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Scripture Texts for Mothers.

And when she had opened it, she saw the
child and, behold, the babe wept. And she
had compassion on him, and said This is one
Of the Hebrews ehildren.-Ex. II 6-5.
The babe wept. " Man that is born of
woman is of few days and full of trouble"
Well for Moses that it was not Pharaoh's
sou instead of daughter that discovered the
child. Thank God for the interest in every
true womans heart in little children. In
it see the wisdom and goodness of God,
who provides for his little ones not simply
care but love. Let the weeping babe teach
me to shun sin to-day, for it has touched
every human eye with tears, and not spared
even the face of the innocent child. Let the
plying princess teach me gratitude for all
things, comely, useful, delightful, which are
spared from the wreck.
Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter
Shall 60 and call to thee a nurse of the He
brew women, that she may nurse the child for
thee?
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go.
And the maid went and called the child s
mother.
Jochebed in her simple schemes, helped
by Israel's God, is more than a match for
Pharaoh aud all his minions. God hath
chosen the weak things of the world to con-
found the things that are mighty, and the
things that are not, to bring to naught them
that are By faith she hid, in faith she
exposed, and now for faith she receives
Lord increase my faith. Help me to walk
this day by faith and not by sight; thus
may be joined with the blessed company Of
them of whom the world was not worthy,
that may have the inspiration of that
great cloud Of witnesses and the blessing OF
lin who will not suffer the smallest faith
of the weakest Of his children to go unre-
warded.
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Sympathetic Silence.

There are few so self-enwrapped that they
have net known the pleasure Of social
chat but not every one has tasted the ex-
quiste sweetness of social silence. We do
not, however, envy those who have not, for
we think it proof that they are strangers
to true, heartfelt friendship.
With people for whom we have that kind
of ordinary care, by some called affection
or esteem, we put ourselves on our best be-.
hayor, and strive that the audible inter.
change of thought shall be so constant as to
prevent weariness.
But when those meet whose minds are in
unison, and whose hearts beat responsive,
their silence is oftentimes the strongest evi-
dence of their enjoyment of each others
presence. In the words Of Fenelon, they
say nothing; they are content to be together
without anything to say And this, so far
from resulting in either tedium or disgust,
is full of the serenest happiness.
There is touch of deep feeling, hardly
to be looked for, from Horace Walpoe which
illustrates our meaning, On the loss Of
his friend Chute he writes And him
loved to have here, as our friendship was so
entire, and we knew one another so en-.
tirely, that he alone was never the least
restraint to me. We passed many hours
without saying a syllable to each other, for
we were above ceremony"
The truth is that, when between two there
is deep sense of sympathy which is founded
in true love, there is often more real COM
munion in silence than in speech. Remem-
Der the couplet
And when a wife is we'll In reach.
Not silence separates, but Speech
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Reaping and Sowing.

There are great many persons who are
endeavoring to live all their lives long by
seemipgs, by pretenses by appearing to be
what they are not Our cities are full of
such men who live in perpetual masquer-
ade Of folly. They seek to gain adyan.
tage without giving an equivalent for it.
They want wealth without earning it, either
by skill or labor They want place without
deserving it by reason either Of service or
righteousness. They wantreputation with
out possessing the qualities from which alone
it can spring. They want all the fruit Of
good character, without the trouble Of build.
ing up such character by patient continu-
ance in well-doing There are multitudes
Of young men who forsake honorable and
remunerative employments, aud come to
New York, with the fatal notion that some
how or other, with smartness, with dexter
ity, with alertness, with shrewdness, with
genius, with impudence or with craft, they
can reap success, without going through the
regular course of plodding industry-with-
out applying honest means to ends. They
are desirous of living by their wits, as it is
said. But they will reap just what they
SOW. They are a great class, and they
stand on different degrees Of long scale,
aiming at different things. A man who
undertakes to gain illusory advantage will
gain just ilusory advantage. A man who
thinks he can contravene a great natural
law, and reap another kind of fruit than
that which naturally belongs to the seed
which he has sown, will be one of the vast
number who have been dashed to pieces on
this rock Of stumbling and offence. And
yet how do you find them degenerating into
bitterness, and envyings, and complaints
and jealousies, and talking about this poor,
miserable world, where merit is not appre.
ciated Merit2 1t is a quality that they
have no acquaintance with. They are the
vermin of society. They are attempting to
reap where they have not sown. They are
attempting to carry of hooors that do not
belong to them. Honesty does not mean
simply not cheating your neighbor You
are not an honest man if you want that
which you do not earn, or that which you
do not deserve. No man who asks or seek:
more than he can render an equivalent for
either by service or in any other way, is
honest
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The Latter Rain.
BY SURGEON.

