South Western Baptist from Marion, Alabama • 4

2, From of jiiGirnialion (t is that Iho whole number of comniiinir pa ihi. i. ira, reMvall Wo desire la'JbU low after charity and "as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon tho Israel of.God" 1 Slyimtitrvs to the Addrcaa. BAPTIST onucn. L.

Burrow? I). litchimmd, "Va, lio. Rvluiid. Pres. JUitumoiid -College, liicbnioutl.

Vn. Continued from first jxtge.) litionists. Can emancipation obtaiu for them a better portion The praes ticable" plan Tor benefltthtg the Afriaan race be the providential plan-tli: plan. Mo adopted thai plan and while the Stales riaUonl(J B.eekby -wliiijsiimu legislation to rcgiud the in ten tt of nutwtoi mid aluvi asKinuiiHtera would-prKaoli tile word to bmli we (in- oifnliu iwlid of G- ThlB war has npt bfjnpfi ilie slaves Those thut been jcoiiriiged or cniiipulled by the enemy to leave then musters have gone and' we aver can gPio no statu of society that. nfliK tliern any bcttei tilings than they 1m she was no longer the hearted, merry maiden I first knew.

She loved mv young unstress, lbyed with: the whole strength of her-nature; Often have I gazed on her flushed elieekg and the new ligh in lier eyes as the dark and gloomily handsome stranger -would stop to press his lips on the very hand I sparkled upon. Once he remarked upon beauty, and she told him all about ine 1 learned the name of the luer it was Ivan Douglas, and I tho.nghtit sounded sweetly from lips. The cause of her sadness was lfer mother's opposition to her marriage with man she loved. He ya.s good and worthy even her, but lie was a man" his wife was ali ve. My old nVistrcss opposed the match in a most violent but the lovers had arranged every-thing, and intended their desi-times unkown to her.

A should lilce to be a nice hop from branch to bianeh, on gi cen tices all day, and "ay 'twit, when I found eat. Biit the first lit tie boy-that came along with his bow and "arrows, would- shoo.t nie pthen poor, little me would be dead; I know what I should like to be," she exclaimed as the merry song, of a mpeking caught her eaiv "I would like to be a pretty mocking bird. I. would all the day- I would keep my plumage so sleek'nnd the vvocds resound with pretty and' I would bo so happy. But I guess somebody would catch mc and put mo in cage." I not like, that much: it would be almost as bad as knitting, onlv I'd have nothing to do but sing.

Wollj I guoss J' can't-be anything a little- girl, so I' may as well take my; knitting-tip but.it is so tircsoino." Dent had. entered irooiT). very quietly, and had heard her little" girl's complaint, and as Bessie resunv ed her nuting, her mother mitf "Bessie, move your chair, near to nie, and as you knit. -I'll' have; a clmtwith you. Do riot think it tiresome to leave your own dear- home, vvith all your comforts, to liv.cin tcnt3? Is it not-' tiresome' to inafcli a-wholc day, and have nothing- to eat.

but parched com? Tiresome- to walk through the frost and' snow bare-fdot-. ed 'Tircsoine' to keep guaid all night, carrying a heavy musket, wliile 1 cant's in Ihe Christian the Uonlena. rule btates is uboutitwo" million and fiity thou sand. OF these the uumbcr.nf white communicants is about one niillion bre hundred and htty thousand, nuppo'incr the. 'total white pnpulU' tiou to be eisrht millions, ui onetlmll that number to be over eighteen years of age, a little more than one lbird of the ndliltpopulation urc memiii ni tne unurcii pi ijnnst, The ol colored comimimcnnts is about, five, hundred Assunniir tho colored uhiidIji ti-iii to he lour Jlions, there would be upon (he same melhod of one lonrlli the ndiiii population Mi communion with the Ijhureh ol Christ.

Thus has tr.nl blessed us in gathering into Church from the children of Alnoa, mora than twice as tniinr as are reported Irom all ihe cnnverls the Protestant Missions throughout the heathen. world, Jfanril) (Kin lr. The Kuby HinS. BY NBTTA. It was a brigh and inorn i np: in May, the month of flowers; The very air seemed laden with perfume, and the dew-drops sparkled like many diamonds upon the grass.

