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SONNET,

I stand ieside tho bedside Of nj friend.
She sntaks no word, nor lifts tu me her eytS,
Fur shc IL deatt and IL cannot send
Ny clay .!ncuu bored soul beyond tho skies,
Whe 10 her cnfranehIBad 2host q will may weu0.
I can but gaze upon her NJ ahe llca
80 mot,oHless with ity lips, Or bend
10 toltch tlu placid brow Iflak "a dcnea
4 world Of mlsesy aud aacsihce,
And, aver Al! her rigid Axurc, trace
Ehs nanuai- -htyn p{ that strange victor. Dssth.
Aud apeed away through rata, celestial epace,
low shall ne meet aud what shall b. hef xuitst
UsuKusll, Wis. IT. e. uAHkoH.
, 1879-06-28

ot of n1oco not crease In The 1ateat.ont nccl<-
~ e,, ~nc. h9,n,r with 6rlf-Aattsfc1 smile on
ia Ia u ,nanS % %cnnn, cnanee, anti gai!y huatnlnE.
"Tk,ou, yo,,'n rrtneml!sr me-. "nten ha'ne. a.
tss e, !. u +. s1y:; ss.,t. ~ .ne, xhs ases Mt
A,m as ~ Int Alter 1ny, unless Il bu IUmehody
tn's oTs uI1 eprcr daughter tint ho whispers
lii lis byIdnic qaa.a.or 70; t. &c. yot ace, l.a ls
'n.nnty, 10 tl,at fashionable cranTum ever be.
inn% In. ~ vardict of twelse Hood; onopuaaated
nIt,sns III III Tits glorious Republics: no danger of
1.a1 =, iii. No ona ever heard Ut such taluin4
~. NY - ~ Icn1nn-euIorc ktt1ed, pntcnt.lentt.
5csT, M II would Ly altoatsaet nut Of rhyme
nr reason for ono Of the hct It, think Of such
thistg, and thcY arc probably !tIa htttrr for i;
They cannot t1op Their omptY hsatls. and would
not u they could. aud when they could nut
an,l ..ui wo,l'd not, how could tl,cY!
IA for nc, ltlss to sgo our American "ewelt"
In all his aplcndor ! cnioy belng few steps IN
the rear atlt watching hta dainty feet stnpnlng,
q 20 carefully, n1ong ths passtneut. some-
n,sstcp ut that sa,ae Oxt"stltle, anst see It go
WpIump't II into a muduu.ldlo- l like to Gazn
at .lse smooth, glossy stlk Aat, a,tl w":,daT haw
ho ever found ono to III tue lend underneath;
10 rire ".htph1u' when sudden Eu.t Of
wind Tits that glo*ss teaves trntn Tint niorc-
mentioned head and whtr1a tt--r'ot out OF stalt---
hut t,et neat alIouRh to induce him TO 20 after
4 and never reach 4, fo. wlole l'iock' and seo
ri bin. Yea. actually ou}oy such q scene Oi
course It is not Christian feeling, hut ali tho
eaa,e, ia such . case, 1 cuioy 1t. A change
con,cs DER tho sntr't Of tllat younG tnnn,s
without lts hat, and tho hat cures for nothing
without him, aud the small boy tAnt finally do.
lIyers II 10 him is met with s!c!tly smile aila
10rcnt ehtnplaatcr {tllia was before silver cams
Into eIrcnIntIon), nnd he Of thu sickly sml'cc,
tyuaa ShStuD fn9t Inn Rt1fpR
Hay sadly lomeward, M ead1sr, II not WISER"
+AmsrIean sWell.n MAA1x B.
, 1879-06-28

waa not altogether cOnsls.cnt with tutat fbstf-
nebcp principles. The prosecution. however,
nvowed Ills firm rnnYictsaH that IN CLANS Of purk
Wine would MT 10 rhun nng harm y; hiMl
gentleman In court said That hc believed ilat
nearly ali teetotaicrs tonE t{Iat beverage,
, 1879-06-28

