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and saw pile Of notes on his writing
table. But il was only for an instant;
he listened TO the anSieties of his caller,
with that concentration of sympathy
which can put self aside: and when the
man went away il WAS with the other
mans heartfelt grip Of the hand. his
heartfelt"I thank you forcoming to me:
God bless you. my friend. and give you
wisdom"
The letters were not SO easy; but he
went through them faithfully. answer
ing them or filing them away; appeals
for help, or money. on work; two lBvi-
tations;. two requests for instruction
from ladies of mis- congregation. lie
was aware of a sense of hasJe in getting
through with these things: sense OF
haste even in disposing of another caller,
boy. who came TO say he had doubts
about the existence of God. and who felt
immensely important in consequence.
~ tell YOU, Mr.. West" this youth de-
rared. nodding his head. "of course |
don't mean to he hard on the church; of
course | see the value OF such belief
in keeping the masses straight, but. ror
thinking men!"
TO treat this sort of thing seriously
and patiently is one of the trials of a
thinking man who happens to be min
lister.
1t was nearly midnight before the
clergyman had his library to himself.
With sigh of relief. he shut the door,
and walked once or twice about the
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8SS
WHERE IGNORANCEIS :? 5
BY MARGARET DELAND.
Author Of " John Ward. Preocbsr." q
TCopyneh. by syndksel 4
Author Of John Ward. Preach bsr."
&AFA@Mssseesf5 fa5a5agAsss


