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lewis, in Detroit Free Press. ]
HIS LETTER.

You have told youth who has EGO
($l0O) and no trade or profession how he
can utilize his EGO and make living at
the same time, viz, by starting news
agency, etc.
Now, can you suggest TO me some
thing in the same line as what you have
limited to our moneyed youth above. 1
have no trade or profession, and have
saved up f8 only. l have fair educa-
ton (board school,) past the seventh
standard, and have for the last three and
half years sat in a merchants Office at
the desk. / have fair idea of what
would be required of me if had q small
business. My age is 16. Could you
suggest anything after the style you
mint to boy with EGO? What ! am
thinking is that f8 Won't secure me, on
the same scale, the advantages that EGO
would.
NIL
You must realize that the conditions
are not the same in England and Amer
lea. Five out of every seven of our
rich men began life as poor boys. Five
out of every seven in England have in
herited their wealth. A boy of II or Is
In this country can take 800 and start
q news stand, or set himself up in the
stencil-cutting business, or become q
manufacturer of wall-brackets, or make
his start as stationer. There are fifty
ways in which he can use that capital to
start him in life, more depending on his
force of character than the amount of
ready cash. 1t is doubted if you can
take $500 and do as we'll with it in Eng.
land, where many of the businesses
share monopolies in the hands of the
rich.
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The Cowboys Good Points.

The impression is quite prevalent that
the cowboy Of Dakota's plains is a "bad
man." but Mr.. Reed, father of Reed
Brothers, of Cheyenne River rancho, in
consequence of recent experience, is of
quite different opinion.
Not long since, Mr.. Reed came up
from the rancho, and on the road lost a
vaIice containing many useful articles.
Ben Wilkins, well known to most of our
people, happened along the trail soon
after, and, finding the valice, opened it
TO ascertain to whom it belonged, and
carried it on his horse distance of forty
miles to Rapid City and delivered it to
Its rightful owner.
Such an act of disinterested kindness
by an entire stranger strikes the average
Eastern man Is something new and novel,
and the cowboy will hereafter find in
Mr.. Reed (who. by the way, is a regular
correspondent for an Eastern newspaper
a staunch defender of the universally
kind-hearted and generous, but much
abused fraternity.
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He FOrgave Him .
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One of Mr.. Lincoln's annoyances was
the claims advanced for having first sug.
gested his nomination as President. One
of these claimants, who was the editor of
weekly paper published in little viii
lage in Missouri, called at the White
House, and was admitted to Mr.. Lincoln's
presence.
He at once commenced stating to Mr..
Lincoln that he was the man who first
suggested his name for the presidency
and pulling from his pocket an old,
worn, defaced copy of his paper, exhib-
tied 70 the President an item on the sub.
ject.
do you really think" said Mr.. Lin.
coin, "that announcement was the Occa-
sion Of my nomination.
Certainly" said the editor, "the sug-
gestion was 30 opportune that it was at
once taken up by other papers, and the
result was your nomination and cleo
ton"
"Ah! WELL" said Mr.. Lincoln, with a
sigh, and assuming a rather gloomy
countenance, II am GLAD to see you and
this, but you will have to excuse me,
am just going to the War Department to
zee Mr.. Stanton"
SWELL" said the editor, 81 will walk
over with you"
The President, with that apt good ma
ture so characteristic of him, took up his
hat and said, Come along" When
they reached the door of the secretary's
Office Mr.. Lincoln turned TO his compan-
ion and said, 81 shall have to see Mr..
Stanton alone, and you mus. excuse
me" and taking him by the hand he
continued, "Good-by. i hope you will
feel perfectly easy about having nomi-
mated me; don't be troubled about it, ]
forgive YOU"
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The TeayeIer.

Rev. Edward Everett Hale, in the
course of a recent address to the travelling
men of New England, made the follow
ing pleasant illusions:
Commerce, he asserted, was the pio-
neer of civilization. No one knew Amer
lea better than the commercial travellers,
many of whom could tell where Harper
geography was mapping. He was sorry
TO say that little attention was given to
the study of America. Too much was
given 10 Europe.
"You have the greatest opportunity
to study :hat greatest of all studies,
the study of America, study neglected
perhaps at Harvard College. 1t is only
such men as you who fully understand
what America is and what it is going to
do.