1t is very usual in the life of grace for
the soul to receive in after years, second
very remarkable visitation of the Holy
Spirit, which may be compared to the lat
ter rain. The latter rain was sent to plump
out the wheat, and make it full, mature,
ready for the after-harvest ripening. So
there is time of special grace granted to
saints, to prepare them for glory, to make
them completely meet to be partakers Of
the inheritance Of the saints in light. To
some this is given in the form of what has
very commonly, and think correctly been
called second conversion. There is point
in grace as much above the ordinary Chris.
tan MS the ordinary Christian is above the
worldling. The life of grace is no dead
level. There are mountains and there are
valleys. There are tribes of Christians
who live 10 the valleys, like the poor Swiss
of the Valois, who live in the midst Of mi.
asma where fever has its lair, and the frame
is languid and enfeebled. Such dwellers
in the lowaDds of unbelief are forever
doubling, fearing, troubled, about their in
terest in Christ and tossed to and fro; but
there are other believers who, by Gods
grace, have climbed the mountain of full
assurance and near communion. Their
place is with the eagle in his eyrie. high
aloft. They are rejoicing Christians. holy
and deyout men, doing service for the Mas.
ter all over the world, and everywhere con.
querors through him that loved them.
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Happiness.
And when a wife is well In reach.
Not silence separates, but speech

Lord Derby said good thing, when he
wrote Whether am happy or unhappy
is not my chief affair; what most and first
concerns me is to find my work in life, to
recognize it, and to do it," The "pursuit
of happiness is an old phrase, but delu-
sive one. We are told that we all have q
right to pursue this object Of all mems de-
sire-yes, and We have all right to chase
shadows, but shall we ever catch them 2
Butterflies and blessings have swift wings
to cvade us, when we pursue them with
too anxious haste. 1t is a question whether
any man who looked upon his own happi-
ness as his chief end in life has ever attained
it. Happiness is not plant which grows
by care, by digging about it, and watering
it. If you find it at all, it is by chance
a blossom by the way, whose unexpected
fragrance makes you pause to think how
sweet it is. Work for noble ends-for
mans good and Gods glory-and in your
work you shall find joy. But work for
yourself alone-for fame, or pleasure, or
individual prosperity ty--and your disappoint-
ment is sure. You can never be crowned
with so full measure Of success as will sat-
isfy you-the something beyond will elude
and torment you forever. An old German
philosopher finds the secret Of all Joy in re-
nunciation. When you learn to do with
out superauities, then any fresh acquisition
becomes luxury, and you are gladdened
by it before you know it. When to work
is the end, and to enjoy the accident. We
shall find heart's.ease in every hedge
row.
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Neat Habits.