Under Xlie wide spreuclmg an old oak tree one of those mon-archs of the lorest sat, two lovely little girls, upon a rU'Htie which had been constructed for the accouio-dation o( the weary traveler. The busy inhabitants of were already stirring, but, th. cliil-drcu heeded -nau the passers by xhey were two much interested in a ruby ring worn' by tlie fairest of the girls, l' "Mary," said the gol haired girl, addressing her vpsy-looking conipan-lon, "1 lotiiid that rimr yesterday go going fiome Irom school-isu not beautiful Mamma says I must inquire for the owner, and, ll hud no oiie, to claim it then as justly mine. 1 waiit to tell you somethiDgstrangeaboiUit, though." "0,. sai3 Maiy, I liad found a ring.hkc that I should- hate any one to claim it but it is right to inquire for the "Yes," answered Lena, thought fully, "it is right; we must try and.

not break the tenth commandment, but I am going to tell you about the ring if you interrupt me again, I shan't get through before breakfast." Go oil, Lena, and tell mo all about it I am anxious to know." "The ring wis almost buried in the sand of the street when I found it; bad it not been so bright, would never have 'seen it. It tils my forelinger so nicely that, when, mamma told me to make inquiries for the owner it grieved me at first, but I soon acknowledged, her advice to be correct. 1 wont to bed thinking about the ring, and wishing to know its history. How long I lay thus I do not know, but was roused by a voice saying, 'Little girl, if you to kuow my history, and will hold your hand up where 1 can look iniO' will give you a brief sketch of iny.lifc and former I held my blind upas the ring directed, and began its history." It was a beautiful day in early spring, and I was lying on a velvet Cushion in the. jeweller's case, wondering if any one would ever buy mo and take nie out into the.

World, when a aged lady cniered. She asked for rings; the jeweller display-: ed a variety, myself in the number. I blushed, sparkled, and tried to look i GRAHAM, MAYES' ABEf.Cl.Qi AAJ-Vtvi A'l LAW. Tuakcirce, Macoi Conmv rn.p jiractlcisln tli. urt ot'j, pama, ano in ui uniieu jutoa DM (.1 joinery.

-v-PTt, ji Daember'm, Attornoys at La and SoUclK Chtacerv. TTnLt practice, fp tlioC urtnof o.ersanaTallapooBatauntioVjr Mtintgomory, to all bunlneitii eiitruated tliem VSMS6lW. MO- Office nextjl-i'l-rc bylc 'ailri imtgie, A ld: 1880: J. H. 11 Loacliapoka, JJlacoii c.

imtv.ii; ana Iti Jsefl. -JU116 13, 1801. MEDIC N(iTToT i.M,.lU,q. Viy.BSt HlHl He reHpt'othilly tDnie lilci RiiBlcja ciaaand ui reon, lo mm East Alabama-Female CoW TBSIOT SEE, A' A. vV THtJ'VEjcqrcisea 6( WftixKSiiAV, October stt, ti Jcr.t'lV;jttJ AliV A.

J. 111 11 wIlo-villiMMOCintc! ivflll 1 ta.il coins. r'nflll'j (n.Llie sot'tinilllGpRrtincn i-' i.rUh'tllo-m'QDtli'.df.-pQWIji'jj imrn in Every. loi- enciii frmnre-n iiavnnce nnano piipir.cn. -oluss Until fs cot iplil'd with' "AS.

has boei cnfiitscri fc 'llio tlie nostp.lwitV.rnin),i!f bw 1. rt. "jjvl itnd ei Scwlrril TJinso wbo fln.nni.tliUH;ar..ily in ndvfticej.wlli'U-fi uri-U-itl at llii iielff lines'f cliiirircfur keop pnee. with 'Mm ipc-kiisuil -iif rorloti presen.l u.i1;'TDlo.ni.D'Mti?iiej.QtlulSi twjllbft.mpi!jneil-iic'cbr Wltli lieui from.nn '-Uwlexe-'tente An Kft.rtfc hn'-cnmi. 41.n."'..? C.