Eeujyrfits EhnFssF.Jaurnas. a.,
There ia QUE poor boArdtug.houso keetsr who
Is 0ofnr 10 DO Just purfect!y miserable Tor tha
us3t week ii lasst. Shc has new set OF stsv.
ants, aud green servants are a4ch psxaaon
Il takes lie average lundlady at least ! weeks
careful drilling to teach them how 10 arrange
lis tablscloti iu such scientific manner that
lie hoics will b. undor the buster.dish, tha
custor. aud tAe co0te-urlA
, 1879-06-28

HAAAfHafhH fht].
Hearing Of q remarkable arrival on the G:s7
Iasn from BALTIMORE Monauy evening, u Tvst
tnsestlgatos hle4 Atul 70 tha ualtnorv tE O4o
asnot, Ile ob1ceta of hts search had .becn trans-
1efsed TO Mr. Dan u'D1lpu's hotel, on thq
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Troy 1IDSt5, II -
4 farmer who Aas had ton ycara' experience
in Colorado elainls to hayo found SUITS remedy
10 plant one OF tWo dax seeds tn csrh bill Of po.
ta.oes. Ilo says that tho bugs will shun II er-
cry t!Iau; atd Tor ten Years le has thus oceu
sutressfuI in raising potatoes while others have
fnlfcu.
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THE COURTS.


1 10 be told
-...,-.-~
THE COURTS.
! a,,. ro-,,,,,-1,,,ort,cr cr ,rn6~,nonts.
- e''s va 80 s,,.. rtr,
7.. +,..z,ron,, ,r.. o,r,.oed xa.4.na.v In
- 1I.a,"an .s.a =, stssn,, =. T,hs ,ts
Erlo & Southwestern Railway COMPANY, involy~
Woba.l, Caual IN rndfana vss sold uuder an or.
49, ~ .,c rsirrnit f.oirs NJ the limited states In
1o-c ~, ~ ,.s,, =. ,ho ,oua ~ T1ntc. nnr.
lofo' anu "an W .a' ola'e ass .".I. ~ y,
'naseu Pv'"9" ~ ~ Nv .as.- wv .sa".,nn T.,
,s71 n s,,, M con.trnctrJ upou # ltps Of railway.
defendant had a sssn ,h mose ss on ,o s
psth of t},c cana. purchased BY Dukes, aud
| Court OF the United States for the District Of
| In1sou. and tile road was sold. Dukes sub
sc9uently came In ind hled petition to
h. % was ,he ovner Of that norton OF the tow.
path which be had pusthascd at TIC
by thu State, mat ho had sequltsd valid t.tls'
It's counsel cia''n.,' .nat ~ y. Wv
abanaonuent OF the canal BY the state whas-
| nvar int tnfast the Sthte7 Ind annured in tho
e'e1 '9se'ess s =. 49, h.:....~ s.sa., - .,.e
| property fetdfdeu 10 tne ouuttGae o"ue1s u tle
properly on he canal TIT, qus;t'on. ~ a1a s,.e
the a'"oa". " oulnuses "en nAa .,.1.a H"o"s
by the Master, wero the tTo qaesuons ulscussea
before the Court, upon which the decision was
It should be added that Tic State owned tho
.-asa,.,. at,scr A., -, ,omcnt NJ tia tltta IN fcc
| psopst3 s''s4 w. s1se.neAs ~ ..h. -.
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Experience bas prersn that tho beat remedy fos
collie liasrhtra teeang, aud utLer troubles u In
gxaer u Us. Uull's Baby Eye9p. Rslcs, rs Gents.
, 1879-06-28
Grand Trnvcgso u n Sulntner. .feesosts
70 ths Eduo7 o@ 1hs TYtnt.n&.,

!, TRAVERSE CRY, Mich, Juaa e0.-The atsEao-
uoas to 10 found in this beautiful region in
soumer are mauy Ynd varied, a''l 1t u fast be-
conlny fsvorto pluce ot sumncf-rcsort. 1a-
Yalsda, flock bern from all quarters, particularly
those afflicted wtth hay'ioyer, asthma, an1 kin
dred diseascs. Here they find u,pnlsclYes freed
from their dread enemy; here they take q nav
leasc Of health and happlncss.
To Tic sportsman, who lores to catch his 1sh
eFen to1tur t.sn he loyek to cut them after they
ara caught, this locality psescnta tho most un-
boaRAed astsactlQus. Tbs stzeams arc full Of
, 1879-06-28

