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,note3                                  
,italics surrounding text4              
,the ,table of ,contents and            
,,embellishments1 c4 have been          
harvested from the ,january             
edition4                                
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,illustration3 ,,fashionable ,,bonnets  
,,and ,,caps4    ,,from ,,the           
,,celebrated ,,establishment ,,of       
,,thomas ,,white ,,and ,,co41    ,no4   
#da ,south ,second ,street1             
,philadelphia4        ,no4              
#a4--;,,infant',s ,,turban4      ,no4   
#b4--;,,boy',s ,,jockey ,,caps4         
,no4 #c4--,,summer ,,bonnet4        ,no4
 #d4--;,,italian ,,leghorn4             
7,description on page #edh47            
,illustration      ,,the ,,pyramid      
,,talma4    ,from the establishment of  
,g4 ,,brodie1 ,no4 #ea ,canal ,street1  
,new ,york4 ,drawn  by ,l4 ,t4 ,,voigt1 
from actual articles of costume4        
,,the ,talma we select for illustration 

is peculiarly becoming1 especially  for 
the richest toilet4 ,its material is    
white poult de soie4 ,it is  constructed
 of nine pieces cut in gores or         
pyramidal form1 joined  together1 the   
seams being hidden by a fancy braid     
trimming4 ,nine tabs1  widening at the  
bottom1 and placed at distances equal to
 their width1  descending about         
one-third of the depth of the garment1  
constitute the  form of this novel      
garment4 ,it is exquisitely adorned in  
needlework1 and  beautified by an       
elegant netted fringe4 ,by an oversight 
in the drawing1  fringe1 which should   
also border the tabs that form the upper
 portion of  the dress1 was omitted4    
,illustration3 ,the ,truant ,detected4  
,illustration      ,,the ,,scarf        
,,volant4    ,from the establishment of 
,g4 ,,brodie1 ,no4 #ea ,canal ,street1  
,new ,york4 ,drawn  by ,l4 ,t4 ,,voigt1 
from actual articles of costume4        
,,this is a novel and peculiarly        
dressy-looking garment1 the distinctive 

features being a closed square front    
7which is confined by a bow of a  rare  
fancy ribbon71 and in the character of  
the flounce3 this is gathered  or fulled
 in divisions1 giving it the appearance 
somewhat of a series of  festoons4 ,the 
separate compartments are strongly      
pronounced by transverse  bands of black
 velvet and narrow black lace2 a similar
 trimming of which  outlines the whole  
scarf1 and1 with the piquant air of the 
garment1  renders it an exceedingly     
beautiful production4 ,the color may be 
made to  taste4 ,those of lavender glac 
silks1 the drabs1 and of black taffeta1 
especially are very beautiful4          
,,the ,,palace ,,waltz4    ,,by ,a      
,,young ,,american ,,composer4          
,published by ,t4 ,c4 ,,andrews1 #ff    
,spring ,garden ,st41 ,phila4           
99       99       99       99       99  
,entered according to ,act of ,congress 
in the year #ahec1      by ,t4 ,c4      
,,andrews1 in the ,clerk's ,office of   
the      ,district ,court of the        

,eastern ,district of ,pennsylvania4    
,illustration3 ,music    ,illustration3 
,music    ,illustration3        ,,the   
,,empress4        ,,the ,,novada4    ,a 
pattern of either of these will be sent 
on receipt of #fb cents4  ,post-office  
stamps received in payment4 ,these      
patterns are exact  counterparts of the 
original1 with trimmings1 etc4    ,,the 
,,empress4--,a silk mantelet1 cut low in
 the neck4 ,two hollow plaits  forming a
 fichu are trimmed with a bow in the    
middle of the back4 ,the  bottom is     
bordered by a wide ribbon plaited with  
bows at each side of the  arm4 ,two rows
 of lace complete it4    ,,the          
,,novada4--,pelisse1 cut low and square4
 ,a wide revers forms the  sleeve4 ,all 
the edges are trimmed with ribbon1 silk 
with gold fillets4 ,two  rows of lace   
fall on the back1 one narrow between two
 plaited ribbons2 the  other wider1     
which begins square in front and widens 
in the back3 a deep  lace runs along the
 bottom4 ,the back is plain1 and falls  

in flutes from  the second row of       
ribbons4    ,illustration3 ,,east ,,port
  ,,passamaquoddy ,,bay4    ,,engraved  
,,by ,,alfred ,,jones ,,for ,,godey',s  
,,lady',s ,,book4                       
,,godey',s        ,,lady',s ,,book4     
,,philadelphia1 ,,june1 #ahed4          
,,table ,,of ,,contents          ,a     
,consideration1                         
#efi        ,a ,lace ,basque1           
#eej        ,a ,loving ,heart1 by ,w4   
,s4 ,gaffney1                           
#edc        ,a ,song1 by ,charles       
,stewart1                               
#eja        ,a ,strange ,incident1      
#ead          ,braid for ,child's       
,dress1                                 
#edi        ,bread-,cloth1              
#eec          ,caps and ,headdress1     
#edf        ,celestial ,phenomena1 by   
,d4 ,w4 ,belisle1                       
#ejd        ,centre-,table ,gossip1     
#efi        ,chemistry for ,youth1      
#ha1 #ahe1 #bgi1 #eff        ,chinese   
,sayings1                               

#edh        ,costly ,china1             
#efi        ,cottage ,furniture1        
#eea          ,editors' ,table1         
#eee        ,enigmas1                   
#efg        ,evening ,thoughts1 by ,h4  
,merran ,parke1                         
#edc        ,everyday                   
,actualities4--,no4 ,,xx                
#dhg        ,every ,lady her own        
,dressmaker1                            
#egj          ,fashions1                
#ega          ,geraniums1 from ,mrs4    
,hale's ,new ,household ,receipt-,book1 
#efe        ,godey's ,arm-,chair1       
#efa        ,godey's ,course of ,lessons
 in ,drawing1                           
#ejb          ,history of ,pearls1      
,natural and ,artificial1               
#ecc          ,illuminated1 or          
,vellum-,painting1                      
#ech          ,juvenile ,fashions1      
#edg          ,lady's ,riding ,boots1   
#eea        ,lady's ,slipper1           
#eeb        ,legend of ,long-,pond2 or1 
,lake of the ,golden        ,cross1 by  

,fanny ,fales1                          
#ejf        ,let me ,die6 by ,s4 ,m4    
,montgomery1                            
#edd        ,letters ,left at the       
,pastry ,cook's1 ,edited by ,horace     
,mayhew1  #dii        ,lines to a       
,bronchitis ,birdie1 by ,n4 ,w4 ,bridge1
               #ede                     
,l',isolement1 ,translated from the     
,french of ,alphonse        de          
,lamartine1 by ,wm4 ,a4 ,kenyon1        
#ede        ,literary ,notices1         
#eeh          ,mantillas1 from the      
celebrated ,establishment of ,g4        
,brodie1        ,new ,york1             
#dhb1 #dhc        ,mrs4 ,clark's        
,experience as a ,servant1 by ,bell1    
#ejh        ,my ,tulips1 by ,h4 ,s4 ,d41
                                        
#edd          ,niagara1                 
#eba          ,ornaments1               
#egj          ,patterns for ,embroidery1
                                        
#eed        ,philadelphia ,agency4      
#efe        ,physical ,training1        

#ebe        ,preservation of ,food1     
#dhg          ,receipts1 c41            
#efg          ,secret ,love1 by ,kate   
,harrington1                            
#edb        ,slander1                   
#eeg        ,smyrna                     
,embroidery4--,lady's ,slipper on       
,cloth1                   #eeb          
,sonnets1 by ,wm4 ,alexander1           
#edc          ,the ,borrower's          
,department1                            
#eff        ,the ,dead ,tree1           
#edd        ,the ,last ,kiss1 by ,jenny 
,a4 ,m',ewan1                           
#eda        ,the ,needle in the         
,haymow4--,a ,story for ,housekeepers1  
by ,h4 ,d4 ,r41                         
#eae        ,the ,nursery ,basket1      
#egj        ,the ,pedestrian ,tour1 by  
,pauline ,forsyth1                      
#did        ,the ,schottisch ,partner1  
by ,motte ,hall1                        
#edb        ,the ,toilet1               
#efh        ,the ,trials of a           
,needle-,woman1 by ,t4 ,s4 ,arthur1     

#ebg        ,the ,wild ,flowers of the  
,month1 by ,h4 ,coultas1                
#ebc        ,time's ,changes2 or1       
,fashions in the ,olden ,times1         
#eab        ,to a ,friend on the ,day of
 his ,marriage1                         
#ede        ,to ,correspondents4        
#ega        ,truth1 by ,d4 ,hardy1 ,jr41
                                        
#eej        ,two ,mothers8 by ,mrs4 ,s4 
,f4 ,jennings1                          
#edc          ,what shall be done for   
the ,insane8                            
#eee        ,why don't ,ladies learn to 
,cook8                                  
#edi          ,,embellishments1 c4      
,june4        ,eastport and             
,passamaquoddy ,bay4        ,colored    
,fashions4        ,embroidered ,dress   
,collar4        ,the ,truant ,detected4 
,fashionable ,bonnets and ,caps4        
,the ,pyramid ,talma4        ,the ,scarf
 ,volant4        ,music4--,the ,palace  
,waltz4        ,the ,empress and the    
,novada4        ,preservation of ,food4 

,godey's ,course of ,lessons in         
,drawing4        ,the ,wild ,flowers of 
the ,month4        ,artificial ,pearls  
in the ,mussel4        ,illuminated1 or 
,vellum-,painting4        ,caps and     
,headdress4        ,juvenile ,fashions4 
,braid for ,child's ,dress4        ,lace
 ,basque4        ,lady's ,riding ,boots4
        ,cottage ,furniture4            
,lady's ,slipper on ,cloth4--,smyrna    
,embroidery4        ,design for a       
,bread-,cloth4        ,patterns for     
,embroidery4          ,,everyday        
,,actualities4--,,no4 ,,xx4             
,,illustrated ,,with ,,pen ,,and        
,,graver4    ,,by ,c4 ,t4 ,,hinckley4   
,,preservation ,,of ,,food4    ,,the    
various organic substances furnished by 
the animal and vegetable  kingdoms1     
which constitute the food of man1 are1  
from the nature of  their chemical      
structure1 liable to change and decay2  
they are also  irregular in their       
supply2 hence arises the necessity of   
storing up the  abundance of one season 

to meet the deficiencies of another4    
,the art of  preserving food as much as 
possible in its original state is       
therefore of  great importance2 it has  
been improved by gradual steps1         
depending1 in  great measure1 as in so  
many other cases1 on chemical discovery 
and the  diffusion of chemical knowledge
 among persons engaged in the useful    
arts2  so that1 at the present time1 the
 deprivations suffered by our           
forefathers  may be prevented2 the      
commonest articles of food may be       
enjoyed at all  seasons2 and even the   
delicious fruits of our gardens may be  
made to  contribute to our health and   
refreshment at a season when the trees  
which produced them are covered with    
snow4 ,the mariner1 too1 is not now     
necessarily confined to salt meats2 he  
may1 on the longest voyage1 and in  the 
severest clime1 as easily enjoy fresh   
meat and vegetables as when he  is in   
port4    ,the necessity for adopting    
means for the preservation of articles  

of  food arises from the complicated    
structure of organic compounds1 and     
their tendency to resolve themselves    
into simpler or inorganic compounds4    
,although the comprehensive history of  
the animal and vegetable kingdoms  is   
written with a very brief alphabet2     
although the elements which enter  into 
the composition of organic bodies are   
only carbon1 hydrogen1 and              
oxygen--often1 but not always1          
nitrogen--and occasionally minute       
portions  of sulphur and phosphorus2 yet
 their extraordinary powers of          
combination  are such that there appears
 to be no limit to the number of        
definite  substances which they are     
capable of producing1 each substance    
having a  character peculiar to itself1 
and often a crystalline form4 ,it is    
very  different with the fifty-eight    
other members of the list of elements2  
the  compounds which they assist in     
forming are inorganic1 and they are     
formed  by the union of pairs of        

elements1 or pairs of binary compounds4 
,it is a consequence of this complicated
 structure that organic compounds  are  
unstable in their character1 and liable 
to decomposition1 or1 in  other words1  
to resolve themselves into simpler      
compounds4 ,an inorganic  substance1 on 
the contrary1 however complex its       
formula may appear1 is  actually built  
up of binary compounds1 the simplest    
that can be formed4  ,but in the organic
 substance the carbon and hydrogen have 
a strong  tendency to form carbonic     
acid2 the hydrogen and oxygen to form   
water2  the hydrogen and nitrogen to    
form ammonia2 or1 the hydrogen and the  
sulphur to form sulphuretted hydrogen1  
c4 ,in popular language1 these  changes 
are expressed by such terms as decay and
 putrefaction4 ,liebig1  however1 has   
given precision to them by limiting the 
term decay to  the decomposition of     
moist organic matter freely exposed to  
the air1  the oxygen of which gradually 
burns and destroys it without sensible  

elevation of temperature4#a ,the term   
putrefaction is limited to  changes     
which occur in and beneath the surface  
of water1 the effect  being a mere      
transposition of elements or            
metamorphosis of the organic  body4#b   
,the conversion of sugar into alcohol   
and carbonic acid is a  simple          
illustration of the term4 ,the contact  
of oxygen is1 however1 first  necessary 
to the change1 which1 when once begun1  
is continued without  the aid of any    
other external substance1 except perhaps
 water1 or its  elements4 ,every        
instance of putrefaction begins with    
decay2 and if the  decay1 or its cause1 
viz41 the absorption of oxygen1 be      
prevented1 no  putrefaction occurs4 ,in 
short1 if the access of oxygen be       
prevented1  there is no decay2 if the   
access of water be prevented1 there is  
no  putrefaction4 ,the exclusion of air 
and moisture forms the basis of some of 
the best methods of preserving food4    
,there are certain substances named     

,antiseptics 7from 1 against1  and 1 to 
putrefy71 from their property 7exerted1 
however1 very  unequally7 of preventing 
the putrefaction of organic substances4 
,thus1  alcohol1 and common salt in     
certain proportions1 check all          
putrefaction  and all the processes of  
fermentation by depriving the putrefying
 body  of water4 ,nitre1 vinegar1       
spices1 and sugar are also antiseptics4 
,the antiseptic effect of a very low    
temperature is caused by the            
solidification of the water and other   
juices1 which1 in their usual fluid     
state1 allow the molecules to move      
freely on one another4    ,we will first
 notice the various methods of          
preserving animal food4 ,these  are3 #a1
 by drying2 #b1 by cold2 #c1 by salting 
and by sugar2 #d1 by smoking2  #e1 by   
vinegar2 #f1 by parboiling and excluding
 air2 #g1 by potting2 #h1 by  alcohol4  
#a4 ,a familiar example of the first    
method is afforded in common glue1      
which in its hard and dry state may be  

kept for any length of time4 ,so  also  
may white of egg1 if prepared by pouring
 the white of a number of  eggs into a  
large flat dish1 and exposing this for  
twelve or fourteen  hours to heat in    
front of the fire4 ,as the water        
evaporates1 the albumen  forms into a   
yellow1 transparent1 hard1 shining1     
brittle mass1 which  scales off at the  
least touch--a test that it is properly 
done4 ,these two  substances1 gelatine  
and albumen1 are two of the constituents
 of  flesh2 fibrin or fleshy fibre1     
which is the third1 dries equally well1 
and is not liable to putrefaction in    
that state4 ,gelatine1 after being      
dried1 may be softened by the action of 
hot water4 ,albumen coagulated  by heat 
cannot be softened again by water2 but  
if dried at about #adj  without being   
coagulated1 it may be dissolved in cold 
water1 retaining  all its valuable      
properties4 ,hence1 in preserving meat  
by drying1 too  high a temperature must 
be carefully avoided1 or the albumen    

will become  coagulated1 and the meat be
 made insoluble4    ,the dried flesh of 
the bison1 of the buffalo1 and of the   
deer1 forms  pemmican1 the preparation  
of which is thus described in ,captain  
,back's  ,journal3--    ,while meat     
remains in a thick piece1 it is         
impossible to get the middle  dried     
before putrefaction commences2 but if   
the meat be cut into slices1  its       
desiccation may be easily effected4 ,the
 fleshy parts of the hind  quarters are 
cut into very thin slices1 dried in the 
sun1 or before the  fire1 and pounded4  
,two parts of the pounded meat are then 
mixed with one  of melted fat1 and      
packed into a bag formed of the hide of 
the animal4  ,a bag weighing ninety     
pounds is called a taureau by the       
,canadian  voyageurs2 and1 in fact1 only
 one bag of pemmican is generally made  
from  each bison cow4 ,two pounds of    
this kind of food are sufficient for the
  daily support of a laboring man2      
though1 when the voyageurs first        

commence  upon pemmican1 they each      
consume three pounds or more4 ,in the   
spring1 they  generally boil the young  
shoots of ,epilobium angustifolium with 
it1  and some ,scotchmen in the service 
of the ,hudson's ,bay ,company add flour
  or oatmeal1 thus rendering it more    
palatable4 ,the best pemmican is made   
of finely-pounded meat mixed with       
marrow1 and further improved by the     
addition of dried berries or currants4  
,if kept from the air1 it may be        
preserved sound for several years1 and  
being very portable1 it might be  used  
with great advantage in provisioning    
troops that have to make forced         
marches4 ,it may be eaten raw1 or mixed 
with a little water and boiled2 and     
although not much relished by those who 
taste it for the first time1 the        
voyageur1 with the single addition of   
the luxury of tea1 requires nothing     
else for breakfast1 dinner1 and supper4 
,in the ,west ,indies1 and in ,south    
,america1 jerked beef is prepared by    

cutting the meat into slices1 dipping   
them into sea-water or brine1 and  then 
drying them in the sun4 ,the flesh of   
wild cattle is thus preserved at        
,buenos ,ayres4 ,sometimes this dried   
meat is pounded in a mortar1 into a     
uniform paste1 which is pressed into    
jars1 and if intended to supply the     
wants of the traveller1 it is beaten up 
with maize meal and packed closely  in  
leather bags4 ,it is eaten in this state
 without further cooking4 ,drying  meat 
in the air is said1 however1 to injure  
its flavor1 and to dissipate a  great   
portion of the nutritious juices4       
,some kinds of fish are preserved by    
slitting them down the middle1 and      
drying them in the air to evaporate the 
moisture4 ,small cod1 haddock1 and      
stock fish1 prepared in this way1 will1 
if kept dry1 remain good for a  great   
length of time4    ,portable soup is    
prepared by processes similar to those  
used in the  manufacture of glue4 ,the  
gelatine of meat is dissolved by boiling

 water1  and the water being evaporated1
 the gelatine is left in a solid state4 
,any  fresh lean meat1 with the fat cut 
away1 will answer the purpose4 ,bones   
are also used for the purpose1 the      
gelatine being extracted by means of a  
digester4 ,in the ,french manufacture of
 gelatine brut fin1 one hundred  pounds 
of bones yield about twenty-five of     
gelatine1 which is dried1 cut  up into  
dice1 and used for making soup4    #b4  
,the effect of cold in the preservation 
of animal substances received a         
remarkable illustration in the discovery
 made by ,pallas1 in the year #aggi1  on
 the shores of the ,frozen ,ocean1 near 
the mouth of the river ,lena1 of an     
animal of immense size1 imbedded in ice1
 which1 as it melted gradually1  exposed
 it to the air and furnished food for   
the hungry wolves and other  animals of 
those regions4 ,it was the opinion of   
,cuvier that this animal  differed from 
every known species of elephant1 and was
 antediluvian1  preserved from the      

remote period of the deluge in the mass 
of ice which  enveloped it4 ,some of the
 hair of this animal may be seen in the 
museum of  the ,royal ,college of       
,surgeons1 in ,lincoln's ,inn ,fields1  
,england4    ,in ,russia1 ,canada1      
,hudson's ,bay1 and other countries     
where the frost  is sufficiently steady1
 meat preserved in this way is a common 
article  of commerce4 ,travellers speak 
with admiration of the frozen markets   
of ,russia1 supplied as they are from   
distant places with provisions          
solidified by the cold4 ,thus1 in the   
market at ,petersburg1 ,mr4 ,kohl       
noticed partridges from ,saratoff1 swans
 from ,finland1 heathcocks and  grouse  
from ,livonia and ,esthuria1 while the  
wide ,steppes furnished the  trapp-geese
 which flutter over their endless       
plains1 where the ,cossack  hunts them  
on horseback1 and kills them with his   
formidable whip4  ,all these birds1 as  
soon as the life-blood has flown1 are   
apparently  converted into stone by the 

frost1 and1 packed in huge chests1 are  
sent for sale to the capital4 ,so rapid 
are the effects of frost in that        
country1 that the snow-white hares1     
which are brought in sledge-loads to    
the market1 are usually frozen in the   
attitude of flight1 with their ears     
pointed and their legs stretched out1   
just as they were at the moment  of     
death4 ,another curious sight in these  
markets is a frozen reindeer1  its knees
 doubled under its body1 its hairy snout
 stretched forth upon  the ground1 and  
its antlers rising majestically in the  
air2 or a mighty  elk1 disappearing     
piece by piece1 as the action of the saw
 and the axe  separates it for          
distribution among the several          
customers4    ,when provisions have been
 frozen1 great care is required in      
thawing them2  for1 if this be done     
suddenly1 putrefaction soon sets in1 and
 although  cooked immediately1 they are 
hard and deficient in flavor4 ,they must
 be  thawed by immersion in cold water4 

,the ,london markets are supplied with  
salmon packed in ice from many of the   
northern rivers that flow to the eastern
 coasts of ,britain4 ,every salmon      
fishery is now provided with an         
ice-house1 and a stock of ice collected 
during the winter4 ,the salmon is packed
 in large oblong wooden boxes1  with    
pounded ice between1 and the fish is    
received in ,london as fresh  as when it
 was taken out of the water4 ,it is not1
 however1 frozen4 ,most  fishmongers are
 furnished with ice-houses or cellars   
for the preservation  of their fish in  
tubs of ice2 and we do not see why      
,english butchers  should not be        
provided with larders cooled by the same
 means4 ,in many  parts of the ,united  
,states every housekeeper has a small   
ice-safe1 in  which1 through the warm   
season1 all kinds of perishable         
provisions are  kept4 ,public ice-houses
 are also maintained by the butchers1 so
 that1  under the burning climate of    
,south ,carolina1 there is less loss in 

the way  of butcher's meat1 fish1 game1 
c41 than in the comparatively temperate 
summer of ,london4 ,the meat is sent to 
the ice-house1 near the market1  every  
evening1 and is cooled down to near the 
freezing-point during the  night2 when  
exposed on the stalls next day1 it      
retains its low temperature  for a long 
time4 ,such a plan1 adopted in ,london1 
would prevent the immense  waste of meat
 during every summer1 which is said to  
amount to at least  two thousand tons in
 ,london alone4 ,it is true that1 when  
meat has been  once frozen1 its flavor  
is injured1 but the reduction of meat to
 #cb or  thereabouts1 and the           
solidification of its juices1 are very  
different  things2 and it would be easy 
to regulate the temperature within a    
range of  several degrees4    #c4       
,various kinds of salt are used in the  
preservation of food4  ,saltpetre and   
sal prunella 7which is saltpetre        
deprived of its water  of               
crystallization by heat7 are also used  

for the purpose4 ,the action  of these  
alkaline salts upon animal substances   
is1 as already noticed1  to abstract the
 water in the juices of the meat1 and1  
being dissolved  therein1 the salts     
enter the pores of the animal substance2
 the albumen  of the meat1 which is more
 liable to putrefaction than the        
gelatine and  fibrine1 is thus rendered 
less so4 ,there are two methods of      
salting1 dry  salting and pickling4 ,in 
dry salting1 the meat is packed in dry  
salt1  or in some cases the surface is  
rubbed all over with salt4 ,in pickling1
  the meat is kept immersed in a        
solution 7sometimes saturated7 of common
  salt dissolved in water4 ,this method 
does not render the meat so salt as  dry
 rubbing1 and is probably less injurious
 to its nutritious qualities1  but it   
will not keep the meat so well4 ,bacon  
is cured by salting and  drying1 for    
which latter purpose it is often hung up
 in the wide chimneys  of farm-house    
kitchens2 cod is also salted and dried  

for the large demand  of the ,peninsula2
 in ,england1 it is used in a green     
state2 that is1  instead of being split 
quite open1 it is only opened down to   
the navel1  then salted1 and laid in    
brine or strong pickle1 and put into    
casks  without drying4 ,haddock1 cod1 or
 ling1 are cured by splitting the fish  
and  removing the backbone2 they are    
then salted for two or three days1 with 
equal parts of salt and sugar1 or with  
salt alone2 they are next stretched  on 
sticks1 and laid on the beach to dry in 
the sun1 or they are arranged  on       
stages1 or hung up in an inclosed space 
warmed by a stove4 ,herrings are        
salted1 or pickled1 and smoked4         
,sugar1 like salt1 takes away the water 
from animal substances1 and  thus       
prevents putrefaction4 ,by immersing    
meat in molasses1 it has been  preserved
 fresh for months4 ,fish is sometimes   
preserved by cutting it  open1 rubbing  
in sugar1 and leaving it for a few days2
 it is then dried  in the air1 taking   

care to turn it frequently4 ,for a      
salmon of six pounds  weight1 a         
table-spoonful of brown sugar is        
sufficient2 but1 if hardness be         
required1 a teaspoonful of saltpetre is 
to be added4    #d4 ,the efficacy of    
smoking1 or smoke-drying1 arises not    
only from the  heat of the smoke1 but   
from certain chemical products          
disengaged during  the combustion of the
 wood fuel used for the purpose4        
,pyroligneous acid  vapor and creasote  
are both produced1 and the latter       
substance possesses  the remarkable     
property of coagulating albumen4 ,hence1
 those chimneys only  are fit for the   
purpose where the fire below is wood or 
peat1 not coal4  ,the kind of wood burnt
 is also of importance1 the smoke from  
beech and  oak being preferable to that 
from fir or larch4 ,smoke from the twigs
 of  juniper1 rosemary1 peppermint1 c41 
impart to the meat a portion of their   
aromatic flavor4 ,westphalia hams owe   
some of their excellence to being       

smoked by juniper4 ,slow smoking is     
preferable to rapid1 as it penetrates   
completely into the interior of the     
meat4 ,in some parts of the country1    
the drying and smoking of hams are a    
separate trade4 ,in such cases1 a       
smoking-house or hut is erected1 about  
twelve feet square1 and the walls  seven
 feet high1 with a hole in the roof2    
joists are laid across inside1  to hang 
the flitches on1 and the floor is       
covered five or six inches deep  with   
sawdust1 which1 being kindled1 produces 
much smoke and little flame4    #e4     
,vinegar and some other acids preserve  
both animal and vegetable  substances by
 coagulating their albumen1 which1 as   
already stated1 is  peculiarly liable to
 putrefactive fermentation4    #f4 ,in  
the year #ahaj1 ,m4 ,appert received a  
reward of #ab1jjj francs from the       
,french ,government for his method of   
parboiling provisions1 and inclosing    
them in earthenware vessels in such a   
manner as to exclude the air4 ,many     

vegetables1 fruits1 c41 can be kept     
fresh for a great length of time1  by   
shutting them up closely in a vessel1   
having previously filled up the         
interstices with sand or other loose    
substance that will exclude nearly  all 
the air4 ,fresh walnuts may be preserved
 in this way in a jar1 packed  with sand
 and closely covered over2 grapes packed
 in sawdust are imported  into this     
country4 ,meat cannot be preserved in   
this way1 but by exposing  it to the    
heat of boiling water1 the albumen1 in  
which putrefaction  first commences1    
coagulates2 and as coagulated albumen is
 somewhat slow  in decomposing1 we thus 
have a reason for the common observation
 that  cooked meat will keep longer than
 raw4 ,it will not1 however1 keep many  
days1 unless the air be perfectly       
excluded1 not only from the external1   
but from the internal parts4 ,the air in
 the interior may be expelled by        
boiling1 and the exterior air may be    
kept away by inclosing the substance  in

 an air-tight vessel4 ,if these         
conditions be carefully observed1 food  
may be preserved for any length of time4
 ,appert's method consists in  applying 
heat to the substances to be preserved1 
so as to coagulate their  fermentable   
juices1 and then to place them in such a
 situation as to  deprive them of       
contact with air4 ,the vessel in which  
the meat is prepared  is plunged for    
some time into boiling water before it  
is finally sealed1  in order to drive   
out the last portions of the air2 for1  
if a small  portion of oxygen gas were  
present1 this would be sufficient to    
commence  the process of fermentation1  
and when once begun it would be         
continued4    ,m4 ,appert's process may 
be described as follows3--    ,the meat 
to be preserved is first parboiled1 or  
somewhat more1 and freed  from the      
bones4 ,it is then put1 together with   
vegetables1 if required1  into tin cases
 or canisters1 which are filled quite up
 with a rich gravy2  a tin cover1 with a

 small aperture in it1 is then carefully
 fixed on to  each canister by solder1  
and while the vessel is perfectly full1 
it is  placed in boiling water1 or in a 
saline bath1 heated above the boiling   
point of water1 and kept therein until  
the air has been expelled as  completely
 as possible by the steam generated     
within the canister4 ,the  small hole in
 the cover is completely closed up with 
a little solder  while the contents are 
yet hot1 the issue of the steam being   
stopped for  a moment by means of a damp
 sponge4 ,the canister1 with its        
ingredients1  is now allowed to cool1 in
 consequence of which these contract1   
and the  sides of the vessel are forced 
slightly inwards by the pressure of the 
atmosphere1 and become a little concave4
 ,as a precautionary measure1  however1 
the tins are placed in the testing-room1
 which is heated to above  #ajj ,fahr4  
,should putrefaction take place in      
consequence of a minute  portion of     
oxygen left in the case1 and not        

combined with the animal or  vegetable  
matter1 the generated gases will burst  
the canisters2 those1  however1 which   
withstand this test will preserve the   
provisions for many  years2 for as each 
vessel is hermetically sealed1 and all  
access of air  prevented1 it may be sent
 into any climate without fear of       
putrefaction1  and the most delicate    
food of one country be thus eaten in its
 original  perfection in a distant      
region1 many months1 or even years after
 its  preparation4 ,in this manner may  
all kinds of alimentary substances be   
preserved2 beef1 mutton1 veal1 and      
poultry2 fish and game2 soups1 broths1  
and vegetables2 creams and custards4 ,of
 a quantity taken by ,captain ,nash  to 
,india1 not one canister was spoiled2   
and one which he brought back           
contained1 after two years1 beef in the 
highest state of perfection and         
preservation1 and after having been     
carried upwards of #ce1jjj miles1 in    
the warmest climates4 ,this method has  

been adopted by the commissioners  for  
victualling the ,english ,navy1 who1    
having examined some meat so  preserved 
for four years1 during voyages in the   
,mediterranean1 found it  as sound1     
sweet1 and fresh1 as if it had been     
boiled only the day before4  ,captain   
,basil ,hall bears similar testimony4   
,it was stated1 however1 by  the        
officers in the ,antarctic voyage1 that 
they gradually got very tired  of       
preserved meats1 but not of preserved   
vegetables1 and that there was  an      
insipidity in them which they did not   
find in fresh food4 ,there is1  however1
 no doubt that1 if the articles be      
selected with care1 and the  process be 
properly conducted1 ,m4 ,appert's method
 of preserving food is a  valuable      
invention4 ,if the contractor be        
careless or dishonest1 the most  fearful
 consequences might ensue to the crews  
of ships victualled with  preserved     
meats4 ,it appears1 from a recent       
examination of several thousand         

canisters of the preserved meat of the  
,navy at ,portsmouth1 ,england1 that    
their contents were masses of           
putrefaction1 consisting of meat1 c41   
which1 even in a fresh state1 ought     
never to be used as food4 ,it is stated 
that this preserved meat was supplied   
from ,galatz1 in ,moldavia4             
,illustration    ,in #ahdb1 ,m4         
,appert's method was made the subject of
 a further patent1  granted to ,mr4     
,bevan1 whose process consisted in      
expelling air from the  cases containing
 the food1 by placing such cases in     
connection with a  vacuum chamber1 or   
other exhausting apparatus1 and also    
with a vessel  containing gelatine or   
other suitable fluid material1 in such a
 manner  that1 by opening the           
communications1 the air escapes into the
 exhausting  apparatus and the gelatine 
takes its place4 ,by this method the    
high  temperature previously used in    
preserving food was not required2 it    
could1  on the contrary1 be cooked at   

very low temperatures1 and in a space   
almost  void of air4 ,the apparatus used
 is shown in section1 in the following  
figure3 ,a is a vessel open at the top1 
and filled to the line i with  fluid    
gelatine1 having a pipe j1 and a        
stopcock e firmly attached  to it4 ,b is
 a sphere of metal in which a vacuum is 
produced by blowing  steam through it by
 the pipe l out through k2 l and k are  
then  closed1 and a jet of water at m1  
applied to the outside of the sphere1   
condenses the steam and leaves a vacuum 
within it4 ,the substance to be         
preserved is inclosed within a          
cylindrical tin vessel ,c1 the top of   
which  is then soldered on1 and two     
small metal pipes d and c passed into it
  air-tight1 as far as a b2 the other   
ends being secure to the pipes j j  at h
 h4 ,the case is next immersed in a     
water-bath ,n1 at a temperature of      
about #abj1 and by turning the cock f1  
the greater portion of the air  in the  
case ,c rushes into ,b2 the article of  

food1 animal or vegetable1 in  the case1
 being thus relieved of atmospheric     
pressure1 the heat of #abj is           
sufficient to cook it1 and to expel the 
air from it4 ,a fowl is cooked in  this 
way in about fifteen minutes4 ,the cock 
e is then opened1 and the  gelatine1    
kept fluid by the warm bath ,p1 enters  
by the pipes j and c1  into the case ,c1
 and drives the small portion of air    
left therein into the  vacuum chamber   
,b4 ,the case ,c is then hermetically   
sealed by nipping the  tubes d and c at 
the points g g4 ,the case is then       
submitted for a  few minutes to the     
action of boiling water 7thirty minutes 
for a fowl71  and when cool1 the process
 is complete4    ,a concentrated form of
 food1 called meat biscuit1 excited a   
considerable  degree of attention in the
 ,great ,exhibition4 ,it is formed by   
boiling down  the fresh beef of ,texas1 
and mixing into the strong beef-tea thus
 formed  a certain proportion of the    
finest flour4 ,the biscuit formed from  

these  materials is so nutritive1 that  
less than four ounces a day 7mixed with 
warm water or not1 according to         
circumstances7 is sufficient food for a 
man in active service4 ,it is very light
 and portable1 and keeps perfectly  well
 without change2 hence it is admirably  
adapted to the provisioning of  troops1 
ships1 and overland expeditions4 ,the   
manufacture is also of great  importance
 to those countries in which cattle are 
superabundant1 and are  killed merely   
for the sake of their skins for the     
tanner1 or their bones  for the farmer1 
the flesh being actually thrown away4   
,in some places1  animals which we are  
accustomed to regard as valuable are so 
numerous that  they are drowned by      
hundreds1 merely to get rid of them1    
neither their  skin1 bones1 nor flesh   
serving as a pretext for the wholesale  
slaughter4    ,milk has been preserved  
in the following manner3 ,fresh milk is 
reduced by  boiling to one-half1 and    
beaten up with yolk of eggs1 in the     

proportion  of eight eggs to every ten  
and a half quarts of milk4 ,the whole is
 then  placed on the fire for half an   
hour1 and skimmed frequently2 it is next
  strained and heated in a water-bath   
for two hours4 ,it is stated that this  
milk will keep good for two years1 and1 
if churned1 would afford good  butter4  
,cream may be preserved by boiling five 
measures down to four2  then1 after     
cooling and skimming1 it is put into a  
bottle1 corked down1  luted1 and kept in
 the boiling heat of a water-bath for   
half an hour4  ,this1 it is said1 will  
keep two years4    ,a much better method
 of preserving milk is that first       
pointed out by ,m4  ,dirchoff1 the      
,russian chemist2 namely1 to solidify it
 by driving off  the aqueous portion by 
a gentle heat4 ,specimens of            
consolidated milk  were shown in the    
,great ,exhibition2 and it was stated   
that1 after being  dissolved in boiling 
water1 and reproduced in the form of    
milk1 the  solution will keep pure for  

four or five days4 ,as milk contains    
#hgc parts  of water in every #ajjj1 it 
follows that #ajjj parts of milk will   
yield by  evaporation only #abg parts4  
#g4 ,potting is only another contrivance
 for excluding animal substances  from  
contact with air4 ,lean meat should be  
selected1 cooked1 and then  reduced to a
 pulp by being beaten in a mortar1 salt 
and spices being  incorporated4 ,the    
pulp is then rammed into jars1 and      
preserved from the  air by a thick      
coating of melted butter or lard poured 
over it4    ,in the preservation of     
fruits and vegetables1 some are dried1  
as in the  case of nuts1 raisins1 sweet 
herbs1 c42 others are preserved by      
sugar1  such as many of the fruits1     
whose delicate juices would be          
dissipated in  the process of drying4   
,some are preserved in vinegar1 as in   
the case of  pickles2 a few by salting1 
as ,french beans2 and others are        
preserved in  spirits4    ,appert's     
method applies to vegetables and fruits 

of all kinds2 they need  not1 however1  
be parboiled4 ,the dry and              
fresh-gathered fruits are put into      
strong1 wide-mouthed glass bottles1     
carefully corked1 and luted with a      
cement of lime and soft cheese1 and     
bound down with wire4 ,the bottles are  
then inclosed separately in canvas bags1
 and put into a kettle of water1  which 
is gradually heated until it boils2 the 
bottles are kept in this  condition     
until the fruits are boiled in their own
 juice4 ,the whole is  then left to     
cool2 after which the bottles are       
examined separately1 and  put away for  
store4    ,many kinds of vegetables may 
be preserved by being spread out on the 
floor  of a kiln1 and dried by a gentle 
heat3 the thicker kinds of roots1 such  
as carrots1 turnips1 potatoes1 c41 are  
to be sliced1 and thoroughly well       
dried2 after which they must be packed  
up in paper or very dry boxes1 and  put 
into casks4#c    ,a method of preserving
 vegetables by drying and pressure1     

recently  invented by ,m4 ,masson1 was  
brought into prominent notice at the    
,great  ,exhibition4 ,cabbage1 sliced   
turnips1 apples1 or whatever vegetable  
be  selected1 are dried in an oven at a 
certain temperature1 so as to drive  off
 from seven to eight per cent4 of water3
 the drying must not be  conducted too  
slowly nor too rapidly1 but at a medium 
rate4 ,after the  drying1 the vegetables
 are packed into a very small compass by
 the intense  pressure of an hydraulic  
press2 then squared and trimmed with a  
knife1  packed up in tinfoil1 and       
lastly1 stored in boxes4 ,a short time  
ago1 we  examined some red cabbage      
preserved in this way1 which had been   
exposed  in the ,great ,exhibition all  
the time it was open1 and had been      
slowly  absorbing moisture1 and yet it  
appeared to be perfectly good4 ,by this 
method1 from #ae1jjj to #ah1jjj rations1
 of a quarter pound each1 can be  stowed
 into a cubic yard4 ,we also saw some   
dried plantains from ,mexico 7a         

vegetable of very considerable          
nutritious value71 which had been lying 
in  a warehouse at ,woolwich ever since 
the year #ahce1 and had undergone no    
change4 ,it was stated that the method  
of preparing them is cheap and easy1    
and that the dried plant can be sent in 
any quantities to ,europe1 at six  cents
 per pound1 with a considerable profit  
to the importer4    ,some kinds of      
vegetables1 such as ,french beans1      
artichokes1 olives1  samphire1 and      
barberries1 are preserved by salt1 a    
strong brine being  made by the addition
 of four pounds of salt to a gallon of  
water2 the  vegetables are put into     
this1 and quite covered with it4 ,in    
,holland  and ,germany1 kidney beans are
 sliced by a machine something like a   
turnip-cutter1 and put into a cask in   
layers with salt between2 a weight  is  
then put on1 and pressure is kept up    
until a slight fermentation takes       
place2 the salt liquor is then poured   
off2 the cask is covered up1 and put    

into the cellar as store4 ,before being 
cooked1 the beans are steeped in  fresh 
water4    ,sauer ,kraut is prepared     
somewhat in the same manner4 ,the       
following  recipe for making it is given
 by ,parmentier3--    ,the heads of     
white winter-cabbages1 after removing   
the outer leaves1 are  to be cut into   
fine shreds1 and spread out upon a cloth
 in the shade4 ,a  cask which has had   
vinegar in it is to be selected1 or1 if 
that cannot be  had1 the inside should  
be rubbed over with vinegar or          
sauerkraut liquor4  ,a layer of salt is 
to be put in the bottom of the cask1    
caraway-seeds are  to be mixed with     
shreds of cabbage1 and they are to be   
packed in the cask  to the depth of four
 or six inches2 and layers of this kind1
 with salt  between each layer1 are     
added till the cask is full1 stamping   
them down  with a wooden stamper as they
 are put in1 to half their original     
bulk2  some mix a little pepper and     
salad oil with the salt4 ,some salt is  

to be  put on the top1 and some of the  
outside leaves of the cabbages4 ,about  
two  pounds of salt suffice for twenty  
middle-sized cabbages4 ,the head of the 
barrel is to be placed upon the         
cabbage-leaves1 and must be loaded with 
heavy stones4 ,a common method is for a 
man1 with clean wooden shoes on1 to     
tread the cabbage down in the cask4     
,fermentation will take place1 and some 
juice will be given out1 which is green1
 muddy1 and fetid2 this rises to  the   
surface1 and is to be replaced with     
fresh brine4 ,when the fermentation  is 
over1 the casks are closed up4 ,cabbages
 are preferred1 but any other           
vegetables may be treated in the same   
manner4    ,when vegetables are         
preserved in vinegar1 they form pickles4
 ,when sugar  is the preserving medium1 
they are variously named according to   
the mode  of preparation4 ,fruits1      
flowers1 herbs1 roots1 and juices1      
boiled with  sugar or syrup1 and        
employed in pharmacy1 as well as for    

sweetmeats1 are  called confections     
7,latin1 conficere1 to make up74 ,liquid
 confects  consist of fruits1 either    
whole or in pieces1 preserved by        
immersion  in fluid transparent syrup3  
apricots1 green citrons1 and some       
foreign  fruits1 are treated in this    
way4 ,dry confects are prepared by      
boiling  in syrup those parts of        
vegetables adapted to this method1 such 
as citron  and orange-peel1 c42 they are
 then taken out and dried in an oven4   
,marmalades1 jams1 and pastes are soft  
compounds made of the pulp  of fruits1  
or other vegetable substances1 beaten up
 with sugar or honey2  oranges1         
apricots1 pears1 c41 are treated in this
 way4 ,jellies are  the juices of       
fruits--currants1 gooseberries1 apples1 
c4--boiled with  sugar to such a        
consistence as1 on cooling1 to form a   
trembling jelly4  ,conserves are dry    
confects1 made by beating up flowers1   
fruits1 c4 with  sugar not dissolved4   
,candies are fruits candied over with   

sugar1 after  having been boiled in the 
syrup4    ,the best syrup for preserving
 fruits is made by dissolving two parts 
of  double-refined sugar in one part of 
water1 boiling a little1 skimming1 and  
filtering through a cloth4 ,this gives a
 good smooth syrup1 which does not      
readily ferment nor crystallize4    ,the
 specimens of preserved food in the     
,great ,exhibition were exceedingly     
numerous2 they included animal and      
vegetable productions1 fruits1 c4 ,one  
interesting specimen was a canister     
containing boiled mutton1 prepared  by  
the exhibitor1 ,mr4 ,gamble1 for the    
,arctic ,expedition in #ahbd4 ,a large  
number of these canisters were landed   
from the ship ,fury1 on the beach  where
 the ship was wrecked in ,prince        
,regent's ,inlet1 and were found by     
,captain ,sir ,john ,ross in ,august1   
#ahcc1 in a state of perfect            
preservation1  although annually exposed
 to a temperature of #ib below1 and #hj 
above  zero4 ,had it not been for the   

large store of provisions left by ,parry
  near the spot where the ,fury was     
wrecked1 ,ross's expedition must have   
perished4    ,illustration              
,,footnotes3    ,footnote #a3 ,hence the
 term employed by ,liebig and his       
followers1  eremacausis1 or             
slow-burning4    ,footnote #b3 ,the     
colorless1 fresh-cut surfaces of a      
potato1 of a turnip1  or of an apple1   
when exposed to the air1 soon become    
brown4 ,in all such  substances1 the    
presence of a certain quantity of water1
 by which the  molecules are enabled to 
move freely on one another1 is a        
condition  necessary to the production1 
by temporary contact with air1 of a     
change  in form and composition1 a      
resolving of the original body into new 
products1 which continues uninterrupted 
till no part of the original  compound  
is left4 ,this process has been         
distinguished by the name of            
putrefaction4--,liebig4    ,footnote #c3
 ,the flour and biscuit which are taken 

out to sea in the  ,british navy are    
packed in casks of wrought-iron4 ,these 
were formerly  painted1 to prevent rust1
 and also to make them water-tight2 but 
the paint  was found to give a bad taste
 to the flour1 c41 and they are now     
coated  outside with a waterproof       
composition of caoutchouc1 black resin1 
and  ,venice turpentine4          ,,the 
,,pedestrian ,,tour4    ,,by ,,pauline  
,,forsyth4      ,,between the projecting
 a scheme in the mind and its actual    
accomplishing1  the difference is as    
great as that between the appearance of 
some ,eastern  city seen from a distance
 in the moonlight1 with its picturesque 
domes and  minarets silvered by the rays
 that throw over the darkest spots an   
unreal  glamour of purity and           
brightness1 and the same place viewed in
 the broad  daylight1 while standing in 
the midst of its narrow and dirty       
streets4 ,it  is as if we had devised   
some airy palace1 beautiful and complete
 in its  smallest details1 and found    

ourselves1 when going about to build it1
 with  no materials ready but a little  
clay and a few stones and sticks1 and   
those of the most crooked and unpliable 
materials4 ,few persons realize1  before
 they are twenty-five1 the resolutely   
prosaic actualities of the  world as it 
is4 ,almost every one in his early youth
 is fully persuaded  that he is about to
 perform an important part in some      
deeply interesting  drama1 and it is a  
hard lesson that disenchants him1 and   
shows that he has  been acting the part 
of ,don ,quixote with the world for     
,sancho ,panzo4    ,frederic ,lanier was
 a young man of nineteen4 ,his early    
life had been  passed in the country2   
but when he was fifteen he had been sent
 to ,new  ,york to complete his         
education1 and to reside in the mean    
time with his  uncle1 ,mr4 ,lawrence4   
,the very day after his arrival in the  
city had been  marked by an important   
event4 ,he had seen ,adelaide ,marshall1
 and had  fallen in love with her4 ,this

 love had accompanied him during the one
  year he had spent at the ,high        
,school1 and his three succeeding ones  
at  the college4 ,the lady was six years
 older than himself1 but that was an    
additional attraction4 ,her stately and 
graceful movements1 her majestic        
presence1 and the calm and regular      
beauty of her face1 never lost their    
charm to him4 ,he was too much in love  
to observe that in the light of her     
blue eyes there was no warmth1 but a    
cold and critical scrutiny1 and that    
her mouth closed with a severe and      
slightly satirical expression4 ,she was 
to him a perfect ,helen4    ,about soon 
to be elevated to the rank of a ,senior1
 he had begun to think  himself in a    
position to show his passion more openly
 than he had hitherto  ventured to do4  
,he little suspected that the lofty     
,adelaide had divined  his feelings from
 the first1 and had received his timid  
attentions with  sensations of gratified
 pride and amusement that1 unmingled    

with any  softer feeling1 promised      
little for the success of his suit4 ,the
 lady1  accustomed to admiration1       
considered all homage as her due2 and1  
looking  on ,frederick ,lanier as a mere
 boy1 she talked to him familiarly when 
she  so inclined1 and made use of him in
 a gracious and royal manner without    
the slightest tender consideration for  
his feelings1 or fear of the            
consequences4 ,she had known many men   
and boys to fall in love with her1  and1
 when they had found out that she did   
not and would not reciprocate  their    
affection1 the worst that had ever      
happened was that they had  married     
somebody else2 and this she calmly      
contemplated as the probable            
termination of ,frederick ,lanier's     
passion1 while he was internally vowing 
a lifelong devotion to the lady of his  
heart4    ,he had discovered that she   
was to pass two or three weeks at the   
,white  ,mountains during the month of  
,july4 ,he decided to arrange his summer

  wanderings so as to be there at the   
same time4 ,meantime1 a vague desire  to
 be alone1 to feed on his own thoughts  
free from the importunate  interruptions
 of even the members of his own family1 
induced him to  follow the example of   
several of his college companions1 and  
undertake a  pedestrian tour4    ,this  
proposal was not received with any      
approbation by his uncle's family4      
,now1 ,fred1 said his cousin ,emily1    
this is too bad4 ,we were going to  have
 such a pleasant time at ,lake ,george  
this summer1 and had relied upon  you to
 go with us4 ,father will have to be    
away a great deal1 and ,i am  sure ,i   
don't know what we shall do without you 
to go about with us4 ,i have  asked     
,bessie ,graham to accompany us1 too1   
and ,i particularly wanted you to       
become better acquainted with her4      
,bessie ,graham6 ,why1 she is a little  
girl4    ,she is nearly seventeen1      
replied ,emily4    ,well1 she is a very 
small specimen of womankind1 and ,i have

 no particular  admiration for little   
women2 besides1 she is somewhat of a    
chatter-box1 is  she not8    ,she talks 
a little1 but not too much1 was the     
reply4    ,and laughs a great deal4 ,i  
like dignified manners better4    ,for  
instance1 ,miss ,adelaide ,marshall's1  
said ,emily1 with a little  irritation  
in her tone4 ,you are going to the      
,white ,mountains1 you say8    ,yes4    
,and ,i heard ,miss ,marshall say1 the  
other day1 that she intended to pass    
two or three weeks there2 so that       
accounts for your plan4 ,it is a most   
absurd fancy of yours to fall in love   
with that iceberg4 ,i have as much      
expectation of seeing you return with   
,mount ,washington in your pocket1 as   
with ,miss ,marshall on your arm4       
,frederick ,lanier grew red even to the 
tips of his ears with embarrassed       
indignation at thus having the most     
cherished secret of his heart rudely    
laid bare to the light of common day4   
,he became only the more determined  to 

escape1 where he could dwell in peace on
 the one idea that engrossed  all his   
thoughts4    ,when do you think of      
leaving8 asked ,emily4    ,to-morrow1 he
 replied4    ,and ,bessie comes the day 
after4 ,and when will you return8       
,perhaps by the last week in ,august4   
,and ,bessie will be gone by that time4 
,it is too bad6    ,i do not understand 
what ,bessie ,graham has to do with my  
movements4 ,i  might change my plans to 
suit you1 ,emily1 but not a little      
chattering  thing like your friend4     
,emily said nothing2 she had had schemes
 of her own1 and ,frederick had         
completely destroyed them1 but she      
deigned no explanation4    ,i think of  
going along the ,hudson ,river until ,i 
reach the northern  extremity of the    
,state1 when ,i shall cross over to the 
,green ,mountains  in ,vermont1 and go  
through that ,state into ,new           
,hampshire4 ,i hope to find  myself at  
the foot of the ,white ,mountains by the
 middle of ,july4    ,the very time     

