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Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

Svanda dud ma ievisti 81. LlPy
Po delsi ano po dlouhe prestavce videli
isme tento oblibeny narodni kus Ease ma
nrknech. A re mas Svanda je vzdy ho-
stem oblibenym, vAdy vitanym, to doka-
zalo obecenstvo hoinou navst6you po-
zornost, iakou kazdy vystnp sledovaio.
Skoda en, ze jeviSt6 nase neisou uprave !
ma k rvchleiSimu vym6noyani sceneril
ze iednotliv6 prestavky dlouhym trvanlm
p6kny DOZEN hry patrne rusl. Ma vadu
tuto isme jiz ostatne zvykli proto nedel-
nj divadlo, ktere nam danny spolku Libu-
Sc ptipravily, ami k vdli tetnym prone
nam, jake davany kus vyzaduje, nitim
neutrp6lo ami co do souhry ami co do pek-
neho doimu. Kus byl jak nalezi proveden
celku iednotlivostech, o eez prvni "a
sluhu 81 vydobyl neunavny feditel divadla
Slov. Lipy p. j Linek. Ia uspech ten je
pfedevsim iemu co dekovati. Go pax ie-
dnotlivych hercd Sc tyce, ii pfispeli jeden
kazdy hfivnou svou k dosazeni nellepsi-
no lispechu. Vemi nnoho pfispela take
ia okolnost, ze kuse tom vystoupili her
ci, ktefe k litosti sve po dlouhou dobu ma
ievisti sme nevideh. MINNIE tim slecnu
Staralovou, pi. Skalovou a p. Beieka.-
Slecna Staraloya byla vzdy milym zje-
vem ma jevisti kdykoh vystoupila pou-
tala lahodnym prednesein zivou hrou
vdeene obecenstvo. TAX tentokrate! We
ru nikdo piitomnych nepfal 81 opravdo
vejs, upfimneisi laskavejsi Dorotku, ba
ami sam Svanda. Slecna pojala Glohu zee
la dobfe take tax j provedla. Pfeieme
81 il easteii videti. Pi. Skalova byla ta-
Ike pro svou ulohu jako stvofena. Podob-
ne 1lohy velmi il sv6dci Jeli ziyy tenn
permanent, srozumitelna rec zvueny hlas
cini il 1lohach podobnych temef nena-
: hraditelnou. Pan Bej6ek po sestilete pre-
stavce vystoupil ma prkna divadelni zt
posud DO Mich dovede choditi, made vs.
pochybnost. Bylt kalafuna cd hlayy dc
patty, iak ma byt, nevazl aui nepfehane
ak se caste phi takovych 1lohach stava
Uznani sve dalo mu obecenstvo hojnyn
a Gastym potleskem ma jevo. Bude zasV
brzy hrat? ri. Juenglnkova co polednic'
{ Rosava matka Svandova hrala velm
+" dobfe. Pani ia da 81 ma divadle yelmi "a
lezet pfi kazdem jeiim yystoupeni ies
patrn6 videt jeji velkou pill, je videt, Il
!, !, llohu studuje piln6 j Sc uci. Hra jeji '
b ednotliyych yyjevech byla uchvacuiic
y dostupujic yyse umelecke. Jen tax dale
= Svanda, p. Polcar dostal tezk6 lloze sv'
:. nadocekavane. Pan ten ma pekne schop
u nosti Will tusime take dobrou, tesime g
n6ho vzdy ma lepsi lepsi. Mas Rau
co Nocilka, byl opet We SVEN zivlu, by
Ease mas proto 81 mem vsechnu chyal'
uspofime, PIP. J zizka. M Mares + Ii
= mex provedli tllohy sve dobfe cestne 8
= druzi k vyse imenovanyn. To same pla
:, ii 81. Muzkove Bletrbaurove. Posle'
- nj vystoupila poprve pfec pocinala
h dosti smele a live; tesime Sc nj ma do
= brou silu. Ostatni mensi nlohy obsazen
!, byly dosti uspokojiye. Statistic tentokra
:. 81 take pocinal dosti srdnate pfispeli
= pekne SQUIRE, ktera Caste nedovednos
jejch SO robbie. A proto kdo Sc byl
- nedei ma Svandu podivat, zajiste toh
nelituie. Div. Referent Isl. IL
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

