Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1874, Page 11

WOMAN. l Her Many Shortcomings at the Present Day., i 7ot She Must Do to Fulfill Her' 7 True Mission, Wamen of the present day do not resemblo, probably compare with, the women of the et insstouch as they have vastly deteriorated b physical vigor, in good sound common sensa fortho practical ges of life, and in their idens of whst constitutes Lappiness, Woman's des- garis s noblo one, if she fulfills tho laws of providence in regard {0 her. HER FROVINCE 18 TIOME § . be man's consoler 1 afiliction,—his true {eid and adviecr in_trouble,—ber keenor in- fritions ofien aiding his calmer reason and judg- gent. Her greatest safeguard is & bappy bome, fhe exerciscs more potent power for good or | il thsn & Kingupon his throne. *‘She rules e camp, the conrt, the grave;” butnot by en- efing the srena of public lfe, unsexing hereol, frvingto establizh equality of sexes,—true equal~ sycopsisting in Lier being equal, in her sphero, s{sction, toman in his, each having different o distinct daties. Then a Wwoman once disputes the "palm of periority with man by haranguing from pub- Jo pistforms, ehe must justly expectto logo {he chivalrous respect all true men pay all true wozen, Sho will not be treatod with the com- pon courtesy they pay eachother.” She be- wmes simply & something to svoid and dread. exergies to influence women to be essaaple, would correct errora and amend social s be but truo to hier best, ber noblest naturo, roduates, "with Fholly impractical ; unfitted to be happy wives gotls ; losing the great happiness of Lome-life ; 1 perie 3t the women who are clamoring for ths ballot ' EETTER WIVES AND MOTHERS, xrongs, and the result would be most salutary wholly redress, the terrible socinl eviis of this In the first place, tho system of education for RADICALLY AT FAULT, sction at the expeneo of physical strength, which pedals and honors, aud stilted ideas of some gread wometbing too inferior for their high attain- J outraging Nature's laws as well as Divine ; mal sod woman's rights would uso thoir superfluons {he would be doing & nobler work, and, by ex- for society and the good of mankind. Let wom- wishewill wield a power to check, if not dir. No legisletive law ‘can do it; a social reformation i8 needed. women i8 srertaing and stimulating the brain to undue isthe last thing cultivated, if at all. Girfs leave yminaries and colleges’ as it revolution to e “wrought in their day, 1od ‘mothers ; looking upon domestic life as pents ; always sceking to arrive at impossible ing life the very opposite of what & wise Provi~ dence intended for the sex. Women need not bo thought slaves because they are fulfilling_their high aud noble destiny psirue women. Thero are more slaves now to filss opinion and outrageons fashions than even io thedsys of barbariem, for the very reason it civilization has failed to elevate and iu- truct. & PHYSICAL, CGLTTRE 1S NECESBADY for women's duties znd happiness. Let a girl bes hobbledeboy, a tomboy, even a little boist~ erous, while she 16 laying 1ip 8 stock of Lealth for her future years. Lether be dreseed to rmp. Let ber ride on horseback, climb fences occasfonally, and take ali good muscalar exer~ | | J cee, developing sound health and® sym- metty of pereon. Let ber be taught to walk gracefully. This is too much neglected in schcols,—it adds so much toa womsn. And, when ehe becomes a etaid, de- mare_young - lady, let her tako regular walking exercise, every day, out of doors; breathing the pure oxygen of God's_frce air; cultivating the mind to appreciate His wonderful works of sy and landscape, of such diversitied benuty ; commuuing with Nature ; leaving the town and foing into the country in her rambles.’ All this woula arouse her higher and nobler attributes, snd she would haves happy, bealthy temperas meot, kindly and joyous ;—instend of - living in bested rooms; breathing vitisted air; dressing for dieplay ; talking endless goseip; losing all the best of life ; * oonuyed,” not knowing why. Surely, there must be & remedy for this, Let mothers educate their daughters with mluged and liberal views, impressing them with - . T THEIE GRAVE BESPONSIDILITIES 38 expectant wives and mothers ; teaching them how to mako thieir husbands and homes happy ; fobave a holy horror of decrying their own gex, » Lolliog op to ridiculo any of its weaknesses to eperk good and not ovil ; to give kindly, cour- teous words and_sympathy to all they meet in life, recognizing, by doing ko, tho Divine quality of humanity; and not to spend all of a lifo given for good and useful purposes in the mero fripperies of dress, and senscless, unmeaning gossip. Not but what this writer thinks every woman ehould be- dressed in taste, and a8 richly 18 lier circumstances will admit. ' Jlost cortainly . woman should S PAY STRICT ATTENTION to their personal appearance, without offending £00d taste by going to extremes ; not drigging the hair off the face till the eyebrows are lifted ; zot following the bidcous and revolting fashion, adopted by ofd and young, of weaving & fringo of falso Lair over the forehead and eyes, which suggests the ides of a wild animal more than a senaible human being ; not having dresses 8o tight aronnd the Yorm as to verge on vulgarity, causing amost ungraceful gait, sad to see. Such elsves to fashion, such slaves to custom, have no regard for taste or the becoming. < Another great detriment to bealth is steam- beat in rooms, which exbausts and _dries up tho bealthy biood, Open, cheerful grates are neces- £y to health and happiness. And yet anotler caise of the great want of vitality in women of this day s 1he : g * UNIRALTRY, DEBILITATING DILT, 10 Tuxurious for ‘every day: solids so little eaten; gweets aud pastry o much indulged in. Exmpler diet and moro healthy exorcise would reduce tho too highly-nervous organization of ¥omen: It is s lamentable fac that fow women, ¥bo life so lusuriously become mothers, and e physically nnfitted to, if they do, nurse their chularen. Nature is not at fault; she does not e, The animal crection never, or ecldom, fail 12 nourish their young. ‘Some silly women object to nunsine, even when they can, because it rulng their figure. They do mot deserve the blessed nemo of mother. wen like children ; are disappointed if they are o0t fathers, Man's ruder, £avage naturo is soft- taed by Lis child ; all that j8 good iu bim is called forth ; he is & better msn. A littlo child, {5 bis God-given innocence, bas been the Ealva- ion of many a man. (e next erave thougnt suggested is the great 'WANT OF DOMESTIC MAPPINESS ' tdhome-ife, If men and iomen nsed more Judgment in matrimonial selection, and exer- el -wore - forbesrance with each other's fralle, they “would not =o often seek to f5er the fis, weeing too Jate that esch ¥ in error and regretting the false dep. Hotel-lifo js too often destructive of domestic happiness. A life lived in public, in esditement, is not conducive to happiness ; Lus- nd wives, go living, Dover perceive cach 0thér's beet qualities as they would at home. Itis 4 reat mistakce that women make to breait up a batme and go to boarding. The caree, tha troubles Y eervants (and good mistresses make good ser- TUs; they are human, and kindness will tame 3esvaze). are not to bo weighed in the balance ¥ith the discomforts of boarding. o " MOST MEN DESIRE A HOME > Thither they can retireafter the straggle and toil :hflze diy, a3 a place of rest and comfort; s eerfal froside, where they can, for a brief tesom, forzet the cares and porplexities of life, L‘;'fl_‘“m}_' the content created by the sustaining ¢ 20d fufinence of a good, true wife. h““flen can_ be talented ; write books, as thoy e done, with the highest moral tendency ; be iuellizent, accomplished ;—will still make good somsekeepers ; be the sunlight of a well-orderod 72283 be happy wives and honorablo mothers. dlh man be once convinced that intelligence ¢S not detract from, but rather tnhances, n o womau's charme,'zud Le will not boso s to marry . protiy doll, sid be lxn);np‘{v_v 2tafter, cecking some more congenial friend’s tide for whnt Ke misses at bis own. Men may {Rore ang ecoff as they will at the sacred ties of Aisge and domestic life ; etill, in their heart iLearts, thoy havo 2n idesiof a bome. Tho e erith cxcitement of money-getiing does not 2 them happy ; the artificial, unbumanliko O hotels is unsatisfactory, making them Ue with recklessness the sballow phantom i ipation as a compensation for the calm 73 0! domestic life,—a happy home,~— thin g5 “THE ONLY THING w28ido the prave thatcan epable man and f2n fo bear bravely the crosses 2nd trisls of life, In the Lome-circle, in tho ssnctity of bomp, it 5 —— A . (4———-———-———-———-————-———__—___._._4,.