1t is characteristic of this age that
goods are sent where they are needed.
but something is carried there besides
merchandise-you are carrying the best
elements of civilization. You have
more power In scattering morals and re-
ilSlOu tudu Tue cdmt UumD6T OIL Clergy
men.
Your power for good or evil goes a
good deal farther than you think. For
instance, were to holo forth in my
feeble way in the parlor of Texan hotel
on Sabbath morning, and were one of
you young fellows to give your opinion
al the same time about the proper OBJ
servance of Sunday, you would have in
finitely more influence than ] would. If
you believe that the proper way to spend
Sunday Is in playing poker, why, all the
young fellows in the town will think
that the proper thing to do for the next
six months will be to play POKER. If you
drink whisky-straigh in the morning,
then the young bloods will think that
the proper thing to do for the following
three months. daughter and applause. }
You have an opportunity to set the
example, and you must expect that it
will have an influence upon society.
America should be known from top to
bottom and more should be known about
it," 1t was the commercial travellers
who knew what America is, and what its
future is. BY their experience in the
world, by meeting the sharpest and
brightest men, they had better oppor.
tunity to know what they need for them.
selves.
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no heart in their work, and Davis and
SWEET were the only two real workers in
the delegation. They brsced up the
Others, and they secured Lincoln's NOM
nation by promising cabinet places to
other states if they would vote for Lin
coin.
Before the convention met they were
sure of Illinois only. As soon rs the
delegates had arrived at Chicago they
went To the Indiana delegation and prom
ised Indiana a cabinet place In case Lin
coin was elected, if Indiana would vote
solidly for him on the first ballot, and
stick to him thereafter as long as he
seemed to have chance of being nomin-
ated. The Indiana delegation consented
to the agreement. Kentucky was fixed
in the same way, aud they then ap-
preached Pennsylvania. Here the trade
was more difficult. Simon Cameron was
a candidate, aud he had his state solidly
for him. At last they persuaded Penn
sylvania To go for Lincoln on the second
ballot with the promise that Cameron
should go into the cabinet on his cleo
ton. The result was that with Illinois,
Indiana, and Kentucky solid they re-
ceived enough scattering votes to run
their total on the first ballot to 102.
Seward had 173, and Cameron so. On
the second ballot Pennsylvania came
in for Lincoln, and it became close
fight between Lincoln and Seward.
On the third ballot Lincoln was nomina.
ted.
after the nomination Davis and
SWEET told Lincoln how it had been ac-
complished, and urged upon him his duty
as To carrying out the contracts which
| they had made. He objected consider.
ably to some of them. As to Indiana,
said he, Caleb b. Smith | know is a good
man, and would be glad to have him in
my cabinet. l don't object TO james
| Speed, of Kentucky, but | don't know
about Simon Cameron. Either Justly OF
uDiustly, Cameron has been charged with
being accessory to certain jobs, and am
making this campaign as "hOnest old
Abe" and want TO avoid even the ap
pesrance of evil
1T was long time before Davis and
SWEET could persuade Mr.. Lincoln to say
that Cameron should have place. He
did 80 finally and in the end gave him
the war department. Smith, of Indians
got the interior, and as to Kentucky, 1t:
part of the spoils was not given unit
later in the administration, when james
Speed, of that state, was put In the place
| of Bates as attorney general.
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not be accepted. Unless you fail to pass
the medical examination, you'll have to
90 guess"
Then Mr.. Duffy thought of something
"Sinstor, 10 tell the trooth, / can't
hear very we'll meself. Whin / was an
apprentice, a red mool knocked the Day
loights out of me aud impaired me list
ener"
Mr.. Earnest had never noticed this,
but he really didn't want to see Duffy 90,
and in the kindness of his heart he en-
coursged the idea little. He even went
over to see DIR. Hoyt at Camp Randall,
and while they made some scientific en-.
perimeDts with lemons and sugar and
spirits, he drew the conversation toward
Mr.. Duffy.
The next day Mr.. Earnest told Peter
IL come down To the Park Hotel and
visit him at his room. AT the appointed
hour Senator Earnest produced list OF
questions and told Mr.. Duffy that be
would have TO answer these satisfactorily
Patiently they set TO work like class OF
students who have secretly secured lis,
of queries prior to the day of examins-
ton. Every day, after the legislative
session had closed, Mr.. Earnest would re.
pair to his room in company with Mr..
