Ruth accepted Rob's gift that he gave with his life, and with a meek heart used it as an aid to her deeds of charity, with which she spent the time of waiting for God to call her away, "to make it up with Rob." SHE SLEEPS IN THE VALLEY. BY THOMAS G. GENTRY. SHE sleeps in the valley so sweetly, And lure the cold stranger to stray A neat little hillock but covers The spot where they hid her from day; And daisies and purple-rayed asters Breathe softly their spirits away. The robins still warble their matins But naught of their joy thrilling numbers The angel of stars in the heavens Flings nightly his censers abroad, MOTORS AND STATES. BY GEORGE P. PIERCE. How great is God, his works relate; Longing. We long for more in this world's cage; Prayer lasts through heaven's eternal ag Love. Men love and live, they hate and pine; Our God is love-love is divine. Dreams. In dreams we 're rich, in thought we seem To live the ideal life-a dream. Poverty. The real shows man so mean, so poor; Joy and Misery. Death. O Nature, longing Prayer and Love! Refine poor man, lift him above; Peace. Then joy shall be, and death's release Make real elysian dreams of peace. WHINING. THERE is a class of people in this world-by no means small-whose prominent peculiarity is whining. They whine because they are poor; or, if rich, because they have no health to enjoy their riches; they whine because they have "no luck," and others' prosperity exceeds theirs; they whine because soine friends have died and they are living; they whine because they have aches and pains, and they have aches and pains because they whine, and they whine no one can tell why. Now, we would like to say a word to these whining persons. First, stop whining; it is no use, this everlasting complaining, fretting, fault-finding, and whining. Why, you are the most deluded set of creatures that ever lived. Do you know that it is a well-settled principle of physiology and common sense that these habits are more exhausting to nervous vitality than almost any other violation of physiological law? And do you know that life is pretty much as you make it? You can make it bright and shiny, or you can make it dark and shadowy. This life is only meant to discipline us-to fit us for a higher and purer state of being. Then stop whining and fretting, and go on your way rejoicing. WHAT fate imposes, men must needs abide. MERCY blesseth him that gives and him that takes. VOL. XCIII.-24 THINGS I LOVE. BY LUTHER G. RIGGS. I LOVE to muse on by-gone years, And things which early life displayed; To dwell on hopes and joys and fears Long sunk in Time's oblivious grave. I love to tread the sacred ground, I love to think of friends whose forms REVENCE, though sweet at first, on itself re coils. THE really poor are those who have not patience. DISSENSIONS, like small streams, gather as they run. BLESSED is the man who knows enough to keep his mouth shut. Some people live sixty years without learning the art. Indeed, the older they grow the wider their mouths open. A man or woman who is a gabbler at forty-five is a dreadful affliction to a house, or church, or a community. There are two things this age needs to learn-when to say nothing, and when it says anything to say it well. "If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, this man's religion is vain." Golden Rule. WORK DEPARTMENT. MAT FOR HOT DISHES, PLATES, ETC. | crochet 4 chain; then 39 times alternately in (CROCHET). THE mat is crocheted with écru-colored thread, over fine cane, in double crochet. Care is required in joining the two ends of cane when necessary, the new piece being laid over the old one, and the ends of each pointed. When the work is completed, the projecting part of cane is cut away. The cane to be used in the open-work part of the mat must be soaked for a considerable time in water, till it is pliable. It is then twisted, and tied around the upward turned scallop of cane; 5 chain; at last, 4 double working in the end of the twisted cane, and the beginning of a new round of cane. The 20th round, which counts 320 stitches, is crocheted in double crochet. 