, 1879-07-26

an.! gusltnE,'-an pri,lcntly rcftnln.
"Kitt!o4n you hnVs RllEHcsted 40 mnuy MIRA
thngA which VIC may 10 far our brothers Tint
want to suggest ono more way Of pleasing
I l!ave found that almost alt bo1s arN fond ot
music, extremely fond OF It, cven those Mio can
neither sing nor plny themselves. Dut YOU
know gtrls "n nercr-of hardly .cvcr"-arc viii.
Az konr. Now, confess Tint il NAV 10 d 7sr1 tat
pleasant sort OF Occult patton for youth to plead
with aotne other boy's slater. but when It comes
to one'e own sister boys uduatlr expect her 10
speaking, II she refuses once without good ri.
cueo, the supplcant for entertainment Will coulIv
tell her to do ~ she pteascs. and will tnuntcr %
down city, whtstltn1 gahy kfine.n And then
entertaining 10 ne. like ho Il to o'hcr firis."
:. And do not be too parttcu1Ar abnut the sclcc.
t'on Of pieces. Nod comes III tired ond warn,
and, throwing himself on tho eo'a, !sxclainst
ming bsr % isnds @ oYcr Tho keys and plsyns n"th. .
ing whatever, asks intlit1crenily: "Well, wha4
shall It 6caa And tl!c boz. fRnoront Of titles
Saws; "Oh anything" Then atster impltes tint
4, requests that she iinTs that ploce which !.s.
cinated young Smith 80 the other night but
Dess has forgotten Hhat particular song It waa
By this Tina Ned hogins to think he Ii earn.
mn 0Ie euIo[tAilHaEukt II" FAEtuItIet WIN Z
touch q impatience q his tons: ."Well, pla7
something, then,-anythlNg undcr the sun; play
that scnata brought home the other night"
TO Which J bs,s .ya e1ela!'ns, in tone Of Injured
ID liz. ye" And So ,S siter T low more susees.
tons, Ned gtyos UP ~ despar; and even 4 htIss
Bess docs play and sing after that, no listens
z, yith but lsnguld interest, for he fetls wsY to
that performance. Really, I thlnk girs ought
to know what their brotere' favortlcs arc, aud
have them ready. 1t "a small very small
sacrifice, hut It goes q long waya eonetlmcs.
ous aa7ice,-the kind TINT il alwaYa acceptable
on all occasions to MI peraonst ! rant to give
another hint or two, and know Il will ho
doubly welcome to tle otl!er Ftrls' brothers, and
tho carelessnets With which girls fulfil engage.
1ents With brothers. This Is about the way It
hhppent' There Is 70 bo an entcrtainment at the
Opera HOUSE," Plnafora" Of course,-nnd
on1 the e% Sh Sns. oEe 1e se Ss 10.
reachcd bat the delightful, ake Of sweet 10, sha
bRs learned thht a Gentleman Is always most
angelic Just after dlnnor Tor lust after any meal
tor that nattcr. wo11cr Whya May soma
phtlosophcr dcnonstratel}.
We'll, as aaid: sho astaeks TINT youth sone-
thing Ia this fashion: NOW, Bob, want 10
ask favor Of you: You know mndo that
you know haven't laughed at Jour mustscho
Grant ny request, won't you, dearl" casting up
The most appealing ct blue e!cs. And Bob, in-
t!on rith @rinatore," says good aaturedly:
And Sues !olca takes IN added p'alntiveucat, as
she sara. ~ Wnnt you to tako me to hear Pin
his a,ustachs in doubtful m.nnor lfor lie r
members the sweet. new Elrl Just around tho
corner whom ha Is 20 anxious to accompany TINT
very night, a fearful onLser comes Into her
.ocs - fes Psa;; NoT noe y9a TSstns So.r
Tom White will b. too happy for ANYTHING If
I'm not there. You SCI, / Thought all the tima
that he'd ask me-. and I got my bounot-O,
Bob, tho sweetest lo.e Of boonet-a!l rcady,
because hu's mad At me for going out boating
with shnt nobby fellow from Nowhere; md. Bob,
Il you don't take nc, shatl just "-and then
the Door little yuico cnokes, and Bob, who mover
pairing thought Of what imtght hayo been,n
aud then kigsos the poor little sistor, and tails
her he viii accompany hor, certain sure.
That's all very well 90 ias, but,a few moments
"horrid Tom White" appears upon Tho seone,
satisfactorily e1plalns TINT ho had boon out OF
town and wasn't mod bit. and now ls anxious,
0 80 anxious, to havo tho pleasure Of her com.
pany. and she really wont rcfuso him, etc, etc:
Aud aue bIushca aud looks very pretty, nn!l
savs, rather hes!tattnEly, that "Drothcr Bob
promised to take me, but It won'k mako any dff-
ference to him; ho'a my brother. you know"
And then she turns to Bob and snys, arenly::
eoq9s q1u s s .a,s n&a & 90 o ro =. eeai a 4 Snt e
course after sGo has gone. ho says solne decided
~ emphatic, II not rery lengthy, ~ords-to tic
Moonl
But now comes the saddeat part Of alt. 80 "it
you hare tears to shed, prepnra to shed tl.em
ncm." Tl!c next time suee wants Q favor, Bob
Isn't anywhcfo to be found, and so the Door IT.
tlo thing cu.ls herselt up In corner and sohs
horsulf to sleep, with the most absolute convic-
tIou 10 her ultad that hob Ia tho mos. l1noblg-
lug fellow IN the world.
but now III ieayoit 70 apy one {except tho
sister or other girls brother)lt that boy Is 40
very much to b,ams after nil.
Permit me, NOW, to become very good old
grandmother, and 10 ask ono or two fayors Of
young mothers. It Ia abont The dcar little ones
whom tho Lord has kIsen Into your care.
Do not, beseech you, try os'sllow them of u
during these hot summer days. Do not dress
! them TIP tn runles md tucks, md embroidery
and puffs, srarchcd until they will stand atonc;
dressed IN tho simplest, little soft gown. lie.
member to gtve them drink Of cold water pow
and then. And please do not toss and trotf f,nd
bouuca them shout any moro than Ia absolutely
necessary. Teach them to be calm and quet.
During this Intensely warm weather havo
seen mothers and nurses tosslng unn tunlbllng
their babes until poth mother and chilli became
cross, nervous, and irritable; and, although
poor, tired mothers. cannot but wonher, so,ae-
ttmos, why tho dear Lord ravo the lIttle white
souls Into the keeping Of mothers who hayo 10
little soif-controI.
California, fear you hayo mndo It seem
that wont1 write to you only from courtesy;
whercts am pu(te sure ttat there arc other
reasonk why II Will be great pleasure to mo TO
do 6os BlITEnsWE1r.
FLORICULTURE
WONDERFUL PLANT.
To ths Editor af Tie TRIBUNE.
OTTAwA,I H., July 14.--I1sd God tn Ills wisdom
aoen best to deprive Il. Of The sense Of sight all
tho years Of our life, and had Just at this season
opened our eyes, l think tic cry would bo J;