, 1869-09-26

ira Dloths takes her nagroot to church with hn
nloole On when no ono Is looking al her and
'a1Bon Tentaly groHs itupld.
And sometimes Auzeia's baby Will bring tears
or Au1tlias baby once lost a little aist.r
o whom bne wa deeply Attasted-a
:le sister who WA only bud tha. never uu-
o!ded III petala 10 the Light Of Heay.n. hit |
1tooped and die1l, and now sleeps rerT auIe,tr |
tnssef ttee In tho beautiful RosehI-th4s IL, all
ut her the angels did not CART away With them
10 Heaven And when Au.etlas hahy, Who kseg
1hat nes LILLE eissef was buried under the trec
and yet hah been told that sno Wa In uaarep. /
not comprchendtnR the apparent dlscrrpaucr. !
wanted 70 know II God bad come down Ia the |
night AMI taken her aNA{ from under the tree, |
when VIC were not looting:Is 1t any wonder that |
Ill our iacea grew seftoua at the breas1aa& table
md that soEe OF our eyes were dirnuet ores7
Sometimes Aure!a gFows impatient and we'll
nigh defpondent al the total deprz,lkT OF that
wonderful tahy. It was only a day OF TWO ago
that she VIA dfessed up IN ncat, clean ratment,
and went out into the yar1 10 play with smother
wonderful baby. And when Aurels went ont 70
look atter them, what Ind these wonderful bsbieg
done7 Il vas certain thns these TWO wouJesfM
babies we're covered ffnm head to foot with dis7
and feseInb1ed two young Digger Indians Dtt
on their clothes. dirt tn tn+s hair, ulrt snourAea
upon thetr facea- 1t WAS certain that tho Two
wonderful babies had dlgged hole IN the
Esound. 1t was cettaln that ono Of tho
wonderful babies Was holding something down
In the hole. It Was certain that AufellAY won
deffRl baby wRs Justify shoselliug dirt into the
hole. And, upGu closer examination, It was Ger.
tain that the soneth1ns in the hole was the woa-
dertul household cat, whoae good nature to pro-
verbal Was It any compensation for Acrelia'a
dtsfrea "a Ct nind to he inltrueL By tho tW0 VOL
der1ol babies thss they were playiog ioneral7
Acd what waadersal things tae.c children DO
wnen they AFe p'aslug W themselves! II sou
don't helltrc II, Jou watcn one oI them when She
gets OF III corler b5 herself, With her dlhet,
and tlocks, and dolls, and hits OF Hboona llo"
thc will meta!Eor2Eose her playth:ngs into
zA.M1es! What, crrioas ffesrs OF tic srnag+
natton she will display! Now she is deal
n1 With oc1es- Now khe Is susrounded hJ
falrteY. Now she II In church; and NOW she u q
big laar t,af!ns calls. Thus cas!choeA u alxaga
looking fotwarl to the time when ii will be The
big lad5 and 10 souderl1l things; and the big
I.y, te s'r In lose. or be she Ia ha:., be she m
aueel Ct purity or he she bl!:htet Parsah. Is
ioo1iDs hack nss sin and Wishing she had the rresa-
ness AID innocence Of childhood.
Whas startling reEelatlona these wouaertel bs-
bies n.ate sometimes: For instance. it wAs not
wise for Aio1phus, who was Aavios quiet inter-
vt+w with the aunt Of the wHnlierfut baSI. to al
low the ". u. TO remain In The room becanss they
thought Ehe WAS an innocent little
kuoF-Iotbing. Cardscn hare iynx
eyes acd cars which Arr wondefru!
fox nearing. A little 1osethorsht wouid hase
saVed the aunt the modification Of hearing, at the
break!aat tsbIc the next morning, fragnentarJ
hits Of the evenings conversation disaed up, and
some Of Alofphus' actions With the aunt described
in rety significant st1ie-
And now, With Ill tnelr drawbacks. what shonld
We do without the Wonderful babies That
mother cau onIY tell yon whit great blank In q
aouse little conlu nakea; Ia whose drawers are
little unnsed dresses and hats and Ahoess who
wears near her heart little curl Of sunny ha.r
who In her hours Of gFsef eaesishes
a precious relics tho dots aud the
h>ocks md other ras;hlnes; who sometimes
1ls;cpa for the patter Of the little feet IS II eha
I must hear them again; who sometimes fancies
sle hfate, ID come sudden sounf, the music Of her
ch!ld's voice, and stands with outst1eichel hand
as to greet the lost one, only to meet tho hand
| Of our common Father, touching her IN bene'1!c-
| tlcn. and upho!d.rg her as she wallis through tho
| deep waieTx.
And II could grant ali who read these lines one
| FIT morc than another, 1t wo1lt be that you
might know the grest Joy and blessing there is In
| q wonderful tAhJ, and that the little vine might
Erow up to teautlfy and support the oak when II
K1oxs old. aud when The storms come aud tile day
I IT, not far distant when the Woodman shall coCc
| It'll the axe.