__ Lo S the pride and glory of evely cx‘n\a;. THE CHICAGO - DAILY " TRIBUNE SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1874 women tobe the presiding gen Senerons. snd olevating frisepies. Lot pos exert her influence f i iho charscter of nobly men and yorma i 0f orld may, in a slight measure, taint with its oliowhearteduces, "but it can neyer wholly corrupt the years of good implanted by judl. clous mother. Every great, talented, aud nobly man has borne tostimony' that it 'was to his mother Lo was indedted for all that had made him an honor to his name and country. h"m Bl WOMEN AGAINST WOMEN oblem none can Holve. W i stab their own kex eso mmflefl‘,{f‘;&i‘l“éfi {)uthlnsa!y ? Many a pure, Bensitivo woman has been stung to death by such injustice,—too diten by unfounded rumor. Who tiat has over traced the torrent of rumor to its source did Dot find thot vivid imagination had colored it 4ill focts and reason biad beon lost in the winrl ? Slander rears its _hydra-hoad everywhero ; and ol good, pure womeu—and, thouk Heaven ! they are. many—disdoin to listen to o Story aguinst another, unsupported by proof. It women could fully realize how pained aud disap- Ppointed all true mou are t0 Lear too often noth- ing, while in their society, but depreciation of their own éex, they would be nobler and truer women. Men—oven bad men—never indorse o woman's trying to injure hor own sex ;, what- over her molive may be, it matters mot. Men do mot find the rest amd pleasuro oo dn & ladys socioty. What o they do? Seek billinrd-rooms, smoke cigars, £t besotted with stimulants, see 'and hear whab deteriorates all that i good in them, because vomen dwappoint them. as thoy alwnys havo gtandard of good that women too seldom reach. i - NOTITING 80 ELEVATING tomen as tho society of a purc, refined, intelli- Bent womon ; and with women of the igh order aloue can this much-noeded social reformation rest. No wonder the frivolous women of the preeent day aro the mothers of young men, too often met, who would, if they could, whisper away 4 Woman's reputation at & breath, losing all claim to genuine manliness. 3len, too, are, in & measure, to blamé for this, who thiok a woman alone, protected only by her self-respect, & prey 10 every designing, unprincipléd mau sho meets ; who gcruple to do honorable kindnesses, taking advautage of tho exigencies of tho bour o dcbose:f snd destroy. Let men with moathers, " wives, and sisters, guard them against Leing cast upon the world, and hedge them around with losing protection for, to thie delicately-nurtured and refined, it is a life alono of endurance. _If tho majority of women'wero moro'elevated in fecling, more lenient to others’ fuilings, more sensible of their own shortcomingy, thoy Would lavea VAST, GNTOUNDED BWAY for good upon socicty, Moral courage i the only thing needed. Wo run counter to our bot- ter feclingy and ivstincts, and_dare not do what they dictate, for fear the world will not‘approve. Men ‘and women 5o lamentably fail in moral courage to do good. Women would b ‘better, truer wives and mothers if they followed the nobler seutiments of ' their hearts without referenco to' that portion of tho world who are €0 charming, €0 dolightful, wheh you can give them costly entertainmenty, but who, when circumstances have changed, pags by like the Levite, with curt bow and ecant courtesy, for- getiing that, in the hour ‘of adversity, s true friend’s sympathy is worth ‘moro than gold. Professing Christians—even clergymen--ara not exempt from this stain of worldliness. “The trail of the eerpentis over all;” and Christ’s teaching is forgotten: * Inasmuchas ye do it to the least of theae, yo do it unio me.” Ah! let women be but nobler and TRUER TO THEIR LEST INSTINCTS; let them protect and sympathiza with their own sex; let them to the many erring feel kindly, and influence for good, thanking God they have Deen guarded from temptations; let sotiety be on a better, purer basis; and these frightful morzl discases would bo cured; women would be more ‘worthy to train immortal souls; their dsughters would not marry for dress aud dia- ‘monds, without affection or respect,—tha only safo bulwarks of married life. " Women, esert your influenco ; rise to a higher standard of moral excellence; all the foul blots upon society of our day, if not wholly eradicated, will 8t least be redeemed from their worst, tleir growing tendency, to make skepbics of all that 18 good. ‘Fue menof tha prescnt day, so great in so many things, tho reverse in otliers, aro a great leal " WHAT WOMEN MAKE THEX by their direct influenco; therefore, it is neces— sary for the Iatter to improve themselves, and develop by the home-fireside all the' better and more ennobling virtues of the sterner sex, so that they can look np to them as protectors with trust, affection, and true respect. A WOMAN. HUNMOR. ‘¢ The cause of Woman-Suffrage”—Searcity of husbande, i Hartford, Conn., {hiks the name New Haven, should be written * now haven,” ss it is without a capital now. —A California paper, having obtained a new subscriber, records the stariling fact in a half- column._article, headed * Still soother! Our course indorsed by the people.” young man in'Ashtabula sought to secure Dis eweotheart by stratogy, so he took her out for a boat-ride, and tbreatened to jump over< board into the lake if sho didn't consent to marry him. " But it did not work. She offered to bet him a dollar that he daren’t dive in. —Young lady (at the Post-Oftice)—* If T don’t get a letter by this mail, I want to know what he was doing Sunday, that’s all.” - —Thers 8 a story of Judgo Grier, which everybody delights in, how be gct aside the Tun- just verdict of & jury sgainst an upopular man, with this remark: ~‘“Enter the verdict, s Clork. Enter, also, ‘Set aside by the Court.’ I' want it to be understood that it takes thirteen men to steal 2 man’s farm in this Court.” —The Troy Whig infringes on the patent of the Philadelphis Ledger, and says : . Bring out the crape and toll the knell ; She’s dead—a Jovely Lockport belle; Her stomach failed away o get With nincty oysters on s bet. —The most confiding woman lives in Provi- dence. Showent to an- nuction, and, knowing the prevalence of thieves atsuch places, asked a nice-looking man to take care of her pocket- book, containing $85. Ho is etill taking caro of it. —Wo have been informed that a pair of lovers will sit up balf tho night and not burn as much Terosene as the family uses in an hour during the evening.