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hear men excuse themselves from sJbs
sctibing % newspaper Or periodical By
SAY ing they have i.no lime 10 read. Il -
When We hear man thns excote himself.
we conclude he has never found line 10
confer any substantial advantage siihtr
upon his family. bis country. or himseli.
70 hear iTeemal thus xpress himself d
truly humilieting snd We can form ac
lothers opinion Than thai such man i HI
Tie importance 10 society. Such nen
generally have time 10 attend public bar.
becues and meetings. but they have 40
tine q reads
They frequently spend whole day. ID
gossippins, lippling. and swapping horses,
but they semsiimeSslose : DAY iskazking.
sdyice of their asighbors- sometimes ! :
day 10 picking Up news. the prices xurs
rent and the exchanges-but these men
never have any lime 10 read They
have time 10 huLi. 10 6sh, 10 fiddle, 10
drink, 10 do nothing. but no time, 10
read such men generally have uneda.
Gated children. nninproved farms aad.na.
happy hresides. They have no energy,
no spirit OF improyemen nj no love OF knoal :.
edge :; they live tunknowings and lusi.
known, and often die unwepi and IN
Tegrstted.--U. S.7Journal.
Nor BADI-ln al sriiclezin Blackwoaf
for December. % Omens. Dreams, APP
pearsnces. sc. ere detailed number 81
very improbable occurrences. The truth of
which are strongly pourhedfor. Among
them we ind The following
Many years ago, . lady sen. her ssr-s
Want young man about tweniy years Of
age, and q native Of that par. Of lhe couu-
try where his mistress residedr-io :
neighboripg town with ring which re9
quired some alteration. TO be delivered
into the hands Of 4 jsx eller Tie Young
msn went The shortes: way. across the
fields; and coming to,alitlle wooden bridge
that crossed small stream he leaned a.
gains, the rail. and took The ring oui Of
lis case 10 look alit.. While doing 90, ii.
slipped oui Of bis hand sad fell into lhe
water. 10 vain he searched for il, even
lilfit grew dark. He thought ii fell into
the hollow Of slump ct tree under va.
ter; but he could not find il. The5iime
taken - the search was so long that he
feared TO return aBd tell bis story-think.
ing itsincredible. and that be should even.
be suspected Of having gone into evil
company. add gained II away or sold ito---
Ia this iear. he determined never 10 re :
turn--leit wages and clothes, and fairly
ran away. This seeming great misfor.
tane wssthe making OF him. His inter.
msdiate history know not but this, thai
after many year's absence. either III The
East Or West Indies. Lie returned with q
very considerable fortune. He now
wished 10 clear himself with bis old mis-
tress Il ascertained that she was sill liy.
ing, purchased diamond ring ofconside
rable value. which he determined 10 pre :
sent in person. and clear bis character by
telling hisgtsle, which the credi. Of bis
present condition nigh. testify. He took
The cnacbio the town Of ----. and from
| thence sci o1t to walk the distance 81 q
few miles. He found, should tell you,
on aligbtinE gentleman who resided ID
the neighbofhood, who was bound FIR the
adjacent village. They walked together /;
and, 10 conversation this former servant,
now agenGeman. with graceful manners
and agreeable address. communicaieS the
circumstances that made him leave tho
country abruptly, many years before. Al
| be was teAing this, tbey came 10 tile We
~ wooden bridge. nThere, '''said lie, III,
vas Just there that 1 dropped the ring
and there is tie very bill Of old Tree, into
hole Of which il fell-jast here A,
the same time be put down the point 81
bis umbrella into. The hole Of knot ia
the tres aud, drawing i up, 10 The as
constituent OF both. found Mevery ring on
the fsrule Of the umbrella. II need mol
tell the rests ~