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A LITTIll I3U1".i TROUBLEH.
1 thought wimp I'd learned my lettere,
That all Sty tronblue wore done ;
But I lied myself much mintakoa- •
They only have just begun,
Learning to rncul wets awful,
But nothing like learning to write 1
'Cd be sorry to have yon tell it,
But my copy -book is a sight,
The ink gots over my lingers,
Tho pen cuts all sorts of shines,
And won't do at all an I bid it ;
The letters won't stay on the lines,
But go up and down and all over
As though they were dancing a jig --
They aro there in all ghapee and eines,
Medium, little and big.
The tails of the g's aro so contrary,
The handles get on the wrong aide
Of the d'a and the k's and the h'e,
Though I've certainly tried and tried
To make them just right, it is dreadful ;
I really don't know what to do !
1'ni getting almost distracted --
My teacher eays she is too.
There'd bo some comfort in learning
If one could get through ; instead
Of that, there tiro books awaiting,
Quito enough to craze my head ;
There's the multiplication table,
And grammar, and—oh, dear mo,
There's no place for etopping,
When ono has begun, I see.
My teacher says, little by little
1'o the mountain top, we climb,
It isn't all done in a minute,
But only a stop at a time ;
She says that all the scholars,
All the wise and learned men,
Had each to begin as I do,
If that's so—where's my pen 7
FOR BABY'S SAKI:.
It was evening, and the dwellers in a
quiet Londou street
Heard a strange, uncommon shouting
and the rush of many fent.
Instantly they left their dwellings in a
hurry to inquire
What had caused the great commotion,
when they heard the ory of 'Fire 1'
Oloee at hand a house is burning, they
can see its lurid light
Tinting all the dull surroundings, mak-
ing everything seem bright ;
And the flames grow fiercer, stronger, and
the smoke grows dense o'erhead,
While thocrowdis gazing, spellbound,fill-
ed with wondrous awe and dread.
Hark 1 the hoofs of horses clatter 1 See,
the engines clash along,
Cheered by It. 1.dreds as they scatter right
and left the exulted throng !
Losing not ono preoieus moment, firemen
get the hose. out,
And the folk., when ep Inge the water,
raise a loud applauding shout.
Then is heard a mighty hissing as the
water fights the fire,
But in spite of alt the efforts, fiercer grow
the flames and higher,
Still the fit omen never falter, though the
foe is gaining fast,
They with firm and fixed endeavor mean
to fight it to the last.
See, the crowd is stirring strangely 'tie a
woman pushing through,
She is ghostly pale and haggard, and
seems very fragile, too ;
Yet she struggles, well-nigh frantic, doing
hut what few would dere.
As she cries to those around her, 'Let me
pass ; my baby's there! '
Like a flash the news is scattered, every
eye is turned to see
The frantic mother who ie striving very
hard to got her free ;
And at hist the crowd dividing, elle can
from her fetters break,
'Twas abattle, but she fought it only for
her baby's sake.
Not a moment does she waver, straight
toe arch tho hon.o site flier,
needless r f the frightful danger and the
people's warning cries.
Firemen chs ober, she eludes them, spite
of all the haste they make,
Right inside the house she dashes for her
darling baby's sake.
The deed has sent a thriller horror through
the folks—they hold their breath,
For they can't but think the woman's
gone to certain, frightful death.
Tho fire is bu niug unabated, the house
one mass of seething flames,
Yet the mother's darting through it ;
breathing out her baby's name.
Hark 1 what means that mighty cheering
She has passed the topmost height,
She has found her tdarling living, and
holds him up to sight,
Quick the firemen spread a blanket, and
they patch the baby boy,
While the people cry lilto children, shed-
ding tears of heartfelt joy. ,
But the day is turned to terror -ore the
mother takes the leap
She in seen to reel and stagger, like a
person half asleep.
Flames aro bursting all around -she sinks
into that burning lake,
Yielding up her life right nobly for her
cleating baby a salvo.
Yee, the little one is living; loving hands
attend to him,
As his round eyes gaze in wonder at the
emoko.wreatlts black and grim,
Neighbors vie with ono another in tho
zealous stirs they take
Uf the little orphan baby for lila noble
mother's sake.
If a uow broom be immersed in
boiling water Until it is quite cold,
thon•lhorougbly dried in the air, it
will be far more plow:mit to use, and
will last mmole longer. Frequent
moistening of tho broom is condu-
cive to itch utofnlness, and also naves
the carpet.