—Delroit Free Press. ey —Drof. Proctor seoms to heve been guilty of & paradox. Tn ono of Lis recent lectures he dis- tinctly stated that there was no animal hfe on the moop, ‘*And yit immajetly afther,” says Folix O'Fyne, * he showed us a hapo of lunar eraters.” e . —* Dinna be sa mean wi' it; it's for & puir fatherless bairn,” said a Scotchwoman to an ‘apothecary who was weighing outwo ounces of calomel for a sick child. - Tt was an expressive remark of a practical man regarding the woman of the period, recently “Sho don't know enough, sir, to boil water,”" g 4 —What is the earliest financial transaction on record? When Dharaoh received a check on the bank of the Red Sea, crossed by * Moses & Cor 2 A bacbelor says if yon band a Iady a news- paper with a parazraph cut out of it, ot s lino B0 read, bt avery it of interest felt in the paper by tho lady will centre in finding out what the missing paragraph contained. "~ Spain 1 a nice place to raiso chickens. They have 50 many coups there. 5 At a prayer-meeting in Maine, a few days ago, one of the members prayed: * Lord, thou Toowest that Charles Tompkins Lss sold poor to eome of us. Make him do the fair » boots thin 5 2% 3fono-poets ™ is the new name for persons who write bat one bit of verso nd then die. This isn't the kind of & poet that sends picces the papers. O lbran——“ T'm afraid_you're tipsy, La- cliie.” " Laclie—" Yo needna bs *fccred—yer uito roet.” Clergyman—* I'm eorry for it.” achio—:Soam 1. fir 1 got fon far ower soon. hishy was gran' | T e eformation Sceno "—Good Templar— O dear, no! Don’t mention it! I nevertake anything—I—! " Ficnd (in human shape)— nsenso! _ Chriehmash-timo! You'll _ take Nonscnse ! 3 " O hibg " Templar—¢ Well, if you pat it Tiko that, DIl take—" Takes it.—Punch. —Glara (a good eaifor)—*I think the moon is ‘more charmiug on the water than on the ey Don't vou, dear?” Algerncn (a bad eailor)—* P-possibly—Depends so much on the state'of the stom—'" (leaves her). ' prisoner in 8 Now York Police Court was dby the Judge if ho had any counsol. *¥es," he £aid, *1 bad engaged an old bald- headed fellow Lo defend me; but I don't seo Lim round, and I rather guess he is ont for a drink.” S Punch bas s cartoon called “Tho Vatican Hatter,” in which tho Pope, with s Cardinal's biat in his hund, thus addresses the Archbishop of Westminster: *Sorry we've nothing in this fizo to it you, Dr. Manning. At present we'vo only got bata for undersized heads. 3 man in Hartford has stopped his newspa- per because his namo was printed in s lis of advertised letters, and big wife, happening to Bes it first, went and got it for him, and found it was from & yonng lady, who cumglmned that he didn't mest Lr ter, a3 h —— o promised. -_| veating, excutes for haviog married SPHERES AND: MISSIONS. The Domestic Virtaes of the Sterner Sex, World. Treats Our Memories. How the It is » mistake to consider that it is only the restless, discontented souls of matare years who ate occupied with the subject of Spheres and Missions. The boy who is risking his neck in an attempt to emnlate the renowned gymnastof the last circus which visited town, or ia announc- ing what he intends doing when ho is & big man Tiko Papa, has already begun vaguely dreaming of 2 Sphere ; and the little girl who iaintent on arranging her doll-louse, and taking its ‘inmates through severe epidernics, is anticipsling hor Mission. ~ The sense of nceding some peculiar interests of our own goes further back than our memo- ries. Moreover, the eldors aro always talking to children of their futures. ¢ Hore is tho min- ister of tho tamily,” the father esys, paternally patting one urchin’s head. T intend Mary shall havo & good musical education, &6 that she can support hersclf, if necoseary,” sunounces the mother. Sometimes theso plans snd predictions are founded upon careful study of the embryo cheracters, and so are falfilled ; oftener, though, they zro simply the ‘expression of the pa- rents' hopes and wishes, irrespective of tho clild's predilections, and 8o come to' an ustimely end. The daughter who was to have been such & wonderful musi- cian hates the thrumming'of tho piano, but shows infinite patience with the pranks of the sewing-machine, and exhibits decidedly more {aste in dréss-making than in music. Tho son who was destined for the Bar becomes fascinated with the engraver's art ; and tho boy who was such a wonderful literary genius when ho was 16 i5 uclling boots and shoes ten yoars from thon. But, whatever form individual preferences may givoit, the THE UN{VERSAL MISSION is bread-getting. A celebrated paintor, whose pame I havo conveniently forgotten, onco queriéd: “If getting your living iso't glorious, then what 82" Mo, may Lave . meant eithor that thero was nothing ~ half 8o swect in life a8 being able to pay your butcher and baker; or that getiing a liviog sbsorbed Ro much of one's Iife that it imparted character to the wholo 3 or he may not have Jmown bimself what he did mean, but, like any ordinary mortal, gaid it be- cause it soundod well. Whataver tho artist meant, it is true that it is’ a' great. element of success for a man to foel that his work sitshim, sud to be able to carry enthusiasm into it. It would seom as if there was no object on earth so littio calcuiated to cause admiration 88 a man’s boot; snd yob watch how the born shoe- merchant treats it. How he tufns up the yellow sole, and smooths it goutly, and points ont its thickness, and dilates on the ghave of tho heel, sud draws atcenticn to the new-fashioncd toe, and pinches the leather, “growing cloquent over its toxture. ‘Tlien, when it is on, and the customer is stand- ing on one leg, like a chicken in the Bnow, bow caressingly tho dealer in'leather smooths the in- step and the ankle, and hovr eloquent he grows over the fit] Suraly, shoe-dealers are born, not made. Then, again, there is tho man who has s mision to be a farmer.. He is happy only when Tie is scparated from his nesrest neighbor by a mile or 80 of conntry-rond, and the village-dac- tor is 6 or 8 miles away. Ho feels rich with some acres of land out. of which the stumps and stoiies must bs cleared. His enjoyment consists in rising before daybreak, and work- ing so hard afl day that he goes yawn- ing to bed before - 8 o'clock, = The acme of his happiness is reached when he comes into the County Fair, and ivestigates those mar- vels of patent_reapers and threshers which, to tho uninitisted, are but s buzzing, whirring mass of lovers, cranks, cogs, wheels, rakes, and scythes. And yot therois a popular delusion that any man could be s farmer, just &8 any woman could be a housekoeper. o Not g0 verylongago it wasa currently-received opinion that’ 2 TIE DOMESTIO SPHERE belonged exclusively, to womeu, but. time has. corrected that error. When one sees how deftly men i sowing machmes; in what a wholeeala manner thoy wash windows and gcrub floors, Low accurately their long. strong srms.can throw sheets aud countcrpanes to the -opposile side of o bed ; how well they are adapted by na- ture to the beating of carpets and the kneading of brezd,—it is Teadily mnderstood why thoy have at last risen and claimed their nights. The ounly constitutional hindrance in man for the do- ‘mestic sphere is, that Lo is an automaton, Let his wife wind him up to put two seuttles full of conl in the farnace every night in December, and he will put two in every night till the 1st of May, no matter if the thermometer standsat70. If shie sets him to pecling spples, ko will para till the barrel is empty, if she does not think to come gut and ‘'stop'him. Ile haso’t what good housewises call **judgment.” Tho same un- selfishnees, tho same spirit of self-sacrifice, swhich has always been Bupgoch t0 be a strictly feminino trait is observed in men naturally adapted to the domestic sphere. ‘There, for in- stance, is the husband who unostentatibusly keeps the books in tho background, while his ‘wife runs a big millinery establishment or ladics’ restaurant. Again, there is the husband and father who stays at Lome and looks after tho little ones, while the wife is in & neighboring city fithng herself out for a medical missionary, and the oldest boy is shoveling coal and snow to pas,tho exponsos thero. 