The two weeks that were TO pass be
fore the day that was to be the Day
OF Days were very full.
TO get Parish work ahead 20 that
things would run themselves for the
montn's absence which had been grant
ed the clergyman. Was no small under
taking. William West was very busy.
and little preoccupied in his endeavor
to put his best tlought-not upon his
own happiness-but upon committees.
or Sunday school matters, or his as
siNtant's spiritual anxieties concerning
his superior's indifference 10 the color
OF the lcctern bookmarks; SO IL
chanccd that he saw less OF Amy than
in the cnrier part OF their engagement.
lie had but little time 10 think OF her.
and absolutely no time 10 think Of him
self.
They were 10 he married on Thurs
day. Late Mor.lay afternoon Mr.. West,
with great timidi,v. vcnturcd into Mrs.
ra,il's ir~win~-room. with the bold
ror.ose OF al'siracting his sweetheart
Sor walk. The project was, Of course,
promptly crushed.
'As thon.h Amy had any time for
that sor, Of thing" said Mrs. Paul.
do you see those presents? She has
got 10 acknow ledge everyone Of theml
Amy. ycur Cousin John and will en-
terrain Mr.. West; you can write your
notes here, and let him look at you;
that's quite enough for him!'s
Amy sm;lrl ut him across barri-
cade Of silver bric-a-brac.
''Eilly thinks silver picture frames.
and brushes. and things are dreadful
waste of money" she said; lust thinl,
how thankful you ought 10 be. Billy.
that am making our manners for you
--you couldn't say thank you with
truth"
"Oh. Truth" said John Paul. loung.
ing about the room. with his hands in
his pockets-''truth. my dear little
cousin, is governed by the law of bene-
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room, as though trying to shake off
other peoples affairs; then he bit off
the end of a cigar. struck u match, and
sat down. lie put his hands deep into
his pockets, and stretched his feet
straight out in front of him.
"It must be five years since I've
thought OF it," he said TO himself
He held his lighted cigar between his
fingers. his chin sunk on his breast. his
mouth set in that hard line which re-
fuses 10 extenuate or evade; his eyes
narrowed with thought. Five vears'
Yes, the memory had SO faded and les.
sened, that by and by it had ceased.
But now il was as though, as he walked
along the level path of daily life, SER
pent suddenly lifted its evil head from
the dust, and struck at him, Kissing:
Il was eighteen" he said to himself;
mo, nineteen. And now I'm forty-two!
Twenty-nine, thirty-nine-it's twenty
three years ago!"
There is hideous consciousness
women at one time or another in our
lives, of our inability to get away from
the past. From out of the roaring
loom of Time" comes the fabric of our
lives; white-run. perhaps, with a
warp Of silver in our latter years: set,
even, by the mercy of God, with deep
Jewels of experiences; spangled the
golden threads of opportunity; but
back, in its beginnings-what stains,
what rents. dragged through what
foul and primeYal experiences of youth!
Some, by environment and tempera-
ment, have nothing to blush for but fol-
lies: the joyous baseness of the young
animal never broke through the condi-
tions of their lives, or the dullness OF
their minds. But for most, there are
black spots from which. with wonder
and disgust. the adult turns away his
eyes: the cruelty and impurity of child
hood: the ingratitude and meanness OF
that is not first which is spiritual, but
that which is natural.
Twcnty-three years ago; what has
that to dowith the man of to-dayP Moth
ing. What has he i'm common with the
boy of nineteen? Nothing!
Suppose he told Amy. would she un.
derstand that? Why, the very fact that
he had forgotten it meant that he did
not belong to it. nor it to him. And,
yet. he wanted TO tell her!
William West got up, with an i'm
patient gesture. How absurd this sort
Of mental posturng and agonizing was'
What folly TO think Of burdening Amy's
consciousness with the miserable facts,
Told now. twenty-thrce years after
wards, their relation to his present life
could not be seen in true proportion
II would he an amazement and a shame
10 her. to think that her lover, her
husband. had done thus and so. Yet
il would not be her husband who was the
sinner; it was that poor. foolish, wicked
boy OF twenty-three years ago. that
boy upon whom he looked back with
the amazement and disgust Of an out
side observer. What curious untruth,
then. in confessing IL. He gave a sigh
of relief as he reached this conclusion I;
il was as IL he had stumbled for mo-
ment, but had got his balance again.
Continued Tomorrow.
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At: didn't you know that? IL il makes
thf donors feel happy. tell them West
hns lorged for nothing in the world So
much us a silver glove buttoner. Now.
II you told them the ruth. fancy the
ehoc:,. Ask the parson."
THE purson has no such base and
cynical throry." Miss Townsend re-
spended. promptly; "have you. Billy?
ycu don't think truth is governed by
the inw Of benefit"
Il think Guth-telIing is" he assured
h~f.
John Paul assumed that look Of art
lfss and simpering satisfaction which
one secs OH the countenance Of the un-
rrVtected male, who. in the bosom of
Ms family. finds himself indorsed by n
higher power.
'There. Amy. What did I tell YOU?
] Had an instance of IL Yesterday. -"
f''Oh. here Is n third asparagus fork"
ripvnrircd Amy; what shall l say
about it?'D
What's your instance ?" said the min
lister.
sWeIl. we've been looking for an assist
snt engineer. and there have been the
Lord only knows how many applicants:
enc fellow impressed me very well; he
seemed as straight us a string: honest
face; thoroughly deccnt-looking fell
how. lie WAS mn Englshman. but his
rfcrences for three years were Amer
ican. so much the better. OF courss'.
wa< going 10 engage him. VIXEN, bless
my soul. ~ he didn't begin 10 stammer
cut something about having no refer
ences from Home G 'ome. he called it),
brcause he 'adn't been over steady
hut he'd signed The pledge. and he
wasn't afraid of drink any more
didn't hire him. Now. | call that truth,
not governed by the law Of benefit"
'sYou don't discriminate between be-
Ing tmuhful and telling the truth" said
william West. "You hadn't asked him
n he had ever drank. I don't beLevc
yuu lost much in not engaging him.
poor fellow"
"Oh. Billy. ! think II was rather Sne
o. him." Amy protested. looking up
1rom her notes.
my dear. he was perfect fooll" Mrs.
Paul corrected her. with some warmth.
Il don't see anything fire." the min
ls<er ssid. simply. "In the first place
there was lack Of reserve. a lack of
prirs<y. IN rushing into confession.
@-h;ch besrSvs the weak nature. Thcre
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Continued Tomorrow.