,miss ,marshall expects to arrive there4
 ,she is going on  horseback with her   
brother4 ,her mother and sister are to  
accompany them in  the carriage4    ,ah6
 said ,frederick1 endeavoring1 in a most
 transparently artful manner1  to appear
 ignorant and indifferent4    ,if you   
are going so soon1 said his aunt1 we had
 better see if your  wardrobe is in a   
fit state for so long an absence4    ,i 
shall need very little1 replied         
,frederick2 the less the better1 as ,i  
intend to carry it myself4    ,i have a 
little light valise ,i can lend you1    
said a cousin of his1 ,john  ,williams1 
who happened to be passing the evening  
there4    ,the offer was accepted1 and  
the rest of the time was passed in      
discussing  the many delightful and     
romantic adventures that pedestrian     
tourists have  met with both in ,europe 
and ,america4    ,with a heart full of  
hope and joyous expectation1 ,frederick 
took his  valise and a stout stick1 with
 which all prudent pedestrians provide  

themselves1 and saw with delight the    
dusty pavements merging into the        
dustier road1 and the houses becoming   
more and more widely separated4    ,he  
had intended to choose the byways rather
 than the main road1 and to  make it    
convenient to stop at farm-houses       
instead of the country taverns  along   
his route1 thinking by this means to be 
able to see more of the  people1 and to 
gain a little insight into habits and   
customs with which he  felt as though he
 ought to be somewhat more familiar4 ,he
 had anticipated  a great deal of       
pleasure from the variety of character  
and mode of life  which would thus be   
brought under his notice2 but his first 
attempt proved  so unsatisfactory1 that 
he gave up all farther idea of intruding
 on the  privacy of those who were      
unprepared for receiving strangers4     
,he had stopped at a farm-house1 and    
asked if he could be lodged for the     
night just at eight o'clock4 ,he found  
the occupants preparing to retire1  and1

 though they made him welcome1 and      
entertained him hospitably1 yet  he     
could not help perceiving that he gave  
them additional trouble2 and1  when he  
found that they would not receive       
payment for it1 he decided that  it was 
a false position in which he had placed 
himself1 and that nothing  but necessity
 should induce him to adopt the same    
course again4 ,he lacked  the cheerful  
assurance with which some men can make  
themselves at home  anywhere1 without a 
suspicion that others are not equally   
pleased with  their society4    ,the    
next morning1 feeling rather footsore   
and unrefreshed1 after his  unusual     
exertions of the day before1 ,frederick 
took advantage of a stage  that was     
going in the same direction with        
himself1 and rode to the village  in    
which he had decided to pass the night4 
,here he amused himself by  wandering   
about the beautiful and romantic country
 around1 and returning  when he was     
weary to the country inn4 ,this he found

 so much easier and  pleasanter a mode  
of travelling than the fatiguing one of 
walking1 that  he went almost to the    
foot of the ,green ,mountains before he 
thought  of resuming it4 ,then1 ashamed 
of his faint-heartedness1 he left the   
stage1 and1 shouldering his valise      
again1 he walked for some hours quite   
vigorously4    ,he entered the little   
village of ,hillsdale just as the moon  
was rising1  and1 after a supper such as
 none but a pedestrian could eat1 he    
strolled  out to enjoy the loveliness of
 the summer evening and his own         
meditations1  by the banks of a clear   
and rapid stream1 the beauty of which   
had  attracted his notice as he was     
entering the village4 ,he walked for    
some  distance up its banks1 and then1  
throwing himself down on a grassy mound1
  he lay in a sort of musing trance1    
watching the moonlight shimmering on    
the flashing waters1 and listening to   
the tinkling music of their flow1  while
 his imagination was busily engaged in  

inventing deeds of heroism and          
chivalric daring1 by which he fancied   
himself proving to the lady of his  love
 that he was worthy of one so noble and 
high-souled4    ,midnight stole unawares
 upon him while thus engaged1 and1 with 
reluctant  steps1 he sought the ,eagle  
,hotel1 where he had decided to pass the
 night4  ,a decision not difficult to   
arrive at1 as there was no other public 
house  in the place4 ,the next morning  
he discovered1 to his great annoyance1  
that  he had lost his purse in his      
evening ramble4 ,he sought for it in    
vain2 and  when the landlord1           
conjecturing from his movements that he 
was about to  depart1 asked him if he   
would like his bill1 he could not help a
 guilty  conscious feeling stealing over
 him as he tried to answer1 in an       
off-hand  way1 that he intended to pass 
a few days in ,hillsdale4    ,if        
,frederick ,lanier had not been so      
unaccustomed to the ways of the world1  
he would have stated his situation      

frankly to the landlord1 and then have  
made himself easy until he could receive
 remittances from home4 ,but1 as it     
was1 he kept his affairs to himself2    
and1 while waiting for an answer to  the
 letter he had written home1 he went in 
and out1 took his meals1 read  the      
paper1 and did his best to pass the time
 away without addressing a  remark to   
any one4    ,it struck him that he had  
never been among people quite so rural  
and  primitive1 and he was right4 ,but1 
as the arrival of a stranger was a rare 
event among them1 so he was of          
proportionate importance4 ,and they were
  also gifted with the usual sociability
 of the ,new ,englanders2 and a young   
man that did not seem inclined to tell  
who he was1 and where he came from1  and
 where he was going to1 and seemed to   
have nothing to do but to go  regularly 
to the post-office1 and then with his   
fishing-rod to the river1  from which he
 always returned empty-handed1 was an   
object of wonder and  suspicion4        

,frederick ,lanier1 unconscious of the  
speculations of which he was the        
object1 began to be greatly worried and 
perplexed by not receiving the  letter  
for which he was anxiously waiting4 ,he 
grew daily more restless and  uneasy4   
,he's got a bad conscience1 depend upon 
it1 said the landlord1  oracularly1 as  
he sat in the midst of his satellites   
and customers  listening to the hasty   
strides with which ,frederick ,lanier   
was pacing up  and down the room over   
their heads4    ,at length a paragraph  
in a newspaper brought their suspicions 
to an open  expression4    ,that's him1 
depend upon it1 said the landlord4      
,james ,wilson4 ,j4 ,w42  them's the    
very letters on his portmantle4 ,five   
hundred dollars reward4  ,that will be  
doin' a pretty good business for one    
day4    ,are you going to take him up1  
,squire8 asked one of the men in the    
bar-room4    ,certingly4 ,think ,i am   
going to let such a chance slip through 
my fingers8  ,it's him--it's as like him

 as two peas4 ,read that1 friend1       
continued the  landlord1 addressing     
himself to ,frederick as he was going   
hastily through  the room1 and planting 
himself so that the young man could not 
pass him4    ,frederick took the paper1 
and read an advertisement offering a    
reward  of five hundred dollars for the 
apprehension of a clerk in a bank of a  
neighboring town1 who had absconded with
 two or three thousand dollars4  ,as    
,frederick glanced over the description 
of the runaway1 it struck  him that     
,james ,wilson must have been rather an 
ill-looking fellow4 ,a                  
broad-shouldered1 down-looking1         
dark-haired1 swarthy-complexioned man   
would be rather an unpleasant person to 
meet in a lonely place1 he  thought4 ,he
 returned the paper to the landlord1    
saying1 carelessly--    ,do you think   
there is any probability that the thief 
will be taken8    ,well1 ,i guess so1 if
 we look sharp4    ,something in the    
landlord's tone struck ,frederick       

disagreeably4 ,he glanced  around1 and  
the distrustful1 watchful expression on 
the countenances of  those about him    
revealed at once the nature of the      
suspicions against him4    ,you surely  
do not suspect me of being this ,james  
,wilson8 asked he1 in  surprise4    ,i  
guess you'll have hard work to prove    
that you are anything else4 ,what  is   
your name8    ,frederick ,lanier4       
,and what business do you follow8    ,i 
am a student in ,new ,york city4 ,my    
uncle1 with whom ,i reside there1 is    
,mr4 ,oliver ,lawrence4 ,you may have   
heard of him8    ,but no4 ,well known as
 ,mr4 ,lawrence was in ,wall ,street1   
his reputation did  not extend to       
,hillsdale4 ,frederick saw that the     
mention of his uncle's  name produced no
 effect4 ,he glanced again over the     
description of the  defaulter4    ,i    
surely am neither swarthy nor           
down-looking1 said he1 catching at a    
straw4    ,wall1 ,i don't think you be  
'ither1 said a young man1 who seemed to 

look  with some compassion on ,frederick
 in his painful position4    ,asa       
,cutting1 who asked your opinion8 said  
the landlord1 magisterially4  ,young    
man1 continued he to ,frederick1 ,i     
hain't once seen the color of  your eyes
 sence you've ben in my house4    ,he   
must have seen them at that moment1 for 
they were bent on him full of  flashing 
indignation4 ,but he went on4    ,if you
 are a college-larnt young man1 you can 
read ,greek most likely8    ,yes4       
,wall1 ,i've got a ,greek book here that
 ,i would like to have you read out  of4
    ,and1 after some searching1 a small 
book bound in paper was handed to       
,frederick4 ,he took it readily1 hoping 
to prove by his scholarship the  truth  
of his assertions4 ,to his              
disappointment1 it was a little ,chinese
 or  ,japanese pamphlet that had found  
its way to this remote place4    ,this  
is not ,greek2 it is ,chinese1 said he4 
,hum6 said the landlord1 in a tone of   
contempt2 that jest shows how much  you 

know about it4 ,if that ain't ,greek1 ,i
 would like to know what is4 ,do  you   
ever see paper like that nowadays8      
,that's ,greek paper2 it was invented   
ages before ,chiny was ever heard of4   
,wall1 said ,asa ,cutting1 ,i always    
have thought that them scratches  in    
that book that pass for letters were    
jest like the scratches on the          
tea-chists in my store4    ,asa         
,cutting1 what you think is nothin' to  
nobody1 and what you say had  better be 
the same4 ,young man1 sence ,greek is   
unbeknown to you1 may be  you'll have   
better luck with ,latin4    ,i can read 
,latin1 said ,frederick1 modestly4      
,do you see them letters on my sign8    
,you can read them out of the window    
here4    ,you mean the motto1 ',e       
pluribus unum1' ,i suppose8 said        
,frederick4    ,yes1 said the landlord4 
,what do they stand for now8    ',one of
 many1' said ,frederick4    ,i thought  
how it would be1 exclaimed the landlord1
 triumphantly4 ',one  of many6' ,what1  

in the name of common sense1 does that  
mean8 ,no1 young  man2 don't you see    
they are put under the eagle1 and they  
mean1 ',the  eagle's flight is out of   
sight8'    ,i think you are mistaken1   
,square1 said the pertinacious ,asa2 ,i 
am sure  the stranger is right4         
,capen ,cutting1 you are like a sheep's 
head1 all jaw1 said the landlord1  with 
some irritation4 ,you think you've got  
more sense than any one about  here2 but
 ,i guess you'll find yourself mistaken4
 ,leftenant ,davis1 of the  ,united     
,states ,army1 told me what them words  
stood for1 not more than a  year ago1   
and it's likely he'd know4 ,young man1  
,i'm afraid you are in a  bad way4      
,frederick began to think so himself4   
,i assure you1 he said1 that ,i am not  
,james ,wilson4    ,young man1 you be1  
said the landlord1 sternly4 ,what have  
you got ,j4 ,w4  on your portmantle for1
 ,i'd like to know8    ,that is a valise
 that was lent to me by my cousin1 ,john
 ,williams1 said  ,frederick4 ,if you   

will wait till ,i can write to ,new     
,york and receive an  answer1 ,i can    
satisfy you that you are mistaken in the
 person4    ,i think1 ,square1 you might
 allow the young man that chance1 said  
,asa  ,cutting4    ,wall1 ,i'd be       
willin' to do it1 said the landlord1 if 
,i only knew where  to keep him2 but the
 jail hasn't been mended sence that     
nigger took the  roof off with his head 
and got out1 two months ago2 and there  
ain't a room  in my house but the cellar
 that ain't about as onsafe as out      
doors4    ,meantime1 as people were     
dropping into the bar-room1 the         
landlord1  for greater privacy and      
safety1 took his captive1 with a small  
train  of advisers and lookers-on1 into 
the parlor1 and there continued the     
discussion as to the proper course to be
 pursued4 ,frederick offered to  give   
his word not to attempt an escape2 but  
that proposal the landlord put  aside   
with great contempt1 and1 disdaining any
 farther parley1 ,frederick  listened in

 angry silence to the different plans   
suggested by the landlord  to insure the
 safe keeping of the prisoner1 and the  
consequent obtaining  of the reward4    
,there was a slight bustle in front of  
the tavern1 but the debate was so       
interesting that it passed almost       
unnoticed4 ,soon after1 the parlor door 
was thrown open1 and ,adelaide ,marshall
 entered1 followed by her brother4      
,frederick thought he had never seen her
 look so magnificently beautiful4  ,her 
long riding-habit showed her figure to  
great advantage2 her cheeks  were       
flushed1 and her eyes sparkling with the
 light and color of vigorous  health and
 animation1 and the mountain breeze had 
arranged her blonde hair  with a most   
picturesque negligence around her fair  
open forehead4    ,why1 ,mr4 ,lanier1   
said she1 with gracious cordiality1 this
 is an  unexpected pleasure4    ,fred1  
,i am delighted to meet you1 exclaimed  
,henry ,marshall4    ,an expression of  
disappointment passed over the          

landlord's face4    ,do you know this   
young man8 asked he4    ,certainly1     
replied ,mr4 ,marshall1 with some       
surprise2 he is an old  friend of mine4 
,wall1 ,square1 said ,asa ,cutting1 ,i  
told you you'd better take care what    
you was about4 ,i kinder thought all    
along the young man didn't look like a  
thief4    ,that's complimentary1 said   
,miss ,marshall4 ,you seem to have been 
in some  trouble4 ,i am glad we came in 
time to relieve you from such           
suspicions4    ,frederick could not echo
 her expressions of pleasure4 ,a week or
 two in  jail1 or even a temporary      
confinement in the landlord's cellar1   
would  have been a light trouble        
compared with the mortification of being
 seen  by ,miss ,marshall in such a     
position4 ,he explained1 with an attempt
  at indifference1 the circumstances    
which had conspired against him1  and   
,adelaide found them highly amusing4    
,she laughed heartily over the          
advertisement1 dwelling with malicious  

pleasure over each unflattering         
epithet4 ,she listened to ,asa          
,cutting's circumstantial account of the
 whole  affair with an interest that led
 him insensibly to make it as long as   
possible2 and1 when he came to the      
landlord's suggestion of confining the  
suspected man in the cellar1 she seemed 
so very much amused that ,frederick     
could hardly endure it with becoming    
patience4 ,even after they were alone1  
she recurred again and again to the same
 theme1 and always contrived to  hit    
upon the very points that jarred most on
 ,frederick's sensitive nature4  ,when  
her mother and sister arrived1 ,miss    
,marshall repeated the story to  them1  
dwelling and expatiating upon it until  
,frederick could no longer  conceal his 
annoyance4    ,he declined coldly the   
invitation urged upon him by the whole  
family to  join them in their tour--an  
invitation he would gladly have accepted
 a  few days before2 and it was with    
real pleasure that he saw the cavalcade 

set out the next morning to continue    
their journey1 ,miss ,marshall looking  
back1 after she had said ,good-by1 to   
hope that ,mr4 ,james ,wilson would     
enjoy the solitary fishing excursions he
 seemed to like so well4    ,the        
long-looked-for letter came that day2   
some accident had delayed it  on the    
road4 ,with the remittance it contained 
he paid his bill1 and left  the village 
of ,hillsdale with no very pleasant     
feelings4 ,he was somewhat  puzzled what
 course to take4 ,his liking for        
travelling on foot had not  stood the   
test of experience1 and just then he    
would have directed his  course to any  
other part of the ,union more willingly 
than to the ,white  ,mountains4 ,he     
wisely decided to return to ,new ,york1 
and1 by taking the  speediest           
conveyances1 he managed to reach his    
uncle's house just two  weeks after he  
had left it4    ,he was warmly welcomed 
by his aunt and cousins1 and ,bessie    
,graham's bright  face looked brighter  

as she greeted him4    ,you have come   
just in time1 ,fred1 said ,emily2 we are
 going to ,lake  ,george to-morrow4 ,but
 how did you happen to get back so soon8
 ,i am afraid  your 'predestinarian     
tower1' as that old lady out ,west      
called it1 has not  been so delightful  
as you expected4    ,frederick          
acknowledged that it had not2 and1 after
 tea1 he told the whole  story to an    
audience more sympathizing than the     
former one had been4    ,i thought you  
had a very crestfallen look as you came 
in1 said ,emily4    ,i hope1 said ,mrs4 
,lawrence1 that you made the people     
understand who you  were before you     
left4    ,bessie said nothing2 but      
,frederick was struck by the spirit in  
which she  had listened to his          
misadventures1 so different from the one
 that ,miss  ,marshall had displayed4   
,the one he had always thought a grave  
and serious  character1 and the other a 
light and childish one4 ,but ,miss      
,marshall  seemed to find an endless    

source of amusement in the mortification
 of  other people's vanity1 while       
,bessie was so occupied with the painful
  position in which he had been placed  
that she could hardly smile1 easily  as 
her smiles generally came1 at           
,frederick's imitation of the pompous   
and  ignorant landlord4    ,bessie is a 
sweet little girl1 said he to ,emily1 at
 the close of the  evening4    ,i knew  
you would like her1 was ,emily's pleased
 reply4    ,the pleasant weeks the party
 spent at ,lake ,george served to       
confirm  ,frederick's opinion1 and the  
liking that commenced that first evening
  after his return went on increasing1  
until in a few years it ended1 as  most 
stories and novels do1 in a wedding4    
,illustration          ,,letters ,,left 
,,at ,,the ,,pastry-,,cook',s3          
,,being ,,the ,,clandestine             
,,correspondence ,,between ,,kitty      
,,clover ,,at ,,school1 ,,and  ,,her    
,,dear1 ,,dear ,,friend ,,in ,,town4    
,,edited ,,by ,,horace ,,mayhew4        

,,the ,,sixth ,,letter ,,left4          
7,dated ,april the #ith47               
,,showing ,,what ,,happened ,,on ,a     
,,very ,,important ,,day1 ,,and ,,what  
,,kitty      ,,thought ,,of ,,some ,,of 
,,her ,,masters4    ,,to-,,day1 dearest 
,nelly1 is the #adth of ,february4 ,not 
a girl1 ,i believe1  in the whole       
school1 slept a wink last night2 ever   
since sunrise1 there  has been such a   
humming and buzzing1 exactly as you hear
 at church when  the service is just    
over4 ,i believe all the girls are mad4 
,no one seems  to care for fines or     
forfeits4 ,what is twopence or sixpence1
 or a hundred  lines of the ,history of 
,england1 so long as a dear sweet       
valentine is  smuggled into the college8
 and it requires all the art which a    
woman  has of smuggling1 to pass a      
letter through the examination of this  
place4 ,i declare it's worse than the   
custom-house1 when you land from        
,boulogne4 ,every one who comes in has  
his pockets searched1 and the ,lady     

,principal stands on the staircase all  
day1 watching for the postman4  ,she    
little knows1 however1 that he has been 
bribed 7with half a dozen  ,,silver     
,,thimbles7 to slip all the letters     
under the door without that  tell-tale  
tat-tat2 or that ,susan has earned in   
one day more ribbons and  handkerchiefs 
than a year's wages would buy her1      
simply by having a little  human        
feeling4 ,snapp and the ,lady ,principal
 were never fluttered with such  hopes1 
,i'll be bound1 when they were young1   
although it is so long ago  they may    
well be excused for forgetting it4      
,but it does not matter1 ,nelly1 their  
locking us up in a state of siege4      
,rosy ,may has got a beauty sent round  
her bottle of strengthening mixture  by 
the doctor's handsome young man2 and    
,lucy ,wilde found such a duck  tucked  
in her stockings from the wash4 ,and    
those impudent fellows next  door have  
pelted us over the garden wall with half
 a dozen all tied on to  a piece of     

string precisely as if it were the tail 
of a kite that had got  entangled in the
 trees4    ,and then1 ,nelly 7mind1 this
 is a secret71 there came a new ,sunday 
dress  for me 7a beautiful shot silk1   
with all kinds of colors1 just like     
mother-o'-pearl72 and what do you think8
 ,there1 inside it1 hid up the  sleeve1 
was such a love of a valentine for your 
dear1 happy1 happy ,kitty6  ,oh         
gracious6 when ,i opened it1 ,i saw two 
sweet little doves1 as white as         
bride-cake1 caged in a net of beautiful 
silver paper1 hovering over a  large    
heart1 smothered1 dear1 in the sweetest 
roses6 ,it was so pretty1  you can't    
tell2 and ,i was so happy ,i could have 
gone to bed and have  cried the rest of 
the afternoon4 ,how kind of him to think
 of me on such  a day6 ,bless him6 ,how 
foolishly ,i love him to be sure1 and ,i
 should be  very wicked if ,i didn't2   
for it was only yesterday ,i flung the  
paring of  an apple three times round my
 head1 and when it had fallen on the    

ground1  there it was in the form of the
 dear letter ,s6 ,you understand1       
dearest2  but not a word4    ,snapp had 
one4 ,it was inside an orange that was  
thrown at her from over  the wall4      
,those impudent boys again6 ,she tore it
 up most indignantly1 and  flung the    
bits away with a burst of eloquence     
about the vulgar ribaldry  of such      
ignorant1 witless insults4 ,we picked up
 the bits afterwards1 and1  putting them
 together1 found they formed the ugliest
 picture that ever was  seen1 of an old 
witch riding on a birch-broom1 with a   
big bottle in her  hand4 ,it was too    
bad1 but we have pasted the pieces on a 
sheet of paper1  and intend to keep it  
by us to spite her with some day1 if she
 is unkind  to us4    ,the fact is1 the 
whole house is crazy4 ,if it was        
breaking-up day1 there  couldn't be more
 fun and less discipline4 ,even that    
long piece of dryness1  ,miss ,twigg1   
has been caught laughing several times1 
and the servants have  been giggling up 

and down stairs1 and all over the house1
 and running  every minute to the door1 
until at last ,mrs4 ,rodwell has put the
 chain up1  and says she'll answer the  
door herself4 ,she's in such a passion  
that ,i  shouldn't like to be one of    
those poor girls who hav'n't paid for   
their  last half year1 and to be taken  
up before her6    ,even that curious old
 ,mr4 ,penn has become touched with the 
infection4 ,he  has been setting us the 
drollest copies1 about ,faint ,heart    
ne'er won  ,fair ,lady1 and ,though     
,lost to ,sight1 to ,memory ,dear1 and  
such like2  exceeding even his usual    
eccentricities4    ,he is the funniest  
little specimen you ever saw1 ,nelly1   
and ought to sit  to have his portrait  
taken in ,china4 ,he would make a       
capital ,dresden  ornament1 for he is a 
very great curiosity2 but in his present
 shape he  is much more curious than    
ornamental4 ,he is our writing-master2  
but his  accomplishments go far beyond  
pot-hooks and hangers2 for he teaches   

us1  also1 arithmetic1 mathematics 7much
 we understand about them671 and ,latin 
7we all like ,amo1 ,i love--,i think of 
,sidney as ,i conjugate it71 and        
elocution2 besides drawing to the       
juniors4 ,poor ,penn6 ,his is a sad     
life1  ,nell4 ,he was brought up with   
expectations of having a large fortune4 
,those  expectations are all gone now2  
for you cannot read the slightest hope  
in his care-worn face4 ,his whole       
appearance implies a struggle to live4  
,every article of his dress speaks of a 
long fight with poverty4 ,his coat      
looks so thin that you imagine1 if it   
were brushed1 it would be swept  clean  
away like so much dust4 ,it is buttoned 
close up to his throat1 and  what you   
see of his linen is clean1 though rough 
and jagged at the edges1  like the      
leaves of a book that's been badly cut4 
,his boots are patched  to that extent  
that1 when it has been raining very     
hard1 he doesn't like  drying them at   
the fire1 for fear of our laughing at   

the numerous patches  about them4 ,his  
hat--but never mind about his dress1    
,nelly2 for ,i feel a  sort of shame in 
counting the darns and stitches about   
this poor fellow's  appearance4 ,suffice
 it to say1 he always looks the         
gentleman in the midst  of his          
shabbiness1 and that he wins the respect
 of us giddy little girls1  even in     
spite of his bad clothes4 ,the latter1  
,i can tell you1 is no small            
recommendation in a girl's school4      
,he is clever1 and ,i would sooner learn
 of him than of that ponderous          
,professor ,drudge1 whose explanations  
are so high-flown that we never can  see
 what they mean1 even by standing on    
tip-toe4 ,at first1 all manner of       
tricks were played upon old ,penn4 ,he  
never could find his spectacles--his    
knife was always mislaid--his quills    
were always stolen--but he never        
grumbled or made the slightest          
complaint4 ,last winter he used         
repeatedly  to leave the room4 ,we could

 not fancy why or where he went1 until  
one  day he dropped his                 
pocket-handkerchief4 ,it was nothing but
 holes and  rags--almost as bad as the  
handkerchief ,i have seen the clown in a
  pantomime wipe his eyes with when he  
has pretended to be crying4 ,he had     
been ashamed to withdraw it in our      
presence2 and well he might1 for on my  
word1 without meaning any harm1 we      
should all have burst out laughing1 if  
he had4 ,we could not have helped it1   
,nelly4 ,you never saw such a thing1    
dear6 ,it was not a pocket-handkerchief1
 said that great stupid ,meggy  ,sharpe1
 so much as a ,penn-wiper6    ,well6 as 
we were all laughing at its poverty and 
comical appearance--you  must have      
laughed yourself1 ,nelly--who should    
come in but ,blight8 ,in a  few strong  
words she made us ashamed of our        
unfeeling mirth1 and brought  the color 
still more to our tingling cheeks by    
running up stairs and  bringing down one
 of her own pocket-handkerchiefs1 which 

she bade us  slip unperceived into poor 
old ,penn's coat pocket4 ,we watched him
 from  the window4 ,the old gentleman   
pulled out his handkerchief as soon as  
he  left the house1 but1 perceiving the 
substitution1 his head dropped1 poor    
fellow1 and we saw him with the         
handkerchief held up to his eyes until  
he  turned the corner4    ,ever since   
then1 no more tricks have been played   
with our writing-master4  ,his poverty1 
unlike with most men1 has been his      
friend--and a very good  friend1 too4   
,contributions have been dropped in the 
same poor-box for his  relief1 until the
 old gentleman has grown comparatively  
quite a dandy2  one of ,noble's black   
satin aprons has found him in stocks for
 months1  and ,blight is always knitting
 comfortable muffetees1 slippers1 and   
chest-protectors for him in the winter4 
,we picture to ourselves the old  man   
emptying his pockets when he gets home1 
and his surprise at finding  the little 
gifts 7and cake sometimes7 they contain4

 ,we are happy in the  pleasure we know 
we give him4 ,he never says a word1 but 
merely looks his  thanks4 ,we feel his  
gratitude in the increased kindness we  
receive from  him4 ,he calls us his     
angels1 and we know directly what he    
means2 if he  said more1 ,o ,lord6 how  
we should all cry1 and he1 perhaps1 more
 than any  of us4    ,he is here1       
,nelly1 mostly all day long2 but doesn't
 dine with us4 ,the  ,lady ,principal   
sends him out a plateful1 heaped up with
 almost insulting  profusion1 as if she 
were sending it out to a beggar4        
,perhaps she isn't  wrong1 however1 for 
it is all eaten4 ,he carries down the   
tray himself1  that none may see how    
clean his plate has been polished4    ,i
 need not tell you1 ,nell1 dear1 that we
 all are fond of poor ,penn4 ,he  is so 
kind1 so gentlemanly1 so patient1 acting
 to us more like a parent  than a       
teacher4 ,besides1 he sets us the       
strangest copies1 the oddest            
problems--things never heard of in a    

school before--but reconciling us to    
our tasks by making us laugh1 and       
interesting the dullest pupil4 ,you     
won't  credit it2 but that conceited    
thing ,twigg fancies him in love with   
her4  ,she dresses out her ringlets as  
long as spaniel's ears1 and puts on     
cherry  neck-ribbons when he comes4 ,all
 day long is she pestering him to mend  
her  pen1 and to explain away           
difficulties about x in algebra2 just as
 if a  man could be bothered into love6 
,penn takes it all very good-temperedly2
  but ,i imagine it would bring his wig 
prematurely to the grave1 if he was     
told that he was going to marry ,twigg4 
,none of us can tell what pittance the  
,princesses' ,college gives for  the    
life-service of such a man4 ,not a      
tenth1 ,i dare say1 of what they  give  
to ,herr ,hullabulltzer4 ,such fuss1    
dear1 as is made for the ,herr's        
reception6 ,the room is heated to a     
certain degree of nicety1 the light  is 
subdued1 sherry and biscuits are ready  

for his refreshment1 tea and  cake 7our 
cake7 brought in afterwards1 and the    
young ladies kept  waiting in succession
 every quarter of an hour1 so as not to 
lose a  moment of his valuable time4    
,and you should only see him lounging in
 the  arm-chair2 his little             
fourpenny-piece of a watch placed before
 him1 as  if the object of his visit was
 to follow its hands1 and not our       
fingers4  ,why1 he looks1 dear1 the     
handsomest personification of           
contentment1  hair-oil1 and conceit1    
that a foreigner ever bamboozled people 
with in  this country4 ,his shirt is    
light pink1 and perforated like an      
open-work  jam tart4 ,his wristbands are
 turned back nearly as much as the sheet
 on  the pillow of a bed4 ,his head     
would make a beautiful block for a      
,french  hair-dresser's window2 and he  
has sufficient chains and miniature     
pistols1  donkeys1 cannons1 and dogs    
dangling round his neck to start in     
business  a ,jew peddler4 ,he dozes     

one-half the time2 but then it is a     
reverie--the  meditation of genius4 ,the
 other half he plays with his glossy    
curls or  his whitey-brown moustache1 so
 he may well be excused if he doesn't   
know  exactly to a minute what air his  
pupil is playing4 ,it's true1 he        
scarcely  gives himself the trouble to  
correct us when we are wrong2 but then  
he  teaches the young princesses6 and so
 we should not expect him to be over    
patient with little chits of            
school-girls4 ,he is an artist3 poor    
,penn  is only a man of intellect4 ,he  
goes to the palace three times a week2  
poor ,penn has only been to college2 so 
the two are not to be compared4         
,once1 however1 when your dearest ,kitty
 was making more noise over the  ,battle
 of ,prague than has ever been made over
 the battle of ,waterloo1  the ringleted
 ,herr caught up her hand1 and said1 in 
a voice that melted  with the sweetness 
of barley sugar1 ,i can-not perr-mit    
such soft litt-tle  fin-gerrs to        

murr-derr har-mo-nie2 and--and1 dearest1
 ,i think ,kitty's  hand felt the       
smallest possible baby's-touch of a     
squeeze4    ,i had on your pretty       
turquoise ring at the time1 and since   
then every girl  has wished me to lend  
it her for her music lesson4 ,just as if
 it was the  ring that666----           
,fraulein ,pinchinhertz is quite        
sentimental over the handsome ,herr4    
,she  sits in the room during the       
lessons1 looking and listening with all 
her  soul in her eyes1 and talking      
,german in the softest manner4 ,but the 
,herr  admires his boots infinitely more
 than he does her4    ,but1 bother take 
it1 there's the bell for tea4 ,good-bye1
 my darling ,nelly1  and do not forget  
the toffee you promised to send to--    
,your fondest       ,,kitty ,,clover4   
,p4 ,s4 ,i will show you the valentine  
when ,i come home4 ,tell me1 have you   
had any8 ,pray1 how many8    ,p4 ,s4 ,it
 is very strange--some one sang under   
our windows last night1  ,wilt thou love

 me then as now8 ,i wonder if it was    
him8    ,p4 ,s4 ,i have had this more   
than three weeks in my pocket1 waiting  
for an  opportunity to post it4         
,illustration          ,a ,,song4       
,,by ,,charles ,,stewart4          ,as  
fancy breathes her gentlest gale        
,o'er memory's shallop1 bright with     
flowers1      ,and up the stream of     
,time you sail        ,to visit         
childhood's fairy bowers--      ,as     
early scenes bring to your mind         
,the day gone by of youthful greeting-- 
,the joys and pleasures left behind1    
,as bright1 as transient1 and as        
fleeting        ,as sunshine on a       
summer's day--      ,one moment bright1 
but ere the hour        ,hath passed1   
the landscape wears a frown1      ,and  
then 'tis darkened by a shower3         
,oh1 cherish1 as in other days1         
,one passing thought1 one precious tear1
        ,when o'er the past thy vision  
strays1      ,for him who writes this   
tribute here6      ,and may thy dreams1 

so glad in youth1        ,as ,time with 
tireless pinions fly1      ,unfold in   
happiness and truth1        ,and sit    
amid a cloudless sky6                   
,,godey',s ,,course ,,of ,,lessons ,,in 
,,drawing4      ,,lesson ,,vi4          
,,figure ,,and ,,object ,,drawing4      
,illustration3 ,fig4 #a4                
,illustration3 ,fig4 #b4                
,illustration3 ,fig4 #c4                
,illustration3 ,fig4 #d4                
,illustration3 ,fig4 #e4    ,,in        
executing the copies here given1 and1   
indeed1 in all other drawings  which are
 to be shaded1 the outlines must first  
be put in before any  attempt to shade  
is made4 ,the pupil should endeavor to  
produce the proper  degree of shade at  
one operation1 without having occasion  
to go over or  darken it afterwards4    
,this retouching spoils the effect of   
clearness  and spirit which shading at  
one operation is calculated to give1 and
  which all drawings should have4 ,the  
drawings in ,figs4 #a and #b will be    

very easily put in4 ,the outline of     
,fig4 #c should be drawn in the manner  
heretofore explained1 the shading put in
 by bold strokes from top to  bottom1   
because if done at two operations a     
shadow would result1 by  which the      
effect would be spoiled2 a few          
cross-strokes may be next put  in1 which
 will give a little roundness to the    
sketch4 ,in ,fig4 #d1 the  nearest part 
of the oval is to be drawn considerably 
stronger1 so as  to bring it forward4   
,figs4 #e and #f are examples in which  
the ellipse is  distinguishable4 ,in    
copying ,fig4 #g1 a nice broken outline 
should first  be obtained2 the shading  
being simple needs no explanation4 ,the 
outline  of ,fig4 #h is to be drawn as  
formerly2 the indented parts of the leaf
 to  be put in slightly1 and afterwards 
the stronger shadow1 which throws       
forward the curled edge of the leaf4 ,in
 copying the annexed sketch of a        
grindstone1 to get the outline correctly
 the framework should be drawn  first1  

carefully observing the relative        
proportions of the parts1 in order  to  
give an idea of perspective4#d ,having  
done this1 an ellipse may be  drawn to  
represent the stone1 part of this to be 
rubbed out afterwards2  in shading the  
drawing1 the nearer parts should be made
 darker than those  distant2 this causes
 the latter to recede1 having the       
appearance of  distance4 ,in ,fig4 #aj1 
we give the representation of an old    
gate2 it is so  simple that it needs no 
explanation4 ,fig4 #aa1 which is the    
representation  of a familiar object1 is
 treated under a very simple effect of  
light and  shade1 the shaded parts      
bringing forward the light ones2 this   
effect is  called relief4 ,it is of the 
utmost importance that the pupil should 
have a clear knowledge of the mode of   
producing this effect4 ,we would        
recommend her to try the experiment of  
placing simple objects so as to  relieve
 each other1 and to sketch them in this 
manner2 this will enable  her very      

speedily to understand the method of    
attaining the effect4 ,in  ,fig4 #ab1   
the same effect is displayed1 only      
reversed2 a mixture of light  and shade 
throwing back the other end1 which is in
 half tint4 ,in ,fig4 #ac1  which is the
 representation of a fuchsia-leaf1 the  
outline must be put  in in the manner   
heretofore explained2 the shading is    
similar to that in  ,fig4 #h4 ,after    
copying this1 we would recommend the    
pupil to get a similar  leaf1 and place 
it in various positions1 so that the    
light and shade will  be variously      
disposed4 ,this will afford excellent   
practice1 and will  accustom the pupil  
to draw or sketch from nature4 ,in ,fig4
 #ad1 which is  the representation of a 
rural stile1 the pupil will find the    
principle of  relief shown in ,figs4 #aa
 and #ab again displayed2 the shading   
behind the  stumps throwing the light   
parts forward1 and the shaded sides of  
these  causing the back part to recede4 
,illustration3 ,fig4 #f4                

,illustration3 ,fig4 #g4                
,illustration3 ,fig4 #h4                
,illustration3 ,fig4 #i4                
,illustration3 ,fig4 #aj4               
,illustration3 ,fig4 #aa4               
,illustration3 ,fig4 #ab4               
,illustration3 ,fig4 #ac4               
,illustration3 ,fig4 #ad4               
,,footnotes3    ,footnote #d3 ,hereafter
 the subject of ,perspective will be    
fully treated  of2 before ,perspective  
can be mastered1 it is absolutely       
necessary that  the pupil should be able
 to sketch by the assistance of the eye4
          ,,celestial                   
,,phenomena4--,,june4    ,,by ,d4 ,w4   
,,belisle4      ,,bootes4--,this        
constellation is situated west of       
,asterion ,et ,chara1 and  contains     
fifty-four stars4 ,it comes to the      
meridian the #ith of ,june4  ,bootes may
 be readily distinguished by the        
position and splendor of  its principal 
star ,arcturus1 which shines with a     
reddish lustre1 much  resembling the    

planet ,mars4 ,this star is supposed to 
be nearer the earth  than any other star
 in the northern hemisphere4 ,arcturus  
is referred to in  ,young's ,paraphrase1
 where the ,almighty answers ,job out of
 the whirlwind--        ,canst thou the 
skies' benevolence restrain1      ,and  
cause the ,pleiades to shine in vain8   
,or1 when ,orion sparkles from his      
sphere1      ,thaw the cold season1 and 
unbind the year8      ,bid ,mazzaroth   
his destined station know1      ,and    
teach the bright ,,arcturus where to    
glow8    ,arcturus is a star of the     
first magnitude1 situated in the left   
knee1 and  is twenty-six degrees        
south-east of ,cor-,coroli4 ,three small
 bright stars  curve down to the left   
foot1 while three of the same size1     
about nine  degrees east1 curve in the  
same manner1 and form the right leg4    
,three  stars curve upwards1 forming the
 left arm1 which he holds aloft1 while  
three still more minute ones mark the   
neud of the leash which he holds in  his

 left hand1 while his right one is      
marked by four stars2 three very  minute
 ones mark the club with which he urges 
on the hounds4    ,the ancient ,greeks  
called this group ,lycaon1 which        
signifies a wolf1  asserting that it is 
,calisto who was changed into a wolf by 
,juno4        ,but now her son had      
fifteen summers told1      ,fierce at   
the chase1 and in the forest bold1      
,when1 as he beat the woods in quest of 
prey1      ,he chanced to rouse his     
mother where she lay4      ,she knew her
 son1 and kept him in her sight1        
,and fondly gazed2 the boy was in a     
fright1      ,and aimed a pointed arrow 
at her breast1      ,and would have     
slain his mother in the beast2      ,but
 ,jove forbade1 and snatched her through
 the air      ,in whirlwinds up to      
heaven1 and fixed her there4    ,the    
,egyptians claimed the origin of it     
likewise1 as also did the ,hebrews4     
,its origin is probably too ancient to  
be traced4           99       99        

99       99       99                    
,,centaurus4--,this fabulous monster is 
represented as having the head and      
shoulders of a man1 terminating in the  
body of a horse4 ,it occupies a         
considerable space in the southern      
hemisphere1 yet it is so low down that  
but little of it can be traced in our   
latitude4 ,it is situated south  of     
,spica ,virginis1 and contains          
thirty-five stars1 two of which are of  
the first magnitude4 ,agena and ,bengula
 are stars of rare brilliancy1  and mark
 the fore-feet of the monster4 ,these   
stars are never visible in  our         
latitude1 but shine with greater lustre 
than any that gild our own  hemisphere4 
,it is supposed this constellation took 
its rise from the simplicity of  the    
shepherds of the earlier ages1 who1 on  
seeing men on horses1 supposed  them    
part of the animals they rode2 so the   
,spanish cavalry seemed to the          
,mexicans as late as the year #aejj4    
,the ,centaurs were1 in reality1 a tribe

 of ,lapith1 who resided near ,mount    
,pelion1 and first invented the art of  
breaking horses4 ,virgil says--         
,the ,lapith to chariots add the state  
,of bits and bridles2 taught the steed  
to bound1      ,to turn the ring1 and   
trace the mazy ground1      ,to stop1 to
 fly1 the rules of war to know1      ,to
 obey the rider1 and to dare the foe4   
99       99       99       99       99  
,,lupus4--,this constellation is        
situated south of ,libra and east of the
  ,centaur1 and is so low down that it  
cannot be traced in our latitude4 ,it   
contains twenty-four stars of a small   
magnitude4    ,this constellation1      
according to mythology1 is ,lycaon1     
,king of ,arcadia1  who lived #c1fjj    
years ago1 and was changed into a wolf  
by ,jupiter for  sacrificing human      
victims at the altar of ,pan4           
99       99       99       99       99  
,,libra4--,when the sun enters the sign 
,libra1 the days and nights are of      
equal duration1 and seem to observe an  

equilibrium like a balance4 ,libra      
contains fifty-one stars1 and comes to  
the meridian the #bb;d of ,june4 ,it    
may be known by its four principal stars
 forming a quadrilateral figure1  lying 
north-east and south-west1 and having   
its upper and lower indices  nearly in a
 straight line running north and south4 
,the two stars which  form the          
south-west side of the square are       
situated about six degrees  apart1 and  
distinguish the southern scale4 ,the two
 which form the  north-east side are    
seven degrees apart1 and mark the       
northern scale4    ,the ,libra of the   
,zodiac is found upon all the           
hieroglyphics of ,egypt1  which is proof
 of its great antiquity4 ,in the        
,zodiacs of ,estne and  ,dendera1 ,virgo
 is represented as holding the balance  
in her hand as an  emblem of equal      
justice to all4    ,the ,greeks assert  
that the balance was placed among the   
stars to  perpetuate the memory of      
,mochus1 the inventor of weights and    

measures4  ,it is known1 however1 to    
have existed prior to the ,greek nation1
 and  therefore the assumption must be  
erroneous4           99       99        
99       99       99                    
,,serpens4--,this constellation is      
situated chiefly between ,libra and     
,corona  ,borealis4 ,those stars that   
lie scattered along for about           
twenty-five  degrees1 in a serpentine   
direction between ,libra and the ,crown1
 mark the  body and head of the serpent2
 five of these1 standing in a cluster1  
form  the head4 ,they are about ten     
degrees south of the crown4        ,vast
 as the starry serpent that1 on high1   
,tracks the clear ether and divides the 
sky1      ,and southward winding from   
the northern ,wain1      ,shoots to     
remoter spheres its glittering train4   
,many nations have worshipped the       
,serpent1 among which are the ,hivites  
and  aborigines of ,south ,america4 ,job
 says3 ,by his spirit ,he hath garnished
  the heaven2 his hand hath formed the  

crooked ,serpent4           99       99 
99       99       99    ,,corona        
,,borealis4--,among the starry hosts    
that deck the summer sky1 there  is no  
group more beautiful than the northern  
,crown4 ,it is situated north  of the   
,serpent1 and may be readily            
distinguished by its six principal      
stars curving round into a wreath or    
crown4 ,alphacca1 its brightest star1   
is eleven degrees east of ,mirac in     
,bootes1 and comes to the meridian  the 
#cjth of ,june4 ,this group contains    
twenty-one stars1 of which those  that  
compose the wreath are alone            
conspicuous4 ,this beautiful cluster of 
stars is said to have been placed in the
 heavens to commemorate the crown       
presented to ,ariadne1 ,princess of     
,crete1 by ,bacchus4    ,we cannot      
discard the history connected with the  
traditionary gods of the  ancients as   
entirely fabulous1 for undoubtedly1 in  
the fables of heathen  mythology1 are   
transmitted to us records of early times

 so far enveloped  in the impenetrable  
darkness that separates us from the     
earliest records  of the human species1 
that they alone are all that remain to  
us of the  habits and pursuits of the   
patriarchs of the world4 ,it remains    
with us to  sift these relics of the    
past from the mystic web that a         
barbarous age  threw around them1 and   
thus be enabled to transmit to future   
ages glimpses  of the habits and        
pursuits of patriarchs of our race in   
all the purity of  unadorned truth4     
,illustration          ,,legend ,,of    
,,long-,,pond2 ,,or1 ,,lake ,,of ,,the  
,,golden ,,cross4    ,,by ,,fanny       
,,fales4          ,,the summer moon hung
 in the sky1        ,and sleeping in its
 sheen2      ,long-,pond1 watched by the
 angel stars1        ,lay in its cradle 
green4        ,the little zephyrs       
gliding by1        ,rocked it upon their
 way2      ,and saw the dimples come and
 go1        ,as of a child at play4     
,the beautiful white lilies bowed1      

,with folded hands1 at rest2      ,as if
 they stole away to pray        ,beneath
 the water's crest4        ,from the dim
 woods beyond1 the doe        ,came down
 her thirst to slake2      ,her wild    
brown eyes1 and graceful form1          
,reflected from the lake4        ,what6 
does she list the huntsman's horn1      
,that thus she bounds away8      ,turns 
she1 with head erect and proud1         
,the noisy hounds to bay8        ,nay1  
nay6 'tis but a swift canoe             
,shoots from the coppice near2      ,its
 light oars leave a silvery track       
,upon the waters clear4        ,a pale1 
fair youth1 one arm flung round         
,a maiden's form1 is there2      ,the   
,saxon in his deep blue eyes1           
,and light-brown waving hair4           
,the full-orbed moon floods in its      
wanes1        ,the ,indian maiden's     
face2      ,the rich blood tints her    
olive cheek1        ,her form is full of
 grace4        ,her black eyes1 softer  
than the night1        ,are turned to   

meet his own2      ,her heart drinks in 
each loving word1        ,and deep      
impassioned tone4        ,listen1       
,lueka--little fawn1        7,his voice 
is sad and low27      ,chide not with   
that imploring gaze2        ,to-morrow  
,i must go6        ,her head drops      
slowly on her breast1        ,veiled    
with her long black hair2      ,love in 
that simple act confest1        ,love1  
and almost--despair4        ,anoonk1#e  
,lueka's heart will bleed1        ,the  
arrow 'neath its wing2      ',twill sit 
and mourn1 'twill droop and die1        
,it never more will sing4               
,to-morrow is a little word1            
,but1 oh1 how big with woe6      ,did   
poor ,lueka hear or dream1              
',to-morrow ,i must go8'        ,lueka1 
list1 my bird1 my fawn1        ,i will  
return again      ,before the harvest   
moon looks down        ,upon the golden 
grain4        ,i swear1 ,lueka1 by the  
stars1        ,and by this cross of     
gold1      ',ere red the berries of the 

thorn        ,my ,indian bride ,i'll    
fold4        ,in token1 chain and cross 
of gold        ,i hang upon thy breast2 
,and let it whisper1 ',he will come     
,when summer's in the west4'            
',twere vain ,lueka's fears to paint1   
',twere vain her woe to tell2      ,when
 came the morrow's long embrace1        
,and quivering1 low farewell4           
99       99       99       99       99  
,popmonet's daughter was the maid1      
,a princess' rank she bore2      ,and   
many a rival chieftain laid        ,his 
offering at her door4        ,but all in
 vain--for she had seen        ,the     
stranger as he lay      ,with fever in  
his throbbing veins--        ,and nursed
 him day by day4        ,health came1   
and love--but woe if he        ,who     
sought her for his own1      ,the       
,marshpee chief1 her secret know1       
,by word1 or look1 or tone4             
99       99       99       99       99  
,the night is dark1 the storm is fierce1
        ,but darker1 fiercer still      

,the whirlwind passions in the soul     
,of scorned ,auketauquil4        ,for   
sad1 apart1 ,lueka sits1        ,her    
heart's-eyes gaze afar2      ,the young 
chief's words1 his very smiles          
,upon her spirits jar4        ,the      
golden cross1 but half concealed1       
,to him her secret told2      ,the while
 she murmurs1 he will come              
,before this moon is old4        ,the   
corn is golden in the sheaf1            
,with silken tassels drest2      ,i've  
seen the shining summer rise1           
,and now 'tis in the west4        ,but  
summer set1 and winter came1        ,and
 spring1 with blossoms gay2      ,then  
hope died in ,lueka's heart1        ,for
 he was still away4        ,she drooped 
and faded day by day1        ,and when  
the autumn hours      ,came round again 
with yellow leaves1        ,she'd       
perished with the flowers4              
,popmonet bowed his aged head        ,in
 sorrow--with a moan2      ,the leaves  
from the lone tree are swept1        ,i 

stand alone--alone6        ,auketauquil 
approaches near1        ,with brow and  
footstep grave2      ,the hated cross   
gleams on her breast1        ,he hurls  
it in the wave4        ,curses1 he      
cried1 upon the lips        ,that lured 
away my bird6      ,curse him6 would of 
his hated race        ,lueka'd never    
heard6        ,great ,spirit1 curse him6
 for he stole        ,the ring-dove from
 my breast2      ,poor wounded          
thing--how cold it lies2        ,i would
 have been its nest6        ,a lovely   
island in the lake        ,popmonet's   
child received2      ,her people bore   
her gently there1        ,and e'en the  
sternest grieved4        ,anear her     
placed they food and drink1        ,and 
trinkets that she wore1      ,to cheer  
her on the lonely voyage        ,unto   
the spirit shore4        ,they laid her 
where the sweet-fern grew1        ,with 
lilies in her hand2      ,then loosed a 
bird above her grave1#f        ,and sang
 thus by the strand4--        ,speed on 

to the beautiful land afar1      ,where 
the soul of our sister's a new made     
star2      ,with kisses1 embraces1 thy  
wings are laden1      ,soar high to the 
home of the absent maiden1              
,away6 away6        ,tell her1 winged   
blossom1 that over her grave1      ,the 
kindred who mourn her1 thy freedom gave2
      ,we ope thy cage1 captive2 we bid 
thee farewell2      ,soar away to the   
clime where the blessed dwell1          
,away6 away6        ,tell her we'll look
 when the north is aglow1#g      ,with  
the souls of our people1 moving slow2   
,for the beams of her spirit 'mid those 
we see1      ,for we know in glory she  
brightest will be1                      
,away6 away6        ,she will come no   
more when the morn is fair1      ,to    
look in the wave while she braids her   
hair2      ,but her face like a star on 
,auketauquil's soul1      ,dawns bright 
from the gloom where its deep waters    
roll1                                   
,away6 away6        ,soar on--soar away 

to the spirit-land1      ,thy wings with
 the breath of affection fanned2        
,the soul of our sister's a new made    
star1      ,bear our blessing1 ,o bird1 
to her home afar2                       
,away6 away6               99       99  
99       99       99        ,years      
fled--the council fires went out2       
,the red men1 one by one1      ,died1 or
 were driven from their haunts1         
,toward the setting sun4        ,no more
 a moccasin is seen        ,on          
,succannesset#h lands2      ,where once 
arose the wigwam's smoke1        ,the   
white man's dwelling stands4            
,save one old brave with locks of snow1 
,no tree stands where it grew2      ,no 
longer on the wave is launched          
,the graceful bark canoe4               
99       99       99       99       99  
,a poor lone woman1 gathering           
,fuel ,long-,pond around1      ,drew    
forth a dead branch from the wave1      
,and lo6 a cross was found6             
',twas asked the aged brave1 if he      

,its history could tell2      ',twas the
 same cross ,lueka wore1        ,ah1    
yes6 he knew it well4        ,i gathered
 from his lips ere long        ,the tale
 here given thee2      ',tis common     
love1 and woe1 and death1        ,from  
man's inconstancy4        ,and evermore 
that woodland pond1        ,where oaks  
their shadows toss1      ,we'll call for
 poor ,lueka's sake1        ,lake of the
 ,golden ,cross4      ,,footnotes3      
,footnote #e3 ,anoonk1 a star4          
,footnote #f3 ,the ,indians of some     
tribes loose a bird over the grave of  a
 friend1 laden with caresses1 which they
 believe will be borne to the  departed 
one4    ,footnote #g3 ,the moving rays  
of the northern lights are supposed by  
them  to be the souls of their people in
 glory4    ,footnote #h3 ,succannesset1 
,indian name of ,falmouth4              
,,mrs4 ,,clark',s ,,experience ,,as ,a  
,,servant4    ,,by ,,bell4      ,,why is
 it1 ,mrs4 ,clark1 that you always take 
the part of servants8 ,you  speak as if 

you thought them possessed of           
sensibilities as refined as  ours4      
,why should they not have such feelings8
 inquired ,mrs4 ,clark4    ,their       
education is so different4    ,does     
education always give sensibility8 ,do  
you not think it possible for  those    
that must work for a living to be       
possessed of it8    ,i should suppose   
they might do something that would not  
expose them to  the contempt that is    
shown to such as are 'girls in the      
kitchen4' ,why1  even the higher        
servants despise them4    ,would it not 
be better if all were considerate enough
 not to contemn any  one8 ,then there   
would be no danger of wounding          
sensibilities that are none  the less   
acute because they are found in the     
breast of a servant4 ,mrs4  ,clark said 
this softly1 and with a slight quiver1  
perceptible only when  you looked at    
her4    ,i was sitting by the window for
 the sake of the light4 ,sarah          
,marshall1  who was spending a week with

 ,isabel ,clark1 was chatting as usual  
when  ,mrs4 ,clark came in with a       
neighbor1 who was telling of the        
impudence of a  servant who1 when she   
was accused of falsehood1 replied1      
,there is none of  my father's family   
that can lie4    ,did she lie8          
innocently inquired ,sarah4    ,no1 it  
was found she told the truth2 but then1 
it was her independent  manner that was 
so offensive4    ,do you not think      
servants ought to have independence     
enough to defend  themselves from an    
unjust accusation8 asked ,mrs4 ,clark4  
,her saying so proved nothing2 we found 
out the truth ourselves4 ,if she  had   
waited1 she would not have lost her     
place4 ,i am sorry for her1 ,i am  sure4
 ,if you do not want her1 ,i do not know
 what will become of her4 ,her  family  
are quite destitute4    ,do you not need
 her help8    ,oh1 yes2 but1 then----   
,you are satisfied of her innocence1 you
 say2 why not have her come back  to    
you8    ,that would be too humiliating4 

