Year: 1879

 sent,is sufficiently intelligent to adjust it's diff culties. "No,no,my dear Peter,it is for you that I feel concerned. Since you have commenced writing for the press, and your name appears in print, I think I discover in your deport- ment the gathering symptoms of an unhappy ambition" Then turning to that part of your paper containing the Sheffield cores pondence, she said tread that and be ad monished." d."-"One hour of literary toll taxes human strength equally with four of physical labor" "Already your neighbors begin to whisper that not only your conduct but your Beantield letters indicate a softness of the brain. But to the part of MT. Conformist's article under consideration. It seems that you have received the notice and compliments of writer ofwhose ability and pointedness I have often heard you speak, and this fear will give your vanity fresh impetus toward your ruin. If you must continue your con- tributions of Beanfeld literature, pray you to take no stock in that school dispute. If you do, spare the Doctor-for there seems to to be an irresistible honesty about him. He writes over his own signature, and you know women always admire brave men, especially when they are martyrs to principle" Thus, I must confess that the dear, kind little woman for moment disturbed my temper, and I regret to say that hotly replied, "Can it be expected that Conformist after the first taunt of cowardice from the Dr., can con- sistently with his self respect appear over his own signature, from such compulson 2" But I saw that the sympathies of Mrs. Pixley were inclined towards the Doctor, and that I had not discovered any great reason for being prejudiced against his side of the dispute, we dismissed the subject, hoping that the affair would soon come to good natured stermina- ton.

 The meeting at Pine Grove so widely an- nounced has stirred up fruitless desire even in this far away moneyless region to visit that romantic and interesting place upon that com ing occasion. It is said by visitors from Pine Grove that those sylvan cottages some of | them peering in pious beauty from under the pines-testify to the mutability of earthly usages-that the term "Camp Meetings will be supplanted. Already it hardly applies to those annual gatherings at "Pine Grove" " This outward, physical change will doubtless be attended by one religiously, morally, so- cially and intellectually as great. It may not be visionary to expect that the day is not far distant when Pine Grove, in the spirit of an enlarged liberality will extend it's invitations everywhere to men and women of genius, honesty, wisdom and piety. to come to it's con- secrated shade, and if they have any word of exhortation touching whatsoever is pure, honest, lovely, and of good report, to speak freely, "with none to molest or make afraid In that day-and even now when the hot breath of August expresses, let old men and young,-matron and maid resort to the ever. green grove and receive the various benefits which should legitimately flow therefrom then will they return with pleasant memories of past greetings at "Pine Grove," and @ gladdening anticipation of their return.

 hope your readers will pardon me for in troducing the name of MT. Goodwill so often notoriety winch he by no means craves but the above are substantially his sentiments gathered at a recent conversation. In the course of that interview asked him if he had any desire to go down to Pine Grove at the annual gathering. An intense desire" he answered, but shall never go there. Be- fore that field of labor shall have become adapted to men like me, my limited work will l 6o% %lo oforro ni my pilgrimage is not utterly vain, though have cast much from my burden which think worse than useless. preach now only what I know to be true, and testify to the same, that my testimony may be true. Con- sequently many of my former discourses have, to me, become obsolete. A different day l think will come, but at present nothing so en- livens the multitude as mystery and uncer- tainty. No, it is unnecessary for me to travel far, but few care to hear the simple littleness of my speech"

 | It IS not satisfaction with me to alude to crimes and criminals down in my good old native Connecticut It seems that you have not yet wiped from your stat ute books the law against burglary, nor the law against selling liquor without license. It is reported that you have set of reformers so radical that they brand the two offenses near brothers in atrocity making some abate- ment in favor of the former. It is also said that suspicious have not long since been started that the latter crime prevailed within your borders but upon investigation the ac- cused parties were found innocent If you have no law against the crime of insinuation you should have one forthwith. Only think of the crime of exposing man to the dis grace of being called brother by burglar without the slightest evidence in the minds of high-minded men that the accused would for moment think of treading salutary law s,ealthily under foot. PETER FINLEY

 F.. S. Let it be known to pr. Longfellow that our crop is good-that we shall be able to eat our beans and swallow our porridge in peace, and not amid the clashing of bellger- ent spoons, that the vicious weed which he SO much hates finds no culture here, nor will it grow in any degree of peace where men preach what they know without salary.

 P,P.

 -" Mother" said Ike Burlington, "Who | ora +baoa Popopartists wn hear SO much