A man named James McCue, "a years
old, has confessed to the murder Of
Dick Spencer. WHO was found dead with
his skull crushed In East Akron q.
He says that about two years ago
Spencer did him an injury. aud that he
has been following him from town to
town ever since TO set his revenge.
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e esrs ell old sores. TO heal en- incento
oi -. oe 20 speediIy cure piles, You need
o(mplv eDpiy Dewitt's Witch hszel Sslve
orSeeofaG 10 directions. its msgic-liks
oe1oo viii surprise ycu.
6uctpo 4. JohDston's Phsrmacv. 500
.x'oc1u,noeor street; Metzaers Pnsrmscy.
- Uorfn Ms5n street: Aifreds Pharmacy,
4n 1l1y osgeee; sosepb Driver, River
~ pn6fn6ey, asston svs
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INJURED The cabbage, as Il was hurled toward
the foosliehts, ''at last I realize uy hstrion,c
ambition. am cast for tl.s star part. New
York Press.
~ am sorry that Miss Bankum Is out. You
won't forget 10 mention that cclledf'
"No, mdsde. sor. on run roll ht up an
tell her now. Chattanooga Times.
-.
This Is trre English ghost stcry Of an un-
conventional kioG. \ yornc lsdy arrived
late at night ON visit 20 friead .Sshl awose
in the darkness 90 find q 'Snito Al,.,o nj tho
foot of the bed. While size watch L. The b,-.
clothes w.r. suddenly whiss cd off ard Tho ap.
partition vanished After IN ANXIOUS, Ia 4 %
shy chilly n,sLt, the visitor vent dow a. with
nttlo appetite, ~ breNkfdet. 1T the liable She
was introduced 10 gentleman, Ia ,-fy CID
friend &c the fsuily " no hsd, .ht iea..ial. .aIso
been steering 10 the houss. I!o complained
OF tho cold. ~ Lopc you " III vSruse ne H.,
said to tho hostess, but ] found it so cold
during the night that, knowing tho rom
next mino was unoccapiod. took the liberty
OF going In and carrying OF the bedc!cthas
TO supplement Try own" Tho room, as q
happened, was not raoccnpicd, hut he never
learned his miStske.--san Francisco Areonaut
Am the only woman you ever loved 2"
"oh, no" he answered promptly; ''you are
the SIXTH
'The SIXTH she exclaimed, suddenly re.
lieving his shoulder Of the weight Of he-
head.
YES" he said, coldly. "there were five bo-
fore you-my mother an aunt and three sis.
ters."
And thereafter she endeavored to be more
specific when she asked questions. Answers
Charley-what did you see at the thsate.
last EVENING"
willie-Same as night before.
Charlie-Why, l thought there was a change
OF program every evening.
willie-No; the woman sat behind wore
the same hat both ghts.-Kentucky Colonel.
What's that noise?'
That's my latest boy. Just come to
town"
what's he making all chat noise forf'
why, that's his inaugural bawl "-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
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RAIN SERVICE FROM PROVIDENCE.
PROvIDESCE DIVISION.


Corrected TO Jan 4. 1897
BOSTON 90. Sss.'' ,o.os ,i;s' a ~. S: ns. 40!
G z:1l ava .;ss s:S2. t;Gs. s;2L I:2a i;,s
e;lO. J;3y 1870 w. m. sundays - bbsfe 200
slO q. M; i.:l0. dSsf5. f:iU. o.l0. 1:1J. s:5s
p. m. BETURAING-Leayc BosroN froIa Park
bgsare stalion bl203- b;ia s:t.. 800. clp'Ja
io:OJ lOsio. "a NJ; $780, l:0S. ASS s:eo. 3:ss
ga. o:Ou 5;ij. 500. sal. ii:lS .. m. sun
days -olz:yS. dsilo. s:ls C. r.i i2iis SiJl t;ia
ArfLEBoRo~5i 40. $3.50 $40 7o2. s,o2 $40. s,ol
lOi0<. Han. a m; l2:0A iz;I0. 2:0i $40. t;02
$40 c:Ol 6.'o 1:l0 a;i0 1870. ll:iJ y. m.
Sundays-5;A0 900. o;So. s;lQ q. NJ. i:;i0. 3:t5.
4.l0 " Q. $50. I:k,p. M.
NORTH AfrLEDoaO aud PLAINviLLE--e;io.
eifo. bits M 4;fO e:b, u:ld p. IN
wAMPUM. WRENrHAM. NORWOOD CENTRAL.
NORWOOD and DEDIiAM-6aL b;i0. lii4o
a m. f:t9. p. m. sundays. 3:3b. D. m.
AANSFIELD - O3:41. o. So. 7;O2. s:02 s:0l 10:02
M, E;o2 2:0L a:02 oDl 7:l0. sii0 10 p. IA
sundays b5;so, b:Sa s;io a M; i2;lo +;io
FftchburR and way stations. b;5o. O. IN; ~ :o2 and
t;dz y. IN. sundays a. v r. M
Lowe and way stations. $3.50 a nj i2;O7. t:oa Pun
Sundsys at =: A. NJ
Taunton ana Now Bedford. $50. s<0. q m. [;
H;0; $40. 40. 6't0 i0:lo y. IN sundays
$3.50 a m and $780, IL 40 D. m tTaunton only
MiddleooTo b:sJ S:to a m-; z:iO, a;iO. $40 20
IN. sundays 7:40 y. m.
plymouth. 6f0 a m; i2:40, <i+o \.
Poists on Cape Cod e:D q nj i:.4e saD
Cottage City. Gso. io:o2. a. IN.
&AntuckeL 6.t1 Il IN.
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A High Cnste Cabbage. .-"At lasti' inur-
INJURED he cabbage, as Il was hurled toward
the foosliehts, ''at last realize uy histrionio
ambition. am cast for ti.e star part New
York Press.
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GROCERIES GRAIN, ETC.

