Year: 1861

/ propose 10 write a series Of papers Of mod
crate length and unambitious aims, to be en-
titled


"RUMIYATIoSs


and call special attention to the fact that l
use the pronoun Il four times in the first SEN
tence. This seems to be bad beginning aud
it must be my apology for still shielding myself
behind an ugly sobriquet which pleasant asso-
Citations have made musical to me. 1t is i'm
possible to get on without this egotlstical pro-
noun, in writing articles that relate SO directly
to an authors personality as these. So "TINo-
THY TITcoMB" must assume the responsibility a.
gain, and stand between the author aud the pub
lie, as young woman's fan is held between her
face and friend during the passage Of embar
RAISING condolences. 1t may seem to be a very
silly thing, but truth it is that nom de plume
helps man to use the prououn i freely with
out ofTense to the public or disgrace to himself
II, 10 some instances, it serves the purpose OF
the hat which the Indian hunter hoists upon a
pole to draw the fire Of foe, it is not the less
to be respected and cherished.


Many years ago, when life was young,
and the world was quite as full OF little
mysteries as it is now, the habits Of animals
were subjects of intense interest to me.
Among tue favorites of the farm-yard |
recall small red COW, with Topped horn
and one-sided face aud, though neither
Devon nor Ayreshre blood flowed in her
veins, her excellence as mixer was only
equaIed by the mdness Of her disposition
and the propriety of her demeanor. The
COW and were friends. / sat upon her
back when she was lying down, without dis
turbing the current of her life, or diFerting
her cud to which she devoted all the hours
of her leisure. Many time have chang
ed my scat from her back to the ground
near her head, TO watch the process of ru-
mination-the raising Of the crude mass Of
vegetable matter which she had gathered
with the dew-dressing on the morning, the
long aud patient mastication, and the sec
oud degutition. 1t was great mystery
that moving of what appeared to be solid
ball from the stomach Of the COW along her
throat, agitating and Strengthening out the
ruffled skin that hung loosely along the
lower line of her neck When tired of
poudering this mystery, naturally took
up that which lay next to it. How could
the COW swallow the mouthful that had
been sufficiently ground without mixing it
with the mass that bad not been ground at
all ? And how could she bring up the
next rumeR without bringing up the last
mouthful she had swallowed Consider
ing the somewhat extravagant estimate
smart boys are used to place upon thei
powers, it is not to be wondered at tina
the cow rose to high place in my goot
opinion when | distinctly ascertained tina
could not initiate that process of rumina
tion. Imagine small boy eating beech
nuts, and then insanely trying to raise then
by some ingenious motion of the head and
neck, 80 as to get them the second time be
tween bis grinders | Nothing equals a
except the swallowing of hasty,puddlng
and milk upward, into, the cavity Of the
head, to which process attributed Tue
rapid growth OF that important bundle o.
, organs upon my own shoulders, and whal


ever Of power il manifested IN early NE.
But What the boy could not do IN one


way. the man could do iua mother, spirit


uaily. mau belongs to the ruD.aant@ ano
: Il in the coming world there shall De elect


ed 4 scientific classification of spiritual ex
a isleuees, be viii fall into shst family Of