21st. 7 double; then 19 times alternately 3 double without the cane, so that the cane left free forms the pattern shown in the illustration 13 double. At the end 3 double, without the cane 6 double. As the bulk of the work is crocheted over cane, the latter will only be Fig. 1. two pieces of stick, as shown in Fig. 2, 40 times; and, when dry, it will retain the desired shape. Begin from the centre, and crochet over the cane 16 double, close into a circle, and continue the work for 16 rounds. The 17th round has 240 stitches. In the last stitch of this round, the twisted cane must be taken in, and the crocheted cane cut away on the wrong side of the work. 18th. 3 double in the first stitch of the last round alternately 39 times, 3 double in the scallop of cane, and in the 3 double of the last round. At the end 3 double in the scallop of cane. Fasten and cut the thread. In the 19th round take a new thread, mentioned when it is to be left free. 22d. 3 double; then 19 times alternately without cane, 7 double, 9 double; at the end 7 double without cane, 4 double. 23d. 3 double, 19 times alternately without cord, 11 double, 5 double; at the end 11 double without cord. 2 double, 24th and 25th rounds. Like the 23d round, 26th round 5 double, then 19 times alternately without cord, 7 double, 10 double; at the end 7 double without cord, 4 double. 27th. 8 double, then 19 times alternately without cord 3 double, 14 double; at the end without cord 3 double, 6 double. 28th. Double crochet. 29th. Alternately 1 double, 2 chain, miss 3. The cane for the preceding loop, as shown in the illustra tion. Fasten the cane on the wrong side of in satin, overcast, and chain stitch and in point the work, and cut the cane and thread. CASE FOR CROCHET MATERIALS. russe. with gold; below the lock, a handle of leather. Within the lid is a mirror, and the inside is Fig. 2. leather, and fitted up inside to receive cotton, mignardise, crochet needle, and small scissors. The latter rests upon a small tray covered with satin. The lid of the case is ornamented with an embroidery of two shades of brown fitted to receive the necessary toilet articles, and a writing-case, embroidered with brown first pattern row of 2 purl, 2 plain. 2d row. 2 plain, 2 purl, repeat these two rows 12 times. 27th. Knit. 28th. Purl. 29th. Knit plain. 30th. Knit plain. 31st. Purl. 32d. Knit 40, turn, knit 9; in knitting back these stitches after turning, it is essential that the first is always slipped; turn, knit the last 9 and 3 more, turn, knit 15, turn, knit 18, turn, knit 21, turn, knit 24, turn, knit 27, turn, knit 30, turn, knit 33, turn, knit 36, turn, knit 39, turn, knit 42, turn, knit 45, turn, knit 48, turn, knit 51, turn, knit 54, turn, knit 57, turn, knit to the end of the needle. 33d. Knit the whole number of stitches, and then 30 plain rows or needles. 64th. Knit 57, turn, knit 54, turn, knit 51, turn, knit 48, turn, knit 45, turn, knit 42, turn, knit 39, turn, knit 36, turn, knit 33, turn, knit 30, turn, knit 27, turn, knit 24, turn, knit 21, turn, knit 18, turn, knit 15, turn, knit 12, turn, knit 9, turn, knit to the end of the row. 65th. Knit plain. 66th. Purl. 67th. Knit. 68th. Knit. 69th. Purl. 70th. 2 purl, 2 plain, throughout the row. 71st. 2 plain, 2 purl, repeat these two rows 12 times, and cast off, sew up the knitting at the sides. then crochet to the other side of the foot piece, and join up by the chain; fasten off. Around the top, work loosely four rows of de crochet, and then 10 rows of looped crochet. For this, work 1 dc in first stitch, * take up the next loop, then 5 ch, and finish the de stitch on the needle with the last chain, 1 dc in next loop; repeat from *. In the next round, work the looped stitch on the plain one of the previous round; fasten off on the 10th round, and double this looped piece over the top of the leg of the boot; sew on to a cork sole, which should be bound around with ribbon and well wadded. Fig. 1. CROCHET WOOL BOOTS. WITH a No. 8 needle and 4-thread fleecy, make a chain of 16 stitches, work back on it 15 dc. 2d row. Work at the back of the loop in this and all other rows 1 dc in each loop, 3 de in the 8th loop or centre stitch, then 7 de again. 3d. Plain. Repeat these 2 rows until you have a piece that covers the foot from the toe to the rise for the leg. You then work to the centre stitch in dc as before; make a chain of 11 stitches, work back on these 11 in de and down the side of foot as before; work a piece on this side, enough to go around the ankle, feather stitch. The purse is bound around with silk braid and fastened with a loop of elastic. |