PATERA RENEDICTA
n Tadu bos;iku =

IL fadu bosakG.)
Engels berska k klastern i'm {
iisty prostfedek prot otevfenym ranam
vseho druku, oznobeninam, spaleninam,
5oleni krizi, vfednm bolavym prsnim
bradavicm.
Cena / skatulky S ponautenim 20 ctd
neb skatulek "a S1.00
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

Move obleky. Martin krelci OBJ
drzel pra,e n6kolik beden vkusneho tr-
yanliveho sactva pro dospelt d6ti kaz-
deho starr. Obleky jsou bavlnene Vine
ne. Ceny LEVINE.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27
Jan Erinkner.
DikUyZiani.

Sbor Libuse n Slov, Lipy yzdava nej-
vfeleisi diky ctenemu spolkn Slov. Lipe
"a laskav6 propdjceni sine, k divadelni :
mu pfedstaveni .,Strakonicky dudak",
iakoz ochotnictvu, "a statecne, k nejvet
81 spokoienosti obecenstva provedeni
kusu. Zvlast6 pax 81. Jnlii Staralove a
p. Beickovi jenz iejich spoluncinkovanim
kus ten Znamenite okraslili.
Jmepensboru N i S.
Ana Juengling
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

Move oble ky. Martin Kreiei oh :
drzcl praye n6kolik bedcn vkusneho tr
vanliveho satstva pro dospe6 d6ti kaz
deho starr. Obleky jsou bavlnene Vine
ne. Ceny LEVINE.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

Move obleky. Martin Krejci OBJ
drzel prav6 nekolik beden vkusneho a
trvanliv6ho sactva pro dospsle ! deti kaz-
deho staff. Obleky isou bavlnene vine
ne. Ceny LEVINE. asA &fbs
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

Mas ledkem pfiznive povetrnosh,
ktera poslednich n4koik dni panuie, otvi-
ra Sc Ease venkovni prace. Take NEST
ska pracc noyem parku II na'ulicich jest
plnem proudu. Snad Sc nekoneend
ia zima liz do opravdy Cd mas ubira.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

nekterem neiblize pfistich tisel' Pro
spekt pf'ste.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

arodni hymna ceska ,,Kde domov
mIi" sobotu Trinknera 81. Rennerovou
a Standardization, pfednesena libila
Sc NemcGm Alrerikandm tax velice ze
musela b}ti opakovana. Take druhe ces
Ike pisnG musely opakovany byti. Napev
nasi hymny Jest pravd6 tax krasny, ze
kazde srdce musi doimouti. Kdyz kral
houslistd, nedavno zemrely Ferd. Laub,
pisen tn zahral kralovn6 anglicke, polly
vznesenou uSlechtilou damu tn size.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

Ctvrtletni va alma ch nze spoil
,,Perun" pfipada ma 80. dubna patek
veGer osme hod. Nechf Sc vsichni lido
We dostayl dilezite lednani toho Wy yzaduie
Ed. Vopalecky tai.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

M II o h o lidi hynulo.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27
bOleni hlavy

vseho druhu, dychaviGnosti a zapachu 2
ust.
OsvedGeny lex pfi vsech zenskych ne
mocech, bledniGce, zoutenici, zkazene kr-
We a 2aludkovych kfetl.
Jisty presttedek proti zimnici rheu-
matismu.
Uzivani iedne lahve Angsbnrgskych
kapek usetfi vttsich vyloh "a I6ky.
25 ctG. za lahev aneb lahyi "a S1,O0
k dostani kazde pofadne lekarne mel
pfi zaslani obnosu, hlavnho skladu prc
Ameriku od
We Ernst Cleveland. ID.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

Skiad u VI. Ernst, Cleveland, q
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27
LOUIS kK0M
oteyrcl noyy ZavOd
) Iotovym odevem

krame drive naleHlciHi
s. lIYMANOVL
Zcela novy sklad neivkusneisiho Sat
stya "a cenu yelmi evnon.
JENNIE potfcbne casti satstya vseho
druhu pro pany ;,
Odevy SO zhotovui ma obiednani die
neinov6isi mody die neilepsiho vknsu
"a cenu zde m6ste neobyceine levnou.
, 1875-06-05

