davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1894-10-18
Q0otItber SturS.
Gin 2rbsiter first con eil1em fe6s5ie ;6u6
hohen 0eIe9raphenpfoiten auf oas
StraBenpfaiter.


G6omos Gonnors, Elm bel Der Tele8raz
pbenIinIe angelteater flint unb OretBi8
jGbriger Q(rbeiter, fam geftern Guf iAre6z
libe 8eiie um'S 2eben. ST bate Obel1
auf einem le9s3ig S.B bo6en &eLegrapbens
pfoitcn cine Nrbeit 5u DerriGtcn, ais ct
plObli6 ben Salt DerlOr unO btnunterz
%itiir5te. 0ur9 ben Saa tpur0e ibm BET
&opf Seri6mettert un0 er itarb 0uf benz
g8e9e na9 bent 5ospttaLe.
, 1894-10-18

= 8oIisiit goun9 ertappte bcr9eitcrn
Ole SLion uno 8m. 2eatb babel, als 1te
aus Dem @rocerplaben bon 6. 6. Ycterien,
80 8pronitrnBc, me6rcre Sade WtebI uno
81 in baarem @eloe 3u iteb!cn perlubten.
ST fiibrte iic Gcute friiD Dor &icbter 8bite,
Der Olion inter $500, Qeatb aber ais ben
6auptiteDler inter 500 8iirgibaft Sem
@riminolgeri6t iibermieS.
, 1894-10-18
Seine ei9ene Sdulo.
Gin freber Gilorin9Iin9 pom elmer Sran
erfboiien.
@nprDtIle, Genn., Is. Oft.

&ur3 nacb Mittcrnacbt tpnrOe S6omaS
6ogartp, Der 6ciser elmer iiiblicben 8a6n,
bon GSrau QD6a 9tbobe5 eri6Olien. Sogart0
Derluc6tc gelpaltiam III bas 6aus bet Trau
etn5uDringen unb bate bereits Die Gbiir
cingeitoBen, ais er bon berielben bnrcb etnen
9tepolper1dluB toOt ntcOer9eitredt puroe.
6ogert0 bate an9ebli6 geglaubt, oaB
6rau Jf6obeS cine 8erion smettel3aften
@barafters JET.
, 1894-10-18
Die Route ser Nortpeitern.G" 81.
Sdbn.
Die proieftirte Podbabn pom 2Eus9anes. bis
gum Gnopunfte.

