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ASPIRATIONS.
DIT NJ. C. BURNETT.

o spirit Of wisdom o spiri, Of Light:
Spirit vi my stery, round me. above,
ThEt long for oy dAy, that dream II by night
Bright spirit OF beauty sweet spirii Of love
Iou aide in she dewy green gras. al my feet,
In daisy and buttercup. lily ami rose,
You wave your fair hands from yOn hillOwy
wheat.
You emile irom the hei.h; where the tail cedar
grows.
You whisper, ,ou touch me-; I turn al yoar cali,
10 behold su'i .' Nur-h.p. uut lo y0u Arc gone ,
/ 1rAr Il t1' .'-tapcs a tsr echo isli,
And cs.ch tuf th' hen VI your Carmen. alone.
You -ixus. .ri t., kon LAC, w0o.ug me ou
Frotn tine rl,u. palace gs'es o. sunsct;inS SKY
You seal through M chamber, where, weary,
alone
On m Ih5sSh, haunted pillow sieeplessiy lie
You look down iron the stars, you look m from
YUg riie on the .t1rm IN the zephyr you sigh
Tn sorg oC The bird ana The hum OF The bee
Your voices sweet echo, your step passing sy.
On The wave % some melody carried afAr.
t. your HOLY OF bolies seem 20 have come,
Yet no nesrrr = ycu than 10 you northern star
To the u.gnt-weAried traveller il guides to his
GoGe.
You speak 20 my soul in great thought. that
breathe;
boW down before You a; qu ek words that burn ;
But, 10 IN my heart sharp sword you ensheathe,
On my brow a. your ieet leave a crown that Is
thorn.
I stretch out my hands 90 yoH, cry spd entreat,
Rising up frcm the dust. follow on az your call,
Ever STRIVING and strugging ill low AZ your feet,
Starving, Ihirsunz, and yet never hopeless, !
fall.
From nature without and from spirit within
Your messengers speAk 10 my Iempesl-tossed
soul.
But they mock at my woe while they're bidding me
win
This far, unattained, unAttainable goal.
Al tell me thst only 'tis here unAttained,
Here in vain that call 20 you, seek and not find
That ts only while in this ear n priso. enehAned
am halt, sick, and mAined, ! an deaf, dumb,
and blind.
All tell me that freed from this bondage Of clay,
Far brighter than stars all these sweet hopes
shan shine,
! shall ind you and hold you forever and aye,
O spirit immortal! spIrit divine
-HGrper's
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His Endorsement.