FEMALE GAMBLER.-The Countess kisse-
left. probably the most noted female gambler
in Europe. has Just died in Paris. She mar
ried Count Kisseleff who was Russian gem
eral and diplomatist of high distinction; but
the twain proved incompatible, and separated,
never more to reioin. She went once to visit
Pope Plus the Ninth. The holy father had
heard OF her liking for play and reprOached
her. She repented for the moment and
promised not TO 81. down TO Il gambling
table for a year But a short time after she
was at Monaco. facing her partner over the
green cloth, throwing down NsPoleons by
handsful from box held by her maid at her
side-all this time standing SO as not to break
her promise which she could not keep by
sitting at gaming table. Some twelve or
fifteen years ago leaving gaming house IN
Hamburg she fell and broke both her legs,
and ever since has been Obliged TO walk on
crutches. But she gambled TO the very end,
and retained along with her mania the most
genial good humcr and kindness to everybody
, 1875-06-05

THE AMERICAN REvIyAIIsTs.-The Ameri-
can advocates Of the religious exercises known
as revivals viii be pleased to know that their
method of reaching sinners has met the ap-
pruval of no less person than the Archbishop
Of Canterbury. That eminent divine has
consulted his Episcopal brethren concerning
the Moody and Sankey revival in London,
and the general opinion is inclined TO support
this irregular manner of preaching the gos-
pei. The Archbishop says that it is impossi-
bic not 10 take an interest in movement
which has been 50 wonderfully successful in
drawing great masses Of persons TO hear
simple addresses in gospel doctrines. He still
fears that crude errors of doctrine may be
taught, btt is evidently of the opinion that
the gospel in any form is better than 10 gos-
pei at all. These plain, unpretentious preach
ers. it is said, draw thousands to their meet
ings who had never been within n church in
their lives. They are looked upon with a
certain scorn by the fashionable worshipper.
and fashionable clergymen hold aloof from
fellowship with them, but this colduess and
distrust does not impair the effect of their
preaching.
, 1875-06-05

Sun Considering how much pains
people take, first, in excluding sunlight from
their dwellings, and second. in protecting by
clothing their pale bodies from Its infuence,
it can readily be seen how want of sunlight
on the person may be n great cause of i'll
health. Remove the cause and the effect
will cease F." Is the hygisnic precept; and
hence in all cases where want of sunlight
has been the cause Of disease, sun-bathing
must be a valuable hygienic curative agency.
In cases of debility, unaccompauied with
fever, it is nearly always valuable. When
ever the skin is pale and bloodless-whenever
a cold and clammy condition of it is found
sun-baths are indicated. ReslesSness, excit-
ability, and irritabili,y often succumb to this
agency when they will to no other. Sum
baths supply the place in some sense, and are
worth a thoussud-fold more than all the
iron, opium, alcohol, etc, in ChristendOm.
They are net, as q rule, 10 be used in fever
ish conditions of the system, but wherever
there is torpidity. inanity, lifelessness or the
like.-Scisns Of Heath.
, 1875-06-05
SCHOOL DAYS.

Still sits the sehool-house by the road.
4 ragged beggar summing;
Around 1t still the sumaehs grow,
AND blackberry-vines are running.
Within the masters desk is seen,
Deep scarred by raps official;
The warping floor the battered seats,
The Iack-knife 5 carved initial;
The charcoal frescoes on its wall;
Its doors worn sill, betraying
The feet that, creeking slow to school,
Went storming out TO plsyirg.
Long years ago, q winter sun
Shone over IL at setting;
Lat up its western window panes,
And low ewes icy fretting.
II touched the tangled golden cl!!sls,
And brown eyes iull Of grieving,
OF one who still her steps delayed
When all the school were leaving.
For near her stood the little boy
Her childish favor singled;
his cap pulled low upon his face
Where pride and shame were mingled.
Pushing with restless feet the snow
To right and left he fingered,
As rsstlessly her tiny hands
TIE b!ue checked apron fingered.
I'm sorTy that spelled the word,
hate to 60 above you,
Because the brown eyes lower fell
Because, you see, 1 love you"
Still memory 10 a gray haired man
That sweet child face is showing;
Dear girl, the grasses on her grave
Have forty years been growing.
He lives TO learn in life's hard school
How few who pass above him
Lament the triumph and his loss
Like her-because they love him.
, 1875-06-05

