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maker for several days, and the stitching
went ON by sunlight and lamp-light, and on
the last day Mrs. 5. discovers that she had
nothing for her head, and the new bonnet
was taken to pieces to get at tho feathers for
colfiurc. Then when the night fell, there
Tell, too, soaking rain and | had forgot
ten the carriage, So was Obliged to 20 II mile
in the mud to order one from the village
livery stable Then had to walk back, u 9
the man said 8 it was out but he promised
to send it for us right straight off Then
had to get dressed over again. Then Mrs.
Sparrowgrass could not find her best hand
kerchici, and | dropped five spcrmaccti
blotcacS on the new silk dress looking for it,
Then she found the handkerchief Then our
girl said that the new dog had run off with
one of my boots. Then had to 60 out in
the mud in my slippers after the dog. Then
got the boot and put it on 50 as to make
that sure. Then we waited for the carriage.
W &c were all dressed and ready, but no car
rage. We exercised all the patience we
could muster, ON account of the carriage,
and listened at the window to see if we could
hear 1t. Two months have elapsed. and it
hasn come yet. Next day we heard that
the party had been an elegant affair That
everybody was there, so that we concluded
the carriage had not been able to come for
us WI uCCUlII OF business.
have bought me another dog. | bought
HIM on account of his fine. long ears, and beau
tiiul silky tail. lie is "A pup, and much
caressed by the young ones One day he
went off to the butchers and came back with
no more tail than a toad. The whole bunch
OF young Sparrowgrasses began to bawl when
he reached the cottage, on account of his
tail. did not know him when | came home,
and he could not recognize mc-he had lost
his organ OF recognition. lie reminded me
OF a dog once heard Of, that looked as if
lie had been where they wanted tail, mere
ly, and had taken his, and thrown the dog
away. Of course | took my stick and went
to see the butcher. Butcher said he sup
posed was something Of dog Gincicr, and
would like to see my dog look stylish
said on the contrary, that | had bought him
on account Of his handsome silky tail, and
that | would give ten dollars to have it re-
placed. Then the idea of having it repac-
ed SCENE 50 ludicrous that could not
restrain smile, and then the butcher caught
the Joke, and aid there was no way to do it
c.>u- l't "iti' f-.l' i'"ttI' - 49, s.I'n
that can enjoy Joke, SO took a fancy to
that butcher. When | got home and saw
the dog, | thought less of the butcher, but
put piece Of black court-plastcr on the dog,
and it improved his appearance at once. So
/ lOfgaNe tne Dutcner, ana went 10 Dcu at
peace with all mankind.
love to lie a-bed in these autumnal morn
ings, and see the early sunlight on these
grim old palisades A vast stretch of rock,
gaunt and grey, IS not IA cheerful view from
the south window. Shut your eyes for few
minutes and now look. That faint red cor
nice, reaching rough-cast along the rugged
tops. ten miles or more, from Closter to Ill
lietudlem, is not unpicturesquc. Aud
although we have not the odor Of spring IL
lucs and summer roses, breathing through the
windows, yet there is something not less de-
lightlul to the sense in this clear frosty at
mosphcre. Below the many colored woods that
bourgeOn on the sides seem to retain the yer-
dure of early spring i'll those cool depths of
shadow. As the sunlight bruadcns ON the
crugs, the illusion disappears, and we behold
once more the brilliant vagaries of yegeta-
tion th" h"ctic hints "r y"stnrday I wish
Kcnsett could see that pure blue sky and
yonder melancholy sloop on the river, work
ing her passage down with bricks from
uayerstraw, and a sail like an expanded rose
leaf 1t is a pleasant thing to watch the
river craft in these autumnal mornings
Sometimes we see a white breast cOvey COM
ing up in the distancc-trom shore to shore Il
spread Of dimity. Here and there are troops
OF shining ones with warm Illuminated wings
and others creeping along in shadow with
with spectral pinions, like evil spirits. 1on-
der schooner is not an Unfair image OF hu-
manity beating up against adverse winds
with one black and one white sail That
logged old craft, Just emerging from ohscu-
rity into sunlight, is but type of some cur
mudgeon passing from poverty to afiluencc,
and there is another, evidently ON the wrong
track, stretching away from the light OF
prosperity into the gloom OF misfortune. |
DO not love the country less because of her
teachings by these simple symbols. There
are many things to be learned from watching
the old wood-sloops ON the river.
Our ncighbor has been making an improve
ment in his house. lie has had II drain made
in the kitchen, with IA long earthen pipe
ending in cess-pool at the end of his gar
den. The object of it is to carry off the
supcrhuous water from the House. 1t was a
great convenience, he said, on wash days.
One objection might be urged, and that was
after every heavy rain be .ound Il gully in his
garden path and several cart loads OF gravel
in his cess spool Besides, the pipe was of al
equal width, and one obstruction led to
another; sometimes it was u silver spoon
and n child's irock; sometimes it was q
scrubbing- brush, a piece OF soap, and hand
kerchiei. | said that if he had made &
square wooden trough, gradually widening
from end to end, it would have cleared itself
and then | thought it would be good thing
for me to have such II one myself. Then
had Il cess-pool built at the bottom of tn,
wall, uua,r to bank, which is about on
hundred and fifty feet from the kitchen, ant
told my carpenter TO make trough of tha
length. Carpenter asked me how big
wanted il ! | told him about eight inche
| in diameter at the end nearest to the house
| and then gradually widening all the way 70
/ the whole length. As | said this, my car
| penter smiled and said he never heard o
such thing. | told him no, that the ide
was an original one Of my one, lie aske,
me how much would like to have it widen
cd. thought for a moment and said, 'abou
/ half an inch to u foot lie said very well
and the next week he came with two horse
and an ediice in his cart that looked like
truncated shot tower. asked him what
was lie said it was the big end of my pipe
When he laid it on the ground on its side
walked through it, and could not touch tn
upper side with my hand. Then asked tn
carpenter what he meant by it, and he sal
il was made according TO directions. ] sal
not at all, that | told him to increase II
diameter at the rate of halt an inch to Il
foot, and he had made it about foot to Il
foot, as near as | could judge. sparrow
grass Hdii ne IL lltLlc ncttleu, jest ldh
your pencil and put down eight inches
Well, that's the diameter Of the small en
believe > told the carpenter he was rigl
80 far, Now for every foot there s an il
crease of half an inch in the width that
according to directions, too, aint it = Yes
/ We'll, then, put down one hundred and fiji
! half inches, how much does that max
altogether, in feet = Six feet eleven i
+, ches. Now said he, Jest you take Il
rule, and measure the big end OF that e
pipe. 'CarPcuter,' said |, see it all, b
the next time build an aqueduct will be
little more careful in the figures. 'Spa
rowsrass, said ho, pointing to the pipe, ID
+, not You tell inc that that was an origin
idea Of your own | answered that | !
licved / did made a remark of that kiu
Well said he, with sort of muflled laug
that Is the first time that | ever did see
e original idea como out at the big end.