It«“<-;<les" its world’s fair, its forests. Its
streams its everlasting hills, its wonders of
nature and art: but why. oh. why. does his
saianie majesty put bis cloven foot first m
all things? Am T complaining when not realty
necessary? Well, listen to my thanksgiving,
which mav sound like the Pharisee's, though
"■enuino jn our rustic bower we have not
7he refined devil. When be appears lie Is
dressed in his own garment, bis claws plainly
visible and we rout him from every side tin
there is little left of him but his tall. Perhaps
our country air Is too healthy f.or the fntb<T
of death: the prayers and chm-che,. too thick
for the father of sin. It can’t be tts some sug
gest. that the noonday August sun has scoren
ed him till he has retired In disgust, but it
mav be that he has been unnb-e to regulate
his’temperature during the changeful weather
we are having.
-At morn it growls in far off thunder tones;
At noon its glistening teardrops Imo the
And midst' the sobbing comes the thunder’s
moans,
And hurls its echoes after waning day.
All day Sol hid his face beneath a frowning
cloud.
All day refused to beam at nature s wiles;
But through the cloud, though kissed by
thounders loud, „
And just as ho declines he smiles.
exchange list.
N. AV. Tharpe. Elkin. N. C., has Enter
prise Machine Company's double, breach
loading gun and a 22 caliber Remington
rille, to exchange for second-hand bicycle.
Write for particulars.
F A. .Tones. Evergreen, Ala., has full
blooded shepard dog to exchange for a
pair of hogs, four or six months old. Dog
twelve months old. Write first.
SELECTED RECEIPTS.
Raisin Puffs.