Snrenieur 8eiton bon Ser Nort6z
meltern : 6o66abngeieui6af unterbreitete
beute 8ormittag benz SbcrbaucommiiiGr
Sones Die Dollltdnoigcn 8lGne fiir Die
9anSe 9toute Der Nortbtpelternz s obbabn.
gtacb bielen Yldnen iou bic 6obGa6n on
Ser g8abaib Qlpe., StpilAen Wtonroe uno
WtaOiinnItr., ibren Nntong uebmen. Son
bier 9ebt ie neltli6 bis sur 9eorbornitc.,
tDenbet iicb bann noh llmgeDung beS Sc
bGuoes oer @rIteit 9~totionalbanf in Der
NueD 5tpiicben Der Dearborn unb @larfitr.,
ipeltlib bis sl einem Bunfte SiDtiden Der
2aSaleitraBc uno 3. Qlne. uu6 Damn grade
n0rbli9 spii6en bieien beibcn StraBen
bis 3ur Carbohydrates, mo ii9 ibr @egez
rccbt, oaS bis baDin MIR 40 SUB brett mar,
arf 100 SUB Derbrettert. Damn lGuft Die
9toute grade n0rOli6, freust ben SluB unb
gebt bis gu Der Nuep Spii3en Mi6i9an
uub SGinoisftr., no tie ii6 lpeitli6 bis su
einem 8unft aipilben Ntarfet unb Sranfz
linitr. tpel6et.
3Wiiben bieien bei6en lebteren StraBen
5tebt it6 Die 9o66abn nit einigen fleinen
NuStDeicbungen geraDe n0roli6 bis 5u Der
lii6li6 bon bet 9tortb 2lpe. liegenben 2luep
bin, in WeIber lie bis Gil einem 8untte
smiiben Wtarfet Ctr. unb 9torb 8arf Npe.
9ebt. 8eiter felt iib Die Goute tpie folgt:
tpeltli6 nacb Der &reusung Der Quep nabe
Der ScogDid Str. bis sur Q8eco Ctr,
nOrbli6 5lp!iden Satiteo unb Surfing Str.
sur NacD sDti6en gtortb Npe., 8urling,
t6alftc0 uno 9apton Str, norbweitlicb
5tpllhcn @lDbourn 2(be. un6 8ilieu Str.
bis sur 8iuop Str. oann geraoe n0rblib
in Der @uep 3piitsn Sbcffielo 9tpe. un6
8iiIea Ctr. bis sur 0atin Str, 6ann
Deitlih, al Den @eGciicn Der GuanIton &
Safe Superior Sabn (eincr 3pet8babn Ser
W~tilpautee & st. 9oul 8obn) entlang bis
gum Wtontrole 8ouleoarD uno meiter ent=
lang bieieu 0elciien bis 3u einem Bunfte
nabc ber g8tllon 2lpe. uno Der GUanlton
@Ue.
Sier 6eobii6ti9t Sic 6oCbbabngeieuicbaft
etnen groBen Serminolba6n6of 81 erric1ten
unb 5u bicicm 3tpefe eiu @runbltid alf
Dem Wege oeS @nteignung5Oerfabrcu SIT
erluerben.
Die Sr6inau3 Ser NortDipcitern 6oCbz
baGn9cleuibaft murbe am s. Sanuar oiele&
Sabre5 angcuommen, unb Die @eicuibaft
perpft6tet it6 Ourd 0ieielbe, Die 8abn
inner6aI6 Orcier Sabre pom Sage Der 2lnz
naDnle Der Sr6iua15 fertig 81 baben.
Ser ltdotilcbe Sngcntcur NrtingltGQ bat
bic YlGne bcreits gepriift unO an benielben
ntdtS auS8uleBen, un6 Der MaDor tpirb
benlelbcn ieine l%lntcrihrift ebenfaGS nicbt
oerlagen.
Grtraii5un9 oes staOtraths,
Mor8en, 6reitag N6cnb, finbet cine
GgtraiiBung oc5 Stobtratb5 itatt, III ipclz
cber IL. u. porauSiibtIicb aucb iiber pen an
anOerer Steue bicies BIatte5 eripGbntcn
WtabOen'icben Qlntrag oerbanoett merOen
, 1894-10-18
Nahm Garbolfdure.
Gin Ghica9oer mabt in St. Paul feinen
&eber Elm Gnoe.
g t. g q I, 18. Oft.

@e1tern WOrge1 nm acbt l1br ipurbe ber
Coroner 8bitcombe mach benz Snterna7
tionaG 6ots1 gerufcn, i'm Den Snqueft iibcr
Die 2eide pon NjQiam Dillon aus Chicago
ab5ubaltcn, we!cher ii6 nit GarbOlidure
baS Qeben gcnommcn bate. Die Hernn>
laIiun9 gum Selbltmoro lit nibt befennt.
9illon woDnt in 1859 Oatitr., 0aibin8z
ton 0eig5ts, Chicago.
, 1894-10-18
Stdoti1hes,
Oas Dieter.

Sptiter &Getne, 76 8ai6i1gton Str,
bericbtet fir g6icaao Die foL8enOen 8aroz
meter unb GbermometerltGnOe:
I'm 8 l1br WOrg. So Or, 1tn1 9 l16r SO
Gr., I'M 10 lI6r go @r., I'M IL l1br 81
Or, nm II l1br 81 @r. 8aromcterltanb
nm 8 1br Mforg. 1920, IL lt6r 1920.
, 1894-10-18
Oiebnlorft.

Sd6peine ftiegen i'm 9rciic nm 5
@ents uno brac6ten ibipere 4.7595.4O,
Leicbte 4.5095.10, bNr6eiuauOcr 1850
5.20.
9tin6pie6 unb S9aie feit.
!3ufubr $4,000 StIf 9tin6Uie3 10000
S9neine nno $4,000 S9afe.
, 1894-10-18
Shlaeenoe Wetter.
DER JtaIiener fdwer perIebt.
s. ittSburn. Is. Oft.

S6ta9en6e 8etter fiibrten geitern 9tac67
mitta9 in elmer 9~oblengrube in Sbancr in
PennipIuanien Die l9pere 9erlebung BON
bier @rubenarbeitern, St~alienern, berbei,
bon Oenen permutbIi9 2 benz Gooe pers
fallen 1tno.
, 1894-10-18
Nbourrbaman
Dermuthlicb nod am Seben.
g tmIQ. Is. Sft,

StmIa Is. DIT.
Ole g3abricht bonn Gobe oes @mirs bon
.oIfabantitalt, oie bon elmer 2abalrer 3eiz
Er1a auf @rrnO df9banii6er Nngaben Derz
.rcitet ipurOe, finOet bel Der inbti9en Ste
prung feline 8eItdttgung.
, 1894-10-18
Gine arbeiterfreunolid)e Oroinon,.