CHICAGO, juno GA noticeable feature Of
the l,tcrafuro to-day ia tic preyalcuce-ono
-. 80. ~. ,,,,l,,.,n1t.,, .,,t rin,1 n,,,,,-
might say inc unlFcssaatt-ot 'nett'ca4 so1hpo.
sItion. Every Cross.r0ad hnH its bard, and
quite likely some thousands Of our young men
nuff n,nftlcna are cssayur 10 write poetry, WHO,
Sor .to ,,nst ,nnrt ar, i.mcntahly t,cnr,cnt n
loE L.o inoss uate' 1'u 'h'"'"'aoy o'ue4'nt ~
tho Kings EuEllHs, ahu whose ol1osts ate aug
gcsttye Of the couplcts IN nl1tsery rhymes,
tboupn }aektn, fhs noiut md pjouus,cy of Moth
" Goosu. bit, ALTHOUGH, poetry Of tlIn hand
urr, snrt ground in urlGr by loyr-loru misses,
or lnrjlinTs IN iuripct ,,.a,,lioud ls tic vagcs
elk ol 9 nn y M np M" .ceet S Of m
.1issnn MI Eyrn our lcaf'ing nc.,thiies, which
# wouii be sur1uusei mlCIlt se;ccs d garnlture
of voren fnr fhnlr mora soItti nnvcs. not intro.
lI,,rtr},, Ian, .;ur or tho Cfirrnrn T;n,sa.
A. au H. i~.,Sn~"i, n,imt (ut us notiro Even
tnr'' !" r" IL. % s,,rrent nuinbsr OF ScriGnfr't,
The barl evidently sat down, like Mark
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no, $50.
I4et mutual Joys our mnluAl trost enmhins.
And fovo and lova. born conhdenco bs thlnd~

ana lQT6 AQu lQF&s 0QEn EQ4uQGuCO % IQlAQx
COMPOUND cRoss5wo. esz .
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= y *+# \ - ~
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~ 12s = RIO = IS l..
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From to 2. ttiGing: to 4, q green mineral: s.
4. aaecret; q 70 i, rock resembling eranita; 70
q : G,'a s.aik = 70 an atte1anea 10 Ii.
disn sean; to 10, coon; ii to II thrteao'1; Z
CHIcAoo. E. F. D.
p1AMoND-No. sos.
IN En- AItch; 4 utpp!e: q city in eaxonJ; suue.
q elAsa tube; to adoFci to Instinct; an tncosuto
Tvl1os, III. TovnEAn.
Ru0MDo1p-Eo. 800.
pown-pleaaant; 8 city in Easooe: ds1tnaa3; TO-.
thsonx; q tnwn in Arcadia. Across-ln Roae
Mayiic; half OF a poem; a vod. a memhr4nos to
ndprn: a cpveting; the chtch-wcfd OF an Attctd
srcech; two. .tbirds,ot : support; In Htn!dA.
CntcAdp. oPn1@&+
SQUARE woRD-No. $40. =
A fcmJnlne title; an artery; awe; wumsnt
name IN tho, Bible; complimentary term Of sd-
dress to Indy.
CANTuS, III. II. WAI1sA.
SQUARE WoRp-No. sa1.
A srccct; q term ueed In medical prescipttonss
~ catcXuo, wm.
NrMERICAL EN1G,fA--N0. s3a.
Am composed Of scyen letter.. and An sETs
My =, l. 3. =, Ia to GIRO security.
III I, 8, i, il 70 llc.
Iii !. i, 2, Is loqancity. 1
CHICA0o. 1aI9Bv
CHARADE-NO. e31.
Tie Gsst IL what often tho aecoad does do,
And pleasure in It We hnye all taKeE, TOO.
The second IA larger ofttimes than The Hhols. ,.
Yct sho whole is tho second--noW Isn't that droEf
VrnLIyorpS, Wis. CooCH1r.
EE1GMAT1UAL EUROPEAN CrrHs-NO. B3&.
IL 4 cshrat and an istot. ~ aeed. ed.covtrlnR
and q waterfall. 90 To wandet: ~ kind OF
meat and fortified town. tol Novel, An Eastern
rnicr, and q celebrated patriot. ~ journey
and eopping. g.pIaco.
FARMER CtrT, ILL.,, F. b.
, 1879-06-28
THE PUZzEEhs' CORNER