1t would scom to be igh time that somebody gave credit to the sterner sex for thesa domestic virtues which they have so long been believed not to possess. There scems to be for most persons & MISSION IN MAKEIING. Ono of the coupie generally roquires ballast, and the other is often nothing but ballast. There is the wife who would wake a Coleridge” ont of & Kubla-Khan dream to ask him how nn- der tho sun ha came to have a hotel-napkin in his pocket. On the other hand, there is the wife who devontly believes there is not in the world a8 great a genins as Ler husband, and the reason of his ill-success is becausc of jealonsy of Lis compeers. Is hea writer, then she discovers that the main idea of any eurrent essay or story was suggested by something her husband wrote. 16 be o musical composer, every popular air is only stolen from ons of his compositions. The husband is apt to eay his wife is the iuspiration of the best things he ever wrote; and probably her unqualificd admiration and unswervig belief yin his powers have strengthened bLim'when nothing clse would. The critic’s praise is clixir to genius, but its daily touic 18 tluo unquestioned Tiomage of some -loving heart. On the other hand, if the wife owns sl the talent, it is amusing to sce_how devoutly, all his life long, the husband believes that there never was sucl a wonderful woman. He never can, by:any chance, quote one of har witty sayings, but will it for hours almost silent, enjoying her chain- lightuing style of conversation. Everybody wonders how the marringe bappened. If hap- pened because the mission of such women is 1o hiave s large circle of acauaintance, an bpen Louso, and some social pleasures going on, and they the centro of it ; and_that was just the stylo of man to allow it, Bhe was fascinated by that samo silent stolidity which spectators be- lieved would repel her. “She belioved all that he said, nnd what ho didn’t say she believed too deep,_ for uttorance. ) i 1t is amusifig to see the stross which anciont spinsters place upon their mission when they have nccepted the step-mothership of some six or cight motherless bairus. *“They feltit to bo & duty to see after those poot little things,” they make a point of assertipg ; snd ono won- ders, in talk, snd bebolding their sudden ma- torial tenderness, that, in all their long vears of waiting, while they wero feeling that they ought to ba of some use in the world, it naver occurred to them that asylums were full of orphans of all ages, and they might bave se- lected an nssortment sny time. It is such a Dalpable fraud for » woman to excuso her laud- able desire to marry _an attractive widower by Jaying it all to the children’s account. It is like some missionary’s wife who never discovers thal she bas a missiog till somo bearer of the Word 1o a foreign land proposes marriage to her, and ihen she snddenly discovers thet for years her ‘beart has been yearning over that particular nation of beathen, snd she wil el you with tho greatest olemnity how she is willing to go Wherever duty points the way; and e, all tho time, you both know she would never in the world have been a missionary if the man she loved hadn't chosen to b one, and so her chotce lay between giviog him ub or being & missionary herself. It would seom that any il would not thank a womaa for in- sensible man b asd 1 trying to prove that ehe was actuated by s sense of duty in the matter. There is another mission which can hardly be described so plainly as to be_intelligible to one who has not seen 1t exemplified. It consists in devoting a life to filling up the chinks and cran- Dios in some greater life. Sometimes it is a wifo who marks the newspaper-paragrapns that the busy husband should read; copies the manuscripts he has mo time to rewrite; listens 1o the new lecture, or sermon, or novel, tohear howitresds; answersall fho borous lettora; keopsup the family correspondence; and, in short, makes her lfe but a supplement to the husbana's. Sometimes it is the less in- tellectual of the two friends in one of those curi- ous life-long attachments wo somotimes Reo formed Letween two unmarried women. But perhaps the saddest sido of the picture con- sists in 2 FULFILLED MISSIONS. What infinito pathos one finds in thoge brief notioes of celebrities long forgotten, which come floating round in tho newspaper-zossip of to-day. Poor Kossuth! Half the reading world thought him dead, sod the other bhalf did not_think anything sbout him. The cale- brated danseuse, svhoso fairy-like motious capti- vated tho theatre-going world, has passed ont of memory, and ouly & little card in the papers, auking pupils in danciog, tells of her eustence. What becomes of all our ex-Presidents ? Thase splendid careers of fortune and genius aro] gotne gorgeous auroral display, or some exguirite rainbow, which fascinates all eyes; but, after a little, thoy begin to fade slowly, but surely, and. L long boforo tho last scgment of the rainbow, or “the last faiut blush of tho Northern Light. has died nway, overy one has ceased to notice them. It is idle to jmdgino that your works can all be 80_important that you cannot be forgotten. ‘There are persons who baye dono their best wherevor they bave worked. The school in which thoy Jebored has reccived &n impetns that yeara will not materially logserr; but their namos 2re never spoken in its walls, and their labors of that timo are inscribed only on the benchics of a few scholars who have gone out into the worla to carry and disseminate the influences of school- life. There are those who have. worked in public charities, and to such good purpose that it scems s if their places could never be filled. aud yet publicmen arcdying every day, and the world goes on aud is improving. Let no man flaiter himsell ne cannot bo spared ; and let him be filad that, when e has been dead a twelve-month, he can- no§ come back to eee how like was his death _to the sinking of a stone in tho water. Tho living out of & life-purpose, thoo, is not for tho approbation of tho crowd about us,—for they pass away with us; nor for the impressing of ourselves upon the world’s memory,—for it has none ; it is simply for its effect upon our- selves,—for the steady molding of ourselves by & grand motive. . Warcu-Hazer, —_— CHOICE. Anpther's Iot in life, and minc, fell xide By side: to me * was given to devide Whose the bright shouid be, atd whose the dark ; For T could ses on each the signal-nark, ‘And kmew that, if T took the blisy, tho pain Would bo the other's,—losa to mo her gain, Judge me, O, woman fair in home of ease, Witt lttle children clustering at vour knees; Within the reach of my right haud, one day, Such happinces as yours hefore me lay ; A'rolt of gold beside a roll of deoss, A golden ring, 3 dull and heavy crozs, Bo near mo stood a Joved one that my arm Oft held her closs and uheltered her from harm Gold or droas for her,—ring or cross for me And choice to me was given which should be Choice to 1ae was given,—do you understand 7— Gold or drous, ring or cross, beneath my hand. Judge me, O woman fair! " T took the ring, 1 khssed if, Leld it cloze, for it did bring Such glowing light, such foy unto my life, As blinded mp unto my loved oue's strife,— Such bitter atrife to raisc the crows, and bear The heavy welght of loneiy grief and care, 1 had uiot held it long ere I could sco The ring sbould be for her, tho cross for mo ; For I was stronger, aud perhaps could bear ‘The heavy yeight of lonely gritf and care,— Could bead beacath the beavy weight and live While she drew near relief that death can give, I placed tho ring again beside tho cross, Tho roll of gold besido the roll of dross, Ana turhed awsy ; and yet again % was given Tao me to choose 'tween happiness of heaven And gloom, and tears, and wesriness alone; For none niust know,—I might not even mosn, 1 went away to rocks beside the sea, And, O, the sua was shining gloriofisly | e Tipples every one wero tipped with gold, And bright stars played where'er a wave did fold,— Played