,i never give my servants a chance to   
triumph over me in that way4    ,the    
visitor departed1 and the conversation  
was continued1 as at the  commencement  
of the story4    ,mrs4 ,clark was a     
lady4 ,it was not necessary to inquire  
who her ancestors  were1 to be sure of  
that2 yet it was not her dress1 or      
manner1 or voice1  or sentiments1 either
 of them1 alone1 but harmony and        
appropriateness in  everything she said 
or did1 that left with you that         
impression4 ,in her  presence you never 
thought whether she was handsome or     
well-dressed1 but1  on leaving her1 you 
would be more than ever in love with    
moral beauty4    ,in the evening1 we    
girls--,i call myself one of them1      
though so much  older--were sitting     
round the fireplace in the pleasant     
room2 it was just  fit for dreaming or  
story-telling1 at twilight1 when ,sarah 
referred to  the conversation of the    
morning1 wondering if ,mrs4 ,hart had   
conquered her  pride1 or poor ,anna had 

found a place4    ,i have always pitied 
servants1 said she2 it seems that they  
ought to  know their place2 yet1 if they
 are unjustly accused1 it is hard if    
they  must lose a home when they defend 
themselves4    ,for my part1 said       
,isabel1 ,i like to see ladies know     
their places1 as  well as servants4     
,what right has any one to charge       
another with falsehood1  and expect them
 to be silent under the false charge1   
merely because they  have agreed to give
 them the labor of their hands for a    
paltry sum counted  out to them on      
,saturday night8 ,anna was educated to  
thoughts and habits of  strict          
integrity1 and ,i do not wonder at her  
proud retort4    ,isabel had been       
indignant all day1 but had controlled   
her lips till now2  her eyes flashed as 
she spoke1 and1 when she was done1 she  
went to the  piano and played several   
spirited airs with even more spirit than
 was  necessary2 then1 turning to us1   
said--    ,did mother ever tell you her 

history8    ,no1 said ,sarah4    ,nor   
you1 ,miss ,bell8    ,never4    ,she    
wrote it out for me a year ago4 ,i will 
read it to you1 if you wish4    ,now1 ,i
 had often wished to know her earlier   
life1 but did not think  it right for   
,isabel to read to us what was probably 
written for her  alone2 so ,i ran up    
stairs1 where ,mrs4 ,clark was engaged  
with the younger  children1 and told her
 what ,isabel proposed doing1 inquiring 
if it met her  approbation4    ,i wrote 
it1 said she1 pleasantly1 as a lesson   
for my daughter2 but ,i am  willing     
others should be benefited with her4    
,feeling that ,i had wronged ,isabel by 
supposing she would do anything         
improper1 ,i returned to the parlor just
 as she was ready to read the           
following3--           99       99      
99       99       99    ,the first dream
 of my life was to be a school-teacher4 
,the first  morning of my going to      
school1 the sweet lady who was teaching 
in our  district took me on her lap1 and

 asked me if ,i did not wish to become a
  school-teacher4 ,i felt that to be    
like her would be pleasant2 and so1 from
  that time1 it was the acme of my      
ambition to become what ,polly ,frazier 
was--pleasant name it is1 even now--and 
,i was careful about this1 and  ,i      
learned that1 because it was necessary  
for a teacher to know such  things4 ,my 
parents and instructors encouraged the  
idea1 and it was with me  a settled     
purpose4 ,i hardly know how young ,i was
 when ,i learned that1 to  teach        
successfully1 ,i must govern well4 ,i   
desired not to rule merely1 but  to     
instruct2 and1 when my teacher would let
 me hear the little ones read1  how     
tearfully happy ,i was if ,i succeeded  
in giving them a new sound1 or  right   
pronunciation6    ,thus time passed with
 me until ,i was twelve1 when my father 
came from an  eastern ,state to         
,pennsylvania4 ,soon after1 by one of   
those great wrongs1  where no one is to 
blame1 my father lost the little        

property he brought  with him to this   
part of the country1 and a family of    
eight was dependent  on what he could   
earn at his trade4 ,money was scarce and
 provisions dear1  and you may judge of 
my feelings when my father came home    
every day more  and more tired1 and our 
resources became day by day more and    
more reduced2  for1 though my mother was
 a good manager1 yet there are limits   
beyond  which it is impossible to manage
 at all4    ,if ,i could only do        
something6 ,i thought it over at night1 
but said  nothing4 ,i knew ,i was not   
prepared to teach even children1 or1 at 
least1  no one would think ,i was1 and  
that was all the same1 for all the good 
it would do me1 and ,i must give up the 
thought of it1 at least for the         
present4    ,i could not tell you all   
the day-dreams ,i had about the one     
thing1 how ,i  could help my father4 ,at
 last ,i found a way to help myself1 and
 thus help  him1 by reducing the number 
of mouths at home1 and also adding      

something  to a wardrobe that was       
becoming quite scanty4    ,i became     
acquainted with a girl some years older 
than myself1 who was  working out4 ,she 
earned seventy-five cents a week4 ,i had
 done nearly all  of the kinds of work  
at home that were expected of her2 why1 
then1 could  ,i not obtain as much8 ,i  
saw no reason why ,i should not4 ,true1 
girls of my  own age had but fifty      
cents1 but then they never washed or    
ironed1 except  coarse clothing1 while  
,i could do all1 except the finest4     
,where there is a will1 there is a way2 
so ,i soon was from home trying  my     
best4 ,i need not tell you how much ,i  
was disappointed in some things2  but1  
as yet1 ,i saw no reason why my main    
object could not be accomplished4  ,i   
was the more encouraged to hope this1 as
 it was evident the people were         
satisfied with my endeavors1 and said ,i
 was as much help as those who  were    
four or five years older4    ,i had been
 there six weeks before anything was    

said about my pay4 ,the  family sewing  
was done for the winter1 and they did   
not keep help only at  times1 so ,i was 
not needed2 and1 as a matter of         
ceremony1 ,i was asked  what ,i expected
 a week4 ,i had all along thought they  
would not hesitate  to give me as much  
as older girls received1 inasmuch as    
they had often  said ,i was as much     
help4 ,i even thought they would have   
the delicacy to  give me that amount    
without the ceremony of asking how much 
,i expected4  ,the manner of asking me1 
however1 made me think that perhaps ,i  
had  over-estimated my services1 and ,i 
rather hesitatingly said five shillings 
would do4    ,how they stared at me6 ,i 
then found that1 for all ,i had done    
more than was  expected of my age1 ,i   
had my pay in praise2 something ,i did  
not value1  only as it helped me to     
forward my main design4 ,still1 fifty   
cents a week  and my board was better   
than doing nothing at home1 so ,i       
submitted to  what was inevitable4 ,thus

 passed the years until ,i was sixteen4 
,in the  interval1 ,i had managed to    
attend school three months4 ,i helped   
about  house mornings and evenings1 and 
stayed at home ,mondays to wash4 ,at    
some  places ,i was permitted to read or
 study1 if ,i could get the usual work  
out of the way2 besides1 ,i kept a book 
or paper by me1 and thus picked up  and 
pondered over many thoughts that would  
have escaped me1 if ,i had had  the     
opportunity of reading as much as ,i    
wished2 for1 during this time1 ,i  used 
to get as hungry for mental food as ever
 woodcutter did for physical  aliment4  
,the kind of reading ,i had made me     
earnestly desire to attend  school4     
,philosophical1 chemical1 or botanical  
allusions were often made1  and ,i could
 only half understand what ,i read1 even
 with the help of the  dictionary4    ,a
 change of employment offered1 which ,i 
eagerly accepted1 as it brought  back my
 old dreams of the pleasure ,i should   
enjoy as a school-teacher4 ,an          

assistant was required in the village   
school4 ,i was too eager to get the     
place to inquire about the remuneration1
 and ,i enjoyed myself too well to      
think about it much2 but ,i took for    
granted that ,i should have a dollar  a 
week1 and consequently should be able to
 attend the academy the next  winter4 ,i
 was disappointed when1 at the close of 
the term1 ,i found ,i was  to be allowed
 only seventy-five cents1 or what ,i was
 able to get as a  hired girl1 though ,i
 boarded at father's4 ,i had some time  
to study1 or  the disappointment would  
have been even greater4 ,by working for 
my board1  ,i found ,i could attend the 
district school4    ,the reputation ,i  
acquired as a teacher of the lady ,i    
assisted1 was the  means of my being    
employed in an adjoining district2 but1 
as much as ,i  desired the situation1   
and as much as ,i loved teaching1 and   
wished to  do my duty1 ,i always        
considered that school a failure4 ,not  
that any one  complained of me1 for the 

pupils improved2 but everything became  
too  mechanical1 and1 while they learned
 their lessons well1 their minds seemed 
to rest1 not expand1 and ,i did not know
 how to remedy the evil4 ,still1 ,i     
loved my school1 and set myself to learn
 why ,i had failed4    ,as ,i studied   
myself1 ,i was more than ever conscious 
of my deficiencies  in mental           
cultivation1 and of a hungering after   
mental food4 ,every chance  ,i had for  
study ,i improved4 ,i was too conscious 
of a want of preparation  for teaching  
to offer myself as a teacher1 so ,i must
 do what ,i could4    ,just then an     
incident occurred that roused more pride
 than ,i had supposed  ,i possessed4    
,one ,sabbath1 in the interval between  
the morning and  afternoon service1 a   
lady came to me1 and1 in a manner       
intended to be very  kind1 said--       
,are you going to attend the examination
 of teachers on ,saturday8    ,i have   
not decided4 ,i am not engaged as a     
teacher4    ,well1 never mind1 go4 ,if  

you cannot pass examination so well as  
,samantha  and the rest1 go2 it will do 
you good4    ,samantha was her daughter1
 and had always been at school1 and     
consequently  ought to have known more  
than she did2 but opportunity does not  
always  make scholars any more than want
 of opportunity prevents others from    
becoming such4 ,now1 ,i had been at     
school with ,samantha1 and knew that1   
if she could bear examination as fitted 
for a teacher1 ,i could2 and  ,i        
resolved to attend1 and1 if opportunity 
was given1 ,i also would be  examined   
with the rest4 ,and ,i did1 and have    
that certificate now4    ,no opportunity
 offered for teaching1 however2 in fact1
 ,i hardly  desired one1 until ,i had   
more chance for improvement myself4 ,i  
made my  arrangements1 as ,i thought1   
for attending school the next winter2   
but  winter came1 and the next summer   
passed1 and still ,i was as far from    
what ,i so earnestly desired as ever4 ,i
 could not pay my board1 and ,i  could  

not always get a place where ,i could   
work mornings and evenings for  it2 my  
clothes would be worn2 so1 with one     
thing and another1 it seemed  impossible
 that ,i should ever be anything but a  
drudge4 ,not that my pride  rebelled    
against doing the kind of work ,i did1  
but so constant and  ceaseless and      
unsympathizing a round of duties left no
 time for thinking  except of what was  
just about me4    ,the elasticity of    
spirits that had sustained me heretofore
 was failing me2  for1 worn with labor1 
,i felt my mind1 as it were1 contracting
 upon itself1  and felt1 if ,i could not
 break from the bondage1 ,i should be   
miserable  enough4 ,for that ,i could   
see no way4 ,now ,i had a dollar a week1
 and ,i must  earn it4 ,my employers    
seemed to consider it treason against   
them if ,i so  much as looked into a    
book4 ,from early in the morning until  
ten1 eleven1  and often until the small 
hours1 ,i must labor2 and1 if ,i so much
 as made  myself a garment1 ,i was      

charged for it1 as if it had been hired 
for me4  ,i submitted to many           
impositions rather than contend about   
them1 though ,i  questioned with myself 
if it was to last always4 ,it did not   
last always4 ,i  will relate one        
incident that occurred1 and pass on to  
pleasanter days4    ,a glass dish that  
was cracked about half way across1 ,i   
accidentally  finished breaking4 ,i went
 immediately to the sitting-room1 and   
explained  how it was done4 ,mrs4 ----  
did not appear displeased at what ,i had
 done2  told me not to mind2 it was an  
old dish2 she had expected for some time
 it  would come apart2 there was enough 
more2 told me what one to use in place  
of it4 ,there was also considerable     
conversation on the impropriety of      
fretting if anything was accidentally   
broken2 and she ended by saying1 ,i     
make it a point never to reproach my    
girls if an accident occurs4    ,i left 
the room1 feeling grateful that such was
 her practice1 and thinking  how        

pleasant it would be if all could think 
so1 not only about accidents1  but other
 things1 and be careful not to break the
 bruised reed4 ,i  thought1 too1 that   
though many persons did not seem to     
sympathize with  those who labor for    
them1 it was more in seeming than real4 
,this incident  showed me that our      
feelings were regarded4    ,a few days  
after this1 ,mrs4 ---- came into the    
kitchen to make some  preparation for   
company1 and when she wanted a dish     
inquired about that  one4 ,i thought it 
strange if she had forgotten it1 and    
reminded her of its  being broken4      
,yes1 and ,i think very carelessly      
broken1 too4    ,a very expressive      
remark1 ,i thought1 after her boasted   
forbearance1 and it  stung none the less
 that the dart was unexpected4          
99       99       99       99       99  
,my long-desired wish was gratified1 and
 ,i was spending the winter at  the     
academy1 and among friends who took an  
interest in my welfare1 and  assisted me

 whenever they could4 ,the prospect was 
fair before me of my  being able to     
prepare for what ,i had wished from     
childhood4 ,still1 envy  and contempt   
had a shaft or two1 but they generally  
flew too high or too  low1 for ,i knew a
 man would be a man for a' that4    ,a  
little boy said to me one day1          
tauntingly3 ,mother says you can't be a 
schoolma'am anyhow2 anybody as has allus
 been a servant don't know 'nough4  ,i  
sha'n't go to school to you4    ,ah1 you
 think you would not like to come then8 
said ,i1 pleasantly4    ,if mother would
 let me4    ,then1 looking up to me in a
 confiding way1 he asked3 ,is it bad to 
be a  servant8    ,heaven bless the     
child6 thought ,i1 as ,i kissed his     
face1 sweet now  with gentle thoughts2  
why must such hearts be poisoned with   
bitter and  contemptuous thoughts8      
,it was nearly spring when a party was  
made by one of the principal  families  
of the village4 ,some of the pupils of  
the academy were to leave  before the   

term expired1 and it was intended as a  
compliment to them4  ,some of the       
villagers had begun to think the habits 
of our village too  primitive1 and that 
hired girls1 farmers' sons1 and         
apprentices1 should  no longer be       
invited to the village gatherings4 ,to  
this party ,i was among  the uninvited4 
,i was too proud1 too independent1 too  
much intent on my  studies to resent it1
 and intended not to notice it4 ,one    
does not like to  be the subject of     
deliberate neglect2 but all ,i meant to 
do about it was  to prepare myself for  
the future1 and ,i resolved my future   
should be  such that they and their     
descendants would be proud to associate 
with me4    ,a young gentleman1 a       
favorite in the village1 boarding at the
 same place1  asked permission to attend
 me to the party4 ,his favorite girl was
 a  particular friend of mine1 and he   
had been escort to both on a previous   
occasion1 but now she was out of the    
village4 ,without telling him ,i could  

not go1 and for what reason1 ,i         
endeavored to put him off to go alone1  
or  find another lady1 saying1 ,i must  
learn my lessons2 ,i did not like to be 
out late4    ,he knew that1 but had     
resolved ,i should go this time1 as ,i  
had  successfully excused myself before4
 ,he protested ,i was studying too much2
  a social evening would do me good2    
said he would come home as soon as ,i   
said1 after nine o'clock4 ,thus he      
endeavored to overrule all my objections
  and excuses4    ,there was no real    
reason why ,i should not go with him1   
only the one why  ,i should not go at   
all4 ,i did not intend to tell him ,i   
had such an one1  but he gave me no     
peace until ,i told him ,i could not go1
 and why4    ,no invitation6 repeated   
he1 in astonishment2 how is that8       
,excuse me2 ,i must keep my suspicions  
to myself4    ,he sat thoughtfully a few
 moments1 then1 starting up as if a new 
thought  occurred to him1 said--    ,i  
understood they were not intending to   

invite 'hired girls2' but why  should   
they slight you8 ,you are as much a     
pupil at the academy as any one  there4 
,yes1 but ,i work for my board1 and next
 summer ,i shall probably be 'hired     
girl' again4    ,well1 said he1         
pleasantly1 we can have a party here4   
,i protested against his staying on my  
account4    ,yes1 yes1 they made me     
promise to come1 but ,i insisted on     
qualifying it  with 'providential1' and 
,i consider this ,i have learned quite  
in that  light4 ,nay1 speak not1 ,i     
command you4 ,i shall not go4 ,i only   
wish ,mary  was at home4 ,however1 we   
can have a pleasant evening here1 and no
 thanks  to the 'codfish aristocracy4'  
,the next day1 inquiry was made after   
,mr4 ----1 and why he did not attend    
the party2 but he gave them no more     
satisfaction than they were entitled    
to4 ,afterward ,i was invited whenever  
there was a party2 ,i did not care      
about going always1 though ,i was glad  
to have my right to an invitation       

unquestioned1 as1 according to my       
definition of respectable1 a man or     
woman either was so who could           
conscientiously respect himself4    ,the
 next summer1 and for years1 until my   
marriage1 ,i had the satisfaction  of   
knowing that my schools were not        
failures4 ,though ,i had anticipated so 
long1 the enjoyment was equal to the    
anticipation4    ,here ,mrs4 ,clark's   
history of her days of trial ceased4    
99       99       99       99       99  
,why did she not write more of her      
school-teaching life8 ,i asked4 ,i      
should like to hear her account of it2  
,i am sure it would be interesting4     
,it is1 said ,isabel2 she has related   
many incidents to me that are very      
amusing1 and some pathetic4 ,i will ask 
her to tell you about them some  time4  
,this she wrote for me to correct some  
very foolish notions ,i had  acquired at
 ,mrs4 ,w4's school4 ,who would think1  
after seeing mother1 that  work must    
necessarily degrade any one8 ,you know  

,burritt says3 ',if a man  thinks at his
 work1 his thoughts are strong1' and    
mother exemplifies it2  her thoughts are
 also gentle4    ,again ,isabel resorted
 to the piano1 but this time it was     
accompanied by a  gentle evening hymn4  
,illustration          ,,time',s        
,,changes2 ,,or1 ,,fashions ,,in ,,the  
,,olden ,,times4      ,,july1 #agcj4    
,extracts from the ,diary of my         
,greatgrand-mother4    ,five            
o'clock4--,got up an hour before my     
usual time to distil  surfeit-water4    
,said my prayers4 ,finished one of my   
father's new shirts4  ,mem4 ,to send to 
town for some currants1 raisins1 and    
ratafia water4    ,six4--,some poor     
women came for medicine to my mother2   
gave out of the  store-room several     
doses1 and a pint of sack4 ,mem4 ,to    
carry two shillings  to ,tom1 the       
carpenter's wife1 who is ill4           
,seven4--,breakfasted4 ,a card has come 
from ,mr4 ,jenkins1 to let us know he   
will do himself the pleasure of dining  

with us4 ,the match debated during      
breakfast4 ,my father says1 if he finds 
him a man of good morals1 he'll not     
differ as to the settlements4 ,i am     
ordered never to be alone with ,mr4 ,j4 
until all the writings are drawn4       
,eight4--,read the ,psalms and chapters 
for the day4 ,taught little ,jemmy  his 
catechism4 ,mem4 ,betsey has marked ,j4 
in her sampler to-day3 that  stands for 
,jenkins4    ,nine4--,darn some old     
point-lace tuckers4 ,do some            
clear-starching and  ironing for next   
week4    ,ten4--,go see the carpenter's 
wife4 ,her family in very great want4   
,give  them a shilling from my own      
pocket-money4    ,eleven4--,sit down to 
my cross-stitch4 ,a shepherdess the     
subject1 for an  urn-rug4               
,twelve4--,my mother orders me to make a
 custard-pudding1 to show ,mr4  ,jenkins
 what ,i can do4 ,orders me to wear my  
best gown at dinner1 and only  two      
patches4 ,mem4 ,i mean to appear in my  
new hoop and laced stomacher4 ,mr4  ,j4 

is a man of figure1 so will look to my  
appearance4    ,one4--,too much ratafia 
water in the pudding4 ,mr4 ,j4 praised  
some hare  of my potting4 ,i begin to   
like him vastly well1 but must not let  
him  perceive it4 ,mem4 ,our currant    
wine just out4 ,mislaid the key of the  
corner-cupboard4 ,thinking of ,mr4 ,j4  
,two4--,miss ,t4 and her lover stepped  
in to tea4 ,promise her receipt for     
pickling mushrooms4 ,mem4 ,mrs4 ,hart's 
receipt for burns very good4 ,must  have
 it in the house4 ,garlick syrup        
excellent for coughs4                   
,eight4--,supper4 ,my brother tells me  
,mr4 ,jenkins is very wild4 ,mem4 ,never
  to see his face again6                
,,saturday1 ,,march1 #aggh4             
,notes from my ,grandmother's ,pocket   
,diary4    ,two o'clock4--,arrived this 
moment in town4 ,we have been three days
  coming from ,s---- in our own coach4  
,just put off my riding-dress1 and      
huddled on my green gown1 to get to the 
milliner's1 mercer's1 c4  ,overjoyed to 

be in town2 so have no appetite for my  
dinner4    ,four4--,going out with ,miss
 ,tendrill4 ,she tells me coque de perle
  necklace and ear-rings are much in    
vogue4 ,mem4 ,to teaze my mother until  
she gets them for me4 ,arrive at        
,truefit's4 ,n4 ,b4 ,truefit the first  
modeste in the world4 ,ordered a cane   
hat1 lined with cerulean blue  ,persian1
 trimmed with blonde lace and ribbons1  
for walking in the ,park1  and making   
morning calls4 ,mem4 ,must bespeak two  
pairs of white leather  shoes1 with red 
heels1 and bindings to correspond4      
,advised to have a ,saint  ,teresa of   
sarsnet and blonde lace1 as 'tis the    
latest mode4 ,ordered it at  once4 ,mem4
 ,blonde lace ruffles1 with a large     
slope1 vastly genteel4 ,uneasy  till ,i 
get them4    ,eight4--,go home1 fearing 
,i may miss ,mr4 ,cleveland4 ,he        
advises1 as my  shoulders are rather    
round1 that my stays be made high       
behind4 ,he says  'tis quite the thing  
to have them so4 ,i have desired they   

should be cut  low before1 as it shows  
the chest off to advantage4    ,sunday4 
,eleven o'clock4--,had no rest last     
night1 anticipating the  pleasure of the
 week to come4 ,too late for church4 ,i 
shall dress time  enough for a ride in  
the ,park4    ,one4--,miss ,wyndham has 
called for me4 ,go to ,mrs4 ,emerson1 to
 engage  her to matronize us to an      
assembly to-morrow night4 ,mr4 ----     
walked up  to speak to us4 ,an          
acquaintance of ,miss ,wyndham4 ,a fine 
well-made man2  improves on better      
acquaintance4 ,he took great notice of  
me1 and told ,miss  ,w4 ,i was a        
prodigious fine girl4 ,miss ,w4 jealous1
 and anxious to return  home2 he offered
 to escort us4 ,miss ,w4 complained of  
headache1 and would  not speak4 ,i      
improved the opportunity1 by chatting   
away merrily to ,mr4  ---- all the way  
home4 ,mem4 ,to get a green ,persian    
calash1 same as ,miss  ,wyndham's4 ,mr4 
---- praised it1 so ,i won't be outdone4
    ,seven4--,mr4 ---- invited to dinner

 by my mother4 ,i engrossed all his     
attention4 ,he is very rich4            
,eleven4--,desired ,mary to waken me at 
two in the morning1 to have my hair     
dressed4 ,it will be done in about four 
hours4    ,monday4 ,two in the          
morning4--,crumpe just arrived4 ,read   
,damon and ,ella1  whilst my head is    
being operated on4 ,a sweet book6       
,seven4--,my hair finished4 ,mem4       
,crumpe the first hair-dresser in       
,europe4  ,only #dfc black pins in it4  
,no other could have accomplished it    
with less  than #dgj4    ,eleven4--,out 
shopping with ,mrs4 ,emerson4 ,take the 
round of the  fashionable milliners4    
,bespeak a grenadier cap of blonde lace1
 with a ,mary  ,stuart peak4 ,saw a     
lovely clouded lute-string at ,ball and 
,campbell's4  ,resolved to have it4     
',tis very much genteeler than ,miss    
,wyndham's4    ,twelve4--,had a glance  
at ,mr4 ----4 ,they say half the        
reigning belles are  dying for love of  
him4 ,charming creature6 ,mem4 ,to dance

 the first minuet  with him to-night1 if
 possible4    ,one4--,much fatigued from
 tumbling over silks1 c4 ,tried on my   
new  neglige4 ,mem4 ,must not go to the 
assembly until ten4 ,country hours will 
not do here4    ,tuesday4 ,one4--,paid  
so many visits yesterday before the     
assembly1  that ,i was tired and out of 
sorts4 ,mr4 ---- danced with ,miss      
,wyndham  half the night4 ,well1 to be  
sure1 what taste some people have6 ,she 
looked downright frightful4 ,her fortune
 is a large one2 that covers all        
defects1 ,i suppose4 ,i am mortified1   
have a bad headache1 and wish our stay  
in town was at an end4 ,i have just     
heard that ,mr4 ---- proposed for ,miss 
,wyndham last night4 ,i shall cut her   
acquaintance most certainly4            
,,december1 #ahbj4        ,leaves from  
my ,mother's ,journal4    ,tuesday1     
,dec4 #b4--,the boxes containing my     
trousseau have just arrived4  ,my cousin
 ,annie and ,i busy unpacking them4     
,annie to be my bridesmaid4 ,how        

brilliant her color is to-day3 she looks
 very lovely1 and will grace our        
wedding4 ,of course1 dear ,edward is    
charmed with her1 for my sake4 ,my      
wedding-dress is of white lace1 gored on
 the hips1 and quite tight down  to the 
knee1 where small flowers1 headed with  
thick wadded rolls of white  satin1     
commence4 ,the body is just one finger  
deep in front1 and a little  deeper     
behind4 ,the dress is made low1 for the 
ball on the evening of the  wedding2 and
 with it has come a white flowered satin
 spencer1 covered  with small white     
tassels on the front1 and with a stiff  
standing collar1  which looks very      
stylish4 ,my hat is composed of blonde  
and satin1 and has  six full ostrich    
feathers in it1 three at each side1 the 
two end ones  being very long1 so as to 
fall gracefully on the shoulders4       
,madame ,lion  has sent1 amongst other  
things1 a blue cloth pelisse1 trimmed   
with sable2  the price of it is         
thirty-five guineas4 ,edward made ,annie

 try on some of  my things to see how he
 liked them4 ,strange that it was not me
 he wished  to see them upon6 ,dear     
,edward1 how thoughtful he is--he made  
me retire  to my room very early1 saying
 ,i looked fatigued4 ,annie did not     
follow me  until twelve o'clock1 and    
seemed flushed and slightly agitated on 
entering  the room4 ,she says ,i look so
 pale ,i should wear a little rouge4    
',tis a  fashion ,i never yet adopted4  
,wednesday1 ,dec4 #c4--,papa and dear   
,edward all day in the study1 closeted  
with ,mr4 ,grabb1 our attorney1         
arranging about settlements4 ,to-morrow 
,i  shall be the happy bride of him whom
 ,i adore4 ,guests arriving all day4  ,i
 saw ,annie coming out of the shrubbery 
with dear ,edward1 before the           
dinner-bell rang4 ,what could they have 
gone there for8 ,the hour late1 too1    
for walking1 and the evening cold and   
damp4    ,twelve o'clock4--,just retired
 to my room for the night4 ,take one    
more  peep at my wedding-dress1 laid on 

the sofa1 and now retire to dream of the
  happy morn fast approaching4          
99       99       99       99       99  
,here the manuscript ceases2 for1 when  
morn came--that morn so longed          
for--,edward was missing2 and1 stranger 
far1 ,annie was nowhere to be found1    
and was sought for in vain4 ,the        
faithless pair had eloped together1 and 
the following day were united at ,gretna
 ,green4 ,long did my poor mother  pine 
and mourn her sad fate4 ,but at length  
brighter days arose for her2  and in my 
dear and honored father she found what  
she had long searched  for--a congenial1
 loving1 and honest heart4        ,m4   
,e4 ,h4    ,illustration          ,a    
,,strange ,,incident4      ,i ,,heard   
the other day an anecdote which         
justifies the remark that truth  is     
often stranger than fiction4 ,an old    
woman1 a short time ago1 on  her        
death-bed1 called her nephew1 who was   
also her heir1 and revealed  to him     
that1 eight years before1 she had gone  

to ,paris to receive some  money which  
was due to her--a sum of fourteen       
thousand francs received  in bank-notes2
 she wrapped them up in an old          
newspaper1 and placed them1  with       
different other things1 on the          
mantle-piece of the room of the inn     
where she was staying1 while she sat    
down to write to her husband1 to  tell  
him she had received the money4 ,the    
letter written1 she determined  that1   
instead of trusting it to any one1 she  
would put it herself in the  post2 and  
accordingly left the hotel for the      
purpose4 ,on going out1 she  left her   
key with her porter1 with directions to 
light a fire in her room  at eight      
o'clock4 ,towards half-past seven1      
whilst at the house of one  of her      
acquaintances1 it suddenly occurred to  
her that she had left her  bank-notes on
 the mantle-piece at the hotel4 ,she    
immediately returned in  search of them1
 went up to her room1 where the fire was
 lighted according  to her directions2  

but the packet of bank-notes had        
disappeared4 ,she rang4  ,a young girl  
answered the bell2 of whom she demanded 
who had lighted the  fire4 ,it was the  
girl herself4 ,the owner of the         
bank-notes asked if she  had seen them4 
,she answered in the negative4 ,at last 
the master of the  hotel was called1 and
 the affair related to him4 ,it then was
 proved that  the only person who       
entered the room was the girl who       
lighted the fire4  ,the master of the   
house had confidence in the girl's      
honesty2 but1 as  appearances were      
certainly against her1 the whole affair 
was placed in  the hands of the police1 
and the girl arrested4 ,she was         
condemned1 on her  trial1 to three      
years' imprisonment2 but the money was  
not found after the  expiration of the  
three years4 ,the girl came to the house
 of the owner  of the unlucky           
bank-notes1 reproached her as the cause 
of her ruin and  dishonor4 ,the old lady
 was touched3 it occurred to her1       

suppose1 after  all1 the woman was      
innocent6 ,her guilt had never been     
satisfactorily  proved2 nor had the     
strictest searches been able to discover
 what she had  done with the money she  
was accused of taking4 ,at the time of  
her arrest  she had been on the point of
 marrying an honest workman2 and now she
  would have the greatest difficulty in 
placing herself in service again4       
,instigated by the desire to repair1 as 
far as in her lay1 the injury she  might
 have caused this young woman1 the old  
lady determined to take her  into her   
service1 and try her2 and never had she 
cause to regret having  done so4 ,she   
now revealed all to the nephew1 and     
expressed her full belief  in the       
innocence of her servant1 and desired   
them always to retain her in  the       
family1 and not to reveal her secret4   
,the next day the old lady died1        
leaving about two hundred thousand      
francs to her nephew4    ,the nephew    
came a short time ago to ,paris1 to pass

 a few months of  the winter season2 he 
went to an hotel in the ,rue du ,helder1
 where he  established himself very     
comfortably4 ,one evening1 after        
returning home1  he heard1 in the room  
adjoining that in which he was1 the     
sound of voices  and laughter2 evidently
 his neighbors were in high glee4       
,overhearing some  words1 his curiosity 
was piqued1 and he approached the       
partition1 in  order to hear more       
distinctly2 7and yet there are some men 
who pretend  to say that it is only     
women who are curious67 ,in this        
laudable attempt1  our hero discovered  
that there had formerly been a door of  
communication  between the room he      
occupied and that in which his gay      
neighbors were  enjoying themselves4    
,the hole where the lock had been was   
filled up with  sealing-wax1 so that    
there was no chance of seeing through   
that3 but his  curiosity was excited1   
and in looking about he saw that there  
had been  a space at the top of the     

door1 which was stuffed up with old     
paper4  ,he pulled it out1 and his      
curiosity was gratified with a view of  
his  next-door neighbors4 ,his efforts  
being thus crowned with success1 he went
  to bed1 and fell asleep4    ,the next 
morning1 wishing to remove the proofs of
 his curiosity1 he took  the packet of  
old newspapers1 with the intention of   
replacing them1 when1  in so doing1 out 
fell the fourteen billet de mille       
francs1 evidently  those of his aunt4   
,the master of the house was called4 ,he
 remembered  perfectly the circumstance4
 ,the servant was sent for2 she         
recognized the  room4 ,the young man    
offered to make public reparation1 and  
establish her  innocence2 but the poor  
woman preferred letting all the affair  
rest in  oblivion4 ,the story was       
forgotten1 she said3 why revive it8 ,the
 young man  handed her over the billets1
 which had been the cause of so much    
sorrow  to her4 ,after all1 they were   
hardly earned4    ,illustration         

,,the ,,needle ,,in ,,the ,,haymow4     
,a ,,story ,,for ,,housekeepers4    ,,by
 ,h4 ,d4 ,r4      ,,you must have help1 
that is certain1 said ,mr4 ,harding1 as 
he laid a  letter which he had been     
reading upon the breakfast-table1 and   
began to  sip his coffee4 ,with all this
 company upon your hands1 and warm      
weather  coming on1 it would be madness 
for you to try to get along alone4      
,that is true1 sighed ,mrs4 ,harding2   
but the question is1 where to get  it4  
,the whole vicinity has been searched   
over and over1 and there is not a  girl 
to be had4    ,one must be had1 replied 
her husband1 in a determined tone4      
,eight or  ten visitors1 more or less1  
for the summer1 will kill you outright4 
,and  he cast a troubled glance at the  
pale face and slender form of his wife4 
,well1 how shall we get help1 then8     
asked ,mrs4 ,harding1 half laughing  in 
the midst of her vexation4 ,the days are
 gone by when girls apply for  places4  
,yes1 there is no way but to go after   

them4 ,if my troublesome rheumatism     
would just leave me for a few days1 you 
should have two girls4 ,but as it  is1  
wife1 ,i see no way but for you to go   
yourself with ,walter for driver4       
,mrs4 ,harding laughed to think how she 
would look driving about the country    
for help1 and would almost have         
preferred to try her hand alone2 but her
  husband's troubled countenance and the
 necessities of the case decided  her1  
and she said--    ,i have almost no     
faith in the undertaking1 but am willing
 to try1 and if  ,i fail ,i shall be no 
worse off than now4 ,but where shall ,i 
go8    ,mr4 ,harding thought a moment1  
and then said--    ,i have heard that   
there are girls enough on ,seccombe     
,plains4    ,how far is that8    ,only  
twelve or fifteen miles4 ,it is only    
four or five miles from ,cousin         
,harriman's4    ,oh1 that will be nice6 
exclaimed ,mrs4 ,harding1 well pleased  
with the  suggestion4 ,i will spend the 
night with ,cousin ,clarissa1 and start 

from  there in the morning4    ,after   
dinner1 the same day1 ,walter brought   
the carriage round to the door1  and    
,mrs4 ,harding started off1 infinitely  
amused with her errand1 though  with no 
very sanguine hopes of success4    ,the 
next morning1 ,mrs4 ,harriman gave her  
guests an early breakfast1 and  by seven
 o'clock they were ready to commence    
their search4 ,it was a  lovely morning 
in early ,june4 ,the sun had not been up
 long enough to kiss  the glistening dew
 from the grass1 and the thousand       
songsters of grove  and forest had not  
quite finished their matin song4        
,everything looked  bright with hope2   
and hope beat higher1 a great deal      
higher in ,mrs4  ,harding's breast than 
it had done the day before4 ,the whole  
world looked  so beautiful that it      
seemed almost wicked to doubt1 and they 
rode on over  the retired hills towards 
,seccombe ,plains1 feeling almost as    
sure of the  bird as though they had her
 in hand4    ,after riding two or three 

miles1 they approached a small unpainted
 cottage  which stood upon a very high  
bank upon the right4 ,a single glance   
showed  them that two or three men were 
at the back door1 evidently just        
starting  for the fields4    ,stop when 
you get against the house1 ,walter2 ,i  
mean to inquire here1  said ,mrs4       
,harding1 as they drew near4 ,but the   
next moment two of the  men disappeared 
round the corner of the shed1 while the 
third1 a very  oily-looking man1 with an
 enormous width of collar1 came         
leisurely along  in front of the house4 
,do you know where ,i could find a girl 
to do housework1 sir8 asked ,mrs4       
,harding1 leaning forward in her        
carriage1 and addressing the man4       
,wal1 yes1 said he of the broad collar2 
,i've got a darter'd be glad to  go2 but
 she ain't to home4 ,she went to work to
 the ,falls last week1 but  she ain't a 
gwine to stay but three or four weeks4  
,if she was to home1  she'd be glad to  
go4    ,do you know of any others who go

 out8 said ,mrs4 ,harding1 who thought  
there was but little prospect of getting
 his daughter ,sally4    ,not as ,i     
knows on1 said ,mr4 of the broad collar4
 ,you couldn't wait  three or four      
weeks1 ,i s'pose4    ,no1 was the reply2
 and she laid her hand upon ,walter's   
arm1 as a signal  to drive on4    ,we   
came pretty near getting a girl that    
time1 said ,walter1 laughing4    ,quite 
as near as was best for us4 ,it is well 
that ,sally is gone1 ,i dare  say1      
replied his mother1 with a smile4       
,patient toiling brought them at last up
 a long1 rugged hill1 upon the  other   
side of which spread out ,seccombe      
,plains4    ,here is a house2 shall we  
inquire here8 said ,walter1 pointing to 
a rude  little house or hovel which     
stood upon the hill-top1 upon a level   
spot  which was covered with large      
granite boulders and unsightly brush4   
,yes1 said his mother1 as she espied a  
man coming round the corner of the      
house4 ,it can do no harm to inquire4   

,can you tell me of any girls in the    
vicinity who go out to work8 sang  out  
,mrs4 ,harding to the slovenly-looking  
man1 who had no idea of drawing  nearer4
    ,what8 ,i didn't hear4    ,the      
question was repeated1 and the sound of 
a stranger's voice brought  three or    
four barefooted1 uncombed juveniles to  
the door1 and the mother's  head to the 
window4    ,can you tell this woman     
where she can find a gal to do          
housework8 said  the man1 addressing his
 better half4    ,why1 yes2 there's gals
 enough1 but ,i can't seem to think on  
'em1 said  the woman1 with a perplexed  
look4 ,p'raps she could get one of      
,smithson's  gals4 ,he has got two that 
go out to work4    ,would they make good
 help8 asked ,mrs4 ,harding4    ,fust   
rate4 ,one on 'em worked for me a spell 
last winter1 and she did  well4    ,mrs4
 ,harding thought that was no great     
recommendation2 but she simply  thanked 
her1 and asked if she could tell of any 
others4    ,wal1 ,i don't think of any2 

but there's enough on 'em a leetle      
farther on1  at ,mapleton4    ,how far  
is that8    ,six miles beyond the       
,plains4    ,mrs4 ,harding thanked her  
informer1 and they drove on down the    
long steep  hill1 at the foot of which  
lay the insignificant village of        
,seccombe  ,plains4    ,we have heard of
 one girl1 mother1 said ,walter1 looking
 very bright4  ,perhaps she will be just
 the one for us4    ,perhaps so1 said   
,mrs4 ,harding1 doubtfully4    ,we shall
 feel pretty grand if we can carry back 
a good girl4    ,mrs4 ,harding laughed1 
and said something about counting       
chickens before  they were hatched2 but 
just then they found themselves at the  
foot of the  long hill1 and directly    
opposite a low farm-house1 the mistress 
of which  was out1 broom in hand1       
sweeping the little footpath which led  
to the road4    ,mrs4 ,harding inquired 
if she knew of any girls for housework4 
,where do you want 'em to go8 asked the 
woman1 whose curiosity was at  once     

awakened4    ,only about fifteen miles1 
was the evasive reply4    ,well1 ,i     
don't know of any1 replied the woman1   
looking a little  disappointed4 ,i don't
 think there's such a thing to be had   
anywhere round  here4    ,i was told    
that ,mr4 ,smithson has daughters who go
 out to work4    ,well1 you couldn't git
 'em1 ,i know4 ,they go a little right  
round here1  but they wouldn't go off so
 far4 ,their folks wouldn't hear a word 
to 't1  said the woman1 with a flourish 
of her broom4    ,will you have the     
kindness to tell me where they live8 ,i 
think ,i will try  them4    ,oh1 yes1   
,i'll do that6 ,you must go back to the 
saddler's shop1 and then  turn square   
round to your left1 and it is the first 
house on the right4    ,how far is it8  
,i should say about a mile and a half1  
or such a matter4 ,it's the third  house
 on the right4    ,mrs4 ,harding        
expressed her thanks1 and old ,dobbin   
was whirled round the  corner instanter1
 and they were in full pursuit of the   

,smithsons4    ,here's the house1       
mother2 this is the third1 said ,walter1
 as they came  in sight of a            
comfortable-looking farm-house1 which   
stood upon quite a  bluff upon the      
right4 ,everything about the premises   
looked very neat4 ,the  bright green    
grass grew clear up to the front door of
 the cottage1 which1  with the closed   
curtains in the foreroom1 gave a        
particularly staid1  go-to-meeting-like 
aspect to the front4 ,a narrow footpath 
wound round to  the back door1 which was
 evidently the only approved mode of    
entrance4  ,mrs4 ,harding alighted and  
took the well-worn path to the back     
door1 and  knocked4 ,come in1 called out
 a shrill voice within4 ,obeying the    
summons1  she saw before her a very     
tidy-looking matron1 with a very white  
bleached  cotton cap upon her head1     
holding in her hand a lace or muslin    
article  of the same sort1 which she was
 spatting and pulling1 evidently with   
the  intention of doing it up4 ,the     

aspect of the kitchen was very inviting4
  ,the morning work was all out of the  
way1 and the polished stove and very    
white unpainted floor were really       
charming4    ,i have called to see if   
one of your daughters would go out to   
work1 said  ,mrs4 ,harding1 with hope   
fast rising in her breast1 for she felt 
that she  had at last come to the right 
place4    ,well1 ,i don't know2 they go 
out sometimes4 ,where do you want them  
to go8  asked the woman1 with a glance  
of curiosity at the stranger4    ,mrs4  
,harding mentioned the name of the town 
and the distance1 adding that  she      
should have a large family through the  
season1 and wished some one to  cook and
 do general work4    ,i don't know what 
they'd say to it4 ,they can do as       
they've a mind to4 ,but  they ain't good
 for much1 nohow1 said the mother1 who  
continued to spat  and pull her muslin  
vigorously4    ,how old are they8       
,the oldest is seventeen this month1 and
 t'other is two years younger4    ,at   

this moment the door opened1 and in     
walked a coarse overgrown girl1         
munching a piece of pie1 and staring    
boldly at the stranger4    ,do you want 
to go out to work1 ,emmeline8 ,here's a 
woman that wants you1  said the mother1 
the moment she made her appearance4     
,yes1 said the girl1 in coarse tones1   
without relaxing her stare4    ,mrs4    
,harding's heart sank within her4 ,she  
saw1 at a glance1 that the  great1      
coarse1 unmannered girl would be more   
care than help4 ,she hardly  knew how to
 make an honorable retreat in the case2 
but after a slight  cross-examination of
 the capabilities of the girl1 she      
expressed her  belief that she was too  
young for her hard work1 and bowed      
herself out1  leaving both mother and   
daughter looking quite disconcerted4    
,is she going8 whispered ,walter1 as his
 mother approached the carriage4    ,a  
shake of the head answered him4    ,oh1 
dear1 where shall we go now8            
,straight before us1 ,walter2 you must  

not give up for trifles1 said his       
mother1 laughing good-humoredly1        
notwithstanding the uneasiness that was 
creeping upon her own heart4    ,where8 
said ,walter1 still desponding4    ,i   
don't know2 we'll see4 ,don't you know  
that we are out seeking our  fortunes1  
,wally8    ,they drove on1 and soon met 
an elderly-looking man in a rickety old 
wagon1  drawn by a limping gray horse4  
,can you tell me1 sir1 said ,mrs4       
,harding1 laying her hand upon ,walter's
  arm as a sign to stop1 can you tell me
 where ,i can find a girl to do         
housework8    ,that is a pretty         
difficult thing to find1 ma'am1 replied 
the old man1  in a respectful tone4 ,let
 me see1 and he looked down for a       
moment1  thoughtfully4 ,yes1 there's    
,susan ,lovejoy you might get1 and she  
would  make good help4 ,she is a first  
rate girl4    ,how old is she8 inquired 
,mrs4 ,harding1 as the vision of the    
coarse girl  munching her pie flitted   
before her4    ,oh1 she's old enough1   

replied the man1 with a smile1 she's old
 enough4  ,i should think she might be  
thirty or thereabouts4 ,they call her   
one of  the best4    ,away they went    
over the hills1 some three or four      
miles1 and at  length old ,dobbin was   
reined up before ,mr4 ,lovejoy's door4  
,it was a  substantial-looking          
farm-house set in the midst of a green  
field1  surrounded by a stone wall1 its 
only opening being a formidable         
farm-yard  gate1 fastened to a post by a
 piece of rope4 ,the premises were      
guarded by  a noisy dog1 who rushed out 
the moment he heard the sound of wheels1
 and  ran barking towards the carriage4 
,mrs4 ,harding1 however1 pushed open the
  gate1 and quickly made her way to the 
house4 ,a pale1 fresh-looking matron    
was bustling about the kitchen2 and     
standing at a spinning-wheel1 near  the 
door1 was a girl in a tidy-looking dark 
calico1 whom she knew1 at a  glance1 was
 the object of her search4    ,she at   
once made known her errand4    ,oh1 no1 

was the response of the girl2 ,i        
couldn't possibly go4 ,i don't  see who 
ever thought ,i would4    ,i was        
recommended to come here1 replied ,mrs4 
,harding1 who liked the  looks of the   
girl1 and was determined to plead her   
cause with all her  might4 ,i was told  
that you went out1 and very likely would
 go now4    ,who told you so8    ,an old
 gentleman whom ,i met three or four    
miles back4    ,with a gray limping     
horse8    ,yes1 ,i should think so4     
,it must have been old ,mr4 ,cartwright1
 mother2 ,i don't see what made him     
think so4    ,could ,i not induce you to
 go8 asked ,mrs4 ,harding1 bringing her 
back  to the main point1 and entering   
very fully into the circumstances of the
  family4 ,i will give you good wages4  
,two dollars a week1 if you say so4     
,well1 ,i couldn't go nohow4 ,they can't
 spare me4    ,could not you go for a   
few weeks8 asked ,mrs4 ,harding1        
anxiously4 ,six or  eight weeks would do
 me a great deal of good4 ,you shall be 

well paid1 if  you will go4 ,you may set
 your own price4    ,no1 ,i couldn't    
possibly go1 said the girl1 with a      
tantalizing smile4 ,i  ain't obliged to 
work out1 and ,i can't go4    ,mrs4     
,harding looked and felt disappointed1  
but she made her way out1 not  knowing  
where to go4 ,she felt that she was on a
 hopeless errand1 and was  half disposed
 to turn her face homeward4 ,but1 on    
second thought1 she  concluded to try a 
little longer1 and they rode on1 making 
fruitless  inquiries here and there4 ,at
 length she recollected that some one   
had told  her that there were plenty of 
girls in ,mapleton4 ,in an instant1 old 
,dobbin  was headed that way1 despite   
,walter's sinking spirits1 and they rode
 along  drinking in the perfume of a    
thousand flowers1 and charmed into      
something  like hope by the harmonies   
which float upon the breezes of early   
summer4    ,i will inquire here1 said   
,mrs4 ,harding1 as they neared an       
old-fashioned  house some two or three  

miles beyond the ,plains2 and1 suiting  
the action  to the word1 she sprang     
lightly from the carriage and ran up to 
the door  and knocked4 ,after knocking  
till her fingers were sore1 for neither 
bell nor knocker graced the panel1 she  
heard steps of some one who came        
stubbing leisurely along to the door4   
,the face which presented itself was    
coarse and greasy1 and the untidy dress 
of the owner strongly suggestive  of    
yellow snuff4    ,do you know of any    
girls for housework8 said ,mrs4         
,harding1 hardly  expecting any         
available information4    ,don't b'l'eve
 there's such a thing to be found in ten
 mile4 ,folks can't  git gals when      
they're sick1 and dun no where well     
folks can find 'em4  ,s'pect they'll    
have to do their own work2 at any rate1 
they orto4    ,but well people sometimes
 have more work than they can do1 and   
then they  need help1 returned ,mrs4    
,harding1 in a tone of remonstrance4    
,wal1 gals round here won't go where    

they're looked down on4 ,they'd rather  
do sunthin' else than work for folks    
that's too grand to eat with them1  said
 the woman1 with a look which indicated 
that she thought the stranger  one of   
the aristocracy4    ,then you cannot    
tell me of any one8 interrupted ,mrs4   
,harding1 intending  to cut short the   
uncivil harangue4    ,no2 not unless    
,betty ,symonds would go2 but1 then1 she
 wouldn't1 ,i know1  replied the woman1 
who seemed a little softened1 now that  
she had given  vent to her spleen       
against the grand folks4    ,and where  
does she live8 asked ,mrs4 ,harding1    
who1 like a drowning man1  caught at    
every straw4    ,up't the next housen2  
but she won't go2 ,i know as well as ,i 
want to1  eanamost4    ,mrs4 ,harding   
was soon ushered into ,betty ,symonds's 
best parlor4 ,it was a  long narrow     
room1 with two small windows1 and       
partially carpeted with bits  of rag    
carpeting and large braided mats of     
domestic manufacture4 ,a white  homespun

 towel covered the stand between the    
windows1 upon which stood a  cracked    
tea-pot1 over which straggled long      
branches of petunia1 which were  under  
the necessity of lying down1 because    
there was nothing to hold them  up4     
,betty was soon heard approaching1 and  
she came in dressed in quite a  striking
 manner4 ,her gay1 large-figured calico 
was decorated with three  deep flounces4
 ,large gold ear-rings were in her ears1
 and rings1 which  glowed with great    
yellow and red stones1 adorned the hands
 which were damp  with dish-water4 ,to  
,mrs4 ,harding's inquiry she replied1 in
 loud tones--    ,i don't kalkilate to  
work out4 ,i ain't obleeged teu4 ,and ,i
 mean to go to  ,boston a visiting soon 
as haying is over4    ,great as were    
,mrs4 ,harding's necessities1 she felt  
little inclined to urge  ,betty ,symonds
 to live with her1 and on they were soon
 jogging towards  ,mapleton4    ,where  
are you going now1 mother8 asked        
,walter1 looking quite blue4    ,oh1 ,i 

don't know1 ,wally4 ,i am almost        
discouraged4    ,do let us go home1     
mother2 we shall not find a good girl4  
,we may2 we will try a little longer1   
said ,mrs4 ,harding1 trying to be       
cheerful4    ,as they rode into         
,mapleton village1 they met a man of    
whom ,mrs4 ,harding  ventured to        
inquire4    ,oh1 there is girls enough1 
he replied1 cheerfully4 ,you've just    
come by  a house where there are three4 
,how far back is it8 asked ,mrs4        
,harding1 eagerly4    ,oh1 a mile or so4
 ,you can see it from here1 just beyond 
that hemlock  grove1 said the man1      
pointing back4    ,dobbin was again     
turned1 and put in rapid motion towards 
the house4 ,there  she found a great    
corpulent woman knitting quietly by the 
window2 but the  girls were nowhere to  
be seen4 ,mrs4 ,harding stated her      
errand briefly1 but  earnestly4    ,my  
gals are gone1 said the woman1 coldly4  
,one's gone to ,lowell1 and  t'other    
went yesterday to work at the ,meadows4 

,have you not another that would go8    
,no1 was the gruff reply of the woman1  
who did not even deign to look up4      
,it's just so everywhere1 said ,walter1 
as he caught the hopeless  expression of
 his mother's face when she came out4   
,they are all just gone  or going1 or   
else 'ain't obleeged to work out4' ,i   
wish some of them had  to4    ,oh no1   
that is wrong1 ,wally4 ,i would not have
 a domestic unless it would  be for her 
interest to serve me as well as for     
mine4 ,but ,i do believe  these         
uncultivated girls sometimes stand very 
much in their own light in  refusing to 
go where they might be learning         
something valuable1 and be  really      
improving themselves1 as well as helping
 those who need4    ,well1 ,i am sick of
 this1 said ,walter1 half laughing1 and 
almost half  crying4 ,i am tired and    
hungry4 ,cannot we have some dinner8    
,his mother assured him that they would 
stop for dinner soon4 ,in the mean      
time1 they continued their inquiries4   

,one girl who1 they were assured1  was  
at home spinning1 and who intended to   
engage out for the season1  they found  
had started the day before for ,boston  
in search of a place4  ,at another      
house1 a sweet-looking girl1 blue-eyed  
and fair1 with her  white arms bare     
almost to the shoulders1 had her trunk  
already packed for  ,lowell4 ,she could 
not go4 ,one pale mother had three      
daughters1 one of  whom was at the      
academy1 a second in the paper-mill1 and
 the third she  must keep to assist     
herself4 ,one stout1 healthy girl1 whom 
,mrs4 ,harding  urged to the very verge 
of decency1 preferred to stay at home to
 knit for  the merchants at one dollar  
per pound4 ,and one woman1 with very    
yellow  skin and snapping black eyes1   
wouldn't have her girls go where folks  
were so grand4 ,they were as good as    
anybody1 and better than some who sot   
themselves up to be so smart4    ,it was
 two hours past noon when our tired1    
worn-out travellers drove up to  a small

 tavern to dine4 ,as they sat at table1 
a new thought struck ,mrs4  ,harding4   
,she would inquire of the table-girl4   
,no1 ma'am1 replied the girl to her     
question1 with a smile and a shake  of  
the head4 ,we can't get girls enough    
here to do our work4 ,most all the      
girls here go to the factory4 ,there was
 a man along last week1 who had  been up
 country to get a lot of girls1 and he  
had engaged sixteen hundred  to go to a 
new factory in ,lowell4 ,he pays them so
 much a head1 and takes  them down by   
the lot1 just like cattle to the market4
    ,shall you go home now1 mother8     
asked ,walter1 when the girl had left   
the  room4    ,certainly ,i shall2 and  
,i can see no other way but to do my own
 work at  present4    ,it was a late    
hour in the evening when ,mrs4 ,harding 
and her son drove up  to their own door4
 ,mr4 ,harding1 notwithstanding his     
rheumatism1 laughed  heartily as they   
rehearsed the incidents of the day4 ,he 
still insisted1  however1 that it was   

because they had taken an unfortunate   
direction1 and  that1 if they should    
take a different route1 they would      
surely be more  successful4    ,no1 said
 ,mrs4 ,harding1 laughing2 ,i can assure
 you ,i have had enough  of it4 ,all ,i 
get for my day's labor is the privilege 
of getting my own  supper4 ,i can get   
along alone1 and must4    ,ah1 you will 
think differently1 wife1 when the       
,wallaces and ,pinkertons  get here4 ,it
 will be no trifling affair to play the 
parts of lady and  housemaid1 hostess   
and table-girl1 with so many visitors on
 your hands4    ,mrs4 ,harding1 however1
 kept up good courage4 ,the expected    
guests1 some  eight or ten1 including   
the babies1 arrived4 ,by making extra   
preparations  before their arrival1 she 
managed to get along comfortably for a  
few  days2 but the cake and tarts could 
not always last where there were so     
many mouths1 the house would not keep in
 order1 and the care and labor of       
meeting the wants of her large family   

pressed every day1 she thought1 with    
greater weight upon her4    ,i can tell 
you1 ,ellen1 ,i will not consent to this
 another day1 said ,mr4  ,harding to his
 wife1 as he met her burning face one   
day in the kitchen1  just as dinner was 
ready for the table4 ,why1 you look as  
if you had baked  yourself as well as   
the mutton1 he added1 laughing4         
,pray1 how will you help it1 my dear8   
asked ,mrs4 ,harding4    ,i will go     
myself for help4 ,i do believe ,i can   
find somebody who can tend  the roast   
and wash the dishes4    ,don't be too   
positive1 ,mr4 ,harding2 remember your  
good wife's  experience1 interposed     
,mrs4 ,pinkerton1 with an arch shake of 
the finger  and a roguish twinkle of the
 eye4    ,well1 one thing is certain1   
replied ,mr4 ,harding1 laughing1 ,i     
shall not  come back till ,i find one1  
extraordinaries excepted4 ,so1 when you 
see me  driving up1 you will see some   
one else4    ,old ,dobbin was duly      
harnessed next morning1 and ,mr4        