(0rt1inAt contributions mill be pubiishtd IA th4H
department. Correspondents Will pleass esrd tteit
real names With tbelt nd1s de pkfatt addresaed 10
'1'uzzlern' Corner" Answers NIL Be puhlished
tho following Wesk.l 81.
ANSWERS 70. Last wEEEs P6GzLEA
No. slo~
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EE1GMAT1cA1 EUROPEAN crrEs--No. B3+.
~ 4 csavat and an istot. ~ a aeed.coverin0
and q waterfall. 90 To wanaet: ~ 4 kind Of
meat and fortified town. tol NoTet An Eastern
and a etnppinB- -pIaco,
EAnxEK Ctrr. ILL.,. f. E.
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CHARADE-NO. $3.50.
Tie Gsst IL what often tho aecand dnes do,
Aud pleasure in It We hnye all taKeE, too.
The second Ia larger oftttnts than The whola.
Yet shu whole 10 tho second--now Isn't that drollf
DrnLISoroS Wis. CooCHtr.
, 1879-06-28

i'e ssM ',n t;,nss when bo at Mr Hot, hail ep.
sa,s,aG ,,sG5 ~ ;hn1r rcsncctife yInws Of tha scT.
Gnah9en si,s.ce !, 'h H.. now il ~'
Mnnwm IL at H.. Capitol, trying TO GOT h,a
mtsia ,,,t1r ~ '"'''sA f'''''' '0' "9s""''A
pFornnR!ty' promptly ,,,,osc uc ,are , 1v nm tov,r7u ,hc
" sn"qcsted tha irscp, Jazz .''
fFSt1lsu, ~ Susr, nHIin,I think 81 st,ch tb,no,
Mnat Wo"ia ~ pG1p1' j. '"'' 4'"'S' ~ 'e' "''a
eemtIdnem.u In,tn,u unoysr7n nu7n
,,,,1n1'-i,or,Isv n1n't-inoIs avert, Then tb.v ho,h
,.,.r,'.I ,ho,aI, ns1thcr l.now wbv' Ind 'n shn
!augnSut sauus" "'s'"ef Au'" ""'' ~''a s"e
turHsn - ~. ,,., !, ,,xroa r.,,,, ,tr ,u.,. .,
-, WI Wa!t n..ue.o, ...ia a16e" 0"sA' H""s W
tell ,9 H9u s9mGtn,e's' ~,
"fmaaa "faI 10y 10 ,.sis,,, Ill., IN,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-28
THE END OF THE WORLD.
A French Scientist Predicts the End Of All
Things.


A French Scientist Predicts the End Of All
Things.
Camille Flammarin, tina French scien-
fist, thus expresses himself in La Cores
pondence ScsentifQue regarding the ulti-
mate fate of our globe:
The earth was born; she will die She
will die either Of old age, when her vital
elements shall have been used up, or
through the extinction of the sun, to
whose rays her life is suspended. She
might also die by accident, through col
ission with some celestial body meeting
her on her route; but this end Of the
world is the most improbable of all.
She may, we repeat, die natural death
through the slow absorption of her vital
elements. IN fact, it is probable that
the air and water are diminishing. The
ocean, like the atmosphere, appears to
have been formerly much more consider
able than it is in our day. The terres-
trial crust is penetrated by waters, which
combine chemically with the rocks. It
is almost certain that the temperature Of
the interior Of the globe reaches that
Of boiling water at the depth of
''"o"' ola ILLUS onu P1oFoAlo uu0
water from descending any lower;
but the absorption will continue
with the cooling Of the globe. The oxy-
gen, nitrogen and carbonic acid which
compose our atmosphere, also appear to
undergo absorption, but slower. The
thinker may foresee through the mist of
ages to come the epoch yet afar off, in
which the earth, deprived of the atmos-
pherical glacial cold OF space by preserv-
ing the solar rays around her, will be-
come chilled in the sleep Of death.
All Henri Vivarz says: "From the sum-
nit Of mountain winding sheet Of
snow will descend upon the h1 gh plateaus
and the valleys, driving before it life and
civilization, and masking forever the cit
les and nations that it meets on his pas
sage" Life and human activity will
press insensibiy toward the intertropicai
zone. st. Petersbugh, Berlin, London,
Paris, Vienna, Constantinople and Rome
will fall asleep in succession under their
eternal shroud. During very many ages
equatorial humanity will undertake Arc
tic expeditions to find again under the
ice Paris, Lyons, Bordeaux and Marseilles.
Ao sots CoastS WILL Lave CuduSeu anu tue
geographical map Of the earth will have
been transformed. No one will live and
breathe any more except in the equator
ial zone up to the day when the last fam
lily. nearly dead with cold and hunger,
Will sit on the shore of the last in the
rays of the sun, which will hereafter shine
here below on an ambulent tomb revolv-
ing aimlessly around useless light and
a barren heat.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-28
The Empress Eugenie's Mother,