'usKo'ii iK.tiitfMSsiWi-feiia' jeiiBftn, Halts xscr O.llCf ClUMCS fr- Prlmun Yf Ijitln. Grefk 'Or li.ih Tocal (ill mid rainlii. to .6 IiiclfleDtaJ; TiiskeQa. Sept. 11, 18r, Twcnly-Fiftli Annua' Session nnHB Exercises of iho JudSm Infill; JL be resumed Oclr Jei- lsbi.

All dpp-i: will bomaintaihijtl in bboii' VistitJ Ior Circular, Cutal igue or 'lupnblislwi ticulurs apply to I. JhWli, za, (iitrtc Southern Fi )ld TJNEXAMPI. SVOg5ilS Bhck Nniniljcrs PRI J5'T t)lU'J mHK Proprietor of the WTIIERN' VlfilJt.AilDl SilUEBoniuiiccii tlui' 'ponici time? or -W uumbllri) of the nmrnerlt 'faiitntr-'cxk. mlcl. niJW thut netf hubsorlbofa jii-i hegih ii'Ulllie loiiiii Numbsr 8, SI, una i l'KIZB SIOlir-oC "THE BA.D0L111S Olf RjXODLI'll HI Bjf itits SfcuiixA A.

iti.vi!ii( of avlnfii4'4 will be cominiroci.it fn 3it; jbor 8, i( th, nurijiuuiii, ri-L-eiven 111 IHCC Oil aJO-KU-T IV, Jnnuiiry, will bo isnlcrea 1 tlic bwilif iinii ct'cK'1 lliol'rlzo Story. SUMSl For O110 I'1' Toe -ft, II Pnr'Tlireo' MonUiS Srilj(lii Tiit' S3f Club Qf lour iro, fiif 111 ivnw, IS dlX iiiinlliit. l'ili Andrew, Feb. 12, liiffi). JAUEU ti.VBN!t: of" THE COHFED -FIAJE BAPTIE rnHE uniler.iletii'il eriiv titntinutt Id tniUtit X.

citjf or Coliimbbt. tl a 'Vuukl rrliploii al I tim ninlm'. iTi.ir.irBij 1 dlls4 H' T. T-i H.W urraKer. He unto net inntijcnu I.

niiurniM u- Irtrnu 1. 1.. l.l.t MM IC tleinnnd fur Huch a pupcr jj onr ok- denmnhuii tlic -'late, (namberioi mrtf inn menibura. ought In ippllfd 1 vil'leis' of tlio Proprietors mid trl tl I wAlcIimitn on Ilie nt. "a.ientww.rf dimr4(o its readers, and Jrlhy lit ot -rj -uprpi paiinnngt.

I1 wlm niny recolre'crrf at Uit osly rcqiio-ioil fn flbtnlf Bllliserilif I'l ItC llir.il. nltmrva Immprllalal A nlntr -ol' to limnro the nuceean bt ll. i entrriirf. i Tpfit' ti 11. IJ.

tn.l ti lion pries Torn Hollar-win illr.i"li ie subscribers Immedialely rt ll.tifr Tt pll iffor" numhr I. tbr. silrlie srd lo "li FICnKItATE BAmsr," a vmbin.X. lotrfli l'ruprielfirr. S.

IW0K1 pfiM a. jr Olu-xnM, si Aoga 18f SEMISSt liw Itom MsmotiM' til 6tt il ia by rte rni-iny, will nlorllf -lltf Kt Rhf.muhd. nn! on on Mil jtd b-ikl-f IHK imiirsllow lili enifcflliii and eniiiell and ins tlic itf: nloni r', It. the P' pubimiT It nrT.ei.SK ntc us tpniiroi tnc wittHu uim uk niui padilse (tn trhalewr is loi arrol'rl iliiUd I nrt4 ntlprtprily of Ibe people'. Jt.trillciuVV ery gopil culzen fiAH co.lrt' JI.ipmI anflill (nbiHU.

