Year: 1866

ed, his shoes brushed up, and a little bundle
tied in hOmespun checked handkerchief on
his arm, Deliberately taking off his hat, and
laying it down with his bundle, he walked UP
to the Doctor, saying:


" have come, sir. "


Come for what, my child"


TO live with you and be a doctor" said the
child, with the utmost ndirete.


The first impulse of the Doctor was to laugh
immOderately; but the imperturbable gravity
OF the little thing rather sobered him, as he re-
called, too, his former conversation, and he
vowed he never felt so perplexed in his lite =
At the time he felt he needed no addition to
his family.


4" Did your father consent to your coming"
he asked


Yes, sill"


"What did he say"


" told him that you wanted me to come and
live with you and be doctor; and he said you
| were very good man, and | might come u,
soon as my clothes were ready"
And your mother, what did she Say?'
"She said DR.. Byron would do Just what he
said he would. and God had provided for me. &"
And, said he. Il have on a new suit of
clothes" surveying himself, and here is an
other in the bundle, undoing tie handker-
chief aud displaying them, with two shirts,
white as snow, and Il couple of neat checked
aprons, 50 carefully folded it was plain that
none but mother would have done it. The
sensibities OF the Doctor were awakened to
see the fearless, the undoubting trust with which
| the poor couple had bestowed their child upon
him, aud such child His cOgitations were
not long he thought Of Moses in the bulrush-
| es, abandoned TO Providence; and, above all
| he thought of the child that was carried into
| Egypt, and that the Divine Saviour had said,
I L., Eel, l. i 4
| the wife of his bosom, saying, Susan, dear,
| think we pray in church that God will have
mercy upon all children.


10 be sure We do said the wondering
wife, and what them


! And the Savior said, 'WhOsOever rece-
veth one such little child in my name, receveth
me- Take this child in his name and take
care of him. and from that hour, this good
couple received him to their hearts and home
1t did not occur to him that one of the most
eminent physicians and best men of the age
stood before them i'll the person of that child !;
1t did not occur to them that this little creature,
thus thrown upon their charity, was destined
to be their staff and stay in declining age-a
protector and more than son to themselves; all
this was then unreveaed; but they cheerfully
received the child they believed Providence had
committed to their care and if ever benefcence





! Circle.


THE USE OF THE ARMS IN WALKING. The
first time you are walking with your arms at
liberty, stop moving them, and hold them by
your sides You will be surprised to find how
soon your companion will leave you behind al
though you may hurry twist, wriggle, and try
very hard to keep up. One reason for the slow
walk among the girls is to be found in thi.
practice of carrying the arms motlOnless. Three
miles an hour with the arms still is as hare
work as four with the arms free. | have seeI
few girls and women of Queenly bearing wall
in the street and drawing room. They mOveC
their arms in free and graceful manner
Could this habit become universal among girls
their checks would enlarge, and their bearinl
be greatly improved. See that girl walking
with both hands in her muff How she wrig
giles and twists her shoulders, &c. This i
because her arms are piniOned. Give then
free swing, and her gait would soon become
more graceful. You have seen pictures of Ou
muscles. Those of the upper part of the body
you remember, spread out from the shoulder
in all directions. like fan Now, if you hOlt
the shoulder STILL the muscles of the chest vii
shrink, the shoulders stOOp, and the who'll
chest becomes thin and ugly. But some girl
will say, " swinging the arms must be yer
slight exercise True, it is very slight if yo
!, swing the arms but once or ten times, but
i you swing them ten thousand times in a day
you Will obtain more exercise Of the muscles {
IS the chest than by all other ordinary movement
e combined. Indeed, if were asked what exel
IS else thought most effective for developinp th


chests OF girls, | should reply at once, swine
G ing the arms while walking.