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Show THE WESTERN opposite the corner of the iceberg,but not FEE You NG far-from it. The main braces were hauled in, and the yards squared, and the helm was put hard up and finally secured, Foks. while the helmsman was ordered to quit it, andthe more near and that the stern the boom, atall, and the rest had escaped, one been lost by the boom N i Jennie Was of Julys. At dawn in the morning school begins, and when it gets too dark to read school closes. Mothers are not bothered They have broken your doll, I know; And your tea-set blue © And your playhouse, too, Are the things of the long ago: But childish troubles will soon pass by. There! little girl; don’t ery! girl; don’t cry! broken your slate, I know; glad, wild ways school-girl days of the long ago; love will soon come by. girl; don’t cry! don’t cry! They have broken your heart, I know; And the rainbow gleams |. Of your youthful dreams Are thethings of the long ago; But heaven holds all for which you algh There! little don’t cry! J. H. Riwey. oe N..0O. Picayune La Too Close To An Iceberg. The risks which are run in Arctic nayigation are made plain by astory which Captain Penny tells of what happen- of an It was a dark, snowy and stormy night in October, the sea was running high, and there was so much wind that only double-reefed sails could be shown, and under these the ship was going about two points.free, at the rate of perhaps four miles an hour. A few icebergs were seen in the fore part of the day and passed, but as eveningand night approached and none had seen for afew tained that we thick of them. After hours, the had got idea ob- through ue passing a great pare of the oe -on deck looking out, the captain went down into the cabin fora few minutes: when faithful Peter Murray, chief officer of the watch as well as mate of the ship, hailed him witha stentorian bawl: “We ure on the face of an iceberg, sir,” meaning that we were so near as to ren- der escape impossible. As may be supposed, the captain sprang to the deck with the quiekness of thought,and was at the post of danger inaninstant. The yards were braced up and theship sailed close to the wind, with some of the sails shaking and_ flapping uselessly, while the sea spray from the towering cliffs of the iceberg were falling in showets upon every sound of human the deck, and voice was was, I’m com- and, ming doll’s clothes, hoping conquer her daughter’s no longer . to keep them apart; it was evident even in the extreme darkness of night, and enveloped in the seething foam, that they were about to close. Soon the main chainsof theship were It has been ft -fore months only the public in tan. only four and its circulation is second to one paper in the ‘Territory. [Jtah (racker Factory, thereby to indolent habits by instituting a love for sewing. ‘There was one task above all others that Jennie hated; yet her mamma insisted upon her doing it every week, and doing it well. This papa’s socks and was her to own darn little her stock- ings. One day, an elderly acuulendn dissant relative of her papa’s—came from Ohio for ashort visit. Jennie was bust-— ling about quite lively during his stay, and she did not wait,as usual for mamma to produce the dreaded stocking bag; but set herself at dustrious air. work with a very THE WESTERN WEEKLY |. is Contributed to by Some of the Best in- | Writers She soon caught the smile of approval, ° in the Territory, | upon the gentleman’s face. ing his spectacles. “T always mend papa’s sees said she fishing for more praise. “Indeed, papa is highly favored. Do you find it a pleasant task?” “Oh yes! See, can I not doit nicely?” said she, handing him asock, which He then arose, went to his |: Manufacturers of the Celebrated Silver Brand of Fine CRACKERS. was examined by the gentleman and praised to her hearts content. 27H. Third South St., Salt Lake City Our LITERARY, FARM, HOME and YOUNG room, and for wear.’ “Perhaps,” said he, “you would like to mend these up for me, as I have no wife or nice industrious little girl to upon. It will not take you long seem so spry with yourneedle. call you Imaygo away this evening, so please fix them up today. HadI such a smart little girl #9 mend them on the start they would not beso badly worn. “A stitchin time suves nine” you know.” Vainly Jennie wished that somebody had taken the old bachelor’s “stitches in time; but there was no other way than for her to wearily ply her darning needle the “livelong day.” It proved, however to be aday well spent, for RIVERY STABLE If you want a first class Horse TERMS: and Buggy at the lowest ‘A Address The Old Mariket Stables, Salt Lake Opposite Herald Office. pecial Attention Giv2n to Bytrders. BE. Q. KNOWLTON, Prop. Bad Example, little felface and “If you don’t stop talking you'll make me mad WESTERN WEEKLY, 37 8. West Temple Street, Dickie, six years old, had a pair of boots. He cut one of them with his hatchet. The father became very angry und scolded incessantly. The low looked his father in the said: $2.25. One Year, 1.25. Six Months, 69. Three Months, possible charges go to <i <P Why Johnnie Rises Early. DEPARTMENTS be Filled with Bright and Interesting Reading Matter. SUBSCRIBE Now! it effectually cured her of seeking unmerited praise. ° Fannigz L. FANCHER, In Ladies Home Journal. FOLK’S Will returning, brought at least-a dozen pair of socks ihe were decidedly the “wo:orse iceberg was observed, and the ship’s bow But the Fireside Organ ever published 1449 Main Street, Ogden, Utah. thing for getting up at daylight?” : , _ THE WESTERN WEEKLY is the only little daughter’s selfish fault—for laziness is really nothing but sheer selfish- | ness. She vainly tried to make the task interesting. She would take much of her own precious time cutting and 1rim- to the wind stopped her very much, f : the ing industrious. But she was cured of that kind of deception in avery unpleasant manner. Jennie hada very sensible mamma who tried in every way to overcome her “You are a good little boy to get up so early in the morning,” said Mrs. - Pulgrave. ‘Does your father give you: any eddy-wind and wave; assisted by STORY. from the great dimensions of the _ice“No,” replied Johnnie. ‘The only time berg, it was doubtful for some time if he gives me any thing is when he she would goclear of it. catches me late in in bed.” At length the further extremity of the oe e ree much of the’ done sorry to write, a very pletely drowned in the deafening roar of the wayes dashing mercilessly against its hard and rugged sides. The Neptune was by no means afast sailing ship; consequently, hauling close was opposite to and soon past it. now was the critical moment, for thus Unhappy . “What a busy little maiden” exclaimed ed to him once on the homeward passage he, puttinn down his newspaper and dofffrom Davis Strait to England. been is indolent little girl. Anything that savored of work she was very loth to do. Her head would conveniently ache, or something was generally the matter if she was called upon to perform the least task; and yet, strange as it may seem, she disliked to be thought or called lazy, indeed, she aimed to get the name of be- LESSON. In children,and TES WEsTERIT Trait. There! little girl; don’t cry! There! little girl; with unruly child’s training teacher. allthe life must have breaking, had it Cured Ee Ca Ci Land \ - ZBLaoLSPo2KaeZZZoe G7 Zz flow _A TRUE There! little They have And the Of your Are things But life and There! little or <a <> Jennie A LIFE six There are no vacations not been for the presence of mind of the commander. 2 _7 Ni China. of nine weeks,or half holidays or Fourth was clear, but so which projected it must be allowed that, although In boys begin when seven years old. A few seconds eight or ten feet beyond it, struck and sustained some damage. The escape was almost miraculous,but a Life School life in China means something different for the boys and girls from what it does here. The girls do not have to peremptorily quarter-deck to be instantly forsaken. School WEEKLY. too.” pOetek oa niatan bceerarentaer beoes be bet oaes owen ah Aton ont a City, Utah. |