,harding1 full of hope1  started off    
bright and early1 while the whole       
family1 guests and all1  ran down to the
 gate to wish him success and a pleasant
 ride4    ,one1 two1 three days passed1 
but he did not return1 and ,mrs4        
,harding began  to cast uneasy glances  
down the street1 and to watch and listen
 every time  she heard carriage-wheels4 
,he will be as good as his word1 ,ellen1
 said her sister1 ,mrs4 ,pinkerton4     
,when he does come1 you will have help2 
that is a comfort4    ,perhaps1 cried   
little ,anna ,pinkerton1 he cannot find 
a girl1 and then  he will never come    
back4    ,just then1 however1 a step was
 heard in the hall1 and the next moment 
the  parlor door was darkened by his    
tall form4 ,there he stood1 but alone4  
,where is your girl8 asked ,mrs4        
,harding1 anxiously4    ,i left her to  
come in the cars4 ,she will be here in  
three days4    ,oh1 did you get one1    
then8 asked his wife and two or three   
others1 in a  breath4    ,to be sure ,i 

did2 but ,i had hard enough work to find
 her4 ,my experience  was almost as     
romantic as yours1 wife4    ,do give us 
your history1 said ,mrs4 ,pinkerton1    
after ,mr4 ,harding was  settled1 and   
quietly sipping his tea4    ,well1 said 
,mr4 ,harding1 with a self-satisfied    
air1 for he had actually  engaged a     
girl1 one experiences wonderful         
alternations of hope and fear  in this  
business1 ,i can assure you4 ,i have    
made as many as fifty calls1  and       
inquiries without number4 ,i rode over  
frightful hills and almost  impassable  
roads1 and met with many discouraging   
receptions2 but ,i was  determined to   
succeed1 and ,i did4    ,mr4 ,harding's 
history of his girl hunt kept his family
 chatting1  laughing1 and wondering till
 a late hour4 ,but we spare the reader  
the  details of his ride4    ,the day   
that the new girl was expected was damp 
and cloudy4 ,the sun  scarcely showed   
itself all the morning1 and1 now and    
then1 a heavy mist  or slow drizzling   

rain added to the discomfort and gloom4 
,late in the  morning1 a lumbering old  
stage-coach came rattling up to ,mr4    
,harding's  door1 and from it alighted a
 girl1 evidently somewhat over twenty   
years  of age1 with a very dark1 sallow 
complexion and large coal-black eyes1   
which seemed made on purpose to look    
everything through4 ,notwithstanding    
the dull1 uncomfortable morning1 she was
 dressed in a flounced lawn with  a     
white ground4 ,a gold pencil dangled at 
her side1 and she flaunted the  largest 
of gold hoops in her ears1 and an       
enormous piece of red glass in  her     
breast-pin4    ,can that be the new     
girl8 asked ,mrs4 ,pinkerton1 as the    
stranger whisked  up the gravel-walk and
 pulled the bell4    ,the very one1     
answered ,mr4 ,harding1 who caught a    
glimpse of her figure  at the door4     
,zilpah ,ann ,swain1 for such was her   
euphonious appellative1 was soon        
ushered into the kitchen1 where ,mrs4   
,harding was busy with the dinner1 and  

quietly seating herself at the window1  
without offering her aid1 she fixed  her
 staring black eyes upon ,mrs4          
,harding's red1 weary face1 and followed
  her through all the evolutions of     
getting up dinner4    ,i am very glad   
you have come to-day1 said ,mrs4        
,harding1 attempting to be  a little    
social4 ,i have friends with me1 and    
need very much some one to  take care of
 the kitchen4    ,well1 ,i thought ,i'd 
come a spell1 jest to accommodate2 but  
,i told ,mr4  ,harding ,i wouldn't be   
boun' to stay4 ,i ain't obleeged to work
 out1 if  ,i ain't a mind teu1 replied  
,zilpah ,ann1 her black eyes flashing   
with  independence4    ,it was soon     
evident that ,zilpah ,ann came simply as
 help4 ,she had not  the slightest idea 
of taking charge of the kitchen1 or of  
relieving her  mistress by going on     
independently in any department of the  
work4 ,the  morning after her arrival1  
,mrs4 ,harding gave her special         
directions about  sweeping the front    

stairs and hall1 and the brick walk     
which led to the  gate4 ,she was to go  
through a certain process every morning4
 ,but her work  was so badly done that  
,mrs4 ,harding determined to speak to   
her about it4    ,zilpah ,ann1 she said1
 as she passed through the hall one     
morning1 about  one week after her      
arrival1 ,i wish you to be particular to
 sweep the  corners of the stairs clean4
 ,you will find the small brush better  
for that  purpose4    ,i guess ,i know  
how to sweep1 ,miss ,harding1 exclaimed 
the surprised  ,zilpah ,ann1 starting up
 from her work and throwing the full    
fire of her  eyes upon ,mrs4 ,harding's 
calm face4 ,i don't want nobody to tell 
me how to  sweep out corners4 ,i knows  
some things1 if ,i hain't got so much   
l'arnin'  as some folks4    ,oh1 yes1 ,i
 presume you do know how4 ,i only wished
 to remind you of the  corners2 ,i am   
very particular about having them swept 
clean1 and the walk1  too4 ,you will    
remember that1 ,zilpah ,ann4    ,i      

didn't come here to be a nigger nor a   
sarvent1 ,miss ,harding1 ,i'll  let you 
know1 exclaimed ,zilpah ,ann1 dropping  
her broom in a passion  and bolting to  
her room4 ,half an hour afterwards1 she 
appeared at the  parlor door with her   
bonnet on1 and her bandbox in her hand1 
and demanded  to be carried to the      
depot4 ,the ,hardings let her go without
 a word of  remonstrance4 ,they had had 
help enough for one week1 and ,mrs4     
,harding  went about her work alone     
again1 with a feeling of positive       
relief4    ,what do you think of        
girl-hunting now1 brother ,harding8     
asked ,mrs4  ,pinkerton1 as they sat    
round the tea-table1 making themselves  
merry with  the trials and helps of the 
week4    ,oh1 ,i call it an unprofitable
 business1 exclaimed ,mr4 ,harding1 with
 a  hearty laugh4 ,i rode three days in 
a broiling sun after ,zilpah ,ann1 paid 
her fare fifty miles1 bore with her help
 for a week1 and received nothing  for  
my pains4 ,it is just like chasing your 

own shadow1 or 'hunting a  needle in a  
haymow4'    ,illustration               
,,niagara4      ,a ,,recent tour to     
,niagara1 in affording welcome          
recreation1 gave me  opportunity to look
 upon this stupendous curiosity4 ,i had 
had years ago a  faint foresight in     
observing1 at a favorable season1       
,passaic ,falls4 ,the  river at these   
falls is forty yards wide1 and one      
entire sheet of water  descends seventy 
feet4 ,the cascade presented a unique   
scene of beauty1 and  has been regarded 
as the greatest curiosity in the ,state 
of the ,broad  ,seal4 ,but the ,falls of
 ,niagara far outreach all comparison4  
,they are  really stupendous1 and       
challenge the world to outvie them in   
grandeur4 ,on  first witnessing them1   
your sensations are peculiar4 ,your     
nature becomes  suffused with a         
sublimity of feeling4 ,a fulmination of 
the great and  glorious strikes one to  
silent amazement4 ,with a pleasing      
terror1 akin  to grandeur1 you approach 

the precipice1 and gaze unweariedly upon
 the  wonderful cataract4    ,i         
proceeded without refreshing my memory  
with any account of the wonder4         
,conversation touching the falls1 with  
all fulsome descriptions1 ,i had        
avoided4 ,i beheld them from many points
 of observation1 at evening1 in  the    
morning1 and during the sunny day4 ,i   
was sensible that the great  natural    
curiosity of the ,new ,world had        
presented itself to my view4 ,the  sense
 of grandeur augmented with repeated    
observations4 ,no description can       
adequately convey an idea of their true 
sublimity4    ,niagara has had many     
admirers4 ,some1 in their descriptions1 
have been  borne very far by fancy2     
others have given occasional            
circumstances as  the general4 ,the     
precipice which produces the cataract   
was said to be not  less than six       
hundred feet4 ,this was an account of an
 early tourist4 ,it  does not1 in       
reality1 exceed one hundred and sixty   

feet4 ,the noise is  such1 says ,father 
,hennepin1 that people distant from it  
several miles  cannot hear each other   
speak4 ,at some seasons1 and at         
particular times1  the roar of the      
cataract is very loud1 and is heard for 
many miles2 but it  would be exceeding  
strange if found so deafening as        
indicated by the above  account4 ,as the
 traveller advances1 says ,howison1 he  
is frightfully  stunned by the appalling
 noise1 clouds of spray sometimes       
envelop him1 and  suddenly check his    
faltering steps2 rattlesnakes start from
 the cavities  of the rocks2 and the    
scream of eagles soaring among the      
whirlwinds of the  cataract1 at         
intervals1 announce that the raging     
waters have hurled some  bewildered     
animal over the precipice4 ,these       
intervals1 at present1 are  very long4  
,when the red man gazed exclusively upon
 the cataract1 it is supposed it  was of
 greater height than now4 ,not only1    
indeed1 of greater height1 but  that it 

was differently located4 ,the           
intelligent geologist maintains that    
the falls were once at ,lewiston1 and   
that they must eventually recede  to    
,lake ,erie4 ,thus1 any poetical        
apostrophe to ,niagara which sings1 ,as 
creation's dawn beholdst1 c41 loses its 
verity4 ,as years wind on1 the  falls   
must gradually become less grand as     
their height decreases2 and1  ,lake     
,erie being drained1 they will sink to  
the wild beauty and hoarse  roar of the 
rapids4 ,accurate observation proves    
that the falls wear  backward a trifle  
over a foot each year1 having receded   
forty-two feet in  the last forty years4
 ,many thousands of years have gone by  
since the falls  were on the borders of 
the ,ontario1 and over another hundred  
thousand  years must pass ere they      
retire to the sister lake4    ,at the   
efflux from ,lake ,erie1 ,niagara ,river
 is three-quarters of a mile  wide1 and 
from forty to sixty feet deep4 ,its     
current flows at the rate of  seven     

miles an hour4 ,as it proceeds1 the     
river widens and imbosoms ,grand  and   
,navy ,islands1 which terminate in      
points a mile and a half above the      
falls4    ,below these islands are      
rapids which extend a mile to the       
precipice1 in  which space the river    
descends fifty-seven feet4 ,down these  
rapids the  stream rushes1 foaming and  
dashing1 giving to the beholder a wild  
scene  of novel interest4 ,goat ,island 
divides the river into two courses4 ,a  
small island but a few yards from ,goat 
,island divides the channel on the      
,american side4 ,between the two is a   
beautiful cascade2 and1 from the small  
island to the ,american side1 the sheet 
is broad1 with a greater descent1       
though less quantity of water1 than at  
the other fall on the ,canada side4     
,much the greater body of water passes  
through the course between ,goat        
,island and the ,canada shore4 ,this    
fall1 from its shape1 has been named the
  ,horse-shoe ,fall4    ,the waters1 as 

they wend their way over the edge and   
downward1 assume a  white appearance1   
save a streak eastward in the           
,horse-shoe ,fall1 which  streak is of a
 green color1 like the water of the     
river where it is  deep and undisturbed4
 ,in one spot1 near the ,cave of the    
,winds1 on the  ,american side1 ,i saw a
 narrow cascade with so thin a sheet    
that it assumed  a pearl color1 and     
descended in congregated globules1 or   
beads1 sparkling  in their beauty1 and  
altogether variable from the heavier    
masses rolling  over the more central   
parts4 ,farther centreward1 the bounding
 waters  assume a snowy appearance2 and1
 in gazing upon them1 they seem large   
volumes1 or rather avalanches of foam1  
rolling down into the trembling  depths 
of the lower river4 ,a gentleman skilled
 in science1 who has  measured the water
 above1 below1 and on the brink of the  
falls1 reports  that three millions of  
tons of water fall over the precipice   
every second4  ,the moving water below  

the falls creates one vast mass of      
liquid foam1  which1 like pressed down1 
floats upon the surface of the river4   
,here1 amid  the roar of the rumbling   
and rushing waters1 the spray rolls up  
in clouds1  like ascending smoke4       
,rainbows dawn amid the dull-appearing  
mist1 and we  have1 as a whole1 ,niagara
 presented to us as she is1 and as no   
language  can describe her4 ,the grand  
view remains fixed upon the mind1 and a 
halo  of happy fancies takes hold of the
 conceptions4    ,the scenery around the
 falls is not without its interest4     
,nature retains  her roughest aspect1   
and looks pleasingly rugged and wild4   
,there is1  indeed1 much that is        
romantic around ,niagara4 ,along the    
river1 below  the falls1 there are trees
 of many kinds and an abundance of      
uncultured  shrubbery4 ,the impending   
cliffs seem to vibrate with the rolling 
murmurs  and echoes of the cataract4    
,table ,rock1 a portion of which fell   
some years  since1 and the remainder    

recently1 was on a level with the edge  
of the  cataract on the ,canada side4   
,it projected beyond the cliffs that    
supported  it1 resembling the leaf of a 
table1 which circumstance caused its    
name4  ,under this projecting rock ,i   
passed1 after descending a flight of    
stairs1  and approached the sheet of    
rolling water4 ,the spray here danced on
 the  eddying currents of the air1 and  
ascended in clouds4 ,the waters plash   
and  foam1 the cataract sounds with a   
winnowing roar1 echo resounds amid the  
rocky hills1 and the beholder is        
thrilled with emotions of awe4    ,a    
little way below the falls1 where the   
river loses its excessive  agitation1   
and resumes an unexcited course1 a small
 row-boat plies to  and fro4 ,in going  
over this ferry1 your boat is swayed    
with a turning  motion by the force of  
the current4 ,while visited lightly by  
the fleeting  spray1 the traveller looks
 towards the wonderful fall4 ,the cliffs
 on each  side of the river are lofty4  

,the tides glide down in a rapid current
  towards the distant whirlpool4        
,passing the eye upward1 and gazing upon
  the falls1 they are now presented in  
all their stupendous grandeur4 ,the     
waters roll over in huge bodies1 never  
ceasing--rolling1 rolling1 rolling4     
,you see it1 and linger to see it4      
,echoes reverberate1 and the constant   
murmur and rumble1 like a hundred       
mill-races in a freshet1 send a feeling 
which you cannot forget4 ,no one has    
inclination to speak while viewing  the 
falls4 ,the luxury is to look in silence
 at the picture here presented  in      
lively colors by ,nature4 ',tis a       
pleasure to stand and contemplate4 ,you 
must2 your soul ponders upon the novelty
 and grandeur before the eye4 ,the      
memory has garnered a clear impression4 
,it will hold it forever4               
,surrounding rugged and fossil          
exhibitions lead the mind to the        
convulsions  and changes through which  
,nature has gone since the ,creation4   

,fancy  retains ,niagara long after it  
ceases to be visible4 ,the falls appear 
in both their pleasing terror and       
dancing beauty4 ,nature1 ceasing to  be 
unanimated1 has exhibited at once her   
heavy artillery and rainbow  beauties4  
,the soul recognizes and does           
involuntary homage to the ,grand        
,master of the universe4          ,,the 
,,wild ,,flowers ,,of ,,the ,,month4    
,,by ,,harland ,,coultas1 ,,professor   
,,of ,,botany ,,in ,,penn ,,medical     
,,university1  ,,philadelphia4          
,,the early spring flowers1 whose lovely
 forms were nurtured amidst  the falling
 snows of ,february and the rude cold   
winds of ,march1 have  disappeared from 
the wild parterre of nature4 ,flora's   
first offering1  how welcome to the     
botanist6 ,the vernal sun now pours     
forth on the cold  damp earth floods of 
warm1 life-giving radiance4 ,vegetation 
is in full  activity1 and by the forces 
of nature the earth and atmosphere are  
being  woven into green leaves and      

beautiful flowers4 ,behold the rich     
feast which  is provided for the support
 of every living thing4 ,there is not an
 insect  wantoning in the sunbeam1 or a 
bird singing sweetly amongst the        
branches1  or a poor worm crawling at   
your feet1 for which ample provision has
 not  been fully made4    ,to those who 
are interested in botanical pursuits1   
the country now  possesses an especial  
attraction4 ,june is pre-eminently the  
month of  flowers4 ,to describe them all
 would fill a volume4 ,we will1 however1
  mention the following1 which are both 
abundant and beautiful1 and may be  very
 easily procured3--    ,illustration3   
,fig4 #a4    ,,aquilegia ,,canadensis   
7,wild ,columbine74--,this beautiful    
plant may now  be found growing out of  
the crevices of the rocks on the west   
bank of  the ,schuylkill1 between       
,manayunk and ,columbia ,bridge4 ,it has
 biternate  leaves1 or leaves which are 
twice three parted and deeply toothed at
  their margin4 ,fig4 #a shows the      

foliage and flower of the ,columbine4   
,the  sepals of the calyx and petals of 
the corolla are of the same color1 and  
so intermingled as to be not easily     
distinguished from each other4 ,the     
corolla is composed of five horn-shaped 
petals1 one of which is shown  detached 
at a4 ,the petals are curved at the     
upper end and form a sort  of coronet1  
terminating below in spurs or horns     
which contain honey4 ,the  five oval and
 colored sepals of the calyx alternate  
with them4 ,the stamens  and styles are 
exerted1 or hang below the mouth of the 
corolla4 ,the  corolla and calyx are of 
a beautiful scarlet or rather coral     
color1 and  the whole plant1 together   
with its drooping1 pendulous flowers1 is
 really  an ornament to the barren rocks
 from which it springs4 ,how wonderful  
that so much beauty should thus flourish
 in so unpromising a situation6  b      
,represents the appearance of the fruit 
after the flowers have faded  and       
fallen1 which consists of five carpels  

or follicles1 many seeded and           
acuneinated by the persistent style4 c1 
,a separate follicle4    ,illustration3 
,fig4 #b4    ,,houstonia ,c,,rulea 7or  
,quaker ,lady74--,the fresh green grass 
on every  hill-side is now adorned with 
the tufts of this beautiful wild plant4 
,it  grows1 however1 most luxuriantly in
 moist1 shady situations4 ,this plant   
is easily recognized by its profusion of
 handsome bright blue blossoms1  fading 
to white1 with a yellow eye4 ,fig4 #b   
shows the form of its leaves  and       
flowers4 ,each little plant1 when       
examined apart from the rest1  presents 
a few forked branches an inch or two in 
length4 ,the radical  leaves are        
spatulate1 the corolla monopetalous and 
salverform4 ,it has four  stamens and   
one pistil4 a1 ,one of the anthers      
opening longitudinally4  b1             
,cross-section of that anther magnified4
 c1 ,the capsule enveloped by  the      
persistent calyx4 d1 e1 ,views of the   
dehiscence of the capsule4              

,,mitchella ,,repens                    
7,partridge-berry74--,this pretty little
 evergreen is  now in flower in moist1  
shady woods1 about the roots of trees4  
,its stem  and branches trail along the 
ground1 bearing opposite ovate leaves1  
and  pairs of white1 monopetalous1 four 
cleft1 and singularly villous or        
downy-looking flowers4 ,after flowering1
 a bright scarlet berry is produced  by 
the coalescence or engraftment of the   
drupes or fruit of each pair of         
flowers1 which is crowned with the calyx
 teeth of each of them4 ,this plant     
commemorates ,dr4 ,john ,mitchell1 an   
early correspondent of ,linnus and an   
excellent botanist4 ,the berries remain 
over winter4    ,,epig,a ,,repens       
7,trailing ,arbutus74--,this is a       
favorite spring flower1  especially with
 ladies4 ,it is very abundant in the    
woods on the banks of  the ,wissahicon4 
,it may be readily distinguished by its 
prostrate stems1  which bear evergreen1 
reticulated1 rounded1 alternate leaves1 

and axillary  clusters of rose-colored  
flowers1 which are most delightfully    
fragrant4  ,the stem and stalks of the  
leaves are bristly with rusty hairs4    
,name  derived from ,greek3 epi1 upon1  
and ,greek3 g1 the earth4 ,ten stamens  
and one pistil will be found within the 
floral envelops4    ,,claytonia         
,,virginica 7,spring ,beauty74--,this   
plant is common in moist  woods on the  
banks of the ,schuylkill4 ,it is named  
in honor of ,john  ,clayton1 one of the 
earliest botanists of this country4 ,it 
sends up in  early spring from a small1 
deeply buried tuber1 a simple stem      
bearing  two linear lanceolate1 opposite
 leaves1 and a simple raceme of pale1   
rose-colored flowers4 ,fig4 #c is a     
representation of this ornament of  the 
vernal woods4 ,sepals of the calyx1 two1
 ovate1 free1 green1 and  persistent2   
that is1 they remain after the corolla  
has faded as a  protecting envelop to   
the fruit4 ,stamens1 five1 adhering to  
the claws  of the petals4 ,style1       

three-lobed4 ,capsule1 three-valved1    
three to  five-seeded4 a ,shows the     
persistent two-leaved calyx enveloping  
the  capsule4 b1 ,a section of the      
dehiscing or opening capsule1 with the  
seeds in its interior4    ,illustration3
 ,fig4 #c4    ,,viola ,,pedata          
7,bird's-,foot ,violet74--,this is the  
largest and handsomest  of the wild     
violets1 and is exceedingly abundant in 
the sandy soil of  the pine-barrens in  
the neighborhood of ,camden1 ,new       
,jersey4 ,it is called  bird's-foot     
violet1 from a fancied resemblance      
between its leaves and the  feet of     
birds4 ,its flowers are large1          
pale-blue1 and exceedingly showy4  ,the 
beautiful ,phlox subulata1 or moss pink1
 grows in the same pine-barrens  in     
company with this violet1 and cannot    
fail to be recognized4    ,the earth at 
this season is adorned with the utmost  
profusion of flowers4  ,now is the time 
to secure good specimens4 ,we shall     
introduce a few more of  these beautiful

 strangers to your notice in another    
article4          ,,physical ,,training4
    ,,part ,i4      ,to most persons1   
probably1 the words ,physical ,training 
suggest ideas  of the drill-sergeant1 or
 of gymnastic or other extraordinary    
exercises2  and1 truly1 such exercises  
may form a part of physical training1   
but only  a part1 and that a small one1 
of this most important department of    
human  education4 ,we must endeavor to  
give our readers wider and better views 
than are usually entertained upon the   
subject4    ,physical training in its   
proper sense involves3 #a4 ,the         
cultivation and  preservation of        
physical health4 #b4 ,the development of
 the physical  strength1 powers1 and    
mechanical capabilities of the body to  
such a pitch  as the individual requires
 to perform well the duties of life4 #c4
 ,the  cultivation1 within certain      
limits1 of the graces and beauties of   
the  body4 #d4 ,the cultivation and     
development of the mind1 through and by 

means  of the bodily powers and senses4 
,thus1 whatever the means employed1 the 
chief end of all physical training  must
 be the perfect working of a healthy    
mind1 by means of a healthy body1  in   
the performance of life's duties1 the   
enjoyment of life's pleasures1  and the 
avoidance1 as far as permitted1 of      
life's pains4    ,in this life1 ,god has
 linked together our bodies and our     
minds1 and man  cannot with impunity    
disregard their union or divide their   
interests2 act  and react they will1 and
 do1 upon one another4 ,their ,creator  
has made the  one the instrument of the 
other2 and as well might we look for    
harmony  from an unstrung harp1 be the  
player ever so skilful1 as for perfect  
working from a mind1 however good and   
powerful1 through the means of a  sickly
 body4 ,true1 there have been many      
possessors of sickly bodies1 many       
sufferers from permanent bad health1 who
 have not only done much active  good1  
but who have worked well and            

successfully with their minds2 yet may  
we not justly suppose that1 had the same
 minds dwelt in healthy frames1  had    
they not been clogged and clouded by the
 frequent infirmities of the  flesh1    
their good deeds would have been still  
more widely spread1 their  intellectual 
exertions still more powerfully         
manifested8 ,even in the more  ordinary 
business of life1 in the counting-house 
or in the work-shop1  how often is work 
too slowly or imperfectly executed1     
because of minds  hampered by bodies in 
bad working order2 because the physical 
training  of the body has been1 and is1 
day by day neglected6 ,few there are    
whose  individual experience cannot     
revert to hours1 days1 lost to them1    
simply  from derangements of health     
which might have been avoided1 and      
which1  though not amounting to illness1
 were yet sufficient to render either   
duty  or amusement a labor or a bore4   
,how few are there who do not know the  
difference between the irritability1 the

 nervous fears1 the indolence and       
despondency of illness1 and that        
cheerful activity of good health which  
laughs at trifles1 looks forward with   
hope1 and finds work a pleasure6  ,how  
strong the reasons1 then1 for training  
the health and powers of the  body to   
their highest pitch1 seeing that upon   
their perfection depends the  more or   
less complete fulfilment of our duty to 
,god1 our neighbors1 and  ourselves6    
,we return to the rule ,no4 #a1 of      
,physical ,training4--,the cultivation  
and  preservation of physical health4   
,health is a comprehensive term1        
including the perfect and harmonious    
working of the organs generally of which
 the body is composed2 but this         
perfect1 this healthy working of many   
parts1 chiefly depends upon the         
integrity and health of the one         
all-pervading fluid1 the blood--the     
life4 ,in all physical training1 the    
condition of the blood must be  the     
foundation--the centre point of our     

thoughts and endeavors4 ,this1  to an   
unlearned reader1 may appear a somewhat 
startling proposition2  nevertheless1 by
 means of it we shall gain the simplest1
 most  intelligible1 and1 at the same   
time1 most comprehensive views of our   
subject4 ,the condition of the blood    
depends1 first1 on its nourishment2     
secondly1 on its purification4 ,the     
effect of the blood upon the body       
depends1 thirdly1 upon its circulation  
or distribution4 ,the first involves    
the nature1 quantity1 and digestion of  
the food which nourishes2 the  second1  
the ventilation1 cleanliness1 c41 which 
purify2 the third1 the  various         
exercises which aid to distribute4      
,as the blood is continually being      
expended in the nourishment of the      
body1 so it must as constantly be       
renovated by supplies from without--by  
food4 ,evidently1 then1 this food must  
supply to the blood every material      
required by the body2 otherwise there   
can be no proper nourishment4  ,thus1 if

 the diet be deficient in the           
bone-earths1 the bones--as they do  in  
badly-nourished children--become soft   
and yielding2 if the diet is  too       
exclusively composed of such farinaceous
 articles as rice1 potatoes1  c41 or    
with too much fat1 it is incapable of   
yielding the elements of  muscular      
flesh1 and the strength declines2 if    
vegetable food is wanting1  scurvy is   
the result4 ,here1 then1 we have the    
first element of ,physical  ,training3  
the real supply of nourishment          
calculated to afford every  material    
required by the body4 ,this of course   
takes in a wider range  of subject--no  
less than that of diet generally--than  
our space will  permit us to enter into 
here4 ,suffice it to remark that the    
diet of the  infant and growing child1  
of the youth and the adult man1 must1   
under  a proper system of training1 be  
varied according to the constitution  of
 the individual1 and accommodated not   
only to the climate1 but also  to the   

changes of the seasons4 ,for instance1  
we will suppose two young  children2 one
 is fair1 light-haired1 with delicate   
skin1 through which  the blue veins show
 conspicuously1 but fat and plump       
withal2 the other is  a ruddy-faced     
rogue1 whose rich red blood seems ready 
to start from his  cheeks4 ,give these  
two nurslings equal treatment in every  
way1 the same  air1 the same everything1
 and the same food1 consisting chiefly  
of milk  and grain materials1 puddings1 
and the like1 with perhaps a little     
meat2  the rosy face will lose none of  
its healthy hue2 the fair1 fat child    
will  become no thinner1 perhaps fatter1
 but1 at the same time1 pale and puffy1 
or pasty-looking1 and if the diet be    
unchanged1 finally unhealthy4 ,reverse  
matters2 let each have fresh animal food
 every day1 and what is the             
consequence8 ,our little pale friend    
brightens up amazingly2 there comes  a  
tinge of red in the cheek1 the puffiness
 is gone1 and the flesh has  become more

 solid--he is more active and sprightly2
 but our other little  fellow is        
evidently not benefited2 the healthy    
rose hue looks more like a  feverish    
flush1 and suspicious spots1 that will  
soon break out into little  pimples or  
small boils1 are perhaps showing        
themselves4 ,this will never  do1 so we 
keep the little fair one to his beef and
 mutton1 and reduce his  companion1 who 
soon shows the benefit of the change1 to
 his milk-puddings  and vegetables1 and 
give him his treat of meat only twice or
 thrice a  week4 ,this one example--we  
might give many more--will serve to show
 how  many considerations are involved  
in this first department of physical    
training--the management of the food3   
how that which gives health and         
strength to one will be too little for  
another1 and vice vers4 ,then1  again1  
we might show how the variation of      
climate1 even such as takes  place      
between winter and summer in our land1  
requires variation in the  amount and   

kind of food2 how also this should be   
influenced by exercise4  ,these minuti  
cannot be separately discussed in the   
compass of a short  paper2 but the      
information is such that no intelligent 
man1 either for  his own sake or that of
 others1 should be entirely unfurnished 
with4 ,as a  general rule1 let it be    
kept in mind1 especially in the case of 
the young  and growing1 that the        
habitual food ought to be calculated to 
yield the  requisite nourishment for    
every portion of the frame2 that it     
ought1 while  adapted to the            
constitution1 to be sufficient in       
quantity and quality4  ,rarely1 indeed1 
if food be wholesome1 and at the same   
time not calculated  to tempt the       
appetite artificially1 can it be        
necessary1 or even right1  to stint its 
allowance to young people8 ,lastly1 as  
far as possible1 the  application of a  
well-directed cookery1 by which the     
digestibility of food  is improved1     
ought not to be lost sight of1 as an    

important element in the  physical      
training of the young1 or of the        
physical preservation of the  adult4    
,thus1 the first essential for the      
healthy condition of the blood1 and     
thence of the body1 is its nourishment4 
,the second1 is its purification4  ,now1
 the blood is not only the nourishing1  
but it is also the warming  medium of   
the body4 ,each moment of our lives1    
chemical changes and  interchanges are  
going on between the atoms1 throughout  
every portion of  our frames3 those     
which have become unfit for the purposes
 of the living1  healthy body1 are      
replaced by fresh ones1 by fresh        
nourishment1 brought by  the blood in   
its never-ceasing current of            
circulation4 ,at the moment the  change 
takes place1 heat is given out--the     
natural warmth of the living  being4    
,but the fresh atoms of nourishment     
having displaced the old ones1  the     
latter necessarily pass into the blood1 
and as necessarily render it  impure1   

altering its qualities1 and converting  
it from a bright red1 life  and         
vigor-supporting agent1 into a dark     
purple fluid1 not only unfit to  sustain
 life1 but unfit also either to impart  
energy or proper nourishment  to the    
frame1 unless it be perfectly purified  
by the agencies provided  for this      
purpose4 ,these agencies are principally
 four1 viz41 the lungs1  the skin1 the  
liver1 the kidneys4 ,the first is       
directly connected with  the subject of 
pure air2 the second1 with pure air1    
light1 and personal  cleanliness2 the   
two last1 with food2 and all with the   
last condition of  physical health1 the 
blood circulation or distribution4      
,,the ,,trials ,,of ,a ,,needlewoman4#i 
,,by ,t4 ,s4 ,,arthur4    7,continued   
from page #ddj47      ,,chapter ,x4     
,,without venturing the remotest        
allusion to her parting with her lover1 
,miss ,ballantine commenced her         
narrative by saying--    ,when ,i left  
,new ,york with my father1 for ,new     

,orleans1 no voyage could  have promised
 fairer4 ,mild1 sunny weather1 with good
 breezes and a noble  ship1 that        
scarcely seemed to feel the deep swell  
of the ocean1 bore us  pleasantly on    
towards the desired port4 ,but1 when    
only five days out1 an  awful calamity  
befel us4 ,one night ,i was awakened    
from sleep by a terrific  crash2 and in 
a little while the startling cry of 'the
 ship's on fire6'  thrilled upon my ear1
 and sent an icy shudder to my heart4 ,i
 arose from  my berth1 and put on my    
clothes hastily4 ,by this time my father
 had come1  dreadfully agitated1 into   
the cabin2 and while his own lips       
quivered1 and  his own voice trembled1  
he endeavored to quiet my fears1 by     
telling me  that there was no danger2   
that the ship had been struck with      
lightning2  but that the fire occasioned
 thereby would readily be put out4      
,when ,i ascended to the deck1 however1 
,i saw that we had little to hope  for4 
,while the masts and rigging were all   

enveloped in flame1 a dense  smoke was  
rising from the hold1 indicating that   
the electric fluid1 in its  descent     
through the ship1 had come in contact   
with something in the cargo  that was   
highly combustible4 ,passengers and crew
 stood looking on with  pale1           
horror-stricken faces4 ,but the captain1
 a man of self-possession1  aroused all 
from their lethargy by ordering1 in a   
loud1 clear voice1  the masts and       
rigging to be cut away instantly4 ,this 
order was obeyed4  ,over went1 crashing 
and hissing1 three noble masts1 with    
their wealth of  canvas1 all enveloped  
in flames1 quenching the                
heaven-enkindled fires  in the ocean4   
,then all was breathless and silent as  
the grave for some  moments1 when a     
broad flash lit up the air1 and         
revealed1 for an instant1  the          
dismantled deck upon which we stood1    
followed by a pealing crash that  made  
the ship tremble4 ,the deep silence that
 succeeded was broken by the  voice of  

the captain4 ,his tones were cheerful   
and confident4    ',all will now be     
well6' he cried4 ',we are saved from    
fire1 and our good  hull will bear us   
safely up until we meet a passing ship4'
    ',but there is fire below1 captain1'
 said one4    ',it cannot burn without  
air1' he replied1 in the same tone of   
confidence4  ',we will keep the hatches 
closed and sealed2 and it must go out4' 
,this took a load from my bosom4 ,i saw 
that what he said was reasonable4  ,but 
when daylight came1 it showed the smoke 
oozing out through every  crevice in the
 deck4 ,the floors1 too1 were hot to the
 feet1 and indicated  an advanced state 
of the fire within4 ,all was again      
terror and confusion1  but our captain  
still remained self-possessed4 ,he saw  
that every hope of  saving the ship was 
gone2 and at once ordered all the boats 
made ready1  and well stored with       
provisions4 ,to the first and second    
mates1 with a  portion of the crew1 he  
assigned two of the boats1 and in the   

third and  largest he embarked himself  
with four stout men and the passengers1 
twelve  in all4 ,the sky was still      
overcast with clouds1 and the sea rolled
 heavily  from the effects of the brief 
but severe storm that had raged in the  
night4 ,pushing off from the doomed     
vessel1 we lingered near for a couple   
of hours to see what her fate would be4 
,at the end of that time1 the dense     
smoke which had nearly hidden her from  
our view1 suddenly became one           
enveloping mass of flame4 ,it was a     
beautiful1 yet appalling sight1 to see  
that noble vessel thus burning upon the 
breast of the sea6 ,for nearly an  hour 
her form1 sheeted in fire1 stood out    
distinctly against the face of  the sky1
 and then she went down1 and left only a
 few charred and mutilated  fragments   
afloat upon the surface to tell of her  
doom4    ,during the night that         
followed1 it stormed terribly1 and in it
 our boat  was separated from the other 
two4 ,we never met again1 and for all ,i

 have  ever learned to the contrary1    
those that were saved in them from the  
burning ship perished from hunger1 or   
were overwhelmed by some eager wave  of 
the ocean4    ,the four men of the      
ship's crew1 with the captain and the   
male  passengers1 labored alternately at
 the oars1 but with little effect4      
,heavy seas1 and continued stormy       
weather1 rendered of little avail all   
efforts to make much headway towards any
 port4 ,our main hope was that of       
meeting with some vessel4 ,but this hope
 mocked us day after day4 ,no ship      
showed her white sails upon the broad   
expanse of waters that stretched1  far  
as the eye could reach1 in all          
directions4 ,thus ten days passed1 and  
our provisions and water were nearly    
exhausted4 ,three of the passengers  had
 become already very ill1 and all of us 
were more or less sick from  exposure to
 the rain and sea4 ,on the twelfth day1 
two of our number died  and were cast   
overboard4 ,others became sick1 and by  

the time we had been  floating about    
thus for the space of twenty days1 only 
four of the twelve  remained4 ,most of  
them died with a raging fever4 ,the     
captain was among the  number1 and there
 was now no one to whom we could look   
with confidence4  ,my father still      
lived1 though exceedingly ill4 ,our     
companions were now  reduced to a young 
man and his sister4    ,a bag of biscuit
 still remained1 and a small portion of 
water4 ,of this1  none but myself could 
eat4 ,the rest were too sick4 ,three    
days more passed1  and ,i was alone with
 my father6 ,the brother and his sister 
died1 and with  my own hands ,i had to  
consign them to their grave in the sea4 
,i need not  attempt to give any true   
idea of my feelings when ,i found myself
 thus  alone1 with my father just on the
 brink of death1 afar in the midst of   
the ocean4 ,he was unconscious2 and ,i  
felt that ,i was on the verge of        
delirium4 ,a strong fever made the blood
 rush wildly through my veins1  causing 

my temples to throb as if they would    
burst4 ,from about this time            
consciousness forsook me4 ,i can        
recollect little more until ,i found    
myself  lying in a berth1 on board of a 
strange vessel4 ,i was feeble as an     
infant4  ,a man1 with the aspect of a   
foreigner1 sat near me4 ,he spoke to me1
 but  in a foreign tongue4 ,i           
understood1 and could speak ,french1    
,spanish1 and  ,italian2 but ,i had     
never studied ,german1 and this man was 
a ,hollander4 ,of  course1 ,i understood
 but a word here and there1 and not     
sufficient to gain  any intelligence    
from what he said1 or to make him       
comprehend me1 except  when ,i asked for
 my father4 ,then he understood me1 and 
pointing across the  cabin1 gave me to  
know that my father was with me in the  
ship1 though very  sick4    ,small      
portions of nourishing food were now    
offered at frequent intervals1  and1 as 
my appetite came back keenly1 and ,i    
took the scanty supply that  was allowed

 me1 ,i gradually gained strength4 ,in a
 week ,i was able to leave  my berth1   
and to walk1 with the assistance of the 
captain of the vessel1  for he it was   
whom ,i had first seen on the           
restoration of consciousness1  to the   
state room in which my father lay4 ,oh6 
how he had changed6 ,i hardly           
recognized him4 ,his face had grown long
 and thin1 his eyes were sunken  far    
back in his head1 and his hair1 that had
 been scarcely touched with  the frosts 
of age when we left ,new ,york1 was     
white6 ,he did not know me1  although he
 looked me feebly in the face4 ,the     
sound of my voice seemed to  rouse him a
 little1 but he only looked at me with a
 more earnest gaze1  and then closed his
 eyes4 ,from this time ,i was his       
constant nurse1 and  was soon blessed   
with finding him gradually recovering4  
,but as health  came back to his body1  
it was too appallingly visible that his 
reason  had been shattered4 ,he soon    
came to know me1 to speak to me1 and to 

caress me1 with more than his usual     
fondness2 but his mind was--alas6 too   
evidently--imbecile4 ,as this state of  
mental alienation showed itself more    
and more distinctly1 on his gradually   
acquiring physical strength1 it  seemed 
as if the painful fact would kill me4   
,but we are formed to endure  great     
extremes of bodily and mental anguish4  
,the bow will bend far before  it       
breaks4    ,after ,i had recovered so as
 to leave my berth entirely1 and when1  
,i  suppose1 the captain thought it     
would be safe to question me1 he brought
  a map1 and indicated plainly enough   
that he wished me to point out the      
country ,i was from4 ,i laid my hand    
upon the ,united ,states4 ,he looked    
surprised4 ,i glanced around at the     
ship1 and then pointed to the map with  
a look of inquiry4 ,he placed his finger
 near the ,island of ,st4 ,helena4  ,it 
was now my turn to look surprised4 ,by  
signs ,i wished him to tell me  how we  
should get back2 and he indicated1      

plainly enough1 that he would  put us on
 board of the first vessel he met that  
was returning either to  ,europe or the 
,united ,states1 or else would leave us 
at the ,cape of ,good  ,hope4 ,but day  
after day passed1 and we met no         
returning vessel4 ,before  we reached   
the ,cape1 a most terrific storm came   
on1 which continued  many days1 in which
 the ship lost two of her masts1 and was
 driven far  south4 ,it seemed to me as 
if my father and ,i had been doomed to  
perish  in the ocean1 and the sea would 
not1 therefore1 relinquish its prey4 ,it
  was ten or twelve days before the     
storm had sufficiently abated to leave  
the vessel manageable in the hands of   
the captain and crew1 and then the      
captain's reckoning was gone4 ,he could 
get his latitude correctly1 but not  his
 longitude1 except by a remote          
approximation4 ,his first observation1  
when the sky gave an opportunity1 showed
 us to be in latitude forty-five        
degrees south4 ,this he explained to me1

 and also the impracticability of  now  
making the ,cape1 pointing out upon the 
map the ,swan ,river ,settlement  in    
,australia as the point he should       
endeavor first to make4 ,a heavy ship1  
with but one mast1 made but slow        
progress4 ,on the third day another     
storm  overtook us1 and we were driven  
before the gale at a furious rate4 ,that
  night our vessel struck and went to   
pieces4 ,six of us escaped1 my father   
among the rest1 and the captain1 in a   
boat1 and were thrown upon the  shore of
 an uninhabited island4 ,in the morning 
there lay floating in a  little         
protected cove of the island barrels of 
provisions1 as pork1 fish1  bread1 and  
flour1 with chests1 and numerous        
fragments of the ship1 and  portions of 
the cargo4 ,the captain and sailors at  
once set about securing  all that could 
possibly be rescued from the water1 and 
succeeded in  getting provisions and    
clothing enough to last all of us for   
many months1  if1 unfortunately1 we     

should not earlier be relieved from our 
dreadful  situation4 ,my father had     
become strong enough to go about and    
take care of  himself1 but his mind was 
feebler1 and he seemed more like an old 
man in  his second childhood than one in
 the prime of life as he was4 ,he was   
not  troublesome to any one1 nor was    
there any fear of trusting him by       
himself4  ,he was only like an imbecile 
old man--and such even the captain      
thought  him4    ,a thing which ,i      
failed to mention in its place1 ,i might
 as well allude  to here4 ,on recovery  
from that state of physical exhaustion  
in which the  humane captain of the     
,dutch ,east ,indiaman had found me1 my 
hand rested  accidentally upon the      
pocket of my father's coat1 which hung  
up in the  state room that had been     
assigned to him4 ,his pocket-book was   
there4  ,it instantly occurred to me to 
examine it1 and see how much money it   
contained1 for ,i knew that1 unless we  
had money1 before getting back1  we     

would be subjected to inconvenience1    
annoyance1 and great privation2  and as 
my father seemed to be so weak in mind1 
all the care of providing  for our      
comfort1 ,i saw1 would devolve upon me4 
,i instantly removed the  pocket-book1  
which was large4 ,i found a purse in the
 same pocket1 and took  that also4 ,with
 these ,i retired into my own           
state-room1 and fastening  the door     
inside1 commenced an examination of     
their contents4 ,the purse  contained   
twenty eagles2 and in the apartments of 
the pocket-book were ten  eagles more1  
making three hundred dollars in gold4   
,in bank bills there  were five of one  
thousand dollars each1 ten of one       
hundred dollars1 and  about two hundred 
dollars in smaller amounts1 all of ,new 
,york city banks4  ,these ,i took and   
carefully sewed up in one of my under   
garments1 and also  did the same with   
the gold4 ,i mention this1 as it bears  
with importance  upon our subsequent    
history4    ,a temporary shelter was    

erected2 a large pole with a white flag 
fastened  to it1 as a signal to any     
passing vessel1 was set up2 and the     
captain1  with two of his men1 set out  
to explore the island4 ,they were gone  
for  two days4 ,on returning1 they      
reported no inhabitants1 but plenty of  
good  game1 if any way could be devised 
to take it4 ,no vessel appearing1 after 
the lapse of some twelve or fifteen     
days1 the men set about building for  us
 a more comfortable place of shelter4   
,one of these had been a carpenter1  and
 as an axe and saw1 and some few tools1 
had come ashore on pieces of  the wreck1
 and in chests1 he was enabled to put up
 a very comfortable  tenement1 with an  
apartment for me partitioned off from   
the main room4    ,here we remained for 
,i can scarcely tell how long4 ,it was1 
,i believe1  for about a year and a     
half3 during which time two of the men  
died1 and  our party was reduced to     
four4 ,about this period1 when all of us
 began  to feel sick from hope deferred1

 and almost to wish that we might die1  
a heavy storm came up1 with wind from   
the north-west1 and blew heavily  for   
three or four days4 ,on the morning of  
the fourth day1 when the wind  had      
subsided1 a vessel1 driven out of her   
course1 was seen within a few  leagues  
of the land4 ,signals were instantly    
made1 and our eyes gladdened  by the    
sight of a boat which was put off from  
the ship4 ,in this we soon  embarked1   
and1 with a sensation of wild delight1  
found ourselves once more  treading the 
deck of a good vessel4 ,she was an      
,english merchantman1 bound  for        
,canton4 ,we made a quick passage to    
that port1 where we found a vessel  just
 ready to sail for ,liverpool4 ,in this 
,i embarked1 with my father1 who  still 
remained in the same sad state of mental
 derangement4 ,no incident1  worthy of  
referring to now1 occurred on our       
passage to ,liverpool1 whence  we       
embarked direct for ,new ,orleans1 at   
which place we arrived1 after  having   

been absent from our native land for the
 long space of nearly three  years6 ,how
 different were my feelings1 my hopes1  
my heart1 on the day ,i  returned to    
that city eight years from the time ,i  
left it as a gay child1  with the world 
all new and bright and beautiful before 
me6 ,i need not draw  the contrast4     
,your own thoughts can do that vividly  
enough4    ,you can scarcely imagine the
 eagerness with which ,i looked forward 
to an  arrival in my native city4 ,we   
had friends there1 and a fortune1 and ,i
  fed my heart with the pleasing hope   
that skilful physicians would awaken  my
 father's slumbering reason into renewed
 and healthy activity4 ,arrived  there  
at last1 we took lodgings at a hotel1   
where ,i wrote a brief note  to my      
father's partner1 in whose hands all the
 business had been1 of  course1 during  
our absence1 stating a few facts as to  
our long absence and  asking him to     
attend upon us immediately4 ,after      
dispatching this note1  ,i waited in    

almost breathless expectation1 looking  
every moment to see  ,mr4 ,paralette    
enter4 ,but hour after hour passed1 and 
no one came4 ,then ,i  sent notes to two
 or three of my father's friends1 whom  
,i recollected1  but met with no        
response during the day4 ,all this      
strange indifference  was               
incomprehensible to me4 ,it was1 in     
part1 explained to my mind on the  next 
morning1 when one of the persons to whom
 ,i had written called1 and  was shown  
up into our parlor by request4 ,there   
was a coldness and reserve  about him1  
combined with a too evident suspicion   
that it was not all as ,i  had said4    
,that my father was not ,mr4            
,ballantine1 nor ,i his daughter--but   
both1 in fact1 impostors6 ,and certain  
it is that the white-headed imbecile    
old man bore but little resemblance to  
the fine1 manly1 robust form1  which my 
father presented three years before4    
,the visitor questioned  and            
cross-questioned me2 and failed not to  

hint at what seemed to him              
discrepancies1 and even impossibilities 
in my story4 ,i felt indignant  at this1
 at the same time that my heart sank at 
the suddenly flashing  conviction that1 
after all our sufferings and long weary 
exile from our  home1 we should find    
ourselves but strangers in the land of  
our birth--be  even repulsed from our   
own homestead4    ,our visitor retired  
after an interview of about half an     
hour1 giving me  to understand pretty   
plainly that he thought both my father  
and myself  impostors4 ,his departure   
left me faint and sick at heart4 ,but   
from this  state ,i aroused myself1     
after a while1 and determined to go and 
see ,mr4  ,paralette at once4 ,a servant
 called a carriage1 and ,i ordered the  
driver  to take me to the store of      
,ballantine  ,paralette4    ',there is  
no such a firm now1 madam1' he said2    
',mr4 ,ballantine was lost  at sea some 
years ago4 ,it is ,paralette  ,co4 now4'
    ',drive me there1 then1' ,i said1 in

 a choking voice4    ,in a few minutes  
the carriage stopped at the place ,i had
 designated1 and  ,i entered the store  
formerly kept by my father4 ,though ,i  
had been absent  for eight years1 yet   
everything looked familiar1 and nothing 
more familiar  than the face of ,mr4    
,paralette1 my father's partner4 ,i     
advanced to meet  him with a quick step1
 but his look of unrecognition1 and the 
instant  remembrance that he had not    
attended to my note1 and moreover that  
it had  been plainly hinted to me that  
,i was an impostor1 made me hesitate1   
and my  whole manner to become confused4
    ',eugenia ,ballantine is my name1'  
said ,i1 in a quivering voice4 ',i      
dropped  you a note yesterday1 informing
 you that my father and ,i had returned 
to  the city4'    ,he looked at me a    
moment with a calm1 severe1 scrutinizing
 gaze1 and then  said--    ',yes1 ,i    
received your note1 and have this moment
 seen ,mr4 ----1 who  called upon you4  
,and he corroborates the instant        

suspicion ,i had that  your story could 
not be correct4 ,he tells me that the   
man whom you call  your father resembles
 ,moses a great deal more than he does  
the late ,mr4  ,ballantine4 ,so1 you    
see1 madam1 that your story won't go for
 anything  here4'    ,there was         
something cold and sneering in the tone1
 manner1 and expression  of ,mr4        
,paralette that completely broke me     
down4 ,i saw1 in an instant1 that  my   
case was hopeless1 at least for the     
time4 ,i was a lone1 weak woman1 and    
during an absence of eight years from my
 native city1 ,i had grown up from  a   
slender girl into a tall woman1 and had1
 from suffering and privation1  been    
greatly changed1 and my countenance     
marred even since ,i had attained  the  
age of womanhood4 ,under these          
circumstances1 with my father changed   
so that no one could recognize him1 ,i  
felt that to make my strange story      
believed would be impossible4 ,from the 
presence of ,mr4 ,paralette ,i  retired1

 and went back to the hotel1 feeling as 
if my heart would break4  ,oh1 it was   
dreadful to be thus repulsed1 and at    
home1 too6 ,i tried only  twice more to 
make my story believed2 failing in these
 efforts1 ,i turned  all my thoughts    
toward the restoration of my father to  
mental health1  believing that1 when    
this was done1 he1 as a man1 could      
reassume his own  place and his true    
position4 ,i had over six thousand      
dollars of the money  ,i had taken from 
my father's pocket-book1 and which ,i   
had always kept so  completely concealed
 about my person1 that no one had the   
least suspicion  of it4 ,five thousand  
of this ,i deposited on interest1 and   
with the residue  took a small house in 
the suburbs of the city1 which ,i       
furnished plainly1  and removed into it 
with my father4 ,i then employed two of 
the most  skilful physicians in the     
city1 and placed him in their hands1    
studiously  concealing from them our    
real names and history4 ,for eighteen   

months he  was under medical treatment1 
and for at least six months of that time
  in a private insane hospital4 ,but all
 to no effect4 ,severe or lenient       
treatment all ended in the same result4 
,he continued a simple1 harmless  old   
man1 fond of me as a child is of his    
mother1 and looking up to and  confiding
 in me for everything4    ,at the end of
 the period ,i have indicated1 ,i found 
my means had become  reduced to about   
three thousand dollars4 ,this awoke in  
my bosom a new  cause of anxiety4 ,if my
 father should not recover his reason in
 two or  three years1 ,i would have     
nothing upon which to support him1 and  
be  compelled to see him taken to some  
public institution for the insane1      
there to be treated without that        
tenderness and regard which a daughter  
can exercise toward her parent4 ,this   
fear haunted me terribly4    ,it was    
near the end of the period ,i have      
named1 that ,i met with an  account of  
the ,massachusetts ,insane ,hospital1   

situated in ,charlestown  in this       
,state4 ,i was pleased with the manner  
in which patients were  represented to  
be treated1 and found that1 by investing
 in ,boston the  balance of my little   
property1 the income would be sufficient
 to pay for  my father's maintenance    
there4 ,as for myself1 ,i had no fear   
but that with  my needle1 or in some    
other way1 ,i could easily earn enough  
to supply my  own limited wants4 ,a long
 conference with one of the physicians  
who had  attended my father raised my   
hopes greatly as to the benefits which  
might  result from his being placed in  
an institution so well conducted4    ,as
 soon as this idea had become fully     
formed in my mind1 ,i sold off all  our 
little stock of furniture1 and with the 
meagre supply of clothing to  which ,i  
had limited myself1 ventured once more  
to try the perils of the  sea4 ,after a 
quick passage1 we arrived in ,boston4   
,my father ,i at once had  placed in the
 asylum1 after having invested nearly   

every dollar ,i had in  bank stock1 the 
dividends from which were guaranteed to 
the institution  for his support1 so    
long as he remained one of its inmates4 
,this was early  in the last fall4 ,i   
had then but a few dollars left1 and no 
income4 ,i was  in a strange city1      
dependent entirely upon my own          
resources4 ,and what were  they8 ',what 
am ,i to do8 ,where am ,i to go for     
employment8' were questions  ,i found   
hard indeed to answer4 ,twenty dollars  
were all ,i possessed in  the world1 and
 this sum1 at a hotel1 would not last   
me1 ,i knew1 over two  or three weeks4  
,i therefore sought out a private       
boarding-house1 where1  under an assumed
 name1 ,i got a room and my board for   
two dollars a week4  ,the woman who kept
 the boarding-house1 and to whom ,i     
communicated my  wish to get sewing1    
gave me half a dozen plain shirts to    
make for her  husband1 for which ,i     
received fifty cents each4 ,this was all
 the work ,i  obtained during the first 

two weeks ,i was in the house1 and it   
yielded  me only three dollars1 when my 
boarding cost me four4 ,i felt a good   
deal  discouraged after that4 ,i knew no
 one to whom ,i could go for work--and  
the  woman with whom ,i boarded could   
not recommend me to any place1 except to
  the clothing-stores3 but they1 she    
said1 paid so badly that she would not  
advise me to go there1 for ,i could not 
earn much over half what it would  cost 
me for my board4 ,still1 she added1     
'half a loaf is better than no  bread4' 
,i felt that there was truth in this    
last remark1 and1 therefore1  after     
getting the direction of a              
clothing-store1 ,i went there and got  a
 few pairs of coarse trowsers4 ,this    
kind of work was new to me4 ,in my      
ignorance1 ,i made some portion of them 
wrong1 for which ,i received abuse  from
 the owner of the shop1 and no money4   
,he was not going1 he said1 to  pay for 
having his work spoiled4    ,dreadfully 
disheartened1 ,i returned to my         

lodgings1 and set myself to  ponder over
 some other means of support4 ,i had    
been1 while at school1  one of the best 
,french and ,spanish scholars in the    
seminary4 ,i had also  given great      
attention to music1 and could have      
taught it as skilfully  as our musical  
professor4 ,but five years had passed   
since ,i touched the  keys of a piano or
 harp1 and ,i had not1 during that time1
 spoken a dozen  words in any language  
except my native tongue4 ,and1 even if  
,i had retained  all my former skill and
 proficiency1 my appearance was not such
 as to  guarantee me1 as a perfect      
stranger1 any favorable reception either
 from  private families or schools4 ,so 
anxious had ,i been to make the remnant 
of  my father's property1 which a kind  
,providence had spared to us1 meet our  
extreme need1 that ,i denied myself     
everything that ,i could possibly do    
without4 ,having no occasion to go into 
society1 for no one would recognize  me 
as ,eugenia ,ballantine1 ,i had paid    

little regard to my external            
appearance1 so far as elegant and       
fashionable apparel was concerned4 ,i   
bought sparingly1 and chose only plain  
and cheap articles4 ,my clothes  were1  
therefore1 not of a kind1 as you may    
yourself see1 to give me1 so  far as    
they were concerned1 a passport to      
consideration4    ,as two dollars a week
 would1 ,i knew1 in a very short time1  
exhaust my  little stock of money1 ,i   
determined to try and rent a room       
somewhere1 at  the lowest possible rate1
 and buy my own food4 ,i eat but a      
little1 and  felt sure that1 by making  
this arrangement1 ,i could subsist on   
one dollar  a week instead of two1 and  
this much it seemed as if ,i must be    
able to  earn at something or other4 ,on
 the day after ,i formed this resolution
 ,i  met1 in my walks about the city for
 the purpose1 with the room where you   
found me1 for which ,i paid seventy-five
 cents a week4 ,there ,i removed1 and   
managed to live on about one dollar and 

a quarter a week1 which sum1 or1  at the
 worst1 seventy-five cents or a dollar a
 week1 ,i have since earned  at making  
fine shirts for ,mr4 ,berlaps at        
twenty-five cents each4 ,i could  have  
done better than that1 but every day ,i 
visit my father1 and this  occupies from
 two to three hours4    ,and how is your
 father8 asked ,mrs4 ,gaston1 wiping her
 tearful eyes1 as  ,eugenia paused on   
ending her narrative4    ,he seems      
calmer1 and much more serious and       
apparently thoughtful since  he has been
 in this institution1 ,eugenia replied1 
with something of  cheerfulness in her  
tone4 ,he does not greet my coming1 as  
he did  at first1 with childish         
pleasure1 but looks at me gravely1 yet  
with  tenderness1 when ,i enter2 and1   
when ,i go away1 he always asks if ,i   
will  'come again to-morrow4' ,he did   
not do this at first4    ,but have you  
not written to ,mr4 ,perkins since your 
return8 asked ,mrs4  ,gaston4           
,eugenia became instantly pale and      

agitated4 ,but1 recovering herself with 
an effort1 she simply replied--    ,how 
could ,i8 ,to him ,i had1 years before1 
been lost in the sea4 ,i could  not     
exist in his mind1 except as one in the 
world of spirits4 ,and how did  ,i1 when
 ,i came back1 or how do ,i know now1   
that he has not found another  to fill  
that place in his heart which ,i once   
occupied8 ,on this subject ,i  dared    
make no inquiry4 ,and1 even if this were
 not the case1 ,i am not as ,i  was4 ,i 
had fortune and social standing when he 
wooed and won me4 ,now ,i am  in        
comparative indigence1 and branded as an
 impostor in my native city4 ,if  none  
recognized and received us in our own   
home1 how could ,i expect him  to do so8
 ,and to have been spurned as a mere    
pretender by him would have  broken my  
heart at once4    ,eugenia was greatly  
moved by this allusion to her former    
lover and  affianced husband4 ,the      
subject was one upon which she had never
 allowed  herself to think1 except      

compulsorily1 and but for a few moments 
at a  time4 ,she could not bear it4     
,after a silence of some moments1 ,mrs4 
,gaston  said--    ,i have not met with 
or heard of ,mr4 ,perkins for some      
years4 ,he remained  in ,troy about six 
months after you went away1 and1 during 
that period1 ,i  saw him very           
frequently4 ,your loss seemed1 for a    
time1 as if it would  destroy his       
reason4 ,i never saw any one suffer such
 keen mental distress  as he did4 ,the  
fearful uncertainty that hung around    
your fate racked his  mind with the     
intensest anguish4 ,at the end of the   
time ,i have mentioned1  he went to ,new
 ,york1 and1 ,i was told1 left that city
 a year afterwards2  but1 whether it is 
so or not1 ,i never learned4 ,indeed1 ,i
 am entirely  ignorant as to whether he 
is now alive or dead4 ,for years ,i have
 neither  heard of him nor seen him4    
,eugenia wept bitterly when ,mrs4       
,gaston ceased speaking4 ,she did not   
reply1  but sat for a long time with her

 hand partly concealing her face1 her   
whole body trembling nervously1 and the 
tears falling fast from her eyes4  ,from
 this excitement and agitation1         
consequent upon a reference to the      
past1 she gradually recovered1 and then 
,mrs4 ,gaston related1 in turn1 her     
trials and afflictions since their      
separation so many years before4 ,these 
we will not now record for the reader1  
but hurry on to the conclusion of  our  
narrative4    ,by a union of their      
efforts1 ,mrs4 ,gaston and ,eugenia were
 enabled1 though  to do so required them
 to toil with unremitting diligence1 to 
secure  more comforts--to say nothing of
 the mutual strength and consolation    
they received from each other--than     
either could have possibly obtained     
alone4 ,the rent of a room1 and the     
expense of an extra light1 were saved1  
and this was important where every cent 
had to be laid out with the most        
thoughtful economy4 ,eugenia no longer  
went out1 except to visit her  father4  