Il tHI. Sff rl.lcfS) (ml sitltaerva ami hnpcrttiDal 1 indi.l.? dentornll anil ju.ittotll: it will hot krnistW sf cither findepprveti cenpiirr tr iiiinmri ed Tt -lf be roadv to e. fl'Vl rfifl trt pay tlie'ttfaieml triUuK (Mo -wliiliitWn" 3 v. The pices, trill teill (ulicar'sVlnttl ifiMiont.tch-p"'en! iirstnnmnerflt trie 7 ll.1rS TH- firArlrtr. idsCliiw' ttCl.11.K.C.- Mln Issiflfit To: ens hit; lit MV sam Utnd tflllilne linily.

itt epel lo-ili ''J Uiopo dKpo.ir'd la snbscrlh -t lo Heritl tl once. Tii.rAtfor 'trletfj vanes. i IMik'-nliniil tenr If 'is JI-''' r- except tl IW wvmUOf IMitnUls. l-ajiernilfsiionllihfiTVIil-ril lit' i.iitwpft A tn: Il.l I'iwI'Ut H'U'V Wrthiif fiaineofSsilTII "0 WiA T. 10 "betit nal" (Itnea ht- ti nrtlft tell x.me ITtlt oloTi, b)rcTniMo, rcir-f scViVbf 9fZi' SWtiJlf fff.rinri,.

JiM V)-r'iloK'trint Ws' t. nit wlouu, i L. 1 J. li. Jtery D.

Prust Foreign JI ission Buatd Richmond, Yu. Jiin-3 13. Taylor, D. Seeretury Foreign Mission Lt-jurd, tichnoiid, Ya. M.

Poiiidexter. D. SecTetury Allison Bnurd. itichmuiid, Va. V.

F. Broaddus, U. Ulmrlottvillo, Va. H. UodjiC', Lynchburg, Va.

Uonielius lyw. L'owliaiun 0. 0., Ya; U. almver, lidr, Keligious Herald, Richmond VU. 0.

Ueorce. Oulnener 0. Va. li. Ji.

Buby, Brulnuton Church, Va. Tho. Jli. bkinner, Kaleigli, N. Curolina.

Juinee P. Boyee, D. -Pres. Ueol. Sam.

Greenville. a. Uarnliim. Johu A- Bioadus. i).

Theol. -Bern Oreeiiville. s. Carolina. Jdliu A.

Broadiis, Prof, 'J heol bcni. Uieenville. b. UaroluiUi -Basil Manly. i.

Prof. Theol. tiri-enville, a. C. Wiiliam AVilliumcis, D.

Prof. Theol. Gittuville, s. O. J.

Al. 0. Breaker Confederate Buptist. Colnnibiu, duutli Oaruliuu. UtiVuolds.

D. Uolumbiu. S. j. At.

Urawiord. D. Pn-sldenc Alorcer Omvei'siiy. Ua. Jtweuli a.

liuker, Qnilmuii, Gn. H. U. 1-luriucly, Hemlcrsou, Jidr. s3.

VV, Baptist, Tuskegee, Alabama. 'I'lius. b. savage. Livingston, Mississippi.

A'. JU. Mered.th. Florida W. J.

Petligrew, Riulimand. Va. MErUODIST JumesO. Andrew. U.

Amburaa. Bishop of 'MelliiMMl li)jiseopul O.iuruli rfuiuli. -John Kean, 1J. Virginia, Bishop uf M. Churqli bouili.

U. F. Piurce.i. Georgia ol M. B.

Churehbuulh. A. ill. rilnpp, J). Pres.

WoHord College, Liurtiliiiaii hiU-loid biiiilh, D. S. C.irolinu. J. I "liliiiun, Oliarlesion, a.

C. V. A. iMaiitm, iVin. A.

fjuiilli. U. l'i'es. Haiidolpli Ma- ouu Oolk'ge, Vu. Lei'vy it.

Lee, D.l),, Virginia. U. b. JJui-ell) XtichmuiiU, J. 33.

lidrtiirds. J. A. Uuiicuii. U.