Girls, take heed to your habits They
might just as well be good as bad. Habits
Of personu neatuess once established, IL Is
much eaher to observe than to neglect
them. II is very we'll to dress speedily in
the morning, if the thing is really done !;
but we have heard young ladies brag Of the
short time it took them to get ready for
the breakfast table, when the feat was ac-
compishcd by omitting from their toilette
the most important items. From three 10
five minutes, is abundant time for putting
on clothes, but that is the smallest part Of
the process Of dressing. Due attention to
the hair, the teeth and the nails, without
which a lady is not presentable, cannot be
given under half az hour To brush the
hair well before retiring for the night is q
good habit.
And the constnt use Of a clothes brush
is as important Dr ladies as gentlemen, now
that black is 20 much worn. A small
whisk is good perhaps a soft, dry sponge
is better, for removing dust from black silk
or alpaca. 4 roll Of black woolen cloth
will also answer. And for further cleans
ing, such as grease spots, always keep near
your toilet table bottle Of spirits Of harts.
horn, or carbonate Of ammonia in solution,
ian ounce to pint Of water,) aud keep also
black cloth to apply it--a bit Of poplin
OK dcl,ine or flannel Spots can be removed
from black with the utmost ease and celebrity.
IL makes great difference in the time
that tissue berego veil can be worn, if it
is always spread smoothly upon the coun.
terpane Of your bed on being taken of.
Not only is this important when rain has
spridSled it the moisture Of your breath
make a crumpled spot that by repetition
will soon spoil the veil, il it is tossed off
carel,ssly.
Aui 1t is surprising how long cashmere
scarf will keep its freshness if it is inyari-
ably hid away in smooth folds. The same
with lid gloves pull out the fingers while
yet plant from wearing, and lay them in
their box, unless they show rip or a rent,
in which case the proper place for them is
your dainty work.basket, furnished with
spool, Of silk Of every needed color.
lna few odd minutes while you are chat
ting With friend, they will get mended
without any trouble. Once acquire habits
Of order and neatness, and they will run on
of themselves, making paths Of peace and
pleasaitness for your daily steps.
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Mtscplla
From the French Of Lafontalnc.
TuR OLD MAN AND THE YOUTHS.

A man Of eighty years was planting trees
Ha, hslh laughed out three strpngs from tn
village,
Or building houses or aught else you please
The folly might have passed as less worth noting
But-planting trees lie must indeed be dotlngi
Why, In the name Of all that's odd, old ncshbor,
What fruit can such as you expect 10 gather
From this ridiculous and drnlcss labor
You who already are st-grandhther
What do you think to rival Ia his years
For your past crrors Mourn your sins with tears
Abandon hopes and plans that 80 III suit your
Age and gray hairs Give over looking wildly
Out through the vista Of houndless future.
All these are but for us, and such as we.n
"They are not even for YOU replied the old man
mildly
Yoath may be Just as nigh eternity
As age. What though the pitfalls Of existence
Be covered o'or with flowers 10 lieu Of SHOWS.
Who shall f0remeasure the brief distance
Between this dim dreams birth and Gloss.
The winged bolts Of death are swift to strike
Life in its dwelling ~ decline,
The pallld Parcm play their game alike
With your days and with mine.
Who, which " us four shall he tho one
- gaze last on the glory Of the sun
Molest me not, then. Leave mo 70 enjoy
The hours that yet remain 10 ne. love
To think my great grandchildren will enjoy
Tho shade and shelter Of this embryo grove.
Meantime live, breathe, ami may even
share for some years 70 come, the gifts OF heaven.
Alas even may the morning light
Shine more than once, young mon, upon youi
graves"
The old man spake a truth which time revealed
Boating soon after, on stormy night,
One Of these youths was buried IN tho waves
second was cut of upon the battle Held
The third foil III, aud w tour heeting weeks
Ills bier was dressed with deaths pale plumes.
80 died the three thus early fated
And while the tears rolled down his checks
The old man scuptured on their tomhs
The story have here narrated.
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fur the NAtcum|
Extrayagant Women.