A SAN FKANCIsCo inventor has applied for
a patent on a horse-brake Of his continuance
It is intended TO control horse in much the
same way IS q wagon is governed N its
movements by brake A buckle with
belt il attached TO the ring of the breechlng
On the left side of the horse, and the oeit Is
continued around the latsr's breast. where II
is fastened TO the mArtingale- Thence II
passes to the night hand sids Of the buggy
seat. where it is caught by q buckle and 3
loop. When the reirs sro palled tight the
brake presses on the fore-legs OF the horse
Immediately below the breast. Stopping him
instantly, and preventing him nom resrins
or kicking. Should the reins slip from INC
hands Of the driver or break. the eorse can %
brought to a standstill BY pulling tno -
which II buokled at the night hand "'e -
| the seat.
, 1875-06-05
un Tr,rs N KENTTcky.-Tbirty-o

H,RD TINES IN KENTUCKY.-Thirty-o
Young ladies in Warsaw, Kentucky, have
signed q new kind of pledge, which reads
1--WE. the undersigned ladies of Warss~,
desiring by our example to promote economy
and TO discountenance e1travsgance, and
thereby tighten in some measure the burdens
az our husbands and fathers by prudent re-
,ranehment in our household expenses, there
fora pledge our words of honor each to the
other: That we will not. during period
Of one year from the first of May, 1870. pur-
chase any material for wearing spparel, the
cost Of which shall exceed twenty-five cents
rsr ward. And We further promise to observe
= strict economy in all our household purten-
snces. and cheerfully add by these delicate
sscrifoes to the general stock of home cum
toT,s-,oo often dispensed with for the friyo-
Ions ou,side adornment of the body alone.
, 1875-06-05

BosroN expects to make one of the most
extensive demonstrations ever seen in New
England at the celebration of the Tooth snni-
versary of the battle of Bunker Hill, June Il,
though there is already some grumbling that
the 500, 900 city appropriation is insufficient.
The entire State militia. some 1000 men, will
be ont. and with other military organizations
will make 10000 men in arms. The Nor
folk Light Artillery Blues will be there,
with the Mayor and city diguitaries; also
the Eth Regiment of New York, accompanied
bv Gilnore's band of 100 instruments. the
Putnam Phalan1 Of Hartford. the ROnsome
Gpards Of ST. Albans, and other. As Maine
was a part of Massachusetts, at the time of
,bs hattie of Bunker Hill the State is to be
represented by the Grand Army and the
First regiment of the militia at least, with
the Governor and staff and all the State
officials.
, 1875-06-05
NEVER TO KNOW.

One within, in q crimson glow,
Silently sitting;
One without on the fallen snow,
Wearily fitting;
Never 10 know
That one looked out with yearnirg sighs,
While one looked IN with wistful eyes,
And went unwilling.
What came of the one without, that so
Wearlly wended
Under the stars and under the snow
HIS journey ended!
Never 10 know
That the answer came TO those wistful ewes.
But passed away III those wistful siSis,
With night-winds blended
What came of the one within, that so
YeIrned forth with signing,
More sud, to my thinking, her fate, tie glow
Drearily dying;
Never 20 know
That, for a moment, her life was nigh,
And she knew il not, and il passed her by,
Recall denying.
There were two hearts that, long ago
Dreaming and waking
Each 10 poet revealed ITS woe,
Wasting, breaking;
Never 10 know
That If zach 10 the other had done but so,
Both had rejoieed in the crimson glow,
And one had not lain meath the stars and snow
Forsaken forsaking,
, 1875-06-05

THE SEA-SERPENT AGAIS.-A ses-serpent
story that gets little ahead of the ordinary
run of such yarns comes from Portland
Captain Oliver, of the Bath schooner WblsiOT
-K6r~, relates that when of Cape Elizabeth,
about 10 miles southeast, while he was at the
wheel and another man stood on deck,
great snake rose out Of the water, about four
feet above the rail, and the body appeared
about as large around as hogshead. The
man on deck picked up long pole with a
pike-head on the end, lying near by, and
thrust it into the monsters body. Tho ser
pent immediately dived and came up on the
other side of the vessels. & little distance of,
and glided away. making but slight ripple
on the water 1t appeared about l2O feet
long. The Captain exhibits the pike covered
with the blood and sinews Of the monster
or eone other animal.
, 1875-06-05

