The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08
Not until he had hurried down 70 his

not until ne had hurried down to his |
mothers room. and looked upon her living
face was Edward fully satisfied that ne had
been asleep. She lay in quiet slumber i
but there was tear upon her pale cheek. |
A little while he stool bending over her. |
and then. obeying the impulse Of his heart.
he awakened her with fervent kiss.
:" will try to be good, mo,her indeed
WILL. came earnestly from his lips.
only try. my son. said the mother,
while glow of pleasure warmed her heart,
" Only try my son, and we shall all be So
harpy.". :, :.
~ will. 1 WILL" promised the penitent
and weeping boy.
And since that time the thoughtles. Ed
ward Martin has been one Of the kindsst
OF brothers and most obedient Of sons.
A DrrvIoULr QuEsr,ox AxswsasD.-
/" Can any reader of4ife Iliustratsd cell
why, when Eve was manufactured from one
Of Adams ribs. . hired girl was not made
at the same time to wait on her 90
We can easy Because Adam never
came whining to Eve, with ragged stock
ing to be darned, or collar string to be
sewed on, or glove to be mended. {" right
away, quick. now - Because he never
read the newspapers until the sun got Gov n
behind the pain. trees. and then stretching
himself out, Aint supper MOST ready, nv
dear :" Not he He made the fire, hung
over the tea kettle. himself. we'll venture,
and pulled the radishes and peeled the ba.
nanas. and did everything that he ought
to. he milked the cows. and fed the chick
ems, and looked after the pigs himself. He
never brought home dozen friends to din
ner when Eve hadn't got fresh pomeeran-
ates, and the mango season was over. He
never stayed until eleven o'clock to q '.ward
meeting" hurrahing for the out and out
candidate, and then scolded because Door
dear Eve was sitting and crying inside the
gate. To be sure he acted rather coward
ly about apple gathering time, but then
that don't depreciate his gene raj helpful
ness about the garden. He never PLAYED
billiards nor drove fast horses, nor choked
Eve with cigar smoke. He never loafe,l
around corner gro eries while solitary Eve
was rocking little Gains cradle at home.
In short, he did not think she was specially
created for the purpose of waiting on him.
and wasn't under the impression that it dis
graces man to Tighten his wife's cares a
little.
That's the reason Eve didn't need a hir-
ell girl, and we wish it was the reason that
none OF her fair descendants did.-Lys H.
fustraled
a PARABLE.-A certain tyrant sent for
one Of his subjects, and said to him:
I" Whas is your employment
He said
=" am o blacksmith.
go home." said he. /" and mako a
chain Of such length"
Tie went home; it occupied him several
months, and he had no wages all the while
he was making it. Then lie brought it to
the monarch, who said
.'Go and make it twice as long"
He gave him nothing to 90 it with and
sent him away.
Again he worked on. and made it twice
as long. And he brouSh. i; to him, and
he SAID:
Go make it longer stiil"
Each time he brought it there was moth
ing but u command to make it longer. And
when he brought it up the last time, he
said :
Take it. and bind him hand and foot
and east him into furnace of fire."
This was his wages for making the chain
Here is meditation for you, tonight, W
servants Of the devil. Your master is tell.
ing you to make chain
Next Sunday morning you will open tha,
shop OF yours, and put another link on
and SO when you have lived twenty more
years, the devil will say Make more
links, still :"
and then. at last, it will be, Take him
and bind him hand and foot, and put him
in furnace Of fire for the wages of sin
is death" This is subject for your medi
tation. LIDO not think it will be sweet
but if God makes it profitable. it will bt
good. You must have strong remedies
sometimes, when your disease is bad May
God apply it to your hearts.-Spuryeon.
YoUNG AMERICA WONDERs.-Wonder
why mamma keeps Bridget at home from
church all day, anl then says it is wicked
for me to build my rabbit house ON Sunday
Wonder why our minister bought that
pretty cane with the yellow lions head on
the top. and then sskel me for my cent.
to put in the missionary box? Don't
want a jewsharp as much as he wants q
cane?
Wonder what makes pa tell those nice
stories to visitors, about his hiding the
school masters rattan when he wont to
school, and about his running away from
the school mistress when she was going tc
whip him. and then shut me in a dark room
because tried. just once. to be as smart a.
he was.
Wonder why mamma tells pa he is cross
when he comes home at night, and say.
his tea is not ready, and then ties hand.
kerchicf over my mouth SO that can nei-
ther speak nor breathe. because l happened
to say she was cross?
Wonder what made papa say that wick
ed word when Betty upset the ink all over
his paper. and then snapped my ears be-
cause said it when my kite string broke !
Wonder why the preacher makes fun oil
the spiritualist people. and says there aint
no ghost, aud then say the devil goes about
like . roaring lion (onIy you can't SEQ him J
to devour all the bad boysi
Wonder why mother told Bridget. the
other day to say she was not at home when
Tommy Days mother called, and then puts
me to bed without my supper every time
that tell lie.
~ The Chicago Press contains com
munication from Mr.. j. G.. Ginielie. al
yocating the construction of canal sati