Duffy, and they would 60 through the
rehearsal. Finally, the time of Duffy's
examination came, and Senator Earnest
had to 60 to Camp Randall to assist. A
question would be propounded to Peter,
and he would turn with great gravity
and earnestness to Mr.. Earnest, who sat
by him, and ask:
"What do he say, Jim?" Then Jim
would bawl the question into Dufiy's of
ear. The examination went on first rate
only that Earnest nearly died trying to
keep a straight face. Finally came the
last test, which generally caught the i'm
poster. DIR. HOyt turned with great dis
gust to the other examining surgeons and
said:
Gentlemen we don't want this bump
on log. He can't hear anything. |
think we had better leave the blankety.
blank wooden-head at home, where his
family can attend to him and see that be
don't miss the resurrection"
This was said in low tone of voice to
catch the unwary Irishman, but slowly he
turned to Senator Earnest and grayely
inquired:
What do he say, JimT'
Then Earnest,red in the face with sup
pressed emotion, beloved into Duffy
best ear:
"The--doctOr --says--yoa.- -
hear-anything. He-thinks-you-had
-better-stay- here ere--your-fam-
observation-disclosures
resurrection.
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recompense Us for bis departure. His
track CLEANS with light, and golden are
his footsteps. We watch with raptured
vision till the last FURNISHED cloudlet has
disappeared.
So, when from the grand literary firm
ament great intellectual star sets, he
leaves above the mental horizon glow
ing track of beauteous thoughts behind,
legacy of untold value to his race, az if
to reconcile US to his exit.
A poet is an intellectual philan thropist,
scattering our paths with flowers as he
passes along the highway of life.
These are some of the thoughts that
crowd my mind while gazing on letter
before me, received dozen years ago
from the beloved and lsmented William
Cullen Bryant; letter which have not
the least doubt your readers will be very
glad to see. Before transferring it for
their persual and benefit, however, it
may be proper to state briefly what drew
it from him, and afforded me the great
privilege of receiving it. i had written q
tale in verse, for which was anxious to
find publisher, and no sought his as.
sistance, or at least, advice, and he wrote
it in reply.
New YORK. January 4, 1872.
Dear Sir-For various reasons / can
not undertake to look over your manu-
script poem; and among these there are
want of time, want of eyesight, and the
conviction that anything l might say of
it would co you no good. have many
applications of the same kind as yours
if l were to comply with them, should
have little time for anything else. / am
therefore obliged to deny them, and i
cannot make your case an exception.
Then, / have reached a great age, and
cannot read a manuscript of any length !;
if others read poetry to me, am not
able to judge of its merit, unless it be
very bad. | make no pretentions to the
character of critic, and do not willingly
judge severely of other mems verses
The publishers do not govern themselves
by my judgment, as have found when
have formerly given favorable opin-
ion of the poetry of other authors. They
have an idea that ] judge good-natured-
ly. Every one of them has some per.
son to whom the manuscript is referred,
and the question which he has TO deter
mine is, whether, if published, it will
sell.
do not think that your book, unless
its merit be of very striking kind, and
brilliant beyond the common run of
poetry, would sell, if published, for the
reason that your name is not known in
literature. l have always advised authors,
before publishing volume, to make the
public familiar with their names by writ.
ing for the monthlies or the literary week
lies. After they have acquired a certain
reputation and favor with the reading
public, they might venture to publish a
long poem in a volume.
/ am. sir,
Respectfully yours,
w. G. BRYANT.
What words of wisdom and advice
from a master mindl-Frank Yelland.
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WHAT WAS HE

The winds blew fierce. the sun was red
And snOW covered streets and moor
Supplies Of coal and meat and bread
he left AZ a widows door
This was his deed
And ne did we'll.
What was his creed'
cannot tell.
He gently raped At the door and turned
As IL opened, and walked away,
And which were the happier tears that burned
on his or the widows cheek that day.
do not know.
He spoke no word
Only whirring snow
In the wind was heard.
Where want and hunger and cold abode
He never was far away.
And when the chimes In the tower we're tolled
He never was heard 20 pray.
