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THE following stanzas were not written for
publication, but were selected from a mass of
papers (by one given access to them) filed away
in the escritoire of a loving septuagenarian couple
of the old school. They had been making the
journey of life together for nearly half a century
when these stanzas were written, which are known
to be authentic. The verses are commended to
the perusal of that class of heretics who have
adopted the old but often untrue proverb, " Hot
love is soon cold." The lines entitled, " My Husband,"
were written by the wife on her seventieth
birthday, and left on the table in the library :

MY HUSBAND.

Who in my youth said, " Deares, come,
Forsake your precious childhood's home,
And with me o'er the wide world roam ?"-
My husband.

Who gently led me in the way,
And caused my heart to bless the day
That took me from my home away ?-
My husband.

Who at first sounding of alarm
Would fold round me his loving arm,
To shield me from impending harm ?-
My husband.

Who at first token of distress,
Exhibited by restlessness,
Oft soothes me by his fond caress ?-
My husband.

Who, if long, watchful nights there be,
When sleep-sweet sleep-won't come to me,
Will keep awake for company ?-
My husband.

Who, when I, with each nerve unstrung,
Next morn move round my cares among,
If I should fret, would " hold is tongue ?"-
My husband.

When, if in haste, to mar our bliss
One word is thoughtless said amiss,
Who asks forgiveness with a kiss ?-
My husband.

Who through all changing scenes of life,
The bright, the dar, the peace, the strife,
Would call me naught but "precious wife ?"-
My husband.

When on the couch of suffering laid,
With throbbing pulse and aching head,
Who anxious watches round my bed ?-
My husband.

Who, when of kindred dear bereft,
And my said heart in twain is cleft,
Proves that my dearest friend is left ?-
My husband.

When overwhelmed with grief and fears,
And through the gloom no star appears,
Who cheers my heart and wipes my tears ?-
My husband.

Who, When I've done with all below,
And death's dark waters round me flow,
Would fain with me o'er Jordan go ?-
My husband.

MY WIFE.

IN REPONSE TO HER STANZAS, " MY HUSBAND."
What maiden, in the days of yore,
Smote me with most tremendous power,
Inflicting pangs unknown before ?-
My wife.

Who pitied me in my distress,
And, by one simple little " Yes,"
Changed all my woe to blessedness ?-
My wife.

constant attendance. One evening Dr. Drew
called, and, sitting on one side of the bed, was
inquiring into to condition of his patient, when
in walked Dr. Sabal, and, taking an extended
hand, sat on the other side of the bed. For a
moment there was silence, when the prostrate
man said :
" Death sits secure on either hand,
While Jordan rolls between."
Both M.D.s smiled audibly ; the crisis was over,
and J----- now pursues his avocation is Jacksonville
as of yore.

COLLIE.

OLD SIDEWAYS, up ! You harrow your track
As if every muscle had gone to rack ;
Ho, Sirrah, see that chuck on the knoll !
Time was when you'd cropped him atop his hole.
Ah, collie, it's over ; you've had your "day ;"
Death whistles, and you must hobble away !
Fat chuck, you're safe ; keep end as you are,
My collie can't focus a barn so far;
Black blessed, he's old, and it hurts my soul
To see him blink tow'rd the chuck on the knoll.
What ! a touch of youth those bones still feel !
Doen, plucky tyke, settle back to my heel :
Back, fellow, back ! Death's calling, I say ;
He whistles you off another way.

This is the last time I shall bless
His poor old patient shagginess.
The rhythmic beating of that tail,
No wonder it at last must fail ;
He thwacks if feebler, less and less-
Spent pendulum of pleasantness.
The humor of that hairy handle,
Pumping joy into this world of jangle,
As though two hearts took turn about,
One thump inside, and then one out ;
Pacific gesture (mercy's plan)

THE perfumes of Eugene Rimmel, of Paris
and London, have obtained great celebrity in the
United States, as well as all over the civilized and un-civilized
world, that enterprising perfumer having
his special representatives even in China, Japan, India,
and the Brazils, where, as in the country, the
name of Rimmel is identified with is delicious perfume,
Ihlang-Ihlang. Three years ago this exquistie
sent was unknown here, but its immense popularity
to-day shows how fully American ladies can appreciate
a really first-class perfume. Monsieur Rimmel
has lately added a new odor to his already long list of
extracts, and Vanda, a delightful perfume, distilled
from the Javanese flower of that name, is rapidly becoming
a favorite with the fair sex. But it is not
only in perfumes for the handkerchief that Rimmel is
famous, as we notice his Costume Crackers are used
in the German at every recherche gathering, in preference
to the unnumerable imitations of those articles
with which the public have of late been favored,
while his bijou Perfumed Almanac for 1870 is more
beautiful and fragrant than any of its predeseccors,
and proves that in all things Monsieur Rimmel, like
the master of his art that he is, considers " a thing of
beauty to be a joy forever."

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS.-

Kimmel & Foster, of New York city, have, since the
last holidays, been catering for the amusement of the
young folks, and, in addition to their beautiful Paper
Dolls, Flags of all Nations, etc., have published this
year a very beautiful and amusing floral game, consisting
of upward of fifty elegant Flowers, colored after
Nature. They can be formed into bouquets and wreaths
in endless variety. Also the Boy Doll, with various
change of costume, which can be instantaneously
changed, thus transforming the warlike Zouave into
the lover, sportsman, skate, etc., etc. Also the Dissected
Animal Game. THis is a very amusing puzzle,
and can be played by from two to six persons, and
suitable for old or young. We have seen them, and
believe they will conduce much to the amusement and
pleasure of the youth of both sexes.

FACTS FOR THE LADIES.-I purchased my
Wheeler & Wilson machine July 10th, 1857, and for the
first six years used it constantly from moring until
late in the evening on heavy cloth and Marseilles work,
and the remainder of the time I have used it for family
sewing, without repairs, and the machine is in so
good condition that I would not exhange it for your
latest number. It will wear a dozen years more without
repairing. I have used one needle nearly three
years, and have some of the dozen needles that I received
with the machine. MRS. T. EDMONSON.
Jersey City.