,mrs4 ,gaston brought home as much work 
from the shop as both of  them could do1
 and received the money for it when it  
was done1 which all  went into a common 
fund4 ,thus the time wore on1 ,eugenia  
feeling happier  than she had felt for  
many weary years4 ,mrs4 ,gaston had been
 a mother  to her while she lived in    
,troy1 and ,eugenia entertained for her 
a deep  affection4 ,their changed lot1  
hard and painful though it was1 drew    
them  closer together1 and united them  
in a bond of mutual tenderness4    ,new 
,year's day at last came1 and the       
mother1 who had looked forward so       
anxiously for its arrival1 that she     
might see her boy once more1 felt       
happier in the prospect of meeting him  
than she had been for a long time4      
,since his departure1 she had not heard 
a single word from him1 which  caused   
her to feel painfully anxious4 ,but this
 day was to put an end to  her mind's   
prolonged and painful suspense in regard
 to him4 ,from about  nine o'clock in   

the morning1 she began to look momently 
for his arrival4  ,but the time slowly  
wore on1 and yet he did not come4 ,ten1 
eleven1  twelve1 one o'clock came and   
went1 and the boy was still absent from 
his  mother1 whose heart yearned to see 
his fair face1 and to hear his voice1   
so pleasant to her ear1 with unutterable
 longings4 ,but still the hours  went   
by--two1 three1 four1 and then the dusky
 twilight began to fall1  bringing with 
it the heart-aching assurance that her  
boy would not come  home4 ,the tears1   
which she had restrained all day1 now   
flowed freely1  and her over-excited    
feelings gave way to a gush of bitter   
grief4 ,the  next day came and went1 and
 the next1 and the next--but there was  
no word  from ,henry4 ,and thus the days
 followed each other1 until the severe  
month  of ,january passed away4 ,so     
anxious and excited did the poor mother 
now  become1 that she could remain      
passive no longer4 ,she must see or hear
  from her child4 ,doctor ,r---- had    

obtained him his place1 and to him she  
repaired4    ,but haven't you seen your 
little boy since he went to ,lexington8 
the  doctor asked1 in some surprise4    
,indeed1 ,i have not2 and ,mr4 ,sharp   
promised to bring him home on ,new      
,year's day1 replied the mother4    ,mr4
 ,sharp6 ,mr4 ,sharp6 ejaculated the    
doctor1 thoughtfully4 ,is that the  name
 of the man who has your son8    ,yes1  
sir4 ,that is his name4    ,doctor      
,r---- arose and took two or three turns
 across the floor at this1  and1 then   
resuming his seat1 said--    ,you shall 
see your son to-morrow1 ,mrs4 ,gaston4  
,i will myself go to  ,lexington and    
bring him home4 ,i had no idea that the 
man had not kept  his promise with you4 
,and1 as ,i got ,henry the place1 ,i    
must see that his  master is as good as 
his word in regard to him4    ,with this
 assurance1 ,mrs4 ,gaston returned home1
 and with a lighter heart4        7,to  
be concluded next month47               
,,footnotes3    ,footnote #i3 ,entered  

according to ,act of ,congress1 by ,t4  
,b4 ,,peterson1  in the ,clerk's ,office
 of the ,district ,court of the ,eastern
 ,district of  ,pennsylvania4           
,,history ,,of ,,pearls1 ,,natural ,,and
 ,,artificial4      ,,pearls are a      
shelly secretion of a spherical shape   
formed in a species  of oyster1 or pearl
 mussel1 and said to be produced by a   
malady in the  animal1 which requires   
nearly seven years for its full         
development1 after  which the oyster    
dies4 ,small pearls which have been     
immersed in acetous  acids1 and thus    
reduced to their membranous             
constituents1 have the  appearance of   
being formed of concentric coats of     
membrane and carbonate  of lime1 thus   
resembling in composition the           
mother-of-pearl with which              
oyster-shells are lined4 ,the precise   
origin of pearls is unknown1 but it     
appears probable that some minute       
substance1 such as a grain of sand1  may
 have found its way into the shell and  

produced irritation1 and that  the      
animal1 unable to expel it1 renders it  
less injurious by covering  it with     
calcareous matter4 ,it is sometimes     
affirmed that1 to produce  pearls1 the  
oyster must have received some external 
injury2 and this is  corroborated by the
 fact that nearly all the shells in     
which pearls are  found are outwardly   
contorted1 and that a smooth regular    
shell is a pretty  sure sign of the     
absence of the pearl4 ,it was therefore 
suggested to the  ,swedish government1  
by the celebrated ,linnus1 to pierce    
small holes in  the shell of the        
freshly-caught pearl oyster1 and then   
restore it to its  original bed4 ,the   
experiment was tried1 but without       
success4 ,a somewhat  similar plan is   
said to be adopted by the ,chinese1 and 
with favorable  results4 ,these         
ingenious people thread upon fine silk  
small beads of  mother-of-pearl1 and    
fasten them within the shells of pearl  
oysters1 when  they rise to the surface 

of the water at the beginning of summer4
 ,the  animals are then restored to     
their bed1 where they soon cover the    
beads  with calcareous matter1 and thus 
convert them into pearls4    ,in        
whatever way produced1 pearls of        
considerable size1 on account of their  
beauty and rarity1 have been valued at  
enormous prices in past ages1 and  are  
still among the choicest objects of the 
jeweller's art4 ,their delicate  and    
silvery lustre has been as widely       
celebrated as the brilliancy of the     
diamond4 ,the ,hindoos poetically       
describe them as drops of dew falling   
into the shells when the fish rise to   
the surface of the sea in the month  of 
,may1 and becoming1 by some unexplained 
action of the sun's rays1  transformed  
into pearls4    ,pearl fisheries exist  
in ,ceylon1 on the ,coromandel coast1   
and in the  ,persian ,gulf1 the         
last-named being the most productive4   
,fisheries of less  importance also     
exist in ,algiers1 and in the ,zooloo   

,islands4 ,two thousand  years ago1 the 
,romans found pearls in ,britain1 and   
within modern times  the rivers of      
,scotland have afforded considerable    
quantities1 though not  of the best     
quality4 ,several rivers of ,saxony1    
,silesia1 ,bavaria1 and  ,bohemia afford
 pearls1 and they are also found in two 
or three ,russian  provinces4 ,there are
 also pearl fisheries in the western    
hemisphere4  ,the coast of ,columbia and
 the ,bay of ,panama have furnished     
considerable  quantities1 but they are  
not considered equal to the pearls of   
the ,east  in shape or color4 ,detailed 
accounts of the pearl fishery of ,ceylon
 have  been given by the ,count de ,no  
and others1 who have had ample means of 
watching the operations of the          
pearl-divers during a residence in that 
island4 ,it appears that the pearl      
oysters occur in banks at greater or    
less depth in the sea on the western    
side of the island of ,ceylon1 the      
average depth1 however1 being about     

twelve fathoms1 and the distance from   
the shore about fifteen miles4 ,the     
right to fish on these banks is sold by 
the government every season1 and a      
single auction sale is generally made   
to one individual1 who afterwards       
disposes of shares in the fishery to    
other parties4 ,the biddings at the     
auction are regulated by the produce of 
some thousands of oysters taken from the
 beds at hazard4 ,if the average        
quality of pearls contained in them be  
good1 the competition is strong in      
proportion4    ,the pearl fishery       
commences in ,april1 and lasts till     
towards the end of  ,may4 ,it attracts a
 concourse of visitors not only from the
 interior of the  island1 but from      
various parts of ,india1 whose          
diversities of language1  dress1 and    
manners produce a striking effect4 ,the 
sea-shore1 at other  times solitary1 is1
 on the eve of the fishery1 suddenly    
covered with  innumerable huts1 composed
 of a few poles stuck in the ground1    

interwoven  with bamboo and covered with
 the leaves of the cocoa-nut palm4      
,these  temporary dwellings often       
shelter as many as #aej1jjj persons4    
,the signal  for commencing the fishery 
is given at daybreak by the firing of   
cannon1  and at that moment the several 
boats cast anchor in the fishing-ground1
  for at midnight they had left the     
shore in an extensive fleet1 so as to be
  on the spot at the desired moment4    
,each boat has its own proper bounds1   
beyond which it is not lawful to work1  
and government vessels are on the  spot 
to see that no infringement of contract 
takes place4 ,the boats each  carry a   
captain1 a pilot1 and twenty men1 of    
whom ten are experienced  divers4 ,five 
divers descend at once1 the other five  
taking the plunge when  the first       
ascend4 ,thus a little time is allowed  
for regaining strength4  ,in order to   
descend as rapidly as possible through  
the water1 the diver  places his feet on
 a large stone made fast to one end of a

 rope1 the other  end being secured to  
the boat4 ,he also takes another rope1  
to the end  of which is attached a net1 
or basket1 to contain the oysters4 ,the 
upper  extremity of this second rope is 
held by two men in the boat4 ,the diver 
is also provided with a strong knife for
 detaching the oysters1 and as a  means 
of defence against sharks1 which are    
very numerous in those seas1  but which 
do not often attack the divers1 being   
perhaps scared by the  noise of the     
assemblage1 and the continual plunging  
of so great a number  of persons4 ,the  
diver no sooner reaches the ground than 
he gathers oysters  with all possible   
speed into his basket1 and then letting 
go the rope to  which the stone is      
attached1 he pulls that which is held by
 the sailors1  and rapidly ascends to   
the surface4 ,some divers make very     
dexterous use  of their feet1 holding   
the net with one foot1 clasping the     
stone with the  other1 and thus leaving 
one hand free to close the nostrils1    

while the  other hand holds the rope in 
descending4    ,the time during which   
the divers can remain submerged is      
variously stated1  and no doubt it      
differs greatly according to the        
constitution of the  individual4 ,some  
observers declare that1 in their        
experience1 it never  exceeded fifty    
seconds2 but ,captain ,percival1 in his 
work on ,ceylon1  gives two minutes as  
the usual time of remaining under       
water4#aj ,serious  effects are produced
 by this employment1 and the divers may 
frequently be  seen with blood issuing  
from their mouth and nostrils4 ,yet this
 does not  hinder them from going down  
in their turn4 ,they will make from     
forty to  fifty plunges in one day1 and 
bring up on each occasion about one     
hundred  oysters4 ,their day closes     
before noon2 for1 as soon as the        
sea-breeze sets  in1 the signal is given
 for the return of the boats to the     
shore4 ,their  owners1 and a large      
assemblage of persons of all classes1   

are eagerly  looking out for the arrival
 of the flotilla1 and are soon busily   
employed  in examining and stowing away 
the cargoes4    ,each owner has a       
shallow pit fenced round and secured for
 his own use1  in which his store of    
oysters is deposited1 and left open to  
the air4  ,this pit1 or coutt1 as it is 
called1 is in the midst of a group of   
huts belonging to the same owner1 so    
that it is under guard of his  party4   
,here the oysters are allowed to putrefy
 under a burning sun1 and  a stench     
arises from them which would seem enough
 to depopulate the  shore of its        
thousands of inhabitants4 ,yet such is  
not the case4 ,the  health of the people
 does not appear to be materially       
affected1 and  the oysters are allowed  
to remain till dry1 when they can be    
easily  opened and the pearls extracted4
 ,to open them when fresh would require 
much greater force1 and would be likely 
to injure the pearls4 ,when the         
putrefaction is sufficiently advanced1  

the oysters are taken from the  coutt1  
and placed in troughs made of the trunks
 of trees4 ,sea-water  is thrown over   
them3 they are easily opened1 and render
 their pearls to  the washing and       
shaking of a number of men who stand all
 on one side of  the trough1 while      
inspectors at each end closely watch    
their proceedings1  and other inspectors
 examine the shells which are thrown    
away1 lest they  should contain some of 
the precious substance4 ,the workmen    
engaged in  washing pearls dare not lift
 their hands to their mouths under      
penalty  of a flogging1 yet a man will  
sometimes contrive to swallow a pearl   
of high price4 ,after all the pearls are
 washed out1 the largest are  carefully 
picked out from the sand at the bottom  
of the troughs and  washed repeatedly in
 clean water3 the next in size are      
spread out on  white napkins to dry in  
the sun4 ,the remainder are left to the 
care of  women1 who pick them up and dry
 them4 ,pearls are assorted by means of 

three sieves placed one above another1  
the meshes in which are smaller  as the 
pearls descend4 ,thus the pearls which  
will not pass through the  uppermost    
sieve are of the first class1 and so on 
with the others4 ,another  assortment is
 made as to color1 regularity of form1  
c41 and here the  tastes of different   
nations have to be consulted4 ,the      
,europeans prefer  pure white pearls1   
the ,indians yellow pearls1 and the     
natives of ,ceylon  those which are     
tinged with rose-color4    ,besides the 
number of persons who arrive in ,ceylon 
in the fishing season  for the purpose  
of speculating in pearls1 there are also
 numerous ,indian  artisans who are very
 expert in piercing and drilling pearls1
 and who  practise their trade on the   
spot on economical terms4 ,a writer thus
  describes their operations3 ,a machine
 made of wood1 and of a shape           
resembling an obtuse inverted cone1     
about six inches in length and four  in 
breadth1 is supported upon three feet1  

each twelve inches long4 ,in the  upper 
flat surface of this machine holes or   
pits are formed to receive the  larger  
pearls1 the smaller ones being beat in  
with a little wooden hammer4  ,the      
drilling instruments are spindles of    
various sizes1 according to that  of the
 pearls2 they are turned round in a     
wooden head by means of a bow  handle1  
to which they are attached4 ,the pearls 
being placed in the pits  which we have 
already mentioned1 and the point of the 
spindle adjusted to  them1 the workman  
presses on the wooden head of the       
machine with his left  hand1 while his  
right is employed in turning round the  
bow handle4 ,during  the process of     
drilling1 he occasionally moistens the  
pearl by dipping  the little finger of  
his right hand in a cocoa-nut filled    
with water1  which is placed by him for 
that purpose2 this he does with a       
dexterity and  quickness which scarcely 
impede the operation1 and can only be   
acquired  by much practice4 ,they have  

also a variety of other instruments both
 for  cutting and drilling the pearls4  
,to clean1 round1 and polish them to    
that  state in which we see them1 a     
powder1 made of the pearls themselves1  
is  employed4 ,these different          
operations in preparing the pearls      
occupy a  great number of the black men 
in various parts of the island4 ,in the 
black  town1 or pettah of ,columbo1 in  
particular1 many of them may every day  
be  seen at this work1 which is well    
worth the attention of any ,european who
  is not already acquainted with it4    
,,mother-,,of-,,pearl1 or ,,nacre1 is   
the hard1 silvery1 internal layer of    
several  kinds of shells1 especially    
oysters1 the large varieties of which in
 the  ,indian seas secrete this coat of 
sufficient thickness to render the shell
  an object of manufacture4 ,the genus  
of shell-fish1 ,pentadin1 furnishes  the
 finest pearls as well as               
mother-of-pearl3 it is found round the  
coasts  of ,ceylon1 near ,ormus in the  

,persian ,gulf1 at ,cape ,comorin1 and  
in some of  the ,australian seas4 ,the  
dealers in pearl-shells consider the    
,chinese from  ,manilla to be the best3 
they are fine1 large1 and very          
brilliant1 with  yellow edges4 ,fine    
large shells of a dead white are        
supplied by ,singapore4  ,common        
varieties come from ,bombay and         
,valparaiso1 from the latter place  with
 jet black edges4 ,south ,sea           
pearl-shells are common1 with white     
edges4  ,the beautiful dark-green       
pearl-shells called ear-shells or       
sea-ears  are more concave than the     
others1 and have small holes round the  
margin3  they are the coverings of the  
,haliotis1 which occurs in the          
,californian1  ,south ,african1 and     
,east ,indian seas4    ,in the ,indian  
collection of the ,great ,exhibition in 
,london1 specimens of  the finest       
pearl-shells were shown1 known in       
commerce as flat-shells1  ear-shells1   
green snail-shells1 buffalo-shells1     

,bombay shells4 ,it  is stated that the 
shores of the ,sooloo ,islands afford   
the finest shells4    ,the beautiful    
tints of mother-of-pearl depend upon its
 structure2  the surface being covered  
with a multitude of minute grooves1     
which  decompose the reflected light4   
,sir ,david ,brewster1 who was the first
 to  explain these chromatic effects1   
discovered1 on examining the surface  of
 mother-of-pearl with a microscope1 a   
grooved structure1 like the  delicate   
texture of the skin at the top of an    
infant's finger1 or like  the section of
 the annual growths of wood as seen upon
 a dressed plank  of fir4 ,these may    
sometimes be seen by the naked eye2 but 
they are often  so minute that #c1jjj of
 them are contained in an inch4 ,it is  
remarkable  that these iridescent hues  
can be communicated to other surfaces as
 a  seal imparts its impress to wax4    
,the colors may be best seen by taking  
an impression of the mother-of-pearl in 
black wax2 but a solution of  gum-arabic

 or of isinglass 7white glue71 when     
allowed to indurate upon  a surface of  
mother-of-pearl1 takes a most perfect   
impression from it1  and exhibits all   
the communicable colors in the finest   
manner1 when seen  either by reflection 
or transmission4 ,by placing the        
isinglass between two  finely-polished  
surfaces of good specimens of           
mother-of-pearl1 we obtain  a film of   
artificial mother-of-pearl1 which1 when 
seen by single lights1  such as that of 
a candle1 or by an aperture in the      
window1 will shine with  the brightest  
hues4    ,it is in consequence of this  
lamellar structure that pearl-shells    
admit  of being split into lamin for the
 handles of knives1 for counters1 and   
for inlaying4 ,splitting1 however1 is   
liable to spoil the shell1 and is       
therefore avoided as much as possible4  
,the different parts of the shell  are  
selected as near as possible to suit the
 required purposes1 and the  excess of  
thickness is got rid of at the          

grindstone4 ,in preparing the  rough    
pearl-shell1 the square and angular     
pieces are cut out with the  ordinary   
brass-back saw1 and the circular pieces1
 such as those for  buttons1 with the   
annular or crown-saw1 fixed upon a      
lathe-mandrel4 ,the  pieces are next    
ground flat upon a wet grindstone1 the  
edge of which is  turned with a number  
of grooves1 the ridges of which are less
 liable to  be clogged than the entire  
surface1 and hence grind more quickly4  
,if the  stone be wetted with soap and  
water1 it is less liable to be clogged4 
,the  pieces are finished on the flat   
side of the stone1 and are then ready   
for  inlaying1 engraving1 polishing1 c4 
,cylindrical pieces are cut out of the  
thick part of the shell1 near the hinge1
 and are rounded on the grindstone      
preparatory to being turned in the      
lathe4 ,counters1 silk-winders1 c41  are
 smoothed with ,trent sand or           
pumice-stone and water on a buff-wheel  
or hand-polisher1 and are finished with 

rotten-stone moistened with  sulphuric  
acid1 which develops finely the striated
 structure of the shell4  ,for inlaid   
works1 the surface is made flat by      
filing and scraping2 then  pumice-stone 
is used1 and after this putty-powder1   
both on buff-sticks  with water2 and the
 final polish is given with rotten-stone
 and  sulphuric acid1 unless            
tortoise-shell1 or some other substance 
liable to  be injuriously affected by   
the acid1 be present in the inlay4 ,in  
turned  works1 fine emery-paper1        
rotten-stone and acid or oil are used4  
,the  pearl handles for razors are      
slightly riveted together in pairs1 then
  scraped1 sand-buffed on the wheel with
 ,trent sand and water2 thirdly1        
gloss-buffed on the wheel with          
rotten-stone and oil1 or sometimes with 
dry chalk rubbed on the same wheel2 and 
fourthly1 they are handed up1 or        
polished with dry rotten-stone and the  
naked hand4    ,,artificial             
,,pearls4--,the art of making artificial

 pearls has been brought  to such       
perfection in ,paris1 that even         
jewellers and pawnbrokers have          
occasionally had a difficulty in        
deciding between the artificial and  the
 real4 ,the origin of this successful   
imitation is given as follows3  ,a      
,french bead-maker named ,jaquin1       
observing that when the small fish      
called ablette1 or bleak 7,cyprinus     
alburnus71 was washed1 the water  was   
filled with fine silver-colored         
particles1 collected some of these  for 
the purposes of his trade4 ,he found    
that the soft shining powder thus       
obtained had1 to a remarkable degree1   
the lustre of pearls2 hence1 he  called 
it essence of pearl1 or essence         
d'orient4 ,he first made small  beads of
 gypsum and covered them with this      
substance2 they were greatly  admired   
and eagerly sought after2 but it was    
found that this pearly coat1  when      
exposed to heat1 separated itself from  
the bead1 and attached itself  to the   

skin of the wearer in a manner that was 
anything but pleasant4 ,the  ladies     
themselves1 it is said1 suggested to    
,jaquin the making of hollow  glass     
beads1 and covering the inside with     
essence of pearl4 ,this he did1  and    
established a manufacture1 of which some
 idea may be gained by the  following   
account4 ,slender tubes of glass are    
first prepared1 called  girasols1 a term
 applied to opal1 and sometimes to the  
stone called  cat's-eye1 and given to   
these tubes because the glass is of a   
peculiar  bluish tint4 ,from these the  
artist blows minute globules1 to the    
extent of  from two to six thousand per 
day1 not caring to make them all        
perfectly  regular or free from blemish1
 because the natural pearls are not so4 
,the  pearl essence is then mixed with a
 solution of isinglass1 and is blown    
while hot into each bead by means of a  
fine glass pipe4 ,the solution is       
spread equally over the whole internal  
surface1 by shaking the pearls in  a    

vessel placed over the table where the  
workman sits1 and to which he  gives    
motion by his foot4 ,when the varnish is
 equally diffused and dry1  the beads   
are filled with white wax2 this gives   
them the necessary weight  and solidity1
 and renders them less fragile4 ,they   
are then bored with a  needle1 and      
threaded on strings for sale4 ,the holes
 in the finer sort are  lined with thin 
paper1 that the thread may not adhere to
 the wax4    ,to produce one pound of   
scales no fewer than #d1jjj fishes are  
required2  but this quantity of scales  
only yields four ounces of pearl        
essence4 ,the  fish are about four      
inches long2 they are sold at a cheap   
rate in the  markets after being        
deprived of their scales4 ,the value of 
a pound of  washed scales in the        
,chalonnais is from fifteen to          
twenty-five livres4 ,the  early         
manufacturers suffered great            
inconvenience from not knowing how to   
preserve the scales from putrefaction1  

and consequently being obliged to  use  
the essence immediately it was obtained1
 lest it should acquire the  intolerable
 odor of decayed fish4 ,attempts were   
made to preserve them in  spirit of wine
 or brandy1 but those liquors wholly    
destroyed their lustre4  ,at length it  
was discovered that these fishy         
particles can be kept for a  long time  
in solution of ammonia1 and this enables
 the manufacturers of  artificial pearls
 to carry on a considerable traffic with
 distant places  where the fish is      
plentiful1 the supply from the ,seine1  
though abundant1  being insufficient for
 the purposes of the trade of ,paris4   
,down to a  late period1 the heirs of   
,m4 ,jaquin continued to manufacture    
pearls to  a considerable extent1 in the
 ,rue de ,petit ,lion1 at ,paris4 ,an   
elaborate  account of this art is given 
by ,de ,beost1 in a work entitled1      
,l',art  d'imiter les ,perles fines1    
from which most ,english descriptions of
 this  manufacture have been obtained4  

,illustration3 ,,artificial ,,pearls    
,,in ,,the ,,mussel 7,,mya              
,,margaritifera74    ,in a recent number
 of the ,journal of the ,society of     
,arts1 it was stated  that an oyster1 or
 rather a mussel1 of the species known  
to naturalists  as the mya              
margaritifera1 in which the artificial  
pearls are formed by  the ,chinese1 had 
recently been sent to ,england4 ,these  
pearls are only  obtained near ,ning-po1
 and until lately very little was known 
of the  manner in which they were       
formed2 and the account first published 
by ,sir  ,joseph ,banks was generally   
questioned4 ,the ,hermes steamer1       
however1  on a late visit to that place1
 was able to obtain several live ones1  
in  which1 on being opened1 several     
pearls1 as many as eighteen or twenty1  
were found in the course of formation4  
,the one sent only contains simple      
pearls adhering to the shell4 ,it       
appears they are formed by introducing  
some pieces of wood or baked earth into 

the animal while alive1 which1          
irritating it1 causes it to cover the   
extraneous substance with a pearly      
deposit4 ,little figures made of metal  
are frequently introduced1 and1  when   
covered with the deposit1 are valued by 
the ,chinese as charms4 ,these  figures 
generally represent ,buddha in the      
sitting position1 in which that  image  
is most frequently portrayed4 ,several  
specimens have1 it is said1  been       
preserved alive in spirits1 and others  
slightly opened1 so as to show  the     
pearls4      ,,footnotes3    ,footnote  
#aj3 ,dr4 ,faraday found that1 by first 
exhausting the lungs by  several deep   
exhalations1 so as to expel the carbonic
 acid1 and then  taking a deep          
inspiration of fresh air1 he was able to
 hold his breath for  two minutes and a 
half4          ,,illuminated1 ,,or      
,,vellum-,,painting4      ,,as it is the
 duty of a faithful journalist not only 
to hit the follies  of the day1 but to  
study the tastes of the times1 we have  

now ventured  to make a few remarks on  
an art which has of late been revived1  
and which  is now not only much         
practised as an accomplishment1 but     
widely diffused  as a means of general  
ornamentation4 ,a slight sketch of its  
history will  perhaps form a not        
unacceptable introduction to our        
subject4    ,it would appear that the   
metallic portions1 and the general idea 
of  illuminated painting1 have been     
familiar to ,oriental nations for ages2 
numberless traces of it1 as applied to  
decorative purposes1 having been        
discovered among those memorials now    
existing of the early ,persian1         
,arabian1 and ,moorish races4 ,the      
,egyptians1 too1 appear to have         
possessed  the art of adding burnished  
gold or silver to their paintings2 but  
whether they ever thus ornamented       
manuscripts is not known to us--in all  
probability they did not4 ,neither do   
the more ancient inhabitants of ,italy  
appear to have applied it to            

manuscripts1 for none of those          
discovered  amid the ruins of the buried
 cities of ,herculaneum and ,pompeii are
  illuminated4    ,many writers have    
surmised that manuscripts were not thus 
decorated  until they began to assume   
something of the folio form2 certainly1 
we  are not aware of any traces of      
illuminating having been found in those 
rolled manuscripts which have descended 
to us4 ,the ,dioscorides in the         
,library of ,vienna1 and the celebrated 
copy of ,virgil in the ,vatican  at     
,rome--both of which are supposed to    
date back so far as the fourth          
century--are believed to be the oldest  
examples of illuminated ,,mss4  extant2 
and these can scarcely claim to be      
termed illuminated1 for they  only      
differ from ordinary manuscripts in     
having colored capitals4 ,it is  not    
until the seventh century that we find  
this art practised in any part  of      
,great ,britain2 and then1 in its       
earliest form1 it simply consisted in   

staining the vellum purple or rose      
color1 or inscribing the characters  in 
gold4 ,in the ,british ,museum is a     
splendid ,,ms41 termed the ,golden      
,gospels1 supposed to date from about   
the eighth century2 its text is         
entirely of gold4 ,there are some       
beautiful decorations in this valuable  
and curious relic of the patience1      
industry1 and artistic powers of our    
,anglo-,saxon ancestors4 ,there is      
another illuminated manuscript copy of  
the  ,gospels in the ,archiepiscopal    
,library at ,lambeth ,palace1 supposed  
to be  nine hundred years old1 and to   
have been painted by ,moelbrigid ,mac   
,durnan1  ,abbot of ,derry1 for         
,athelstan1 who presented it to the city
 of ,canterbury4    ,in those early     
ages1 illuminating was applied only to  
religious and  devotional ,,mss42 and it
 was chiefly done by members of the     
religious  orders1 for a very good      
reason--that they appear to have been   
almost  the sole depositories of what   

learning and fine arts then existed4    
,the  celebrated ,st4 ,dunstan is said  
to have been a skilful illuminator1 and 
is  represented1 in one of the pictures 
of an old manuscript1 as busily at  work
 decorating a missal4    ,the earlier   
specimens of illuminating which have    
descended to us are  mostly crude and   
simple1 consisting chiefly of colored   
capitals1 stained  ground1 and metallic 
letters4 ,for several ages the art does 
not appear  to have made much progress1 
except that the capital letters increase
 in  size1 in ornament and beauty2 and  
about the twelfth century we find them  
assuming a gigantic height1 abounding in
 florid development1 gorgeous  in hues1 
and often exquisite in execution4 ,in   
the early part of the  fourteenth       
century an alteration is                
perceptible--the ,,ms4 pages assume  an 
illuminated border1 which at first only 
passes down one side1 but  gradually    
extends along the top and the bottom of 
the page2 and1 after a  lapse of years1 

constitutes a complete frame to the     
text4    ,these borders at first consist
 simply of foliage or scrolls2 but1 as  
the  art improves1 and doubtless is more
 fostered and patronized1 arabesques    
are introduced1 in which forms of       
marvellous grace and beauty1 linked  in 
inextricable twinings1 shine forth in   
all the gorgeous hues of a  brilliant   
sunset2 and these are1 at a later       
period1 gemmed with medallions  or      
miniature paintings1 illustrative of    
portfolios of the text4 ,indeed1        
several of the most celebrated painters 
of those days did not disdain  to enrich
 ,,mss4 for some high personage with    
specimens of their artistic  skill4     
,this continued until the middle of the 
sixteenth century4    ,subsequently1 a  
progressive decline in the excellence   
and artistic beauty  of illuminated     
painting becomes very evident4 ,it is   
true that1 in the  middle of the        
seventeenth century1 it was florid1     
gorgeous1 and1 to a  certain degree1    

admirable1 but it was not the beauty of 
art2 the rococo  taste was beginning to 
dawn--that strange exuberance of fancy  
which heaped  in one mass the most      
incongruous details1 and was often more 
cumbrous and  grotesque than graceful   
and harmonious4 ,nor was it probably    
only to this  cause that the decline in 
the art may be attributed--the          
introduction of  printing1 and its      
gradual diffusion1 had made manuscripts 
less valuable4  ,the ,reformation also1 
doubtless1 had its share in depreciating
 illuminated  painting1 which soon      
ceased to be practised to any           
extent--excepting in  ,catholic         
countries--for the decoration of        
missals4    ,then comes a period of some
 hundred or hundred and fifty years1    
during  which the art may almost be said
 to be extinct2 nor is it until within  
the last ten or twenty years that it has
 received much attention4 ,then1  when  
lithographic printing1 and various      
similar improvements1 facilitated  the  

reproduction of an indefinite number of 
copies of any given subject1  and the   
still further invention of              
color-printing and chromo-lithography   
came into exercise1 the value of a study
 of illuminated painting was  perceived1
 and its applicability to all purposes  
of literary ornamentation  developed4   
,the title-pages of albums1 of music1   
and of annuals2 the covers  of magazines
 and books2 the initial letters of      
articles in periodicals2  the           
decorations on circulars1 cards1 labels1
 and numberless other  similar          
productions1 whether printed1 colored1  
gilded1 or stamped--all  will be found  
more or less derivable from the old     
style of illuminated  manuscripts2      
indeed1 a person who has not studied it 
can form little idea  how largely its   
principles enter into all this kind of  
decorations4    ,it has been said that  
this branch of the art of painting is so
 mechanical  as to be easily taught in a
 few lessons to those who have no       

previous  knowledge of drawing4 ,this we
 cannot fully admit4 ,it is true such   
persons  may acquire a smattering of the
 art--a crude1 inartistic style of      
working  it2 but1 unless they have a    
correct eye1 good taste1 and some       
judgment1  they cannot achieve anything 
that will not betray the amateur4    ,it
 is by no means an easy matter to give  
practical written instructions  for     
illuminated painting on vellum2 for it  
is not merely directions as to  what    
materials shall be used1 and the mode of
 employing them1 that are  required1 but
 principles for general guidance which  
have to be inculcated4  ,the desired    
effects cannot be produced by a         
heterogeneous assemblage of  forms and  
colors1 but only by careful and artistic
 combinations of the  appropriate and   
the harmonious4    ,in the matter of    
letters1 allegorical letters1 suitable  
to the subject  they are to commence1   
may be obtained by arranging animals1   
fishes1  reptiles1 c4 c41 into the      

requisite forms4    ,illustration3 ,fig4
 #a4    ,fig4 #a represents an ,l       
adapted for a paper on botany4    ,for  
those who may wish to paint from these  
cuts1 we state that the leaves  are of  
sap-green1 shaded with ,prussian green1 
and just touched at the tips  with gold2
 the small ones are more delicately     
tinted than the others4                 
,illustration3 ,fig4 #b4    ,fig4 #b is 
a ,t adapted for a paper on woods or    
forest trees4 ,it is painted  in        
,vandyke brown1 and shaded with black1  
and the leaves and ground are  green4   
,in an old ,,ms4 at the ,british        
,museum1 the human form is most oddly   
contorted into grotesque semblances of  
capital letters4 ,an initial for a      
paper on war may be composed of armor1  
weapons1 c4    ,fig4 #c1 an ,s1 is      
suitable for a heroic poem1 or romantic 
tale of  chivalry4 ,for agriculture1 we 
form our initial of corn1 or the        
implements  of husbandry1 and such like2
 for music1 of musical instruments and  

characteristic ornaments4    ,the ,s in 
the annexed cut is of silver1 burnished 
and wrought 7terms which  we shall      
presently explain72 the flag is painted 
in ultramarine1 and  striped and        
bordered with silver the spear-headed   
staff is shaded with  ,vandyke brown1   
and its decorations put in with silver4 
,illustration3 ,fig4 #c4                
,illustration3 ,fig4 #d4    ,fig4 #d is 
not an allegorical letter1 but simply   
decorative1 and adapted  for a          
title-page1 rather than an initial4 ,the
 darker and central parts of  the letter
 are of vermilion1 shaded with carmine2 
and the ornamentation  of gold burnished
 and wrought4 ,the letter in ,fig4 #e   
belongs to the same  class1 and is only 
a modification of style2 the white      
ground is merely  shaded up with soft   
touches of carmine4 ,the varieties of   
letters which  can be formed are        
endless1 and may be as quaint and as    
ideal as fancy can  devise1 provided    
they are also appropriate1 and do not   

depart from the  gracefully-curved line 
of beauty4    ,illustration3 ,fig4 #e4  
,for illuminated painting we use        
water-colors2 ultramarine1 carmine1     
burnt carmine1 burnt sienna1 gamboge1   
deep chrome1 vermilion1 red-lead1       
emerald-green1 sap-green1               
,vandyke-brown1 lamp-black1 and         
,chinese-white1  are those most         
necessary4 ,persons who are not already 
provided with  colors will do well to   
purchase those which are prepared       
expressly for  illuminating1 as they are
 more brilliant4 ,pure gold1 green gold1
 and  silver shells2 fine sable         
hair-pencils1 some gum-water1 a         
lead-pencil1 ,h4  ,h4 ,h2 some tracing  
and some transferring paper2 and an     
agate burnisher1  which consists of a   
piece of polished agate1 in the shape of
 a cut pencil1  set in a handle2 a flat 
ruler and a tracing pen1 are the        
materials  requisite2 all of which      
should be obtained at one of the        
first-rate  artists' color repositories4

    ,illuminated paintings may be made  
either on vellum or fine ,bristol-board2
  the vellum is prepared expressly for  
the purpose1 and not that commonly      
sold2 it must be mounted on1 or affixed 
to1 a drawing-board 7which has          
previously been covered with            
cartridge-paper7 with artists' glue1    
before  it can be painted on4 ,great    
care is requisite in sketching or       
transferring  the outlines to its       
surface1 for it is by no means easy to  
efface any  marks once made2 bread is   
usually more efficacious for this       
purpose than  ,india-rubber2 but1 as it 
must be stale1 it can only be used with 
caution1  being likely to scratch or    
roughen the surface4    ,illustration3  
,fig4 #f4    ,in all illuminated        
drawings the background is more or less 
ornamented2  and this may be done       
according to the fancy of the artist    
himself2 the  leading characteristics of
 these fundamental ornamentations are   
delicacy1  simplicity1 and grace4 ,in   

the different compartments of ,fig4 #f1 
four of  the most common patterns are   
given4 ,they are either put in with a   
darker  shade of the grounding tint1 or 
wrought in gold or silver1 or painted in
  white or black4 ,the straight lines   
must be firm and even1 and equidistant2 
the curved lines flowing and graceful2  
the dots or spots all equal in  size1   
and at even distances from the lines and
 from each other4 ,the upper  and lower 
compartments of this cut are pure gold  
and green gold1 on a  black and an      
ultramarine ground2 the right-hand side 
is grounded with  a light tint of       
emerald-green1 and worked over with     
ornamentation in  sap-green2 the        
left-hand compartment is silver1 on a   
delicate blue ground4    ,illustration3 
,fig4 #g4    ,this damask pattern 7see  
,fig4 #g71 which may be enlarged or     
diminished1 is  worked in carmine1 on a 
ground of red-lead1 or a light tint of  
vermilion4  ,it is as well to observe   
that these groundwork patterns are      

almost  always very minute and delicate2
 and1 therefore1 should never be traced 
with a pencil1 or the line will show2   
but must be worked in with a fine       
sable-hair brush1 and the requisite     
tint1 or with a very fine pen1 charged  
with diluted color2 but the brush is    
preferable4    ,illustration3 ,fig4 #h4 
,illustration3 ,fig4 #i4    ,such       
ornamentations as those in ,figs4 #h and
 #i may be worked in on the  outer or   
metallic borders1 which frequently      
surround the chief border4  ,our readers
 must not suppose that we profess to    
give all1 or half the  forms of         
decoration used for groundwork in       
illuminated drawings4 ,we only  attempt 
to sketch those most frequently met     
with1 and which may serve as  models of 
style4 ,various threefold               
ornaments--originating1 doubtless1 in   
the spirit of that class of men who at  
first chiefly used this decoration  for 
,,mss41 and symbolical of the triune    
nature of the ,deity--are frequently    

observed4 ,in ,fig4 #aj are two of the  
most common specimens2 the third is a   
spider-like ornament1 also often        
introduced4 ,fig4 #aa is another simple 
and  common decoration4                 
,illustration3 ,fig4 #aj4               
,illustration3 ,fig4 #aa4               
,illustration          ,,the ,,last     
,,kiss4    ,,by ,,jenny ,a4 ,m',,ewan4  
,,the last1 the last6 it lingers still1 
,though weary days have fled1           
,though summer's bloom          ,is in  
the tomb1        ,and autumn's glory    
dead4        ,the last1 the last6 upon  
my brow        ,thy seal of truth is    
pressed1          ,and in my heart      
,love's echoes start2        ,their     
music ne'er can rest4        ,the       
bright1 blue heaven is clouded now1     
,and moans the wintry blast2            
,fond memory sighs1          ,but hope  
replies1        ,that kiss was not the  
last4        ',tis when ,i yield my     
wearied frame        ,to slumber's magic
 powers1          ,by thy dear side1    

,thine own loved bride1        ,i rove  
through ,dreamland's bowers4        ,oh1
 dim are all my earthly joys        ,to 
those that greet me there1          ,and
 in my dream          ,it ne'er doth    
seem        ,that ,heaven can be more   
fair4        ,gray morning breaks o'er  
yonder hill2        ,my visions bright  
are past1          ,yet ere they fly1   
,the spirits sigh1        ,thy          
dream-kiss was the last6        ,when   
twilight's magic hour draws nigh1       
,and ,thought is roaming free1          
,when evening's breeze          ,sighs  
through the trees1        ,thy spirit   
comes to me4        ,oh1 'tis a holy    
presence then        ,that's stealing   
o'er my breast2          ,the magic     
power          ,of that sweet hour      
,lulls my sad heart to rest4        ,and
 on my brow ,i feel a touch1        ,a  
breathing touch of bliss2          ,the 
spirit-sigh          ,is hovering nigh1 
,that touch1 the spirit-kiss4           
',tis here1 'tis here6 ,i feel it now-- 

,yes1 o'er my heart 'tis cast1          
,and voices sweet          ,once more   
repeat        ,the spirit-kiss is last4 
,,secret ,,love4    ,,by ,,kate         
,,harrington4          ,,raise me       
gently--gently1 sister1 that my brow may
 catch the breeze      ,softly gliding  
through the casement from yon grove of  
orange-trees2      ,that mine ear may   
drink the music gushing forth in mellow 
lays1      ,made by song-birds sweetly  
warbling their evening hymns of praise2 
,that mine eye again may wander to the  
bosom of yon stream1      ,where the    
ripples dance as lightly as young       
fairies in a dream4        ,now bend    
your ear1 my sister1 for my life is     
ebbing fast1      ,and my heart must    
tell its secret before the dream is     
past2      ,it is all the grief ,i've   
cherished that thou hast never known1   
,for1 save this1 my thoughts have ever  
found an echo in thine own4      ,it    
were better not to tell thee1 but my    
spirit spurns control1      ,and the    

words ,i would not utter seem escaping  
from my soul4        ,dost thou         
remember1 sister1 how in sunny youth we 
played      ,on the margin of yon       
streamlet in the orange branches' shade8
      ,or1 when the evening twilight    
threw its veil o'er stream and wood1    
,and we saw the stars grow dizzy and    
tremble where they stood1      ,how we  
twined the pure white blossoms in the   
ringlets of our hair1      ,and wondered
 if the dew-drops would come to nestle  
there8        ,hast thou forgotten1     
sister1 life's bright1 unclouded spring1
      ,when thy thoughts were just as   
joyous as wild birds on the wing1       
,when young ,clarence stood beside thee1
 and the words he dared to speak        
,made thy spirit leap for gladness and  
sent blushes to thy cheek8      ,i had  
worshipped him in secret2 he knew not my
 distress1      ,and in secret ,i       
resigned him1 but loved thee none the   
less4        ,in vain ,i tried to banish
 from my crushed and bleeding heart     

,the image it had cherished long as of  
itself a part2      ,my will was weak1  
for when ,i came to breathe a sad       
good-by1      ,i could not1 could not   
smother on my lips the bursting sigh4   
,none knew the wild1 deep anguish1 the  
torturing pangs of grief1      ,that    
closed the fount of feeling and refused 
a tear's relief4        ,thou hast often
 wondered1 sister1 why mine eye has lost
 its light1      ,why ,i've spoken of   
existence as a gloomy1 starless night2  
,thou hast sat for days together1 and1  
in accents low1 hast told      ,how thy 
,clarence soon will hasten from the     
distant land of gold4      ,whene'er his
 name was mentioned1 ,i have felt a     
strange1 wild thrill2      ,but ,i've   
learned long since1 my sister1 to suffer
 and be still4        ,nay1 weep not2   
for1 believe me1 ere awakes yon setting 
sun      ,earth's struggles will be     
over1 and life's conflicts will be done2
      ,my disembodied spirit upon wings 
of love will rise      ,to roam with    

shining seraphs through the realms of   
,paradise4      ,my soul is only waiting
 till the silken cord is riven1      ,to
 burst its earthly fetters and soar away
 to ,heaven4        ,draw nearer to me1 
sister1 on my bosom bow thy head1       
,and take my fervent blessing ere ,i'm  
numbered with the dead2      ,and       
,clarence1 he must never know the words 
,i've breathed to thee1      ,as a      
loving sister only let him learn to     
think of me4      ,tell him ,i longed to
 see him1 but could not wait his time1  
,for the angels came to waft me to a    
never-changing clime4        ,thou wilt 
not forget me1 sister1 though long the  
parting seems1      ,yet1 oh1 believe   
me1 often will ,i come to thee in       
dreams2      ,and1 if ,i gain permission
 of the true1 unchanging ,friend1       
,i will be thy guardian angel till ,he  
calls thee to ascend4      ,then1 as    
here on earth we've wandered1 through   
fields of light        we'll rove1      
,with our spirits joined together by the

 silken cord of love4          ,,the    
,,schottisch ,,partner4    ,,by ,,motte 
,,hall4          ,,oh1 ,i danced with   
him the schottisch6        ',twas the   
first time that we met2      ,he was    
such a dashing creature1        ,with   
orbs as black as jet4        ,and he    
wore a lovely diamond2        ,how it   
flashed into my eyes6      ,as he drew  
me closely to him        ,i saw its     
wondrous size4        ,oh1 at ball1 and 
rout1 and party1        ,i was his      
schottisch belle2      ,he said ,i      
danced so charmingly1        ,and knew  
the step so well4        ,and we grew so
 very loving1        ,as we stood upon  
the floor1      ,that people said the   
schottisch step        ,would lead to   
,hymen's door4        ,but1 though ,i   
schottisched every night1        ,i     
reached not ,hymen's dwelling2      ,the
 god must live a long way off1          
,but where1 there is no telling4        
,and1 only think1 one festal night1     
,the ungrateful1 wicked ,harry6      ,i 

heard my schottisch partner say--       
,she'll do--but not to marry4           
,she'll do to twirl in mazy dance1      
,she'll do for giddy pleasure2          
,she'll do to meet out ,folly's gauds   
,with ,fashion's line and measure2      
,but she'll not do for sacred home1     
,a meek and gentle woman1      ,an angel
 in her purity1        ,but in her love 
a human4          ,,two ,,mothers8      
,,by ,,mrs4 ,s4 ,f4 ,,jennings4      ,a 
,,little dirty ragged boy1 in the       
streets of ,new ,york1 selling penny    
songs1 is asked by a gentleman if he has
 a mother4 ,neow don't--where's  yourn8 
,does she know you're out8 he says1 with
 that impudent  nonchalance which is the
 more pitiful because so common among   
that  class4 ,but the gentleman buys    
some of his songs1 and that act is the  
sesame to his heart4 ,upon a second     
putting of the question1 he is ready1   
though with the same reckless air1 to   
answer1 ,no2 folks don't have two       
mothers1 do they8 and mine's dead's long

 ago's ,i can remember4        ,two     
mothers8 ,never1 little one2        ,no 
merit brings such meed2      ,god gave  
thee one--if she be gone        ,god    
help thee feel thy need6      ,for a    
dangerous way1 stormy and wild1         
,thou goest1 without thy mother1 child4 
,the throbbing heart of this mighty     
town1        ,how beats its pulse for   
thee8      ,the tide of life swells up  
and down        ,the paths of this      
restless sea4      ,will they dash thy  
bark on the surf away1      ,like a     
straw or leaf on the ocean spray8       
,poor boy6 for thee how ruthless time   
,all tender ties hath riven6      ,thy  
father's love--all seared with crime2   
,thy mother--gone to ,heaven4      ,no  
brother1 sister1 guards the shrine1     
,when ,god hath set his seal divine4    
,thy mother dead8 long1 long ago8       
,no soft eye beams on thee8      ,no    
kindly voice says firmly ,no1        ,to
 bid thy tempter flee8      ,and snares 
are thick1 and pitfalls deep1      ,and 

the upward way is rough and steep4      
,and thou heedest not1 in thy soul's    
deep night1        ,that ,god hath so   
bereft thee2      ,and thou carest not  
for the trembling light        ,dim in  
thy memory left thee4      ,god save    
thee from the world's sure blight6      
,god save thee from an endless night6   
,a ,,loving ,,heart4    ,,by ,w4 ,s4    
,,gaffney4          ,,sweeter than the  
sweetest flower1        ,brighter than  
the brightest gem1      ,richer far than
 ,flora's bower1        ,art or nature's
 diadem--                      ,fairer1 
sweeter1                      ,purer1   
meeter1        ,is a kind and loving    
heart6        ,wealth may prove a toy   
caressing2        ,beauty's charms a    
world of light2      ,but ,affection is 
a blessing        ,from a soul serene   
and bright2                             
,kindest1 purest1                       
,best and surest1        ,is a faithful1
 loving heart6          ,,evening       
,,thoughts4    ,,by ,h4 ,,merran        