Yet INTO the box
His aims bestow.
His faiths What was III
do not know.
He knew no sect, Jew, Greek or Moor,
Nor Christian, nor church, nor race,
But the way 70 the homes Of the attic poor
And the basement damp would trace
Ia heat OF cold,
By night or day,
His creed; What was IL.
cannot say
For the hungry poor he believed in bread,
And clothes for the ragged and cold,
And fuel for hesrths, where Goals were dead;
And hearts that never grow old.
His sect7 HIS creedy
His fsithf Who knows,
IT'S the greatest Of ALL
His warm heart glows.
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TWO VALUABLE MANUSCRIPTS,
Literary Li5e.l
A LETTER FROM LONGFELLOw.

LETTER FROM LONGFELLOw.
The following letter is only another
instance of the kindly notice extended
by the poet, Longfellow, to unknown cor
respondents. How much of his valuable
time he must have given to those who
really had no claim upon it; and yet he
seemed ever ready to say an encouraging
or sympathetic word. If all his words
of kindness and good will should one day
be brought together, these, am sure,
would not be among those that were
least appreciated.
The letter was written in beautiful,
clear, round hand, very carefully punct.
uated-a good model for any school boy
and such copy" as printer would de-
light to see. A graduating class at a
public school in Chicago formed them.
selves into literary society, which they
chose to call the Longfellow club. At
the request of the club, the lady who had
been the teacher of the class, wrote let.
ter to Lopgfellow acqusinting him with
their proceedings. The following was re.
ceived in reply:
CAMBRIDGE, April 6, 1879.
Dear Miss-If l had time | would
write you long letter in reply to yours,
which has greatly interested ME.
But alas! have not time; for though,
as the Indian said, have call the time
there is" it is not enough for the many
claims made upon it.
can only send you, and the boys under
your care, friendly salutation.
To those who ask how I can write $50
many things that sound as if / were as
happy as a boy" please say there is i'm
this neighborhood, or neighboring town,
a pear tree, planted by Governor Endi-
colt two hundred years ago; and that it
still bears fruit, not to be distinguished
from the fruit of young tree in flavor.
suppose the tree makes new wood
every year, or that some part of it is al.
ways young. Perhaps that is the way
with some men when they grow old. /
hope it is so with me.
am glad to hear that your boys take
so much interest in poetry. That is a
good sign; for poetry is the flower and
perfume of thought, and a perpetual
delight, clothing the commonplace OF
life with golden exhalations of the
dawn"
Give them all my sympathy and my
good wishes and believe me yours very
truly,
HENRY w. LoNGFELLow.
This is truly beautiful letter and the
"boys" will ever treasure it as special
message to them from Americas mos,
popular poet.-William s. Lord.
ALETTER FROM BRYANT.
Long after the sun has disappeared
behind the purple hills, we often zee the
clouds rejecting the varied and beauri
full colors Of his imperial robs, a. IL Il
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Reverie OF the Church sexton.
fExchsnge.l

Excnange.l
Splendid day. Wen have quite a
turnout, There's nothing like sunshine
to draw an audience. It's better than
all the popular preachers that ever were
born.
"Ohl there's my memorandum
book; I'd like to have forgotten it, aud
if them directions hadn't been attended
to, most likely | should have lost my
place. Takes out memoranda and
reads
by order of Judge r. the woman
who squints and eats csrdamon seeds
is not to be pu. in the seat in front of
him.
by order of Squire B. the young man
who ogles his daughter and wears plaid
pants is to be put somewhere on the other
side of the church.
by order of the wealthy Miss Pru-
dence Prim the young man whose clothes
smell of cigars and brandy shall be set
behind her.
The request of Mr.. A, mechanic, that
strangers be not shown into his pew-to
be attended to if convenient.
"Quite a chapter anyhow. But peo-
pie are beginning to streak in. There's
two young women waiting. Common
sort of folks, i guess; gentility don't come
quite so early as this. Have a seat, msrmY
He says with a bow, if you please, sir
NJ oh al
it don't cost nothing. So here goes
the two women into one of the back wall
pews Here's two more birds of the
same feather; wooden shawls, straw bon
nets and cotton gloves; wall pew, second
from the door, good enough in all con-
| science.