The outlook for the fail 1ud HInser season OF
anuseneuts l. very promising. The 1Est event Of
ahy prominence will be the three weeks season oi
Enxllsh UpcEa hy the rareps-Rosa Troupe, Hhch
commences tlurinR The latter part Of October, aud
viii bc followed ua With another season ot The
g.! Jtthlugs-lsernaE,l Troupe. Tnt Menlelasohn
t2u!ntette Club announce that they haye perfected
tErtr arrangements for thcE portion Of the coming
concert seaser IN Chicago. They will trst appear
/ VI FArwell llalI November !. after which they
| viii 1naAc brief tour Of the Northwest, and re-
turn here III time to commence their Wtnser ncrea
Of subscription concests~DcceMter 2, 8. and
1. The subscription lsta arc being circulated
b. residents In each d!rtsiou, sud s,cceas II
| guaranteed. The cnuccsts On THO Weat Side
vii by given ut Marines llsll on Tnars'lay evea-
Ing. December 9. January Is, Feoruoty 10,
Std March II. On the South Shie, at Az
rauc Hall, On TwentS-seconi Street.
| between Wabash anil Michigan avenues, Dece1l
tNr ), Jannpry II, February II. nnd March ~, OF
tic Moth sllca nt Historical Hall. December :
Jsunnr3 IS. February 1e, nuI March ". It l
probable thAt Visa Jennie lJusk, superb Haiti
1puss stasef, viii te The s0Ca1lst OF tho club
during the lsster part Of November the great yo
callst, carto1ta Patti, Will come here, under th
nnsptccs Of Max atrako.ch, accompanied ny The
ot,arc Ritter. the pianist: u. +. Jentn Prumu. th
.lon1<t; and Theodore lTabclEnan. The tenor. Th.
schedule OF al. balattaa symphony Concerts
gave Jou In my last letter. In addition 10 thcs
att1netIons It Is more than probable t,s: We sha
! he Waited GJ at least 0ue italian md QUO 9esmn
Upcra Troupe, aud roaah1y more. MF2. Aaxnns
ron-Jeweti IL also contemplating o series OF raso
concerts. In which shu milt probably be a4ststed b
her E1stcs, K0saitc MagnuRsop, who possesses yer
decided merits as pianist. Stephen Massct'
tt,ter Known ~ Jcema Pipes, Of F!pesvtle,
atto IN the city, arranging for series Of Ills pcu
[ tar entertainments
The subscription lists lor II. Ua!atka'
Symphony Concerts viii be opened Monday, SCI
| tetnter u, at the music s&o7ea. Tne musical pet
PIE oi Chicago, who hAi the good fortune 10 a
| u nd these cOncettB during the former Heasol
k1ow by experience the excellence OF these ento
talnDents. Although tie experiment OF last yea
WIS made 1T 4 pccunaty 1oss to Sir. nalatkn, stt
Tits getticinan 1rznlJ believes that the Cause
good music must ultimately triumph. He pr
poses to give smother ter.cs Of Fe concerts, Nlt
stronger mud better oscheatfa, excellent solo.st
ard an entirely new programme To these q
| tIaciaous the following additional advantages a.
o1ertd to the Subscribers: First. A reserved ees
to every Subscriber free OF charge !c
| the whole season. 6ub4ctiLess mag sccug
| tteIz seats ut IiOot Caty's muaic atol
b. presenting thcse season tickets. Secol,
No ticket Ia To-: Oh atcourt Of non. attendance
a concert AL 6re tickets mas be used II au
ol the cnLcc1 =, Ut tace VI separately, at the OPTIC
Of TIE holder. T:trd. Free admission to the "a
rehearsal BEFORE cach cocccrt- The trst conce
II TO tske place on the 33th Of November II Il
costs Of the concerts are secured by subscription
The aEusements for the coming week have
strong a Fcr1Eosa@' navtr about them, which Is
| yer. bad 1layos. Tae Upcsa House people vi
. CONTINUE to DO j" Futmosa" {So. g, aud at n
y!cker's "Formosa" {So. 81 is announced, vi
; the following cast: Najor Js'am, J. E. u
, Donough; Sam Boxer, J, G. burnett; T9'n Blu
roushs, Nj. Waeeiock; cp5 S.und<rA, Nj, Stanle,
, G@mf.ton Esrf, 3tr. Bock; Lr. D,rf1aas, Ar. Ran
! ford; Sroenfr, Mr. Russell; Earl Of Eden, Ill
s Turnes: jenny. Mrs. Cowell; Mile, Ms. N5er
! Nrs. Eoktr, Mis-. jordan; Eth, Mrs Wallac
!, | Woods Muteuu has got SICK OF " Fosmosa" tS'
t y, MD during this week Will produce the ne
Irsh drama kathleen MAsourneen: OF,
. P.tr1ckis Eve" with new scenery, and the ne
. farce, +" Turkish Baths am glad the Nuseu
! people have gwen up ''Formesa-" THEY a
, alseeetaer too respectable to be IN sn
4 business It ia ore OF the 8nonan
. Of thea;rer going people TINT they r
dock IN such crowds TO l!st en- to such unuaiuga,
p tosh. TIE Hibernieon having proved suca 81
! &C etn during the ratt week, the management pE
!, ppse 10 reH2in another week Al Library Hall, "
e will also give matinee Emerson i Manning
? Aln*rrels nre go!ug to hItug ont this week Form
IA In Blsck, which viii be sure to aitrsct GRO.
= The programme Of the Burlington Hall conce
o to-day, BY the Great Chlon Band, Ca1i Sir Ie4de
j. | u rs follows:
vie.o,t. Qa!ks.er: Dab
overture 70 -...-Ltrnn
Masic1sns QasT:ri"fstpoif.i Str
;. Overture u = GazzA Lsdr1-........-. .-.R2.t.
s 4 1he Ma.ieai Hessas-fc;p;u:ri. Han
Diaaa 1uadsti:t.
The Turner Hall programme so-day Il a. Il
|. loEs: