

About thirt y persons at New Wilming-ton, Penn. , were lately poisoned byeatin g iee cream. None of them died ,but all wero terribly sick.

A Des Moines teamster , who is haul-ing- at twenty-five cents a load , is agraduate of an Eas tern College, and wasfor vear s a popular clergyman.

An enterprising Hcosiex has started a"team chicken Victory, with a workin gcapital of about five thousand eggn. Athis first '* bakin g'* he hatched out fourbirds , and roas ted all the rest of theeggs.

At a certain church fair , a set ofCooper 's Workti was promised to theindividual who should answer n certain-et of conundrums. A dashin g youngfellow wns pronounced the winner , andreceived a set of wooden pails.

A country paper , in speaking of tbegocd things in the village where it ispubli shed , soys : "We are proud of theimpressively solemn appearance of ourundertaker. A smiling undertaker is ahideous incubus on the growth of aplace. "

An editor out T,v"est became martial ,and was made a captain. On parade ,instead of " two -paces in front — ad-vance ," be unconsciously exclaimed ," cash—two . dollars a year in aslvnnce. "He was court mnrtialled , and sentencedto read his own papers.

Alexander the Oreat bein g urged toorive battle in tbe night , " No," said he," 7 will not allow it to be said thnt I amludebted to darkness for victory. " The-mme prince refused to aee a beautifulwoman whom he had made prisoner ," *'or fear ," said he, " I should be cap-tivated by my captive. "

Habits of thk Sxal.—The habi ts ofthe seal are very peculiar , and form anin teresting study. In the spring of theyear , in either nor thern or southern hemi-sphere , they leave the water and resort totbe land in countless thousands remainingsome months ; then , on the approach ofwinter all depar t for unknown localities ,ft 'a believed , however , that they spendone intervening time at sea in a milderlatitude than their island homes would bein midwinter. Where do they go? hasoften been asked but never satisfa ctorilyanswered. Perhaps it is well that it hasnot, for If pursued in the water as well ason t he land , total annihilation would en-sue. Being fitted V nature to inhabite juslly well tbe shore and ocean , it Isprobable that after their visit to the landtheir voy age to sea is one of rest and re-cuperation. They are known to sleep enthe surface of the water , and their activennd playfu l " lublts when In this elementhave often been observed by seamen.While at sea they become quite fut, andwhen first landing on the beach in thespring their size often render * them un-wieldy, but theii stre r gth is proportion-ate ly increased , In their habits of lifethese animals are completely gregariou s,but in visiting the land th ey separa tathemselves into classes of different nitonmid sexes. Seals are particularly nttrn hodto their chosen resort , and if undisturbedreturn to it with unfailing regularity ;they seem to love to congregate toge ther.Often , when mnny Island s are contiguou s,they select one or two, urowdlng uponthorn to tbo neglect of others apparentlyas goad. Woo to the seal if his rookeryis aaeosnihly and is not guard ed by lawnand penalties aga inst the rapacity of man.The lust of greed , the deslro to mak e themost money In the shortcut time, hasaau nod tho ntter destruction of those vol-uftolo animals in many localities. Norookory of largo »i*o is now known In theSouthern ocean , Th« cupidity of manlias ontised their destructi on in almost allof tliolr haunt * South of the equa tor.

School*,—Tho total num ber of school*In the United Stnt t * and Tor r ltorlo s inthe year 1870, according to the return * ofthe last oonmiB , was 141 , 020, and tho tojallinniber ofpuplls 7,8M ,088, Tho incomeof nil those soboolH , for the year endi ngJune 1, 1870, aggregated »05,402,720.The achool* in New York State tho *nmeyear numbered 18,020, with 28,018 tench-or* and 802,022 pup il*. The '.ncomo ofthe Now York »ehool* for 18701s reported4t $15,088,788, of which 8874,782 was da-lived from endowm ent , 10, 151, 028 (rowtaxation and publi c fund *, «nd 118, 111 ,028from other louroei , Including tu ition.

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Correspondents snd Canvanoer a wanted in ev-ery village.

k. sqnad of regular infantry,In tbe Cummuno 'H oloaing days.

Had captured a crowd of rebels ,By the wall of Pere -la-chaiee.

There were desperate mini , wild women .And dark-eyed Amazon gills,

And one little bey, with a peach-down cheekAnd yellow clustering curls..

The captai n seize'"' the little waif ,And said, "What dust thou here?"

"Bnprif ti, Citizen captain II'm a Communist , my dear!"

"Very well. Than von die wuh the othere 1",_ "Very well! That' s my affair IBnt firt it let mo take to my mother ,

Who Hvvh by the wine-shop there ," My fatli p r 'a watch. Ton see it ,

A Ray old tiling, is it not ?It would pleaeo the old lad y to have it,

Then til come hack here , and bo shot. "" That is the lant we shall see of him,"

The grizzled captain grin ned.As the little man skimmed dawn the hill,

Like a swallow down the wind.For the joy of kil 'ing had loot its Best

In tbe tf lut ot those awful days,And Death writhed gorged like a greedy snake

From the Arch to Pere-la-Chaieo.Bnt before the last platoon had fired ,

The child' s abri l voice was heard !"Boup-Ui ! tho old girl made such a row

I feared I nhiiiJd break my word. "Againr *. ' .10 bullet -pitted wall

He took bis place with the rest ,A bntton naa lost from his ragged blouse .