merry hide-asnd-eeek in corners bluo Asthe arcied dome thit bouds and tints them rough, And there wero cliffs with feat deep in the ssnd, ‘With sun-kissed groves that held them to the land ; And T could hear the bird-songs and thd hum' of Lesr,~ Could breathe flower-fragrance borne upon the bres: Could see the glitter of the radiant day,— Yot know a cloud would shade my Jifa alway. T threw myself upon th’ unyielding rocks, Striking one hand so hard thers went o shock Of pain through all my being, that lulled to rest A littlo space the ache within my breasts A little space,—it came and came again, And to my heart T said, * Bear with this pain, 41t must be yonrs, becanse I tako tho cross, 1 yicld the gold that lies besido the dross ; Another must not And fu death rolief, Whilo I have strongth to bear the bitter grief ; Therefore, my heart, have patience, try to win Au outward calm for me, and peace within,™ When had won the victory, the night Spread dark sbout me, and there was no light By which to guide my steps, which et a wave, And o my heart T said, * Would nouo might save It were 50 mweet to still your beating now, And Iay whers it is col my burniog brow.” But thero was ono tosave, and in the night, - The third tme choico was given, “ Help me do right!” 1 said, soft. to my heart, and in my hand . T took the cross, and bound it with 3 hand About my neck. You do not sec it 2 No; X wear it hidden, and days come and go ! > MiBosnsrTE, Sl R O < % LIFE'S WINTER. The sunlight is cold s it falls aslant, Orer the drifts of hesped-up snow, That, T cannot tell why, arc nover fiushed With the rosy lights of the years ago. It creeps in at the window and over the house,— In patches it lies on the carpeted floor ; But I cannot remember that ever it xions 8o like » sad smile in the awcet days of yore, Perhaps it is fancy ; perhaps it may be Tliat out of my own life the glory has fied,~ That the warm, glowing tints thut I miiss never shino Tuto o Lieart thav's a * place of the dead.” . The birds do not warble so much a they did Once, when they bilt in the vine by the door, And I do not believo that they love tie 50 well,— ‘They never eat now from my hand any more. The heliotrope blossoming there on the stand, Breathes baok when I touch it; but someliow it acems A though the rich fragrance that kises mylips Were only tho memory of olden dreams. Those olded dreams—0, those olden dreams— Does every ono hoard them, I wonder, away 2 Foling them up and laying thewm by, To open and Took at soms other day ? Doen every one it in the evening's gloom, Calling loved forms from their silent graves, Enowing the morning will banish them all, As nawes in the saud are washed ot by the waves 7 Does every ong moan whew the day Is doue, * And thé world may nat sneer st the tears they shed As thiey open tho coffln-lid and weep E Over the face of their early dead 7 Ganxer B, FResway, R b AD CHLOEN, M. A. (Fresh from Her Cambridge Examtnation.] Lady, very fair are you, ‘And Sour eyes are very blue, And your hose; - And your brow is like the snow; And the various things you know, Goodness knows! And the rose-flush on your cheek, And sour algebra and Greek, Perfect are; Y And that loving, Justrous eye Recoguizes in the eky Every star, . You have pouting, riquant ips,— You can doubtless an eclipso leulate ; But for your coruican hue, I had cerainly from you Met my fate. I¢ by an arrangement d Twere Adams mized mt‘x’:‘\’\'nevrofl. Then some daz, 25 wooor, perhaps might come 0 20 aweel an Artium Magistra, —~Hortimer Collins. 7 s g wWar and Discascs A report made by Dr. Engel, Director of the Statiatical Office at St. peurssg’m, who has_col- lected from varions sources s larce smount of interssting _information concerning the loss of life in the German army 'during the late war, shows that out of a total—in round numbers— of 41,000 deaths, abont 12,000 wera csused by disesse, moro than one-half ofs these, or 7,000 caaes, being due to typhus fever. The number who died of dysentery was 2,000 ; and next in n::lxntylwem;hgh:u_ pulmonic d.l‘seauu, other internsl_acuts disorders, gaatrio fever, variol 3ad suddendenct. o BUIo foves, Tariols, THE KING AND THE BEGGAR. An Arab Story. BY DISHOP FERLETTE. From Old and New for February, There was once a King, from among the Kings of Hind, who, on a very hot summer-dsy, retired to an upperroom for his siesta after dinner. He threw hiself on & sofa, which occupied the Rroater part of asort of bay-window projecting over tho streot, tho like of which msy be scen in many pictures of Oriental houses; but the heat Was 80 intense on this burning afternoon, with- out a pariicle of brecze, that he could neither sleep OB EVEN COMPORTABLY REST. 8o he clapped bis hands ; and & servant came. He ordered him to send two Circassian maids to fan him with fans made of ostrich-feathers,— the one kuceling at the head, and tho other at the foot, of his couch, Theycame; but they bad no sooner begun to discharge their daties than he got tired of them, and wanted some- thing else. So Lo sent them away; and sgain clapped his hands. “What does your Serene Highness com- mand 2" *‘Idon't know, Bring me—my black mare. 1 will tako s ride. No, by tho by, I won't, Bring mo—what was I going to say ?—the hoad of tho Grand Mafti. No, the scoundrel deserves to be beheaded when Iam not out of temper. GIVE ME MY INKSTAND, and leave me nlone.” So the Mameluke took the King's silver ink- stand,—s richly-chiseled lat tube for the reeds used iostcad of pens, with the ink-bot- tlo 8t ono end of it,—laid it on the sofa beside tho King, retired a fow stops, tumed toward the King, crossed his arms on his breast, ealuted, and retired, The King took the inkstand, opened it, closed it, threw it with impatience sgaiust the wall at the other end of tho room, lay down, and again tricd to sleep. but could not. e felt restless all over; and his digestion was painful. He rose from the sofs, picked the inkstand from the carpet where it Iy, tools 5 sheet of paper and a pair of Pereian scissors from the shelf, and went back to tho sofa, whero ho sat dows, and began to . TRIX THE PAFER preparatory to writing,—a preliminary operation which Orieatals soldom omit. ‘When the sheet of paper was brought toa shape to suit Lim, Lio began to write somo words with red ik, snd some with black.” Oriental Kings are gencrally very good calligraphers, and takie daily lessons of calligraphy from a master of that art, who 18 oue of their most habitual at- tendants. When be bad written about three fines, ho got displeased with them. So be tore tho paper up. and threw the pioces upon tho floor. Theu, picking up one of the darrow.slips about six inches loug by one finger wide, which had fallen off in trimming the paper, hie wrote upon it, ““THE WOBLD 1S A SHADOW AND A SHAX AND A GAME OF WiTs.—ARmad.” ‘This latter word was his own name. Then he rolled the slip of paper_round his tinger, threw it out of the window, lay down again, tried to sleep, aud slept. Op' that very same day, a poor beggar, very tired, 8¢ lbe came = from very far, entercd the royal city, where he had not & friend. Hungry and thirsty and foot- soze, he walked for soma time through the burn- ing streets, which were all deserted at this time, a3 it was a little after noondsy, and every in- habitant was either at his dinner or at his siesta. Finally, finding no ono to direct him, HE SAT DISCOURAGED at the foot of a wall, where a bay-window over- hanging the street projected the most propitious shade that could be scen for a distance. He bemoaned his forlom condition, and pondered over his miserable prospects, when, 19! across theo street flew u small ball of paper, coming from above his head, and falling aoout ten steps from the place where heSvas squatting. Would be rise, and pick it up to seo whab it was? Hardly worth the while. St “Lot us sce” enid bog he rome painfully, walked footsorely. stooped, groaning- Iy, picked up the Jeper, came back t6 siv whero Le had been, unrolled the paper, and read : ‘“THE WORLD 13 A SHADOW AND A SHAM AND A GAME OF WITS.