Early in the present century Mr.. Kirk
patrick, cadet Of an honorable Scotch
family, with pedigree abnormally long
even for the land O cakes, was appointed
consul at Malaga, and his daug hter,
young lady possessing physical and in
tellectual gifts of very high order, be-
came the wife af a Spanish noble, Count
de Montljo, her inferior in everything
except rank and money. This is the
venerable lady whose death has Just tax
en- place. The Countess very soon show
ed that she was destined to play lead
ing part in social life, and the tongue of
scandal did not fail to attack her. Stor-
les to her discredit were recalled at the
time of her daughter Eugen1e's marriage
to Louis Napoleon. She became thor
ough Spaniard, and continued almost to
the last prominent leader Of society.
By her business capacity, she greatly in
creased the value of the Counts estates
and became an extremely wealthy wo.
man. No one will be more missed in
the social world of Madrid. It was
in her house that Washington Irving
spent many Of his pleasantest hours when
American Minister to Spain, and there is
frequent reference to the Montijos in his
letters
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-28
THE PAsroR's RESIGNATION.
by I. EDGAR JONES.

The aged pastor bowed his head within the affairs
railing;
His hands We're tremulous with age, his sight and
Fond faith and trust were striving hard to fight
away his fears,
But yet his heart was sore and sad and sought re-
lief in tears.
For forty years his tongue proclaimed to all sal
yations story.
For forty Yeas to all who came he offered hope of
glory,
For forty years the bell that echoed now from out
the steeple
Proclaimed that here his warning voice had tidings
fo- his people.
But now the leaders of the church-an influential
clan
Had called on hir2 to yield his place to hold
His energies had long been spent, twas meet be
Tina they might call man of mark endowed with
youthful fire.
With quaveling voice he gave response to friends
who offered greeting,
And listened in absent way to members in the
meeting
Dscoursing in familiar tones of changes they were
making
Ard asking him to make remarks. although his
But yet he spoke--as oft before his voice aglow
with feeling,
While down his faded, furrowed face slow tears
holy hush pervading all, as though an angel
spell
Fad rested on them, as he rose to bid his flock fare
well.
He spoke of memories sad and sweet, of dim and
OF forty years of constant toll of pain and PRAYER
and praise
OF chlldren-christened by his hand who stood
before him still,
While some reposed beneath the flowers upon the
distant hill.
And here his voice sank sad and low-for there his
child and wife
Were laid when death had left him lone to live his
laboring life
Far more were they he once had known, who
meath the willows slept,
Than they who sat before him now, and DER their
memories wept.
For all he prayed as fathers plead for children
whom they love,
That all might once again be joined in Gods abode
above;
And then, in voice replete with tones of love and
He raised his trembling hands aloft and gave to all
his blessing.
The saddened people silent sat as he resumed his
chair,
While rays sunshine softly fell and played upon
his hair,
And rested there with light caress as though
golden chain,
By which angel message sought and soothed
him in his pain.
The organ broke the silence then with sweetIy SOL
emn roll,
That walled in OF silver song across sad
dened soul,
With Rock of Ages" old, yetnew-majestc, grand,
and strong
Well may the angel choirs above it's quiverng
notes prolong.
The people rose to be dismissed; their pastor lin
gered still,
And smiling looked upon the graves that crowned
But when they sought with gentle touch to wake
the musing mind,
They found that death had called him hence; their
pastor haI resigned.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-28
An Editors Vacation.