Edr. Richmond Chris. Advocaie, Va. Braxioii Uravuij, D. Pres.

Trinly College, iN. U. Joseph Uross, Tennessee. U. VV Uimrlluu Kdr.

Hulslon Journal, Knox- Villi', I'emi. c3. lh Huston. D. Editor Home Circle, 'Teunessi'e.

E. Myers. D. s3. 0, MKTIIODIST PHOTESTANT.

W. A- Oniclier, Pre. Virginia District. U. B.

Tliump on, I'rt'S. Uullcgc. F. L. B.

bbaver Pres. Alubama l)slrict. PHOTUSTANT Joshua Peterkin JJ.I).. Riehimnid, Vu. Juims A.

Luluuu. Suunton, Vu. James Moore, Luuisburg, K. C. VV-Ui.

K. Hiwk U. rBKBYTKBIAS. Union Tlieylogicat Simintlrij, Va, lio. L.

Uubney, D.U., Prof, byatimuiic nlogy, I li. Mi.omiih, D.I)., Prof. Oriental and Bib-1 licul Lrilieistn. Thomas K. Peek, Prof.

Church History mid Government. J. M. P. Alkiusun, Pres.

Hampden Sidney va. Williuln White, Lexingtnn.Va. MeFurlmid. D.l)., uiitr riiaiinlon. T.

V. D.D.. Xticlimoud Vu. Willliim Brown, D.D., Jidr. Ceutrul Presbytc- iian, vu.

TlleOdorie Frvor, Pelersburg, Va. A. VV. Miller. P.

teiKbiirg.Vu. Drury Lney, U.D.. is. Curoliiiu. Robert 11.

Mofiisun, D.D.. Is'. Carolina. Daniel. A.

Pi-nick. N. John L. JCiikimtriek, D.1)., Pres. Davidson College, N.

Curoliurt. Tiiiobg'cal Soawiai-y, Cotumbt'ot St A. W. Leiuml. D.D., Prof.

P. riieolotiy. Ceo, Howe, D.D., Prof. Bib. Lit.rallire J.

B. Adef. D.D.. Prol. Eeeles.

llisti.ry. J. U'liiiilnuv. Prof. N'llturul rieiunce.

B. M. Pulnier. D.D., Pustor 1st Presbyterian church, N. Urlealis.

Thomas Ciiurlesldn, S. 0 Vv. 0. liiiim, uliurleslori. U.

5. K.Tuliinige, D.D, Pres. Oglethrdpe UiiiVer sily, G. John S. AVilson, Allunla, Ga.

JiisepliR Wilson t) D.t Augusiti, Oo. Robert White, D. Ala. U. W.

iJelrie, 1) Montgomery, Ala, Joseph Brown. Florida. Archibald Baker, Florida. tf.N'ITKO SltfOD. Ciiartes II.

Read. D. Richmond, Vit. A. Ctriiverse, L'ditor Christiuii Observer.

UiehmeiMli Vu, Tlio. Jiuuper. Rfcfimnnd, Vh. t'. B.

t'rieij, Richmond. Vu. Jacob I) Miteliell, D.f Lyilclibnrg, Va. I ho D. Bell, Vu.

H. L. Lfiieh. D.U., Furiiiville, Va, Mat Mursllalt, 1 Viiiiesset'. pli E'Ahirliii.

Kniisvi le, Teenv Fred A Ross. D. Hunisviliiv Ala, Mobile, Ala, Al Atkinson, Canton M'si. AiS lfitATB liEFdn'jfEDi C.Pressly, D. b'onlh Uaniliiia.

14 (iner, 1), soma Uafolnla. 15 PattOlli Pres College, 0. .1 Bomur, Ediior Due West Telescope, South Carolina. CDUBERLAW) rBESBVTKRtAS II A Davis, TexaSi IXTHRRAM. Kittle, Pres Roanoke College, Vir ginia.

OBRMAJf W5F0RMED. Hensell, Alt. Crawford, Virginia. KOlES. 1.