There is much said and written about
reform in woman's dress, and it is to be
hoped that the day is not far distant when
women shall be comfortably and sensibly
dressed, and becomingly, too-which few
are at present The prosperity Of our peo-
pie has been too great for their good, until
the love Of money and display has become
the ruling passion. A reform Of great
magnitude is needed-not in dress alone,
but in everything pertaining to family ex-
penses.
A woman of moderate fortune, who is
satisfied with nothing short of the same
style of living and dressing as her rich
neighbor enjoys, when it can only be kept
up by sham and pretense, is despised by
her own class, aud only tolerated by those
she tries to initiate Many a woman Of
limited means, but unlimited pride and am.
bitiou, only maintains a show of style aud
wealth by doing, unaided, all her house.
work, all her dress.making and plain sewing
for herself and family-which includes no
end Of turning, trimming and cutting over
her old garments, and perhaps tending a
fretful baby at the same time have
known many woman to do all this, and
more, that she might dress stylishly, and
give her girls a piano and music, and call
herself one Of the upper class in society.
The rich woman strives to out-dress and
out-do her sisters in folly, and grows
wrinkled and old in devising new and un-
heard-of means Of display. She abandons
her home aud goes to the beach aud the
mountains. She frequents the theater and
ballroom, not because she cares for these
things but she must keep up with her set,
and at forty or fifty years Of age, when our
English sisters are rosy and in their prime,
she is faded, nervous, worn-out woman !;
a wilted flower. Her husband is stranger
TO his family, so absorbed in business is he,
making money for his family to spend, and
many dark crime of forgery, theft, or
murder, even, might he traced more or less
directly to some woman's extravaganza.
What time or strength, can such women as
| have spoken Of, have for self.cuture and
Improvement? How can they be intelli-
gent and cOngenial companions for their
husbands and friends, or true mothers to
their children? How can they be Chris
tians, but in name-for the Word says
" Ye cannot serve God and mammon."
My sisters, whether rich or poor, you can
all be true women, and such society needs
now, if ever. Let each be true to her con.
science and do her duty, as a steward of
this worlds goods, accountable for all she
receives, whether much or little; and let
folly take care of itself
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The Home Circle.
TuR cmrLDLEss MOTHER.

ny NARY cLguNER ANgs.
lay my tasks down one by one,
sit In the silence In twilightf grace
Out Of is shadow, soft and dun
Steals like star my baby's face.
Mocking cold arc the worlds poor Joys,
How poor 10 me all its pomp and pride
In my lap lie the hahy's idle toys.
In this very room the baby died.
| will shut these broken toys away
Under the lid where they mntely bide
will smile In the face OF the noisy day,
Just As II baby had never died.
will take up my work once more,
sif had never laid II down,
Who will dream that ever wore
MotherhO0d's fine and holy crown
Who will deem my life ever bore
Fruit the sweeter in grief and pain
The iltting smile that the baby wore
Outraged the light OF the loitlest brain.
III meet him in the worlds rude din,
Who hath outlived his mothers tiss,
Who hath f0rsaken her love for sin
Twill be spared her pang In this.
Mans way ls hard and sore heset
Many must fall, but fcw can win.
Thanks dear shepherd My lamb Is afe,
Safe from sorrow and safe from sln
Nevertheless. the way is long.
And tears leap up IN the light Of the sun
I'd give my world Tor a cradle song,
And Kiss from bahy-only one.
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The Grayling---Substitute for Trout.

We find the following in the Rochester
Union 1t has long been an acknowl-
edged fact that trout are dying out in our
streams and fast becoming extinct. As the
country becomes more thickIy settled the
trout arc rapidly caught up, and owing to
the presence Of dams and other artificial
obstructions they are driven from their
spawning grounds, and are thus unable to
replenish their depleted numbers Piscicul-
turists have long been seeking for some fish
more hardy than the trout to take its place,
and have found it, as they believe, in the
graying, fish similar in all respects to
trout, which abounds in Europe, but which
until recently was supposed not to be indig-
enous to this country. As yet, however,
the graylng has been found in but one
stream in this country--the Au Sable River
in Michigan. Seth Green, being confident
that this fish is destined to play an import
ant part in stocking our exhausted trout
streams, sent to Michigan for specimens,
aud has received two fine graylings, from
d. II. Fitzhugh Of Bay city, Michigan.
Mr.. Fitzhugh writes that they are abund-
ant in Au Sable River. He took these
specimens with fly, and could have made
a good days sport at the business had he
felt disposed. Mr.. Green has examined this
fish and finds it identical with the old-coun-
try graylipg. Ifit proves to be spring.
hatching fish, as is believed to be the case,
it will naturally be more hardy than the
trout, and therefore well adapted to take its
4 Il IL A.
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Oar Marriage Services Inappropriate.
BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.