A man with long overcoat on and q
horsewhip in his hand entered bank
near the postoflice yesterday and present
ed check calling for $40, which he had
received from a commission house.
Please endorse it, said the cashier
as he handed il back.
I'll endorse it, of course replied the
man, holding up his right hand as II ready
to swear.
Write your endorsement, explained
the clerk, pointing to the desk outside.
'Oh-oh-that's it, eh?' And he went
to the desk and slowly and carefully wrote
on the back of the check:
This is awl right
When the cashier entered into clear
er explanation the man drew down his
hat. got red IN the face and growled:
Darn 'em They just hate to let a
cent slip out o. here, and don't you tor
Get it r-Detroit Free Press.
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lodge of the pale-face shall be placed
this moccsssiu, and it shall remain safe
by night and by day. But the white
wolves shall die !"
Aud as he spoke he drew from beneath
his blapketa curiously wrought moccasin
aud threw i. at her feet.
He then took the child's hand, and both
sped away into the forest.
Mary returned home, and related 10 her
husband what had trsnspired. lie listened
to the story with flashing eye, and as
she concluded, said:
1T is these brutal soldiers and sailors,
sent for our protection, who do us most
harm. They arouse the evil passions oI
the Indians by their inhuman conduct
and then leave US who are honorable with
them to take the consequences"
That pight when the party of sailors
returned, the boatswain was not with
them. Wandering q little apart from his
companions, no was heard to cry out.and
on their going to the spot he was found
with tomahawk in his skull dead. The
others had then hastencd back towards
the ship, and had not been moIested on
their way.
Philip Coates saw tho s,oop depart
from the rivers mouth with q thankful
heart, aud the day following, took down
his gun, and telling his wife he should go
ont to look Tor duck on the marsh, qui-
etly wended his way up the river Ia
Squando', lodge. IIo we'll knew the i'll
that ioreboded them, unless the dusky
warriors wrath conld be appeased, and
feeling secure in tho knowledg OF his own
straightforward dealings with the sach-
EN-, uuhesita,ingly resolved to go 20 him
At once, and present the true state oil mat
ters in order to insure the safety o.; the
colony.
The block house at Cape Porpoise was
quite distant from Oates clearing. and b.
hoped by preventing hos'ili,ies to save tie
necessity Of removing 20 the Cape al .ha.
season OF the year, al his crops bad been
Olt recently planted.
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that rash act He persists that the chiId's
death resulted from the treatment he had
received at the hands OF the sailors"
"And what shall wo doP" asked the
anxious wife.
al hardly know as yet. We will nail
Squando's moccasin on the door. and see
what the Indians propose to do. They
may relent. The whites are strong now.
aud that fact may influence Squando to
content himself with molesting only
those who stray into the forest"
And there the matter dropped. For
several weeks no Indians were seen but
at last, one evening, bright light far
away towards The Cape indicated the
burning of some building. and then the
settlers knew that trouble had come
The alarm guns at the block house were
discharged, and by the next morning the
people who had not already been attacked
fled to its shelter. Philip Coates alone
remained away.
The next afternoon SquandO came to
their door and glanced in. when Philip
asked him to enter. and pr, lvred him
food and drink. lie had found the fire
water OF some of tho whites. aad his eye
burned unnaturally bright. He pointed
I to the scalps at his belt, and then to the
mocasin on the door, and moved away
Night after night the work OF deslruc-
ton went on. Many of the settlers fear
ing general war, aed to Massachuset 8,
and the little colony dwindled down to a
few families VINO lived in the Immediate
vicinity of the block-house. And still
Philip Coates suffered no Inconvenience.
His cattle ted on the salt marsh before
the door as safely as in times OF peace.
and his corn spriuging through the ground
was not trampled and destroyed as was
that of his neighbors. The Indians
passed his dwelling each night on their
raids upon the settlers, but 30 sign 81
hostility was offered towards him. His
oaiy fear was that some of the drunken
.relches might violate Squando's truce,
but realizing that it would be useless 10
borrow trouble until the evil came, be
worked on as it the land were quiet, and
none but peaceful indications surrounded
nis home at the mouth OF the Saco. lie
scarcely dared venture to the Cape, fear
ing that he might arouse the old sache ms
anger by an apparent lack OF confidence
aud go the weeks dragged along without
his attempting to communicate with
,hem. His clearing was tho larthest one
from the block-house Of any in the set
tlement and the inmates in the stockade
concluded as the time wore on and nc did
not appear. that his cabin had been des-
troyed. aud the family fallen prey to
the fury OF the aroused savages.
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AN IMMENSE EVIL AND THE Rl!MEpY.-
IAN ounce of prevention is worth pound
Of cure" says the old proverb. Let US
apply it to temperance. A lonG line OF
reeling, staggering candidates for perdit-
ion $50, 900 in number, one after another,
through the year drop out OF sight and
memory. And still the death march goes
on. Is there any way TO prevent it
Why, certainly. Drunkards grow from
moderate drinkers. and moderate drink
ers from the untaught, or wrongly edu-
dated children of our homes, There is q
point where the stop can be put on, and
that is in the home. Every parent is re-
sponsible for the intemperance OF his
child, if he has not by example and pre-
cept done everything possible to prevent
it,
If parents would take as much pains
TO form a healthiul taste in thei. children
az they now take, truly though sometimes
unconsciously. to form taste for stimu'
lants we should see fewer entering the
path that leads to the drunkards grave.
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QOttrg
Under the SnotC.