—Ahmad.” & * He who wrote this must have been in a fit of bad Lumor,” said the beggar, ** But who can ba this man Abmad? Probably the owner of this house. I should like to agk.” Tho hour of the siesta was now over. The streets began again to bo crowded. The shope were opened ; nod people began to buy and to sell, aud to lio and to quarrel, and to Dargain, and to ask throe times the value of “sn' artclo, and to offer the tenth patt Of tho prico demanded,—all tho ordi- nary iucidents of an Enstern bazaar. The beg- gar rosc from his seat, and agked a passer-by, "I tho mame of the owner of this homse Abmad 2" i “ Speak not g0 loud,” said the passor-by. “This house is the palace of OUR LORD THE SULTAN, AMMAD KHAX.” “God savo thy tongue,” said the beggar,—the nsual mode of thanking for & piece of informa- tion. “The Sultan Ahmad Ehan!™ muttered tha beggar to himsclf s ho walked along. *Sa Kings and beggars have their bitter hours alike. Lot us, therefore, never be dejectod. This pa- per is certainly an instruction to him Who i8 ca- patle of being taught.” e 80 he walked on glong the bazasr, looking at the shops. When ho passed befora the cooks' whops, the smell of the visnds excited his appetite, which did ot require that solici- tation ; but b passed on ; for o had not the gliglitest coin to purchaso suything. At last he stopped beforo tho shop of & merchant whose' beaign countenance scemed to invito evena beg- gar to epeals, and not to be afrad. p “What can I do for you, my lord 2" said tho merchant to the beggar ; for Orientals are the acmie of politeness to eversbody. 1 yich to nsk,” eaid tho boggar, * whother you know whera I could find A JOUSE IN THIS GITY TO RENT.” “ Wlint sort of house do you wish 2" said the merchant, looking at the inquirer's’ poor ac- coutrements. i y *Thg best that can ho found in_the city,” snid the bezgar, who, perceiving the impression which the latter words produced, quickly added, by way of modest apology, *save the houso of oiir Lord the Sultan, Ahmad Ehan.” “Then,” said the merchant, * the dress which you wear had surely at first led me to some mis- taro as toyour real position. Excuse me if—" “No excuse,” gaid the beggar. “It is entirely ‘my faull. I should have begun by explaining to you how I came to wear these rags: but, baving worn them mnow for three days, I havo Toally come to be 80 accus- tomed to them that I entirely forget to think Low mauch the sight of them must ecare otlers. Ineed not say that I am not a beggar, but A BICT MELOZANT, who have come fu advance of my caravan, out of fear that, should it ;be overtaken by brigands, besides losirg it, I sonld myself bo put to ran- sons, I have renched this city eafoly, thanks to my disguise! My caravan will be Lero in four days; and I must imnediately hire a house for mygelf and s caravansary for my camels. I in- tend to make here a Jong stay whilo I sell my soods. So, if any of your scquaiutance has a house for rent euitable fo my rank, be so’kind as to Jet me_know.” “My Lord," said the merchant, “Iknowa bounse which would exactly suit yon. It isnot for rent; but the_owner of it would, perhaps, let it in order to accommodate SUCH A DISTINGUISHED STRANGER a8 your screnity. I will close my shop, and ac- company you fo thoplace. Dut you will per- haps excuse me if I venture s suggestion. These clothes that you wear might appear rather strange; and you Lad, perbaps, better procure | more suitable oues before you chgage in looking for a house, or in any other business.” ] approve your suggestion,” said the beggar. *Can yon_sccompany me 10 the bazaar, and recommend to me a clothier's shop where I might get o suiteblo dresa 7" 5 * My Lord,” said the merchant, *‘you had better not even preseut yourself at a tailor's :ehop in sour present costume. I con lend toyonasuit of clothes of mine, which will be nearly of the proper size. But first come to my house, have somo refreshment; 0d then I will sccompany you to the bath.” " Soit wasdone. About two houre after, the merchant and bis guest issued from the bath, both very creditably dressed, - ESPECIALLY TUE BEGGAR, who was in the merchan’s beat. *Now,” msid the merchant, o musk goo m7 house again, snd bave two horses saddled, and take with us my servants; for it would not do for a man of your quality to go looking for » house ofherwise than on horseback and with attendants.” About half an hour later, two gentlemen rode along the streets of the city, preceded and followed by several mervants; and & runner, armed with & stick, went ahead of the processios, distributing blows: right and left, and ehonting, . Piace, place, for the Khowadjah Shakir! * They alighted at the door of the wealthiest in- isbitant of the place, where they wara both re- caived with the greatest honors,—the beggar on bis own personal account, and the merchant aa the companion of his distinguistiod guest, Tao owner of the house did not intend to let it ; yet, for the sake of the honor of putting under ob- lizations a man of the standing of Khowadjsh Bhakir, he would let it for s fabulous sum, which he named. The beggar, now become the Ehow~ adjah Shakir, TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD, and asked how much more he would have to pay for the furniture, as ho wanted to take posscs~ 6ion of the house ax it was,—furnitare, and plate, and linen, and servants, and all. The owner 2gain named his prics, which was accepted with- out discuseion ; on which the house and all were declared to have becn let to the Khowadjah Sbakir, who was now tho host of him of whom bo had been, & moment before, the visitor. Shalar began to do the honors of his house with' that gracefal dignity which in the Orient i8 common to the highest classes and to the lowest. There the poorest beggar s every inch a gentleman, save the money. Shakir also purchased the horses of the ownor of the house; and, a8 all that ke now hiad was ot yet, sufficient Tor him to hold his rank, sy eral of the merchants of the town were sent for, and camo with their wares, which they displaye: under the fwan aod in the court-yard. Allthe leading usurers of tho city hmo to offer to him large sums of money at enormous rates of ju- torest. He objected, not to the interest, but to the loans themselves, baving, said he, all the mocey that he wanted. But his friend, the mer- chont, whispered in his ear, that it was fashion- able for great peaple to patronizo banks by BORROWING LARGE SUMS; and that, by thus interesting_ tho capitalists of the city (n his welfute, he would socura a better and more ready sale for his goods when thoy came. Sohe allowed the loans to be forcedupon him, and alzo sold for cash & part of the goods which were to como with his caravan. Heat the gamo time bonght, partly an credit and partly for cash, but invariably at fabulons prices, many articles of jowelry and clothing ; books of poetry and prose, of aciénce, history, and fiction ; musi- cal instroments ; chiseled awords, and gold-em. broidered saddles ; china vases; sevaral most costly horses; four besutiful Georgian girls, every one with four Nubisu maids to sttend her; several malo servants and cunuchs ; and carpets aud furnituze of all sorts to replaco thoso articlos which wero in thoe houss, and which he-found fault with, Allbis arrangements boing nowcom- Plete, Le declared himself ready to BECEIVE THE CONGBATULATORY YISITS of all the great peoplo of the city, who all camo in great coremony, and sccompanied with many servants, to express to him how much every ono felt honored at his taking hia abods in the city. Shakir, in the meantume, Fad given ordors to s intendant to_ hiro armed men, and horses, and mules, sud énts, sa provisions for