In publifliing the fnregninfr addrers it is piopiT to declare explicitly. tlifitit0 origin wns Ir in no political source wualt-vcr, out ironi conlereuce of ministers of the Uospel in Un ci oi Kicimimiu. rhesignntures are confined to this class be canse it was bel "ed thut, in the iioinw Drrscii'. cd, the of men holding tlii.s oflice might iu retcivtd with less prrjuriiee inun limi of any 'oilier. Thi-Se signuliirts iilight have been indefinitely inereased.

Only a limited number of names much lea than nl first intended- was Solicited and as they arc still comiiiff in, some will probably be receivid too line for insertion. 'I hose appended rpres-Mit aw. I :i.i. 1111 Ul 'I WO lllll WKIJ' I lie uonleuerneyf ami nearly every denomination of Christians; Thev nro lunnle for ihe chief objects Intended namely, td bear witmas to the Christian'' world tlntt the rAnntscniu lions here tmldo tolideriiii)j( Ihs public -sentiment of (hC iiiKiih'ijre true nnrt to tarry soiemii pro-lest ngiiinit the eniilinuiiiar uf this fruitless' nuuuriuian) att home, 'either in respect to their temntfral or eternal welfare. Wo regard abolitionism asan interference with tho plans of Divine Proyidance.

It has not the sisrns of the Lord blessing, It is a fanaticism which puts forth no good fruit instead of blessing, it has brought forth cursing; instead of love, hatred instead of life, death-bitterness and sorrow and pain and infidelity and moral degeneracy follow its labors. We rimem- ber how the npostlo has laught the minister of Jesus upon this subject. saying ''Let as many servantaas arc under the yoke, count their own masters worth' of all honor that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. And they that have believing masters, lot them not despise them because they are but" rather do them service because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the licncht. These things teach 'and- exhort.

If any man teach otherwise, and consent not. to wholesome words even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine inch is according to godliness, proud, knowing nothing, hut doting about questions and strifes of words, whereot comcth envy, strife; railings, evil surmisings, perverse clisputings of men of corrupt mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness from such'witltdraw thyself" This is what we teacli, and obedient to the last verse of the text, from men that "teacli otherwise" hoping for peace wo "withdraw" ourselves. The Christians of the Sot th, we claim, are pious, intelligent and Hb-orair "Their pastoral ancTTfiTsrion ary works have points of peculiar interest. There are hundreds of thousands here, both white and col-. ored, who are not strangers to the blood that bought thorn.

We rejoice that Mie great Head of the Church has 1 TO ,1 nr. mnnll BOl OAspiSUU ua. tr uuoiiuuoiiim.ii as in us lieth, to'live peaceably with all men, and though riviled, to revile not again. Much harm has been done lo the religious enterprises. of tho Church by tho war we will not lire you by enumerating particulars.

Wo thank for the patient faith and forti tude of our people during these days of trial. Our soldiers were before the war of followeitizons, and-many of them are of tho household ot laitn, wuo 'have carried to tho camp so much of the leaven of that amid nil tliedcnioralizihg influences of array good work of salvation has gOne forward there. Our president, some of our most influential statesmen, our commanding general, and ah unusual propor tion of the principal gCnerals.as well asscores of other officers, -arc prominent, and we believe consistent mem of the church. Thousands of our soldiers arc men of preycr. We re giird otir -siiccess Sn the war as due to divine mercy; ani our government and people recognized the hand of God in the formal and linmblc celebration of His goodness.

Wo hare iio fear in i'egftrd to the future. If the war continues for years, we believe God's grace sufficient for us. In conclusion, we ask for ourselves, oitr churches, our Country, the devout prayers of all God's people "the will of the Lord tie done." Christian brethren, think oh these things, and let -your answer to our address be the voice of an cnlighten-oJ Cristsah sentimcntgoiiig forth from against war, against persecution for conscience sake, against the ravaging at the ohtlrch of God by fanatical in vasion. But if we speck to you in vain, nevertheless we have not Spoken in Vain in the sight of God for we haycproclatmed the truth we havo testified in behalf of Christian I. I III ItHI WH 1111 VII I 1 1 1 1 Kl'Ll lilliLI 111 filed our1 Solemn protest against a oruei useless war.