1t i, little singular to reflect upon that
there should not be in existence fully ap.
propriste marriage service for the uses Of
either the church or the world. The Epis.
copal service - that most halowed by
churcaly associations and most full of ex-
cclencies-has yet egregious faults. Bad
taste, bad grammar, aud perjury may have
their places; but marriage service would
not seem to be the place for them. 81 take
thee to be my welded wife Tor husband) .
to have and to hold is an awkwardness
for which only long inculcated reverence
could feel so MUCH rhetorical respect as not
to mar matrimonial ecstasy. It'll death
us do part " is dislocation in which the
most devout church woman must feel pang.
The inquiry who giveth this woman to be
married to this man ?" is, to say the least
Of it, an anachronism. 81 pronounce you
man and wife favors somewhat of the
tenement house patois, as Of a couple hence.
forth to say, " My man is abroad, to-day"
or My woman is getting dinner" With
all my worldly goods | thee endow" is a
fiction so stupendous as to be more amusing
than impressive. "Do you promise to
obey him and serve him The woman
shall say, l will" Herein We have the
spectacle of a priest at the alter Offering
the most solemn aud binding of VOWS to a
woman who has not the least intention Of
keeping it, who will not keep it, if she has;
and who ought not to keep it, whether she
has or not. The church service was writ
ten in bygoue age, for bygone type OF
society. Its real beauties cannot save it
intact to the future. The marriage to be
will demand pledge for which there is
neither speech nor language.
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If people would only keep little Of
the suavity which they waste on strangers
for the home circle, how much more charm
ing life would be! When among our ac-
quaintances, many of us are always agree.
able and obliging, while we are grumpy and
glum to those who are nearest to us. 1t
doesn't seem worth while to converse around
the family table. This is all wrong. A
certain pleasant freedom from restraint
makes home happier; but carelessness, and
lazy indulgence in untidy ways, will
break the charm entirely, and make home a
place to eat and sleep in, but nothing else.
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CHARLES T. SABIN, Mechanical and
~ Civil Engineer, will make surveys and estimates
OF cost Of railroads. and also furnish estimates for the
erection Of steam machinery OF all kinds. Agent for
the sale Of the celebrated Putnam Engines and Boil
All Boilers sold by him tested by the Hart
ford Insurance Company, and insured for one year.
Twenty years experience In desi gning and erecting
steam machinery for mills and railroads, enables
him TO furnish such information those In want Of
steam machinery can probably avail themselves Of
Address,
i2-6i' CHARLES T. sABIN, Montpelier, Vt.
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BY j. t& j. M. POLAND.
-~l~@~-~--@l@a-
MY FIELD.

MY FIELD.
| will not wrong thee, y, To-day,
with idle longing for Tomorrow
But patient plOw my field, and SOW
The seed Of faith In every furrow.
En0ngh for me the loving light
That meets the clouds repelnnt edges
The still unfolding, bud by bud,
OfGod's most sweet and holy pledges.
! breathe Ills breath my life is Ms
Tho hand lie nerves knows no dciraudIug
The Lord will make this ioyless waste
Wave with the wheat Of liis fewardlng
OF His rewafdingl Yes and yet
Not mine a single blade or Kernel
The seed Is His, the quickeuing His
The care, unchanging and eternal
His, too the harvest song shall be,
When lie who blest the barren furrOw
Shall thrust His shining sickle in.
And reap my little field, tomorrow.
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TO BE FOUND AT TIL L
UNION HOUSE,

Cor Main and Union Sts., Montpelier, Vt,
Food for the hungry, rest for the weary, all quiet
neat and clean. Rooms as pleasant and better furn
ished than any public house In town. l send no
Porers TO trains but guests and baggage are taken 70
and rom the depot, free Of charge, request. Do
not take the advice Of porters from other houses who
say that we live mile from the depot when II is not
more than hve minutes walk and that we keep q
one-horse house, Come and try once, and " not
satisfied with ROOM food and prices the first hill shall
be gratis Your obedient servant,
so ly GEORGE p. FOSTER,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer In Wood and Coal.