9aS StoOtratbss GOmile fir etraBeu
uno @aiien Der Sitoleitc bei9lob 9eiiern,
benz Staotrath bic Nnnabme elmer Srbiz
nan3 5n cmpfeDIcn, weIcbc Der Calumet
electric Street 0tailrooD 60" Das Nccbt
ertDeilen ioI, ibr @elciiciDitem ar Der 1l9.
Str. bis CUR Soliteb Str. 3u ~uerldn9ern,
nnb Elm @eleiie an Der 6alitcb Cir. bis
CUR 121. StraBe 5u lcgen. Die StraBsnz
baDn9cieli6aft mill i6r Spiten bauptz
i69li9 aus Dem Grunoe erlpcitern, I'm
ben in ben 8ertitGttcn an Der 121. Ctr.
bel6dfti9ten Qrbeiteru cine transport
9ele9enbett 81 ueribaffen.
, 1894-10-18

2tbonnirtauf 6as Qbenbblatt Ser SQinois
Sta0tsz 3eitung. Preis l Sent.
, 1894-10-18

Nbonnirt auf ba8 Nbenbblott Ser SQinois
Stats 3eitung 8reis / Sent.
, 1894-10-18
Grtraii5une oes Sta0tratbs,

Mfor9en, 6rettag 9t6cub, fin6et eine
GgtraiiBung OcS Stabtrat6s itatt, III ipcIz
cher II. q. porauSiicbtiicb oucb iiber ben an
an6erer Steue bicics BIattes erip6bntcn
WaOben'i3en Qtntra9 uerbanoett werOen
lpiro.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24
STOCKING STITCHES.
. pays . buv good stocking.

u pays 70 buy good stockings.
Fine stage ana dress stocklng. -.
French made.
The Spanish were among the arn. -
knit fine stockings.
White silk stockings 90 with tho
bridal slippers, but nowhere Gle.
Silk stockings should be eloano 4
iike other silk goods and not washed
Tut warm stockings, even though
coarse, upon the child as tho chilli -
winter approaches.
Use a little OK gall and no nlkaIi in
washing black stockings Dry them
quickly in the house.
Queen Elizabeth, in 1880. wa. The
iirst woman in England to wear
knitted silk stockings.
In their native lands scotch and
irish girls seldom wear stockings ~.
cept upon dress occasions
DO not mend hole in a stocL,,n h..
drawing IL together; the strain mo-,
inc surrounding fabric soon mal,es
INC rent worse than nj FIRST.
Ihat was an unkind OH fa.hion
winch doereed that the older slate :
should dance in green stockinys n,
tue wedding Of her younger sister
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24
PARROTS AND A MONKEY.
They Got Along Peacefully because the
Simian Was Awed by Numbers.

They Got Along Peacefully Because the
Simian Was Awed by Numbers.
Thirty-seven parrots and a monkey
formed part OF the cargo which Cap
tain II. B. Eaton of the barkentine
Geneva brought into this port the 9TH
er day from 0rchilla. He entered the
parrots at the custom-house as being
valued at sos. They come in free, but
if he wants to land the monkey the
latter will be liable to a duty of TWEEN
~ per cent, says the Baltimore Herald.
While Captain Eaton unquestiona-
bly, had a monkeys ud-parrotn time
Of it during his voyage from Yenez-
uela, his birds Jared better than did
the parrot in the story His parrots
had good deal Of fun an the way on
the ocean. They were numerous
enough to defy the monkey. and all
arrived at Baltimore, each with its fun
share Of feathers and in possession Of a
voice delightful to ears which lind
melody in Japanese cracked fddles or
Chinese war gongs.
The crew on the Geneva did not
lack for lively conversation on the way
from South America to Maryland. and
the parrots had fine opportunity to
give up their Spanish cuss words for a
choice vocabulary Of epithets redolent
Of an Anglo-Saxon forecastle. Any
one who wants a parrot to swear at
tramps, brighten intruding cats and
dogs, or tickle the children and shock
the ladies by its language and general
cussedness. can, no doubt. be supplied
from the outfit brought hither on the
barkentine.
Captain Eaton says that the parrot
crop in Venezuela is not failure. and
it is further understood that these
green and red feathered birds ia that
country enjoy unusual educational adj
vantages. They articulate (at home}
only in the purest Castilian phrase
ology, while in America they chatter
away in English with disregard Of
ears polite which is as refreshing as it
is unique.
A few specimens, however. have
been carefully preserved from contain
nation and can speak only Spanish.
using bad language, no doubt. but IL
sounds good because no one UNDER
stands it. Common. everyday par
rots. who can say only Polly wants o
cracker" have here the opportunity
to increase their vocabulary. which
may not be neglected.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24
rHE poRrER's MISTAKE.
lie Thought tho Money HAD been Lefs
for Little Tip