A-ud children jhall read it and honor" our spirit fJimiwh much feebleness wo- mwi have' borno our testimony. "Charity bcart-th all things, believed. n.LI alt o0du is-k night was appointed, and lie was to: meet her. as soon as her mother had retired. I wasin agony my mistress must not run away must not defy the -authority of God and -ma nVr what could 1 do? I tiglitencd mv'.

self npo.n her linger, but hu'V ering was too great she dul not heed it. I watched until. h.er prepa rations were completed, then Inaking one last desperate effort. I contracted i myself as. much as possible she ut tered a faint cry and looked down upon her hand.

Thought had resumed her sway, and with thousrht came repen tance. Large tears gathered in; her eves and rolled down her cneeks. she murmured to can't leave my mother; lean not disobey, the commands of God. I will see htm, but it inust. be.

'fop the last time I would forgot my dutv ll I met him She stooped and kissed me-, as though she knew I had saved her. She met him I that young-looking man brightened at her approach, as though a sunbeam had flitted across hw countenance. She told him her d- cisipn he did not attempt per-; snade her, but, only opening his arms lie clasped them about her. For one noment'she leaned, her headitipon liis I shoulder, and twining her arms about his neck, she said, 'Ivan, oh Ivan the words seemed wrung from her heart. She untwined her ar.nis, gazed a moment into liisJacc.

and lled fruin. the apartment, I heard tho strong man-ny, 'Ellie, Blue, do not leave but she did not turn back, 1 mother never knew how near she came to losing iier-chilcl, fori 'kept the secret. My mistress faded and pined all winter.and passed away i with the early May roses. She died my beautiful mistress alio saw. her lover more besought her to say that the barrier was removed that pcporalod thcm-liis wife Was dead but it was too late; the angelafwero then waiting for lief.

"With one wast-) cd hand she pointed upward and said, 'In heaven, My mistress was nti more, I wan taken-from her hand bv kin( Mdpntil, a casl, with other jewelry. Bow long I i i i i kot re mained there I do not know, but was stolen one night with the rc-tof the ji'welry, and lost by the wayside, where yoii found me. Keep nie, til tic girl, and I'll be a guardian angel to you, as I was to my former mis "Some sudden noise in the j'ar Marv. awoke mc. and I found I had would prove nri effectual check From Ihe fliitd'n InaVx 'jf Is BY NETTA.

"Otr it is so (ircsOmc 'f said lillle" Bessie, as she let her knitting fall in lipr Irifi "Tt is so f.iffisrirrifi in sir. jj6j.e twft hjftl 6vcr fait st)rt so bright, and I must be sfck up herein the house knitting, oidcnr." She folded her' hands, 01.03Sed her lect. and leaned back iti tle rocking tho very persoriili-- of indolence; JJessie" ajraiii cciumencod lief complaint, "I vvisli I was1 a butterfly r'what a nice timo I would have roaming about from flower tQ with nothing to do but enjoy myself but I wduld only Jive die wlien Ihe first others are asleep? Is it not terri ble, Bessie, to. meet the enemy face to face in mortal combat, when the. shot ami shell are hilling around -yon-like ti.iii, ior uiu nuciiiiy uii.uu is it uot awisil to ue borne i -I batHeneld with a leg -At arm 1.

IUIU 1U1- I1I0I11IIS, CO 11 1111 :10 r. i yuur bed' before yon can -walk in tlic" warm sunshine, or see the green. trees again? I fear my little girl does not the sufferings and pri-yatious of the poor soLdier, or how ardous and 'liresoine' his vocations Our soldiers -have Jolt their homes, their mothers, wives, children, and all that made life pleasant, to light for the liberty of their country to light lor you, my daughter -and ought weliot to give them all wo can "Q.1 yes, dear mamma' answered Bc-sio, "I did not think of that I'll not complain of knitting againT I wisli 1 could send them something beside parched corn to fat, but I can pray for them, mamma 1 can pray that id tuny stop this war, and let thosol: dtersgo home. Oo you think God would listen to the prayer of a little girl like mc, niamina.V" "Yes, dear, God listens to all prayers made insincerity, and grants wliatjsbestibrtis to have. He marks the fall of a single sparrow, and w'e arc of more value." "I'll remember to pray lor ihe soil diers to-night; and I'll pray, too, for myself, dear mamma, that God may give me an earnest energetic spirit, and a contended disposition." Fluvvirs iuiti iVlusiC.