In tieing 11 rough loather to tench
t
up too highly polished sarfaoos it
is frEgitently ebnorvetl toeeratcli the
work, Thio is sassed by particles
of dust, er oven lined range, that
aro left in the bather ; and if re-
moved by it elenn brush conteittiug
rouge. it will give the brightest and
beet finish.
*111016 CLINTON TO 'FAriCOVIolt, Io.P..
The., 1', 4'atltlelt, ibrnteriy 00 Brnasels,
09 'rites Itis Telp
wenn ,•I.INTON ti,15
Thinking that an account of a
trip from Cliutou to Vancouver
might be intoreotiug to your readers
we will try and give you a short ac
count of it.
Leaving Clinton at 2:20 p.m., on
Wednesday, March 10, we arrive at
Toronto at 7:85, and lied wo have
four honre to wait, an the N.&N.W.
train, which connects with the C.P.
R. at North Bay, does not leave till
11 o'clock, so, after partaking of
refreshments, wo proceed to take in
the city, and after a few minutes
walk we meet the portly form of
Pete Thompson, formerly of Bras -
eels, and as leo is on hie way to the
Parliament 13uildings, we come to
the conclusion to go along, and
thus spend the time until our train
leaves. Here we find our legielat•
ors busy, each one apparently try-
ing (in a polite way) to snake the
other out a liar. After lis.euing to
them as long as possible, we start
for the depot, and find comfortable
quarters in our ear, and start 'tor
North Bay. When daylight ap
pears we are within a abort distance
of that Ouse, and by the time we
have breakfast over we are there,
and get a good view of Lake Nip•
lasing. North Bay is a railway
divisional point, and has a popula•
tion of 1,000, nearly all being em-
ployees of the railway company, as
that is the only ,bay a pereou could
exist in thie place, 1111 there is not
enough of arable land to make a
flower bed. From North Bay to
Heron Bay, on Lake Superior, the
line traverses through a part of
country that is not worth speaking
of, as 1t is apparently good for
nothing and we aro glad when dark
nese comes to bide it from our view,
and alter listening to the eweet
strains of an Italian's harp, we turn
in and go to sloop, When morning
dawns we aro ouly Berry that we
have not passed through all the
worthless country in the night, and
that some still remains for us to see.
After n few hours we arrive at Por;
Arthur, which is the termines of
the eastern division, clad is a very
pleasant leaking place. Fiero we
put back our ticker one hour, as we
go by central time now, and after a
short stop we are again ou rho way
for Winnipeg, which is 480 miles
distant. Hero we have the pleas-
ure of meetiug U. E. Marcy, the
genial traveller for the Doherty
Organ Co. From Port Arthur to
Winnipeg the railway traverses a
wild broken region, with rapid riv-
ers and many small lakes. We do
not see much :arable land until wo
get within a few miles of Winnipeg,
where it begins to improve. ' At
0:30 wo arrive there, and find we
have 45 minutes to wait. After
changing cars we proceed 00 our
journey, and pass through a tract
of country that ie apparently as lev-
el as a table, and mostly unoecup•
ted, clue to the fact that it is meetly
held by spectlators. We soon ar-
rive at the Portage, which id a fine
looking place, surrounded by a fer-
tile tract of land. The Manitoba
& North-Western By. extends 180
miles uorthwest from here towards
Prince Albert. Between the Port-
age and Brandon, stations succeed
ono another at intervals of five to
eight miles, and at nearly all large
elevators aro erected. Arriving at
Brandon, wo have ten minutes to
wait. Hero the standard time
is changed to mounntain time, so
we give our bolter another twist
hack of one hour. Beyond Bran-
don the railway draws away from
the Aesinibonte River, and rises.
fromits valley to a rolling prairie,
well occupied by apparently prosp•
erous farmers, and as the shades
of night overtake us, we got ready
to turn in, and after arranging one
feather bed, we are soon in the arms
of Morpheus. When wo awake we
find it is Sunday morning, and we
are 100 miles west of Moose Jaw.