q
After Mr. Scadds left the station he
experienced a severe shock upon dis
covering that packet OF bank notes
which he was taking 70 the city WAS
nowhere about his person.
He must have left 1t in the Pullman
car.
..I'll 90 to the superintendent office
and make my loss known, no thoughts
and he did II left a package con-
tanning IS, 600 In bank notes in Pull
man car not half an hour ago, " said
MIR. Seadds to the official,
(which train2'
The one which arrived at 9;l5"
Have you your Pullman check?n
Fortunately he had, and this en-
abled the superintendent to send for
the conductor,
lilo soon arrived, for he had not yet
finished the report Of his trip and was
still in the building.
Conductor. said the superintend-
emit, did you see anything 81 pack
age left In your carr"
mo, sir.
Porter didn't turn anything over to
you9"
mo. sir. =
bring the porter here
He was brought
did you SEQ anything OF small
packet after the passengers iett your
caro-
Yes, sab
Have you turned II ln7n
Why, no, sab II wa5 lot o,
money. sab.
Precisely, Where = il now ~
Here, sab
Il was produced from an la.ld"
pocket.
Sr seadds eyes frightened when
BE- saw the roll say Harper's That
Il, a. exclaimed lie counted tha
money, and It aas att thrre. tbs en-
tire 5000
Look here porter. said the SUPPER
intendent, severely. II want b KNOBS
why you did not bring thar package b
mo the moment you got your tlHgers
on it9't
Why, sab replied the man. with
an injured afr II s'p0sed AZ gvfnmaa
had lett i ior TIP. sab. That's why.
sab
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24
&c for OId Mhnrls.

The secretary Of the NAVY mission
makes an appeal to all bicyclists Who
have no further use for or are getting
rid Of their old safety machines to
send them as a gift or sell them at a
nominal price to the society he repre-
sents for use by the missionaries and
employees. These bicycles. he
says, arc OF ..immense service
to them, often halving their
labor and doubling their eff
cheney" as aiey have to travel long
distances in the course Of their WORK
It is the navvies to whom we owe the
good roads which make cycling such a
pleasure, and it is not unreasonable to
hope his appeal will be literally re-
sponded to.-London Figaro.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24

little faint for an instant while she
realized the truth, and Ferdinand
melted into spa ce; but then the sup
pressed fun in her clover nature"
jumped up like a Jacll-in-the-box ON
the phantom heels of the vanishing
Ferdinand, and she went off into
peals on peals of inextinguishable
laughter They were rather fright
ened; her aunt slapped her hands;
Charlie emptied the bottle of eau-de-
cologne over her, and | am afraid She
slapped him,
"Me poor child" said her aunt,
''she's hystericalr
I'm nothing of the sort, gasped
Miranda, trying to stop laughing. go
ing OFF again and speaking in spasms
"oh, oh, oh! it's too, TOO, too funny!
Oh, oh, oh, that l should fall in love
with nine men-at once! No, no.
no. with nine-bits of men! Oh, oh.
oh! thing-of shreds and patches.
Oh. oh, oh! shall | ever, ever, ever
stop laughing?"
Miranda went home in July, a mer-
rier and wiser girl In October she
married her faithful eurate, whose
only rival had been Ferdinand.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24
a startling Announcement.