,,parke4          ,,twilight deepens    
upon the lea1      ,and shadows come    
dancing in play with me2      ,little   
brown birds have hurried away      ,to  
their nests in the tree-tops old and    
gray1      ,while here at my window ,i  
lean and gaze      ,earnestly into the  
misty haze1      ,watching the coming of
 one sweet star      ,which thou'rt now 
seeking from me afar4      ,absent and  
dearest1 my spirit's life      ,dost    
ever forget1 'mid the din and strife1   
,that one fond heart o'er the line of   
hills      ,sighs for thy presence1 yet 
bounds and fills      ,with measureless 
bliss when this sweet hour      ,gathers
 around with its magic power4           
,visions of brightness come and go      
,like the falling and melting of winter 
snow2      ,but one1 a presence like    
thine remains1      ,and winds my heart 
in its golden chains4      ,then1 sweet 
as the music in ,assam's bowers1        
,when winds go singing among the        
flowers1      ,or like the leaves of the

 lotus-tree      ,that touch each other 
in melody1      ,so sweetly a voice     
creeps into my soul      ,to woo my     
senses from earth's control1      ,and  
point to a world of rarer joy           
,where pleasures are found that never   
cloy1      ,where bliss supernal forever
 reigns1      ,and rapture gushes in    
seraph strains4        ,oh1 earth is    
darkly beautiful now1      ,with her    
garland of flowers upon her brow2       
,and the stars have come with their     
golden eyes      ,to light up the       
portals of ,paradise2      ,the visions 
of sweetness have left my heart1        
,but the voice of music will never      
depart2      ,and when ,i look to the   
shining skies1      ,where the bright   
pavilions of glory rise1      ,i'll     
think of the gardens of matchless       
flowers1      ,where angels walk 'mid   
the wingless hours2      ,and1 dearest1 
,i'll think we'll sometimes go      ,the
 peace and rapture of heaven to know4   
,but1 hark6 the sound of ringing bells  

,comes on the wind1 and softly tells    
,midnight--and earth doth sweetly rest1 
,with her beautiful children on her     
breast4          ,,sonnet4--,,flowers4  
,,by ,,wm4 ,,alexander4                 
,,winter scarce o'er1 as messenger of   
,spring1        ,walks forth bright     
,snowdrop1 clad in green and white1     
,which simple beauties every eye        
delight1      ,till ,violet scents the  
gale and ,bluebirds sing2      ,come now
 the ,windflower and the ,tulip tall1   
,and ,naiad ,lily of the lowly vale1    
,the lover's flower1 which is true      
passion pale2      ,up1 next1 ,narcissus
 springs1 more fair than all1           
,reflecting in the brook1 that purls    
anigh1        ,her image1 and1 like     
,echo1 hastes to die2      ,then the    
sweet lady ,rose1 at ,zephyr's call1    
,like nymph1 comes forth to show her    
glowing breast1      ,while ,flora holds
 her proudest carnival1        ,and     
yields the palm to her1 as queen of all 
the rest4          ,,my ,,tulips4       

,,by ,h4 ,s4 ,d4          ,,stern old   
,janus shook his sceptre        ,over a 
shivering land1      ,yet spring1 one   
day1 with a warning came        ,and    
slipped it from his hand4      ,she     
brought him torrents from the skies1    
,and rivers down the street2            
,melted his crown about his eyes1       
,and thawed his icy feet4        ,my    
tulip bulbs in goodly rows1             
,scenting the loosened springs1         
,shot up in haste to look around2       
,but ah1 the silly things6      ,they   
did not know that when spring comes     
,in such a vapory way1      ,she only   
thinks to try her power1        ,and    
never means to stay4        ,so when the
 reckless sprouts had seen        ,their
 fill of mist and mud1      ,spring went
 away and left them e'en        ,to     
manage as they could4      ,then winter 
rose in fearful rage1        ,and fumed 
and flurried round2      ,he shut the   
waters in a cage1        ,and closed the
 opening ground4        ,like true      

philosophers1 my plants1        ,though 
sorely pinched and frayed1      ,braved 
the old tyrant in his rants1        ,and
 stood there undismayed1      ,till     
spring1 with airs and sunny smile1      
,came tripping o'er the ground1         
,leading her orchestra1 the while1      
,in many a tricksy sound4        ,and   
buds above1 below1 burst forth1         
,in tints of emerald dressed1      ,to  
see the wild spring gain the north1     
,my tulips with the rest4      ,when    
she'd subdued the rigid earth1          
,and conquered all the cold1      ,my   
plants1 to grace her victory1 donned    
,their crimson and their gold4          
,out flashed their flames1 their        
feathers tossed        ,upon the ambient
 air1      ,and nicest choice was dazed 
between        ,by bloemen and ,bizarre4
      ,but when the gentle sway of      
spring        ,must yield to summer's   
pride1      ,my tulips fainted with     
regret1        ,and dropped their heads 
and died4          ,,the ,,dead ,,tree4 

,i ,,saw it with leafy honors crowned   
,by a crystal streamlet's side1         
,and its long1 fair boughs in their     
graceful play        ,stooped down to   
the gentle tide4        ,i lingered once
 beneath its shade        ,at the noon  
of a summer day2      ,when youth's high
 pulse through my temples beat          
,in its swift and burning way4          
,and many a thought of my questioning   
heart        ,went out on restless wing1
      ,to the unseen's far and shoreless
 waves1        ,some tidings thence to  
bring4        ,blest1 blest and         
beautiful seemed all things1            
,green earth and the holy sky1      ,and
 soul with its wondrous1 fearful gifts1 
,and doom of mystery4        ,years     
passed2 from distant and stranger homes 
,i came with a colder brow2      ,but at
 nature's altars wreathed and pure1     
,my spirit still could bow4        ,the 
crystal stream on its winding way       
,my footsteps traced once more1         
,and a dim sweet thought of other days  

,led softly on before1        ,to where 
a circling emerald wall        ,caught  
the laughing waves to rest1      ,for a 
moment charmed and placidly        ,in  
its violet-scented breast4        ,and  
there1 far down in the stillness        
glossed1        ,all riven1 bleak1 and  
gray1      ,was a giant form that       
frowned above1        ,though kissed by 
the summer ray4        ,then a mist came
 over the sunbeam's light1        ,the  
breeze swept chillingly1      ,and      
something mourned within my heart1      
,but not for the blighted tree4         
,for a vision came with a lordly bow1   
,and stood beside me there1      ,with  
pride-wreathed lips and a clear dark    
eye--        ,away--'twas a thing of    
air4        ,yet a being like it on     
earth once dwelt1        ,with men thus 
high and cold2      ,but the valley's   
clods press heavily        ,and mute    
o'er the spoils they hold4        ,a    
deep pall covered the wasted corse1     
,a deeper the passing soul2      ,a name

 that stands like yon gray1 sad tree1   
,was the proud man's earthly goal4      
,,let ,,me ,,die6    ,,by ,s4 ,m4       
,,montgomery4          ,,oh6 who would  
live on in this dreary world1           
,when the light of ,hope has fled1      
,and the friends of old are changed and 
false1        ,and faith and trust are  
dead2      ,when the heart is crushed   
'neath its weight of grief1        ,and 
the smile of joy is gone1      ,when    
love's young dream is past--all past1   
,say1 who would linger on8        ,let  
me die6 ay1 lay me down to rest         
,in the dreamless sleep of death1       
,where flowers send forth1 at dewy eve1 
,their pure and perfumed breath2        
,where the bright sunshine will gently  
fall1        ,and soft winds murmuring  
by1      ,will my requiem chant1 in     
whispers low1        ,through the green 
grass waving high4          ,,lines ,,to
 ,a ,,bronchitis ,,birdie4    ,a        
,,fragment4    ,,by ,n4 ,w4 ,,bridge4   
,,now heed the counsel of a sage1       

,and closely keep in thy warm cage      
,this cold and dreary winter through2   
,see that ye shun the winds of ,march1  
,no ,april showers thy plumes unstarch1 
,nor skies of ,may thy crest bedew4     
,and then1 perchance1 sweet airs of     
,june      ,will find our ,birdie's     
throat in tune1        ,and ye through  
valleys green may rove1      ,and o'er  
the sunlit emerald hills1        ,within
 the cool refreshing grove1      ,along 
the marge of winding rills2        ,and 
gather flowers of varied hue1      ',mid
 grassy beds and moss-grown banks1      
,and on them smile1 and kiss them1 too1 
,while they will sweetly blush their    
thanks1        ,and drink thy health in 
drops of dew2      ,inhale the          
blossom-scented breeze        ,within   
thy oscillating zone1      ,and never   
cough1 nor even sneeze1        ,so sound
 thy swan-like throat has grown4        
,then will thy happy voice be heard     
,amid sweet spring's melodious throng2  
,no other heavenly warbling bird        

,will sing so joyous1 oft1 and long4    
,l',,isolement4    ,,translated ,,from  
,,the ,,french ,,of ,,alphonse ,,de     
,,lamartine1    ,,by ,,wm4 ,a4 ,,kenyon4
          ,,often1 at sunset1 on the    
mountain side1        ,beneath an aged  
oak ,i take my seat1      ,my vision    
roaming o'er the plain spread wide1     
,whose panorama opens at my feet4       
,here scolds the river1 thus in foam to 
break1        ,then slow meanders down  
the dim afar1      ,toward the spread   
waters of the sleeping lake1            
,where smiles in azure the fair evening 
star4        ,to these crowned          
summits--dim old colonnades--           
,the gentle twilight still a last ray   
lends1      ,e'en while the cloud-car of
 the queen of shades        ,white o'er 
yon far horizon's verge ascends4        
,spreading through all the air1 with    
gothic swell1        ,soft sounds of    
worship bid the ear attend2      ,the   
trav'ler stops to hear the distant bell 
,with day's last noises holy concerts   

blend4        ,but these fair tableaux  
have no charm for me2        ,my sight  
indifferent is o'er them led1      ,like
 the fleet shadows that at noon ,i see3 
,suns for the living cannot warm the    
dead4        ,from hill to hill in vain 
,i turn my glance1        ,from south to
 north1 from sunrise to his rest1       
,i search at every point this vast      
expanse2        ,nowhere doth fortune   
wait on my behest4        ,what make    
these valleys and these homes8 ,i cry2  
,vain objects all2 their charm for me   
has flown3      ,rocks1 rivers1 forests1
 loved retreats1 ,i sigh1        ,one   
being absent1 every soul is gone4       
,what signifies the sun to rise or set8 
,and what a heaven sombre or serene8    
,returning days no joy for me beget1    
,and still unmoved ,i gaze on every     
scene4        ,round could ,i follow the
 sun's vast career1        ,my eyes     
would see but deserts wild and void2    
,nothing he shines on can my bosom      
cheer3        ,i wish for nothing here  

below enjoyed4        ,perchance beyond 
the borders of this earth1        ,where
 the true sun looks down from other     
skies1      ,could ,i but cast the      
slough of this world's birth1           
,what ,i so much have dreamed would meet
 my eyes4        ,there1 filled from    
fountains whither thought aspires1      
,there might ,i find again1 with hope   
and love1      ,this fair ideal every   
soul desires--        ,find her who has 
no name save there above4        ,borne 
on ,aurora's car1 why can ,i not1       
,vague object of my vows1 launch forth  
to thee8      ,why on this earth of     
exile is my lot1        ,with nothing   
common between it and me8        ,leaves
 in the prairie fall1 with passage      
brief1        ,and evening breezes to   
some dale convey2      ,and ,i--am ,i   
not like a withered leaf8        ,ye    
stormy north winds1 bear me hence away6 
,,to ,a ,,friend ,,on ,,the ,,day ,,of  
,,his ,,marriage4          ,a ,,store of
 happiness to thee        ,this day     

auspicious brings1      ,and o'er the   
future fairy ,hope        ,her robe of  
promise flings4        ,oh1 fair is she 
whom thou hast won        ,to be thy    
gentle bride1      ,a fairer none could 
ever wish        ,to grace a lover's    
side4        ,but well for thee thy     
chosen one        ,hath charms that     
brighter shine1      ,and these by      
strong1 though tiny cords1        ,shall
 make her doubly thine4        ,beneath 
the potent hand of ,time        ,that   
graceful form must bow1      ,and age   
his furrowed lines shall trace          
,upon that lovely brow4        ,and     
years of care shall dim those eyes      
,sparkling with love's own light1       
,and 'mid those dark and glossy braids  
,shall mingle threads of white4         
,but outward change shall only prove    
,that heart more true to thee1          
,and1 though the eyes their lustre lose1
        ,it will unaltered be4          
,and oh1 when sorrow's storm shall come1
        ,for come it surely will1       

',twill only bind that loving heart     
,to thee more closely still4        ,and
 now1 though many friends are near1     
,wishing thee perfect bliss1      ,not  
one1 ,i know1 is more sincere           
,than she who sends you this4--,v4      
,,caps ,,and ,,headdress4               
,illustration3 ,fig4 #a4                
,illustration3 ,fig4 #b4                
,illustration3 ,fig4 #c4                
,illustration3 ,fig4 #d4    ,,as it is  
impossible to describe the various      
shades of trimming that are  seen in the
 new styles of caps and headdresses1 we 
resort to cuts to  illustrate them4     
,fig4 #a is a breakfast-cap for a young 
married lady1 of a very simple  style2  
the foundation is of a plain net2 this  
is traversed by plaitings of  lace1     
through which is passed a flat plaid    
ribbon of bright hues4 ,loops  and bows 
in profusion at each ear4 ,it will be   
found a very stylish model4    ,fig4    
#b4--;,a more complicated and less      
youthful cap1 composed of insertions    

and edgings1 trimmed with mantua ribbon 
of a good quality4    ,fig4 #c4--;,a    
graceful style of headdress for a young 
person1 when simplicity  is to be       
preserved4 ,it is merely of full        
bandeaux1 slightly waved2 the  flowers1 
a light drooping spray1 are arranged in 
the bandeaux1 instead  of the back of   
the hair1 or across the brow4 ,the back 
of the hair1 as seen  in ,fig4 #d1 is   
dressed in three puffs1 and secured by a
 low ornamental  comb4 ,we have still   
newer designs of headdresses in         
preparation to  illustrate the topic of 
the coming month--dress at              
watering-places4    ,illustration       
,,juvenile ,,fashions                   
,illustration3 ,fig4 #a4                
,illustration3 ,fig4 #b4    ,,we are    
very much pleased--nor is it to be      
wondered at--with the  communications   
that frequently reach us with regard to 
this especial  department4    ,indeed1  
writes a correspondent1 whose opinion is
 of value1 the good  ideas you have     

given me concerning children's dresses  
and many other  things1 during the three
 months ,i have received the ',lady's   
,book1' ,i  consider worth the whole    
year's subscription4    ,once1 at least1
 every season we devote our chitchat    
especially to the  young people2 and to 
show they are not forgotten in the mean 
time1 select  a design from ,mrs4       
,suplee's large establishment--of       
children's clothing1  etc4--of a boy's  
summer suit4    ,the plaited linen      
shirt1 or chemisette1 ,fig4 #a1 is      
sometimes worn by  itself1 buttoning to 
the waistband of the trousers1 ,fig4 #b1
 which are  full1 and rather long4 ,the 
over-jacket may be made of ,cashmere or 
any  suitable material1 and is intended 
for the street4 ,the peculiar style of  
the sleeves and the square opening of   
the front display the fine linen  bosom 
and sleeves4          ,,fashionable     
,,bonnets ,,and ,,caps4    ,from the    
celebrated ,establishment of ,thomas    
,white  ,co41 ,no4 #da ,south  ,second  

,st41 ,philada4      ,illustration3 ,no4
 #a4    ,illustration3 ,no4 #b4         
,illustration3 ,no4 #c4                 
,illustration3 ,no4 #d4    ,no4 #a4     
,,boy',s ,,hat4--,material of ,coburg   
straw4    ,no4 #b4 ,,bonnet ,,tip4      
,no4 #c4 ,,bonnet ,,crown4    ,no4 #d4  
,,wire ,,bonnet ,,frame4           99   
99       99       99       99           
,description of ,cuts on page #dha4     
,no4 #a4 ,,infant',s ,,turban4          
,material4--,embroidered ,french blonde 
and gimp4    ,trimming4--,bunches of    
white ribbons at the sides1 with        
quilling of  blonde around the face4    
,no4 #b4 ,,boy',s ,,jockey ,,caps4      
,a4 ,material4--,straw brilliant1 edged 
and trimmed around the front with       
,paris gimp4    ,b4                     
,material4--,brilliant straw1 inserted  
with ,paris gimp4 ,front edged  with    
gimp4      ,no4 #c4 ,,summer ,,bonnet4  
,material4--,blonde lace1 with quilling 
of ribbon4 ,crown of silk1 with  lace   
fall to hang over the cape4             

,trimming4--,bouquets of wild flowers4  
,no4 #d4 ,,italian                      
,,leghorn4--,untrimmed4                 
,,chinese ,,sayings4      ,,some of the 
ordinary expressions of the ,chinese are
 sarcastic enough4 ,a  blustering       
harmless fellow they call a paper tiger4
 ,when a man values  himself overmuch1  
they compare him to a rat falling into a
 scale1 and  weighing itself4 ,overdoing
 a thing they call a hunchback making a 
bow4  ,a spendthrift they compare to a  
rocket which goes off at once4 ,those   
who  expend their charity on remote     
objects1 but neglect their family1 are  
said  to hang their lantern on a pole1  
which is seen afar1 but gives no light  
below4          ,,braid ,,for ,,child',s
 ,,dress4    ,illustration              
,,why ,,don',t ,,ladies ,,learn ,,to    
,,cook8      ,,among the common things  
to the teaching of which public         
attention is now  so strongly directed1 
it is to be hoped that the art of       
cookery--one  of the commonest1 and yet1

 apparently1 one of the most difficult  
and  neglected of all--will not be      
forgotten4 ,the instruction of the      
female  peasantry in this useful art    
would be as advantageous to themselves  
when  settled on their own hearths as to
 the families of the middle classes1  in
 which1 before marriage1 they officiate 
as domestic servants4 ,on all  sides we 
hear complaints of the difficulty of    
finding1 and of retaining  when found1 a
 cook who can roast a leg of mutton1 and
 make batter-pudding  or pea-soup4 ,in  
point of fact1 we have heard of ladies  
who have it in  serious contemplation to
 dispense with servants altogether1 as  
the least  troublesome alternative4     
,without wishing matters carried quite  
so far1 we  are convinced that many of  
our fair friends would lose nothing1    
either  in point of respectability or   
happiness1 while they could add at least
  one-third to the effective incomes of 
their husbands1 if they were to  spend a
 little more time in their kitchens1    

superintending the preparation  of the  
family dinner1 instead of contenting    
themselves with ordering  it--if1       
indeed1 they condescend to do even that4
 ,some forty years back1  ladies were   
driven to shoemaking as a fashionable   
way of killing time4  ,why not try a    
little cooking8 ,thanks to the modern   
stoves1 with their  nicely-arranged     
skillets and stewpans1 which science and
 mechanical skill  have substituted for 
the blazing kitchen hearth of other     
days1 young  ladies of the nineteenth   
century1 just passing its prime1 may    
cook without  soiling their fingers or  
injuring their complexions4 ,were it not
 so1 we  would not recommend them to    
cook4 ,we would rather live on bread and
 cheese  all the days of our lives4     
,it will be said1 perhaps1 that our     
notions with regard to female education 
and employment are too antiquated--that 
in these matters1 as in everything      
else1 a new era has dawned1 and the     
solid course of instruction now given   

in colleges for ladies will be          
triumphantly appealed to4 ,ladies1      
however1  who possess these solid       
acquirements--who1 like ,lady ,jane     
,grey1 prefer  ,plato to a picnic--will 
be least likely to neglect the economy  
of the  kitchen4 ,they will thoroughly  
understand the dignity of the           
employment1  and call to mind all the   
poetry of cooking4 ,to say nothing of   
the dinner  which ,milton describes ,eve
 as preparing when on hospitable        
thoughts  intent1 there are the ,homeric
 banquets at which kings literally      
killed  their own meat1 and at which    
queens and princesses turned the spit   
for  the roasting1 or drew the water and
 chopped wood for the boiling4 ,cooking 
is classical1 and no lady will disdain  
to take part in it who has read  of     
these feasts in the original ,greek4    
,let it be observed that it is the      
middle and working classes on whom we   
wish to urge the importance of the      
study4 ,a gentleman's daughter can      

afford to be so ignorant of common      
things as not to be able to recognize   
chickens in a poultry-yard1 because     
they do not run about with a liver under
 one wing and a gizzard under  the      
other1 though our modern poultry shows1 
it must be confessed1 will  tend much to
 dissipate this error4 ,a knowledge1    
however1 of the art of  cooking is of   
more importance to the wives of the     
laboring population  than to those of   
the middle classes1 because it is the   
art1 when properly  cultivated1 of      
making a little go a great              
way4--,mark-lane ,express4          ,a  
,,lace ,,basque4      ,furnished from   
,madame ,demorest's ,emporium of        
,fashions1 #cge ,broadway1    ,new      
,york4      ,,this novel and graceful   
design is adapted for black lace or any 
other  thin material that fancy may     
dictate1 as will be seen by reference to
 the  engraving4 ,it is gathered in a   
graceful fulness to a band of insertion 
across the back1 and also to a similar  

band fitting closely to the form at  the
 waist1 and falls in a rich double      
flounce over the person4 ,the corsage   
is made high in the neck1 gathered into 
a band same as the back4 ,the style  of 
sleeve 7which is so clearly illustrated 
by the artist as not to need  any       
further description7 harmonizes most    
beautifully with the general  design4   
,illustration3 ,,voigt ,del             
,,truth4    ,,by ,d4 ,,hardy1 ,,jr4     
,,as stands the old oak when the tempest
 is raging1        ,while others less   
firm are upturned by the blast1      ,so
 ,truth1 though with ,error a warfare is
 waging1        ,is firm and unyielding1
 triumphant at last4      ,she stands as
 unmoved as the bold promontory1        
,tow'ring so proud by the waves of the  
sea2      ,her heart-gushing song and   
her soul-cheering story        ,should  
bless and make glad every land that may 
be        ,truth1 mighty and noble1 down
 came from the ,maker1        ,the      
,sovereign ,ruler of earth and of sky2  

,then cling to her fondly and never     
forsake her1        ,till death shall   
have closed thy now beaming eye2        
,truth is so mighty1 ,superstition and  
,error1        ,all powerless and weak1 
must fall by her side2      ,then1      
friends of the ,right1 do not falter in 
terror1        ,but nobly press onward  
with ,truth for your guide4             
,,lady',s ,,riding ,,boots4             
,illustration      ,,we are at pains to 
present our friends with every recherch 
article that  can contribute to their   
welfare2 for this purpose1 we illustrate
 a pair of  riding boots for ladies1    
which1 in addition to their ostensible  
purpose1  are admirable for damp or     
muddy walking1 especially in locations  
where  vegetation renders protection    
desirable4 ,these boots will effectually
  prevent the moisture that is brushed  
off from proving detrimental4 ,they  are
 made of patent leather1 of a rich1     
lustrous black hue1 the upper  portion  
of fancy colored morocco1 purple1       

maroon1 green1 or bronze1 and  bordered 
with silk galloon1 finished with neat   
tassels4 ,excepting in  their elegant   
proportions and ornamental appearance1  
they are essentially  similar to the    
dress boots of the sterner sex2 and we  
are gratified to  observe this move in  
the right direction4 ,this fashion is in
 accordance  with sound sense and       
comfort4    ,for the original of these  
beautiful and commendable articles1 we  
are  indebted to ,mr4 ,e4 ,a4 ,brooks1  
,boot and ,shoe ,emporium1 #ege         
,broadway1 ,new  ,york1 from whose large
 and varied collection we propose       
affording frequent  illustrations1 that 
our fair readers may be fully au fait in
 this  important department of their    
costume4          ,,cottage ,,furniture4
      ,illustration3 ,fig4 #a4    ,fig4 
#a represents two tables formed to      
fasten together underneath4             
,illustration3 ,fig4 #b4    ,fig4 #b is 
a ,pembroke table with the leaves       
raised4          ,,lady',s ,,slipper    

,,on ,,cloth4--,,smyrna ,,embroidery4   
,illustration3 ,,lady',s ,,slipper ,,on 
,,cloth4--,,reduced ,,design4           
,materials4--,any dark-colored cloth1   
black or dark claret is the      best4  
,silk or terry velvet of a color        
contrasting well with that of      the  
cloth4 ,purse twist1 first size1 either 
gold color or the color      of the     
velvet1 but one shade or two lighter4   
,draw your pattern on the cloth first2  
then on the wrong side of the  velvet2  
cut out the velvet carefully1 and gum   
well the wrong side of the  velvet4     
,when cut out1 apply on the cloth1 press
 it down gently1 and let it  dry2 when  
perfectly dry1 work the outlines in     
chain stitch with the purse  twist4     
,if you can manage the tambour needle1  
the chain stitch would be better  done  
in tambour work1 also quicker and more  
easily4    ,this design1 embroidered    
with black silk on scarlet or blue      
merino1 will  also make an extremely    
pretty baby's shoe4    ,illustration3   

,,the ,,leaf ,,of ,,the ,,slipper ,,in  
,,its ,,proper ,,size4    ,illustration3
 ,,part ,,of ,,an ,,embroidered         
,,collar4          ,,bread-,,cloth4     
,illustration        ,materials4--,five 
reels crochet cotton1 ,no4 #bd1 with    
crochet-hook1      ,no4 #ah4    ,,make a
 chain of #afj stitches1 and work on it 
one row in dc4    #b;d row4--,begin with
 #a chain1 and work #b dc in each of the
 first two dc  of last row4 ,one dc in  
each of the others1 except the last two1
 in both of  which work #b1 and end with
 a chain stitch4    ,the remainder is to
 be worked from the design1 in ordinary 
square crochet2  but1 as there is first 
an increase of a square at each end1 and
 afterwards  a decrease to the same     
extent in every row1 the space in the   
centre only  being without either       
increase or diminution1 we shall        
describe the way in  which the decrease 
is so effected as to leave a regular    
edge2 the increase  being always done as
 we have described in the #b;d row4     

,there are two close  squares at each   
end4    ,,for ,,the ,,decrease4--,slip  
on the first stitch1 sc on the next1 sdc
 on the  next1 dc on the fourth1 do     
three more dc1 #b ch1 which form the    
first open  square in the line4 ,at the 
other extremity reverse the process1    
working on  the last four stitches1 #a  
dc1 #a sdc1 #a sc1 #a slip4    ,in all  
the succeeding rows that are decreased1 
make the slip stitch on the  first dc   
stitch of the previous row1 at each end1
 thus shortening every  row by three    
stitches4    ,the edge being of two     
close squares1 allows for all the ends  
being worked  in1 which should          
invariably be done4    ,work one row of 
open square crochet all round1 with the 
dc stitches  sufficiently close at the  
corners to set flat1 and in every square
 knot a  fringe of twelve or sixteen    
strands1 and #b inches deep4            
,,embroidery4--,,dress ,,collar4        
7,see ,colored ,plate in front of       
,book47                                 

,materials4--,embroidery cotton1 ,no4   
#ajj4    ,trace the pattern upon the    
muslin with a quill pen and blue mixed  
with  gum-water2 make the leaves1 stems1
 and flowers in raised satin-stitch2 the
  circles in buttonhole-stitch1 either  
making them close or open1 as may be    
preferred2 if close1 a raised spot must 
be worked in the centre of each4  ,work 
the edge in buttonhole-stitch4          
,,patterns ,,for ,,embroidery4          
,illustration          ,,editors'       
,,table4              ,man to man so oft
 unjust1      ,is always so to          
woman4--,,byron4    ,,such is the       
testimony of a poet1 and history1 we are
 sorry to say1 would  prove his         
assertion true4 ,yet a better time is   
coming1 has already  begun1 and1 in our 
country1 seems making progress quite as 
rapidly as  women are prepared to       
receive and adjust themselves to the new
 and  enlarged duties which are opening 
before them4 ,education is the grand    
lever to elevate society4 ,when both    

sexes are allowed equal privileges  of  
instruction1 the advancement of the race
 will be accelerated in more  than      
twofold proportion1 because the         
ignorance of one-half the species       
serves to hinder greatly the influences 
of intelligence in the enlightened      
portion4 ,a small cloud can dim the sun4
    ,some important questions respecting
 female education are yet unsettled2    
one of these concerns the prerogative of
 their colleges4 ,are these             
institutions1 when chartered by         
legislative authority1 to hold equal    
rank  with male colleges8 ,when degrees 
are conferred on the female student1    
shall she have an equal right to the    
honors these are supposed to confer1  as
 are claimed for her brother graduate8  
,not long since1 a lady was             
complimented by the ,faculty of one of  
the most eminent ,female ,colleges  in  
our country with the ,honorary degree of
 ,mistress of ,arts4 ,while             
acknowledging the compliment1 the lady  

wrote--    ,allow me to inquire if1 in  
thus conferring degrees on women1 you   
contemplate the assumption of the style 
similar honors confer on men8  ,would   
you be pleased to see that ,i added the 
,m4 ,a4 to my name8 ,now1 this  is an   
important question1 and will1 as ,i     
think1 have much influence on  the      
future aspect of female education4 ,if  
colleges for women are invested  with   
full power of conferring degrees1 and do
 confer them1 why should not  the same  
rules be applied to these as are        
considered proper in regard to  colleges
 for your sex8    ,if to append the sign
 of his degree to his name be for a man 
an  advantage1 showing his acquirements 
have been acknowledged and guaranteed   
by the competent authority1 why is not a
 similar course beneficial1 under  like 
circumstances1 for a woman8 c4    ,the  
faculty of the college made reply by the
 president to the effect  that they did 
confer the degree in good faith1        
considering it one and  the same held by

 the faculty1 and that the lady had an  
equal right with  themselves to assume  
the ,a4 ,m4 ,we were intending to invite
 attention to  this subject1 gathering  
thus the results of discussion1 when the
 following  article reached us1 and we  
give it here to invite others to write  
on this  question3--    ,,to ,,the      
,,editor ,,of ,,the ',,lady',s ,,book3' 
,knowing that you have very much at     
heart the advancement of learning and   
the spread of useful knowledge1 and     
that you do not think woman's share an  
unproductive one1 or her powers  below  
culture1 ,i venture to ask why most of  
the stimulants to generous  ambition are
 neglected in her case8 ,is it because  
men consider her nature  too elevated to
 require the adventitious helps they    
throw out to each  other8 ,it cannot be 
that they fear on equal ground some     
odious comparisons  might be obvious4   
,milton says--        ',fame is the spur
 that the clear spirit does raise       
,to scorn delights and live laborious   

days4'    ,so sensible have mankind ever
 been of this1 that1 in all ages1       
incentives  have been offered to the    
ingenious and distinguished1 by titles1 
honors1  and decorations distributed to 
excellence4 ,to excellence in men2 for  
women1 however industrious their        
researches1 however 'laborious'  their  
'days1' have little to expect but a     
limited fame1 and the inward            
consciousness of high motives4 ,why     
should this be8 ,why might not woman    
have the satisfaction of feeling that   
her deservings may entitle her to  the  
marks of approbation of the learned in  
her own sphere1 and that her  name may  
acquire a general respectability from   
honors worthily borne8  ,in other words1
 why may not honorary degrees be granted
 by literary and  scientific            
institutions to all persons who merit   
them8 ,and why may not  women publicly  
bear such testimonials1 by appending to 
their names the  same titles borne by   
men under similar circumstances8 ,i know

 that there  is a large1 worthy1 and    
respectable class of men who1 as some   
shrink in  undefinable horror from the  
sight of a cat1 feel nervous shudderings
 and  morbid vexation at the word       
strength of mind as applied to woman4   
,to the  word2 for ,i have1 in          
essentials1 found many of these nervous 
gentlemen  happy to avail themselves of 
the objectionable quality when it was   
taken  by them in a disguised way4      
,these might1 at the first blush of the 
thing1  begin to wince at a lady being  
styled ,a4 ,m41 ,f4 ,r4 ,s41 cum        
ceteris4  ,but1 if they will1 if they   
can consider the subject coolly1 they   
will  see that there is nothing         
unfeminine1 nothing the finest womanly  
delicacy  need fear in the matter4      
,would the names of ,maria ,edgeworth or
 ,hannah  ,more have been published with
 less propriety1 had they been supported
  by initials signifying that certain   
judges of literature approved their     
efforts and sanctioned their            

pretensions8 ,for my part1 ,i think it  
seems  altogether more befitting a      
woman's weakness to be ushered into     
public by  the stamp of masculine       
authority4 ,i think even a weak-minded  
woman could  not disparage her charms by
 seeking in a signature the protection  
of her  superiors4    ,far be it from   
me1 speaking in modern cant1 to draw    
woman out of her  sphere4 ,i would have 
every one do her 'duty in that sphere of
 life in  which it has pleased ,god to  
call her4' ,let man rule in the court1  
the  camp2 let him make laws and enforce
 them2 let him plough the main2 let him 
defend his country2 while woman soothes 
the bed of sickness and instructs  her  
children4 ,let her studies and her      
efforts be to alleviate pain1 to        
increase mental development1 and1 above 
all1 by precept and example1 to  watch  
over morals and religion4 ,these things 
she may do2 these things she  daily     
does2 but1 though more patient1 and more
 spiritual than her brother  man1 she is

 not an angel4 ,she needs encouragement1
 praise1 and rewards  to cheer her      
course4 ,why1 then1 deny her the        
harmless gratifications that  are her   
due1 that she has won and should wear8  
99       99       99       99       99  
,,what ,,shall ,,be ,,done ,,for ,,the  
,,insane8--,the ,report for #ahec of the
 ,trustees  of the ,hospital for the    
,insane1 in the ,state of ,maine1       
contains a remark  equal to a conclusive
 reason in favor of hereafter building  
every new  insane hospital for one sex  
only--a recommendation lately submitted 
to the  public by ,medical              
,superintendents4    ,the ,maine        
,trustees say1 ,it is very important the
 public should have every  possible     
assurance that patients of one sex      
should not know1 except by  report1 that
 there are those of the other sex in the
 hospital4 ,this  testimony1 so official
 and experienced1 is full of meaning1   
and it will be  used by many voices in a
 wise way to effect a reform4           

,pecuniary economy alone has led1 in    
most places1 to the present method of   
combining insane men and women in the   
same building4 ,one building of a       
determined size1 it has been argued1 can
 be more cheaply supported than  two1   
having together a capacity to           
accommodate the same number of patients 
as the larger one4 ,but1 whenever in any
 population a new hospital must  be     
erected for increasing numbers1 it will 
not be attended with an extra  expense  
in supporting it1 to appropriate it to  
one sex1 and to remove into  it the     
patients of this sex from the prior     
institution4    ,new ones ordered by a  
,legislature with an intention to devote
 each to  one sex1 can1 from their      
foundations1 be so arranged as to secure
 the  attaining of many special         
advantages relating to social parlors1  
amusement  saloons1 reading-rooms1      
work-rooms1 private rooms for interviews
 between  patients and their near       
relations1 bath-rooms1 c4    ,the proper

 locations of the noisy1 of the         
homicidal1 and of the dreadfully        
impulsive in various ways1 so as to     
prevent them from injuriously           
disturbing others1 is a serious problem 
of difficult solution in most  hospitals
 now in operation4 ,at present1 all of  
the same sex are in the  same wing2 and 
therefore the timid are sometimes much  
distressed or  excited by the furious we
 have alluded to4 ,the difficulty of    
solving the  problem will be almost     
removed in a hospital for one sex1 by   
placing the  furious at the far end of  
one wing1 and those who would be        
hurtfully  disturbed by them in the     
other wing2 thereby separating them     
through the  intervention of the centre 
building4    ,the proposed reform will  
enlarge the liberty and the privileges  
of  patients1 both within the buildings1
 and outside of them in walks1 courts1  
or gardens4 ,females will be exempt from
 a risk1 to which they are now  subject 
in the best-conducted institutions1 of  

being observed by male  patients and    
their attendants through windows        
overlooking the grounds4  ,now1 excited 
patients must often be secluded in      
rooms1 or limited to small  courts for  
air and exercise1 to keep them from     
being seen by the other  sex2 whereas   
these very patients may more than others
 need daily walks  with their attendants
 as the surest means of soothing their  
fury4    ,whenever the whole of one wing
 of a hospital is constructed and       
organized  for convalescent and timid   
patients1 they can and will be allowed1 
with  scarcely any inconvenience to the 
internal government1 more frequent and  
longer visits from sane and sensible    
conversers1 than are now allowable4     
,they will then have the benefit of what
 is much needed1 a greater variety  of  
sane companionship and its healthful    
influences1 than the household1         
together with the ordinary restricted   
visiting1 can ever possibly supply4     
,when these influences are of a wise    

quality1 they are mental medicines of   
heavenly value to the many who need them
 and ought to have them4           99   
99       99       99       99    ,,moral
 ,,courage4--,in an address1 entitled   
,human ,happiness--see book  notices--we
 find the following very straightforward
 definition and  advice3--    ,what do  
,i mean by moral courage8 ,i mean the   
energy and spirit to say and  do what is
 right and true1 in a respectful and    
proper manner1 though it  be unpalatable
 to some1 or apparently against our own 
interest4 ,i do not  intend you to      
suppose that ,i am advising you         
needlessly to tell all you  know        
concerning either yourselves or others1 
but that you should avoid1 as  much as  
in you lies1 doing or saying anything   
which you would be ashamed  to          
acknowledge1 if necessary to do so2 and 
then when you have committed  errors and
 faults towards others1 should not      
hesitate to own and correct  them4      
,young ladies1 this would be moral      

courage4 ,do not1 ,i beseech you1       
forget what it is1 and do not hesitate  
to practise it1 for it is a  beautiful  
quality2 it will always promote your    
comfort1 respectability1  and happiness1
 and very often your immediate and best 
interests4           99       99        
99       99       99    ,,flowers ,,and 
,,their ,,influence4--,the people of    
,france pay much attention to  flowers1 
and thus one of their best writers on   
,education1 ,m4 ,aim ,martin1  describes
 the effect of this taste3--    ,in all 
countries women love flowers1 in all    
countries they form nosegays  of them2  
but it is only in the bosom of plenty   
that they conceive the idea  of         
embellishing their dwellings with them4 
,the cultivation of flowers  among the  
peasantry indicates a revolution in all 
their feelings4 ,it is  a delicate      
pleasure1 which makes its way through   
coarse organs2 it is  a creature1 whose 
eyes are opened2 it is the sense of the 
beautiful1  a faculty of the soul which 

is awakened4 ,man1 then1 understands    
that  there is in the gifts of nature a 
something more than is necessary for    
existence2 color1 forms1 odors1 are     
perceived for the first time1 and  these
 charming objects have at last          
spectators4 ,those who have travelled   
in the country can testify1 that a      
rose-tree under the window1 a           
honeysuckle around the door of a        
cottage1 are always a good omen to the  
tired traveller4 ,the hand which        
cultivates flowers is not closed against
  the supplications of the poor1 or the 
wants of the stranger4           99     
99       99       99       99           
,,christian ,,associations ,,of ,,young 
,,men4--,these are becoming the rule in 
our  cities4 ,we have before us the     
,first ,annual ,report of one formed in 
,boston a year or two ago4 ,why might   
not similar associations be formed      
among the young women8 ,many a girl from
 the country has been lost1 who  might  
have lived virtuously1 happily1 and     

usefully1 had she1 when coming  to the  
city1 known friends of her own sex to   
whom she might have gone for  counsel in
 her loneliness and sorrows4 ,but these 
efforts to save young  men will gladden 
the hearts of mothers and sisters1 whose
 brothers and  sons are gone from the   
domestic roof out into the dangers and  
temptations  of the world4 ,we subjoin  
the opening remarks1 or reasons for the 
association3--    ,the wise and good men
 of ,boston have1 in times past1 mourned
 over  many a youth of promise who1     
fresh from his rural home1 has yielded  
to  the temptations of the city life1   
whose dangers he knew not of1 and       
perished4 ,individual benevolence has   
done much to avert the evil2 but no     
adequate remedy was found till          
,christian young men were banded        
together  to receive their young        
brethren from the country and guard them
 with  ,christlike sympathy until they  
could securely walk amid the dangers of 
the  city4 ,such a band is our          

association4           99       99      
99       99       99    ,,woman',s      
,,rights--as we have always             
maintained--entitle her to equal        
advantages of education with her brother
 man4 ,slowly1 but surely1 this  idea is
 gaining favor in the public mind1 and  
men1 noble-hearted and wise1  are       
carrying forward the work of founding   
institutions for the daughters  of our  
land4 ,as yet1 few of these schools are 
endowed1 none made equal  in efficiency 
to the schools for the other sex2 but   
still we rejoice to  record every       
attempt to extend the benefits of       
instruction to those who  are the       
heaven-appointed educators of infancy   
and childhood4 ,women must be  fitted to
 educate men2 we shall then have        
goodness and wisdom united4 ,in  the    
,female ,college to be established at   
,petersburg1 ,virginia1 we hope  these  
advantages will be provided for         
liberally4 ,every college should be     
endowed4           99       99       99 

99       99    ,,bleak ,,world4--,these 
two stanzas are worth preserving from a 
poem which we  have not room for2 the   
author may hope3--        ,there's not  
so bleak a place on earth        ,where 
blossom not the wildwood flowers2       
,there's not so desolate a hearth       
,but hath its smiling1 sunny hours4     
,though dark and drear life's voyage may
 seem1        ,and man without a sun may
 grope1      ,yet in its darkest hours  
we dream        ,there's smiling in the 
distance hope4           99       99    
99       99       99    ,,slander4--,we 
seldom meet with a fearless1 out-spoken 
rebuke of the sins  of the tongue4      
,those who deal with evil-speaking seem 
usually afraid of  committing themselves
 to the charge of an offence similar to 
that which  they are rebuking4 ,not so  
,rev4 ,henry ,steel ,clarke1 whose      
,discourse1 of  which the following is a
 sample1 goes straight to its mark as an
 arrow  from the bow of a strong hand4  
,our readers will find pleasure as well 

as  profit in these sentiments2 they are
 accustomed to the language of truth  in
 our pages1 and will not feel the arrow 
pointed at any who are innocent4  ,and  
the guilty1 if such there be around our 
,table1 will read to profit  by the     
pictures presented1 and thank the good  
clergyman who1 from the  seclusion of   
his study1 has breathed words that will 
reach and interest  the inmates of      
thousands of homes in every section of  
our country3--    ,who slanders his     
neighbor is a--what is he8 ,the         
signification of the term  ,,slander1   
according to the best authority1 is to  
belie2 to speak falsely  of4 ,who1 then1
 slanders another1 belies him--lies     
concerning him4 ,do not  men forget this
 when they go about to blacken and      
vilify the character of  their          
neighbors8 ,and can they be justified in
 resorting to it for revenge8  ,is not  
the command1 ',thou shalt not bear false
 witness1' as binding as  any of the    
ten8 ,the fact that they can have       

satisfaction in no other way1  offers no
 apology4 ,to resort to it only         
increases their guilt4 ,they thus1  to  
falsehood1 add the indulgence of a      
wicked spirit of retaliation4 ,this1    
when ,god has said1 ',vengeance is      
mine4' ,they are bound1 by all that is  
sacred and good1 to submit in silence1  
rather than make such attempts to       
punish the injurious4    ,it is to be   
remarked here that slanderous reports   
generally have an air  of truth about   
them1 which make them more prejudicial  
and hurtful than  if they went in their 
own native garb4 ,they seem ashamed of  
themselves4  ,if they can steal the     
livery of truth1 they hold up their     
heads and are  sure of passing4 ,were   
every slanderous report branded with its
 own name1  and called1 as it should be1
 a lie1 the evil done would be less4    
,but1  going forth with the semblance of
 probability1 under a more specious garb
  than that of the direct and downright 
falsehood1 the injury done is often     

greater even than that intended by the  
slanderer4 ,hence1 only aggravated      
guilt4 ,men cannot be too cautious how  
little they say1 which is true  against 
others4 ,much less can they be too      
cautious how little they say  which is  
positively false4 ,who love to hear     
themselves speak in this way  will some 
time have abundant cause to regret their
 loquacity4 ,who love to  speak lies may
 expect to gather fruit accordingly4    
99       99       99       99       99  
,there is another abuse of speech4 ,it  
is not slander1 but very like  it4 ,it  
has much of its meanness1 and partakes  
of its guilt4 ,they who  indulge in it  
are the retailers of scandal4 ,their    
business argues a very  morbid and      
sickly state of moral feeling4 ,they are
 the snatchers up of  inconsiderable    
trifles1 who deal them out with infinite
 relish4 ,they  are traders in the small
 ware of slander1 who magnify the value 
of their  wares until they come to      
believe them real4 ,the practice now    

referred to  is that of reporting       
whatever one hears1 adding1 perhaps1 a  
gloss of one's  own2 reporting it not   
perhaps upon the house-top--he might as 
well--but  in the ears of others1 until 
it becomes a common topic of            
conversation4  ,what is peculiar to this
 is1 that it is generally something     
prejudicial  to the reputation or       
interests of his neighbor4 ,to pry into 
that which  is no concern of mine is    
mean4 ,to report what ,i thus see and   
hear is  contemptible4 ,if this become  
general1 no one is safe4 ,all men would 
turn  spies and scandal-mongers4 ,no one
 will be safe1 because no one's         
character  will bear all kinds of       
exposure4    ,every man has his faults4 
,add to this that every man more quickly
  discovers his neighbor's than his own2
 then1 that he is in a measure  blind to
 his own1 when discovered a beam is in  
his eye6 and that this  blindness is a  
magnifier to his neighbor's1 and you    
have a sum total of  probabilities1     

which renders it extremely likely that  
he who desires  subjects for scandal    
will have realized his most sanguine    
expectations4  ,says the ,latin         
fabulist1 as ,i have some time read1    
speaking of the faults  of men1         
',jupiter gives to every man two sacks3 
one with his own faults1  to be carried 
on his back2 another1 with his          
neighbor's1 to hang upon his  breast'-- 
',on this account1 man never can behold 
,his own1 but can his neighbor's faults 
unfold4'    ,phdrus knew men4 ,his fable
 is not all a fable4 ,if not a fact1 it 
casts  the shadow of one4 ,it is easier 
to unfold the faults of others than our 
own4 ,and1 if all should delight to do  
it1 none would be safe4    ,then1 what a
 disposition does such practice         
indicate6 ,how dark a spirit6  ,what    
moral obliquity and depravity6 ,no good 
is intended1 none secured4  ,should good
 result1 it would be a disappointment to
 the tale-bearer4 ,no  doubt there is   
often the appearance of pity for the    

victim4 ,many a story  is told with     
rueful countenance1 and protestations of
 sorrow for the  occurrence1 when the   
teller is secretly exulting in the      
injury it will do4  ',how often does the
 reputation of a helpless creature bleed
 by a report1  which the party1 who is  
at pains to propagate it1 beholds with  
much pity  and fellow-feeling1 is       
heartily sorry for it1 hopes in ,god it 
is not true2  however1 as ,archbishop   
,tillotson wittily remarks upon it1 is  
resolved1  in the mean time1 to give the
 report her pass1 that1 at least1 it may
  have fair play to take its fortune in 
the world1 to be believed or not1       
according to the charity of those into  
whose hands it may fall4'#aa ,what  can 
be more contemptible or base6    ,then  
the injury that is done4 ,how many      
reputations are thus ruined--ruin  for  
which no one is responsible--by men and 
women1 who deal their blows  in the     
dark1 who let fly their ,parthian arrows
 and retreat6 ,how much  mischief is    

caused to families and neighborhoods by 
cowardly people1 who  skulk behind ',i  
reckon1' or 'they say1' while they      
protrude their venomed  tongues covered 
with the poison of asps6 ,nay1 how are  
whole communities  often kept in a state
 of constant and feverish excitement by 
those whose  tongues should blister with
 their utterances6 ,and how soon would  
the fever  be allayed1 and the          
excitement die1 and the strife cease1 if
 those 'who  whet their tongue like a   
sword1 and bend their bows to shoot     
their arrows1  even bitter words1' would
 learn to use aright the power of       
speech6 ,and  would this accomplish it8 
,the ,bible says it would4 ',where there
 is no  tale-bearer the strife ceaseth4'
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       99    ,,to                       
,,correspondents4--,the following       
articles are accepted3 ,the             
,match-,making  ,mother1 ,leaves from   
the ,journal 7we shall use as we have   
room71 ,going  in ,search of            

,impressions1 ,imagination and ,fancy   
among the ,arabs1 and  ,the ,loss of the
 ,hector4    ,the ,orphan ,boy1 a poem1 
that appeared in the ,february number1  
was from  the pen of ,robert ,g4        
,allison1 now residing at ,warrenton1   
,n4 ,c4 ,his name  was omitted by       
mistake4    ,we have not room for these 
articles1 yet some are well worth       
publication3  ,the ,prophecy1 ,dreams1  
,phdra1 ,to ,a----1 ,a ,venetian        
,elopement1  ,child's ,evening ,prayer1 
,the ,poet's ,lament1 ,sibylline1 ,all  
,earth  is ,beautiful1 ,the ,coquette1  
,godey1 ,lines1 ,two ,scenes in ,city   
,life1 ,remien 7will be returned1 if the
 author requests71 ,home1 ,lost  at     
,sea1 ,sonnet1 ,the ,dying ,girl1 ,scene
 in the ,garden1 ,fancies1  ,maria1     
,musings1 ,adieu to my ,bower1 ,old     
,forest ,tree1 ,ida ,lofton1  ,blossoms1
 ,the dirge ,i hear1 ,the ,bereaved1 and
 ,on the ,death of two  ,children4      
,the above is a long list4 ,we regret we
 cannot oblige all our friends1 but  the

 ,book has its limits4 ,we have         
heretofore alluded to the number of     
elegies and laments of the bereaved sent
 us for publication1 and given  our     
reasons for declining1 generally1 such  
poems4 ,we think the newspaper          
circulating most largely in the vicinity
 of the loved and lost1 is the  most    
suitable organ for these obituaries of  
the heart2 the merits of the  poetry are
 of less consequence to the reader who  
loves the memory of the  dead4 ,elegiac 
poetry1 when written to express         
individual grief1 should  be addressed  
to those who can sympathize with the    
bereaved1 not to the  general public1   
who read to criticize4 ,a number of     
articles on hand are  not yet examined4 
,,footnotes3    ,footnote #aa3 ,sterne's
 ,sermons4          ,literary ,notices4 
,,books ,,by ,,mail4--,now that the     
postage on printed matter is so low1 we 
offer  our services to procure for our  
subscribers or others any of the books  
that we notice4 ,information touching   

books will be cheerfully given by       
inclosing a stamp to pay return postage4
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       99    ,from ,j4 ,s4 ,,redfield1  
#aaj and #aab ,nassau ,street1 ,new     
,york1 through ,w4 ,b4  ,,zieber1       
,philadelphia3--    ,,mellichampe4 ,a   
,legend of the ,santee4 ,by ,w4 ,gilmore
 ,simms1 ,esq41 author  of the          
,partisan1 ,yemassee1 ,katharine        
,walton1 ,the ,scout1 etc4  etc4 ,this  
is another handsomely printed volume1   
uniform with the new and  complete      
edition of the author's works1 now in   
the course of publication4  ,judgment   
has already been passed upon the merits 
of this romance by  many of the best    
literary and historical critics of our  
country4 ,their  decisions have long    
since secured to the author1 in         
connection with the  ,partisan1 and     
other and similar productions1 the      
highest reputation  among contemporary  
writers4 ,it may be justly said of ,mr4 
,simms that no  ,american author of the 

same class has ever been truer to the   
leading facts  of history1 or more      
faithful in the delineation of the      
original characters  of the actors he   
has introduced4 ,none has been more     
successful in blending  the witchery of 
romance with the patriotic1 but often   
stern and cruel  realities of           
revolutionary warfare4 ,we have had many
 romances founded  upon the events of   
the struggle which terminated in the    
independence of  the ,united ,states1   
too many of which1 we are sorry to say1 
have been  characterized by inflation of
 style and exaggerated portraitures--by 
improbable and often impossible         
incidents1 and a total departure from   
the  historic record4 ,under such       
extravagances and perversions1 we have  
not  unfrequently seen persons elevated 
to a heroic and virtuous distinction  in
 the romance of history1 whom the truth 
of history had consigned to  execration 
and infamy4 ,we have the comfortable    
assurance1 however1 in  perusing the    

pages of ,mellichampe1 and similar works
 by the same author1  that we have      
before us the true characters of the    
persons intended to be  represented1 and
 that the incidents have been faithfully
 delineated1 yet  all admirably woven   
together in the web of a fascinating    
romance4    ,,the ,,divine ,,character  
,,vindicated4 ,a ,review of some of the 
principal  features of ,rev4 ,dr4 ,e4   
,beecher's recent work1 entitled1 ,the  
,conflict  of ,ages2 or1 the ,great     
,debate on the ,moral ,relations of ,god
 and ,man4 ,by  the ,rev4 ,moses        
,ballou4 ,persons fond of religious     
controversy1 and more  particularly     
those who have read ,dr4 ,beecher's     
work1 will no doubt take an  interest in
 the ,vindication4 ,this work appears to
 have been written with  great candor1  
and equal explicitness1 in regard to the
 religious views of  the author1 which  
differ very materially from those of    
,dr4 ,b4 ,what will be  the amount of   
its influence in arresting the conflict 

of ages1 can only  be conjectured by the
 effects produced by the controversies  
of the past4  ,theologians1 though with 
the best intentions towards the         
establishment  and preservation of      
peace1 have been the great combatants in
 the conflict  which1 for ages1 has     
distracted the human mind on speculative
 questions  of religion1 to determine   
which there has been no appeal but to   
man's  fallible reason1 to his          
prejudices1 to his rashness1 and to his 
spirit of  hatred and persecution--power
 and might1 not charity and good-will1  
being  in most cases the arbiters4 ,a   
better day is coming1 no doubt1 when the
  sad conflict will cease forever4 ,but 
that better day will have its dawn in   
another and a better world1 the beauties
 of which will be reserved for  those   
who have kept aloof from the            
uncharitable warfares of this2 and1 in  
saying this much1 we need not be brought
 into conflict with any one4    ,,the   
,,russian ,,shores ,,of ,,the ,,black   