The name is roc abridgmoat of the
Indian name, which when translat-
ed, is 'The.creek where the white•
man-mended-the-cart-with-a•moose.
jawbone. Betwoou Moose Jaw
and Swift Current 00 see quite a
number of antelopes, 1111 well as coy.:
otos and prairie doge. Dote eon
Swift Current and lilodioino ;:flat
some fine land is to bo soon, but
viewing the prairie so long it grows
mouoti0ous, and it it the seam
thing over and over again. Medi
eine Ilat is quite an important
place, being tt railway divisional
point, as well as an important eta.
tion of the Mounted t'olici. Sever-
al coal clines are found in the its -
mediate vicinity. Wo atop here 25
minutes
is of Indians
trying to and to
to
sell their trinkets of . al. I
most every description, which they ,
ananngoto do very well, even if it
is Snsday, Leaving this place w0
pass through a fine rolling traot of
land, mostly occupied by cattle
rane1100. Gas wells aro Asia to be
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common in thio part. Juet as the
derltueee ovcrb,i.liee 118 tau gots loom
A11t! 1111 in til., tli'1111100 n preirie flee
which, its we draw nearer, 18 eomee
thing waguiflc''nt, hat w0 are soon
past it, and prepare to spend an-
other night 011 the road, When we
awake next morning we find that
we Have passed through Calgary in
the eight, and have arrived at the
foot of the Bookies, au(' fool pleased
to think we tvill have a change of
scenery. We soon arrive et Banff,
which is noted far its hot springs.
Becky Mountain Paris is near here,
which is 0 national reservation, 20
miles long and 10 =lea wide. }lore
the scenery is grand and cannot
possibly be described 10 writing.
But we keep %vending our way on
and soon roach Stephen, the sum-
mit of the Rockies, which is called
of er Sir George Steplieu, and is
5,'200 lent above the level of tiro sea.
From here the line rapidly descends
p085105 fil,e beautiful Wapta Lake
at Hectorand crossing the deep
gorge of the ICiokiwg Horse
Rivmr The 000000y here is
gr end, and fills one with awe. The
lino clings to the mountain lido on
tee lee, and on the right the valley
rapidly deepens, until the river 1s
semi as a gleaming thread, 1,000 fent
below. We peas along very slowly,
so es to avoid all possibility of an ac
cutout, and aro ,eau 01 a largo can
yet, the monntein 841e9 bseeMe ver•
tient, rising up ttlotteands of font,
and within en easy stone's throw
from wall to wall. Down this vast
chaeta goes the railroad and river
together, the former twisting and
turning en every direction with the
towering cliffs, almoet shutting oat
the sunlight, and the roar of the
rtw•rand aha train increased a hon
Bred fold by the echoing walls. Tho
passage of this terrible gorge will
not soon be forgotten The train
suddenly emerges into dayligl• t, as
Gol.lou is reached, and the Oolumbia
river is soon ahead Passing along
a'e soon reach Donald, which is the
heedgnartere Inc the mountain sec-
tion of the railway, It is also an
important supply point for the min-
ing country around it. Here the
time goes back one hour, to corre-
spond with the Pacific standard
rima. Leaving Donald, the railway
crosses the Columbia river, to the
base of the Selkirke, padding through
the gate of the Beaver river, a pas-
sage so narrow that a felled tree
answers 118 a foot bridge over it. A
little way up the Beaver the line
crosses to the right bank, and grad-
ually rises, at the rate of 110 feet to
the mile, and the river is soon left
hundreds of feet below. Wo pass
over several high bridges. the high-
est of all being the one over Stoney
Greek, which is one of the loftiest
bridges in the world, being 295 foot
high. Ml the difficulties of the
railway frotu scow in the winter oc-
cur between Bear Creek and the
summit, and those have been over-
come by .the construction, at vast
expense, of sheds of massive timber
work. These aro built of heavy
cedar timber, dove tailed and bolted
together. After a short run we near
Rogers Pass, whioh is beyond de•
scription. Mount ItIcDonald, tower-
ing a mild and a quarter above the
railway, appears almost vertical.
Gtadually wending our way along
we soon reach the Selkirk summit.
Wo pass along the valley of the
Illioilliwato dntil we reach the
Glazier House, where we have 80
minutes for refreshments, and after
taking a short walk we are again on
our way, and the first important
place we come to is Albert Canyon,
whore the river is seen 800 feet be-
low the railway, and, after running
through a very narrow gorge, we
soon arrive at Revelstoke, on the
Columbia River, whioh is a railway
divisional point. Hero night again
overtakes us and spoils our view, 00
we soon turn in and aro fast asleep,
glad that this will be our last eigut
on the train, but hoping that we will
awake at the first break of the day,
so that we may see all there is to
bo seen, and when we awake wo find
that we are running along the Fraser
River, as well as the old Cariboo
Road, and see lots of Chinamen
washing for gold ou the sand bars.