What is there goiEg on under the snow.
Under the silent aud echo,ess snow
Strange thingssre happening down there; know.
Hal hA - laughs Willy. And who told you so ~
Something il growing there, under the snow
Under the feathery, powdery snow
something for WHY and Lilly. know.
"HAl ha laughs Willy. Things grow in the
snow
Why, down there under the cold, freezing snow,
All the grounds hard as a rock Guess know"
still Il - grOwing-down under the snow,
swelling and growing, beneath the pure snow.
Growing for-O the whole world. So know.
For saw grandpa, ere fell the son snow
Sourishing, cherishing, beautiful snow
Lead out the sewers his wheat seed TO sow.
over the Aelds where now lies the pure snow,
In the brown ridges now covered with snow,
Down dropped the grains in their earth-bed so
low.
Bright summer suns shone, ere came the chill
snow,
Son autumn rains Cell, before the still snow,
All OF them help the seed growing-I know.
Something i5 going on under the snow.
BRIADl BREAD Is growing there, under the snow.
"Hai hsW laughs Willy. why, surely tits so."
-Htd6 Atrdke.
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Lin We the twilight curtains Of the pAst,
And turning from familiar sight and sound,
Sadly and null Of reverence let us cast,
glance upon TradiIlons shSdowy ground.
Beyond the known in historical re-
search, there lies land OF myth and
story, whose boundaries can never bs
defined save by romance of traditional
acceptance. The generation. lmme
distely preceding our own have recorded
whatever was strange or miraculous 10
their experience. but OF their ancestry
our knowledge is limited 10 the tales ot
grandSires and the imperfect memories OF
those who listened to their legendary lore
in childhood. These tales ~ early dDvs
ar now seldom mt win save Ia lht
m.s.y rsEes rt trNu -.s,erles, compiled
b. soue o.laC su.-Jr, aud circuisled
s.ugst exclusively within the limits Of
,lc territory SLich they describe. And
yet lhsre IS q charm about them which
reuders Toe perusal OF otherwise dry vol
umes attractive 10 ell admirers of that
heroic principle which in the face of saw
sge toes. both ma1 and beast, steadily
lorced ijs wsy into the depths of the
mighty forest, unit! it yielded the fruits
OF earth in rich abundance. The history
OF those brave men, who have hewn
down the forests OF continent, and
built up q mighty nation should be en-
oalmed in the memories Of their descend
ants in characters ineffscesble. and their
resolute natures become the pride and in
spiralion of living men.
Two cent1ries ago, the region about
Cape Porpoise was occupied by few
sturdy farmers, the remnant Of the fre-
quent colonies sent out from the old
world. who more brave than their asso-
cistes. clung teuaciously to the barren
soil upon which they had founded their
homes. while the former emigrated else
where or returned to England. Their
lives were irsught with constant danger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-25
CHAPTER Ill.
A band IL marching through the wood
Where rolls the kenneOcc his Hood
The warriors Of the wilderness,
Painted, and IN their battie-dress.

Painted. and IN their battle-dress.
With varying fortunes the little colony
at Cape Porpoise passed the even,iul
summer months. AS the crops ripened
men were stationed at night 10 guard
them, and save, il possible, scanty por-
ton tor the necessities OF the coming
winter. Even with this precau;ion their
willy toes destroyed nearly all the results
of their labor, and the outlook Tor the
future was a dismal one.
Thus far the Indians had not made any
offensive demonstration towards the
block-house or the dwellings in its i'm
mediate vicinity, confining their work oi
destruction to the more secluded clear
ings OF the settlers. In these localities
they trampled the young crops, burned
the dwellings and removed whatever
attracted their fancy.
During fishing trip along the shore
Phillip reached the garrison, and was
hailed as one from the dead. 1t had been
supposed for months that his family had
been massacred. aud no one had thought
it possible that they could have escaped.
He detailed the cause OF the present dis
aster, and was met with the reply that
King Phillip had declared war in Massa-
chusetts. and that the disturbance in this
colony was bat the beginning OF a general
outbreak among the savages all along
the coast. They endeavored to iuduct
him to remove at once from the Saco Ia
the Cape, as when winter Set in the jour.
ney could not be made except with great
| danger.
Tne presence OF number OF Indians
in the neighborhood influenced Phillip to
remain at the block-house until the fol
lowing morning, as he had arrived late
iu the afternoon. Being anxious to as
sist the tired garrison, whose night
watches had nearly worn them out, ne
volunteered to assist and was assigned
posi,ion at considerable distance iron
the block-house, whittier he betook him
self shortly after sunset.
Ia those days these watchers were
termed minute men, and in case OF dang
er an alarm was given, and the inmates
of the garrison responded with three
shots in quick succession to awaken th'
slumberers and put all on their guard
1t was near midnight when Phillips prac
ticed ear detected slight rustic in the tai
grass near the shore. Quick as thought
he noiselessly threw himself PROSTATE
beside fallen tree, and listened intently
The rustic continued, and in few mo
ments an Indian arose and strobe ou
from the shadow. Just then the moon
which had been darkened by a passing
cloud struggled into view, and PHILLIP
rose and levelled his musket at the sav
age.
The Indian drew back, seeing that h
was observed, but suddenly uttered al
exclamation Of surprise. He raised hi
hand in token of submission, and said
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NUMBER so.

primitive denizens OF the forest, none il
brighter than the fidelity Of Sqnando, the
sachem OF the Sokokis, towards the
woman who had looked kindly on his
child.
The old moccasin. relic OF an age
long since passed away, is still held as q
treasured heirloom in prominent York
family, and is pointed out with pride as
proof of the authenticity of the legend
of SQUANDo's TRUCE.
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The Days that Are no More.
BY ALYRED rESSYsoS