Which showed his soft, white breast.•' Now Llaze away, my childre n 1

With your little one—two—three I"The Cha&scpots tore the stoat young heart ,

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A Triumph of Oldar.On the far m of Jacob Hittin ger , Esq.,

the well-known ice dealer , occurred one ofthe most - desperate struggles with a madcow that has ever been known. WhileMr. Thomas Hittinger , bis eldest son, waswalkin g throug h., the field , during tbeforenoon , be discovered a strange cowamong the squ ;:-iie.s, tomatoes , etc., andattempted to drive ber ot. At first thvcow -tarted to go, but in an instant turnedupon bim , and , with eyes flash,ng fire ,tail in tbe air , and bead down , accompaniedwi th fearful bellowings. sbe sprang towar d*bim. Mr. Hittinger is a young roan olabou t twenty-five , a fine specimen of ast rong, splendidly-built man , and weighingtwo hundred and twenty pounds. Findinghis only chnnce of escape was a close fight ,ho stood still and waited the attack , and.just as the infariatcd beast would havegored bim tbiougb , be seized ber by tbeLome , and then began tbe strugg le. Inan instan t young Ilittiugcr was down andunder the cow. but still clinging to ber bythe horns , which was his nnlv cbance forsafety. For a space of fifty feet squat ethe ground wus deeply torn and ploughedup by the struggle. In tbe despera teeffort s to get away tbe beast actu allyraised Hi ttinger to his feet, and then , fortbe first moment , did he have any controlof the animal , which he use** effectually,and drove her from the field. Whileunder the cow, Mr. Hittinger says he onceattempted to get bis hand into his pocketfor his knife , meaning to cut her thro at ,but even then he bad a very narrow escapefrom instan t death , as she raked her hor nshorn his stomach to his breast , but hewar fortunatel y lying a little on one side,and the horn which he gra sped fo firmlywas the oily one that touched bim. Tbeanimal was immediately secured , and willprobabl y be killed. Mr. Hi ttinger wasvery much exhausted after the strugg lewas over, but in an hour or two was on-tire 'y recovered. He owes his life to tbefact tha t he is a strong, powerful , coo!,coura geous raau , and his many filends willcongratulate bim on bis successful fightwith an enraged cow.—Boitou Glole.

What a PtonnEa Learn s.—A plodderteams that for $7, which some wouldspend foolishly, he can have tbe use of$100 a year . How much may sometimesbe made by tbe use of 81001. He learnsthat for ($70 he can hire $1,000, and injudiciou s hands this sum will gain a largepercentage. Tbis lesson not only help "*bis credit. Almost any one will trust aplodder , and credit is, alter all, as good asmoney . It is astonishing to see what con-fidence is placed in this class. I know aplodder in this city who could get credi tfrom one house to an amount more thanbe was worth. I t was character , not cap-ital , tha t did this. Tho true plodder is adetermined man , and is not discouragedby obstacle *. He toils day after day, andwhat he gets he bold* on to. When hehas made good one position be goes on towin another , and lionco wha tever ho doesis done in a solid manner. In militarymatters George Washing ton was a plodder ,and hence succeeded. Benjamin Franklinwm a plodder , and bis " Poor Richard' sAlmanac " was a gathering of plodders 'maxims. Franklin '* greatness to * largedfgreo consis ted in his devotion to thepractical instea d of the imagina tive. Tt isa mis take to think that genius is limitedto midden outbursts of crea tive thought .All, distinguished wri ters , thinker * andsta tesmen , achieved greatness hy industryas well as gifts. Walter Scott laboredarduously with the pen , and so did Bui worand Dickons. Genius must be taught toplod, or it will acccmplHh nothing.

Fatawtv .—What a fatality in mattersmatrimonial seems to attend certain faml-liou l Byron '* only surviving grandsonluccpudod , on tho death of hi* grand-mother , to her Barony of Wen t worth ,and bear * that title. He married aboutthe same time a beautiful girl , who was infashionabl e LonJon phrase , " Nobody Inpar ticular ," in point of birth, This younglady had many raptur ous admirers when¦ho mi*) ber appsaranc c in society, and Itis, perhap s, a sequel ol this admiration ,thst her husband now advertise * that ali oho* lift hi* roof, and be will bo no longeranswerable (or her debts.

Tin Hon * k, —Half tbo people do notseem to realise that the client of a honeneeds covciina: qullo is much is hi* back.Thoy think it only necessary when thty*top in tho street to th rown in old raggedblanket or pioee ol carpet over hi* loin*,and leave the rest of bU body exposed,It would be a poor ovcrcoit for a man thntonly covered bis hack , nnd yet * homo Iima cheat and lung* i» w'ell a* a human being.It is due to the bone , and it I* for tbeh«ft interM t of tha owner , to provide igood blank at, covering eh**t, shoulder *,and back.

A light with a Cow.