We soon roach Yale, which is the
head of navigation on the Fraser,
and au outfitting poiut toe ,1111008.
This is a very pretty little place,
apparently dentia by the mountains,
the moot conspicuous building being
a Chinese Joss House. Leaving
Yale wo soon get a view of Mount
hatter, in Washington Territory,
which is 111,000 feet above the level
of the railway. The next place of
much . importance is Port Moody,
which wasfor some time the tote
inhale, and it is at the head of Bur.
raid Inlet, and is rather ,t deserted
looking place now, ad \•ranoonvee
has
From kern to Van-
couver
,
tb) loot1. I
the liuo follows the emit('
:More of the inlet, and the outlook
is delightful. After 40 mi0utes run
Vancouver appears in sight, and
soon wo aro Sieve. This place is
only four yore old, anal has a pop-
uletion of 10,000, end is a groat
contrast to the Vancouver of Juno Money to Loan,
wlcon oho whole my wee burn. I t
ed to the Honor w0 min
ground , t tinnily
realise that it ill the 5111110 place that
wore in at the time of the greet
ouufl tgrntiott. '}'his place is still
growing, and will ultimately be the
Han Franeiseo of lirttisb Columbia.
IIopiug that tithe will not occupy too
m0o11 of your paper, Hud tray he 1.1
interest to your many madara, I
ata, Yours respectfully,
T1ios. (Muonrcc.
illoodyvillo, 13,(L
Why the Quaker bought a Horse.
During one winter in Franco the
pavements became very slippery by
the frost, and did not present hold
for the home' feet. Ono of those
auicnale, harneesed to a large cart
heavily laden with wood, was utter-
ly enable to advance a step forward,
while the carter, a powerful fellow,
was belaboring the poor brute with
hie heavy whip, strikiug him over
the head with relentless ferocity.
Breathless, and strneet[og violootly,
the poor horse was 110 exhausted by
his continued and --vers effarte
that, in spite of the eold, bo was
covered with sweet awl foam. Now,
thruwiug himself into his collar with
desperate exertion, he tugged so
thab the 810008 beneath his feet
throw out 'paries of fire ; now, far
from being diecourltged, he backed
a few paces to take breech, and
again tried, but iu vain, to draw his
load. Twice did he uoarly fall, his
knees touched the pavement ; the
carter raised him by the bit, leaving
the mouth of the animal raw and
bleeding. A third time, after a we -
lent effort, he fell on his knees, cue
leg entangled beneath him ; he
could not recover himself, but fell
on hie.side, where he lay tr ubhng,
bathed in sweat, and his eyes fixed
013 his brutal owner. The rage of
his master then knew no bounds ;
and after breaking his whip over the
head of the horse, which, slept down
by the 'thefts, lay groaning on the
stones, lie began kicking the unfor-
tunato animal on the nostrils. At
this momenta Qunkur stopped, end
pushed his way among the crowd.
Unable to endure this scene for a
moment, the Quaker approached the
carter, and taut: aim by the arm,
who turned with a inouwoing look.
"Friend,," said the (1n ak.n iu 0 calla
tour, shnwi.,g the carter fi1'teeu
louie d'or, ,tidol' he held it. his
hand, "wilt thou 8.•11 me Illy it r,eo
for this gold 1" "\Mint flu ye say 2"
inquired the carter, "will ye give
me that 811111 ler the bru,u 2" "DV -
teen lonie," Bait the Quaker. "But
why should ye buy the hone 2"
"That is nothing to thee. It time
solleat thy huiee, ruse oast unload
thy oart, nuhnruoss the horse, and
assist him to rise." The carter
said, "Is is it b,u•gain." "Then Ile.
sit iekle the poor horse, for lia is
cruehed by the weight of haat bur,
deo," Tho by: audnre 180: their
aid to free the horse. The po .0
imbued 000 bleeding in Many please,
and null was hie terror of the start•
or that be trembled at! tike eppr000h,
"But I cannot wit wuy you bought
the old brute," salil It1e carter. "I
ane tell thee : 11 wet 11 fro„ idol
from thy crncet}'diet I bought him"
replied the Quek.n•
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