WHAT AN HONEST JOURNALIST DID,
The first exposure of the distillery frauds at
St. Louis, and which led to the discovery OF
the ring. with its cooperating members In
other cities. WAS made by the commercial re-
porter of the DernocTGr of that city. 1t hap
pened in this way: When he came to make
up his annual review of the trade OF ST.
Louis, he discovered that something was
either wrong with his balances or the returns
of the Internal Revenue Collector for the
district. The quantity of whiskey mauufsc-
tured and that on which the tax was paid
did not agree. Had he been dishonest
man, he might have informed the ring of his
discovery, aud by pledge of silence shared
in its plunder; but he chose the opposite
course. He went quietly to laying his plans,
gathering Information, and searching for a
traitor in the camp. One was found. and
then he poured broadside into the ranks Of
the swiudlers which utterly demolished their
citadel.
, 1875-06-05

QUEER TEXAS RIvERs.-The rivers
running into the Gulf of Mexico from
Austin, the centre OF Texas, to Mexico
fill one with astonishment. They
burst out at the foot of the Guadaloupe
Mountains, full of fiedged rivers. The
streams of crystal water large enough
to run the largest mill wheels burst
out of the solid rocks. Lately | ford
ed the San Marcus River ten rods be-
low its source, and it was three feet
deep, seventy feet wide, and ran with
great velocity. So it is with the Rio
Grande River below Fort Quitman,
and with the Cebelo, Medina, San
Antonio, San Pedro, Solado, and the
Gaudaloupe. They all burst out Of
the ground full-iedged rivers-cold,
clear, and full of ice. l found quite
large rivers in Colorado and Kansas,
last Winter, which disappeared in the
sand at one place, only to emerge and
flow on again a few miles beyond
But in Texas, the rivers do not seem
to disappear. No other sCurc's can
be found but that one grand source.
, 1875-06-05

PENNSYLVANIA BANkRUPr.-Mackey,
the State Treasurer of Pennsylvania,
has made an affidavit showing that
the State is practically bankrupt, as
he swears that on March 3lst there
was but one dollar and seyenty-slH
cents of available cash in the Treas
urv. When the character Of the men
who have had the handling of the
State funds for some years past IS
borne in mind, the people Of Pennsyl-
vania may perhaps think themselves
lucky that even that trifing sum is
left. The Treasurer gives the total
State Indictment at s24,974, DOB, and
the balance in the shaking fund st
sl,17S,l5 although the people have
been led to believe that this fund was
about S3O0,O00,000.
, 1875-06-05

AsGRAvAT1NG. When q householder.
struggling TO get panel beadstead down
stairs. loses his grip ON the railing and brings
nm against the hall door, and the bsadstesd
brings up against him. nine wives out of ten
will open the sitting-room door and mildly
INQUIRE: Richard, didn't hear something
fall Z"
, 1875-06-05

Us1Ess Milwaukee girl can take brick
- escb hand and make eight feet and four
inches at n standing jump, she rarely gets
sJnit,.d iuso the best society.
, 1875-06-05

DouytEs 1HE vALUE-Mary Ellen says
~ shs knows what she IL talking about.
and that it Just doubles the value OF klss tc
b,ys 10 barrow for il under big mus,schs.
, 1875-06-05
The bTavest are the tsnierest,
He loving are the daI!ng.