One sultry Sunday minister was
laundering away at his drowsy congre-
cation, the majority Of whom would
go to sleep in spite Of all his efforts.
At last he shouted. Wake up here.
There is a man preaching to YOU who
has only half shirt on his back" II
wake d them tremendously. The noxt
day delegation Of ladies visited the
parsonage, and presented the preacher
with a package containing some very
nice shirts, saying that it was a shame
that he should be reduced to half d
shirt to his back. He replied, after
accepting the shirts with thanks, ..that
he was not literally reduced to half
shirt, although he wore only half on
his back: he wore the other half ID
front OF him.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24

almost sacredly her own, almost
heaven-sent She put the heaven.
sent Ferdinand into her pocket, and
when the rector and his daughter
went home to the rectory, Ferdinand
went, too
Thereafter Miranda spent much
time in contemplation of that sun
pictured face. In point of fact it was
badly executed photograph, for
there was haziness in SOME of the
outlines, a want of finish in some of
the details This, however, enhanced
its significance in Miranda's eyes, and
appeared to her to imply peculiar
value in the portrait as portrait, in
dependent of its merits as a work of
art
Miranda passed the winter in trem-
bling expectation, half hoping, half
dreading that her aunt would in some
of her letters allude to the missing
treasure, and at the same time tear
the veil from its mystery, but no such
enlightenment came and in May Mi
randa was to go and stay in London
with her fathers sister.
Meanwhile, only two things hap
pened to her at the rectory. One was
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24

we ever hope to see. Weighed twen'
ty-two pounds, gentlemen" Is our
hosts good night.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24
FORGET HIM?
Sot " ITO Evsr CaaEht ths waiter ia
Indiana

Indiana
A man from tile Interior n Indiana
was In New York not long ago, and
according 20 the Detroit Free Press.
meeting a friend there. proposed d
blow him on 10 good dinnsr. H.
didn't know just where 10 70. ANA 81
some chance ~ stumbled into swell
cafe. whers prices climb higher than
the thermometer on the hottest day
The lndianIau never though, Of that.
though. ard had dinner Thar vas
really fine. having lrit Ii 10 thr wait
cr's taste and discretion when the
bill was presented ii was Tor si7.y5.
What do you mean By thlss" he
exclaimed, AZ ~ looked Il over.
That's the bin, sir. replied the
waiter. respectfully
Excuse me. said thg Hg,aisr
gulping down his feelings blioyr MI
guest. and b. gave the waiter a
twonty-dollar bin.
When the change was brought back
hc chucke1 Il into hts pockrt aud
started out, hIs friend bcirg some dis.
. taucc In advance.
Beg pardon, = tuurmurrtf tf,s
waiter, ARE you going % forgot me.
sir2"
Forget you " Missed the flooairr.
In low. penetrating hlsa. forget
you' Well. You hgt your life never
forget a man that lets me pay st7. III
Tor dinner when dinners arr plenty
ior nifty cents. and II over catch you
70 ne state q Indiana by gum. yo1'tl
wish had forgotten you. and don
you forget that, will yoa2r and 10
walked out 20 mad that II there had
been half show for him b. would
have tackled the waiter right then and
there.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24

which is, perhaps, the prettiest way
in the world. Her father, the rector,
was Irish, and he and all his family
were genial, CHEEKY folk, who laughed
and grew fat. Miranda was rather
ashamed of her own keen sense OF
fun, which belonged, she supposed, to
her ''lower nature"
Indeed, an ideal Ferdinand (she al
ways thought of him as ferdinand y
already haunted her maiden medita-
tions-an adorable being, undreamed
of in maturer philosophy; splendid
guest, to whom the doors of her
heart were to fly open.
One September day the beaming
rector, whose beams had never been
obscured except when his only child's
mother died ten years before, called
to Miranda from his study window.
Chick, would you like to come TO
London with me for week?7
Yes, papa" she said, in a little,
languid voice, and with dreamy
gaze beyond him into in6nity. She
had very nearly jumped for JOY, but
recollected the dignity of woman
hood in time, and waited until she
got into her own room. Then she did.
They went to the house of her
fathers sister in London. She was a
rich and lively old maid. then daily
curing backache at some German
baths. and spending most Of her time
with much cheerfulness nm to her
chin in them.
The happy old parson. who did not
often give himself holiday. enjoyed
it thoroughly and so did Miranda.
One morning the rector had to 90
into the city on business and left Mi
randa all alone. She meant to reeline
in an easy chair and read Browning;
but she got rather strained over .'Sor-
dello, which many who can run can
not read.
Now Miranda, reclining on her easy
chair, found it so much easier than
Browning that she fell asleep.
She was shocked at herself when
she awoke and found the poet prone
at her feet. However, she got up,
stretched her arms and thought she
would explore the three drawing
rooms in search of new toys and curl
osities. of which her aunt was a great
collector
She came to the smallest room at
the end, and even as she crossed the
threshold her eyes fell on-a face!
She stopped short, then went forward
with clasped hands and stood to gaze.
1t was only the photograph of very
handsome young man stuck into the
last leaf Of photograph screen
standing on little table. but in that
moment Miranda thought she fore
tasted the rapture Of a realized ideal.
In those dark ewes she seemed to read
genius and sweetness; in that coun-
terfeit presentment she seemed to
recognize the Ferdinand of her
dreams.
Almost shyly she slipped the fate
full carte out of the little screen with
out even glance at its companions
there. The image had no superscrip-
ton: the upper and lower edges of
the mount had been pared away to
admit Of its insertion in the screen.
This only added the fitting touch of
mystery.
Miranda could not bring herself to
replace and resign what seemed
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24