"Ah! there's bride. Satin, velvet and
| white kids; fine broadcloth aud white
vest. Shall have the pleasure of showing
yourself and lady some seats? They must
have some first-rate seats, for they are evil
IDENTIFY somebody's. What difference
| there is in folks
"Now there's dressmaker aud school
Understandable Back seats, good
enough. Two young lawyers-somebOdies
must fluid seat in the middle aisle. A
broken-down minister, coat rather seedy,
cravat rather coarse-nobody-side aisle.
Six fashionable boarding school girls
omebodies-middle aisle if possible.
Rouged cheeks, but splendid silk cloak,
somebody middle aisle. An apprentice
boy, decent looking, but nobody-side
aisle.
"Who'll say amt a Judge of human
nature? Don't know who a man is the
minute / see him?
sNow there's one of our seedy coated
old fellows coming. Don't set him down
as nobody, and won't he be glad to ge,
| any kind of seat? I'll show folks that
| understand my business. Have seat
sir?
"Confound my ill-luck. Just as was
putting him into one of the poorest seats
in the house, along comes Judge r., who
spying him, comes up sud says he, 'Ahl
how dye do, Governor B? Take a seat
with me, sir; my wife will rejoice to
meet you Shaking hands with the seedy
coat, he looked daggers at me, and I'll
oct fourpence I've lost my place. Who'd
have thought the old fellow was an ex-
Il
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There are endless varieties in the 90
cial life of.different nations, and we Amer.
leans may often take leaf out Of our
neighbours book, with great advantage to
ourselves. The home life of the Germans
is very simple and beautiful. They are
not afraid to marry on small income;
$500 year is considered quite sufficient
for newly married pair to set up house
keeping on, and they make life very en-
durable to themselves on what we should
consider a most inadequate sum. The
more children they have the better
pleased they are.
The German women are capital house.
wives there is no pretension about them,
they do not try to appear better off than
they really are. As q matter of course,
they do homework and cooking, mind
their babies themselves, are content
with plain, homely way of living, and
look after the miuutest details of their
households with scrupulous care.
Living costs less with them than with
US; everything is on reduced rate.
House rent in North Germany, for it is
of North Germany that we principally
refer to, is very much lower than in
England; q small comfortable house
can be had in the town of Bremen for
$75 year and the taxes come to about
$25.
Going to the theater is a very favorite
amusement at Bremen; the prices at
the best theater (the Stadt Theater) are
much more moderate than in this coun-
try.
There is a curious custom about en-
gagements. Soon as the daughter of the
house is engaged (verbolt.) printed cir
cular is sent round TO all friends, an
nouncing the event. Is is considered q
terrible breach of faith to give up an en-
gagement, as it has appeared in black
and white, and every one of the girls
acquaintance knows ell about it. There
are sometimes very long engagements.
As rule, the North Germans make
excellent wives, and are most affectionate
industrious, and patient, putting up
with really hard work, living lsborious
lives, and devoted to their husbands and
children. There is something quaint in
the German word for husband, "mein
manu." my man," it il like the old
Scotch, my ain gudeman, "and gives the
sense of property which every true wife
ought to feel.
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Shaking Hands.
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1t il true, that, to certain extent,
mans character can be determined by
the grasp of HE hand; but like all other
indications, it must not be relied upon too
absolutely, though Prof. Willis, the
physioguomist, says:
mo other single act will give one such
an insight into individual human nature
as Misunderstanding. In the performance
of this social custom many peculiari-
ties may be noted &c perfection. Would
you expect to get a donation from
q man who will give you but two fin
gers to be shaken and keep the rest
bent, as upon an itching palm? think
not.
Through the agency of the fingers the
heart can be made to speak its feeling.
If you doubt it stand by the bedside of a
dying friend from whom the power of
speech has gone. With what eloquence
the hand will then echo the thoug hts of
the mind. As we shake hands 30 we feel,
80 we are.
Make study of the matter and you
will find that people of different disposi-
tons shake hands very differently. Some
extend their hand and give good, sound,
warm heart grasp. That lie when their
dispositions are warm, ardent and
vigorous. Others greet you with a
cold, formal shake, without emotion oil
warmth. Such persons possess . char.
acter in keeping with their clasp OF tSe
hand"