travel, as Lo must immediatoly start to meet his caravan, On the second day of his arrival, he was aiready on his journey. *Itisby this punctual attend- ing to "business, thatl huve made all my for- tune,” gaid be ; and parents quoted this saying, and all his moral sayings, to their sons. Shakir, before_starting, had made an arrange- meat with bis {riend tho merchant, that the latter &bould, on the morxo's of his departure, dispatch to him a pwift horseman with 'a socret meseago aliout the latest prices—current, or soma sucly matter. When this messonger came, -Shakir received him prisately, and, after payinghim liberally, ordered him t0 return immodiately to tha city yithout spesking to any members of the escort. When the messonger was out of sight, he ordered all Lig escort to TAEE A NEW DIRECTION, as the lettor e bad just received required it. But he said nothing of the object of this new jouruey; only, from his demeanar, his retainers Judged that it ‘must be amatter of some great ‘momént,—such, perhaps, a8 a political anission, They traveled for sevorsl weoks in this new direction, camping every - night, until they reached a large city, which ‘thoy did not enter, bat, by the orders of Shakir, pitched their tents and sbackled their horacs in a gardon outsilo near the river. As soon as tho news was spread in the city of the arrival of a distingwshed traveler with & large retinue,. all tho mota- ble inbabitants camo in ‘succession to pay their respects Lo Shakir, who received them with the dignity becoming to his rank. Al the notuble inhabitauts came, I gaid, bup with, however, one cxception. THE PACHA CAME NOT ; for, with regard to him, the etiquetto of tho country diffored from. what it was with other persons. Ho was to receive the first visit, and return it. ~ As Shakir did notcall on him on the sirst nor on the second day, some of Lis_visitors several times mentioned the Pacha in their con- versntions, meaning it as & hint. = But Shaxir scemed not to catch it ; only, whinever the men- tion came, tho smile died on kis lips; and his couutenance took the expression, not of fear for himself, but of sorrow for somebody else, This was necessarily roported to the Pucha, who grew quite uneasy sbout it, and sent some emissaries, apparently a4 visitors, but in_reality onan errand of inquiry. Shakir was not the man not to perceive all this. His answers to thoso emissaries wers ovasive, but such 28 to convey an impression that there was SOMETHING AWFUL IN STORE for the Pacha, and that Shakir was sorry to have to play a part in it, but must. ‘oward the end of the second day, when the visitors were quite many, and Shakir held open court under a tree at bis tent-door, tho mention of tho Pacha came again; and Shakir, seeming t0 have made up his mind to wait no longer, £aid in & quict, but elowly and clearly articulated manner, * I had expected the visit of my friend the Pacha before thia time; but, a4 I_have not et had the pleasure of sccing him, I supposo the business which detained him must have beon very urgent. Shakkur and As™- 3" (spesking 'to two of his janisen- Ties), “go to tho Pacha’s palace, salute His Highness, and tell him that the servant of His AMajesty, the Sulian, expects his visit promptly.” Shakkur and As'ad bowed and went. Tho vis- itors ecemed thunderstruck, but had soon made up their minds as to the cotrse to follow. Some of them found a protext to shorten their visit to Shakir ; and of these somo went to the Pacha to OFFER TUEIR CONDOLENCES and their help. Theso wore his trne friends; Dut they were forw. A larger number, who had been concerned in_ the defalcations and exac- tions which invariably take pisce under any Pacha’s sdministration, and are punished by his Successor, merely to make placo for new frauds,” and fof a mew set of thieves, wont | bome ~ bastily, took some moncy and valunbles, and started for the country or the thountains, The romainder kept their seats, or drew closer to Shakir, and continued to pay their court to him with renowed intensity. When the Pacha reveived the message, ho said, * Sam'an wata'ah !” (**T hear and oboy ), and, “ Tung lillahi wailayhi inna rajfun.” (* Wé Delong to God, and ” TNTO HIN DO WE RETURN.™) When a Jfohammedan has uttered tlis last sen- tence, he is no more unprepared for auything that may happen. He refused to take his guar with him, azd went with the few friends who uiad remaived faithful to misfortune. Tho news of his fall had already boen_spread through the city. So on his passage ho was treated very differently from what he had been accustomed to. No honors were paid to him as to an official person. Of thoee who met him on tho sireet. somo shunped Lis glances, and took another way. Others seemed really eorry for him; but their expression was that of mute Tespect. Some who had been wronged, or _justly punished, by bim or by his officors, oxpressed their eatisfaction with differ- ent degrecs of vindictiveness. Dub tho mass merely looked serious, and thought that, ALL BEING DONE BY ALLAH, it was not for his servants toexult over him who fell. . Shakir went into his tent to receive the Pacha. When thie lattor entered, Shakir was_ gitting at tho hoad of his divan; and his first movement wna to rise ns 8 mark of respect to a fellow-dig- nitary, even if disgraced ; but he sccmed to re- prees with regret that_first movement, and rose mot. This completed the conviction of the Pacha that doom was impending. He enluted, Btood in the midile, and was not invited to sit. Ho gaid, * May tho will of God and of our Lord tho Sultan be dono!" and, having said this, burst into tears, which rolled in big bot drops on bis gray beard.. Ho lost all self-control, and ssislied to throw himself at the feet of Sbakir. Shakir, who was slso visibly affected, ordered him to remain standing. * The painfal neces- sity of delivering my message from the Sultan,’ eaid Bhakir, ehall be spared to me, as you are already informed of it. I shall only hava tho re- gret of executing it. - In all otlier respects hold me a8 a friend.” Having eaid this, he ordered his guards to seize upon the person of the Paclia, and > rod al s etiome marched after which, he s is 1ot a through tha city to tho palace, accompanied by the prisoner. Everywhere, eversbody made it a point to welcome the nest master with all the appearances of joy and submission. Shakir ook poesession of all tho branches of the administration, removing some officers, ap- ipting _some, and maintaining others. e proved a wiso ruler, encouraged agriculiare and commerce, 'E“e eecurity to rosds, and keps | strict Justice. ' The country Bourished under his administration, and attsined an unprecedented degree of prosperity. Everybody was highly eatisfied. Tho former Pacha was kept in chains in the prison of tho palace, but, with ALL THE CONSIDERATTON due to his former rank, go_far_as this was com- patible with the orders of His Majesty the Sul- tan. He wasallowed books; and his friends and relatives wero permitted to visit him at cer- tain hours. Even Shakir Pacha occasionally con- descended to go and spend an hour in confabu- lating with his prisoner, expressiog the Lope so0n 10 receive such orders from the Sultan 2s toba able to bring his captivity to an end, or further alleviate it. Things went on in this manner for very nearly a year; and it was now time to send to the Snl- tan the yearly tribute of the province. Shakir thereforo gave tho usual orlers to col- lect the tribute, and prepare a large caravan of camels {o carry it, with an escort of horsemen to accompany it. ~When all was ready, HE WBOTE A LETTER, AS FOLLOWS: To the Only Sultan and Unique Hakan, Our Lord Abmad Khan, may God grant him victory | iis servant ‘Shakir Pacha, alter prescnting tha Domage, &c., sels forth that, accoriing to what is: dus to the honor of our noble mister, thy Sultan, we have sent herewith, under