A Bad Boy

I hava aneo pieoeaeuüiied " The Good j Boy," or " G-ood Girl. ' But now I am gotog to toll ou of the " Bad Boy," that ou uiay uot imiUto him iu his badnoes, but tbat you muy take warniug, nd " sohov Ovil." 'Twas lack anaoug the billa of Westera Punnsylvauia that thero lived, raany yeiuTii ago, two boys- two brotheiu- wu wil! cali theai William aud Jumes. ïheir father waa vvsalth y, aad thoy lived on a beautifiü farm iu a fiue briok house, with a uico large or')iud adjoiuiüg. - No Williaia v,as x " i-oguo" of a boy - loved to teas hia bxóthor aud play trisks upou hiin. Aud Jamas, auturalíy sauíitive, was growi.ig more aud more irrit&ble every day. Of en they would figiit and squabblo, but Williau btting two years tho oldur aod mao'i the krger and stronger of the two, alwaya oatnaoff the aouqueror, yet would sometimos take refuge in flight. 80 thiuga went on for overal year, uutil a.t last thero oaiuö a "origis." Now 1 presume you kuow whaí a "criiis" ia ? If a&t, aak Pa or Ma, aud tbey will quiükly inform you One day tia boys' tnther reques'od tbom to go dowu through the uisadow aod c-vrry sorae meal io a pail- or buoket, aa thy were wont to oall it - and feed some line stock thit ho hud jut brought home, Wall, tho dy was firo, the aun shone out boautiful and warm, the troe were bucirling and guuing ready to blossom, the birda were alreadv iu the brunches, singirig iuarrilv, aud Üod st'iued to bo suiiiing upou tb ut savtb whioh cold w'mtor has so long huid in bis oy grasp. Now theau t oys should havo boen vory happy, But W illimn waa couteiuplatiog, Jumas faariug, soms outbreak thut would spuil the pleaaure of ut least one of the party. - lluwevor, all tbat William couid do on tho way down through th orchard was to let tho pail - which was a littlo 'mito'' ejreasy- bruah agiiiimt his brother's tieï liuseywoolsey brooehos; ttiis was some annoyaoee, but iiotbitig to what followcd. Aftor feuding tho stock, William caught up tbe puil and with a troiig ron oarried it soine littlo distunoo t ward home, thea sot it dowu oa tho ground and rau ior Lome. Jainea OMUght up tho puil, and, by exerting himself a littlo, carried it o as uot U soil bis pauU, au aquai distance. Now it wua William'a turn, but he dsoliued, aud ran still fastar for home. All ut once he aaemed to changa his miud, aad he leapod a fouoe uto au adjoiuing lot, to sae his favorite suyar inaple tree, aud examiue its trough aud sae how much sap it eoiitained. Tliia gave James time to oome up with him. And, hursting with indiguatiou,li9 thought ut ono blow to put a stop to suoh soaodalouH c aud uot as his brother had boeo too oÍicd guilty of. So stooping to the eurlh, he oujjht up a stone, and thiew it at hu broitior with sueh foree and precisión tbat iie immediately brought him to thö ground. But liko Oain ol oíd, no soouor was tbe deed done than he regrettad it eore'.y, and immediately ran to his brotbor, exclaiining, " O brother I havj I killed yau?" But he was not dead, thank God ; only itunued. He soon arose to hts feet, but the wouod, nearthe temple, was bleeding profusoly. Tbey went together to a large trough of olear water that stood naar by, aad bathed the wound long and oarefully. By-aud-by the blood ceaaed toflow go profunely, aod they, two peuitauts, started for home. - ïhero was no furtber coatroversy nbout the pail. But what a íccdo met them at homo ! The fattier had gona out to soma othar part of tha farm. But tbe mother, strutched upr;n her deathbed, had heard the cries oí her boy, and in an agony of suspeüao awaited their return ; and now her worst fuara were oonfirmed - cootentions, bruises, aud blond. Entirely ovetoooue, sbe oovered her face aud wtipt. Oh my God ! those tears ; every drop was n drop of molten, fierv rod hot lbad upon my wouuded and orushed audbrokea honrt ; for ehildreu, itis Jamas that is wriling this foryou. TlieD I wag put away aud my brother questioned oonoeraiog tho matter, í boliove bo gara a trutbful aocount of it all, for when my niother called ior me he bado me kueul besido hor bed, and plau ing ooe hand upcm my head, she onl? exoluimed, " My poor bov." And theD her lipa moved as if o prayer, and I knevr tho prayer was fcr me ; aud the tear.s triokled down hor pal, emaoiated cheeks. And I uould eee no more, for the taara theu, &x they d - uow, blinded my eyes. Many long yearg have past. The mother died. We grew to be men.- My brother went thruugh colleg, misrried aud was promoted to offices ot honor and trust ; but wherever you save him, iu the ooilege-hall, at t!e altar, or in the legislatura, t,e still caniad that ug'y Boar on hia eheek, and hö will oarry it to bis gravo. As for me, I huve learned to govorn my passions to a graat exteut, and by tho grace of God hope alwuys to restrain my passions and do nomo good iu the world. Bilt wherever I go, whether in the city or in tho country ; wherevar I stand, wbether ou tho river or hike-shore, or in tho pulpit, surrounded by an attontive little band of listouers, till I can hear that gautle voice exclaimiug, ' My poor boy, mv poor boy!" And tbat orrowful fao, 1 lee it atill ; aud tht gentío haod 7 Jtel it s till resting upon my hond; and thoge tearg, thoy itil! bur ; and 1 want them to burn until all iha dross and iniquity it burnt out of my huatt, Hnd notbing but love reigns thure. New York Independent. Harper'g Magazine for Scpt.embor, has an illustrated poum, coiuiiienuing ; " Saropi a the rnio that cnll From babblin? watorfüiln.1-1 No jokor iutended hower.