About six weeks ago person entered
our Office and proposed to sell US new
tangled fountain pen." The rash
young man at length mentioned as
recommendation that the pen held ink
enough to last through twenty-four
hours ineessant Writing, and obviated
the tedious necessity Of dipping it in
the ink-stand. Thereupon we exclaimed:
'Dear young friend, would you deprive
US of our vacation?" II don't under
stand" he replied. -"Why," said we,
"the only vacation we get is while we
are dipping our pen in the ink-stand,
and no man shall deprive us of that.
Please 60 away with your vacation ex-
tinguisher." He saw we were in earnest,
and he went, not even daring to offer
us one OF bis fountains as a gift, and
we dipped our old-fashioned pen in our
muddy old ink-stand and took rest
AlbG72u LG1U ,7O2x19anz. >..
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sTaking Care Of Things.
Western MagaZine.1

~"~~t3~AAS'l
An elderly lady of great sagacity was
engaged in looking over trunk of rare
old laces and embroidery for the purpose
Of distributing them among number Of
grand-n1eces- 1t was observed that a
portion laid aside for certain niece
contained the choicest and most delicate
selections. On being asked why she made
this difference the old lady replied: II
give these to Mary because she under
stands the art of taking care Of things.
In her hands they will last and retain
their beauty for years, while the other
girls would probably ruin and destroy
them in a few MONTHS
The good OLD lady had really discover
ed .: and explained the secret Of the great
difference in the appearance of many
young ladies, and older ones, too. Laces,
embroideries, neckties, gloves, and, in
fact, all the little refnements and ele-
gancies Of costume depend for their looks
on the care taken of them. It is not only
bad taste and bad manners, but it dis
plays real lack Of personal refinement,
for lady to wear crumpled, torn or
soiled fnery. There is no need and no
excuse for 1t. Ali these delicate little
articles of adernment can be so carefully
laid away when not in use that their
freshness and beauty shall still be
preserved. So with gloves; so with
very fine dresses or garments of
any sort. To see an elegant silk all full
of wrinkles, looking as though it had
been slept in, or to see & handsome cloak
all out Of shape and dotted with lint
through being careiessly hung up under
other clothes in a wardrobe, is offensive
in the extreme to refined taste. On the
contrary, the daintily cared-for lace and
ribbon, looking fresh and bright as
though just bought, the carefully done
up collar, the carefully kept, unwrinkled
dress all mark the woman of real refine.
ment and skill in the art Of taking care
of things.
And the same art is a most necessary
one in order to the attractive appearance
of our homes. The housekeeper who
knows how to use things, and yet takes
care of them, is possessed Of happy Sc
cret. It does children no good, it does
not make them whit happier, to allow
them to pound or scratch or abuse things.
Entirely too much latitude has of late
been allowed to children in this direc-
ton. II children wish to cut wood or
drive tacks or ride on chairs, by all means
let them have a play-room where proper
materials will be afforded them, but COM
pei them to respect good nature. They
are no better for being allowed to put
their feet on chair seats or the carved
support of the center table. They have
no business to put candy on the piano OF
smear it with greasy fingers. They may
just as We'll be taught that the carpet is
not tor muddy boots nor the floor the
place for their hats. The mothers work
is to give Line upon line and precept upon
precept in any case, and one of the best
things which she can teach her children
through this educational process is the
art of taking care Of things.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-28
I WONDER IF HE WOULD CARE.

If he could know was jesting s
In my idle words that day;
If he knew with what care I'm investing
The rose that he threw away;
How against decay I'm protesting
wonder what he would say.
II, when the sun is fading
From crimson to faintest pink,
he knew of the sorrow invading
My heart, which from it doth shrink
With tears my folly upbraiding,
wonder what he would think.
If he knew that I was repenting
Words spoken SO thoughtessly,
Would he still the slight be resening?
Still think unkindly of me?
If he knew that was relenting
wonder if he would be.
If he knew how had been crying
Over his picture there;
If he could hear me signing
His name in sorrowing prayer;
If he should hear of me, dying,
wonder if he would care.
ScHEL1. C1rx, Mo. CARRIE Y. SHAW.