So it is with Phil. Sheridan. Such a man
must marry where his heart prompts, not his
pocket. For that matter he Is rich enough,
and. as to social advantages, his rank will
always procure him such as he may wish
All this seems TO be disparagiEg the young
lady who Is to be the Lieutenant Generates.
But it Is not All she lacks in the eyes of
those who would find Il wife for Phil. Is
wealth. She is young, beautiful, bright and
accomplished. She is blonde, with the
vivaciry usually characteristic of that type.
Her father is an old aud respected officer, not
rich, for riches seldom come TO the man who
devotes his life TO the army. Like all the
army people here, his social standing Is OF
the first character, his wife and three daugh-
ters rendering his home peculiarly attractive
10 friends and callers. When the June roses
are unfolding, Miss Rucker's orange blossoms
will be in heir most fragrant bloom. SherI-
dams campaigns are short and decisive. So
with his courtship. The wedding will be of
the Quietest character possible. This Is con-
sonant with the excellent taste of the Rucker
family, and meets the wish of the General, =,
who abhors wedding displays. Even the
bridal tour will be short, extending only
from the Rucker house, which is on Michi-
gan avenue, near Fourteenth street, 10 the
Generals plain but ample brick, long the
home of his bachelor days, a mile south, on
the same beautiful thoroughfare.
Although General Rucker is not, his fam
ilv are Catholics; and this circumstance Is,
1t is said. highly gratifying to the gallant
groom. who, though by no means church
partisan, hardly member, yet has warm
regard for the old faith Of his fathers, to full
communion with which, on the principle OF
once a Catholic always a Catholic, ne will,
sooner OF later, return. Il is probable that
the Catholic Bishop will perform the cere-
mony, though if it should involve the least
display il will be abandoned as part Of the
programme, since the words uttered by al
humble priest are Just as sacred, ard often
far more grateful. SOciety's great regre,
will be that there will be no wedding; the
Generals Joy is, that he and his wife are
spared the glittering sham.
A word as to the General 1t Is supposed
, that he has turned the half century. and Is
descending the mountain Of life into tie mys
terious valley beyond Not So He entered
the Military Academy in lS4S, at the age o.
IS; consequently he is Just 10. And d
haler, hearrier, gallauter, warm-hearted and
| more sensible man-bar ing the word OF 81
occasional dispatch-doesn'; bid gray hair
defiance. The nation will gladly throw tht
Legendary slipper after him and his fail
/ bride
, 1875-06-05

WHEN there is only one worm II - wen
enough 10 be sn early bird.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-11
How Travellers Are To be Protected In
Russia.

Russia Is about % take an important
step in advance of the rest Of the world In
the control of the steamship and railway
interests within the Empire, by making
the propfietors strictly responsible for per.
sonal damage done, even Ia their own en-.
phyes A law recently prepared by n
special commission, and now before the
Imperial Priyy Council, provides that
companies are In future 10 be subject to
damages for any death or injury caused
on their lines TO persons either IN or out OF
their employ, and that such claims cannot
be evaded by any previous private agree
ment for exemption, nor by the plea that
ali possible precautions have been used.
The damages awarded are 10 be proper
toned W the means OF the person Killed
or injured, ana are not 10 be diminished
by any supposed impecuniosity OF the
company charged. Claims for damages
may be adjudicated on in any Russian
civil court Of justice under the law, which
IL TO superpede for all railway cases the
previously listing rules as 10 actions for
personal injury. Thus, the presence OF
the injured person In cases not fatal is
not 10 be condition, as II IL In other sim
liar trials, since the State itself, through It's
public prosecutors, heDceforth undertakes
as public duty the conduct OF all actions
arising from railway injuries. The ex-
s;ringency OF this legislation
Is no doubt testimony 10 the fact that
hitherto tho great companies have used
the notorious delays ard evasions common
in Russian justice with 80 much success
that any compensation for injury has been
almost unattainable. Pull Nal Gdzette.
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THE MOTHERS CHARGE.

"Behold commit my daughtei INTO thee OF
special trust"
Precious ard lovely, yield her to thee!
Take her, the gem of thy dwelling TO be!
She who was ever my solace and pride
Glides from my bosom TO cling to thy side
Guard her with care, which must never de-
cline;
Make her thy day-star-she long hath been
mine;
Lonely henceforth is my desolate lot,
What is the casket where the jewel is not?
Take her and pray that thine arm may be
strong,
Safely TO shield her from danger and wrong I;
Be to her all that her heart hath portrayed,
Then DER thy path there will gather no
shade.
Now she doth love thee as one without spot
Dreams Of no sorrow to darken her lot
joyful, yet tearful, yield her TO thee;
Take her, the light of thy dwelling to be-
-Christian Observer.