An. Choice Family yGroceries
Pure Teas, Coffees. Flour. Grain, Hay and
Straw. lUU3 Westminster ST. Telephone.
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NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.
OLD COLONY SYSTEM.

Time tables giving full Information
ns TO local and through train service
may be obtained at Providence sta
ti0n an 1 stations below.
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II am sorry that Miss BanlSum Is out. You
won't forget 20 mention that cclledf
mo, mdsde. sor. on run rois ht up an
tell her now. &C Chattanooga Times.
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sTONINGTON DIVISION.

Trains leave PROVIDENCE as follows for
NEW loRK-al:lz. bl rs q IN. daily sos (Local
Exp l0:yb fexp.h ell ;0i timItedL IL 0s q
x;O2 AGO., (dailvl. 6:0i y. m daily.
NEW fORh. via Stonington line-7.oa and
s:i1 p, IN. daily exceot sunday.
PHILADELPHIA. BALTlMoRB and WASHING
TON via Harlem Rivsr-lo;sS q m- san p m
(dallyi
NEW HAVEN al ~. bi ;23 a. m. texp. daily, s;oS
uoe,ehp;l W'vo seip' eii;gl, iinitea 'n;w IN
dailyl sii7 texp. daily p m.
NEW LoNDON--at.il bi;IJ q m. daily cx2..) 6;tl
taccom. J. b;05tloc. exp.l l0;0s fExpressl. 10 10
local exp ell ;0l ijimited) II .os ~ IN. texp.b
l:2l accom- z;0s ieIp.a tos leIpress
s;l7 y. M ,exp daily. 500 a. m. (aocom-
Sundays only. s;a y. NJ ,sccom. Sundays
onlyl
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Special Classified DIRECTORY.

TEACHERS AND COMPOSERS,
J. r. PETTINE, Teacher OF Mandolin,
Guitar, Clarionet and Saxophone. Conrad
Building, room II.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

c. ID. ANDERSON a. CO., Room q, 20 wey-
bosset 81. Loan money on Personal Property
Insurance Policies and Second Mortgages
on keal Estate. Business confidential.
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Solo Ly sii druSsIsts

upPMAN BROS. Apothecsries. Sole -pvsv'ns
uprmss's s,sck. ssvsssah. Ca
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WORCESTER DIVISION.

Trainsleaye Providence as followsfor.
WokCESfER-6;35 iexpL 1850 facom-S sns
(aocom.L il:J0 a. m. IaccomLl; i;oo tsxIi.
s:2o teIp TO Weonsocken biS doc exp.
$40 D. m. taccoml
Sundays-5:0 a. m. taccom-); b;56 p. m
hiLLvIILE- s4s s;io II 80 q MT loo. 3iSa
420. 5;s5. $40 p m.
Sundays-S:50, a m: b:5'. p. m.
BLACKSTONE JUNCTloN-7:So s:4s $50. fo;tA
II 80. a. m: loo. 2:50. 3;6S, s;1o. bl6 6:45.
7lI s:lb. II 80 p. IN.
Sundays $3.50 a m. /; i2:oo. noon $50. 5:5s TOO.
$3.50 o. m.
wooNsoCKET-s;3a 7:,1 ssa s;lo. io:ia
I:JJ a. m. 100 l;so. 1850. 3:Sa t;2o. 6;le. 6;tA
7;is s;ik. 1i:3j o. m
Sundays $50 a. NJ. 1870, noon. ESQ. s:ss 7sco.
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WARREN AND BRISTOL BRANCH.