III ALYRED TENNNsON.
Tears idle tears | know not what they mean
Tears nom the depth OF some divine despair,
Rise in the heart and gather 20 the eyes,
Ia booking on the happy autumn aelds,
And thinking of the days that are no more.
Fresh as the fret beam glittering on a sail
That brings our friend up from the under world
sad As the last which rcddens over one
That siaks with all We love below the verge;
SO sad, 90 frssh, the days thai are no more,
Al sad and strange as in dark summer dawns
The earliest pipe Of hAlf.Awakened birds
To dying ears, when unto dying eyes,
The easement slowly grows a glimmering square
So sad, 80 strange, the days that are no nore.
Dear a. remembered Kisses amer death
And sweet as those by hopeless fancy teigned,
On lips which are for others-deep Ss love;
Deep 40 frst love, and wild with all regret.
o, Death IN Life the days thai are more.
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A stream NherU fOuui tue llsHL 'Ahot
Tue trout and salmon dNt ia Wow.
As the sun rose toward the meridian
Philip reached. the Indian village at the
fails OF the Saco, and advanced boldly TO
the centre until he reached the lodge OF
Squando. Here he paused. The wierd
death-song OF the Aberaquis was chant
ing by the women who surrounded the
wigwam. beating their breasts and strik-
ing their foreheads with their open palms.
They took no heed OF his arrival, and II
was several minutes before any one spoke
to him. Then the blankets NJ the front
OF the wigwam parted, and Sqaando
himself beckoned the white man to enter.
As Philip stepped into the lodge he OBJ
served that Squapdo's breast was bare
an indication OF sorrow, and in the cor
ner on bearskin lay the young child
which the sailors had thrown into the
Saco on the previous day. lie was in
high fever, aud as he tossed 10 and fro
moaned piteously, Philip uncovered his
head, and knelt down by the dying child.
The old sachem rendered him pipe,
which he took. and after whin or two
passed bank to the chief. Then Squando
spoke.
The paleiace sees? The medicine
man does not avail. Wawa will 20 to
the happy huntiug-grounds ere he can
vet draw the bow. Tne white wolves
shall all die"
Then in frenzy OF hate he sprang to
his feet, and rushing into the open air
cried
"Wamutta go to the east. and Mogg
20 TO the west, and let all the Sokokis
gather ere the sun tips the tree-tops this
day next moon Squando will be avenged,
He will remove the white wolves from
the land"
Then he strobe back and looked down
at his child.
The child of Squando shall dle, and
every child OF the white man In the ianu
shall die also. Squando hath swoIn.'
but Squando is good aud great war
rior, and he will be just. The white
wolves have fled, aud those who remain
are the red mans friends" said Philips.
The whites are all wolves" replied
Squando. 'But you shall be spared, for
your heart is bold. and your tongue is
not in lies. Squsndo will sec that you
are not harmed,- the wolves shall al
die"
The child was quiet now, but it was
the stiffness of death. The frst-born oi
Squando was no more.
Long and eagerly did Philip plead with
the stern old sachem to spare the colony
but the wronged man sat by his dead
child and not one word OF mercy iol
from his lips. He would see that Philip
and his wife were not molested, but be-
yond that he would not rest until many
ScalpS lhu Uccu tdhCut ouu tuO iCuSNS va
the white men razed 10 the ground.
With heavy heart Philip at last lef
the village. Old Squando bore him com
pany for mile from the village, and as
they parted repeated his assurances o.
eternal friendship.
When he reached home he found hi:
wife greatly alarmed at his protractec
absence. He related the circumstance
which had led him to visit the falls, the
death of Wawa, and the probable incep
lion of those fearful practices with which
the angered red men visited thei
enemies.
"And this must come abont," he addet
"from the brutality of one miserable
man. A hundred lives cannot blot from
Squando's memory the remembrance o
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KNOWLEDGE AND PLEAsuRE.--'We have
been favored with look at the manuscript
of new Botanical Game, Uncle Charles
Illustrated Game of Botany, somewhat
after the plan Of the Authors Game, and
designed to afford both fun and knowledge
of the rudiments of Botany, the kind OF
instruction given in the article. on page
eight, Botany for Little Folks. 1t Is to
be published for the holidays.
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William Penn was one OF the best
men WHO ever lived. He could rob the
Indians of entire territories of land with
out making any sort OF disturbance.
Now it takes full regiment of cavalry
and brigadier.gene to gel! mule
away from red man. sas
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CHAPTER IL.

A wigwam where the warm sunshine
Looks To AN 'uy tn5 groves of pine
A stream where round the iiyht canOe
Tho trout and salmon dArt ia ylcW.
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Selette0 Storp.
From ths Sunday Times.I
SQUANDO'S TRUCE.
A Legend Of Cape Porpoise.

By EDWIN RUSSELL AoRsE.
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Lin We the twilight curtains OF the past,
And turning from familiar sight and sound,
Sadly and nlll Of reverence let Us cast,
A glance upon TradlIIons shzdowy ground.
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