the care of the Secretary of our Ehazindar, the yearly tribute of this province; and, 253 mark of our entire submission to our Lord the Bultan, we have added to it twenty-fve camels losded with tho products of the manafactures of Hindostan 304 Farsiatan, which aro tho personal git of our own Lumility. ~AGd also, according to the orders of your flighness, we send to you the personof AMahmoud were sent to g T ‘Lond tha Suttan snall o as our Lor o ltan ] dain. * God make the Saltan victorious ! e When this lotter reached the Sultan, and he found it sealed with tho name of Shakir Pacha, & personage of whom he had never beard, he DOOLTED AT FIRST HIS DEING AWAKE. * Dot baving been assared by bis ralisbla wazir that ho was, and sceing, 28 o confirmation, the caravan and tho tribute, which were all in otder, and the escort, and tho’ old Pacha_himself, ha- thonght that nothing wasto be hastily done befora he thoroughly investigated this matter. So o ordered the old Pachato his presence; and the Pacha came trembling for his neck, Dt the King having assured him of his forgiveneas, and commanded him to spesk - freely, the Tachs began to praise his success gor in tho lighest terms, lauding the wisdom, and efficiency, and_integrity. of his Government, and especially his kinduess o a prisoner. The Sultan again began to think he Wwas dreaming ; but all his counsellors, who wero gray-beardea and wise men, assured bim that he was not ; 60 he thought he would take their word, and dictated THE FOLLOWING LETTER: The Mustrious, the Wise, the Viclorious, the Only Sultanand Un{que Hakan. the Glorious P: Hiagot Kmn,:&nmmx Kban, Fes 0 our servant the Shakir Pacha, prolong bis duration) Cn & Qe G Lu & favorable season, etc,, we have recelve ter of your sexenity, a0 ¢ the satme time. the ey of your province, and the present from your Hip~ newn's and the whole was 64 1t should have becn, B2 Tobavealto roceived tho person of ex-Pachs 31ab: moud, rent by you according to our orders, Bt 38 the matter concerning him has by this e from our imperial ~ memory, ‘we con Jon to coma here with all' the a 2% many locuments in this affair, v ny of our saldiers as will form s e~ Sultablo toSocy rank. Beof health! . When Shaki= Pacha reerved this letter, he T080 from bis sest, places the letter upon his Lead a5 8 sign of obedie-Ce; and ordered it o be rend alond in presew® Of all bis Court. He thensaid: * Asor LOTd the Sultap, in addi- tion toall the otb-* Marks of his condescension toward us, s ~50 judged us worthy to bo sum- moned to'his firesence, let all tho proparationy be made acrdiug to the orders of His Majesty the Sult~l.” S0 he started a few days after with A MAGNIFICENT ESCORT of acrsemen, and with mules and camels and ot servants, and the richest pres. ent for tho King. Several weeks ware spent in tho journey. When bo reached the capital city, all tho people went out of the gates fo welcomo him, aund enjoy tks. pageant. No such entry of any ono less than ax Emperor had ever been witnessod ; and such wore the reports of the magnificence of the dis~ play, that the King himeolf was several timoy tempted to leave the palace, and go in disguise among the crowd to witness' it, instead of wait- ingin his palace the visit of Shakir Pacha, a3 a8 becoming to Lis dignity. Finally Shakic come, and, having loft his shocs at the door, enteted alone into the divan chamber. He PROSTRATED HIMSELF DEFORE THE SULTAN, and then stood befors him with his hands crossed upon his breast in the attitude of ar Rumble servant. All the courtiers sat on the divans around the room, or stood, according to their varous ranks. *We_have heard,”said tho King, “of the prosperity of your province and of the justics of your administration, for which we express our gratitude to Allah; (may he ba exaltedl) and weo_ have summoned you bear witness in the case of your prodeceasor. But be- fore we procced farthier,” sud the King with & searching look of suthority, *‘wo_wish to know by whose orders you have been sp- pointed.” All the audionce heid thoir bresths. Shakir answored : ** As to the pmsrperit of our Government, the rule is the rule of God. . "Thore 1 noraler’ bu Him, aud, betseen Him and us His ulaves, our Lord the glorious Sultan. ** A8 t0 the witnosses and documents concern- ing the conduct of our predecessor, we have brought them according to the orders of my Lord the victorious Suitan; aad, lo! they ara present. “And aa to the anthority by which we have been appointed, lo! it is tha AUTHORITY OF OUR LORD TIE SULTAN ; and wo possess his noble sign to this offect in this firman which we_have brought with ug in this gold casliet, and which wo will now have the honor of displiying bofore our Lord the Sul- an. . Shakir then opened tho casket, and ook from it » Jargo envolope of ilk, whilihe opencd, and, Io!init another envelope of. goldcloth. Ho kissed it, pluced it on_his head, then opened it ; and, lo! 'in it the smallest possiblo roll of paver, which he unrolled into s slip about six inches long by two-thirds of an inch wide, which he ua- rolled, and presented to the Sultan, who read ‘“TUE WORLD IS A SIHADOW AND A SHAM AND A . GAME OF WiTs.—Ahmad.”’ “ This,” aid Shakir, “is tho imperial firman under which I have acled.” The Sultan st first was but he recognized his own imperiat bandwriting and signature ; and when Shakir had toid him his whole story, aud haw bo came info posscusion of the firman, His Alsjesty ro- membored on that occasion it ‘had beou issned- Thers wasno doubt about it. Itwas a_legiti- mate firman; and Shakir was the legitimste Pachs of the province he had so well governed. All his conduct had been atrictly legal. The Sultsn_ordercd Shakir to_romain in the alaco s his imperial guest during two weeks, fore hio sbould return to his province, which could not spure him longer. During this time, Shakir Pacha received the visits of all tho great people of the capital, and embraced this oppor~ tunity for surprised ; SETTLING THE NUMEROUS IILLE that hohed loft behind, when be first hozored the city with his presence. He made mauy other purchases, for whicl, this time, heinvariably. paid cash, He departed with his escort st the end of thy fifteen duys, loaded with the presonts of his sovercign and the good wishos of all the people. A.l‘} :I‘:a city accompanied bim & mile or two beyond the gaes, Shakir Pacha continued to bo » good ruler. In the chronicles of his province he is cailed Shakix tho Just, to distinguish bim from another Bha- kir Pachiz, who held tho Government before or after him. 8 "Ihe glory of power did not make Shakir forgat tho practico of devotion, of Which bo had always ‘been & fervent adept. He FOUNDED AX ORDER OF DERVISHES, for whom be endowed several convents, and Which is still inuential in the country. That order has some peculiar tenets and practices. 1In oue of the mosques of the arder, Bhakir way buried according to his with. He bequeathed to the library of theconvent attached to tbat mosque the casizet of gold with tho threa euvelopes, ro~ spoctively of silx and silver and gold cloth ; and ufi:c firman contained in them, which had beon’ the foundstion of the fortune of his hanse ; for Bhakir left behind him o numerous and Iufiinf and imfluential posterity. The good monks stilk Keop amoug their relics the precious casket, and unroll before strangers toe slip of paper, on which ¢an ba read in the best calligraphy thesa worda in Arabic: . ‘CAL’ ALAM HIJR WAPLIR, WANAILAMAN," which may be translatod,— “‘IHE WORLD IS A SHADOW ASD A SHAM AXD A QiME or wiTs.” —_— THE GREETING AND ADIEU. From the German of Lenau. Oh ! when she came, as fair sho did sppesr As budding woodland in the early year. ‘And, when sbo spoke, it thrilled my happy breast Like somg of wild bird 'er ho sheliered nee. But, when she waved {0 mo her last adieq, With her my dream of happinces withdrew. CaunLrs NOBLE €1L00%Y,