WARREN AND BRISTOL BRANCH.
Leave PROVIDENCE India street. 5tationb for
FALL RIVER 7:o y:W. il:30 m; lao
2:jj. 4:15. $3.50. $50. p. m. Sundays: 90
m. l;3O. 5:Se and $500 .. m.
NEWPORT-':3o $40. ll:.Ga. m. 1;30. s:15. $50.
e:JU y. IN. 5undAys-i:lop M
Warren and way stations I; o. $3.50. and li:3o
a. m. and i:So. 2:os, t:l. 6;So. 6;so. 7:so. and
l1:s0 y.
Sundays at 9. 90. n m. I 20. b; 10 and 300 m
BRIsTol-I:30. $3.50 ii:,o a m; /; o. 2;e5. 4:l6.
6:31 s:3l. $50, and 1850 y. m. sundaya
9;0 a lao. $3.50, o: ~ y.
Eiectiic cars leave Exchange Place. Providence
at 7;i5. 9;io. u:i6 a. m; i;i5. e:to 4;0l
Gals. 6;t5. I;l5. and ,i;i6 p. m.
Leave Market Square at II: o pI m.
Sundays at s.i5 a. m. 1:0S 5:l5 and s;f5 D. m
he urniog connect with all traics.
Sleepfng only; coaches and sleeping
cars; C all parlor cars; q VIA Walpole Line.
n. connects for Newport via. boat from Fall
River
GEO L. CONNER. A.C. KENDALL
Issr Trafnc Manager. Cenn Pass'r Agent
l.. O. ALLsN Genl Supt
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by heck, maw!" exclaimed an
Arkan@aw youth VINO had just re-
turned from a twenty tive-mlI- jour
ney ON the cars. II came mi ghty
near not going to Westville at ALL"
Don't say?" inquired his mother.
"How did it happen?'
"Why, you see, when | got On the
cars / happened to take seat
facin' backwards. Likely as not [
wouldn't have noticed itat all til it
was too late if a drummer hadn't
asked me whur | WIS gOiu', AN
when | said to Weastville, he told
me | was facin' the wrong way
towards Eastvllle, in fact. [ seen
my mistake the minute he men,
toned it an the way [ turned that
seat over was ii caution to snakes!
Good gosh! 1t would have been Il
pretty hOwdy-do if I'd been carried
To EastvilIe, where don't know Il
soul!'-New York journal.
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will be worn until late in the fall
under the skirts of dark cloth or
silk.
There is a new velvet called
"epingle" for trimming silk and
wooden gowns. 1t looks very much
like the uncut velvet of seasons past,
and will be used considerably by
milliners.
Many dressy gowns will be made
with yolks, as the yolk furnishes an
excellent opportunity to apply elab-
crate embroidery or handsome lace,
to say nothing of the jeweled en-
brOidery that is to be so much in
vogue. Therefore, if you have a bit
of either of these desirable things
I treasure them.
One may buy, "ready-made, .
yards, and yards of the pre5tiest de-
signs in braidiDg, which, when APP
pliqued to ones cloth gowns looks
quite as well as though the design
were first stamped and then worked
OUT There is much less labor
about the "readymade" braiding
which most certainly recommends it,
Tucks, wide and narrow, will ap
pear as a neat and suitable trim
ming for light weight serge and
cashmere gowns, in both skirts and
! bodices.
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CARE OF THE SICK-ROoM.
1t Should be Kept Scrupulously Clear
and Free From Noise.

1t Should be Kept Scrupulously Clean
and Free From Noise.
Mrs. Burton Kingsland, writing of
"When Nursing the Sick" in the
September Ladies' Home Journal,
insists that "a tranquil mind is of
the utmost Importance to the
patient, and consequently every
thing must seem to be moving
smoothly and easily, no matter
what difficulties the nurse may
have to encounter. The invalid
should not be allowed to feel any
responsibility whatever about his
own case. The sick-room should be
kept scrupulously neat, and made as
cheerful and attractive as possible,
that the eyes of the patient may re st
with pleasure upon his surround
ings. The nurse herself may con
tribute to the agreeable environ
ment if her own dress be simple and
tasteful, and above all, conspicuous
ly neat. All soiled dishes should be
removed Immediately after being
used, and no food kept in sight.
Even the medicine bottles need not
be obtrusively in evidence.
"Stillness has in itself IA power to
soothe, and, as all know, when the
nerves are quiet Natures healing
processes go on without impeachment.
Creak;ng shoes, rustling of gar
ments, the rafting of dishes and
kindred noises are often the occasion
of positive suffering to an invalid
To accidentally jar the bed, to spill
the medicine when administering it,
to close a door noisily, to sleep
audibly' are cases where "a small
unkindness is great otfense' in
the representative condition of the
nerves of the patient"
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Heart Disease ?