,,sea1 ,,in ,,the ,,autumn ,,of #aheb3  
with a ,voyage  down the ,volga1 and a  
,tour through the ,country of the ,don  
,cossacks4 ,by  ,laurence ,oliphant1    
author of ,a ,journey to ,nepaul4 ,from 
the third ,london  edition4 ,this is a  
very pleasant narrative1 containing a   
great deal that  is interesting in      
regard to the habits1 customs1 c41 of a 
portion of  the inhabitants of ,russia1 
bordering on the ,black ,sea4 ,the book 
will  elicit attention at this time1    
because it relates to a portion of the  
empire which must become the theatre of 
great events1 should the war be         
prosecuted between it and the western   
powers of ,europe4 ,it is not exactly   
the work1 however1 for the statesman and
 politician1 presenting but few         
statistics or practical observations    
from which reliable conclusions may  be 
drawn4    ,,the ,,poetical ,,works ,,of 
,,william ,h4 ,c4 ,,hosmer4 ,the poems  
of ,mr4 ,hosmer  are presented to us in 
two handsome volumes1 respectively of   

#cgd and  #cgf pages4 ,the greater      
portion of the first volume is devoted  
to poems  relating to ,indians1 the     
principal among which is ,yonnondio2 or1
 the  ,warriors of the ,genesee3 a ,tale
 of the ,seventeenth ,century4 ,this    
poem  was first published in #ahdd4     
,most of the shorter poems have1 from   
time to  time1 appeared in the magazines
 and newspapers of the day1 and evince  
not  only the poetic taste and talent of
 the author1 but the soundness of his   
moral sentiments1 and his natural love  
of liberty and justice from his  youth  
up4    ,,merrimack2 ,,or1 ,,life ,,at   
,,the ,,loom4 ,a ,tale4 ,by ,day        
,kellogg ,lee1 author of  ,summerfield2 
or1 ,life on a ,farm1 and ,master       
,builder2 or1 ,life at a  ,trade4 ,like 
all the other works of this author1 the 
volume now before  us1 as a literary    
production1 is quiet and unpretending2  
but it is not  the less true to nature1 
in its delineations of the hopes1 joys1 
labors1  sufferings1 and misfortunes of 

the class he represents4 ,their habits1 
conversations1 and reflections1 their   
moral and religious feelings1 their     
friendships and their loves1 are all    
drawn in characters true to the life1   
and with an easy1 fluent power of       
description that is not often excelled4 
,in the peculiar line of writing our    
author has chosen1 there is a wide and  
interesting field before him4 ,no kind  
of knowledge will have a greater        
tendency to cement the foundations of   
this republic than a familiar           
acquaintance1 and its consequent        
sympathy1 with the true life1           
characters1  impulses1 and labors of the
 various classes who contribute to its  
support  and defence4 ,to know one      
another is the best guaranty of union1  
and in  union there is strength4        
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,from ,,lindsay  ,,blakiston1           
,philadelphia3--    ,,the ,,sepulchres  
,,of ,,our ,,departed4 ,by ,rev4 ,f4 ,r4
 ,anspach1 ,a4 ,m41 ,hagerstown1        

,maryland4 ,a pure and happy ,christian 
spirit pervades the pages of this       
volume1 which cannot fail to infuse its 
genial glow into the hearts of  all who 
will peruse it with the right           
dispositions4 ,we believe the work  is  
calculated to do a great deal of good   
wherever it may be read1 and  will      
unquestionably awaken a proper attention
 to the burial-places of the  dead1     
which1 as we know by experience1 and by 
the complaints of newspaper  editors and
 their correspondents1 are shamefully   
neglected in various  cities and towns  
of this ,christian land4           99   
99       99       99       99    ,from  
,c4 ,m4 ,,saxton1 ,agricultural ,book   
,publisher1 ,new ,york1 through ,e4 ,c4 
,j4 ,,biddle1 ,philadelphia3--          
,,elliott',s ,,fruit-,,book3 or1 the    
,american ,fruit-,grower's ,guide in    
,orchard  and ,garden4 ,being a compend 
of the history1 modes of preparation1   
culture1 c41 of fruit-trees and shrubs1 
with descriptions of nearly  all the    

varieties of fruits cultivated in this  
country2 notes of their  adaptation to  
localities and soils1 and also a        
complete list of fruits  worthy of      
cultivation4 ,by ,f4 ,r4 ,elliott4 ,the 
price of this valuable work1  a handsome
 volume of five hundred pages1 is only  
#a4ej4 ,the author is a  practical man1 
who1 for more than ten years1 has been  
patiently1 and1 as  he says1 pleasantly 
engaged in the nurturing of trees and   
noting their  products4 ,such a book as 
he has presented the public with will   
not fail  to secure a ready and         
extensive sale in every part of the     
country where  the least attention is   
paid to the cultivation of orchard      
fruits1 or to  those of the garden2 and 
we feel sure that1 in no spot where an  
opening  or a clearing has been made1 is
 the cultivation of fruit in some form  
or other entirely neglected4 ,but1 as it
 is important in the start to know  the 
description of fruit adapted to the     
peculiarities of soil and climate  by   

which the cultivator may happen to be   
surrounded1 we unhesitatingly  recommend
 the book to his examination and study4 
99       99       99       99       99  
,from ,,lippincott1 ,,grambo1  ,,co4    
7successors to ,grigg  ,elliot71 ,no4   
#ad  ,north ,fourth ,street1            
,philadelphia3--    ,,trials ,,and      
,,confessions ,,of ,,an ,,american      
,,housekeeper4 ,portions of this        
handsome volume have been presented to  
the public in a different form2  but1 as
 a work of amusement1 as well as of     
wisdom1 it will not be the less         
acceptable on that account in its       
present shape1 and with its numerous    
appropriate illustrations4 ,the trials  
will be found full of instruction  for  
the inexperienced1 and the confessions  
will probably induce others  to examine 
their consciences who now think         
themselves blameless4 ,the last  two    
chapters contain admirable lessons in   
regard to the treatment of  servants1   
and the important duties of a mother to 

her children4    ,,life ,,and           
,,adventures ,,of ,a ,,country          
,,merchant4 ,a ,narrative of his        
,exploits  at ,home1 during his         
,travels1 and in the ,cities4 ,designed 
to amuse and  instruct4 ,by ,j4 ,b4     
,jones1 author of ,wild ,western        
,scenes1 ,adventures of  ,colonel       
,vanderbomb1 ,the ,monarchist1 etc4 ,the
 design of the author has  been         
admirably fulfilled4 ,the contents of   
his volume are truly amusing2  and1 with
 regard to the peculiarities of         
mercantile life1 and steamboat          
travelling in the ,west1 it presents the
 reader with numerous instructive       
lessons and graphic sketches4    ,,the  
,,winter ,,lodge2 or1 a ,vow ,fulfilled4
 ,an ,historical ,novel4 ,by ,james     
,weir4 ,this volume is the sequel to    
,simon ,kenton4 ,its contents are highly
  interesting1 being animated           
descriptions of the early condition of  
the  western settlement1 of the         
characters and habits of the people1 and

 of  their bloody contests with the     
,indians4           99       99       99
       99       99    ,from ,,bessey    
,,co41 ,springfield1 ,mass41 for sale by
 ,,lippincott1 ,,grambo1   ,,co41 and   
,t4 ,b4 ,,peterson1 ,philadelphia3--    
,,cut ,,flowers3 a ,collection of       
,poems4 ,by ,mrs4 ,d4 ,ellen ,goodman   
,shephard4  ,edited by ,j4 ,g4 ,holland4
 ,many of the poetic effusions of the   
lamented  author have graced the pages  
of the ,lady's ,book and the columns of 
,arthur's ,home ,gazette4 ,to the former
 work they were always most  acceptable1
 not so much on account of their        
fastidious conformity to  rhythmical    
rules1 as for their happy and beautiful 
metaphors1 and for  the instructive     
lessons they contained2 the former drawn
 from simple  and natural objects1 and  
the latter founded upon the truths of   
holy  ,revelation4 ,we venture nothing  
by the assertion1 that there is not a   
poem  in this collection that will not  
meet with the kindest approval1 and that

  there is not a sentiment expressed    
that will not find a willing response   
in the sympathies of the reader4        
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,from ,,harper  ,,brothers1 ,new ,york1 
through ,,lindsay  ,,blakiston1         
,philadelphia3--    ,a ,,child',s       
,,history ,,of ,,england4 ,by ,charles  
,dickens4 ,vol4 #b4 ,england from  the  
reign of ,henry the ,sixth to the       
,revolution of #afhh4 ,we have never    
seen the first volume of this history2  
and1 after a short examination of  the  
second1 we think we may venture to say1 
with all deference to the  great        
literary reputation of ,mr4 ,dickens1   
that the style of his child's  history  
is not very clear1 and not always       
appropriate to the dignity1  the        
solemnity1 or the importance of the     
events related4 ,in the effort to  reach
 the comprehension of children1 in our  
opinion1 it was not necessary  to relate
 deeds of injustice1 murder1 and rapine1
 however frequent their  recurrence1 in 

an off-hand and careless manner1 in     
indifferent words1  or to refer to them 
by a sneer or a joke4 ,such writing may 
be called  sprightly and easy1 but it is
 by no means calculated to leave a      
lasting  impression of the baseness and 
cruelty of the deeds recorded upon the  
mind  of the youthful reader1 or a just 
detestation of the characters of those  
by whom they were perpetrated4          
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,from ,,miller1 ,,orton1  ,,mulligan1   
,auburn  ,buffalo1 through ,t4 ,b4      
,,peterson1  ,philadelphia3--           
,,minnie ,,herman2 or1 the ,night and   
its ,morning4 ,a ,tale for the ,times4  
,by  ,thurlow ,w4 ,brown1 author of     
,temperance ,tales and ,hearthstone     
,reveries4  ,the evils of intemperance1 
like the truths of ,scripture and       
morality1  cannot be too frequently or  
too warmly insisted upon by judicious   
and  capable speakers and writers4 ,they
 should be kept before the people       
continually1 as the politicians say1 in 

order1 if possible1 to awaken  public   
opinion to a just sense of their        
enormity4 ,the interest and  importance 
of the subjects incidentally connected  
with the discussion  are in no danger of
 being exhausted at present1 and        
therefore not only  the attention and   
patience of readers and hearers may be  
relied on1  but very probably the       
footsteps of many will continue to be   
arrested1  as they are starting upon the
 downward path which leads to poverty1  
crime1 and dishonor4 ,we are happy to   
recognize1 in the author of the         
excellent volume before us1 the able    
editor of the ,cayuga ,chief1 a  popular
 newspaper published at ,auburn1 ,n4 ,y4
 ,mr4 ,brown is an ardent and           
consistent advocate of temperance1 and  
of the principles of the ,maine  ,law1  
as his work will abundantly testify4 ,in
 his zealous detestation of             
intemperance1 he draws pictures of      
distress1 misery1 and crime1 which      
sensitive hearts will naturally turn    

from with abhorrence1 hoping1 and  even 
deeming it impossible that such         
incidents could ever have occurred in   
the midst of civilized society4 ,but1   
alas6 in those pictures1 revolting  and 
painful as they are1 those who are      
familiar with the facts and the sad     
condition of its victims will recognize 
in this work the ever-present and       
unquestionable results of intemperance4 
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,from ,d4 ,,appleton  ,,co41 ,no4 #bjj  
,broadway1 ,new ,york1 through ,c4 ,g4  
,,henderson  ,,co41 corner of ,fifth and
 ,arch ,streets1 ,philadelphia3--       
,,russia ,,as ,,it ,,is4 ,by ,count ,a4 
,de ,gurowski4 ,as everything connected 
with  the history1 power1 and resources 
of ,russia will1 most probably for some 
time to come1 form matters of deep      
interest and inquiry for the public     
mind1 we may reasonably anticipate a    
full supply of information1 and much    
speculation as to her rise1 progress1   
and anticipated destiny4 ,in forming    

our own opinions1 however1 upon any     
important question1 it is not always    
safe to rely on the arguments or        
representations of enthusiasts1 whose   
imaginations can easily figure out      
plausible results1 because it is the    
honest desire of their hearts that just 
such results should happen4 ,but1  at   
the same time1 we by no means intend    
that this remark shall apply  to the    
work under consideration1 for it is     
evidently from the pen of a  statesman  
and philosopher2 and1 although the      
author may be still more or  less of an 
enthusiast in regard to the destiny of  
races and empires1 his  principles and  
views are evidently the results of      
experience1 reflection1  and            
investigation4 ,for nearly thirty years1
 as he tells us1 his existence  has been
 agitated by the political tempests     
overwhelming his native land1  as well  
as other parts of ,europe4 ,he appears  
at one time to have been  an admirer of 
the power and destiny of ,russia4 ,but  

in his youth he took  an active part in 
the affairs of ,poland1 the land of his 
birth1 and1  in #ahcj-ca1 was driven    
into exile because he had participated  
in the  insurrection of that period4    
,his style is animated and attractive1  
much  more so than is common in similar 
works of political inquiry4    ,,cat    
,,and ,,dog2 or1 ,memoirs of ,puss and  
the ,captain4 ,an amusing book for      
children1 filled with pretty engravings4
 ,a very interesting story1 quite       
philosophical1 too1 and as well         
calculated for the perusal of the elder 
branches of the family as the younger4  
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,from ,,blanchard  ,,lea1               
,philadelphia3--    ,,history ,,of      
,,oliver ,,cromwell ,,and ,,the         
,,english ,,commonwealth1 from the      
,execution of ,charles the ,first to the
 ,death of ,cromwell4 ,by ,m4 ,guizot4  
,translated by ,andrew ,r4 ,scoble4 ,in 
two volumes4 ,this work embraces a      
period of sixty-three years1 the events 

of which are the most exciting and      
remarkable in the history of ,england4  
,the appendix to each volume contains   
valuable historical documents1 which1   
being derived principally from  the     
,french ,foreign ,office1 and now first 
published1 add greatly to the  interest 
of the work4 ,a new character is given  
to many of the actors in  that bloody   
civil war rendering the volumes more    
worthy and impartial than  many of the  
histories that have preceded them4      
,,orr',s ,,circle ,,of ,,the ,,sciences4
 ,nos4 #a and #b of a series of         
treatises on  every branch of human     
knowledge4 ,no4 #a treats of the nature1
 connections1  and uses of the great    
departments of human knowledge1 by the  
editor4  ,no4 #b1 the physiology of     
animal and vegetable life4 ,with        
numerous  illustrations4           99   
99       99       99       99    ,from  
,,wm4 ,s4 ,,young1 #agc ,race ,street1  
,philadelphia3--    ,,odd-,,fellowship  
,,examined ,,in ,,the ,,light ,,of      

,,scripture ,,and ,,reason4 ,by ,joseph 
,t4  ,cooper1 ,pastor of the ,second    
,associate ,presbyterian ,church1       
,philadelphia4  ,with an introduction by
 the ,rev4 ,j4 ,b4 ,dales1 ,d4 ,d4      
,second edition4 ,this  work has been   
strongly recommended by a number of     
clergymen belonging to  the             
,presbyterian church4           99      
99       99       99       99    ,from  
,,gould  ,,lincoln1 ,boston3--    ,,the 
,,priest ,,and ,,the ,,huguenot2 or1 the
 ,persecution in the ,age of ,louis     
,,xv4  ,from the ,french of ,l4         
,bungener4 ,in two volumes4 ,the aim of 
the work is  well defined by its title4 
,monsieur ,bungener1 a minister of the  
,reformed  ,church of ,geneva1 and      
author of a very popular work1 ,the     
,preacher and  the ,king1 has aimed to  
exhibit1 in a series1 the principal     
religious  aspects of ,france1 from the 
age of ,louis ,fourteenth to the close  
of the  last century4 ,this ,priest and 
the ,huguenot is the second work in the 

series1 the ,preacher and the ,king     
being the first1 and will be found  very
 interesting to all who wish to         
understand thoroughly the causes that   
have made and keep ,france what she     
is--,roman ,catholic and ,imperial--when
  her people seem made for civil and    
religious freedom4 ,the translator1 a   
lady of ,new ,york1 has accomplished her
 difficult task with much success4  ,the
 characteristics of the ,french style of
 thought and expression seem  well      
preserved4    ,,the ,,religions ,,of    
,,the ,,world ,,and ,,their ,,relations 
,,to ,,christianity4 ,by  ,frederick    
,dennison ,maurice1 ,m4 ,a41 ,professor 
of ,divinity in ,king's  ,college1      
,london4 ,from the third revised ,london
 edition4 ,this work is a  brief        
analysis of the influential religions of
 the world1 and of the  relations of    
,christianity with the rest4 ,the author
 searches out the germ1  that principle 
in each belief which gives it vitality  
and power1 and shows  the adaptation of 

that especial truth to the needs of the 
people who  embraced it1 or of the time 
in which it prevailed4 ,he then shows   
how far  ,christianity can accomplish   
the same purposes for all in a higher   
degree4  ,this work is evidently the    
result of much study and reflection1 and
 is  written in a most liberal and      
comprehensive spirit4    ,,the          
,,christian ,,world ,,unmasked4 ,by     
,john ,berridge1 ,a4 ,m41 ,vicar of     
,everton1  c4 ,with a life of the       
author1 by the ,rev4 ,thomas ,guthrie1  
,d4 ,d4 ,this  is a reprint of a work   
written long ago by a clergyman of the  
,church of  ,england1 a worthy compeer  
of ,whitfield and ,wesley4 ,its object  
is to test  the sincerity of the        
followers of ,christ1 and it is written 
in a plain and  searching manner1 that  
leaves the formalist but little room to 
escape4 ,the  style is animated and     
familiar1 and1 though sometimes         
peculiar1 is always  forcible and       
effective4 ,the sincerity of the        

writer's belief and the  strength of his
 mind are evident in every page4        
99       99       99       99       99  
,,novels1 ,,serials1 ,,pamphlets1 c4    
,from ,t4 ,b4 ,peterson1 #ajb ,chestnut 
,street1 ,philadelphia3 ,the ,fortune   
,hunter3 a ,novel of ,new ,york         
,society4 ,by ,anna ,cora ,mowatt1      
author of the  ,autobiography of an     
,actress2 or1 ,eight ,years on the      
,stage1 etc4 ,this is  a cheap and very 
handsome reprint of a popular work1 in  
which some of the  peculiarities of good
 society in ,new ,york are freely       
delineated1 leaving  truthful and       
salutary impressions upon the mind of   
the reader4    ,from ,de ,witt          
,davenport1 ,new ,york3 ,the ,secretary2
 or1 ,circumstantial  ,evidence4 ,by the
 author of ,heads and ,hearts4 ,a very  
thrilling story1  intended to           
demonstrate the dangers of              
circumstantial evidence4 ,price #ch     
cents4    ,from ,d4 ,appleton  ,co41    
#bjj ,broadway1 ,new ,york1 through ,c4 

,g4 ,henderson   ,co41 ,philadelphia3   
,memoirs1 ,journal1 and ,correspondence 
of ,thomas ,moore4  ,edited by the      
,right ,hon4 ,lord ,john ,russell1 ,m4  
,p4 ,parts #g and #h4 ,price #be  cents4
    ,from ,t4 ,elwood ,chapman1         
,philadelphia3 ,human ,happiness3 an    
,address  delivered before the ,pupils  
of ,sharon ,female ,seminary4 ,by ,john 
,h4 ,bazley4  ,we have given an extract 
from this in our ,table1 which shows our
  appreciation of its merits4    ,from  
,beverly ,tucker1 ,washington1 ,d4 ,c43 
,obituary ,addresses on the  occasion of
 the ,death of the ,hon4 ,william ,r4   
,king1 of ,alabama1  ,vice-,president of
 the ,united ,states4 ,these papers1    
selected from the  ,message of the      
,president of the ,united ,states1 and  
the speeches of eminent  members of both
 ,houses of ,congress1 form a worthy    
testimonial of the noble  character of  
the man whose memory they honor4 ,there 
is a portrait1 said to  be a striking   
likeness of ,mr4 ,king1 beautifully     

engraved1 adding to the  interest of the
 book4    ,illustration                 
,godey's ,arm-,chair4      ,,our ,,june 
,,number4--,,end ,,of ,,the             
,,volume4--,no falling off yet4 ,we     
continue1 as  we commenced1 the same    
number1 or rather more engravings1 and  
one hundred  pages2 and so we shall     
continue throughout the year4           
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,,bill4--,webster devotes a column of   
his large dictionary in explaining what 
this word means2 but the only one that  
we find applicable1 after reading       
through the whole1 is the following3    
,bill1 an account of goods sold or      
delivered1 services rendered or work    
done1 with the price or value annexed   
to each article4 ,in fact1 the bill     
which every owing subscriber will find  
in this number is a clearer definition  
than even ,webster can give4 ,and now   
we shall expect the ladies to stand our 
friends1 as they always have done1  and 
give their husbands or parents no rest  

until the same be liquidated4           
99       99       99       99       99  
,,gift ,,lotteries1 or whatever they may
 call them4 ,we observe that some of    
these concerns are offering ,godey's    
,lady's ,book among their prizes4  7,the
 rogues know that the ,book is a great  
inducement47 ,we now wish it  understood
 that we have nothing to do with these  
concerns1 and are adverse  to having the
 ,lady's ,book mentioned in their       
schemes2 and we earnestly  advise all   
persons to have nothing to do with them4
 ,don't purchase their  tickets4        
99       99       99       99       99  
,,an ,,artist ,,at ,,fault4--,the       
,philadelphia ,sun says3 ',godey' for   
,april is on  our table1 filled with    
admirable reading1 useful receipts1 and 
information  for the ladies4 ,the       
embellishments are profuse1 and all good
 but the  ',arrival of the ,lady's      
,book2' the women appear too insensible 
of the treat  the post-rider is bringing
 them4 ,we must treat ,godey to a       

daguerreotype  of our family when the   
',book' arrives2 such a scrambling and  
nimble  cutting of leaves as take place 
on these occasions1 would make a        
spirited  illustration for one of the   
numbers4 ,root shall do it up some day1 
and  then there will be a natural       
picture1 with some point in it4    ,and 
depend upon it1 friend ,wallace1 we will
 publish the picture4           99      
99       99       99       99           
,,twenty-,,four years and six months1   
friend ,reveille1 have we published  the
 ,book4 ,six months more makes our      
quarter of a century1 then for the      
silver wedding4 ,thank you for your     
compliment6           99       99       
99       99       99    ,,white',s      
,,bonnet ,,establishment4--,we give in  
this number nine patterns of  bonnets   
and boys' caps from this extensive      
establishment1 and we can  truly say    
that ladies and wholesale merchants will
 find there fifty other  different      
styles4 ,brodie has also again laid us  

under obligations to him  for the       
beautiful styles of dress that we       
publish in this number4           99    
99       99       99       99           
,,long-,a-,,coming4--,who does not      
remember this delightful mosquito       
retreat  in ,jersey1 so properly        
named8--for it is so long after you     
leave the  last watering-place before   
you reach ,long-a-coming4 ,but this is  
not what  we intended to write about4   
,we intended to say1 ,long a coming out2
 that  is1 ,harry ,long and his brother 
have moved from that dreadful dingy ,ann
  ,street store into a marble palace in 
,nassau ,street4 ,this is a building    
worthy of this enterprising house1 and1 
when they get up that new sign1         
,godey's ,lady's ,book1 it will be      
perfect4 ,we are glad thus to chronicle 
the prosperity of ,h4 ,long  ,brother1  
which has made it necessary for  them to
 enlarge their business accommodations1 
and to render their book  establishment1
 ,no4 #aba ,nassau1 one of the most     

splendid and extensive  depots of books 
now in the ,united ,states4           99
       99       99       99       99    
,,anti-,,macassar4--,the ,evansville    
,inquirer says3 ,we have learned what an
  ,anti-,macassar is1 and are therefore 
wiser than all other men in town4  ,that
 same term puzzled us for a time1 and   
probably an explanation would  not be   
amiss4 ,it is the tidy that is put on   
the back of a chair to prevent  any     
grease from the head soiling the chair4 
,it is an ,english term1 and no  doubt  
the name was suggested by ,rowland1 of  
,london1 the manufacturer of  ,macassar 
hair oil1 as a puff for his             
establishment4           99       99    
99       99       99    ,,the           
,,schuylkill ,,boats4--,these boats have
 commenced their delightful trips  on   
the ,schuylkill4 ,there is no pleasanter
 way of spending a couple of  hours on a
 hot day than to take a trip up this    
beautiful river as far  as ,manayunk4   
,strangers should not neglect it2 our   

citizens hardly need  urging4 ,the boats
 are commodious1 and the captains       
gentlemanly and  obliging4           99 
99       99       99       99           
,,summer ,,beverages4--,now is the time 
for our subscribers to provide          
themselves with these excellent and     
temperance receipts4 ,see advertisement 
on cover4           99       99       99
       99       99    ',,alone4'--,this 
is the title of a new book1 a ,virginia 
book1 written by  a young ,virginia     
lady1 and treating chiefly of ,virginia1
 which will be  brought out in the best 
style by ,mr4 ,morris1 of this city4    
,lest the fact  that it is a ,virginia  
book1 and the authoress a ,virginian1   
may induce  the ,virginia public to lay 
aside this notice without reading       
farther1 we  will state at once that the
 literary merits of the fair young      
authoress  have been approved beyond the
 waters1 and her productions1 coming    
back  with ,english and ,french         
endorsement1 will henceforth pass       

current1 as a  matter of course1 in     
,american literary circles4 ,godey's    
,lady's ,book1  speaking of a story     
which she had contributed to its pages1 
says3 ',it may  be interesting to this  
lady to know that the story of ,marrying
 ,through  ,prudential ,motives has been
 copied from the ,lady's ,book for      
,march1  #ahec1 into two of the ,english
 magazines--recopied into the ,new ,york
  ,albion1 that professes to give       
nothing but the cream of the ,english   
magazines1 and now1 being an ,english   
story1 will no doubt be published by    
half the papers in the ,united ,states4'
    ,we copy the above from the         
,richmond ,dispatch1 and our readers    
will  remember that1 in a late number1  
we published the amende of the          
,germantown ,telegraph1 who also copied 
the story and credited it to an         
,english magazine4 ,we have another     
story by the gifted authoress1 the first
  part of which will be published in our
 ,july number1 that will convince the   

most sceptical that she is one of the   
most powerful writers of the day4    ,we
 have been favored with some of the     
early sheets of ,alone1 and we have     
been delighted with their perusal4 ,our 
only regret was that we had not the     
whole book4 ,we predict a prominent     
place among the fair writers of ,america
  to the authoress of ,alone4 ,the paper
 and typographical execution of the     
work are a credit to the publisher1 ,mr4
 ,morris4           99       99       99
       99       99    ,,our             
,,patterns4--,ladies do not seem to be  
aware that these patterns are           
fac-similes of the originals in color1  
trimming1 c4 ,at a distance1 they  would
 be taken for the garment itself4 ,they 
could be worn in a tableau  without     
being detected4           99       99   
99       99       99    ,,pioneer4--,a  
new magazine from ,san ,francisco4 ,an  
excellent work1 well  printed1 and      
favored with the effusions of ,mr4      
,pipes1 of ,pipesville1 a  most humorous

 and excellent writer4 ,we exchange with
 pleasure4           99       99        
99       99       99    ,,mrs4          
,,shepard',s ,,poems4--,the many friends
 and admirers of the late ,mrs4         
,shepard1 of ,springfield1 will be glad 
to learn that the collection of her     
poems1 that have been for some time in  
preparation1 has been published by      
,bessey  ,co41 under the attractive     
title of ,,cut-,,flowers1 who now offer 
it for sale at their counter1 and       
through their agents4 ,the editor has   
presented a brief notice of her life1   
and an estimate of her literary         
character1 and1 in his selections from  
her large mass of printed and           
manuscript writings1 has presented those
 poems which bear that general          
character which is necessary in a volume
 prepared for the public4 ,the  work is 
well printed1 and well got up every way1
 and deserves an extended               
patronage4--,daily ,republican1         
,springfield1 ,mass4    ,we will answer 

for it that1 if ,bessey  ,co4 have      
anything to do with it1  it is well     
done1 for theirs is an enterprising     
firm4           99       99       99    
99       99    ,,the third edition of   
,how to ,make a ,dress1 and the fifth   
edition of the  ,book of the ,toilet1   
are now ready4 ,we are also able to     
supply all orders  for our ,gallery of  
,engravings1 at #ej cents each4         
99       99       99       99       99  
,,the ,,word ,,selah4--,the translators 
of the ,bible have left the ,hebrew     
word ,selah1 which occurs so often in   
the ,psalms1 as they found it2 and1  of 
course1 the ,english reader often asks  
his minister1 or some learned  friend1  
what it means4 ,and the minister or     
learned friend has most often  been     
obliged to confess ignorance1 because it
 is a matter in regard to  which the    
most learned have1 by no means1 been of 
one mind4 ,the ,targums1  and most of   
the ,jewish commentators1 give to the   
word the meaning of  eternally forever4 

,rabbi ,kimchi regards it as a sign to  
elevate the  voice4 ,the authors of the 
,septuagint translation appear to have  
regarded  it as a musical or rhythmical 
note4 ,herder regards it as indicating a
  change of tone2 ,matheson as a musical
 note1 equivalent1 perhaps1 to  the word
 repeat4 ,according to ,luther and      
others1 it means silence4  ,gesenius    
explains it to mean1 ,let the           
instruments play and the singer  stop4  
,wocher regards it as equivalent to     
sursum corda--up1 my soul4  ,sommer1    
after examining all the seventy-four    
passages in which the word  occurs1     
recognizes in every case an actual      
appeal or summons to ,jehovah4  ,they   
are calls for aid and prayers to be     
heard1 expressed either with  entire    
directness1 or1 if not in the           
imperative1 ,hear1 ,jehovah6 or  ,awake1
 ,jehovah6 and the like1 still earnest  
addresses to ,god that he  would        
remember and hear1 c4 ,the word itself  
he regards as indicating a  blast of    

trumpets by the priests4 ,selah1 itself1
 he thinks an abridged  expression used 
for ,higgaion ,selah--,higgaion         
indicating the sound of the  stringed   
instruments1 and ,selah a vigorous blast
 of trumpets4           99       99     
99       99       99    ,,we never have 
assisted at one1 as the ,french say2    
but1 from the  description that follows1
 we should like very well to join a     
sugar  party--a sweet business3--       
,,my ,,dear ,,godey3 ,did you ever      
attend an old-fashioned sugar party in  
the  woods8 ,if you have not1 you have  
missed a pleasant hour1 and the         
enjoyment  of that open-hearted         
hospitality for which our ,eastern      
farmers are  distinguished4 ,imagine    
yourself in a forest of sturdy maples1  
averaging  from seventy-five to one     
hundred and twenty-five feet in height1 
and from  three to five feet in         
diameter4 ,before you are two or three  
large kettles1  hung on a pole1 and     
beneath them is a blazing fire4 ,the    

kettles are half  full of the           
amber-colored syrup2 and you1 with dish 
and spoon1 together  with some fifteen  
or twenty others1 are testing its       
quality4 ,you enjoy it  heartily1 for   
the parties are all in high spirits1 and
 the woods echo to  the songs that are  
sung1 and the jokes that are perpetrated
 on all sides4  ,around you the violets 
and arbutus are blooming1 and you are   
induced to  wander away along the paths 
that wind through the woods in every    
direction  in search of the flowers that
 are springing up in their dim recesses4
 ,if  you have never attended one of    
those good old-fashioned sugar parties1 
allow me to invite you to visit us      
another season2 and1 if you have1 you   
will be equally welcome4        ,h4 ,l4 
,s4           99       99       99      
99       99    ,,le ,,continent         
,,european4--,mr4 ,p4 ,beaugereau1 aided
 by several of his  countrymen1 has     
begun the publication in our city of a  
,french weekly  newspaper4 ,he looks for

 patronage not only to the ,french      
residents in this  section of the       
country1 but to foreigners and          
,americans who speak or read  ,french4  
,we wish him a large share of success6  
99       99       99       99       99  
,,mrs4 ,,hale',s ,,cook-,,book we will  
furnish at #a4be1 and pay the postage4  
,mrs4 ,hale's ,household ,book on the   
same terms4           99       99       
99       99       99    ,,back numbers  
of the ,lady's ,book can be supplied    
from ,january1 as the  work is          
stereotyped4           99       99      
99       99       99    ,,we have lost a
 friend in ,philip ,g4 ,collins1 a      
member of the firm of ,t4 ,k4   ,p4 ,g4 
,collins1 who print the ,lady's ,book4  
,we have been acquainted with  him for  
many years1 and had many opportunities  
of studying him closely4  ,few men      
possessed a clearer mind1 or could      
better express themselves than  ,mr4    
,collins4 ,his reading was very         
extensive1 and his retention wonderful4 

,we copy the following notice from the  
,north ,american of this city1  written 
by one who knew him well3--    ,,philip 
,g4 ,,collins4--,the demise of ,philip  
,g4 ,collins1 of the well-known  firm of
 ,t4 ,k4  ,p4 ,g4 ,collins1 of this     
city1 has left a vacancy in the  ranks  
of practical printers among us1 which   
few are competent to fill4 ,his         
knowledge of his art was equally        
intimate and exact4 ,he was1 we believe1
  one of the founders of the            
,typographical ,society1 in the welfare 
of which  he manifested1 to the day of  
his death1 a warm interest4 ,his        
qualities of  head and heart won the    
esteem of all who knew him2 and his loss
 will be  deeply regretted1 not only by 
his immediate family1 but by a large    
circle  of admiring acquaintances who   
partook of his friendship4           99 
99       99       99       99    ,,in   
answer to our friend of the ,west       
,philadelphia ,reporter1 we must say    
that we do not wonder that the mistake  

is made4 ,he will see that when our     
name is set in capitals it does make    
,,louisa ,,godey4 ,but that portrait    
will  show them that we are not of the  
same gender as ,lingos dulcinea4        
,amo amas1 ,i love a lass1        ,as   
cedar tall and slender2      ,sweet     
cowslip's grace is her nominative case1 
,and she's of the feminine gender4      
99       99       99       99       99  
,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book4--,we have  
received this beautiful periodical from 
its  polite and accomplished editor4 ,it
 is filled with reading matter of the   
highest order1 and in engravings it     
surpasses anything we have seen4 ,in    
this department it is far ahead of any  
other ,american ,magazine4 ,godey is    
particularly fortunate in catering for  
the literary public1 and especially     
does he please the ladies4 ,in fact1 we 
believe that about three-fourths  7and a
 little over7 of his fair subscribers   
have fallen in love with  ',,that       
,,likeness4' 7,we hope friend ,g4 will  

not step out of his boots to be  told   
so47 ,no lady's table should be without 
the ',book4'--,tenn4 ,christian         
,universalist4    ,no6 not a bit6 ,for  
that would detract from our height1 and 
we have  nothing to spare in that       
respect4 ,we are only sorry that we     
published our  likeness at that time4   
,it was taken at a season when few      
subscriptions are  received4 ,were it   
taken now1 it would be quite a          
different-looking affair4  ,the great   
influx of subscribers for the last six  
months has made us look  at least ten   
years younger--and of course brighter4  
99       99       99       99       99  
,,yes6 that very thing has been         
bothering us1 as our friend of the      
,salisbury ,banner says3 ,how any man   
that has a wife can live at peace at    
home without subscribing for the        
',lady's ,book1' passes our             
comprehension4  ,and it does ours4 ,we  
wish they could not4           99       
99       99       99       99    ,,we   

did not think that our ,book afforded so
 good a subject for an  alliteration4   
,the ,genesee ,flint ,whig says3--      
,it is replete with attractions of every
 kind that a lady's book ought  to      
possess4 ,amusement and instruction1    
fine arts and fashion1 music and  model 
cottages1 nouvellettes and needlework1  
drawing and domestic recipes1  poetry   
and patterns--are all interspersed with 
good taste and judicious  arrangement4  
99       99       99       99       99  
,,cashmere ,,shawls4--,the great mart   
for the wool of which these shawls  are 
made is at ,kilghet1 which is said to be
 a dependency of ,ladak1 and  situated  
twenty days' journey from the northern  
boundaries of ,cashmere4  ,there are two
 kinds of it--that which can be readily 
dyed is white2 the  other sort is an    
ashy color1 which1 being with difficulty
 changed1 or  at least improved by art1 
is generally woven of its natural hue4  
,about  two pounds of either are        
obtained from a single goat once a year4

 ,after  the down has been carefully    
separated from the hairs1 it is         
repeatedly  washed with rice starch4    
,this process is reckoned important1 and
 it is to  the quality of the water of  
their valley that the ,cashmerians      
attribute  the peculiar and inimitable  
fineness of the fabrics produced there4 
,at  ,kilghet1 the best raw wool is sold
 for about one rupee a pound4 ,by the   
preparation and washing referred to1 it 
loses one-half1 and the remainder  being
 spun1 three rupees' weight of the      
thread is considered worth one  rupee4  
,shawls are made of various forms1 size1
 and borders1 which are  wrought        
separately1 with the view of adapting   
them to the different  markets4 ,those  
sent to ,turkey used to be of the       
softest and most delicate  texture4     
,carpets and counterpanes are fabricated
 of the hair or coarser  part of the    
wool4           99       99       99    
99       99    ,,godey',s ,,gallery ,,of
 ,,steel ,,engravings4--,we are indebted

 to the publisher of  ',godey's ,lady's 
,book' for ,nos4 #a and #b of these     
,splendid ,steel ,engravings4  ,over    
thirty of the finest are neatly done up 
in each number1 and are  furnished for  
the low price of fifty cents per        
number--a very pretty  ornament for the 
parlor4--,litchfield ,inquirer4         
99       99       99       99       99  
,,how ,,to ,,make ,,deaf ,,persons      
,,hear ,,the ,,piano-,,forte4--,the     
instrument should  be opened1 and a rod 
of deal wood provided about half an inch
 thick1  three-quarters wide1 and long  
enough to reach from the bridge of the  
sounding-board to the mouth of the deaf 
person4 ,if one end of this rod  be made
 to rest firmly on the bridge1 and the  
other end be held between  the teeth1   
the softest sounds will be distinctly   
communicated4--,musical  ,transcript4   
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,a ,,defence ,,of ,,story               
,,writers4--,the ,marysville ,advocate  
says3--    ,godey's ,lady's ,book has   

been received2 it contains some         
excellent  tales1 that bear a moral on  
every page4 ,we are at issue with those 
who  are opposed to this class of       
reading4 ,whenever scenes are portrayed 
that  resemble such as are of frequent  
occurrence in the world1 even should the
  narrative be drawn entirely from the  
fertile imagination of its author1  we  
approve of its perusal4 ,the reader     
gleans a knowledge of events from  it1  
that might otherwise remain a sealed    
book4 ,who1 for instance1 would  ever   
dream 7had they never witnessed them7 of
 the sufferings of widows and  orphans  
in cities1 so graphically and           
pathetically depicted by that prince  of
 writers1 ,t4 ,s4 ,arthur1 in his       
',trials of a ,needlewoman'8            
',letters left at the ,pastry-,cook's'  
are written with great navet1 and       
display considerable familiarity with   
human nature4           99       99     
99       99       99    ,,news ,,for    
,,the ,,ladies4--,an extraordinary      

custom prevails among the ,vizres1  a   
tribe occupying an extensive district in
 ,cabul1 among the mountains  between   
,persia and ,india4 ,the women choose   
their husbands1 not the  husbands their 
wives4 ,if a woman be pleased with a    
man1 she sends the  drummer of the camp 
to pin a handkerchief to his cap1 with  
the pin she  uses to fasten her hair4   
,the drummer watches his opportunity and
 does this  in public1 naming the woman2
 and the man is obliged to marry if he  
can pay  her price to her father4       
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,,the ,covington ,kentuckian is         
responsible for the following3--        
,somebody says 'there ought to be in    
every well-regulated family at least    
one baby1 just for the fun of the       
thing2' so we say of the ',lady's       
,book2'  every family ought to have at  
least one copy1 'just for the fun of the
  thing4'           99       99       99
       99       99    ,,to writers in   
general1 and for those of the ,lady's   

,book in particular4  ,we regret that we
 cannot reply to all the kind letters   
sending us articles  for insertion1 as  
our time will not permit4           99  
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,,marry4--,jeremy ,taylor says3 ,if you 
are for pleasure1 marry2 if you prize   
rosy health1 marry4 ,a good wife is     
,heaven's last best gift to man2 his    
angel and minister of graces            
innumerable2 his gem of many virtues2   
his  casket of jewels2 her voice is     
sweet music2 her smiles1 his brightest  
day2 her kiss1 the guardian of his      
innocence2 her arms1 the pale of his    
safety1 the balm of his health1 the     
balsam of his life2 her industry1 his   
surest wealth2 her economy1 his safest  
steward2 her lips1 his faithful         
counsellors2 her bosom1 the softest     
pillow of his cares2 and her prayers1   
the ablest of ,heaven's blessings on his
 head4           99       99       99   
99       99    ,,two charming women were
 discussing one day what it is which    

constitutes  beauty in the hand4 ,they  
differed in opinion as much as in the   
shape of  the beautiful member whose    
merits they were discussing4 ,a         
gentleman friend  presented himself1 and
 by common consent the questions were   
referred  to him4 ,it was a delicate    
matter4 ,he thought of ,paris and the   
three  goddesses4 ,glancing from one to 
the other of the beautiful white hands  
presented to him1 which1 by the way1 he 
had the cunning to hold for some  time  
in his own1 for purposes of examination1
 he replied1 at last3 ,i  give it up2   
the question is too hard for me2 but ask
 the poor1 and they  will tell you that 
the most beautiful hand in the world is 
the hand that  gives4           99      
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,,curious ,,effect ,,of ,,the           
,,census4--,punch1 most ungallantly1    
makes the  following remarks3 ,one of   
the most remarkable of the ,results of  
the  ,census was its effect on the age  
of that beautiful production of nature1 

familiarly known as the ,british female4
 ,the census had1 in fact1 the same     
sort of operation on the ages of women  
as a declaration of war would have  on  
the public funds4 ,our own cook1 who had
 been familiarly quoted in the  house as
 upwards of fifty1 fell suddenly to     
thirty-eight1 at which she  has         
nominally remained2 but no settling day 
has been appointed1 nor is it  likely   
that there will be any settling at such 
a clearly ideal figure4           99    
99       99       99       99    ,,we   
published some time since a statement   
that cranberries were an  excellent     
remedy for erysipelas4 ,the ,new ,haven 
,palladium says3--    ,we are able to   
record another case of the complete cure
 of erysipelas by  the simple           
application of the raw cranberries      
pounded fine4 ,the patient  was a young 
lady1 one side of whose face had become 
so much swollen and  inflamed that the  
eye had become closed and the pain      
excessive4 ,a poultice  of cranberries  

was applied1 and after several changes1 
the pain ceased1  the inflammation      
subsided1 and in the course of a couple 
of days every  vestige of the disease   
had disappeared4 ,the case occurred in  
the family of  one of the editors of the
 ',palladium1' and we can therefore     
vouch for its  truth4           99      
99       99       99       99    ,,miss 
,,leslie',s ,,new ,,receipts ,,for      
,,cooking4--,t4 ,b4 ,peterson of this   
city  is about to bring out a new       
edition of ,miss ,leslie's ,new         
,receipts for  ,cooking4 ,a very        
excellent work4           99       99   
99       99       99                    
,,peach-,,stones4--,we acknowledge the  
receipt of several peach-stones from    
that celebrated tree1 the fruit of which
 we chronicled some time since4  ,they  
were sent us by our ever-attentive      
friend1 ,mr4 ,andrews1 editor of  that  
popular paper1 the ,macon ,citizen4     
99       99       99       99       99  
,,the following remarks were endorsed on

 an ,augusta1 ,ga41 bank note received  
a few days since1 in payment for a      
subscription to the ,lady's ,book3--    
,i give you very freely1 although it is 
in payment of an unjust debt4 ,the      
cheerfulness with which ,i part with you
 results from the fact that it will     
save me from innumerable duns4          
,h4 ,i4 ,p4    ,i part with this bill as
 cheerfully as did ,mr4 ,h4 ,i4 ,p4 ,i  
spend it for  supper1 lodgings1 and     
breakfast1 at the poorest tavern on     
earth4 ,i spend  it cheerfully1 because 
it enables me to get away4        ,l4   
,c4 ,k4    ,and ,i for hitching my horse
 to a fence in ,pulaski1 ,tenn4         
,w4 ,o4 ,w4    ,and ,i part with you for
 the best magazine in the world1        
',godey's ,lady's  ,book4'        ,a4   
,d4 ,s4    ,the following was on a note1
 ,bank of ,south ,carolina1 received    
from the  same person3--    ,i part with
 you freely1 as you go to pay for the   
best magazine in  ,america1 ',godey's   
,lady's ,book4'        ,a4 ,d4 ,s4      

99       99       99       99       99  
,,young ladies had better try the       
following before they say ,yes6--    ,if
 a man waits patiently while a woman is 
putting her things on1 or  shopping1 he 
will make a good husband4           99  
99       99       99       99    ,,we   
shall begin to make a stir by and by1   
about not crediting articles  taken from
 the ,lady's ,book4 ,we can't prevent   
the ,english ,magazines  from copying   
without crediting1 but we shall         
certainly take the liberty  of cutting  
from our exchange any paper that we find
 doing it in this  country4 ,a ,boston  
paper recently published a story without
 credit1 and  when informed that it was 
our article1 they made the amende2 but  
in the  same paper that contained the   
apology was one of the very best        
articles we  ever published1 ,the       
,fountain very far ,down1 with the name 
of the author1  ,mrs4 ,virginia ,f4     
,townsend1 omitted1 and no credit given 
to the ,book4  ,look out1 gentlemen1 if 

---- pay for stories and give you the   
privilege of  copying them1 the least   
you can do is to give us credit for     
them4           99       99       99    
99       99    ,,bizarre4--,a new volume
 of this interesting work is now being  
published4  ,we do not know who is the  
editor1 but he makes an excellent work4 
,the  publisher is ,g4 ,a4 ,correa1 ,no4
 #bcb ,chestnut ,st4 ,the price per     
annum is #b4           99       99      
99       99       99    ,,orders for the
 new fashions continue to pour in upon  
us4 ,every one is  attended to and      
forwarded within two days after its     
receipt4 ,we have  lately had three     
orders for lady's wearing apparel1      
amounting to #bge1 and  have sent any   
number of ,white's bonnets and ,mrs4    
,suplee's patterns4           99        
99       99       99       99           
,,scientific ,,agreement4--,a           
,california paper tells the story of a  
showman who  delighted an appreciating  
public with a view of the ,mammoth      

,cave4 ,it was  his custom1 as each     
scene was exhibited1 to explain it4     
,when the great  cave came to view1 he  
stepped forward and said3 ,ladies and   
gentlemen1  this is a great phenomenon1 
indeed the greatest in the world4 ,the  
learned  of all nations have visited it2
 but none could agree as to the cause   
which  had produced it2 they all came to
 this grand conclusion1 that it was one 
of the most tremendous holes in the     
ground they had ever seen4              
,,geraniums4    7,from ,mrs4 ,hale's    
,new ,household ,receipt-,book47        
,,the shrubby kinds are commonly        
increased by cuttings1 which1 if planted
 in  ,june or ,july1 and placed in the  
shade1 will take root in five weeks4    
,they  are the most tender1 and when    
placed out of doors1 should be defended 
from  strong winds1 and be so placed as 
to enjoy the sun until eleven o'clock in
  the morning4 ,as the shrubby kinds    
grow fast1 so as to fill the pots with  
their roots1 and push them through the  

opening at the bottom1 they should  be  
moved every two or three weeks in       
summer1 and the fresh roots cut off4    
,they should also be newly potted twice 
in the summer3 once about a month  after
 they are placed abroad1 and again      
towards the end of ,august4 ,when  this 
is done1 all the roots outside the earth
 should be pared off1 and as  much of   
the old earth removed as can be done    
without injuring the plants4  ,they     
should then be planted in a larger pot2 
some fresh earth should first  be laid  
at the bottom1 and on that the plant    
should be placed1 so that the  old earth
 adhering to it may be about an inch    
below the rim of the pot2 it  should    
next be filled up1 and the pot slightly 
shaken2 the earth must then  be gently  
pressed down at the top1 leaving a      
little space for water to be  given     
without running over the rim2 finally1  
the plant should be liberally  watered1 
and the stem fastened to a stake1 to    
prevent the wind displacing  the roots  

before they are newly fixed4    ,as the 
branches grow1 and new leaves are formed
 at the top of them1 the  lower ones may
 die1 and should be plucked off every   
week4    ,geranium slips should be      
planted in ,may1 ,june1 or ,july1 taking
 only the  last year's shoots1 from     
which the leaves must be stripped4 ,when
 planted1  give them water1 and place   
them in the shade3 when they have taken 
root1  let them have the sun in the     
morning4 ,the slips chosen for cutting  
should  not be such as bear flowers2 and
 they should be inserted about half     
their  length in the earth4             
,geraniums1 except the shrubby kinds1   
require shelter from frost only1  and   
should have free air admitted to them1  
when the weather is not very  severe4   
,in sultry weather1 they should all be  
watered liberally every  morning1 except
 some few of a succulent nature1 which  
must be watered  sparingly2 the latter  
may be known by plucking a leaf from    
them4 ,geraniums  may be watered three  

times a week1 when not frosty1 in       
winter4           99       99       99  
99       99    ,,dr4 ,r4 ,,montgomery   
,,bird4--,we have been favored with a   
lithographic portrait  of our lamented  
friend1 and it is the best likeness1 we 
can safely say1  that we ever saw of any
 person4 ,it is his image as he lived4  
,the drawing  is by ,alfred ,newsam2 the
 printing by ,duval4           99       
99       99       99       99    ,,we   
found the following beautiful article in
 the ,rochester ,daily  ,democrat3--    
,a ,,grave ,,in ,,the ,,desert4--,the   
grave of ,,james ,f4 ,,dewey1 a brother 
of ,d4 ,m4  ,d41 of this city1 was      
recently visited by a friend1 who found 
it upon a  knoll1 on the bank of a      
stream1 near the village of ,rag ,town1 
the first  station west of the ,great   
,desert4 ,the resting-place of our young
 townsman  was inclosed with a novel    
description of paling4 ,at this         
point--the desert  having been crossed1 
and ,el ,dorado in full prospect--the   

emigrants abandon  and break up their   
wagons1 and throw aside all heavy       
lumber1 going through  the remainder of 
the journey light4 ,the wagon-tires that
 are found there  cast away were set up 
around the grave1 interlocked so as to  
form a fence1  and about them were      
twined trace chains1 to render it more  
substantial and  slightly ornamental4   
,in the silence of the plain1 by the    
side of running  waters--the first that 
gladdens the eyes and soothes the lips  
of the  emigrant on the other side of   
the ,great ,american ,desert--he sleeps 
well4  ,his death was caused by the bite
 of a scorpion4          ,,philadelphia 
,,agency4      ,a ,,word ,,from ,,the   
,,fashion ,,editor4--,we are desired by 
this lady to mention  one or two things 
to her patrons2 the first is1 that      
sufficient time  must be given her when 
orders are received to have dresses     
made4 ,a case  in point has just        
occurred4 ,a gentleman brought an order 
to have several  dresses made up4 ,he   

arrived on ,wednesday2 they must        
positively be done  on ,saturday        
following1 to be packed with his goods  
here4 ,knowing the  impossibility of    
having the material and trimming        
purchased1 and the  dresses made in that
 time1 the articles and trimmings only  
were purchased1  and the patterns to    
make them by were sent4 ,besides1 there 
were books1  mantle ornaments1 c41 to   
procure4 ,they were all ready and packed
 on the  day4 ,the gentleman did not    
call until thirteen days had elapsed1   
and then  we were desired to send them  
by express4 ,the dresses could have been
 made1  if our ,fashion ,editor had been
 allowed the thirteen days from the time
 the  order was received4 ,there is one 
other matter she wishes us to express3  
cheap as articles are in this city1 she 
cannot procure ten dollars' worth  of   
any articles for five dollars4    ,since
 writing the above1 another case has    
occurred4 ,a lady sent on for  materials
 for a dress1 and the same to be made   

up4 ,the order and money  were received 
on ,monday4 ,on ,wednesday1 early in the
 morning1 an order was  received to     
deliver the dress to the bearer4 ,the   
people of ,philadelphia  are pretty     
smart2 but dressmakers--good ones--are  
perfect autocrats4 ,they  are like what 
the lover said of fathers3 they have    
flinty hearts2 no  tears can move them4 
,from one to two weeks is necessary to  
have a dress  made4           99        
99       99       99       99           
,,ladies all1 do put the ,state your    
town is in when you write4           99 
99       99       99       99    ,mrs4  
,m4 ,e4 ,c4--,sent apron pattern and    
music on #bast4    ,miss ,m4 ,s4        
,g4--,sent all your goods in one large  
box by ,adams's ,express  on #bb;d1 and 
sent you receipt by mail4    ,mrs4 ,j4  
,h4--,sent patterns on #bb;d4    ,mrs4  
,a4 ,p4--,sent patterns on #bb;d4       
,mrs4 ,b4--,sent patterns on #bb;d4     
,mrs4 ,e4 ,c4--,sent patterns on #bc;d4 
,s4 ,e4 ,a4--,sent shawl by ,adams's    