Yes, two gifts God has bestowed iipou lis that have in themselves no giiilty traitas show an esscntiai di-vinenes. 31usic. is one nf thee, which seems as though it were never born of earth, but lingers with us from the gates of hcavo'n. JVIusic. which breathes over the gi oss or nad, or doubting heart, to inspire it with afflictions and to the chords ot its undeveloped unsuspected life.

And tho other is. that of Flowers, which though born of earth, wc tnily well belivc, if anything of earthly soil, grows in the higher realm -if any of its methods arc continued, if any of its' fornix are identical will live on the banks of the river of Life. Flowers that in all our gladness, find in all ohr sorrow, are never in-Cotigrous ulways appropriate. Appropriate in the church, as expressive of its purest and most social th'emcs, afid- Lfcnding their aweettfess with" the incense of piayer. Appropi'iato in the of marriage hour ifi the ioiiliuessof thesick room, and crown-.

ing with prophecy tlio foreheads of the dead They give oomplctcnet-s to tho associations of childhood and arc appropriate oven by the side of old age, su-angely fis their fresh ncss contrasts with the wrinkles gray' hail's; for still' they are symbolical of the soul's perpetual 'tlio inward blossoming" of ith; mortality, tho: amorarithinC -drown! lu thoir purenosswe feel- that. when the body shall drop-asf withered calyx, the soul shall go forth' as' a wihg- ed sCed. God' tyill dfijlill lieias bro'inised youj nit hoviltddiiJt'iliC Mi At.vr.., t.n 1i more lif.liaitt.lhan ever, hoping to been dreaming: bur there is the break-please lief She turned lis all over fust bell "we'll meei at school," several times, and, after licsiia-I Lena told her mother the dream, tion, selected mo. 1 was pleased io but Mrs. Hall said she had thought belong to such a uice-Iookiiig im'slress, so much a'boiit the ring U1atithad but when she arrived at homo and caused her to dream thus.

There put me on the finger of a beautiful was no owner found, and after the girl of fifteen, hiy joy knew no lapse several- months Lena kept bounds On placing hie upon ny the ring with her molhcrS conseni. new mistress' hand, her mother said, Sirs. Ilall attached no importance 16 My dau.htei', you arc going away to the rlreanl. but Lena did, and often, school you will not have ydtir inotli- when on the very versre of coininit-cr to giiat'd and guide you, but take ting soffio lolly; a glance at the ring In'? this ring keep it. and whenever, temptation assails you, look at it fememberyour niothefs advice, and ask Gtid for strength to resist evil.

Bemcfflbcf, Efiie, if is your mother's gift to her only "She Ceased my young mistress kissed lidf mother, and jiromiscd nev- er, to torget wi.at sue nau Soeks for tUcSoldiers. I do not be-EffieI liked The name it was 'iiovc th soldiers care for socks, tiny sweet as the face loved to gaze into, I0W ie is g.iol.,'a iietiitif.il day' the auu i irieu Kpm mcu ui iniuu.y as possible to ornament that Phiall and exquisitely wlyfo handEffle left her home, and in a large-boarding school Bhe was often tcmptedTo act wrong, but on such occasions 1 woufd'shrinfc and tighteri about her fingers, causing; hei- tc recall her mother's advice, and bring thcHargc teardrops to her gentle blue eyes. Time wore oir Eflio numbprcd llcr seventeenth Jiirthday, Diit'trhore was sonW on her (ypiipg' yA-M. liftiM.r olm litifl linilio IiiVj in'e trradiiated- with hrinor. bul I wiiw n'rvsn 1 I 1 1 UJI I tl lilt.

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