Quick pulse, palpitation of the heart
short breath, swimming head terribly
frightened No danger simply symp.
toms Of dyspepsia. Not one person in
five thousand has real heart disease.
Try DR.. Deane's Dyspepsia Pills anc
see how quickly this kind of heart dis.
case disappears. Mr.. B. Taylor Harris,
President of the Ulster Blue Stone Com
panv, ESQ Broadway, New York, writes
About one year ago ! was troubled greatly with
dyspepsia, and was fgySHdGs2 Gy It7fEI to try DR.
Deane's Dyspepsia Pills. which took strictly accord
ing to directions and derived immediate rel f Sine,
then have made practice Of taking TWO or three
week after hearty meals and find the result all thai
could be desired.
DR.. Desne's Dyspepsia pills Sr sale a, drug
gists, and so cents. White wrapper if consJipated
yellow if bowels are loose.
DIR. J. A, DEANE CO, Kingston Ny.
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"THERE's 4 JOY IN THE HEART OF
PAIN"

Some day which at the farthest shall be
near,
The eyes which meet thy own shall
close for aye,
The hands which clasp thine shall be-
come but clay,
And silent be the voices now so dear.
Then shalt thou be thrice blest if they
who here
Walked close beside thee in Lifes
weary way
No angry, unkind word e'er heard
thee say,
And shed for thee no bitter, hidden tear
This is the secret of griefs wild unrest
Which gives to loneliness its keenest
sting
To know that thou, whose life was
crowned and blest
With that most rare and precious
earthly thing,
A heart that loved thee with true
pure flame,
Knew'st not its wOrth-untll the an
gels came!
NINETTE NJ. LowATER.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-09-10
THE RIGHT KIND OF BOY.

l know funny little boy,
The happiest ever born;
His face is like beam of joy,
Although his clothes are torn.
l saw him tumble on his nose,
And waited for groan-
But how he laughed! Do you suppose
He struck his funny-bone?
There's sunshine in each word HI
speaks,
His laugh is something grand;
Its ripples overrun his cheeks
Like waves on snowy sand.
He laughs the moment he awakes,
And till the day is done;
The schoolroom for joke he takes,
His lessons are but fun.
No matter how the day may go,
You cannot make him cry;
He's worth dozen boys | know
Who pout and NOPE and sigh.
-Edinboro Independent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-09-10

MY mothers habit" says Arch
deacon Farrar, was every day, i'm
med lately after breakfast, to with
draw for one hour to her own room,
and to spend that hour in reading
the Bible, in meditation, and prayer.
From that hour, as from pure
fountain, she drew the strength
which enabled her to fulfill all hel
duties, and to remain unrutf1ed by
all the worries and pettishness
which are so often the intolerable
trial of narrow neighborhoods. As
| think of her life, and of all that it
had to bear, | see the absolute
triumph Of Christian grace in the
lovely ideal of Christian lady. ]
never saw her temper disturbed;
never heard her speak one word of
anger or calumny or of idle gossip
[ never observed in her any sign OF
a single sentiment unbecoming to a
soul which had drunk of the river
of the water of life, and which had
fed upon the mamma in the barren
wilderness. The world is the better
for the passage Of such souls across
it's surface. The healing of the
world is in its nameless saints. A
single star seems nothing, but d
thousand scattered stars break up
the night, and make it beautiful. y
Selected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-09-10

! hae afteu heard it said
(But my wording may be new
Ilka tiny blade o grass
Gets its ain pure drap o dew.
This aud saying did pen,
Asking Jeanne if she knew
! was like blade o. grass,
Wad she be my drap % dew?
Yester-e'en her answer came
Sweet and saucy, like my lass:
"In the way o color, Rob,
Ye are like blade o. grass.
Gan we're growing in my heart,
Where the cauld wind never blew!
Dinna suffer lang wi thirst;
Come and take your drape o. dew
Hattie g. Garfield in September Ladies
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