,express #bdth4    ,eustatia ,a4--,we   
have more of your ,no4 #a inquiry than  
we can use in three  years4 ,in answer  
to question #b1 our own cotton has      
entirely superseded  ,evans's4 ,can     
furnish you at #h cents a spool4        
,remittance received and  ,book sent4   
,c4 ,f4 ,b4--,sent materials for dress  
by ,adams  ,co4 on #beth4    ,mrs4 ,s4  
,j4 ,f4--,sent patterns by mail on      
#beth4    ,a4 ,l4 ,m4--,pronounced      
,gdey2 accent on first syllable4    ,n4 
,w4--,sent bracelets by mail on #bgth4  
,when information is asked1 a stamp must
 be inclosed to pay return postage4     
,a ,subscriber1 at ,fredericksburg1     
,o4--,answer by ,fashion ,editor3 ,only 
plain colors4 ,send #a4ej1 and ,i will  
send you a pattern of a dress4 ,the     
watch-pocket should be on the left side2
 they are made plain1 as they are  on   
the inside of the dress1 and not seen4  
,miss ,r4 ,w4 ,t4--,sent patterns on the
 #bgth4    ,miss ,a4 ,l4 ,o4--,sent     
brushes by ,kinsley  ,co4 on the #bhth4 

,miss ,a4 ,p4--,spectator1 one volume   
#b4ej1 in six volumes #i4 ,have  nothing
 to do with eye-cups4    ,miss ,a4 ,b4  
,h4--,sent two parasols by ,kinsley's   
,express on #bhth4    ,mrs4 ,m4--,black 
velvet4    ,mrs4 ,n4 ,m4 ,t4--,sent     
jewelry by mail #bith4    ,miss ,a4     
,h4--,can get at ,white  ,co4 any kind  
of bonnet you may want4    ,j4 ,w4      
,l4--,sent patterns and ,condor ,pen by 
mail #bhth4    ,mrs4 ,j4 ,c4 ,t4--,sent 
patterns on the #bhth4    ,m4 ,t4--,sent
 patterns on the #bhth4    ,s4 ,e4      
,d4--,sent patterns on the #bhth4    ,s4
 ,f4--,sent gold pen on the #bhth4      
,s4 ,h4 ,d4--,sent articles by mail on  
#cjth4    ,mrs4 ,j4 ,b4 ,b4--,sent      
patterns on the #ast4    ,miss ,s4 ,f4  
,l4--,sent patterns on the #ast4        
,mrs4 ,l4 ,l4 ,g4--,sent box by ,adams's
 ,express on #ast4    ,h4 ,c4 ,p4--,sent
 chart by mail on #dth4    ,w4 ,l4      
,a4--,the two bonnets delivered to ,dr4 
,a41 ,april #d1 '#ed4    ,mrs4 ,s4 ,h4  
,a4--,sent bonnet by ,adams  ,co41      

,april #d1 '#ed4    ,j4 ,c4 ,w4--,sent  
box by ,adams  ,co4 on #eth4    ,miss   
,c4 ,v4 ,j4--,sent box by ,adams  ,co4  
on #eth4    ,miss ,j4 ,h4--,sent needles
 on the #gth4    ,h4 ,e4 ,g4--,sent     
pattern on the #gth4    ,new            
,bedford4--,we were obliged to paste    
your name on the back of letter2  could 
not make it out4 ,it is not pleasant1 we
 know2 but every lady should  write her 
name plain1 and put before it ,miss or  
,mrs41 as the case may be4    ,mrs4 ,c4 
,b4--,sent patterns by ,adams's ,express
 on #hth4    ,mrs4 ,t4 ,s4 ,s4--,sent   
patterns by mail on #aath4    ,mrs4 ,j4 
,c4 ,c4--,sent patterns by mail on      
#aath4    ,mrs4 ,s4 ,w4 ,b4--,sent      
patterns by mail on #abth4    ,mrs4 ,d4 
,e4 ,h4--,sent blonde by mail on #abth4 
,mrs4 ,m4 ,t4--,sent patterns and cotton
 by mail on #acth4    ,a4 ,m4 ,m4--,sent
 patterns by mail on #acth4    ,mrs4 ,m4
 ,l4 ,c4--,sent patterns by ,adams  ,co4
 on #acth4    ,mrs4 ,j4 ,b4 ,h41        
,california4--,sent jewelry and patterns

 by mail on #aeth4    ,an ,old          
,subscriber1 ,detroit4--,can you inform 
us in or about what number  the crochet 
alphabet was published8 ,perhaps we can 
supply you the numbers4  ,many thanks   
for your good wishes4    ,ella ,h4--,we 
will publish it in our ,july number4    
,a4 ,h4 ,o4--,gold spectacles sent by   
mail #agth4    ,miss ,c4 ,l4 ,b4--,to   
engrave and publish the diagram you     
request will cost  us #ej1 and we can   
send you a pattern that will only cost  
you #a4be4    ,mrs4 ,general ,p4--,sent 
patterns by mail on #agth4    ,no orders
 attended to unless the cash accompanies
 them4    ,all persons requiring answers
 by mail must send a post-office stamp4 
,the ,borrower's ,department4    ,the   
wicked borroweth and payeth not again4  
,,the ,southern ,sentinel says3 ,we do  
not see how the ladies can do without   
this admirable work4 ,they don't2 those 
who are not subscribers borrow4  ,it is 
a fair calculation to suppose that there
 are at least five persons  who read    

each number of the ,lady's ,book4 ,now1 
as we have only #hj1jjj  subscribers1   
this would make #djj1jjj readers1       
#cbj1jjj of whom borrow the  ,book4     
99       99       99       99       99  
,,godey ,,again4--',have you received   
the ,lady's ,book for ,april8' says a   
lady  friend to us4 ',really1' she      
continued4 ',i do think that ,,godey is 
the  most enterprising and shrewd       
publisher in the ,union4 ,he is always  
ahead  of time1 and ,i can hardly wait  
even then6 ,will you lend it to me as   
soon as it comes8' ,of course1 we wanted
 to accommodate a friend--and           
especially awkward was it to say no to a
 lady2 but we told her that we  wanted  
to keep them neat and clean for binding1
 and gently hinted that for  #c she     
could get it without being dependent    
upon the printer6 ,after second         
thought1 however1 we have concluded to  
lend this incomparable number1  making  
the borrower promise to immediately     
subscribe4--,palmyra ,sentinel4         

99       99       99       99       99  
,,the ,lawrence ,journal says3--    ,we 
want to raise a club of about one       
hundred in ,newcastle2 so please hand   
in your names1 with the cash1 and       
hereafter don't ask us1 or our better   
half1 to lend it when you can get it for
 two dollars per annum4           99    
99       99       99       99    ,,the  
,manheim ,sentinel vows that he will not
 lend his number4 ,we have  been already
 asked by several to lend ours1 but our 
answer is1 ',ladies1 we  don't lend     
,godey4'           99       99       99 
99       99    ,,the ,newark ,democrat  
is positive4 ,it says3--    ,remember1  
we can't lend our ',book4' ,godey has   
interdicted it expressly4           99  
99       99       99       99    ,,godey
 ,,for ,,march4--,we came very near     
forgetting our old friend and  always   
welcome visitor1 ',godey's ,lady's      
,book4' ,our apology is that the        
ladies--bless their precious            
souls6--took possession of it instanter1

  and we have not seen it since4 ,but in
 subsequent discussions of  matters of  
feminine delicacy and taste1 we have    
been reminded that  ,,godey is the      
primum mobile of fashion1 and the oracle
 of parlor  conversations4 ,according to
 the ladies1 he is a 'jewel'--with us1  
he is a  'trump4'--,geo4 ,am4 ,union4   
,chemistry for ,youth4                  
,,decomposition ,,of ,,water4--,take a  
grain of potassium1 wrap it up in a     
small  piece of thin paper1 and         
introduce it into a test tube1 or small 
phial1  inverted under water1 and full  
of the same fluid4 ,it immediately rises
 to  the top1 and1 combining with the   
oxygen of the water1 an equivalent of   
hydrogen gas is given off1 which expels 
the water from the tube or phial1  and  
occupies its place4 ,a lighted match    
brought to the mouth of the tube  will  
prove the presence of the hydrogen4     
99       99       99       99       99  
,,the ,,illuminator ,,and               
,,extinguisher4--,take three glass jars1

 of equal  heights1 the first containing
 common air1 the second carbonic acid   
gas1  and the third oxygen gas2 plunge1 
successively1 a lighted candle into     
these jars1 first into that holding     
common air1 then into the carbonic      
acid1 and1 lastly1 into the oxygen gas4 
,in the jar containing atmospheric  air1
 the candle will burn with ordinary     
brightness2 in that filled with         
carbonic acid gas1 the flame will be    
instantly extinguished1 but the  glowing
 wick will be relighted in the oxygen1  
and burn with increased  brilliancy4    
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,,mineral ,,chameleon4--,if one part of 
the oxide of manganese1 and three  parts
 of the nitrate of potass1 be heated to 
redness in a crucible till  no more     
oxygen gas be given off 7the heat must  
be very considerable71 a  friable green 
powder is obtained1 generally known by  
the name of mineral  chameleon1 from its
 property of changing color during its  
solution in  water4 ,if a small quantity

 of the powder be put into a glass of   
water1  it soon forms a green solution1 
when it passes into a violet hue2 and   
lastly it becomes of a beautiful red    
color4 ,if put into warm water1 the     
changes take place more rapidly1 and are
 much more diversified4 ,mineral        
chameleon is a manganate of potass1 and 
it rapidly absorbs oxygen from the      
atmosphere4 ,the changes of color that  
occur are owing to the different        
degrees of oxidizement of the metal4    
,enigmas4      ,,answers ,,to ,,enigmas 
,,in ,,may ,,number4        #af4        
,eternity4 #ag4 ,flea4 #ah4             
,prayer-book4 #ai4 ,a bullet4           
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,,enigmas4                       #bj4   
,i ,,come from ,nova ,zembla's coast1   
,greenland's realms of ice and frost1   
,where the ,arctic's waters white       
,glisten in the moon's chill light2     
,where the sunbeam's ardent ray         
,burns but for a single day4      ,o'er 
the living and the dead      ,i my      

restless course have sped1      ,and    
many a work of woe1 ,i ween1            
,showeth where my flight hath been4     
,at a noble's dwelling1 rich and high1  
,a beggar waited1 with downcast eye2    
,his timeworn locks were silvery white1 
,and he prayed for shelter a single     
night2      ,but the haughty menials    
within the wall      ,heeded not his    
weary call4      ,i breathed on him with
 my icy breath1      ,and lo6 his limbs 
were stiff in death6      ,a pale young 
mother by want opprest      ,clasped her
 babe to her aching breast2      ,i     
listened as in accents wild1      ,she  
prayed that ,god would save her child4  
,then ,i swept along in the hurricane's 
play1      ,while skylit torches illumed
 my way4      ,with the shade of my     
measureless wing ,i embraced      ,that 
mother and child1 and they both are at  
rest4      ,i hurried me on in the      
tempest's black car1      ,with the     
thunder to herald my coming afar2       
,i stayed not1 nor stopped till ,i      

reached the broad main1      ,where ,i  
lashed the bright waves till they       
maddened with pain4      ,i call to the 
clouds2 at my voice they arise1         
,and ope1 at my bidding1 the gates of   
the skies4      ,no law have ,i but to  
work my will2      ,and where is the    
power that can bid me ,be still8        
,,lucia ,c4 ,,pendleton4                
#ba4        ,,of brethren seven         
,the youngest by birth1      ,but1      
favored by heaven1        ,i'm chiefest 
on earth4        ,i'm regarded with love
        ,by my friends good and wise1   
,and am honored above        ,every     
crown 'neath the skies        ,there's a
 charm in my name1        ,all so       
radiant and pure1      ,that my         
canonized fame        ,with the world   
must endure4        ,such a glory ,i    
shed        ,upon each mundane scene--  
,on the dungeon of dread1        ,or the
 court of the queen4        ,the fair   
landscape ,i gild        ,for           
contemplative eyes1      ,as all nature 

seems filled        ,with a radiance    
they prize4        ,my six brothers1 in 
twin1        ,may bring riches and      
pleasure1      ,but in me you'll discern
        ,that unparalleled treasure--   
,that alleviates care1        ,that     
reanimates labor1      ,and man's peace 
should repair        ,with his ,god and 
his neighbor4                           
#bb4        ,a ,,warrior and a man ,i   
am1        ,and gallant fame have ,i2   
,yet my humanity's a sham1        ,for  
,i neither live nor die4                
,receipts1 c4      ,,domestic           
,,receipts4        ,,eggs ,,and         
,,omelettes4    ,,to ,,choose           
,,eggs4--,in choosing eggs1 hold them to
 the light2 if they are  clear1 they are
 fresh2 if they are thick1 they are     
stale2 if they have  a black spot       
attached to the shell1 they are         
worthless4 ,eggs should be  new1 or not 
more than twenty-four hours old1 when   
they are stored1 else  their flavor     
cannot be relied on4 ,the safest mode of

 choosing them is by  holding them to   
the light of a candle4 ,unless an egg is
 perfectly fresh1  it is unfit for any  
purpose4 ,bought eggs ought always to be
 suspected2  therefore1 let an earthen  
pan be kept with charcoal or lime-water 
to put  them in4 ,the longer they are   
kept in it the better they will be1 as  
these  waters destroy must1 and even    
corruption4 ,you may try the freshness  
of  eggs by putting them in a pan of    
cold water4 ,those that sink the soonest
  are the freshest4 ,eggs may be        
preserved a short time by putting them  
in a  jar of salt or lime-water1 with   
the small ends downwards4 ,the salt     
should  not afterwards be used4 ,they   
may be preserved several months by      
greasing  them all over with melted     
mutton suet1 and wedging them close     
together in  a box of bran4 ,the small  
ends always downwards4           99     
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,,keep ,,eggs ,,for ,,winter            
,,use4--,pour a full gallon of boiling  

water on two  quarts of quicklime and   
half a pound of salt2 when cold1 mix it 
into an  ounce of cream of tartar4 ,the 
day following put in the eggs4 ,after   
the  lime has been stirred well into the
 boiling water1 a large part of it will 
settle at the bottom of the vessel1 on  
which the eggs will remain4 ,keep  them 
covered with the liquor1 and they will  
keep for two years4           99        
99       99       99       99    ,,to   
,,boil ,,eggs ,,to ,,eat ,,in ,,the     
,,shells1 ,,or ,,for ,,salads4--,the    
fresher laid the  better2 put them into 
boiling water2 if you like the white    
just set1 about  two minutes' boiling is
 long enough2 a new-laid egg will take a
 little  longer2 if you wish the yolk to
 be set1 it will take three1 and to boil
 it  hard for a salad1 ten minutes4 ,a  
new-laid egg will require boiling longer
  than a stale one1 by half a minute4   
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,,poached ,,eggs4--,the beauty of a     
poached egg is for the yolk to be seen  

blushing through the white1 which should
 only be just sufficiently  hardened to 
form a transparent veil for the egg4    
,have some boiling water  in a          
teakettle2 pass as much of it through a 
clean cloth as will half fill  a        
stewpan2 break the egg into a cup1 and  
when the water boils1 remove the        
stewpan from the stove1 and gently slip 
the egg into it2 it must stand  till the
 white is set2 then put it over a very  
moderate fire1 and as soon  as the water
 boils1 the egg is ready2 take it up    
with a slice1 and neatly  round off the 
raged edges of the white2 send it to    
table on bread toasted  on one side     
only1 with or without butter4           
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,,to ,,poach ,,eggs ,,in ,,the          
,,frying-,,pan4--,put very little       
butter1 oil1 or top-pot  into the       
frying-pan2 break the eggs gently into a
 deep cup1 of the size  the egg is to be
 of1 sometimes smaller1 sometimes       
larger2 with a quick  slight turn of the

 hand1 turn the cup over with the egg   
into the pan1 and  leave the cup upon   
it1 and continue to turn over the cups  
till all the  eggs are put in2 the fire 
must be very slow4 ,when the first egg  
has taken1  raise the cup a little to   
ascertain it4 ,they must be done very   
slowly1  otherwise the under part will  
be overdone4 ,dress them over parsley1  
spinach1 or on toasted bread4           
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,,cupped ,,eggs4--,put a spoonful of    
very nice high-seasoned brown gravy into
  each cup2 set the cups in a saucepan  
of boiling water1 and1 when the gravy   
heats1 drop a fresh egg into each cup2  
take off the saucepan1 and cover it     
close till the eggs are nicely and      
tenderly cooked2 dredge them with very  
fine mace1 or nutmeg and salt4 ,serve   
them in a hot-water plate1 covered  with
 a napkin4           99       99        
99       99       99    ,,ufs           
,,brouilles4--,break four or six eggs2  
beat them and put them into a  saucepan 

with a piece of butter1 a little salt1  
and a spoonful of sauce  or gravy1 which
 makes the eggs softer2 stir them over  
the fire until  sufficiently thick2     
serve on a plate garnished with toasted 
bread4 ,to  eggs dressed in this way1   
ham1 mushrooms1 c41 minced1 may be      
added4 ,the  difference between this and
 an omelette is1 that an omelette is    
compact  and turns out smooth1 whereas  
ufs brouills are less done1 and are1    
therefore1 broken4 ,in ,ireland1 where  
it is in general use1 it is usually     
served upon hot buttered toast1 and is  
there called buttered eggs4 ,it is  also
 very common in ,france1 where it is    
usually served for breakfast4           
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,or3 ,butter a dish well1 and sprinkle  
it with salt2 then break the eggs  very 
carefully1 so as not to disturb the     
yolk2 add a little more salt1 and  some 
white pepper2 melt a small quantity of  
butter1 and pour it gently  over1 with  
one or two spoonfuls of cream4 ,put the 

dish over a slow fire1  and finish the  
eggs by covering them with a red-hot    
shovel4           99       99       99  
99       99    ,,souffle                
,,francaise4--,put into a stewpan one   
ounce of butter2 when melted1  add two  
table-spoonfuls of flour2 stir them well
 over the fire1 so  that the flour be   
thoroughly cooked1 but not colored2 add 
by degrees a  wineglass of boiling      
cream1 and four times that quantity of  
boiling milk2  work it quite smooth1    
take it off the fire1 add four yolks of 
eggs1 sugar  to palate1 a grain of salt1
 and a table-spoonful of orange-flower  
water2  whip up strongly the whites of  
eight eggs1 mix them lightly in the     
batter1  put the whole into a           
souffl-dish1 and bake for an hour4 ,the 
flavor of  this souffle may be varied   
according to fancy1 omitting the        
orange-flower  water1 and substituting  
either vanilla1 curacoa1 noyeau1        
maraschino1  chocolate1 coffee1 c4      
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,a ,,common ,,omelette4--,from four to  
eight very fresh eggs may be used for   
this1 according to the sized dish       
required4 ,half a dozen will generally  
be  sufficient4 ,break them singly and  
carefully2 clear them1 or1 when they are
  sufficiently whisked1 pour them       
through a sieve1 and resume the beating 
until they are very light4 ,add to them 
from half to a whole teaspoonful of     
salt1 and a seasoning of pepper4        
,dissolve in a small frying-pan a couple
  of ounces of butter2 pour in the eggs1
 and as soon as the omelette is well    
risen and firm throughout1 slide it on  
to a hot dish1 fold it together  like a 
turnover1 and serve it immediately4     
,from five to seven minutes will  fry   
it4           99       99       99      
99       99    ,a ,,sweet ,,omelette    
,,with ,,preserve4--,beat up four eggs  
with a little salt2 add  sugar2 fry the 
omelette in fresh butter1 make a half   
pound of preserve  liquid by shaking it 
in a little water over the fire2 spread 

half upon  the omelette1 double it up1  
and pour the remainder over the top4    
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,,french ,,omelette4--,beat up four eggs
 with a table-spoonful of milk1 a       
little salt and pepper2 put two ounces  
of fresh butter in the pan1 and let  it 
remain for five minutes2 beat the eggs  
for the same time2 pour them  into the  
pan1 and let them remain quiet for a few
 minutes1 taking care to  separate the  
omelette gently from the bottom of the  
pan with a fork2 now  shake it to keep  
it from burning at the bottom4 ,it will 
not take more than  five minutes in     
cooking4 ,chopped parsley1 shallot1 or  
grated ham may be  added4           99  
99       99       99       99      ,,the
 ,,sick ,,room ,,and ,,nursery4         
,,fainting4--,in cases of fainting1     
apply to the nostrils and temples  some 
spirits of compound spirits of ammonia1 
and give a few drops in a  wineglass of 
water inwardly4           99       99   
99       99       99    ,,linseed       

,,tea4--,pour a quart of boiling water  
on one ounce of linseed1  bruised1 and  
half an ounce of sliced liquorice-root2 
let it stand in a  covered vessel near  
the fire four or five hours2 then       
strain4           99       99       99  
99       99    ,,chilblain              
,,lotion4--,mix two ounces of           
sal-ammoniac with a pint of water4      
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,,to ,,make ,,barley-,,water4--,well    
wash two ounces of pearl barley2 boil it
 a  few minutes in half a pint of water1
 which is to be thrown away2 then add   
four pints of boiling water2 keep it    
boiling till two only are left1 and     
strain4 ,a small quantity of lemon-juice
 may be added4           99       99    
99       99       99    ,,worm          
,,powder4--,take of rhubarb and jalap1  
each fifteen grains1 and mix with  them 
four grains of calomel2 take in honey4  
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,,the ,,nauseous ,,taste ,,of ,,medicine
 ,,prevented4--,by chewing aromatic     

substances1  such as orange or          
lemon-peel1 cloves or other spice1      
before taking  medicine1 little or no   
taste will be perceived4 ,the mouth can 
also be thus  prepared beforehand by a  
peppermint lozenge1 or even a lump of   
sugar4          ,the ,toilet4           
,,almond ,,paste4--,half a pound of     
bitter almonds2 two ounces of raisins1  
stoned and well pounded in a mortar till
 they become quite a paste4 ,add a      
small wineglassful of ,french brandy1   
and rather less than half a glass of    
fine sweet oil4 ,beat it well1 and put  
it in a pot for use4           99       
99       99       99       99           
,,lavender ,,water4--,one pint of the   
best rectified spirits of wine1 one     
ounce  of oil of lavender1 one          
teaspoonful of ambergris1 and half an   
ounce of  bergamot4           99        
99       99       99       99    ,,for  
,,chapped ,,hands4--,mix a quarter of a 
pound of unsalted hog's lard1 which  has
 been washed in common and then         

rose-water1 with the yolks of two       
new-laid eggs and a large spoonful of   
honey4 ,add as much fine oatmeal or     
almond-paste as will work it into a     
proper consistence1 and rub in well     
before going to bed4           99       
99       99       99       99    ,a     
,,good ,,dentifrice is equal parts of   
powdered myrrh1 chalk1 and orris-root4  
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,,the black spots on the face are       
occasioned by obstructions in the skin4 
,rubbing well with soap and flannel is  
better than the application of  spirit4 
,pressing on the spots firmly with the  
spill of a watch-key will  sometimes    
cause the black marks to come out4      
,friction will prevent their  occurring1
 as they are occasioned by languid      
circulation and a want of  frequent     
scrubbing4 ,in such a state of the skin1
 frequent warm bathing  would be        
beneficial4           99       99       
99       99       99    ,,management    
,,of ,,the ,,finger ,,nails4--,according

 to ,european fashion1 they  should be  
of an oval figure1 transparent1 without 
specks or ridges of any  kind2 the      
semilunar fold1 or white half-circle1   
should be fully developed1  and the     
pellicle1 or cuticle which forms the    
configuration around the  root of the   
nails1 thin and well defined1 and1 when 
properly arranged1  should represent as 
nearly as possible the shape of a       
half-filbert4  ,the proper management of
 the nails is to cut them of an oval    
shape1  corresponding with the form of  
the fingers2 they should not be allowed 
to  grow too long1 as it is difficult to
 keep them clean2 nor too short1 as it  
allows the ends of the fingers to become
 flattened and enlarged by being        
pressed upwards against the nails1 and  
gives them a clumsy appearance4  ,the   
epidermis1 which forms the semicircle   
round the nail1 and adheres to  it1     
requires particular attention1 as it is 
frequently dragged on with  its growth1 
drawing the skin below the nail so tense

 as to cause it to  crack and separate  
into what are called agnails4 ,this is  
easily remedied  by carefully separating
 the skin from the nail by a blunt1     
half-round  instrument4 ,many persons   
are in the habit of continually cutting 
this  pellicle1 in consequence of which 
it becomes exceeding irregular1 and     
often injurious to the growth of the    
nail4 ,they also frequently pick under  
the nails with a pin1 penknife1 or the  
point of sharp scissors1 with the       
intention of keeping them clean1 by     
doing which they often loosen them1  and
 occasion considerable injury4 ,the     
nails should be cleansed with a  brush  
not too hard2 and the semicircular skin 
should not be cut away1 but  only       
loosened1 without touching the quick1   
the fingers being afterwards  dipped in 
tepid water1 and the skin pushed back   
with a towel4 ,this method1  which      
should be practised daily1 will keep the
 nails of a proper shape1  prevent      
agnails1 and the pellicles from         

thickening or becoming rugged4  ,when   
the nails are naturally rugged or       
ill-formed1 the longitudinal ridges  or 
fibres should be scraped and rubbed with
 lemon1 afterwards rinsed in  water1 and
 well dried with the towel2 but if the  
nails are very thin1 no  benefit will be
 derived by scraping2 on the contrary1  
it might cause them  to split4 ,if the  
nails grow more to one side than the    
other1 they should  be cut in such a    
manner as to make the point come as     
nearly as possible in  the centre of the
 end of the finger4    ,illustration    
,centre-,table ,gossip4      ,,costly   
,,china4    ,,having seen much of       
primitive districts ourselves1 where    
china is known  as crockery1 and dinner 
sets are dishes1 we can tell how        
incredible it  will seem to some of our 
more remote readers1 when we tell them  
there is a  single set in our city now  
on sale1 at the price of two thousand   
dollars4  ,the cost of a small farm     
swallowed up in one set of dinner       

dishes1 liable  to breakage1 too--more  
liable than less precious ware4 ,we     
quite agree with  a favorite handmaid1  
to whom the advertisement was read--    
,la1 ma'am1 ,i shouldn't like to have   
the washin' and handlin' of 'em4        
,imagine the ease with which the        
possessor of this treasure would preside
  over his table1 with his property at  
the mercy of careless or hurried        
waiting-men2 his most elegant courtesies
 cut short by the imminent danger  of a 
soup-tureen1 valued at fifty dollars2   
the point of his choicest bon  mot lost 
by the capsizing of a gravy-boat4       
,better a dinner of herbs1 from  white  
stone ware1 so far as equanimity is     
concerned4    ,as a work of art--for    
only a true artist could design these   
graceful  shapes and trace the exquisite
 designs--the set cannot be too highly  
valued1 and the owners of the palatial  
residences on ,fifth ,avenue1 who  have 
their billiard-rooms and                
bowling-saloons1 their                  

picture-galleries1  and their stables   
grained in oak1 might thank the good    
taste of the  importer1 who has placed  
such a gem within their reach4 ,rare    
china1 in  these luxurious days1 is a   
fashion and a taste which our           
fashionable  circles are just beginning 
to cultivate4 ,collecting it has long   
been a  favorite pursuit abroad with    
those whose wealth would permit so      
expensive  a hobby4 ,what will be       
thought of a sale like this1 which we   
copy from an  ,english print8--    ,the 
chief attraction of the sale at ,bedford
 ,lodge1 the late residence of  the     
,duchess of ,bedford1 was a collection  
of rare old ,svres1 ,dresden1 and  other
 porcelain1 and some magnificent        
specimens of the now almost obsolete    
,chelsea ware1 together with a number of
 very fine old marqueterie  cabinets4   
,among the more remarkable lots sold may
 be instanced a set of  three small     
toilet-cases of rare old ,chelsea ware  
7measuring only four or  five inches    

square71 mazarine blue ground1 richly   
embellished in gold1  with birds and    
flowers1 which realized1 after an active
 competition1 two  hundred guineas2 a   
pair of fine old ,chelsea china         
vase-shaped candelabras1  painted in    
figures and flowers1 on a turquoise     
ground1 sold for seventy  guineas2 a    
pair of elegant small ,svres vases1 with
 handles1 on white  fluted pedestals1   
forty-nine guineas2 a cabinet of        
turquoise ,svres1  consisting of        
plateau1 a two-handled cup and saucer1  
and a sugar-bowl  and cover1 delicately 
painted1 with cupids1 camaien pink1     
fifty-five  guineas2 a superb ,svres    
vase1 with handles1 lapis blue ground1  
richly  decorated with gold1 and painted
 with medallion portraits1 in grisaille1
  and garlands of flowers4 ,this        
beautiful vase1 which stands about      
thirteen  inches high1 realized one     
hundred and fifty-six guineas2 two      
,dresden  vases1 with handles of elegant
 form1 and painted with flowers1 forty  

guineas2 a ,palissey ware candelabra1   
for four lights1 and supported by       
nreides and masks1 sold for fourteen    
guineas2 a sculptured hand1 with a      
bunch of grapes1 in statuary marble1    
realized seventeen guineas2 a jewel     
casket1 with ormolu enrichments and     
,svres plaques on each side1 painted    
with landscape and figures of a female  
at a fountain1 forty-two guineas2  a    
fine jewel casket1 composed of plaques  
of rare ,oriental enamelled china       
painted1 with ormolu1 fifty-eight       
guineas2 a superb ,svres cuelle1 with   
cupids and bouquets of flowers1         
delicately pencilled in camaien pink1   
seventeen guineas2 two fine old ,dresden
 verrires1 richly gilt borders1  and    
painted with birds1 fifteen guineas2 a  
large ,dresden ink tray1 of the  finest 
period1 with scroll borderings1 nineteen
 guineas4          ,a ,,consideration4  
,,servants are such a trial6 is now the 
general complaint4 ,mrs4 ,a4 has  five  
cooks in one winter2 ,mrs4 ,b4 changes  

her chambermaid every month2  ,mrs4     
,c4's nurse neglects the baby2 and ,mrs4
 ,d4's waiter is impertinent to  her    
mistress and cross to the children4 ,to 
hear a knot of ladies discuss  their    
respective domestic grievances1 one     
would suppose that there was  no honesty
 of purpose and little ability left     
among those of our own  household4 ,and 
yet in the old times which we now look  
upon as dark ages1  in the days of our  
youth1 when we should have been learning
 better lessons  than idleness and      
extravagance1 servants grew old and     
gray-haired in the  employment of one   
family4    ,it can not be all the fault 
of those in service4 ,if those who      
complain the  most would spend half the 
time wasted in talking over their       
trials1 in  gaining the interest1 and   
enlightening the ignorance of their     
servants1  half their lamentations would
 be spared4 ,many an indifferent cook   
might be  made capable and grateful with
 a little instruction1 and the          

impertinence  and idling often come from
 a spirit fretted by accumulated        
task-work1 that  should have been       
arranged to a methodical routine4       
,there is a good lesson worth laying to 
heart in the memorable last  words of   
,justice ,talfourd1 the wise jurist and 
elegant poet4 ,it will be  remembered   
that he died the past spring1 in the    
discharge of his judicial  duties1 in   
the midst of an appeal from the bench   
for sympathy with those  we employ3--   
,i am afraid we all keep too much aloof 
from those beneath us1 and whom  we     
encourage to look upon us with suspicion
 and dislike4 ,even to our  servants1 we
 think perhaps that we fulfil our duty  
when we perform our  contract with them2
 when we pay them their wages and treat 
them with  the civility consistent with 
our habits and feelings2 when we curb   
our  temper and use no violent          
expressions towards them4 ,but how      
painful is the  thought that there are  
men and women growing up around us1     

ministering to  our comforts and        
necessities1 continually inmates of our 
dwellings1 with  whose affections and   
natures we are as much unacquainted as  
if they were  the inhabitants of some   
other sphere4 ,this feeling1 arising    
from that  kind of reserve peculiar to  
the ,english character1 does1 ,i think1 
greatly  tend to prevent that           
reciprocation of kind words and gentle  
affections1  gracious admonitions and   
kind inquiries1 which often1 more than  
any book  education1 tend to the culture
 of the affections of the heart1        
refinement  and elevation of the        
character of those to whom they are     
addressed4          ,,every ,,lady ,,her
 ,,own ,,dressmaker4      ,a ,,nice time
 we should have of it1 in the spring and
 fall1 if some  ingenious ,singer would 
invent a machine that would cut and fit 
our own  and our children's dresses4    
,with the aid of ,godey's ,how to ,make 
a ,dress1  the agony of weeks would be  
over in a few days1 and wardrobes and   

closets  have their full supply of      
dresses1 jackets1 and aprons4 ,in the   
absence of  this useful domestic aid1   
several parties have done their best to 
simplify  the process of measuring and  
fitting that every one dreads to go     
through  with1 whether they stand up to 
it themselves or exhaust entreaties and 
commands to make the younger members of 
the flock keep still under the  trying  
ordeal of pins and scissors4    ,among  
the best of these methods1 the simplest 
and most expeditious that we  have seen 
are the dress charts of ,madame         
,demorest1 to whose establishment  we   
have made frequent allusion1 for ladies 
and children4 ,three measures  only are 
taken1 the pencil1 chart1 and paper put 
in requisition1 and the  thing is done4 
,madame ,d4 evidently keeps a poet1 from
 the verses which  we find on the back  
of her circular4 ,listen to the         
consummation devoutly  to be wished for 
by all who dread fall and spring        
dressmaking3--        ,dressmakers made 

artists by this magical chart1      ,all
 flee from the old tedious and wearisome
 art2      ,a pleasure succeeds to what 
once was a task1      ,as they fashion  
the jacket1 the bodice1 and basque4     
,each lady with skill now may cut her   
own dresses1      ,when she once the    
,excelsior ,dress ,model possesses2     
,of good taste and model she only asks  
aid1      ,and a beautiful garment is   
speedily made4        ,while sitting    
content in her snug sewing-chair1       
,we see the fond mother the dresses     
prepare4      ,she calls up her children
 and fits them so neatly      ,by the   
children's dress chart that has charmed 
her completely4    ,even the old lady   
that lived in a shoe would find her way 
out of the  difficulties in which she is
 historically enveloped1 by the aid of  
this  magic chart1 if it effects half   
that is promised for it4                
,,ornaments4      ,,as many of our lady 
readers know1 there is generally a rage 
for some one  stone1 or style of        

setting1 in jewelry4 ,we do not speak of
 costly sets1 as  pearl or diamonds1 but
 of those accessible to ordinary        
purchasers4    ,the topaz had its day1  
and was succeeded by turquoise2 for a   
time every  one1 without regard to      
complexion1 wore brooch and ear-rings of
 cerulean  blue4 ,then garnets2 then    
enamel of blue or green2 and now1 with a
 proper  mixture of pearl1 garnet and   
enamel1 turquoise being entirely out of 
date1  coral ornaments seem to be the   
favorites4    ,we mentioned1 in a late  
number1 the costly sets found at ,ball  
,black's1  imitating flowers and fruit4 
,when last coral was in vogue1 the      
carvings  were more in the style of     
cameo cuttings1 as figures1 heads1 etc41
 in  medallion1 and of the dark red hue 
generally seen in the necklaces of      
infants4 ,white and rose color are now  
the favorite shades4 ,there are many    
new designs in setting2 a branch highly 
polished1 for instance1 encircled  in   
coils of gold2 a single blossom or      

fruit1 as a pear or a fuchsia1 set  in  
the same way1 and forming the centre of 
the pin1 or the drop of the  ear-ring4  
,a very pretty brooch--we speak now of  
simple ornaments--in this  style costs  
from seven to twelve dollars4           
,garnets are sometimes set on a glowing 
red or crimson ground1 which gives  them
 a singular flashing1 vivid color4 ,one 
of the favorite designs is in  imitation
 of the section of a branch or stem of a
 tree1 encrusted with  gold and garnets4
 ,these are1 of course1 large and showy 
brooches4 ,we have  seen a few encrusted
 with turquoise in the same style4      
,enamelled ornaments  are still worn1   
but are not so much the rage as for a   
few years past4 ,for  mourning brooches1
 see the fashion article of the present 
month4    ,pearls are still in high     
favor with those whose purses and whose 
complexions can afford them4            
,,the ,,nursery-,,basket4      ,,it is  
as well to mention in our chat the      
reason of the unavoidable delay  of the 

promised volume on nursery matters1     
announced some three months  since4 ,its
 design and scope were altered when the 
illustrations and much  of the text were
 prepared1 which has delayed its        
appearance4 ,it is1  however1 now nearly
 ready1 and will be forwarded as early  
as possible  to the numerous subscribers
 who have sent us their orders4 ,they   
will  scarcely regret the delay1 when   
the volume in its present form reaches  
them4 ,if1 however1 there are any who   
are tired of waiting for the play to    
commence1 they can have the price of    
tickets refunded at the office--or1  to 
speak plainly1 we will willingly return 
any moneys received in advance1  if any 
desire it1 by sending post-office stamps
 to the amount4 ,however1  our readers  
need not fear that their claims will be 
forgotten as soon as  the book is ready4
 ,it will be found simple1 practical1   
and reliable in  its various directions 
for the preparation of an infant's      
wardrobe1 short  clothes1 flannels1 etc4

 etc4          ,,to ,,correspondents4   
,,wood-,,cutting is not so difficult as 
our correspondent1 ,l41 seems to        
imagine1 and seems to us especially     
adapted to be an employment for         
females4 ,it has been taught            
successfully in the ,philadelphia       
,school of  ,design4 ,she is right in   
thinking it the first established4 ,a   
history of  its commencement and        
progress has been already given in the  
,lady's ,book4  ,the designs for        
wood-cutting are drawn on the block1    
usually of pear-tree  wood1 made as     
smooth as satin letter-paper4 ,the      
designer is not always1 or  often the   
engraver4    ,a ,,boarder will find it  
very convenient to make chintz covers to
 her  trunks1 if she has no place to    
pack them4 ,they are very simple1 and   
effectually disguise travelling boxes1  
transforming them to ottomans  and      
lounges4 ,she has only to purchase      
furniture chintz at twelve and a  half  
cents a yard1 fit a piece to the top of 

the trunk1 and run a plain  flounce the 
height of the sides around it4 ,this    
will leave one end seam  to be closed4  
,a binding of worsted or cotton braid1  
some neat dark color1  gives a finish to
 the chintz1 and is run on the top seam 
around the  trunk1 and down the four    
corners4 ,this gives it still more the  
appearance  of an ottoman or lounge1 as 
their covers are made in the same way4  
,many  housekeepers have boxes made in  
this way1 to contain silver or bed      
linen1  where closet room is needed4    
,,mrs4 ,n41 of ,rose ,hill1 ,ga4--,a    
lambrequin is the fall or top piece of  
a curtain2 see any of ,carryl's         
advertisements in the ,lady's ,book4 ,it
  is generally of a heavy material1 as  
damask1 satin laine1 etc41 finished     
with gimp1 or cords and tassels4 ,in a  
summer country house1 where heavy       
curtains are not needed1 a lambrequin   
depending from the cornice gives a      
finish to lace or muslin draperies4 ,we 
should advise her to order them4        

,,mrs4 ,,geo4 ,p4--,the appearance of   
the gum probably was the result of      
injury from a hard substance1 an ivory  
or wooden plaything1 possibly4  ,some   
children do not get any teeth before    
they are a year old1 though  six months 
is usually looked upon as the           
commencement of dentition4 ,in          
selecting a baby's toys1 it is necessary
 to see that they are not hard  enough  
to hurt the mouth1 or rough1 so as to   
scratch and inflame it1 as a  child     
naturally tries to bite everything it   
can lay hands on4 ,common cheap  toys   
are objectionable1 as the paint comes   
off on the mouth and face4 ,a  plain    
ring of bone or ivory1 tied by a broad  
string of tape or ribbon to a  child's  
waist1 will amuse it for hours1 and is  
perfectly safe4 ,knit dolls  are        
excellent1 and the old style rag baby is
 worth a dozen of wax or  composition4  
,if a child has a plaything that will be
 likely to scratch its  mouth or put out
 its eyes1 it should be held by the     

nurse or mother1 and  never trusted to  
its powerless little hands4    ,,the    
,,reading ,,circle ,,of ,e41 ,,pa41 will
 find ,markland1 by the author of       
,margaret ,maitland1 and the ,memoir of 
,mrs4 ,ware1 added to their list4  ,we  
think the plan an excellent one2 and1 as
 the books are to be taken in  turn when
 read through1 do not see how any ill   
feeling can grow out of it4  ,we should 
advise them to take ,household ,words1  
if they can afford but  one ,english    
magazine4    ,,mrs4 ,s4--,flannel will  
not answer the purpose4 ,a half         
handkerchief of  oiled silk1 bound with 
ribbon or flannel binding4 ,nursery     
aprons of  gingham or chintz1 with an   
oil-silk lining1 are much used4    ,a4  
,l4 ,s4--,for grafting1 we have seen the
 following highly recommended in  a     
paper read before a ,state agricultural 
society3 ,two-thirds resin to one  of   
common beeswax4 ,it will not melt or    
run4    ,a ,,young ,,author has need of 
good courage4 ,in presenting his ,,mss4 

to a  publisher1 send it by express or  
post1 prepaid1 with a plain1 sensible   
letter on the subject of the book1 and  
leave it to him or his editor  to praise
 it4 ,never say that a partial friend1  
or friends1 advise its  publication4 ,if
 you wish it done1 you need offer no    
excuse2 if not1 keep  it to yourself4   
,do not expect to make a fortune on your
 first venture4 ,if  you can have it    
printed free of expense1 it is all you  
ought reasonably to  expect4 ,many are  
glad to do this4 ,remember that poems   
rarely pay for print  and binding at the
 present time1 and no young writer can  
be a finished and  original essayist4   
,the essay1 above all other forms of    
composition1 needs  purity of style1    
original thought1 acute observation1 and
 wide experience4    ,,mrs4 ,k41 of     
,white ,plains4--,we would recommend    
,kane's ,arctic  ,expedition1 and ,st4  
,herndon's ,valley of the ,amazon2 they 
are the most  popular recent books of   
travel1 and suitable for family reading4

    ,,alice will find we have attended  
to her request4 ,cambric sets are still 
fashionable4          ,fashions4        
,,notice ,,to ,,lady ,,subscribers4     
,having had frequent applications for   
the purchase of jewelry1 millinery1     
etc41 by ladies living at a distance1   
the ,editress of the ,fashion           
,department will hereafter execute      
commissions for any who may desire it1  
with the charge of a small percentage   
for the time and research required4     
,bridal wardrobes1 spring and autumn    
bonnets1 dresses1 jewelry1 bridal       
cards1 cake-boxes1 envelopes1 etc4 etc41
 will be chosen with a view to  economy1
 as well as taste2 and boxes or packages
 forwarded by express to  any part of   
the country4 ,for the last1 distinct    
directions must be given4    ,orders1   
accompanied by checks for the proposed  
expenditure1 to be  addressed to the    
care of ,l4 ,a4 ,godey1 ,esq41 who will 
be responsible for  the amount1 and the 
early execution of commissions4    ,no  

order will be attended to unless the    
money is first received4                
,instructions to be as minute as is     
possible1 accompanied by a note  of the 
height1 complexion1 and general style of
 the person1 on which  much depends in  
choice4 ,dress goods from ,levy's or    
,stewart's2 cloaks1  mantillas1 or      
talmas1 from ,brodie's1 #ea ,canal      
,street1 ,new ,york2 bonnets  from ,miss
 ,wharton's2 jewelry from ,bailey's or  
,warden's1 ,philadelphia1 or            
,tiffany's1 ,new ,york1 if requested4   
,,description ,,of ,,fashions ,,for     
,,june4    ,fig4 #ast4--,walking-dress  
of green taffeta1 a skirt and basque4   
,the  skirt is made on a band1 very     
full1 long1 and plain4 ,the basque is   
close1  and much sloped at the hip4 ,it 
will be noticed that it is very long1   
approaching the size of the velvet      
street basques worn last summer4        
,sleeves demi-long1 and flowing1        
finished with three ruffles1 pinked4    
,large  collar of cambric embroidery4   

,bonnet of drawn taffeta1 the same shade
 as  the dress1 a light plume at the    
right4 ,a simple full cap of blonde     
inside  the brim4 ,rich scarf1 oriental 
style4    ,fig4 #b;d4--,a graceful and  
serviceable riding-dress1 one of the    
best  styles we have had for several    
seasons1 being at once suited to the    
road  and becoming to the figure4 ,the  
skirt is on a band1 or under waist1 the 
ordinary fulness and length4 ,the       
jacket1 with its coat sleeves and       
rolling  collar1 fits the figure easily1
 and rounds over the hips into a short  
basque4 ,a buff chemisette1 in the      
fashion of a close vest1 finished by    
upright linen collar and small flat     
necktie4 ,beaver hat and plume1 the     
crown rather higher than has been worn  
of late4 ,the material may be either    
habit cloth1 cashmere1 or merino4 ,habit
 cloth1 being heavier1 seems more       
serviceable for the road1 and keeps in  
place better4      ,,chitchat ,,upon    
,,new ,,york ,,and ,,philadelphia       

,,fashions ,,for ,,june4    ,this is the
 favorite month in the year for the     
display of light and airy  styles in our
 ,atlantic cities1 the few who have gone
 to their country  houses in advance of 
the season being replaced by the arrival
 of ,southern  and ,western belles1     
refitting at ,stewart's1 ,levy's1       
,lawson's1 ,miss  ,wharton's1 and every 
other fashionable establishment1 for the
 summer  campaign at ,saratoga and      
,newport4 ,every resident has her       
favorite spring  walking-dress1 in which
 to pay her last round of calls1 when   
she leaves  her ,p4 ,p4 ,c41 and is not 
at home1 until autumn comes again1 to   
her dear  five hundred friends4         
,these street dresses are mostly silks1 
varying from the rich dark poplins  and 
moir antique to the lighter glac stripes
 and plaids1 or the ,india  foulards1   
with their close glossy folds4 ,the     
heavier silks are usually  entirely     
plain in the skirt2 even poult de soie1 
the heavy plain-colored  silk that comes

 next to a poplin in richness of effect1
 has usually only  a deep hem at the    
bottom of the skirt4 ,the basques and   
sleeves have all  the novelties of style
 and decoration4 ,for these there are   
new galloons  and ribbons appearing     
daily1 matching the silks in shade1 or  
used as a  contrast1 as taste may       
dictate4 ,velvet uncut1 plain1 and      
embossed2 moir  antique1 richly watered2
 brocaded and embroidered ribbons1      
varying from  one to three inches in    
width1 are used for these heavier       
stuffs1 which are  now nearly out of    
season4    ,the lighter silks are in    
stripes and plaids of infinite variety4 
,green  and violet seem to be the       
favorite shades4 ,these are made with   
flounces1  usually three1 nearly the    
same width1 the top one measuring the   
same from  the top of the skirt4 ,fringe
 in alternate stripes1 to correspond    
with  the silk1 is used where much      
trimming is desired on the edge of these
  flounces1 or they may be simply bound 

or pinked4 ,pinking is used more  than  
of late1 and1 in every establishment    
where it is done1 there are a  great    
variety of patterns1 many of them       
elaborate4 ,we have seen a very         
tasteful walking-dress1 of violet and   
white plaid--a quadrilled silk1  the    
manufacturer calls it--made with three  
flounces as above1 the basque  trimmed  
with fringe 7alternate white and violet1
 instead of being mixed1  as was the    
style7 three inches deep4 ,this was1 in 
turn1 headed by violet  satin ribbon an 
inch wide1 box-plaited on1 and          
continuing around the front  of the     
corsage4 ,the sleeves were flowing1 with
 three rows of fringe much  narrower1   
but exactly corresponding1 also headed  
by the plaiting1 and  fastened on the   
inside by a knot of rich brocaded ribbon
 with flowing  ends4 ,this1 of course1  
had an exceedingly elegant effect1 and  
could only  be worn by a tall1 full     
figure4 ,we describe it to show how     
elaborate and  costly the trimming of   

dresses are made the present season1    
while the  materials1 silks1 tissues1   
barges1 etc41 remain much the same as   
the past year4 ,box-plaited ribbons1    
whether plain1 pearl-edged satin1       
brocaded1 or plaided1 are much used4 ,it
 is usual to allow twice and a half  the
 desired length of the trimming in      
purchasing them4 ,bows of broader  and  
more expensive ribbon are still used for
 the sleeves and front of the  corsage4 
,for thin materials1 as barge1 tissues1 
etc41 in all the fanciful names  by     
which they are called1 most of which are
 manufactured by the importers'  clerks1
 there is every variety of trimming in  
the shape of gauze ribbons4  ,they have 
usually a coarse thread in the plain    
edge1 by which they can be  drawn up    
into quillings1 ruches1 and even        
box-plaitings4 ,so many yards are  used 
in a full trimming1 and it is so        
expensive1 never less1 and usually  more
 than a quarter of a dollar a yard1 that
 the trimming and making often  cost as 

much1 and even more than the original   
material4    ,no city dressmaker1 with  
any pretence to a good style1 will      
undertake to  make a dress for less than
 three dollars4 ,in the really          
fashionable shops1  #d #ge is the charge
 for making a basque waist1 apart from  
the skirt--silk1  buttons1 all trimmings
 charged separately in the bill2 so that
 you have  from seven to nine1 and even 
fifteen dollars1 to add to the cost of  
your  two yards and a half of silk1 the 
quantity usually purchased for a basque4
    ,we have seen no more tasteful      
bonnets at any establishment than at    
,genin's  bazaar1 which1 as most of our 
readers know1 has been elegantly fitted 
up1  and so arranged as to be nearly    
double the original size1 thus leaving  
plenty of room for a large millinery and
 dressmaking establishment1  carrying   
out more fully the first design of ,mr4 
,genin4 ,the workwomen have  two large  
and cheerful apartments assigned to     
them1 and the show-room  adjoining is   

always thronged4 ,the nursery department
 has been removed  to this more spacious
 suite1 and the space below the dome is 
now filled  by rows of industrious      
workers1 with the silks and muslins they
 are  manufacturing for the juveniles   
expressly4    ,leghorn bonnets are still
 worn1 though in ,july and ,august more 
dress hats  of silk1 crape1 and lace    
will be seen4 ,the ,leghorns are in     
unusually good  shapes1 and trimmed very
 simply1 either with straw1 marabout    
plumes1 or  plain white ribbons4 ,we    
speak of the prevailing styles2 of      
course1 many  tastes are to be suited1  
and some people would flounce a moir    
antique  with the same1 if they thought 
it would look more expensive1 and for   
this  class of community ribbons and    
garlands cannot be too profuse even on a
  ,leghorn1 which1 if handsome1 is      
generally considered1 like a rich silk1 
to have no need of ornament4 ,there is a
 profusion of plain straws of  every    
shape and cost4 ,we notice that they    

come close1 or nearly so1 under  the    
chin1 and the whole bonnet is a gradual 
slope from the brim to the  crown4 ,they
 are trimmed in every variety of style1 
ruches of narrow ribbon  box-plaited on1
 numerous flat bows of ribbon an inch in
 width disposed as  a wreath1 etc4 etc4 
,ribbons1 as a general thing1 are much  
narrower than  the past season1 and     
those long scarf-like strings are not   
considered in  good taste4 ,we have     
before spoken of the profusion of       
trimming inside the  brim4 ,blonde      
caps--a narrow edge of blonde usually   
sewn upon a broad or  wash-blonde       
lace--are usually almost invariably used
 to soften the effect  of the flowers   
and ribbon bows that encircle the face4 
,the flowers used  are of the most      
delicate description1 made of crape1 in 
strict imitation  of nature4 ,flag      
flowers1 convolvulus1 lilac sprays1     
field violets1 and all  the more        
delicate blossoms1 are exquisitely      
reproduced4        ,,fashion4           

,illustration3 ,godey's ,latest         
,fashions4           99       99        
99       99       99                    
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,,notes3                                
,p4 #dhf4 ',novado' changed to          
',novada'4                  ,p4 #eja4   
'toffe' changed to 'toffee'             
,p4 #ejf4 'com' changed to 'come'4      
,p4 #ejg4 'mocassin' changed to         
'moccasin'4              ,p4 #efa4 'nna'
 changed to ',anna'4                    
,fixed various punctuation4             
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