TO what do you attribute tho cura-
i've properties Of your springs7" asked
visitor at a health resort.
Wen, answered The proprietor a.
he thoughtfully chewed q tootbnicE
II guess the advertising Two done I'M.
had something to do with h print.
er's Ink
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24

His grace the duke had sat for sew.
eral moments silent.
"Of course" the heircss was OBJ
serving, absently toying with her fan.
''you are landed nobleman?"
The man in whom conferred all her
hopes Of entering high society sighed
deeply.
practically" he rejoined, gloomily
81 owe your old man so much money
that can't get away"
Rising with glad cry she fell on his
neck.-Detroit Tribune.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24
How Is Thl, for Iilrbq

George-Say, Tom, IS it true TIM,
you're engaged TO Miss Fetchey?
Tom-That's about the size OF Il.
George-Tell us about her. Is she
tall?
Tom-Oh, she comes about up TO
my shoulder.
George-Yes, I suppose eo-very
often, too.-Truth.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-24
Many do.

He--Do you like green tea. Mis-. n.
derby. -
Texas siftings. ~ ''o'
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27

We have no more right to think wrSAy
than we have to do wroRG.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27
RELIGIOUS READING.
HAVE A PLACE ron PRAYER.

We do not need TO enter the closet in or,ie,
to find the Lord He IL ever near us. But
we enter II In order to escape from distrac-
ton. and In order to regain those associa.
lions, and, 1t may be. to surround ourselves
with those mementoes, which we formerly
found hep to our prayers. One who has
great powers OF abstraction may take refuge
from surrounding hustle In the depths of HIS
own spirit ard pass along the crowded
streets In the perpetual hermitage OF his
own seli-seclusion. undivcrted aud undis.
tracted by all that is whirling round
him. But few have this talent
OF inward sequestration--his power TO
make a closet of themselves; and
In order to find for their thoughts peaceful
sanctuary. they must find for their persons n
tranquil asylum. 1t little matters where or
what II Is. Isaac went out into the field. and
Jacob pied his night long prayer beside the
running brook. Abraham plsnted grove
and In the cool shadow of his oaks. mt Beer
shcba. he called on the name OF the Lord
Abrahams servant knclt down beside his
camel and !, would appear. from some of
his psalms, that cave. n mountain fastncss,
or n cavern In the rocks, was David's eloquent
oratory. Peter had chosen for his place OF
prayer the quiet and airy roof Of his seaside
lodging. when the messengers Of Cornelius
found him. IL would seem that the open air
the noiseless amplitude OF the SOLITARY
place'--thc hillside, when the stars above
ana tne shadowy world below-thc fragrant
stiffness VI the garden when evening had
dismissed the laborers. where the Man of Sor.
rows loved 10 pray. II was in the old church
of Agra that John Welsh was wont. all alone
to wrestle with theangel Of the covenant and
we have stood I'm the wild rock-cleft whero
Peden found frequent refuge from his persc-
cutors and whence he caused his cry to as
cend unto the Lord most high. II does not
necd four walls and a boltcd door to make a
place of pruNpr. Rptirpfupnt nnH giipu.g uuI
sequesterrd spirit will create II anywhere
BY the shore Of the sounding sca--in the
depths OF the forest in the remotcness of the
green and sunny upland, or the balmy peace.
Ia ness OF the garden bower-nay, admidst
the dust Of the dingy ware-room. or the cob
webs OF til" owlet.haunted barn--in the iok.
ing corner of the crowded stage. or the un.
noticed nook of the travellers room, YOU
hav" only To- shut your eyes. and seclude your
spirit, and you have created u closet there.
II is closet wherever the soul finds itscli
alone With God.